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PROPERTY

OF THE

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT

117TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION

2022

Vol. 136

Part 1, pp. 1–1364

PUBLIC LAWS

 U  N  I  T  E  D   S  T  A  T  E  S
S  T  A  T  U  T  E  S   A  T   L  A  R  G  E

CONTAINING THE

LAWS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

ENACTED DURING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2022

AND

PROCLAMATIONS

Volume 136

IN FIVE PARTS

Part 1

PUBLIC LAWS 117–82 THROUGH 117–165

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 CONTENTS Page List of Bills Enacted Into Public Law v List of Bills Enacted Into Private Law vii List of Public Laws ix List of Private Laws xxi List of Concurrent Resolutions xxiii List of Proclamations xxv Public Laws 117–82 Through 117–165 3 Popular Name Index A1 Subject Index B1 List of Bills Enacted Into Public Law v List of Bills Enacted Into Private Law vii List of Public Laws ix List of Private Laws xxi List of Concurrent Resolutions xxiii List of Proclamations xxv Public Laws 117–166 Through 117–263, Part 1 1365 Popular Name Index A1 Subject Index B1 List of Bills Enacted Into Public Law v List of Bills Enacted Into Private Law vii List of Public Laws ix List of Private Laws xxi List of Concurrent Resolutions xxiii List of Proclamations xxv Public Law 117–263, Part 2 2815 Popular Name Index A1 Subject Index B1 List of Bills Enacted Into Public Law v List of Bills Enacted Into Private Law vii List of Public Laws ix List of Private Laws xxi List of Concurrent Resolutions xxiii List of Proclamations xxv Public Laws 117–264 Through 117–328, Part 1 4167 Popular Name Index A1 Subject Index B1 List of Bills Enacted Into Public Law v List of Bills Enacted Into Private Law vii List of Public Laws ix List of Private Laws xxi List of Concurrent Resolutions xxiii List of Proclamations xxv Public Laws 117–328, Part 2 Through 117–362 5401 Private Laws 117–1 Through 117–3 6299 Concurrent Resolutions 6307 Proclamations 6315 Popular Name Index A1 Subject Index B1 LIST OF BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW LIST OF BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES SECOND SESSION, 2022 BILL PUBLIC LAW H.R. 55 117–107 H.R. 91 117–193 H.R. 92 117–194 H.R. 189 117–104 H.R. 203 117–265 H.R. 228 117–230 H.R. 263 117–243 H.R. 310 117–256 H.R. 441 117–266 H.R. 468 117–186 H.R. 478 117–267 H.R. 521 117–225 H.R. 700 117–231 H.R. 735 117–155 H.R. 767 117–156 H.R. 897 117–329 H.R. 960 117–93 H.R. 1057 117–162 H.R. 1082 117–330 H.R. 1095 117–268 H.R. 1154 117–331 H.R. 1170 117–152 H.R. 1192 117–82 H.R. 1193 117–244 H.R. 1281 117–89 H.R. 1298 117–143 H.R. 1437 117–229 H.R. 1444 117–157 H.R. 1667 117–105 H.R. 1766 117–187 H.R. 1842 117–163 H.R. 1917 117–332 H.R. 2044 117–91 H.R. 2142 117–195 H.R. 2220 117–257 H.R. 2324 117–153 H.R. 2471 117–103 H.R. 2472 117–269 H.R. 2473 117–270 H.R. 2497 117–106 H.R. 2545 117–96 H.R. 2617 117–328 H.R. 2724 117–271 H.R. 2930 117–258 H.R. 2992 117–170 H.R. 3076 117–108 H.R. 3113 117–114 H.R. 3175 117–232 H.R. 3182 117–126 H.R. 3197 117–112 H.R. 3210 117–92 H.R. 3285 117–272 H.R. 3359 117–164 H.R. 3419 117–94 H.R. 3462 117–259 H.R. 3508 117–196 H.R. 3525 117–140 H.R. 3539 117–197 H.R. 3579 117–141 H.R. 3613 117–147 H.R. 3665 117–98 H.R. 4168 117–142 H.R. 4250 117–273 H.R. 4346 117–167 H.R. 4373 117–264 H.R. 4426 117–130 H.R. 4445 117–90 H.R. 4591 117–154 H.R. 4622 117–274 H.R. 4693 117–214 H.R. 4877 117–188 H.R. 4881 117–275 H.R. 4899 117–276 H.R. 5271 117–277 H.R. 5313 117–171 H.R. 5349 117–278 H.R. 5376 117–169 H.R. 5481 117–233 H.R. 5577 117–184 H.R. 5641 117–189 H.R. 5650 117–279 H.R. 5659 117–280 H.R. 5681 117–113 H.R. 5754 117–175 H.R. 5794 117–281 H.R. 5796 117–245 H.R. 5809 117–198 H.R. 5865 117–282 H.R. 5900 117–283 H.R. 5943 117–284 H.R. 5952 117–285 H.R. 5961 117–286 H.R. 5973 117–287 H.R. 6023 117–127 H.R. 6042 117–288 H.R. 6064 117–289 H.R. 6080 117–290 H.R. 6218 117–291 H.R. 6220 117–292 H.R. 6221 117–293 H.R. 6267 117–294 H.R. 6386 117–295 H.R. 6427 117–296 H.R. 6604 117–297 H.R. 6614 117–234 H.R. 6617 117–86 H.R. 6630 117–298 H.R. 6722 117–235 H.R. 6833 117–180 H.R. 6863 117–236 H.R. 6899 117–185 H.R. 6917 117–299 H.R. 6943 117–172 H.R. 6961 117–300 H.R. 6968 117–109 H.R. 7077 117–246 H.R. 7108 117–110 H.R. 7132 117–223 H.R. 7181 117–301 H.R. 7299 117–302 H.R. 7334 117–165 H.R. 7335 117–303 H.R. 7352 117–166 H.R. 7500 117–190 H.R. 7514 117–304 H.R. 7518 117–305 H.R. 7519 117–306 H.R. 7535 117–260 H.R. 7638 117–307 H.R. 7691 117–128 H.R. 7698 117–199 H.R. 7735 117–308 H.R. 7776 117–263 H.R. 7791 117–129 H.R. 7846 117–191 H.R. 7903 117–237 H.R. 7925 117–238 H.R. 7939 117–333 H.R. 8025 117–309 H.R. 8026 117–310 H.R. 8203 117–311 H.R. 8226 117–312 H.R. 8260 117–313 H.R. 8351 117–160 H.R. 8404 117–228 H.R. 8454 117–215 H.R. 8656 117–179 H.R. 8982 117–192 H.R. 9308 117–314 H.J. 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S. 5229 117–326 S. 5230 117–327 S. 5328 117–361 S. 5329 117–362 LIST OF BILLS ENACTED INTO PRIVATE LAW LIST OF BILLS ENACTED INTO PRIVATE LAW THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES SECOND SESSION, 2022 BILL PRIVATE LAW H.R. 680 117–3 H.R. 681 117–1 H.R. 785 117–2 LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME PUBLIC LAW PAGE 117–82 3 117–83 6 117–84 8 117–85 11 117–86 15 117–87 19 117–88 20 117–89 25 117–90 26 117–91 29 117–92 30 117–93 31 117–94 32 117–95 33 117–96 34 117–97 36 117–98 40 117–99 43 117–100 44 117–101 47 117–102 48 117–103 49 117–104 1117 117–105 1118 117–106 1122 117–107 1125 117–108 1127 117–109 1154 117–110 1159 117–111 1166 117–112 1171 117–113 1173 117–114 1175 117–115 1178 117–116 1180 117–117 1183 117–118 1184 117–119 1186 117–120 1187 117–121 1188 117–122 1193 117–123 1196 117–124 1202 117–125 1205 117–126 1208 117–127 1209 117–128 1211 117–129 1225 117–130 1229 117–131 1231 117–132 1232 117–133 1238 117–134 1241 117–135 1244 117–136 1251 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PUBLIC LAWS

ENACTED DURING

SECOND SESSION OF THE

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, January 3, 2022, adjourned sine die on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President; Kamala D. Harris, Vice President; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Public Law 117–82: To impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as “PROMESA”). Public Law82 Public Law 117–82136 Stat. 3 2022-01-20 2022-01-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–82—JAN. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 3 Public Law117–82 117th Congress
An Act To impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as “PROMESA”).

Jan. 20, 2022

[H.R. 1192]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021.

48 USC 2101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021” or “PRRADA”.
SEC. 2.

48 USC 2178.

DISCLOSURE BY PROFESSIONAL PERSONS SEEKING APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION UNDER SECTION 316 OR 317 OF PROMESA.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) List of material interested parties.—The term “List of Material Interested Parties” means the List of Material Interested Parties established under subsection (c)(1). (2) Oversight board.—The term “Oversight Board” has the meaning given the term in section 5 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2104). (b)

Courts.

Required Disclosure.—(1) In general.—In a case commenced under section 304 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2164), no attorney, accountant, appraiser, auctioneer, agent, or other professional person may be compensated under section 316 or 317 of that Act (48 U.S.C. 2176, 2177) unless prior to making a request for compensation, the professional person has filed with the court a verified statement conforming to the disclosure requirements of rule 2014(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure setting forth the connection of the professional person with any entity or person on the List of Material Interested Parties. (2) Supplement.—A professional person that submits a statement under paragraph (1) shall promptly supplement the statement with any additional relevant information that becomes known to the person. (3)

Determination.

Disclosure.—Subject to any other applicable law, rule, or regulation, a professional person that fails to file or update a statement required under paragraph (1) or files a statement that the court determines does not represent a good faith effort to comply with this section shall disclose such failure in any filing required to conform to the disclosure requirements under rule 2014(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. (c) List of Material Interested Parties.—136 STAT. 4 (1)

Deadline.

Preparation.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Oversight Board shall establish a List of Material Interested Parties subject to—(A)

Courts.

the approval of the court; and (B) the right of the United States trustee or any party in interest to be heard on the approval. (2) Inclusions.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the List of Material Interested Parties shall include—(A) the debtor; (B) any creditor; (C) any other party in interest; (D) any attorney or accountant of—(i) the debtor; (ii) any creditor; or (iii) any other party in interest; (E) the United States trustee and any person employed in the office of the United States trustee; and (F) the Oversight Board, including the members, the Executive Director, and the employees of the Oversight Board. (3) Exclusions.—The List of Material Interested Parties may not include any person with a claim, the amount of which is below a threshold dollar amount established by the court that is consistent with the purpose of this Act. (d) Review.—(1) In general.—The United States trustee shall review each verified statement submitted pursuant to subsection (b) and may file with the court comments on such verified statements before the professionals filing such statements seek compensation under section 316 or 317 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2176, 2177). (2) Objection.—The United States trustee may object to applications filed under section 316 or 317 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2176, 2177) that fail to satisfy the requirements of subsection (b). (e)

Courts.

Limitation on Compensation.—In a case commenced under section 304 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2164), in connection with the review and approval of professional compensation under section 316 or 317 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2176, 2177) filed after the date of enactment of this Act, the court may deny allowance of compensation or reimbursement of expenses if—(1) the professional person has failed to file the verified disclosure statements required under subsection (b)(1) or has filed inadequate disclosure statements under that subsection; or (2) during the professional person’s employment in connection with the case, the professional person—(A) is not a disinterested person (as defined in section 101 of title 11, United States Code) relative to any entity or person on the List of Material Interested Parties; or136 STAT. 5 (B) represents or holds an adverse interest in connection with the case.
Approved January 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1192: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–48 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Feb. 23, 24, considered and passed House.

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 19, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–83: To provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID–19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2023 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2022 application. Public Law83 Public Law 117–83136 Stat. 6 2022-01-21 2022-01-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–83—JAN. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 6 Public Law117–83 117th Congress
An Act To provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID–19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2023 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2022 application.

Jan. 21, 2022

[S. 2959]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Supplemental Impact Aid

Flexibility Act.

20 USC 7705 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act”.
SEC. 2. IMPACT AID PROGRAM.  Due to the public health emergency directly relating to COVID–19 and notwithstanding sections 7002(j) and 7003(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(j), 7703(c)), a local educational agency desiring to receive a payment under section 7002 or 7003 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7702, 7703) for fiscal year 2023 that also submitted an application for such payment for fiscal year 2022 shall, in the application submitted under section 7005 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7705) for fiscal year 2023—(1) with respect to a requested payment under section 7002 of such Act—(A) use the data described in section 7002(j) of such Act relating to calculating such payment that was submitted by the local educational agency in the application for fiscal year 2022; or (B) use the data relating to calculating such payment for the fiscal year required under section 7002(j) of such Act; and (2) with respect to a requested payment under section 7003 of such Act—(A) use the student count data relating to calculating such payment that was submitted by the local educational agency in the application for fiscal year 2022, provided that payments for fiscal year 2023 shall be calculated by the Secretary using the expenditures and rates described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 7003(b)(1)(C) of such Act that would otherwise apply for fiscal year 2023; or 136 STAT. 7 (B) use the student count data relating to calculating such payment for the fiscal year required under section 7003(c) of such Act.
Approved January 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2959: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 18, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–84: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity. Public Law84 Public Law 117–84136 Stat. 8 2022-01-31 2022-01-31 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–84—JAN. 31, 2022 136 STAT. 8 Public Law117–84 117th Congress
An Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.

Jan. 31, 2022

[S. 452]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act.

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Willie O’Ree was the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL), appearing for the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958, in the throes of the civil rights movement in the United States helping to end racial segregation in the premier professional ice hockey league; he is widely referred to as the “Jackie Robinson of Hockey”. (2)

Paris O’Ree.

Willie O’Ree was born October 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; he is the youngest of 13 children and a descendant of Paris O’Ree, whose name appears in the famous historical document “The Book of Negroes”. (3) Willie O’Ree was raised by his parents in Fredericton, a predominantly White town where hockey was deeply rooted within the culture. O’Ree was a standout athlete on the ice and the baseball diamond. (4) At age 21, O’Ree was being scouted by professional baseball teams and seriously considered baseball as a career. Upon experiencing the segregated South for the first time while appearing for a minor league tryout, his dream changed and his attention turned solely to ice hockey. (5) While playing amateur hockey, Willie was struck in his right eye with a puck and lost his eyesight. He was told by doctors to abandon his hockey career; instead, never disclosing the extent of his injury, he pursued his dream of playing professional hockey. (6) At the age of 22, O’Ree was called up from the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League (QHL) to play for the NHL’s Boston Bruins at a time when only 6 teams existed in the league. O’Ree was unaware he had broken the color barrier at the top level of the sport until he read it in the newspaper the following day.136 STAT. 9 (7) Blind in 1 eye and a victim of racism at times throughout his career, O’Ree persevered and played professional hockey for 22 years, tallying over 1,000 points. (8) In 1996, 17 years after O’Ree retired from professional hockey, the National Hockey League hired O’Ree as the first-ever Diversity Ambassador. Having already changed the game forever through his courage and convictions, O’Ree gives new definition to what it means to be a trailblazer. (9) In this role as Diversity Ambassador with the NHL, O’Ree set out to grow the sport by providing access, opportunity, and motivation for children of all races, ethnicities, origins, and abilities. With O’Ree providing a vivid example of what is possible and serving as a relentless supporter of children pursuing their dreams, more than 30 nonprofit youth organizations, dubbed Hockey is for Everyone programs, were developed across North America, each committed to offering minority and underserved children an opportunity to play hockey, leveraging the sport to build character, foster positive values, and develop important life skills. (10) Through Hockey is for Everyone programs, more than 120,000 boys and girls have been positively impacted. O’Ree has devoted nearly 2,500 days on the ground with the youth participants, visiting more than 500 schools, community centers, and rinks to speak to hockey’s core values and beliefs: stay in school; set goals for yourself; remain committed and disciplined; and always respect your teammates, coaches, and parents. (11) Hockey is for Everyone programs have provided important opportunities for youth to partake in physical fitness. Today in the United States, fewer than half of the children ages 6–11 engage in the recommended amount of physical activity, and that number is lower for low-income families. O’Ree has stood as a champion of youth athletic participation and its health benefits for decades. (12) Hockey is for Everyone programs provide numerous off-ice services to youth: SAT and academic tutoring, mentoring, nutrition education, college counseling, community service opportunities, and more. The program has excelled at using hockey as a vehicle to improve the social and emotional wellness of youth and improve students’ academic performances both in primary school and beyond. (13) O’Ree was also named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008 and, in 2018, the City of Boston released an official Proclamation recognizing January 18, the anniversary of the day he broke into the game, as “Willie O’Ree Day”. (14) In November 2018, 60 years after O’Ree entered the NHL, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the “builder” category in recognition of his efforts to grow the game, using his position and the platform of hockey to improve the lives of children throughout North America.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Award Authorized.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to Willie 136 STAT. 10 O’Ree, or if unavailable, to a member of his family, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity. (b) Design and Striking.—For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. The design shall bear an image of, and an inscription of the name of, Willie O’Ree.
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.(a) In General.—The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. (b) Proceeds of Sales.—The amounts received from the sale of duplicate medals under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. (c) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act.
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.(a) National Medal.—The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
Approved January 31, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 452: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 27, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–85: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company, popularly known as the “Ghost Army”, in recognition of their unique and highly distinguished service in conducting deception operations in Europe during World War II. Public Law85 Public Law 117–85136 Stat. 11 2022-02-01 2022-02-01 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–85—FEB. 1, 2022 136 STAT. 11 Public Law117–85 117th Congress
An Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company, popularly known as the “Ghost Army”, in recognition of their unique and highly distinguished service in conducting deception operations in Europe during World War II.

Feb. 1, 2022

[S. 1404]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act.

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds that—(1) the 23d Headquarters Special Troops (comprised of the 23d Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops, the 603d Engineer Camouflage Battalion, the 406th Combat Engineer Company, the 3132d Signal Service Company, and the Signal Company, Special, 23d Headquarters, Special Troops) and the 3133d Signal Service Company were units of the United States Army that served in Europe during World War II; (2) the 23d Headquarters Special Troops was actively engaged in battlefield operations from June of 1944 through March of 1945; (3) the 3133d Signal Service Company was engaged in operations in Italy in 1945; (4) the deceptive activities of these units were integral to several Allied victories across Europe and reduced casualties; (5) in evaluating the performance of these units after World War II, an Army analysis found that “Rarely, if ever, has there been a group of such a few men which had so great an influence on the outcome of a major military campaign.”; (6) many Ghost Army soldiers were citizen-soldiers recruited from art schools, advertising agencies, communications companies, and other creative and technical professions; (7) the first 4 members of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops landed on D-Day and 2 became casualties while creating false beach landing sites; (8)

Fred Fox.

a detachment of Army radio operators under the command of Lieutenant Fred Fox joined the invasion fleet for a planned deception, Operation Troutfly, which was cancelled; (9) Lieutenant Fox’s men and their radios were instead attached to the 82d Airborne, which had lost 95 percent of 136 STAT. 12 its radio equipment, providing critical communications as the 82d Airborne fought its way inland; (10)

Bernard Mason.

the secret deception operations of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops commenced in France on June 14, 1944, when Task Force Mason, a 16-man detachment of the 23d led by First Lieutenant Bernard Mason, arrived in Normandy; (11) Lieutenant Mason and his men set up dummy artillery to draw enemy fire and protect the 980th Field Artillery Battalion (VIII Corps) as part of the Normandy Campaign; (12) the rest of the soldiers of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops arrived in France in July and August of 1944; (13) full-scale deception efforts began with Operation Elephant from July 1 to 4, 1944, in which the 23d Headquarters Special Troops covered the movement of the 2d Armored Division when it left a reserve position to go into the line between the First United States and Second British Armies; (14) Operation Elephant was the first of the 21 full-scale tactical deceptions completed by the 23d Headquarters Special Troops; (15) often operating on or near the front lines, the 23d Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable tanks, artillery, airplanes and other vehicles, advanced engineered soundtracks, and skillfully crafted radio trickery to create the illusion of sizable American forces where there were none and to draw the enemy away from Allied troops; (16) the 3132d and the 3133d Signal Service Companies, activated in Pine Camp (now Fort Drum), New York, at the Army Experimental Station in March and June of 1944, respectively, were the only “sonic deception” ground combat units of the United States in World War II; (17) soldiers of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops impersonated other, larger Army units by sewing counterfeit patches onto their uniforms, painting false markings on their vehicles, and creating phony headquarters staffed by fake generals, all in an effort to feed false information to Axis spies; (18) during the Battle of the Bulge, the 23d Headquarters Special Troops created counterfeit radio traffic in an effort to deceive the enemy of the movement of elements of General George S. Patton’s Third Army as it shifted to break through to the 101st Airborne Division and elements of 10th Armored Division in the besieged Belgian town of Bastogne; (19) in its final mission, Operation Viersen, in March 1945, the 23d Headquarters Special Troops conducted a tactical deception operation intended to draw German units down the Rhine River and away from the Ninth Army, allowing the Ninth Army to cross the Rhine into Germany; (20) during Operation Viersen, the 23d Headquarters Special Troops, with the assistance of other units, impersonated 2 complete divisions of American forces by using fabricated radio networks, soundtracks of construction work and artillery fire, and hundreds of inflatable and real vehicles; (21) according to a military intelligence officer of the 79th Infantry, “There is no doubt that Operation Viersen materially assisted in deceiving the enemy with regard to the real dispositions and intentions of this Army.”;136 STAT. 13 (22) 3 soldiers of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops gave their lives and dozens were injured in carrying out their mission; (23) in April 1945, the 3133d Signal Service Company conducted Operation Craftsman in support of Operation Second Wind, the successful Allied effort to break through the German defensive position to the north of Florence, Italy, known as the Gothic Line; (24) along with an attached platoon of British engineers, who were inflatable decoy specialists, the 3133d Signal Service Company used sonic deception to misrepresent troop locations along this defensive line; (25) the activities of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company remained highly classified for more than 40 years after the war and received minimal recognition; (26) the extraordinary accomplishments of this unit are deserving of belated official recognition; and (27) the United States is eternally grateful to the soldiers of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company for their proficient use of innovative tactics during World War II, which saved lives and made significant contributions to the defeat of the Axis powers.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Award Authorized.—The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Services Company, known collectively as the “Ghost Army”, in recognition of unique and highly distinguished service during World War II. (b) Design and Striking.—For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.—(1) In general.—Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations associated with the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Services Company. (d) Duplicate Medals.—The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under this Act, at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDAL.(a) National Medal.—The medals struck under this Act are national medals for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, Unites States Code.136 STAT. 14 (b) Numismatic Items.—For purpose of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.(a) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act. (b) Proceeds of Sale.—Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 3(d) shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved February 1, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1404 (H.R. 707): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–86: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Public Law86 Public Law 117–86136 Stat. 15 2022-02-18 2022-02-18 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–86—FEB. 18, 2022 136 STAT. 15 Public Law117–86 117th Congress
An Act Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

Feb. 18, 2022

[H.R. 6617]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  DIVISION A— DIVISION B— Title I— Title II—
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A—FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–43) is further amended—

Further Additional

Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2022.

(1)

135 Stat. 346.

by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “March 11, 2022”; (2) in section 163,

135 Stat. 1500.

 by striking “$200,000,000” and inserting “$300,000,000”; and (3) by adding after section 163 the following new sections:
“Sec. 164. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for ‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for ‘Columbia Class Submarine (AP)’ in an amount not to exceed $1,601,805,000.
“Sec. 165.

Determination.

Hawaii.

 (a) Notwithstanding sections 101 and 106 of this Act, for the duration of fiscal year 2022, amounts made available in fiscal year 2022 to the Department of Defense under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance’, other than amounts designated by 136 STAT. 16 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, in addition to any other funds specifically made available for such expenses, for purposes the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Navy, as appropriate, determines to be proper with regard to the response to the disruption of the water supply near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, on O’ahu, Hawaii, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 127, in an amount not to exceed $53,000,000: Provided,

Time period.

Reports.

 That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, setting forth all categories and amounts of obligations and expenditures made under the authority provided by this subsection. “(b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by this Act, there is appropriated to the Department of Defense $250,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, for necessary expenses to address drinking water contamination at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, for the accounts and in the amounts specified:

  “ ‘Military Personnel, Army’, $33,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022;

  “ ‘Military Personnel, Navy’, $91,327,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022;

  “ ‘Military Personnel, Marine Corps’, $5,206,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022;

  “ ‘Military Personnel, Air Force’, $27,564,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022;

  “ ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’, $22,640,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022; and

  “ ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’, $70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.

 “(c)

Transfer authority.

In addition to amounts otherwise provided by this Act, there is appropriated to the Department of Defense $100,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended, for transfer only to accounts under the headings ‘Operation and Maintenance’, ‘Procurement’, ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation’, and ‘Defense Working Capital Funds’, for the Secretary of Defense to conduct activities in compliance with the State of Hawaii Department of Health Order 21-UST-EA-02, signed December 6, 2021, related to the removal of fuel from and improvement of infrastructure at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further,

Briefing.

Recommenda-

tions.

Assessment.

Analysis.

 That amounts provided in this subsection shall not be available for transfer, obligation, or expenditure until the Secretary of Defense briefs the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate regarding the recommendations of the third-party assessment of the operations and system integrity of the Red Hill facility and the Department’s own analysis regarding the distribution of fuel reserves for operations in the Pacific theater, as well as other activities recommended by the third-party assessment or Departmental analysis: Provided further,

Deadline.

Notifications.

 That not less 136 STAT. 17 than 15 days prior to any transfer of funds pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: Provided further,

Time period.

Reports.

 That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, setting forth all categories and amounts of obligations and expenditures made under the authority provided by this subsection.
“Sec. 166. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of the Interior under the heading ‘Working Capital Fund’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to implement enterprise cybersecurity safeguards.”
.

   This division may be cited as the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION B—EXTENSIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1101">SEC. 1101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS FOR NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–11/c/4/B">42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 18, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1102">SEC. 1102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3014/a">Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 18, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1103">SEC. 1103. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Effective<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1892c501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/114">Public Law 116–114</ref>), section 2 of such Act (as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/117/70">Public Law 117–70</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1892c502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1504">135 Stat. 1504</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 18, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1104">SEC. 1104. </num><heading>EXTENDING INCREASED FMAP FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1892c503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1905(ff)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/ff/3">42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 18, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1892c504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction of Medicare Improvement Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395iii/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$101,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$99,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1201">SEC. 1201. </num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18931325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/18">136 STAT. 18</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18931326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18931327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18931328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18931329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1893132a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> Approved February 18, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6617: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 8, considered and passed House.

Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–87: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the “Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office”. Public Law87 Public Law 117–87136 Stat. 19 2022-02-22 2022-02-22 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–87—FEB. 22, 2022 136 STAT. 19 Public Law117–87 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the “Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office”.

Feb. 22, 2022

[S. 566]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIALIST MATTHEW R. TURCOTTE POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the “Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office”.
Approved February 22, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 566: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 27, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, 8, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–88: To promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes. Public Law88 Public Law 117–88136 Stat. 20 2022-02-22 2022-02-22 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–88—FEB. 22, 2022 136 STAT. 20 Public Law117–88 117th Congress
An Act To promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes.

Feb. 22, 2022

[S. 583]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021.

41 USC 1101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021” or the “PRICE Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds that—(1) small business participation in the Federal marketplace is key to ensuring a strong industrial base; (2) the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–656) sets forth the requirement for the President to establish Government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses; (3) each year, the Small Business Administration works with each Federal agency to set their respective contracting goals and publishes a scorecard to ensure that the total of all Federal agency goals meets the required targets for the Federal Government; (4) the Department has received among the highest scorecard letter grades 10 years in a row and is the largest Federal agency to have such a track record; (5) in virtually every segment of the economy of the United States, including the homeland security community, there are small businesses working to support the mission and playing a critical role in delivering efficient and innovative solutions to the acquisition needs of the Federal Government; (6) the Procurement Innovation Lab of the Department—(A) is aimed at experimenting with innovative acquisition techniques across the Homeland Security Enterprise; (B) provides a forum to test new ideas, share lessons learned, and promote best practices; (C) fosters cultural changes that promote innovation and managed risk taking through a continuous cycle of testing, obtaining feedback, sharing information, and retesting where appropriate; and (D) aims to make the acquisition process more smooth and innovative within the construct of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for both the Federal Government and contractors; and136 STAT. 21 (7) despite progress in the adoption of new and better business practices by many Federal agencies, the overall adoption of modernized business practices and advanced technologies across the Federal Government remains slow and uneven.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. (2) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives. (3) Council.—The term “Council” means the Chief Acquisition Officers Council established under section 1311 of title 41, United States Code. (4) Department.—The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security. (5) Homeland security enterprise.—The term “Homeland Security Enterprise” has the meaning given the term in section 2211(h) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 661(h)). (6) Scorecard.—The term “scorecard” means the scorecard described in section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note). (7) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (8) Small business.—The term “small business” means—(A) a qualified HUBZone small business concern, a small business concern, a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, or a small business concern owned and controlled by women, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); (B) a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)); or (C) a small business concern unconditionally owned by an economically disadvantaged Indian tribe or an economically disadvantaged Native Hawaiian organization that qualifies as a socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern, as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)). (9) Under secretary.—The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary for Management of the Department.
SEC. 4. PROCUREMENT INNOVATION LAB REPORT.(a)

Web posting.

Report.—The Under Secretary shall publish an annual report on a website of the Department on Procurement Innovation Lab projects that have used innovative techniques within the Department to accomplish—(1) improving or encouraging better competition;136 STAT. 22 (2) reducing time to award; (3) cost savings; (4) better mission outcomes; or (5) meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)). (b) Education.—The Under Secretary shall develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for contracting officers, contracting specialists, program managers, and other personnel of the Department, as determined appropriate by the Under Secretary, concerning when and how to use the innovative procurement techniques of the Department. (c) Best Practices.—The Under Secretary shall share best practices across the Department and make available to other Federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training, as determined appropriate by the Under Secretary. (d) Sunset.—This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. COUNCIL.(a)

Deadline.

Examination.

Establishment.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall convene the Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the Federal Government, including small business contracting in accordance with the goals established under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)). (b) Working Group.—The Council may form a working group to address the requirements of this section, which, if formed, shall—(1) be chaired by the Administrator or a designee of the Administrator; and (2) be composed of—(A) the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department; (B) Council members from—(i) the General Services Administration; (ii) the Department of Defense; (iii) the Department of the Treasury; (iv) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (v) the Department of Health and Human Services; (vi) the Small Business Administration; and (vii)

Time period.

such other Federal agencies as determined by the chair of the Council from among Federal agencies that have demonstrated significant, sustained progress using innovative acquisition practices and technologies, including for small business contracting, during each of the 3 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and (C) other employees, as determined appropriate by the chair of the Council, of Federal agencies with the requisite senior experience to make recommendations to improve Federal agency efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, including in promoting small business contracting. (c) Duties of the Council.—The Council, or a working group formed under subsection (b), shall—(1)

Deadline.

Time period.

convene not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and thereafter on a quarterly basis until the Council submits the report required under subsection (d)(1); and136 STAT. 23 (2) conduct outreach with the workforce and the public in meeting the requirements under subsection (d)(1). (d) Report.—(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes—(A) innovative acquisition practices and applications of technologies that have worked well in achieving better procurement outcomes, including increased efficiency, improved program outcomes, better customer experience, and meeting or exceeding the goals under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)), and the reasons why those practices have succeeded; (B) steps to identify and adopt transformational commercial business practices, modernized data analytics, and advanced technologies that allow decision making to occur in a more friction-free buying environment and improve customer experience; and (C) any recommendations for statutory changes to accelerate the adoption of innovative acquisition practices. (2) Briefing.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the means by which the findings and recommendations of the report have been disseminated under paragraph (3). (3) Publication and dissemination of report findings.—To promote more rapid adoption of acquisition best practices, the Administrator shall—(A)

Web posting.

publish the report required under paragraph (1) on the website of the Office of Management and Budget and on the Innovation Hub on the Acquisition Gateway or any successor Government-wide site available for increasing awareness of resources dedicated to procurement innovation; and (B) encourage the head of each Federal agency to maintain a site on the website of the Federal agency for acquisition and contracting professionals, program managers, members of the public, and others as appropriate that is—(i) dedicated to acquisition innovation; and (ii) identifies—(I) resources, including the acquisition innovation advocate and industry liaison of the Federal agency; (II) learning assets for the workforce, including the findings and recommendations made in the report required under paragraph (1); (III) events to build awareness and understanding of innovation activities; (IV) award recognition programs and recent recipients; and (V) upcoming plans to leverage innovative practices and technologies. (e)

Consultation.

Experts.—In carrying out the duties of the Council under this section, the Council is encouraged to consult with governmental and nongovernmental experts.136 STAT. 24 (f) Termination.—The duties of the Council as set forth in this section shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the Council conducts the briefing required under subsection (d)(2).
Approved February 22, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 583: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–26 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 29, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, 7, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–89: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the “Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic”. Public Law89 Public Law 117–89136 Stat. 25 2022-02-23 2022-02-23 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–89—FEB. 23, 2022 136 STAT. 25 Public Law117–89 117th Congress
An Act To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the “Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic”.

Feb. 23, 2022

[H.R. 1281]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, GAYLORD, MICHIGAN.  The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located at 2782 S. Otsego Avenue, Gaylord, Michigan, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic”. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic.
Approved February 23, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1281: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Sept. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 3, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–90: To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. Public Law90 Public Law 117–90136 Stat. 26 2022-03-03 2022-03-03 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–90—MAR. 3, 2022 136 STAT. 26 Public Law117–90 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment.

Mar. 3, 2022

[H.R. 4445]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

9 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. PREDISPUTE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT.(a) In General.—Title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:“CHAPTER 4—

9 USC prec. 401.

ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT “Sec. “401. “402.
“§ 401.

9 USC 401.

 Definitions  “In this chapter:“(1) Predispute arbitration agreement.—The term ‘predispute arbitration agreement’ means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement. “(2) Predispute joint-action waiver.—The term ‘predispute joint-action waiver’ means an agreement, whether or not part of a predispute arbitration agreement, that would prohibit, or waive the right of, one of the parties to the agreement to participate in a joint, class, or collective action in a judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other forum, concerning a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement. “(3) Sexual assault dispute.—The term ‘sexual assault dispute’ means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in section 2246 of title 18 or similar applicable Tribal or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent. “(4) Sexual harassment dispute.—The term ‘sexual harassment dispute’ means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.136 STAT. 27
“§ 402.

9 USC 402.

 No validity or enforceability“(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, at the election of the person alleging conduct constituting a sexual harassment dispute or sexual assault dispute, or the named representative of a class or in a collective action alleging such conduct, no predispute arbitration agreement or predispute joint-action waiver shall be valid or enforceable with respect to a case which is filed under Federal, Tribal, or State law and relates to the sexual assault dispute or the sexual harassment dispute. “(b) Determination of Applicability.—An issue as to whether this chapter applies with respect to a dispute shall be determined under Federal law.

Contracts.

The applicability of this chapter to an agreement to arbitrate and the validity and enforceability of an agreement to which this chapter applies shall be determined by a court, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement, and irrespective of whether the agreement purports to delegate such determinations to an arbitrator.”
. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.—(1) In general.—Title 9 of the United States Code is amended—(A) in section 2, by inserting “or as otherwise provided in chapter 4” before the period at the end; (B) in section 208—(i) in the section heading, by striking “Chapter 1; residual application” and inserting “Application”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”; and (C) in section 307—(i) in the section heading, by striking “Chapter 1; residual application” and inserting “Application”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”. (2) Table of sections.—(A) Chapter 2.—The table of sections for chapter 2 of title 9, United States Code,

9 USC prec. 201.

is amended by striking the item relating to section 208 and inserting the following: “208. (B) Chapter 3.—The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 9, United States Code,

9 USC prec. 301.

is amended by striking the item relating to section 307 and inserting the following: “307. (3) Table of chapters.—The table of chapters for title 9, United States Code,

9 USC prec. 1.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “4.  401”. 136 STAT. 28
SEC. 3.

9 USC 401 note.

APPLICABILITY.  This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved March 3, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4445 (S. 2342): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–234 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 7, considered and passed House.

Feb. 10, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Mar. 3, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–91: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the “Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building”. Public Law91 Public Law 117–91136 Stat. 29 2022-03-10 2022-03-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–91—MAR. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 29 Public Law117–91 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the “Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building”.

Mar. 10, 2022

[H.R. 2044]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CAPTAIN EMIL J. KAPAUN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, shall be known and designated as the “Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building”.
Approved March 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2044: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–92: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the “Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building”. Public Law92 Public Law 117–92136 Stat. 30 2022-03-10 2022-03-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–92—MAR. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 30 Public Law117–92 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the “Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building”.

Mar. 10, 2022

[H.R. 3210]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OFFICER ERIC H. TALLEY POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the “Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building”.
Approved March 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3210: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–93: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the “John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office”. Public Law93 Public Law 117–93136 Stat. 31 2022-03-11 2022-03-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–93—Mar. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 31 Public Law117–93 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the “John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office”.

Mar. 11, 2022

[H.R. 960]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOHN H. LEAHR AND HERBERT M. HEILBRUN POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the “John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office”.
Approved March 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 960: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–94: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the “Joseph R. Lentol Post Office”. Public Law94 Public Law 117–94136 Stat. 32 2022-03-11 2022-03-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–94—Mar. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 32 Public Law117–94 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the “Joseph R. Lentol Post Office”.

Mar. 11, 2022

[H.R. 3419]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOSEPH R. LENTOL POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, shall be known and designated as the “Joseph R. Lentol Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Joseph R. Lentol Post Office”.
Approved March 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3419: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–95: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Public Law95 Public Law 117–95136 Stat. 33 2022-03-11 2022-03-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–95—Mar. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 33 Public Law117–95 117th Congress
Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

Mar. 11, 2022

[H.J. Res. 75]

   Resolved   by   the   Senate   and   House   of   Representatives   of   the   United   States   of   America   in   Congress   assembled,
That

Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022.

Ante, p. 15.

 the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–43) is further amended— (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “March 15, 2022”; and (2)

Ante, p. 15.

in section 163, by striking “$300,000,000” and inserting “$500,000,000”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.  Effective

Effective date.

 as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116–114), section 2 of such Act (as amended by Public Law 117–86)

Ante, p. 17.

 is amended by striking “March 11, 2022” and inserting “March 15, 2022”.

  This joint resolution may be cited as the “Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 Approved March 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 75: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 9, considered and passed House.

Mar. 10, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–96: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Public Law96 Public Law 117–96136 Stat. 34 2022-03-14 2022-03-14 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–96—Mar. 14, 2022 136 STAT. 34 Public Law117–96 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Mar. 14, 2022

[H.R. 2545]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROLE OF DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) Clarification of Role.—Section 7306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (6), by striking “a Director of Podiatric Service,”; (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:“(10) A Podiatric Medical Director, who shall be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine and who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for Health for the operation of the Podiatric Service.” ; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “podiatric medicine,” after “doctors of medicine,”; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking “and (8)” and inserting “(8), and (10)”. (b) Clarification of Pay Grade.—Section 7404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting “, podiatrists,” after “physicians”; and136 STAT. 35 (2) in subsection (b), in the first heading of the list following the colon, by striking “PODIATRIST” and inserting “PODIATRIST (DPM)”.
Approved March 14, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2545: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

June 15, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 7, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–97: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women’s Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight”. Public Law97 Public Law 117–97136 Stat. 36 2022-03-14 2022-03-14 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–97—Mar. 14, 2022 136 STAT. 36 Public Law117–97 117th Congress
An Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women’s Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight”.

Mar. 14, 2022

[S. 321]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

“Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021.

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “ ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) On July 1, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law legislation that established the Women’s Army Corps (referred to in this section as the “WAC”) as a component in the Army. The WAC was converted from the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (referred to in this section as the “WAAC”), which had been created in 1942 without official military status. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of the National Council of Negro Women, advocated for the admittance of African-American women into the newly formed WAC to serve as officers and enlisted personnel. (2) Dubbed “10 percenters”, the recruitment of African-American women to the WAAC was limited to 10 percent of the population of the WAAC to match the proportion of African-Americans in the national population. Despite an Executive order issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 banning racial discrimination in civilian defense industries, the Armed Forces remained segregated. Enlisted women served in segregated units, participated in segregated training, lived in separate quarters, ate at separate tables in mess halls, and used segregated recreational facilities. Officers received their officer candidate training in integrated units but lived under segregated conditions. Specialist and technical training schools were integrated in 1943. During World War II, a total of 6,520 African-American women served in the WAAC and the WAC. (3) After several units of White women were sent to serve in the European Theater of Operations (referred to in this section as the “ETO”) during World War II, African-American organizations advocated for the War Department to extend the opportunity to serve overseas to African-American WAC units.136 STAT. 37 (4) In November 1944, the War Department approved sending African-American women to serve in Europe. A battalion of all African-American women drawn from the WAC, the Army Service Forces, and the Army Air Forces was created and designated as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (referred to in this section as the “6888th”), which was nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight”. (5) Army officials reported a shortage of qualified postal officers within the ETO, which resulted in a backlog of undelivered mail. As Allied forces drove across Europe, the ever-changing locations of servicemembers hampered the delivery of mail to those servicemembers. Because 7,000,000 civilians and military personnel from the United States served in the ETO, many of those individuals had identical names. For example, 7,500 such individuals were named Robert Smith. One general predicted that the backlog in Birmingham, England, would take 6 months to process and the lack of reliable mail service was hurting morale. (6) In February 1945, the 6888th arrived in Birmingham. Upon their arrival, the 6888th found warehouses filled with millions of pieces of mail intended for members of the Armed Forces, United States Government personnel, and Red Cross workers serving in the ETO. (7) The 6888th created effective processes and filing systems to track individual servicemembers, organize “undeliverable” mail, determine the intended recipient for insufficiently addressed mail, and handle mail addressed to servicemembers who had died. Adhering to their motto of “No mail, low morale”, the women processed an average of 65,000 pieces of mail per shift and cleared the 6-month backlog of mail within 3 months. (8) The 6888th traveled to Rouen, France, in May 1945 and worked through a separate backlog of undelivered mail dating back as far as 3 years. (9) At the completion of their mission, the unit returned to the United States. The 6888th was discontinued on March 9, 1946, at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. (10) The accomplishments of the 6888th in Europe encouraged the General Board, United States Forces, European Theater of Operations to adopt the following premise in their study of the WAC issued in December 1945: “[T]he national security program is the joint responsibility of all Americans irrespective of color or sex” and “the continued use of colored, along with white, female military personnel is required in such strength as is proportionately appropriate to the relative population distribution between colored and white races”. (11) With the exception of smaller units of African-American nurses who served in Africa, Australia, and England, the 6888th was the only African-American Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II. (12) The members of the “Six Triple Eight” received the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Women’s Army Corps Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal for their service. (13) In 2019, the Army awarded the 6888th the Meritorious Unit Commendation.136 STAT. 38
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Award Authorized.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight”) in recognition of—(1) the pioneering military service of those women; (2) the devotion to duty of those women; and (3) the contributions made by those women to increase the morale of all United States personnel stationed in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. (b) Design and Striking.—For the purposes of the award described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.—(1) In general.—After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where the medal shall be available for display, as appropriate, and made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available elsewhere, particularly at—(A) appropriate locations associated with the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; (B) the Women in Military Service for America Memorial; (C) the United States Army Women’s Museum; (D) the National World War II Museum and Memorial; (E) the National Museum of the United States Army; and (F) any other location determined appropriate by the Smithsonian Institution.
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.  Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS.(a) National Medals.—Medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.(a) Authority To Use Fund Amounts.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act.136 STAT. 39 (b) Proceeds of Sale.—Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Approved March 14, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 321: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Apr. 29, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–98: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere. Public Law98 Public Law 117–98136 Stat. 41 2022-03-14 2022-03-14 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–98—MAR. 14, 2022 136 STAT. 41 Public Law117–98 117th Congress
An Act To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere.

Mar. 14, 2022

[H.R. 3665]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) As of January 2021, of 1,255 health care facilities of the Department of Veterans of Affairs, two are named for women veterans. (2) From 2002 through 2006, Jennifer Madai Moreno was an active member of the San Diego High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), which is a Department of the Army Honor Unit with Distinction, the highest rating by the Army. She was also chosen to be a member of the San Diego Unified School District Brigade Staff. As a high school senior, she rose quickly to become the top junior marksman in California through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. (3) Moreno accepted a JROTC scholarship to the University of San Francisco (USF) for Nursing, becoming the first person in her family to go to college. While at USF, she was chosen for Leadership Development Training. She ultimately achieved the highest level of physical fitness in her ROTC unit. (4) Following her graduation from USF with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2010, Moreno received her commission in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant Nurse Corps Officer. (5) Upon commissioning, Moreno served as a Gold Bar Recruiter from July 2010 to September 2010. (6) Moreno was chosen to attend and completed the Basic Airborne Course in Fort Benning, Georgia and Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. (7) Moreno was then assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington in January 2011, where she served as a Clinical Staff Nurse on medical-surgical unit. Moreno earned her certification as a Medical Surgical Registered Nurse in February 2011. (8) Moreno volunteered for a position with U.S. Army Special Operations Command in 2011. She was selected into the SOC Cultural Support Team program. She was deployed to Afghanistan in June 2013 with the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment.131 STAT. 42 (9) On October 6, 2013, Moreno was attached to a U.S. Army Ranger unit on a night mission in the Zhari district in Kandahar province to capture a high-value target when four explosive devices were triggered. (10) During the last moments of Moreno’s life, she reportedly heard a call to help a wounded soldier struck by a blast. Moreno did not hesitate to respond to the call for help. As she made her way to help a fallen soldier, she triggered the fifth explosion, which ended her life. (11) Moreno was the first Nurse CST member to die in action. Part of her legacy is the number of young women coming from medical fields seeking out voluntary assignments to join the CST program. (12) Moreno was the first combat casualty to be buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego since the post-9/11 conflicts began. She received full military honors. (13) After graduating from college in 1966, Kathleen Mae Bruyere was accepted into U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School, after which she was assigned as an on-campus Navy recruiting officer in California. (14) Bruyere was named to the staff of Rear Admiral Allen Hill in 1975, becoming the first woman to serve as flag secretary to an admiral. (15) In January 1976, Bruyere was chosen as one of 12 Women of the Year on the cover of Time Magazine. (16) In 1977, Bruyere joined five other women officers who sued the United States Secretary of the Navy and the United States Secretary of Defense over restrictions that prevented women from serving on combat aircraft and ships. This led to the 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act being struck down as unconstitutional, overturning a ban on women serving at sea. (17) In 1987, as Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations for women’s policy, Bruyere helped conduct an examination of the status of Navy women, including career opportunities and complaints of sexism. The study led to 9,000 sea-duty and command jobs opening up for women on 24 combatant ships. (18) In 1991, Bruyere was assigned as Commanding Officer for the Navy Recruit Training Command at Orlando, Florida. At the time, it was the Navy’s only boot camp that included women. Bruyere oversaw the training of 30,000 enlistees, one third of them women. (19) In 1994, Bruyere retired from the Navy as a Captain after 28 years of service. (20) From 2012 until shortly before her death in September 2020, Bruyere was an active volunteer at Miramar National Cemetery, devoting almost 4,300 hours to helping visitors locate their loved ones’ graves and providing information about veterans’ burial benefits. (21) Bruyere was buried at Miramar National Cemetery with full military honors. (22) In May 2021, a panel of San Diego-area members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military spouses recommended that the San Diego VA Medical Center be renamed in honor of Jennifer Moreno and an internal space be renamed in honor of Kathleen Bruyere.131 STAT. 43
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JENNIFER MORENO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER.(a) Designation.—The medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. (b) Reference.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIGNATION OF MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICAL COMPONENT AFTER KATHLEEN MAE BRUYERE.  It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should designate a prominent physical space within the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, as designated pursuant to section 2, in honor of Kathleen Mae Bruyere.
Approved March 14, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3665: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 15, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 3, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–99: To designate methamphetamine as an emerging threat, and for other purposes. Public Law99 Public Law 117–99136 Stat. 43 2022-03-14 2022-03-14 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–99—MAR. 14, 2022 136 STAT. 43 Public Law117–99 117th Congress
An Act To designate methamphetamine as an emerging threat, and for other purposes.

Mar. 14, 2022

[S. 854]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Methamphet-

amine Response

Act of 2021.

21 USC 1708 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF EMERGING THREAT.(a) In General.—Congress declares methamphetamine an emerging drug threat, as defined in section 702 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701), in the United States. (b)

Deadline.

Required Emerging Threat Response Plan.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall establish and implement an Emerging Threat Response Plan that is specific to methamphetamine in accordance with section 709(d) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1708(d)).
Approved March 14, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 854: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–100: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy. Public Law100 Public Law 117–100136 Stat. 45 2022-03-15 2022-03-15 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–100—MAR. 15, 2022 136 STAT. 45 Public Law117–100 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy.

Mar. 15, 2022

[S. 1543]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Suicide Training

and Awareness Nationally

Delivered for

Universal Prevention

Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021” or the “STANDUP Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING.(a) In General.—Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 520A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) the following:
“SEC. 520B.

42 USC

290bb–33.

STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING.“(a)

Implementation

plan.

In General.—In awarding funds under section 520A, the Secretary shall give priority to applications under such section from a State educational agency, local educational agency, or Tribal educational agency, submitted directly or through a State or Indian Tribe, for funding for activities in secondary schools, where such agency has implemented, or includes in such application a plan to implement, a student suicide awareness and prevention training policy, which may include applicable youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies implemented through section 520E—“(1) establishing and implementing a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy in accordance with subsection (c); “(2)

Consultation.

consulting with stakeholders (including principals, teachers, parents, local Tribal officials, and other relevant experts) and, as appropriate, utilizing information, models, and other resources made available by the Suicide Prevention Technical Assistance Center authorized under section 520C in the development of the policy under paragraph (1); and “(3) collecting and reporting information in accordance with subsection (d). “(b) Consideration.—In giving priority to applicants as described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, take into consideration the incidence and prevalence of suicide in the applicable jurisdiction and the costs of establishing and 136 STAT. 46 implementing, as applicable, a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy. “(c) School-Based Student Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Policy.—A school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy implemented pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall—“(1) be evidence-based; “(2) be culturally- and linguistically-appropriate; “(3)

Coordination.

provide evidence-based training to students in grades 6 through 12, in coordination with school-based mental health resources, as applicable, regarding—“(A) suicide prevention education and awareness, including associated risk factors; “(B) methods that students can use to seek help; and “(C) student resources for suicide awareness and prevention; and “(4) provide for periodic retraining of such students. “(d) Collection of Information and Reporting.—Each State educational agency, local educational agency, and Tribal educational agency that receives priority to implement a new training policy pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall report to the Secretary the following aggregated information, in a manner that protects personal privacy, consistent with applicable Federal and State privacy laws:“(1) The number of trainings conducted, including the number of student trainings conducted, and the training delivery method used. “(2) The number of students trained, disaggregated by age and grade level. “(3) The number of help-seeking reports made by students after implementation of such policy. “(e)

Coordination.

Evidence-Based Program Availability.—The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of the Interior to—“(1)

Public information.

make publicly available the policies established by State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal educational agencies pursuant to this section and the training that is available to students and teams pursuant to such policies, in accordance with section 543A; and “(2) provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training policies, including through the Suicide Prevention Technical Assistance Center authorized under section 520C, as applicable, to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal agencies. “(f)

Reports.

Summary.

Implementation.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the number of recipients of funds under section 520A who have implemented training policies described in subsection (a)(1) and a summary of the information received under subsection (d). “(g) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) The term ‘evidence-based’ has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.136 STAT. 47 “(2) The term ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given to such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. “(3) The term ‘State educational agency’ has the meaning given to such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. “(4) The term ‘Tribal educational agency’ has the meaning given to the term ‘tribal educational agency’ in section 6132 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.”
.
SEC. 3.

42 USC

290bb–33 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE.  

Applicability.

The amendment made by this Act shall apply only with respect to applications for assistance under section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) that are submitted after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved March 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1543 (H.R. 586): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–101: To increase funding for the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration and for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Public Law101 Public Law 117–101136 Stat. 47 2022-03-15 2022-03-15 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–101—MAR. 15, 2022 136 STAT. 47 Public Law117–101 117th Congress
An Act To increase funding for the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration and for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.

Mar. 15, 2022

[S. 1662]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Supporting the

Foundation for

the National

Institutes of

Health and the

Reagan-Udall Foundation

for the Food

and Drug

Administration Act.
SECTION 1.

21 USC 301 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act”.
SEC. 2. REAGAN-UDALL FOUNDATION AND FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.(a) Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration.—Section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) is amended by striking “$500,000 and not more than $1,250,000” and inserting “$1,250,000 and not more than $5,000,000”. (b) Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.—Section 499(l) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290b(l)) is amended by striking “$500,000 and not more than $1,250,000” and inserting “$1,250,000 and not more than $5,000,000”.
Approved March 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1662 (H.R. 3743): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–183 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) accompanying H.R. 3743. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

June 24, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–102: To provide for the application of certain provisions of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for fiscal year 2021. Public Law102 Public Law 117–102136 Stat. 48 2022-03-15 2022-03-15 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–102—MAR. 15, 2022 136 STAT. 48 Public Law117–102 117th Congress
An Act To provide for the application of certain provisions of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for fiscal year 2021.

Mar. 15, 2022

[S. 3706]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

16 USC 7112 note.

COUNTY ELECTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.  Sections 102(b)(1)(D), 102(d)(1)(F), and 102(d)(3)(D) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)(1)(D), 7112(d)(1)(F), 7112(d)(3)(D)) shall be applied for fiscal year 2021.
Approved March 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3706 (H.R. 6435): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–639 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
H.R. 6435. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–103: Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes. Public Law103 Public Law 117–103136 Stat. 49 2022-03-15 2022-03-15 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–103—MAR. 15, 2022 136 STAT. 49 Public Law117–103 117th Congress
An Act Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Mar. 15, 2022

[H.R. 2471]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  Sec. 5.  Sec. 6.  DIVISION A— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— DIVISION B— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION C— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— Title VIII— DIVISION D— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION E— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— Title VIII— DIVISION F— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION G— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION H— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION I— Title I— Title II— DIVISION J— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION K— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— DIVISION L— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION M— DIVISION N— DIVISION O— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION P— DIVISION Q— DIVISION R— DIVISION S— DIVISION T— DIVISION U— DIVISION V— DIVISION W— DIVISION X— DIVISION Y— DIVISION Z— DIVISION AA— DIVISION BB— DIVISION CC— DIVISION DD— DIVISION EE— DIVISION FF— DIVISION GG— DIVISION HH— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI—
SEC. 3.

1 USC 1 note.

REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.  The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about March 9, 2022, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.136 STAT. 52
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.  The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.
SEC. 6.

2 USC 4501 note.

ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2022.
DIVISION A—

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Processing, Research, and Marketing</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $54,710,000, of which not to exceed $7,203,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,353,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $2,215,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $7,044,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2279/c/5">7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5)</ref>; not to exceed $24,931,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $23,282,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to exceed $4,480,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,484,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cde78f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote>That the amount made available under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/53">136 STAT. 53</page> this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s551–558">5 U.S.C. 551–558</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cde78f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cde78f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cde78f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cde78f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That during any 30 day notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public announcement of such action in any form.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Operations</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the chief economist</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $27,199,000, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3155">7 U.S.C. 3155</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6924">7 U.S.C. 6924</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12504">section 12504 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of hearings and appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $16,173,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of budget and program analysis</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $11,337,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Chief Information Officer</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $84,746,000, of which not less than $69,672,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the department.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Chief Financial Officer</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $7,118,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,426,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/54">136 STAT. 54</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Civil Rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $35,328,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agriculture Buildings and Facilities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/92/313">Public Law 92–313</ref>, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s121">40 U.S.C. 121</ref>, for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $108,397,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Hazardous Materials Management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6901/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.</ref>), $7,540,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Safety, Security, and Protection</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and Protection, $23,306,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/452">Public Law 95–452</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $106,309,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/452">Public Law 95–452</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/452">Public Law 95–452</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/pl/97/98">Public Law 97–98</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the General Counsel</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $57,268,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/55">136 STAT. 55</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Ethics</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,277,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $3,327,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic Research Service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $87,794,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Agricultural Statistics Service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $190,162,000, of which up to $46,850,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf1535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveys.</p></sidenote>That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2204g/d">7 U.S.C. 2204g(d)</ref> and (f).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agricultural Research Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,633,496,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf6356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2254">7 USC 2254</ref>.</p></sidenote> That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf6357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2254">7 USC 2254</ref>.</p></sidenote>That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref> for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $500,000, whichever is greater: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf6358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service <page identifier="/us/stat/136/56">136 STAT. 56</page> and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease agreement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf6359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Maryland.</p></sidenote>That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf635a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Easements.</p></sidenote>appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s113a">21 U.S.C. 113a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf635b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Easements.</p></sidenote>That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $127,805,000 to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 shall be allocated for ARS facilities co-located with university partners, and of which $62,400,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institute of Food and Agriculture</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and education activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $1,046,244,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, Hispanic serving institutions education grants, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, grants management systems, tribal colleges education equity grants, and scholarships at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That each institution <page identifier="/us/stat/136/57">136 STAT. 57</page> eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf8a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf8a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cdf8a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote>That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds for providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3221">7 U.S.C. 3221</ref> and 3222: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3157">7 U.S.C. 3157</ref> may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native american institutions endowment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s301">7 U.S.C. 301 note</ref>), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extension activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $550,605,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds for extension services at 1994 institutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That institutions eligible to receive funds under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3221">7 U.S.C. 3221</ref> for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s343/b">7 U.S.C. 343(b)</ref> and (c)) and <ref href="/us/pl/93/471/s208/c">section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471</ref> shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">integrated activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $40,000,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7626">7 U.S.C. 7626</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/58">136 STAT. 58</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,577,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce026af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4085">22 U.S.C. 4085</ref>), $1,110,218,000 of which up to $3,474,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; of which $491,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds (“contingency fund”) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $14,725,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $38,486,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $3,040,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1831">15 U.S.C. 1831</ref>); of which $63,833,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $209,553,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests, of which $8,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for one-time control and management and associated activities directly related to the multiple-agency response to citrus greening; of which, $11,137,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $20,282,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which $42,021,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness and response; of which $61,217,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $5,751,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce026b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That any of the funds described in the “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” table in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/59">136 STAT. 59</page> explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) that the Secretary determines will not be obligated during the fiscal year shall not be subject to the direction provided in such table: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended; of which $24,307,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to carry out the science program and transition activities for the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce026b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Brucellosis eradication.</p></sidenote>further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this appropriation shall be available for the purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of aircraft: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of the United States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8310">7 U.S.C. 8310</ref> and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7751">7 U.S.C. 7751</ref> and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce04dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce04dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce04dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>, and acquisition of land as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2268a">7 U.S.C. 2268a</ref>, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/60">136 STAT. 60</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agricultural Marketing Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">marketing services</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce074d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $226,657,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/113/79/s12306">section 12306 of Public Law 113–79</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12513">section 12513 of Public Law 115–334</ref>, of which $23,000,000 shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives established in <ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref> and the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between these three regional innovation initiatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce074d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Fees<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce074d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref>), except for the cost of activities relating to the development or maintenance of grain standards under the United States Grain Standards Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s71/etseq">7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.</ref></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $61,786,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce074d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</ref>), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s742a/etseq">16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.</ref>); (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,817,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/pl/87/128">Public Law 87–128</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states and possessions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1623/b">7 U.S.C. 1623(b)</ref>), $1,235,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/61">136 STAT. 61</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce09be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $1,077,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Food Safety and Inspection Service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1766">7 U.S.C. 1766</ref>), $1,108,664,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s138f">7 U.S.C. 138f</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce0c2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Employment positions.</p></sidenote> That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2022 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1901/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce0c2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote><i>further</i>, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of <ref href="/us/pl/110/246/s11016">section 11016 of Public Law 110–246</ref> as further clarified by the amendments made in <ref href="/us/pl/113/79/s12106">section 12106 of Public Law 113–79</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,687,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/62">136 STAT. 62</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Production and Conservation Business Center</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, $238,177,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3841/a">16 U.S.C. 3841(a)</ref>) shall be transferred to and merged with this account.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Service Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,173,070,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacancies at Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loan officers and shall be available until September 30, 2023:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1382c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1382d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1382e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1382f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than 50 percent of the funding made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives written or electronic notification of receipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/investment, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce13830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce13831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/63">136 STAT. 63</page> merged with this account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce13832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce13833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state mediation grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5101–5106">7 U.S.C. 5101–5106</ref>), $7,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grassroots source water protection program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839bb–2">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2</ref>), $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">dairy indemnity program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/387">Public Law 106–387</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/114/1549A–12">114 Stat. 1549A–12</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under section 1621 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8792">7 U.S.C. 8792</ref>), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">agricultural credit insurance fund program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce18654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1922/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.</ref>) and operating (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1941/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.</ref>) loans, emergency loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1961/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.</ref>), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5136">25 U.S.C. 5136</ref>), boll weevil loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1989">7 U.S.C. 1989</ref>), guaranteed conservation loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1924/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.</ref>), relending program (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1936c">7 U.S.C. 1936c</ref>), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5136">25 U.S.C. 5136</ref>) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $2,800,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $2,118,482,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,633,333,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $37,668,000; Indian tribe <page identifier="/us/stat/136/64">136 STAT. 64</page> land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; relending program, $61,425,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce18655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pink bollworm.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce18656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $40,017,000 for direct farm operating loans, $16,524,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans, $267,000 for emergency loans, $5,000,000 for the relending program, and $407,000 for Indian highly fractionated land loans, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce18657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,772,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of this amount, $294,114,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses”.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce18658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce18659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1865a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Risk Management Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $62,707,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1516/b/2/C">7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)</ref>), and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1506/i">7 U.S.C. 1506(i)</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Natural Resources Conservation Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">conservation operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s590a–f">16 U.S.C. 590a–f</ref>), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2268a">7 U.S.C. 2268a</ref>); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $904,396,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which up to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/65">136 STAT. 65</page> $19,611,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1d47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That any of the funds described in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) that the Secretary determines will not be obligated during the fiscal year shall not be subject to the direction provided in such table: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref> for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250a">7 U.S.C. 2250a</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available under this heading, $8,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses to carry out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6923">7 U.S.C. 6923</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12302">section 12302 of Public Law 115–334</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $7,000,000 shall remain available until expended for necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy Forests Reserve Program under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6571–6578">16 U.S.C. 6571–6578</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">watershed and flood prevention operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but not limited to surveys and investigations, engineering operations, works of improvement, and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001–1005">16 U.S.C. 1001–1005</ref> and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $23,275,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce1fb8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That for funds provided by this Act or any other prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land treatment measures): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to projects and activities that can commence promptly following enactment; that address regional priorities for flood prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient irrigation systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed protection; or that address authorized ongoing projects under the authorities of section 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (<ref href="/us/pl/78/534">Public Law 78–534</ref>) with a primary purpose <page identifier="/us/stat/136/66">136 STAT. 66</page> of watershed protection by preventing floodwater damage and stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the authorities under <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001–1005">16 U.S.C. 1001–1005</ref> and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">watershed rehabilitation program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $1,000,000 is provided.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2229d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>CORPORATIONS</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.</chapeau><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1516">7 U.S.C. 1516</ref>), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commodity Credit Corporation Fund</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reimbursement for net realized losses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s713a–11">15 U.S.C. 713a–11</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s714i">15 U.S.C. 714i</ref>) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hazardous waste management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on expenses)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9607/g">42 U.S.C. 9607(g)</ref>), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6961">42 U.S.C. 6961</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/67">136 STAT. 67</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $1,580,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Development</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $300,285,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be for the StrikeForce activities of the Department of Agriculture, and may be transferred to agencies of the Department for such purpose, consistent with the missions and authorities of such agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support Rural Development programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1472/i">42 U.S.C. 1472(i)</ref>), any amounts collected under such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this account and will remain available until expended for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Housing Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing insurance fund program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce2e5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,250,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $30,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $50,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $250,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce2e5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $23,250,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $484,000; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/68">136 STAT. 68</page> section 523 self-help housing land development loans, $55,000; section 524 site development loans, $206,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $4,470,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2e5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661/etseq">2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</ref>), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490q">42 U.S.C. 1490q</ref>) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2e5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2e5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Incentives.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2e5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authorities to earn a Return on Investment on their own resources to include proceeds from low income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated with owner’s oversight of asset referred to as “Asset Management Fee” of up to $7,500 per property.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce2e5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $34,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2e5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement, obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any balances, including obligated balances, available for all demonstration programs for the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties in the “Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account” shall be transferred to and merged with this account, and shall also be available for the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties, including the restructuring of existing USDA <page identifier="/us/stat/136/69">136 STAT. 69</page> multi-family housing loans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That following the transfer of balances described in the preceding proviso, any adjustments to obligations for demonstration programs for the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties that would otherwise be incurred in the “Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account” shall be made in this account from amounts transferred to this account under the preceding proviso.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce2e5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1484">42 U.S.C. 1484</ref>, 1486), $12,831,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce2e5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rental<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce2e5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> assistance program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,450,000,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023; and in addition such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon request by an owner of a project financed by an existing loan under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has expired, subject to annual appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2022 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce30d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce30d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That except as provided in the fourth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2022 for a project that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/70">136 STAT. 70</page> the Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing voucher account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the funds made available under this heading shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce3341b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><i> further</i>, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce3341c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That any obligated or unobligated balances for the rural housing voucher program in the “Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account” shall be transferred to and merged with this account and available for the rural housing voucher program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mutual and self-help housing grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490c">42 U.S.C. 1490c</ref>), $32,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing assistance grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1474">42 U.S.C. 1474</ref>, and 1490m, $48,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural community facilities program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3823d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3823e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development <page identifier="/us/stat/136/71">136 STAT. 71</page> Act, $239,449,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $183,448,714 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements except for 7 CFR §3570.61(c): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $6,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce3823f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce38240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no amounts may be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Business—Cooperative Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural business program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $73,125,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $9,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2009aa/etseq">7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.</ref>), the Northern Border Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.</ref>), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.</ref>) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose <page identifier="/us/stat/136/72">136 STAT. 72</page> as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2008w">7 U.S.C. 2008w</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">intermediary relending program fund account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3cf61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1936b">7 U.S.C. 1936b</ref>), $18,889,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3cf62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $1,524,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1936b">7 U.S.C. 1936b</ref>), of which $167,000 shall be available through June 30, 2022, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $305,000 shall be available through June 30, 2022, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/100/460">Public Law 100–460</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3cf63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural economic development loans program account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3cf64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $50,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3cf65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects shall not exceed $10,000,000.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural cooperative development grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1932">7 U.S.C. 1932</ref>), $27,600,000, of which $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $16,000,000, to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/73">136 STAT. 73</page> remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/107/171/s6402">section 6402 of Public Law 107–171</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural microentrepreneur assistance program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3f676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (U.S.C. 2008s), $150,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce3f677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of grants, $6,500,000 under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s</ref>).</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural energy for america program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</ref>), $12,920,000: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce3f678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote><proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">healthy food financing initiative</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6953">7 U.S.C. 6953</ref>), as added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce41d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote>That such costs of loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Utilities Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural water and waste disposal program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce46baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as follows: $1,400,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for guaranteed loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce46bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $653,307,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/74">136 STAT. 74</page> of such Act, and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $70,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/105/83/s325">section 325 of Public Law 105–83</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce46bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote> That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/105/83/s325">section 325 of Public Law 105–83</ref> for training and technical assistance programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce46bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed $37,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $20,762,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for solid waste management grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s918a">7 U.S.C. 918a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s918a">7 U.S.C. 918a</ref>) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading.</proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/75">136 STAT. 75</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce492be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s904">7 U.S.C. 904</ref>, 935, 936, and 940g) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sections 4(c), 305(d)(2), 306, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c) and 4(c)(2), of that Act, rural direct electric loans, $6,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, $750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, design and engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce492bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s935/d/2">7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)</ref>), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $2,070,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce492c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $11,500,000 to remain available until expended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107a">7 U.S.C. 8107a</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the energy efficiency measures supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce492c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce4e0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950aaa/etseq">7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.</ref>, $62,510,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $2,510,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce4e0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That funding provided under this heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce4e0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sections 601 and 602 of the Rural Electrification Act, $2,272,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce4e0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the broadband loan and grant pilot program established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/76">136 STAT. 76</page> Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s901/etseq">7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</ref>), $436,605,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $36,604,792 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce4e0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950bb/a">7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)</ref>) for the purposes of carrying out such pilot program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the cost of direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That at least 90 percent of the households to be served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to broadband: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of such pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as twenty-five megabytes per second downstream and three megabytes per second upstream: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the extent possible, projects receiving funds provided under the pilot program must build out service to at least one hundred megabytes per second downstream, and twenty megabytes per second upstream: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That an entity to which a loan or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service area by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum service threshold: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than four percent of the funds made available in this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot program and up to three percent of funds made available in this paragraph may be available for technical assistance and pre-development planning activities to support the most rural communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Rural Utilities Service is directed to expedite program delivery methods that would implement this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce4e0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area assessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950cc">7 U.S.C. 950cc</ref>).</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce4e0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950bb–3">7 U.S.C. 950bb–3</ref>.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,327,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/77">136 STAT. 77</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Food and Nutrition Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">child nutrition programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1751/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1771/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</ref>), except sections 17 and 21; $26,883,922,000 to remain available through September 30, 2023, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</ref>), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount available, $18,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1771/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $15,607,000 shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $12,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769/g">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769/g/3/c">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)</ref>), the total grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal year 2022 shall not exceed $500,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $30,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $45,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out activities authorized under subsections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769b–1/a/2">42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(2)</ref> and (e)(2)): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount available, $6,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023 to carry out section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1793">42 U.S.C. 1793</ref>), of which $2,000,000 shall be for grants under such section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769g/d">42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2010 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2010 through 2023</quotedText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1758/h/3">42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2022</quotedText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1758/h/4">42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2022</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/78">136 STAT. 78</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic)</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>), $6,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786/h/10">42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)</ref>), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce55619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce5561a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s246.12/g/6">7 CFR 246.12(g)(6)</ref> at the request of a State agency.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">supplemental nutrition assistance program</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce5a43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011/etseq">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</ref>), $140,440,868,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be used to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s4003/b">section 4003(b) of Public Law 115–334</ref> relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce5a43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Workfare requirements.</p></sidenote> That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1183A">8 U.S.C. 1183A</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce5a43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce5a43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce5a43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/79">136 STAT. 79</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">commodity assistance program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c">7 U.S.C. 612c note</ref>); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/188">Public Law 108–188</ref>); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $440,070,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2022 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2036/a">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)</ref>), the Secretary may use up to 20 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nutrition programs administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $170,133,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/107/171/s4404">section 4404 of Public Law 107–171</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/110/246/s4401">section 4401 of Public Law 110–246</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $908,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of codex alimentarius</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, $4,841,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/80">136 STAT. 80</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Foreign Agricultural Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1766">7 U.S.C. 1766</ref>), $228,644,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023, for overseas operations to include the payment of locally employed staff: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce5f260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1737">7 U.S.C. 1737</ref>) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for International Development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">food for peace title ii grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,740,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce61971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1736o–1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1</ref>), $237,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce61972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, not more than 10 percent, but not less than $23,700,000, shall remain available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1736o–1/a/2">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)</ref>).</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/81">136 STAT. 81</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,063,000, to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses”.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Health and Human Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">food and drug administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce68ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/92/313">Public Law 92–313</ref> for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/255">Public Law 114–255</ref>); for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/107/188/s521">section 521 of Public Law 107–188</ref>; $6,095,882,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,200,129,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h">21 U.S.C. 379h</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $243,473,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j">21 U.S.C. 379j</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $539,656,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42">21 U.S.C. 379j–42</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $40,040,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52">21 U.S.C. 379j–52</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $31,641,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–12">21 U.S.C. 379j–12</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $24,798,000 shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–21">21 U.S.C. 379j–21</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387s">21 U.S.C. 387s</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/82">136 STAT. 82</page> expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2022 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug assessments for fiscal year 2022, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2022 but credited for fiscal year 2022, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2022 limitations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2022 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2023, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2023 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2022 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $1,133,176,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported seafood; (2) $2,115,017,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $8,500,000 shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain available until expended; (3) $456,882,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $254,255,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $628,639,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $70,348,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $679,944,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) $192,691,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $53,832,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) $235,691,000 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $329,239,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce6b5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the administration of, section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379dd/n">21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)</ref>) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities and shall not exceed $2,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts that are  made  available  under  this  heading  for  “other  activities”,  and </proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/83">136 STAT. 83</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce6b5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General” for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds may be<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce6b5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce6b5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, mammography<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce6b5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s263b">42 U.S.C. 263b</ref>, export certification user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s381">21 U.S.C. 381</ref>, priority review user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n">21 U.S.C. 360n</ref> and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–31">21 U.S.C. 379j–31</ref>, outsourcing facility fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–62">21 U.S.C. 379j–62</ref>, prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s353/e/3">21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3)</ref>, third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360eee–3/c/1">21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1)</ref>, third-party auditor fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s384d/c/8">21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8)</ref>, medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–4a">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a</ref>, and fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–72">21 U.S.C. 379j–72</ref> shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $12,788,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fda innovation account, cures act</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce6dcc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes under the heading “<headingText>Salaries and Expenses</headingText>”, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for “Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses” solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce6dcca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/84">136 STAT. 84</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commodity Futures Trading Commission</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce703db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.</ref>), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $320,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which not less than $4,017,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding the limitations in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1553">31 U.S.C. 1553</ref>, amounts provided under this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any lease obligations that should have been recorded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1552">31 U.S.C. 1552</ref>, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been established for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid obligations.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce703dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for move, replication, and related costs associated with replacement leases for the Commission’s facilities, not to exceed $62,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Credit Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ce72aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $84,200,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t12/s2249">12 U.S.C. 2249</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce72aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s2128/b/2/A/i">12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)</ref>), the Farm Credit Administration may exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the application of the limitation provided in that clause of export loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner other than described in subclause (II) of the clause.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/85">136 STAT. 85</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions and transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="701"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 701. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary may use any appropriations made available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2022 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year 2018: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce72aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, prior to purchasing additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce72af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce72af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce72af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 30 days of the notification.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="702"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 702.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce77913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce77914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and administrative information technology services, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department’s National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 716 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or from the National Finance Center prior to written notification to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the requirements of section 716 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the National Finance Center Information Technology Services Division personnel and data center management responsibilities, and control of any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/86">136 STAT. 86</page> functions, missions, and systems for current and future human resources management and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall remain in the National Finance Center and under the management responsibility and administrative control of the National Finance Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to existing and new Departments and other government agencies National Finance Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll, financial management, and human capital shared services and allow the National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared services provided by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of financial, administrative, and information technology services, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce77915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That the limitations on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="703"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 703. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="704"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 704.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce7a026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="705"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 705. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="706"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 706.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce7c737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce7c738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive <page identifier="/us/stat/136/87">136 STAT. 87</page> Information Technology Investment Review Board:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce7c739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11319">section 11319 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement accompanying <ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref>.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="707"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 707. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1524/b">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)</ref>) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="708"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 708. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="709"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 709.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1ce7ee4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for information technology expenses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ce7ee4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for information technology expenses.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="710"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 710. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="711"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 711. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1ce8155c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</ref>) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce8155d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s714i">15 U.S.C. 714i</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce8155e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/88">136 STAT. 88</page> of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="712"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 712. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="713"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 713.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1ce83c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce83c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ce83c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="714"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 714. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/110/246/s14222/b">subsection (b) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c–6">7 U.S.C. 612c–6</ref>; in this section referred to as “section 14222”), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</ref>; in this section referred to as “section 32”) in excess of $1,391,211,000 (exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000; Administration of section 32 Commodity Purchases—$36,810,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce83c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce83c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That, of the total funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2022, such unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2023 and shall remain available until expended for any of the purposes of section 32, except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, with the exception of any available carryover funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 32.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="715"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 715. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President’s budget submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2023 appropriations Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/89">136 STAT. 89</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="716"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 716.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce86384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce86385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce86386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1ce926d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2257">7 U.S.C. 2257</ref>) or <ref href="/us/pl/89/106/s8">section 8 of Public Law 89–106</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2263">7 U.S.C. 2263</ref>), that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>relocates an office or employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1ce926de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ce926df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>augments existing programs, projects, or activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1ce926e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ce926e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ce926e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/90">136 STAT. 90</page> that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ce926e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1ce926e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ce926ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="717"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 717.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce926eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1932/g/5">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)</ref>), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="718"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 718. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="719"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 719.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce94dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">News stories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce94dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="720"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 720.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce94dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce94dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="721"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 721.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce94e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce94e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit <page identifier="/us/stat/136/91">136 STAT. 91</page> Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="722"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 722. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for the supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>), $621,672,000 are hereby rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="723"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 723.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance for Rural Development programs the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="724"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 724.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="725"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 725.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce97518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2235a">7 U.S.C. 2235a</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/107/76">Public Law 107–76</ref>) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of Departmental financial management, information technology, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture.</proviso></content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="726"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 726. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the “variety” requirements of the final rule entitled “Enhancing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)” published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (<ref href="/us/fr/81/90675">81 Fed. Reg. 90675</ref>) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the definition of the term “<term>variety</term>” as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s278.1/b/1/ii/C">section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and “variety” as applied in the definition of the term “<term>staple food</term>” as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s271.2">section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, to increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category so that the total number of such items in each staple food category exceeds the number of such items in each staple food category included in the final rule as published on December 15, 2016: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce99c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce99c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> That until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/92">136 STAT. 92</page> stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="727"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 727. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1472">42 U.S.C. 1472</ref>), the Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490p–2">42 U.S.C. 1490p–2</ref>) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="728"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 728. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be available for the United States Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref> after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="729"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 729. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to carry out the final rule promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration and put into effect November 16, 2015, in regards to the hazard analysis and risk-based preventive control requirements of the current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for animals rule with respect to the regulation of the production, distribution, sale, or receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic beverage production process.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="730"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 730.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ce9c33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s190">6 USC 190 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility shall be transferred this or any fiscal year hereafter without reimbursement from the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Secretary of Agriculture.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="731"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 731.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cea115c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of Agriculture shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea115d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cea115e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cea115f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>veterinary control and oversight;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>disease history and vaccination practices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>livestock demographics and traceability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>epidemiological separation from potential sources of infection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>surveillance practices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>emergency preparedness and response; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cea1167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cea1168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cea1169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>promptly make publicly available the final reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cea116a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cea116b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under its international trade agreements.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="732"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 732. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="733"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 733. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur any expense related to the issuance of licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2133">7 U.S.C. 2133</ref>), or the renewal of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell Random Source dogs and cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or testing.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="734"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 734.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cea387c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iron and steel products.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1ceaadad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1ceaadae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>No Federal funds made available for this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural <page identifier="/us/stat/136/93">136 STAT. 93</page> Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1926/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.</ref>) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>iron and steel products</term>” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) or the designee of the Secretary finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ceaadb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ceaadb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ceaadb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Secretary or the designee concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for “Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account” for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection if the plans and specifications have received required approvals from State agencies prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ceaadbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the terms “United States” and “State” shall include each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian Tribe.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="735"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 735.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceaadc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="736"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 736. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the total amounts made available by this Act for direct loans and grants under the following headings: “Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account”; “Rural Housing Service—Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants”; “Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/94">136 STAT. 94</page> Grants”; “Rural Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program Account”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Business Program Account”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Cooperative Development Grants”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program”; “Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account”; “Rural Utilities Service—Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account”; and “Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program”, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under this section, including, notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, any county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 percent: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cead4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or possession of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cead4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That with respect to specific activities for which program levels have been made available by this Act that are not supported by budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="737"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 737.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceafbe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human embryos.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/i">21 U.S.C. 355(i)</ref>) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/a/3">42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)</ref>) in research in which a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="738"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 738. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” and published on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="739"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 739. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for a pilot program for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="740"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 740.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceafbe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceafbe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">School breakfast.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For school years 2021–2022 and 2022–2023, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce the matter following the first comma in the second sentence of footnote (c) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s220.8/c">section 220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, with respect to the substitution of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="741"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 741. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1ceb22f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/95">136 STAT. 95</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ceb22f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5940">7 U.S.C. 5940</ref>), subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ceb22f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb22fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hemp and hemp seeds.</p></sidenote><content>to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or Subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside the State in which the hemp is grown or cultivated.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="742"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 742. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants under <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12502">section 12502 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="743"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 743. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s3307">section 3307 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="744"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 744.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb4a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7632/g">7 U.S.C. 7632(g)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="745"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 745.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb4a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to provide technical assistance, including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas where the Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit housing organizations and public housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time as determined by the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="746"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 746. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s4208">section 4208 of Public Law 115–334</ref>, including for project locations in additional regions and timely completion of required reporting to Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="747"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 747. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000 to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12301">section 12301 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="748"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 748.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb711d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Water.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb711e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb711f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="749"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 749.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb7120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="750"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 750.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb7121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance inspection.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In this fiscal year, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, ARS facilities as described in the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/96">136 STAT. 96</page> Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare” (16–6100–0103–MU Revision 16–1) shall be inspected by APHIS for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and its regulations and standards.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="751"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 751.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb7122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Poultry and poultry products.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb7123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1751/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>), the Child and Adult Care Food Program under section 17 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1766">42 U.S.C. 1766</ref>), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1761">42 U.S.C. 1761</ref>), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1771/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="752"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 752.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb9834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb9835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb9836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">School lunches.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For school year 2022–2023, only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of December 31, 2021, shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1760/p">42 U.S.C. 1760(p)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="753"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 753. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term operations and financial health by providing technical assistance through analysis of current hospital management practices.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="754"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 754. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceb9837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any funds made available by this or any other Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5921/g/2">7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)</ref>), as amended, shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment research: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may transfer such funds among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for purposes of making such grants.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="755"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 755.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cebbf48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 313(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s940c/b">7 U.S.C. 940c(b)</ref>), shall be applied for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter until the specified funding has been expended as if the following were inserted after the final period in subsection (b)(2): “In addition, the Secretary shall use $425,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2019 for an additional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/s779">section 779 of Public Law 115–141</ref>, shall use $255,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2020 for an additional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/s779">section 779 of Public Law 115–141</ref>, shall use $104,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2021 for an additional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/s779">section 779 of Public Law 115–141</ref>, and shall use $50,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2022 for an additional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/s779">section 779 of Public Law 115–141</ref>.”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any use of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 716 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dA/s775/b">section 775(b) of division A of Public Law 116–260</ref> shall no longer apply.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="756"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 756. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/97">136 STAT. 97</page> Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5925/g">7 U.S.C. 5925(g)</ref>(4(B)) as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s7209">section 7209 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="757"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 757. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities”, $1,000,000, to develop a public-private cooperative framework based on open data standards for neutral data repository solutions to preserve and share the big data generated by technological advancements in the agriculture industry and for the preservation and curation of data in collaboration with land-grant universities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="758"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 758. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move any staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within the Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation affirming such move.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="759"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 759. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</ref>), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2203">16 U.S.C. 2203</ref>) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3851/a/1">16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)</ref>), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="760"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 760. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In administering the pilot program established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>), the Secretary of Agriculture may, for purposes of determining entities eligible to receive assistance, consider those communities which are “Areas Rural in Character”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program</headingText>” for the purposes of the pilot program established by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/s779">section 779 of Public Law 115–141</ref> may be used for this purpose.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="761"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 761. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $24,525,000 for the Goodfellow Federal facility, to remain available until expended, of which $12,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Office of the Chief Information Officer”, and of which $12,525,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Food Safety and Inspection Service”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="762"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 762. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cec0d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec0d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s603">21 U.S.C. 603</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec0d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1901">7 U.S.C. 1901 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/104/127">Public Law 104–127</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec0d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to implement or enforce <ref href="/us/cfr/t9/s352.19">section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="763"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 763. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities”, $300,000, for the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics to convene a blue-ribbon panel for the purpose of evaluating the overall structure of research and education through the public and land-grant universities, including 1890 Institutions, to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/98">136 STAT. 98</page> define a new architecture that can better integrate, coordinate, and assess economic impact of the collective work of these institutions.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="764"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 764. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for a competitive grant to an institution in the land-grant university system to establish a Farm of the Future testbed and demonstration site.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="765"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 765. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1cec347d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 788(b) of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec347e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2146a">7 USC 2146a</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cec5b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec5b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec5b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec5b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>hereafter, make publicly available via searchable database, in their entirety without redactions except signatures, the following records:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec5b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>all final Animal Welfare Act inspection reports, including all reports documenting all Animal Welfare Act violations and non-compliances observed by USDA officials and all animal inventories for the current year and the preceding three years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec5b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec5b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>all final Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement records for the current year and the preceding three years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec5b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>all reports or other materials documenting any violations and non-compliances observed by USDA officials for the current year and the preceding three years; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cec5b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>within six months of receipt by the agency, all final Animal Welfare Act research facility annual reports, including their attachments with appropriate redactions made for confidential business information that USDA could withhold under FOIA Exemption 4.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="766"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 766.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec82a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Electronic records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s353/b/1">21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)</ref>), to be distributed to such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="767"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 767.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec82a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vermont.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to establish a National Farm to School Institute to provide technical and practical assistance to Farm to School programs across the country and shall be located at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, VT.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="768"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 768.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec82aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cec82ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fish and fishing.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1cec82ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall, not later than September 30, 2022, and following the review required under Executive Order No. 12866 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s601">5 U.S.C. 601 note</ref>; relating to regulatory planning and review), issue advice revising the advice provided in the notice of availability entitled “Advice About Eating Fish, From the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability” (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6571">82 Fed. Reg. 6571</ref> (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is consistent with nutrition science recognized by the Food and Drug Administration on the net effects of seafood consumption.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/99">136 STAT. 99</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="769"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 769.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceca9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1310">16 U.S.C. 1310</ref>, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1301–1311">16 U.S.C. 1301–1311</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="770"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 770.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceca9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2022, an amount of funds made available in title III under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated under such headings for REAP Zones.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="771"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 771. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s2103">section 2103 of Public Law 115–334</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall prioritize the wetland compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="772"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 772.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceca9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Genetic engineering.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include the words “genetically engineered” prior to the existing acceptable market name.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="773"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 773. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 9(i)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2018/i/2">7 U.S.C. 2018(i)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="774"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 774. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to carry out the duties of the working group established under section 770 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/89">133 Stat. 89</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="775"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 775.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cecd0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a pilot program for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to provide grants to State departments of agriculture and forestry commissions in states identified in the final environmental assessment published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/59735">85 Fed. Reg. 59735</ref>), to combat and treat cogongrass through established cogongrass control programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cecd0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Not to exceed 2 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be available for necessary costs of grant administration.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="776"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 776.</inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 764(d)(3)(B) of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dN">division N of Public Law 116–260</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cecf7e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s473">21 USC 473</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fiscal year 2021</quotedText>” and before the final period.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="777"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 777. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 6402(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1632b/f">7 U.S.C. 1632b(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 210A(d)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 210A(d)(5)(D)</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="778"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 778.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cecf7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2204b–4">7 USC 2204b–4</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For an additional amount for the Office of the Secretary, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, to establish an Institute for Rural Partnerships: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall establish a grant program and distribute the funds to three <page identifier="/us/stat/136/100">136 STAT. 100</page> geographically diverse established land-grant universities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Institute for Rural Partnerships shall dedicate resources to researching the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas, and develop community partnerships to address such challenges: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That administrative or other fees shall not exceed one percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cecf7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That such partnership shall coordinate and publish an annual report.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="779"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 779.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cecf7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1632e">7 USC 1632e</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for a Cattle Contracts Library pilot program that the Agricultural Marketing Service shall develop and maintain within the Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cecf7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>This program shall be similar, as determined by the Secretary, to the swine contract library the U.S. Department of Agriculture currently maintains pursuant to section 222 of the Packers and Stockyards Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s198a">7 U.S.C. 198a</ref>). The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this section shall be made without regard to: (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5; and (2) chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="780"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 780. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for costs associated with the establishment of an Institute of Rural Partnership, located at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="781"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 781. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge establishments subject to the inspection requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s451/etseq">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</ref>, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s601">21 U.S.C. 601</ref> et seq, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1031/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.</ref>, for the cost of inspection services provided outside of an establishment’s approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services provided on Federal holidays: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any sums charged pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/135/242">135 Stat. 242</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sums received by the Secretary under this paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, remain available until expended to the Secretary without further appropriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated with FSIS inspections.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="782"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 782. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations made available under the heading “<headingText>Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account</headingText>”, $90,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="783"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 783. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations made available under the heading “<headingText>Agriculture Buildings and Facilities</headingText>”, $73,400,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="784"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 784.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ced4607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1ced4608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Designation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The Federal building located at 1636 East Alisal Street, Salinas, California, shall be known and designated as the “Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and Protection Research Center”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ced4609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and Protection Research Center”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="785"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 785. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For necessary expenses for salary and related costs associated with Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Services <page identifier="/us/stat/136/101">136 STAT. 101</page> activities pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s136a/6">21 U.S.C. 136a(6)</ref>, and in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to offset the loss resulting from the coronavirus pandemic of quarantine and inspection fees collected pursuant to sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s136">21 U.S.C. 136</ref>, 136a): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available in this section shall be treated as funds collected by fees authorized under sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s136">21 U.S.C. 136</ref>, 136a) for purposes of section 421(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s231/f">6 U.S.C. 231(f)</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="786"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 786. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1ced942a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The matter under the heading “<headingText>Department of Agriculture—Rural Development Programs—Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tI">title I of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ced942b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1352">135 Stat. 1352</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ced942c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the eighth proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>electric cooperatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pole owners</quotedText>” and;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ced942d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the ninth proviso, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma after “<quotedText>Corporations</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1ced942e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="787"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 787. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1ced942f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary shall use funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)</headingText>” to increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for women and children participants to an amount recommended by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for inflation.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION B—

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ced9432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Trade Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cede253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining business investment in the United States, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/102">136 STAT. 102</page> United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40118">section 40118 of title 49, United States Code</ref>; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2672">section 2672 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; not to exceed $325,000 for purchase of armored vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $570,000,000, of which $80,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $11,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cede254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cede255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2455/f">22 U.S.C. 2455(f)</ref> and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Industry and Security</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2672">section 2672 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; <ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/2208">132 Stat. 2208</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4801/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.</ref>), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (<ref href="/us/stat/40/223">40 Stat. 223</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s401/b">22 U.S.C. 401(b)</ref>); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $141,000,000, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/103">136 STAT. 103</page> of which $52,410,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cee0966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2455/f">22 U.S.C. 2455(f)</ref> and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cee0967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic Development Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic development assistance programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722">15 U.S.C. 3722</ref> and 3723), as amended, $330,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $45,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27 and $2,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 28: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $43,500,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided under this heading may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976; title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722">15 U.S.C. 3722</ref> and 3723), as amended; and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Minority Business Development Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">minority business development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprises, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or private organizations, $55,000,000, of which not more than $18,000,000 shall be available for overhead expenses, including salaries and expenses, rent, utilities, and information technology services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/104">136 STAT. 104</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic and Statistical Analysis</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $116,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of the Census</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">current surveys and programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $300,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">periodic censuses and programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,054,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That within the amounts appropriated, $3,556,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the Census.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Telecommunications and Information Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cee7e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535/d">31 U.S.C. 1535(d)</ref>, the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/105">136 STAT. 105</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Patent and Trademark Office</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,058,410,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That during fiscal year 2022, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $4,058,410,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any amount received in excess of $4,058,410,000 in fiscal year 2022 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ceeccb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote>That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office “Salaries and Expenses” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the budget of the President submitted for fiscal year 2023 under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall include within amounts provided under this heading for necessary expenses of the USPTO any increases that are expected to result from an increase promulgated through rule or regulation in offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law in either fiscal year 2022 or fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2022 for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in fiscal year 2022 from the amounts made available for “Salaries and Expenses” for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8334/a">section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/106">136 STAT. 106</page> of those accounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t35/s42/c">section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/29">Public Law 112–29</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institute of Standards and Technology</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">scientific and technical research and services</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $850,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the “Working Capital Fund”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $37,598,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph “NIST External Projects” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">industrial technology services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $174,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $158,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $16,500,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction of research facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278c–278e">15 U.S.C. 278c–278e</ref>), $205,563,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $125,563,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph “NIST Extramural Construction” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to one percent of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/107">136 STAT. 107</page> amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may be used for the administrative costs of such projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef1ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef41eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef41ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef41ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1513b">15 USC 1513b note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials for fiscal year 2023 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations, research, and facilities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot programs for State-led fisheries management, notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,157,311,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition, $243,532,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled “Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries”, which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Observers and Training; Fisheries Management Programs and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $67,867,000 shall be for payment to the “Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the $4,423,843,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $4,157,311,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $243,532,000 is provided by transfer, and $23,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $84,354,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph “NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA Special Projects” in the explanatory statement described in section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/108">136 STAT. 108</page> 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $750,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to National Weather Service operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch55">10 U.S.C. ch. 55</ref>), such sums as may be necessary.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, acquisition and construction</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,672,689,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, except that funds provided for acquisition and construction of vessels and aircraft, and construction of facilities shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the $1,685,689,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $1,672,689,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef900e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef900f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cef9010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1513a">15 USC 1513a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials for fiscal year 2023 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, within the amounts appropriated, $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite and vessel procurement, acquisition and construction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">pacific coastal salmon recovery</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cefb721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cefb722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cefb723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cefb724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote>That, of the funds provided herein, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/109">136 STAT. 109</page> the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fishermen’s contingency fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/95/372/tIV">title IV of Public Law 95–372</ref>, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fisheries finance program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2022, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $80,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cefde35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cefde36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That no employee of the Department of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce for more than 180 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary and expenses of the employee for the entire period of assignment using funds provided under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available to the Department of Commerce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 508 of this or any prior Act to the account funded under this heading, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances that threaten life or property.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">renovation and modernization</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,100,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/110">136 STAT. 110</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nonrecurring expenses fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for technology modernization projects and cybersecurity risk mitigation of the Department of Commerce, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which up to $20,000,000 shall be available for a business application system modernization: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this heading are in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf00547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf00548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That any unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/116/93/dB/tI/s111">section 111 of title I of division B of Public Law 116–93</ref>, may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $35,783,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 6413 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/96">Public Law 112–96</ref>), an additional $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from the Public Safety Trust Fund for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Commerce</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf00549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1514">15 U.S.C. 1514</ref>), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3324">31 U.S.C. 3324</ref>, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343">31 U.S.C. 1343</ref> and 1344; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf02c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf02c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided <page identifier="/us/stat/136/111">136 STAT. 111</page> for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf02c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Incorporation by reference.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf02c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf02c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s878a">33 USC 878a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/55">Public Law 112–55</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/113/6/dB/tI/s105">section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6</ref>, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the life cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Program is $6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost for the Space Weather Follow On Program is $692,800,000.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf0536f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf05370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child pornography.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf05371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian Tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf07a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf07a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fee.</p></sidenote>still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf07a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf07a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis <page identifier="/us/stat/136/112">136 STAT. 112</page> from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading “<headingText>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities</headingText>” and shall remain available until September 30, 2023, for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for which such amounts have been made available.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts provided by this Act for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the heading “<headingText>National Institute of Standards and Technology—Industrial Technology Services</headingText>” shall not be subject to cost share requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k/e/2">15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(2)</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the authority made available pursuant to this section shall be elective, in whole or in part, for any Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center that also receives funding from a State that is conditioned upon the application of a Federal cost sharing requirement.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf0a196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cf0c8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf0c8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in whole or in part, the matching requirements under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1455">16 U.S.C. 1455</ref>, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operations, Research, and Facilities</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</headingText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf0c8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>up to 50 percent of the matching requirements under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1455">16 U.S.C. 1455</ref>, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading “<headingText>Procurement, Acquisition and Construction</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x1cf0c8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/113">136 STAT. 113</page></p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf0c8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $127,794,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">justice information sharing technology</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $38,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Office for Immigration Review</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $760,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the “Immigration Examinations Fee” account, and of which not less than $24,000,000 shall be available for services and activities provided by the Legal Orientation Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $50,000,000 of the total amount made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $118,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Parole Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $14,238,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf116cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Term extension.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/114">136 STAT. 114</page> other provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been appointed.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Legal Activities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, general legal activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf13ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $1,000,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for litigation support contracts and information technology projects, including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to the Criminal Division for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf13dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to “Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities” from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf13ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s10305">52 U.S.C. 10305</ref>) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf13de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, $19,000,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, antitrust division</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $192,776,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf163f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/115">136 STAT. 115</page> Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $138,000,000 in fiscal year 2022), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $54,776,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, united states attorneys</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $2,419,868,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf163f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human trafficking.</p></sidenote> That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states trustee system fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $239,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits of discretionary offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s589a">section 589a of title 28, United States Code</ref> (as limited by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s589a/f/2">section 589a(f)(2) of title 28, United States Code</ref>), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the extent that fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in fiscal year 2022, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed $239,000,000, those excess amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2022, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at $413,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $2,434,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/116">136 STAT. 116</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fees and expenses of witnesses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $25,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, community relations service</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $21,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf1b213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assets forfeiture fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s524/c/1">section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Marshals Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,580,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/117">136 STAT. 117</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal prisoner detention</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4013">section 4013 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, $2,123,015,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered “funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance” pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4013/b">section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Security Division</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $120,681,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf20034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Interagency Law Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">interagency crime and drug enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, $550,458,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Bureau of Investigation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $10,136,295,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/118">136 STAT. 118</page> $284,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification, and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $632,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Drug Enforcement Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s530C">section 530C of title 28, United States Code</ref>; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,421,522,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/106/310/s3672">section 3672 of Public Law 106–310</ref>, up to $10,000,000 may be used to reimburse States, units of local government, Indian Tribal Governments, other public entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean up and safely dispose of substances associated with clandestine methamphetamine laboratories, conversion and extraction operations, tableting operations, or laboratories and processing operations for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances which may present a danger to public health or the environment.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,531,071,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s924/d/2">section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925/c">section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/119">136 STAT. 119</page> by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925/c">section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Prison System</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $7,865,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf29c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s250a">42 USC 250a</ref>.</p></sidenote><i>further</i>, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf29c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf29c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended for necessary operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf29c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $235,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $176,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to construction of new facilities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That labor of United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/120">136 STAT. 120</page> States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal prison industries, incorporated</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf2c389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State and Local Law Enforcement Activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office on Violence Against Women</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">violence against women prevention and prosecution programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf3d4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.</ref>) (“the 1968 Act”); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>) (“the 1994 Act”); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>) (“the 1990 Act”); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</ref>); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.</ref>) (“the 1974 Act”); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</ref>) (“the 2000 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/22">Public Law 114–22</ref>) (“the 2015 Act”); and the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/392">Public Law 115–392</ref>); and for related victims services, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/121">136 STAT. 121</page> $575,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $575,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for obligation in this Act from the Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/chXIV/s1402">section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 U.S.C. 20101</ref>), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the amounts otherwise made available under this heading: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount provided—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$217,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$43,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research, evaluation, and statistics of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to “Research, Evaluation and Statistics” for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$15,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence, of which $3,000,000 is to engage men and youth in preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf3d4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$55,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative and up to $4,000,000 is for a domestic violence lethality reduction initiative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$54,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$48,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$22,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act and notwithstanding the restrictions of section 304(a)(2) of such Act, of which $11,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal colleges;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/122">136 STAT. 122</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$50,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$7,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$20,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$7,500,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may be transferred to “Research, Evaluation and Statistics” for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>$500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$5,500,000 is for grants to assist Tribal Governments in exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf3d50c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d50d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized under the 2015 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d50e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>$11,000,000 is for a grant program to support restorative justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including evaluations of those responses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf3d50f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act, and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), shall apply to this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>$10,000,000 is for culturally specific services for victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005 Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf3d511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>$3,000,000 is for an initiative to support cross-designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf3d512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Justice Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research, evaluation and statistics</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf42333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>) (“the 1994 Act”); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (“the 1974 Act”); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/123">136 STAT. 123</page> (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11291/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.</ref>); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</ref>) (“the PROTECT Act”); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/199">Public Law 110–199</ref>); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Public Law 109–248</ref>) (“the Adam Walsh Act”); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/401">Public Law 110–401</ref>); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>) (“the 2002 Act”); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/79">Public Law 108–79</ref>) (“PREA”); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/180">Public Law 110–180</ref>); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>); the First Step Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>); and other programs, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf42334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$40,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf42335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$30,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle C of title II of the 2002 Act, and for activities authorized by or consistent with the First Step Act of 2018, of which $1,500,000 is for a feasibility study to create a system to monitor abuse in youth-serving organizations.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and local law enforcement assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf64616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>) (“the 1994 Act”); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/pl/90/351">Public Law 90–351</ref>) (“the 1968 Act”); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>) (“the 1990 Act”); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/164">Public Law 109–164</ref>); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Public Law 109–248</ref>) (“the Adam Walsh Act”); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</ref>); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/180">Public Law 110–180</ref>); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>) (“the 2002 Act”); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/79">Public Law 108–79</ref>); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/199">Public Law 110–199</ref>); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/403">Public Law 110–403</ref>); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/416">Public Law 110–416</ref>); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Comprehensive <page identifier="/us/stat/136/124">136 STAT. 124</page> Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>) (“CARA”); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/324">Public Law 114–324</ref>); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dQ">division Q of Public Law 115–141</ref>) (“Kevin and Avonte’s Law”); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tIII">title III of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>) (“the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act”); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>) (“the STOP School Violence Act”); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tVI">title VI of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>); the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/185">Public Law 115–185</ref>); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>); the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>); the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/401">Public Law 115–401</ref>); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/277">Public Law 116–277</ref>); the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30507">34 U.S.C. 30507</ref>) and other programs, $2,213,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>$674,500,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$2,400,000 is for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6461a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$10,000,000 is for a grant program for State and local law enforcement to provide officer training on responding to individuals with mental illness or disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6461b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$4,000,000 is for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/110/315/s952">section 952 of Public Law 110–315</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6461c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/79">Public Law 108–79</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6461d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as amended by Kevin and Avonte’s Law;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6461e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$20,000,000 is for grants authorized under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/185">Public Law 115–185</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6461f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>$12,000,000 is for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/108/405/s426">section 426 of Public Law 108–405</ref>, and for grants for wrongful conviction review;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>$3,000,000 is for a national center on restorative justice;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for the purposes of the Ashanti Alert Communications Network as authorized under the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/401">Public Law 115–401</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>$3,500,000 is for a grant program to replicate family-based alternative sentencing pilot programs;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/125">136 STAT. 125</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>$2,000,000 is for a grant program to support child advocacy training in post-secondary education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>$8,000,000 is for a rural violent crime initiative, including assistance for law enforcement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for grants authorized under the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/277">Public Law 116–277</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>$4,000,000 is for a drug data research center to combat opioid abuse;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>$1,500,000 is for grants to accredited institutions of higher education to support forensic ballistics programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><content>$184,707,000 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, “Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants”, in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose;</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$234,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(I)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1231/I/5">8 U.S.C. 1231(I)(5)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6462a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$88,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/106/386/s107/b/2">section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386</ref>, for programs authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/109/164">Public Law 109–164</ref>, or programs authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6462b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$12,000,000 for a grant program to prevent and address economic, high technology, white collar, and Internet crime, including as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/110/403/s401">section 401 of Public Law 110–403</ref>, of which not less than $2,500,000 is for intellectual property enforcement grants including as authorized by section 401, and $2,000,000 is for grants to develop databases on Internet of Things device capabilities and to build and execute training modules for law enforcement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6462c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6462d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $1,500,000 shall be transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing, and evaluation programs;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6462e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf6462f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$95,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/180">Public Law 110–180</ref>) and Fix NICS Act of 2018;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/126">136 STAT. 126</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$33,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><chapeau>$151,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$120,000,000 is for the purposes authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/546">Public Law 106–546</ref>) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>, section 303);</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$15,000,000 for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf64634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$12,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>, section 412); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/108/405/s304">section 304 of Public Law 108–405</ref>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$50,000,000 for community-based grant programs to improve the response to sexual assault, including assistance for investigation and prosecution of related cold cases;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$14,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$50,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><chapeau>$115,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/199">Public Law 110–199</ref>) and by the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$8,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and Tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for children of incarcerated parents demonstration programs to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, of which no less than $500,000 shall be used for a project that provides training, technical assistance, and best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$10,000,000 is for a grant program for crisis stabilization and community reentry, as authorized by the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/281">Public Law 116–281</ref>):</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1cf66d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model and reentry housing;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/127">136 STAT. 127</page></proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><chapeau>$415,000,000 for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the following programs, which shall address opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders consistent with underlying program authorities, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$88,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$40,000,000 is for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/416">Public Law 110–416</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$40,000,000 is for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$29,000,000 is for a veterans treatment courts program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$33,000,000 is for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$185,000,000 is for a comprehensive opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse program;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$2,500,000 for a competitive grant program authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$82,000,000 for grants to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>$3,000,000 for grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses involving civil rights, authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/325">Public Law 114–325</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>$13,000,000 for grants to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate and prosecute hate crimes, as authorized by section 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>$5,000,000 for grants to support community-based approaches to advancing justice and reconciliation, facilitating dialogue between all parties, building local capacity, de-escalating community tensions, and preventing hate crimes through conflict resolution and community empowerment and education;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>$120,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-community relations, of which $35,000,000 is for a competitive matching grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law enforcement; $35,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction; and $50,000,000 is for a community violence intervention and prevention initiative; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf66d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>$5,000,000 for programs authorized under the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30507">34 U.S.C. 30507</ref>):</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1cf66d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform <page identifier="/us/stat/136/128">136 STAT. 128</page> non-administrative public sector safety service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in the spending plan submitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the Office of Justice Programs shall specifically and explicitly identify all changes in the administration of competitive grant programs for fiscal year 2022, including changes to applicant eligibility, priority areas or weightings, and the application review process.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">juvenile justice programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf7099e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (“the 1974 Act”); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11291/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.</ref>); the PROTECT Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</ref>); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>) (“the 1990 Act”); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Public Law 109–248</ref>) (“the Adam Walsh Act”); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/401">Public Law 110–401</ref>); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/324">Public Law 114–324</ref>); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/267">Public Law 115–267</ref>); the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/385">Public Law 115–385</ref>); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/chXIV">chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473</ref>) (“the 1984 Act”); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>); and other juvenile justice programs, $360,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7099f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$70,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$102,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>$49,500,000 for delinquency prevention, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$4,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent trafficking of girls;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$14,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated parents;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$4,500,000 shall be for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$12,000,000 shall be for an initiative relating to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and other substance use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$8,000,000 shall be for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for grants to protect vulnerable and at-risk youth;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$33,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/129">136 STAT. 129</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$99,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/401">Public Law 110–401</ref>) shall not apply for purposes of this Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$4,000,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf709ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1cf709ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public safety officer benefits</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until expended; and $30,000,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf730be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to “Public Safety Officer Benefits” from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Oriented Policing Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community oriented policing services programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf7a5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/37">Public Law 115–37</ref>); the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/113">Public Law 115–113</ref>) (“the LEMHW Act”); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>); and the Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/32">Public Law 116–32</ref>) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/130">136 STAT. 130</page> (“the STOIC Act”), $511,744,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7a5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$246,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10381">34 U.S.C. 10381</ref>) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (I) of such section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10384/c">34 U.S.C. 10384(c)</ref>), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $31,500,000 is for improving Tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph $42,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and merged with “Research, Evaluation, and Statistics” for administration by the Office of Justice Programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, no less than $3,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $8,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, mental health program activities, and other support services as authorized under the LEMHW Act and the STOIC Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10381">34 U.S.C. 10381</ref>);</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7a5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$11,000,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/199">Public Law 114–199</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7a5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$15,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf7a5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7a5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$35,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That these <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf7cd05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote>funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7cd06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7cd07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$40,000,000 is for community policing development activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10381">34 U.S.C. 10381</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/131">136 STAT. 131</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7cd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$111,744,000 is for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program, and related law enforcement and public safety equipment, which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, “Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects/ COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment”, in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grants funded by such amounts shall not be subject to section 1703 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10383">34 U.S.C. 10383</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Justice</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf7cd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf7cd0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf7f41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf7f41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cf7f41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this section shall not apply to the following—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7f41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>paragraph 1(Q) under the heading “<headingText>State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance</headingText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf7f41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>paragraph (7) under the heading “<headingText>Community Oriented Policing Services Programs</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf81b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high <page identifier="/us/stat/136/132">136 STAT. 132</page> security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf81b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1cf81b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cf81b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf81b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf84245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s545">section 545 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cf86956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Research, Evaluation and Statistics”, “State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance”, and “Juvenile Justice Programs”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf86957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>up to 2 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf86958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/133">136 STAT. 133</page> without regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1cf86959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(Q) under the heading “<headingText>State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance</headingText>”.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf8695a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf8695b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf8695c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cf8906d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2019 through 2022 for the following programs, waive the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf8906e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10631/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.</ref>), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10631/g/1">34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cf8906f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30305/c/3">34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)</ref>), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12109/a">34 U.S.C. 12109(a)</ref>) shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf89070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cf8b781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/102/140/tI">title I of Public Law 102–140</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/105/784">105 Stat. 784</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s527">28 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2022, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cf8de92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/102/140/tI">title I of Public Law 102–140</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/105/784">105 Stat. 784</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s527">28 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2022, and any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cf8de93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s524/c/8/E">section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2022, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under such authorities as have been enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts in prior fiscal years and the current fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf8de94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf8de95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1cf8de96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/134">136 STAT. 134</page> quarterly reports on the Crime Victims Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund, and the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall contain at least the same level of information and detail for each Fund as was provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in fiscal year 2021.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cf8de97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="III">TITLE III</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf8de98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Science Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SCIENCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Science and Technology Policy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.</ref>), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $6,652,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Space Council</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in carrying out the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/100/685/tV">title V of Public Law 100–685</ref> and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Space Council may accept personnel support from Federal agencies, departments, and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff without reimbursement to the National Space Council for purposes provided herein.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">science</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,614,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/135">136 STAT. 135</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">aeronautics</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $880,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">space technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space technology research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $227,000,000 shall be for RESTORE–L/SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $110,000,000 shall be for the development, production, and demonstration of a nuclear thermal propulsion system, of which $80,000,000 shall be for the design of a flight demonstration system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, not later than <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf953c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf953ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>180 days after the enactment of this Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide a plan for the design of a flight demonstration.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">exploration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $6,791,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not less than $1,406,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not less than $2,600,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simultaneously to be used to the maximum extent practicable, including for Earth to Moon missions and Moon landings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts provided for SLS, not less than $600,000,000 shall be for SLS Block 1B development <page identifier="/us/stat/136/136">136 STAT. 136</page> including the Exploration Upper Stage and associated systems including related facilitization, to support an SLS Block 1B mission available to launch in 2025 in addition to the planned Block 1 missions for Artemis I through Artemis III: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $590,000,000 shall be for Exploration Ground Systems and associated Block 1B activities, including up to $165,300,000 for a second mobile launch platform: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf9a1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf9a1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget profile.</p></sidenote>That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated system that includes the SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems that will ensure a crewed launch as early as possible, as well as a system-based funding profile for a sustained launch cadence that contemplates the use of an SLS Block 1B cargo variant with an 8.4 meter fairing and associated ground systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $2,195,000,000 shall be for exploration research and development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cf9a1ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 USC 20301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That acquisition of human-rated deep space exploration lunar and cislunar transportation and habitation capabilities, human-rated lunar terrain mobility capabilities, exploration mission rated suits, lunar communications and navigation capabilities, and their associated components, may be funded incrementally in fiscal year 2022 and thereafter.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">space operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities, including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,041,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engagement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $137,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $26,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $54,500,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/137">136 STAT. 137</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">safety, security and mission services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,020,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That if available balances in the “Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund” are not sufficient to provide for the grant disbursements required under the third and fourth provisos under such heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (<ref href="/us/pl/100/404">Public Law 100–404</ref>) as amended by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/327">Public Law 103–327</ref>) up to $1,000,000 shall be available from amounts made available under this heading to make such grant disbursements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $22,655,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>NASA Community Projects/NASA Special Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction and environmental compliance and restoration</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa171e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration, $410,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $55,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to the replacement of National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities that were subject to an emergency closure for life and safety issues in fiscal year 2020: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa171f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa1720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa1721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145">51 USC 20145 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2022 in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, T<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa1722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa1723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa1724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30103">51 USC 30103 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>hat each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145">section 20145 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/138">136 STAT. 138</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $45,300,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa6545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa6546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20144">51 USC 20144 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa6547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any funds transferred to “Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration” for construction activities shall not increase that account by more than 20 percent and any funds transferred to or within “Exploration” for Exploration Ground Systems shall not increase Exploration Ground Systems by more than $100,000,000. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa6548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under previous appropriations Acts that remains available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022 may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall retain its original availability and shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa6549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfa654a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote> spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the theme, program, project, and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa654b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is less, of the amounts made available in the current-year Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR) appropriation may be applied to CECR projects funded under previous years’ CECR appropriations. Use of current-year funds under this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/139">136 STAT. 139</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfa8c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the amounts made available in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement</headingText>” (“STEM Engagement”), up to $5,000,000 shall be available to jointly fund, with an additional amount of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made available in this Act under the headings “Science”, “Aeronautics”, “Space Technology”, “Exploration”, and “Space Operations”, projects and activities for engaging students in STEM and increasing STEM research capacities of universities, including Minority Serving Institutions.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Science Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and related activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>), and <ref href="/us/pl/86/209">Public Law 86–209</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1880/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.</ref>); services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,159,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which not to exceed $544,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">major research equipment and facilities construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>), including authorized travel, $249,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">education and human resources</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics, and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $1,006,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">agency operations and award management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>); services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard services; $400,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/140">136 STAT. 140</page> not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfada7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2022 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal year.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the national science board</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1863">42 U.S.C. 1863</ref>) and <ref href="/us/pl/86/209">Public Law 86–209</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1880/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.</ref>), $4,600,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $19,000,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfb018e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfb018f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the amounts provided for “Research and Related Activities”, up to $148,000,000 may be transferred to “Education and Human Resources” consistent with direction provided in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). The authority provided by this paragraph is in addition to the authority provided by the first paragraph under this heading.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfb0190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb0191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb0192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in advance of any planned divestment through transfer, decommissioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, structures, and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfb0193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Science Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/141">136 STAT. 141</page></p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission on Civil Rights</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $13,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals under Schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt213/sptC">subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref> exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb28a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote>That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1975a">42 U.S.C. 1975a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding the preceding proviso, $1,000,000 shall be used to separately fund the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cfb4fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/233">Public Law 110–233</ref>), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/325">Public Law 110–325</ref>), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/2">Public Law 111–2</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $31,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $420,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb4fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Workforce proposals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb4fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb4fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote>That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/142">136 STAT. 142</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Trade Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Legal Services Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the legal services corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $489,000,000, of which $448,750,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $5,500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $23,500,000 is for management and grants oversight; $4,500,000 is for client self-help and information technology; $4,750,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2996d/d">42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfb76c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—legal services corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of <ref href="/us/pl/105/119">Public Law 105–119</ref>, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2021 and 2022, respectively.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Marine Mammal Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1361/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</ref>), $4,200,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/143">136 STAT. 143</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the United States Trade Representative</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $56,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">trade enforcement trust fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities of the United States Trade Representative authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s4405">19 U.S.C. 4405</ref>), including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any transfer pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State Justice Institute</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10701/etseq">42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.</ref>) $7,200,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics, as authorized by section 11 of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/189">Public Law 116–189</ref>), $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfbebfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1cfbebfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/144">136 STAT. 144</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfbebfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504. </inline> </num><content class="inline">If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc130d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc130e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc130f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfc3a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc3a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t48">title 48, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfc3a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1cfc3a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfc3a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc3a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term “<term>promotional items</term>” has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfc6136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc6137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc6138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account <page identifier="/us/stat/136/145">136 STAT. 145</page> level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfc6139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfc613a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="508"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 508. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc884b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="509"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 509.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc884c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tobacco and tobacco products.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc884d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 USC 20101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/chXIV/s1402">section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 U.S.C. 20101</ref>) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,600,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and remain available until expended for oversight and auditing purposes associated with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be available to the Office for Victims of Crime for grants, consistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian Tribes to improve services for victims of crime.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfc884e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="512"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 512. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/146">136 STAT. 146</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="513"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 513.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfcfd7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfcfd82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfcfd86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any matter described in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b">section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfcfd87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfcfd88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfcfd8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="514"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 514.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfcfd90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfd4bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems” unless the agency has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cyber threats.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/147">136 STAT. 147</page> system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mitigation strategy.</p></sidenote>developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determined, in consultation with NIST and the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd4bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd4bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the agency Inspector General.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="515"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 515.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd72d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Torture.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="516"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 516. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cfd72d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd72d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd72d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfd72d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="517"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 517.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd99e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National security letter.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="518"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 518.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd99e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd99e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd99ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfd99eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/148">136 STAT. 148</page> increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project’s management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="519"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 519. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094">50 U.S.C. 3094</ref>) during fiscal year 2022 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfdc0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfdc0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfdc0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfdc0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taxes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfdc100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.</content></section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(rescissions)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfdc101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfe3532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2022, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe3533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs”, $15,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe3534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $10,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfe3535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2022, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe3536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs”, $15,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe3537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs”, $100,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe3538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>“State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services”, $15,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfe3539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2022, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe353a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Working Capital Fund”, $234,839,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe353b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund”, $127,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfe353c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe353d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2022, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/149">136 STAT. 149</page> specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfe353e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The amounts rescinded in subsections (a) and (b) shall not be from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe353f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Airline travel.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe3540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conference attendees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cfe5c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe5c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe5c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe5c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe5c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe5c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>such conference is a scientific conference and the department or agency head determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within at least 15 days of that determination and the basis for that determination.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe5c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Performance plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe5c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1cfe8369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe836a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe836b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe836c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfe836d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe836e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfe836f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Light bulbs.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are “Energy Star” qualified or have the “Federal Energy Management Program” designation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfeaa80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfed191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless <page identifier="/us/stat/136/150">136 STAT. 150</page> such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfed192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfed193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfed194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfed195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have certified—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfed196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cfed197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfed198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfed199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfed19a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cfef8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfef8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cfef8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfef8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfef8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and the State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cfef8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or for performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (“Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research”) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</ref>) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="531"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 531.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff1fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff1fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff1fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Medical marijuana. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/151">136 STAT. 151</page> Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="532"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 532.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff1fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff1fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff1fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such travel.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="533"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 533. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available by this Act, not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722">15 U.S.C. 3722</ref>) shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff46d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any Territory or possession of the United States.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="534"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 534.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1cff6de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff6de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall work with the Administrator of the General Services Administration to transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a report on the construction of a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the National Capital Region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cff6dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff6deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff6dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote>The report transmitted under subsection (a) shall be consistent with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3307/b">section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, and include a summary of the material provisions of the construction and full consolidation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a new headquarters facility, including all the costs associated with site acquisition, design, management, and inspection, and a description of all buildings and infrastructure needed to complete the project.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="535"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 535.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff6ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exports and imports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff6dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cff6def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1cffbc10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, <ref href="/us/cfr/t22/s121.1">section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/152">136 STAT. 152</page> April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cffbc11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cffbc12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cffbc13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>does not permit the export without a license of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cffbc14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cffbc15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cffbc16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cffbc17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cffbc18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffbc19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffbc1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffbc1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication. </p></sidenote><content>The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffbc1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p></sidenote>The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="536"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 536.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffe32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffe32e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ammunition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2778/b/1/B">22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B)</ref> and qualified pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t27/s478.112">27 CFR section 478.112</ref> or .113, for a permit to import United States origin “curios or relics” firearms, parts, or ammunition.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="537"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 537.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffe32f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exports and imports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cffe330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d000a41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d000a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d000a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/153">136 STAT. 153</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="538"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 538. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="539"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 539.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d000a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d000a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d000a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d000a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d000a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d000a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="540"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 540.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d00315a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d00315b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d00586c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d00586d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d00586e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d00586f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d005870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d005871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d005872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="541"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 541. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Broadband Connectivity Fund</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tII">title II of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d007f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1353">135 Stat. 1353</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for grants for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, as authorized under section 905(c) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), as amended by section 60201 of division F this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for purposes of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, as authorized under section 905(c) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), as amended by section 60201 of division F of this Act, of which up to two percent shall be for administrative costs</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="542"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 542. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Middle Mile Deployment</headingText>” in title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/154">136 STAT. 154</page> II of <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ">division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d007f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1355">135 Stat. 1355</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to remain available September</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to remain available until September</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="543"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 543. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Paragraph (14) under the heading “<headingText>Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tII">title II of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d00a695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1356">135 Stat. 1356</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an institution of higher education, non-profit, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state or local governments</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>institutions of higher education, non-profit or commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, or state or local governments</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="544"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 544. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d00a696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Funds made available to the Department of Commerce and under the heading “<headingText>Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to the Department of Commerce and under the heading “<headingText>Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” in prior year Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be available to provide payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680b/i/2">22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this proviso may not exceed $2,000,000 for the Department of Commerce and $5,000,000 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</proviso></content></section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION C—

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel <page identifier="/us/stat/136/155">136 STAT. 155</page> (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $47,814,079,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $35,504,251,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $14,572,400,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $35,078,206,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/156">136 STAT. 156</page> 16131 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $5,156,976,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10211">section 10211 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,297,029,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10211">section 10211 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $802,619,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,371,001,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Guard Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s708">section 708 of title 32, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s502/f">section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $9,017,728,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/157">136 STAT. 157</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Guard Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s708">section 708 of title 32, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s502/f">section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,764,443,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $55,016,103,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $12,478,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made upon his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $62,480,035,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $15,055,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made upon his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $9,185,430,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $55,103,948,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $7,699,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made upon his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law, $3,435,212,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/158">136 STAT. 158</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $45,864,202,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than $3,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s166a">section 166a of title 10, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made upon his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available for centers defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2411/1/D">10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $72,000,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,261,570,000, of which $1,299,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d020629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02062a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the “Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip Fund”, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02544b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote>That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; construction for facility fortification and humane treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/159">136 STAT. 159</page> to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated groups: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02544c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Security mission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02544d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02544e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02544f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such contributions when providing any assistance for construction for facility fortification: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2780">22 U.S.C. 2780</ref> and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, “Iraq Train and Equip Fund” in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or groups to the United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, “Iraq Train and Equip Fund” in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d025459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02545a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/160">136 STAT. 160</page> support and sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or individuals.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,032,255,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,173,598,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $294,860,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,417,706,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $7,714,473,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/161">136 STAT. 161</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,786,420,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $15,589,000, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be used for official representation purposes.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Army</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02f09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> the Department of the Army, $299,008,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Navy</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d02f09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> the Department of the Navy, $390,113,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/162">136 STAT. 162</page> for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Air Force</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0317ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> the Department of the Air Force, $522,010,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0317ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>the Department of Defense, $10,979,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d033ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>the Department of the Army, $292,580,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/163">136 STAT. 163</page> environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>), $160,051,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts shall not be subject to the limitation in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s407/c/3">section 407(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cooperative Threat Reduction Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, $344,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account, $56,679,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no other amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred to the Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal year 2022 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1705/d">section 1705(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/164">136 STAT. 164</page> expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,295,431,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,460,064,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,319,082,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2854">section 2854 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,276,667,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/165">136 STAT. 165</page> purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $9,453,524,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $17,799,321,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Weapons Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,982,657,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2854">section 2854 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $845,289,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d04c560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/166">136 STAT. 166</page> procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Columbia Class Submarine, $3,003,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Columbia Class Submarine (AP), $1,773,980,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–80), $1,062,205,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–81), $1,287,719,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Virginia Class Submarine, $4,234,240,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,105,407,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  CVN Refueling Overhauls, $2,424,218,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $66,262,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DDG–1000 Program, $56,597,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c56a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DDG–51 Destroyer, $3,675,987,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c56b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $120,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c56c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  FFG–Frigate, $1,090,900,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c56d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LPD Flight II, $60,636,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c56e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LPD Flight II (AP), $250,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c56f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Expeditionary Sea Base, $577,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LHA Replacement, $68,637,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Expeditionary Fast Transport, $590,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  TAO Fleet Oiler, $1,463,784,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  TAGOS SURTASS Ships, $434,384,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $183,800,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LCU 1700, $67,928,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Ship to Shore Connector, $391,838,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Service Craft, $67,866,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LCAC SLEP, $32,712,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Auxiliary Vessels, $299,900,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c57a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $614,731,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d04c57b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $660,795,000.</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d04c57c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In all: $26,664,526,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2026, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for Columbia Class Submarine (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2218a">section 2218a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, only in accordance with the provisions of the applicable subsection: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That prior to entering into a contract for more than one amphibious ship, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees the future years defense program which displays the funding programmed for all shipbuilding programs currently or anticipated to be under a multiyear contract, block buy contract, or other contract involving economic order quantity.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/167">136 STAT. 167</page></proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $11,072,651,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds are also available for the maintenance, repair, and modernization of ships under a pilot program established for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $3,093,770,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $18,383,946,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d053aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon  prior  to  approval  of  title;  reserve  plant  and  Government <page identifier="/us/stat/136/168">136 STAT. 168</page>and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $2,475,206,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2854">section 2854 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $665,977,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $26,615,079,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $3,023,408,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/169">136 STAT. 169</page> expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $6,177,561,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Production Act Purchases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4518">50 U.S.C. 4518</ref>, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $388,327,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary of Defense as if delegated the necessary authorities conferred by the Defense Production Act of 1950.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $950,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $14,539,417,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $22,139,080,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/170">136 STAT. 170</page> $41,592,913,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $11,597,405,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $29,065,786,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $276,591,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Working Capital Funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $2,017,000,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Health Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $37,350,182,000; of which $33,957,986,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, and of which up to $17,977,979,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $758,708,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for procurement; and of which $2,633,488,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/171">136 STAT. 171</page> heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $1,536,000,000 shall be made available to the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command to carry out the congressionally directed medical research programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d064c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly reports on the current status of the deployment of the electronic health record: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d064c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d064c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d064c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide notice to the congressional defense committees not later than 10 business days after delaying the proposed timeline of such deployment if such delay is longer than 1 week: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d064c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote> That the Comptroller General of the United States shall perform quarterly performance reviews of such deployment.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1521">50 U.S.C. 1521</ref>), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $1,094,352,000, of which $93,121,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $48,668,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $22,134,000 for activities on military installations and $26,534,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to assist State and local governments; and $1,001,231,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $995,011,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and <ref href="/us/usc/t32">title 32, United States Code</ref>; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $925,649,000, of which $579,750,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $126,024,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; $194,211,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program; and $25,664,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d067334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/172">136 STAT. 172</page> authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $438,363,000, of which $435,918,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made upon the Inspector General’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $80,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for procurement; and of which $2,365,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intelligence Community Management Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $587,100,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VIII">TITLE VIII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8001. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d069a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8002. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06c156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1584">10 USC 1584 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5332">section 5332 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06c157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Turkey.</p></sidenote> That the limitations of this provision shall not <page identifier="/us/stat/136/173">136 STAT. 173</page> apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8003"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8003. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8004"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8004. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06c158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8005"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8005. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06e869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $6,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06e86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06e86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming requests.</p></sidenote> That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06e86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming requests.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d06e86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8006"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8006.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d070f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act and the tables contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d070f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/174">136 STAT. 174</page> for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d070f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8007"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8007.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d075da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d075da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report shall include—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d075da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d075da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d075da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d075da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d075da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following appropriations accounts:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0784b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Army”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0784b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Navy”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0784ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Air Force”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0784bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0784bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0784bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>“Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8008"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8008. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0784be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2208">section 2208 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That transfers may be made between such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0784bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0784c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> transfers may be made between working capital funds and the “Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense” appropriation and the “Operation and Maintenance” appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8009"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8009. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0784c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0784c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d07abd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/175">136 STAT. 175</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8010"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8010. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07abd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07abd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07abd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07abd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3501">10 USC 3501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d07d2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government’s liability: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07f9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07f9fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07f9fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d07f9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07f9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d07f9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d07f9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d07fa00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d07fa01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for multiyear procurement contracts for the UH/HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and the AH–64E Apache helicopter.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8011"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8011. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07fa02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Humanitarian assistance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07fa03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s401">section 401 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch20">chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07fa04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s401">section 401 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and these obligations shall be reported as required by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s401/d">section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific <page identifier="/us/stat/136/176">136 STAT. 176</page> Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/99/239">Public Law 99–239</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07fa05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d07fa06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8012"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8012.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d084827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>During the current fiscal year, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any constraint or limitation in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees, but are to be managed solely on the basis of, and in a manner consistent with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d084828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the total force management policies and procedures established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129a">section 129a of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d084829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the workload required to carry out the functions and activities of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d08482a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the funds made available to the Department for such fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d08482b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08482c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Workforce reduction.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08482d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to reduce the civilian workforce programmed full time equivalent levels absent the appropriate analysis of the impacts of these reductions on workload, military force structure, lethality, readiness, operational effectiveness, stress on the military force, and fully burdened costs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d08482e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>A projection of the number of full-time equivalent positions shall not be considered a constraint or limitation for purposes of subsection (a) and reducing funding for under-execution of such a projection shall not be considered managing based on a constraint or limitation for purposes of such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d086f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d086f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote><content>The fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of Defense, and any justification material and other documentation supporting such request, shall be prepared and submitted to Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) were effective with respect to such fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d086f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8013"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8013. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d086f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8014"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8014. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d086f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d086f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That this section applies only to active components of the Army.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/177">136 STAT. 177</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8015"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8015.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d089655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d089656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget justification documents in support of the budget for fiscal year 2023 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) a description of each transfer under this section that occurred during the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which such budget is submitted.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8016"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8016. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d089657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Anchor and mooring chain.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08bd68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for the purpose of this section, the term “<term>manufactured</term>” shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08bd69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08bd6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the Service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8017"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8017. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08bd6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d08bd6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08bd6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/178">136 STAT. 178</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8018"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8018. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08e47e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arms and munitions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08e47f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8019"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8019. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08e480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08e481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8020"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8020. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in this Act, $25,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">25 U.S.C. 1544</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d08e482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">section 1544 of title 25, United States Code</ref>, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221/9">section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code</ref>, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">25 U.S.C. 1544</ref>) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d090b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1906">section 1906 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">section 1544 of title 25, United States Code</ref>, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221/9">section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8021"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8021.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0932a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0932a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0932a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0932a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition <page identifier="/us/stat/136/179">136 STAT. 179</page> that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0932a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0932a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0932aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>Indian tribe</term>” means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/454">Public Law 103–454</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/108/4792">108 Stat. 4792</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8022"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8022. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8023"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8023. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8024"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8024. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8025"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8025. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated for “Working Capital Fund, Army”, $115,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8026"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8026.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0980cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $60,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0980cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$47,300,000 shall be available from “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force” to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0980cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$11,400,000 shall be available from “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0980ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$1,800,000 shall be available from “Other Procurement, Air Force” for vehicle procurement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0980cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8027"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8027.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0a1c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/180">136 STAT. 180</page> similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings not located on a military installation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2022, not more than 6,119 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote> That within such funds for 6,119 staff years, funds shall be available only for 1,148 staff years for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> That the limit on staff years in the matter preceding the first proviso in this subsection may be increased to 6,184, from within funds available to the Department during fiscal year 2022, no sooner than 60 days after the Secretary of Defense submits in writing to the congressional defense committees—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a complete breakdown of actual staff years by program and primary sponsor for fiscal years 2020 and 2021;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a complete breakdown of the estimated 6,184 staff years by program and primary sponsor for fiscal year 2022;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of corrective actions planned and implemented following the 2019 Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering)-led FFRDC management review regarding the implementation of a strategic management process and continued independence of defense FFRDCs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to commission a near-term independent review and assessment of current FFRDC and potentially competitive non-FFRDC entities’ core competencies as compared to new or emerging requirements:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d0a1c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide a plan to commission a near-term independent review of current Department of Defense and military service workforce core competencies as compared to new or emerging requirements, to include a review of current and proposed workforce development, talent management, and professional military education initiatives and career options by June 15, 2022.</proviso></continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC by program during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/181">136 STAT. 181</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a1c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $63,840,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this subsection shall not apply to appropriations for the National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program.<sidenote><p>Reports.</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>Budget estimates.</p></sidenote></proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8028"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8028. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term “<term>congressional defense committees</term>” means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8029"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8029. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a1c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term “<term>congressional intelligence committees</term>” means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8030"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8030. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a4336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a4337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote> That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8031"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8031.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0a6a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> For purposes of this subsection, the term “<term>Buy American Act</term>” means <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a6a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fraud.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Debarment.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2410f">section 2410f of title 10, United States Code</ref>, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0a6a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8032"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8032. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a6a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a9162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/182">136 STAT. 182</page> alloy or armor steel plate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a9163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0a9164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8033"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8033.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0ab875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d0ab876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8304">41 USC 8304 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0ab87c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><content>An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0ab87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab87f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2022. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2501/etseq">19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0ab880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ab881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>Buy American Act</term>” means <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8034"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8034. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ball and roller bearings.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of “commercial products”, as defined by <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8035"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8035. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any other funds made available for such purposes, including pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h">section 98h of title 50, United States Code</ref>, or elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $125,000,000, for an additional amount for “National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund”, to remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall only be used for the acquisition and retention of certain materials, as specified in the classified annex accompanying this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 90 days after <page identifier="/us/stat/136/183">136 STAT. 183</page> the Secretary of Defense provides the congressional defense committees a detailed execution plan for these funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8036"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8036. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Supercomputers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0adf9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8037"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8037.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0b2dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2531">section 2531 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0b2dbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Subsection (a) applies with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0b2dc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0b2dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0b2dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8038"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8038. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Flags.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b2dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4862">10 USC 4862 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act, or any subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense, may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2533a/b">section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8039"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8039. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account shall be available until expended for the payments specified by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687a/b/2">section 2687a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8040"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8040. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b54d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in a named contingency operation overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8041"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8041. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act, may not be obligated or expended for the retirement or divestiture of the RQ–4 Global Hawk Block 40 aircraft: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of the Air <page identifier="/us/stat/136/184">136 STAT. 184</page> Force is prohibited from deactivating the corresponding squadrons responsible for the operations of the aforementioned aircraft.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8042"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8042. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Up to $11,120,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Navy</headingText>” may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the United States Indo-Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b7be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Humanitarian assistance.</p></sidenote> funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8043"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8043. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b7be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b7bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tobacco and tobacco products.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0b7beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2484">10 USC 2484 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8044"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8044.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0ba2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0ba2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ba2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ba2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>The fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2023 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2023 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8045"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8045. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ba300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3521">50 USC 3521 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3093">50 U.S.C. 3093</ref>) shall remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/185">136 STAT. 185</page> September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for the construction, improvement, or alteration of facilities, including leased facilities, to be used primarily by personnel of the intelligence community shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8046"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8046.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0c1831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c1832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to establish a field operating agency; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c1833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee’s place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0c1834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c1835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c1836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c1837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0c1838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>This section does not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c1839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c183a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c183b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c183c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c183d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8047"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8047.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c183e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c183f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0c8d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0c8d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0c8d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0cb484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>10 percent of the most efficient organization’s personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$10,000,000; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/186">136 STAT. 186</page> in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0cb48a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d0cb48b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2461">section 2461 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8503">section 8503 of title 41, United States Code</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb48d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0cb48e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450b/e">25 U.S.C. 450b(e)</ref>), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/a/15">15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0cb48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0cb490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2304">section 2304 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities.</content></subsection> </section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(rescissions)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8048"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8048. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d0d50d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:</proviso></p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Missile Procurement, Army”, 2020/2022, $6,953,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, 2020/2022, $4,500,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Army”, 2020/2022, $13,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Navy”, 2020/2022, $3,500,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”, 2020/2022, $153,485,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Missile Procurement, Air Force”, 2020/2022, $40,000,000;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/187">136 STAT. 187</page></listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Air Force”, 2020/2022, $38,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, 2021/2022, $101,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Afghanistan Security Forces Fund”, 2021/2022, $700,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund”, 2021/2022, $250,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Army”, 2021/2023, $5,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d50dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, 2021/2023, $4,533,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement of Ammunition, Army”, 2021/2023, $64,754,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Army”, 2021/2023, $3,177,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Navy”, 2021/2023, $51,782,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Weapons Procurement, Navy”, 2021/2023, $37,035,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps”, 2021/2023, $5,194,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: DDG–51 Destroyer (AP)”, 2021/2025, $130,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Navy”, 2021/2023, $49,325,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement, Marine Corps”, 2021/2023, $80,109,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”, 2021/2023, $690,775,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement, Space Force”, 2021/2023, $35,700,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force”, 2021/2023, $351,689,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Air Force”, 2021/2023, $79,390,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, 2021/2022, $79,585,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy”, 2021/2022, $68,022,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force”, 2021/2022, $120,500,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, 2021/2022, $108,717,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d0d77fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Working Capital Fund”, 2021/XXXX, $30,000,000.</listContent></listItem></list></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8049"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8049. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8050"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8050. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0d77ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0d7800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Armed Forces remains.</p></sidenote> That this restriction shall not apply to any activities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of United States Armed Forces personnel from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8051"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8051. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0d9f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when <page identifier="/us/stat/136/188">136 STAT. 188</page> members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8052"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8052.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0d9f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0d9f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s274">10 USC 274 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0d9f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0d9f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0d9f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506">50 USC 3506 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8053"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8053. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $49,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0dc627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $24,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8054"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8054. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0dc628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> The Secretary of each military department, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head of each other relevant component of the Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, concurrent with submission of the budget justification documents to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, a report with a detailed accounting of the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides taken from programs, projects, or activities within such department, agency, or component during the most recently completed fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8055"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8055. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0dc629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d0ded3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0ded3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0ded3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8056"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8056. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>” may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period <page identifier="/us/stat/136/189">136 STAT. 189</page> as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2012">section 2012 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8057"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8057. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d0e144d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1552">section 1552 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0e144e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0e144f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0e1450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, <ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1551">31 U.S.C. 1551 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account:</proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d0e1451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e3b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e3b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall include with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) a statement describing each instance if any, during each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2022 in which the authority in this section was exercised.</proviso></continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8058"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8058.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0e3b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e3b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0e3b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8059"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8059. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, $47,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/190">136 STAT. 190</page> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8060"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8060. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the use of funds requested in research, development, test and evaluation accounts for end-items used in development, prototyping and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use:</proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> the report shall set forth, for each end-item covered by the preceding proviso, a detailed list of the statutory authorities under which amounts in the accounts described in that proviso were used for such item: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e898a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that funds requested for fiscal year 2023 in research, development, test and evaluation are in compliance with this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e898b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e898c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8061"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8061. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8062"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8062.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e898d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e898e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e898f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</headingText>” for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8063"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8063.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0e8994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d0eb0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a classified quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/191">136 STAT. 191</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8064"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8064. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/b">section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s502/f">section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8065"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8065.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0eb0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arms and munitions.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of “armor penetrator”, “armor piercing (AP)”, “armor piercing incendiary (API)”, or “armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)”, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8066"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8066.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0eb0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0eb0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667">section 2667 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s508/d">section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8067"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8067. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Army</headingText>”, $152,925,875 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ed7b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ed7ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ed7bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0ed7bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8068"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8068.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d0f4ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/192">136 STAT. 192</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (1)–(3) of subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><content>The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk assessment.</p></sidenote> Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><content>receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d0f4cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8069"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8069. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fisher House </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f4d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Foundation, Inc.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8070"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8070. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts made available elsewhere in this Act, $200,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts and research, development, test and evaluation accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force for purposes of improving tactical artificial intelligence at the Combatant Commands: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f7411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f7412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 90 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees an execution plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f7413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f7414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/193">136 STAT. 193</page> to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8071"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8071. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, and “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force” may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2493/d">section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8072"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8072. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1105">2 U.S.C. 1105</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8073"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8073. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote> That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written modification has been proposed to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any proposed modification shall not preclude the ability of the commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to meet operational requirements.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8074"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8074.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d0f9b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3201.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any notice that is required to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate under section 806(c)(4) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>) after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be submitted pursuant to that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8075"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8075. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings “Procurement, Defense-Wide” and “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of this amount, $108,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $157,000,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $30,000,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/194">136 STAT. 194</page> shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $62,000,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which $62,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $173,000,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8076"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8076. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d10105c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, $660,795,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for the following programs:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d10105d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2013/2022: Carrier Replacement Program $291,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d10105e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2015/2022: DDG–51 Destroyer $44,577,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d10105f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2022: DDG–51 Destroyer $1,176,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d101060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2022: TAO Fleet Oiler $23,358,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d101061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2022: Littoral Combat Ship $24,860,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d101062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2022: CVN Refueling Overhauls $158,800,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d101063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2017/2022: LPD–17 $53,682,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d101064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2017/2022: Littoral Combat Ship $20,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d101065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2018/2022: TAO Fleet Oiler $43,342,000.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8077"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8077. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094">50 U.S.C. 3094</ref>) during fiscal year 2022 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8078"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8078.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d103776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8079"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8079.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d103777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget justification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d103778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 USC 221 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 submitted to the Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That these documents shall include a description of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/195">136 STAT. 195</page> funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d103779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d10377a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8080"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8080. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts made available elsewhere in this Act, $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account and the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force for purposes of recruiting and training the Department of Defense artificial intelligence-literate acquisition workforce: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1121db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1121dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 90 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees an execution plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1121dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1121de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8081"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8081.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1121df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nuclear armed interceptors.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8082"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8082. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense may use up to $650,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated support services pursuant to section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/314">Public Law 107–314</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>), but only for the purposes specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subsection (c)(3)(B) of such section and subject to the applicable limits specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subsection and, in the case of clause (iv) of such subsection, subject to a limit of $50,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1121e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees promptly of all uses of this authority.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8083"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8083.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1148f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/196">136 STAT. 196</page> Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8084"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8084.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1148f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Foreign intelligence.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the <ref href="/us/cons/amd4">Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution</ref> as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8085"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8085.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1148f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tactical unmanned</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1148f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">aerial vehicles.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1148f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1148f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8086"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8086.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d117007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and technology.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d117008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and except for funds appropriated for the purchase of real property, which shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8087"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8087.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d117009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1553/b">section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>” shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>” appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8088"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8088.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d11700a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d11971b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report shall include—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11971c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11971d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11971e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d11971f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d119720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8089"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8089. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any transfer of amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account in or for fiscal year 2022 to a military department or Defense Agency <page identifier="/us/stat/136/197">136 STAT. 197</page> pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1705/e/1">section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be covered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8090"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8090.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d11bd31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d11bd32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d11e443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/d">50 U.S.C. 3024(d)</ref>) that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11e444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates a new start effort;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11e445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11e446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d11e447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d11e448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/d">50 U.S.C. 3024(d)</ref>) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8091"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8091.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d120b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d120b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d120b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d120b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d120b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d12326e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d12326f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d123270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d123271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d123272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8092"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8092.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d123273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d128094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d128095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d128096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/198">136 STAT. 198</page> assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d128097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d128098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a “covered subcontractor” is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d128099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d12809a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12809b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12809c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12809d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12809e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8093"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8093. </inline> </num><content class="inline">From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $137,000,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, <ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by <ref href="/us/pl/110/417/s706">section 706 of Public Law 110–417</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12a7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8094"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8094. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/199">136 STAT. 199</page> or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130h">section 130h of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8095"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8095. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8096"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8096.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12a7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12cec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming requests.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12cec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8097"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8097. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy”, $299,900,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026, may be used for the purchase of five used sealift vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s57100">46 U.S.C. 57100</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12cec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2218">section 2218 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, none of these funds shall be transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund for execution.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8098"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8098.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12cec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12cec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public website in a searchable format.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8099"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8099.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12cec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveillance.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d12f5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d12f5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d12f5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2510/8">section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code</ref>) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8100"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8100.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12f5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Salaries.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express authorization of Congress: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/200">136 STAT. 200</page> this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $435,032,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s57100">46 U.S.C. 57100</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d12f5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8102.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/81">Public Law 112–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/125/1621">125 Stat. 1621</ref>) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8103.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d131cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d134403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds provided in this Act for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; and anchor chains specifically for the seventh and subsequent ships of the fleet.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d134404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds provided in this Act for the FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard cranes; auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion propellers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d134405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate United States manufactured propulsion engines and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate program beginning not later than with the eleventh ship of the program.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8104. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d134406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act for requirements development, performance specification development, concept design and development, ship configuration development, systems engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, operations research analysis, industry studies, preliminary design, development of the Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals solicitation package, or related activities for the T–ARC(X) Cable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/201">136 STAT. 201</page> Laying and Repair Ship or the T–AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be used to award a new contract for such activities unless these contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equipment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manufactured in the United States.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of decommissioning the USS <i>Fort Worth</i>, the USS <i>Detroit</i>, or the USS <i>Little Rock</i>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8106. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d136b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No amounts credited or otherwise made available in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account may be transferred to:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d136b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d136b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>credited to a military-department specific fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8107.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d136b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gaming.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d136b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Adult entertainment.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8108.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d13922c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13922d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d13922e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary for the national defense, including intelligence activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8109. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $516,233,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13b93f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13b940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13b941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That in making such funds available, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That as a condition of receiving funds under this section a local educational agency or State shall provide a matching share as described in the notice titled “Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations” published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (<ref href="/us/fr/76/55883/etseq">76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/202">136 STAT. 202</page> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13b942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8110.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13b943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d13e054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In carrying out the program described in the memorandum on the subject of “Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members” issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d13e055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13e056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Embryos.</p></sidenote><content>the limitation on periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d13e057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13e058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>the term “<term>assisted reproductive technology</term>” shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8111.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d13e059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided for, or otherwise made available, in this or any other Act, may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary ceremonial honors, operational military units, or operational military platforms if the Secretary determines that providing such units, platforms, or equipment would undermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equipment.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend funds made available under this Act for procurement or for research, development, test and evaluation for the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F–35 aircraft, including up to two F–35 aircraft of each variant, to a test configuration: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14076a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14076b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the congressional defense committees not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating and expending funds under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer of funds pursuant to the authority provided in this section shall be made in accordance with section 8005 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That aircraft referred to previously in this section are not additional to aircraft referred to in section 8135 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019, section 8126 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020, and section 8122 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8113.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14076c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14076d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14076e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14076f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d140770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Corporations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d140771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taxes.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d140772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Federal agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d140773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d140774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation described in such subsection and has made a determination that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/203">136 STAT. 203</page> such suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to transfer the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or prohibit cooperation, collaboration, and coordination between the National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force or any other elements of the Department of Defense.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8115.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d142e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d142e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d142e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to transfer any element of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or a Department of Defense agency to the Space Force unless, concurrent with the fiscal year 2023 budget submission (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>), the Secretary of Defense, not to be delegated, provides a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, detailing any plans to transfer appropriate space elements of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or a Department of Defense agency to the Space Force and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such transfer is consistent with the mission of the Space Force and will not have an adverse impact on the Department or agency from which such element is being transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall include fiscal year 2023 budget and future years defense program adjustments associated with such planned transfers.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to establish a field operating agency of the Space Force.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8117.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d142e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2208">10 USC 2208 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During fiscal year 2022, the monetary limitation imposed by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2208/l/3">section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref> may be exceeded by up to $1,000,000,000.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8118. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in title I of this Act under headings for “Military Personnel” may be used for expenses described therein for members of the Space Force on active duty: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts appropriated under such headings may be used for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8119.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d14a3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Amounts appropriated under title IV of this Act, as detailed in budget activity eight of the tables in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, may be used for expenses for the agile research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and operation and maintenance, only for the following Software and Digital Technology Pilot programs—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Defensive Cyber—Software Prototype Development (PE 0608041A);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Risk Management Information (PE 0608013N);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Maritime Tactical Command Control (PE 0608231N);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>JSpOC Mission System (PE 1203614SF);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>National Background Investigation Services (PE 0608197V);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Global Command and Control System-Joint (PE 0308150K);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team (PE 0308588D8Z); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/204">136 STAT. 204</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14a3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d14a3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this or prior Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended to initiate additional Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs in fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8120.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14cad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation of the Department of Defense, to make grants to communities impacted by military aviation noise for the purpose of installing noise mitigating insulation at covered facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $56,250,000 shall be allocated to address programs at or near active military installations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $18,750,000 shall be allocated for programs at or near reserve component installations, of which $5,000,000 shall be for grants to communities for which a nearby military installation has transitioned to a new type or model of aircraft after January 1, 2019: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14cad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That, to be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a community must enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which the community prioritizes the use of funds for the installation of noise mitigation at covered facilities in the community: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That as a condition of receiving funds under this section a State or local entity shall provide a matching share of ten percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grants under the program may be used to meet the Federal match requirement under the airport improvement program established under subchapter I of chapter 471 and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch475/schI">subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14cad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> That, in carrying out the program, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation to minimize duplication of efforts with any other noise mitigation program compliant with <ref href="/us/cfr/t14/pt150">part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14cad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14cad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, in this section, the term “<term>covered facilities</term>” means hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences that are located within one mile or a day-night average sound level of 65 or greater of a military installation or another location at which military aircraft are stationed or are located in an area impacted by military aviation noise within one mile or a day-night average sound level of 65 or greater, as determined by the Department of Defense or Federal Aviation Administration noise modeling programs.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8121. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d14f1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14f1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2340A">Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14f1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/277/dG">division G of Public Law 105–277</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/112/2681">112 Stat. 2681</ref>–822; <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1231">8 U.S.C. 1231 note</ref>) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under <ref href="/us/cfr/t8/pt208">part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and <ref href="/us/cfr/t22/pt95">part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/205">136 STAT. 205</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d14f1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/148">Public Law 109–148</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8122.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d14f1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kuwait.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350j/c">section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8123.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1518fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1518fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing not more than 30 days after the receipt of any contribution of funds received from the government of a foreign country for any purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the United States Armed Forces: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such notification shall include the amount of the contribution; the purpose for which such contribution was made; and the authority under which such contribution was accepted by the Secretary of Defense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees in writing a notification of the planned use of such contributions, including whether such contributions would support existing or new stationing or operations of the United States Armed Forces.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8124. </inline> </num><content class="inline">From funds made available in title II of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8125. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1541/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8126"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8126.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1518ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1541/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.</ref>), including for the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1542">50 U.S.C. 1542</ref> and 1543).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8127"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8127.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d154010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d154011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1541/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.</ref>), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1542">50 U.S.C. 1542</ref> and 1543).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/206">136 STAT. 206</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8128"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8128.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d154012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d154013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the use of force against Iran or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8129"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8129.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d154014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d156725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d156726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d156727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d156728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content>To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq or Syria.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8130. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund</headingText>”, and under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>” for Department of Defense security cooperation grant programs, may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8131.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d156729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child soldiers.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s333">section 333 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/457">Public Law 110–457</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2370c–1">22 U.S.C. 2370c–1</ref>) may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8132"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8132.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15672a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taliban.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be made available for any member of the Taliban.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8133"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8133. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign countries in connection with the conduct of operations in which the United States is not participating, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s331/d">section 331(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be made in accordance with section 8005 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8134"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8134. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of Defense<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d158e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8135"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8135. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $1,299,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be available for International Security Cooperation Programs and other programs to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner capacity programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d158e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d158e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this section, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any planned obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d158e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/207">136 STAT. 207</page> Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8136"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8136. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b54f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following written notification to the appropriate congressional committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days following written notification to the appropriate congressional committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15b555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8137"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8137. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be available to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref>), for enhanced border security, of which not less than $150,000,000 shall be for Jordan: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15dc66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15dc67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this section, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any planned obligation and the nature of the expenses incurred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d15dc68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8138"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8138. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide” may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8139"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8139.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d160379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ukraine.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/208">136 STAT. 208</page> lethal assistance; logistics support, supplies and services; salaries and stipends; sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and national security forces of Ukraine, and to other forces or groups recognized by and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine, including governmental entities within Ukraine, engaged in resisting Russian aggression against Ukraine, for replacement of any weapons or articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States, and to recover or dispose of equipment procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114-92</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16037a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16037b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16037c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this section (or if the Secretary of Defense determines, on a case-by-case basis, that extraordinary circumstances exist that impact the national security of the United States, as far in advance as is practicable) notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16037d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Secretary of Defense shall, not more than 60 days after such notification is made, inform such committees if such funds have not been obligated and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16037e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>Secretary of Defense shall consult with such committees in advance of the provision of support provided to other forces or groups recognized by and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That equipment <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16037f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or national security forces of Ukraine or to other assisted entities, or returned by such forces or other assisted entities to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d160380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8140.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d160381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rosoboronexport.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1651a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1651a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ukraine.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1651aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content>Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/209">136 STAT. 209</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1651ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1651ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1651ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8141"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8141.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1651b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Azov Battalion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8142"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8142. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for an additional amount for “Procurement, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be transferred pursuant to an exchange of letters and are in addition to funds provided pursuant to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That nothing in the preceding proviso shall be construed to apply to appropriations in this or prior Acts for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8143"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8143. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the <ref href="/us/cons/amd1">First Amendment of the Constitution</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8144"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8144.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1678c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wuhan Institute </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1678c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of Virology.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to support any activity conducted by, or associated with, the Wuhan Institute of Virology.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8145"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8145.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1678c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Khalid Sheikh </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1678c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mohammed.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1678c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d169fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d169fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d169fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d169fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content>is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8146"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8146.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d169fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d169fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d169fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>) and section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/210">136 STAT. 210</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8147"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8147.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d16edfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16edff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16ee00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d16ee01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d16ee02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d16ee03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d16ee04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d16ee05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d16ee06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8148"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8148.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16ee07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8149"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8149. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 165 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43/dA">division A of Public Law 117–43</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d16ee08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante</i>, p. 16.</p></sidenote> shall be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$53,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$85,250,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8150"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8150. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated $100,000,000 to the Department of Defense, to remain available until expended, for the same purposes and under the same authorities and conditions as amounts made available in section 165(c) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43/dA">division A of Public Law 117–43</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8151"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8151.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d176339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1884">135 Stat. 1884</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d17633a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d17633b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d17633c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1885">135 Stat. 1885</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d17633d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>45</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d17633e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d17633f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Afghanistan War Commission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1094 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1942">135 Stat. 1942</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d176340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d176341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1937">135 Stat. 1937</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (c)(2)(D)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>60</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d176342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d176343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1942">135 Stat. 1942</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (f)(5)(B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (g)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d176344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2126">135 Stat. 2126</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d176345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d176346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(other than experts or consultants the services of which are procured under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Federal Government</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/211">136 STAT. 211</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d176347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>April 11, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d176348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d176349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/2128">135 Stat. 2128</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (d)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 28, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION D—

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Corps of Engineers—Civil</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">investigations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $143,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d17b16c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote>Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $2,492,800,000, to remain available until expended; of which $97,539,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 35 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/212">136 STAT. 212</page> percent of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d17d87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mississippi river and tributaries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $370,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,312,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d17d87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation and maintenance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $4,570,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,941,442,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; of which such sums as become available from fees collected under <ref href="/us/pl/104/303/s217">section 217 of Public Law 104–303</ref> shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; and of which $50,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238c">33 U.S.C. 2238c</ref>) and shall be designated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d184daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d184db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d184db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/213">136 STAT. 213</page> fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d184db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided under this heading in this Act may be used for the projects specified in the table referenced in the succeeding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to any amounts otherwise available for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, available amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance</headingText>” in title IV of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 shall be used for such purposes in the amounts specified and for the projects specified in the table titled “Corps of Engineers—Damage Repairs” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That expenditures made or obligations incurred under the heading “<headingText>Corps of Engineers—Civil—Operation and Maintenance</headingText>” pursuant to the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters shall be charged to available amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance</headingText>” in title IV of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, consistent with the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That each amount repurposed under this heading in this Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">regulatory program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $212,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">formerly utilized sites remedial action program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy program, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">flood control and coastal emergencies</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/214">136 STAT. 214</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $208,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no part of any other appropriation provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3016/b/3">10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3)</ref>, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d189bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d189bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That not more than 75 percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under each heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), to specific programs, projects, or activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">water infrastructure finance and innovation program account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d18e9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for safety projects to maintain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the National Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of state, local government, public utility, or private: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no project may be funded with amounts provided under this heading for a dam that is identified as jointly owned in the National Inventory of Dams and where one of those joint owners is the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $500,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>That within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, shall transmit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House <page identifier="/us/stat/136/215">136 STAT. 215</page> of Representatives and the Senate that provides: (1) an analysis of how subsidy rates will be determined for loans financed by appropriations provided under this heading in this Act; (2) a comparison of the factors that will be considered in estimating subsidy rates for loans financed under this heading in this Act with factors that will be considered in estimates of subsidy rates for other projects authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, including an analysis of how both sets of rates will be determined; and (3) an analysis of the process for developing draft regulations for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation program, including a crosswalk from the statutory requirements for such program, and a timetable for publishing such regulations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote> That the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/39189">85 FR 39189</ref>) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading “<headingText>Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account</headingText>” in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18e9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d18ea00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any references to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the Administrator in the criteria referenced in the previous two provisos shall be deemed to be references to the Army Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army, respectively, for purposes of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for the purposes of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Secretary shall promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Secretary pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d18ea01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d18ea02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $2,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> </appropriations> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d19ad53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/216">136 STAT. 216</page> for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content>increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content>proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content>augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investigations</inline>.—</heading><content>For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>the Chief of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mississippi river and tributaries</inline>.—</heading><content>The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Formerly utilized sites remedial action program</inline>.—</heading><content>Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d19ad64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De Minimus Reprogrammings</inline>.—</heading><content>In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/217">136 STAT. 217</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d19ad65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuing Authorities Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d19ad66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19ad67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d19ad6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19d47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19d47c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance</headingText>” to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1341">33 U.S.C. 1341</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That until an open lake placement alternative for dredged material is approved under a State water quality certification, the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement of such dredged material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2211">33 U.S.C. 2211</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19fb8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kentucky.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (<ref href="/us/stat/60/636">60 Stat. 636</ref>, ch. 595).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to reorganize or to transfer the Civil Works functions or authority of the Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army to another department or agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19fb8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d19fb8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d19fb90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Additional funding provided in this Act shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the Chief of Engineers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/218">136 STAT. 218</page></content></section> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Central Utah Project</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">central utah project completion account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,550,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,850,000 for administrative expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Reclamation</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">water and related resources</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,747,101,000, to remain available until expended, of which $71,217,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $19,606,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $40,000,000 shall be available for transfer into the Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/114/322/s3717">section 3717 of Public Law 114–322</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $100,000 shall be available for transfer into the Aging Infrastructure Account established by section 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s510b/d/1">43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfers, except for the transfer authorized by the preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account established by <ref href="/us/pl/114/322/s4011/e">section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322</ref>, or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6806">16 U.S.C. 6806</ref> shall be derived from that Fund or account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds contributed under <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s395">43 U.S.C. 395</ref> are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were <page identifier="/us/stat/136/219">136 STAT. 219</page> contributed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds advanced under <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s397a">43 U.S.C. 397a</ref> shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/106/554/appD/dB/tI/s110">section 110 of title I of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1706">16 U.S.C. 1706</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That within available funds, $250,000 shall be for grants and financial assistance for educational activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">central valley project restoration fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,499,000, to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of <ref href="/us/pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</ref>, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1a6fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/102/575/s3407/d">section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1a6fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">california bay-delta restoration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">policy and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2023, $64,400,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s377">43 U.S.C. 377</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/220">136 STAT. 220</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1a96d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1a96d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">approvals.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1b3315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b3316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b3317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b3318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b3319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b331a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b331b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b331c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$400,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b331d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1b331e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1b331f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1b3320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b3321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>transfer</term>” means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1b3322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the amounts made available in this title under the heading “<headingText>Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources</headingText>” shall be expended for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the “Final Bill” columns in the “Water and Related Resources” table included under the heading “<headingText>Title II—Department of the Interior</headingText>” in the explanatory <page identifier="/us/stat/136/221">136 STAT. 221</page> statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1b3323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b3324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b3325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b3326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b3327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1b5a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1b5a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b5a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote><content>The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the “Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan” and the “SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan” described in the report entitled “Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995”, prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10364/e">42 U.S.C. 10364(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$610,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$750,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/108/361/tI">Title I of Public Law 108–361</ref> (the CALFED Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (<ref href="/us/stat/118/1681">118 Stat. 1681</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dD/s204">section 204 of division D of Public Law 116–260</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b814b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/1363">134 Stat. 1363</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/111/11/s9106/g/2">Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11</ref> (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1b814c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/123/1309">123 Stat. 1309</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1b814d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2214/c">43 U.S.C. 2214(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1b814e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2241">43 U.S.C. 2241</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 1101(d) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$13,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for pre-construction or construction activities for any project recommended after enactment of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 and prior to enactment of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior and transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress pursuant to section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</ref>) if such project is not named in this Act, <ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>, or <ref href="/us/pl/117/43">Public Law 117–43</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/222">136 STAT. 222</page></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENERGY PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $209,453,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $77,047,000 shall be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Congressionally Directed Spending Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 366(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6326/e">42 U.S.C. 6326(e)</ref>) shall not apply to Federal financial assistance provided under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.</ref>) from amounts made available under this heading in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $185,804,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $16,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $3,000,000 shall be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Congressionally Directed Spending Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Electricity</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $277,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $20,000,000 shall be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/223">136 STAT. 223</page> available until September 30, 2023, for program direction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,850,000 shall be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Congressionally Directed Spending Electricity Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Energy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,654,800,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall be from the amount specified as including that purpose in the “Final Bill” column in the “Department of Energy” table included under the heading “<headingText>Title III—Department of Energy</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Fossil Energy and Carbon Management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy and carbon management research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s3">30 U.S.C. 3</ref>, 1602, and 1603), $825,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount $66,800,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $20,199,000 shall be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Congressionally Directed Spending Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $13,650,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/224">136 STAT. 224</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Strategic Petroleum Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>), $219,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SPR Petroleum Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>), sections 403 and 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 U.S.C. 6241</ref>, 6239 note), and section 5010 of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/255">Public Law 114–255</ref>), $7,350,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>), $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Energy Information Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $129,087,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Non-defense Environmental Cleanup</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $333,863,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, in addition, fees collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6939f">section 6939f of title 42, United States Code</ref>, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2022 pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dC/tIII/s309">section 309 of title III of division C of Public Law 116–94</ref> are appropriated, to remain available until expended, for mercury storage costs.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $860,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $16,155,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/225">136 STAT. 225</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Science</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles, including one ambulance, for replacement only, $7,475,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $202,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Waste Disposal</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, <ref href="/us/pl/97/425">Public Law 97–425</ref>, as amended, including interim storage activities, $27,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Technology Transitions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for carrying out the activities of technology transitions, $19,470,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $8,375,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Clean Energy Demonstrations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for clean energy demonstrations in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $8,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (<ref href="/us/pl/110/69">Public Law 110–69</ref>), $450,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $36,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $32,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September <page identifier="/us/stat/136/226">136 STAT. 226</page> 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $32,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2022 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and used for necessary administrative expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2022 exceed $32,000,000, those excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2022 (estimated at $3,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s609.10">section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>), the Secretary of Energy may also provide direct loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such direct loans shall be made through the Federal Financing Bank, with the full faith and credit of the United States Government on the principal and interest: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds previously appropriated for the cost of loan guarantees under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>) may also be used for the cost of direct loans provided under such section of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Energy Policy and Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), $58,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,523,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/227">136 STAT. 227</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), $340,578,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1511/etseq">31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2022 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/95/238/s201">section 201 of Public Law 95–238</ref>, notwithstanding the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $240,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $78,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Weapons Activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one ambulance, for replacement only, $15,920,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $117,060,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,354,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/228">136 STAT. 228</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Naval Reactors</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,918,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which, $92,747,000 shall be transferred to “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy”, for the Advanced Test Reactor: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $55,579,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $464,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $17,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Environmental Cleanup</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one passenger minivan for replacement only, $6,710,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $305,207,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $573,333,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account, which shall be transferred to the “Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund”.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Defense Activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real <page identifier="/us/stat/136/229">136 STAT. 229</page> property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $985,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $337,636,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bonneville Power Administration Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/93/454">Public Law 93–454</ref>, are approved for the Umatilla Hatchery Facility project and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That during fiscal year 2022, no new direct loan obligations may be made.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,184,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref> and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,184,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $48,324,000, to remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/230">136 STAT. 230</page> expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref> and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), up to $37,924,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $10,400,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $39,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7152">42 U.S.C. 7152</ref>), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $285,237,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $285,237,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s392a">43 U.S.C. 392a</ref>), up to $194,465,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $90,772,000, of which $90,772,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $170,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/231">136 STAT. 231</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $5,808,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/255">68 Stat. 255</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $5,580,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $1,737,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction>, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d1e677f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $466,426,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1e6780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7171">42 USC 7171 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $466,426,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2022 shall be retained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2022 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/232">136 STAT. 232</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers and rescissions of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1f51e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d1f51e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading “<headingText>Department of Energy—Energy Programs</headingText>”, enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 days in advance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the “Final Bill” column in the “Department of Energy” table included under the heading “<headingText>Title III—Department of Energy</headingText>” in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/233">136 STAT. 233</page> the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f51fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1f51fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f51ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d1f5200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f5201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f7912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f7913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f7914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1f7915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094">50 U.S.C. 3094</ref>) during fiscal year 2022 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f7916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oversight.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f7917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/pt830">10 CFR Part 830</ref> unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1f7918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1fa029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d1fa02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 U.S.C. 6241</ref>), upon a determination by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/234">136 STAT. 234</page> the President in this fiscal year that a regional supply shortage of refined petroleum product of significant scope and duration exists, that a severe increase in the price of refined petroleum product will likely result from such shortage, and that a draw down and sale of refined petroleum product would assist directly and significantly in reducing the adverse impact of such shortage, the Secretary of Energy may draw down and sell refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be deposited into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6247">42 U.S.C. 6247</ref>), and such amounts shall be available for obligation, without fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds shall be transferred directly from “Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area Power Administration” to the general fund of the Treasury in the current fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d1fc73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Energy from amounts appropriated in prior Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1fc73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation” for the construction project “99–D–143”, $282,133,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d1fc73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Naval Reactors”, $6,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d1fc73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a) from amounts that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unavailable collections currently in the United States Enrichment Corporation Fund, $841,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and shall be available only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Appalachian Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14704">40 U.S.C. 14704</ref>, and for expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $195,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic <page identifier="/us/stat/136/235">136 STAT. 235</page> Energy Act of 1954, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/100/456">Public Law 100–456</ref>, section 1441, $36,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Delta Regional Authority</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $30,100,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Denali Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $15,100,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds shall be available for construction projects for which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary funding source in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/277/dC/tIII">division C, title III, Public Law 105–277</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/106/113/appD/tVII/s701">section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/113/1501A–280">113 Stat. 1501A–280</ref>), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be available for the payment of such a non-Federal share for any project for which the Denali Commission is not the sole or primary funding source, provided that such project is consistent with the purposes of the Commission.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Northern Border Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15751/b">section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Southeast Crescent Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Southwest Border Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/236">136 STAT. 236</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Regulatory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $873,901,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $745,258,000 in fiscal year 2022 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2022 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $128,643,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $13,799,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $11,442,000 in fiscal year 2022 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2023, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2022 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $2,357,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $1,146,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/100/203">Public Law 100–203</ref>, section 5051, $3,800,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20637f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information, consistent with Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d20d8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The amounts made available by this title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least <page identifier="/us/stat/136/237">136 STAT. 237</page> 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d20d8b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d20d8b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d20d8b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d20d8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts made available by this title for “Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses” shall be expended as directed in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d20d8bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d20d8bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which includes the following for each program, project, or activity, including any prior year appropriations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d20d8be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>total budget authority;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d20d8bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>total unobligated balances; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d20d8c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>total unliquidated obligations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d20d8c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d2126e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/238">136 STAT. 238</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2126e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2126e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2126e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2126e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each authority.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2126e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d214df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d214df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d214dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The nineteenth proviso under the heading “<headingText>Fossil Energy and Carbon Management</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tIII">title III of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d214dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1375">135 Stat. 1375</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(b)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(h)</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.136 STAT. 239

 DIVISION E—

Financial Services

and General Government

Appropriations Act, 2022.

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d214e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of the Treasury </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d214e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Offices</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d21c332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $243,109,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>information technology modernization requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including entering into cooperative agreements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c33a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>operations and maintenance of facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d21c33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>international operations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">committee on foreign investment in the united states fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d21ea4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee (including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts so transferred shall remain available until expended for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4565">50 U.S.C. 4565</ref>), and shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/240">136 STAT. 240</page> in addition to any other funds available to any department or agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a total appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of terrorism and financial intelligence</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $195,192,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656">22 U.S.C. 2656 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cybersecurity enhancement account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading $4,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief Information Officer.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">department-wide systems and capital investments programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $6,118,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s offices, bureaus, and other organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement “Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support” or “Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/241">136 STAT. 241</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $42,275,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 U.S.C. 1321 note</ref>); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">treasury inspector general for tax administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>); and services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; $174,250,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/343">Public Law 110–343</ref>), $16,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Financial Crimes Enforcement Network</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $161,000,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/242">136 STAT. 242</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of the Fiscal Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d225f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $355,936,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d225f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/101/380/s1012">section 1012 of Public Law 101–380</ref>.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $128,067,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and label applications: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for the costs associated with enforcement of and education regarding the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t27/s201/etseq">27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Mint</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states mint public enterprise fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5136">section 5136 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2022 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed $50,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d2349df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/tI">title I of Public Law 103–325</ref>), including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–III, $295,000,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/243">136 STAT. 243</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $173,383,000, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108/e">section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/e">12 U.S.C. 4707(e)</ref>) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 2023, for financial assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of <ref href="/us/pl/103/325">Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/a/1/A">12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)</ref> and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for training and outreach under <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s109">section 109 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4708">12 U.S.C. 4708</ref>), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108/d">subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707">12 U.S.C. 4707</ref> (d)), may be available to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions to expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities, and of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the Economic Mobility Corps to be operated in conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12571">42 U.S.C. 12571</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this paragraph, excluding those made to community development financial institutions to expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities and those made to community development financial institutions that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties, the CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>high-poverty area</term>” means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2011–2015 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2010 Island areas Decennial Census data for any territory or possession of the United States;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not less than $21,500,000, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108/e">section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/e">12 U.S.C. 4707(e)</ref>), is available until September 30, 2023, for financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and other suitable providers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not less than $35,000,000 is available until September 30, 2023, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>not less than $23,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108">section 108 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/d">12 U.S.C. 4707(d)</ref> and (e)), is available until September 30, 2023, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions for the purpose of offering <page identifier="/us/stat/136/244">136 STAT. 244</page> affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>not less than $8,500,000 is available until September 30, 2023, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs under <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s122">section 122 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4719">12 U.S.C. 4719</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical assistance;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>up to $33,617,000 is available for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better assess and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2349ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>during fiscal year 2022, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4713a">12 U.S.C. 4713a</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $500,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4713a">12 USC 4713a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That such section 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds awarded under this heading, except those provided for the Economic Mobility Corps, not less than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2349ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That for the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (1), the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county, including county equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2011–2015 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census or any other territory or possession of the United States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island Areas Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Internal Revenue Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">taxpayer services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, of which not less than $11,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, of which not less than $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be available for the Community Volunteer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/245">136 STAT. 245</page> Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance, and of which not less than $221,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,500,000 shall be for identity theft and refund fraud casework.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>), and to provide other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $5,437,622,000, of which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023; of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program; of which not to exceed $21,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division; and of which not more than $75,000,000 shall be available to address the Internal Revenue Service’s paper inventory of amended returns, correspondence and adjustments to return filings: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amount made available for addressing paper inventory shall be in addition to amounts made available for such purpose under the “Taxpayer Services” heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount made available for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts made available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the “Operations Support” heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $4,100,826,000, of which not to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for research; of which not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for establishment of an application through which entities registering and renewing registrations in the System for Award Management may request an authenticated electronic certification stating that the entity does or does not have a seriously delinquent tax debt; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not more than $5,000,000 shall be available to address the Internal Revenue Service’s paper inventory of amended returns, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/246">136 STAT. 246</page> correspondence and adjustments to return filings: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amount made available for addressing paper inventory shall be in addition to amounts made available for such purpose under the “Taxpayer Services” heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23bf20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23bf21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23bf22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23bf23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7801">26 USC 7801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing major information technology investments in the Internal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on the status of plans, costs, and results; prior results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23bf24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote> That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2023, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">business systems modernization</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service’s business systems modernization program, $275,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23e635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23e636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23e637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23e638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7801">26 USC 7801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing major information technology investments in the Internal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on the status of plans, costs, and results; prior results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by fiscal year.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—internal revenue service</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d23e639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 4 percent of the appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service under the “Enforcement” heading, and not to exceed 5 percent of any other appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service, may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/247">136 STAT. 247</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d240d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d240d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d240d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Identify theft.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d240d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the <ref href="/us/cons/amd1">First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled “Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Anaheim, California” (Reference Number 2013–10–037).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d245b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d245b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, or recognition program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d245b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>under any hiring or personnel selection process with respect to re-hiring a former employee;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d245b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and return information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/248">136 STAT. 248</page></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—Department of the Treasury</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d245b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901">5 U.S.C. 5901</ref>), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d248283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings “Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses”, “Office of Inspector General”, “Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program”, “Financial Crimes Enforcement Network”, “Bureau of the Fiscal Service”, and “Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau” may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d248284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the “Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Salaries and Expenses” to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24a995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24a996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24a997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval <page identifier="/us/stat/136/249">136 STAT. 249</page> of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s414">50 U.S.C. 414</ref>) during fiscal year 2022 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24d0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24d0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24d0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24f7bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofit organizations.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d24f7bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During fiscal year 2022—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d24f7bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regulations published at <ref href="/us/fr/78/71535">78 Fed. Reg. 71535</ref> (November 29, 2013)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d24f7be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24f7bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d24f7c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organizations created on, before, or after such date.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d2545e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2545e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/250">136 STAT. 250</page> the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2545e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The reports required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2545e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2545e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2545e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2545e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2545e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2545e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2545ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2545eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2545ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Testimony.</p></sidenote><content>At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 125. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d256cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out section 4018 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>).</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d256cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d256cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Executive Office </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d256d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of the President </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d256d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">The White House</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105">3 U.S.C. 105</ref>; subsistence expenses as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105">3 U.S.C. 105</ref>, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s103">3 U.S.C. 103</ref>); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s107">3 U.S.C. 107</ref>, $65,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Residence at the White House</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $14,050,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105">3 U.S.C. 105</ref>, 109, 110, and 112–114.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/251">136 STAT. 251</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reimbursable expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance payment.</p></sidenote>the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3717">31 U.S.C. 3717</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d25bb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch37">chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">White House Repair and Restoration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105/d">3 U.S.C. 105(d)</ref>, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/252">136 STAT. 252</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Council of Economic Advisers</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1021/etseq">15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.</ref>), $4,120,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Security Council and Homeland Security Council</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $12,500,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s107">3 U.S.C. 107</ref>, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $106,500,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of information resources within the Executive Office of the President: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this heading, up to $4,500,000 shall be available for a program to provide payments (such as stipends, subsistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to students, recent graduates, and veterans recently discharged from active duty who are performing voluntary services in the Executive Office of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3111/b">section 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or comparable authority and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available to pay or compensate such individuals: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such payments shall not be considered compensation for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may be paid in advance.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Management and Budget</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, $116,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s601/etseq">7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/253">136 STAT. 253</page> Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26576b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26576c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policy reviews.</p></sidenote>the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26576d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26576e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26576f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d265770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d265771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d265772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> That no later than 14 days after the submission of the budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 2023, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a tabular list for each agency that submits budget justification materials (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at minimum, the name of the agency, the date on which the budget justification materials of the agency were submitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where the budget justification materials are published on the website of the agency.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/403">Public Law 110–403</ref>), including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $1,838,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of National Drug Control Policy</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $18,952,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d267e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1702">21 USC 1702 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/254">136 STAT. 254</page> private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal drug control programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">high intensity drug trafficking areas program</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $296,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (“HIDTAs”), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $5,800,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities and $3,500,000 shall be for a new Grants Management System for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2020 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Submission.</p></sidenote> That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2021, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2021 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2022 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26a59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">other federal drug control programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $133,617,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $106,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not more than $11,250,000 is for administrative expenses, and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by <ref href="/us/pl/107/82/s4">section 4 of Public Law 107–82</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/271/s8204">section 8204 of Public Law 115–271</ref>; $3,000,000 for drug court training and technical <page identifier="/us/stat/136/255">136 STAT. 255</page> assistance; $15,000,000 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,167,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and $5,200,000 for activities authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/114/198/s103">section 103 of Public Law 114–198</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26ccac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d26ccad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating funds under this heading for United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the proposed uses of these funds.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Unanticipated Needs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s108">3 U.S.C. 108</ref>, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Information Technology Oversight and Reform</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Special Assistance to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s106">3 U.S.C. 106</ref>, including subsistence expenses as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s106">3 U.S.C. 106</ref>, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,839,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Official Residence of the Vice President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s106/b/2">3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2)</ref>, $311,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/256">136 STAT. 256</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d271ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">From funds made available in this Act under the headings “The White House”, “Executive Residence at the White House”, “White House Repair and Restoration”, “Council of Economic Advisers”, “National Security Council and Homeland Security Council”, “Office of Administration”, “Special Assistance to the President”, and “Official Residence of the Vice President”, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d271acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote>That no amount shall be transferred from “Special Assistance to the President” or “Official Residence of the Vice President” without the approval of the Vice President.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d2768f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>During fiscal year 2022, any Executive order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2768f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Any such statement shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2768f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order or memorandum on the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2768f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2022; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2768f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2768fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued during fiscal year 2022 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or memorandum is issued.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2768fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2768ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d276900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d276901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d276902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d276903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d27de34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Beginning not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this Act and until the requirements of subsection (b) are completed, the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/257">136 STAT. 257</page> the House of Representatives and the Senate each document apportioning an appropriation, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, approved by the Office of Management and Budget, including any associated footnotes, not later than 2 business days after the date of approval of such apportionment by the Office of Management and Budget.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d27de35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513">31 USC 1513 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget shall complete implementation of an automated system to post each document apportioning an appropriation, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, including any associated footnotes, in a format that qualifies each such document as an Open Government Data Asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>), not later than 2 business days after the date of approval of such apportionment, and shall place on such website each document apportioning an appropriation, pursuant to such section 1513(b), including any associated footnotes, already approved the current fiscal year, and shall report the date of completion of such requirements to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and Senate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d27de39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Each document apportioning an appropriation pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, that is posted on a publicly accessible website pursuant to such section shall also include a written explanation by the official approving each such apportionment stating the rationale for any footnotes for apportioned amounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote> That the Office of Management and Budget or the applicable department or agency shall make available classified documentation referenced in any apportionment at the request of the chair or ranking member of any appropriate congressional committee or subcommittee.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d27de3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d27de3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publications.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, any delegation of apportionment authority pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, that is in effect as of such date shall be submitted for publication in the Federal Register: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any delegation of such apportionment authority after the date of enactment of this section shall, on the date of such delegation, be submitted for publication in the Federal Register: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> That the Office of Management and Budget shall publish such delegations in a format that qualifies such publications as an Open Government Data Asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>) on a public Internet website, which shall be continuously updated with the position of each Federal officer or employee to whom apportionment authority has been delegated.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d27de41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 5 days after any change in the position of the approving official with respect to such delegated apportionment authority for any account is made, the Office shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees explaining why such change was made.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x1d27de43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/258">136 STAT. 258</page></p></level> <num value="III">TITLE III</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Judiciary </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d27de45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">THE JUDICIARY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Supreme Court of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d280456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343">31 U.S.C. 1343</ref> and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $98,338,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d280457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">care of the building and grounds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s6111">40 U.S.C. 6111</ref> and 6112, $14,434,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d280458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $34,280,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d280459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of International Trade</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d282b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $20,600,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d282b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d28527c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $5,580,052,000 (including the purchase <page identifier="/us/stat/136/259">136 STAT. 259</page> of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d28527d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d28527e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/pl/99/660">Public Law 99–660</ref>), not to exceed $9,850,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">defender services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3006A">18 U.S.C. 3006A</ref> and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3006A">18 U.S.C. 3006A</ref>) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1875/d/1">28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1)</ref>; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s983/b/1">18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1)</ref> in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4100/b">18 U.S.C. 4100(b)</ref>; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $1,343,175,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fees of jurors and commissioners</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1871">28 U.S.C. 1871</ref> and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1863">28 U.S.C. 1863</ref>; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/app/r71.1/h">28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)</ref>), $32,603,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5332">5 U.S.C. 5332</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">court security</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/260">136 STAT. 260</page> Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (<ref href="/us/pl/100/702">Public Law 100–702</ref>), $704,800,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available under this heading may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program to facilitate security and emergency management services among the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, General Services Administration, other Federal agencies, state and local governments and the public; and, notwithstanding sections 331, 566(e)(1), and 566(i) of <ref href="/us/usc/t28">title 28, United States Code</ref>, for identifying and pursuing the voluntary redaction and reduction of personally identifiable information on the internet of judges and other familial relatives who live at the judge’s domicile.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Office of the United States Courts</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1345">31 U.S.C. 1345</ref>, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>, advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $98,545,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Judicial Center</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/90/219">Public Law 90–219</ref>, $29,885,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2023, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Sentencing Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch58">chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, $20,564,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/261">136 STAT. 261</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—the Judiciary</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except “Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services” and “Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners”, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for “Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services” shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d28eebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3315/a">Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “Federal” for “executive” each place it appears.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2915d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s561–569">28 U.S.C. 561–569</ref>, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s1315">40 U.S.C. 1315</ref> authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s1315/b/2/E">40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E)</ref>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2915d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d2963f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/650">Public Law 101–650</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s133">28 U.S.C. 133 note</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the matter following paragraph 12—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2963f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>31 years and 6 months</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2963f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>27 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>28 years and 6 months</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2963f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/115">Public Law 109–115</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2470">119 Stat. 2470</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s133">28 U.S.C. 133 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>28 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>29 years and 6 months</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/262">136 STAT. 262</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2963f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (<ref href="/us/pl/107/273">Public Law 107–273</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s133">28 U.S.C. 133 note</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2963f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>19 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>20 years</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2963f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>18 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>19 years and 6 months</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2963f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>17 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>18 years</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x1d2963fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="IV">TITLE IV</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2963fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2963fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Funds</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for resident tuition support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d298b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Account.</p></sidenote> That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d298b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support <page identifier="/us/stat/136/263">136 STAT. 263</page> requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the district of columbia courts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $257,591,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,366,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $133,829,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $83,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $25,953,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, in addition to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia Courts for administering bar examinations and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That 30 days <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch35/schII">subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/264">136 STAT. 264</page> 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d29d935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $286,426,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $206,006,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which $14,747,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for costs associated with the relocation under replacement leases for headquarters offices, field offices and related facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $80,420,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which $7,304,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a0046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a0047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their terms of supervision.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $52,598,000, of which $5,175,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for salaries and expenses associated with providing representation pursuant to title III of the Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21–238; D.C. Official Code, sec. 24–403.03), as amended by title VI of the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23–274): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/265">136 STAT. 265</page> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a2758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a2759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to the program set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch35/schII">subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3523/b/3/B">section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in accordance with section 403 of the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of the United States Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a275a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of <ref href="/us/usc/t41">title 41, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $2,150,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for judicial commissions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $288,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for school improvement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/10/dC">division C of Public Law 112–10</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a4e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Scholarships.</p></sidenote> That, to the extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/125/211">125 Stat. 211</ref>) including students who were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,750,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the activities specified in section 3009 of the Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for the district of columbia national guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major <page identifier="/us/stat/136/266">136 STAT. 266</page> General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $4,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">District of Columbia Funds</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d2a9c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia (“General Fund”) for programs and activities set forth in the Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24–173) and at rates set forth under such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2022 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act of 2021, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2a9c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2022, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.</proviso></content></appropriations> <level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d2a9c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/267">136 STAT. 267</page></p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Conference of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s591/etseq">5 U.S.C. 591 et seq.</ref>, $3,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Consumer Product Safety Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">5 U.S.C. 5376</ref>, purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $139,050,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out the program, including administrative costs, required by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (<ref href="/us/pl/110/140">Public Law 110-140</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8004">15 U.S.C. 8004</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—consumer product safety commission</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d2b38cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During fiscal year 2022, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (<ref href="/us/fr/79/68964">79 Fed. Reg. 68964</ref>) until after—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b38d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b38d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b38d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as “ROV”) rollovers in the off-road environment, including the repeatability and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b38d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/268">136 STAT. 268</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2b38dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Election Assistance Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/252">Public Law 107–252</ref>), $20,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">election security grants<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b38de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s20904/c/2/B">52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)</ref>), $75,000,000 is provided to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make election security improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b5fef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Northern Mariana Islands.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of applying such sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each reference to the “Administrator of General Services” or the “Administrator” in sections 101 and 103 shall be deemed to refer to the “Election Assistance Commission”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That each reference to “$5,000,000” in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to “$1,000,000” and each reference to “$1,000,000” in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to “$200,000”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b5ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b5ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote> That not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall make the payments to States under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b5ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That not later than two years after receiving a payment under this heading, a State shall make available funds for such activities in an amount equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the payment made to the State under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b5ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That States shall submit quarterly financial reports and annual progress reports.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Communications Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $381,950,000, to remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/269">136 STAT. 269</page> until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $381,950,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2022 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t47/s309/j/8/B">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)</ref>, proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed $128,621,000 for fiscal year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,854,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal communications commission</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2b8704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/3998">118 Stat. 3998</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $46,500,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Election Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $74,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Labor Relations Authority</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/270">136 STAT. 270</page> elsewhere, $27,398,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5703">5 U.S.C. 5703</ref>) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environmental review improvement fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4370m–8/d">42 U.S.C. 4370m–8(d)</ref>, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Trade Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $376,530,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3718">31 U.S.C. 3718</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $138,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $20,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6101/etseq">15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</ref>), shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $218,530,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831t">12 U.S.C. 1831t</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/271">136 STAT. 271</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">real property activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal buildings fund</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitations on availability of revenue</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d2d34b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2d34b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote>Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,342,205,000, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>$299,476,000 shall remain available until expended for new construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services and feasibility studies), and demolition and related site and security expenses, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$245,976,000 is for new construction and acquisition, as follows:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Connecticut:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Hartford, U.S. Courthouse, $138,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Puerto Rico:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  San Juan, U.S. Courthouse, $22,476,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Tennessee:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $85,500,000;</listContent></listItem></list></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$52,000,000 is for demolition of the buildings located at 202-220 South State Street in Chicago, Illinois, and protection of the adjacent buildings during the demolition process, securing the vacant site of the demolished buildings, and landscaping the vacant site following demolition; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$1,500,000 is for feasibility studies to assess goals, scope, customer need, and alternatives for the following projects:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Arizona:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Nogales, Dennis DeConcini U.S. Land Port of Entry, $500,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Georgia:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Atlanta, Chamblee Campus, $500,000;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/272">136 STAT. 272</page> <?removedLocator I658122?>   New Mexico:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Santa Teresa, U.S. Land Port of Entry, $500,000:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount;</proviso></listContent></listItem></list></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>$581,581,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$139,893,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations as follows:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Alabama:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Selma, U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse, $4,200,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  District of Columbia:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Regional Office Building, Phase 2, $4,941,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Maryland:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Suitland, Suitland Federal Campus, $20,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Michigan:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Detroit, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building Garage, $1,208,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Mississippi:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Hattiesburg, William M. Colmer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, $27,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Vicksburg, Mississippi River Commission Building, $23,749,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Washington:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Tacoma, Tacoma Union Station, $3,395,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  West Virginia:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d2d34d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Clarksburg, Clarksburg Post Office and U.S. Courthouse, $55,400,000;</listContent></listItem></list></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$388,710,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d34d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$52,978,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs as follows:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1d2d34da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  Childcare Facilities Security and Systems Improvements, $15,000,000;</continuation><continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1d2d34db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  Consolidation Activities, $8,178,000;</continuation><continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1d2d34dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  Fire Protection and Life Safety, $10,000,000; and</continuation><continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1d2d34dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  Judiciary Capital Security Program, $19,800,000:</continuation><continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1d2d34de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2d34df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for “Repairs and Alterations” may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum <page identifier="/us/stat/136/273">136 STAT. 273</page> standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading “<headingText>Repairs and Alterations</headingText>”, may be transferred to “Basic Repairs and Alterations” or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for “Basic Repairs and Alterations” may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading “<headingText>Repairs and Alterations</headingText>” or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d5bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,665,148,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d2d5bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$2,796,000,000 for building operations to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2d5bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposed prospectus.</p></sidenote> That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3307/a">40 U.S.C. 3307(a)</ref>, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592/b/2">40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)</ref> and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3056">18 U.S.C. 3056</ref>, shall be available from such revenues and collections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2022, excluding reimbursements under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592/b/2">40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)</ref>, in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">government-wide policy</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; $68,720,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/274">136 STAT. 274</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, and management; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; $52,540,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">civilian board of contract appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, $9,580,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $69,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government property: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allowances and office staff for former presidents</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102 note</ref>), and <ref href="/us/pl/95/138">Public Law 95–138</ref>, $5,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal citizen services fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Products and Programs, including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s323">40 U.S.C. 323</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3604">44 U.S.C. 3604</ref>; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $55,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2022 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/275">136 STAT. 275</page> That of the total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions and full-time hires to support activities related to the Administration’s requirements under Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy-making Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/435">Public Law 115-435</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">asset proceeds and space management fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 16(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s1303">40 U.S.C. 1303 note</ref>), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Administrator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide support services for Federal rulemaking agencies.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—general services administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2022 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2dd123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2dd124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Courts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2dd125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2023 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2df836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/pl/92/313">Public Law 92–313</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2df837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d2df838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">From funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue</headingText>”, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/276">136 STAT. 276</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e1f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e1f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e1f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3307">40 U.S.C. 3307</ref>, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e1f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e1f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">With respect to E–Government projects funded under the heading “<headingText>Federal Citizen Services Fund</headingText>”, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d2e1f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s323">Section 323 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end a new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2e1f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e1f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>The Administrator may enter into agreements with federal agencies to provide services through the Fund on a fully reimbursable basis.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3173/d/1">Section 3173(d)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period the following: “<quotedText>or for agency-wide acquisition of equipment or systems or the acquisition of services in lieu thereof, as necessary to implement the Act</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3173/b/1">Section 3173(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including advance payments,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Amounts received</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e4661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Site selection.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d2e6d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall select a site from one of the three listed in the General Services Administration Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR–FBI–NCR17 prospectus for a new fully consolidated Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) headquarters. Such decision shall be made in as expeditious manner as possible.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2e6d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e6d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Within 180 days of selecting a site, the General Services Administrator shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a report on the construction of a new headquarters for the FBI in the National Capital Region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d2e6d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2e6d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>The report transmitted under subsection (b) shall be consistent with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3307/b">section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, and include a summary of the material provisions of the construction and consolidation of the FBI in a new headquarters facility, including all the costs associated design, management, and inspection, and a description of all buildings and infrastructure needed to complete the project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/277">136 STAT. 277</page></content></subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by <ref href="/us/pl/93/642/s10">section 10 of Public Law 93–642</ref>, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Merit Systems Protection Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5509">5 U.S.C. 5509 note</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $45,825,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s5601/etseq">20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.</ref>), $1,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/102/259/s6/7">section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/106/568/s817/a">section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s5604/7">20 U.S.C. 5604(7)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That all current and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior will remain available until expended for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), as amended, and for annual independent financial audits of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/289">Public Law 107–289</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual independent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/289">Public Law 107–289</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/278">136 STAT. 278</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environmental dispute resolution fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,296,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Archives and Records Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901">5 U.S.C. 5901</ref>), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $388,310,000, of which $29,000,000 shall remain available until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, manage, and store Government records, and of which up to $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended to implement the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/426">Public Law 115–426</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, <ref href="/us/pl/110/409">Public Law 110–409</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/122/4302">122 Stat. 4302</ref>–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,968,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">repairs and restoration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $71,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $11,500,000 is for the Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs in Kansas City, Missouri, and of which $20,000,000 is for the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library in Starkville, Mississippi: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may be transferred directly to the Truman Library Institute and to Mississippi State University and maybe used for improvements to library grounds and construction and related activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national historical publications and records commission</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> grants program</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s2504">44 U.S.C. 2504</ref>, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/279">136 STAT. 279</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—national archives and records administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="531"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 531. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program”, $5,265,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Administrative Provisions—National Archives and Records Administration</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Credit Union Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development revolving loan fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9812">42 U.S.C. 9812</ref>, 9822 and 9910, $1,545,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Government Ethics</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $19,158,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Personnel Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of trust funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $164,934,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading, $8,842,000 shall remain available until expended, for information technology infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund Federal Financial System migration or modernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading, $1,073,201 may be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/280">136 STAT. 280</page> made available for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4001/etseq">41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $174,714,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2f7ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote> That the President’s Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2022, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to an information technology working capital fund established for purposes authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11301">40 U.S.C. 11301 note</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2f7ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2f7ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d2f7eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the OPM shall notify, and receive approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts transferred to such a fund under such transfer authority from any organizational category of the OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such organizational category’s budget as identified in the report required by section 608 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2025.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of trust funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,150,000, and in addition, not to exceed $28,083,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management’s retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/281">136 STAT. 281</page> as determined by the Inspector General: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Special Counsel</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $30,385,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Postal Regulatory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/435">Public Law 109–435</ref>), $17,510,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000ee">42 U.S.C. 2000ee</ref>), $9,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public Buildings Reform Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/287">Public Law 114–287</ref>), $3,605,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Securities and Exchange Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d301b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,988,550,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $17,649,400 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/282">136 STAT. 282</page> and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d301b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office facilities, not to exceed $6,746,000, to remain available until expended; and for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities, not to exceed $4,367,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d301b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78ee/j">15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)</ref>) for fiscal year 2022, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78ee">15 U.S.C. 78ee</ref>) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $1,988,550,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed $6,746,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for move, replication, and related costs under this heading associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office facilities; and not to exceed $4,367,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for move, replication, and related costs under this heading associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2022 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That if any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office facilities or if any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities is subsequently de-obligated by the Commission, such amount that was derived from the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, and such amounts that were derived from fees or assessments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each national securities exchange and national securities association, respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such national securities exchange or national securities association under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78ee">15 U.S.C. 78ee</ref>) in fiscal year 2022.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Selective Service System</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/283">136 STAT. 283</page> authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s4101–4118">5 U.S.C. 4101–4118</ref> for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $29,200,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d301b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote> That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1341">31 U.S.C. 1341</ref>, whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Small Business Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of <ref href="/us/usc/t31">title 31, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $278,378,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d30423f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/108/447/dK/s132/a">section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447</ref>, during fiscal year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">entrepreneurial development programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $290,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $138,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2022 or fiscal year 2023 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $37,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s636/m/4">15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)</ref>) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $20,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s649/l">15 U.S.C. 649(l)</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $22,671,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/284">136 STAT. 284</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of advocacy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/94/305/tII">title II of Public Law 94–305</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s634a/etseq">15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.</ref>) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s601/etseq">5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</ref>), $9,466,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">business loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2022 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $11,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That during fiscal year 2022 commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That during fiscal year 2022 commitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s696/7">15 U.S.C. 696(7)</ref>) shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That during fiscal year 2022 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $5,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That during fiscal year 2022, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $13,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $163,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disaster loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $178,000,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $168,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the funds provided under this heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5122/2">42 U.S.C. 5122(2)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/285">136 STAT. 285</page> major disasters under this heading is designated by Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 4004(b)(6) and section 4005(f) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—small business administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="540"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 540. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="541"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 541. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d30b770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the headings “Salaries and Expenses” and “Business Loans Program Account” may be transferred to the Administration’s information technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts transferred to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2025.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="542"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 542. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Small Business Administration—Salaries and Expenses”, $83,022,000, which shall be for initiatives related to small business development and entrepreneurship, including programmatic and construction activities, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Administrative Provisions—Small Business Administration</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d30de81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d30de82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding sections 2701.92 and 2701.93 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t2">title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may permit awards to subrecipients for initiatives funded under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Postal Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the postal service fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s2401">section 2401 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, $52,570,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d310593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mail.</p></sidenote> That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/286">136 STAT. 286</page> any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/241">Public Law 111–241</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $262,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/435">Public Law 109–435</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Tax Court</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $57,783,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That travel <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d312ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certificate.</p></sidenote>expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="601"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 601. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="602"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 602. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="603"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 603. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d312ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="604"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 604. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/287">136 STAT. 287</page> the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="605"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 605. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s1307">19 U.S.C. 1307</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="606"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 606. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3153b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="607"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 607. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="608"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 608. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d317ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d317ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That prior to any significant reorganization, restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d317ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d317aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/288">136 STAT. 288</page> which new budget authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31a1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p></sidenote> That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="609"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 609. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2022 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2022 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for each such account for the purposes authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31a1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval request.</p></sidenote> That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31a1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="610"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 610.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31a1de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Background investigations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d31c8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d31c8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d31c8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31c8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31c8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tax exemption.</p></sidenote><content>a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d31c8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d31c8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31c8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d31c8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="611"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 611. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The cost accounting standards promulgated under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch15">chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code</ref> shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="612"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 612. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="613"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 613. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d31f008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="614"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 614. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="615"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 615. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government <page identifier="/us/stat/136/289">136 STAT. 289</page> of information technology (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11101">section 11101 of title 40, United States Code</ref>), that is a commercial item (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="616"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 616. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1353">section 1353 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="617"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 617.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d321719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d32171a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d323e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d323e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d323e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d323e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d323e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d323e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>Executive agency covered by this Act</term>” means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="618"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 618.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d328c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Compensation of the President (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Payments to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s377/o">28 U.S.C. 377(o)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s376/c">28 U.S.C. 376(c)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s178/l">28 U.S.C. 178(l)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Payment of Government contributions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (<ref href="/us/stat/74/849">74 Stat. 849</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch87">5 U.S.C. ch. 87</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8348">5 U.S.C. 8348</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d328c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch84">chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/290">136 STAT. 290</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d32b36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="619"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 619. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d32b36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d32b36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled “Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts” unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="620"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 620.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d32da7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d32da80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d32da81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d32da82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="621"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 621. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="622"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 622. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>) in a manner that violates the <ref href="/us/cons/amd4">Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="623"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 623. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t47/s54.307">section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, as in effect on July 15, 2015: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers until support under such mechanism commences.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="624"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 624. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d330193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/291">136 STAT. 291</page> other materials in a timely manner.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d330194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d330195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="625"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 625.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d330196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3328a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3328a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="626"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 626. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3328a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3328aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="627"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 627.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3328ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conference</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3328ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">attendees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3328ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3328ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d334fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d334fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="628"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 628. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.125 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="629"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 629. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for expenses related to enhancements to www.oversight.gov, $850,000, to remain available until expended, shall be provided for an additional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any authority available to the Council of the Inspectors General <page identifier="/us/stat/136/292">136 STAT. 292</page> on Integrity and Efficiency under section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="630"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 630. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d334fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="631"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 631. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3376d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="632"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 632. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3376d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d339de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d339de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d339de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d339de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="633"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 633. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="634"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 634. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d339de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="635"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 635. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances available in the Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, established by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9703">section 9703 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, $175,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="636"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 636.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d339de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alabama.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d33c4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Designation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The Federal building and courthouse located at 2005 University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, shall be known and designated as the “Richard Shelby Federal Building and Courthouse”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d33c4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building and courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Richard Shelby Federal Building and Courthouse”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/293">136 STAT. 293</page></content></subsection> </section> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE</heading> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departments, Agencies, and Corporations</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="701"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 701. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d33c4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drug-free workplace.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2022 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>)) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="702"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 702. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d33ec0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343">31 USC 1343 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sub<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/c">section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $19,997: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for police-type vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/101/549">Public Law 101–549</ref> over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="703"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 703. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5922–5924">5 U.S.C. 5922–5924</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="704"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 704. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d34131e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3101">5 USC 3101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324b/a/3/B">8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)</ref>; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1157">8 U.S.C. 1157</ref> or is granted asylum under <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1158">8 U.S.C. 1158</ref> and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person <page identifier="/us/stat/136/294">136 STAT. 294</page> who owes allegiance to the United States: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d343a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Affidavits.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d343a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Affidavits.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d343a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p></sidenote> That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d343a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d343a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="705"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 705. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/stat/73/479">73 Stat. 479</ref>), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/stat/86/216">86 Stat. 216</ref>), or other applicable law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="706"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 706. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d346144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d346145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13834 (May 17, 2018), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d346146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d346147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="707"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 707. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d346148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch91">chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/295">136 STAT. 295</page> to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="708"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 708. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="709"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 709. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="710"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 710. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d348859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d34885a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> For the purposes of this section, the term “<term>office</term>” shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="711"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 711. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref>, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="712"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 712.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d34af6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d34af6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3302">section 3302 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, (pursuant to schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt213/sptC">subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d34af6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</ref>)).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="713"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 713. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d34d67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/296">136 STAT. 296</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d34d67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d34d680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="714"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 714.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3524a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3524a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3524a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3524a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3524a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or “new age” belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3524a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3524a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="715"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 715. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3524a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3524a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="716"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 716. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee’s home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="717"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 717. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d354bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/297">136 STAT. 297</page> as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="718"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 718. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d354bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="719"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 719.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d354bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3572cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>agency</term>”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3572ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>means an Executive agency, as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">5 U.S.C. 105</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3572cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3572d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6301/2">5 U.S.C. 6301(2)</ref>, has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time in the performance of official duties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="720"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 720. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref> and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="721"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 721. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3598e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3598e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref> and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse “General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy” with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3598e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President’s Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1120">31 U.S.C. 1120</ref>, and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of “General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy” during fiscal year 2022 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2023: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/298">136 STAT. 298</page> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3598e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3598e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="722"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 722. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d35bff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Breastfeeding.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="723"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 723. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref> , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d35bff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="724"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 724. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d35bff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/pt200">part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d35bff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="725"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 725.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d36352a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals’ Internet Use<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36352b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36352c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36352d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36352e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d36352f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d363530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d363531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d363532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d363533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d363534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d363535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>regulatory</term>” means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/299">136 STAT. 299</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d363536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>supervisory</term>” means examinations of the agency’s supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="726"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 726.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d363537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d363538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d363539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contraceptives.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d36835a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d36835b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36835c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Religion.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36835d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>any of the following religious plans:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36835e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Personal Care’s HMO; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36835f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d368360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d368361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d368362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote><content>In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d368363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d368364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="727"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 727. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d368365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Anti-doping.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="728"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 728. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="729"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 729. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt300">part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="730"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 730. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36aa76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36aa77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="731"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 731. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36aa78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">News stories.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story <page identifier="/us/stat/136/300">136 STAT. 300</page> intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="732"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 732. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552a">section 552a of title 5, United States Code</ref> (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="733"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 733.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36d189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d36f89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s395/b">6 U.S.C. 395(b)</ref>) or any subsidiary of such an entity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d36f89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waivers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36f89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d36f89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d36f89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d36f89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="734"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 734. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d371fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During fiscal year 2022, for each employee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d371fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d371fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8348/a/1/B">section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="735"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 735.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d371fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3746c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3746c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3746c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3746c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3746c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, each of the terms “contribution”, “expenditure”, “independent expenditure”, “electioneering communication”, “candidate”, “election”, and “Federal office” has the meaning given <page identifier="/us/stat/136/301">136 STAT. 301</page> such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s30101/etseq">52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="736"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 736. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s133">section 133 of title 41, United States Code</ref>), or the head of an office of the legislative branch.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="737"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 737.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3746c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3746ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5343">5 USC 5343 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d380a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d380a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2022, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5342/a/2/A">section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d380a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2022, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d380a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2022, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d380a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2022 under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5303">section 5303 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d380a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2022 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5342/a/2">section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2021, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2021, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2021.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/302">136 STAT. 302</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.<sidenote><p>Applicability.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d380a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Locality pay.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2022 under sections 5344 and 5348 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d380a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, and prevailing rate employees described in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5343/a/5">section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as “Rest of United States” pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for purposes of this subsection; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d380a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="738"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 738.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d380a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d38a673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2022 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d38a674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of its purpose;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of participants attending;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38a678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost statement.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the cost of any food or beverages;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the cost of any audio-visual services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>a description of the contracting procedures used including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/303">136 STAT. 303</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d38a67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d38a680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38a681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38a682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38a683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2022 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d38a684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38a685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38a686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d38a687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="739"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 739. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President’s budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="740"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 740. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled “Competitive Area” published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (<ref href="/us/fr/73/20180/etseq">73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="741"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 741. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="742"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 742.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38cd98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38cd99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38cd9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38cd9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">agreements.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d38cd9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d38cd9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/304">136 STAT. 304</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="743"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 743.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38f4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nondisclosure </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d38f4af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">agreements.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d391bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: “These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d391bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d391bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="744"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 744. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Corporations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tax liability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d391bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="745"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 745. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Corporations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criminal violations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3942e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency <page identifier="/us/stat/136/305">136 STAT. 305</page> is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="746"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 746.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3969f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3969f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>During fiscal year 2022, on the date on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/111/203/s1017">section 1017 of Public Law 111–203</ref>, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3969f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3969f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3969f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3969f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3969f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5303">5 USC 5303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Any notification required by this section shall be made available on the Bureau’s public website.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="747"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 747.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3a0639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s104">section 104 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2022 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2021, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dE/s748">section 748 of division E of Public Law 116–260</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a063a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a063b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5318">section 5318 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or any other provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 2022 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31, 2021, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dE/s748">section 748 of division E of Public Law 116–260</ref>. Such an employee may not receive a rate increase during calendar year 2022, except as provided in subsection (i).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a063c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/465">Public Law 96–465</ref>) or any other provision of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a063d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d3a063e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a063f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>This subsection applies to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3a0640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3a0641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a0642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2022, except as provided in subsection (i).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a0643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality- based payments under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or similar authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2022, except as provided in subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3161">section 3161 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or to employees in another pay system whose position would <page identifier="/us/stat/136/306">136 STAT. 306</page> be classified at GS–15 or below if <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch51">chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, applied to them.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a0644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content>This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3392/c">section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for such time as that election is in effect.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/465">Public Law 96–465</ref>) for such time as that election is in effect.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position only if that new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than the level or range for the position held immediately before the movement.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2021, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dE/s748">section 748 of division E of Public Law 116–260</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2021, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dE/s748">section 748 of division E of Public Law 116–260</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>If an employee affected by this section is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2022 but ends in calendar year 2023, the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For the purpose of this section, the term “<term>covered position</term>” means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a2d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>This section takes effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="748"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 748.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3a2d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionments.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3a5473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Each department or agency of the executive branch of the United States Government shall notify the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3a5474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an apportionment is not made in the required time period provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3a5475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an approved apportionment received by the department or agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on further action; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3a5476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an approved apportionment received by the department or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such department or agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a5477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Any notification submitted to a congressional committee pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/307">136 STAT. 307</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="749"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 749.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3a7b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022 that are specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of the requirements of 2 C.F.R. 200.334, regarding records retention, and 2 C.F.R. 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller General of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3a7b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the Comptroller General.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="750"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 750. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d3aa29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 15010(a)(6) of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3aa29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref> note.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3aa29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3aa29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3aa29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (E), the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3aa29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>); and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="751"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 751. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">section 1346 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="752"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 752. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VIII">TITLE VIII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="801"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 801. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="802"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 802. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ac9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ac9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="803"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 803.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3b17d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/308">136 STAT. 308</page> of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b17d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b17da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content>increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3b17db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b17dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="804"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 804. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="805"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 805. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d3b65fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b65fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>official duties</term>” does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and workplace, except in the case of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b65ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b6600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b6601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b6602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b6603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b6604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/309">136 STAT. 309</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3b6605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="806"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 806.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b6606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Voting rights.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3b8d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3b8d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="807"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 807. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b8d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Needle distribution.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="808"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 808. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b8d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contraceptives.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b8d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conscience exception.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a “conscience clause” which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="809"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 809.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b8d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3b8d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3bb42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3bb42f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="810"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 810. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bb430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="811"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 811.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bb431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bb432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating budget.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3bdb43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2022 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3bdb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bdb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bdb46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/310">136 STAT. 310</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="812"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 812. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bdb47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3bdb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating budget.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="813"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 813.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3c0259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c025a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3c025b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c025c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="814"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 814. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="815"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 815. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2022 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2022 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for each such account for the purposes authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3c296d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3c296e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="816"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 816.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3c9e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d3c9ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3c9ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>During fiscal year 2023, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2023 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2023 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/311">136 STAT. 311</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2023 is in effect; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3c9ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2023 for which this section applies to such project or activity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c9ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau>This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2023 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3c9eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3c9eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3c9eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="817"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 817.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3cc5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3cc5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3cc5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3cc5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>Long Bridge Project</term>” means the project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and other related projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="818"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 818. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3cc5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3cc5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source year of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="819"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 819. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d3cc5c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022”.136 STAT. 312

 DIVISION F—

Department of

Homeland

Security

Appropriations Act, 2022.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary and Executive Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for executive management for operations and support, $236,053,000; of which $23,204,000 shall be for the Office of the Ombudsman for Immigration Detention, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3cecd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Submission.</p></sidenote> That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits, to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, responses to all questions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for executive management for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $35,000,000, which shall be transferred to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, of which $20,000,000 shall be for targeted violence and terrorism prevention grants and of which $15,000,000 shall be for an Alternatives to Detention Case Management pilot program, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available for the pilot program shall be awarded as described in the first proviso under this heading in <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dF/tI">title I of division F of Public Law 116–260</ref> and services shall be provided as described in the second and third such provisos.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Management Directorate</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for operations and support, including vehicle fleet modernization, $1,637,009,000, of which $33,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, $491,816,000, of which $132,116,000 shall remain available until September 30, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/313">136 STAT. 313</page> 2024, and of which $359,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal protective service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal Protective Service.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Operations Coordination for operations and support, $298,171,000, of which $89,672,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to buildings.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General for operations and support, $205,359,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d3afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d3afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d3afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d3afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3d620e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2022, to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal years 2021 or 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3d620f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>The Inspector General shall review the report required by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with applicable laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than February 15, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report that includes total obligations of the Department for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d6216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Award fees.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, which shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d8827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3d8828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3d8829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees <page identifier="/us/stat/136/314">136 STAT. 314</page> on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds available under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9705/g/4/B">section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3d882a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds identified for such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of the proposed transfer.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All official costs associated with the use of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3daf3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3daf3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3daf3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3e4b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Under Secretary for Management shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition Oversight list between Acquisition Decision Event 1 and Full Operational Capability, including programs that have been removed from such list during the preceding quarter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>For each such program without a department-approved acquisition program baseline, the briefing described in subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired and the component(s) sponsoring the acquisition; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Acquisition Review Board status, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current acquisition phase;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date and purpose of the most recent review; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the program has been paused or is in breach status.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>For each such program with a department-approved acquisition program baseline, the briefing described in subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired and the component(s) sponsoring the acquisition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total number of units, as appropriate, to be acquired annually until procurement is complete under the current acquisition program baseline;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the Acquisition Review Board status, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e4b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current acquisition phase by increment, as applicable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e729a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date of the most recent review; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e729b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the program has been paused or is in breach status;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e729c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a comparison between the initial Department-approved acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives and the program’s current such thresholds and objectives, if applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e729d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e729e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the lifecycle cost estimate, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e729f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the confidence level for the estimate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the fiscal years included in the estimate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of and rationale for any changes to the estimate during the prior fiscal year;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/315">136 STAT. 315</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e72a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the findings of any independent verification and validation of the items to be acquired or an explanation for why no such verification and validation has been performed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e72a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><content>a table displaying the obligation of all program funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the subsequent fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e72a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Listing.</p></sidenote><content>a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or performance that could result in a program breach if not successfully mitigated.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3e72a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e72aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e72ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Under Secretary for Management shall submit each approved Acquisition Decision Memoranda for programs described in this section to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than five business days after the date of approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for Management or the designee of the Under Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3e72ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3ec0cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>No Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security may be obligated for any pilot or demonstration program that uses more than 5 full-time equivalents or costs in excess of $1,000,000 until 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security provides the following to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for such program:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Objectives that are well-defined and measurable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment methodology that details—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the type and source of assessment data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the methods for and frequency of collecting such data; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how such data will be analyzed;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>An implementation plan, including milestones, a cost estimate, and schedule, including an end date; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote><content>A signed interagency agreement or memorandum of agreement for any pilot or demonstration program involving the participation of more than one Department of Homeland Security component or that of an entity not part of such Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of completion of a pilot or demonstration program described in subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing lessons learned, actual costs, and any planned expansion or continuation of the pilot or demonstration program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3ec0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>For the purposes of this section, a pilot or demonstration program is a policy implementation, study, demonstration, experimental program, or trial that is a small-scale, short-term experiment conducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the design of an effort prior to implementation of a larger scale effort.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3ec0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d3ee7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Amounts provided in <ref href="/us/pl/117/70/dB/tII">title II of division B of Public Law 117–70</ref> for “Office of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support” are available for providing reimbursement to airports and airport operators for costs incurred <page identifier="/us/stat/136/316">136 STAT. 316</page> between August 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022, for activities directly and demonstrably related to Operation Allies Welcome.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d3ee7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Each amount repurposed by this section that was previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and international agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; $13,756,194,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9505/c/3">26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)</ref>) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s551/e/1">6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)</ref>); of which $700,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023; and of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/f/3">19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)</ref>), shall be derived from that account: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $5,000,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Patrol.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for procurement, construction, and improvements, including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/317">136 STAT. 317</page> procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems, $572,083,000, of which $93,425,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; and of which $478,658,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities; $8,206,526,000; of which not less than $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which $46,696,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023; of which not less than $1,500,000 is for paid apprenticeships for participants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellectual property rights violations, including operation of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not less than $4,175,786,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, including transportation of unaccompanied alien minors: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2081">19 U.S.C. 2081</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3f5d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d3f5d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act for Executive Leadership and Oversight, $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the reports directed under this heading by the explanatory statements accompanying Public Laws 116–6, 116–93, and 116–260 have been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, $51,700,000, of which $34,321,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which $17,379,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/318">136 STAT. 318</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Transportation Security Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for operations and support, $8,091,193,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That security service fees authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44940">section 44940 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation security: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum appropriated under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2022 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $5,981,193,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for procurement, construction, and improvements, $160,736,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for research and development, $35,532,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Coast Guard</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats necessary for overseas deployments and activities; payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/96/1920">96 Stat. 1920</ref>); and recreation and welfare; $9,162,120,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/5">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)</ref>); of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; of which $27,456,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, for environmental compliance and restoration; and of which $70,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall only be available for vessel depot level maintenance: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/319">136 STAT. 319</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procurement, construction, and improvements, including aids to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense installations used by the Coast Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $2,030,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/5">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)</ref>); and of which such sums as were deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund prior to fiscal year 2021 that remain unavailable for obligation shall be available to carry out the purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2946">section 2946 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, and shall be derived from such deposits.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research and development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $7,476,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/5">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That there may be credited to and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">retired pay</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s356">section 356 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, concurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch55">chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, $1,963,519,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Secret Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of behavioral <page identifier="/us/stat/136/320">136 STAT. 320</page> research in support of protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and payment, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5702">section 5702 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, of subsistence expenses of employees who are on protective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations; $2,554,729,000; of which $53,321,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which up to $17,000,000 may be for calendar year 2021 premium pay in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the rate of pay contained in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5547/a">section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5547">5 U.S.C. 5547 note</ref>), as last amended by <ref href="/us/pl/116/269">Public Law 116–269</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, $54,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for research and development, $2,310,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d404784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 201 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dF">division F of Public Law 115–141</ref>), related to overtime compensation limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act, except that “fiscal year 2022” shall be substituted for “fiscal year 2018”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funding made available under the headings “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” and “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of <ref href="/us/usc/t48">title 48, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/42">Public Law 112–42</ref>), fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/a/5">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)</ref>) shall be available until expended.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d406e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>For an additional amount for “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year 2022 from amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/321">136 STAT. 321</page> authorized to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/i">8 U.S.C. 1356(i)</ref>), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8311">7 U.S.C. 8311</ref>), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/25">Public Law 114–25</ref>), or other such authorizing language.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d406e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>To the extent that amounts realized from such collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d406e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d4095a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4095a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4095aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That this section shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the prescription drug may not be—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4095ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4095ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4095ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d40bcbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s501/b">section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representatives from the United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d40bcbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40bcc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40bcc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40bcc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s501/b">section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, with respect to such transportation, and the disposition of such requests.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40bcc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d40e3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d40e3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d40e3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border crossing fee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d40e3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40e3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>border crossing fee</term>” means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40e3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d40e3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d40e3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit an expenditure plan for any amounts made available for “U.S. Customs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/322">136 STAT. 322</page> and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” in this Act and prior Acts to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d40e3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No such amounts may be obligated prior to the submission of such plan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d410aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the total amount made available under “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $572,083,000 shall be available only as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d410aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$276,000,000 for the acquisition and deployment of border security technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d410aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$99,653,000 for trade and travel assets and infrastructure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d410af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$93,425,000 for facility construction and improvements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d410af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$72,395,000 for integrated operations assets and infrastructure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d410af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$30,610,000 for mission support and infrastructure.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d413203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 211 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dF">division F of Public Law 116–260</ref>), prohibiting the use of funds for the construction of fencing in certain areas, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d413204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter operations within the National Targeting Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d413205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the components funded by this Act, may be used to reduce anticipated or planned vetting operations at existing locations unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 411(o)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s211/o/3">6 U.S.C. 211(o)(3)</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>170</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>250</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for Border Patrol hiring and contractors, retention and relocation incentives and contract support.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d415916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1357/g">8 U.S.C. 1357(g)</ref>) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d415917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d415918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s211">6 USC 211 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d418029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds provided under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be used to continue any contract for the provision of detention services if the two most recent overall performance evaluations received by the contracted facility are less than “adequate” or the equivalent median score in any subsequent performance evaluation system.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/323">136 STAT. 323</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d41802a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The performance evaluations referenced in subsection (a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41802b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Aliens.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Without regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may reprogram within and transfer funds to “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support” as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41802c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41802d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41802e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1378a">8 USC 1378a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The reports required to be submitted under section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dF">division F of Public Law 116–260</ref>) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each matter required to be included in such report by such section 216 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent during the period described in this section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41802f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of sections 216 and 217 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/93/dD">division D of Public Law 116–93</ref>) shall apply to this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, including the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the President, including the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage screening.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Explosives </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">detection system.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any award by the Transportation Security Administration to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reliance on other screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury rates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Explosives </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">detection system.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44923">section 44923 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2022, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44923/h">section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, may be used for the procurement and installation of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such title.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41a746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d41ce57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not later than 30 days after the submission of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security in the House of Representatives a single report that fulfills the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d41ce58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a Capital Investment Plan that includes a plan for continuous and sustained capital investment in new, and the replacement of aged, transportation security equipment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d41ce59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the 5-year technology investment plan as required by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (<ref href="/us/pl/113/245">Public Law 113–245</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d41ce5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies report as required by the Senate Report accompanying the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 115–283).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/324">136 STAT. 324</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d41f56b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vessels.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d41f56c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Operations and Support</headingText>” shall be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s12114">section 12114 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Operations and Support</headingText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d41f56d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel documentation functions under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch121/schII">subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, may perform documentation under section 12114.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d421c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Without regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, in accordance with the notification requirement described in subsection (b) of such section, up to the following amounts may be reprogrammed within “Coast Guard—Operations and Support”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d421c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$10,000,000 to or from the “Military Personnel” funding category; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d421c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$10,000,000 between the “Field Operations” funding subcategories.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d421c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investment plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d421c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a future-years capital investment plan as described in the second proviso under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/4">Public Law 114–4</ref>), which shall be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth provisos under such heading.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds made available for defense-related activities under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Operations and Support</headingText>”, up to $190,000,000 that are used for enduring overseas missions in support of the global fight against terrorism may be reallocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems Center mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund in fiscal year 2022 shall be available until expended to carry out the purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2946">section 2946 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/325">136 STAT. 325</page> and shall be in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d426aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2110">section 2110 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to charge a fee for an inspection of a towing vessel, as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t46/s136.110">46 CFR Section 136.110</ref>, that utilizes the Towing Safety Management System option for a Certificate of Inspection issued under subchapter M of <ref href="/us/cfr/t46">title 46, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d426aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d426aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply after the date the Commandant of the Coast Guard makes a determination under section 815(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</ref>) and, as necessary based on such determination, carries out the requirements of subsection 815(b) of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d426aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>For an additional amount for “Coast Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be distributed as a grant for the National Coast Guard Museum to carry out activities under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s316/d">section 316(d) of title 14, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d426aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Coast Guard shall not be responsible for the execution of any contracts, planning, or execution of work to accomplish any activities outlined in <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s316/d">section 316(d) of title 14, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4291b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive agencies, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">section 105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available under the heading “<headingText>United States Secret Service—Operations and Support</headingText>” at the end of the fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4291b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be made available for the protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4291ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4291bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4291bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>The Director of the United States Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d42b8cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d42b8ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1d42b8cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Funding made available in this Act for “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support” is available for travel of United States Secret Service employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of the United States Secret Service or a designee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 10 or more days in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such expenditures.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/326">136 STAT. 326</page></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for operations and support, $1,992,527,000, of which $36,293,000, shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, $590,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for research and development, $10,431,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Emergency Management Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for operations and support, $1,245,859,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4306f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, $209,985,000, of which $98,775,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which $111,210,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may use up to $10,400,000 of the amounts made available under this heading to acquire and develop real property adjacent to any existing training facility currently funded within the Education, Training, and Exercises program, project, or activity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4306f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote> That such acquisition and development of real property is only for the purposes of establishing a multi-use training facility: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available in the first proviso may be used for the management costs associated with such real property: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4306f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Management costs.</p></sidenote> That such management costs shall be made available from funds provided under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support</headingText>”.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/327">136 STAT. 327</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d43ca43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $3,633,199,000, which shall be allocated as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$645,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s605">6 U.S.C. 605</ref>), of which $90,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden, $15,000,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s606">6 U.S.C. 606</ref>), and $125,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d43ca45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2022, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$740,000,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s604">6 U.S.C. 604</ref>), of which $125,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$105,000,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1135">6 U.S.C. 1135</ref>, 1163, and 1182), of which $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such public transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70107">section 70107 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$720,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $360,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $360,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2229">15 U.S.C. 2229</ref> and 2229a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$355,000,000 for emergency management performance grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121">42 U.S.C. 5121</ref>), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7701">42 U.S.C. 7701</ref>), <ref href="/us/usc/t6/s762">section 762 of title 6, United States Code</ref>, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$275,500,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/328">136 STAT. 328</page> any other sums appropriated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, and such additional sums as may be provided by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4101/f/2">42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)</ref>), to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$12,000,000 for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$12,000,000 for Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams under section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s467f–2">33 U.S.C. 467f–2</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$130,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11331">42 U.S.C. 11331</ref>), to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total administrative costs.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$40,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning System.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau>$205,098,811 for Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending grants, which shall be for the purposes, and the amounts, specified in the table entitled “Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending” under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$150,000, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for a nonprofit security grant under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s604">6 U.S.C. 604</ref> and 605);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$49,026,403, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for emergency operations center grants under section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5196c">42 U.S.C. 5196c</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$153,922,408, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5133/e">42 U.S.C. 5133(e)</ref>, notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), and (l) of that section (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5133/f">42 U.S.C. 5133(f)</ref>, (g), (l)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$2,000,000 shall be transferred to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support”, to manage and administer Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending grants.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d43ca55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$293,600,000 to sustain current operations for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disaster relief fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>), $18,799,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) and is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 4004(b)(6) and section 4005(f) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/329">136 STAT. 329</page> this heading, up to $3,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account for administrative expenses related to direct loans as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5184">42 U.S.C. 5184</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national flood insurance fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d441876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/126/916">126 Stat. 916</ref>), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/89">Public Law 113–89</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1020">128 Stat. 1020</ref>), $214,706,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4015/d">42 U.S.C. 4015(d)</ref>); of which $15,706,000 shall be available for mission support associated with flood management; and of which $199,000,000 shall be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any additional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4015/d">42 U.S.C. 4015(d)</ref>) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in fiscal year 2022, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4017">42 U.S.C. 4017</ref>) in excess of—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d441877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$197,393,000 for operating expenses and salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance operations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d441878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$876,743,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d441879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d44187a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$175,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4104c">42 U.S.C. 4104c</ref>), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4104c/e">42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)</ref>, 4017):</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d44187b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts collected under section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4012a">42 U.S.C. 4012a</ref>) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4104c/e">42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)</ref>), shall be deposited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4012a/f/8">42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8)</ref>, 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4033">42 U.S.C. 4033</ref>).</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d443f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Awards.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d443f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be made available for the necessary expenses of carrying out the competition specified in section 2(e) of Executive Order <page identifier="/us/stat/136/330">136 STAT. 330</page> No. 13870 (May 2, 2019), including the provision of monetary and non-monetary awards for Federal civilian employees and members of the uniformed services, the necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of any award recipients, and activities to encourage participation in the competition, including promotional items.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d443f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Any awards made pursuant to this section shall be of the same type and amount as those authorized under sections 4501 through 4505 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be made available for the necessary expenses of procuring or providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent agencies, corporations, establishments, and instrumentalities of the Federal government of the United States, state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities, fusion centers as described in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s124h">6 U.S.C. 124h</ref>), and Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44669f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4466a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609/a/12">6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)</ref>) or any other provision of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (4) under “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, may be used by the recipient for expenses directly related to administration of the grant.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4466a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4466a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4466a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also apply to a recipient for the administration of a grant under such paragraphs (1) and (2) for organizations described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code that are determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4466a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4466a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Applications for grants under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for paragraphs (1) through (4), shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of an application.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d448db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d448db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d448db8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d448db9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4), (8), and (9), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing publicly the intention of making an award.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d448dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d448dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d44b4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund</headingText>” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/4">Public Law 114–4</ref>) shall be applied in fiscal year 2022 with respect to budget year 2023 and current fiscal year 2022, respectively—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d44b4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1) by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2016”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/331">136 STAT. 331</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d44b4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>business</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fifth</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44b4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44b4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In making grants under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may grant waivers from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2229a">15 U.S.C. 2229a</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="309"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 309.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44b4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d44dbe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2022 , as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5196e">42 U.S.C. 5196e</ref>), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d44dbe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d44dbe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44dbe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2022, and remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="310"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 310. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44dbe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44dbe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In making grants under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may waive subsection (k) of section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2229">15 U.S.C. 2229</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="311"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 311.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d44dbe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4502f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding sections 403(b), 403(c)(4), 404(a), 406(b), 407(d), 408(g)(2), 428(e)(2)(B), and 503(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>), for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President under such Act with a declaration occurring or an incident period beginning between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided under such sections shall be not less than 90 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4502fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement or as being for disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 4004(b)(6) and section 4005(f) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4502fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4502fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/332">136 STAT. 332</page></content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for operations and support, including for the E-Verify Program, application processing, the reduction of backlogs within asylum, field, and service center offices, and support of the refugee program; $389,504,000, of which $87,619,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed to require any reduction of any fee described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/m">8 U.S.C. 1356(m)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for Federal assistance for the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, $20,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for operations and support, including the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $322,436,000, of which $61,618,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for procurement, construction, and improvements, $33,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, construction and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Science and Technology Directorate</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for operations and support, including the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $330,590,000, of which $196,624,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/333">136 STAT. 333</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, $12,859,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for research and development, $542,954,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for operations and support, $176,750,000, of which $50,156,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for procurement, construction, and improvements, $76,604,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for research and development, $65,709,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $132,948,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d459f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d459f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ residences and places of employment.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided by employees (including employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Information <page identifier="/us/stat/136/334">136 STAT. 334</page> Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d45c64f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d45c650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1377a">8 USC 1377a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of section 403 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/93/dD">division D of Public Law 116–93</ref>) shall apply to this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d45c651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Biometrics.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding the seventh proviso under the heading “<headingText>Immigration and Naturalization Service—Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/105/119">Public Law 105–119</ref> (relating to FD–258 fingerprint cards), or any other provision of law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using appropriate technology.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including representatives from the Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process to continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d45ed62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers may accept transfers to its “Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” account from Government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535/b">31 U.S.C. 1535(b)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d45ed63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion of such facilities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s501">31 U.S.C. 501 note</ref>).</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers and rescissions of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d461474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d461475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4689a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the components in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/335">136 STAT. 335</page> for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the components funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4689a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity, or increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4689a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4689a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>contracts out any function or activity presently performed by Federal employees or any new function or activity proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Homeland Security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4689aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>augments funding for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4689ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>reduces funding for any program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4689ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4689ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at least 15 days in advance of such reprogramming.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4689ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such transfer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4689af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4689b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations based upon an initial notification provided after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4689b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4689b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation in the current year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4689b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of Homeland Security: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 5 days in advance of such transfer.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4689b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4689b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s501">31 USC 501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d46b0c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 504 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dF">division F of Public Law 115–31</ref>), related to the operations of a working capital fund, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d46b0c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Funds from such working capital fund may be obligated and expended in anticipation of reimbursements from components of the Department of Homeland Security.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/336">136 STAT. 336</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46b0c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d46b0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2022, as recorded in the financial records at the time of a reprogramming notification, but not later than June 30, 2023, from appropriations for “Operations and Support” for fiscal year 2022 in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2023, in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d46b0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46b0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance with section 503 of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d46d7dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds made available by this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s414">50 U.S.C. 414</ref>) during fiscal year 2022 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d46d7dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts described in subsection (a) made available for “Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination—Operations and Support” that exceed the amounts in such authorization for such account shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Management Directorate—Operations and Support</headingText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d46d7de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46d7df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46d7e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred under subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on a plan for the use of such funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46fef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46fef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46fef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46fef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d46fef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d474d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 3 full business days in advance of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $4,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>making a sole-source grant award; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>announcing publicly the intention to make or award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d474d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d474d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d474d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d474d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>A notification under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may not involve funds that are not available for obligation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d474d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type of contract; and the account from which the funds are being drawn.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/337">136 STAT. 337</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="508"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 508. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d474d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d474d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers’ facilities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="509"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 509. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus otherwise required under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch33">chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d477334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/161/dE">division E of Public Law 110–161</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/2073">121 Stat. 2073</ref> and 2074) shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such sections applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d477335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d477336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d477337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of subsection (a), the term “<term>Buy American Act</term>” means <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="512"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 512. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1448">8 U.S.C. 1448</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="513"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 513.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d480f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds provided or otherwise made available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s452">6 U.S.C. 452</ref>) unless explicitly authorized by the Congress.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d480f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the use of such section 872 to establish an office within the Office of the Secretary that shall, for departmental workforce health, safety, and medical functions and activities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develop departmental policies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>establish standards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide technical assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>conduct oversight; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>serve as the primary liaison and coordinator; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the reallocation to an office established under paragraph (1) of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the position and responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer and related personnel from the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the personnel, functions, and responsibilities related to departmental workforce health and medical activities from the Under Secretary for Management as authorized in section 710 of the Homeland Security Act, and related safety activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d480f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the responsibility of carrying out the program authorized by section 528 of the Homeland Security Act and related personnel.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/338">136 STAT. 338</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d480f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer funds made available in this Act under the headings “Management Directorate” and “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office” consistent with the establishment of the office and the reallocations of functions, positions, and responsibilities described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d480f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d480f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d480f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall submit a notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee of the Senate at least 15 days prior to the establishment of the office described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d480f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The functions of the office described in subsection (b) shall not include chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear programs of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the transfer of funds described in subsection (c) shall not include funding appropriated for such programs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="514"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 514. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d480f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d480f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">identification card.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="515"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 515. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d480f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Delegation authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any official that is required by this Act to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform that act unless specifically authorized herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="516"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 516. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="517"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 517. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324a/h/3">8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="518"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 518. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48369c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="519"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 519. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48369d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/stI">subtitle I of title 41, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch137">chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to the above referenced statutes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48369e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d485daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d485db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d485db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/339">136 STAT. 339</page> an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d485db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conference attendees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d485db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d485db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d485db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4884c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the basis for that determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4884c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4884c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section the term “<term>international conference</term>” shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4884c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4884ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Employees who attend a conference virtually without travel away from their permanent duty station within the United States shall not be counted for purposes of this section, and the prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to payments for the costs of attendance for such employees.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in a National Special Security Event.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48abdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pay reform.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48abdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Employment positions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48abdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48abde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48abdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d48d2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for the implementation of any structural pay reform or the introduction of any new position classification that will affect more than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of full-time positions affected by such change;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>funding required for such change for the current fiscal year and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>justification for such change; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48d2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>for a structural pay reform, an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change that were considered by the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>it was proposed in the President’s budget proposal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d48d2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>funds for such change have not been explicitly denied or restricted in this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48fa09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48fa0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48fa0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d48fa0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d49211d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in this Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d49211e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/340">136 STAT. 340</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d49211f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises homeland or national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d492120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d492121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d492122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for not less than 45 days except as otherwise specified in law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d492123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funding provided in this Act for “Operations and Support” may be used for minor procurement, construction, and improvements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d492124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>For purposes of subsection (a), “minor” refers to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d492125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The authority provided by section 532 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>) regarding primary and secondary schooling of dependents shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d494836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>For an additional amount for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, exclusively for providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement or other emergency personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d494837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d494838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Subsections (b) through (f) of section 534 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>), shall be applied with respect to amounts made available by subsection (a) of this section by substituting “October 1, 2022” for “October 1, 2018” and “October 1, 2021” for “October 1, 2017”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d494839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d49483a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s391">6 USC 391 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d496f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s391">6 U.S.C. 391</ref>) shall be applied—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d496f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>In subsection (a), by substituting “September 30, 2022,” for “September 30, 2017,”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d496f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In subsection (c)(1), by substituting “September 30, 2022,” for “September 30, 2017”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d496f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security, under the authority of section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s391/a">6 U.S.C. 391(a)</ref>), may carry out prototype projects under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2371b">section 2371b of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary of Defense as prescribed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d496f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security under section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s391/d">6 U.S.C. 391(d)</ref>) may use the definition of nontraditional government contractor as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2371b/e">section 2371b(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d499660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Aliens.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d49bd71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens, or to make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d49bd72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A Member of Congress.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/341">136 STAT. 341</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d49bd73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such a Member for the purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d49bd74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting oversight.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d49bd75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d49bd76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>With respect to individuals described in subsection (a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="531"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 531.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d49bd77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pregnant women.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d49bd78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4a0b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used to place restraints on a woman in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (including during transport, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical facility) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4a0b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a pregnant woman if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a0b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>an appropriate official of the Department of Homeland Security makes an individualized determination that the woman—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a0b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is a serious flight risk, and such risk cannot be prevented by other means; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a0b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>poses an immediate and serious threat to harm herself or others that cannot be prevented by other means; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a0b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a medical professional responsible for the care of the pregnant woman determines that the use of therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the woman.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4a0b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to subsection (b), only the safest and least restrictive restraints, as determined by the appropriate medical professional treating the woman, may be used. In no case may restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be restrained in a face-down position with four-point restraints, on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent feasible, on her left side.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="532"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 532.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a0ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4a32b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other record pertaining to any—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a32b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>death of,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a32b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated against, or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4a32b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d4a32b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">an individual held in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4a32b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in litigation, to an individual who has been charged with a crime, been placed into segregation, or otherwise punished as a result of an allegation described in paragraph (3), upon the request of such individual.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="533"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 533. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a32b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dF/s519">Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114–113</ref>, regarding a prohibition on funding for any position designated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/342">136 STAT. 342</page> as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with respect to any Federal funds in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="534"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 534. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a59c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a59c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget submission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a59ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within 60 days of any budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2023 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives specific reductions in proposed discretionary budget authority commensurate with the revenues assumed in such proposals in the event that they are not enacted prior to October 1, 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="535"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 535. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a59cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Resolution.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="536"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 536.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4a59cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4acefd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Under Secretary for Management of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the unfunded priorities, for the Department of Homeland Security and separately for each departmental component, for which discretionary funding would be classified as budget function 050.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4acefe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Each report under this section shall specify, for each such unfunded priority—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4aceff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary description, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the description, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>account information, including the following (as applicable):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>appropriation account; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>program, project, or activity name; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the additional number of full-time or part-time positions to be funded as part of such priority.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4acf06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>unfunded priority</term>”, in the case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not funded in the budget referred to in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational or contingency plan for the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>would have been recommended for funding through the budget referred to in subsection (a) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the requirement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the requirement has emerged since the budget was formulated; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4acf0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the requirement is necessary to sustain prior-year investments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="537"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 537.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4acf13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Threat assessments.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4b1d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Not later than 10 days after a determination is made by the President to evaluate and initiate protection under any authority for a former or retired Government official or employee, or for an individual who, during the duration of the directed protection, will become a former or retired Government <page identifier="/us/stat/136/343">136 STAT. 343</page> official or employee (referred to in this section as a “<term>covered individual</term>”), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification to congressional leadership and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives (referred to in this section as the “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4b1d35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b1d36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Such notification may be submitted in classified form, if necessary, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the threat assessment, scope of the protection, and the anticipated cost and duration of such protection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4b1d37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 days before terminating, protection for a covered individual, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification regarding the extension or termination and any change to the threat assessment to the congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4b1d38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b1d39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees, which may be submitted in classified form, if necessary, detailing each covered individual, and the scope and associated cost of protection.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="538"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 538.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b1d3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s103a">6 USC 103a</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4b444b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Department of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” (the Fund).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4b444c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b444d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4b444e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for information technology system modernization and facilities infrastructure improvements necessary for the operation of the Department, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4b444f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b4450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b4451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="539"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 539.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4b4452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4bb983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used by an agency to submit an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G of Title X of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>)) unless, concurrent with the submission of an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization Board, the head of the agency—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/344">136 STAT. 344</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the proposed submission of the project proposal;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>submits to the Committees on Appropriations a copy of the project proposal; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>provides a detailed analysis of how the proposed project funding would supplement or supplant funding requested as part of the Department’s most recent budget submission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4bb98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization Fund shall be available for obligation until 15 days after a report on such funds has been transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4bb98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>The report described in subsection (b) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb98e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the full project proposal submitted to and approved by the Fund’s Technology Modernization Board;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb98f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>the finalized interagency agreement between the Department and the Fund including the project’s deliverables and repayment terms, as applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed analysis of how the project will supplement or supplant existing funding available to the Department for similar activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repayment plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for how the Department will repay the Fund, including specific planned funding sources, as applicable; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4bb995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other information as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="540"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 540. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4bb998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d4be0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4be0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4be0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4be0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content>is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="541"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 541. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4be0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4be0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s320">6 USC 320 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Subsection (c) of section 16005 of title VI of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>) shall be applied as if the language read as follows: “Subsection (a) shall apply until September 30, 2022.”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="542"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 542. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For necessary expenses related to providing customs and immigration inspection and pre-inspection services at, or in support of ports of entry, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356">section 1356 of title 8, United States Code</ref>, and <ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/f">section 58c(f) of title 19, United States Code</ref>, and in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $650,000,000, to offset the loss resulting from the coronavirus pandemic of Immigration User Fee receipts collected pursuant to section 286(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/h">8 U.S.C. 1356(h)</ref>), and fees for certain customs services collected pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 and paragraph 10 of subsection (a) of section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/a/1">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(1)</ref>–(8) and (a)(10)).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="543"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 543.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4c2ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>For an additional amount for the accounts, in the amounts, and for the purposes specified, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/345">136 STAT. 345</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4c2ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $993,792,000 for border management requirements of the U.S. Border Patrol;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4c2ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support”, $239,658,000 for non-detention border management requirements; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4c2ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>“Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, $150,000,000, to be available for the emergency food and shelter program for the purposes of providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4c2ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4c2ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4c2ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management shall provide an expenditure plan for the use of the funds made available in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(rescissions of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="544"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 544.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4c55e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>” by section 230(a)(3) of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>) for construction and facility improvements, $90,500,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4c55e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>” by section 209(2) of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) for facility construction and improvements, $40,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4c55e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>For an additional amount for “Management Directorate—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, in addition to any amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for the development of joint processing centers.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="545"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 545.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d4c55e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>” by the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/26">Public Law 116–26</ref>) for the development of a joint processing center, $49,500,000 are hereby rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts rescinded by this subsection that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d4c7cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>For an additional amount for “Management Directorate—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $49,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, in addition to any amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for the development of joint processing centers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/346">136 STAT. 346</page> 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="546"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 546. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d4d404b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/pl/99/177">Public Law 99–177</ref>):</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d404c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$21,650 from the unobligated balances available in the “Office of the Executive Secretary—Operations and Support” account (70 X 0100).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d404d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$1,810 from the unobligated balances available in the “Office of the Undersecretary for Management” account (70 X 0112).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d404e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$12,628,523 from the unobligated balances available in the “Management Directorate—Office of the Chief Information Officer and Operations” account (70 X 0113).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d404f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$8,456 from the unobligated balances available in Treasury Account Fund Symbol 70 X 0504, “Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border and Transportation Security, INS”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$503 from the unobligated balances available in Treasury Account Fund Symbol 70 X 8598, “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Violent Crime Reduction Program”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$7,006 from the unobligated balances available in Treasury Account Fund Symbol 70 X 0508, “Transportation Security Administration, Expenses”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$11,412 from the unobligated balances available in the “Transportation Security Administration—Federal Air Marshals” account (70 X 0541).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$311 from the unobligated balances available in the “Transportation Security Administration—Surface Transportation Security” account (70 X 0551).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$5,308,328 from the unobligated balances available in the “Transportation Security Administration—Intelligence and Vetting” account (70 X 0557).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$1.41 from the unobligated balances available in the “Transportation Security Administration—Research and Development” account (70 X 0553).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$322,105 from the unobligated balances available in the “Transportation Security Administration—Transportation Security Support” account (70 X 0554).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$457,920 from the unobligated balances available in Treasury Account Fund Symbol 70 X 0900, “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Operating Expenses”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$199,690 from the unobligated balances available in the “Federal Emergency Management Agency—State and Local Programs” account (70 X 0560).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>$1,670 from the unobligated balances available in the “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Administrative and Regional Operations, Emergency Preparedness and Response” account (70 X 0712).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d405a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>$115,138 from the unobligated balances available in the “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support” account (70 X 0700).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/347">136 STAT. 347</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d405b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$1,243,822 from the unobligated balances available in Treasury Account Fund Symbol 70 X 0300, “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d405c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$350,656 from the unobligated balances available in the “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office—Research and Development” account (70 X 0860).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d405d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>$3,000,000 from the unobligated balances available in the “Federal Emergency Management Agency—National Predisaster Mitigation Fund” account (70 X 0716).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d405e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>$24,339,000 from the unobligated balances available in the “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology” account (70 X 0533).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d405f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>$10,000,000 from <ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref> under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>$6,161,000 from the unobligated balances available in the “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” account (70 X 0532).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>$4,500,000 from <ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref> under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Construction and Facility Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><content>$6,999 from the unobligated balances available in the “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” account (70 X 0530).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4d4063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><content>$21,000,000 from <ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref> under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="547"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 547. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d4db594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The following unobligated balances made available to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) are rescinded:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$791,720 from “Office of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$359,920 from “Management Directorate—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$1,041,300 from “Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$132,133 from “Office of the Inspector General—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$19,337,430 from “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$7,169,547 from “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$1,000,000 from “Coast Guard—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$6,394,290 from “United States Secret Service--Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$2,793,900 from “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$668,640 from “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$1,368,190 from “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$903,710 from “Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$110,710 from “Science and Technology Directorate—Operations and Support”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/348">136 STAT. 348</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d4db5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>$385,640 from “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="548"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 548. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d4ddcb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances made available to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund”, $147,592,596 shall be rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 4004(b)(6) and section 4005(f) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, or section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were made available by section 4005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>).</proviso></content></section> </level>

   This division may be cited as the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION G—

Department of

the Interior,

Environment,

and Related

Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2022.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Land Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">management of lands and resources</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4e03cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/96/487/s1010/a">section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3150/a">16 U.S.C. 3150(a)</ref>), $1,281,940,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023; of which $79,035,000 for annual and deferred maintenance and $137,093,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/92/195">Public Law 92–195</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1331/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>), shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4e03cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drilling permits.</p></sidenote> in the fee account of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of authorizations.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4e03cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,281,940,000, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/349">136 STAT. 349</page> and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">oregon and california grant lands</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $117,283,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4e2ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2605">43 U.S.C. 2605</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">range improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1751">43 U.S.C. 1751</ref>), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s315b">43 U.S.C. 315b</ref>, 315m) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">service charges, deposits, and forfeitures</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under <ref href="/us/pl/94/579">Public Law 94–579</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1701/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s185">30 U.S.C. 185</ref>), to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4e51ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735">43 USC 1735 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of <ref href="/us/pl/94/579/s305/a">section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735/a">43 U.S.C. 1735(a)</ref>), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735/c">43 U.S.C. 1735(c)</ref>), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/350">136 STAT. 350</page> person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4e51f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735">43 USC 1735 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">miscellaneous trust funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under <ref href="/us/pl/94/579/s307">section 307 of Public Law 94–579</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1737">43 U.S.C. 1737</ref>), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1721/b">43 U.S.C. 1721(b)</ref>), to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $10,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4ea011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4ea012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/90/620">Public Law 90–620</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t44/s501">44 U.S.C. 501</ref>), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4ea013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Fish and Wildlife Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">resource management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,451,545,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $21,279,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</ref>) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/351">136 STAT. 351</page> steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $6,813,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for projects specified for Stewardship Priorities in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading and shall continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were originally appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4ec724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $12,847,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4ec725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading for construction, $1,240,000 is permanently rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cooperative endangered species conservation fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4ec726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1535">16 U.S.C. 1535</ref>), $24,064,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4ec727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, $945,000 is permanently rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national wildlife refuge fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s715s">16 U.S.C. 715s</ref>), $13,228,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">north american wetlands conservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4401/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.</ref>), $48,500,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/352">136 STAT. 352</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">neotropical migratory bird conservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6101/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</ref>), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">multinational species conservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4201/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.</ref>), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4261/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.</ref>), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5301/etseq">16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6301/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</ref>), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6601/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.</ref>), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and tribal wildlife grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $72,612,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided herein, $6,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $7,362,000 is for a competitive grant program to implement approved plans for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall, after deducting $13,362,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Adjustment.</p></sidenote> amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reapportion-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f3c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">ment.</p></sidenote> amount apportioned in 2022 to any State, territory, or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/353">136 STAT. 353</page> other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2023, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2024, in the manner provided herein.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f6270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f6271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f6272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f6273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s501">44 U.S.C. 501</ref>, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f6274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote> That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f6275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading “<headingText>United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management</headingText>” and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Park Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of the national park system</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4f8986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,767,028,000, of which $11,452,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $135,980,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for constructed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 for uses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101122">section 101122 of title 54, United States Code</ref> shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act are available for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/95/348/s5">section 5 of Public Law 95–348</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t36">36 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 101; <ref href="/us/pl/115/102">Public Law 115–102</ref>), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be made available for <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f8987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f8988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t36">36 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4f8989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote>the purposes specified by that Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sections (7)(b) and (8) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/354">136 STAT. 354</page> of that Act shall be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>July 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>July 1, 2023</quotedText>”. </proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d4f898a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for purposes described in <ref href="/us/pl/116/9/s2404">section 2404 of Public Law 116–9</ref>, an amount equal to the amount deposited in this fiscal year into the National Park Medical Services Fund established pursuant to such section of such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from such Fund.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national recreation and preservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $83,910,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $3,500,000 shall be for projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">historic preservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/stIII/dA">division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code</ref>), $173,072,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $26,500,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation of nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s3089">54 U.S.C. 3089</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4fd7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4fd7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4fd7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That all projects to be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4fd7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That of the funds provided for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with communities currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary; $26,375,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement; $10,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; $10,000,000 is for competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of national, State, and local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, to be made without imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s302904">54 U.S.C. 302904</ref>) of the National Historical Preservation Act; $10,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by restoring and preserving state-owned sites and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation; and $15,272,000 is for projects specified for the Historic Preservation Fund in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/355">136 STAT. 355</page> division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such competitive grants shall be made without imposing the matching requirements in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s302902/b/3">section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code</ref> to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including Certified Local Governments, and non-profit organizations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas administered by the National Park Service, $225,984,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4ffebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2022 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at <ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s52.232">48 CFR 52.232</ref>–18: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d4ffec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges authorized by this section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">centennial challenge</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101701">section 101701 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, relating to challenge cost share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5025d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5025d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> addition to other uses set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101917/c/2">section 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/356">136 STAT. 356</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5025d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</ref>), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d504ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s203">23 U.S.C. 203</ref>. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Geological Survey</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">surveys, investigations, and research</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s31">43 U.S.C. 31</ref>, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s641">30 U.S.C. 641</ref>); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s3">30 U.S.C. 3</ref>, 21a, and 1603; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98g/a/1">50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)</ref>) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,394,360,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023; of which $84,788,000 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $74,664,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5073f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s50">43 USC 50</ref>.</p></sidenote> no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initiatives in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading and shall continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were originally appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys <page identifier="/us/stat/136/357">136 STAT. 357</page> when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations, observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6302">section 6302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s6101">41 U.S.C. 6101</ref>, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Ocean Energy Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ocean energy management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for granting and administering leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $206,748,000, of which $163,748,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which $43,000,000 is to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $163,748,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offshore safety and environmental enforcement</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d50e926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/358">136 STAT. 358</page> oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $171,848,000, of which $147,848,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which $24,000,000 is to remain available until expended, including $3,000,000 for offshore decommissioning activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $150,848,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 is permanently rescinded: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d50e927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount, $34,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2022, as provided in this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $34,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of $34,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>), including the review of applications for permits to drill.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">oil spill research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016; title IV, sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $15,099,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">regulation and technology</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d511038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, <ref href="/us/pl/95/87">Public Law 95–87</ref>, $118,117,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/359">136 STAT. 359</page> of which $65,000,000 shall be available for state and tribal regulatory grants: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d511039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1211">30 USC 1211 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d51103a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Office pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/95/87/s507">section 507 of Public Law 95–87</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1257">30 U.S.C. 1257</ref>), $40,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d51103b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1257">30 USC 1257 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than $118,117,000.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">abandoned mine reclamation fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d51374c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, <ref href="/us/pl/95/87">Public Law 95–87</ref>, $27,480,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d51374d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Debt collection.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d51374e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/365">Public Law 97–365</ref>, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under <ref href="/us/pl/95/87/tIV">title IV of Public Law 95–87</ref> may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d51374f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $122,500,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such additional amount shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1233/a">30 U.S.C. 1233(a)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of such additional amount, $79,890,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, $31,956,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $10,654,000 shall be for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes without regard to their status as certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1233/a">30 U.S.C. 1233(a)</ref>), for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/360">136 STAT. 360</page> accordance with the terms and conditions described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) and shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d513750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d513751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d513752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d513753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That such additional amount shall be allocated to States and Indian Tribes within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Affairs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Indian Affairs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of indian programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d515e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s13">25 U.S.C. 13</ref>) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), $1,820,334,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,494,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $59,182,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $1,250,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initiatives (CDS) in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2023, may be transferred during fiscal year 2024 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d518575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expiration date.</p></sidenote> such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United States Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s202/b/1">23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1)</ref>.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/361">136 STAT. 361</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian land consolidation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/462">Public Law 106–462</ref>), and the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/374">Public Law 108–374</ref>), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any provision of the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/462">Public Law 106–462</ref>) that requires or otherwise relates to application of a lien shall not apply to the acquisitions funded herein.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal year 2022, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments for tribal leases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>) for fiscal year 2022, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d51ac86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/87/483">Public Law 87–483</ref>; $146,769,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s13">25 U.S.C. 13</ref>), shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d51ac87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the WIIN Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1749">130 Stat. 1749</ref>).</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/362">136 STAT. 362</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 101–618, 114–322, 111–291 and 116–260, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, which may be deposited, as necessary, into the Séliš-Qlispé Ksanka Settlement and the Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Funds established by <ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian guaranteed loan program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $11,833,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $1,629,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $103,456,940.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Indian Education</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of indian education programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s13">25 U.S.C. 13</ref>), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), the Education Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2001–2019">25 U.S.C. 2001–2019</ref>), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2501/etseq">25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>), $1,017,601,000 to remain available until September 30, 2023, except as otherwise provided herein: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $752,148,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self–Determination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2008">25 U.S.C. 2008</ref>), not to exceed $89,450,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">education construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, including architectural and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/363">136 STAT. 363</page> engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $264,330,000 to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in order<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5221b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any <ref href="/us/pl/100/297">Public Law 100–297</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2501">25 U.S.C. 2501</ref>, et seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52bdf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52bdfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52bdfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52bdfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52bdfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> <ref href="/us/pl/87/279">Public Law 87–279</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s15">25 U.S.C. 15</ref>), the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52bdfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except Executive Direction and Administrative Services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/413">Public Law 103–413</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52bdff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropriations.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52be00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s452/etseq">25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.</ref>, shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52be02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  No funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated </p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/364">136 STAT. 364</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52be05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">in fiscal year 2012.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Charter schools.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2021">25 U.S.C. 2021</ref>)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52be08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including <ref href="/us/pl/106/113/appC/tI/s113">section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113</ref>, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on <ref href="/us/pl/101/301/s5/f">section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301</ref>, the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52be09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds available<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d52be0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That the term “<term>satellite school</term>” means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d52be0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an Indian Tribe.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/365">136 STAT. 365</page></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal trust programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d530c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $109,572,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $17,536,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, “Operation of Indian Programs” and Bureau of Indian Education, “Operation of Indian Education Programs” accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, “Salaries and Expenses” account; and the Office of the Secretary, “Departmental Operations” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2022, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d53333f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d533340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d533341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $100,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d533342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 102 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/412">Public Law 103–412</ref>) or any other provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic statements of performance for the individual accounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d533343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d533344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That with respect to the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain available to the individual account holders.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/366">136 STAT. 366</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">departmental operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $123,367,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,341,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs “Operation of Indian Programs” and Bureau of Indian Education “Operation of Indian Education Programs” accounts and the Office of the Special Trustee “Federal Trust Programs” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2022, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fiscal year 2022, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch69">chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts available for payments authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch69">chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d538165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6903">31 USC 6903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That in the event the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units of local government, then the payment to each local government shall be made proportionally: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment to individual units of local government to correct for prior overpayments or underpayments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Insular Affairs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance to territories</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in <ref href="/us/pl/108/188/s104/e">section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188</ref>, $113,477,000, of which: (1) $103,640,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative <page identifier="/us/stat/136/367">136 STAT. 367</page> and natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t48/s1661/c">48 U.S.C. 1661(c)</ref>); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/pl/94/241">Public Law 94–241</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/90/272">90 Stat. 272</ref>); and (2) $9,837,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d53a876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t48/s1469b">48 USC 1469b</ref>.</p></sidenote>That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch35">chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d53a877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non–Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170c">42 U.S.C. 5170c</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">compact of free association</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/99/658">Public Law 99–658</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/108/188">Public Law 108–188</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 is for deposit into the Compact Trust Fund of the Republic of the Marshall Islands as compensation authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/108/188">Public Law 108–188</ref> for adverse financial and economic impacts.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under <ref href="/us/pl/108/188/s104/e">section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/368">136 STAT. 368</page> Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Solicitor</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $94,998,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $62,132,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department-wide Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5444b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,026,097,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $18,427,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided $227,000,000 is for fuels management activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided $22,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That persons hired pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1469">43 U.S.C. 1469</ref> may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1856d">42 U.S.C. 1856d</ref>, sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1856/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq.</ref>, protection of United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5444b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5444ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels management activities, and for training and monitoring associated with such fuels management activities on Federal </proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/369">136 STAT. 369</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5444bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (<ref href="/us/pl/109/154">Public Law 109–154</ref>), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5444bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>contracts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein: <i> </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5444bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5444be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d546bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d546bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p></sidenote>of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response actions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States and international organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this heading $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) and section 4005(e)(2)(A) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/370">136 STAT. 370</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildfire suppression operations reserve fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” for wildfire suppression operations, $330,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) and section 4005(e) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings “Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” and “Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5492e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5492e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That amounts may be transferred to the “Wildland Fire Management” accounts in the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior only upon the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5492e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5492e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That, in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the previous proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">central hazardous materials fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>), $10,036,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">energy community revitalization program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/s40704">section 40704 of Public Law 117–58</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/135/1093">135 Stat. 1093</ref>), and carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15907">42 U.S.C. 15907</ref>), as amended, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amount shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts appropriated under this heading are available for program management and oversight of these activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d54b9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may transfer the funds provided under this heading in this Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/371">136 STAT. 371</page> to any other account in the Department to carry out such purposes, and may expend such funds directly, or through grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these amounts are not available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>) obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether for payment of funds or for work to be performed.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">natural resource damage assessment and restoration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">natural resource damage assessment fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1251/etseq">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</ref>), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2701/etseq">33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.</ref>), and <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100721/etseq">54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq.</ref>, $7,933,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $91,436,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d54e106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of the Interior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal government employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to <ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d54e107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment, or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3306/a">section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d54e108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d54e109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/372">136 STAT. 372</page> be obtained by donation, purchase, or through available excess surplus property: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of natural resources revenue</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for management of the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $169,640,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023; of which $68,151,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary of the Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions, Department of the Interior</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency transfer authority—department-wide</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in <ref href="/us/pl/106/224/s417/b">section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7717/b">7 U.S.C. 7717(b)</ref>); for emergency reclamation projects under <ref href="/us/pl/95/87/s410">section 410 of Public Law 95–87</ref>; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/373">136 STAT. 373</page> regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That appropriations<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55563a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55563b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55563c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for “wildland fire suppression” shall be exhausted within 30 days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55563d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><i>further</i>, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorized use of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, when authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorized use of funds, indian trust management</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d557d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d557d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any funds under this section, including the amount expended or transferred and how the funds will be used.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/374">136 STAT. 374</page> fiscal year 2022. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ellis, governors, and liberty islands</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55a460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New York.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55a461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New Jersey.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d55a462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein, including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts, or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">outer continental shelf inspection fees</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d561993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>In fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the “Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement” account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1348/c">43 U.S.C. 1348(c)</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d561994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2022 shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d561995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d561996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d561997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d561998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2022. Fees for fiscal year 2022 shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d561999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d56199a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d56199b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig units as outlined in title <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/pt250">30 CFR 250</ref> subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2022. Fees for fiscal year 2022 shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d56199c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d56199d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d56199e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d56199f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5619a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5619a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/375">136 STAT. 375</page> billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end of the following quarter.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5619a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1336">16 USC 1336 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3903">section 3903 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5619a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mass marking of salmonids</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contracts and agreements with indian affairs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2022, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">department of the interior experienced services program</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5640b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5640b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d5667c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5667c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5667c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>result in the displacement of individuals currently employed by the Department, including partial displacement through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment benefits;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5667c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>result in the use of an individual under the Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff <page identifier="/us/stat/136/376">136 STAT. 376</page> status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the Department; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d568eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>affect existing contracts for services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">obligation of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d568edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Amounts appropriated by this Act to the Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">separation of accounts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d568edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d568edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6906">31 USC 6906 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6906">Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2022” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d56b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d56b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d56b5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d56b5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Subject to subsection (b), in any case in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s585.103">30 CFR 585.103</ref>; <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s550.141">30 CFR 550.141</ref>; <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s550.142">30 CFR 550.142</ref>; <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s250.141">30 CFR 250.141</ref>; or <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s250.142">30 CFR 250.142</ref>, the head of such bureau shall post a description of such departure or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 business days after such issuance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d56b5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business information.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">long bridge project</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d56b5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d56b5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1d570415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Authorization of Conveyance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>On request by the State of Virginia or the District of Columbia for the purpose of the construction of rail and other infrastructure relating to the Long Bridge Project, the Secretary of the Interior may convey to the State or the District of Columbia, as applicable, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres of National Park Service land depicted as “Permanent Impact to NPS Land” on the Map dated May 15, 2020, that is identified by the State or the District of Columbia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d572b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Such conveyance of the National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. If such conveyed land is no longer being used for the purposes specified in this section, the lands or interests therein shall revert to the National Park Service after they have been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/377">136 STAT. 377</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d572b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary and the State or the District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement, may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d572b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>make minor boundary adjustments to the National Park Service land to be conveyed to the State or the District of Columbia under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d572b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>correct any minor errors in the Map referred to in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d572b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d572b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long bridge project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Long Bridge Project</term>” means the rail project, as identified by the Federal Railroad Administration, from Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d572b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d572b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Virginia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">interagency motor pool</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/100/297">Public Law 100–297</ref> may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related services for performance of any activities carried out under such grants to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">delaware water gap authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d572b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 4(b) of The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/101/s1">section 1 of Public Law 115–101</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “2022” for “2021”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national heritage areas and corridors</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d5863af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/98/398/s126">Section 126 of Public Law 98–398</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/98/1456">98 Stat. 1456</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/1853">120 Stat. 1853</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/99/647/s10">Section 10 of Public Law 99–647</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/100/3630">100 Stat. 3630</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/1018">104 Stat. 1018</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/1858">120 Stat. 1858</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3804">128 Stat. 3804</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau><ref href="/us/pl/100/692/s12">Section 12 of Public Law 100–692</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/102/4558">102 Stat. 4558</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/112/3258">112 Stat. 3258</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/1292">123 Stat. 1292</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/103/449/s106/b">Section 106(b) of Public Law 103–449</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/108/4755">108 Stat. 4755</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/1726">113 Stat. 1726</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/1291">123 Stat. 1291</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau><ref href="/us/pl/104/333/dII">Division II of Public Law 104–333</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 U.S.C. 320101 note</ref>), as amended, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” each place it appears in the following sections and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/378">136 STAT. 378</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 107 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4244">110 Stat. 4244</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 408 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4256">110 Stat. 4256</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 507 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4260">110 Stat. 4260</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 707 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4267">110 Stat. 4267</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 809 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4275">110 Stat. 4275</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/826">122 Stat. 826</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in section 910 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4281">110 Stat. 4281</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3801">128 Stat. 3801</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in section 310 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4252">110 Stat. 4252</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/2551">129 Stat. 2551</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/661">132 Stat. 661</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/778">133 Stat. 778</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in section 607 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4264">110 Stat. 4264</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/2551">129 Stat. 2551</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/661">132 Stat. 661</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/778">133 Stat. 778</ref>-779); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in section 208 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/4248">110 Stat. 4248</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/2551">129 Stat. 2551</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/661">132 Stat. 661</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/778">133 Stat. 778</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/105/355/s109">Section 109 of Public Law 105–355</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/112/3252">112 Stat. 3252</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><chapeau><ref href="/us/pl/106/278">Public Law 106–278</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 U.S.C. 320101 note</ref>), as amended, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 108 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/818">114 Stat. 818</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/420">127 Stat. 420</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/314">128 Stat. 314</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 209 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/824">114 Stat. 824</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/106/291/s157/i">Section 157(i) of Public Law 106–291</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/114/967">114 Stat. 967</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/106/319/s7">Section 7 of Public Law 106–319</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/114/1284">114 Stat. 1284</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/106/554/appD/tVIII/s811">Section 811 of title VIII of appendix D of Public Law 106–554</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2763">114 Stat. 2763</ref>, 2763A–295; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>), is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/108/108/s140/j">Section 140(j) of Public Law 108–108</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/117/1274">117 Stat. 1274</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/461">131 Stat. 461</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/661">132 Stat. 661</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/778">133 Stat. 778</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><chapeau><ref href="/us/pl/109/338/tII">Title II of Public Law 109–338</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 U.S.C. 320101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/1787">120 Stat. 1787</ref>–1845), as amended, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in each of sections 208, 221, 240, 260, 269, 289, 291J, 295L and 297H by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5863d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 280B by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the day occurring 15 years after the date of the enactment of this subtitle</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/106/554/appD/dB/tVIII/s810/a/1">Section 810(a)(1) of title VIII of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2763">114 Stat. 2763</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/1295">123 Stat. 1295</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/461">131 Stat. 461</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/2714">133 Stat. 2714</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$14,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$16,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">(n) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/109/338/tIV/s125/a">Section 125(a) of title IV of Public Law 109–338</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/120/1853">120 Stat. 1853</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,000,000</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/379">136 STAT. 379</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">(o) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/106/278/tII/s210/a">Section 210(a) of title II of Public Law 106–278</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/114/824">114 Stat. 824</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5863d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d5863d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="p">(p) </num><content>Section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 (Appendix D) as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/106/554/s1/a/4">section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 U.S.C. 320101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763">114 Stat. 2763</ref>, 2763A–295; <ref href="/us/stat/123/1294">123 Stat. 1294</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3802">128 Stat. 3802</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/461">131 Stat. 461</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/2714">133 Stat. 2714</ref>), is further<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d588aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2037</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d588aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">(q) </num><content>Section 295D(d) of <ref href="/us/pl/109/338">Public Law 109–338</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 U.S.C. 320101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/1833">120 Stat. 1833</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/962">130 Stat. 962</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d588aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>15 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on September 30, 2037</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">study for<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d588aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alabama.</p></sidenote> selma to montgomery national historic trail</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d58b1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Study<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall conduct a study to evaluate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d58b1ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>resources associated with the 1965 Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery not currently part of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail (Trail) (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1244/a/20">16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(20)</ref>) that would be appropriate for addition to the Trail; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d58b200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the potential designation of the Trail as a unit of the National Park System instead of, or in addition to, remaining a designated part of the National Trails System.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d58b201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of the study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d58b202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Acquisition</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations and at her discretion, to acquire property or interests therein located in the city of Selma, Alabama and generally depicted on the map entitled, “Selma to Montgomery NHT Proposed Addition,” numbered 628/177376 and dated September 14, 2021, with the consent of the owner, for the benefit of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail and to further the purpose for which the trail has been established.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">exhaustion of administrative review</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Paragraph (1) of <ref href="/us/pl/112/74/dE/s122/a">section 122(a) of division E of Public Law 112–74</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/125/1013">125 Stat. 1013</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022,</quotedText>” in the first sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024.</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">appraiser pay authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For fiscal year 2022, funds made available in this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal reviews conducted in support of the Department’s realty programs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/380">136 STAT. 380</page> at rates no greater than 15 percent above the minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) through (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5305">section 5305 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sage-grouse</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d590023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d590024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d590025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse.</content></paragraph> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Science and Technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $750,174,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds included under this heading, $11,430,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which $2,930,000 shall be for projects specified for Science and Technology in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Programs and Management</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d594e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,964,025,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds included under this heading, $25,700,000 shall be for Environmental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/381">136 STAT. 381</page> Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds included under this heading, $587,192,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds included under this heading may be used for environmental justice implementation and training grants, and associated program support costs.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d594e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $9,000,000 to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2625/b/1">15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That fees collected pursuant to that section of that Act and deposited in the “TSCA Service Fee Fund” as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2022 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2022 shall be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the extent that amounts realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those amount in excess of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the “TSCA Service Fee Fund” as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2022, shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d594e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That of the funds included in the first paragraph under this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 2014.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $44,030,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Buildings and Facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $34,752,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Hazardous Substance Superfund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9611">42 U.S.C. 9611</ref>), and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,232,850,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2021, and not otherwise appropriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/382">136 STAT. 382</page> Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,232,850,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d599c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,800,000 shall be paid to the “Office of Inspector General” appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2023, and $30,985,000 shall be paid to the “Science and Technology” appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $92,293,000, to remain available until expended, of which $66,924,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Inland Oil Spill Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $20,262,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State and Tribal Assistance Grants</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5b230a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $4,351,573,000, to remain available until expended, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b230b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,638,826,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $1,126,088,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $443,639,051 of the funds made available for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and $397,766,044 of the funds made available for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the construction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water quality protection in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for projects specified for “STAG—Drinking Water SRF”, “STAG—Clean Water SRF”, and “STAG—Drinking Water SRF; Clean Water SRF” in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/383">136 STAT. 383</page> table titled “<term>Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items</term>” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and, for purposes of these grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 20 percent of the cost of the project unless the grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and projects are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Administrator is authorized to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this heading under Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1381">33 U.S.C. 1381</ref>) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2022 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b230c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b230d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote><i>further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences or small commercial establishments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding the provisions of such subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/384">136 STAT. 384</page> of privately owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences or small commercial establishments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used for grants for training, technical assistance, and educational programs relating to the operation and management of the treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b230e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oklahoma.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b230f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, funds reserved under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined in <ref href="/us/pl/92/203">Public Law 92–203</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b2310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote> year 2022, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b2311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to help address a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration has been <page identifier="/us/stat/136/385">136 STAT. 385</page> issued due to a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in a State in which such an emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–12/o">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)</ref>), the Administrator shall reserve $12,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2022 for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregulated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b2312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b2313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>$32,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b2314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$39,186,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b2315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote> That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1301">33 U.S.C. 1301</ref>) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1921/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.</ref>) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$91,987,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b4a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b4a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income <page identifier="/us/stat/136/386">136 STAT. 386</page> and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the United States;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$92,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$61,927,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$27,158,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19a">42 U.S.C. 300j–19a</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$27,500,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–24/d">42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$22,011,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19b">42 U.S.C. 300j–19b</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19a/l">42 U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$20,000,000 shall be for grants under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1254/b/8">33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$43,000,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1301">33 U.S.C. 1301</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$4,000,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>$2,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s4283/a">33 U.S.C. 4283(a)</ref>), of which not more than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out such section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b4a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b4a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oklahoma.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b4a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b4a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 302(a) of such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia consistent with the requirements in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s35.504/a">40 CFR 35.504(a)</ref>, to former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in <ref href="/us/pl/92/203">Public Law 92–203</ref>;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>$4,000,000 shall be for grants under section 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke preparedness grants in accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, not more than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out such section;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$1,099,384,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized Tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement, and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, and under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist States in developing and implementing programs for control of coal combustion residuals, of which: $46,195,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,336,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/387">136 STAT. 387</page> program support costs; $1,475,000 shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program</headingText>” to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,000,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d5b4a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$15,006,000 shall be for State and Tribal Assistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts specified for those projects and for the purposes delineated in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for remediation, construction, and related environmental management activities in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5b714a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b714b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote> the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $63,500,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b714c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote> That the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/39189">85 FR 39189</ref>) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading “<headingText>Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account</headingText>” in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b985d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b985e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be available for any project unless the Administrator and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5b985f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> That, for the purposes of carrying out <page identifier="/us/stat/136/388">136 STAT. 388</page> the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5b9860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5b9861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $6,026,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—Environmental Protection Agency</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5be682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6303/1">31 U.S.C. 6303(1)</ref> and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5be683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5be684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>), to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5be685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5be686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/d/2">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)</ref>), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>) for fiscal year 2022.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6939g">42 U.S.C. 6939g</ref>) for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $348,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading “<headingText>Environmental Programs and Management</headingText>” to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/389">136 STAT. 389</page> governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1377/f">33 U.S.C. 1377(f)</ref>), the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Environmental Programs and Management</headingText>” for fiscal year 2022 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $2,000,000 of the funds made available under this title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 122(b)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9622/b/3">42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)</ref>), shall be applied by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period: “<quotedText>, including for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft.</quotedText>”.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Environmental Protection Agency Working Capital Fund, established by <ref href="/us/pl/104/204">Public Law 104–204</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4370e">42 U.S.C. 4370e</ref>), is available for expenses and equipment necessary for modernization and development of information technology of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds appropriated under the headings “Environmental Programs and Management” and “Science and Technology”, contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s5">41 U.S.C. 5</ref>, for the temporary or intermittent personal services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purpose: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not exceed $2,000,000.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5c0da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c0da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Employment positions.</p></sidenote> each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025, the Administrator may, after consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, employ up to seventy-five persons at any one time in the Office of Research and Development and twenty-five persons at any one time in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention under the authority provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s209">42 U.S.C. 209</ref>.</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/390">136 STAT. 390</page></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $1,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environment mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Forest Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest service operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $1,069,086,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That a portion of the funds made available under this heading shall be for the base salary and expenses of employees in the Chief’s Office, the Work Environment and Performance Office, the Business Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer’s Office to carry out administrative and general management support functions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided under this heading shall be available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and sites where these administrative, general management and other Forest Service support functions take place; the costs of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the Forest Service, as well as business services; and, for information technology, including cyber security requirements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary expenses to carry out administrative and general management support functions of the Forest Service not otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest and rangeland research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296,616,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds provided, $22,197,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and private forestry</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, and conducting <page identifier="/us/stat/136/391">136 STAT. 391</page> an international program and trade compliance activities as authorized, $315,198,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, as authorized by law, of which $29,955,500 shall be for projects specified for Forest Resource Information and Analysis in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national forest system</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $1,866,545,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds provided, $28,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7303/f">16 U.S.C. 7303(f)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c81d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That for the funds provided in the preceding proviso, section 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7303/d/3/A">16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(A)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “20” for “10” and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7303/d/3/B">16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(B)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “4” for “2”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided, $38,000,000 shall be for forest products: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided, $187,388,000 shall be for hazardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the “State and Private Forestry” appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c81da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities, and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, <ref href="/us/pl/106/393/tVI">Public Law 106–393, title VI</ref>, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the “State and Private Forestry” appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c81db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c81dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5c81dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1751">43 USC 1751 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1012">7 U.S.C. 1012</ref>), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices approved by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated to this account shall be available for the base salary and expenses of employees that carry out the functions funded by the “Capital Improvement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/392">136 STAT. 392</page> and Maintenance” account, the “Range Betterment Fund” account, and the “Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses” account.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capital Improvement and Maintenance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $159,049,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s532–538">16 U.S.C. 532–538</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s101">23 U.S.C. 101</ref> and 205: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $5,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s538/a">16 U.S.C. 538(a)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $10,867,000 shall be for projects specified for Construction Projects in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2022 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s501">16 U.S.C. 501</ref>) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.</proviso></chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">acquisition of lands for national forests special acts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $664,000, to be derived from forest receipts.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s484a">16 U.S.C. 484a</ref>), to remain available through September 30, 2025, (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s516–617a">16 U.S.C. 516–617a</ref>, 555a; <ref href="/us/pl/96/586">Public Law 96–586</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/76/589">Public Law 76–589</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/76/591">Public Law 76–591</ref>; and <ref href="/us/pl/78/310">Public Law 78–310</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">range betterment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/94/579/s401/b/1">section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579</ref>, to remain available through September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/393">136 STAT. 393</page> for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1643/b">16 U.S.C. 1643(b)</ref>, $45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">management of national forest lands for subsistence uses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3111/etseq">16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.</ref>), $1,099,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $2,005,106,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the “National Forest System” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5d1e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided shall be available for support to Federal emergency response: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) and section 4005(e)(2)(A) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildfire suppression operations reserve fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” for wildfire suppression operations, $2,120,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) and section 4005(e) of S. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/394">136 STAT. 394</page> Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings “Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” and “Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5d452f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5d4530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That amounts may be transferred to the “Wildland Fire Management” accounts in the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture only upon the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5d4531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5d4532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That, in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the previous proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">communications site administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</ref>), shall be deposited in the special account established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, shall be available to cover the costs described in subsection (c)(3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts shall be transferred to the “National Forest System” account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—forest service</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e0883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2225">7 U.S.C. 2225</ref>, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s428a">7 U.S.C. 428a</ref>; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s558a">16 U.S.C. 558a</ref>, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5">5 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/395">136 STAT. 395</page> 5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3718/c">31 U.S.C. 3718(c)</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e0884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act may be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or decrease the funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by more than ten percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e0885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Any<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5e0886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5e0887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” will be obligated within 30 days: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e0888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e0889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such transferred funds shall remain available through September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5e088a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5e088b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e088c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States government, private sector, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs on forestry and rangeland management: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That to maximize effectiveness of domestic and international research and cooperation, the International Program may utilize all authorities related to forestry, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/396">136 STAT. 396</page> research, and cooperative assistance regardless of program designations.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5e2f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wild horses and burros.</p></sidenote> appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5e2fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s556i">16 USC 556i</ref>.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2257">7 U.S.C. 2257</ref>), <ref href="/us/pl/106/224/s442">section 442 of Public Law 106–224</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7772">7 U.S.C. 7772</ref>), or <ref href="/us/pl/107/171/s10417/b">section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–171</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8316/b">7 U.S.C. 8316(b)</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain information technology services, including telecommunications and system modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1721/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of <ref href="/us/pl/101/593">Public Law 101–593</ref>, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match funds made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/98/244/s2/b/2">section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244</ref>, up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/397">136 STAT. 397</page> Foundation or its sub-recipients: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and <ref href="/us/pl/99/663/s16/a/2">section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3056/c/2">42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil litigation. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the sums requested for transfer.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3056/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.</ref>) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5e2fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to pay, from a single account, the base salary and expenses of employees who carry out functions funded by other accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource Manager, and National Technology and Development Program.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Health Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian health services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/674">68 Stat. 674</ref>), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,660,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, except as otherwise provided herein, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s238/b">42 U.S.C. 238(b)</ref>and 238b), for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/398">136 STAT. 398</page> compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450">25 U.S.C. 450</ref>), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $2,500,000 shall be available for grants or contracts with public or private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, including alcohol detoxification services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $984,887,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $53,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided, up to $46,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided, $58,000,000 shall be for costs related to or resulting from accreditation emergencies, including supplementing activities funded under the heading “<headingText>Indian Health Facilities,</headingText>” of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613a">25 U.S.C. 1613a</ref> and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund authorized by section 108A of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1616a–1">25 U.S.C. 1616a–1</ref>) and shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1616a–1/c">25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)</ref>), funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613a">25 U.S.C. 1613a</ref> and 1616a): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available within this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for transformation and modernization costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record system, for national quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from public and private insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer’s grants, for Village Built Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613">25 U.S.C. 1613</ref>) shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613">25 U.S.C. 1613</ref>) shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/399">136 STAT. 399</page> further,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>, such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided, $74,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ea4e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic Health Record system shall be available for obligation or expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance of such obligation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, such sums as may be necessary: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5ecbf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That amounts obligated but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments for tribal leases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>) for fiscal year 2022, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian health facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2004a">42 U.S.C. 2004a</ref>), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/400">136 STAT. 400</page> of the Indian Health Service, $940,328,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading for fiscal year 2022 for Sanitation Facilities Construction, $40,171,000 shall be for projects specified for Sanitation Facilities Construction (CDS) in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—indian health service</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d5f4126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">5 U.S.C. 5376</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or allowances therefor as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2651–2653">42 U.S.C. 2651–2653</ref>) shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered under <ref href="/us/pl/86/121">Public Law 86–121</ref>, the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and <ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f6837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and </proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/401">136 STAT. 401</page>provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450/etseq">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</ref>), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f6839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f683a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f683b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f683c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Indian Health Service may provide to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such hospitals: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f683d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institutes of Health</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of environmental health sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9660/a">42 U.S.C. 9660(a)</ref>) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $82,540,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/402">136 STAT. 402</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">toxic substances and environmental public health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $80,500,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2022, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Office of the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $4,200,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f8f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5f8f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>, and for services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">5 U.S.C. 5376</ref>, $13,400,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5fb660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Career positions.</p></sidenote> That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5fb661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref> note.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/403">136 STAT. 403</page> position of Inspector General of the Board: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d5fb662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref> note.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/93/531">Public Law 93–531</ref>, $3,150,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/93/531/s11">section 11 of Public Law 93–531</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/88/1716">88 Stat. 1716</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A of <ref href="/us/pl/99/498/tXV">title XV of Public Law 99–498</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4411/etseq">20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.</ref>), $11,741,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Smithsonian Institution</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and purchase, rental, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/404">136 STAT. 404</page> repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $852,215,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $12,798,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Museum of the American Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d602b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote>That the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the general trust funds of the Institution to be available as trust funds for expenses associated with the purchase of a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that federally supported activities will be housed there: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the use of such amounts in the general trust funds of the Institution for such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d602b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote>That no appropriated funds may be used directly to service debt which is incurred to finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, designing, and constructing improvements to such building: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d602b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d602b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d602b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>any agreement entered into by the Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its ownership interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/2536">133 Stat. 2536</ref>) on the intended sale.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">facilities capital</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (<ref href="/us/stat/63/623">63 Stat. 623</ref>), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $210,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Gallery of Art</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6052a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24,  1937  (50  Stat.  51),  as  amended  by  the  public  resolution  of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/405">136 STAT. 405</page>April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $156,419,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which not to exceed $3,775,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">repair, restoration and renovation of buildings</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $24,081,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of this amount, $11,458,000 shall be available for design and construction of an off-site art storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and may be transferred to the Smithsonian Institution for such purposes:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6079ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">John f. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and maintenance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $27,000,000, to remain available until September, 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital repair and restoration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $13,440,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/406">136 STAT. 406</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/stat/82/1356">82 Stat. 1356</ref>) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Endowment for the Arts</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $180,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Endowment for the Humanities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $180,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $164,400,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $15,600,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $13,600,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such small <page identifier="/us/stat/136/407">136 STAT. 407</page> grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission of Fine Arts</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch91">chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $3,328,000:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d60eeeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or education: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national capital arts and cultural affairs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/99/190">Public Law 99–190</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 U.S.C. 956a</ref>), $5,000,000:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6115fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6115fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 USC 956a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the item relating to “National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs” in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986, as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/99/190/s101/d">section 101(d) of Public Law 99–190</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 U.S.C. 956a</ref>), shall be applied in fiscal year 2022 in the second paragraph by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, calendar year 2020 excluded</quotedText>” before the first period:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6115fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6115ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in determining an eligible organization’s annual income for calendar years 2021 and 2022, funds or grants received by the eligible organization from any supplemental appropriations Act related to coronavirus or any other law providing appropriations for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus shall be counted as part of the eligible organization’s annual income.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Advisory Council on Historic Preservation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (<ref href="/us/pl/89/665">Public Law 89–665</ref>), $8,255,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Capital Planning Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch87">chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $8,750,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/408">136 STAT. 408</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Holocaust Memorial Museum</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">holocaust memorial museum</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/106/292">Public Law 106–292</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t36/s2301–2310">36 U.S.C. 2301–2310</ref>), $62,616,000, of which $715,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for the Museum’s equipment replacement program; and of which $3,000,000 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Presidio Trust</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/333">Public Law 104–333</ref>), in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">World War I Centennial Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War I Centennial Commission Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/272">Public Law 112–272</ref>) and the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>), for necessary expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in addition to the authority provided by section 6(g) of such Act, the World War I Commission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, contractual support, or any appropriate support from any executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Semiquincentennial Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate observances and activities associated with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/116/282">Public Law 116–282</ref>, the technical amendments to <ref href="/us/pl/114/196">Public Law 114–196</ref>, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children (referred to in this paragraph as the “Commission”), $200,000 to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in addition to the authority provided by section 3(g)(5) and 3(h) of <ref href="/us/pl/114/244">Public Law 114–244</ref>, the Commission may hereafter accept in-kind personnel services, contractual support, or any appropriate support from any executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/409">136 STAT. 409</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">restriction on use of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">obligation of appropriations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disclosure of administrative expenses</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The amount<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d618b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d618b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mining applications</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d61d952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d61d953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Patents and trademarks.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation of Funds<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d61d954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d61d955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d61d956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s29">30 U.S.C. 29</ref> and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s35">30 U.S.C. 35</ref>, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s42">30 U.S.C. 42</ref>) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d61d957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>On September 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior <page identifier="/us/stat/136/410">136 STAT. 410</page> and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/208">Public Law 104–208</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d61d958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mineral Examinations</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs, prior year limitation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Sections 405<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d61d959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote> and 406 of division F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref>) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs, fiscal year 2022 limitation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2022 under the headings “Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs” and “Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs” are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2022 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest management plans</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d62006a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1604">16 USC 1604 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1604/f/5/A">16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)</ref>) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1600/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.</ref>) or any other law: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition within national monuments</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s181/etseq">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</ref>) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>) within the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/411">136 STAT. 411</page> boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s431/etseq">16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.</ref>) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on takings</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="409"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 409. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on no-bid contracts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="410"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 410. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d624e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch33">Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch137">Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d624e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d624e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450/etseq">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</ref>) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450b/e">25 U.S.C. 450b(e)</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d624e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">posting of reports</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="411"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 411.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d62759f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6275a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6275a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6275a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6275a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6275a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6275a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national endowment for the arts grant guidelines</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="412"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 412. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d629cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/412">136 STAT. 412</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d629cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d629cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d629cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d629cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs or projects.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national endowment for the arts program priorities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="413"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 413.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d6311eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6311ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6311ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6311ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>underserved population</term>” means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6311ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>poverty line</term>” means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9902/2">42 U.S.C. 9902(2)</ref>)) applicable to a family of the size involved.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6311f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6311f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6311f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6311f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6311f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6311f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6311f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/413">136 STAT. 413</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6311f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">status of balances of appropriations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="414"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 414. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Department<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d633908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extension of grazing permits</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="415"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 415. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of <ref href="/us/pl/108/108/s325">section 325 of Public Law 108–108</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/117/1307">117 Stat. 1307</ref>), regarding grazing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1752">43 U.S.C. 1752</ref>), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">funding prohibition</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="416"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 416.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d633909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d63390a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d63390b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">humane transfer and treatment of animals</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="417"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 417.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d63ae3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d63ae3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wild horses and burros.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the “Secretary concerned”), may transfer excess wild horses and burros that have been removed from land administered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local government agencies for use as work animals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d63ae3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d63ae3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in <ref href="/us/pl/92/195/s2">section 2 of Public Law 92–195</ref> (commonly known as the “Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1332">16 U.S.C. 1332</ref>)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d63ae40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d63ae41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial product;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d63ae42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro for processing into a commercial product; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/414">136 STAT. 414</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d63ae43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>euthanize the horse or burro, except on the recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe injury, illness, or advanced age.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d63ae44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau>Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d63ae45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d63ae46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a commercial product.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="418"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 418. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 503(f)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d63ae47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d63ae48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s580d">16 USC 580d note</ref>.</p></sidenote> of <ref href="/us/pl/109/54">Public Law 109–54</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s580d">16 U.S.C. 580d note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">use of american iron and steel</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="419"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 419.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d642379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d64237a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</ref>) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d64237b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d64237c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>iron and steel</term>” products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d64237d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the “Administrator”) finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d64237e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d64237f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d642380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d642381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d642382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d642383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d642384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d642385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d642386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d642387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d642388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/415">136 STAT. 415</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d642389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment and supplies for wildfires</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="420"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 420. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d644a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> of the Interior is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s121/c">section 121(c) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s521">section 521 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary is further authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire management program to such organizations.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">recreation fees</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="421"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 421. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 810<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d644a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d644a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6809">16 USC 6809 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6809">16 U.S.C. 6809</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “October 1, 2023” for “September 30, 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reprogramming guidelines</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="422"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 422. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d644a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> made available in this Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">local contractors</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="423"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 423. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 412<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d644a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d644a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s565a–1">16 USC 565a–1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> of <ref href="/us/pl/112/74/dE">division E of Public Law 112–74</ref> shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2022” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="424"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 424. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 422<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6471b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> of <ref href="/us/pl/110/161/dF">division F of Public Law 110–161</ref> (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2022” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">interpretive association authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="425"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 425. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 426<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6471b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> of <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dG">division G of Public Law 113–76</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s565a–1">16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">puerto rico schooling authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="426"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 426. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The authority provided by the 19th unnumbered paragraph under heading “Administrative Provisions, Forest <page identifier="/us/stat/136/416">136 STAT. 416</page> Service” in <ref href="/us/pl/109/54/tIII">title III of Public Law 109–54</ref>, as amended, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2022” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="427"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 427. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 339<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6498c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6498c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s528">16 USC 528 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/106/113">Public Law 106–113</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s528">16 U.S.C. 528 note</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/108/108/s335/6">section 335(6) of Public Law 108–108</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/s432">section 432 of Public Law 113–76</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2022” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">chaco canyon</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="428"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 428. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under <ref href="/us/cfr/t43/s3120.3">43 CFR 3120.3</ref> et seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of the cultural resources investigation identified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tribal leases</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="429"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 429.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d64bfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d64bfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease proposal.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d64bfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d64bfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 2022 consult with tribes and tribal organizations through public solicitation and other means regarding the requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>) on how to implement a consistent and transparent process for the payment of such leases.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest ecosystem health and recovery fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="430"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 430. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The authority<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d64bfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> provided under the heading “<headingText>Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/111/88/tI">title I of Public Law 111–88</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dF/s117">section 117 of division F of Public Law 113–235</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2022” for “fiscal year 2020” each place it appears.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allocation of projects, national parks and public land legacy restoration fund and land and water conservation fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="431"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 431.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d65aa39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d65aa3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65aa3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65aa3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">54 USC 200303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts made available from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402">section 200402 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, and as provided in subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/417">136 STAT. 417</page> (e) of such section of such title, to the agencies of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture specified, in the amounts specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2022” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65aa3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">section 200303 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, to the agencies and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2022” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d65aa3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this section, neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402">section 200402 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, or subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">section 200303 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, other than in amounts and for projects and activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated funds from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d65aa3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency’s “Contingency Fund” line in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2022” to any project funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund within the same agency, from any fiscal year, that experienced a funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns, in accordance with the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65aa40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Contingency Fund” amounts may only be reallocated if there is a risk to project completion resulting from unforeseen cost overruns;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65aa41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Contingency Fund” amounts may only be reallocated for cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65aa42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65aa43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture must provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any actions authorized by this subsection if the amount reallocated from the “Contingency Fund” line for a project is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the following, as applicable:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65aa44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The amount allocated to that project in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land <page identifier="/us/stat/136/418">136 STAT. 418</page> Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2022” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65aa45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The initial estimate in the most recent report submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to section 434(e) of Division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116-260</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d65aa46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d65aa47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65aa48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data sheets.</p></sidenote><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets for the projects in the “Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402/h">section 200402(h) of title 54, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the “Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress” must include a “Contingency Fund” line for each agency within the allocations defined in subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402">section 200402 of title 54, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act for the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to complete a specified project, such amounts may be reallocated in such submission to that agency’s “Contingency Fund” line: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any proposals to change the scope of or terminate a previously approved project must be clearly identified in such submission.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65d159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1d65d15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65d15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service that are in addition to the “Submission of Cost Estimates” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, that are prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, and that total no less than half the full amount allocated to each account for that land management Agency under the allocations submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">section 200303 of title 54, United States Code</ref> are no longer needed because a project has been completed or can no longer be executed, such amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for reallocation in the annual budget submission.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65d15c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects in the “Submission of Cost Estimates” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, and on the list of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A) shall be comprised only of projects for which a willing seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or market research has been initiated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d65d15d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Concurrent with<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65d15e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data sheets.</p></sidenote> the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/419">136 STAT. 419</page> same format and containing the same level of detailed information that is found on such sheets in the Budget Justifications annually submitted by the Department of the Interior with the President’s Budget for the projects in the “Submission of Cost Estimates” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, and in the same format and containing the same level of detailed information that is found on such sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>) for the list of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d65d15f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The Department<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d65d160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section and the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds, and, for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">policies relating to biomass energy</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="432"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 432. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d664691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">To support the key role that forests in the United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d664692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d664693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is consistent across all Federal departments and agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d664694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest management; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d664695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>establish clear and simple policies for the use of forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d664696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d664697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>encourage private investment throughout the forest biomass supply chain, including in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d664698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>working forests;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d664699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>harvesting operations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d66469a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>forest improvement operations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d66469b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>forest bioenergy production;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d66469c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>wood products manufacturing; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d66469d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>paper manufacturing;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d66469e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>encourage forest management to improve forest health; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d66469f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest biomass.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/420">136 STAT. 420</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">small remote incinerators</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="433"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 433. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation issued on March 21, 2011 at <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt60">40 CFR part 60</ref> subparts CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State of Alaska that are defined as “small, remote incinerator” units in those regulations and, until a subsequent regulation is issued, the Administrator shall implement the law and regulations in effect prior to such date.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">timber sale requirements</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="434"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 434. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transfer authority to federal highway administration for the national parks and public land legacy restoration fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="435"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 435. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available or allocated in this Act or the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and limitations in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402/e">54 U.S.C. 200402(e)</ref> and prohibitions in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402/f">54 U.S.C. 200402(f)</ref> may be further allocated or reallocated to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation projects of the covered agencies defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200401/2">54 U.S.C. 200401(2)</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on use of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="436"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 436. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7661/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.</ref>) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">greenhouse gas reporting restrictions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="437"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 437. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/421">136 STAT. 421</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">funding prohibition</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="438"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 438. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2601/etseq">15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.</ref>) or any other law.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">designation of lewis peak<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6694c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p></sidenote></heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="439"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 439. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The unnamed sub-peak of Mount Whitney, adjacent to “Crooks Peak”, and located at 36° 34’ 24” N, 118° 17’ 23” W in the Inyo National Forest in the State of California shall be known and designated as “Lewis Peak”. Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the peak shall be considered to be a reference to “Lewis Peak”.</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire administrative funding</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="440"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 440. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d66bbd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The sixth proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” in title VI of division J of Public Law<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d66bbd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1394">135 Stat. 1394</ref>.</p></sidenote> 117–58 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>salaries, expenses, and</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR,

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022.

Time periods.

 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF LABOR</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">training and employment services</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d67a637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as “WIOA”) and the National Apprenticeship Act, $3,912,338,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,879,332,000 as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$870,649,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $158,649,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, and of which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/422">136 STAT. 422</page> $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a63a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$933,130,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$1,075,553,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $215,553,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1d67a63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the funds available for allotment to outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act; and</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>for national programs, $1,033,006,000 as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a63e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$300,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $100,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d67a63f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as “Secretary”) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this subparagraph, $95,000,000 shall be for training and employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) and 170 of the WIOA as follows:</proviso></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$45,000,000 shall be for workers in the Appalachian region, as defined by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14102/a/1">40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1)</ref>, workers in the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 4(2) of the Delta Development Act (<ref href="/us/pl/100/460">Public Law 100–460</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/102/2246">102 Stat. 2246</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2009aa/2">7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2)</ref>), and workers in the region served by the Northern Border Regional Commission, as defined by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15733">40 U.S.C. 15733</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs at community colleges, defined as public institutions of higher education, as described in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and at which the associate’s degree is primarily the highest degree awarded, with other eligible institutions <page identifier="/us/stat/136/423">136 STAT. 423</page> of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, eligible to participate through consortia, with community colleges as the lead grantee:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d67a642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall follow the requirements for the program in House Report 116–62: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any grant funds used for apprenticeships shall be used to support only apprenticeship programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA;</proviso></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$57,000,000 for Native American programs under section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67a644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$95,396,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $88,283,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $6,456,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $657,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding the definition of “eligible seasonal farmworker” in section 167(i)(3)(A) of the WIOA relating to an individual being “low-income”, an individual is eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA under that definition if, in addition to meeting the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 167(i)(3)(A), such individual is a member of a family with a total family income equal to or less than 150 percent of the poverty line;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67cd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$99,034,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67cd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$102,079,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare for employment young adults with criminal legal histories, young adults who have been justice system-involved, or young adults who have dropped out of school or other educational programs, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67cd57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67cd58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$235,000,000 to expand opportunities through apprenticeships only registered under the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA, to be available to the Secretary to carry <page identifier="/us/stat/136/424">136 STAT. 424</page> out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements, with States and other appropriate entities, including equity intermediaries and business and labor industry partner intermediaries, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67cd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>$137,638,000 for carrying out Demonstration and Pilot projects under section 169(c) of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, in addition to funds available for such activities under subparagraph (A) for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may be used for projects that are related to the employment and training needs of dislocated workers, other adults, or youth: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the 10 percent funding limitation under such section shall not apply to such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 169(b)(6)(C) of the WIOA shall not apply to such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sections 102 and 107 of this Act shall not apply to such funds.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">job corps</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d67f46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,748,655,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67f46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67f46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$113,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d67f46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> transferred pursuant to the preceding provision shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2022:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d67f46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d67f46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d67f470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/425">136 STAT. 425</page></proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community service employment for older americans</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “OAA”), $405,000,000, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal unemployment benefits and allowances</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments during fiscal year 2022 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and section 285(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (as amended by section 406(a)(7) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015), $540,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this heading may remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2317/c">19 U.S.C. 2317(c)</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state unemployment insurance and employment service operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d68ded1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,627,265,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (“the Trust Fund”), of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d68ded2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$2,850,816,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $250,000,000 to carry out reemployment services and eligibility assessments under section 306 of such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as defined in such section, including those who are profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may be eligible for such services and assessments: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $117,000,000 is specified for grants under section 306 of the Social Security Act and is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(4)(B) and section 4005(d)(2) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and $133,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(4) and section 4005(d) of such resolution; and $9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/426">136 STAT. 426</page> employees and for ex-service members as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8501–8523">5 U.S.C. 8501–8523</ref>, and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and section 285(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (as amended by section 406(a)(7) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015), and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2022, except that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2022, and for State obligation through September 30, 2024, or, if the automation is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2028, and for expenditure through September 30, 2029, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals to training, as appropriate, shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2022 (except that funds for outcome payments pursuant to section 306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act shall be available for Federal obligation through March 31, 2023), and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2024, and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the State through September 30, 2023, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced through September 30, 2022 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2022;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d68ded3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$18,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d68ded4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$653,639,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d68ded5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$25,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including assisting States in adopting or modernizing information technology for use in the processing of certification requests), and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d68ded6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$79,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $58,528,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $21,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d68ded7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, of which up to $9,800,000 may be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/427">136 STAT. 427</page> used to carry out research and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available for research and demonstration projects under this paragraph to the “Office of Disability Employment Policy” account for such purposes:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d68ded8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (“AWIU”) for fiscal year 2022 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,208,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d68ded9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d68deda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That States awarded<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6905eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States and non-State entities under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the final rule entitled “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards” at <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/pt200">part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6905ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallotment.</p></sidenote> at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6905ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/428">136 STAT. 428</page> and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s9a">29 U.S.C. 9a</ref>, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2023, for such purposes.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8509">5 U.S.C. 8509</ref>, and to the “Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances” account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $112,934,000, together with not to exceed $51,481,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Employee Benefits Security Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $185,500,000, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 2023, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">pension benefit guaranty corporation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Pension Benefit<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d692cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Guaranty Corporation (“Corporation”) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">31 U.S.C. 9104</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2022, for the Corporation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2022 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $472,955,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2022, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2026, for obligations for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That obligations<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d69540f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d695410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> in excess of the amounts provided for administrative expenses in this paragraph may be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/429">136 STAT. 429</page> incurred and shall be available through September 30, 2026 for obligation for unforeseen and extraordinary pre-termination or termination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That an additional amount shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2026 to the extent the Corporation’s costs exceed $250,000 for the provision of credit or identity monitoring to affected individuals upon suffering a security incident or privacy breach, not to exceed an additional $100 per affected individual.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Wage and Hour Division</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $251,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Labor-management Standards</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $45,937,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $108,476,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, $117,924,000, together with $2,205,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special benefits</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d69c841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses not otherwise authorized) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s81">5 U.S.C. 81</ref>; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading “<headingText>Civilian War Benefits</headingText>” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/app2012">50 U.S.C. App. 2012</ref>); obligations incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1701/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/430">136 STAT. 430</page> Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, $244,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees’ Compensation Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8147/a">5 U.S.C. 8147(a)</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts appropriated may be used under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8104">5 U.S.C. 8104</ref> by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d69c842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2021, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d69c843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8147/c">5 U.S.C. 8147(c)</ref> to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, $80,920,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d69c844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $27,445,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d69c845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $25,859,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d69c846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $25,860,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d69c847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>For program integrity, $1,756,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d69c848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d69c849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s81">5 U.S.C. 81</ref>, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special benefits for disabled coal miners</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d69c84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/107/275">Public Law 107–275</ref>, $32,970,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d69c84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d69c84c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, $11,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $63,428,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/431">136 STAT. 431</page> require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">black lung disability trust fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Such sums<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d69ef5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9501">26 USC 9501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the “Fund”), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2022 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $41,464,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, “Salaries and Expenses”; not to exceed $37,598,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, “Salaries and Expenses”; not to exceed $342,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, “Office of Inspector General”; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6a648e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $612,015,000, including not to exceed $113,000,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the “Act”), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6a648f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s9a">29 U.S.C. 9a</ref>, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6a6490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Farms and farming.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6a6491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Small businesses.</p></sidenote> no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within <page identifier="/us/stat/136/432">136 STAT. 432</page> a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (“DART”) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6a6492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6a6493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6a6494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6a6495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6a6496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6a6497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d6a6498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $11,787,000<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6a6499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6a649a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants, of which not more than $6,500,000 is for Susan Harwood Training Capacity Building Developmental grants, for program activities starting not later than September 30, 2022 and lasting for a period of 12 months: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Mine Safety and Health Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $383,816,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ab2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s966">30 USC 966 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ab2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote> the Secretary is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/433">136 STAT. 433</page> authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ab2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote> the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ab2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ab2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote> any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Labor Statistics</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6ab2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $619,952,000, together with not to exceed $68,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6ab2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Within this amount, $28,470,000 for costs associated with the physical move of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ headquarters, including replication of space, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and related costs shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Disability Employment Policy</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $40,500,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be for research and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under this heading for research and demonstration projects to the “State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations” account for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $367,389,000, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/434">136 STAT. 434</page> together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $74,525,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b00e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b00e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not less than $30,175,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $30,175,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $8,281,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer grants for the purpose of evaluation:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b00e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and open competition: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b00e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b00e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds available to the Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the workforce: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available to the Women’s Bureau, not less than $2,500,000 shall be used for grants authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans’ employment and training</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6b7617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $264,841,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6b7618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$183,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4102A/b/5">38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)</ref> to support disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expenditure by the States through September 30, 2024, and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/435">136 STAT. 435</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6b7619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$32,379,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4113">38 U.S.C. 4113</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1144">10 U.S.C. 1144</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6b761a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$46,048,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 2021, 2021A and 2023 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, up to $500,000 may be used to carry out the Hire VETS Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dO">division O of Public Law 115–31</ref>); and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6b761b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4109">38 U.S.C. 4109</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d6b761c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made.</proviso></continuation><continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d6b761d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $60,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b761e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2022, to provide services under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b761f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> services provided under sections 2021 or under 2021A may include, in addition to services to homeless veterans described in section 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were homeless at some point within the 60 days prior to program entry or veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 60 days, and that services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b7620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6b7621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> paragraph (3) under this heading, funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, such funds shall be available for expenditure pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1553">31 U.S.C. 1553</ref>.</proviso></continuation><continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d6b7622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to section 5(b) of the HIRE Vets Act, and such amounts shall be available to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such sums shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purposes, including funds available under paragraph (3) of this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 2(d) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31">Public Law 115–31</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4100">38 U.S.C. 4100 note</ref> ) shall not apply.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">it modernization</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $28,269,000, which shall be available through September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/436">136 STAT. 436</page> 1978, $85,187,000, together with not to exceed $5,660,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6bc443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6bc444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In accordance<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6bc445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child labor.</p></sidenote> with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s2916a">29 U.S.C. 2916a</ref>) may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Employment and Training Administration</headingText>” shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/437">136 STAT. 437</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d6c1266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to “Program Administration” when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6c1267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act to “Program Administration” in order to carry out program integrity activities relating to any of the programs or activities that are funded under any such discretionary appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding proviso, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the “Office of Job Corps” account to paragraph (3) of such account to carry out program integrity activities related to the Job Corps program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6c1268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6c1269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> funds transferred under this subsection shall be available to the Secretary to carry out program integrity activities directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements with States and other appropriate entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred under the authority provided by this subsection shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d6c397a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6c397b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to “Departmental Management” for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2023:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6c397c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6c397d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6c397e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: “Training and Employment Services”, “Job Corps”, “Community Service Employment for Older Americans”, “State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations”, “Employee Benefits Security Administration”, “Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs”, “Wage and Hour Division”, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs”, “Office of Labor Management Standards”, “Occupational Safety and Health Administration”, “Mine Safety and Health Administration”, “Office of Disability Employment Policy”, funding made available to the “Bureau of International Labor Affairs” and “Women’s Bureau” within the “Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses” account, and “Veterans’ Employment and Training”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d6c879f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6c87a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s207">29 U.S.C. 207</ref>) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/438">136 STAT. 438</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="s">“(s)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d6cd5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6cd5c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—</chapeau><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>whose duties include any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>negotiating settlements; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>making recommendations regarding litigation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6cd5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the term ‘<term>major disaster</term>’ means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the term ‘<term>employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster</term>’ means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the term ‘<term>affiliate</term>’ means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6cd5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6cd5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d6d4b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6d4b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of H–2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6d4b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/439">136 STAT. 439</page> which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for crossings after 90th day</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6d4b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>completes a new assessment of the local labor market by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer’s place of employment; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>applies for the job; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>will be available at the time and place of need.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption from rules with respect to staggering</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s655.20/d">section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any other applicable provision of law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6d4b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">H–2B Nonimmigrants Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>H–2B nonimmigrants</term>” means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/15/H/ii/B">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The determination<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6d4b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6d4b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wages.</p></sidenote> of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H–2B program shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position in the same location; or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B nonimmigrant will be employed, based on the best information available at the time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H–2B program, the Secretary shall accept private wage surveys even in instances where Occupational Employment Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary determines that the methodology and data in the provided survey are not statistically supported.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used to enforce the definition of corresponding employment found in <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s655.5">20 CFR 655.5</ref> or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s655.20">20 CFR 655.20</ref>, or any references thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H–2B program, the definition of temporary need shall be that provided in <ref href="/us/cfr/t8/s214.2/h/6/ii/B">8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B)</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6d7224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, up to $2,000,000 of excess personal property, at a value determined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship programs for the purpose of training apprentices in those programs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d6dc045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6dc046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The Act entitled “An Act to create a Department of Labor”, approved March 4, 1913 (<ref href="/us/stat/37/736/ch141">37 Stat. 736, chapter 141</ref>) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such Act:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/440">136 STAT. 440</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1d6e0e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="12">“SEC. 12. </num><heading class="fontsize12">SECURITY DETAIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e0e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Labor is authorized to employ law enforcement officers or special agents to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provide protection for the Secretary of Labor during the workday of the Secretary and during any activity that is preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official duties by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide protection, incidental to the protection provided to the Secretary, to a member of the immediate family of the Secretary who is participating in an activity or event relating to the official duties of the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provide continuous protection to the Secretary (including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) and to the members of the immediate family of the Secretary if there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide protection to the Deputy Secretary of Labor or another senior officer representing the Secretary of Labor at a public event if there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Labor may authorize a law enforcement officer or special agent employed under subsection (a), for the purpose of performing the duties authorized under subsection (a), to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>carry firearms;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>make arrests without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of such officer or special agent;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>perform protective intelligence work, including identifying and mitigating potential threats and conducting advance work to review security matters relating to sites and events;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e0e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with local law enforcement agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e0e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e0e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>initiate criminal and other investigations into potential threats to the security of the Secretary, in coordination with the Inspector General of the Department of Labor.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A law enforcement officer or special agent employed under subsection (a) shall exercise any authority provided under this section in accordance with any—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d6e0e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e0e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary is authorized to dispose of or divest, by any means the Secretary determines appropriate, including an agreement or partnership to construct a new Job Corps center, all or a portion of the real property on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center is situated. Any sale or other disposition will not be subject to any requirement of any Federal law or regulation relating to the disposition of Federal real property, including but not limited to <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch5/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 of the United States Code</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t42/ch119/schV">subchapter V of chapter 119 of title 42 of the United States Code</ref>. The net proceeds of such a sale shall be transferred to the Secretary, which shall be available until expended to carry out the Job Corps Program on Treasure Island.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/441">136 STAT. 441</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d6e358c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e358d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between the United States Department of Labor and the United States Department of Agriculture; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d6e358e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>close any of the Civilian Conservation Centers, except if such closure is necessary to prevent the endangerment of the health and safety of the students, the capacity of the program is retained, and the requirements of section 159(j) of the WIOA are met.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The paragraph<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e5c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e5ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s563">29 USC 563</ref>.</p></sidenote> under the heading “<headingText>Working Capital Fund</headingText>” in the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1958, <ref href="/us/pl/85/67">Public Law 85–67</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/71/210">71 Stat. 210</ref>, as amended, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the third proviso and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> in lieu thereof “<quotedText>That the Secretary of Labor may transfer to the Working Capital Fund, to remain available for obligation for five fiscal years after the fiscal year of such transfer, annually an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 from unobligated balances in the Department’s salaries and expenses accounts made available in Public Laws 115–245, 116–94, or 116–260, and annually an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 from unobligated balances in the Department’s discretionary grants accounts made available in Public Laws 115–245, 116–94, 116–260, for the acquisition of capital equipment and the improvement of financial management, information technology, infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, and other support systems: <proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer to the Working Capital Fund, to remain available for obligation for five fiscal years after the fiscal year of such transfer, annually an amount not to exceed $18,000,000 from unobligated balances in the Department’s salaries and expenses accounts made available in this Act and hereafter, and $18,000,000 from unobligated balances in the Department’s discretionary grants accounts made available in this Act and hereafter for the acquisition of capital equipment and the improvement of financial management, information technology, infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, and other support systems:</proviso></quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d6e5ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e5ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescission.</p></sidenote> unobligated funds available under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/s/2">8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)</ref>), $72,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6e5ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6e5ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Health Resources and Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">primary health care</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the “PHS Act”) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,748,772,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no more than $1,000,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no more than $120,000,000 shall be available until expended for carrying <page identifier="/us/stat/136/442">136 STAT. 442</page> out subsections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 224 of the PHS Act, and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as “HHS”) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health workforce</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6ed1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $1,295,742,000: Provided, That section 751(j)(2) of the PHS Act and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ed1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ed1d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294a">42 USC 294a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this title as the “Secretary”) may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such section and subpart: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $121,600,000 shall remain available until expended for the purposes of providing primary health services, assigning National Health Service Corps (“NHSC”) members to expand the delivery of substance use disorder treatment services, notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, and making payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, within the amount made available in the previous proviso, $15,600,000 shall remain available until expended for the purposes of making payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of the PHS Act to individuals participating in such program who provide primary health services in Indian Health Service facilities, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs (as those terms are defined by the Secretary), notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under section 333(b) of such Act:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of the previous two provisos, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be applied as if the term “<term>primary health services</term>” includes clinical substance use disorder treatment services, including those provided by masters level, licensed substance use disorder treatment counselors: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be available to make grants to establish, expand, or maintain optional community-based nurse practitioner fellowship programs that are accredited or in the accreditation process, with a preference for those in Federally Qualified Health Centers, for practicing postgraduate nurse practitioners <page identifier="/us/stat/136/443">136 STAT. 443</page> in primary care or behavioral health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for activities under section 775 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the United States may recover liquidated damages in an amount determined by the formula under section 338E(c)(1) of the PHS Act if an individual either fails to begin or complete the service obligated by a contract under section 775(b) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of section 775(c)(1) of the PHS Act, the Secretary may include other mental and behavioral health disciplines as the Secretary deems appropriate:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may terminate a contract entered into under section 775 of the PHS Act in the same manner articulated in Section 206 of this title for fiscal year 2022 contracts entered into under section 338B of the PHS Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6ef8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds made available under this heading, $55,000,000 shall remain available until expended for grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians provided by such institutions, including funding for infrastructure development, maintenance, equipment, and minor renovations or alterations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> in awarding such grants, the Secretary shall give priority to public institutions of higher education located in States with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grants so awarded are limited to such public institutions of higher education in States in the top quintile of States with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the minimum amount of a grant so awarded to such an institution shall be not less than $1,000,000 per year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> such a grant may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6ef8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Matching funds.</p></sidenote> such a grant awarded with respect to a year to such an institution shall be subject to a matching requirement of non-Federal funds in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal funds provided in the grant to such institution with respect to such year.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maternal and child health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health and title V of the Social Security Act, $1,018,624,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $169,116,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ryan white hiv/aids program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,494,776,000, of which $2,014,698,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2024, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act; and of which $125,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available to the Secretary for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/444">136 STAT. 444</page> carrying out a program of grants and contracts under title XXVI or section 311(c) of such Act focused on ending the nationwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, with any grants issued under such section 311(c) administered in conjunction with title XXVI of the PHS Act, including the limitation on administrative expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health care systems</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $133,093,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities-related expenses of the National Hansen’s Disease Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $366,112,000, of which $62,277,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $20,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology, up to $5,000,000 shall be available to establish by grant to public or non-profit private entities the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Program, and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $12,500,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $10,500,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, to support the Rural Residency Development Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $135,000,000 shall be for the Rural Communities Opioids Response Program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">family planning</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d6f4711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6f4712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d6f4713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote> amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/445">136 STAT. 445</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1,213,196,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”, “Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Care Systems”, and “Rural Health”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $1,057,896,000 shall be used for the projects financing the construction and renovation (including equipment) of health care and other facilities, and for the projects financing one-time grants that support health-related activities, including training and information technology, and in the amounts specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available in the preceding proviso, up to $4,000,000 may be used for related agency administrative expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for projects described in the two preceding provisos shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">vaccine injury compensation program trust fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $13,200,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">covered countermeasures process fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 319F–4 of the PHS Act, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">immunization and respiratory diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $448,805,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,345,056,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/446">136 STAT. 446</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $641,272,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended to pay for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">chronic disease prevention and health promotion</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $1,083,714,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available under this heading may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be available to continue and expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $177,060,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health scientific services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $651,997,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environmental health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $209,850,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">injury prevention and control</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $714,879,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute for occupational safety and health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $351,800,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/447">136 STAT. 447</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">energy employees occupational illness compensation program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in <ref href="/us/pl/106/554/dB/tI/s151/b">section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $646,843,000, of which: (1) $128,921,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2023 for international HIV/AIDS; and (2) $253,200,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024 for global public health protection: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health preparedness and response</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $862,200,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d703174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detailees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d703175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d703176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d703177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d703178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d703179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this title as “CDC”) or the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry may detail staff without reimbursement to support an activation of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director or Administrator, as applicable, provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority, a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed, and an update of such report every 180 days until staff are no longer on detail without reimbursement to the CDC Emergency Operations Center.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, $30,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available to this account in this or any prior Act that are available for the acquisition of real property or for construction or improvement of facilities shall be available to make improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not exceed $2,500,000, and that the primary benefit of such improvements accrues to CDC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/448">136 STAT. 448</page> funds made available to this account in this or any prior Act that are available for the acquisition of real property or for construction or improvement of facilities in conjunction with the new replacement mine safety research facility shall be available to make improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not exceed $5,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition, the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to former employees in accounts of CDC made available for Individual Learning Accounts shall be credited to and merged with the amounts made available under this heading to support the replacement of the mine safety research facility.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cdc-wide activities and program support</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $333,570,000, of which $200,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for public health infrastructure and capacity: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available to the Director of the CDC for deposit in the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/115/245/dB/s231">section 231 of division B of Public Law 115–245</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d70588a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d707f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detailees.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program and the Respirator Certification Program shall be available through September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institutes of Health</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national cancer institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cancer, $6,718,522,000, of which up to $30,000,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/449">136 STAT. 449</page> may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national heart, lung, and blood institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $3,808,494,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of dental and craniofacial research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $501,231,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $2,203,926,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of neurological disorders and stroke</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $2,535,370,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of allergy and infectious diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $6,322,728,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of general medical sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to general medical sciences, $3,092,373,000, of which $1,309,313,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not less than $409,957,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to child health and human development, $1,683,009,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national eye institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $863,918,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of environmental health sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $842,169,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/450">136 STAT. 450</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on aging</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to aging, $4,219,936,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $655,699,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on deafness and other communication disorders</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $514,885,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of nursing research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $180,862,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $573,651,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on drug abuse</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,595,474,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of mental health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, $2,140,976,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national human genome research institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to human genome research, $639,062,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $424,590,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national center for complementary and integrative health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, $159,365,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/451">136 STAT. 451</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on minority health and health disparities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $459,056,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">john e. fogarty international center</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act), $86,880,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national library of medicine</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to health information communications, $479,439,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7142ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> in fiscal year 2022, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as “NIH”).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national center for advancing translational sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $882,265,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $60,000,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That at least $606,646,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the director</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d71910d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $2,616,520,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $180,000,000<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71910e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote> shall be for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes study: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $657,401,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $70,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 404I of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s283K">42 U.S.C. 283K</ref>), relating to biomedical and behavioral research facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $5,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the “Office of Inspector General” for oversight of grant programs and operations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/452">136 STAT. 452</page> of the NIH, including agency efforts to ensure the integrity of its grant application evaluation and selection processes, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the NIH: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71910f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the funds provided in the previous proviso may be transferred from one specified activity to another with 15 days prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d719110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d719111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d719112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d719113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Inspector General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate before submitting to the Committees an audit plan for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading are also available to establish, operate, and support the Research Policy Board authorized by section 2034(f) of the 21st Century Cures Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d719114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> the funds made available under this heading for the Office of Research on Women’s Health shall also be available for making grants to serve and promote the interests of women in research, and the Director of such Office may, in making such grants, use the authorities available to NIH Institutes and Centers.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d719115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, of which $3,000,000 shall be derived from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9008">26 U.S.C. 9008</ref>).</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the study of, construction of, demolition of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $250,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nih innovation account, cures act</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d71b826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes in the appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, $496,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Director of the National Institutes of Health to other accounts of the National Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71b827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> upon a determination by the Director that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/453">136 STAT. 453</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mental health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, $2,048,090,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $81,887,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading for subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act, at least 5 percent shall be available to support evidence-based crisis systems:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71df38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71df39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out the Children’s Mental Health Services program may be used to carry out demonstration grants or contracts for early interventions with persons not more than 25 years of age at clinical high risk of developing a first episode of psychosis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2022:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71df3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d71df3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That States shall expend at least 10 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $315,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024 for grants to communities and community organizations who meet criteria for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/113/93/s223/a">section 223(a) of Public Law 113–93</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $21,420,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/93">Public Law 113–93</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa">42 U.S.C. 290aa</ref> 22 note).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">substance abuse treatment</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX of such Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and prevention, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, $3,873,396,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $1,525,000,000 shall be for State Opioid Response Grants for carrying out activities pertaining to opioids and stimulants undertaken by the State agency responsible for administering the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–21/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of such amount $55,000,000 shall be made available to Indian Tribes or tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/454">136 STAT. 454</page> That 15 percent<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Opioids.</p></sidenote> of the remaining amount shall be for the States with the highest mortality rate related to opioid use disorders: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts provided for State Opioid Response Grants not more than 2 percent shall be available for Federal administrative expenses, training, technical assistance, and evaluation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Methodology.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d722d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote> of the amount not reserved by the previous three provisos, the Secretary shall make allocations to States, territories, and the District of Columbia according to a formula using national survey results that the Secretary determines are the most objective and reliable measure of drug use and drug-related deaths: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall submit the formula methodology to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not less than 21 days prior to publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That prevention and treatment activities funded through such grants may include education, treatment (including the provision of medication), behavioral health services for individuals in treatment programs, referral to treatment services, recovery support, and medical screening associated with such treatment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That each State, as well as the District of Columbia, shall receive not less than $4,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act or State Opioid Response Grants shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">substance abuse prevention</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $218,219,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health surveillance and program support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings “Mental Health”, “Substance Abuse Treatment”, and “Substance Abuse Prevention” in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $260,230,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $127,535,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/455">136 STAT. 455</page> to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d725476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(o) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading (other than amounts specified in the first proviso under this heading) may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Mental Health”, “Substance Abuse Treatment”, and “Substance Abuse Prevention”.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">healthcare research and quality</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, $350,400,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants to states for medicaid</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d72a297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $368,666,106,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d72a298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 2022, for the last quarter of fiscal year 2022 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d72a299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, $165,722,018,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d72a29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to the health care trust funds</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d72a29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, <ref href="/us/pl/97/248/s278/d/3">section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248</ref>, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $487,862,000,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/456">136 STAT. 456</page>  In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That all funds derived in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref> from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d72c9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2022 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $397,334,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and shall be available for the Survey and Certification Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts available under this heading to support quality improvement organizations (as defined in section 1152 of the Social Security Act) shall not exceed the amount specifically provided for such purpose under this heading in division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health care fraud and abuse control account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $873,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $658,648,000 shall be for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program integrity activities, of which $102,145,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, and of which $112,207,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2022 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading, $317,000,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/457">136 STAT. 457</page> is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(3)(B) and section 4005(c)(2) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and $556,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(3) and section 4005(c) of such resolution: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall provide not less than $30,000,000 from amounts made available under this heading and amounts made available for fiscal year 2022 under section 1817(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act for the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat health care fraud and abuse.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Children and Families</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7317ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,795,000,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7317cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">low income home energy assistance</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d733ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8621/etseq">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</ref>), $3,800,304,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 2609A(a) of such Act, not more than $4,600,000 may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures, and to supplement funding otherwise available for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Act, and the Secretary may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all but $785,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2022 was less than $1,975,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d733ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d733ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d733ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d733ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> after applying all applicable provisions of section 2604 of such Act and the previous proviso, each State or territory that would otherwise receive an allocation that is less than 97 percent of the amount that it received under this heading for fiscal year 2021 from amounts appropriated in <ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref> shall have its allocation increased to that 97 percent level, with the portions of other States’ and territories’ allocations that would exceed 100 percent of the amounts they respectively received in such fashion for fiscal year 2021 being ratably reduced.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/458">136 STAT. 458</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">refugee and entrant assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (“TVPA”), and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $4,825,214,000, of which $4,777,459,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts available under this heading to carry out the TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under such Act:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7365f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the limitation in section 205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting “15 percent” for “3 percent”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the contribution of funds requirement under section 235(c)(6)(C)(iii) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states for the child care and development block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (“CCDBG Act”), $6,165,330,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7365f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all funds made available to carry out section 418 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s618">42 U.S.C. 618</ref>), including funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the reservation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the Secretary under section 658O(a)(2)(A) of such Act, $184,960,000 shall be for Indian tribes and tribal organizations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">social services block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">children and families services programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d740237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Every Student <page identifier="/us/stat/136/459">136 STAT. 459</page> Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services Block Grant Act (“CSBG Act”); and for necessary administrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, $13,438,343,000, of which $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments, as defined by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions and legal guardianships completed before September 30, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $11,036,820,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act, including for Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships, and, of which, notwithstanding section 640 of such Act:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d740238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$234,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living adjustment, and with respect to any continuing appropriations act, funding available for a cost of living adjustment shall not be construed as an authority or condition under this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d742949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of the Head Start Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12), and 645A(d) of such Act, and such funds shall not be included in the calculation of “base grant” in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d74294a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$52,000,000 shall be available for quality improvement consistent with section 640(a)(5) of such Act except that any amount of the funds may be used on any of the activities in such section, of which not less than $2,600,000 shall be available to migrant and seasonal Head Start programs for such activities, in addition to funds made available for migrant and seasonal Head Start programs under any other provision of section 640(a) of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d74294b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Program consistent with section 648(g) of such Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d74294c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$21,000,000 shall be available to supplement funding otherwise available for research, evaluation, and Federal administrative costs:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d74294d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may reduce the reservation of funds under section 640(a)(2)(C) of such Act in lieu of reducing the reservation of funds under sections 640(a)(2)(B), 640(a)(2)(D), and 640(a)(2)(E) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $290,000,000 shall be available until December 31, 2022 for carrying out sections 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to 3 percent of the funds in the preceding proviso shall be available for technical assistance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such section 9212: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $787,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for services furnished under the CSBG Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/460">136 STAT. 460</page> with funds made available for such purpose in this fiscal year and in fiscal year 2021, States may apply the last sentence of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting “200 percent” for “125 percent”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $32,383,000 shall be for section 680 of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $21,383,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $11,000,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding section 675C(a)(3) of the CSBG Act, to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under such Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d74294e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d74294f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d742950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9921">42 USC 9921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d742951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9921">42 USC 9921</ref>.</p></sidenote> intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d742952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d742953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9921">42 USC 9921</ref>.</p></sidenote> these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $200,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 303(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated notwithstanding section 303(a)(2) of such Act for carrying out section 309 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the percentages specified in section 112(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system’s effectiveness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $26,992,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">promoting safe and stable families</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $82,515,000: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/461">136 STAT. 461</page> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds available to carry out section 437, $59,765,000 shall be allocated consistent with subsections (b) through (d) of such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds available to carry out section 437, to assist in meeting the requirements described in section 471(e)(4)(C), $20,000,000 shall be for grants to each State, territory, and Indian tribe operating title IV–E plans for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs, as described in section 427(a)(1) of such Act and $2,750,000, in addition to funds otherwise appropriated in section 476 for such purposes, shall be for the Family First Clearinghouse and to support evaluation and technical assistance relating to the evaluation of child and family services:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d745064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 437(b)(1) shall be applied to amounts in the previous proviso by substituting “5 percent” for “3.3 percent”, and notwithstanding section 436(b)(1), such reserved amounts may be used for identifying, establishing, and disseminating practices to meet the criteria specified in section 471(e)(4)(C): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the reservation in section 437(b)(2) and the limitations in section 437(d) shall not apply to funds specified in the second proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the minimum grant award for kinship navigator programs in the case of States and territories shall be $200,000, and, in the case of tribes, shall be $25,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments for foster care and permanency</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d745065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, $6,963,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d745066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, $3,200,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d745067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Community Living</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">aging and disability services programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d749e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Older Americans Act of 1965 (“OAA”), the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II and VII (and section 14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $2,264,927,000, together with $53,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/462">136 STAT. 462</page> amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of amounts made available under this heading to carry out sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up to one percent of such amounts shall be available for developing and implementing evidence-based practices for enhancing senior nutrition, including medically-tailored meals: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d749e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d749e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10802">42 U.S.C. 10802</ref>)) to continue to pursue any legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf of an individual or group of individuals with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s15002/8/A">20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)</ref>) that is attributable to a mental impairment (or a combination of mental and physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, unless reasonable public notice of the action has been provided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting such legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the limitations in the immediately preceding proviso shall not apply in the case of an individual who is neither competent to consent nor has a legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply in the case of individuals who are a ward of the State or subject to public guardianship: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $13,871,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/463">136 STAT. 463</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general departmental management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $506,294,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of this amount, $56,900,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants which exclusively implement education in sexual risk avoidance (defined as voluntarily refraining from non-marital sexual activity):<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d74ecab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sexual risk avoidance.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no more than 10 percent of the funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall be available for technical assistance and administrative costs of such programs:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7513bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Embryo adoption.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such services shall be provided consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s59.5/a/4">42 CFR 59.5(a)(4)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for carrying <page identifier="/us/stat/136/464">136 STAT. 464</page> out prize competitions sponsored by the Office of the Secretary to accelerate innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney diseases (as authorized by section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>)).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medicare hearings and appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for Medicare hearings and appeals in the Office of the Secretary, $196,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the national coordinator for health information technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $64,238,000 shall be from amounts made available under section 241 of the PHS Act.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $82,400,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s228">18 U.S.C. 228</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, necessary sums shall be available for carrying out activities authorized under section 3022 of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300jj–52">42 U.S.C. 300jj–52</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office for civil rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $39,798,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health and social services emergency fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7561dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $1,274,678,000, of which $745,005,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/465">136 STAT. 465</page> to section 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2024.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7561de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $780,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7561df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act, $845,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7561e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $300,000,000; of which $265,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">advanced research projects agency for health</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to advanced research projects for health, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7588f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7588f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> the President shall appoint in the Department of Health and Human Services a director of advanced research projects for health (Director): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds may be used to make or rescind appointments of scientific, medical, and professional personnel without regard to any provision in title 5 governing appointments under the civil service laws: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds may be used to fix the compensation of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Director, up to the amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">section 102 of title 3, United States Code</ref>:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7588f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7588f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Director may use funds made available under this heading to make awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and cash prizes, and enter into other transactions (as defined in section 319L(a)(3) of the PHS Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That activities supported with funds provided under this heading shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 406(a)(3)(A)(ii) or 492 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7588f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Secretary may transfer the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, including the functions, personnel, missions, activities, authorities, and funds, within 30 days of enactment of this Act to any agency or office of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Committees on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/466">136 STAT. 466</page> Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to prevent the NIH from paying up to 100 percent of the salary of an individual at this rate.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75b006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75b007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75b008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> section 241(a) of the PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d71a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In lieu of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d71b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d71c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the effective date of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2022 under section 338B of such Act, or at any time if the individual who has been awarded such contract has not received funds due under the contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d71d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d71e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Children and youth.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75d71f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Family planning.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75fe30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child abuse.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt <page identifier="/us/stat/136/467">136 STAT. 467</page> from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75fe31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity’s enrollees): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d75fe32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gun control.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d762543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Government employees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d762544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Children and youth.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d762545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">AIDS.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d764c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2022:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d764c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d764c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d764c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d764c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d764c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d764c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d764c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/468">136 STAT. 468</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d764c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4081">22 U.S.C. 4081</ref> through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref> if such personnel’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch63/schI">subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d769a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d769a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d769a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the “Office of AIDS Research” account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d77f912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH (“Director”) may use funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d77f913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Peer Review</inline>.—</heading><content>In entering<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d77f914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d77f915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d77f916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d77f917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed $100,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $5,000,000 per project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/469">136 STAT. 469</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards (“NRSA”) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d784738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d784739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/c/1/B">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)</ref>), if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78473a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>funds are available and obligated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78473b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78473c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78473d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d78473e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA’s programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d78473f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>A contract entered into under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d784740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3903">section 3903 of title 41, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d784741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d789562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d789563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d789564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2023 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d78bc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78bc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78bc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d78bc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/470">136 STAT. 470</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78bc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78bc7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d78bc7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d78bc7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote> shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2023 budget of the President submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, information that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2023. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading “<headingText>Health Insurance Exchange Transparency</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program Management” account, may be used for payments under <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s1342/b/1">section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148</ref> (relating to risk corridors).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d78e38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d78e38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the heading “<headingText>Prevention and Public Health Fund</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d78e38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d78e390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d790aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Effective<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d790aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d790aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> during the period beginning on November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2024, any provision of law that refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary involved as if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d790aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such reference to such current recommendations were a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention last issued before 2009; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d790aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/jj">42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In making<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d790aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> Federal financial assistance, the provisions relating to indirect costs in <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/pt75">part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, including with respect to the approval of deviations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/471">136 STAT. 471</page> from negotiated rates, shall continue to apply to the National Institutes of Health to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions were applied in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of Health and Human Services or to any department or agency may be used to develop or implement a modified approach to such provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal effect of the approval of such deviations from negotiated rates beyond the proportional effect of such approvals in such quarter.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The NIH Director<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7931b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Opioids.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7931b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7931b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> may transfer funds for opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and addiction, pain management, and addiction treatment to other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to be used for the same purpose 15 days after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the transfer authority provided in the previous proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d7958ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7958cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7958cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7958cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Detailed monthly enrollment figures from the Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the open enrollment period; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7958ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Notification of any new or competitive grant awards, including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d7958cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7958d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public release of enrollment information or the award of such grants.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts otherwise available for “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Program Management”, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $355,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related to the Medicare Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of <ref href="/us/pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</ref> or <ref href="/us/pl/111/152">Public Law 111–152</ref> (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Department<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7958d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> of Health and Human Services shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a biannual report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act that are available for salaries and expenses of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services shall also be available to pay travel and related expenses of such an employee or of a member of his or her family, when such employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that are the subject of a determination of a public health emergency <page identifier="/us/stat/136/472">136 STAT. 472</page> under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be adequately addressed in that location at that time. For purposes of this section, the term “<term>U.S. territory</term>” means Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Department of Health and Human Services may accept donations from the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups independent of the Federal Government for the care of unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>)) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families, including medical goods and services, which may include early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote the wellbeing of such children.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d79f512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance</headingText>” may be obligated to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied alien children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>)) in any facility that is not State-licensed for the care of unaccompanied alien children, except in the case that the Secretary determines that housing unaccompanied alien children in such a facility is necessary on a temporary basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency, provided that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f51a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the terms of the grant or contract for the operations of any such facility that remains in operation for more than six consecutive months shall require compliance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the same requirements as licensed placements, as listed in Exhibit 1 of the Flores Settlement Agreement that the Secretary determines are applicable to non-State licensed facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>staffing ratios of one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every eight (8) children or youth during waking hours, one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every sixteen (16) children or youth during sleeping hours, and clinician ratios to children (including mental health providers) as required in grantee cooperative agreements;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f51f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary may grant a 60-day waiver for a contractor’s or grantee’s non-compliance with paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies and provides a report to Congress on the contractor’s or grantee’s good-faith efforts and progress towards compliance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not more than four consecutive waivers under paragraph (2) may be granted to a contractor or grantee with respect to a specific facility;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>ORR shall ensure full adherence to the monitoring requirements set forth in section 5.5 of its Policies and Procedures Guide as of May 15, 2019;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>for any such unlicensed facility in operation for more than three consecutive months, ORR shall conduct a minimum of one comprehensive monitoring visit during the first three months of operation, with quarterly monitoring visits thereafter; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/473">136 STAT. 473</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d79f525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d79f527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, ORR shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate outlining the requirements of ORR for influx facilities including any requirement listed in paragraph (1)(A) that the Secretary has determined are not applicable to non-State licensed facilities.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279">6 USC 279 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> to the existing Congressional notification for formal site assessments of potential influx facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard-sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely outcome is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children will be otherwise placed in danger.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Within 60 days of bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report detailing the total number of children in care at the facility, the average length of stay and average length of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length of stay and reason for delay in release.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Congress.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a1c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or Member of the House of Representatives from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>)), provided that such Senator or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business days in advance to ensure that such visit would not interfere with the operations (including child welfare and child safety operations) of such facility.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d7a4351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a4352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a4353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a4354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a4355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a4356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279">6 USC 279 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make publicly available online, a report with respect to children who were separated from their parents or legal guardians by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regardless of whether or not such separation was pursuant to an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during the previous month. Each report shall contain the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7a4357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number and ages of children so separated subsequent to apprehension at or between ports of entry, to be reported by sector where separation occurred; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7a4358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the documented cause of separation, as reported by DHS when each child was referred.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act that are available for salaries and expenses of employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligible dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory as defined in section 229 of this Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/474">136 STAT. 474</page> at costs not in excess of those paid for or reimbursed by the Department of Defense.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a4359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the unobligated balances in the “Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/110/161/dG/s223">section 223 of division G of Public Law 110–161</ref>, $650,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="237"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 237. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a6a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote> unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the heading “<headingText>Buildings and Facilities</headingText>” in title II of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>) for a biosafety level 4 laboratory shall also be available for the acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, demolition, renovation of facilities, and installation expenses, including moving expenses, related to such laboratory:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a6a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not later than September 30, 2022, the remaining unobligated balances of such funds are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the same purposes as such unobligated balances, in addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="238"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 238. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services may waive penalties and administrative requirements in title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act for awards under such title from amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and Services Administration</headingText>” in this or any other appropriations Act for this fiscal year, including amounts made available to such heading by transfer.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="239"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 239. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a917c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a917d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a917e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s283a–4">42 USC 283a–4</ref>.</p></sidenote> Director of the National Institutes of Health shall hereafter require institutions that receive funds through a grant or cooperative agreement during fiscal year 2022 and in future years to notify the Director when individuals identified as a principal investigator or as key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a917f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> The Director may issue regulations consistent with this section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="240"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 240. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program is hereby renamed as the John R. Lewis CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="241"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 241. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d7a9180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a9181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal buildings and facilities.</p></sidenote> Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Building (Building T–44) at the National Institutes of Health is hereby renamed as the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research Building.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7a9182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="III">TITLE III</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7a9183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Education for the Disadvantaged</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “ESEA”) and section 418A of the Higher Education <page identifier="/us/stat/136/475">136 STAT. 475</page> Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “HEA”), $18,229,790,000, of which $7,306,490,000 shall become available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for academic year 2022–2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as “Secretary”) on October 1, 2021, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $4,857,550,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $4,857,550,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $221,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 2 of part B of title II: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $48,123,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Impact Aid</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the ESEA, $1,557,112,000, of which $1,409,242,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 7003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 7003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section 7007(a), $77,313,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 7002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 7008: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 7003(a) for school year 2021–2022, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">School Improvement Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,595,835,000, of which $3,757,312,000 shall become available on July 1, 2022, and remain available through September 30, 2023, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for academic year 2022-2023: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/476">136 STAT. 476</page> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $390,000,000 shall be for part B of title I: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $1,289,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b06b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> $38,897,000 shall be for part B of title VI, which may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any public elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to a public elementary school or secondary school that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b06b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> $37,953,000 shall be for part C of title VI, which shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and may be used for construction, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 6305 of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $54,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make such arrangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $19,657,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $195,000,000 shall be for part B of title V: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $1,280,000,000 shall be available for grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, $189,246,000, of which $70,000,000 shall be for subpart 2 of part A of title VI and $9,365,000 shall be for subpart 3 of part A of title VI: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the 5 percent<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b2dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> limitation in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 6133(g) of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grants awarded<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b2dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> under sections 6132 and 6133 of the ESEA with funds provided under this heading may be for a period of up to 5 years.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Innovation and Improvement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $1,160,250,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $265,750,000 shall be for subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II and shall be made available without regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 2241: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $660,500,000 shall be for parts C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, and shall be made available without regard to sections 4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to the funds available for part C of title IV: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds available for part C of title IV, the Secretary shall use $60,000,000 to carry out section 4304, of which not more than $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 4304(k), $140,000,000, to remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/477">136 STAT. 477</page> through March 31, 2023, to carry out section 4305(b), and not more than $15,000,000 to carry out the activities in section 4305(a)(3): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 4601(b), $234,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2022 for subpart 1 of part F of title IV: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds available for subpart 4 of part F of title IV, $6,000,000 shall be for an award to a national nonprofit organization selected in the 2018 arts in education national program competition for activities authorized under section 4642(a)(1)(C), including costs incurred prior to the award date, and not less than $8,000,000 shall be used to carry out a separate competition for eligible national nonprofit organizations, as described in the Applications for New Awards; Assistance for Arts Education Program—Arts in Education National Program published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2018, for activities described under section 4642(a)(1)(C).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Safe Schools and Citizenship Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $361,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $201,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $75,000,000 shall be available for section 4625: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $85,000,000 shall be for section 4624.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">English Language Acquisition</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b7be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b7be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> out part A of title III of the ESEA, $831,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2021, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Special Education<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7b7bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $14,519,119,000, of which $4,966,176,000 shall become available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for academic year 2022–2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2021, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2021: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States’ relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/478">136 STAT. 478</page> the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c182b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1411">20 USC 1411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> the amount by which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c182c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c182d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until the entire reduction is applied:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c182e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1411">20 USC 1411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c182f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1411">20 USC 1411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1234a">20 U.S.C. 1234a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c1830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c3f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> States may use funds reserved for other State-level activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to carry out activities authorized by those sections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c3f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if 5 or fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each State in an amount equal to the maximum amount described in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c3f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> if more than 5 States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall award funds to those States on the basis of the States’ relative populations of infants and toddlers <page identifier="/us/stat/136/479">136 STAT. 479</page> except that no such State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount described in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That States may use funds allotted under section 643(c) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to carry out activities authorized by section 638 of IDEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention services to a child who previously received services under part C of the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of the school year following the child’s third birthday with parental consent and without regard to the procedures in section 635(c) of the IDEA.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rehabilitation Services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,862,645,000, of which $3,719,121,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment as defined in section 7 of such Act for youth and other individuals with disabilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to 15 percent of the amounts available for innovative activities described in the preceding proviso from funds provided under this paragraph in this Act and title III of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dH">division H of Public Law 116–260</ref>), may be used for evaluation and technical assistance related to such activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c6654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, nonprofit entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds provided in this Act and made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,325,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 302 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">american printing house for the blind</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $40,431,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national technical institute for the deaf</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $88,500,000: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/480">136 STAT. 480</page> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gallaudet university</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $146,361,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Career, Technical, and Adult Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (“Perkins Act”) and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (“AEFLA”), $2,091,436,000, of which $1,300,436,000 shall become available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 242.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Student Financial Assistance</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7c8d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,580,352,000 which shall remain available through September 30, 2023.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7c8d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7c8d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1070a">20 USC 1070a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2022–2023 shall be $5,835.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Student Aid Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $2,033,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d0298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall allocate new student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan servicers on the basis of their past performance compared to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process new and existing accounts:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d0299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087f">20 USC 1087f note</ref>.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for student loan contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2017, the Secretary shall allow student loan borrowers who are consolidating Federal student loans to select from any student loan servicer to service their new consolidated student loan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in order to promote accountability and high-quality service to borrowers, the Secretary shall not award funding for any contract solicitation for a new Federal student loan servicing environment, including the solicitation for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, unless such an environment provides for the participation of multiple student loan servicers that contract directly with the Department of Education to manage a unique portfolio of borrower accounts and the full life-cycle of loans from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/481">136 STAT. 481</page> disbursement to pay-off with certain limited exceptions, and allocates student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan servicers based on performance:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d029a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Department shall re-allocate accounts from servicers for recurring non-compliance with FSA guidelines, contractual requirements, and applicable laws, including for failure to sufficiently inform borrowers of available repayment options:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d029b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d029c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such servicers shall be evaluated based on their ability to meet contract requirements (including an understanding of Federal and State law), future performance on the contracts, and history of compliance with applicable consumer protections laws: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the extent FSA permits student loan servicing subcontracting, FSA shall hold prime contractors accountable for meeting the requirements of the contract, and the performance and expectations of subcontractors shall be accounted for in the prime contract and in the overall performance of the prime contractor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That FSA shall ensure that the Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal loan servicing environment, incentivize more support to borrowers at risk of delinquency or default: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That FSA shall ensure that in such environment contractors have the capacity to meet and are held accountable for performance on service levels; are held accountable for and have a history of compliance with applicable consumer protection laws; and have relevant experience and demonstrated effectiveness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d029d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d029e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall provide quarterly briefings to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on general progress related to solicitations for Federal student loan servicing contracts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That FSA shall strengthen transparency through expanded publication of aggregate data on student loan and servicer performance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d029f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d02a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d02a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d02a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, FSA shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this account for fiscal year 2022 and provide quarterly updates on this plan (including contracts awarded, change orders, bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, and any other activity carried out using amounts provided under this heading for fiscal year 2022): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the FSA Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal student loan servicing environment, shall include accountability measures that account for the performance of the portfolio and contractor compliance with FSA guidelines.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Higher Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins Act, $2,994,111,000, of which $76,000,000 shall remain available through December 31, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international <page identifier="/us/stat/136/482">136 STAT. 482</page> studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d50c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 313(d) of the HEA shall not apply to an institution of higher education that is eligible to receive funding under section 318 of the HEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available for carrying out section 419N of the HEA may be awarded notwithstanding the limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of the HEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $249,400,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 302 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Howard University</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For partial support of Howard University, $344,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA, $435,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7d77d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $274,149,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7d77d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Institute of Education Sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education Sciences as authorized by section 208 of the Department of Education <page identifier="/us/stat/136/483">136 STAT. 483</page> Organization Act and carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $737,021,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7d77d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $394,907,000, of which up to $7,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for relocation expenses, and for the renovation and repair of leased buildings: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the Department of Education available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization that decentralizes, reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, or functionality of the Budget Service of the Department of Education, relative to the organization and operation of the Budget Service as in effect on January 1, 2018.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office for civil rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $135,500,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $64,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d7dc5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7dc5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Voluntary prayer.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7dc5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Meditation.</p></sidenote> funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/484">136 STAT. 484</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7dc5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7dc5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7ded0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> appropriated in this Act and consolidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d7ded0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2022 may use the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d7ded0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7ded0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7ded10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7ded11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1011c">20 USC 1011c note</ref>.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7ded12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7ded13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087h">20 USC 1087h note</ref>.</p></sidenote> 114(f) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1011c/f">20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “2022” for “2021”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087h/a">20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “2022” for “2021”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Student Aid Administration</headingText>” may be available for payments for student loan servicing to an institution of higher education that services outstanding Federal Perkins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087aa/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances available under the heading “<headingText>Student Financial Assistance</headingText>” for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, $1,050,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="309"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 309. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated under section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1070a/b/7/A/iv/XI">20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI)</ref>) for fiscal year 2022, $85,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="310"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 310. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e3b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loan cancellation.</p></sidenote> amounts made available under this title under the heading “<headingText>Student Aid Administration</headingText>”, $2,300,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Education to conduct outreach to borrowers of loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 who may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087e/m">20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)</ref>), to ensure that borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of such loan cancellation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall specifically conduct <page identifier="/us/stat/136/485">136 STAT. 485</page> outreach to assist borrowers who would qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of such Act except that the borrower has made some, or all, of the 120 required payments under a repayment plan that is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, to encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e3b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall also communicate to all Direct Loan borrowers the full requirements of section 455(m) of such Act and improve the filing of employment certification by providing improved outreach and information such as outbound calls, electronic communications, ensuring prominent access to program requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire payment certification process electronically and on a centralized website.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="311"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 311. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e6246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loan cancellation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e6247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> an additional amount for “Department of Education—Federal Direct Student Loan Program Account”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the cost, as defined under section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of the Secretary of Education providing loan cancellation in the same manner as under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087e/m">20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)</ref>), for borrowers of loans made under part D of title IV of such Act who would qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) except some, or all, of the 120 required payments under section 455(m)(1)(A) do not qualify for purposes of the program because they were monthly payments made in accordance with graduated or extended repayment plans as described under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 455(d)(1) or the corresponding repayment plan for a consolidation loan made under section 455(g) and that were less than the amount calculated under section 455(d)(1)(A), based on a 10-year repayment period: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the monthly payment made 12 months before the borrower applied for loan cancellation as described in the matter preceding this proviso and the most recent monthly payment made by the borrower at the time of such application were each not less than the monthly amount that would be calculated under, and for which the borrower would otherwise qualify for, clause (i) or (iv) of section 455(m)(1)(A) regarding income-based or income-contingent repayment plans, with exception for a borrower who would have otherwise been eligible under this section but demonstrates an unusual fluctuation of income over the past 5 years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total loan volume, including outstanding principal, fees, capitalized interest, or accrued interest, at application that is eligible for such loan cancellation by such borrowers shall not exceed $75,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e6248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall develop and make available a simple method for borrowers to apply for loan cancellation under this section within 60 days of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall provide loan cancellation under this section to eligible borrowers on a first-come, first-serve basis, based on the date of application and subject to both the limitation on total loan volume at application for such loan cancellation specified in the second proviso and the availability of appropriations under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction of loan obligations under both this section and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460 of such Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="312"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 312. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act for an HEA program, except for any amounts made available for subpart 1 of part A <page identifier="/us/stat/136/486">136 STAT. 486</page> of title IV of the HEA, to carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to collect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized by the HEA: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no funds made available in this Act for the “Student Aid Administration” account shall be subject to the reservation under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any funds reserved under this section shall be available through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That if, under any other provision of law, funds are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activities with respect to a program or project, the Secretary may also reserve funds for such program or project for the purposes described in this section so long as the total reservation of funds for such program or project does not exceed any statutory limits on such reservations:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e8959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7e895a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a plan that identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld for the purposes of this section, and the activities to be carried out with such funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="313"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 313. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Innovation and Improvement</headingText>” for purposes authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, there are hereby appropriated an additional $140,480,000 which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds made available for such projects shall be subject to section 302 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="314"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 314.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d7eb06b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7eb06c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>For the purpose of carrying out section 435(a)(2) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1085/a/2">20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(2)</ref>) or <ref href="/us/cfr/t34/s668.206/a/1">34 CFR 668.206(a)(1)</ref>, the Secretary of Education may waive the requirements under sections 435(a)(5)(A)(i) and 435(a)(5)(A)(ii) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1085/a/5/A/i">20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(5)(A)(i)</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1085/a/5/A/ii">20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(5)(A)(ii)</ref>) or <ref href="/us/cfr/t34/s668.213/b/1">34 CFR 668.213(b)(1)</ref> for an institution of higher education that offers an associate degree, is a public institution, and is located in an economically distressed county, defined as a county with a poverty rate of at least 25 percent based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimate program data for 2017 that was impacted by Hurricane Matthew.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d7eb06d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall apply to an institution of higher education that otherwise would be ineligible to participate in a program under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 on or after the date of enactment of this Act due to the application of section 435(a)(2) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1085/a/2">20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(2)</ref>) or <ref href="/us/cfr/t34/s668.206/a/1">34 CFR 668.206(a)(1)</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d7eb06e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall be in effect for the period covered by this Act and for the succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="315"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 315. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d7ed77f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Any remaining unobligated balances from amounts made available in the second and third paragraphs under the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/487">136 STAT. 487</page> heading “<headingText>Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account</headingText>” in title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) are hereby permanently rescinded.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7ed780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (referred to in this title as “the Committee”) established under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8502">section 8502 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, $11,000,000:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7efe91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in order to authorize any central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8503/c">section 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code</ref>, to perform requirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 51–3.2 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, the Committee shall enter into a written agreement with any such central nonprofit agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and reporting provisions as necessary to implement <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch85">chapter 85 of title 41, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such agreement shall include the elements listed under the heading “<headingText>Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Elements</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/s4">section 4 of Public Law 114–113</ref> (in the matter preceding division A of that consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under section 51–3.5 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, prior to executing a written agreement with the Committee: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no less than $2,650,000 shall be available for the Office of Inspector General.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Corporation for National and Community Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as “CNCS”) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as “1973 Act”) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as “1990 Act”), $865,409,000 , notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $19,094,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) $34,505,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (4) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/488">136 STAT. 488</page> $6,558,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7efe92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the national service trust</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $190,550,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f25a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f25a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within “Operating Expenses” allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">31 U.S.C. 1513(b)</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $88,082,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $6,595,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">CNCS<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f4cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f4cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote> shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2022, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">AmeriCorps<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f4cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f4cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f4cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12571">42 USC 12571 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/s2521.60">section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/489">136 STAT. 489</page> to partial waiver consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/s2521.70">section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Donations<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f73ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote> made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d7f9adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7f9adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered “qualified entities” under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (“NCPA”);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7f9add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>individuals described in such section shall be considered “volunteers” under section 3 of NCPA; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d7f9ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with <ref href="/us/pl/92/544">Public Law 92–544</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f9adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> sections 139(b), 146 and 147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully completes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours during a period of not more than one year may receive a national service education award having a value of 70 percent of the value of a national service education award determined under section 147(a) of the Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7f9ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act shall be applied by substituting “an approved national service position” for “a national service program that receives grants under subtitle C”.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Corporation for Public Broadcasting</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7fc1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2024, $525,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7fc1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7fc1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Political test.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d7fc1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the costs associated with <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> and upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection system and other technologies and services that create infrastructure and efficiencies within the public media system, $20,000,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/490">136 STAT. 490</page></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d7fc1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (“Service”) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $50,058,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdiction.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $17,539,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Institute of Museum and Library Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of museum and library services: grants and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $268,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Medicaid and Chip Payment and Access Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $9,043,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Medicare Payment Advisory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act, $13,292,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/491">136 STAT. 491</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Council on Disability</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $3,500,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Labor Relations Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d803726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Electronic voting.</p></sidenote> of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Mediation Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $14,729,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $13,622,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Railroad Retirement Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">dual benefits payments account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $11,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2022 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law <page identifier="/us/stat/136/492">136 STAT. 492</page> 98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d805e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment schedule.</p></sidenote> the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/98/76/s417">section 417 of Public Law 98–76</ref>.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board (“Board”) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $124,000,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to hire students attending qualifying educational institutions or individuals who have recently completed qualifying educational programs using current excepted hiring authorities established by the Office of Personnel Management.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on the office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $12,650,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Social Security Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to social security trust funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $11,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">supplemental security income program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d80ac58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, <ref href="/us/pl/92/603/s401">section 401 of Public Law 92–603</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/93/s212">section 212 of Public Law 93</ref>–<page identifier="/us/stat/136/493">136 STAT. 493</page> 66, as amended, and <ref href="/us/pl/95/216/s405">section 405 of Public Law 95–216</ref>, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $45,913,823,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than $86,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2024.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d80ac59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d80ac5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d80ac5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, $15,600,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d80fa7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, including the hire and purchase of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $13,202,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not less than $2,600,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $55,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for activities to address the disability hearings backlog within the Office of Hearings Operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2022 not needed for fiscal year 2022 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Commissioner<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d80fa7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d80fa7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s7131">5 U.S.C. 7131</ref>, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d80fa7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d80fa80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d80fa81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> the total amount made available in the first paragraph under this heading, not more than $1,708,000,000, to remain available through March 31, 2023, is for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/494">136 STAT. 494</page> for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social Security Administration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(1)(B)(i) and section 4005(a)(2)(A) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and $1,435,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(1) and section 4005(a) of such resolution: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d812192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> additional new budget authority described in the preceding proviso, up to $12,100,000 may be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General”, Social Security Administration, for the cost of jointly operated co-operative disability investigation units: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d812193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d812194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by <ref href="/us/pl/104/121/s103/d/2">section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121</ref> for fiscal years 1996 through 2002.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d812195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $138,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or <ref href="/us/pl/93/66/s212/b/3">section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66</ref>, which shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2022 exceed $138,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2023 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d812196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d812197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $30,900,000, together with not to exceed $77,765,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for information technology modernization, including related hardware and software infrastructure and equipment, and for administrative expenses directly associated with information technology modernization.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d812198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the “Limitation on Administrative Expenses”, Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d812199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d81219a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/495">136 STAT. 495</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d816fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d816fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d816fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content>No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s4002">section 4002 of Public Law 111–148</ref> shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d816fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s4002">section 4002 of Public Law 111–148</ref> shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d816fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d816fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gun control.</p></sidenote><content>The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for “Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses”; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board <page identifier="/us/stat/136/496">136 STAT. 496</page> is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for “National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d81bde1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d81bde2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d81bde3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d81bde4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d81e4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d81e4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d81e4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d81e4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d81e4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term “<term>health benefits coverage</term>” means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d82331a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d82331b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d82331c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d82331d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d82331e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d82331f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d823320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d823321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d823322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d823323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d823324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>health care entity</term>” includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/497">136 STAT. 497</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="508"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 508.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d825a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d825a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human embryos.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d825a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d825a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/s46.204/b">45 CFR 46.204(b)</ref> and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s289g/b">42 U.S.C. 289g(b)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d825a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d825a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>human embryo or embryos</term>” includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/pt46">45 CFR 46</ref> as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="509"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 509.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d825a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d825a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d825a3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d82814e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Health and health care.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d82814f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d82a860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d82a861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d82a862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4212/d">38 U.S.C. 4212(d)</ref> regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d82a863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="512"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 512. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="513"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 513. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d82a864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="514"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 514.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d831d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d831d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d831d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d831d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure <page identifier="/us/stat/136/498">136 STAT. 498</page> in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>relocates an office or employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>reorganizes or renames offices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>reorganizes programs or activities; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d831da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d831da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d831da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d831da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.</continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="515"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 515.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8343b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8343b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Political disclosure.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8343b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="516"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 516. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d8343b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Within<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8343ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8343bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating plan.</p></sidenote> 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2022 that are different than those specified in this Act, the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) or the fiscal year 2022 budget request.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/499">136 STAT. 499</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="517"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 517. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8343bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8343bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8343be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000, individually or in total for a particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2022, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="518"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 518. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that is not the claimant’s number and the performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="519"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 519. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d836acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mexico.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8391e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8391e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8391e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d8391e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8391e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8391e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at United States taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/500">136 STAT. 500</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d83e006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dH/s526">section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76</ref>, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting “Fiscal Year 2022” for “Fiscal Year 2014” in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting “September 30, 2026” for “September 30, 2018” each place it appears: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such pilots shall include communities that have experienced civil unrest.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d83e007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dH/s526">section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dG/s524">section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dH/s525">section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dH/s525">section 525 of division H of Public Law 115–31</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dH/s525">section 525 of division H of Public Law 115–141</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dA/s524">section 524 of division A of Public Law 116–94</ref>, and <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dH/s524">section 524 of division H of Public Law 116–260</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d83e008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d83e009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies up to an additional 5 years to operate under such authorities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d83e00a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d83e00b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d83e00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1502">31 USC 1502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of fiscal year 2022 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a report on the status of balances of appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the monthly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84071d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84071e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84071f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or competitive grant award notifications, including supplements, issued at the discretion of such Departments not less than 3 full business days before any entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices (other than emergency response grants at any time of the year or for grant awards made during the last 10 business days of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the program year).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Needles.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syringes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">HIV.</p></sidenote> any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds for elements of a program other than making such purchases if the relevant State or local health department, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is operating in accordance with State and local law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d840727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d840728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> department and related agency funded through this Act shall provide answers to questions submitted for the record by members of the Committee within 45 business days after receipt.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/501">136 STAT. 501</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act and the income derived from investment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, $12,679,000,000 shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d845549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84554a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84554b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>This section applies to: (1) the Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) The Chief Evaluation Office and the statistical-related cooperative and interagency agreements and contracting activities of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d84554c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84554d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Amounts made available under this Act which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2026:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d84554e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That when an office referenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may use a single Treasury account for such activities, with funding advanced on a reimbursable basis.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d84554f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which such amounts are available.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d847c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d847c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote><content>An institution of higher education that received funds under paragraph (2) of section 18004(a) of the CARES Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s3401">20 U.S.C. 3401 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/567">134 Stat. 567</ref>), paragraph (2) of section 314(a) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dM">division M of Public Law 116–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/1932">134 Stat. 1932</ref>), or section 2003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/23">135 Stat. 23</ref>) to the extent such funds are allocated (in accordance with such section) under paragraph (2) of section 314(a) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/1932">134 Stat. 1932</ref>) may use such funds for the acquisition of real property or construction directly related to preventing, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus, provided that such use meets all other applicable requirements and limitations specified in such Acts appropriating such funds.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d847c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> </section>

  This division may be cited as the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.136 STAT. 502

 DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022.

 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d847c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s60a">2 USC 60a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">LEGISLATIVE BRANCH</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SENATE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Expense Allowances</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d84a376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $195,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d84a377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries, Officers and Employees</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $239,404,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the vice president</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the Vice President, $2,641,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the president pro tempore</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $796,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the president pro tempore emeritus</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $343,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the majority and minority leaders</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,906,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the majority and minority whips</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,774,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">committee on appropriations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $16,900,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">conference committees</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,813,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,626,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/503">136 STAT. 503</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $900,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">policy committees</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,852,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,704,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the chaplain</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Office of the Chaplain, $562,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the secretary</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Office of the Secretary, $28,091,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $98,563,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $2,038,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">agency contributions and related expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $71,560,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $7,353,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Senate Legal Counsel</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,299,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inquiries and investigations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/504">136 STAT. 504</page> Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/304">Public Law 96–304</ref>), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $136,600,000, of which $13,660,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $530,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">secretary of the senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $23,036,000, of which $8,936,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $14,100,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $151,820,874, of which $147,820,874 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $4,000,000 shall be for Senate hearing room audiovisual equipment, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sergeant at arms<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d853fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d853fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> business continuity and disaster recovery fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund established in section 5 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6611">2 U.S.C. 6611</ref>), as amended by section 103 of this Act, $25,000,000, which shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amount and any amounts transferred to the Fund shall be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the spending plan in the preceding proviso must be updated before any amount in the Fund is obligated, if such obligation is not in accordance with that plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That if the Sergeant at Arms submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a request for emergency supplemental funding, the Sergeant at Arms shall include with the request an update to the latest spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any spending plan submitted pursuant to the preceding three provisos shall include a presentation of the total amount of obligated and unobligated amounts in the Fund.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">miscellaneous items</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For miscellaneous items, $23,021,500 which shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">senators’ official personnel and office expense account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $486,274,200, of which $20,128,950 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/505">136 STAT. 505</page> solely for the purpose of providing financial compensation to Senate interns.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">official mail costs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">requiring amounts remaining in senators’ official personnel and office expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d858dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading “<headingText>SENATE</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">senators’ official personnel and office expense account</headingText>” shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after the end of the period of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading “<headingText>GENERAL PROVISION</headingText>” under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4107">2 U.S.C. 4107</ref>) and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">adjustments to senators’ personnel and office expense account allowance</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Effective<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d858ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d858ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575">2 USC 4575 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> on and after October 1, 2021, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575/d/1/A">2 U.S.C. 4575(d)(1)(A)</ref>) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on September 30, 2021, increased by an additional $75,000 each.</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sergeant at arms business continuity and disaster recovery fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d85dbfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 5 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6611">2 U.S.C. 6611</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d85dbfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> all that precedes “<quotedText>is authorized,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1d85dbff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="5">“SEC. 5. </num><heading class="fontsize12">TRANSFER AUTHORITY AND SERGEANT AT ARMS BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY FUND.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d85dc00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d85dc01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d862a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/506">136 STAT. 506</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Fund</term>’ means the Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund established under paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Sergeant at Arms</term>’ means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established under the heading ‘<headingText class="smallCaps">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</headingText>’ an account to be known as the ‘Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund’.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Sergeant at Arms for purposes of the business continuity and disaster recovery needs of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to transfer</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (C), prior to the date of the withdrawal of amounts appropriated under the heading ‘<headingText class="smallCaps">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</headingText>—<headingText class="smallCaps">sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate</headingText>’ in accordance with the matter under the heading ‘<headingText>GENERAL PROVISION</headingText>’ under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4107">2 U.S.C. 4107</ref>), any unobligated balances of expired discretionary appropriations of such amounts may be transferred by the Sergeant at Arms to the Fund.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d862a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Sergeant at Arms intends to transfer amounts under subparagraph (A), the Sergeant at Arms shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate written notice not later than 15 days before the date of the withdrawal of such amounts in accordance with the matter under the heading ‘<headingText>GENERAL PROVISION</headingText>’ under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4107">2 U.S.C. 4107</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to transfer amounts under this paragraph shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2022, or any fiscal year thereafter.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d862a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d86513f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Jennifer K. Carnahan.</p></sidenote> any other provision of this Act, there is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for payment to Jennifer K. Carnahan, beneficiary of Jim Hagedorn, late a Representative from the State of Minnesota, $174,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,714,996,045, as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/507">136 STAT. 507</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">House Leadership Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $34,949,640, including: Office of the Speaker, $10,036,950, including $35,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,565,870, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,036,950, including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $2,962,080, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $2,684,990, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,831,400; Democratic Caucus, $2,831,400: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d867850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2022 until January 2, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Members’ Representational Allowances</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">including members’ clerk hire, official expenses of members, and official mail</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $774,400,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5322a">2 U.S.C. 5322a</ref>) for the compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, $15,435,000, to remain available through January 2, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 120(b) of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Representatives may use not more than $35,000 of the allowance available under this heading during legislative year 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5106">2 U.S.C. 5106</ref>) for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices, $438,000, to remain available through January 2, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading, $240,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and $197,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority Floor Leader.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of this Act for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, special, and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), $1,943,910, to remain available through January 2, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading, $971,955 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/508">136 STAT. 508</page> shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $971,955 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Administration.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of this Act for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropriations, $345,584: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d86c671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> of the amount provided under this heading, $172,792 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $172,792 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Committee Employees</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Standing Committees, Special and Select</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $167,101,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2022, except that $3,100,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Committee on Appropriations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $29,917,250, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries, Officers and Employees</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $288,480,800, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representation and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $36,500,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $27,695,000, of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/509">136 STAT. 509</page> not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $193,187,800, of which $30,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, $3,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,019,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,912,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,134,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,600,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $12,625,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized employees, $624,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowances and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $399,984,861, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable employee benefits, $356,000,000, to remain available until March 31, 2023, except that $25,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $23,812,861, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program under section 114 of this Act, $9,294,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,738,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $1,500,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d873ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5513">2 U.S.C. 5513</ref>), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d873ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> disbursement from this account is subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided in this account shall only be used for initiatives recommended by the Select Committee on Modernization or approved by the Committee on House Administration.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/510">136 STAT. 510</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8762b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—<inline class="smallCaps">Salaries and Expenses</inline>—<inline class="smallCaps">members’ representational allowances</inline>” shall be available only for fiscal year 2022. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2022 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8762b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8762b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8762b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8762b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>As used in this section, the term “<term>Member of the House of Representatives</term>” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on amount available to lease vehicles</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance to the House of Representatives in the House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allowances for compensation of interns in house committee offices</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d87b0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d87b0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4316">2 USC 4316</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Establishment of Allowances<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>There are established for the House of Representatives the following allowances:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d87b0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An allowance which shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of a standing, special, or select committee of the House (other than the Committee on Appropriations).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d87d7ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An allowance which shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87d7ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d87d7ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefit Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 104(b) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/511">136 STAT. 511</page> U.S.C. 5321(b)) shall apply with respect to an intern who is compensated under an allowance under this section in the same manner as such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated under the Members’ Representational Allowance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87d7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>intern</term>”, with respect to a committee of the House, has the meaning given such term with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives in section 104(c)(2) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5321/c/2">2 U.S.C. 5321(c)(2)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87d7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment Relating to Transfer of Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5507/c/2">2 U.S.C. 5507(c)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText> ‘Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices’,</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText> ‘Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee Offices’, ‘Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee Offices’,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87d7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">green and gold congressional aide program</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d87ff02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d87ff03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d87ff04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5514">2 USC 5514</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Establishment<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>There is established in the House of Representatives the Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Program”) for veterans and Gold Star Families, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, under which an eligible individual may serve a 2-year fellowship in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or House Officer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87ff05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placement</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual may serve a fellowship under the Program at the Member’s office in the District of Columbia or the Member’s office in the congressional district the Member represents. Fellows assigned to House Officers may serve where assigned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87ff06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of Appointees for Purposes of Limit on Number of Employees in Member Offices</inline>.—</heading><content>Any individual serving a fellowship under the Program in the office of a Member shall not be included in the determination of the number of employees employed by the Member under section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5321/a">2 U.S.C. 5321(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87ff07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Program shall be carried out in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87ff08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d87ff09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">david r. obey hearing room</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Hereafter,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d88261a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s5101">40 USC 5101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> the hearing room of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related <page identifier="/us/stat/136/512">136 STAT. 512</page> Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (room 2358–C of the Rayburn House Office Building) shall be known and designated as the “David R. Obey Room”.</content></section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">JOINT ITEMS</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Joint Committees, as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Joint Economic Committee</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Joint Committee on Taxation</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d884d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $12,385,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d884d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For other joint items, as follows:</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Attending Physician</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d88743d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d88743e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending Physician;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d88743f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d887440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d887441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d887442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d887443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>$2,880,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $4,063,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Congressional Accessibility Services</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,606,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CAPITOL POLICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d889b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $468,861,000 of which overtime <page identifier="/us/stat/136/513">136 STAT. 513</page> shall not exceed $71,289,224 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $133,648,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 2022 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provision</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">notification of obligation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d88c265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d88c266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d88c267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1905b">2 USC 1905b</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of the United States Capitol Police shall provide written notice to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives before any obligation of funds under section 2802(a)(2) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1905/a/2">2 U.S.C. 1905(a)(2)</ref>) that equals or exceeds $100,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d88c268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d88c269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.</content></subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d88e97a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $7,500,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director in connection with official representation and reception expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d88e97b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $60,953,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Director shall use not less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/514">136 STAT. 514</page> heading for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2) to increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capital Construction and Operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and administrative support in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $139,116,500, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Building</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $42,579,000, of which $12,899,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Grounds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $15,237,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Senate Office Buildings</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $81,977,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">House Office Buildings</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $212,422,500, of which $12,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $128,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $9,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the House Office <page identifier="/us/stat/136/515">136 STAT. 515</page> Building Fund established under section 176(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017, as added by section 101(3) of the Further Continuing Appropriation Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/254">Public Law 114–254</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2001">2 U.S.C. 2001 note</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Power Plant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $114,598,000, of which $24,575,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Library Buildings and Grounds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $64,544,000, of which $31,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, $62,389,733, of which $637,639 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and be used to make bulk purchases of, store, and distribute in coordination with partnering agencies personal protective equipment wherever needed, subject to prior notification to the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations, and $30,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Botanic Garden</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $24,463,500, of which $10,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/516">136 STAT. 516</page> the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2146">2 U.S.C. 2146</ref>), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Visitor Center</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $25,569,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 130. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d89accc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program.</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">availability of coins collected from fountains for maintenance operations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 131. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/110/437/s504">Section 504 of Public Law 110–437</ref> (as codified at <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2273">2 U.S.C. 2273</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in subsection (c) by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: “<quotedText>, and maintaining fountains under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol</quotedText>”.</content></section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">LIBRARY OF CONGRESS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; information technology services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $550,620,874, and, in addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2022 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; <ref href="/us/stat/32/480">32 Stat. 480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s150">2 U.S.C. 150</ref>), shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d89faed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> of the total amount appropriated, not more than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses, including for the Overseas Field Offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/517">136 STAT. 517</page> of the total amount appropriated, $9,661,000 shall remain available until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,419,000 shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available until expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the program and facilitate a greater number of donations to eligible entities across the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, $3,831,000 shall remain available until expended for the Veterans History Project to continue digitization efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater number of veterans to record their stories, and promote public access to the Project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d89faee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> of the total amount appropriated, $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the Library’s Visitor Experience project, and may be obligated and expended only upon approval by the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and by the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Copyright Office</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $98,038,000, of which not more than $38,004,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2022 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of <ref href="/us/usc/t17">title 17, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than $6,969,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2022 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $44,973,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $17,100,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an “International Copyright Institute” in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8a21ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t17/ch8">chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code</ref>, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/518">136 STAT. 518</page> of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Congressional Research Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s166">2 U.S.C. 166</ref>) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $129,106,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8a4910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a non-confidential CRS product includes any written product containing research or analysis that is currently available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business and does not include material prepared in response to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; <ref href="/us/stat/46/1487">46 Stat. 1487</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s135a">2 U.S.C. 135a</ref>), $61,227,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost to the individual.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reimbursable and revolving fund activities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 140.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8a7021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>For fiscal year 2022, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $292,430,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8a7022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gifts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="141"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 141.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8abe43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Revising Authorities of Librarian to Accept Gifts<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1925 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s160">2 U.S.C. 160</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8abe44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the first sentence—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/519">136 STAT. 519</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8abe45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>(3) gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8abe46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>; and (4) gifts or bequests of securities or other personal property.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8abe47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of money</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>bequests</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8abe48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the third sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>enter them</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>enter the gift, bequest, or proceeds</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8abe49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the second sentence the following new sentence: “<quotedText>In the case of a gift of securities, the Librarian shall sell the gift and provide the donor with such acknowledgment as needed for the donor to substantiate the gift.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8abe4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8abe4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s160">2 USC 160 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">library of congress orders under task and delivery order contracts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="142"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 142.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8b0c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b0c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s186">2 USC 186</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Contract Modifications<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>An order issued under a task order contract or a delivery order contract (as such terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4101">section 4101 of title 41, United States Code</ref>) entered into by the Librarian of Congress may not increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract under which the order is issued. The scope, period, or maximum value of the contract may be increased only by modification of the contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions From Advertising Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s6102">Section 6102 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Librarian of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6101 of this title does not apply to a procurement made against an order placed under a task order contract or a delivery order contract (as such terms are defined in section 4101 of this title) entered into by the Librarian of Congress.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protests</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protest not authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A protest to an order described in subsection (a) filed pursuant to the procedures in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch35/schV">subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, is not authorized unless such protest—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is an objection on the basis that the order is in violation of subsection (a); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>concerns an order valued in excess of $10,000,000.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jurisdiction over protests</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3556">section 3556 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Comptroller General shall have exclusive jurisdiction of a protest authorized under paragraph (1)(B).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8b0c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/520">136 STAT. 520</page></content></subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Congressional Publishing</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $78,872,161: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s906">section 906 of title 44, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b3386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s718">section 718 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch7">chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s718">section 718 of title 44, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b3387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b3388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b3389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund</headingText>” no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications in any format, and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $34,020,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for the preceding <page identifier="/us/stat/136/521">136 STAT. 521</page> two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b5a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b5a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b5a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund</headingText>” no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,345,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8b81ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109/b">section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That activities financed through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide information in any format: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents</headingText>” may not be used for contracted security services at Government Publishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Columbia.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109/b">section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not more than <page identifier="/us/stat/136/522">136 STAT. 522</page> the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3324">section 3324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4081/5">22 U.S.C. 4081(5)</ref>, (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $719,230,113: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, in addition, $38,900,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of <ref href="/us/usc/t31">title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8bcfce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8bcfcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a payment to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151">2 U.S.C. 1151</ref>), as amended by section 140 of this Act, $6,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8bcfd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote> funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.</proviso></content></appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provision</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">conversion of open world leadership center to congressional office for international leadership</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="150"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 150.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8cba31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Conversion<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of office</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151">2 U.S.C. 1151</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) of subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1d8cba35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the legislative branch of the Government an office to be known as the ‘Congressional Office for International Leadership’ (the ‘Office’).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Office</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose; grant program; application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 313(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151/b">2 U.S.C. 1151(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/523">136 STAT. 523</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(C)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(B)(iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trust fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 313(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151/c">2 U.S.C. 1151(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1d8cba3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the ‘Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund’ (the ‘Fund’), which shall consist of amounts which may be appropriated, credited, or transferred to it under this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears in paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive director</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 313(d) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151/d">2 U.S.C. 1151(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative provisions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 313(e) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151/e">2 U.S.C. 1151(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8cba43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation of Emerging Civic Leaders of Eligible Foreign States</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 313(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151/b">2 U.S.C. 1151(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>political leaders</quotedText>” each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>political and civic leaders</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8cba44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8cba45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151">2 USC 1151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References in Law</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any reference in any law, rule, or regulation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to the Open World Leadership Center shall be deemed to refer to the Congressional Office for International Leadership; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund shall be deemed to refer to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8cba48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8cba49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151">2 USC 1151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date; Transition</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on or after the later of October 1, 2021, or the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8cba4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8cba4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service of current executive director</inline>.—</heading><content>The individual serving as the Executive Director of the Open World Leadership Center as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Librarian of Congress to serve as the Executive Director of the Congressional Office for International Leadership.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1105">2 U.S.C. 1105</ref>), $430,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/524">136 STAT. 524</page></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maintenance and care of private vehicles</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fiscal year limitation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2022 unless expressly so provided in this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rates of compensation and designation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (<ref href="/us/stat/46/32/etseq">46 Stat. 32 et seq.</ref>) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">consulting services</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8d086d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8d086e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">costs of legislative branch financial managers council</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8d086f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on transfers</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/525">136 STAT. 525</page> by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">guided tours of the capitol</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8d2f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2242/b/8">2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8d2f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on telecommunications equipment procurement</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8da4b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Huawei</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Technologies</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Company.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">ZTE Corporation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high or moderate impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems” unless the agency, office, or other entity acquiring the equipment or system has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8da4b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information systems within the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8da4b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8da4ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cyber threats.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8da4c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has—<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote></chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/526">136 STAT. 526</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8da4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mitigation strategy.</p></sidenote><content>developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8da4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system is in the vital national security interest of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8da4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8da4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended for acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report may include a classified annex as necessary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on certain operational expenses</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8dcbdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8dcbdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8dcbdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">plastic waste reduction</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8dcbde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8dcbdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8dcbe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> agencies and offices funded by this Act that contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capitol complex health and safety</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Office of the Attending Physician</headingText>”, there is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Attending Physician $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for response to COVID–19, including testing, subject to the same terms and conditions as the amounts appropriated under such heading.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">annual rate of pay for personnel of certain legislative branch offices</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8e1a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Architect of the Capitol<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to fix the annual rates of pay for the Architect of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol” (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1802">2 U.S.C. 1802</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the maximum rate</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8e1a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief of the Capitol Police</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of the first section of the Act entitled “An Act to establish by law the position <page identifier="/us/stat/136/527">136 STAT. 527</page> of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes” (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1902">2 U.S.C. 1902</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000 less than</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8e1a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8e1a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1802">2 USC 1802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">senate staff compensation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8e6825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e6826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change in maximum rates</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575">2 U.S.C. 4575</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$173,900</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the annual rate of basic pay in effect for level II of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e6827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e6828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4571">2 U.S.C. 4571</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e6829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and adjust</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>and Senators.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subject to section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575/f">2 U.S.C. 4575(f)</ref>).</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e682a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e682b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8e682c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other adjustments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 315(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4573/a">2 U.S.C. 4573(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the extent</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>Senators.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subject to section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575/f">2 U.S.C. 4575(f)</ref>).</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8e682d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8e682e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4571">2 USC 4571 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">plaque to honor members of law enforcement who responded on january 6</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d8eb64f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8eb650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2">2 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8eb651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2131.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the United States owes its deepest gratitude to those officers of the United States Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, as well as officers from other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities, who valiantly protected the United States Capitol, Members of Congress, and staff on January 6, 2021.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8eb652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8eb653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plaque</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall obtain an honorific plaque listing the names of all of the officers of the United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities who responded to the violence that occurred at the United States Capitol on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/528">136 STAT. 528</page> January 6, 2021, and shall place the plaque at a permanent location on the western front of the United States Capitol.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d8eb654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compilation and Confirmation of List of Names</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8eb655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of names for plaque</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chairs and Ranking Members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on the Legislative Branch of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate shall jointly compile and confirm a list of the officers of the United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities whose names should be included on the plaque under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d8eb656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of names of specific officers</inline>.—</heading><content>In compiling the list under paragraph (1), the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Committees and Subcommittees described in such paragraph shall include the names of the specific individuals described in paragraph (2) of section 215(c) of H. R. 4346, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 28, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section>

  This division may be cited as the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION,

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

 VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Army</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d8edd69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $1,051,772,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8edd6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8edd6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of this amount, not to exceed $190,619,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $182,080,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Army</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/529">136 STAT. 529</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $2,644,277,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f047c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f047d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of this amount, not to exceed $453,652,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $476,145,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law, $2,204,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f047e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f047f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of this amount, not to exceed $287,175,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $291,060,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Air Force</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $2,206,051,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f2a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f2a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the amount, not to exceed $347,727,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/530">136 STAT. 530</page> and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $91,655,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Defense-Wide</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Army National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $337,893,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f51a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f51a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the amount, not to exceed $57,725,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $49,790,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Army National Guard</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Air National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $305,050,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f78b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f78b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the amount, not to exceed $23,682,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $104,280,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Air National Guard</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Army Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/531">136 STAT. 531</page> Army Reserve as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $94,111,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f78b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f78b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the amount, not to exceed $7,167,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $29,200,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Army Reserve</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Navy Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $71,804,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f9fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8f9fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the amount, not to exceed $6,005,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Air Force Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $120,074,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8fc6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d8fc6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the amount, not to exceed $5,830,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, $41,700,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Air Force Reserve</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Security Investment Program</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/532">136 STAT. 532</page> (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2806">section 2806 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $215,853,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense Base Closure Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">10 U.S.C. 2687 note</ref>), $529,639,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Construction, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $99,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $391,227,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $77,616,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $357,341,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Construction, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $115,716,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $325,445,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/533">136 STAT. 533</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, $49,785,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Improvement Fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $6,081,000, to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2883">section 2883 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain available until expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2883">section 2883 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.</content></appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d903c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90631d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s210">section 210 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90631e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/534">136 STAT. 534</page> (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d908a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d908a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Steel.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d908a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d908a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d908a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Japan.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90b144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kwajalein Atoll.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90b145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90b146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90b147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Military exercise.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90b148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or defense agency <page identifier="/us/stat/136/535">136 STAT. 535</page> for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Subject<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90d859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90d85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90d85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in “Family Housing” accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in “Military Construction” accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch169/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3374">42 U.S.C. 3374</ref>) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3374/a/1/A">42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A)</ref>. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90ff6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2821">10 USC 2821 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90ff6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90ff6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/536">136 STAT. 536</page> is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d90ff6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2814">section 2814 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d912680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d912681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation “Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense”, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d919bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $636,100,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $1,281,980,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $237,450,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $93,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army National Guard”, $71,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $86,620,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army Reserve”, $29,200,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force Reserve”, $44,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d919bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Family Housing Construction, Army”, $88,064,000:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/537">136 STAT. 537</page></listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d919bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction and cost to complete projects identified in the respective military department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2022 submitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d919bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d919bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 125. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d919bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allotment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d919bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> amounts appropriated to the “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Army”, “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Air Force”, and “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Defense-Wide” accounts pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2022 in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for the full scope of authorized projects.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="126"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 126. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, funds made available in this Act or any available unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obligated before October 1, 2023 for fiscal year 2017 military construction projects for which project authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended for fiscal year 2022 by a National Defense Authorization Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be obligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="127"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 127. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Defense from prior appropriations Acts under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, $131,000,000 is hereby rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="128"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 128. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term “<term>congressional defense committees</term>” means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="129"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 129. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d91e9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design, unspecified minor construction, and authorized major construction projects, for construction improvements to Department of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d91e9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $85,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d91e9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $15,000,000; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/538">136 STAT. 538</page></listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d91e9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $25,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d91e9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d91e9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d91e9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d91e9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 130. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $275,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan unspecified worldwide construction: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction projects identified in the Department of the Navy’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2022 submitted to Congress or for planning and design necessary to support the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9210f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9210fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 131. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $153,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction projects specified in a National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9210fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9210fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="132"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 132. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d92380d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design and unspecified minor construction, for improving military installation resilience, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d92380e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $25,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d92380f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $40,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d923810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $40,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d923811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $15,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d923812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d923813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d923814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d923815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="133"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 133. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d925f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design, for child development centers, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d925f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $11,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d925f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $11,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d925f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $11,000,000:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/539">136 STAT. 539</page></listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d925f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d925f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d925f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="134"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 134. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d92863d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for expenses incurred as a result of natural disasters, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d92863e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $20,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d92863f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $130,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d928640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d928641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d928642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="135"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 135. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d92ad53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2024:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d92ad54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army National Guard”, $86,536,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d92ad55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $35,371,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d92ad56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction projects identified in the respective military department’s cost to complete projects list of previously appropriated projects submitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d92ad57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d92ad58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="136"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 136. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d92d469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d92d46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> Secretary concerned may waive the percentage or dollar cost limitations applicable to a military construction project or a military family housing project with a total authorized cost less than $500,000,000 pursuant to subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2853">section 2853 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, with notice to the congressional defense committees, even if that waiver would increase the project cost by more than 50 percent of the total authorized cost of the project: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such authority to waive cost limitations may only be used by the Secretary concerned with respect to a military construction or military family housing project with a total authorized cost greater than $500,000,000 with notice to the congressional defense committees, if that waiver would not increase the project cost by more than 50 percent of the total authorized cost of the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the authority provided by this section shall remain available until enactment of a National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="137"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 137. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for planning and design of water treatment and distribution facilities construction: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d92d46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d92d46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend any funds prior <page identifier="/us/stat/136/540">136 STAT. 540</page> to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="138"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 138. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d93228d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified to address cost increases identified subsequent to the fiscal year 2022 budget request for authorized major construction projects included in that request, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d93228e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $4,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d93228f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $11,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d932290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $25,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d932291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $30,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d932292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $11,800,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d932293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army Reserve”, $5,800,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d932294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force Reserve”, $4,400,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d932295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $13,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d932296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d932297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d932298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d932299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="139"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 139. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d9370ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified to address cost increases for authorized major construction projects funded by this Act, to remain available until September 30, 2026:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $20,800,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $18,926,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $46,574,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $11,410,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army National Guard”, $9,961,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $9,180,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army Reserve”, $7,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9370c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force Reserve”, $2,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9370c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9370c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9370c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 140. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d9370c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9370c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/541">136 STAT. 541</page></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Veterans Benefits Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">compensation and pensions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/app541/etseq">50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.</ref>) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $8,955,364,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2021, to remain available until expended; and, in addition, $152,016,542,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2022, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9397d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> not to exceed $20,115,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2023 under this heading shall be reimbursed to “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”, and “Information Technology Systems” for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the “Compensation and Pensions” appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9397d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to “Medical Care Collections Fund” to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">readjustment benefits</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $8,906,851,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2022, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3104">section 3104 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans insurance and indemnities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters <page identifier="/us/stat/136/542">136 STAT. 542</page> 19 and 21 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $109,865,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2022, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans housing benefit program fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d93e5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch37">chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, during fiscal year 2022, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d93e5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $229,500,000.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">vocational rehabilitation loans program account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d93e5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $2,838, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch31">chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,662,758.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d93e5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $429,467, which may be paid to the appropriation for “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native american veteran housing loan program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch37/schV">subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $1,400,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d940d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $3,453,813,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d940d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3104/a">section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/543">136 STAT. 543</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Veterans Health Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720G">section 1720G of title 38, United States Code</ref>, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/163">Public Law 111–163</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/124/1174">124 Stat. 1174</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7681">38 U.S.C. 7681 note</ref>), monthly assistance allowances authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s322/d">section 322(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, grants authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s521A">section 521A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and administrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, and hospital care and medical services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1787">section 1787 of title 38, United States Code</ref>; $70,323,116,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2022, under this heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d945b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical community care</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, at non-Department facilities, $3,269,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2021; and, in addition, $24,156,659,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2022, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/544">136 STAT. 544</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical support and compliance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2651/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.</ref>), $9,673,409,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2022, under this heading, $200,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; $7,133,816,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2022, under this heading, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical and prosthetic research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch73">chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $882,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading are available for prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Cemetery Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $394,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/545">136 STAT. 545</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $401,200,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">board of veterans appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $228,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">information technology systems</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $4,842,800,000, plus reimbursements: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $1,414,215,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $3,131,585,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $297,000,000 shall be for information technology systems development, and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology systems development may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available for the “Information Technology Systems” account for development may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d951e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> no project may be increased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/546">136 STAT. 546</page> be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans electronic health record</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities related to implementation, preparation, development, interface, management, rollout, and maintenance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, United States Code, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d951e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quarterly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and deployment implementation by facility, including any changes from the deployment plan or schedule: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds provided in this account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be administered by that Office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d951e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d951e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d951e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading shall not be available until July 1, 2022, and are contingent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs providing a plan with benchmarks and measurable metrics for deployment, and a plan for addressing all required infrastructure upgrades, no later than 30 days prior to that date to the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $239,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction, major projects</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch81">chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, not otherwise provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a/3/A">section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $1,611,000,000, of which $911,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $700,000,000 shall remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be available for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities, including for projects that would otherwise be funded by the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or National Cemetery Administration accounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9593b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9593b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> except for advance planning activities, including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/547">136 STAT. 547</page> needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design for major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund, staffing expenses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project that has not been notified to Congress through the budgetary process or that has not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such Act and presented to the President at the time of enrollment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9593b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the “General Administration” account for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management employees to support the full range of capital infrastructure services provided, including minor construction and leasing services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2022, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2022; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9593b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a">section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, amounts made available under this heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities shall be available for the completion of both new and existing seismic projects of the Department.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction, minor projects</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch81">chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a/3/A">section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $553,000,000, of which $497,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $55,300,000 shall remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous “Construction, Minor Projects” appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/548">136 STAT. 548</page> under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants for construction of state extended care facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants for construction of veterans cemeteries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2408">section 2408 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $48,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">asset and infrastructure review</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For carrying out the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of <ref href="/us/pl/115/182/tII">title II of Public Law 115–182</ref>), $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any appropriation for fiscal year 2022 for “Compensation and Pensions”, “Readjustment Benefits”, and “Veterans Insurance and Indemnities” may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d95e1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, in this or any other Act, under the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Medical Facilities” accounts may be transferred among the accounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9608eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> any transfers among the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, and “Medical Support and Compliance” accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfers among the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, and “Medical Support and Compliance” accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/549">136 STAT. 549</page> percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfers to or from the “Medical Facilities” account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for “Construction, Major Projects”, and “Construction, Minor Projects”) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d962ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>)), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the “Medical Services” account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d962ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> available in this title for “Compensation and Pensions”, “Readjustment Benefits”, and “Veterans Insurance and Indemnities” shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2021.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t31">title 31, United States Code</ref>, except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from “Compensation and Pensions”.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d96570e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1920">section 1920 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1923">section 1923 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1955">section 1955 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, reimburse the “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration” and “Information Technology Systems” accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2022 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/550">136 STAT. 550</page> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d96570f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2022 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services shall be available until expended.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Resources and Administration for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $78,417,225 for the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,609,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and $3,822,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Resources and Administration: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts received shall be credited to the “General Administration” and “Information Technology Systems” accounts for use by the office that provided the service.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d967e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disclosure.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d967e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects” accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/551">136 STAT. 551</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1d96a532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Amounts made available under “Medical Services” are available—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d96a533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d96a534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1729A">section 1729A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, may be transferred to the “Medical Services” and “Medical Community Care” accounts to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural Alaska.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d96cc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d96cc46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d96cc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> The term “<term>rural Alaska</term>” shall mean those lands which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Such sums as may be deposited into the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8118">section 8118 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, may be transferred to the “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects” accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d96f358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the financial status of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained in the paragraph entitled “Quarterly reporting”, under the heading “<headingText>General Administration</headingText>” in the joint explanatory statement accompanying <ref href="/us/pl/114/223">Public Law 114–223</ref>.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available under the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, “Medical Facilities”, “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”, “Board of Veterans Appeals”, “General Administration”, and “National Cemetery Administration” accounts for fiscal year 2022 may be transferred to or from the “Information Technology Systems” account: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total amount made available by this Act for the “Information Technology Systems” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request <page identifier="/us/stat/136/552">136 STAT. 552</page> from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022 for “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, “Medical Facilities”, “Construction, Minor Projects”, and “Information Technology Systems”, up to $379,009,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/3571">123 Stat. 3571</ref>) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d971a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 220 of title II of division J of Public Law<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d971a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d971a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/1676">134 Stat. 1676</ref>.</p></sidenote> 116–260 is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d97417c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2022, for “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Medical Facilities”, up to $323,242,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/3571">123 Stat. 3571</ref>) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d97417d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1729A">section 1729A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>) shall also be available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; 123 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/553">136 STAT. 553</page> Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2573">123 Stat. 2573</ref>), amounts transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts available in this title for “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Medical Facilities”, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8111/d">section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8111">section 8111 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d97688e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d97688f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d976890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available for “Construction, Major Projects” may be used for a project in excess of the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing performance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained in the section entitled “Disability claims backlog”, under the heading “<headingText>General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration</headingText>” in the joint explanatory statement accompanying <ref href="/us/pl/114/223">Public Law 114–223</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the report shall also include information on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly basis.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one <page identifier="/us/stat/136/554">136 STAT. 554</page> organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d978fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d97b6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the “Medical Services” account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2022 in this title (except appropriations made to the “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration” account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2022, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d97b6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, under the “Board of Veterans Appeals” and the “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration” accounts may be transferred between such accounts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9852fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9852fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Suicide hotline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720F/h">section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/555">136 STAT. 555</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9852fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provides to individuals who contact the hotline immediate assistance from a trained professional; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9852fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>adheres to all requirements of the American Association of Suicidology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9852ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d985300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service position, or establishing a new civil service position, at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a position relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d985301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d985302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d985303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the term “<term>civil service</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2101/1">section 2101(1) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d985304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>Executive action</term>” includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d985305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>any Executive order, Presidential memorandum, or other action by the President; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d985306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any agency policy, order, or other directive.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d985307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d985308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d985309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98530a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98530b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98530c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from such hotline.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d98530d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98530e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>At a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98530f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive follow up services from the hotline or mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d985310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d985311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>determine the number of veterans described in subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Effective<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d987a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d987a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> during the period beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2024, none of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended in contravention of the “Veterans Health Administration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for Breast Cancer Guidance” published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the Veterans Health Administration National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d98ef54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the “Medical Services” account may be used to provide—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a covered veteran; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98ef57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d98ef58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98ef59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>service-connected</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>covered veteran</term>” means a veteran, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, who has a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/556">136 STAT. 556</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>assisted reproductive technology</term>” means benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1074/c/4/A">section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as described in the memorandum on the subject of “Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members” issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such policy, including any limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such a member except that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the time periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such term includes embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d98ef5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>adoption reimbursement</term>” means reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act under the same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement program of the Department of Defense, as authorized in Department of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in such instruction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d98ef60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Amounts made available for the purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/115">Public Law 109–115</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2506">119 Stat. 2506</ref>); or (2) <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8110/a/5">section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 842<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d98ef61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> of <ref href="/us/pl/109/115">Public Law 109–115</ref> shall not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, or National Cemetery Administration to contractor performance by a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304/e">section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code</ref>, or one or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/a/15">section 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="237"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 237.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d993d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d993d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d993d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d993d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d993d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5701.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d993d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, not later than March 23, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d993d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not later than March 23, 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d993d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in an information system <page identifier="/us/stat/136/557">136 STAT. 557</page> of the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is required to obtain information the Secretary requires from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d993d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/s238">section 238 of Public Law 116–94</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="238"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 238. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d993d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023 for “Medical Services”, <ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dA/s239">section 239 of division A of Public Law 114–223</ref> shall apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="239"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 239. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other account within the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="240"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 240. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d993d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 for “Medical Services”, funds may be used in each year to carry out and expand the child care program authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/111/163/s205">section 205 of Public Law 111–163</ref>, notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="241"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 241. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d99649d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this title may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the individual from speaking to members of Congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="242"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 242. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d99649e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d99649f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023, <ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dA/s258">section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223</ref> shall apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="243"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 243.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d998bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d998bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d998bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), or to prevent or impede the access of the Inspector General to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of access.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d998bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d998bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d998bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d998bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any department or agency covered by this section to comply with this requirement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="244"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 244. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/558">136 STAT. 558</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="245"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 245. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health Administration may be used in fiscal year 2022 to convert any program which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year 2021 to a general purpose funded program unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notification of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to any such action and an approval is issued by the Committees.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="246"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 246. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d99b2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d99b2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023, <ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dA/s248">section 248 of division A of Public Law 114–223</ref> shall apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="247"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 247.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9a4f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s303">38 USC 303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1d9a4f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and development.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Animals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the conduct of research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the scientific objectives of the research can only be met by using such canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such scientific objectives are directly related to an illness or injury that is combat-related; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the research is consistent with the revised Department of Veterans Affairs canine research policy document dated December 15, 2017, including any subsequent revisions to such document.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Secretary may not delegate the authority under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the Secretary approves any new research pursuant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the commencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the nature of the research to be conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary approved the research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the justification for the determination of the Secretary that the scientific objectives of such research could only be met using canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the frequency and duration of such research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety, and efficacy of the research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9a4f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a4f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a7530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any research being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-human primates as of the date of the submittal of the report;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a7531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the circumstances under which such research was conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a7532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the justification for using canines, felines, or non-human primates to conduct such research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a7533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety, and efficacy of such research.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/559">136 STAT. 559</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9a7534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a7535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a7536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Department shall implement a plan under which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates by not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of <ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="248"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 248.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9a9c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation conducted under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch31">chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equivalent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9a9c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a9c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch31">chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a9c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a9c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9a9c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a9c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9a9c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for such action as the Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="249"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 249. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available for the “Veterans Health Administration, Medical Community Care” account in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="250"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 250. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Obligations and expenditures applicable to the “Medical Services” account in fiscal years 2017 through 2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1741">section 1741 of title 38, United States Code</ref>) shall remain in the “Medical Community Care” account for such fiscal years.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="251"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 251. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, in this or any other Act, under the “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Services”, “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Community Care”, “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities” accounts, $840,446,000 shall be made available for gender-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care for women veterans.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="252"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 252. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d9ac35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for “Medical Facilities” and “General Administration” in this Act or prior Acts that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2022 may be transferred as necessary to the “Asset and Infrastructure Review” account for the purposes of carrying out the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of <ref href="/us/pl/115/182/tII">title II of Public Law 115–182</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the total amounts transferred may not increase the account by more than $2,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9ac360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> in advance of any such transfer, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/560">136 STAT. 560</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="253"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 253.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9aea71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances in the “Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dJ/s243">section 243 of division J of Public Law 114–113</ref>, $820,000,000 is hereby rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9aea72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified, to remain available until expended, in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9aea73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Departmental Administration—Information Technology Systems”, $670,000,000, for information technology systems improvements and sustainment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9aea74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities”, $150,000,000, for facilities infrastructure improvements, including non-recurring maintenance, at existing hospitals and clinics of the Veterans Health Administration:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1d9aea75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9aea76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9aea77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> prior to obligation of any of the funds provided in this subsection, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appropriated in this subsection to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso></continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="254"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 254. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b1188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of the “Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund”, established to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b1189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b118a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> at a minimum, the report shall include an update on obligations by program, project or activity and a plan for expending the remaining funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b118b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b118c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b118d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit notification of any plans to reallocate funds from the current apportionment categories of “Medical Services”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, “Medical Facilities”, “Medical Community Care”, or “Medical and Prosthetic Research”, including the amount and purpose of each reallocation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(rescissions of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="255"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 255. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x1d9b389e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Veterans Affairs from prior appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9b389f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Services”, $200,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9b38a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Community Care”, $200,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x1d9b38a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Departmental Administration—Veterans Electronic Health Record”, $200,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9b38a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/561">136 STAT. 561</page></proviso></p></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="256"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 256. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Immediately upon enactment of this Act, of the unobligated balances of funds made available by section 8003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>) to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the supply chain modernization initiative, $76,105,000 is hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="257"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 257. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b5fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9b5fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> amounts transferred to the Secretary and administered by a corporation referred to in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7364/b">section 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017 for purposes of carrying out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535">section 1535 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, that are available for obligation pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7364/b/1">section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, are to remain available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred by such corporation during the period of performance of such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that such amounts need to remain available for such liquidation.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">American Battle Monuments Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $87,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign currency fluctuations account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t36/s2109">section 2109 of title 36, United States Code</ref>.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $41,700,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $3,385,104 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth under this heading in <ref href="/us/pl/102/229">Public Law 102–229</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/562">136 STAT. 562</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense—Civil</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cemeterial Expenses, Army</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $87,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the “Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies” account.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For necessary expenses for planning and design and construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $141,000,000, to remain available until expended, for planning and design and construction associated with the Southern Expansion project at Arlington National Cemetery.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Armed Forces Retirement Home</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">trust fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $77,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provision</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts deposited into the special account established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7727">10 U.S.C. 7727</ref> are appropriated and shall be available until expended to support activities at the Army National Military Cemeteries.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/563">136 STAT. 563</page> known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of “E-Commerce” technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9c4a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c4a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c4a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c4a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c4a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9c4a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9c4a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9c4a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains confidential or proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9c4a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c4a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9c4a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c4a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9c4a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="409"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 409. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="410"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 410. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1d9c7132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c7133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/564">136 STAT. 564</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="411"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 411. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/e/8">section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="412"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 412.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1d9c9844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9c9845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9cbf56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1d9cbf57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9cbf58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9cbf59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9cbf5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9cbf5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section>

  This division may be cited as the “Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022.

 FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9d5b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9d5b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $9,178,789,000, of which $808,589,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which up to $3,788,199,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9d5ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human resources</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (<ref href="/us/stat/62/11">62 Stat. 11</ref>; Chapter 36), $3,216,871,000, of which up to $661,240,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overseas programs</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,791,425,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/565">136 STAT. 565</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diplomatic policy and support</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as authorized, $994,768,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security programs</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for security activities, $3,175,725,000, of which up to $3,126,959,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees and payments collected</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Of the amount made available under this heading for Worldwide Security Protection, not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service</headingText>”, to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9d5bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> the exercise of the authority provided by this subparagraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1108/g">section 1108(g) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>Funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for the following purposes and as specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>support the activities of an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>implement an Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1d9d5bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Of the amount made available under this heading, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available in title I of this Act under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/566">136 STAT. 566</page> the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>”:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9d5bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the exercise of the authority provided by this subparagraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as authorized, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9d82c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $91,458,000, of which $13,718,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading are made available notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3929/a/1">22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)</ref>), as it relates to post inspections.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9d82c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">educational and cultural exchange programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $753,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $275,000,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than $113,860,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9da9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fellowships and scholarships.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9da9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be made available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dF">division F of Public Law 116–6</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for the Community Engagement Exchange Program as described under the heading “<headingText>Civil Society Exchange Program</headingText>” in Senate Report 116–126: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9da9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9da9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">representation expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/567">136 STAT. 567</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">protection of foreign missions and officials</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">embassy security, construction, and maintenance</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9dd0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s292/etseq">22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.</ref>), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, $850,722,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation expenses as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies of the United States Government.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1d9dd0e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,132,427,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, as authorized, $7,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Repatriation Loans Program Account</headingText>”.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">repatriation loans program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $4,937,742.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the american institute in taiwan</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>), $32,583,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international center, washington, district of columbia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act (<ref href="/us/pl/90/553">Public Law 90–553</ref>), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/568">136 STAT. 568</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Organizations<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9df7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s269a">22 USC 269a note</ref>.</p></sidenote></heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contributions to international organizations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United Nations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,662,928,000, of which $96,240,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contributions for international peacekeeping activities<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e1f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United Nations.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $1,498,614,000, of which $749,307,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/569">136 STAT. 569</page> effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such acts while participating in such mission, including prosecution in their home countries and making information about such prosecutions publicly available on the website of the United Nations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to Congress such a recommendation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Commissions<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e6d42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s269a">22 USC 269a note</ref>.</p></sidenote></heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9e9453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows:</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $51,970,000, of which $7,796,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $51,030,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9ebb64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9ebb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9ebb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the United States Section, except for funds designated by the Congress as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/570">136 STAT. 570</page> an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” to carry out the purposes of the United States Section, which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">american sections, international commissions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for technical assistance grants and the Community Assistance Program of the North American Development Bank, $15,008,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023, and up to $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made available for representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international fisheries commissions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $62,846,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3324">section 3324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Agency for Global Media</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international broadcasting operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $850,300,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $47,708,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $27,000,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with the table included under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/571">136 STAT. 571</page> Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f3097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be reprogrammed within and between amounts designated in such table, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that no such reprogramming may reduce a designated amount by more than 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available in accordance with the principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6202">22 U.S.C. 6202</ref>) and section 305(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6204">22 U.S.C. 6204</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f3098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f3099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f309a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f309b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p></sidenote> USAGM Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of such Act or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f309c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> significant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f309d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> up to $5,000,000 from the USAGM Buying Power Maintenance account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>”, which shall remain available until expended:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f309e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f309f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law and shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">broadcasting capital improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">The Asia Foundation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4402">22 U.S.C. 4402</ref>), $21,500,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/572">136 STAT. 572</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Institute of Peace</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4601/etseq">22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</ref>), $54,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall not be used for construction activities.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2078">22 U.S.C. 2078</ref>), the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2022, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s5204–5205">20 U.S.C. 5204–5205</ref>), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2022, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f7ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Salaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9f7ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">section 5376 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; or for purposes which are not in accordance with section 200 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t2">title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, including the restrictions on compensation for personal services.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Israeli Arab Scholarship Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452">22 U.S.C. 2452 note</ref>), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2022, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">East-West Center</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $19,700,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Endowment for Democracy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4412">22 U.S.C. 4412</ref>), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $195,840,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and $104,160,000 shall be for democracy programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/573">136 STAT. 573</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER COMMISSIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $642,000, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/ch3123">chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9fa5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9fa5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Commission on International Religious Freedom</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6431/etseq">22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.</ref>), $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9fcce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9fcce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9fcce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote> the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom shall, on a regular basis, monitor, report on, and advocate against laws and policies of, foreign governments that permit or condone discrimination against, or violations of human rights of, minority groups and other vulnerable communities on the basis of religion.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/94/304">Public Law 94–304</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3001/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>), $2,908,000, including not more than $5,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6911/etseq">22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.</ref>), $2,250,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/574">136 STAT. 574</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7002">22 U.S.C. 7002</ref>), $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9ff3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1d9ff3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,635,947,000, of which up to $245,392,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da01b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da01b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>” in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da01b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da01b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da01b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to “Operating Expenses” in accordance with the provisions of those sections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/575">136 STAT. 575</page> 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $258,200,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da01b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> appropriated under this heading shall be available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $80,000,000, of which up to $12,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023, for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global health programs</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da0de5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $3,880,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and emerging global health threats, including zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproductive health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for United States contributions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral vaccine development partnership to support epidemic preparedness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sterilization.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/576">136 STAT. 576</page> involuntary sterilization: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Family planning.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da0de6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1057c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1057d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1057e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1057f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term “<term>motivate</term>”, as it relates <page identifier="/us/stat/136/577">136 STAT. 577</page> to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da10580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Condoms.</p></sidenote> information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da10581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da10582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,950,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/25">Public Law 108–25</ref>), for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount of such contribution shall be $1,560,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da10583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2022 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">development assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $4,140,494,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da10584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> funds made available under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $3,905,460,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da12c95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da12c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> funds made available under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transition initiatives</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transition to democracy and long-term development of countries in crisis, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such support may include assistance to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/578">136 STAT. 578</page> develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da12c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new, or terminating a, program of assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da12c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da12c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">complex crises fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 116–94</ref>), $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da153aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic support fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $4,099,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">democracy fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da17abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of <ref href="/us/pl/98/164">Public Law 98–164</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4411">22 U.S.C. 4411</ref>), $215,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available to the National Endowment for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise available by this Act for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da17abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da17abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for such purposes, $125,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be made available for the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, United States Agency for International Development.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/579">136 STAT. 579</page></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/pl/102/511">Public Law 102–511</ref>), and the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/179">Public Law 101–179</ref>), $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 7047 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5801">22 U.S.C. 5801</ref>) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5402">22 U.S.C. 5402</ref>), in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” that are made available for assistance for such countries shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 of the SEED Act of 1989: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for contributions to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">migration and refugee assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2601">22 U.S.C. 2601</ref>), and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3901/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.</ref>); allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $2,912,188,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da1c8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2601/c">22 U.S.C. 2601(c)</ref>), $100,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1c8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> in excess of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such section shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Migration and Refugee Assistance</headingText>”.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/580">136 STAT. 580</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Independent Agencies</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">peace corps</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2501/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, $410,500,000, of which $6,330,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2515">22 U.S.C. 2515</ref>), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1eff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That in addition to the requirements under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or a country program unless there is a substantial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1eff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1eff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding the previous proviso, <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dE/s614">section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76</ref> shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">millennium challenge corporation</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da1eff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7701/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.</ref>) (MCA), $912,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $115,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da1eff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That section 605(e) of the MCA (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7704/e">22 U.S.C. 7704(e)</ref>) shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7708">22 U.S.C. 7708</ref>) only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country has completed a country compact: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/581">136 STAT. 581</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inter-american foundation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $42,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states african development foundation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the African Development Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/533/tV">title V of Public Law 96–533</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s290h/etseq">22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.</ref>), $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da23e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s290h–3/a/2">22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)</ref>), in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da23e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the USADF shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees after each time such waiver authority is exercised: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da23e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote> That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the African Development Foundation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for program purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of the Treasury</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international affairs technical assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $38,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not more than $9,500,000 may be used for administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da23e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That amounts made available under this heading may be made available to contract for services as described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which such services are performed.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">debt restructuring</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da26529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2652a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of the Treasury—Debt Restructuring” there is appropriated $52,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/582">136 STAT. 582</page> of modifying loans and loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries as the President may determine, including the costs of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States pursuant to the “Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI)”, and for reducing interest rates paid by any country eligible for the DSSI: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may be used notwithstanding any other provision of law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tropical forest and coral reef conservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2652b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2652c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2652d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available for programs within the International Affairs Budget Function 150, including the costs of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as a result of concessional loans made to eligible countries pursuant to part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international narcotics control and law enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,391,004,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $9,000,000 shall be made available, on a competitive basis, for rule of law programs for transitional and post-conflict states, and for activities to coordinate rule of law programs among foreign governments, international and nongovernmental organizations, and other United States Government agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading that are transferred to another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures <page identifier="/us/stat/136/583">136 STAT. 583</page> of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading for Program Development and Support may be made available notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in this Act, except for the notification requirements of section 7015.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5854">22 U.S.C. 5854</ref>), section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2b34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2b34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2b350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2b351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2b352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">peacekeeping operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $455,000,000, of which $227,500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $24,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/584">136 STAT. 584</page> Observers mission in the Sinai: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2da63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Somalia.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia under the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</headingText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da2da64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international military education and training</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $112,925,000, of which up to $56,463,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da30175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da30176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended to increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded under this heading, following consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign military financing program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da32887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), $6,040,424,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da32888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da32889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da3288a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da3288b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1501/a">section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da34f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance </proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/585">136 STAT. 585</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da34f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the “Foreign Military Sales Financing Program” in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than $70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That not more than $1,186,853,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2761/e/1/A">22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)</ref>) may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2022 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2792/b">22 U.S.C. 2792(b)</ref>), except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international organizations and programs</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da34fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $423,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da34fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, such funds shall be made available for core contributions for each entity listed in the table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) unless otherwise provided for in this Act, or if the Secretary of State has justified to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed uses of funds other than for core contributions following prior consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/586">136 STAT. 586</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Financial Institutions</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global environment facility</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $149,288,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the clean technology fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contribution to the Clean Technology Fund, $125,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $125,000,000 of such amount shall be available to cover costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans issued to the Clean Technology Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans without limitation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on callable capital subscriptions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the international development association</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,001,400,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the asian development fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $53,323,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the african development bank</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $54,648,752, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on callable capital subscriptions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital <page identifier="/us/stat/136/587">136 STAT. 587</page> portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $856,174,624.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the african development fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $211,300,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the international fund for agricultural development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global agriculture and food security program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contributions to the international monetary fund facilities and trust funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contribution by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust or other special purpose vehicle of the International Monetary Fund, $102,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2031.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Export-Import Bank of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $6,500,000, of which up to $975,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program account</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da3ebe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Export-Import<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da3ebe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Bank of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/588">136 STAT. 588</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $114,000,000, of which up to $17,100,000 may remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da412f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da412f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s635a">12 USC 635a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da412fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program budget appropriations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da43a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da43a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da43a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall remain available until September 30, 2037, for the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">receipts collected</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<ref href="/us/pl/79/173">Public Law 79–173</ref>) and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/589">136 STAT. 589</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States International Development Finance Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $2,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">corporate capital account</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1da4882e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to make such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accordance with the law, and to make such expenditures and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Corporation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for necessary expenses of the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>) and for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities and project-specific transaction costs described in section 1434(d) of such Act, $698,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount provided—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da4882f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$198,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $25,000) and project-specific transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) of such Act, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da48830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts obligated in a fiscal year for activities described in section 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for disbursement for the term of the underlying project: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da48831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da48832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That if the term of the project extends longer than 10 fiscal years, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall inform the appropriate congressional committees prior to the obligation or disbursement of funds, as applicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this paragraph may be paid to the “United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account” for programs authorized by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1da48833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da48834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da48835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds may only be obligated pursuant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da48836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Collections.</p></sidenote> That in fiscal year 2022 collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such collections collected in fiscal year 2022 in excess of $698,000,000 shall be credited to this account and shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/590">136 STAT. 590</page> advance in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in fiscal year 2022, if such collections are less than $698,000,000, receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may not be used to provide any type of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4af47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under this heading so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $316,000,000.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Amounts <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4af48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>paid from “United States International Development Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Account” (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $550,000,000 of amounts paid to this account from CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>) shall be available for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modifying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4af49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4af4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain available for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4af4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That funds made available in this Act and transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total loan principal or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed $8,000,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">trade and development agency</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4d65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $79,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which no more than $19,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allowances and differentials</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7001. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub<ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch59">chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/591">136 STAT. 591</page> for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">unobligated balances report</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7002. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4d65d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4d65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2022 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report required by this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter and should specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">consulting services</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7003"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7003. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da4fd6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic facilities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7004"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7004.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1da54b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Capital Security Cost Sharing Exception<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/106/113/s1000/a/7">section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113</ref> and contained in appendix G of that Act), as amended by section 111 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/323">Public Law 114–323</ref>), a project to construct a facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da54b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da54b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da54b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New Diplomatic Facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2022 costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 U.S.C. 4865 note</ref>), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the contribution of the Department of State for this purpose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da54b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2022, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” in House Report 117–84.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/592">136 STAT. 592</page></proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da54b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da54b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da54b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security vulnerabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” may be made available, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, to address security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da54b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da54b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da54b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da54b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Soft Targets</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” may be made available for security upgrades to soft targets, including schools, recreational facilities, and residences used by United States diplomatic personnel and their dependents.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">personnel actions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7005"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7005. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on publicity or propaganda</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7006"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7006. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before enactment of this Act by Congress: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/533">Public Law 96–533</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151a">22 U.S.C. 2151a note</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition against direct funding for certain countries</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7007"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7007. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da572ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da572ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da572ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da572af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1da572b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/593">136 STAT. 593</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">coups d’état</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7008"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7008. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d’état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d’état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da598c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da598c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da598c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transfer of funds authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7009"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7009.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1da68324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Department of State and United States Agency for Global Media<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da68325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of state</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da68326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading “<headingText>Representation Expenses</headingText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da68327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da68328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da68329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6832a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6832b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Embassy security</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, including for Worldwide Security Protection, “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance”, and “Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service” in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for emergency evacuations, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act and under any other provision of law.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da6832c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states agency for global media</inline>.—</heading><content>Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the United States Agency for Global Media under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da6832d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as reprogramming</inline>.—</heading><content>Any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming <page identifier="/us/stat/136/594">136 STAT. 594</page> of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da6832e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Transfers of Funds Between Agencies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da6832f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da68330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation and transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da68331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da68332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da68333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States International Development Finance Corporation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da68334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>) may only be transferred from funds made available under title III of this Act, and such amounts shall not exceed $50,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da68335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da68336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That any such transfers shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da68337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation), as appropriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign assistance programs implemented by the Department of State and USAID: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no funds transferred pursuant to such authority may be used by the Corporation to post personnel abroad or for activities described in section 1421(c) of the BUILD Act of 2018: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs to implement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/595">136 STAT. 595</page> the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act shall be excluded from the limitation contained in this paragraph and in section 7009(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da6aa48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of funds from millennium challenge corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Millennium Challenge Corporation</headingText>” in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be transferred to accounts under the heading “<headingText>United States International Development Finance Corporation</headingText>” and, when so transferred, may be used for the costs of activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be subject to the limitations provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos under the heading “<headingText>United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account</headingText>” in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer executed pursuant to the transfer authority provided in this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an individual Compact awarded pursuant to section 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/199/tVI">Title VI of Public Law 108–199</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the United States International Development Finance Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such authority shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfers shall be excluded from the limitation under paragraph (1): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part of the Compact from which funds were transferred under this authority to the United States International Development Finance Corporation, any unobligated balances shall be transferred back to the Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da6aa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Funds Between Accounts</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da6aa51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policy justification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da6aa52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit of Inter-Agency Transfers of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/596">136 STAT. 596</page> financial audits of the use of such funds and report to the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such audits: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition and limitation on certain expenses</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7010"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7010.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1da71f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">First-Class Travel<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of United States Government departments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da71f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da71f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computer Networks</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act for the operating expenses of any United States Government department or agency may be used to establish or maintain a computer network for use by such department or agency unless such network has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit websites: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying out the following activities: criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken as part of official business.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da71f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems) of the same type.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da71f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Email Servers Outside the .gov Domain</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Diplomatic Programs” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title I, and “Operating Expenses” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title II that are made available to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development may be made available to support the use or establishment of email accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records management as part of a Federal government records management program in contravention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/187">Public Law 113–187</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da71f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation and Entertainment Expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States foreign policy interests, and—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da71f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da71f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>are principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da71f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>are not for employee-only events; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/597">136 STAT. 597</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da71f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da71f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on Entertainment Expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings “International Military Education and Training” or “Foreign Military Financing Program” for Informational Program activities or under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” may be obligated or expended to pay for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da71f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>alcoholic beverages; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da71f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">availability of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7011"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7011. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da746a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided by this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), and funds made available for “United States International Development Finance Corporation” and under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>” shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da746a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 2022, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on assistance to countries in default</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7012"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7012. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da76db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da76db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da76db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da76db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da76db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President <page identifier="/us/stat/136/598">136 STAT. 598</page> determines, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on taxation of united states assistance</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7013"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7013.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da76db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Negotiation.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1da7e2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Taxation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da809f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da809fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification and Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2022 on funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2023 and for prior fiscal years and allocated for the central government of such country or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later than September 30, 2023, such taxes have not been reimbursed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da809fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De Minimis Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da809fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reprogramming of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds withheld from obligation for each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da809fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determinations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da809fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da809ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da80a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The provisions of this section shall not apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da80a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>such foreign government or entity has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da80a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United States assistance is not subject to taxation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da80a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da80a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any foreign government or entity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da80a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da80a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da80a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/599">136 STAT. 599</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da80a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As used in this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da80a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>bilateral agreement</term>” refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da80a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taxes and taxation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>taxes and taxation</term>” shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reservations of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7014"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7014.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1da8311b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Reprogramming<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da8311c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da8311d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Availability</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da8311e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da8311f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da83120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Acts</inline>.—</heading><content>Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">notification requirements</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7015"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7015.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da85831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1da9b7c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Notification of Changes in Programs, Projects, and Activities<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the headings “Peace Corps” and “Millennium Challenge Corporation”, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs to the departments and agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/600">136 STAT. 600</page> year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>create new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus, centers, or offices; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>contract out or privatize any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1da9b7c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9b7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of Reprogramming of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds provided under titles I, II, and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to the departments and agencies funded under such titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the department and agency funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>augments or changes existing programs, projects, or activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>relocates an existing office or employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1da9b7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9b7cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “Peace Corps”, “Millennium Challenge Corporation”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, “International Military Education and Training”, “Foreign Military Financing Program”, “International Organizations and Programs”, “United States International Development Finance Corporation”, and “Trade and Development Agency” shall be available for obligation for programs, projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9b7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote> That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/601">136 STAT. 601</page> equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a program, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for obligation for such program, project, or activity for the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9b7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Defense Programs and Funding Notifications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9b7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9dee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under any authority of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, submits a justification to such Committees that includes a description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the support or continuation of such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9dee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9dee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification on excess defense articles</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9dee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification <page identifier="/us/stat/136/602">136 STAT. 602</page> procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9dee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Country Notification Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9dee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trust Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated or otherwise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds available for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for a trust fund held by an international financial institution shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such notification shall include the information specified under this section in House Report 117–84.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9dee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Program Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9deea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9deeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diplomatic programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title I of this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” that are made available for lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9deec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for the following programs and activities shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9deed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Global Engagement Center;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9deee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Power Africa and Prosper Africa initiatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9deef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>community-based police assistance conducted pursuant to the authority of section 7035(a)(1) of this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9def0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Prevention and Stabilization Fund and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9def1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Indo-Pacific Strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9def2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Countering PRC Influence Fund and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9def3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9def4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9def5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democracy program policy and procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to democracy program policy and procedures, including relating to the use of consortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1da9def6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9def7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9def8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Arms sales</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports, notifications, and certifications, and any other documents, required to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/603">136 STAT. 603</page> U.S.C. 2776), and such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) through (d) of such Act with respect to countries that have received assistance provided with funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall be concurrently submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and shall include information about the source of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at the time of submission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9def9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of application of a provision of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1da9defa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1da9defb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prior Consultation Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to informing a government of, or publically announcing a decision on, the suspension or early termination of assistance to a country or a territory, including as a result of an interagency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such consultation shall include a detailed justification for such suspension, including a description of the assistance being suspended.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">documents, report posting, records management, and related cybersecurity protections</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7016"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7016.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1daa7b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Document Requests<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1daa7b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Posting of Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall be posted on the public Web site of such agency not later than 45 days following the receipt of such report by Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the public posting of the report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the report contains proprietary or other privileged information; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the public posting of the report is specifically exempted in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/604">136 STAT. 604</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The agency posting such report shall do so only after the report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1daa7b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Records Management and Related Cybersecurity Protections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>regularly review and update the policies, directives, and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda concerning the preservation of all records made or received in the conduct of official business, including record emails, instant messaging, and other online tools;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Diplomatic Programs” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title I, and “Operating Expenses” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title II, as appropriate, to improve Federal records management pursuant to the Federal Records Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch21">44 U.S.C. Chapters 21</ref>, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records management statutes, regulations, or policies for the Department of State and USAID;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>direct departing employees, including senior officials, that all Federal records generated by such employees belong to the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>substantially reduce, compared to the previous fiscal year, the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal records, including requests made pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daa7b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control of national security information, and implement the recommendations of the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of Inspector General.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">use of funds in contravention of this act</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7017"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7017. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daa7b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program or policy.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7018"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7018. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds <page identifier="/us/stat/136/605">136 STAT. 605</page> made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daaa264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daaa265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allocations and reports</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7019"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7019.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dab1796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Allocation Tables<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Subject to subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall be made available in the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such designated amounts for foreign countries and international organizations shall serve as the amounts for such countries and international organizations transmitted to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available for such foreign countries and international organizations notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such report.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dab1797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Deviations</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, may only deviate up to 10 percent from the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab1798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That such percentage may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, determines and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such deviation is necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, or to address other exceptional circumstances directly related to the national security interest of the United States, including a description of such events or circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab1799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab179a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That deviations pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dab179b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>For specifically designated amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection (b) may only take place after submission of such report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dab179c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dab179d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dab179e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amounts designated for “International Military Education and Training” in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dab3eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>funds for which the initial period of availability has expired; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dab3eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>amounts designated by this Act as minimum funding requirements.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/606">136 STAT. 606</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dab3eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The authority of subsection (b) to deviate from amounts designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table included under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” in such statement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dab3eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab3eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>With respect to the amounts designated for “Global Programs” in the table under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the matter preceding the first proviso in subsection (b) of this section shall be applied by substituting “5 percent” for “10 percent”, and the provisos in such subsection (b) shall not apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dab3eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, in House Report 117–84 and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless directed otherwise in such explanatory statement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dab3eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall not be included for purposes of meeting amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically designated as the source of funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">multi-year pledges</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7020"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7020. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab3eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab3eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab3eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7021"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7021.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab3eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dab3eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dabb3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Lethal Military Equipment Exports<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4813/c">50 U.S.C. 4813(c)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/607">136 STAT. 607</page> That this<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers the United States national interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise supports international terrorism; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabb3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dabb3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorization requirements</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7022"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7022. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Trade and Development Agency</headingText>”, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/91/672/s10">section 10 of Public Law 91–672</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2412">22 U.S.C. 2412</ref>), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680">22 U.S.C. 2680</ref>), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6212">22 U.S.C. 6212</ref>), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094/a/1">50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)</ref>).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">definition of program, project, and activity</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7023"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7023. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dabdb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act “program, project, and activity” shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” accounts, “program, project, and activity” shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/608">136 STAT. 608</page> also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account, and for the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International Development, “program, project, and activity” shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabdb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>justified to Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dabdb0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this Act.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation, and united states african development foundation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7024"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7024. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac021f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac0220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">commerce, trade and surplus commodities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7025"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7025.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dac7751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">World Markets<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the United States International Development Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac7752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That this subsection shall not prohibit—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dac7753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dac7754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac7755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac7756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dac7757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/609">136 STAT. 609</page> Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this subsection shall not prohibit—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dac7758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dac7759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>research activities intended primarily to benefit United States producers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dac775a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dac775b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac775c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac775d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dac775e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac775f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262h">22 USC 262h note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Financial Institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">separate accounts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7026"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7026.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dac7760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2362">22 USC 2362 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dad13a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Separate Accounts for Local Currencies<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad13a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad13a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad3ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of local currencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/610">136 STAT. 610</page> separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>project and sector assistance activities; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>debt and deficit financing; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for the administrative requirements of the United States Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programming accountability</inline>.—</heading><content>USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of assistance programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dad3ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad3ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other funds.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of other provisions of law</inline>.—</heading><content>Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance, including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad3ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad3ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad3ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad3ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">eligibility for assistance</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7027"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7027.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dad88e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/611">136 STAT. 611</page> organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad88ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad88eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad88ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad88ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sterilization.</p></sidenote> That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dad88ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dad88ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/pl/480">Public Law 480</ref></inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal year 2022, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dad88f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section shall not apply—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad88f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dad88f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disability programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7028"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7028.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dad88f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, political and electoral participation, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds shall be made available to support disability rights advocacy organizations in developing countries.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dad88f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management, Oversight, and Technical Support</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may be used by USAID for management, oversight, and technical support.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international financial institutions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7029"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7029.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dadb005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dae9a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Evaluations<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/612">136 STAT. 612</page> external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safeguards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standard</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability, standards, and best practices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans or other financing for projects unless such projects—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide for accountability and transparency, including the collection, verification, and publication of beneficial ownership information related to extractive industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the project;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>will be developed and carried out in accordance with best practices regarding environmental conservation, cultural protection, and empowerment of local populations, including free, prior and informed consent of affected Indigenous communities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote><content>do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced displacement or other violations of human rights; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises owned or controlled by the armed forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5316">section 5316 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human Rights</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to promote human rights due diligence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution in accordance with the requirements specified under this subsection in House Report 117–84: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/613">136 STAT. 613</page> executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violations of human rights.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fraud and Corruption</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficial Ownership Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives funds from any such financial institution.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Whistleblower Protections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to effectively implement and enforce policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>legal burdens of proof;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior employment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grievance Mechanisms and Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the United States to provide due process and fair compensation, including the right to reinstatement, for employees who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, false allegations, or other misconduct.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dae9a7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dae9a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capital Increases</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs should be made available to support a capital increase for an international financial institution until the President submits a budget request for such increase to Congress and determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the institution has completed a thorough analysis of the development challenges facing the relevant geographical region, the role of the institution in addressing such challenges and its role relative to other financing partners, and the steps to be taken to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/614">136 STAT. 614</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dae9a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the governors of such institution have approved the capital increase.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">insecure communications networks</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7030"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7030. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1daec093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs, including through the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daec094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advance the adoption of secure, next-generation communications networks and services, including 5G, and cybersecurity policies, in countries receiving assistance under this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daec095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daec096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><content>counter the establishment of insecure communications networks and services, including 5G, promoted by the People’s Republic of China and other state-backed enterprises that are subject to undue or extrajudicial control by their country of origin; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daec097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide policy and technical training on deploying open, interoperable, reliable, and secure networks to information communication technology professionals in countries receiving assistance under this Act, as appropriate:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1daec098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daec099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That such funds may be used to support the participation of foreign military officials in programs designed to strengthen civilian cybersecurity capacity, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></continuation></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">financial management and budget transparency</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7031"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7031.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1daff91a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff91b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if the requirements included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dF">division F of Public Law 116–6</ref>) are fully met.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made available for direct government-to-government assistance subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension of assistance</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/615">136 STAT. 615</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2023 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Debt service payment prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the government of any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1daff922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Budget and Contract Transparency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the “minimum requirements of fiscal transparency” for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dK">division K of Public Law 113–76</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination and report</inline>.—</heading><content>For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make or update any determination of “significant progress” or “no significant progress” in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual “Fiscal Transparency Report” to be posted on the Department of State website: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall include the elements included under this section in House Report 117–84.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1daff929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff92a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 USC 1182 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ineligibility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved, directly or indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention of locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or a United States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for entry into the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Concurrent with the application of subparagraph (A), the Secretary should, as appropriate, refer the matter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, to determine whether to apply sanctions authorities in accordance with United States law to block the transfer of property and interests in property, and all financial transactions, in the United States involving any person described in such subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Secretary shall also publicly or privately designate or identify the officials of foreign governments and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/616">136 STAT. 616</page> their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals shall not be ineligible for entry into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1daff930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1daff931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db02042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db02043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db02044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db02045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2023, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db02046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Posting of report</inline>.—</heading><content>Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State website.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db02047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db02048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extraction of Natural Resources</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db02049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/2052">122 Stat. 2052</ref>) and the amendments made by such section, and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and for technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db0204a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public disclosure and independent audits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1db0204b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of such country has in place laws, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/617">136 STAT. 617</page> regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by United States law, and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered that: (1) accurately account for and publicly disclose payments to the government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources; (2) include independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and the public disclosure of such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of agreement and bidding documents, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1db0204c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of such subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db0204d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign Assistance Website</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support the provision of additional information on United States Government foreign assistance on the “ForeignAssistance.gov” website: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Department of State and USAID.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">democracy programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7032"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7032.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1db131be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Funding<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $2,600,000,000 should be made available for democracy programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available for democracy programs under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than $102,040,000 shall be made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and under the heading “<headingText>National Endowment for Democracy</headingText>” may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficiaries</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this Act for the NED are made available pursuant to the authority of the National Endowment for Democracy Act (<ref href="/us/pl/98/164/tV">title V of Public Law 98–164</ref>), including all decisions regarding the selection of beneficiaries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Democracy Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term “<term>democracy programs</term>” means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/618">136 STAT. 618</page> organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to this section that are made available for programs to strengthen government institutions shall be prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a commitment to democracy and the rule of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on Foreign Government Interference</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prior approval</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of the assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to prior approval by the government of any foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Negotiation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure of implementing partner information</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, determines that the government of the country is undemocratic or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, or attacks against organizations implementing democracy programs, any new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which assistance is provided to such country shall not require the disclosure of the names of implementing partners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform to this requirement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2023, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Current Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>USAID shall continue to implement civil society and political competition and consensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Digital Security and Countering Disinformation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Democracy programs supported with funds appropriated by this Act under subsection (a)(1) should, as appropriate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a component on digital security to enhance the safety of implementers and beneficiaries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assistance for civil society organizations to counter government surveillance, censorship, and repression by digital means;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>efforts to combat weaponized technology, including the misuse of social media to spread disinformation or incite hate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>measures to prevent the digital manipulation of elections, electoral data, and critical infrastructure; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incorporate activities to counter disinformation propagated by malign actors, including the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/619">136 STAT. 619</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Informing the National Endowment for Democracy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly inform the NED of democracy programs that are planned and supported with funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Democracy Fund”, not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available to support and protect civil society activists and journalists who have been threatened, harassed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with the United States Agency for Global Media.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Freedom of Expression and Independent Media</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect international freedom of expression and independent media, including to implement the updated action plan required under section 7032(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” shall be made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operating Expenses</headingText>” shall be made available to the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, USAID, for the costs of administering such programs.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db131dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Labor Programs Report and Consultation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken, or planned to be taken, by USAID to build expertise and capacity within the agency on implementing labor programs, in addition to providing a description of current implementation efforts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db131de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db131df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for labor programs administered by USAID shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international religious freedom</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7033"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7033.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1db18000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">International Religious Freedom Office<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” shall be made available for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Department of State.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db18001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, and “International Broadcasting Operations” shall be made available for international religious freedom programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall be made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db18002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That funds made available by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/620">136 STAT. 620</page> this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Democracy Fund” pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials, and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db18003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db18004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db18005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Non-State Actors</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dJ">division J of Public Law 115–31</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special provisions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7034"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7034.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1db46636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced Burmese<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated in title III of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db46637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forensic Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db46638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $19,000,000 shall be made available for forensic anthropology assistance related to the exhumation and identification of victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be in addition to funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for countries.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db46639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>”, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America and Mexico.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4663a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atrocities Prevention</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to prevent atrocities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available pursuant to this subsection are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4663b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4663c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">World Food Programme</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds managed by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4663d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Directives and Authorities</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/621">136 STAT. 621</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4663e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research and training</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>” shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4501/etseq">22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4663f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db46640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Genocide victims memorial sites</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” may be made available as contributions to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Private sector partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance” and “Economic Support Fund” that are made available for private sector partnerships, including partnerships with philanthropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph may only be made available following prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>”, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656d">22 U.S.C. 2656d</ref>), including to facilitate collaboration with Indigenous communities, and under the heading “<headingText>Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs</headingText>”, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Innovation</inline>.—</heading><content>The USAID Administrator may use funds appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive awards in accordance with the terms and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dF">division F of Public Law 116–6</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That each individual award may not exceed $100,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no more than 15 such awards may be made during fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development innovation ventures</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>” and made available for the Development Innovation Ventures program may be made available for the purposes of chapter I of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exchange visitor program</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange Visitor Program administered by the Department of State to implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/pl/87/256">Public Law 87–256</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2451/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.</ref>), except through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s551/etseq">5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.</ref>) and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rulemaking process in such Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available for such purpose shall only be made available after consultation with, and subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/622">136 STAT. 622</page> to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modification would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote> That such consultation shall take place not later than 30 days prior to the publication in the Federal Register of any regulatory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Program.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>”, except for funds designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680b/i/2">22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transatlantic engagement</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” are available for support of an institute for transatlantic engagement if legislation establishing such institute is enacted into law by September 30, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in the event that such legislation is not enacted into law by such date, the amounts described in this paragraph shall be available under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” for the purposes provided therein.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partner Vetting</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to initiating a partner vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for such program.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contingencies</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal year 2022, the President may use up to $145,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Child Abductions</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Funds for Extraordinary Protection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading “<headingText>Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials</headingText>” unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” for fiscal year 2022, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year <page identifier="/us/stat/136/623">136 STAT. 623</page> for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” to counter extremism may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting assistance to foreign countries, except sections 502B, 620A, and 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> use of the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The terms and conditions of section 7034(k) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dG">division G of Public Law 116–94</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214">22 USC 214 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Passport fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214/b/2">22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2010”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives for critical posts</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385">22 USC 2385 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">USAID civil service annuitant waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385/j/1">22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “October 1, 2010” in subparagraph (B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overseas pay comparability and limitation</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote>—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1db48d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>)) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Categorical eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/167">Public Law 101–167</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 599D (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1157">8 U.S.C. 1157 note</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021, and 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 599E(b)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1255">8 U.S.C. 1255 note</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/624">136 STAT. 624</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector general annuitant waiver</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Somalia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">South Sudan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Venezuela.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Yemen.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/212">Public Law 111–212</ref>) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2022, and may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for oversight of programs in Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction competitive status</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability review boards</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4831">22 USC 4831 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4831/a/3">22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)</ref>) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2022, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1715">8 USC 1715 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of balances</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7081(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dJ">division J of Public Law 115–31</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of state inspector general waiver authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General of the Department of State may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4064">22 U.S.C. 4064</ref>) on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the same constraints and in the same manner by which the Secretary of State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db48d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring and Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db48d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficiary feedback</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings “Development Assistance”, “International Disaster Assistance”, and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall be made available for the regular and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db48d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote> That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of State and USAID shall post on their respective websites updated procedures for implementing partners that receive funds under such headings for regularly and systematically collecting and responding to such feedback, including guidelines for the reporting on actions taken in response to the feedback received: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oversight.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is regularly collected and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ex-post evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $10,000,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/625">136 STAT. 625</page> shall be made available for ex-post evaluations of the effectiveness and sustainability of United States Government-funded assistance programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</ref>) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</ref>) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">(o) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Jordan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Egypt.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tunisia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ukraine.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loans, Consultation, and Notification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loan guarantees</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="p">(p) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local Works</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance” and “Economic Support Fund”, not less than $80,000,000 shall be made available for Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dJ">division J of Public Law 113–235</ref>), which may remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2152i">22 USC 2152i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dJ">division J of Public Law 113–235</ref>), “eligible entities” shall be defined as small local, international, and United States-based nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That departments or centers of such educational institutions may be considered individually in determining such eligibility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/626">136 STAT. 626</page></proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">(q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Procurement Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/74/dI">division I of Public Law 112–74</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="r">(r) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 889</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>For the purposes of obligations and expenditures made with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the waiver authority in section 889(d)(2) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>) may also be available to the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Director of National Intelligence: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the use of the authority of this subsection since enactment of the Act, which shall include the scope and duration of any waiver granted, the entity covered by such waiver, and a detailed description of the national security interest served: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> That such report shall be updated every 60 days until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="s">(s) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Impact on Jobs</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Section 7056 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="t">(t) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 USC 1182 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term “<term>funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs</term>” means funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262h">22 USC 262h note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this Act “international financial institutions” means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this Act, the term “<term>spend plan</term>” means a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall include, at a minimum, a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>realistic and sustainable goals, criteria for measuring progress, and a timeline for achieving such goals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>amounts and sources of funds by account;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/627">136 STAT. 627</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how such funds will complement other ongoing or planned programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>implementing partners, to the maximum extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Successor operating unit</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference to a particular USAID operating unit or office in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include any successor operating unit or office performing the same or similar functions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db4b4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db4b4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">USAID</inline>.—</heading><content>In this Act, the term “<term>USAID</term>” means the United States Agency for International Development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">law enforcement and security</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7035"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7035.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1db63b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community-based police assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available under titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counterterrorism partnerships fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs</headingText>” shall be made available for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for programs in areas liberated from, under the influence of, or adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist organizations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote> That such areas shall include the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That prior to the obligation of funds made available pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combat casualty care</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” shall be made available for combat casualty training and equipment in an amount above the prior fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty care training and equipment as a component of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “Foreign Military Financing Program”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the requirement of this subparagraph shall apply to a country <page identifier="/us/stat/136/628">136 STAT. 628</page> in conflict, unless the Secretary determines that such country has in place, to the maximum extent practicable, functioning combat casualty care treatment and equipment that meets or exceeds the standards recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any such training and equipment for combat casualty care shall be made available through an open and competitive process.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training related to international humanitarian law</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall offer training related to the requirements of international humanitarian law as a component of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “Foreign Military Financing Program”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or is complying with international humanitarian law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any such training shall be made available through an open and competitive process.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International prison conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” shall be made available for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds prior to obligation and not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available by this Act for such purpose.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db63b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reconstituting civilian police authority</inline>.—</heading><content>In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7034(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote> of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dJ">division J of Public Law 113–235</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of war reserves stockpile authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1db63b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/287">Public Law 108–287</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/1011">118 Stat. 1011</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of this section</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of this section after September 30, 2025.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1db63b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321h/b/2/A">22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, 2024, and 2025</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/629">136 STAT. 629</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Egypt.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">NATO.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial leasing of defense articles</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>) may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special defense acquisition fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2795/c/2">22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)</ref>) for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duty to inform and public disclosure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Limitation on Assistance to Security Forces)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db63b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2378d">22 USC 2378d</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>In subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee on Foreign Relations</quotedText>” through “<quotedText>Appropriations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> in lieu thereof “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db63b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>In subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> everything after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Duty to Inform.—</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>—<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1db661a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db661a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db661a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db661a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db661a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>If assistance to a foreign security force is provided in a manner in which the recipient unit or units cannot be identified prior to the transfer of assistance, the Secretary of State shall regularly provide a list of units prohibited from receiving assistance pursuant to this section to the recipient government and the appropriate congressional committees and, effective December 31, 2022, such assistance shall only be made available subject to a written agreement that the recipient government will comply with such prohibition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1db661a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>If the recipient government withholds assistance from a unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall inform the appropriate congressional committees and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign government in bringing the responsible members of the unit to justice.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db661a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>After subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db661a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db688ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db688bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db688bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>For the purposes of subsection (d)(7), the term ‘<term>to the maximum extent practicable</term>’ means that the identity of such units shall be made publicly available unless the Secretary of State, on a case-by-case basis, determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that public disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States and provides a detailed justification for such determination, which may be submitted in classified form.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/630">136 STAT. 630</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>For the purposes of this section, ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db688be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child soldiers</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Landmines and cluster munitions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Landmines</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cluster munitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db688c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crowd control</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State has information that a unit of a foreign security force uses excessive force to repress peaceful expression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to the environment or human health, or the fairness of electoral processes, or in countries that are undemocratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Secretary shall promptly determine if such information is credible: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That if the information is determined to be credible, funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for such unit.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db688c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2021, by country and purpose of assistance, under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations”, “International Military Education and Training”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db688c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db688ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual foreign military training report</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/631">136 STAT. 631</page> Act of 1961, the term “<term>military training provided to foreign military personnel by the Department of Defense and the Department of State</term>” shall be deemed to include all military training provided by foreign governments with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of State, except for training provided by the government of a country designated by section 517(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321k/b">22 U.S.C. 2321k(b)</ref>) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such third-country training shall be clearly identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">arab league boycott of israel</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7036"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7036. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1db6afdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">It is the sense of the Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db6afdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db6afdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db6afde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db6afdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db6afe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">palestinian statehood</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7037"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7037.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1db72511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation on Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><inline class="noSmallCaps">—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the governing entity of a new Palestinian state—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/632">136 STAT. 632</page> lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>termination of all claims or states of belligerency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db74c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db74c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db74c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db74c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (“Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority”).</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7038"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7038. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for the west bank and gaza</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7039"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7039.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db74c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1db80f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Oversight<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>For fiscal year 2022, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for the West Bank and Gaza.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db80f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vetting</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/633">136 STAT. 633</page> entity’s governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db80f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recognition of acts of terrorism</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any educational institution located in the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an individual who the Secretary of State determines has committed an act of terrorism.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance and reporting requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the steps being taken by the Palestinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, including by bringing to justice members of Palestinian security forces who commit such crimes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db80f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight by the United States Agency for International Development</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $1,300,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, investigations, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db80f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General of the United States Audit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2022 under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/634">136 STAT. 634</page> the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, and such audit shall address—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db80fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db80fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7040"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7040.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db80fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1db884d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition of Funds<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db8abe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db8abe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of Application of Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db8abe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db8abe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1db8abeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db8abec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/635">136 STAT. 635</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db8abed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db8abf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/446">Public Law 109–446</ref>) with respect to this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db8abf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1db8abf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1db8abf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">middle east and north africa</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7041"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7041.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dbbe047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Egypt<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification and report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be made available for assistance for the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economic support fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $40,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs, including not less than $15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students with high financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Egypt that are currently accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or meets standards equivalent to those required for United States institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency recognized by such Department: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be made available for democracy programs, and for development programs in the Sinai.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign military financing program</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/636">136 STAT. 636</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, should be made available for assistance for Egypt: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such funds may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the uses of any interest earned on such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote> That $235,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is taking sustained and effective steps to—</proviso></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strengthen the rule of law, democratic institutions, and human rights in Egypt, including to protect religious minorities and the rights of women, which are in addition to steps taken during the previous calendar year for such purposes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>implement reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and the media to function without interference;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>hold Egyptian security forces accountable, including officers credibly alleged to have violated human rights;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>provide regular access for United States officials to monitor such assistance in areas where the assistance is used:</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1dbbe058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the certification requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act under such heading for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs for Egypt.</proviso></continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may waive the certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees containing a detailed justification for the use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraph (A) cannot be met: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report required by this paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe05b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe05c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe05d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Political prisoners.</p></sidenote><content>In addition to the funds withheld pursuant to subparagraph (A), $85,000,000 of the funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is making clear and consistent progress in releasing political prisoners, providing detainees with due process of law, and preventing the intimidation and harassment of American citizens.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/637">136 STAT. 637</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe05e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pre-obligation determination</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbbe05f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on known disputes involving injuries to American citizens caused by the Egyptian military, steps taken by the Government of Egypt to resolve, or facilitate the just resolution of, such disputes, and the remaining obstacles to such a resolution.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbbe060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Iran</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbbe061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs” shall be made available for the programs and activities described under this section in House Report 117–84.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semi-annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semi-annual report required by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2160e/d/4">42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)</ref>), as added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/17">Public Law 114–17</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sanctions report</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc0775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the status of United States bilateral sanctions on Iran;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the reimposition and renewed enforcement of secondary sanctions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the impact such sanctions have had on Iran’s destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Iraq</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc077a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc077b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>bilateral economic assistance and international security assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc077c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>stabilization assistance, including in Anbar Province;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc077d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>programs to support government transparency and accountability, judicial independence, protect the right of due process, and combat corruption;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc077e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>humanitarian assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc077f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>programs to protect and assist religious and ethnic minority populations in Iraq, including as described under this section in House Report 117–84.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basing rights</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Government of the United States to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Iraq.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc0782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc0783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc0784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Israel</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/638">136 STAT. 638</page> shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $785,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jordan</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made available for budget support for the Government of Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lebanon</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/228">Public Law 107–228</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2346">22 U.S.C. 2346 note</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” that are made available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc078a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for Lebanon may only be made available for programs to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc078b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>professionalize the LAF to mitigate internal and external threats from non-state actors, including Hizballah;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc078c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc078d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p></sidenote><content>strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure the borders of Lebanon and address security and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict in Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc078e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701:</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1dbc078f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc0790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p></sidenote> prior to obligating funds made available by this subparagraph for assistance for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is used only for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign <page identifier="/us/stat/136/639">136 STAT. 639</page> Assistance Act of 1961: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any notification submitted pursuant to such section shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment.</proviso></continuation></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc0793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Libya</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for stabilization assistance for Libya, including support for a United Nations-facilitated political process and border security: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the limitation on the uses of funds for certain infrastructure projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dK">division K of Public Law 113–76</ref>) shall apply to such funds.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Morocco</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Morocco.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc0795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Saudi Arabia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Military Education and Training</headingText>” may be made available for assistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Export-import bank</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs should be obligated or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or participate in the extension of) credit in connection with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other nuclear technology-related goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has in effect a nuclear cooperation agreement pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2153">42 U.S.C. 2153</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc0799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>has committed to renounce uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory under that agreement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc079a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has signed and implemented an Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc079b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Syria</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc079c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-lethal assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue response and chemical weapons investigations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc079d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc079e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may not be made available for a project or activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc079f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>may not be made available for activities that further the strategic objectives of the Government of the Russian Federation that the Secretary of State determines <page identifier="/us/stat/136/640">136 STAT. 640</page> may threaten or undermine United States national security interests; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bashar al-Assad.</p></sidenote><content>should not be used in areas of Syria controlled by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc07a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tunisia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia for programs to improve economic growth and opportunity, support democratic governance and civil society, protect due process of law, and maintain regional stability and security, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a spend plan consistent with the requirements in section 7062(b) of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the extent to which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Government of Tunisia is implementing economic reforms, countering corruption, and taking credible steps to restore constitutional order and democratic governance, including respecting freedoms of expression, association, and the press, and the rights of members of political parties;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Government of Tunisia is maintaining the independence of the judiciary and holding security forces who commit human rights abuses accountable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Tunisian military has remained an apolitical and professional institution.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc07ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">West Bank and Gaza</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” shall be made available for programs in the West Bank and Gaza, which may include water, sanitation, and other infrastructure improvements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advance Middle East peace;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>improve security in the region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>promote a private sector economy; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>address urgent humanitarian needs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1dbc07b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/641">136 STAT. 641</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc07ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc07bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc07be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1dbc07bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (<ref href="/us/pl/100/204">Public Law 100–204</ref>) if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc2ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc2ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>initiated or actively supported an ICC investigation against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes against Palestinians.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc2ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President may waive <ref href="/us/pl/100/204/s1003">section 1003 of Public Law 100–204</ref> if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any waiver of the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/100/204/s1003">section 1003 of Public Law 100–204</ref> under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under this clause may be exercised.</proviso></content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1dbc2ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc2ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of taylor force act</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tX">title X of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/642">136 STAT. 642</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc2eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security report</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The reporting requirements in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/252">Public Law 110–252</ref>) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the security strategy of the Palestinian Authority.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbc2edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incitement report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace and coexistence with Israel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">africa</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7042"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7042.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbc2edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dbd6760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">African Great Lakes Region Assistance Restriction<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Military Education and Training</headingText>” for the central government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may be made available only for Expanded International Military Education and Training and professional military education until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed groups.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central African Republic</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counter Illicit Armed Groups</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd6763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lord’s Resistance Army.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd6764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child soldiers.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democratic Republic of the Congo</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd6766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ebola.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $325,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assistance, including in areas affected by, and at risk from, the Ebola virus disease: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall also be made available to support security, stabilization, development, and democracy in Eastern DRC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “International Military Education and Training” that are made available for such purposes may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ethiopia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a political dialogue to end the conflict;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd676a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>civil society and protect human rights;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd676b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>efforts to provide unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/643">136 STAT. 643</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd676c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of human rights.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd676d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd676e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a spend plan consistent with the requirements in section 7062(b) of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd676f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the extent to which the Government of Ethiopia and other parties to the conflict—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>have ceased offensive military operations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>have taken credible steps toward a political dialogue to end the conflict;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>are providing unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>are taking effective steps to protect human rights and comply with international humanitarian law and international refugee law; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>are cooperating with independent investigations of gross violations of human rights.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malawi</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for higher education programs in Malawi shall be made available for higher education and workforce development programs in agriculture as described under this section in House Report 117–84.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mozambique</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $537,500,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mozambique, including for stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assistance in areas affected by violent extremism.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South Sudan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should be made available for democracy programs, including programs to support civil society, and for conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs, at levels above the prior fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on assistance for the central government</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd677a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may only be made available, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd677b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>humanitarian assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd677c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>health programs, including to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd677d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assistance to support South Sudan peace negotiations or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd677e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and subsequent and mutual arrangements related to such agreement, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in South Sudan:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1dbd677f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd6780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> prior to the initial obligation of funds made available pursuant to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/644">136 STAT. 644</page> on the intended uses of such funds and steps taken by such government to advance or implement a peace agreement.</proviso></continuation></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd6781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sudan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd6782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under title III should be made available to support a civilian-led transition in Sudan: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law except section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, such funds may be made available for agriculture and economic growth programs, and economic assistance for marginalized areas in Sudan and Abyei: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd8d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That funds should be prioritized for civil society capacity building, political party and coalition building, women and youth empowerment, protection of human rights, and support for elections if the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees that conditions exist for free and fair elections.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd8d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Sudan, except to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in Sudan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd8d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbd8d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zimbabwe</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd8d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd8d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications. </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd8d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbd8d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Instruction</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbd8d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">east asia and the pacific</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7043"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7043.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dbfd78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Burma<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $136,127,000 shall be made available for assistance for Burma, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/645">136 STAT. 645</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbfd790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>may be made available for support for the administrative operations and programs of the entities listed under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) and other entities that support peaceful efforts to establish an inclusive and representative democracy in Burma and a federal union to foster equality among Burma’s diverse ethnic groups, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>shall be made available for programs to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, and accountability and to combat gender-based violence, including in Kachin, Chin, Mon, Karen, Karenni, Rakhine, and Shan states;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>shall be made available for community-based organizations with experience operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Migration and Refugee Assistance</headingText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbfd794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote><content>shall be made available for programs and activities to investigate and document violations of human rights in Burma committed by the military junta.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International security assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Military Education and Training” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be made available for assistance for Burma.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbfd797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbfd798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Burma may be made available to the State Administration Council or any organization or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization that has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs administered by the Department of State and USAID or the President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for programs administered by NED.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2022 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbfd79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cambodia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $82,505,000 shall be made available for assistance for Cambodia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification and exceptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbfd79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for the Government of Cambodia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such Government is taking effective steps to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strengthen regional security and stability, particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the enforcement of international sanctions with respect to North Korea;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/646">136 STAT. 646</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbfd7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assert its sovereignty against interference by the People’s Republic of China, including by verifiably maintaining the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other military installations in Cambodia, and dual use facilities such as the Dara Sakor development project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>cease violence, threats, and harassment against civil society and the political opposition in Cambodia, and dismiss any politically motivated criminal charges against critics of the government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>respect the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia as enacted in 1993.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>The certification required by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for democracy, health, education, and environment programs, programs to strengthen the sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to educate and inform the people of Cambodia of the influence activities of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>research, documentation, and education programs associated with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>programs in the Khmer language to monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the People’s Republic of China to expand its influence in Cambodia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,605,105,000 shall be made available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/409">Public Law 115–409</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Countering prc influence fund</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”,“Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available for a Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting on their behalf globally, which shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the uses of such funds shall be the joint responsibility of the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, in accordance with the guidance contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That prior to the initial obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/647">136 STAT. 647</page> by this Act for such Fund under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for any project or activity that directly supports or promotes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the use of technology, including biotechnology, digital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, determines that such use does not adversely impact the national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maps</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act should be used to create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered by Taiwan authorities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbffec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Laos</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Agent Orange.</p></sidenote>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $85,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Laos, of which not less than $1,500,000 should be made available for health and disability programs to assist persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities that may be related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure to dioxin: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be used for assessments to determine the existence of dioxin contamination resulting from the use of Agent Orange in Laos and the feasibility and cost of remediation.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbffec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North Korea</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees engages in significant transactions contributing materially to the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Government of North Korea: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of State shall submit the report required by section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/122">Public Law 114–122</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9229">22 U.S.C. 9229</ref>) to the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States, including a description of such interest served.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/648">136 STAT. 648</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Broadcasts</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>” shall be made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human rights</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Democracy Fund” shall be made available for the promotion of human rights in North Korea: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the authority of section 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available for assistance for the Government of North Korea.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbffed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">People’s Republic of China</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">People’s liberation army</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hong kong</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democracy programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the first paragraph under the heading “<headingText>Democracy Fund</headingText>”, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for democracy and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, including legal and other support for democracy activists.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for assistance for Hong Kong should be obligated for assistance for the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party or any entity acting on their behalf in Hong Kong.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under section 7043(f)(3)(C) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>) shall be updated and submitted to the Congress in the manner described.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbffeda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Philippines</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdiction: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dbffedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote> That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/649">136 STAT. 649</page> update the report required under this heading in Senate Report 116–126 and indicate how the findings in such report are reflected in United States assistance for the armed forces of the Philippines.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dbffedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tibet</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financing of projects in tibet</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs for tibetan communities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations with experience working with Tibetan communities to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan communities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan communities and the Central Tibetan Administration in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds are in addition to amounts made available in subparagraph (A) for programs inside Tibet.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for programs to strengthen the capacity of the Central Tibetan Administration: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be administered by the United States Agency for International Development.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dbffee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tibetan institutes promoting democracy and religious freedom</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for the Countering PRC Influence Fund shall be made available, on a competitive basis, as grants for operations and program expenses of one or more Tibetan institutes established by Tibetan nationals and located in Asia, a purpose of which is to support democracy and religious freedom in Tibet and the People’s Republic of China: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in coordination with the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/650">136 STAT. 650</page></proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc025f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vietnam</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $181,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Vietnam, of which not less than—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc025f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be made available for health and disability programs to assist persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities that may be related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure to dioxin;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc025f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$20,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for activities related to the remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc025f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,000,000 shall be made available for a Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Initiative; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc025f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">south and central asia</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7044"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7044.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc1ac99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Afghanistan<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1ac9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for direct assistance to the Taliban.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1ac9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Afghan special immigrant visas</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Administration for Foreign Affairs</headingText>” shall be made available for additional Department of State personnel necessary to eliminate processing backlogs and expedite adjudication of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa cases.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1ac9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing plans, consistent with the limitation contained in paragraph (1), to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1ac9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>protect and strengthen the rights of Afghan women and girls;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1ac9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>support higher education programs, including continued support for the American University of Afghanistan’s (AUAF) online programs and support for other higher education institutions in South Asia and the Middle East that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan students;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1ac9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>support Afghan civil society activists, journalists, and independent media, including in third countries; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>support health, education, including community-based education, and other programs to address the basic needs of the people of Afghanistan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bangladesh</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $23,500,000 shall be made available to address the needs of communities impacted by refugees from Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect freedom of expression and association, and the right of due process; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/651">136 STAT. 651</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not less than $23,300,000 shall be made available for democracy programs, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for such programs for the Rohingya community in Bangladesh.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nepal</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for Nepal shall only be made available for humanitarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities, and in support of international peacekeeping operations, military professionalization and training, and border security activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1aca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1aca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1aca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote>such funds may only be made available for additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war by the Nepal Army, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc1aca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pakistan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1acad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral economic assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for assistance for the central Government of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount of financing and other support, if any, provided by the Government of Pakistan to schools supported by, affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or any domestic or foreign terrorist organization in Pakistan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the extent of cooperation by such government in issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors, including officials and representatives of nongovernmental organizations, engaged in assistance and security programs in Pakistan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the extent to which such government is providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by conflict in Pakistan and the region; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the extent to which such government is strengthening democracy in Pakistan, including protecting freedom of expression, assembly, and religion.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority and uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs” that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/652">136 STAT. 652</page> Afghanistan that are used to manufacture improvised explosive devices and for agriculture extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers to decrease the dual use of fertilizer in the manufacturing of improvised explosive devices.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1acb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” shall be made available for border security programs in Pakistan, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Funds appropriated by title III of this Act shall be made available for programs to promote democracy and for gender programs in Pakistan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this subsection for assistance for Pakistan: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1acba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall inform the Committees on Appropriations of such steps in a timely manner.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc1acbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sri Lanka</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1acbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic development programs, particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1d3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such Government is taking effective and consistent steps to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc1d3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote><content>protect the rights and freedoms of the people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and religious belief, including by investigating violations of human rights and the laws of war and holding perpetrators of such violations accountable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>increase transparency and accountability in governance and reduce corruption;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assert its sovereignty against influence by the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>promote reconciliation between ethnic and religious groups, particularly arising from past conflict in Sri Lanka, including by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>addressing land confiscation and ownership issues;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>resolving cases of missing persons, including by maintaining a functioning office of missing persons;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>reducing the presence of the armed forces in former conflict zones and restructuring the armed forces for a peacetime role that contributes to post-conflict reconciliation and regional security;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/653">136 STAT. 653</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>repealing or <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> laws on arrest and detention by security forces to comply with international standards; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest and torture, and supporting a credible justice mechanism for resolving cases of war crimes:</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1dc1d3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; to protect human rights, locate and identify missing persons, and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance maritime security and domain awareness; to promote fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for International Military Education and Training.</proviso></continuation></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Sri Lankan armed forces, except for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, instruction in human rights and related curricula development, and maritime security and domain awareness, including professionalization and training for the navy and coast guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available for assistance for Sri Lanka other than for the purposes specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc1d3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia to significantly increase the recruitment, training, and retention of women in the judiciary, police, and other security forces, and to train judicial and security personnel in such countries to prevent and address gender-based violence, human trafficking, and other practices that disproportionately harm women and girls.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">latin america and the caribbean</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7045"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7045.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc41dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Central America<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, including through the Central America Regional Security Initiative: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Aliens.</p></sidenote>That such assistance shall be prioritized for programs that address the violence, poverty, corruption, and other factors that contribute to irregular migration, particularly of unaccompanied minors, to the United States, including for programs to reduce violence against women and girls, protect the rights of Indigenous people, support civil society and other independent institutions, enhance economic opportunity, combat corruption and impunity, and dismantle illegal armed groups and drug trafficking organizations.</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Not less than $61,500,000 shall be made available to support entities and activities to combat corruption and impunity in such countries, including, as appropriate, offices of Attorneys General; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/654">136 STAT. 654</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Not less than $70,000,000 shall be made available for programs to reduce violence against women and girls: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such funds, up to $15,000,000 shall be made available to support bilateral compacts with the governments of such countries for the specific purpose of strengthening their capacity to protect women and children from domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse or neglect, including by holding perpetrators accountable.</proviso></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Within the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) and made available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, not less than $100,000,000 should be made available for programs that support locally-led development in such countries: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to 15 percent of the funds made available to carry out this subparagraph may be used by the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for administrative and oversight expenses related to the purposes of this subparagraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of funds to carry out this subparagraph prior to the initial obligation of funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made available for a program in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras which shall be referred to as the Central America Youth Empowerment Program (CAYEP) and shall be implemented in accordance with the guidelines under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the goal of the CAYEP shall be to create measurable reductions in migration from targeted communities in such countries by recruiting young people to engage in COVID–19 response, hurricane preparedness and recovery, and other community projects, while having secondary impacts by channeling additional income into local economies and providing needed skills training for future employment in local businesses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available to support the CAYEP should be matched with contributions from private donors and local governments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p></sidenote>That the spend plan required by section 7062(b)(1)(A) of this Act for countries in Central America shall include specific amounts planned for the CAYEP: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the requirements of this subparagraph.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p></sidenote><content>Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), not more than the amount specified in section 7045(a)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>) may be obligated until the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/655">136 STAT. 655</page> submits to the Committees on Appropriations the spend plan required by section 7062(b)(1)(A) of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> not less than 15 days prior to the submission of such plan the Secretary or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations concerning such plan.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on assistance to certain central governments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc41de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” and under title IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for each of the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, 60 percent may only be obligated after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>combating corruption and impunity, including investigating and prosecuting government officials, military personnel, and police officers credibly alleged to be corrupt;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>implementing reforms, policies, and programs to strengthen the rule of law, including increasing the transparency of public institutions, strengthening the independence of judicial and electoral institutions, and improving the transparency of political campaign and political party financing;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political parties, and the independence of the media;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>providing effective and accountable law enforcement and security for its citizens, curtailing the role of the military in public security, and upholding due process of law;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic growth and opportunity, including the implementation of reforms to strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and programs for at-risk youth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>improving border security and combating human smuggling and trafficking and countering the activities of criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and transnational criminal organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>implementing policies that improve the environment for foreign investment, including executing tax reform in a transparent manner, ensuring effective legal mechanisms for reimbursements of tax refunds owed to United States businesses, and resolving disputes involving the confiscation of real property of United States entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc41dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reprogramming</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary is unable to make the certification required by subparagraph (A) for one or more of the central governments, such assistance shall be reprogrammed for assistance for civil society organizations in such country, or for other countries in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/656">136 STAT. 656</page> Latin America and the Caribbean, notwithstanding the funding provisions in this subsection and the limitations in section 7019 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc444fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc444fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The limitation of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc444fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>judicial entities and activities related to combating corruption and impunity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc444fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>programs to combat gender-based violence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc444ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>programs to promote and protect human rights, including those of Indigenous communities and Afro-descendants;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>humanitarian assistance; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>food security programs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign military financing program</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” may be made available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc44503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Colombia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $471,375,000 should be made available for assistance for Colombia: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be made available for the programs and activities described under this section in House Report 117–84: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” and made available for assistance pursuant to this paragraph, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available to enhance rural security in coca producing municipalities and other municipalities with high levels of illicit activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be prioritized in such municipalities that are also targeted for assistance programs that provide viable economic alternatives and improve access to public services.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc44506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc44507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counternarcotics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is implementing an effective whole-of-government strategy to substantially and sustainably reduce coca cultivation and cocaine production levels in Colombia, including by prioritizing funding to enhance rural security in coca producing municipalities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4450a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such strategy is in accordance with the 2016 peace accord between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4450b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is taking effective steps to dismantle drug trafficking networks and to assist farmers in eradicating and sustainably <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> coca.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/657">136 STAT. 657</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4450c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human rights</inline>.—</heading><clause class="inline" id="y1dc4450d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” and made available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1dc4450e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial authorities, as appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators of gross violations of human rights, including those with command responsibility, to deprivation of liberty;</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1dc4450f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in reducing threats and attacks against human rights defenders and other civil society activists, and judicial authorities are prosecuting and punishing those responsible for ordering and carrying out such attacks;</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1dc44510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in protecting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities and is respecting their rights and territories; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1dc44511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>military officers credibly alleged, or whose units are credibly alleged, to be responsible for ordering, committing, and covering up cases of false positives and other extrajudicial killings, or of committing other gross violations of human rights, or of conducting illegal communications intercepts or other illicit surveillance, are being held accountable, including removal from active duty if found guilty through criminal, administrative, or disciplinary proceedings.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” and made available for assistance for the Colombian National Police, five percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Colombia is bringing to justice the police personnel who ordered, directed, and used excessive force and engaged in other illegal acts against protesters in 2020 and 2021.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>The limitations of paragraph (2) shall not apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Aircraft supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and made available for assistance for Colombia may be used to transport personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication and interdiction, including security for such activities, and to provide transport in support of alternative development programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are <page identifier="/us/stat/136/658">136 STAT. 658</page> made available for assistance for Colombia may be made available for payment of reparations to conflict victims or compensation to demobilized combatants associated with a peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc44516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Haiti</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc44518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Haiti may only be made available for the central Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that a new President and Parliament have taken office after free and fair elections, or the country is being led by a transitional governing authority that is broadly representative of Haitian society, and it is in the national interest of the United States to provide such assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), funds may be made available to support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4451a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>free and fair elections;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4451b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>anti-gang police and administration of justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial detention and eliminate inhumane prison conditions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4451c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>public health, food security, water and sanitation, education, and other programs to meet basic human needs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4451d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>disaster relief and recovery.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4451e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Haiti shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4451f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for assistance for the armed forces of Haiti.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc44520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Haitian coast guard</inline>.—</heading><content>The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>) for the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc44521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nicaragua</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs for Nicaragua, including to support civil society.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc44522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">The Caribbean</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $80,000,000 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc44523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Venezuela</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1dc44524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs for Venezuela.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc44525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available for assistance for communities in countries supporting or otherwise impacted by refugees from Venezuela, including Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Curacao, and Trinidad and Tobago: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc44526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc44527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such amounts are in addition to funds otherwise made available for assistance for such countries, subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/659">136 STAT. 659</page></proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">europe and eurasia</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7046"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7046.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc4ba58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Georgia<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $132,025,000 shall be made available for assistance for Georgia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Territorial Integrity</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc4ba5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc4ba5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That except as otherwise provided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc4ba5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That prior to executing the authority contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national security interest of the United States.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5812">22 U.S.C. 5812 note</ref>) shall not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5851/etseq">22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.</ref>) and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2333">50 U.S.C. 2333</ref>) or non-proliferation assistance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the United States International Development Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<ref href="/us/pl/79/173">Public Law 79–173</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>humanitarian assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc4ba64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Turkey</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2761/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.</ref>) unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that members of the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds made available by this Act for border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and facilities in Turkey.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/660">136 STAT. 660</page></proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">countering russian influence and aggression<sidenote><p>Determination.</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>Reports.</p></sidenote></heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7047"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7047.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc57db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annexation of Crimea</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea or other territory in Ukraine;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>The requirements and limitations of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall publish on the Department of State website <page identifier="/us/stat/136/661">136 STAT. 661</page> a list of any such central governments in a timely manner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the Russian Federation occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Countering Russian Influence Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “International Military Education and Training”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $295,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/44">Public Law 115–44</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9543">22 U.S.C. 9543</ref>) and notwithstanding the country limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and security forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia and strengthen security cooperation between such countries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economics and trade</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements and trade agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc5a4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democracy Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support democracy programs in the Russian Federation and other countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, including to promote Internet freedom: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to strengthen democracy and civil society in Central Europe, including for transparency, independent media, rule of law, minority rights, and programs to combat anti-Semitism.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united nations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7048"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7048.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc5a4e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc6dc62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Transparency and Accountability<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations whether each organization, department, or agency receiving a contribution from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Contributions <page identifier="/us/stat/136/662">136 STAT. 662</page> to International Organizations” and “International Organizations and Programs”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p></sidenote><content>is posting on a publicly available website, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>has submitted a report to the Department of State, which shall be posted on the Department’s website in a timely manner, demonstrating that such organization is effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>legal burdens of proof;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and selection of external arbitration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior employment; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including restrictions on first-class and business-class travel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on united states delegations</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4813/c">50 U.S.C. 4813(c)</ref>), supports international terrorism.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4813/c">50 U.S.C. 4813(c)</ref>), or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States, including a description of the national interest served.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United Nations Human Rights Council</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available in support of the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/663">136 STAT. 663</page> of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is important to the national interest of the United States and that such Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall include a description of the national interest served and the steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2022, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of members to such council.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United Nations Relief and Works Agency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, in writing, on whether UNRWA is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country’s delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/664">136 STAT. 664</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc6dc8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc6dc8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Operations</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc7039c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of State shall withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary has credible information that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Secretary determines that the government of such country is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc7039d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc7039e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such withholding not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold such assistance is made: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist such government in bringing the responsible members of such unit to justice.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc7039f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc703a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated by this Act which are returned or not made available due to the second proviso under the heading “<headingText>Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</headingText>” in title I of this Act or section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2227/a">22 U.S.C. 2227(a)</ref>), shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">war crimes tribunals</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7049"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7049.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc703a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc703a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc72ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc72ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/665">136 STAT. 665</page></proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc72ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for a United States contribution to the International Criminal Court: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds may be made available for technical assistance, training, assistance for victims, protection of witnesses, and law enforcement support related to international investigations, apprehensions, prosecutions, and adjudications of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the previous proviso shall not apply to investigations, apprehensions, or prosecutions of American service members and other United States citizens or nationals, or nationals of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or major non-NATO allies initially designated pursuant to section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global internet freedom</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7050"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7050.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc81516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Funding<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2022 under the headings “International Broadcasting Operations”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, not less than $77,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interest of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc81517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of state and united states agency for international development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinated with other democracy programs funded by this Act under such headings, and shall be incorporated into country assistance and democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc8151a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace, the Department of State International Cyberspace Policy Strategy required by section 402 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dN">division N of Public Law 114–113</ref>), and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8754">22 U.S.C. 8754</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc8151b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc8151c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/666">136 STAT. 666</page> circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the technological advantage of the United States Government over such censorship techniques: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8151d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8151e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8151f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States Agency for Global Media Chief Executive Officer (USAGM CEO) and the President of the Open Technology Fund (OTF), shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies; and</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>made available only with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, that such funds are allocated consistent with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the strategies referenced in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>best practices regarding security for, and oversight of, Internet freedom programs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>sufficient resources and support for the development and maintenance of anti-censorship technology and tools.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc81525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc81526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states agency for global media</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>” that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>made available only for open-source tools and techniques to securely develop and distribute USAGM digital content, facilitate audience access to such content on websites that are censored, coordinate the distribution of USAGM digital content to targeted regional audiences, and to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinated by the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the OTF President, with programs funded by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>”, and shall be incorporated into country broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc81529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>coordinated by the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the OTF President, to solicit project proposals through an open, transparent, and competitive process, seek input from technical and subject matter experts to select proposals, and support Internet circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in countries that are strategic priorities for the OTF and in a manner consistent with the United States Government Internet freedom strategy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc8152a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8152b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>made available for the research and development of new tools or techniques authorized in subparagraph (A) only after the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the OTF President, and other relevant United States Government departments and agencies, evaluates the risks and benefits of such new tools or techniques, and establishes safeguards to minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/667">136 STAT. 667</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc8152c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8152d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8152e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and Spend Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the OTF President, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Department of State spend plan shall include funding for all such programs for all relevant Department of State and United States Agency for International Development offices and bureaus.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc8152f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Audits</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to this section to promote Internet freedom globally may only be made available to support open-source technologies that undergo comprehensive security audits consistent with the requirements of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State to ensure that such technology is secure and has not been compromised in a manner detrimental to the interest of the United States or to individuals and organizations benefiting from programs supported by such funds: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc81530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc81531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>That the security auditing procedures used by such Bureau shall be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect current industry security standards.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7051"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7051.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc83c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc83c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc83c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by foreign police, military, or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">aircraft transfer, coordination, and use</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7052"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7052.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc88a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Transfer Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Andean Counterdrug Initiative”, and “Andean Counterdrug Programs” may be used for any other program and in any region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc88a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property Disposal</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/668">136 STAT. 668</page></proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc88a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aircraft Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc88a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds received by the Department of State in connection with the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund of the Department and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc88a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc88a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aircraft Operations and Maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7053"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7053. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc88a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) shall apply to this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the date “September 30, 2009” in subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be “September 30, 2021”.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international monetary fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7054"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7054.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc8b182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Extensions<inline class="noSmallCaps">.</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8b183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="noSmallCaps">—</inline></heading><content>The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) shall apply to this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc8b184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private or multilateral creditors.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extradition</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7055"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7055.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc8d895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8d896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="noSmallCaps">—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings “Development Assistance”, “International Disaster Assistance”, “Complex Crises Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, “United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund”, and “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance”) for the central government of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/669">136 STAT. 669</page> a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc8d897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8d898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc8d899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8d89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interest of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for innocent victims of conflict</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7056"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7056. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8ffab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc8ffac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall establish a fund, which shall be referred to as the “Marla Ruzicka Fund for Innocent Victims of Conflict” (the “Marla Fund”), to provide assistance to civilians harmed as a result of military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for the Marla Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act regarding the establishment and implementation of the Marla Fund.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united nations population fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7057"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7057.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc94dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Contribution<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds made available under the heading “<headingText>International Organizations and Programs</headingText>” in this Act for fiscal year 2022, $32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc94dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Funds</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc94dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc94dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the “Global Health Programs” account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Use of Funds in China</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions on Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc94dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content>UNFPA does not fund abortions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress and Dollar-for-Dollar Withholding of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/670">136 STAT. 670</page> report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc94dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global health activities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7058"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7058.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dc9c309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/stat/117/711">117 Stat. 711</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7601/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.</ref>), as amended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc9c30a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pandemics and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc9c30b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global health security</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” shall be made available for global health security programs to accelerate the capacity of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks by strengthening public health capacity where there is a high risk of emerging zoonotic infectious diseases, including as described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc9c30c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc9c30d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of such funds.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc9c30e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International financing mechanism</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” may be made available for a contribution to an international financing mechanism for pandemic preparedness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc9c30f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc9c310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc9c311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc9c312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extraordinary measures</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, not to exceed an aggregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “International Disaster Assistance”, “Complex Crises Fund”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, and “Millennium Challenge Corporation” may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency, and may be transferred to, and merged <page identifier="/us/stat/136/671">136 STAT. 671</page> with, funds appropriated under such headings for the purposes of this paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc9ea23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency reserve fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Up to $100,000,000 of the funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” may be made available for the Emergency Reserve Fund established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dJ">division J of Public Law 115–31</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be made available under the same terms and conditions of such section.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dc9ea24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dc9ea25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dc9ea26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this Act may be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gender equality and women’s empowerment</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7059"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7059.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dca3847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dca3848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gender equality</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the economic participation and opportunities for political leadership, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dca3849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dca384a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Women’s economic empowerment<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act are available to implement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/428">Public Law 115–428</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of such Act.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dca384b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gender equity and equality action fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, up to $200,000,000 may be made available for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dca384c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Women’s Leadership</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for programs specifically designed to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dca384d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gender-Based Violence</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dca384e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $175,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dca384f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/672">136 STAT. 672</page> military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dca5f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Women, Peace, and Security</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $135,000,000 should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sector allocations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7060"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7060.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcafba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Basic Education and Higher Education<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcafba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basic education</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcafba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcafba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151c">22 USC 2151c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $950,000,000 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall also be used for secondary education activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 should be available for the education of girls in areas of conflict: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcafba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation.</p></sidenote> That <ref href="/us/pl/115/56/s7/a">section 7(a) of Public Law 115–56</ref> shall be implemented by substituting “the thirtieth day of June following” for “180 days after”.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcafba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available for contributions to multilateral partnerships that support education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcafba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for new and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries focused on building the capacity of higher education institutions and systems in developing countries: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such partnerships.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made available for USAID cooperative development programs and not less than $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/673">136 STAT. 673</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Food Security and Agricultural Development</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/195">Public Law 114–195</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds may be made available for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</ref>), as amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</ref>).</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, especially women.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $106,400,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally, including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not less than $77,000,000 shall be from funds made available under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> That funds made available by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” that are made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons should be obligated and programmed consistent with the country-specific recommendations included in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reconciliation Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, racial, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be administered by the Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention, USAID.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Water and Sanitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $475,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which not less than $237,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $17,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives by local communities in developing countries to build and maintain safe latrines.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcb22c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deviation</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum funding requirements designated in sections <page identifier="/us/stat/136/674">136 STAT. 674</page> 7059, 7060, and 7061 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding such designation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Submission.</p></sidenote> That concurrent with the submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are planned at the time of submission of such report: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That any deviations proposed subsequent to the submission of such report shall be subject to prior consultation with such Committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcb22c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than November 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority of this subsection.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environment programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7061"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7061.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcbbf08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the provisions of this section and only subject to the reporting procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1dcbbf0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $385,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity conservation programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Not less than $125,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcbbf0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcbbf0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Poaching.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcbbf0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity programs shall not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, mining, or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution (IFI) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any financing of any such activity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each IFI that it is the policy of the United States to use the voice and vote of the United States, in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution, regarding the construction of any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering whether the project involves important foreign policy objectives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $185,000,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $270,000,000 shall be made available for adaptation programs, including in support of the implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/675">136 STAT. 675</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $260,000,000 shall be made available for clean energy programs, including in support of carrying out the purposes of the Electrify Africa Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/121">Public Law 114–121</ref>) and implementing the Power Africa initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under title III may be made available for United States contributions to the Adaptation Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes enumerated under section 7060(c)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcbbf17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That such funds may only be made available following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcbbf18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to support civil society advocacy organizations in developing countries that are working to prevent toxic pollutants and other harm to the environment, and to support such organizations that are working to prevent the poaching and trafficking of endangered species, as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">budget documents</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7062"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7062.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcbbf19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcc5b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Operating Plans<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2022, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the congressional budget justification funding levels, the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels, and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcc5b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and activities specified in the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State or Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made available by this Act for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assistance for countries in Central America;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/676">136 STAT. 676</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assistance made available pursuant to section 7047(d) of this Act to counter Russian influence, except that such plan shall be on a country-by-country basis;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assistance made available pursuant to section 7059 of this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC Influence Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>democracy programs, the Power Africa and Prosper Africa initiatives, and sectors enumerated in subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 7060 of this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>funds provided under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” for International Organized Crime and for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the spend plans shall include bilateral and global programs funded under such heading along with a brief description of the activities planned for each country;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>implementation of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 116–94</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative; the Central America Regional Security Initiative; the Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership; the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism; the Global Peace Operations Initiative; the Africa Regional Counterterrorism program; and the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance</headingText>” in title III.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcc5b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Budget Justification</inline>.—</heading><content>The congressional budget justification for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcc5b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appendices.</p></sidenote> That the appendices for such justification shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 10 calendar days thereafter.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reorganization</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7063"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7063.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcca98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prior Consultation and Notification<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, or any other Act may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, or any other Federal department, agency, or organization funded by this Act without prior consultation by the head of such department, agency, or organization with the appropriate congressional committees: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any such notification submitted to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/677">136 STAT. 677</page> such Committees shall include a detailed justification for any proposed action: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That congressional notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be deemed to meet the notification requirements of this section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcca98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to subsection (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any action to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcca98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize covered departments, agencies, or organizations, including bureaus and offices within or between such departments, agencies, or organizations, including the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and responsibilities of such bureaus and offices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcca98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United States official presence overseas, including at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic facilities and other platforms; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcca98e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally employed staff workforce of the Department of State and USAID from the staffing levels previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations for fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">department of state management</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7064"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7064.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcd1ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Working Capital Fund<inline class="noSmallCaps">.</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd1ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="noSmallCaps">—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund that are made available for new service centers, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd1ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State bureau or office with responsibility for the management and oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>When making a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or office to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>account for the obligated funds at the country and program level, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish performance measures and indicators;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>review activities and performance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>assess final results and reconcile finances.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcd1eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd1ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State is unable to make a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau or office into compliance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Internships</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of State may offer compensated internships, and select, appoint, employ for not more <page identifier="/us/stat/136/678">136 STAT. 678</page> than 52 weeks, and remove any such compensated intern without regard to the provisions of law governing appointments in the competitive service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd1ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Technology Platform</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act under the heading “<headingText>Administration of Foreign Affairs</headingText>” may be made available for a new major information technology (IT) investment without the concurrence of the Chief Information Officer, Department of State.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states agency for international development management</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7065"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7065.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd1ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3948">22 USC 3948 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcd93ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Up to $170,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”, may be used by the United States Agency for International Development to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3948">22 U.S.C. 3948</ref> and 3949).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd9400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd9401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expiration date.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd9402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Account Charged</inline>.—</heading><content>The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily relate: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd9403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading “<headingText>Operating Expenses</headingText>”.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd9404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign Service Limited Extensions</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3949">22 U.S.C. 3949</ref>), may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd9405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disaster Surge Capacity</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd9406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”, may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd9407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personal Services Contractors</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not more than 15 of such contractors <page identifier="/us/stat/136/679">136 STAT. 679</page> shall be assigned to any bureau or office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd9408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small Business</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd9409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcd940a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exception.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcd940b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7066"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7066.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcde22c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prevention and Stabilization Fund<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcde22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds and transfer authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of the Prevention and Stabilization Fund, as authorized by, and for the purposes enumerated in, section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 116–94</ref>), of which $25,000,000 may be made available for the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund authorized by section 510(c) of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce093e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dce093f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transitional justice</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” that are made available for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds made available by this Act for such purposes: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such programs shall include components to develop local investigative and judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including for use in prosecutions, and may include the establishment of, and assistance for, transitional justice mechanisms: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be administered by the Special Coordinator for the Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State, and shall be subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/680">136 STAT. 680</page> to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available by this paragraph shall be made available on an open and competitive basis.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dce0941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available to the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), including as a contribution: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost-matching.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That any such funds made available for the GCERF shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government, to the maximum extent practicable, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dce0944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global Concessional Financing Facility</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available for the Global Concessional Financing Facility of the World Bank to provide financing to support refugees and host communities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That such funds should be in addition to funds allocated for bilateral assistance in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be made available subject to prior to consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That such funds may be transferred to the Department of the Treasury.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">debt-for-development</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7067"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7067. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">enterprise funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7068"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7068.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce0949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dce305a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Notification<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dce305b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of Assets Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dce305c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition or Operating Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/681">136 STAT. 681</page></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extension of consular fees and related authorities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7069"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7069.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce305d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce305e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214">22 USC 214 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dce7e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214/b/1">22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)</ref>) shall be applied through fiscal year 2022 by substituting “the costs of providing consular services” for “such costs”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dce7e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce7e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136/dB">division B of Public Law 116–136</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/592">134 Stat. 592</ref>) shall be applied during fiscal year 2022 by substituting “2020, 2021, and 2022” for “2020 and 2021”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dce7e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce7e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce7e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce7e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dce7e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Discretionary amounts made available to the Department of State under the heading “<headingText>Administration of Foreign Affairs</headingText>” of this Act, and discretionary unobligated balances under such heading from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may be transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sustain consular operations, following consultation with such Committees: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act and under any other provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcea497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to section 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/v/2/A">8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)</ref>), for fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of providing consular services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcea498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcea499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcea49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcea49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214">22 USC 214 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning on October 1, 2021 and for each fiscal year thereafter, fees collected pursuant to subsection (a) of section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214/a">22 U.S.C. 214(a)</ref>) shall, notwithstanding such subsection, be deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs account as discretionary offsetting receipts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts deposited in fiscal year 2022 shall remain available until expended for the purposes of such account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcea49c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State officials or the United States Postal Service to collect and retain the execution fee for each application for a passport accepted by such officials or by that Service.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcea49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Amounts provided pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (d) are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">organization of american states</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7070"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7070.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcecbae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use the voice and vote of the United States to: (1) implement budgetary reforms and efficiencies within the Organization; (2) eliminate arrears, increase other donor contributions, and impose penalties for successive late payment of assessments; (3) prevent programmatic and organizational redundancies and consolidate duplicative activities and functions; (4) prioritize <page identifier="/us/stat/136/682">136 STAT. 682</page> areas in which the OAS has expertise, such as strengthening democracy, monitoring electoral processes, and protecting human rights; and (5) implement reforms within the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG has the necessary integrity, professionalism, independence, policies, and procedures to properly carry out its responsibilities in a manner that meets or exceeds best practices in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcecbaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcecbb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for an assessed contribution to the Organization of American States, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on actions taken or planned to be taken pursuant to paragraph (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">protective services</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7071"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7071. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1dcef2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, except for funds designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $30,000,000 may be made available to provide protective services to former or retired senior Department of State officials or employees that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines and reports to congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees, face a serious and credible threat from a foreign power or the agent of a foreign power arising from duties performed by such official or employee while employed by the Department: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such determination shall include a justification for the provision of protective services by the Department, including the identification of the specific nature of the threat and the anticipated duration of such services provided, which may be submitted in classified form, if necessary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That such protective services shall be consistent with other such services performed by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security under <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2709">22 U.S.C. 2709</ref> for Department officials, and shall be made available for an initial period of not more than 180 days, which may be extended for additional consecutive periods of 60 days upon a subsequent determination by the Secretary that the specific threat persists: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees detailing the number of individuals receiving protective services and the amount of funds expended for such services on a case-by-case basis, which may be submitted in classified form, if necessary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcef2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section a former or retired senior Department of State official or employee means a person that served in the Department at the Assistant Secretary, Special Representative, or Senior Advisor level, or in a comparable or more senior position, and has separated from service at the Department: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available pursuant to this section are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/683">136 STAT. 683</page></content></section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">rescissions</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7072"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7072.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dcf67fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Economic Support Fund<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and allocated by the Executive Branch for Afghanistan in the annual reports required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2413/a">22 U.S.C. 2413(a)</ref>), $855,644,000, shall be deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcf67fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Millennium Challenge Corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Millennium Challenge Corporation</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $515,000,000 are rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcf67fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and allocated by the Executive Branch for Afghanistan in the annual reports required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2413/a">22 U.S.C. 2413(a)</ref>), $105,000,000, shall be deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcf67fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Peace Corps</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Peace Corps</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $70,000,000 are rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcf67ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcf6800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” in title II of the Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/254/dB">division B of Public Law 114–254</ref>), $41,000,000 are rescinded.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dcf6801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts available under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for Embassy Kabul construction projects, $629,000,000 are rescinded.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcf6802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global Security Contingency Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Global Security Contingency Fund</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 11 X 1041, $28,135,000 are rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dcf6803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</content></subsection> </section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022”.136 STAT. 684

 DIVISION L—

Transportation,

Housing and

Urban Development,

and Related

Agencies

Appropriations

Act, 2022.

TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcf680c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcf680d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transportation</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcf680e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcf680f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $141,500,000, of which not to exceed $3,515,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,254,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $25,352,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $13,069,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $18,291,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $3,341,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $34,899,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $3,645,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs and Public Engagement; not to exceed $2,116,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $14,821,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; not to exceed $19,747,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer; and not to exceed $1,450,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Government Affairs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcfb630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this title as the “Secretary”) is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such transfers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notice of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcfb631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcfb632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Funding approval.</p></sidenote> any change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $51,363,000, of which $42,718,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcfb633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dcfb634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s112">49 USC 112 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative <page identifier="/us/stat/136/685">136 STAT. 685</page> Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national infrastructure investments</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional project assistance grant program under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702">section 6702 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $775,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/f/2">section 6702 (f)(2) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of amounts made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be awarded to projects in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/a/1">section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/g">section 6702(g) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act not less than 5 percent shall be made available for the planning, preparation, or design of eligible projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd02b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That grants awarded under this heading in this Act for eligible projects for planning, preparation, or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd02b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That in distributing amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a grant award under this heading in this Act shall be not greater than $45,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/c/3">section 6702(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than 15 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be awarded to projects in a single state: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/f/1">section 6702(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd02b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd02b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote> That of the amounts awarded under this heading in this Act, not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in rural areas and not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in urbanized areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd02b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd02b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote> That for the purpose of determining if an award for planning, preparation, or design under this heading in this Act is an urban award, the project location is the location of the project being planned, prepared, or designed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, and may transfer portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/686">136 STAT. 686</page> made under the program authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702">section 6702 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall consider and award projects based solely on the selection criteria as identified under section 6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">thriving communities initiative</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for a thriving communities program, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0527b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation shall make such amounts available for technical assistance and cooperative agreements to develop and implement technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to improve and foster thriving communities through transportation improvements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0527c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Federal agencies, state or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, to provide such technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to state, local, or Tribal governments, United States territories, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of state or local governments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0527d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That to be eligible for a cooperative agreement under this heading, a recipient shall provide assistance to entities described in the preceding proviso on engaging in public planning processes with residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and to the extent practicable, philanthropic organizations, educational institutions, or other community stakeholders: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0798e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That such cooperative agreements shall facilitate the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization activities supported by the Department of Transportation under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code, that increase mobility, reduce pollution from transportation sources, expand affordable transportation options, facilitate efficient land use, preserve or expand jobs, improve housing conditions, enhance connections to health care, education, and food security, or improve health outcomes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may prioritize assistance provided with amounts made available under this heading to communities that have disproportionate rates of pollution and poor air quality, communities experiencing disproportionate effects (as defined by Executive Order No. 12898), areas of persistent poverty as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/a/1">section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, or historically disadvantaged communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the preceding proviso shall not prevent the Secretary from providing assistance with amounts made available under this heading to entities described in the second proviso under this heading that request assistance through the thriving communities program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That planning and technical assistance made available under this heading may include pre-application assistance for capital projects eligible under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may retain amounts made available under this heading for the necessary administrative expenses of (1) developing and disseminating best practices, modeling, and cost-benefit analysis methodologies to assist entities described in the second proviso under this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/687">136 STAT. 687</page> heading with applications for financial assistance programs under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code, and (2) award, administration, and oversight of cooperative agreements to carry out the provisions under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such amounts and payments as may be necessary to carry out the thriving communities program may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other operating administrations within the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s116">49 U.S.C. 116</ref>, $3,800,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0798f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such amounts are in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s608">section 608 of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd07990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote>The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch224">chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and such authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">financial management capital</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cyber security initiatives</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of identity management and authentication capabilities, securing and protecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls on agency computers and mobile devices, $39,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of civil rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $11,564,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/688">136 STAT. 688</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transportation planning, research, and development</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, $29,863,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $2,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That there may be transferred to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not related to transportation infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of major infrastructure projects not related to transportation only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in accordance with the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $7,066,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $419,173,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the limitation in the preceding proviso on operating expenses shall not apply to entities external to the Department of Transportation or for funds provided in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no funds made available by this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0c7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd0c7b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach activities, $4,977,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s332">section 332 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, such amounts may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That appropriations made available under this heading shall be available for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations that were made available under the heading <page identifier="/us/stat/136/689">136 STAT. 689</page> “Office of the Secretary—Minority Business Resource Center Program”.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to air carriers</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under sections 41731 through 41742 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, $350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41732/b/3">section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/b">section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s45303">section 45303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41733">section 41733 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2022, the requirements established under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41731/a/1">section 41731(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and the subsidy cap established by section 332 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, shall not apply to maintain eligibility under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41731">section 41731 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional notification.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd115da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall post on the web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd13ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd13cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transit benefits.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In addition to authority provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s327">section 327 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Department’s Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s7905">5 U.S.C. 7905 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/690">136 STAT. 690</page> uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of transit benefits: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from available funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Receipts collected in the Department’s Working Capital Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s327">section 327 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for unused transit and van pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2022 collections, shall be available until expended in the Department’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual services in support of section 189 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That obligations in fiscal year 2022 of such collections shall not exceed $1,000,000.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in division K of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref>) under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—National Infrastructure Investments</headingText>” for transit and highway projects that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 shall remain available through fiscal year 2023 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during fiscal years 2015 through 2017 of active grants awarded with such funds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd163fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Retention bonuses.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd163fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this title may be obligated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses for an employee of the Department of Transportation without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to authority provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s327">section 327 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Department’s Administrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to transfer information technology equipment, software, and systems from Departmental sources or other entities and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of transferred assets.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd163ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd16400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program” for the cost of modifications, as defined by section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans issued pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/pl/94/210">Public Law 94–210</ref>), as amended, and included in cohort 3, as defined by the Department of Transportation’s memorandum to the Office of Management and Budget dated November 5, 2018, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd18b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd18b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That for a direct loan included in cohort 3, as defined in the memorandum described in the preceding proviso, that has satisfied all obligations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/691">136 STAT. 691</page> attached to such loan, the Secretary shall repay the credit risk premiums of such loan, with interest accrued thereon, not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act or, for a direct loan included in cohort 3 with obligations that have not yet been satisfied, not later than 60 days after the date on which all obligations attached to such loan have been satisfied.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109A"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109A. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 312(a) of title 49 United States Code, shall be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>land-based,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>operation of a</quotedText>”.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Aviation Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dd22753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $11,414,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $6,414,100,000 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd22754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $1,536,298,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd22755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$8,472,585,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd22756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$32,470,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd22757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$889,216,000 shall be available for finance and management activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd22758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$63,955,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd22759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$139,466,000 shall be available for security and hazardous materials safety; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd2275a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$280,110,000 shall be available for staff offices:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dd2275b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2275c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation under this heading by more than 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2275d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2275e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2275f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44506">49 USC 44506 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40101">49 U.S.C. 40101 note</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Late penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 60 days after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been transmitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44502">49 USC 44502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after <page identifier="/us/stat/136/692">136 STAT. 692</page> the submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Late penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 days after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been submitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofit.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd22769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Safety standards.</p></sidenote> That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2276a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That there may be credited to this appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $178,000,000 shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air traffic control towers in the contract tower program, including the contract tower cost share program, and any airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds made available by this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers program at any airport.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">facilities and equipment</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/stVII/ptA">part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code</ref>, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/693">136 STAT. 693</page> to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,892,887,500, of which $550,000,000 is for personnel and related expenses and shall remain available until September 30, 2023, $1,980,722,500 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and $362,165,000 is for terminal facilities and shall remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2758b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2758c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investment plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2758d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after submission of the budget request, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2758e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That section 405 of this Act shall apply to amounts made available under this heading in Title VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ">division J of Public Law 117–58</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts in the table entitled “Allocation of Funds for FAA Facilities and Equipment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2022” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall be the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7) of such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2758f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd27590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd27591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding paragraphs (5) and (6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified for projects and activities in the table referred to in the preceding proviso may be transferred to any other funding level specified for projects and activities in such table and no transfer of such funding levels may increase or decrease any funding level in such table by more than 10 percent.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research, engineering, and development</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/stVII/ptA">part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code</ref>, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $248,500,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading shall be used in accordance with the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd29ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter <page identifier="/us/stat/136/694">136 STAT. 694</page> preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be transferred to any other funding level specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no transfer may increase or decrease any funding level by more than 10 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants-in-aid for airports</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch475/schI">subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41743">section 41743 of title 49, United States Code</ref>; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44706">section 44706 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47117/g">section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47109/a">section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of such section for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, not more than $127,165,000 shall be available for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than $40,961,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to “Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses” to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2c3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Request for proposals.</p></sidenote> That in addition to airports <page identifier="/us/stat/136/695">136 STAT. 695</page> eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41743">section 41743 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, such program may include the participation of an airport that serves a community or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a request for proposals.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants-in-aid for airports</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Grants-In-Aid for Airports”, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch475/sch1">subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $554,180,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum percentages under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch471">chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $279,180,135 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd2eac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That any funds made available under this heading in this Act that remain available after the distribution of funds under the preceding proviso shall be available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to airports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal aviation administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on “below-market” rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control facilities.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd311d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/a/1">section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, from fees credited under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/696">136 STAT. 696</page> <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s45303">section 45303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and any amount remaining in such account at the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/a/1">section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for the subsequent fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40113/e">section 40113(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes as such appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5546/a">section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar identifying information from any ground based display to the public that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that aircraft’s movements, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd338e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd338e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44721">section 44721 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, until the Federal Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd338e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd338e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119A"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119A. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd35ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New Jersey.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119B"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119B. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd35ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1dd35ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to withhold from consideration and approval any new application for participation in the Contract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Program participants so long as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an application from the airport, and so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration published establishment criteria.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/697">136 STAT. 697</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119C"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119C. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd35ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming request.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or the technical center unless the Administrator submits a request for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119D"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119D. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd3870e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Federal Aviation Administration Administrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed after performance or paid in advance from funds available to the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal agencies for which the Fund performs services.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119E"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119E. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd3870f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd38710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the funds provided under the heading “<headingText>Grants-in-aid for Airports</headingText>”, up to $3,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses, including an independent verification regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and providers of general aviation ground support services, or other aviation tenants, located at those airports closed during a temporary flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal Government: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd38711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit.</p></sidenote> That no funds shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and providers of general aviation ground support services until an independent audit is completed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That losses incurred as a result of violations of law, or through fault or negligence, of such operators and service providers or of third parties (including airports) are not eligible for reimbursements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional upon full release of the United States Government for all claims for financial losses resulting from such actions.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119F"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119F. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dd3ae22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the FAA may be used to carry out the FAA’s obligations under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44502/e">section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, unless the eligible air traffic system or equipment to be transferred to the FAA under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44502/e">section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, was purchased by the transferor airport—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd3ae23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd3ae24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>during the period of time beginning on October 5, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2021; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd3ae25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd3ae26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor airports located in a non-contiguous states.</content></paragraph> </section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Highway Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $463,716,697 together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104/a">section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/698">136 STAT. 698</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal-aid highways</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd3d537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104">23 USC 104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> available for the implementation or execution of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of $57,473,430,072 for fiscal year 2022.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, $58,212,430,072 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">highway infrastructure programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dd4bf98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary $2,444,927,823: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the funds made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2022 in this or any other Act for: (1) “Federal-aid Highways” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>; (2) the Appalachian Development Highway System as authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/102/240/s1069/y">section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240</ref>; or (3) the Northern Border Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.</ref>), and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That, except for funds made available under this heading for the Northern Border Regional Commission, <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/s11101/e">section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58</ref> shall apply to funds made available under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unless otherwise specified, amounts made available under this heading shall be available until September 30, 2025, and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs set forth in any Act making annual appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$846,927,823 shall be made available for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System as authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/102/240/s1069/y">section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$75,000,000 shall be for the nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal projects program under section 1123 of the FAST Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s201">23 U.S.C. 201 note</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/699">136 STAT. 699</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$12,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s601">23 U.S.C. 601 note</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$1,145,000,000 shall be for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall be for the national scenic byways program under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s162">section 162 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern Border Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.</ref>) to make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Northern Border Regional Commission for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$200,000,000 shall be for competitive awards for activities eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s176/d/4/A">section 176(d)(4)(A) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, and $50,000,000 shall be for competitive awards for activities eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s176/d/4/C">section 176(d)(4)(C) of title 23, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dd4e6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this heading, in paragraphs (1), (5), (6), and (8) of the fourth proviso, shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (1) of the fourth proviso, that are used for Tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch2">chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, except that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s202/b/3">section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), shall not apply to such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote> That not less than 50 percent of the funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (3) of the fourth proviso, for the nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects program under section 1123 of the FAST Act shall be for competitive grants to tribal governments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (4) of the fourth proviso, the Federal share of the costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote> That, for the purposes of funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, (1) the term “<term>State</term>” means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, and (2) the term “<term>qualifying State</term>” means any State in which the percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in such State is at least 5 percent or in which the percentage of total bridges classified as in poor condition in such State is at least 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, the Secretary shall reserve $6,000,000 for each State that does not meet the definition of a qualifying State: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That, after making the reservations under the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall distribute the remaining funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to each qualifying State by the proportion that the percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in such qualifying State bears to the sum of the percentages of total deck area of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/700">136 STAT. 700</page> bridges classified as in poor condition in all qualifying States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, of the funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for the bridge replacement and rehabilitation program:</proviso></continuation><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>no qualifying State shall receive more than $40,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>each State shall receive an amount not less than $6,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd4e6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>after calculating the distribution of funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, any amount in excess of $40,000,000 shall be redistributed equally among each State that does not meet the definition of a qualifying State:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dd4e6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Calculation.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of this heading for the bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of total deck area of bridges (including the percentages of total deck area classified as in poor condition) and the percentages of total bridge counts (including the percentages of total bridges classified as in poor condition) based on the National Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2018: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for the purposes of funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (2) of the fourth proviso, for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System, the term “<term>Appalachian State</term>” means a State that contains 1 or more counties (including any political subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian region as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14102/a">section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, except as provided in the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a project carried out with funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be carried out in the same manner as a project under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14501">section 14501 of title 40, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionments.</p></sidenote> That subject to the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be apportioned to Appalachian States according to the percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian Development Highway System Cost-to-Complete Estimate, adopted in Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative share of the estimated remaining need to complete the Appalachian Development Highway System, adjusted to exclude those corridors that such States have no current plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Report, unless those States have modified and assigned a higher priority for completion of an Appalachian Development Highway System corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Development Highway System Future Outlook: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the amount made available for construction of the Appalachian Development <page identifier="/us/stat/136/701">136 STAT. 701</page> Highway System under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making adjustments under the preceding two provisos: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System under this heading shall be up to 100 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a grant made with funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (7) of the fourth proviso, shall be administered in the same manner as a grant made under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, funds made available under this heading, in paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso, for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, shall be administered as if made available to carry out section 176(d) of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, for<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> purposes of the calculation under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s176/d/5/G/ii">section 176(d)(5)(G)(ii) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, amounts made available under this heading for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such title shall be included in the calculation of the total amount provided for fiscal year 2022 under section 176(d) of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of applying the set-asides under section 176(d)(5)(H)(ii) and (iii) of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, amounts made available under this heading for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such title shall be included in the calculation of the amounts made available to carry out section 176(d) of such title for fiscal year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, the Secretary may retain not more than a total of 5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such title to carry out paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso and to review applications for grants under paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso, and may transfer portions of the funds retained under this proviso to the relevant Administrators to fund the award and oversight of grants provided under paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a project assisted with funds made available under this heading for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) or 176(d)(4)(C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal highway administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd4e6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104">23 USC 104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1dd69473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104/a">section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/702">136 STAT. 702</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6947a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6947b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determine the proportion that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6947c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6947d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s119">section 119 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6947e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6947f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd69480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, by multiplying—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd69484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote><chapeau>distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref> (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s119">section 119 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, to all States for such fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd69487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions From Obligation Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations under or for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s125">section 125 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s144">23 U.S.C. 144 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/92/2714">92 Stat. 2714</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/703">136 STAT. 703</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6948a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/stat/95/1701">95 Stat. 1701</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6948b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (<ref href="/us/stat/96/2119">96 Stat. 2119</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6948c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (<ref href="/us/stat/101/198">101 Stat. 198</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6948d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/stat/105/2027">105 Stat. 2027</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6948e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s157">section 157 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6948f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd69490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s105">section 105 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<ref href="/us/stat/112/107">112 Stat. 107</ref>) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd69493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s105">section 105 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s118">23 U.S.C. 118 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/1248">119 Stat. 1248</ref>), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd69496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s119">section 119 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2022, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd69497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd69498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd69499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6949a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><content>revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6949b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of <ref href="/us/pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</ref>) and 104 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd6949c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6949d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6949e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch5">chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd6949f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>title III of division A of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/704">136 STAT. 704</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd694a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd694a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd694a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s202">section 202 of title 23, United States Code</ref>) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd694aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s204">section 204 of title 23, United States Code</ref>), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ratio</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd694ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s133/b">section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch63">chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s313">23 USC 313 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd6bbc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to make a grant for a project under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s117">section 117 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that section, provides written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the written notification required in the preceding proviso shall be made not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1dd730f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>A State or territory, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s165">section 165 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, may use for any project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation limitation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd730f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd730fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/705">136 STAT. 705</page> which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of its intent to use its authority under this section and submits an annual report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would be applied.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd730fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made available under this section shall be the same as associated with the earmark.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd730fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd730fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd730fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>earmarked amount</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd730ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd73100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd73101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd73102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd73103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd73104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><content>The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within the same general geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply such authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities the State or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments have been made under a final voucher.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dd73105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd73106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the information provided by the States and territories annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 125. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd73107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Adjudication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd73108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Until final guidance is published, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall adjudicate requests for Buy America waivers under the criteria that were in effect prior to April 17, 2018.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">motor carrier safety operations and programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s31110">section 31110 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), $360,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/706">136 STAT. 706</page> until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds available for implementation, execution, or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not exceed total obligations of $360,000,000, for “Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs” for fiscal year 2022, of which $14,073,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, is for the research and technology program, and of which not less than $41,277,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, is for development, modernization, enhancement, continued operation, and maintenance of information technology and information management.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">motor carrier safety grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dd77f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), $496,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $496,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 for “Motor Carrier Safety Grants”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the sums appropriated under this heading:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd77f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$390,500,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd7a63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$41,800,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, shall be available for the commercial driver’s license program implementation program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd7a63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$57,600,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, shall be available for the high priority activities program (other than the commercial motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant program);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd7a63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$1,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, shall be available for the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd7a63e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$5,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023, shall be available for the commercial motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant program.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 130. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd7a63f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd7a640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mail.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49/s385.308">section 385.308 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 131. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd7a641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd7a642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd7a643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s31142">49 USC 31142 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall update annual inspection regulations under Appendix G to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/707">136 STAT. 707</page> subchapter B of chapter III of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49">title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, as recommended by GAO–19–264.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="132"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 132. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s31137">section 31137 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, or any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1471">7 U.S.C. 1471</ref>) or insects.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/stVI/ptC">part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $200,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and research</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dd7f364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s403">section 403 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, including behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, section 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch303">chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $192,800,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2022, are in excess of $192,800,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd7f365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$186,000,000 shall be for programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s403">section 403 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, including behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd7f366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$6,800,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch303">chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dd7f367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That within the $192,800,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and up to $7,000,000, for mobility research on older drivers, shall remain available until expended, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/708">136 STAT. 708</page> for behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls are in addition to any other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal year 2022 in this Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">highway traffic safety grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dd84188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, and grant administration expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch4">chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, to remain available until expended, $774,300,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year 2022 are in excess of $774,300,000 for programs authorized under sections 402, 404, and 405 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, and grant administration expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch4">chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd84189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$363,400,000 shall be for “Highway Safety Programs” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s402">section 402 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8418a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$336,500,000 shall be for “National Priority Safety Programs” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405">section 405 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8418b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$36,400,000 shall be for the “High Visibility Enforcement Program” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s404">section 404 of title 23, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8418c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$38,000,000 shall be for grant administrative expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch4">chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dd8418d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for “National Priority Safety Programs” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405">section 405 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, for “Impaired Driving Countermeasures” (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That with respect to the “Transfers” provision under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405/a/8">section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd8418e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd8418f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the preceding proviso or under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405/a/8">section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, within 5 days.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 140. </inline> </num><content class="inline">An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s402">section 402 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/709">136 STAT. 709</page> to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="141"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 141. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="142"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 142. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405/a/9">section 405(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Railroad Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">safety and operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $240,757,000, of which $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">railroad research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $43,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this heading, up to $2,100,000 shall be available pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s20108/d">section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements at the Transportation Technology Center.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grants as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24911">section 24911 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amount provided under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dd8ddd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grants, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907">section 22907 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $625,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8ddd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $150,000,000 shall be for projects eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/2">section 22907(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, that support the development of new intercity passenger rail service routes including alignments for existing routes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8ddd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not less than $25,000,000 shall be for projects eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/11">section 22907(c)(11) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to projects that are located in counties with the most pedestrian trespasser casualties;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/710">136 STAT. 710</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8ddd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$120,860,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd8ddd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That any remaining funds available after the distribution of the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending described in this paragraph shall be available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That requirements under subsections (g) and (l) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907">section 22907 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to this paragraph (3); and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd8ddd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>not more than $5,000,000 shall be for preconstruction planning activities and capital costs related to the deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dd8ddd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22905/f">section 22905(f) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act for projects that implement or sustain positive train control systems otherwise eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/1">section 22907(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act for projects selected for commuter rail passenger transportation may be transferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be administered in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, eligible recipients under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/b/7">section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall include any holding company of a Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s20102">section 20102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/e/1/A">section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/e/1/A">section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of funding opportunity that includes funds made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the preceding proviso shall not apply to funds made available under this heading in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ">division J of Public Law 117–58</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unobligated balances remaining after 6 years from the date of enactment of this Act may be used for any eligible project under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c">section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dB">division B of Public Law 117–58</ref>), $874,501,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/711">136 STAT. 711</page> of the funds provided under both this heading in this Act and the “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” heading in this Act to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dB">division B of Public Law 117–58</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dB">division B of Public Law 117–58</ref>), the Secretary may retain up to an additional $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24905">section 24905 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with the National Network as authorized by section 22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dB">division B of Public Law 117–58</ref>), $1,456,870,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That at least $50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be available for the development, installation and operation of railroad safety improvements, including the implementation of a positive train control system, on State-supported routes as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24102/13">section 24102(13) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, on which positive train control systems are not required by law or regulation as identified on or before the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any unexpended balances from amounts provided under this heading in this Act and in prior fiscal years for the development, installation and operation of railroad safety technology on State-supported routes on which positive train control systems are not required by law or regulation shall also be available for railroad safety improvements on State-supported routes as identified on or before the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided under this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak to give notice under subsection (a) or (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24706">section 24706 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, with respect to long-distance routes (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24102">section 24102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>) on which Amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line and a positive train control system is not required by law or regulation, or, except in an emergency or during maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementation of service permitted by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24305/a/3/A">section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, in lieu of rail service.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/712">136 STAT. 712</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—federal railroad administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="150"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 150. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd92bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Amtrak.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd92bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd92bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd92bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd92bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd92bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote> That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by Amtrak for 2021 and the 3 prior calendar years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month for 2021 and for the 3 prior calendar years.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="151"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 151. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s2101/etseq">29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="152"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 152. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The amounts made available to the Secretary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of award, administration, and project management oversight of financial assistance which are administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in this and prior Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration’s “Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance” account for the necessary expenses to support the award, administration, project management oversight, and technical assistance of financial assistance administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same manner as appropriated for in this and prior Acts: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not apply to amounts that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="153"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 153. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dd97a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances of funds remaining from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd97a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>“Railroad Safety Grants” accounts totaling $1,715,414.34 appropriated by the following public laws are hereby permanently rescinded:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd97a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/105/277">Public Law 105–277</ref> a total of $7,052.79 under the heading “<headingText>Railroad Safety</headingText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd97a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref> a total of $190,265.91 from section 153 under the heading “<headingText>Administrative Provisions—Federal Railroad Administration</headingText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd97a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref> a total of $1,518,095.64; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd97a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service” account totaling $13,327,006.39 appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/111/117">Public Law 111–117</ref> is hereby permanently rescinded.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/713">136 STAT. 713</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="154"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 154. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd9a133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings “Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” and “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” may be used to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Department uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger trains or at stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the staffing level on May 1, 2019.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="155"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 155. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dd9a134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd9a135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>long-distance passenger rail routes provide much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 riders in 325 communities in 40 States and are particularly important in rural areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dd9a136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>long-distance passenger rail routes and services should be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout the National Network (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24102">section 24102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="156"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 156. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dd9a137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—Restoration and Enhancement</headingText>” in any prior fiscal years are subject to the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22908">section 22908 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, as in effect on the effective date of <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>.</content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Transit Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transit formula grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5305">49 U.S.C. 5305</ref>, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, <ref href="/us/pl/112/141/s20005/b">section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141</ref>, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, $13,355,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5305">49 U.S.C. 5305</ref>, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, <ref href="/us/pl/112/141/s20005/b">section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141</ref>, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of $13,355,000,000 in fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transit infrastructure grants</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dda6488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5339/b">section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, low or no emission grants under section 5339(c) of such title, ferry boats grants under section 5307(h) of such title, bus testing facilities under section 5318 of such title, grants to areas of persistent poverty, innovative mobility solutions grants under section 5312 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/714">136 STAT. 714</page> of such title, accelerating innovative mobility initiative grants under section 5312 such title, accelerating the adoption of zero emission buses under section 5312 of such title, Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending for projects and activities eligible under chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for rural communities under <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dG/s71103">section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117–58</ref>, $504,263,267, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the sums provided under this heading in this Act—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda6489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$175,000,000 shall be available for buses and bus facilities competitive grants as authorized under section 5339(b) of such title;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda648a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$75,000,000 shall be available for the low or no emission grants as authorized under section 5339(c) of such title: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the minimum grant award shall be not less than $750,000;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda648b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$6,500,000 shall be available for ferry boat grants as authorized under section 5307(h) of such title: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, no less than $3,250,000 shall be available for low or zero-emission ferries or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and the infrastructure to support such ferries;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda648c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$2,000,000 shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected under section 5318 of such title;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda8b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be available for the demonstration and deployment of innovative mobility solutions as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts shall be available for competitive grants or cooperative agreements for the development of software to facilitate the provision of demand-response public transportation service that dispatches public transportation fleet vehicles through riders mobile devices or other advanced means: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall evaluate the potential for software developed with grants or cooperative agreements to be shared for use by public transportation agencies;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda8b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be for the accelerating innovative mobility initiative as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts shall be available for competitive grants to improve mobility and enhance the rider experience with a focus on innovative service delivery models, creative financing, novel partnerships, and integrated payment solutions in order to help disseminate proven innovation mobility practices throughout the public transportation industry;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda8b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$20,000,000 shall be available for competitive grants to eligible entities to assist areas of persistent poverty as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/a/1">section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, or historically disadvantaged communities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That grants shall be for planning, engineering, or development of technical or financing plans for projects eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That eligible entities are those defined as eligible recipients or subrecipients under sections 5307, 5310 or 5311 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, and are in areas of persistent poverty as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/a/1">section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, or historically disadvantaged communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That State departments of transportation may apply on behalf of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/715">136 STAT. 715</page> eligible entities within their States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Federal Transit Administration should encourage grantees to work with non-profits or other entities of their choosing in order to develop planning, technical, engineering, or financing plans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Federal Transit Administration shall encourage grantees to partner with non-profits that can assist with making projects low or no emissions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That projects funded under this paragraph shall be for not less than 90 percent of the net total project cost;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda8ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$10,000,000 shall be available to support technical assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment activities or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero emission buses in public transit as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda8ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$200,798,267 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dda8ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$12,965,000 shall be available for ferry service for rural communities under <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dG/s71103">section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117–58</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for amounts made available in this paragraph, notwithstanding section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible projects shall include passenger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas with a single segment over 20 miles between the two rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5307/h">section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code</ref>:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dda8ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth in any Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">technical assistance and training</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5314">section 5314 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the assistance provided under this heading does not duplicate the activities of section 5311(b) or <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital investment grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</ref>), $2,248,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, $1,459,020,000 shall be available for projects authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/d">section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $345,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/e">section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $321,500,000 shall be available for projects authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/h">section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and $100,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s <page identifier="/us/stat/136/716">136 STAT. 716</page> Surface Transportation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddab2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall continue to administer the capital investment grants program in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That projects that receive a grant agreement under the Expedited Project Delivery for Capital Investment Grants Pilot Program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act shall be deemed eligible for funding provided for projects under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, without further evaluation or rating under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funding shall not exceed the Federal share under section 3005(b): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds allocated pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">49 U.S.C. 5309</ref> to any project during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 shall remain allocated to that project through fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddab2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2023 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on capital investment grants, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/432">Public Law 110–432</ref>), as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddad9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—federal transit administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="160"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 160. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5338">49 U.S.C. 5338</ref>, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="161"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 161. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Grants</headingText>” of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) not obligated by September 30, 2025, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="162"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 162. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddad9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2021, under any section of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, that remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/717">136 STAT. 717</page> for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="163"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 163. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9503/e/4">26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="164"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 164. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project advancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal contribution from the capital investment grant program of greater than 40 percent of project costs as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="165"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 165. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated amounts made available for prior fiscal years to Formula Grants in Treasury Account 69–X–1129, a total of $6,734,356 are hereby permanently rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="166"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 166. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any unexpended balances from amounts previously appropriated for low or no emission vehicle component assessment under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312/h">49 U.S.C. 5312(h)</ref> under the headings “Transit Formula Grants” and “Transit Infrastructure Grants” in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 may be used by the facilities selected for such vehicle component assessment for capital projects in order to build new infrastructure and enhance existing facilities in order to expand component testing capability, in accordance with the industry stakeholder testing objectives and capabilities as outlined through the work of the Federal Transit Administration Transit Vehicle Innovation and Deployment Centers program and included in the Center for Transportation and the Environment report submitted to the Federal Transit Administration for review.</content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Great<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddb27e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and maintenance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(harbor maintenance trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $38,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $14,500,000 shall be for the seaway infrastructure program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than $1,500,000 of the unobligated balances from the amounts made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/718">136 STAT. 718</page> available for capital asset renewal activities under the heading “<headingText>Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation—Operations and Maintenance</headingText>” in any prior Act shall be for activities pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t33/s984/a/12">section 984(a)(12) of title 33, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Maritime Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maritime security program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch531">chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, to serve the national security needs of the United States, $318,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cable security fleet</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cable security fleet program, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch532">chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tanker security program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the tanker security fleet program, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53406">section 53406 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and training</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ddb9d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $172,204,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddb9d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$85,032,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for the operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddb9d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance and repair, and equipment, at the United States Merchant Marine Academy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddb9d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">section 50307 of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddb9d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$14,819,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the America’s Marine Highways Program to make grants for the purposes authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601/b">section 55601(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1ddb9d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddb9d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddb9d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sexual assault </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddb9d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">and harassment.</p></sidenote> That the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51318">46 U.S.C. 51318</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That available balances under this heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program (now known as the America’s Marine Highway Program) from prior year recoveries shall be available to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601/b">section 55601(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></continuation><page identifier="/us/stat/136/719">136 STAT. 719</page></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state maritime academy operations</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ddbc432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of operations, support, and training activities for State Maritime Academies, $423,300,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddbc433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$30,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life extension, insurance, and capacity improvement of National Defense Reserve Fleet training ships, and for support of training ship operations at the State Maritime Academies, of which not more than $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for expenses related to training mariners; and for costs associated with training vessel sharing pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51504/g/3">section 51504(g)(3) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for costs associated with mobilizing, operating and demobilizing the vessel, including travel costs for students, faculty and crew, the costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insurance, operational fees, and vessel hire costs, as determined by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddbeb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$380,600,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including funds for construction, planning, administration, and design of school ships;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddbeb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be for the Student Incentive Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddbeb46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$3,800,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for training ship fuel assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddbeb47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for direct payments for State Maritime Academies.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance to small shipyards</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54101">section 54101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ship disposal</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for “Maritime Administration—Operations and Training”.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">port infrastructure development program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301">section 54301 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $234,310,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That projects eligible for amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be projects for coastal seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/720">136 STAT. 720</page> ports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $209,310,000 shall be for coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc1258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the requirements under section 3501(a)(12) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) shall apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for grants awarded under this heading in this Act, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the requirement under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301/a/6/A/ii">section 54301(a)(6)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to projects located in noncontiguous states or territories.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—maritime administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="170"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 170. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.</proviso></content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operational expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $29,100,000, of which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc3969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc396a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc396b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60102">49 USC 60102 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule on automatic and remote-controlled shut-off valves and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities leak detection systems as required under section 4 and section 8 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/90">Public Law 112–90</ref>), respectively, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc396c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Late penalties.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by $5,000 per day for each day that such rule has not been issued following the expiration of the deadline set forth in the preceding proviso.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hazardous materials safety</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $66,829,000, of which $12,070,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5107/i">section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5108/g">section 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/721">136 STAT. 721</page> expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">pipeline safety</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(pipeline safety fund)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(oil spill liability trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60107">section 60107 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/380">Public Law 101–380</ref>), $182,650,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $27,650,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $146,600,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000 shall be derived from the fees collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60303">section 60303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and deposited in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which $8,000,000 shall be derived from fees collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60302">section 60302 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and deposited in the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60141">section 60141 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not less than $1,058,000 of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for the One-Call State grant program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc878d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc878e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc878f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That any amounts made available under this heading in this Act or in prior Acts for research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or research other transactions agreements (“OTAs”) shall require written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before such research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or research OTAs are announced by the Department of Transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc8790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the report on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursuant to section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dR">division R of Public Law 116–260</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc8791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddc8792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> may obligate amounts made available under this heading to engineer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or make any other public improvements for research facilities at the Transportation Technology Center after the Secretary submits an updated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and after such plan and report in the preceding proviso are approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency preparedness grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(emergency preparedness fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency Preparedness Grants program, not more than $28,318,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, from amounts made available by section 5116(h) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/722">136 STAT. 722</page> of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5116/h/4">section 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay the administrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and 5108(g)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5128">section 5128 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and the limitation on obligations provided under this heading, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop and deliver hazardous materials emergency response training for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $103,150,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 U.S.C. App. 3</ref>), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (<ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1001">18 U.S.C. 1001</ref>), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Transportation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="180"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 180.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1ddcd5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ddcd5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department and its operating administrations shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance the missions of the Department of Transportation or an operating administration of the Department of Transportation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ddcd5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Congress as if this provision was in effect when the system was purchased, procured, or contracted for.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="181"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 181. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/723">136 STAT. 723</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="182"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 182.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1ddcfcc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No recipient of amounts made available by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2725/3">section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code</ref>) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2725/1">section 2725(1) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, except as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2721">section 2721 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, for a use permitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2721">section 2721 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ddcfcc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold amounts made available by this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="183"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 183. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 125 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="184"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 184. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration’s “Federal-Aid Highways” account and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s “Safety and Operations” account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s20105">section 20105 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="185"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 185. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, federally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally funded cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the Department or its operating administrations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the notification required under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd23de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any “quick release” of funds from the emergency relief program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="186"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 186. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees, and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to organizational units of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/724">136 STAT. 724</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="187"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 187. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd4aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided by or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and such reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd4af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd4af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="188"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 188. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act to the operating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration or administrations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="189"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 189. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s7905">section 7905 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="190"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 190. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd7202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd7203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1ddd7204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Department of Transportation may use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or construction project with which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddd7205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddd7206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that the grant recipient will include appropriate provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does not displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddd7207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does not delay or displace any transportation project in the applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or Transportation Improvement Program.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="191"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 191. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd9918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with funds provided under this title were procured using such practices.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="192"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 192. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddd9919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dddc02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Amounts made available by this Act or any prior Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor <page identifier="/us/stat/136/725">136 STAT. 725</page> under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dddc02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dddc02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available by this Act shall be available until expended; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dddc02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dddc02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/117">Public Law 116–117</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dddc02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit the amounts to an appropriate account as offsetting collections and such amounts shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts credited to programs under this subparagraph shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations in this or any other Act; or</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ddde740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That prior to depositing such recovery in the Treasury, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>improper payment</term>” has the same meaning as that provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3351/4">section 3351(4) of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x1ddde743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Housing and</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban Development </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddde748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act, 2022.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Management and Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">executive offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $15,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this title as “the Secretary”) for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/726">136 STAT. 726</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative support offices</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dde5c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $607,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$82,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$114,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel, of which not less than $18,500,000 shall be for the Departmental Enforcement Center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$212,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration, of which not more than $5,000,000 may be for modernization and deferred maintenance of the Weaver Building;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$46,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$60,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$4,300,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde5c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$63,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1dde5c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that directly support program activities funded in this title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dde5c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dde5c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dde5c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dde5c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program offices</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dde8397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Offices, $965,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde8398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$253,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Public and Indian Housing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde8399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$147,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Community Planning and Development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde839a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$431,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Housing, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be for the Office of Recapitalization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde839b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$35,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Policy Development and Research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde839c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$88,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dde839d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$11,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/727">136 STAT. 727</page></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the “Fund”), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3535/f">42 U.S.C. 3535(f)</ref>), amounts transferred, including reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this heading shall be available only for Federal shared services used by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records management, space renovation, furniture, or supply services the Secretary has determined shall be provided through the Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts within the Fund shall not be available to provide services not specifically authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddeaaae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Secretary that any other service (or portion thereof) authorized under this heading shall be provided through the Fund, amounts made available in this title for salaries and expenses under the headings “Executive Offices”, “Administrative Support Offices”, “Program Offices”, and “Government National Mortgage Association”, for such services shall be transferred to the Fund, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddeaaaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddeaab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of its plans for executing such transfers at least 15 days in advance of such transfers.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public and Indian Housing</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tenant-based rental assistance<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ddeaab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vouchers.</p></sidenote></heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de05862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>) (in this title “the Act”), not otherwise provided for, $23,369,641,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2021 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that shall be available on October 1, 2021), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de05863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de05864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content>$24,095,029,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de05865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de05866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de05867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2022 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/728">136 STAT. 728</page> further, That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration, which are instead governed in accordance with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That except as<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de05868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de05869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de0586a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de0586b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the preceding provisos: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies’ calendar year 2022 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2021 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2022 MTW funding allocation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the preceding two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de0586c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That up to $200,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the previous 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a funding obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop affordable housing for an agency added to the MTW demonstration under the expansion authority provided in section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies <page identifier="/us/stat/136/729">136 STAT. 729</page> Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref>); (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding; (5) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies that (i) are leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their authorized vouchers, (ii) have low amounts of budget authority in their net restricted assets accounts and HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to other agencies, and (iii) are not participating in the Moving to Work demonstration, to enable such agencies to lease more vouchers; (6) for withheld payments in accordance with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in the previous calendar year that were subsequently paid by the public housing agency after the agency’s actual costs were validated; and (7) for public housing agencies that have experienced increased costs or loss of units in an area for which the President declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, relocation of witnesses (including victims of violent crimes) in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/106/569">Public Law 106–569</ref>, as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts made available under this paragraph for units assisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded under the “Project-Based Rental Assistance” heading under this title where the owner has received a Notice of Default and the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan <page identifier="/us/stat/136/730">136 STAT. 730</page> that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such tenant protection assistance made available under the preceding proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/t">42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,410,612,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no less than $2,380,612,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2022 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/276">Public Law 105–276</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the preceding proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/731">136 STAT. 731</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$459,000,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>), including necessary administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $10,000,000 shall be available only (1) for adjustments in the allocation for public housing agencies, after applications for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in Mainstream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen circumstances, and (2) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate the rental assistance for Mainstream families as a result of insufficient funding: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to non-elderly persons with disabilities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Of the amounts provided under paragraph (1) up to $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD–VASH to serve Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> amount shall be made available for renewal grants to recipients that received assistance under prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including data on the utilization of assistance reported by grant recipients: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such assistance shall be administered in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and modeled after the HUD–VASH program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall be authorized to waive, or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization of such rental assistance and other program data, as prescribed by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from awards under the Tribal HUD–VASH program under prior Acts to existing recipients under the Tribal HUD–VASH program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$50,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered <page identifier="/us/stat/136/732">136 STAT. 732</page> in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 203 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Veterans.</p></sidenote> That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>$30,000,000 shall be made available for the family unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of the Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available under this paragraph are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for new incremental voucher assistance: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the assistance made available under this subparagraph shall continue to remain available for family unification upon turnover; and</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be for new incremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That assistance made available under this subparagraph shall continue to remain available for such eligible youth upon turnover: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount made available under this subparagraph, up to $15,000,000 shall be available on a noncompetitive basis to public housing agencies that partner with public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible youth, that request such assistance to timely assist such eligible youth, and that meet any other criteria as specified by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall review utilization of the assistance made available under the preceding proviso, at an interval to be determined by the Secretary, and unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer needed shall be recaptured by the Secretary and reallocated pursuant to the preceding proviso:</proviso></content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1de07f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de07f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That for any public housing agency administering voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act under the family unification program, or made available and competitively selected under this paragraph, that determines that it no longer has an identified need for such assistance upon <page identifier="/us/stat/136/733">136 STAT. 733</page> turnover, such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency and reallocate it to any other public housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher assistance in connection with such specified program or eligible youth, as applicable;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$200,000,000 shall be made available for new incremental voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to be allocated pursuant to a method, as determined by the Secretary, which may include a formula that may include such factors as severe cost burden, overcrowding, substandard housing for very low-income renters, homelessness, and administrative capacity, where such allocation method shall include both rural and urban areas: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may specify additional terms and conditions to ensure that public housing agencies provide vouchers for use by survivors of domestic violence, or individuals and families who are homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11302/a">42 U.S.C. 11302(a)</ref>), or at risk of homelessness, as defined in section 401(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11360/1">42 U.S.C. 11360(1)</ref>);</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be for mobility-related services, as defined by the Secretary, for voucher families with children modeled after services provided in connection with the mobility demonstration authorized under section 235 of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall make funding available to public housing agencies on a competitive basis and shall give preference to public housing agencies with higher concentrations of housing choice voucher families with children residing in high-poverty neighborhoods: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may recapture from the public housing agencies unused balances based on utilization of such awards and reallocate such amounts to any other public housing agency or agencies based on need for such mobility-related services as identified under such competition; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de07f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>the Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing certificate fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading “<headingText>Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing</headingText>” and the heading “<headingText>Project-Based Rental Assistance</headingText>”, for fiscal year 2022 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal years that have been terminated shall be rescinded: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby <page identifier="/us/stat/136/734">136 STAT. 734</page> appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public housing fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de142ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For 2022 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/e">42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)</ref>) (the “Act”), and to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/d">42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)</ref>), $8,451,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de142ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$5,038,500,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund formula at <ref href="/us/cfr/t24/pt990">part 990 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, for 2022 payments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de142ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>$25,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate pursuant to a need-based application process notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject to such Operating Fund formula to public housing agencies that experience, or are at risk of, financial shortfalls, as determined by the Secretary: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That after all such shortfall needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any remaining funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata basis pursuant to such Operating Fund formula;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de142f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$3,200,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula at <ref href="/us/cfr/t24/s905.400">section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for funds provided under this paragraph, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers under the preceding proviso if the request is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting the request: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bonus awards.</p></sidenote> That from the funds made available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2022 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de142f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de142fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs, including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity, as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) occurring in fiscal year 2022, of which $45,000,000 shall be available for public housing agencies under administrative and judicial receiverships or under the control of a Federal monitor: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount made available under this paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/735">136 STAT. 735</page> That in<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de38ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de38cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> addition to the amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and security measures, any amounts that remain available, after all applications received on or before September 30, 2023, for emergency capital needs have been processed, shall be allocated to public housing agencies for such safety and security measures;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de38ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de38cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>$65,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing, including lead-based paint (by carrying out the activities of risk assessments, abatement, and interim controls, as those terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4851b">42 U.S.C. 4851b</ref>)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire safety: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de38cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> That not less than $25,000,000 of the amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded for evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of environmental review, a grant under this paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or activities under title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>) for purposes of section 26 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437x">42 U.S.C. 1437x</ref>) and shall be subject to the regulations implementing such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this paragraph shall be combined with amounts made available under the sixth paragraph under this heading in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) and shall be used in accordance with the purposes and requirements under this paragraph;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de38cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de38cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>$15,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, designated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk, as determined by the Secretary, for costs associated with public housing asset improvement, in addition to other amounts for that purpose provided under any heading under this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de38cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$33,000,000 shall be to support ongoing public housing financial and physical assessment activities:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1de38cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de38cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term “<term>obligate</term>” means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">choice neighborhoods initiative</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437v">42 U.S.C. 1437v</ref>) unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs, $350,000,000, to remain <page identifier="/us/stat/136/736">136 STAT. 736</page> available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than 20 percent of the amount of any grant made with amounts made available under this heading may be used for necessary supportive services notwithstanding subsection (d)(1)(L) of such section 24: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the use of amounts made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be for public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de40225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de40226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal, or private funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grantees may include local governments, Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de40227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437x">42 U.S.C. 1437x</ref>), and grants made with amounts available under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $175,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations, including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de40228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de40229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)</headingText>” in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4022a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4022b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4022c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall make grant awards not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437v/o">42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)</ref>), the Secretary may, until September 30, 2022, obligate any available unobligated balances made available under this heading in this or any prior Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">self-sufficiency programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de4504d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance related to Self-Sufficiency Programs, to remain available until September 30, 2025, $159,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de4504e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$109,000,000 shall be for the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/737">136 STAT. 737</page> section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437u">42 U.S.C. 1437u</ref>), to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4504f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or (c)(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of such Act, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That owners<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote> or sponsors of a multifamily property receiving project-based rental assistance under section 8 of such Act may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such procedures established pursuant to the preceding proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) of such Act and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de45055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide for supportive services, service coordinators, and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437z–6">42 U.S.C. 1437z–6</ref>) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4101/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de45056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initiative, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That funding provided under this paragraph shall be available for competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3122">29 U.S.C. 3122</ref>), and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de45059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a</ref>, 1437d), as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4505a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4505b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4505c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4505d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native american programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de4c58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/738">136 STAT. 738</page> of 1996 (in this heading “<headingText>NAHASDA</headingText>”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4111/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.</ref>), title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>) with respect to Indian tribes, and related training and technical assistance, $1,002,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de4c58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$772,000,000 shall be for the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4c590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4c591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4c592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4c593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de4c594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$150,000,000 shall be for competitive grants under the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall obligate such amount for competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply for funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in awarding amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider need and administrative capacity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation of housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a grant funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount not greater than $7,500,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any amounts transferred for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of such additional amounts in prior Acts may also be used for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing such additional amount;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de4eca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022 amounts made available in this Act for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from amounts made available for this purpose under this heading or under the heading “<headingText>Native American Housing Block Grants</headingText>” in prior Acts shall be available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de4eca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$72,086,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Development Block Grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 203 of this Act), not more than $5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed 20 percent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/739">136 STAT. 739</page> of any grant made with amounts made available in this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de4eca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$7,000,000 shall be for providing training and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally designated housing entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing units, for contract expertise, and for training and technical assistance related to amounts made available under this heading and other headings in this Act for the needs of Native American families and Indian country: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available in this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall be for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4212">25 U.S.C. 4212</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4eca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That amounts made available in this paragraph may be used, contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de4eca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch63">chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977), the amounts made available in this paragraph may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private organizations, agencies, institutions, and other technical assistance providers to support the administration of negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4116">25 U.S.C. 4116</ref>), the administration of the allocation formula under section 302 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4152">25 U.S.C. 4152</ref>), and the administration of performance tracking and reporting under section 407 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4167">25 U.S.C. 4167</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian housing loan guarantee fund program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–13a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a</ref>), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That an additional $500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for administrative contract expenses, including management processes to carry out the loan guarantee program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for fiscal year 2022 amounts made available in this and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–13a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a</ref>), that are unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, shall be available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native hawaiian housing block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.</ref>), $22,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under this heading in investment securities and other obligations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used <page identifier="/us/stat/136/740">136 STAT. 740</page> to provide rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–13b">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b</ref>), any part of which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in total loan principal: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may enter into commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from amounts made available under this heading in prior Acts and any remaining total loan principal guarantee limitation associated with such amounts in such prior Acts are hereby rescinded.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Planning and Development</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing opportunities for persons with aids</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de53aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12901/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.</ref>), $450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall renew or replace all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de53acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> That the process for submitting amendments and approving replacement contracts shall be established by the Secretary in a notice: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de53acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de53acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For assistance to States and units of general local government, and other entities, for economic and community development activities, and other purposes, $4,841,409,207, to remain available until September 30, 2025, unless otherwise specified: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $3,300,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>) (in this heading “<headingText>the Act</headingText>”): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de561de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds made available under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise <page identifier="/us/stat/136/741">136 STAT. 741</page> transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal considerations, but shall use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de561df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made available under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subsection (e)(2) of section 105: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a State under the first proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de561e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such activities based on the notice establishing the funding formula published in <ref href="/us/fr/84/16027">84 FR 16027</ref> (April 17, 2019) except that the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for 2019 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de561e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That of the total amount made available under this heading, $1,516,409,207 shall be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the amounts made available in the preceding proviso shall be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the obligation of funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de561e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de561e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development loan guarantees program account</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de587f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>), during fiscal year 2022, commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5308">42 U.S.C. 5308</ref>), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de587f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such commitment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of such section 108: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de587f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/742">136 STAT. 742</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">home investment partnerships program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12721/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.</ref>), $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 231(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12771/b">42 U.S.C. 12771(b)</ref>), all unobligated balances remaining from amounts recaptured pursuant to such section that remain available until expended shall be combined with amounts made available under this heading and allocated in accordance with the formula under section 217(b)(1)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12747/b/1/A">42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)</ref>):<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de5af07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de5af08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocations within 60 days after enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 218(g) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12748/g">42 U.S.C. 12748(g)</ref>) shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar year from 2016 through 2024 under that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 231(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12771/b">42 U.S.C. 12771(b)</ref>) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 through 2024 under that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">self–help and assisted homeownership opportunity program</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de5d619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12805">42 U.S.C. 12805 note</ref>), and for related activities and assistance, $62,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de5d61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$12,500,000 shall be for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under such section 11;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de5d61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$41,000,000 shall be for the second, third, and fourth capacity building entities specified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9816">42 U.S.C. 9816 note</ref>), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity building activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de5fd2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by national rural housing organizations having experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de5fd2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$4,000,000, shall be for a program to rehabilitate and modify the homes of disabled or low-income veterans, as authorized under section 1079 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2101">38 U.S.C. 2101 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de5fd2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> That the issuance of a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the amounts made available in this paragraph shall be completed not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and such amounts shall be awarded not later than 180 days after such issuance.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/743">136 STAT. 743</page></proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">homeless assistance grants</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de6725f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11360/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.</ref>), $3,213,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de67260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$290,000,000 shall be for the Emergency Solutions Grants program authorized under subtitle B of such title IV (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11371/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de67261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de67262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de67263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$2,809,000,000 shall be for the Continuum of Care program authorized under subtitle C of such title IV (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11381/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</ref>) and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11408">42 U.S.C. 11408</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of Care program to continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower performing projects to higher performing projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de67264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Incentives.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide incentives to create projects that coordinate with housing providers and healthcare organizations to provide permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program under this paragraph, not less than $52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing projects and supportive service projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible activities that the Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program under this heading in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances from prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-competitively renew or replace grants for youth homeless demonstration projects under the Continuum of Care program, notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the Continuum of Care program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de67265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$7,000,000 shall be for the national homeless data analysis project: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de67266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de67267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6301–6308">31 U.S.C. 6301–6308</ref>), the amounts made available under this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with such entities as may be determined by the Secretary, including public and private organizations, agencies, and institutions; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de67268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$107,000,000 shall be to implement projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to 25 communities with a priority for communities with substantial rural populations in up to eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount made available under this paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for youth homelessness system improvement grants to support communities, including but not limited to the communities assisted <page identifier="/us/stat/136/744">136 STAT. 744</page> under the matter preceding this proviso, in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness, or for improving their existing system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amount made available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be to provide technical assistance to communities, including but not limited to the communities assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter preceding such proviso, on improving system responses to youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data and performance measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in coordination with other technical assistance funds provided under this title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may use up to 10 percent of the amount made available under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of current technical assistance providers or to train new technical assistance providers with verifiable prior experience with systems and programs for youth experiencing homelessness:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1de67269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de6726a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Children, youth, and families.</p></sidenote> That youth aged 24 and under seeking assistance under this heading shall not be required to provide third party documentation to establish their eligibility under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11302">42 U.S.C. 11302</ref>) to receive services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth-serving providers funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any project funded under this heading to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for all matching funds requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de6726b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to provide funding for new projects, except for projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which they improve the continuum of care’s system performance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de6726c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior years, except for rental assistance amounts that were recaptured and made available until expended, shall be available for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.</proviso></continuation><page identifier="/us/stat/136/745">136 STAT. 745</page></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Housing Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">project-based rental assistance<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de6726d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>) (“the Act”), not otherwise provided for, $13,540,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2021 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2021), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11401">42 U.S.C. 11401</ref>), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $355,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/f">42 U.S.C. 1437(f)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary may also use such amounts in the preceding proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1/a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)</ref>); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</ref>); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1/f/2">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)</ref>); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013/d/2">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</ref>); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/pl/86/372">Public Law 86–372</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/73/667">73 Stat. 667</ref>); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/pl/86/372">Public Law 86–372</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/73/667">73 Stat. 667</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading “<headingText>Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing</headingText>”, or the heading “<headingText>Housing Certificate Fund</headingText>”, may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de6c08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/746">136 STAT. 746</page> to be available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing for the elderly</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>), for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q note</ref>), and for supportive services associated with the housing, $1,033,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amount made available under this heading, up to $125,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de70eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That any funding for existing service coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de70eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de70eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de70eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to remain available until September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the purposes authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be available for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 shall be used to expand the supply of intergenerational dwelling units (as such term is defined in section 202 of the Legacy Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q note</ref>)) for elderly caregivers raising children: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de70eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That for the purposes of the preceding proviso the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>) in order to facilitate the development of such units, except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/747">136 STAT. 747</page> up to $6,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to support preservation transactions of housing for the elderly originally developed with a capital advance and assisted by a project rental assistance contract under the provisions of section 202(c) of the Housing Act of 1959.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing for persons with disabilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/557">Public Law 95–557</ref>: <ref href="/us/stat/92/2090">92 Stat. 2090</ref>), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $352,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de735c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to remain available until September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing counseling assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $57,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de75cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts provided under this heading, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/748">136 STAT. 748</page> the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5401/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.</ref>), up to $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 620(e) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5419/e">42 U.S.C. 5419(e)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2022 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2022 appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de783e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary may assess and collect fees from any program participant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such collections shall be deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Housing Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mutual mortgage insurance program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That during fiscal year 2022, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de7aaf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2022, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–20/g">12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)</ref>), during fiscal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/749">136 STAT. 749</page> year 2022 the Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed zero.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general and special risk program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–3">12 U.S.C. 1715z–3</ref> and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That during fiscal year 2022, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Government National Mortgage Association</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">guarantees of mortgage–backed securities loan guarantee program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1721/g">12 U.S.C. 1721(g)</ref>), shall not exceed $900,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $33,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for necessary salaries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage Association: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de7d208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de7d209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2022, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de7d20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1716/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.</ref>) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Policy Development and Research</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701z–1/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.</ref>), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $125,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8202b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian <page identifier="/us/stat/136/750">136 STAT. 750</page> Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or universities for research projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8202c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contribution.</p></sidenote> That with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8202d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/282">Public Law 109–282</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t31">31 U.S.C. note</ref>) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3545/a/4/C">42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)</ref>) with respect to documentation of award decisions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8202e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8202f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de82030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That none of the funds provided under this heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That an additional $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for competitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in awarding grants under the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high rates of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to low-income individuals, including those with limited English proficiency or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to administer such assistance, and may select unfunded or partially funded eligible applicants identified in the previous competition: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de82031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with grant funds made available under this heading is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in rural areas.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fair housing activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</ref>), and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3616a">42 U.S.C. 3616a</ref>), $85,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de82032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop on-line courses and provide such training: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de82033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English <page identifier="/us/stat/136/751">136 STAT. 751</page> proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">lead hazard reduction</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de8bc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4852">42 U.S.C. 4852</ref>), and for related activities and assistance, $415,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$290,000,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not less than $95,000,000 shall be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>$90,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards, and mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards in housing of low-income families, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$5,000,000 of such amounts shall be for the implementation of projects in up to five communities that are served by both the Healthy Homes Initiative and the Department of Energy weatherization programs to demonstrate whether the coordination of Healthy Homes remediation activities with weatherization activities achieves cost savings and better outcomes in improving the safety and quality of homes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$15,000,000 of such amounts shall be for grants to experienced non-profit organizations, States, local governments, or public housing agencies for safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income elderly homeowners to enable them to remain in their primary residence: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount made available under this subparagraph no less than $5,000,000 shall be available to meet such needs in communities with substantial rural populations;</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4854">42 U.S.C. 4854</ref>, 4854a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be transferred to the heading “<headingText>Research and Technology</headingText>” for the purposes of conducting research and studies and for use in accordance with the provisos under that heading for non-competitive agreements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be for a lead-risk assessment demonstration for public housing agencies to conduct lead hazard screenings or lead-risk assessments during housing quality <page identifier="/us/stat/136/752">136 STAT. 752</page> standards inspections of units in which a family receiving assistance under section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)</ref>) resides or expects to reside, and has or expects to have a child under age 6 residing in the unit, while preserving rental housing availability and affordability; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de8bc7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon testing and mitigation safety demonstration program (the radon demonstration) in public housing: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the testing method, mitigation method, or action level used under the radon demonstration shall be as specified by applicable state or local law, if such law is more protective of human health or the environment than the method or level specified by the Secretary:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1de8bc7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>) and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program, or other demonstrations or programs under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, or under the heading “<headingText>Housing for the Elderly</headingText>” under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8bc7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de8bc7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> That each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading, except for amounts in paragraphs (2)(B) for home modification repairs and renovations, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still remaining available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Information Technology Fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1de931b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems and infrastructure, $323,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which up to $40,000,000 shall be for development, modernization, and enhancement projects, including planning for such projects: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de931b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> That not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under this heading for development, modernization, and enhancement may be obligated until the Secretary submits and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations approve a plan that—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>identifies for each development, modernization, and enhancement project to be funded from available balances, including carryover—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>plain language summaries of the project scope;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated total project cost; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>key milestones to be met; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>identifies for each major modernization project—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated life-cycle cost;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/753">136 STAT. 753</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>key milestones to be met through the project end date, including any identified system decommissioning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of the procurement strategy and governance structure for the project and the number of HUD staff and contractors supporting the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1de931bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de931bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>certification from the Chief Information Officer that each project is compliant with the Department’s enterprise architecture, life-cycle management and capital planning and investment control requirements:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1de931bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de931be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de931bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de931c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote> That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Secretary shall submit an updated report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate summarizing the status, cost and plan for all modernization projects; and for each major modernization project with an approved project plan, identifying—</proviso></continuation><level class="indentUp0 firstIndent3 fontsize10" id="y1de958d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter;</content></level> <level class="indentUp0 firstIndent3 fontsize10" id="y1de958d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any variances in cost, schedule (including procurement), or functionality from the previously approved project plan, reasons for such variances and estimated impact on total life-cycle costs; and</content></level> <level class="indentUp0 firstIndent3 fontsize10" id="y1de958d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work.</content></level> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $140,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Housing and Urban Development</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used during fiscal year 2022 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/754">136 STAT. 754</page> a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3545">42 U.S.C. 3545</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1811–1">12 U.S.C. 1811–1</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2022 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de9a6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de9a6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de9a6f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661/etseq">2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1de9ce07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1deb0688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required <page identifier="/us/stat/136/755">136 STAT. 755</page> low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1deb0689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phased Transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1deb068a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb068b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number and bedroom size of units</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb068c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For occupied units in the transferring project: The number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb068d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb068e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>For unoccupied units in the transferring project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb068f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb0690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become economically nonviable when complying with state or Federal requirements for community integration and reduced concentration of individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb0691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb0692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb0693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb0694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb0695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb0696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb0697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb0698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb0699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb069a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb069b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb069c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb069d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb069e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/756">136 STAT. 756</page> of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb069f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>)) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1deb06a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb06a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the terms “low-income” and “very low-income” shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>multifamily housing project</term>” means housing that meets one of the following conditions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>), as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>project-based assistance</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/b">42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q/c/2">12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013/d/2">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb06b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the term “<term>receiving project or projects</term>” means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/757">136 STAT. 757</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb2dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the term “<term>transferring project</term>” means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb2dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1deb2dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb2dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1deb7be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) to any individual who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>));</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is under 24 years of age;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>is not a veteran;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>is unmarried;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>does not have a dependent child;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437a/b/3/E">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)</ref>) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deb7bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1deb7bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb7bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</ref>), from private sources, or from an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>)), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb7bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deb7bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Eligibility.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The funds made available for Native Alaskans under paragraph (1) under the heading “<headingText>Native American Programs</headingText>” in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under paragraph (2) of such heading.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2022, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are <page identifier="/us/stat/136/758">136 STAT. 758</page> attached to any dwelling units in the property.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deba303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deba304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deba305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government that such a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section “MAHRAA”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>), and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deba306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1deba307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described in this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debca18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g">42 USC 1437g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement, and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/d">42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)</ref>,(e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/g/1">42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1)</ref>, (2)): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debca19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1debca1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts “Executive Offices”, “Administrative Support Offices”, “Program Offices”, “Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account”, and “Office of Inspector General” within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/759">136 STAT. 759</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notices.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3545a">42 USC 3545a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2022, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2022, the Secretary may make the NOFO available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government website or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for any office under the headings “Administrative Support Offices” or “Program Offices” to any other such office under such headings: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> That no appropriation for any such office under such headings shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1debf136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 3 business days in advance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1ded02a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Any entity receiving housing assistance payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of any property covered under a housing assistance payment contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded02aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) or a contract for similar project-based assistance—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) score of 60 or less; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies identified by the inspector at the project have been corrected.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1ded02af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>), but shall not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/13">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)</ref>) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g">42 U.S.C. 1437g</ref>).</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded02b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1ded02b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timetable.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate Assessment Center (“REAC”) inspection, the Secretary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded02b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>At the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/760">136 STAT. 760</page> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded02b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p></sidenote><content>impose civil money penalties, which shall be used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as designated by the Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the property affected by the penalty;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, who will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is offered;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>transfer the existing section 8 contract to another project or projects and owner or owners;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions or debarments from Federal programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>work with the owner, lender, or other related party to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>take any other regulatory or contractual remedies available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded02c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety after written notice to the affected tenants.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (“MAHRAA”); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded02cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded02ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS physical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within the past 36 months. The report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identification of the enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money <page identifier="/us/stat/136/761">136 STAT. 761</page> <p class="fontsize10" id="x1ded02d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">penalties and termination of subsidies, and identification of properties that have such conditions multiple times;</p></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identification of actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ded02d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any administrative or legislative recommendations to further improve the living conditions at properties covered under a housing assistance payment contract.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1ded02d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, and the second report shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal of the first report.</continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded29e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded29e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded29e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act and provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Association, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a State.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5302">42 U.S.C. 5302</ref>)) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5306">42 U.S.C. 5306</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available by this Act that are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made available to that Office subject to reprogramming requirements in section 405 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used for awards, including performance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban <page identifier="/us/stat/136/762">136 STAT. 762</page> Development subject to administrative discipline (including suspension from work), in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the effective date of any such administrative discipline or after any final decision over-turning such discipline.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226. </inline> </num><content class="inline">With respect to grant amounts awarded under the heading “<headingText>Homeless Assistance Grants</headingText>” for fiscal years 2015 through 2022 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipient’s CoC program.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded50f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1ded7808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>From amounts made available under this title under the heading “<headingText>Homeless Assistance Grants</headingText>”, the Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11381/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</ref>) to transition from one Continuum of Care program component to another.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ded7809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded780a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ded780b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum of care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Promise Zone designations and Promise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to establish and apply review criteria, including rating factors or preference points, for participation in or coordination with EnVision Centers, in the evaluation, selection, and award of any funds made available and requiring competitive selection under this Act, except with respect to any such funds otherwise authorized for EnVision Center purposes under this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the amounts made available in this Act may be used to consider Family Self-Sufficiency performance measures or performance scores in determining funding awards for programs receiving Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinator funding provided in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any public housing agency designated as a Moving to Work agency pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL/s239">section 239 of division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/2897">129 Stat. 2897</ref>) may, upon such designation, use funds (except for special purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by the public housing agency or funds held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/1321">110 Stat. 1321</ref>–28), notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Public Housing Fund</headingText>” for competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this Act or that remain available and not <page identifier="/us/stat/136/763">136 STAT. 763</page> awarded from prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, voluntary agreement, or similar document for a violation of the Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this title may be used to issue rules or guidance in contravention of <ref href="/us/pl/115/254/s1210">section 1210 of Public Law 115–254</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3442">132 Stat. 3442</ref>) or section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5155">42 U.S.C. 5155</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref>) for the “Choice Neighborhoods Initiative” that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to remain available through fiscal year 2023 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2015 through 2017.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (<ref href="/us/fr/80/42272">80 Fed. Reg. 42272</ref> (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool” (<ref href="/us/fr/79/57949">79 Fed. Reg. 57949</ref> (September 26, 2014)).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dee3b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The language under the heading “<headingText>Rental Assistance Demonstration</headingText>” in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/55">Public Law 112–55</ref>), as most recently amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 USC 1437f note</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee3b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>after the seventeenth proviso, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new proviso: “<quotedText><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That conversions of assistance under the following provisos herein shall be considered as the ‘Second Component’ and shall be authorized for fiscal year 2012 and thereafter:</proviso></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee3b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the nineteenth proviso, as reordered above, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following four provisos: “<quotedText><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vouchers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> owners of properties assisted under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act, or section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, for which an event after October 1, 2006 has caused or results in the termination of rental assistance or affordability restrictions and the issuance of tenant protection vouchers under section 8(o) of the Act shall be eligible, subject to requirements established by the Secretary, for conversion of assistance available for such vouchers or assistance contracts to assistance under a long term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> owners of properties with a project rental assistance contract under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 shall be eligible, subject to requirements established by the Secretary, including but not limited to the subordination, restructuring, or both, of any capital advance documentation, including any note, mortgage, use agreement or other agreements, evidencing or securing a capital advance previously provided by the Secretary under section 202(c)(1) of the Housing Act of 1959 as necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while maintaining the affordability period and the designation of the property as serving elderly persons, and tenant consultation procedures, for conversion of assistance available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/764">136 STAT. 764</page> for such assistance contracts to assistance under a long term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> owners of properties with a project rental assistance contract under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, shall be eligible, subject to requirements established by the Secretary, including but not limited to the subordination, restructuring, or both, of any capital advance documentation, including any note, mortgage, use agreement or other agreements, evidencing or securing a capital advance previously provided by the Secretary under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act as necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while maintaining the affordability period and the designation of the property as serving persons with disabilities, and tenant consultation procedures, for conversion of assistance contracts to assistance under a long term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> long term project-based subsidy contracts under section 8 of the Act which are established under this Second Component shall have a term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>), or, subject to agreement of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act, to which the limitation under subsection (B) of section 8(o)(13) of the Act shall not apply and for which the Secretary may waive or alter the provisions of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of the Act:</proviso></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee3b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>after the twenty-third proviso, as reordered above, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new proviso: “<quotedText><proviso><i>Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee3b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may waive or alter the requirements of section 8(c)(1)(A) of the Act for contracts provided to properties converting assistance from section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 or section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act as necessary to ensure the ongoing provision and coordination of services or to avoid a reduction in project subsidy:</proviso></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee3b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in the twenty-ninth proviso, as reordered above, by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee3b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>heading ‘<headingText>Housing for the Elderly</headingText>’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>headings ‘Housing for the Elderly’ and ‘Housing for Persons with Disabilities’ </quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee3b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 811 project rental assistance contract</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 202 project rental assistance contract</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="237"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 237. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee6280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For fiscal year 2022, if the Secretary determines or has determined, for any prior formula grant allocation administered by the Secretary through the Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, or Housing, that a recipient received an allocation greater than the amount such recipient should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such funding error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/765">136 STAT. 765</page> (b) reallocating any available balances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient’s eligibility under the next applicable formula allocation cycle: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula allocation cycle: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee6281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote></proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That the term “<term>next applicable formula allocation cycle</term>” means the first formula allocation cycle for a program that is reasonably available for correction following such a Secretarial determination: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee6282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote></proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That if, upon request by a recipient and giving consideration to all Federal resources available to the recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary determines that the offset in the next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient’s ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula allocation cycles.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="238"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 238.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee6283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescissions.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1dee8994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Housing and Urban Development from title II of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee8995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Management and Administration—Executive Offices”, $4,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dee8996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Management and Administration—Administrative Support Offices”, $25,000,000.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="239"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 239.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee8997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dee8998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1deed7b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary may, upon a finding that a waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of funds made available in paragraph (8) under the heading “<headingText>Tenant-Based Rental Assistance</headingText>” in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), waive or specify alternative requirements, other than requirements related to tenant rights and protections, rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deed7ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>section 214(d)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1436a/d/2">42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)(2)</ref>), and regulatory provisions related to the timing of when documentation verifying eligibility must be obtained;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deed7bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 576(a), (b), and (c) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13661/a">42 U.S.C. 13661(a)</ref>, (b), and (c)), and regulatory provisions related to the verification of eligibility, eligibility requirements, and the admissions process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deed7bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/6/A">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)</ref>) and regulatory provisions related to the administration of waiting lists, local preferences, and the initial term and extensions of tenant-based vouchers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deed7bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>section 8(o)(7)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/7/A">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(7)(A)</ref>) and regulatory provisions related to the initial lease term;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deed7be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>section 8(o)(8) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/8">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)</ref>) and regulatory provisions related to related to the timing of the initial inspection of a unit to allow for pre-inspections;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/766">136 STAT. 766</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deefecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>section 8(o)(13)(J) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/13/J">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(J)</ref>) and regulatory provisions related to the selection of tenants for project-based assistance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deefed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>section 8(r)(B)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/r/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)(B)(i)</ref>) and regulatory provisions related to portability moves by non-resident applicants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deefed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>section 16(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437n/b">42 U.S.C. 1437n(b)</ref>) and regulatory provisions related to the eligibility and targeting of families for tenant-based assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1deefed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>regulatory provisions related to the establishment of payment standards.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x1deefed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Access Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s792">29 U.S.C. 792</ref>), $9,750,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Maritime Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s46107">46 U.S.C. 46107</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, $32,869,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed $3,500 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Railroad Passenger Corporation</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 U.S.C. App. 3</ref>), $26,248,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the Government under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1001">section 1001 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/767">136 STAT. 767</page> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1def24e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1def24e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote>That concurrent with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2023, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2023 in similar format and substance to budget requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Transportation Safety Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, $121,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8101–8107">42 U.S.C. 8101–8107</ref>), $163,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That an additional $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for the promotion and development of shared equity housing models.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Surface Transportation Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $39,152,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the amounts made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting <page identifier="/us/stat/136/768">136 STAT. 768</page> collections are received during fiscal year 2022, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $37,902,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Interagency Council on Homelessness</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,800,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1def9a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1defe837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1defe838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1defe839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1defe83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1defe83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or “new age” belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1defe83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1defe83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1defe83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1df05d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain <page identifier="/us/stat/136/769">136 STAT. 769</page> available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates a new program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df05d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1df05d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df05d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the report shall include—</proviso></continuation><continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1df05d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  </continuation><level class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1df05d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;</content></level> <level class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1df05d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df05d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, the table accompanying the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), accompanying reports of the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations, or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations, whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which new budget (obligational) authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and</content></level> <level class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1df05d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></level> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2022 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2022 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for each such account <page identifier="/us/stat/136/770">136 STAT. 770</page> for the purposes authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df05d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df05d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure requests.</p></sidenote> That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df08490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Eminent domain.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (<ref href="/us/pl/107/118">Public Law 107–118</ref>) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="409"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 409.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df08491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8301–8305">41 U.S.C. 8301–8305</ref>, popularly known as the “Buy American Act”).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="410"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 410. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8301–8305">41 U.S.C. 8301–8305</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="411"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 411.</inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="412"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 412. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df0aba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df0aba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df0aba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of this section the term “<term>international conference</term>” shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="413"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 413. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/771">136 STAT. 771</page> authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1914">section 1914 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="414"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 414.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df0d2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df0d2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df0d2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="415"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 415.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df0f9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df0f9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df0f9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df0f9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df0f9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df0f9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="416"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 416. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df120de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df120df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="417"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 417. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Within the amounts appropriated in this Act, funding shall be allocated in the amounts specified for those projects and purposes delineated in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="418"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 418. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used in contravention of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s306108">section 306108 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="419"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 419. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df120e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df120e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df120e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge <page identifier="/us/stat/136/772">136 STAT. 772</page> for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="420"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 420.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df147f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df147f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="421"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 421. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/102/240">Public Law 102–240</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/105/2032">105 Stat. 2032</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/109/597">109 Stat. 597</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/293">118 Stat. 293</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/3018">133 Stat. 3018</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clauses (i) and (iv) of subsection (c)(38)(A),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subsection (c)(37),</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="422"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 422. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df16f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescissions.</p></sidenote> remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2022, from amounts made available to the Department of Transportation under the heading “<headingText>Federal Transit Administration—Capital Investment Grants</headingText>” in division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2022, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and shall be available for the same purposes and under the same authorities for which such amounts were originally provided in <ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="423"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 423. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1df19616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The second proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—National Infrastructure Investments</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df19617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1413">135 Stat. 1413</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df19618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to remain until September</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to remain available until September</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df19619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to remain available September</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to remain available until September</quotedText>”:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1df1961a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></continuation></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="424"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 424. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grants</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df1961b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1413">135 Stat. 1413</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 6203</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 6703</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously <page identifier="/us/stat/136/773">136 STAT. 773</page> designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="425"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 425. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1df1e43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII/s801">Section 801 of title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df1e43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df1e43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1414">135 Stat. 1414</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the programs administered by the Office of Multimodal Infrastructure and Freight may be transferred to an ‘Office of Multimodal Infrastructure and Freight’ account, to remain available until expended, for the necessary expenses of award, administration, or oversight of any discretionary financial assistance programs funded under this title in this Act or division A of this Act: <proviso><i>Provided</i>,</proviso></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the programs administered by the Office of the Secretary may be transferred to an ‘Operational Support’ account, to remain available until expended, for the necessary expenses of (1) coordination of the implementation of any division of this Act or (2) the award, administration, or oversight of any financial assistance programs funded under this title in this Act or divisions A, B, C, or G of this Act: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That amounts transferred pursuant to the authority in this section are available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>,</proviso></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df1e43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df1e440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1415">135 Stat. 1415</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df1e441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Office of Multimodal Infrastructure and Freight</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Office of the Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df1e442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 6203</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 6703</quotedText>”:</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1df1e443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></continuation></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="426"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 426. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1df20b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration—Highway Infrastructure Program</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df20b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1419">135 Stat. 1419</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Programs</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/774">136 STAT. 774</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="427"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 427. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1df2a796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The matter under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration—Highway Infrastructure Program</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1420">135 Stat. 1420</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the third proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>administrations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>administration</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1420">135 Stat. 1420</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the fourth proviso, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and shall remain available until expended</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>in the same account</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1420">135 Stat. 1420</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>construction program: <proviso><i>Provided further</i>,</proviso></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>construction program: <proviso><i>Provided</i>,</proviso></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1422">135 Stat. 1422</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the ninth proviso in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>withdrawn from a State under the preceding proviso</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>withdrawn from a State under the sixth proviso of this paragraph in this Act</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within the State under the preceding proviso</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within the State under such proviso</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>withdrawn under the preceding proviso</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>withdrawn under such proviso</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under the second proviso under this paragraph</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under the second proviso of this paragraph</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>withheld or withdrawn under the preceding proviso:</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>withheld or withdrawn under the sixth proviso of this paragraph in this Act:</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1423">135 Stat. 1423</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the sixteenth proviso in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>publically accessible</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>publicly accessible</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1425">135 Stat. 1425</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the twenty-first proviso in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>twenty-fourth proviso</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>twenty-sixth proviso</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1425">135 Stat. 1425</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the twenty-fourth proviso in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nineteenth proviso</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>twenty-first proviso</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1426">135 Stat. 1426</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the thirtieth proviso in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>previous proviso</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>preceding proviso</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1428">135 Stat. 1428</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the fourth proviso in paragraph (9)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>third proviso in this</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>third proviso of this</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this heading:</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this paragraph in this Act:</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2a7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2a7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1428">135 Stat. 1428</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the fifth proviso in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in this paragraph in this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in this paragraph of this Act</quotedText>”:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1df2a7b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></continuation></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="428"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 428. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1df2cec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The matter under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/775">136 STAT. 775</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2cec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2cec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1433">135 Stat. 1433</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the third proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall be made available for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall be made available for appropriate costs required for</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df2cec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2cec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1433">135 Stat. 1433</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in the seventh proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the capital costs of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the costs of</quotedText>”:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1df2cec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></continuation></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="429"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 429. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The matter under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the second proviso,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2f5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1434">135 Stat. 1434</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this heading in this Act shall be made available for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this heading in this Act shall be made available for appropriate costs required for</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="430"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 430. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df2f5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1436">135 Stat. 1436</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>section 24911</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="431"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 431. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The eighth proviso under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration—Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df31ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1443">135 Stat. 1443</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transferred pursuant to the authority in this section in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the preceding proviso</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/776">136 STAT. 776</page> of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="432"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 432.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df31cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds previously made available in chapter 9 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</ref>, division A; <ref href="/us/stat/127/36">127 Stat. 36</ref>) under the heading “<headingText>Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund</headingText>” that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to remain available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df31ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="433"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 433. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1df343fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Any obligated balances from amounts made available for project-based vouchers under the heading “<headingText>Permanent Supportive Housing</headingText>” in chapter 6 of <ref href="/us/pl/110/252/tIII">title III of Public Law 110–252</ref> may be used for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)</ref>).</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION N—UKRAINE

Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Foreign Agricultural Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">food for peace title ii grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Food for Peace Title II Grants”, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Industry and Security</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operations and Administration”, $22,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df36b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df36b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Bureau of Industry and Security shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may not be used to increase the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/777">136 STAT. 777</page> number of permanent positions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used to appoint such temporary personnel as may be necessary without regard to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing appointments in the competitive service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df36b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Personnel </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df36b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">appointments.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to appoint such temporary personnel, after serving continuously for one year, to positions in the Bureau of Industry and Security in the same manner that competitive service employees with competitive status are considered for transfer, reassignment, or promotion to such positions and an individual appointed under this provision shall become a career-conditional employee, unless the employee has already completed the service requirements for career tenure.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Legal Activities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, general legal activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities”, $9,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may not be used to increase the number of permanent positions.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, united states attorneys</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may not be used to increase the number of permanent positions.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Security Division</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $1,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may not be used to increase the number of permanent positions.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Bureau of Investigation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $43,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/778">136 STAT. 778</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Army”, $130,377,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Navy”, $11,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Marine Corps”, $3,079,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Air Force”, $50,396,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $1,113,234,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $202,797,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps”, $21,440,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $415,442,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/779">136 STAT. 779</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Space Force”, $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $311,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Air Force”, $213,693,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Defense-Wide”, $14,259,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy”, $31,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force”, $47,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $51,745,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Working Capital Funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Working Capital Funds”, $409,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/780">136 STAT. 780</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this title, there is appropriated $3,500,000,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which may be transferred to accounts under the headings “Operation and Maintenance” and “Procurement”, for replacement of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for defense services of the Department of Defense and military education and training, provided to the Government of Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df42e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df42e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of such transfers not less than 30 days before any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df42e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df45578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote> Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall carry out reviews of the activities of the Department of Defense to execute funds appropriated in this Act, including assistance provided to Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df45579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the Inspector General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written report not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENERGY PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1df4557a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Departmental Administration”, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Department of Energy, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df4557b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authority provided under this heading are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/781">136 STAT. 781</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Offices</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of terrorism and financial intelligence</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Financial Crimes Enforcement Network</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $19,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1df47c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Diplomatic Programs”, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading “<headingText>Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service</headingText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>” for cybersecurity and related information technology investments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df47c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df47c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Asset seizure.</p></sidenote> funds appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be made available, as appropriate, to enhance the capacity of the Department of State to identify the assets of Russian and other oligarchs related to the situation in Ukraine, and to coordinate with the Department of the Treasury in seizing or freezing such assets.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/782">136 STAT. 782</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Agency for Global Media</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international broadcasting operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Broadcasting Operations”, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including to enhance the capacity of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America, and other United States broadcasting entities and independent grantee organizations.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses”, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $2,650,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including the provision of emergency food and shelter, and for assistance for other vulnerable populations and communities.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transition initiatives</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Transition Initiatives”, $120,000,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/783">136 STAT. 783</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic support fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $647,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including direct financial support: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, $1,120,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance and related programs for Ukraine and other countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5801">22 U.S.C. 5801</ref>) and section 3(c) of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5402/c">22 U.S.C. 5402(c)</ref>)).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">migration and refugee assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, to assist refugees from Ukraine and for additional support for other vulnerable populations and communities.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international narcotics control and law enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign military financing program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Foreign Military Financing Program”, $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2601"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2601. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df518cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318/a/1">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$3,000,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2602"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2602. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df518d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, section 614(a)(4)(A)(ii) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2364">22 U.S.C. 2364</ref>) shall be applied <page identifier="/us/stat/136/784">136 STAT. 784</page> by substituting “$500,000,000” for “$250,000,000” and section 614(a)(4)(C) shall be applied by substituting “$100,000,000” for “$50,000,000”, by substituting “$500,000,000” for “$250,000,000”, by substituting “$750,000,000” for “$500,000,000”, and by substituting “$1,250,000,000” for “$1,000,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2603"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2603. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df518d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, the President may transfer excess defense articles to Ukraine and to allies and partners in Europe pursuant to section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321j">22 U.S.C. 2321j</ref>) without regard to the notification requirement in section 516(f)(1) of such Act and the monetary limitation in section 516(g) of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df518d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> not later than 30 days after such a transfer has occurred, the President shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the items transferred, pursuant to the specifications in section 516(f) of such Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2604"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2604.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df566f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine and for other assistance for vulnerable populations and communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df566f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Transition Initiatives”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under such headings and with funds available under the headings “Complex Crises Fund” and “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs” for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine and to respond to humanitarian needs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df566f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” for activities related to public engagement, messaging, and countering disinformation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df566f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>The transfer authorities provided by this title are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df566f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df566f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>The exercise of the transfer authorities provided by this title shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df566f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df566fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities provided under this title are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2605"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2605. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1df58e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df58e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> appropriated by this title under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “International Broadcasting Operations”, “Operating Expenses”, “International Disaster Assistance”, “Transition Initiatives”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the Department of State, United States Agency for Global Media, and the United States Agency for International Development for obligations incurred related to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine under such headings prior to the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/785">136 STAT. 785</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2606"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2606.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df5dc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>During fiscal year 2022, direct loans under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be made available for Ukraine and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, gross obligations for the principal amounts of which shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote> funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” in this title and unobligated balances of funds made available under such heading in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such loans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and may include the costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or any agency of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> the Government of the United States may charge fees for such loans, which shall be collected from borrowers in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no funds made available by this or any other appropriations Act for this fiscal year or prior fiscal years may be used for payment of any fees associated with such loans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> such loans shall be repaid in not more than 12 years, including a grace period of up to one year on repayment of principal: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, interest for such loans may be charged at a rate determined by the Secretary of State, except that such rate may not be less than the prevailing interest rate on marketable Treasury securities of similar maturity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this subsection for such costs shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df5dc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” in this title and unobligated balances of funds made available under such heading in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available, notwithstanding the third proviso under such heading, for the costs of loan guarantees under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act for Ukraine and NATO allies, which are authorized to be provided: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of commercial loans, and total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $4,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That no loan guarantee with respect to any one borrower may exceed 80 percent of the loan principal: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any loan guaranteed under this subsection may not be subordinated to another debt contracted by the borrower or to any other claims against the borrower in the case of default: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> repayment in United States dollars of any loan guaranteed under this subsection shall be required within a period not to exceed 12 years after the loan agreement is signed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> the Government of the United States may charge fees for such loan guarantees, as may be determined, notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act, which shall be collected from borrowers or third parties on behalf of such borrowers in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/786">136 STAT. 786</page> this subsection for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df5dc36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df5dc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of this section shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2607"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2607. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df60349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds appropriated by this title: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the United States Agency for Global Media Chief Executive Officer shall submit a separate report not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act for funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6034a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6034b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6034c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> such reports shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2024, and every 120 days thereafter until all funds have been expended.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2701"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2701. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2702"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2702. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2703"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2703. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2704"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2704.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1df69f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df69f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional Leadership a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>a description of United States Government assistance provided to the security forces of the Government of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting the Ukrainian people as they defend their territorial integrity and sovereignty, and to counter ongoing Russian aggression, including:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df69f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of Ukrainian security requirements and capabilities gaps the assistance seeks to fill; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>formal requests from the Government of Ukraine for specific defense articles and services as of the date of enactment;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description, to the extent practicable, of other assistance, including lethal assistance, Ukraine has received since December 1, 2021, from foreign governments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of United States Government diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a detailed description of United States Government policies aimed at supporting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and other European partners threatened <page identifier="/us/stat/136/787">136 STAT. 787</page> by the government of the Russian Federation and its proxies and increased strain from the humanitarian crisis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a plan to replenish stocks of U.S. origin defense articles transferred by NATO or its member states to Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df69f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.<sidenote><p>Plan.</p></sidenote></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df69f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Every 90 days after the release of the first report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional Leadership a report that includes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a detailed description of defense articles transferred or scheduled to be transferred by the United States to the Government of Ukraine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df69f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a detailed description of U.S. origin defense articles transferred by NATO or its member states under U.S. authorization to the Government of Ukraine during the reporting period.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df69f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df69f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the House Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2705"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2705. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1df69f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each amount provided by this division is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 DIVISION O—EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>FLOOD INSURANCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df6c6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financing</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4016/a">42 U.S.C. 4016(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df6c6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Expiration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4026">42 U.S.C. 4026</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>IMMIGRATION<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6c6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> EXTENSIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6c6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324a">8 USC 1324a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>E-VERIFY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2015”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6c6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 USC 1101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NON-MINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subclauses (II) and (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/27/C/ii">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2015”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/788">136 STAT. 788</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6c6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 USC 1182 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subclauses 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 U.S.C. 1182 note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2015”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6edc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6edc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df6edc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1184">8 USC 1184 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>H–2B SUPPLEMENTAL VISAS EXEMPTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1184/g/1/B">8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)</ref>), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon the determination that the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied in fiscal year 2022 with United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, may increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/15/H/ii/b">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)</ref>) in such fiscal year above such limitation by not more than the highest number of H–2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H–2B returning worker program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical limitation.</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>LIVESTOCK REPORTING EXTENSION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df714d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1636i">7 U.S.C. 1636i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2020</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df714d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1635">7 U.S.C. 1635 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/106/78">Public Law 106–78</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2020</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>TVPA EXTENSION</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3014/a">Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 11, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df762fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory Paygo Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df762fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate Paygo Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df762fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/789">136 STAT. 789</page> budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be estimated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df762fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df762fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df762ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION P—HEALTH PROVISIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>PUBLIC HEALTH</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>National Disaster Medical System</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS FOR NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–11/c/4/B">42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Synthetic Nicotine</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><heading>FDA AUTHORITY OVER PRODUCTS CONTAINING NICOTINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df7ff40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tobacco Product Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 201(rr) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321/rr">21 U.S.C. 321(rr)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df7ff41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or containing nicotine from any source,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>from tobacco</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df7ff42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df7ff43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The term ‘<term>tobacco product</term>’ does not mean an article that is a food under paragraph (f), if such article contains no nicotine, or no more than trace amounts of naturally occurring nicotine.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df82654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability to Certain Products</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 901(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387a/b">21 U.S.C. 387a(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>This chapter shall also apply to any tobacco product containing nicotine that is not made or derived from tobacco.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df82655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321">21 USC 321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df82657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387j">21 USC 387j note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Applications for Previously Marketed Products</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df82659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition period for all products</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a tobacco product that contains nicotine from any source other than tobacco and that was being marketed in the United States within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, such product shall not be considered to be in violation of section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387j">21 U.S.C. 387j</ref>) (relating to applications for review of certain tobacco products) during the 60-day period following the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df8265a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of applications</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/790">136 STAT. 790</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df8265b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition for continuing to market a product described in paragraph (1) after the 60-day period specified in such paragraph, during the 30-day period beginning on the effective date specified in subsection (c), the manufacturer shall submit a new tobacco product application under section 910(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387j/b">21 U.S.C. 387j(b)</ref>) with respect to such product.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df8265c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition period</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), with respect to a tobacco product for which an application is submitted as described in subparagraph (A), the manufacturer of such product may continue to market such product during the 90-day period beginning on the effective date specified in subsection (c).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df8265d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of Health and Human Services previously denied an application under section 910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387j/c/2">21 U.S.C. 387j(c)(2)</ref>), refused to file an application under section 910(b) of such Act, or withdrew an order under section 910(d) of such Act for a previous version of a tobacco product that used nicotine made or derived from tobacco, such product is not eligible for continued marketing under subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df8265e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">End of transition period</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the effective date specified in subsection (c), a tobacco product described in paragraph (1) (including such a tobacco product that is the subject of a pending application under section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387j">21 U.S.C. 387j</ref>)) is in violation of such section 910 if such tobacco product does not have an order in effect under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df8265f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321">21 USC 321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Existing Requirements for Tobacco Products</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any regulation promulgated or related guidance issued, in whole or part, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>) before the date that is 30 days after such date of enactment, the term “<term>tobacco product</term>” shall have the meaning of, and shall be deemed amended to reflect the meaning of, such term as defined in section 201(rr) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321/rr">21 U.S.C. 321(rr)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a). Products that are tobacco products under such section 201(rr), as so amended, shall be subject to all requirements of regulations for tobacco products. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish a notice in the Federal Register to update the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect such deemed amendment to existing regulations and guidance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df82666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Achievability</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 907(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387g/b/1">21 U.S.C. 387g(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, including with regard to any differences related to the technical achievability of compliance with such standard for products in the same class containing nicotine not made or derived from tobacco and products containing nicotine made or derived from tobacco</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="112">SEC. 112. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df82667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387v">21 USC 387v</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTING ON TOBACCO REGULATION ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df910c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2022 and each subsequent fiscal year for which fees are collected under section 919 of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/791">136 STAT. 791</page> Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387s">21 U.S.C. 387s</ref>), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, not later than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year, prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, an annual report that contains the information required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df910c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall contain the following information for the previous fiscal year:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Total annual user fee collections.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Total amount of fees obligated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The amount of unobligated carryover balance from fees collected.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>The amount obligated by the Center for Tobacco Products for each of the following activities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Compliance and enforcement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Public education campaigns.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Scientific research and research infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Communications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Leadership, management oversight, and administrative services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Related overhead activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>The numbers of applications, categorized by class of tobacco product and review pathway under sections 905, 910, and 911 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387e">21 U.S.C. 387e</ref>; 387j; 387k), that were—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df910d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>submitted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>pending;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>accepted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>refused to file;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>withdrawn;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>denied;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>authorized for marketing under an order;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>issued a deficiency letter or environmental information request letter; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>referred to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The number and titles of draft and final guidance documents and proposed and final regulations issued on topics related to the process for the review of tobacco product applications, whether such regulations and guidance documents were issued as required by statute or by other legal or regulatory requirements, and whether the issuance met the deadlines set forth by the applicable statute or other requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The number and titles of public meetings related to the review of tobacco product applications by the Center for Tobacco Products or other offices or centers within the Food and Drug Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The number of pre-submission meetings relating to applications under section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387j">21 U.S.C. 387j</ref>), including the number of meeting requests received, the number of meetings held, and the median amount of time between when such meeting requests were made and when the requests were granted or denied.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/792">136 STAT. 792</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The number of full-time equivalent employees funded pursuant to fees collected under section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387s">21 U.S.C. 387s</ref>), including identification of the centers and offices within the Food and Drug Administration in which such positions are located.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The number of inspections and investigations conducted at domestic and foreign establishments required to register under section 905 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387e">21 U.S.C. 387e</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df937f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>The total number of compliance and enforcement actions issued or taken with respect to tobacco products, including warning letters, civil money penalties, no-tobacco-sale orders, and other enforcement actions (including seizures, injunctions, and criminal prosecution).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df937f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df937f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make the reports required under this section available to the public on the website of the Food and Drug Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df937f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df937f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Reporting under this section shall include best estimates for any reporting category for which the Food and Drug Administration does not have precise calculations. Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df937f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df937f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote> best estimates shall be accompanied with an explanatory statement for why the Food and Drug Administration does not have access to, or cannot calculate, the exact figure and a date by which the Food and Drug Administration will update its internal accounting procedures to allow for such reporting. If a category is successfully reported by the Food and Drug Administration with regard to another type of user fee but is provided a best estimate by the Center for Tobacco Products, the explanatory statement shall include information regarding how the Food and Drug Administration will align systems and apply learning across the agency to allow for accurate reporting.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Drug Discount Program</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df937fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s256b">42 USC 256b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ELIGIBILITY EXCEPTION FOR THE DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM DUE TO THE COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df9d43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df9d43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a hospital described in subsection (b) that, with respect to cost reporting periods that begin during fiscal year 2020 or a subsequent fiscal year, but do not end after December 31, 2022, does not meet the applicable requirement for the disproportionate share adjustment percentage described in subsection (c) by reason of the COVID–19 public health emergency, but otherwise meets the requirements for being a covered entity under subparagraph (L), (M), or (O) of subsection (a)(4) of section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s256b">42 U.S.C. 256b</ref>) and is in compliance with all other requirements of the program under such section, shall be deemed a covered entity for purposes of such section for the period—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act (or, if later, with the first of such cost reporting periods for which the hospital does not so meet such applicable requirement for the disproportionate share adjustment percentage, but otherwise meets all other such requirements for being such a covered entity and of such program); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/793">136 STAT. 793</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ending with the last of such cost reporting periods (ending not later than December 31, 2022) for which the hospital does not so meet such applicable requirement for the disproportionate share adjustment percentage, but otherwise meets all other such requirements for being such a covered entity and of such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df9d43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hospitals</inline>.—</heading><content>A hospital described in this subsection is an entity that, on the day before the first day of the COVID–19 public health emergency, was a covered entity described in subparagraph (L), (M), or (O) of subsection (a)(4) of section 340B of the Public Health Service Act participating in the drug discount program under such section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df9d440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Requirement for Disproportionate Share Adjustment Percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The applicable requirement for the disproportionate share adjustment percentage described in this subsection is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the case of a hospital described in subsection (a) that otherwise meets the requirements under subparagraph (L) or (M) of section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act, the requirement under subparagraph (L)(ii) of such section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the case of a hospital described in subsection (a) that otherwise meets the requirements under subparagraph (O) of such section 340B(a)(4), the requirement with respect to the disproportionate share adjustment percentage described in such subparagraph (O).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df9d443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Self-attestation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1df9d445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A hospital described in subsection (a) that fails to meet the applicable requirement for the disproportionate share adjustment percentage described in subsection (c) shall, within 30 days of such failure, or in the case of a hospital where such failure occurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act but after the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, within 30 days of the date of enactment, provide to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an attestation that contains information on any actions taken by or other impact on such hospital in response to or as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency that may have impacted the ability to meet the applicable requirement for the disproportionate share adjustment percentage described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Paperwork reduction act</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to the collection of information provided pursuant to this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1df9d447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered entity</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s256b/a/4">42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1df9d449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Covid–19 public health emergency<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The term “<term>COVID–19 public health emergency</term>” means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19 (or any renewal of such declaration).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/794">136 STAT. 794</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Maternal Health Quality Improvement</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>IMPROVEMENTS TO MATERNAL HEALTH CARE</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="131">SEC. 131. </num><heading>INNOVATION FOR MATERNAL HEALTH.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dfa216a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/etseq">42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 330N of such Act, the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1dfa6f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="330O">“SEC. 330O. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfa6f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–21">42 USC 254c–21</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">INNOVATION FOR MATERNAL HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfa6f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfa6f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with experts representing a variety of clinical specialties, State, Tribal, or local public health officials, researchers, epidemiologists, statisticians, and community organizations, shall establish or continue a program to award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>identifying, developing, or disseminating best practices to improve maternal health care quality and outcomes, improve maternal and infant health, and eliminate preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>information on evidence-based practices to improve the quality and safety of maternal health care in hospitals and other health care settings of a State or health care system by addressing topics commonly associated with health complications or risks related to prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>best practices for improving maternal health care based on data findings and reviews conducted by a State maternal mortality review committee that address topics of relevance to common complications or health risks related to prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>information on addressing determinants of health that impact maternal health outcomes for women before, during, and after pregnancy;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>collaborating with State maternal mortality review committees to identify issues for the development and implementation of evidence-based practices to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, consistent with section 317K;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>providing technical assistance and supporting the implementation of best practices identified in paragraph (1) to entities providing health care services to pregnant and postpartum women; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfa6f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>identifying, developing, and evaluating new models of care that improve maternal and infant health outcomes, which may include the integration of community-based services and clinical care.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/795">136 STAT. 795</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfa6f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Application.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>demonstrate in such application that the entity is capable of carrying out data-driven maternal safety and quality improvement initiatives in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology or maternal health.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the practices described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). Such report shall include a description of the extent to which such practices reduced preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and whether such practices improved maternal and infant health. The Secretary shall disseminate information on such practices, as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfa6f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="132">SEC. 132. </num><heading>TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dfa96ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title VII of the Public Health Service Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 763 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294p">42 U.S.C. 294p</ref>) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1dfabdbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="763">“SEC. 763. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfabdc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294p">42 USC 294p</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program to award grants to accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, and nursing, and other health professional training programs for the training of health care professionals to improve the provision of prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care for racial and ethnic minority populations, including with respect to perceptions and biases that may affect the approach to, and provision of, care.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfabdc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Application.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), an entity described in such subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic grantee reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Each entity awarded a grant under this section shall periodically submit to the Secretary a report on the status of activities conducted using the grant, including a description of the impact of such training on patient outcomes, as applicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the activities conducted using grants under subsection (a) and any best practices identified and disseminated under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may identify and disseminate best practices for the training described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfabdc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="133">SEC. 133. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfabdc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfabdca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfabdcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY ON IMPROVING TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 2 years after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, through a contract with an independent research organization, conduct a study <page identifier="/us/stat/136/796">136 STAT. 796</page> and make recommendations for accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, and nursing, and other health professional training programs on best practices related to training to improve the provision of prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care for racial and ethnic minority populations, including with respect to perceptions and biases that may affect the approach to, and provision of, care.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="134">SEC. 134. </num><heading>INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfb32fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>Title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/etseq">42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 330O of such Act, as added by section 131, the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1dfb811d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="330P">“SEC. 330P. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfb811e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–22">42 USC 254c–22</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfb811f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfb8120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may award grants for the purpose of establishing or operating evidence-based or innovative, evidence-informed programs to deliver integrated health care services to pregnant and postpartum women to optimize the health of women and their infants, including to reduce adverse maternal health outcomes, pregnancy-related deaths, and related health disparities (including such disparities associated with racial and ethnic minority populations), and, as appropriate, by addressing issues researched under subsection (b)(2) of section 317K.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfb8121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Integrated Services for Pregnant and Postpartum Women</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) shall work with relevant stakeholders that coordinate care to develop and carry out the program, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>State, Tribal, and local agencies responsible for Medicaid, public health, social services, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment and services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>health care providers who serve pregnant and postpartum women; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>community-based health organizations and health workers, including providers of home visiting services and individuals representing communities with disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and including those representing racial and ethnic minority populations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be made for a period of 5 years. Any supplemental award made to a grantee under subsection (a) may be made for a period of less than 5 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb8129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>give priority to States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations that have the highest rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity relative to other such States, Indian Tribes, or Tribal organizations, respectively; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb812a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shall consider health disparities related to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/797">136 STAT. 797</page> including such disparities associated with racial and ethnic minority populations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfb812b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require grantees to evaluate the outcomes of the programs supported under the grant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfb812c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfb812d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Grant Outcomes and Dissemination of Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfba83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfba83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the outcomes of the activities supported by the grants awarded under the amendments made by this section on maternal and child health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfba840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>best practices and models of care used by recipients of grants under such amendments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfba841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>obstacles identified by recipients of grants under such amendments, and strategies used by such recipients to deliver care, improve maternal and child health, and reduce health disparities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfba842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfba843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfba844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–22">42 USC 254c–22 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination of best practices</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than August 1, 2027, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall disseminate information on best practices and models of care used by recipients of grants under the amendments made by this section (including best practices and models of care relating to the reduction of health disparities, including such disparities associated with racial and ethnic minority populations, in rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity) to relevant stakeholders, which may include health providers, medical schools, nursing schools, relevant State, Tribal, and local agencies, and the general public.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="135">SEC. 135. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfba845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s245">42 USC 245 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MATERNAL VACCINATION AWARENESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In carrying out the public awareness initiative related to vaccinations pursuant to section 313 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s245">42 U.S.C. 245</ref>), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take into consideration the importance of increasing awareness and knowledge of the safety and effectiveness of vaccines to prevent disease in pregnant and postpartum women and in infants and the need to improve vaccination rates in communities and populations with low rates of vaccination.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>RURAL MATERNAL AND OBSTETRIC MODERNIZATION OF SERVICES</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="141">SEC. 141. </num><heading>IMPROVING RURAL MATERNAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE DATA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfbf666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301(e) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 U.S.C. 241</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>delivery</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfbf667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Women’s Health</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 310A(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242s/b/1">42 U.S.C. 242s(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and sociocultural contexts,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sociocultural <page identifier="/us/stat/136/798">136 STAT. 798</page> (including among American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives), and geographical contexts,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfbf668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe Motherhood</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–12">42 U.S.C. 247b–12</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfbf669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including improving disaggregation of data (in a manner consistent with applicable State and Federal privacy laws)</quotedText>” before the period; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfbf66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfbf66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (L), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfbf66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (N); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfbf66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (L) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1dfc1d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>an examination of the relationship between maternal health and obstetric services in rural areas and outcomes in delivery and postpartum care; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfc1d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Research on Women’s Health</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 486(d)(4)(A)(iv) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s287d/d/4/A/iv">42 U.S.C. 287d(d)(4)(A)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="142">SEC. 142. </num><heading>RURAL OBSTETRIC NETWORK GRANTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dfc4490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Public Health Service Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 330A–1 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–1a">42 U.S.C. 254c–1a</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp0 firstIndent0" id="y1dfcb9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="330A–2">“SEC. 330A–2. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfcb9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfcb9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–1b">42 USC 254c–1b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">RURAL OBSTETRIC NETWORK GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Established</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish collaborative improvement and innovation networks (referred to in this section as ‘rural obstetric networks’) to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity by improving maternity care and access to care in rural areas, frontier areas, maternity care health professional target areas, or jurisdictions of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants or cooperative agreements awarded pursuant to this section shall be used for the establishment or continuation of collaborative improvement and innovation networks to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity by improving prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care services in rural areas. Rural obstetric networks established in accordance with this section may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>develop a network to improve coordination and increase access to maternal health care and assist pregnant women in the areas described in subsection (a) with accessing and utilizing prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care services to improve outcomes in birth and maternal mortality and morbidity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>identify and implement evidence-based and sustainable delivery models for providing prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care services, including home visiting programs and culturally appropriate care models that reduce health disparities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>develop a model for maternal health care collaboration between health care settings to improve access to care in areas <page identifier="/us/stat/136/799">136 STAT. 799</page> described in subsection (a), which may include the use of telehealth;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide training for professionals in health care settings that do not have specialty maternity care;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>collaborate with academic institutions that can provide regional expertise and help identify barriers to providing maternal health care, including strategies for addressing such barriers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfcb9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess and address disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes, including among racial and ethnic minority populations and underserved populations in such areas described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible entities</term>’ means entities providing prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care services in rural areas, frontier areas, or medically underserved areas, or to medically underserved populations or Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frontier area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>frontier area</term>’ means a frontier county, as defined in section 1886(d)(3)(E)(iii)(III) of the Social Security Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribes; tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings given the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maternity care health professional target area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>maternity care health professional target area</term>’ has the meaning described in section 332(k)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on activities supported by grants awarded under this section, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a description of activities conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfcb9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the effects of rural obstetric networks on improving maternal and infant health outcomes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfcb9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="143">SEC. 143. </num><heading>TELEHEALTH NETWORK AND TELEHEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS GRANT PROGRAMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dfce0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 330I of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–14">42 U.S.C. 254c–14</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfce0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (f)(3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfce0e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>Providers of prenatal, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care services, including hospitals that operate obstetric care units.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfce0ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (h)(1)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prenatal care, labor care, birthing care, or postpartum care</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="144">SEC. 144. </num><heading>RURAL MATERNAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE TRAINING DEMONSTRATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dfd2f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subpart 1 of part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294n/etseq">42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/800">136 STAT. 800</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1dfda43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="764">“SEC. 764. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfda43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfda43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294s">42 USC 294s</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RURAL MATERNAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE TRAINING DEMONSTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfda43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall award grants to accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, and nursing, and other appropriate health professional training programs, to establish a training demonstration program to support—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>training for physicians, medical residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, certified nurse midwives, relevant home visiting workforce professionals and paraprofessionals, or other professionals who meet relevant State training and licensing requirements, as applicable, to reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity by improving prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care in rural community-based settings; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>developing recommendations for such training programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfda442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfda443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training for health care professionals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau> A recipient of a grant under subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall use the grant funds to plan, develop, and operate a training program to provide prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care in rural areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may use the grant funds to provide additional support for the administration of the program or to meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain, or improve faculty development, or departments, divisions, or other units necessary to implement such training.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training program requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The recipient of a grant under subsection (a) shall ensure that training programs carried out under the grant are evidence-based and address improving prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care in rural areas, and such programs may include training on topics such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>maternal mental health, including perinatal depression and anxiety;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>substance use disorders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>social determinants of health that affect individuals living in rural areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>improving the provision of prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care for racial and ethnic minority populations, including with respect to perceptions and biases that may affect the approach to, and provision of, care.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfda44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall evaluate the outcomes of the demonstration program under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Recipients of a grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary performance metrics and other related data in order to evaluate the program for the report described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfda451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/801">136 STAT. 801</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an analysis of the effects of the demonstration program under this section on the quality, quantity, and distribution of maternal health care services, including prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care services, and the demographics of the recipients of those services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an analysis of maternal and infant health outcomes (including quality of care, morbidity, and mortality) before and after implementation of the program in the communities served by entities participating in the demonstration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfda454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfda455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfda456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on whether the demonstration program should be continued.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfda457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Fentanyl Scheduling Extension</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="151">SEC. 151. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Effective<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfdcb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/114">Public Law 116–114</ref>), section 2 of such Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfdcb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante</i>, p. 33.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 15, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Drug-Free Communities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="161">SEC. 161. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfdcb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1532">21 USC 1532 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WAIVER OF FEDERAL FUND LIMITATION FOR THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfdf27b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfdf27c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (b), if the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program determines that, as a result of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) with respect to COVID–19, an eligible coalition is unable to raise the amount of non-Federal funds, including in-kind contributions, agreed to be raised by the coalition for fiscal year 2020, 2021, or 2022 under an agreement entered into with the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of section 1032(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1532/b">21 U.S.C. 1532(b)</ref>), the Administrator may, notwithstanding such paragraphs, provide to the eligible coalition the grant or renewal grant, as applicable, for that fiscal year only in an amount—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfdf27d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>with respect to an initial grant or renewal grant described under paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(A) of such section, that exceeds the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfdf27e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>with respect to a renewal grant described under paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that exceeds 125 percent of the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfdf27f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>with respect to a renewal grant described under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that exceeds 150 percent of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/802">136 STAT. 802</page> the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfdf280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may not provide a grant or renewal grant to an eligible coalition in an amount exceeding the amount of funds initially agreed to be provided by the Administrator under the applicable agreement.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>MEDICAID</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>CERTAIN MEDICAID EXTENSIONS FOR TERRITORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfe8ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extending Increased FMAP</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/ff">42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfe8ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for the period beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 13, 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and ending December 3, 2021,</quotedText>” and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfe8ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 11, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 13, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfe8ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extending Additional Increase for Puerto Rico</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1308/g">42 U.S.C. 1308(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfe8ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional increase for puerto rico for fiscal year 2022</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfe8ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfe8ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfe8ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dfe8ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, the total amount certified for Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2022 under this subsection shall be increased by $200,000,000 if the Secretary certifies that, with respect to such fiscal year, Puerto Rico’s State plan under title XIX (or a waiver of such plan) establishes a reimbursement floor, implemented through a directed payment arrangement plan, for physician services that are covered under the Medicare part B fee schedule in the Puerto Rico locality established under section 1848(b) that is not less than 70 percent of the payment that would apply to such services if they were furnished under part B of title XVIII during such fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to managed care</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In certifying whether Puerto Rico has established a reimbursement floor under a directed payment arrangement plan that satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2022, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>disregard payments made under sub-capitated arrangements for services such as primary care case management; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if the reimbursement floor for physician services applicable under a managed care contract satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year in which the contract is entered into or renewed, such reimbursement floor shall be deemed to satisfy such requirements for the subsequent fiscal year.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puerto Rico Report on Procurement Processes and Standards Used for Contracting Under the Medicaid Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 1, 2022, the agency responsible for administering Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/803">136 STAT. 803</page> 1396 et seq.) shall submit to Congress a report on the procurement processes and standards used for selecting contracts under Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information in report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A detailed description of the procurement processes and standards used for selecting contracts under Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>), for contracts in effect as of the date of the enactment of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of contracts, and a description of such contracts, for an amount greater than $150,000 as of the date of the enactment of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dfeb5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Differences between the procurement processes and standards for selecting contracts in place as of the date of the enactment of this subsection, and the Federal procurement standards (as described in sections 75.327, 75.328, and 75.329 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t45">title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) as of such date.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>INCREASING STATE FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY LIABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dff2b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1902(a)(25)(I) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/a/25/I">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(I)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> clause (ii) to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1dff2b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1dff2b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>accept the State’s right of recovery and the assignment to the State of any right of an individual or other entity to payment from the party for an item or service for which payment has been made under the State plan (or under a waiver of such plan); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1dff2b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a responsible third party (other than the original medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B of title XVIII, a Medicare Advantage plan offered by a Medicare Advantage organization under part C of such title, a reasonable cost reimbursement plan under section 1876, a health care prepayment plan under section 1833, or a prescription drug plan offered by a PDP sponsor under part D of such title) that requires prior authorization for an item or service furnished to an individual eligible to receive medical assistance under this title, accept authorization provided by the State that the item or service is covered under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) for such individual, as if such authorization were the prior authorization made by the third party for such item or service;”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>respond to any inquiry</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than 60 days after receiving any inquiry</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, respond to such inquiry; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in clause (iv)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or a failure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a failure</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>the basis of the claim</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, or in the case of a responsible third party (other than the original medicare fee-for-service program <page identifier="/us/stat/136/804">136 STAT. 804</page> under parts A and B of title XVIII, a Medicare Advantage plan offered by a Medicare Advantage organization under part C of such title, a reasonable cost reimbursement plan under section 1876, a health care prepayment plan under section 1833, or a prescription drug plan offered by a PDP sponsor under part D of such title) a failure to obtain a prior authorization for the item or service for which the claim is being submitted</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dff2b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dff2b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on January 1, 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dff2b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception if state legislation required</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendments made under this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>MEDICARE</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Telehealth Flexibility Extensions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>REMOVING GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS AND EXPANDING ORIGINATING SITES FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dffa052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)(C)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (iii) and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Except as provided in</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expanding access to telehealth services</inline>.—</heading><content>With<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dffa057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dffa058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> respect to telehealth services identified in subparagraph (F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this clause that are furnished during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), the term ‘<term>originating site</term>’ means any site in the United States at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished via a telecommunications system, including the home of an individual.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/805">136 STAT. 805</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (7)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, for the period for which clause (iii) of paragraph (4)(C) applies, at any site described in such clause</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1dffa05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Facility Fee for New Sites</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(m)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/2/B">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa05b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (ii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clauses (ii) and (iii)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffa05c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1dffa05d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1dffa05e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No facility fee for new sites</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to telehealth services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this clause that are furnished during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), a facility fee shall only be paid under this subparagraph to an originating site that is described in paragraph (4)(C)(ii) (other than subclause (X) of such paragraph).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>EXPANDING PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE TO FURNISH TELEHEALTH SERVICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dffc76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffc770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(described in section 1842(b)(18)(C))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as defined in paragraph (4)(E))</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffc771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, for the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), shall include a qualified occupational therapist (as such term is used in section 1861(g)), a qualified physical therapist (as such term is used in section 1861(p)), a qualified speech-language pathologist (as defined in section 1861(ll)(4)(A)), and a qualified audiologist (as defined in section 1861(ll)(4)(B))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 1842(b)(18)(C)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>EXTENDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1dffee82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1834(m)(8) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/8">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffee83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">during emergency period</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffee84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1dffee85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such emergency period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the periods for which subparagraph (A) applies</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>DELAYING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0063b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delay in Requirements for Mental Health Services Furnished Through Telehealth</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/7/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on or after the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/806">136 STAT. 806</page> day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>telehealth services furnished</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0063b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental Health Visits Furnished by Rural Health Clinics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(y) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/y">42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0063b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Attending Physician</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Certain</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0063b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Hospice Patients.—</headingText>In the case of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">Hospice Patients.—</headingText><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e0063ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Attending physician services for hospice patients</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0063bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e0063bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental health visits furnished via telecommunications technology</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of mental health visits furnished via interactive, real-time, audio and video telecommunications technology or audio-only interactions, the in-person mental health visit requirements established under section 405.2463(b)(3) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t42">title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation) shall not apply prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0063bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental Health Visits Furnished by Federally Qualified Health Centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(o)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/o/4">42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0063be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">attending physician</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">certain</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0063bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">hospice patients</headingText>.—In the case of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">hospice patients.—</headingText><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e008ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Attending physician services for hospice patients</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e008ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e008ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental health visits furnished via telecommunications technology</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of mental health visits furnished via interactive, real-time, audio and video telecommunications technology or audio-only interactions, the in-person mental health visit requirements established under section 405.2463(b)(3) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t42">title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation) shall not apply prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><heading>ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO-ONLY TELEHEALTH SERVICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e00b1e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e00b1e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (8) and (9)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e00b1e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e00b1e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of telehealth services furnished using audio-only telecommunications technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e00b1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall continue to provide coverage and payment under this part for telehealth services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only telecommunications system during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end <page identifier="/us/stat/136/807">136 STAT. 807</page> of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B). For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e00b1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> purposes of the previous sentence, the term ‘<term>telehealth service</term>’ means a telehealth service identified as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph by a HCPCS code (and any succeeding codes) for which the Secretary has not applied the requirements of paragraph (1) and the first sentence of <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s410.78/a/3">section 410.78(a)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, during such emergency period.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>USE OF TELEHEALTH TO CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTER PRIOR TO RECERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPICE CARE DURING EMERGENCY PERIOD.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395f/a/7/D/i/II">42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 1135(g)(1)(B)</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="307">SEC. 307. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e00d8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e00d8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s223">26 USC 223</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or in the case of months beginning after March 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2023,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>December 31, 2021,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e00d8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Coverage Disregarded</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (ii) of section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or in the case of months beginning after March 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2023,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e00d8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e00d8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s223">26 USC 223 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="308">SEC. 308. </num><heading>REPORTS ON TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e01753e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medpac Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e01753f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e017540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (in this subsection referred to as the “Commission”) shall conduct a study on the expansions of telehealth services (as defined in section 1834(m)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/4/F">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F)</ref>) under the Medicare program under title XVIII of such Act as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)</ref>) and the amendments made by sections 301 through 306 of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e017541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subparagraph (A) shall include at least an analysis of each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e017542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The utilization of telehealth services under the Medicare program, which may include analysis by service, provider type, geographic area (including analysis of the provision of telehealth services by clinicians located in different States than the Medicare beneficiary receiving such services to the extent that reliable data are available), and beneficiary type (including reason of entitlement and such beneficiaries who are also enrolled under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e017543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Medicare program expenditures on telehealth services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e017544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Medicare payment policy for telehealth services and alternative approaches to such payment policy, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/808">136 STAT. 808</page> including for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e017545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The implications of expanded Medicare coverage of telehealth services on beneficiary access to care and the quality of care, to the extent reliable data are available.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e017546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Other areas determined appropriate by the Commission.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e017547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e017548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e017549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 15, 2023, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Commission determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e01754a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01754b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01754c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01754d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01754e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m">42 USC 1395m</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of Data</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning July 1, 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall post on the public website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a quarterly basis data with respect to Medicare claims for telemedicine services, including data on utilization and beneficiary characteristics.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e01754f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of the Inspector General Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 15, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on program integrity risks associated with Medicare telehealth services. Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e017550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e017551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> report shall include recommendations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse under the Medicare program as appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="309">SEC. 309. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e017552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m">42 USC 1395m note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROGRAM INSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the provisions of, including amendments made by, sections 301 through 306 through program instruction or otherwise.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Additional Medicare Provisions</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><heading>REVISION OF THE TIMING OF MEDPAC REPORT ON AMBULANCE COST DATA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1834(l)(17)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/l/17/F/i">42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(17)(F)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than March 15, 2023, and as determined necessary by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission thereafter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than the second June 15th following the date on which the Secretary transmits data for the first representative sample of providers and suppliers of ground ambulance services to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and as determined necessary by such Commission thereafter,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="312">SEC. 312. </num><heading>ADJUSTING CALCULATION OF HOSPICE CAP AMOUNT UNDER MEDICARE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e019c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1814(i)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395f/i/2/B">42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e019c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2030</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e019c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2030</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/809">136 STAT. 809</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="313">SEC. 313. </num><heading>MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395iii/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$99,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e019c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s601">42 USC 601 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND RELATED PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2022, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2021, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.</content></section> DIVISION Q—CONSUMER PROTECTION <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>FRAUD<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01c377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fraud and Scam </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01c378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction Act.</p></sidenote> AND SCAM REDUCTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01c379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s58">15 USC 58 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Fraud and Scam Reduction Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Preventing<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01c37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Stop Senior Scams Act.</p></sidenote> Consumer Scams Directed at Seniors</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e01c37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s58">15 USC 58 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Stop Senior Scams Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="112">SEC. 112. </num><heading>SENIOR SCAMS PREVENTION ADVISORY GROUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e03230c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03230d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s45e">15 USC 45e note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group (in this subtitle referred to as the “Advisory Group”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e03230e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Group shall be composed of stakeholders such as the following individuals or the designees of those individuals:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03230f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Secretary of the Treasury.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Attorney General.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>Representatives from each of the following sectors, including trade associations, to be selected by the Federal Trade Commission:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Retail.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Gift cards.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Telecommunications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Wire-transfer services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Senior peer advocates.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Consumer advocacy organizations with efforts focused on preventing seniors from becoming the victims of scams.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/810">136 STAT. 810</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03231a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Financial services, including institutions that engage in digital currency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03231b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Prepaid cards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03231c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03231d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A prudential regulator, as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5481">12 U.S.C. 5481</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03231e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03231f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Any other Federal, State, or local agency, industry representative, consumer advocate, or entity, as determined by the Federal Trade Commission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e032320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Compensation for Members</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Advisory Group shall serve without compensation in addition to any compensation received for the service of the member as an officer or employee of the United States, if applicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e032321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Group shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>collect information on the existence, use, and success of educational materials and programs for retailers, financial services, and wire-transfer companies, which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e032324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>may be used as a guide to educate employees on how to identify and prevent scams that affect seniors; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e032325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e032326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>useful information for retailers, financial services, and wire transfer companies for the purpose described in clause (i);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e032327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>training for employees on ways to identify and prevent senior scams;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e032328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>best practices for keeping employees up to date on current scams;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e032329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the most effective signage and placement in retail locations to warn seniors about scammers’ use of gift cards, prepaid cards, and wire transfer services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03232a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>suggestions on effective collaborative community education campaigns;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03232b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>available technology to assist in identifying possible scams at the point of sale; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03232c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>other information that would be helpful to retailers, wire transfer companies, financial institutions, and their employees as they work to prevent fraud affecting seniors; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03232d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>based on the findings in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03232e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>identify inadequacies, omissions, or deficiencies in those educational materials and programs for the categories listed in subparagraph (A) and their execution in reaching employees to protect older adults; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03232f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>create model materials, best practices guidance, or recommendations to fill those inadequacies, omissions, or deficiencies that may be used by industry and others to help protect older adults from scams.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Encouraged use</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/811">136 STAT. 811</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e032332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make the materials or guidance created by the Federal Trade Commission described in paragraph (1) publicly available; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>encourage the use and distribution of the materials created under this subsection to prevent scams affecting seniors by governmental agencies and the private sector.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e032334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101(c)(2) of the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s21711/c/2">34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e032337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e034948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>with respect to the report by the Federal Trade Commission, in relevant years, including information on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e034949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the newly created materials, guidance, or recommendations of the Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group established under section 112 of the Stop Senior Scams Act and any relevant views or considerations made by members of the Advisory Group that were not included in the Advisory Group’s model materials or considered an official recommendation by the Advisory Group;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03494a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group’s findings about senior scams and industry educational materials and programs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e03494b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any recommendations on ways stakeholders can continue to work together to reduce scams affecting seniors.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e03494c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03494d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s21711">34 USC 21711 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This subtitle, and the amendments made by this subtitle, ceases to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Senior<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03494e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Seniors Fraud </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03494f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prevention</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e034950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote> Fraud Advisory Office</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e034951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s58">15 USC 58 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="122">SEC. 122. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e034952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s45e">15 USC 45e</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TARGETING SENIORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e03e593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Advisory Office</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) shall establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the purpose of advising the Commission on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the Commission with the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight</inline>.—</heading><content>The advisory office shall monitor the market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (in this section referred to as “robocall”) fraud targeting seniors and shall coordinate with other relevant agencies regarding the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consumer education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission, through the advisory office and in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Postmaster <page identifier="/us/stat/136/812">136 STAT. 812</page> General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, and other relevant agencies, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of seniors general information on mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud targeting seniors, including descriptions of the most common fraud schemes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of seniors information on reporting complaints of fraud targeting seniors either to the national toll-free telephone number established by the Commission for reporting such complaints, or to the Consumer Sentinel Network, operated by the Commission, where such complaints will become immediately available to appropriate law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the attorneys general of the States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in response to a specific request about a particular entity or individual, provide publicly available information of any enforcement action taken by the Commission for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud against such entity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><content>maintain a website to serve as a resource for information for seniors and families and caregivers of seniors regarding mail, television, internet, telemarketing, robocall, and other identified fraud targeting seniors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Complaints</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission, through the advisory office and in consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish procedures to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by individuals who believe they have been a victim of mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud in the Consumer Sentinel Network, and shall make those complaints immediately available to Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e03e5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide to individuals described in subparagraph (A), and to any other persons, specific and general information on mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud, including descriptions of the most common schemes using such methods of communication.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e03e5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commencement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall commence carrying out the requirements of this section not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e03e5a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Existing Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and the Commission shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise made available to the Commission.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>NICHOLAS<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nicholas and</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Zachary Burt</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorial Carbon </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Monoxide Poisoning </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prevention Act </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of 2022.</p></sidenote> AND ZACHARY BURT MEMORIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING PREVENTION ACT OF 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2051">15 USC 2051 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/813">136 STAT. 813</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e03e5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2090">15 USC 2090 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0433cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0433cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning any fuel. Exposure to unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, a serious health condition that could result in death.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0433ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles and improper operation of fuel-burning appliances, such as furnaces, water heaters, portable generators, and stoves, annually kills more than 400 individuals and sends approximately 15,000 individuals to hospital emergency rooms for treatment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0433cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Research shows that installing carbon monoxide alarms close to the sleeping areas in residential homes and other dwelling units can help avoid fatalities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0433d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that Congress should promote the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in residential homes and dwelling units across the United States in order to promote the health and public safety of citizens throughout the United States.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e0433d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2090">15 USC 2090 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e051e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carbon monoxide alarm</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>carbon monoxide alarm</term>” means a device or system that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>detects carbon monoxide; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is intended to sound an alarm at a carbon monoxide concentration below a concentration that could cause a loss of the ability to react to the dangers of carbon monoxide exposure.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Commission</term>” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliant carbon monoxide alarm</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>compliant carbon monoxide alarm</term>” means a carbon monoxide alarm that complies with the most current version of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms of the American National Standards Institute and UL (ANSI/UL 2034), or any successor standard; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors of the American National Standards Institute and UL (ANSI/UL 2075), or any successor standard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dwelling unit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>dwelling unit</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a single family residence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>each living unit of a multiple family residence, including an apartment building; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>each living unit in a mixed use building.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fire code enforcement officials</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>fire code enforcement officials</term>” means officials of the fire safety code enforcement agency of a State or local government or a Tribal organization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International fire code</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>IFC</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the 2015 or 2018 edition of the International Fire Code published by the International Code Council; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/814">136 STAT. 814</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any amended or similar successor code pertaining to the proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms in dwelling units.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International residential code</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>IRC</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the 2015 or 2018 edition of the International Residential Code published by the International Code Council; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any amended or similar successor code pertaining to the proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms in dwelling units.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NFPA </inline>720.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>NFPA 720</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detection and Warning Equipment issued by the National Fire Protection Association in 2012; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any amended or similar successor standard relating to the proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms in dwelling units.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>State</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2052/a">15 U.S.C. 2052(a)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any political subdivision of a State.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e051e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal organization</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304/l">25 U.S.C. 5304(l)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e051e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2090">15 USC 2090</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GRANT PROGRAM FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING PREVENTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations authorized under subsection (f), the Commission shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to States and Tribal organizations that are eligible under subsection (b) to carry out the carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities described in subsection (e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of this section, an eligible State or Tribal organization is any State or Tribal organization that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commission that the State or Tribal organization has adopted a statute or a rule, regulation, or similar measure with the force and effect of law, requiring compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units in accordance with NFPA 72, the IFC, or the IRC; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e0608b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Application.</p></sidenote><chapeau>submits an application—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to the Commission at such time, in such form, and containing such additional information as the Commission may require; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that may be filed on behalf of the State or Tribal organization by the fire safety code enforcement agency of that State or Tribal organization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall determine the amount of each grant awarded under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/815">136 STAT. 815</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Grant Recipients</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting eligible States and Tribal organizations for the award of grants under this section, the Commission shall give favorable consideration to an eligible State or Tribal organization that demonstrates a reasonable need for funding under this section and that—<sidenote><p>Determination.</p></sidenote></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>requires the installation of one or more compliant carbon monoxide alarms in a new or existing educational facility, childcare facility, health care facility, adult dependent care facility, government building, restaurant, theater, lodging establishment, or dwelling unit—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>within which a fuel-burning appliance, including a furnace, boiler, water heater, fireplace, or any other apparatus, appliance, or device that burns fuel, is installed; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that has an attached garage; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>has developed a strategy to protect vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, or low-income households, from exposure to unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Grant Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible State or Tribal organization to which a grant is awarded under this section may use the grant—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to purchase and install compliant carbon monoxide alarms in the dwelling units of low-income families or elderly individuals, facilities that commonly serve children or the elderly (including childcare facilities, public schools, and senior centers);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for the development and dissemination of training materials, instructors, and any other costs relating to the training sessions authorized under this subsection; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>to educate the public about—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the risk associated with carbon monoxide as a poison; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the importance of proper carbon monoxide alarm use.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State or Tribal organization to which a grant is awarded under this section may use not more than 5 percent of the grant amount to cover administrative costs that are not directly related to training described in paragraph (1)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State or Tribal organization to which a grant is awarded under this section may use not more than 25 percent of the grant amount to cover the costs of activities described in paragraph (1)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State to which a grant is awarded under this section shall, with respect to the costs incurred by the State in carrying out activities under the grant, provide non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the amount of Federal funds provided under the grant to administer the program. This subparagraph shall not apply to Tribal organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e0608cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall carry out this title using amounts appropriated to the Commission for each of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/816">136 STAT. 816</page> fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to extent such funds are available.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0608cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>In a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this title may be used for administrative expenses.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0608cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e0608ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the last day of each fiscal year in which grants are awarded under this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that evaluates the implementation of the grant program required under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>UNITED<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Anti-Doping</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Agency</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reauthorization </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote> STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY REAUTHORIZATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s2001">21 USC 2001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e062fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s2001">21 USC 2001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e067e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The United States Anti-Doping Agency—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is the independent national anti-doping organization of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>manages the anti-doping program, results management processes, drug reference resources, and athlete education for all United States Olympic Committee-recognized national governing bodies and the athletes and events of such national governing bodies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The United States Anti-Doping Agency contributes to the advancement of clean sport through scientific research, anti-doping education, and outreach programs, and the mission of the United States Anti-Doping Agency is to preserve the integrity of competition and protect the rights of athletes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Participation in youth sports has the potential to equip young athletes with important skills and values necessary for success in life, and it is essential that the culture of youth sports emphasizes such skills and values.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The TrueSport program of the United States Anti-Doping Agency partners with youth sport organizations across the United States to promote sportsmanship, character building, and healthy performance through the use of targeted educational materials designed to promote a positive youth sport experience.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>In modifying the authority of the United States Anti-Doping Agency to include the promotion of the positive values of youth sport, Congress sends a strong signal that the goals of youth sport should include instilling in young athletes the values of integrity, respect, teamwork, courage, and responsibility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Due to the unique leadership position of the United States in the global community, adequate funding of the anti-doping and clean sport programs of the United States Anti-Doping Agency is imperative to the preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in Los Angeles, California.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/817">136 STAT. 817</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e067e0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Increased appropriations for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 would enable the United States Anti-Doping Agency to directly affect the integrity and well-being of sport, both domestically and internationally.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e06cc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 701 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s2001">21 U.S.C. 2001</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e06cc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e06cc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e06cc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1e06cc34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>serve as the independent anti-doping organization for the amateur athletic competitions recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e06cc35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>be responsible for certifying in advance any testing conducted by international organizations under the World Anti-Doping Code for international amateur athletes and athletic competitions occurring within the jurisdiction of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e06cc36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>be recognized worldwide as the independent national anti-doping organization for the United States;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e06f347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e06f348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e06f349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>promote a positive youth sport experience by using a portion of the funding of the United States Anti-Doping Agency to provide educational materials on sportsmanship, character building, and healthy performance for the athletes, parents, and coaches who participate in youth sports.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e06f34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e06f34b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Due Process in Arbitration Proceedings</inline>.—</heading><content>Any action taken by the United States Anti-Doping Agency to enforce a policy, procedure, or requirement of the United States Anti-Doping Agency against a person with respect to a violation of Federal law, including an investigation, a disciplinary action, a sanction, or any other administrative action, shall be carried out in a manner that provides due process protection to the person.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e071a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s2003">21 U.S.C. 2003</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e07416d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">“SEC. 703. </num><heading class="fontsize12">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Anti-Doping Agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07416e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, $15,500,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07416f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024, $16,200,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>for fiscal year 2025, $16,900,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>for fiscal year 2026, $17,700,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>for fiscal year 2027, $18,500,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>for fiscal year 2028, $19,800,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>for fiscal year 2029, $22,100,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>for fiscal year 2030, $24,900,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e074176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>for fiscal year 2031, $23,700,000.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e074177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s2004">21 USC 2004</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INFORMATION SHARING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation would be affected, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/818">136 STAT. 818</page> pursuant to the obligation of the United States under Article 7 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Convention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall provide to the United States Anti-Doping Agency any relevant information relating to the prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance-enhancing methods.</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>PROTECTING<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e074178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Protecting </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e074179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Indian Tribes </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07417a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">from Scams Act.</p></sidenote> INDIAN TRIBES FROM SCAMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES FROM UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e07b6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FTC Report on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Targeting Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and after consultation with Indian Tribes, the Commission shall make publicly available on the website of the Commission and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the types of unfair or deceptive acts or practices identified by the Commission as being targeted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of the consumer education activities of the Commission with respect to such acts or practices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of the efforts of the Commission to collaborate with Indian Tribes to prevent such acts or practices or to pursue persons using such acts or practices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the enforcement actions taken by the Commission related to such acts or practices; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for legislation to prevent such acts or practices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e07b6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increasing Awareness of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Targeting Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><content>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e07b6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote> later than 6 months after the date of the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall update the website of the Commission to include information for consumers and businesses on identifying and avoiding unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e07b6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Commission</term>” means the Federal Trade Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e07b6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/819">136 STAT. 819</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION R—FAFSA

FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act.

 SIMPLIFICATION
SEC. 101.

20 USC 1001 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act”.
SEC. 102. EXTENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE OF FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION ACT BY ONE YEAR.(a) Amendments to the FAFSA Simplification Act.—The FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260)

20 USC 1001

note.

 is amended in section 701(b)—(1) by striking “July 1, 2023” both places the term appears and inserting “July 1, 2024”; and (2) by striking “award year 2023–2024” and inserting “award year 2024–2025”. (b) Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965.—The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), as amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended—(1)

20 USC 1070a.

in section 401(b)—(A) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking “award year 2023–2024” and inserting “award year 2024–2025”; (B) in paragraph (6)(A)—(i) in clause (i), by striking “fiscal year 2023” and inserting “fiscal year 2024”; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking “fiscal years 2023 through 2033” and inserting “fiscal years 2024 through 2034”; (C) in paragraph (7)(B)(i), by striking “or 2022” and inserting “2022, or 2023”; and (D) in paragraph (8)(A), by striking “fiscal year 2033” and inserting “fiscal year 2034”; (2)

20 USC 1087kk.

in section 471, by striking “award year 2023–2024” and inserting “award year 2024–2025”; (3) in section 479(a),

20 USC 1087ss.

 by striking “July 1, 2023” and inserting “July 1, 2024”; (4)

20 USC 1090.

in section 483, by striking “award year 2023–2024” each place the term appears and inserting “award year 2024–2025”; and (5) in section 485E(b)(2)(B),

20 USC 1092f.

 by striking “award year 2023–2024” and inserting “award year 2024–2025”. (c)

20 USC 1070a note.

On-time Effective Date Permitted.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding section 701(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), as amended by this division, the Secretary of Education—(A)

Deadline.

may implement on or after July 1, 2023, but not later than, July 1, 2024, the amendments made by—(i) section 702(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act regarding cost of attendance; (ii) section 702(i) of such Act regarding discretion of student financial aid administrators; (iii) section 702(l) of such Act regarding special rules for independent students and definitions; and (iv) section 703 of such Act regarding only the period of eligibility for grants under subsection (d) 136 STAT. 820 of section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act; and (B)

Time periods.

Federal Register,

publication.

shall specify in a designation on what date and for which award years the implementation of amendments described in subparagraph (A) are effective on or after July 1, 2023, and prior to July 1, 2024, and shall publish any designation under this paragraph in the Federal Register not less than 60 days before implementation. (2) Student aid index as expected family contribution.—For

Deadline.

Definition.

 purposes of implementing the amendments described in paragraph (1)(A) before July 1, 2024, the term “student aid index” as it appears in such amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall mean “expected family contribution”, as calculated under part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as in effect on the date of the implementation.
SEC. 103. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION ACT.(a) Cost of Attendance.—Section 472(a)(13) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 702(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260),

20 USC 1087ll.

 is amended by inserting “, or the average cost of any such fee or premium, as applicable” after “on such loan”. (b) Special Rules for Independent Students.—Section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by section 702(l)(1) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260),

20 USC

1087uu–2.

 is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(1)(D), by inserting “the same or” before “a prior award”; (2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting “the same or” before “a prior award”; and (3) in subsection (d)(2)—(A) by inserting “this section, or paragraph (2), (8), or (9) of section 480(d),” after “pursuant to section 479A(c),”; and (B) by striking “under such paragraph in the same award year” and inserting “under such provisions in the same or a prior award year”. (c) Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant.—Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), as amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended—(1)

20 USC 1070a.

in section 401(c)—(A) in paragraph (2)—(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “(2)(B)(i)” and inserting “(2)(A)(i)”; (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:“(5) Prevention of double benefits.—No eligible student described in paragraph (2) may concurrently receive a grant under both this subsection and subsection (b).136 STAT. 821 “(6)

Grants.

Terms and conditions.—The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection in the same manner and with the same terms and conditions, including the length of the period of eligibility, as the Secretary awards Federal Pell Grants under subsection (b), except that—“(A) the award rules and determination of need applicable to the calculation of Federal Pell Grants under subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to grants made under this subsection; and “(B)

Determination.

the maximum period determined under subsection (d)(5) shall be determined by including all grants made under this section received by the eligible student and all grants so received under subpart 10 before the effective date of this subsection.” ; and (2) by striking section 420R (20 U.S.C. 1070h). (d)

20 USC 1070a note.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall take effect as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260) and subject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such Act, as amended by this division (including the authorization provided under section 102(c)(1)(A)).
SEC. 104. CONFORMING CHANGES TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT LOANS.  Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended—(1) in section 705(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 292d(a)(1))—(A) in subparagraph (A)—(i) in clause (iii), by adding “and” after the semicolon; (ii) by striking clause (iv); and (iii) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv); and (B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) in clause (ii), by adding “and” after the semicolon; (ii) in clause (iii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by striking clause (iv); and (2) in section 722(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 292r(b))—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by striking “to a student—” and all that follows through “who is in need” and inserting “to a student who is in need”.
DIVISION S—VETERANS MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>RAISE<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Veterans Affairs</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nurse and Physician </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assistant Retention </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">and Income Security</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Enhancement Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e09d8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention and Income Security Enhancement Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/822">136 STAT. 822</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>PAY FOR NURSES AND CERTAIN OTHER MEDICAL POSITIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0a4e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum Rate of Basic Pay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7451">Section 7451 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a4e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and physician assistant</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>physician assistant, and podiatrist</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a4e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0a7539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1e0a753a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The maximum rate of basic pay for any grade for a covered position may not exceed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a753b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of an advanced practice nurse, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a753c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a physician assistant, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a753d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a registered nurse, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a753e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case of any other covered position, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0a753f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The maximum rate of basic pay for a grade for the position of certified registered nurse anesthetist pursuant to an adjustment under subsection (d) may exceed the maximum rate otherwise provided in subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0a7540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants Serving in Management Positions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7404 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a7541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a7542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The pay of physicians</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A) The pay of physicians</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a7543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0a7544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The basic pay of registered nurses and physician assistants serving in positions to which an Executive order applies under paragraph (1) may be determined under subchapter IV of this chapter instead of such Executive order. Such positions shall not otherwise be covered by such subchapter, except with respect to bonuses under section 7452 or 7458 or special pay under subsection (g) of such section 7452.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a7545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a7546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>basic pay</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paid</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0a7547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>rate established for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>rates established under subchapter IV of this chapter</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>OUTDOOR INDUSTRY VETERANS CAREERS GAO STUDY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>OUTDOOR INDUSTRY VETERANS CAREERS GAO STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0b1188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the use by veterans of educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pursue careers in outdoor recreation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/823">136 STAT. 823</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0b1189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b118a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Identification of opportunities for veterans to use educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pursue careers in outdoor recreation in the private sector and in the public sector.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b118b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Identification of any difficulties with using the educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary to veterans to pursue careers in outdoor recreation in the private and public sector, including trained, apprentice, assistant, and certified guides.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b118c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e0b118d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Assessment of the availability of opportunities for careers in outdoor recreation at the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b118e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Department of Agriculture.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b118f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Department of the Interior.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Army Corps of Engineers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Identification of any challenges veterans may have pursuing careers in outdoor recreation at the agencies list under paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Identification of options to increase opportunities for veterans to pursue careers in outdoor recreation at the agencies listed under paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0b1194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stakeholder Perspectives</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall obtain the perspectives of the outdoor recreation industry, veterans groups focusing on the outdoors, nongovernmental organizations, and other interested stakeholders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0b1195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a briefing on the study required by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>After providing the briefing required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the committees described in such paragraph a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the study completed under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e0b1198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outdoor Recreation Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>outdoor recreation</term>” means recreational activities undertaken for pleasure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b1199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>generally involve some level of intentional physical exertion; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e0b119a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>occur in nature-based environments outdoors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION T—CREDIT

Credit Union

Governance

Modernization

Act of 2022.

 UNION GOVERNANCE MODERNIZATION ACT
SEC. 101.

12 USC 1751 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2022”.136 STAT. 824
SEC. 102. EXPULSION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNION MEMBERS FOR CAUSE.  Section 118 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1764) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsections (b) and (c)”; and (B) by striking “him” and inserting “to the member” ; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:“(c) Expulsion for Cause.—“(1)

Regulation.

Deadline.

Time period.

In general.—Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a member may be expelled for cause by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the directors of the Federal credit union pursuant to a policy which the National Credit Union Administration Board shall adopt, pursuant to a rulemaking, not later than the end of the 18-month period following the date of enactment of the Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2022. “(2)

Records.

Distribution of policy to members.—A Federal credit union may not expel a member pursuant to this subsection unless the Federal credit union has provided, in written or electronic form, a copy of the policy adopted by the National Credit Union Administration Board under paragraph (1) to each member of the Federal credit union. “(3) Procedures.—“(A) Notification of pending expulsion.—If a member will, subject to the policy adopted under paragraph (1), be subject to expulsion, the member shall be notified in advance of the expulsion, along with the reason for such expulsion. Such notice shall be provided in person, by mail to the member’s address, or, if the member has elected to receive electronic communications from the Federal credit union, may be provided electronically. “(B) Right to a hearing.—“(i)

Time period.

In general.—A member shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of a notification under subparagraph (A) to request a hearing from the board of directors of the Federal credit union. “(ii) Expulsion if no hearing.—If a member does not request a hearing during the 60-day period described under clause (i), the member shall be expelled after the end of the 60-day period. “(C) Hearing; vote on expulsion.—If a member requests a hearing during the 60-day period described under subparagraph (B)(i)—“(i) the board of directors of the Federal credit union shall provide the member with a hearing; and “(ii) after such hearing, the board of directors of the Federal credit union shall hold a vote in a timely manner on expelling the member. “(D) Notice of expulsion.—If a member is expelled under subparagraph (B)(ii) or (C)(ii), notice of the expulsion of the member shall be provided to the member in person, by mail to the member’s address, in written form or, if 136 STAT. 825 the member has elected to receive electronic communications from the Federal credit union, may be provided electronically. “(4) Reinstatement.—“(A) In general.—A member expelled under this subsection—“(i) shall be given an opportunity to request reinstatement of membership; and “(ii) may be reinstated by either—“(I) a majority vote of a quorum of the directors of the Federal credit union; or “(II) a majority vote of the members of the Federal credit union present at a meeting. “(B) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require that an expelled member be allowed to attend the meeting described in subparagraph (A)(ii) in person. “(5) Cause defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘cause’ means—“(A) a substantial or repeated violation of the membership agreement of the Federal credit union; “(B) a substantial or repeated disruption, including dangerous or abusive behavior (as defined by the National Credit Union Administration Board pursuant to a rulemaking), to the operations of a Federal credit union; or “(C) fraud, attempted fraud, or other illegal conduct that a member has been convicted of in relation to the Federal credit union, including the Federal credit union’s employees conducting business on behalf of the Federal credit union.” ; (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated—(A) by striking “either subsection (a) or (b)” and inserting “subsection (a), (b), or (c)”; and (B) by striking “him” and inserting “the member”; and (5) by adding at the end the following:“(e) No Authority to Expel Classes of Members.—An expulsion of a member pursuant to this section shall be done individually, on a case-by-case basis, and neither the Board nor any Federal credit union may expel a class of members.” .
DIVISION U—ADJUSTABLE

Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act.

Contracts.

 INTEREST RATE (LIBOR) ACT
SEC. 101.

12 USC 5801 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act”.
SEC. 102.

12 USC 5801.

FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—(1) LIBOR is used as a benchmark rate in more than $200,000,000,000,000 worth of contracts worldwide; (2) a significant number of existing contracts that reference LIBOR do not provide for the use of a clearly defined or practicable replacement benchmark rate when LIBOR is discontinued; and136 STAT. 826 (3) the cessation or nonrepresentativeness of LIBOR could result in disruptive litigation related to existing contracts that do not provide for the use of a clearly defined or practicable replacement benchmark rate. (b) Purpose.—It is the purpose of this division—(1) to establish a clear and uniform process, on a nationwide basis, for replacing LIBOR in existing contracts the terms of which do not provide for the use of a clearly defined or practicable replacement benchmark rate, without affecting the ability of parties to use any appropriate benchmark rate in new contracts; (2) to preclude litigation related to existing contracts the terms of which do not provide for the use of a clearly defined or practicable replacement benchmark rate; (3) to allow existing contracts that reference LIBOR but provide for the use of a clearly defined and practicable replacement rate, to operate according to their terms; and (4) to address LIBOR references in Federal law.
SEC. 103.

12 USC 5802.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Benchmark.—The term “benchmark” means an index of interest rates or dividend rates that is used, in whole or in part, as the basis of or as a reference for calculating or determining any valuation, payment, or other measurement. (2) Benchmark administrator.—The term “benchmark administrator” means a person that publishes a benchmark for use by third parties. (3) Benchmark replacement.—The term “benchmark replacement” means a benchmark, or an interest rate or dividend rate (which may or may not be based in whole or in part on a prior setting of LIBOR), to replace LIBOR or any interest rate or dividend rate based on LIBOR, whether on a temporary, permanent, or indefinite basis, under or with respect to a LIBOR contract. (4) Benchmark replacement conforming changes.—The term “benchmark replacement conforming changes” means any technical, administrative, or operational changes, alterations, or modifications that—(A)

Determination.

the Board determines, in its discretion, would address 1 or more issues affecting the implementation, administration, and calculation of the Board-selected benchmark replacement in LIBOR contracts; or (B) solely with respect to a LIBOR contract that is not a consumer loan, in the reasonable judgment of a calculating person, are otherwise necessary or appropriate to permit the implementation, administration, and calculation of the Board-selected benchmark replacement under or with respect to a LIBOR contract after giving due consideration to any benchmark replacement conforming changes under subparagraph (A). (5) Board.—The term “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (6) Board-selected benchmark replacement.—The term “Board-selected benchmark replacement” means a benchmark replacement identified by the Board that is based on SOFR, 136 STAT. 827 including any tenor spread adjustment pursuant to section 104(e). (7) Calculating person.—The term “calculating person” means, with respect to any LIBOR contract, any person, including the determining person, responsible for calculating or determining any valuation, payment, or other measurement based on a benchmark. (8) Consumer; credit.—The terms “consumer” and “credit” have the meanings given the terms in section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602). (9) Consumer loan.—The term “consumer loan” means a consumer credit transaction. (10) Determining person.—The term “determining person” means, with respect to any LIBOR contract, any person with the authority, right, or obligation, including on a temporary basis (as identified by the LIBOR contract or by the governing law of the LIBOR contract, as appropriate) to determine a benchmark replacement. (11) Fallback provisions.—The term “fallback provisions” means terms in a LIBOR contract for determining a benchmark replacement, including any terms relating to the date on which the benchmark replacement becomes effective. (12) IBOR.—The term “IBOR” means LIBOR, any tenor of non-U.S. dollar currency rates formerly known as the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any predecessor or successor administrator thereof), and any other interbank offered rates that are expected to cease. (13) IBOR benchmark replacement.—The term “IBOR benchmark replacement” means a benchmark, or an interest rate or dividend rate (which may or may not be based in whole or in part on a prior setting of an IBOR), to replace an IBOR or any interest rate or dividend rate based on an IBOR, whether on a temporary, permanent, or indefinite basis, under or with respect to an IBOR contract. (14) IBOR contract.—The term “IBOR contract” means any contract, agreement, indenture, organizational document, guarantee, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, security (whether representing debt or equity, including any interest in a corporation, a partnership, or a limited liability company), instrument, or other obligation or asset that, by its terms, continues in any way to use an IBOR as a benchmark. (15) LIBOR.—The term “LIBOR”—(A) means the overnight and 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month tenors of U.S. dollar LIBOR (formerly known as the London interbank offered rate) as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any predecessor or successor administrator thereof); and (B) does not include the 1-week or 2-month tenors of U.S. dollar LIBOR. (16) LIBOR contract.—The term “LIBOR contract” means any contract, agreement, indenture, organizational document, guarantee, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, security (whether representing debt or equity, including any interest in a corporation, a partnership, or a limited liability company), instrument, or other obligation or asset that, by its terms, uses LIBOR as a benchmark.136 STAT. 828 (17) LIBOR replacement date.—The term “LIBOR replacement date” means the first London banking day after June 30, 2023, unless the Board determines that any LIBOR tenor will cease to be published or cease to be representative on a different date. (18) Security.—The term “security” has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (19) SOFR.—The term “SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator). (20) Tenor spread adjustment.—The term “tenor spread adjustment” means—(A) 0.00644 percent for overnight LIBOR; (B) 0.11448 percent for 1-month LIBOR; (C) 0.26161 percent for 3-month LIBOR; (D) 0.42826 percent for 6-month LIBOR; and (E) 0.71513 percent for 12-month LIBOR.
SEC. 104.

12 USC 5803.

LIBOR CONTRACTS.(a) In General.—On the LIBOR replacement date, the Board-selected benchmark replacement shall be the benchmark replacement for any LIBOR contract that, after giving any effect to subsection (b)—(1) contains no fallback provisions; or (2) contains fallback provisions that identify neither—(A) a specific benchmark replacement; nor (B) a determining person. (b) Fallback Provisions.—On the LIBOR replacement date, any reference in the fallback provisions of a LIBOR contract to—(1) a benchmark replacement that is based in any way on any LIBOR value, except to account for the difference between LIBOR and the benchmark replacement; or (2) a requirement that a person (other than a benchmark administrator) conduct a poll, survey, or inquiries for quotes or information concerning interbank lending or deposit rates; shall be disregarded as if not included in the fallback provisions of such LIBOR contract and shall be deemed null and void and without any force or effect. (c) Authority of Determining Person.—(1) In general.—Subject to subsection (f)(2), a determining person may select the Board-selected benchmark replacement as the benchmark replacement. (2) Selection.—Any selection by a determining person of the Board-selected benchmark replacement pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be—(A) irrevocable; (B) made by the earlier of the LIBOR replacement date and the latest date for selecting a benchmark replacement according to the terms of the LIBOR contract; and (C) used in any determinations of the benchmark under or with respect to the LIBOR contract occurring on and after the LIBOR replacement date. (3) No selection.—If a determining person does not select a benchmark replacement by the date specified in paragraph (2)(B), the Board-selected benchmark replacement, on and after 136 STAT. 829 the LIBOR replacement date, shall be the benchmark replacement for the LIBOR contract. (d) Conforming Changes.—(1) In general.—If the Board-selected benchmark replacement becomes the benchmark replacement for a LIBOR contract pursuant to subsection (a) or (c), all benchmark replacement conforming changes shall become an integral part of the LIBOR contract. (2) No consent required.—A calculating person shall not be required to obtain consent from any other person prior to the adoption of benchmark replacement conforming changes. (e) Adjustment by Board.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), on the LIBOR replacement date, the Board shall adjust the Board-selected benchmark replacement for each category of LIBOR contract that the Board may identify to include the relevant tenor spread adjustment. (2) Consumer loans.—For LIBOR contracts that are consumer loans, the Board shall adjust the Board-selected benchmark replacement as follows:(A)

Time period.

During the 1-year period beginning on the LIBOR replacement date, incorporate an amount, to be determined for any business day during that period, that transitions linearly from the difference between the Board-selected benchmark replacement and the corresponding LIBOR tenor determined as of the day immediately before the LIBOR replacement date to the relevant tenor spread adjustment. (B) On and after the date that is 1 year after the LIBOR replacement date, incorporate the relevant tenor spread adjustment. (f) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this division may be construed to alter or impair—(1) any written agreement specifying that a LIBOR contract shall not be subject to this division; (2) except as provided in subsection (b), any LIBOR contract that contains fallback provisions that identify a benchmark replacement that is not based in any way on any LIBOR value (including the prime rate or the effective Federal funds rate); (3) except as provided in subsection (b) or (c)(3), any LIBOR contract subject to subsection (c)(1) as to which a determining person does not elect to use a Board-selected benchmark replacement pursuant to that subsection; (4) the application to a Board-selected benchmark replacement of any cap, floor, modifier, or spread adjustment to which LIBOR had been subject pursuant to the terms of a LIBOR contract; (5) any provision of Federal consumer financial law that—(A) requires creditors to notify borrowers regarding a change-in-terms; or (B) governs the reevaluation of rate increases on credit card accounts under open-ended (not home-secured) consumer credit plans; or (6) except as provided in section 105(c), the rights or obligations of any person, or the authorities of any agency, under Federal consumer financial law, as defined in section 1002 136 STAT. 830 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481).
SEC. 105.

12 USC 5804.

CONTINUITY OF CONTRACT AND SAFE HARBOR.(a) In General.—A Board-selected benchmark replacement and the selection or use of a Board-selected benchmark replacement as a benchmark replacement under or with respect to a LIBOR contract, and any benchmark replacement conforming changes, shall constitute—(1) a commercially reasonable replacement for and a commercially substantial equivalent to LIBOR; (2) a reasonable, comparable, or analogous rate, index, or term for LIBOR; (3) a replacement that is based on a methodology or information that is similar or comparable to LIBOR; (4) substantial performance by any person of any right or obligation relating to or based on LIBOR; and (5) a replacement that has historical fluctuations that are substantially similar to those of LIBOR for purposes of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 note) and regulations promulgated under that division. (b) No Impairment.—Neither the selection or use of a Board-selected benchmark replacement as a benchmark replacement nor the determination, implementation, or performance of benchmark replacement conforming changes under section 104 may—(1) be deemed to impair or affect the right of any person to receive a payment, or to affect the amount or timing of such payment, under any LIBOR contract; or (2) have the effect of—(A) discharging or excusing performance under any LIBOR contract for any reason, claim, or defense (including any force majeure or other provision in any LIBOR contract); (B) giving any person the right to unilaterally terminate or suspend performance under any LIBOR contract; (C) constituting a breach of any LIBOR contract; or (D) voiding or nullifying any LIBOR contract. (c) Safe Harbor.—No person shall be subject to any claim or cause of action in law or equity or request for equitable relief, or have liability for damages, arising out of—(1) the selection or use of a Board-selected benchmark replacement; (2) the implementation of benchmark replacement conforming changes; or (3) with respect to a LIBOR contract that is not a consumer loan, the determination of benchmark replacement conforming changes, in each case after giving effect to the provisions of section 104; provided, however, that in each case any person (including a calculating person) shall remain subject to the terms of a LIBOR contract that are not affected by this division and any existing legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations to correct servicing or other ministerial errors under or with respect to a LIBOR contract. (d) Selection.—The selection or use of a Board-selected benchmark replacement or the determination, implementation, or performance of benchmark replacement conforming changes under section 104 shall not be deemed to—136 STAT. 831(1) be an amendment or modification of any LIBOR contract; or (2) prejudice, impair, or affect the rights, interests, or obligations of any person under or with respect to any LIBOR contract. (e) No Negative Inference.—Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), or (c)(1) of section 104, nothing in this division may be construed to create any negative inference or negative presumption regarding the validity or enforceability of—(1) any benchmark replacement (including any method for calculating, determining, or implementing an adjustment to the benchmark replacement to account for any historical differences between LIBOR and the benchmark replacement) that is not a Board-selected benchmark replacement; or (2) any changes, alterations, or modifications to or with respect to a LIBOR contract that are not benchmark replacement conforming changes.
SEC. 106.

12 USC 5805.

BENCHMARK FOR LOANS.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Bank.—The term “bank” means an institution subject to examination by a Federal financial institutions regulatory agency. (2) Covered action.—The term “covered action” means—(A) the initiation by a Federal supervisory agency of an enforcement action, including the issuance of a cease-and-desist order; or (B) the issuance by a Federal supervisory agency of a matter requiring attention, a matter requiring immediate attention; or a matter requiring board attention resulting from a supervisory activity conducted by the Federal supervisory agency. (3) Federal financial institutions regulatory agency.—The term “Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies” has the meaning given the term in section 1003 of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3302). (4) Federal supervisory agency.—The term “Federal supervisory agency” means an agency listed in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 1101(7) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401(7)). (5) Non-IBOR loan.—The term “non-IBOR loan” means any loan that, by its terms, does not use in any way LIBOR, any tenor of non-U.S. dollar currency rates formerly known as the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any predecessor or successor administrator thereof), and any other interbank offered rates that are expected to cease, as a benchmark. (b) Benchmarks Used by Banks.—With respect to a benchmark used by a bank—(1) the bank, in any non-IBOR loan made before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, may use any benchmark, including a benchmark that is not SOFR, that the bank determines to be appropriate for the funding model of the bank; the needs of the customers of the bank; and the products, risk profile, risk management capabilities, and operational capabilities of the bank; provided, however, that the use of 136 STAT. 832 any benchmark shall remain subject to the terms of the non-IBOR loan, and applicable law; and (2) no Federal supervisory agency may take any covered action against the bank solely because that benchmark is not SOFR.
SEC. 107.

12 USC 5806.

PREEMPTION.  This division, and regulations promulgated under this division, shall supersede any provision of any State or local law, statute, rule, regulation, or standard—(1) relating to the selection or use of a benchmark replacement or related conforming changes; or (2) expressly limiting the manner of calculating interest, including the compounding of interest, as that provision applies to the selection or use of a Board-selected benchmark replacement or benchmark replacement conforming changes.
SEC. 108. TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939.  Section 316(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77ppp(b)) is amended—(1) by striking “, except as” and inserting “, except—“(1) as” ; (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking “(a), and except that” and inserting “(a);“(2) that” ; (3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (4) by adding at the end the following:“(3) that the right of any holder of any indenture security to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such indenture security shall not be deemed to be impaired or affected by any change occurring by the application of section 104 of the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act to any indenture security.” .
SEC. 109. AMENDMENT TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.  Section 438(b)(2)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)(I)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(viii) Revised calculation rule to address instances where 1-month usd libor ceases or is non-representative.—“(I) Substitute reference index.—The provisions of this clause apply to loans for which the special allowance payment would otherwise be calculated pursuant to clause (vii). “(II) Calculation based on sofr.—For loans described in subclause (III) or (IV), the special allowance payment described in this subclause shall be substituted for the payment provided under clause (vii). For each calendar quarter, the formula for computing the special allowance that would otherwise apply under clause (vii) shall be revised by substituting ‘of the quotes of the 30-day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in effect for each of the days in such quarter as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator), 136 STAT. 833 adjusted daily by adding the tenor spread adjustment, as that term is defined in the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, for 1-month LIBOR contracts of 0.11448 percent’ for ‘of the 1-month London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for United States dollars in effect for each of the days in such quarter as compiled and released by the British Bankers Association’. The special allowance calculation for loans subject to clause (vii) shall otherwise remain in effect. “(III) Loans eligible for sofr-based calculation.—Except

Applicability.

Notification.

Waiver.

 as provided in subclause (IV), the special allowance payment calculated under subclause (II) shall apply to all loans for which the holder (or, if the holder acts as an eligible lender trustee for the beneficial owner of the loan, the beneficial owner of the loan) at any time after the effective date of this clause notifies the Secretary that the holder or beneficial owner affirmatively and permanently elects to waive all contractual, statutory, or other legal rights to a special allowance paid under clause (vii) or to the special allowance paid pursuant to any other formula that was previously in effect with respect to such loan, and accepts the rate described in subclause (II). Any such waiver shall apply to all loans then held, or to be held from time to time, by such holder or beneficial owner; provided that, due to the need to obtain the approval of, demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary—“(aa) one or more third parties with a legal or beneficial interest in loans eligible for the SOFR-based calculation; or “(bb) a nationally recognized rating organization assigning a rating to a financing secured by loans otherwise eligible for the SOFR-based calculation, the holder of the loan (or, if the holder acts as an eligible lender trustee for the beneficial owner of the loan, the beneficial owner of the loan) may elect to apply the rate described in subclause (II) to specified loan portfolios established for financing purposes by separate notices with different effective dates. The special allowance rate based on SOFR shall be effective with respect to a portfolio as of the first day of the calendar quarter following the applicable effective date of the waiver received by the Secretary from the holder or beneficial owner and shall permanently and irrevocably continue for all subsequent quarters. “(IV) Fallback provisions.—“(aa) In the event that a holder or beneficial owner has not elected to waive its rights to a special allowance payment under clause (vii) with respect to a portfolio with an effective date of the waiver prior to the first of—136 STAT. 834“(AA) the date on which the ICE Benchmark Administration (‘IBA’) has permanently or indefinitely stopped providing the 1-month United States Dollar LIBOR (‘1-month USD LIBOR’) to the general public; “(BB) the effective date of an official public statement by the IBA or its regulator that the 1-month USD LIBOR is no longer reliable or no longer representative; or “(CC) the LIBOR replacement date, as defined in section 103 of the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, the special allowance rate calculation as described in subclause (II) shall, by operation of law, apply to all loans in such portfolio. “(bb) In such event—“(AA) the last determined rate of special allowance based on 1-month USD LIBOR will continue to apply until the end of the then current calendar quarter; and “(BB) the special allowance rate calculation as described in subclause (II) shall become effective as of the first day of the following calendar quarter and remain in effect for all subsequent calendar quarters.” .
SEC. 110.

Deadline.

12 USC 5807.

RULEMAKING.  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall promulgate regulations to carry out this division.
 DIVISION V—HAITI

Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act.

 DEVELOPMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE ACT
SEC. 101.

22 USC 2151 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act”.
SEC. 102.

22 USC 2151 note.

STATEMENT OF POLICY.  It is the policy of the United States to support the sustainable rebuilding and development of Haiti in a manner that—(1) recognizes Haitian independence, self-reliance, and sovereignty; (2) promotes efforts that are led by and support the people and Government of Haiti at all levels so that Haitians lead the course of reconstruction and development of Haiti; (3) contributes to international efforts to facilitate conditions for broad, inclusive, and sustained political dialogue among the different actors in Haiti to restore democratic legitimacy and institutions in Haiti;136 STAT. 835 (4) builds the long-term capacity of the Government of Haiti, civil society, and the private sector to foster economic opportunities in Haiti; (5) fosters collaboration between the Haitian diaspora in the United States, including dual citizens of Haiti and the United States, and the Government of Haiti and the business community in Haiti; (6) supports anticorruption efforts, promotes press freedom, and addresses human rights concerns, including through the enforcement of sanctions imposed in accordance with the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) on individuals implicated in human rights violations and corruption; (7) respects and helps restore the natural resources of Haiti and strengthens community-level resilience to environmental and weather-related impacts; (8) promotes political stability through the holding of free, fair, transparent, and timely elections in accordance with democratic principles and the Constitution of Haiti; (9) provides timely and comprehensive reporting on the goals and progress of the Government of Haiti and the United States Government, and transparent post-program evaluations and contracting data; and (10) promotes the participation of Haitian women and youth in governmental and nongovernmental institutions and in economic development and governance assistance programs funded by the United States.
SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.  In this division, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 104. STRENGTHENING HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS IN HAITI AND HOLDING PERPETRATORS OF THE LA SALINE MASSACRE ACCOUNTABLE.(a) Prioritization by Secretary of State.—The Secretary of State shall prioritize the protection of human rights and anticorruption efforts in Haiti through the following methods:(1) Fostering strong relationships with independent civil society groups focused on monitoring corruption and human rights abuses and promoting democracy in Haiti. (2) Supporting the efforts of the Government of Haiti to identify persons involved in human rights violations and significant acts of corruption in Haiti, including public and private sector actors, and hold them accountable for their actions. (3) Addressing concerns of impunity for the alleged perpetrators of and the individuals who organized and planned the massacre in La Saline that took place on November 13, 2018. (4) Urging authorities to continue to investigate attacks in the neighborhoods of La Saline and Bel Air in 2018 and 2019 that left dozens dead in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.136 STAT. 836 (b) Briefing.—(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the events that took place on November 13, 2018, in the neighborhood of La Saline, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and the aftermath of those events. (2) Elements.—The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:(A)

Examination.

An examination of any links between the massacre in La Saline and mass protests that occurred concurrently in Haiti. (B)

Analysis.

An analysis of the reports on the massacre in La Saline authored by the United Nations, the European Union, and the Government of Haiti. (C) A detailed description of all known perpetrators of and the individuals who organized and planned the massacre. (D) An overview of efforts of the Government of Haiti to bring the perpetrators of and the individuals who organized and planned the massacre in La Saline to justice and to prevent other similar attacks. (E)

Assessment.

An assessment of the ensuing treatment and displacement of the survivors of the massacre in La Saline. (3) Consultation.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with nongovernmental organizations in Haiti and the United States.
SEC. 105. PROMOTING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND ASSEMBLY IN HAITI.  The Secretary of State shall prioritize the promotion of freedom of the press and freedom of assembly and the protection of journalists in Haiti through the following methods:(1) Advocating to Haitian authorities for increased protection for journalists and the press and for the freedom to peacefully assemble or protest in Haiti. (2) Collaborating with officials of the Government of Haiti and representatives of civil society to increase legal protections for journalists in Haiti. (3) Supporting efforts to strengthen transparency in the public and private sectors in Haiti and access to information in Haiti. (4) Using United States foreign assistance for programs to strengthen capacity for independent journalists and increase support for investigative journalism in Haiti.
SEC. 106. SUPPORTING POST-EARTHQUAKE, POST-HURRICANE, AND POST-COVID–19 RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT IN HAITI.  The

Coordination.

 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall prioritize post-earthquake, post-hurricane, and post-COVID–19 recovery and development efforts in Haiti through the following methods:(1) Collaborating with the Government of Haiti on a detailed and transparent development plan that includes clear objectives and benchmarks. (2) Building the capacity of Haitian-led public, private, and nongovernmental sector institutions in Haiti through post-136 STAT. 837 earthquake and post-hurricane recovery and development planning. (3)

Assessment.

Assessing the impact of the recovery efforts of the United States and the international community in Haiti since January 2010. (4) Supporting disaster resilience and reconstruction efforts. (5) Addressing the underlying causes of poverty and inequality. (6) Improving access to—(A) health resources; (B) public health technical assistance; and (C) clean water, food, and shelter. (7)

Assessment.

Evaluation.

Assessing the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic on post-disaster recovery efforts and evaluating United States support needed to help with the pandemic response in Haiti. (8) Supporting—(A) the export of additional United States-produced COVID–19 vaccine doses to Haiti; and (B) the safe storage, transport, and end-to-end distribution of United States-produced COVID–19 vaccines throughout Haiti, in light of ongoing humanitarian access challenges presented by Haiti’s security environment.
SEC. 107. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI.(a)

Coordination.

In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (in this section referred to as the “Administrator”) and other relevant agencies and departments, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on developments in Haiti. (b) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1)

Strategy.

A strategy for carrying out sections 104(a), 105, and 106 of this division, including established baselines, benchmarks, and indicators to measure outcomes and impact. (2)

Assessment.

An assessment of major corruption committed among the public and private sectors in Haiti, including identification of any individual or entity that financed corruption activities, and all corruption prosecutions investigated by the judiciary of Haiti since January 2015. (3) An overview of efforts of the Government of Haiti to address corruption, including the Petrocaribe scandal, and corrective measures to strengthen and restore trust in the public institutions of Haiti. (4) A description of efforts of the United States Government to consult and engage with officials of the Government of Haiti and independent civil society groups focused on monitoring corruption and human rights abuses and promoting democracy and press freedom in Haiti since January 2015. (5) A description of the response by the Government of Haiti to civic protests that have taken place since July 2018 and any allegations of human rights abuses, including attacks on journalists. (6)

Assessment.

An assessment of United States security assistance to Haiti, including United States support to the Haitian 136 STAT. 838 National Police and an assessment of compliance with section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 of title 10, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Leahy Laws”). (7) A description of the efforts of the Government of Haiti to support displaced survivors of urban and gang violence. (8)

Assessment.

An assessment of United States interagency efforts to counter kidnapping and armed violence in Haiti. (9)

Assessment.

An assessment of the impact of presidential decrees on the health of Haiti’s democratic institutions and the safeguarding of human rights, including decrees relating to—(A) reducing the authority of the Superior Court of Accounts and Administrative Litigation; (B) promulgating an antiterrorism law; (C) establishing the National Intelligence Agency; and (D) retiring and subsequently appointing judges to the Supreme Court of Haiti. (10)

Review.

A review of the alleged coup against President Moïse on February 7, 2021, and subsequent arrest and jailings of alleged perpetrators. (11)

Analysis.

An analysis, conducted in collaboration with the Government of Haiti, of efforts to support development goals in Haiti since January 2015, including steps taken—(A) to strengthen institutions at the national and local levels; and (B) to strengthen democratic governance at the national and local levels. (12)

Analysis.

An analysis of the effectiveness and sustainability of development projects financed by the United States, including the Caracol Industrial Park and supporting infrastructure. (13) A description of procurement from Haitian small- and medium-sized businesses and nongovernmental organizations by the Government of the United States and the Government of Haiti for development and humanitarian activities, disaggregated by year since 2015, and a description of efforts to increase local procurement, including food aid. (14) A description of United States efforts since January 2015 to assist the Haitian people in their pursuits for free, fair, and timely democratic elections. (15) An overview of United States efforts to cooperate with diplomatic partners in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe to engage with political leaders, civil society, the private sector, and underrepresented populations in Haiti to support a stable environment conducive to holding free and fair elections. (16)

Assessment.

Quantitative and qualitative indicators to assess progress and benchmarks for United States initiatives focused on sustainable development in Haiti, including democracy assistance, economic revitalization, natural disaster recovery, pandemic response, resilience, energy and infrastructure, health, and food security. (c) Consultation.—In preparing the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall consult, as appropriate, with—(1) nongovernmental organizations and civil society groups in Haiti and the United States; and (2) the Government of Haiti.136 STAT. 839 (d)

Web posting.

Public Availability.—The Secretary shall make the report required by subsection (a) publicly available on the website of the Department of State.
SEC. 108.

Coordination.

REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOÏSE.(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the July 7, 2021, assassination of former President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse. (b) Updated Report.—Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an updated version of the report that includes any significant developments related to the assassination of former President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse. (c) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) and the report required by subsection (b) shall each include the following elements:(1) A detailed description of the events leading up to the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse and the subsequent investigation of the assassination, including a description and identification of key dates and the names of foreign persons related to the assassination and the investigation of the assassination. (2) A description of United States support for the efforts of Haitian authorities to investigate the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. (3)

Assessment.

An assessment of the independence and capacity of Haitian authorities to investigate the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, including analysis of significant advances and deficiencies of the investigation. (4) A description of any threats and acts of intimidation against Haitian law enforcement and judicial authorities involved in the investigation of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, including the identification of foreign persons involved in such threats and acts of intimidation. (5) A description of any efforts to interfere in or undermine the independence and integrity of the investigation of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. (6) A description of whether any foreign persons previously employed by or who served as a contractor or informant for the United States Government were involved in the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. (7) A description and the identification of foreign persons involved in the execution and planning of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse and an assessment of the intentions of such foreign persons. (d) Form of Report.—The report required by subsection (a) and the updated report required by subsection (b) shall each be 136 STAT. 840 submitted in an unclassified form, but each may include a classified annex. (e)

Web posting.

Deadlines.

Publication.—The Secretary of State shall post on the public website of the Department of State—(1) the unclassified version of the report required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection; and (2) the unclassified version of the report required by subsection (b) not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection. (f)

Deadlines.

Briefing Requirement.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on—(1) the contents of the report required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection; and (2) the contents of the report required by subsection (b) not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection.
SEC. 109. REPEAL.  The Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law 113–162) is repealed.
SEC. 110.

22 USC 2151 note.

TERMINATION.  This division shall terminate on December 31, 2025.
 DIVISION W—

Violence Against

Women Act

Reauthorization

Act of 2022.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022
SEC. 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.(a) In General.—Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “In this title” and inserting “In this title, for the purpose of grants authorized under this title”; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (43) through (45) as paragraphs (50) through (52), respectively; (C) by redesignating paragraphs (34) through (42) as paragraphs (41) through (49), respectively; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (26) through (33) as paragraphs (32) through (39), respectively; (E) by redesignating paragraphs (18) through (25) as paragraphs (23) through (30), respectively; (F) by redesignating paragraphs (16) and (17) as paragraphs (22) and (21), respectively, and transferring paragraph (22), as so redesignated, so as to appear before paragraph (23), as so redesignated;136 STAT. 841 (G) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (15) as paragraphs (17) through (20), respectively; (H) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (14); (I) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; (J) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (12), and transferring it to appear after paragraph (11), as so redesignated; (K) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; (L) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (7), and transferring it to appear before paragraph (8), as so redesignated; (M) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (4), respectively, and transferring paragraph (4), as so redesignated, so as to appear after paragraph (3); (N) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); (O) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following:“(1) Abuse in later life .—The term ‘abuse in later life’—“(A) means—“(i) neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm of an adult aged 50 or older by an individual in an ongoing relationship of trust with the victim; or “(ii) domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking of an adult aged 50 or older by any individual; and “(B) does not include self-neglect.” ; (P) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following:“(6) Court-based personnel; court-related personnel.—The terms ‘court-based personnel’ and ‘court-related personnel’ mean individuals working in the court, whether paid or volunteer, including—“(A) clerks, special masters, domestic relations officers, administrators, mediators, custody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, victim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial, administrative, or any other professionals or personnel similarly involved in the legal process; “(B) court security personnel; “(C) personnel working in related supplementary offices or programs (such as child support enforcement); and “(D) any other court-based or community-based personnel having responsibilities or authority to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court system.” ; (Q) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking “includes felony” and all that follows through “jurisdiction.” and inserting the following: “includes felony or misdemeanor crimes committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim under the family or domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant funding and, in the case of victim services, includes the use or attempted use of physical abuse or sexual abuse, 136 STAT. 842 or a pattern of any other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solicited to gain or maintain power and control over a victim, including verbal, psychological, economic, or technological abuse that may or may not constitute criminal behavior, by a person who—“(A) is a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, or person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim; “(B) is cohabitating, or has cohabitated, with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner; “(C) shares a child in common with the victim; or “(D) commits acts against a youth or adult victim who is protected from those acts under the family or domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction.” ; (R) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, the following:“(13) Economic abuse.—The term ‘economic abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating violence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or restrains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain economic resources to which they are entitled, including using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to—“(A) restrict a person’s access to money, assets, credit, or financial information; “(B) unfairly use a person’s personal economic resources, including money, assets, and credit, for one’s own advantage; or “(C) exert undue influence over a person’s financial and economic behavior or decisions, including forcing default on joint or other financial obligations, exploiting powers of attorney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing or neglecting to act in the best interests of a person to whom one has a fiduciary duty.” ; (S) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so redesignated, the following:“(15) Female genital mutilation or cutting.—The term ‘female genital mutilation or cutting’ has the meaning given such term in section 116 of title 18, United States Code. “(16) Forced marriage.—The term ‘forced marriage’ means a marriage to which 1 or both parties do not or cannot consent, and in which 1 or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.” ; (T) by striking paragraph (17), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:“(17) Homeless.— The term ‘homeless’ has the meaning given such term in section 41403.” ; (U) in paragraph (22), as so redesignated—(i) in the heading, by inserting “; indian tribe” after “tribe”; and (ii) by striking “term ‘Indian tribe’ means” and inserting “terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian Tribe’ mean”; (V) by striking paragraph (24), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:“(24) Legal assistance.—136 STAT. 843 “(A) Definition.—The term ‘legal assistance’ means assistance provided by or under the direct supervision of a person described in subparagraph (B) to an adult, youth, or child victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking relating to a matter described in subparagraph (C). “(B) Person described.—A person described in this subparagraph is—“(i) a licensed attorney; “(ii) in immigration proceedings, a Board of Immigration Appeals accredited representative; “(iii) in claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a representative authorized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or “(iv) any person who functions as an attorney or lay advocate in tribal court. “(C) Matter described.—A matter described in this subparagraph is a matter relating to—“(i) divorce, parental rights, child support, Tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing, campus, education, healthcare, privacy, contract, consumer, civil rights, protection or other injunctive proceedings, related enforcement proceedings, and other similar matters; “(ii) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-conviction matters (including sentencing, parole, and probation) that impact the victim’s safety, privacy, or other interests as a victim; “(iii) alternative dispute resolution, restorative practices, or other processes intended to promote victim safety, privacy, and autonomy, and offender accountability, regardless of court involvement; or “(iv) with respect to a conviction of a victim relating to or arising from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking victimization of the victim, post-conviction relief proceedings in State, local, Tribal, or territorial court. “(D) Intake or referral.—For purposes of this paragraph, intake or referral, by itself, does not constitute legal assistance.” ; (W) by inserting after paragraph (30), as so redesignated, the following:“(31) Restorative practice.—The term ‘restorative practice’ means a practice relating to a specific harm that—“(A) is community-based and unaffiliated with any civil or criminal legal process; “(B) is initiated by a victim of the harm; “(C) involves, on a voluntary basis and without any evidence of coercion or intimidation of any victim of the harm by any individual who committed the harm or anyone associated with any such individual—“(i) 1 or more individuals who committed the harm; “(ii) 1 or more victims of the harm; and “(iii) the community affected by the harm through 1 or more representatives of the community; “(D) shall include and has the goal of—136 STAT. 844“(i) collectively seeking accountability from 1 or more individuals who committed the harm; “(ii) developing a written process whereby 1 or more individuals who committed the harm will take responsibility for the actions that caused harm to 1 or more victims of the harm; and “(iii) developing a written course of action plan—“(I) that is responsive to the needs of 1 or more victims of the harm; and “(II) upon which 1 or more victims, 1 or more individuals who committed the harm, and the community can agree; and “(E) is conducted in a victim services framework that protects the safety and supports the autonomy of 1 or more victims of the harm and the community.” ; (X) by inserting after paragraph (39), as so redesignated, the following:“(40) Technological abuse.—The term ‘technological abuse’ means an act or pattern of behavior that occurs within domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking and is intended to harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, impersonate, exploit, extort, or monitor, except as otherwise permitted by law, another person, that occurs using any form of technology, including but not limited to: internet enabled devices, online spaces and platforms, computers, mobile devices, cameras and imaging programs, apps, location tracking devices, or communication technologies, or any other emerging technologies.” ; and (Y) in paragraph (51), as so redesignated, by inserting “legal assistance and” before “legal advocacy”; and (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:“(H) Death of the party whose privacy had been protected.—In the event of the death of any victim whose confidentiality and privacy is required to be protected under this subsection, grantees and subgrantees may share personally identifying information or individual information that is collected about deceased victims being sought for a fatality review to the extent permitted by their jurisdiction’s law and only if the following conditions are met:“(i) The underlying objectives of the fatality review are to prevent future deaths, enhance victim safety, and increase offender accountability. “(ii) The fatality review includes policies and protocols to protect identifying information, including identifying information about the victim’s children, from further release outside the fatality review team. “(iii) The grantee or subgrantee makes a reasonable effort to get a release from the victim’s personal representative (if one has been appointed) and from any surviving minor children or the guardian of such children (but not if the guardian is the abuser of the deceased parent), if the children are not capable of knowingly consenting. “(iv) The information released is limited to that which is necessary for the purposes of the fatality review.” ;136 STAT. 845 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “if—“(A) the confidentiality and privacy requirements of this title are maintained; and “(B) personally identifying information about adult, youth, and child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking is not requested or included in any such collaboration or information-sharing.” ; (C) in paragraph (11)—(i) by striking “Of the total” and inserting the following:“(A) In general.—Of the total” ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following:“(B) Requirement.—The Office on Violence Against Women shall make all technical assistance available as broadly as possible to any appropriate grantees, subgrantees, potential grantees, or other entities without regard to whether the entity has received funding from the Office on Violence Against Women for a particular program or project, with priority given to recipients awarded a grant before the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.” ; (D) in paragraph (14)—(i) by striking “services and assistance to victims” and inserting “services and assistance to—“(A) victims” ; (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following:“(B) adult survivors of child sexual abuse; and “(C) victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are also victims of female genital mutilation or cutting, or forced marriage.” ; (E) by striking paragraph (15); (F) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (15); and (G) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated—(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:“(iii)

Time period.

Technical assistance.—A recipient of grant funds under this Act that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall be eligible to receive prompt, individualized technical assistance to resolve the audit finding and to prevent future findings, for a period not to exceed the following 2 fiscal years.” ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking “$20,000” and inserting “$100,000” and by inserting “the Director or Principal Deputy Director of the Office on Violence Against Women or” before “the Deputy Attorney General”; and (H) by adding at the end the following:“(16) Innovation fund.—Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this title, not more than 1 percent shall be made available for pilot projects, demonstration projects, and special initiatives designed to improve Federal, State, local, Tribal, and other community responses to gender-based violence.” .136 STAT. 846 (b)

Applicability.

34 USC 12291 note.

Definitions and Grant Conditions.—Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) shall apply to this Act and any grant program authorized under this Act.
SEC. 3.

34 USC 20128.

AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION.  Each head of an Executive department (as defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code) responsible for carrying out a program under this Act, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), or the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54) may coordinate and collaborate on the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including sharing best practices and efficient use of resources and technology for victims and those seeking assistance from the Federal Government.
SEC. 4.

15 USC 6851 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE.(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not take effect until October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Effective on Date of Enactment.—Sections 106, 107, 304, 606, 803, and 1306 and any amendments made by such sections shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS.  It is the sense of Congress—(1) that sex trafficking victims experience sexual violence and assault; and (2) that Federal recognition of their recovery is important.
SEC. 6.

15 USC 6851 note.

SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.
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paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and legal assistance</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>improving delivery of victim services</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (9)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>older and disabled women</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals 50 years of age or over, individuals with disabilities, and Deaf individuals</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>legal assistance,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>counseling,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>older and disabled individuals</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in paragraph (11), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end 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genital mutilation or cutting</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a2c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (20), the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">“(21) </num><content>developing, enhancing, or strengthening programs and projects to improve evidence collection methods for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including through funding for technology that better detects bruising and injuries across skin tones and related training;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><content>developing, enlarging, or strengthening culturally specific victim services programs to provide culturally specific victim services and responses to female genital mutilation or cutting;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">“(23) </num><content>providing victim advocates in State or local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, and courts to provide supportive services and advocacy to Indian victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><chapeau>paying any fees charged by any governmental authority for furnishing a victim or the child of a victim with any of the following documents:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A birth certificate or passport of the individual, as required by law.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An identification card issued to the individual by a State or Tribe, that shows that the individual is a resident of the State or a member of the Tribe.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10446">34 U.S.C. 10446</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/848">136 STAT. 848</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e1a53ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>proof of compliance with the requirements regarding training for victim-centered prosecution described in section 2017;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e1a53ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>certification of compliance with the grant conditions under section 40002(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/b">34 U.S.C. 12291(b)</ref>), as applicable;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>and the requirements under section 40002(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/b">34 U.S.C. 12291(b)</ref>), as applicable</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>ethnicity,</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>sexual orientation, gender identity,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (j)(2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> a period at the end; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1a53b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y1e1a7ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2017">“SEC. 2017. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1a7ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10454">34 USC 10454</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING VICTIM TESTIMONY.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1a7ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1a7ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1a7ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> order for a prosecutor’s office to be eligible to receive grant funds under this part, the head of the office shall certify, to the State, Indian Tribal government, or territorial government receiving the grant funding, that the office will, during the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the grant is awarded, engage in planning, developing and implementing—</chapeau><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1a7ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>training developed by experts in the field regarding victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking cases;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1aa1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>policies that support a victim-centered approach, informed by such training; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1aa1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a protocol outlining alternative practices and procedures for material witness petitions and bench warrants, consistent with best practices, that shall be exhausted before employing material witness petitions and bench warrants to obtain victim-witness testimony in the investigation, prosecution, and trial of a crime related to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking of the victim in order to prevent further victimization and trauma to the victim.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1aa1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1001(a)(18) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10261/a/18">34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1b3e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Heading</inline>.—</heading><content>Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10461/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10461 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grants to encourage arrest policies</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grants to improve the criminal justice response</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1b3e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2101 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10461">34 U.S.C. 10461</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b3e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1b6530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of this part is to assist States, Indian Tribal governments, State and local courts (including juvenile courts), Tribal courts, and units of local government to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/849">136 STAT. 849</page> sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>proarrest</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>offender accountability and homicide reduction</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>legal advocacy service programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>legal advocacy and legal assistance programs</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>older individuals (as defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3002">42 U.S.C. 3002</ref>))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals 50 years of age or over, Deaf individuals,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (19), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following “<quotedText>, including victims among underserved populations (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/a">34 U.S.C. 12291(a)</ref>))</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1b6537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">“(25) </num><content>To develop Statewide databases with information on where sexual assault nurse examiners are located.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1b6538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">“(26) </num><chapeau>To develop and implement alternative methods of reducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a program or policy that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b6539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>imposes a penalty on a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, on the basis of a request by the victim for law enforcement or emergency assistance; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b653a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>imposes a penalty on such a victim because of criminal activity at the property in which the victim resides.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b653b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b653c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b653d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage or mandate arrests of domestic violence offenders</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage arrests of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking offenders</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b653e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage or mandate arrest of domestic violence offenders</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage arrest of offenders</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (E)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (E) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1b8c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1b8c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>except for a court, not later than 3 years after the date on which an eligible grantee receives the first award under this part after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, certify that the laws, policies, and practices of the State or the jurisdiction in which the eligible grantee is located ensure that prosecutor’s offices engage in planning, developing, and implementing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>training developed by experts in the field regarding victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking cases;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>policies that support a victim-centered approach, informed by such training; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/850">136 STAT. 850</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a protocol outlining alternative practices and procedures for material witness petitions and bench warrants, consistent with best practices, that shall be exhausted before employing material witness petitions and bench warrants to obtain victim-witness testimony in the investigation, prosecution, and trial of a crime related to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking of the victim in order to prevent further victimization and trauma to the victim; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1b8c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1bb368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>except for a court, certify that the laws, policies, and practices of the State or the jurisdiction in which the eligible grantee is located prohibits the prosecution of a minor under the age of 18 with respect to prostitution; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1bb369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1001(a)(19) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10261/a/19">34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e1c018a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1201 of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20121">34 U.S.C. 20121</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c018b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>no cost to the victims.</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>When legal assistance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a victim, such assistance may be provided.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c018c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c018d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1c289e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>any person providing legal assistance through a program funded under this section—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c289f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1e1c28a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>is a licensed attorney or is working under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in immigration proceedings, is a Board of Immigration Appeals accredited representative;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in Veterans’ Administration claims, is an accredited representative; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>is any person who functions as an attorney or lay advocate in Tribal court; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1e1c28a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>has demonstrated expertise in providing legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in the targeted population; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1e1c28a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>is partnered with an entity or person that has demonstrated expertise described in clause (i); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has completed, or will complete, training in connection with domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault and related legal issues, including training on evidence-based risk factors for domestic and dating violence homicide;”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c28a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or local</quotedText>” and insert the following: “<quotedText>local, or culturally specific</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c28aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (4), after “dating violence,” by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>stalking,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c28ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c28ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$57,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$60,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c28ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/851">136 STAT. 851</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e1c4fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12464">34 U.S.C. 12464</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c4fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to improve</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>improve</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c4fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1c4fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1c4fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cultural Relevance</inline>.—</heading><content>Any services provided pursuant to a grant funded under this section shall be provided in a culturally relevant manner.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS GRANTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e1cc4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20123">34 U.S.C. 20123</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Native Hawaiian,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>or local organization</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>effectiveness</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>response</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>population-specific</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>training</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>developing, enlarging, or strengthening culturally specific programs and projects to provide culturally specific services regarding responses to, and prevention of, female genital mutilation and cutting; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>strengthening the response of social and human services by providing population-specific training for service providers on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cc500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading>CRIMINAL PROVISIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e1cec11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2265/d/3">Section 2265(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cec12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>restraining order or injunction,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1cec13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1cec14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>The prohibition under this paragraph applies to all protection orders for the protection of a person residing within a State, territorial, or Tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protection order was issued by that State, territory, or Tribe.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="107">SEC. 107. </num><heading>RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s21308">34 U.S.C. 21308</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2015 through 2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/852">136 STAT. 852</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="108">SEC. 108. </num><heading>ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e1d3a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20124">34 U.S.C. 20124</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d3a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d3a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d3a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (a)(2) of this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d3a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall take 5 percent of such appropriated amounts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall take 15 percent of such appropriated amounts for the program under paragraph (2)(A) and 5 percent of such appropriated amounts for the programs under subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d3a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1d614b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1d614c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e1d614d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d614e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the total amount available for grants under this section, not less than 40 percent of such funds shall be allocated for programs or projects that meaningfully address non-intimate partner relationship sexual assault.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d614f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative allocation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding 40002(b)(11) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/b/11">34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11)</ref>), the Director may allocate a portion of funds described in subparagraph (A) to enhanced technical assistance relating to non-intimate partner sexual assault if the Office on Violence Against Women does not receive sufficient qualified applications proposing to address non-intimate partner relationship sexual assault.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d6150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>Not less than 1 such organization shall have demonstrated expertise primarily in domestic violence services, and not less than 1 such organization shall have demonstrated expertise primarily in non-intimate partner sexual assault services.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d6151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1d6152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="109">SEC. 109. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1e24a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322/tIV">title IV of Public Law 103–322</ref>), as amended by section 205, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subtitle id="y1e1f5d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num class="fontsize14 bold" value="R">“Subtitle R—</num><heading class="fontsize14 bold">Restorative Practices</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e1f5d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41801">“SEC. 41801. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f5d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12514">34 USC 12514</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">PILOT PROGRAM ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f5d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f5d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Director</term>’ means the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f5d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/853">136 STAT. 853</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f5d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f843b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a unit of local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f843c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a tribal government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f843d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a tribal organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f843e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a victim service provider;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f843f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>a private or public nonprofit organization, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a tribal nonprofit organization; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a faith-based nonprofit organization.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restorative practice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>restorative practice</term>’ means a practice relating to a specific harm that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is community-based and unaffiliated with any civil or criminal legal process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is initiated by a victim of the harm;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>involves, on a voluntary basis and without any evidence of coercion or intimidation of any victim of the harm by any individual who committed the harm or anyone associated with any such individual—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>1 or more individuals who committed the harm;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>1 or more victims of the harm; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the community affected by the harm through 1 or more representatives of the community;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f844a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>shall include and has the goal of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f844b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>collectively seeking accountability from 1 or more individuals who committed the harm;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f844c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>developing a written process whereby 1 or more individuals who committed the harm will take responsibility for the actions that caused harm to 1 or more victims of the harm; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f844d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>developing a written course of action plan—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f844e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>that is responsive to the needs of 1 or more victims of the harm; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f844f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>upon which 1 or more victims, 1 or more individuals who committed the harm, and the community can agree; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>is conducted in a victim services framework that protects the safety and supports the autonomy of 1 or more victims of the harm and the community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants Authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement a program, or to assess best practices, for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>restorative practices to prevent or address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>training by eligible entities, or for eligible entities, courts, or prosecutors, on restorative practices and program implementation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f8455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>evaluations of a restorative practice described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under subsection (b), the Director shall give priority to eligible entities that submit proposals that meaningfully address the needs of culturally specific or underserved populations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/854">136 STAT. 854</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall demonstrate a history of comprehensive training and experience in working with victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity or a subgrantee of an eligible entity that offers a restorative practices program with funds awarded under this section shall ensure that such program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f845a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>includes set practices and procedures for screening the suitability of any individual who committed a harm based on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f845b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the history of civil and criminal complaints against the individual involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f845c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>parole or probation violations of the individual or whether active parole or probation supervision of the individual is being conducted for prior offenses involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f845d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f845e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the risk to the safety of any victim of the harm based on an evidence-based risk assessment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f845f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f8460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the risk to public safety, including an evidence-based risk assessment of the danger to the public; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>past participation of any individual who committed the harm in restorative practice programing; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>denies eligibility to participate in the program for any individual who committed a harm against whom there is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a pending felony or misdemeanor prosecution for an offense against any victim of the harm or a dependent of any such victim;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a restraining order or a protection order (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2266">section 2266 of title 18, United States Code</ref>) that protects any victim of the harm or a dependent of any such victim, unless there is an exception in the restraining order or protective order allowing for participation in a restorative practices program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a pending criminal charge involving or relating to sexual assault, including rape, human trafficking, or child abuse, including child sexual abuse; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a conviction for child sexual abuse against the victim or a sibling of the victim if the victim or sibling of the victim is currently a minor.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Referral</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a risk assessment described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) for which an eligible entity or a subgrantee of an eligible entity determines that a victim or a dependent of a victim are at significant risk of subsequent serious injury, sexual assault, or death, the eligible entity or subgrantee shall refer the victim or dependent to other victim services, instead of restorative practices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nondisclosure of Confidential or Private Information</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purpose of section 40002(b)(2), an individual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/855">136 STAT. 855</page> described in subsection (a)(3)(C) shall be considered a person receiving services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to Criminal Justice Intervention</inline>.—</heading><content>Restorative practices performed with funds awarded under this section are not intended to function as a replacement for criminal justice intervention for a specific harm.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f846a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f846b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to director</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a part of the report required to be submitted under section 40002(b)(6), an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall annually submit to the Director information relating to the effectiveness of the restorative practices carried out with amounts from the grant, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f846c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of individuals for whom the eligible entity supported a restorative practice;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f846d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>if applicable, the number of individuals who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f846e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>sought restorative practices from the eligible entity; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f846f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the eligible entity could not serve;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>if applicable, the number of individuals—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>who sought restorative practice training;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>who received restorative practice training;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>who provided restorative practice training; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to whom the eligible entity could not provide restorative practice training;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f8476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>a victim evaluation component that is documented through survey or interview, including the satisfaction of victims of a harm with the restorative practice services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>if applicable, the number of individuals who committed a harm and—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>successfully completed and executed a written course of action plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f8479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>failed to successfully complete and execute a written course of action plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f847a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>were involved in a criminal or civil complaint involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against the victims or victims during the course of the restorative practice process; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f847b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>any other qualitative or quantitative information determined by the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e1f847c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f847d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes the reports received by the Director under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f847e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f847f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e1f8480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 2 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e1f8481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/108/1796">108 Stat. 1796</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 41601 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>“Subtitle R—</designator> <label>Restorative Practices</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 41801. </designator> <label>Pilot program on restorative practices.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent><page identifier="/us/stat/136/856">136 STAT. 856</page></content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e2020c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41601 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12511">34 U.S.C. 12511</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(C)(iii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>direct payments,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and comprehensive</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>0.25 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>0.5 percent</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(4) <headingText class="smallCaps">Distribution</headingText></quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>The Attorney General</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1e2020c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (5) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e2020cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2020ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall provide technical assistance to recipients of grants under this subsection by entering into a cooperative agreement or contract with a national, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization or organizations whose primary focus and expertise is in addressing sexual assault within culturally specific communities.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2.5</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>8</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2020d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of which not less than 20 percent shall be available for technical assistance to recipients and potential recipients of grants under subsection (c);</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e206ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12341">34 U.S.C. 12341</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e206ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e206ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e206ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e206ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e209609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to develop, expand, implement, and improve the quality of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e20960a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/857">136 STAT. 857</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e20960b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e20960c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e20960d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>by the lack of access to</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>quality forensic sexual assault examinations by trained health care providers,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e20960e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shelters and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shelters, and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e20960f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND DEAF PEOPLE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e210b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20122">34 U.S.C. 20122</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the heading—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>women</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>disabilities</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and deaf people</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and sexual assault</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</ref>))</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and Deaf people</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disabled individuals</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals with disabilities and Deaf people</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>law enforcement</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and other first responders</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>providing advocacy and intervention services within</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to enhance the capacity of</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disabled individuals</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals with disabilities and Deaf people</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$9,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e210b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><heading>TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e21ce9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Subtitle H of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12421/etseq">34 U.S.C. 12421 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subtitle heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Enhanced Training</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Training</b></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 40801 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12421">34 U.S.C. 12421</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>enhanced training</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>training</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(b)<headingText class="smallCaps"> Grant Program</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/858">136 STAT. 858</page> following:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e21cea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> “<quotedText>The Attorney General shall make grants to eligible entities in accordance with the following:</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">(AA) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>elder abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>abuse in later life</quotedText>”; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1e21cead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>victim advocates, and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>victim advocates, or</quotedText>”; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>advocates, victim service providers, and courts to better serve victims of abuse in later life</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>leaders, victim advocates, victim service providers, courts, and first responders to better serve older victims</quotedText>”; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or other community-based organizations in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>community-based organizations, or other professionals who may identify or respond to abuse in later life</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>elder abuse and</quotedText>”;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals over 50 years of age</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with demonstrated experience in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking</quotedText>”; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in later life;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50 years of age or over.</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$9,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e21ceb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e21ceba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abby Honold Act.</p></sidenote><heading>ABBY HONOLD ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2269fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2269fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101">34 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Abby Honold Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2269fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/etseq">34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/859">136 STAT. 859</page> <quotedContent><subtitle id="y1e23a27e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num class="fontsize14 bold" value="Q">“Subtitle Q—</num><heading class="fontsize14 bold">Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e23a27f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41701">“SEC. 41701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23a280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23a281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12513">34 USC 12513</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23a282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Attorney General</term>’ means the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>covered individual</term>’ means an individual who interfaces with victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an individual working for or on behalf of an eligible entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an administrator or personnel of a school, university, or other educational program or activity (including a campus police officer or a school resource officer); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an emergency services or medical employee;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the term ‘<term>demonstration site</term>’, with respect to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section, means the area over which the eligible entity has jurisdiction;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means a State, local, territorial, or Tribal law enforcement agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the term ‘<term>mandatory partner</term>’ means a national, regional, or local victim services organization or agency working in collaboration with a law enforcement agency described in paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23a28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants Authorized</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to collaborate with their mandatory partners to carry out the demonstration program under this section by implementing evidence-based or promising investigative policies and practices to incorporate trauma-informed, victim-centered techniques designed to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>prevent re-traumatization of the victim;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ensure that covered individuals use evidence-based practices to respond to and investigate cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>improve communication between victims and law enforcement officers in an effort to increase the likelihood of the successful investigation and prosecution of the reported crime in a manner that protects the victim to the greatest extent possible;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>increase collaboration among stakeholders who are part of the coordinated community response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23a292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the effectiveness of the training process and content.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award basis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall award grants under this section to multiple eligible entities for use in a variety of settings and communities, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, and rural areas;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>college campuses; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>traditionally underserved communities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23a297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/860">136 STAT. 860</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>train covered individuals within the demonstration site of the eligible entity to use evidence-based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered techniques and knowledge of crime victims’ rights throughout an investigation into domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>conducting victim interviews in a manner that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>elicits valuable information about the domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>avoids re-traumatization of the victim;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>conducting field investigations that mirror best and promising practices available at the time of the investigation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>customizing investigative approaches to ensure a culturally and linguistically appropriate approach to the community being served;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>becoming proficient in understanding and responding to complex cases, including cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>facilitated by alcohol or drugs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>involving strangulation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>committed by a non-stranger;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>committed by an individual of the same sex as the victim;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>involving a victim with a disability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>involving a male victim; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>involving a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (commonly referred to as ‘LGBT’) victim;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>developing collaborative relationships between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>law enforcement officers and other members of the response team; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the community being served; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>developing an understanding of how to define, identify, and correctly classify a report of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23a2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>promote the efforts of the eligible entity to improve the response of covered individuals to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through various communication channels, such as the website of the eligible entity, social media, print materials, and community meetings, in order to ensure that all covered individuals within the demonstration site of the eligible entity are aware of those efforts and included in trainings, to the extent practicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23c9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Program Trainings on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Approaches</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of existing trainings</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall identify trainings for law enforcement officers, in existence as of the date on which the Attorney General begins to solicit applications for grants under this section, that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>employ a trauma-informed, victim-centered approach to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>focus on the fundamentals of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>trauma responses;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/861">136 STAT. 861</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the impact of trauma on victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>techniques for effectively investigating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall select one or more of the approaches employed by a training identified under subparagraph (A) to test within the demonstration site of the eligible entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall consult with the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime in order to seek input from and cultivate consensus among outside practitioners and other stakeholders through facilitated discussions and focus groups on best practices in the field of trauma-informed, victim-centered care for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall require each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to identify a research partner, preferably a local research partner, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>design a system for generating and collecting the appropriate data to facilitate an independent process or impact evaluation of the use of the grant funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>periodically conduct an evaluation described in paragraph (1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><chapeau>periodically make publicly available, during the grant period—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>preliminary results of the evaluations conducted under paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e23c9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for improving the use of the grant funds.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23c9d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e23c9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with the due process rights of any individual.”</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="206">SEC. 206. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e23c9d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20129">34 USC 20129</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LGBT SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Violence Against Women Office (referred to in this section as the “Director”), shall make grants to eligible entities to enhance lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (referred to in this section as “LGBT”) specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose of Program and Grants </inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General program purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of the program required by this section is to promote the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The maintenance and replication of existing successful LGBT specific domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking community-based programs providing services and resources for LGBT victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/862">136 STAT. 862</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The development of innovative LGBT specific strategies and projects to enhance access to services and resources for LGBT victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to using more traditional services and resources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes for which grants may be used</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make grants to community-based programs for the purpose of enhancing LGBT specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grants under the program shall support community-based efforts to address distinctive LGBT specific responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b43a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>providing or enhancing services for LGBT victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including services that address the safety, emotional well-being, economic, housing, legal and workplace needs of LGBT victims;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>supporting programs that specifically address underserved LGBT communities, including culturally specific communities, to provide specific resources and support for LGBT underserved victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>working in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies highlighting LGBT specific issues and resources regarding victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>conducting outreach activities to ensure that LGBT people who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault receive appropriate assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>providing training for victim service providers, governmental agencies, courts, law enforcement and other first responders, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving the LGBT community about risk reduction, intervention, prevention, and the nature of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>developing and implementing LGBT specific programming that focuses on victim autonomy, agency, and safety in order to provide resolution and restitution for the victim; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>providing LGBT specific programs for the non-offending LGBT parents of children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e24b442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance and training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall provide technical assistance and training to grantees of this and other programs under this Act regarding the development and provision of effective LGBT specific community-based services by entering into cooperative agreements or contracts with an organization or organizations having a demonstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is addressing the development and provision of LGBT specific community-based services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Eligible entities for grants under this section include—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/863">136 STAT. 863</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>community-based organizations, the primary purpose of which is providing LGBT specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e24b445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>community-based organizations, the primary purpose of which is providing LGBT specific services that can partner with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and that agrees to receive technical assistance from a program with LGBT specific expertise.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall issue a biennial report on the distribution of funding under this section, the progress made in replicating and supporting increased services to LGBT victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the types of LGBT specific programs, strategies, technical assistance, and training developed or enhanced through this program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e24b448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall award a contract or cooperative agreement to evaluate programs under this section to an entity with the demonstrated expertise in and primary goal of providing enhanced access to services and resources for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to using more traditional services and resources.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-Exclusivity</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to exclude LGBT community-based organizations from applying to other grant programs authorized under this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e24b44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e24b44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e25508c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280b–1b">42 U.S.C. 280b–1b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e25508d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e25508e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following “<quotedText>or utilization of other communication technologies for purposes related to such a hotline</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e25508f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>professionals</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>professionals, including school-based professionals, to identify and refer students who may have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sexual violence</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e255090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e255091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sexual assault</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sexual violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e255092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Deaf individuals</quotedText>” before the period at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e255093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribal</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e255094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/864">136 STAT. 864</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e255095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsection after subsection (b):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e255096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meaningful Involvement of State Sexual Assault Coalitions, Culturally Specific Organizations, and Underserved Communities</inline>.—</heading><content>In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e255097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote> awarding funds to States under this section, the Secretary shall set forth procedures designed to ensure meaningful involvement of sexual assault coalitions, culturally specific organizations, and representatives from underserved communities of the State or territory in the application for, and implementation of, funding.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e255098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e255099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e25509a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>Not less than 80 percent of the total amount made available under this subsection in each fiscal year shall be awarded in accordance with this paragraph.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e25509b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e2577ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault coalition allotment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2577ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the total amount appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, not less than 15 percent shall be allocated to State, territorial, and Tribal sexual assault coalitions for the purposes of coordinating and providing prevention activities, providing assistance to prevention programs, and collaborating and coordinating with applicable Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities engaged in sexual violence prevention, in accordance with this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2577ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the total amount appropriated under this subsection and allocated to making awards to sexual assault coalitions, as described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal year—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2577af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not less than 10 percent shall be made available to Tribal sexual assault coalitions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2577b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any remaining amounts shall be made available, in equal amounts, to each State coalition and each territorial coalition.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2577b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Receipt of an award under this subsection by a sexual assault coalition shall not preclude the coalition from receiving additional grants or administering funds to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2577b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e259ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the activities funded by grants awarded under this section and best practices relating to rape prevention and education.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/865">136 STAT. 865</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e266214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12451">34 U.S.C. 12451</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e266215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e266216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e266217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>target youth who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>target youth, including youth in underserved populations, who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e266218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e266219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26621a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e26621b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>clarify State or local mandatory reporting policies and practices regarding peer-on-peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e26621c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>develop, enlarge, or strengthen culturally specific victim services and responses related to, and prevention of, female genital mutilation or cutting.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26621d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26621e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>stalking, or sex trafficking</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital mutilation or cutting</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26621f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>confidential</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>support services</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e266220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>programming for youth</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, including youth in underserved populations,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e266221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e26d752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Children exposed to violence and abuse</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To develop, maintain, or enhance programs designed to prevent future incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by preventing, reducing and responding to children’s exposure to violence in the home, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>providing services for children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>direct counseling or advocacy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>support for the non-abusing parent; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>training and coordination for educational, after-school, and childcare programs on how to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>safely and confidentially identity children and families experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>properly refer children exposed and their families to services and violence prevention programs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e26d759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Teen dating violence awareness and prevention</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To develop, maintain, or enhance programs that change attitudes and behaviors around the acceptability of domestic <page identifier="/us/stat/136/866">136 STAT. 866</page> violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide education and skills training to young individuals and individuals who influence young individuals, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may include the use evidenced-based, evidence-informed, or innovative strategies and practices focused on youth; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>age and developmentally-appropriate education on—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>domestic violence;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>dating violence;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>sexual assault;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>stalking;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>sexual coercion; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>healthy relationship skills, in school, in the community, or in health care settings;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>community-based collaboration and training for individuals with influence on youth, such as parents, teachers, coaches, healthcare providers, faith leaders, older teens, and mentors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>education and outreach to change environmental factors contributing to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>policy development targeted to prevention, including school-based policies and protocols.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>organization</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>tribal nonprofit</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Native Hawaiian organization, urban Indian organization,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>or population-specific community-based organization</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including training on working with youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking in underserved populations, if such youth are among those being served.</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e26d76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAMPUSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e279abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20125">34 U.S.C. 20125</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e279ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>To develop, strengthen, and implement campus policies, protocols, and services that more effectively identify and respond to the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including the use of technology to commit these crimes, and to train campus administrators, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/867">136 STAT. 867</page> campus security personnel, and all participants in the resolution process, including personnel from the Title IX coordinator’s office, student conduct office, and campus disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, protocols, and services that promote a prompt, fair, and impartial investigation.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e279ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>To provide prevention and education programming about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including technological abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, delivered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, promotes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social norm, and engages men and boys. Such programming should be developed in partnership or collaboratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual violence prevention and intervention.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and provide</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, provide, and disseminate</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (10), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>or adapt</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and disseminate</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e279ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (10) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e27c1d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>To train campus health centers and appropriate campus faculty, such as academic advisors or professionals who deal with students on a daily basis, on how to recognize and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including training health providers on how to provide universal education to all members of the campus community on the impacts of violence on health and unhealthy relationships and how providers can support ongoing outreach efforts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e27c1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>To train campus personnel in how to use a victim-centered, trauma-informed interview technique, which means asking questions of a student or a campus employee who is reported to be a victim of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experience of the reported victim, that does not judge or blame the reported victim for the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence-based research on trauma response.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e27c1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> To the extent practicable, campus personnel shall allow the reported victim to participate in a recorded interview and to receive a copy of the recorded interview.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e27c1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>To develop and implement restorative practices (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/a">34 U.S.C. 12291(a)</ref>)).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for all incoming students</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for all students</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The grantee shall train all participants in the resolution process, including the campus disciplinary board, the title IX coordinator’s office, and the student conduct office, to respond effectively to situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/868">136 STAT. 868</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>sex,</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>sexual orientation, gender identity,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, of which not less than 10 percent shall be made available for grants to historically Black colleges and universities</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Best Practices Regarding Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campuses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress a report, which shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e27c1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of programs, events, and educational materials related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e27c1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e27c1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of best practices and guidance from the evaluation described in paragraph (1), which shall be made publicly available online to universities and college campuses to use as a resource.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>STUDY ON STATE COVERAGE OF FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED COSTS FOLLOWING A SEXUAL ASSAULT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e28371a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e28371b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report to Congress on requirements and funding of States for forensic exams conducted after sexual assaults and any related medical expenses, as applicable, which shall include, with respect to each State—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28371c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the total annual cost of conducting forensic exams described in section 2010(b) of part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10449/b">34 U.S.C. 10449(b)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28371d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>each funding source used to pay for the forensic exams described in section 2010(b) of part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10449/b">34 U.S.C. 10449(b)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28371e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of any laws or policies of the State to ensure that individuals do not receive bills for all or part of the cost of forensic exams conducted after sexual assaults, consistent with section 2010(b) of part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10449/b">34 U.S.C. 10449(b)</ref>), including any oversight to ensure those individuals do not receive bills;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28371f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an identification of any best practices implemented by the State to ensure that individuals do not receive bills for forensic exams conducted after sexual assaults;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e283720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any requirements under laws of the State relating to payment for medical expenses and ancillary costs relating to a sexual assault, which may include treatment of injuries associated with the assault, imaging (including x-rays, MRIs, and CAT scans), and other emergency medical care required as a result of the sexual assault for which a victim receives a forensic exam; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e283721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>if a law of the State requires the State to pay for the medical expenses described in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e283722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a detailed list of which medical expenses require coverage;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/869">136 STAT. 869</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e283723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total annual cost of medical expenses relating to a sexual assault for which a victim receives a forensic exam outside of the cost of the forensic exam; and<sidenote><p>List.</p></sidenote></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e283724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>each funding source the State uses to pay for medical expenses relating to a sexual assault for which a victim receives a forensic exam.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e285e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 402 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280b–4">42 U.S.C. 280b–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e285e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence against women</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence against adults, youth,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e285e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION (SMART PREVENTION) GRANTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e28ac58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12463">34 U.S.C. 12463</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>taking a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, children exposed to violence, and men</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>focusing on men and youth</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the following purposes:</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">(3) engaging men as leaders and models</headingText>.—To develop</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to develop</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and youth</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>men</quotedText>” the first 2 times it appears;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e28ac61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>include a focus on the unmet needs of underserved populations.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e28ac63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (g).</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e2af654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–4">42 U.S.C. 280g–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/870">136 STAT. 870</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>community health workers, violence prevention advocates working with health providers,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>health staff,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for medical</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>stalking; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for medical, psychology, dental, social work, nursing, and other health profession students, interns, residents, fellows, or current health care providers (including midwives and doulas);</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>response</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>capacity</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af65a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prevent and respond to</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(including behavioral and mental health programs) to</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af65b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2af65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the development or enhancement and implementation of training programs to improve the capacity of early childhood programs to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among families they serve; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the development or enhancement and implementation of comprehensive statewide strategies for health and violence prevention programs to work together to promote primary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to identify and provide</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to provide universal education on healthy relationships and provide trauma-informed</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>culturally competent clinical training components</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>training components that center the experiences of, and are developed in collaboration with, culturally specific individuals and American Indians and Alaska Natives, and include community-defined practices such as the use of doulas, midwives, and traditional healers,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including labor and sex trafficking)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>other forms of violence and abuse</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disparities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>inequities</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (ii) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>are designed to be inclusive of the experiences of all individuals, including LGBT individuals, and include training on improving equity and reducing disparities in access to health care services and prevention resources; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>include training on the use of a universal prevention education approach to both prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in health care settings;”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/871">136 STAT. 871</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>response of the health care system</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>capacity of the health care system to prevent and respond</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>identifying and responding to</quotedText>” <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>identifying, responding to, and promoting prevention of</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during in-person or virtual visits</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and stalking</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and to maximize victim choice on the use and sharing of their health information</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(ii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b1d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on-site access to</quotedText>” and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“services to address the safety, medical, and mental health needs of patients by—<subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>increasing the capacity of existing health care professionals (including professionals who specialize in trauma or in substance use disorders) in behavioral and mental health care, community health workers, and public health staff to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and children exposed to violence;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>contracting with or hiring advocates for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to provide such services; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>providing funding to State domestic and sexual violence coalitions to improve the capacity of such coalitions to coordinate and support health advocates and other health system partnerships;”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(iii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of identification</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of prevention</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during in-person or virtual visits</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and stalking</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(iv)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b4399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and promote prevention during in-person or virtual visits,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>or stalking,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b439a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b439b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the development, implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of best practices, tools, and training materials, including culturally relevant tools, for mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder professionals to identify and respond to domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and dating violence; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the development and provision of culturally relevant training and follow-up technical assistance to health care professionals, and public health staff, and allied health professionals to identify, assess, treat, and refer clients who are victims of domestic violence, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/872">136 STAT. 872</page> dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking from culturally specific communities and promote prevention, using tools and training materials, developed by and for culturally specific communities, with priority given to trainings provided by culturally specific organizations; and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e2b6aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>design and implement comprehensive strategies to prevent domestic or sexual violence including through the use of universal education in clinical and public health settings, hospitals, clinics and other health settings.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Child and elder abuse</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Child abuse and abuse in later life</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>child or elder abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>child abuse or abuse in later life</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>elder abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>abuse in later life</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>programs that promote the prevention of sexual assault as well as</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>implementation of</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and exposure to violence across generations</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>abuse</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>dental,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>exams.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>exams and certifications;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b6abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (iv) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2b91cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>providing funding to culturally specific organizations to improve the capacity of such organizations to engage and partner with health care providers to support victims and meet increased referrals from health systems;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2b91cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><chapeau>developing a State-level pilot program to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b91ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>improve the response of substance use disorder treatment programs, harm reduction programs for people who use substances, and systems to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b91cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>improve the capacity of substance use disorder treatment programs, harm reduction programs for people who use substances, and systems to serve survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking dealing with substance use disorder; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b91d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>improve the capacity of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking programs to serve survivors who have substance use history; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2b91d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>developing and utilizing existing technical assistance and training resources to improve the capacity of substance use disorder treatment programs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/873">136 STAT. 873</page> and harm reduction programs for people who use substances to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among patients the programs serve.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2b91d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>given to outcome based evaluations.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“given to—<clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>outcome based evaluations;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>culturally specific and population specific organizations; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>programs developing and implementing community-driven solutions to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i)(III), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a culturally specific organization or community-based organization working to address the social determinants of health,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>nonprofit entity</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>strategies for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“strategies—<subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and generations</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>lifespan</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>settings;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>settings; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to address primary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking over the lifespan and generations, including strategies that address related social determinants of health, economic justice, and equity issues, and that are inclusive of LGBT individuals;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3)(C)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>State or tribal law enforcement task forces (where appropriate)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>culturally specific organizations</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3)(C)(iv), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including culturally specific organizations)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>service providers</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(2)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including mental health or substance abuse agencies)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>of health</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or mental</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or behavioral</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and substance use disorder prevention and treatment</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(2)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>behavioral health treatment system,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>hospital,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or any other community-based</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a community-based</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or substance use disorder prevention and treatment, or a community-based organization with a history of partnership with programs in the field of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and health care, including physical or mental health care or substance use disorder prevention and treatment</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>mental health care</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/874">136 STAT. 874</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>herein</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2bb8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provided for</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading>MATERNAL MORTALITY OR MORBIDITY STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2c2e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the Indian Health Service, and other stakeholders (including community based organizations), shall conduct a study on the leading causes of pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality and the extent which domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking throughout the United States contribute to the risk of maternal mortality or morbidity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the Indian Health Service, and other stakeholders (including community based organizations), shall report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2c2e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the extent to which domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking contribute to pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2c2e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on access to health care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A breakdown of individuals particularly impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, by race and ethnicity, disability status, and sexual orientation and gender identity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2c2e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on Tribal communities and among Indians.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2c2e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the factors that increase risks for infant and maternal mortality or morbidity among victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Recommendations for legislative or policy changes to help reduce infant and maternal mortality rates.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Best practices to reduce pregnancy-related deaths among survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.<sidenote><p>Recommenda-</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>tions.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2c2e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Any other information on maternal mortality or morbidity the Secretary determines appropriate to include in the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2c2e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–4a">42 USC 280g–4a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL ASSAULT CARE IN HEALTH SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d189e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the purpose of this section to identify areas for improvement in health care delivery systems providing forensic examinations to survivors of sexual assault.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d189f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveys.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as “the Secretary”) shall award grants to States and Indian Tribes to develop and implement State and Tribal surveys to identify—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/875">136 STAT. 875</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the availability of, and patient access to, medical forensic examinations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the training level of the health care providers who perform medical forensic examinations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the hospitals or clinics that offer medical forensic examinations and whether each hospital or clinic has full-time, part-time, or on-call coverage;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>barriers to medical forensic examinations provided through sexual assault care and services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>billing and reimbursement practices for medical forensic examinations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>State and Tribal requirements, minimum standards, and protocols for training sexual assault examiners for sexual assault forensic examiners and for other personnel involved in medical forensic examinations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the availability of sexual assault forensic examiner training, the frequency of such training, the providers of such training, the State’s or Indian Tribe’s role in such training, and the processes or procedures in place for continuing education of such examiners; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the dedicated Federal and State funding available to support sexual assault forensic examiner training.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d18a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State or Indian Tribe shall submit to the Secretary an application through a competitive process to be determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d18ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Dissemination and Campaign</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The results of the surveys conducted under grants awarded under this section shall be published by the Secretary on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services on a biennial basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Campaigns</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State or Indian Tribe that receives a grant under this section shall carry out the following activities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Make the findings of the survey conducted using amounts received under the grant public, including a map showing health care providers who perform medical forensic examinations, based on the findings from the State and Tribal surveys under subsection (b)(3).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote><content>Use the findings to develop a strategic action plan to increase the number of trained medical forensic examiners available in the State or Tribal community and create policies to increase survivor access to trained examiners.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>Use the findings to develop and implement a public awareness campaign that includes the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>An online toolkit describing how and where sexual assault survivors can obtain assistance and care, including medical forensic examinations, in the State or Tribal community.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A model standard response protocol for health care providers to implement upon arrival of a patient seeking care for sexual assault.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>A model sexual assault response team protocol incorporating interdisciplinary community coordination between hospitals, emergency departments, hospital administration, local rape crisis programs, law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, and other health and human service agencies and stakeholders with respect <page identifier="/us/stat/136/876">136 STAT. 876</page> to delivering survivor-centered sexual assault care and medical forensic examinations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>A notice of applicable laws prohibiting charging or billing survivors of sexual assault for care and services related to sexual assault.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d18b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="504">SEC. 504. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d18bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–4a">42 USC 280g–4a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES IN OUR NATION’S HEALTH SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d8dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in consultation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, the Office on Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice (collectively referred to in this section as the “Agencies”), shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as “the Secretary”) a report of existing Federal, Indian Tribe, and State practices relating to medical forensic examinations which may include the findings of the surveys developed under section 503.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d8dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Core Competencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting activities under this section, the Agencies shall address sexual assault forensic examination competencies, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d8def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>providing medical care to sexual assault patients;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d8df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>demonstrating the ability to conduct a medical forensic examination, including an evaluation for evidence collection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d8df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>showing compassion and sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d8df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Testimony.</p></sidenote><content>testifying in Federal, State, local, and Tribal courts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2d8df4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>other competencies, as the Agencies determine appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d8df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall establish, maintain, and publish on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services an online public map of availability of sexual assault forensic examinations. Such maps shall clarify if there is full-time, part-time, or on-call coverage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2d8df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after receiving the report described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives recommendations for improving sexual assault forensic examination competencies based on the report described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="505">SEC. 505. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2d8dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–4b">42 USC 280g–4b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING AND STRENGTHENING THE SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINER WORKFORCE CLINICAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e514c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the purpose of this section to establish a pilot program to develop, test, and implement training and continuing education that expands and supports the availability of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/877">136 STAT. 877</page> medical forensic examination services for survivors of sexual assault.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e514d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e514e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as “the Secretary”) shall establish a National Continuing and Clinical Education Pilot Program for sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault nurse examiners, and other individuals who perform medical forensic examinations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e514f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing such program, the Secretary shall consult with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice, and the Office on Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and shall solicit input from regional, national, and Tribal organizations with expertise in forensic nursing, rape trauma or crisis counseling, investigating rape and gender violence cases, survivors’ advocacy and support, sexual assault prevention education, rural health, and responding to sexual violence in Tribal communities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e5150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2e5151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program established under subsection (b) shall develop, pilot, implement, and update, as appropriate, continuing and clinical education program modules, webinars, and programs for all hospitals and providers to increase access to medical forensic examination services and address ongoing competency issues in medical forensic examination services, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>training and continuing education to help support sexual assault forensic examiners practicing in rural or underserved areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>training to help connect sexual assault survivors who are Indian with sexual assault forensic examiners, including through emergency first aid, referrals, culturally competent support, and forensic evidence collection in rural communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>replication of successful sexual assault forensic examination programs to help develop and improve the evidence base for medical forensic examinations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>training to increase the number of medical professionals who are considered sexual assault forensic examiners based on the recommendations of the National Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Training Standards issued by the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e5156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility to Participate in Pilot Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that medical forensic examination services provided under the pilot program established under subsection (b), and other medical forensic examiner services under the pilot program are provided by health care providers who are also one of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A physician, including a resident physician.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A nurse practitioner.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e5159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A nurse midwife.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e515a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A physician assistant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e515b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A certified nurse specialist.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/878">136 STAT. 878</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e515c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A registered nurse.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2e515d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A community health practitioner or a community health aide who has completed level III or level IV certification and training requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e515e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nature of Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The continuing education program established under this section shall incorporate and reflect current best practices and standards on medical forensic examination services consistent with the purpose of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e515f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>After termination of the pilot program established under subsection (b)(1), the training and continuing education program established under such program shall be available to all sexual assault forensic examiners and other providers employed by, or any individual providing services through, facilities that receive Federal funding.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e7870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of such establishment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2e7871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2e7872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="506">SEC. 506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2e7873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–4b">42 USC 280g–4b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANDING ACCESS TO UNIFIED CARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2f14b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2f14b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall establish a program (referred to in this section as the “program”) to award grants to eligible entities for the clinical training of sexual assault forensic examiners (including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and physicians) to administer medical forensic examinations and treatments to survivors of sexual assault.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2f14b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the program is to enable each grant recipient to expand access to medical forensic examination services by providing new providers with the clinical training necessary to establish and maintain competency in such services and to test the provisions of such services at new facilities in expanded health care settings.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2f14b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2f14b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the program, the Secretary shall award 3-year grants to eligible entities that meet the requirements established by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2f14b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>a safety net clinic acting in partnership with a high-volume emergency services provider or a hospital currently providing sexual assault medical forensic examinations performed by sexual assault forensic examiners, that will use grant funds to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>assign rural health care service providers to the high-volume hospitals for clinical practicum hours to qualify such providers as sexual assault forensic examiners; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assign practitioners at high-volume hospitals to rural health care services providers to instruct, oversee, and approve clinical practicum hours in the community to be served;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/879">136 STAT. 879</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such Code, that provides legal training and technical assistance to Tribal communities and to organizations and agencies serving Indians; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2f14c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Application.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of whether the applicant will provide services described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2f14c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Each grant awarded under this section shall be in an amount not to exceed $400,000 per year. A grant recipient may carry over funds from one fiscal year to the next without obtaining approval from the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e2f14c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2f14c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e2f14c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 15 percent of such amount for purposes of making grants to entities that are affiliated with Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)), or Urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1603">25 U.S.C. 1603</ref>)). Amounts reserved may be used to support referrals and the delivery of emergency first aid, culturally competent support, and forensic evidence collection training.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="507">SEC. 507. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e2f14c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–4c">42 USC 280g–4c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANDING ACCESS TO FORENSICS FOR VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e302638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community health aide; community health practitioner</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “community health aide” and “community health practitioner” have the meanings given such terms for purposes of section 119 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1616l">25 U.S.C. 1616l</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30263a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health care provider</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>health care provider</term>” has the meaning given such term by the Secretary, and includes registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and physicians.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30263b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe; tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “Indian Tribe” and “Tribal organization” shall have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30263c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30263d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interpersonal violence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>interpersonal violence</term>”  means  any  form  of  violence  that  is  emotional  and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/880">136 STAT. 880</page> <p class="fontsize10" id="x1e30263e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">trauma-inducing for victims, families of victims, perpetrators, and communities.</p></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30263f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Native hawaiian organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Native Hawaiian organization</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11711">42 U.S.C. 11711</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trauma-informed care</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>trauma-informed care</term>” means care received by trauma survivors that is culturally competent in accordance with professional standards of practice and accounting for patients’ experiences and preferences in order to eliminate or mitigate triggers that may cause re-traumatization of the patient.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Urban indian organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Urban Indian organization</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1603">25 U.S.C. 1603</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e302643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Grants for Comprehensive Forensic Training</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a demonstration program to award grants to eligible entities for the clinical training of health care providers to provide generalist forensic services and trauma-informed care to survivors of interpersonal violence of all ages.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the demonstration program under this subsection is to develop training and curriculum to provide health care providers with the skills to support the provision of forensic assessment and trauma-informed care to individuals, families, and communities that have experienced violence or trauma and to be available to collaborate with members of an inter-professional forensic team.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><content>Grants under this subsection shall be for a term of 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be an institute of higher education, including a minority serving institution as described in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e302649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e30264a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Application.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30264b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Each grant awarded under this subsection shall be in an amount that does not exceed $400,000 per year. A grant recipient may carry over funds from one fiscal year to the next without obtaining approval from the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e30264c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e304d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e304d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e304d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount appropriated under this paragraph for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 10 percent for purposes of making grants to support training and curricula that addresses the unique needs of Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/881">136 STAT. 881</page> Amounts so reserved may be used to support training, referrals, and the delivery of emergency first aid, culturally competent support, and forensic evidence collection training.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e304d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance Grants and Learning Collectives</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e304d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a State and Tribal forensic provider technical resource center to provide technical assistance and support collaboration and best practices for health care providers, community health aides, and community health practitioners to improve the quality of, and increase access to, forensic services for all survivors of interpersonal violence.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e304d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> The Secretary may enter into contracts with national experts for purposes of carrying out this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e304d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e304d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e304d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Office on Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice shall jointly submit to the Secretary a report on the need for, throughout the States, Indian Tribes, and territories—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e304d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>access to generalist medical forensic services, evidence collection, and documentation that aids in meeting the needs of health care patients and improves future law enforcement investigation and prosecution; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e304d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>data for research to support the response to and prevention of interpersonal violence, improved ability of health care providers to adequately respond to patients who exhibit signs of victimization, and address the unique needs of Tribal communities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e309b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491/a">34 U.S.C. 12491(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>brother, sister,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sibling,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>, including the direct loan program under such section</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the program under subtitle A of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the programs under</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (I)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 514, 515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1484">42 U.S.C. 1484</ref>, 1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 514, 515, 516, 533, 538, and 542 of the Housing Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/882">136 STAT. 882</page> of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1484">42 U.S.C. 1484</ref>, 1485, 1486, 1490m, 1490p–2, 1490r)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (J), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e309b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e30c2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>the provision of assistance from the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4501">12 U.S.C. 4501</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e30c2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>the provision of assistance for housing under the Comprehensive Service Programs for Homeless Veterans program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch20/schII">subchapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e30c2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>the provision of assistance for housing and facilities under the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2061">section 2061 of title 38, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e30c2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><content>the provision of assistance for permanent housing under the program for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2044">section 2044 of title 38, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e30c2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">“(O) </num><content>the provision of transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under the grant program under chapter 11 of subtitle B; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e30c2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">“(P) </num><content>any other Federal housing programs providing affordable housing to low- and moderate-income persons by means of restricted rents or rental assistance, or more generally providing affordable housing opportunities, as identified by the appropriate agency through regulations, notices, or any other means.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><heading>ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST VICTIMS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e3137d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491/etseq">34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 41411 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e31fb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41412">“SEC. 41412. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e31fb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12492">34 USC 12492</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e31fb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regular Compliance Reviews</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each appropriate agency shall establish a process by which to review compliance with the requirements of this subtitle, which shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e31fb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>where possible, be incorporated into other existing compliance review processes of the appropriate agency, in consultation with the Gender-based Violence Prevention Office and Violence Against Women Act Director described in section 41413 and any other relevant officials of the appropriate agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e31fb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>examine—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>compliance with requirements prohibiting the denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights on the basis of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>compliance with confidentiality provisions set forth in section 41411(c)(4);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/883">136 STAT. 883</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>compliance with the notification requirements set forth in section 41411(d)(2);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>compliance with the provisions for accepting documentation set forth in section 41411(c);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>compliance with emergency transfer requirements set forth in section 41411(e); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>compliance with the prohibition on retaliation set forth in section 41414.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frequency</inline>.—</heading><content>Each appropriate agency shall conduct the review described in paragraph (1) on a regular basis, as determined by the appropriate agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e31fb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e31fb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e31fb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, each appropriate agency shall issue regulations in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to implement subsection (a) of this section, which shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>define standards of compliance under covered housing programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>include detailed reporting requirements, including the number of emergency transfers requested and granted, as well as the length of time needed to process emergency transfers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>include standards for corrective action plans where compliance standards have not been met.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the regulations under paragraph (1), an appropriate agency shall engage in additional consultation with appropriate stakeholders including, as appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>individuals and organizations with expertise in the housing needs and experiences of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>individuals and organizations with expertise in the administration or management of covered housing programs, including industry stakeholders and public housing agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e31fb42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Disclosure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each appropriate agency shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the information collected during the compliance review process completed pursuant to this subsection—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e31fb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>includes an evaluation of each topic identified in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e31fb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>is made publicly available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e322156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41413">“SEC. 41413. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e322157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12493">34 USC 12493</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION OFFICE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT DIRECTOR.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e322158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a Gender-based Violence Prevention Office with a Violence Against Women Act Director (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e322159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall, among other duties—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32215a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>support implementation of this chapter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32215b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>coordinate with Federal agencies on legislation, implementation, and other issues affecting the housing provisions under this subtitle, as well as other issues related to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/884">136 STAT. 884</page> advancing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32215c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>coordinate with State and local governments and agencies, including State housing finance agencies, regarding advancing housing protections and access to housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32215d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>ensure that technical assistance and support are provided to each appropriate agency and housing providers regarding implementation of this subtitle, as well as other issues related to advancing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including compliance with this subtitle;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32215e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>implement internal systems to track, monitor, and address compliance failures; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32215f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>address the housing needs and barriers faced by victims of sexual assault, as well as sexual coercion and sexual harassment by a public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e322160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e322161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e322162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41414">“SEC. 41414. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e322163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12494">34 USC 12494</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e322164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-retaliation Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>No public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program shall discriminate against any person because that person has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this subtitle, or because that person testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related to this chapter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e322165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Coercion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any rights or protections under this chapter, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e322166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>intimidating or threatening any person because that person is assisting or encouraging a person entitled to claim the rights or protections under this chapter; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e322167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>retaliating against any person because that person has participated in any investigation or action to enforce this chapter.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e322168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General shall implement and enforce this chapter consistent with, and in a manner that provides, the rights and remedies provided for in title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</ref>).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><heading>PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME FROM ONE’S HOME.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e324879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491/etseq">34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.</ref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 41414 the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/885">136 STAT. 885</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e32bdaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41415">“SEC. 41415. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e32bdab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12495">34 USC 12495</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES FROM ONE’S HOME.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e32bdac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered governmental entity</term>’ means any municipal, county, or State government that receives funding under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5306">42 U.S.C. 5306</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e32bdad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Right to Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, housing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall have the right to seek law enforcement or emergency assistance on their own behalf or on behalf of another person in need of assistance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall not be penalized based on their requests for assistance or based on criminal activity of which they are a victim or otherwise not at fault under statutes, ordinances, regulations, or policies adopted or enforced by covered governmental entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited penalties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Penalties that are prohibited under paragraph (1) include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>actual or threatened assessment of monetary or criminal penalties, fines, or fees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>actual or threatened eviction;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>actual or threatened refusal to rent or renew tenancy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>actual or threatened refusal to issue an occupancy permit or landlord permit; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>actual or threatened closure of the property, or designation of the property as a nuisance or a similarly negative designation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with the process described in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5304/b">42 U.S.C. 5304(b)</ref>), covered governmental entities shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>report any of their laws or policies, or, as applicable, the laws or policies adopted by subgrantees, that impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, occupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on criminal activity that occurred at a property; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e32bdb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e32bdba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>certify that they are in compliance with the protections under this subtitle or describe the steps the covered governmental entities will take within 180 days to come into compliance, or to ensure compliance among subgrantees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e32bdbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General shall implement and enforce this chapter consistent with, and in a manner that provides, the same rights and remedies as those provided for in title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e32bdbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subgrantees</inline>.—</heading><content>For those covered governmental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, compliance with subsection (c)(1) includes inquiring about the existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, occupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on criminal activity that occurred at a property.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/886">136 STAT. 886</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><heading>TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e330bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12351">34 U.S.C. 12351</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Violence Against Women Office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>, other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, population-specific organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330be3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e330be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>0.25 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>0.5 percent</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="605">SEC. 605. </num><heading>ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e338116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e338117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 103 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11302">42 U.S.C. 11302</ref>), by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e338118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Other Dangerous, Traumatic, or Life-threatening Conditions Relating to Such Violence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless any individual or family who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e338119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is experiencing trauma or a lack of safety related to, or fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous, traumatic, or life-threatening conditions related to the violence against the individual or a family member in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e33811a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>has no other safe residence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e33811b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>lacks the resources to obtain other safe permanent housing.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e33811c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 423(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11383/a">42 U.S.C. 11383(a)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e33a82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>Facilitating and coordinating activities to ensure compliance with subsection (e) of section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491">34 U.S.C. 12491</ref>) and monitoring compliance with the confidentiality protections of subsection (c)(4) of such section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e33a82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaborative Grants To Increase the Long-term Stability of Victims</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 41404(i) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12474/i">34 U.S.C. 12474(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/887">136 STAT. 887</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e33a82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants To Combat Violence Against Women in Public and Assisted Housing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 41405 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12475">34 U.S.C. 12475</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e33a830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Violence Against Women Office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e33a831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2)(D), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>linguistically and culturally specific service providers,</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>population-specific organizations,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e33a832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e33a833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">VAWA Training and Technical Assistance Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491/etseq">34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.</ref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 41415 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e33a834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="41416">“SEC. 41416. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e33a835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12496">34 USC 12496</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e33a836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriation authorization.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e33a837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to be used for training and technical assistance to support the implementation of this chapter, including technical assistance agreements with entities whose primary purpose and expertise is assisting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence or providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="606">SEC. 606. </num><heading>STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR TRAFFICKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e34e0b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survivor of a severe form of trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>survivor of a severe form of trafficking</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>victim of a severe form of trafficking</term>” in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7102">22 U.S.C. 7102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survivor of trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>survivor of trafficking</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>victim of trafficking</term>” in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7102">22 U.S.C. 7102</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e34e0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study assessing the availability and accessibility of housing and services for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability who are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>survivors of trafficking, including survivors of a severe form of trafficking; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>at risk of being trafficked.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>coordinate with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking established under section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7103">22 U.S.C. 7103</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/888">136 STAT. 888</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the Attorney General; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>consult with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>survivors of trafficking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>direct service providers, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>organizations serving runaway and homeless youth;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>organizations serving survivors of trafficking through community-based programs; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>organizations providing housing services to survivors of trafficking; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>housing and homelessness assistance providers, including recipients of grants under—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Continuum of Care program authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11381/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Emergency Solutions Grants program authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11371/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.</ref>).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e34e0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e34e0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>with respect to the individuals described in such paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>an evaluation of formal assessments and outreach methods used to identify and assess the housing and service needs of such individuals, including outreach methods—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to reach individuals with limited English proficiency;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e34e0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of the availability and accessibility of homelessness or housing services for such individuals, including the family members of such individuals who are minors involved in foster care systems, that identifies the disability-related needs of such individuals, including the need for housing with accessibility features;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e34e0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the effect of any policies and procedures of mainstream homelessness or housing services that facilitate or limit the availability of such services and accessibility for such individuals, including those such individuals who are involved in the legal system, as such services are in effect as of the date on which the study is conducted;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e34e0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a determination of the best practices in meeting the housing and service needs of such individuals; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>an assessment of barriers to fair housing and housing discrimination against survivors of trafficking who are members of a protected class under the Fair Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/889">136 STAT. 889</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of the ability of mainstream homelessness or housing services to meet the specialized needs of survivors of trafficking, including trauma responsive approaches specific to labor and sex trafficking survivors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and infrastructure considerations for, housing and service-delivery models that are specific to survivors of trafficking, including survivors of severe forms of trafficking, including emergency rental assistance models.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e34e0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives that contains the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e34e0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e34e0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) available to the public.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3507f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12501">34 USC 12501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e35cb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual violence, and 1 in 5 women have survived completed or attempted rape. Such violence has a devastating impact on women’s physical and emotional health, financial security, and ability to maintain their jobs, and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for women on the job. Domestic partners or relatives commit 43 percent of workplace homicides against women. One study found that intimate partner violence resulted in 142 homicides among women at work in the United States from 2003 to 2008, a figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 workplace homicides among women during the period. In fact, in 2010, homicides against women at work increased by 13 percent despite continuous declines in overall workplace homicides in recent years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Violence can have a dramatic impact on the survivor of such violence. Studies indicate that 44 percent of surveyed employed adults experienced the effect of domestic violence in the workplace, and 64 percent indicated their workplace performance was affected by such violence. Another recent survey found that 78 percent of offenders used workplace resources to express anger, check up on, pressure, or threaten a survivor. Sexual assault, whether occurring in or out of the workplace, can impair an employee’s work performance, require time away from work, and undermine the employee’s ability to maintain a job. Nearly 50 percent of sexual assault survivors lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the aftermath of the assaults.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/890">136 STAT. 890</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Studies find that 60 percent of single women lack economic security and 81 percent of households with single mothers live in economic insecurity. Significant barriers that survivors confront include access to housing, transportation, and child care. Ninety-two percent of homeless women have experienced domestic violence, and more than 50 percent of such women cite domestic violence as the direct cause for homelessness. Survivors are deprived of their autonomy, liberty, and security, and face tremendous threats to their health and safety.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that survivors of severe intimate partner violence lose nearly 8,000,000 days of paid work, which is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and almost 5,600,000 days of household productivity each year. Therefore, women disproportionately need time off to care for their health or to find safety solutions, such as obtaining a restraining order or finding housing, to avoid or prevent further violence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Annual costs of intimate partner violence are estimated to be more than $8,300,000,000. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the costs of intimate partner violence against women in 1995 exceeded an estimated $5,800,000,000. These costs included nearly $4,100,000,000 in the direct costs of medical and mental health care and nearly $1,800,000,000 in the indirect costs of lost productivity. These statistics are generally considered to be underestimated because the costs associated with the criminal justice system are not included.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Fifty-five percent of senior executives recently surveyed said domestic violence has a harmful effect on their company’s productivity, and more than 70 percent said domestic violence negatively affects attendance. Seventy-eight percent of human resources professionals consider partner violence a workplace issue. However, more than 70 percent of United States workplaces have no formal program or policy that addresses workplace violence, let alone domestic violence. In fact, only 4 percent of employers provided training on domestic violence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Harassment is a persistent and significant problem in the workplace in the United States, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that not less than 25 percent, and as many as 85 percent, of women surveyed report having experienced sexual harassment at work.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>For decades, survivors of sexual violence have come forward to seek justice and demand their right to be free from violence, harassment, and other forms of discrimination. These calls for change reached a tipping point after October 2017 as a result of Tarana Burke’s work and #MeToo going viral. Thousands of courageous individuals, from Hollywood to the halls of Congress and the military, to restaurants, agricultural fields, and factory floors, shined a light on the pervasive and insidious nature of workplace harassment and sexual assault.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Working people can be subjected to multiple forms of harassment in the workplace at the same time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, approximately 3 out of 4 individuals who experience harassment never talked to a supervisor, manager, or union representative about the harassing conduct.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/891">136 STAT. 891</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>The impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on the workplace is a part of the challenge of workplace harassment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Studies indicate that one of the best predictors of whether a survivor will be able to stay away from his or her abuser is the degree of his or her economic independence. However, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking often negatively impact a survivor’s ability to maintain employment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Abusers frequently seek to exert financial control over their partners by actively interfering with their ability to work, including preventing their partners from going to work, harassing their partners at work, limiting their partners’ access to cash or transportation, and sabotaging their partners’ child care arrangements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Economic abuse refers to behaviors that control an intimate partner’s ability to acquire, use, and maintain access to money, credit, ownership of assets, or governmental or private financial benefits, including defaulting on joint obligations (such as school loans, credit card debt, mortgages, or rent). Other forms of such abuse may include preventing someone from attending school, threatening to or actually terminating employment, controlling or withholding access to cash, checking, or credit accounts, and attempting to damage or sabotage the creditworthiness of an intimate partner, including forcing an intimate partner to write bad checks, forcing an intimate partner to default on payments related to household needs, such as housing, or forcing an intimate partner into bankruptcy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e35cb54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>This title aims to empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to be free from violence, hardship, and control, which restrains basic human rights to freedom and safety in the United States.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading>NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e364085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41501 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12501">34 U.S.C. 12501</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e364086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e364087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and sexual harassment</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>domestic and sexual violence</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e364088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>employers and labor organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>employers, labor organizations, and victim service providers</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e364089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and stalking</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>stalking, and sexual harassment</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e36408a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or sexual harassment</quotedText>” before the period at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e36408b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or sexual harassment</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>sexual violence</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e36408c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e36408d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e36679e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pathways to Opportunity Pilot Project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity or tribal organization that receives a grant under this section may develop a plan to enhance the capacity of survivors to obtain and maintain employment, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/892">136 STAT. 892</page> including through the implementation of a demonstration pilot program to be known as ‘Pathways to Opportunity’, which shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e36679f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>build collaborations between and among victim service providers, workforce development programs, and educational and vocational institutions to provide trauma informed programming to support survivors seeking employment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3667a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>be centered around culturally specific organizations or organizations that primarily serve populations traditionally marginalized in the workplace.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3667a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e372af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TANF Personnel Training</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e372af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s602/a">42 U.S.C. 602(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e377914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification that the state will provide information to victims of sexual harassment or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State has established and is enforcing standards and procedures to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e377918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>ensure that applicants and potential applicants for assistance under the State program funded under this part are notified of assistance made available by the State to victims of sexual harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e377919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>ensure that case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the State program funded under this part are trained in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37791a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the nature and dynamics of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37791b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>State standards and procedures relating to the prevention of, and assistance for, individuals who are victims of sexual harassment or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37791c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>methods of ascertaining and ensuring the confidentiality of personal information and documentation related to applicants for assistance and their children who have provided notice about their experiences of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37791d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>ensure that, if a State has elected to establish and enforce standards and procedures regarding the screening for, and identification of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking pursuant to paragraph (7)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37791e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the State program funded under this part provides information about the options under this part to current and potential beneficiaries; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37791f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the State program <page identifier="/us/stat/136/893">136 STAT. 893</page> funded under this part are provided with training regarding State standards and procedures pursuant to paragraph (7).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e377921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the term ‘<term>sexual harassment</term>’ means hostile, intimidating, or oppressive behavior based on sex that creates an offensive work environment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e377922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the term ‘<term>domestic violence</term>’ has the meaning given such term in paragraph (7); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e377923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the terms ‘sexual assault’ and ‘stalking’ have the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291">34 U.S.C. 12291</ref>).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s602">42 USC 602 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each State shall submit the certification required under paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of section 402 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s602">42 U.S.C. 602</ref>), as added by paragraph (1), in the form of an amendment to the State’s plan submitted under such section.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> A State shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirement of such paragraph (8) before the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e377927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s602">42 USC 602 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Grant Program for Developing a Model Training Program for TANF Personnel Training</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants authorized</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37792a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Model training program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subsection referred to as the “Secretary”) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37792b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>develop and disseminate a model training program (and related materials) for the training required under section 402(a)(8) of the Social Security Act, and if the State so elects, section 402(a)(7) of such Act; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e37792c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provide technical assistance with respect to such model training program to eligible States (as defined in section 402 of the Social Security Act).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37792d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the model training program under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary may award grants and contracts and may develop such program in cooperation with an eligible partner.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37792e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible partner defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “<term>eligible partner</term>” means an entity that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37792f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a State or tribal domestic violence coalition or sexual assault coalition; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a State or local victim service provider with recognized expertise in the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking whose primary mission is to provide services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including a rape crisis center or domestic violence program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the program established under this subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/894">136 STAT. 894</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report available to public</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish procedures for the dissemination to the public of the report submitted under subparagraph (A) not later than 10 days after the submission of such report to Congress under such subparagraph. Such procedures shall include the use of the internet to disseminate such report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e377936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e377939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20130">34 USC 20130</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SURVIVORS’ ECONOMIC SECURITY ACCESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e37ee6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking throughout the United States experience in maintaining economic security, including the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic on such victims’ ability to maintain economic security, as a result of issues related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e37ee6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e37ee6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e37ee6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study and reports under this section shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37ee6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>identification of geographic areas in which State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong impact on the ability of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to exercise—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37ee6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any rights under this title (including any amendments made by this title) without compromising personal safety or the safety of others, including family members and excluding the abuser; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e37ee70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>other components of economic security, including financial empowerment, affordable housing, transportation, health care access, credit history, and quality education and training opportunities;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e381581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identification of geographic areas with shortages in resources for such survivors, with an accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of such shortage;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e381582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e381583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>analysis of the unique barriers faced by such survivors living in rural communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e381584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e381585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>analysis of factors related to industries, workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and other elements that impact the ability of such survivors to exercise any rights under this Act (including any amendments made by this Act) without compromising personal safety or the safety of others, including family members;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e381586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e381587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e381588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and enforcement tools to ensure successful implementation of the provisions of this Act in order to support the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/895">136 STAT. 895</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e381589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>best practices for States, employers, health carriers, insurers, and other private entities in addressing issues related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e38158a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>barriers that impede victims’ ability to pursue legal action, including legal costs and filing fees, and complexities of the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e38158b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e38158c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading>GAO STUDY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e383c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, with respect to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are, or were, enrolled at institutions of higher education and borrowed a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1070/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</ref>) for which the survivors have not repaid the total interest and principal due, each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e383c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The implications of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a borrower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3863af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The adequacy of policies and procedures regarding Federal student loan deferment, forbearance, and grace periods when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher education due to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3863b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The adequacy of institutional policies and practices regarding retention or transfer of credits when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher education due to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3863b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The availability or any options for a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who attended an institution of higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substantially misrepresented information to students, to be able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s Federal student loan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3863b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The limitations faced by a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class actions.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Tools to Enhance Public Safety for Indian Tribes</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3863b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304">25 USC 1304 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e397524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>American Indians and Alaska Natives are—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/896">136 STAT. 896</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>more than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the vast majority of American Indian and Alaska Native victims of violence—96 percent of women victims and 89 percent of male victims—have experienced sexual violence by a non-Indian perpetrator at least once in their lifetime;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39752a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Indian Tribes exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204">section 204 of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304">25 U.S.C. 1304</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”), restored by section 904 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/120">127 Stat. 120</ref>), have reported significant success holding violent offenders accountable for crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, and civil protection order violations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39752b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Tribal prosecutors for Indian Tribes exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction report that the majority of domestic violence cases involve children either as witnesses or victims, and the Department of Justice reports that American Indian and Alaska Native children suffer exposure to violence at one of the highest rates in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39752c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>childhood exposure to violence can have immediate and long-term effects, including increased rates of altered neurological development, poor physical and mental health, poor school performance, substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39752d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39752e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the third leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women between 10 and 24 years of age; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39752f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years of age;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in some areas of the United States, Native American women are murdered at rates more than 10 times the national average;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>according to a 2017 report by the Department of Justice, 66 percent of criminal prosecutions for crimes in Indian country that United States Attorneys declined to prosecute involved assault, murder, or sexual assault;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><chapeau>investigation into cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women is made difficult for Tribal law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, including a lack of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>necessary personnel, training, equipment, or funding;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>interagency cooperation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>appropriate laws in place; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>access to Federal law enforcement databases;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous calls that law enforcement receives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau>the complicated jurisdictional scheme that exists in Indian country—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/897">136 STAT. 897</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has a significant impact on public safety in Indian communities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39753a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>according to Tribal justice officials, has been increasingly exploited by criminals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39753b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>requires a high degree of commitment and cooperation among Tribal, Federal, and State law enforcement officials;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39753c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>restoring and enhancing Tribal capacity to address violence against women provides for greater local control, safety, accountability, and transparency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39753d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Indian Tribes with restrictive settlement Acts, such as Indian Tribes in the State of Maine, and Indian Tribes located in States with concurrent authority to prosecute crimes in Indian country under the amendments made by the Act of August 15, 1953 (<ref href="/us/stat/67/590/ch506">67 Stat. 590, chapter 506</ref>), face unique public safety challenges; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39753e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Native Hawaiians experience a disproportionately high rate of human trafficking, with 64 percent of human trafficking victims in the State of Hawai’i identifying as at least part Native Hawaiian.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e39753f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this subtitle are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies with respect to responding to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, crimes against children, and assault against Tribal law enforcement officers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e397542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>to increase coordination and communication among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to empower Tribal governments and Native American communities, including urban Indian communities and Native Hawaiian communities, with the resources and information necessary to effectively respond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing or murdered Native Americans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e397544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e397545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>to increase the collection of data related to missing or murdered Native Americans and the sharing of information among Federal, State, Tribal, and local officials responsible for responding to and investigating crimes impacting Indian Tribes and Native American communities, including urban Indian communities and Native Hawaiian communities, especially crimes relating to cases of missing or murdered Native Americans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><heading>TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e39ea76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to National Crime Information Databases by Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 233(b) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s41107">34 U.S.C. 41107</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e39ea77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e3a1188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall ensure that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a1189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>tribal law enforcement officials that meet applicable Federal or State requirements shall be permitted access to national crime information databases; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a118a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>technical assistance and training is provided to Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal law enforcement agencies to gain access to, and the ability to use and input information into, the National Crime Information Center <page identifier="/us/stat/136/898">136 STAT. 898</page> and other national crime information databases pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s534">section 534 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a118b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3a118c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange of Identification Records and Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s534/d">Section 534(d) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a118d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a118e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Attorney General</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e3a118f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a1190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal access program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘Tribal Access Program’, to enhance the ability of tribal governments and their authorized agencies to access, enter information into, and obtain information from national criminal information databases under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3a37a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Tribal Access Program under subparagraph (A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3a37a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Maine.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent otherwise permitted by law, any report issued as a result of the analysis of information entered into national criminal information databases or obtained from Federal criminal databases shall be shared with each Indian tribe of jurisdiction, including Indian tribes located in the State of Maine.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification Records</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The second paragraph of the matter under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">salaries and expenses</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Federal Bureau of Investigation</headingText>” of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s41101">34 U.S.C. 41101</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Tribal</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>if authorized by State</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a37a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Tribal,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and local governments</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="803">SEC. 803. </num><heading>BUREAU OF PRISONS TRIBAL PRISONER PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e3a5eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 234(c) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1302">25 U.S.C. 1302 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/211">Public Law 111–211</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a5ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Pilot</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a5ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pilot</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a5ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a5ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 or more years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1 or more years</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3a5ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (6).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="804">SEC. 804. </num><heading>TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER COVERED CRIMES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e3be560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204">Section 204 of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304">25 U.S.C. 1304</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3be561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>crimes of domestic violence</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered crimes</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/899">136 STAT. 899</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3be562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>special Tribal criminal jurisdiction</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3be563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3be564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (14), and (15), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3be565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3be566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assault of tribal justice personnel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>assault of Tribal justice personnel</term>’ means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against an individual authorized to act for, or on behalf of, that Indian tribe or serving that Indian tribe during, or because of, the performance or duties of that individual in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>preventing, detecting, investigating, making arrests relating to, making apprehensions for, or prosecuting a covered crime;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>adjudicating, participating in the adjudication of, or supporting the adjudication of a covered crime;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>detaining, providing supervision for, or providing services for persons charged with a covered crime; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>incarcerating, supervising, providing treatment for, providing rehabilitation services for, or providing reentry services for persons convicted of a covered crime.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>child</term>’ means a person who has not attained the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the age of 18; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c5a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child violence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>child violence</term>’ means the use, threatened use, or attempted use of violence against a child proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coercion; commercial sex act</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ have the meanings given the terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1591/e">section 1591(e) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered crime</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered crime</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>assault of Tribal justice personnel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>child violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>dating violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>domestic violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>obstruction of justice;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>sexual violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>sex trafficking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>stalking; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a violation of a protection order.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence committed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that is committed</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/900">136 STAT. 900</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c5aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c81bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic violence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>domestic violence</term>’ means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that is committed by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c81be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c81bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a person with whom the victim shares a child in common;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a person who is cohabitating with or who has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic- or family-violence laws of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Obstruction of justice</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>obstruction of justice</term>’ means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves interfering with the administration or due process of the laws of the Indian tribe, including any Tribal criminal proceeding or investigation of a crime.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (11) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sex trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sex trafficking</term>’ means conduct within the meaning of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1591/a">section 1591(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3c81c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual violence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sexual violence</term>’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or contact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs, including in any case in which the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the act.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ca8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Special tribal criminal jurisdiction</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ca8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stalking</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>stalking</term>’ means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that would cause a reasonable person—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to suffer substantial emotional distress.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Violation of a protection order</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>violation of a protection order</term>’ means an act that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>occurs in the Indian country of a participating tribe; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>violates a provision of a protection order that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>prohibits or provides protection against violent or threatening acts or harassment against, sexual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/901">136 STAT. 901</page> violence against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another person;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>was issued against the defendant;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>is enforceable by the participating tribe; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>is consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2265/b">section 2265(b) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>the powers of self-government of a participating tribe</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, including any participating tribes in the State of Maine,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exceptions</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exception if victim and defendant are both non-indians</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, other than obstruction of justice or assault of Tribal justice personnel,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>over an alleged offense</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the subparagraph designation and heading and all that follows through “<quotedText>A participating</quotedText>” in clause (i) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e3ccffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A participating”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (ii) as subparagraph (B) and indenting appropriately; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3ccffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criminal Conduct</inline>.—</heading><content>A participating tribe may exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over a defendant for a covered crime that occurs in the Indian country of the participating tribe.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ccfff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3cd000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (f), (g), and (h) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3de171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>After a defendant has been sentenced by a participating tribe, the defendant may file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a court of the United States under section 203.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to an order of a Tribal court shall not be granted unless —</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the applicant has exhausted the remedies available in the Tribal court system;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>there is an absence of an available Tribal corrective process; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>circumstances exist that render the Tribal corrective process ineffective to protect the rights of the applicant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3de177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice; Habeas Corpus Petitions</inline>.—</heading><content>A participating tribe that has ordered the detention of any person has a duty to timely notify in writing such person of their rights and privileges under this section and under section 203.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3de178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement and Grants to Tribal Governments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de17a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General may reimburse Tribal government authorities (or an authorized designee of a Tribal government) for expenses incurred in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/902">136 STAT. 902</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de17b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Eligible expenses for reimbursement under subparagraph (A) shall include expenses and costs incurred in, relating to, or associated with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de17c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>investigating, making arrests relating to, making apprehensions for, or prosecuting covered crimes (including costs involving the purchasing, collecting, and processing of sexual assault forensic materials);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de17d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>detaining, providing supervision of, or providing services for persons charged with covered crimes (including costs associated with providing health care);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de17e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>providing indigent defense services for 1 or more persons charged with 1 or more covered crimes; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de17f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>incarcerating, supervising, or providing treatment, rehabilitation, or reentry services for 1 or more persons charged with 1 or more covered crimes.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedure</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Reimbursements authorized under subparagraph (A) shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the Attorney General, after consultation with Indian tribes, and within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The rules promulgated by the Attorney General under clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3de184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>shall set a maximum allowable reimbursement to any Tribal government (or an authorized designee of any Tribal government) in a 1-year period; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>may allow the Attorney General—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>to establish conditions under which a Tribal government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal government) may seek a waiver to the maximum allowable reimbursement requirement established under subclause (I); and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3de188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>to waive the maximum allowable reimbursement requirements established under subclause (I) for a Tribal government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal government) if the conditions established by the Attorney General under item (aa) are met by that Tribal government (or authorized designee).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3de18a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3de18b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeliness of reimbursements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the maximum extent practicable, the Attorney General shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de18c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>not later than 90 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives a qualifying reimbursement request from a Tribal government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal government)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de18d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>reimburse the Tribal government (or authorized designee); or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/903">136 STAT. 903</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de18e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>notify the Tribal government (or authorized designee) of the reason by which the Attorney General was unable to issue the reimbursement; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de18f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>not later than 30 days after the date on which a Tribal government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal government) reaches the annual maximum allowable reimbursement for the Tribal government (or an authorized designee) established by the Attorney General under clause (ii)(I), notify the Tribal government (or authorized designee) that the Tribal government has reached its annual maximum allowable reimbursement.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility for participating tribes in alaska</inline>.—</heading><content>A Tribal government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal Government) of an Indian tribe designated as a participating Tribe under subtitle B of title VIII of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 shall be eligible for reimbursement, in accordance with this paragraph, of expenses incurred in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction under that subtitle.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General may award grants to Tribal governments (or authorized designees of Tribal governments), including a Tribal government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal government) of an Indian tribe designated as a participating Tribe under subtitle B of title VIII of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>to strengthen Tribal criminal justice systems to assist Indian tribes in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, including for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>law enforcement (including the capacity of law enforcement, court personnel, or other non-law enforcement entities that have no Federal or State arrest authority agencies but have been designated by an Indian tribe as responsible for maintaining public safety within the territorial jurisdiction of the Indian tribe, to enter information into and obtain information from national crime information databases);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>prosecution;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>trial and appellate courts (including facilities maintenance, renovation, and rehabilitation);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>supervision systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>detention and corrections (including facilities maintenance, renovation, and rehabilitation);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>treatment, rehabilitation, and reentry programs and services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>culturally appropriate services and assistance for victims and their families; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de19a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de19b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to provide indigent criminal defendants with licensed defense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe prosecutes covered crimes;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/904">136 STAT. 904</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de19c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe exercises special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed in a manner consistent with all applicable requirements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de19d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to accord victims of covered crimes rights that are similar to the rights of a crime victim described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3771/a">section 3771(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, consistent with Tribal law and custom.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3de19e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement, Not Supplant</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this section shall supplement and not supplant any other Federal, State, or local government amounts made available to carry out activities described in this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3de19f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3de1a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3e08b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3e08b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to carry out subsection (h); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3e08b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems of participating tribes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3e08b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the total amount made available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, not more than 40 percent shall be used for reimbursements under subsection (h)(1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Alaska Tribal Public Safety Empowerment</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="811">SEC. 811. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3e08b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1305">25 USC 1305 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS; PURPOSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>according to the report of the Indian Law and Order Commission established by section 15 of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2812">25 U.S.C. 2812</ref>), Alaska Native women—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are overrepresented in the domestic violence victim population by 250 percent;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the State of Alaska, comprise—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>19 percent of the population of the State; but</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>47 percent of reported rape victims in the State; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>as compared to the populations of other Indian Tribes, suffer the highest rates of domestic and sexual violence;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>most Alaska Native villages are located in remote areas that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are often inaccessible by road; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>have no local law enforcement presence;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the Commission referred to in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>determined that the Alaska Department of Public Safety—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>has primary responsibility for law enforcement in rural Alaska; but</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provides only 1 to 1.4 field officers per 1,000,000 acres; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recommended that “devolving authority to Alaska Native communities is essential for addressing local crime. Their governments are best positioned to effectively arrest, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/905">136 STAT. 905</page> prosecute, and punish, and they should have the authority to do so-or to work out voluntary agreements with each other, and with local governments and the State on mutually beneficial terms”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the unique legal relationship of the United States to Indian Tribes creates a Federal trust responsibility to assist Tribal governments in safeguarding the lives of Indian women.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e3ea506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this subtitle are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3ea508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>to increase coordination and communication among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3ea509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to empower Indian Tribes to effectively respond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing or murdered Alaska Natives through the exercise of special Tribal criminal jurisdiction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="812">SEC. 812. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3ea50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1305">25 USC 1305 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e3f1a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assault of tribal justice personnel; covered crime; obstruction of justice; protection order; violation of a protection order</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “assault of Tribal justice personnel”, “covered crime”, “obstruction of justice”, “protection order”, and “violation of a protection order” have the meanings given the terms in <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204/a">section 204(a) of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304/a">25 U.S.C. 1304(a)</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the application of the definitions of “assault of Tribal justice personnel”, “obstruction of justice”, and “violation of a protection order”, and for purposes of the application of the defined terms contained in the definition of “covered crime”, under <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204/a">section 204(a) of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304/a">25 U.S.C. 1304(a)</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”) to the pilot program, the Attorney General shall modify any reference to “Indian country” to mean the Village of a participating Tribe.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian; indian court; indian tribe; powers of self-government</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “Indian”, “Indian court”, “Indian tribe”, and “powers of self-government” have the meanings given the terms in <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s201">section 201 of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1301">25 U.S.C. 1301</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participating tribe</inline>.—</heading><content> The term “<term>participating Tribe</term>” means an Indian tribe that is designated under section 813(d)(1) as a participating Tribe to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>pilot program</term>” means the pilot program established by section 813(d)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special tribal criminal jurisdiction</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>special Tribal criminal jurisdiction</term>” means the criminal jurisdiction that a participating Tribe may exercise under this subtitle but could not otherwise exercise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Alaska.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e3f1a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Village</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Village</term>” means the Alaska Native Village Statistical Area covering all or any portion of a Native village (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</ref>)), as depicted on the applicable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/906">136 STAT. 906</page> Tribal Statistical Area Program Verification map of the Bureau of the Census.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="813">SEC. 813. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e3f1a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1305">25 USC 1305</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRIBAL JURISDICTION IN ALASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e418b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/tII">title II of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”), Congress recognizes and affirms the inherent authority of any Indian tribe occupying a Village in the State to exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction over all Indians present in the Village.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e418b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal Civil Jurisdiction to Enforce Protection Orders</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A court of any Indian tribe in the State shall have full civil jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders involving any person in matters—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>arising within the Village of the Indian tribe; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise within the authority of the Indian tribe.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The full civil jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders under paragraph (1) includes the authority to enforce protection orders through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>civil contempt proceedings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>exclusion of violators from the Village of the Indian tribe; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other appropriate mechanisms.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e418b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to all powers of self-government recognized and affirmed under subsection (a), the powers of self-government of a participating Tribe include the inherent power of the participating Tribe, which is hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over a defendant for a covered crime that occurs in the Village of the participating Tribe.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Concurrent jurisdiction</inline>.—</heading><content>The exercise of special Tribal criminal jurisdiction by a participating Tribe shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the United States, the State, or both.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception if victim and defendant are both non-indians</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A participating Tribe may not exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over an alleged offense of a covered crime, other than obstruction of justice or assault of Tribal justice personnel, if neither the defendant nor the alleged victim is an Indian.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of victim</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph and with respect to a criminal proceeding in which a participating Tribe exercises special Tribal criminal jurisdiction based on a violation of a protection order, the term “<term>victim</term>” means a person specifically protected by the protection order that the defendant allegedly violated.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e418b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program for Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Persons Who Are Not Indians</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/tII">title II of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”), there is established a pilot program under which the Attorney General, subject to paragraph (5), shall designate not more than 5 Indian tribes per calendar <page identifier="/us/stat/136/907">136 STAT. 907</page> year as participating Tribes to exercise the special Tribal criminal jurisdiction described in paragraph (6) over all persons present in the Village of the Indian tribe.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedure</inline>.—</heading><content>At any time during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, an Indian tribe may request the Attorney General to designate the Indian tribe as a participating Tribe under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of participating tribes</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and affected Indian tribes, shall establish a process to designate Indian tribes to participate in the pilot program, which process shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>require that preference shall be given to Indian tribes occupying Villages—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the populations of which are predominantly Indian; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>that lack a permanent State law enforcement physical presence;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>require that for each Indian tribe requesting to be designated as a participating Tribe, the Attorney General makes a determination that the criminal justice system of the Indian tribe has adequate safeguards in place to protect defendants’ rights, consistent with <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204/d">section 204(d) of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304/d">25 U.S.C. 1304(d)</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>be subject to such other criteria as the Attorney General considers to be appropriate to achieve the purposes of this subtitle.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall designate Indian tribes to participate in the pilot program under paragraph (1) using the process established under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intertribal participation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>2 or more participating Tribes (or the Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)) of the participating Tribe, if the Tribal organization is exercising delegated authority from the participating Tribe)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>may elect to participate jointly in the pilot program by providing shared resources to carry out the purposes of the pilot program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>on making an election pursuant to clause (i), shall be considered to be a single participating Tribe for purposes of the maximum number of participating Tribes under paragraphs (1) and (5).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional participating tribes</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Additional participating Tribes may elect to join an established intertribal partnership under subparagraph (A) at any time after the intertribal partnership is established.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>An intertribal partnership that additional participating Tribes elect to join pursuant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/908">136 STAT. 908</page> to clause (i) shall be considered to be a single participating Tribe for purposes of the maximum number of participating Tribes under paragraphs (1) and (5).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum number of participating tribes</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Attorney General may designate not more than 30 Indian tribes to participate in the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e418b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The limitation under subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Attorney General submits to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and publishes in the Federal Register, a written notice of the intention to designate additional Indian tribes as participating Tribes, including the rationale for the designation, by not later than the date that is 180 days before the date of designation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of jurisdiction</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress recognizes and affirms that an Indian tribe selected to participate in the pilot program as a participating Tribe may exercise, subject to paragraph (7), special Tribal criminal jurisdiction with respect to covered crimes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e418b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rights of defendants</inline>.—</heading><content>In exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction under the pilot program, a participating Tribe shall provide to each defendant all rights described in <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204/d">section 204(d) of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304/d">25 U.S.C. 1304(d)</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e41b284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sentences</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In a criminal proceeding in which an Indian court of a participating Tribe, in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction with respect to a covered crime, imposes a sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year on a defendant pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s202/b">section 202(b) of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1302/b">25 U.S.C. 1302(b)</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”), the Indian court may require the defendant—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to serve a sentence—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in a Tribal correctional center that has been approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for long-term incarceration, in accordance with guidelines set by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>at the expense of the United States, in the nearest appropriate Federal facility pursuant to the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program established under section 234(c)(1) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1302">25 U.S.C. 1302 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/211">Public Law 111–211</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>at the expense of the participating Tribe and, subject to <ref href="/us/pl/90/284/s204/f/1">section 204(f)(1) of Public Law 90–284</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1304/f/1">25 U.S.C. 1304(f)(1)</ref>) (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”), reimbursable by the Attorney General, in a detention or correctional center approved by the State or a local government of the State pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the participating Tribe and the State or local government of the State; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to serve another alternative form of punishment, as determined by the Indian court pursuant to Tribal law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e41b28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Memoranda of Agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into such memoranda of agreement with participating Tribes and the State as are necessary and appropriate—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/909">136 STAT. 909</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to coordinate respective law enforcement activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to share equipment and other resources;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to establish cross-deputization arrangements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to coordinate appropriate training activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>to address any other matters that will facilitate the successful implementation of the pilot program, including intergovernmental agreements regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the incarceration of convicted persons; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of crimes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e41b292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alaska Tribal Public Safety Advisory Committee</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e41b294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e41b295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, affected Indian tribes, and the State, shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Alaska Tribal Public Safety Advisory Committee” (referred to in this subsection as the “Committee”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall consist of 1 or more representatives from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>participating Tribes and Indian tribes aspiring to participate in the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Federal, Tribal, State, and local law enforcement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Tribal nonprofit organizations providing victim services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall focus on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improving the justice systems, crime prevention, and victim services of Indian tribes and the State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>increasing coordination and communication among Federal, Tribal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of faca</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e41b2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e41b2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e41b2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and affected Indian tribes, shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the pilot program, including an explanation of any modifications to law necessary to facilitate improved law enforcement in Villages.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e41b2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subtitle—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>limits, alters, expands, or diminishes the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the United States, the State, any subdivision of the State, or any Indian tribe in the State;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>creates or eliminates any Federal or State criminal jurisdiction over a Village; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/910">136 STAT. 910</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e41b2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>affects the authority of the United States or any authority delegated by the United States to the State to investigate and prosecute a criminal violation in a Village.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="IX">TITLE IX—</num><heading>OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="901">SEC. 901. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4275f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10442">34 U.S.C. 10442</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4275f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence against women office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office on violence against women</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4275f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a Violence Against Women Office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an Office on Violence Against Women</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4275fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, not subsumed by any other office</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>within the Department of Justice</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4275fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>authorized or undertaken under the</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“authorized or undertaken under—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322/tIV">title IV of Public Law 103–322</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/386/dB">division B of Public Law 106–386</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2960">119 Stat. 2960</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/54">127 Stat. 54</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e429d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director of the Office on Violence Against Women</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10443">34 U.S.C. 10443</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence against women office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office on violence against women</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Violence Against Women Office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office on Violence Against Women</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in this title referred to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in this part referred to</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Violence</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Violence</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2960">119 Stat. 2960</ref>), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/54">127 Stat. 54</ref>), or the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e429d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties and Functions of Director of the Office on Violence Against Women</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2004 of title I of the Omnibus <page identifier="/us/stat/136/911">136 STAT. 911</page> Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10444">34 U.S.C. 10444</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence against women office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office on violence against women</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Violence</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Violence</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including with</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2960">119 Stat. 2960</ref>), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/54">127 Stat. 54</ref>), and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, including with</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e429d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (6)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>synchronize Federal definitions and protocols,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and improve coordination</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e429d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff of Office on Violence Against Women</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2005 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10445">34 U.S.C. 10445</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>violence against women office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office on violence against women</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e429d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 121(a)(1) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20124/a/1">34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Violence Against Women Office</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office on Violence Against Women</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="902">SEC. 902. </num><heading>SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e42c331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10441/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 101, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e431152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2018">“SEC. 2018. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e431153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10455">34 USC 10455</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e431154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Office on Violence Against Women a Senior Policy Advisor for Culturally Specific Communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e431155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Senior Policy Advisor for Culturally Specific Communities, under the guidance and authority of the Director, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e431156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>advise on the administration of grants related to culturally specific services and contracts with culturally specific organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e431157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>coordinate development of Federal policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e431158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>advise the Director on policies, legislation, implementation of laws, and other issues relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e431159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to other offices and bureaus in the Department of Justice to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/912">136 STAT. 912</page> domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e43115a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>ensure that appropriate technical assistance, developed and provided by entities with expertise in culturally specific communities, is made available to grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally specific communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e43115b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>ensure access to grants and technical assistance for culturally specific organizations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e43115c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>analyze the distribution of grant funding in order to identify barriers for culturally specific organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e43115d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e43115e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall hire for the position established under subsection (a) an individual with personal, lived, and work experience from a culturally specific community, and a demonstrated history and expertise addressing domestic violence or sexual assault in a nongovernmental agency.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <num value="X">TITLE X—</num><heading>IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1001">SEC. 1001. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e43115f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e431160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e43d4b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e43d4b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch303">Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e449803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="4051">“§ 4051.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e449804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4051">18 USC 4051</ref>.</p></sidenote> Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e449805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term ‘<term>correctional officer</term>’ means a correctional officer of the Bureau of Prisons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the term ‘<term>covered institution</term>’ means a Federal penal or correctional institution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Director</term>’ means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the term ‘<term>post-partum recovery</term>’ means the first 12-week period of post-partum recovery after giving birth;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44980a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the term ‘<term>primary caretaker parent</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12242">34 U.S.C. 12242</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44980b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the term ‘<term>prisoner</term>’ means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution, including a vulnerable person; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44980c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>vulnerable person</term>’ means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44980d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is under 21 years of age or over 60 years of age;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44980e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is pregnant;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44980f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is victim or witness of a crime;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights claim in Federal or State court; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>during the period of incarceration, has been determined to have experienced or to be experiencing severe trauma or to be the victim of gender-based violence—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/913">136 STAT. 913</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e449812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>by any court or administrative judicial proceeding;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e449813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by any corrections official;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e449814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>by the individual’s attorney or legal service provider; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e449815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>by the individual.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e449816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic Placement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of office</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an office that determines the placement of prisoners.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placement of prisoners</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining the placement of a prisoner, the office established under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e449819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>if the prisoner has children, consider placing the prisoner as close to the children as possible; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44981a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>consider any other factor that the office determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44981b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Placement of Pregnant Prisoners or Prisoners in Post-partum Recovery in Segregated Housing Units</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44981c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placement in segregated housing units</inline>.—</heading><content>A covered institution may not place a prisoner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner presents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or others.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44981d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><content>Any placement of a prisoner described in paragraph (1) in a segregated housing unit shall be limited and temporary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intake and Assessments</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall assess the need for family-focused programming at intake, such as questions about children, gauge interest in parenting resources, and concerns about their child or caregiving, and administer ongoing assessment to better inform, identify, and make recommendations about the mother’s parental role and familial needs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parenting Classes</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall provide voluntary parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent, and such classes shall be made available to prisoners with limited English proficiency in compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000d/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trauma Screening</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall provide training, including cultural competency training, to each correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau of Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, including each instructor and health care professional, to enable those correctional officers and employees to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>identify a prisoner who may have a mental or physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner has experienced; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) to the proper health care professional for diagnosis and treatment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Family Needs Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall provide training to correctional officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons who engage with prisoners’ families on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>how to interact with children in an age-appropriate manner, and the children’s caregivers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>basic childhood and adolescent development information; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>basic customer service skills.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/914">136 STAT. 914</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inmate Health</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health care access</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate health care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hygienic products</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make essential hygienic products, including shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygienic product that the Director determines appropriate, available without charge to prisoners.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> The Director shall make rules—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on the distribution and accessibility of sanitary products to prisoners, to ensure each prisoner who requires these products receives a quantity the prisoner deems sufficient; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>providing that no visitor is prohibited from visiting a prisoner due to the visitor’s use of sanitary products.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gynecologist access</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gynecologist as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to other laws</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30301/etseq">34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Substance Abuse Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3621/e">Section 3621(e) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility of primary caretaker parents and pregnant women</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as defined in section 4051) or pregnant from participating in a program of residential substance abuse treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3621">18 USC 3621 note</ref>.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section and the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e44bf45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a progress report on the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e44bf46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch303">chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18">18 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4041.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“4051. </designator> <label>Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1002">SEC. 1002. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4042">18 USC 4042 note</ref>.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e44bf4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading>HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="section">SIMARRA Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred to as the “Director”) shall establish a pilot program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/915">136 STAT. 915</page> accordance with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal prisons and the children born to such women during incarceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term of imprisonment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this section are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prevent infant mortality among infants born to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trauma and stress experienced by pregnant inmates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reduce the recidivism rates of federally incarcerated women and mothers, and enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal prison system for women as a population with special needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>utilize a female offender risk and needs assessment to encourage a more effective and efficient Federal prison system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>utilize a validated post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic factors to provide Federal prison officials with information regarding needs of Federal pregnant offenders and enhance public safety;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>perform regular outcome evaluations of the effectiveness of programs and interventions for federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to assure that such programs and interventions are evidence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and expansions based on the results of such evaluations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>assist the Department of Justice to address the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison system and ensure that the Department can continue to run parenting programming safely and securely without compromising the scope or quality of the Department’s critical health, safety and law enforcement missions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the Director of Bureau of Prisons</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall carry out this section in consultation with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Director of the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Director of the National Institute of Justice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall, in accordance with paragraph (3), and in addition to the mandates under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3631">section 3631 of title 18, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>evaluate the female offender risk and needs assessment for its ability to address the particular health and sensitivities of federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers in accordance with this subsection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>develop recommendations regarding recidivism reduction programs and productive activities in accordance with subsection (c);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>conduct ongoing research and data analysis on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the best practices relating to the use of offender risk and needs assessment tools for female offenders with a particular emphasis on how those tools address the health and sensitivities of federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>potential improvements to risk and needs assessment tools for female offenders to address the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/916">136 STAT. 916</page> health and sensitivities of federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>which recidivism reduction programs are the most effective—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>for federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers classified at different recidivism risk levels; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>for addressing the specific needs of federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>on a biennial basis, review any findings related to evaluations conducted under subparagraph (A) and the recommendations developed under subparagraph (B), using the research conducted under subparagraph (C), to determine whether any revisions or updates should be made to female offender risk and needs assessment systems, and if so, make such revisions or updates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>hold periodic meetings with the individuals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be determined by the Director;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>develop tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons and each pregnant inmate to ensure that each pregnant inmate in the custody of a Bureau of Prisons facility understands the resources available to such inmate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>report to Congress in accordance with subsection (h).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methods</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the duties under paragraph (2), the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult relevant stakeholders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>make decisions using data that is based on available statistical and empirical evidence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An inmate may apply to participate in the Program if the inmate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is pregnant at the beginning of or during the term of imprisonment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is in the custody or control of the Bureau of Prisons.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Terms</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of participation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To correspond with the purposes and goals of the Program to promote bonding during the critical stages of child development, an eligible inmate selected for the Program may participate in the Program, subject to subsection (g), until the earliest of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the date that the inmate’s term of imprisonment terminates; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date the infant fails to meet any medical criteria established by the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inmate requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the duration of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the inmate shall agree to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>take substantive steps towards acting in the role of a parent or guardian to any child of that inmate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>participate in any recommended educational or counseling opportunities, including topics such as child development, parenting skills, domestic violence, vocational training, or substance abuse, as appropriate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/917">136 STAT. 917</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>abide by any court decision regarding the legal or physical custody of the child; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>specify a person who has agreed to take at least temporary custody of the child if the inmate’s participation in the Program terminates before the inmate’s release.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuity of Care</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall take appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based well-being due to termination of the Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e466d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director shall submit a progress report to the Congress with regards to implementing the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e466d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after the termination of the Program, the Director shall issue a final report to the Congress that contains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings and conclusions, including recommendations for legislation, administrative actions, and regulations the Director considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1003">SEC. 1003. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e466d33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4001">18 USC 4001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FEDERAL INCARCERATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e470974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e470975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e470976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National Institute of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Prisons (including the Women and Special Population Branch) shall prepare a report on the status of women in Federal incarceration. Depending<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e470977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> on the topic to be addressed, and the facility, data shall be collected from Bureau of Prisons personnel and a sample that is representative of the population of incarcerated women. The report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>with regard to Federal facilities wherein women are incarcerated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>responses by such women to questions from the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES) questionnaire;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e47097a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>demographic data of such women;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e47097b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e47097c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>data on the number of women who are incarcerated and placed in Federal and private facilities more than 200 miles from their place of residence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e47097d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>responses by such women to questions about the extent of exposure to sexual victimization, sexual violence and domestic violence (both inside and outside of incarceration);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e47097e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the number of such women pregnant at the time that they entered incarceration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e47097f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the number of such women who have children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the crimes for which such women are incarcerated and the length of their sentence and to the extent practicable, any information on the connection between the crime of which they were convicted and their experience of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e470982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><chapeau>with regard to all Federal facilities where persons are incarcerated—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/918">136 STAT. 918</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a list of best practices with respect to women’s incarceration and transition, including staff led programs, services, and management practices (including making sanitary products readily available and easily accessible, and access to and provision of healthcare);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the availability of trauma treatment at each facility (including number of beds, and number of trained staff);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>rates of serious mental illness broken down by gender and security level and a list of residential programs available by site; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e470986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the availability of vocational education and a list of vocational programs provided by each facility.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1004">SEC. 1004. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e470987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3624">18 USC 3624 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e477eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e477eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e477eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (including the Women and Special Population Branch), shall collaborate on a model of gender responsive transition for incarcerated women, including the development of a national standard on prevention with respect to domestic and sexual violence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e477ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the model required under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall consult with such experts within the Federal government (including the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice), within Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)), within Native Hawaiian organizations (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</ref>)), and in the victim service provider community (including sexual and domestic violence and homelessness, job training and job placement service providers) as are necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e477ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The model required under subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the development by the Bureau of Prisons of a contract for gender collaborative services; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>identification by re-entry affairs coordinators and responsive planning for the needs of re-entering women with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>housing, including risk of homelessness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>previous exposure to and risk for domestic and sexual violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the need for parenting classes, assistance securing childcare, or assistance in seeking or securing jobs that afford flexibility (as might be necessary in the re-entry, parenting or other contexts);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other support tailored to the needs of Indigenous women, including American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>the need to ensure a family-focused reentry, by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>including incarcerated mothers, their children, and their caregivers to create family reentry planning and programming; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e477ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>informing reentry information to visiting families.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/919">136 STAT. 919</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1005">SEC. 1005. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   To<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e477ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> carry out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></section> <num value="XI">TITLE XI—</num><heading>LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1101">SEC. 1101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e477ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e477ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NICS DENIAL NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e47f3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e47f3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local Law Enforcement Authority Defined</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s921/a">Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e47f3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="36">“(36) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e47f3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term ‘<term>local law enforcement authority</term>’ means a bureau, office, department or other authority of a State or local government or Tribe that has jurisdiction to investigate a violation or potential violation of, or enforce, a State, local, or Tribal law.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e47f3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 925A the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e48421e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="925B">“§ 925B.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48421f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925B">18 USC 925B</ref>.</p></sidenote> Reporting of background check denials to State authorities</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e484220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e484221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e484222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arms and munitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>) (referred to in this section as ‘NICS’) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) that the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State, local, or Tribal law, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>report to the local law enforcement authority of the State or Tribe where the person sought to acquire the firearm and, if different, the local law enforcement authorities of the State or Tribe of residence of the person—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>that the notice was provided;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Federal, State, local or Tribal prohibition;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the date and time the notice was provided;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the location of the licensee where the firearm was sought to be transferred; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the identity of the person; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e484229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>where practicable, report the incident to State and local prosecutors or Tribal prosecutors in the jurisdiction where the firearm transfer was sought.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e48422a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Report</inline>.—</heading><content>A report is made in accordance with this subsection if the report is made under subsection (a) within 24 hours after the NICS denies a firearm transfer in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922/t">section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, except that the making of the report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid compromising an ongoing investigation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e48422b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48422c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48422d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>If a report is made in accordance with subsection (b) and, after such report is made, the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that the receipt of a firearm by a person for whom the report was made would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State, local, or Tribal law, the Attorney General shall notify any law enforcement authority <page identifier="/us/stat/136/920">136 STAT. 920</page> and any prosecutor to whom the report was made of that determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e48422e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to require a report with respect to a person to be made to the same State authorities that made the original denial determination with respect to the transfer of the firearm.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e48422f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e484230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">18 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e484231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 921.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 925A the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“925B. </designator> <label>Reporting of background check denials to State authorities.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1102">SEC. 1102. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e486942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 1101, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 925B the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e48b763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="925C">“§ 925C.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48b764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925C">18 USC 925C</ref>.</p></sidenote> Annual report to Congress</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e48b765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report detailing the following, broken down by Federal judicial district:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48b767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arms and munitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to each category of persons prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State law from receiving or possessing a firearm who are so denied a firearm—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of denials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of denials referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the number of denials for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives determines that the person denied was not prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State law from receiving or possessing a firearm;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the number of denials overturned through the appeals process of the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the number of denials with respect to which an investigation was opened by a field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b76d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the number of persons charged with a Federal criminal offense in connection with a denial; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b76e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the number of convictions obtained by Federal authorities in connection with a denial.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e48b76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48b770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notices.</p></sidenote><content>The number of background check notices reported pursuant to section 925B (including the number of the notices that would have been so reported but for section 925B(c)).”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e48b771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48b772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">18 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e48b773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 921.</p></sidenote> as amended by section 1101, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 925B the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“925C. </designator> <label>Annual report to Congress.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1103">SEC. 1103. </num><heading>SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e48de84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 1102, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 925C the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/921">136 STAT. 921</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e492ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="925D">“§ 925D.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e492ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925D">18 USC 925D</ref>.</p></sidenote> Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e492ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to improve the enforcement of paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g), the Attorney General may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e492ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>appoint, in accordance with section 543 of title 28, qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the United States government to serve as special assistant United States attorneys for the purpose of prosecuting violations of such paragraphs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhancing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in responding to and investigating violations of such paragraphs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e492cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improve Intimate Partner and Public Safety</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>identify not fewer than 75 jurisdictions among States, territories and Tribes where there are high rates of firearms violence and threats of firearms violence against intimate partners and other persons protected under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g) and where local authorities lack the resources to address such violence;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>make such appointments as described in subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced enforcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce firearms homicide and injury rates; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>establish, in order to receive and expedite requests for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial, and local law enforcement agencies responding to intimate partner violence cases where such agencies have probable cause to believe that the offenders may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of contact within—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>each Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e492cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>each District Office of the United States Attorneys.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e492cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified</term>’ means, with respect to an attorney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good standing with any relevant licensing authority.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e492cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e492cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">18 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e492cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 921.</p></sidenote> as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 925C the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“925D. </designator> <label>Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1104">SEC. 1104. </num><heading>UNLAWFUL ACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e497ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Defined</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s921/a/33/A/i">Section 921(a)(33)(A)(i) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Tribal law</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Tribal, or local law</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e497ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau> <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922/t">Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>-</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e497ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or State, local, or Tribal law</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subsection (g) or (n) of this section</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e497ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, local or Tribal</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e497ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local, or Tribal</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/922">136 STAT. 922</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e497ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local, or Tribal</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1105">SEC. 1105. </num><heading>REVIEW ON CRIMINAL OFFENSES AFFECTING NATIVE HAWAIIANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4a653b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Native Hawaiian Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Native Hawaiian</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221">25 U.S.C. 4221</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4a653c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Relevant Federal Crime Prevention, Victim Service, and Criminal Justice Programs Serving Native Hawaiians</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a653d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress containing the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a653e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The results and findings of the comprehensive review required to be conducted under paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a653f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The amount of Federal funding received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations from relevant Federal programs, including the percentage of each such amount of funding received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations relative to the total amount of funding dispersed for each relevant Federal program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Recommendations and legislative proposals to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>improve how relevant Federal programs address the needs of Native Hawaiians;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>improve responses to and investigation of incidences of missing or murdered Native Hawaiians;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>reduce the likelihood that a Native Hawaiian may become involved in the criminal justice system; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>address any other relevant matters deemed necessary by the Attorney General.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall conduct a comprehensive review of relevant Federal programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a654a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relevant federal program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>relevant Federal program</term>” means any—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a654b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>law enforcement or other crime prevention program targeting criminal offenses that affect Native Hawaiians, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, missing or murdered individuals, and substance abuse;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a654c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any program that provide services to victims of criminal offenses affecting Native Hawaiians, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and substance abuse; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a654d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any criminal justice system program or service available to and used by Native Hawaiians in various jurisdictions, including diversion programs, in-prison education programs, and reentry services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4a654e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a654f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the National Institute of Justice, in coordination with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall prepare a report on the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/923">136 STAT. 923</page> interaction of Native Hawaiians with the criminal justice system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under this subsection shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statistics.</p></sidenote><chapeau>known statistics related to the percentage of persons who are Native Hawaiians out of the total of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>all persons arrested;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>all persons detained in Federal, State, and local jails;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>all persons subject to pretrial supervision;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>all persons subject to post-conviction supervision;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>all persons incarcerated in Federal and State prisons; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a6559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>all persons subject to post-release supervision;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a655a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an explanation of why the statistics described in subparagraph (A) may not be comprehensive;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a655b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a655c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a655d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on how data collection related to the statistics described in subparagraph (A) could be improved;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a655e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of any culturally relevant programs available to Native Hawaiians who interact with the Federal criminal justice system; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4a655f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a6561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of any available data on the number of Native Hawaiians who are incarcerated and placed in Federal and private correctional facilities more than 200 miles from their place of residence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="XII">TITLE XII—</num><heading>CLOSING<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a8b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2022.</p></sidenote> THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1201">SEC. 1201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4a8b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1202">SEC. 1202. </num><heading>PENALTIES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OFFENSES INVOLVING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4b75d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4b75d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch13">Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e4bc3f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="250">“§ 250.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s250">18 USC 250</ref>.</p></sidenote> Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offense</inline>.—</heading><content>It shall be unlawful for any person to, in the course of committing an offense under this chapter or under section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3631">42 U.S.C. 3631</ref>), engage in, or cause another to engage in, sexual misconduct.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in the case of an offense involving aggravated sexual abuse, as defined in section 2241, or if the offense involved sexual abuse, as defined in section 2242, or if the offense involved an attempt to commit such aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse, fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/924">136 STAT. 924</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact of a child who has not attained the age of 16, of the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(5), fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of an offense involving a sexual act, as defined in section 2246, with another person without the other person’s permission, and it does not amount to sexual abuse or aggravated sexual abuse, be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 40 years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact of the type prohibited by subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 2244, but excluding abusive sexual contact through the clothing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 10 years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>if the offense involves a child who has not attained the age of 12 years, imprisoned for not more than 30 years;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact of the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 3 years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>if the offense involves a child under the age of 12, imprisoned for not more than 20 years; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact through the clothing of the type prohibited by subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), or (b) of section 2244—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 2 years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>if the offense involves a child under the age of 12, imprisoned for not more than 10 years.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">18 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 241.</p></sidenote> United States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 249 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“250. </designator> <label>Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4bc40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Abuse</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2242">Section 2242 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” after the semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e4bc411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>engages in a sexual act with another person without that other person’s consent, to include doing so through coercion;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4bc412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Abuse of a Minor, a Ward, or an Individual in Federal Custody</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2243">Section 2243 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the section heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody</b></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/925">136 STAT. 925</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4bc417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Of an Individual in Federal Custody</inline>.—</heading><content>Whoever, while acting in their capacity as a Federal law enforcement officer, knowingly engages in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, under supervision, in detention, or in Federal custody, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4bc419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for chapter 109A of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18">18 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4bc41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2241.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2243 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2243. </designator> <label>Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4beb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Abusive Sexual Contact</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2244/a">Section 2244(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4beb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4beb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4beb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e4beb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>subsection (c) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4beb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2246">Section 2246 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4beb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4beb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4beb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e4beb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Federal law enforcement officer</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 115.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1203">SEC. 1203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4beb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s60106">34 USC 60106</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INCENTIVES FOR STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority To Make Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States that have in effect a law that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>makes it a criminal offense for any person acting under color of law of the State to knowingly engage in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>prohibits a person charged with an offense described in paragraph (1) from asserting the consent of the other individual as a defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, on an annual basis, information on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of reports made to law enforcement agencies in that State regarding persons engaging in a sexual act while acting under color of law during the previous year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the disposition of each case in which sexual misconduct by a person acting under color of law was reported during the previous year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>A State seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about the law described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of a grant to a State under this section shall be in an amount that is not greater than 10 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/926">136 STAT. 926</page> percent of the average of the total amount of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State received under the following grant programs:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10441/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.</ref>) (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12511">34 U.S.C. 12511</ref>) (commonly referred to as the “Sexual Assault Services Program”).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Term</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall provide an increase in the amount provided to a State under the grant programs described in subsection (d) for a 2-year period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>A State that receives a grant under this section may submit an application for a renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4cae95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limit</inline>.—</heading><content>A State may not receive a grant under this section for more than 4 years.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State that receives a grant under this section shall use—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>25 percent of such funds for any of the permissible uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cae98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>75 percent of such funds for any of the permissible uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph (2) of subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4cae9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cae9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>State</term>” means each of the several States and the District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1204">SEC. 1204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4cae9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s60106">34 USC 60106 note</ref>.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4cae9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTS TO CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by Attorney General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the Department of Justice website a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the information required to be reported to the Attorney General under section 1203(b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>information on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of reports made, during the previous year, to Federal law enforcement agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual act while acting under color of law; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the disposition of each case in which sexual misconduct by a person acting under color of law was reported.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4cfcc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by GAO</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on any violations of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2243/c">section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 1302, committed during the 1-year period covered by the report.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/927">136 STAT. 927</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4cfcc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by Attorney General on Conflicts Between State’s Marriage-age and Age-based Sex Offenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4d23d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that examines inconsistencies between State laws on marriage-age and State laws on age-based sex offenses and, in particular, States with laws that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4d23d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide an exception to definitions of age-based sex offenses (including statutory rape), or a defense to prosecution for such offenses, based on the marriage of the perpetrator to the victim; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4d23d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>allow marriages between parties at ages, or with age differences between them, such that sexual acts between those parties outside of marriage would constitute an age-based sex offense (including statutory rape).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1205">SEC. 1205. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4d23d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s60106">34 USC 60106 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, the term “<term>sexual act</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2246">section 2246 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <num value="XIII">TITLE XIII—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1301">SEC. 1301. </num><heading>NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REDUCTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12402">34 U.S.C. 12402</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1302">SEC. 1302. </num><heading>FEDERAL VICTIM AND WITNESS COORDINATORS REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e4d23da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/108/1910">108 Stat. 1910</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e4d4aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40114">“SEC. 40114. </num><heading class="fontsize12">AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM AND WITNESS COORDINATORS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4d4aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> are authorized to be appropriated for the United States attorneys for the purpose of appointing victim and witness coordinators for the prosecution of sex crimes and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1303">SEC. 1303. </num><heading>CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20334/a">34 U.S.C. 20334(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subtitle</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subtitle $2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1304">SEC. 1304. </num><heading>SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e4d4aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12311/c">34 U.S.C. 12311(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4d4aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4d71ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/928">136 STAT. 928</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1305">SEC. 1305. </num><heading>COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20324/a">34 U.S.C. 20324(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014 through 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1306">SEC. 1306. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4d7200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete a review and submit to Congress a report on whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1307">SEC. 1307. </num><heading>INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FEDERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4e3551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e3552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e3553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e3554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4e3555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Working Group shall be comprised of at least one representative from each of the following agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Department of Education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Department of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Department of Justice.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e355a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4e355b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Working Group shall consider the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e355c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>What activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e355d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e355e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Whether the context which led to an act of sexual violence should impact how that act is accounted for in reports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e355f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Whether the data collected is presented in a way that allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual violence are included in each measurement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Steps that agencies that compile reports relating to sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents of sexual violence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4e3561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e3562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e3563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e3564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The activities of the Working Group.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Recommendations to harmonize Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Actions Federal agencies can take to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e3568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Recommendations, if any, for congressional action to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4e3569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Working Group shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the report is submitted pursuant to subsection (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4e356a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/929">136 STAT. 929</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e356b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Harmonize</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>harmonize</term>” includes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, as appropriate, without compromising programmatic needs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e356c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual violence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>sexual violence</term>” includes an unwanted sexual act (including both contact and non-contact) about which the Federal Government collects information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e356d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working group</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Working Group</term>” means the interagency working group established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1308">SEC. 1308. </num><heading>NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE; ASSISTANCE FOR MICROBUSINESSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e4e5c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41501(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12501/b">34 U.S.C. 12501(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e5c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e5c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>companies and public entities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>companies, public entities</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e5c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and employers with fewer than 20 employees</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State and local governments</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4e5c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, which materials shall include a website with resources for employers with fewer than 20 employees, including live training materials</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1309">SEC. 1309. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4e8393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6851">15 USC 6851</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CIVIL ACTION RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial pornographic content</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial pornographic content</term>” means any material that is subject to the record keeping requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2257">section 2257 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>consent</term>” means an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization made by the individual free from force, fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Depicted individual</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>depicted individual</term>” means an individual whose body appears in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, or from information displayed in connection with the visual depiction.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclose</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>disclose</term>” means to transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intimate visual depiction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>intimate visual depiction</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means a visual depiction, as that term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2256/5">section 2256(5) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, that depicts—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or post-pubescent female nipple of an identifiable individual; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>the display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>on to any part of the body of an identifiable individual;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>from the body of an identifiable individual; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/930">136 STAT. 930</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>an identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes any visual depictions described in subparagraph (A) produced while the identifiable individual was in a public place only if the individual did not—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>voluntarily display the content depicted; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>consent to the sexual conduct depicted.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexually explicit conduct</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>sexually explicit conduct</term>” has the meaning given the term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2256/2">section 2256(2) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil Action</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Right of action</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (4), an individual whose intimate visual depiction is disclosed, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce, without the consent of the individual, where such disclosure was made by a person who knows that, or recklessly disregards whether, the individual has not consented to such disclosure, may bring a civil action against that person in an appropriate district court of the United States for relief as set forth in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rights on behalf of certain individuals</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an individual who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the individual or representative of the identifiable individual’s estate, another family member, or any other person appointed as suitable by the court, may assume the identifiable individual’s’ rights under this section, but in no event shall the defendant be named as such representative or guardian.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of an action under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the fact that the individual consented to the creation of the depiction shall not establish that the person consented to its distribution; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the fact that the individual disclosed the intimate visual depiction to someone else shall not establish that the person consented to the further disclosure of the intimate visual depiction by the person alleged to have violated paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relief</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In a civil action filed under this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an individual may recover the actual damages sustained by the individual or liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000, and the cost of the action, including reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the court may, in addition to any other relief available at law, order equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or a permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease display or disclosure of the visual depiction.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preservation of anonymity</inline>.—</heading><content>In ordering relief under subparagraph (A), the court may grant injunctive <page identifier="/us/stat/136/931">136 STAT. 931</page> relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An identifiable individual may not bring an action for relief under this section relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an intimate image that is commercial pornographic content, unless that content was produced by force, fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion of the depicted individual;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>a disclosure made in good faith—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to a law enforcement officer or agency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>as part of a legal proceeding;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>as part of medical education, diagnosis, or treatment; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>in the reporting or investigation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>unlawful content; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>unsolicited or unwelcome conduct;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a matter of public concern or public interest; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e4fbc3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a disclosure reasonably intended to assist the identifiable individual.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1310">SEC. 1310. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4fbc3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Choose Respect Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e4fbc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t36/s101">36 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CHOOSE RESPECT ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e52544d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Choose Respect Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e52544e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52544f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t36/ch1">Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e525450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="146">“§ 146.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e525451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t36/s146">36 USC 146</ref>.</p></sidenote> Choose Respect Day</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e525452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>October 1 is Choose Respect Day.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e525453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recognition</inline>.—</heading><content>All private citizens, organizations, and Federal, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize Choose Respect Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of changing the culture around the tolerance of violence against women.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e525454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t36/ch1">chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“146. </designator> <label>Choose Respect Day.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e525455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e525456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20131">34 USC 20131</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Media Campaign</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e525457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e525458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e525459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National media campaign</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national media campaign</term>” means the national “Choose Respect” media campaign described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52545a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Media campaign</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, conduct a national “Choose Respect” media campaign in accordance with this section for the purposes of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52545b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>preventing and discouraging violence against women, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by targeting the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of individuals who have or are likely to commit such crimes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52545c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>encouraging victims of the crimes described in subparagraph (A) to seek help through the means determined to be most effective by the most current evidence available, including seeking legal representation; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/932">136 STAT. 932</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52545d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>informing the public about the help available to victims of the crimes described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52545e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52545f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts made available to carry out this section for the national media campaign may only be used for the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e525460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The purchase of media time and space, including the strategic planning for, tracking, and accounting of, such purchases.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Creative and talent costs, consistent with subparagraph (B).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Advertising production costs, which may include television, radio, internet, social media, and other commercial marketing venues.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Testing and evaluation of advertising.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Costs of contracts to carry out activities authorized by this subsection.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>Partnerships with professional and civic groups, community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations and culturally specific organizations, and government organizations related to the national media campaign.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>Entertainment industry outreach, interactive outreach, media projects and activities, public information, news media outreach, corporate sponsorship and participation, and professional sports associations and military branch participation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>Operational and management expenses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific requirements</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Creative services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In using amounts for creative and talent costs under subparagraph (A), the Director shall use creative services donated at no cost to the Government wherever feasible and may only procure creative services for advertising—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>responding to high-priority or emergent campaign needs that cannot timely be obtained at no cost; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>intended to reach a minority, ethnic, or other special audience that cannot reasonably be obtained at no cost.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testing and evaluation of advertising</inline>.—</heading><content>In using amounts for testing and evaluation of advertising under subparagraph (A)(iv), the Director shall test all advertisements prior to use in the national media campaign to ensure that the advertisements are effective with the target audience and meet industry-accepted standards.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e527b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> The Director may waive this requirement for advertisements using not more than 10 percent of the purchase of advertising time purchased under this section in a fiscal year and not more than 10 percent of the advertising space purchased under this section in a fiscal year, if the advertisements respond to emergent and time-sensitive campaign needs or the advertisements will not be widely utilized in the national media campaign.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/933">136 STAT. 933</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the planning of the campaign under paragraph (2), the Director may consult with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Office for Victims of Crime, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, and other related Federal Government entities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>State, local, and Indian Tribal governments;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including national and local non-profits; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>communications professionals.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of effectiveness of national media campaign</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In using amounts for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign under subparagraph (A)(v), the Attorney General shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e527b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>designate an independent entity to evaluate by April 20 of each year the effectiveness of the national media campaign based on data from any relevant studies or publications, as determined by the Attorney General, including tracking and evaluation data collected according to marketing and advertising industry standards; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>ensure that the effectiveness of the national media campaign is evaluated in a manner that enables consideration of whether the national media campaign has contributed to changes in attitude or behaviors among the target audience with respect to violence against women and such other measures of evaluation as the Attorney General determines are appropriate.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advertising</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall ensure that sufficient funds are allocated to meet the stated goals of the national media campaign.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities and functions under the program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e527b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall determine the overall purposes and strategy of the national media campaign.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e527b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall approve—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the strategy of the national media campaign;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>all advertising and promotional material used in the national media campaign; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the plan for the purchase of advertising time and space for the national media campaign.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall be responsible for implementing a focused national media campaign to meet the purposes described in paragraph (2) and shall ensure—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>information disseminated through the campaign is accurate and scientifically valid; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>the campaign is designed using strategies demonstrated to be the most effective at achieving <page identifier="/us/stat/136/934">136 STAT. 934</page> the goals and requirements of paragraph (2), which may include—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>a media campaign, as described in paragraph (3);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>local, regional, or population specific messaging;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>the development of websites to publicize and disseminate information;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>conducting outreach and providing educational resources for women;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>collaborating with law enforcement agencies; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">(ff) </num><content>providing support for school-based public health education classes to improve teen knowledge about the effects of violence against women.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the amounts made available under paragraph (3) may be obligated or expended for any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>To supplant current antiviolence against women campaigns by community-based coalitions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>To supplant pro bono public service time donated by national and local broadcasting networks for other public service campaigns.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For partisan political purposes, or to express advocacy in support of or to defeat any clearly identified candidate, clearly identified ballot initiative, or clearly identified legislative or regulatory proposal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>To fund advertising that features any elected officials, persons seeking elected office, cabinet level officials, or other Federal officials employed pursuant to schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/sptC">subpart C of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>To fund advertising that does not contain a primary message intended to reduce or prevent violence against women.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>To fund advertising containing a primary message intended to promote support for the national media campaign or private sector contributions to the national media campaign.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial and performance accountability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall cause to be performed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>audits and reviews of costs of the national media campaign pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4706">section 4706 of title 41, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e527ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>an audit to determine whether the costs of the national media campaign are allowable under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch43">chapter 43 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall submit on an annual basis a report to Congress that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the strategy of the national media campaign and whether specific objectives of the national media campaign were accomplished;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>steps taken to ensure that the national media campaign operates in an effective and efficient manner consistent with the overall strategy and focus of the national media campaign;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>plans to purchase advertising time and space;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/935">136 STAT. 935</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>policies and practices implemented to ensure that Federal funds are used responsibly to purchase advertising time and space and eliminate the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>all contracts entered into with a corporation, partnership, or individual working on behalf of the national media campaign;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the results of any financial audit of the national media campaign;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a description of any evidence used to develop the national media campaign;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>specific policies and steps implemented to ensure compliance with this subsection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a detailed accounting of the amount of funds obligated during the previous fiscal year for carrying out the national media campaign, including each recipient of funds, the purpose of each expenditure, the amount of each expenditure, any available outcome information, and any other information necessary to provide a complete accounting of the funds expended; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>a review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign strategy for the previous year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e527bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e527bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1311">SEC. 1311. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1403(a)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20102/a/1">34 U.S.C. 20102(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (4)</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1312">SEC. 1312. </num><heading>ELIMINATING THE MARRIAGE DEFENSE TO STATUTORY RAPE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e52a1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2243/c">Section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52a1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) In a</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In a</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e52a1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1313">SEC. 1313. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e52a1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10112">34 USC 10112</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5316f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment; Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be a Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of Justice Programs who shall, under the guidance and authority of the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advise on the administration of grants related to culturally specific (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/a">34 U.S.C. 12291(a)</ref>)) services and contracts with culturally specific organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>coordinate development of Federal policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (as those terms are defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/a">34 U.S.C. 12291(a)</ref>), in culturally specific communities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/936">136 STAT. 936</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>advise the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs concerning policies, legislation, implementation of laws, and other issues relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to other offices and bureaus in the Department of Justice to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>ensure that appropriate technical assistance, developed and provided by entities having expertise in culturally specific communities, is made available to grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally specific communities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>ensure access to grants and technical assistance for culturally specific organizations and analyze the distribution of funding in order to identify barriers for culturally specific organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5316fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities shall be an individual with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5316ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>personal, lived, and work experience from a culturally specific community; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e531700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a demonstrated history of and expertise in addressing domestic violence or sexual assault in a nongovernmental agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e531701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e531702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs shall appoint an individual as Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1314">SEC. 1314. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e531703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1689">20 USC 1689</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e547694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e547695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e547696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e547697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 1, 2022, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General shall establish a joint interagency task force to be known as the “Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education” that shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e547698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e547699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>provide pertinent information to the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, Congress, and the public with respect to campus sexual violence prevention, investigations, and responses, including the creation of consistent, public complaint processes for violations of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1681/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>) and section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1092/f">20 U.S.C. 1092(f)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54769a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide recommendations to educational institutions for establishing sexual assault prevention and response teams;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54769b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>develop recommendations for educational institutions on providing survivor resources, including health care, sexual assault kits, sexual assault nurse examiners, culturally responsive and inclusive standards of care, trauma-informed services, and access to confidential advocacy and support services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54769c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>develop recommendations in conjunction with student groups for best practices for responses to and prevention of sexual violence and dating violence for educational institutions, taking into consideration an institution’s size and resources;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/937">136 STAT. 937</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54769d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>develop recommendations for educational institutions on sex education, as appropriate, training for school staff, and various equitable discipline models;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54769e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>develop recommendations on culturally responsive and inclusive approaches to supporting survivors, which include consideration of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, immigrant status, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (commonly referred to as “LGBT”) status, ability, disability, socio-economic status, exposure to trauma, and other compounding factors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54769f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>solicit periodic input from a diverse group of survivors, trauma specialists, advocates from national, State, and local anti-sexual violence advocacy organizations, institutions of higher education, and other public stakeholders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess the Department of Education’s ability under section 902 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1682">20 U.S.C. 1682</ref>) to levy intermediate fines for noncompliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1681/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>) and the advisability of additional remedies for such noncompliance, in addition to the remedies already available under Federal law; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>create a plan described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5476a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel Details</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to detail</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a component of any Federal agency for which appropriations are authorized under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s13925/etseq">34 U.S.C. 13925 et seq.</ref>), or any amendments made by that Act, may detail an officer or employee of such component to the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education or to the Secretary of Education to assist the Task Force with the duties described in subsection (a), as jointly agreed to by the head of such component and the Task Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms of detail</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A personnel detail made under paragraph (1) may be made—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>for a period of not more than 3 years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5476aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education is established under subsection (a), the Task Force shall submit to Congress recommendations for recruiting, retaining, and training a highly-qualified workforce employed by the Department of Education to carry out investigation of complaints alleging a violation of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1681/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>) or section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1092/f">20 U.S.C. 1092(f)</ref>), and enforcement of such title IX (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1681/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>) or such section 485(f) (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1092/f">20 U.S.C. 1092(f)</ref>), with respect to sexual violence in education, which shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment to identify gaps or challenges in carrying out such investigation and enforcement, which may include surveying the current investigative workforce to solicit feedback on areas in need of improvement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>an examination of issues of recruiting, retention, and the professional development of the current investigative workforce, including the possibility of providing retention bonuses or other forms of compensation for the purpose of ensuring the Department of Education has the capacity, in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/938">136 STAT. 938</page> both personnel and skills, needed to properly perform its mission and provide adequate oversight of educational institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the benefits of outreach and training with both law enforcement agencies and educational institutions with respect to such workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>an examination of best practices for making educational institutions aware of the most effective campus sexual violence prevention, investigation, and response practices and identifying areas where more research should be conducted; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>strategies for addressing such other matters as the Secretary of Education considers necessary to sexual violence prevention, investigation, and responses.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5476b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, an annual report of its activities and any update of the plan required under subsection (c), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of complaints received regarding sexual violence at educational institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of open investigations of sexual violence at educational institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of such complaints that continued to resolution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the number of such complaints resolved using informal resolution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the average time to complete such an investigation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the number of such investigations initiated based on complaints; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the number of such investigations initiated by the Department of Education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5476c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Educational institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>educational institution</term>” includes an institution of higher education, an elementary school, or a secondary school.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elementary school; secondary school</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “elementary school” and “secondary school” have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5476c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1315">SEC. 1315. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5476c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bree’s Law.</p></sidenote><heading>BREE’S LAW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e54ebf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e54ebf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s201">42 USC 201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as “<shortTitle role="section">Bree’s Law</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e54ebf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Teen Dating Violence Prevention</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1708 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300u-7">42 U.S.C. 300u-7</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54ebf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e54ebfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Demonstration Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54ebfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e54ebfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (b)(3), the Secretary may make grants to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of improving adolescent health, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54ebfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>projects to train health care providers in providing services to adolescents; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54ebfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>projects to reduce the incidence of violence among adolescents, particularly violence related to teen dating, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/939">136 STAT. 939</page> which shall include projects to develop and implement educational program to increase abuse awareness and prevention.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54ebff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e54ec00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e54ec01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e556132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Work Group</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e556133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish the Federal Interagency Work Group on Teen Dating Violence (referred to in this section as the ‘Work Group’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e556134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e556135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of Bree’s Law, the Secretary shall appoint representatives to the Work Group from the Administration for Children and Families, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Department of Education, the Department of Justice, and other Federal agencies as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e556138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Work Group shall consult with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e556139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>experts at the State, Tribal, and local levels with relevant backgrounds in reducing and preventing the incidence of teen dating violence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e55613a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>victims of teen dating violence; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e55613b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>family members of teens who were killed by a dating partner.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55613c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Work Group shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55613d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>examine all Federal efforts directed towards reducing and preventing teen dating violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55613e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>identify strategies, resources, and supports to improve State, Tribal, and local responses to the incidence of teen dating violence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55613f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>make recommendations to Congress for improving Federal programs and efforts and coordination across such programs and efforts to reduce and prevent teen dating violence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e556140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>make recommendations for educating middle and high school students on teen dating violence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e556141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report to secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Work Group shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, a report on the activities carried out by the Work Group under subsection (c), including recommendations to reduce and prevent teen dating violence.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1316">SEC. 1316. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fairness for</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rape Kit Backlog</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survivors Act</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of 2022.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e556148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101">34 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FAIRNESS FOR RAPE KIT BACKLOG SURVIVORS ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e558859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e55885a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crime Victim Compensation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20102/b">34 U.S.C. 20102(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55885b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55885c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/940">136 STAT. 940</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55885d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (8) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e55af6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55af6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>beginning not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, such program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55af70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55af71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p></sidenote><chapeau>provides a waiver for any application filing deadline imposed by the program for a crime victim if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e55af72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the crime victim is otherwise eligible for compensation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e55af73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the delay in filing the application was a result of a delay in the testing of, or a delay in the DNA profile matching from, a sexual assault forensic examination kit or biological material collected as evidence related to a sexual offense; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e55af74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not require the crime victim to undergo an appeals process to have the application of the crime victim considered for a filing deadline waiver under subparagraph (A); and”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1317">SEC. 1317. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55af75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55af76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55af77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY RELATING TO STATE ACTIONS TO PROHIBIT AIDING AND ABETTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN SCHOOLS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall publish in the Federal Register the findings of the Department of Education’s study, as described in the notice published in the Federal Register entitled “Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study of State Policies to Prohibit Aiding and Abetting Sexual Misconduct in Schools” (<ref href="/us/fr/84/57708">84 Fed. Reg. 57708</ref> (October 28, 2019)), reviewing State actions to prohibit, in accordance with section 8546 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7926">20 U.S.C. 7926</ref>), the aiding and abetting of sexual misconduct in schools.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1318">SEC. 1318. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55d688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e55d689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101">34 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORTING ACCESS TO NURSE EXAMS ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e56c0ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="section">SANE Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e56e7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 304 of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40723">34 U.S.C. 40723</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a), (b), and (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e57d25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State, Tribal, or local government or hospital;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a sexual assault examination program, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a SANE program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a SAFE program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a SART program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>medical personnel, including a doctor or nurse, involved in treating victims of sexual assault; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a victim service provider involved in treating victims of sexual assault;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a State sexual assault coalition;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a health care facility, including a hospital that provides sexual assault forensic examinations by a qualified or certified SANE or SAFE;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a sexual assault examination program that provides SANE or SAFE training; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a community-based program that provides sexual assault forensic examinations, including pediatric forensic exams in a multidisciplinary setting, by a qualified or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/941">136 STAT. 941</page> certified SANE or SAFE outside of a traditional health care setting.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health care facility</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>health care facility</term>’ means any State, local, Tribal, community, free, nonprofit, academic, or private medical facility, including a hospital, that provides emergency medical care to patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medical forensic examination; mfe</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>medical forensic examination</term>’ or ‘MFE’ means an examination of a sexual assault patient by a health care provider, who has specialized education and clinical experience in the collection of forensic evidence and treatment of these patients, which includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>gathering information from the patient for the medical forensic history;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an examination;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>coordinating treatment of injuries, documentation of biological and physical findings, and collection of evidence from the patient;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>documentation of findings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>providing information, treatment, and referrals for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, suicidal ideation, alcohol and substance abuse, and other non-acute medical concerns; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>providing follow-up as needed to provide additional healing, treatment, or collection of evidence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pediatric sane and safe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>pediatric SANE and SAFE</term>’ means a SANE or SAFE who is trained to conduct sexual assault forensic examinations on children and youth between the ages of 0 and 18.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified personnel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified personnel</term>’ includes a registered or advanced practice nurse, physician, doctor of osteopathy, or physician assistant who has specialized training conducting medical forensic examinations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified sane and safe training program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified SANE and SAFE training program</term>’ means a program that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is qualified to prepare current and future sexual assault nurse examiners to be profession-ready and meet the applicable State and National certification and licensure requirements, through didactic, clinical, preceptor, or capstone programs that include longer-term training;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provides that preparation under a health care model that uses trauma-informed techniques; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is approved as meeting the most recent National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>rural area</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291">34 U.S.C. 12291</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual assault</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sexual assault</term>’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the individual lacks capacity to consent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d27a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual assault forensic examiner; safe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sexual assault forensic examiner</term>’ or ‘SAFE’ means an <page identifier="/us/stat/136/942">136 STAT. 942</page> individual who has specialized forensic training in treating sexual assault survivors and conducting medical forensic examinations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d27b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual assault forensic examination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>sexual assault forensic examination</term>’ means an examination of a sexual assault patient by a health care provider, who has specialized education and clinical experience in the collection of forensic evidence and treatment of these patients, which includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d27c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>gathering information from the patient for the medical forensic history;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d27d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an examination;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d27e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>coordinating treatment of injuries, documentation of biological and physical findings, and collection of evidence from the patient;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d27f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>documentation of findings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>providing information, treatment, and referrals for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, suicidal ideation, alcohol and substance abuse, and other non-acute medical concerns; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>providing follow-up as needed to provide additional healing, treatment, or collection of evidence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual assault nurse examiner; sane</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sexual assault nurse examiner</term>’ or ‘SANE’ means a registered or advanced practice nurse who has specialized training conducting medical forensic examinations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual assault response team; sart</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>sexual assault response team</term>’ or ‘SART’ means a multidisciplinary team that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provides a specialized and immediate response to survivors of sexual assault; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may include health care personnel, law enforcement representatives, community-based survivor advocates, prosecutors, and forensic scientists.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trauma-informed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>trauma-informed</term>’ means, with respect to services or training, services or training that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>use a patient-centered approach to providing services or care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>promote the dignity, strength, and empowerment of patients who have experienced trauma; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>incorporate evidence-based practices based on knowledge about the impact of trauma on patients’ lives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e57d28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Underserved populations</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>underserved populations</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291">34 U.S.C. 12291</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e57d28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 304 of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40723">34 U.S.C. 40723</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5820ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training Program Grants</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/943">136 STAT. 943</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5820af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization for grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall make grants to eligible entities for the following purposes:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>To establish qualified regional SANE training programs—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to provide clinical education for SANE students;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to provide salaries for full and part-time SANE instructors, including those specializing in pediatrics and working in a multidisciplinary team setting, to help with the clinical training of SANEs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to provide access to simulation laboratories and other resources necessary for clinical education.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>To provide full and part time salaries for SANEs and SAFEs, including pediatric SANEs and SAFEs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>To increase access to SANEs and SAFEs by otherwise providing training, education, or technical assistance relating to the collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by SANEs, SAFEs, and other qualified personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5820b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preference for grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In reviewing applications for grants under this section, the Attorney General shall give preference to any eligible entity that certifies in the grant application that the entity will coordinate with a rape crisis center or the State sexual assault coalition to facilitate sexual assault advocacy to support sexual assault survivors and use the grant funds to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>establish qualified SANE training programs in localities with a high volume of forensic trauma cases, including adult and child sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse, sex trafficking, and strangulation cases;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increase the local and regional availability of full and part time sexual assault nurse examiners in a rural area, Tribal area, an area with a health professional shortage, or for an underserved population, including efforts to provide culturally competent services; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>establish or sustain sexual assault mobile teams or units or otherwise enhance SANE and SAFE access through telehealth.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5820bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Directive</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 304 of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40723">34 U.S.C. 40723</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5820bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b), as added by subsection (c) of this section, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5895ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Directive to the Attorney General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bcff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than the beginning of fiscal year 2022, the Attorney General shall coordinate with the Secretary to inform health care facilities, including Federally qualified health centers and hospitals, colleges and universities, and other appropriate health-related entities about—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the availability of grant funding under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the role of sexual assault nurse examiners, both adult and pediatric, and available resources of the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to train or employ sexual assault nurses examiners to address the needs of communities dealing with sexual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/944">136 STAT. 944</page> assault, domestic violence, sex trafficking, elder abuse, strangulation, and, in particular, the need for pediatric SANEs, including such nurse examiners working in the multidisciplinary setting, in responding to abuse of both children and adolescents.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall collaborate with nongovernmental organizations representing SANEs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e58bd05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Information on Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish, and update annually, a public website on the access to forensic nurse examiners.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The website required under paragraph (1) shall with specificity describe, by State—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>funding opportunities for SANE training and continuing education; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the availability of sexual assault advocates at locations providing sexual assault forensic exams.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the availability of, and patient access to, trained SANEs and other providers who perform MFEs or sexual assault forensic examinations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the health care facilities, including hospitals or clinics, that offer SANEs and sexual assault forensic examinations and whether each health care facility, including a hospital or clinic, has full-time, part-time, or on-call coverage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>regional, provider, or other barriers to access for SANE care and services, including MFEs and sexual assault forensic examinations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>State requirements, minimum standards, and protocols for training SANEs, including trauma-informed and culturally competent training standards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>State requirements, minimum standards, and protocols for training emergency services personnel involved in MFEs and sexual assault forensic examinations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the availability of sexual assault nurse examiner training, frequency of when training is convened, the providers of such training, the State’s role in such training, and what process or procedures are in place for continuing education of such examiners;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the dedicated Federal and State funding to support SANE training;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>funding opportunities for SANE training and continuing education;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/945">136 STAT. 945</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the availability of sexual assault advocates at locations providing MFEs and sexual assault forensic exams; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e58bd19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>the total annual cost of conducting sexual assault forensic exams described in section 2010(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10449/b">34 U.S.C. 10449(b)</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e58bd1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of section 304 of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40723">34 U.S.C. 40723</ref>), as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e58bd1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="XIV">TITLE XIV—</num><heading>CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1401">SEC. 1401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e58bd1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30107">34 USC 30107</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CYBERCRIMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5adffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5adfff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>computer</term>” includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybercrime against individuals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>cybercrime against individuals</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means a criminal offense applicable in the area under the jurisdiction of the relevant State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government that involves the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of such an offense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency, or non-natural person.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe; state; tribal government; unit of local government</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “Indian Tribe”, “State”, “Tribal government”, and “unit of local government” have the meanings given such terms in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/a">34 U.S.C. 12291(a)</ref>), as amended by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5ae004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall award grants under this section to States, Indian Tribes, and units of local government for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5ae005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To request a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State, Tribal government, or unit of local government shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the Attorney General may require.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/946">136 STAT. 946</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae00a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>A certification that Federal funds made available under this section will not be used to supplant State, Tribal, or local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available for law enforcement activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae00b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>An assurance that, not later than 30 days before the application (or any amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attorney General, the application (or amendment) was submitted for review to the governing body of the State, Tribe, or unit of local government (or to an organization designated by that governing body).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>An assurance that, before the application (or any amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attorney General—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>the application (or amendment) was made public; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote><content>an opportunity to comment on the application (or amendment) was provided to citizens, to neighborhood or community-based organizations, and to victim service providers, to the extent applicable law or established procedure makes such an opportunity available;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant shall maintain and report such data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A certification, made in a form acceptable to the Attorney General and executed by the chief executive officer of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if qualified under regulations promulgated by the Attorney General), that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this section;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>all the information contained in the application is correct;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>there has been appropriate coordination with affected agencies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the applicant will comply with all provisions of this section and all other applicable Federal laws.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>A certification that the State, Tribe, or in the case of a unit of local government, the State in which the unit of local government is located, has in effect criminal laws which prohibit cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>A certification that any equipment described in subsection (d)(8) purchased using grant funds awarded under this section will be used primarily for investigations and forensic analysis of evidence in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5ae021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants awarded under this section may be used only for programs that provide—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>training for State, Tribal, or local law enforcement personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>training such personnel to identify and protect victims of cybercrimes against individuals, provided that the training is developed in collaboration with victim service providers;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/947">136 STAT. 947</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>training such personnel to identify and investigate cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>training such personnel to enforce and utilize the laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize technology to assist in the investigation of cybercrimes against individuals and enforcement of laws that prohibit such crimes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the payment of overtime incurred as a result of such training;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>training for State, Tribal, or local prosecutors, judges, and judicial personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>training such personnel to identify, investigate, prosecute, or adjudicate cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize technology to assist in the prosecution or adjudication of acts of cybercrimes against individuals, including the use of technology to protect victims of such crimes;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>training for State, Tribal, or local emergency dispatch personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>training such personnel to identify and protect victims of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>training such personnel to utilize technology to assist in the identification of and response to cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the payment of overtime incurred as a result of such training;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in performing enforcement operations, such as overtime payments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies to support the placement of victim assistants to serve as liaisons between victims of cybercrimes against individuals and personnel of law enforcement agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies to establish task forces that operate solely to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evidence, and prosecutions in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/948">136 STAT. 948</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer equipment, and other equipment necessary to conduct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in the training, maintenance, or acquisition of technical updates necessary for the use of such equipment for the duration of a reasonable period of use of such equipment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>assistance in the facilitation and promotion of sharing, with State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, of the expertise and information of Federal law enforcement agencies about the investigation, analysis, and prosecution of matters involving laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals, including the use of multijurisdictional task forces; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>assistance to State, Tribal, and local law enforcement and prosecutors in processing interstate extradition requests for violations of laws involving cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in the extradition of an offender from one State to another.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5ae03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to the Attorney General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On the date that is 1 year after the date on which a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government receives a grant under this section, and annually thereafter, the chief executive officer of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the activities carried out during the previous year with any grant received under this section by such State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the results of such activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such other information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5ae041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of the information contained in the reports submitted under subsection (e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5ae043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5ae045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5ae046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount made available under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not more than 5 percent may be used for evaluation, monitoring, technical assistance, salaries, and administrative expenses.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1402">SEC. 1402. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5b0657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30108">34 USC 30108</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER GRANT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybercrime against individuals</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>cybercrime against individuals</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 1401.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means a nonprofit private organization that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>focuses on cybercrimes against individuals;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/949">136 STAT. 949</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provides documentation to the Attorney General demonstrating experience working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>includes on the organization’s advisory board representatives who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>have a documented history of working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>have a history of working directly with victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>are geographically and culturally diverse.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall award a grant under this section to an eligible entity for the purpose of the establishment and maintenance of a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals to provide resource information, training, and technical assistance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To request a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated for fiscal year 2022 in such form as the Attorney General may require.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by the application, the applicant will maintain and report such data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A certification, made in a form acceptable to the Attorney General, that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the programs funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this section;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>all the information contained in the application is correct; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the applicant will comply with all provisions of this section and all other applicable Federal laws.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The eligible entity awarded a grant under this section shall use such amounts for the establishment and maintenance of a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, which shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance and training resources to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, community-based organizations, and other professionals and interested parties related to cybercrimes against individuals, including programs and research related to victims;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>maintain a resource library which shall collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and statistics related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the enforcement and prosecution of laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the provision of supportive services and resources for victims, including victims from underserved populations, of cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>conduct research related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the causes of cybercrimes against individuals;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/950">136 STAT. 950</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effect of cybercrimes against individuals on victims of such crimes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>model solutions to prevent or deter cybercrimes against individuals or to enforce the laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration of Grant</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant awarded under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant under this section may be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the Attorney General determines that the funds made available to the recipient were used in a manner described in subsection (d), and if the recipient resubmits an application described in subsection (c) in such form, and at such time, as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subgrants</inline>.—</heading><content>The eligible entity awarded a grant under this section may make subgrants to other nonprofit private organizations with relevant subject matter expertise in order to establish and maintain the National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals in accordance with subsection (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c3efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to the Attorney General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On the date that is 1 year after the date on which an eligible entity receives a grant under this section, and annually thereafter for the duration of the grant period, the entity shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the activities carried out under the grant program during the previous year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c3f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the results of such activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5c3f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such other information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c6613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c6614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of the information contained in the reports submitted under subsection (g).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5c6615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c6616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1403">SEC. 1403. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5c6617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30109">34 USC 30109</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND REPORTING ON CYBERCRIME.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>computer</term>” includes a computer network and any interactive electronic device.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybercrime against individuals</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>cybercrime against individuals</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 1401.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall develop a national strategy to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/951">136 STAT. 951</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>develop an evaluation process that measures rates of cybercrime victimization and prosecutorial rates among Tribal and culturally specific communities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Cybercrimes Against Individuals for Purposes of Crime Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In accordance with the authority of the Attorney General under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s534">section 534 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>design and create within the Uniform Crime Reports a category for offenses that constitute cybercrimes against individuals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to the extent feasible, within the category established under paragraph (1), establish subcategories for each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>classify the category established under paragraph (1) as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>classify each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law as a Group A offense for the purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5cdb57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Summary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the information reported in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including an evaluation of the implementation process for the national strategy developed under subsection (b) and outcome measurements on its impact on Tribal and culturally specific communities.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="XV">TITLE XV—</num><heading>KEEPING<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Courts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5cdb5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101">34 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> CHILDREN SAFE FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1501">SEC. 1501. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act</shortTitle>” or “<shortTitle role="title">Kayden’s Law</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1502">SEC. 1502. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5d026d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10446">34 USC 10446 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e5d779e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d779f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Approximately 1 in 15 children is exposed to domestic violence each year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Most child abuse is perpetrated in the family and by a parent. Intimate partner violence and child abuse overlap in the same families at rates between 30 and 60 percent. A child’s risk of abuse increases after a perpetrator of intimate partner violence separates from a domestic partner, even when the perpetrator has not previously directly abused the child. Children who have witnessed intimate partner violence are approximately 4 times more likely to experience direct child maltreatment than children who have not witnessed intimate partner violence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>More than 75 percent of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by a family member or a person known to the child. Data of the Department of Justice shows that family members are 49 percent, or almost half, of the perpetrators of crimes against child sex assault victims younger than 6 years of age.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Research suggests a child’s exposure to a batterer is among the strongest indicators of risk of incest victimization. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/952">136 STAT. 952</page> One study found that female children with fathers who are batterers of their mothers were 6.5 times more likely to experience father-daughter incest than female children who do not have abusive fathers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Child abuse is a major public health issue in the United States. Total lifetime financial costs associated with just 1 year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment, including child physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect, result in $124,000,000,000 in annual costs to the economy of the United States, or approximately 1 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Empirical research indicates that courts regularly discount allegations of child physical and sexual abuse when those allegations are raised in child custody cases. Courts believed less than ¼ of claims that a father has committed child physical or sexual abuse. With respect to cases in which an allegedly abusive parent claimed the mother “alienated” the child, courts believed only 1 out of 51 claims of sexual molestation by a father. Independent research indicates that child sexual abuse allegations are credible between 50 and 70 percent of the time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Empirical research shows that alleged or known abusive parents are often granted custody or unprotected parenting time by courts. Approximately ⅓ of parents alleged to have committed child abuse took primary custody from the protective parent reporting the abuse, placing children at ongoing risk.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Researchers have documented nearly 800 child murders in the United States since 2008 committed by a divorcing or separating parent. More than 100 of these child murders are known to have occurred after a court ordered the child to have contact with the dangerous parent over the objection of a safe parent or caregiver.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Scientifically unsound theories that treat abuse allegations of mothers as likely false attempts to undermine fathers are frequently applied in family court to minimize or deny reports of abuse of parents and children. Many experts who testify against abuse allegations lack expertise in the relevant type of alleged abuse, relying instead on unsound and unproven theories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d77a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Judges presiding over custody cases involving allegations of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and domestic violence are rarely required to receive training on these subjects, and most States have not established standards for such training.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1503">SEC. 1503. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5d77a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10446">34 USC 10446 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e5d9eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purposes of this title are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d9ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>increase the priority given to child safety in any State court divorce, separation, visitation, paternity, child support, civil protection order, or family custody court proceeding affecting the custody and care of children, excluding child protective, abuse, or neglect proceedings and juvenile justice proceedings;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d9ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>strengthen the abilities of courts to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d9ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recognize and adjudicate domestic violence and child abuse allegations based on valid, admissible evidence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5d9ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>enter orders that protect and minimize the risk of harm to children; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/953">136 STAT. 953</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5dc5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>ensure that professional personnel involved in cases containing domestic violence or child abuse allegations receive trauma-informed and culturally appropriate training on the dynamics, signs, and impact of domestic violence and child abuse, including child sexual abuse.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1504">SEC. 1504. </num><heading>INCREASED FUNDING FOR STOP GRANTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e5e6210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2007 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10446">34 U.S.C. 10446</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Increases for States With Certain Child Custody Proceeding Laws and Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child custody proceeding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>child custody proceeding</term>’—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>means a private family court proceeding in State or local court that, with respect to a child, involves the care or custody of the child in a private divorce, separation, visitation, paternity, child support, legal or physical custody, or civil protection order proceeding between the parents of the child; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>does not include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>any child protective, abuse, or neglect proceeding;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a juvenile justice proceeding; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>any child placement proceeding in which a State, local, or Tribal government, a designee of such a government, or any contracted child welfare agency or child protective services agency of such a government is a party to the proceeding.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible state</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible State</term>’ means a State that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>receives a grant under subsection (a); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>has in effect—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>each law described in paragraph (3);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the standards described in paragraph (4); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the training program described in paragraph (5).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reunification treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>reunification treatment</term>’ means a treatment or therapy aimed at reuniting or reestablishing a relationship between a child and an estranged or rejected parent or other family member of the child.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall increase the amount of a grant awarded under subsection (a) to an eligible State that submits an application under paragraph (6) by an amount that is not more than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding provided to the State under subsection (a) under the 3 most recent awards to the State.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of increase</inline>.—</heading><content>An increase of a grant under subparagraph (A) shall be for 1 fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State that receives an increase under subparagraph (A) may submit an application for renewal of the increase at such time, in such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/954">136 STAT. 954</page> manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5fc1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limit</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State may not receive an increase under subparagraph (A) for more than 4 fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Laws</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The laws described in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>A law that ensures that, with respect to a child custody proceeding in which a parent has been alleged to have committed domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>expert evidence from a court-appointed or outside professional relating to the alleged abuse may be admitted only if the professional possesses demonstrated expertise and clinical experience in working with victims of domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse, that is not solely of a forensic nature; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in making a finding regarding any allegation of domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse, in addition to any other relevant admissible evidence, evidence of past sexual or physical abuse committed by the accused parent shall be considered, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>any past or current protection or restraining orders against the accused parent;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fc1bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>sexual violence abuse protection orders against the accused parent;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>arrests of the accused parent for domestic violence, sexual violence, or child abuse; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>convictions of the accused parent for domestic violence, sexual violence, or child abuse.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>A law that ensures that, during a child custody proceeding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>a court may not, solely in order to improve a deficient relationship with the other parent of a child, remove the child from a parent or litigating party—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>who is competent, protective, and not physically or sexually abusive; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with whom the child is bonded or to whom the child is attached;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>a court may not, solely in order to improve a deficient relationship with the other parent of a child, restrict contact between the child and a parent or litigating party—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>who is competent, protective, and not physically or sexually abusive; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with whom the child is bonded or to whom the child is attached;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a court may not order a reunification treatment, unless there is generally accepted and scientifically valid proof of the safety, effectiveness, and therapeutic value of the reunification treatment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a court may not order a reunification treatment that is predicated on cutting off a child from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/955">136 STAT. 955</page> a parent with whom the child is bonded or to whom the child is attached; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any order to remediate the resistance of a child to have contact with a violent or abusive parent primarily addresses the behavior of that parent or the contributions of that parent to the resistance of the child before ordering the other parent of the child to take steps to potentially improve the relationship of the child with the parent with whom the child resists contact.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>A law that requires judges and magistrates who hear child custody proceedings and other relevant court personnel involved in child custody proceedings, including guardians ad litem, best interest attorneys, counsel for children, custody evaluators, masters, and mediators to complete, with respect to the training program described in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not less than 20 hours of initial training; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5fe8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>not less than 15 hours of ongoing training every 5 years.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uniform required standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The standards described in this paragraph are uniform required standards that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5fe8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>apply to any neutral professional appointed by a court during a child custody proceeding to express an opinion relating to abuse, trauma, or the behaviors of victims and perpetrators of abuse and trauma; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5fe8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>require that a professional described in subparagraph (A) possess demonstrated expertise and clinical experience in working with victims of domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse, that is not solely of a forensic nature.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and education program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The training program described in this paragraph is an ongoing training and education program that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>focuses solely on domestic and sexual violence and child abuse, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>child sexual abuse;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>physical abuse;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>emotional abuse;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>coercive control;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>implicit and explicit bias, including biases relating to parents with disabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>trauma;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>long- and short-term impacts of domestic violence and child abuse on children; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>victim and perpetrator behavior patterns and relationship dynamics within the cycle of violence;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>is provided by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a professional with substantial experience in assisting survivors of domestic violence or child abuse, including a victim service provider (as defined in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291">34 U.S.C. 12291</ref>)); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if possible, a survivor of domestic violence or child physical or sexual abuse;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/956">136 STAT. 956</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>relies on evidence-based and peer-reviewed research by recognized experts in the types of abuse described in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>does not include theories, concepts, or belief systems unsupported by the research described in subparagraph (C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>is designed to improve the ability of courts to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>recognize and respond to child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, and trauma in all family victims, particularly children; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>make appropriate custody decisions that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>prioritize child safety and well-being; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>are culturally sensitive and appropriate for diverse communities.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State desiring a grant increase under this subsection shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An application submitted by an eligible State under subparagraph (A) shall include information relating to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the laws described paragraph (3);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the standards described in paragraph (4); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the training program described in paragraph (5).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible State that receives a grant increase under paragraph (2)(A) shall use the total amount of the increase for the purposes described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (c)(4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as discouraging States from adopting additional provisions to increase safe outcomes for children. Additional protective provisions are encouraged.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e5fe8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e5fe8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1505">SEC. 1505. </num><heading>SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e60100f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3772/a/2">Section 3772(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e601010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e601011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e601012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e601013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>be informed of the status and location of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1506">SEC. 1506. </num><heading>GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL COURTS TO IMPLEMENT PROTECTION ORDER PILOT PROGRAMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e60ac54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10461/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10461 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e60ac55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> sections 2103, 2104, and 2105<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e60ac56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">34 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e60ac57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10463–10465.</p></sidenote> as sections 2104, 2105, and 2106, respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e60d368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2102 the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/957">136 STAT. 957</page> <quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y1e620be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2103">“SEC. 2103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e620bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10462a">34 USC 10462a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL COURTS TO IMPLEMENT PROTECTION ORDER PILOT PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e620beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Eligible Entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means a State or Tribal court that is part of a multidisciplinary partnership that includes, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a State, Tribal, or local prosecutor’s office;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a victim service provider or State or Tribal domestic violence coalition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>a provider of culturally specific services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>a nonprofit program or government agency with demonstrated experience in providing legal assistance or legal advice to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the bar association of the applicable State or Indian Tribe;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the State or Tribal association of court clerks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>a State, Tribal, or local association of criminal defense attorneys;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>not fewer than 2 individuals with expertise in the design and management of court case management systems and systems of integration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>not fewer than 2 State or Tribal court judges with experience in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the field of domestic violence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>issuing protective orders; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>a judge assigned to the criminal docket of the State or Tribal court.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e620bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants Authorized</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall make grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (c) of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General may award not more than 10 grants under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) may be not more than $1,500,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e620bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds, in consultation with the partners of the eligible entity described in subsection (a), to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>develop and implement a program for properly and legally serving protection orders through electronic communication methods to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>modernize the service process and make the process more effective and efficient;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide for improved safety of victims; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>make protection orders enforceable as quickly as possible;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>develop best practices relating to the service of protection orders through electronic communication methods;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>ensure that the program developed under subparagraph (A) complies with due process requirements and any other procedures required by law or by a court; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>implement any technology necessary to carry out the program developed under subparagraph (A), such as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/958">136 STAT. 958</page> technology to verify and track the receipt of a protection order by the intended party.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeline</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e620c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>implement the program required under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 2 years after the date on which the eligible entity receives the grant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e620c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>carry out the program required under paragraph (1)(A) for not fewer than 3 years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e620c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diversity of Recipients</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall award grants under this section to eligible entities in a variety of areas and situations, including, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a State court that serves a population of not fewer than 1,000,000 individuals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>a State court that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>serves a State that is among the 7 States with the lowest population density in the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has a relatively low rate of successful service with respect to protection orders, as determined by the Attorney General;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>a State court that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>serves a State that is among the 7 States with the highest population density in the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has a relatively low rate of successful service with respect to protection orders, as determined by the Attorney General;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>a court that uses an integrated, statewide case management system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>a court that uses a standalone case management system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>a Tribal court; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>a court that primarily serves a culturally specific and underserved population.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e620c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the process that the eligible entity uses for service of protection orders at the time of submission of the application;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e620c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to the extent practicable, statistics relating to protection orders during the 3 calendar years preceding the date of submission of the application, including rates of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>successful service; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>enforcement;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e620c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>an initial list of the entities serving as the partners of the eligible entity described in subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any other information the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No other application required</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity shall not be required to submit an application under section 2102 to receive a grant under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e620c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Attorney General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date on which an eligible entity receives a grant under this section, the eligible entity shall submit to the Attorney General <page identifier="/us/stat/136/959">136 STAT. 959</page> a report that details the plan of the eligible entity for implementation of the program under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e620c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e623235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which an eligible entity implements a program under subsection (c), and not later than 2 years thereafter, the eligible entity shall submit to the Attorney General a report that describes the program, including, with respect to the program—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e623236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the viability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e623237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e623238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>the cost;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e623239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>service statistics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e62323a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the challenges;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e62323b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e62323c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the technology used to fulfill the goals of the program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e62323d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e62323e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of any legal or due process issues resulting from the electronic service method described in subsection (c)(1)(A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e62323f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>best practices for implementing such a program in other similarly situated locations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e623240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e623241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e623242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of final report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity shall include in the second report submitted under subparagraph (A) recommendations for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e623243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>future nationwide implementation of the program implemented by the eligible entity; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e623244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>usage of electronic service, similar to the service used by the eligible entity, for other commonly used court orders, including with respect to viability and cost.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e623245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Regulations or Guidelines Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 2105, the Attorney General shall not be required to publish regulations or guidelines implementing this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e623246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e623247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1507">SEC. 1507. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e623248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s11611–6">20 USC 11611–6</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ONLINE SURVEY TOOL FOR CAMPUS SAFETY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e63dff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e63dffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and experts in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, shall develop, design, and make available through a secure and accessible online portal, a standardized online survey tool regarding postsecondary student experiences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e63dffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Survey Tool</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the survey tool required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Education shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63dffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>use best practices from peer-reviewed research measuring domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63dffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e63dffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with the higher education community, experts in survey research related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, and organizations engaged in the prevention of and response to, and advocacy on behalf of victims of, domestic violence, dating <page identifier="/us/stat/136/960">136 STAT. 960</page> violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, including victims from culturally specific populations and victims with disabilities, regarding the development and design of such survey tool and the methodology for administration of such survey tool; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63dfff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>ensure that the survey tool is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e63e000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63e001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e63e002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The survey tool developed pursuant to this section shall be fair and unbiased, be scientifically valid and reliable, meet the highest standards of survey research, and notify the participant that anonymized results of the survey may be published.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63e003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey questions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Survey questions included in the survey tool developed pursuant to this section shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63e004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be designed to gather information on student experiences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, including the experiences of victims of such incidents;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63e005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>use trauma-informed language to prevent re-traumatization; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e63e006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e63e007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>questions that give students the option to report their demographic information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>questions designed to determine the incidence and prevalence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>questions regarding whether students know about institutional policies and procedures related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e64071a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>questions designed to determine, if victims reported domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e64071b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to whom the incident was reported and what response the victim may have received;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e64071c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>whether the victim was informed of, or referred to, national, State, local, Tribal, or on-campus resources; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e64071d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>whether the entity to whom the victim reported the incident conducted an investigation and the duration and final resolution of such an investigation;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e64071e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>questions regarding contextual factors, such as whether force, incapacitation, or coercion was involved;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e64071f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>questions to determine whether an accused individual was a student at the institution;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>questions to determine whether a victim reported an incident to Federal, State, local, Tribal, or campus law enforcement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>questions to determine why the victim chose to report or not report an incident to the institution or State, local, or campus law enforcement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>questions to determine the impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on the victim’s education, including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/961">136 STAT. 961</page> diminished grades, dropped classes, leaves of absence, and negative financial consequences (such as costs associated with loss in paid tuition due to leaves of absence, loss in scholarship awards due to diminished grades, loss of foreign-student visas, and costs associated with counseling, medical services, or housing changes);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>questions to determine the impact and effectiveness of prevention and awareness programs and complaints processes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>questions to determine attitudes toward sexual violence and harassment, including the willingness of individuals to intervene as a bystander to sex-based (including against lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (commonly referred to as “LGBT”) individuals), race-based, national origin-based, and disability-based discrimination, harassment, assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e640725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">(xii) </num><content>other questions, as determined by the Secretary of Education.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional elements</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the standardized questions developed by the Secretary of Education under paragraph (2), subject to the review and approval of the Secretary of Education, an institution of higher education may request additional information from students that would increase the understanding of the institution of school climate factors unique to the campuses affiliated with the institution.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The responses to the survey questions described in paragraph (2) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64072a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e64072b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality.</p></sidenote><content>be submitted confidentially;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64072c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not be included in crime statistics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64072d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the case of such responses being included in a report, not include personally identifiable information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e64072e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Survey</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64072f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop a mechanism by which institutions of higher education may, with respect to the survey tool developed pursuant to this section—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>administer such survey tool; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><content>modify such survey tool to include additional elements or requirements, as determined by the institution, subject to the review and approval of the Secretary of Education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Education may not require an institution of higher education to pay to modify the survey tool in accordance with paragraph (1)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Education shall ensure that the survey tool is administered in such a way as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institutional administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of Education makes available to institutions the mechanism described in paragraph (1), and every 2 years thereafter, each institution <page identifier="/us/stat/136/962">136 STAT. 962</page> of higher education that receives Federal educational assistance shall administer the survey tool developed pursuant to this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e64073a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e64073b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completed Surveys</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Education shall require each institution of higher education that administers the survey tool developed pursuant to this section to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that an adequate, random, and representative sample size of students (as determined by the Secretary) enrolled at the institution complete the survey tool developed pursuant to this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e64073c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64073d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64073e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e64073f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>prepare a biennial report on the information gained from the standardized elements of the survey under this section and publish such report in an accessible format on the website of the Department of Education, including as part of any online consumer tool offered or supported by the Department of Education that provides information to students regarding specific postsecondary educational institutions, such as the College Scorecard or any successor or similar tool; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit such report to Congress.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions and exclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required to be prepared under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>shall include campus-level data for each institution and attributed by name of each campus in a manner that permits comparisons across institutions and campuses; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall not publish any individual survey responses.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e640745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e640746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each institution of higher education shall publish, in a manner that is readily accessible and usable by individuals, including individuals with disabilities—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the campus-level results of the standardized elements of the survey under this section on the website of the institution and in the biennial report required under subsection (f) for the campuses affiliated with the institution; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e640748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the campus-level results of the additional elements modifying the survey by the institution, if any, on the website of the institution.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1508">SEC. 1508. </num><heading>STUDY ON CHILD CUSTODY IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e642e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e642e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study that shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e642e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e642e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>provide a review of State laws, regulations, and practices on how child neglect and custody situations are handled in domestic violence situations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e642e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e642e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e642e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>include a list of recommendations on how to restructure State laws, regulations, and practices to better protect victims of domestic violence and their children.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/963">136 STAT. 963</page></content></paragraph> </section> DIVISION X—INTELLIGENCE

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.

 AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022”.
SEC. 2.

50 USC 3003 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Congressional intelligence committees.—The term “congressional intelligence committees” means—(A) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) Intelligence community.—The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 3. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.  The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and in the Senate section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this division as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e64f1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following elements of the United States Government:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Central Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Defense Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The National Security Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The Department of the Treasury.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>The Department of Justice.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>The Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>The Drug Enforcement Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>The National Reconnaissance Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>The Department of Homeland Security.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/964">136 STAT. 964</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e64f1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>The Space Force.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e653fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specifications of Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through (17) of section 101, are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this division.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e653fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e653feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the President.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e653fec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution by the president</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e653fed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limits on disclosure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e653fee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3306/a">50 U.S.C. 3306(a)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e653fef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e653ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>as otherwise required by law.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e656701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2022 the sum of $587,100,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e656702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2022 such additional amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/965">136 STAT. 965</page></content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The authorization of appropriations by this division shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION OF UNITED STATES PERSONS BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BASED ON FIRST AMENDMENT-PROTECTED ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e658e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3021/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 105B the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e658e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="105C">“SEC. 105C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e65b525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3040a">50 USC 3040a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION OF UNITED STATES PERSONS BASED ON FIRST AMENDMENT-PROTECTED ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “No element of the intelligence community may collect or maintain information concerning a United States person (as defined in section 105A) solely for the purpose of monitoring an activity protected by the <ref href="/us/cons/amd1">first amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e65b526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3191/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1024 the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e65dc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1025">“SEC. 1025. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e65dc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3224a">50 USC 3224a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CERTAIN WORKFORCE ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e65dc39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may, with or without reimbursement, obligate or expend amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for covered workforce activities for the purpose of supporting a covered workforce activity of an element of the intelligence community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e65dc3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e65dc3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director exercises the authority in subsection (a), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate written notification of such exercise.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/966">136 STAT. 966</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e65dc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Workforce Activity Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered workforce activity</term>’ means an activity relating to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e65dc3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>recruitment or retention of the intelligence community workforce; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e65dc3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>diversity, equality, inclusion, or accessibility, with respect to such workforce.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e66034f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 602(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3304/a">50 U.S.C. 3304(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e660350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e660351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FEDERALLY OWNED CANINES ASSOCIATED WITH FORCE PROTECTION DUTIES OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1344/a/2/B">Section 1344(a)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or transportation of federally owned canines associated with force protection duties of any part of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>duties</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="307">SEC. 307. </num><heading>PUBLICATION OF UNCLASSIFIED APPENDICES FROM REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES PROCESS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e662a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6720(c) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3316a/c">50 U.S.C. 3316a(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e662a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e662a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall make available to the public each unclassified appendix submitted with a report under paragraph (1) pursuant to paragraph (2).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="308">SEC. 308. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES BY FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6714c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications to Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6714c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 304 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 U.S.C. 3073a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e687457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">“SEC. 304. </num><heading class="fontsize12">REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES BY FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e687458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Restriction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e68745a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered post-service position</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by paragraph (2), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position during the 30-month period following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e68745b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/967">136 STAT. 967</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e68745c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On a case-by-case basis, the Director of National Intelligence may temporarily waive the restriction in paragraph (1) with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68745d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e68745e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Application.</p></sidenote><content>the employee or former employee submits to the Director a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the Director determines appropriate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68745f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e687460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Director determines that such waiver is necessary to advance the national security interests of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e687462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>A waiver issued under subparagraph (A) shall apply for a period not exceeding 5 years. The Director may renew such a waiver.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e687464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e687465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may revoke a waiver issued under subparagraph (A) to an employee or former employee, effective on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Director provides the employee or former employee written notice of such revocation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e687467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tolling</inline>.—</heading><content>The 30-month restriction in paragraph (1) shall be tolled for an employee or former employee during the period beginning on the date on which a waiver is issued under subparagraph (A) and ending on the date on which the waiver expires or on the effective date of a revocation under subparagraph (C), as the case may be.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e687469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director issues a waiver under subparagraph (A) or a revocation of a waiver under subparagraph (C), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees written notification of the waiver or revocation, as the case may be. Such notification shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68746a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>With respect to a waiver issued to an employee or former employee—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68746b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the details of the application, including the covered intelligence position held or formerly held by the employee or former employee;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68746c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the nature of the activities of the employee or former employee after ceasing to occupy a covered intelligence position;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68746d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a description of the national security interests that will be advanced by reason of issuing such waiver; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68746e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the specific reasons why the Director determines that issuing such waiver will advance such interests.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e68746f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>With respect to a revocation of a waiver issued to an employee or former employee—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e687470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the details of the waiver, including any renewals of such waiver, and the dates of such waiver and renewals; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e687471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the specific reasons why the Director determined that such revocation is warranted.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e687472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Post-service Employment Reporting</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/968">136 STAT. 968</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the period described in paragraph (2), an employee who ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>report covered post-service employment to the head of the element of the intelligence community that employed such employee in such covered intelligence position upon accepting such covered post-service employment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>annually (or more frequently if the head of such element considers it appropriate) report covered post-service employment to the head of such element.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date on which an employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position and ending on the date that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>5 years after the employee ceases to occupy such position, plus</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of months for which the employee is issued a waiver under subsection (a)(2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e687479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each element of the intelligence community shall issue regulations requiring, as a condition of employment, each employee of such element occupying a covered intelligence position to sign a written agreement requiring the regular reporting of covered post-service employment to the head of such element pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e68747a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e68747b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e68747c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criminal penalties</inline>.—</heading><content>A former employee who knowingly and willfully violates subsection (a) or who knowingly and willfully fails to make a required report under subsection (b) shall be fined under <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. Each report under subsection (b) shall be subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1001">section 1001 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e68747d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security clearances</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of an element of the intelligence community shall revoke the security clearance of a former employee if the former employee knowingly and willfully fails to make a required report under subsection (b) or knowingly and willfully makes a false report under such subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e68747e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e68747f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each element of the intelligence community shall regularly provide training on the reporting requirements under subsection (b) to employees of that element who occupy a covered intelligence position.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each element of the intelligence community shall provide written notice of the reporting requirements under subsection (b) to an employee when the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e689b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on covered post-service employment occurring during the year covered by the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/969">136 STAT. 969</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>The number of former employees who occupy a covered post-service position, broken down by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the name of the employer;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the foreign government, including by the specific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered post-service employment is being performed; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the nature of the services provided as part of the covered post-service employment.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A certification by the Director that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>each element of the intelligence community maintains adequate systems and processes for ensuring that former employees are submitting reports required under subsection (b);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to the knowledge of the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, all former employees who occupy a covered post-service position are in compliance with this section;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>the services provided by former employees who occupy a covered post-service position do not—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>pose a current or future threat to the national security of the United States; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>pose a counterintelligence risk; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Director and the heads of such elements are not aware of any credible information or reporting that any former employee who occupies a covered post-service position has engaged in activities that violate Federal law, infringe upon the privacy rights of United States persons, or constitute abuses of human rights.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e689ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to the annual reports under subsection (e), if a head of an element of the intelligence community determines that the services provided by a former employee who occupies a covered post-service position pose a threat or risk described in clause (iii) of paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection, or include activities described in clause (iv) of such paragraph, the head shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such determination by not later than 7 days after making such determination. The notification shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The name of the former employee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The name of the employer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The foreign government, including the specific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered post-service employment is being performed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>As applicable, a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the risk to national security, the counterintelligence risk, or both; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the activities that may violate Federal law, infringe upon the privacy rights of United States persons, or constitute abuses of human rights.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e689baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered intelligence position</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered intelligence position</term>’ means a position within an element of the intelligence community that, based on the level of access of a person occupying such position to information regarding sensitive intelligence sources or methods or other exceptionally <page identifier="/us/stat/136/970">136 STAT. 970</page> sensitive matters, the head of such element determines should be subject to the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered post-service employment</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered post-service employment</term>’ means direct or indirect employment by, representation of, or any provision of advice or services relating to national security, intelligence, the military, or internal security to, the government of a foreign country or any company, entity, or other person whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major part, by any government of a foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered post-service position</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered post-service position</term>’ means a position of employment described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>employee</term>’, with respect to an employee occupying a covered intelligence position, includes an officer or official of an element of the intelligence community, a contractor of such an element, a detailee to such an element, or a member of the Armed Forces assigned to such an element.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Former employee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>former employee</term>’ means an individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>who was an employee occupying a covered intelligence position; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who is subject to the requirements under subsection (a) or (b).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government of a foreign country</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>government of a foreign country</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s611/e">22 U.S.C. 611(e)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 USC 3073a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section 304, as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to employees who occupy covered intelligence positions (as defined in such section) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 USC 3073a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revised regulations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees new or updated regulations issued under such section 304, as amended by paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a written certification for each head of an element of the intelligence community who has issued the updated regulations under such section 304, as amended by paragraph (1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>for each head of an element of the intelligence community who has not issued such updated regulations, an explanation for the failure to issue such updated regulations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e689bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 USC 3073a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><content>In the first report submitted by the Director of National Intelligence under subsection (e) of such section 304, as amended by paragraph (1), the Director shall include an assessment of the licensing requirements under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>) and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/971">136 STAT. 971</page> recommendations with respect to strengthening the activities regulated under such section 304.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e689bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 304 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 304. </designator> <label>Requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence officers and employees.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="309">SEC. 309. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e689bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3316c">50 USC 3316c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEVELOPMENT OF DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e698523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e698524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e698525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e698526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2023, the Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall jointly develop and publish definitions for the following terms:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Acoustic intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>All-source intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Communications intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69852a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Critical intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69852b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Cyber-threat intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69852c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Electronic intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69852d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Explosive ordnance intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69852e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>General military intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69852f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Imagery intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Geospatial intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Instrumentation signals intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Intelligence-related activity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Joint intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Measurement and signature intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Medical intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>Open-source intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>Operational intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>Scientific and technical intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>Signals intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69853a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>Strategic intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69853b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>Tactical intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69853c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>Target intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69853d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><content>Technical intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69853e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><content>Such others terms as may be jointly determined necessary by the Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e69853f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Activities of Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the definitions developed under subsection (a) are used uniformly across activities of the intelligence community with respect to the corresponding terms specified in such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e698540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice of Modifications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees notification of any modification by the Director and Under Secretary to a definition of a term specified in subsection (a) following the initial publication of the definition under such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e698541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/972">136 STAT. 972</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e698543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="310">SEC. 310. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e698544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3161">50 USC 3161 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF INFORMATION RELATING TO TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e69ac55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e69d366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e69d367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e69d368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Declassification Review Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the heads of such other elements of the intelligence community as the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate, commence a declassification review (which the Director of National Intelligence shall complete by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act) to determine what, if any, additional information relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, can be appropriately declassified and shared with the public.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e69d369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Covered</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The information reviewed under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69d36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Information relating to the direction, facilitation, and other support provided to the individuals who carried out the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e69d36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Information from Operation Encore and the PENTTBOM investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e69d36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the findings of the Director with respect to the declassification review conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e69d36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341">50 USC 3341 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PERFORMANCE MEASURES REGARDING TIMELINESS FOR PERSONNEL MOBILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6a489e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6a489f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a policy for measuring the total time it takes to transfer personnel with security clearances and eligibility for access to information commonly referred to as “sensitive compartmented information” from one element of the intelligence community to another, or from one contract to another in the case of a contractor.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy issued under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to the degree practicable, cover all personnel who are moving to positions that require a security clearance and access to sensitive compartmented information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>cover the period from the first time an element of the intelligence community or company submits a request to an element of the intelligence community for the transfer of the employment of an individual with a clearance access or eligibility determination to another element of the intelligence community, to the time the individual is authorized by that receiving element to start to work in the new position; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6a48a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>include analysis of all appropriate phases of the process, including polygraph, suitability determination, fitness determination, human resources review, transfer of the sensitive compartmented information access, and contract actions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6a48a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updated Policies</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/973">136 STAT. 973</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6a48a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director issues the policy under subsection (a), the Director shall issue modifications to such policies as the Director determines were issued before the issuance of the policy under such subsection and are relevant to such updated policy, as the Director considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director issues the policy under subsection (a), the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees recommendations for legislative action to update metrics specified elsewhere in statute to measure parts of the process that support transfers described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6a48aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6a48ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after issuing the policy required by subsection (a) and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that is 3 years after the date of such issuance, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of such policy. Such report shall address performance by department or agency and by clearance type in meeting such policy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6a48ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6a48ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Office of the Director of National Intelligence</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIOSECURITY CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redesignation of Center</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 119A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3057">50 U.S.C. 3057</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>National Counter Proliferation Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment and Head</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>government tools to prevent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“government tools to—<subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>prevent”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6ae4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>lead integration and mission management of all intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/974">136 STAT. 974</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall serve as the principal coordinator for the intelligence community, and as the principal advisor to the Director of National Intelligence, with respect to biosecurity and foreign biological threats.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Missions and Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In establishing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counterproliferation</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b0c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b331e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b331f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b3320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biosecurity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the President shall address the following missions and objectives to ensure that the Center serves as the lead for the intelligence community for the integration, mission management, and coordination of intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats, regardless of origin:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b3321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Ensuring that the elements of the intelligence community provide timely and effective warnings to the President and the Director of National Intelligence regarding emerging foreign biological threats, including diseases with pandemic potential.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b3322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b3323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>Overseeing and coordinating the collection and analysis of intelligence on biosecurity and foreign biological threats in support of the intelligence needs of the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health, including by conveying collection priorities to elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b3324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Coordinating intelligence support to the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health, including by ensuring that intelligence pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats is disseminated among appropriately cleared personnel of such departments and agencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b3325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Coordinating with the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health to encourage information sharing with the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b3326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b3327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b3328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Identifying gaps in the capabilities of the intelligence community regarding biosecurity and countering foreign biological threats and providing to the Director of National Intelligence recommended solutions for such gaps, including by encouraging research and development of new capabilities to counter foreign biological threats.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b3329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b332a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>counter proliferation</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>counterproliferation</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b332b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">counter proliferation</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">counterproliferation and biosecurity</headingText></quotedText>” (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such Act accordingly).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/975">136 STAT. 975</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b332c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b332d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3057">50 USC 3057 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the United States Government to the National Counter Proliferation Center shall be deemed to refer to the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 102A(f)(8) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/f/8">50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(8)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such other functions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such other intelligence-related functions</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARDING NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET CONCERNING FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e6b814e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b814f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(5), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b8150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Consistent with subparagraph (C), the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the programs and activities that are part of the National Intelligence Program, including those of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are structured and executed in a manner than enables budget traceability.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b8151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (p)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b8152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Certain Responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence Relating to National Intelligence Program</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b8153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) Subject to</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6b8154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6b8155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6b8156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Consistent with subsection (c)(5)(C), the Director of National Intelligence shall, after consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ensure that the programs and activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that are part of the National Intelligence Program are executed in a manner that conforms with the requirements of the national intelligence strategy under section 108A of this Act and the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of such programs and activities).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><heading>CLIMATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6bcf77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d) of section 120 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3060">50 U.S.C. 3060</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bcf78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e6bcf79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bcf7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e6bf68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include a description of any obstacles or gaps relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bf68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Council fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under subsection (c); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bf68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the responsiveness of the intelligence community to the climate security needs and priorities of the policymaking elements of the Federal Government.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6bf68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Sunset; Technical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section 120 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/976">136 STAT. 976</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bf68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1)(B)(v), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Security</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>for Intelligence</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bf690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6bf691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="405">SEC. 405. </num><heading>REMOVAL OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FROM LEVEL IV OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community.</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Other Elements</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="411">SEC. 411. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAPLAIN CORPS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e6c1da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e6c6bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="26">“SEC. 26. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6c6bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3527">50 USC 3527</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Chaplain Corps</inline>.—</heading><content>There is in the Agency a Chaplain Corps for the provision of spiritual or religious pastoral services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6c6bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief of Chaplains</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Chaplain Corps shall be the Chief of Chaplains, who shall be appointed by the Director.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6c6bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff and Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff of the Chaplain Corps as the Director considers appropriate, except that the Director may not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>appoint more than 10 full-time equivalent positions; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide basic pay to any member of the staff of the Chaplain Corps at an annual rate of basic pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5332">section 5332 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6c6bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>reimburse members of the staff of the Chaplain Corps for work-related travel expenses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide security clearances to such members;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>furnish such physical workspace at the headquarters building of the Agency as the Director considers appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6c6bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>certify that all Chaplains meet common standards for professional chaplaincy and board certification by a national chaplaincy and pastoral care organization or equivalent.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="412">SEC. 412. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e6c6bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4092/b/2">Section 4092(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/977">136 STAT. 977</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c6bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6c92e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of employees appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(G), to any of 2 positions of administration or management designated by the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for purposes of this subparagraph; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="413">SEC. 413. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6c92e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373a">50 USC 3373a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORT FOR AND OVERSIGHT OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA TASK FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6ce109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Data on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d081a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote> of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly require that each element of the intelligence community and component of the Department of Defense with data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena makes such data available immediately to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or successor entity, and to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6d081b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d081c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than quarterly thereafter, the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or successor entity, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or successor entity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d081d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d081e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-related events that occurred during the period covered by the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d081f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-related events that occurred during a period other than the period covered by the report but were not included in an earlier report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d0820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d0821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6d0822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d0823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d0824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The congressional intelligence committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d0825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d0826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unidentified aerial phenomena task force</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force</term>” means the task force established by the Department of Defense on August 4, 2020, to be led by the Department of the Navy, under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="414">SEC. 414. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d0827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s532">28 USC 532 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6d5648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not procure a People’s Republic of China product or service unless, before such procurement—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/978">136 STAT. 978</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d5649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d564a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducts a security assessment of such product or service, including with respect to any physical, counterintelligence, or cyber vulnerabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d564b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>there is included in the process of conducting such security assessment a formal mechanism through which input shall be submitted by the Counterintelligence Division and Cyber Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding such security assessment, including with respect to any such vulnerabilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d564c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d564d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d564e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the Director (or a designee of the Director) approves a recommendation, based on the results of such security assessment, to procure such product or service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6d564f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d5650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d5651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d5652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director (or a designee of the Director, as applicable) approves a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the recommendation and a copy of the security assessment upon which the recommendation was based.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6d5653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d5654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d5655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d5656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6d7d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">People’s republic of china product or service<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The term “<term>People’s Republic of China product or service</term>” means an information or communication technology product manufactured in China, Hong Kong, or Macau, or a product or service provided by an entity that is fully or partially owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of China.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="415">SEC. 415. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6d7d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s532">28 USC 532 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COUNTERINTELLIGENCE UNITS AT NON-INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6df299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall establish counterintelligence units in the departments and agencies described in subsection (b). Such units shall be composed of officers of the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6df29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Departments and Agencies Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The departments and agencies described in this subsection are the following departments and agencies of the United States Government:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Department of Agriculture.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6df29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6df29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other department or agency that the Director, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6df29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that each counterintelligence unit established under subsection (a) in a department or agency described in subsection (b) carries out the following duties:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Conducts assessments, in coordination with the leadership of the department or agency, to determine the counterintelligence posture of the department or agency, including any components thereof.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Informs and consults with the leadership of the department or agency, including any components thereof, and provides <page identifier="/us/stat/136/979">136 STAT. 979</page> recommendations with respect to any counterintelligence threats identified by the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Provides such administrative and technical support as is necessary to develop, in coordination with the leadership of the department or agency, a plan to eliminate or reduce the threats described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Serves as the primary point of contact for the department or agency with respect to counterintelligence for the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Community Support</inline>.—</heading><content>The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall ensure that relevant counterintelligence information is provided to counterintelligence units established under subsection (a) in a manner that is consistent with the need to protect sources and methods.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6df2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6df2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of such other departments and agencies of the Federal Government as the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing options for the intelligence community to improve intelligence support to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6df2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="416">SEC. 416. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6df2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s311">31 USC 311 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using adjustments of rates of pay to recruit and retain staff for high-demand positions in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a) during the 4-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Pay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall, notwithstanding any provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing the rates of pay or classification of employees in the executive branch, prescribe the rate of basic pay for financial and cyber intelligence analyst positions designated under subsection (d) at rates—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not greater than 130 percent of the maximum basic rate of pay and locality pay for which such positions would otherwise be eligible; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated Positions</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/980">136 STAT. 980</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), under the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall designate not fewer than 5 percent of the total number of positions in the Office, including positions to be filled by new hires, as financial or cyber intelligence analyst positions eligible for the additional pay under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current employees</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary may designate under paragraph (1) a position filled by an employee who was employed in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act only if the employee was in the top one-third of performance rankings for the position within the Office for the duration of the 2-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on the Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter for the duration of the period specified in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and the Director of National Intelligence a briefing on the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on the Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days before the last day of the period specified in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Director of National Intelligence a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program required by subsection (a) and recommendations as to whether such pilot program should be extended, modified, or ended.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations of Director of National Intelligence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees recommendations as to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>which, if any, other elements of the intelligence community would benefit from a program similar to the pilot program required by subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>what, if any, modifications the Director would recommend for such elements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retention of Prescribed Rates of Pay After Termination of Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>After the conclusion of the period specified in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary may continue to pay a person, who received pay during such period pursuant to a rate of basic pay prescribed under subsection (c), at a rate of basic pay not to exceed the rate of basic pay that was in effect for the person pursuant to such subsection on the day before the last day of such period, until such time as the applicable rate of basic pay for the person under the General Schedule exceeds the rate of basic pay that was so in effect under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6eb612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e6eb614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/981">136 STAT. 981</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="417">SEC. 417. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e6eb615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Missouri.</p></sidenote><heading>DESIGNATION OF SENATOR ROY BLUNT GEOSPATIAL LEARNING CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6edd26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e6edd27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center”.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO OVERSIGHT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>HARMONIZATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70d8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited Personnel Practices in the Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Threats relating to personnel actions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1104(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/b">50 U.S.C. 3234(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Any employee of an agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Any employee of a covered intelligence community element or an agency</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or threaten to take or fail to take,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>take or fail to take</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contractor employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/c/1">50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or threaten to take or fail to take,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>take or fail to take</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection for contractor employees against reprisal from agency employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/c/1">50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)</ref>), as amended by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, is further amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of an agency or</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Any employee</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of section 1104 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234">50 U.S.C. 3234</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70d900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e70d901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall provide for the enforcement of this section consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with the policies and procedures used to adjudicate alleged violations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2302/b/8">section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70d902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retaliatory Revocation of Security Clearances and Access Determinations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3001(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (7) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e70d906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e70d907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the President shall provide for the enforcement of this section consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/982">136 STAT. 982</page> the policies and procedures used to adjudicate alleged violations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2302/b/8">section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tolling of deadline for appeal of prohibited reprisal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3001(j)(4) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/4">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(except as provided by subparagraph (D))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>within 90 days</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70d90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e70ff1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tolling</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The time requirement established by subparagraph (A) for an employee or former employee to appeal the decision of an agency may be tolled if the employee or former employee presents substantial credible evidence showing why the employee or former employee did not timely initiate the appeal and why the enforcement of the time requirement would be unfair, such as evidence showing that the employee or former employee—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>did not receive notice of the decision; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>could not timely initiate the appeal because of factors beyond the control of the employee or former employee.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70ff1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction of Definition of Agency</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3001(a)(1)(B) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/a/1/B">50 U.S.C. 3341(a)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70ff1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishing Consistency With Respect to Protections for Disclosures of Mismanagement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security clearance and access determinations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3001(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/1">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>gross mismanagement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mismanagement</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>gross mismanagement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mismanagement</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel actions against contractor employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1104(c)(1)(B) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/c/1/B">50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>gross mismanagement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mismanagement</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70ff24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protected Disclosures to Supervisors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel actions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosures by agency employees to supervisors</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1104(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/b">50 U.S.C. 3234(b)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a)(1)(A), is further amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the employing agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the head of the employing agency</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosures by contractor employees to supervisors</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/c/1">50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a supervisor in the contractor employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the contracting agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/983">136 STAT. 983</page> up to and including</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the head of the contracting agency</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security clearance and access determinations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3001(j)(1)(A) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/1/A">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the employing agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the head of the employing agency</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e70ff29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishing Parity for Protected Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234">50 U.S.C. 3234</ref>) is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b), as amended by subsections (a)(1)(A) and (e)(1)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated and moved by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a lawful disclosure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“for—<paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e70ff2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>any lawful disclosure”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e70ff2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e71263f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>any lawful disclosure that complies with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3517/d/5">50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 103H(k)(5); or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e712643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>if the actions do not result in the employee unlawfully disclosing information specifically required by Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, any lawful disclosure in conjunction with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance right granted by any law, rule, or regulation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting any individual in the exercise of any right referred to in subparagraph (A); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>cooperation with or disclosing information to the Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with applicable provisions of law in connection with an audit, inspection, or investigation conducted by the Inspector General.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(1), as amended by subsections (a), (d)(2), and (e)(1)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e712649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated and moved by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a lawful disclosure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“for—<subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e71264a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any lawful disclosure”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/984">136 STAT. 984</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e71264b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e714d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>any lawful disclosure that complies with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e714d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e71746e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3517/d/5">50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e71746f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 103H(k)(5); or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1e717470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>if the actions do not result in the contractor employee unlawfully disclosing information specifically required by Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, any lawful disclosure in conjunction with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e717471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance right granted by any law, rule, or regulation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e717472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting any individual in the exercise of any right referred to in clause (i); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e717473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>cooperation with or disclosing information to the Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with applicable provisions of law in connection with an audit, inspection, or investigation conducted by the Inspector General.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e717474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification Relating to Protected Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234">50 U.S.C. 3234</ref>) is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e717475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e717476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, nothing in subsection (b) or (c) shall be construed to authorize—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the withholding of information from Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the taking of any personnel action against an employee who lawfully discloses information to Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A disclosure shall not be excluded from this section because—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the disclosure was made to an individual, including a supervisor, who participated in an activity that the employee reasonably believed to be covered under subsection (b)(1)(B) or the contractor employee reasonably believed to be covered under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the disclosure revealed information that had been previously disclosed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the disclosure was not made in writing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the disclosure was made while the employee was off duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>of the amount of time which has passed since the occurrence of the events described in the disclosure; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the disclosure was made during the normal course of duties of an employee or contractor employee.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction Relating to Normal Course Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3001(j)(3) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/3">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/985">136 STAT. 985</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Disclosures</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>because—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Disclosures</headingText>.—A disclosure shall not be excluded from paragraph (1) because—</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) through (v) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e719b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the disclosure was made during the normal course of duties of an employee.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification Relating to Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3001(j)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/2">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or clearance action</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>personnel action</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification Relating to Prohibited Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3001(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/1">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)</ref>), as amended by this section, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>over</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Correction</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3001(j)(1)(C)(i) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/j/1/C/i">50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(C)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(h)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e719b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e719b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report assessing the extent to which protections provided under Presidential Policy Directive 19 (relating to protecting whistleblowers with access to classified information) have been codified in statutes.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading>AUTHORITIES REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION OF URGENT CONCERN RECEIVED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7237de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to Determine Matters of Urgent Concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 103H(k)(5)(G) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3033/k/5/G">50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the matter preceding subclause (I), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(i)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>In this</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7237e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Within the executive branch, the Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under this paragraph.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7237e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of Inspectors General to Determine Matters of Urgent Concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (h) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/986">136 STAT. 986</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively (and indenting such clauses accordingly);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and indenting such subparagraphs accordingly);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>In this</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7237e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Within the executive branch, an Inspector General to whom any complaint or information is reported under this section shall have sole authority to determine whether the complaint or information is a matter of urgent concern under this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7237e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of Inspector General of Central Intelligence Agency to Determine Matters of Urgent Concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 17(d)(5)(G) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3517/d/5/G">50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as items (aa), (bb), and (cc), respectively (and indenting such items accordingly);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively (and indenting such subclauses accordingly);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (I), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(i)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>In this</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7237ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e725efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Within the executive branch, the Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under this paragraph.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e725eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (1) of section 504(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094/a">50 U.S.C. 3094(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e725f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>those funds were specifically authorized by Congress for use for such intelligence or intelligence-related activities; or”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="504">SEC. 504. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CONTROLLED ACCESS PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e72fb41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 501 the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e739782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="501A">“SEC. 501A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e739783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091a">50 USC 3091a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CONTROLLED ACCESS PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e739784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than semiannually or upon request by one of the appropriate congressional committees or a member of congressional leadership, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to such committees and congressional leadership a briefing on each controlled access program in effect.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/987">136 STAT. 987</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the activity of the controlled access programs during the period covered by the briefing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e739789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>Documentation with respect to how the controlled access programs have achieved outcomes consistent with requirements documented by the Director and, as applicable, the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e73978a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e73978b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>A head of an element of the intelligence community may not establish a controlled access program, or a compartment or subcompartment therein, until the head notifies the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership of such controlled access program, compartment, or subcompartment, as the case may be.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e73978c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73978d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a report on controlled access programs administered by the head.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73978e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e73978f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A list of all compartments and subcompartments of controlled access programs active as of the date of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A list of all compartments and subcompartments of controlled access programs terminated during the period covered by the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e739792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e739793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to the report submitted by the Director of National Intelligence, in addition to the matters specified in clauses (A) and (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e739794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a certification regarding whether the creation, validation, or substantial modification, including termination, for all existing and proposed controlled access programs, and the compartments and subcompartments within each, are substantiated and justified based on the information required by clause (ii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e739795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>for each certification—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e739796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or substantial modification, including termination, of each controlled access program, compartment, and subcompartment;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e739797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the identification of a control officer for each controlled access program; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1e739798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a statement of protection requirements for each controlled access program.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e739799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73979a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73bead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional leadership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>congressional leadership</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the minority leader of the Senate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/988">136 STAT. 988</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Controlled access program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>controlled access program</term>’ means a program created or managed pursuant to Intelligence Community Directive 906, or successor directive.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e73beb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a report on all controlled access programs of the element in effect.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters addressed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall address, for each controlled access program covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Date of initial operational capability.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Rationale.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Annual level of funding.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73beba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Current operational use.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e73bebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73bebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e73bebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e73bebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a briefing on all controlled access programs established during the 3-year period preceding such date of enactment that have not been previously briefed to such committees and leadership.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e73bebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director does not carry out paragraph (1) by the date specified in that paragraph, no funds may be obligated or expended by an element of the intelligence community to carry out a controlled access program described in that paragraph, or a compartment or subcompartment therein, until the head of that element has provided to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a briefing on the controlled access program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e73bec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “appropriate congressional committees”, “congressional leadership”, and “controlled access programs” have the meanings given those terms in section 501A of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e73bec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 608 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dN">division N of Public Law 115–31</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/833">131 Stat. 833</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3315">50 U.S.C. 3315</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="505">SEC. 505. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7433f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7433f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security conduct vital work in enforcing the rule of law and safeguarding the people of the United States from harm;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7433f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/458">Public Law 108–458</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/3638">118 Stat. 3638</ref>) sought to facilitate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/989">136 STAT. 989</page> greater information sharing between law enforcement and intelligence communities for the purpose of thwarting attacks on the homeland from international terrorist organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7433f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>National Intelligence Program funds should be expended only in support of intelligence activities with a foreign nexus, consistent with the definition of “intelligence” provided by Congress in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7433f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the intelligence community should not engage in the collection, assessment, or analysis of information that pertains exclusively to United States persons absent a foreign nexus.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7433f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e7433f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="513">“SEC. 513. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7433f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3112">50 USC 3112</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7433fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7433fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>identifying all domestic activities undertaken by each element of the intelligence community during the prior fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7433fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for each activity identified under paragraph (1), a statement of the legal authority authorizing such activity to be undertaken.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7433fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7433fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7433ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3112">50 USC 3112 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the first report required under section 513 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e743400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e743401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e743402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittees on Homeland Security of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="506">SEC. 506. </num><heading>REPORTS RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e754573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Responses by Inspector General to Substantiated Allegations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e754575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on allegations of reprisal or abuse of authority determined to be substantiated by the Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency during the 5-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each allegation determined to be substantiated during the 5-year period specified in such paragraph, a description of the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/990">136 STAT. 990</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Details of each substantiated allegation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The rank or grade of the individuals involved in the allegation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e75457a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e75457b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any disciplinary action recommended by the Inspector General in response to the allegation, or, if the Inspector General recommended no disciplinary action be taken in response, any justification for such recommendation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75457c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any disciplinary action taken by the relevant manager of the Defense Intelligence Agency in response to the allegation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75457d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Whether the relevant manager reduced, or declined to take, a disciplinary action recommended by the Inspector General in response to the allegation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75457e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any justification from the relevant manager regarding the decision to take, reduce, or decline to take, a disciplinary action recommended by the Inspector General in response to the allegation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75457f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>The process by which Defense Intelligence Agency management reviews and makes decisions regarding disciplinary actions in response to substantiated allegations, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e754580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e754581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>the criteria applied by management in making the decision to take, reduce, or decline to take, a disciplinary action;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e754582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of which managers have the authority to make such decisions, including the rank or grade of the managers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e754583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a description of any formal or informal appeals processes available with respect to such decisions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e754585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Processes for Ensuring Independence of Inspector General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency established under section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) a report on the processes of the Defense Intelligence Agency for ensuring the independence of the position of the Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The selection criteria used by the Director in the appointment of the Inspector General.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>The methods used by the Director to ensure the independence of the position of the Inspector General, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e75458a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the process for vetting candidates for such position for independence from leadership of the Defense Intelligence Agency and from officials occupying positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e75458b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the process for evaluating such candidates for conflicts of interest.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/991">136 STAT. 991</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75458c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e75458d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment by Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75458e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75458f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of the selection criteria and methods specified in subsection (b)(2) with respect to the position of the Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the results of such assessment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e754592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e754594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE MATTERS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>COMPENSATION AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL OFFICERS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e7593b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 411, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e75bac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="27">“SEC. 27. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e75bac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3528">50 USC 3528</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">COMPENSATION AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL OFFICERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e75bac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Medical Services</inline>.—</heading><content>There is in the Agency an Office of Medical Services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e75bac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e75baca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, each medical officer of the Office of Medical Services who meets the qualifications under subsection (c) shall be compensated during a pay period pursuant to a pay range that is equal to the pay range published in the Federal Register pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7431/e/1/C">section 7431(e)(1)(C) of title 38, United States Code</ref> (for the corresponding pay period), for a physician in the Veterans Health Administration in the District of Columbia region with a medical subspecialty that is the equivalent of the medical subspecialty of the officer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e75bacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clinical Practice Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A medical officer meets the qualifications under this subsection if the officer provides direct care services to patients in connection with the official duties of the officer and—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75bacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>maintains current, active, full, and unrestricted licensure or registration as a physician from a State, the District <page identifier="/us/stat/136/992">136 STAT. 992</page> of Columbia, or a commonwealth or territory of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75bacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>holds active board certification and maintains accreditation in an American Board of Medical Specialties direct care clinical specialty; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e75bace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>except as provided in subsection (d), maintains a minimum of 96 hours per year of clinical practice in an accredited clinic or hospital facility that is not affiliated with the Central Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e75bacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e75bad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Overseas Service</inline>.—</heading><content>If a medical officer is a medical officer located in a duty station outside of the United States pursuant to a permanent change of station and greater than 50 percent of the official duties of the officer in such duty station involve direct patient care, the officer, in lieu of performing the minimum hours under subsection (c)(3) on an annual basis, may count up to 480 hours of clinical practice performed as specified in such subsection prior to such change of station, to fulfill in advance the requirement under such subsection for up to 3 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e75bad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clinical Practice Hours</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Office of Medical Services shall make available to medical officers excused absence time to allow for the maintenance of clinical practice hours in accordance with subsection (c)(3).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><heading>MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e765712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 601, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1e776883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="28">“SEC. 28. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e776884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3529">50 USC 3529</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e776885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish within the Agency a medical advisory board (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e776886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>conduct a study on the Office of Medical Services of the Agency, and submit reports regarding such study, in accordance with subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>upon request, provide advice and guidance in connection with any independent review of the Office conducted by an inspector general.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e776889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77688a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (b)(1), the Board shall seek to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77688b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>contribute to the modernization and reform of the Office of Medical Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77688c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ensure that the activities of the Office are of the highest professional quality; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77688d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>ensure that all medical care provided by the Office is provided in accordance with the highest professional medical standards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77688e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, in writing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77688f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>interim reports on the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a final report on the study, which shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e776891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e776892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e776893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>set forth in detail the findings of the study and the recommendations of the Board, based on such findings and taking into consideration the objectives <page identifier="/us/stat/136/993">136 STAT. 993</page> under paragraph (1), regarding any changes to the activities of the Office of Medical Services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e776894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>include, as applicable, any additional or dissenting views submitted by a member of the Board.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e776895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number and appointment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall be composed of 9 members, appointed as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>1 member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e776899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>1 member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77689a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>1 member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77689b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>1 member appointed by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77689c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>1 member appointed by the ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77689d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>1 member appointed by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77689e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>1 member appointed by the Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77689f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>1 member appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chairperson</inline>.—</heading><content>During the first meeting under subsection (e)(1), the members of the Board shall elect a Chairperson of the Board. In addition to meeting the criteria under paragraph (3), the Chairperson may not be an employee, or former employee, of the Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The members appointed under paragraph (1) shall meet the following criteria:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Each member shall be a recognized expert in at least 1 medical field, as demonstrated by appropriate credentials.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Each member shall possess significant and diverse medical experience, including clinical experience.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Each member shall be eligible to hold an appropriate security clearance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member, including the Chairperson, shall be appointed or elected, as applicable, for the life of the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacancies</inline>.—</heading><content>Any vacancy in the Board occurring prior to the expiration of the term under subparagraph (A) shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment or election was made.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation and travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each member of the Board, including the Chairperson, may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for each day <page identifier="/us/stat/136/994">136 STAT. 994</page> during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for federal employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Members of the Board, including the Chairperson, who are officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason of the service of the member on the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the Board, including the Chairperson, while away from the home or regular places of business of the member in the performance of services for the Board, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5703">section 5703 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detailees</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon request of the Board, the Director of National Intelligence may detail to the Board, without reimbursement from the Board, any of the personnel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to assist in carrying out the duties under subsection (b). Any such detailed personnel shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of the regular employment of the personnel without interruption.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7768ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clearance</inline>.—</heading><content>Any personnel detailed to the Board under subparagraph (A) shall possess a security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of classified information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7768af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e778ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall meet not less frequently than on a quarterly basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings with congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall meet with the congressional intelligence committees on a biannual basis.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e778ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Access</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Board may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States Government information necessary to enable it to carry out the duties under subsection (b) and, upon request of the Chairperson of the Board, the head of that department or agency shall furnish such information to the Board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director (without delegation) may deny a request for information made by the Board pursuant to paragraph (1), regardless of the agency from which such information is requested.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e778ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director denies a request under paragraph (2), not later than 15 days after the date of such denial, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written notification of such denial.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the Board receives comprehensive briefings on all activities of the Office of Medical Services, including by promptly scheduling such briefings at the request of the Board.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e778ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the first meeting of the Board.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/995">136 STAT. 995</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e778eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms ‘congressional intelligence committees’ and ‘intelligence community’ have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e778ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e778ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3529">50 USC 3529 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Appointments; First Meetings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for appointments</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the medical advisory board established under section 28 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (as added by subsection (a)), including the Chairperson, shall be appointed or elected, as applicable, in accordance with subsection (d) of such section by not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First board meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the first date on which at least 5 members of the Board described in paragraph (1) hold the security clearance and are able to access information in accordance with subsection (d)(3)(C) of such section 28, the Board shall meet. During such meeting, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall provide to the Board a comprehensive briefing on all aspects of the Office of Medical Services of the Central Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e778ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First meeting with congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the briefing under paragraph (2), the Board described in such paragraph shall meet with the staff members of the congressional intelligence committees to discuss topics for the Board to examine in carrying out the duties under subsection (b) of such section 28.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS RELATING TO INJURIES TO THE BRAIN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e77b5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel of Central Intelligence Agency</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 19A(d) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3519b/d">50 U.S.C. 3519b(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77b5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No effect on other benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>Payments made under paragraph (2) are supplemental to any other benefit furnished by the United States Government for which a covered dependent, covered employee, or covered individual is entitled, and the receipt of such payments may not affect the eligibility of such a person to any other benefit furnished by the United States Government.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e77b5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel of Department of State</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 901(i) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680b/i">22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e77b5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No effect on other benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>Payments made under paragraph (2) are supplemental to any other benefit furnished by the United States Government for which a covered dependent, dependent of a former employee, covered employee, former employee, or covered individual is entitled, and the receipt of such payments may not affect the eligibility of such a person to any other benefit furnished by the United States Government.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/996">136 STAT. 996</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e77b5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334j">50 USC 3334j</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCESS TO CERTAIN FACILITIES OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e77dcf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the elements of the intelligence community provide to individuals described in subsection (c) who are experiencing symptoms of anomalous health conditions timely access for medical assessment to facilities of the United States Government with expertise in traumatic brain injury.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e77dcf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e77dcf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e77dcf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process for Assessment and Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate to ensure that, by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, there is a process to provide the individuals described in subsection (c) with timely access to the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an Intrepid Spirit Center, or an appropriate medical treatment facility for assessment as described in subsection (a) and, if necessary, treatment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e77dcf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individuals Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The individuals described in this subsection are employees of elements of the intelligence community and the dependents or other immediate family members of such employees.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="605">SEC. 605. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e77dcfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334k">50 USC 3334k</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON PROTOCOLS FOR CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79157b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79157c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall develop, for uniform implementation across the elements of the intelligence community, each of the protocols described in subsections (c) through (f).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79157d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote> Such protocols shall be subject to review and revision on a periodic basis, and any implementation of such protocols shall be conducted in accordance with applicable laws and current clinical and professional practices of the interagency medical community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79157e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy</inline>.—</heading><content>No data collected pursuant to any protocol under this section may be used for research or analytical purposes without the written consent of the individual from whom such data was collected with respect to such use.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79157f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocol on Baseline Medical Testing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for conducting voluntary baseline medical testing of covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees who are included on the overseas travel orders of the covered employee. Such protocol shall set forth the required elements of such baseline medical testing, such as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>standard lab collection and testing of relevant biofluids;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e791582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examinations.</p></sidenote><content>the conduct of relevant visual and auditory examinations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e791584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>the conduct of Acquired Brain Injury Tool assessments, or other relevant assessments for balance, eye motion, and cognition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e791586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the assessment of relevant medical histories; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the conduct of any other standard relevant medical or neurological examinations, testing, or assessments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e791588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e791589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocols on Post-incident Medical Testing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The protocols described in this subsection are protocols to enable voluntary medical testing and the coordination of treatment for covered <page identifier="/us/stat/136/997">136 STAT. 997</page> employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees, following a reported anomalous health incident, such as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79158a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a protocol that sets forth elements, similar to the elements described in subsection (c), of such testing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79158b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a protocol pertaining to the voluntary testing and treatment for victims of anomalous health incidents who are children;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79158c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a protocol for ensuring that all victims of anomalous health incidents receive access to prompt and consistent medical treatment, including from medical professionals holding appropriate security clearances and medical professionals with expertise in child care;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79158d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a protocol for ensuring that all victims of anomalous health incidents are offered options for psychological treatment for the effects of such incidents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79158e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a protocol for ensuring that any testing, evaluation, or collection of biofluids or other samples following a reported anomalous health incident may be compared against the baseline for the victim of the anomalous health incident, to the extent the individual participated in the baseline medical testing, consistent with subsections (b) and (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79158f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocol on Information Collection, Storage, and Safeguarding</inline>.—</heading><content>The protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for the collection, storage, and safeguarding of information acquired as a result of the protocols described in subsections (c) and (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e791590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocol on Reporting Mechanisms</inline>.—</heading><content>The protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for the reporting of matters relating to anomalous health incidents by covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees, including the development of a system for the adjudication of complaints regarding medical treatment received by such covered employees, covered individuals, and dependents of covered employees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e791591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report and Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the protocols described in subsections (c) through (f).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such report shall include the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e791595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>A copy of each protocol under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e791596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>A description of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e791597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Any interagency agreements, authorities, or policies required to effectively implement the protocols under this section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e793ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Any new facilities, medical equipment, tools, training, or other resources required to effectively implement such protocols.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e793caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e793cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><content>A timeline for the implementation of the protocols under this section, including a proposal for the prioritization of implementation with respect to various categories of covered employees and the dependents of covered employees.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/998">136 STAT. 998</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e793cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e793cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days following the date of submission of the report under paragraph (1), and biannually thereafter, the Director shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing regarding the implementation of the protocols under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e793caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered employee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered employee</term>” means an individual who is an employee, assignee, or detailee of an element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered individual</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered individual</term>” means a contractor to an element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dependent of a covered employee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>dependent of a covered employee</term>” means, with respect to a covered employee, a family member (including a child), as defined by the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e793cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Victim of an anomalous health incident</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>victim of an anomalous health incident</term>” means a covered employee, covered individual, or dependent of a covered employee, who is, or is suspected to have been, affected by an anomalous health incident.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="606">SEC. 606. </num><heading>INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INSPECTION OF OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79d8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79d8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79d8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspection</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with, and with the support of, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing an inspection of the responsibilities, authorities, resources, and performance of the Office of Medical Services of the Central Intelligence Agency (in this section referred to as the “Office”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79d8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The inspection under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A detailed description of the responsibilities and authorities of the Office, as set forth in Federal law and any applicable regulation, policy, or other document of the Central Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A detailed description of the budgetary, human, and other resources available to the Office, including with respect to employees and any other personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79d8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the ability of the Office to consistently discharge the responsibilities of the Office, with an emphasis on the provision of medical treatment and care by personnel of the Office, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the roles of personnel of the Office, and of senior officials of the Agency outside of the Office, in determining what medical evaluation, treatment, and care should be provided in a particular case, including the provision of specialty care by medical personnel outside of the Office;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether personnel of the Office consistently provide appropriate and high-quality medical treatment and care <page identifier="/us/stat/136/999">136 STAT. 999</page> <p class="fontsize10" id="x1e79d901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">in accordance with standards set independently by the professional medical community;</p></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the Office has sufficient human and other resources, including personnel with specialized background, qualifications, or expertise, to consistently provide high-quality medical treatment and care in accordance with standards set independently by the professional medical community;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79d904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><content>whether personnel of the Office, including personnel claiming specialized medical backgrounds and expertise, are required by the Agency to maintain current board certifications or other certifications and licenses, and the extent to which the Office verifies such certifications and licenses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the extent to which the Office makes consistent and effective use of the specialized medical background, qualifications, and expertise of the personnel of the Office in providing medical treatment and care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e79d907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of whether personnel of the Office who provide medical treatment and care, or who make decisions with respect to such treatment or care, are required to have extensive clinical or other experience in directly treating patients, including in areas requiring specialized background, qualifications, or expertise;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>any factors that have frustrated or delayed the provision of medical treatment and care by personnel of the Office in significant cases; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e79d909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>any factors that have frustrated or could frustrate prompt detection, effective oversight, and swift remediation of problems within the Office, including such factors that frustrate or delay the provision of medical treatment and care in significant cases.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79d90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Advice</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the inspection under subsection (a), the Inspector General may obtain the advice of the medical advisory board established under section 28 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (as added by section 602).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e79d90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form to the extent practicable, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Matters Relating to China</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><heading>UPDATES TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e7a001c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1107(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3237/b">50 U.S.C. 3237(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a001d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a001e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1000">136 STAT. 1000</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e7a001f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7a0020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A listing of all known Chinese talent recruitment programs operating in the United States as of the date of the report.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7a0021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7a0022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7a0023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7a0024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENT OF GENOMIC COLLECTION BY CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Submitted to Congressional Intelligence Committees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of other entities of the United States Government the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees an assessment of the plans, intentions, capabilities, and resources of China devoted to biotechnology, and the objectives underlying those plans, intentions, capabilities, and resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a detailed analysis of efforts undertaken by China to acquire foreign-origin biotechnology, research and development, and genetic information, including technology owned by United States companies, research by United States institutions, and the genetic information of United States citizens;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identification of China-based organizations conducting or directing efforts described in subparagraph (A), including information about the ties between those organizations and the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or the People’s Liberation Army; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a detailed analysis of the resources of the intelligence community devoted to biotechnology, including synthetic biology and genomic-related issues, and a plan to improve understanding of these issues and ensure the intelligence community has the requisite expertise.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Submitted to Certain Other Committees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of other entities of the United States Government the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the plans, intentions, capabilities, and resources of China devoted to biotechnology, and the objectives underlying those plans, intentions, capabilities, and resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include the elements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1001">136 STAT. 1001</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7a9c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>REPORT ON THREAT POSED BY EMERGING CHINESE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7b38b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7b38b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the threat to the economic and security interests of the United States posed by emerging Chinese technology companies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7b38b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7b38b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the threat to the economic and security interests of the United States posed by emerging Chinese technology companies, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the practices of such companies and the relationships of such companies to the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the extent to which such companies benefit from government financing or contracting vehicles outside of China;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the extent to which such companies facilitate the targeting of dissidents and other vulnerable populations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the market penetration of such companies among allies and strategic partners of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the security of the communications, data, and commercial interests of consumer and commercial end-users of the products of such companies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the privacy interests of such consumers and commercial end-users.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the ability of the United States to counter any such threat, including with respect to different tools that could counter such a threat.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7b38bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7b38c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7b38c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emerging chinese technology companies</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>emerging Chinese technology companies</term>” means a Chinese <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1002">136 STAT. 1002</page> technology company, including a company listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, that the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis determines poses a significant threat to the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><heading>REPORT AND BRIEFING ON COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7badf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7badf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7badfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing, and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, containing the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7badfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Details on the cooperation between China and the United Arab Emirates regarding defense, security, technology, and other strategically sensitive matters that implicate the national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7badfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7badfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7badfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>The most recent (as of the date of the report or briefing, as the case may be) quarterly assessment by the intelligence community of measures that the United Arab Emirates has implemented to safeguard technology of the United States and the reliability of any assurances by the United Arab Emirates (with respect to both current assurances and assurances being considered as of such date).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7badff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7bae00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>A certification by the Director regarding whether such assurances described in paragraph (2) are viable and sufficient to protect technology of the United States from being transferred to China or other third parties.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7bae01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7bae02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7bae03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bae04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bae05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bae06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><heading>REPORT ON CREATION OF OFFICIAL DIGITAL CURRENCY BY CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7bfc28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the short-, medium-, and long-term national security risks associated with the creation and use of the official digital renminbi of China, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>risks arising from potential surveillance of transactions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>risks relating to security and illicit finance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>risks relating to economic coercion and social control by China.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1003">136 STAT. 1003</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7bfc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><heading>REPORT ON INFLUENCE OF CHINA THROUGH BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE PROJECTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c4a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on recent projects negotiated by China with other countries as part of the Belt and Road Initiative of China. The Director shall include in the report information about the types of such projects, costs of such projects, and the potential national security implications of such projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c4a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c4a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7c4a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7c4a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7c4a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="707">SEC. 707. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFORTS OF CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TO ERODE FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY IN HONG KONG.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c9877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on efforts of the Chinese Communist Party to stifle political freedoms in Hong Kong, influence or manipulate the judiciary of Hong Kong, destroy freedom of the press and speech in Hong Kong, and take actions to otherwise undermine the democratic processes of Hong Kong.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c9878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7c9879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the implications of the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party described in such subsection for international business, investors, academic institutions, and other individuals operating in Hong Kong.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c987a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7c987b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7c987c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7c987d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7c987e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1004">136 STAT. 1004</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="708">SEC. 708. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7c987f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON TARGETING OF RENEWABLE SECTORS BY CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the efforts and advancements of China in the wind power, solar power, and electric vehicle battery production sectors (or key components of such sectors).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of how China is targeting rare earth minerals and the effect of such targeting on the sectors described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Details of the use by the Chinese Communist Party of state-sanctioned forced labor schemes, including forced labor and the transfer of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups, and other human rights abuses in such sectors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7ce6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Other Countries</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="711">SEC. 711. </num><heading>NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN AND RELATED REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7df819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the situation in Afghanistan and the covered region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7df81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7df81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7df81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Intelligence Estimate produced under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the Estimate is produced, an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The presence in Afghanistan (including financial contributions to the Taliban, political relations with the Taliban, military presence in the covered region, economic presence in the covered region, and diplomatic presence in the covered region) of China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and any other foreign country determined relevant by the Director, respectively, and an assessment of the potential risks, or benefits, of any such presence, contributions, or relations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df81e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any change in the threat to the United States homeland or United States entities abroad as a result of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021, including an assessment of the risk of al-Qaeda or any affiliates thereof, the Islamic State of Iraq and ash Sham-Khorasan or any affiliates thereof, or any other similar international <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1005">136 STAT. 1005</page> terrorist group, using Afghanistan as a safe haven for launching attacks on the United States and its interests abroad.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df81f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7df820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The political composition and sustainability of the governing body of Afghanistan, including an assessment of the ability of the United States Government to influence the policies of such governing body on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Counterterrorism.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Counternarcotics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Human rights (particularly regarding women and girls and traditionally targeted ethnic groups).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The treatment and safe transit of Afghans holding special immigrant visa status under section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>) and other Afghans who, during the period beginning in 2001, assisted efforts of the United States in Afghanistan or the covered region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The effect on the covered region, and Europe, of refugees leaving Afghanistan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7df827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The commitments of the Taliban relating to counterterrorism, including an assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7df828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether such commitments required under the agreement entered into between the United States Government and the Taliban in February 2020, have been tested, or will be tested during the 2-year period covered by the Estimate, and what such commitments entail;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether any additional commitments relating to counterterrorism agreed to by the Taliban pursuant to subsequent negotiations with the United States Government following February 2020, have been tested, or will be tested during the 2-year period covered by the Estimate, and, if applicable, what such commitments entail;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any benchmarks against which the Taliban are to be evaluated with respect to commitments relating to counterterrorism; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the intentions and capabilities of the Taliban with respect to counterterrorism (as such term is understood by the United States and by the Taliban, respectively), including the relations of the Taliban with al-Qaeda or any affiliates thereof, the Islamic State of Iraq and ash Sham-Khorasan or any affiliates thereof, or any other similar international terrorist group.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the National Intelligence Estimate produced under subsection (a). In so submitting the Estimate to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director shall include all intelligence reporting underlying the Estimate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7e1f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Intelligence Estimate shall be submitted under paragraph (1) in classified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7e1f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Version</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, at the same time as the Director submits to the appropriate congressional committees the National Intelligence Estimate under subsection (c), the Director shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Director an <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1006">136 STAT. 1006</page> unclassified version of the key findings of the National Intelligence Estimate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered region</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered region</term>” includes the following countries:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>India.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Pakistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Tajikistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Turkey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Turkmenistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Uzbekistan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7e1f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>United States entity</term>” means a citizen of the United States, an embassy or consulate of the United States, or an installation, facility, or personnel of the United States Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="712">SEC. 712. </num><heading>REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION POSTURE AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN AND RELATED REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7f09b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of elements of the intelligence community determined relevant by the Director, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the collection posture of the intelligence community and other matters relating to Afghanistan and the covered region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7f09b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A detailed description of the collection posture of the intelligence community with respect to Afghanistan, including with respect to the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The countering of terrorism threats that are directed at the United States homeland or United States entities abroad.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The finances of the Taliban, including financial and nonfinancial contributions to the Taliban from foreign countries (particularly from China, Iran, Russia, and any other foreign country in the Arab Gulf region (or elsewhere) determined relevant by the Director, respectively).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The detection, and prevention of, any increased threat to the United States homeland or United States entities abroad as a result of the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021, including any such increased threat resulting from al-Qaeda or any affiliates thereof, the Islamic State of Iraq and ash Sham-Khorasan or any affiliates thereof, or any other similar international terrorist group, using Afghanistan as a safe harbor.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1007">136 STAT. 1007</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A detailed description of any plans, strategies, or efforts to improve the collection posture described in paragraph (1)(A), including by filling any gaps identified pursuant to such paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the effect of publicly documenting abuses engaged in by the Taliban, and a description of the efforts of the intelligence community to support other departments and agencies in the Federal Government with respect to the collection and documentation of such abuses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the relationship between the intelligence community and countries in the covered region, including an assessment of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Intelligence and information sharing with such countries.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Any change in the collection posture of the intelligence community with respect to the nuclear activities of such countries as a result of the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The collection posture of the intelligence community with respect to the presence of such countries in Afghanistan (including financial contributions to the Taliban, political relations with the Taliban, military presence in Afghanistan, economic presence in Afghanistan, and diplomatic presence in Afghanistan) and the understanding of the intelligence community regarding the potential risks, or benefits, of any such presence, contributions, or relations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The ability of the intelligence community to use the airspace of any such countries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of any financial contributions to the Taliban from foreign countries (particularly from China, Iran, Russia, and any other foreign country in the Arab Gulf region (or elsewhere) determined relevant by the Director, respectively) made during the year preceding the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified summary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7f09c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e7f09c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biannual Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>On a biannual basis during the 5-year period following the date of the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community determined relevant by the Director, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees an update to such report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered region</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered region</term>” includes the following countries:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>India.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Pakistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Tajikistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Turkey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Turkmenistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Uzbekistan.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1008">136 STAT. 1008</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e7f09d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>United States entity</term>” means a citizen of the United States, an embassy or consulate of the United States, or an installation, facility, or personnel of the United States Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="713">SEC. 713. </num><heading>REPORT ON PROPAGATION OF EXTREMIST IDEOLOGIES FROM SAUDI ARABIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e82d961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e82d962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than May 30, 2022, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the threat of extremist ideologies propagated from Saudi Arabia and the failure of the Government of Saudi Arabia to prevent the propagation of such ideologies. Such report shall include a detailed description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e82d963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the role of governmental and nongovernmental entities and individuals of Saudi Arabia in promoting, funding, and exporting ideologies, including so-called “Wahhabist ideology”, that inspire extremism or extremist groups in other countries; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e82d964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the practical and strategic consequences for vital national security interests of the United States as a result of such promotion, funding, or export.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e82d965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e82d966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e82d967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e82d968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e82d969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="714">SEC. 714. </num><heading>REPORT ON LIKELIHOOD OF MILITARY ACTION BY COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e834e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e834e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the likelihood of a South Caucasus country taking military action against another country (including in Nagorno-Karabakh or any other disputed territory). Such report shall include an indication of the strategic balance in the region, including with respect to the offensive military capabilities of each South Caucasus country.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e834e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e834e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1009">136 STAT. 1009</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South caucasus country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>South Caucasus country</term>” means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Armenia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Azerbaijan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e834ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Georgia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="715">SEC. 715. </num><heading>REPORT ON NORD STREAM II COMPANIES AND INTELLIGENCE TIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e839cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e839cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e839cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, and in consultation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the United States Government as the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on Nord Stream II efforts, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e839cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an unclassified list of all companies supporting the Nord Stream II project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e839cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e839ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e839ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an updated assessment of current or former ties between Nord Stream’s Chief Executive Officer and Russian, East German, or other hostile intelligence agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e839ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e839cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e839ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e839cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e839cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="716">SEC. 716. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF DEFENSIVE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e83eaf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e83eaf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, and in consultation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the United States Government as the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the activities and objectives of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research. The Director shall include in the assessment information about the composition of the organization, the relationship of the personnel of the organization to any research on weapons of mass destruction, and any sources of financial and material support that such organization receives, including from the Government of Iran.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e83eaf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e83eaf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e83eaf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1010">136 STAT. 1010</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e83eaf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e83eaf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="717">SEC. 717. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e83eaf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS BY UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e84602a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the effects of economic sanctions imposed by the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e84602b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84602c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>cover entities, individuals, and governments that the Director, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, determines appropriate as case studies for the purposes of the report, including with respect to China and Iran; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84602d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e84602e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84602f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an assessment of whether economic sanctions imposed by the United States on entities, individuals, or governments have constrained, modified, or otherwise affected the ability of the individuals, entities, or governments to continue the activities for which they were sanctioned; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e846030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of the effectiveness of imposing additional sanctions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e846031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e846032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e846033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e846034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e846035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e846036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e846037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1011">136 STAT. 1011</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Personnel</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading>PERIODIC REPORT ON POSITIONS IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, NETWORKS, OR FACILITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e848748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6610 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352e">50 U.S.C. 3352e</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e848749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this Act and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this Act, and biennially thereafter,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84874a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>Such report shall take into account the potential effect of maintaining continuity of operations during a covered national emergency (as defined by section 303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dW">division W of Public Law 116–260</ref>)) and the assessed needs of the intelligence community to maintain such continuity of operations.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF EMPLOYEES OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1e84ae5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5704(c) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334b/c">50 U.S.C. 3334b(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84ae5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>After making available a report under subsection (b), the Director of National Intelligence shall annually provide a report</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide a report</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84ae5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1e84ae5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>demographic data and information on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the intelligence community, including demographic data relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84ae5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the average years of service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84ae60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the average number of years of service for each level in the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service, Senior Intelligence Service, or equivalent; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84ae61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>career categories;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="803">SEC. 803. </num><heading>PLAN FOR AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS OF SERVICES RELATING TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e84fc82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e84fc83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for providing elements of the intelligence community with the authority to enter into contracts with providers of services relating to sensitive compartmented information facilities for the providers to facilitate the use of such facilities by businesses and organizations performing work, at multiple security levels, in such facilities pursuant to contracts with the element.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1012">136 STAT. 1012</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e84fc84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84fc85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An explanation of how the Director of National Intelligence will leverage the contracting methodology of the National Reconnaissance Office for leasing sensitive compartmented information facilities, or space therein, to businesses and organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84fc86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e84fc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>Policy and budget guidance to incentivize the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to implement such plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e84fc88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e84fc89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84fc8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e84fc8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="804">SEC. 804. </num><heading>STUDY ON UTILITY OF EXPANDED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e85239c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e85239d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a study on the utility of providing elements of the intelligence community of the Department of Defense, other than the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4092">section 4092 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e85239e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e854aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e854ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="805">SEC. 805. </num><heading>REPORT ON PROSPECTIVE ABILITY TO ADMINISTER COVID–19 VACCINES AND OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e863511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e863512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, in consultation with the elements of the intelligence community and relevant public health agencies of the United States, shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the prospective ability of the intelligence community to administer COVID–19 vaccines, and such other medical interventions as may be relevant in the case of a future covered national emergency, to covered personnel (particularly with respect to essential covered personnel and covered personnel deployed outside of the United States).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e863513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e863514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e863515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The prospective ability of the elements of the intelligence community to administer COVID–19 vaccines (including subsequent booster shots for COVID–19), to covered personnel, and whether additional authorities or resources are necessary for, or may otherwise facilitate, such administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e863516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The potential risks and benefits of granting the additional authorities or resources described in paragraph (1) to the Director, the Under Secretary, or both.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1013">136 STAT. 1013</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e863517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>With respect to potential future covered national emergencies, including future outbreaks of an infectious pandemic disease or similar public health emergencies, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e863518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The ability of the intelligence community to ensure the timely administration of medical interventions to covered personnel during the covered national emergency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Whether additional authorities or resources are necessary to ensure, or may otherwise facilitate, such timely administration, including with respect to the ability of the Director or Under Secretary to provide an alternative means of access to covered personnel with reduced access to the interventions provided by the respective element.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The potential risks and benefits of granting the additional authorities or resources described in subparagraph (B) to the Director, the Under Secretary, or both.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e865c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the findings of the survey under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e865c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e865c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e865c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and prior to submitting the report under subsection (a), the Director and the Under Secretary shall jointly conduct a survey to determine the process by which each element of the intelligence community has administered COVID–19 vaccines to covered personnel, to inform continued medical care relating to COVID–19 and future responses to covered national emergencies. Such survey shall address, with respect to each element, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The timeline of the element with respect to the administration of COVID–19 vaccines prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The process by which the element determined when covered personnel would become eligible to receive the COVID–19 vaccine (including if certain categories of such personnel became eligible before others).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A general approximation of the percentage of covered personnel of the element that received the COVID–19 vaccine from the element versus through an alternative means (such as a private sector entity, foreign government, State, or local government), particularly with respect to covered personnel deployed outside of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any challenges encountered by the element with respect to the administration of COVID–19 vaccines prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any other feedback determined relevant for purposes of the survey.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e865c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the report and survey requirements under this section, the Director, the Under Secretary, and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall ensure, to the extent practicable, the preservation of medical privacy and the anonymity of data.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e865c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1014">136 STAT. 1014</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered national emergency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered national emergency</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3316b">50 U.S.C. 3316b</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered personnel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered personnel</term>” means personnel who are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>employees of, or otherwise detailed or assigned to, an element of the intelligence community; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>funded under the National Intelligence Program or the Military Intelligence Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Essential covered personnel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>essential covered personnel</term>” means covered personnel deemed essential to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>continuity of operations of the intelligence community;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>continuity of operations of the United States Government; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other purposes related to the national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e865c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National intelligence program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National Intelligence Program</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="806">SEC. 806. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e865c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352f">50 USC 3352f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDERAL POLICY ON SHARING OF COVERED INSIDER THREAT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES IN THE TRUSTED WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e86f884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Attorney General, shall issue a policy for the Federal Government on sharing covered insider threat information pertaining to contractor employees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e86f887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the policy issued under subsection (a) requires, as a condition of obtaining and maintaining a security clearance with the Federal Government, that a contractor employee provide prior written consent for the Federal Government to share covered insider threat information with the senior official responsible for the insider threat program of the contracting agency. The Director may include in such policy restrictions on the further disclosure of such information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e86f888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>On a quarterly basis during the period in which the Director is developing the policy under subsection (a), the Director shall consult with Congress and industry partners with respect to such development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e86f88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the issuance of the policy under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to Congress and make available to such industry partners as the Director and the Secretary consider appropriate a review of the policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the utility and effectiveness of the policy issued under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1015">136 STAT. 1015</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Such recommendations as the Director and the Secretary determine appropriate with respect to legislative or administrative action relevant to such policy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e86f893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered insider threat information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered insider threat information</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means information that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>is relevant with respect to adjudications relating to determinations of eligibility for access to classified information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an agency or department of the Federal Government has vetted and verified; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>according to Director of National Intelligence policy, is considered relevant to the ability of a contractor employee to protect against insider threats as required by <ref href="/us/cfr/t32/s117.7/d">section 117.7(d) of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulation; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>includes pertinent information considered in the counter-threat assessment, as authorized by a provision of Federal law or Executive Order.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e86f89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contractor employee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>contractor employee</term>” means an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of a department or agency of the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="807">SEC. 807. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e86f89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>GOVERNANCE OF TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8794dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352f">50 USC 3352f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Governance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of National Intelligence, acting as the Security Executive Agent, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent, in coordination with the Deputy Director for Management in the Office of Management and Budget, acting as the chairman of the Performance Accountability Council, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall jointly—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, publish, in the Federal Register as appropriate, a policy with guidelines and standards for Federal Government agencies and industry partners to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every 6 months thereafter, submit to Congress a report on the timing, delivery, and adoption of Federal Government agencies’ policies, products, and services to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, including those associated with the National Background Investigation Service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Performance metrics.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress performance management metrics for the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, including performance metrics regarding timeliness, cost, and measures of effectiveness.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8794e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Study on Trusted Workforce 2.0</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall enter into an agreement with an entity that is not part of the Federal Government to conduct a study <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1016">136 STAT. 1016</page> on the effectiveness of the initiatives of the Federal Government known as Trusted Workforce 1.25, 1.5, and 2.0.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8794ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of how effective such initiatives are or will be in determining who should or should not have access to classified information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A comparison of the effectiveness of such initiatives with the system of periodic reinvestigations that was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Identification of what is lost from the suspension of universal periodic reinvestigations in favor of a system of continuous vetting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of the relative effectiveness of Trusted Workforce 1.25, Trusted Workforce 1.5, and Trusted Workforce 2.0.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the findings from the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The congressional intelligence committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8794f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Organizations and Capabilities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="811">SEC. 811. </num><heading>PLAN TO ESTABLISH INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA PROGRAM OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e880a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e880a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e880a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish an integrated commercial geospatial intelligence data program office.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e880a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An explanation of how the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office will elevate the commercial space program office within the organizational structure of the National Reconnaissance Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An explanation of how the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will integrate the commercial space program office within the National Reconnaissance Office to include empowered functional manager personnel to ensure imagery purchases are responsive to functional manager-provided requirements and priorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An explanation of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1017">136 STAT. 1017</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an approach that will rapidly leverage innovative commercial geospatial intelligence data capabilities to meet new intelligence challenges and inform operational requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>how the Directors will annually evaluate new commercially available capabilities and provide opportunities for new entrants; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how the Directors will synchronize the procurement of commercial geospatial intelligence data and commercial geospatial intelligence analytic services, respectively.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e880a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e880a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="812">SEC. 812. </num><heading>CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACQUISITION INNOVATION CENTER REPORT, STRATEGY, AND PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e885853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for Report and Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e885854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a report stating the mission and purpose of the Acquisition Innovation Center of the Agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e885855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a strategy for incorporating the Acquisition Innovation Center into the standard operating procedures and procurement and acquisition practices of the Agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e885856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e885857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, using the findings of the Director with respect to the report submitted under subsection (a)(1), submit to the congressional intelligence committees an implementation plan that addresses—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e885858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how the Director will ensure the contracting officers of the Agency and the technical representatives of the Acquisition Innovation Center for the contracting officers have access to the technical expertise required to inform requirements development, technology maturity assessments, and monitoring of acquisitions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e885859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how the plan specifically applies to technical industries, including telecommunications, software, aerospace, and large-scale construction; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88585a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>projections for resources necessary to support the Acquisition Innovation Center, including staff, training, and contracting support tools.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="813">SEC. 813. </num><heading>REPORT ON UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e887f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e887f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in consultation with such other Federal Government entities as the Director considers relevant, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the status of the intelligence collection, analysis, and operational capabilities of the United States Southern Command to support Latin America-based missions.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1018">136 STAT. 1018</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e88a67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e88a67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88a67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88a680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="814">SEC. 814. </num><heading>REPORT ON PROJECT MAVEN TRANSITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e88f4a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e88f4a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in consultation with such other Federal Government entities as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the transition of Project Maven to operational mission support.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e88f4a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan of Action and Milestones</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan of action and milestones that identifies—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88f4a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the milestones and decision points leading up to the transition of successful geospatial intelligence capabilities developed under Project Maven to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88f4a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e88f4a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Metrics.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e88f4a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>the metrics of success regarding the transition described in paragraph (1) and mission support provided to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e88f4a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e88f4a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88f4aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e88f4ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="815">SEC. 815. </num><heading>REPORT ON FUTURE STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8942cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment and Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8942cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct an assessment as to the future structure, responsibilities, and organizational placement of the Foreign Malign Influence Center; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8942ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the findings of the Director with respect to the assessment conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8942cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8942d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8942d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of whether the statutory functions of the Foreign Malign Influence Center are optimized to the needs of the intelligence community and policymakers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8942d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of potential changes to the statutory functions of the Foreign Malign Influence Center that might further advance the counter-foreign malign influence mission of the Center and the intelligence community, including whether the Director of the Foreign Malign Influence Center should continue to report directly to the Director of National Intelligence and whether the Foreign Malign Influence Center should remain a separate, stand-alone center; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1019">136 STAT. 1019</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8942d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an assessment of the risks, benefits, and feasibility of predominantly staffing the Foreign Malign Influence Center with detailees from other agencies, including from outside the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="821">SEC. 821. </num><heading>BIENNIAL REPORTS ON FOREIGN BIOLOGICAL THREATS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8990f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e8a0625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1111">“SEC. 1111. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a0626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3241">50 USC 3241</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">BIENNIAL REPORTS ON FOREIGN BIOLOGICAL THREATS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8a0627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a0628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>On a biennial basis until the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the activities, prioritization, and responsibilities of the intelligence community with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8a0629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a062a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a062b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>A detailed description of all activities relating to such threats undertaken by each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any gaps in such activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a062c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A detailed description of all duties and responsibilities relating to such threats explicitly authorized or otherwise assigned, exclusively or jointly, to each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any identified gaps in such duties or responsibilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a062d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A description of the coordination among the relevant elements of the intelligence community with respect to the activities specified in paragraph (1) and the duties and responsibilities specified in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a062e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a062f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory of the strategies, plans, policies, and interagency agreements of the intelligence community relating to the collection, monitoring, analysis, mitigation, and attribution of such threats, and an assessment of any identified gaps therein.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A description of the coordination and interactions among the relevant elements of the intelligence community and non-intelligence community partners.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>An assessment of foreign malign influence efforts relating to such threats, including any foreign academics engaged in such efforts, and a description of how the intelligence community contributes to efforts by non-intelligence community partners to counter such foreign malign influence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8a0632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a0633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8a0634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1020">136 STAT. 1020</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered country</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>China;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Iran;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>North Korea;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Russia; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a063a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a063b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>any other foreign country—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a063c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>from which the Director of National Intelligence determines a biological threat emanates; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a063d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that the Director determines has a known history of, or has been assessed as having conditions present for, infectious disease outbreaks or epidemics.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a063e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign biological threat</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>foreign biological threat</term>’ means biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally occurring infectious diseases, or accidental exposures to biological materials, without regard to whether the threat originates from a state actor, a non-state actor, natural conditions, or an undetermined source.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a063f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign malign influence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>foreign malign influence</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 119C(e) of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8a0640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-intelligence community partner</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>non-intelligence community partner</term>’ means a Federal department or agency that is not an element of the intelligence community.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8a0641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8a0642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3241">50 USC 3241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the first report required under section 1111 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="822">SEC. 822. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON CERTAIN CYBER VULNERABILITIES PROCURED BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8a7b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 821, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e8ac994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1112">“SEC. 1112. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8ac995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3242">50 USC 3242</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ANNUAL REPORTS ON CERTAIN CYBER VULNERABILITIES PROCURED BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8ac996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8ac997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8ac998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis through 2026, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing information on foreign commercial providers and the cyber vulnerabilities procured by the intelligence community through foreign commercial providers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8ac999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8ac99a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8ac99b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>A description of each cyber vulnerability procured through a foreign commercial provider, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8ac99c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the vulnerability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8ac99d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date of the procurement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8ac99e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>whether the procurement consisted of only that vulnerability or included other vulnerabilities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1021">136 STAT. 1021</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the cost of the procurement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the identity of the commercial provider and, if the commercial provider was not the original supplier of the vulnerability, a description of the original supplier;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the country of origin of the vulnerability; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>an assessment of the ability of the intelligence community to use the vulnerability, including whether such use will be operational or for research and development, and the approximate timeline for such use.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>An assessment of foreign commercial providers that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>pose a significant threat to the national security of the United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>have provided cyber vulnerabilities to any foreign government that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>has used the cyber vulnerabilities to target United States persons, the United States Government, journalists, or dissidents; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has an established pattern or practice of violating human rights or suppressing dissent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8af0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of whether the intelligence community has conducted business with the foreign commercial providers identified under paragraph (2) during the 5-year period preceding the date of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8af0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8af0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial provider</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>commercial provider</term>’ means any person that sells, or acts as a broker, for a cyber vulnerability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8af0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cyber vulnerability</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cyber vulnerability</term>’ means any tool, exploit, vulnerability, or code that is intended to compromise a device, network, or system, including such a tool, exploit, vulnerability, or code procured by the intelligence community for purposes of research and development.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8af0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8af0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3242">50 USC 3242 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency shall jointly submit the first report required under section 1112 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="823">SEC. 823. </num><heading>PERIODIC REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8b3de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Reports Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 822, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1e8b8c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1113">“SEC. 1113. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3243">50 USC 3243</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">PERIODIC REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>On a basis that is not less frequent than once every 4 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of such other agencies as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the technology strategy of the intelligence community, which shall be designed to support the maintenance of the leadership of the United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1022">136 STAT. 1022</page> States in critical and emerging technologies essential to the national security of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of technologies critical to the national security of the United States, particularly those technologies with respect to which foreign countries that are adversarial to the United States have or are poised to match or surpass the technology leadership of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of current technology policies of the intelligence community, including long-term goals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>An identification of sectors and supply chains the Director determines to be of the greatest strategic importance to national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An identification of opportunities to protect the leadership of the United States, and the allies and partners of the United States, in critical technologies, including through targeted export controls, investment screening, and counterintelligence activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>An identification of research and development areas the Director determines critical to the national security of the United States, including areas in which the private sector does not focus.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for growing talent in key critical and emerging technologies and enhancing the ability of the intelligence community to recruit and retain individuals with critical skills relating to such technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>An identification of opportunities to improve the leadership of the United States in critical technologies, including opportunities to develop international partnerships to reinforce domestic policy actions, develop new markets, engage in collaborative research, and maintain an international environment that reflects the values of the United States and protects the interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Technology annex.</p></sidenote><content>A technology annex to establish an approach for the identification, prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging technologies critical to the mission of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Such other information as the Director determines may be necessary to inform Congress on matters relating to the technology strategy of the intelligence community and related implications for the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Annex</inline>.—</heading><content>Each annex submitted under subsection (b)(8) may be submitted in classified form.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8b8c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8b8c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3243">50 USC 3243 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the first report required under section 1113 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="824">SEC. 824. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORTS ON FOREIGN RACIALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMISTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Assessment</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1023">136 STAT. 1023</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence assessment on significant threats to the United States associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations that pose a significant threat to the national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>With respect to each such organization—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an overview of the membership, ideology, and activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of any transnational links to the United States or United States persons;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a description of the leadership, plans, intentions, and capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>whether (and if so, to what extent) foreign governments or their proxies provide any manner of support to such organizations, including a list of each such foreign government or proxy;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a description of the composition and characteristics of the members and support networks, including whether (and if so, to what extent) the members are also a part of a military, security service, or police;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a description of financing and other forms of material support;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>an assessment of trends and patterns relative to communications, travel, and training (including whether and to what extent the organization is engaged in or facilitating military or paramilitary training);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>an assessment of the radicalization and recruitment, including an analysis of the extremist messaging motivating members and supporters; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>whether (and if so, to what extent) foreign governments have sufficient laws and policies to counter threats to the United States associated with the organization, including best practices and gaps.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of the status and extent of information sharing, intelligence partnerships, foreign police cooperation, and mutual legal assistance between the United States and foreign governments relative to countering threats to the United States associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of intelligence gaps and recommendations on how to remedy such gaps.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An opportunity analysis regarding countering such threats, including, at a minimum, with respect to mitigating and disrupting the transnational nexus.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1024">136 STAT. 1024</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><content>The intelligence assessment under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that meets the analytic integrity and tradecraft standards of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The intelligence assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in electronic form that is fully indexed and searchable. In carrying out this paragraph, the officials responsible for submitting such assessment shall ensure that the assessment is unclassified to the extent practicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in a manner consistent with the authorities and responsibilities of such Secretary or Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the use of Federal laws, regulations, and policies by the Federal Government to counter significant threats to the United States and United States persons associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>An identification, description, and assessment of the use and efficacy of, Federal laws, regulations, and policies used by the Federal Government to address significant threats to the United States and United States persons associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations, including pursuant to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s485">6 U.S.C. 485</ref>) and section 119 of the National Security Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3056">50 U.S.C. 3056</ref>), particularly with respect to the coordination and integration of all instruments of national power;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Executive Order 12333 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3001">50 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref>), as amended;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the designation of foreign terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the designation of specially designated terrorists, specially designated global terrorists, or specially designated nationals and blocked persons, pursuant to Executive Orders 13886, 13372, and 13224 and parts 594, 595, 596, and 597 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t31">title 31, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>National Security Presidential Memorandums 7 and 9, particularly with respect to the sharing of terrorism information and screening and vetting activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>any other applicable Federal laws, regulations, or policies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1025">136 STAT. 1025</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of whether (and if so, to what extent and why) such Federal laws, regulations, and policies are sufficient to counter such threats, including a description of any gaps and specific examples to illustrate such gaps.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations regarding how to remedy the gaps under subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy and civil liberties assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, in consultation with the civil liberties and privacy officers of the Federal departments and agencies the Board determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an assessment of the impacts on the privacy and civil liberties of United States persons concerning the use or recommended use of any Federal laws, regulations, and policies specified in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8d12e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on options to develop protections to mitigate such impacts.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in electronic form that is fully indexed and searchable. In carrying out this paragraph, the officials responsible for submitting such report shall ensure that the report is unclassified to the extent practicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report under paragraph (1) as a separate report from the report submitted under section 826(a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8d12e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government, the Subcommittees on Homeland Security, and the Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terrorism information</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>terrorism information</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 1016(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s485/a">6 U.S.C. 485(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8d12ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>United States person</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3039">50 U.S.C. 3039</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="825">SEC. 825. </num><heading>NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON ESCALATION AND DE-ESCALATION OF GRAY ZONE ACTIVITIES IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The conventional power of the United States has driven foreign adversaries to a level of competition that does not always depend on military confrontation with the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1026">136 STAT. 1026</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Rather than challenging the United States in a manner that could provoke a kinetic military response, foreign adversaries of the United States have turned to carrying out gray zone activities to advance the interests of such adversaries, weaken the power of the United States, and erode the norms that underpin the United States-led international order.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Gray zone activity falls on a spectrum of attribution and deniability that ranges from covert adversary operations, to detectible covert adversary operations, to unattributable adversary operations, to deniable adversary operations, to open adversary operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>To adequately address such a shift to gray zone activity, the United States must understand what actions tend to either escalate or de-escalate such activity by its adversaries.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The laws, principles, and values of the United States are strategic advantages in great power competition with authoritarian foreign adversaries that carry out gray zone activities, because such laws, principles, and values increase the appeal of the governance model of the United States, and the United States-led international order, to states and peoples around the world.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>The international security environment has demonstrated numerous examples of gray zone activities carried out by foreign adversaries, including the following activities of foreign adversaries:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Information operations, such as efforts by Russia to influence the 2020 United States Federal elections (as described in the March 15, 2021, intelligence community assessment of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence made publicly available on March 15, 2021).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Adversary political coercion operations, such as the wielding of energy by Russia, particularly in the context of Ukrainian gas pipelines, to coerce its neighbors into compliance with its policies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Adversary economic coercion operations, such as the threat, and use, by China of economic retaliation to coerce sovereign countries into compliance with its policies or to blunt any criticism of its violations of the rules-based international order and its perpetration of severe human rights abuses.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Cyber operations, such as the use by China of cyber tools to conduct industrial espionage.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f35db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Provision of support to proxy forces, such as the support provided by Iran to Hezbollah and Shia militia groups.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Provocation by armed forces controlled by the government of the foreign adversary through measures that do not rise to the level of an armed attack, such as the use of the China Coast Guard and maritime militia by China to harass the fishing vessels of other countries in the South China Sea.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Alleged uses of lethal force on foreign soil, such as the 2018 poisoning of Sergei Skripal in London by Russia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The potential use by an adversary of technology that causes anomalous health incidents among United States Government personnel.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1027">136 STAT. 1027</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Intelligence Estimate</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce a National Intelligence Estimate on how foreign adversaries use gray zone activities to advance interests, what responses by the United States (or the allies or partners of the United States) would tend to result in the escalation or de-escalation of such gray zone activities by foreign adversaries, and any opportunities for the United States to minimize the extent to which foreign adversaries use gray zone activities in furtherance of great power competition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent determined appropriate by the National Intelligence Council, the National Intelligence Estimate produced under paragraph (1) may include an assessment of the following topics:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Any potential or actual lethal or harmful gray zone activities carried out against the United States by foreign adversaries, including against United States Government employees and United States persons, whether located within or outside of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>To the extent such activities have occurred, or are predicted to occur—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>opportunities to reduce or deter any such activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any actions of the United States Government that would tend to result in the escalation or de-escalation of such activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any incidents in which foreign adversaries could have used, but ultimately did not use, gray zone activities to advance the interests of such adversaries, including an assessment as to why the foreign adversary ultimately did not use gray zone activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The effect of lowering the United States Government threshold for the public attribution of detectible covert adversary operations, unattributable adversary operations, and deniable adversary operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The effect of lowering the United States Government threshold for responding to detectible covert adversary operations, unattributable adversary operations, and deniable adversary operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The extent to which the governments of foreign adversaries exercise control over any proxies or parastate actors used by such governments in carrying out gray zone activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The extent to which gray zone activities carried out by foreign adversaries affect the private sector of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The international norms that provide the greatest deterrence to gray zone activities carried out by foreign adversaries, and opportunities for strengthening those norms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>The effect, if any, of the strengthening of democratic governance abroad on the resilience of United States allies and partners to gray zone activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Opportunities to strengthen the resilience of United States allies and partners to gray zone activities, and associated tactics, carried out by foreign adversaries.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1028">136 STAT. 1028</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Opportunities for the United States to improve the detection of, and early warning for, such activities and tactics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Opportunities for the United States to galvanize international support in responding to such activities and tactics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the National Intelligence Estimate produced under paragraph (1). In so submitting the Estimate to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director shall include all intelligence reporting underlying the Estimate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice regarding submission</inline>.—</heading><content>If at any time before the deadline specified in subparagraph (A), the Director determines that the National Intelligence Estimate produced under paragraph (1) cannot be submitted by such deadline, the Director shall (before such deadline) submit to the committees specified in subparagraph (A) a report setting forth the reasons why the National Intelligence Estimate cannot be submitted by such deadline and an estimated date for the submission of the National Intelligence Estimate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Any report under subparagraph (B) shall be submitted in unclassified form.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public version</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, at the same time as the Director submits to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the National Intelligence Estimate under paragraph (1), the Director shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Director an unclassified version of the key findings of the National Intelligence Estimate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3316c">50 USC 3316c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gray zone activity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>gray zone activity</term>” means an activity to advance the national interests of a State that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>falls between ordinary statecraft and open warfare;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>is carried out with an intent to maximize the advancement of interests of the state without provoking a kinetic military response by the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>falls on a spectrum that ranges from covert adversary operations, to detectible covert adversary operations, to unattributable adversary operations, to deniable adversary operations, to open adversary operations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covert adversary operation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covert adversary operation</term>” means an operation by an adversary that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the adversary intends to remain below the threshold at which the United States detects the operation; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1029">136 STAT. 1029</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>does stay below such threshold.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detectible covert adversary operation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>detectible covert adversary operation</term>” means an operation by an adversary that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the adversary intends to remain below the threshold at which the United States detects the operation; but</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>is ultimately detected by the United States at a level below the level at which the United States will publicly attribute the operation to the adversary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unattributable adversary operation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>unattributable adversary operation</term>” means an operation by an adversary that the adversary intends to be detected by the United States, but remains below the threshold at which the United States will publicly attribute the operation to the adversary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deniable adversary operation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>deniable adversary operation</term>” means an operation by an adversary that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the adversary intends to be detected and publicly or privately attributed by the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the adversary intends to deny, to limit the response by the United States, and any allies of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open adversary operation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>open adversary operation</term>” means an operation by an adversary that the adversary openly acknowledges as attributable to the adversary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement to Develop Lexicon</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall develop a lexicon of common terms (and corresponding definitions for such terms) for concepts associated with gray zone activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8f5d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the lexicon under paragraph (1), the National Intelligence Council shall include in the lexicon each term (and the corresponding definition for each term) specified in subsection (b)(5), unless the National Intelligence Council determines that an alternative term (or alternative definition)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>more accurately describes a concept associated with gray zone activities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is preferable for any other reason.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall publish a report containing the lexicon developed under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8f5d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published in unclassified form.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="826">SEC. 826. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF ROLE OF FOREIGN GROUPS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8fab44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e8fab45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8fab46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>complete an assessment to identify the role of foreign groups, including entities, adversaries, governments, or other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1030">136 STAT. 1030</page> groups, in domestic violent extremist activities in the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8fab47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the findings of the Director with respect to the assessment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8fab48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8fab49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report under subsection (a)(2) as a separate report from the report submitted under section 824(b)(1).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e8fab4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8fab4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8fab4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e8fab4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="827">SEC. 827. </num><heading>REPORT ON POTENTIAL INCLUSION WITHIN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e90478e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e90478f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the potential advantages and disadvantages of <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> the Office of National Security of the Department of Health and Human Services as a new element of the intelligence community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e904790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e904792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The likelihood that the addition of the Office of National Security as a new element of the intelligence community would increase connectivity between other elements of the intelligence community working on health security topics and the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The likelihood that such addition would increase the flow of raw intelligence and finished intelligence products to officials of the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The likelihood that such addition would facilitate the flow of information relating to health security topics to intelligence analysts of various other elements of the intelligence community working on such topics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The extent to which such addition would clearly demonstrate to both the national security community and the public health community that health security is national security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Any anticipated impediments to such addition relating to additional budgetary oversight by the executive branch or Congress.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any other significant advantages or disadvantages of such addition, as identified by either the Director of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1031">136 STAT. 1031</page> National Intelligence or the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e904799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e90479a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e90479b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>A joint recommendation by the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as to whether to add the Office of National Security as a new element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e90479c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e90479d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e90479e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e90479f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9047a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="828">SEC. 828. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFORTS TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED HYBRID SPACE ARCHITECTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e9095c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e9095c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e9095c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for 2 years thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the efforts of the intelligence community to build an integrated hybrid space architecture that combines national and commercial capabilities and large and small satellites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e9095c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e9095c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9095c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of how the integrated hybrid space architecture approach is being realized in the overhead architecture of the National Reconnaissance Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9095c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the benefits to the mission of the National Reconnaissance Office and the cost of integrating capabilities from smaller, proliferated satellites and data from commercial satellites with the national technical means architecture.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e9095c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9095c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9095ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="829">SEC. 829. </num><heading>REPORT ON CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e91a73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e91a73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on certain actions taken by the intelligence community with respect to human rights and international humanitarian law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1032">136 STAT. 1032</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e91a73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A detailed explanation of whether, and to what extent, each element of the intelligence community has provided intelligence products relating to the efforts of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury regarding the categorization, determinations on eligibility for assistance and training, and general understanding, of covered entities that commit, engage, or are otherwise complicit in, violations of human rights or international humanitarian law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A detailed explanation of whether, and to what extent, each element of the intelligence community has provided intelligence products relating to any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dG">division G of Public Law 116–94</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 U.S.C. 1182 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The visa restriction policy of the Department of State announced on February 26, 2021, and commonly referred to as the “Khashoggi Ban”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The annual report requirement of the Department of Defense under section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1572">131 Stat. 1572</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of <ref href="/us/pl/114/328/tXII">title XII of Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656">22 U.S.C. 2656 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>A detailed explanation of the following processes:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The process of each element of the intelligence community for monitoring covered entities for derogatory human rights or international humanitarian law information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The process of each element of the intelligence community for determining the credibility of derogatory human rights or international humanitarian law information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The process of each element of the intelligence community for determining what further action is appropriate if derogatory human rights or international humanitarian law information is determined to be credible.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e91a749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>An unredacted copy of each policy or similar document that describes a process specified in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a74a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A detailed explanation of whether, with respect to each element of the intelligence community, the head of the element has changed or restricted any activities of the element in response to derogatory human rights or international humanitarian law information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a74b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e91a74c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Examples of any changes or restrictions specified in paragraph (5) taken by the head of the element of the intelligence community during the two years preceding the date of the submission of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e91a74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e91a74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1033">136 STAT. 1033</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government and the Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered entity</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means an individual, unit, or foreign government that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>has a cooperative relationship with the United States Government; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>is the target of an intelligence collection activity carried out by the United States Government; but</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not include an employee of the United States Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Derogatory human rights or international humanitarian law information</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>derogatory human rights or international humanitarian law information</term>” means information tending to suggest that a covered entity committed, participated, or was otherwise complicit in, a violation of human rights or international humanitarian law, regardless of the credibility of such information, the source of the information, or the level of classification of the information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e91a75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Violation of human rights or international humanitarian law</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>violation of human rights or international humanitarian law</term>” includes a violation of any authority or obligation of the United States Government related to human rights or international humanitarian law, without regard to whether such authority or obligation is codified in a provision of law, regulation, or policy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="830">SEC. 830. </num><heading>REPORT ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e926aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e926aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, and any other head of an element of the intelligence community that the Director of National Intelligence determines relevant, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on rare earth elements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e926aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e926aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e926ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment coordinated by the National Intelligence Council of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>long-term trends in the global rare earth element industry;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the national security, economic, and industrial risks to the United States, and to the partners and allies of the United States, with respect to relying on foreign countries, including China, for rare earth mining and the processing or production of rare earth elements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>the intentions of foreign governments, including the government of China, with respect to limiting, reducing, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1034">136 STAT. 1034</page> or ending access of the United States or the partners and allies of the United States to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>rare earth elements; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any aspect of the rare earth mining, processing, or production chain; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>opportunities for the United States, and for the partners and allies of the United States, to assure continued access to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>rare earth elements; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the rare earth mining, processing, or production chain.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any relevant procurement, use, and supply chain needs of the intelligence community with respect to rare earth elements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any relevant planning or efforts by the intelligence community to assure secured access to rare earth elements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any assessed vulnerabilities or risks to the intelligence community with respect to rare earth elements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any relevant planning or efforts by the intelligence community to coordinate with departments and agencies of the United States Government that are not elements of the intelligence community on securing the rare earth element supply chain; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e926abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any previous or anticipated efforts by the Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force established under section 6306 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3370">50 U.S.C. 3370</ref>) with respect to rare earth elements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e926abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e926ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rare Earth Elements Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>rare earth elements</term>” includes products that contain rare earth elements, including rare earth magnets.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="831">SEC. 831. </num><heading>REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF ALL-SOURCE CYBER INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e9290d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e9290d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, in coordination with the Inspector General of the National Security Agency and the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the effectiveness of the intelligence community with respect to the integration and dissemination of all-source intelligence relating to foreign cyber threats.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e9290d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e9290d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9290d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of the all-source cyber intelligence integration capabilities of the intelligence community, including the identification of capability gaps relating to the integration of all-source intelligence, or any deficiencies associated with the timely dissemination of such intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e9290d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of the intelligence community in analyzing and reporting on cyber supply chain risks, including with respect to interagency coordination and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1035">136 STAT. 1035</page> the leadership of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="832">SEC. 832. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON TRAININGS RELATING TO BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e92b7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e92b7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the feasibility and benefits of providing training described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e92b7e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e92b7ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Training described in this subsection is training that meets the following criteria:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e92b7eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The training is on cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, or both subjects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e92defc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The training may be provided through partnerships with universities or private sector entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="833">SEC. 833. </num><heading>REPORT ON TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGIES OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e93060d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e93060e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e93060f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e930610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e930611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every 2 years until the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report assessing commercial and foreign trends in technologies the Director considers of strategic importance to the national and economic security of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e930612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e930613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e930614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e930615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A list of the top technology focus areas the Director determines to be of the greatest strategic importance to the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e930616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A list of the top technology focus areas in which the Director determines foreign countries that are adversarial to the United States are poised to match or surpass the technological leadership of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e930617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e930618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may be submitted in the form of a National Intelligence Estimate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e930619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e93061a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><content>shall be submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="834">SEC. 834. </num><heading>PLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e937b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e937b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e937b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall coordinate with the heads of other elements of the intelligence community and, in conjunction with the heads of those elements, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop a plan for the development and resourcing of a modern digital ecosystem that embraces state-of-the-art tools and modern processes to enable development, testing, fielding, and continuous updating of artificial intelligence-powered applications at speed and scale from headquarters to the tactical edge; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the congressional intelligence committees the plan developed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e937b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At a minimum, the plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1036">136 STAT. 1036</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Policies to enable elements of the intelligence community to adopt a hoteling model to allow trusted small- and medium-sized artificial intelligence companies access to classified facilities on a flexible basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Policies for an open architecture and an evolving reference design and guidance for needed technical investments in the proposed ecosystem that address issues, including common interfaces, authentication, applications, platforms, software, hardware, and data infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Policies to ensure, to the extent possible, interoperability, and the reduction of duplication, of artificial intelligence capabilities developed or acquired by elements of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e937b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e937b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>A governance structure, together with associated policies and guidance, to drive the implementation of the reference throughout the intelligence community on a federated basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Community standards for the use of artificial intelligence and associated data, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e937b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e937b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e937b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to ensure that use of artificial intelligence and associated data by the Federal Government related to United States persons comport with rights relating to freedom of expression, equal protection, privacy, and due process.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e937b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The plan submitted under subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="835">SEC. 835. </num><heading>REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR AND CAPACITY OF THE SERGEANTS AT ARMS OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e948ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Intelligence Support</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e948cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittees on Homeland Security of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and congressional leadership a report on intelligence support provided to the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Policies related to the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police as customers of intelligence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>How the intelligence community, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are structured, staffed, and resourced to provide intelligence support to the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The classified electronic and telephony interoperability of the intelligence community, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1037">136 STAT. 1037</page> with the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any expedited security clearances provided for the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>Counterterrorism intelligence and other intelligence relevant to the physical security of Congress that are provided to the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strategic analysis and real-time warning; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>access to classified systems for transmitting and posting intelligence.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>Cyber intelligence relevant to the protection of cyber networks of Congress and the personal devices and accounts of Members and employees of Congress, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strategic and real-time warnings, such as malware signatures and other indications of attack; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>access to classified systems for transmitting and posting intelligence.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e948cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government Accountability Office Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a report on the capacity of the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police to access and use intelligence and threat information relevant to the physical and cyber security of Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1e948cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the extent to which the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police have the resources, including facilities, cleared personnel, and necessary training, and authorities to adequately access, analyze, manage, and use intelligence and threat information necessary to defend the physical and cyber security of Congress.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The extent to which the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police communicate and coordinate threat data with each other and with other local law enforcement entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1e948ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Rules and Administration, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on House Administration, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1038">136 STAT. 1038</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional leadership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>congressional leadership</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the minority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e948cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e94b3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1e94b3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sergeants at arms</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Sergeants at Arms</term>” means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION Y—

Cyber Incident

Reporting for

Critical

Infrastructure

Act of 2022.

CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2022
SEC. 101.

6 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022”.
SEC. 102.

6 USC 665j note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Covered cyber incident; covered entity; cyber incident; information system; ransom payment; ransomware attack; security vulnerability.—The terms “covered cyber incident”, “covered entity”, “cyber incident”, “information system”, “ransom payment”, “ransomware attack”, and “security vulnerability” have the meanings given those terms in section 2240 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division. (2) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
SEC. 103. CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING.(a) Cyber Incident Reporting.—Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended—(1) in section 2209(c) (6 U.S.C. 659(c))—(A) in paragraph (11), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(13) receiving, aggregating, and analyzing reports related to covered cyber incidents (as defined in section 2240) submitted by covered entities (as defined in section 2240) and reports related to ransom payments (as defined in section 2240) submitted by covered entities (as defined in section 2240) in furtherance of the activities specified in sections 2202(e), 2203, and 2241, this subsection, and any other authorized activity of the Director, to enhance the situational awareness of cybersecurity threats across critical infrastructure sectors.” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 1039 “Subtitle D—Cyber Incident Reporting
“SEC. 2240.

6 USC 681.

DEFINITIONS.  “In this subtitle:“(1) Center.—The term ‘Center’ means the center established under section 2209. “(2) Cloud service provider.—The term ‘cloud service provider’ means an entity offering products or services related to cloud computing, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 800–145 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto. “(3) Council.—The term ‘Council’ means the Cyber Incident Reporting Council described in section 2246. “(4) Covered cyber incident.—The term ‘covered cyber incident’ means a substantial cyber incident experienced by a covered entity that satisfies the definition and criteria established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to section 2242(b). “(5) Covered entity.—The term ‘covered entity’ means an entity in a critical infrastructure sector, as defined in Presidential Policy Directive 21, that satisfies the definition established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to section 2242(b). “(6) Cyber incident.—The term ‘cyber incident’—“(A) has the meaning given the term ‘incident’ in section 2209; and “(B) does not include an occurrence that imminently, but not actually, jeopardizes—“(i) information on information systems; or “(ii) information systems. “(7) Cyber threat.—The term ‘cyber threat’ has the meaning given the term ‘cybersecurity threat’ in section 2201. “(8) Cyber threat indicator; cybersecurity purpose; defensive measure; federal entity; security vulnerability.—The terms ‘cyber threat indicator’, ‘cybersecurity purpose’, ‘defensive measure’, ‘Federal entity’, and ‘security vulnerability’ have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501). “(9) Incident; sharing.—The terms ‘incident’ and ‘sharing’ have the meanings given those terms in section 2209. “(10) Information sharing and analysis organization.—The term ‘Information Sharing and Analysis Organization’ has the meaning given the term in section 2222. “(11) Information system.—The term ‘information system’—“(A) has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; and “(B) includes industrial control systems, such as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, and programmable logic controllers. “(12) Managed service provider.—The term ‘managed service provider’ means an entity that delivers services, such as network, application, infrastructure, or security services, via ongoing and regular support and active administration on 136 STAT. 1040 the premises of a customer, in the data center of the entity (such as hosting), or in a third party data center. “(13) Ransom payment.—The term ‘ransom payment’ means the transmission of any money or other property or asset, including virtual currency, or any portion thereof, which has at any time been delivered as ransom in connection with a ransomware attack. “(14) Ransomware attack.—The term ‘ransomware attack’—“(A) means an incident that includes the use or threat of use of unauthorized or malicious code on an information system, or the use or threat of use of another digital mechanism such as a denial of service attack, to interrupt or disrupt the operations of an information system or compromise the confidentiality, availability, or integrity of electronic data stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system to extort a demand for a ransom payment; and “(B) does not include any such event where the demand for payment is—“(i) not genuine; or “(ii) made in good faith by an entity in response to a specific request by the owner or operator of the information system. “(15) Sector risk management agency.—The term ‘Sector Risk Management Agency’ has the meaning given the term in section 2201. “(16) Significant cyber incident.—The term ‘significant cyber incident’ means a cyber incident, or a group of related cyber incidents, that the Secretary determines is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the people of the United States. “(17) Supply chain compromise.—The term ‘supply chain compromise’ means an incident within the supply chain of an information system that an adversary can leverage or does leverage to jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits, and can occur at any point during the life cycle. “(18) Virtual currency.—The term ‘virtual currency’ means the digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value. “(19) Virtual currency address.—The term ‘virtual currency address’ means a unique public cryptographic key identifying the location to which a virtual currency payment can be made.
“SEC. 2241.

6 USC 681a.

CYBER INCIDENT REVIEW.“(a) Activities.—The Center shall—“(1)

Analysis.

Assessments.

receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome 136 STAT. 1041 those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors; “(2)

Coordination.

coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies; “(3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to—“(A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and “(B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable, related contextual information, cyber threat indicators, and defensive measures, pursuant to section 2245; “(4) establish mechanisms to receive feedback from stakeholders on how the Agency can most effectively receive covered cyber incident reports, ransom payment reports, and other voluntarily provided information, and how the Agency can most effectively support private sector cybersecurity; “(5) facilitate the timely sharing, on a voluntary basis, between relevant critical infrastructure owners and operators of information relating to covered cyber incidents and ransom payments, particularly with respect to ongoing cyber threats or security vulnerabilities and identify and disseminate ways to prevent or mitigate similar cyber incidents in the future; “(6) for a covered cyber incident, including a ransomware attack, that also satisfies the definition of a significant cyber incident, or is part of a group of related cyber incidents that together satisfy such definition, conduct a review of the details surrounding the covered cyber incident or group of those incidents and identify and disseminate ways to prevent or mitigate similar incidents in the future; “(7) with respect to covered cyber incident reports under section 2242(a) and 2243 involving an ongoing cyber threat or security vulnerability, immediately review those reports for cyber threat indicators that can be anonymized and disseminated, with defensive measures, to appropriate stakeholders, in coordination with other divisions within the Agency, as appropriate; “(8)

Publication.

Time period.

Public information.

Reports.

publish quarterly unclassified, public reports that describe aggregated, anonymized observations, findings, and recommendations based on covered cyber incident reports, which may be based on the unclassified information contained in the briefings required under subsection (c);136 STAT. 1042 “(9) proactively identify opportunities, consistent with the protections in section 2245, to leverage and utilize data on cyber incidents in a manner that enables and strengthens cybersecurity research carried out by academic institutions and other private sector organizations, to the greatest extent practicable; and “(10)

Deadline.

in accordance with section 2245 and subsection (b) of this section, as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after receiving a covered cyber incident report, ransom payment report, voluntarily submitted information pursuant to section 2243, or information received pursuant to a request for information or subpoena under section 2244, make available the information to appropriate Sector Risk Management Agencies and other appropriate Federal agencies. “(b)

President.

Interagency Sharing.—The President or a designee of the President—“(1)

Requirement.

may establish a specific time requirement for sharing information under subsection (a)(10); and “(2)

Determination.

shall determine the appropriate Federal agencies under subsection (a)(10). “(c)

Deadline.

Consultation.

Periodic Briefing.—Not later than 60 days after the effective date of the final rule required under section 2242(b), and on the first day of each month thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a briefing that characterizes the national cyber threat landscape, including the threat facing Federal agencies and covered entities, and applicable intelligence and law enforcement information, covered cyber incidents, and ransomware attacks, as of the date of the briefing, which shall—“(1) include the total number of reports submitted under sections 2242 and 2243 during the preceding month, including a breakdown of required and voluntary reports; “(2) include any identified trends in covered cyber incidents and ransomware attacks over the course of the preceding month and as compared to previous reports, including any trends related to the information collected in the reports submitted under sections 2242 and 2243, including—“(A) the infrastructure, tactics, and techniques malicious cyber actors commonly use; and “(B) intelligence gaps that have impeded, or currently are impeding, the ability to counter covered cyber incidents and ransomware threats; “(3) include a summary of the known uses of the information in reports submitted under sections 2242 and 2243; and “(4) include an unclassified portion, but may include a classified component.
“SEC. 2242.

6 USC 681b.

REQUIRED REPORTING OF CERTAIN CYBER INCIDENTS.“(a) In General.—“(1) Covered cyber incident reports.—136 STAT. 1043 “(A) In general.—A covered entity that experiences a covered cyber incident shall report the covered cyber incident to the Agency not later than 72 hours after the covered entity reasonably believes that the covered cyber incident has occurred. “(B) Limitation.—The Director may not require reporting under subparagraph (A) any earlier than 72 hours after the covered entity reasonably believes that a covered cyber incident has occurred. “(2) Ransom payment reports.—“(A) In general.—A covered entity that makes a ransom payment as the result of a ransomware attack against the covered entity shall report the payment to the Agency not later than 24 hours after the ransom payment has been made. “(B) Application.—The requirements under subparagraph (A) shall apply even if the ransomware attack is not a covered cyber incident subject to the reporting requirements under paragraph (1). “(3)

Updates.

Notification.

Supplemental reports.—A covered entity shall promptly submit to the Agency an update or supplement to a previously submitted covered cyber incident report if substantial new or different information becomes available or if the covered entity makes a ransom payment after submitting a covered cyber incident report required under paragraph (1), until such date that such covered entity notifies the Agency that the covered cyber incident at issue has concluded and has been fully mitigated and resolved. “(4) Preservation of information.—Any covered entity subject to requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall preserve data relevant to the covered cyber incident or ransom payment in accordance with procedures established in the final rule issued pursuant to subsection (b). “(5) Exceptions.—“(A) Reporting of covered cyber incident with ransom payment.

Applicability.

—If a covered entity is the victim of a covered cyber incident and makes a ransom payment prior to the 72 hour requirement under paragraph (1), such that the reporting requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) both apply, the covered entity may submit a single report to satisfy the requirements of both paragraphs in accordance with procedures established in the final rule issued pursuant to subsection (b). “(B) Substantially similar reported information.—“(i) In general.—Subject to the limitation described in clause (ii), where the Agency has an agreement in place that satisfies the requirements of section 104(a) of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall not apply to a covered entity required by law, regulation, or contract to report substantially similar information to another Federal agency within a substantially similar timeframe. “(ii) Limitation.—The exemption in clause (i) shall take effect with respect to a covered entity once an agency agreement and sharing mechanism is in place between the Agency and the respective Federal agency, 136 STAT. 1044 pursuant to section 104(a) of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. “(iii) Rules of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to—“(I) exempt a covered entity from the reporting requirements under paragraph (3) unless the supplemental report also meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph; “(II) prevent the Agency from contacting an entity submitting information to another Federal agency that is provided to the Agency pursuant to section 104 of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022; or “(III) prevent an entity from communicating with the Agency. “(C)

Determination.

Domain name system.—The requirements under paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall not apply to a covered entity or the functions of a covered entity that the Director determines constitute critical infrastructure owned, operated, or governed by multi-stakeholder organizations that develop, implement, and enforce policies concerning the Domain Name System, such as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. “(6) Manner, timing, and form of reports.—Reports made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be made in the manner and form, and within the time period in the case of reports made under paragraph (3), prescribed in the final rule issued pursuant to subsection (b). “(7) Effective date.—Paragraphs (1) through (4) shall take effect on the dates prescribed in the final rule issued pursuant to subsection (b). “(b)

Deadlines.

Rulemaking.—“(1)

Consultation.

Federal Register,

publication.

Notice of proposed rulemaking.—Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Director, in consultation with Sector Risk Management Agencies, the Department of Justice, and other Federal agencies, shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement subsection (a). “(2) Final rule.—Not later than 18 months after publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Director shall issue a final rule to implement subsection (a). “(3) Subsequent rulemakings.—“(A) In general.—The Director is authorized to issue regulations to amend or revise the final rule issued pursuant to paragraph (2). “(B)

Compliance.

Procedures.—Any subsequent rules issued under subparagraph (A) shall comply with the requirements under chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, including the issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking under section 553 of such title. “(c) Elements.—The final rule issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall be composed of the following elements:“(1) A clear description of the types of entities that constitute covered entities, based on—136 STAT. 1045“(A) the consequences that disruption to or compromise of such an entity could cause to national security, economic security, or public health and safety; “(B) the likelihood that such an entity may be targeted by a malicious cyber actor, including a foreign country; and “(C) the extent to which damage, disruption, or unauthorized access to such an entity, including the accessing of sensitive cybersecurity vulnerability information or penetration testing tools or techniques, will likely enable the disruption of the reliable operation of critical infrastructure. “(2) A clear description of the types of substantial cyber incidents that constitute covered cyber incidents, which shall—“(A) at a minimum, require the occurrence of—“(i) a cyber incident that leads to substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information system or network, or a serious impact on the safety and resiliency of operational systems and processes; “(ii) a disruption of business or industrial operations, including due to a denial of service attack, ransomware attack, or exploitation of a zero day vulnerability, against“(I) an information system or network; or “(II) an operational technology system or process; or “(iii) unauthorized access or disruption of business or industrial operations due to loss of service facilitated through, or caused by, a compromise of a cloud service provider, managed service provider, or other third-party data hosting provider or by a supply chain compromise; “(B) consider—“(i) the sophistication or novelty of the tactics used to perpetrate such a cyber incident, as well as the type, volume, and sensitivity of the data at issue; “(ii) the number of individuals directly or indirectly affected or potentially affected by such a cyber incident; and “(iii) potential impacts on industrial control systems, such as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, and programmable logic controllers; and “(C) exclude—“(i) any event where the cyber incident is perpetrated in good faith by an entity in response to a specific request by the owner or operator of the information system; and “(ii) the threat of disruption as extortion, as described in section 2240(14)(A). “(3)

Requirement.

Compliance.

A requirement that, if a covered cyber incident or a ransom payment occurs following an exempted threat described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), the covered entity shall comply with the requirements in this subtitle in reporting the covered cyber incident or ransom payment.136 STAT. 1046 “(4) A clear description of the specific required contents of a report pursuant to subsection (a)(1), which shall include the following information, to the extent applicable and available, with respect to a covered cyber incident:“(A) A description of the covered cyber incident, including—“(i) identification and a description of the function of the affected information systems, networks, or devices that were, or are reasonably believed to have been, affected by such cyber incident; “(ii) a description of the unauthorized access with substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the affected information system or network or disruption of business or industrial operations; “(iii) the estimated date range of such incident; and “(iv) the impact to the operations of the covered entity. “(B) Where applicable, a description of the vulnerabilities exploited and the security defenses that were in place, as well as the tactics, techniques, and procedures used to perpetrate the covered cyber incident. “(C) Where applicable, any identifying or contact information related to each actor reasonably believed to be responsible for such cyber incident. “(D) Where applicable, identification of the category or categories of information that were, or are reasonably believed to have been, accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person. “(E) The name and other information that clearly identifies the covered entity impacted by the covered cyber incident, including, as applicable, the State of incorporation or formation of the covered entity, trade names, legal names, or other identifiers. “(F) Contact information, such as telephone number or electronic mail address, that the Agency may use to contact the covered entity or an authorized agent of such covered entity, or, where applicable, the service provider of such covered entity acting with the express permission of, and at the direction of, the covered entity to assist with compliance with the requirements of this subtitle. “(5) A clear description of the specific required contents of a report pursuant to subsection (a)(2), which shall be the following information, to the extent applicable and available, with respect to a ransom payment:“(A) A description of the ransomware attack, including the estimated date range of the attack. “(B) Where applicable, a description of the vulnerabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures used to perpetrate the ransomware attack. “(C) Where applicable, any identifying or contact information related to the actor or actors reasonably believed to be responsible for the ransomware attack. “(D) The name and other information that clearly identifies the covered entity that made the ransom payment or on whose behalf the payment was made.136 STAT. 1047 “(E) Contact information, such as telephone number or electronic mail address, that the Agency may use to contact the covered entity that made the ransom payment or an authorized agent of such covered entity, or, where applicable, the service provider of such covered entity acting with the express permission of, and at the direction of, that covered entity to assist with compliance with the requirements of this subtitle. “(F) The date of the ransom payment. “(G) The ransom payment demand, including the type of virtual currency or other commodity requested, if applicable. “(H) The ransom payment instructions, including information regarding where to send the payment, such as the virtual currency address or physical address the funds were requested to be sent to, if applicable. “(I) The amount of the ransom payment. “(6) A clear description of the types of data required to be preserved pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the period of time for which the data is required to be preserved, and allowable uses, processes, and procedures. “(7)

Criteria.

Deadlines and criteria for submitting supplemental reports to the Agency required under subsection (a)(3), which shall—“(A)

Consultation.

be established by the Director in consultation with the Council; “(B) consider any existing regulatory reporting requirements similar in scope, purpose, and timing to the reporting requirements to which such a covered entity may also be subject, and make efforts to harmonize the timing and contents of any such reports to the maximum extent practicable; “(C) balance the need for situational awareness with the ability of the covered entity to conduct cyber incident response and investigations; and “(D) provide a clear description of what constitutes substantial new or different information. “(8)

Procedures.

Procedures for—“(A) entities, including third parties pursuant to subsection (d)(1), to submit reports required by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), including the manner and form thereof, which shall include, at a minimum, a concise, user-friendly web-based form; “(B) the Agency to carry out—“(i) the enforcement provisions of section 2244, including with respect to the issuance, service, withdrawal, referral process, and enforcement of subpoenas, appeals and due process procedures; “(ii) other available enforcement mechanisms including acquisition, suspension and debarment procedures; and “(iii) other aspects of noncompliance; “(C) implementing the exceptions provided in subsection (a)(5); and “(D) protecting privacy and civil liberties consistent with processes adopted pursuant to section 105(b) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1504(b)) and 136 STAT. 1048 anonymizing and safeguarding, or no longer retaining, information received and disclosed through covered cyber incident reports and ransom payment reports that is known to be personal information of a specific individual or information that identifies a specific individual that is not directly related to a cybersecurity threat. “(9) Other procedural measures directly necessary to implement subsection (a). “(d) Third Party Report Submission and Ransom Payment.—“(1) Report submission.—A covered entity that is required to submit a covered cyber incident report or a ransom payment report may use a third party, such as an incident response company, insurance provider, service provider, Information Sharing and Analysis Organization, or law firm, to submit the required report under subsection (a). “(2) Ransom payment.—If a covered entity impacted by a ransomware attack uses a third party to make a ransom payment, the third party shall not be required to submit a ransom payment report for itself under subsection (a)(2). “(3) Duty to report.—Third-party reporting under this subparagraph does not relieve a covered entity from the duty to comply with the requirements for covered cyber incident report or ransom payment report submission. “(4) Responsibility to advise.—Any third party used by a covered entity that knowingly makes a ransom payment on behalf of a covered entity impacted by a ransomware attack shall advise the impacted covered entity of the responsibilities of the impacted covered entity regarding reporting ransom payments under this section. “(e) Outreach to Covered Entities.—“(1) In general.—The Agency shall conduct an outreach and education campaign to inform likely covered entities, entities that offer or advertise as a service to customers to make or facilitate ransom payments on behalf of covered entities impacted by ransomware attacks and other appropriate entities of the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). “(2) Elements.—The outreach and education campaign under paragraph (1) shall include the following:“(A) An overview of the final rule issued pursuant to subsection (b). “(B) An overview of mechanisms to submit to the Agency covered cyber incident reports, ransom payment reports, and information relating to the disclosure, retention, and use of covered cyber incident reports and ransom payment reports under this section. “(C) An overview of the protections afforded to covered entities for complying with the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). “(D) An overview of the steps taken under section 2244 when a covered entity is not in compliance with the reporting requirements under subsection (a). “(E) Specific outreach to cybersecurity vendors, cyber incident response providers, cybersecurity insurance entities, and other entities that may support covered entities. “(F) An overview of the privacy and civil liberties requirements in this subtitle.136 STAT. 1049 “(3) Coordination.—In conducting the outreach and education campaign required under paragraph (1), the Agency may coordinate with—“(A) the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council established under section 871; “(B) Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations; “(C) trade associations; “(D) information sharing and analysis centers; “(E) sector coordinating councils; and “(F)

Determination.

any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. “(f) Exemption.—Sections 3506(c), 3507, 3508, and 3509 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to any action to carry out this section. “(g) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall affect the authorities of the Federal Government to implement the requirements of Executive Order 14028 (86 Fed. Reg. 26633; relating to improving the nation’s cybersecurity), including changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations and remedies to include suspension and debarment. “(h) Savings Provision.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or to abrogate, modify, or otherwise limit the authority that is vested in any officer or any agency of the United States Government to regulate or take action with respect to the cybersecurity of an entity.
“SEC. 2243.

6 USC 681c.

VOLUNTARY REPORTING OF OTHER CYBER INCIDENTS.“(a) In General.—Entities may voluntarily report cyber incidents or ransom payments to the Agency that are not required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 2242(a), but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats. “(b) Voluntary Provision of Additional Information in Required Reports.—Covered entities may voluntarily include in reports required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 2242(a) information that is not required to be included, but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats. “(c) Application of Protections.—The protections under section 2245 applicable to reports made under section 2242 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and (b).
“SEC. 2244.

6 USC 681d.

NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REQUIRED REPORTING.“(a)

Subpoenas.

Determination.

Purpose.—In the event that a covered entity that is required to submit a report under section 2242(a) fails to comply with the requirement to report, the Director may obtain information about the cyber incident or ransom payment by engaging the covered entity directly to request information about the cyber incident or ransom payment, and if the Director is unable to obtain information through such engagement, by issuing a subpoena to the covered entity, pursuant to subsection (c), to gather information sufficient to determine whether a covered cyber incident or ransom payment has occurred. “(b) Initial Request for Information.—“(1) In general.—If the Director has reason to believe, whether through public reporting or other information in the possession of the Federal Government, including through analysis performed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2241(a), that a covered entity has experienced a covered cyber 136 STAT. 1050 incident or made a ransom payment but failed to report such cyber incident or payment to the Agency in accordance with section 2242(a), the Director may request additional information from the covered entity to confirm whether or not a covered cyber incident or ransom payment has occurred. “(2) Treatment.—Information provided to the Agency in response to a request under paragraph (1) shall be treated as if it was submitted through the reporting procedures established in section 2242. “(c) Enforcement.—“(1)

Deadline.

Subpoenas.

Determination.

In general.—If, after the date that is 72 hours from the date on which the Director made the request for information in subsection (b), the Director has received no response from the covered entity from which such information was requested, or received an inadequate response, the Director may issue to such covered entity a subpoena to compel disclosure of information the Director deems necessary to determine whether a covered cyber incident or ransom payment has occurred and obtain the information required to be reported pursuant to section 2242 and any implementing regulations, and assess potential impacts to national security, economic security, or public health and safety. “(2) Civil action.—“(A) In general.—If a covered entity fails to comply with a subpoena, the Director may refer the matter to the Attorney General to bring a civil action in a district court of the United States to enforce such subpoena. “(B) Venue.—An action under this paragraph may be brought in the judicial district in which the covered entity against which the action is brought resides, is found, or does business. “(C) Contempt of court.—A court may punish a failure to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection as contempt of court. “(3) Non-delegation.—The authority of the Director to issue a subpoena under this subsection may not be delegated. “(4) Authentication.—“(A) In general.—Any subpoena issued electronically pursuant to this subsection shall be authenticated with a cryptographic digital signature of an authorized representative of the Agency, or other comparable successor technology, that allows the Agency to demonstrate that such subpoena was issued by the Agency and has not been altered or modified since such issuance. “(B) Invalid if not authenticated.—Any subpoena issued electronically pursuant to this subsection that is not authenticated in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to be valid by the recipient of such subpoena. “(d) Provision of Certain Information to Attorney General.—“(1)

Determination.

In general.—Notwithstanding section 2245(a)(5) and paragraph (b)(2) of this section, if the Director determines, based on the information provided in response to a subpoena issued pursuant to subsection (c), that the facts relating to the cyber incident or ransom payment at issue may constitute grounds for a regulatory enforcement action or criminal 136 STAT. 1051 prosecution, the Director may provide such information to the Attorney General or the head of the appropriate Federal regulatory agency, who may use such information for a regulatory enforcement action or criminal prosecution. “(2) Consultation.—The Director may consult with the Attorney General or the head of the appropriate Federal regulatory agency when making the determination under paragraph (1). “(e)

Determination.

Considerations.—When determining whether to exercise the authorities provided under this section, the Director shall take into consideration—“(1) the complexity in determining if a covered cyber incident has occurred; and “(2) prior interaction with the Agency or awareness of the covered entity of the policies and procedures of the Agency for reporting covered cyber incidents and ransom payments. “(f) Exclusions.—This section shall not apply to a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government entity. “(g) Report to Congress.—The Director shall submit to Congress an annual report on the number of times the Director—“(1) issued an initial request for information pursuant to subsection (b); “(2) issued a subpoena pursuant to subsection (c); or “(3) referred a matter to the Attorney General for a civil action pursuant to subsection (c)(2). “(h)

Web posting.

Publication of the Annual Report.—The Director shall publish a version of the annual report required under subsection (g) on the website of the Agency, which shall include, at a minimum, the number of times the Director—“(1) issued an initial request for information pursuant to subsection (b); or “(2) issued a subpoena pursuant to subsection (c). “(i) Anonymization of Reports.—The Director shall ensure any victim information contained in a report required to be published under subsection (h) be anonymized before the report is published.
“SEC. 2245.

6 USC 681e.

INFORMATION SHARED WITH OR PROVIDED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.“(a) Disclosure, Retention, and Use.—“(1) Authorized activities.—Information provided to the Agency pursuant to section 2242 or 2243 may be disclosed to, retained by, and used by, consistent with otherwise applicable provisions of Federal law, any Federal agency or department, component, officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Government solely for—“(A) a cybersecurity purpose; “(B) the purpose of identifying—“(i) a cyber threat, including the source of the cyber threat; or “(ii) a security vulnerability; “(C) the purpose of responding to, or otherwise preventing or mitigating, a specific threat of death, a specific threat of serious bodily harm, or a specific threat of serious economic harm, including a terrorist act or use of a weapon of mass destruction;136 STAT. 1052 “(D) the purpose of responding to, investigating, prosecuting, or otherwise preventing or mitigating, a serious threat to a minor, including sexual exploitation and threats to physical safety; or “(E) the purpose of preventing, investigating, disrupting, or prosecuting an offense arising out of a cyber incident reported pursuant to section 2242 or 2243 or any of the offenses listed in section 105(d)(5)(A)(v) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1504(d)(5)(A)(v)). “(2) Agency actions after receipt.—“(A)

Review.

Determination.

Rapid, confidential sharing of cyber threat indicators.—Upon receiving a covered cyber incident or ransom payment report submitted pursuant to this section, the Agency shall immediately review the report to determine whether the cyber incident that is the subject of the report is connected to an ongoing cyber threat or security vulnerability and where applicable, use such report to identify, develop, and rapidly disseminate to appropriate stakeholders actionable, anonymized cyber threat indicators and defensive measures. “(B) Principles for sharing security vulnerabilities.—With respect to information in a covered cyber incident or ransom payment report regarding a security vulnerability referred to in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the Director shall develop principles that govern the timing and manner in which information relating to security vulnerabilities may be shared, consistent with common industry best practices and United States and international standards. “(3) Privacy and civil liberties.—Information contained in covered cyber incident and ransom payment reports submitted to the Agency pursuant to section 2242 shall be retained, used, and disseminated, where permissible and appropriate, by the Federal Government in accordance with processes to be developed for the protection of personal information consistent with processes adopted pursuant to section 105 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1504) and in a manner that protects personal information from unauthorized use or unauthorized disclosure. “(4) Digital security.—The Agency shall ensure that reports submitted to the Agency pursuant to section 2242, and any information contained in those reports, are collected, stored, and protected at a minimum in accordance with the requirements for moderate impact Federal information systems, as described in Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 199, or any successor document. “(5) Prohibition on use of information in regulatory actions.—“(A) In general.—A Federal, State, local, or Tribal government shall not use information about a covered cyber incident or ransom payment obtained solely through reporting directly to the Agency in accordance with this subtitle to regulate, including through an enforcement action, the activities of the covered entity or entity that made a ransom payment, unless the government entity expressly allows entities to submit reports to the Agency to meet regulatory reporting obligations of the entity.136 STAT. 1053 “(B) Clarification.—A report submitted to the Agency pursuant to section 2242 or 2243 may, consistent with Federal or State regulatory authority specifically relating to the prevention and mitigation of cybersecurity threats to information systems, inform the development or implementation of regulations relating to such systems. “(b) Protections for Reporting Entities and Information.—Reports describing covered cyber incidents or ransom payments submitted to the Agency by entities in accordance with section 2242, as well as voluntarily-submitted cyber incident reports submitted to the Agency pursuant to section 2243, shall—“(1) be considered the commercial, financial, and proprietary information of the covered entity when so designated by the covered entity; “(2) be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’), as well as any provision of State, Tribal, or local freedom of information law, open government law, open meetings law, open records law, sunshine law, or similar law requiring disclosure of information or records; “(3) be considered not to constitute a waiver of any applicable privilege or protection provided by law, including trade secret protection; and “(4) not be subject to a rule of any Federal agency or department or any judicial doctrine regarding ex parte communications with a decision-making official. “(c) Liability Protections.—“(1) In general.—No cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court by any person or entity and any such action shall be promptly dismissed for the submission of a report pursuant to section 2242(a) that is submitted in conformance with this subtitle and the rule promulgated under section 2242(b), except that this subsection shall not apply with regard to an action by the Federal Government pursuant to section 2244(c)(2). “(2)

Applicability.

Scope.—The liability protections provided in this subsection shall only apply to or affect litigation that is solely based on the submission of a covered cyber incident report or ransom payment report to the Agency. “(3) Restrictions.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), no report submitted to the Agency pursuant to this subtitle or any communication, document, material, or other record, created for the sole purpose of preparing, drafting, or submitting such report, may be received in evidence, subject to discovery, or otherwise used in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, regulatory body, or other authority of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof, provided that nothing in this subtitle shall create a defense to discovery or otherwise affect the discovery of any communication, document, material, or other record not created for the sole purpose of preparing, drafting, or submitting such report. “(d) Sharing With Non-Federal Entities.—The Agency shall anonymize the victim who reported the information when making information provided in reports received under section 2242 available to critical infrastructure owners and operators and the general public.136 STAT. 1054 “(e) Stored Communications Act.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to permit or require disclosure by a provider of a remote computing service or a provider of an electronic communication service to the public of information not otherwise permitted or required to be disclosed under chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Stored Communications Act’).
“SEC. 2246.

6 USC 681f.

CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING COUNCIL.“(a)

Consultation.

Coordination.

Responsibility of the Secretary.—The Secretary shall lead an intergovernmental Cyber Incident Reporting Council, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Attorney General, the National Cyber Director, Sector Risk Management Agencies, and other appropriate Federal agencies, to coordinate, deconflict, and harmonize Federal incident reporting requirements, including those issued through regulations. “(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to any Federal entity.”
. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the items relating to subtitle C of title XXII the following: “Subtitle D— “Sec. 2240.  “Sec. 2241.  “Sec. 2242.  “Sec. 2243.  “Sec. 2244.  “Sec. 2245.  “Sec. 2246. 
SEC. 104.

6 USC 681g.

FEDERAL SHARING OF INCIDENT REPORTS.(a) Cyber Incident Reporting Sharing.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, any Federal agency, including any independent establishment (as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States Code), that receives a report from an entity of a cyber incident, including a ransomware attack, shall provide the report to the Agency as soon as possible, but not later than 24 hours after receiving the report, unless a shorter period is required by an agreement made between the Department of Homeland Security (including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and the recipient Federal agency.

Coordination.

 The Director shall share and coordinate each report pursuant to section 2241(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division. (2) Rule of construction.—The requirements described in paragraph (1) and section 2245(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, may not be construed to be a violation of any provision of law or policy that would otherwise prohibit disclosure or provision of information within the executive branch. (3)

Compliance.

Protection of information.—The Director shall comply with any obligations of the recipient Federal agency described in paragraph (1) to protect information, including with respect to privacy, confidentiality, or information security, if those obligations would impose greater protection requirements than this division or the amendments made by this division.136 STAT. 1055 (4) Effective date.—This subsection shall take effect on the effective date of the final rule issued pursuant to section 2242(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division. (5) Agency agreements.—(A) In general.—The Agency and any Federal agency, including any independent establishment (as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States Code), that receives incident reports from entities, including due to ransomware attacks, shall, as appropriate, enter into a documented agreement to establish policies, processes, procedures, and mechanisms to ensure reports are shared with the Agency pursuant to paragraph (1). (B)

Public information.

Availability.—To the maximum extent practicable, each documented agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be made publicly available. (C) Requirement.—The documented agreements required by subparagraph (A) shall require reports be shared from Federal agencies with the Agency in such time as to meet the overall timeline for covered entity reporting of covered cyber incidents and ransom payments established in section 2242 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division. (b)

Consultation.

Harmonizing Reporting Requirements.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director, shall, in consultation with the Cyber Incident Reporting Council described in section 2246 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, to the maximum extent practicable—(1)

Reviews.

periodically review existing regulatory requirements, including the information required in such reports, to report incidents and ensure that any such reporting requirements and procedures avoid conflicting, duplicative, or burdensome requirements; and (2)

Coordination.

coordinate with appropriate Federal partners and regulatory authorities that receive reports relating to incidents to identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes, and where feasible, facilitate interagency agreements between such authorities to permit the sharing of such reports, consistent with applicable law and policy, without impacting the ability of the Agency to gain timely situational awareness of a covered cyber incident or ransom payment.
SEC. 105.

6 USC 652 note.

RANSOMWARE VULNERABILITY WARNING PILOT PROGRAM.(a) Program.

Deadline.

Procedures.

—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a ransomware vulnerability warning pilot program to leverage existing authorities and technology to specifically develop processes and procedures for, and to dedicate resources to, identifying information systems that contain security vulnerabilities associated with common ransomware attacks, and to notify the owners of those vulnerable systems of their security vulnerability. (b) Identification of Vulnerable Systems.—The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall—(1) identify the most common security vulnerabilities utilized in ransomware attacks and mitigation techniques; and136 STAT. 1056 (2) utilize existing authorities to identify information systems that contain the security vulnerabilities identified in paragraph (1). (c) Entity Notification.—(1) Identification.—If the Director is able to identify the entity at risk that owns or operates a vulnerable information system identified in subsection (b), the Director may notify the owner of the information system. (2)

Subpoenas.

No identification.—If the Director is not able to identify the entity at risk that owns or operates a vulnerable information system identified in subsection (b), the Director may utilize the subpoena authority pursuant to section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) to identify and notify the entity at risk pursuant to the procedures under that section. (3) Required information.—A notification made under paragraph (1) shall include information on the identified security vulnerability and mitigation techniques. (d) Prioritization of Notifications.—To the extent practicable, the Director shall prioritize covered entities for identification and notification activities under the pilot program established under this section. (e) Limitation on Procedures.—No procedure, notification, or other authorities utilized in the execution of the pilot program established under subsection (a) shall require an owner or operator of a vulnerable information system to take any action as a result of a notice of a security vulnerability made pursuant to subsection (c). (f) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide additional authorities to the Director to identify vulnerabilities or vulnerable systems. (g) Termination.—The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 106.

6 USC 665j.

RANSOMWARE THREAT MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.(a) Joint Ransomware Task Force.—(1)

Deadline.

Consultation.

Establishment.

Coordination.

In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish and chair the Joint Ransomware Task Force to coordinate an ongoing nationwide campaign against ransomware attacks, and identify and pursue opportunities for international cooperation. (2)

Determination.

Consultation.

Composition.—The Joint Ransomware Task Force shall consist of participants from Federal agencies, as determined appropriate by the National Cyber Director in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security. (3)

Coordination.

Responsibilities.—The Joint Ransomware Task Force, utilizing only existing authorities of each participating Federal agency, shall coordinate across the Federal Government the following activities:(A) Prioritization of intelligence-driven operations to disrupt specific ransomware actors.136 STAT. 1057 (B)

Consultation.

Consult with relevant private sector, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and international stakeholders to identify needs and establish mechanisms for providing input into the Joint Ransomware Task Force. (C)

Consultation.

Identifying, in consultation with relevant entities, a list of highest threat ransomware entities updated on an ongoing basis, in order to facilitate—(i) prioritization for Federal action by appropriate Federal agencies; and (ii) identify metrics for success of said actions. (D) Disrupting ransomware criminal actors, associated infrastructure, and their finances. (E)

Coordination.

Facilitating coordination and collaboration between Federal entities and relevant entities, including the private sector, to improve Federal actions against ransomware threats. (F)

Analysis.

Collection, sharing, and analysis of ransomware trends to inform Federal actions. (G)

Reports.

Creation of after-action reports and other lessons learned from Federal actions that identify successes and failures to improve subsequent actions. (H)

Determination.

Any other activities determined appropriate by the Joint Ransomware Task Force to mitigate the threat of ransomware attacks. (b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any additional authority to any Federal agency.
SEC. 107. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.(a) Report on Stakeholder Engagement.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director issues the final rule under section 2242(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that describes how the Director engaged stakeholders in the development of the final rule. (b) Report on Opportunities to Strengthen Security Research.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report describing how the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center established under section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) has carried out activities under section 2241(a)(9) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, by proactively identifying opportunities to use cyber incident data to inform and enable cybersecurity research within the academic and private sector. (c)

Time period.

Annex.

Report on Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot Program.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program established under section 105, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report, which may include a classified annex, on the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include a discussion of the following:136 STAT. 1058 (1) The effectiveness of the notifications under section 105(c) in mitigating security vulnerabilities and the threat of ransomware. (2) Identification of the most common vulnerabilities utilized in ransomware. (3) The number of notifications issued during the preceding year. (4) To the extent practicable, the number of vulnerable devices or systems mitigated under the pilot program by the Agency during the preceding year. (d) Report on Harmonization of Reporting Regulations.—(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security convenes the Cyber Incident Reporting Council described in section 2246 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—(A)

List.

a list of duplicative Federal cyber incident reporting requirements on covered entities; (B) a description of any challenges in harmonizing the duplicative reporting requirements; (C) any actions the Director intends to take to facilitate harmonizing the duplicative reporting requirements; and (D)

Legislative proposals.

any proposed legislative changes necessary to address the duplicative reporting. (2) Rule of construction.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to any Federal agency. (e) GAO Reports.—(1) Implementation of this division.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this division and the amendments made by this division. (2)

Evaluations.

Exemptions to reporting.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director issues the final rule required under section 2242(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the exemptions to reporting under paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 2242(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, which shall include—(A) to the extent practicable, an evaluation of the quantity of cyber incidents not reported to the Federal Government; (B) an evaluation of the impact on impacted entities, homeland security, and the national economy due to cyber incidents, ransomware attacks, and ransom payments, including a discussion on the scope of impact of cyber incidents that were not reported to the Federal Government;136 STAT. 1059 (C) an evaluation of the burden, financial and otherwise, on entities required to report cyber incidents under this division, including an analysis of entities that meet the definition of a small business concern under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); and (D) a description of the consequences and effects of limiting covered cyber incident and ransom payment reporting to only covered entities. (f) Report on Effectiveness of Enforcement Mechanisms.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director issues the final rule required under section 2242(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the enforcement mechanisms within section 2244 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 103 of this division.
DIVISION Z—

Israel Relations

Normalization

Act of 2022.

ISRAEL RELATIONS NORMALIZATION ACT OF 2022
SEC. 101.

22 USC 8601 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.  Congress makes the following findings:(1) Support for peace between Israel and its neighbors has longstanding bipartisan support in Congress. (2) For decades, Congress has promoted Israel’s acceptance among Arab and other relevant countries and regions by passing numerous laws opposing efforts to boycott, isolate, and stigmatize America’s ally, Israel. (3) The recent peace and normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states—the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco—have the potential to fundamentally transform the security, diplomatic, and economic environment in the Middle East and North Africa and advance vital United States national security interests. (4) These historic agreements could help advance peace between and among Israel, the Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions, further diplomatic openings, and enhance efforts towards a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states—a democratic Jewish state of Israel and a viable, democratic Palestinian state—living side by side in peace, security, and mutual recognition. (5) These agreements build upon the decades-long leadership of the United States Government in helping Israel broker peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan and promoting peace talks between Israel and Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinians. (6) These agreements also build on decades of private diplomatic and security engagement between Israel and countries in the region.136 STAT. 1060 (7) These normalization and peace agreements could begin to transform the region by spurring economic growth, investment, and tourism, enhancing technological innovation, promoting security cooperation, bolstering water security and sustainable development, advancing understanding, and forging closer people-to-people relations.
SEC. 103. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.  In this division, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 104. STATEMENT OF POLICY.  It is the policy of the United States—(1) to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords to encourage other nations to normalize relations with Israel and ensure that existing agreements reap tangible security and economic benefits for the citizens of those countries; (2) to develop and implement a regional strategy to encourage economic cooperation between and among Israel, Arab states, and the Palestinians to enhance the prospects for peace, respect for human rights, transparent governance, and for cooperation to address water scarcity, climate solutions, health care, sustainable development, and other areas that result in benefits for residents of those countries and regions; (3) to develop and implement a regional security strategy that recognizes the shared threat posed by Iran and violent extremist organizations, ensures sufficient United States deterrence in the region, builds partner capacity to address shared threats, and explores multilateral security arrangements built around like-minded partners; (4) to support and encourage government-to-government and grassroots initiatives aimed at normalizing ties with the state of Israel and promoting people-to-people contact between Israelis, Arabs, and residents of other relevant countries and regions, including by expanding and enhancing the Abraham Accords; (5) to support a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states living side by side in peace, security, and mutual recognition; (6) to implement the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (title VIII of division K of Public Law 116–260), which will support economic development and peacebuilding efforts among Israelis and Palestinians, in a manner which encourages regional allies to become international donors to these efforts; (7) to oppose efforts to delegitimize the state of Israel and legal barriers to normalization with Israel; and (8) to work to combat anti-Semitism and support normalization with Israel, including by countering anti-Semitic narratives on social media and state media and pressing for curricula reform in education.136 STAT. 1061
SEC. 105. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS AND OTHER RELATED NORMALIZATION AGREEMENTS WITH ISRAEL.(a)

Deadline.

Time period.

Consultation.

In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on expanding and strengthening the Abraham Accords. (b)

Assessments.

Elements.—The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:(1) An assessment of future staffing and resourcing requirements of entities within the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies with responsibility to coordinate United States efforts to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords. (2) An assessment of opportunities to further promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and in the economic, social, cultural, scientific, technical, educational, and health fields and an assessment of roadblocks to increased cooperation. (3) An assessment of bilateral and multilateral security cooperation between Israel, the United States, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions that have normalized relations with Israel, including an assessment of potential roadblocks to increased security cooperation, interoperability, and information sharing. (4) An assessment of the likelihood of additional Arab and other relevant countries and regions to normalize relations with Israel. (5) An assessment of opportunities created by normalization agreements with Israel to advance prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians (6) A detailed description of how the United States Government will leverage diplomatic lines of effort and resources from other stakeholders (including from foreign governments, international donors, and multilateral institutions) to encourage normalization, economic development, and people-to-people programming. (7)

Recommenda-

tions.

Identification of existing investment funds that support Israel-Arab state cooperation and recommendations for how such funds could be used to support normalization and increase prosperity for all relevant stakeholders. (8)

Proposal.

A proposal for how the United States Government and others can utilize the scholars and Arabic language resources of the United States Holocaust Museum to counter Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism. (9) An assessment for creating an Abrahamic Center for Pluralism to prepare educational materials, convene international seminars, promote tolerance and pluralism, and bring together scholars as a means of advancing religious tolerance and countering political and religious extremism. (10)

Recommenda-

tions.

Recommendations to improve Department of State cooperation and coordination, particularly between the Special Envoy to Monitor Anti-Semitism and the Ambassador at Large 136 STAT. 1062 for International Religious Freedom, and the Office of International Religious Freedom, to combat racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism, which hinder improvement of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions. (11) An assessment on the value and feasibility of Federal support for inter-parliamentary exchange programs for Members of Congress, Knesset, and parliamentarians from Arab and other relevant countries and regions, including through existing Federal programs that support such exchanges. (c) Form.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
SEC. 106.

Strengthening

Reporting of

Actions Taken

Against the

Normalization of

Relations with

Israel Act of 2022.

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO NORMALIZATION WITH ISRAEL.(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2022”. (b) Findings.—Congress makes the following findings:(1) The Arab League, an organization comprising 22 Middle Eastern and African countries and entities, has maintained an official boycott of Israeli companies and Israeli-made goods since the founding of Israel in 1948. (2) Longstanding United States policy has encouraged Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel and has long prioritized funding cooperative programs that promote normalization between Arab League States and Israel, including the Middle East Regional Cooperation program, which promotes Arab-Israeli scientific cooperation. (3) While some Arab League governments are signaling enhanced cooperation with the state of Israel on the government-to-government level, most continue to persecute their own citizens who establish people-to-people relations with Israelis in nongovernmental fora, through a combination of judicial and extrajudicial retribution. (4) Some Arab League states maintain draconian anti-normalization laws that punish their citizens for people-to-people relations with Israelis, with punishments, including imprisonment, revocation of citizenship, and execution. Extrajudicial punishments by these and other Arab states include summary imprisonment, accusations of “treason” in government-controlled media, and professional blacklisting. (5) Anti-normalization laws, together with the other forms of retribution, effectively condemn these societies to mutual estrangement and, by extension, reduce the possibility of conciliation and compromise. (6) Former Israeli President Shimon Peres said in 2008 at the United Nations that Israel agrees with the Arab Peace Initiative that a military solution to the conflict “will not achieve peace or provide security for the parties”. (7) Despite the risk of retaliatory action, a rising tide of Arab civic actors advocate direct engagement with Israeli citizens and residents. These include the Arab Council for Regional Integration, a group of 32 public figures from 15 Arab countries who oppose the boycott of Israel on the grounds that the boycott has denied Arabs the benefits of partnership with Israelis, has blocked Arabs from helping to bridge the 136 STAT. 1063 Israeli-Palestinian divide, and inspired divisive intra-Arab boycotts among diverse sects and ethnic groups. (8) On February 11, 2020, a delegation of the Arab Council to the French National Assembly in Paris testified to the harmful effects of “anti-normalization laws”, called on the Assembly to enact a law instructing the relevant French authorities to issue an annual report on instances of Arab government retribution for any of their citizens or residents who call for peace with Israel or engage in direct civil relations with Israeli citizens, and requested democratic legislatures to help defend the region’s civil peacemakers. (9) On May 11, 2020, 85 leaders in France published an endorsement of the Arab Council’s proposal, calling on France and other democratic governments to “protect Arabs who engage in dialogue with Israeli citizens” and proposing “the creation of a study group in the National Assembly as well as in the Senate whose mission would be to ensure a legal and technical monitoring of the obstacles which Arab proponents of dialogue with Israelis face”. (10) Arab-Israeli cooperation provides significant symbiotic benefit to the security and economic prosperity of the region. (c) Additional Reporting.—(1)

Time period.

In general.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of efforts to promote normalization of relations with Israel and other countries . (2) Elements.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following information:(A) The status of “anti-normalization laws” in countries comprising the Arab League, including efforts within each country to sharpen existing laws, enact new or additional “anti-normalization legislation”, or repeal such laws. (B) Instances of the use of state-owned or state-operated media outlets to promote anti-Semitic propaganda, the prosecution of citizens or residents of Arab countries for calling for peace with Israel, visiting the state of Israel, or engaging Israeli citizens in any way. (C) Instances of extrajudicial retribution by Arab governments or government-controlled institutions against citizens or residents of Arab countries for any of the same actions referred to in subparagraph (B).
SEC. 107. SUNSET.  This division shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 DIVISION AA—

Trans-Sahara

Counterterrorism

Partnership Program

Act of 2022.

TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
SEC. 101.

22 USC 2151 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2022.136 STAT. 1064
SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS.  It is the sense of Congress that—(1) terrorist and violent extremist organizations, such as Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West Africa, and other affiliated groups, have killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians, displaced populations, destabilized local and national governments, and caused mass human suffering in the affected communities; (2) poor governance, political and economic marginalization, and lack of accountability for human rights abuses by security forces are drivers of extremism; (3) it is in the national security interest of the United States—(A) to combat the spread of terrorism and violent extremism; and (B) to build the capacity of partner countries to combat such threats in Africa; (4) terrorist and violent extremist organizations exploit vulnerable and marginalized communities suffering from poverty, lack of economic opportunity (particularly among youth populations), corruption, and weak governance; and (5) a comprehensive, coordinated, interagency approach is needed to develop an effective strategy—(A) to address the security challenges in the Sahel-Maghreb; (B) to appropriately allocate resources and de-conflict programs; and (C) to maximize the effectiveness of United States defense, diplomatic, and development capabilities.
SEC. 103. STATEMENT OF POLICY.  It is the policy of the United States to assist countries in North Africa and West Africa, and other allies and partners that are active in those regions, in combating terrorism and violent extremism through a coordinated, interagency approach with a consistent strategy that appropriately balances security activities with diplomatic and development efforts to address the political, socioeconomic, governance, and development challenges in North Africa and West Africa that contribute to terrorism and violent extremism.
SEC. 104. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.(a) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (4) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; (5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and136 STAT. 1065 (8) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (b)

President.

In General.—(1) Establishment.—The President shall establish a partnership program, which shall be known as the “Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program” (referred to in this section as the “Program”), to coordinate the programs, projects, and activities of the Program in countries in North Africa and West Africa that are conducted—(A) to improve governance and the capacities of countries in North Africa and West Africa to deliver basic services, particularly to at-risk communities, as a means of countering terrorism and violent extremism by enhancing state legitimacy and authority and countering corruption; (B) to address the factors that make people and communities vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist and violent extremist organizations, including economic vulnerability and mistrust of government and government security forces, through activities such as—(i) supporting strategies that increase youth employment opportunities; (ii) promoting girls’ education and women’s political participation; (iii) strengthening local governance and civil society capacity; (iv) improving government transparency and accountability; (v) fighting corruption; (vi) improving access to economic opportunities; and (vii) other development activities necessary to support community resilience; (C) to strengthen the rule of law in such countries, including by enhancing the capability of the judicial institutions to independently, transparently, and credibly deter, investigate, and prosecute acts of terrorism and violent extremism; (D) to improve the ability of military and law enforcement entities in partner countries—(i) to detect, disrupt, respond to, and prosecute violent extremist and terrorist activity, while respecting human rights; and (ii) to cooperate with the United States and other partner countries on counterterrorism and counter-extremism efforts; (E) to enhance the border security capacity of partner countries, including the ability to monitor, detain, and interdict terrorists; (F) to identify, monitor, disrupt, and counter the human capital and financing pipelines of terrorism; or (G) to support the free expression and operations of independent, local-language media, particularly in rural areas, while countering the media operations and recruitment propaganda of terrorist and violent extremist organizations. (2) Assistance framework.—Program activities shall—136 STAT. 1066 (A) be carried out in countries in which the President—(i)

Determination.

determines that there is an adequate level of partner country commitment; and (ii) has considered partner country needs, absorptive capacity, sustainment capacity, and efforts of other donors in the sector; (B) have clearly defined outcomes; (C) be closely coordinated among relevant participating departments and agencies; (D) have specific plans with robust indicators to regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact; (E) complement and enhance efforts to promote democratic governance, the rule of law, human rights, and economic growth; (F) in the case of train and equip programs, complement longer-term security sector institution-building; and (G) have mechanisms in place to track resources and routinely monitor and evaluate the efficacy of relevant programs. (3)

Deadline.

Congressional notification.—Not later than 15 days before obligating amounts for an activity conducted pursuant to the Program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1), of—(A) the foreign country and entity, as applicable, whose capabilities are to be enhanced in accordance with the purposes described in paragraph (1); (B) the amount, type, and purpose of support to be provided; (C) the absorptive capacity of the foreign country to effectively implement the assistance to be provided; (D) the extent to which state security forces of the foreign country have been implicated in gross violations of human rights and the risk that obligated funds may be used to perpetrate further abuses; (E) the anticipated implementation timeline for the activity; and (F) the plans to sustain any military or security equipment provided beyond the completion date of such activity, if applicable, and the estimated cost and source of funds to support such sustainment. (4) Exception.—The requirement under paragraph (1) does not apply to activities conducted by the Department of Defense pursuant to title 10, United States Code. (c) International Coordination.—Efforts carried out under this section—(1) shall take into account partner country counterterrorism, counter-extremism, and development strategies; (2) shall be aligned with such strategies, to the extent practicable; and (3) shall be coordinated with counterterrorism and counter-extremism activities and programs in the areas of defense, diplomacy, and development carried out by other like-minded donors and international organizations in the relevant country. (d)

President.

Strategies.—136 STAT. 1067 (1)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President and other relevant Federal Government agencies, shall submit the strategies described in paragraphs (2) and (3) to the appropriate congressional committees. (2)

Plans.

Comprehensive, 5-year strategy for the sahel-maghreb.—The President shall develop a comprehensive, 5-year strategy for the Sahel-Maghreb, including details related to interagency efforts conducted pursuant to the Program in the areas of security, diplomacy, and development to advance the national security, economic, and humanitarian interests of the United States, including—(A) efforts to ensure coordination with multilateral and bilateral partners, such as the Joint Force of the Group of Five of the Sahel, and with other relevant assistance frameworks; (B) a public diplomacy strategy and actions to ensure that populations in the Sahel-Maghreb are aware of the development activities of the United States Government, especially in countries with a significant United States Government presence or engagement through train and equip programs; (C) activities aimed at supporting democratic institutions and countering violent extremism with measurable goals and transparent benchmarks; (D) plans to help each partner country address humanitarian and development needs and to help prevent, respond to, and mitigate intercommunal violence; (E) a comprehensive plan to support security sector reform in each partner country that includes a detailed section on programs and activities being undertaken by relevant stakeholders and other international actors operating in the sector; and (F)

Mali.

a specific strategy for Mali that includes plans for sustained, high-level diplomatic engagement with stakeholders, including countries in Europe and the Middle East with interests in the Sahel-Maghreb, regional governments, relevant multilateral organizations, signatory groups of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, done in Algiers July 24, 2014, and civil society actors. (3)

Plans.

Comprehensive 5-year strategy for program counterterrorism efforts.—The President shall develop a comprehensive 5-year strategy for the Program that includes—(A) a clear statement of the objectives of United States counterterrorism efforts in North Africa and West Africa with respect to the use of assistance to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism, including efforts—(i) to build military and civilian law enforcement capacity; (ii) to strengthen the rule of law; (iii) to promote responsive and accountable governance; and (iv) to address the root causes of terrorism and violent extremism; (B)

Coordination.

a plan for coordinating programs through the Program pursuant to subsection (b)(1), including identifying the agency or bureau of the Department of State, as 136 STAT. 1068 applicable, that will be responsible for leading and coordinating each such program; (C)

Evaluation.

Data.

a plan to monitor, evaluate, and share data and learning about the Program in accordance with monitoring and evaluation provisions under sections 3 and 4 of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2394c note and 2394c); and (D)

Coordination.

Complaince.

a plan for ensuring coordination and compliance with related requirements in United States law, including the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.). (4)

Deadline.

Consultation.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding the progress made towards developing the strategies required under paragraphs (2) and (3). (e) Supporting Material in Annual Budget Request.—(1)

Time period.

In general.—The Secretary of State shall include a description of the requirements, activities, and planned allocation of amounts requested by the Program in the budget materials submitted to Congress in support of the President’s annual budget request pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the following 5 years. (2) Exception.—The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities of the Department of Defense conducted pursuant to authorities under title 10, United States Code. (f) Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs and Activities.

Time periods.

Reports.

—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—(1) the progress made in meeting the objectives of the strategies required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d), including any lessons learned in carrying out Program activities and any recommendations for improving such programs and activities; (2) the efforts taken to coordinate, de-conflict, and streamline Program activities to maximize resource effectiveness; (3) the extent to which each partner country has demonstrated the ability to absorb the equipment or training provided in the previous year under the Program, and as applicable, the ability to maintain and appropriately utilize such equipment; (4) the extent to which each partner country is investing its own resources to advance the goals described in subsection (b)(1) or is demonstrating a commitment and willingness to cooperate with the United States to advance such goals; (5) the actions taken by the government of each partner country receiving assistance under the Program to combat corruption, improve transparency and accountability, and promote other forms of democratic governance; (6) the extent to which state security forces in each partner country have been implicated in gross violations of human rights during the reporting period, including how such gross 136 STAT. 1069 violations of human rights have been addressed and or will be addressed through Program activities; (7) the assistance provided in each of the 3 preceding fiscal years under the Program, broken down by partner country, including the type, statutory authorization, and purpose of assistance provided to the country; and (8) any changes or updates to the Comprehensive 5-Year Strategy for the Program required under subsection (d)(3) necessitated by the findings in this annual report. (g) Reporting Requirement Related to Audit of Bureau of African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination of the Trans-sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program.

Time period.

Termination date.

—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter until the earlier of the date on which all 13 recommendations in the September 2020 Department of State Office of Inspector General audit entitled “Audit of the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program” (AUD–MERO–20–42) are closed or the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies—(1) which of the 13 recommendations in AUD–MERO–20–42 have not been closed; (2) a description of progress made since the last report toward closing each recommendation identified under paragraph (1); (3)

Assessment.

additional resources needed, including assessment of staffing capacity, if any, to complete action required to close each recommendation identified under paragraph (1); and (4) the anticipated timeline for completion of action required to close each recommendation identified under paragraph (1), including application of all recommendations into all existing security assistance programs managed by the Department of State under the Program. (h)

Reports.

Program Administration.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress that describes plans for conducting a written review of a representative sample of each of the security assistance programs administered by the Bureau of African Affairs that—(1) identifies potential waste, fraud, abuse, inefficiencies, or deficiencies; and (2)

Analysis.

includes an analysis of staff capacity, including human resource needs, available resources, procedural guidance, and monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure that the Bureau of African Affairs is managing programs efficiently and effectively. (i) Form.—The strategies required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) and the report required under subsection (f) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 105. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.  Nothing in this division may be construed as authorizing the use of military force.136 STAT. 1070
 DIVISION BB—

EB–5 Reform and

Integrity Act of 2022.

EB–5 REFORM AND INTEGRITY ACT OF 2022
SEC. 101.

8 USC 1101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022”.
SEC. 102. EB–5 VISA REFORMS.(a) Employment Creation.—Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A)—(A) in clause (i), by striking “(C), and” and inserting “(C) and which is expected to remain invested for not less than 2 years; and”; and (B) in clause (ii)—(i) by striking “and create” and inserting “by creating”; and (ii) by inserting “, United States nationals,” after “citizens”; (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:“(B) Designations and reserved visas.—“(i) Reserved visas.—“(I) In general.—Of the visas made available under this paragraph in each fiscal year—“(aa) 20 percent shall be reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a rural area; “(bb) 10 percent shall be reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in an area designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security under clause (ii) as a high unemployment area; and “(cc) 2 percent shall be reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. “(II) Unused visas.—“(aa) Carryover.—At the end of each fiscal year, any unused visas reserved for qualified immigrants investing in each of the categories described in items (aa) through (cc) of subclause (I) shall remain available within the same category for the immediately succeeding fiscal year. “(bb) General availability.—Visas described in items (aa) through (cc) of subclause (I) that are not issued by the end of the succeeding fiscal year referred to in item (aa) shall be made available to qualified immigrants described under subparagraph (A). “(ii) Designation of high unemployment area.—“(I) In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee of the Secretary who is an employee of the Department of Homeland Security, may designate, as a high unemployment area, a census tract, or contiguous census tracts, in which—136 STAT. 1071“(aa) the new commercial enterprise is principally doing business; and “(bb) the weighted average of the unemployment rate for the census tracts, based on the labor force employment measure for each applicable census tract and any adjacent tract included under subclause (III), is not less than 150 percent of the national average unemployment rate. “(II) Prohibition on designation by any other official.—A targeted employment area may not be designated as a high unemployment area by—“(aa) a Federal official other than the Secretary of Homeland Security or a designee of the Secretary; or “(bb) any official of a State or local government. “(III) Inclusion.—In making a designation under subclause (I), the Secretary of Homeland Security may include a census tract directly adjacent to a census tract or contiguous census tracts described in that subclause. “(IV) Duration.—“(aa) In general.—A designation under this clause shall be in effect for the 2-year period beginning on—“(AA) the date on which an application under subparagraph (F) is filed; or “(BB) in the case of an alien who is not subject to subparagraph (F), at the time of investment. “(bb) Renewal.—A designation under this clause may be renewed for 1 or more additional 2-year periods if the applicable area continues to meet the criteria described in subclause (I). “(V) Additional investment not required.—An immigrant investor who has invested the amount of capital required by subparagraph (C) in a targeted employment area designated as a high unemployment area during the period in which the area is so designated shall not be required to increase the amount of investment due to the expiration of the designation. “(iii) Infrastructure projects.—“(I)

Determination.

In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine whether a specific capital investment project meets the definition of ‘infrastructure project’ set forth in subparagraph (D)(iv). “(II) Prohibition on designation by any other official.—A determination under subclause (I) may not be made by—“(aa) a Federal official other than the Secretary of Homeland Security or a designee of the Secretary; or136 STAT. 1072 “(bb) any official of a State or local government.” ; (3) in subparagraph (C)—(A) in clause (i), by striking “$1,000,000” and all that follows through “previous sentence” and inserting “$1,050,000”; (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:“(ii) Adjustment for targeted employment areas and infrastructure projects.—The amount of capital required under subparagraph (A) for an investment in a targeted employment area or in an infrastructure project shall be $800,000.” ; (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); (D) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:“(iii)

Effective date.

Time periods.

Automatic adjustment in minimum investment amount.—“(I) In general.—Beginning on January 1, 2027, and every 5 years thereafter, the amount in clause (i) shall automatically adjust for petitions filed on or after the effective date of each adjustment, based on the cumulative annual percentage change in the unadjusted consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city average) reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics between January 1, 2022, and the date of adjustment. The qualifying investment amounts shall be rounded down to the nearest $50,000.

Update.

Federal Register,

publication.

 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall update such amounts by publication of a technical amendment in the Federal Register. “(II) Beginning on January 1, 2027, and every 5 years thereafter, the amount in clause (ii) shall automatically adjust for petitions filed on or after the effective date of each adjustment, to be equal to 75 percent of the standard investment amount under subclause (I).” ; and (E) in clause (iv), as redesignated, in the undesignated matter following subclause (II)—(i) by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”; and (ii) by inserting “, as adjusted under clause (iii)” before the period at the end; and (4) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:“(D) Definitions.—In this paragraph:“(i) Affiliated job-creating entity.—The term ‘affiliated job-creating entity’ means any job-creating entity that is controlled, managed, or owned by any of the people involved with the regional center or new commercial enterprise under section 203(b)(5)(H)(v). “(ii) Capital.—The term ‘capital’—“(I) means cash and all real, personal, or mixed tangible assets owned and controlled by the alien investor, or held in trust for the benefit of the alien and to which the alien has unrestricted access;136 STAT. 1073 “(II) shall be valued at fair market value in United States dollars, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or other standard accounting practice adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the time it is invested under this paragraph; “(III) does not include—“(aa) assets directly or indirectly acquired by unlawful means, including any cash proceeds of indebtedness secured by such assets; “(bb) capital invested in exchange for a note, bond, convertible debt, obligation, or any other debt arrangement between the alien investor and the new commercial enterprise; “(cc) capital invested with a guaranteed rate of return on the amount invested by the alien investor; or “(dd) except as provided in subclause (IV), capital invested that is subject to any agreement between the alien investor and the new commercial enterprise that provides the investor with a contractual right to repayment, such as a mandatory redemption at a certain time or upon the occurrence of a certain event, or a put or sell-back option held by the alien investor, even if such contractual right is contingent on the success of the new commercial enterprise, such as having sufficient available cash flow; and “(IV) includes capital invested that—“(aa) is subject to a buy back option that may be exercised solely at the discretion of the new commercial enterprise; and “(bb) results in the alien investor withdrawing his or her petition unless the alien investor has fulfilled his or her sustainment period and other requirements under this paragraph. “(iii) Certifier.—The term ‘certifier’ means a person in a position of substantive authority for the management or operations of a regional center, new commercial enterprise, affiliated job-creating entity, or issuer of securities, such as a principal executive officer or principal financial officer, with knowledge of such entities’ policies and procedures related to compliance with the requirements under this paragraph. “(iv) Infrastructure project.—The term ‘infrastructure project’ means a capital investment project in a filed or approved business plan, which is administered by a governmental entity (such as a Federal, State, or local agency or authority) that is the job-creating entity contracting with a regional center or new commercial enterprise to receive capital investment under the regional center program described in subparagraph (E) from alien investors or the new commercial enterprise as financing for maintaining, improving, or constructing a public works project.136 STAT. 1074 “(v) Job-creating entity.—The term ‘job-creating entity’ means any organization formed in the United States for the ongoing conduct of lawful business, including sole proprietorship, partnership (whether limited or general), corporation, limited liability company, business trust, or other entity, which may be publicly or privately owned, including an entity consisting of a holding company and its wholly owned subsidiaries or affiliates (provided that each subsidiary or affiliate is engaged in an activity formed for the ongoing conduct of a lawful business) that receives, or is established to receive, capital investment from alien investors or a new commercial enterprise under the regional center program described in this subparagraph and which is responsible for creating jobs to satisfy the requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii). “(vi) New commercial enterprise.—The term ‘new commercial enterprise’ means any for-profit organization formed in the United States for the ongoing conduct of lawful business, including sole proprietorship, partnership (whether limited or general), holding company and its wholly owned subsidiaries (provided that each subsidiary is engaged in a for-profit activity formed for the ongoing conduct of a lawful business), joint venture, corporation, business trust, limited liability company, or other entity (which may be publicly or privately owned) that receives, or is established to receive, capital investment from investors under this paragraph. “(vii) Rural area.—The term ‘rural area’ means any area other than an area within a metropolitan statistical area (as designated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) or within the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more (based on the most recent decennial census of the United States). “(viii) Targeted employment area.—The term ‘targeted employment area’ means, at the time of investment, a rural area or an area designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security under subparagraph (B)(ii) as a high unemployment area.” . (b) Age Determination for Children of Alien Investors.—Section 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(5) Age determination for children of alien investors.—An alien who has reached 21 years of age and has been admitted under subsection (d) as a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis as the child of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under subsection (b)(5), whose lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis is terminated under section 216A or subsection (b)(5)(M), shall continue to be considered a child of the principal alien for the purpose of a subsequent immigrant petition by such alien under subsection (b)(5) if the alien remains unmarried and the subsequent petition is filed by the principal alien not later than 1 year after the termination of conditional lawful permanent resident status. No alien shall be considered a child under 136 STAT. 1075 this paragraph with respect to more than 1 petition filed after the alien reaches 21 years of age.” . (c)

8 USC 1153 note.

Enhanced Pay Scale for Certain Federal Employees Administering the Employment Creation Program.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to designated critical, technical, and professional positions needed to administer sections 203(b)(5) and 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) and 1186b). (d) Concurrent Filing of EB–5 Petitions and Applications for Adjustment of Status.—Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended—(1) in subsection (k), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “or (3)” and inserting “(3), or (5)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(n) If the approval of a petition for classification under section 203(b)(5) would make a visa immediately available to the alien beneficiary, the alien beneficiary’s application for adjustment of status under this section shall be considered to be properly filed whether the application is submitted concurrently with, or subsequent to, the visa petition.” . (e)

8 USC 1153 note.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 103. REAUTHORIZATION AND REFORM OF THE REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM.(a) Repeal.—Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is repealed. (b) Authorization.—(1) In general.—Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(E) Regional center program.—“(i) In general.—Visas under this subparagraph shall be made available through September 30, 2027, to qualified immigrants (and the eligible spouses and children of such immigrants) pooling their investments with 1 or more qualified immigrants participating in a program implementing this paragraph that involves a regional center in the United States, which has been designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security on the basis of a proposal for the promotion of economic growth, including prospective job creation and increased domestic capital investment. “(ii) Processing.—In processing petitions under section 204(a)(1)(H) for classification under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security—“(I) shall prioritize the processing and adjudication of petitions for rural areas; “(II) may process petitions in a manner and order established by the Secretary; and “(III) shall deem such petitions to include records previously filed with the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (F) if the alien petitioner certifies that such records are incorporated by reference into the alien’s petition.136 STAT. 1076 “(iii) Establishment of a regional center.—A regional center shall operate within a defined, contiguous, and limited geographic area, which shall be described in the proposal and be consistent with the purpose of concentrating pooled investment within such area. The proposal to establish a regional center shall demonstrate that the pooled investment will have a substantive economic impact on such geographic area, and shall include—“(I) reasonable predictions, supported by economically and statistically valid and transparent forecasting tools, concerning the amount of investment that will be pooled, the kinds of commercial enterprises that will receive such investments, details of the jobs that will be created directly or indirectly as a result of such investments, and other positive economic effects such investments will have; “(II) a description of the policies and procedures in place reasonably designed to monitor new commercial enterprises and any associated job-creating entity to seek to ensure compliance with—“(aa) all applicable laws, regulations, and Executive orders of the United States, including immigration laws, criminal laws, and securities laws; and “(bb) all securities laws of each State in which securities offerings will be conducted, investment advice will be rendered, or the offerors or offerees reside; “(III) attestations and information confirming that all persons involved with the regional center meet the requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (H); “(IV) a description of the policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to ensure program compliance; and “(V) the identities of all natural persons involved in the regional center, as described in subparagraph (H)(v). “(iv) Indirect job creation.—“(I) In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit aliens seeking admission under this subparagraph to satisfy only up to 90 percent of the requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii) with jobs that are estimated to be created indirectly through investment under this paragraph in accordance with this subparagraph. An employee of the new commercial enterprise or job-creating entity may be considered to hold a job that has been directly created. “(II) Construction activity lasting less than 2 years.—If the jobs estimated to be created are created by construction activity lasting less than 2 years, the Secretary shall permit aliens seeking admission under this subparagraph to satisfy only up to 75 percent of the requirement under 136 STAT. 1077 subparagraph (A)(ii) with jobs that are estimated to be created indirectly through investment under this paragraph in accordance with this subparagraph. “(v) Compliance.—“(I)

Determination.

In general.—In determining compliance with subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit aliens seeking admission under this subparagraph to rely on economically and statistically valid methodologies for determining the number of jobs created by the program, including—“(aa) jobs estimated to have been created directly, which may be verified using such methodologies; and “(bb) consistent with this subparagraph, jobs estimated to have been directly or indirectly created through capital expenditures, revenues generated from increased exports, improved regional productivity, job creation, and increased domestic capital investment resulting from the program. “(II) Job and investment requirements.—“(aa) Relocated jobs.

Determination.

—In determining compliance with the job creation requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary of Homeland Security may include jobs estimated to be created under a methodology that attributes jobs to prospective tenants occupying commercial real estate created or improved by capital investments if the number of such jobs estimated to be created has been determined by an economically and statistically valid methodology and such jobs are not existing jobs that have been relocated. “(bb)

Regulations.

Publicly available bonds.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations to ensure that alien investor capital may not be utilized, by a new commercial enterprise or otherwise, to purchase municipal bonds or any other bonds, if such bonds are available to the general public, either as part of a primary offering or from a secondary market. “(cc) Construction activity jobs.

Time period.

—If the number of direct jobs estimated to be created has been determined by an economically and statistically valid methodology, and such direct jobs are created by construction activity lasting less than 2 years, the number of such jobs that may be considered direct jobs for purposes of clause (iv) shall be calculated by multiplying the total number of such jobs estimated to be created by the fraction of the 2-year period that the construction activity lasts.136 STAT. 1078 “(vi) Amendments.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—“(I)

Requirement.

Deadline.

require a regional center—“(aa)

Notification.

to notify the Secretary, not later than 120 days before the implementation of significant proposed changes to its organizational structure, ownership, or administration, including the sale of such center, or other arrangements which would result in individuals not previously subject to the requirements under subparagraph (H) becoming involved with the regional center; or “(bb) if exigent circumstances are present, to provide the notice described in item (aa) to the Secretary not later than 5 business days after a change described in such item; and “(II) adjudicate business plans under subparagraph (F) and petitions under section 204(a)(1)(H) during any notice period as long as the amendment to the business or petition does not negatively impact program eligibility. “(vii) Record keeping and audits.—“(I)

Time period.

Effective date.

Record keeping.—Each regional center shall make and preserve, during the 5-year period beginning on the last day of the Federal fiscal year in which any transactions occurred, books, ledgers, records, and other documentation from the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity used to support—“(aa) any claims, evidence, or certifications contained in the regional center’s annual statements under subparagraph (G); and “(bb) associated petitions by aliens seeking classification under this section or removal of conditions under section 216A. “(II) Audits.

Time periods.

—The Secretary shall audit each regional center not less frequently than once every 5 years.

Reviews.

 Each such audit shall include a review of any documentation required to be maintained under subclause (I) for the preceding 5 years and a review of the flow of alien investor capital into any capital investment project. To the extent multiple regional centers are located at a single site, the Secretary may audit multiple regional centers in a single site visit. “(III) Termination.—The Secretary shall terminate the designation of a regional center that fails to consent to an audit under subclause (II) or deliberately attempts to impede such an audit. “(F) Business plans for regional center investments.—“(i) Application for approval of an investment in a commercial enterprise.—A regional center shall file an application with the Secretary of Homeland Security for each particular investment offering through an associated new commercial enterprise 136 STAT. 1079 before any alien files a petition for classification under this paragraph by reason of investment in that offering. The application shall include—“(I) a comprehensive business plan for a specific capital investment project; “(II) a credible economic analysis regarding estimated job creation that is based upon economically and statistically valid and transparent methodologies; “(III) any documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) or with the securities regulator of any State, as required by law; “(IV) any investment and offering documents, including subscription, investment, partnership, and operating agreements, private placement memoranda, term sheets, biographies of management, officers, directors, and any person with similar responsibilities, the description of the business plan to be provided to potential alien investors, and marketing materials used, or drafts prepared for use, in connection with the offering, which shall contain references, as appropriate, to—“(aa) all material investment risks associated with the new commercial enterprise and the job-creating entity; “(bb) any conflicts of interest that currently exist or may arise among the regional center, the new commercial enterprise, the job-creating entity, or the principals, attorneys, or individuals responsible for recruitment or promotion of such entities; “(cc)

Time period.

any pending material litigation or bankruptcy, or material adverse judgments or bankruptcy orders issued during the most recent 10-year period, in the United States or in another country, affecting the regional center, the new commercial enterprise, any associated job-creating entity, or any other enterprise in which any principal of any of the aforementioned entities held majority ownership at the time; and “(dd)(AA) any fees, ongoing interest, or other compensation paid, or to be paid by the regional center, the new commercial enterprise, or any issuer of securities intended to be offered to alien investors, to agents, finders, or broker dealers involved in the offering of securities to alien investors in connection with the investment; “(BB) a description of the services performed, or that will be performed, by such person to entitle the person to such fees, interest, or compensation; and136 STAT. 1080 “(CC) the name and contact information of any such person, if known at the time of filing; “(V) a description of the policies and procedures, such as those related to internal and external due diligence, reasonably designed to cause the regional center and any issuer of securities intended to be offered to alien investors in connection with the relevant capital investment project, to comply, as applicable, with the securities laws of the United States and the laws of the applicable States in connection with the offer, purchase, or sale of its securities; and “(VI)

Certification.

a certification from the regional center, and any issuer of securities intended to be offered to alien investors in connection with the relevant capital investment project, that their respective agents and employees, and any parties associated with the regional center and such issuer of securities affiliated with the regional center are in compliance with the securities laws of the United States and the laws of the applicable States in connection with the offer, purchase, or sale of its securities, to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation. “(ii) Effect of approval of a business plan for an investment in a regional center’s commercial enterprise.—The approval of an application under this subparagraph, including an approval before the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, shall be binding for purposes of the adjudication of subsequent petitions seeking classification under this paragraph by immigrants investing in the same offering described in such application, and of petitions by the same immigrants filed under section 216A unless—“(I) the applicant engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or criminal misuse; “(II) such approval would threaten public safety or national security; “(III) there has been a material change that affects eligibility; “(IV) the discovery of other evidence affecting program eligibility was not disclosed by the applicant during the adjudication process; or “(V) the previous adjudication involved a material mistake of law or fact. “(iii) Amendments.—“(I)

Procedures.

Deadline.

Approval.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may establish procedures by which a regional center may seek approval of an amendment to an approved application under this subparagraph that reflects changes specified by the Secretary to any information, documents, or other aspects of the investment offering described in such approved application not later than 30 days after any such changes.136 STAT. 1081 “(II) Incorporation.—Upon the approval of a timely filed amendment to an approved application, any changes reflected in such amendment may be incorporated into and considered in determining program eligibility through adjudication of—“(aa) pending petitions from immigrants investing in the offering described in the approved application who are seeking classification under this paragraph; and “(bb) petitions by immigrants described in item (aa) that are filed under section 216A. “(iv) Site visits.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—“(I)

Time period.

Notification.

perform site visits to regional centers not earlier than 24 hours after providing notice of such site visit; and “(II) perform at least 1 site visit to, as applicable, each new commercial enterprise or job-creating entity, or the business locations where any jobs that are claimed as being created. “(v) Parameters for capital redeployment.—“(I) In general.

Regulations.

—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations, in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’), that allow a new commercial enterprise to redeploy investment funds anywhere within the United States or its territories for the purpose of maintaining the investors’ capital at risk if—“(aa) the new commercial enterprise has executed the business plan for a capital investment project in good faith without a material change; “(bb) the new commercial enterprise has created a sufficient number of new full time positions to satisfy the job creation requirements of the program for all investors in the new commercial enterprise, either directly or indirectly, as evidenced by the methodologies set forth in this Act; “(cc) the job creating entity has repaid the capital initially deployed in conformity with the initial investment contemplated by the business plan; and “(dd) the capital, after repayment by the job creating entity, remains at risk and it is not redeployed in passive investments, such as stocks or bonds. “(II)

Determination.

Termination.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall terminate the designation of a regional center if the Secretary determines that a new commercial enterprise has violated any of the requirements under subclause (I) in the redeployment of funds invested in such regional center.136 STAT. 1082 “(G) Regional center annual statements.—“(i) In general.—Each regional center designated under subparagraph (E) shall submit an annual statement, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Certifications.

 Each such statement shall include—“(I) a certification stating that, to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation, the regional center is in compliance with clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (H); “(II) a certification described in subparagraph (I)(ii)(II); “(III) a certification stating that, to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation, the regional center is in compliance with subparagraph (K)(iii); “(IV) a description of any pending material litigation or bankruptcy proceedings, or material litigation or bankruptcy proceedings resolved during the preceding fiscal year, involving the regional center, the new commercial enterprise, or any affiliated job-creating entity; “(V) an accounting of all individual alien investor capital invested in the regional center, new commercial enterprise, and job-creating entity; “(VI) for each new commercial enterprise associated with the regional center—“(aa) an accounting of the aggregate capital invested in the new commercial enterprise and any job-creating entity by alien investors under this paragraph for each capital investment project being undertaken by the new commercial enterprise; “(bb) a description of how the capital described in item (aa) is being used to execute each capital investment project in the filed business plan or plans; “(cc) evidence that 100 percent of the capital described in item (aa) has been committed to each capital investment project; “(dd) detailed evidence of the progress made toward the completion of each capital investment project; “(ee) an accounting of the aggregate direct jobs created or preserved; “(ff) to the best of the regional center’s knowledge, for all fees, including administrative fees, loan monitoring fees, loan management fees, commissions and similar transaction-based compensation, collected from alien investors by the regional center, the new commercial enterprise, any affiliated job-creating entity, any affiliated issuer of securities intended to be offered to alien investors, or any promoter, finder, broker-dealer, or other 136 STAT. 1083 entity engaged by any of the aforementioned entities to locate individual investors—“(AA) a description of all fees collected; “(BB) an accounting of the entities that received such fees; and “(CC) the purpose for which such fees were collected; “(gg) any documentation referred to in subparagraph (F)(i)(IV) if there has been a material change during the preceding fiscal year; and “(hh) a certification by the regional center that the information provided under items (aa) through (gg) is accurate, to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation; and “(VII) a description of the regional center’s policies and procedures that are designed to enable the regional center to comply with applicable Federal labor laws. “(ii)

Requirements.

Determinations.

Amendment of annual statements.—The Secretary of Homeland Security—“(I) shall require the regional center to amend or supplement an annual statement required under clause (i) if the Secretary determines that such statement is deficient; and “(II) may require the regional center to amend or supplement such annual statement if the Director determines that such an amendment or supplement is appropriate. “(iii) Sanctions.—“(I) Effect of violation.

Determination.

—The Director shall sanction any regional center entity in accordance with subclause (II) if the regional center fails to submit an annual statement or if the Director determines that the regional center—“(aa) knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted a statement, certification, or any information submitted pursuant to this subparagraph that contained an untrue statement of material fact; or “(bb) is conducting itself in a manner inconsistent with its designation under subparagraph (E), including any willful, undisclosed, and material deviation by new commercial enterprises from any filed business plan for such new commercial enterprises. “(II) Authorized sanctions.—The Director shall establish a graduated set of sanctions based on the severity of the violations referred to in subclause (I), including—“(aa) fines equal to not more than 10 percent of the total capital invested by alien investors in the regional center’s new commercial enterprises or job-creating entities directly involved in such violations, the payment of 136 STAT. 1084 which shall not in any circumstance utilize any of such alien investors’ capital investments, and which shall be deposited into the EB–5 Integrity Fund established under subparagraph (J); “(bb) temporary suspension from participation in the program described in subparagraph (E), which may be lifted by the Director if the individual or entity cures the alleged violation after being provided such an opportunity by the Director; “(cc) permanent bar from participation in the program described in subparagraph (E) for 1 or more individuals or business entities associated with the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity; and “(dd) termination of regional center designation. “(iv) Availability of annual statements to investors.

Deadline.

Records.

—Not later than 30 days after a request from an alien investor, a regional center shall make available to such alien investor a copy of the filed annual statement and any amendments filed to such statement, which shall be redacted to exclude any information unrelated to such alien investor or the new commercial enterprise or job creating entity into which the alien investor invested. “(H) Bona fides of persons involved with regional center program.—“(i) In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not permit any person to be involved with any regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity if—“(I)

Time periods.

the person has been found to have committed—“(aa) a criminal or civil offense involving fraud or deceit within the previous 10 years; “(bb) a civil offense involving fraud or deceit that resulted in a liability in excess of $1,000,000; or “(cc) a crime for which the person was convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year; “(II) the person is subject to a final order, for the duration of any penalty imposed by such order, of a State securities commission (or an agency or officer of a State performing similar functions), a State authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions, a State insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a State performing similar functions), an appropriate Federal banking agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, a financial self-regulatory organization recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the 136 STAT. 1085 National Credit Union Administration, which is based on a violation of any law or regulation that—“(aa) prohibits fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct; or “(bb) bars the person from—“(AA) association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency, or officer; “(BB) appearing before such commission, authority, agency, or officer; “(CC) engaging in the business of securities, insurance, or banking; or “(DD) engaging in savings association or credit union activities; “(III)

Determination.

the Secretary determines that the person is engaged in, has ever been engaged in, or seeks to engage in—“(aa) any illicit trafficking in any controlled substance or in any listed chemical (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act); “(bb) any activity relating to espionage, sabotage, or theft of intellectual property; “(cc) any activity related to money laundering (as described in section 1956 or 1957 of title 18, United States Code); “(dd) any terrorist activity (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)); “(ee) any activity constituting or facilitating human trafficking or a human rights offense; “(ff) any activity described in section 212(a)(3)(E); or “(gg) the violation of any statute, regulation, or Executive order regarding foreign financial transactions or foreign asset control; or “(IV)

Time period.

the person—“(aa) is, or during the preceding 10 years has been, included on the Department of Justice’s List of Currently Disciplined Practitioners; or “(bb) during the preceding 10 years, has received a reprimand or has otherwise been publicly disciplined for conduct related to fraud or deceit by a State bar association of which the person is or was a member. “(ii) Foreign involvement in regional center program.—“(I) Lawful status required.—A person may not be involved with a regional center unless the person—“(aa) is a national of the United States or an individual who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (20) and (22) of section 101(a)); and136 STAT. 1086 “(bb) is not the subject of rescission or removal proceedings. “(II) Foreign governments.—No agency, official, or other similar entity or representative of a foreign government entity may provide capital to, or be directly or indirectly involved with the ownership or administration of, a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, or a job-creating entity, except that a foreign or domestic investment fund or other investment vehicle that is wholly or partially owned, directly or indirectly, by a bona fide foreign sovereign wealth fund or a foreign state-owned enterprise otherwise permitted to do business in the United States may be involved with the ownership, but not the administration, of a job-creating entity that is not an affiliated job-creating entity. “(III)

Deadline.

Rulemaking.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, the Secretary shall issue regulations implementing subparagraphs (I) and (II). “(iii) Information required.—The Secretary of Homeland Security—“(I)

Attestations.

Determinations.

shall require such attestations and information, including the submission of fingerprints or other biometrics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, and any affiliated job creating entity, and persons involved with such entities (as described in clause (v)), as may be necessary to determine whether such entities are in compliance with clauses (i) and (ii); “(II) shall perform such criminal record checks and other background and database checks with respect to a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, and any affiliated job-creating entity, and persons involved with such entities (as described in clause (v)), as may be necessary to determine whether such entities are in compliance with clauses (i) and (ii); and “(III) may, at the Secretary’s discretion, require the information described to in subclause (I) and may perform the checks described in subclause (II) with respect to any job creating entity and persons involved with such entity if there is a reasonable basis to believe such entity or person is not in compliance with clauses (i) and (ii). “(iv) Termination.—“(I)

Determination.

In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may suspend or terminate the designation of any regional center, or the participation under the program of any new commercial enterprise or job-creating entity under this paragraph if the Secretary determines that such entity—136 STAT. 1087 “(aa)

Deadline.

knowingly involved a person with such entity in violation of clause (i) or (ii) by failing, within 14 days of acquiring such knowledge—“(AA) to take commercially reasonable efforts to discontinue the prohibited person’s involvement; or “(BB)

Notification.

to provide notice to the Secretary; “(bb) failed to provide an attestation or information requested by the Secretary under clause (iii)(I); or “(cc) knowingly provided any false attestation or information under clause (iii)(I). “(II) Limitation.—The Secretary’s authorized sanctions under subclause (I) shall be limited to entities that have engaged in any activity described in subclause (I). “(III) Information.—“(aa) Notification.—The Secretary, after performing the criminal record checks and other background checks described in clause (iii), shall notify a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity whether any person involved with such entities is not in compliance with clause (i) or (ii), unless the information that provides the basis for the determination is classified or disclosure is otherwise prohibited under law. “(bb)

Deadline.

Effect of failure to respond.—If the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity fails to discontinue the prohibited person’s involvement with the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity, as applicable, within 30 days after receiving such notification, such entity shall be deemed to have knowledge under subclause (I)(aa) that the involvement of such person with the entity is in violation of clause (i) or (ii). “(v) Persons involved with a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity.

Determination.

—For the purposes of this paragraph, unless otherwise determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, a person is involved with a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, any affiliated job-creating entity, as applicable, if the person is, directly or indirectly, in a position of substantive authority to make operational or managerial decisions over pooling, securitization, investment, release, acceptance, or control or use of any funding that was procured under the program described in subparagraph (E). An individual may be in a position of substantive authority if the person serves as a principal, a representative, an administrator, an owner, an officer, a board member, a manager, an executive, a general partner, a fiduciary, an agent, or in a similar position at the 136 STAT. 1088 regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity, respectively. “(I) Compliance with securities laws.—“(i) Jurisdiction.—“(I) In general.—The United States has jurisdiction, including subject matter jurisdiction, over the purchase or sale of any security offered or sold, or any investment advice provided, by any regional center or any party associated with a regional center for purposes of the securities laws. “(II) Compliance with regulation s.—For purposes of section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e), a regional center or any party associated with a regional center is not precluded from offering or selling a security pursuant to Regulation S (17 C.F.R. 230.901 et seq.) to the extent that such offering or selling otherwise complies with that regulation. “(III) Savings provision.—Subclause (I) is not intended to modify any existing rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the application of section 15(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(a)) to foreign brokers or dealers. “(ii)

Compliance.

Regional center certifications required.—“(I) Initial certification.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not approve an application for regional center designation or regional center amendment unless the regional center certifies that, to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation, the regional center is in compliance with and has policies and procedures, including those related to internal and external due diligence, reasonably designed to confirm, as applicable, that all parties associated with the regional center are and will remain in compliance with the securities laws of the United States and of any State in which—“(aa) the offer, purchase, or sale of securities was conducted; “(bb) the issuer of securities was located; or “(cc) the investment advice was provided by the regional center or parties associated with the regional center. “(II) Reissue.—A regional center shall annually reissue a certification described in subclause (I), in accordance with subparagraph (G), to certify compliance with clause (iii) by stating that—“(aa) the certification is made by a certifier; “(bb) to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation, all such offers, purchases, and sales of securities or the provision of investment advice complied 136 STAT. 1089 with the securities laws of the United States and the securities laws of any State in which—“(AA) the offer, purchase, or sale of securities was conducted; “(BB) the issuer of securities was located; or “(CC) the investment advice was provided; and “(cc)

Records.

Data.

records, data, and information related to such offers, purchases, and sales have been maintained. “(III) Effect of noncompliance.—If a regional center, through its due diligence, discovered during the previous fiscal year that the regional center or any party associated with the regional center was not in compliance with the securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any State in which the securities activities were conducted by any party associated with the regional center, the certifier shall—“(aa) describe the activities that led to noncompliance; “(bb) describe the actions taken to remedy the noncompliance; and “(cc) certify that the regional center and all parties associated with the regional center are currently in compliance, to the best of the certifier’s knowledge, after a due diligence investigation. “(iii)

Records.

Data.

Oversight required.—Each regional center shall—“(I) use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor and supervise compliance with the securities laws in relations to all offers, purchases, and sales of, and investment advice relating to, securities made by parties associated with the regional center; “(II)

Time period.

maintain records, data, and information relating to all such offers, purchases, sales, and investment advice during the 5-year period beginning on the date of their creation; and “(III) make the records, data, and information described in subclause (II) available to the Secretary or to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. “(iv) Suspension or termination.—In addition to any other authority provided to the Secretary under this paragraph, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may suspend or terminate the designation of any regional center or impose other sanctions against the regional center if the regional center, or any parties associated with the regional center that the regional center knew or reasonably should have known—“(I) are permanently or temporarily enjoined by order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction in connection with the offer, 136 STAT. 1090 purchase, or sale of a security or the provision of investment advice; “(II) are subject to any final order of the Securities and Exchange Commission or a State securities regulator that—“(aa) bars such person from association with an entity regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or a State securities regulator; or “(bb) constitutes a final order based on a finding of an intentional violation or a violation related to fraud or deceit in connection with the offer, purchase, or sale of, or investment advice relating to, a security; or “(III) submitted, or caused to be submitted, a certification described in clause (ii) that contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. “(v) Defined term.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘parties associated with a regional center’ means—“(I) the regional center; “(II) any new commercial enterprise or affiliated job-creating entity or issuer of securities associated with the regional center; “(III) the regional center’s and new commercial enterprise’s owners, officers, directors, managers, partners, agents, employees, promoters and attorneys, or similar position, as determined by the Secretary; and “(IV) any person under the control of the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or issuer of securities associated with the regional center who is responsible for the marketing, offering, or sale of any security offered in connection with the capital investment project. “(vi) Savings provision.—Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to impair or limit the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Federal securities laws or any State securities regulator under State securities laws. “(J) EB–5 integrity fund.—“(i) Establishment.—There is established in the United States Treasury a special fund, which shall be known as the ‘EB–5 Integrity Fund’ (referred to in this subparagraph as the ‘Fund’). Amounts deposited into the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended for the purposes set forth in clause (iii). “(ii) Fees.—“(I)

Effective date.

Time period.

Annual fee.—On October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall collect for the Fund an annual fee—136 STAT. 1091 “(aa) except as provided in item (bb), of $20,000 from each regional center designated under subparagraph (E); and “(bb) of $10,000 from each such regional center with 20 or fewer total investors in the preceding fiscal year in its new commercial enterprises. “(II)

Effective date.

Petition fee.—Beginning on October 1, 2022, the Secretary shall collect a fee of $1,000 for the Fund with each petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(H) for classification under subparagraph (E). The fee under this subclause is in addition to the fee that the Secretary is authorized to establish and collect for each petition to recover the costs of adjudication and naturalization services under section 286(m). “(III) Increases.

Regulations.

—The Secretary may increase the amounts under this clause by prescribing such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that amounts in the Fund are sufficient to carry out the purposes set forth in clause (iii). “(iii)

Compliance.

Permissible uses of fund.—The Secretary shall—“(I)

Investigations.

use not less than ⅓ of the amounts deposited into the Fund for investigations based outside of the United States, including—“(aa) monitoring and investigating program-related events and promotional activities; and “(bb) ensuring an alien investor’s compliance with subparagraph (L); and “(II) use amounts deposited into the Fund—“(aa) to detect and investigate fraud or other crimes; “(bb)

Determination.

to determine whether regional centers, new commercial enterprises, job-creating entities, and alien investors (and their alien spouses and alien children) comply with the immigration laws; “(cc)

Audits.

to conduct audits and site visits; and “(dd)

Determination.

as the Secretary determines to be necessary, including monitoring compliance with the requirements under section 107 of the EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. “(iv)

Deadlines.

Failure to pay fee.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—“(I) impose a reasonable penalty, which shall be deposited into the Fund, if any regional center does not pay the fee required under clause (ii) within 30 days after the date on which such fee is due; and “(II) terminate the designation of any regional center that does not pay the fee required under clause (ii) within 90 days after the date on which such fee is due. “(v) Report.—The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of 136 STAT. 1092 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes how amounts in the Fund were expended during the previous fiscal year.

Termination.

 “(K) Direct and third-party promoters.—“(i)

Compliance.

Guidelines.

Rules and standards.—Direct and third-party promoters (including migration agents) of a regional center, any new commercial enterprise, an affiliated job-creating entity, or an issuer of securities intended to be offered to alien investors in connection with a particular capital investment project shall comply with the rules and standards prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security and any applicable Federal or State securities laws, to oversee promotion of any offering of securities related to the EB–5 Program, including—“(I) registration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which—“(aa) includes identifying and contact information for such promoter and confirmation of the existence of the written agreement required under clause (iii); and “(bb)

Public information.

may be made publicly available at the discretion of the Secretary; “(II)

Certification.

certification by each promoter that such promoter is not ineligible under subparagraph (H)(i); “(III) guidelines for accurately representing the visa process to foreign investors; and “(IV) guidelines describing permissible fee arrangements under applicable securities and immigration laws. “(ii) Effect of violation.

Determination.

—If the Secretary determines that a direct or third-party promoter has violated clause (i), the Secretary shall suspend or permanently bar such individual from participation in the program described in subparagraph (E). “(iii) Compliance.

Contracts.

—Each regional center, new commercial enterprise, and affiliated job-creating entity shall maintain a written agreement between or among such entities and each direct or third-party promoter operating on behalf of such entities that outlines the rules and standards prescribed under clause (i). “(iv) Disclosure.—Each petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(H) shall include a disclosure, signed by the investor, that reflects all fees, ongoing interest, and other compensation paid to any person that the regional center or new commercial enterprise knows has received, or will receive, in connection with the investment, including compensation to agents, finders, or broker dealers involved in the offering, to the extent not already specifically identified in the business plan filed under subparagraph (F). “(L) Source of funds.—“(i) In general.—An alien investor shall demonstrate that the capital required under subparagraph 136 STAT. 1093 (A) and any funds used to pay administrative costs and fees associated with the alien’s investment were obtained from a lawful source and through lawful means. “(ii) Required information.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that an alien investor’s petition under this paragraph contain, as applicable—“(I)

Records.

business and tax records, or similar records, including—“(aa) foreign business registration records; “(bb)

Time period.

Determination.

corporate or partnership tax returns (or tax returns of any other entity in any form filed in any country or subdivision of such country), and personal tax returns, including income, franchise, property (whether real, personal, or intangible), or any other tax returns of any kind, filed during the past 7 years (or another period to be determined by the Secretary to ensure that the investment is obtained from a lawful source of funds) with any taxing jurisdiction within or outside the United States by or on behalf of the alien investor; and “(cc) any other evidence identifying any other source of capital or administrative fees; “(II) evidence related to monetary judgments against the alien investor, including certified copies of any judgments, and evidence of all pending governmental civil or criminal actions, governmental administrative proceedings, and any private civil actions (pending or otherwise) involving possible monetary judgments against the alien investor from any court within or outside the United States; and “(III) the identity of all persons who transfer into the United States, on behalf of the investor, any funds that are used to meet the capital requirement under subparagraph (A). “(iii) Gift and loan restrictions.—“(I) In general.—Gifted and borrowed funds may not be counted toward the minimum capital investment requirement under subparagraph (C) unless such funds—“(aa) were gifted or loaned to the alien investor in good faith; and “(bb) were not gifted or loaned to circumvent any limitations imposed on permissible sources of capital under this subparagraph, including but not limited to proceeds from illegal activity. “(II) Records requirement.—If funds invested under subparagraph (A) are gifted or loaned to the alien investor, the Secretary shall require that the alien investor’s petition under this paragraph includes the records described in 136 STAT. 1094 subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) from the donor or, if other than a bank, the lender. “(M) Treatment of good faith investors following program noncompliance.—“(i) Termination or debarment of eb–5 entity.—Except as provided in clause (vi), upon the termination or debarment, as applicable, from the program under this paragraph of a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, or a job-creating entity—“(I) an otherwise qualified petition under section 204(a)(1)(H) or the conditional permanent residence of an alien who has been admitted to the United States pursuant to section 216A(a)(1) based on an investment in a terminated regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity shall remain valid or continue to be authorized, as applicable, consistent with this subparagraph; and “(II)

Notification.

the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the alien beneficiaries of such petitions of such termination or debarment. “(ii)

Termination.

Deadline.

New regional center or investment.—The petition under section 204(a)(1)(H) of an alien described in clause (i) and the conditional permanent resident status of an alien described in clause (i) shall be terminated 180 days after notification of the termination from the program under this paragraph of a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, or a job creating entity (but not sooner than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022) unless—“(I) in the case of the termination of a regional center—“(aa) the new commercial enterprise associates with an approved regional center, regardless of the approved geographical boundaries of such regional center’s designation; or “(bb) such alien makes a qualifying investment in another new commercial enterprise; or “(II) in the case of the debarment of a new commercial enterprise or job-creating entity, such alien—“(aa) associates with a new commercial enterprise in good standing; and “(bb) invests additional investment capital solely to the extent necessary to satisfy remaining job creation requirements under subparagraph (A)(ii). “(iii) Amendments.—“(I)

Notification.

Deadline.

Filing requirement.—The Secretary shall permit a petition described in clause (i)(I) to be amended to allow such petition to meet the applicable eligibility requirements under clause (ii), or to notify the Secretary that a pending or approved petition continues to meet the eligibility 136 STAT. 1095 requirements described in clause (ii) notwithstanding termination or debarment described in clause (i) if such amendment is filed not later than 180 days after the Secretary provides notification of termination or debarment of a regional center, a new commercial enterprise, or a job-creating entity, as applicable. “(II) Determination of eligibility.—For purposes of determining eligibility under subclause (I)—“(aa) the Secretary shall permit amendments to the business plan, without such facts underlying the amendment being deemed a material change; and “(bb) may deem any funds obtained or recovered by an alien investor, directly or indirectly, from claims against third parties, including insurance proceeds, or any additional investment capital provided by the alien, to be such alien’s investment capital for the purposes of subparagraph (A) if such investment otherwise complies with the requirements under this paragraph and section 216A. “(iv)

Effective date.

Time period.

Removal of conditions.—Aliens described in subclauses (I)(bb) and (II) of clause (ii) shall be eligible to have their conditions removed pursuant to section 216A beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the subsequent investment. “(v) Remedies.—For petitions approved under clause (ii), including following an amendment filed under clause (iii), the Secretary—“(I) shall retain the immigrant visa priority date related to the original petition and prevent age-out of derivative beneficiaries; and “(II) may hold such petition in abeyance and extend any applicable deadlines under this paragraph. “(vi) Exception.—If the Secretary has reason to believe that an alien was a knowing participant in the conduct that led to the termination of a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity described in clause (i)—“(I) the alien shall not be accorded any benefit under this subparagraph; and “(II) the Secretary shall—“(aa)

Notification.

notify the alien of such belief; and “(bb) subject to section 216A(b)(2), shall deny or initiate proceedings to revoke the approval of such alien’s petition, application, or benefit (and that of any spouse or child, if applicable) described in this paragraph. “(N) Threats to the national interest.—“(i) Denial or revocation.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall deny or revoke the approval of a petition, application, or benefit described in this paragraph, including the documents described in clause 136 STAT. 1096 (ii), if the Secretary determines, in the Secretary’s discretion, that the approval of such petition, application, or benefit is contrary to the national interest of the United States for reasons relating to threats to public safety or national security. “(ii) Documents.—The documents described in this clause are—“(I)

Certification.

a certification, designation, or amendment to the designation of a regional center; “(II) a petition seeking classification of an alien as an alien investor under this paragraph; “(III) a petition to remove conditions under section 216A; “(IV) an application for approval of a business plan in a new commercial enterprise under subparagraph (F); or “(V) a document evidencing conditional permanent resident status that was issued to an alien pursuant to section 216A. “(iii) Debarment.

Determination.

—If a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity has its designation or participation in the program under this paragraph terminated for reasons relating to public safety or national security, any person associated with such regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity, including an alien investor, shall be permanently barred from future participation in the program under this paragraph if the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s discretion, determines, by a preponderance of the evidence, that such person was a knowing participant in the conduct that led to the termination. “(iv)

Determination.

Notice.—If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the approval of a petition, application, or benefit described in this paragraph should be denied or revoked pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary shall—“(I) notify the relevant individual, regional center, or commercial entity of such determination; “(II) deny or revoke such petition, application, or benefit or terminate the permanent resident status of the alien (and the alien spouse and alien children of such immigrant), as of the date of such determination; and “(III) provide any United States-owned regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job creating entity an explanation for such determination unless the relevant information is classified or disclosure is otherwise prohibited under law. “(v) Judicial review.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review a denial or revocation under this subparagraph. Nothing in this clause may be construed as precluding review of constitutional claims or questions 136 STAT. 1097 of law raised upon a petition for review filed with an appropriate court of appeals in accordance with section 242. “(O)

Determinations.

Fraud, misrepresentation, and criminal misuse.—“(i) Denial or revocation.—Subject to subparagraph (M), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall deny or revoke the approval of a petition, application, or benefit described in this paragraph, including the documents described in subparagraph (N)(ii), if the Secretary determines, in the Secretary’s discretion, that such petition, application, or benefit was predicated on or involved fraud, deceit, intentional material misrepresentation, or criminal misuse. “(ii) Debarment.—If a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity has its designation or participation in the program under this paragraph terminated for reasons relating to fraud, intentional material misrepresentation, or criminal misuse, any person associated with such regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity, including an alien investor, shall be permanently barred from future participation in the program if the Secretary determines, in the Secretary’s discretion, by a preponderance of the evidence, that such person was a knowing participant in the conduct that led to the termination. “(iii) Notice.—If the Secretary determines that the approval of a petition, application, or benefit described in this paragraph should be denied or revoked pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary shall—“(I) notify the relevant individual, regional center, or commercial entity of such determination; and “(II) deny or revoke such petition, application, or benefit or terminate the permanent resident status of the alien (and the alien spouse and alien children of such immigrant), in accordance with clause (i), as of the date of such determination. “(P) Administrative appellate review.—“(i) In general.—The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall provide an opportunity for an administrative appellate review by the Administrative Appeals Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of any determination made under this paragraph, including—“(I) an application for regional center designation or regional center amendment; “(II) an application for approval of a business plan filed under subparagraph (F); “(III) a petition by an alien investor for status as an immigrant under this paragraph; “(IV) the termination or suspension of any benefit accorded under this paragraph; and “(V) any sanction imposed by the Secretary under this paragraph.136 STAT. 1098 “(ii) Judicial review.—Subject to subparagraph (N)(v) and section 242(a)(2), and notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review a determination under this paragraph until the regional center, its associated entities, or the alien investor has exhausted all administrative appeals. “(Q) Fund administration.—“(i) In general.—Each new commercial enterprise shall deposit and maintain the capital investment of each alien investor in a separate account, including amounts held in escrow. “(ii) Use of funds.—Amounts in a separate account may only—“(I) be transferred to another separate account or a job creating entity; “(II) otherwise be deployed into the capital investment project for which the funds were intended; or “(III) be transferred to the alien investor who contributed the funds as a refund of that investor’s capital investment, if otherwise permitted under this paragraph. “(iii) Deployment of funds into an affiliated job-creating entity.—If amounts are transferred to an affiliated job-creating entity pursuant to clause (ii)(I)—“(I) the affiliated job-creating entity shall maintain such amounts in a separate account until they are deployed into the capital investment project for which they were intended; and “(II)

Deadline.

Notification.

Verification.

not later than 30 days after such amounts are deployed pursuant to subclause (I), the affiliated job-creating entity shall provide written notice to the fund administrator retained pursuant to clause (iv) that a construction consultant or other individual authorized by the Secretary has verified that such amounts have been deployed into the project. “(iv) Fund administrator.—Except as provided in clause (v), the new commercial enterprise shall retain a fund administrator to fulfill the requirements under this subparagraph. The fund administrator—“(I) shall be independent of, and not directly related to, the new commercial enterprise, the regional center associated with the new commercial enterprise, the job creating entity, or any of the principals or managers of such entities; “(II) shall be licensed, active, and in good standing as—“(aa) a certified public accountant; “(bb) an attorney;136 STAT. 1099 “(cc) a broker-dealer or investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or “(dd) an individual or company that otherwise meets such requirements as may be established by the Secretary; “(III) shall monitor and track any transfer of amounts from the separate account; “(IV) shall serve as a cosignatory on all separate accounts; “(V) before any transfer of amounts from a separate account, shall—“(aa)

Verification.

Compliance.

verify that the transfer complies with all governing documents, including organizational, operational, and investment documents; and “(bb)

Approval.

approve such transfer with a written or electronic signature; “(VI) shall periodically provide each alien investor with information about the activity of the account in which the investor’s capital investment is held, including—“(aa) the name and location of the bank or financial institution at which the account is maintained; “(bb) the history of the account; and “(cc) any additional information required by the Secretary; and “(VII)

Time period.

Records.

Compliance.

shall make and preserve, during the 5-year period beginning on the last day of the Federal fiscal year in which any transactions occurred, books, ledgers, records, and other documentation necessary to comply with this clause, which shall be provided to the Secretary upon request. “(v) Waiver.—“(I)

Consultation.

Determination.

Waiver permitted.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may waive the requirements under clause (iv) for any new commercial enterprise or affiliated job-creating entity that is controlled by or under common control of an investment adviser or broker-dealer that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, determines that the Securities and Exchange Commission provides comparable protections and transparency for alien investors as the protections and transparency provided under clause (iv). “(II) Waiver required.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall waive the requirements under clause (iv) for any new commercial enterprise that commissions an annual independent financial audit of such new commercial enterprise or job creating entity conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, which 136 STAT. 1100 audit shall be provided to the Secretary and all investors in the new commercial enterprise. “(vi) Defined term.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘separate account’ means an account that—“(I) is maintained in the United States by a new commercial enterprise or job creating entity at a federally regulated bank or at another financial institution (as defined in section 20 of title 18, United States Code) in the United States; “(II) is insured; and “(III) contains only the pooled investment funds of alien investors in a new commercial enterprise with respect to a single capital investment project.” . (2)

8 USC 1153 note.

Effective date.—The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Required Checks.—(1) In general.—Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(R) Required checks.—Any petition filed by an alien under section 204(a)(1)(H) may not be approved under this paragraph unless the Secretary of Homeland Security has searched for the alien and any associated employer of such alien on the Specially Designated Nationals List of the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.” . (2)

8 USC 1153 note.

Effective date.—The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 104. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALIEN INVESTORS, SPOUSES, AND CHILDREN.(a) In General.—Section 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended—(1) by striking “Attorney General” each place such term appears (except in subsection (d)(2)(C)) and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”; (2) by striking “entrepreneur” each place such term appears and inserting “investor”; (3) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:“(1) Conditional basis for status.—An alien investor, alien spouse, and alien child shall be considered, at the time of obtaining status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, to have obtained such status on a conditional basis subject to the provisions of this section.” ; (4) in subsection (b)—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Entrepreneurship” and inserting “Investment”; and (B) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:“(B) the alien did not invest the requisite capital; or” ; (5) in subsection (c)—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “of Timely Petition and Interview”; (B) in paragraph (1)—136 STAT. 1101 (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “In order” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (3)(D), in order”; (ii) in subparagraph (A)—(I) by striking “must” and inserting “shall”; and (II) by striking “, and” and inserting a semicolon; (iii) in subparagraph (B)—(I) by striking “must” and inserting “shall”; (II) by striking “Service” and inserting “Department of Homeland Security”; and (III) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (iv) by adding at the end the following:“(C) the Secretary shall have performed a site visit to the relevant corporate office or business location described in section 203(b)(5)(F)(iv).” ; and (C) in paragraph (3)—(i) in subparagraph (A), in the undesignated matter following clause (ii), by striking “the” before “such filing”; and (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:“(B) Removal or extension of conditional basis.—“(i)

Determination.

Compliance.

In general.—Except as provided in clause (ii), if the Secretary determines that the facts and information contained in a petition submitted under paragraph (1)(A) are true, including demonstrating that the alien complied with subsection (d)(1)(B)(i), the Secretary shall—“(I)

Notification.

notify the alien involved of such determination; and “(II) remove the conditional basis of the alien’s status effective as of the second anniversary of the alien’s lawful admission for permanent residence. “(ii) Exception.

Time period.

Extension.

—If the petition demonstrates that the facts and information are true and that the alien is in compliance with subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)—“(I) the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may provide a 1-year extension of the alien’s conditional status; and “(II)(aa)

Petition.

Deadline.

Effective date.

if the alien files a petition not later than 30 days after the third anniversary of the alien’s lawful admission for permanent residence demonstrating that the alien complied with subsection (d)(1)(B)(i), the Secretary shall remove the conditional basis of the alien’s status effective as of such third anniversary; or “(bb)

Termination.

if the alien does not file the petition described in item (aa), the conditional status shall terminate at the end of such additional year.” ; (6) in subsection (d)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:136 STAT. 1102 “(A) invested the requisite capital;” ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:“(B)(i) created the employment required under section 203(b)(5)(A)(ii); or “(ii) is actively in the process of creating the employment required under section 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) and will create such employment before the third anniversary of the alien’s lawful admission for permanent residence, provided that such alien’s capital will remain invested during such time; and” ; (B) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:“(A) Ninety-day period before second anniversary.—“(i) In general.—Except as provided in clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), a petition under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be filed during the 90-day period immediately preceding the second anniversary of the alien investor’s lawful admission for permanent residence. “(ii) Exception.—Aliens described in subclauses (I)(bb) and (II) of section 203(b)(5)(M)(ii) shall file a petition under subsection (c)(1)(A) during the 90-day period before the second anniversary of the subsequent investment.” ; and (C) in paragraph (3)—(i) by striking “The interview” and inserting the following:“(A) In general.—The interview” ; (ii) by striking “Service” and inserting “Department of Homeland Security”; and (iii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the following:“(B)

Criteria.

Consultation.

Waiver.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s discretion, may waive the deadline for an interview under subsection (c)(1)(B) or the requirement for such an interview according to criteria developed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in consultation with its Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, provided that such criteria do not include a reduction of case processing times or the allocation of adjudicatory resources. A waiver may not be granted under this subparagraph if the alien to be interviewed—“(i) invested in a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity that was sanctioned under section 203(b)(5); or “(ii)

Determination.

is in a class of aliens determined by the Secretary to be threats to public safety or national security.” ; and (7) in subsection (f)(3), by striking “a limited partnership” and inserting “any entity formed for the purpose of doing for-profit business”. (b)

8 USC 1186b note.

Effective Dates.—136 STAT. 1103 (1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Exceptions.—(A) Site visits.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(5)(B)(iv) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Petition beneficiaries.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to the beneficiary of a petition that is filed under section 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b) if the underlying petition was filed under section 203(b)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS.(a) Filing Order and Eligibility.—Section 204(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H)) is amended to read as follows:“(H)(i)

Petitions.

Any alien seeking classification under section 203(b)(5) may file a petition for such classification with the Secretary of Homeland Security. An alien seeking to pool his or her investment with 1 or more additional aliens seeking classification under section 203(b)(5) shall file for such classification in accordance with section 203(b)(5)(E), or before the date of the enactment of the EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, in accordance with section 203(b)(5). An alien petitioning for classification under section 203(b)(5)(E) may file a petition with the Secretary after a regional center has filed an application for approval of an investment under section 203(b)(5)(F). “(ii) A petitioner described in clause (i) shall establish eligibility at the time he or she files a petition for classification under section 203(b)(5). A petitioner who was eligible for such classification at the time of such filing shall be deemed eligible for such classification at the time such petition is adjudicated, subject to the approval of the petitioner’s associated application under section 203(b)(5)(F), if applicable.” . (b)

8 USC 1154 note.

Effective Dates.—(1) In general.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Applicability to petitions.—Section 204(a)(1)(H)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to any petition for classification pursuant to section 203(b)(5)(E) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(E)) that is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c)

8 USC 1153 note.

Adjudication of Petitions.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue to adjudicate petitions and benefits under sections 203(b)(5) and 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) and 1186b) during the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 106.

8 USC 1153 note.

TIMELY PROCESSING.(a) Fee Study.

Deadline.

—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall complete a study of fees charged in the administration of the program described in sections 203(b)(5) and 216A 136 STAT. 1104 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) and 1186b). (b)

Deadlines.

Adjustment of Fees To Achieve Efficient Processing.—Notwithstanding section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)), and except as provided under subsection (c), the Director, not later than 60 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a), shall set fees for services provided under sections 203(b)(5) and 216A of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) and 1186b) at a level sufficient to ensure the full recovery only of the costs of providing such services, including the cost of attaining the goal of completing adjudications, on average, not later than—(1) 180 days after receiving a proposal for the establishment of a regional center described in section 203(b)(5)(E) of such Act; (2) 180 days after receiving an application for approval of an investment in a new commercial enterprise described in section 203(b)(5)(F) of such Act; (3) 90 days after receiving an application for approval of an investment in a new commercial enterprise described in section 203(b)(5)(F) of such Act that is located in a targeted employment area (as defined in section 203(b)(5)(D) of such Act); (4) 240 days after receiving a petition from an alien desiring to be classified under section 203(b)(5)(E) of such Act; (5) 120 days after receiving a petition from an alien desiring to be classified under section 203(b)(5)(E) of such Act with respect to an investment in a targeted employment area (as defined in section 203(b)(5)(D) of such Act); and (6) 240 days after receiving a petition from an alien for removal of conditions described in section 216A(c) of such Act. (c) Additional Fees.—Fees in excess of the fee levels described in subsection (b) may be charged only—(1) in an amount that is equal to the amount paid by all other classes of fee-paying applicants for immigration-related benefits, to contribute to the coverage or reduction of the costs of processing or adjudicating classes of immigration benefit applications that Congress, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of asylum applications, has authorized to be processed or adjudicated at no cost or at a reduced cost to the applicant; and (2) in an amount that is not greater than 1 percent of the fee for filing a petition under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), to make improvements to the information technology systems used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to process, adjudicate, and archive applications and petitions under such section, including the conversion to electronic format of documents filed by petitioners and applicants for benefits under such section. (d) Exemption From Paperwork Reduction Act.

Time period.

Determination.

—During the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the requirements under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to any collection of information required under this division, any amendment made by this division, or any rule promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement this division or the amendments made by this division, to the extent that the Secretary determines that compliance with such 136 STAT. 1105 requirements would impede the expeditious implementation of this division or the amendments made by this division. (e) Rule of Construction Regarding Adjudication Delays.—Nothing in this division may be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the adjudication of any application or petition under section 203(b)(5) or 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) and 1186b) pending the completion of a national security or law enforcement investigation relating to such application or petition. (f) Rule of Construction Regarding Modification of Fees.—Nothing in this section may be construed to require any modification of fees before the completion of—(1) the fee study described in subsection (a); or (2) regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Administrative Procedure Act”), to carry out subsections (b) and (c).
SEC. 107.

8 USC 1153a.

TRANSPARENCY.(a) In General.—Employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary’s counselors, the Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, counselors to such Director, and the Chief of the Immigrant Investor Programs Office (or any successor to such Office) at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall act impartially and may not give preferential treatment to any entity, organization, or individual in connection with any aspect of the immigrant visa program described in section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)). (b) Improper Activities.—Activities that constitute preferential treatment under subsection (a) shall include—(1) working on, or in any way attempting to influence, in a manner not available to or accorded to all other petitioners, applicants, and seekers of benefits under the immigrant visa program referred to in subsection (a), the standard processing of an application, petition, or benefit for—(A) a regional center; (B) a new commercial enterprise; (C) a job-creating entity; or (D) any person or entity associated with such regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity; and (2) meeting or communicating with persons associated with the entities listed in paragraph (1), at the request of such persons, in a manner not available to or accorded to all other petitioners, applicants, and seekers of benefits under such immigrant visa program. (c) Reporting of Communications.—(1) Written communication.

Records.

—Employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including the officials listed in subsection (a), shall include, in the record of proceeding for a case under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), actual or electronic copies of all case-specific written communication, including emails from 136 STAT. 1106 government and private accounts, with non-Department persons or entities advocating for regional center applications or individual petitions under such section that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act (other than routine communications with other agencies of the Federal Government regarding the case, including communications involving background checks and litigation defense). (2) Oral communication.—If substantive oral communication, including telephonic communication, virtual communication, or in-person meetings, takes place between officials of the Department of Homeland Security and non-Department persons or entities advocating for regional center applications or individual petitions under section 203(b)(5) of such Act that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act (except communications exempted under paragraph (1))—(A) the conversation shall be recorded; or (B) detailed minutes of the session shall be taken and included in the record of proceeding. (3) Notification.—(A) In general.—If the Secretary, in the course of written or oral communication described in this subsection, receives evidence about a specific case from anyone other than an affected party or his or her representative (excluding Federal Government or law enforcement sources), such information may not be made part of the record of proceeding and may not be considered in adjudicative proceedings unless—(i) the affected party has been given notice of such evidence; and (ii) if such evidence is derogatory, the affected party has been given an opportunity to respond to the evidence. (B) Information from law enforcement, intelligence agencies, or confidential sources.—(i) Law enforcement or intelligence agencies.—Evidence received from law enforcement or intelligence agencies may not be made part of the record of proceeding without the consent of the relevant agency or law enforcement entity. (ii) Whistleblowers, confidential sources, or intelligence agencies.—Evidence received from whistleblowers, other confidential sources, or the intelligence community that is included in the record of proceeding and considered in adjudicative proceedings shall be handled in a manner that does not reveal the identity of the whistleblower or confidential source, or reveal classified information. (d) Consideration of Evidence.—(1) In general.—No case-specific communication with persons or entities that are not part of the Department of Homeland Security may be considered in the adjudication of an application or petition under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) unless the communication is included in the record of proceeding of the case. (2) Waiver.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) only in the interests 136 STAT. 1107 of national security or for investigative or law enforcement purposes. (e) Channels of Communication.—(1) Email address or equivalent.—The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall maintain an email account (or equivalent means of communication) for persons or entities—(A) with inquiries regarding specific petitions or applications under the immigrant visa program described in section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)); or (B) seeking information that is not case-specific about the immigrant visa program described in such section 203(b)(5). (2) Communication only through appropriate channels or offices.—(A) Announcement of appropriate channels of communication.

Deadline.

—Not later than 40 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall announce that the only channels or offices by which industry stakeholders, petitioners, applicants, and seekers of benefits under the immigrant visa program described in section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) may communicate with the Department of Homeland Security regarding specific cases under such section (except for communication made by applicants and petitioners pursuant to regular adjudicatory procedures), or information that is not case-specific about the visa program applicable to certain cases under such section, are through—(i) the email address or equivalent channel described in paragraph (1); (ii) the National Customer Service Center, or any successor to such Center; or (iii) the Office of Public Engagement, Immigrant Investor Program Office, including the Stakeholder Engagement Branch, or any successors to those Offices or that Branch. (B) Direction of incoming communications.—(i) In general.—Employees of the Department of Homeland Security shall direct communications described in subparagraph (A) to the channels of communication or offices listed in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A). (ii) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to prevent—(I) any person from communicating with the Ombudsman of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding the immigrant investor program under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)); or (II) the Ombudsman from resolving problems regarding such immigrant investor program pursuant to the authority granted under section 452 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 272).136 STAT. 1108 (C) Log.—(i) In general.—The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall maintain a written or electronic log of—(I) all communications described in subparagraph (A) and communications from Members of Congress, which shall reference the date, time, and subject of the communication, and the identity of the Department official, if any, to whom the inquiry was forwarded; (II) with respect to written communications described in subsection (c)(1), the date on which the communication was received, the identities of the sender and addressee, and the subject of the communication; and (III) with respect to oral communications described in subsection (c)(2), the date on which the communication occurred, the participants in the conversation or meeting, and the subject of the communication. (ii)

Public information.

Transparency.—The log of communications described in clause (i) shall be made publicly available in accordance with section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”). (3)

Web posting.

Deadline.

Publication of information.—Not later than 30 days after a person or entity inquiring about a specific case or generally about the immigrant visa program described in section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) receives, as a result of a communication with an official of the Department of Homeland Security, generally applicable information that is not case-specific about program requirements or administration that has not been made publicly available by the Department, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall publish such information on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website as an update to the relevant Frequently Asked Questions page or by some other comparable mechanism. (f) Penalty.—(1) In general.—Any person who intentionally violates the prohibition on preferential treatment under this section or intentionally violates the reporting requirements under subsection (c) shall be disciplined in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Sanctions.

Deadline.

—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a graduated set of sanctions based on the severity of the violation referred to in paragraph (1), which may include, in addition to any criminal or civil penalties that may be imposed, written reprimand, suspension, demotion, or removal. (g) Rule of Construction Regarding Classified Information.—Nothing in this section may be construed to modify any law, regulation, or policy regarding the handling or disclosure of classified information. (h) Rule of Construction Regarding Private Right of Action.—Nothing in this section may be construed to create or 136 STAT. 1109 authorize a private right of action to challenge a decision of an employee of the Department of Homeland Security. (i) Effective Date.—This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 108. PROTECTION FROM EXPIRED LEGISLATION.  Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), as amended by sections 102 and 103 of this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(S) Protection from expired legislation.—Notwithstanding the expiration of legislation authorizing the regional center program under subparagraph (E), the Secretary of Homeland Security—“(i)

Effective date.

shall continue processing petitions under sections 204(a)(1)(H) and 216A based on an investment in a new commercial enterprise associated with a regional center that were filed on or before September 30, 2026; “(ii) may not deny a petition described in clause (i) based on the expiration of such legislation; and “(iii) may not suspend or terminate the allocation of visas to the beneficiaries of approved petitions described in clause (i).” .
 DIVISION CC—

Burial Equity

for Guards and

Reserves Act.

BURIAL EQUITY FOR GUARDS AND RESERVES ACT
SEC. 101.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act”.
SEC. 102. PROHIBITIONS ON RESTRICTING INTERMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN CERTAIN STATE VETERANS’ CEMETERIES.(a) Grants.—Section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “The Secretary may” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (i), the Secretary may”; (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (k); and (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsections:“(i)(1) The Secretary may not establish a condition for a grant under this section that restricts the ability of a State receiving such a grant to inter in a veterans’ cemetery owned by that State any individual described in paragraph (2) solely by reason of the ineligibility of such individual for burial in an open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration under section 2402(a) of this title. “(2) An individual described in this paragraph is the following:“(A) Any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable or whose death occurs under conditions other than dishonorable while a member of such a reserve component.136 STAT. 1110 “(B) Any member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable or whose death occurs under conditions other than dishonorable while a member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard. “(C) Any member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force whose death occurs under conditions other than dishonorable while a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. “(D) Any spouse of any member described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). “(E) Any minor child or unmarried adult child (as such terms are defined in section 2402(a) of this title) of any member described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). “(j) The Secretary may not deny an application for a grant under this section solely on the basis that the State receiving such grant may use funds from such grant to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans’ cemetery in which interment of individuals described in subsection (i)(2) is allowed.” . (b)

38 USC 2408 note.

Prohibition on Enforcing Certain Conditions on Grants for State Veterans’ Cemeteries.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not enforce a condition on a grant described in subsection (i)(1) of section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that was established before the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Plot Allowances.—Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:“(1) the Secretary shall pay to the relevant State, agency, political subdivision, or tribal organization, as the case may be, the sum of $700 (as increased from time to time under subsection (c)) as a plot or interment allowance for such veteran if the veteran is buried (without charge for the cost of a plot or interment) in a cemetery, or a section of a cemetery, that—“(A) is used solely for the interment of persons who are—

Payments.

“(i) eligible for burial in a national cemetery; “(ii) members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces not otherwise eligible for such burial or former members of such a reserve component not otherwise eligible for such burial who are discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable; or “(iii) described in section 2408(i)(2) of this title; and “(B) is—“(i) owned by a State or by an agency or political subdivision of a State; or “(ii) on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization.” ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “tribal organization,” after “of a State,”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:136 STAT. 1111 “(e)

Definition.

In this section, the terms ‘tribal organization’ and ‘trust land’ have the meanings given those terms in section 3765 of this title.” .
DIVISION DD—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.  Subsection (g) of section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note), as amended by section 4302 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315), is amended to read as follows:“(g) Authorization of Appropriations.—Funds shall be made available to carry out the pilot program under this section from funds appropriated to, or otherwise made available to, the Department for the payment of readjustment benefits, in the following amounts for a fiscal year in which the Secretary carries out the pilot program:“(1) For fiscal year 2019, $15,000,000. “(2) For fiscal year 2020, $15,000,000. “(3) For fiscal year 2021, $45,000,000. “(4) For fiscal year 2022, $125,000,000. “(5) For fiscal year 2023, $45,000,000. “(6) For fiscal year 2024, $45,000,000.” .
 DIVISION EE—EXTENSION OF VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FEES
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FEES.  Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking “September 30, 2027” and inserting “October 31, 2028”.
 DIVISION FF—AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FOR BRAND USA
SEC. 101.

Restoring Brand USA Act.

AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FOR BRAND USA.(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Restoring Brand USA Act”. (b)

Deadline.

Fees.

Effective date.

In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to subsections (c) and (d), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall make available, from unobligated balances remaining available from fees collected before October 1, 2020, and credited to Travel Promotion Fund established under subsection (d) of the 136 STAT. 1112 Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)), $250,000,000 for the Corporation for Travel Promotion (commonly known as “Brand USA”). (c) Inapplicability of Certain Requirements and Limitations.—The limitations in subsection (d)(2)(B) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 shall not apply to amounts made available under subsection (b), and the requirements in subsection (d)(3) of such Act shall not apply to more than $50,000,000 of the amounts so available. (d) Use of Funds.—Brand USA may only use funds provided under subsection (b) to promote travel from countries whose citizens and nationals are permitted to enter the United States. (e)

Plan.

Report Required.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Brand USA shall submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending the amounts described in subsection (b).
DIVISION GG—COOPERATIVE PROJECT AGREEMENT
SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE PROJECT AGREEMENT.  Notwithstanding section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2767(f)), the President may sign the cooperative project agreement notified to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in congressional notification 04-22 received on March 5, 2022. Notwithstanding section 27(g) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2767(g)), any defense articles that result from a cooperative project agreement shall be subject to the requirements of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).

President.

 DIVISION HH—OTHER MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>CONTINUING EDUCATION AT AFFECTED FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>COVERED PERIODS FOR AFFECTED FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1eba6485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3510(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1eba6486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1eba6487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (B)(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(B)(i)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1eba6488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">NASA Enhanced-Use </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1eba6489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Leasing </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1eba648a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>NASA ENHANCED-USE LEASING EXTENSION ACT OF 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1eba648b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s10101">51 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">NASA Enhanced-Use Leasing Extension Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1113">136 STAT. 1113</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1eba648c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145">51 USC 20145 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ebab2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebab2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>NASA uses enhanced-use leasing to enter into agreements with private sector entities, State and local governments, academic institutions, and other Federal agencies for lease of non-excess, underutilized NASA properties and facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebab2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>NASA uses enhanced-use leasing authority to support responsible management of its real property, including to improve the use of underutilized property for activities that are compatible with NASA’s mission and to reduce facility operating and maintenance costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebab2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>In fiscal year 2019, under its enhanced-use lease authority, NASA leased 65 real properties.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebab2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>In fiscal year 2019, NASA’s use of enhanced-use leasing resulted in the collection of $10,843,025.77 in net revenue.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebab2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>In fiscal year 2019, NASA used a portion of its enhanced-use leasing revenues for repairs of facility control systems such as lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebab2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>NASA’s use of enhanced-use leasing authority can contribute to reducing the rate of increase of the Agency’s overall deferred maintenance cost.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASES OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145/g">Section 20145(g) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>CARES ACT SEMIANNUAL TESTIMONY</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ebad9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4026(c) of division A of the CARES Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9060/c">15 U.S.C. 9060(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebad9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>quarterly</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>semiannual</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebad9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>This subsection shall have no force or effect after December 31, 2027.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>HIDDEN FIGURES CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebad9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5111">31 USC 5111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HIDDEN FIGURES CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ebad9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3(c) of Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/68">Public Law 116–68</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1129">133 Stat. 1129</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebad9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer to katherine goble moore</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebad9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Katherine Johnson.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The gold medal awarded in honor of Katherine Johnson under subsection (a)(1) shall be given to her daughter, Katherine Goble Moore.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1114">136 STAT. 1114</page></content></section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SENSITIVE PROGRAMS NOT COVERED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebad9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3348a">50 USC 3348a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SENSITIVE PROGRAMS NOT COVERED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc395c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc395d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 1 of each year, the head of each covered element shall submit to congressional leadership a report on each covered program carried out by that covered element.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc395e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each such report shall set forth—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc395f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the total amount requested by the covered element for covered programs within the budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31 for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc3961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><chapeau>for each program in such budget that is a covered program—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a brief description of the program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the case of a procurement program, a brief discussion of the major milestones established for the program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the actual cost of the program for each fiscal year during which the program has been conducted before the fiscal year during which that budget is submitted; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>the estimated total cost of the program and the estimated cost of the program for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the current fiscal year;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc3968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc3969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>each of the four succeeding fiscal years during which the program is expected to be conducted.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc396a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Newly Designated Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc396b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc607c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1 of each year, the head of each covered element shall submit to congressional leadership a report that, with respect to each new covered program of that covered element, provides—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc607d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc607e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notice of the designation of the program as a special access program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc607f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>justification for such designation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A report under paragraph (1) with respect to a program shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current estimate of the total program cost for the program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an identification, as applicable, of existing programs or technologies that are similar to the technology, or that have a mission similar to the technology, or that have a mission similar to the mission, of the program that is the subject of the notice.<sidenote><p>Cost estimate.</p></sidenote></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New covered program defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>new covered program</term>” means a covered program that has not previously been covered in a notice and justification under this subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1115">136 STAT. 1115</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc6084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revision in Classification of Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc6086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc6087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc6088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever a change in the classification of a covered program of a covered element is planned to be made or whenever classified information concerning a covered program of a covered element is to be declassified and made public, the head of the covered element shall submit to congressional leadership a report containing a description of the proposed change or the information to be declassified, the reasons for the proposed change or declassification, and notice of any public announcement planned to be made with respect to the proposed change or declassification.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period for submittal</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), a report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be submitted not less than 14 days before the date on which the proposed change, declassification, or public announcement is to occur.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc608a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc608b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If the head of the covered element determines that because of exceptional circumstances the requirement of paragraph (2) cannot be met with respect to a proposed change, declassification, or public announcement concerning a covered program of the covered element, the head of the department or agency may submit the report required by paragraph (1) regarding the proposed change, declassification, or public announcement at any time before the proposed change, declassification, or public announcement is made and shall include in the report an explanation of the exceptional circumstances.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc608c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc608d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revision of Criteria for Designating Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever there is a modification or termination of the policy and criteria used for designating a program of a covered element as a covered program, the head of the covered element shall promptly notify congressional leadership of such modification or termination. Any such notification shall contain the reasons for the modification or termination and, in the case of a modification, the provisions of the policy as modified.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc608e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiation of Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A covered program may not be initiated by a covered element until—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc608f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>congressional leadership is notified of the program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ebc6091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a period of 30 days elapses after such notification is received.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc6092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>No funds may be obligated or expended by any covered element to carry out a covered program until the head of the covered element has briefed congressional leadership on the covered program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ebc6093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered element</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered element</term>” means any element or portion of the Federal Government that is not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a covered department or agency as defined in section 1152(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3348/g">50 U.S.C. 3348(g)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Department of Defense (which is required to submit reports on special access programs under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s119">section 119 of title 10, United States Code</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1116">136 STAT. 1116</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the National Nuclear Security Administration (which is required to submit reports on special access programs under section 3236 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2426">50 U.S.C. 2426</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc6099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional leadership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>congressional leadership</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc609a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc609b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the minority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc609c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc609d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc609e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered program</term>” means any special access program or similarly protected program established under the authority of Executive Order 12356 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3161">50 U.S.C. 3161 note</ref>; relating to prescribing a uniform system for classifying, declassifying, and safeguarding national security information), or any successor Executive order, or any similar sensitive program established anywhere in the Federal Government, including one established at the direction of the President.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>FIREFIGHTER PAY</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>FIREFIGHTER PAY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ebc87af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1701 of division B of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5547">5 U.S.C. 5547 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc87b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>during 2021</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc87b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and any services during 2022 that generate payments payable in 2023</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>payable in 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ebc87b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>in 2021</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> Approved March 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2471 (S. 1104): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

June 28, considered in House.

June 29, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Mar. 9, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment.

Mar. 10, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Mar. 15, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–104: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes. Public Law104 Public Law 117–104136 Stat. 1117 2022-03-18 2022-03-18 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–104—MAR. 18, 2022 136 STAT. 1117 Public Law117–104 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes.

Mar. 18, 2022

[H.R. 189]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

John Lewis NIMHD Research

Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH ENDOWMENTS AT BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.  Paragraph (1) (beginning with “(1) In general”) of section 464z–3(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285t(h)) is amended to read as follows:“(1) In general.—The Director of the Institute may carry out a program to facilitate minority health disparities research and other health disparities research by providing for research endowments—“(A) at current or former centers of excellence under section 736; and “(B) at current or former centers of excellence under section 464z–4.” .
Approved March 18, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 189: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Apr. 14, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–105: To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals. Public Law105 Public Law 117–105136 Stat. 1118 2022-03-18 2022-03-18 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–105—MAR. 18, 2022 136 STAT. 1118 Public Law117–105 117th Congress
An Act To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.

Mar. 18, 2022

[H.R. 1667]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Dr. Lorna Breen

Health Care Provider Protection Act.

SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act”.
SEC. 2.

42 USC 294t note.

DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES.

Deadline.

  Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) shall identify and disseminate evidence-based or evidence-informed best practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to promote their mental health.

Recommenda-

tions.

 Such best practices shall include recommendations related to preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals.
SEC. 3.

42 USC 294t note.

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING USE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.(a)

Consultation.

In General.—The Secretary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including medical professional associations, shall establish a national evidence-based or evidence-informed education and awareness initiative—(1) to encourage health care professionals to seek support and care for their mental health or substance use concerns, to help such professionals identify risk factors associated with suicide and mental health conditions, and to help such professionals learn how best to respond to such risks, with the goal of preventing suicide, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders; and (2) to address stigma associated with seeking mental health and substance use disorder services. (b) Reporting.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an update on the activities and outcomes of the initiative under subsection (a), including a description of quantitative and qualitative metrics used to evaluate such activities and outcomes.136 STAT. 1119 (c)

Time period.

Authorization of Appropriations.—To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024.
SEC. 4. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE.  Subpart I of part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 764.

42 USC 294t.

PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE.“(a)

Grants.

Contracts.

Programs to Promote Mental Health Among Health Care Professionals.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall award grants or contracts to health care entities, including entities that provide health care services, such as hospitals, community health centers, and rural health clinics, or to medical professional associations, to establish or enhance evidence-based or evidence-informed programs dedicated to improving mental health and resiliency for health care professionals. “(2) Use of funds.—An eligible entity receiving a grant or contract under this subsection shall use funds received through the grant or contract to implement a new program or enhance an existing program to promote mental health among health care professionals, which may include—“(A) improving awareness among health care professionals about risk factors for, and signs of, suicide and mental health or substance use disorders, in accordance with evidence-based or evidence-informed practices; “(B) establishing new, or enhancing existing, evidence-based or evidence-informed programs for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals; “(C) establishing new, or enhancing existing, peer-support programs among health care professionals; or “(D) providing mental health care, follow-up services and care, or referral for such services and care, as appropriate. “(3) Priority.—In awarding grants and contracts under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities in health professional shortage areas or rural areas. “(b) Training Grants.—The Secretary may establish a program to award grants to health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities (or consortia of entities, including entities promoting multidisciplinary approaches) to support the training of health care students, residents, or health care professionals in evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies to address mental and substance use disorders and improve mental health and resiliency among health care professionals. “(c) Grant Terms.—A grant or contract awarded under subsection (a) or (b) shall be for a period of 3 years. “(d) Application Submission.—An entity seeking a grant or contract under subsection (a) or (b) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.136 STAT. 1120 “(e)

Evaluation.

Reporting.—An entity awarded a grant or contract under subsection (a) or (b) shall periodically submit to the Secretary a report evaluating the activities supported by the grant or contract. “(f)

Time period.

Authorization of Appropriations.—To carry out this section and section 5 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024.”
.
SEC. 5. REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCY.(a)

Deadline.

Consultation.

In General.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall—(1)

Review.

conduct a review on improving health care professional mental health and the outcomes of programs authorized under this Act; and (2)

Reports.

submit a report to the Congress on the results of such review. (b) Considerations.—The review under subsection (a) shall take into account—(1) the prevalence and severity of mental health conditions among health professionals, and factors that contribute to those mental health conditions; (2) barriers to seeking and accessing mental health care for health care professionals, which may include consideration of stigma and licensing concerns, and actions taken by State licensing boards, schools for health professionals, health care professional training associations, hospital associations, or other organizations, as appropriate, to address such barriers; (3) the impact of the COVID–19 public health emergency on the mental health of health care professionals and lessons learned for future public health emergencies; (4) factors that promote mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, including programs or strategies to strengthen mental health and resiliency among health care professionals; and (5) the efficacy of health professional training programs that promote resiliency and improve mental health. (c) Recommendations.—The review under subsection (a), as appropriate, shall identify best practices related to, and make recommendations to address—(1) improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals; (2) removing barriers to mental health care for health care professionals; and (3) strategies to promote resiliency among health care professionals in health care settings.
SEC. 6. GAO REPORT.  Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a report on the extent to which Federal substance use disorder and mental health grant programs address the prevalence and severity of mental health conditions and substance use disorders among health professionals. Such report shall—(1)

Analysis.

include an analysis of available evidence and data related to such conditions and programs; and136 STAT. 1121 (2)

Assessment.

assess whether there are duplicative goals and objectives among such grant programs.
Approved March 18, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1667: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–213 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 8, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–106: To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a Unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Public Law106 Public Law 117–106136 Stat. 1122 2022-03-18 2022-03-18 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–106—MAR. 18, 2022 136 STAT. 1122 Public Law117–106 117th Congress
An Act To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a Unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Mar. 18, 2022

[H.R. 2497]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Amache National Historic Site Act.

54 USC 320101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Amache National Historic Site Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.   In this Act:(1) Map.—The term “Map” means the map entitled “Amache National Historical Site Proposed Boundary”, numbered 100/175348 and dated July 2021. (2) National historic site.—The term “National Historic Site” means the Amache National Historic Site established by section 3(a). (3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.(a) Establishment.—Subject to subsection (c), there is established the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System. (b) Purpose.—The purpose of the National Historic Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources associated with—(1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry during World War II at Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, and the military service of center incarcerees; (2) public reaction in the State of Colorado to the incarceration of Japanese Americans, including the position of Governor Ralph Carr and the local community; and (3) the transition of the incarcerees and their descendants following the closure of the center and resettlement in the State of Colorado and other States. (c) Determination by the Secretary.—The National Historic Site shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. (d)

Deadline.

Federal Register,

publication.

Notice.—Not later than 30 days after the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (c), the Secretary shall publish 136 STAT. 1123 in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the National Historic Site. (e) Boundary; Map.—(1) Boundary.—The boundary of the National Historic Site shall be as generally depicted on the Map. (2) Availability of map.—The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (f) Land Acquisition Authority.—The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land located within the boundary of the Camp Amache National Historic Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map, only by donation. (g) Addition to Boundary.—Any lands or interests in land acquired under subsection (f) shall be included within the boundary of the National Historic Site. (h) Administration.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall administer the National Historic Site in accordance with—(A) this Act; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (2) Management plan.—(A) Deadline for completion.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the National Historic Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (B) Submission to congress.—On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the general management plan prepared under that subparagraph. (i) Administrative Facilities.—For the purposes of ensuring the preservation, protection, and proper management of the site and associated resources, the Secretary may establish facilities for administration, visitor services, and curation of personal property, outside the boundary of, and in the vicinity of, the National Historic Site. (j)

Contracts.

Cooperative Agreements.—The Secretary may enter into agreements with—(1) the public or private entities for the purpose of establishing and operating facilities outside of the boundary of the National Historic Site for administration, visitor services and curation of personal property; and (2) other public or private entities for the purposes of carrying out this Act. (k) Effect on Water Rights.—Except as provided for in subsection (l), nothing in this Act shall affect—(1) the use, allocation, ownership, or control, in existence on the date of the enactment of any water, water right, or any other valid existing right; (2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional water right in existence on the date of the enactment;136 STAT. 1124 (3) any interstate water compact in existence on the date of the enactment; or (4) State jurisdiction over any water law. (l) Operation and Maintenance of Water Infrastructure and Appurtenances.—(1) Effect.—Nothing in this Act affects the authority of the town of Granada, Colorado, with respect to the operation and maintenance of all water infrastructure, systems and appurtenances located within the boundary of the National Historic Site in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including but not limited to wells, pumps, tanks, water lines, valves, and water treatment facilities. (2) Determination.—The Secretary shall provide the town of Granada, Colorado, with access to those areas of the National Historic Site determined as necessary for the operation and maintenance of water infrastructure and appurtenances. (3) New water infrastructure.—The Secretary may permit the town of Granada, Colorado, to construct or install new water infrastructure, systems, or appurtenances—(A) consistent with applicable laws; (B) limited to the areas determined to be necessary under paragraph (2); and (C) in a manner that ensures the preservation, protection, and proper management of the National Historic Site. (4) Acceptance of donated water infrastructure.—The Secretary may accept, for addition to and administration as part of the National Historic Site, the donation of water infrastructure, systems, or appurtenances within the boundary of the National Historic Site, including associated water rights, if the water infrastructure, systems, or appurtenances are no longer used by the town of Granada, Colorado.
Approved March 18, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2497: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–100 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–58 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 26, 29, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 14, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Feb. 18, House concurred in Senate amendments.

 Public Law 117–107: To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. Public Law107 Public Law 117–107136 Stat. 1125 2022-03-29 2022-03-29 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–107—MAR. 29, 2022 136 STAT. 1125 Public Law117–107 117th Congress
An Act To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Mar. 29, 2022

[H.R. 55]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Emmett Till Antilynching Act.
SECTION 1.

18 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act”.
SEC. 2. LYNCHING; OTHER CONSPIRACIES.  Section 249(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(5) Lynching.—Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 2246 of this title) results from the offense, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both. “(6) Other conspiracies.—Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 2246 of this title) results from the offense, or if the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.” .
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the 136 STAT. 1126 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved March 29, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 55: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–251 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

Mar. 7, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Mar. 29, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–108: To provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. Public Law108 Public Law 117–108136 Stat. 1127 2022-04-06 2022-04-06 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–108—APR. 6, 2022 136 STAT. 1127 Public Law117–108 117th Congress
An Act To provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Apr. 6, 2022

[H.R. 3076]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a)

39 USC 101 note.

Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Postal Service Reform Act of 2022”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  TITLE I— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  Sec. 202.  Sec. 203.  Sec. 204.  Sec. 205.  Sec. 206.  Sec. 207.  Sec. 208.  Sec. 209.  TITLE III— Sec. 301. 
SEC. 2.

39 USC 501 note.

DEFINITIONS.(a) Commission.—In this Act, the term “Commission” means the Postal Regulatory Commission. (b) Terms Defined in Title 39, United States Code.—In this Act, the terms “competitive product”, “market-dominant product”, and “Postal Service” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of title 39, United States Code.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>POSTAL SERVICE FINANCIAL REFORMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>POSTAL SERVICE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f8d92d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f8d92d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 8903b the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1128">136 STAT. 1128</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f9051f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="8903c">“§ 8903c.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9051f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c">5 USC 8903c</ref>.</p></sidenote> Postal Service Health Benefits Program</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9051fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9051fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term ‘<term>covered Medicare individual</term>’ means an individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A, but excluding an individual who is eligible to enroll under such part under section 1818 or 1818A of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395i–2">42 U.S.C. 1395i–2</ref>, 1395i–2a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9051fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the term ‘<term>initial contract year</term>’ means the contract year beginning in January of 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9051fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the term ‘<term>initial participating carrier</term>’ means a carrier that enters into a contract with the Office to participate in the Program during the initial contract year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9051fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Medicare part A</term>’ means part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395c/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9051ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Medicare part B</term>’ means part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395j/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Office</term>’ means the Office of Personnel Management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Postal Service</term>’ means the United States Postal Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Postal Service annuitant</term>’ means an annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under this chapter whose Government contribution is required to be paid under section 8906(g)(2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Postal Service employee</term>’ means an employee of the Postal Service enrolled in a health benefits plan under this chapter whose Government contribution is paid by the Postal Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant</term>’ means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is a Postal Service annuitant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is a covered Medicare individual;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Program</term>’ means the Postal Service Health Benefits Program established under subsection (c) within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Program plan</term>’ means a health benefits plan offered under the Program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>the definitions set forth in section 8901 shall apply, and for the purposes of applying such definitions in carrying out this section, a Postal Service employee and Postal Service annuitant shall be treated in the same manner as an employee and an annuitant (as those terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of section 8901), consistent with the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90520a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements under this section shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90520b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>apply to the initial contract year and each contract year thereafter; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90520c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>supersede any other provision of this chapter inconsistent with such requirements, as determined by the Office.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90520d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of the Postal Service Health Benefits Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90520e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90520f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall establish the Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under this chapter, under which the Office may contract with carriers to offer health benefits plans as described under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1129">136 STAT. 1129</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of chapter requirements to contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in this section, any contract described in subparagraph (A) shall be consistent with the requirements of this chapter for contracts under section 8902 with carriers to offer health benefits plans other than under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f905211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program plans and participation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Program shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f905212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>to the greatest extent practicable—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f905213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f905214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>with respect to each plan provided by a carrier under this subchapter in which the total enrollment includes, in the contract year beginning in January 2023, 1,500 or more enrollees who are Postal Service employees or Postal Service annuitants, include a plan offered by that carrier with equivalent benefits and cost-sharing requirements as provided under paragraph (2), except that the Director of the Office may exempt any comprehensive medical plan from this requirement; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f905215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>include plans offered by any other carrier determined appropriate by the Office;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f905216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide for enrollment in Program plans of Postal Service employees and Postal Service annuitants, in accordance with subsection (d);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f905217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>provide for enrollment in a Program plan as an individual, for self plus one, or for self and family; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f905218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>not provide for enrollment in a Program plan of an individual who is not a Postal Service employee or Postal Service annuitant (except as a member of family of such an employee or annuitant or as provided under paragraph (4)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage with equivalent benefits and cost-sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>In the initial contract year, the Office shall ensure that each carrier participating in the Program provides under the Program plans offered by the carrier benefits and cost-sharing requirements that are equivalent to the benefits and cost-sharing requirements under the health benefits plans offered by the carrier under this chapter that are not Program plans, except that prescription drug benefits and cost-sharing requirements may differ between the Program plans and other health benefits plans offered by the carrier under this chapter to the extent needed to integrate the Medicare part D prescription drug benefits coverage required under subsection (h)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90792a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of federal employees health benefits program requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise set forth in this section, the provisions of this chapter applicable to health benefits plans offered by carriers under section 8903 or 8903a shall apply to plans offered under the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90792b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of continuation coverage</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with rules established by the Office, section 8905a shall apply to health benefits plans offered under this section in the same manner as such section applies to other health benefits plans offered under this chapter.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90792c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election of Coverage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Postal Service employee and Postal Service annuitant who elects to receive health benefits coverage under this chapter—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1130">136 STAT. 1130</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90792d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>shall be subject to the requirements of this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90792e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may not enroll in any other health benefits plan offered under any other section of this chapter.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90792f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement of Medicare Enrollment for Certain Annuitants and Their Family Members</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicare covered annuitants</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided under paragraph (3), a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant may not enroll in a Program plan unless the annuitant is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A and enrolled in Medicare part B.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicare covered family members</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided under paragraph (3), in the case of a Postal Service annuitant who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A and required under this subsection to enroll in Medicare part B to enroll under the Program, if a member of family of such Postal Service annuitant is a covered Medicare individual, that member of family may not enroll under the Program as a member of family of the Postal Service annuitant unless that member of family is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A and enrolled in Medicare part B.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f907934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2), as applicable, shall not apply with respect to an individual in the following cases:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f907935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current postal service annuitants</inline>.—</heading><content>The individual, as of January 1, 2025, is a Postal Service annuitant who is not both entitled to benefits under Medicare part A and enrolled in Medicare part B.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f907936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current employees aged 64 and over</inline>.—</heading><content>The individual, as of January 1, 2025, is a Postal Service employee and is at least 64 years of age.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f907937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal service medicare covered annuitants and family members residing abroad</inline>.—</heading><content>For any contract year with respect to which the individual is a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant or a member of family of a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant and resides outside the United States (which includes the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands), provided that the individual demonstrates such residency to the Postal Service in accordance with regulations issued by the Postal Service.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f907938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal service medicare covered annuitants and family members enrolled under va coverage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The individual—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f907939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant or a member of family of a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90793a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is enrolled in health care benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17/schII">subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90793b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal service medicare covered annuitants and family members eligible for ihs health services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The individual—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1131">136 STAT. 1131</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90793c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant or a member of family of a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90793d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is eligible for health services from the Indian Health Service.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90793e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90793f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f907940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations for va and ihs exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Office shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Postmaster General, promulgate any regulations necessary to implement clauses (iv) and (v) of subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of individuals residing abroad</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service shall provide a list of individuals who satisfy the exception under subparagraph (A)(iii) to the Office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process for information collection and dissemination</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f907943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Postal Service and the Office, in consultation with the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall establish a process that will enable the Postal Service to timely inform Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and members of family of such employees and annuitants of the requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in order to be eligible to enroll in Program plans under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f907944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transitional Open Season</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the term ‘<term>current option</term>’, with respect to an individual, means the option under a plan under this chapter in which the individual is enrolled during the contract year preceding the initial contract year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the term ‘<term>current plan</term>’, with respect to an individual, means the plan under this chapter in which the individual is enrolled during the contract year preceding the initial contract year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic enrollment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the case of an individual who is a Postal Service employee or Postal Service annuitant eligible to enroll in a Program plan under subsection (d), who is enrolled in a current plan, and who does not enroll in a Program plan during the open season that immediately precedes the initial contract year, the Office shall automatically enroll the individual, as of the start of the initial contract year, in a Program plan offered by the carrier of the individual’s current plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90794a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carriers offering multiple program plans or options</inline>.—</heading><content>If the carrier of the current plan of an individual described in subparagraph (A) offers more than 1 Program plan or option, the Office, in carrying out subparagraph (A), shall automatically enroll the individual in the plan and option that provide coverage with equivalent benefits and cost sharing, as described in subsection (c)(2), to the individual’s current plan and current option.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90794b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carriers not offering program plans</inline>.—</heading><content>If the carrier of the current plan of an individual described in subparagraph (A) does not offer a Program plan, the Office, in carrying out subparagraph (A), shall automatically enroll <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1132">136 STAT. 1132</page> the individual in the lowest-cost nationwide plan option within the Program that is not a high deductible health plan and does not charge an association or membership fee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90794c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">OPM Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90794d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90794e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office shall issue regulations to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90794f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In issuing regulations under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office shall consult, as necessary, with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Postmaster General.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any provisions necessary to implement this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a process under which Postal Service annuitants and affected family members are timely informed of the enrollment requirements and may request, in writing, any additional enrollment information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>provisions under which a Postal Service employee or Postal Service annuitant enrolled under the Program may request a belated change of plan and may be prospectively enrolled in the plan of the employee’s or annuitant’s choice; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>provisions for individuals to cancel coverage under the Program in writing to the Postal Service because the individuals choose not to enroll in, or to disenroll from, Medicare part B.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f907955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicare Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall require each Program plan to provide benefits for covered Medicare individuals pursuant to a coordination of benefits method approved by the Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicare part d prescription drug benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Office shall require each Program plan to provide prescription drug benefits to any Postal Service annuitant and member of family of such annuitant who is a part D eligible individual (as defined in section 1860D–1(a)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act) through employment-based retiree health coverage (as defined in section 1860D–22(c)(1) of such Act) through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a prescription drug plan (as defined in section 1860D–41(a)(14) of such Act); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f907959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90795a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>contracts between such a Program plan and PDP sponsor, as defined in section 1860D–41(a)(13) of such Act, of such a prescription drug plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90795b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal Service Contribution</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90795c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90795d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (k), for purposes of applying section 8906(b) to the Postal Service, the weighted average shall be calculated in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a06e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a06f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Weighted average calculation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than October 1 of each year (beginning with 2024), the Office shall determine the weighted average of the rates established pursuant to subsection (c)(2) for Program plans that will be in effect during the following contract year with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>enrollments for self only;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1133">136 STAT. 1133</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>enrollments for self plus one; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>enrollments for self and family.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Weighting in computing rates for initial contract year</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>In determining such weighted average of the rates for the initial contract year, the Office shall take into account (for purposes of section 8906(a)(2)) the enrollment of Postal Service employees and annuitants in the health benefits plans offered by the initial participating carriers as of March 31, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of late enrollment penalties</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service may direct the Office to pay the amounts required by an agreement between the United States Postal Service and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under section 1839(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395r/e/1">42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)(1)</ref>) from the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909a until depleted and thereafter shall pay such amounts from the Postal Service Fund established under section 2003 of title 39.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90a078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reserves</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate reserves</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall ensure that each Program plan maintains separate reserves (including a separate contingency reserve) with respect to the enrollees in the Program plan in accordance with section 8909.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of section 8909 to contingency reserves</inline>.—</heading><content>All provisions of section 8909 relating to contingency reserves shall apply to contingency reserves of Program plans in the same manner as to the contingency reserves of other plans under this chapter, except to the extent that such provisions are inconsistent with the requirements of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the Program, each reference to ‘the Government’ in section 8909 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Postal Service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts to be credited</inline>.—</heading><content>The reserves (including the separate contingency reserve) maintained for each Program plan shall be credited with a proportionate amount of the funds in the reserves for health benefits plans offered by the carrier.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discontinuation of program plan</inline>.—</heading><content>In applying section 8909(e) relating to a Program plan that is discontinued, the Office shall credit the separate Postal Service contingency reserve maintained under paragraph (1) for that plan only to the separate Postal Service contingency reserves of the Program plans continuing under this chapter.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90a080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Effect on Existing Law</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting section 1005(f) of title 39 regarding variations, additions, or substitutions to the provisions of this chapter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90a081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health Benefits Education Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>navigator</term>’ means an employee of the Postal Service or of a contractor of the Postal Service who is designated by the Postal Service or contractor to carry out activities under paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Postal Service shall establish a Health Benefits Education Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1134">136 STAT. 1134</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Health Benefits Education Program established under paragraph (2), the Postal Service shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify Postal Service annuitants and Postal Service employees about the Postal Service Health Benefits Program established under subsection (c)(1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>provide information regarding the Postal Service Health Benefits Program and the requirements of this section to Postal Service annuitants and Postal Service employees, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the health care options available under such Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the enrollment provisions of subsection (d); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the requirement that Postal Service annuitants and their family members be enrolled in Medicare under subsection (e);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>respond and provide answers to any inquiry from such employees and annuitants about the Postal Service Health Benefits Program, in consultation with the Office as necessary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration, provide information to individuals about enrollment under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and refer individuals to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration as necessary for additional enrollment information; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>carry out, or provide for through contract or other arrangement, the activities described in paragraph (5).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information from opm</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall timely provide the Postal Service with such information as necessary to conduct the Health Benefits Education Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with opm</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service shall coordinate with the Office, in consultation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration, to obtain and confirm the accuracy of information as the Postal Service determines to be necessary to conduct the Health Benefits Education Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Navigator activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The activities described in this paragraph, with respect to Program plans and the health care options available under the Program, are the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Educational activities for annuitants and employees of the Postal Service to raise awareness of the availability of Program plans and requirements for enrolling in such plans, including requirements to be entitled to Medicare part A and enroll in Medicare part B.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Distribution of fair and impartial information concerning enrollment in such plans.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Facilitation of enrollment in such plans.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Provision of information in a manner that is culturally and linguistically appropriate to the needs of the population being served by the Program plans.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1135">136 STAT. 1135</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Postal Service shall establish standards for navigators carrying out the activities under this paragraph to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>engage in the navigator activities described in subparagraph (A); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>avoid conflicts of interest.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The standards established under clause (i) shall provide that a navigator may not—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>be a health insurance carrier; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>receive any consideration directly or indirectly from any health insurance carrier in connection with the enrollment of any individual in a Program plan.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a0a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fair and impartial information and services</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service, in consultation as necessary with the Office and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall develop standards to ensure that information made available by navigators under this paragraph is fair, accurate, and impartial.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Postmaster General shall issue regulations to establish the Health Benefits Education Program required under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The regulations issued under subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provisions for the notification of Postal Service annuitants and Postal Service employees about the Program, including a description of the available health benefits options, including a process for notifying Postal Service employees who become eligible for Medicare part B and Postal Service Medicare covered annuitants about their choices;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provisions for notifying Postal Service annuitants, Postal Service employees, and their family members of the requirements under subsection (e) to enroll in Medicare as a condition of eligibility to enroll in the Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90a0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>a process, developed in consultation with the Social Security Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Office, for addressing any inquiry from Postal Service annuitants and Postal Service employees about the Program or Medicare enrollment.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90a0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service benefit plans</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903/1">Section 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>two levels of benefits</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at least 2 levels of benefits for enrollees under this chapter generally and at least 2 levels of benefits for enrollees under the Postal Service Health Benefits Program established under section 8903c</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90c7bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of sections</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90c7c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5">5 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90c7c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8901. </p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 8903b the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8903c. </designator> <label>Postal Service Health Benefits Program.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1136">136 STAT. 1136</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90c7c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to certain postal service annuitants or family members</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1862(b)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395y/b/1/E">42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90c7c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to certain postal service annuitants or family members</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a group health plan from determining an individual’s eligibility to enroll in a health benefits plan offered under the Postal Service Health Benefits Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c">section 8903c of title 5, United States Code</ref>, in accordance with subsection (e) of such section.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90c7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Medicare</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90c7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part b special enrollment period</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1837 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395p">42 U.S.C. 1395p</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90eed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">“(o)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1f90eed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>In the case of an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90eed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>as of January 1, 2024, is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eeda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a Postal Service annuitant who is entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, but excluding an individual who is eligible to enroll under such part under section 1818 of such Act or 1818A of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395i–2">42 U.S.C. 1395i–2</ref>, 1395i–2a); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a member of family (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8901/5">section 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code</ref>) of a Postal Service annuitant and is entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, but excluding an individual who is eligible to enroll under such part under section 1818 of such Act or 1818A of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395i–2">42 U.S.C. 1395i–2</ref>, 1395i–2a); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90eedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>is not enrolled under this part, the individual may elect to be enrolled under this part during a special enrollment period during the 6–month period beginning on April 1, 2024.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90eede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90eedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>Postal Service annuitant</term>’ means an annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, whose Government contribution is required to be paid under section 8906(g)(2) of such title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part a enrollment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1818(c) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395i–2/c">42 U.S.C. 1395i–2(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(except subsection (f) thereof)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(except subsections (f) and (o) thereof)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage period under part b</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1838 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395q">42 U.S.C. 1395q</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f90eee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90eee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the case of an individual who enrolls during the special enrollment period pursuant to section 1837(o), the coverage period shall begin on January 1, 2025.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of part b late enrollment penalty for individuals enrolling during special enrollment period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1839(e) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395r/e">42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as defined in paragraph (3)(A))</quotedText>” and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as defined in paragraph (3)(A)(i)).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f90eee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the United States Postal Service under which the United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1137">136 STAT. 1137</page> States Postal Service agrees to pay on a quarterly or other periodic basis to the Secretary (to be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund) an amount equal to the amount of the part B late enrollment premium increases with respect to the premiums for eligible individuals (as defined in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)).</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f90eee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3)(A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9115f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9115fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible individual</term>’ means an individual who is enrolled under this part B and who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f9115fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of an agreement entered into under the first sentence of paragraph (1), is within a class of individuals specified in such agreement; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f9115fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of an agreement entered into under the second sentence of paragraph (1), is so enrolled under this part pursuant to the special enrollment period under section 1837(o)”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9115fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part d egwp contracting conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9115fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 1860D–22(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–132/b">42 U.S.C. 1395w–132(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: <quotedContent>“, and shall be applied in a manner to facilitate the offering of prescription drug benefits under a Program plan under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c">section 8903c of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as required under subsection (h)(2) of such section, through employment-based retiree health coverage through—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9115ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a prescription drug plan; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f911600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>contracts between such a Program plan and the PDP sponsor of such a prescription drug plan.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f911601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f911602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c">5 USC 8903c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Sharing and Dissemination Required for Special Enrollment Period and Enforcement of Part B Enrollment Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f911603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the terms “Medicare part A”, “Medicare part B”, “Office”, “Postal Service”, and “Postal Service annuitant” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c">section 8903c of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f911604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f911605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing by opm</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall, by regulation, establish a process for providing such information as is necessary to the Social Security Administration regarding Postal Service annuitants (and the family members of such annuitants) who may be eligible to enroll under Medicare part B during the special enrollment period described in subsection (o) of section 1837 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395p">42 U.S.C. 1395p</ref>), as added by subsection (b), or who may be subject to the enrollment requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c/e">section 8903c(e) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f911606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f911607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing by ssa</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Social Security Administration shall provide to the Office and the Postal Service information regarding whether a Postal Service annuitant, or a family member of such an annuitant, is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A and enrolled under Medicare part B, to assist the Office and the Postal Service in determining—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>which Postal Service annuitants, and family members of such annuitants, may be eligible to enroll under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1138">136 STAT. 1138</page> Medicare part B during the special enrollment period described in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether Postal Service annuitants, and family members of such annuitants, satisfy the enrollment requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c/e">section 8903c(e) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f913d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CMS appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program Management Account, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of carrying out this section, including the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">SSA appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Social Security Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of carrying out this section (with the exception of the purposes set forth in subsection (c)(3)(B)), including the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">OPM appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $70,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of carrying out this section, including the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f913d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds credited by postal service</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States Postal Service shall deposit an amount equal to the sum of the amounts appropriated under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt from the Postal Service Fund in fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f913d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8903c">5 USC 8903c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement for periodic ssa data sharing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f913d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inter-agency agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commissioner of Social Security shall enter into an agreement with the Director of the Office under which the Director pays the Commissioner from the Postal Service administrative reserve the full costs (including systems and administrative costs) of providing the information described in subsection (c)(3) for the purpose set forth in subsection (c)(3)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall report the amount paid under subparagraph (A) annually to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f913d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may satisfy the requirement under clause (i) by including the amount paid under subparagraph (A) in any other annual report submitted to Congress.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f913d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">USPS Fairness Act.</p></sidenote><heading>USPS FAIRNESS ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f91d868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f91d869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s101">5 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">USPS Fairness Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f91d86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rational Benefits Funding and Accounting</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1139">136 STAT. 1139</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f91d86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8909a">Section 8909a of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f92268c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1f92268d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f92268e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than June 30, 2026, and by June 30 of each succeeding year, the Office shall compute, for the most recently concluded fiscal year, the amount (if any) that Government contributions required to be paid from the Fund under section 8906(g)(2)(A) exceeded the estimated net claims costs under the enrollment of the individuals described in section 8906(g)(2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f92268f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f922690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than September 30 of each year in which the Office makes a computation under paragraph (1), the United States Postal Service shall pay into the Fund the amount (if any) of the excess computed under such paragraph.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f922691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><chapeau>Any computation required under section 3654(b) of title 39 shall be based on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f922692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the net present value of the future net claims costs with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f922693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>current annuitants of the United States Postal Service as of the end of the fiscal year ending on September 30 of the relevant reporting year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f922694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>current employees of the United States Postal Service who would, as of September 30 of that year—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f922695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>be eligible to become annuitants pursuant to section 8901(3)(A)(i) or (ii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f922696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if they were retired as of that date, meet the criteria for coverage of annuitants under section 8905(b);</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f922697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>economic and actuarial methods and assumptions consistent with the methods and assumptions used in determining the Postal surplus or supplemental liability under section 8348(h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f922698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f922699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any other methods and assumptions, including a health care cost trend rate, that the Director of the Office determines to be appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f92269a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f92269b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f92269c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>After consultation with the United States Postal Service, the Office shall promulgate any regulations the Office determines necessary under this subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f92269d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f92269e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>estimated net claims costs</term>’ shall mean the difference between—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f92269f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the estimated costs incurred by a carrier in providing health services to, paying for health services provided to, or reimbursing expenses for health services provided to, annuitants of the United States Postal Service and any other persons covered under the enrollment of such annuitants; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an amount of indirect expenses reasonably allocable to the provision, payment, or reimbursement described in subparagraph (A), as determined by the Office; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount withheld from the annuity of or paid by annuitants of the United States Postal Service under section 8906.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8909a">section 8909a of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Benefit</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Benefits</b></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f924db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f924db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8909a">5 USC 8909a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1140">136 STAT. 1140</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cancellation of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Any payment required from the Postal Service under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8909a">section 8909a of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act that remains unpaid as of such date of enactment is canceled.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of this act</inline>.—</heading><content>In any determination relating to the future liability for retiree health benefits of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the Office of Personnel Management shall take into account the actual and reasonably expected effects of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f924db8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds From Sale of Real Property for Certain Payments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924db9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t39/ch29">Chapter 29 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f924dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2903">“§ 2903.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f924dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s2903">39 USC 2903</ref>.</p></sidenote> Use of funds from sale of property</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In the event that the Postal Service permanently ceases operations, any funds derived from the sale of any real property owned by the Postal Service shall be used to pay any outstanding liability with respect to the salaries and expenses of any Postal Service employee. The balance of any remaining funds shall be deposited into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909a of title 5.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f924dbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f924dbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39">39 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f924dbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2901.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2902 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2903. </designator> <label>Use of funds from sale of property.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>NONPOSTAL SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f93381f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonpostal Services</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f933820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Part IV of <ref href="/us/usc/t39">title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after chapter 36 the following:<quotedContent><chapter id="y1f944991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="37">“CHAPTER 37—</num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39">39 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3701.</p></sidenote><inline class="noSmallCaps"><b>NONPOSTAL SERVICES</b></inline></heading><toc> <headingItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec.</designator> <label/> </headingItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3701. </designator> <label>Purpose.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3702. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3703. </designator> <label>Postal Service program for State governments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3704. </designator> <label>Postal Service program for other Government agencies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3705. </designator> <label>Transparency and accountability for nonpostal services.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f9470a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3701">“§ 3701.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3701">39 USC 3701</ref>.</p></sidenote> Purpose</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Postal Service to increase its net revenues through specific nonpostal products and services that are expressly authorized by this chapter.</content></section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f9470a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3702">“§ 3702.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3702">39 USC 3702</ref>.</p></sidenote> Definitions</heading><chapeau class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f9470a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this chapter—</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term ‘<term>nonpostal services</term>’ is limited to services offered by the Postal Service that are expressly authorized by this chapter and are not postal products or services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the term ‘<term>costs attributable</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3631;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the term ‘<term>year</term>’ means a fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the term ‘<term>local government</term>’ means a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments, or regional or interstate government entity;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1141">136 STAT. 1141</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the term ‘<term>State government</term>’ includes the government of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the term ‘<term>tribal government</term>’ means the government of an Indian tribe, as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the term ‘<term>United States</term>’, when used in a geographical sense, means the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f9470b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3703">“§ 3703.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3703">39 USC 3703</ref>.</p></sidenote> Postal Service program for State governments</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Postal Service may establish a program to enter into agreements with an agency of any State government, local government, or tribal government to provide property or nonpostal services to the public on behalf of such agencies for non-commercial purposes, but only if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>such property or nonpostal services—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide enhanced value to the public, such as by lowering the cost or raising the quality of such services or by making such services more accessible;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>do not interfere with or detract from the value of postal services, including by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>harming the cost and efficiency of postal services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>unreasonably restricting access to postal retail service, such as customer waiting time and access to parking; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>such agreements provide a net contribution to the Postal Service, defined as reimbursement that covers at least 100 percent of the costs attributable to all property and nonpostal services provided under each relevant agreement in each year, except that agreements determined to be substantially similar by the Postal Service with the concurrence of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be reviewed based on their collective revenue and costs attributable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not more than 90 days after offering a service under the program, the Postal Service shall make available to the public on its website—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the agreement with the agency regarding such service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Business plan.</p></sidenote><content>a business plan that describes the specific property or nonpostal service to be provided, the enhanced value to the public, and terms of reimbursement to the Postal Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approval Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service may not establish the program under subsection (a) unless the Governors of the Postal Service approve such program by a recorded vote that is publicly disclosed on the Postal Service website with a majority of the Governors then in office voting for approval.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1142">136 STAT. 1142</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidential Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) shall not be construed as requiring the Postal Service to disclose to the public any information—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>described in section 410(c); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>exempt from public disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f9470c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3704">“§ 3704.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3704">39 USC 3704</ref>.</p></sidenote> Postal Service program for other Government agencies</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Postal Service may establish a program to provide property and nonpostal services to other Government agencies within the meaning of section 411, but only if such program provides a net contribution to the Postal Service, defined as reimbursement that covers at least 100 percent of the costs attributable for property and nonpostal services provided by the Postal Service in each year to such agencies.</content></section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f9470c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3705">“§ 3705.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3705">39 USC 3705</ref>.</p></sidenote> Transparency and accountability for nonpostal services</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report to the Commission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the last day of each year, the Postal Service shall submit to the Postal Regulatory Commission a report that analyzes costs, revenues, rates, and quality of service for each agreement or substantially similar set of agreements for the provision of property or nonpostal services under section 3703 or the program as a whole under section 3704, and any other nonpostal service authorized under this chapter, using such methodologies as the Commission may prescribe, and in sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this chapter.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supporting matter</inline>.—</heading><content>A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include any nonpublic annex, the working papers, and any other supporting matter of the Postal Service and the Inspector General related to the information submitted in such report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content and Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Postal Regulatory Commission shall, by regulation, prescribe the content and form of the report required under subsection (a). In prescribing such regulations, the Commission shall give due consideration to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>providing the public with timely, adequate information to assess compliance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>avoiding unnecessary or unwarranted administrative effort and expense on the part of the Postal Service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>protecting the confidentiality of information that is commercially sensitive or is exempt from public disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9470d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revised requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission may, on its own motion or on request of any interested party, initiate proceedings to improve the quality, accuracy, or completeness of Postal Service data required by the Commission if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the attribution of costs or revenues to property, products, or services under this chapter has become significantly inaccurate or can be significantly improved;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1143">136 STAT. 1143</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the quality of service data provided to the Commission for a report under this chapter has become significantly inaccurate or can be significantly improved; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9470d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such revisions are, in the judgment of the Commission, otherwise necessitated by the public interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9470da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General shall regularly audit the data collection systems and procedures used in collecting information and preparing the report required under subsection (a). The results of any such audit shall be submitted to the Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9497ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidential Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Postal Service determines that any document or portion of a document, or other matter, which it provides to the Postal Regulatory Commission in a nonpublic annex under this section contains information described in section 410(c), or exempt from public disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, the Postal Service shall, at the time of providing such matter to the Commission, notify the Commission of its determination, in writing, and describe with particularity the documents (or portions of documents) or other matter for which confidentiality is sought and the reasons therefor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>Any information or other matter described in paragraph (1) to which the Commission gains access under this section shall be subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 504(g) in the same way as if the Commission had received notification with respect to such matter under section 504(g)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9497f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Compliance Determination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Opportunity for public comment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon receiving a report required under subsection (a), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall promptly—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide an opportunity for comment on such report by any interested party; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>appoint an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of compliance or noncompliance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after receiving a report required under subsection (a), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall make a written determination as to whether the activities carried out pursuant to this chapter during the applicable year were or were not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. For purposes of this paragraph, any case in which the requirements for coverage of costs attributable have not been met shall be considered to be a case of noncompliance. If, with respect to a year, no instance of noncompliance is found to have occurred, the determination shall be to that effect. Such determination of noncompliance shall be included with the annual compliance determination required under section 3653.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncompliance</inline>.—</heading><content>If a timely written determination of noncompliance is made under paragraph (2), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall take appropriate action. If the requirements for coverage of costs attributable specified by this chapter are not met, the Commission shall, within 60 days after the determination, prescribe remedial action to restore compliance as soon as practicable, including the full restoration of revenue shortfalls during the following year. The Commission may order the Postal Service to discontinue a nonpostal service under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1144">136 STAT. 1144</page> section 3703 that persistently fails to meet cost coverage requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deliberate noncompliance</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of deliberate noncompliance by the Postal Service with the requirements of this chapter, the Postal Regulatory Commission may order, based on the nature, circumstances, extent, and seriousness of the noncompliance, a fine (in the amount specified by the Commission in its order) for each incidence of such noncompliance. All receipts from fines imposed under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9497fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Regulatory Commission shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9497fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Experimental Product Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service may conduct market tests of agreements pursuant to section 3703 and section 3704 of this chapter subject to the same terms and conditions described in section 3641 of this title. For the purposes of a market test, the cost coverage requirements in sections 3703 and 3704 of this chapter shall not apply.”</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f9497fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of chapters for part IV of <ref href="/us/usc/t39">title 39, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39">39 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9497fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3001.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after the item relating to chapter 36 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658260"> <designator><b>“37. </b></designator> <label><b>Nonpostal services</b></label> <target leaderAlign="left" leaderChar="." style="-uslm-lc:I658252"><b>3701”.</b><?GPOvSpace 04?></target> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9497ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f949800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 404</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s404/e">Section 404(e) of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>subsection</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, or any nonpostal products or services authorized by chapter 37</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f949801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 411</inline>.—</heading><content>The last sentence of <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s411">section 411 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including reimbursability</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including reimbursability within the limitations of chapter 37</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f949802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f949803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s404">39 USC 404 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of existing nonpostal services</inline>.—</heading><content>All individual nonpostal services, provided directly or through licensing, that are continued pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s404/e">section 404(e) of title 39, United States Code</ref>, shall be considered to be expressly authorized by chapter 37 of such title (as added by subsection (a)(1)) and shall be subject to the requirements of section 3705, subsections (a) through (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>POSTAL SERVICE OPERATIONAL REFORMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND TRANSPARENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f950d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t39/ch36/schVII">Subchapter VII of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 3691 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f95d085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3692">“§ 3692.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95d086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3692">39 USC 3692</ref>.</p></sidenote> Performance targets and transparency</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f95d087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Targets</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each year, to ensure that mail service for postal customers meets the service standards for market-dominant products, established under section 3691, the Postal Service shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95d088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95d089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year in which they will apply, establish and provide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1145">136 STAT. 1145</page> to the Postal Regulatory Commission reasonable targets for performance for each product; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95d08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide the previous fiscal year’s performance targets in its Annual Compliance Report to the Postal Regulatory Commission for evaluation of compliance for each product.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f95f79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal Regulatory Commission Determination of Certain Performance Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 90 days after first receiving the performance targets under subsection (a)(1), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall provide to the Postal Service—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><chapeau>requirements for the Postal Service to publish nationwide, regional, and local delivery area performance information in accordance with subsection (c)(2) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>are consistent with the organizational structure of the delivery network of the Postal Service (including at the District and Area organizational levels, or the functional equivalents, and, to the extent practicable, at the U.S. ZIP Code Area level);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>reflect the most granular geographic level of performance information appropriate for the Postal Service to publish; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>includes time period segments for the published geographic levels to satisfy the publishing requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (c)(2); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for any modifications to the Postal Service’s measurement systems necessary to measure and publish the performance information under subsection (c)(2) that the Postal Regulatory Commission deems relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f95f7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Performance Dashboard</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service shall develop and maintain a publicly available Website with an interactive web-tool that provides performance information for market-dominant products that is updated on a weekly basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The performance information provided for a market-dominant product on the Website shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the type of market-dominant product;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>performance information for different geographic areas, consistent with subsection (b);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>performance information for different time periods, including annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly segments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>comparisons of performance information for market-dominant products to performance information for previous time periods to facilitate identification of performance trends; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the performance targets then in effect, and the performance targets for the previous fiscal year, as established under subsection (a)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The Website shall include plain language descriptions of the elements required under paragraph (2) and information on the collection process, measurement methodology, completeness, accuracy, and validity of the performance information provided on the Website.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Address search functionality</inline>.—</heading><content>The Website shall include functionality to enable a user to search for performance information by street address, ZIP Code, or post office box.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1146">136 STAT. 1146</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Postal Service shall make the performance information provided on the Website available—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>in a manner that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>presents the information required under paragraph (2) on an interactive dashboard;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is searchable and may be sorted and filtered by the elements described in paragraph (2); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>to the extent practicable, enables any person or entity to download in bulk—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such performance information; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the results of a search by the elements described in paragraph (2);</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>under an ‘open license’ which has the meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>as an ‘open Government data asset’ and in a ‘machine-readable’ format which have the meaning given those terms in section 3502 of title 44.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service shall regularly consult with the Postal Regulatory Commission on appropriate features and information to be included on the Website.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public input</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Postal Service shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>solicit public input on the design and implementation of the Website; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>maintain a public feedback tool to ensure each feature of, and the information on, the Website is usable and understandable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service shall implement and make available to the public (and make any subsequent changes in accordance with subsection (b)) the Website not later than 60 days from the date on which the Postal Service receives the requirements and recommendations from the Postal Regulatory Commission under subsection (b), and shall continuously update such information on the Website as required by subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>A link and plain language description of the Website shall be made available on any webpage where performance targets and measurements established under subsection (a)(1) are made available to the public.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service, the Postmaster General, or the Board, as applicable, shall reference the dashboard described in paragraph (5)(A)(i) in the Annual Performance Plan under section 2803, the Annual Performance Report under section 2804, and the Annual Report under section 2402.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance information</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>performance information</term>’ means the objective external performance measurements established under section 3691(b)(1)(D).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f95f7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Website</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Website</term>’ means the website described in paragraph (1).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f95f7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t39/ch36">chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39">39 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f95f7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3621.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 3691 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3692. </designator> <label>Performance targets and transparency.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>INTEGRATED DELIVERY NETWORK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f961ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s101/b">Section 101(b) of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before “<quotedText>The Postal Service</quotedText>” the following: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1147">136 STAT. 1147</page> “<quotedText>The Postal Service shall maintain an integrated network for the delivery of market-dominant and competitive products (as defined in chapter 36 of this title). Delivery shall occur at least six days a week, except during weeks that include a Federal holiday, in emergency situations, such as natural disasters, or in geographic areas where the Postal Service has established a policy of delivering mail fewer than six days a week as of the date of enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f961ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f961eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s101">39 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in subsection (a) or the amendment made by such subsection is intended to alter or amend the requirements of chapters 20 or 36 of <ref href="/us/usc/t39">title 39, United States Code</ref>, and related implementing regulations, including provisions relating to costing, accounting, or rates.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f961edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f961edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f961edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3633">39 USC 3633 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF POSTAL SERVICE COST ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postal Regulatory Commission shall initiate a review of the regulations issued pursuant to sections 3633(a) and 3652(a)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t39">title 39, United States Code</ref>, to determine whether revisions are appropriate to ensure that all direct and indirect costs attributable to competitive and market-dominant products are properly attributed to those products, including by considering the underlying methodologies in determining cost attribution and considering options to revise such methodologies. If<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9645ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9645ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote> the Commission determines, after notice and opportunity for public comment, that revisions are appropriate, the Commission shall make modifications or adopt alternative methodologies as necessary.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><heading>RURAL NEWSPAPER SUSTAINABILITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3626/h">Section 3626(h) of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50 percent</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><heading>FUNDING OF POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f969410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s504">section 504 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f96bb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1f96bb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f96bb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f96bb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than September 1 of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2022), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Postal Service a budget of the Commission’s expenses, including expenses for facilities, supplies, compensation, and employee benefits, for the following fiscal year. Any such budget shall be deemed approved as submitted if the Governors fail to adjust the budget in accordance with paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f96bb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1f96bb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Not later than 30 days after receiving a budget under paragraph (1), the Governors holding office, by unanimous written decision, may adjust the total amount of funding requested in such budget. Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to authorize the Governors to adjust any activity proposed to be funded by the budget.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f96bb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>If the Governors adjust the budget under subparagraph (A), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall adjust the suballocations within such budget to reflect the total adjustment made by the Governors.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f96bb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval date.</p></sidenote> The budget shall be deemed approved on the date the Commission makes any such adjustments. The Commission may make further adjustments to the suballocations within such budget as necessary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1148">136 STAT. 1148</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f96bb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Expenses incurred under any budget approved under this subsection shall be paid out of the Postal Service Fund established under section 2003.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f96bb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t39">Title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f96bb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 2003(e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(B) all expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated under section 504(d);</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(B) all expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission, pursuant to section 504(d);</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f96bb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 2009—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f96bb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f96bb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and (3) the Postal Regulatory Commission requests to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, under section 504(d) of this title</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="206">SEC. 206. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f96bb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s501">39 USC 501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FLATS OPERATIONS STUDY AND REFORM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f977e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flats Operations Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Postal Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service, shall conduct a study to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>comprehensively identify the causes of inefficiencies in the collection, sorting, transportation, and delivery of Flats; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>quantify the effects of the volume trends, investments decisions, excess capacity, and operational inefficiencies of the Postal Service on the direct and indirect costs of the Postal Service that are attributable to Flats.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal service assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall, upon request by the Postal Regulatory Commission, consult with the Postal Regulatory Commission and provide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>access to Postal Service facilities to personnel of the Postal Regulatory Commission; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>information and records necessary to conduct such study.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postal Regulatory Commission shall submit to Congress and the Postmaster General a report on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flats defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>Flats</term>” means products that meet the physical standards described in the Domestic Mail Manual (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) for Flats mail for any class of mail.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f977e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flats Operations Reform</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than six months after the date on which the Postal Regulatory Commission submits the report described in subsection (a)(3), the Postal Service shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan. </p></sidenote><content>develop and implement a plan to remedy each inefficiency identified in the study conducted under subsection (a)(1) to the extent practicable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>if the Postal Service determines that remedying any such inefficiency is not practicable, provide to Congress and the Postal Regulatory Commission an explanation why remedying such inefficiency is not practicable, including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1149">136 STAT. 1149</page> whether it may become practicable to remedy such inefficiency at a later time.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to implementing the plan described in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Postal Regulatory Commission must approve the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote><content>the Postal Service shall provide an adequate opportunity for public comment on the plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f977e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completion notice</inline>.—</heading><content>On the date on which the plan described in paragraph (1) is fully implemented, as determined by the Postmaster General, the Postmaster General shall submit to Congress and the Postal Regulatory Commission a written notice of such implementation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f977e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f977e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent Rate Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><content>During the five-year period beginning on the date on which the Postal Regulatory Commission submits a report under subsection (a)(3), the Postal Service, when making any adjustment to the rate of a market-dominant product (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s102">section 102 of title 39, United States Code</ref>), shall consider the findings of such report and, after the plan described in subsection (b)(1) is implemented, the plan’s efficacy in remedying the inefficiencies identified in the study conducted under subsection (a)(1).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="207">SEC. 207. </num><heading>REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9868f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9868fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter, the Postmaster General shall submit to the President, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the operations and financial condition of the Postal Service during the six-month period ending 60 days before the date on which the Postmaster General submits such report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f9868fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9868fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f9868fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under this section shall include updates, details of changes from previous standards and requirements, and assessments of progress being made on the operations and financial condition of the Postal Service, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98900e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the actual mail and package volume growth relative to any mail or package volume growth projections previously made or relied upon by the Postal Service, including a discussion of the reasons for the differences in projections and the associated adjustments being made;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98900f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the effect of pricing changes on product volume for market-dominant and competitive products, and associated revenue effects on financial projections, including a discussion of the reasons behind the differences in projections and associated adjustments being made;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>customer use of network distribution centers and processing and distribution centers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the status of the USPS Connect program and revenue effects of the program on the financial projections;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the use of Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, First-Class Package Service, and Parcel Select services (as such terms are defined in the Mail Classification Schedule as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) among customers and associated revenue effects;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1150">136 STAT. 1150</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the use of USPS Connect Returns service among customers, and associated costs and revenue effects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the use of USPS E-Commerce Marketplace among customers, and associated costs and revenue effects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f989016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>updates on the reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of the transportation network, including the manner in which ground transportation is utilized over air transportation for types of market-dominant products and competitive products;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f989018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of efforts to enhance employee training, safety, and wellbeing, including associated effects on employee recruitment, satisfaction, and retention;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f98901a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of efforts being made to improve employee allocation, including changes of non-career employees to career status, and any associated impacts to operational expenses and processing, transportation, and delivery efficiency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98901b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f98901c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>the rate of planned investment into Postal Service processing, transportation, and delivery equipment and infrastructure for market-dominant and competitive products, and a review of any associated effects on operational expenses and efficiency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98901d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>changes to network distribution centers and the expansion of regional distribution centers, including costs associated with the changes and any realized reduction in operational expenses or improved resource efficiencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98901e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f98901f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of the ability of the Postal Service to meet performance targets established under <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s3692/a/1">section 3692(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>a discussion of the progress of the Postal Service in achieving any new, self-funded investments, including the amounts realized and expended to date, and a discussion of the reasons behind any disparities in the assumptions regarding the expected progress of the Postal Service getting new, self-funded investments to accommodate changes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>any other information the Postal Service determines relevant, such as barriers or unanticipated events, in order to help the Postal Regulatory Commission, Congress, the President, and the American public evaluate the success or difficulties faced by the Postal Service in implementing the reform plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f989022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidential Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under this subsection shall be submitted in a form that excludes any proprietary or confidential information and trade secrets.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f989025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Postal Service determines that any information must be excluded under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall, at the time of submitting the report, notify the President, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission in writing of its determination and describe in detail the information for which confidentiality is sought and the reasons therefor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annexes</inline>.—</heading><content>The Postal Service shall submit to the persons and entities notified under paragraph (2) any information excluded under paragraph (1) in an annex that shall be treated as confidential in accordance with paragraph (4).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1151">136 STAT. 1151</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No person may, with respect to any information which such person receives under paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>use such information for purposes other than the purposes for which it is supplied; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f989029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>permit any person or entity other than a person or entity notified under paragraph (2), or the staff thereof, to have access to any such information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f98902a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which the first report required by this section is submitted.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="208">SEC. 208. </num><heading>POSTAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SELECTION POLICY REVISIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f98b63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s101/f">Section 101(f) of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98b63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prompt and economical</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prompt, economical, consistent, and reliable</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98b63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>all mail</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>in a manner that increases operational efficiency and reduces complexity</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98b63e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cost-effective</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>to achieve</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f98b63f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>also</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Nation shall</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="209">SEC. 209. </num><heading>USPS INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f997990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f997991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f997992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Postal Regulatory Commission,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f997993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2) In carrying</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2)(A) In carrying</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1f99a0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall function as the Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory Commission, and shall have equal responsibility over the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f99a0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> The Commission shall comply with the Inspector General’s oversight as if the Commission were a designated Federal entity under subsection (a)(2) and as if the Inspector General were the inspector general of the Commission. The Governors of the Postal Service shall not direct oversight activities for the Postal Regulatory Commission.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pertaining to the United States Postal Service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subpoenas,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Postal Regulatory Commission</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>United States Postal Service</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Postal Regulatory Commission</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Governors</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1f99a0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f99a0af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>For activities pertaining to the Postal Regulatory Commission, sections 4, 5, 6 (other than subsection (g) thereof), and 7 of this Act shall be applied by substituting the term ‘<term>head of the Postal Regulatory Commission</term>’ for ‘head of the establishment’.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1152">136 STAT. 1152</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment and Removal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s202">Section 202 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Governors shall appoint</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Governors and the members of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall appoint, by a favorable vote of a majority of the Governors in office and of a majority of the members of the Commission in office,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e)(3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 3 members of the Postal Regulatory Commission</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>at least 7 Governors</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f99a0b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel, documents, assets</inline>.—</heading><content>All personnel, documents, assets, unexpended balances of appropriations, and obligations of the Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory Commission shall transfer to the Inspector General of the Postal Service on the effective date of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legal documents</inline>.—</heading><content>Any order, determination, rule, regulation, permit, grant, loan, contract, agreement, certificate, license, or privilege that has been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission that is in effect on the effective date of this section shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proceedings</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall not affect any proceeding pending on the effective date of this section before the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission, but such proceeding shall be continued by the Inspector General of the Postal Service, at the discretion of that Inspector General. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that the proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this section and those amendments had not been enacted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suits</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall not affect any suit commenced before the effective date of this section, and in any such suit, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this section or such amendments had not been enacted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f99a0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document relating to the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be deemed to refer to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f99a0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s504">Section 504 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f99a0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f99a0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1153">136 STAT. 1153</page></content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>SEVERABILITY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f99c7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t39/s101">39 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SEVERABILITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, and the application of the provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.</content></section> Approved April 6, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3076: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–89, Pts. 1 and 2 (both from Comm. on Oversight and Reform). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 8, considered and passed House.

Mar. 1–3, 7, 8, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Apr. 6, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–109: To prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. Public Law109 Public Law 117–109136 Stat. 1154 2022-04-08 2022-04-08 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–109—APR. 8, 2022 136 STAT. 1154 Public Law117–109 117th Congress
An Act To prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

Apr. 8, 2022

[H.R. 6968]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act.

22 USC 8923 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be known as the “Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.  All products of the Russian Federation classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall be banned from importation into the United States, in a manner consistent with any implementation actions issued under Executive Order 14066 (87 Fed. Reg. 13625; relating to prohibiting certain imports and new investments with respect to continued Russian Federation efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine).
SEC. 3.

President.

TERMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.(a) In General.—The President is authorized to terminate the prohibition on importation of energy products of the Russian Federation under section 2 if the President submits to Congress a certification under subsection (c).

Effective date.

Time period.

Such termination shall take effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar days after the date of submission of such certification, unless there is enacted into law during such 90-day period a joint resolution of disapproval. (b) Consultation and Report.—

Deadline.

The President shall, not later than 45 calendar days before submitting a certification under subsection (a)—(1) consult with—(A) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) submit to all such committees a report that explains the basis for the determination of the President contained in such certification. (c) Certification.—A certification under this subsection is a certification in writing that—136 STAT. 1155(1) indicates that the President proposes to terminate under subsection (a) the prohibition under section 2; and (2)

Determination.

contains a determination of the President that the Russian Federation—(A) has reached an agreement to withdraw Russian forces and for the cessation of military hostilities that is accepted by the free and independent government of Ukraine; (B) poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member; and (C) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to independently and freely choose their own government. (d) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.—(1) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “joint resolution of disapproval” means only a joint resolution—(A) that does not have a preamble; (B) the title of which is as follows: “Joint resolution disapproving the President’s certification under section 3(c) of the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act.”; and (C) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That Congress disapproves the certification of the President under section 3(c) of the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act, submitted to Congress on ＿＿＿”, the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date. (2) Introduction in the house of representatives.—During a

Time period.

Effective date.

 period of 5 legislative days beginning on the date that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in the House of Representatives by the majority leader or the minority leader. (3)

Time period.

Effective date.

Introduction in the senate.—During a period of 5 days on which the Senate is in session beginning on the date that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in the Senate by the majority leader (or the majority leader’s designee) or the minority leader (or the minority leader’s designee). (4) Floor consideration in the house of representatives.—(A)

Deadline.

Reporting and discharge.—If a committee of the House to which a joint resolution of disapproval has been referred has not reported such joint resolution within 10 legislative days after the date of referral, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration thereof. (B)

Effective date.

Proceeding to consideration.—Beginning on the third legislative day after each committee to which a joint resolution of disapproval has been referred reports it to the House or has been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution with regard to the same certification. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to 136 STAT. 1156 reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. (C) Consideration.—The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. (5) Consideration in the senate.—(A) Committee referral.—A joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. (B)

Deadline.

Reporting and discharge.—If the Committee on Finance has not reported such joint resolution of disapproval within 10 days on which the Senate is in session after the date of referral of such joint resolution, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. (C) Motion to proceed.—Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the Committee on Finance reports the joint resolution of disapproval to the Senate or has been discharged from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) shall be waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution of disapproval is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of. (D) Debate.—Debate on the joint resolution of disapproval, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution of disapproval is not in order. (E) Vote on passage.—The vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the joint resolution of disapproval and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. (F) Rules of the chair on procedure.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure 136 STAT. 1157 relating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall be decided without debate. (G) Consideration of veto messages.—Debate in the Senate of any veto message with respect to the joint resolution of disapproval, including all debatable motions and appeals in connection with such joint resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. (6)

Applicability.

Procedures in the senate.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the following procedures shall apply in the Senate to a joint resolution of disapproval:(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a joint resolution of disapproval that has passed the House of Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Finance for consideration in accordance with this subsection. (B) If a joint resolution of disapproval was introduced in the Senate before receipt of a joint resolution of disapproval that has passed the House of Representatives, the joint resolution from the House of Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be placed on the calendar. If this subparagraph applies, the procedures in the Senate with respect to a joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate that contains the identical matter as the joint resolution of disapproval that passed the House of Representatives shall be the same as if no joint resolution of disapproval had been received from the House of Representatives, except that the vote on passage in the Senate shall be on the joint resolution of disapproval that passed the House of Representatives. (7) Rules of the house of representatives and the senate.—This subsection is enacted by Congress—(A)

Applicability.

as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution of disapproval, and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same 136 STAT. 1158 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
Approved April 8, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6968: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 9, considered and passed House.

Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate amendment.

Public Law 117–110: To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes. Public Law110 Public Law 117–110136 Stat. 1159 2022-04-08 2022-04-08 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–110—APR. 8, 2022 136 STAT. 1159 Public Law117–110 117th Congress
An Act To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.

Apr. 8, 2022

[H.R. 7108]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act.
SECTION 1.

19 USC 2101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act”.
SEC. 2.

19 USC 2434 note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) The United States is a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is committed to ensuring that the WTO remains an effective forum for peaceful economic engagement. (2) Ukraine is a sovereign nation-state that is entitled to enter into agreements with other sovereign states and to full respect of its territorial integrity. (3) The United States will be unwavering in its support for a secure, democratic, and sovereign Ukraine, free to choose its own leaders and future. (4) Ukraine acceded to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement) and has been a WTO member since 2008. (5) Ukraine’s participation in the WTO Agreement creates both rights and obligations vis-à-vis other WTO members. (6) The Russian Federation acceded to the WTO on August 22, 2012, becoming the 156th WTO member, and the Republic of Belarus has applied to accede to the WTO. (7) From the date of its accession, the Russian Federation committed to apply fully all provisions of the WTO. (8) The United States Congress authorized permanent normal trade relations for the Russian Federation through the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–208). (9) Ukraine communicated to the WTO General Council on March 2, 2022, urging that all WTO members take action against the Russian Federation and “consider further steps with the view to suspending the Russian Federation’s participation in the WTO for its violation of the purpose and principles of this Organization”. (10) Vladimir Putin, a ruthless dictator, has led the Russian Federation into a war of aggression against Ukraine, which—136 STAT. 1160(A) denies Ukraine and its people their collective rights to independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; (B) constitutes an emergency in international relations, because it is a situation of armed conflict that threatens the peace and security of all countries, including the United States; and (C) denies Ukraine its rightful ability to participate in international organizations, including the WTO. (11) The Republic of Belarus, also led by a ruthless dictator, Aleksander Lukashenka, is providing important material support to the Russian Federation’s aggression. (12) The Russian Federation’s exportation of goods in the energy sector is central to its ability to wage its war of aggression on Ukraine. (13) The United States, along with its allies and partners, has responded to recent aggression by the Russian Federation in Ukraine by imposing sweeping financial sanctions and stringent export controls. (14) The United States cannot allow the consequences of the Russian Federation’s actions to go unaddressed, and must lead fellow countries, in all fora, including the WTO, to impose appropriate consequences for the Russian Federation’s aggression.
SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.(a) Nondiscriminatory Tariff Treatment.—

Effective date.

Applicability.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the rates of duty set forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply to all products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus. (b)

President.

Authority to Proclaim Increased Column 2 Rates.—(1) In general.—The President may proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, above the rates set forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (2) Prior consultation.—

Deadline.

The President shall, not later than 5 calendar days before issuing any proclamation under paragraph (1), consult with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate regarding the basis for and anticipated impact of the proposed increases to rates of duty described in paragraph (1). (3) Termination.—The authority to issue proclamations under this subsection shall terminate on January 1, 2024.
SEC. 4.

President.

Time periods.

RESUMPTION OF APPLICATION OF HTS COLUMN 1 RATES OF DUTY AND RESTORATION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.(a) Temporary Application of HTS Column 1 Rates of Duty.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including the application of column 2 rates of duty under section 3), the President is authorized to temporarily resume, 136 STAT. 1161 for one or more periods not to exceed 1 year each, the application of the rates of duty set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to the products of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or both, if the President submits to Congress with respect to either or both such countries a certification under subsection (c) for each such period.

Effective date.

Such action shall take effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar days after the date of submission of such certification for such period, unless there is enacted into law during such 90-day period a joint resolution of disapproval. (2) Consultation and report.—The President shall, not later than 45 calendar days before submitting a certification under paragraph (1)—(A) consult with—(i) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (ii) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) submit to all such committees a report that explains the basis for the determination of the President contained in such certification. (b) Restoration of Normal Trade Relations Treatment.—(1) In general.—The President is authorized to resume the application of the rates of duty set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to the products of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or both, if the President submits to Congress with respect to either or both such countries a certification under subsection (c).

Effective date.

Such action shall take effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar days after the date of submission of such certification, unless there is enacted into law during such 90-day period a joint resolution of disapproval. (2) Consultation and report.—The President shall, not later than 45 calendar days before submitting a certification under paragraph (1)—(A) consult with—(i) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (ii) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) submit to all such committees a report that explains the basis for the determination of the President contained in such certification. (3) Products of the russian federation.—If the President submits pursuant to paragraph (1) a certification under subsection (c) with respect to the Russian Federation and a joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted during the 90-day period described in that paragraph, the President may grant permanent nondiscriminatory tariff treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of the Russian Federation. (4) Products of the republic of belarus.—If the President submits pursuant to paragraph (1) a certification under subsection (c) with respect to the Republic of Belarus and a joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted during the 136 STAT. 1162 90-day period described in that paragraph, the President may, subject to the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), grant nondiscriminatory tariff treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of the Republic of Belarus. (c) Certification.—A certification under this subsection is a certification in writing that—(1) specifies the action proposed to be taken pursuant to the certification and whether such action is pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) of this section; and (2)

Determination.

contains a determination of the President that the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus (or both)—(A) has reached an agreement relating to the respective withdrawal of Russian or Belarusian forces (or both, if applicable) and cessation of military hostilities that is accepted by the free and independent government of Ukraine; (B) poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member; and (C) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to independently and freely choose their own government. (d) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.—(1) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “joint resolution of disapproval” means only a joint resolution—(A) which does not have a preamble; (B) the title of which is as follows: “Joint resolution disapproving the President’s certification under section 4(c) of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act.”; and (C) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That Congress disapproves the certification of the President under section 4(c) of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, submitted to Congress on ＿＿＿”, the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date. (2) Introduction in the house of representatives.—During a

Effective date.

 period of 5 legislative days beginning on the date that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in the House of Representatives by the majority leader or the minority leader. (3)

Effective date.

Introduction in the senate.—During a period of 5 days on which the Senate is in session beginning on the date that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in the Senate by the majority leader (or the majority leader’s designee) or the minority leader (or the minority leader’s designee). (4) Floor consideration in the house of representatives.—(A)

Deadline.

Reporting and discharge.—If a committee of the House to which a joint resolution of disapproval has been referred has not reported such joint resolution within 10 legislative days after the date of referral, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration thereof. (B)

Effective date.

Proceeding to consideration.—Beginning on the third legislative day after each committee to which a joint 136 STAT. 1163 resolution of disapproval has been referred reports it to the House or has been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution with regard to the same certification. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. (C) Consideration.—The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. (5) Consideration in the senate.—(A) Committee referral.—A joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. (B)

Deadline.

Reporting and discharge.—If the Committee on Finance has not reported such joint resolution of disapproval within 10 days on which the Senate is in session after the date of referral of such joint resolution, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. (C) Motion to proceed.—Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the Committee on Finance reports the joint resolution of disapproval to the Senate or has been discharged from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) shall be waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution of disapproval is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of. (D) Debate.—Debate on the joint resolution of disapproval, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion 136 STAT. 1164 to recommit the joint resolution of disapproval is not in order. (E) Vote on passage.—The vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the joint resolution of disapproval and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. (F) Rules of the chair on procedure.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall be decided without debate. (G) Consideration of veto messages.—Debate in the Senate of any veto message with respect to the joint resolution of disapproval, including all debatable motions and appeals in connection with such joint resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. (6)

Applicability.

Procedures in the senate.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the following procedures shall apply in the Senate to a joint resolution of disapproval to which this subsection applies:(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a joint resolution of disapproval that has passed the House of Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Finance for consideration in accordance with this subsection. (B) If a joint resolution of disapproval to which this subsection applies was introduced in the Senate before receipt of a joint resolution of disapproval that has passed the House of Representatives, the joint resolution from the House of Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be placed on the calendar. If this subparagraph applies, the procedures in the Senate with respect to a joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate that contains the identical matter as the joint resolution of disapproval that passed the House of Representatives shall be the same as if no joint resolution of disapproval had been received from the House of Representatives, except that the vote on passage in the Senate shall be on the joint resolution of disapproval that passed the House of Representatives. (7) Rules of the house of representatives and senate.—This subsection is enacted by Congress—(A)

Applicability.

as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of legislation described in those sections, and supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same 136 STAT. 1165 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
SEC. 5. COOPERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.  The United States Trade Representative shall use the voice and influence of the United States at the WTO to—(1) condemn the recent aggression in Ukraine; (2) encourage other WTO members to suspend trade concessions to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus; (3) consider further steps with the view to suspend the Russian Federation’s participation in the WTO; and (4) seek to halt the accession process of the Republic of Belarus at the WTO and cease accession-related work.
SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND CORRUPTION.(a)

Repeal.

In General.—Section 1265 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 2(b) and in title XII of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328)

130 Stat. 2014, 2473.

 are each amended by striking the items relating to section 1265.
Approved April 8, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7108: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 17, considered and passed House.

Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–111: To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O’Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Public Law111 Public Law 117–111136 Stat. 1166 2022-04-13 2022-04-13 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–111—APR. 13, 2022 136 STAT. 1166 Public Law117–111 117th Congress
An Act To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O’Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Apr. 13, 2022

[S. 3294]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

2 USC 2133 note.
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.(a) Sandra Day O’Connor.—Congress finds the following:(1) Sandra Day O’Connor was born in 1930 in El Paso, Texas, and spent her childhood on her family’s isolated Arizona cattle ranch. She lived with her grandmother in El Paso during the school year, away from her home and parents. (2) O’Connor matriculated to Stanford University at the age of 16, and combined her undergraduate and law school curricula, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a law degree in just 6 years. She was third in her law school class, behind William Rehnquist, her future colleague on the Supreme Court of the United States (in this section referred to as the “Supreme Court”). (3) Despite her qualifications, O’Connor could not find work as an attorney because of bias against women in the law. She ended up negotiating for an unpaid position in the San Mateo County District Attorney’s office at a shared desk, while her husband, John, finished at Stanford Law School 1 year later. (4) O’Connor traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, in 1954 with her husband John, who had joined the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where she was able to find work as a civilian attorney with the United States Army Quartermaster Corps. In 1957, O’Connor returned to Arizona and still could not find work with a traditional law firm due to her gender, so she “hung out a shingle” as a sole practitioner. (5) In 1965, O’Connor was hired as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona. (6) Active in Republican Party politics and well-received for her work at the Arizona State Capitol, O’Connor was appointed to an Arizona State Senate seat in 1969 when the incumbent, also a woman, was appointed to a Federal position and vacated the office. (7) In 1970, O’Connor was elected to the Arizona State Senate and served 2 consecutive terms. In 1972, she was selected as Majority Leader of the Arizona State Senate, the first time a woman held such a position in any State.136 STAT. 1167 (8) In 1974, O’Connor ran for office as a trial court judge. She won and was later appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979. (9) On August 19, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated O’Connor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, to fill the seat vacated by Associate Justice Potter Stewart. On September 21, 1981, the Senate confirmed O’Connor’s nomination by a unanimous vote, making her the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. (10) O’Connor established herself as a pragmatic, independent voice on the Supreme Court, casting decisive votes during a time when the Court was being asked to resolve politically charged issues. (11) In the 1982 case of Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, O’Connor wrote the majority opinion holding that the State could not prevent men from enrolling in an all-women’s nursing school, writing that laws discriminating on the basis of sex would be allowed only if there was an “exceedingly persuasive justification” for them. (12) O’Connor sought, when possible, to find the middle ground between her often-divided colleagues, frequently joining the majority decision but presenting her views in concurring opinions that eschewed broad constitutional doctrine in favor of resolving the cases before the Court. (13) O’Connor put a very public face on the role of the Supreme Court, domestically and around the world. She became the Court’s most prolific public speaker, traveling to all 50 States and to countless law schools, libraries, and public events to describe how the Court works and its role in our constitutional form of government. She traveled worldwide as an ambassador for the Rule of Law and the independence of judiciaries everywhere. (14) After 24 years on the Supreme Court, O’Connor announced her retirement to care for her ailing husband, who had Alzheimer’s disease. President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts, Jr., for the vacancy, but before Roberts was confirmed, Chief Justice Rehnquist passed away, creating a second vacancy. President Bush personally appealed to O’Connor to remain on the Court so he could nominate Roberts for the Chief Justice vacancy and have more time to make a second nomination to the Court. In yet another act of public service, O’Connor agreed to serve until Samuel Alito was confirmed to fill her seat on January 31, 2006. (15) O’Connor began her retirement with 2 goals. One was to convince more States to adopt merit selection of judges for filling vacancies in State courts. The second was to educate the public on the importance of an independent judiciary. Her judicial independence work led to her awareness of a national civics education deficit. (16) In 2009, O’Connor created iCivics.org to educate young Americans about civics and what it means to be a citizen. That endeavor grew to become the largest civics education platform in the country, with over 7,000,000 students annually enrolling in the programs. Its popularity was due to a captivating online, interactive gaming approach. The program was free to all and had no advertising. iCivics played a crucial role in Educating for American Democracy, a federally funded 136 STAT. 1168 initiative to improve civics and history education, which released its reports in March 2021. (b) Ruth Bader Ginsburg.—Congress finds the following:(1) Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in a low-income, working-class neighborhood. (2) Ginsburg graduated from Cornell University in 1954, finishing first in her class. Following her graduation, Ginsburg enrolled at Harvard Law School in 1956, entering into a class of 552 men and only 8 other women. (3) As a law student, Ginsburg became the first female member of the Harvard Law Review, a prestigious legal journal. She also cared for her husband, Martin Ginsburg, who had been diagnosed with cancer, and their young daughter. Ginsburg finished her legal education at Columbia Law School, where she graduated first in her class in 1959. (4) Ginsburg taught at Rutgers University Law School from 1963 to 1972 and at Columbia Law School from 1972 to 1980, where she became the school’s first female tenured professor. (5) During the 1970s, Ginsburg served as the director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. In this position, she led the fight against gender discrimination and successfully argued 6 landmark cases before the Supreme Court. (6) Ginsburg won 5 cases on gender discrimination before the Supreme Court, including the case Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld, which involved a portion of the Social Security Act that favored women over men, because the Act granted certain benefits to widows, but not widowers. (7) In 1980, President Jimmy Carter nominated Ginsburg to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (8) On June 22, 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Ginsburg to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, to fill the seat vacated by Associate Justice Byron White. On August 3, 1993, the Senate confirmed Ginsburg’s nomination to the Supreme Court by a 96 to 3 vote. (9) Ginsburg became the second female justice to serve on the Supreme Court, as well as the first Jewish female justice to serve on the Supreme Court. (10) As a justice, Ginsburg presented a strong voice in favor of gender equality, voting rights, the rights of workers, and the separation of church and state. (11) In 1996, Ginsburg wrote the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in United States v. Virginia, which held that the State-supported Virginia Military Institute could not refuse to admit women. (12) Ginsburg famously dissented in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., where the plaintiff, a female worker being paid significantly less than males with her same qualifications, sued under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), but was denied relief under a statute of limitation issue. Ginsburg broke with tradition and wrote a high colloquial version of her dissent to read from the bench. In her dissent, she also called for Congress to undo this interpretation of the law.136 STAT. 1169 (13) Ginsburg’s impactful dissent in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. led to the successful passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2; 123 Stat. 5), which was the first piece of legislation signed by President Barack Obama. (14) Until the 2018 term, Ginsburg had not missed a day of oral arguments, not even when she was undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, after surgery for colon cancer, or the day after her husband passed away in 2010. (15) Ginsburg passed away on September 18, 2020.
SEC. 2. STATUES HONORING JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR AND JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.(a) Obtaining of Statues.—(1)

Deadline.

Consultation.

Contracts.

In general.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, in consultation with the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library considers appropriate, consistent with applicable law, the Joint Committee shall—(A) enter into an agreement to obtain a statue honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O’Connor; and (B) enter into an agreement to obtain a statue honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (2) Consideration.—In selecting one or more artists to make the statues obtained under paragraph (1), the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall make the announcement available to, and consider, artists from a variety of backgrounds, including artists from underrepresented demographic groups. (b) Installation.—(1) In general.—The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, shall permanently install each statue obtained under subsection (a) in a prominent location in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, as described in section 5102 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Priority for location.—In determining the location for the permanent installation of each statue obtained under subsection (a), the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall give priority to identifying an appropriate location near the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol. (c) Funding.—Amounts available in the Capitol Preservation Fund established under section 803 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2 U.S.C. 2083) may be used by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library for payments for the costs of creating- 136 STAT. 1170
and installing the statues obtained under subsection (a), without regard to subsections (b) and (d) of such section, provided that not more than $500,000 of such amounts may be used for each statue obtained under subsection (a).
Approved April 13, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3294: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 28, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–112: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Eunice, Louisiana, certain Federal land in Louisiana, and for other purposes. Public Law112 Public Law 117–112136 Stat. 1171 2022-04-19 2022-04-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–112—APR. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 1171 Public Law117–112 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Eunice, Louisiana, certain Federal land in Louisiana, and for other purposes.

Apr. 19, 2022

[H.R. 3197]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Save the Liberty Theatre Act

of 2021.

16 USC 320 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) City.—The term “City” means the City of Eunice, Louisiana. (2) Map.—The term “map” means the map entitled “Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Proposed Boundary Revision and Disposal”, numbered 467/168813, and dated December 2020. (3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE.(a) Conveyance Authority.—The Secretary shall convey to the City, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of land described in subsection (b). (b) Description of Land.—The parcels of land referred to in subsection (a) are Lots 5 and 6, less the North 27 feet of Lot 5, Block 22, of the Original Townsite of Eunice, generally depicted as “Proposed Disposal Area” on the map. (c) Availability of Map.—The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.  Upon the conveyance to the City of the land described in section 3(b), the boundary of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve shall be adjusted to exclude—(1) the conveyed land; and136 STAT. 1172 (2) Lots 7 and 8 of the Original Townsite of Eunice generally depicted as “Non-NPS in Current Boundary” on the map.
Approved April 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3197 (S. 1620): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–266 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–86 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources) accompanying S. 1620. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 15, 16, considered and passed House.

Mar. 31, considered and passed Senate.

Public Law 117–113: To authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as the “Shadow Wolves”) in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O’odham Nation as special agents, and for other purposes. Public Law113 Public Law 117–113136 Stat. 1173 2022-04-19 2022-04-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–113—APR. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 1173 Public Law117–113 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as the “Shadow Wolves”) in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O’odham Nation as special agents, and for other purposes.

Apr. 19, 2022

[H.R. 5681]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act”.
SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF SHADOW WOLVES AS GS–1811 SPECIAL AGENTS.  The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is authorized—(1) to reclassify the GS–1801 tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as “Shadow Wolves”) assigned to the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O’odham Nation, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, as GS–1811 special agents, upon the successful completion of—(A) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Criminal Investigator Training Program; and (B)(i) Customs Basic Enforcement School, if the officer was hired before March 2003; or (ii) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Training, if the officer was hired during or after March 2003; (2) to classify any Shadow Wolves who are assigned to the unit referred to in paragraph (1) after such date of enactment as GS–1811 special agents upon the successful completion of the training described in paragraph (1); and (3) to classify as GS–1811 special agents upon the successful completion of the training described in paragraph (1) any Shadow Wolves who are hired as part of a comparable unit (regardless of location) established after such date of enactment with the approval and consent of the appropriate Indian tribe.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM.  Not later than 90 days

Deadline.

Strategy.

 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 136 STAT. 1174 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a strategy for—(1) retaining existing Shadow Wolves; (2) recruiting new Shadow Wolves; and (3) expanding comparable units referred to in section 2(3) to appropriate areas near the international border between the United States and Canada or the international border between the United States and Mexico, with the approval and consent of the appropriate Indian tribe.
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT.  Not later than 1 year

Time period.

 after receiving the strategy required under section 3 and annually thereafter for the following two years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives—(1)

Assessment.

an assessment of the effectiveness of such strategy; and (2)

Recommenda-

tions.

any recommendations for improvements to the strategy that the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.
Approved April 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5681 (S. 2541): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–246 (Comm. on Homeland Security). SENATE REPORTS: No. 117–235 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) accompanying S. 2541. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 7, 8, considered and passed House.

Apr. 5, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–114: To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes. Public Law114 Public Law 117–114136 Stat. 1175 2022-04-29 2022-04-29 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–114—APR. 29, 2022 136 STAT. 1175 Public Law117–114 117th Congress
An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.

Apr. 29, 2022

[H.R. 3113]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act.
SECTION 1.

16 USC 6851 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act”.
SEC. 2.

16 USC 6851.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Federal land.—The term “Federal land” means any land managed by a Federal land management agency. (2) Federal land management agency.—The term “Federal land management agency” means—(A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the National Park Service; (C) the Bureau of Land Management; (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (E) the Forest Service; and (F) the Corps of Engineers. (3) Road or trail.—The term “road or trail” means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use. (4) Secretaries.—The term “Secretaries” means—(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; (B) the Secretary of the Interior; and (C) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
SEC. 3.

16 USC 6852.

INTERAGENCY DATA STANDARDIZATION.  

Deadline.

Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of data—(1) relating to public outdoor recreational use on Federal land; and (2) used to depict locations at which recreation uses are available to the public.H.ÿ7Eÿ7Eÿ7ER.ÿ7Eÿ7Eÿ7E3113_2 136 STAT. 1176
SEC. 4.

16 USC 6853.

DIGITIZATION AND PUBLICATION OF EASEMENTS.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Web posting.

Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and publish on the applicable agency website geographic information system mapping data that specifies, with respect to the relevant Secretary, all Federal interests in private land, including easements (other than flowage easements), reservations, and rights-of-way—(1) to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest; and (2) that may be used to provide public recreational access to the Federal land. (b) Public Comment.—The Secretaries shall develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the information described in subsection (a).
SEC. 5.

16 USC 6854.

DATA CONSOLIDATION AND PUBLICATION OF ROUTE AND AREA DATA FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Web posting.

Beginning not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system data with respect to the following:(1) Status information with respect to whether roads and trails on the Federal land are open or closed. (2) The dates on which roads and trails on the Federal land are seasonally closed. (3) The classes of vehicles and types of recreational uses that are allowed on each segment of roads and trails on the Federal land, including the permissibility of—(A) off-highway vehicles; (B) motorcycles; (C) nonmotorized bicycles; (D) electric bicycles; (E) passenger vehicles; (F) nonmechanized transportation; and (G) over-snow vehicles. (4) The boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting (including archery, firearm discharge, and target shooting) is permanently restricted or prohibited on the Federal land. (b) Updates.—(1)

Time period.

In general.—The Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall update the data described in subsection (a) not less frequently than twice per year. (2) Public comment.—The Secretaries shall develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the information described in subsection (a). (c) Effect.—Geographic information system data made publicly available under subsection (a) shall not disclose information regarding the nature, location, character, or ownership of historic, paleontological, or archaeological resources, consistent with applicable law.H.ÿ7Eÿ7Eÿ7ER.ÿ7Eÿ7Eÿ7E3113_3 136 STAT. 1177
SEC. 6.

16 USC 6855.

COOPERATION AND COORDINATION.(a) Third-party Providers.—

Contracts.

The Secretaries may enter into an agreement with a third party to carry out any provision of this Act. (b) US Geological Survey.—The Secretaries may work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, or publish data on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior to meet the requirements of this Act.
SEC. 7.

16 USC 6856.

REPORTS.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through March 30, 2031, the Secretaries shall submit a report on the progress made by the Secretaries with respect to meeting the requirements of this Act to—(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 8.

Time period.

16 USC 6857.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.  There are authorized to be appropriated—(1) to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act—(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; and (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025; (2) to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this Act—(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; and (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025; and (3) to the Secretary of the Army to carry out this Act—(A) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; and (B) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.
Approved April 29, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3113: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–272, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 15, considered and passed House.

Apr. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–115: To designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”. Public Law115 Public Law 117–115136 Stat. 1178 2022-05-05 2022-05-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–115—MAY 5, 2022 136 STAT. 1178 Public Law117–115 117th Congress
An Act To designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.

May 5, 2022

[S. 233]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Donna M. Doss Memorial Act

of 2021.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) A native of the State of Washington, Agent Donna Marie Doss—(A) proudly and honorably served her country as an Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 15 years; (B) began her service with the U.S. Border Patrol in 2003; and (C) graduated as part of the 569th Session of the Border Patrol Academy with Class 584 on June 6, 2005. (2) Agent Doss—(A) served on a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force on the southern border for 3 years before being assigned to the northern border; (B) was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in Laredo Border Patrol Sector, where she was named an Operations Officer in 2016; and (C) relocated to Abilene, Texas in 2017, where she served as a Resident Agent. (3) On February 2, 2019, Agent Doss responded to a call for assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety near Interstate 20 in Tye, Texas. While on scene, Agent Doss was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. (4) Agent Doss is survived by her husband, father, mother, 2 stepchildren, a sister and a brother.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.  The Rocksprings station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.136 STAT. 1179
SEC. 4. REFERENCES.  Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the station described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.
Approved May 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 233: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–116: To establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and for other purposes. Public Law116 Public Law 117–116136 Stat. 1180 2022-05-05 2022-05-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–116—MAY 5, 2022 136 STAT. 1180 Public Law117–116 117th Congress
An Act To establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and for other purposes.

May 5, 2022

[S. 2629]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Better Cybercrime Metrics Act.

34 USC 30109 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Better Cybercrime Metrics Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Public polling indicates that cybercrime could be the most common crime in the United States. (2) The United States lacks comprehensive cybercrime data and monitoring, leaving the country less prepared to combat cybercrime that threatens national and economic security. (3) In addition to existing cybercrime vul­ner­a­bil­i­ties, the people of the United States and the United States have faced a heightened risk of cybercrime during the COVID–19 pandemic. (4) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) requires the Attorney General to “acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime Reports” and requires all Federal departments and agencies that investigate criminal activity to “report details about crime within their respective jurisdiction to the Attorney General in a uniform matter and on a form prescribed by the Attorney General”.
SEC. 3. CYBERCRIME TAXONOMY.(a)

Deadline.

Contracts.

In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop a taxonomy for the purpose of categorizing different types of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime faced by individuals and businesses. (b) Development.—In developing the taxonomy under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall—(1) ensure the taxonomy is useful for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to classify cybercrime in the National Incident-Based Reporting System, or any successor system; (2)

Consultation.

consult relevant stakeholders, including—(A) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security;136 STAT. 1181 (B) Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; (C) criminologists and academics; (D) cybercrime experts; and (E) business leaders; and (3) take into consideration relevant taxonomies developed by non-governmental organizations, international organizations, academies, or other entities. (c)

Summaries.

Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Attorney General enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing and summarizing—(1) the taxonomy developed under subsection (a); and (2) any findings from the process of developing the taxonomy under subsection (a). (d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.
SEC. 4. CYBERCRIME REPORTING.(a) In General.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a category in the National Incident-Based Reporting System, or any successor system, for the collection of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime reports from Federal, State, and local officials. (b) Recommendations.—In establishing the category required under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall, as appropriate, incorporate recommendations from the taxonomy developed under section 3(a).
SEC. 5. NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY.(a)

Deadline.

Coordination.

In General.—Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of the Census, shall include questions relating to cybercrime victimization in the National Crime Victimization Survey. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000.
SEC. 6.

Assessments.

GAO STUDY ON CYBERCRIME METRICS.  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that assesses—(1) the effectiveness of reporting mechanisms for cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime in the United States; and136 STAT. 1182 (2) disparities in reporting data between—(A) data relating to cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime; and (B) other types of crime data.
Approved May 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2629: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–117: To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building. Public Law117 Public Law 117–117136 Stat. 1183 2022-05-06 2022-05-06 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–117—MAY 6, 2022 136 STAT. 1183 Public Law117–117 117th Congress
An Act To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building.

May 6, 2022

[S. 400]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.  The headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as the “William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building”.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.  Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building”.
Approved May 6, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 400: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Apr. 14, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed House, amended.

Apr. 6, Senate concurred in House amendment.

Public Law 117–118: To provide enhanced authority for the President to enter into agreements with the Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to that Government to protect civilian populations in Ukraine from Russian military invasion, and for other purposes. Public Law118 Public Law 117–118136 Stat. 1184 2022-05-09 2022-05-09 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–118—MAY 9, 2022 136 STAT. 1184 Public Law117–118 117th Congress
An Act To provide enhanced authority for the President to enter into agreements with the Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to that Government to protect civilian populations in Ukraine from Russian military invasion, and for other purposes.

May 9, 2022

[S. 3522]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ukraine Democracy Defense

Lend-Lease

Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. LOAN AND LEASE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF UKRAINE AND EASTERN FLANK COUNTRIES.(a) Authority To Lend or Lease Defense Articles to Certain Governments.—(1)

Time period.

In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the President may authorize the United States Government to lend or lease defense articles to the Government of Ukraine or to governments of Eastern European countries impacted by the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine to help bolster those countries’ defense capabilities and protect their civilian populations from potential invasion or ongoing aggression by the armed forces of the Government of the Russian Federation. (2) Exclusions.—For the purposes of the authority described in paragraph (1) as that authority relates to Ukraine, the following provisions of law shall not apply:(A) Section 503(b)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311(b)(3)). (B) Section 61 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796). (3) Condition.—Any loan or lease of defense articles to the Government of Ukraine under paragraph (1) shall be subject to all applicable laws concerning the return of and reimbursement and repayment for defense articles loan or leased to foreign governments. (4) Delegation of authority.—The President may delegate the enhanced authority under this subsection only to an official appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b)

Deadline.

Procedures for Delivery of Defense Articles.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish expedited procedures for the delivery of any defense article loaned or leased to the Government of Ukraine 136 STAT. 1185 under an agreement entered into under subsection (a) to ensure timely delivery of the article to that Government. (c) Definition of Defense Article.—In this Act, the term “defense article” has the meaning given that term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).
Approved May 9, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3522: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Apr. 28, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

May 9, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–119: To designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse”, and for other purposes. Public Law119 Public Law 117–119136 Stat. 1186 2022-05-10 2022-05-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–119—MAY 10, 2022 136 STAT. 1186 Public Law117–119 117th Congress
An Act To designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse”, and for other purposes.

May 10, 2022

[S. 1226]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SYLVIA H. RAMBO UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.(a) Designation.—The United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse”.
Approved May 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1226: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–120: To designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building”, and for other purposes. Public Law120 Public Law 117–120136 Stat. 1187 2022-05-10 2022-05-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–120—MAY 10, 2022 136 STAT. 1187 Public Law117–120 117th Congress
An Act To designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building”, and for other purposes.

May 10, 2022

[S. 2126]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOUISA SWAIN FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, shall be known and designated as the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal Office Building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building”.
Approved May 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2126: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–121: To establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for other purposes. Public Law121 Public Law 117–121131 Stat. 1188 2022-05-12 2022-05-12 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–121—MAY 12, 2022 131 STAT. 1188 Public Law117–121 117th Congress
An Act To establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for other purposes.

May 12, 2022

[S. 497]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

American Fisheries

Advisory

Committee Act.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 701 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act”.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.(a) Establishment.—Section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c–3), is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:“(e) American Fisheries Advisory Committee.—“(1) Definitions.—In this subsection:“(A) Committee.—The term ‘Committee’ means the American Fisheries Advisory Committee established under paragraph (2). “(B) Fishing community.—The term ‘fishing community’ means harvesters, marketers, growers, processors, recreational fishermen, charter fishermen, and persons providing them with goods and services. “(C) Marketing and promotion.—The term ‘marketing and promotion’ means an activity aimed at encouraging the consumption of seafood or expanding or maintaining commercial markets for seafood. “(D) Processor.—The term ‘processor’ means any person in the business of preparing or packaging seafood (including seafood of the processor’s own harvesting) for sale. “(E) Seafood.—The term ‘seafood’ means farm-raised and wild-caught fish, shellfish, or marine algae harvested in the United States or by a United States flagged vessel for human consumption. “(2)

Deadline.

Regions.

Establishment.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act, the Secretary shall establish 6 regions within the American Fisheries Advisory Committee as follows:“(A) Region 1 shall consist of Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam and American Samoa. “(B) Region 2 shall consist of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.131 STAT. 1189 “(C) Region 3 shall consist of Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Puerto Rico, and the Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States. “(D) Region 4 shall consist of California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. “(E) Region 5 shall consist of New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. “(F) Region 6 shall consist of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. “(3) Membership.—The Committee shall be composed of the following members:“(A) Regional representation.—Each of the regions listed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (2) shall be represented on the Committee by 3 members—“(i)

Appointments.

who are appointed by the Secretary; “(ii) who reside in a State or territory in the region that the member will represent; “(iii) of which—“(I) one shall have experience as a seafood harvester or processor; “(II) one shall have experience as recreational or commercial fisher or have experience growing seafood; and “(III) one shall be an individual who represents the fisheries science community or the relevant Regional Fishery Management Council; and “(iv) that are selected so that the members of the Committee have experience or expertise with as many seafood species as practicable. “(B)

Appointments.

At-large members.—The Secretary shall appoint to the Committee at-large members as follows:“(i) One individual with experience in food distribution, marketing, retail, or food service. “(ii) One individual with experience in the recreational fishing industry supply chain, such as fishermen, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. “(iii) One individual with experience in the commercial fishing industry supply chain, such as fishermen, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. “(iv) One individual who is an employee of the National Marine Fisheries Service with expertise in fisheries research. “(C) Balanced representation.—In selecting the members described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall seek to maximize on the Committee, to the extent practicable, a balanced representation of expertise in United States fisheries, seafood production, and science. “(4) Member terms.—The term for a member of the Committee shall be 3 years, except that the Secretary shall designate staggered terms for the members initially appointed to the Committee. “(5) Responsibilities.—The Committee shall be responsible for—“(A) identifying needs of the fishing community that may be addressed by a project funded with a grant under subsection (c);131 STAT. 1190 “(B) developing the request for proposals for such grants; “(C) reviewing applications for such grants; and “(D) selecting applications for approval under subsection (c)(2)(B). “(6) Chair.—The Committee shall elect a chair by a majority of those voting, if a quorum is present. “(7) Quorum.—A simple majority of members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. “(8) Meetings.—“(A) Frequency.—The Committee shall meet not more than 2 times each year. “(B) Location.—The meetings of the Committee shall rotate between the geographic regions described under paragraph (2). “(C) Minimizing costs.—The Committee shall seek to minimize the operational costs associated with meetings, hearings, or other business of the Committee, including through the use of video or teleconference. “(9) Designation of staff member.—The Secretary shall designate a staff member to coordinate the activities of the Committee and to assist with administrative and other functions as requested by the Committee. “(10)

Reimbursements.

Per diem and expenses and funding.—“(A) In general.—A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing duties as a member of the Committee. “(B) Funding.—The costs of reimbursements under subparagraph (A) and the other costs associated with the Committee shall be paid from funds made available to carry out this section (which may include funds described in subsection (f)(1)(B)), except that no funds allocated for grants under subsection (f)(1)(A) shall be expended for any purpose under this subsection. “(11)

Applicability.

Conflict of interest.—The conflict of interest and recusal provisions set out in section 302(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)) shall apply to any decision by the Committee and to all members of the Committee as if each member of the Committee is an affected individual within the meaning of such section 302(j), except that in addition to the disclosure requirements of section 302(j)(2)(C) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)(2)(C)), each member of the Committee shall disclose any financial interest or relationship in an organization or with an individual that is applying for a grant under subsection (c) held by the member of the Committee, including an interest as an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee, contractor, agent, or other representative. “(12) Technical review of applications.—“(A)

Evaluation.

In general.—Prior to review of an application for a grant under subsection (c) by the Committee, the Secretary shall obtain an independent written technical evaluation from 3 or more appropriate Federal, private, 131 STAT. 1191 or public sector experts (such as industry, academia, or governmental experts) who—“(i) have subject matter expertise to determine the technical merit of the proposal in the application; “(ii) shall independently evaluate each such proposal; and “(iii)

Certification.

shall certify that the expert does not have a conflict of interest concerning the application that the expert is reviewing. “(B) Guidance.

Deadlines.

—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance related to carrying out the technical evaluations under subparagraph (A).

Criteria.

 Such guidance shall include criteria for the elimination by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of applications that fail to meet a minimum level of technical merit as determined by the review described in subparagraph (A).” . (b) Role in Approval of Grants.—Section 2(c)(3) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c–3(c)(3)), is amended to read as follows:“(3)(A) No application for a grant under this subsection may be approved unless the Secretary—“(i) is satisfied that the applicant has the requisite technical and financial capability to carry out the project; and “(ii)

Recommenda-

tions.

Evaluation.

based on the recommendations of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee established in subsection (e), evaluates the proposed project as to—“(I) soundness of design; “(II) the possibilities of securing productive results; “(III) minimization of duplication with other fisheries research and development projects; “(IV) the organization and management of the project; “(V) methods proposed for monitoring and evaluating the success or failure of the project; and “(VI) such other criteria as the Secretary may require. “(B)

Document.

If the Secretary fails to provide funds to a grant selected by the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, the Secretary shall provide a written document to the Committee justifying the decision.” .
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF SPECIFIED PURPOSES OF FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS GRANTS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.  Section 2(c)(1) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c–3(c)(1)), is amended by inserting “fisheries science, recreational fishing,” before “harvesting,”.
SEC. 4. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS PROPOSALS.  Section 2(c) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c–3(c)), is amended by adding at the end the following:“(6)

Statement.

Any person awarded a grant under this subsection shall make publicly available a title and abstract of the project to be carried out by the grant funds that serves as the public justification for funding the project that includes a statement describing how the project serves to enhance United States 131 STAT. 1192 fisheries, including harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures, if applicable.” .
Approved May 12, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 497 (H.R. 3128): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–635 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying H.R. 3128. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–68 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 10, considered and passed Senate.

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–122: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other purposes. Public Law122 Public Law 117–122136 Stat. 1193 2022-05-12 2022-05-12 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–122—MAY 12, 2022 136 STAT. 1193 Public Law117–122 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other purposes.

May 12, 2022

[S. 658]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

National

Cybersecurity

Preparedness

Consortium

Act of 2021.

6 USC 652 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM.(a) In General.—The Secretary may work with one or more consortia to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents. (b) Assistance to DHS.—The Secretary may work with one or more consortia to carry out the Secretary’s responsibility pursuant to section 2202(e)(1)(P) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(P)) to—(1) provide training and education to State, Tribal, and local first responders and officials specifically for preparing for and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in accordance with applicable law; (2)

Update.

develop and update a curriculum utilizing existing training and educational programs and models in accordance with section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), for State, Tribal, and local first responders and officials, related to cybersecurity risks and incidents; (3) provide technical assistance services, training, and educational programs to build and sustain capabilities in support of preparedness for and response to cybersecurity risks and incidents, including threats of acts of terrorism, in accordance with such section 2209; (4) conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training, education, and simulation exercises for entities, including State and local governments and Tribal organizations, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and private industry, to encourage community-wide coordination in defending against and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in accordance with section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c)); (5) help States, Tribal organizations, and communities develop cybersecurity information sharing programs, in accordance with section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), for the dissemination of homeland security information related to cybersecurity risks and incidents;136 STAT. 1194 (6) help incorporate cybersecurity risk and incident prevention and response into existing State, Tribal, and local emergency plans, including continuity of operations plans; and (7)

Plans.

assist State governments and Tribal organizations in developing cybersecurity plans. (c) Considerations Regarding Selection of a Consortium.—In selecting a consortium with which to work under this Act, the Secretary shall take into consideration the following:(1) Prior experience conducting cybersecurity training, education, and exercises for State and local entities. (2) Geographic diversity of the members of any such consortium so as to maximize coverage of the different regions of the United States. (3) The participation in such consortium of one or more historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, other minority-serving institutions, and community colleges that participate in the National Centers of Excellence in Cybersecurity program, as carried out by the Department of Homeland Security. (d) Metrics.—If the Secretary works with a consortium under subsection (a), the Secretary shall measure the effectiveness of the activities undertaken by the consortium under this Act. (e) Outreach.—The Secretary shall conduct outreach to universities and colleges, including, in particular, outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, other minority-serving institutions, and community colleges, regarding opportunities to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents, by working with the Secretary under subsection (a). (f) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize a consortium to control or direct any law enforcement agency in the exercise of the duties of the law enforcement agency. (g) Definitions.—In this section—(1) the term “community college” has the meaning given the term “junior or community college” in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058); (2) the term “consortium” means a group primarily composed of nonprofit entities, including academic institutions, that develop, update, and deliver cybersecurity training and education in support of homeland security; (3) the terms “cybersecurity risk” and “incident” have the meanings given those terms in section 2209(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(a)); (4) the term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security; (5) the term “Hispanic-serving institution” has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a); (6) the term “historically Black college and university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); (7) the term “minority-serving institution” means an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); (8) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security;136 STAT. 1195 (9) The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States; (10) the term “Tribal Colleges and Universities” has the meaning given the term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and (11) the term “Tribal organization” has the meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
Approved May 12, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 658: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–24 (Comm. on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 15, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 7, considered and passed House, amended.

Apr. 7, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–123: To amend the Act entitled “Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes” to provide for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Public Law123 Public Law 117–123136 Stat. 1196 2022-05-12 2022-05-12 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–123—MAY 12, 2022 136 STAT. 1196 Public Law117–123 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Act entitled “Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes” to provide for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes.

May 12, 2022

[S. 270]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Brown v. Board

of Education

National Historical

Park Expansion

and Redesigna-

tion Act.
SECTION 1.

16 USC 410iiii note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act”.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.(a)

16 USC 410iiii note.

In General.—The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site established by section 103(a) of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3439) shall be known and designated as the “Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park”. (b) References.—Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the “Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park”. (c) Conforming Amendments.—Title I of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3438) is amended—(1) in the title heading, by striking “HISTORIC SITE” and inserting “HISTORICAL PARK”; (2) in sections 101(2) and 103(a),

16 USC 410iiii, 410iiii–2.

 by striking “National Historic Site” each place it appears and inserting “National Historical Park”; (3)

16 USC 410iiii–2,

410iiii–4.

in the section heading for each of sections 103 and 105, by striking “historic site” each place it appears and inserting “historical park”; and (4)

16 USC 410iiii, 410iiii–2—410iiii–4.

by striking “historic site” each place it appears and inserting “historical park”.
SEC. 3.

State listing.

District of Columbia.

EXPANSION OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREAS.(a)

16 USC 410iiii note.

Purpose.—The purpose of this section is to honor the civil rights stories of struggle, perseverance, and activism in the pursuit of education equity. (b) Definitions.—Section 101 of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3438) (as amended by section 2(c))

16 USC 410iiii.

 is amended—136 STAT. 1197 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “As used in this title—” and inserting “In this title:”; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking “the term” and inserting the “The term”; (3) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which is comprised of the term defined in that paragraph; (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (2), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and (5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:“(1) Affiliated area.—The term ‘affiliated area’ means a site associated with a court case included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka described in paragraph (8), (9), or (10) of section 102(a) that is designated as an affiliated area of the National Park System by section 106(a).” . (c) Findings.—Section 102(a) of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3438)

16 USC 410iiii–1.

 is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following:“(3) The Brown case was joined by 4 other cases relating to school segregation pending before the Supreme Court (Briggs v. Elliott, filed in South Carolina, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, filed in Virginia, Gebhart v. Belton, filed in Delaware, and Bolling v. Sharpe, filed in the District of Columbia) that were consolidated into the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. “(4) A 1999 historic resources study examined the 5 cases included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and found that each case—“(A) is nationally significant; and “(B) contributes unique stories to the case for educational equity.” ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), the following:“(7) With respect to the case of Briggs v. Elliott—“(A) Summerton High School in Summerton, South Carolina, the all-White school that refused to admit the plaintiffs in the case—“(i) has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of the national significance of the school; and “(ii) is used as administrative offices for Clarendon School District 1; and “(B) the former Scott’s Branch High School, an ‘equalization school’ in Summerton, South Carolina constructed for African-American students in 1951 to provide facilities comparable to those of White students, is now the Community Resource Center owned by Clarendon School District 1. “(8) Robert Russa Moton High School, the all-Black school in Farmville, Virginia, which was the location of a student-led strike leading to Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County—136 STAT. 1198“(A) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark in recognition of the national significance of the school; and “(B) is now the Robert Russa Moton Museum, which is administered by the Moton Museum, Inc., and affiliated with Longwood University. “(9) With respect to the case of Belton v. Gebhart—“(A) Howard High School in Wilmington, Delaware, an all-Black school to which the plaintiffs in the case were forced to travel—“(i) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark in recognition of the national significance of the school; and “(ii) is now the Howard High School of Technology, an active school administered by the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District; “(B) the all-White Claymont High School, which denied admission to the plaintiffs, is now the Claymont Community Center administered by the Brandywine Community Resource Council, Inc.; and “(C) the Hockessin School #107C (Hockessin Colored School)—“(i) is the all-Black school in Hockessin, Delaware, that 1 of the plaintiffs in the case was required to attend with no public transportation provided; and “(ii) is now used as a community facility by Friends of Hockessin Colored School #107, Inc. “(10) John Philip Sousa Junior High School in the District of Columbia, the all-White school that refused to admit plaintiffs in Bolling v. Sharpe—“(A) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark in recognition of the national significance of the school; “(B) is now known as the ‘John Philip Sousa Middle School’; and “(C) is owned by the District of Columbia Department of General Services and administered by the District of Columbia Public Schools.” . (d) Purposes.—Section 102(b)(3) of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3438)

16 USC 410iiii–1.

 is amended—(1) by inserting “, protection,” after “preservation”; (2) by striking “the city of Topeka” and inserting “Topeka, Kansas, Summerton, South Carolina, Farmville, Virginia, Wilmington, Claymont, and Hockessin, Delaware, and the District of Columbia”; and (3) by inserting “and the context of Brown v. Board of Education” after “civil rights movement”. (e) Boundary Adjustment.—Section 103 of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3439)

16 USC 410iiii–2.

 is amended by adding at the end the following:“(c) Boundary Adjustment.—“(1) Additions.—In addition to the land described in subsection (b), the historical park shall include the land and interests in land, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Boundary Additions and Affiliated Areas’, numbered 462/178,449, and dated February 2022, and more particularly described as—136 STAT. 1199“(A) the Summerton High School site in Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina; “(B) the former Scott’s Branch High School site in Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina; and “(C) approximately 1 acre of land adjacent to Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. “(2) Map.—The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.” . (f) Property Acquisition.—Section 104 of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3439)

16 USC 410iiii–3.

 is amended—(1) in the first sentence, by striking “section 103(b)” and inserting “subsections (b) and (c) of section 103”; (2) in the second sentence, by striking “States of Kansas” and inserting “State of Kansas or South Carolina”; and (3) in the proviso—(A) by striking “: Provided, however, That the” and inserting “. The”; and (B) by inserting “or by condemnation of any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the historical park” after “without the consent of the owner”. (g) General Management Plan.—Section 105 of Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3439)

16 USC 410iiii–4.

 is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:“(c) Amendment to General Management Plan.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an amendment to the management plan for the historical park to include the portions of the historical park in Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina.” . (h) Affiliated Areas.—Public Law 102–525 (106 Stat. 3438) is amended—(1) by redesignating section 106

16 USC 410iiii–6.

 as section 107; and (2) by inserting after section 105 the following:
“SEC. 106.

16 USC 410iiii–5.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFILIATED AREAS.“(a)

Effective date.

Determination.

In General.—On the date on which the Secretary determines that an appropriate management entity has been identified for the applicable affiliated area, as generally depicted on the map described in section 103(c)(1), the following shall be established as affiliated areas of the National Park System:“(1) The Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia. “(2) The Delaware Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights Sites, to include—“(A) the former Howard High School in Wilmington, Delaware; “(B) Claymont High School in Claymont, Delaware; and “(C) Hockessin Colored School #107 in Hockessin, Delaware. “(3) The John Philip Sousa Middle School in the District of Columbia. “(b) Administration.—Each affiliated area shall be managed in a manner consistent with—“(1) this title; and “(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. “(c)

Consultations.

Management Plans.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity for the applicable affiliated area, shall develop a management plan for each affiliated area. “(2) Requirements.—A management plan under paragraph (1) shall—“(A)

Coordination.

be prepared in consultation and coordination with interested State, county, and local governments, management entities, organizations, and interested members of the public associated with the affiliated area; “(B) identify, as appropriate, the roles and responsibilities of the National Park Service and the management entity in administering and interpreting the affiliated area in a manner that does not interfere with existing operations and continued use of existing facilities; and “(C) require the Secretary to coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan and interpretation of the affiliated area with the historical park. “(3) Public comment.—The Secretary shall—“(A) hold not less than 1 public meeting in the general proximity of each affiliated area on the proposed management plan, which shall include opportunities for public comment; and “(B)(i)

Web posting.

publish the draft management plan on the internet; and “(ii) provide an opportunity for public comment on the draft management plan. “(4) Submission.

Deadline.

—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the management plan for each affiliated area developed under paragraph (1). “(d) Cooperative Agreements.—The Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the management entity for each affiliated area to provide financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the applicable affiliated area. “(e) Land Use.—Nothing in this section affects—“(1) land use rights of private property owners within or adjacent to an affiliated area, including activities or uses on private land that can be seen or heard within an affiliated area; or “(2) the authority of management entities to operate and administer the affiliated areas. “(f) Limited Role of the Secretary.—“(1) In general.—Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary—“(A) to acquire land in an affiliated area; or “(B) to assume financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of an affiliated area.136 STAT. 1200 “(2) Ownership.—Each affiliated area shall continue to be owned, operated, and managed by the applicable public or private owner of the land in the affiliated area.”
.
Approved May 12, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 270 (H.R. 920): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–627 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
H.R. 920.) accompanying
H.R. 920.) SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–87 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

Public Law 117–124: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. Public Law124 Public Law 117–124136 Stat. 1202 2022-05-13 2022-05-13 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–124—MAY 13, 2022 136 STAT. 1202 Public Law117–124 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.

May 13, 2022

[S. 812]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.(a) Findings.—Congress makes the following findings:(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, charged with coordinating health efforts within the United Nations system. The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the WHO, which convenes annually in May to set the policies and priorities of the organization. Statehood is not a requirement for attendance at the WHA, and numerous observers, including non-members and non-governmental organizations, attended the most recent virtual WHA in May 2020. (2) Taiwan began seeking to participate in the WHO as an observer in 1997. In 2009, with strong support from successive United States Administrations, Congress, and like-minded WHO Member States, and during a period of improved Cross-Strait relations, Taiwan received an invitation to attend the WHA as an observer under the name “Chinese Taipei”. Taiwan received the same invitation each year until 2016, when following the election of President Tsai-Ing Wen of the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan’s engagement in the international community began facing increased resistance from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Taiwan’s invitation to the 2016 WHA was received late and included new language conditioning Taiwan’s participation on the PRC’s “one China principle”. The WHO did not invite Taiwan to attend the WHA as an observer in 2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020. (3) Taiwan remains a model contributor to world health, having provided financial and technical assistance to respond to numerous global health challenges. Taiwan has invested over $6,000,000,000 in international medical and humanitarian aid efforts impacting over 80 countries since 1996. In 2014, Taiwan responded to the Ebola crisis by donating $1,000,000 and providing 100,000 sets of personal protective equipment. Through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, the United States and Taiwan have jointly conducted training programs for experts to combat MERS, Dengue Fever, and Zika. In 2020, after successfully containing the spread of the novel 136 STAT. 1203 coronavirus within its borders while upholding democratic principles, Taiwan generously donated millions of pieces of personal protective equipment and COVID–19 tests to countries in need. These diseases know no borders, and Taiwan’s needless exclusion from global health cooperation increases the dangers presented by global pandemics. (4) Taiwan’s international engagement has faced increased resistance from the PRC. Taiwan was not invited to the 2016 Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), despite participating as a guest at the organization’s prior summit in 2013. Taiwan’s requests to participate in the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) have also been rejected. In May 2017, PRC delegates disrupted a meeting of the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds held in Perth, Australia, until delegates from Taiwan were asked to leave. Since 2016, the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Republic of Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, the Republic of El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and the Republic of Kiribati have terminated longstanding diplomatic relationships with Taiwan and granted diplomatic recognition to the PRC. (5) Congress has established a policy of support for Taiwan’s participation in international bodies that address shared transnational challenges, particularly in the WHO. Congress passed H.R. 1794 in the 106th Congress, H.R. 428 in the 107th Congress, and S. 2092 in the 108th Congress to direct the Secretary of State to establish a strategy for, and to report annually to Congress on, efforts to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the WHA. Congress also passed H.R. 1151 in the 113th Congress, directing the Secretary to report on a strategy to gain observer status for Taiwan at the ICAO Assembly, and H.R. 1853 in the 114th Congress, directing the Secretary to report on a strategy to gain observer status for Taiwan at the INTERPOL Assembly. However, since 2016, Taiwan has not received an invitation to attend any of these events as an observer. (b) Augmentation of Report Concerning the Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.—(1) In general.—Subsection (c) of section 1 of the Act entitled, “To address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization” (Public Law 108–235; 22 U.S.C. 290 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3) An account of the changes and improvements the Secretary of State has made to the United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the World Health Assembly, following any annual meetings of the World Health Assembly at which Taiwan did not obtain observer status.” . (2)

Applicability.

22 USC 290 note.

Effective date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect and apply beginning with the first report required under subsection (c) of section 1 of the Act entitled, “To address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health 136 STAT. 1203 Organization” (Public Law 108–235; 22 U.S.C. 290 note) that is submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Approved May 13, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 812: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 27, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–125: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for a periodic transaction reporting requirement for Federal judicial officers and the online publication of financial disclosure reports of Federal judicial officers, and for other purposes. Public Law125 Public Law 117–125136 Stat. 1205 2022-05-13 2022-05-13 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–125—MAY 13, 2022 136 STAT. 1205 Public Law117–125 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for a periodic transaction reporting requirement for Federal judicial officers and the online publication of financial disclosure reports of Federal judicial officers, and for other purposes.

May 13, 2022

[S. 3059]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Courthouse Ethics and

Transparency Act.
SECTION 1.

5 USC app. 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. PERIODIC TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ONLINE PUBLICATION OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS OF FEDERAL JUDGES.(a) Periodic Transaction Reporting Requirement for Federal Judges.—(1) In general.—Section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(11) Each judicial officer. “(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 of title 28, United States Code. “(13) Each United States magistrate judge appointed under section 631 of title 28, United States Code.” . (2)

Applicability.

Deadline.

5 USC app. 103 note.

Effective date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to applicable transactions occurring on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Online Publication of Financial Disclosure Reports of Federal Judges.—Section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:“(c)

Deadlines.

Online Publication of Financial Disclosure Reports of Federal Judges.—“(1) Establishment of database.

Website.

—Subject to paragraph (4), not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall establish a searchable internet database to enable public access to any report required to be filed under this title by a judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge. “(2) Availability.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which a report is required to be filed under this title by a judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge, the 136 STAT. 1206 Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall make the report available on the database established under paragraph (1) in a full-text searchable, sortable, and downloadable format for access by the public. “(3) Redaction.

Web posting.

—Any report made available on the database established under paragraph (1) shall not contain any information that is redacted in accordance with subsection (b)(3). “(4) Additional time.—“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the requirements of this subsection may be implemented after the date described in paragraph (1) if the Administrative Office of the United States Courts identifies in writing to the relevant committees of Congress the additional time needed for that implementation. “(B) Publication requirement.—The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall continue to make the reports described in paragraph (1) available to the public during the period in which the Administrative Office of the United States Courts establishes the database under this subsection.” . (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by subsection (a)(1)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (9), by striking “, as defined under section 109(12)”; and (B) in paragraph (10), by striking “, as defined under section 109(13)”. (2) Section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended—(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “be revealing” and inserting “by revealing”; and (B) in subsection (b)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in the first sentence, by striking “be,,” and inserting “be,”; and (II) in the third sentence, by striking “may be may” and inserting “may be, may”; and (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “described in section 109(8) or 109(10) of this Act” and inserting “who is a judicial officer or a judicial employee”.136 STAT. 1206 (3) Section 107(a)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the last sentence by striking “and (d)” and inserting “and (e)”.
Approved May 13, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3059 (H.R. 5720): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–199 (Comm. on the Judiciary) accompanying
H.R. 5720. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Apr. 27, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–126: To provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes. Public Law126 Public Law 117–126136 Stat. 1208 2022-05-16 2022-05-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–126—MAY 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1208 Public Law117–126 117th Congress
An Act To provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.

May 16, 2022

[H.R. 3182]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 2051 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2.

15 USC 2057d.

BANNING OF INCLINED SLEEPERS FOR INFANTS.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, inclined sleepers for infants, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (b) Inclined Sleeper for Infants Defined.—In this section, the term “inclined sleeper for infants” means a product with an inclined sleep surface greater than ten degrees that is intended, marketed, or designed to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to 1 year old.
SEC. 3.

15 USC 2057e.

BANNING OF CRIB BUMPERS.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, crib bumpers, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (b) Crib Bumper Defined.—In this section, the term “crib bumper”—(1) means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening; (2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and (3) does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.
Approved May 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3182: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

June 22, considered in House.

 

June 23, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 3, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–127: To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. Public Law127 Public Law 117–127136 Stat. 1209 2022-05-16 2022-05-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–127—MAY 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1209 Public Law117–127 117th Congress
An Act To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.

May 16, 2022

[H.R. 6023]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

39 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION; REQUIREMENT TO SELL ALL STAMPS.(a) In General.—Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (39 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241) is amended—(1) in paragraph (2)—(A) by striking “of at least 6 years,”; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “and ending not earlier than the date on which the United States Postal Service provides notice to Congress under paragraph (5)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(5) Requirement to sell all stamps printed.—“(A) In general.—The United States Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp that the United States Postal Service prints under this Act. “(B) Notification of congress.—The United States Postal Service shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives when all copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp printed under this Act have been sold.” . (b) Retroactive Applicability.—

39 USC 416 note.

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the day after the date of enactment of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–165; 128 Stat. 1878).
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 136 STAT. 1210 by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved May 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6023 (S. 521): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–301, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–255 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) accompanying S. 521. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

May 3, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–128: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Public Law128 Public Law 117–128136 Stat. 1211 2022-05-21 2022-05-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–128—MAY 21, 2022 136 STAT. 1211 Public Law117–128 117th Congress
An Act Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2022

[H.R. 7691]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That

Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

 the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
<num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x248a2072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $67,000,000, to remain available until expended, for expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s524/c">section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may not be used to increase the number of permanent positions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248a2073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act may be used to investigate, seize, detain, forfeit, inventory, safeguard, maintain, advertise, sell, or dispose of any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, related to Russian aggression, including Russian aggression toward Ukraine, or for any other necessary expense incident to the seizure, detention, forfeiture, or disposal of such property: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the authorities included in the preceding proviso are in addition to any other authority provided by law.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1212">136 STAT. 1212</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Army”, $12,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Navy”, $37,500, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Marine Corps”, $675,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Air Force”, $1,590,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $1,493,532,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $939,779,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $195,262,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1213">136 STAT. 1213</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Space Force”, $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $15,256,824,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative shall be available to the Secretary of Defense under the same terms and conditions as are provided for in section 8139 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dC">division C of Public Law 117–103</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, up to $9,050,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, may be transferred to accounts under the headings “Operation and Maintenance” and “Procurement” for replacement of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for defense services of the Department of Defense and military education and training, provided to the Government of Ukraine or to foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248a95a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248a95a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of such transfers not less than 15 days before any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248a95a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided herein is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Army”, $350,970,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, $255,000, to remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1214">136 STAT. 1214</page> until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement of Ammunition, Army”, $45,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Army”, $113,440,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Navy”, $1,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”, $28,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Air Force”, $155,382,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Defense-Wide”, $24,218,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Production Act Purchases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Production Act Purchases”, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, $128,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1215">136 STAT. 1215</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy”, $43,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force”, $119,815,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $72,103,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Working Capital Funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Working Capital Funds”, $965,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Health Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Health Program”, $13,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, which shall be for operation and maintenance to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any other funds made available for such purposes, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated for an additional amount for the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to “Missile Procurement, Army”, “Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps”, “Weapons Procurement, Navy”, “Missile Procurement, Air Force”, and “Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force”, only for the procurement of critical munitions to increase stocks of the Department of Defense: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That none of the funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> provided under this section in this Act may be obligated or expended until 60 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees an execution plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1216">136 STAT. 1216</page> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any other funds made available for such purposes, $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated for an additional amount for the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, only to develop program protection strategies for Department of Defense systems identified for possible future export, to design and incorporate exportability features into such systems during the research and development phases of such systems, and to integrate design features that enhance interoperability of such systems with those of friendly foreign countries: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> none of the funds provided under this section in this Act may be obligated or expended until 60 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees an execution plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b31ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b58ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s331/g/1">section 331(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “$950,000,000” for “$450,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b5900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote> Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall carry out reviews of the activities of the Department of Defense to execute funds appropriated in this title, including assistance provided to Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b5901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the Inspector General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written report not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b5902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b5903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate on measures being taken to account for United States defense articles designated for Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly measures with regard to such articles that require enhanced end-use monitoring; measures to ensure that such articles reach their intended recipients and are used for their intended purposes; and any other measures to promote accountability for the use of such articles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b7f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b7f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b7f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248b7f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide a written report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate describing United States security assistance provided to Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine, including a comprehensive list of the defense articles and services provided to Ukraine and the associated authority and funding used to provide such articles <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1217">136 STAT. 1217</page> and services: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Regulatory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide regulatory and technical support related to the situation in Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding section 102 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2215">42 U.S.C. 2215</ref>), such amount shall not be derived from fee revenue.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cdc-wide activities and program support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support”, $54,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for carrying out public health and disease detection activities related to the situation in Ukraine, and for medical support, screening, and other public health activities related to populations displaced from Ukraine, both domestically and internationally.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Children and Families</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">refugee and entrant assistance</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x248ba628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Refugee and Entrant Assistance”, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for carrying out refugee and entrant assistance activities in support of citizens or nationals of Ukraine, or a person who last habitually resided in Ukraine, for whom such refugee and entrant assistance activities are authorized: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248ba629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248ba62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used for grants or contracts with qualified organizations, including nonprofit entities, to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including wrap-around services, housing assistance, medical assistance, legal assistance, and case management assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (Director) to issue awards or supplement awards previously made by the Director: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248ba62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> the Director, in carrying out section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1522/c/1/A">8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)</ref>) with amounts made available under this heading in this Act, may allocate such amounts among the States in a manner that accounts for the most current data available.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1218">136 STAT. 1218</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y248c426c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248c426d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 USC 1101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a citizen or national of Ukraine (or a person who last habitually resided in Ukraine) shall be eligible for the benefits described in subsection (b) if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c426e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>such individual completed security and law enforcement background checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security and was subsequently—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c426f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248c4270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2023; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c4271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248c4272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023 and—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y248c4273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>is the spouse or child of an individual described in subparagraph (A); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y248c4274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248c4275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>is the parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an individual described in subparagraph (A) who is determined to be an unaccompanied child under section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>) or section 412(d)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1522/d/2/B">8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)(B)</ref>); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c4276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such individual’s parole has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248c4277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An individual described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c4278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1157">8 U.S.C. 1157</ref>) to the same extent as such refugees, but shall not be eligible for the program of initial resettlement authorized by section 412(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1522/b/1">8 U.S.C. 1522(b)(1)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c4279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>services described under section 412(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1522/d/2">8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)</ref>), subject to subparagraph (B) of such section, if such individual is an unaccompanied alien child as defined under section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248c427a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c427b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c427c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>preclude an individual described in subsection (a) from applying for or receiving any immigration benefits to which such individual is otherwise eligible; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c427d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>entitle a person described in subsection (a) to lawful permanent resident status.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248c427e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 421(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/193">Public Law 104–193</ref>) shall not apply with respect to determining the eligibility and the amount of benefits made available pursuant to subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248c427f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-Application of the Paperwork Reduction Act</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), shall not apply to any action taken to implement this section that involves translating a currently approved collection of information into a new language.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1219">136 STAT. 1219</page></content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Diplomatic Programs”, $190,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   For an additional amount for “Capital Investment Fund”, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">embassy security, construction, and maintenance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance”, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses”, $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $4,348,000,000, to remain available until expended, to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1220">136 STAT. 1220</page> respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including the provision of emergency food and shelter, and for assistance for other vulnerable populations and communities, including through local and international nongovernmental organizations.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic support fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $8,766,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including for programs to combat human trafficking, of which up to $760,000,000 may be made available to prevent and respond to food insecurity: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries and may be made available as contributions.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">migration and refugee assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address humanitarian needs in, and to assist refugees from, Ukraine, and for additional support for countries in the Eastern European region impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international narcotics control and law enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including for programs to combat human trafficking and to document and collect evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Government of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign military financing program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Foreign Military Financing Program”, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1221">136 STAT. 1221</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Financial Institutions</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and its trust funds and facilities, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance and related programs for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amount shall be subject to the same authorities and conditions as if such amount was made available by title V of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dK">division K of Public Law 117–103</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global agriculture and food security program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248cdec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318/a/1">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$11,000,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x248d05d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d05d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, section 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2364">22 U.S.C. 2364</ref>) shall be applied—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248d05d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii), by substituting “$1,000,000,000” for “$250,000,000”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y248d05d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a)(4)(C), by substituting “$200,000,000” for “$50,000,000”, “$1,000,000,000” for “$250,000,000”, “$1,000,000,000” for “$500,000,000”, and “$1,750,000,000” for “$1,000,000,000”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d05d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> fiscal year 2022, section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2348a/c">22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$100,000,000” for “$25,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y248d2ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 2606(a) of the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dN">division N of Public Law 117–103</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d2ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante</i>, p. 785.Time period.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2022 through 2024</quotedText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” in this title shall be available for loans under such section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d2ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>During fiscal years 2022 and 2023, funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be utilized by Ukraine for the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d2ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d2cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> such procurements shall be subject to the applicable notification requirements of section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2778">22 U.S.C. 2778</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1222">136 STAT. 1222</page></proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y248d7b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “Capital Investment Fund”, “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance”, and “Operating Expenses” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under such headings and with funds available under the heading “<headingText>Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs</headingText>” to respond to the situation in Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d7b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d7b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>” for assistance and related programs for Ukraine and other countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5801">22 U.S.C. 5801</ref>) and section 3(c) of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5402/c">22 U.S.C. 5402(c)</ref>) and under the headings “Transition Initiatives” and “Complex Crises Fund” to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d7b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d7b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The transfer authorities provided by this title are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d7b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d7b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d7b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content>The exercise of the transfer authorities provided by this title shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248d7b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248d7b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this title are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248da225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds appropriated by this title, with the exception of funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Multilateral Assistance</headingText>”: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a separate report, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Multilateral Assistance</headingText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248da226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248da227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248da228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> such reports shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2024, and every 120 days thereafter until all funds have been expended.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y248df049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds made available by this title under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available for direct financial support for the Government of Ukraine, and such funds shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1223">136 STAT. 1223</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248df04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><content>Funds made available to the Government of Ukraine as a cash transfer under subsection (a) shall be subject to a memorandum of understanding that describes how the funds proposed to be made available will be used and includes appropriate safeguards for transparency and accountability: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such assistance shall be maintained in a separate, auditable account and may not be comingled with any other funds.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248df04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>At least 15 days prior to the initial obligation of funds made available for the purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing procedures and processes to ensure such funds are used by the Government of Ukraine in the manner agreed to by such Government, including details on the memorandum of understanding and appropriate safeguards for transparency and accountability required by subsection (b), if applicable: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> such report shall be updated every six months following the submission of the first report and shall be submitted until funds made available for such direct financial support are expended.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248df050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of any funds provided for direct financial support to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to subsection (a) and the results achieved, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall also include the metrics established to measure such results.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y248df054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248df055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content>Funds made available for the purposes of subsection (a) by this title shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="601"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 601. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, as authorized by the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1736f–1">7 U.S.C. 1736f–1</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="602"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 602. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury, $52,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated in this section in this Act may be transferred to other appropriation accounts of the Department of the Treasury, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="603"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 603. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x248e1766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x248e1767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Anne Garland Walton.</p></sidenote> payment to Anne Garland Walton, beneficiary of Don Young, late a Representative from the State of Alaska, $174,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1224">136 STAT. 1224</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="604"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 604. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094/a/1">50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="605"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 605. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="606"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 606. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="607"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 607. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="608"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 608. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x248e3e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each amount provided by this Act is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x248e3e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="act">Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022</shortTitle>”.</p></level> Approved May 21, 2022.
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May 10, considered and passed House.

May 17, 19, considered and passed Senate.

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An Act To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish waiver authority to address certain emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2022

[H.R. 7791]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Access to Baby Formula Act

of 2022.

42 USC 1771 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS CERTAIN EMERGENCIES, DISASTERS, AND SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS.  Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended—(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:“(24)

Definition.

Supply chain disruption.—The term ‘supply chain disruption’ means a shortage of supplemental foods that impedes the redemption of food instruments, as determined by the Secretary.” ; (2) in subsection (h)(8), by adding at the end the following:“(L) Infant formula cost containment contract requirement.—“(i) In general.—The Secretary shall require that each infant formula cost containment contract renewed or entered into on or after the date of the enactment of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 includes remedies in the event of an infant formula recall, including how an infant formula manufacturer would protect against disruption to program participants in the State. “(ii)

Compliance.

Rebates.—In the case of an infant formula recall, an infant formula manufacturer contracted to provide infant formula under this section shall comply with the contract requirements under clause (i). “(M)

Deadline.

Procedures.

Memorandum of understanding.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022, the Secretary shall ensure there is a memorandum of understanding between the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services that includes procedures to promote coordination and information sharing between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding any supply chain disruption, including a supplemental food recall.” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 1226 “(r) Emergencies and Disasters.—“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during an emergency period, the Secretary may modify or waive any qualified administrative requirement for one or more State agencies if—“(A) the qualified administrative requirement cannot be met by State agencies during any portion of the emergency period under the conditions which prompted the emergency period; and “(B) the modification or waiver of such a requirement—“(i) is necessary to provide assistance under this section; and “(ii) does not substantially weaken the nutritional quality of supplemental foods provided under this section. “(2) Duration.—A waiver established under this subsection may be available for a period of not greater than the emergency period and the 60 days after the end of such emergency period. “(3) Definitions.—In this subsection:“(A) Emergency period.—The term ‘emergency period’ means a period during which there exists—“(i) a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); “(ii) any renewal of such a public health emergency pursuant to such section 319; “(iii) a presidentially declared major disaster as defined under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or “(iv) a presidentially declared emergency as defined under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). “(B) Qualified administrative requirement.—The term ‘qualified administrative requirement’ means a requirement under this section or a regulatory requirement issued pursuant to this section. “(s) Supply Chain Disruptions.—“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during a supply chain disruption, including a supplemental food product recall, the Secretary may modify or waive any qualified administrative requirement for one or more State agencies if—“(A) the qualified administrative requirement cannot be met by State agencies during any portion of the supply chain disruption, including a supplemental food product recall, under the conditions which prompted such disruption or recall; and “(B) the modification or waiver of such a requirement—“(i) is necessary to provide assistance under this section; and “(ii) does not substantially weaken the nutritional quality of supplemental foods provided under this section. “(2) Waiver authority.—The Secretary may, under a waiver or modification under paragraph (1)—136 STAT. 1227 “(A) permit authorized vendors to exchange or substitute authorized supplemental foods obtained with food instruments beyond exchanges for an identical (exact brand and size) food item; “(B) waive any requirement with respect to medical documentation for the issuance of noncontract brand infant formula, except for the requirements for participants receiving Food Package III (as defined in section 246.10(e)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection)); “(C) waive the maximum monthly allowance for infant formula; and “(D) waive any additional qualified administrative requirement to address a supply chain disruption, including a supplemental food product recall. “(3) Duration.—A waiver or modification established under this subsection—“(A) may be—“(i)

Determination.

available for a period of not more than 45 days, to begin on a date determined by the Secretary; and “(ii)

Notice.

renewed so long as the Secretary provides notice at least 15 days before such renewal; and “(B) shall not be available after the date that is 60 days after the supply chain disruption for which such waiver is established ceases to exist. “(4) Transparency.—“(A)

Determination.

Notification.

In general.—If the Secretary determines that a supply chain disruption exists and issues a waiver or modification under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify each State agency affected by such disruption and include with such notification an explanation of such determination. “(B)

Public information.

Web posting.

Publication.—The Secretary shall make each determination described in subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the Department. “(C)

Notification.

State agency requirements.—In the case of a waiver or modification under this subsection related to infant formula, a State agency notified under subparagraph (A) shall notify each infant formula manufacturer that has a contract with such State agency with respect to such notification.136 STAT. 1228 “(5) Qualified administrative requirement defined.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified administrative requirement’ has the meaning given the term in subsection (r).” .
Approved May 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7791: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

May 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–130: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other purposes. Public Law130 Public Law 117–130136 Stat. 1229 2022-06-06 2022-06-06 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–130—JUNE 6, 2022 136 STAT. 1229 Public Law117–130 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other purposes.

June 6, 2022

[H.R. 4426]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Homeland Security for Children Act.
SECTION 1.

6 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Homeland Security for Children Act”.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.  Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended by adding at the end of the following new subsection:“(h) Planning Requirements.—The Secretary shall ensure the head of each office and component of the Department takes into account the needs of children, including children within under-served communities, in mission planning and mission execution. In furtherance of this subsection, the Secretary shall require each such head to seek, to the extent practicable, advice and feedback from organizations representing the needs of children. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply whenever such advice or feedback is sought in accordance with this subsection.” .
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED.  Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(I) identify, integrate, and implement the needs of children, including children within under-served communities, into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other disasters, including catastrophic incidents, including by appointing a technical expert, who may consult with relevant outside organizations and experts, as necessary, to coordinate such integration, as necessary.” .
SEC. 4. REPORT.  Not

Time period.

Reviews.

 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 136 STAT. 1230 Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report describing the efforts the Department has undertaken to review and incorporate feedback from organizations representing the needs of children, including children within under-served communities, into Department policy in accordance with subsection (h) of section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), including information on the following:(1) The designation of any individual responsible for carrying out such subsection (h). (2) Any review, formal or informal, of Department policies, programs, or activities to assess the suitability of such policies, programs, or activities for children and where feedback from organizations representing the needs of children should be reviewed and incorporated. (3) Any review, change, modification, or promulgation of Department policies, programs, or activities to ensure that such policies, programs, or activities are appropriate for children. (4)

Coordination.

Coordination with organizations or experts outside the Department pursuant to such subsection (h) conducted to inform any such review, change, modification, or promulgation of such policies, programs, or activities.
Approved June 6, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4426: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–100 (Comm. on Homeland Security and
            Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Sept. 29, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 16, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–131: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the “Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic”. Public Law131 Public Law 117–131136 Stat. 1231 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–131—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1231 Public Law117–131 117th Congress
An Act To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the “Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic”.

June 7, 2022

[S. 1760]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC.(a) Designation.—The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic” or the “Daniel Kahikina Akaka VA Clinic”. (b) Reference.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1760: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–132: To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II. Public Law132 Public Law 117–132136 Stat. 1232 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–132—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1232 Public Law117–132 117th Congress
An Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II.

June 7, 2022

[S. 1872]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act.

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act—(1) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury; and (2) the term “United States Army Rangers Veteran of World War II” means any individual who—(A) served in the Armed Forces—(i) honorably; (ii) in an active duty status; and (iii) at any time during the period beginning on June 19, 1942, and ending on September 2, 1945; and (B) was assigned to a Ranger Battalion of the Army at any time during the period described in subparagraph (A)(iii).
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) In World War II, the Army formed 6 Ranger Battalions and 1 provisional battalion. All members of the Ranger Battalions were volunteers. The initial concept of Ranger units drew from the British method of using highly trained “commando” units and the military tradition of the United States of utilizing light infantry for scouting and raiding operations. (2) The Ranger Battalions of World War II consisted of—(A) the 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion, which was activated on June 19, 1942, in Northern Ireland; (B) the 2d Ranger Infantry Battalion, which was activated on April 1, 1943, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; (C) the 3d Ranger Infantry Battalion, which was—(i) activated as provisional on May 21, 1943, in North Africa; and (ii) constituted on July 21, 1943, and concurrently consolidated with the provisional unit described in clause (i);136 STAT. 1233 (D) the 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion, which was—(i) activated as provisional on May 29, 1943, in North Africa; and (ii) constituted on July 21, 1943, and concurrently consolidated with the provisional unit described in clause (i); (E) the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion, which was activated on September 1, 1943, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; (F) the 6th Ranger Infantry Battalion, which was—(i) originally activated on January 20, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington, as the 98th Field Artillery Battalion; and (ii) converted and redesignated on September 26, 1944, as the 6th Ranger Infantry Battalion; and (G) the 29th Ranger Infantry Battalion, a provisional Army National Guard unit that was—(i) activated on December 20, 1942, at Tidworth Barracks, England; and (ii) disbanded on October 18, 1943. (3) The first combat operations of Army Rangers occurred on August 19, 1942, when 50 Rangers took part in the British-Canadian raid on the French coastal town of Dieppe. (4)

William O. Darby.

The 1st Ranger Battalion, under the leadership of Major William O. Darby, was used in full strength during the landings at Arsew, Algeria, during the North African campaign. Due to the success of the Rangers in several difficult battles, particularly at El Guettar in March and April of 1943, 2 additional Ranger Battalions were organized in North Africa. (5) During the North African campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion was awarded battle honors for its actions in Tunisia. On March 20, 1943, the Battalion penetrated enemy lines and captured the position Djebel el Ank in a nighttime attack, taking more than 200 prisoners. Two days later, the battalion was attacked by the 10th Panzer division of the German Afrika Korps and, despite heavy losses, continued to defend its position. The following day, the 1st Battalion counterattacked to clear high ground overlooking the positions held by the Armed Forces. These actions demonstrated the ability of the Rangers to fight in difficult terrain and the courage to endure despite being outnumbered and exposed to heavy enemy fire. (6) The 29th provisional Ranger Battalion was formed from volunteers drawn from the 29th Infantry Division stationed in England in the fall of 1942. The Battalion was activated on December 20, 1942, and accompanied British commandos on 3 small-scale raids in Norway. Nineteen members of the 29th Ranger Battalion conducted a raid on a German radar site in France on the night of September 3, 1943. After that raid, the 29th Ranger Battalion was disbanded because new Ranger units, the 2d and 5th Battalions, were being formed. (7) During the summer and fall of 1943, the 1st, 3d, and 4th Ranger Battalions were heavily involved in the campaign in Sicily and the landings in Italy. The 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions conducted a night amphibious landing in Sicily and secured the landing beaches for the main force. The 3d Battalion landed separately at Licata, Sicily, and was able to silence gun positions on an 82-foot cliff overlooking the invasion beaches.136 STAT. 1234 (8) During the invasion of Italy, the 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions landed at Maiori with the mission of seizing the high ground and protecting the flank of the remainder of the main landing by the United States. Enemy forces in the area were estimated to outnumber the Rangers by approximately 8 to 1. Despite these odds, the Rangers took the position and held off 7 enemy counterattacks. (9) After the invasion of Italy, Rangers continued to be used, often in night attacks, to seize key terrain ahead of the advancing Allied forces. At the Anzio beachhead, the majority of the 1st, 3d, and 4th Ranger Battalions sustained heavy casualties after being cut off behind German lines. The Rangers had planned to infiltrate German positions under the cover of darkness and make a dawn attack on a critical road junction but were pinned down by enemy tanks and an elite German paratrooper unit. After 12 hours of desperate fighting and a failed relief attempt, the majority of the Ranger force was killed, wounded, or captured. Only 6 Rangers from the 1st and 3d Battalions, out of more than 767 men, returned to friendly lines. The 4th Battalion, which had been in reserve, also suffered 60 killed and 120 wounded out of 550 men. These 3 battalions were inactivated and the survivors were transferred to other units. (10) In the United States, and later in Scotland, the 2d and 5th Ranger Battalions were formed to undertake operations in Western Europe.

James E. Rudder.

Those Battalions were engaged on D-Day, assaulting German positions at the Pointe du Hoc coastal battery, and remained in combat through September of 1944. Specifically, Rangers in the 2d Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder—(A) overcame mines, machine gun fire, and enemy artillery while scaling the 100-foot high cliffs at Pointe du Hoc; (B) held against intense German efforts to retake the position; and (C) after reaching the top of the cliffs, moved inland roughly 1 mile and sustained heavy casualties while searching for, and ultimately destroying, a German heavy artillery battery. (11) During June, July, and August of 1944, the 2d and 5th Ranger Battalions were engaged in the campaign in Brest, which included close-range fighting in hedgerows and numerous villages. Later, in operations in Western Germany, the Battalions were frequently used to attack in darkness and gain vital positions to pave the way for the main Army attacks. (12) During the final drive into Germany in late February and early March 1945, the 5th Ranger Battalion was cited for battle honors for outstanding performance. Under the cover of darkness, the unit drove into German lines and blocked the main German supply route in the sector. The Germans attacked the position of the Rangers from both sides, resulting in heavy Ranger casualties during 5 days of fighting. As a result of the actions of the Rangers, the main Army attack was able to overcome German defenses more easily, occupy the vital city of Trier, and reach the Rhine River. (13) The 6th Ranger Battalion operated in the Pacific. In the most notable exploit of the 6th Ranger Battalion, in 136 STAT. 1235 January and February of 1945, the Battalion formed the nucleus of a rescue force that liberated more than 500 Allied prisoners, including prisoners from the United States, from the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the

Henry A. Mucci.

Philippines. With the help of local Filipino guerillas, the Rangers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Mucci, demonstrated extraordinary heroism by infiltrating Japanese-held territory to reach the prisoners of war and prevent them from being killed by the Japanese. After a 25-mile march at night through the jungle, the unit killed all Japanese sentries with no loss of life of the prisoners of war. The unit successfully returned to American lines having lost only 2 soldiers killed and having another 2 wounded. (14) The 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion—(A) participated in the campaigns of—(i) Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); (ii) Tunisia; (iii) Sicily (with arrowhead); (iv) Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); (v) Anzio (with arrowhead); and (vi) Rome-Arno; and (B) for its contributions, received—(i) the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “EL GUETTAR”; and (ii) the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “SALERNO”. (15) The 2d Ranger Infantry Battalion—(A) participated in the campaigns of—(i) Normandy (with arrowhead); (ii) Northern France; (iii) Rhineland; (iv) Ardennes-Alsace; and (v) Central Europe; and (B) for its contributions, received—(i) the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “POINTE DU HOE”; and (ii) the French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II, and streamer embroidered with “POINTE DU HOE”. (16) The 3d Ranger Infantry Battalion—(A) participated in the campaigns of—(i) Sicily (with arrowhead); (ii) Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); (iii) Anzio (with arrowhead); and (iv) Rome-Arno; and (B) for its contributions, received the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “SALERNO”. (17) The 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion—(A) participated in the campaigns of—(i) Sicily (with arrowhead); (ii) Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); (iii) Anzio (with arrowhead); and (iv) Rome-Arno; and (B) for its contributions, received the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “SALERNO”.136 STAT. 1236 (18) The 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion—(A) participated in the campaigns of—(i) Normandy (with arrowhead); (ii) Northern France; (iii) Rhineland; (iv) Ardennes-Alsace; and (v) Central Europe; and (B) for its contributions, received—(i) the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “NORMANDY BEACHHEAD”; (ii) the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “SAAR RIVER AREA”; and (iii) the French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II, and streamer embroidered with “NORMANDY”. (19) The 6th Ranger Infantry Battalion—(A) participated in the campaigns of—(i) New Guinea; (ii) Leyte (with arrowhead); and (iii) Luzon; and (B) for its contributions, received—(i) the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) and streamer embroidered with “CEBU, LUZON”; and (ii) the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and streamer embroidered with “17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945”. (20) The United States will be forever indebted to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II, whose bravery and sacrifice in combat contributed greatly to the military success of the United States and the allies of the United States.
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Award Authorized.—The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (b) Design and Striking.—For the purposes of the award described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.—(1) In general.—Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where the medal shall be—(A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations associated with—(A) the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II; or136 STAT. 1237 (B) World War II. (d) Duplicate Medals.—(1) In general.—The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under this section, at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including the cost of labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. (2) Proceeds of sales.—The amounts received from the sale of duplicate medals under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. (e) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act.
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDAL.(a) National Medal.—The gold medal struck under section 4 shall be a national medal for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.—For the purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under section 4 shall be considered to be numismatic items.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1872: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 26, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–133: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure. Public Law133 Public Law 117–133136 Stat. 1238 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–133—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1238 Public Law117–133 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure.

June 7, 2022

[S. 2102]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments Act.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments Act” or the “Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas SERVICE Act”.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF BREAST CANCER MAMMOGRAPHY POLICY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN LOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE.(a) In General.—Section 7322 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking “The” and inserting “In General.—The”; (2) in subsection (b)—(A) by striking “The” and inserting “Standards for Screening.—The”; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting “a record of service in a location and during a period specified in subsection (d),” after “risk factors,”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:“(c) Eligibility for Screening for Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances.—The Under Secretary for Health shall ensure that, under the policy developed under subsection (a), any veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, was deployed in support of a contingency operation in a location and during a period specified in subsection (d), is eligible for a mammography screening by a health care provider of the Department. “(d)

Country listing.

Determinations.

Locations and Periods Specified.—(1) The locations and periods specified in this subsection are the following:“(A) Iraq during following periods:“(i) The period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on February 28, 1991. “(ii) The period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Iraq. “(B) The Southwest Asia theater of operations, other than Iraq, during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending 131 STAT. 1239 on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in such location, including the following locations:“(i) Kuwait. “(ii) Saudi Arabia. “(iii) Oman. “(iv) Qatar. “(C) Afghanistan during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Afghanistan. “(D) Djibouti during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Djibouti. “(E) Syria during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Syria. “(F) Jordan during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Jordan. “(G) Egypt during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Egypt. “(H) Lebanon during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Lebanon. “(I) Yemen during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Yemen. “(J) Such other locations and corresponding periods as set forth by the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry established under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). “(K) Such other locations and corresponding periods as the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, may determine appropriate in a report submitted under paragraph (2). “(2)

Reports.

Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments Act, and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report specifying other locations and corresponding periods for purposes of paragraph (1)(K). “(3) A location under this subsection shall not include any body of water around or any airspace above such location. “(4)

Definition.

In this subsection, the term ‘burn pit’ means an area of land that—“(A) is used for disposal of solid waste by burning in the outdoor air; and “(B) does not contain a commercially manufactured incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for the burning of solid waste.” . (b) Report on Breast Cancer Rates for Veterans Deployed to Certain Areas.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 131 STAT. 1240 a report that compares the rates of breast cancer among members of the Armed Forces deployed to the locations and during the periods specified in section 7322(d) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), as compared to members of the Armed Forces who were not deployed to those locations during those periods and to the civilian population.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2102: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 24, considered and passed Senate.

May 18, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–134: To rename the Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the “Col. Gail S. Halvorsen ‘Candy Bomber’ Veterans Center”. Public Law134 Public Law 117–134136 Stat. 1241 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–134—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1241 Public Law117–134 117th Congress
An Act To rename the Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the “Col. Gail S. Halvorsen ‘Candy Bomber’ Veterans Center”.

June 7, 2022

[S. 2514]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE COL. GAIL S. HALVORSEN “CANDY BOMBER” VETERANS CENTER.(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:(1) Gail Halvorsen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 10, 1920, and spent his youth with his family on small farms in Utah and Idaho. (2) After a brief stint at Utah State University, Gail Halvorsen joined the Civilian Pilot Training Program where he earned his pilot’s license in 1941. During that same year, Halvorsen joined the Civil Air Patrol as a pilot. (3) Gail Halvorsen joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and trained flying fighter jets with the Royal Air Force. Upon his return from training, he was assigned to fly transport missions in the South Atlantic Theater. (4) After World War II and the division of Berlin into occupation zones, disputes broke out between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union over the future of Europe. (5) Negotiations deteriorated, and in June of 1948 Soviet forces locked down all land routes connecting Western Germany with the allied portions of Berlin. Approximately 2,000,000 people in West Berlin were left completely isolated. Starvation, poverty, and desperate want ensued. (6) In an effort to alleviate the immense human suffering, the allies decided to drop supplies to people of West Berlin from the air until a diplomatic solution to the blockade could be reached. Termed by United States forces “Operation Vittles”, the Berlin Airlift began on June 26, 1948. (7) Gail Halvorsen was assigned to Germany in 1948 to work as an airlift pilot where he flew C–47 and C–54 cargo planes as part of Operation Vittles. (8) While on mission at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, Halvorsen noticed a group of German children standing just outside the barb wire fence. (9) The children were destitute and clearly had very little to eat. Halvorsen gave the children two sticks of gum he had in his pocket, which they split into little pieces to share among themselves.136 STAT. 1242 (10) Colonel Halvorsen was deeply affected by the experience and wanted to do more to help. He promised the children he would drop more candy to them from his plane as he flew his regular airlift missions. (11) Halvorsen told the children they would recognize his plane by a back-and-forth waggle of his wings as he flew over. (12) Colonel Halvorsen enlisted his copilot and engineer in the project and began attaching their candy rations to miniature parachutes which they dropped from their plane to the starving children below. (13) The children of Berlin gave Halvorsen many nicknames including “Uncle Wiggly Wings”, “The Chocolate Flier”, “The Gum Drop Kid”, and “The Chocolate Uncle”. He eventually became known around the world as “The Candy Bomber”. (14) Lieutenant General William H. Turner, who directed the Berlin Airlift, learned about Halvorsen’s efforts and officially expanded the idea into a full-blown operation known as “Little Vittles” as a play on the broader operation’s name. (15) As the candy drops continued, word of Operation Little Vittles reached the United States. Families, schoolchildren, and candymakers in the United States began contributing candy and homemade parachutes that Halvorsen and other pilots could drop. (16) When the Berlin Airlift ended, an estimated 250,000 parachutes containing approximately 21 tons of candy had been dropped by Halvorsen and his fellow airmen as a part of Operation Little Vittles. (17) Halvorsen retired from the military in 1974 after 31 years of service and more than 8,000 hours of flying time. (18) Since his retirement, Halvorson has continued his humanitarian service. He has voluntarily represented the United States Air Force and the United States abroad and has re-enacted his famous candy drops several times in Berlin and around the world. (19) Halvorsen has also been a tremendous boon to his community through church service and other local contributions. (20) Gail Halvorsen turned 100 years old on October 10, 2020. (b) Designation.—The Provo Veterans Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 360 State Street, Orem, Utah, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Col. Gail S. Halvorsen ‘Candy Bomber’ Veterans Center”.136 STAT. 1243 (c) Reference.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the veterans center referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a reference to the Col. Gail S. Halvorsen “Candy Bomber” Veterans Center.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2514: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–135: To improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Public Law135 Public Law 117–135136 Stat. 1244 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–135—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1244 Public Law117–135 117th Congress
An Act To improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

June 7, 2022

[S. 2533]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act.

38 USC 7322 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  TITLE I— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Sec. 104.  Sec. 105.  Sec. 106.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  Sec. 202. 
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BREAST IMAGING SERVICES FOR VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdb8c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a strategic plan for improving breast imaging services for veterans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategic plan required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>cover the evolving needs of women veterans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>address geographic disparities of breast imaging furnished at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs <page identifier="/us/stat/131/1245">131 STAT. 1245</page> and the use of breast imaging through non-Department providers in the community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>address the use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT–3D breast imaging);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>address the needs of male veterans who require breast cancer screening services; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdb8c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdb8c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>provide recommendations on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>potential expansion of breast imaging services furnished at facilities of the Department, including infrastructure and staffing needs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the use of digital breast tomosynthesis;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the use of mobile mammography; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdb8c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other access and equity improvements for breast imaging.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>TELESCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PILOT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdc018b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc018c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Commencing not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide telescreening mammography services for veterans who live in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc018d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>States where the Department of Veterans Affairs does not offer breast imaging services at a facility of the Department; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc018e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>locations where access to breast imaging services at a facility of the Department is difficult or not feasible, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdc018f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a three-year period beginning on the commencement of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdc0190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary may use community-based outpatient clinics, mobile mammography, Federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/aa/4">42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)</ref>)), rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, clinics of the Indian Health Service, and such other sites as the Secretary determines feasible to provide mammograms under the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing of Images and Results</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the pilot program under subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>mammography images generated shall be sent to a telescreening mammography center of the Department for interpretation by qualified radiologists; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>results shall be shared with the veteran and their primary care provider in accordance with policies established by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the conclusion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc28a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the quality of the mammography provided under the pilot program under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/131/1246">131 STAT. 1246</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Feedback from veterans and providers participating in the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc28aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc28ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc28ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>A recommendation of the Secretary on the continuation or discontinuation of the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>UPGRADE OF BREAST IMAGING AT FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fdc4fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc4fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc4fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>upgrade all mammography services at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provide such services to use digital breast tomosynthesis technology, also known as three-dimensional breast imaging; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc4fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc4fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc4fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>indicating that the upgrade under paragraph (1) has been completed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdc4fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdc4fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>listing the facilities or other locations of the Department at which digital breast tomosynthesis technology is used.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>STUDY ON AVAILABILITY OF TESTING FOR BREAST CANCER GENE AMONG VETERANS AND EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF SUCH TESTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the availability of access to testing for the breast cancer gene for veterans diagnosed with breast cancer, as recommended by the guidelines set forth by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdcc4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall examine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the feasibility of expanding the Joint Medicine Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide genetic testing and counseling for veterans with breast cancer across the country; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>access to such testing and counseling for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, and any gaps that may exist with respect to such access.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Availability of Testing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdcc4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall update guidelines or institute new guidelines to increase the use of molecular testing and genetic counseling for veterans diagnosed with breast cancer, including veterans living in rural or highly rural areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decision support tools</inline>.—</heading><content>In updating or instituting guidelines under paragraph (1), the Secretary may develop clinical decision support tools, such as clinical pathways, to facilitate delivery of breast cancer care that is in line with national cancer guidelines.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdcc4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study under subsection (a);<page identifier="/us/stat/131/1247">131 STAT. 1247</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcc501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any updates to guidelines or new guidelines instituted under subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcec12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>breast cancer clinical pathways implemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the utilization of those pathways across the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdcec13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any progress of the Department in improving access to and usage of molecular and genetic testing among veterans diagnosed with breast cancer, including for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdcec14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “rural” and “highly rural” have the meanings given those terms in the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas coding system of the Department of Agriculture.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>MAMMOGRAPHY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PARALYZED AND DISABLED VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdd6145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd6146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the accessibility of breast imaging services at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D), or another disability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd6147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessibility</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdd6148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The study required by paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the accessibility of the physical infrastructure at breast imaging facilities of the Department, including the imaging equipment, transfer assistance, and the room in which services will be provided as well as adherence to best practices for screening and treating veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd6149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Screening rates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd614a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Measurement</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdd614b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The study required by paragraph (1) shall include a measurement of breast cancer screening rates for veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder during the two-year period preceding the commencement of the study, including a breakout of the screening rates for such veterans living in rural or highly rural areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd614c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of method</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary is unable to provide the measurement required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall develop a method to track breast cancer screening rates for veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd614d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study required by paragraph (1), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd614e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the rates of screening among veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder, including veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, as required under paragraph (3)(A); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd614f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>if such rates are not available, a description of the method developed to measure such rates as required under paragraph (3)(B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdd6150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Care From Non-Department Providers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fdd6151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall update the policies and directives of the Department to ensure that, in referring a veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder for care from a non-Department provider, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/131/1248">131 STAT. 1248</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd6152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>confirm with the provider the accessibility of the breast imaging site, including the imaging equipment, transfer assistance, and the room in which services will be provided; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fdd6153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide additional information to the provider on best practices for screening and treating veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fdd6154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “rural” and “highly rural” have the meanings given those terms in the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas coding system of the Department of Agriculture.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading>REPORT ON ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fddae75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fddae76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fddae77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fddae78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the access of veterans to mammography screenings, whether at a facility of the Department or through a non-Department provider, including any staffing concerns of the Department in providing such screenings;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fddae79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the quality of such screenings and reading of the images from such screenings, including whether such screenings use three-dimensional mammography;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fddae7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the communication of the results of such screenings, including whether results are shared in a timely manner, whether results are shared via the Joint Health Information Exchange or another electronic mechanism, and whether results are incorporated into the electronic health record of the veteran;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fddd58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the performance of the Women’s Breast Oncology System of Excellence of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fddd58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the access of veterans diagnosed with breast cancer to a comprehensive breast cancer care team of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fddd58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Follow-Up</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fddd58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fddd58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>Not later than 180 days after the submittal of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan to address the deficiencies identified in the report under subsection (a), if any.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>PARTNERSHIPS FOR RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO CARE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE TO EXPAND ACCESS OF VETERANS TO CANCER CARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fde23b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to Care in Each VISN</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde23b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a partnership with not fewer than one cancer center of the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health in each Veterans Integrated Service Network of the <page identifier="/us/stat/131/1249">131 STAT. 1249</page> Department of Veterans Affairs to expand access to high-quality cancer care for women veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde23b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of rural veterans</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in carrying out partnerships entered into under paragraph (1), shall ensure that veterans with breast cancer who reside in rural areas or States without a cancer center that has entered into such a partnership with the Secretary are able to receive care through such a partnership via telehealth.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fde23b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Partnership To Increase Access to Clinical Trials</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde23b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how the Secretary will ensure that the advancements made through the existing partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Cancer Institute to provide veterans with access to clinical cancer research trials (commonly referred to as “NAVIGATE”) are permanently implemented; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde23b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fde23b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the determination of the Secretary of whether expansion of such partnership to more than the original 12 facilities of the Department that were selected under such partnership is feasible.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fde23b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde23b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fde23b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assessing how the partnerships entered into under subsection (a)(1) have impacted access by veterans to cancer centers of the National Cancer Institute, including an assessment of the telehealth options made available and used pursuant to such partnerships; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde23ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>describing the advancements made with respect to access by veterans to clinical cancer research trials through the partnership described in subsection (b)(1), including how many of those veterans were women veterans, minority veterans (including racial and ethnic minorities), and rural veterans, and identifying opportunities for further innovation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>REPORT BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION ON TREATING AND RESEARCHING BREAST CANCER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fde71db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on all current research and health care collaborations between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense on treating veterans and members of the Armed Forces with breast cancer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fde71dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde71dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall include a description of potential opportunities for future interagency collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to treating and researching breast cancer; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde71de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>may include a focus on—<page identifier="/us/stat/131/1250">131 STAT. 1250</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde71df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>with respect to women members of the Armed Forces with a diagnosis of or who are undergoing screening for breast cancer, transition of such members from receiving care from the Department of Defense to receiving care from the Department of Veterans Affairs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde71e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>collaborative breast cancer research opportunities between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde98f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>access to clinical trials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fde98f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>such other matters as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense consider appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2533: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 23, considered and passed Senate.

May 18, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

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An Act To provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes.

June 7, 2022

[S. 2687]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act

of 2021.

38 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) In General.—Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(d)(1)(A) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and in accordance with the requirements of this subsection, the Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this section, may require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary in the performance of the functions assigned to the Inspector General by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and this section, which in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, such subpoena shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate district court of the United States. “(B) The Inspector General may not require by subpoena the attendance and testimony under subparagraph (A) of—“(i) any current Federal employee; or “(ii) any witness as part of any criminal proceeding. “(2) The authority to issue a subpoena under paragraph (1) may not be delegated. “(3)(A)

Notification.

The Inspector General shall notify the Attorney General of the intent to issue a subpoena under paragraph (1). “(B)

Time period.

Not later than 10 days after the date on which the Attorney General is notified pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Attorney General may object in writing to the issuance of the subpoena if the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing investigation and, if the Attorney General makes such an objection, the Inspector General may not issue the subpoena. “(C) If the Attorney General does not object in writing to the issuance of the subpoena during the 10-day period described in subparagraph (B), the Inspector General may issue the subpoena. “(4) Before requiring by subpoena under paragraph (1) the attendance and testimony of a witness, the Inspector General shall, to the degree practicable—136 STAT. 1252“(A)

Notification.

notify the witness of the intent of the Inspector General to issue the subpoena; and “(B) provide the witness an opportunity to attend and testify voluntarily. “(5) Whenever requiring by subpoena under paragraph (1) the attendance and testimony of a witness, the Inspector General shall, to the greatest extent practicable, travel to residence of the witness, the principal place of business of the witness, or other similar location that is in proximity to the residence of the witness. “(6)(A)

Reports.

Along with each semiannual report submitted by the Inspector General pursuant to section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), the Inspector General shall include a report on the exercise of the authority provided by paragraph (1). “(B)

Time period.

Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the most recently completed six-month period, the following:“(i) The number of testimonial subpoenas issued and the number of individuals interviewed pursuant to such subpoenas. “(ii) The number of proposed testimonial subpoenas with respect to which the Attorney General objected under paragraph (3)(B). “(iii) A discussion of any challenges or concerns that the Inspector General has encountered exercising the authority provided by paragraph (1). “(iv) Such other matters as the Inspector General considers appropriate. “(7)(A)

Termination date.

The authority provided by paragraph (1)(A) shall terminate on May 31, 2025. “(B) The termination of authority by subparagraph (A) shall not affect the enforceability of a subpoena issued under paragraph (1)(A) before the date of such termination.” . (b)

38 USC 312 note.

Effective Date.—(1) In general.—Subsection (d) of section 312 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2)

Applicability.

Semiannual report.—Paragraph (6) of subsection (d) 136 STAT. 1253 of such section, as so added, shall apply beginning on the date that is seven months after the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2687: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate.

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–137: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of property of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property of the Department. Public Law137 Public Law 117–137136 Stat. 1254 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–137—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1254 Public Law117–137 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of property of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property of the Department.

June 7, 2022

[S. 3527]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO TRANSFER NAMES OF FACILITIES, STRUCTURES, OR REAL PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) In General.—Section 531 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in the section heading, by striking “Requirement” and inserting “Requirements”; (2) by striking “Except as expressly provided by law” and inserting the following:“(a) Naming Limitation.—Except as expressly provided by law or as authorized under subsection (b)” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(b) Transfer of Names.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary may transfer the name of covered property of the Department to other covered property of the Department if—“(A) the original covered property was designated with that name by law; “(B) the Department no longer offers benefits or services at the original covered property; “(C) the other covered property is similar in type and purpose as the original covered property; “(D) the other covered property is located in a different location or at a different address from the original covered property within the town, city, or other local government area specified in the designation made by such law; and “(E)

Deadline.

Notification.

such transfer occurs not less than 30 days after the Secretary notifies the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress representing the State in which the original covered property and other covered property are located of the intent of the Secretary to transfer the name of the original covered property to the other covered property. “(2) References.—If the Secretary transfers the name of covered property under paragraph (1), any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 136 STAT. 1255 States to the covered property originally named by law shall be deemed to be a reference to the covered property to which the name has been transferred under such paragraph. “(3)

Definition.

Covered property.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered property’ means a facility, structure, or real property of the Department or a major portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, structure, or real property.” . (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code,

38 USC

prec. 501.

 is amended by striking the item relating to section 531 and inserting the following new item: “531.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3527: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 3, considered and passed Senate.

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–138: To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes. Public Law138 Public Law 117–138136 Stat. 1256 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–138—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1256 Public Law117–138 117th Congress
An Act To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

June 7, 2022

[S. 4089]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act

of 2022.

38 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER VETERANS RAPID RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.(a) In General.—Section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), as amended by the Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act (Public Law 117–16),

38 USC note

prec. 3001.

 is further amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and (2) by inserting after subsection (m), the following new subsection (n):“(n) Effects of Closure of an Educational Institution or Disapproval of a Program of Education.—“(1)

Determination.

In general.—Any payment of retraining assistance under subsection (d)(1) shall not be charged against any entitlement to retraining assistance described in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that an individual was unable to complete a course or program of education as a result of —“(A) the closure of an educational institution; or “(B) the disapproval of a program of education by the State approving agency or the Secretary when acting in the role of the State approving agency. “(2) Period not charged.—The period for which, by reason of this subsection, retraining assistance is not charged shall be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education. “(3) Halt of payments to certain educational institutions.—In the event of a closure or disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), the educational institution shall not receive any further payments under subsection (d). “(4) Recovery of funds.—In the event of a closure or disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), any payment already made under subsection (d) to the educational institution shall be considered an overpayment and constitute a liability of such institution to the United States.” .136 STAT. 1257 (b) Conforming Amendment.—In subsection (b)(3) of such section, strike the period and insert “, except for an individual described in subsection (n).”. (c)

38 USC note

prec. 3001.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2).
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4089: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed Senate.

May 18, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–139: To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Public Law139 Public Law 117–139136 Stat. 1258 2022-06-07 2022-06-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–139—JUNE 7, 2022 136 STAT. 1258 Public Law117–139 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

June 7, 2022

[S. 4119]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

RECA Extension Act of 2022.

42 USC 2011 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “RECA Extension Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.(a) In General.—Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—(1)

Termination date.

by striking the first sentence and inserting “The Fund shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA Extension Act of 2022.”; and (2) by striking “22-year period” and inserting “2-year period”. (b) Limitation on Claims.—Section 8(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by striking “within 22 years after the date of the enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000” and inserting “not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA Extension Act of 2022”.
Approved June 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4119: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 28, considered and passed Senate.

May 11, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 7, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–140: To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes. Public Law140 Public Law 117–140136 Stat. 1259 2022-06-13 2022-06-13 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–140—JUNE 13, 2022 136 STAT. 1259 Public Law117–140 117th Congress
An Act To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes.

June 13, 2022

[H.R. 3525]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act”.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.(a) In General.—There is established the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Commission”). (b)

Appointments.

Membership.—The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, of whom—(1) 2 members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (2) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (c) Qualifications.—Members of the Commission shall be appointed to the Commission from among individuals, or representatives of institutions or entities, who possess—(1)(A) a demonstrated commitment to the research, study, or promotion of Asian Pacific American history, art, political or economic status, or culture; and (B)(i) expertise in museum administration; (ii) expertise in fundraising for nonprofit or cultural institutions; (iii) experience in the study and teaching of Asian Pacific American history; (iv) experience in studying the issue of the representation of Asian Pacific Americans in art, life, history, and culture at the Smithsonian Institution; or (v) extensive experience in public or elected service; (2) experience in the administration of, or the planning for, the establishment of, museums; or (3) experience in the planning, design, or construction of museum facilities.136 STAT. 1260 (d) Deadline for Initial Appointment.—The initial members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Vacancies.—A vacancy in the Commission—(1) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and (2) shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. (f) Chairperson.—The Commission shall, by majority vote of all of the members, select 1 member of the Commission to serve as the Chairperson of the Commission. (g) Prohibition.—No employee of the Federal Government may serve as a member of the Commission.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.(a) Reports.—(1)

Recommenda-

tions.

Plan of action.—The Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report containing the recommendations of the Commission with respect to a plan of action regarding the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, DC, and its environs (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Museum”). (2) Report on issues.—The Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report that addresses the following issues:(A) The availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum. (B) The impact of the Museum on existing Asian Pacific American history-related museums. (C)

Consultation.

In consultation with the Smithsonian Institution, develop criteria for evaluating possible locations for the Museum in Washington, DC, and its environs. (D) The feasibility of the Museum becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution, taking into account the Museum’s potential impact on the Smithsonian’s existing facilities maintenance backlog, collections storage needs, and identified construction or renovation costs for new or existing museums. (E) The governance and organizational structure from which the Museum should operate. (F) Best practices for engaging Asian Pacific Americans in the development and design of the Museum. (G) The cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum. (3) Deadline.—The reports required under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted not later than the date that is 18 months after the date of the first meeting of the Commission. (b) Fundraising Plan.—(1) In general.—The Commission shall develop a fundraising plan that will address the ability to support the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Museum through contributions from the public. (2) Considerations.—In developing the fundraising plan under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider issues relating to funding the operations and maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds.136 STAT. 1261 (3) Independent review.—The Commission shall obtain an independent review of the viability of the plan developed under paragraph (1) and such review shall include an analysis as to whether the plan is able to achieve the level of resources necessary to fund the construction of the Museum and the operations and maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds. (4) Submission.—The Commission shall submit the plan developed under paragraph (1) and the review conducted under paragraph (3) to the Committees on House Administration, Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Rules and Administration, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate. (c) Legislation To Carry Out Plan of Action.—Based on the recommendations contained in the report submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall submit for consideration to the Committees on House Administration, Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Rules and Administration, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate recommendations for a legislative plan of action on the feasibility of establishing and constructing the Museum. (d)

Deadline.

National Conference.—Not later than 18 months after the date on which the initial members of the Commission are appointed under section 2, the Commission may, in carrying out the duties of the Commission under this section, convene a national conference relating to the Museum, to be comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of the life, art, history, and culture of Asian Pacific Americans.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.(a) Compensation.—(1) In general.—A member of the Commission—(A) shall not be considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose by reason of service on the Commission; and (B) shall serve without pay. (2) Travel expenses.—A member of the Commission shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel expenses, at rates consistent with those authorized under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Gifts, bequests, and devises.—The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of money, services, or real or personal property for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. (4) Federal advisory committee act.—The Commission shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (b) Termination.—The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the final versions of the reports required under section 3 are submitted. (c) Funding.—(1) In general.—The Commission shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the Commission.136 STAT. 1262 (2) Prohibition.—No Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this Act. (d) Director and Staff of Commission.—(1) Director and staff.—(A) In general.—The Commission may employ and compensate an executive director and any other additional personnel that are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. (B) Rates of pay.—Rates of pay for persons employed under subparagraph (A) shall be consistent with the rates of pay allowed for employees of a temporary organization under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Not federal employment.—Any individual employed under this section shall not be considered a Federal employee for the purpose of any law governing Federal employment. (3) Technical assistance.—(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), on request of the Commission, the head of a Federal agency may provide technical assistance to the Commission. (B) Prohibition.—No Federal employees may be detailed to the Commission.
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved June 13, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3525: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–297, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

May 19, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 13, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–141: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the “Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office”. Public Law141 Public Law 117–141136 Stat. 1263 2022-06-15 2022-06-15 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–141—JUNE 15, 2022 136 STAT. 1263 Public Law117–141 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the “Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office”.

June 15, 2022

[H.R. 3579]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JEREMY L. RIDLEN POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office”.
Approved June 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3579: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, considered and passed House.

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–142: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office”. Public Law142 Public Law 117–142136 Stat. 1264 2022-06-15 2022-06-15 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–142—JUNE 15, 2022 136 STAT. 1264 Public Law117–142 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office”.

June 15, 2022

[H.R. 4168]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS CHARLES JACKSON FRENCH POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, shall be known and designated as the “Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office”.
Approved June 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4168: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, considered and passed House.

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–143: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the “Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building”. Public Law143 Public Law 117–143136 Stat. 1265 2022-06-16 2022-06-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–143—JUNE 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1265 Public Law117–143 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the “Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building”.

June 16, 2022

[H.R. 1298]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL SERGEANT MARSHAL ROBERTS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, shall be known and designated as the “Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building”.
Approved June 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1298: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, considered and passed House.

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–144: To require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, and for other purposes. Public Law144 Public Law 117–144136 Stat. 1266 2022-06-16 2022-06-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–144—JUNE 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1266 Public Law117–144 117th Congress
An Act To require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, and for other purposes.

June 16, 2022

[S. 66]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act

of 2021.
SECTION 1.

33 USC 4001 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. SOUTH FLORIDA HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLAN.(a) In General.—The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383; 33 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended—(1) by redesignating sections 605 through 609

33 USC

4005–4009.

 as sections 606 through 610, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 604 the following:
“SEC. 605.

Deadlines.

33 USC 4004a.

SOUTH FLORIDA HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA.“(a) South Florida.

Definition.

—In this section, the term ‘South Florida’ means—“(1) all lands and waters within the administrative boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District; “(2) regional coastal waters, including Biscayne Bay, the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Florida Bay, Indian River Lagoon, and St. Lucie River Estuary; and “(3) the Florida Reef Tract. “(b) Integrated Assessment.—“(1) Interim integrated assessment.—Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021, the Task Force, in accordance with the authority under section 603, shall complete and submit to Congress and the President an interim integrated assessment. “(2) Finalized integrated assessment.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021, the Task Force shall finalize, and submit to Congress and the President, the interim integrated assessment required by paragraph (1). “(3) Contents of integrated assessment.

Examination.

—The integrated assessment required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall examine the causes, consequences, and potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, 136 STAT. 1267 and the status of, and gaps within, current harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research, monitoring, management, prevention, response, and control activities that directly affect the region by—“(A) Federal agencies; “(B) State agencies; “(C) regional research consortia; “(D) academia; “(E) private industry; “(F) nongovernmental organizations; and “(G) Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). “(c) Action Plan.—“(1) In general.—Not later than 3 years and 180 days after the date of the enactment of the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021, the Task Force shall develop and submit to Congress a plan, based on the integrated assessment under subsection (b), for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida. “(2) Contents.—The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall—“(A) address the monitoring needs identified in the integrated assessment under subsection (b); “(B)

Timeline.

Budget.

develop a timeline and budgetary requirements for deployment of future assets; “(C) identify requirements for the development and verification of South Florida harmful algal bloom and hypoxia models, including—“(i) all assumptions built into the models; and “(ii) data quality methods used to ensure the best available data are utilized; and “(D) propose a plan to implement a remote monitoring network and early warning system for alerting local communities in the region to harmful algal bloom risks that may impact human health. “(3) Requirements.—In developing the action plan, the Task Force shall—“(A)

Consultation.

consult with the State of Florida, and affected local and tribal governments; “(B)

Consultation.

consult with representatives from regional academic, agricultural, industry, and other stakeholder groups; “(C) ensure that the plan complements and does not duplicate activities conducted by other Federal or State agencies, including the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force; “(D) identify critical research for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal bloom events and their effects; “(E)

Evaluation.

evaluate cost-effective, incentive-based partnership approaches; “(F) ensure that the plan is technically sound and cost-effective; “(G) utilize existing research, assessments, reports, and program activities; 136 STAT. 1268 “(H)

Federal Register, publication.

Summary.

Time period.

publish a summary of the proposed plan in the Federal Register at least 180 days prior to submitting the completed plan to Congress; and “(I)

Reports.

after submitting the completed plan to Congress, provide biennial progress reports on the activities toward achieving the objectives of the plan.”
. (b) Clerical Amendment and Correction.—The table of contents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383)

112 Stat. 3412.

 is amended by striking the items relating to title VI and inserting the following new items: “TITLE VI— “Sec. 601.  “Sec. 602.  “Sec. 603.  “Sec. 603A.  “Sec. 603B.  “Sec. 604.  “Sec. 605.  “Sec. 606.  “Sec. 607.  “Sec. 608.  “Sec. 609.  “Sec. 610. 
Approved June 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 66: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–64 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 8, considered and passed Senate.

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–145: To manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for other purposes. Public Law145 Public Law 117–145136 Stat. 1269 2022-06-16 2022-06-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–145—JUNE 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1269 Public Law117–145 117th Congress
An Act To manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for other purposes.

June 16, 2022

[S. 2201]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Supply Chain Security Training Act of 2021.

41 USC 1703 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Supply Chain Security Training Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. TRAINING PROGRAM TO MANAGE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, through the Federal Acquisition Institute, shall develop a training program for officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities at Federal agencies. (b) Content.—The training program shall be designed to prepare such personnel to perform supply chain risk management activities and identify and mitigate supply chain security risks that arise throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including for the acquisition of information and communications technology. The training program shall—(1) include, considering the protection of classified and other sensitive information, information on current, specific supply chain security threats and vulnerabilities; and (2) be updated as determined to be necessary by the Administrator. (c) Coordination and Consultation.—In developing and determining updates to the training program, the Administrator shall—(1) coordinate with the Federal Acquisition Security Council, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and (2) consult with the Director of the Department of Defense’s Defense Acquisition University, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (d) Guidance.—(1) In general.

Deadline.

—Not later than 180 days after the training program is developed under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall promulgate guidance to Federal agencies requiring executive agency adoption and use of the training program. Such guidance shall—(A) allow executive agencies to incorporate the training program into existing agency training programs; and136 STAT. 1270 (B) provide guidance on how to identify executive agency officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities. (2) Availability.—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make the guidance promulgated under paragraph (1) available to Federal agencies of the legislative and judicial branches.
SEC. 3. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.  Not

Time period.

 later than 180 days after the completion of the first course, and annually thereafter for the next three years, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on implementation of the training program required under section 2.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Information and communications technology.—The term “information and communications technology” has the meaning given the term in section 4713(k) of title 41, United States Code. (3) Executive agency.—The term “executive agency” has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (4) Federal agency.—The term “Federal agency” means any agency, committee, commission, office, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government.136 STAT. 1270 (5) Training program.—The term “training program” means the training program developed pursuant to section 2(a).
Approved June 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2201: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–43 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 11, considered and passed Senate.

May 10, considered and passed House.

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An Act To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes.

June 16, 2022

[S. 3580]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

46 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.  Section 40101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:“(2) ensure an efficient, competitive, and economical transportation system in the ocean commerce of the United States;” ; (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting “and supporting commerce” after “needs”; and (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:“(4) promote the growth and development of United States exports through a competitive and efficient system for the carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States, and by placing a greater reliance on the marketplace.” .
SEC. 3. SERVICE CONTRACTS.  Section 40502(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (7), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(9) any other essential terms that the Federal Maritime Commission determines necessary or appropriate through a rulemaking process.” .
SEC. 4. SHIPPING EXCHANGE REGISTRY.(a) In General.—Chapter 405 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 40504.

46 USC 40504.

 Shipping exchange registry“(a) In General.—No person may operate a shipping exchange involving ocean transportation in the foreign commerce of the United States unless the shipping exchange is registered as a national shipping exchange under the terms and conditions provided in this section and the regulations issued pursuant to this section.136 STAT. 1273 “(b) Registration.—

Regulations.

A person shall register a shipping exchange by filing with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for registration in such form as the Commission, by rule, may prescribe, containing the rules of the exchange and such other information and documents as the Commission, by rule, may prescribe as necessary or appropriate to complete a shipping exchange’s registration. “(c) Exemption.—The Commission may exempt, conditionally or unconditionally, a shipping exchange from registration under this section if the Commission finds that the shipping exchange is subject to comparable, comprehensive supervision and regulation by the appropriate governmental authorities in a foreign country where the shipping exchange is headquartered. “(d) Regulations.—

Deadline.

Standards.

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, the Commission shall issue regulations pursuant to subsection (a), which shall set standards necessary to carry out subtitle IV of this title for registered national shipping exchanges. For consideration of a service contract entered into by a shipping exchange, the Commission shall be limited to the minimum essential terms for service contracts established under section 40502 of this title. “(e) Definition of Shipping Exchange.—In this section, the term ‘shipping exchange’ means a platform (digital, over-the-counter, or otherwise) that connects shippers with common carriers for the purpose of entering into underlying agreements or contracts for the transport of cargo, by vessel or other modes of transportation.”
. (b)

Effective date.

46 USC 40504 note.

Applicability.—The registration requirement under section 40504 of title 46, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect on the date on which the Federal Maritime Commission states the rule is effective in the regulations issued under such section. (c) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 405 of title 46, United States Code,

46 USC

prec. 40501.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “40504.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.  Section 41102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Retaliation and Other Discriminatory Actions.—A common carrier, marine terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary, acting alone or in conjunction with any other person, directly or indirectly, may not—“(1) retaliate against a shipper, an agent of a shipper, an ocean transportation intermediary, or a motor carrier by refusing, or threatening to refuse, an otherwise-available cargo space accommodation; or “(2) resort to any other unfair or unjustly discriminatory action for—“(A) the reason that a shipper, an agent of a shipper, an ocean transportation intermediary, or motor carrier has—“(i) patronized another carrier; or “(ii) filed a complaint against the common carrier, marine terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary; or136 STAT. 1274 “(B) any other reason.” .
SEC. 6. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.  Section 46106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Public Disclosures.—The Federal Maritime Commission shall publish, and annually update, on the website of the Commission—“(1) all findings by the Commission of false detention and demurrage invoice information by common carriers under section 41104(a)(15) of this title; and

Web posting.

 “(2) all penalties imposed or assessed against common carriers, as applicable, under sections 41107, 41108, and 41109, listed by each common carrier.” .
SEC. 7. COMMON CARRIERS.(a) In General.—Section 41104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “may not” and inserting “shall not”; (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:“(3) unreasonably refuse cargo space accommodations when available, or resort to other unfair or unjustly discriminatory methods;” ; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking“ in the matter of rates or charges” and inserting “against any commodity group or type of shipment or in the matter of rates or charges”; (D) in paragraph (10), by adding “, including with respect to vessel space accommodations provided by an ocean common carrier” after “negotiate”; (E) in paragraph (12) by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; (F) in paragraph (13) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (G) by adding at the end the following:“(14)

Assessment.

assess any party for a charge that is inconsistent or does not comply with all applicable provisions and regulations, including subsection (c) of section 41102 or part 545 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); “(15) invoice any party for demurrage or detention charges unless the invoice includes information as described in subsection (d) showing that such charges comply with—“(A) all provisions of part 545 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and “(B) applicable provisions and regulations, including the principles of the final rule published on May 18, 2020, entitled ‘Interpretive Rule on Demurrage and Detention Under the Shipping Act’ (or successor rule); or “(16) for service pursuant to a service contract, give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage or impose any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage against any commodity group or type of shipment.” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(d) Detention and Demurrage Invoice Information.—136 STAT. 1275 “(1) Inaccurate invoice.—

Determination.

Applicability.

If the Commission determines, after an investigation in response to a submission under section 41310, that an invoice under subsection (a)(15) was inaccurate or false, penalties or refunds under section 41107 shall be applied. “(2) Contents of invoice.—An invoice under subsection (a)(15), unless otherwise determined by subsequent Commission rulemaking, shall include accurate information on each of the following, as well as minimum information as determined by the Commission:“(A) Date that container is made available. “(B) The port of discharge. “(C) The container number or numbers. “(D) For exported shipments, the earliest return date. “(E) The allowed free time in days. “(F) The start date of free time. “(G) The end date of free time. “(H) The applicable detention or demurrage rule on which the daily rate is based. “(I) The applicable rate or rates per the applicable rule. “(J) The total amount due. “(K) The email, telephone number, or other appropriate contact information for questions or requests for mitigation of fees. “(L) A statement that the charges are consistent with any of Federal Maritime Commission rules with respect to detention and demurrage. “(M) A statement that the common carrier’s performance did not cause or contribute to the underlying invoiced charges. “(e) Safe Harbor.—If a non-vessel operating common carrier passes through to the relevant shipper an invoice made by the ocean common carrier, and the Commission finds that the non-vessel operating common carrier is not otherwise responsible for the charge, then the ocean common carrier shall be subject to refunds or penalties pursuant to subsection (d)(1). “(f) Elimination of Charge Obligation.—Failure to include the information required under subsection (d) on an invoice with any demurrage or detention charge shall eliminate any obligation of the charged party to pay the applicable charge.” . (b)

46 USC 41102 note.

Rulemaking on Demurrage or Detention.—(1)

Deadlines.

In general.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall initiate a rulemaking further defining prohibited practices by common carriers, marine terminal operators, shippers, and ocean transportation intermediaries under section 41102(c) of title 46, United States Code, regarding the assessment of demurrage or detention charges. The Federal Maritime Commission shall issue a final rule defining such practices not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Contents.—

Determination.

The rule under paragraph (1) shall only seek to further clarify reasonable rules and practices related to the assessment of detention and demurrage charges to address the issues identified in the final rule published on May 18, 2020, entitled “Interpretive Rule on Demurrage and Detention Under the Shipping Act” (or successor rule), including 136 STAT. 1276 a determination of which parties may be appropriately billed for any demurrage, detention, or other similar per container charges. (c)

Deadline.

46 USC 41104 note.

Rulemaking on Unfair or Unjustly Discriminatory Methods.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall initiate a rulemaking defining unfair or unjustly discriminatory methods under section 41104(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this section. The Federal Maritime Commission shall issue a final rule not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (d)

Deadlines.

Rulemaking on Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate With Respect to Vessel Space Accommodations.—Not later

Consultation.

 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission, in consultation with the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, shall initiate a rulemaking defining unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate with respect to vessel space under section 41104(a)(10) of title 46, as amended by this section. The Federal Maritime Commission shall issue a final rule not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8. ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES OR REFUNDS.(a) In General.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) in section 41107—(A) in the section heading, by inserting “or refunds” after “penalties”; (B) in subsection (a), by inserting “or, in addition to or in lieu of a civil penalty, is liable for the refund of a charge” after “civil penalty”; and (C) in subsection (b), by inserting “or, in addition to or in lieu of a civil penalty, the refund of a charge,” after “civil penalty”; and (2) section 41109 is amended—(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:“(a) General Authority.—Until a matter is referred to the Attorney General, the Federal Maritime Commission may—“(1)

Notice.

after notice and opportunity for a hearing, in accordance with this part—“(A) assess a civil penalty; or “(B) in addition to, or in lieu of, assessing a civil penalty under subparagraph (A), order a refund of money (including additional amounts in accordance with section 41305(c)), subject to subsection (b)(2); and “(2) compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, a civil penalty or refund imposed under paragraph (1). “(b) Determination of Amount.—“(1) Factors for consideration.—In determining the amount of a civil penalty assessed or refund of money ordered pursuant to subsection (a), the Federal Maritime Commission shall take into consideration—“(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation committed; “(B) with respect to the violator—“(i) the degree of culpability; “(ii) any history of prior offenses;136 STAT. 1277 “(iii) the ability to pay; and “(iv) such other matters as justice may require; and “(C) the amount of any refund of money ordered pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B). “(2) Commensurate reduction in civil penalty.—“(A) In general.—In any case in which the Federal Maritime Commission orders a refund of money pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) in addition to assessing a civil penalty pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A), the amount of the civil penalty assessed shall be decreased by any additional amounts included in the refund of money in excess of the actual injury (as defined in section 41305(a)). “(B) Treatment of refunds.—A refund of money ordered pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be—“(i) considered to be compensation paid to the applicable claimant; and “(ii) deducted from the total amount of damages awarded to that claimant in a civil action against the violator relating to the applicable violation.” ; (B) in subsection (c), by striking “may not be imposed” and inserting “or refund of money under subparagraph (A) or (B), respectively, of subsection (a)(1) may not be imposed”; (C) in subsection (e), by inserting “or order a refund of money” after “penalty”; (D) in subsection (f), by inserting “, or that is ordered to refund money,” after “assessed”; and (E) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by inserting “or a refund required under this section” after “penalty”.
SEC. 9. DATA COLLECTION.(a) In General.—Chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 41110.

46 USC 41110.

 Data collection  “The

Web posting.

Time period.

Reports.

 Federal Maritime Commission shall publish on its website a calendar quarterly report that describes the total import and export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units per vessel (making port in the United States, including any territory or possession of the United States) operated by each ocean common carrier covered under this chapter.

Determination.

Ocean common carriers under this chapter shall provide to the Commission all necessary information, as determined by the Commission, for completion of this report.”
. (b)

46 USC 41110 note.

Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section, and the amendment made by this section, shall be construed to compel the public disclosure of any confidential or proprietary data, in accordance with section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code,

46 USC

prec. 41101.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “41110.
SEC. 10. CHARGE COMPLAINTS.(a) In General.—Chapter 413 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 1278
“§ 41310.

46 USC 41310.

 Charge complaints“(a) In General.—A person may submit to the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Commission shall accept, information concerning complaints about charges assessed by a common carrier. The information submitted to the Commission shall include the bill of lading numbers and invoices, and may include any other relevant information. “(b) Investigation.—Upon receipt of a submission under subsection (a), with respect to a charge assessed by a common carrier, the Commission shall promptly investigate the charge with regard to compliance with section 41104(a) and section 41102. The common carrier shall—“(1) be provided an opportunity to submit additional information related to the charge in question; and “(2) bear the burden of establishing the reasonableness of any demurrage or detention charges pursuant to section 545.5 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). “(c) Refund.—Upon receipt of submissions under subsection (a), if the Commission determines that a charge does not comply with section 41104(a) or 41102, the Commission shall promptly order the refund of charges paid. “(d) Penalties.—

Applicability.

In the event of a finding that a charge does not comply with section 41104(a) or 41102 after submission under subsection (a), a civil penalty under section 41107 shall be applied to the common carrier making such charge. “(e) Considerations.—If the common carrier assessing the charge is acting in the capacity of a non-vessel-operating common carrier, the Commission shall, while conducting an investigation under subsection (b), consider—“(1) whether the non-vessel-operating common carrier is responsible for the noncompliant assessment of the charge, in whole or in part; and “(2) whether another party is ultimately responsible in whole or in part and potentially subject to action under subsections (c) and (d).”
. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 413 of title 46, United States Code,

46 USC

prec. 41301.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “41310.
SEC. 11. INVESTIGATIONS.(a) Amendments.—Section 41302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking “or agreement” and inserting “agreement, fee, or charge”; and (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Agreement” and inserting “Agreement, fee, or charge”; and (B) by inserting “, fee, or charge” after “agreement”. (b) Report.—

Public information.

Web posting.

The Federal Maritime Commission shall publish on a publicly available website of the Commission a report containing the results of the investigation entitled “Fact Finding No. 29, International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement”.136 STAT. 1279
SEC. 12. AWARD OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.  Section 41305(c) of title 46, United States Code is amended by striking “41102(b)” and inserting “subsection (b) or (c) of section 41102”.
SEC. 13. ENFORCEMENT OF REPARATION ORDERS.  Section 41309 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking “reparation, the person to whom the award was made” and inserting “a refund of money or reparation, the person to which the refund or reparation was awarded”; and (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence—(A) by striking “made an award of reparation” and inserting “ordered a refund of money or any other award of reparation”; and (B) by inserting “(except for the Commission or any component of the Commission)” after “parties in the order”.
SEC. 14. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.  Section 46106(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(7) an identification of any otherwise concerning practices by ocean common carriers, particularly such carriers that are controlled carriers, that are—“(A) State-owned or State-controlled enterprises; or “(B) owned or controlled by, a subsidiary of, or otherwise related legally or financially (other than a minority relationship or investment) to a corporation based in a country—“(i) identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this paragraph; “(ii) identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; or “(iii) subject to monitoring by the United States Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).” .
SEC. 15. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.(a) Section 41108(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 41104(1), (2), or (7)” and inserting “paragraph (1), (2), or (7) of section 41104(a)”. (b) Section 41109(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 8 of this Act, is further amended by striking “section 41102(a) or 41104(1) or (2) of this title” and inserting “subsection (a) or (d) of section 41102 or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 41104(a)”. (c) Section 41305 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 12 of this Act, is further amended—(1) in subsection (c), by striking “41104(3) or (6), or 41105(1) or (3) of this title” and inserting “paragraph (3) or (6) of section 41104(a), or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 41105”; and136 STAT. 1280 (2) in subsection (d), by striking “section 41104(4)(A) or (B) of this title” and inserting “subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 41104(a)(4)”.
SEC. 16. DWELL TIME STATISTICS.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2) Marine container.—The term “marine container” means an intermodal container with a length of—(A) not less than 20 feet; and (B) not greater than 45 feet. (3) Out of service percentage.—The term “out of service percentage” means the proportion of the chassis fleet for any defined geographical area that is out of service at any one time. (4) Street dwell time.—The term “street dwell time”, with respect to a piece of equipment, means the quantity of time during which the piece of equipment is in use outside of the terminal. (b) Authority to Collect Data.—(1) In general.—

Determination.

Each port, marine terminal operator, and chassis owner or provider with a fleet of over 50 chassis that supply chassis for a fee shall submit to the Director such data as the Director determines to be necessary for the implementation of this section, subject to subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code. (2) Approval by omb.—

Deadline.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall approve an information collection for purposes of this section. (c) Publication.—

Deadline.

Time period.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly thereafter, the Director shall publish statistics relating to the dwell time of equipment used in intermodal transportation at the top 25 ports, including inland ports, by 20-foot equivalent unit, including—(1) total street dwell time, from all causes, of marine containers and marine container chassis; and (2) the average out of service percentage, which shall not be identifiable with any particular port, marine terminal operator, or chassis provider. (d) Factors.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, to the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall publish the statistics described in subsection (c) on a local, regional, and national basis. (e) Sunset.—The authority under this section shall expire December 31, 2026.
SEC. 17.

46 USC note

prec. 41301.

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION ACTIVITIES.(a) Public Submissions to Commission.—The Federal Maritime Commission shall—(1)

Website.

establish on the public website of the Commission a webpage that allows for the submission of comments, complaints, concerns, reports of noncompliance, requests for investigation, and requests for alternative dispute resolution; and136 STAT. 1281 (2) direct each submission under the link established under paragraph (1) to the appropriate component office of the Commission. (b) Authorization of Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services.—The Commission shall maintain an Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services to provide nonadjudicative ombuds assistance, mediation, facilitation, and arbitration to resolve challenges and disputes involving cargo shipments, household good shipments, and cruises subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. (c) Enhancing Capacity for Investigations.—(1) In general.—

Deadline.

Pursuant to section 41302 of title 46, United States Code, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the Commission shall staff within the Bureau of Enforcement, the Bureau of Certification and Licensing, the Office of the Managing Director, the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services, and the Bureau of Trade Analysis not fewer than 7 total positions to assist in investigations and oversight, in addition to the positions within the Bureau of Enforcement, the Bureau of Certification and Licensing, the Office of the Managing Director, the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services, and the Bureau of Trade Analysis on that date of enactment. (2) Duties.—The additional staff appointed under paragraph (1) shall provide support—(A) to Area Representatives of the Bureau of Enforcement; (B) to attorneys of the Bureau of Enforcement in enforcing the laws and regulations subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; (C) for the alternative dispute resolution services of the Commission; or (D) for the review of agreements and activities subject to the authority of the Commission.
SEC. 18. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Common carrier.—The term “common carrier” has the meaning given the term in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code. (2) Motor carrier.—The term “motor carrier” has the meaning given the term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code. (3) Rail carrier.—The term “rail carrier” has the meaning given the term in section 10102 of title 49, United States Code. (4) Shipper.—The term “shipper” has the meaning given the term in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code. (b) Public Input on Information Sharing.—(1) In general.—

Deadline.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall issue a request for information, seeking public comment regarding—(A) whether congestion of the carriage of goods has created an emergency situation of a magnitude such that 136 STAT. 1282 there exists a substantial, adverse effect on the competitiveness and reliability of the international ocean transportation supply system; (B) whether an emergency order under this section would alleviate such an emergency situation; and (C) the appropriate scope of such an emergency order, if applicable. (2) Consultation.—During the public comment period under paragraph (1), the Commission may consult, as the Commission determines to be appropriate, with—(A) other Federal departments and agencies; and (B) persons with expertise relating to maritime and freight operations. (c) Authority To Require Information Sharing.—On making a unanimous determination described in subsection (d), the Commission may issue an emergency order requiring any common carrier or marine terminal operator to share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor carriers information relating to cargo throughput and availability, in order to ensure the efficient transportation, loading, and unloading of cargo to or from—(1) any inland destination or point of origin; (2) any vessel; or (3) any point on a wharf or terminal. (d) Description of Determination.—(1) In general.—A determination referred to in subsection (c) is a unanimous determination by the commissioners on the Commission that congestion of carriage of goods has created an emergency situation of a magnitude such that there exists a substantial, adverse effect on the competitiveness and reliability of the international ocean transportation supply system. (2) Factors for consideration.—In issuing an emergency order pursuant to subsection (c), the Commission shall tailor the emergency order with respect to temporal and geographic scope, taking into consideration the likely burdens on common carriers and marine terminal operators and the likely benefits on congestion relating to the purposes described in section 40101 of title 46, United States Code. (e) Petitions for Exception.—(1) In general.—A common carrier or marine terminal operator subject to an emergency order issued pursuant to this section may submit to the Commission a petition for exception from 1 or more requirements of the emergency order, based on a showing of undue hardship or other condition rendering compliance with such a requirement impracticable. (2) Determination.—The Commission shall make a determination regarding a petition for exception under paragraph (1) by—(A) majority vote; and (B)

Deadline.

not later than 21 days after the date on which the petition is submitted. (3) Inapplicability pending review.—The requirements of an emergency order that is the subject of a petition for exception under this subsection shall not apply to the petitioner during the period for which the petition is pending. (f) Limitations.—(1) Term.—An emergency order issued pursuant to this section—136 STAT. 1283(A)

Time period.

shall remain in effect for a period of not longer than 60 days; but (B) may be renewed by a unanimous determination of the Commission. (2) Sunset.—The authority provided by this section shall terminate on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Investigative authority unaffected.—Nothing in this section shall affect the investigative authorities of the Commission as described in subpart R of part 502 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 19. BEST PRACTICES FOR CHASSIS POOLS.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Contract.

Study.

Not later than April 1, 2023, the Federal Maritime Commission shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Transportation Research Board shall carry out a study and develop best practices for on-terminal or near-terminal chassis pools that provide service to marine terminal operators, motor carriers, railroads, and other stakeholders that use the chassis pools, with the goal of optimizing supply chain efficiency and effectiveness. (b) Requirements.—In developing best practices under subsection (a), the Transportation Research Board shall—(1) take into consideration—(A) practical obstacles to the implementation of chassis pools; and (B) potential solutions to those obstacles; and (2) address relevant communication practices, information sharing, and knowledge management. (c) Publication.—

Public information.

Web posting.

Deadline.

The Commission shall publish the best practices developed under this section on a publicly available website by not later than April 1, 2024. (d) Funding.—Subject to appropriations, the Commission may expend such sums as are necessary, but not to exceed $500,000, to carry out this section.
SEC. 20.

Deadlines.

49 USC 31305 note.

LICENSING TESTING.(a) In General.—

Review.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) shall conduct a review of the discretionary waiver authority described in the document issued by the Administrator entitled “Waiver for States Concerning Third Party CDL Skills Test Examiners In Response to the COVID–19 Emergency” and dated August 31, 2021, for safety concerns. (b) Permanent Waiver.—If the Administrator finds no safety concerns after conducting a review under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—(1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, make the waiver permanent; and (2) not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (a), revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that the discretionary waiver authority referred to in subsection (a) shall be permanent. (c) Report.—If the Administrator declines to move forward with a rulemaking for revision under subsection (b), the Administrator shall explain the reasons for declining to move forward 136 STAT. 1284 with the rulemaking in a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 21. PLANNING.(a) Amendment.—Section 6702(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “Of the amounts” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—Of the amounts” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Nonapplicability of certain limitations.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall not apply with respect to amounts made available for planning, preparation, or design under paragraph (1).” . (b) Emergency Designation.—Amounts for which outlays are affected under the amendments made by subsection (a) that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
SEC. 22. REVIEW OF POTENTIAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TRANSPORTATION OF QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of whether there have been any systemic decisions by ocean common carriers to discriminate against maritime transport of qualified hazardous materials by unreasonably denying vessel space accommodations, equipment, or other instrumentalities needed to transport such materials. The Comptroller General shall take into account any applicable safety and pollution regulations. (b) Consultation.—The Comptroller General of the United States may consult with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission in conducting the review under this section. (c) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Hazardous materials.—The term “hazardous materials” includes dangerous goods, as defined by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. (2) Ocean common carrier.—The term “ocean common carrier” has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code. (3) Qualified hazardous materials.—The term “qualified hazardous materials” means hazardous materials for which the shipper has certified to the ocean common carrier that such materials have been or will be tendered in accordance with applicable safety laws, including regulations. (4) Shipper.—The term “shipper” has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code.
SEC. 23.

46 USC 70105 note.

TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS.(a) Definition of Direct Assistance to a United States Port.—In this section:136 STAT. 1285(1) In general.—The term “direct assistance to a United States port” means the transportation of cargo directly to or from a United States port. (2) Exclusions.—The term “direct assistance to a United States port” does not include—(A) the transportation of a mixed load of cargo that includes—(i) cargo that does not originate from a United States port; or (ii) a container or cargo that is not bound for a United States port; (B) any period during which a motor carrier or driver is operating in interstate commerce to transport cargo or provide services not in support of transportation to or from a United States port; or (C) the period after a motor carrier dispatches the applicable driver or commercial motor vehicle of the motor carrier to another location to begin operation in interstate commerce in a manner that is not in support of transportation to or from a United States port. (b) Transportation Worker Identification Credentials.—The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall jointly prioritize and expedite the consideration of applications for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential with respect to applicants that reasonably demonstrate that the purpose of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential is for providing, within the interior of the United States, direct assistance to a United States port.
SEC. 24. USE OF UNITED STATES INLAND PORTS FOR STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF CARGO CONTAINERS.(a) Meeting.—

Deadline.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Maritime Administration and the Chairperson of the Federal Maritime Commission, shall convene a meeting of representatives of entities described in subsection (b) to discuss the feasibility of, and strategies for, identifying Federal and non-Federal land, including inland ports, for the purposes of storage and transfer of cargo containers due to port congestion. (b) Description of Entities.—The entities referred to in subsection (a) are—(1) representatives of United States major gateway ports, inland ports, and export terminals; (2) ocean carriers; (3) railroads; (4) trucking companies; (5) port workforce, including organized labor; and (6) such other stakeholders as the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Federal Maritime Commission, determines to be appropriate. (c) Report to Congress.—

Consultation.

As soon as practicable after the date of the meeting convened under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Maritime Administration and the Chairperson of the Federal Maritime Commission, shall submit to Congress a report describing—136 STAT. 1286 (1) the results of the meeting; (2) the feasibility of identifying land or property under the jurisdiction of United States, or ports in the United States, for storage and transfer of cargo containers; and (3) recommendations relating to the meeting, if any. (d) Savings Provision.—No authorization contained in this section may be acted on in a manner that jeopardizes or negatively impacts the national security or defense readiness of the United States.
SEC. 25.

Assessments.

REPORT ON ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY AT UNITED STATES PORTS.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report describing the adoption of technology at United States ports, as compared to that adoption at foreign ports, including—(1) the technological capabilities of United States ports, as compared to foreign ports; (2) an assessment of whether the adoption of technology at United States ports could lower the costs of cargo handling; (3) an assessment of regulatory and other barriers to the adoption of technology at United States ports; and (4) an assessment of technology and the workforce.
SEC. 26. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.  Section 46108 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 for fiscal year 2021” and inserting “$32,869,000 for fiscal year 2022, $38,260,000 for fiscal year 2023, $43,720,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $49,200,000 for fiscal year 2025”.
Approved June 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3580 (H.R. 4996): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 31, considered and passed Senate.

June 13, considered and passed House.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 16, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–147: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the “Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building”. Public Law147 Public Law 117–147136 Stat. 1287 2022-06-16 2022-06-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–147—JUNE 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1287 Public Law117–147 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the “Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building”.

June 16, 2022

[H.R. 3613]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORPORAL JEFFREY ROBERT STANDFEST POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the “Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building”.
Approved June 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3613: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, considered and passed House.

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–148: To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court of the United States security-related authorities equivalent to the legislative and executive branches. Public Law148 Public Law 117–148136 Stat. 1288 2022-06-16 2022-06-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–148—JUNE 16, 2022 136 STAT. 1288 Public Law117–148 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court of the United States security-related authorities equivalent to the legislative and executive branches.

June 16, 2022

[S. 4160]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022.

40 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROTECT FAMILY MEMBERS.  Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding “and” after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(C) any member of the immediate family of the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, or any officer of the Supreme Court if the Marshal determines such protection is necessary.” .
Approved June 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4160: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 9, considered and passed Senate.

June 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–149: To establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce. Public Law149 Public Law 117–149136 Stat. 1289 2022-06-21 2022-06-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–149—JUNE 21, 2022 136 STAT. 1289 Public Law117–149 117th Congress
An Act To establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce.

June 21, 2022

[S. 1097]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Federal

Rotational Cyber

Workforce Program Act of 2021.

5 USC note

prec. 3341.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Agency.—The term “agency” has the meaning given the term “Executive agency” in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the term does not include the Government Accountability Office. (2) Competitive service.—The term “competitive service” has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Councils.—The term “Councils” means—(A) the Chief Human Capital Officers Council established under section 1303 of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note); and (B) the Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code. (4) Cyber workforce position.—The term “cyber workforce position” means a position identified as having information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions under section 303 of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note). (5) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (6) Employee.—The term “employee” has the meaning given the term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. (7) Employing agency.—The term “employing agency” means the agency from which an employee is detailed to a rotational cyber workforce position. (8) Excepted service.—The term “excepted service” has the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code. (9) Rotational cyber workforce position.—The term “rotational cyber workforce position” means a cyber workforce position with respect to which a determination has been made under section 3(a)(1).136 STAT. 1290 (10) Rotational cyber workforce program.—The term “rotational cyber workforce program” means the program for the detail of employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at agencies. (11) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
SEC. 3. ROTATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE POSITIONS.(a) Determination With Respect to Rotational Service.—(1) In general.—The head of each agency may determine that a cyber workforce position in that agency is eligible for the rotational cyber workforce program, which shall not be construed to modify the requirement under section 4(b)(3) that participation in the rotational cyber workforce program by an employee shall be voluntary. (2) Notice provided.—The head of an agency shall submit to the Director—(A) notice regarding any determination made by the head of the agency under paragraph (1); and (B) for each position with respect to which the head of the agency makes a determination under paragraph (1), the information required under subsection (b)(1). (b) Preparation of List.—The Director, with assistance from the Councils and the Secretary, shall develop a list of rotational cyber workforce positions that—(1) with respect to each such position, to the extent that the information does not disclose sensitive national security information, includes—(A) the title of the position; (B) the occupational series with respect to the position; (C) the grade level or work level with respect to the position; (D) the agency in which the position is located; (E) the duty location with respect to the position; and (F) the major duties and functions of the position; and (2) shall be used to support the rotational cyber workforce program. (c)

Deadline.

Updates.

Distribution of List.—Not less frequently than annually, the Director shall distribute an updated list developed under subsection (b) to the head of each agency and other appropriate entities.
SEC. 4. ROTATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE PROGRAM.(a) Operation Plan.—(1) In general.

Deadline.

Consultation.

Procedures.

—Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and in consultation with the Councils, the Secretary, representatives of other agencies, and any other entity as the Director determines appropriate, the Director shall develop and issue a Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program operation plan providing policies, processes, and procedures for a program for the detailing of employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at agencies, which may be incorporated into and implemented through mechanisms in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Updating.

Consultation.

—The Director may, in consultation with the Councils, the Secretary, and other entities as the Director determines appropriate, periodically update the operation plan developed and issued under paragraph (1).136 STAT. 1291 (b) Requirements.—The operation plan developed and issued under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—(1) identify agencies for participation in the rotational cyber workforce program; (2) establish procedures for the rotational cyber workforce program, including—(A) any training, education, or career development requirements associated with participation in the rotational cyber workforce program; (B) any prerequisites or requirements for participation in the rotational cyber workforce program; and (C)

Evaluation.

appropriate rotational cyber workforce program performance measures, reporting requirements, employee exit surveys, and other accountability devices for the evaluation of the program; (3) provide that participation in the rotational cyber workforce program by an employee shall be voluntary; (4) provide that an employee shall be eligible to participate in the rotational cyber workforce program if the head of the employing agency of the employee, or a designee of the head of the employing agency of the employee, approves of the participation of the employee; (5) provide that the detail of an employee to a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce program shall be on a nonreimbursable basis; (6) provide that agencies may agree to partner to ensure that the employing agency of an employee that participates in the rotational cyber workforce program is able to fill the position vacated by the employee; (7) require that an employee detailed to a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce program, upon the end of the period of service with respect to the detail, shall be entitled to return to the position held by the employee, or an equivalent position, in the employing agency of the employee without loss of pay, seniority, or other rights or benefits to which the employee would have been entitled had the employee not been detailed; (8) provide that discretion with respect to the assignment of an employee under the rotational cyber workforce program shall remain with the employing agency of the employee; (9) require that an employee detailed to a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce program in an agency that is not the employing agency of the employee shall have all the rights that would be available to the employee if the employee were detailed under a provision of law other than this Act from the employing agency to the agency in which the rotational cyber workforce position is located; (10) provide that participation by an employee in the rotational cyber workforce program shall not constitute a change in the conditions of the employment of the employee; and (11) provide that an employee participating in the rotational cyber workforce program shall receive performance evaluations relating to service in the rotational cyber workforce program in a participating agency that are—(A) prepared by an appropriate officer, supervisor, or management official of the employing agency, acting in 136 STAT. 1292 coordination with the supervisor at the agency in which the employee is performing service in the rotational cyber workforce position; (B) based on objectives identified in the operation plan with respect to the employee; and (C) based in whole or in part on the contribution of the employee to the agency in which the employee performed such service, as communicated from that agency to the employing agency of the employee. (c) Program Requirements for Rotational Service.—(1) In general.

Application.

—An employee serving in a cyber workforce position in an agency may, with the approval of the head of the agency, submit an application for detail to a rotational cyber workforce position that appears on the list developed under section 3(b). (2) OPM approval for certain positions.—An employee serving in a position in the excepted service may only be selected for a rotational cyber workforce position that is in the competitive service with the prior approval of the Office of Personnel Management, in accordance with section 300.301 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. (3) Selection and term.—(A) Selection.—The head of an agency shall select an employee for a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce program in a manner that is consistent with the merit system principles under section 2301(b) of title 5, United States Code. (B) Term.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C), and notwithstanding section 3341(b) of title 5, United States Code, a detail to a rotational cyber workforce position shall be for a period of not less than 180 days and not more than 1 year. (C) Extension.—The Chief Human Capital Officer of the agency to which an employee is detailed under the rotational cyber workforce program may extend the period of a detail described in subparagraph (B) for a period of 60 days unless the Chief Human Capital Officer of the employing agency of the employee objects to that extension. (4) Written service agreements.—(A) In general.—The detail of an employee to a rotational cyber workforce position shall be contingent upon the employee entering into a written service agreement with the employing agency under which the employee is required to complete a period of employment with the employing agency following the conclusion of the detail that is equal in length to the period of the detail. (B) Other agreements and obligations.—A written service agreement under subparagraph (A) shall not supersede or modify the terms or conditions of any other service agreement entered into by the employee under any other authority or relieve the obligations between the employee and the employing agency under such a service agreement. Nothing in this subparagraph prevents an employing agency from terminating a service agreement entered into under any other authority under the terms of such agreement or as required by law or regulation.136 STAT. 1293
SEC. 5. REPORTING BY GAO.  Not

Assessments.

 later than the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the operation plan under section 4(a) is issued, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing the operation and effectiveness of the rotational cyber workforce program, which shall address, at a minimum—(1) the extent to which agencies have participated in the rotational cyber workforce program, including whether the head of each such participating agency has—(A) identified positions within the agency that are rotational cyber workforce positions; (B) had employees from other participating agencies serve in positions described in subparagraph (A); and (C) had employees of the agency request to serve in rotational cyber workforce positions under the rotational cyber workforce program in participating agencies, including a description of how many such requests were approved; and (2) the experiences of employees serving in rotational cyber workforce positions under the rotational cyber workforce program, including an assessment of—(A) the period of service; (B) the positions (including grade level and occupational series or work level) held by employees before completing service in a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce program; (C) the extent to which each employee who completed service in a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce program achieved a higher skill level, or attained a skill level in a different area, with respect to information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions; and (D) the extent to which service in rotational cyber workforce positions has affected intra-agency and interagency integration and coordination of cyber practices, functions, and personnel management.136 STAT. 1294
SEC. 6. SUNSET.  Effective 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this Act is repealed.
Approved June 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1097: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–47 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–150: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and for other purposes. Public Law150 Public Law 117–150136 Stat. 1295 2022-06-21 2022-06-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–150—JUNE 21, 2022 136 STAT. 1295 Public Law117–150 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and for other purposes.

June 21, 2022

[S. 2520]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

State and Local

Government

Cybersecurity Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

6 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.  Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended—(1) in section 2201 (6 U.S.C. 651), by adding at the end the following:“(7) SLTT entity.—The term ‘SLTT entity’ means a domestic government entity that is a State government, local government, Tribal government, territorial government, or any subdivision thereof.” ; and (2) in section 2209 (6 U.S.C. 659)—(A) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting “operational and” before “timely”; (B) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by inserting “, including an entity that collaborates with election officials,” after “governments”; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(p) Coordination on Cybersecurity for SLTT Entities.—“(1) Coordination.—The Center shall, upon request and to the extent practicable, and in coordination as appropriate with Federal and non-Federal entities, such as the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center—“(A) conduct exercises with SLTT entities; “(B) provide operational and technical cybersecurity training to SLTT entities to address cybersecurity risks or incidents, with or without reimbursement, related to—“(i) cyber threat indicators; “(ii) defensive measures; “(iii) cybersecurity risks; “(iv) vulnerabilities; and “(v) incident response and management; “(C) in order to increase situational awareness and help prevent incidents, assist SLTT entities in sharing, in real time, with the Federal Government as well as among SLTT entities, actionable—136 STAT. 1296 “(i) cyber threat indicators; “(ii) defensive measures; “(iii) information about cybersecurity risks; and “(iv) information about incidents; “(D) provide SLTT entities notifications containing specific incident and malware information that may affect them or their residents; “(E) provide to, and periodically update, SLTT entities via an easily accessible platform and other means—“(i) information about tools; “(ii) information about products; “(iii) resources; “(iv) policies; “(v) guidelines; “(vi) controls; and “(vii) other cybersecurity standards and best practices and procedures related to information security, including, as appropriate, information produced by other Federal agencies; “(F) work with senior SLTT entity officials, including chief information officers and senior election officials and through national associations, to coordinate the effective implementation by SLTT entities of tools, products, resources, policies, guidelines, controls, and procedures related to information security to secure the information systems, including election systems, of SLTT entities; “(G) provide operational and technical assistance to SLTT entities to implement tools, products, resources, policies, guidelines, controls, and procedures on information security; “(H) assist SLTT entities in developing policies and procedures for coordinating vulnerability disclosures consistent with international and national standards in the information technology industry; and “(I) promote cybersecurity education and awareness through engagements with Federal agencies and non-Federal entities. “(q) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland136 STAT. 1297 Security of the House of Representatives a report on the services and capabilities that the Agency directly and indirectly provides to SLTT entities.” .
Approved June 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2520: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–42 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 11, considered and passed Senate.

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–151: To amend title 11, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for a debtor under chapter 13, and for other purposes. Public Law151 Public Law 117–151136 Stat. 1298 2022-06-21 2022-06-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–151—JUNE 21, 2022 136 STAT. 1298 Public Law117–151 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 11, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for a debtor under chapter 13, and for other purposes.

June 21, 2022

[S. 3823]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Bankruptcy

Threshold Adjustment

and Technical Corrections Act.
SECTION 1.

11 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act”.
SEC. 2. BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENTS.(a) Definition of Small Business Debtor.—Section 101(51D)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is amended—(1) in clause (i), by inserting “under this title” after “affiliated debtors”; and (2) in clause (iii), by striking “an issuer” and all that follows and inserting “a corporation described in clause (ii).”. (b) Adjustments for Inflation.—Section 104 of title 11, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “1182(1),” after “707(b),”; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting “1182(1),” after “707(b),”. (c) Who May Be a Debtor Under Chapter 13.—Section 109 of title 11, United States Code is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:“(e) Only an individual with regular income that owes, on the date of the filing of the petition, noncontingent, liquidated debts of less than $2,750,000 or an individual with regular income and such individual’s spouse, except a stockbroker or a commodity broker, that owe, on the date of the filing of the petition, noncontingent, liquidated debts that aggregate less than $2,750,000 may be a debtor under chapter 13 of this title.” . (d) Definition of Debtor.—Section 1182(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(1) Debtor.—The term ‘debtor’—“(A) subject to subparagraph (B), means a person engaged in commercial or business activities (including any affiliate of such person that is also a debtor under this title and excluding a person whose primary activity is the business of owning single asset real estate) that has aggregate noncontingent liquidated secured and unsecured debts as of the date of the filing of the petition or the date of the order for relief in an amount not more than $7,500,000 (excluding debts owed to 1 or more affiliates or insiders) not less than 50 percent of which arose 136 STAT. 1299 from the commercial or business activities of the debtor; and “(B) does not include—“(i) any member of a group of affiliated debtors under this title that has aggregate noncontingent liquidated secured and unsecured debts in an amount greater than $7,500,000 (excluding debt owed to 1 or more affiliates or insiders); “(ii) any debtor that is a corporation subject to the reporting requirements under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o(d)); or “(iii) any debtor that is an affiliate of a corporation described in clause (ii).” . (e) Trustee.—Section 1183(b)(5) of title 11, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “possession, perform” and inserting “possession—“(A) perform” ; (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated—(A) by striking “, including operating the business of the debtor”; and (B) by adding “and” at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(B) be authorized to operate the business of the debtor;” . (f) Confirmation of Plan.—Section 1191(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:“(3)(A) The debtor will be able to make all payments under the plan; or “(B)(i) there is a reasonable likelihood that the debtor will be able to make all payments under the plan; and “(ii) the plan provides appropriate remedies, which may include the liquidation of nonexempt assets, to protect the holders of claims or interests in the event that the payments are not made.” . (g) Technical Corrections to the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act.—Section 589a of title 28, United States Code is amended—(1) in subsection (c) by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “subsections (a) and (f)”; and (2) in subsection (f)(1)—(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “subsections (b) and (c)” and inserting “subsection (b)(5)”; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “needed to offset the amount” after “amounts”. (h) Effective Date; Applicability.—(1)

11 USC 104 note.

In general.—Subsections (b) and (c) and the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (2)

11 USC 101 note.

Retroactive application of certain amendments.—The amendments made by subsections (a), (d), (e), and (f) shall apply with respect to any case that—(A) is commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after March 27, 2020; and136 STAT. 1300 (B) with respect to a case that was commenced on or after March 27, 2020 and before the date of enactment of this Act, is pending on the date of enactment of this Act. (3)

28 USC 589a note.

Effective date of technical corrections to baia.—The amendments made by subsection (g) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2021. (i) Sunsets.—(1) In general.

Effective date.

11 USC 109 note.

—Effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act—(A) subsection (e) of section 109 of title 11, United States Code is amended to read as such subsection read on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) section 1182(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(1)

Definition.

Debtor.—The term ‘debtor’ means a small business debtor.” . (2) Amounts.

Applicability.

11 USC 109 note.

—For purposes of applying subsection (e) of section 109 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1)(A), the amounts specified in such subsection shall be the amounts that were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved June 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3823: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate.

June 7, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–152: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the “Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building”. Public Law152 Public Law 117–152136 Stat. 1301 2022-06-23 2022-06-23 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–152—JUNE 23, 2022 136 STAT. 1301 Public Law117–152 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the “Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building”.

June 23, 2022

[H.R. 1170]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TUSKEGEE AIRMAN LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT J. FRIEND MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, shall be known and designated as the “Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building”.
Approved June 23, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1170: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–153: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 South Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the “D. Edwina Stephens Post Office”. Public Law153 Public Law 117–153136 Stat. 1302 2022-06-23 2022-06-23 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–153—JUNE 23, 2022 136 STAT. 1302 Public Law117–153 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 South Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the “D. Edwina Stephens Post Office”.

June 23, 2022

[H.R. 2324]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. D. EDWINA STEPHENS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 South Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, shall be known and designated as the “D. Edwina Stephens Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “D. Edwina Stephens Post Office Building”.
Approved June 23, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2324: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, 8, considered and passed House.

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–154: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program. Public Law154 Public Law 117–154136 Stat. 1303 2022-06-23 2022-06-23 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–154—JUNE 23, 2022 136 STAT. 1303 Public Law117–154 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.

June 23, 2022

[H.R. 4591]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON COSTS, PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND OUTCOMES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.(a) In General.—Section 503 of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–407; 38 U.S.C. 5701 note prec.)

38 USC note

prec. 5701.

 is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):“(e)

Time periods.

Quarterly Reports.—“(1) Reports on costs of ehrm program.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021, and every 30 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter until the termination date specified in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the costs of the Electronic Health Record Modernization program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Each such report shall include, for the period covered by the report and for the total period beginning on the date of the enactment of the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 and ending on the date of the submittal of the report, a description of all actual expenses of, and driven by, such program, including any such expenses paid using—“(A) any funds appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs, for any source or account, expended by any organizational element of the Department or by the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office for the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program; “(B) any funds, from any source or account, expended by any organizational element of the Department for physical or technology infrastructure modifications, enhancements, improvements, or expansions at a facility of the 136 STAT. 1304 Department necessitated by, or related or pertaining to, the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program; and “(C) any funds, from any source or account, expended by any organizational element of the Department or by the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office for consultants, support contractors, or experts related or pertaining to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. “(2) Reports on performance metrics and outcomes.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021, and every 30 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter until the termination date specified in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the performance metrics and outcomes of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. Each such

Lists.

 report shall include, for the period covered by the report—“(A)

Assessment.

a list of the quality, performance, safety, or value metrics, key performance indicators, and other diagnostic or evaluation criteria in use to assess the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program and the electronic health record system, in general and at individual facilities, with respect to veterans, employees of the Department, and Departmental operations; “(B) an explanation of any change to any of such metrics, indicators, and criteria compared to the metrics, indicators, and criteria included in any previous report submitted under this paragraph; “(C)

Data.

the data supporting or demonstrating each such metric, indicator, and criteria compared to the data supporting or demonstrating such metric, indicator, or criteria as included in the previous report submitted under this paragraph; and “(D) a list of patient safety reports, incidents, alerts, or disclosures at each facility of the Department where the electronic health record system has been implemented. “(3)

Certification.

Termination date.—The requirement to submit a report under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives certification that the Electronic Health Record Modernization program has been fully implemented.” ; and (3)

Definitions.

in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(3) The term ‘electronic health record system’ means the electronic health record system implemented pursuant to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. “(4) The term ‘Federal Electronic Health Record Management Office’ means the office established under section 1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).136 STAT. 1305 “(5) The term ‘facility of the Department’ includes a joint facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.” .
Approved June 23, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4591: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 16, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 26, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–155: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, as the “Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building”. Public Law155 Public Law 117–155136 Stat. 1306 2022-06-24 2022-06-24 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–155—JUNE 24, 2022 136 STAT. 1306 Public Law117–155 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, as the “Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building”.

June 24, 2022

[H.R. 735]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ARTURO L. IBLETO POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, shall be known and designated as the “Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building”.
Approved June 24, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 735: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, 8, considered and passed House.

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–156: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the “Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building”. Public Law156 Public Law 117–156136 Stat. 1307 2022-06-24 2022-06-24 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–156—JUNE 24, 2022 136 STAT. 1307 Public Law117–156 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the “Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building”.

June 24, 2022

[H.R. 767]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, shall be known and designated as the “Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building”.
Approved June 24, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 767: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–157: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the “Patsy Cline Post Office”. Public Law157 Public Law 117–157136 Stat. 1308 2022-06-24 2022-06-24 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–157—JUNE 24, 2022 136 STAT. 1308 Public Law117–157 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the “Patsy Cline Post Office”.

June 24, 2022

[H.R. 1444]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PATSY CLINE POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the “Patsy Cline Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Patsy Cline Post Office”.
Approved June 24, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1444: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–158: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. Public Law158 Public Law 117–158136 Stat. 1309 2022-06-25 2022-06-25 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–158—JUNE 25, 2022 136 STAT. 1309 Public Law117–158 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes.

June 25, 2022

[S. 2089]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 1751 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS.(a)

42 USC 1753 note.

In General.—(1) Temporary lunch reimbursement.—Each lunch served under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 40 cents. (2) Temporary breakfast reimbursement.—Each breakfast served under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. (3)

Time period.

Limitation.—The additional reimbursement amounts authorized under this subsection shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. (4) Appropriations.—(A) In general.—There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection. (B) Disbursement.—A State agency shall disburse funds made available under subparagraph (A) to school food authorities participating in the school meal programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Extension of Waivers.—Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(1)—(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “due to the COVID–19 pandemic” after “(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” after the semicolon and inserting “or”; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:“(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program.” ;136 STAT. 1310 (2) in subsection (d)—(A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking “the following:” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through “A summary” in paragraph (1) and inserting “a summary”; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:“(e) Sunset.—“(1) Nationwide waivers.—The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. “(2) Waiver restriction.—After June 30, 2022, a waiver established or granted under subsection (a) shall only apply to schools or summer food service program food service sites—“(A) operating—“(i) the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(D); or “(ii) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)); and “(B) not operating the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(A). “(3) Other waivers.—“(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.—The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. “(B) Meal pattern waiver.—The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (c) shall expire on June 30, 2023. “(4) Limitations.—A waiver authorized by the Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after the date on which the authority of the Secretary to establish or grant that waiver under this subsection expires.” . (c)

Applicability.

Appropriation.—There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127) that apply—(1)

Time period.

only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to—(A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). (d)

42 USC 1760 note.

Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.—(1) In general.—For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))—(A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. (2) Sunset.—A nationwide waiver established by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 12(l) of the Richard B. 136 STAT. 1311 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be in effect after June 30, 2023.
SEC. 3.

42 USC 1766 note.

CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.(a) In General.—(1) Temporary additional reimbursement for 2022-2023 school year.—Each meal and supplement served under the program authorized by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents. (2) Limitation.—The additional reimbursement amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. (b) Tier Determinations for 2022-2023 School Year.—For the school year beginning July 2022, a tier II family or group day care home described in subsection (f)(3)(A)(iii) of section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall be considered a tier I family or group day care home for purposes of the program authorized under that section. (c) Appropriations.—There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 4. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET.(a) Rescissions.—(1) USDA.—(A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117–2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (B) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 751 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (2) Department of education.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (3) SBA.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Small Business Administration in section 5005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 91) and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2021) to carry out section 324 of such division of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a), $1,200,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (b) Additional Rescission.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture under the heading “Agricultural Programs—Office of the Secretary” in title I of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 505), $600,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.136 STAT. 1312 (c) Sunset.—Section 756 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (7 U.S.C. 2254c), is amended by striking “for fiscal year” and all that follows through “thereafter” and inserting “for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022”.
SEC. 5.

42 USC 1760 note.

OPERATIONALLY READY.  The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127).
Approved June 25, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2089: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 7, considered and passed Senate.

June 23, considered and passed House, amended. Senate concurred

 in House amendments with an amendment.

June 24, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–159: To make our communities safer. Public Law159 Public Law 117–159136 Stat. 1313 2022-06-25 2022-06-25 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–159—JUNE 25, 2022 136 STAT. 1313 Public Law117–159 117th Congress
An Act To make our communities safer.

June 25, 2022

[S. 2938]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
SECTION 1.

Florida.

JOSEPH WOODROW HATCHETT UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, shall be known and designated as the “Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States Courthouse and Federal Building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building”.
SEC. 2.

California.

LYNN C. WOOLSEY POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, shall be known and designated as the “Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building”.
SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a)

18 USC 1 note.

Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  DIVISION A— TITLE I— Sec. 11001.  Sec. 11002.  Sec. 11003.  Sec. 11004.  Sec. 11005.  TITLE II— Sec. 12001.  Sec. 12002.  Sec. 12003.  Sec. 12004.  Sec. 12005.  TITLE III— Subtitle A— Sec. 13101.  Subtitle B— Sec. 13201.  Subtitle C— Sec. 13301.  Sec. 13302.  Sec. 13303.  Sec. 13304.  Sec. 13305.  Subtitle D— Sec. 13401.  DIVISION B—
DIVISION A—MENTAL HEALTH AND FIREARMS PROVISIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>CHILDREN AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11001">SEC. 11001. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fb4552f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fb45531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb45532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb45533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional planning grants for states</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the planning grants awarded under paragraph (1), as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall award planning grants to States (other than States selected to conduct demonstration programs under paragraph (1) or (8) of subsection (d)) to develop proposals to participate in time-limited demonstration programs described in subsection (d) so that, beginning July 1, 2024, and every 2 years thereafter, up to 10 additional States may participate in the demonstration programs described in subsection (d) in accordance with paragraph (9) of that subsection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraphs (8) and (9)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb45539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that is furnished</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1315">136 STAT. 1315</page> “<quotedText>that is furnished by a State participating in an ongoing demonstration program under this subsection</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4553a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)(iii)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4553b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2025;</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4553c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (8)</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (8), during the first 24 fiscal quarter period (or any portion of such period) that the State participates in the demonstration program; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4553d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fb4553e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a State selected to participate in the demonstration program under paragraph (9), during the first 16 fiscal quarter period (or any portion of such period) that the State participates in the demonstration program.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4553f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1fb47c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a State that participated in a demonstration program under this subsection that has ended from receiving Federal financial participation under title XIX of the Social Security Act for amounts expended by the State under a State plan under such title (or a waiver of such plan) for providing medical assistance for items and services, and carrying out activities, including continuing to pay for services under the prospective payment system established under subsection (c), that were provided or carried out by the State under the demonstration program, to the extent such financial participation is otherwise available under such title.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through the year in which the last demonstration under this section ends</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>annually thereafter</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>Such recommendations shall include data collected after 2019, where feasible.</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1fb47c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb47c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 24 months after all demonstration programs under this section have ended, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final evaluation of such programs.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (8)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 years</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>6 years.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb47c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1fb4a36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Further additional programs</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb4a36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the States selected under paragraphs (1) and (8), the Secretary shall select any State that meets the requirements described in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1316">136 STAT. 1316</page> subparagraph (B) to conduct a demonstration program that meets the requirements of this subsection for 4 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to a State are that the State—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>was awarded a planning grant under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (c); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>submits an application (in addition to any application that the State may have previously submitted under this section) that includes the information described in paragraph (2)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb4a372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for selected states</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements applicable to States selected under paragraph (8) pursuant to subparagraph (C) of such paragraph shall apply in the same manner to States selected under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not select more than 10 States to conduct a demonstration program under this paragraph for each 2 fiscal year period.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb4a377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fb4a378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for purposes of awarding planning grants under subsection (c)(3), providing technical assistance to States applying for grants under such subsection, and carrying out demonstration programs under subsection (d), $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11002">SEC. 11002. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb4ca89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MEDICAID AND TELEHEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb566ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance to States on Furnishing Services Through Telehealth Under Medicaid and CHIP</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb566cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance and issue guidance to States on improving access to telehealth for services covered under Medicaid and CHIP, including with respect to:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>How States can adopt flexibilities under Medicaid and CHIP to expand access to covered services via telehealth, including when States may adopt such flexibilities without the need for approval of a State plan amendment or waiver.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Best practices regarding billing for services, including recommended voluntary billing codes, modifiers, and place of service designations and how such billing codes, modifiers, and designations can be used to create consistent data sets.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb566cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>Strategies for integrating telehealth services into value-based care models.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Best practices from States that have used Medicaid waivers and other Medicaid authorities to expand access to telehealth, including during the COVID–19 public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act on January 31, 2020, entitled “Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus”, including any renewal of such declaration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1317">136 STAT. 1317</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb566d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>Strategies to promote the delivery of accessible and culturally competent care via telehealth, including addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities, medically underserved urban and rural communities, racial and ethnic minorities such as American Indians and Alaska Natives, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individuals of different age groups including children, young adults, and seniors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb566d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>Strategies for training and providing resources to providers and patients on the use of telehealth, including working with interpreters to furnish health services and providing resources in multiple languages.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Integrating the use of existing video platforms that enable multi-person video calls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Best practices to support the delivery of covered services under Medicaid and CHIP via telehealth in schools, including specifically for the provision of mental health and substance use disorder services in such settings.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb566d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>Strategies for evaluating how the delivery of health services via telehealth affects quality, outcomes, and cost under Medicaid and CHIP.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Best practices for conveying information to beneficiaries regarding the availability of telehealth as an option to receive services covered under Medicaid and CHIP, including the availability of audio-only telehealth, the ability to receive such services from a patient’s home, and requirements related to in-person visits.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb566da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CHIP</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>CHIP</term>” means the State children’s health insurance program established under title XXI of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Medicaid</term>” means the program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb566de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1301/a/1">42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)</ref>) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11003">SEC. 11003. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb566df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORTING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb69f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance and Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall issue guidance to State Medicaid agencies, local educational agencies, and school-based entities to support the delivery of medical assistance to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries in school-based settings.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The guidance issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>include updates to the May 2003 Medicaid School-Based Administrative Claiming Guide, the 1997 Medicaid and Schools Technical Assistance Guide, and other relevant guidance in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1318">136 STAT. 1318</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>clarify that payments may be made to school-based entities under Medicaid for delivering assistance under Medicaid, including any such assistance provided in accordance with an individualized education program or under the policy described in the State Medicaid Director letter on payment for services issued on December 15, 2014 (#14-006);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>outline strategies and tools to reduce administrative burdens on, and simplify billing for, local educational agencies, in particular small and rural local educational agencies, and support compliance with Federal requirements regarding billing, payment, and recordkeeping, including by aligning direct service billing and school-based administrative claiming payment systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>include a comprehensive list of best practices and examples of approved methods that State Medicaid agencies and local educational agencies have used to pay for, and increase the availability of, assistance under Medicaid, including expanding State programs to include all Medicaid-enrolled students, providing early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment (EPSDT) services in schools, utilizing telehealth, coordinating with community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers and organizations, coordinating with managed care entities, and supporting the provision of culturally competent and trauma-informed care in school settings; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>provide examples of the types of providers (which may include qualified school health personnel) that States may choose to enroll, deem, or otherwise treat as participating providers for purposes of school-based programs under Medicaid and best practices related to helping such providers enroll in Medicaid for purposes of participating in school-based programs under Medicaid.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance center</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a technical assistance center to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>assist and expand the capacity of State Medicaid agencies and local educational agencies and school-based entities to provide assistance under Medicaid;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>reduce administrative burdens for such agencies and health centers or entities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>support State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and school-based entities in obtaining payment for the provision of assistance under Medicaid;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>ensure ongoing coordination and collaboration between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education with respect to the provision of, and payment for, assistance under Medicaid by local educational agencies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>provide information to State and local educational agencies and States on how to utilize funding <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1319">136 STAT. 1319</page> from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and other Federal agencies to ensure payment under Medicaid for assistance provided in school-based settings.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small and rural schools</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the technical assistance center includes resources which are specifically designed to help support small and rural local educational agencies in obtaining payment for the provision of assistance under Medicaid.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The technical assistance center shall, on a biennial basis, submit to the Secretary a report on the work of the center that identifies the areas where the most assistance was requested.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations authorization.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection, $8,000,000, for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb69f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb69f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations authorization.</p></sidenote>There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 for the Secretary to award grants to States for the purpose of implementing, enhancing, or expanding the provision of assistance through school-based entities under Medicaid or CHIP. A State shall not use any grant funds to provide medical assistance, child health assistance, or other health services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb69f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CHIP</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>CHIP</term>” means the State children’s health insurance program established under title XXI of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individualized education program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>individualized education program</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 602(14) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1401/14">20 U.S.C. 1401(14)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Medicaid</term>” means the program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">School-based entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>school-based entity</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a school-based health center, as that term is defined in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397jj/c/9">42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an entity that provides medical assistance in a school-based setting for which Federal financial participation is allowed under Medicaid.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1301/a/1">42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)</ref>) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb69f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State educational agency; local educational agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “State educational agency” and “local educational agency” have the meaning given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11004">SEC. 11004. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb6c598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d">42 USC 1396d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSTIC, AND TREATMENT SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb761d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1320">136 STAT. 1320</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>review State implementation of the requirements for providing early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services under Medicaid in accordance with sections 1902(a)(43), 1905(a)(4)(B), and 1905(r) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/a/43">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(43)</ref>, 1396d(a)(4)(B), 1396d(r)), including with respect to the provision of such services by managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and primary care case managers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify gaps and deficiencies with respect to State compliance with such requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide technical assistance to States to address such gaps and deficiencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>issue guidance to States on the Medicaid coverage requirements for such services that includes best practices for ensuring children have access to comprehensive health care services, including children without a mental health or substance use disorder diagnosis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after each date on which the Secretary completes the activities described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the most recent activities completed for purposes of such paragraph that includes the findings made, and descriptions of actions taken by the Secretary or by States as a result of such activities, and any additional actions the Secretary plans to carry out or that States are required to carry out as a result of such activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations authorization.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended, $5,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and $1,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb761e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb761e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States (in this subsection referred to as the “Comptroller General”) shall conduct a study evaluating State implementation under Medicaid of the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services benefit required for children by section 1905(a)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/a/4/B">42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)(B)</ref>) and as defined in section 1905(r) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/r">42 U.S.C. 1396d(r)</ref>) and provided in accordance with the requirements of section 1902(a)(43) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/a/43">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(43)</ref>), specifically with respect to State oversight of managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and primary care case managers, and shall provide recommendations as appropriate to improve State compliance with the requirements for providing such benefit, State oversight of managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and primary care case managers, and oversight of State programs under Medicaid by the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1321">136 STAT. 1321</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1) that includes the recommendations required by such paragraph, as well as recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb761eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Medicaid</term>” means the program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb761ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1301/a/1">42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)</ref>) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11005">SEC. 11005. </num><heading>PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS GRANTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fb84c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 330M of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–19">42 U.S.C. 254c–19</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section enumerator, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>330M</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>330M.</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or cooperative agreements</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>award grants</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes and tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a grant</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an award</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (G), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>developmental-behavioral pediatricians,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>psychiatrists,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (H), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provide information to pediatric health care providers about available mental health services for children in the community and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>assist</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>problems</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>conditions</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1fb84c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support to schools and emergency departments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb84c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to the activities required under paragraph (1), a pediatric mental health care access program referred to in subsection (a), with respect to which an award under such subsection may be used, may provide information, consultative support, training, and technical assistance to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb8736e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>emergency departments; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb8736f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Tribal educational agencies, and elementary and secondary schools.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for certain recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity receiving information, consultative support, training, and technical assistance under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall operate in a manner consistent with, and shall ensure <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1322">136 STAT. 1322</page> consistency with, the requirements of subsections (a) and (c) of section 4001 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with respect to such information, consultative support, training, and technical assistance.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and which may include a developmental-behavioral pediatrician</quotedText>” before the period at the end of the first sentence;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsections (c), (d), and (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe, or tribal organization</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsections (c) and (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a grant</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an award</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such grant</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such award</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grants</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>awards</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>award a grant</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>make an award</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the grant</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the award</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb8737a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb8737b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb8737c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb8737d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provide, or continue to provide, technical assistance to recipients of awards under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb8737e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb8737f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>award a grant or contract to an eligible public or nonprofit private entity (as determined by the Secretary) for the purpose of providing such technical assistance pursuant to this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb87380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$9,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$31,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>FIREARMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12001">SEC. 12001. </num><heading>JUVENILE RECORDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb984f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving NICS Examination of Juvenile Records</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including as a juvenile</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>such person</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at 16 years of age or older</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>institution</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (t)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(ii)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to subparagraph (C),</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>3 business days</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1323">136 STAT. 1323</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb984fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9ac0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the case of a person less than 21 years of age, in addition to all other requirements of this chapter—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>3 business days (meaning a day on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system, and the system has not notified the licensee that cause exists to further investigate a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9ac12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the case of such a person with respect to whom the system notifies the licensee in accordance with clause (ii) that cause exists to further investigate a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d), 10 business days (meaning a day on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system, and the system has not notified the licensee that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>transferring the firearm to the other person would violate subsection (d) of this section; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>receipt of a firearm by the other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section, or State, local, or Tribal law; and”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transfer or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>receipt</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g) or (n)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d), (g), or (n) (as applicable)</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transfer of a firearm to or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>receipt</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g) or (n)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d), (g), or (n) (as applicable)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9ac1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transfer of a firearm to or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>receipt</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9d32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g) or (n)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d), (g), or (n) (as applicable)</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9d32e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NICS requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9fa40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9fa41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements Relating to Background Checks for Persons Under Age 21</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a licensee contacts the system established under this section regarding a proposed transfer of a firearm to a person less than 21 years of age in accordance with subsection (t) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">section 922 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, the system shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9fa43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>immediately contact—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the criminal history repository or juvenile justice information system, as appropriate, of the State in which the person resides for the purpose of determining whether the person has a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d) of such section 922;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the appropriate State custodian of mental health adjudication records in the State in which the person resides to determine whether the person has a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d) of such section 922; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1324">136 STAT. 1324</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the person resides for the purpose of determining whether the person has a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d) of such section 922;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>as soon as possible, but in no case more than 3 business days, after the licensee contacts the system, notify the licensee whether cause exists to further investigate a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d) of such section 922; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>if there is cause for further investigation, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 10 business days, after the licensee contacts the system, notify the licensee whether—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>transfer of a firearm to the person would violate subsection (d) of such section 922; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>receipt of a firearm by the person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of such section 922, or State, local, or Tribal law.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9fa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">18 USC 922</ref> and note; <ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 USC 40901</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset of requirements to contact state and local entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective on September 30, 2032, paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>, and the provisions of law amended by those paragraphs are restored as if those paragraphs had not been enacted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9fa4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 USC 40901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Removing Outdated, Expired, or Erroneous Records</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fb9fa50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2032, each State and Federal agency responsible for the submission of disqualifying records under subsection (d), (g), or (n) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">section 922 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, to the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>) shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report detailing the removal from the system of records that no longer prohibit an individual from lawfully acquiring or possessing a firearm under such subsection (d), (g), or (n).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted by a State or Federal agency under paragraph (1) shall include pertinent information on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of records that the State or Federal agency removed from the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>) during the reporting period;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>why the records were removed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fb9fa54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>for each record removed, the nature of the disqualifying characteristic outlined in subsection (d), (g), or (n) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">section 922 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, that caused the State or Federal agency to originally submit the record to the system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12002">SEC. 12002. </num><heading>DEFINING “ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS”.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fba4875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s921/a">Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fba4876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (21)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with the principal objective of livelihood and profit</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to predominantly earn a profit</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1325">136 STAT. 1325</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fba4877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (22) through (29) as paragraphs (23) through (30), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fba4878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (21) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fba6f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>to predominantly earn a profit</term>’ means that the intent underlying the sale or disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents, such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms collection: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That proof of profit shall not be required as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes or terrorism. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>terrorism</term>’ means activity, directed against United States persons, which—</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fba6f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is committed by an individual who is not a national or permanent resident alien of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fba6f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life which would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fba6f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>is intended—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fba6f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fba6f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fba6f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12003">SEC. 12003. </num><heading>USE OF BYRNE GRANTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbabdb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Byrne JAG Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 501(a)(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10152/a/1">34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbabdb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or civil proceedings</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>criminal justice</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbabdb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>Implementation of State crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including but not limited to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>mental health courts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>drug courts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>veterans courts; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>extreme risk protection order programs, which must include, at a minimum—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process rights that prevent any violation or infringement of the Constitution of the United States, including but not limited to the Bill of Rights, and the substantive or procedural due process rights guaranteed under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, as applied to the States, and as interpreted by State courts and United States courts (including the Supreme Court of the United States). Such programs must include, at the appropriate phase to prevent any violation of constitutional rights, at minimum, notice, the right to an in-person hearing, an unbiased adjudicator, the right to know opposing evidence, the right to present evidence, and the right to confront adverse witnesses;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1326">136 STAT. 1326</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the right to be represented by counsel at no expense to the government;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbae4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>pre-deprivation and post-deprivation heightened evidentiary standards and proof which mean not less than the protections afforded to a similarly situated litigant in Federal court or promulgated by the State’s evidentiary body, and sufficient to ensure the full protections of the Constitution of the United States, including but not limited to the Bill of Rights, and the substantive and procedural due process rights guaranteed under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, as applied to the States, and as interpreted by State courts and United States courts (including the Supreme Court of the United States). The heightened evidentiary standards and proof under such programs must, at all appropriate phases to prevent any violation of any constitutional right, at minimum, prevent reliance upon evidence that is unsworn or unaffirmed, irrelevant, based on inadmissible hearsay, unreliable, vague, speculative, and lacking a foundation; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbb0bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>penalties for abuse of the program.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbb0bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Crisis Intervention Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10152">34 U.S.C. 10152</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbb0bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Crisis Intervention Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbb32ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote> General shall publish an annual report with respect to grants awarded for crisis intervention programs or initiatives under subsection (a)(1)(I) that contains—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbb32ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a description of the grants awarded and the crisis intervention programs or initiatives funded by the grants, broken down by grant recipient;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbb32f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbb32f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the effectiveness of the crisis intervention programs or initiatives in preventing violence and suicide;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbb32f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>measures that have been taken by each grant recipient to safeguard the constitutional rights of an individual subject to a crisis intervention program or initiative; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbb32f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbb32f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>efforts that the Attorney General is making, in coordination with the grant recipients, to protect the constitutional rights of individuals subject to the crisis intervention programs or initiatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12004">SEC. 12004. </num><heading>STOP ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbd2ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anti-straw Purchasing and Firearms Trafficking Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbd2ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1fbdcb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="932">“§ 932.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdcb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s932">18 USC 932</ref>.</p></sidenote> Straw purchasing of firearms</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>drug trafficking crime</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>has the meaning given that term in section 924(c)(2); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1327">136 STAT. 1327</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes a felony punishable under the law of a State for which the conduct constituting the offense would constitute a felony punishable under the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s951/etseq">21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.</ref>), or chapter 705 of title 46;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Federal crime of terrorism</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 2332b(g)(5); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the term ‘<term>felony</term>’ means any offense under Federal or State law punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Violation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase, or conspire to purchase, any firearm in or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce for, on behalf of, or at the request or demand of any other person, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such other person—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>meets the criteria of 1 or more paragraphs of section 922(d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>intends to use, carry, possess, or sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm in furtherance of a felony, a Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm to a person described in paragraph (1) or (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdcb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use in felonies, crimes of terrorism, or drug trafficking crimes</inline>.—</heading><content>If a violation of subsection (b) is committed knowing or with reasonable cause to believe that any firearm involved will be used to commit a felony, a Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 25 years.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1fbdcb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="933">“§ 933.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdcb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s933">18 USC 933</ref>.</p></sidenote> Trafficking in firearms</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It shall be unlawful for any person to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>ship, transport, transfer, cause to be transported, or otherwise dispose of any firearm to another person in or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, if such person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the use, carrying, or possession of a firearm by the recipient would constitute a felony (as defined in section 932(a));</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>receive from another person any firearm in or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, if the recipient knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such receipt would constitute a felony; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>attempt or conspire to commit the conduct described in paragraph (1) or (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdcb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1fbdcb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="934">“§ 934.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdcb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s934">18 USC 934</ref>.</p></sidenote> Forfeiture and fines</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forfeiture</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1328">136 STAT. 1328</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any person convicted of a violation of section 932 or 933 shall forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any provision of State law—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the result of such violation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdcb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>any of the person’s property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, such violation, except that for any forfeiture of any firearm or ammunition pursuant to this section, section 924(d) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Imposition</inline>.—</heading><content>The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation of section 932 or 933, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to section 932 or 933, that the person forfeit to the United States all property described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense under section 932 or 933 may be fined not more than the greater of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the fine otherwise authorized by this part; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount equal to twice the gross profits or other proceeds of the offense under section 932 or 933.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title iii authorization</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2516/1/n">Section 2516(1)(n) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 922 and 924</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 922, 924, 932, or 933</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Racketeering amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1961/1/B">Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 932 (relating to straw purchasing), section 933 (relating to trafficking in firearms),</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>section 1028</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Money laundering amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1956/c/7/D">Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 924(n)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 924(n), 932, or 933</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdcb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdf23e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdf23f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Directive to sentencing commission</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to its authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s994">section 994 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, and in accordance with this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend its guidelines and policy statements to ensure that persons convicted of an offense under section 932 or 933 of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>, and other offenses applicable to the straw purchases and trafficking of firearms are subject to increased penalties in comparison to those currently provided by the guidelines and policy statements for such straw purchasing and trafficking of firearms offenses. In its review, the Commission shall consider, in particular, an appropriate amendment to reflect the intent of Congress that straw purchasers without significant criminal histories receive sentences that are sufficient to deter participation in such activities and reflect the defendant’s role and culpability, and any coercion, domestic violence survivor history, or other mitigating factors. The Commission shall also review and amend its guidelines and policy statements to reflect the intent of Congress that a person convicted of an offense under section 932 or 933 of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>, who is affiliated with a gang, cartel, organized crime ring, or other such enterprise should be subject to higher penalties than an otherwise unaffiliated individual.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1329">136 STAT. 1329</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdf240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdf241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">18 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbdf242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 921. </p></sidenote>, United States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“932. </designator> <label>Straw purchasing of firearms.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“933. </designator> <label>Trafficking in firearms.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“934. </designator> <label>Forfeiture and fines.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdf243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Section 922</inline>(d).—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922/d">Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdf244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdf245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdf246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the matter following paragraph (9) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdf247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm or ammunition in furtherance of a felony, a Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense (as such terms are defined in section 932(a)); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdf248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm or ammunition to a person described in any of paragraphs (1) through (10).</content></paragraph> <continuation class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="x1fbdf249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">This subsection shall not apply with respect to the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector who pursuant to subsection (b) of section 925 is not precluded from dealing in firearms or ammunition, or to a person who has been granted relief from disabilities pursuant to subsection (c) of section 925.”</continuation></quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbdf24a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Section 924</inline>(a).—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s924/a">Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdf24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d), (g),</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbdf24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe195d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe195e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Whoever knowingly violates subsection (d) or (g) of section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe195f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Section 924</inline>(d).—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s924/d">Section 924(d) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe1960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>932, or 933,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 924,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe1961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe1962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe1963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe1964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe1965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>any offense under section 932 or 933.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe1966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Section 924</inline>(h).—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s924">Section 924 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe1967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe1968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Whoever knowingly receives or transfers a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such firearm or ammunition will be used to commit a felony, a Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime (as such terms are defined in section 932(a)), or a crime under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>), the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4801/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.</ref>), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>), or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1901/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>), shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1330">136 STAT. 1330</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe1969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Section 924</inline>(k).—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s924">Section 924 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (k) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe678a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1fbe678b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A person who smuggles or knowingly brings into the United States a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, with intent to engage in or to promote conduct that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe678c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is punishable under the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s951/etseq">21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.</ref>), or chapter 705 of title 46; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe678d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe678e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>constitutes a felony, a Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime (as such terms are defined in section 932(a)),</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1fbe678f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe6790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A person who smuggles or knowingly takes out of the United States a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, with intent to engage in or to promote conduct that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe6791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>would be punishable under the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s951/etseq">21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.</ref>), or chapter 705 of title 46, if the conduct had occurred within the United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe6792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe6793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>would constitute a felony or a Federal crime of terrorism (as such terms are defined in section 932(a)) for which the person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, if the conduct had occurred within the United States,</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1fbe6794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.”</continuation></paragraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe6795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe6796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s509">28 USC 509 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Firearms or Ammunition Transfers to Agents of Drug Cartels</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Justice, and any of its law enforcement coordinate agencies, shall not conduct or otherwise facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm or ammunition to an individual if any law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Justice involved with the transfer knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the recipient of the firearm or ammunition is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm or ammunition at all times.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbe6797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FFL Access to Law Enforcement Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe6798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901/b">34 U.S.C. 40901(b)</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe6799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1fbe679a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe679b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary background checks</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe8eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbe8eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations allowing licensees to use the national instant criminal background check system established under this section for purposes of voluntarily conducting an employment background check relating to a current or prospective employee. The Attorney General may not collect a fee for an employment background check under this subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before conducting an employment background check relating to a current or prospective employee under subparagraph (A), a licensee shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1331">136 STAT. 1331</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provide written notice to the current or prospective employee that the licensee intends to conduct the background check; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>obtain consent to conduct the background check from the current or prospective employee in writing.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>An employment background check conducted by a licensee under subparagraph (A) shall not be governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1681/etseq">15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Any individual who is the subject of an employment background check conducted by a licensee under subparagraph (A) the result of which indicates that the individual is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition pursuant to subsection (g) or (n) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">section 922 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, may appeal the results of the background check in the same manner and to the same extent as if the individual had been the subject of a background check relating to the transfer of a firearm.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s534">Section 534 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbe8eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>provide a person licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under chapter 44 of title 18 with information necessary to verify whether firearms offered for sale to such licensees have been stolen.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except for dissemination authorized under subsection (a)(5) of this section</quotedText>” before the period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbeb4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbeb4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34">34 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbeb4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 41101.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch5">chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations allowing a person licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, to receive access to records of stolen firearms maintained by the National Crime Information Center operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, solely for the purpose of voluntarily verifying whether firearms offered for sale to such licensees have been stolen.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbeb4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s534">28 USC 534 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory construction; evidence</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection or the amendments made by this subsection shall be construed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to create a cause of action against any person licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or any other person for any civil liability; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to establish any standard of care.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evidence</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence regarding the use or non-use by a person licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1332">136 STAT. 1332</page> systems, information, or records made available under this subsection or the amendments made by this subsection shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding for Existing ATF Anti-straw Purchasing Campaign</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbeb4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations authorization.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to continue and expand current efforts with existing partners to educate persons licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch44">chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and the public to combat illegal straw purchases of firearms.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local Law Enforcement Reimbursement for Assistance Provided to DHS-HSI to Prevent Illegal Trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 432(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s240/d/2">6 U.S.C. 240(d)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>salary reimbursement,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>administrative,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbeb4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbeb4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">18 USC 922 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section, or an amendment made by this section, shall be construed to allow the establishment of a Federal system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12005">SEC. 12005. </num><heading>MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf2a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defining </inline>“<inline class="smallCaps">Dating Relationship</inline>”.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s921/a">Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf2a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf2a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or by a person</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by a person</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf2a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, or by a person who has a current or recent former dating relationship with the victim</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf2a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf5120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="37">“(37)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1fbf5121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>dating relationship</term>’ means a relationship between individuals who have or have recently had a continuing serious relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf5122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Whether a relationship constitutes a dating relationship under subparagraph (A) shall be determined based on consideration of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf5123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the length of the relationship;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf5124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the nature of the relationship; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf5125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the frequency and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf5126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context does not constitute a dating relationship under subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf5127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbf5128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s921">18 USC 921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Retroactive Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to any conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence entered before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf5129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on Convictions of Crimes of Domestic Violence With Respect to Dating Relationships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s921/a/33">Section 921(a)(33) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf512a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf512b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraphs (B) and (C)</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1333">136 STAT. 1333</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf512c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>State,,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>State,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fbf512d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fbf783e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an individual in a dating relationship for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had firearm rights restored unless the expungement, pardon, or restoration of rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbf783f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That, in the case of a person who has not more than 1 conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an individual in a dating relationship, and is not otherwise prohibited under this chapter, the person shall not be disqualified from shipping, transport, possession, receipt, or purchase of a firearm under this chapter if 5 years have elapsed from the later of the judgment of conviction or the completion of the person’s custodial or supervisory sentence, if any, and the person has not subsequently been convicted of another such offense, a misdemeanor under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law which has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, or any other offense that would disqualify the person under section 922(g).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbf7840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote> The national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>) shall be updated to reflect the status of the person. Restoration under this subparagraph is not available for a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.”</proviso></content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Extension of Moratorium</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13101">SEC. 13101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE ANTI-KICKBACK STATUTE SAFE HARBOR PROTECTION FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 90006 of division I of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320a–7b">42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Medicare Improvement Fund</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13201">SEC. 13201. </num><heading>MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395iii/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2021, $5,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022, $7,500,000,000</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1334">136 STAT. 1334</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbf9f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Luke and Alex School Safety</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbf9f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13301">SEC. 13301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fbf9f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665k">6 USC 665k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13302">SEC. 13302. </num><heading>FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc01484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc01485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665k">6 USC 665k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s651/etseq">6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1fc0d7d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="2220D">“SEC. 2220D. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0fee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665k">6 USC 665k</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc0fee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0feea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices (in this section referred to as the ‘Clearinghouse’) within the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0feeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0feec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0feed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0feee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The Clearinghouse shall serve as a Federal resource to identify and publish online through SchoolSafety.gov, or any successor website, evidence-based practices and recommendations to improve school safety for use by State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State and local law enforcement agencies, health professionals, and the general public.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0feef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assignments</inline>.—</heading><content>The Clearinghouse shall be assigned such personnel and resources as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detailees</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may detail personnel to the Clearinghouse.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Paperwork reduction act</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any rulemaking or information collection required under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal advisory committee act</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply for the purposes of carrying out this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0fef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clearinghouse Contents</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0fef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0fef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In identifying the evidence-based practices and recommendations for the Clearinghouse, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fefa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>consult with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations, including civil rights and disability rights organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fefb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>consult with the Secretary of Education to ensure that evidence-based practices published by the Clearinghouse are aligned with evidence-based practices to support a positive and safe learning environment for all students.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1335">136 STAT. 1335</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fefc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for evidence-based practices and recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fefd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>include comprehensive evidence-based school safety measures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0fefe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>include the evidence or research rationale supporting the determination of the Clearinghouse that the evidence-based practice or recommendation under subparagraph (A) has been shown to have a significant effect on improving the health, safety, and welfare of persons in school settings, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0feff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>relevant research that is evidence-based, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>), supporting the evidence-based practice or recommendation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>findings and data from previous Federal or State commissions recommending improvements to the safety posture of a school; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>other supportive evidence or findings relied upon by the Clearinghouse in determining evidence-based practices and recommendations, as determined in consultation with the officers described in subsection (a)(3)(B);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>include information on Federal programs for which implementation of each evidence-based practice or recommendation is an eligible use for the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>be consistent with Federal civil rights laws, including title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12131/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.</ref>), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s701/etseq">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</ref>), and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000d/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>include options for developmentally appropriate recommendations for use in educational settings with respect to children’s ages and physical, social, sensory, and emotionally developmental statuses.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Past commission recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Clearinghouse shall present, as determined in consultation with the officers described in subsection (a)(3)(B), Federal, State, local, Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental organization issued best practices and recommendations and identify any best practice or recommendation of the Clearinghouse that was previously issued by any such organization or commission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance and Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may produce and publish materials on the Clearinghouse to assist and train educational agencies and law enforcement agencies on the implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuous Improvement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>collect for the purpose of continuous improvement of the Clearinghouse—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Clearinghouse data analytics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>user feedback on the implementation of resources, evidence-based practices, and recommendations identified by the Clearinghouse; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1336">136 STAT. 1336</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>any evaluations conducted on implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>regularly assess and identify Clearinghouse evidence-based practices and recommendations for which there are no resources available through Federal Government programs for implementation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>establish an external advisory board, which shall be comprised of appropriate State, local, Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations, including organizations representing parents of elementary and secondary school students, representative from civil rights organizations, representatives of disability rights organizations, representatives of educators, representatives of law enforcement, and nonprofit school safety and security organizations, to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provide feedback on the implementation of evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>propose additional recommendations for evidence-based practices for inclusion in the Clearinghouse that meet the requirements described in subsection (b)(2)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parental Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Clearinghouse shall produce materials in accessible formats to assist parents and legal guardians of students with identifying relevant Clearinghouse resources related to supporting the implementation of Clearinghouse evidence-based practices and recommendations.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc0ff1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/116/2135">116 Stat. 2135</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 2220D. </designator> <label>Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13303">SEC. 13303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc0ff1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc1262c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665k">6 USC 665k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NOTIFICATION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc19b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification by the Secretary of Education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Education shall provide written notification of the publication of the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices (referred to in this section and section 13304 as the “Clearinghouse”), as required to be established under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 13302 of this Act, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>every State and local educational agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>other Department of Education partners in the implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc19b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification by the Secretary of Homeland Security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide written notification of the publication of the Clearinghouse, as required to be established under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 13302 of this Act, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>every State homeland security advisor;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>every State department of homeland security; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1337">136 STAT. 1337</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>other Department of Homeland Security partners in the implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc19b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide written notification of the publication of the Clearinghouse, as required to be established under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 13302 of this Act, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>every State department of public health; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>other Department of Health and Human Services partners in the implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc19b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification by the Attorney General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General shall provide written notification of the publication of the Clearinghouse, as required to be established under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 13302 of this Act, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>every State department of justice; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc19b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>other Department of Justice partners in the implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Attorney General.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13304">SEC. 13304. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc19b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665k">6 USC 665k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GRANT PROGRAM REVIEW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc1e98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc1e98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Grants and Resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Clearinghouse or the external advisory board established under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this subtitle, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc1e98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>review grant programs and identify any grant program that may be used to implement evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc1e98e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc1e98f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc1e990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>identify any evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse for which there is not a Federal grant program that may be used for the purposes of implementing the evidence-based practice or recommendation as applicable to the agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc1e991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc1e992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>periodically report any findings under paragraph (2) to the appropriate committees of Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc1e993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State Grants and Resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Clearinghouse shall, to the extent practicable, identify, for each State—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc1e994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>each agency responsible for school safety in the State, or any State that does not have such an agency designated;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc1e995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any grant program that may be used for the purposes of implementing evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc1e996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any resources other than grant programs that may be used to assist in implementation of evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13305">SEC. 13305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc1e997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665k">6 USC 665k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc237b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to create, satisfy, or waive any requirement under—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc237b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12131/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc237ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s701/etseq">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1338">136 STAT. 1338</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc237bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000d/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc237bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1681/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc237bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc237be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Federally Developed, Mandated, or Endorsed Curriculum</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to authorize any officer or employee of the Federal Government to engage in an activity otherwise prohibited under section 103(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s3403/b">20 U.S.C. 3403(b)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Amendment on ESEA Funding</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13401">SEC. 13401. </num><heading>AMENDMENT ON ESEA FUNDING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fc25ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7906">20 U.S.C. 7906</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc25ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc25ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc25ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1fc25ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>for the provision to any person of a dangerous weapon, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s930/g/2">section 930(g)(2) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or training in the use of a dangerous weapon.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION B—

Bipartisan Safer Communities

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

APPROPRIATIONS
   The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
<num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Bureau of Investigation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to meet additional resource needs of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State and Local Law Enforcement Activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Justice Programs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and local law enforcement assistance</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fc2d406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance”, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to be administered by the Office of Justice Programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1339">136 STAT. 1339</page> fiscal year 2023, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc2d407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$750,000,000 shall be awarded pursuant to the formula allocation (adjusted in proportion to the relative amounts statutorily designated therefor) that was used in the fiscal year prior to the year for which funds are provided for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Acts of 1968 (<ref href="/us/pl/90/351">Public Law 90–351</ref>) (the “1968 Act”), and shall be for the purposes described in section 501(a)(1)(I) of title I of the 1968 Act, as amended by title II of division A of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the allocation provisions under sections 505(a) through (e), the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), and section 1001(c) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply to the amount described in this paragraph;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc2d408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$200,000,000 shall be for grants administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc2d409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$200,000,000 shall be for grants to the States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, including grants to assist States in providing disqualifying juvenile records under subsection (g) or (n) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s922">section 922 of title 18, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc2d40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That the grants described in this paragraph shall be available to State criminal record repositories and State court systems; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc2d40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$250,000,000 shall be for a community violence intervention and prevention initiative.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Oriented Policing Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community oriented policing services programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Community Oriented Policing Services Programs”, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for competitive grants to be administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1340">136 STAT. 1340</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 21001. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this title may be transferred in this or any future fiscal year pursuant to the authority in section 205 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, or any successor provision in a subsequently enacted appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 21002.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc2fb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc2fb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc2fb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1fc3222f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Department of Justice shall provide a detailed spend plan for the fiscal year 2022 and 2023 funds made available in this title to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the enactment of this Act and, for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Attorney General shall submit a detailed spend plan for the funds made available in this title in that fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc32230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The spend plan described in subsection (a) shall include a specific and detailed description of the intended administration, review processes, allowable purposes, eligibility requirements, and priority areas or weightings for the grant programs funded in this title.</content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health surveillance and program support</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fc4cfe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Health Surveillance and Program Support”, $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $312,500,000, to remain available until December 31, 2022, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $162,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $162,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, and $162,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025, unless stated otherwise—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc4cfe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$250,000,000 shall be for grants for the community mental health services block grant program under subpart I of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc4cfe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$40,000,000 shall be for National Child Traumatic Stress Network;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc4cfe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$240,000,000 shall be for activities and services under Project AWARE, of which no less than $28,000,000 shall be for activities described in <ref href="/us/pl/115/271/s7134">section 7134 of Public Law 115–271</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc4cfe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$120,000,000 shall be for Mental Health Awareness Training; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc4cfe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$150,000,000 shall be for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for fiscal year 2022.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1341">136 STAT. 1341</page></content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health and social services emergency fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fc51e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund”, $190,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $82,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2022, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, unless stated otherwise—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc51e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$60,000,000 shall be for primary care training and enhancement under section 747 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s293k">42 U.S.C. 293k</ref>) to provide mental and behavioral health care training as part of the training of pediatricians and other primary care clinicians who plan to provide care for pediatric populations and other vulnerable populations, such as victims of abuse or trauma, and individuals with mental health or substance use disorders: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 747(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s293k/c/2">42 U.S.C. 293k(c)(2)</ref>) shall not apply to funding made available in this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be transferred to “Health Resources and Services Administration—Health Workforce”;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc51e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$80,000,000 shall be for pediatric mental health care access under section 330M of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–19">42 U.S.C. 254c–19</ref>), in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025: <proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be transferred to “Health Resources and Services Administration—Maternal and Child Health”; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc51e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for carrying out subsection (b) of section 11003 of division A of this Act for fiscal year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be transferred to “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Grants to States for Medicaid”.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">School Improvement Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “School Improvement Programs”, $1,050,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of title IV and part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “ESEA”), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $50,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be for carrying out part B of title IV of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall increase support for the implementation of evidence-based <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1342">136 STAT. 1342</page> practices intended to increase attendance and engagement of students in the middle grades and high school in community learning centers using funds in the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $1,000,000,000 shall be for activities under section 4108 of the ESEA and, notwithstanding section 4105 of such Act, States shall make awards on a competitive basis to high-need local educational agencies as determined by the State.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Safe Schools and Citizenship Education</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fc56c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Safe Schools and Citizenship Education”, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $200,000,000, to remain available until March 31, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2025, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2026, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than two percent of each of such amounts may be used for program administration, technical assistance, data collection, and dissemination of best practices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, the following amounts shall be available for the following purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc56c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$500,000,000 shall be for carrying out School Based Mental Health Services Grants, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fc56c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$500,000,000 shall be for carrying out Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grants, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 22001. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this title may be transferred in this or any future fiscal year pursuant to the authority in section 205 or section 302 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dH">division H of Public Law 117–103</ref>), or any successor provision in a subsequently enacted appropriations Act, or section 241(a) of the Public Health Service Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 22002. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc5933e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc5933f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1fc59341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Education shall each provide a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available to their respective Departments in this title, including estimated personnel and administrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That such plans shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until all funds are expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the spend plans shall be accompanied by a listing of each contract obligation incurred that exceeds $5,000,000 which has not previously been reported, including the amount of each such obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be briefed on obligations quarterly until all funds are expended.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1343">136 STAT. 1343</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22003"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 22003. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc59349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Education shall each provide biweekly obligation reports for funds made available to their respective Departments in this title, including anticipated uses of funds made available in this title, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc5934a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> That such reports shall be updated and submitted biweekly to the Committees until all funds are expended.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 23001. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this division is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 23002. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this division shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23003"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 23003. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this division, the additional amounts appropriated by this division to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23004"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 23004. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount provided by this division is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23005"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 23005.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1fc5e16b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Statutory PAYGO Scorecards<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The budgetary effects of each division of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc5e16c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of each division of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fc5e16d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fc5e16e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(7) and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division shall be estimated for purposes of section 251 of such Act and as appropriations for discretionary<?I13?><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1344">136 STAT. 1344</page> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1fc5e16f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4001 of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</continuation></content></subsection> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1fc60880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">accounts for purposes of the allocation to the Committee on<br/></continuation><page/> </section>

   This division may be cited as the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022”.

 Approved June 25, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2938: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and failed House.

May 17, 18, considered and passed House, amended.

June 21–23, Senate considered and concurred in
House amendment with amendments.

June 24, House concurred in Senate amendments.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

June 25, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–160: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes. Public Law160 Public Law 117–160136 Stat. 1345 2022-07-21 2022-07-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–160—JULY 21, 2022 136 STAT. 1345 Public Law117–160 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes.

July 21, 2022

[H.R. 8351]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Formula Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Formula Act”.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS FOR INFANT FORMULA.(a) In General.—Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is amended by inserting the following new subheadings in numerical sequence: “Infant formula, put up for retail sale:     9903.19.19Provided for in subheading 1901.10.16, 1901.10.26, 1901.10.36 or 1901.10.44FreeNo changeNo change     9903.19.20 Provided for in subheading 1901.10.29 or 1901.10.49FreeNo changeNo change     Infant formula:     9903.19.21Provided for in subheading 2106.90.97FreeNo changeNo change     9903.19.22Provided for in subheading 2106.90.99FreeNo changeNo change”. (b)

Applicability.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the date of enactment of this Act and before the close of December 31, 2022. (c) Waiver of Other Duties or Safeguards.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period described in subsection (b), articles of infant formula that are classifiable under any subheading added by the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be subject to—(1) any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the HTS; or (2) any other import quotas, tariff-rate quotas, additional duties, or any other duties, fees, exactions, or charges that otherwise would apply to such articles. (d) Entry Requirements.—In seeking to enter articles of infant formula duty-free under this Act, importers shall provide the applicable tariff classification for such articles under chapter 19 or chapter 21 along with the anticipated tariff classification under 136 STAT. 1346 subchapter III of chapter 99 (as added by subsection (a)) on applicable customs entry documents.
Approved July 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8351: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 15, considered and passed House.

July 21, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–161: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. Public Law161 Public Law 117–161136 Stat. 1347 2022-07-29 2022-07-29 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–161—JULY 29, 2022 136 STAT. 1347 Public Law117–161 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes.

July 29, 2022

[S. 144]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. ACCESS ROAD FOR DESERT SAGE YOUTH WELLNESS CENTER.(a) Acquisition of Land.—(1) Authorization.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road known as “Best Road”, beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road. (2) Compensation.—The Secretary shall pay fair market value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1). Fair market value

Determination.

 shall be determined—(A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and the owners of the land to be acquired. (3) Additional rights.—In addition to the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by subsection (b). (b) Construction and Maintenance of Road.—(1) Construction.—After the Secretary acquires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on that land a paved road that is generally located over Best Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California. (2) Maintenance.—The Secretary shall—(A) maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or136 STAT. 1348 (B)

Contracts.

enter into an agreement with Riverside County, California, to own, maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1).
Approved July 29, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 144 (H.R. 667): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–563, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying H.R. 667. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–5 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

May 26, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

July 18, 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–162: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. Public Law162 Public Law 117–162136 Stat. 1349 2022-08-03 2022-08-03 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–162—AUG. 3, 2022 136 STAT. 1349 Public Law117–162 117th Congress
An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes.

Aug. 3, 2022

[H.R. 1057]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act.

31 USC 5112 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  The Congress finds the following:(1) The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2004, and is located on the east end of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, opposite the Lincoln Memorial and west of the Washington Monument. (2) The dedication of the National World War II Memorial was the culmination of a 17-year effort that started on December 10, 1987 when the World War II Memorial Act was first introduced in the House of Representatives, and was authorized by an Act of Congress signed into law on May 25, 1993. Construction began September 4, 2001, after several years of fundraising and public hearings. (3) Opening to the public on April 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to all who served during World War II and acknowledges the commitment and achievement of the entire Nation. (4) The Memorial honors the more than 16,000,000 who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home. (5) It is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people to the common defense of the Nation and to the broader causes of peace and freedom from tyranny throughout the world. (6) Today, the Memorial is a top destination for millions of annual visitors from all over the country and the world. For many young visitors, their visit to the Memorial is a first glimpse to a grateful Nation’s remembrance of the sacrifices made by the World War II generation. (7) For World War II veterans, the Memorial is a special destination, a rendezvous point, and a gathering place for reunions and commemoration programs. (8) The Friends of the National World War II Memorial play a vital role in the preservation and maintenance of the 136 STAT. 1350 National World War II Memorial as a treasure for the American people, while helping to facilitate key commemorative and educational programs at the Memorial to pay tribute to America’s “Greatest Generation” and their efforts to preserve liberty for generations to come. (9) The National World War II Memorial stands as an important symbol of America’s national unity, a timeless reminder of the moral strength and power that flows when free people are at once united and bonded together in a common and just cause for liberty.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.(a) Denominations.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall mint and issue the following coin:(1) $5 gold coins.—Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which shall—(A) weigh 8.359 grams; (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. (2) $1 silver coins.—Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which shall—(A) weigh 26.73 grams; (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. (3) Half-dollar clad coins.—Not more than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall—(A) weigh 11.34 grams; (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and (C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. (b) Legal Tender.—The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. (c) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS.(a) Design Requirements.—(1) In general.—The designs of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the National World War II Memorial and the service and sacrifice of American soldiers and civilians during World War II. (2) Designation and inscriptions.—On each coin minted under this Act there shall be—(A) a designation of the value of the coin; (B) an inscription of the year “2024”; and (C) inscriptions of the words “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “United States of America”, and “E Pluribus Unum”. (b) Selection.—The designs for the coins minted under this Act shall be—(1)

Consultation.

selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Friends of the National World War II Memorial; and (2)

Review.

reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.136 STAT. 1351
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.(a) Quality of Coins.—Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. (b) Period for Issuance.—The Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2024.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.(a) Sale Price.—The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—(1) the face value of the coins; (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect to such coins; and (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). (b) Bulk Sales.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount. (c) Prepaid Orders.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins. (2) Discount.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.(a) In General.—All sales of coins issued under this Act shall include a surcharge of—(1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. (b) Distribution.—Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Friends of the National World War II Memorial to support the National Park Service in maintaining and repairing the National World War II Memorial, and for educational and commemorative programs. (c) Audits.—The Friends of the National World War II Memorial shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts received under subsection (b). (d) Limitation.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.  The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that—(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States Government; and136 STAT. 1352 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.
Approved August 3, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1057: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 26, considered and passed House.

July 27, considered and passed Senate.

Public Law 117–163: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s birth. Public Law163 Public Law 117–163136 Stat. 1353 2022-08-03 2022-08-03 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–163—AUG. 3, 2022 136 STAT. 1353 Public Law117–163 117th Congress
An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s birth.

Aug. 3, 2022

[H.R. 1842]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Harriet Tubman Bicentennial

Commemorative Coin Act.

31 USC 5112 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Harriet Tubman was a formerly enslaved abolitionist who guided about 70 people from slavery to freedom in 10 years. (2) Born in March 1822, Tubman was a notable abolitionist who not only freed herself, but also freed others from slavery. (3) Harriet Ross Tubman, born Araminta “Minty” Ross, was born enslaved on the plantation of Anthony Thompson in Dorchester County, Maryland. (4) With the help of the Underground Railroad network, in the fall of 1849, Tubman escaped from Poplar Neck in Caroline County, Maryland, heading north to freedom in Pennsylvania. (5) With the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act as part of the Compromise of 1850, the operations to help enslaved persons escape became dangerous and she risked her life to rescue them from slavery. (6) Despite passage of the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act, Tubman continued her work, escorting her refugees to Canada instead. (7) It was during the 1850s that Tubman made 13 trips back to Maryland, guiding approximately 70 enslaved persons to the North, including family members, and providing instruction to about 70 more who found their way to freedom on their own. (8) Regardless of the arduous process of helping fugitive enslaved persons escape through the Underground Railroad, not a single person was recaptured under Tubman’s supervision. (9) During 1859, Tubman aided abolitionist John Brown by recruiting supporters for his raid on Harper’s Ferry, a planned insurrection against slaveholders in Virginia and Maryland.136 STAT. 1354 (10) In the beginning of the Civil War, Tubman served as a spy, cook, and nurse in South Carolina and Florida. (11) Tubman also recruited newly freed African-American men to join regiments of African-American soldiers called United States Colored Troops. (12) In recognition of her abilities, Tubman served as an army scout and spy for Major General David Hunter and Colonel James Montgomery. Harriet Tubman was inducted into the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame. (13) Tubman distinguished herself as the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War, the Combahee River Raid, resulting in more than 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina being freed. (14) After the Civil War, Tubman frequently sheltered and fed newly freed enslaved persons at her home on South Street in Auburn, New York, which she purchased from Secretary of State William Henry Seward, even though she had little money herself. She found a means to an end by working as a domestic, selling produce from her garden, taking in donations of food, loans from friends, and raising pigs on her farm. (15) Tubman became active in the women’s movement as early as 1860. She attended meetings and gave speeches in her home State of New York, as well as in Boston and Washington, D.C. (16) Tubman was an avid advocate for African-American women and their civil rights. In 1896, she was invited as a speaker at the first meeting of the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C. (17) Although living in financial insecurity, Tubman transferred a 25-acre parcel of land to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 1903, which eventually became The Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged and Indigent Negroes. At the time, few social services existed for elderly and ill people of color. (18) Escaping slavery, risking everything to save her family and friends, aiding enslaved persons in escape from slavery, leading a military raid, championing the cause of women’s suffrage, advocating for civil rights and access to health care, Harriet Tubman is an individual that has performed achievements that have had profound impacts on history and culture in the United States.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.(a) Denominations.—In commemoration of Harriet Tubman, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) shall mint and issue the following coins:(1) $5 gold coins.—Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which shall—(A) weigh 8.359 grams; (B) be struck on a planchet having a diameter of 0.850 inches; and (C) contain at least 90 percent gold. (2) $1 silver coins.—Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which shall—(A) weigh 26.73 grams; (B) be struck on a planchet having a diameter of 1.500 inches; and136 STAT. 1355 (C) contain at least 90 percent silver. (3) Half-dollar clad coins.—Not more than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall—(A) weigh 11.34 grams; (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and (C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. (b) Legal Tender.—The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. (c) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS.(a) Design Requirements.—(1) In general.—The designs of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the legacy of Harriet Tubman as an abolitionist. At least one obverse design shall bear the image of Harriet Tubman. (2) Designation and inscriptions.—On each coin minted under this Act, there shall be—(A) an inscription of Harriet Tubman; (B) a designation of the value of the coin; (C) an inscription of the year “2024”; and (D) inscriptions of the words “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “United States of America”, and “E Pluribus Unum”. (b) Selection.—The designs for the coins minted under this Act shall be—(1)

Consultation.

selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. in Auburn, New York, and the Commission of the Fine Arts; and (2)

Review.

reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.(a) Quality of Coins.—Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. (b) Mint Facility.—Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act. (c) Period for Issuance.—The Secretary may issue coins under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.(a) Sale Price.—The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—(1) the face value of the coins; (2) the surcharge provided under section 7(a) with respect to the coins; and (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). (b) Bulk Sales.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount. (c) Prepaid Orders.—136 STAT. 1356 (1) In general.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of the coins. (2) Discount.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.(a) In General.—All sales of coins issued under this Act shall include—(1) a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coins; (2) a surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coins; and (3) a surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. (b) Distribution.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary equally to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. in Auburn, New York, for the purpose of accomplishing and advancing their missions. (2) Exception.—Notwithstanding section 5134(f)(1) of title 31, United States Code, if an entity described in paragraph (1) of this subsection raises funds from private sources in an amount that is less than the total amount of the proceeds of the surcharge derived from the sale of the coins issued under this Act, the Secretary shall promptly pay to the other entity the proceeds of such surcharge. (c) Audits.—The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. in Auburn, New York, shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts received under subsection (b). (d) Limitation.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.  The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that—(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States Government; and (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, winning design compensation, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the United States Treasury, consistent 136 STAT. 1357 with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.
Approved August 3, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1842 (S. 697): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 26, considered and passed House.

July 27, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–164: To provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain persons, and for other purposes. Public Law164 Public Law 117–164136 Stat. 1358 2022-08-03 2022-08-03 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–164—AUG. 3, 2022 136 STAT. 1358 Public Law117–164 117th Congress
An Act To provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain persons, and for other purposes.

Aug. 3, 2022

[H.R. 3359]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Homicide Victims’ Families’

Rights Act

of 2021.
SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2.

34 USC 60901.

CASE FILE REVIEW.(a)

Determination.

In General.—The head of an agency shall review the case file regarding a cold case murder upon written application by one designated person to determine if a full reinvestigation would result in either the identification of probative investigative leads or a likely perpetrator. (b) Review.—The review under subsection (a) shall include—(1)

Analysis.

an analysis of what investigative steps or follow-up steps may have been missed in the initial investigation; (2)

Assessment.

an assessment of whether witnesses should be interviewed or reinterviewed; (3)

Examination.

an examination of physical evidence to see if all appropriate forensic testing and analysis was performed in the first instance or if additional testing might produce information relevant to the investigation; and (4)

Update.

an update of the case file using the most current investigative standards as of the date of the review to the extent it would help develop probative leads. (c) Certification in Lieu of Review.—In any case in which a written application for review has been received under this Act by the agency, review shall be unnecessary where the case does not satisfy the criteria for a cold case murder.

Records.

 In such a case, the head of the agency shall issue a written certification, with a copy provided to the designated person that made the application under subsection (a), stating that final review is not necessary because all probative investigative leads have been exhausted or that a likely perpetrator will not be identified. (d) Reviewer.—A review required under subsection (a) shall not be conducted by a person who previously investigated the murder at issue. (e) Acknowledgment.—The agency shall provide in writing to the applicant as soon as reasonably possible—(1) confirmation of the agency’s receipt of the application under subsection (a); and (2)

Notice.

notice of the applicant’s rights under this Act.136 STAT. 1359 (f) Prohibition on Multiple Concurrent Reviews.—Only one case review shall be undertaken at any one time with respect to the same cold case murder victim. (g)

Deadline.

Time Limit.—Not later than 6 months after the receipt of the written application submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the agency shall conclude its case file review and reach a conclusion about whether or not a full reinvestigation under section 4 is warranted. (h) Extensions.—(1)

Time period.

In general.—The agency may extend the time limit under subsection (g) once for a period of time not to exceed 6 months if the agency makes a finding that the number of case files to be reviewed make it impracticable to comply with such limit without unreasonably taking resources from other law enforcement activities. (2)

Notice.

Actions subsequent to waiver.—For cases for which the time limit in subsection (g) is extended, the agency shall provide notice and an explanation of its reasoning to one designated person who filed the written application pursuant to this section.
SEC. 3.

34 USC 60902.

APPLICATION.  Each agency shall develop a written application to be used for designated persons to request a case file review under section 2.
SEC. 4.

34 USC 60903.

FULL REINVESTIGATION.(a) In General.—The agency shall conduct a full reinvestigation of the cold case murder at issue if the review of the case file required by section 2 concludes that a full reinvestigation of such cold case murder would result in probative investigative leads. (b)

Analyses.

Reinvestigation.—A full reinvestigation shall include analyzing all evidence regarding the cold case murder at issue for the purpose of developing probative investigative leads or a likely perpetrator. (c) Reviewer.—A reinvestigation required under subsection (a) shall not be conducted by a person who previously investigated the murder at issue. (d) Prohibition on Multiple Concurrent Reviews.—Only one full reinvestigation shall be undertaken at any one time with respect to the same cold case murder victim.
SEC. 5.

34 USC 60904.

CONSULTATION AND UPDATES.(a) In General.—The agency shall consult with the designated person who filed the written application pursuant to section 2 and provide him or her with periodic updates during the case file review and full reinvestigation. (b) Explanation of Conclusion.—The agency shall meet with the designated person and discuss the evidence to explain to the designated person who filed the written application pursuant to section 2 its decision whether or not to engage in the full reinvestigation provided for under section 4 at the conclusion of the case file review.
SEC. 6.

Time periods.

34 USC 60905.

SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS.(a) Case File Review.—If a review under subsection (a) case file regarding a cold case murder is conducted and a conclusion is reached not to conduct a full reinvestigation, no additional case 136 STAT. 1360 file review shall be required to be undertaken under this Act with respect to that cold case murder for a period of five years, unless there is newly discovered, materially significant evidence. An agency may continue an investigation absent a designated person’s application. (b) Full Reinvestigation.—If a full reinvestigation of a cold case murder is completed and a suspect is not identified at its conclusion, no additional case file review or full reinvestigation shall be undertaken with regard to that cold case murder for a period of five years beginning on the date of the conclusion of the reinvestigation, unless there is newly discovered, materially significant evidence.
SEC. 7.

34 USC 60906.

DATA COLLECTION.(a)

Effective date.

Publication.

In General.—Beginning on the date that is three years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of Justice shall publish statistics on the number of cold case murders. (b) Manner of Publication.—The statistics published pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, be disaggregated by the circumstances of the cold case murder, including the classification of the offense, and by agency.
SEC. 8.

34 USC 60907.

PROCEDURES TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE.(a)

Deadline.

Regulations.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall promulgate regulations to enforce the right of a designated person to request a review under this Act and to ensure compliance by the agency with the obligations described in this Act. (b) Procedures.—The regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall—(1)

Designation.

designate an administrative authority within the agency to receive and investigate complaints relating to a review initiated under section 2 or a reinvestigation initiated under section 4; (2)

Requirement.

require a course of training for appropriate employees and officers within the agency regarding the procedures, responsibilities, and obligations required under this Act; (3) contain disciplinary sanctions, which may include suspension or termination from employment, for employees of the agency who are shown to have willfully or wantonly failed to comply with this Act; (4) provide a procedure for the resolution of complaints filed by the designated person concerning the agency’s handling of a cold case murder investigation or the case file evaluation; and (5) provide that the head of the agency, or the designee thereof, shall be the final arbiter of the complaint, and that there shall be no judicial review of the final decision of the head of the agency by a complainant.
SEC. 9.

34 USC 60908.

WITHHOLDING INFORMATION.  Nothing in this Act shall require an agency to provide information that would endanger the safety of any person, unreasonably impede an ongoing investigation, violate a court order, or violate legal obligations regarding privacy.136 STAT. 1361
SEC. 10.

34 USC 60909.

MULTIPLE AGENCIES.  

Coordination.

In the case that more than one agency conducted the initial investigation of a cold case murder, each agency shall coordinate their case file review or full reinvestigation such that there is only one joint case file review or full reinvestigation occurring at a time in compliance with section 2(f) or 4(d), as applicable.
SEC. 11.

34 USC 60910.

APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies in the case of any cold case murder occurring on or after January 1, 1970.
SEC. 12.

34 USC 60911.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) The term “designated person” means an immediate family member or someone similarly situated, as defined by the Attorney General. (2) The term “immediate family member” means a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child, or step-child of a murder victim. (3) The term “victim” means a natural person who died as a result of a cold case murder. (4) The term “murder” means any criminal offense under section 1111(a) of title 18, United States Code, or any offense the elements of which are substantially identical to such section. (5) The term “agency” means a Federal law enforcement entity with jurisdiction to engage in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a cold case murder. (6) The term “cold case murder” means a murder—(A) committed more than three years prior to the date of an application by a designated person under section 2(a); (B) previously investigated by a Federal law enforcement entity; (C) for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted; and (D) for which no likely perpetrator has been identified.
SEC. 13.

34 USC 60912.

ANNUAL REPORT.(a) In General.—Each agency shall submit an annual report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate describing actions taken and results achieved under this Act during the previous year. (b) Report Described.—The report described in subsection (a) shall include—(1) the number of written applications filed with the agency pursuant to section 2(a); (2) the number of extensions granted, and an explanation of reasons provided under section 2(h); (3) the number of full reinvestigations initiated and closed pursuant to section 4; and (4)

Data.

statistics and individualized information on topics that include identified suspects, arrests, charges, and convictions 136 STAT. 1362 for reviews under section 2 and reinvestigations under section 4.
Approved August 3, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3359: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–280 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

July 25, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–165: To extend the statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID–19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Public Law165 Public Law 117–165136 Stat. 1363 2022-08-05 2022-08-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–165—AUG. 5, 2022 136 STAT. 1363 Public Law117–165 117th Congress
An Act To extend the statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID–19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Aug. 5, 2022

[H.R. 7334]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 9001 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

Deadlines.

EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN COVID–19 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAMS.(a) Certain Economic Injury Disaster Loans.—Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:“(16) Statute of limitations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a loan made under this subsection in response to COVID–19 during the covered period (as defined in section 1110(a) of the CARES Act) shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.” . (b) EIDL Advances.—Section 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(9) Statute of limitations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to the use of an advance received under this subsection shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.” . (c) Targeted EIDL Advances.—Section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(i) Statute of Limitations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to the 136 STAT. 1363 use of any amount received pursuant to this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.” .
Approved August 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7334: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–327 (Comm. on Small Business). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 7, 8, considered and passed House.

July 28, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Aug. 5, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–166: To amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes. Public Law166 Public Law 117–166136 Stat. 1365 2022-08-05 2022-08-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–166—AUG. 5, 2022 136 STAT. 1365 Public Law117–166 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes.

Aug. 5, 2022

[H.R. 7352]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 631 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

Deadlines.

FRAUD ENFORCEMENT HARMONIZATION.(a) Paycheck Protection Program.—Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(W) Fraud enforcement harmonization.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.” . (b) Paycheck Protection Program Second Draw Loans.—Section 7(a)(37) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(37)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(P) Fraud enforcement harmonization.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.” .
Approved August 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7352: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–328 (Comm. on Small Business). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 7, 8, considered and passed House.

July 28, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Aug. 5, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–167: Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Public Law167 Public Law 117–167136 Stat. 1366 2022-08-09 2022-08-09 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–167—AUG. 9, 2022 136 STAT. 1366 Public Law117–167 117th Congress
An Act Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

Aug. 9, 2022

[H.R. 4346]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  DIVISION A— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Sec. 104.  Sec. 105.  Sec. 106.  Sec. 107.  DIVISION B— Sec. 10000.  Sec. 10001.  Sec. 10002.  Sec. 10003.  TITLE I— Sec. 10101.  Sec. 10102.  Sec. 10103.  Sec. 10104.  Sec. 10105.  Sec. 10106.  Sec. 10107.  Sec. 10108.  Sec. 10109.  Sec. 10110.  Sec. 10111.  Sec. 10112.  Sec. 10113.  Sec. 10114.  TITLE II— Sec. 10201.  Subtitle A— Sec. 10211.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10221.  Sec. 10222.  Sec. 10223.  Sec. 10224.  Sec. 10225.  Sec. 10226.  Sec. 10227.  Sec. 10228.  Sec. 10229.  Sec. 10230.  Sec. 10231.  Sec. 10232.  Sec. 10233.  Sec. 10234.  Sec. 10235.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10241.  Sec. 10242.  Sec. 10243.  Sec. 10244.  Sec. 10245.  Sec. 10246.  Sec. 10247.  Sec. 10248.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10251.  Sec. 10252.  Sec. 10253.  Sec. 10254.  Sec. 10255.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10261.  Sec. 10262.  Sec. 10263.  TITLE III— Subtitle A— Sec. 10301.  Sec. 10302.  Sec. 10303.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10311.  Sec. 10312.  Sec. 10313.  Sec. 10314.  Sec. 10315.  Sec. 10316.  Sec. 10317.  Sec. 10318.  Sec. 10319.  Sec. 10320.  Sec. 10321.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10321.  Sec. 10322.  Sec. 10323.  Sec. 10324.  Sec. 10325.  Sec. 10326.  Sec. 10327.  Sec. 10328.  Sec. 10329.  Sec. 10330.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10331.  Sec. 10332.  Sec. 10333.  Sec. 10334.  Sec. 10335.  Sec. 10336.  Sec. 10337.  Sec. 10338.  Sec. 10339.  Sec. 10339A.  Sec. 10339B.  Sec. 10339C.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10341.  Sec. 10342.  Sec. 10343.  Sec. 10344.  Sec. 10345.  Sec. 10346.  Sec. 10347.  Sec. 10348.  Sec. 10349.  Sec. 10350.  Sec. 10351.  Sec. 10352.  Sec. 10353.  Sec. 10354.  Sec. 10355.  Sec. 10356.  Sec. 10357.  Sec. 10358.  Sec. 10359.  Sec. 10360.  Sec. 10361.  Sec. 10362.  Sec. 10363.  Sec. 10364.  Sec. 10365.  Subtitle F— Sec. 10371.  Sec. 10372.  Sec. 10373.  Sec. 10374.  Sec. 10375.  Subtitle G— Sec. 10381.  Sec. 10382.  Sec. 10383.  Sec. 10384.  Sec. 10385.  Sec. 10386.  Sec. 10387.  Sec. 10388.  Sec. 10389.  Sec. 10390.  Sec. 10391.  Sec. 10392.  Sec. 10393.  Sec. 10394.  Sec. 10395.  Sec. 10396.  Sec. 10397.  Sec. 10398.  Sec. 10399.  Sec. 10399A.  Subtitle H— Sec. 10399D.  Sec. 10399E.  Sec. 10399F.  TITLE IV— Sec. 10401.  Sec. 10402.  Sec. 10403.  Sec. 10404.  Sec. 10405.  Sec. 10406.  Sec. 10407.  TITLE V— Subtitle A— Sec. 10501.  Sec. 10502.  Sec. 10503.  Sec. 10504.  Sec. 10505.  Sec. 10506.  Sec. 10507.  Sec. 10508.  Sec. 10509.  Sec. 10510.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10511.  Sec. 10512.  Sec. 10513.  Sec. 10514.  Sec. 10515.  Sec. 10516.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10521.  Sec. 10522.  Sec. 10523.  Sec. 10524.  Sec. 10525.  Sec. 10526.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10531.  Sec. 10532.  Sec. 10533.  Sec. 10534.  Sec. 10535.  Sec. 10536.  Sec. 10537.  Sec. 10538.  Sec. 10539.  TITLE VI— Subtitle A— Sec. 10601.  Sec. 10602.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10611.  Sec. 10612.  Sec. 10613.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10621.  Sec. 10622.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10631.  Sec. 10632.  Sec. 10633.  Sec. 10634.  Sec. 10635.  Sec. 10636.  Sec. 10637.  Sec. 10638.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10641.  Sec. 10642.  Sec. 10643.  Sec. 10644.  Sec. 10645.  Sec. 10646.  Sec. 10647.  Sec. 10648.  Sec. 10649.  Subtitle F— Sec. 10651.  Subtitle G— Sec. 10661.  Subtitle H— Sec. 10671.  Subtitle I— Sec. 10691.  Subtitle J— Sec. 10701.  PART 1— Sec. 10713.  Sec. 10714.  Sec. 10715.  PART 2— Sec. 10716.  Sec. 10717.  Sec. 10718.  Sec. 10719.  Sec. 10720.  PART 3— Sec. 10722.  Sec. 10723.  Sec. 10724.  Sec. 10725.  Sec. 10726.  Sec. 10727.  Subtitle K— Sec. 10731.  Subtitle L— Sec. 10741.  Sec. 10742.  Sec. 10743.  Sec. 10744.  Sec. 10745.  Subtitle M— Sec. 10751.  Subtitle N— Sec. 10761.  Subtitle O— Sec. 10771.  Subtitle P— Sec. 10781.  TITLE VII— Sec. 10801.  Sec. 10802.  Subtitle A— Sec. 10811.  Sec. 10812.  Sec. 10813.  Sec. 10814.  Sec. 10815.  Sec. 10816.  Sec. 10817.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10821.  Sec. 10822.  Sec. 10823.  Sec. 10824.  Sec. 10825.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10831.  Sec. 10832.  Sec. 10833.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10841.  Sec. 10842.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10851.  Subtitle F— Sec. 10861.  Sec. 10862.  DIVISION C—
SEC. 2.

15 USC 4652 note.

REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.136 STAT. 1372
DIVISION A—

CHIPS Act

of 2022.

CHIPS ACT OF 2022
SEC. 101.

15 USC 4651 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “CHIPS Act of 2022”.
SEC. 102. CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS (CHIPS) FOR AMERICA FUND.(a) CHIPS for America Fund.—(1) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”) for the Secretary of Commerce to carry out sections 9902, 9904, and 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652, 4654, and 4656; Public Law 116–283).

Transfer authority.

Amounts in the Fund to carry out sections 9904 and 9906 of Public Law 116–283 shall be transferred to and merged with accounts within the Department of Commerce to be used for such purposes, except that amounts transferred to carry out section 9904 of Public Law 116–283 shall remain available until September 30, 2025. (2) Appropriation.—(A) In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Fund established in subsection (a)(1), out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—(i) for fiscal year 2022, $24,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $19,000,000,000 shall be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–283, $2,000,000,000 shall be for subsection (c) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283, $2,500,000,000 shall be for subsection (d) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283, and $500,000,000 shall be for subsections (e) and (f) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283; (ii) for fiscal year 2023, $7,000,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–283 and $2,000,000,000 shall be for subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283; (iii) for fiscal year 2024, $6,300,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–283 and $1,300,000,000 shall be for subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283; (iv) for fiscal year 2025, $6,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–283 and $1,100,000,000 shall be for subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283; and (v) for fiscal year 2026, $6,600,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall be for section 9902 of Public Law 116– 283 and $1,600,000,000 shall be for subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 9906 of Public Law 116–283.136 STAT. 1373 (B) Direct loans and loan guarantees.—The Secretary of Commerce may use—(i) up to $6,000,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2022 for section 9902 of Public Law 116–283 for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, as authorized by section 9902 of Public Law 116–283, provided that—(I) such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans and loan guarantees shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (II) these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans and total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $75,000,000,000; (ii)

Transfer authority.

up to 2 percent of the amounts made available in each fiscal year for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight purposes to carry out sections 9902 and 9906 of Public Law 116–283, of which $5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to oversee expenditures from the Fund; and (iii) up to $2,300,000 of the amounts made available in fiscal year 2022 to carry out section 9904 of Public Law 116–283. (3) Assistance for mature technology nodes.—Of the amount available in fiscal year 2022 to implement section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652), $2,000,000,000 shall be to provide Federal financial assistance to covered entities to incentivize investment in facilities and equipment in the United States for the fabrication, assembly, testing, or packaging of semiconductors at mature technology nodes under subsection (e) of that section, as added by section 103 of this Act. (4) Allocation authority.—(A)

President.

Submission of cost estimates.—The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project allocations of the full amount made available under subsection (a)(2)—(i)

Time period.

Deadline.

for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2026, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (B) Alternate allocation.—(i) In general.—The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection (a)(2), including by account, program, and project. (ii) Allocation by president.—(I) No alternate allocations.—If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, and 136 STAT. 1374 project, by the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) be allocated by the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (II) Insufficient alternate allocation.—If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, and project, for amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection, the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President and apportioned and allotted by account, program, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (b) CHIPS for America Defense Fund.—(1) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”) to provide for those requirements that are necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4653(b)).

Transfer authority.

 Amounts in the Fund shall be transferred to and merged with accounts within the Department of Defense to be used for such purposes. Amounts in the Fund or transferred to and merged with accounts within the Department of Defense may not be used for construction of facilities. (2)

Time periods.

Appropriation.—In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Fund established in subsection (b)(1), out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—(A) for fiscal year 2023, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023; (B) for fiscal year 2024, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024; (C) for fiscal year 2025, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025; (D) for fiscal year 2026, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026; and (E) for fiscal year 2027, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. (3) Allocation authority.—(A)

President.

Submission of cost estimates.—The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program element, and project allocations of the full amount made available under subsection (b)(2)—(i)

Deadline.

for fiscal year 2023, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2027, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.136 STAT. 1375 (B) Alternate allocation.—(i) In general.—The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection (b)(2), including by account, program element, and project. (ii) Allocation by president.—(I) No alternate allocations.—If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program element, and project, by the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of Defense for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall amounts made available under subsection (b)(2) be allocated by the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program element, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (II) Insufficient alternate allocation.—If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program element, and project, for amounts made available under subsection (b)(2) that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection, the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President and apportioned and allotted by account, program element, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (c) CHIPS for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund.—(1) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”) to provide for international information and communications technology security and semiconductor supply chain activities, including to support the development and adoption of secure and trusted telecommunications technologies, secure semiconductors, secure semiconductors supply chains, and other emerging technologies and to carry out sections 9905 and 9202(a)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4655 and 47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2)), as appropriate.

Transfer authority.

 Amounts in the Fund shall be transferred by the Secretary of State to accounts within the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Export-Import Bank, and the United States International Development Finance Corporation, as appropriate, to be used for such purposes and under the terms and conditions of the account to which transferred. (2) Appropriation.—(A)

Time periods.

In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Fund established in subsection (c)(1), out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—136 STAT. 1376 (i) for fiscal year 2023, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027; (ii) for fiscal year 2024, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028; (iii) for fiscal year 2025, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029; (iv) for fiscal year 2026, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030; and (v) for fiscal year 2027, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031. (B)

Transfer authority.

Use.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of State may use up to $5,000,000 of the amounts made available in each fiscal year for the Fund for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight purposes, of which $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State to oversee expenditures under the Fund. (3) Allocation authority.—(A)

President.

Submission of cost estimates.—The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, project, and activity allocations of the full amount made available under subsection (c)(2)—(i)

Deadline.

for fiscal year 2023, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2027, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (B) Alternate allocation.—(i) In general.—The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection (c)(2), including by account, program, project, and activity. (ii) Allocation by president.—(I) No alternate allocations.—If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, project, and activity, by the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall amounts made available under subsection (c)(2) be allocated by the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, project, and activity pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (II) Insufficient alternate allocation.—If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, project, and activity, for amounts made available under subsection (c)(2) that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection, the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President and apportioned and allotted by account, program, 136 STAT. 1377 project, and activity pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (d) Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund.—(1) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”) for the National Science Foundation for microelectronics workforce development activities to meet the requirements under section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656). (2)

Time period.

Appropriation.—In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Fund established in subsection (d)(1), out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—(A) for fiscal year 2023, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended; (B) for fiscal year 2024, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended; (C) for fiscal year 2025, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended; (D) for fiscal year 2026, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended; and (E) for fiscal year 2027, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. (3) Allocation authority.—(A)

President.

Submission of cost estimates.—The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project allocations of the full amount made available under paragraph (2)—(i)

Deadline.

for fiscal year 2023, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2027, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (B) Alternate allocation.—(i) In general.—The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under paragraph (2), including by account, program, and project. (ii) Allocation by president.—(I) No alternate allocations.—If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, and project, by the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall amounts made available under subsection (d)(2) be allocated by the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code.136 STAT. 1378 (II) Insufficient alternate allocation.—If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, and project, for amounts made available under subsection (d)(2) that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection, the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President and apportioned and allotted by account, program, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (e) Sequestration.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after “Continuing Fund, Southwestern Power Administration (89–5649–0–2–271).” the following:

  “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund.

  “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund.

  “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund.

  “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund”

. (f) Budgetary Effects.—(1) Statutory paygo scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). (2) Senate paygo scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (3) Classification of budgetary effects.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall not be estimated—(A) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; (B) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (C) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. (g) Limitation on Using Amounts for Stock Buybacks or the Payment of Dividends.—(1)

Determination.

In general.—A person receiving amounts appropriated under this section or from a covered fund may not use such amounts, as determined using the criteria for eligible uses of amounts under sections 9902(a)(4) and 9905(a)(4) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652(a)(4), 15 U.S.C. 4655(a)(4)), the activities under section 9903(b) of such Act 136 STAT. 1379 (15 U.S.C. 4653(b)), and the functions under 9906(c)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 4656(c)(2)) —(A) to purchase an equity security that is listed on a national securities exchange of such person or any parent company of such person; or (B) to pay dividends or make other capital distributions with respect to the common stock (or equivalent interest) of the person. (2)

Definition.

Covered fund.—In this subsection, the term “covered fund” means—(A) the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund; (B) the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund; (C) the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund; and (D) the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund.
SEC. 103. SEMICONDUCTOR INCENTIVES.(a) Definitions.—Section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651) is amended—(1) in paragraph (2)—(A) by striking “a private entity, a consortium of private entities, or a consortium of public and private entities” and inserting “a nonprofit entity, a private entity, a consortium of private entities, or a consortium of nonprofit, public, and private entities”; (B) by inserting “production,” before “or research and development”; and (C) by striking “of semiconductors.” and inserting “of semiconductors, materials used to manufacture semiconductors, or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (6), (8), (9), (12), and (13), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:“(5) The term ‘critical manufacturing industry’—“(A) means an industry, industry group, or a set of related industries or related industry groups—“(i) assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 31, 32, or 33; and “(ii) for which the applicable industry group or groups in the North American Industry Classification System code cumulatively—“(I) manufacture primary products and parts, the sum of which account for not less than 5 percent of the manufacturing value added by industry gross domestic product of the United States; and “(II) employ individuals for primary products and parts manufacturing activities that, combined, account for not less than 5 percent of manufacturing employment in the United States; and “(B) may include any other manufacturing industry designated by the Secretary based on the relevance of 136 STAT. 1380 the manufacturing industry to the national and economic security of the United States, including the impacts of job losses.” ; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (6), as so redesignated, the following:“(7) The term ‘foreign country of concern’ means—“(A) a country that is a covered nation (as defined in section 4872(d) of title 10 United States Code); and “(B)

Consultation.

Determination.

any country that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence, determines to be engaged in conduct that is detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.” ; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, the following:“(10) The term ‘mature technology node’ has the meaning given the term by the Secretary. “(11) The term ‘nonprofit entity’ means an entity described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.” . (b) Semiconductor Program.—Section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(1)—(A) by striking “for semiconductor fabrication” and inserting “for the fabrication”; (B) by inserting “production,” before “or research and development”; and (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting “of semiconductors, materials used to manufacture semiconductors, or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.”; and (2) in subsection (a)(2)—(A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking “; and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)—(i) in subclause (III), by striking “and” at the end; (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following:“(V) determined—“(aa) the type of semiconductor technology, equipment, materials, or research and development the covered entity will produce at the facility described in clause (i); and “(bb) the customers, or categories of customers, to which the covered entity plans to sell the semiconductor technology, equipment, materials, or research and development described in item (aa); and “(VI) documented, to the extent practicable, workforce needs and developed a strategy to meet such workforce needs consistent with the commitments described in subclauses (II) and (III);” ; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B)(ii) the following—136 STAT. 1381 “(iii) with respect to the project described in clause (i), the covered entity has an executable plan to identify and mitigate relevant semiconductor supply chain security risks, such as risks associated with access, availability, confidentiality, integrity, and a lack of geographic diversification in the covered entity’s supply chain; and “(iv) with respect to any project for the production, assembly, or packaging of semiconductors, the covered entity has implemented policies and procedures to combat cloning, counterfeiting, and relabeling of semiconductors, as applicable.” ; (D) in subparagraph (C)—(i) in clause (i)—(I) in subclause (II), by striking “is in the interest of the United States” and inserting “is in the economic and national security interests of the United States”; and (II) in subclause (III), by striking “and” at the end; (ii) in clause (ii)(IV), by striking “and” at the end; (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (v); and (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:“(iii) the Secretary shall consider the type of semiconductor technology produced by the covered entity and whether that semiconductor technology advances the economic and national security interests of the United States; “(iv) the Secretary may not approve an application, unless the covered entity provides a plan that does not use Federal financial assistance to assist efforts to physically relocate existing facility infrastructure to another jurisdiction within the United States, unless the project is in the interest of the United States; and” ; (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:“(D) Priority.—In awarding Federal financial assistance to covered entities under this subsection, the Secretary shall—“(i) give priority to ensuring that a covered entity receiving financial assistance will—“(I) manufacture semiconductors necessary to address gaps and vulnerabilities in the domestic supply chain across a diverse range of technology and process nodes; and “(II) provide a secure supply of semiconductors necessary for the national security, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, and technology leadership of the United States and other essential elements of the economy of the United States; and “(ii) ensure that the assistance is awarded to covered entities for both advanced and mature technology nodes to meet the priorities described in clause (i).” ; (3) in subsection (a)(4)(A), by striking “used for semiconductors” and inserting “used for the purposes”;136 STAT. 1382 (4) in subsection (a)(5)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “major”; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking “major”; and (C) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking “major”; (5) by inserting after subsection (a)(5) the following:“(6) Expansion clawback.—“(A) Definition of legacy semiconductor.—“(i)

Determinations.

Consultations.

In general.—In this paragraph, the term ‘legacy semiconductor’—“(I) includes—“(aa) a semiconductor technology that is of the 28 nanometer generation or older for logic; “(bb) with respect to memory technology, analog technology, packaging technology, and any other relevant technology, any legacy generation of semiconductor technology relative to the generation described in item (aa), as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence; and “(cc) any additional semiconductor technology identified by the Secretary in a public notice issued under clause (ii); and “(II) does not include a semiconductor that is critical to national security, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence. “(ii)

Deadline.

Time periods.

Public comment.

Notice.

Updates.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CHIPS Act of 2022, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter for the 8-year period after the last award under this section is made, the Secretary, after public notice and an opportunity for comment and if applicable and necessary, shall issue a public notice identifying any additional semiconductor technology included in the meaning of the term ‘legacy semiconductor’ under clause (i). “(iii) Functions of the secretary.—The functions of the Secretary under this paragraph shall not be subject to sections 551, 553 through 559, and 701 through 706 of title 5, United States Code. “(iv) Consultation.—In carrying out clause (ii), the Secretary shall consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense. “(v) Considerations.—In carrying out clause (ii), the Secretary shall consider—“(I) state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies in the United States and internationally, including in foreign countries of concern; and “(II) consistency with export controls relating to semiconductors. “(B) Definition of semiconductor manufacturing.—In this paragraph, the term ‘semiconductor manufacturing’—136 STAT. 1383“(i)

Consultation.

has the meaning given the term by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence; and “(ii) includes front-end semiconductor fabrication. “(C) Required agreement.—“(i)

Time period.

China.

In general.—On or before the date on which the Secretary awards Federal financial assistance to a covered entity under this section, the covered entity shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary specifying that, during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the award, subject to clause (ii), the covered entity may not engage in any significant transaction, as defined in the agreement, involving the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the People’s Republic of China or any other foreign country of concern. “(ii) Exceptions.—The prohibition in the agreement required under clause (i) shall not apply to—“(I) existing facilities or equipment of a covered entity for manufacturing legacy semiconductors; or “(II) significant transactions involving the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity that—“(aa) produces legacy semiconductors; and “(bb) predominately serves the market of a foreign country of concern. “(iii) Affiliated group.—For the purpose of applying the requirements in an agreement required under clause (i), a covered entity shall include the covered entity receiving financial assistance under this section, as well as any member of the covered entity’s affiliated group under section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, without regard to section 1504(b)(3) of such Code. “(D)

China.

Notification requirements.—During the applicable term of the agreement of a covered entity required under subparagraph (C)(i), the covered entity shall notify the Secretary of any planned significant transactions of the covered entity involving the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the People’s Republic of China or any other foreign country of concern. “(E) Violation of agreement.—“(i)

Deadline.

Consultation.

Notification to covered entities.—Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a notification described in subparagraph (D) from a covered entity, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall—“(I)

Determination.

determine whether the significant transaction described in the notification would be a violation of the agreement of the covered entity required under subparagraph (C)(i); and “(II) notify the covered entity of the Secretary’s decision under subclause (I). “(ii) Opportunity to remedy.—Upon a notification under clause (i)(II) that a planned significant 136 STAT. 1384 transaction of a covered entity is a violation of the agreement of the covered entity required under subparagraph (C)(i), the Secretary shall—“(I) immediately request from the covered entity tangible proof that the planned significant transaction has ceased or been abandoned; and “(II)

Time period.

provide the covered entity 45 days to produce and provide to the Secretary the tangible proof described in subclause (I). “(iii) Failure by the covered entity to cease or remedy the activity.—Subject to clause (iv), if a covered entity fails to remedy a violation as set forth under clause (ii), the Secretary shall recover the full amount of the Federal financial assistance provided to the covered entity under this section. “(iv)

Consultation.

Determination.

Mitigation.—If the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that a covered entity planning a significant transaction that would violate the agreement required under subparagraph (C)(i) could take measures in connection with the transaction to mitigate any risk to national security, the Secretary—“(I) may negotiate, enter into, and enforce any agreement or condition for the mitigation; and, “(II)

Waiver authority.

waive the recovery requirement under clause (iii). “(F) Submission of records.—“(i)

Review.

Compliance.

In general.—The Secretary may request from a covered entity records and other necessary information to review the compliance of the covered entity with the agreement required under subparagraph (C)(i). “(ii) Eligibility.—In order to be eligible for Federal financial assistance under this section, a covered entity shall agree to provide records and other necessary information requested by the Secretary under clause (i). “(G) Confidentiality of records.—“(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), any information derived from records or necessary information disclosed by a covered entity to the Secretary under this section—“(I) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and “(II) shall not be made public. “(ii) Exceptions.—Clause (i) shall not prevent the disclosure of any of the following by the Secretary:“(I) Information relevant to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding. “(II) Information that a covered entity has consented to be disclosed to third parties. “(III) Information necessary to fulfill the requirement of the congressional notification under subparagraph (H). “(H)

Deadline.

Congressional notification.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary finds a violation 136 STAT. 1385 by a covered entity of an agreement required under subparagraph (C)(i), and after providing the covered entity with an opportunity to provide information in response to that finding, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate Committees of Congress—“(i) a notification of the violation; “(ii) a brief description of how the Secretary determined the covered entity to be in violation; and “(iii)

Summary.

a summary of any actions or planned actions by the Secretary in response to the violation. “(I) Regulations.—The Secretary may issue regulations implementing this paragraph.” ; and (6) by adding at the end the following:“(d) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that, in carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary should allocate funds in a manner that—“(1) strengthens the security and resilience of the semiconductor supply chain, including by mitigating gaps and vulnerabilities; “(2) provides a supply of secure semiconductors relevant for national security; “(3) strengthens the leadership of the United States in semiconductor technology; “(4) grows the economy of the United States and supports job creation in the United States; “(5) bolsters the semiconductor and skilled technical workforces in the United States; “(6) promotes the inclusion of economically disadvantaged individuals and small businesses; and “(7) improves the resiliency of the semiconductor supply chains of critical manufacturing industries. “(e) Additional Assistance for Mature Technology Nodes.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall establish within the program established under subsection (a) an additional program that provides Federal financial assistance to covered entities to incentivize investment in facilities and equipment in the United States for the fabrication, assembly, testing, or packaging of semiconductors at mature technology nodes. “(2) Eligibility and requirements.—In order for an entity to qualify to receive Federal financial assistance under this subsection, the covered entity shall agree to—“(A) submit an application under subsection (a)(2)(A); “(B) meet the eligibility requirements under subsection (a)(2)(B); “(C)(i) provide equipment or materials for the fabrication, assembly, testing, or packaging of semiconductors at mature technology nodes in the United States; or “(ii) fabricate, assemble using packaging, or test semiconductors at mature technology nodes in the United States; “(D) commit to using any Federal financial assistance received under this section to increase the production of semiconductors at mature technology nodes; and “(E) be subject to the considerations described in subsection (a)(2)(C).136 STAT. 1386 “(3) Procedures.—In granting Federal financial assistance to covered entities under this subsection, the Secretary may use the procedures established under subsection (a). “(4) Considerations.—In addition to the considerations described in subsection (a)(2)(C), in granting Federal financial assistance under this subsection, the Secretary may consider whether a covered entity produces or supplies equipment or materials used in the fabrication, assembly, testing, or packaging of semiconductors at mature technology nodes that are necessary to support a critical manufacturing industry. “(5) Priority.—In awarding Federal financial assistance to covered entities under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to covered entities that support the resiliency of semiconductor supply chains for critical manufacturing industries in the United States. “(6) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $2,000,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. “(f)

Applicability.

Construction Projects.—Section 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3212) shall apply to a construction project that receives financial assistance from the Secretary under this section. “(g) Loans and Loan Guarantees.—“(1) In general.—Subject to the requirements of subsection (a) and this subsection, the Secretary may make or guarantee loans to covered entities as financial assistance under this section. “(2)

Determination.

Conditions.—The Secretary may select eligible projects to receive loans or loan guarantees under this subsection if the Secretary determines that—“(A) the covered entity—“(i) has a reasonable prospect of repaying the principal and interest on the loan; and “(ii) has met such other criteria as may be established and published by the Secretary; and “(B) the amount of the loan (when combined with amounts available to the loan recipient from other sources) will be sufficient to carry out the project. “(3)

Evaluations.

Reasonable prospect of repayment.—The Secretary shall base a determination of whether there is a reasonable prospect of repayment of the principal and interest on a loan under paragraph (2)(A)(i) on a comprehensive evaluation of whether the covered entity has a reasonable prospect of repaying the principal and interest, including, as applicable, an evaluation of—“(A) the strength of the contractual terms of the project the covered entity plans to perform (if commercially reasonably available); “(B) the forecast of noncontractual cash flows supported by market projections from reputable sources, as determined by the Secretary; “(C) cash sweeps and other structure enhancements; “(D) the projected financial strength of the covered entity—“(i) at the time of loan close; and136 STAT. 1387 “(ii) throughout the loan term after the project is completed; “(E) the financial strength of the investors and strategic partners of the covered entity, if applicable; “(F) other financial metrics and analyses that the private lending community and nationally recognized credit rating agencies rely on, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and “(G) such other criteria the Secretary may determine relevant. “(4) Rates, terms, and repayments of loans.—A loan provided under this subsection—“(A) shall have an interest rate that does not exceed a level that the Secretary determines appropriate, taking into account, as of the date on which the loan is made, the cost of funds to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity; and “(B)

Time period.

shall have a term of not more than 25 years. “(5) Additional terms.—A loan or guarantee provided under this subsection may include any other terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. “(6)

Determination.

Responsible lender.—No loan may be guaranteed under this subsection, unless the Secretary determines that—“(A) the lender is responsible; and “(B) adequate provision is made for servicing the loan on reasonable terms and protecting the financial interest of the United States. “(7) Advanced budget authority.—New loans may not be obligated and new loan guarantees may not be committed to under this subsection, unless appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of such loans and loan guarantees are made in advance in accordance with section 504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)). “(8) Continued oversight.—The loan agreement for a loan guaranteed under this subsection shall provide that no provision of the loan agreement may be amended of waived without the consent of the Secretary. “(h)

Deadline.

Audit.

Assessments.

Oversight.—Not later than 4 years after disbursement of the first financial award under subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce shall audit the program under this section to assess—“(1) whether the eligibility requirements for covered entities receiving financial assistance under the program are met; “(2) whether eligible entities use the financial assistance received under the program in accordance with the requirements of this section; “(3) whether the covered entities receiving financial assistance under this program have carried out the commitments made to worker and community investment under subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) by the target date for completion set by the Secretary under subsection (a)(5)(A); “(4) whether the required agreement entered into by covered entities and the Secretary under subsection (a)(6)(C)(i), including the notification process, has been carried out to provide covered entities sufficient guidance about a violation of the required agreement;136 STAT. 1388 “(5) whether the Secretary has provided timely Congressional notification about violations of the required agreement under subsection (a)(6)(C)(i), including the required information on how the Secretary reached a determination of whether a covered entity was in violation under subsection (a)(6)(E); and “(6) whether the Secretary has sufficiently reviewed any covered entity engaging in a listed exception under subsection (a)(6)(C)(ii). “(i) Prohibition on Use of Funds.—No funds made available under this section may be used to construct, modify, or improve a facility outside of the United States.” . (c) Advanced Microelectronics Research and Development.—Section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)—(A) in subclause (II), by inserting “, including for technologies based on organic and inorganic materials” after “components”; and (B) in subclause (V), by striking “and supply chain integrity” and inserting “supply chain integrity, and workforce development”; (2) in subsection (c)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) by inserting “and grow the domestic semiconductor workforce” after “prototyping of advanced semiconductor technology”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary may make financial assistance awards, including construction awards, in support of the national semiconductor technology center.”; and (B) in paragraph (2)—(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and capitalize” before “an investment fund”; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:“(C) To work with the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the private sector, institutions of higher education, and workforce training entities to incentivize and expand geographically diverse participation in graduate, undergraduate, and community college programs relevant to microelectronics, including through—“(i) the development and dissemination of curricula and research training experiences; and “(ii) the development of workforce training programs and apprenticeships in advanced microelectronic design, research, fabrication, and packaging capabilities.” ; (3) in subsection (d)—(A) by striking “the Manufacturing USA institute” and inserting “a Manufacturing USA institute”; and (B) by adding at the end the following: “The Director may make financial assistance awards, including construction awards, in support of the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program.”; (4) in subsection (f)—136 STAT. 1389(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “a Manufacturing USA Institute” and inserting “not more than 3 Manufacturing USA Institutes”; (ii) by striking “is focused on semiconductor manufacturing.” and inserting “are focused on semiconductor manufacturing. The Secretary of Commerce may award financial assistance to any Manufacturing USA Institute for work relating to semiconductor manufacturing.”; and (iii) by striking “Such institute may emphasize” and inserting “Such institutes may emphasize”; and (5) by adding at the end the following:“(h)

Applicability.

Construction Projects.—Section 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3212) shall apply to a construction project that receives financial assistance under this section.” . (d) Additional Authorities.—Division H of title XCIX of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 9909.

15 USC 4659.

ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.“(a) In General.—In carrying out the responsibilities of the Department of Commerce under this division, the Secretary may—“(1)

Contracts.

Grants.

enter into agreements, including contracts, grants and cooperative agreements, and other transactions as may be necessary and on such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate; “(2)

Payments.

make advance payments under agreements and other transactions authorized under paragraph (1) without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; “(3)

Requirement.

require a person or other entity to make payments to the Department of Commerce upon application and as a condition for receiving support through an award of assistance or other transaction; “(4)

Contracts.

procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; “(5)

Determinations.

Appointments.

notwithstanding section 3104 of title 5, United States Code, or the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees, make appointments of scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, and fix the basic pay of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Secretary at rates not in excess of the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, except that the Secretary shall appoint not more than 25 personnel under this paragraph; “(6)

Contracts.

with the consent of another Federal agency, enter into an agreement with that Federal agency to use, with or without reimbursement, any service, equipment, personnel, or facility of that Federal agency; and “(7) establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as the Secretary considers appropriate. “(b) Requirement.—Any funds received from a payment made by a person or entity pursuant to subsection (a)(3) shall be credited 136 STAT. 1390 to and merged with the account from which support to the person or entity was made”
. (e) Conforming Amendment.—The table of contents for division H of title XCIX of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended

134 Stat. 4843.

 by adding after the item relating to section 9908 the following: “9909.
SEC. 104.

15 USC 4652 note.

Deadline.

OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION.(a) Establishment.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall establish activities in the Department of Commerce, within the program established under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652), to carry out this section using funds appropriated under this Act. (b)

Coordination.

In General.—The Secretary of Commerce shall assign personnel to lead and support the activities carried out under this section, including coordination with other workforce development activities of the Department of Commerce or of Federal agencies, as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, as appropriate. (c) Activities.—Personnel assigned by the Secretary to carry out the activities under this section shall—(1)

Assessment.

assess the eligibility of a covered entity, as defined in section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651), for financial assistance for a project with respect to the requirements under subclauses (II) and (III) of section 9902(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) and (III)); (2) ensure that each covered entity, as defined in section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651),that is awarded financial assistance under section 9902 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 4652) is carrying out the commitments of the covered entity to economically disadvantaged individuals as described in the application of the covered entity under that section by the target dates for completion established by the Secretary of Commerce under subsection(a)(5)(A) of that section; and (3) increase participation of and outreach to economically disadvantaged individuals, minority-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and women-owned businesses, as defined by the Secretary of Commerce, respectively, in the geographic area of a project under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652) and serve as a resource for those individuals, businesses, and covered entities. (d) Staff.—The activities under this section shall be staffed at the appropriate levels to carry out the functions and responsibilities under this section until 95 percent of the amounts of funds made available for the program established under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652) have been expended.136 STAT. 1391 (e)

Effective date.

Public information.

Web posting.

Report.—Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of Commerce establishes the activities described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, as defined in section 9901(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651), and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Commerce an annual report regarding the actions taken by the Department of Commerce under this section.
SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL GAO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.(a) NDAA.—Section 9902(c) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652(c)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) in subparagraph (B)—(i) in clause (i), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and (ii) by adding at the end the following:“(iii) the Federal Government could take specific actions to address shortages in the semiconductor supply chain, including—“(I) demand-side incentives, including incentives related to the information and communications technology supply chain; and “(II) additional incentives, at national and global scales, to accelerate utilization of leading-edge semiconductor nodes to address shortages in mature semiconductor nodes; and” ; and (B) in subparagraph (C)—(i) in clause (iii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and (ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:“(v) how projects are supporting the semiconductor needs of critical infrastructure industries in the United States, including those industries designated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as essential infrastructure industries; and” ; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1)(C)(iv) the following:“(D) drawing on data made available by the Department of Labor or other sources, to the extent practicable, an analysis of—“(i) semiconductor industry data regarding businesses that are—“(I) majority owned and controlled by minority individuals; “(II) majority owned and controlled by women; or “(III) majority owned and controlled by both women and minority individuals; “(ii) the number and amount of contracts and subcontracts awarded by each covered entity using funds made available under subsection (a) disaggregated by recipients of each such contract or subcontracts that are majority owned and controlled by minority individuals and majority owned and controlled by women; and136 STAT. 1392 “(iii) aggregated workforce data, including data by race or ethnicity, sex, and job categories.” . (b) Department of Defense.—Section 9202(a)(1)(G)(ii)(I) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(G)(ii)(I)) is amended by inserting “(including whether recipients are majority owned and controlled by minority individuals and majority owned and controlled by women)” after “to whom”.
SEC. 106. APPROPRIATIONS FOR WIRELESS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION.(a) Direct Appropriations.—In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund established under section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652(a)(1)), out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031; and (2) $1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2032. (b) Use of Funds, Administration, and Oversight.—Of the amounts made available under subsection (a)—(1) not more than 5 percent of the amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (c) in a given fiscal year may be used by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to administer the programs funded from the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund; and (2)

Transfer authority.

not less than $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Commerce for oversight related to activities conducted using amounts provided under this section. (c) Allocation Authority.—(1)

President.

Time periods.

Submission of cost estimates.—The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project allocations of the amount recommended for allocation in a fiscal year from amounts made available under subsection (a)—(A)

Deadline.

for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2032, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (2) Alternate allocation.—(A) In general.—The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate may provide for alternate allocation of amounts recommended for allocation in a given fiscal year from amounts made available under subsection (a), including by account, program, and project. (B) Allocation by president.—(i) No alternate allocations.—If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, and project, by the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the applicable fiscal 136 STAT. 1393 year is enacted into law, only then shall amounts recommended for allocation for that fiscal year from amounts made available under subsection (a) be allocated by the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (ii) Insufficient alternate allocation.—If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by account, program, and project, for amounts recommended for allocation in a given fiscal year from amounts made available under subsection (a) that are less than the full amount recommended for allocation for that fiscal year, the difference between the amount recommended for allocation and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President and apportioned and allotted by account, program, and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code. (d) Sequestration.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after “Postal Service Fund (18–4020–0–3–372).” the following:

  “Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund.”

. (e) Budgetary Effects.—(1) Statutory paygo scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (2) Senate paygo scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (3) Classification of budgetary effects.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall not be estimated—(A) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; (B) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (C) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.
SEC. 107. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT CREDIT.(a) In General.—Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 48C the following new section:
“SEC. 48D.

26 USC 48D.

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT CREDIT.“(a) Establishment of Credit.—For purposes of section 46, the advanced manufacturing investment credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified investment for such taxable year with respect to any advanced manufacturing facility of an eligible taxpayer. “(b) Qualified Investment.—136 STAT. 1394 “(1) In general.—For purposes of subsection (a), the qualified investment with respect to any advanced manufacturing facility for any taxable year is the basis of any qualified property placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year which is part of an advanced manufacturing facility. “(2)

Definitions.

Qualified property.—“(A) In general.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified property’ means property—“(i) which is tangible property, “(ii) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, “(iii) which is—“(I) constructed, reconstructed, or erected by the taxpayer, or “(II) acquired by the taxpayer if the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer, and “(iv) which is integral to the operation of the advanced manufacturing facility. “(B) Buildings and structural components.—“(i) In general.—The term ‘qualified property’ includes any building or its structural components which otherwise satisfy the requirements under subparagraph (A). “(ii) Exception.—Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to a building or portion of a building used for offices, administrative services, or other functions unrelated to manufacturing. “(3)

Definition.

Advanced manufacturing facility.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘advanced manufacturing facility’ means a facility for which the primary purpose is the manufacturing of semiconductors or semiconductor manufacturing equipment. “(4) Coordination with rehabilitation credit.—The qualified investment with respect to any advanced manufacturing facility for any taxable year shall not include that portion of the basis of any property which is attributable to qualified rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in section 47(c)(2)). “(5) Certain progress expenditure rules made applicable.—Rules similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of subsection (a). “(c)

Definition.

Eligible Taxpayer.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible taxpayer’ means any taxpayer which—“(1) is not a foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 9901(6) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021), and “(2) has not made an applicable transaction (as defined in section 50(a)) during the taxable year. “(d) Elective Payment.—“(1) In general.—Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A), in the case of a taxpayer making an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) under this subsection with respect to the credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to such taxpayer, such taxpayer shall be treated as making a payment against the tax 136 STAT. 1395 imposed by subtitle A (for the taxable year with respect to which such credit was determined) equal to the amount of such credit. “(2) Special rules.—For purposes of this subsection—“(A) Application to partnerships and s corporations.—“(i) In general.—In the case of the credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to any property held directly by a partnership or S corporation, any election under paragraph (1) shall be made by such partnership or S corporation. If such partnership or S corporation makes an election under such paragraph (in such manner as the Secretary may provide) with respect to such credit—“(I)

Payment.

the Secretary shall make a payment to such partnership or S corporation equal to the amount of such credit, “(II)

Applicability.

paragraph (3) shall be applied with respect to such credit before determining any partner’s distributive share, or shareholder’s pro rata share, of such credit, “(III) any amount with respect to which the election in paragraph (1) is made shall be treated as tax exempt income for purposes of sections 705 and 1366, and “(IV) a partner’s distributive share of such tax exempt income shall be based on such partner’s distributive share of the otherwise applicable credit for each taxable year. “(ii) Coordination with application at partner or shareholder level.—In the case of any property held directly by a partnership or S corporation, no election by any partner or shareholder shall be allowed under paragraph (1) with respect to any credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to such property. “(B)

Deadline.

Time period.

Elections.—Any election under paragraph (1) shall be made not later than the due date (including extensions of time) for the return of tax for the taxable year for which the election is made, but in no event earlier than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section. Any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable. Except as otherwise provided

Applicability.

 in this subparagraph, any election under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any credit for the taxable year for which the election is made. “(C) Timing.—The payment described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as made on the later of the due date (determined without regard to extensions) of the return of tax for the taxable year or the date on which such return is filed. “(D) Treatment of payments to partnerships and s corporations.—For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the payments under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.136 STAT. 1396 “(E) Additional information.—As a condition of, and prior to, any amount being treated as a payment which is made by the taxpayer under paragraph (1) or any payment being made pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary may require such information or registration as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate for purposes of preventing duplication, fraud, improper payments, or excessive payments under this section. “(F) Excessive payment.—“(i) In general.—In the case of any amount treated as a payment which is made by the taxpayer under paragraph (1), or any payment made pursuant to subparagraph (A), which the Secretary determines constitutes an excessive payment, the tax imposed on such taxpayer by chapter 1 for the taxable year in which such determination is made shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum of—“(I) the amount of such excessive payment, plus “(II) an amount equal to 20 percent of such excessive payment. “(ii) Reasonable cause.—Clause (i)(II) shall not apply if the taxpayer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the excessive payment resulted from reasonable cause. “(iii) Excessive payment defined.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘excessive payment’ means, with respect to property for which an election is made under this subsection for any taxable year, an amount equal to the excess of—“(I) the amount treated as a payment which is made by the taxpayer under paragraph (1), or the amount of the payment made pursuant to subparagraph (A), with respect to such property for such taxable year, over “(II) the amount of the credit which, without application of this subsection, would be otherwise allowable (determined without regard to section 38(c)) under subsection (a) with respect to such property for such taxable year. “(3) Denial of double benefit.—In the case of a taxpayer making an election under this subsection with respect to the credit determined under subsection (a), such credit shall be reduced to zero and shall, for any other purposes under this title, be deemed to have been allowed to the taxpayer for such taxable year. “(4) Mirror code possessions.—In the case of any possession of the United States with a mirror code tax system (as defined in section 24(k)), this subsection shall not be treated as part of the income tax laws of the United States for purposes of determining the income tax law of such possession unless such possession elects to have this subsection be so treated. “(5)

Applicability.

Basis reduction and recapture.—Rules similar to the rules of subsections (a) and (c) of section 50 shall apply with respect to—“(A) any amount treated as a payment which is made by the taxpayer under paragraph (1), and136 STAT. 1397 “(B) any payment made pursuant to paragraph (2)(A). “(6) Regulations.—The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including—“(A) regulations or other guidance providing rules for determining a partner’s distributive share of the tax exempt income described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(III), and “(B) guidance to ensure that the amount of the payment or deemed payment made under this subsection is commensurate with the amount of the credit that would be otherwise allowable (determined without regard to section 38(c)). “(e) Termination of Credit.—The credit allowed under this section shall not apply to property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2026.”
. (b) Recapture in Connection With Certain Expansions.—(1) In general.—Section 50(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

26 USC 50.

 is amended redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:“(3)

Time period.

Certain expansions in connection with advanced manufacturing facilities.—“(A) In general.—If there is a an applicable transaction by an applicable taxpayer before the close of the 10-year period beginning on the date such taxpayer placed in service investment credit property which is eligible for the advanced manufacturing investment credit under section 48D(a), then the tax under this chapter for the taxable year in which such transaction occurs shall be increased by 100 percent of the aggregate decrease in the credits allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable years which would have resulted solely from reducing to zero any credit determined under section 46 which is attributable to the advanced manufacturing investment credit under section 48D(a) with respect to such property. “(B)

Deadline.

Exception.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the applicable taxpayer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicable transaction has been ceased or abandoned within 45 days of a determination and notice by the Secretary. “(C)

Requirements.

Records.

Regulations and guidance.—The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations or other guidance which provide for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this paragraph.” . (2)

Definitions.

Applicable transaction; applicable taxpayer.—Section 50(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:“(D) Applicable transaction.—For purposes of this subsection—“(i)

Determination.

Coordination.

China.

In general.—The term ‘applicable transaction’ means, with respect to any applicable taxpayer, any significant transaction (as determined by the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and 136 STAT. 1398 the Secretary of Defense) involving the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity of such applicable taxpayer in the People’s Republic of China or a foreign country of concern (as defined in section 9901(7) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021). “(ii) Exception.—Such term shall not include a transaction which primarily involves the expansion of manufacturing capacity for legacy semiconductors (as defined in section 9902(a)(6) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021). “(E) Applicable taxpayer.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘applicable taxpayer’ means any taxpayer who has been allowed a credit under section 48D(a) for any prior taxable year.” . (3) Conforming amendments.—(A) Section 50(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended—(i) by inserting “, or any applicable transaction to which paragraph (3)(A) applies” after “paragraphs (1) and (2)”, and (ii) by inserting “or applicable transaction” after “such cessation”. (B) Section 50(a)(6)(C) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by striking “paragraph (1) or (2)” and inserting “paragraph (1), (2), or (3)”. (C) Section 1371(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking “section 50(a)(4)” and inserting “section 50(a)(5)”. (c) Exemption of Elective Payments From Sequestration.—Subsection (d) of section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905) is amended to read as follows:“(d) Refundable Income Tax Credits and Certain Elective Payments.—“(1) Refundable income tax credits.—Payments to individuals made pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 establishing refundable tax credits shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this part. “(2) Certain elective payments.—Payments made to taxpayers pursuant to elections under subsection (d) of section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or amounts treated as payments which are made by taxpayers under paragraph (1) of such subsection, shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this part.” . (d) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Paragraph (6) of section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

26 USC 46.

 is amended to read as follows:“(6) the advanced manufacturing investment credit.” . (2) Section 49(a)(1)(C) of such Code is amended—(A) by striking “and” at the end of clause (iv), (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting “, and”, and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:“(vi) the basis of any qualified property (as defined in subsection (b)(2) of section 48D) which is part of 136 STAT. 1399 an advanced manufacturing facility (as defined in subsection (b)(3) of such section).” . (3) Section 50(a)(2)(E) of such Code

26 USC 50.

 is amended by striking “or 48C(b)(2)” and inserting “48C(b)(2), or 48D(b)(5)”. (4) The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code

26 USC

prec. 46.

 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 48C the following new item: “Sec. 48D.  (e) Budgetary Effects.—(1) Statutory paygo scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). (2) Senate paygo scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (3) Classification of budgetary effects.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall not be estimated—(A) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; (B) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (C) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. (f)

Applicability.

2 USC 905 note.

Effective Date.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022, and, for any property the construction of which begins prior to January 1, 2023, only to the extent of the basis thereof attributable to the construction, reconstruction, or erection after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Exemption of elective payments from sequestration.—The amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after December 31, 2022.
DIVISION B—

Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
SEC. 10000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this division is as follows:

DIVISION B— Sec. 10000.  Sec. 10001.  Sec. 10002.  Sec. 10003.  TITLE I— Sec. 10101.  Sec. 10102.  Sec. 10103.  Sec. 10104.  Sec. 10105.  Sec. 10106.  Sec. 10107.  Sec. 10108.  Sec. 10109.  Sec. 10110.  Sec. 10111.  Sec. 10112.  Sec. 10113.  Sec. 10114.  TITLE II— Sec. 10201.  Subtitle A— Sec. 10211.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10221.  Sec. 10222.  Sec. 10223.  Sec. 10224.  Sec. 10225.  Sec. 10226.  Sec. 10227.  Sec. 10228.  Sec. 10229.  Sec. 10230.  Sec. 10231.  Sec. 10232.  Sec. 10233.  Sec. 10234.  Sec. 10235.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10241.  Sec. 10242.  Sec. 10243.  Sec. 10244.  Sec. 10245.  Sec. 10246.  Sec. 10247.  Sec. 10248.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10251.  Sec. 10252.  Sec. 10253.  Sec. 10254.  Sec. 10255.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10261.  Sec. 10262.  Sec. 10263.  TITLE III— Subtitle A— Sec. 10301.  Sec. 10302.  Sec. 10303.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10311.  Sec. 10312.  Sec. 10313.  Sec. 10314.  Sec. 10315.  Sec. 10316.  Sec. 10317.  Sec. 10318.  Sec. 10319.  Sec. 10320.  Sec. 10321.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10321.  Sec. 10322.  Sec. 10323.  Sec. 10324.  Sec. 10325.  Sec. 10326.  Sec. 10327.  Sec. 10328.  Sec. 10329.  Sec. 10330.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10331.  Sec. 10332.  Sec. 10333.  Sec. 10334.  Sec. 10335.  Sec. 10336.  Sec. 10337.  Sec. 10338.  Sec. 10339.  Sec. 10339A.  Sec. 10339B.  Sec. 10339C.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10341.  Sec. 10342.  Sec. 10343.  Sec. 10344.  Sec. 10345.  Sec. 10346.  Sec. 10347.  Sec. 10348.  Sec. 10349.  Sec. 10350.  Sec. 10351.  Sec. 10352.  Sec. 10353.  Sec. 10354.  Sec. 10355.  Sec. 10356.  Sec. 10357.  Sec. 10358.  Sec. 10359.  Sec. 10360.  Sec. 10361.  Sec. 10362.  Sec. 10363.  Sec. 10364.  Sec. 10365.  Subtitle F— Sec. 10371.  Sec. 10372.  Sec. 10373.  Sec. 10374.  Sec. 10375.  Subtitle G— Sec. 10381.  Sec. 10382.  Sec. 10383.  Sec. 10384.  Sec. 10385.  Sec. 10386.  Sec. 10387.  Sec. 10388.  Sec. 10389.  Sec. 10390.  Sec. 10391.  Sec. 10392.  Sec. 10393.  Sec. 10394.  Sec. 10395.  Sec. 10396.  Sec. 10397.  Sec. 10398.  Sec. 10399.  Sec. 10399A.  Subtitle H— Sec. 10399D.  Sec. 10399E.  Sec. 10399F.  TITLE IV— Sec. 10401.  Sec. 10402.  Sec. 10403.  Sec. 10404.  Sec. 10405.  Sec. 10406.  Sec. 10407.  TITLE V— Subtitle A— Sec. 10501.  Sec. 10502.  Sec. 10503.  Sec. 10504.  Sec. 10505.  Sec. 10506.  Sec. 10507.  Sec. 10508.  Sec. 10509.  Sec. 10510.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10511.  Sec. 10512.  Sec. 10513.  Sec. 10514.  Sec. 10515.  Sec. 10516.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10521.  Sec. 10522.  Sec. 10523.  Sec. 10524.  Sec. 10525.  Sec. 10526.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10531.  Sec. 10532.  Sec. 10533.  Sec. 10534.  Sec. 10535.  Sec. 10536.  Sec. 10537.  Sec. 10538.  Sec. 10539.  TITLE VI— Subtitle A— Sec. 10601.  Sec. 10602.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10611.  Sec. 10612.  Sec. 10613.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10621.  Sec. 10622.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10631.  Sec. 10632.  Sec. 10633.  Sec. 10634.  Sec. 10635.  Sec. 10636.  Sec. 10637.  Sec. 10638.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10641.  Sec. 10642.  Sec. 10643.  Sec. 10644.  Sec. 10645.  Sec. 10646.  Sec. 10647.  Sec. 10648.  Sec. 10649.  Subtitle F— Sec. 10651.  Subtitle G— Sec. 10661.  Subtitle H— Sec. 10671.  Subtitle I— Sec. 10691.  Subtitle J— Sec. 10701.  PART 1— Sec. 10713.  Sec. 10714.  Sec. 10715.  PART 2— Sec. 10716.  Sec. 10717.  Sec. 10718.  Sec. 10719.  Sec. 10720.  PART 3— Sec. 10722.  Sec. 10723.  Sec. 10724.  Sec. 10725.  Sec. 10726.  Sec. 10727.  Subtitle K— Sec. 10731.  Subtitle L— Sec. 10741.  Sec. 10742.  Sec. 10743.  Sec. 10744.  Sec. 10745.  Subtitle M— Sec. 10751.  Subtitle N— Sec. 10761.  Subtitle O— Sec. 10771.  Subtitle P— Sec. 10781.  TITLE VII— Sec. 10801.  Sec. 10802.  Subtitle A— Sec. 10811.  Sec. 10812.  Sec. 10813.  Sec. 10814.  Sec. 10815.  Sec. 10816.  Sec. 10817.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10821.  Sec. 10822.  Sec. 10823.  Sec. 10824.  Sec. 10825.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10831.  Sec. 10832.  Sec. 10833.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10841.  Sec. 10842.  Subtitle E— Sec. 10851.  Subtitle F— Sec. 10861.  Sec. 10862. 
SEC. 10001.

42 USC 18901 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act”.
SEC. 10002.

42 USC 18901.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Artificial intelligence.—The term “artificial intelligence” or “AI” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9401). (2) Awardee.—The term “awardee” means the legal entity to which Federal assistance is awarded and that is accountable to the Federal Government for the use of the funds provided. (3) Award personnel.—The term “award personnel” means principal investigators and co-principal investigators, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and other employees supported by a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under Federal law. (4) Biomanufacturing.—The term “biomanufacturing” means the utilization of biological systems to develop new and advance existing products, tools, and processes at commercial scale. (5) Emerging research institution.—The term “emerging research institution” means an institution of higher education with an established undergraduate or graduate program that has less than $50,000,000 in Federal research expenditures. (6) Engineering biology.—The term “engineering biology” means the application of engineering design principles and practices to biological systems, including molecular and cellular systems, to advance fundamental understanding of complex natural systems and to enable novel or optimize functions and capabilities. (7) EPSCoR.—The term “EPSCoR” has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p note). (8) EPSCoR institution.—The term “EPSCoR institution” means an institution of higher education, nonprofit organization, or other institution located in a jurisdiction eligible to participate in the program under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g). (9) Federal laboratory.—The term “Federal laboratory” has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703).136 STAT. 1406 (10) Federal research agency.—The term “Federal research agency” means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 constant dollars. (11) Foundation.—The term “Foundation” means the National Science Foundation. (12) Historically black college and university.—The term “historically Black college and university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). (13) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). (14) Interagency working group on inclusion in stem.—The term “interagency working group on inclusion in STEM” means the interagency working group established by section 308 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 6626). (15) Labor organization.—The term “labor organization” has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also include—(A) any organization composed of labor organizations, such as a labor union federation or a State or municipal labor body; and (B) any organization which would be included in the definition for such term under such section 2(5) but for the fact that the organization represents—(i) individuals employed by the United States, any wholly owned Government corporation, any Federal Reserve Bank, or any State or political subdivision thereof; (ii) individuals employed by persons subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or (iii) individuals employed as agricultural laborers. (16) Low-income individual.—The term “low-income individual” means an individual from a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census. (17) Manufacturing extension center.—The term “manufacturing extension center” has the meaning given the term “Center” in section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)). (18) Manufacturing usa institute.—The term “Manufacturing USA institute” means a Manufacturing USA institute described in section 34(d) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)). (19) Minority-serving institution.—The term “minority-serving institution” means a Hispanic-serving institution as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)); an Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution as defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or a Predominantly Black institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific 136 STAT. 1407 Islander-serving institution, or Native American-serving nontribal institution as defined in section 371(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)). (20) National academies.—The term “National Academies” means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (21) Non-profit organization.—The term “non-profit organization” means an organization which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code. (22) Prek–12.—The term “PreK–12” means pre-kindergarten through grade 12. (23) Quantum information science.—The term “quantum information science” has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801). (24) Recipient.—The term “recipient” means an entity, usually a non-Federal entity, that receives a Federal award directly from a Federal research agency. The term “recipient” does not include entities that receive subawards or individuals that are the beneficiaries of the award. (25) Research and development award.—The term “research and development award” means support provided to an individual or entity by a Federal research agency to carry out research and development activities, which may include support in the form of a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other such transaction. The term does not include a grant, contract, agreement or other transaction for the procurement of goods or services to meet the administrative needs of a Federal research agency. (26) Skilled technical work.—The term “skilled technical work” means an occupation that requires a high level of knowledge in a technical domain and does not require a bachelor’s degree for entry. (27) Stem.—The term “STEM” means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science. (28) Stem education.—The term “STEM education” has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6621 note). (29) Technical standard.—The term “technical standard” has the meaning given such term in section 12(d)(5) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note). (30) Tribal college or university.—The term “Tribal College or University” has the meaning given such term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).
SEC. 10003. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.(a) Statutory Paygo Scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). (b) Senate Paygo Scorecards.—The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 136 STAT. 1408 joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated—(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE FOR THE FUTURE</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10101">SEC. 10101. </num><heading>MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24ce555d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24cea37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">User Facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out the construction, operation, and maintenance of user facilities to support the mission described in subsection (c). As practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs of the Department, industry, the academic community, and other relevant entities for the purposes of advancing the missions of the Department, improving the competitiveness of the United States, protecting public health and safety, and addressing other national priorities including emergencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24cea37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall ensure the coordination of the Office of Science with the other activities of the Department, including the transfer of knowledge, capabilities, and relevant technologies from basic research programs of the Department to applied research and development programs of the Department for the purpose of enabling development of mission-relevant technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall support joint activities among the programs of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>shall coordinate with other relevant Federal agencies operating under existing authorizations relating to subjects relating to the mission described in subsection (c) in supporting advancements in related research areas as appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>may form partnerships to enhance the utilization of and ensure access to user facilities by other Federal agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of science</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall ensure the coordination of programs and activities carried out by the Office of Science; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24cea387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall direct all programs which have not recently completed a future planning roadmap consistent with the funding of such programs authorized under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to complete such a roadmap.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1409">136 STAT. 1409</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10102">SEC. 10102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24cea388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18911">42 USC 18911</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d31059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18641">42 U.S.C. 18641</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d3105a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d3105b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16313">42 USC 16313</ref>, 16315, 18641.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (a) through (e) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d3105c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d3105d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the activities authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>), the Director shall carry out a research and development program in basic energy sciences, including materials sciences and engineering, chemical sciences, physical biosciences, geosciences, and other disciplines, to understand, model, and control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in order to provide the foundations for new energy technologies, address scientific grand challenges, and support the energy, environment, and national security missions of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d3105e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainable Chemistry</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out chemistry-related research and development activities under this section, the Director shall prioritize research and development of sustainable chemistry to support clean, safe, and economic alternatives and methodologies to traditional chemical products and processes.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d3105f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d31060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d31061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d31062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d31063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d31064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>autonomous chemistry and materials synthesis and characterization facilities that leverage advances in artificial intelligence; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d31065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d31066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d31067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d49608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced photon source upgrade</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4960a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flux</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>flux</term>’ means the rate of flow of photons.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4960b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hard x-ray</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>hard x-ray</term>’ means a photon with energy greater than 20 kiloelectron volts.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4960c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Upgrade</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Photon Source described in the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, entitled ‘Report on Facility Upgrades’, including the development of a multibend achromat lattice to produce a high flux of coherent x-rays within the hard x-ray energy region and a suite of beamlines optimized for this source.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4960d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs before March 31, 2026.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4960e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under this paragraph $14,200,000 for fiscal year 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1410">136 STAT. 1410</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d4960f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spallation neutron source proton power upgrade</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the proton power upgrade to the Spallation Neutron Source.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proton power upgrade defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>proton power upgrade</term>’ means the Spallation Neutron Source power upgrade described in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the publication entitled ‘Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook’, published by the Office of Science of the Department in December, 2003;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the publication entitled ‘Four Years Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook’, published by the Office of Science of the Department in August, 2007; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, entitled ‘Report on Facility Upgrades’.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs before July 30, 2028, with the option for early operation in 2025.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$14,202,000 for fiscal year 2024; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$1,567,000 for fiscal year 2025.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d4961a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spallation neutron source second target station</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4961b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4961c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Second target station defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>second target station</term>’ means the Spallation Neutron Source second target station described in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4961d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the publication entitled, ‘Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook’, published by the Office of Science of the Department in December, 2003;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4961e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the publication entitled, ‘Four Years Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook’, published by the Office of Science of the Department in August, 2007; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4961f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, entitled ‘Report on Facility Upgrades’.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the second target station under this paragraph occurs before December 31, 2033, with the option for early operation in 2029.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there are authorized to be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1411">136 STAT. 1411</page> appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities under this paragraph, including construction—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$127,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$205,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$279,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d49626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$281,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d49627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced light source upgrade</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d49628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flux</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>flux</term>’ means the rate of flow of photons.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Soft x-ray</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>soft x-ray</term>’ means a photon with energy in the range from 50 to 2,000 electron volts.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Upgrade</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Light Source described in the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, entitled ‘Report on Facility Upgrades’, including the development of a multibend achromat lattice to produce a high flux of coherent x-rays within the soft x-ray energy region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs before September 30, 2029.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$135,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$102,500,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$1,400,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d4bd42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Linac coherent light source ii high energy upgrade</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High energy</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>high energy</term>’, with respect to an x-ray, means a photon with an energy in the 5 to 13 kiloelectron volt range.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High repetition rate</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>high repetition rate</term>’ means the delivery of x-ray pulses up to 1,000,000 pulses per second.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ultra-short pulse</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>ultra-short pulse</term>’, with respect to an x-ray, means that the x-ray has bursts capable of durations of less than 100 femtoseconds.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Upgrade</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provide for the upgrade to the Linac Coherent Light Source II facility described in the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, entitled ‘Report on Facility Upgrades’, including the development of experimental capabilities for high energy x-rays to reveal fundamental scientific discoveries; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>ensure such upgrade enables the production and use of high energy, ultra-short pulse x-rays delivered at a high repetition rate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1412">136 STAT. 1412</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs before December 31, 2026.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$130,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$135,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$99,343,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d4bd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cryomodule repair and maintenance facility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the construction of a cryomodule repair and maintenance facility to service the Linac Coherent Light Source II and subsequent upgrades.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall consult with the private sector, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the facility described in subparagraph (A) has the capability to maintain, repair, and test superconducting radio frequency accelerator components.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$29,300,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$24,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$15,700,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d4bd58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nanoscale science research center recapitalization project</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the recapitalization of the Nanoscale Science Research Centers, to include the upgrade of equipment at each Center supported by the Office of Science on the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, to accelerate advances in the various fields of science including nanoscience, materials, chemistry, biology, and quantum information science.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the recapitalization under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d4bd5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National synchrotron light source ii beamline buildout</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the development and construction of experimental stations to provide significant additional beamline and instrument capacity, complement the existing portfolio of beamlines, and complete the buildout of the National Synchrotron Light Source II.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1413">136 STAT. 1413</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall begin carrying out subparagraph (A) not later than September 30, 2036; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>may begin carrying out subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in calendar year 2033; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>after the construction of individual beamlines is complete.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d4bd64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d559a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computational Materials and Chemical Sciences</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall support a program of research and development for the application of advanced computing practices to foundational and emerging research problems in chemistry and materials science. Research activities shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>chemical catalysis research and development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the use of large data sets to model materials phenomena, including through advanced characterization of materials, materials synthesis, processing, and innovative use of experimental and theoretical data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>codesign of chemical system and chemistry modeling software with advanced computing systems and hardware technologies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>modeling of chemical processes, assemblies, and reactions such as molecular dynamics and quantum chemistry, including through novel computing methods.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computational materials and chemical sciences centers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the activities authorized under paragraph (1), the Director shall select and establish up to 6 computational materials and chemical sciences centers to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d559ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>develop open-source, robust, and validated computational codes and user-friendly software, coupled with innovative use of experimental and theoretical data, to enable the design, discovery, and development of new materials and chemical systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d559ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>focus on overcoming challenges and maximizing the benefits of exascale and other high performance computing underpinned by accelerated node technologies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall select centers under subparagraph (A) on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director shall consider applications from the National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and other appropriate entities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d559b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New centers</inline>.—</heading><content>A center selected under subparagraph (A) shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on the date of establishment of that center, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d559b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing centers</inline>.—</heading><content>A center already in existence on the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act may continue to receive support for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on the date of establishment of that center.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1414">136 STAT. 1414</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d559b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d559b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the expiration of any period of support of a center under this subsection, the Director may renew support for the center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d559b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials Research Database</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall support the development of a web-based platform to develop and provide access to a database of computed information on known and predicted materials properties and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs in materials discovery and design.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>conduct cooperative research among National Laboratories, industry, academia, and other research institutions to advance understanding, prediction, and manipulation of materials and facilitate the design of novel materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>develop and maintain data infrastructure at user facilities that generate data to collect, analyze, label, and otherwise prepare the data for inclusion in the database;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>leverage existing high performance computing systems to conduct high throughput calculations, and develop computational and data mining algorithms for the prediction of material properties;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>strengthen the foundation for new technologies and advanced manufacturing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>drive the development of advanced materials for applications that span the Department’s missions in energy, environment, and national security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall leverage programs and activities across the Department, including computational materials and chemical sciences centers established under subsection (h).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d580cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (j), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d580d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d580d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$2,685,414,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$2,866,890,840 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$2,987,727,170 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$3,062,732,781 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$3,080,067,167 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d580d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d580d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Artificial Photosynthesis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 973 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16313">42 U.S.C. 16313</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24d580da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1415">136 STAT. 1415</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24d580dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d580dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d580de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Electricity Storage Research Initiative</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16315">42 U.S.C. 16315</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d580e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to ensure the competitiveness of the United States in energy storage by fostering an ecosystem linking fundamental research and development to deployment of storage solutions while minimizing the environmental impacts of energy storage technologies.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d580e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24d580e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any other relevant office of the Department.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24d5a7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24d5a7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24d5a7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d5a800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foundational Nuclear Science</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science shall support a program of research and development to bridge scientific barriers to, and expand theoretical and fundamental knowledge relevant to, understanding nuclear materials and matter for the benefit of commerce, medicine, and national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the program described in paragraph (1)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1416">136 STAT. 1416</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the Director of the Office of Science shall support basic research to pursue distinct lines of scientific inquiry, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>research in nuclear materials science, including the application of advanced computing practices to foundational and emerging research areas in nuclear materials science and discovery, such as—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the advanced characterization of materials;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>materials synthesis;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>processing;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the innovative use of experimental and theoretical data; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>mechanical behavior in unique environments, including the effects of radiation;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>electrochemistry research and associated techniques for processing nuclear materials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a80b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the development of advanced instrumentation and nuclear data collection to inform the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5a80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any other area of research, as determined by the Director of the Office of Science; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a80e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5a80f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy shall consult with the Director of the Office of Science to support the direction of translational research, development, and validation of physical concepts developed under the program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5a811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out activities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d5a812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carbon Materials Science Initiative</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science (referred to in this subsection as the “Director”) shall establish a research initiative, to be known as the “Carbon Materials Science Initiative” (referred to in this subsection as the “Initiative”), to expand the fundamental knowledge of coal, coal-wastes, and carbon ore chemistry useful for understanding the conversion of carbon to material products.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out programs and activities under the Initiative, the Director shall leverage expertise and resources from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the United States Geological Survey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Teams</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the Initiative, the Director shall establish and organize activities among multidisciplinary teams to leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, expertise from the National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, and the private sector.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><content>The multidisciplinary teams described in clause (i) shall pursue expedient, milestone-driven research goals established by the Director.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research program</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1417">136 STAT. 1417</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out under the Initiative a program to support, and discover fundamental knowledge relevant to, carbon materials and carbon ore processing research.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5a81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the program described in subparagraph (A), the Director shall, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, as appropriate, support research to pursue distinct lines of scientific inquiry, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>methods of extraction, processing, recycling, and utilization of the materials and valuable minerals contained in raw coal and coal-waste;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a81e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>methods of improving performance, cost, and availability of materials for use in carbon capture systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a81f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>unconventional pathways and materials for conversion of carbon dioxide molecules, minerals, and materials.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5a821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall periodically review activities carried out under the program described in subparagraph (A) to evaluate the achievement of scientific objectives and research milestones.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with existing programs and centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program described in subparagraph (A), the Director shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>ensure coordination and knowledge sharing with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the United States Geological Survey; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5a825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the programs and the Carbon Utilization Research Center established under section 969A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16298a">42 U.S.C. 16298a</ref>); and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>avoid duplication of efforts to the maximum extent practicable.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carbon materials research centers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the activities authorized under paragraph (2), the Director shall establish 1 center in each of the 2 major coal-producing regions of the United States, each of which shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be known as a “Carbon Materials Research Center” (referred to in this paragraph as a “Center”); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>focus on early stage research and development activities, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>developing and advancing methods of extracting, processing, or recycling carbon or other valuable materials or minerals from raw coal, coal-waste, or other solid carbon materials, for the development of new carbon-based materials;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>methods of improving the structural, physical, and chemical properties of carbon-based materials or other valuable materials from raw coal, coal-waste, or other solid carbon materials and their recyclability;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1418">136 STAT. 1418</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>overcoming the challenges and maximizing the benefits of commercially extracting, producing, or improving coal-derived carbon and resulting products; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>identifying novel pathways and materials for carbon storage and conversion into useful products.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>select Centers under subparagraph (A) on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>consider applications from the National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and other appropriate entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>A Center shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on the date of establishment of that Center, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5cf44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>On the expiration of any period of support of a Center, the Director may renew support for that Center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>ensure that the research activities carried out by the Centers are not duplicative of existing efforts; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>if practicable, leverage existing user facilities and other capabilities of the Department of Energy to carry out the research objectives of the Centers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d5cf48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carbon Sequestration Research and Geologic Computational Science Initiative</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) shall establish a research initiative, to be known as the “Carbon Sequestration Research and Geologic Computational Science Initiative” (referred to in this subsection as the “Initiative”), to expand the fundamental knowledge, data collection, data analysis, and modeling of subsurface geology for the purpose of advancing carbon sequestration in geologic formations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leveraging</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out programs and activities under the Initiative, the Secretary shall leverage expertise and resources from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the United States Geological Survey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Teams</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the Initiative, the Secretary shall establish and organize activities among multidisciplinary teams to leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, expertise from the National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, and the private sector.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><content>The multidisciplinary teams described in clause (i) shall pursue aggressive, milestone-driven research goals established by the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1419">136 STAT. 1419</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may organize additional activities under this subsection through other organizational structures.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out under the Initiative a program to support research needed for, and discover knowledge relevant to, the sequestration of carbon in geologic formations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the program described in subparagraph (A), the Director of the Office of Science shall support fundamental research to pursue distinct lines of scientific inquiry, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>gathering geologic data for pore space characterization, including improvements to geologic seismic imaging;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>evaluating pore space quality, including evaluation of geologic samples, to determine appropriate sequestration zones for carbon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>testing carbon sequestration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>monitoring carbon migration in geologic formations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>advancements in data analytics, including the analysis of seismic data, and computational science to improve the advanced computing, visualization, and imaging of geologic formations for the sequestration of carbon; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>predictive understanding of coupled processes in complex subsurface geologic systems for secure carbon storage.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5cf5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall periodically review activities carried out under the program described in subparagraph (A) to evaluate achievement of scientific objectives and research milestones.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carbon storage research and geologic computational science centers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities authorized under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall select and establish not more than 2 carbon storage research and geologic computational science centers (referred to in this paragraph as a “Center”) to develop and advance improvements to data collection, analysis, and modeling of subsurface geology for the purpose of advancing carbon sequestration in geologic formations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>select Centers under subparagraph (A) on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, locate each Center in a geographically diverse region with established and ongoing geologic carbon sequestration research and demonstration.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>In selecting Centers under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider applications from institutions of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and other appropriate entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1420">136 STAT. 1420</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New centers</inline>.—</heading><content>A Center established after the date of enactment of this Act shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on the date of establishment of that Center, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing centers</inline>.—</heading><content>A Center already in existence on the date of enactment of this Act may continue to receive support for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on that date of enactment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>On expiration of a period of support described in clause (i) or (ii), the Secretary may renew support for the Center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with existing programs and centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>ensure coordination with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the United States Geological Survey; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the programs established under section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16293">42 U.S.C. 16293</ref>); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d5cf6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>avoid duplication of efforts to the maximum extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d5cf6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d5cf6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding for Carbon Initiatives</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for basic energy sciences in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities under subsections (e) and (f) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10103">SEC. 10103. </num><heading>BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d8195d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program; Biological Systems; Biomolecular Characterization and Imaging Science</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18644">42 U.S.C. 18644</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8195e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8195f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d81960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the duties of the Director authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>), and coordinated with the activities authorized under sections 303 and 304, the Director shall carry out a program of research and development in the areas of biological systems science and climate and environmental science, including subsurface science, relevant to the development of new energy technologies and to support the energy, environmental, and national security missions of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biological Systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall carry out research and development activities in genomic science including fundamental research on plants and microbes to increase systems-level understanding of the complex biological systems, which may include activities—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>to provide a fundamental understanding of the biology of plants, fungi, and microbes as a basis for developing innovative processes for bioenergy and bioproducts and accelerate breakthroughs and new knowledge that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable production of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1421">136 STAT. 1421</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>advanced biofuels;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>bioenergy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>biobased materials;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>to conduct foundational functional systems biology research—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to support expanded biosystems design research; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>to understand—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>fundamental genome structure; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>phenomes, including functional genomics of gene products at genome scale;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to develop biosystems designs and synthetic biology approaches for new nonfood plant-derived and microbially derived bioproducts as a basis for new bioeconomy and biotechnology applications in bioproducts production, resource recovery, recycling, and upcycling ventures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to better understand the behavior of microbiomes in the environment and the interdependencies between plants and microbes in a sustainable ecosystem;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to improve fundamental understanding of plant and microbial processes impacting the global carbon cycle, including processes for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, through photosynthesis and other biological processes, for sequestration, storage, and utilization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>to understand the microbiome mechanisms and microbiota used to transform, immobilize, or remove contaminants from subsurface environments and that affect the cycling and disposition of carbon, nutrients, and contaminants in the environment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>to develop the computational approaches and integrated platforms for open access collaborative science;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau>to leverage tools and approaches across the Office of Science to expand research to include novel processes, methods, and science to develop bio-based chemicals, polymers, inorganic materials, including research—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to advance fungal, microbial, and plant biosystems design research to advance the understanding of how CRISPR tools and other gene editing tools and technologies work in nature, in the laboratory, and in practice;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>to deepen genome-enabled knowledge of the roles of microbes and microbial communities, including fungi, in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>supporting plant and tree growth, productivity, performance, adaptation, and resilience in changing environmental conditions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>optimizing end uses of biomass;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to develop biosystems design methods and tools to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis in plants; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to increase the scale and pace of characterizing the functions and physical characteristics of microbes and microbial communities to improve biosystems design;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>to conduct research focused on developing analysis techniques and simulation capabilities, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, on high-performance computing platforms to accelerate collaborative and reproducible systems biology research;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1422">136 STAT. 1422</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>to develop and improve new technologies for bioimaging, measurement, and characterization purposes to understand the structural, spatial, and temporal relationships of metabolic processes governing phenotypic expression in plants and microbes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>to conduct research focused on genotype-to-phenotype translations to develop a predictive understanding of cellular function under a variety of relevant environmental and bioenergy-related conditions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>to conduct metagenomic and metadata assembly research sequencing and analysis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8b5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>to develop other relevant methods and processes as determined by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d8b5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biomolecular Characterization and Imaging Science</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out research and development activities in biomolecular characterization and imaging science, including development of new and integrative imaging and analysis platforms and biosensors to understand the expression, structure, and function of genome information encoded within cells and for real-time measurements in ecosystems and field sites of relevance to the mission of the Department.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d8dbcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced biofuel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>advanced biofuel</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8101">7 U.S.C. 8101</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioenergy</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>bioenergy</term>’ means energy derived from biofuels.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biomass</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>biomass</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15852/b">42 U.S.C. 15852(b)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioproduct</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>bioproduct</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>biobased product</term>’ in section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8101">7 U.S.C. 8101</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-dose Radiation Research Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (8) of subsection (e) of section 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18644">42 U.S.C. 18644</ref>), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d8dbd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d902e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d902e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d902ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d902eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-dose Radiation and Space Radiation Research Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of section 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18644">42 U.S.C. 18644</ref>), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d902ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-dose Radiation and Space Radiation Research Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d902ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24d929fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall carry out a basic research program on the similarities and differences between the effects of exposure to low-dose radiation on Earth, in low Earth orbit, and in the space environment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1423">136 STAT. 1423</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24d929ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the program described in paragraph (1) is to accelerate breakthroughs in low-dose and low dose-rate radiation research and development as described in subsection (e) and to inform the advancement of new tools, technologies, and advanced materials needed to facilitate long-duration space exploration.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24d92a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Climate, Environmental Science, and Other Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18644">42 U.S.C. 18644</ref>) (as amended by subsection (a)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24db9b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the activities authorized under subsection (a), and in coordination with activities carried out under subsection (b), the Director shall coordinate with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and any other relevant agencies to carry out activities relating to Earth and environmental systems science research, which may include activities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to understand, observe, measure, and model the response of Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere to changing concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions and any associated changes in climate, including frequency and intensity of extreme weather events;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to understand the coupled physical, chemical, and biological processes to transform, immobilize, remove, or move carbon, nitrogen, and other energy production-derived contaminants such as radionuclides and heavy metals, and understand the process of sequestration and transformation of these, carbon dioxide, and other relevant molecules in subsurface environments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to understand, observe, and model the cycling of water, carbon, and nutrients in terrestrial systems across spatiotemporal scales;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to understand the biological, biogeochemical, and physical processes across the multiple scales that control the flux of environmentally relevant compounds between the terrestrial surface and the atmosphere; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>to understand and predict interactions among natural and human systems to inform potential mitigation and adaptation options for increased concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions and any associated changes in climate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program authorized under paragraph (1), the Director shall prioritize—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the development of software and algorithms to enable the productive application of environmental systems and extreme weather in climate and Earth system prediction models in high-performance computing systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>capabilities that support the Department’s mission needs for energy and infrastructure security, resilience, and reliability.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental systems science research</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1424">136 STAT. 1424</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the activities described in paragraph (1), the Director shall carry out research to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of environmental systems, including the role of hydrobiogeochemistry, from the subsurface to the top of the vegetative canopy that considers effects of seasonal to interannual variability and change.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean water and watershed research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the activities described in subparagraph (A), the Director shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>support interdisciplinary research to significantly advance our understanding of water availability, quality, and the impact of human activity and a changing climate on urban and rural watershed systems, including in freshwater environments;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with the Interagency Research, Development, and Demonstration Coordination Committee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability established under section 1010 of the Energy Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) on energy-water nexus research activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>engage with representatives of research and academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments, and industry, who have expertise in technologies, technological innovations, or practices relating to the energy-water nexus, as applicable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and any other relevant agency.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out activities under this paragraph in accordance with priorities established by the Secretary to support and accelerate the decontamination of relevant facilities managed by the Department.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of activities of the Department, including activities under this paragraph, to support and accelerate the decontamination of relevant facilities managed by the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Climate and earth modeling</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the activities described in paragraph (1), the Director, in collaboration with the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program described in section 304 and other programs carried out by the Department, as applicable, and in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other relevant agencies, shall carry out research to develop, evaluate, and use high-resolution regional climate, global climate, Earth system, and other relevant models to inform decisions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting impacts of a changing global climate. Such modeling shall include—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1425">136 STAT. 1425</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>integrated capabilities for modeling multisectoral interactions, including the impacts of climate policies on human systems and the interdependencies and risks at the energy-water-land nexus;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, energy supply and demand, and other critical elements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>interaction among human and Earth systems informed by interdisciplinary research, including the economic and social sciences.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Midscale funding mechanism</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any of the activities authorized in this subsection may be carried out, in lieu of individual research grants—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>by competitively selected midscale, multi-institutional research centers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by large-scale experiments or user facilities; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>through existing facilities and systems of the Department or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee shall provide recommendations to the Director on projects most suitable for the research centers described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24db9b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atmospheric systems and sciences research program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the activities carried out under paragraph (1), the Director shall carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Atmospheric Systems and Sciences Research Program’, to use observations to improve understanding of atmospheric processes, under which the Director, in coordination, and as appropriate, collaboration, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant Federal agencies conducting research under the topics described in this subparagraph, shall conduct research relating to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>better understanding the atmosphere and the interaction of the atmosphere with the surface of the Earth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>understanding sources of uncertainty in Earth system models, including with respect to the interdependence of clouds, atmospheric aerosols, radiation processes, and precipitation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>understanding the radiative balance and hydrological cycle of Earth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>demonstrating the improved predictability of regional and global atmospheric models due to improved process-level understanding;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>atmospheric regimes with large uncertainties in earth system prediction, aerosol processes, warm boundary-layer processes, convective processes, and high-latitude processes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>reduced uncertainty and improved simulation capability of earth system models of the atmospheric system in a holistic, comprehensive fashion; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>understanding and modeling representation of priority research areas, including aerosol, warm <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1426">136 STAT. 1426</page> boundary layer, convective, and high-latitude processes.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Atmospheric Systems and Sciences Research Program, the Director shall, in coordination, and as appropriate, in collaboration, with other relevant Federal agencies—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>collect data and conduct research to advance atmospheric and Earth system modeling capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>develop or participate in existing or future integrated, scalable test-beds that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>incorporate process-level understanding of the life cycles of aerosols, clouds, and precipitation; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>can be incorporated into other models;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>improve data, analysis, and prediction systems in marine, littoral, terrestrial, and arctic environments, including those environments sensitive to changes in the climate, relating to the energy and science mission of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>support the development of technologies relating to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>more accurate cloud, aerosol, and other atmospheric sensors;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>observing sensor networks; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>computational predictive modeling.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24db9b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of atmospheric radiation measurement program facilities and infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To support the Atmospheric Systems and Sciences Research Program and, in coordination, and as appropriate, in collaboration, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant Federal agencies, to improve fundamental understanding of the physical and chemical processes that impact the formation, life cycle, and radiative impacts of cloud and aerosol particles, atmospheric processes, and surface or subsurface phenomena, the Director shall use the facilities and infrastructure of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility, the Global Monitoring Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or other Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences User Facilities—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc24a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>to provide support to environmental scientists by collecting high-quality and well-characterized in-situ, remote-sensing, and aircraft observations of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the microphysical properties of clouds and atmospheric aerosols;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the coincident and highly detailed dynamical and thermodynamic properties of the atmospheric environment that contains those clouds and aerosols;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the properties of precipitation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the properties of radiation and the background environment; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the properties of surface or subsurface phenomena;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to carry out laboratory studies and ground-based and airborne field campaigns to target specific atmospheric and surface or subsurface processes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1427">136 STAT. 1427</page> relating to the energy and science mission of the Department in different locations and across a range of environments, including by developing technologies to assist in advancing predictive capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to build data sets that can be incorporated into atmospheric models; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to enhance observations by using modeling and simulations that test the accuracy of climate model parameterizations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dbc253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biological and Environmental Research User Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out a program for the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of user facilities to enhance the collection and analysis of observational data related to complex biological, climate, and environmental systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall select user facilities under paragraph (1) on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicants</inline>.—</heading><content>In selecting user facilities under paragraph (1), the Director shall consider applications from the National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and other appropriate entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the maximum extent practicable, the user facilities developed, constructed, operated, or maintained under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>distributed field research and observation platforms for understanding earth system processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>analytical techniques, instruments, and modeling resources, including high-throughput molecular phenotyping, for understanding and predicting the functional processes of biological and environmental systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>integrated high-throughput sequencing, advanced bioanalytic techniques, DNA design and synthesis, metabolomics, and computational analysis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>such other facilities as the Director considers appropriate, consistent with section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program established under paragraph (1), the Director is encouraged to evaluate the capabilities of existing user facilities and, to the maximum extent practicable, invest in modernization of those capabilities to address emerging research priorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Earth and environmental systems sciences user facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program established under paragraph (1), the Director shall operate at least 1 user facility to advance the collection, validation, and analysis of atmospheric data, including through activities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to advance knowledge of the Earth and environmental systems and improve model representations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to measure the impact of atmospheric gases, aerosols, and clouds on the Earth and environmental systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microbial molecular phenotyping capability project</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1428">136 STAT. 1428</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the expansion of the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, or subsequent facility successor, to advance high-throughput microbial plant and molecular phenotyping capability to accelerate discovery of new protein functions and metabolic pathways in microbial systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure the following capabilities:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Coupled high-throughput autonomous experimental and multimodal analytical capabilities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Direct integration of automated multiomics analyses, biomolecular and cellular imaging, and functional biological assays with high-throughput microbial culturing and cultivation capabilities at timescales relevant to biological processes under natural and perturbed environmental conditions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure integration and coordination with existing data platforms and user facilities of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dbc268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall begin carrying out subparagraph (A) not later than September 29, 2027.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (k) for a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$550,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$29,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$32,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$30,500,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$27,500,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">User facilities integration and collaboration program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall support a program of collaboration between user facilities to encourage and enable researchers to more readily integrate the tools, expertise, resources, and capabilities of multiple Office of Science user facilities (as described in subsection (d) of section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>)) to further research and advance emerging technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dbc272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The program shall advance the integration of automation, robotics, computational biology, bioinformatics, biosensing, cellular platforms and other relevant emerging technologies as determined by the Director to enhance productivity and scientific impact of user facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program authorized under paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that the Office of Science coordinates with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and any other relevant Federal agency on the collection, validation, and analysis of atmospheric data; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1429">136 STAT. 1429</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>relevant stakeholders, including institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, industry, State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments, and other appropriate entities to ensure access to the best available relevant atmospheric and historical weather data.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dbc276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terrestrial-aquatic Interface Research Initiative</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out a research program to enhance the understanding of terrestrial-aquatic interface. In carrying out the program, the Director shall prioritize efforts to enhance the collection of observational data, and shall develop models to analyze the natural and human processes that interact in littoral zones.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Littoral data collection system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall establish an integrated system of geographically diverse field research sites in order to improve the scientific understanding and predictability of the major land water interfaces of the United States through improved data quantity and quality, including in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Great Lakes region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc27a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Pacific coast;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc27b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Atlantic coast;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc27c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Arctic;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc27d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Gulf coast; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc27e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the coasts of United States territories and freely associated States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc27f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the programs and establishing the field research sites under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall leverage existing research and development infrastructure supported by the Department, including the Department’s existing marine and coastal research lab.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dbc281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of carrying out the programs and establishing the field research sites under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may enter into agreements with Federal departments and agencies with complementary capabilities, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and any other relevant Federal agency as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Director shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report examining whether the system described in paragraph (2) should be established as a National User Facility within the Department or as a research facility within another Federal agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interoperability</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that activities carried out under paragraphs (1) and (2), including observation, data collection, monitoring, and model development and enhancements, are interoperable and may be integrated with existing related systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant Federal agencies, as practicable.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1430">136 STAT. 1430</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resources</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subparagraph (A), in support of interoperability, as practicable, the Director may make available to other Federal agencies high performance computing resources.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NOAA</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall integrate the data collected under the programs carried out under paragraphs (1) and (2) into relevant data systems and models, as practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dbc287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Engineered Ecosystems Initiative</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish within the Biological and Environmental Research program an initiative focused on the development of engineered ecosystems through the application of artificial intelligence, novel sensing capabilities, and other emerging technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Secretary of Agriculture, and other relevant officials to avoid duplication of research and observational activities and to ensure that activities carried out under the initiative established under paragraph (1) are complimentary to activities being undertaken by other agencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the activity authorized under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dbc28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dbc28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$885,420,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$946,745,200 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbc28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$1,001,149,912 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbe9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$1,068,818,907 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dbe9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$1,129,948,041 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dbe9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioenergy Research Centers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 977 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16317">42 U.S.C. 16317</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dcd403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioenergy Research Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under section 306(a) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18644/a">42 U.S.C. 18644(a)</ref>), the Director shall support up to 6 bioenergy research centers to conduct fundamental research in plant and microbial systems biology, biological imaging and analysis, and genomics, and to accelerate advanced research and development of advanced biofuels, bioenergy or biobased materials, chemicals, and products that are produced from a variety of regionally diverse feedstocks, and to facilitate the translation of research results to industry. The activities of the centers authorized under this subsection may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>accelerating the domestication of bioenergy-relevant plants, microbes, and associated microbial communities to enable high-impact, value-added coproduct <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1431">136 STAT. 1431</page> development at multiple points in the bioenergy supply chain;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>developing the science and technological advances to ensure process sustainability is considered in the creation of advanced biofuels and bioproducts from lignocellulosic biomass; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>using the latest tools in genomics, molecular biology, catalysis science, chemical engineering, systems biology, and computational and robotics technologies to sustainably produce and transform biomass into advanced biofuels and bioproducts.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection and duration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A center established under paragraph (1) shall be selected on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations, beginning on the date of establishment of that center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall consider applications from National Laboratories, multi-institutional collaborations, and other appropriate entities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing centers</inline>.—</heading><content>A center already in existence on the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act may continue to receive support for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on the date of establishment of that center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New centers</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall select any new center pursuant to paragraph (1) on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, with special consideration for applications from an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)) that is located in an eligible jurisdiction (as defined in section 2203(b)(3)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/A">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(A)</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dcd40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>After the end of the applicable period described in paragraph (2), the Director may renew support for a center for a period of not more than 5 years on a merit-reviewed basis. For a center in operation for 10 years after its previous selection on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, the Director may renew support for the center on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years, and may subsequently provide an additional renewal on a merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Centers shall undertake research activities to accelerate the production of advanced biofuels and bioproducts from biomass resources by identifying the most suitable species of plants for use as energy crops; and improving methods of breeding, propagation, planting, producing, harvesting, storage and processing. Activities may include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Research activities to increase sustainability, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>advancing knowledge of how bioenergy crop interactions with biotic and abiotic environmental factors influence crop growth, yield, and quality;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>identifying the most impactful research areas that address the economics of advanced biofuels and bioproducts production; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1432">136 STAT. 1432</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>utilizing multiscale modeling to advance predictive understanding of advanced biofuel cropping ecosystems.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Research activities to further feedstock development, including lignocellulosic, algal, gaseous wastes including carbon oxides and methane, and direct air capture of single carbon gases via plants and microbes, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>developing genetic and genomic tools, high-throughput analytical tools, and biosystems design approaches to enhance bioenergy feedstocks and their associated microbiomes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>conducting field testing of new potential bioenergy feedstock crops under environmentally benign and geographically diverse conditions to assess viability and robustness; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>developing quantitative models informed by experimentation to predict how bioenergy feedstocks perform under diverse conditions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Research activities to improve lignocellulosic deconstruction and separation methods, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>developing feedstock-agnostic deconstruction processes capable of efficiently fractionating biomass into targeted output streams;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>gaining a detailed understanding of plant cell wall biosynthesis, composition, structure, and properties during deconstruction; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>improving enzymes and approaches for biomass breakdown and cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin processing.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Research activities to improve the feedstock conversion process for advanced biofuels and bioproducts, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>developing high-throughput methods to screen or select high-performance microbial strains and communities to improve product formation rates, yields, and selectivity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>establishing a broad set of platform microorganisms and microbial communities suitable for metabolic engineering to produce advanced biofuels and bioproducts and high-throughput methods for experimental validation of gene function;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>developing techniques to enhance microbial robustness for tolerating toxins to improve advanced biofuel and bioproduct yields and to gain a better understanding of the cellular and molecular bases of tolerance for major chemical classes of inhibitors found in these processes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>advancing technologies for the use of batch, continuous, and consolidated bioprocessing;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>identifying, creating, and optimizing microbial and chemical pathways to produce promising, atom-economical intermediates and final bioproducts from biomass with considerations given to environmentally benign processes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>developing high-throughput, real-time, in situ analytical techniques to understand and characterize <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1433">136 STAT. 1433</page> the pre- and post-bioproduct separation streams in detail;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>creating methodologies for efficiently identifying viable target molecules, identifying high-value bioproducts in existing biomass streams, and utilizing current byproduct streams;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>identifying and improving plant feedstocks with enhanced extractable levels of desired bioproducts or bioproduct precursors, including lignin streams; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>developing integrated biological and chemical catalytic approaches to valorize and produce a diverse portfolio of advanced biofuels and bioproducts.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Industry partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>Centers shall establish industry partnerships to translate research results to commercial applications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In coordination with the Bioenergy Technologies Office of the Department, the Secretary shall support interdisciplinary research activities to improve the capacity, efficiency, resilience, security, reliability, and affordability, of the production and use of advanced biofuels and bioproducts, as well as activities to enable positive impacts and avoid the potential negative impacts that the production and use of advanced biofuels and bioproducts may have on ecosystems, people, and historically marginalized communities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dcd429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (k) of section 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18644">42 U.S.C. 18644</ref>) for a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $30,000,000 per center established under paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd42a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd42b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced biofuel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>advanced biofuel</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8101">7 U.S.C. 8101</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd42c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioenergy</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>bioenergy</term>’ means energy derived from biofuels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd42d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biomass</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>biomass</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15852/b">42 U.S.C. 15852(b)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dcd42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioproduct</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>bioproduct</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>biobased product</term>’ in section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8101">7 U.S.C. 8101</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10104">SEC. 10104. </num><heading>ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24de81df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced Scientific Computing Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 304 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18642">42 U.S.C. 18642</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24de81e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24de81e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s5501">15 USC 5501 note</ref>, 5541, 5542; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16316">42 USC 16316</ref>, 18642.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (a) through (c) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24de81e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dea8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dea8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the activities authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>), the Director shall carry out, in coordination with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1434">136 STAT. 1434</page> academia and relevant public and private sector entities, a research, development, and demonstration program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to steward applied mathematics, computational science, and computer science research relevant to the missions of the Department and the competitiveness of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to develop modeling, simulation, and other computational tools relevant to other scientific disciplines and to the development of new energy technologies and other technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to advance computing and networking capabilities for data-driven discovery; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to develop advanced scientific computing hardware and software tools for science and engineering.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24dea8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24dea8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dea8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary for Science shall ensure the coordination of the activities of the Department, including activities under this section, to determine and meet the computational and networking research and facility needs of the Office of Science and all other relevant energy technology and energy efficiency programs within the Department and with other Federal agencies as appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dea8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (d), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24def720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applied Mathematics and Software Development for High-End Computing Systems and Computer Sciences Research</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall carry out activities to develop, test, and support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>mathematics, statistics, and algorithms for modeling complex systems relevant to the missions of the Department, including on advanced computing architectures; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>tools, languages, programming environments, and operations for high-end computing systems (as defined in section 2 of the American Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s5541">15 U.S.C. 5541</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Portfolio balance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall maintain a balanced portfolio within the advanced scientific computing research and development program established under section 976 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16316">42 U.S.C. 16316</ref>) that supports robust investment in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24def726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>applied mathematical, computational, and computer sciences research needs relevant to the mission of the Department, including foundational areas that are critical to the advancement of energy sciences and technologies and new and emerging computing technologies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24def727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>associated high-performance computing hardware and facilities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exascale ecosystem sustainment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24def729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the Exascale Computing Project has successfully created a broad ecosystem that provides shared <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1435">136 STAT. 1435</page> software packages, novel evaluation systems, and applications relevant to the science and engineering requirements of the Department, and that such products must be maintained and improved in order that the full potential of the deployed systems can be continuously realized.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24def72a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall seek to sustain and evolve the ecosystem described in clause (i) to ensure that the exascale software stack and other research software will continue to be maintained, hardened, and otherwise optimized for long-term use on exascale systems and beyond and reliable availability to the user community.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24def72b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dfe18c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced Computing Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe18d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dfe18e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a program to develop and implement a strategy for achieving computing systems with capabilities beyond exascale computing systems. In establishing this program, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe18f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>maintain foundational research programs in mathematical, computational, and computer sciences focused on new and emerging computing needs within the mission of the Department, including post-Moore’s law computing architectures, novel approaches to modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence and scientific machine learning, quantum computing, edge computing, extreme heterogeneity, including potential quantum accelerators, and distributed high-performance computing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>retain best practices and maintain support for essential hardware, applications, and software elements of the Exascale Computing Program that are necessary for sustaining the vitality of a long-term capable software ecosystem for exascale and beyond; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>develop a Department-wide strategy for balancing on-premises and cloud-based computing and scientific data management.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the development and implementation of the strategy described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dfe193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance on Mitigation of Bias in High-performance Computing Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In leveraging high-performance computing systems for research purposes, including through the use of machine learning algorithms for data analysis and artificial intelligence, the Secretary shall issue, and ensure adherence to, guidance for the Department, the National Laboratories, and users as to how those capabilities should be employed in a manner that mitigates and, to the maximum extent practicable, avoids harmful algorithmic bias.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dfe194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Architectural Research in Heterogeneous Computing Systems</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out a program of research and development in heterogeneous and reconfigurable computing systems to expand understanding of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1436">136 STAT. 1436</page> the potential for heterogeneous and reconfigurable computing systems to deliver high performance, high efficiency computing for Department mission challenges. The program shall include research and development that explores the convergence of big data analytics, simulations, and artificial intelligence to drive the design of heterogeneous computing system architectures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure coordination between research activities undertaken by the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program and materials research supported by the Basic Energy Sciences program within the Office of Science.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dfe197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Efficient Computing Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall support a program of fundamental research, development, and demonstration of energy efficient computing and data center technologies relevant to advanced computing applications, including high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and scientific machine learning.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Execution</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe19a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe19b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>establish a partnership for National Laboratories, industry partners, and institutions of higher education for codesign of energy efficient hardware, technology, software, and applications across all applicable program offices of the Department, and provide access to energy efficient computing resources to such partners;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe19c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>develop hardware and software technologies that decrease the energy needs of advanced computing practices, including through data center codesign;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe19d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>consider multiple heterogeneous computing architectures in collaboration with the program established under subsection (g), including neuromorphic computing, persistent computing, and ultrafast networking; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe19e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>provide, as appropriate, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access for researchers from institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, industry, and other Federal agencies to the energy efficient computing technologies developed pursuant to clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe19f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of partners</inline>.—</heading><content>In selecting participants for the partnership established under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall select participants through a competitive, merit review process.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the activities conducted under subparagraph (A); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1437">136 STAT. 1437</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the coordination and management of the program under subparagraph (A) to ensure an integrated research program across the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Sciences Network</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24dfe1a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for upgrades to the Energy Sciences Network user facility in order to meet the research needs of the Department for highly reliable data transport capabilities optimized for the requirements of large-scale science.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following capabilities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>To provide high bandwidth scientific networking across the continental United States and the Atlantic Ocean.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>To ensure network reliability.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24dfe1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>To protect the network infrastructure from cyberattacks.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>To manage transport of exponentially increasing levels of data from the Department’s National Laboratories and sites, user facilities, experiments, and sensors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>To contribute to the integration of heterogeneous computing frameworks and systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e007bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computational Science Graduate Fellowship</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall support the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship program in order to facilitate collaboration between graduate students and researchers at the National Laboratories, and contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive computational workforce to help advance research in all areas of computational science relevant to the mission of the Department, including quantum computing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e007bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out activities under this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$15,750,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$16,537,500 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$17,364,375 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>$18,232,594 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$19,144,223 for fiscal year 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e007c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e007c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$1,126,950,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$1,194,109,500 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$1,265,275,695 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$1,340,687,843 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$1,420,599,500 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e007cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quantum Science Network</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8801">15 U.S.C. 8801</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e007d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quantum network infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>quantum network infrastructure</term>’ means any facility, expertise, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1438">136 STAT. 1438</page> or capability that is necessary to enable the development and deployment of scalable and diverse quantum network technologies.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of energy quantum network infrastructure research and development program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e007d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Title IV of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8851/etseq">15 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24e16763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">“SEC. 403. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e16764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8853">15 USC 8853</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e16765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to accelerate innovation in quantum network infrastructure in order to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>facilitate the advancement of distributed quantum computing systems through the internet and intranet;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>improve the precision of measurements of scientific phenomena and physical imaging technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>develop secure national quantum communications technologies and strategies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>demonstrate quantum networking utilizing the Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences Network User Facility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1676a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>advance the relevant domestic supply chains, manufacturing capabilities, and associated simulations or modeling capabilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e1676b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1676c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e1676d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>coordinate with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1676e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Director of the National Science Foundation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1676f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Chair of the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council established under section 103(a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Chair of the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Science;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>conduct cooperative research with industry, National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, and other research institutions to facilitate new quantum infrastructure methods and technologies, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>quantum-limited detectors, ultra-low loss optical channels, space-to-ground connections, and classical networking and cybersecurity protocols;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>entanglement and hyper-entangled state sources and transmission, control, and measurement of quantum states;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>quantum interconnects that allow short range local connections between quantum processors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>transducers for quantum sources and signals between optical wavelength regimes, including telecommunications regimes and quantum computer-relevant domains, including microwaves;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>development of quantum memory buffers and small-scale quantum computers that are compatible with photon-based quantum bits in the optical or telecommunications wavelengths;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1439">136 STAT. 1439</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>long-range entanglement distribution, including allowing entanglement-based protocols between small- and large scale quantum processors, at the terrestrial and space-based level using quantum repeaters and optical or laser communications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>quantum routers, multiplexers, repeaters, and related technologies necessary to create secure long-distance quantum communication; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1677a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>integration of systems across the quantum technology stack into traditional computing networks, including the development of remote controlled, high-performance, and reliable implementations of key quantum network components by leveraging the expertise, infrastructure and supplemental investments at the National Laboratories in the Energy Sciences Network User Facility;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1677b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>engage with the Quantum Economic Development Consortium and other organizations, as applicable, to transition component technologies to help facilitate as appropriate the development of a quantum supply chain for quantum network technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1677c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>advance basic research in advanced scientific computing, particle and nuclear physics, and material science to enhance the understanding, prediction, and manipulation of materials, processes, and physical phenomena relevant to quantum network infrastructure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1677d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>develop experimental tools and testbeds in collaboration with the Energy Sciences Network User Facility necessary to support cross-cutting fundamental research and development activities with diverse stakeholders from industry, National Laboratories, and institutions of higher education; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1677e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>consider quantum network infrastructure applications that span the Department of Energy’s missions in energy, environment, and national security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e1677f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leveraging</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall leverage resources, infrastructure, and expertise across the Department of Energy and from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the National Science Foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>other relevant Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the National Laboratories;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>industry stakeholders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>institutions of higher education; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e16788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e16789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e1678a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 4-year research plan that identifies and prioritizes basic research needs relating to quantum network infrastructure.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e1678b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standard of Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall review activities carried out under this section to determine the achievement of technical milestones.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e1678c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e1678d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, there is authorized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1440">136 STAT. 1440</page> to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities under this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24e1678e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">“SEC. 404. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e1678f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8854">15 USC 8854</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM USER EXPANSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e16790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program’ or ‘QUEST program’, to encourage and facilitate access to United States quantum computing hardware and quantum computing clouds for research purposes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to enhance the United States quantum research enterprise;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to educate the future quantum computing workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to accelerate the advancement of United States quantum computing capabilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to advance the relevant domestic supply chains, manufacturing processes, and associated simulations or modeling capabilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e16795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e16797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>coordinate with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Director of the National Science Foundation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e16799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e1679a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Chair of the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council established under section 103(a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Chair of the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Science;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide researchers based within the United States with access to, and use of, United States quantum computing resources through a competitive, merit-reviewed process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e18eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>consider applications from the National Laboratories, multi-institutional collaborations, institutions of higher education, industry stakeholders, and any other entities that the Secretary determines are appropriate to provide national leadership on quantum computing related issues;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e18eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with private sector stakeholders, the user community, and interagency partners on program development and best management practices; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to the extent practicable, balance user access to commercial prototypes available for use across a broad class of applications and Federal research prototypes that enable benchmarking a wider variety of early-stage devices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e18eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leveraging</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall leverage resources and expertise across the Department of Energy and from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the National Science Foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>other relevant Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the National Laboratories;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>industry stakeholders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>institutions of higher education; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1441">136 STAT. 1441</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e18ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e18ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities authorized by this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall ensure proper security controls are in place to protect sensitive information, as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e18ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e18ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$31,500,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$33,075,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$34,728,750 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$36,465,188 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e18ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/368">Public Law 115–368</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/5092">132 Stat. 5092</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 402 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 403. </designator> <label>Department of Energy quantum network infrastructure research and development program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 404. </designator> <label>Department of Energy quantum user expansion for science and technology program.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10105">SEC. 10105. </num><heading>FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e33c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fusion Energy Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 307 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18645">42 U.S.C. 18645</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>As part of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e33c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e33c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e33c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (q), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities described in paragraph (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(o)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(q)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)(4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(o)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(q)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (e)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)(10)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1442">136 STAT. 1442</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(o)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(q)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e33c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24e3639d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24e3639e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e3639f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (j) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e38ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fusion Reactor System Design</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e38ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Director shall establish not less than 2 national teams described in paragraph (2) that shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>develop conceptual pilot plant designs and technology roadmaps; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>create an engineering design of a pilot plant that will bring fusion to commercial viability.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National teams</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A national team referred to in paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>be composed of developers, manufacturers, universities, National Laboratories, and representatives of the engineering, procurement, and construction industries; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>include public-private partnerships.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e38ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Fusion Energy Sciences in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (o) as subsection (r);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e38ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (n) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e49c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">“(o) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High-performance Computation Collaborative Research Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall carry out a program to conduct and support collaborative research, development, and demonstration of fusion energy technologies, through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques, in order—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to support fundamental research in plasmas and matter at very high temperatures and densities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to inform the development of a broad range of fusion energy systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to facilitate the translation of research results in fusion energy science to industry.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant Federal agencies, and prioritize the following objectives:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>To use expertise from the private sector, institutions of higher education, and the National Laboratories to leverage existing, and develop new, computational software and capabilities that prospective users may use to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1443">136 STAT. 1443</page> accelerate research and development of fusion energy systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>To develop computational tools to simulate and predict fusion energy science phenomena that may be validated through physical experimentation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>To increase the utility of the research infrastructure of the Department by coordinating with the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the Office of Science.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>To leverage experience from existing modeling and simulation entities sponsored by the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>To ensure that new experimental and computational tools are accessible to relevant research communities, including private sector entities engaged in fusion energy technology development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>To ensure that newly developed computational tools are compatible with modern virtual engineering and visualization capabilities to accelerate the realization of fusion energy technologies and systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duplication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of the program under paragraph (1) with the activities of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>other research entities of the Department, including the National Laboratories, the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy, and the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the Office of Science; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>industry.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High-performance computing for fusion innovation center</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in coordination with the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy, establish and operate a national High-Performance Computing for Fusion Innovation Center (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Center’), to support the program under paragraph (1) by providing, to the extent practicable, a centralized entity for multidisciplinary, collaborative, fusion energy research and development through high-performance computing and advanced data analytics technologies and processes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity eligible to serve as the Center shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a National Laboratory;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an institution of higher education;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a multi-institutional collaboration; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>any other entity that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application; selection</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to serve as the Center, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall select the Center on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1444">136 STAT. 1444</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Center may incorporate existing research activities that are consistent with the program under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priorities</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Center shall prioritize activities that utilize expertise and infrastructure from a balance among the private sector, institutions of higher education, and the National Laboratories to enhance existing computation tools and develop new computational software and capabilities to accelerate the commercial application of fusion energy systems.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of resource availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may enter into contracts with commercial cloud computing providers to ensure that resource availability within the Department is not reduced or disproportionately distributed as a result of Center activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (G), the Center shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>On the expiration of the period of support of the Center under subparagraph (F), the Secretary may renew support for the Center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e49c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="p">“(p) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Material Plasma Exposure Experiment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall construct a Material Plasma Exposure Experiment facility as described in the 2020 publication approved by the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee entitled ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’. The Secretary shall<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> consult with the private sector, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the facility is capable of meeting Federal research needs for steady state, high-heat-flux, and plasma-material interaction testing of fusion materials over a range of fusion energy relevant parameters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility capabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the facility described in paragraph (1) will provide the following capabilities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A magnetic field at the target of 1 Tesla.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An energy flux at the target of 10 MW/m<sup>2</sup>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The ability to expose previously irradiated plasma facing material samples to plasma.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility described in paragraph (1) occurs before December 31, 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Fusion Energy Sciences, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences to complete construction of the facility described in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$21,895,000 for fiscal year 2023; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$3,800,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e49c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">“(q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matter in Extreme Conditions Instrument Upgrade</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the upgrade to the Matter in Extreme Conditions endstation at the Linac Coherent Light Source as described in the 2020 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1445">136 STAT. 1445</page> publication approved by the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee entitled ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’. The Secretary shall consult<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> with the private sector, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that this facility is capable of meeting Federal research needs for understanding physical and chemical changes to plasmas at fundamental timescales, and explore new regimes of dense material physics, astrophysics, planetary physics, and short-pulse laser-plasma interactions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e49c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility described in paragraph (1) occurs before December 31, 2028.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>in subsection (r) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>There</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e49c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) through (5) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e4c379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$1,025,500,400 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e4c37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$1,043,489,724 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e4c37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$1,053,266,107 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e4c37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>$1,047,962,074 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24e4c37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>$1,114,187,798 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e4c37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">ITER Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 972(c)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16312/c/3">42 U.S.C. 16312(c)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4c37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4c380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4c381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$379,700,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4ea92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$419,250,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4ea93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>$415,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4ea94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$370,500,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e4ea95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>$411,078,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10106">SEC. 10106. </num><heading>HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e5d4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 305 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18643">42 U.S.C. 18643</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e5d4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e5d4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e5fc09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the activities authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>), the Director shall carry out a research program in elementary particle physics and advanced technology research and development to improve the understanding of the fundamental properties of the universe, including constituents of matter and energy and the nature of space and time.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e5fc0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High Energy Frontier Research</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the program described in subsection (b), the Director shall carry out research using high energy accelerators and advanced detectors, including accelerators and detectors that will function as national user facilities, to create and study interactions of elementary particles and investigate fundamental forces.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e5fc0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 305 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1446">136 STAT. 1446</page> 18643) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e6231c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e6231d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e6231e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>as practicable and in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies as necessary, ensure the access of United States researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e6231f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, continue to leverage United States participation in the Large Hadron Collider, and prioritize expanding international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e62320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize engagement in collaborative efforts in support of future international facilities that would provide access to the most advanced accelerator facilities in the world to United States researchers.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e62321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cosmic Frontier Research</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 305 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18645">42 U.S.C. 18645</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e62322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cosmic Frontier Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall carry out research activities on the nature of the primary contents of the universe, including the nature of dark energy and dark matter. These activities shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with the research priorities identified by the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel or the National Academy of Sciences, and may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e62323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>collaborations with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, or international partners on relevant projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e62324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the development of space-based, land-based, water-based, and underground facilities and experiments.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e62325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Further Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 305 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18645">42 U.S.C. 18645</ref>) (as amended by subsection (c)), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e75ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility Construction and Major Items of Equipment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e75ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with the Office of Science’s project management practices, the Director shall, to the maximum extent practicable, by incorporating the findings and recommendations of the 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) report entitled ‘Building for Discovery’, support construction or fabrication of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e75ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an international Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility based in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Proton Improvement Plan II;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Second Generation Dark Matter experiments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Legacy Survey of Space and Time camera;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>upgrades to detectors and other components of the Large Hadron Collider; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>other high priority projects recommended in the most recent report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1447">136 STAT. 1447</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long-baseline neutrino facility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall support construction of a Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility to facilitate the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to examine the fundamental properties of neutrinos, explore physics beyond the Standard Model, and better clarify the existence and nature of antimatter.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility capabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the facility described in subparagraph (A) will provide, at a minimum, the following capabilities:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A neutrino beam with wideband capability of 1.2 megawatts of beam power and upgradable to 2.4 megawatts of beam power.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>3 caverns excavated for a 70 kiloton fiducial detector mass and supporting surface buildings and utilities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Cryogenic systems to support neutrino detectors.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility described in subparagraph (A) occurs before December 31, 2031.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (k), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out construction of the project described in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$180,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$255,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$305,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$305,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$305,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proton improvement plan–ii accelerator upgrade project</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall support construction of the Proton Improvement Plan II, an upgrade to the Fermilab accelerator complex identified in the 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) report entitled ‘Building for Discovery’, to provide the world’s most intense beam of neutrinos to the international Long Baseline Neutrino Facility and to carry out a broad range of future high energy physics experiments. The Secretary shall work with international partners to enable further significant contributions to the capabilities of that project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility capabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the facility described in subparagraph (A) will provide, at a minimum, the following capabilities:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A state-of-the-art 800 megaelectron volt superconducting linear accelerator.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Proton beam power of 1.2 megawatts at the start of LBNF/DUNE, upgradeable to 2.4 megawatts of beam power.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A flexible design to enable high power beam delivery to multiple users simultaneously and customized beams tailored to specific scientific needs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Sustained high reliability operation of the Fermilab accelerator complex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1448">136 STAT. 1448</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility described in subparagraph (A) occurs before December 31, 2028.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (k), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out construction of the facility described in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$130,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$115,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cosmic microwave background stage 4</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in partnership with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall support construction of the Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 project to survey the cosmic microwave background to test theories of cosmic inflation as described in the 2014 Particle Physics Prioritization Panel (P5) report entitled ‘Building for Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle Physics in the Global Context.’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall consult with the private sector, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the project described in subparagraph (A) is capable of meeting Federal research needs in accessing the ultra-high energy physics of inflation and important neutrino properties.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Experimental capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure to the maximum extent practicable that the facility described in subparagraph (A) will provide, at a minimum, 500,000 superconducting detectors deployed on an array of millimeter-wave telescopes with the required range in frequency, sensitivity, and survey speed that will provide sufficient capability to enable an order of magnitude advance in observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background, delivering transformative discoveries in fundamental physics, cosmology, and astrophysics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility described in subparagraph (A) occurs before December 31, 2030.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (k), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out construction of the facility described in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24e782e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e782ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerator and Detector Upgrades</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall upgrade accelerator facilities and detectors, as necessary and appropriate, to increase beam power, sustain high reliability, and improve precision measurement to advance the highest priority particle physics research programs. In carrying out facility <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1449">136 STAT. 1449</page> upgrades, the Director shall continue to work with international partners, when appropriate and in the United States’ interest, to leverage investments and expertise in critical technologies to help build and upgrade accelerator and detector facilities in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e782eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerator and Detector Research and Development</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the program<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> described in subsection (b), the Director shall carry out research and development in particle beam physics, accelerator science and technology, and particle and radiation detection with relevance to the specific needs of the High Energy Physics program, in coordination with the Accelerator Research and Development program authorized under section 310.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e782ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Underground Science</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>support an underground science program consistent with the missions of the Department and the scientific needs of the High Energy Physics program, including those articulated in the most recent report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, that leverages the capabilities of relevant underground science and engineering facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>carry out a competitive grant program to award scientists and engineers at institutions of higher education, nonprofit institutions, and National Laboratories to conduct research in underground science and engineering; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the inventory of underground mines in the United States that may be suitable for future development of underground science and engineering facilities and any anticipated challenges associated with repurposing, repair, facility siting, or construction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e782f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e782f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$1,159,520,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$1,289,891,200 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$1,428,284,672 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$1,499,881,752 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e782f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$1,554,874,657 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10107">SEC. 10107. </num><heading>NUCLEAR PHYSICS PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24e7d01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 308 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/246">Public Law 115–246</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3150">132 Stat. 3150</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e7d01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18646">42 USC 18646</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24e8454c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="308">“SEC. 308. </num><heading class="fontsize12">NUCLEAR PHYSICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e8454d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the activities authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>), the Director shall carry out a research program, and support relevant facilities, to discover and understand various forms of nuclear matter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e8454e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Electron Ion Collider</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8454f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall support construction of an Electron Ion Collider as described in the 2015 Long Range Plan of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee and the report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine entitled ‘An Assessment of U.S.-Based Electron-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1450">136 STAT. 1450</page> Ion Collider Science’, in order to measure the internal structure of the proton and the nucleus and answer fundamental questions about the nature of visible matter.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility capability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the facility described in paragraph (1) meets the requirements in the 2015 Long Range Plan described in that paragraph, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>at least 70 percent polarized beams of electrons and light ions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ion beams from deuterium to the heaviest stable nuclei;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>variable center of mass energy from 20 to 140 GeV;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>high collision luminosity of 10<sup>33–34</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>s<sup>-1</sup>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the possibility of more than 1 interaction region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e84557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Start of operations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility under this subsection occurs before December 31, 2030.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e84559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out construction of the facility under this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8455a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8455b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$181,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8455c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$219,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8455d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>$297,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8455e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$301,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e8455f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e84560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$840,480,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$976,508,800 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$1,062,239,328 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$1,190,833,688 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e84565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$1,248,463,709 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10108">SEC. 10108. </num><heading>SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24e86c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 309 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18647">42 U.S.C. 18647</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e89387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e89388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall use all available approaches and mechanisms, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e89389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>capital line items;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8938a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>minor construction projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8938b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>energy savings performance contracts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8938c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>utility energy service contracts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8938d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>alternative financing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e8938e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>expense funding.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e8938f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e89390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e89391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2027, at the same time as the annual budget submission of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1451">136 STAT. 1451</page> of Representatives a list of projects for which the Secretary will provide funding under this section, including a description of each project and the funding profile for the project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e89392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section $550,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10109">SEC. 10109. </num><heading>ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24e8e1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24e92fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="310">“SEC. 310. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e92fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18648">42 USC 18648</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e92fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the activities authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 U.S.C. 7139</ref>), the Director shall carry out a research program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to advance accelerator science and technology relevant to the Department, other Federal agencies, and United States industry;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to foster partnerships to develop, demonstrate, and enable the commercial application of accelerator technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to support the development of a skilled, diverse, and inclusive accelerator workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to provide access to accelerator design and engineering resources.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e92fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerator Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program authorized under subsection (a), the Director shall support—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>research activities in cross-cutting accelerator technologies including superconducting magnets and accelerators, beam physics, data analytics-based accelerator controls, simulation software, new particle sources, advanced laser technology, and transformative research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>optimal operation of the Accelerator Test Facility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e92fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerator Development</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program authorized under subsection (a), the Director shall support partnerships to foster the development, demonstration, and commercial application of accelerator technologies, including advanced superconducting wire and cable, superconducting RF cavities, and high efficiency radiofrequency power sources for accelerators.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e92fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Collaborations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing accelerator technologies under the program authorized under subsection (a), the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>consider the requirements necessary to support translational research and development for medical, industrial, security, and defense applications; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e92fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>leverage investments in accelerator technologies and fundamental research in particle physics by partnering with institutions of higher education, industry, and other Federal agencies to enable the commercial application of advanced accelerator technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24e92fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24e92fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e956f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$19,080,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e956f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$20,224,800 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e956f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$21,438,288 for fiscal year 2025;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1452">136 STAT. 1452</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e956f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$22,724,585 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24e956f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$24,088,060 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10110">SEC. 10110. </num><heading>ISOTOPE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ea8f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after section 310 (as added by section 10109) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24ebc7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">“SEC. 311. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18649">42 USC 18649</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ISOTOPE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebc7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Critical Radioactive and Stable Isotope</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>critical radioactive and stable isotope</term>’ means a radioactive and stable isotope—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the domestic commercial production of which is unavailable or inadequate to satisfy the demand of research, medical, industrial, or related industries in the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the supply of which is augmented through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Department production; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>foreign suppliers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>critical radioactive and stable isotope</term>’ does not include the medical isotope molybdenum-99, the production and supply of which is addressed in the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/126/2211">126 Stat. 2211</ref>) (including the amendments made by that Act).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebc803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>carry out, in coordination with other relevant programs across the Department, a program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>for the production of critical radioactive and stable isotopes, including the development of techniques to produce isotopes, that the Secretary determines are needed and of sufficient quality and quantity for research, medical, industrial, or related purposes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for the production of critical radioactive and stable isotopes that are in short supply or projected to be in short supply in the future, including byproducts, surplus materials, and related isotope services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to maintain and enhance the infrastructure required to produce and supply critical radioactive and stable isotope products and related services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to conduct research and development on new and improved isotope production and processing techniques that can make critical radioactive and stable isotopes available for research and application as soon as possible while assisting in workforce development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc80b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>to reduce domestic dependency on the foreign supply of critical radioactive and stable isotopes to ensure national preparedness; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>evidence-based reports, such as the 2015 report of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee entitled ‘Meeting Isotope Needs and Capturing Opportunities for the Future’; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc80e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>assessments of isotope supply chains, including the assessment described in paragraph (3), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1453">136 STAT. 1453</page> any reports submitted pursuant to subsection (d), and other current and future assessments;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc80f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>ensure that isotope production activities carried out under this subsection are consistent with the statement of policy entitled ‘Policies and Procedures for Transfer of Commercial Radioisotope Production and Distribution to Private Industry’ (<ref href="/us/fr/30/3247">30 Fed. Reg. 3247</ref> (March 9, 1965));</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>assess the domestic requirements of current and emerging critical radioactive and stable isotopes and associated applications, including by consulting end-users, to identify areas that may require Federal investment for expedited development of domestic production capacity for those isotopes, including through public-private partnerships, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>ensure that actions taken by the Department do not interfere with, delay, compete with, or otherwise adversely affect efforts by the private sector to make available or otherwise facilitate the supply of critical radioactive and stable isotopes, including efforts under existing agreements between the Department or contractors of the Department and the private sector; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, assess options for demonstrating the production of critical radioactive and stable isotopes in research, test, or commercial nuclear reactors and accelerators, including reactors and accelerators operated at universities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebc817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Committee</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee (referred to in this subsection as the ‘committee’) in alignment with the program established under subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to carry out the activities previously executed as part of the Isotope Subcommittee of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to provide expert advice and assistance to the Director in carrying out that program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc81e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc81f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the committee is established, the committee shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>update the 2015 Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Isotopes Subcommittee Report entitled ‘Meeting Isotope Needs and Capturing Opportunities for the Future’; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>periodically update that report thereafter as needed.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An updated report under subparagraph (A) shall include an assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>current demand in the United States for critical radioactive and stable isotopes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the impact of continued reliance on foreign supply of critical radioactive and stable isotopes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>proposed mitigation strategies, including increasing domestic production sources for critical radioactive and stable isotopes, that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>are not commercially available; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>are commercially produced in quantities that are not sufficient—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1454">136 STAT. 1454</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>to satisfy domestic demand; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc82a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>to minimize production constraints and supply disruptions to the United States healthcare and industrial isotope industries;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc82b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>current facilities, including upgrades to those facilities, and new facilities needed to meet domestic critical isotope needs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc82c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>workforce development needs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonduplication</inline>.—</heading><content>The committee shall work in alignment with, and shall not duplicate the efforts of, preexisting advisory committees that are advising the program established under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FACA</inline>.—</heading><content>The committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebc82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the end of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the progress made under the program established under subsection (b) during the preceding 2 fiscal years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an updated assessment of any critical radioactive and stable isotope shortages in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any disruptions in the international supply of critical radioactive and stable isotopes during the preceding 2 fiscal years; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the impact of those disruptions on related activities; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebc838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y24ebc839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebc83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a projection of anticipated disruptions in the international supply, or supply constraints, of critical radioactive and stable isotopes during the next 2 fiscal years; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24ebc83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the anticipated impact of those disruptions or constraints, as applicable, on related domestic activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebc83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$175,708,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$196,056,480 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$215,759,869 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$200,633,461 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$146,293,469 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebef52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration of Isotope Production</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 952(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16272/a">42 U.S.C. 16272(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (4) and moving the paragraph so as to appear after paragraph (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24ebef55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Isotope demonstration evaluation</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1455">136 STAT. 1455</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebef57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, shall evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of the establishment of an isotope demonstration subprogram of the program established under paragraph (1) to support the development and commercial demonstration of critical radioactive and stable isotope production in existing commercial nuclear power plants.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, shall consult with the Director of the Office of Science in carrying out the evaluation under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of critical radioactive and stable isotope</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>critical radioactive and stable isotope</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 311(a) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebef5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebef5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18649">42 USC 18649 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Radioisotope Processing Facility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this subsection as “the Secretary”) shall construct a radioisotope processing facility to provide for the growing radiochemical processing capability needs associated with the production of critical radioactive isotopes authorized under section 311 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 311(e) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$30,500,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$83,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$43,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ebef63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stable Isotope Production and Research Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this subsection as “the Secretary”) shall establish a stable isotope production and research center—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to expand the ability of the United States to perform multiple stable isotope production campaigns at large-scale production, as authorized under section 311 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to mitigate the dependence of the United States on foreign-produced stable isotopes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to promote economic resilience; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to conduct research and development on stable isotope production and associated methods and technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ebef69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ebef6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 311(e) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ec167b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$74,400,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ec167c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$46,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ec167d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$31,200,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ec167e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$33,300,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ec167f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$13,900,000 for fiscal year 2027.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1456">136 STAT. 1456</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10111">SEC. 10111. </num><heading>INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ed00e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after section 311 (as added by section 10110), the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24ed00e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="312">“SEC. 312. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ed00e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18650">42 USC 18650</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Director shall support the development of a scientific workforce through programs that facilitate collaboration between and among teachers at elementary schools and secondary schools served by local educational agencies, students at institutions of higher education, early-career researchers, faculty at institutions of higher education, and the National Laboratories, including through the use of proven techniques to expand the number of individuals from underrepresented groups pursuing and attaining skills or undergraduate and graduate degrees relevant to the mission of the Office of Science.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ed00e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7381e">42 U.S.C. 7381e</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ed00e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>There are</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science of the Department of Energy in a fiscal year, there are</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ed00e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 1991</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ed00e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Broadening Participation in Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ed00e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 3167 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7381c–1">42 U.S.C. 7381c–1</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24edeb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="3167A">“SEC. 3167A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24edeb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7381c–2">42 USC 7381c–2</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">BROADENING PARTICIPATION FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24edeb4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24edeb4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>expand opportunities to increase the number of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals working in disciplines relevant to the mission of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24edeb4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>broaden the recruitment pool to increase participation from Historically Black Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 3167B(f)), Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in that section), Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in that section), minority-serving institutions (as defined in that section), institutions in eligible jurisdictions (as defined in that section), emerging research institutions, community colleges, and scientific societies in those disciplines.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24edeb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24edeb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24edeb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and make available to the public a plan for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in programs supported by the Department, including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1457">136 STAT. 1457</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24edeb50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a plan for supporting relevant Federal research award grantees and leveraging the National Science Foundation INCLUDES National Network and relevant partnerships, including partnerships maintained by other Federal research agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24edeb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>metrics for assessing the participation of underrepresented groups in programs supported by the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24edeb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>experienced and potential barriers to broadening participation of underrepresented groups in programs supported by the Department, including recommended solutions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24edeb53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>any other activities the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24edeb54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 3169, not less than $2,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated each fiscal year for the activities described in this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24ee1265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="3167B">“SEC. 3167B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ee1266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7381c–3">42 USC 7381c–3</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROFESSIONALS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ee1267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>expand opportunities and increase the number of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals working in disciplines relevant to the mission of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>broaden the recruitment pool to increase participation from and expand partnerships with Historically Black Colleges or Universities, Hispanic serving institutions, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, institutions in eligible jurisdictions, emerging research institutions, community colleges, and scientific societies in those disciplines.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ee126a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan and Outreach Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee126b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee126c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ee126d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ee126e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 10-year educational plan to fund and expand new or existing programs administered by the Office of Science and sited at the National Laboratories and Department user facilities to expand educational and workforce development opportunities for underrepresented individuals, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ee126f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>high school, undergraduate, and graduate students; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>recent graduates, teachers, and faculty in STEM fields.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The plan under subparagraph (A) may include paid internships, fellowships, temporary employment, training programs, visiting student and faculty programs, sabbaticals, and research support.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in the plan under paragraph (1) an outreach strategy to improve the advertising, recruitment, and promotion of educational and workforce development programs to community colleges, Historically Black Colleges or Universities, Hispanic-serving <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1458">136 STAT. 1458</page> institutions, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, institutions in eligible jurisdictions, and emerging research institutions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ee1273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Building Research Capacity</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop programs that strengthen the research capacity relevant to Office of Science disciplines at emerging research institutions, including minority-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges or Universities, Historically Black Colleges or Universities, institutions in eligible jurisdictions (as defined in section 2203(b)(3)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/A">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(A)</ref>)), institutions in communities with dislocated workers who were previously employed in manufacturing, energy production, including coal power plants, and mineral and material mining, and other institutions of higher education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The programs developed under paragraph (1) may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>enabling mutually beneficial and jointly managed partnerships between research-intensive institutions and emerging research institutions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>soliciting research proposals, fellowships, training programs, and research support directly from emerging research institutions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ee1278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Traineeships</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a university-led Traineeship Program to address workforce development needs in STEM fields relevant to the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee127a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Focus</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The focus of the Traineeship Program established under paragraph (1) shall be on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee127b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>supporting workforce development and research experiences for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee127c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increasing participation from underrepresented populations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee127d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>The traineeships under the Traineeship Program established under paragraph (1) shall include opportunities to build the next-generation workforce in research areas critical to maintaining core competencies across the programs of the Office of Science.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ee127e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee127f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish key performance indicators to measure and monitor progress of education and workforce programs and expand Departmental activities for data collection and analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ee1281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ee1282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report summarizing progress toward meeting the key performance indicators established under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ee1283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community college</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>community college</term>’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1459">136 STAT. 1459</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a public institution of higher education, including additional locations, at which the highest awarded degree, or the predominantly awarded degree, is an associate degree; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any Tribal college or university.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dislocated worker</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>dislocated worker</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hispanic-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Hispanic-serving institution</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1101a/a">20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee1289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Historically Black College or University</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>part B institution</term>’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee128a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution in an eligible jurisdiction</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution in an eligible jurisdiction</term>’ means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)) that is located in an eligible jurisdiction (as defined in section 2203(b)(3)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/A">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(A)</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee128b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>minority-serving institution</term>’ includes the entities described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee128c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">STEM</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>STEM</term>’ means the subjects listed in section 2 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6621">42 U.S.C. 6621 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/114/59">Public Law 114–59</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee128d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Tribal College or University</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c/b">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ee128e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 2(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/1497">104 Stat. 1497</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 3167 and 3168 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3167. </designator> <label>Partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3167A. </designator> <label>Broadening participation for teachers and scientists.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3167B. </designator> <label>Expanding opportunities for highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3168. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3169. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10112">SEC. 10112. </num><heading>HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE; HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM; OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING BIOLOGICAL THREAT PREPAREDNESS RESEARCH INITIATIVE; MIDSCALE INSTRUMENTATION AND RESEARCH EQUIPMENT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ef22ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.</ref>) (as amended by section 10111(a)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24f0f7c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="313">“SEC. 313. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18651">42 USC 18651</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a high intensity laser research initiative consistent with the recommendations of the National Academies report entitled ‘Opportunities in Intense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1460">136 STAT. 1460</page> Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the Brightest Light’ and the report from the Brightest Light Initiative workshop entitled ‘The Future of Intense Ultrafast Lasers in the U.S.’. The initiative should include research and development of petawatt-scale and of high average power laser technologies necessary for future facility needs in discovery science and to advance energy technologies, as well as support for a user network of academic and National Laboratory high intensity laser facilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leverage</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall leverage new laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and low-cost accelerator systems needed for science applications.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall coordinate the initiative established under subsection (a) among all relevant programs within the Office of Science.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary for Science shall coordinate the initiative established under subsection (a) with other relevant programs within the Department and other Federal agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24f0f7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="314">“SEC. 314. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18652">42 USC 18652</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a program to reduce the consumption of helium for Department grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium recycling<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> and reuse. The program shall competitively award grants for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the purchase of equipment to capture, reuse, and recycle helium;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the installation, maintenance, and repair of new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recycling equipment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>helium alternatives research and development activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the purchase of helium as part of research projects and facilities supported by the Department. The report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the quantity of helium purchased for projects and facilities supported by Department grants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a cost-analysis for such helium;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, information on whether such helium was imported from outside the United States, and if available, the country or region of the world from which the helium was imported;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1461">136 STAT. 1461</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>expected or experienced impacts of helium supply shortages or prices on the research projects and facilities supported by the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for reducing Department grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices and supply shortages.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under this section, the Director shall coordinate with the National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal agencies on helium conservation activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The program established under this section shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon expiration of any period of support of the program under this section, the Director may renew support for the program for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24f0f7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="315">“SEC. 315. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18653">42 USC 18653</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OFFICE OF SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL THREAT PREPAREDNESS RESEARCH INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish within the Office of Science a cross-cutting research initiative, to be known as the ‘Biological Threat Preparedness Research Initiative’, to leverage the innovative analytical resources and tools, user facilities, and advanced computational and networking capabilities of the Department in order to support efforts that prevent, prepare for, predict, and respond to biological threats to national security, including infectious diseases.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive, Merit-reviewed Process</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the initiative established under subsection (a) through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and consider applications from National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, industry partners and other appropriate entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f0f7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the initiative established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f0f7ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine a comprehensive set of technical milestones for the research activities described in that subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>prioritize the objectives of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f0f7ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>supporting fundamental research and development in advanced analytics, experimental studies, materials synthesis, and high-performance computing technologies needed in order to more quickly and effectively characterize, model, simulate, and predict complex natural phenomena and biological materials related to emerging biological threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>supporting the development of tools that inform epidemiological modeling, and applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other computing tools to accelerate such processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>supporting research and capabilities that enhance understanding and modeling of the transport of pathogens in indoor and outdoor air and water environments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>identifying priority research opportunities and capabilities for molecular design and modeling for medical countermeasures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>ensuring that new experimental and computational tools are accessible to relevant research communities, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1462">136 STAT. 1462</page> including private sector entities and other Federal research institutions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>supporting activities and projects that combine computational modeling and simulation with experimental research facilities and studies;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>leverage the research infrastructure of the Department, including scientific computing user facilities, x-ray light sources, neutron scattering facilities, nanoscale science research centers, and sequencing and biocharacterization facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>leverage experience from existing modeling and simulation research and work sponsored by the Department and promote collaboration and data sharing between National Laboratories, research entities, and user facilities of the Department by providing necessary access and secure data transfer capabilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>ensure that new experimental and computational tools are accessible to relevant research communities, including private sector entities, to address emerging biological threats.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the initiative established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate activities with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>other relevant offices of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the National Nuclear Security Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the National Laboratories;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the Director of the National Science Foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the Director of the National Institutes of Health;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the heads of other relevant Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>institutions of higher education; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>the private sector.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Infectious Diseases High Performance Computing Research Consortium</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall establish and operate an Emerging Infectious Diseases High Performance Computing Research Consortium (referred to in this section as the ‘Consortium’), to support the initiative established under subsection (a) by providing, to the extent practicable, a centralized entity for multidisciplinary, collaborative, emerging infectious disease and biosecurity research and development through high performance computing and advanced data analytics technologies and processes, in conjunction with the experimental research facilities and studies supported by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Consortium may include representatives from relevant Federal agencies, the National Laboratories, the private sector, and institutions of higher education, which can each contribute relevant compute time, capabilities, or other resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Consortium shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>match applicants with available Federal and private sector computing resources;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>consider supplemental awards for computing partnerships with Consortium members to qualifying entities on a competitive merit-review basis;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1463">136 STAT. 1463</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>encourage collaboration and communication among member representatives of the Consortium and awardees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>provide access to the high-performance computing capabilities, expertise, and user facilities of the Department and the National Laboratories; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><chapeau>submit an annual report to the Secretary summarizing the activities of the Consortium, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>describing each project undertaken by the Consortium;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>detailing organizational expenditures; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>evaluating contributions to the achievement of technical milestones as determined in subsection (a).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of the Consortium with the activities of other research entities of the Department, other Federal research institutions, institutions of higher education, and the private sector.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report detailing the effectiveness of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the interagency coordination among each Federal agency involved in the initiative established under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the collaborative research achievements of that initiative, including the achievement of the technical milestones determined under that subsection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities under this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24f11f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="316">“SEC. 316. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18654">42 USC 18654</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">MIDSCALE INSTRUMENTATION AND RESEARCH EQUIPMENT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a midscale instrumentation and research equipment program to develop, acquire, and commercialize research instrumentation and equipment needed to meet the missions of the Department and to provide platform technologies for the broader scientific community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the program established under subsection (a), the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>enable the development and acquisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>range in cost from $1,000,000 to $20,000,000 each; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>would significantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user facilities; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>strongly encourage partnerships among—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>National Laboratories;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1464">136 STAT. 1464</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>user facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y24f11f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>institutions in a State receiving funding under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research established under section 2203(b)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>historically Black colleges or universities;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>minority-serving institutions of higher education; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>institutions of higher education in a rural area.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall coordinate the program established under subsection (a) with all other programs carried out by the Office of Science of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Equipment and Technology Development Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall encourage coordination among the Office of Science, the National Laboratories, the Office of Technology Transitions, and relevant academic and private sector entities to identify, disseminate, and commercialize research instruments, equipment, and related technologies developed to aid basic science research discoveries that meet the mission of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscals years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24f11f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="317">“SEC. 317. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18655">42 USC 18655</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this title—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$8,902,392,400 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$9,541,895,744 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$10,068,198,994 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$10,468,916,520 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f11f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$10,831,342,317 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f11f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f11f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/132/3130">132 Stat. 3130</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the table of contents by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 309 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 310. </designator> <label>Accelerator research and development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 311. </designator> <label>Isotope research, development, and production.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 312. </designator> <label>Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 313. </designator> <label>High intensity laser research initiative.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 314. </designator> <label>Helium conservation program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 315. </designator> <label>Office of Science Biological Threat Preparedness Research Initiative.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 316. </designator> <label>Midscale instrumentation and research equipment program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 317. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10113">SEC. 10113. </num><heading>ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f257c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2203(b)(3)(E) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/E">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f257c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">in areas of applied energy research, environmental management, and basic science</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f257c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f257c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nuclear energy,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f257c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subclause (V) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1465">136 STAT. 1465</page> <quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y24f2a5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau>scientific research, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>advanced scientific computing research;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>basic energy sciences;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>biological and environmental research;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>fusion energy sciences;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>high energy physics;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>nuclear physics;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>isotope research, development, and production;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="hh">“(hh) </num><content>accelerator research, development, and production; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>other areas of research funded by the Office of Science, as determined by the Secretary.”</content></item> </subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>graduate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, and</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and staff;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subclause (IV)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>biennial</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annual</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f2a5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y24f2a5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>to develop research clusters for particular areas of expertise; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y24f2a5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>to diversify the future workforce.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f2a5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Capability Enhancement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2203(b)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (F) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y24f31b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3423f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research capability enhancement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scholarships and fellowships</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to subparagraph (E)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions for those institutions of higher education to provide scholarships and fellowships.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f34243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A scholarship or fellowship awarded by an institution of higher education in an eligible jurisdiction using a grant provided under subclause (I)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau>in the case of an undergraduate scholarship—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y24f34245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>shall be for a period of 1 year; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y24f34246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>may be competitively renewable on an annual basis; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>in the case of a graduate level fellowship, shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Early career capacity development</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to subparagraph (E)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to early <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1466">136 STAT. 1466</page> career faculty and staff at institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24f3424a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>to support investigator-initiated research, including associated research equipment and instrumentation;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f3424b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>to support activities associated with identifying and responding to funding opportunities;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f3424c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>to secure technical assistance for the pursuit of funding opportunities; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f3424d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>to develop and enhance collaboration among National Laboratories, Department of Energy programs, the private sector, and other relevant entities.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3424e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3424f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A grant awarded under subclause (I) shall be—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>for a period of not more than 5 years; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>competitively renewable for an additional 5-year period.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research capacity development</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to subparagraph (E)(ii), the Secretary shall award competitive grants to institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions for research capacity development and implementation, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>developing expertise in key technology areas, including associated equipment and instrumentation;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>developing and acquiring novel, state-of-the-art instruments and equipment that range in cost from $500,000 to $20,000,000;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>enhancing collaboration with National Laboratories, the Department of Energy, and the private sector through faculty or staff placement programs; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f34257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>supporting formal partnership programs with institutions of higher education and National Laboratories.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f34259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A grant awarded under subclause (I) shall be—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y24f3425a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>for a period of not more than 5 years; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24f3425b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>renewable for an additional 5-year period.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3425c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equipment and instrumentation</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that research equipment and instrumentation developed or acquired pursuant to a grant awarded under subclause (I) may sustain continued operation and be maintained without the need for additional or subsequent funding under this section.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f3425d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Implementation Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2203(b)(3)(G) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/G">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1467">136 STAT. 1467</page> <quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y24f3425e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3425f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>update the plan submitted under clause (i); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f34261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>submit the updated plan to the committees described in that clause.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f34262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Evaluation Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2203(b)(3)(H) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/H">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(H)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y24f39083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f39084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f39085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the total amount of expenditures made by the Department to carry out EPSCoR in each eligible jurisdiction for each of the 3 most recent fiscal years for which such information is available;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f39086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II)</num><item class="inline" id="y24f39087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>the number of EPSCoR awards made to institutions of higher education located in eligible jurisdictions; and</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f39088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the amount and type of each award;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f39089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the number of awards that are not EPSCoR awards made by the Secretary to institutions of higher education located in eligible jurisdictions;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3908a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV)</num><item class="inline" id="y24f3908b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>the number of representatives of institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions serving on each Office of Science advisory committee; and</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f3908c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for each such advisory committee, the percentage of committee membership that those individuals constitute; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3908d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the number of individuals from institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions serving on peer review committees.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f3908e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2203(b)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y24f3deaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3deb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out EPSCoR, to remain available until expended—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants to consortia</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an EPSCoR grant awarded to a consortium that contains institutions of higher education that are not located in eligible jurisdictions, the Secretary may count—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1468">136 STAT. 1468</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the full amount of funds expended to provide the grant towards meeting the funding requirement in clause (iii) if the lead entity of the consortium is an institution of higher education located in an eligible jurisdiction; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>only the funds provided to institutions of higher education located in eligible jurisdictions towards meeting the funding requirement in clause (iii) if the lead entity of the consortium is an institution of higher education that is not located in an eligible jurisdiction.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3deba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional funds for eligible jurisdictions</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to funds authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable while maintaining the competitive, merit-based award processes of the Office of Science, shall ensure that, of the research and development funds of the Office of Science that are awarded by the Secretary each year to institutions of higher education, not less than 10 percent is awarded to institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions pursuant to the evaluation and selection criteria in <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s605.10">section 605.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3debb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional funds for equipment and instrumentation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3debc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> to funds authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to award grants under subparagraph (F)(iii)(I) for the purpose described in item (bb) of that subparagraph $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f3debd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accounting</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that each program within the Department of Energy that endorses an EPSCoR grant awardee shall contribute funding to the award to acknowledge the research benefits to the mission of that program.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f3debe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3debf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7139">42 USC 7139 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Committees to the Office of Science</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to improve the advice and guidance provided to the Office of Science, the Undersecretary for Science shall seek to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the robust participation of institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)) located in eligible jurisdictions (as defined in section 2203(b)(3)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b/3/A">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(A)</ref>)) on the Office of Science Federal Advisory Committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f3dec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13503/b">42 U.S.C. 13503(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f3dec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f3dec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">University research reactors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f3dec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2) The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f3dec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Method to evaluate effectiveness of education programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1469">136 STAT. 1469</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10114">SEC. 10114. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f3dec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18912">42 USC 18912</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f58c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Country of risk</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f58c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>country of risk</term>” means a foreign country determined by the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (B), to present a risk of theft of United States intellectual property or a threat to the national security of the United States if nationals of the country, or entities owned or controlled by the country or nationals of the country, participate in any research, development, demonstration, or deployment activity authorized under this division or division A or an amendment made by this division or division A.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f58c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, shall take into consideration—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the most recent World Wide Threat Assessment of the United States Intelligence Community, prepared by the Director of National Intelligence; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the most recent National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered support</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered support</term>” means any grant, contract, subcontract, award, loan, program, support, or other activity authorized under this division or division A, or an amendment made by this division or division A.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entity of concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>entity of concern</term>” means any entity, including a national, that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identified under section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/105/261">Public Law 105–261</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>on the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to <ref href="/us/cfr/t15/pt744">part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>included in the list required by section 9(b)(3) of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/145">Public Law 116–145</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/656">134 Stat. 656</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f58c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>identified by the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence and the applicable office that would provide, or is providing, covered support, as posing an unmanageable threat—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to the national security of the United States; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>of theft or loss of United States intellectual property.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f58c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f5b29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Science and Technology Risk Assessment</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1470">136 STAT. 1470</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop and maintain tools and processes to manage and mitigate research security risks, such as a science and technology risk matrix, informed by threats identified by the Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, to facilitate determinations of the risk of loss of United States intellectual property or threat to the national security of the United States posed by activities carried out under any covered support.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content and implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing and using the tools and processes developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>deploy risk-based approaches to evaluating, awarding, and managing certain research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities, including designations that will indicate the relative risk of activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>assess, to the extent practicable, ongoing high-risk activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content>designate an officer or employee of the Department of Energy to be responsible for tracking and notifying recipients of any covered support of unmanageable threats to United States national security or of theft or loss of United States intellectual property posed by an entity of concern;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>consider requiring recipients of covered support to implement additional research security mitigations for higher-risk activities if appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>support the development of research security training for recipients of covered support on the risks posed by entities of concern.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The tools and processes developed under paragraph (1) shall be evaluated annually and updated as needed, with threat-informed input from the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, to reflect changes in the risk designation under paragraph (2)(A) of research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities conducted by the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entity of Concern</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), no entity of concern, or individual that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with an entity of concern, may receive, or perform work under, any covered support.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of prohibition</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) if determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 2 weeks prior to issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives of the intent to issue the waiver, including a justification for the waiver.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of support</inline>.—</heading><content>On finding that any entity of concern or individual described in paragraph (1) has received covered support and has not received a waiver <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1471">136 STAT. 1471</page> under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall terminate all covered support to that entity of concern or individual, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity of concern or individual identified under subparagraph (A) shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>prohibited from receiving or participating in covered support for a period of not less than 1 year but not more than 10 years, as determined by the Secretary; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>instead of the penalty described in clause (i), subject to any other penalties authorized under applicable law or regulations that the Secretary determines to be in the national interest.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to imposing a penalty under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives of the intent to impose the penalty, including a description of and justification for the penalty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>share information about the unmanageable threats described in subsection (a)(3)(E) with other Federal agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>develop consistent approaches to identifying entities of concern.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f5b2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f5b2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>the tools and processes developed under subsection (b)(1) and any updates to those tools and processes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>if applicable, the science and technology risk matrix developed under that subsection and how that matrix has been applied;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mitigation plan.</p></sidenote><content>includes a mitigation plan for managing risks posed by countries of risk with respect to future or ongoing research and development activities of the Department of Energy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f5b2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>defines critical research areas, designated by risk, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10201">SEC. 10201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f5b2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18921">42 USC 18921</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24f600e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f600e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f600e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enrollment of needy students</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>enrollment of needy students</term>” has the meaning given the term in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1472">136 STAT. 1472</page> section 312(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1058/d">20 U.S.C. 1058(d)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f600e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Framework</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Framework</term>” means the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and referred to in Executive Order No. 13800 issued on May 11, 2017 (<ref href="/us/fr/82/22391/etseq">82 Fed. Reg. 22391 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f600e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institute</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Institute</term>” means the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f600e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International standards organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>international standards organization</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 451 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2571">19 U.S.C. 2571</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f600e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce.</content></paragraph> </section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Authorization of Appropriations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10211">SEC. 10211. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f7125a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2023</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7125b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $1,551,450,000 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7125c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7125d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$979,100,000 is authorized for scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7125e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 is authorized for the construction and maintenance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7125f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$372,350,000 is authorized for industrial technology services activities, of which $275,300,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25, 25A, and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>, 278k-1, and 278l) (of which $31,000,000 is authorized to establish the National Supply Chain Database under section 10253) and $97,050,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing USA Program under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f73970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2024</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $1,651,600,000 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$1,047,600,000 is authorized for scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 is authorized for the construction and maintenance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including $20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1473">136 STAT. 1473</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$404,000,000 is authorized for industrial technology services activities, of which $300,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25, 25A, and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>, 278k-1, and 278l) (of which $26,000,000 is authorized to maintain, update, and support Federal coordination of State supply chain databases maintained by the Centers (as such term is defined in such section 25 of such Act)) and $104,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing USA Program under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f73976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2025</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $2,039,900,000 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2025.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$1,120,900,000 is authorized for scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7397a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 is authorized for the construction and maintenance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including $20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7397b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$719,000,000 is authorized for industrial technology services activities, of which $550,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25, 25A, and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>, 278k-1, and 278l) (of which $26,000,000 is authorized to maintain, update, and support Federal coordination of State supply chain databases maintained by the Centers (as such term is defined in such section 25 of such Act)) and $169,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing USA Program under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f7397c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2026</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7397d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $2,158,400,000 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2026.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7397e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7397f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$1,199,400,000 is authorized for scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 is authorized for the construction and maintenance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including $20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$759,000,000 is authorized for industrial technology services activities, of which $550,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25, 25A, and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1474">136 STAT. 1474</page> U.S.C. 278k, 278k-1, and 278l) (of which $26,000,000 is authorized to maintain, update, and support Federal coordination of State supply chain databases maintained by the Centers (as such term is defined in such section 25 of such Act)) and $209,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing USA Program under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f73982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2027</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $2,283,360,000 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$1,283,360,000 is authorized for scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 is authorized for the construction and maintenance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including $20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f73987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$800,000,000 is authorized for industrial technology services activities, of which $550,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25, 25A, and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>, 278k-1, and 23 278l) (of which $26,000,000 is authorized to maintain, update, and support Federal coordination of State supply chain databases maintained by the Centers (as such term is defined in such section 25 of such Act)) and $250,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Manufacturing USA Program under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Measurement Research</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10221">SEC. 10221. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f73988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18931">42 USC 18931</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENGINEERING BIOLOGY AND BIOMETROLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f7aeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f7aeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in coordination with the National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative established pursuant to title IV, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>support basic measurement science and technology research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology to advance—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>measurement technologies to support foundational understanding of the mechanisms of conversion of DNA information into cellular function;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>technologies for measurement of such biomolecular components and related systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>new data tools, techniques, and processes to improve engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology research; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f7aec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other areas of measurement science and technology research determined by the Director to be critical to the development and deployment of engineering biology, biomanufacturing and biometrology;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1475">136 STAT. 1475</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support activities to inform and expand the development of measurements infrastructure needed to develop technical standards to establish interoperability and facilitate commercial development of biomolecular measurement technology and engineering biology applications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>convene industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Federal laboratories, and other Federal agencies engaged in engineering biology research and development to develop coordinated technical roadmaps for authoritative measurement of the molecular components of the cell;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>provide access to user facilities with advanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources to industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to perform research and testing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>establish or expand collaborative partnerships or consortia with other Federal agencies engaged in engineering biology research and development, institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry to advance engineering biology applications; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f7aec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>support graduate and postgraduate research and training in biometrology, biomanufacturing, and engineering biology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f7aec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to alter the policies, processes, or practices of individual Federal agencies in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act relating to the conduct or support of biomedical research and advanced development, including the solicitation and review of extramural research proposals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f7d5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Controls</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out activities authorized by this section, the Secretary shall ensure proper security controls are in place to protect sensitive information, as appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10222">SEC. 10222. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f7d5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f7d5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18932">42 USC 18932</ref>.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f7d5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f7d5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading>GREENHOUSE GAS MEASUREMENT RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f8c03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall carry out a measurement research program to inform the development or improvement of best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, and technical standards for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and to assess and improve the performance of greenhouse gas emissions measurement systems placed in situ and on space-based platforms.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f8c03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out such a program, the Director may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct research and testing to improve the accuracy, efficacy, and reliability of the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions at a range of scales that covers direct measurement at the component or process level through atmospheric observations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct research to create novel measurement technologies and techniques for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>convene and engage with relevant Federal agencies and stakeholders to establish common definitions and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1476">136 STAT. 1476</page> characterizations for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, taking into account any existing United States and international technical standards and guidance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>conduct outreach and coordination to share technical expertise with relevant industry and nonindustry stakeholders and standards development organizations to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assist such entities in the development and adoption of best practices and technical standards for greenhouse gas emissions measurements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>promote consistency and traceability in international reference standards and central calibration laboratories;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f8c045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>in coordination with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Energy, develop such standard reference materials as the Director determines is necessary to further the development of such technical standards, taking into account any existing United States or international standards;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f8c047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure data are managed, stewarded, and archived at all levels and promote full and open exchange at Federal and State levels, and with academia, industry, and other users; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f8c049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with international partners, including international standards organizations, to maintain global greenhouse gas measurement technical standards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f8c04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testbeds</inline>.—</heading><content>In coordination with the private sector, institutions of higher education, State and local governments, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, the Director may continue to develop and manage testbeds to advance research and standards development for greenhouse gas emissions measurements from in situ and space-based platforms.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f8c04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Center for Greenhouse Gas Measurements, Standards, and Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f8c04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in collaboration with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall establish a Center for Greenhouse Gas Measurements, Standards, and Information (in this subsection referred to as the “Center”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f8c04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaborations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall require that the activities of the Center include collaboration among public and private organizations, including institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, private sector entities, and State, Tribal, territorial, and local officials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of the Center shall be to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advance measurement science, data analytics, and modeling at a range of scales that covers direct measurement and estimation at the component or process level through atmospheric observations and at the analysis level to improve the accuracy of spatially and temporally <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1477">136 STAT. 1477</page> resolved greenhouse gas emissions measurement, validation, and attribution to specific underlying activities and processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>test and evaluate the performance of existing capabilities, and inform and improve best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, and technical standards, for the measurement and validation of greenhouse gas emissions at scales noted in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>educate and train students in measurement science, computational science, and systems engineering research relevant to greenhouse gas emissions measurements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>foster collaboration among academic researchers, private sector stakeholders, and State, Tribal, territorial, and local officials in the use of Institute testbeds as described in subsection (c);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>conduct activities with research institutions, industry partners, and State and local officials to identify research, testing, and technical standards needs relevant to greenhouse gas emissions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8c056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>collaborate with other Federal agencies to conduct outreach and coordination to share and promote technical data, tools, and expertise with relevant public and private sector stakeholders, including State, Tribal, territorial, and local officials, to assist such in the accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10223">SEC. 10223. </num><heading>NIST AUTHORITY FOR CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24f8e767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (c) of section 2 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s272">15 U.S.C. 272</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8e768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (16), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8e769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (16) through (27) as paragraphs (21) through (32), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f8e76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (15) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f90e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><content>support information security measures for the development and lifecycle of software and the software supply chain, including development of voluntary, consensus-based technical standards, best practices, frameworks, methodologies, procedures, processes, and software engineering toolkits and configurations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f90e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><content>support information security measures, including voluntary, consensus-based technical standards, best practices, and guidelines, for the design, adoption, and deployment of cloud computing services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f90e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><content>support research, development, and practical application to improve the usability of cybersecurity processes and technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f90e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><content>facilitate and support the development of a voluntary, consensus-based set of technical standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes to improve privacy protections in systems, technologies, and processes used by both the public and private sector;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24f90e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">“(20) </num><content>support privacy measures, including voluntary, consensus-based technical standards, best practices, guidelines, metrology, and testbeds for the design, adoption, and deployment of privacy enhancing technologies;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1478">136 STAT. 1478</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10224">SEC. 10224. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f90e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18933">42 USC 18933</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SOFTWARE SECURITY AND AUTHENTICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f95ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vulnerabilities in Open Source Software</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall assign severity metrics to identified vulnerabilities with open source software and produce voluntary guidance to assist the entities that maintain open source software repositories to discover and mitigate vulnerabilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f95ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f95ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f95ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Artificial Intelligence-enabled Defenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out research and testing to improve the effectiveness of artificial intelligence-enabled cybersecurity, including by generating optimized data sets to train artificial intelligence defense systems and evaluating the performance of varying network architectures at strengthening network security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f95ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authentication of Institute Software</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure all software released by the Institute is digitally signed and maintained to enable stakeholders to verify its authenticity and integrity upon installation and execution.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f95ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance to Inspectors General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to available funding, the Director shall provide technical assistance to improve the education and training of individual Federal agency Inspectors General and staff who are responsible for the annual independent evaluation they are required to perform of the information security program and practices of Federal agencies under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3555">section 3555 of title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f95ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f95ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Software Supply Chain Security Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f95ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall, in coordination with industry, academia, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, develop a set of security outcomes and practices, including security controls, control enhancements, supplemental guidance, or other supporting information to enable software developers and operators to identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks over the full lifecycle of software products.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f95caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall conduct outreach and coordination activities to share technical expertise with Federal agencies, relevant industry stakeholders, and standards development organizations, as appropriate, to encourage the voluntary adoption of the software lifecycle security practices by Federal agencies and industry stakeholders.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10225">SEC. 10225. </num><heading>DIGITAL IDENTITY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24f9aacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 504 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7464">15 U.S.C. 7464</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24f9f8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="504">“SEC. 504. </num><heading class="fontsize12">IDENTITY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f9f8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f9f8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f9f8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall carry out a program of research to support the development of voluntary, consensus-based technical standards, best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, metrology, testbeds, and conformance criteria for identity management, taking into account appropriate user concerns to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>improve interoperability and portability among identity management technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>strengthen identity proofing and verification methods used in identity management systems commensurate with the level of risk, including identity and attribute validation services provided by Federal, State, and local governments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>improve privacy protection in identity management systems; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1479">136 STAT. 1479</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>improve the accuracy, usability, and inclusivity of identity management systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f9f8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Digital Identity Technical Roadmap</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies and stakeholders from the private sector, shall develop and maintain a technical roadmap for digital identity management research and development focused on enabling the voluntary use and adoption of modern digital identity solutions that align with the four criteria in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Digital Identity Management Guidance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f9f8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall develop, and periodically update, in collaboration with other public and private sector organizations, common definitions and voluntary guidance for digital identity management systems, including identity and attribute validation services provided by Federal, State, and local governments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Guidance shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>align with the four criteria in subsection (a), as practicable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide case studies of implementation of guidance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>incorporate voluntary technical standards and industry best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>not prescribe or otherwise require the use of specific technology products or services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall consult with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Federal and State agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>industry;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>potential end-users and individuals that will use services related to digital identity verification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24f9f902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f9f903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>experts with relevant experience in the systems that enable digital identity verification, as determined by the Director.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10226">SEC. 10226. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24f9f904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18934">42 USC 18934</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BIOMETRICS RESEARCH AND TESTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fabc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish a program to support measurement research to inform the development of best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, and voluntary, consensus-based technical standards for biometric identification systems, including facial recognition systems, to assess and improve the performance of such systems. In carrying out such program, the Director may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct measurement research to support efforts to improve the performance of biometric identification systems, including in areas related to conformity assessment, image quality and interoperability, contactless biometric capture technologies, and human-in-the-loop biometric identification systems and processes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>convene and engage with relevant stakeholders to establish common definitions and characterizations for biometric identification systems, which may include accuracy, fairness, bias, privacy, consent, and other properties, taking into account definitions in relevant international technical standards and other publications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>carry out measurement research and testing on a range of biometric modalities, such as fingerprints, voice, iris, face, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1480">136 STAT. 1480</page> vein, behavioral biometrics, genetics, multimodal biometrics, and emerging applications of biometric identification technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>study the use of privacy-enhancing technologies and other technical protective controls to facilitate access, as appropriate, to public data sets for biometric research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>conduct outreach and coordination to share technical expertise with relevant industry and nonindustry stakeholders and standards development organizations to assist such entities in the development of best practices and voluntary technical standards; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>develop such standard reference artifacts as the Director determines is necessary to further the development of such voluntary technical standards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fabc5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biometrics Test Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out a test program to provide biometrics vendors the opportunity to test biometric identification technologies across a range of modalities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>conduct research and regular testing to improve and benchmark the accuracy, efficacy, and bias of biometric identification technologies, which may include research and testing on demographic variations, capture devices, presentation attack detection, partially occluded or computer generated images, privacy and security designs and controls, template protection, de-identification, and comparison of algorithm, human, and combined algorithm-human recognition capability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>develop an approach for testing software and cloud-based biometrics applications, including remote systems, in Institute test facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>establish reference use cases for biometric identification technologies and performance criteria for assessing each use case, including accuracy, efficacy, and bias metrics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>produce public-facing reports of the findings from such testing for a general audience;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>develop policies and procedures accounting for the legal and social implications of activities under this paragraph when working with a foreign entity of concern (as such term is defined in section 10612);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fabc6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fabc6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>establish procedures to prioritize testing of biometrics identification technologies developed by entities headquartered in the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fae37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fae37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>conduct such other activities as determined necessary by the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fae37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a detailed report to Congress on the impact of biometric identification technologies on historically marginalized communities, including low-income communities and minority religious, racial, and ethnic groups.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fae380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fae381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> Such report should be made publicly available on an internet website.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1481">136 STAT. 1481</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10227">SEC. 10227. </num><heading>FEDERAL BIOMETRIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24fae382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (b) of section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–3">15 U.S.C. 278g–3</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fae383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fae384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fae385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24fb0a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>performance standards and guidelines for high risk biometric identification systems, including facial recognition systems, accounting for various use cases, types of biometric identification systems, and relevant operational conditions.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10228">SEC. 10228. </num><heading>PROTECTING RESEARCH FROM CYBERSECURITY THEFT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24fb0a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subparagraph (A) of section 2(e)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s272/e/1">15 U.S.C. 272(e)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fb0a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (viii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fb0a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (ix) as clause (x); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fb0a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (viii) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y24fb31ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>consider institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)); and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10229">SEC. 10229. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fb31ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18935">42 USC 18935</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DISSEMINATION OF RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fbcded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination of Resources for Research Institutions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fbcdef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fbcdf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, using the authorities of the Director under subsections (c)(15) and (e)(1)(A)(ix) of section 2 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s272">15 U.S.C. 272</ref>), disseminate and make publicly available tailored resources to help qualifying institutions identify, assess, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risk related to conducting research.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that the resources disseminated pursuant to paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are generally applicable and usable by a wide range of qualifying institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>vary with the nature and size of the qualifying institutions, and the nature and sensitivity of the data collected or stored on the information systems or devices of the qualifying institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>include elements that promote awareness of simple, basic controls, a workplace cybersecurity culture, and third-party stakeholder relationships, to assist qualifying institutions in mitigating common cybersecurity risks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>include case studies, examples, and scenarios of practical application;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>are outcomes-based and can be implemented using a variety of technologies that are commercial and off-the-shelf; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>to the extent practicable, are based on international technical standards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National cybersecurity awareness and education program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the resources disseminated under paragraph (1) are consistent with the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1482">136 STAT. 1482</page> efforts of the Director under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7443">15 U.S.C. 7443</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fbcdfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fbcdfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall review periodically and update the resources under paragraph (1) as the Director determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary resources</inline>.—</heading><content>The use of the resources disseminated under paragraph (1) shall be considered voluntary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fbcdfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Federal Cybersecurity Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede, alter, or otherwise affect any cybersecurity requirements applicable to Federal agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fbcdfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbcdff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>qualifying institutions</term>” means institutions of higher education that are awarded in excess of $50,000,000 per year in total Federal research funding.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fbce00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resources</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>resources</term>” means guidelines, tools, best practices, technical standards, methodologies, and other ways of providing information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10230">SEC. 10230. </num><heading>ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24fc1c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s271/etseq">15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fc1c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fc1c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s271">15 USC 271 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> section 35 as section 36; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fc1c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 34 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24fcb865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="35">“SEC. 35. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278t">15 USC 278t</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fcb867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced Communications Research</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall carry out a program of measurement research for advanced communications technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Research areas may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>radio frequency emissions and interference, including technologies and techniques to mitigate such emissions and interference;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>advanced antenna arrays and artificial intelligence systems capable of operating advanced antenna arrays;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>artificial intelligence systems to enable internet of things networks, immersive technology, and other advanced communications technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>network sensing and monitoring technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>technologies to enable spectrum flexibility and agility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>optical and quantum communications technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>security of advanced communications systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>public safety communications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>resilient internet of things applications for advanced manufacturing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other research areas determined necessary by the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testbeds</inline>.—</heading><content>In coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, the private sector, and other Federal agencies as appropriate, the Director may develop and manage testbeds for research and development <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1483">136 STAT. 1483</page> of advanced communications technologies, avoiding duplication of existing testbeds run by other agencies or the private sector.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities under this subsection, the Director shall seek input from other Federal agencies and from private sector stakeholders, on an ongoing basis, to help inform research and development priorities, including through workshops and other multistakeholder activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical roadmaps</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities under this subsection, the Director shall convene industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Federal laboratories, and other Federal agencies engaged in advanced communications research and development to develop, and periodically update, coordinated technical roadmaps for advanced communications research in priority areas, such as those described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fcb87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network</inline>.—</heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb87c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall operate a national network of government, academic, and commercial test capabilities and facilities to be known as the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (referred to in this section as ‘NASCTN’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>NASCTN shall be for the purposes of facilitating and coordinating the use of intellectual capacity, modeling and simulation, laboratory facilities, and test facilities to meet national spectrum interests and challenges, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb87f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><content>measurements and analyses of electromagnetic propagation, radio systems characteristics, and operating techniques affecting the utilization of the electromagnetic spectrum in coordination with specialized, related research and analysis performed by other Federal agencies in their areas of responsibility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>conducting research and analysis in the general field of telecommunications sciences in support of the Institute’s mission and in support of other Government agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>developing methodologies for testing, measuring, and setting guidelines for interference;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>conducting interference tests to better understand the impact of current and proposed Federal and commercial spectrum activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>conducting research and testing to improve spectrum interference tolerance, flexibility, agility, and interference mitigation methods; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fcb886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other activities as determined necessary by the Director.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10231">SEC. 10231. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fcb888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18936">42 USC 18936</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NEUTRON SCATTERING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fd05a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan for the Institute Neutron Reactor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall develop a strategic plan for the future of the NIST Center for Neutron Research after the current neutron reactor is decommissioned, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1484">136 STAT. 1484</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd05aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd05ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>a succession plan for the reactor, including a roadmap with timeline and milestones;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd05ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conceptual design of a new reactor and accompanying facilities, as appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd05ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a plan to minimize disruptions to the user community during the transition.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fd05ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With the Department of Energy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy on issues related to Federal support for neutron science, including estimation of long-term needs for research using neutron sources, and planning efforts for future facilities to meet such needs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fd05af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd05b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress the plan required under subsection (a), and shall notify Congress of any substantial updates to such plan in subsequent years.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10232">SEC. 10232. </num><heading>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fd53d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd53d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18937">42 USC 18937</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall continue to support the development of artificial intelligence and data science, and carry out the activities of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 authorized in division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>), including through—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>expanding the Institute’s capabilities, including scientific staff and research infrastructure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>supporting measurement research and development for advanced computer chips and hardware designed for artificial intelligence systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd53d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd53d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>supporting the development of technical standards and guidelines that promote safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems, such as enhancing the accuracy, explainability, privacy, reliability, robustness, safety, security, and mitigation of harmful bias in artificial intelligence systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>creating a framework for managing risks associated with artificial intelligence systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd53da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>developing and publishing cybersecurity tools, encryption methods, and best practices for artificial intelligence and data science.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fd53db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">AI Testbeds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278h–1">15 U.S.C. 278h–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fd53dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fd53de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd53df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd53e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testbeds</inline>.—</heading><content>In coordination with other Federal agencies as appropriate, the private sector, and institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)), the Director may establish testbeds, including in virtual environments, to support the development of robust and trustworthy artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, including testbeds that examine the vulnerabilities and conditions that may lead to failure in, malfunction of, or attacks on such systems.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10233">SEC. 10233. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd7af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18938">42 USC 18938</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd7af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> accordance with section 263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9303">15 U.S.C. 9303</ref>), the Director shall carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1485">136 STAT. 1485</page> including coordinating and partnering with academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, and other entities in activities to support clean, safe, and economic alternatives, technologies, and methodologies to traditional chemical products and processes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10234">SEC. 10234. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fd7af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18939">42 USC 18939</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PREMISE PLUMBING RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fda204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fda205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall create a program, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, for premise plumbing research, including to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fda206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct metrology research on premise plumbing in relation to water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and resilience; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fda207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fda208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate research activities with academia, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and other Federal agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fda209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>premise plumbing</term>” means the water distribution system located within the property lines of a property, including all buildings and permanent structures on such property. Such term includes building supply and distribution pipes, fixtures, fittings, water heaters, water-treating and water-using equipment, and all respective joints, connections, devices, and appurtenances.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10235">SEC. 10235. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fda20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18940">42 USC 18940</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fe655b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe655c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director shall carry out the Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe655d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>awarding grants to assist institutions of higher education that have an enrollment of needy students, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions, to establish or expand cybersecurity programs, to build and upgrade institutional capacity to better support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities, and to support such institutions on the path to producing qualified entrants in the cybersecurity workforce or becoming a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe655e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>awarding grants to build capacity at institutions of higher education that have an enrollment of needy students, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions, to expand cybersecurity education opportunities, cybersecurity programs, cybersecurity research, and cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe655f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall award not less than 50 percent of the amount available for grants under this section to historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe6560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out this section in coordination with appropriate Federal agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security, Education, and Labor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe6561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director’s authority to award grants under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 5 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1486">136 STAT. 1486</page> years after the date the Director first awards a grant under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fe6562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible institution seeking a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require, including a statement of how the institution will use the funds awarded through the grant to expand cybersecurity education opportunities at the eligible institution.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fe6563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible institution that receives a grant under this section may use the funds awarded through such grant for increasing research, education, technical, partnership, and innovation capacity, including for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe6564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>building and upgrading institutional capacity to better support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe6565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>building and upgrading institutional capacity to provide hands-on research and training experiences for undergraduate and graduate students; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe6566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>outreach and recruitment to ensure students are aware of such new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fe6567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24fe6568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe6569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>one year after the effective date of this section, as provided in subsection (f), and annually thereafter until the Director submits the report under paragraph (2), the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status and progress of implementation of the grant program under this section, including on the number and demographics of institutions participating, the number and nature of students served by cybersecurity programs at institutions receiving grants, as well as the number of certificates or degrees awarded through such cybersecurity programs, the level of funding provided to grant recipients, the types of activities being funded by the grants program, and plans for future implementation and development; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24fe656a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>five years after the effective date of this section, as provided in subsection (f), the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status of cybersecurity education programming and capacity-building at institutions receiving grants under this section, including changes in the scale and scope of these programs, associated facilities, or in accreditation status, and on the educational and employment outcomes of students participating in cybersecurity programs that have received support under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fe656b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Metrics</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish performance metrics for grants awarded under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24fe656c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>General Activities</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10241">SEC. 10241. </num><heading>EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24feb38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 18 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–1">15 U.S.C. 278g–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1487">136 STAT. 1487</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a), in the second sentence—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>academia</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>diverse types of institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions, and community colleges</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24feb394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (5) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24fedaa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>conduct outreach to and develop research collaborations with historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority serving institutions, including through the recruitment of students and faculty at such institutions to participate in programs developed under paragraph (3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24fedaa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>conduct outreach to and develop research collaborations with community colleges, including through the recruitment of students and faculty at such institutions to participate in programs developed under paragraph (3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24fedaa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>carry out other activities to increase the participation of persons historically underrepresented in STEM in the Institute’s programs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24fedaa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>conduct outreach to and develop collaborations with nontraditional educational organizations, including those that offer training through nonprofit associations and professional associations or professional societies, to engage persons historically underrepresented in STEM through programs developed under this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10242">SEC. 10242. </num><heading>OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ff28c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4) of section 2(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s272/b">15 U.S.C. 272(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ff28ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff28cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff28cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>to enter into and perform such contracts, including cooperative research and development arrangements and grants and cooperative agreements or other transactions, as may be necessary in the conduct of its work and on such terms as it may determine appropriate, in furtherance of the purposes of this Act;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ff28cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff28ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff28cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s272">15 USC 272 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the use of agreements, activities, and associated funding for transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) described in paragraph (4) of section 2(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (as amended by subsection (a)), including the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ff28d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of when the other transactions authority described in such amended paragraph was used and for what purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1488">136 STAT. 1488</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ff28d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of why such other transactions authority was required.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ff28d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Steps taken to ensure necessary and sufficient oversight of Federal Government requirements implemented using such other transactions authority.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10243">SEC. 10243. </num><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS ON COLLABORATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24ff4fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate describing the Institute’s challenges with respect to collaboration between the Institute and other Federal agencies. The report shall include, at a minimum—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ff4fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff4fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the challenges that arise with interagency collaboration, including transfer of funds with a limited period of availability to the Institute and issues with sharing personnel, associates, facilities, and property with collaborating agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24ff4fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>descriptions of projects that were disrupted due to the challenges outlined in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10244">SEC. 10244. </num><heading>HIRING CRITICAL TECHNICAL EXPERTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24ff76f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s275">15 U.S.C. 275</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24ff76f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="6">“SEC. 6. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff76f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">HIRING CRITICAL TECHNICAL EXPERTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ff76fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The officers and employees of the Institute, except the director, shall be appointed by the Secretary at such time as their respective services may become necessary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ff76fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff76fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring Critical Technical Experts</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 3104 of title 5 or the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees, the Secretary shall have the authority to make appointments of scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, and to fix the basic pay of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Secretary at rates not in excess of the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s104">section 104 of title 3, United States Code</ref>. The Director shall appoint not more than 15 personnel under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24ff76fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under section (b) shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10245">SEC. 10245. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24ff76fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18951">42 USC 18951</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2500fd9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2500fda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the principles of openness, transparency, due process, balance of interests, appeals, and consensus in the development of international standards are critical;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>voluntary consensus standards, developed through an industry-led process, serve as the cornerstone of the United States standardization system and have become the basis of a sound national economy and the key to global market access;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>strengthening the unique United States public-private partnerships approach to standards development is critical to United States economic competitiveness; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1489">136 STAT. 1489</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the United States Government should ensure cooperation and coordination across Federal agencies to partner with and support private sector stakeholders to continue to shape international dialogues in regard to standards development for emerging technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250124b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Standards Engagement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall lead information exchange and coordination among Federal agencies and communication from Federal agencies to the private sector of the United States to ensure effective Federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To support private sector-led engagement and ensure effective Federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards, the Director shall consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the role and needs of the Federal Government with respect to international technical standards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>organizations developing international technical standards of interest to the United States, United States representation and influence in these organizations, and key contributors for technical and leadership expertise in these organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>support for persons with domain subject matter expertise, especially from small businesses located in the United States, to influence and engage in technical standards leadership positions, working groups and meetings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>opportunities for partnerships for supporting international technical standards from across the Federal Government, Federally funded research and development centers, university-affiliated research centers, institutions of higher education, industry, industry associations, nonprofit organizations, and other key contributors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>support for activities to encourage the adoption of technical standards developed in the United States to be adopted by international standards organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other activities determined by the Director to be necessary to support United States participation in international standards development, economic competitiveness, and national security in the development and use of international technical standards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250124bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity Building Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall support education and workforce development efforts to promote United States participation in international standards organizations. The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify and create, as appropriate, technical standards education and training resources for interested businesses, industry associations, academia, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other relevant standards contributors, including activities targeted at integrating standards content into undergraduate and graduate curricula in science, engineering, business, public policy, and law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct outreach, including to private sector leaders, to support engagement by more United States stakeholders in international technical standards development; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other activities determined necessary by the Director to support increased engagement, influence, and leadership <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1490">136 STAT. 1490</page> of United States organizations in the development of international technical standards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250124c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity Building Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall establish or enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate nongovernmental organizations to establish a 5-year pilot program to award grants, on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis, to private sector entities, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit institutions based in the United States to support increased participation and leadership by small business and academic interests in international standards organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants awarded to eligible entities under this subsection may be used to cover reasonable costs, up to a specified ceiling set by the Director, of activities to support increased engagement and leadership of eligible entity employees in international standards organizations, which may include costs associated with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>travel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>education and training;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>dues or fees related to participation in technical standards development activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other such costs that the Director determines may reasonably support participation of the eligible entity in international standards organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that award decisions made under this subsection take into account the extent to which the eligible entity—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>employs full-time an individual or individuals who demonstrate deep technical standards expertise;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>employs full-time an individual or individuals who demonstrate knowledge with the processes of the standards development organization in which the eligible entity intends to engage using grant funds;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>proposes a feasible set of standard deliverables to be completed over the period of the grant;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>explains how the eligible entity will fund additional standards-related activities necessary to achieve the deliverables referred to in subparagraph (C) if the grant funds are insufficient to cover all costs of such activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>commits personnel with appropriate expertise to regularly engage in relevant international organizations responsible for developing technical standards over the period of the grant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>identifies a clearly defined current or anticipated market need or gap that would be addressed by their standards development proposal.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>A small business concern (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>) based in the United States, an institution of higher education, or a nonprofit institution (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3703">15 U.S.C. 3703</ref>)) shall be eligible to receive grants under this program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance on application and award process</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall develop, and periodically update, guidance, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1491">136 STAT. 1491</page> including eligibility, applicant disclosure requirements, grant amount and duration, the merit review process, priority areas for standards development, and any additional requirements for how grants are awarded under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merit review process</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that grants under this subsection are awarded based on a competitive, merit review process including the use of merit review panels that may include experts from both government, the private sector, and, as appropriate, academic, nonprofit, or other organizations as the Director determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program established under this subsection, the Director shall consult with other Federal agencies, private sector organizations, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations to help inform the pilot program, including the guidance developed under paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall brief Congress after the second year of the pilot program and each year following that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program for improving the participation of United States small businesses, United States institutions of higher education, or other nonprofit research institutions in international standards organizations, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250124e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the type of activities supported, including leadership roles;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250124e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the international standards organizations participated in; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250124e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the technical areas covered by the activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250124e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250124e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>If determined effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10246">SEC. 10246. </num><heading>STANDARD TECHNICAL UPDATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25025d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Institute of Standards and Technology Act Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s271">15 U.S.C. 271</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25025d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a) of section 17 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g">15 U.S.C. 278g</ref>) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25028478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><content>The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to expend such sums, within the limit of appropriated funds, as the Secretary may determine desirable through direct support for activities of international organizations and foreign national metrology institutes with which the Institute cooperates to advance measurement methods, technical standards, and related basic technologies, for official representation, to host official receptions, dinners, and similar events, and to otherwise extend official courtesies, including transportation of foreign dignitaries and representatives of foreign national metrology institutes to and from the Institute, for the purpose of maintaining the standing and prestige of the Department of Commerce and the Institute, through the grant of fellowships or other appropriate form of financial or logistical assistance or support to foreign nationals not in service to the Government of the United States while they are performing scientific or engineering work at the Institute or participating in the exchange of scientific or technical information at the Institute.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 20 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–3">15 U.S.C. 278g–3</ref>)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1492">136 STAT. 1492</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2502847a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2502847b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>submit such standards and guidelines to the Secretary of Commerce for promulgation under section 11331 of title 40;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2502847c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2502847d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Office of Management and Budget</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2502847e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Management and Budget with such standards submitted to the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Commerce with such standards submitted to the Secretary</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2502847f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stevenson-Wydler Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3701/etseq">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1) of section 17(c) (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3711a/c">15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by moving each of subparagraphs (D) and (E) two ems to the left; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y25028483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Community.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (m) of section 26 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3721">15 U.S.C. 3721</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25028487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Comptroller General’s review under paragraph (2)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25028488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 113<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25028489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote> of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278e">15 U.S.C. 278e note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2502848a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2502848b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The item relating to section 113 in the table of contents in section 1(b) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2502848c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Energy Management Improvement Act Update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4 of the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s5001">15 U.S.C. 5001</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2502848d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and “<quotedText>Secretary</quotedText>” each place either such term appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Consumer Product Safety Commission</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2502848e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (c) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2502848f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2502aba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/usc/t40">Title 40, United States Code</ref></inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11331">Section 11331 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) through (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards and Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to prescribe</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall, on the basis of standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–3/a">15 U.S.C. 278g–3(a)</ref>), prescribe standards and guidelines pertaining to Federal information systems.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1493">136 STAT. 1493</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security systems</inline>.—</heading><content>Standards and guidelines for national security systems shall be developed, prescribed, enforced, and overseen as otherwise authorized by law and as directed by the President.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to make mandatory</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall make standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) compulsory and binding to the extent determined necessary by the Secretary to improve the efficiency of operation or security of Federal information systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required mandatory standards</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) shall include information security standards that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250320d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>provide minimum information security requirements as determined under section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–3/b">15 U.S.C. 278g–3(b)</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250320db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>are otherwise necessary to improve the security of Federal information and information systems.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Information security standards described in subparagraph (A) shall be compulsory and binding.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Disapprove or Modify</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may disapprove or modify the standards and guidelines referred to in subsection (a)(1) if the President determines such action to be in the public interest. The President’s authority to disapprove or modify such standards and guidelines may not be delegated.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote> Notice of such disapproval or modification shall be published promptly in the Federal Register. Upon receiving notice of such disapproval or modification, the Secretary of Commerce shall immediately rescind or modify such standards or guidelines as directed by the President.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exercise of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>To ensure fiscal and policy consistency, the Secretary of Commerce shall exercise the authority conferred by this section subject to direction by the President and in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of More Stringent Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of an executive agency may employ standards for the cost-effective information security for Federal information systems within or under the supervision of that agency that are more stringent than the standards the Secretary prescribes under this section if the more stringent standards—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>contain at least the applicable standards made compulsory and binding by the Secretary of Commerce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>are otherwise consistent with policies and guidelines issued under section 3553 of title 44.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250320e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decisions on Promulgation of Standards</inline>.—</heading><content>The decision by the Secretary of Commerce regarding the promulgation of any standard under this section shall occur not later than 6 months after the submission of the proposed standard to the Secretary by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as provided under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–3">15 U.S.C. 278g–3</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1494">136 STAT. 1494</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal information system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Federal information system</term>’ means an information system used or operated by an executive agency, by a contractor of an executive agency, or by another organization on behalf of an executive agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information security</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>information security</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(3) of title 44.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>national security system</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(6) of title 44.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g–3/a">15 U.S.C. 278g–3(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3552/b/5">section 3552(b)(5) of title 44, United States Code</ref></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3552/b/6">section 3552(b)(6) of title 44, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250320ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Construction Safety Team Act Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7303">15 U.S.C. 7303</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y250320f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil suits</inline>.—</heading><content>Where practicable, a Team shall cooperate with civil litigants without compromising a Team’s investigation or the evidence preservation activities as described in this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Interagency</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Investigation</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250320f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or any civil suit or civil action</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Federal agency</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10247">SEC. 10247. </num><heading>GAO STUDY OF NIST RESEARCH SECURITY POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2503bd35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503bd36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the Institute’s policies and protocols to protect its research and combat undue foreign influence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2503e447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include, to the extent practicable, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of steps taken by the Institute to address foreign threats to Institute-funded research over the previous 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the coordination and engagement between the Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Intelligence, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Institute in identifying and addressing concerning findings.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the Institute’s review process for foreign national associates.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the Institute’s policies as it relates to employees and associates participating in foreign talent recruitment programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the Institute’s implementation of conflict of interest and disclosure policies and requirements, including the disclosure requirements authorized in section 223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1495">136 STAT. 1495</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment of the Institute’s, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Security, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Intelligence, and the Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General’s ability to monitor and enforce conflict of interest and disclosure policies and requirements, including the disclosure requirements authorized in section 223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of the Institute’s, the Department of Commerce’s, and the Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General’s ability to conduct risk assessments of research and development award applications and disclosures to the Institute.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>An assessment of the Institute’s research security training programs for both internal and externally-supported researchers and associates, including training focused on international collaboration, and international travel, foreign interference, and rules for proper use of funds, disclosure, conflict of commitment, and conflict of interest.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis and summary of incidents of undue foreign influence at Institute-supported research facilities and programs over the past 10 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for the Institute to bolster its research security policies and protocols.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2503e45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Other matters the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2503e45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall brief the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee of Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on the findings available from the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2503e45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (c) a report on the findings and recommendations of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10248">SEC. 10248. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2503e462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18952">42 USC 18952</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25040a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nongovernmental Standards Development Organization Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>nongovernmental standards development organization</term>” means a nongovernmental standards development organization (as defined in section 2(e) of the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–119 (relating to Federal participation in the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in conformity assessment activities), or any successor document) that adheres to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Essential Requirements for Due Process for American National Standards.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25043184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director, shall establish a competitive program of grants for nongovernmental standards development organizations for the purposes described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25043185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25043186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant awarded under subsection (b) shall be used to develop, approve, disseminate, maintain, and review <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1496">136 STAT. 1496</page> forensic science voluntary consensus standards and best practices that shall be available to the public free of charge.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25043187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25043188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25043189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may promulgate such requirements, guidelines, and procedures as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2504318a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10251">SEC. 10251. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPANSION AWARDS PILOT PROGRAM AS A PART OF THE HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2504a6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Expansion Awards Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s271/etseq">15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 25A (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k–1">15 U.S.C. 278k–1</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2505911c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="25B">“SEC. 25B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505911d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k–2">15 USC 278k–2</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">EXPANSION AWARDS PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505911e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms used in this section have the meanings given the terms in section 25.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505911f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish, subject to the availability of appropriations, as a part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under sections 25 and 25A, a pilot program of expansion awards among participants described in subsection (c) for the purposes described in subsection (e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25059120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participants</inline>.—</heading><content>Participants receiving awards under this section shall be Centers, or a consortium of Centers (as such term is defined in section 25).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25059121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award Amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, an award for a recipient under this section shall be in an amount equal to the sum of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25059122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Such amount as the Director considers appropriate as a minimum base funding level for each award under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25059123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Such additional amount as the Director considers in proportion to the manufacturing density of the region of the recipient.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25059124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Such supplemental amounts as the Director considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25059125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose of Awards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An award under this section shall be made for one or more of the following purposes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25059126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>To provide worker education, training, development, and entrepreneurship training and to connect individuals or business with such services offered in their community, which may include employee ownership and workforce training, including connecting manufacturers with career and technical education entities, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), workforce development boards, labor organizations, and nonprofit job training providers to develop and support training and job placement services, including apprenticeship and online learning platforms, for new and incumbent workers, programming to prevent job losses when <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1497">136 STAT. 1497</page> adopting new technologies and processes, and development of employee ownership practices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>To provide services to improve the resiliency of domestic supply chains.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>To mitigate vulnerabilities to cyberattacks, including helping to offset the cost of cybersecurity projects for small manufacturers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>To expand advanced technology services to United States-based small- and medium-sized manufacturers, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>developing technology demonstration laboratories;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>training and demonstration in areas of supply chain and critical technology needs, including a focus on the demonstration of technologies developed by companies based in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>services for the adoption of advanced technologies, including smart manufacturing technologies and practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>establishing partnerships, for the development, demonstration, and deployment of advanced technologies, with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2505b83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>national laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2505b83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Federal laboratories;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2505b840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Manufacturing USA institutes (as described in section 34(d)); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2505b841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>institutions of higher education.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>To build capabilities across the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership for domestic supply chain resiliency and optimization, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assessment of domestic manufacturing capabilities, expanded capacity for researching and deploying information on supply chain risk, hidden costs of reliance on offshore suppliers, redesigning products and processes to encourage reshoring, and other relevant topics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>expanded services to provide industrywide support that assists United States manufacturers with reshoring manufacturing to strengthen the resiliency of domestic supply chains, including in critical technology areas and foundational manufacturing capabilities that are key to domestic manufacturing competitiveness and resiliency, including forming, casting, machining, joining, surface treatment, tooling, and metal or chemical refining.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may reimburse Centers for costs incurred by the Centers under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>Applications for awards under this section shall be submitted in such manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Director shall require in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reviewed and merit-based</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that awards under this section are reviewed and merit-based.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b84c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic diversity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall endeavor to have broad geographic diversity among selected proposals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b84d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b84e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall select applications consistent with the purposes identified pursuant to subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1498">136 STAT. 1498</page> (e) to receive awards that the Director determines will achieve one or more of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b84f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Improvement of the competitiveness of industries in the region in which the Center or Centers are located.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Creation of jobs or training of newly hired employees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Promotion of the transfer and commercialization of research and technology from institutions of higher education, national laboratories, or other federally funded research programs, and nonprofit research institutes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Recruitment of a diverse manufacturing workforce, including through outreach to underrepresented populations, including individuals identified in section 33 or section 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1885a">42 U.S.C. 1885a</ref>, 1885b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other result the Director determines will advance the objective set forth in section 25(c) or 25A.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Contribution</inline>.—</heading><content>Recipients of awards under this section shall not be required to provide a matching contribution.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global Marketplace Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>In making an award under this section, the Director, in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and the Secretary, may take into consideration whether an application has significant potential for enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized United States manufacturers in the global marketplace.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the duration of an award under this section is aligned and consistent with a Center’s cooperative agreement established in section 25(e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than October 1, 2025, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a summary description of what activities were funded and the measurable outcomes of such activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a description of which types of activities under paragraph (1) could remain as part of a permanent expansion awards program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a description of which types of activities under paragraph (1) could be integrated into, and supported under, the program under section 25;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>a description of which types of activities under paragraph (1) could be integrated into, and supported under, the competitive awards program under section 25A; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2505b85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>a recommendation, supported by a clear explanation, as to whether the pilot program should be continued.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2505b861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2505b862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 USC 278k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resource Optimization</inline>.—</heading><content>Of amounts authorized for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>), the Secretary shall optimize funding across sections 25 and 25A of such Act, as well as the program established under section 25B of such Act (as added by subsection (a)), to the extent practicable and subject to the availability of appropriations, in order to maximize Center (as such term is defined in such section 25) participation as well as competitiveness, productivity, and technological performance in United States manufacturing.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1499">136 STAT. 1499</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10252">SEC. 10252. </num><heading>UPDATE TO HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25067bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (l) of section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2506a2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, other Federal departments and agencies may transfer amounts to the Institute, and the Secretary and Director may accept and make available cash donations from the private sector pursuant to section 2(c)(7), to be used for strengthening United States manufacturing under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2506a2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive awards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds accepted from other Federal departments and agencies and from the private sector under paragraph (1) shall be awarded competitively by the Secretary and Director to Centers, provided that the Secretary and Director may make noncompetitive awards, pursuant to this section or section 25A, or as a non-competitive contract, as appropriate, if the Secretary and Director determine that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the manufacturing market or sector targeted is limited geographically or in scope;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of States (or territory, in the case of Puerto Rico) with Centers serving manufacturers of such market or sector is five or fewer; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such Center has or Centers have received a positive evaluation in the most recent evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection (g).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2506a2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supporting American Manufacturing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(5)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or consortium thereof,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or a consortium thereof</quotedText>” before the period at the end of the sentence;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States-based</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>industrial</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at United States-based industrial facilities, including small and medium manufacturing companies</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>based</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States-based</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>companies</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States-based</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>small</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f)(5)(B)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the United States</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end of the clause; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (n)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States-based</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>small</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2506a2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amending the MEP Competitive Awards Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25A(c)(2) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k-1/c/2">15 U.S.C. 278k-1(c)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>manufacturers</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2506a2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">MEP Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>community colleges and area career and technical education schools</quotedText>” and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1500">136 STAT. 1500</page> <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>secondary schools, community colleges, and area career and technical education schools, including those in underserved and rural communities,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and local colleges</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local secondary schools and local colleges, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, community colleges, and secondary schools and colleges in underserved and rural communities,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or other applied learning opportunities</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>apprenticeships</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2506a2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, community colleges, and area career and technical education schools,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>and local high schools, community colleges, and area career and technical education schools, including those in underserved and rural communities,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10253">SEC. 10253. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2506a2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18961">42 USC 18961</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2508508f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of National Supply Chain Database</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a voluntary National Supply Chain Database, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25085090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the voluntary National Supply Chain Database shall be to assist the Federal Government and industry sectors in minimizing disruptions to the United States supply chain by having an assessment of United States manufacturers’ capabilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25085091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on National Supply Chain Database</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing the National Supply Chain Database, the Director shall consider the findings and recommendations from the study authorized pursuant to section 9413 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>), including measures to secure and protect the Database from adversarial attacks and vulnerabilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25085092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Database and Manufacturing Extension Partnership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25085093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish the infrastructure for the National Supply Chain Database through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, established pursuant to section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>), by connecting information from the Centers (as such term is defined in such section) through the Database.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25085094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National view</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that connections under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25085095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide a national overview of the networks of supply chains of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25085096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>support understanding of whether there is a need for some manufacturers to retool in some critical areas to meet the urgent need for key products.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25085097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual hollings manufacturing extension partnership center databases</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25085098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25085099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>each Center is connected to the National Supply Chain Database; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2508509a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>each supply chain database maintained by a Center is interoperable with the Database.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1501">136 STAT. 1501</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508509b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to require a State or territory of the United States to establish a new supply chain database through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2508509c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of National Supply Chain Database</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, acting through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or a designee of the program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508509d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as an integration of State-level databases from the Center of each State or territory of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508509e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may populate the Database with information from past or current clients of Centers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508509f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>may include in the Database information voluntarily provided by non-client private sector entities based and operating in the United States, as applicable and appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250850a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Database Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Supply Chain Database may include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Basic private sector entity information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An overview of capabilities, accreditations, and products.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250850a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standard Classification System</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Supply Chain Database may, where applicable, use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Sector 31-33 – Manufacturing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Sector 54 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Sector 48-49 – Transportation and Warehousing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250850a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Levels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Supply Chain Database shall be multi-leveled as agreed to under terms of mutual disclosure as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250850aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>Level 1 shall have the capability to provide basic private sector entity information and shall be available to the public.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Level 2 shall have the capability to provide a deeper, nonproprietary overview into capabilities, products, and accreditations and shall be available to all companies that contribute to the Database.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Level 3 shall have the capability to hold proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250850ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Relating to Disclosure and Access</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FOIA exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Supply Chain Database, and any information contained therein that is not publicly released by the Institute, shall be exempt from public disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/3">section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on access to content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Access to a contributing private sector entity’s nonpublic content in the National Supply Chain Database shall be limited to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the contributing private sector entity, the Institute, and staff from a Center who sign a nondisclosure agreement, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>other Federal departments and agencies,</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x250850b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">as the Director considers appropriate.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250850b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregated information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may make aggregated, de-identified information available to contributing companies, Centers, or the public, as the Director considers appropriate, in support of the purposes of this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1502">136 STAT. 1502</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250877c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With National Technology and Industrial Base Council</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, acting through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, may work with the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4812">section 4812 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as the Director considers appropriate, to include in the National Supply Chain Database information regarding the defense manufacturing supply chain.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250877c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protections</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Supply chain information that is voluntarily and lawfully submitted to the National Supply Chain Database by a private sector entity and accompanied by an express statement described in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250877c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exemption.</p></sidenote><content>shall be exempt from disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/3">section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may not be made available pursuant to any Federal, State, local, or Tribal authority pursuant to any Federal, State, local, or Tribal law requiring public disclosure of information or records; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>may not, without the written consent of the private sector entity submitting such information, be used directly by the Director, or any other Federal, State, or local authority in any civil enforcement action brought by a Federal, State, Tribal, or local authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Express statement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The express statement described in this paragraph, with respect to information or records, is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the case of written information or records, a written marking on the information or records substantially similar to the following: “This information is voluntarily submitted to the Federal Government in expectation of protection from disclosure as provided by the provisions of section 10253(k) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.”; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the case of oral information, a written statement similar to the statement described in subparagraph (A) submitted within a reasonable period following the oral communication.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250877ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules of Construction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Private entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to require any private sector entity to share data, including proprietary information, with the Director or the National Supply Chain Database.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250877d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on new regulatory authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to grant the Director, or the head of any other Federal agency, any authority to promulgate regulations or set standards on manufacturers, based on data within the National Supply Chain Database, that was not in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10254">SEC. 10254. </num><heading>HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x250877d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 70924(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250877d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8301">41 USC 8301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1503">136 STAT. 1503</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25089ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic Enrollment in GSA Advantage</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the General Services Administration and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, shall jointly ensure that businesses that participate in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and so desire, are automatically enrolled in General Services Administration Advantage.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10255">SEC. 10255. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25089ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading>AMENDMENT TO THE HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2508ed05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (a) of section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508ed06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (6) (relating to the definition of “<quotedText>Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership or Program</quotedText>”) as paragraph (7);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508ed07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2508ed08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black college and university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>historically Black college and university</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>part B institution</term>’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508ed09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (7) (relating to the definition of “<quotedText>MEP Advisory Board</quotedText>”) as paragraph (8);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508ed0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) (as inserted by paragraph (2), relating to the definition of “<quotedText>historically Black college and university</quotedText>”) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2508ed0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2508ed0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2508ed0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>minority-serving institution</term>’ means a Hispanic-serving institution as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1101a/a">20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)</ref>); an Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution as defined in section 317(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059d/b">20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)</ref>); or a Predominantly Black institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or Native American-serving nontribal institution as defined in section 371(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/c">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2509141e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secondary school</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>secondary school</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2509141f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Tribal College or University</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>Tribal College or University</term>’ in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Manufacturing USA Program</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10261">SEC. 10261. </num><heading>SUPPORTING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25091420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 34(e) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s/e">15 U.S.C. 278s(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1504">136 STAT. 1504</page><quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25093b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diversity preferences</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1) for planning or establishing a Manufacturing USA institute, an agency head shall give special consideration to Manufacturing USA institutes that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25093b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>contribute to the geographic diversity of the Manufacturing USA Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25093b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>are located in an area with a low per capita income;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25093b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>are located in an area with a high proportion of socially disadvantaged residents; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25093b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>are located in small and rural communities.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10262">SEC. 10262. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25093b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18971">42 USC 18971</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25098957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25098958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25098959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of Commerce considers relevant, shall coordinate with existing and new Manufacturing USA institutes to integrate covered entities as active members of the Manufacturing USA institutes, including through the development of preferences in selection criteria for proposals to create new Manufacturing USA institutes or renew existing Manufacturing USA institutes that include one or more covered entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2509895a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2509895b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an historically Black college and university;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2509895c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a Tribal College or University;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2509895d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a minority-serving institution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2509895e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a minority business enterprise (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t15/s1400.2">section 1400.2 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulation); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2509895f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a rural-serving institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 861 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1161q">20 U.S.C. 1161q</ref>)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10263">SEC. 10263. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25098960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18972">42 USC 18972</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROMOTING DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250a4cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Commerce Policies to Promote Domestic Production of Technologies Developed Under Manufacturing USA Network</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policies</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250a4cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each agency head (as such term is defined in section 34(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s/a">15 U.S.C. 278s(a)</ref>)) and the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, establish policies to promote the domestic production of technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policies established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Measures to partner domestic developers of goods, services, or technologies by Manufacturing USA Network activities with domestic manufacturers and sources of financing.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Measures to develop and provide incentives to promote transfer of intellectual property and goods, services, or technologies developed by Manufacturing USA Network activities to domestic manufacturers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1505">136 STAT. 1505</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Measures to assist with supplier scouting and other supply chain development, including the use of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>) to carry out such measures.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>A process to review and approve or deny membership in a Manufacturing USA institute by foreign-owned entities, especially from countries of concern, including the People’s Republic of China.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Measures to prioritize Federal procurement of goods, services, or technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network activities from domestic sources, as appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Processes for waivers</inline>.—</heading><content>The policies established under this paragraph shall include processes to permit waivers, on a case by case basis, for policies that promote domestic production based on cost, availability, severity of technical and mission requirements, emergency requirements, operational needs, other legal or international treaty obligations, or other factors determined important to the success of the Manufacturing USA Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A company of the People’s Republic of China may not participate in the Manufacturing USA Program without a waiver, as described in paragraph (1)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a4cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Company defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term “<term>company</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 847(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4819">10 U.S.C. 4819 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250a4cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of Manufacturing USA Institutes</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (h) of section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a73d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Council for coordination of institutes</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a73d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Council</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250a73d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The National Program Office shall establish or designate a council of heads of any Manufacturing USA institute receiving Federal funding at any time to foster collaboration between Manufacturing USA institutes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a73d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The council established or designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall meet not less frequently than twice each year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250a73d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the council</inline>.—</heading><content>The council established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall assist the National Program Office in carrying out the functions of the National Program Office under paragraph (2).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250a73d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for National Program Office to Develop Strategies for Retaining Domestic Public Benefit After Cessation of Federal Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (C) of section 34(h)(2) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s/h/2">15 U.S.C. 278s(h)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a strategy for retaining domestic public benefits from Manufacturing USA institutes once Federal funding has been discontinued</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Program</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1506">136 STAT. 1506</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250a73d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Functions of National Program Office to Include Development of Industry Credentials</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (J) of section 34(h)(2) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s/h/2">15 U.S.C. 278s(h)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the development of industry credentials</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>activities</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250a73d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advice From the United States Manufacturing Council</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall seek advice from the United States Manufacturing Council of the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce on matters concerning investment in and support of the manufacturing workforce within the Manufacturing USA Program.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Preliminary Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10301">SEC. 10301. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x250ac1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ac1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy and its National Laboratories, and other key Federal agencies have carried out vital work supporting basic and applied research to create knowledge that is a key driver of the economy of the United States and a critical component of national security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ac1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>openness to diverse perspectives and a focus on freedom from censorship and political bias will continue to make educational and research institutions in the United States beacons to thousands of students from across the world;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ac1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increasing research and technology transfer investments, building regional capacity and reducing geographic disparity, strengthening supply chains, and increasing capabilities in key technology focus areas will enhance the competitive advantage and leadership of the United States in the global economy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ac1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Federal Government must utilize the full talent and potential of the entire Nation by avoiding undue geographic concentration of research and STEM education funding, encouraging broader participation of populations underrepresented in STEM, and collaborating with nongovernment partners to ensure the leadership of the United States in technological innovation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ac1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>authorization and funding for investments in research, education, technology transfer, intellectual property, manufacturing, and other core strengths of the United States innovation ecosystem, including at the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, should be done on a bipartisan basis.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10302">SEC. 10302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250ac1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18981">42 USC 18981</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x250ae90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ae910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Board</term>” means the National Science Board.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1507">136 STAT. 1507</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ae911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ae912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NSF includes</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>NSF INCLUDES</term>” means the initiative carried out under section 10323.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250ae913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">STEM ecosystem</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>STEM ecosystem</term>” means a local, regional, or statewide network, consortium, or multi-sector partnership, which may be led or co-led by a nonprofit organizational entity, that is operating in the United States with the goal of supporting participation in STEM study, activities, and career pathways as defined in the CoSTEM Annual Progress Report of 2020 with a broad range of non-Federal partners.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10303">SEC. 10303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250ae914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250d5a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2023</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $11,897,480,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$9,050,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out research and related activities, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$55,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$1,500,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>$1,950,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for STEM education, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$73,700,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$59,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the NSF Research Traineeship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$416,300,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$70,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>$350,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fellowships, traineeships, and scholarships described in section 10393;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$249,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for major research equipment and facilities construction, of which $76,250,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$620,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for agency operations and award management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$5,090,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the National Science Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$23,390,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the Inspector General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250d5a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2024</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $15,646,930,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1508">136 STAT. 1508</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$12,050,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out research and related activities, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$60,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$3,350,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>$2,500,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for STEM education, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$80,400,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$64,910,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the NSF Research Traineeship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$454,140,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$72,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>$800,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fellowships, traineeships, and scholarships described in section 10393;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$355,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for major research equipment and facilities construction, of which $80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$710,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for agency operations and award management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$5,320,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the National Science Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$26,610,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the Inspector General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250d5a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2025</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $16,706,670,000 for fiscal year 2025.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$12,850,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out research and related activities, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$70,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$3,550,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>$2,700,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for STEM education, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$87,100,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$70,320,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the NSF Research Traineeship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$491,990,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$78,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1509">136 STAT. 1509</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>$900,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fellowships, traineeships, and scholarships described in section 10393;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$370,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for major research equipment and facilities construction, of which $85,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$750,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for agency operations and award management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$5,560,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the National Science Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$31,110,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the Inspector General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250d5a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2026</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $17,832,420,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d5a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$13,800,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out research and related activities, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d8059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$75,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d805a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$3,800,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d805b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>$2,850,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for STEM education, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d805c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$93,800,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d805d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$75,730,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the NSF Research Traineeship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d805e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$529,830,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d805f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$84,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d8060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>$950,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fellowships, traineeships, and scholarships described in section 10393;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$372,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for major research equipment and facilities construction, of which $90,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$770,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for agency operations and award management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$5,810,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the National Science Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$34,610,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the Inspector General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y250d8065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2027</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $18,919,180,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific allocations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$14,700,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out research and related activities, of which—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1510">136 STAT. 1510</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d8069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d806a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$4,100,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d806b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>$3,000,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for STEM education, of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d806c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$100,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d806d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$81,140,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the NSF Research Traineeship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d806e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$567,680,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d806f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$90,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y250d8070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fellowships, traineeships, and scholarships described in section 10393;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$375,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for major research equipment and facilities construction, of which $100,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$800,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for agency operations and award management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$6,070,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the National Science Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y250d8074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$38,110,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the Inspector General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>STEM Education</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10311">SEC. 10311. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x250d8075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18991">42 USC 18991</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PREK–12 STEM EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25103f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Academies Study</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25103f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25103f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25103f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25103f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review the research literature and identify research gaps regarding the interconnected factors that foster and hinder successful implementation of promising, evidence-based PreK–12 STEM education innovations at the local, regional, and national level;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25103f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>present a compendium of promising, evidence-based PreK–12 STEM education practices, models, programs, and technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25103f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identify barriers to widespread and sustained implementation of such innovations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25103f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>make<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25103f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25103f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> recommendations to the Foundation, the Department of Education, the National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education, State and local educational agencies, and other relevant stakeholders on measures to address such barriers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1511">136 STAT. 1511</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25103fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supporting PreK–12 Informal STEM Opportunities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862q">42 U.S.C. 1862q</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251102f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10">PreK–12<inline class="smallCaps"> Informal STEM</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall make awards, through existing programs where appropriate to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such intuitions or organizations) on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis for research on effective approaches to engaging students in PreK–12, including students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM and rural students.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this subsection are to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide effective, compelling, and engaging means for teaching and reinforcing fundamental STEM concepts to PreK–12 students;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>expand the STEM workforce pipeline by increasing the number of youth in the United States exposed to STEM from an early age and encourage them to pursue careers in STEM-related fields; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>broaden participation of groups historically underrepresented in STEM and rural students, in the STEM workforce.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251102f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and development.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards made under this subsection shall support research and development on innovative before-school, after-school, out-of-school, or summer activities that are designed to encourage interest, engagement, and skills development in STEM, including for students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM and rural students.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251102fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permitted activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The research and development activities described in subparagraph (A) may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y251102fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the provision of programming described in such subparagraph for the purpose of research described in such subparagraph;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y251102fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the use of a variety of engagement methods, including cooperative and hands-on learning;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y251102fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>exposure of students to role models in the fields of STEM and near-peer mentors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y251102fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>training of informal learning educators, youth-serving professionals, and volunteers who lead informal STEM programs in using evidence-based methods consistent with the target student population being served;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y251102ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>education of students on the relevance and significance of STEM careers, provision of academic advice and assistance, and activities designed to help students make real-world connections to STEM content;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25110300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the preparation of students to attend events, competitions, and academic programs that provide content expertise and encourage career exposure in STEM, which may include the purchase of parts and supplies needed to prepare for participation in such competitions;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1512">136 STAT. 1512</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25110301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>activities designed to engage parents and families of students in PreK–12 in STEM;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25110302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>innovative strategies to engage students, such as using leadership skills and outcome measures to impart youth with the confidence to pursue STEM coursework and academic study;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25110303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>coordination with STEM-rich environments, including other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, out-of- classroom settings, institutions of higher education, vocational facilities, corporations, museums, or science centers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25110304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>the acquisition of instructional materials or technology-based tools to conduct applicable award activity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25110305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant seeking funding under this subsection shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as may be required by the Director. Applications that include or partner with a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has extensive experience and expertise in increasing the participation of students in PreK–12 in STEM are encouraged. At a minimum, the application shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25110306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the target audience to be served by the research activity or activities for which such funding is sought.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25110307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of the process for recruitment and selection of students to participate in such activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25110308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A description of how such activity or activities may inform programming that engages students in PreK–12 in STEM.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25110309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A description of how such activity or activities may inform programming that promotes student academic achievement in STEM.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511030a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2511030b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation plan.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation plan that includes, at a minimum, the use of outcome-oriented measures to determine the impact and efficacy of programming being researched.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511030c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>Each recipient of an award under this subsection shall provide, at the conclusion of every year during which the award funds are received, a report in a form prescribed by the Director.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511030d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Encourage applications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under this subsection, the Director shall encourage applications which, for the purpose of the activity or activities funded through the award, are from or include eligible nonprofit programs serving students that attend elementary schools or secondary schools (including high schools) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511030e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>are implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s6311/d">20 U.S.C. 6311(d)</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511030f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>serve high percentages of students who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1751/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>) (which, in the case of a high school, may be calculated using comparable data from the schools that feed into the high school).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1513">136 STAT. 1513</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25110310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability and dissemination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall evaluate the activities established under this subsection. Such evaluation shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>use a common set of benchmarks and tools to assess the results of research conducted under such awards; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to the extent practicable, integrate the findings of the research resulting from the activity or activities funded through the award with the current research on serving students with respect to the pursuit of degrees or careers in STEM, including underrepresented and rural students, in PreK–12.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25112a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on evaluations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the completion of the evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Director shall submit to Congress and make widely available to the public a report that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the results of the evaluation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25112a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25112a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the program under this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall, for purposes of enhancing program effectiveness and avoiding duplication of activities, consult, and coordinate with other relevant Federal agencies.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25112a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">[Log 907 S2522] National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the purpose of this subsection to elevate the profession of STEM teaching by establishing a National STEM Teacher Corps pilot program to recognize outstanding STEM teachers in our Nation’s classrooms, rewards them for their accomplishments, elevates their public profile, and creates rewarding career paths to which all STEM teachers can aspire, both to prepare future STEM researchers and to create a scientifically literate public.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the National STEM Teacher Corps.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an institution of higher education; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>a consortium consisting of an institution of higher education and one or more of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>A State educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>)).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>A local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>)).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>An education nonprofit Association.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>A cross sector STEM organization.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>A private entity, including a STEM-related business.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High-need school</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>high-need school</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 2211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s6631/b">20 U.S.C. 6631(b)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1514">136 STAT. 1514</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Professional development</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>professional Development</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corps alliance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Corps Alliance</term>” means a regionally or topically based award under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National stem teacher corps advisory board</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National STEM Teacher Corps Advisory Board</term>” means the Advisory Board for the National STEM Teacher Corps established under paragraph (5).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25112a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25112a3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of national stem teacher corps</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish within the Foundation, a National STEM Teacher Corps 10-year pilot program to be administered by the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the Director. As appropriate, the Director may use existing NSF programs to establish and execute this program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the administrator</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>create a process and standards for selection of eligible applicants to become members of the National STEM Teacher Corps, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>uniform selection criteria that includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>deep knowledge of STEM content and pedagogy;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>a passion for STEM subjects and dedication to teaching, evidence of leadership skills, and potential for continued career growth as an educator; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>demonstrated experience increasing STEM student achievement and STEM participation rates for all students, particularly those from rural and high-need schools; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a uniform selection process, including a comprehensive application that includes recommendations and other relevant professional information;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>promote the National STEM Teacher Corps and elevate best practices that emerge from the National STEM Teacher Corps to a national audience;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>evaluate the operation and effectiveness of the Corps alliances; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>evaluate the overall and long-term impact of the National STEM Teacher Corps by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>documenting, monitoring, and assessing the program outcomes or impact on the STEM careers of participants; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>documenting, monitoring, and assessing the program outcomes for the STEM education profession nationwide, particularly for rural and high-need schools.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National stem teacher corps advisory board</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a National STEM Teacher Corps Advisory Board to advise the Director on matters pertaining to the National STEM Teacher Corps for the length of the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1515">136 STAT. 1515</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The membership of the National STEM Teacher Corps Advisory Board shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25112a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>be appointed by the Director;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>include a representative from each of the following: School leaders, STEM researchers, STEM education researchers, Business leaders, PreK–12 STEM educators, and Students pursuing a postsecondary STEM degree; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>be geographically diverse.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing committee</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may assign the duties of the National STEM Teacher Corps Advisory Board to another advisory committee of the Foundation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the corps alliances</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Administrator may make awards on a competitive, merit-review basis, to establish Corps alliances at eligible entities. Activities carried out by such alliances shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25112a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>engaging local partners, which may include local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, STEM organizations, or education nonprofit organizations, to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>develop and serve the community of National STEM Teacher Corps members within the region or topic area, in coordination with local partners to carry out day-to-day activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25112a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>coordinate professional development activities, including activities led by National STEM Teacher Corps members;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25115167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>connect National STEM Teacher Corps members with existing educator professional development programs and coordinate members’ involvement as cooperating teachers or mentors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25115168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>seek opportunities to involve teachers who are not members of the National STEM Teacher Corps to participate in National STEM Teacher Corps activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25115169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>build partnerships with existing education organizations and other efforts by State educational agencies and local educational agencies that operate programs relevant to the National STEM Teacher Corps and its activities;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511516a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recruiting eligible applicants, with a focus on recruiting diverse STEM educators to advance equity based on race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, age, disability status, geography, and language ability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511516b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>screening, interviewing, and selecting members of the National STEM Teacher Corps using procedures and standards provided by the Administrator;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511516c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>coordinating the online network that supports all National STEM Teacher Corps members in the region or topic area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511516d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>convening occasional meetings of National STEM Teacher Corps members in a region or topic area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511516e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>creating opportunities for the professional growth of National STEM Teacher Corps members, with a focus on increasing STEM student achievement and STEM <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1516">136 STAT. 1516</page> participation rates for all students, particularly those from rural and high-need schools; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511516f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>supporting the retention and success of National STEM Teacher Corps members in the region or topic area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25115170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of members of the national stem teacher corps</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant that is selected by a Corps alliance to be a member of the National STEM Teacher Corps shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25115171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25115172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>serve a 4-year term with a possibility of reappointment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25115173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>receive an annual stipend in an amount not less than $10,000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25115174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>have substantial responsibilities, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25115175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>working with other members of the National STEM Teacher Corps to develop and improve innovative teaching practices, including practices such as inquiry-based learning;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25115176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>participating in professional development in innovative teaching methodology and mentorship; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25115177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>continuing to excel in teaching the member’s own students, with a focus on advancing equity by spending additional time teaching and coaching underserved students to increase STEM student achievement and STEM participation rates for students from rural and high-need schools.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25115178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25115179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, acting through the Administrator, shall submit a report to Congress after the third year of the pilot program that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511517a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2511517b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment, drawing on the evaluations the Administrator shall conduct under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (4), and other sources of information, of the effectiveness of the pilot program in recruiting and retaining high-quality STEM teachers in the selected regions or topic areas, particularly in high-need and rural schools; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511517c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2511517d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><content>if deemed effective, a proposal to Congress for permanent implementation of the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511517e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2511517f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25115180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to carry out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10312">SEC. 10312. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25115181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18992">42 USC 18992</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2514d3f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research on Stem Education and Workforce Needs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to four-year institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research and development activities to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2514d3f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>encourage greater collaboration and coordination between institutions of higher education and industry to enhance education, foster hands-on learn experiences, and improve alignment with workforce needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2514d3f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>understand the current composition of the STEM workforce and the factors that influence growth, retention, and development of that workforce;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1517">136 STAT. 1517</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2514d3f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increase the size, diversity, capability, and flexibility of the STEM workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2514d3f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>increase dissemination and widespread adoption of effective practices in undergraduate education and workforce development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2514d3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced Technological Education Program Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(b) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862i/b">42 U.S.C. 1862i(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25152218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centers of Scientific and Technical Education</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards for the establishment of centers of excellence, in advanced-technology fields, among associate-degree-granting colleges. Centers shall meet one or both of the following criteria:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515221a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Exceptional instructional programs in advanced-technology fields.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515221b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Excellence in undergraduate STEM education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515221c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>The centers shall serve as national and regional clearinghouses and models for the benefit of both colleges and secondary schools, and shall provide seminars and programs to disseminate model curricula and model teaching methods and instructional materials to other associate-degree-granting colleges.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515221d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Networks</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The centers may enter into partnerships with other institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and stakeholder groups, or a consortium thereof, to develop networks to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515221e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2515221f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate research, training, and education activities funded by awards under subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>share information and best practices; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>promote collaboration between academic institutions, workforce development programs, labor organizations, and industry to communicate and meet workforce education and training needs.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25152222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Innovations in STEM Education at Community Colleges</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to advance research on the nature of learning and teaching at community colleges and to improve outcomes for students who enter the workforce upon completion of their STEM degree or credential or transfer to 4-year institutions, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>examining how to scale up successful programs at community colleges that are improving student outcomes in foundational STEM courses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>supporting research on effective STEM teaching practices in community college settings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>designing and developing new STEM curricula;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>providing STEM students with hands-on training and research experiences, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>increasing access to high quality STEM education through new technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>re-skilling or up-skilling incumbent workers for new STEM jobs;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1518">136 STAT. 1518</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515222a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>building STEM career and seamless transfer pathways; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515222b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>developing novel mechanisms to identify and recruit talent into STEM programs, in particular talent from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515222c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Director shall encourage applications to develop, enhance, or expand cooperative STEM education and training partnerships between institutions of higher education, industry, and labor organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2515222d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving Access to STEM Education at Career and Technical Education Institutions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515222e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education (including postsecondary vocational institutions) to support career and technical education in STEM and computer science related fields.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515222f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this subsection, the Director shall give priority to institutions that demonstrate effective strategies to recruit and provide career and technical education to veterans and members of the Armed Forces transitioning to the private sector workforce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Career and technical education defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>career and technical education</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25152231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25152233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out a 4-year pilot program under which the Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to establish a total of not fewer than five Centers to develop and scale up successful models for providing undergraduate students with hands-on, course-based research experiences.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards made under this paragraph shall be used to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25152236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>develop, assess, and disseminate models for providing undergraduate students with course-based research experiences across STEM disciplines and education levels;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify and address opportunities and challenges in facilitating implementation across a broad range of institution types, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority serving institutions and community colleges;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identify and develop best practices to address barriers for faculty, including institutional culture, resources, and incentive structures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>identify and address factors that may facilitate or discourage participation by students from all backgrounds;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515223a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>provide faculty with curriculum, professional development, training, networking opportunities, and other support to enable the development, adaptation, or expansion of a course-based research experience; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1519">136 STAT. 1519</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515223b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2515223c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>collect data and carry out research to evaluate the impacts of course- based undergraduate research experiences on the STEM workforce.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515223d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this paragraph, the Director shall consider the extent to which the proposed Center will establish partnerships among multiple types of academic institutions, including community colleges, emerging research institutions, EPSCoR institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions, the private sector, and other relevant stakeholders in supporting programs and activities to facilitate faculty training and the widespread and sustained implementation of promising, evidence-based practices, models, programs, and curriculum.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515223e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the pilot program is completed, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515223f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25152240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment, that includes feedback from the research community, of the effectiveness of the pilot program in increasing the number, diversity, and workforce readiness of STEM graduates; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25152242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>if determined to be effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25152243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced Technological Manufacturing Act</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings and purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862h">42 U.S.C. 1862h</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25152246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>science, mathematics, and technology</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25152247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>educated</quotedText>” and before “<quotedText>trained</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25152248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>scientific and technical education and training</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM education and training</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25152249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515224a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mathematics and science</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM fields</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515224b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mathematics and science instruction</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM instruction</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515224c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modernizing references to stem</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862i">42 U.S.C. 1862i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515224d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>scientific and technical education</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>stem education</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515224e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515224f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Scientific and Technical Education</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">STEM Education</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and education to prepare the skilled technical workforce to meet workforce demands</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>, and to improve</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1520">136 STAT. 1520</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>core education courses in science and mathematics</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>core education courses in STEM fields</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>veterans and individuals engaged in</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>work in the home</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and on building a pathway from secondary schools to associate-degree-granting institutions, to careers that require technical training</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>, and shall be designed</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and study</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>development</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>core science and mathematics courses</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>core STEM courses</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>science, mathematics, and advanced-technology fields</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM and advanced- technology fields</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to support the advanced- technology industries that drive the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515496a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>scientific and advanced- technology fields</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM and advanced-technology fields</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515496b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>advanced scientific and technical education</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>advanced STEM and advanced- technology</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515496c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515496d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515496e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2515496f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to encourage</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>such means as—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to encourage the development of career and educational pathways with multiple entry and exit points leading to credentials and degrees, and to assist students pursuing pathways in STEM fields to transition from associate-degree-granting colleges to bachelor- degree-granting institutions, through such means as—</quotedText>”;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y25154970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to ensure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to develop articulation agreements that ensure</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y25154971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>courses at the bachelor-degree-granting institution</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the career and educational pathways supported by the articulation agreements</quotedText>”;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y25154973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>veterans and individuals engaged in</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>work in the home</quotedText>”;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y25154974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y25154975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">(AA) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bachelor’s-degree- granting institutions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>institutions or work sites</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1521">136 STAT. 1521</page></content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y25154976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or industry internships</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>summer programs</quotedText>”; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y25154977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the flush text following clause (iv); and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C);</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515497a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mathematics and science programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM programs</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515497b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, as appropriate, elementary schools,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>with secondary schools</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515497c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mathematics and science education</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM education</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515497d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>secondary school students</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>students at these schools</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515497e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>science and advanced-technology fields</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM and advanced-technology fields</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515497f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>agreements with local educational agencies</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>articulation agreements or dual credit courses with local secondary schools, or other means as the Director determines appropriate,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall—</quotedText>”and all that follows through “<quotedText>establish a</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall establish a</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>STEM fields</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including jobs at Federal and academic laboratories.</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25154985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y25154989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>as appropriate, applications that apply the best practices for STEM education and technical skills education through distance learning or in a simulated work environment, as determined by research described in subsection (f); and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515498a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2515498b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)(1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515498c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515498d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515498e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515498f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>up to $2,500,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not less than $3,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25154990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25154991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1522">136 STAT. 1522</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25154994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau>in subsection (j)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y25154996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term advanced-technology includes technological fields such as advanced manufacturing, agricultural-, biological- and chemical-technologies, energy and environmental technologies, engineering technologies, information technologies, micro and nano-technologies, cybersecurity technologies, geospatial technologies, and new, emerging technology areas;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>separate bachelor-degree- granting institutions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>other entities</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (7);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25154999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515499a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in paragraph (7), as redesignated by clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515499b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (8), as redesignated by clause (iv)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515499c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mathematics, science, engineering, or technology</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>science, technology, engineering, or mathematics</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2515499d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2515499e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y25156faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>the term skilled technical workforce has the meaning given such term in section 4(b) of the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p">42 U.S.C. 1862p</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25156fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862j">42 U.S.C. 1862j</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y25156fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="5">“SEC. 5. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25156fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for carrying out sections 2 through 4 $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10313">SEC. 10313. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25156fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18993">42 USC 18993</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GRADUATE STEM EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25196754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mentoring and Professional Development</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mentoring plans</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7008(a) of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862o/a">42 U.S.C. 1862o(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25198e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and graduate student</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>postdoctoral</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25198e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The requirement may be satisfied by providing such individuals with access to mentors, including individuals not listed on the award.</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>review criterion.</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with a qualified independent organization to evaluate the effectiveness of the postdoctoral mentoring plan requirement for improving mentoring for Foundation-supported postdoctoral researchers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1523">136 STAT. 1523</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Career exploration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to develop innovative approaches for facilitating career exploration of academic and nonacademic career options and for providing opportunity-broadening experiences, including work-integrated opportunities, for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars that can then be considered, adopted, or adapted by other institutions and to carry out research on the impact and outcomes of such activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of proposals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting award recipients under this subparagraph, the Director shall consider, at a minimum—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25198e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the extent to which the administrators of the institution are committed to making the proposed activity a priority; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25198e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the likelihood that the institution or organization will sustain or expand the proposed activity effort beyond the period of the award.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development plans</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall require that annual project reports for awards that support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars include certification by the principal investigator that each graduate student and postdoctoral scholar receiving substantial support from such award, as determined by has developed and annually updated an individual development plan to map educational goals, career exploration, and professional development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Professional development supplement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out a five-year pilot initiative to award up to 2,500 administrative supplements of up to $2,000 to existing research awards annually, on a competitive basis, to support professional development experiences for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who receive a substantial portion of their support under such award, as determined by the Director. Not more than 10 percent of supplements awarded under this subparagraph may be used to support professional development experiences for postdoctoral researchers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Graduate education research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research on the graduate education system and outcomes of various interventions and policies, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the effects of traineeships, fellowships, internships, and teaching and research assistantships on outcomes for graduate students;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the effects of graduate education and mentoring policies and procedures on degree completion, including differences by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25198e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25198e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>student debt load;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the development and assessment of new or adapted interventions, including approaches that improve mentoring relationships, develop conflict management skills, and promote healthy research teams; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1524">136 STAT. 1524</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>research, data collection, and assessment of the state of graduate student mental health and wellbeing, factors contributing to and consequences of poor graduate student mental health, and the development, adaptation, and assessment of evidence-based strategies and policies to support emotional wellbeing and mental health.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25198e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Graduate Research Fellowship Program Update</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation should increase the number of new graduate research fellows supported annually over the next 5 years to no fewer than 3,000 fellows.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1869">42 U.S.C. 1869</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and as will address national workforce demand in critical STEM fields</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>throughout the United States</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of $12,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of at least $16,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25198e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants from fields of study that are in areas of critical national need from all regions of the country, and from historically underrepresented populations in STEM.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity scholarships and graduate fellowships</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that students pursuing master’s degrees and doctoral degrees in fields relating to cybersecurity are eligible to apply for scholarships and graduate fellowships under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program under section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1869">42 U.S.C. 1869</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25198e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Graduate Student Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with a qualified independent organization to evaluate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the role of the Foundation in supporting graduate student education and training through fellowships, traineeships, and other funding models; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the impact of different funding mechanisms on graduate student experiences and outcomes, including whether such mechanisms have differential impacts on subsets of the student population.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25198e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25198e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall publish the results of the evaluation carried out under paragraph (1), including a recommendation for the appropriate balance between fellowships, traineeships, and other funding models.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25198e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">[LOG 165 H10304(g)/S2208] AI Scholarship-for-Service</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of executive agency</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>executive agency</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Executive agency</term>” in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">section 105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">AI scholarship-for-service initiative report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1525">136 STAT. 1525</page> Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the need and feasibility, and if appropriate, plans to implement a program to recruit and train the next generation of artificial intelligence professionals to meet the needs of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments. The report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>recent statistical data on the size, composition, and educational requirements of the Federal AI workforce, including an assessment of current and future demand for additional AI professionals across the Federal Government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the capacity of institutions of higher education to produce graduates with degrees, certifications, and relevant skills related to artificial intelligence that meet the current and future needs of the Federal workforce; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the need for and feasibility of establishing a scholarship-for-service program to recruit and train the next generation of artificial intelligence professionals to meet the needs of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, including opportunities for leveraging existing processes and resources for administering the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program established under section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7442">15 U.S.C. 7442</ref>) in standing up such a program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon submitting the report required in paragraph (2), the Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the heads of other agencies with appropriate scientific knowledge, is authorized to establish a Federal artificial intelligence scholarship-for-service program (referred to in this section as the Federal AI Scholarship-for-Service Program) to recruit and train artificial intelligence professionals to lead and support the application of artificial intelligence to the missions of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in coordination with the heads of other agencies with appropriate scientific knowledge, shall establish criteria to designate qualified institutions of higher education that shall be eligible to participate in the Federal AI Scholarship-for-Service program. Such criteria shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>measures of the institution’s demonstrated excellence in the education of students in the field of artificial intelligence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>measures of the institution’s ability to attract and retain a diverse and nontraditional student population in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which may include the ability to attract women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program description and components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal AI Scholarship-for-Service Program shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1526">136 STAT. 1526</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide scholarships through qualified institutions of higher education to students who are enrolled in programs of study at institutions of higher education leading to degrees or concentrations in or related to the artificial intelligence field;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide the scholarship recipients with summer internship opportunities or other meaningful temporary appointments in the Federal workforce focusing on AI projects or research;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>prioritize the employment placement of scholarship recipients in executive agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>identify opportunities to promote multi-disciplinary programs of study that integrate basic or advanced AI training with other fields of study, including those that address the social, economic, legal, and ethical implications of human interaction with AI systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>support capacity-building education research programs that will enable postsecondary educational institutions to expand their ability to train the next-generation AI workforce, including AI researchers and practitioners;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>create courses or training programs in technology ethics for students receiving scholarships; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>award fellowships to masters and doctoral students who are pursuing degrees or research in artificial intelligence and related fields, including in the field of technology ethics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scholarship amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Each scholarship under paragraph (5) shall be in an amount that covers the student’s tuition and fees at the institution for not more than 3 years and provides the student with an additional stipend.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-award employment obligations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each scholarship recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholarship under the program, shall enter into an agreement under which the recipient agrees to work for a period equal to the length of the scholarship, following receipt of the student’s degree, in the AI mission of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an executive agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Congress, including any agency, entity, office, or commission established in the legislative branch;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an interstate agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a State, local, or Tribal government, which may include instruction in AI-related skill sets in a public school system; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a State, local, or Tribal government-affiliated nonprofit entity that is considered to be critical infrastructure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5195c/e">42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment in excepted service</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33">chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing appointments in the competitive service, an executive agency may appoint an individual who has completed the eligible degree program for which a scholarship was awarded to a position in the excepted service in the executive agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncompetitive conversion</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (D), upon fulfillment of the service term, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1527">136 STAT. 1527</page> an employee appointed under subparagraph (A) may be converted noncompetitively to term, career-conditional, or career appointment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing of conversion</inline>.—</heading><content>An executive agency may noncompetitively convert a term employee appointed under subparagraph (B) to a career-conditional or career appointment before the term appointment expires.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to decline conversion</inline>.—</heading><content>An executive agency may decline to make the noncompetitive conversion or appointment under subparagraph (B) for cause.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a scholarship under this section, an individual shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>demonstrate a commitment to a career in advancing the field of AI;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a full-time student in an eligible degree program at a qualified institution of higher education, as determined by the Director;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a student pursuing a degree on a less than full-time basis, but not less than half-time basis; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>an AI faculty member on sabbatical to advance knowledge in the field; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>accept the terms of a scholarship under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions of support</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of receiving a scholarship under this section, a recipient shall agree to provide the qualified institution of higher education with annual verifiable documentation of post-award employment and up-to-date contact information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A scholarship recipient under this section shall be liable to the United States as provided in paragraph (12) if the individual—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing at the applicable institution of higher education, as determined by the Director;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>is dismissed from the applicable institution of higher education for disciplinary reasons;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>withdraws from the eligible degree program before completing the program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>declares that the individual does not intend to fulfill the post- award employment obligation under this section; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>fails to fulfill the post-award employment obligation of the individual under this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring compliance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition of participating in the program, a qualified institution of higher education shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>enter into an agreement with the Director to monitor the compliance of scholarship recipients with respect to their post-award employment obligations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the Director, on an annual basis, the post-award employment documentation required under paragraph (10) for scholarship recipients through the completion of their post-award employment obligations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of repayment</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1528">136 STAT. 1528</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Less than 1 year of service</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a circumstance described in paragraph (10) occurs before the completion of 1 year of a post-award employment obligation under this section, the total amount of scholarship awards received by the individual under this section shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be repaid; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>be treated as a loan to be repaid in accordance with paragraph (13).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">1 or more years of service<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>If a circumstance described in clause (iv) or (v) of paragraph (10)(B) occurs after the completion of 1 or more years of a post-award employment obligation under this section, the total amount of scholarship awards received by the individual under this section, reduced by the ratio of the number of years of service completed divided by the number of years of service required, shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be repaid; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>be treated as a loan to be repaid in accordance with paragraph (13).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A loan described in paragraph (12) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087a/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>be subject to repayment, together with interest thereon accruing from the date of the scholarship award, in accordance with terms and conditions specified by the Director (in consultation with the Secretary of Education).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of repayment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event that a scholarship recipient is required to repay the scholarship award under this section, the qualified institution of higher education providing the scholarship shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>determine the repayment amounts and notify the recipient and the Director of the amounts owed; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519b5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>collect the repayment amounts within a period of time as determined by the Director, or the repayment amounts shall be treated as a loan in accordance with paragraph (13).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Returned to treasury</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any repayment under this subsection shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519b5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retain percentage</inline>.—</heading><content>A qualified institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this subsection to defray administrative costs associated with the collection.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> The Director shall establish a fixed percentage that will apply to all eligible entities, and may update this percentage as needed, in the determination of the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Suspension.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may provide for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any service or payment obligation by an individual under this section whenever compliance by the individual with the obligation is impossible or would involve extreme hardship to the individual, or if enforcement of such obligation with respect to the individual would be unconscionable.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1529">136 STAT. 1529</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public information</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall annually evaluate and make public, in a manner that protects the personally identifiable information of scholarship recipients, information on the success of recruiting individuals for scholarships under this section and on hiring and retaining those individuals in the public sector AI workforce, including information on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>placement rates;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>where students are placed, including job titles and descriptions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>salary ranges for students not released from obligations under this section;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>how long after graduation students are placed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>how long students stay in the positions they enter upon graduation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>how many students are released from obligations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>what, if any, remedial training is required.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit, not less frequently than once every 3 years, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report, including the results of the evaluation under subparagraph (A) and any recent statistics regarding the size, composition, and educational requirements of the Federal AI workforce.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall provide consolidated and user-friendly online resources for prospective scholarship recipients, including, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>searchable, up-to-date, and accurate information about participating institutions of higher education and job opportunities related to the AI field; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a modernized description of AI careers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2519dd1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Refresh</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than once every 2 years, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall review and update the Federal AI Scholarship-for-Service Program to reflect advances in technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10314">SEC. 10314. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2519dd1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18994">42 USC 18994</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STEM WORKFORCE DATA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251a795e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Skilled Technical Workforce Portfolio Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a795f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall conduct a full portfolio analysis of the Foundation’s skilled technical workforce investments across all Directorates in the areas of education, research, infrastructure, data collection, and analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the review under paragraph (1) is complete, the Director shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1530">136 STAT. 1530</page> submit to Congress and make widely available to the public a summary report of the portfolio review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251a7964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rotating topic modules</inline>.—</heading><content>To<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> meet evolving needs for data on the state of the science and engineering workforce, the Director shall assess, through coordination with other Federal statistical agencies and drawing on input from relevant stakeholders, the feasibility and benefits of incorporating questions or topic modules to existing National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics surveys that would vary from cycle to cycle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a796a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a796b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress and the Board the results of an assessment, carried out in coordination with other Federal agencies and with input from relevant stakeholders, of the feasibility and benefits of incorporating new questions or topic modules to existing National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics surveys on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a796c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the skilled technical workforce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a796d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>working conditions and work-life balance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a796e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>harassment and discrimination;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a796f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>immigration and emigration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any other topics at the discretion of the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Longitudinal design</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall continue and accelerate efforts to enhance the usefulness of National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics survey data for longitudinal research and analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government accountability office review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluates Foundation processes for ensuring the data and analysis produced by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics meets current and future needs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251a7976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>includes such recommendations as the Comptroller General determines are appropriate to improve such processes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10315">SEC. 10315. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251a7979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18995">42 USC 18995</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CYBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251aeeaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to carry out research on the cyber workforce.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251aeeab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out research pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall support research and development activities to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>understand the current state of the cyber workforce, including factors that influence growth, retention, and development of that workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>examine paths to entry and re-entry into the cyber workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>understand trends of the cyber workforce, including demographic representation, educational and professional backgrounds present, competencies available, and factors that shape employee recruitment, development, and retention and how <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1531">136 STAT. 1531</page> to increase the size, diversity, and capability of the cyber workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>examine and evaluate training practices, models, programs, and technologies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>other closely related topics as the Director determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251aeeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the activities described in subsection (b), the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Office of Personnel Management, and other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>align with or build on the National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework wherever practicable and applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>leverage the collective body of knowledge from existing cyber workforce development research and education activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251aeeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>engage with other Federal departments and agencies, research communities, and potential users of information produced under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10316">SEC. 10316. </num><heading>FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251b15c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b15c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>since cybersecurity risks are constant in the growing digital world, it is critical that the United States stay ahead of malicious cyber activity with a workforce that can safeguard our innovation, research, and work environments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b15c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Federal investments in the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program at the National Science Foundation play a critical role in preparing and sustaining a strong, talented, and much-needed national cybersecurity workforce and should be strengthened.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251b15c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 302(b)(1) of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7442/b/1">15 U.S.C. 7442(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following “<quotedText>and cybersecurity-related aspects of other related fields as appropriate, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and aerospace;</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10317">SEC. 10317. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251b15ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18996">42 USC 18996</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DATA INITIATIVE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x251b63eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director, acting through the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics established in section 505 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p">42 U.S.C. 1862p</ref>) and in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and other appropriate Federal statistical agencies, shall establish a cybersecurity workforce data initiative that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251b63ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251b63ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><content>assesses the feasibility of providing nationally representative estimates and statistical information on the cybersecurity workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>utilizes the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or other frameworks, as appropriate, to enable a consistent measurement of the cybersecurity workforce;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1532">136 STAT. 1532</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>utilizes and complements existing data on employer requirements and unfilled positions in the cybersecurity workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251b63f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consults key stakeholders and the broader community of practice in cybersecurity workforce development to determine data requirements needed to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251b63f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluates existing Federal survey data for information pertinent to developing national estimates of the cybersecurity workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>evaluates administrative data and other supplementary data sources, as available, to describe and measure the cybersecurity workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251b63f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>collects statistical data, to the greatest extent practicable, on credential attainment and employment outcomes information for the cybersecurity workforce.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10318">SEC. 10318. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251b63f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18997">42 USC 18997</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MICROELECTRONICS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251d38b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Creating Helpful Initiatives to Produce Personnel in Needed Growth Industries</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards to institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, or consortia thereof, for research, development, and related activities to advance innovative approaches to developing, improving, and expanding evidence-based education and workforce development activities and learning experiences at all levels of education in fields and disciplines related to microelectronics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>Activities carried out under this section shall be for the purpose of supporting the growth, retention, and development of a diverse and sustainable microelectronics workforce to meet the requirements of the programs established in section 9906(c)(2)(C) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 in support of the evolving needs of industry, academia, government, and Federal laboratories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards made under this section shall be used to support activities, such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>development of industry-oriented curricula and teaching modules for topics relevant to microelectronics, including those that provide meaningful hands-on learning experiences;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>dissemination of materials developed in subparagraph (A), including through the creation and maintenance of a publicly-accessible database and online portal;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>development and implementation of training, research, and professional development programs for teachers, including innovative pre-service and in-service programs, in microelectronics and related fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>support for learning activities and experiences that provide physical, simulated, or remote access to training facilities and industry-standard processes and tools, including equipment and software for the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of microelectronics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>increasing the integration of microelectronics content into STEM curricula at all education levels;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1533">136 STAT. 1533</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Growing academic research capacity in microelectronics by incentivizing the hiring of faculty in fields critical to microelectronics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>support for innovative industry pathway programs that connect high school, vocational, military, college, and graduate programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>providing informal hands-on microelectronics learning opportunities for PreK-12 students in different learning environments, including competitions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced microelectronics traineeships</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions and organizations) to establish traineeship programs for graduate students who pursue microelectronics research leading to a masters or doctorate degree by providing funding and other assistance, and by providing graduate students with opportunities for research experiences in government or industry related to the students’ microelectronics studies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions and organizations) shall use award funds provided under subparagraph (A) for the purposes of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>paying tuition and fees, and providing stipends, for students receiving traineeships who are citizens, nationals, or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>facilitating opportunities for scientific internship programs for students receiving traineeships in microelectronics at private industry, nonprofit research institutions, or Federal laboratories; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y251d38c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>such other costs associated with the administration of the program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microelectronics skilled technical workforce programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards under the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862h-j">42 U.S.C. 1862h-j</ref>) to support programs for skilled technical workers in STEM disciplines that are aligned with skilled workforce needs of the microelectronics industry and lead to an associate’s degree, or equivalent certification, by providing funding and other assistance, including opportunities for internships and other hands-on experiences in industry related to the students’ microelectronics studies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microelectronics research experiences through existing programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall seek to increase opportunities for microelectronics research for students and trainees at all levels by encouraging proposals in microelectronics through existing programs including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>research experiences for undergraduates pursuant to section 514 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–6">42 U.S.C. 1862p–6</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>postdoctoral fellowship programs established pursuant to section 522 of the America COMPETES Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–11">42 U.S.C. 1862p–11</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>graduate fellowships established pursuant to section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1869">42 U.S.C. 1869</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1534">136 STAT. 1534</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>informal STEM education programs established pursuant to section 3 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862q">42 U.S.C. 1862q</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program established pursuant to section 10 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862n–1">42 U.S.C. 1862n–1</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>major research instrumentation programs established pursuant to section 7036 of the America COMPETES Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862o–14">42 U.S.C. 1862o–14</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>low-income scholarship program established pursuant to section 414(d) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1869c">42 U.S.C. 1869c</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Industry partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities under this section, the Director shall encourage awardees to partner with industry and other private sector organizations to facilitate the expansion of workforce pipelines and enable access to industry-standard equipment and software for use in undergraduate and graduate microelectronics education programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out activities under this section, the Director shall collaborate with the Subcommittee on Microelectronics Leadership of the National Science and Technology Council, established in subsection (a) of section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 and the National Semiconductor Technology Center established in subsection (c) of section 9906 of such Act, and other relevant Federal agencies to maintain the effectiveness of microelectronics workforce development activities across the agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251d38d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Network for Microelectronics Education</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251d38d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, make awards to institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions and organizations) to establish partnerships to enhance and broaden participation in microelectronics education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards made under this subsection shall be used for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>To conduct training and education activities funded by awards under paragraph (1) and in coordination with the Network Coordination Hub established in paragraph (3), including curricula design, development, dissemination, and assessment, and the sharing of information and best practices across the network of awardees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>To develop regional partnerships among associate-degree-granting colleges, bachelor-degree-granting institutions, workforce development programs, labor organizations, and industry to create a diverse national technical workforce trained in microelectronics and ensure education and training is meeting the evolving needs of industry.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>To develop local workforce pipelines that align with capacity investments made by industry and the Federal government, including vocational and high school training programs, community college degrees and certificates, veteran post service opportunities, and mentoring.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1535">136 STAT. 1535</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>To facilitate partnerships with employers, employer consortia or other private sector organizations that offer apprenticeships, internships, or applied learning experiences in the field of microelectronics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>To develop shared infrastructure available to institutions of higher education, two-year colleges, and private organizations to enable experiential learning activities and provide physical or digital access to training facilities and industry-standard tools and processes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>To create and disseminate public outreach to support awareness of microelectronics education and career opportunities, including through outreach to PreK–12 schools and STEM-related organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d38df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251d38e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>To collaborate and coordinate with industry and existing public and private organizations conducting microelectronics education and workforce development activities, as practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d5ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Network coordination hub</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make an award on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization (or a consortium thereof) to establish a national network of partnerships (referred to in this section as the “National Network for Microelectronics Education”) to coordinate activities, best practice sharing, and access to facilities across the partnerships established in accordance with paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d5ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentivizing participation</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the Director shall encourage participation in the National Network for Microelectronics Education through the coordination of activities and distribution of awards described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d5ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall encourage the submission of proposals that are led by historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions or that include partnerships with or among such institutions to increase the recruitment of students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM to pursue graduate studies in microelectronics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d5ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251d5ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251d5ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to any other requirements as determined appropriate by the Director, the Director shall require that proposals for awards under this section shall include a description of how the applicant will develop and implement outreach activities to increase the participation of women and other students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d5ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination across foundation programs</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities under this section, the Director shall ensure awardees coordinate with, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities carried out under this Section with the activities of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/153">Public Law 108–153</ref>), the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/368">Public Law 115-368</ref>), and Division E of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and other related programs, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251d5ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out activities under this section, the Director shall collaborate with the Subcommittee on Microelectronics Leadership of the National <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1536">136 STAT. 1536</page> Science and Technology Council, established in subsection (a) of section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 and the National Semiconductor Technology Center established in subsection (c) of section 9906 of such Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10319">SEC. 10319. </num><heading>INCORPORATION OF ART AND DESIGN INTO CERTAIN STEM EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251dad19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Science Foundation Authorization Act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862n/a">42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dad1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (M), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dad1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (N) as subparagraph (O); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd42c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>after subparagraph (M), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd42d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><content>developing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational curriculum that incorporates art and design to promote creativity and innovation; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251dd42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">STEM Education Act [Log 169 H10304(k)]</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862q">42 U.S.C. 1862q</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd42f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y251dd433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the integration of art and design in STEM educational programs.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251dd437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y251dd438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>design and testing of programming that integrates art and design in STEM education to promote creativity and innovation.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10320">SEC. 10320. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251dd439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18998">42 USC 18998</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MANDATORY COST-SHARING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251e225a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The cost-sharing requirements under section 7036(c) of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862o-14/c">42 U.S.C. 1862o-14(c)</ref>) for the Major Research Instrumentation Program and under section 10A(i) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862n-1a/i">42 U.S.C. 1862n-1a(i)</ref>) for teaching fellowships administered within the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program are waived for a period of 5 years following the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251e225b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251e225c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years following the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress an assessment, that includes feedback from the research community, of the impacts of the waivers provided under subsection (a), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251e225d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>programmatic and scientific goals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251e225e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>institutional commitment and stewardship of Federal resources;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251e225f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>institutional strategic planning and administrative burden;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251e2260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>equity among recipient institutions; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1537">136 STAT. 1537</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251e2261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251e2262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251e2263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for or against extending or making permanent such waivers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10321">SEC. 10321. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251e2264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18999">42 USC 18999</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE STEM WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251ebea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall issue undergraduate scholarships, including at community colleges, graduate fellowships and traineeships, postdoctoral awards, and, as appropriate, other awards, to address STEM workforce gaps, including for programs that recruit, retain, and advance students to a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline concurrent with a secondary school diploma, such as through existing and new partnerships with State educational agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251ebea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251ebea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postdoctoral Professional Development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Director shall encourage innovation in postdoctoral professional development, support the development and diversity of the STEM workforce, and study the impacts of such innovation and support. To do so, the Director may use postdoctoral awards established under subsection (a) or leveraged under subsection (d)(1) for fellowships or other temporary rotational postings of not more than 2 years. Such fellowships or temporary rotational postings shall be awarded—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to qualified individuals who have a doctoral degree and received such degree not earlier than 5 years before the date that the fellowship or temporary rotational posting begins; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to carry out research at Federal, State, local, and Tribal government research facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251ebeaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct Hire Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of any Federal agency may appoint, without regard to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33/schI">subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, a qualified candidate described in paragraph (2) directly to a position in the competitive service with the Federal agency for which the candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowship or temporary rotational posting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) applies with respect to a former recipient of an award under this subsection who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>earned a doctoral degree in a STEM field from an institution of higher education; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>successfully fulfilled the requirements of the fellowship or temporary rotational posting within a Federal agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251ebeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The direct hire authority under this subsection shall be exercised with respect to a specific qualified candidate not later than 2 years after the date that the candidate completed the requirements related to the fellowship or temporary rotational posting described under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251ebeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Director may leverage existing programs, including programs that issue—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>postdoctoral awards;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>graduate fellowships and traineeships, inclusive of the NSF Research Traineeships and fellowships awarded under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>scholarships, research experiences, and internships, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1538">136 STAT. 1538</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>scholarships to attend community colleges; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>research experiences and internships under sections 513, 514, and 515 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–5">42 U.S.C. 1862p–5</ref>; 1862p–6; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–7">42 U.S.C. 1862p–7</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251ebeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>awards to institutions of higher education to enable the institutions to fund innovation in undergraduate and graduate education, increased educational capacity, and the development and establishment of new or specialized programs of study for graduate, undergraduate, or technical college students, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs of study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Broadening Participation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10321">SEC. 10321. </num><heading>PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251f33e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 117(a) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1881b/a">42 U.S.C. 1881b(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>108</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>110</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (iv);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), respectively, and moving the margins of such subclauses (as so redesignated) two ems to the right; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In selecting teachers</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>two teachers—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y251f33ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>In selecting teachers for an award authorized by this subsection, the President shall select—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y251f33f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>at least two teachers—”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251f33f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), as so designated by paragraph (1)(E) of this subsection, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y251f5b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>at least one teacher—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y251f5b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y251f5b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>from American Samoa;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y251f5b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>from the Virgin Islands of the United States; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y251f5b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>from Guam.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251f5b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251f5b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251f5b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1881b">42 USC 1881b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to awards made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10322">SEC. 10322. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251f5b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19011">42 USC 19011</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UPDATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251fa92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that over the next five years the Foundation should increase the number of scholarships awarded under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program established under section 10 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862n–1">42 U.S.C. 1862n–1</ref>) by 50 percent.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1539">136 STAT. 1539</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251fa92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To increase the diversity of participants, the Director shall support symposia, forums, conferences, and other activities to expand and enhance outreach to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>historically Black colleges and universities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Tribal Colleges or Universities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>minority-serving institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>institutions of higher education that are located near or serve rural communities, including EPSCoR institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>labor organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>emerging research institutions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y251fa933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>higher education programs that serve or support veterans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10323">SEC. 10323. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251fa934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19012">42 USC 19012</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NSF EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON INCLUDES INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251fd045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to carry out a comprehensive national initiative to facilitate the development of networks and partnerships to build on and scale up effective practices in broadening participation in STEM studies and careers of groups historically underrepresented in such studies and careers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y251fd046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change of Name</inline>.—</heading><content>The initiative under subsection (a) shall be known as the “Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science Initiative” or the “Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10324">SEC. 10324. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251fd047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251fd048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251fd049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251fd04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19013">42 USC 19013</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BROADENING PARTICIPATION ON MAJOR FACILITIES AWARDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall require organizations seeking a cooperative agreement for the management of the operations and maintenance of a Foundation project to demonstrate prior experience and current capabilities in or to have a plan for employing best practices in broadening participation in science and engineering and ensure implementation of such practices is considered in oversight of the award.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10325">SEC. 10325. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x251fd04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19014">42 USC 19014</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANDING GEOGRAPHIC AND INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY IN RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25228f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuing Support for EPSCoR </inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>because maintaining the Nation’s scientific and economic leadership requires the participation of talented individuals nationwide, EPSCoR investments into State research and education capacities are in the Federal interest and should be sustained;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>EPSCoR should maintain its experimental component by supporting innovative methods for improving research capacity and competitiveness; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Director should carry out this subsection while maintaining or increasing proposal success rates at emerging research institutions throughout the United States and without precluding access to awards for such institutions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update of epscor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 517(f)(2) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–9/f/2">42 U.S.C. 1862p–9(f)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1540">136 STAT. 1540</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2522b684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to increase the capacity of rural communities to provide quality STEM education and STEM workforce development programming to students, and teachers; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522b686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic diversity and inclusion</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the maximum extent practicable, not less than—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>15.5 percent in fiscal year 2023,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>16 percent in fiscal year 2024,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>16.5 percent in fiscal year 2025,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>17 percent in fiscal year 2026,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>18 percent in fiscal year 2027,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>19 percent in fiscal year 2028, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>20 percent in fiscal year 2029,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x2522b68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">of the amounts appropriated to the Foundation for research and related activities, and science, mathematics, and engineering education and human resources programs and activities, excluding those amounts made available for polar research and operations support (and operations and maintenance of research facilities), shall be awarded to EPSCoR institutions.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scholarships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the maximum extent practicable, not less than—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>16 percent in fiscal year 2023,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>18 percent in fiscal year 2024, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>20 percent in each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x2522b694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">of the amounts appropriated to the Foundation for scholarships (including at community colleges), graduate fellowships and traineeships, and postdoctoral awards shall be used to support EPSCoR institutions.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall consider prioritizing funding and activities that enable sustainable growth in the competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>infrastructure investments to build research capacity in EPSCoR jurisdictions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>scholarships, fellowships, and traineeships within new and existing programs, to promote the development of sustainable research and academic personnel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>partnerships between eligible organizations in EPSCoR and non-EPSCoR jurisdictions, to develop administrative, grant management, and proposal writing capabilities in EPSCoR jurisdictions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>capacity building activities for emerging research institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority serving institutions, consistent with this section and section 10524 of this division; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b69a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>leveraging the Partnerships for Innovation program, as well as the Foundation coordination role in the Department of Commerce technology and innovation hub program under section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 as added <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1541">136 STAT. 1541</page> by section 10621, to build sustainable innovation ecosystems in EPSCoR jurisdictions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b69b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merit review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall achieve the percentages specified in this paragraph to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the National Science Foundation merit review process.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b69c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consortia</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an award to a consortium, the Director may count the entire award toward meeting the funding requirements of subparagraph (A) if the lead entity of the consortium is located in an EPSCoR institution</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b69d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning with the fiscal year 2023, the Director shall submit to Congress a report describing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b69e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Foundation’s implementation of this paragraph;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b69f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>progress in building research capacity, including both infrastructure and personnel, in EPSCoR jurisdictions, including at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, and emerging research institutions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>if the Foundation does not meet the requirement described in subparagraph (A), an explanation relating thereto and a plan for compliance in the following fiscal year and remediation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis and sustainability report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2026, the Director shall submit to Congress a report containing an analysis of the impacts of the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B). The report shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an analysis of how the requirements under this paragraph affected the balance of total funding awarded by the Foundation to states and territories across the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an analysis of any changes in award success and total funding awarded to Historically black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, and emerging research institutions between the date of enactment and December 31, 2026;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>an analysis of the gains in academic research capacity, quality, and competitiveness and in science and technology human resource development in EPSCoR jurisdictions made between the enactment of this Act and December 31, 2026;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522b6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of EPSCoR eligibility criteria and determination on whether new eligibility criteria should be developed based on the findings from clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a plan to sustain and grow improvements in research capacity and competitiveness in EPSCoR jurisdictions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">EPSCoR eligibility</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522b6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure eligibility for current EPSCoR jurisdictions for five years from the date of enactment of this Act, after which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1542">136 STAT. 1542</page> the Director shall determine whether new eligibility criteria should be developed based on the findings in the report required under subparagraph (G).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2028, the Director shall report to Congress regarding any new eligibility criteria determined under clause (i), any changes to jurisdictional eligibility based on such criteria, and the necessity and practicality of continuing or modifying the requirement under subparagraph (A) given any such changes to eligibility. The report shall include an analysis of options to support regions in non-EPSCoR jurisdictions, adjacent to EPSCoR jurisdictions, that historically receive disproportionately low levels of funding from the Foundation, including, if appropriate, options to expand the EPSCoR program or to establish new programs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2522b6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fostering Stem Research Diversity and Capacity Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to eligible institutions to implement and study innovative approaches for building research capacity in order to engage and retain students from a range of institutions and diverse backgrounds in STEM.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522b6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible institution defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection the term “<term>eligible institution</term>” means an institution of higher education that, according to the data published by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, is not, on average, among the top 100 institutions in Federal research and development expenditures during the 3-year period prior to the year of the award.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The activities under this subsection shall be focused on achieving simultaneous impacts at the student, faculty, and institutional levels by increasing the research capacity at eligible institutions and the number of undergraduate and graduate students pursuing STEM degrees from eligible institutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this program, the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>require eligible institutions seeking funding under this subsection to submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, containing such information and assurances as the Director may require. The application shall include, at a minimum a description of how the eligible institution plans to sustain the proposed activities beyond the duration of the award;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>require applicants to identify disciplines and focus areas in which the eligible institution can excel, and explain how the applicant will use the award to build capacity to bolster the institutional research competitiveness of eligible entities to support awards made by the Foundation and increase regional and national capacity in STEM;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>require the awards funded under this subsection to support research and related activities, which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>development or expansion of research programs in disciplines and focus areas in subparagraph (B);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1543">136 STAT. 1543</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>faculty recruitment and professional development in disciplines and focus areas in subparagraph (B), including for early-career researchers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>stipends for undergraduate and graduate students participating in research in disciplines and focus areas in subparagraph (B);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>acquisition of instrumentation necessary to build research capacity at an eligible institution in disciplines and focus areas in subparagraph (B);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522b6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of capacity-building and research infrastructure needs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>administrative research development support; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2522b6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>other activities necessary to build research capacity; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>require that no eligible institution should receive more than $10,000,000 in any single year of funds made available under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under this subsection, the Director may also consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the extent to which the applicant will support students from diverse backgrounds, including first-generation undergraduate students;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the geographic and institutional diversity of the applying institutions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how the applicants can leverage public-private partnerships and existing partnerships with Federal Research Agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duplication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure the awards made under this subsection are complementary and not duplicative of existing programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522ddd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall submit a report to Congress after the third year of the program that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an assessment of the effectiveness of the program for growing the geographic and institutional diversity of institutions of higher education receiving research awards from the Foundation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of the quality, quantity, and geographic and institutional diversity of institutions of higher education conducting Foundation- sponsored research since the establishment of the program in this subsection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an assessment of the quantity and diversity of undergraduate and graduate students graduating from eligible institutions with STEM degrees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522ddd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>statistical summary data on the program, including the geographic and institutional allocation of award funding, the number and diversity of supported graduate and undergraduate students, and how it contributes to capacity building at eligible entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522ddda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522dddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out the activities under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2522dddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships With Emerging Research Institutions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522ddde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a five-year pilot program for awards to research partnerships that involve <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1544">136 STAT. 1544</page> emerging research institutions and may involve institutions classified as very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education at the time of application.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this program, the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>require that each proposal submitted by a multi-institution collaboration for an award, including those under subtitle G of this title, that exceeds $1,000,000, as appropriate, specify how the applicants will support substantive, meaningful, sustainable, and mutually beneficial partnerships with one or more emerging research institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>require recipients funded under this subsection to direct no less than 35 percent of the total award to one or more emerging research institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>require recipients funded under this subsection to report on the partnership activities as part of the annual reporting requirements of the Foundation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>solicit feedback on the partnership directly from partner emerging research institutions, in such form as the Director deems appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity building</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds awarded to emerging research institutions under this subsection may be used to build research capacity, including through support for faculty salaries and training, field and laboratory research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students, and maintenance and repair of research equipment and instrumentation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall submit a report to Congress after the third year of the pilot program that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522dde7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment, drawing on feedback from the research community and other sources of information, of the effectiveness of the pilot program for improving the quality of partnerships with emerging research institutions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2522dde8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522dde9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>if deemed effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10326">SEC. 10326. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522ddea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19015">42 USC 19015</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DIVERSITY IN TECH RESEARCH.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support basic, applied, and use-inspired research that yields a scientific evidence base for improving the design and emergence, development and deployment, and management and ultimate effectiveness of entities involved in technology research, including research related to diversity and inclusion in the technology sector.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10327">SEC. 10327. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2522ddeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1916">42 USC 1916</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER OF THE NSF.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25237a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief Diversity Officer</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25237a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall appoint a senior agency official within the Office of the Director as a Chief Diversity Officer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25237a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chief Diversity Officer shall have significant experience, within the Federal Government and the science community, with diversity- and inclusion-related matters, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25237a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>civil rights compliance;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1545">136 STAT. 1545</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25237a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>harassment policy, reviews, and investigations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25237a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>equal employment opportunity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>disability policy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2523a143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chief Diversity Officer is responsible for providing advice on policy, oversight, guidance, and coordination with respect to matters of the Foundation related to diversity and inclusion, including ensuring the geographic diversity of the Foundation programs. Other duties may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establishing and maintaining a strategic plan that publicly states a diversity definition, vision, and goals for the Foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>defining a set of strategic metrics that are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>directly linked to key organizational priorities and goals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>actionable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>actively used to implement the strategic plan under paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for diverse participation by individuals and institutions of higher education, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority serving institutions, institutions of higher education with an established STEM capacity building program focused on Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives, and EPSCoR institutions);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a14a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for outreach to, and recruiting from, untapped locations and underrepresented populations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a14b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>advising on a diversity and inclusion strategy for the Foundation’s portfolio of PreK–12 STEM education focused programs and activities, including goals for addressing barriers to participation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a14c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>advising on the application of the Foundation’s broader impacts review criterion; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2523a14d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>performing such additional duties and exercise such powers as the Director may prescribe.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2523a14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2523a14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10328">SEC. 10328. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2523a150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19017">42 USC 19017</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25241681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations), to enable such entities to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM studies and careers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25241682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity that receives an award under this subsection shall use such award funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities historically underrepresented in STEM, or both:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25241683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Research to analyze the record-level data collected under sections 10502 and 10504, consistent with policies to ensure the privacy of individuals identifiable by such data.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1546">136 STAT. 1546</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25241684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Research to study best practices for work-life accommodation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25241685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Research to study the impact of policies and practices that are implemented or are otherwise consistent with the purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25241686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Mentoring programs that facilitate engagement of STEM professionals with students.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25241687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25241688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Outreach to elementary school and secondary school students to provide opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM fields.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25241689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall carry out dissemination activities consistent with the purposes of this section, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2524168a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>collaboration with other Federal research agencies and professional associations to exchange best practices, harmonize work-life accommodation policies and practices, and overcoming common barriers to work-life accommodation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2524168b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>collaboration with institutions of higher education in order to clarify and catalyze the adoption of a coherent and consistent set of work-life accommodation policies and practices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2524168c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2524168d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10329">SEC. 10329. </num><heading>ACTIVITIES TO EXPAND STEM OPPORTUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2524d9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Science Foundation Support for Increasing Diversity Among Stem Faculty at Institutions of Higher Education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 305 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862s–5">42 U.S.C. 1862s–5</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2524d9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2524d9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25254e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for Increasing Diversity Among Stem Faculty at Institutions of Higher Education</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Foundation shall make awards to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) for the development and assessment of innovative reform efforts designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in academic STEM careers, which may include implementing or expanding successful evidence-based practices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merit review; competition</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards shall be made under this subsection on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities supported by awards under this subsection may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25254e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25254e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>institutional assessment activities, such as data analyses and policy review, in order to identify and address specific issues in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty members from underrepresented minority groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25254e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>assessments of distribution of mentoring and advising responsibilities among faculty, particularly for faculty from underrepresented minority groups, that may detract from time spent on research, publishing papers, and other activities required to achieve tenure status or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1547">136 STAT. 1547</page> promotion (or equivalents for non-tenure track faculty) and run a productive research program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25254e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>development and assessment of training courses for administrators and search committee members designed to ensure unbiased evaluation of candidates from underrepresented minority groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>development and hosting of intra- or inter-institutional workshops to propagate best practices in recruiting, retaining, and advancing faculty members from underrepresented minority groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>professional development opportunities for faculty members from underrepresented minority groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>activities aimed at making undergraduate STEM students from underrepresented minority groups aware of opportunities for academic careers in STEM fields; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>activities to identify and engage exceptional graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented minority groups at various stages of their studies and to encourage them to enter academic careers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection process</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An institution of higher education (or a consortium of such institutions) seeking funding under this subsection shall submit an application to the Director of the Foundation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as such Director may require. The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25254e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the reform effort that is being proposed for implementation by the institution of higher education;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25254e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any available evidence of specific difficulties in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty members from underrepresented minority groups in STEM academic careers within the institution of higher education submitting an application, and how the proposed reform effort would address such issues;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25254e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>support for the proposed reform effort by administrators of the institution, which may include details on previous or ongoing reform efforts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25254e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>how the proposed reform effort may contribute to change in institutional culture and policy such that a greater value is placed on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty members from underrepresented minority groups;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25254e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>how the institution of higher education submitting an application plans to sustain the proposed reform effort beyond the duration of the award, if the effort proved successful; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25254e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>how the success and effectiveness of the proposed reform effort will be evaluated and assessed in order to contribute to the national knowledge base about models for catalyzing institutional change.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Foundation shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that awards under this section are made to a variety of types of institutions of higher education.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1548">136 STAT. 1548</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25254e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25254e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Science Foundation Support for Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Stem Education</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 305 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862s–5">42 U.S.C. 1862s–5</ref>), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2525ea6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Stem Education</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Foundation shall make awards to institutions of higher education (or a consortium of such institutions) to implement or expand research-based reforms in undergraduate STEM education for the purpose of recruiting and retaining students from minority groups who are underrepresented in STEM fields.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merit review; competition</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards shall be made under this subsection on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities supported by awards under this subsection may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>implementation or expansion of innovative, research-based approaches to broaden participation of underrepresented minority groups in STEM fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>implementation or expansion of successful, research-based bridge, cohort, tutoring, or mentoring programs, including those involving community colleges and technical schools, designed to enhance the recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented minority groups in STEM fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>implementation or expansion of outreach programs linking institutions of higher education and PreK–12 school systems in order to heighten awareness among precollege students from underrepresented minority groups of opportunities in college-level STEM fields and STEM careers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>implementation or expansion of faculty development programs focused on improving retention of undergraduate STEM students from underrepresented minority groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>implementation or expansion of mechanisms designed to recognize and reward faculty members who demonstrate a commitment to increasing the participation of students from underrepresented minority groups in STEM fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2525ea74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>expansion of successful reforms aimed at increasing the number of STEM students from underrepresented minority groups beyond a single course or group of courses to achieve reform within an entire academic unit, or expansion of successful reform efforts beyond a single academic unit or field to other STEM academic units or fields within an institution of higher education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>expansion of opportunities for students from underrepresented minority groups to conduct STEM research in industry, at Federal labs, and at international research institutions or research sites;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>provision of stipends for students from underrepresented minority groups participating in research;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1549">136 STAT. 1549</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>development of research collaborations between research-intensive universities and primarily undergraduate historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority serving institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>support for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented minority groups to participate in instructional or assessment activities at primarily undergraduate institutions, including primarily undergraduate historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority serving institutions and 2-year institutions of higher education; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>other activities consistent with paragraph (1), as determined by the Director of the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526118a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection process</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526118b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An institution of higher education (or a consortium thereof) seeking an award under this subsection shall submit an application to the Director of the Foundation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as such Director may require. The application shall include, at a minimum—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2526118c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the proposed reform effort;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2526118d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of the research findings that will serve as the basis for the proposed reform effort or, in the case of applications that propose an expansion of a previously implemented reform, a description of the previously implemented reform effort, including data about the recruitment, retention, and academic achievement of students from underrepresented minority groups;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2526118e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>evidence of an institutional commitment to, and support for, the proposed reform effort, including a long-term commitment to implement successful strategies from the current reform beyond the academic unit or units included in the award proposal;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2526118f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a description of how the proposed reform effort may contribute to, or in the case of applications that propose an expansion of a previously implemented reforms has contributed to, change in institutional culture and policy such that a greater value is placed on the recruitment, retention and academic achievement of students from underrepresented minority groups;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25261190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a description of existing or planned institutional policies and practices regarding faculty hiring, promotion, tenure, and teaching assignment that reward faculty contributions to improving the education of students from underrepresented minority groups in STEM; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25261191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>how the success and effectiveness of the proposed reform effort will be evaluated and assessed in order to contribute to the national knowledge base about models for catalyzing institutional change,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Foundation shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that awards under this subsection are made to a variety of types of institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1550">136 STAT. 1550</page> Universities, minority serving institutions, and 2-year institutions of higher education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education research</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>All awards made under this subsection shall include an education research component that will support the design and implementation of a system for data collection and evaluation of proposed reform efforts in order to build the knowledge base on promising models for increasing recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented minority groups in STEM education at the undergraduate level across a diverse set of institutions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Foundation shall coordinate with the Committee on STEM Education of the National Science and Technology Council in disseminating the results of the research under this paragraph to ensure that best practices in broadening participation in STEM education at the undergraduate level are made readily available to all institutions of higher education, other Federal agencies that support STEM programs, non-Federal funders of STEM education, and the general public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25261196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25261197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10330">SEC. 10330. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25261198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19018">42 USC 19018</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTRAMURAL EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252686c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252686ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may conduct multiple pilot programs, including through existing programs or other programs authorized in this division or division A, within the Foundation to expand the number of institutions of higher education (including such institutions that are community colleges), and other eligible entities that the Director determines appropriate, that are able to successfully compete for Foundation awards.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252686cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pilot programs under this section may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a mentorship program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>award application writing technical assistance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>targeted outreach, including to a historically Black college or university, a Tribal college or university, or a minority-serving institution (including a Hispanic-serving institution or an institution of higher education with an established STEM capacity building program focused on Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>programmatic support or solutions for institutions or entities that do not have an experienced award management office;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an increase in the number of award proposal reviewers from institutions of higher education that have not traditionally received funds from the Foundation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>an increase of the term and funding, for a period of 3 years or less, as appropriate, for awards with a first-time principal investigator, when paired with regular mentoring on the administrative aspects of award management.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252686d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>As appropriate, each pilot program under this section shall work to reduce administrative burdens for recipients and award personnel.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1551">136 STAT. 1551</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252686d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252686d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency-wide Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252686d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review the results of the pilot programs under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252686d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop agencywide best practices from the pilot programs for implementation across the Foundation, in order to fulfill the requirement under section 3(e) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862/e">42 U.S.C. 1862(e)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>NSF Research Security</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10331">SEC. 10331. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252686d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19031">42 USC 19031</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OFFICE OF RESEARCH SECURITY AND POLICY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2526fc09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall maintain a Research Security and Policy office within the Office of the Director with not fewer than four full-time equivalent positions, in addition to the Chief of Research Security established pursuant to section 10332. The functions of the Research Security and Policy office shall be to coordinate all research security policy issues across the Foundation, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>consulting and coordinating with the Foundation Office of Inspector General, with other Federal research agencies, and intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the National Science and Technology Council, as appropriate, in accordance with the authority provided under section 1746 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601">42 U.S.C. 6601 note</ref>), to identify and address potential security risks that threaten research integrity and other risks to the research enterprise and to develop research security policy and best practices, taking into account the policy guidelines to be issued by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy under section 10631 of this division;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>serving as a resource at the Foundation for all issues related to the security and integrity of the conduct of Foundation-supported research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>conducting outreach and education activities for recipients on research policies and potential security risks and on policies and activities to protect intellectual property and information about critical technologies relevant to national security, consistent with the controls relevant to the grant or award;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>educating Foundation program managers and other directorate staff on evaluating Foundation awards and recipients for potential security risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>communicating reporting and disclosure requirements to recipients and applicants for funding;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>performing risk assessments, in consultation, as appropriate, with other Federal agencies, of Foundation proposals and awards using analytical tools to assess nondisclosures of required information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>establishing policies and procedures for identifying, communicating, and addressing security risks that threaten the integrity of Foundation-supported research and development, working in consultation, as appropriate, with other Federal agencies, to ensure compliance with National Security <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1552">136 STAT. 1552</page> Presidential Memorandum–33 (relating to strengthening protections of United States Government-supported research and development against foreign government interference and exploitation) or a successor policy document; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2526fc11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in accordance with relevant policies of the agency, conducting or facilitating due diligence with regard to applications for research and development awards from the Foundation prior to making such awards.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10332">SEC. 10332. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2526fc12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2526fc13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19032">42 USC 19032</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CHIEF OF RESEARCH SECURITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The Director shall appoint a senior agency official within the Office of the Director as a Chief of Research Security, whose primary responsibility shall be to manage the office established under section 10331.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10333">SEC. 10333. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2526fc14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19033">42 USC 19033</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTING TO CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25274a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Resource Needs</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on the resources and the number of full time employees needed to carry out the functions of the office established in section 10331.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25274a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Office Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25274a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the activities carried out by the Office of Research Security, detailing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25277148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the activities conducted by the Office, including administrative actions taken;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25277149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2527714a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2527714b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>such recommendations as the Director may have for legislative or administrative action relating to improving research security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2527714c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identification and discussion of the gaps in legal authorities that need to be improved to enhance the security of institutions of higher education performing research supported by the Foundation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2527714d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>information on Foundation Inspector General cases, as appropriate, relating to undue influence and security threats to research and development activities funded by the Foundation, including theft of property or intellectual property relating to a project funded by the Foundation at an institution of higher education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2527714e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2527714f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in both unclassified and classified formats, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10334">SEC. 10334. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25277150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19034">42 USC 19034</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ONLINE RESOURCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25279861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall develop an online resource hosted on the Foundation’s website containing up-to-date information, tailored for institutions and individual researchers, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25279862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an explanation of Foundation research security policies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25279863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>unclassified guidance on potential security risks that threaten research integrity and other risks to the research enterprise;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1553">136 STAT. 1553</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25279864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>examples of beneficial international collaborations and how such collaborations differ from foreign government interference efforts that threaten research integrity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25279865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>best practices for mitigating security risks that threaten research integrity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25279866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>additional reference materials, including tools that assist organizations seeking Foundation funding and awardees in information disclosure to the Foundation.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10335">SEC. 10335. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25279867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19035">42 USC 19035</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH AWARDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The Director shall continue to make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research on the conduct of research and the research environment, including research on research misconduct or breaches of research integrity and detrimental research practices.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10336">SEC. 10336. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25279868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25279869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2527986a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19036">42 USC 19036</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to existing authorities for preventing waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement of Federal funds, the Director, acting through the Office of Research Security and Policy and in coordination with the Foundation’s Office of Inspector General, shall have the authority to conduct risk assessments, including through the use of open-source analysis and analytical tools, of research and development award applications and disclosures to the Foundation.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10337">SEC. 10337. </num><heading>RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH TRAINING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2527bf7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862o–1">42 U.S.C. 1862o–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2527bf7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and postdoctoral researchers</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and other senior personnel</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2527e68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“, including—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2527e68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>mentor training and mentorship;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2527e68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>training to raise awareness of potential research security threats; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2527e690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Federal export control, disclosure, and reporting requirements.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10338">SEC. 10338. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2527e691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19037">42 USC 19037</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH SECURITY AND INTEGRITY INFORMATION SHARING ANALYSIS ORGANIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252882d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252882d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall enter into an agreement with a qualified independent organization to establish a research security and integrity information sharing analysis organization (referred to in this section as the “RSI-ISAO”), which shall include members described in subsection (d) and carry out the duties described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528a9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The RSI-ISAO shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>serve as a clearinghouse for information to help enable the members and other entities in the research community to understand the context of their research and identify improper or illegal efforts by foreign entities to obtain research results, know how, materials, and intellectual property;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop a set of standard risk assessment frameworks and best practices, relevant to the research community, to assess research security risks in different contexts;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1554">136 STAT. 1554</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>share information concerning security threats and lessons learned from protection and response efforts through forums and other forms of communication;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>provide timely reports on research security risks to provide situational awareness tailored to the research and STEM education community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>provide training and support, including through webinars, for relevant faculty and staff employed by institutions of higher education on topics relevant to research security risks and response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>enable standardized information gathering and data compilation, storage, and analysis for compiled incident reports;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>support analysis of patterns of risk and identification of bad actors and enhance the ability of members to prevent and respond to research security risks; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>take other appropriate steps to enhance research security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528a9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may provide initial funds toward the RSI-ISAO but shall seek to have the fees authorized in subsection (d)(2) cover the costs of operations at the earliest practicable time.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528a9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The RSI-ISAO shall serve and include members representing institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, and small and medium-sized businesses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>As soon as practicable, members of the RSI-ISAO shall be charged an annual rate to enable the RSI-ISAO to cover its costs. Rates shall be set on a sliding scale based on research and development expenditures to ensure that membership is accessible to a diverse community of stakeholders and ensure broad participation. The RSI-ISAO shall develop a plan to sustain the RSI-ISAO without Federal funding, as practicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528a9f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board of Directors</inline>.—</heading><content>The RSI-ISAO may establish a board of directors to provide guidance for policies, legal issues, and plans and strategies of the entity’s operations. The board shall include a diverse group of stakeholders representing the research community, including academia, industry, and experienced research security administrators.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528a9f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stakeholder Engagement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the RSI-ISAO under this section, the Director shall take necessary steps to ensure the services provided are aligned with the needs of the research community, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>convening a series of workshops or other multi-stakeholder events; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528a9f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528a9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528a9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528a9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>publishing a description of the services the RSI-ISAO intends to provide and the requirements for membership in the Federal Register and provide an opportunity for submission of public comments for a period of not less than 60 days.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10339">SEC. 10339. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528a9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19038">42 USC 19038</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PLAN WITH RESPECT TO CONTROLLED INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND SCREENING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528f819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528f81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528f81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and, as appropriate, other Federal agencies, shall develop a plan to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1555">136 STAT. 1555</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528f81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify research areas supported by the Foundation, including in the key technology focus areas, that may involve access to controlled unclassified or classified information, including in the key technology focus areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528f81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>exercise due diligence in granting access, as appropriate, to the CUI or classified information identified under paragraph (1) to individuals working on such research who are employees of the Foundation or covered individuals on research and development awards funded by the Foundation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2528f81e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528f81f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified information</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>classified information</term>” means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526, any predecessor or successor order, or sections 1-274, 275-321, and 1001-3115 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2011-2021">42 U.S.C. 2011-2021</ref>, 2022-2286i, 2296a-2297h-13) to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2528f820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Controlled unclassified information</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>controlled unclassified information</term>” or “CUI” means information described as “Controlled Unclassified Information” under Executive Order 13556 or any successor order, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10339A">SEC. 10339A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2528f821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19039">42 USC 19039</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOUNDATION FUNDING TO INSTITUTIONS HOSTING OR SUPPORTING CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25296d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confucius Institute Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section the term “<term>Confucius Institute</term>” means a cultural institute established as a partnership between a United States institution of higher education and a Chinese institution of higher education to promote and teach Chinese language and culture that is funded, directly or indirectly, by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25296d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions of Confucius Institutes</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsection (d), none of the funds made available to the Foundation under this division or division A, or an amendment made by this division or division A, may be obligated or expended to an institution of higher education that maintains a contract or agreement between the institution and a Confucius Institute, unless the Director, after consultation with the National Academies, determines such a waiver is appropriate in accordance with subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25299466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, after consultation with the National Academies, may issue a waiver for an institution of higher education that maintains a contract or agreement between the institution and a Confucius Institute if such contract or agreement includes clear provisions that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25299468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>protect academic freedom at the institution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25299469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>prohibit the application of any foreign law on any campus of the institution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529946a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>grant full managerial authority of the Confucius Institute to the institution, including full control over what is being taught, the activities carried out, the research awards that are made, and who is employed at the Confucius Institute; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529946b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>prohibit co-location with the institution’s Chinese language, history, and cultural programs and require separate promotional materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2529946c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1556">136 STAT. 1556</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529946d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this section shall not apply to an institution of higher education if that institution has fulfilled the requirements for a waiver from the Department of Defense as described under section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529946e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the prohibition under subsection (b) shall not apply to amounts provided to students as educational assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2529946f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The limitation under subsection (b) shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and to any subsequent fiscal year subject to subsection (f).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25299472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10339B">SEC. 10339B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25299474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19040">42 USC 19040</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOREIGN FINANCIAL SUPPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2529e295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall request, on an annual basis, from a recipient institution of higher education a disclosure, in the form of a summary document, from the institution, a foundation of the institution, and related entities such as any educational, cultural, or language entity, of the current financial support, the value of which is $50,000 or more, including gifts and contracts, received directly or indirectly from a foreign source (as such term is defined in section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1011f/h/2">20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(2)</ref>)) associated with a foreign country of concern.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2529e298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Records</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each disclosure to the Director under this section shall be made on the condition that the institution will maintain a true copy of the relevant records subject to the disclosure requirement until the latest of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529e29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date that is four years after the date of the agreement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529e29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date on which the agreement terminates; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529e29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the last day of any period that applicable State public record law requires a true copy of such agreement to be maintained.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2529e29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon review of the disclosures under this section, the Director may request that a recipient institution provide true copies of any contracts, agreements, or documentation of financial transactions associated with disclosures made under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2529e29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of the Inspector General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, acting through the Office of Research Security and Policy in coordination with the Foundation’s Office of Inspector General and in consultation with the recipient institution, may reduce the award funding amount or suspend or terminate the award if the Director determines—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529e2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>such institution fails to comply with the records retention requirement in subsection (b) or fails to provide information requested under this section; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2529e2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Chief of Research Security determines the disclosures under this section indicate a threat to research security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10339C">SEC. 10339C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2529e2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  From any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Director shall allocate $6,000,000 to carry out the activities under this subtitle.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1557">136 STAT. 1557</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Fundamental Research</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10341">SEC. 10341. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252a09b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19051">42 USC 19051</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BROADER IMPACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252a30c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252a30c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252a30ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252a30cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252a30cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with a qualified independent organization to assess how the Broader Impacts review criterion is applied across the Foundation and make recommendations for improving the effectiveness for meeting the goals established in section 526 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–14">42 U.S.C. 1862p–14</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252a30cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support activities to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and availability of resources for implementing the Broader Impacts review criterion, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252a30ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>training and workshops for program officers, merit review panelists, award office administrators, faculty, and students to improve understanding of the goals and the full range of potential broader impacts available to researchers to satisfy this criterion;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252a30cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>repositories and clearinghouses for sharing best practices and facilitating collaboration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252a30d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>tools for evaluating and documenting societal impacts of research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10342">SEC. 10342. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the Director should continue to identify opportunities to reduce the administrative burden on researchers.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10343">SEC. 10343. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252a57e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19052">42 USC 19052</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH ETHICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252acd12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252acd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a number of emerging areas of research have potential ethical, social, safety, and security implications that might be apparent as early as the basic research stage;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252acd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the incorporation of ethical, social, safety, and security considerations into the research design and review process for Federal awards, may help mitigate potential harms before they happen;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252acd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Foundation’s agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study and make recommendations with respect to governance of research in emerging technologies is a positive step toward accomplishing this goal; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252acd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Foundation should continue to work with stakeholders to promote best practices for governance of research in emerging technologies at every stage of research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252acd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252acd18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252acd19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revised proposal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252acd1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation of Ethics Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Drawing on stakeholder input, not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall revise proposal instructions to require that ethical and societal considerations are to be included as part of a proposal for funding prior to making the award, where such considerations are applicable.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252acd1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252acd1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote> Such considerations shall be evaluated by the Director in the review of proposals, taking into account any relevant input from the peer-reviewers for the proposal, and shall factor into award decisions, as deemed necessary by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1558">136 STAT. 1558</page> the Director. When incorporating such considerations, proposers may include, as appropriate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252acd1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y252acd1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>any readily foreseeable or quantifiable risks to society, including how the research could enable products, technologies, or other outcomes that could intentionally or unintentionally cause significant societal harm; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y252acd1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assertion that no readily foreseeable potential ethical, social, safety, or security implications are apparent;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252af430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how technical or social solutions can mitigate such risks and, as appropriate, a plan to implement such mitigation measures; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252af431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how partnerships and collaborations in the research can help mitigate potential harm and amplify potential societal benefits.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252af432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall solicit stakeholder input to develop clear guidance on what constitutes a readily foreseeable or quantifiable risk as described in subsection (b)(1), and to the extent practicable harmonize this policy with existing ethical policies or related requirements for human subjects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252af433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252af434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252af435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>research to assess the potential ethical and societal implications of Foundation- supported research and products or technologies enabled by such research, including the benefits and risks identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252af436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252af437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><content>the development and verification of approaches to proactively mitigate foreseeable risks to society, including the technical and social solutions identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252af438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall encourage recipients to update their consideration of potential risks and benefits as appropriate as part of the annual reports required by all awardees under the award terms and conditions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10344">SEC. 10344. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252af439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19053">42 USC 19053</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH REPRODUCIBILITY AND REPLICABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252b907a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252b907b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with existing Federal law for privacy, intellectual property, and security, the Director shall facilitate public access to research products, including data, software, and code, developed as part of Foundation-supported projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252bb78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Management Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall require that every proposal for funding for research include a machine-readable data management plan that includes a description of how the awardee will archive and preserve public access to data, software, and code developed as part of the proposed project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the requirement in paragraph (1), the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide necessary resources, including trainings and workshops, to educate researchers and students on how to develop and review high quality data management plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure program officers and merit review panels are equipped with the resources and training necessary to review the quality of data management plans; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1559">136 STAT. 1559</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>ensure program officers and merit review panels treat data management plans as essential elements of award proposals, where appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252bb793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open Repositories</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>consult with the heads of other Federal research agencies, as appropriate, and solicit input from the scientific community, to develop and widely disseminate a set of criteria for trusted open repositories to be used by Foundation-funded researchers, accounting for discipline-specific needs and necessary protections for sensitive information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>work with stakeholders to identify significant gaps in available repositories meeting the criteria developed under paragraph (1) and options for supporting the development of additional or enhanced repositories;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>make awards on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) for the development, upgrades, and maintenance of open data repositories that meet the criteria developed under paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>work with stakeholders and build on existing models, where appropriate, to establish a single, public, web-based point of access to help users locate repositories storing data, software, and code resulting from or used in Foundation-supported projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>work with stakeholders to establish the necessary policies and procedures and allocate the necessary resources to ensure, as practicable, data underlying published findings resulting from Foundation-supported projects are deposited in repositories meeting the criteria developed under paragraph (1) at the time of publication;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>incentivize the deposition of data, software, and code into repositories that meet the criteria developed under paragraph (1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with the scientific publishing community and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies to support the development of voluntary consensus standards around data archiving and sharing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252bb79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research, Development, and Education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>support research and development of open source, sustainable, usable tools and infrastructure that support reproducibility for a broad range of studies across different disciplines;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb7a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support research on computational reproducibility, including the limits of reproducibility and the consistency of computational results in the development of new computation hardware, tools, and methods; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bb7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support the education and training of students, faculty, and researchers on computational methods, tools, and techniques to improve the quality and sharing of data, code, and supporting metadata to produce reproducible research.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1560">136 STAT. 1560</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10345">SEC. 10345. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19054">42 USC 19054</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research to improve our understanding of the climate system and related human and environmental systems.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10346">SEC. 10346. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bb7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19055">42 USC 19055</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x252bdeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bdeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>actively communicate opportunities and solicit proposals for social, behavioral, and economic science researchers to participate in cross-cutting and interdisciplinary programs, including the Convergence Accelerator and agency priority activities, and the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252bdeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure social, behavioral, and economic science researchers are represented on relevant merit review panels for such activities.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10347">SEC. 10347. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bdeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19056">42 USC 19056</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MEASURING IMPACTS OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall make awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research and development of data, models, indicators, and associated analytical tools to improve our understanding of the impacts of Federally funded research on society, the economy, and the workforce, including domestic job creation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10348">SEC. 10348. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252bdeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19057">42 USC 19057</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOOD-ENERGY-WATER RESEARCH.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x252c05ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall make awards on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c05cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>support research to significantly advance our understanding of the food-energy-water system through quantitative and computational modeling, including support for relevant cyberinfrastructure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c05cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop real-time, cyber-enabled interfaces that improve understanding of the behavior of food-energy-water systems and increase decision support capability;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c05cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support research that will lead to innovative solutions to critical food-energy-water system problems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c05ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>grow the scientific workforce capable of studying and managing the food-energy-water system, through education and other professional development.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10349">SEC. 10349. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252c05cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19058">42 USC 19058</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATIONS AND MARINE LABORATORIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall continue to support enhancing, repairing and maintaining research instrumentation, laboratories, telecommunications and housing at biological field stations and marine laboratories.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10350">SEC. 10350. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252c2be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19059">42 USC 19059</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x252c52f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In accordance with section 263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the Director shall carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1561">136 STAT. 1561</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c52f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>establishing a program to make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c52f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>individual investigators and teams of investigators, including to the extent practicable, early career investigators for research and development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c52f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>collaborative research and development partnerships among universities, industry, and non-profit organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c52f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>integrating sustainable chemistry principles into elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate chemistry and chemical engineering curriculum and research training, as appropriate to that level of education and training; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c52f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incorporating sustainable chemistry into existing Foundation research and development programs.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10351">SEC. 10351. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252c52f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19060">42 USC 19060</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RISK AND RESILIENCE RESEARCH.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x252c7a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall make awards on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to advance knowledge of risk assessment and predictability and to support the creation of tools and technologies, including advancing data analytics and utilization of artificial intelligence, for increased resilience through—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c7a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>improvements in our ability to understand, model, and predict extreme events and natural hazards;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c7a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the creation of novel engineered systems solutions for resilient complex infrastructures, particularly those that address critical interdependence among infrastructures and leverage the growing infusion of cyber-physical-social components into the infrastructures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c7a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>development of equipment and instrumentation for innovation in resilient engineered infrastructures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c7a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>multidisciplinary research on the behaviors individuals and communities engage in to detect, perceive, understand, predict, assess, mitigate, and prevent risks and to improve and increase resilience; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252c7a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>advancements in multidisciplinary wildfire science, including those related to air quality impacts, human behavior, and early detection and warning.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10352">SEC. 10352. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252c7a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19061">42 USC 19061</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director shall carry out a program of research and related activities related to unmanned aircraft system technologies, which may include a prize competition pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>) and support for undergraduate and graduate curriculum development.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10353">SEC. 10353. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252ca11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19062">42 USC 19062</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCELERATING UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252cc830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cc831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to support advances in marine science, maritime domain awareness, and national security the Director, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1562">136 STAT. 1562</page> for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall issue awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research that will accelerate innovation to advance unmanned maritime systems for the purpose of providing greater maritime domain awareness to the Nation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252cc832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In implementing this section, the Director shall coordinate with the Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other Federal agencies, including those established under the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/394">Public Law 115–394</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10354">SEC. 10354. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cc833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19063">42 USC 19063</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LEVERAGING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE IN RESEARCH.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall explore and advance opportunities for leveraging international capabilities and resources that align with the Foundation and United States research community priorities and have the potential to benefit United States prosperity, security, health, and well-being, including through binational research and development organizations and foundations and by sending teams of Foundation scientific staff for site visits of scientific facilities and agencies in other countries. The Director shall establish and implement policies, including through any research security training requirements, to mitigate the potential risks of such interactions, including risks to the protection of intellectual property and the risk of undue foreign influence on research.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10355">SEC. 10355. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cc834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19064">42 USC 19064</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH COLLECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252cef45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall continue to support databases, tools, methods, and other activities that secure and improve existing physical and digital biological research collections, improve the accessibility of collections and collection-related data for research and educational purposes, develop capacity for curation and collection management, and to transfer ownership of collections that are significant to the biological research community, including to museums and universities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252cef46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cef47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cef48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cef49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specimen Management Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>In consultation with other relevant Federal research agencies, and as the Director determines is appropriate, the Director shall require that proposals submitted to the Foundation for funding for research that involves collecting or generating specimens include, as part of the data management plan under section 10344, a description of how the specimens and associated data will be accessioned into and maintained in an established biological collection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252cef4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cef4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252cef4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Action Center for Biological Collections</inline>.—</heading><content>In coordination with other relevant Federal research agencies, as appropriate, the Director shall make awards on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to facilitate coordination and data sharing among communities of practice for research, education, workforce training, evaluation, and business model development, including by establishing an Action Center for Biological Collections.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1563">136 STAT. 1563</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10356">SEC. 10356. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252d165d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19065">42 USC 19065</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CLEAN WATER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x252d3d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall make awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d3d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>support transdisciplinary research to significantly advance our understanding of water availability, quality, and dynamics and the impact of human activity and a changing climate on urban and rural water and wastewater systems, including in low-income, underserved, and disadvantaged communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d3d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop, pilot, and deploy innovative technologies, systems, and other approaches to identifying and addressing challenges that affect water availability, quality, and security, including through direct engagement with affected communities and partnerships with the private sector, State, territorial, Tribal, and local governments, non-profit organizations and water management professionals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d3d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>grow the scientific workforce capable of studying and managing water and wastewater systems and of conducting wastewater surveillance, through education, training, and other professional development.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10357">SEC. 10357. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252d3d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19066">42 USC 19066</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252d6483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis for research and development to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d6484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>increase understanding of social media and consumer technology access and use patterns and related mental health, behavioral, and substance use disorder issues, particularly for children and adolescents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d6485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>explore the role of social media and consumer technology in rising rates of mental health and substance use disorder issues, including within communities experiencing long-term economic distress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252d6486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252d6487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination to Avoid Duplication</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this subsection, the Director shall, for purposes of avoiding duplication of activities and research, consult, collaborate, and coordinate with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10358">SEC. 10358. </num><heading>MANUFACTURING RESEARCH AMENDMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x252d8b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 506(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–1/a">42 U.S.C. 1862p–1(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d8b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d8b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d8b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>virtual manufacturing</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d8b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and artificial intelligence and machine learning; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252d8b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y252d8b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>additive manufacturing, including new material designs, complex materials, rapid printing techniques, and real-time process controls.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1564">136 STAT. 1564</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10359">SEC. 10359. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252d8b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19067">42 USC 19067</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CRITICAL MINERALS MINING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252eeb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical Minerals Mining Research and Development at the Foundation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to support supply chain resiliency, the Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support basic research that will accelerate innovation to advance critical minerals mining strategies and technologies for the purpose of making better use of domestic resources and eliminating national reliance on minerals and mineral materials that are subject to supply disruptions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities funded by an award under this section may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advancing mining research and development activities to develop new mapping and mining technologies and techniques, including advanced critical mineral extraction and production, separation, alloying, or processing techniques and technologies that can decrease energy intensity to improve existing or to develop new supply chains of critical minerals, and to yield more efficient, economical, and environmentally benign mining practices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>advancing critical mineral processing research activities to improve separation, alloying, manufacturing, or recycling techniques and technologies that can decrease the energy intensity, waste, potential environmental impact, and costs of those activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>conducting long-term earth observation of reclaimed mine sites, including the study of the evolution of microbial diversity at such sites;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>examining the application of artificial intelligence for geological exploration of critical minerals, including what size and diversity of data sets would be required;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>examining the application of machine learning for detection and sorting of critical minerals, including what size and diversity of data sets would be required;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>conducting detailed isotope studies of critical minerals and the development of more refined geologic models;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>improved understanding of the geological and geochemical processes through which critical minerals form and are concentrated into economically viable deposits; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>providing training and research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students to prepare the next generation of mining engineers and researchers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure awards made under this subsection are complementary and not duplicative of existing programs across the Foundation and Federal Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252eeb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical Materials Interagency Subcommittee</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252eeb3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Critical Minerals Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council (referred to in this section as the “Subcommittee”), shall coordinate Federal science and technology efforts to ensure secure, reliable, and environmentally sustainable supplies of critical materials to the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1565">136 STAT. 1565</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Subcommittee shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>to advise and assist the National Science and Technology Council, including the Committee on Homeland and National Security, on United States policies, procedures, and plans as it relates to critical materials, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Federal research, development, and commercial application efforts to minimize the environmental impacts of methods for extractions, concentration, separation and purification of conventional, secondary, and unconventional sources of critical materials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>efficient use, substitution, and reuse of critical materials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the critical materials workforce of the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>United States private industry investments in innovation and technology transfer from federally funded science and technology;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to identify emerging opportunities, stimulate international cooperation, and foster the development of secure and reliable supply chains of critical materials and establish scenario modeling systems for supply problems of critical materials and energy critical materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to ensure the transparency of information and data related to critical materials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to provide recommendations on coordination and collaboration among the research, development, and deployment programs and activities of Federal agencies to promote a secure and reliable supply of critical materials necessary to maintain national security, economic well-being, public health, and industrial production.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Subcommittee may, taking into account the findings and recommendations of relevant advisory committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide recommendations on how Federal agencies may improve the topographic, geologic, and geophysical mapping of the United States and improve the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of the resulting and existing data, to the extent permitted by law and subject to appropriate limitation for purposes of privacy and security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assess the progress towards developing critical materials recycling and reprocessing technologies, and technological alternatives to critical materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish a mechanism for the coordination and evaluation of Federal programs with critical material needs, including Federal programs involving research and development, in a manner that complements related efforts carried out by the private sector and other domestic and international agencies and organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>examine options for accessing and developing critical materials through investment and trade with our allies and partners and provide recommendations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>evaluate and provide recommendations to incentivize the development and use of advances in science and technology in the private industry;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1566">136 STAT. 1566</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>assess the need for and make recommendations to address the challenges the United States critical materials supply chain workforce faces, including aging and retiring personnel and faculty, and foreign competition for United States talent;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>develop, and update as necessary, a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and activities to enhance scientific and technical capabilities across critical material supply chains, including a roadmap that identifies key research and development needs and coordinates on-going activities for source diversification, more efficient use, recycling, and substitution for critical materials; as well as cross-cutting mining science, data science techniques, materials science, manufacturing science and engineering, computational modeling, and environmental health and safety research and development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>assess the need for, and make recommendations concerning, the availability and adequacy of the supply of technically trained personnel necessary for critical materials research, development, extraction, and industrial production, with a particular focus on the problem of attracting and maintaining high-quality professionals for maintaining an adequate supply of energy critical materials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y252eeb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>report to the appropriate Congressional committees on activities and findings under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252eeb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions of Critical Mineral and Critical Mineral or Metal</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “critical mineral” and “critical mineral or metal” include any host mineral of a critical mineral (within the meaning of those terms in section 7002 of title VII of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>)).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10360">SEC. 10360. </num><heading>STUDY OF AI RESEARCH CAPACITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252f6083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252f6084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall conduct a study or support the development of a study by a qualified independent organization as determined by the Director, on artificial intelligence research capacity at United States institutions of higher education.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252f6085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that, at a minimum, the study under subsection (a) addresses the following topics:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252f6086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Which universities are putting out significant peer-reviewed artificial intelligence research, including based on quantity and number of citations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252f6087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For each of the universities described in paragraph (1), what specific factors enable their AI research, including computing power, data set availability, specialized curriculum, faculty and graduate students, sources of Federal and non-Federal research funding, and industry and other partnerships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252f6088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Promising practices at universities described in paragraph (1) for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in AI research programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252f6089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Geographic diversity across the country of universities with the factors identified in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y252f608a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>How universities not included in paragraph (1) could implement the factors in paragraph (2) to produce AI research, as well as case studies that universities can look to as examples <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1567">136 STAT. 1567</page> and potential pilot programs that the Federal Government could develop or support to help universities produce AI research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252f608b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workshops</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may support workshops to help inform the study required under this subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252f608c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252f608d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252f608e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the study carried out under this subsection is made publicly available not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y252f608f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Avoid Duplication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are not duplicative of activities supported by other parts of the Foundation or other relevant Federal agencies, including but not limited to the activities of the National AI Research Resource Task Force.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10361">SEC. 10361. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252f6090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252f6091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and development.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x252f6092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19068">42 USC 19068</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVANCING IOT FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE CAPABILITIES ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253023e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253023e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the purpose of this section to promote scientific research and development opportunities for connected technologies that advance precision agriculture capabilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253023e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foundation Directive on Agricultural Sensor Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under the sensor systems and networked systems programs of the Foundation, the Director shall include in consideration of portfolio balance research and development on sensor connectivity in environments of intermittent connectivity and intermittent computation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to improve the reliable use of advance sensing systems in rural and agricultural areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>that considers—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>direct gateway access for locally stored data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>attenuation of signal transmission;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>loss of signal transmission; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>at-scale performance for wireless power.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253023ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updating Considerations for Precision Agriculture Technology Within the NSF Advanced Technical Education Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862i">42 U.S.C. 1862i</ref>), as amended by section 10312, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253023ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (d)(2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>applications that incorporate distance learning tools and approaches.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y25304b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>applications that incorporate distance learning tools and approaches.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25304b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25304b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25304b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a technology assessment of precision agriculture technologies, such as the existing use of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>sensors, scanners, radio-frequency identification, and related technologies that can monitor soil properties, irrigation conditions, and plant physiology;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1568">136 STAT. 1568</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>sensors, scanners, radio-frequency identification, and related technologies that can monitor livestock activity and health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>network connectivity and wireless communications that can securely support digital agriculture technologies in rural and remote areas;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>aerial imagery generated by satellites or unmanned aerial vehicles;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>ground-based robotics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>control systems design and connectivity, such as smart irrigation control systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Global Positioning System-based applications; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>data management software and advanced analytics that can assist decision making and improve agricultural outcomes; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25304b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a review of Federal programs that provide support for precision agriculture research, development, adoption, education, or training, in existence on the date of enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10362">SEC. 10362. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25304b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19069">42 USC 19069</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASTRONOMY AND SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25307222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall support research into and the design, development, and testing of mitigation measures to address the potential impact of satellite constellations on Foundation scientific programs by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25307223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>making awards on a competitive basis to support study of the potential impacts of satellite constellations on ground-based optical, infrared, and radio astronomy, including through existing programs such Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT) and the Spectrum Innovation Initiative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25307224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>supporting research on potential satellite impacts and benefits and mitigation strategies to be carried out at one or more Foundation supported Federally Funded Research and Development Centers or major multiuser research facilities as defined in section 110(g) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862s–2/g">42 U.S.C. 1862s–2(g)</ref>), as appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25307225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>supporting workshops related to the potential impact of satellite constellations on scientific research and how those constellations could be used to improve scientific research.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10363">SEC. 10363. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25307226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19070">42 USC 19070</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF INFLATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2530c047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may make awards, on a competitive merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research to improve our understanding of the impact of inflation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2530c048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities funded by an award under this section may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2530c049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>measuring the economic impact of inflation on the American people, including an analysis of cost-of-living and wage impacts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2530c04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>considering the impact of inflation on American international competitiveness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2530c04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>evaluating the impact of inflation on rural and underserved communities throughout the country;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1569">136 STAT. 1569</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2530c04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>assessing the ways inflation could impact future American generations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2530c04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>evaluating the impact of policymaking on inflation, including the impact of further Government spending.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2530c04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination to Avoid Duplication</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this section, the Director shall, for purposes of avoiding duplication of activities and research, consult, collaborate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10364">SEC. 10364. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2530c04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19071">42 USC 19071</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MICROGRAVITY UTILIZATION POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2530e760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that space technology and the utilization of the microgravity environment for science, engineering, and technology development is critical to long-term competitiveness with near-peer competitors, including China.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2530e761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent appropriate during an award period, the Foundation shall facilitate access by recipients of Foundation awards to the microgravity environment, including in private sector platforms, for the development of science, engineering, and technology relevant to the award.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2530e762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Foundation’s plan for facilitating awardee access to the microgravity environment.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10365">SEC. 10365. </num><heading>RECOGNITION OF THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253183a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Department of Defense began developing the Arecibo Observatory located in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, during the 1950s, and its characteristic instrument, a large radio telescope of 305 meters in diameter was completed in 1963.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The facility was later owned by the National Science Foundation, and supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and various university partners.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter fixed spherical radio telescope, was the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope until the Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope located in Gizhou, China, began observing in 2016.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The 305-meter radio telescope made unparalleled contributions to the fields of radio astronomy, planetary, and atmospheric sciences, and played a role in inspiring thousands of students in Puerto Rico, the Nation, and the world to pursue careers in STEM fields through the Arecibo Observatory Education and Public Outreach Programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The radio telescope significantly advanced the field of radio astronomy, including the first indirect detection of gravitational waves, the first detection of extrasolar planets, innumerable contributions to the field of time domain astronomy and the study of the interstellar medium, and played a key role in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Arecibo Observatory had the best planetary radar system in the world, used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for near-Earth object detection and was an essential part of the agency’s planetary defense program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1570">136 STAT. 1570</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The planetary radar at the Arecibo Observatory has contributed fundamentally and significantly to the knowledge of the solar system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The Arecibo Observatory’s Incoherent Scatter Radar and supporting facilities have provided fundamental understanding of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere, and the interface between the atmosphere and space that protects the planet from solar wind, meteors, and other potential threats.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>December 1, 2021, marks the 1-year anniversary of the uncontrolled collapse sustained by the radio telescope after a series of cable failures in tower 4.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253183ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>acknowledges the loss of the Arecibo Observatory’s radio telescope due to its collapse and its implications for the loss of a unique world-class multidisciplinary science facility which conducted research in the areas of space and atmospheric sciences, radar astronomy and planetary sciences, astronomy, and astrophysics;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>acknowledges that the uncontrolled collapse of the 305-meter radio telescope represents a loss of astronomical observation capabilities, scientific research and development, planetary defense capabilities, and applied science capabilities for the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>recognizes the rich scientific, educational, and economic benefits that the Arecibo Telescope has made to the people of Puerto Rico, the Nation, and the world;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>recognizes the work and contributions made by the thousands of dedicated staff who have supported the Arecibo Observatory for close to 6 decades;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253183b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>commends the National Science Foundation for convening a virtual workshop in June 2021, to explore ideas for future scientific and educational activities at the Arecibo Observatory; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531aac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>encourages the National Science Foundation, in consultation with other Federal agencies, to explore opportunities for strengthening and expanding the role of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico through education, outreach, and diversity programs, and future research capabilities and technology at the site.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Research Infrastructure</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10371">SEC. 10371. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2531aac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2531aac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19081">42 USC 19081</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2531f8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2531f8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall continue the Facility Operation Transition pilot program for a total of 5 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2531f8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Sharing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Facility Operation Transition program shall provide funding for 10 to 50 percent of the operations and maintenance costs for major research facilities that are within the first five years of operation, where the share is determined based on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the operations and maintenance costs of the major research facility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the capacity of the managing directorate or division to absorb such costs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1571">136 STAT. 1571</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2531f8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After the fifth year of the pilot program, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2531f8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment, that includes feedback from the research community, of the effectiveness of the pilot program for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>supporting research directorates and divisions in balancing investments in research grants and funding for the initial operation and maintenance of major facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>incentivizing the development of new world-class facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>facilitating interagency and international partnerships;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>funding core elements of multi-disciplinary facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>supporting facility divestment costs; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2531f8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if deemed effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10372">SEC. 10372. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2531f8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19082">42 USC 19082</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEWS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall periodically carry out reviews within each of the directorates and divisions to assess the cost and benefits of extending the operations of research facilities that have exceeded their planned operational lifespan.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10373">SEC. 10373. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25322005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19083">42 USC 19083</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HELIUM CONSERVATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25324716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Major Research Instrumentation Support</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25324717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall support, through the Major Research Instrumentation program, proposal requests that include the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25324718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25324719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may waive the cost-sharing requirement for helium conservation measures for non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education that are not ranked among the top 100 institutions receiving Federal research and development funding, as documented by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2532471a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2532471b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually for the subsequent two years, the Director shall submit an annual report to Congress on the use of funding awarded by the Foundation for the purchase and conservation of helium. The report should include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2532471c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the volume and price of helium purchased;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2532471d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>changes in pricing and availability of helium; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2532471e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any supply disruptions impacting a substantial number of institutions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10374">SEC. 10374. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2532471f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19084">42 USC 19084</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVANCED COMPUTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2533a6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computing Needs</inline>.—</heading><content>To gather information about the computational needs of Foundation-funded projects, the Director shall require award proposals submitted to the Foundation, as appropriate, to include estimates of computational resource needs for projects that require use of advanced computing. The Director shall encourage and provide access to tools that facilitate the inclusion of these measures, including those identified in the 2016 National Academies report entitled “Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure to Support U.S. Science and Engineering in 2017–2020”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1572">136 STAT. 1572</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2533a6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall document and publish every two years a summary of the amount and types of advanced computing capabilities that are needed to fully meet the Foundation’s project needs as identified under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2533a6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roadmap</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To set priorities and guide strategic decisions regarding investments in advanced computing capabilities, the Director shall develop, publish, and regularly update a 5-year advanced computing roadmap that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>describes the advanced computing resources and capabilities that would fully meet anticipated project needs, including through investments in the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program and the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>draws on community input, information contained in research proposals, allocation requests, insights from Foundation-funded cyber-infrastructure operators, and Foundation-wide information gathering regarding community needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>considers computational needs of planned major facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>reflects anticipated technology trends;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>informs users and potential partners about future facilities and services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>addresses the needs of groups historically underrepresented in STEM and geographic regions with low availability and high demand for advanced computing resources;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>considers how Foundation-supported advanced computing capabilities can be leveraged for activities through the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>provides an update to Congress about the level of funding necessary to fully meet computational resource needs for the research community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2533a6c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Securing American Research From Cyber Theft</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Networking and information technology research and development update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101(a)(1) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s5511">15 U.S.C. 5511</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by moving the margins of subparagraph (D) and each of subparagraphs (J) through (O) two ems to the left;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (J) through (O) as subparagraphs (K) through (P), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (I) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2533a6c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>provide for improving the security, reliability, and resiliency of computing and networking systems used by institutions of higher education and other nonprofit research institutions for the processing, storage and transmission of sensitive federally funded research and associated data;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computing enclave pilot program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533a6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall establish a pilot program to make awards to ensure the security of federally supported research data and to assist regional institutions of higher education and their researchers in compliance with regulations regarding the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1573">136 STAT. 1573</page> safeguarding of sensitive information and other relevant regulations and Federal guidelines.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Structure</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Director shall select, for the development, installation, maintenance, or sustainment of secure computing enclaves, three institutions of higher education that have an established graduate student program and a demonstrated history of working with secure information, consistent with appropriate security protocols.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regionalization</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In selecting universities pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Director shall give preference to institutions of higher education with the capability of serving other regional universities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic dispersal</inline>.—</heading><content>The enclaves should be geographically dispersed to better meet the needs of regional interests.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533a6d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall work with institutions of higher education selected pursuant to subparagraph (B) to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cde1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cde2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Blueprint.</p></sidenote><content>develop an approved design blueprint for compliance with Federal data protection protocols;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cde3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cde4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidential list.</p></sidenote><content>develop a comprehensive and confidential list, or a bill of materials, of each binary component of the software, firmware, or product that is required to deploy additional secure computing enclaves;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cde5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>develop templates for all policies and procedures required to operate the secure computing enclave in a research setting;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cde6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>develop a system security plan template; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cde7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>develop a process for managing a plan of action and milestones for the secure computing enclave.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533cde8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cde9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainability</inline>.—</heading><content>In reviewing applications for awards, the Director shall review and consider plans and prospects of the applicant institution of higher education to ensure long-term sustainability of the computing enclave, beyond the availability of Federal funds.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to other availability of appropriations, the pilot program established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall operate for not less than 3 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall report to Congress not later than 6 months after the completion of the pilot program under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under clause (i) shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the pilot program under subparagraph (A), including an assessment of the security benefits provided by such secure computing enclaves;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations related to the value of expanding the network of secure computing enclaves; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on the efficacy of the use of secure computing enclaves by other Federal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1574">136 STAT. 1574</page> agencies in a broader effort to expand security of Federal research.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2533cdf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director, $38,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2025, to carry out the activities outlined in this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10375">SEC. 10375. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2533cdf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19085">42 USC 19085</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL SECURE DATA SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the interagency committee established under section 5103 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9415">15 U.S.C. 9415</ref>), shall establish a demonstration project to develop, refine, and test models to inform the full implementation of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking recommendation for a governmentwide data linkage and access infrastructure for statistical activities conducted for statistical purposes, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a National Secure Data Service demonstration project. The National Secure Data Service demonstration project shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>aligned with the principles, best practices, and priority actions recommended by the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building, to the extent feasible; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>operated directly by or via a contract that is managed by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Director shall engage with Federal and State agencies to collect, acquire, analyze, report, and disseminate statistical data in the United States and other nations to support governmentwide evidence-building activities consistent with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>Participation in the National Secure Data Service demonstration project by Federal and State agencies shall be voluntary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy and Confidentiality Protections</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director issues a management contract under subsection (b), the recipient shall be designated as an “agent” under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, with all requirements and obligations for protecting confidential information delineated in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018 and the Privacy Act of 1974.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology and Privacy Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>consider application and use only of systems and technologies that incorporate protection measures to reasonably ensure confidential data and statistical products are protected in accordance with obligations under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, including systems and technologies that ensure—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>raw data and other sensitive inputs are not accessible to recipients of statistical outputs from the National Secure Data Service demonstration project;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1575">136 STAT. 1575</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>no individual entity’s data or information is revealed by the National Secure Data Service demonstration project platform to any other party in an identifiable form;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>no information about the data assets used in the National Secure Data Service demonstration project is revealed to any other party, except as incorporated into the final statistical output;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the National Secure Data Service demonstration project permits only authorized analysts to perform statistical queries necessary to answer approved project questions, and prohibits any other queries; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the National Secure Data Service demonstration project conducts privacy risk assessments to minimize the privacy risks to individual entities whose data has been made available by a reporting entity, including those privacy risks that could result from data breaches of any system operated by the reporting entity, as well as for determining approved project questions under subparagraph (D) to minimize the privacy risks to individuals affected by uses of the statistical output; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the National Secure Data Service demonstration project shall implement reasonable measures commensurate with the risks to individuals’ privacy to achieve the outcomes under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1), which may include the appropriate application of privacy-enhancing technologies and appropriate measures to minimize or prevent reidentification risks consistent with any applicable guidance or regulations issued under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transparency</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Secure Data Service established under subsection (b) shall maintain a public website with up-to-date information on supported projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Secure Data Service demonstration project established under subsection (b) shall submit a report to Congress that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of policies for protecting data, consistent with applicable Federal law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a comprehensive description of all completed or active data linkage activities and projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the effectiveness of the demonstration project for mitigating risks and removing barriers to a sustained implementation of the National Secure Data Service as recommended by the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534b874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>if deemed effective by the Director, a plan for scaling up the demonstration project to facilitate data access for evidence building while ensuring transparency and privacy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2534b876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this subsection $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1576">136 STAT. 1576</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10381">SEC. 10381. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19101">42 USC 19101</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is established within the Foundation the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships to advance research and development, technology development, and related solutions to address United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges, for the benefit of all Americans.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10382">SEC. 10382. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534b879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19102">42 USC 19102</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2534de8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purposes of the Directorate established under section 10381 are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534de8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>support use-inspired and translational research and accelerate the development and use of federally funded research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534de8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>strengthen United States competitiveness by accelerating the development of key technologies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2534de8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>grow the domestic workforce in key technology focus areas, and expand the participation of United States students and researchers in areas of societal, national, and geostrategic importance, at all levels of education.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10383">SEC. 10383. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2534de8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19103">42 USC 19103</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25357acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Director shall achieve the purposes described in section 10382 by making awards through the Directorate that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>support transformational advances in use-inspired and translational research and technology development, including through diverse funding mechanisms and models at different scales, to include convergence accelerators and projects designed to achieve specific technology metrics or objectives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>encourage the translation of research into innovations, processes, and products, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>engaging researchers on topics relevant to United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges, including by educating researchers on engaging with end users and the public;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>advancing novel approaches and reducing barriers to technology transfer, including through intellectual property frameworks between academia and industry, nonprofit entities, venture capital communities, and approaches to technology transfer for applications with public benefit that may not rely on traditional commercialization tools; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establishing partnerships that connect researchers and research products to businesses, accelerators, and incubators that enable research uptake, prototype development and scaling, entrepreneurial education, and the formation and growth of new companies;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>develop mutually-beneficial research and technology development partnerships and collaborations among institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, emerging research institutions, EPSCoR institutions, and nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1577">136 STAT. 1577</page> businesses and other for-profit entities, Federal or State agencies, local or Tribal governments, civil society organizations, other Foundation directorates, national labs, field stations and marine laboratories, and, as appropriate, international entities and binational research and development foundations and funds, excluding foreign entities of concern;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>partner with other directorates and offices of the Foundation for specific projects or research areas including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to pursue basic questions about natural, human, and physical phenomena that could enable advances in the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to study questions that could affect the design (including human interfaces), safety, security, operation, deployment, or the social and ethical consequences of technologies and innovations in the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387, including the development of technologies and innovations that complement or enhance the abilities of workers and impact of specific innovations on domestic jobs and equitable opportunity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to further the creation of a domestic workforce capable of advancing, using, and adapting to the key technology focus areas;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>build capacity and infrastructure for use-inspired and translational research at institutions of higher education across the United States, including by making awards to support administrative activities that advance development, operation, integration, deployment, and sharing of innovation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>support the education, mentoring, and training of undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers, to both advance use-inspired and translational research and to address workforce challenges, through scholarships, fellowships, and traineeships; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25357adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>identify social, behavioral, and economic drivers and consequences of technological innovations that could enable advances in the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10384">SEC. 10384. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25357add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19104">42 USC 19104</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2535a1ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In carrying out the activities under the Directorate, the Director shall ensure the programmatic work of the Directorate and Foundation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2535a1ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>utilizes the full potential of the United States workforce by avoiding undue geographic concentration of research and development and education funding across the United States, and encourages broader participation in the key technology focus area workforce by populations historically underrepresented in STEM; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2535a1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incorporates a worker perspective through participation by labor organizations and workforce training organizations.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10385">SEC. 10385. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2535a1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19105">42 USC 19105</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25363e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25363e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall appoint an Assistant Director responsible for the management of the Directorate established under this subtitle, in the same manner as other Assistant Directors of the Foundation are appointed.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1578">136 STAT. 1578</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25363e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Director shall be an individual, who by reason of professional background and experience, is specially qualified to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advise the Director on all matters pertaining to use-inspired and translational research, development, and commercialization at the Foundation, including partnership with the private sector and other users of Foundation funded research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop and implement the necessary policies and procedures to promote a culture of use-inspired and translational research within the Directorate and across the Foundation and carry out the responsibilities under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25363e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The responsibilities of the Assistant Director shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advising the Director on all matters pertaining to use-inspired and translational research and development activities at the Foundation, including effective practices for convergence research, and the potential impact of Foundation research on United States societal, national and geostrategic challenges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>identifying opportunities for and facilitating coordination and collaboration, where appropriate, on use-inspired and translational research, development, adoption, and commercialization—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>among the offices, directorates, and divisions within the Foundation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>between the Foundation and stakeholders in academia, the private sector, including non-profit entities, labor organizations, Federal or State agencies, and international entities, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>ensuring that the activities carried out under this subtitle do not substantially and unnecessarily duplicate activities supported by other parts of the Foundation or other relevant Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>approving all new programs within the Directorate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>developing and testing diverse merit-review models and mechanisms for selecting and providing awards for use-inspired and translational research and development at different scales, from individual investigator awards to large multi-institution collaborations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>assessing the success of programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>administering awards to achieve the purposes described in section 10382; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25363e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>performing other such duties pertaining to the purposes in section 10382 as are required by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25363e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relationship to the Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Director shall report to the Director.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25363e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relationship to Other Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>No other directorate within the Foundation shall report to the Assistant Director.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10386">SEC. 10386. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25363e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19106">42 USC 19106</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25368c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25368c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assess.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25368c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25368c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) the Director shall establish an advisory committee to assess, and make recommendations regarding, the activities carried out under this subtitle.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25368c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The advisory committee members shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1579">136 STAT. 1579</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25368c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>be individuals with relevant experience or expertise, including individuals from industry and national labs, educators, academic subject matter experts, including individuals with knowledge of key technology focus areas and their impact on United States national security and geostrategic leadership, the technical and social dimensions of science and technology, technology transfer experts, labor organizations, representatives of civil society, and other nongovernmental organizations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25368c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>consist of at least 10 members broadly representative of stakeholders, including no less than 3 members from the private sector, none of whom shall be an employee of the Federal Government, and no less than 1 member with significant expertise in United States national security and economic competitiveness.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25368c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee’s responsibilities shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25368c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reviewing and advising on activities carried out under this subtitle;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25368c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>proposing strategies for fulfilling the purposes in section 10382;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25368c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>proposing potential areas of research, particularly as relevant to United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25368c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>other relevant issues as determined by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10387">SEC. 10387. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25368c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19107">42 USC 19107</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CHALLENGES AND FOCUS AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25381312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In consultation with the Assistant Director, the Board, and the interagency working group established under subtitle F of title VI, the Director shall identify, and annually review and update as appropriate, a list of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not more than 5 United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges that may be addressed by technology to guide activities under this subtitle; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not more than 10 key technology focus areas to guide activities under this subtitle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25381319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial List of Societal, National, and Geostrategic Challenges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The initial list of societal, national, and geostrategic challenges are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538131a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>United States national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538131b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>United States manufacturing and industrial productivity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538131c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>United States workforce development and skills gaps.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538131d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Climate change and environmental sustainability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538131e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Inequitable access to education, opportunity, or other services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2538131f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial List of Key Technology Focus Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The initial list of key technology focus areas are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy, and related advances.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>High performance computing, semiconductors, and advanced computer hardware and software.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Quantum information science and technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention or mitigation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1580">136 STAT. 1580</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Advanced communications technology and immersive technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Biotechnology, medical technology, genomics, and synthetic biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Data storage, data management, distributed ledger technologies, and cybersecurity, including biometrics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Advanced energy and industrial efficiency technologies, such as batteries and advanced nuclear technologies, including but not limited to for the purposes of electric generation (consistent with section 15 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1874">42 U.S.C. 1874</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Advanced materials science, including composites 2D materials, other next-generation materials, and related manufacturing technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2538132a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relationship Between United States Societal, National, and Geostrategic Challenges and Key Technology Focus Areas</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538132b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2538132c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>In updating the list under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall evaluate national and global technology trends.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538132d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In updating the list under subsection (a)(2), the Director shall consider the impact of the selected technologies on United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538132e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The list under subsection (a)(2) may, but is not required to, align directly with the list under subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538132f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Nothing under this section shall prevent the Director from making limited investments in technologies or areas not identified in subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25381330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in coordination with the interagency working group established under subtitle F of title VI and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall annually review and update as appropriate, the list of key technology focus areas for purposes of this division. As part of the annual review, the Director—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall consider input from relevant industries and stakeholders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may consider the challenges and recommendations identified in the reports required by sections 206 and 206B of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976, as added by section 10611 and 10613 of this division and in other relevant reports, such as technology and global trend reports from the defense and intelligence communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall consider the potential impact of the key technology focus areas on addressing societal, national, and geostrategic challenges; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>subject to the limitation under subsection (a), may add or delete key technology focus areas in light of shifting national needs or competitive threats to the United States (including for reasons of the United States or other countries having advanced or fallen behind in a technological area).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25381339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2538133a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the conclusion of the annual review and update process required by subsection (e), the Director, in consultation with other Federal research agencies, as appropriate, shall deliver a report to Congress detailing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538133b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the key technology focus areas and rationale for their selection;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1581">136 STAT. 1581</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538133c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the societal, national, and geostrategic challenges and rationale for their selection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538133d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the role of the Foundation in advancing the key technology focus areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538133e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the impact, including to the academic research community, of any changes to the key technology focus areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538133f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the activities and partnerships between the Directorate and the private sector.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25381340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detailed Description</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Science Foundation shall, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, submit as part of their annual budget requests to Congress, a detailed description of the activities to be funded under this subtitle, including an explanation of how the requested funding is complementary and not redundant of programs, efforts, and infrastructure undertaken or supported by other relevant Federal agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25381341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25381345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Academies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall contract with the National Academies to conduct a review of the key technology focus areas and the societal, national, and geostrategic challenges, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of their selection process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an assessment of their relevance to the purposes of the Directorate, including to solving challenges with social, economic, health, scientific, and national security implications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a review of whether Federal investment in the key technology focus areas have resulted in new domestic manufacturing capacity and job creation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25381349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an assessment of any critical, new emerging areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538134a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an assessment of Federal investments in education and workforce development to support the key technology focus areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2538134b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>an assessment of relative balance in leadership in addressing the key technology focus areas between the United States, allied and partner countries, and the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10388">SEC. 10388. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2538134c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19108">42 USC 19108</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REGIONAL INNOVATION ENGINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2539e80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>From amounts made available to the Directorate, the Director shall make awards to eligible entities for the planning, establishment, and support of Regional Innovation Engines.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of the Regional Innovation Engines shall be to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advance multidisciplinary, collaborative, use-inspired and translational research, technology development, in key technology focus areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>address regional, national, societal, or geostrategic challenges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>leverage the expertise of multi-disciplinary and multi- sector partners, including partners from private industry, nonprofit organizations, and civil society organizations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>support the development of scientific, innovation, entrepreneurial, and STEM educational capacity within the region of the Regional Innovation Engine to grow and sustain regional innovation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds awarded under this section may be used by a Regional Innovation Engine to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1582">136 STAT. 1582</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct use-inspired and translational research and technology development to advance innovation in at least one of the key technology focus areas and to help solve a compelling regional, national, societal, or geostrategic challenge;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>further the development, adoption, and commercialization of innovations in key technology focus areas, including through support for proof-of-concept development, and through partnership with other Federal agencies and Federal laboratories, industry, including startup companies, labor organizations, civil society organizations, and State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>develop and manage, or facilitate access to, test beds and instrumentation, which may include fabrication facilities and cyberinfrastructure, to advance the development, integration, and demonstration of new, innovative technologies, including hardware or software;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establish traineeship programs for graduate students who pursue degrees and research related to the key technology focus areas leading to a masters or doctorate degree by providing funding and other assistance, and opportunities for research experiences in government or industry related to the students’ studies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>engage in outreach and engagement in the region to broaden participation in the activities of the Regional Innovation Engine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253a0f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>reimburse, in part or in whole, the cost of instrumentation, technology transfer, and commercialization activities, including patenting and licensing, and for operations and staff, as the Director determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection Process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under this subtitle, the Director shall consider, in addition to the scientific and technical merit of the proposal, the extent to which the activities and locations proposed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>have the potential to create an innovation ecosystem, or enhance existing ecosystems and contribute to job creation in a region;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>demonstrate a capacity to engage and partner with multiple types of institutions of higher education, industry, labor, nonprofit organizations, civil society organizations, other Federal agencies, Federal laboratories, State, local, and Tribal governments, and other appropriate organizations, including to inform research directions and account for ethical, societal, safety, and security implications relevant to the potential applications of the research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>demonstrate a capacity to broaden participation of populations historically underrepresented in STEM in the activities of the Regional Innovation Engine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>demonstrate a plan and capability to prevent the inappropriate use or dissemination of the research and technology, including research results, data, and intellectual property, as appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the relevant award.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253a0f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of this section, an “eligible entity” means an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, a private sector entity, or a consortium thereof.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1583">136 STAT. 1583</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible for an award under this section an eligible entity—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>shall include in its proposal partnership with 1 or more institution that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a historically Black college or university;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a Tribal College or University;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a minority-serving institution;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>an EPSCoR institution;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>an emerging research institution; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a community college;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>may include partnership with 1 or more—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>additional entities described in paragraph (2)(A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>industry entities, including startups, small businesses, and public-private partnerships;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>economic development organizations or venture development organizations, as such terms are defined in section 28(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s13701/etseq">15 U.S.C. 13701 et seq.</ref>), as added by section 10621 of this division;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>National Laboratories;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3703">15 U.S.C. 3703</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Federal research facilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>labor organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>entities described in paragraph (1) or (2) from allied or partner countries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>other entities to be vital to the success of the program, as determined by the Director;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>binational research and development foundations and funds, excluding those affiliated with foreign entities of concern, as defined in section 10612; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>Engineer Research and Development Center laboratories of the Army Corps of Engineers; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>shall include as part of its proposal a plan for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>establishing a sustained partnership that is jointly developed and managed, draws from the capacities of each institution, and is mutually beneficial; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>documents governance and management plans, financial contributions from non-Federal sources, and plans for ownership and use of any intellectual property.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Promoting partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this section, the Director shall encourage applicants for a Regional Innovation Engine that include multiple regional partners as described in subsection (e)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this section, the Director shall take into consideration the extent to which the proposals expand the geographic distribution of the Regional Innovation Engines, including by giving special consideration to rural-serving institutions of higher education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resource availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that any eligible entity receiving an award under this section shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1584">136 STAT. 1584</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide information on relevant currently existing resources available to the proposing team from all internal and external sources, including all partner organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include letters of collaboration from partner organizations that include information on resource contributions committed by such partners.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration With Regional Technology Hubs</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Regional Innovation Engine established under this section may collaborate and participate in, as appropriate, the activities of any regional technology hub designated under section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3701/etseq">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</ref>), as added by section 10621.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial period</inline>.—</heading><content>An award under this section shall be for an initial period of 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>An established Regional Innovation Engine may apply for, and the Director may award, extended funding for periods of 5 years on a merit-reviewed basis.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive, Merit-review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under this section, the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a0f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure the focus areas of the Regional Innovation Engines do not substantially and unnecessarily duplicate the efforts of any other Regional Innovation Engine or any other similar effort at another Federal agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a0f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under this section, the Director may collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by the technology focus area of the institute.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10389">SEC. 10389. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253a0f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19109">42 USC 19109</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRANSLATION ACCELERATOR.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a8488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish Translation Accelerators to further the research, development, and commercialization of innovation in the key technology focus areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a8489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a848a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Translation Accelerator shall be comprised of a partnership including 2 or more of the following entities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a848b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An institution of higher education.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a848c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A for-profit company.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a848d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A nonprofit organization.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a848e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A Federal agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a848f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Another entity, if that entity is determined by the Director to be vital to the success of the program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a8490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institutional or organizational level</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall work to ensure that such partnerships exist at the institutional or organization level, rather than solely at the principal investigator level.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a8491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 25 percent of the funding for an institute shall be provided by non-Federal entities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253a8492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of centers and institutes established</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall endeavor to establish a balance in the number of Regional Innovation Engines and Translation Accelerators.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1585">136 STAT. 1585</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253a8493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253a8494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>From within funds authorized for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, there are authorized to carry out the activities under this section and section 10388 $6,500,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10390">SEC. 10390. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253a8495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19110">42 USC 19110</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TEST BEDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253b20d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Authorized</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>From amounts made available for the Directorate, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Energy, and other Federal agencies, as determined appropriate by the Director, shall establish a program in the Directorate to make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or consortia thereof to establish and operate test beds, which may include fabrication facilities and cyberinfrastructure, to advance the development, operation, integration, deployment, and, as appropriate, demonstration of new, innovative critical technologies, which may include hardware or software.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing new test beds under this section, the Director shall ensure coordination with other test beds supported by the Foundation or other Federal agencies to avoid duplication and maximize the use of Federal resources.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253b20d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant for an award under this section shall submit a proposal to the Director, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require. The proposal shall, at a minimum, describe—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the technology or technologies that will be the focus of the test bed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the goals of the work to be done at the test bed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how the applicant will assemble a workforce with the skills needed to operate the test bed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>how the applicant will ensure broad access to the test bed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>how the applicant will collaborate with firms in critical technologies, including through coordinated research and development and funding, to ensure that work in the test bed will contribute to the commercial viability of any technologies and will include collaboration from industry and labor organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>how the applicant will encourage the participation of inventors and entrepreneurs and the development of new businesses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>how the applicant will increase participation by populations that are underrepresented in STEM;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>how the applicant will demonstrate that the commercial viability of any new technologies will support the creation of high-quality domestic jobs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>how the test bed will operate after Federal funding has ended;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>how the test bed will disseminate lessons and other technical information to United States entities or allied or partner country entities in the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253b20e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>how the applicant plans to take measures to prevent the inappropriate use of research results, data, and intellectual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1586">136 STAT. 1586</page> property, as applicable and consistent with the requirements of the award.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253b20e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>A recipient of an award under this section may, consistent with the purposes of this section, use the award for the purchase of equipment and for the support of students, faculty and staff, and postdoctoral researchers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253b20e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic Diversity</inline>.—</heading><content>In selecting award recipients under this section, the Director shall consider the extent to which proposals would expand the geographic diversity of test beds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10391">SEC. 10391. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253b20e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19111">42 USC 19111</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253c8078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253c8079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the program established in section 508 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–2">42 U.S.C. 1862p–2</ref>) and the activities authorized under this section, from amounts made available to the Directorate, the Director, in coordination with other Federal agencies as determined appropriate by the Director, shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to advance the development, adoption, and commercialization of technologies, consistent with the purposes of the Directorate under section 10382.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253c807a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an entity shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c807b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an institution of higher education, which may be a community college (or a consortium of such institutions);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c807c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a nonprofit organization that is either affiliated with an institution of higher education or designed to support technology development or entrepreneurship; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c807d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>a consortium that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c807e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) as the lead award recipient; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c807f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>one or more additional individuals or entities, which shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y253c8080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an economic development organization or similar entity that is focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253c8081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an industry organization or firm in a relevant technology or innovation sector;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253c8082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>an industry-experienced executive with entrepreneurship experience that is focused primarily on de-risking technologies from both a scientific and a business perspective; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253c8083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>an individual or entity with industry and startup expertise, including a mentor network, across relevant technology or innovation sectors.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253c8084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to activities listed under section 10383, an eligible entity receiving an award under this section may use funds to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c8085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify academic research with the potential for technology transfer and commercialization, particularly as relevant to the purposes of the Directorate under section 10382;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c8086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure the availability of staff, including technology transfer professionals, entrepreneurs in residence, and other mentors as required to accomplish the purpose of this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c8087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>help offset the costs of patenting and licensing research products, both domestically and internationally;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c8088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>revise institution policies, including policies related to intellectual property and faculty entrepreneurship, and taking <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1587">136 STAT. 1587</page> other necessary steps to implement relevant best practices for academic technology transfer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c8089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>develop local, regional, and national partnerships among institutions of higher education and between institutions of higher education and private sector entities and other relevant organizations, including investors, with the purpose of building networks, expertise, and other capacity to identify promising research that may have potential market value and enable researchers to pursue further development and transfer of their ideas into possible commercial or other use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c808a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>develop seminars, courses, and other educational opportunities for students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty, and other relevant staff at institutions of higher education to increase awareness and understanding of entrepreneurship, patenting, business planning, research security, and other areas relevant to technology transfer, and connect students and researchers to relevant resources, including mentors in the private sector; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c808b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>create, support, or fund entities or competitions to allow entrepreneurial students and faculty to illustrate the commercialization potential of their ideas, including through venture funds of institution of higher education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253c808c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253c808d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Awards made under this section shall be at least 3 years in duration and shall not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Awards made under this section shall not support the development or operation of capital investment funds.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ca79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity seeking funding under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as such Director may require. The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how the eligible entity submitting an application plans to sustain the proposed activities beyond the duration of the award;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the steps the applicant will take to enable technology transfer and adoption and why such steps are likely to be effective;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how the applicant will encourage the training and participation of students and potential entrepreneurs and the transition of research results to practice, including the development of new businesses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>as relevant, potential steps to drive economic growth in a particular region, by collaborating with industry, venture capital entities, non-profit organizations, and State and local governments within that region; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>background information that the Director determines is relevant to demonstrate the success of the innovation and entrepreneurship support models proposed by the applicant to commercialize technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ca7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaborative Innovation Resource Center Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards under this section to eligible entities to establish collaborative innovation resource centers that promote regional technology transfer and technology development activities available to more than <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1588">136 STAT. 1588</page> one institution of higher education and to other entities in a region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity that receives an award under this subsection shall use award funds to carry out one or more of the following activities, to the benefit of the region in which the center is located:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Providing start-ups and small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>)) within the region with access to facilities, scientific infrastructure, personnel, and other assets as required for technology maturation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Supporting entrepreneurial training for start-up and small business personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Providing engineering and entrepreneurial experiences and hands-on training for students enrolled in participating institutions of higher education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ca7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting on Commercialization Metrics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall establish—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>metrics related to commercialization for an award under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ca7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a reporting schedule for recipients of such awards that takes into account both short- and long-term goals of the programs under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ca7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic Diversity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure regional and geographic diversity in issuing awards under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ca7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253ca7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>From within funds authorized for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, there are authorized to carry out the activities under this section $3,100,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10392">SEC. 10392. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253ca7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19112">42 USC 19112</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253cf4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, acting through the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, shall award fellowships to scientists and engineers to help develop leaders capable of maturing promising ideas and technologies from lab to market or other use and forge connections between academic research and the government, industry, financial sectors, and other end users.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253cf4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253cf4d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant for a fellowship under this section shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. At a minimum, the Director shall require that applicants—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253cf4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253cf4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>have completed a doctoral degree in a STEM field no more than 5 years prior to the date of the application, or have otherwise demonstrated significant postbaccalaureate scientific research experience and are considered early career, according to requirements established by the Director; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253cf4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>have included in the application a proposal for how the fellow will be embedded in a host institution’s research environment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253cf4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253cf4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>from diverse research institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253cf4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>from all regions of the country; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253cf4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>from groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1589">136 STAT. 1589</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253cf4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may enter into an agreement with a qualified third-party entity to administer the fellowships, subject to the provisions of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253cf4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253cf4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director a total of $125,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to carry out the activities outlined in this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10393">SEC. 10393. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253cf4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19113">42 USC 19113</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, acting through the Directorate, shall fund undergraduate scholarships (including at community colleges), graduate fellowships and traineeships, and postdoctoral awards in the key technology focus areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director may carry out subsection (a) by making awards—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>directly to students; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education, including those institutions or consortia involved in operating Regional Innovation Engines established under section 10388.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Broadening Participation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Director shall take steps to increase the participation of populations that are underrepresented in STEM, which may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establishing or augmenting programs targeted at populations that are underrepresented in STEM;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>supporting traineeships or other relevant programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>enabling low-income populations to pursue associate, undergraduate, or graduate level degrees in STEM;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>addressing current and expected gaps in the availability or skills of the STEM workforce, or addressing needs of the STEM workforce, including by increasing educational capacity at institutions and by prioritizing awards to United States citizens, permanent residents, and individuals that will grow the domestic workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>addressing geographic diversity in the STEM workforce.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Encouraging Innovation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Director shall encourage innovation in graduate education, including through encouraging institutions of higher education to offer graduate students opportunities to gain experience in industry or Government as part of their graduate training, and through support for students in professional master’s programs related to the key technology focus areas or to the societal, national, and geostrategic challenges.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Areas of Funding Support</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of funds to carry out this section, the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>issue—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>postdoctoral awards,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>graduate fellowships and traineeships, inclusive of the NSF Research Traineeships and fellowships awarded under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>scholarships, including undergraduate scholarships, research experiences, and internships, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>scholarships to attend community colleges; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>research experiences and internships under sections 513, 514, and 515 of the America COMPETES <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1590">136 STAT. 1590</page> Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–5">42 U.S.C. 1862p–5</ref>; 1862p–6; 1862p–7);</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that not less than 10 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section are used to support additional awards that focus on community college training, education, and teaching programs that increase the participation of populations that are historically underrepresented in STEM, including technical programs through programs such as the Advanced Technological Education program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>if funds remain after carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2) make awards to institutions of higher education to enable the institutions to fund the development and establishment of new or specialized programs of study for graduate, undergraduate, or technical college students and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those programs of study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-income Scholarship Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall award scholarships to low-income individuals to enable such individuals to pursue associate, undergraduate, or graduate level degrees in STEM fields.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a scholarship under this subsection, an individual—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>must be a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a) of title 8), an alien admitted as a refugee under section 1157 of title 8, or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>shall prepare and submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253e2d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>shall certify to the Director that the individual intends to use amounts received under the scholarship to enroll or continue enrollment at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001(a) of title 20) in order to pursue an associate, undergraduate, or graduate level degree in STEM fields designated by the Director.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ability</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards of scholarships under this subsection shall be made by the Director solely on the basis of the ability of the applicant, except that in any case in which 2 or more applicants for scholarships are deemed by the Director to be possessed of substantially equal ability, and there are not sufficient scholarships available to award one to each of such applicants, the available scholarship or scholarships shall be awarded to the applicants in a manner that will tend to result in a geographically wide distribution throughout the United States recipients’ places of permanent residence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scholarship amount and renewal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 414(d) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1869c">42 U.S.C. 1869c</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in paragraph (3) by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that the Director shall not award a scholarship in an amount exceeding $10,000 per year</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1591">136 STAT. 1591</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 years</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253e2d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Of amounts authorized for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, $100,000,000 shall be authorized to carry out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253e2d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may use or augment existing STEM education programs of the Foundation and leverage education or entrepreneurial partners to carry out this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10394">SEC. 10394. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253e5492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19114">42 USC 19114</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ea2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>From amounts made available for the Directorate, the Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, for research and technology development within the key technology focus areas, including investments that advance solutions to the challenges under section 10387.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ea2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the awards under this section shall be to accelerate technological advances and technology adoption in the key technology focus areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ea2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>Recipients of funds under this section may include institutions of higher education, research institutions, non-profit organizations, private sector entities, consortia, or other entities as defined by the Director.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ea2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Metrics</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may set metrics, including goals and deadlines, for the development and demonstration of technology as determined in the terms of the award, and may use such metrics to determine whether an award recipient shall be eligible for continued or follow-on funding.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ea2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Term Technology Deployment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall also make awards, including through the SBIR and STTR programs (as defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638/e">15 U.S.C. 638(e)</ref>), to expedite short-term technology deployment within a period of no longer than 24 months.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ea2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting recipients for an award under this section, the Director shall consider, at a minimum—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ea2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the relevance of the project to the challenges and the key technology focus areas under section 10387, and the potential of the project to result in transformational advances for such challenges and the key technology focus areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ec9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the current status of similar technology, the limits of current practice, and the novelty and risks of the proposed project;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ec9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the ethical, societal, safety, and security implications relevant to the application of the technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ec9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the appropriateness of quantitative goals and metrics for evaluating the project and a plan for evaluating those metrics; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253ec9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the path for developing and, as appropriate, commercializing the technology into products and processes in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253ec9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>From within funds authorized for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, there are authorized to carry out the activities under this section $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10395">SEC. 10395. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253ec9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19115">42 USC 19115</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SCALING INNOVATIONS IN PREK–12 STEM EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253f8d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Taking into consideration the recommendations under section 10311(a)(4) of subtitle B, the Director shall make awards, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to establish multidisciplinary Centers for Transformative Education Research <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1592">136 STAT. 1592</page> and Translation (in this section referred to as “Centers”) to support research and development on widespread and sustained implementation of STEM education innovations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253f8d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The entity seeking an award for a Center under this section must be an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of such institutions or organizations, which may include a STEM ecosystem .</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253f8d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity under subsection (b) seeking an award under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of how the proposed Center will be used to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish partnerships among academic institutions, local or State educational agencies, and other relevant stakeholders in supporting programs and activities to facilitate the widespread and sustained implementation of promising, evidence-based STEM education practices, models, programs, curriculum, and technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support enhanced STEM education infrastructure, including cyberlearning technologies, to facilitate the widespread adoption of promising, evidence-based practices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support research and development on scaling practices, partnerships, and alternative models to current approaches, including approaches sensitive to the unique combinations of capabilities, resources, and needs of varying localities, educators, and learners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>include a focus on the learning needs of under-resourced schools and learners in low-resource or underachieving local educational agencies in urban and rural communities and the development of high-quality curriculum that engages these learners in the knowledge and practices of STEM fields;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>include a focus on the learning needs and unique challenges facing students with disabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>support research, development, or education on one or more of the key technology focus areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>support research and development on scaling practices and models to support and sustain highly-qualified STEM educators in urban and rural communities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253f8d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>at the discretion of the Director, any other requirements recommended in the study commissioned under section 10311(a) of subtitle B.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253fb43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making an award under this section, the Director may also consider the extent to which the proposed Center will—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>leverage existing collaborations, tools, and strategies supported by the Foundation, including NSF INCLUDES and the Convergence Accelerators;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support research on and the development and scaling of innovative approaches to distance learning and education for various student populations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support education innovations that leverage new technologies or deepen understanding of the impact of technology on educational systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>include a commitment from local or State education administrators to making the proposed reforms and activities a priority.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1593">136 STAT. 1593</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253fb440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under this section, the Director shall explore opportunities to partner with the Department of Education, including through jointly funding activities under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253fb441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Each award made under this section shall be for a duration of no more than 5 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253fb442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall encourage and facilitate an annual meeting of the Centers, as appropriate, to foster collaboration among the Centers and to further disseminate the results of the Centers’ supported activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253fb443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may use existing NSF programs to establish and execute this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y253fb444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253fb445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress and make widely available to the public a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the focus and proposed goals of each Center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253fb448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment, based on a common set of benchmarks and tools, of the Centers’ success in helping to promote scalable solutions in PreK–12 STEM education; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y253fb449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253fb44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253fb44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the Centers established under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10396">SEC. 10396. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x253fb44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19116">42 USC 19116</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2541890d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to existing authorities available to the Foundation, the Director may exercise the following authorities in carrying out the activities under this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541890e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subtitle, the Director may provide awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, cash prizes, and other transactions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541890f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program directors</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25418910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director may designate individuals to serve as program directors for the programs established within the Directorate pursuant to the responsibilities established under subparagraph (B). The Director shall ensure that program directors—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25418911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>have expertise in one or more of the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25418912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>come from a variety of backgrounds, including industry, and from a variety of institutions of higher education.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25418913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A program director of a program of the Directorate, in consultation with the Assistant Director, shall be responsible for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>establishing research and development goals for the program, including through the convening of workshops, conferring with a broad range of stakeholders and outside experts, taking into account relevant expert reports, and publicizing the goals of the program to the public and private sectors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>surveying a wide range of institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and private entities to identify emerging trends in the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387, and, as appropriate, soliciting proposals from such entities to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1594">136 STAT. 1594</page> conduct research in areas of particular promise that the private sector is the not likely to undertake independently.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>facilitating research collaborations in the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387, including connecting academic researchers with potential end-users of technology, including industry, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, civil society organizations, and other relevant organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>reviewing applications for projects submitted under section 10394 according to the Merit Review Criteria established by the Director for such projects and described in the Foundation’s Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, and any such additional criteria as determined by the Director; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>monitoring the progress of projects supported under the program and taking into account input from relevant experts and stakeholders, recommending program updates as needed.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>Program directors may use diverse merit review models for selection of award recipients under section 10394, including internal review and different models that use peer review.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><content>Program directors of the Directorate may be appointed by the Director for a limited term, renewable at the discretion of the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Experts in science and engineering</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may carry out a program of personnel management authority provided under subparagraph (B) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering for research and development projects and to enhance the administration and management of the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel management authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the program under subparagraph (A), the Foundation may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>without regard to any provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing the appointment of employees in the competitive service, appoint individuals to a total of not more than 70 positions in the Foundation, of which not more than 5 such positions may be positions of administration or management of the Foundation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>prescribe the rates of basic pay for positions to which employees are appointed under clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the case of employees appointed pursuant to clause (i) to any of 5 positions designated by the Foundation for purposes of this clause, at rates not in excess of a rate equal to 150 percent of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for positions at level I of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5312">section 5312 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in the case of any other employee appointed pursuant to clause (i), at rates not in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for senior-level positions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">section 5376 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1595">136 STAT. 1595</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>pay any employee appointed under subparagraph (A), other than an employee appointed to a position designated as described in clause (ii)(I), payments in addition to basic pay within the limit applicable to the employee under subparagraph (D).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on term of appointment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clause (ii), the service of an employee under an appointment under subparagraph (B)(i) may not exceed 4 years.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may, in the case of a particular employee under the program under subparagraph (A), extend the period to which service is limited under clause (i) by up to 2 years if the Director determines that such action is necessary to promote the efficiency of the Foundation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amount of additional payments payable</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection or <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5307">section 5307 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, no additional payments may be paid to an employee under subparagraph (B)(iii) in any calendar year if, or to the extent that, the employee’s total annual compensation in such calendar year will exceed the maximum amount of total annual compensation payable at the salary set in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s104">section 104 of title 3, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Highly qualified experts in needed occupations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may carry out a program using the authority provided in subparagraph (B) in order to attract highly qualified experts in needed occupations, as determined by the Foundation. Individuals hired by the Director through such authority may include individuals with expertise in business creativity, innovation management, design thinking, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and related fields.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the program, the Foundation may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>appoint personnel from outside the civil service and uniformed services (as such terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2101">section 2101 of title 5, United States Code</ref>) to positions in the Foundation without regard to any provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing the appointment of employees in the competitive service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>prescribe the rates of basic pay for positions to which employees are appointed under clause (i) at rates not in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for senior-level positions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">section 5376 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>pay any employee appointed under clause (i) payments in addition to basic pay within the limits applicable to the employee under subparagraph (D).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on term of appointment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clause (ii), the service of an employee under an appointment made pursuant to this subsection may not exceed 5 years.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may, in the case of a particular employee, extend the period to which service is limited under clause (i) by up to 1 additional year if the Foundation determines that such action <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1596">136 STAT. 1596</page> is necessary to promote the Foundation’s national security missions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on additional payments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The total amount of the additional payments paid to an employee under this subsection for any 12-month period may not exceed the maximum amount of total compensation payable at the salary set in accordance with section 104 of title, United States Code.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility for payments</inline>.—</heading><content>An employee appointed under this subsection is not eligible for any bonus, monetary award, or other monetary incentive for service, except for payments authorized under this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on number of highly qualified experts</inline>.—</heading><content>The number of highly qualified experts appointed and retained by the Foundation under sub (B)(i) shall not exceed 70 at any time.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provisions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event that the Foundation terminates the program under this paragraph, in the case of an employee who, on the day before the termination of the program, is serving in a position pursuant to an appointment under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>the termination of the program does not terminate the employee’s employment in that position before the expiration of the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the period for which the employee was appointed; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the period to which the employee’s service is limited under subparagraph (C), including any extension made under this paragraph before the termination of the program; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the rate of basic pay prescribed for the position under this paragraph may not be reduced as long as the employee continues to serve at an acceptable level of performance in the position without a break in service.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional hiring authority</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent needed to carry out the duties under paragraph (1)(A), the Director is authorized to utilize hiring authorities under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3372">section 3372 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to staff the Foundation with employees from other Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, institutions of higher education, and other organizations, as described in that section, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions, that apply to such individuals utilized to accomplish other missions of the Foundation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National academy of public administration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541b058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct a study on the organizational and management structure of the Foundation, to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>evaluate and make recommendations to efficiently and effectively implement the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1597">136 STAT. 1597</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2541b05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>evaluate and make recommendations to ensure coordination of the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships with other directorates and offices of the Foundation and other Federal agencies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b05b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the study under subparagraph (A), the Foundation shall review the recommendations from the National Academy of Public Administration and provide a briefing to Congress on the plans of the Foundation to implement any such recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b05c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Providing authority to disseminate information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 11 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1870">42 U.S.C. 1870</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b05d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (j), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b05e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (k), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2541b05f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2541d770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><content>to provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information within the United States concerning the Foundation’s activities and the results of those activities.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10397">SEC. 10397. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541d771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19117">42 USC 19117</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2541fe82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities of the Directorate, the Director shall coordinate and collaborate as appropriate with the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the heads of other Federal research agencies, as appropriate, to further the goals of this subtitle.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2541fe83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Avoid Duplication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that activities carried out by the Directorate are not duplicative of activities supported by other parts of the Foundation or other relevant Federal agencies. In carrying out the activities prescribed by this division, the Director shall coordinate with the interagency working group established under subtitle F of title VI and heads of other Federal research agencies to ensure these activities enhance and complement, but do not constitute unnecessary duplication of effort and to ensure the responsible stewardship of funds.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2541fe84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emerging Technologies</inline>.—</heading><content>After completion of the studies regarding emerging technologies conducted by the Secretary of Commerce under title XV of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Director shall consider the results of such studies in carrying out the activities of the Directorate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10398">SEC. 10398. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541fe85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19118">42 USC 19118</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIETAL CONSIDERATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director shall engage, as appropriate, experts in the social dimensions of science and technology and set up formal avenues for public input, as appropriate, to ensure that ethical, legal, and societal considerations are taken into account in the priorities and activities of the Directorate, including in the selection of the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387 and the award-making process, and throughout all stages of supported projects.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1598">136 STAT. 1598</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10399">SEC. 10399. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2541fe86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19119">42 USC 19119</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25424ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall provide to the relevant authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress an annual report describing projects supported by the Directorate during the previous year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25424ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25424ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25424caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roadmap</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide to the relevant authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress a roadmap describing the strategic vision that the Directorate will use to guide investment decisions over the following 3 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25424cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25424cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25424cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall prepare and submit to Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25424cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25424caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic vision.</p></sidenote><content>a strategic vision for the next 5 years for the Directorate, including a description of how the Foundation will increase funding for research and education for populations underrepresented in STEM and geographic areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25424cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of the planned activities of the Directorate to secure federally funded science and technology pursuant to section 1746 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601">42 U.S.C. 6601 note</ref>) and section 223 of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>) and the requirements under subtitle D of this title and subtitle E of title VI .</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25424cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection Criteria Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 24 months after the establishment of the Directorate, the Director shall prepare and submit a report to Congress regarding the use of alternative methods for the selection of award recipients and the distribution of funding to recipients, as compared to the traditional peer review process.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10399A">SEC. 10399A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25424cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19120">42 USC 19120</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EVALUATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25429ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>After the Directorate has been in operation for 6 years, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to provide an evaluation of how well the Directorate is achieving the purposes identified in section 10382.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25429ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The evaluation shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25429ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of the impact of Directorate activities on the Foundation’s primary science mission;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25429ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an assessment of the Directorate’s impact on the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 10387;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25429ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an assessment of efforts to ensure coordination between the Directorate and other Federal agencies, and with external entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25429adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a description of lessons learned from operation of the Directorate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25429adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25429ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">information.</p></sidenote><content>recommended funding levels for the Directorate;</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25429ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>On completion of the evaluation, the evaluation shall be made available to Congress and the public.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1599">136 STAT. 1599</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Administrative Amendments</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10399D">SEC. 10399D. </num><heading>SUPPORTING VETERANS IN STEM CAREERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3(c) of the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862t">42 U.S.C. 1862t</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annual</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>biennial</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10399E">SEC. 10399E. </num><heading>SUNSHINE ACT COMPLIANCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2542c1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 15(a) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862n–5/a">42 U.S.C. 1862n–5(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2542c1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>so that paragraph (3) reads as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2542c1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2542c1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General of the Foundation shall conduct a review of the compliance by the Board with the requirements described in paragraph (2) as necessary based on a triennial risk assessment.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2542e906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2542e907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Any review deemed necessary shall examine the proposed and actual content of closed meetings and determine whether the closure of the meetings was consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552b">section 552b of title 5, United States Code</ref>.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2542e908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2542e909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials relating to closed portions of meeting</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2542e90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2542e90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>To facilitate the risk assessment required under paragraph (3) of this subsection, and any subsequent review conducted by the Inspector General, the Office of the National Science Board shall maintain the General Counsel’s certificate, the presiding officer’s statement, and a transcript or recording of any closed meeting, for at least 3 years after such meeting.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10399F">SEC. 10399F. </num><heading>SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS REPORT SUBMISSION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 4(j)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1863/j/1">42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 15</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>BIOECONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10401">SEC. 10401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2542e90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19131">42 USC 19131</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2543101d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2543101e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Initiative</term>” means the National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative established under section 10402.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2543101f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Omics</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>omics</term>” refers to the collective technologies used to explore the roles, relationships, and actions of the various types of molecules that make up the cells and systems of an organism and the systems level analysis of their functions.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10402">SEC. 10402. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25431020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19132">42 USC 19132</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL ENGINEERING BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25446fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25446fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President, acting through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1600">136 STAT. 1600</page> advance societal well-being, national security, sustainability, and economic productivity and competitiveness through the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Advancing areas of research at the intersection of the biological, physical, chemical, data, and computational and information sciences and engineering to accelerate scientific understanding and technological innovation in engineering biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Advancing areas of biomanufacturing research to optimize, standardize, scale, and deliver new products and solutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Supporting social and behavioral sciences and economics research that advances the field of engineering biology and contributes to the development and public understanding of new products, processes, and technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Improving the understanding of engineering biology of the scientific and lay public and supporting greater evidence-based public discourse about its benefits and risks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Supporting research relating to the risks and benefits of engineering biology, including under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Supporting the development of novel tools and technologies to accelerate scientific understanding and technological innovation in engineering biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Expanding the number of researchers, educators, and students and a retooled workforce with engineering biology training, including from traditionally underrepresented and underserved populations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Accelerating the translation and commercialization of engineering biology and biomanufacturing research and development by the private sector.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Improving the interagency planning and coordination of Federal Government activities related to engineering biology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25446fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The activities of the Initiative shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Sustained support for engineering biology research and development through the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Grants to fund the work of individual investigators and teams of investigators, including interdisciplinary teams.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Projects funded under joint solicitations by a collaboration of not fewer than two agencies participating in the Initiative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Interdisciplinary research centers that are organized to investigate basic research questions, carry out technology development and demonstration activities, and increase understanding of how to scale up engineering biology processes, including biomanufacturing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Sustained support for databases and related tools, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Support for the establishment, curation, and maintenance of curated genomics, epigenomics, and other relevant omics databases, including plant, animal, and microbial databases, that are available to researchers to carry out engineering biology research in a manner that does not compromise national security or the privacy or security of information within such databases.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1601">136 STAT. 1601</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Development of standards for such databases, including for curation, interoperability, and protection of privacy and security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Support for the development of computational tools, including artificial intelligence tools, that can accelerate research and innovation using such databases.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25446fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25446fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254496d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory and assessment of all Federal government omics databases to identify opportunities to improve the utility of such databases, as appropriate and in a manner that does not compromise national security or the privacy and security of information within such databases, and inform investment in such databases as critical infrastructure for the engineering biology research enterprise.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Sustained support for the development, optimization, and validation of novel tools and technologies to enable the dynamic study of molecular processes in situ, including through the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Research conducted at Federal laboratories.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254496db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>Grants to fund the work of investigators at institutions of higher education and other nonprofit research institutions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Incentivized development of retooled industrial sites across the country that foster a pivot to modernized engineering biology initiatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Awards under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as described in section 9 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Support for education and training of undergraduate and graduate students in engineering biology, biomanufacturing, bioprocess engineering, and computational science applied to engineering biology and in the related ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other societal domains.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Support for a national network of testbeds based on open standards, interfaces, and processes, including by repurposing existing facilities such as those specified in paragraph (3)(C), that would enable scale up of laboratory engineering biology research.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Activities to develop robust mechanisms for documenting and quantifying the outputs and economic benefits of engineering biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>Activities to accelerate the translation and commercialization of new products, processes, and technologies by carrying out the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identifying precompetitive research opportunities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Facilitating public-private partnerships in engineering biology research and development, including to address barriers to scaling up innovations in engineering biology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Connecting researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows with entrepreneurship education and training opportunities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Supporting proof of concept activities and the formation of startup companies including through programs such as the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1602">136 STAT. 1602</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254496e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expanding Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Initiative shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, outreach to primarily undergraduate and historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions about Initiative opportunities, and shall encourage the development of research collaborations between research-intensive universities and primarily undergraduate and historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254496e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ethical, Legal, Environmental, Safety, Security, and Societal Issues</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Initiative activities shall take into account ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues by carrying out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Supporting research, including in the social sciences, and other activities addressing ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology, including integrating research on such topics with the research and development in engineering biology, and encouraging the dissemination of the results of such research, including through interdisciplinary engineering biology research centers described in subsection (b)(1)(C).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Supporting research and other activities related to the safety and security implications of engineering biology, including outreach to increase awareness among Federal researchers and federally-funded researchers at institutions of higher education about potential safety and security implications of engineering biology research, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Ensuring that input from Federal and non-Federal experts on the ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology is integrated into the Initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Ensuring, through the agencies and departments that participate in the Initiative, that public input and outreach are integrated into the Initiative by the convening of regular and ongoing public discussions through mechanisms such as workshops, consensus conferences, and educational events, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254496ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254496ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Complying with all applicable provisions of Federal law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10403">SEC. 10403. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254496ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19133">42 USC 19133</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INITIATIVE COORDINATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2545f57f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Committee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President, acting through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall designate an interagency committee to coordinate activities of the Initiative as appropriate, which shall be co-chaired by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall select an additional co-chairperson from among the members of the interagency committee. The interagency committee shall oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Initiative. The interagency committee shall carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Provide for interagency coordination of Federal engineering biology research, development, and other activities undertaken pursuant to the Initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Establish and periodically update goals and priorities for the Initiative.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1603">136 STAT. 1603</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Develop, not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and update every five years thereafter, a strategic plan submitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>guides the activities of the Initiative for purposes of meeting the goals and priorities established under (and updated pursuant to) paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>describes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Initiative’s support for long-term funding for interdisciplinary engineering biology research and development;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Initiative’s support for education and public outreach activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>the Initiative’s support for research and other activities on ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>an applied biorisk management research plan;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for integrating security into biological data access and international reciprocity agreements;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for manufacturing restructuring to support engineering biology research, development, and scaling-up initiatives; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of existing biosecurity governance policies, guidance, and directives for the purposes of creating an adaptable, evidence-based framework to respond to emerging biosecurity challenges created by advances in engineering biology;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>how the Initiative will contribute to moving results out of the laboratory and into application for the benefit of society and United States competitiveness; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2545f597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>how the Initiative will measure and track the contributions of engineering biology to United States economic growth and other societal indicators.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><content>Develop a national genomic sequencing strategy to ensure engineering biology research fully leverages plant, animal, and microbe biodiversity, as appropriate and in a manner that does not compromise economic competitiveness, national security, or the privacy or security of human genetic information, to enhance long-term innovation and competitiveness in engineering biology in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>Develop a plan to utilize Federal programs, such as the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as described in section 9 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638</ref>)), in support of the activities described in section 10402(b)(3).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1604">136 STAT. 1604</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>In carrying out this section, take into consideration the recommendations of the advisory committee established under section 10404, the results of the workshop convened under section 10402, existing reports on related topics, and the views of academic, State, industry, and other appropriate groups.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2545f59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quinquennial Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning with fiscal year 2023 and every five years thereafter for ten years, the interagency committee shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p></sidenote><content>A summarized agency budget in support of the Initiative for the current fiscal year, including a breakout of spending for each agency participating in the Program, and for the development and acquisition of any research facilities and instrumentation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of how Federal agencies are implementing the plan described in subsection (a)(3), including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the amount and number of awards made under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as described in section 9 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638</ref>)) in support of the Initiative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the amount and number of projects funded under joint solicitations by a collaboration of not fewer than two agencies participating in the Initiative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of effects of newly-funded projects by the Initiative.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2545f5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative Coordination Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall establish an Initiative Coordination Office, with a Director and full-time staff, which shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide technical and administrative support to the interagency committee and the advisory committee established under subsection (a) and section 10404;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>serve as the point of contact on Federal engineering biology activities for government organizations, academia, industry, professional societies, State governments, interested citizen groups, and others to exchange technical and programmatic information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>oversee interagency coordination of the Initiative, including by encouraging and supporting joint agency solicitation and selection of applications for funding of activities under the Initiative, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>conduct public outreach, including dissemination of findings and recommendations of the advisory committee, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>serve as the coordinator of ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal input; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1605">136 STAT. 1605</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>promote access to, and early application of, the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived from Initiative activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal Government, and to United States industry, including startup companies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with each participating Federal department and agency, as appropriate, shall develop and annually update an estimate of the funds necessary to carry out the activities of the Initiative Coordination Office and submit such estimate with an agreed summary of contributions from each agency to Congress as part of the President’s annual budget request to Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2545f5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Initiative Coordination Office established under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2545f5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to alter the policies, processes, or practices of individual Federal agencies in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act relating to the conduct of biomedical research and advanced development, including the solicitation and review of extramural research proposals.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10404">SEC. 10404. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2545f5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19134">42 USC 19134</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENGINEERING BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254691fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254691fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The agency co-chair of the interagency committee established under section 10403 shall, in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development (in this section referred to as the “advisory committee”) to be composed of not fewer than 12 members, including representatives of research and academic institutions, industry, and nongovernmental entities, who are qualified to provide advice on the Initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254691fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The advisory committee shall assess the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254691fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The current state of United States competitiveness in engineering biology, including the scope and scale of United States investments in engineering biology research and development in the international context.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254691ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Current market barriers to commercialization of engineering biology products, processes, and tools in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Progress made in implementing the Initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The need to revise the Initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The balance of activities and funding across the Initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Whether the strategic plan developed or updated by the interagency committee established under section 10403 is helping to maintain United States leadership in engineering biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Whether ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues are adequately addressed by the Initiative.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25469205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25469206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every five years thereafter, the advisory committee shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1606">136 STAT. 1606</page> submit to the President, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The findings of the advisory committee’s assessment under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25469208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25469209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546920a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>The advisory committee’s recommendations for ways to improve the Initiative.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2546920b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the advisory committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2546920c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546920d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The advisory committee established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10405">SEC. 10405. </num><heading>EXTERNAL REVIEW OF ETHICAL, LEGAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, SECURITY, AND SOCIETAL ISSUES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2546e02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review, and make recommendations with respect to, the ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development. The review shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2546e033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the current research on such issues.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2546e035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of the research needs relating to such issues.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2546e036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Recommendations on how the Initiative can address the research needs identified pursuant to paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2546e037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Recommendations on how researchers engaged in engineering biology can best incorporate considerations of such issues into the development of research proposals and the conduct of research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2546e038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall require the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2546e03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the findings and recommendations of the review conducted under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2546e03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">development.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2546e041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19135">42 USC 19135</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>make a copy of such report available on a publicly accessible website.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10406">SEC. 10406. </num><heading>AGENCY ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Science Foundation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the Initiative, the National Science Foundation shall carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254818c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>Support research in engineering biology and biomanufacturing through individual grants, collaborative grants, and through interdisciplinary research centers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1607">136 STAT. 1607</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Support research on the environmental, legal, ethical, and social implications of engineering biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Provide support for research instrumentation, equipment, and cyberinfrastructure for engineering biology disciplines, including support for research, development, optimization, and validation of novel technologies to enable the dynamic study of molecular processes in situ.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Support curriculum development and research experiences for secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students in engineering biology and biomanufacturing, including through support for graduate fellowships and traineeships in engineering biology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254818c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>Award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable institutions to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who perform some of their engineering biology research in an industry setting.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Commerce</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National institute of standards and technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the Initiative, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall carry out the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Advance the development of standard reference materials and measurements, including to promote interoperability between new component technologies and processes for engineering biology and biomanufacturing discovery, innovation, and production processes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Establish new data tools, techniques, and processes necessary to advance engineering biology and biomanufacturing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Provide access to user facilities with advanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources to industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to perform research and testing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Provide technical expertise to inform the potential development of guidelines or safeguards for new products, processes, and systems of engineering biology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National oceanic and atmospheric administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the initiative, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall carry out the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Conduct and support research in omics and associated bioinformatic sciences and develop tools and products to improve ecosystem stewardship, monitoring, management, assessments. and forecasts, consistent with the mission of the agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Collaborate with other agencies to understand potential environmental threats and safeguards related to engineering biology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Energy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the Initiative, the Secretary of Energy shall carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Conduct and support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities in engineering biology, including in the areas of synthetic biology, advanced biofuel and bioproduct development, biobased materials, and environmental remediation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1608">136 STAT. 1608</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Support the development, optimization and validation of novel, scalable tools and technologies to enable the dynamic study of molecular processes in situ.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Provide access to user facilities with advanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources, including secure access to high-performance computing, as appropriate, to industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to perform research and testing;.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Strengthen collaboration between the Office of Science and the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office to help transfer fundamental research results to industry and accelerate commercial applications.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the Initiative, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Conduct and support research and development in engineering biology and associated data and information sciences.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Support curriculum development and research experiences in engineering biology and associated data and information sciences across the military education system, including the service academies, professional military education, and military graduate education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254818dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>Assess risks of potential national security and economic security threats relating to engineering biology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the Initiative, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Conduct and support research in engineering biology, including in synthetic biology, and related to Earth and space sciences, aeronautics, space technology, and space exploration and experimentation, consistent with the priorities established in the National Academies’ decadal surveys.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254818e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>Award grants, on a competitive basis, that enable institutions to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who perform some of their engineering biology research in an industry setting.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Agriculture</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the Initiative, the Secretary of Agriculture shall support research and development in engineering biology through the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture programs and grants, and the Office of the Chief Scientist.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental Protection Agency</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the Initiative, the Environmental Protection Agency shall support research on how products, processes, and systems of engineering biology will affect or can protect the environment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254818e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Health and Human Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the Initiative, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate and consistent with activities of the Department of Health and Human Services in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Support research and development to advance the understanding and application of engineering biology for human health.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Support relevant interdisciplinary research and coordination.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1609">136 STAT. 1609</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254818e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Support activities necessary to facilitate oversight of relevant emerging biotechnologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10407">SEC. 10407. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25483ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19136">42 USC 19136</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this title may be construed to require public disclosure of information that is exempt from mandatory disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>STEM Opportunities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10501">SEC. 10501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25483ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19151">42 USC 19151</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCY POLICIES FOR CAREGIVERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2548b529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">OSTP Guidance</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2548b52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2548b52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, shall provide guidance to each Federal research agency to establish policies that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2548b52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>apply to all—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>research awards granted by such agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>principal investigators of such research and their trainees, including postdoctoral researchers and graduate students, who have caregiving responsibilities, including care for a newborn or newly adopted child and care for an immediate family member who has a disability or a serious health condition; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>provide, to the extent feasible—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>flexibility in timing for the initiation of approved research awards granted by such agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>no-cost extensions of such research awards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>award supplements, as appropriate, to research awards to sustain research activities conducted under such awards; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548b534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other appropriate accommodations at the discretion of the director of each such agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2548b535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uniformity of Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>In providing guidance under subsection (a), the Director shall encourage uniformity, to the extent practicable, and consistency in the policies established pursuant to such guidance across all Federal research agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2548b536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Policies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent, to the extent practicable, with the guidance under subsection (a), Federal research agencies shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548dc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>maintain or develop and implement policies for individuals described in paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548dc48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>broadly disseminate in easily accessible formats such policies to current and potential award recipients.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2548dc49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data on Usage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Federal research agencies shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548dc4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>collecting data, including demographic data that can be disaggregated by sex, geographic location, and socioeconomic indicators, which may include employment status, occupation, educational attainment, parental education, and income, on the usage of the policies under subsection (c), at both institutions of higher education and Federal laboratories; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1610">136 STAT. 1610</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2548dc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2548dc4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>reporting such data on an annual basis to the Director in such form as required by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10502">SEC. 10502. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2548dc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19152">42 USC 19152</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF DATA ON FEDERAL RESEARCH AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25492a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25492a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Federal research agency shall collect, as practicable, with respect to all applications for merit-reviewed research and development awards made by such agency, standardized record-level annual information on demographics, primary field, award type, institution type, review rating, budget request, funding outcome, and awarded budget.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25492a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25492a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uniformity and standardization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the heads of each Federal research agency, shall establish, and update as necessary, a policy to ensure uniformity and standardization of the data collection required under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25492a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Record-level data</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25492a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25492a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25492a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than two years after the issuance of the policy under paragraph (2) to Federal research agencies, and on an annual basis thereafter, each Federal research agency shall submit to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics record-level data collected under paragraph (1) in the form required by the Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25492a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previous data</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the first submission under subparagraph (A), each Federal research agency, to the extent practicable, shall also submit comparable record-level data, if it is available to the agency, for the five years preceding the date of such submission, or an analysis for why such data cannot be provided.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25492a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25492a78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting of Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall publish statistical summary data, as practicable, collected under this section, disaggregated and cross-tabulated by race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic indicators, which may include employment status, occupation, educational attainment, parental education, and income, geographic location, and years since completion of doctoral degree, including in conjunction with the National Science Foundation’s report required by section 37 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1885d">42 U.S.C. 1885d</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/96/516">Public Law 96–516</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10503">SEC. 10503. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25492a79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19153">42 USC 19153</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>POLICIES FOR REVIEW OF FEDERAL RESEARCH AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2549518a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment of Policies</inline>.—</heading><content>Federal research agencies shall regularly assess, and update as necessary, policies, and practices to remove or reduce cultural and institutional barriers limiting the recruitment, retention, and success of groups historically underrepresented in STEM research careers, including policies and practices relevant to the unbiased review of Federal research applications.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2549518b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations and Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the requirements under subsection (a), Federal research agencies shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549518c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>review current levels of participation of groups historically underrepresented in STEM in peer-review panels and consider approaches for expanding their participation;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1611">136 STAT. 1611</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549518d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2549518e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>analyze the data collected under section 10502, including funding rates of proposals from all groups, including those historically underrepresented in STEM;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549518f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>collect and disseminate best practices to remove or reduce cultural and institutional barriers limiting the recruitment, retention, and success of groups historically underrepresented in STEM research careers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254978a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>implement evidence-based policies and practices to achieve the goals of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10504">SEC. 10504. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254978a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19154">42 USC 19154</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COLLECTION OF DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF FACULTY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2549edd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549edd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2549edd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2549edd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2549edd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and at least every five years thereafter, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall carry out a survey to collect data from award recipients on the demographics of STEM faculty, by broad fields of STEM, at different types of institutions of higher education that receive Federal research funding.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549edd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent practicable, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall survey, by sex, race, socioeconomic indicators, which may include employment status, occupation, educational attainment, parental education, and income, geographic location, ethnicity, citizenship status, and years since completion of doctoral degree—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549edd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549edd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty at each rank;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549edda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty who are in nontenure-track positions, including teaching and research;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549eddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty who are reviewed for promotion, including tenure, and the percentage of that number who are promoted, including being awarded tenure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549eddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>faculty years in rank;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549eddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty to leave tenure-track positions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549edde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty hired, by rank; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549eddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the number and percentage of faculty in leadership positions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2549ede0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Surveys</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the National Science Foundation, may, in modifying or expanding existing Federal surveys of higher education (as necessary)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549ede1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>take into account the considerations under subsection (a)(2) by collaborating with statistical centers at other Federal agencies; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2549ede2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>make an award to an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization (or consortia thereof) to take such considerations into account.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2549ede3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2549ede4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall publish statistical summary data collected under this section, including as part of the National Science Foundation’s report required by section 37 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1885d">42 U.S.C. 1885d</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/96/516">Public Law 96–516</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1612">136 STAT. 1612</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2549ede5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2549ede6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the National Science Foundation $4,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 to develop and carry out the initial survey required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10505">SEC. 10505. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a14f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19155">42 USC 19155</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO EXPANDING THE ACADEMIC AND FEDERAL STEM WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254a6318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254a6319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a631a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a631b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the interagency working group on inclusion in STEM and utilizing existing guidance already developed by Federal research agencies where applicable, shall broadly disseminate to entities that receive Federal research funding best practices for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254a631c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a631d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveys.</p></sidenote><content>conducting periodic climate surveys of STEM departments and divisions, with a particular focus on identifying and addressing any cultural or institutional barriers to the recruitment, retention, or advancement of groups historically underrepresented in STEM studies and careers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254a631e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing educational opportunities, including workshops, for STEM professionals to learn about current research on effective practices for unbiased recruitment, evaluation, and promotion of undergraduate and graduate students and research personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254a631f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a6320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a6321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of policies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with the guidance developed under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254a6322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a6323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the heads of Federal research agencies, shall develop a policy that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y254a6324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a6325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>applies to, at a minimum, doctoral degree granting institutions that receive Federal research funding; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254a6326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a6327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>requires each such institution, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and to the extent practicable, to report to the Director of the National Science Foundation on activities and policies developed and implemented based on the guidance disseminated under paragraph (1); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254a6328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>each Federal research agency with a Federal laboratory shall maintain or develop and implement practices and policies for the purposes described in paragraph (1) for such laboratory and, not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal laboratory shall report to the head of such agency on such practices and policies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254a6329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall submit a report to Congress that includes a summary and analysis of the types and frequency of activities and policies developed and carried out under subsection (a) based on the reports submitted under paragraph (2) of such subsection.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10506">SEC. 10506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254a632a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19156">42 USC 19156</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXISTING ACTIVITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   A Federal research agency may satisfy requirements under this subtitle through activities and programs in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1613">136 STAT. 1613</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10507">SEC. 10507. </num><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x254ab14b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254ab14c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description and evaluation of the status and usage of policies implemented pursuant to section 10505 at all Federal research agencies, including any recommendations for revising or expanding such policies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254ab14d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>With respect to efforts to remove or reduce cultural and institutional barriers limiting the recruitment, retention, and success of groups historically underrepresented in academic and government STEM research careers under section 10505—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254ab14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>what steps all Federal research agencies have taken to implement policies and practices to further such efforts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254ab14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of any significant updates to the policies for review of Federal research awards required under such section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254ab150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any evidence of the impact of such policies on the review or awarding of Federal research awards; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254ab151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description and evaluation of the status of institution of higher education and Federal laboratory policies and practices required under section 10505, including any recommendations for revising or expanding such policies.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10508">SEC. 10508. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254ab152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19157">42 USC 19157</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MERIT REVIEW.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as altering any intellectual or broader impacts criteria at Federal research agencies for evaluating award applications.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10509">SEC. 10509. </num><heading>DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this subtitle, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10510">SEC. 10510. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254ad863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19158">42 USC 19158</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle, the term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Rural STEM Education Research</heading> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10511">SEC. 10511. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254ad864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19171">42 USC 19171</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle, the term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10512">SEC. 10512. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254ad865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19172">42 USC 19172</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RURAL STEM ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparing Rural STEM Educators</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards on a merit- reviewed, competitive basis to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or a consortium thereof) for research and development activities to advance innovative <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1614">136 STAT. 1614</page> approaches to support and sustain high-quality STEM teaching in rural schools.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards made under this subsection shall be used for the research and development activities referred to in paragraph (1), which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd43a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>engaging rural educators, principals, or other school leaders of students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in professional learning opportunities to enhance STEM knowledge, including computer science, and develop best practices;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>supporting research on effective STEM teaching and school leadership practices in rural settings, including the use of rubrics and mastery- based grading practices to assess student performance when employing the transdisciplinary teaching approach for STEM disciplines;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>designing and developing pre-service and in-service training resources to assist such rural educators, principals, and other school leaders in adopting transdisciplinary teaching practices across STEM courses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>coordinating with local partners to adapt STEM teaching practices to leverage local, natural, and community assets in order to support in-place learning in rural areas;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>providing hands-on training and research opportunities for rural educators described in clause (i) at Federal laboratories or institutions of higher education, or in industry;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>developing training and best practices for educators who teach multiple grade levels within a STEM discipline;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>designing and implementing professional development courses and experiences, including mentoring, for rural educators, principals, and other school leaders described in clause (i) that combine face-to-face and online experiences; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>any other activity the Director determines will accomplish the goals of this paragraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural stem collaborative</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a pilot program of regional cohorts in rural areas that will provide peer support, mentoring, and hands-on research experiences for rural STEM educators, principals, and other school leaders of students in prekindergarten through grade 12, in order to build an ecosystem of cooperation among educators, principals, other school leaders, researchers, academia, and local industry.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Broadening Participation of Rural Students in STEM</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards on a merit- reviewed, competitive basis to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or a consortium thereof) for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>research and development of programming to identify the barriers rural students face in accessing high-quality STEM education; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1615">136 STAT. 1615</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>development of innovative solutions to improve the participation and advancement of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in STEM studies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards made under this subsection shall be used for the research and development activities referred to in paragraph (1), which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>developing partnerships with community colleges to offer advanced STEM course work, including computer science, to rural high school students;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>supporting research on effective STEM practices in rural settings;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>implementing a school-wide STEM approach, including preparation and support for principals and other school leaders;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>improving the Foundation’s Advanced Technology Education program’s coordination and engagement with rural communities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>collaborating with existing community partners and networks, such as the Cooperative Extension System services and extramural research programs of the Department of Agriculture and youth serving organizations like 4-H, after school STEM programs, and summer STEM programs, to leverage community resources and develop place-based programming;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>connecting rural school districts and institutions of higher education, to improve precollegiate STEM education and engagement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>supporting partnerships that offer hands- on inquiry-based science activities, including coding, and access to lab resources for students studying STEM in prekindergarten through grade 12 in a rural area;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>evaluating the role of broadband connectivity and its associated impact on the STEM and technology literacy of rural students;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>building capacity to support extracurricular STEM programs in rural schools, including mentor-led engagement programs, STEM programs held during non-school hours, STEM networks, makerspaces, coding activities, and competitions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>creating partnerships with local industries and local educational agencies to tailor STEM curricula and educational experiences to the needs of a particular local or regional economy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y254cd453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>any other activity the Director determines will accomplish the goals of this paragraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant seeking an award under subsection (a) or (b) shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. The application may include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of the target population to be served by the research activity or activities for which such award is sought.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of the process for recruitment and selection of students, educators, principals, and other school leaders, or schools from rural areas to participate in such activity or activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1616">136 STAT. 1616</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of how such activity or activities may inform efforts to promote the engagement and achievement of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in STEM studies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>In the case of a proposal consisting of a partnership or partnerships with one or more rural schools and one or more researchers, a plan for establishing a sustained partnership that is jointly developed and managed, draws from the capacities of each partner, and is mutually beneficial.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under subsection (a) or (b), the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>encourage applicants which, for the purpose of the activity or activities funded through the award, include or partner with a nonprofit organization or an institution of higher education (or a consortium thereof) that has extensive experience and expertise in increasing the participation of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in STEM;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>encourage applicants which, for the purpose of the activity or activities funded through the award, include or partner with a consortium of rural schools or rural school districts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>encourage applications which, for the purpose of the activity or activities funded through the award, include commitments from school principals, other school leaders, and administrators to making reforms and activities proposed by the applicant a priority.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cd45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>All proposals for awards under subsections (a) and (b) shall include an evaluation plan that includes the use of outcome-oriented measures to assess the impact and efficacy of the award. Each recipient of an award under this subsection shall include results from these evaluative activities in annual and final projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability and Dissemination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall evaluate the portfolio of awards made under subsections (a) and (b). Such evaluation shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>use a common set of benchmarks and tools to assess the results of research conducted under such awards and identify best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the extent practicable, integrate the findings of research resulting from the activity or activities funded through such awards with the findings of other research on rural students’ pursuit of degrees or careers in STEM.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cd464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on evaluations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the completion of the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to Congress and make widely available to the public a report that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of the evaluation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cd466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cd467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cd468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the awards made under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cd469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cfa7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cfa7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the first report required by section 36(e) of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1885c/e">42 U.S.C. 1885c(e)</ref>) transmitted to Congress after the date of enactment of this division, the Committee on Equal Opportunities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1617">136 STAT. 1617</page> in Science and Engineering, in consultation with the Chief Diversity Officer of the National Science Foundation, shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cfa7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of past and present policies and activities of the Foundation to encourage full participation of students in rural communities in science, mathematics, engineering, and computer science fields;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cfa7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an assessment of trends in participation of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in Foundation activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cfa7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an assessment of the policies and activities of the Foundation, along with proposals for new strategies or the broadening of existing successful strategies towards facilitating the goal of increasing participation of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in Foundation activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cfa7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall, for purposes of enhancing program effectiveness and avoiding duplication of activities, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254cfa80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cfa81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cfa82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$8,000,000 to carry out the activities under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254cfa83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$12,000,000 to carry out the activities under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10513">SEC. 10513. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254cfa84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19173">42 USC 19173</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONLINE EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254d6fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make competitive awards to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or a consortium thereof, which may include a private sector partner) to conduct research on online STEM education courses for rural communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254d6fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The research areas eligible for funding under this subsection shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>evaluating the learning and achievement of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in STEM subjects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>understanding how computer-based and online professional development courses and mentor experiences can be integrated to meet the needs of educators, principals, and other school leaders of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>combining computer-based and online STEM education and training with mentoring and other applied learning arrangements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>leveraging online programs to supplement STEM studies for rural students that need physical and academic accommodation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any other activity the Director determines will accomplish the goals of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254d96cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>All proposals for awards under this section shall include an evaluation plan that includes the use of outcome-oriented measures to assess the impact and efficacy of the award. Each recipient of an award under this subsection shall include results from these evaluative activities in annual and final projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254d96ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability and Dissemination</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1618">136 STAT. 1618</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall evaluate the portfolio of awards made under this subsection. Such evaluation shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>use a common set of benchmarks and tools to assess the results of research conducted under such awards and identify best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the extent practicable, integrate findings from activities carried out pursuant to research conducted under this section, with respect to the pursuit of careers and degrees in STEM, with those activities carried out pursuant to other research on serving rural students and communities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on evaluations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the completion of the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to Congress and make widely available to the public a report that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of the evaluation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254d96d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the awards made under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254d96d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Director shall, for purposes of enhancing program effectiveness and avoiding duplication of activities, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10514">SEC. 10514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254d96db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL ACADEMIES EVALUATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254de4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this division, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which the National Academies agree to conduct an evaluation and assessment that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254de500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>evaluates the quality and quantity of current Federal programming and research directed at examining STEM education for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and workforce development in rural areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254de501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, assesses the impact that the scarcity of broadband connectivity in rural communities, and the affordability of broadband connectivity, have on STEM and technical literacy for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in rural areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254de503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>assesses the core research and data needed to understand the challenges rural areas are facing in providing quality STEM education and workforce development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254de504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>makes recommendations for action at the Federal, State, and local levels for improving STEM education, including online STEM education, for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and workforce development in rural areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254de505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>makes recommendations to inform the implementation of programs in sections 10512 and 10513 (＿＿＿-LOG262) and (＿＿＿-LOG263).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254de506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall require the National Academies, not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this division, to submit to the Director a report on the study conducted under such paragraph, including the National Academies’ findings and recommendations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1619">136 STAT. 1619</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254de508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10515">SEC. 10515. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254de50c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading>GAO REVIEW.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x254e0c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this division, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the engagement of rural populations in Federal STEM education programs and submit to Congress a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e0c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of how Federal STEM education programs are serving rural populations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e0c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of initiatives carried out by Federal agencies that are targeted at supporting STEM education in rural areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e0c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an assessment of what is known about the impact and effectiveness of Federal investments in STEM education programs that are targeted to rural areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e0c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an assessment of challenges that State and Federal STEM education programs face in reaching rural population centers.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10516">SEC. 10516. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e0c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19174">42 USC 19174</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NIST ENGAGEMENT WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254e5a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prize Competition</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>), the Secretary of Commerce shall carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate research and development of creative technologies to support the deployment of affordable and reliable broadband connectivity in rural communities, including unserved rural communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254e5a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e5a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Deployment in Rural Communities</inline>.—</heading><content>Each proposal submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a proposed plan for deployment of the technology that is the subject of such proposal.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254e5a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prize Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may award not more than a total of $5,000,000 to one or more winners of the prize competition.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254e5a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which a prize is awarded under the prize competition, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that describes the winning proposal of the prize competition.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254e5a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Federal Communications Commission and the heads of relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>MSI STEM Achievement</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10521">SEC. 10521. </num><heading>GAO REVIEW.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x254e8159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e815a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e815b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e815c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>an inventory of competitive funding programs and initiatives carried out by Federal research agencies that are targeted to HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs or partnerships with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e815d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e815e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of Federal research agency outreach activities to increase the participation and competitiveness of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1620">136 STAT. 1620</page> HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in the funding programs and initiatives identified in paragraph (1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254e815f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e8160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e8161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations of the Comptroller General to increase the participation of and the rate of success of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in competitive funding programs offered by Federal research agencies.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10522">SEC. 10522. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254e8162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19181">42 USC 19181</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254f92d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In consultation with outside stakeholders and the heads of Federal research agencies and the Interagency Working Group on Inclusion in STEM, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop a uniform set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to carry out a sustained program of outreach activities to increase clarity, transparency, and accountability for Federal research agency investments in STEM education and research activities at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, including such institutions in rural areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254f92d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing policy guidelines under subsection (a) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall include guidelines that require each Federal research agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to designate a liaison for HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs responsible for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>enhancing direct communication with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to increase the Federal research agency’s understanding of the capacity and needs of such institutions and to raise awareness of available Federal funding opportunities at such institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinating programs, activities, and initiatives while accounting for the capacity and needs of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>tracking Federal research agency investments in and engagement with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>reporting progress toward increasing participation of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in award programs;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to the extent practicable, to produce an annual summary of funding opportunities and proposal deadlines targeted at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, including for grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative agreements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to the extent practicable, identifying in annual budget requests potential areas for collaboration with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in the relevant fiscal year, including relating to potential meetings and workshops;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to investigate proposal structures that support broader participation by emerging research institutions, including HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>to conduct on-site reviews of research facilities at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, as practicable, and make recommendations regarding strategies for becoming more competitive in research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>to hold geographically accessible or virtual workshops on research priorities of the Federal research agency and on how to write competitive award proposals and how to bolster award management capacity for the entire award lifecycle, from application to completion;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>to ensure opportunities for HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to directly communicate with Federal research agency officials <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1621">136 STAT. 1621</page> responsible for managing competitive award programs in order to receive feedback on research ideas and proposals, including guidance on the Federal research agency’s merit review process; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>to foster mutually beneficial public-private collaboration among Federal research agencies, industry, Federal laboratories, academia, and nonprofit organizations to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identify alternative sources of funding for STEM education and research at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide access to high-quality, relevant research experiences for students and faculty of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>expand the professional networks of students and faculty of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>broaden STEM educational opportunities for students and faculty of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>support the transition of students of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs into the STEM workforce;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254fb9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254fb9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in collaboration with the head of each Federal research agency, shall submit to Congress a report containing a strategic plan which reflects the plans of each Federal research agency to increase the capacity of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements and to encourage HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to participate in Federal programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing a strategic plan under paragraph (1), the Director and the head of each Federal research agency shall consider the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Issuing new or expanding existing funding opportunities targeted to HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Modifying existing research and development program solicitations to incentivize effective partnerships with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Offering planning grants for HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to develop or equip grant offices with the requisite depth of knowledge to submit competitive grant proposals and manage awarded grants.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Offering additional training programs, including individualized and timely guidance to grant officers, faculty, and postdoctoral researchers at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to ensure their understanding of the requirements for an effective grant proposal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fb9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Other approaches for making current competitive funding models more accessible for underresourced HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254fb9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Policy Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every five years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall report to Congress on the implementation by Federal research agencies of the policy guidelines developed under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y254fba00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Coordination of Federal STEM Education</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d) of section 101(d) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6621">42 U.S.C. 6621</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1622">136 STAT. 1622</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fba01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fba02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (8) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y254fba03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y254fba04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>an account of Federal research agency investments in HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, including, to the degree practicable, data on the level of participation of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs as prime recipients, contractors, subrecipients, or subcontractors of an award, or reasonable estimates thereof; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y254fba05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>a description of material changes to the implementation of section 10522 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10523">SEC. 10523. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x254fba06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19182">42 USC 19182</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25502f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia thereof) to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct research described in subsection (b) with respect to HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify and broadly disseminate effective models for programs and practices at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs that promote the education and workforce preparation of minority students pursuing STEM studies and careers in which such students are underrepresented.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25502f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Research described in this subsection is research on the contribution of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to the education and training of underrepresented minority students in STEM fields and to the meeting of national STEM workforce needs, including relating to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The diversity with respect to local context, cultural differences, and institutional structure among HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs and any associated impact on education and research endeavors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Effective practices at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs and associated outcomes on student recruitment, retention, and advancement in STEM fields, including the ability for students to compete for fellowships, employment, and advancement in the workforce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Contributions made by HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to local, regional, and national workforces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The challenges and opportunities for HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in attaining the resources needed for integrating effective practices in STEM education, including providing research experiences for underrepresented minority students.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The access of students at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to STEM infrastructure and any associated outcomes for STEM competency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Models of STEM curriculum, learning, and teaching successful at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs for increasing participation, retention, and success of underrepresented minority students.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25502f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Successful or promising partnerships between HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs and other institutions of higher education, private sector and nonprofit organizations, Federal laboratories, and international research institutions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25502f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Experiences</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards under this section may fund the development or expansion of opportunities for the exchange <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1623">136 STAT. 1623</page> of students and faculty to conduct research, facilitate professional development, and provide mentorship, including through partnerships with institutions of higher education that are not HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs, private sector and nonprofit organizations, Federal laboratories, and international research institutions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10524">SEC. 10524. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25505653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19183">42 USC 19183</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING UNIVERSITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551b5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions described in subsection (b) to support the mission of the Foundation and to build institutional research capacity at eligible institutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may administer separate competitions for each category of eligible institution described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) in order to ensure fair competition for institutions with significantly different research capacities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dcf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Institutions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under this subsection, an entity—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a historically Black college or university;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a Tribal College or University;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a minority-serving institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an institution of higher education with an established STEM capacity-building program focused on Native Hawaiians and Alaska Natives; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>consortia thereof;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dcff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>have not more than $50,000,000 in annual federally financed research and development expenditures for science and engineering as reported through the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not be an institution classified as having very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making awards under this section, the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>encourage entities that are consortia of eligible institutions to submit proposals and require such proposals to include a plan for establishing a sustained partnership that is jointly developed and managed, draws from the capacities of each institution, and is mutually beneficial;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>encourage proposals submitted in partnership with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, Federal laboratories, and international research institutions, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>require proposals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to include a plan to strengthen the administrative and research capacity of the partnering HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs to lead future proposals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Very High Research Activity Status Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards under this section may be used to enable HBCUs which have high research activity status to achieve very high research activity status, as classified under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, by enabling—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1624">136 STAT. 1624</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>faculty professional development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>stipends for graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral scholars;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>acquisition of laboratory equipment and instrumentation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>other activities as necessary to build research capacity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To receive an award under this subsection, an eligible institution shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a plan that describes how the eligible institution will establish or expand research office capacity and how such award would be used to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>conduct an assessment of capacity-building and research infrastructure needs of an eligible institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>enhance institutional resources to provide administrative research development support to faculty at an eligible institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>bolster the institutional research competitiveness of an eligible institution to support awards made by the Foundation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>support the acquisition of instrumentation necessary to build research capacity at an eligible institution in research areas directly associated with the Foundation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>increase capability of an eligible institution to move technology into the marketplace;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>increase engagement with industry to execute research through the SBIR and STTR programs (as such terms are defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638/e">15 U.S.C. 638(e)</ref>) and direct contracts at an eligible institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>enhance STEM curriculum and research training opportunities at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels at an eligible institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>further faculty development initiatives and strengthen institutional research training infrastructure, capacity, and competitiveness of an eligible institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>address plans and prospects for long-term sustainability of institutional enhancements at an eligible institution resulting from the award including, if applicable, how the award may be leveraged by an eligible institution to build a broader base of support; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>develop and implement mechanisms for institutions of higher education to partner with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs on STEM education, including the facilitation of student exchanges, course and resource sharing, collaboration, and matriculation of students to either institution’s graduate programs, mentoring programs for students and junior faculty, joint research projects, and student access to graduate education; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>as relevant, a plan, which shall be updated every three years, that describes the institution’s strategy to achieve very high research activity status, including making investments with institutional and non-Federal funds, to achieve that status within a decade of the grant award, to the extent practicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">MSI Centers of Innovation</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards under this section may fund the establishment of not more than five MSI Centers <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1625">136 STAT. 1625</page> of Innovation to leverage successes of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in STEM education and research training of underrepresented minority students as models for other institutions, including both HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs and institutions of higher education that are not HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs. Such centers will be located on campuses of selected HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs, and serve as incubators to allow institutions of higher education to experiment, pilot, evaluate, and scale up promising practices.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards made under this subsection shall be for periods of three years and may be extended for periods of not more than five years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 to carry out the activities in this section and section 10523.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2551dd21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Improving the Research Capacity at High Research Activity Historically Black Colleges and Universities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Science and Technology Council shall prepare and submit a report that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identifies challenges and barriers to Federal research and development awards for high research activity status HBCUs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>identifies recommendations for Federal research agencies to sustainably boost the research capacity of high research activity status HBCUs through awards-making authorities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2551dd28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Science and Technology Council shall transmit the report required under paragraph (1) to the Director, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the heads of other such agencies as determined relevant by the National Science and Technology Council.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2551dd29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information from federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Science and Technology Council may secure directly from a Federal department or agency such information as the National Science and Technology Council considers necessary to prepare the report required under paragraph (1). Upon a request from the National Science and Technology Council, the head of a Federal department or agency shall furnish such information as is requested to the National Science and Technology Council.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10525">SEC. 10525. </num><heading>TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2552525a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards to Broaden Tribal College and University Student Participation in Computer Science</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 525 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–13">42 U.S.C. 1862p–13</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2552a07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards to Broaden Tribal College and University Student Participation in Computer Science</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, as part of the program authorized under this section, shall make awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to eligible entities to increase the participation of Tribal populations in computer science and computational thinking education programs to enable students <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1626">136 STAT. 1626</page> to develop skills and competencies in coding, problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and development.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards made under this subsection shall support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>research and development needed to bring computer science and computational thinking courses and degrees to Tribal Colleges or Universities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>research and development of instructional materials needed to integrate computer science and computational thinking into programs that are culturally relevant to students attending Tribal Colleges or Universities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>research, development and evaluation of distance education for computer science and computational thinking courses and degree programs for students attending Tribal Colleges and Universities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>other activities consistent with the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b), as determined by the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>A Tribal College or University seeking an award under this subsection, or consortia thereof, may partner with an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization with demonstrated expertise in academic program development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall consult and cooperate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies to avoid duplication with and enhance the effectiveness of the program under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $2,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2552a088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall evaluate the award program authorized under section 525 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–13">42 U.S.C. 1862p–13</ref>), as amended by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Director shall, as practicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>use a common set of benchmarks and assessment tools to identify best practices and materials developed or demonstrated by the research conducted pursuant to award programs under section 525 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p–13">42 U.S.C. 1862p–13</ref>), as amended by subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include an assessment of the effectiveness of such award programs in expanding access to high quality STEM education, research, and outreach at Tribal Colleges or Universities, as applicable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assess the number of students who participated in such award programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>assess the percentage of students participating in such award programs who successfully complete their education programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552a091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the evaluation under paragraph (1) is completed, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1627">136 STAT. 1627</page> Director shall submit to Congress and make available to the public, a report on the results of the evaluation, including any recommendations for legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the award program authorized under section 525 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, as amended by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10526">SEC. 10526. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552a095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19184">42 USC 19184</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2552eeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552eeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552eeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">HBCU</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>HBCU</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>part B institution</term>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552eeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>minority serving institution</term>” or “MSI” means Hispanic-Serving Institutions as defined in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a</ref>); Alaska Native Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions as defined in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059d">20 U.S.C. 1059d</ref>); and Predominantly Black Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions as defined in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/c">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2552eeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TCU</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>TCU</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Tribal College or University</term>” in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Combating Sexual Harassment in Science</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10531">SEC. 10531. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2552eebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19191">42 USC 19191</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25533cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>According to the report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 2018 entitled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>sexual harassment is pervasive in institutions of higher education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the most common type of sexual harassment is gender harassment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>58 percent of individuals in the academic workplace experience sexual harassment, the second highest rate when compared to the military, the private sector, and Federal, State, and local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>women who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups are more likely to experience sexual harassment and to feel unsafe at work than White women, White men, or men who are members of such groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the training for each individual who has a Doctor of Philosophy in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields is estimated to cost approximately $500,000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>attrition of an individual so trained results in a loss of talent and money.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1628">136 STAT. 1628</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>According to a 2017 University of Illinois study, among astronomers and planetary scientists, 18 percent of women who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups and 12 percent of White women skipped professional events because they did not feel safe attending.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Reporting procedures with respect to sexual harassment are inconsistent among Federal research agencies and have varying degrees of accessibility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25533ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>There is not adequate communication among Federal research agencies and between such agencies and recipients regarding reports of sexual harassment, which has resulted in harassers receiving Federal funding after moving to a different institution.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10532">SEC. 10532. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25533ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19192">42 USC 19192</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purpose of this subtitle is to increase understanding of the causes and consequences of sex-based and sexual harassment, as discussed in the report issued by the National Academies in 2018 entitled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine”, and to advance evidence-based approaches to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10533">SEC. 10533. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255362f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19193">42 USC 19193</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle, the term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10534">SEC. 10534. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255362f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19194">42 USC 19194</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2553b11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to expand research efforts to better understand the factors contributing to, and consequences of, sex-based and sexual harassment affecting individuals in the STEM workforce, including students and trainees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2553b11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>to examine approaches to reduce the incidence and negative consequences of such harassment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2553b11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities funded by an award under this section may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>research on the sex-based and sexual harassment experiences of individuals, including in racial and ethnic minority groups, disabled individuals, foreign nationals, sexual-minority individuals, and others;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2553b121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>development and assessment of policies, procedures, trainings, and interventions, with respect to sex-based and sexual harassment, conflict management, and ways to foster respectful and inclusive climates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>research on approaches for remediating the negative impacts and outcomes of such harassment on individuals experiencing such harassment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>support for institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to develop, adapt, implement, and assess the impact of innovative, evidence-based strategies, policies, and approaches to policy implementation to prevent and address sex-based and sexual harassment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>research on alternatives to the power dynamics, hierarchical, and dependent relationships, including but not limited to the mentor-mentee relationship, in academia that have been <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1629">136 STAT. 1629</page> shown to create higher levels of risk for and lower levels of reporting of sex- based and sexual harassment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2553b125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>establishing a center for the ongoing compilation, management, and analysis of organizational climate survey data.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10535">SEC. 10535. </num><heading>RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT GUIDE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25542656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25542657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25542658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25542659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2554265a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to update the report entitled “On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research” issued by the National Academies. The report, as so updated, shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2554265b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>updated professional standards of conduct in research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2554265c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>promising practices for preventing, addressing, and mitigating the negative impact of sex-based and sexual harassment, to include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2554265d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>standards of treatment individuals can expect to receive under updated standards of conduct;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2554265e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>evidence-based practices for fostering a climate intolerant of sex-based, sexual, and other forms of harassment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2554265f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>methods, including bystander intervention, for identifying and addressing incidents of such harassment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25542660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>professional standards for mentorship and teaching with an emphasis on power diffusion mechanisms and preventing such harassment; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25542661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promising practices for mitigating potential security risks that threaten research security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25542662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the effective date of the agreement under subsection (a), the National Academies, as part of such agreement, shall submit to the Director and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the report referred to in such subparagraph, as updated pursuant to such subparagraph.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10536">SEC. 10536. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25542663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19195">42 USC 19195</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25555ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, acting through the National Science and Technology Council, shall establish or designate an interagency working group for the purpose of coordinating Federal research agency efforts to reduce the prevalence of sex-based and sexual harassment involving award personnel. In coordination <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>with the working group on inclusion in STEM fields established under section 308 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6626">42 U.S.C. 6626</ref>) and the Safe Inclusive Research Environments Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council, and in consultation with representatives from each Federal research agency, the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the working group shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote>not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Education and Labor, and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1630">136 STAT. 1630</page> Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate an inventory of Federal research agency policies, procedures, and resources dedicated to preventing and responding to reports of sex-based and sexual harassment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>not later than 6 months after the date on which the inventory is submitted under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with outside stakeholders, develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submit a report to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) containing such guidelines;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>encourage and monitor efforts of Federal research agencies to develop or maintain and implement policies based on the guidelines developed under paragraph (2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 1 year after the date on which the inventory under paragraph (1) is submitted, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall report to Congress on the implementation by Federal research agencies of the policy guidelines developed under paragraph (2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>update such policy guidelines as needed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25555ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing policy guidelines under subsection (a)(2), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall include guidelines that require, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>recipients to submit to the Federal research agency or agencies from which the recipients receive funding reports relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any decision made to launch a formal investigation of sex-based or sexual harassment, including bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions by, or of, award personnel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>administrative action, related to an allegation against award personnel of any such harassment, as set forth in organizational policies or codes of conduct, statutes, regulations, or executive orders, that affects the ability of award personnel or their trainees to carry out the activities of the award;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the total number of investigations with no findings or determinations of misconduct including such harassment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>findings or determinations of such harassment, as set forth in organizational policies or codes of conduct, statutes, regulations, or Executive orders by, or of, award personnel, including the final disposition of a matter involving a violation of organizational policies and processes, to include the exhaustion of permissible appeals, or a determination of a sexual offense in a court of law, or any other disciplinary action taken;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the sharing, updating, and archiving of reports of sex- based and sexual harassment from recipients submitted under paragraph (1) with relevant Federal research agencies, on a yearly basis and by agency request; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1631">136 STAT. 1631</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>consistency among Federal research agencies with regard to the policies and procedures for receiving reports submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FERPA</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that such guidelines and requirements are consistent with the requirements of section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</ref>) (commonly referred to as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy protections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that such guidelines and requirements—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>do not infringe upon the privacy rights of individuals associated with reports submitted to Federal research agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>do not require recipients to provide interim reports to Federal research agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25555f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a)(2), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall consider issuing guidelines that require or incent—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>recipients to periodically assess their organizational climate, which may include the use of climate surveys, focus groups, or exit interviews;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>recipients to publish on a publicly available internet website the results of assessments conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), disaggregated by sex and, if practicable, race, ethnicity, disability status, and sexual orientation, and in a manner that does not include personally identifiable information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>recipients to make public on an annual basis the number of reports of sex-based and sexual harassment at that institution or organization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>recipients to regularly assess and improve policies, procedures, and interventions to reduce the prevalence of and improve the reporting of sex-based and sexual harassment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>each entity applying for a research and development award certify that a code of conduct is in place for maintaining a healthy and welcoming workplace for award personnel and posted on their public website;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>each recipient and Federal research agency to have in place mechanisms for addressing the needs of individuals who have experienced sex-based and sexual harassment, including those individuals seeking to reintegrate at the recipient entity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>recipients to work to create a climate intolerant of sex- based and sexual harassment and that values and promotes diversity and inclusion.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25555f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25555f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policies.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Research Agency Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after receiving the guidelines under paragraph (a)(2), each Federal research agency shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop or maintain and implement policies with respect to sex-based and sexual harassment that are consistent with policy guidelines under subsection (a)(2) and that protect the privacy of all parties involved in any report and investigation of sex-based or sexual harassment, to the maximum extent practicable; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1632">136 STAT. 1632</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25555f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>broadly disseminate such policies to current and potential recipients of research and development awards made by such agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10537">SEC. 10537. </num><heading>NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2555ad30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555ad31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555ad32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555ad33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555ad34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to undertake a study and issue a report on the influence of sex-based and sexual harassment in institutions of higher education on the career advancement of individuals in the STEM workforce. The study shall assess—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555ad35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the state of research on sex-based and sexual harassment in such workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555ad36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>whether research demonstrates a decrease in the prevalence of sex-based and sexual harassment in such workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555ad37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the progress made with respect to implementing recommendations promulgated in the National Academies consensus study report entitled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555ad38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>where to focus future efforts with respect to decreasing the prevalence of sex-based and sexual harassment in such institutions, including specific recommendations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555ad39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555ad3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555ad3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>other recommendations and issues, as the National Academies determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10538">SEC. 10538. </num><heading>GAO STUDY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2555ad3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555d44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this division, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555d44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555d44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>complete a study that assesses the degree to which Federal research agencies have implemented the policy guidelines developed under section 10536(a)(2) and the effectiveness of that implementation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2555d450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555d451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555d452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555d453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>submit a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the results of such study, including recommendations on potential changes to practices and policies to improve those guidelines and that implementation.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10539">SEC. 10539. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this subtitle, $32,500,000.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>MISCELLANEOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROVISIONS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Supporting Early-career Researchers</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10601">SEC. 10601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2555d454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19211">42 USC 19211</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EARLY-CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25567095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25567096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation may establish a 2-year pilot program to make awards to highly qualified early-career investigators to carry out an independent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1633">136 STAT. 1633</page> research program at the institution of higher education or participating Federal research facility chosen by such investigator, to last for a period not greater than two years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25567097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection Process</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall select recipients under subsection (a) from among citizens, nationals, and lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25567098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25567099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>from all regions of the country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2556709a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>from historically underrepresented populations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2556709b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>who graduate from or intend to carry out research at a variety of types of institutions of higher education, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2556709c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>historically Black colleges and universities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2556709d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Tribal Colleges and Universities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2556709e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>minority-serving institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2556709f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>institutions of higher education that are not among the top 50 institutions in annual Federal funding for research; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255670a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>EPSCoR institutions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255670a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall give special consideration and priority to an application from an individual who graduated from or is intending to carry out research at an institution of the type specified in subsection (c)(3).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255670a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports From Fellows</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the end of the pilot program under this section, each early-career investigator who receives an award under the pilot program shall submit to the Director of the National Science Foundation a report that describes how the early-career investigator used the award funds.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255670a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255670a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report From the Director</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the second year of the pilot program, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255670a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A summary of the uses of award funds under this section and the impact of the pilot program under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255670a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255670a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Statistical summary data on fellowship awardees disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, geography, age, years since completion of doctoral degree, and institution type.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255670a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255670a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255670aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>If determined effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10602">SEC. 10602. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255670ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the National Science Foundation $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024 to carry out the activities in this subtitle.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1634">136 STAT. 1634</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>National Science and Technology Strategy</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10611">SEC. 10611. </num><heading>NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2556becc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 206 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6615">42 U.S.C. 6615</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y255733fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="206">“SEC. 206. </num><heading class="fontsize12">NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255733fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255733ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25573400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25573401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31 of the year immediately after the calendar year in which a review under section 206B is completed, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, in coordination with the National Science and Technology Council, develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive national science and technology strategy of the United States to meet national research and development objectives for the following 4-year period (in this section referred to as ‘the national science and technology strategy’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25573402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing each national science and technology strategy described in subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the recommendations and priorities developed by the review under section 206B;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the most recently published interim or final national security strategy report submitted pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3043">50 U.S.C. 3043</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>other relevant national plans, reports, and strategies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the strategic plans of relevant Federal departments and agencies; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>include a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>strategic objectives and research priorities necessary to maintain and advance—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2557340a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the leadership of the United States in science and technology, including in the key technology focus areas, including near-term, medium-term, and long-term economic competitiveness; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2557340b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the leadership of the United States in technologies required to address societal and national challenges, including a transition to a circular economy;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2557340c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>programs, policies, and activities that the President recommends across all Federal departments and agencies to achieve the strategic objectives and research priorities described in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2557340d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>plans to promote sustainability practices and strategies for increasing jobs in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2557340e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>global trends in science and technology, including potential threats to the leadership of the United States in science and technology and opportunities for international collaboration in science and technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2557340f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>plans to foster the development of international partnerships to reinforce domestic policy actions, build new markets, engage in collaborative research, and create an <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1635">136 STAT. 1635</page> international environment that reflects United States values and protects United States interests.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25573410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall consult as necessary with the Office of Management and Budget and other appropriate elements of the Executive Office of the President to ensure that the recommendations and priorities delineated in the science and technology strategy are incorporated in the development of annual budget requests.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25573411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25573412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bi-Annual Briefing to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall provide on a bi-annual basis, after each release of the national science and technology strategy, a briefing to the relevant congressional committees, which may include updates on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The status and development of the national science and technology strategy, including any significant changes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The implementation of the national science and technology strategy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25573415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25573416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other information about the national science and technology strategy, as determined by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25575b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25575b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25575b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, consistent with the protection of national security and other sensitive matters to the maximum extent practicable, make each national science and technology strategy publicly available on an internet website of the Office. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25575b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Each report may include a classified annex if the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy determines such is appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25575b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section terminates on the date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10612">SEC. 10612. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25575b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19221">42 USC 19221</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGY AND REPORT ON THE NATION’S ECONOMIC SECURITY, SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2559cc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559cc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign country of concern</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign country of concern</term>” means the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or any other country determined to be a country of concern by the Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign entity of concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>foreign entity of concern</term>” means a foreign entity that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189/a">8 U.S.C. 1189(a)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury (commonly known as the SDN list);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a covered nation (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4872">section 4872 of title 10, United States Code</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>alleged by the Attorney General to have been involved in activities for which a conviction was obtained under—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch37">chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the Espionage Act);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1636">136 STAT. 1636</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>section 951 or 1030 of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch90">chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the Economic Espionage Act of 1996);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>section 224, 225, 226, 227, or 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2274">42 U.S.C. 2274</ref>, 2275, 2276, 2277, and 2284);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4801/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f34b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f34d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, to be engaged in unauthorized conduct that is detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national security strategy</term>” means the national security strategy required under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3043">50 U.S.C. 3043</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2559f350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the transmission of each national security strategy under section 108(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3043/a">50 U.S.C. 3043(a)</ref>), the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall, in coordination with the National Science and Technology Council, the National Security Council, the Director of the National Economic Council, and the heads of such other relevant Federal agencies as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy considers appropriate and in consultation with such nongovernmental partners as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy considers appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review such strategy, including the national defense strategy under subsection (g) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">section 113 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the national science and technology strategy under section 206 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6615">42 U.S.C. 6615</ref>), programs, and resources as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy determines pertain to United States’ national competitiveness in science, technology, research, innovation, and technology transfer activities, including patenting and licensing, that support the national security strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>develop or revise a national strategy to improve the national competitiveness of United States science, technology, research, and innovation to support the national security strategy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>submit to Congress—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a report on the findings of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy with respect to the review conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1637">136 STAT. 1637</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the strategy developed or revised pursuant to subparagraph (B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2559f35c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f35d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C)(i) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the efforts of the United States Government to preserve United States leadership in key emerging technologies and prevent United States strategic competitors from leveraging advanced technologies to gain strategic military or economic advantages over the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of public and private investment in science and technology relevant to national security purposes, and the implications of such for the geostrategic position of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the prioritized economic security interests and objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of global trends in science and technology, including potential threats to the national security of the United States in science and technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An assessment of the national debt and its implications for the economic and national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>An assessment of how regional innovation capacity efforts in STEM fields are contributing and could contribute to the national security the United States, including programs run by State and local governments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Workforce needs for competitiveness in technology areas identified in the national security strategy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Any efforts needed to expand pathways into technology fields to achieve the goals of the national security strategy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>An assessment of barriers to the development, evolution, or competitiveness of start-ups, small and mid-sized business entities, and industries that are critical to national security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of the Federal Government, federally funded research and development centers, and national laboratories in supporting and promoting the technology commercialization and technology transfer of technologies critical to national security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>An assessment of manufacturing capacity, logistics, and supply chain dynamics of major export sectors that are critical to national security, including access to a skilled workforce, physical infrastructure, and broadband network infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>An assessment of how the Federal Government is increasing the participation of underrepresented populations in science, research, innovation, and manufacturing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><chapeau>An assessment of public-private partnerships in technology commercialization in support of national security, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1638">136 STAT. 1638</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the structure of current defense technology research and commercialization arrangements with regard to public-private partnerships; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>the extent to which intellectual property developed with Federal defense funding—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>is being used to manufacture in the United States rather than in other countries; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>is being used by foreign business entities that are majority owned or controlled (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t31/s800.208">section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or a successor regulation), or minority owned greater than 25 percent by—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2559f371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>any governmental organization of a foreign country of concern; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2559f372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><chapeau>any other entity that is—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y2559f373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">(AA) </num><content>known to be owned or controlled by any governmental organization of a foreign country of concern; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y2559f374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of a foreign country of concern.</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to enhance the ability of the Federal Government to recruit into Federal service and retain in such service individuals with critical skills relevant to national security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for policies to protect United States leadership and the allies of the United States in critical areas relevant to national security through targeted export controls, investment screening, and counterintelligence activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>Informed by the interagency process established under section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, a technology annex, which may be classified, describing an integrated and enduring approach to the identification, prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging technologies relevant to national security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2559f37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each strategy submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii) shall, to the extent practicable, include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2559f37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>A plan to utilize available tools to address or minimize the leading threats and challenges and to take advantage of the leading opportunities, particularly in regards to technologies central to international competition in science and technology relevant to national security purposes, including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Specific objectives, tasks, metrics, and milestones for each relevant Federal agency.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Strategic objectives and priorities necessary to maintain the leadership of the United States in science and technology relevant to national security purposes, including near-term, medium-term, and long-term research priorities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Specific plans to safeguard research and technology funded, as appropriate, in whole or in part, by the Federal Government, including in technologies critical to national security, from theft or exfiltration by foreign entities of concern.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1639">136 STAT. 1639</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Specific plans to support public and private sector investment in research, technology development, education and workforce development, and domestic manufacturing supportive of the national security of the United States and to foster the use of public-private partnerships.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau>A description of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>How the strategy submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii) supports the national security strategy.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>How the strategy submitted under such subsection is integrated and coordinated with the most recent—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2559f386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>national defense strategy under subsection (g) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">section 113 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2559f387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>national science and technology strategy under section 206 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6615">42 U.S.C. 6615</ref>).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>A plan to encourage the governments of countries that are allies or partners of the United States to cooperate with the execution of such strategy, where appropriate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>A plan for strengthening the industrial base of the United States.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>A plan to remove or update overly burdensome or outdated Federal regulations, as appropriate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><chapeau>A plan—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to further incentivize industry participation in public-private partnerships for the purposes of accelerating technology research and commercialization in support of national security, including alternate ways of accounting for in-kind contributions and valuing partially manufactured products;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to ensure that intellectual property developed with Federal funding is commercialized in the United States; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>to ensure, to the maximum appropriate extent, that intellectual property developed with Federal funding is not being used by foreign business entities that are majority owned or controlled (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t31/s800.208">section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or a successor regulation), or minority owned greater than 25 percent by—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2559f38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>any governmental organization of a foreign country of concern; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2559f390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><chapeau>any other entity that is—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y2559f391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">(AA) </num><content>known to be owned or controlled by any governmental organization of a foreign country of concern; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y2559f392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of a foreign country of concern.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1640">136 STAT. 1640</page></content></subitem> </item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2559f393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>An identification of additional resources, administrative action, or legislative action recommended to assist with the implementation of such strategy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255a1aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255a1aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research and Development Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy considers necessary, consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and with the heads of such other elements of the Executive Office of the President as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy considers appropriate to ensure the recommendations and priorities with respect to research and development funding relevant to national security, as expressed in the most recent report and strategy submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C) are incorporated into the development of annual budget requests for Federal research agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255a1aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255a1aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255a1aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, consistent with the protection of national security and other sensitive matters and to the maximum extent practicable, make each report submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C)(i) publicly available on an internet website of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255a1aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Each such report may include a classified annex if the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy determines such is appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10613">SEC. 10613. </num><heading>QUADRENNIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x255a68ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 206 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y255b050b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="206B">“SEC. 206B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b050c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6615b">42 USC 6615b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">QUADRENNIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255b050d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b050e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b050f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quadrennial reviews required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2023, and every four years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall complete a review of the science and technology enterprise of the United States (in this section referred to as the ‘quadrennial science and technology review’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b0511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b0512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b0513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>The quadrennial science and technology review shall be a comprehensive examination of the science and technology strategy of the United States, including recommendations for maintaining global leadership in science and technology and advancing science and technology to address the societal and national challenges and guidance regarding the coordination of programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities across all Federal research and development programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall conduct each quadrennial science and technology review in consultation with the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The National Science and Technology Council.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The National Science Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The National Security Council.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The heads of other relevant Federal agencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b051a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Other relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities, including representatives from industry, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1641">136 STAT. 1641</page> institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Members of Congress, and other policy experts.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b051b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that each quadrennial science and technology review is coordinated with other relevant statutorily required reviews, and to the maximum extent practicable incorporates information and recommendations from existing reviews to avoid duplication.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255b051c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b051d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b051e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b051f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In each quadrennial science and technology review, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provide an integrated view of, and recommendations for, science and technology policy across the Federal Government, while considering economic and national security and other societal and national challenges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>assess and recommend priorities for research, development, and demonstration programs to maintain United States leadership in science and technology, including in manufacturing and industrial innovation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>assess and recommend priorities for research, development, and demonstration programs to address societal and national challenges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>assess the global competition in science and technology and identify potential threats to the leadership of the United States in science and technology and opportunities for international collaboration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>assess and make recommendations on the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science workforce of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>assess and make recommendations to improve regional innovation across the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>identify and assess sectors critical for the long-term resilience of United States innovation leadership across design, manufacturing, supply chains, and markets;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>assess and make recommendations to improve translation of basic and applied research and the enhancement of technology transfer of federally funded research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>identify, assess, and make recommendations to address science and technology gaps that would not be met without Federal investment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b0529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>review administrative and legislative policies and funding opportunities that affect private sector science and technology activities, and identify and make recommendations regarding policies that maintain and grow the participation and competitiveness of small- and medium-sized businesses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b052a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>assess and identify the infrastructure and tools needed to maintain the leadership of the United States in science and technology and address other societal and national challenges; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b052b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>review administrative or legislative policies that affect the science and technology enterprise and identify and make recommendations regarding policies that hinder research and development in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255b052c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1642">136 STAT. 1642</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b052d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31 of the year in which a quadrennial science and technology review is conducted, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a report relating to such review.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255b052e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b052f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b0530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, consistent with the protection of national security and other sensitive matters to the maximum extent practicable, make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly available on an internet website of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b0531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Each report may include a classified annex if the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy determines such appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255b0532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on the date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Regional Innovation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10621">SEC. 10621. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255b0533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>REGIONAL INNOVATION CAPACITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y255e1174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/480">Public Law 96–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3701/etseq">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255e1175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x255e1176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3723">15 USC 3723</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> section 28 as section 30; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y255e1177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 27 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2563ddd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="28">“SEC. 28. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2563ddd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722a">15 USC 3722a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUB PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2563ddda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative extension services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cooperative extension services</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 1404 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Site connectivity infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>site connectivity infrastructure</term>’ means localized driveways and access roads to a facility as well as hookups to the new facility for drinking water, waste water, broadband, and other basic infrastructure services already present in the area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Venture development organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>venture development organization</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 27(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722/a">15 U.S.C. 3722(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community development financial institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>community development financial institution</term>’ has the meaning given in section 103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4702">12 U.S.C. 4702</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority depository institution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>minority depository institution</term>’ means an entity that is—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1643">136 STAT. 1643</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a minority depository institution, as defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1463">12 U.S.C. 1463 note</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>considered to be a minority depository institution by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the appropriate Federal banking agency; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the National Credit Union Administration, in the case of an insured credit union.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low population state</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>low population State</term>’ means a State without an urbanized area with a population greater than 250,000 as reported in the decennial census.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dde8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small and rural communities</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>small and rural community</term>’ means a noncore area, a micropolitan area, or a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of not more than 250,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2563dde9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall carry out a program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to encourage new and constructive collaborations among local, State, Tribal, and Federal government entities, institutions of higher education, the private sector, economic development organizations, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, and community organizations that promote broad-based regional innovation initiatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to support eligible consortia in the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563dded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>to designate eligible consortia as regional technology and innovation hubs and facilitate activities by consortia designated as regional technology and innovation hubs in implementing their regional innovation strategies—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to enable United States leadership in technology and innovation sectors critical to national and economic security;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to support regional economic development and resilience, including in small cities and rural areas, and promote increased geographic diversity of innovation across the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to promote the benefits of technology development and innovation for all Americans, including underserved communities and vulnerable communities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to support the modernization and expansion of United States manufacturing based on advances in technology and innovation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>to support domestic job creation and broad-based economic growth; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>to improve the pace of market readiness, industry maturation, and overall commercialization and domestic production of innovative research;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to ensure that the regional technology and innovation hubs address the intersection of emerging technologies and either regional challenges or national challenges; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>to conduct ongoing research, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination of best practices for regional development and competitiveness in technology and innovation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2563ddf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2563ddf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall carry out the program required by paragraph (1) through the award of the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1644">136 STAT. 1644</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Strategy development grants or cooperative agreements to eligible consortia under subsection (e).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Strategy implementation grants or cooperative agreements to regional technology and innovation hubs under subsection (f).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2563ddfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development in coordination with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2563ddfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Consortia</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, an eligible consortium is a consortium that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>includes 1 or more of each of the following—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2563ddff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>institutions of higher education, which may include Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>State, territorial, local, or Tribal governments or other political subdivisions of a State, including State and local agencies, or a consortium thereof;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>industry or firms in relevant technology, innovation, or manufacturing sectors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>economic development organizations or similar entities that are focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, or access to capital; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>labor organizations or workforce training organizations, which may include State and local workforce development boards as established under sections 101 and 107 of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3111">29 U.S.C. 3111</ref>; 3122); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>may include 1 or more—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>economic development entities with relevant expertise, including a district organization (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t13/s300.3">section 300.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulation);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>organizations that contribute to increasing the participation of underserved populations in science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>venture development organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>organizations that promote local economic stability, high-wage domestic jobs, and broad-based economic opportunities, such as employee ownership membership associations and State or local employee ownerships and cooperative development centers, financial institutions and investment funds, including community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>elementary schools and secondary schools, including area career and technical education schools (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s2302">29 U.S.C. 2302</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564051a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564051b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Federal laboratories;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564051c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Manufacturing extension centers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564051d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Manufacturing USA institutes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564051e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>transportation planning organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564051f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>a cooperative extension services;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1645">136 STAT. 1645</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>organizations that represent the perspectives of underserved communities in economic development initiatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>institutions receiving an award under section 10388 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25640522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (b)(1)(C), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit-review process to designate eligible consortia as regional technology and innovation hubs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the competitive process under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure geographic and demographic diversity in the designation of regional technology hubs by, subject to available appropriations, designating at least 20 technology hubs, and—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>seeking to designate at least three technology hubs in each region covered by a regional office of the Economic Development Administration, while—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>ensuring that not fewer than one-third of eligible consortia so designated as regional technology hubs significantly benefit a small and rural community, which may include a State or territory described in clauses (ii) and (iii);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>ensuring that not fewer than one-third of eligible consortia so designated as regional technology hubs include as a member of the eligible consortia at least 1 member that is a State or territory that is eligible to receive funding from the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>ensuring that at least one eligible consortium so designated as a regional technology hub is headquartered in a low population State that is eligible to receive funding from the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564052a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>seeking to designate an additional two regional technology hubs based on selection factors which shall include likelihood of success and may include regional factors such as the extent to which the regional technology and innovation hub significantly engages and benefits underserved communities in and near metropolitan areas;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564052b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>encouraging eligible consortia to leverage institutions of higher education serving populations historically underrepresented in STEM, including historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions to significantly benefit an area or region; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564052c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>encouraging proposals from eligible consortia that would significantly benefit an area or region whose economy significantly relies on or has recently relied on coal, oil, or natural gas production or development.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564052d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to certain grant awards</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not require an eligible consortium to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (e) in order to be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1646">136 STAT. 1646</page> designated as a regional technology and innovation hub under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2564052e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2564052f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall use a competitive, merit-review process to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible consortia for the development of regional innovation strategies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall seek to award a grant or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) to not fewer than 60 eligible consortia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic diversity and representation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that ensures geographic diversity and representation from communities of differing populations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards to small and rural communities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>award not fewer than one-third of the grants and cooperative agreements under such paragraph to eligible consortia that significantly benefit a small and rural community, which may include a State described in clause (ii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>award not fewer than one-third of the grants and cooperative agreements under such paragraph to eligible consortia that include as a member of the eligible consortia at least 1 member that is a State or territory that is eligible to receive funding from the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Use of funds under this grant shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564053a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2564053b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordination of a locally defined planning processes, across jurisdictions and agencies, relating to developing a comprehensive regional technology strategy;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564053c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>identification of regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional technology strategy;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564053d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2564053e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2564053f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>implementation or updating of assessments to determine regional needs and capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>development or updating of goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>identification or implementation of planning and local zoning and other code changes necessary to implement a comprehensive regional technology strategy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>development of plans for promoting broad-based economic growth in a region.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Use of funds under this grant may include the formation of a workforce development strategy, according to the needs for a skilled and technical workforce at all skill and degree levels in the region proposed to be served by the eligible consortia. Any workforce development <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1647">136 STAT. 1647</page> strategy submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) should include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>how the eligible consortia will develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs and curriculum for a skilled and technical workforce;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the extent to which such programs developed and offered by the eligible consortia will meet the educational or career training needs of a skilled and technical workforce in the region to be served;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>how the eligible consortia will provide facilities for students to receive training under such programs developed and offered by the eligible consortia; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564054a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>how the eligible consortia will enhance outreach and recruitment for such programs developed and offered by the eligible consortia to populations underrepresented in STEM.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564054b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal share of the cost of an effort carried out using a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564054c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>where in-kind contributions may be used for all or part of the non-Federal share, but Federal funding from other government sources may not count towards the non-Federal share;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564054d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>except in the case of an eligible consortium that represents all or part of a small and rural or other underserved community, the Federal share may be up to 90 percent of the total cost, subject to subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2564054e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>except in the case of an eligible consortium that is led by a Tribal government, the Federal share may be up to 100 percent of the total cost of the project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2564054f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Implementation Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall use a competitive, merit-review process to award grants or cooperative agreements to regional technology and innovation hubs for the implementation of regional innovation strategies, including regional strategies for infrastructure and site development, in support of the regional innovation and technology and innovation hub’s plans and programs. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Secretary should determine the size and number of awards based on appropriations available to ensure the success of regional technology and innovation hubs as outlined in subsection (h).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants or cooperative agreements awarded under paragraph (1) to a regional technology and innovation hub may be used by the regional technology and innovation hub to support any of the following activities, consistent with the most current regional innovation strategy of the regional technology and innovation hub, which may have been developed with or without financial assistance received under subsection (e) of this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce development activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Workforce development activities including activities relating to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The creation of partnerships between industry, workforce, nonprofit, and educational institutions, which may include community colleges, to create and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1648">136 STAT. 1648</page> align technical training and educational programs, including for a skilled technical workforce.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25640558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>The design, development, and updating of educational and training curriculum and programs, including training of trainers, teachers, or instructors tied to demonstrated regional skilled and technical workforce needs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The procurement of facilities and equipment, as required to train a skilled and technical workforce.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564055a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The development and execution of programs, including traineeships and apprenticeships, to rapidly provide training and award certificates or credentials recognized by regional industries or other organizations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564055b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The matching of regional employers with a potential new entrant, underemployed, underrepresented, reentering, or incumbent workforce, as well as the securing of commitments from employers to hire workers who successfully complete training programs, or who are awarded certificates or credentials.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564055c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The expansion of successful training programs at a scale required by the region served by the regional technology and innovation hub, including through the use of online education and mentoring.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564055d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>The development and expansion of programs with the goal of increasing the participation of persons historically underrepresented in STEM and manufacturing in the workforce development plans of the regional technology and innovation hub.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564055e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>The provision of support services for attendees of training programs developed, updated, or expanded pursuant to this subsection, including career counseling.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2564055f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>The implementation of outreach and recruitment for training programs developed, updated, or expanded pursuant to this subsection, particularly at local educational institutions, including high schools and community colleges.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Business and entrepreneur development activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Business and entrepreneur development activities, including activities relating to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The development and growth of local and regional businesses and the training of entrepreneurs, which may include support for the expansion of employee owned businesses and cooperatives.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The support of technology commercialization, including funding for activities relevant to the protection of intellectual property and for advancing potential ventures such as acceleration, incubation, early-stage production and other relevant programming.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The development of local and regional capital networks and consortia to attract necessary private funding to businesses and entrepreneurs in the region.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25640564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The development of local and regional networks for business and entrepreneur mentorship.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1649">136 STAT. 1649</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25640565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology development and maturation activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Technology maturation activities, including activities relating to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The development and deployment of technologies in sectors critical to the region served by the regional technology and innovation hub or to national and economic security, including industry-university research cooperation, proof of concept, prototype development, testing, and scale-up for manufacturing.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The development of programming to support the creation and transfer of intellectual property into private use, such as through startup creation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The provision of facilities for technology maturation, including incubators and production testbeds for collaborative development of technologies by private sector, academic, nonprofit, and other entities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Activities to provide or ensure access to capital for new business and business expansion, including by attracting new private, public, and philanthropic investment and by establishing local and regional venture and loan funds, community development financial institutions, and minority depository institutions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25642c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Infrastructure-related activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The building of facilities and site connectivity infrastructure necessary to carry out activities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), including activities relating to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Establishing a center with required tools and instrumentation for workforce development.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Establishing a facility for technology development, demonstration, and testing.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25642c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Establishing collaborative incubators to support technology commercialization and entrepreneur training.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term of an initial grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this subsection shall be for a period that the Secretary deems appropriate for the proposed activities but not less than 2 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25658c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may renew a grant or cooperative agreement awarded to a regional technology and innovation hub under paragraph (1) for such period as the Secretary considers appropriate, if the Secretary determines that the regional technology and innovation hub has made satisfactory progress towards the metrics agreed to under subsection (j).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flexible approach</inline>.—</heading><content>In renewing a grant or cooperative agreement under subparagraph (B), the Secretary and the eligible consortium may agree to new or additional uses of funds in order to meet changes in the needs of the region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on amount of awards</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of an initial grant or cooperative agreements awarded to a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1650">136 STAT. 1650</page> regional technology and innovation hub under paragraph (3)(A) shall be no more than $150,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon renewal of a grant or cooperative agreement under paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary may award funding in the amount that the Secretary considers appropriate, ensuring that no single regional technology and innovation hub receives more than 10 percent of the aggregate amount of the grants and cooperative agreements awarded under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>Except in the case of a regional technology and innovation hub described in subparagraph (C), the total amount of all grants awarded to a regional technology and innovation hub under this subsection in phase one shall not exceed 90 percent of the total operating costs of the regional technology and innovation hub during the initial performance period.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>Except in the case of a regional technology and innovation hub described in subparagraph (C), the total amount of all grants awarded to a regional technology and innovation hub in subsequent performance periods shall not exceed 75 percent of the total operating costs of the regional technology and innovation hub in each year of the grant or cooperative agreement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small and rural communities, underserved communities, and indian tribes</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25658c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The total Federal financial assistance awarded in a given year to a regional technology and innovation hub under this subsection shall not exceed amounts as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25658c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>In the case of a regional technology and innovation hub that primarily serves a small and rural community or other underserved community, in a fiscal year, 90 percent of the total funding of the regional technology and innovation hub in that fiscal year.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25658c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>In the case of a regional technology and innovation hub that is led by a Tribal government, in a fiscal year, 100 percent of the total funding of the regional technology and innovation hub in that fiscal year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25658c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum threshold of rural representation</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall establish a minimum threshold of rural representation in the regional technology and innovation hub.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In-kind contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, in-kind contributions may be used for part of the non-Federal share of the total funding of a regional technology and innovation hub in a fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants for infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>Any grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this subsection to support the construction of facilities and site connectivity infrastructure shall be awarded pursuant to section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3141">42 U.S.C. 3141</ref>) and subject to the provisions of such Act, except that subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1651">136 STAT. 1651</page> (b) of such section and sections 204 and 301 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3144">42 U.S.C. 3144</ref>; 3161) shall not apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to certain grant awards</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not require a regional technology and innovation hub to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (e) in order to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25658c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible consortium seeking designation as a regional technology and innovation hub under subsection (d) or a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (e) or (f) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefore at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may specify.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25658c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25658c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations for Designation and Award of Strategy Implementation Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting an eligible consortium that submitted an application under subsection (g) for designation under subsection (d) or for a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (f), the Secretary shall consider the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The potential of the eligible consortium to advance the research, development, deployment, and domestic manufacturing of technologies in a key technology focus area, as described in section 10387 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act or other technology or innovation sector critical to national security and economic competitiveness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The likelihood of positive regional economic effect, including increasing the number of high wage domestic jobs, creating new economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged and underrepresented populations, and building and retaining wealth in the region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>How the eligible consortium plans to integrate with and leverage the resources of 1 or more federally funded research and development centers, National Laboratories, Federal laboratories, Manufacturing USA institutes, Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, regional innovation engines or translation accelerators established under sections 10388 and 10389 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, test beds established and operated under section 10390 of such Act, or other Federal entities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>How the eligible consortium will engage with the private sector, including small- and medium-sized businesses and cooperatives, and employee-owned businesses and cooperatives, to commercialize new technologies and improve the resiliency and sustainability of domestic supply chains in a key technology focus area, or other technology or innovation sector critical to national security and economic competitiveness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>How the eligible consortium will carry out workforce development and skills acquisition programming, including through partnerships with entities that include State and local workforce development boards, institutions of higher education, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, workforce development programs, and other related activities authorized by the Secretary, to support the development of a skilled technical workforce for the regional technology <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1652">136 STAT. 1652</page> and innovation hub, including key technology focus area or other technology or innovation sector critical to national security and economic competitiveness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>How the eligible consortium will improve or expand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs and opportunities in the identified region in elementary and secondary school and higher education institutions located in the identified region to support the development of a key technology focus area or other technology or innovation sector critical to national security and economic competitiveness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>How the eligible consortium plans to develop partnerships with venture development organizations, community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions, and sources of private investment in support of private sector activity, including launching new or expanding existing companies in a key technology focus area or other technology or innovation sector critical to national security and economic competitiveness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>How the eligible consortium plans to organize the activities of regional partners across sectors in support of a regional technology and innovation hub.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>How the eligible consortium considers opportunities to support local and regional businesses through procurement, including from minority-owned and women-owned businesses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25658c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>How the eligible consortium will ensure that growth in technology, innovation, and advanced manufacturing sectors produces opportunity across the identified region and for economically disadvantaged, minority, underrepresented and rural populations, including, as appropriate, consideration of how the eligible consortium takes into account the relevant impact of existing regional status and plans or may affect regional goals for affordable housing availability, local and regional transportation, high-speed internet access, and primary and secondary education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b33e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>How well the region’s education institutions align their activities, including research, educational programs, training, with the proposed areas of focus.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>The likelihood efforts served by the consortium will be sustained once Federal support ends.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><chapeau>How the eligible consortium will, as appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of innovative clean technologies and advanced manufacturing practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>support translational research, technology development, manufacturing innovation, and commercialization activities relating to clean technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with regional innovation program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure the activities under this section do not duplicate activities or efforts under section 27.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination among hubs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure eligible consortia that receive a grant or cooperative agreement under this section coordinate and share best practices for regional economic development.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1653">136 STAT. 1653</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with programs of the national institute of standards and technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall coordinate the activities of regional technology and innovation hubs designated under this section, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the Manufacturing USA Program, as the Secretary considers appropriate, to maintain the effectiveness of a manufacturing extension center or a Manufacturing USA institute.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with department of energy programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, in collaboration with the Secretary of Energy, coordinate the activities and selection of regional technology and innovation hubs designated under this section, as the Secretaries consider appropriate, to maintain the effectiveness of activities at the Department of Energy and the National Laboratories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In designating regional technology and innovation hubs under subsection (d) and awarding grants or cooperative agreements under subsection (f), the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to the goals of the regional technology and innovation hub;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b34b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>shall consult with the Director of the National Science Foundation for the purpose of ensuring that the regional technology and innovation hubs are aligned with relevant science, technology, and engineering expertise; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants, cooperative agreements, and activities under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b34d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Measurement, Transparency, and Accountability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Metrics, standards, and assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each grant and cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (f) for a regional technology and innovation hub, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with the regional technology and innovation hub, develop metrics, which may include metrics relating to domestic job creation, patent awards, increases in research funding, business formation and expansion, and participation of individuals or communities historically underrepresented in STEM, to assess the effectiveness of the activities funded in making progress toward the purposes set forth under subsection (b)(1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>establish standards for the performance of the regional technology and innovation hub that are based on the metrics developed under subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>prior to any award made under a subsequent performance period in subsection (f) and every 2 years thereafter until Federal financial assistance under this section for the regional technology and innovation hub is discontinued, conduct an assessment of the regional technology and innovation hub to confirm whether the performance of the regional technology and innovation hub is meeting the standards for performance established under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final reports by recipients of strategy implementation grants and cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1654">136 STAT. 1654</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require each eligible consortium that receives a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (f) for activities of a regional technology and innovation hub, as a condition of receipt of such grant or cooperative agreement, to submit to the Secretary, not later than 120 days after the last day of the term of the grant or cooperative agreement, a report on the activities of the regional technology and innovation hub supported by the grant or cooperative agreement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted by an eligible consortium under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>A detailed description of the activities carried out by the regional technology and innovation hub using the grant or cooperative agreement described in subparagraph (A), including the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A description of each project the regional technology and innovation hub completed using such grant or cooperative agreement.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>An explanation of how each project described in subclause (I) achieves a specific goal under this section in the region of the regional technology and innovation hub with respect to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b35c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the resiliency and sustainability of a supply chain;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b35d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>research, development, and deployment of a critical technology;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>workforce training and development;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>domestic job creation;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>entrepreneurship and company formation;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>commercialization;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>access to private capital; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2565b363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="hh">“(hh) </num><content>participation of individuals or communities historically underrepresented in STEM.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>A discussion of any obstacles encountered by the regional technology and innovation hub in the implementation of the regional technology and innovation hub and how the regional technology and innovation hub overcame those obstacles.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>An evaluation of the success of the projects of the regional technology and innovation hub using the performance standards and measures established under paragraph (1), including an evaluation of the planning process and how the project contributes to carrying out the regional innovation strategy of the regional technology and innovation hub.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The effectiveness of the regional technology and innovation hub in ensuring that, in the region of the regional technology and innovation hub, growth in technology and innovation sectors produces broadly shared opportunity across the region, including for economic disadvantaged and underrepresented populations and rural areas.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565b368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Information regarding such other matters as the Secretary may require.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1655">136 STAT. 1655</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim reports by recipients of grants and cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to requiring submittal of final reports under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary may require a regional technology and innovation hub described in such paragraph to submit to the Secretary such interim reports as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report on the results of the assessments conducted by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(C) during the period covered by the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$50,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agreements under subsection (e) for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$2,950,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agreements under subsection (f) for the period of fiscal years 2023 and 2024; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$7,000,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agreements under subsection (f) for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section for administrative costs under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2565b371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="29">“SEC. 29. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722b">15 USC 3722b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DISTRESSED AREA RECOMPETE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Within the program authorized under section 28, the Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program, to be known as the ‘Recompete Pilot Program’, to provide grants to eligible recipients representing eligible areas or Tribal lands to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term comprehensive economic development and job creation in eligible areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to available appropriations, the Secretary is authorized, on the application of an eligible recipient, to award up to one half of the number of grants under subsection (e) of section 28 to eligible recipients to develop a recompete plan and carry out related predevelopment activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Implementation Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to available appropriations and subsection (f) , the Secretary shall award, on the application of an eligible recipient, at least ten strategy implementation grants, in accordance with a recompete plan review and approved by the Secretary, to carry out coordinated and comprehensive economic development programs and activities in an eligible area, consistent with a recompete plan approved by the Secretary. Such activities may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>workforce development activities of the kind described in section 28(f) or other job training and workforce outreach programs oriented to local employer needs, such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>customized job training programs carried out by local community colleges and other training or educational organizations in partnership with local businesses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>workforce outreach programs located in, and targeted to, lower-income and underemployed neighborhoods; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1656">136 STAT. 1656</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>programs to embed job placement and training services in neighborhood institutions such as churches, housing projects, and community advocacy programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>job retention programs and activities, such as the provision of career coaches;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>business and entrepreneur development activities of the kind described in section 28(f), technology development and maturation activities of the kind described in such section, or the provision of business advice and assistance to small and medium-sized local businesses and entrepreneurs. Such advice and assistance may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>manufacturing extension services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>small business development centers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>centers to help businesses bid for Federal procurement contracts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>entrepreneurial assistance programs that link entrepreneurs with available public and private resources;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>legal advice and resources; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>assistance in accessing capital;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>infrastructure related activities of the kind described in section 28(f) or other land and site development programs, such as brownfield redevelopment, research and technology parks, business incubators, business corridor development, and other infrastructure activities related to supporting job creation and employment for residents, subject to the requirements of section 28(f)(6); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>additional planning, predevelopment, technical assistance, and other administrative activities as may be necessary for the ongoing implementation, administration, and operation of the programs and activities carried out with a grant or cooperative agreement under this section, including but not limited to economic development planning and evaluation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term of an initial grant or cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (c) shall be for a period that the Secretary deems appropriate for the proposed activities but not less than 2 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565b38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent performance period</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may renew a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (c) for such period, such amount, and such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate, if the Secretary determines that the recipient of an award under subsection (c) has made satisfactory progress towards metrics or benchmarking requirements established by the Secretary at time of award.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flexible approach</inline>.—</heading><content>In renewing a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (c), the Secretary may approve new or additional uses of funds, consistent with the uses described in subsection (c), to meet changes in the needs of the region.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on eligible areas</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible area may not benefit from more than 1 grant or cooperative agreement described in subsection (b) and 1 grant or cooperative agreement described in subsection (c), provided that a renewal described in subsection (d)(2) shall not constitute an additional grant.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1657">136 STAT. 1657</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565b38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the program under this section, an eligible recipient may not receive multiple grants described in subsection (c) on behalf of more than 1 eligible area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565b38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award Amount</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining the amount of a grant that an eligible recipient may be awarded under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>take into consideration the proposed activities and projected expenditures outlined in an approved recompete plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>award not more than the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the prime-age employment gap of the eligible area;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the prime-age population of the eligible area; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>either—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$70,585 for local labor markets; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>$53,600 for local communities.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not make an award that is less than $20,000,000 to an eligible recipient.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565d9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be considered for a grant or cooperative agreement under—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>subsection (b) of this section, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>subsection (c) of this section, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including a recompete plan approved by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565d9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to Certain Grant Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not require an eligible recipient to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (b) in order to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565d9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agreements under subsection (c) of this section, for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565d9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible area</term>’ means either of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>A local labor market that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>has a prime-age employment gap equal to not less than 2.5 percent; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>meets additional criteria as the Secretary may establish.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>A local community that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>has a prime-age employment gap equal to not less than 5 percent;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is not located within an eligible local labor market that meets the criteria described in subparagraph (A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>has a median annual household income of not more than $75,000; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1658">136 STAT. 1658</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>meets additional criteria as the Secretary may establish.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible recipient</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible recipient</term>’ means a specified entity that has been authorized in a manner as determined by the Secretary to represent and act on behalf of an eligible area for the purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local labor market</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>local labor market</term>’ means any of the following areas that contains 1 or more specified entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (6):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A metropolitan statistical area or micropolitan statistical area, excluding any area described in subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A commuting zone, excluding any areas described in subparagraphs (A) and (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Tribal land with a Tribal prime-age population represented by a Tribal government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>local community</term>’ means the area served by a general-purpose unit of local government that is located within, but does not cover the entire area of, a local labor market that does not meet the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prime-age employment gap</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>prime-age employment gap</term>’ means the difference (expressed as a percentage) between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the national 5-year average prime-age employment rate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the 5-year average prime-age employment rate of the eligible area.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calculation</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual is prime-age if such individual between the ages of 25 years and 54 years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recompete plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>recompete plan</term>’ means a comprehensive multiyear economic development plan that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>proposed programs and activities to be carried out with a grant awarded under subsection (c) to address the economic challenges of the eligible area in a comprehensive manner that promotes long-term, sustained economic growth, lasting job creation, per capita wage increases, and reduction in the prime-age employment gap of the eligible area;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>projected costs and annual expenditures and proposed disbursement schedule;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the roles and responsibilities of specified entities that may receive grant funds awarded under subsection (c); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>other information as the Secretary determines appropriate;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is submitted to the Secretary for approval for an eligible recipient to be considered for a grant described in subsection (c); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>may be modified over the term of the grant by the eligible recipient, subject to the approval of the Secretary or at the direction of the Secretary, if the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1659">136 STAT. 1659</page> determines benchmarking requirements are repeatedly not met or if other circumstances necessitate a modification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>specified entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a unit of local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the District of Columbia;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a territory of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a Tribal government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>political subdivision of a State or other entity, including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a public entity or nonprofit organization, acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a State or other entity described in subparagraph (E);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>an economic development district (as defined in section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3122">42 U.S.C. 3122</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>a consortium of any of the specified entities described in this paragraph which serve or are contained within the same eligible area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal land</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Tribal land</term>’ means any land—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>not located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>by a dependent Indian community.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal prime-age population</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Tribal prime-age population</term>’ shall be equal to the sum obtained by adding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the total number of individuals ages 25 through 54 residing on the Tribal land of the Tribal government; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>0.65; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the total number of individuals ages 25 through 54 included on the membership roll of the Tribal government; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>0.35</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Use of data</inline>.—</heading><content>A calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be determined based on data provided by the applicable Tribal government to the Department of the Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund programs under title VI of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s801/etseq">42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565d9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722a">15 USC 3722a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Designations and Awards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competition required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce shall commence <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1660">136 STAT. 1660</page> a competition under subsection (d)(1) of section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by this section).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation and award</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has received at least 1 application under subsection (g) of section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by this section) from an eligible consortium which the Secretary considers suitable for designation under subsection (d)(1) of such section 28, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>designate at least 1 regional technology and innovation hub under subsection (d)(1) of such section 28; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2565d9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>award a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (f)(1) of such section 28 to each regional technology and innovation hub designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2565d9ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2565d9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722b">15 USC 3722b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distressed Area Designation and Award</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, subject to the availability of appropriations, if the Secretary has received applications under section 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by this section) from an eligible recipient which the Secretary considers suitable for award under such section 29, the Secretary shall award grants or cooperative agreement under subsections (b) and (c) of such section 29 to one or more eligible recipients.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10622">SEC. 10622. </num><heading>REGIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25669d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subtitle C of title IX of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y256823e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="936">“SEC. 936. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256823e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17375">42 USC 17375</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REGIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256823e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256823e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional clean energy innovation partnership</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>regional clean energy innovation partnership</term>’ means a group of one or more persons, including a covered consortium, who perform a collection of activities that are coordinated by such covered consortium to carry out the purposes of the program under subsection (c) in a region of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256823e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered consortium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered consortium</term>’ means an individual or group of individuals in partnership with a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, or tribal government or unit of such government, and at least 2 or more of the following additional entities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education, including community colleges;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a workforce development program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a private sector entity or group of entities, including a trade or industry association;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a nonprofit organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a community group or community-based organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a labor organization or joint labor-management organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>a National Laboratory;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>a venture development organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a community development financial institution or minority depository institution;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1661">136 STAT. 1661</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>a worker cooperative membership association or state or local employee ownership or cooperative development center;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>an organization focused on clean energy technology innovation or entrepreneurship;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>a business or clean energy accelerator or incubator;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>an economic development organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><content>a manufacturing facility or organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">“(O) </num><content>a multi-institutional collaboration; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">“(P) </num><content>any other entity that the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>program</term>’ means the Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program authorized in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 or 102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>, 1002(a)(1)(B)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>National Laboratory</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s15801">2 U.S.C. 15801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean energy technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>clean energy technology</term>’ means a technology that significantly reduces energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other negative environmental consequences of energy production, transmission or use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community-based organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>community-based organization</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community college</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>community college</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a public institution of higher education, including additional locations, at which the highest degree, or the predominantly awarded degree, is an associate degree; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any Tribal college or university (as defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce development program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>workforce development program</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program, a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program designed to enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States and accelerate the pace of innovation of diverse clean energy technologies through the formation or support of regional clean energy innovation partnerships.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes of the Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Program established under subsection (b) are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>improve the competitiveness of United States’ clean energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1662">136 STAT. 1662</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>support the development of tools and technologies best suited for use in diverse regions of the United States, including in rural, tribal, and low-income communities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Clean Energy Innovation Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall competitively award grants to covered consortia to establish or support regional clean energy innovation partnerships that achieve the purposes of the Program in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permissible activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants awarded under this subsection shall be used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary to achieve the purposes of the Program in subsection (c), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>facilitating the commercial application of clean energy products, processes, and services, including through research, development, demonstration, or technology transfer;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>planning among participants of a regional clean energy innovation partnership to improve the strategic and cost-effective coordination of the partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>improving stakeholder involvement in the development of goals and activities of a regional clean energy innovation partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>assessing different incentive mechanisms for clean energy development and commercial application in the region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>hosting events and conferences; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>establishing and updating roadmaps to measure progress on relevant goals, such as those relevant to metrics developed under subsection (g).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each application submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of members and roles of members of the covered consortia, as well as any other stakeholders supporting the activities of the regional clean energy innovation partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the relevant clean energy innovation assets needed in a region to achieve proposed outcomes, such as education and workforce development programs, research facilities, infrastructure or site development, access to capital, manufacturing capabilities, or other assets;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a description of proposed activities that the regional clean energy innovation partnership plans to undertake and how the proposed activities will achieve the purposes described in subsection (c);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for attracting additional funds and identification of funding sources from non-Federal sources to deliver the proposed outcomes of the regional clean energy innovation partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for partnering and collaborating with community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions, labor organizations and community groups, worker cooperative membership associations, local and state employee ownership and cooperative development centers, and other local institutions in order to promote employee, community, and public ownership in the clean <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1663">136 STAT. 1663</page> energy sector, and advance models of local economic development that build and retain wealth in the region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for sustaining activities of the regional clean energy innovation partnership after funds received under this program have been expended; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget proposal.</p></sidenote><content>a proposed budget, including financial contributions from non-Federal sources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting covered consortia for funding under the Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>give special consideration to applications from rural, tribal, and low-income communities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ensure that there is geographic diversity among the covered consortia selected to receive funding.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Grants given out under this Program shall be in an amount not greater than $10,000,000, with the total grant award in any year less than that in the previous year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>For grants that are disbursed over the course of three or more years, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of receipt of funds under this section, that a covered consortium provide not less than 50 percent of the funding for the activities of the regional clean energy partnership under this section for years 3, 4, and 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Each grant under paragraph shall be for a period of not longer than 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant awarded under this section may be renewed for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to a rigorous merit review based on the progress of a regional clean energy innovation partnership towards achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (c) and the metrics developed under subsection (g).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the existing authorities of the Department, the Secretary may terminate grant funding under this subsection to covered consortia during the performance period if the Secretary determines that the regional clean energy innovation partnership is underperforming.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may allow a covered consortium that receives funds under this section to allocate a portion of the funding received to be used for administrative or indirect costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support funding and activities under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may competitively award grants in an amount no greater than $2,000,000 for a period not longer than 2 years to an entity consisting of a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, or tribal government or unit of such government or any entity listed under subsection (a)(2) to plan a regional clean energy innovation partnership or establish a covered consortium for the purpose of applying for funds under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the program, the Secretary shall support the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of information on best practices for developing and operating successful regional clean energy innovation partnerships.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1664">136 STAT. 1664</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Metrics</inline>.—</heading><content>In evaluating a grant renewal under subsection (d)(8), the Secretary shall work with program evaluation experts to develop and make publicly available metrics to assess the progress of a regional clean energy innovation partnership towards achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall coordinate with, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities carried out under this section with the activities of other research entities of the Department or relevant programs at other Federal agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conflicts of Interest</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent with the conflict of interest procedures of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25684b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation by Comptroller General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, and again 3 years later, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the operation of the program during the most recent 3-year period, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the progress made towards achieving the purposes specified in subsection (c) based on the metrics developed under subsection (g);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the short-term and long-term metrics used to determine the success of the program under subsection (g), and any changes recommended to the metrics used;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the regional clean energy innovation partnerships established or supported by covered consortia that have received grants under subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25684b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25684b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations on how the program may be improved.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25687264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Laboratories</inline>.—</heading><content>In supporting technology transfer activities at the National Laboratories, the Secretary shall encourage partnerships with entities that are located in the same region or State as the National Laboratory.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25687265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the activities under this section, the Secretary shall ensure proper security controls are in place to protect sensitive information, as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25687266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Funds for Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>No funds provided to the Department of Energy under this section shall be used for construction.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25687267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25687268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Research Security</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10631">SEC. 10631. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25687269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19231">42 USC 19231</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2568c08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of this subtitle is to direct actions to prohibit participation in any foreign talent recruitment program by personnel of Federal research agencies and to prohibit participation in a malign foreign talent recruitment program by covered individuals involved with research and development awards from those agencies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1665">136 STAT. 1665</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2568c08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568c08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568c08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568c08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568c08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the interagency working group established under section 1746 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601">42 U.S.C. 6601 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>), shall publish and widely distribute a uniform set of guidelines for Federal research agencies regarding foreign talent recruitment programs. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568c090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote>Such policy guidelines shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2568c091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prohibit all personnel of each Federal research agency, including Federal employees, contract employees, independent contractors, individuals serving under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4701">42 U.S.C. 4701</ref> et seq), Visiting Scientist, Engineering, and Educator appointments, and special government employees other than peer reviewers, from participating in a foreign talent recruitment program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2568c092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>as part of the requirements under section 223 of the William (Mac) Thornberry NDAA of Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s6605">10 U.S.C. 6605</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>), require covered individuals to disclose if such individuals are a party to a foreign talent recruitment program contract, agreement, or other arrangement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2568e7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>prohibit research and development awards from being made for any proposal in which a covered individual is participating in a malign foreign talent recruitment program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2568e7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to the extent practicable, require recipient institutions to prohibit covered individuals participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs from working on projects supported by research and development awards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2568e7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the guidance under subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall define and describe the characteristics of a foreign talent recruitment program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2568e7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568e7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568e7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policy.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal research agency shall issue a policy utilizing the guidelines under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2568e7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that the policies issued by the Federal research agencies under subsection (d) are consistent to the greatest extent practicable.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10632">SEC. 10632. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2568e7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19232">42 USC 19232</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAM PROHIBITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25695cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policy.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal research agency shall establish a policy that, as part of a proposal for a research and development award from the agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25695cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>each covered individual listed in such proposal certify that each such individual is not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program in the proposal submission of each such individual and annually thereafter for the duration of the award; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25695ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>each institution of higher education or other organization applying for such an award certify that each covered individual who is employed by such institution of higher education or other organization has been made aware of the requirements under this section and complied with the requirement under paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1666">136 STAT. 1666</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25695ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Stakeholder Input</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing a policy under subsection (a), Federal research agencies shall publish a description of the proposed policy in the Federal Register and provide an opportunity for submission of public comment for a period of not more than 60 days.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25695ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Existing Law</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Federal research agency and recipient shall comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000d/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</ref>) in the establishment of policies pursuant to under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25695ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each policy developed under subsection (a) shall not prohibit, unless such activities are funded, organized, or managed by an academic institution or a foreign talent recruitment program on the lists developed under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 1286(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25695cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>making scholarly presentations and publishing written materials regarding scientific information not otherwise controlled under current law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25695cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>participation in international conferences or other international exchanges, research projects or programs that involve open and reciprocal exchange of scientific information, and which are aimed at advancing international scientific understanding and not otherwise controlled under current law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25695ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>advising a foreign student enrolled at an institution of higher education or writing a recommendation for such a student, at such student’s request; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25695cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>other international activities determined appropriate by the Federal research agency head or designee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25695cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The certifications required under subsection (a) shall not apply retroactively to research and development awards made or applied for prior to the establishment of the policy by the Federal research agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25695cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Federal research agency shall ensure that, as a requirement of an award from each such agency, recipient institutions provide training on the risks of malign foreign talent recruitment programs to covered individuals employed at such institutions, including those individuals who are participating in activities described in subsection (d).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10633">SEC. 10633. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25695cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19233">42 USC 19233</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2569d123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to existing authorities for preventing waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement of Federal funds, each Federal research agency shall have the authority to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>require, upon request, the submission to such agency, by an institution of higher education or other organization applying for a research and development award, of supporting documentation, including copies of contracts, grants, or any other agreement specific to foreign appointments, employment with a foreign institution, participation in a foreign talent recruitment program and other information reported as current and pending support for all covered individuals in a research and development award application;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>require such institution of higher education or other organization to review any documents requested under paragraph (1) for compliance with the Federal research agency’s <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1667">136 STAT. 1667</page> award terms and conditions, including guidance on conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>upon receipt and review of the information provided under paragraph (1) and in consultation with the institution of higher education or other organization submitting such information, initiate the substitution or removal of a covered individual from a research and development award, reduce the award funding amount, or suspend or terminate the award if the agency head determines such contracts, grants, or agreements include obligations that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>interfere with the capacity for agency-supported activities to be carried out; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>create duplication with agency-supported activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2569d12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In exercising the authorities under subsection (a), each Federal research agency shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Privacy.</p></sidenote>take necessary steps, as practicable, to protect the privacy of all covered individuals and other parties specified in the documentation submitted under paragraph (1) of such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>endeavor to provide justification for requests for supporting documentation made under such paragraph;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>require that allegations be proven by a preponderance of evidence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2569d134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569d135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appeals.</p></sidenote><content>as practicable, afford subjects an opportunity to provide comments and rebuttal and an opportunity to appeal before final administrative action is taken.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10634">SEC. 10634. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2569f846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19234">42 USC 19234</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL RESEARCH AWARD PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256a9487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Training Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a9488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a948a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal research agency shall establish a requirement that, as part of an application for a research and development award from the agency—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a948b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a948c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>each covered individual listed on the application for a research and development award certify that each such individual has completed within one year of such application research security training that meets the guidelines developed under subsection (b); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a948d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>each institution of higher education or other organization applying for such an award certify that each covered individual who is employed by such institution or organization and listed on the application has completed such training.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a948e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that the training requirements established by Federal research agencies pursuant to paragraph (1) are consistent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256a948f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, acting through the National Science and Technology Council and in accordance with the authority provided under section 1746(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601">42 U.S.C. 6601 note</ref>), shall, taking into consideration stakeholder input, develop guidelines for institutions of higher education and other organizations receiving Federal research and development funds to use in developing their own training programs to address the unique needs, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1668">136 STAT. 1668</page> challenges, and risk profiles of such institutions and other organizations, including adoption of security training modules developed under subsection (c), to ensure compliance with National Security Presidential Memorandum–33 (relating to strengthening protections of the United States Government-supported research and development against foreign government interference and exploitation) or any successor documents.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256a9491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Training Modules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a9492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a9497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Defense, and in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal research agencies, shall enter into an agreement or contract with a qualified entity for the development of online research security training modules for the research community and participants in the United States research and development enterprise to ensure compliance with National Security Presidential Memorandum–33 or successor documents, including modules—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a9498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>focused on cybersecurity, international collaboration and international travel, foreign interference, and rules for proper use of funds, disclosure, conflict of commitment, and conflict of interest; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a9499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>tailored to the unique needs of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256a949a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>covered individuals;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256a949b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256a949c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>applicants for awards under the SBIR and STTR programs (as such terms are defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638/e">15 U.S.C. 638(e)</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a949d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stakeholder input</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to entering into the agreement under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall seek input from academic, private sector, intelligence, and law enforcement stakeholders regarding the scope and content of security training modules, including the diversity of needs across institutions of higher education and other recipients of different sizes and types, and recommendations for minimizing administrative burden on recipients and researchers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a949e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that the entity referred to in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a949f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develops security training modules that can be adapted and utilized across Federal research agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256a94a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a94a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256a94a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>develops and implements a plan for regularly updating such modules as needed.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10635">SEC. 10635. </num><heading>RESEARCH FUNDS ACCOUNTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256b09d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Period Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section the term “<term>study period</term>” means the 5-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256b09d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on Federal funding made available to foreign entities of concern for research, during the study period.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1669">136 STAT. 1669</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256b09d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256b09d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study conducted under subsection (b) shall include, to the extent practicable with respect to the study period, an assessment of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b09d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the total amount of Federal funding made available to foreign entities of concern for research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b09d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total number and types of foreign entities of concern to which such funding was made available;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b09d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the requirements relating to the awarding, tracking, and monitoring of such funding;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b09da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256b09db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>any other data available with respect to Federal funding made available to foreign entities of concern for research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b09dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>such other matters as the Comptroller General of the United States determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256b09dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256b09de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Available Data</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the study conducted under subsection (b) and the data that is available with respect to Federal funding made available to foreign entities of concern for research.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256b09df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (d), by a date agreed upon by the Comptroller General and the committees on the date of the briefing under such subsection, a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10636">SEC. 10636. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256b09e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19235">42 USC 19235</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PERSON OR ENTITY OF CONCERN PROHIBITION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x256b30f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  No person published on the list under section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/261">Public Law 105–261</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>) or entity identified under section 1260h of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>) may receive or participate in any grant, award, program, support, or other activity under—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b30f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Directorate established in subtitle G of title III of this division;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b30f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 28(b)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3701/etseq">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</ref>), as added by section 10621; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256b30f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Manufacturing USA Program, as improved and expanded under subtitle E of title II of this division.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10637">SEC. 10637. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256b30f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19236">42 USC 19236</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NONDISCRIMINATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In carrying out requirements under this subtitle, each Federal research agency shall ensure that policies and activities developed and implemented pursuant to this subtitle are carried out in a manner that does not target, stigmatize, or discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, consistent with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000d/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10638">SEC. 10638. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256b30f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19237">42 USC 19237</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x256c6977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1670">136 STAT. 1670</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c6978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered individual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered individual</term>” means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c6979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project proposed to be carried out with a research and development award from a Federal research agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c697a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is designated as a covered individual by the Federal research agency concerned.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c697b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256c697c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign country of concern</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign country of concern</term>” means the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or any other country determined to be a country of concern by the Secretary of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c697d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign entity of concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>foreign entity of concern</term>” means a foreign entity that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c697e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189/a">8 U.S.C. 1189(a)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c697f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury (commonly known as the SDN list);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c6980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a covered nation (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4872">section 4872 of title 10, United States Code</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c6981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>alleged by the Attorney General to have been involved in activities for which a conviction was obtained under—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch37">chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the Espionage Act);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>section 951 or 1030 of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch90">chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the Economic Espionage Act of 1996);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>section 224, 225, 226, 227, or 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2274">42 U.S.C. 2274</ref>, 2275, 2276, 2277, and 2284);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4801/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c6989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256c698a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256c698b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, to be engaged in unauthorized conduct that is detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c698c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malign foreign talent recruitment program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>malign foreign talent recruitment program</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c698d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>any program, position, or activity that includes compensation in the form of cash, in-kind compensation, including research funding, promised future compensation, complimentary foreign travel, things of non de minimis <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1671">136 STAT. 1671</page> value, honorific titles, career advancement opportunities, or other types of remuneration or consideration directly provided by a foreign country at any level (national, provincial, or local) or their designee, or an entity based in, funded by, or affiliated with a foreign country, whether or not directly sponsored by the foreign country, to the targeted individual, whether directly or indirectly stated in the arrangement, contract, or other documentation at issue, in exchange for the individual—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c698e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>engaging in the unauthorized transfer of intellectual property, materials, data products, or other nonpublic information owned by a United States entity or developed with a Federal research and development award to the government of a foreign country or an entity based in, funded by, or affiliated with a foreign country regardless of whether that government or entity provided support for the development of the intellectual property, materials, or data products;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c698f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>being required to recruit trainees or researchers to enroll in such program, position, or activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>establishing a laboratory or company, accepting a faculty position, or undertaking any other employment or appointment in a foreign country or with an entity based in, funded by, or affiliated with a foreign country if such activities are in violation of the standard terms and conditions of a Federal research and development award;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>being unable to terminate the foreign talent recruitment program contract or agreement except in extraordinary circumstances;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>through funding or effort related to the foreign talent recruitment program, being limited in the capacity to carry out a research and development award or required to engage in work that would result in substantial overlap or duplication with a Federal research and development award;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>being required to apply for and successfully receive funding from the sponsoring foreign government’s funding agencies with the sponsoring foreign organization as the recipient;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>being required to omit acknowledgment of the recipient institution with which the individual is affiliated, or the Federal research agency sponsoring the research and development award, contrary to the institutional policies or standard terms and conditions of the Federal research and development award;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>being required to not disclose to the Federal research agency or employing institution the participation of such individual in such program, position, or activity; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>having a conflict of interest or conflict of commitment contrary to the standard terms and conditions of the Federal research and development award; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256c6997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>a program that is sponsored by—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1672">136 STAT. 1672</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a foreign country of concern or an entity based in a foreign country of concern, whether or not directly sponsored by the foreign country of concern;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c6999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an academic institution on the list developed under section 1286(c)(8) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2358">10 U.S.C. 2358 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115-232</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256c699a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a foreign talent recruitment program on the list developed under section 1286(c)(9) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2358">10 U.S.C. 2358 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115-232</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256c699b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coastal and Ocean Acidification Research and Innovation Act of 2021.</p></sidenote>Coastal and Ocean Acidification Research and Innovation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10641">SEC. 10641. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256c699c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3701">33 USC 3701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Coastal and Ocean Acidification Research and Innovation Act of 2021</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10642">SEC. 10642. </num><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256cdecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12402(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3701/a">33 U.S.C. 3701(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cdece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cdecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>development and coordination</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>development coordination and implementation</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cded0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acidification on marine organisms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acidification and coastal acidification on marine organisms</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cded1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>establish</quotedText>” and all that follows through the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maintain and advise an interagency research, monitoring, and public outreach program on ocean acidification and coastal acidification;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cded2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>establishment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maintenance</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cded3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256cded4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>techniques for</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mitigating the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification and related co-stressors on marine ecosystems.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256cded5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12402 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3701/a">33 U.S.C. 3701(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a)<headingText class="smallCaps"> Purposes.—</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10643">SEC. 10643. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x256d05e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12403 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3702">33 U.S.C. 3702</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256d2cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the Earth’s oceans</quotedText>” and all that follows before the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth’s oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1673">136 STAT. 1673</page> by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256d2cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256d2cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256d2cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y256d2cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coastal acidification</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>coastal acidification</term>’ means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from land.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256d2cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y256d2cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10644">SEC. 10644. </num><heading>INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x256e3e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3703">33 U.S.C. 3703</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subcommittee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>working group</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean acidification and establish</quotedText>” and insert “<quotedText>Subcommittee shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean and coastal acidification and establish and maintain</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Wildlife Service,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Navy, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Smithsonian Institution,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Chairman</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Chair</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e3e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and contribute to as appropriate,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>designate</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1674">136 STAT. 1674</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e658b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>developed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification developed</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e658c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification; and</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e658d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e658e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e658f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>until 2032</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>every 2 years thereafter</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e6590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and to the Office of Management and Budget,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256e6591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the interagency research</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>interagency strategic research</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e6592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>until 2031</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>at least once every 5 years</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e6593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>until 2032</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and every 6 years thereafter</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e6594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256e6595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256f4ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Board</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chair of the Subcommittee shall establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Board shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>maintain a process for reviewing and making recommendations to the Subcommittee on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the biennial report specified in subsection (d)(2); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the strategic research plan in subsection (d)(3);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide ongoing advice to the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on matters related to Federal activities on ocean and coastal acidification, including impacts and mitigation of ocean and coastal acidification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>advise the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f4ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>efforts to coordinate research and monitoring activities related to ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f4fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the best practices for the standards developed for data archiving under section 12406(d).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Board shall consist of 25 members as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Two representatives of the shellfish, lobster, or crab industry.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>One representative of the finfish industry.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>One representative of seafood processors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Three representatives from academia, including both natural and social sciences.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>One representative of recreational fishing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>One representative of a relevant nongovernmental organization.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Six representatives from relevant State and local governments with policy or regulatory authorities related to ocean acidification and coastal acidification.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>One representative from the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical region and has a similar purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1675">136 STAT. 1675</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>One representative from the California Current Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical region and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f500a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>One representative from the Northeast Coastal Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical region and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f500b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>One representative from the Southeast Coastal Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical region and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f500c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>One representative from the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical region and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f500d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>One representative from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical region and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f500e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><content>One representative from the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System or a subsequent entity that represents the island territories and possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and the State of Hawaii and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f500f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">“(O) </num><content>One representative from the Caribbean Regional Association for Coastal Ocean Observing or a subsequent entity that represents Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands and has a similar purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">“(P) </num><content>One representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Olympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site or a subsequent entity that represents the same geographical representation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">“(Q) </num><content>One representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Advisory Board without a vote.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f5012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chair of the Subcommittee shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>appoint members to the Advisory Board (taking into account the geographical interests of each individual to be appointed as a member of the Advisory Board to ensure that an appropriate balance of geographical interests are represented by the members of the Advisory Board) who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f7724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>represent the interest group for which each seat is designated;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f7725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>demonstrate expertise on ocean acidification or coastal acidification and its scientific, economic, industry, cultural, and community impacts; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y256f7726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>have a record of distinguished service with respect to ocean acidification or coastal acidification, and such impacts;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>give consideration to nominations and recommendations from the members of the interagency working group and the public for such appointments; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1676">136 STAT. 1676</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>ensure that an appropriate balance of scientific, industry, State and local resource managers, and geographical interests are represented by the members of the Advisory Board.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each member of the Advisory Board—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f772a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall be appointed for a 5-year term; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f772b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may be appointed to no more than two terms.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f772c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chair of the Subcommittee shall appoint one member of the Advisory Board to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f772d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256f772e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256f772f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than once each calendar year, the Advisory Board shall meet at such times and places as may be designated by the Chair of the Advisory Board, in consultation with the Chair of the Subcommittee and the Chair of the interagency working group.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chair of the Advisory Board shall brief the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on the progress of the Advisory Board as necessary or at the request of the Subcommittee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal government engagement and coordination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Board shall maintain mechanisms for coordination, and engagement with Tribal governments.</chapeau><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y256f7733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed as affecting any requirement to consult with Indian Tribes under Executive Order 13175 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 note</ref>; relating to consultation and coordination with Tribal governments) or any other applicable law or policy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256f7735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Federal advisory committee act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory Board for 10 years from the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y256f7736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prize Competitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any Federal agency with a representative serving on the interagency working group established under this section may, either individually or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x256f7738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> An agency seeking to carry out such a program shall carry out such program in coordination with the chair of such interagency working group.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f7739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>Any prize competition carried out under this subsection shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance our Nation’s ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean and coastal acidification.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y256f773a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Priority shall be given to establishing programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1677">136 STAT. 1677</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10645">SEC. 10645. </num><heading>STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2570afbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3704">33 U.S.C. 3704</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acidification</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acidification and coastal acidification</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the first sentence—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and not later than every 5 years following the publication of each subsequent strategic research plan until 2035</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>address the socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidification and to</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>mitigation strategies to</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>marine ecosystems</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ecosystems</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>National Academy of Sciences in the review of the plan required under subsection (d)</quotedText>”, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Advisory Board established in section 12404(c)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and social sciences</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>among the ocean sciences</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>improve the ability to assess the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>assess the short-term and long-term</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570afc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570d6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>provide information for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to address—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidification;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>conservation of marine organisms and ecosystems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>assessment of the effectiveness of such adaptation and mitigation strategies; and”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570d6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>improve research on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>ocean acidification and coastal acidification;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the interactions between and effects of ocean and coastal acidification and multiple combined stressors including changes in water chemistry, changes in sediment delivery, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms, on ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the effect or effects of clauses (i) and (ii) on marine resources and ecosystems;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>database development</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>data management</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (H) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1678">136 STAT. 1678</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570d6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570fdf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>assessment of adaptation and mitigation strategies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570fdf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>education and outreach activities;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>set forth</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ensure an appropriate balance of contribution in establishing</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reports</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the best available peer-reviewed scientific reports</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the United States</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within the United States</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (8)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fdff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>its</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>their</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in paragraph (10), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570fe05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>describe monitoring needs necessary to support potentially affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, fishery management councils and commissions, Tribal governments, non-Federal resource managers, and scientific experts on decision-making and adaptation related to ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570fe06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>describe the extent to which the Subcommittee incorporated feedback from the Advisory Board established in section 12404(c).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>surface</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>input, and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>inputs,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, marine food webs,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>marine ecosystems</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and modeling that supports fisheries management</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>marine organisms</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal acidification</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2570fe10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Research to understand related and cumulative stressors and other biogeochemical processes occurring in conjunction with ocean acidification and coastal acidification.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2570fe11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (d) and (e) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25712422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25712423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25712424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>Concurrent with the submission of the plan to Congress, the Subcommittee shall publish the plan on a public website.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1679">136 STAT. 1679</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10646">SEC. 10646. </num><heading>NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2571c065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12406 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3705">33 U.S.C. 3705</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2571c066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2571c067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>coordination,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>research, monitoring,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2571c068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571c069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including leveraging, as appropriate, the Integrated Ocean Observing System and the ocean observing assets of other Federal, State, and Tribal agencies,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>ocean observing assets,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571c06a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (E), (G), (H), and (I), respectively;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571c06b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2571e77c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>prioritization of the location of monitoring instruments, assets, and projects to maximize the efficiency of resources and agency and department missions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2571e77d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an optimization of understanding of socioeconomic impacts and ecosystem health”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e77e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>adaptation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>adaptation and mitigation</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e77f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2571e780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>technical assistance to socioeconomically vulnerable States, local governments, Tribal governments, communities, and industries impacted by ocean and coastal acidification to support their development of ocean and coastal acidification mitigation strategies;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>its impacts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>their respective impacts</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>monitoring and impacts research</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>research, monitoring, and adaptation and mitigation strategies</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2571e788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><chapeau>research to improve understanding of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the impact of ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2571e78a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>how multiple environmental stressors may contribute to and exacerbate ocean and coastal acidification on living marine resources and coastal ecosystems; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2571e78b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>research to support the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to address the socioeconomic impacts of ocean and coastal acidification on coastal communities;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1680">136 STAT. 1680</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2571e78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>critical research projects that explore</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>critical research, education, and outreach projects that explore and communicate</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25720e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraphs (1) and (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acidification</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acidification and coastal acidification</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25720e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257235af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257235b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relationship to Interagency Working Group</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall serve as the lead Federal agency responsible for coordinating the Federal response to ocean and coastal acidification.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257235b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote> The Administration may enter into Memoranda of Understanding to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257235b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>coordinate monitoring and research efforts among Federal agencies in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal governments and international partners; this may include analysis and synthesis of the results of monitoring and research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257235b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>maintain an Ocean Acidification Information Exchange described under section 12404(b)(5) to allow for information to be electronically accessible, including information—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257235b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on ocean acidification developed through or used by the ocean acidification program described under subsection (a); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257235b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>that would be useful to State governments, local governments, Tribal governments, resource managers, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257235b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>establishing and maintaining the data archive system under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257235b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Archive System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257235b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257235b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257235ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with the members of the interagency working group, shall support the long-term stewardship of, and access to, data relating to ocean and coastal acidification through providing the data on a publicly accessible data archive system. To the extent possible, this data archive system shall collect and provide access to ocean and coastal acidification data—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25725ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>from relevant federally funded research;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25725ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provided by a Federal, State, or local government, academic scientist, citizen scientist, or industry organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25725ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>voluntarily submitted by Tribes or Tribal governments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25725cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>from existing global or national data assets that are currently maintained within Federal agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25725ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data standards</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary to, the extent possible, shall ensure all such data adheres to data and metadata standards to support the public findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of such data.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10647">SEC. 10647. </num><heading>NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x257283e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12407 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3706">33 U.S.C. 3706</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257283e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ocean acidification and coastal acidification</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257283e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1681">136 STAT. 1681</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257283e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>its impacts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>their respective impacts</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257283e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and its impacts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and their respective impacts</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257283e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257283e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2572aaf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>adaptation and mitigation strategies to address socioeconomic effects of ocean acidification and coastal acidification.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572aaf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2572aaf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2572aafa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Recipients of grants from the National Science Foundation under this subtitle that collect data described under section 12406(d) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572aafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>collect data in accordance with the standards, protocols, or procedures established pursuant to section 12406(d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572aafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>submit such data to the Director and the Secretary after publication, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Director or the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10648">SEC. 10648. </num><heading>NASA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2572d20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12408 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3707">33 U.S.C. 3707</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572d20e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ocean acidification</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ocean acidification and coastal acidification</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572d20f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>its impacts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>their respective impacts</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572d210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2572f921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2572f922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Researchers from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under this subtitle that collect data described under section 12406(d) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572f923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>collect such data in accordance with the standards, protocols, or procedures established pursuant to section 12406(d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2572f924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>submit such data to the Administrator and the Secretary, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Administrator or the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10649">SEC. 10649. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2572f925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25732036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 12409 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3708">33 U.S.C. 3708</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25732037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subtitle—</quotedText>” and all that follows through paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“subtitle—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y25732038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$20,500,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y25732039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$22,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2573203a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$24,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2573203b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$26,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2573203c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$28,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2573203d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subtitle—</quotedText>” and all that follows through paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>subtitle, $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1682">136 STAT. 1682</page></content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Interagency Working Group</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10651">SEC. 10651. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2573203e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19251">42 USC 19251</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257431af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, acting through the National Science and Technology Council, shall establish or designate an interagency working group to coordinate the activities specified in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257431b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The interagency working group shall be composed of the following members (or their designees), who may be organized into subcommittees, as appropriate:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Commerce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Director of the National Economic Council.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The Secretary of Agriculture.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Such other Federal officials as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy considers appropriate, including members of the National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257431be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The interagency working group shall seek to ensure that the activities of different Federal agencies enhance and complement, but, as appropriate, do not duplicate, efforts being carried out by another Federal agency, with a focus on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The activities of the National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate in the key technology focus areas, such as within the Regional Innovation Engines under section 10388 and test beds under section 10390.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The activities of the Department of Commerce under this division, including regional technology hubs under section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s13701/etseq">15 U.S.C. 13701 et seq.</ref>), as added by section 10621, the Manufacturing USA Program established under section 34(b)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s/b/1">15 U.S.C. 278s(b)(1)</ref>), and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k">15 U.S.C. 278k</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The activities of the Department of Energy in the key technology focus areas, including at the national laboratories, and at Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3703">15 U.S.C. 3703</ref>), and facilities and user facilities operated in partnership with such national laboratories or the Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other program that the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy determines involves research and development with respect to the key technology focus areas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257431c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The interagency working group shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>by not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this division—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1683">136 STAT. 1683</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>conduct an initial review of Federal programs and resources with respect to the key technology focus areas identified pursuant to section 10387(a)(2), in order to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257431c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess current level of efforts and characterize existing research infrastructure, as of the date of the review;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257431ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>identify potential areas of overlap or duplication with respect to the key technology focus areas; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257431cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>identify potential cross-agency collaborations and joint funding opportunities; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit a report regarding the review described in subparagraph (A) to Congress; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>seek stakeholder input and recommendations in the course of such review; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257431d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>shall carry out the annual reviews and updates required under section 10387(e).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257431d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257431d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conflicts</inline>.—</heading><content>If any conflicts between Federal agencies arise while carrying out the activities under this section, the President shall make the final decision regarding resolution of the conflict.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Quantum Networking and Communications</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10661">SEC. 10661. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257458e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19261">42 USC 19261</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>QUANTUM NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25762da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25762da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25762da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8801">15 U.S.C. 8801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25762da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Q2work program<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The term “<term>Q2Work Program</term>” means the Q2Work Program supported by the Foundation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25762daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quantum Networking Working Group Report on Quantum Networking and Communications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25762dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8813">15 U.S.C. 8813</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> the following at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25767bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Quantum Networking and Communications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2026, the Quantum Networking Working Group within the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council, in coordination with the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing a plan for the advancement of quantum networking and communications technology in the United States, building on the report entitled <i>A Strategic Vision for America’s Quantum Networks and A Coordinated Approach for Quantum Networking Research</i>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>An update to the report entitled <i>Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research Report</i> focusing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1684">136 STAT. 1684</page> on a framework for interagency collaboration regarding the advancement of quantum networking and communications research.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A plan for Federal Government partnership with the private sector and interagency collaboration regarding engagement in international standards for quantum networking and communications technology, including a list of Federal priorities for standards relating to such networking and technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><content>A proposal for the protection of national security interests relating to the advancement of quantum networking and communications technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the relative position of the United States with respect to other countries in the global race to develop, demonstrate, and utilize quantum networking and communications technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25767bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to Congress for legislative action relating to the matters considered under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Such other matters as the Quantum Network Working Group considers necessary to advance the security of communications and network infrastructure, remain at the forefront of scientific discovery in the quantum information science domain, and transition quantum information science research into the emerging quantum technology economy.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25767bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quantum Networking and Communications Research and Standardization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of section 201 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8831">15 U.S.C. 8831</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25767be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2576a2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>shall carry out research to facilitate the development and standardization of quantum cryptography and post-quantum classical cryptography;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2576a2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>shall carry out research to facilitate the development and standardization of quantum networking, communications, and sensing technologies and applications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2576a2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>for quantum technologies determined by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to be at a readiness level sufficient for standardization, shall provide technical review and assistance to such other Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate for the development of quantum networking infrastructure standards;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Scientific and Technical Research and Services account of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry out paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (a) of section 201 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (as inserted pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1) of this subsection) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2576a2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quantum Information Science Workforce Evaluation and Acceleration</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1685">136 STAT. 1685</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study to evaluate and make recommendations for the quantum information science workforce. The study shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>characterize the quantum information science workforce, including by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>describing what constitutes a quantum information science qualified worker across sectors, including academia, the Federal Government, and industry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>describing the size and makeup of the quantum information science workforce, including an assessment of current and future trends;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>identify near- and long-term quantum information science workforce needs across government, academia, and industry sectors, including identifying the cross-disciplinary academic degrees or academic courses necessary to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>prepare students for multiple career pathways in quantum information sciences and related fields;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ensure the United States is competitive in the field of quantum information science while preserving national security; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>support the development of quantum applications;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>assess the state of quantum information science education and skills training at all education levels and identify gaps in meeting current and future workforce needs, including with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>elementary, middle, and high-school student access to foundational courses, age-appropriate quantum concepts, and hands-on learning opportunities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a30a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>elementary, middle, and high-school teacher professional development and access to resources, materials, lesson plans, modules, and curricula;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a30b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>career pivot and skills training opportunities, including professional certificates and internships; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576a30c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>higher education curricula, laboratory experiences in academia, the Federal Government, and industry settings, and cross-discipline degree programs aligned with workforce needs; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a30d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a30e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576a30f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>make recommendations for developing a diverse, flexible, and sustainable quantum information science workforce that meets the evolving needs of academia, the Federal Government, and industry.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to Congress and the Director a report containing the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2576a311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporating QISE Into STEM Curriculum</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576a312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8841">15 U.S.C. 8841</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> the following at the end:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2576ca23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporating QISE Into STEM Curriculum</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1686">136 STAT. 1686</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576ca24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall, through programs carried out or supported by the National Science Foundation, seek to increase the integration of quantum information science and engineering (referred to in this subsection as ‘QISE’) into the STEM curriculum at all education levels, including community colleges, as considered appropriate by the Director.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curriculum integration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The curriculum integration under paragraph (1) may include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Methods to conceptualize QISE for elementary, middle, and high school curricula.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Methods for strengthening foundational mathematics and science curricula.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Methods for integrating students who are underserved or historically underrepresented groups in STEM.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Age-appropriate materials that apply the principles of quantum information science in STEM fields.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for the standardization of key concepts, definitions, and curriculum criteria across government, academia, and industry.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f13f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote>Materials that specifically address the findings and outcomes of the study to evaluate and make recommendations for the quantum information science workforce pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10661 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act and strategies to account for the skills and workforce needs identified through such study.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall coordinate with relevant Federal agencies, and consult with nongovernmental entities with expertise in QISE, as appropriate, which may include institutions eligible to participate in the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>STEM</term>’ means the academic and professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2576f145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quantum Education Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, building on the National Science Foundation’s role in the National Q–12 Education Partnership and programs such as Q2Work Program, shall make awards to institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, or consortia thereof to carry out a pilot program, to be known as the “Next Generation Quantum Leaders Pilot Program” (in this subsection referred to as the “Program”), for the education and training of the next generation of students and teachers in the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Program, the Director shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f14a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>encourage awardees to coordinate with educational service agencies (as such term “<term>educational service agency</term>” is defined in section 602(5) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1687">136 STAT. 1687</page> Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1401/5">20 U.S.C. 1401(5)</ref>)), associations that support STEM educators or local educational agencies, and partnerships through the Q–12 Education Partnership, to encourage elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools, and State educational agencies to participate in the Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f14b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>require that awardees partner with elementary schools, middle schools, or secondary schools, or consortia thereof, and State educational agencies, to carry out activities under the Program;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f14c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Program, the Director shall make competitive, merit-reviewed awards to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f14d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>support testing, evaluation, dissemination, and implementation of age-appropriate quantum information sciences curricula and resources, including the integration of quantum information science and engineering into the STEM curriculum pursuant to subsection (d) of section 301 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8841">15 U.S.C. 8841</ref>), as added by subsection (e);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>support opportunities for informal education on quantum concepts, including informal hands-on learning opportunities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>support opportunities for students to further explore quantum information science education and related careers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>develop and implement training, research, and professional development programs for teachers, including innovative pre-service and in-service programs, in quantum information science and related fields; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2576f151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>carry out such other activities as the Director determines appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the Program and to the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure there is a wide, equitable distribution of Program participants across diverse geographic areas and that the Program includes a diverse representation of students, including students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out the Program in consultation with the QIS Workforce Working Group of the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council and the Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment, that includes feedback from a wide range of stakeholders in academia, K-12 education, and the private sector, of the effectiveness of the Program in scaling up implementation of effective quantum education and training innovations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1688">136 STAT. 1688</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>If determined to be effective, a plan for integrating the Program into existing programs, including the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of the Program to include additional technology areas, grade levels, and educational institutions beyond those originally selected to participate in the Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2576f15c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall terminate on the date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Blockchain Specialist</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10671">SEC. 10671. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2576f15d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19271">42 USC 19271</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY SPECIALIST POSITION WITHIN OSTP.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish or designate a blockchain and cryptocurrencies advisory specialist position within the Office to coordinate Federal activities and advise the President on matters of research and development relating to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and distributed ledger technologies.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading>Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10691">SEC. 10691. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2577186e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19281">42 USC 19281</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257e445f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Board</term>” means the Board of Directors described in subsection (b)(2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department</term>” means the Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Executive Director</term>” means the Executive Director described in subsection (b)(5)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foundation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Foundation</term>” means the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation established under subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>historically Black college or university</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>part B institution</term>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual laboratory-associated foundation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation</term>” means a Laboratory Foundation established by an operating contractor of a National Laboratory.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>minority serving institution</term>” means a Hispanic-serving institution as defined in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a</ref>), an Alaska Native-serving institution and a Native Hawaiian-serving institution as defined in section in 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059d">20 U.S.C. 1059d</ref>), or a Predominantly Black Institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or a Native American-serving nontribal institution as defined in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1689">136 STAT. 1689</page> section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National Laboratory</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal College or University</term>” has the meaning given in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257e446a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e446b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e446c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e446d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the “Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e446e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The mission of the Foundation shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e446f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to support the mission of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e4470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to advance collaboration with energy researchers, institutions of higher education, industry, and nonprofit and philanthropic organizations to accelerate the commercialization of energy technologies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax-exempt status</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the Foundation is an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration with existing organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may collaborate with 1 or more organizations to establish the Foundation and carry out the activities of the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board of directors</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e4476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e4477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall be composed of the ex officio nonvoting members described in clause (ii) and the appointed voting members described in clause (iii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e4478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ex officio members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The ex officio members of the Board shall be the following individuals or designees of those individuals:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e4479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>The Secretary.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e447a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>The Under Secretary for Science.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e447b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e447c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>The Chief Commercialization Officer.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e447d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointed members</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e447e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary and the other ex officio members of the Board shall—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y257e447f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e4480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e4481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop a list of individuals to serve as members of the Board who are well-qualified and will meet <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1690">136 STAT. 1690</page> the requirements of subclauses (II) and (III); and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e6a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>appoint the initial members of the Board from that list, if applicable, in consultation with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation</inline>.—</heading><content>The appointed members of the Board shall reflect a broad cross-section of stakeholders from academia, National Laboratories, industry, nonprofit organizations, State or local governments, the investment community, and the philanthropic community.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Experience</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that a majority of the appointed members of the Board—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y257e6a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>has experience in the energy sector;</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y257e6a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>has research experience in the energy field; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y257e6a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">(CC) </num><content>has experience in technology commercialization or foundation operations; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>to the extent practicable, represents diverse regions, sectors, and communities.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair and vice chair</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e6a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall designate from among the members of the Board—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an individual to serve as Chair of the Board; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an individual to serve as Vice Chair of the Board.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term of service of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board shall end on the earlier of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the date that is 3 years after the date on which the Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, as applicable, is designated for the position; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the last day of the term of service of the member, as determined under subparagraph (D)(i), who is designated to be Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, as applicable.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chair and Vice Chair of the Board—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>shall not be representatives of the same area of subject matter expertise, or entity, as applicable, under subparagraph (B)(iii)(II); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>shall not be representatives of any area of subject matter expertise, or entity, as applicable, represented by the immediately preceding Chair and Vice Chair of the Board.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and vacancies</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term of service of each appointed member of the Board shall be not more than 5 years.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e6aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Initial appointed members</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the initial members of the Board appointed under subparagraph (B)(iii)(I), half of the members shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1691">136 STAT. 1691</page> serve for 4 years and half of the members shall serve for 5 years, as determined by the Chair of the Board.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacancies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any vacancy in the membership of the appointed members of the Board—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>shall be filled in accordance with the bylaws of the Foundation by an individual capable of representing the same area or entity, as applicable, as represented by the vacating board member under subparagraph (B)(iii)(II);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>shall not affect the power of the remaining appointed members to execute the duties of the Board; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>shall be filled by an individual selected by the Board.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings; quorum</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e6ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the Board is established, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the ex officio and appointed members of the Board to incorporate the Foundation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quorum</inline>.—</heading><content>A majority of the appointed members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting the business of the Board.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>establish bylaws for the Foundation in accordance with subparagraph (G);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provide overall direction for the activities of the Foundation and establish priority activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>carry out any other necessary activities of the Foundation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>evaluate the performance of the Executive Director; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>actively solicit and accept funds, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of real or personal property to the Foundation, including from private entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bylaws</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The bylaws established under subparagraph (F)(i) may include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>policies for the selection of Board members, officers, employees, agents, and contractors of the Foundation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>policies, including ethical standards, for—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y257e6abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>the acceptance, solicitation, and disposition of donations and grants to the Foundation, including appropriate limits on the ability of donors to designate, by stipulation or restriction, the use or recipient of donated funds; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y257e6abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>the disposition of assets of the Foundation;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>policies that subject all employees, fellows, trainees, and other agents of the Foundation (including ex officio and appointed members of the Board) to conflict of interest standards; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the specific duties of the Executive Director.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1692">136 STAT. 1692</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall ensure that the bylaws of the Foundation and the activities carried out under those bylaws shall not—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Foundation to carry out activities in a fair and objective manner; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>compromise, or appear to compromise, the integrity of any governmental agency or program, or any officer or employee employed by, or involved in, a governmental agency or program.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No member of the Board shall receive compensation for serving on the Board.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with the bylaws of the Foundation, members of the Board may be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the Board.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on membership</inline>.—</heading><content>No employee of the Department shall be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Foundation are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to support the Department in carrying out the mission of the Department to ensure the security and prosperity of the United States by addressing energy and environmental challenges through transformative science and technology solutions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>to increase private and philanthropic sector investments that support efforts to create, characterize, develop, test, validate, and deploy or commercialize innovative technologies that address crosscutting national energy challenges, including those affecting minority, rural, and other underserved communities, by methods that include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>fostering collaboration and partnerships with researchers from the Federal Government, State governments, institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions, federally funded research and development centers, industry, and nonprofit organizations for the research, development, or commercialization of transformative energy and associated technologies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>strengthening and sharing best practices relating to regional economic development through scientific and energy innovation, including in partnership with an Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>promoting new product development that supports job creation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>administering prize competitions—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to accelerate private sector competition and investment; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>that complement the use of prize authority by the Department;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>supporting programs that advance technology maturation, especially where there may be gaps in Federal or private funding in advancing a technology <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1693">136 STAT. 1693</page> to deployment or commercialization from the prototype stage to a commercial stage;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>supporting efforts to broaden participation in energy technology development among individuals from historically underrepresented groups or regions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>facilitating access to Department facilities, equipment, and expertise to assist in tackling national challenges.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies, competitions, and projects</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may conduct and support studies, competitions, projects, and other activities that further the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowships and grants</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may award fellowships and grants for activities relating to research, development, demonstration, maturation, or commercialization of energy and other Department-supported technologies.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of award</inline>.—</heading><content>A fellowship or grant under clause (i) may consist of a stipend, health insurance benefits, funds for travel, and funds for other appropriate expenses.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting a recipient for a fellowship or grant under clause (i), the Foundation—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>shall make the selection based on the technical and commercialization merits of the proposed project of the potential recipient; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>may consult with a potential recipient regarding the ability of the potential recipient to carry out various projects that would further the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratories</inline>.—</heading><content>A National Laboratory that applies for or accepts an award under clause (i) shall not be considered to be engaging in a competitive process.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessing facilities and expertise</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foundation may work with the Department—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to leverage the capabilities and facilities of National Laboratories to commercialize technology; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to assist with resources, including by providing information on the assets of each National Laboratory that may enable the deployment and commercialization of technology.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and education</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may support programs that provide training to researchers, scientists, other relevant personnel at National Laboratories and institutions of higher education, and previous or current recipients of or applicants for Department funding to help research, develop, demonstrate, deploy, and commercialize federally funded technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maturation funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall support programs that provide maturation funding to researchers to advance the technology of those researchers for the purpose of moving products from a prototype stage to a commercial stage.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1694">136 STAT. 1694</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stakeholder engagement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall convene, and may consult with, representatives from the Department, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, the private sector, and commercialization organizations to develop programs for the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3) and to advance the activities of the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual and federal laboratory-associated foundations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered foundation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, the term “<term>covered foundation</term>” means each of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>An Individual Laboratory- Associated Foundation.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>A Federal Laboratory- Associated Foundation established pursuant to subsection (c)(1).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall provide support to and collaborate with covered foundations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidelines and templates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purpose of providing support under clause (ii), the Secretary shall establish suggested guidelines and templates for covered foundations, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a standard adaptable organizational design for responsible management;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>standard and legally tenable bylaws and money-handling procedures; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>a standard training curriculum to orient and expand the operating expertise of personnel employed by covered foundations.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Affiliations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subparagraph requires—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an existing Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation to modify current practices or affiliate with the Foundation; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>a covered foundation to be bound by charter or corporate bylaws as permanently affiliated with the Foundation.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e6aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplemental programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foundation may carry out supplemental programs—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to conduct and support forums, meetings, conferences, courses, and training workshops consistent with the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to support and encourage the understanding and development of data that promotes the translation of technologies from the research stage, through the development and maturation stage, and ending in the market stage;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>for writing, editing, printing, publishing, and vending books and other materials relating to research carried out under the Foundation and the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>to conduct other activities to carry out and support the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foundation shall support the development of an evaluation methodology, to be used as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1695">136 STAT. 1695</page> part of any program supported by the Foundation, that shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>consist of qualitative and quantitative metrics; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>include periodic third party evaluation of those programs and other activities of the Foundation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Communications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall develop an expertise in communications to promote the work of grant and fellowship recipients under subparagraph (B), the commercialization successes of the Foundation, opportunities for partnership with the Foundation, and other activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Solicitation and use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations, establish accounts, and invest and expend funds in support of the activities and programs of the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of the foundation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall be the sole entity responsible for carrying out the activities described in this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e920a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e920b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall hire an Executive Director of the Foundation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Subject to the compliance with the policies and bylaws established pursuant to paragraph (2)(G), the Executive Director shall be responsible for the daily operations of the Foundation in carrying the activities described in paragraph (4).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e920c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>The rate of compensation of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e920d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative control</inline>.—</heading><content>No member of the Board, officer or employee of the Foundation or of any program established by the Foundation, or participant in a program established by the Foundation, shall exercise administrative control over any Federal employee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e920e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e920f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a strategic plan that contains—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e9211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a plan for the Foundation to become financially self-sustaining in fiscal year 2023 and thereafter (except for the amounts provided each fiscal year under paragraph (11)(A)(iii));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a forecast of major crosscutting energy challenge opportunities, including short- and long-term objectives, identified by the Board, with input from communities representing the entities and areas of subject matter expertise, as applicable, described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>a description of the efforts that the Foundation will take to be transparent in the processes of the Foundation, including processes relating to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>grant awards, including selection, review, and notification;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>communication of past, current, and future research priorities; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1696">136 STAT. 1696</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>solicitation of and response to public input on the opportunities identified under clause (ii);</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a description of the financial goals and benchmarks of the Foundation for the following 10 years;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a description of the efforts undertaken by the Foundation to engage historically underrepresented groups or regions, including through collaborations with historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority-serving institutions, and minority-owned and women-owned business, and;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a description of the efforts undertaken by the Foundation to ensure maximum complementarity and minimum redundancy with investments made by the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e921a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Foundation is established, and every years thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary a report that, for the year covered by the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e921b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>describes the activities of the Foundation and the progress of the Foundation in furthering the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e921c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provides a specific accounting of the source and use of all funds made available to the Foundation to carry out those activities to ensure transparency in the alignment of Department missions and policies with national security;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e921d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>describes how the results of the activities of the Foundation could be incorporated into the procurement processes of the General Services Administration; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e921e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e921f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>includes a summary of each evaluation conducted using the evaluation methodology described in paragraph (4)(I).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e9221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation by comptroller general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years after the date on which the Foundation is established, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>an evaluation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the extent to which the Foundation is achieving the mission of the Foundation; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the operation of the Foundation; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e9226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e9227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations on how the Foundation may be improved.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foundation shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>provide for annual audits of the financial condition of the Foundation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e922a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>make the audits, and all other records, documents, and papers of the Foundation, available to the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States for examination or audit.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e922b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate fund accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall ensure that any funds received under paragraph (11)(A) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1697">136 STAT. 1697</page> are held in a separate account from any other funds received by the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e922c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Integrity</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e922d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e922e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To ensure integrity in the operations of the Foundation, the Board shall develop and enforce procedures relating to standards of conduct, financial disclosure statements, conflicts of interest (including recusal and waiver rules), audits, and any other matters determined appropriate by the Board.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e922f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial conflicts of interest</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To mitigate conflicts of interest and risks from malign foreign influence, any individual who is an officer, employee, or member of the Board is prohibited from any participation in deliberations by the Foundation of a matter that would directly or predictably affect any financial interest of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the individual;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>a relative (as defined in section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)) of that individual; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>a business organization or other entity in which the individual has an interest, including an organization or other entity with which the individual is negotiating employment.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257e9234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Intellectual property</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall adopt written standards to govern the ownership and licensing of any intellectual property rights developed by the Foundation or derived from the collaborative efforts of the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e9235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Foundation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>a Federal entity with respect to an agreement of that Federal entity with the Foundation; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257e9239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>an Individual Laboratory- Associated Foundation with respect to an agreement of that Federal entity with the Foundation.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257e923a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Full faith and credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The full faith and credit of the United States shall not extend to any obligations of the Foundation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e923b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of faca</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Foundation or an Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257e923c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department collaboration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratories</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall collaborate with the Foundation to develop a process to ensure collaboration and coordination between the Department, the Foundation, and National Laboratories—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>to streamline contracting processes between National Laboratories and the Foundation, including by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>streamlining the ability of the Foundation to transfer equipment and funds to National Laboratories;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1698">136 STAT. 1698</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>standardizing contract mechanisms to be used by the Foundation in engaging with National Laboratories; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>streamlining the ability of the Foundation to fund endowed positions at National Laboratories;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>to allow a National Laboratory or site of a National Laboratory—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to accept and perform work for the Foundation, consistent with provided resources, notwithstanding any other provision of law governing the administration, mission, use, or operations of the National Laboratory or site, as applicable; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to perform that work on a basis equal to other missions at the National Laboratory; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to permit the director of any National Laboratory or site of a National Laboratory to enter into a cooperative research and development agreement or negotiate a licensing agreement with the Foundation pursuant to section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3710a">15 U.S.C. 3710a</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Department liaisons</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall appoint liaisons from across the Department to collaborate and coordinate with the Foundation, including not less than 1 liaison from the Office of Technology Transitions, who shall ensure that the Foundation works in conjunction with and does not duplicate existing activities and programs carried out by the Department, including the Technology Commercialization Fund of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall leverage appropriate arrangements, contracts, and directives to carry out the process developed under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection exempts the Foundation from any national security policy of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Support services</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide facilities, utilities, and support services to the Foundation if it is determined by the Secretary to be advantageous to the research programs of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preemption of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall not preempt any authority or responsibility of the Secretary under any other provision of law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation may transfer funds to the Department, which shall be subject to all applicable Federal limitations relating to federally funded research.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not less than $1,500,000 shall be for the Secretary for fiscal year 2023 to establish the Foundation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not less than $30,000,000 shall be for the Foundation for fiscal year 2024 to carry out the activities of the Foundation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>not less than $3,000,000 shall be for the Foundation for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2027 for administrative and operational costs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1699">136 STAT. 1699</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary by subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph shall be used for construction.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be required to be cost- shared by a partner of the Foundation other than the Department or a National Laboratory.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257eb968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Energy Technology Laboratory-associated Foundation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb96a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb96b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Energy Technology Laboratory may establish, or enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to establish, a Federal Laboratory-Associated Foundation (referred to in this subsection as a “Laboratory Foundation”) to support the mission of the National Energy Technology Laboratory.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb96c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Not agency or instrumentality</inline>.—</heading><content>A Laboratory Foundation shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb96d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Governance structure</inline>.—</heading><content>A Laboratory Foundation established under subparagraph (A) shall have a separate governance structure from, and shall be managed independently of, the National Energy Technology Laboratory.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb96e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities of a Laboratory Foundation may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb96f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>conducting support studies, competitions, projects, research, and other activities that further the purpose of the Laboratory Foundation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>carrying out programs to foster collaboration and partnership among researchers from the Federal Government, State governments, institutions of higher education, federally funded research and development centers, and industry and nonprofit organizations relating to the research, development, and commercialization of federally supported technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>carrying out programs to leverage technologies to support new product development that supports regional economic development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>administering prize competitions—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to accelerate private sector competition and investment; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that complement the use of prize authority by the Department;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>providing fellowships and grants to research and development personnel at, or affiliated with, federally funded centers, in accordance with paragraph (3);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>carrying out programs—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>that allow scientists from foreign countries to serve in research capacities in the United States or other countries in association with the National Energy Technology Laboratory;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that provide opportunities for employees of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to serve in research capacities in foreign countries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to conduct studies, projects, or research in collaboration with national and international nonprofit <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1700">136 STAT. 1700</page> and for-profit organizations, which may include the provision of stipends, travel, and other support for personnel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb97a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y257eb97b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>to hold forums, meetings, conferences, courses, and training workshops that may include undergraduate, graduate, post- graduate, and post-doctoral accredited courses; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y257eb97c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>for the accreditation of those courses by the Laboratory Foundation at the State and national level for college degrees or continuing education credits;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb97d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>to support and encourage teachers and students of science at all levels of education;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb97e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>to promote an understanding of science amongst the general public;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb97f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>for writing, editing, printing, publishing, and vending of relevant books and other materials; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>for the conduct of other activities to carry out and support the purpose of the Laboratory Foundation; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>receiving, administering, soliciting, accepting, and using funds, gifts, devises, or bequests, either absolutely or in trust of real or personal property or any income therefrom, or other interest or equity therein for the benefit of, or in connection with, the mission of the applicable Federal laboratory, in accordance with paragraph (4).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowships and grants</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Recipients of fellowships and grants described in paragraph (2)(E) shall be selected—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by a Laboratory Foundation and the donors to a Laboratory Foundation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>subject to the agreement of the head of the agency the mission of which is supported by a Laboratory Foundation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257eb986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in the case of a fellowship, based on the recommendation of the employees of the National Energy Technology Laboratory at which the fellow would serve.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Fellowships and grants described in paragraph (2)(E) may include stipends, travel, health insurance, benefits, and other appropriate expenses.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gifts</inline>.—</heading><content>An amount of funds, a gift, a devise, or a bequest described in paragraph (2)(G) may be accepted by a Laboratory Foundation regardless of whether it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to a beneficial interest of a private person if any current or future interest of the funds, gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the research and development activities of the National Energy Technology Laboratory.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ownership by federal government</inline>.—</heading><content>A contribution, gift, or any other transfer made to or for the use of a Laboratory Foundation shall be regarded as a contribution, gift, or transfer to or for the use of the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of a Laboratory Foundation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Laboratory Foundation may transfer funds to the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the National <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1701">136 STAT. 1701</page> Energy Technology Laboratory may accept that transfer of funds.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257eb98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other laws</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall not alter or supersede any other provision of law governing the authority, scope, establishment, or use of nonprofit organizations by a Federal agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="J">Subtitle J—</num><heading>Energizing Technology Transfer</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10701">SEC. 10701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257eb98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19291">42 USC 19291</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x257f07ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f07af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean energy technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>clean energy technology</term>” means a technology that significantly reduces energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other negative environmental consequences of energy production, transmission or use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f07b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department</term>” means the Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f07b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of each National Laboratory and the Director of each Department of Energy single-purpose research facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f07b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economically distressed area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>economically distressed area</term>” has the meaning described in section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3161/a">42 U.S.C. 3161(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f2ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>grant</term>” means a grant award, cooperative agreement award, or any other financial assistance arrangement that the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f2ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f2ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National Laboratory</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257f2ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> </section> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10713">SEC. 10713. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257f2ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19301">42 USC 19301</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INCUBATOR PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean Energy Incubator Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>clean energy incubator</term>”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>means any entity that is designed to accelerate the commercial application of clean energy technologies by providing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff21a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>physical workspace, labs, and prototyping facilities to support clean energy startups or established clean energy companies; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff21b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>companies developing such technologies with support, resources, and services, including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1702">136 STAT. 1702</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257ff21c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>access to business education and counseling;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257ff21d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>mentorship opportunities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y257ff21e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>other services rendered for the purpose of aiding the development and commercial application of a clean energy technology; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff21f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may include a program within or established by a National Laboratory, an institution of higher education or a State, territorial, local, or tribal government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257ff221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Commercialization Officer established in section 1001(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16391/a">42 U.S.C. 16391(a)</ref>), shall establish a Clean Energy Incubator Program (herein referred to as the “program”) to competitively award grants to clean energy incubators.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean Energy Incubator Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In awarding grants to clean energy incubators under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize funding clean energy incubators that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>partner with entities that carry out activities relevant to the activities of such incubator and that operate at the local, State, and regional levels;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support the commercial application activities of startup companies focused on physical hardware, computational, or integrated hardware and software technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>are located in geographically diverse regions of the United States, such as the Great Lakes region;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>are located in, or partner with entities located in, economically-distressed areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>support the development of entities focused on expanding clean energy tools and technologies to rural, Tribal, and low-income communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>support the commercial application of technologies being developed by clean energy entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y257ff229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>have a plan for sustaining activities of the incubator after grant funds received under this program have been expended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff22a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award Limits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not award more than $4,000,000 to one or more incubators in one given State, per fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff22b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Each grant under subsection (b) shall be for a period of no longer than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff22c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity receiving a grant under this section may use grant amounts for operating expenses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257ff22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>An award made to a clean energy incubator under this section may be renewed for a period of not more than 3 years, subject to merit review.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257ff230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation of the program established under this section that includes analyses of the performance of the clean energy incubators.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1703">136 STAT. 1703</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y257ff231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257ff232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10714">SEC. 10714. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x257ff233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19302">42 USC 19302</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY PRIZE COMPETITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25806664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25806665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means a nonprofit entity, an institution of higher education, or an entity working with one or more institutions of higher education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25806666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>minority-serving institution</term>” means an institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25806667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program, known as the “Clean Energy Technology University Prize”, to award funding for eligible entities to carry out regional and one national clean energy technology prize competitions, under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>). In carrying out such prize competitions, students shall compete to develop a business model for furthering the commercial application of an innovative clean energy technology.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25806668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this program, the Secretary may provide funding to train participating students in skills needed for the successful commercial application of clean energy technologies, including through virtual training sessions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25806669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize awarding grants to eligible entities that work with students at minority-serving institutions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580666a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this program, the Secretary shall coordinate and partner with other clean energy technology prize competitions. In doing so, the Secretary may develop and disseminate best practices for administering prize competitions under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580666b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall report annually on the progress and implementation of the program established under section (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580666c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the long-term outcomes of the program established under this section and the progress towards achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580666d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580666e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities authorized in this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10715">SEC. 10715. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580666f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19303">42 USC 19303</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COORDINATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580b490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580b491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Commercialization Officer established in section 1001 (a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16391">42 U.S.C. 16391</ref> (a)), shall support the coordination of relevant technology transfer programs that advance the commercial application of clean energy technologies nationally and across all energy sectors. In particular, the Secretary may support activities to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1704">136 STAT. 1704</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>facilitate the sharing of information on best practices for successful operation of clean energy technology transfer programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>coordinate resources and improve cooperation among clean energy technology transfer programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilitate connections between entrepreneurs and start-up companies and the variety of programs related to clean energy technology transfer under the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>facilitate the development of metrics to measure the impact of clean energy technology transfer programs on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advancing the development, demonstration, and commercial application of clean energy technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>increasing the competitiveness of United States in the clean energy sector, including in manufacturing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2580dba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>commercial application of clean energy technologies being developed by entrepreneurs from under-represented backgrounds.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580dba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580dbaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities in this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AT THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10716">SEC. 10716. </num><heading>LAB PARTNERING SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2580dbab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 9002 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580dbac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16391">42 USC 16391 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2580dbad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580dbae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c), and $1,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for National Laboratory employees to provide services under subsection (d).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10717">SEC. 10717. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2580dbaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19311">42 USC 19311</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LAB-EMBEDDED ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25819f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall competitively award grants to National Laboratories for the purpose of establishing or supporting Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>The purposes of such programs are to provide entrepreneurial fellows with access to National Laboratory research facilities, National Laboratory expertise, and mentorship to perform research and development and gain expertise that may be required or beneficial for the commercial application of research ideas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entrepreneurial Fellows</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entrepreneurial fellow participating in a program described in subsection (a) shall be provided with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>opportunities for entrepreneurial training, professional development, and exposure to leaders from academia, industry, government, and finance who may serve as advisors to or partners of the fellow;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>financial and technical support for research, development, and commercial application activities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1705">136 STAT. 1705</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>fellowship awards to cover costs of living, health insurance, and travel stipends for the duration of the fellowship; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any other resources determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each National Laboratory that receives funding under this section shall support entrepreneurial fellows by providing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>access to facilities and expertise within the National Laboratory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>engagement with external stakeholders; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>market and customer development opportunities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>National Laboratories that receive grants under this section shall prioritize the support and success of the entrepreneurial fellow with regards to professional development and development of a relevant technology.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out a Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, a National Laboratory may partner with an external entity, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a nonprofit organization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an institution of higher education;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a federally-owned corporation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25819f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a consortium of 2 or more entities described in paragraphs (1) through (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Metrics</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall support the development of short-term and long-term metrics to assess the effectiveness of programs receiving a grant under subsection (a) in achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25819f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs under subsection (a) based on the metrics developed pursuant to subsection (g).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2581c624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall oversee the planning and coordination of grants under subsection (a) and shall identify and disseminate best practices for achieving the purposes of subsection (a) to National Laboratories that receive grants under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2581c625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall collaborate with other executive branch agencies, including the Department of Defense and other agencies with Federal laboratories, regarding opportunities to partner with National Laboratories receiving a grant under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2581c626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2581c627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities authorized in this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10718">SEC. 10718. </num><heading>SMALL BUSINESS VOUCHER PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25823b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1003 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16393">42 U.S.C. 16393</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25823b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25823b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and may require the Director of a single-purpose research <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1706">136 STAT. 1706</page> facility,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as defined in section 2) and the Director of each single-purpose research facility</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25823b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25823b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>increase</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25823b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>collaborative research,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including product development,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25823b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>procurement and collaborative research</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the activities described in paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25823b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25823b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>facilities,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>training</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25823b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>procurement and collaborative research activities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the activities described in paragraph (1)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25823b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the program under subsection (b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and metrics for the programs under subsections (b) and (c)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25826273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25826274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2582b095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small Business Voucher Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Director</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2582b098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Director of each National Laboratory; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2582b099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Director of each single-purpose research facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>National Laboratory</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>program</term>’ means the program established under paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small business concern</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>small business concern</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2582b09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Commercialization Officer appointed under section 1001(a), and in consultation with the Directors, shall establish a program to provide small business concerns with vouchers under paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to achieve the goal described in subsection (a)(1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to improve the products, services, and capabilities of small business concerns in the mission space of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vouchers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the program, the Directors are authorized to provide to small business concerns vouchers to be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, skills training and workforce development, or commercial application activities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any other activities that the applicable Director determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1707">136 STAT. 1707</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited approval</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, working with the Directors, shall establish a stream-lined approval process for financial assistance agreements signed between—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>small business concerns selected to receive a voucher under the program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall require cost-sharing in accordance with section 988.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall report annually on the progress and implementation of the small business voucher program established under this section, including the number and locations of small businesses that received grants under this program.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2582b0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for activities under this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for activities under subsection (b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end “<quotedText>and for activities under subsection (c) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10719">SEC. 10719. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2582b0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19312">42 USC 19312</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENTREPRENEURIAL LEAVE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2582fecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2582fecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Program authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2582fecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall delegate to Directors the authority to carry out an entrepreneurial leave program (referred to in this section as the “program”) to allow National Laboratory employees to take a full leave of absence from their position, with the option to return to that or a comparable position up to 3 years later, or a partial leave of absence, to advance the commercial application of energy and related technologies relevant to the mission of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2582fece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Directors shall retain the authority to terminate National Laboratory employees that participate in the program if such employees are found to violate terms prescribed by the National Laboratory at which such employee is employed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2582fecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Licensing</inline>.—</heading><content>To reduce barriers to participation in the program, the Secretary shall delegate to the Directors the requirement to establish streamlined mechanisms for facilitating the licensing of technology that is the focus of National Laboratory employees who participate in the program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2582fed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall report annually on the utilization of this authority at National Laboratories, including the number of employees who participate in this program at each National Laboratory and the number of employees who take a permanent leave from their positions at National Laboratories as a result of participating in this program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2582fed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Ethics</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall affect existing Federal ethics rules applicable to Federal personnel.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10720">SEC. 10720. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2582fed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19313">42 USC 19313</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL LABORATORY NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25837403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall delegate to Directors of National Laboratories the authority to allow their non-Federal employees—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1708">136 STAT. 1708</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25837404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to engage in outside employment, including start-up companies based on licensing technologies developed at National Laboratories and consulting in their areas of expertise, and receive compensation from such entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25837405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to engage in outside activities related to their areas of expertise at the National Laboratory and may allow employees, in their employment capacity at such outside employment, to access the National Laboratories under the same contracting mechanisms as non-Laboratory employees and entities, in accordance with appropriate conflict of interest protocols.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25837406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a Director elects to use the authority granted by subsection (a) of this section, the Director, or their designee, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25837407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>require employees to disclose to and obtain approval from the Director or their designee prior to engaging in any outside employment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25837408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25837409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Protocols.</p></sidenote><content>develop and require appropriate conflict of interest protocols for employees that engage in outside employment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583740a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>maintain the authority to terminate employees engaging in outside employment if they are found to violate terms, including conflict of interest protocols, mandated by the Director; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583740b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>ensure that any such programs or activities are in conformance with the Department’s research security policies, including DOE Order 486.1.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2583740c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Employees engaging in outside employment may not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583740d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>allow such activities to interfere with or impede their duties at the National Laboratory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583740e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>engage in activities related to outside employment using National Laboratory government equipment, property, or resources, unless such activities are performed under National Laboratory contracting mechanisms, such as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements or Strategic Partnership Projects, whereby all conflicts of interest requirements apply; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583740f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>use their position at a National Laboratory to provide an unfair competitive advantage to an outside employer or start-up activity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25837410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Ethics</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall affect existing Federal ethics rules applicable to Federal personnel.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MODERNIZATION</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10722">SEC. 10722. </num><heading>OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x25839b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1001(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16391">42 U.S.C. 16391</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25839b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring and management</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out the program authorized in this section, the Under Secretary for Science may appoint personnel using the authorities in section 10726 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25839b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25839b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1709">136 STAT. 1709</page> the activities authorized in this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10723">SEC. 10723. </num><heading>MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2583e945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 41201 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18861">42 U.S.C. 18861</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583e946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including the Office of Technology Transitions, the Loan Program Office, and all applied program offices,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Department,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583e947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including by using the authorities in section 10726 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>personnel</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583e948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583e949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2583e94a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may solicit, select, and manage covered projects directly through the program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2583e94b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Should an ongoing covered project receive an unfavorable review under subsection (c)(5), the Secretary or their designee may cease funding the covered project and reallocate the remaining funds to new or existing covered projects carried out by that program office.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2583e94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (h)(1) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10724">SEC. 10724. </num><heading>STREAMLINING PRIZE COMPETITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2584105d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16396">42 U.S.C. 16396</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2584105e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>), the Secretary shall report annually on a description of any prize competitions carried out using the authority under this section, the total amount of prizes awarded along with any private sector contributions, the methods used for solicitation and evaluation, and a description of how each prize competition advanced the mission of the Department.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2584105f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16396">42 U.S.C. 16396</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (e) (relating to authorization of appropriations) as subsection (f).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10725">SEC. 10725. </num><heading>COST-SHARE WAIVER EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25843770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16352">42 U.S.C. 16352</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in subsection (b)(4)(B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this paragraph</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25843771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 108(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in subsection (b) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this Act</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1710">136 STAT. 1710</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10726">SEC. 10726. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25843772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19321">42 USC 19321</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25848593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary for Science shall have the authority to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25848594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>make appointments of not more than 60 scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, without regard to civil service laws, to assist the Department in meeting specific project or research needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25848595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25848596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>fix the basic pay of any employee appointed under this section at a rate to be determined by the Under Secretary at rates not in excess of Level II of the Executive Schedule (EX–II) under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5311">section 5311 of title 5, United States Code</ref> without regard to the civil service laws; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25848597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25848598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>pay any employee appointed under this section payments in addition to basic pay, except that the total amount of additional payments paid to an employee under this subsection for any 12-month period shall not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25848599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$25,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2584859a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of that employee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2584859b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The amount of the limitation that is applicable for a calendar year under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5307/a/1">section 5307(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2584859c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2584859d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term of any employee appointed under this section shall not exceed 3 years unless otherwise authorized in law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2584859e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary for Science shall have the authority to terminate any employee appointed under this section at any time based on performance or changing project or research needs of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10727">SEC. 10727. </num><heading>TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REPORTS AND EVALUATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2584acaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2584acb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16391a">42 USC 16391a</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2584d3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the updated technology transfer execution plan required each year under section 1001(h)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16391/h/2">42 U.S.C. 16391(h)(2)</ref>), the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the progress and implementation of programs established under sections 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, and 9005 of this Act and under sections 10714, 10718, 10719, 10720, and 10723 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2584d3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2584d3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2584d3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the extent to which programs established under sections 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, and 9005 of this Act and sections 10713, 10714, 10715, and 10717 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1711">136 STAT. 1711</page> Act are achieving success based on relevant short-term and long-term metrics.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="K">Subtitle K—</num><heading>Micro Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10731">SEC. 10731. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2584d3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19331">42 USC 19331</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH FOR ENERGY INNOVATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25898eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25898eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Center</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Center</term>” means a Microelectronics Science Research Center established pursuant to subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25898eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department</term>” means the Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25898eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Science.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25898eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>historically Black college or university</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>part B institution</term>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microelectronics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>microelectronics</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a semiconductor and related materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>processing chemistries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>design technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>fabrication technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>lithography technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>packaging technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a sensor;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>a device;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an integrated circuit;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>a processor;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>computing architecture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>modeling and simulation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>a software tool; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>any other related technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>minority-serving institution</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1101a/a">20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059d/b">20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in that section);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/c">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in that section); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1712">136 STAT. 1712</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in that section).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National Laboratory</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>program</term>” means the program established under subsection (c)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Skilled technical workforce</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>skilled technical workforce</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 4(b)(3) of the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p">42 U.S.C. 1862p note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/115/402">Public Law 115–402</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal College or University</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Work-based learning</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>work-based learning</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2589b5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the coming end of Moore’s Law presents major technological challenges and opportunities for the United States and has important implications for national security, economic competitiveness, and scientific discovery;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>future progress and innovation in microelectronics, and the maintenance of a robust domestic microelectronics supply chain, will require an approach that advances relevant materials science, electronic and photonic device technologies, processing and packaging technologies, manufacturing technologies, circuit, chip, and system architecture, and software system and algorithm development in a codesign fashion;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the National Laboratories possess unique technical expertise and user facilities that are essential to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>overcoming foundational research challenges relevant to the topics described in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>translating and transferring research outcomes to industry; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the expertise and user facilities of the National Laboratories described in paragraph (3) will enable the Department to drive advances in microelectronics that are essential to meeting future needs in areas critical to the missions of the Department and the future competitiveness of the domestic microelectronics industry, including high-performance computing, emerging data-centric computing approaches and energy-efficient computing, optical sensors, sources, and wireless networks, and power electronics and electricity delivery systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2589b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microelectronics Research Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall carry out a crosscutting program of research, development, and demonstration of microelectronics relevant to the missions of the Department to enable advances and breakthroughs that will—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1713">136 STAT. 1713</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>accelerate underlying research and development for design, development, and manufacturability of next-generation microelectronics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure the global competitiveness of the United States in the field of microelectronics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to eligible entities described in subparagraph (B) to carry out research projects in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>foundational science areas, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>materials sciences, chemical sciences, and plasma science synthesis and fabrication;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>novel microelectronics devices, including emerging memory and storage technologies;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>diverse computing architectures and paradigms, including analog computing and edge computing;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>data-driven modeling and simulation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>integrated sensing, power harvesting, and communications;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>component integration and subsystems;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>photonic integration and packaging; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content>development of codesign frameworks for all stages of microelectronics design, development, fabrication, and application;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>cybersecurity by design to result in trusted and resilient microelectronics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>methods for leveraging advanced simulation and artificial intelligence to enhance codesign and discovery in microelectronics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, fabrication and processing science and metrology associated with microelectronics manufacturing, including lithography, patterning, surface deposition, etching, and cleaning;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>approaches for optimizing system-level energy efficiency of advanced computing systems, the electrical grid, power electronics, and other energy infrastructure;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>approaches for enhancing the durability and lifetime of radiation-hardened electronics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>enhancement of microelectronics security, including the development of integrated devices, packages, and thermal management for severe environments and national security;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>in coordination with other relevant initiatives of the Department, methods to improve the lifetime, maintenance, recycling, reuse, and sustainability of microelectronics components and systems, including technologies and strategies that reduce the use of energy, water, critical materials, and other commodities that the Secretary determines are vulnerable to disruption; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>methods and techniques for domestic processing of materials for microelectronics and components of microelectronics.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1714">136 STAT. 1714</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an institution of higher education, including a historically Black college or university, a Tribal College or University, and a minority-serving institution;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a nonprofit research organization;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a State research agency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a National Laboratory;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a private commercial entity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in clauses (i) through (v); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>any other entity that the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the Secretary provides financial assistance to an eligible entity under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a notification of the financial assistance provided, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote>the criteria used by the Secretary to select the eligible entity receiving the financial assistance;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the manner in which the criteria described in clause (i) comport with the purposes of the program described in paragraph (1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a description of the research project that the eligible entity will carry out using the financial assistance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Technology Transitions and in consultation with the private sector, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>support translational research and transfer of microelectronics technologies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify emerging research and development needs of industry and government for the benefit of United States economic competitiveness.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>workforce development through existing authorities and mechanisms available to the Department, including internships, fellowships, individual investigator grants, and other activities the Secretary determines appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in consultation with the National Science Foundation, as appropriate, education and outreach activities—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to disseminate information and promote understanding of microelectronics and related fields among students at elementary school, secondary school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589b620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that may include educational programming with an emphasis on experiential and project-based learning.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct outreach to recruit applicants to the program and engage participants from all regions of the United States, especially individuals from underserved communities and groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1715">136 STAT. 1715</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinate across all relevant programs and offices of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinate the research carried out under the program relating to microelectronics with activities carried out by other Federal agencies and programs relating to microelectronics research, development, manufacturing, and supply chain security, including the programs authorized under subsections (c) through (f) of section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4656">15 U.S.C. 4656</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report describing the goals, priorities, and anticipated outcomes of the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589b627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589b629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2589dd3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microelectronics Science Research Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program, subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director shall establish not more than 4 Microelectronics Science Research Centers, each comprising 1 or more eligible entities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to conduct mission-driven research to address foundational challenges in the design, development, characterization, prototyping, demonstration, and fabrication of microelectronics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to facilitate the translation of research results to industry.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity referred to in paragraph (1) is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a National Laboratory;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an institution of higher education, including a historically Black college or university, a Tribal College or University, and a minority-serving institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a private commercial entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a research center;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other entity that the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The activities of a Center shall include research, development, and demonstration activities for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>accelerating the development of new microelectronics science and technology, including materials, devices, circuits, systems, architectures, fabrication tools, processes, diagnostics, modeling, synthesis, and, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, metrology;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1716">136 STAT. 1716</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>advancing the sustainability and energy efficiency of new microelectronics devices, packages, and systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>application-driven codesign and prototyping of novel devices to facilitate laboratory-to-fabrication transition;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>advancing knowledge and experimental capabilities in surface and materials science, plasma science, and computational and theoretical methods, including artificial intelligence, multiscale codesign, and advanced supercomputing capabilities to invent and manufacture revolutionary microelectronic devices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>creating technology testbeds for prototyping platforms for validation and verification of new capabilities and sharing of ideas, intellectual property, and the unique facilities of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>supporting development of cybersecurity capabilities for computing architectures that measurably improve safety and security and are adaptable for existing and future applications; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>supporting long-term and short-term workforce development in microelectronics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request for proposals; merit review</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director determines to be appropriate, issue a request for proposals from eligible entities described in paragraph (2) seeking to be designated as a Center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive merit review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall select eligible entities under subparagraph (A) through a competitive, merit-based process.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Center shall operate for a period of not more than 5 years, unless renewed for an additional 5-year period in accordance with clause (ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewal</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a Center that has operated for not more than 5 years, the Director may renew support for the Center on a merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">10-year operation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>In the case of a Center that has operated for not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, the Director may renew support for the Center on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">15-year operation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>In the case of a Center that has operated for not less than 10 years but not more than 15 years, the Director may renew support for the Center on a merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the existing authorities of the Department, the Director may terminate an underperforming Center during the performance period.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1717">136 STAT. 1717</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Technology transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Technology Transitions, shall seek to enter into partnerships with industry groups to facilitate the translation and transfer of research results produced by the Centers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>establish a coordinating network to coordinate cross-cutting research and foster communication and collaboration among the Centers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>ensure coordination, and avoid unnecessary duplication, of the activities of each Center with the activities of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>other research entities of the Department, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Nanoscale Science Research Centers;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the Energy Frontier Research Centers;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the Energy Innovation Hubs;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>the National Laboratories; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>other offices of the Department;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the National Semiconductor Technology Center established under section 9906(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4656/c/1">15 U.S.C. 4656(c)(1)</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>institutions of higher education;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>industry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>relevant research activities carried out by other Federal agencies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Center shall support workforce development through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>incorporation of undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and early career researchers, as well as elementary school, secondary school, and high school students, through opportunities such as dual-enrollment programs and work-based learning programs, as applicable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>hands-on research and equipment training programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>technical training and certificate programs for the skilled technical workforce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>facilitation of engagement among academic, industry, and laboratory researchers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>public outreach activities, including to students at elementary school, secondary school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels, which may include educational programming with an emphasis on experiential and project-based learning.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall support the workforce development of Centers under paragraph (8) by conducting outreach to recruit applicants and engage participants from all regions of the United States, especially individuals from underserved communities and groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intellectual property</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the intellectual property and value proposition created by the Centers are retained within the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1718">136 STAT. 1718</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph, the term “<term>covered determination</term>” means a determination of the Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to establish a Center under paragraph (1);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to renew support for a Center under paragraph (5)(A)(ii); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to terminate a Center under paragraph (5)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the Secretary makes a covered determination, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a notification of the covered determination, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>the criteria used by the Secretary to make the covered determination; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the manner in which the criteria described in clause (i) comport with the purposes of the program described in paragraph (1).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2589dd7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall use not more than $25,000,000 to fund each Center for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="L">Subtitle L—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading>National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10741">SEC. 10741. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2589dd83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 USC 15801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10742">SEC. 10742. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258a0394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16274">42 USC 16274 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x258a2aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purposes of this subtitle are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a2aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to upgrade the nuclear research capabilities of universities in the United States to meet the research requirements of advanced nuclear energy systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a2aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to ensure the continued operation of university research reactors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a2aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to coordinate available resources to enable the establishment, including the start and efficient completion of construction, of new nuclear science and engineering facilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a2aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>to support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a2aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>workforce development critical to maintaining United States leadership in nuclear science and engineering and related disciplines; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a2aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the establishment or enhancement of nuclear science and engineering capabilities and other, related capabilities at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges or universities, minority-serving institutions, EPSCoR universities, junior or community colleges, and associate-degree-granting colleges.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10743">SEC. 10743. </num><heading>UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE COLLABORATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x258a51bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 954(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16274/a">42 U.S.C. 16274(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a51bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1719">136 STAT. 1719</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a51be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>promote collaborations, partnerships, and knowledge sharing between institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, other Federal agencies, industry, and associated labor unions; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a51bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (4) to read as follow:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y258a9fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strengthening university research and training reactors and associated infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary may support—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converting research reactors from high-enrichment fuels to low-enrichment fuels and upgrading operational instrumentation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>revitalizing and upgrading existing nuclear science and engineering infrastructure that support the development of advanced nuclear technologies and applications;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>regional or subregional university-led consortia to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>broaden access to university research reactors;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>enhance existing university-based nuclear science and engineering infrastructure; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>provide project management, technical support, quality engineering and inspections, manufacturing, and nuclear material support;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>student training programs, in collaboration with the United States nuclear industry, in relicensing and upgrading reactors, including through the provision of technical assistance; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>reactor improvements that emphasize research, training, and education, including through the Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program or any similar program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258a9fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258a9feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Of any amounts appropriated to carry out the program under this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10744">SEC. 10744. </num><heading>ADVANCED NUCLEAR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT SUBPROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x258aee0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 954(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16274/a">42 U.S.C. 16274(a)</ref>), as amended by section 3, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258aee0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258aee0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y258b633f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced nuclear research infrastructure enhancement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258b6340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall carry out a subprogram to be known as the Advanced Nuclear Research Infrastructure Enhancement Subprogram in order to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>demonstrate various advanced nuclear reactor and nuclear microreactor concepts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>establish medical isotope production reactors or other specialized applications; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1720">136 STAT. 1720</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>advance other research infrastructure that, in the determination of the Secretary, is consistent with the mission of the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258b6344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New nuclear science and engineering facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the subprogram, the Secretary shall establish—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not more than 4 new research reactors; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>new nuclear science and engineering facilities, as required to address research demand and identified infrastructure gaps.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258b6347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>New research reactors and facilities established under subparagraph (B) shall be established in a manner that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>supports the regional or subregional consortia described in paragraph (4)(C); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>encourages the participation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258b634a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>historically Black colleges and universities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258b634b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Tribal colleges or universities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258b634c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>minority-serving institutions;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258b634d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>EPSCoR universities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y258b634e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>junior or community colleges.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258b634f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>New research reactors established under subparagraph (B) shall not use high-enriched uranium, as defined in section 2001 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258b6350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258b6351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of any amounts appropriated to carry out the program under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the subprogram under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258b6356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$140,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258b6357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y258bb178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bb179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Junior faculty</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>junior faculty</term>’ means a faculty member who was awarded a doctorate less than 10 years before receipt of an award from the grant program described in paragraph (2)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bb17a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Junior or community college</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>junior or community college</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258bb17b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a public institution of high education, including additional locations, at which the highest awarded degree, or the predominantly awarded degree, is an associate degree; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258bb17c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any Tribal college or university (as defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bb17d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Epscor university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>EPSCoR university</term>’ means an institution of higher education located in a State eligible to participate in the program defined in section 502 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862p">42 U.S.C. 1862p note</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1721">136 STAT. 1721</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bb17e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>historically Black college or university</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>part B institution</term>’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bb17f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>minority-serving institution</term>’ means a Hispanic-serving institution, an Alaska Native-serving institution, a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, a Predominantly Black Institution, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or a Native American-serving nontribal institution as described in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bb180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Tribal College or University</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10745">SEC. 10745. </num><heading>SCIENCE EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258bd891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258bd892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16274a">42 USC 16274a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of this section is to support a diverse workforce for the complex landscape associated with effective and equitable development of advanced nuclear energy technologies, including interdisciplinary research to enable positive impacts and avoid potential negative impacts across the lifespan of nuclear energy technologies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258bd893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nontechnical Nuclear Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 313 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/8">Public Law 111–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16274a">42 U.S.C. 16274a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bd894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2), after “engineering”, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, which may include nontechnical nuclear research.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bd895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y258bffa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nontechnical nuclear research</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>nontechnical nuclear research</term>’ means research with specializations such as social sciences or law that can support an increase in community engagement, participation, and confidence in nuclear energy systems, including the navigation of the licensing required for advanced reactor deployment, aligned with the objectives in section 951(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16271/a/2">42 U.S.C. 16271(a)(2)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258bffa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$45,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="M">Subtitle M—</num><heading>Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10751">SEC. 10751. </num><heading>LOW-EMISSIONS STEEL MANUFACTURING RESEARCH PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258cc2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle D of title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17111/etseq">42 U.S.C. 17111 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 454 the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1722">136 STAT. 1722</page> <quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y258e4999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="454A">“SEC. 454A. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e499a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17113a">42 USC 17113a</ref>.</p></sidenote>LOW-EMISSIONS STEEL MANUFACTURING RESEARCH PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e499b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of this section is to encourage the research and development of innovative technologies aimed at—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e499c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>increasing the technological and economic competitiveness of industry and manufacturing in the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e499d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>achieving significant net nonwater greenhouse emissions reductions in the production processes for iron, steel, and steel mill products.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e499e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e499f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercially available steelmaking</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>commercially available steelmaking</term>’ means the current production method of iron, steel, and steel mill products.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical material</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>critical material</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 7002 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical mineral</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>critical mineral</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 7002 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an institution of higher education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an appropriate State or Federal entity, including a federally funded research and development center of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a nonprofit research institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a private entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>any other relevant entity the Secretary determines appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a partnership or consortium of two or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-emissions steel manufacturing</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>low-emissions steel manufacturing</term>’ means advanced or commercially available steelmaking with the reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere from the production of iron, steel, and steel mill products.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e49ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of advanced tools, technologies, and methods for low-emissions steel manufacturing.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e49ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>coordinate this program with the programs and activities authorized in title VI of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>coordinate across all relevant program offices of the Department, including the Office of Science, Office of Energy <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1723">136 STAT. 1723</page> Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, and the Office of Nuclear Energy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>leverage, to the extent practicable, the research infrastructure of the Department, including scientific computing user facilities, x-ray light sources, neutron scattering facilities, and nanoscale science research centers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>conduct research, development, and demonstration of low-emissions steel manufacturing technologies that have the potential to increase domestic production and employment in advanced and commercially available steelmaking.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e49b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategic plan identifying research, development, demonstration, and commercial application goals for the program established in subsection (c). The Secretary shall submit this plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>identify programs at the Department related to low-emissions steel manufacturing that support the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities described in this section, and the demonstration projects under subsection (h);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>establish technological and programmatic goals to achieve the requirements of subsection (d); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timelines.</p></sidenote><content>include timelines for the accomplishment of goals developed under the plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than once every two years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an updated version of the plan under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e49be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Focus Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program established in subsection (c), the Secretary shall focus on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>medium- and high-temperature heat generation technologies used for low-emissions steel manufacturing, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>alternative fuels, including hydrogen and biomass;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>alternative reducing agents, including hydrogen;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>renewable heat generation technology, including solar and geothermal;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>electrification of heating processes, including through electrolysis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>other heat generation sources;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>carbon capture technologies for advanced and commercially available steelmaking processes, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>combustion and chemical looping technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>use of slag to reduce carbon dioxide emissions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>pre-combustion technologies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>post-combustion technologies;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>smart manufacturing technologies and principles, digital manufacturing technologies, and advanced data analytics to develop advanced technologies and practices in information, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1724">136 STAT. 1724</page> automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>model and simulate manufacturing production lines;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>monitor and communicate production line status; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of manufacturing processes;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>technologies and practices that minimize energy and natural resource consumption, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>designing products that enable reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>minimizing waste from advanced and commercially available steelmaking processes, including through the reuse of waste as resources in other industrial processes for mutual benefit;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>increasing resource efficiency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>increasing the energy efficiency of advanced and commercially available steelmaking processes;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>alternative materials and technologies that produce fewer emissions during production and result in fewer emissions during use, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>innovative raw materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>high-performance lightweight materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>substitutions for critical materials and critical minerals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>other technologies that achieve significant carbon emission reductions in low-emissions steel manufacturing, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>high-performance computing to develop advanced materials and manufacturing processes contributing to the focus areas described in paragraphs (1) through (5), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>modeling, simulation, and optimization of the design of energy efficient and sustainable products; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e49db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Testing and Validation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall support the development of standardized testing and technical validation of advanced and commercially available steelmaking and low-emissions steel manufacturing through collaboration with one or more National Laboratories, and one or more eligible entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e49dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e49df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the Secretary, in carrying out the program established in subsection (c), and in collaboration with industry partners, institutions of higher education, and the National Laboratories, shall support an initiative for the demonstration of low-emissions steel manufacturing, as identified by the Secretary, that uses either—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a single technology; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a combination of multiple technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the initiative established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select eligible <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1725">136 STAT. 1725</page> entities to carry out demonstration projects and to the maximum extent practicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e49e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>encourage regional diversity among eligible entities, including participation by rural States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>encourage technological diversity among eligible entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>ensure that specific projects selected—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258e70f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>expand on the existing technology demonstration programs of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258e70f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>prioritize projects that leverage matching funds from non-Federal sources.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e70fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>not less frequently than once every two years for the duration of the demonstration initiative under this subsection, a report describing the performance of the initiative; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>if the initiative established under this subsection is terminated, an assessment of the success of, and education provided by, the measures carried out by recipients of financial assistance under the initiative.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e70fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturing u.s.a</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section the Secretary shall consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>leveraging the resources of relevant existing Manufacturing USA Institutes described in section 34(d) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s/d">15 U.S.C. 278s(d)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e70ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>integrating program activities into a relevant existing Manufacturing USA Institute; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e7100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>establishing a new institute focused on low-emissions steel manufacturing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258e7101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e7102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal agencies that are carrying out research and development initiatives to increase industrial competitiveness and achieve significant net nonwater greenhouse emissions reductions through low-emissions steel manufacturing, including the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258e7103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17001">42 U.S.C. 17001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the table of contents by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 454 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 454A. </designator> <label>Low-Emissions Steel Manufacturing Research Program.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="N">Subtitle N—</num><heading>Applied Laboratories Infrastructure Restoration and Modernization</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10761">SEC. 10761. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258e7104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19341">42 USC 19341</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>APPLIED LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258f3455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of National Laboratory</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>National Laboratory</term>” means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1726">136 STAT. 1726</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Renewable Energy Laboratory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the National Energy Technology Laboratory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Idaho National Laboratory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Savannah River National Laboratory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f345a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Sandia National Laboratories;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f345b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Los Alamos National Laboratory; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f345c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258f345d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restoration and Modernization Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f345e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall fund projects described in paragraph (2) as needed to address the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and modernization of National Laboratories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f345f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258f3460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Projects described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The projects referred to in paragraph (1) are, as determined by the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>priority deferred maintenance projects at National Laboratories, including facilities sustainment for, upgrade of, and construction of research laboratories, administrative and support buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and any other critical infrastructure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>lab modernization projects at National Laboratories, including projects relating to core infrastructure needed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y258f3463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to support existing and emerging science missions with new and specialized requirements for world-leading scientific user facilities and computing capabilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y258f3464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations, including pilot projects to demonstrate net-zero emissions with resilient operations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use all available approaches and mechanisms, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>capital line items;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>minor construction projects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>energy savings performance contracts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>utility energy service contracts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f346a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>alternative financing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f346b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>expense funding.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258f346c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258f346d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258f346e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2027, at the same time as the annual budget submission of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a list of projects for which the Secretary will provide funding under this section, including a description of each project and the funding profile for the project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y258f346f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258f3470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, of which, in each fiscal year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$640,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for projects at National Laboratories described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1727">136 STAT. 1727</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258f3472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$160,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for projects at National Laboratories described in paragraphs (5) through (7) of that subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="O">Subtitle O—</num><heading>Department of Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10771">SEC. 10771. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258f5a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriations authorization.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258f5a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x258ff6c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the purpose of carrying out research, development, and demonstration activities and addressing energy-related supply chain activities in the key technology focus areas (as described in section 10387), there are authorized to be appropriated the following amounts:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of energy efficiency and renewable energy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$1,200,000,000 to carry out building technologies research, development, and demonstration activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$1,200,000,000 to carry out sustainable transportation research, development, and demonstration activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 to carry out advanced manufacturing research, development, and demonstration activities, excluding activities carried out pursuant to subparagraph (D);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 to carry out section 454 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17113">42 U.S.C. 17113</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$600,000,000 to carry out advanced materials research, development, and demonstration activities, including relating to upcycling, recycling, and biobased materials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$800,000,000 to carry out renewable power research, development, and demonstration activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of electricity</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Electricity, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, $1,000,000,000 to carry out electric grid modernization and security research, development, and demonstration activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, $800,000,000 to carry out cybersecurity and energy system physical security research, development, and demonstration activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1728">136 STAT. 1728</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of nuclear energy</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Nuclear Energy, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, $400,000,000 to carry out advanced materials research, development, and demonstration activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of environmental management</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Environmental Management, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, $200,000,000 to carry out research, development, and demonstration activities, including relating to artificial intelligence and information technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of fossil energy and carbon management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$600,000,000 to carry out clean industrial technologies research, development, and demonstration activities pursuant to section 454 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17113">42 U.S.C. 17113</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 to carry out alternative fuels research, development, and demonstration activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 to carry out carbon removal research, development, and demonstration activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y258ff6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced research projects agency—energy</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy established under section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16538">42 U.S.C. 16538</ref>), for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, $1,200,852,898 to carry out activities of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="P">Subtitle P—</num><heading>Fission for the Future</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10781">SEC. 10781. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x258ff6d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19351">42 USC 19351</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES FEDERAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25912f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced nuclear reactor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>advanced nuclear reactor</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16271/b">42 U.S.C. 16271(b)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means each of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>));<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1729">136 STAT. 1729</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a unit of local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>an electric utility (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s796">16 U.S.C. 796</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau>a private entity specializing in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25912f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>advanced nuclear technology development;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25912f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>nuclear supply chains; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25912f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>with respect to nuclear technologies and nonelectric applications of nuclear technologies, construction, project financing, contract structuring and risk allocation, or regulatory and licensing processes.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>program</term>” means the program established under subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25912f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide Federal financial assistance to eligible entities to support the research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall carry out the program using a competitive, merit-based review process that is consistent with section 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16353">42 U.S.C. 16353</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25912f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity desiring Federal financial assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25912f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting eligible entities to receive Federal financial assistance under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>plan to carry out projects at or near the site of 1 or more fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to retire, including multi-unit facilities that are partially shut down—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to support the productive reuse of fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to retire; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to sustain and revitalize communities impacted by the closure of fossil fuel electric generation facilities;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>plan to support nonelectric applications, including supplying heat for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>energy storage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>hydrogen or other liquid and gaseous fuel or chemical production;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>industrial processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>desalination technologies and processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>isotope production;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>district heating; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>other applications, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1730">136 STAT. 1730</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>have implemented or demonstrated the ability to successfully implement workforce training or retraining programs to train workers to perform activities relating to the research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25912f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25912f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16352">42 U.S.C. 16352</ref>) shall apply to Federal financial assistance provided under the program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25912f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25912f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25912f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25915691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10801">SEC. 10801. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25915692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s10101">51 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10802">SEC. 10802. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25915693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s10101">51 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2591f2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administration</term>” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as otherwise expressly provided, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cislunar space</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>cislunar space</term>” means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deep space</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>deep space</term>” means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit, including cislunar space.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development cost</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>development cost</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30104">section 30104 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government astronaut</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>government astronaut</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s50902">section 50902 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">ISS</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>ISS</term>” means the International Space Station.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-enriched uranium</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>low-enriched uranium</term>” means uranium having an assay greater than the assay <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1731">136 STAT. 1731</page> for natural uranium but less than 20 percent of the uranium–235 isotope.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NASA</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>NASA</term>” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Orion</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Orion</term>” means the multipurpose crew vehicle described in section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18323">42 U.S.C. 18323</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">OSTP</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>OSTP</term>” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Space flight participant</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>space flight participant</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s50902">section 50902 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Space launch system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Space Launch System</term>” means the Space Launch System authorized under section 302 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18322">42 U.S.C. 18322</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2591f2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unmanned aircraft; unmanned aircraft system</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44801">section 44801 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Exploration</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10811">SEC. 10811. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2591f2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20302">51 USC 20302 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MOON TO MARS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25943cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>advances in space technology and space exploration capabilities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure the long-term technological preeminence, economic competitiveness, STEM workforce development, and national security of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>offer profound inspirational value for future generations;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Artemis missions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>will make further progress on advancing the human exploration roadmap to achieve human presence beyond low-Earth orbit to the surface of Mars, as required under section 432 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20302">51 U.S.C. 20302 note</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>should fulfill the goal of landing United States astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>should seek collaboration with commercial and international partners to establish sustainable lunar exploration, and should fund any sustainable lunar activities not directly required for the advancement of a human mission to Mars separately;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in carrying out the Artemis missions, the Administrator should ensure that the entire Artemis program is inclusive and representative of all people of the United States, including women and minorities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>safe and successful execution of the roadmap to achieve human presence on Mars, including the Artemis missions, requires—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1732">136 STAT. 1732</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a clear strategic vision for achieving lunar and Mars exploration that is shared by NASA, international partners, nongovernmental partners, Congress, and the people of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a well-developed and executable timeline, budget, and mission architecture, to inform decisions, including decisions relating to workforce and infrastructure needs and the development of technical and nontechnical skills;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consistent NASA oversight of all relevant exploration activities, enabled by NASA leadership with authority, responsibility, and accountability for decisions and well-developed capabilities for systems engineering and integration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>clearly defined roles for NASA, international partners, and nongovernmental partners, including criteria for determining whether NASA should make, manage, or buy key capabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>mechanisms to ensure NASA insight into the activities of its international and nongovernmental partners, as required to identify and mitigate risks to mission safety and success.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25943ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25943ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Moon to Mars Office and Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25943ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Moon to mars office</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish within the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate a Moon to Mars Program Office (referred to in this section as the “Office”) to lead and manage the Moon to Mars program established under paragraph (2), including Artemis missions and activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Moon to mars program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a Moon to Mars Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) in accordance with sections 20302(b) and 70504 of <ref href="/us/usc/t51">title 51, United States Code</ref>, which shall include Artemis missions and activities, to achieve the goal of human exploration of Mars.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Program shall include the following elements:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The Space Launch System under <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20302">section 20302 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The Orion crew vehicle under such section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Exploration Ground Systems.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>An outpost in orbit around the Moon under section 70504 of such title.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Human-rated landing systems.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Spacesuits.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>Any other element needed to meet the requirements for the Program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>each Artemis mission demonstrates or advances a technology or operational concept that will enable human missions to Mars;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Program incorporates each such mission into the human exploration roadmap under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1733">136 STAT. 1733</page> 432 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20302">51 U.S.C. 20302 note</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>the Program includes cislunar space exploration activities that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>use a combination of launches of the Space Launch System and space transportation services from United States commercial providers, as appropriate, for each such mission;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25943cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>plan for not fewer than 1 Space Launch System launch annually beginning after the first successful crewed launch of Orion on the Space Launch System, with a goal of 2 Space Launch System launches annually as soon as practicable; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2594640a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>establish an outpost in orbit around the Moon that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2594640b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>demonstrates technologies, systems, and operational concepts directly applicable to the space vehicle that will be used to transport humans to Mars;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2594640c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>has the capability for periodic human habitation; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2594640d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>functions as a point of departure, return, or staging for missions to multiple locations on the lunar surface or other destinations.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2594640e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2594640f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25946410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall appoint a Director for the Program, who shall lead the Office and report to the Associate Administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall have accountability for risk management and shall have authority, as consistent with NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management requirements—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>to implement—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25946413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Program-level requirements; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25946414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an architecture and program plan developed to meet such requirements;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to manage resources, personnel, and contracts necessary to implement the Program, as appropriate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to manage cost, risk, schedule, and performance factors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>to direct and oversee a Program-wide systems engineering and integration and integrated risk management function; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>to carry out other authorities, in accordance with Administration policies and procedures.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall be responsible for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2594641a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>developing and managing—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2594641b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an integrated master plan, integrated master schedule, and integrated risk management procedures for the Program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2594641c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>a Program-wide systems engineering and integration function as described in subsection (c);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1734">136 STAT. 1734</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2594641d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>plans for technology and capabilities development;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2594641e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>logistics support, science data management, communications, and other plans that are relevant to the functions of the Office; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2594641f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>performance measures to assess the progress of the Program;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>advising the Associate Administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate on the development of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25946421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Program-level requirements, including for a human Mars orbital mission and a human mission to the surface of Mars; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y25946422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an architecture based on the requirements described in subclause (I); and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25946423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>informing the Associate Administrator of the Administration on coordination among NASA centers, as required to most efficiently achieve the goals of the Program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25946424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Systems Engineering and Integration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish within the Office a Program-wide systems engineering and integration function; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25946427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>appoint a manager for such function to manage systems engineering and integration activities across the Program, including with respect to the Program elements described in subsection (b)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25946428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the implementation of the Program, the Administrator shall ensure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for the purposes of reducing risk and complexity and making the maximum use of taxpayer investments to date, in conducting Artemis activities, the Administration does not take any action in regard to the design of the Exploration Upper Stage-enhanced Space Launch System that would preclude it from carrying an integrated human-rated lunar landing system for crewed lunar landing missions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2594642a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Program maintains a robust series of ground-based and in-flight testing activities, including, with respect to each crewed system design, not less than 1 uncrewed flight test, followed by a crewed flight test, as appropriate, prior to use of the design on a human-rated lunar landing system or Mars mission; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2594642b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>human lunar landing missions under the Program, including surface and in-space activities, are carried out solely by government astronauts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2594642c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2594642d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2594642e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>progress towards the establishment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2594642f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Office, the Program, and the Program architecture; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the integrated master plan, integrated master schedule, and integrated risk management procedures for the Program;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>performance measures and milestones for the Program and any interim assessment with respect to such performance measures, as practicable;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1735">136 STAT. 1735</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25946433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25946434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>initial criteria for determining whether NASA should make, manage, or buy key capabilities within the Program or engage with international partners to access such capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25946436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>strategies to ensure consistent insight into the activities of NASA partners, including nongovernmental partners, as required to identify and mitigate mission risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>progress towards the establishment of a systems engineering and integration function; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25946438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25946439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2594643a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>an annual budget profile for resources required to implement the Program during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10812">SEC. 10812. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2594643b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 USC 20301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595007c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exploration Ground Systems Infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall ensure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595007d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the necessary elements of a ground system infrastructure are in place to enable the preparation and use of the Space Launch System, specifically the Block 1 (at least 70 mt), Block 1B (at least 105 mt), and Block 2 (at least 130 mt) variants of the Space Launch System; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595007e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not fewer than 2 bays of the vehicle assembly building of such ground system infrastructure are outfitted and dedicated to support Space Launch System stacking and preparations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595007f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flight Rate and Safety</inline>.—</heading><content>After the first crewed lunar landing of the Administration’s Moon to Mars activities, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, seek to carry out a flight rate of 2 integrated Space Launch System and Orion crew vehicle missions annually until the lunar activities needed to enable a human mission to Mars are completed so as to maintain the critical human spaceflight production and operations skills necessary for the safety of human spaceflight activities in deep space.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25950080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mobile Launch Platform</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator is authorized to maintain 2 operational mobile launch platforms to enable the launch of multiple configurations of the Space Launch System.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Second mobile launch platform</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25952794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In implementing paragraph (1), the Administrator shall take all necessary steps to develop and complete a second mobile launch platform, to be in place by 2026, to support the first launch of the Block 1B variant of the Space Launch System.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Such second mobile launch platform shall be sized and constructed to accommodate the Block 2 variant of the Space Launch System.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25952796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall submit to Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on the steps the Administrator and industry partners are taking—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to address the cost, schedule, and performance challenges in the development of the Mobile Launch–2 platform; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25952799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to ensure that such platform is ready for operational use on a schedule that aligns with the current plans for an Artemis IV launch, which is currently anticipated in 2027; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1736">136 STAT. 1736</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595279a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2595279b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2595279c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 90 days after such date of enactment, a report that contains a list of the key milestones required for completing each of the Space Launch System variants, and an estimated date on which such milestones will be completed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595279d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exploration Upper Stage</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595279e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To meet the capability requirements under section 302(c)(2) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18322/c/2">42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(2)</ref>), the Administrator shall continue development of the Exploration Upper Stage for the Space Launch System on a schedule consistent with the Artemis IV lunar mission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595279f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259527a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the development and scheduled availability of the Exploration Upper Stage for the Artemis IV lunar mission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259527a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Main Propulsion Test Article</inline>.—</heading><content>To meet the requirements under section 302(c)(3) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18322/c/3">42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(3)</ref>), the Administrator may initiate development of a main propulsion test article for the integrated Exploration Upper Stage element of the Space Launch System, consistent with cost and schedule constraints, particularly for long-lead propulsion hardware needed for flight.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10813">SEC. 10813. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259527a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 USC 20301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ROCKET ENGINE TEST INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595c3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, continue to carry out a program to modernize rocket propulsion test infrastructure at NASA facilities—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595c3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to increase capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595c3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to enhance safety;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595c3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to support propulsion development and testing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595c3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to foster the improvement of Government and commercial space transportation and exploration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595c3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Projects funded under the program described in subsection (a) may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595c3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>infrastructure and other facilities and systems relating to rocket propulsion test stands and rocket propulsion testing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595c3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhancements to test facility capacity and flexibility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such other projects as the Administrator considers appropriate to meet the goals described in that subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595eafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eafd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to the extent practicable and appropriate, prioritize investments in projects that enhance test and flight certification capabilities, including for large thrust-level atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems, and multi-engine integrated test capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eafe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>continue to make underutilized test facilities available for commercial use on a reimbursable basis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eaff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>ensure that no project carried out under this program adversely impacts, delays, or defers testing or other activities associated with facilities used for Government programs, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1737">136 STAT. 1737</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in-space propulsion to support exploration missions; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>nuclear propulsion testing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595eb03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall preclude a NASA program, including the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System, from using the modernized test infrastructure developed under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2595eb04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Capital Fund Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2595eb06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this division, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use of the authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30102">section 30102 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, to promote increased use of NASA rocket propulsion test infrastructure for research, development, testing, and evaluation activities by other Federal agencies, firms, associations, corporations, and educational institutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to be included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2595eb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of prior use, if any, of the authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30102">section 30102 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, to improve testing infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2595eb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2595eb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of any barrier to implementation of such authority for the purpose of promoting increased use of NASA rocket propulsion test infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10814">SEC. 10814. </num><heading>PEARL RIVER MAINTENANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2596121c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2596121d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2596121e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall coordinate with the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers on a comprehensive plan to ensure the continued navigability of the Pearl River and Little Lake channels sufficient to support NASA barge operations surrounding Stennis Space Center and the Michoud Assembly Facility.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2596121f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this division, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25961220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25961221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25961222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10815">SEC. 10815. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25972393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18351/a">42 U.S.C. 18351(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2030</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25972394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of United States Segment and Assurance of Continued Operations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 503(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18353/a">42 U.S.C. 18353(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2030</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1738">136 STAT. 1738</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25972395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Capacity Allocation and Integration of Research Payloads</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18354/d">42 U.S.C. 18354(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25972396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), in the first sentence—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25972397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>As soon as practicable</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>2011,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25972398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2030</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25972399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), in the third sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2030</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2597239a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of Use</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597239b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s70907">Section 70907 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597239c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>2024</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>2030</b></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597239d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2030</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597239e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2030</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597239f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t51/ch709">chapter 709 of title 51, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51">51 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 70901.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 70907 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“70907. </designator> <label>Maintaining use through at least 2030.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259723a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition Plan Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s50111/c/2">Section 50111(c)(2) of title 51, United States Code</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (J), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2030</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259723a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments and Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><content>conduct a comprehensive assessment of the viability of the ISS to operate safely and support full and productive use through 2030, including all necessary analyses to certify ISS operations through 2030;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel an assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the root cause of cracks and air leaks in the Russian Service Module Transfer Tunnel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the certification of all United States systems and modules to operate through 2030;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y259723ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>an inventory of spares or replacements for elements, systems, and equipment, including systems certified under subparagraph (B), that are currently produced, in inventory, or on order;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y259723b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of the state of the readiness of such spares and replacements; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y259723b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>a schedule for delivery of such spares and replacements to the ISS, including the planned transportation means for such delivery and the estimated cost and schedule for procurement of such spares and replacements and their delivery to the ISS; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other relevant data, information, or analysis relevant to the safe and productive use of the ISS through 2030; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1739">136 STAT. 1739</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a report on the results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259723b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to address any recommendations of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s31101/c/2">section 31101(c)(2) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, with respect to such assessment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10816">SEC. 10816. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259723b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s70901">51 USC 70901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PRIORITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259797e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259797ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall assess International Space Station research activities and shall ensure that crew time and resources allocated to the Administration for use on the International Space Station prioritize—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the research of the Human Research Program, including research on and development of countermeasures relevant to reducing human health and performance risks, behavioral and psychological risks, and other astronaut safety risks related to long-duration human spaceflight;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>risk reduction activities relevant to exploration technologies, including for the Environmental Control and Life Support System, extravehicular activity and space suits, environmental monitoring, safety, emergency response, and deep space communications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the advancement of United States leadership in basic and applied space life and physical science research, consistent with the priorities of the most recent space life and physical sciences decadal survey of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>other research and development activities identified by the Administrator as essential to Moon to Mars activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259797ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment and prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the assessment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the steps taken to achieve the prioritization required by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Space flight participants</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on measures taken, with respect to space flight participants aboard the ISS, to ensure government astronaut safety, to avoid interference in ISS operations and research priorities, and to prevent undue demands on crew time and resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259797f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual progress reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual accounting of the use of Administration crew time and ISS resources, including the allocation of such resources toward the priorities described in subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1740">136 STAT. 1740</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10817">SEC. 10817. </num><heading>TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ARTEMIS MISSIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2597e615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Section 421 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 U.S.C. 20301 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis I</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–2</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis II</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis III</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis III</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2597e61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Section 432(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20302">51 U.S.C. 20302 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)(D)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis I</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–2</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis II</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2597e61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>EM–3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Artemis III</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Science</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10821">SEC. 10821. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2597e620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20102">51 USC 20102 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SCIENCE PRIORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25983441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress on Science Portfolio</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25983442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of research and analysis grant programs, technology development, suborbital research activities, and small, medium, and large space missions, contributes to a robust and productive science program and serves as a catalyst for innovation and discovery; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25983443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Research and Analysis programs funded by the Science Mission Directorate are critically important for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25983444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>preparing the next generation of space and Earth scientists;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25983445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>pursuing peer-reviewed cutting-edge research;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25983446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>maximizing scientific return from the Administration’s space and Earth science missions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25983447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>developing innovative techniques and future mission concepts.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25983448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25983449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goal</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall pursue the goal of establishing annual funding for Research and Analysis in the Science Mission Directorate that reaches a level of not less than 10 percent of the total annual funding of relevant divisions of the Science Mission Directorate by fiscal year 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10822">SEC. 10822. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2598344a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 USC 20301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SEARCH FOR LIFE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2598a97b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a97c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the report entitled “An Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe” published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines key scientific questions and methods on the search for the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1741">136 STAT. 1741</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a97d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the interaction of lifeforms with their environment, a central focus of astrobiology research, is a topic of broad significance to life sciences research in space and on Earth.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2598a97e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Continuation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a97f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall continue to implement a collaborative, multidisciplinary science and technology development program to search for evidence of the existence or historical existence of life beyond Earth in support of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the scientific priorities of the most recent decadal surveys on planetary science and astrobiology and astronomy and astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the objective described in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20102/d/10">section 20102(d)(10) of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Element</inline>.—</heading><content>The program under paragraph (1) shall include activities relating to astronomy, biology, geology, and planetary science.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with life sciences program</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall coordinate efforts with the life sciences program of the Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Instrumentation and sensor technology</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may invest in the development of new instrumentation and sensor technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2598a985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technosignatures</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may support, as appropriate, merit-reviewed, competitively selected research on technosignatures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10823">SEC. 10823. </num><heading>NEXT GENERATION OF ASTROPHYSICS GREAT OBSERVATORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259945c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>NASA’s Great Observatories, a suite of space-based telescopes launched over the course of 2 decades and comprised of the Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and Spitzer Space Telescope, have enabled major scientific advances across a broad range of astrophysics disciplines, including with respect to the origins of planets, the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, fundamental physics, and the structure of the universe;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the decadal survey of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine entitled “Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s” recommends a vision to understand the relationships between stars and the bodies that orbit them by “looking” at the universe through a range of observations, including radio, optical, gamma rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves, in order to understand the origin and evolution of galaxies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the United States and NASA are uniquely poised—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to lead the world in the implementation of the next generation of Great Observatories, as recommended in such decadal survey, including implementation of an observatory to search for biosignatures of exoplanets in the habitable zone;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1742">136 STAT. 1742</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to address the most compelling scientific questions of the next decade; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to transform not only our understanding of the universe and the processes and physical paradigms that govern the universe, but also the place of humanity in the universe;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Administrator should pursue an ambitious astrophysics program that meets the scientific vision of the astronomical community and the transformative capacity of technological innovation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in implementing astrophysics research, in order to avoid the major growth in the cost of astrophysics flagship-class missions that has the potential to impact the overall portfolio balance of the Science Mission Directorate, the Administrator should seek to implement lessons learned from previous astrophysics missions, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>establishing sufficient cost and schedule reserves;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>demonstrating in advance of preliminary design review, as practicable and appropriate, the maturity of necessary technologies through prototype demonstrations in a relevant environment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259945d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>providing for regular updates to the cost, schedule, and risk of a project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>considering, as feasible, the impacts of cost and schedule changes across the Science Mission Directorate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259945d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nancy Grace Roman Telescope</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall continue development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (commonly known as the “Roman telescope” and formerly known as the “Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope”) in the configuration established through critical design review, to meet the objectives prioritized in the 2010 decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259945d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost and schedule</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30104">Section 30104 of title 51, United States Code</ref> shall apply to the development of the Roman telescope under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259945d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than quarterly, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the progress of the development of the Roman telescope and the budget profile and schedule relative to the baseline plan for such development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10824">SEC. 10824. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259945d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s60501">51 USC 60501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EARTH SCIENCE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259a303a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a303b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Earth science and applications program of the Administration provides increasingly valuable data for natural resource management, agriculture, forestry, food security, air quality monitoring, and many other application areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a303c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>a robust and balanced Earth science and applications program contributes significantly to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a303d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the scientific discovery and economic growth of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a303e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>supporting the health and safety of the people of the United States and the citizens of the world.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259a303f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reaffirmation</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress reaffirms the goal for the Administration’s Earth science and applications program set forth <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1743">136 STAT. 1743</page> in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s60501">section 60501 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, which states: “The goal for the Administration’s Earth Science program shall be to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and applications activities to better understand the Earth, how it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability to do so in the future. In pursuit of this goal, the Administration’s Earth Science program shall ensure that securing practical benefits for society will be an important measure of its success in addition to securing new knowledge about the Earth system and climate change. In further pursuit of this goal, the Administration shall, together with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant agencies, provide United States leadership in developing and carrying out a cooperative international Earth observations-based research program.”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259a3040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Earth Science Missions and Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the missions and programs of the Earth Science Division, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, follow the recommendations and guidance provided by the scientific community through the decadal survey for Earth science and applications from space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the science priorities described in such survey;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the execution of the series of existing or previously planned observations (commonly known as the “program of record”); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the development of a range of missions of all classes, including opportunities for principal investigator-led, competitively selected missions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259a3044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Earth System Observatory</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall pursue an Earth System Observatory, which shall consist of an array of new and complementary Earth-observing scientific satellites, instruments, and missions—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to address the recommendations of the 2018 Earth science and applications decadal survey of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled “Thriving on our Changing Planet”, including by conducting priority observations in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>aerosols;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>cloud convection and precipitation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>mass change;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>surface biology and geology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a304a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>surface deformation and change; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a304b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>other observation areas designated as high-priority by such decadal survey; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a304c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to achieve the goal of the Earth Science Program set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s60501">section 60501 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259a304d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey of Use of Earth Observation Data by States, Tribes, and Territories</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a304e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall arrange for the conduct of a survey of the use of NASA Earth observation data by States, Tribal organizations, and territories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a304f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259a3050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of the survey conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259a3051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Climate Architecture Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1744">136 STAT. 1744</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>maintain a comprehensive, strategic Climate Architecture Plan for Earth Observations and Applications from Space that describes an integrated and balanced program of Earth science and applications observations to advance science, policy, and applications and societal benefits; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259a3053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259a3054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259a3055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>update such plan every 5 years so as to align with the release of the decadal surveys in Earth science and applications from space and the mid-decade assessments of the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10825">SEC. 10825. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259a5766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51">51 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259a5767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 71101.</p></sidenote><heading>PLANETARY DEFENSE COORDINATION OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259b1ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Near-Earth objects remain a threat to the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.), established a requirement that the Administrator plan, develop, and implement a Near-Earth Object Survey program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize the physical characteristics of near-Earth objects equal to, or greater than, 140 meters in diameter in order to assess the threat of such near-Earth objects to the Earth, with the goal of 90 percent completion of the catalogue of such near-Earth objects by December 30, 2020.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The goal described in paragraph (2) has not be met.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>The report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled “Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes”, issued in 2019, states that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>NASA should develop and launch a dedicated space-based infrared survey telescope to meet the requirements of section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the early detection of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects enabled by a space-based infrared survey telescope is important to enable deflection of a dangerous asteroid.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259b1abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of Planetary Defense Coordination Office</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall maintain an office within the Planetary Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate, to be known as the “Planetary Defense Coordination Office”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to plan, develop, and implement a program to survey threats posed by near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter, as required by section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify, track, and characterize potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, issue warnings of the effects of potential impacts of such objects, and investigate strategies and technologies for mitigating the potential impacts of such objects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>assist in coordinating government planning for response to a potential impact of a near-Earth object.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259b1ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dedicated Survey Mission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1745">136 STAT. 1745</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission, as designed, is anticipated to make significant progress toward carrying out congressional policy and direction, as set forth in section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.), to detect 90 percent of near-Earth objects equal to, or greater than, 140 meters in diameter; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Administrator should prioritize the public safety role of the Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission and should not delay the development and launch of the mission due to cost growth on other planetary science missions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b1ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of mission</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b41d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b41d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall continue the development of a dedicated space-based infrared survey telescope mission, known as the “Near-Earth Object Surveyor”, on a schedule to achieve a launch-readiness date not later than March 30, 2026, or the earliest practicable date, for the purpose of accomplishing the objectives set forth in section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b41da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>The design of the mission described in subparagraph (A) shall take into account the recommendations of the 2019 report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled “Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes”, the planetary science decadal survey, and the 2018 United States National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259b41db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 321(f) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259b68ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 and annually thereafter through 90-percent completion of the catalogue required by subsection (d)(1), the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b68ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b68ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b68ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of all activities carried out by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office established under section 10825 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 since the date of enactment of that Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b68f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A description of the progress with respect to the design, development, and launch of the space-based infrared survey telescope required by section 10825(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b68f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b68f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the progress toward meeting the requirements under subsection (d)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b68f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A description of the status of efforts to coordinate and cooperate with other countries to detect hazardous <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1746">136 STAT. 1746</page> asteroids and comets, plan a mitigation strategy, and implement that strategy in the event of the discovery of an object on a likely collision course with Earth.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259b68f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b68f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b68f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of expenditures for all activities carried out by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office since the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259b68f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Near-earth Object Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>near-Earth object</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 321(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2922">119 Stat. 2922</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s71101">51 U.S.C. 71101 note</ref> prec.).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Aeronautics</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10831">SEC. 10831. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259b68f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40102">51 USC 40102 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259cef99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259cef9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>developing high-risk, precompetitive aerospace technologies for which there is not yet a profit rationale is a fundamental role of the Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259cef9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>large-scale flight test experimentation and validation are necessary for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259cef9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>transitioning new technologies and materials, including associated manufacturing processes, for aviation and aeronautics use; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>capturing the full extent of benefits from investments made by the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>a level of funding that adequately supports large-scale flight test experimentation and validation, including related infrastructure, should be ensured over a sustained period of time to restore the capacity of the Administration—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to see legacy priority programs through to completion; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to achieve national economic and security objectives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d16b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to maintain world leadership in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>civilian aeronautical science and technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>aerospace industrialization; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to maintain as a fundamental objective of the aeronautics research of the Administration the steady progression and expansion of flight research and capabilities, including the science and technology of critical underlying disciplines and competencies, such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>computational-based analytical and predictive tools and methodologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>aerothermodynamics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>propulsion;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>advanced materials and manufacturing processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>high-temperature structures and materials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>guidance, navigation, and flight controls.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d16bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Experimental Aircraft Flight Demonstrations</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1747">136 STAT. 1747</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In meeting the objectives described in subsection (b), the Administrator shall carry out experimental aircraft demonstrations, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a subsonic demonstrator to demonstrate the performance and feasibility of advanced, ultra-efficient, and low emissions subsonic flight demonstrator configurations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a low boom flight demonstrator to validate design tools and technologies that can be applied to low sonic boom commercial supersonic aircraft and support the development of a noise-based standard for supersonic overland flight; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a flight research demonstrator to test the performance and feasibility of advanced, ultra-efficient and net-zero emissions aircraft concepts and configurations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each demonstration under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>include the development of experimental aircraft and all necessary supporting flight test assets;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>pursue a robust technology maturation and flight test validation effort;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>improve necessary facilities, flight testing capabilities, and computational tools to support the demonstration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>award any primary contracts for design, procurement, and manufacturing to United States persons, consistent with international obligations and commitments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259d16c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate research and flight test demonstration activities with other Federal agencies and the United States aviation community, as the Administrator considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states person defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>United States person</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d16cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration With Industry and Academia</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administration shall seek means to expand collaboration with industry and academia on basic research and technology development related to experimental aircraft, and on the experimental aircraft demonstrations required by subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d16cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator may establish an advanced materials and manufacturing technology program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>to develop—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y259d16cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>new materials, including composite and high-temperature materials, from base material formulation through full-scale structural validation and manufacture;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>advanced materials and manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing, to reduce the cost of manufacturing scale-up and certification for use in aeronautics; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1748">136 STAT. 1748</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>noninvasive or nondestructive techniques for testing or evaluating aviation and aeronautics structures, including for materials and manufacturing processes;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to reduce the time it takes to design, industrialize, and certify advanced materials and manufacturing processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to provide education and training opportunities for the aerospace workforce; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to address global cost and human capital competitiveness for United States aeronautical industries and technological leadership in advanced materials and manufacturing technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out a program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>build on work that was carried out by the Advanced Composites Project of the Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>partner with the private and academic sectors, such as members of the Advanced Composites Consortium of the Administration, the Joint Advanced Materials and Structures Center of Excellence of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Manufacturing USA institutes of the Department of Commerce, and national laboratories, as the Administrator considers appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide a structure for managing intellectual property generated by the program based on or consistent with the structure established for the Advanced Composites Consortium of the Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>ensure adequate Federal cost share for applicable research; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259d16db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with advanced manufacturing and composites initiatives in other mission directorates of the Administration, as the Administrator considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d16dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the demonstrations under subsection (c) and a program under subsection (e), the Administrator may engage in cooperative research programs with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>academia; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d16de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>commercial aviation and aerospace manufacturers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10832">SEC. 10832. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259d16df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40113">51 USC 40113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d6500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d6501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>research and test capabilities and concepts, including unmanned aircraft systems communications, for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d6502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>leverage the partnership NASA has with industry focused on the advancement of technologies for future air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d6503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>continue to leverage the research and testing portfolio of NASA to inform the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system, consistent with public safety and national security objectives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259d8c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress on Coordination With Federal Aviation Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d8c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>NASA should continue—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1749">136 STAT. 1749</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d8c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration on research on air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d8c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to assist the Federal Aviation Administration in the integration of air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d8c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the test ranges (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44801">section 44801 of title 49, United States Code</ref>) should continue to be leveraged for research on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d8c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259d8c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the integration of such systems into the national airspace system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10833">SEC. 10833. </num><heading>CLEANER, QUIETER AIRPLANES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259e767b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40112">Section 40112 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259e767c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259e767d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259eebae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research and Development Initiative on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas and Noise Emissions From Aircraft</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall establish an initiative to research, develop, and demonstrate new technologies and concepts—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, including carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, other greenhouse gases, water vapor, black carbon and sulfate aerosols, and increased cloudiness due to contrail formation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to reduce aviation noise emissions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to enable associated aircraft performance characteristics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The goals of the initiative required by paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to ensure United States leadership in research and technology innovation leading to substantial reductions in aviation noise and greenhouse gas emissions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to enhance and expand basic research, and the translation of basic research into applications, that may lead to transformational advances in reducing aviation noise and greenhouse gas emissions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to accelerate research and development that contributes to maturing new technologies for reducing aircraft noise and greenhouse gas emissions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>to obtain and disseminate associated testing and performance data that facilitates the incorporation of new technologies into commercial aircraft development as soon as practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The objectives of the initiative established under paragraph (1) and the goals described in paragraph (2) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>as soon as practicable, a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from new aircraft by at least 50 percent, as compared to the highest-performing aircraft technologies in service as of December 31, 2021;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1750">136 STAT. 1750</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>noise levels from aircraft throughout all phases of flight that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of the flight route;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft by 2050; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><chapeau>demonstration of new technologies developed pursuant to such initiative on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>regional aircraft intended to enter into service by 2030; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>single-aisle aircraft designed to accommodate more than 125 passengers intended to enter into service by 2040.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259eebc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40112">51 USC 40112 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology Focus Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the research and development initiative established under <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40112/b">section 40112(b) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, the Administrator shall advance research, development, and demonstration projects on promising technologies such as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advanced subsonic propulsion technology, design, and integration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>electric and hybrid-electric propulsion, including battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>airframe concepts and configurations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>analysis of technology options, including cost-benefit analysis of greenhouse gas and noise emissions reduction technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>analytical tools for system-level and system-of-systems-level modeling and integration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>airspace operations improvements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>noise emissions reduction; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>any other effort, as determined by the Administration, that contributes to a sustainable future for aviation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259eebcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In implementing the initiative established under <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40112/b">section 40112(b) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>ensure that testing and performance data integrates the results of community acceptance surveys conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and other relevant studies, including studies on the impacts of new noise effects from novel propulsion systems and from airspace operations changes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>provide testing and performance data on the technologies described in subsection (b) of this section to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to facilitate the work of the Federal Aviation Administration in identifying new requirements for policy, infrastructure, and administrative capacity necessary to enable the safe integration of such technologies on aircraft;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>pursue partnerships with organizations, current commercial production aircraft providers, academic institutions, small businesses, and new entrants, including partnerships to advance research and development activities related to both regional aircraft and aircraft designed to accommodate more than 125 passengers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>include universities, academic institutions, and other research organizations in the partnerships described in paragraph (3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>expand basic research;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1751">136 STAT. 1751</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>ensure equity in research sponsorship of, and partnership opportunities with, underrepresented students, faculty, and minority-serving-institutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>continue to coordinate with the Secretary of Energy on battery technology research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>make available the research and development carried out under the initiative established under subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40112">section 40112 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, to help enable an industry-wide shift toward aircraft concepts that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and aircraft noise to achieve the goals and objectives under paragraphs (2) and (3) of that subsection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>continue to support research, development, and demonstration of aircraft concepts, including systems architecture, materials and components, integration of systems and airframe structures, human factors, airspace planning and operations, and the integration of related advanced technologies and concepts, with the goal of carrying out test flights with integrated subsystems by 2025.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259eebda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the progress of the efforts carried out under the initiative established under subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40112">section 40112 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the status of progress on such initiative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeframe.</p></sidenote><content>an updated, anticipated timeframe for readiness of technologies and aircraft to be adopted by industry with the emissions reduction levels directed under that subsection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259eebdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of fundamental aeronautics research activities contributing to achieving the goals and objectives of such initiative, as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of that subsection, and a description of any obstacles to achieving such goals and objectives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Space Technology</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10841">SEC. 10841. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259eebe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 USC 20301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SPACE NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259ffc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nuclear Propulsion</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use in robotic and human exploration activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator, in collaboration with other relevant Federal agencies and with industry, shall take all necessary steps to carry out research and development, ground-based testing and in-space testing, and other associated activities to enable the use of space nuclear propulsion in Administration robotic and human exploration activities, including in cargo missions to Mars in the late 2020’s and crewed missions to Mars in the 2030’s.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Space nuclear propulsion program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall establish a space nuclear propulsion program to carry out the activities described in paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The program established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1752">136 STAT. 1752</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Research and development in both nuclear electric and nuclear thermal propulsion technology maturation efforts, to the extent practicable, and the development of consistent figures of merit across both nuclear electric and nuclear thermal systems, as recommended by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the report entitled “Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration”, so as to inform a down-selection of a nuclear electric or nuclear thermal propulsion system by 2026, or as early as practicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Ground-based testing, to the extent practicable, including not less than 1 ground-based test of a full-scale, integrated nuclear propulsion system before any in-space test or demonstration of such system.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>In-space demonstration of a nuclear propulsion system in the late 2020’s, which may be carried out as a cargo mission to Mars.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mars.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to achieve an in-space flight test of a nuclear propulsion system that could support the first crewed mission to Mars in the 2030’s.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A timeline to mature enabling technologies and an outline of major milestones for integration of such technologies into the larger nuclear propulsion system.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>A cost estimate for maturing such technologies.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>A description of facility requirements for the program under paragraph (2) associated with such technologies.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>A description of the manner in which the Administrator will use the efforts described in paragraph (2)(B) to determine whether the in-space flight test should demonstrate a nuclear electric propulsion system or a nuclear thermal propulsion system.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An identification of any policy or regulatory challenges or barriers to conducting such in-space test or any precursor ground-based testing, and a description of options for addressing such challenges or barriers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259ffc67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nuclear Surface Power Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall establish a program for research, testing, and development of a space nuclear surface power reactor design.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>develop a plan and timeline for the program established under paragraph (1), taking into consideration mission needs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>include in such plan opportunities for participation by United States commercial entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1753">136 STAT. 1753</page> to the appropriate committees of Congress the plan developed under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y259ffc70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment of In-space Propulsion Testing Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall carry out a needs assessment for facilities and technical capabilities required to support ground-based testing of a full-scale, full-power integrated nuclear propulsion system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Element</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall consider the potential development of facilities that will support long-term research and development of space nuclear propulsion systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y259ffc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the assessment carried out under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10842">SEC. 10842. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x259ffc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20301">51 USC 20301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PRIORITIZATION OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a02385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall prioritize the use of low-enriched uranium, including high-assay low-enriched uranium, for space nuclear research and development, including ground and in-space testing and other related demonstration activities carried out under this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a02386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a02387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, collaborate and coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies on technology development, knowledge exchange, lessons learned regarding nuclear power and propulsion technologies, common fuels, flight demonstrations, and operational systems production for space applications.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a02388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Nuclear Technology Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that details the actions taken and planned, including a timeline for such actions, to implement subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>STEM Engagement</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10851">SEC. 10851. </num><heading>OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a098b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a098ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20113">51 USC 20113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that NASA’s inspiring mission, specialized facilities, skilled engineering and scientific workforce, and research activities present unique opportunities for inspiring public engagement in STEM and increasing the number of students pursuing STEM degrees and careers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a0bfcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall establish an Office of STEM Engagement (referred to in this section as the “Office”) for the purpose of advancing progress toward the STEM education goals of the United States by enhancing STEM literacy, increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, and preparing the STEM workforce for the future.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a0bfcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Office established shall be responsible for coordinating efforts and activities among organizations across the Administration, including NASA headquarters, mission directorates, and NASA centers, designed—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1754">136 STAT. 1754</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to create unique opportunities for students and the public to learn from and contribute to the work of NASA in exploration and discovery;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to contribute to the growth of a diverse STEM workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to strengthen public understanding of science by enabling connections to the mission and work of NASA.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a0bfd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Portfolio</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Office shall coordinate and administer—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program under chapter 403 of title 51 United States Code;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 40903 of title 51 United States Code;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Minority University Research and Education Project;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the NextGen STEM Project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any other program or activity the Administrator considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s40903">Section 40903 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Experimental</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Established</b></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a0bfd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Experimental</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Established</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Miscellaneous</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10861">SEC. 10861. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a0bfda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20113">51 USC 20113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROGRAM, WORKFORCE, AND INDUSTRIAL BASE REVIEWS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a1f85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Industrial Base for Civil Space Missions and Operations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and from time to time thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A comprehensive description of the current status of the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description and assessment of the weaknesses in the supply chain, skills, manufacturing capacity, raw materials, key components, and other areas of the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations that could adversely impact such missions and operations if unavailable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description and assessment of various mechanisms to address and mitigate the weaknesses described pursuant to subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive list of the collaborative efforts, including future and proposed collaborative efforts, between NASA and the Manufacturing USA institutes of the Department of Commerce.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the defense and aerospace manufacturing supply chains relevant to NASA in each region of the United States; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1755">136 STAT. 1755</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the feasibility and benefits of establishing a supply chain center of excellence in a State in which NASA does not, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, have a research center or test facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Such other matters relating to the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations as the Administrator considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a1f868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce and Modeling and Test Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to carry out a comprehensive review of the workforce, skills-base, and modeling and test facilities of the Administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review conducted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>A consideration of the use of emerging technologies in relevant engineering and science disciplines and the skills needed to apply such capabilities to Administration missions across all mission directorates.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Prioritized recommendations on actions needed to align the Administration’s workforce with research objectives and strategic goals and on the improvements and additions to modeling capabilities and test facilities needed to meet the Administration’s strategic goals and objectives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress report on the results of the review conducted under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the review under paragraph (1) is completed, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for implementing the recommendations contained the review.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on nasa infrastructure, workforce skills and capabilities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy and procedure</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall develop an Administration policy and procedure for assessment, not less frequently than every 5 years, of the strategic capabilities of the Administration, including infrastructure and facilities, and workforce skills and capabilities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The policy and procedure developed under clause (i) shall include acquiring data and support for Administration decisions and recommendations on strategic capabilities, including on infrastructure and facilities, and workforce skills and capabilities needed to support the goals and objectives of the Administration through 2040.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f87c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit the policy and procedure developed under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate committees of Congress.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1756">136 STAT. 1756</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent program analysis and evaluation office</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f87f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall establish within NASA an Independent Program Analysis and Evaluation Office (referred to in this paragraph as the “Office”) for purposes of independently assessing program performance, making programmatic, technical risk mitigation and institutional recommendations, performing cost estimates and analyses, and conducting strategic planning activities, among other functions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independence</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall remain independent of any program, and shall have no programmatic responsibilities, so as to maintain its independent assessment integrity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the functions of the Office, the Administrator may carry out—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>research on program assessment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>cost, schedule, and technical estimation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>other relevant activities for the purposes of obtaining the highest level of expertise and the most effective decision-making tools with which to inform the Administrator.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Moon to mars activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall maintain an ongoing, focused effort to assess the goals, objectives, requirements, architectural approach, cost and schedule, and progress of the Administration’s Moon to Mars activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x25a1f88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International space station</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of an independent estimate by the Office of the cost of continuing International Space Station operations through September 30, 2030, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>crew and cargo transportation, research to be undertaken reflecting the priorities described in section 10816, and maintenance costs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a1f88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>opportunities for operational efficiencies that could result in cost savings and increased research productivity and the amount of those potential savings and productivity increases.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10862">SEC. 10862. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a246af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145">Section 20145 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a246b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a246b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual and cumulative number of leases</inline>.—</heading><content>The annual and cumulative number of leases entered into under this section, by National Aeronautics and Space Administration center and facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a26dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Estimated cost savings</inline>.—</heading><content>For each active lease agreement under this section, the estimated cost savings to the Administration resulting from reduced maintenance, operating, and associated costs in the previous fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a26dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other quantifiable benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>Other quantifiable benefits, including additional cost savings not included under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1757">136 STAT. 1757</page> paragraph (4), to the Administration resulting from the use of leases under this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a26dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a26dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a26dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y25a26dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Enhanced-use Leasing Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on existing requirements for applicants seeking a lease under this section, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a26dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>any requirement related to the involvement of foreign entities, foreign entity ownership, and foreign entity investment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y25a26dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>at the discretion of the Administrator, any other requirement related to the protection and security of Administration missions and facilities.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION C—

Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022.

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO ADDRESS THREATS TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
   The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
<num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Marshals Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $10,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for expenses necessary to address threats to the Supreme Court of the United States.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">THE JUDICIARY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Supreme Court of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $9,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for expenses necessary to address threats to the Supreme Court of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1758">136 STAT. 1758</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x25a2bbeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each amount provided by this Act is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.</content></section>

   This division may be cited as the “Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022”.

 Approved August 9, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4346: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–80 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 28, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

June 22, considered and passed Senate, amended.

June 24, House concurred in Senate amendment with an

 amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1204.

July 19–21, 26, 27, Senate considered and concurred in House

 amendment with an amendment.

July 28, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Aug. 9, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–168: To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant. Public Law168 Public Law 117–168136 Stat. 1759 2022-08-10 2022-08-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–168—AUG. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 1759 Public Law117–168 117th Congress
An Act To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant.

Aug. 10, 2022

[S. 3373]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our

Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a)

38 USC 101 note.

Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022” or the “Honoring our PACT Act of 2022”. (b) Matters Relating to Amendments to Title 38, United States Code.—(1) References.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, when in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. (2)

38 USC note

prec. 101

prec. 301,

prec. 701,

prec. 1101,

prec. 1301,

prec. 5100,

prec. 7101,

prec. 7401,

prec. 8101.

Amendments to tables of contents.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, when an amendment made by this Act to title 38, United States Code, adds a section or larger organizational unit to that title or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in that title, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of sections in that title to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment. (c) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  TITLE I— Subtitle A— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Sec. 104.  Subtitle B— Sec. 111.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  Sec. 202.  Sec. 203.  Sec. 204.  TITLE III— Sec. 301.  Sec. 302.  Sec. 303.  TITLE IV— Sec. 401.  Sec. 402.  Sec. 403.  Sec. 404.  Sec. 405.  Sec. 406.  Sec. 407.  TITLE V— Sec. 501.  Sec. 502.  Sec. 503.  Sec. 504.  Sec. 505.  Sec. 506.  Sec. 507.  Sec. 508.  Sec. 509.  Sec. 510.  TITLE VI— Sec. 601.  Sec. 602.  Sec. 603.  Sec. 604.  TITLE VII— Sec. 701.  Sec. 702.  Sec. 703.  Sec. 704.  Sec. 705.  Sec. 706.  Sec. 707.  TITLE VIII— Sec. 801.  Sec. 802.  Sec. 803.  Sec. 804.  Sec. 805.  Sec. 806.  Sec. 807.  Sec. 808.  TITLE IX— Sec. 901.  Sec. 902.  Sec. 903.  Sec. 904.  Sec. 905.  Sec. 906.  Sec. 907.  Sec. 908.  Sec. 909. 
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>E<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183effad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conceding Our Veterans’ Exposure Now and Necessitating Training Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>XPANSION OF HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Toxic-exposed Veterans</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183f26be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Conceding Our Veterans’ Exposure Now and Necessitating Training Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">COVENANT Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS RELATING TO TOXIC-EXPOSED VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183f4dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1710(a)(2)(F)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183f4dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or other conditions, as provided in subsection (e)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>who is a toxic-exposed veteran, in accordance with subsection (e)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183f4dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions of Toxic Exposure and Toxic-exposed Veteran</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 101 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183f74e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="37">“(37) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>toxic exposure</term>’ includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183f74e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A toxic exposure risk activity, as defined in section 1710(e)(4) of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183f74e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An exposure to a substance, chemical, or airborne hazard identified in the list under section 1119(b)(2) of this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183f74e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="38">“(38) </num><content>The term ‘<term>toxic-exposed veteran</term>’ means any veteran described in section 1710(e)(1) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1762">136 STAT. 1762</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183f74e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Toxic Exposure Risk Activity</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1710(e)(4)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183f74e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183f74e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>toxic exposure risk activity</term>’ means any activity—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y183f74e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that requires a corresponding entry in an exposure tracking record system (as defined in section 1119(c) of this title) for the veteran who carried out the activity; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y183f74ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183f74eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>that the Secretary determines qualifies for purposes of this subsection when taking into account what is reasonably prudent to protect the health of veterans.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF HEALTH CARE FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF TOXIC-EXPOSED VETERANS AND VETERANS SUPPORTING CERTAIN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1840112c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1840112d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (e) of section 1710, as amended by section 102(c), is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1840112e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1840112f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18403840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Beginning not later than the applicable date specified in paragraph (6), and subject to paragraph (2), a veteran who participated in a toxic exposure risk activity while serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training is eligible for hospital care (including mental health services and counseling), medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any illness.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18403841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Beginning not later than the applicable date specified in paragraph (6), and subject to paragraph (2), a covered veteran (as defined in section 1119(c) of this title) is eligible for hospital care (including mental health services and counseling), medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any illness.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18403842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I)</num><clause class="inline" id="y18403843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>Beginning not later than the applicable date specified in paragraph (6), and subject to paragraph (2), a veteran who deployed in support of a contingency operation specified in clause (ii) is eligible for hospital care (including mental health services and counseling), medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any illness.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18403844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>A contingency operation specified in this clause is any of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y18403845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Operation Enduring Freedom.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y18403846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y18403847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Operation Iraqi Freedom.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y18403848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>Operation New Dawn.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y18403849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>Operation Inherent Resolve.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1840384a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Resolute Support Mission.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1840384b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1840384c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (F)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(F), (G), (H), or (I)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1840384d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>service or testing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>service, testing, or activity</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18405f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase in</inline>.—</heading><content>Such subsection is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1763">136 STAT. 1763</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1840866f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y18408670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18408671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18408672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall determine the dates in subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) of paragraph (1) as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18408673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>October 1, 2024, with respect to a veteran described in such subparagraph (G) or (H) who was discharged or released from the active military, naval, air, or space service during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on September 11, 2001.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18408674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>October 1, 2026, with respect to a veteran described in such subparagraph (G) or (H) who was discharged or released from the active military, naval, air, or space service during the period beginning on September 12, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2006.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18408675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>October 1, 2028, with respect to a veteran described in such subparagraph (G) or (H) who was discharged or released from the active military, naval, air, or space service during the period beginning on January 1, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2012.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18408676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>October 1, 2030, with respect to a veteran described in such subparagraph (G) or (H) who was discharged or released from the active military, naval, air, or space service during the period beginning on January 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2018.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18408677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>October 1, 2032, with respect to a veteran described in such subparagraph (I).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18408678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y18408679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>The Secretary may modify a date specified in subparagraph (A) to an earlier date, as the Secretary determines appropriate based on the number of veterans receiving hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) of paragraph (1) and the resources available to the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1840867a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>If the Secretary determines to modify a date under clause (i), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1840867b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1840867c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives of the proposed modification; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1840867d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1840867e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><content>publish such modified date in the Federal Register.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1840867f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18408680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18408681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to each of clauses (i) through (v) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/e/6/A">section 1710(e)(6)(A) of title 38, United States Code</ref> (as added by subsection (a)(2)), not later than 180 days before the date specified in the clause (including a date modified pursuant to such section), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan to conduct outreach to the veterans described in the clause to notify such veterans of their eligibility for hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care under subparagraph (G), (H), or (I), of section 1710(e)(1) of such title, as the case may be.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1840ad92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1840ad93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENTS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1841bf04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1841bf05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Resource Assessment and Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>complete an assessment to determine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the personnel and material resources necessary to implement section 103 (including the amendments made by such section); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1764">136 STAT. 1764</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total number of covered veterans, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1119/c">section 1119(c) of title 38, United States Code</ref> (as added by section 302), who receive hospital care or medical services furnished by the Secretary under chapter 17 of such title, disaggregated by priority group specified in section 1705(a) of such title; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the assessment completed under paragraph (1), including a specific determination as to whether the Department has the personnel and material resources necessary to implement section 103.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1841bf0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Systems</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary shall establish information systems to assess the implementation of section 103, including the amendments made by such section, and use the results of assessments under such systems to inform the reports under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1841bf0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than October 1, 2025, and on an annual basis thereafter until October 1, 2033, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The effect of the implementation of, and the provision and management of care under, section 103 (including the amendments made by such section) on the demand by veterans described in subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/e/1">section 1710(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref> (as added by such section 103) for health care services furnished by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Any differing patterns of demand for health care services by such veterans, disaggregated by factors such as the relative distance of the veteran from medical facilities of the Department and whether the veteran had previously received hospital care or medical services furnished by the Secretary under chapter 17 of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The extent to which the Secretary has met such demand.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any changes, during the year covered by the report, in the delivery patterns of health care furnished by the Secretary under chapter 17 of such title, and the fiscal impact of such changes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, detailed information on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The total number of veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system who, during such year, received hospital care or medical services furnished by the Secretary under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1841bf14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Of the veterans specified in subparagraph (A), the number of such veterans who, during the preceding three fiscal years, had not received such care or services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1841bf16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to the veterans specified in subparagraph (B), the cost of providing health care to such veterans during the year covered by the report, shown in total and disaggregated by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the level of care; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1765">136 STAT. 1765</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>whether the care was provided through the Veterans Community Care Program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>With respect to the number of veterans described in subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/e/1">section 1710(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref> (as added by section 103), the following (shown in total and disaggregated by medical facility of the Department, as applicable):</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The number of such veterans who, during the year covered by the report, enrolled in the patient enrollment system.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The number of such veterans who applied for, but were denied, such enrollment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The number of such veterans who were denied hospital care or a medical service furnished by the Secretary that was considered to be medically necessary but not of an emergency nature.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The numbers and characteristics of, and the type and extent of health care furnished by the Secretary to, veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system (shown in total and disaggregated by medical facility of the Department).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The numbers and characteristics of, and the type and extent of health care furnished by the Secretary to, veterans not enrolled in the patient enrollment system (disaggregated by each class of eligibility for care under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">section 1710 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and further shown as a total per class and disaggregated by medical facility of the Department).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The specific fiscal impact (shown in total and disaggregated by geographic health care delivery areas) of changes in the delivery patterns of health care furnished by the Secretary under chapter 17 of such title as a result of the implementation of section 103 (including the amendments made by such section).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1841bf20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Patient enrollment system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>patient enrollment system</term>” means the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1841bf22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans community care program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Veterans Community Care Program</term>” means the program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Certain Veterans of Combat Service and Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS OF COMBAT SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18423453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expanded Period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1710(e)(3)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18423454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18423455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18423456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 27, 2003</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 11, 2001</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18423457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>five-year period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10-year period</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18423458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1766">136 STAT. 1766</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y18425b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>With respect to a veteran described in paragraph (1)(D) who was discharged or released from the active military, naval, air, or space service after September 11, 2001, and before October 1, 2013, but did not enroll to receive such hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care under such paragraph pursuant to subparagraph (A) before October 1, 2022, the one-year period beginning on October 1, 2022.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18425b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18425b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification of Coverage</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1710(e)(1)(D)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18425b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>Persian Gulf War</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>(including any veteran who, in connection with service during such period, received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Service Specific Expeditionary Medal, Combat Era Specific Expeditionary Medal, Campaign Specific Medal, or any other combat theater award established by a Federal statute or an Executive order)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18425b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18425b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18425b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 1, 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan to conduct outreach to veterans described in subparagraph (B) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/e/3">section 1710(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a)(2), to notify such veterans of their eligibility for hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care pursuant to such subparagraph.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18425b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Enrollments</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 30, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report identifying, with respect to the one-year period beginning on October 1, 2022, the number of veterans described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/e/3/B">section 1710(e)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a)(2), who, during such period, enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705(a) of such title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18425b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18425b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18425b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>TOXIC EXPOSURE PRESUMPTION PROCESS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18425b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">TEAM Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION BASED ON TOXIC EXPOSURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1844cc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Committees, Panels, and Boards</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 11<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1844cc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1844cc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subchapter:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1767">136 STAT. 1767</page> <quotedContent><subchapter id="y18478b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 smallCaps" value="VII">“SUBCHAPTER VII—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1171.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION BASED ON TOXIC EXPOSURE</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y18478b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1171">“§ 1171.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1171">38 USC 1171</ref>.</p></sidenote> Procedures to determine presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure; definitions</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall determine whether to establish, or to remove, presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure pursuant to this subchapter, whereby—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>under section 1172 of this title—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the Secretary provides—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>public notice regarding what formal evaluations the Secretary plans to conduct; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote><content>the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed formal evaluations;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the working group established under subsection (b) of such section provides—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>advice to the Secretary on toxic-exposed veterans and cases in which veterans who, during active military, naval, air, or space service, may have experienced a toxic exposure or their dependents may have experienced a toxic exposure while the veterans were serving in the active military, naval, air, or space service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>recommendations to the Secretary on corrections needed in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to better reflect veterans and dependents described in clause (i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>recommendations to the Secretary regarding which cases of possible toxic exposure should be reviewed;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary provides for formal evaluations of such recommendations under section 1173 of this title and takes into account reports received by the Secretary from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under section 1176 of this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary issues regulations under section 1174 of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subchapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>illness</term>’ includes a disease or other condition affecting the health of an individual, including mental and physical health.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record</term>’ includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>service records;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any database maintained by the Department of Defense and shared with the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as a central portal for exposure-related data that compiles, collates, presents, and provides available occupational and environmental exposure information to support the needs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any successor system to a database described in subparagraph (B).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1768">136 STAT. 1768</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y18478bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1172">“§ 1172.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1172">38 USC 1172</ref>.</p></sidenote> Annual notice and opportunity for public comment</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18478bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y18478bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the formal evaluations that the Secretary plans to conduct pursuant to section 1173 of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Each notice published under subparagraph (A) shall include, for each formal evaluation referred to in the notice, an explanation as to why the military environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes that are the subject of the formal evaluation were chosen by the Secretary for formal evaluation under section 1173 of this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y18478bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>With each notice published under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek public comment on the military environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes that are the subject of the formal evaluations referred to in the notice.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>consider all public comment received under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18478bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>publish in the Federal Register a response to the comments received under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y18478bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>For each notice published under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall hold an open meeting for members of the public to voice their comments in response to the notice.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>To help evaluate presumptions of service connection, the Secretary shall, not less frequently than quarterly, collaborate with, partner with, and give weight to the advice of veterans service organizations and such other stakeholders as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Failure to include a military environmental exposure or adverse health effect in a Federal Register notice published pursuant to subsection (a) shall not preclude the Secretary from initiating a formal evaluation of such exposure or health effect.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Group</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18478bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall establish a working group within the Department (in this section referred to as the ‘Working Group’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Working Group shall include personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall consult with, and seek the advice of, the Working Group with respect to cases in which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a veteran may have, during active military, naval, air, or space service, experienced a toxic exposure; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18478bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a dependent of a veteran may have experienced a toxic exposure during the active military, naval, air, or space service of the veteran.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18478bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Working Group shall assess cases of the toxic exposure of veterans and their dependents that occurred during active military, naval, air, or space service, including by conducting ongoing surveillance and reviewing such exposure described in scientific literature, media reports, information from veterans, and information from Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The assessments under paragraph (1) shall cover suspected and known toxic exposures occurring during active military, naval, air, or space service, including by identifying and evaluating new and emerging toxic exposures that are not recognized under existing presumptions of service connection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1769">136 STAT. 1769</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Working Group may conduct an assessment under paragraph (1) in response to a comment received under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18478bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18478bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>The Working Group shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, on a periodic basis, assess the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to ensure the accuracy of data collected.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1847b2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Following an assessment of a case of the toxic exposure of veterans that occurred during active military, naval, air, or space service under subsection (c), or their dependents, the Working Group may develop a recommendation for formal evaluation under section 1173 of this title to conduct a review of the health effects related to the case of exposure if the Working Group determines that the research may change the current understanding of the relationship between an exposure to an environmental hazard and adverse health outcomes in humans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b2e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Upon receipt of evidence suggesting that previous findings regarding the periods and locations of exposure covered by an existing presumption of service connection are no longer supported, the Working Group may nominate such evidence for formal evaluation under section 1173 of this title to modify the periods and locations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports by the Working Group</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than once each year, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>recommendations developed under subsection (d), if any; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as the Working Group considers necessary for the Working Group to be more effective in carrying out the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b2ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responses by Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>In response to each report submitted under subsection (e), the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after receiving the report, initiate a formal evaluation pursuant to section 1173 of this title.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1847b2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1173">“§ 1173.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1173">38 USC 1173</ref>.</p></sidenote> Formal evaluation of recommendations</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Formal Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a process to conduct a formal evaluation with respect to each recommendation made by the Working Group under section 1172 of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evidence, Data, and Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that each formal evaluation under subsection (a) covers the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Scientific evidence, based on the review of available scientific literature, including human, toxicological, animal, and methodological studies, and other factors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Claims data, based on the review of claim rate, grant rate, and service connection prevalence, and other factors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Other factors the Secretary determines appropriate, such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the level of disability and mortality caused by the health effects related to the case of toxic exposure being evaluated;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1770">136 STAT. 1770</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the quantity and quality of the information available and reviewed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the feasibility of and period for generating relevant information and evidence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>whether such health effects are combat- or deployment-related;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the ubiquity or rarity of the health effects; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>any time frame during which a health effect must become manifest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conduct of Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1847b302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that each formal evaluation under subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>reviews scientific evidence in a manner that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1847b304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>conforms to principles of scientific and data integrity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1847b305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is free from suppression or distortion of scientific or technological findings, data, information, conclusions, or technical results; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1847b307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>evaluates the likelihood that a positive association exists between an illness and a toxic exposure while serving in the active military, naval, air, or space service; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1847b308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>assesses the toxic exposures and illnesses and determines whether the evidence supports a finding of a positive association between the toxic exposure and the illness.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b30a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b30b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a formal evaluation under subsection (a) shall include reviewing all relevant data to determine the strength of evidence for a positive association based on the following four categories:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b30c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The ‘sufficient’ category, where the evidence is sufficient to conclude that a positive association exists.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b30d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The ‘equipoise and above’ category, where the evidence is sufficient to conclude that a positive association is at least as likely as not, but not sufficient to conclude that a positive association exists.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b30e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The ‘below equipoise’ category, where the evidence is not sufficient to conclude that a positive association is at least as likely as not, or is not sufficient to make a scientifically informed judgment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b30f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The ‘against’ category, where the evidence suggests the lack of a positive association.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendation for Establishing a Presumption of Service Connection</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 120 days after the date on which a formal evaluation is commenced, the element of the Department that conducts the evaluation shall submit to the Secretary a recommendation with respect to establishing a presumption of service connection for the toxic exposure and illness, or modifying an existing presumption of service connection, covered by the evaluation.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1847b312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1174">“§ 1174.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1174">38 USC 1174</ref>.</p></sidenote> Regulations regarding presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Action Upon Recommendation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 160 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a recommendation to establish or modify a presumption of service connection under section 1173 of this title—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>if the Secretary determines, in the discretion of the Secretary, that the presumption, or modification, is warranted, the Secretary shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1771">136 STAT. 1771</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>commence issuing regulations in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedures Act) setting forth the presumption or commence revising regulations to carry out such modification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>include in such regulations any time frame during which a health effect must become manifest; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>if the Secretary determines, in the discretion of the Secretary, that the presumption, or modification, is not warranted, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the determination, including the reasons supporting the determination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal of Presumption</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1847b31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1847b31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The Secretary may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1847b320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>issue a regulation to remove an illness from a presumption of service connection previously established pursuant to a regulation issued under subsection (a); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1847b321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>issue a regulation to remove a presumption of service connection established pursuant to title IV of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 if the Secretary concludes that evidence suggests the lack of a positive association between the disease and the toxic exposure.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall not consider the lack of evidence as sufficient to support a decision for removal of a presumption.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Whenever an illness is removed from regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), or the periods and locations of exposure covered by a presumption of service connection are modified under subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a veteran who was awarded compensation under chapter 11 of this title for such illness on the basis of the presumption provided under such regulations before the effective date of the removal or modification shall continue to be entitled to receive compensation on that basis;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a survivor of a veteran who was awarded dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of this title for the death of a veteran resulting from such illness on the basis of such presumption shall continue to be entitled to receive dependency and indemnity compensation on such basis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>no veteran or survivor covered under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall have their compensation reduced solely because of the removal of an illness pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1847b327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1175">“§ 1175.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1175">38 USC 1175</ref>.</p></sidenote> Authority to modify process; congressional oversight</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847b329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may modify the process under which the working group established under subsection (b) of section 1172 of this title conducts assessments under such section, the Secretary conducts formal evaluations under section 1173 of this title, and issues regulations under section 1174 of this title if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>such evaluations cover the evidence, data, and factors required by subsection (b) of such section 1173; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847b32b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847b32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notice under subsection (b) regarding the modification.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d93d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary proposes to modify the process under which the working group established under subsection (b) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1772">136 STAT. 1772</page> of section 1172 of this title conducts assessments under such section, the process under which the Secretary conducts formal evaluations under section 1173 of this title, or issues regulations under section 1174 of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a notice of the proposed modifications containing the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d93e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>A description of the proposed modifications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d93f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A description of any exceptions to the requirements of such sections that are proposed because of limited available scientific evidence, and a description of how such evaluations will be conducted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1847d940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1176">“§ 1176.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1176">38 USC 1176</ref>.</p></sidenote> Agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concerning toxic exposures</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of this section is to provide for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred to as the ‘Academies’), an independent nonprofit scientific organization with appropriate expertise that is not part of the Federal Government, to review and evaluate the available scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and toxic exposures.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1847d947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall seek to enter into a five-year agreement with the Academies to perform the services covered by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement described in paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d94a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d94b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension authority.</p></sidenote><content>An agreement under this section may be extended in five-year increments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1847d94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Scientific Evidence</inline>.—</heading><content>Under an agreement between the Secretary and the Academies under this section, the Academies shall review and summarize the scientific evidence, and assess the strength thereof, concerning the association between toxic exposures during active military, naval, air, or space service and each disease suspected to be associated with such exposure in the human population.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scientific Determinations Concerning Diseases</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each disease reviewed under subsection (c), the Academies shall determine, to the extent that available scientific data permit meaningful determinations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>whether an association exists between toxic exposures and the occurrence of the disease, taking into account the strength of the scientific evidence and the appropriateness of the statistical and epidemiological methods used to detect the association;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the increased risk of the disease among those reporting toxic exposures during active military, naval, air, or space service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>whether there exists a plausible biological mechanism or other evidence of a positive association between the toxic exposure and the occurrence of the disease; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>determine the strength of evidence for a positive association based on categories furnished under section 1173 of this title.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1773">136 STAT. 1773</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperation of Federal Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each relevant Federal agency, including the Secretary of Defense, shall cooperate fully with the Academies in performing the services covered by this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations for Additional Scientific Studies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1847d956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Under an agreement between the Secretary and the Academies under this section, the Academies shall make any recommendations for additional scientific studies to resolve areas of continuing scientific uncertainty relating to toxic exposures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In making recommendations under paragraph (1), the Academies shall consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the scientific information that is available at the time of the recommendation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the value and relevance of the information that could result from additional studies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1847d95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the cost and feasibility of carrying out such additional studies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1847d95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1847d95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1848006d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Under an agreement between the Secretary and the Academies under this section, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, the Academies shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an initial report on the activities of the Academies under the agreement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848006e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1848006f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content>The determinations described in subsection (d).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18480071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>A full explanation of the scientific evidence and reasoning that led to such determinations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18480072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations of the Academies under subsection (f).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18480075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>Under an agreement between the Secretary and the Academies under this section, not less frequently than once every two years after the date on which the initial report is submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the Academies shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an updated report on the activities of the Academies under the agreement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18480078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative Contract Scientific Organization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18480079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>If the Secretary is unable within the time period prescribed in subsection (b)(2) to enter into an agreement with the Academies for the purposes of this section on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement for the purposes of this section with another appropriate scientific organization that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848007a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is not part of the Federal Government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848007b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>operates as a not-for-profit entity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848007c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the Academies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848007d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another organization as described in paragraph (1), any reference in this subchapter to the Academies shall be treated as a reference to the other organization.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subchapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848007e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Briefings</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1774">136 STAT. 1774</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848007f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of, and recommendations for, <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch11/schVII">subchapter VII of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop the report under subparagraph (A) in consultation with organizations recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of such title and any other entity the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>On a quarterly basis during the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of subchapter VII of chapter 11 of such title, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18480086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (in this subsection referred to as the “Academies”) before the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to perform the services set forth under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848008a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Under an agreement between the Secretary and the Academies under paragraph (1), the Academies shall conduct an assessment of the implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the process established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch11/schVII">subchapter VII of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848008b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment conducted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1848008c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848008d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the Department’s implementation of the process established under subsection (a) to determine whether the process is in accordance with current scientific standards for assessing the link between exposure to environmental hazards and the development of health outcomes,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1848008e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assess whether the criteria is fair and consistent, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1848008f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18480091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>provide recommendations for improvements to the process.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary enters into an agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Academies pursuant to such agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative contract scientific organization</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary is unable within the time period prescribed in paragraph (1) to enter into an agreement with the Academies for the purposes of this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1775">136 STAT. 1775</page> subsection on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement for the purposes of this subsection with another appropriate scientific organization that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18480095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>is not part of the Federal Government;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18480096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>operates as a not-for-profit entity; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18480097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the Academies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18480098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another organization as described in subparagraph (A), any reference in this subsection to the Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall be treated as a reference to the other organization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18480099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848009a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Chapter 11 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848009b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848009c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1116">38 USC 1116</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 1116—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848009d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848009e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184827af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184827b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall ensure that any determination made on or after the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 regarding a presumption of service connection based on exposure to an herbicide agent under this section is made pursuant to subchapter VII of this chapter, including with respect to assessing reports received by the Secretary from the National Academy of Sciences under section 3 of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/102/4">Public Law 102–4</ref>).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184827b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (c);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184827b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 1116B(b)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to subchapter VII of this chapter,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the Secretary determines</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184827b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 1118—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184827b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (b) through (e); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184827b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184827b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that any determination made on or after the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 regarding a presumption of service connection based on a toxic exposure under this section is made pursuant to subchapter VII of this chapter.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>OUTREACH TO CLAIMANTS FOR DISABILITY COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO CHANGES IN PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18489ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter VI of chapter 11<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18489ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18489ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1848c3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1167">“§ 1167.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848c3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1167">38 USC 1167</ref>.</p></sidenote> Outreach pursuant to changes in presumptions of service connection</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848c3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Whenever a law, including through a regulation or Federal court decision or settlement, establishes or modifies a presumption of service connection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>identify all claims for compensation under this chapter that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>were submitted to the Secretary;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1776">136 STAT. 1776</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>were evaluated and denied by the Secretary before the date on which such provision of law went into effect; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>might have been evaluated differently had the establishment or modification been applicable to the claim; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>pursuant to subsection (b), conduct outreach to the claimants.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848c402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1848c403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall conduct outreach to inform claimants identified under subsection (a) that they may submit a supplemental claim in light of the establishment or modification of a presumption of service connection described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848c404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Outreach under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848c406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848c407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall publish on the internet website of the Department a notice that such veterans may elect to file a supplemental claim.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848c408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848c409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall notify, in writing or by electronic means, veterans service organizations of the ability of such veterans to file a supplemental claim.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848eb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Secretary shall contact each claimant identified under subsection (a) in the same manner that the Department last provided notice of a decision.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848eb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848eb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1167">38 USC 1167 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1167">Section 1167 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to presumptions of service connection established or modified on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, including pursuant to amendments made by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1848eb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1848eb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1167">38 USC 1167 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848eb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>modifying the obligations of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Federal court decisions or settlements in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1848eb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>requiring a retroactively applied effective date of a supplemental claim earlier than the date a presumption of service connection is established or modified.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><heading>REEVALUATION OF CLAIMS FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION INVOLVING PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18493941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter I of chapter 13<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18493942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18493943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y18496054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1305">“§ 1305.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18496055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1305">38 USC 1305</ref>.</p></sidenote> Reevaluation of dependency and indemnity compensation determinations pursuant to changes in presumptions of service connection</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18496056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reevaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Whenever a law, including through a regulation or Federal court decision or settlement, establishes or modifies a presumption of service connection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18496057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>identify all claims for dependency and indemnity compensation under this chapter that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18496058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>were submitted to the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18496059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>were evaluated and denied by the Secretary before the date on which such provision of law went into effect; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1849605a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>might have been evaluated differently had the establishment or modification been applicable to the claim;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1777">136 STAT. 1777</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1849876b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>allow for the reevaluation of such claims at the election of the claimant; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1849876c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>notwithstanding section 5110 of this title, with respect to claims approved pursuant to such reevaluation, provide compensation under this chapter effective as if the establishment or modification of the presumption of service connection had been in effect on the date of the submission of the original claim described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1849876d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1849876e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall conduct outreach to inform relevant claimants that they may elect to have a claim be reevaluated in light of the establishment or modification of a presumption of service connection described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1849876f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Outreach under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18498770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18498771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18498772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall publish on the internet website of the Department a notice that such claimants may elect to have a claim so reevaluated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18498773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18498774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall notify, in writing or by electronic means, veterans service organizations of the ability of such claimants to elect to have a claim so reevaluated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18498775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Secretary shall contact each claimant identified under subsection (a) in the same manner that the Department last provided notice of a decision.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18498776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18498777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1305">38 USC 1305 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1305">Section 1305 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to presumptions of service connection established or modified on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, including pursuant to amendments made by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18498778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18498779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1305">38 USC 1305 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying the obligations of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Federal court decisions or settlements in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>I<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1849877a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Veterans Burn Pits Exposure</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1849877b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recognition Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>MPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE CONNECTION PROCESS FOR TOXIC-EXPOSED VETERANS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1849877c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>PRESUMPTIONS OF TOXIC EXPOSURE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1849d59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subchapter II of chapter 11 is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1849d59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1849d59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y184a98f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1119">“§ 1119.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a98f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1119">38 USC 1119</ref>.</p></sidenote> Presumptions of toxic exposure</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184a98f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of Records</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a veteran submits to the Secretary a claim for compensation for a service-connected disability under section 1110 of this title with evidence of a disability and a toxic exposure that occurred during active military, naval, air, or space service, the Secretary may, in adjudicating such claim, consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a98f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>any record of the veteran in an exposure tracking record system; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1778">136 STAT. 1778</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a98f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>if no record of the veteran in an exposure tracking record system indicates that the veteran was subject to a toxic exposure during active military, naval, air, or space service, the totality of the circumstances of the service of the veteran.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184a98f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presumption of Specific Toxic Exposure for Members Who Served in Certain Locations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y184a98f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall, for purposes of section 1110 and chapter 17 of this title, presume that any covered veteran was exposed to the substances, chemicals, and airborne hazards identified in the list under paragraph (2) during the service of the covered veteran specified in subsection (c)(1), unless there is affirmative evidence to establish that the covered veteran was not exposed to any such substances, chemicals, or hazards in connection with such service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184a98f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a98f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a98f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a98fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>establish and maintain a list that contains an identification of one or more such substances, chemicals, and airborne hazards as the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, may determine appropriate for purposes of this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a98fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a98fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>determine, using procedures consistent with section 1172 of this title and through the conduct of a formal evaluation under section 1173 of this title, whether to establish an end date for a covered veteran to qualify for presumptions of exposure under this section, if appropriate, but in no case establish an end date earlier than the last day of the period specified in section 101(33) for the Persian Gulf War.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184a98fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a98fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a98ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report identifying any additions or removals to the list under paragraph (2) during the period covered by the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184a9900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a9901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a9902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered veteran</term>’ means any veteran who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a9903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>on or after August 2, 1990, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Bahrain;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Iraq;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Kuwait;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Oman;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Qatar;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Saudi Arabia;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a990a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Somalia; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a990b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>United Arab Emirates; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a990c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>on or after September 11, 2001, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a990d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Afghanistan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a990e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Djibouti;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a990f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Egypt;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Jordan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Lebanon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Syria;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1779">136 STAT. 1779</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Yemen;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>Uzbekistan; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184a9915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184a9916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any other country determined relevant by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a9917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>exposure tracking record system</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a9918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means any system, program, or pilot program used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of Defense to track how veterans or members of the Armed Forces have been exposed to various occupational or environmental hazards; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a9919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record, or successor system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184a991a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>toxic exposure risk activity</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 1710(e)(4) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>MEDICAL NEXUS EXAMINATIONS FOR TOXIC EXPOSURE RISK ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x184ac02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subchapter VI of chapter 11, as amended by section 203, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y184b0e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1168">“§ 1168.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b0e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1168">38 USC 1168</ref>.</p></sidenote> Medical nexus examinations for toxic exposure risk activities</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b0e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medical Examinations and Medical Opinions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y184b0e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (b), if a veteran submits to the Secretary a claim for compensation for a service-connected disability under section 1110 of this title with evidence of a disability and evidence of participation in a toxic exposure risk activity during active military, naval, air, or space service, and such evidence is not sufficient to establish a service connection for the disability, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184b0e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide the veteran with a medical examination under section 5103A(d) of this title; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184b0e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>obtain a medical opinion (to be requested by the Secretary in connection with the medical examination under subparagraph (A)) as to whether it is at least as likely as not that there is a nexus between the disability and the toxic exposure risk activity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b0e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>When providing the Secretary with a medical opinion under paragraph (1)(B) for a veteran, the health care provider shall consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184b0e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the total potential exposure through all applicable military deployments of the veteran; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184b0e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the synergistic, combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities of the veteran.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b0e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The requirement under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be construed as requiring a health care provider to consider the synergistic, combined effect of each of the substances, chemicals, and airborne hazards identified in the list under section 1119(b)(2) of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b0e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b0e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary determines there is no indication of an association between the disability claimed by the veteran and the toxic exposure risk activity for which the veteran submitted evidence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b0e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic Exposure Risk Activity Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>toxic exposure risk activity</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 1710(e)(4) of this title.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1780">136 STAT. 1780</page></content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b0e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL AS RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS FOR PURPOSES OF PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION OF CERTAIN DISABILITIES BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b356a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b356b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b356c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enewetak Atoll</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1112(c)(3)(B)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b356d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1112">38 USC 1112</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y184b5c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b5c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 31, 1980.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b5c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Palomares or Thule Veterans Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN NUCLEAR RESPONSE NEAR PALOMARES, SPAIN, OR THULE, GREENLAND, AS RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS FOR PURPOSES OF PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION OF CERTAIN DISABILITIES BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b8291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b8292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Palomares or Thule Veterans Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184b8293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b8294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Palomares or Thule</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1112(c)(3)(B), as amended by section 401, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clauses:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y184b8295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Onsite participation in the response effort following the collision of a United States Air Force B–52 bomber and refueling plane that caused the release of four thermonuclear weapons in the vicinity of Palomares, Spain, during the period beginning January 17, 1966, and ending March 31, 1967.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y184b8296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Onsite participation in the response effort following the on-board fire and crash of a United States Air Force B–52 bomber that caused the release of four thermonuclear weapons in the vicinity of Thule Air Force Base, Greenland, during the period beginning January 21, 1968, and ending September 25, 1968.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184b8297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURES TO CERTAIN HERBICIDE AGENTS FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184c1ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c1ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184c1eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c1edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1116, as amended by section 202, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c1edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, during active military, naval, air, or space service, served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>performed covered service</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c1edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>performed active military, naval, air, or space service in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975</quotedText>” <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1781">136 STAT. 1781</page> each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>performed covered service</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c1ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184c45ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c45f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered service</term>’ means active military, naval, air, or space service—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c45f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>performed in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c45f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>performed in Thailand at any United States or Royal Thai base during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on June 30, 1976, without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c45f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>performed in Laos during the period beginning on December 1, 1965, and ending on September 30, 1969;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c45f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>performed in Cambodia at Mimot or Krek, Kampong Cham Province during the period beginning on April 16, 1969, and ending on April 30, 1969; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c45f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>performed on Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on July 31, 1980, or served on Johnston Atoll or on a ship that called at Johnston Atoll during the period beginning on January 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184c45f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility for Hospital Care and Medical Services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1710(e)(4), as amended by section 102(c),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c45f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c6d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veteran</term>’ means a veteran who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>performed covered service, as defined in section 1116(d) of this title; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary finds may have been exposed during active military, naval, air, or space service to dioxin during the Vietnam era, regardless of the geographic area of such service, or was exposed during such service to a toxic substance found in a herbicide or defoliant used for military purposes during such era, regardless of the geographic area of such service.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184c6d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading for section 1116<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c6d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c6d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>the Republic of Vietnam</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>certain locations</b></quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184c6d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c6d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1116">38 USC 1116 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date and Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c6d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch13">chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and for veterans whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>terminally ill;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>homeless;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>under extreme financial hardship;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>more than 85 years old; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>capable of demonstrating other sufficient cause.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184c6d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>On October 1, 2022, for everyone not described in paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1782">136 STAT. 1782</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184c6d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN HERBICIDE AGENTS FOR WHICH THERE IS A PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184d577a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d577b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184d577c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d577d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1116">38 USC 1116</ref>.</p></sidenote>States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d577e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184d577f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hypertension</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d5780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>Hypertension.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184d5781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d5782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1116">38 USC 1116 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates and Applicability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d5783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d5784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d5786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch13">chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and for veterans whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>terminally ill;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>homeless;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>under extreme financial hardship;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d578a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>more than 85 years old; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d578b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>capable of demonstrating other sufficient cause.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184d578c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>On October 1, 2022, for everyone not described in clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d578d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d578e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive application</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any Federal court decisions or settlements in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall award retroactive claims for a condition under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1116/a/2/L">section 1116(a)(2)(L) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (b) of this section, only to claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d578f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hypertension</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d5790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d5792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch13">chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and for veterans whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>terminally ill;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>homeless;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>under extreme financial hardship;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>more than 85 years old; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1783">136 STAT. 1783</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>capable of demonstrating other sufficient cause.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y184d5798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>On October 1, 2026, for everyone not described in subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184d5799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184d579a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive application</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any Federal court decisions or settlements in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall award retroactive claims for a condition under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1116/a/2/M">section 1116(a)(2)(M) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (c) of this section, only to claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="405">SEC. 405. </num><heading>IMPROVING COMPENSATION FOR DISABILITIES OCCURRING IN PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184dcccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction in Threshold of Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(1) of section 1117<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184dcccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1117">38 USC 1117</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>became manifest—</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>became manifest to any degree at any time.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184dcccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permanent Extension of Period of Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184dccce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184dcccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184dccd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (c)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184dccd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishing Singular Disability-based Questionnaire</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) (as redesignated by subsection (b)) the following new subsection (d):<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184dccd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><content>If a Persian Gulf veteran at a medical facility of the Department presents with any one symptom associated with Gulf War Illness, the Secretary shall ensure that health care personnel of the Department use a disability benefits questionnaire, or successor questionnaire, designed to identify Gulf War Illness, in addition to any other diagnostic actions the personnel determine appropriate.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184dccd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Definition of Persian Gulf Veteran</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Afghanistan, Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, or Jordan,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>operations</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184dccd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184df3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y184df3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that health care personnel of the Department are appropriately trained to effectively carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184df3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184df3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the actions taken by the Secretary to carry out paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="406">SEC. 406. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184df3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR CERTAIN DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO BURN PITS AND OTHER TOXINS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184e902a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184e902b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1784">136 STAT. 1784</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184e902c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter II of chapter 11, as amended by section 302, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1119 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y184f537d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1120">“§ 1120.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f537e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presumption of Service Connection</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a disease specified in subsection (b) becoming manifest in a covered veteran shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated during active military, naval, air, or space service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service.<sidenote><p><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1120">38 USC 1120</ref>.</p></sidenote></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f537f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diseases Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The diseases specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Asthma that was diagnosed after service of the covered veteran as specified in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The following types of cancer:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Head cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Neck cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Respiratory cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Gastrointestinal cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Reproductive cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Lymphoma cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Lymphomatic cancer of any type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Kidney cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f538a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Brain cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f538b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>Melanoma.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f538c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>Pancreatic cancer.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f538d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Chronic bronchitis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f538e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f538f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Emphysema.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>Granulomatous disease.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Interstitial lung disease.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Pleuritis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>Pulmonary fibrosis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>Sarcoidosis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>Chronic sinusitis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>Chronic rhinitis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>Glioblastoma.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f5399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184f539a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other disease for which the Secretary determines, pursuant to regulations prescribed under subchapter VII that a presumption of service connection is warranted based on a positive association with a substance, chemical, or airborne hazard identified in the list under section 1119(b)(2) of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f539b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Veteran Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered veteran</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 1119(c) of this title.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f539c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1113<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184f539d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1113">38 USC 1113</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 1118</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1118, or 1120</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f539e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184f539f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1120">38 USC 1120 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date and Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply as follows:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1785">136 STAT. 1785</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184f53a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch13">chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and veterans whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>terminally ill;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>homeless;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>under extreme financial hardship;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>more than 85 years old; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>capable of demonstrating other sufficient cause.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>On the date of the enactment of this Act for everyone not described in paragraph (1), with respect to paragraphs (1), (2)(C), (2)(I), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14), of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1120/b">section 1120(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>On October 1, 2023, for everyone not described in paragraph (1), with respect to paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1120(b) of such title, as so added.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>On October 1, 2024, for everyone not described in paragraph (1), with respect to subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (K) of section 1120(b)(2) of such title, as so added.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y184f53aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>On October 1, 2025, for everyone not described in paragraph (1), with respect to subparagraphs (H) and (J) of section 1120(b)(2) of such title, as so added.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="407">SEC. 407. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x184f7abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f7abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Generally</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from processing claims for benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, for a condition or disease for which this Act establishes a presumption of service connection, as a claim for benefits for a condition or disease with direct service connection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y184f7abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates and Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not deny a claim for benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, for a condition or disease for which this Act establishes a presumption of service connection because the claimant filed the claim prior to the effective date or date of applicability for that particular condition or disease.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>RESEARCH MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON TOXIC EXPOSURE RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1850651e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850651f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18506520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in collaboration with the heads of the entities described in paragraph (2), establish the Toxic Exposure Research Working Group (in this section referred to as the “Working Group”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Working Group shall consist of employees, selected by the Secretary, of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Environmental Protection Agency.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1786">136 STAT. 1786</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Other entities of the Federal Government involved in research activities regarding the health consequences of toxic exposures experienced during active military, naval, air, or space service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18506527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Working Group shall perform the following functions:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Identify collaborative research activities and resources available among entities represented by members of the Working Group to conduct such collaborative research activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1850652a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1850652b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote><content>Develop a five-year strategic plan for such entities to carry out collaborative research activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1850652c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850652d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on the establishment of the Working Group under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850652e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report containing the collaborative research activities identified, and the strategic plan developed, by the Working Group under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850652f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Not less frequently than annually during the five-year period covered by the strategic plan under subsection (b), a progress report on implementation of the strategic plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18506530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Working Group shall terminate after submitting the final report under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18506531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Active military, naval, air, or space service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>active military, naval, air, or space service</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaborative research activity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>collaborative research activity</term>” means a research activity—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>agreed upon by the Working Group;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>conducted by an entity represented by a member of the Working Group;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>funded by the Federal Government; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>regarding the health consequences of toxic exposures experienced during active military, naval, air, or space service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18506538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic exposure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>toxic exposure</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 102(b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18508c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 USC 527 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON TREATMENT OF VETERANS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO TOXIC EXPOSURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1850da6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1850da6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall analyze, on a continuous basis, all clinical data that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care furnished under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/a/2/F">section 1710(a)(2)(F) of title 38, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is likely to be scientifically useful in determining the association, if any, between the medical condition of a veteran and a toxic exposure.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1850da6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1787">136 STAT. 1787</page> shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The aggregate data compiled under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An analysis of such data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the types and incidences of medical conditions identified by the Department under such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The explanation of the Secretary for the incidence of such medical conditions and other explanations for the incidence of such conditions as the Secretary considers reasonable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1850da73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The views of the Secretary on the scientific validity of drawing conclusions from the incidence of such medical conditions, as evidenced by the data compiled under subsection (a), regarding any association between such conditions and toxic exposures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1850da74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic Exposure Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>toxic exposure</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 102(b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading>ANALYSIS RELATING TO MORTALITY OF VETERANS WHO SERVED IN SOUTHWEST ASIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18519dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18519dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18519dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18519dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an updated analysis of total and respiratory disease mortality in covered veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall include, to the extent practicable, the following with respect to each covered veteran:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Metrics of airborne exposures.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The location and timing of deployments of the veteran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The military occupational specialty of the veteran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Armed Force in which the veteran served.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Pre-existing health status of the veteran, including with respect to asthma.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Relevant personal information of the veteran, including cigarette and e-cigarette smoking history, diet, sex, gender, age, race, and ethnicity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18519dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18519dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Veteran Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered veteran</term>” means any veteran who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18519dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>on or after August 2, 1990, served on active duty in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Bahrain;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Iraq;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Kuwait;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Oman;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Qatar;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Saudi Arabia;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Somalia; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the United Arab Emirates; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>on or after September 11, 2001, served on active duty in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Afghanistan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Djibouti;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Egypt;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1788">136 STAT. 1788</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Jordan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Lebanon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Syria; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1851c4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Yemen.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="504">SEC. 504. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1851c4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY ON HEALTH TRENDS OF POST–9/11 VETERANS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct an epidemiological study on the health trends of veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="505">SEC. 505. </num><heading>STUDY ON CANCER RATES AMONG VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18521315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18521316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the incidence of cancer in veterans to determine trends in the rates of the incidence of cancer in veterans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18521317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by subsection (a) shall assess, with respect to each veteran included in the study, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18521318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The age of the veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18521319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The period of service and length of service of the veteran in the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852131a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The military occupational specialty or specialties of the veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852131b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The sex of the veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852131c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The type or types of cancer that the veteran has.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="506">SEC. 506. </num><heading>STUDY ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF WASTE RELATED TO MANHATTAN PROJECT ON CERTAIN VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1852d66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the conduct of a study on the health trends of veterans who, while serving in the active military, naval, air, or space service—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>participated in activities relating to the Manhattan Project (including activities relating to covered waste) in connection with such service; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>resided at or near, as determined by the Secretary, the locations described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1852d673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Locations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The locations described in this subsection are the following locations:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>In the county of St. Louis, Missouri, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Coldwater Creek, Missouri.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The St. Louis Airport Site, Missouri.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The West Lake Landfill.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Oak Ridge, Tennessee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Hanford, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other location that is proximate to covered waste, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1852d67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall assess, with respect to each veteran included in the study, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The age, sex, and race of the veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The period and location of exposure to covered waste.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any type of cancer, or other illness associated with toxic exposure, that the veteran has.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>A comparison of the overall health condition of the veteran, including any illness of the veteran identified pursuant to paragraph (3), with the overall health condition of past <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1789">136 STAT. 1789</page> and present civilian populations residing at the same location of exposure, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1852d684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1852d686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the study under subsection (a) and include in such report an analysis of the data available and data reliability.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1852d687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Active military, naval, air, or space service; toxic exposure</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “active military, naval, air, or space service” and “toxic exposure” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 102(b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered waste</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered waste</term>” means any waste arising from activities carried out in connection with the Manhattan Project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Illness</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>illness</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1171">section 1171 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 202.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1852d68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic exposure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>toxic exposure</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 102(b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="507">SEC. 507. </num><heading>STUDY ON TOXIC EXPOSURE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18534bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18534bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18534bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18534bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the conduct of a study of veterans to assess possible relationships between toxic exposures experienced during service in the Armed Forces and mental health conditions, including chronic multisymptom illness, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, episodes of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, and suicide deaths.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18534bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each veteran included in the study under subsection (a), the following information shall be collected and assessed:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Age.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Sex.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Race and ethnicity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Period and length of service in the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The military occupational specialty or specialties of the veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>History of toxic exposure during service in the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Any diagnosis of chronic multisymptom illness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Any diagnosis of a mental health or cognitive disorder.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Any history of suicide attempt or suicidality.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>If the veteran died by suicide.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185371db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Any confounding traumatic experiences that could affect a veteran’s mental health.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185371dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1790">136 STAT. 1790</page> findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="508">SEC. 508. </num><heading>STUDY ON VETERANS IN TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854352d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854352e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the state of access and barriers to benefits and services furnished by the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans in Territories and Freely Associated States of the United States, including deficits in the availability and accessibility of such benefits and services compared to veterans elsewhere in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854352f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State who are enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of how the Department estimates the number of veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State who are eligible for services under section 1710 of such title but who are not enrolled as described in subparagraph (B);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a detailed description of obstacles facing veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State in accessing health care services, including those involving the availability of such services to veterans in the Territory or Freely Associated State in which the veterans reside, and any distance impediments to receiving services at a regional medical center of the Veterans Health Administration, a community-based outpatient clinic, another full-service medical facility of the Department, or a Vet Center, respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a detailed description of obstacles facing veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State in accessing readjustment counseling services, including those involving the availability of such services to veterans in the Territory in which the veterans reside, and any distance impediments to receiving services at a readjustment counseling services center of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a detailed description of obstacles facing veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State in accessing non-health care veterans benefits, including those involving the availability of benefits and services to veterans in the Territory or Freely Associated State in which the veterans reside, and any distance impediments to accessing the nearest office of the Veterans Benefits Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the staffing and quality of the offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration and Veterans Health Administration charged with serving veterans in the Territories and Freely Associated States, including the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1791">136 STAT. 1791</page> availability of the full- and part-time staff of each office to the veterans they are charged with serving;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18543538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the availability of the Veterans Community Care Program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, to veterans in each Territory and Freely Associated State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854353a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854353b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the economic and health outcomes for veterans in each Territory or Freely Associated State resulting from obstacles to accessing adequate assistance and health care at facilities of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854353c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854353d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854353e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the access to benefit assistance and health care provided to veterans in the aftermath of major disasters declared in each of the Territories and Freely Associated States since September 4, 2017; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854353f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for improving access of veterans in the Territories and Freely Associated States to benefits and health care services furnished by the Secretary, and reducing barriers and deficits in the availability and accessibility of such benefits and services compared to veterans elsewhere in the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18543542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18543545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a briefing setting forth the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations developed under paragraph (2)(K) of such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18543546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18545c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Freely associated state</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Freely Associated State</term>” includes the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18545c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Territory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Territory</term>” includes American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18545c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vet center</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Vet Center</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A/h">section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="509">SEC. 509. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18545c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 USC 527 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PUBLIC WEBSITE FOR TOXIC EXPOSURE RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854aa7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854aa7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Website</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish, and maintain thereafter, a publicly accessible internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs that serves as a clearinghouse for the publication of all toxic exposure research carried out or funded by the executive branch of the Federal Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854aa7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854aa7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the heads of each Federal agency carrying out or funding toxic exposure research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854aa7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or successor center; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854aa80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any working group of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other similar entity responsible for coordinating toxic exposure research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854aa81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1792">136 STAT. 1792</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854aa82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic exposure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>toxic exposure</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 102(b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854aa83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic exposure research</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>toxic exposure research</term>” means research on the health consequences of toxic exposures experienced during service in the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="510">SEC. 510. </num><heading>REPORT ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF JET FUELS USED BY ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854f8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854f8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a report on health effects of jet fuels used by the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854f8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854f8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A discussion of the effect of various different types of jet fuels used by the Armed Forces on the health of individuals by length of exposure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854f8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification of the immediate symptoms of jet fuel exposure that may indicate future health risks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854f8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A chronology of health safeguards implemented by the Armed Forces intended to reduce the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to jet fuel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1854f8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of any areas relating to jet fuel exposure about which new research needs to be conducted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1854f8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854f8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Follow-up Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than five years after the date of the submittal of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in such subsection an update to such report.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854f8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fairly Assessing Service-related Toxic Exposure Residuals Presumptions Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENT OF RESOURCES AND TRAINING REGARDING TOXIC-EXPOSED VETERANS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854f8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1854f8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18551fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Fairly Assessing Service-related Toxic Exposure Residuals Presumptions Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">FASTER Presumption Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18551fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this title, the terms “active military, naval, air, or space service”, “toxic exposure”, and “toxic-exposed veteran” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 102.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18551fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18551fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLICATION OF LIST OF RESOURCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR TOXIC-EXPOSED VETERANS AND VETERANS WHO REPORT TOXIC EXPOSURES AND OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR SUCH VETERANS AND CAREGIVERS AND SURVIVORS OF SUCH VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18556de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of List of Resources</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18556de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18556de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18556de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish a list of resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs for—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1793">136 STAT. 1793</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18556de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>toxic-exposed veterans and veterans who report toxic exposure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18556de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>families and caregivers of such veterans; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18556dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>survivors of such veterans who are receiving death benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18556deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall periodically update the list published under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18556dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop, with input from the community, an informative outreach program for veterans on illnesses that may be related to toxic exposures, including outreach with respect to benefits and support programs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18556ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18556dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote><heading>INCORPORATION OF TOXIC EXPOSURE SCREENING FOR VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1855e31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1855e320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1855e321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall incorporate a screening to help determine potential toxic exposures during active military, naval, air, or space service as part of a health care screening furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department established and operated under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705">section 1705 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, to improve understanding by the Department of toxic exposures while serving in the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1855e322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran described in subsection (a) completes the screening required under such subsection not less frequently than once every five years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1855e323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of Questions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The questions included in the screening required under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary with input from medical professionals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific questions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At a minimum, the screening required under subsection (a) shall, with respect to a veteran, include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a question about the potential exposure of the veteran to an open burn pit; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a question regarding toxic exposures that are commonly associated with service in the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open burn pit defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>open burn pit</term>” means an area of land that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is designated by the Secretary of Defense to be used for disposing solid waste by burning in the outdoor air; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1855e32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not contain a commercially manufactured incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for the burning of solid waste.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1855e32b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Print Material</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the screening established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that print materials complementary to such screening that outline related resources for veterans are available at each medical center of the Department to veterans who may not have access to the internet.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1855e32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1855e32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Screening Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall consider updates to the content of the screening required under subsection (a) not less frequently than biennially to ensure the screening contains the most current information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1794">136 STAT. 1794</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18560a3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18560a3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote><heading>TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS WHO REPORT TOXIC EXPOSURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18563150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health Care Personnel</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs education and training to identify, treat, and assess the impact on veterans of illnesses related to toxic exposures and inform such personnel of how to ask for additional information from veterans regarding different toxic exposures.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18563151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefits Personnel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18563152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall incorporate a training program for processors of claims under the laws administered by the Secretary who review claims for disability benefits relating to service-connected disabilities based on toxic exposures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18563153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual training</inline>.—</heading><content>Training provided to processors under paragraph (1) shall be provided not less frequently than annually.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>RESOURCING</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATIONS TO ENHANCE CLAIMS PROCESSING CAPACITY AND AUTOMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1856f4a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1856f4a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s324">38 USC 324 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use, from amounts appropriated to the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund established by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s324">section 324 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 805 of this Act, such amounts as may be necessary to continue the modernization, development, and expansion of capabilities and capacity of information technology systems and infrastructure of the Veterans Benefits Administration, including for claims automation, to support expected increased claims processing for newly eligible veterans pursuant to this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1856f4a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Modernization of Veterans Benefits Administration Information Technology Systems</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1856f4a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the modernization of the information technology systems of the Veterans Benefits Administration. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1856f4a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>The plan shall cover the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act and the subsequent four fiscal years and shall include each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An identification of any information system to be modernized or retired, if applicable, during the period covered by the plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>A description of how the Secretary intends to incorporate the following principles into the modernization of such information systems:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The purpose of automation should be to increase the speed and accuracy of claims processing decisions.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Automation should be conducted in a manner that enhances the productivity of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Automation should be carried out in a manner that achieves greater consistency in the processing and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1795">136 STAT. 1795</page> rating of claims by relying on patterns of similar evidence in claim files.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>To the greatest extent possible, automation should be carried out by drawing from information in the possession of the Department, other Government agencies, and applicants for benefits.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Automation of any claims analysis or determination process should not be end-to-end or lack intermediation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Employees of the Department should continue to make decisions with respect to the approval of claims and the granting of benefits.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>Automation should not be carried out in a manner that reduces or infringes upon the due process rights of applicants for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary; or the duties of the Secretary to assist and notify claimants.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>Automation should be carried out while taking all necessary measures to protect the privacy of claimants and their personally identifiable information.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>Automation of claims processing should not eliminate or reduce the workforce of the Veterans Benefits Administration.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An identification of targets, for each fiscal year, by which the Secretary intends to complete the modernization of each information system or major component or functionality of such system identified under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1856f4b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>Cost estimates for the modernization of each information system identified under paragraph (A) for each fiscal year covered by the plan and in total.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1856f4b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1856f4bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18582d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18582d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2023:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in an estimated amount of $31,832,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Lease for a facility for member services for the Veterans Health Administration in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia, in an estimated amount of $27,134,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland, in an estimated amount of $43,041,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in an estimated amount of $29,550,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1796">136 STAT. 1796</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Beaufort, South Carolina, in an estimated amount of $24,254,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Beaumont, Texas, in an estimated amount of $15,632,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Brainerd, Minnesota, in an estimated amount of $14,669,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Lease for a facility for research in the vicinity of Buffalo, New York, in an estimated amount of $11,106,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Clarksville, Tennessee, in an estimated amount of $75,135,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Lease of a facility for research in the vicinity of Columbia, Missouri, in an estimated amount of $20,726,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Cookeville, Tennessee, in an estimated amount of $10,958,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Lease for a residential treatment facility in the vicinity of Denver, Colorado, in an estimated amount of $9,133,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in an estimated amount of $16,671,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Farmington, Missouri, in an estimated amount of $17,940,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Hampton, Virginia, in an estimated amount of $63,085,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Jacksonville, North Carolina, in an estimated amount of $61,450,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Killeen, Texas, in an estimated amount of $61,030,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Lawrence, Indiana, in an estimated amount of $15,811,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Lecanto, Florida, in an estimated amount of $15,373,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee, in an estimated amount of $58,038,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of North Kansas City, Missouri, in an estimated amount of $40,027,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Pflugerville, Texas, in an estimated amount of $16,654,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Plano, Texas, in an estimated amount of $32,796,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Prince George’s County, Maryland, in an estimated amount of $31,754,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">(25) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Rolla, Missouri, in an estimated amount of $21,352,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">(26) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Salt Lake City, Utah, in an estimated amount of $29,466,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="27">(27) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Sarasota, Florida, in an estimated amount of $36,517,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="28">(28) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Springfield, Massachusetts, in an estimated amount of $30,918,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="29">(29) </num><content>Lease for a community living center in the vicinity of Tampa, Florida, in an estimated amount of $51,682,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="30">(30) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of The Villages, Florida, in an estimated amount of $48,267,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18582d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="31">(31) </num><content>Lease for an outpatient clinic in the vicinity of Tri-Cities, Washington, in an estimated amount of $36,136,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1797">136 STAT. 1797</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18582d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of </inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18582d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Authorizations.—</heading><content>The authorization of leases under subsection (a) shall be considered to be a specific authorization by law of the funds for such leases for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a/2">section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18582d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Medical Facilities account, $998,137,000 for the leases authorized in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18593ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Approval of Major Medical Facility Leases</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104">section 8104 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>No funds</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A) No funds</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or any major medical facility lease</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or lease</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y18593ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year, and the Secretary may not obligate or expend funds (other than for advance planning and design), for any major medical facility lease unless the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives each adopt a resolution approving the lease.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18593ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Definition of Major Medical Facility Lease</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of such subsection <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>major medical facility lease</term>’—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>means a lease for space for use as a new medical facility approved through the General Services Administration under section 3307(a) of title 40 at an average annual rent equal to or greater than the appropriate dollar threshold described in such section, which shall be subject to annual adjustment in accordance with section 3307(h) of such title; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18593ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>does not include a lease for space for use as a shared Federal medical facility for which the Department’s estimated share of the lease costs does not exceed such dollar threshold.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18593eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate Prospectus Requirement for Major Medical Facility Leases</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (7);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18593edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Whenever the President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) Whenever the President</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Congress</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1798">136 STAT. 1798</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or a major medical facility lease (as defined in subsection (a)(3)(b))</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>leased,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or lease</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or leases</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185965f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18598d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Whenever the President or the Secretary submit to Congress a request for the funding of a major medical facility lease (as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B)), the Secretary shall submit to each committee, on the same day, a prospectus of the proposed medical facility. Any such prospectus shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18598d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the facility to be leased.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18598d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18598d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the cost to the Federal Government of the facility to be leased.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18598d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18598d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the energy performance of the proposed lease space, to include a description of anticipated utilization of renewable energy, energy efficient and climate resilient elements, and related matters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18598d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18598d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18598d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>Current and projected workload and utilization data regarding the facility to be leased, including information on projected changes in workload and utilization over a five-year period, a ten-year period, and a twenty-year period.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18598d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18598d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18598d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A detailed analysis of how the lease is expected to comply with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–11 and section 1341 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the ‘Anti-Deficiency Act’). Any such analysis shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y18598d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an analysis of the classification of the lease as a ‘lease purchase’, a ‘capital lease’, or an ‘operating lease’ as those terms are defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–11;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18598d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an analysis of the obligation of budgetary resources associated with the lease; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18598d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>an analysis of the methodology used in determining the asset cost, fair market value, and cancellation costs of the lease.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18598d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Leasing Actions</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1859b428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1859b429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(B), the Secretary may carry out interim leasing actions as the Secretary considers necessary for the following leases:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1859b42a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Major medical facility leases (as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B)) approved pursuant to this section and for which a prospectus for a replacement lease has been submitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (b)(2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1859b42b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Replacement leases that do not require approval under this section and for which a prospectus has been submitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (b)(2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1859b42c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1859b42d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>interim leasing actions</term>’ has the meaning given that term by the Administrator of the General Services Administration.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1859b42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purchase Options</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1799">136 STAT. 1799</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1859b42f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><content>The Secretary may obligate and expend funds to exercise a purchase option included in any major medical facility lease (as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B)).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1859b430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1859b431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104">38 USC 8104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any lease that has not been specifically authorized by law on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH ACADEMIC AFFILIATES AND OTHER ENTITIES TO ACQUIRE SPACE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HEALTH-CARE RESOURCES TO VETERANS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1859db42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8103">Section 8103 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a0253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y185a0254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185a0255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring the use of competitive procedures, including section 2304 of title 10, when the Secretary determines it to be in the best interest of the Department, the Secretary may enter into a lease with an academic affiliate or covered entity to acquire space for the purpose of providing health-care resources to veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a2966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185a2967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185a2968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>academic affiliate</term>’ means an institution or organization described in section 7302(d) of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185a2969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered entity</term>’ means a unit or subdivision of a State, local, or municipal government, public or nonprofit agency, institution, or organization, or other institution or organization as the Secretary considers appropriate that owns property controlled by an academic affiliate to be leased under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185a296a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The term ‘health <i>-</i>care resource’ has the meaning given that term in section 8152(1) of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185a296b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The term ‘<term>space</term>’ means any room, unit, floor, wing, building, parking facility, or other subdivision of a building or facility owned or controlled by an academic affiliate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO ENHANCED-USE LEASE AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a778c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications to Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8162/a">section 8162(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a9e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y185a9e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185a9e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary may enter into an enhanced-use lease on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph only if the Secretary determines—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>that the lease will not be inconsistent with, and will not adversely affect—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the mission of the Department; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the operation of facilities, programs, and services of the Department in the area of the leased property; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the lease will enhance the use of the leased property by directly or indirectly benefitting veterans; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the leased property will provide supportive housing.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a9ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall give priority to enhanced-use leases that, on the leased property—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provide supportive housing for veterans;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1800">136 STAT. 1800</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide direct services or benefits targeted to veterans; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y185a9ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>provide services or benefits that indirectly support veterans.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a9eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Maximum Term of Enhanced-use Lease</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8162(b)(2) of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185a9eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8162">38 USC 8162</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>75 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>99 years</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185a9eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Use of Proceeds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8165(a)(1) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall be deposited in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund established under section 1729A of this title.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ac5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund established under section 1729A of this title; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ac5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Medical Facilities or Construction, Minor Projects account of the Department to be used to defray the costs of administration, maintenance, repair, and related expenses incurred by the Department with respect to property that is owned by or under the jurisdiction or control of the Department.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185ac5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ac5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ac5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8101.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8169 of such title is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185ac5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $922,000,000 for an additional amount for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to remain available until expended, to enter into enhanced-use leases pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8162">section 8162 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><heading>AUTHORITY FOR JOINT LEASING ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185b13e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1104A">Section 1104A of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b13e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or the leasing,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>design, and construction</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b13e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or the leasing,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>design</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185b13e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Veterans Affairs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8111B">Section 8111B of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b13e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or the leasing,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>design, and construction</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b13e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185b13e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185b13ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to the Department of Defense amounts appropriated to the ‘Medical Facilities’ account of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of leasing space for a shared medical facility if the estimated share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the lease costs does not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(B) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b13eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185b13ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of leasing space for a shared medical facility may be credited to the ‘Medical Facilities’ <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1801">136 STAT. 1801</page> account of the Department of Veterans Affairs and may be used for such purpose.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="707">SEC. 707. </num><heading>APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185b620d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2023, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,880,000,000 for an additional amount for the Medical Facilities account of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to remain available until expended, for major medical facility leases authorized by section 702.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185b620e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Years</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for an additional amount for the Medical Facilities account of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to remain available until expended, for major medical facility leases authorized by section 702 or approved pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch81/schI">subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 703—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b891f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$610,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$620,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185b8926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$650,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>RECORDS AND OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading>EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON FORT MCCLELLAN VETERANS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185b8927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct an epidemiological study on the health trends of veterans who served in the Armed Forces at Fort McClellan at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185b8928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 USC 1071 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BIENNIAL BRIEFING ON INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185bfd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date on which the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record achieves full operational capability, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the quality of the databases of the Department of Defense that provide the information presented in such Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the usefulness of such Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record or system in supporting members of the Armed Forces and veterans in receiving health care and benefits from the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185bfd5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing required by subsection (a) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of potential exposures to occupational or environmental hazards captured by the current systems of the Department of Defense for environmental, occupational, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1802">136 STAT. 1802</page> and health monitoring, and recommendations for how to improve those systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the quality and accuracy of the location data used by the Department of Defense in determining potential exposures to occupational or environmental hazards by members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and recommendations for how to improve the quality of such data if necessary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185bfd66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185bfd6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual longitudinal exposure record</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1171">section 1171 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 202.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="803">SEC. 803. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185bfd6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1171">38 USC 1171 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CORRECTION OF EXPOSURE RECORDS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185c4b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185c4b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185c4b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense to provide a means for veterans to update their records as necessary to reflect exposures to occupational or environmental hazards by such member or veteran in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185c4b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evidence</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185c4b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of evidence</inline>.—</heading><content>To update a record under subsection (a), a veteran shall provide such evidence as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers necessary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185c4b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe by regulation the evidence considered necessary under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185c4b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185c4b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual longitudinal exposure record</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1171">section 1171 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 202.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185c4b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Toxic exposure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>toxic exposure</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 102(b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="804">SEC. 804. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185c4b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185c4b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28">28 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185c4b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2671.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION RELATING TO WATER AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d35f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d35f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185d35fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual, including a veteran (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>), or the legal representative of such an individual, who resided, worked, or was otherwise exposed (including in utero exposure) for not less than 30 days during the period beginning on August 1, 1953, and ending on December 31, 1987, to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, that was supplied by, or on behalf of, the United States may bring an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to obtain appropriate relief for harm that was caused by exposure to the water at Camp Lejeune.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d35fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Burdens and Standard of Proof</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1803">136 STAT. 1803</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d35fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The burden of proof shall be on the party filing the action to show one or more relationships between the water at Camp Lejeune and the harm.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d35fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To meet the burden of proof described in paragraph (1), a party shall produce evidence showing that the relationship between exposure to the water at Camp Lejeune and the harm is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d35fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>sufficient to conclude that a causal relationship exists; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d35ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>sufficient to conclude that a causal relationship is at least as likely as not.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d3600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusive Jurisdiction and Venue</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action filed under subsection (b), and shall be the exclusive venue for such an action. Nothing in this subsection shall impair the right of any party to a trial by jury.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d3601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusive Remedy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d3602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual, or legal representative of an individual, who brings an action under this section for a harm described in subsection (b), including a latent disease, may not thereafter bring a tort action against the United States for such harm pursuant to any other law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d3603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health and disability benefits relating to water exposure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any award made to an individual, or legal representative of an individual, under this section shall be offset by the amount of any disability award, payment, or benefit provided to the individual, or legal representative—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d3604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>under—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y185d3605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>any program under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y185d3606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y185d3607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d3608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in connection with health care or a disability relating to exposure to the water at Camp Lejeune.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d3609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Immunity Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States may not assert any claim to immunity in an action under this section that would otherwise be available under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2680/a">section 2680(a) of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d360a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Punitive Damages</inline>.—</heading><content>Punitive damages may not be awarded in any action under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d360b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185d360c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition by Federal Agency Required</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual may not bring an action under this section before complying with <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2675">section 2675 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d360d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Combatant Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>This section does not apply to any claim or action arising out of the combatant activities of the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185d360e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185d360f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability; Period for Filing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d3610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply only to a claim accruing before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d5d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statute of limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A claim in an action under this section may not be commenced after the later of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d5d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the date that is two years after the date of enactment of this Act; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1804">136 STAT. 1804</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d5d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date that is 180 days after the date on which the claim is denied under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2675">section 2675 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185d5d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability of other limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Any applicable statute of repose or statute of limitations, other than under paragraph (2), shall not apply to a claim under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="805">SEC. 805. </num><heading>COST OF WAR TOXIC EXPOSURES FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185dab45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 3<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185dab46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185dab47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y185df968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="324">“§ 324.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185df969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s324">38 USC 324</ref>.</p></sidenote>Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185df96a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States an account to be known as the ‘Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund’ (the ‘Fund’), to be administered by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185df96b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposits</inline>.—</heading><content>There shall be deposited in the Fund such amounts as may be appropriated to the Fund pursuant to subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185df96c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185df96d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year such sums as are necessary to increase funding, over the fiscal year 2021 level, for investment in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185df96e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the delivery of veterans’ health care associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service in programs administered by the Under Secretary for Health;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185df96f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any expenses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health care and benefits associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service, including administrative expenses, such as information technology and claims processing and appeals, and excluding leases as authorized or approved under section 8104 of this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185df970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>medical and other research relating to exposure to environmental hazards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e2081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185e2082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185e2083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget Scorekeeping</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y185e2084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Immediately upon enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, expenses authorized to be appropriated to the Fund in subsection (c) shall be estimated for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year and treated as budget authority that is considered to be direct spending—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185e2085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the baseline for purposes of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s907">2 U.S.C. 907</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185e2086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, for purposes of budget enforcement in the Senate and the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185e2087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s621/etseq">2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</ref>), including in the reports required by section 308(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s639">2 U.S.C. 639</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185e2088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>for purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s931/etseq">2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1805">136 STAT. 1805</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e2089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>No amount appropriated to the Fund in fiscal year 2023 or any subsequent fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be counted as discretionary budget authority and outlays or as direct spending for any estimate of an appropriation Act under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s621/etseq">2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</ref>) and any other Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e208a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Notwithstanding the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines and the accompanying list of programs and accounts set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217, and for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s900/etseq">2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.</ref>) and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s621/etseq">2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</ref>), the Fund shall be treated as if it were an account designated as ‘Appropriated Entitlements and Mandatories for Fiscal Year 1997’ in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e208b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Estimates for Congressional Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 detailed estimates of the sums described in subsection (c) for the applicable fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e208c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185e208d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures for Estimates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, after consultation with the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, establish policies and procedures for developing the annual detailed estimates required by subsection (e).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e208e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sequestration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 256(h)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s906/h/4">2 U.S.C. 906(h)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y185e208f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="806">SEC. 806. </num><heading>APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e47a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 for the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund, established by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s324">section 324 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 805 of this Act, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185e47a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185e47a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit a plan for expending amounts made available by subsection (a) by program, project or activity to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185e47a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Funds may not be obligated until such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="807">SEC. 807. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF ELECTRONIC NOTICE IN CLAIMS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185ee3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38">Title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ee3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>By <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 5100<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ee3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ee3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5100.</p></sidenote> and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y185f0af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="5100">“§ 5100.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f0af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5100">38 USC 5100</ref>.</p></sidenote>Definitions</heading><chapeau class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x185f0afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y185f0afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>claimant</term>’ means any individual applying for, or submitting a claim for, any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1806">136 STAT. 1806</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y185f0afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>notice</term>’ means a communication issued through means (including electronic means) prescribed by the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f0afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In section 5104,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f0afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5104">38 USC 5104</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185f0aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><content>The Secretary may provide notice under subsection (a) electronically if a claimant (or the claimant’s representative) elects to receive such notice electronically. A claimant (or the claimant’s representative) may revoke such an election at any time, by means prescribed by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185f0b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f0b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall annually—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f0b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f3213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f3214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>solicit recommendations from stakeholders on how to improve notice under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f3215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f3216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f3217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>publish such recommendations on a publicly available website of the Department.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f3218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>In section 5104B(c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in writing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the claimant (and any representative of such claimant)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f3219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>In section 5112(b)(6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(at the payee’s last address of record)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f321a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>In section 7104—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f321b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f321c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f321d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1701.</p></sidenote><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>; decisions; notice</b></quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f321e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185f592f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><chapeau>After reaching a decision on an appeal, the Board shall promptly issue notice (as that term is defined in section 5100 of this title) of such decision to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f5930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The appellant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f5931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Any other party with a right to notice of such decision.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f5932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Any authorized representative of the appellant or party described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185f5933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y185f5934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary may provide notice under subsection (e) electronically if a claimant (or the claimant’s representative) elects to receive such notice electronically.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185f5935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A claimant (or the claimant’s representative) may revoke such an election at any time, by means prescribed by the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f5936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>In section 7105(b)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mailing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>issuance</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f5937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>In section 7105A(a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mailed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>issued</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185f5938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>In section 7266(a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mailed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>issued</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185f5939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f593a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5100">38 USC 5100 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the amendments made by this section shall be construed to apply section 5104(a) of such title to decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals under chapter 71 of such title.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="808">SEC. 808. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185f593b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 USC 527 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BURN PIT TRANSPARENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185ff57c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Disability Claims</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff57d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff57e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The total number of covered veterans.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1807">136 STAT. 1807</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff57f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The total number of claimed issues for disability compensation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch11">chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, approved and the total number denied by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to a covered veteran, and a breakdown of the reasons for the denials.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ff581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive list of the top 10 conditions from each body system for which the Secretary awarded service connection for covered veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ff583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>Any updates or trends with respect to the information described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), that the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x185ff585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered veteran defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered veteran</term>” means a veteran who deployed to the Southwest Asia theater of operations any time after August 1990, or Afghanistan, Syria, Djibouti, or Uzbekistan after September 19, 2001, and who submits a claim for disability compensation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch11">chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185ff586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Regarding the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that a medical professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs informs a veteran of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry if the veteran presents at a medical facility of the Department for treatment that the veteran describes as being related to, or ancillary to, the exposure of the veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Display</inline>.—</heading><content>In making information public regarding the number of participants in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, the Secretary shall display such numbers by both State and by congressional district.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y185ff589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Airborne hazards and open burn pit registry</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry</term>” means the registry established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/260">Public Law 112–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y185ff58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open burn pit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>open burn pit</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/260">Public Law 112–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1808">136 STAT. 1808</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="IX">TITLE IX—</num><heading>IMPROVEMENT OF WORKFORCE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="901">SEC. 901. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18601c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL RURAL RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PLAN FOR VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186091d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186091d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the directors of each community-based outpatient clinic and medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall develop and implement a national rural recruitment and hiring plan for the Veterans Health Administration to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>recruit health care professionals for rural and highly rural community-based outpatient clinics and rural and highly rural medical centers of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1860b8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine which such clinics or centers have a staffing shortage of health care professionals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>develop best practices and techniques for recruiting health care professionals for such clinics and centers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1860b8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>not less frequently than annually, provide virtually based, on-demand training to human resources professionals of the Veterans Health Administration on the best practices and techniques developed under paragraph (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>provide recruitment resources, such as pamphlets and marketing material to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>rural and highly rural community-based outpatient clinics of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>rural and highly rural medical centers of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1860b8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1860b8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>the plan developed and implemented under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1860b8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1860b8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the outcomes related to recruitment and retention of employees of the Veterans Health Administration at rural and highly rural facilities of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1860b8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “rural” and “highly rural” have the meanings given those terms under the rural-urban commuting areas coding system of the Department of Agriculture.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="902">SEC. 902. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1860b8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITY TO BUY OUT SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN EXCHANGE FOR EMPLOYMENT AT RURAL OR HIGHLY RURAL FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18617c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>For any covered health care professional to whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has offered employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary may buy out the non-Department service contract of such individual in exchange for such individual agreeing to be employed at a rural <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1809">136 STAT. 1809</page> or highly rural facility of the Department for a period of obligated service specified in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18617c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Amounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18617c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Payment of any amounts for a buy out of a service contract for a covered health care professional under subsection (a) shall be made directly to the individual or entity with respect to which the covered health care professional has a service obligation under such contract.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18617c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on total amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The total amount paid by the Department under this section shall not exceed $40,000,000 per fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18617c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18617c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Obligated Service</inline>.—</heading><content>In exchange for a contract buy out under subsection (a), a covered health care professional shall agree to be employed for not less than four years at a rural or highly rural facility of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18617c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18617c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a covered health care professional fails for any reason to complete the period of obligated service of the individual under subsection (c), the United States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18617c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the total amount paid under subsection (a) to buy out the non-Department service contract of the individual; multiplied by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a35c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>a fraction—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1861a35d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>the numerator of which is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1861a35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the total number of months in the period of obligated service of the individual; minus</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1861a35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the number of months served by the individual; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1861a360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the denominator of which is the total number of months in the period of obligated service of the individual.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Liability shall not arise under paragraph (1) in the case of an individual covered by that paragraph if the individual does not obtain, or fails to maintain, employment as an employee of the Department due to staffing changes approved by the Under Secretary for Health.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1861a362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the use by the Secretary of the authority under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of health care professionals for whom a service contract buyout payment was made under subsection (a) in the previous fiscal year, disaggregated by occupation or specialty.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The average, highest, and lowest amount of the service contract buyout payments made under subsection (a) for each occupation or specialty in the previous fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1810">136 STAT. 1810</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Each location where contract buyout authority under subsection (a) was utilized and the number of covered health care professionals who agreed to be employed at such location in the previous fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1861a368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered health care professional</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered health care professional</term>” means a physician, nurse anesthetist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner offered employment with the Department regardless of the authority under which such employment is offered.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1861a36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural; highly rural</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “rural” and “highly rural” have the meanings given those terms under the rural-urban commuting areas coding system of the Department of Agriculture.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1861a36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on September 30, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="903">SEC. 903. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1861a36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>QUALIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES POSITIONS WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND PLAN TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HUMAN RESOURCES EMPLOYEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1862189d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1862189e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1862189f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186218a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>establish qualifications for each human resources position within the Department of Veterans Affairs in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186218a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>establish standardized performance metrics for each such position; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186218a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186218a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the qualifications and standardized performance metrics established under paragraphs (1) and (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186218a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186218a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvement of Human Resources Actions</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish or enhance systems of the Department to monitor the hiring and other human resources actions that occur at the local, regional, and national levels of the Department to improve the performance of those actions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186218a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186218a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the establishment of the qualifications and performance metrics under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186218a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the implementation of such qualifications and performance metrics;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186218a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and performance metrics;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186218aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an assessment of performance and outcomes based on such metrics; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186218ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>such other matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186218ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan to Recruit and Retain Human Resources Employees</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186218ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1811">136 STAT. 1811</page> to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan for the recruitment and retention of human resources employees within the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="904">SEC. 904. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF PAY CAP FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18623fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7455(c)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18623fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7455">38 USC 7455</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18623fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 percent</quotedText>” <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50 percent</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18623fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>level IV</quotedText>” <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>level II</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186266d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186266d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y186266d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 5304 of title 5 or any other provision of law, but subject to the limitation under paragraph (2), pursuant to an increase under subsection (a), the Secretary may pay a special rate or an adjusted rate of basic pay in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186266d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>If an employee is in receipt of a special rate of pay under subparagraph (A) in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule with an established special rate supplement of greater value than a supplement based on the applicable locality-based comparability payment percentage under section 5304 of title 5, but a pay adjustment would cause such established special rate supplement to be of lesser value, the special rate supplement shall be converted to a supplement based on the applicable locality-based comparability percentage unless the Secretary determines that some other action is appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186266d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pay for Critical Positions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7404(a)(1)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7306 or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>7401(4)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="905">SEC. 905. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEKEEPING AIDES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3310">Section 3310 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(other than for positions of housekeeping aides in the Department of Veterans Affairs)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>competitive service</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="906">SEC. 906. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RELATING TO HOURS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND PAY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18639f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Eligibility of Employees for Certain Awards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7404(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18639f58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Notwithstanding</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) Notwithstanding</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18639f59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 7401(4)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 7306</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18639f5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>who is not eligible for pay under subchapter III</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or in a covered executive position under section 7401(1) of this title</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18639f5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 4507 and 5384</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4507</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18639f5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18639f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18639f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>covered executive position</term>’ means a position that the Secretary has determined is of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) and is subject to an agency performance management system.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1812">136 STAT. 1812</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18639f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Awards Programs of Department of Veterans Affairs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18639f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter I of chapter 74<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18639f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18639f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7401.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 7404 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1863c673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="7404A">“§ 7404A.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863c674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7404A">38 USC 7404A</ref>.</p></sidenote> Awards</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863c675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Superior Accomplishments and Performance Awards Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish an awards program for personnel listed in section 7421(b) of this title consistent with chapter 45 of title 5, to the extent practicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863c676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive Performance Awards Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 7425 of this title or any other provision of law, the Secretary may establish a performance awards program consistent with section 5384 of title 5 for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863c677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863c678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>personnel appointed under section 7401(1) of this title for a position that the Secretary has determined is of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) and is subject to an agency performance management system; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863c679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>personnel appointed under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863c67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863c67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards under this section may be paid based on criteria established by the Secretary and shall not be considered in calculating the limitation under section 7431(e)(4) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863c67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Not Considered Basic Pay</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards under this section shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863c67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863c67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863c67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863c680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863c681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7404A">38 USC 7404A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on past awards</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, awards made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for any period on or after January 1, 2017, and before the date of the enactment of this Act for an employee under section 7306 or 7401(4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, or for a position described in section 7401(1) of such title that the Secretary has determined is of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3132/a">section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>), may be subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7404A">section 7404A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863ec92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Employees Subject to Regulation by Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Hours and Conditions of Employment and Leaves of Absence</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7421<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863ec94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7421">38 USC 7421</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chapter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>title</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1863ec97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Any position for which the employee is appointed under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of full-time employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7423 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863ec9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863ec9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary may exclude from the requirements of paragraph (1) employees hired under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title or for a position described in section 7401(1) of this title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1813">136 STAT. 1813</page> that the Secretary has determined is of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7401(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7421(b)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional pay authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7410(a)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863ec9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7410">38 USC 7410</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ec9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) The Secretary</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863eca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the personnel described in paragraph (1) of section 7401 of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>personnel appointed under section 7306 of this title or section 7401(4) of this title, or personnel described in section 7401(1) of this title,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863eca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the same manner, and subject to the same limitations, as in the case of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in a manner consistent with</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863eca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863eca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Payments under paragraph (1) shall not be considered in calculating the limitation under section 7431(e)(4) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863eca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863eca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863eca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863eca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7410">38 USC 7410 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of pay authority changes</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of the amendments made by paragraph (3), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat any award or payment made by the Secretary between January 1, 2017, and the date of the enactment of this Act to employees appointed under sections 7306, 7401(1), and 7401(4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, that the Secretary has determined are of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3132/a">section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>), as if such amendments had been in effect at the time of such award or payment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863eca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863eca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1863ecaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7421">38 USC 7421 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of prior leave balances</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may adjust the leave balance and carryover leave balance of any employee described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7421/b/9">section 7421(b)(9) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by paragraph (1)(B), to ensure any leave accrued or carried over before the date of the enactment of this Act remains available to such employee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1863ecab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certain Employees as Appointed Under Section 7306</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7306 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ecac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1863ecad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186413be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><content>For purposes of applying any provision of chapter 74 of this title, including sections 7404, 7410, and 7421, or any other provision of law, the Secretary may treat any appointment for a position under this chapter to be an appointment under this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186413bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7431(e)(4) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In no case</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in sections 7404A(c) and 7410(a)(2) of this title, in no case</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="907">SEC. 907. </num><heading>WAIVER OF PAY LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18643ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subchapter I of chapter 7<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18643ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18643ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 703 the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1814">136 STAT. 1814</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y186488f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">“§ 704.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x186488f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s704">38 USC 704</ref>.</p></sidenote>Waiver of pay limitation for certain employees</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186488f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employees of Veterans Health Administration Impacted by Closure or Realignment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may waive any annual premium or aggregate limitation on pay for an employee of the Veterans Health Administration for the calendar year during which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186488f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the official duty station of the employee is closed; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186488f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the office, facility, activity, or organization of the employee is realigned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186488f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employees Providing Care to Veterans Exposed to Open Burn Pits</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186488f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may waive any annual premium or aggregate limitation on pay for an employee of the Department whose primary duties include providing expanded care for veterans exposed to open burn pits.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y186488fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open burn pit defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>open burn pit</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/260">Public Law 112–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y186488fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Office of Personnel Management</inline>.—</heading><content>In implementing this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1864b00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1864b00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1864b00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each quarter that the Secretary waives a limitation under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Office of Personnel Management a report on the waiver or waivers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1864b00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) with respect to a waiver or waivers shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1864b010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Where the waiver or waivers were used, including in which component of the Department and, as the case may be, which medical center of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1864b011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>For how many employees the waiver or waivers were used, disaggregated by component of the Department and, if applicable, medical center of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1864b012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The average amount by which each payment exceeded the pay limitation that was waived, disaggregated by component of the Department and, if applicable, medical center of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1864b013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>employee</term>’ means any employee regardless of the authority under which the employee was hired.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1864b014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on September 30, 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="908">SEC. 908. </num><heading>ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AWARDS AND BONUS FOR EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1864b015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 705(a) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/146">Public Law 113–146</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s703">38 U.S.C. 703 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1815">136 STAT. 1815</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1864b016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1864b017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s703">38 USC 703 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply as if such subsection had been enacted on September 30, 2021.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="909">SEC. 909. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RELATING TO RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF PERSONNEL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18652548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subchapter I of chapter 7<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18652549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1865254a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 705 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1865e89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">“§ 706.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1865e89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s706">38 USC 706</ref>.</p></sidenote> Additional authority relating to recruitment and retention of personnel</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may pay a recruitment or relocation bonus under section 5753(e) of title 5 without regard to any requirements for certification or approval under that section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retention Bonuses</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1865e89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary may pay a retention bonus under section 5754(f) of title 5 without regard to any requirement for certification or approval under that subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary may pay a retention bonus as specified in subsection (e)(2) of section 5754 of title 5 and may pay the bonus as a single lump-sum payment at the beginning of the full period of service required by an agreement under subsection (d) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merit Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may grant a cash award under section 4502(b) of title 5 without regard to any requirement for certification or approval under that section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1865e8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives for Critical Skills</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1865e8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary may provide a critical skill incentive to an employee in a case in which the Secretary determines—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1865e8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the employee possesses a high-demand skill or skill that is at a shortage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1865e8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such skill is directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the employee’s position; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1865e8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>employment of an individual with such skill in such position serves a critical mission-related need of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>An incentive provided to an employee under paragraph (1) may not to exceed 25 percent of the basic pay of the employee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1865e8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>Provision of an incentive under paragraph (1) shall be contingent on the employee entering into a written agreement to complete a period of employment with the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An incentive provided under paragraph (1) shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The Secretary may prescribe conditions, including with respect to eligibility, and limitations on provision of incentive under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Incentive provided under paragraph (1) shall not be included in the calculation of total amount of compensation under section 7431(e)(4) of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Student Loan Repayments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1865e8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Secretary may repay a student loan pursuant to section 5379(b) of title 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Paragraph (2) of such section shall not apply to payment under this subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1816">136 STAT. 1816</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1865e8b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Payment under this subsection shall be made subject to such terms, limitations, or conditions as may be mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the employee concerned, except that the amount paid by the Secretary under this subsection may not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18660fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$40,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18660fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a total of $100,000 in the case of any employee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited Hiring Authority for College Graduates; Competitive Service</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18660fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may expedite hiring for college graduates under section 3115 of title 5 without regard to subsection (e) of such section or any regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management for administration of such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The number of employees the Secretary may appoint under section 3115 of title 5 may not exceed the number equal to 25 percent of individuals that the Secretary appointed during the previous fiscal year to a position in the competitive service classified in a professional or administrative occupational category, at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or below, under a competitive examining procedure.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited Hiring Authority for Post-secondary Students; Competitive Service</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18660fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may expedite hiring of post-secondary students under section 3116 of title 5, without regard to subsection (d) of such section or any regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management for administration of such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The number of employees the Secretary may appoint under section 3116 of title 5 may not exceed the number equal to 25 percent of the number of students that the Secretary appointed during the previous fiscal year to a position at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or below.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pay Authority for Critical Positions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18660fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Secretary may authorize the fixing of the rate of pay for a critical position in the Department consistent with the authorities and requirements of section 5377 of title 5 that apply to the Office of Personnel Management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary may fix the rate of pay for a critical position under this subsection in excess of the limitation set forth by section 5377(d)(2) of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18660fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>Basic pay may not be fixed under this subsection at a rate greater than the rate payable for the Vice President of the United States established under section 104 of title 3, except upon written approval of the President.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 5377(f) of title 5, the Secretary may authorize the exercise of authority under this subsection with respect to up to 200 positions at any time.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18660fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rates of Special Pay</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y18660fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay under section 5305(a)(1) of title 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In applying such section to the Secretary’s authority under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18660fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>‘50 percent’ shall be substituted for ‘30 percent’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18660fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>‘level II of the Executive Schedule’ shall be substituted for ‘level IV of the Executive Schedule’.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1817">136 STAT. 1817</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Limitations on Certain Payments Under Pay Comparability System</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive the limitation in section 5307 of title 5 for an employee or a payment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18660fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authorities under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> Approved August 10, 2022.
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Appropriations authorizations.

 <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON FINANCE</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Deficit Reduction</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="10001">SECTION 10001. </num><heading>AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></section> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>CORPORATE TAX REFORM</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10101">SEC. 10101. </num><heading>CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c057d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Imposition of Tax</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c057d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 55(b)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c057d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s55">26 USC 55</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c05a49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corporations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c05a49e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable corporations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an applicable corporation, the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year shall be the excess of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c05a49f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>15 percent of the adjusted financial statement income for the taxable year (as determined under section 56A), over</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c05a4a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the corporate AMT foreign tax credit for the taxable year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c05a4a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other corporations</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any corporation which is not an applicable corporation, the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year shall be zero.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c05a4a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 59 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c068f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Corporation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable corporation defined</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable corporation</term>’ means, with respect to any taxable year, any corporation (other than an S corporation, a regulated investment company, or a real estate investment trust) which meets the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1819">136 STAT. 1819</page> average annual adjusted financial statement income test of subparagraph (B) for one or more taxable years which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>are prior to such taxable year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>end after December 31, 2021.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Average annual adjusted financial statement income test</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a corporation meets the average annual adjusted financial statement income test for a taxable year if the average annual adjusted financial statement income of such corporation (determined without regard to section 56A(d)) for the 3-taxable-year period ending with such taxable year exceeds $1,000,000,000, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2), such corporation meets the average annual adjusted financial statement income test for a taxable year if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the corporation meets the requirements of clause (i) for such taxable year (determined after the application of paragraph (2)), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the average annual adjusted financial statement income of such corporation (determined without regard to the application of paragraph (2) and without regard to section 56A(d)) for the 3-taxable-year-period ending with such taxable year is $100,000,000 or more.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>applicable corporation</term>’ shall not include any corporation which otherwise meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>such corporation—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has a change in ownership, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has a specified number (to be determined by the Secretary and which shall, as appropriate, take into account the facts and circumstances of the taxpayer) of consecutive taxable years, including the most recent taxable year, in which the corporation does not meet the average annual adjusted financial statement income test of subparagraph (B), and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary determines that it would not be appropriate to continue to treat such corporation as an applicable corporation.</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c068f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">The preceding sentence shall not apply to any corporation if, after the Secretary makes the determination described in clause (ii), such corporation meets the average annual adjusted financial statement income test of subparagraph (B) for any taxable year beginning after the first taxable year for which such determination applies.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for determining applicable corporation status</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Solely for purposes of determining whether a corporation is an applicable corporation under this paragraph, all adjusted financial statement income of persons treated as a single employer with such corporation under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 (determined with the modifications described in clause (ii)) shall be treated as adjusted financial <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1820">136 STAT. 1820</page> statement income of such corporation, and adjusted financial statement income of such corporation shall be determined without regard to paragraphs (2)(D)(i) and (11) of section 56A(c).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>section 52(a) shall be applied by substituting ‘component members’ for ‘members’, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for purposes of applying section 52(b), the term ‘<term>trade or business</term>’ shall include any activity treated as a trade or business under paragraph (5) or (6) of section 469(c) (determined without regard to the phrase ‘To the extent provided in regulations’ in such paragraph (6)).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Component member</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>component member</term>’ has the meaning given such term by section 1563(b), except that the determination shall be made without regard to section 1563(b)(2).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other special rules</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corporations in existence for less than 3 years</inline>.—</heading><content>If the corporation was in existence for less than 3-taxable years, subparagraph (B) shall be applied on the basis of the period during which such corporation was in existence.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short taxable years</inline>.—</heading><content>Adjusted financial statement income for any taxable year of less than 12 months shall be annualized by multiplying the adjusted financial statement income for the short period by 12 and dividing the result by the number of months in the short period.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of predecessors</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in this subparagraph to a corporation shall include a reference to any predecessor of such corporation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for foreign-parented multinational groups</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If a corporation is a member of a foreign-parented multinational group for any taxable year, then, solely for purposes of determining whether such corporation meets the average annual adjusted financial statement income test under paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I) for such taxable year, the adjusted financial statement income of such corporation for such taxable year shall include the adjusted financial statement income of all members of such group. Solely for purposes of this subparagraph, adjusted financial statement income shall be determined without regard to paragraphs (2)(D)(i), (3), (4), and (11) of section 56A(c).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c068f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign-parented multinational group</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>foreign-parented multinational group</term>’ means, with respect to any taxable year, two or more entities if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>at least one entity is a domestic corporation and another entity is a foreign corporation,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1821">136 STAT. 1821</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>such entities are included in the same applicable financial statement with respect to such year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>either—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c068f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the common parent of such entities is a foreign corporation, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if there is no common parent, the entities are treated as having a common parent which is a foreign corporation under subparagraph (D).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business within the united states</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, if a foreign corporation is engaged in a trade or business within the United States, such trade or business shall be treated as a separate domestic corporation that is wholly owned by the foreign corporation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b63e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c06b63f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, applying the principles of this section, prescribe rules for the application of this paragraph, including rules for the determination of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the entities (if any) which are to be to be treated under subparagraph (B)(iii)(II) as having a common parent which is a foreign corporation,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the entities to be included in a foreign-parented multinational group, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the common parent of a foreign-parented multinational group.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations or other guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide regulations or other guidance for the purposes of carrying out this subsection, including regulations or other guidance—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><p>providing a simplified method for determining whether a corporation meets the requirements of paragraph (1), and</p><p class="fontsize10" id="x1c06b645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">  “’(B) addressing the application of this subsection to a corporation that experiences a change in ownership.”</p></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction for base erosion and anti-abuse tax</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 55(a)(2)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c06b647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s55">26 USC 55</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus, in the case of an applicable corporation, the tax imposed by section 59A</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 55(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, there</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>There</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b64a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1c06b64b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Section 55(b)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b64c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> so much as precedes subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c06b64d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncorporate taxpayers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation—”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b64e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c06b64f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c06b650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative minimum taxable income</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>alternative minimum taxable income</term>’ means the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>determined with the adjustments provided in section 56 and section 58, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>increased by the amount of the items of tax preference described in section 57.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1822">136 STAT. 1822</page></content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c06b653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">If a taxpayer is subject to the regular tax, such taxpayer shall be subject to the tax imposed by this section (and, if the regular tax is determined by reference to an amount other than taxable income, such amount shall be treated as the taxable income of such taxpayer for purposes of the preceding sentence).”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c06b654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c06b655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s860E">26 USC 860E</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Section 860E(a)(4) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>55(b)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>55(b)(1)(D)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c06b656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Section 897(a)(2)(A)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>55(b)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>55(b)(1)(D)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Section 11(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the tax imposed by subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the taxes imposed by subsection (a) and section 55</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06b658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Section 12 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c06dd69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>For alternative minimum tax, see section 55.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Section 882(a)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, 55,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 11</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Section 6425(c)(1)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c06dd6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the tax imposed by section 11 or subchapter L of chapter 1, whichever is applicable, plus</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the tax imposed by section 55, plus</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the tax imposed by section 59A, over”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Section 6655(e)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, adjusted financial statement income (as defined in section 56A),</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and modified taxable income</quotedText>” each place it appears in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Section 6655(g)(1)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (i) the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the tax imposed by section 55,”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c06dd73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted Financial Statement Income</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c06dd74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Part VI of subchapter A of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 56 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c086415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="56A">“SEC. 56A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c086416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s56A">26 USC 56A</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ADJUSTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INCOME.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c086417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c086418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this part, the term ‘<term>adjusted financial statement income</term>’ means, with respect to any corporation for any taxable year, the net income or loss of the taxpayer set forth on the taxpayer’s applicable financial statement for such taxable year, adjusted as provided in this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c086419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08641a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Financial Statement</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>applicable financial statement</term>’ means, with respect to any taxable year, an applicable financial statement (as defined in section 451(b)(3) or as specified by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance) which covers such taxable year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c08641b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08641c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statements covering different taxable years</inline>.—</heading><content>Appropriate adjustments shall be made in adjusted financial statement income in any case in which an applicable financial statement covers a period other than the taxable year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08641d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for related entities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08641e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08641f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidated financial statements</inline>.—</heading><content>If the financial results of a taxpayer are reported on the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1823">136 STAT. 1823</page> applicable financial statement for a group of entities, rules similar to the rules of section 451(b)(5) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidated returns</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if the taxpayer is part of an affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated return for any taxable year, adjusted financial statement income for such group for such taxable year shall take into account items on the group’s applicable financial statement which are properly allocable to members of such group.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of dividends and other amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c086422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> of any corporation which is not included on a consolidated return with the taxpayer, adjusted financial statement income of the taxpayer with respect to such other corporation shall be determined by only taking into account the dividends received from such other corporation (reduced to the extent provided by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance) and other amounts which are includible in gross income or deductible as a loss under this chapter (other than amounts required to be included under sections 951 and 951A or such other amounts as provided by the Secretary) with respect to such other corporation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of partnerships</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c086424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by the Secretary, if the taxpayer is a partner in a partnership, adjusted financial statement income of the taxpayer with respect to such partnership shall be adjusted to only take into account the taxpayer’s distributive share of adjusted financial statement income of such partnership.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c086425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted financial statement income of partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of this part, the adjusted financial statement income of a partnership shall be the partnership’s net income or loss set forth on such partnership’s applicable financial statement (adjusted under rules similar to the rules of this section).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments to take into account certain items of foreign income</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, for any taxable year, a taxpayer is a United States shareholder of one or more controlled foreign corporations, the adjusted financial statement income of such taxpayer with respect to such controlled foreign corporation (as determined under paragraph (2)(C)) shall be adjusted to also take into account such taxpayer’s pro rata share (determined under rules similar to the rules under section 951(a)(2)) of items taken into account in computing the net income or loss set forth on the applicable financial statement (as adjusted under rules similar to those that apply in determining adjusted financial statement income) of each such controlled foreign corporation with respect to which such taxpayer is a United States shareholder.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Negative adjustments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In any case in which the adjustment determined under subparagraph (A) would result in a negative adjustment for such taxable year—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1824">136 STAT. 1824</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c086429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>no adjustment shall be made under this paragraph for such taxable year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08642a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount of the adjustment determined under this paragraph for the succeeding taxable year (determined without regard to this paragraph) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the negative adjustment for such taxable year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08642b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08642c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08642d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effectively connected income</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a foreign corporation, to determine adjusted financial statement income, the principles of section 882 shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08642e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments for certain taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>Adjusted financial statement income shall be appropriately adjusted to disregard any Federal income taxes, or income, war profits, or excess profits taxes (within the meaning of section 901) with respect to a foreign country or possession of the United States, which are taken into account on the taxpayer’s applicable financial statement. To the extent provided by the Secretary, the preceding sentence shall not apply to income, war profits, or excess profits taxes (within the meaning of section 901) that are imposed by a foreign country or possession of the United States and taken into account on the taxpayer’s applicable financial statement if the taxpayer does not choose to have the benefits of subpart A of part III of subchapter N for the taxable year. The Secretary shall prescribe<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08642f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c086430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote> such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary and appropriate to provide for the proper treatment of current and deferred taxes for purposes of this paragraph, including the time at which such taxes are properly taken into account.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment with respect to disregarded entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Adjusted financial statement income shall be adjusted to take into account any adjusted financial statement income of a disregarded entity owned by the taxpayer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c086433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for cooperatives</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a cooperative to which section 1381 applies, the adjusted financial statement income (determined without regard to this paragraph) shall be reduced by the amounts referred to in section 1382(b) (relating to patronage dividends and per-unit retain allocations) to the extent such amounts were not otherwise taken into account in determining adjusted financial statement income.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules for alaska native corporations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Adjusted financial statement income shall be appropriately adjusted to allow—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>cost recovery and depletion attributable to property the basis of which is determined under section 21(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1620/c">43 U.S.C. 1620(c)</ref>), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>deductions for amounts payable made pursuant to section 7(i) or section 7(j) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1606/i">43 U.S.C. 1606(i)</ref> and 1606(j)) only at such time as the deductions are allowed for tax purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts attributable to elections for direct payment of certain credits</inline>.—</heading><content>Adjusted financial statement income shall be appropriately adjusted to disregard any amount treated as a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A pursuant to an election under section 48D(d) or 6417, to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1825">136 STAT. 1825</page> extent such amount was not otherwise taken into account under paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistent treatment of mortgage servicing income of taxpayer other than a regulated investment company</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c086439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Adjusted financial statement income shall be adjusted so as not to include any item of income in connection with a mortgage servicing contract any earlier than when such income is included in gross income under any other provision of this chapter.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08643a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules for amounts not representing reasonable compensation</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08643b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall provide regulations to prevent the avoidance of taxes imposed by this chapter with respect to amounts not representing reasonable compensation (as determined by the Secretary) with respect to a mortgage servicing contract.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment with respect to defined benefit pensions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as otherwise provided in rules prescribed by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance, adjusted financial statement income shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>adjusted to disregard any amount of income, cost, or expense that would otherwise be included on the applicable financial statement in connection with any covered benefit plan,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>increased by any amount of income in connection with any such covered benefit plan that is included in the gross income of the corporation under any other provision of this chapter, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>reduced by deductions allowed under any other provision of this chapter with respect to any such covered benefit plan.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered benefit plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>covered benefit plan</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a defined benefit plan (other than a multiemployer plan described in section 414(f)) if the trust which is part of such plan is an employees’ trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any qualified foreign plan (as defined in section 404A(e)), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any other defined benefit plan which provides post-employment benefits other than pension benefits.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax-exempt entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an organization subject to tax under section 511, adjusted financial statement income shall be appropriately adjusted to only take into account any adjusted financial statement income—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>of an unrelated trade or business (as defined in section 513) of such organization, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>derived from debt-financed property (as defined in section 514) to the extent that income from such property is treated as unrelated business taxable income.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Depreciation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Adjusted financial statement income shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>reduced by depreciation deductions allowed under section 167 with respect to property to which section 168 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1826">136 STAT. 1826</page> applies to the extent of the amount allowed as deductions in computing taxable income for the taxable year, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>appropriately adjusted—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to disregard any amount of depreciation expense that is taken into account on the taxpayer’s applicable financial statement with respect to such property, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to take into account any other item specified by the Secretary in order to provide that such property is accounted for in the same manner as it is accounted for under this chapter.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified wireless spectrum</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Adjusted financial statement income shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>reduced by amortization deductions allowed under section 197 with respect to qualified wireless spectrum to the extent of the amount allowed as deductions in computing taxable income for the taxable year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>appropriately adjusted—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to disregard any amount of amortization expense that is taken into account on the taxpayer’s applicable financial statement with respect to such qualified wireless spectrum, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to take into account any other item specified by the Secretary in order to provide that such qualified wireless spectrum is accounted for in the same manner as it is accounted for under this chapter.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified wireless spectrum</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>qualified wireless spectrum</term>’ means wireless spectrum which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is used in the trade or business of a wireless telecommunications carrier, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>was acquired after December 31, 2007, and before the date of enactment of this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial authority to adjust items</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall issue regulations or other guidance to provide for such adjustments to adjusted financial statement income as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including adjustments—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to prevent the omission or duplication of any item, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to carry out the principles of part II of subchapter C of this chapter (relating to corporate liquidations), part III of subchapter C of this chapter (relating to corporate organizations and reorganizations), and part II of subchapter K of this chapter (relating to partnership contributions and distributions).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c088b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deduction for Financial Statement Net Operating Loss</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Adjusted financial statement income (determined after application of subsection (c) and without regard to this subsection) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the aggregate amount of financial statement net operating loss carryovers to the taxable year, or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1827">136 STAT. 1827</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>80 percent of adjusted financial statement income computed without regard to the deduction allowable under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial statement net operating loss carryover</inline>.—</heading><content>A financial statement net operating loss for any taxable year shall be a financial statement net operating loss carryover to each taxable year following the taxable year of the loss. The portion of such loss which shall be carried to subsequent taxable years shall be the amount of such loss remaining (if any) after the application of paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial statement net operating loss defined</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>financial statement net operating loss</term>’ means the amount of the net loss (if any) set forth on the corporation’s applicable financial statement (determined after application of subsection (c) and without regard to this subsection) for taxable years ending after December 31, 2019.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c088b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and Other Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for such regulations and other guidance as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations and other guidance relating to the effect of the rules of this section on partnerships with income taken into account by an applicable corporation.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c088b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for part VI of subchapter A of chapter 1<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 55.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 56 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 56A. </designator> <label>Adjusted financial statement income.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c088b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corporate AMT Foreign Tax Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 59, as amended by this section,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c088b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s59">26 USC 59</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corporate AMT Foreign Tax Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part, if an applicable corporation chooses to have the benefits of subpart A of part III of subchapter N for any taxable year, the corporate AMT foreign tax credit for the taxable year of the applicable corporation is an amount equal to sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08d9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the aggregate of the applicable corporation’s pro rata share (as determined under section 56A(c)(3)) of the amount of income, war profits, and excess profits taxes (within the meaning of section 901) imposed by any foreign country or possession of the United States which are—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>taken into account on the applicable financial statement of each controlled foreign corporation with respect to which the applicable corporation is a United States shareholder, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>paid or accrued (for Federal income tax purposes) by each such controlled foreign corporation, or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the product of the amount of the adjustment under section 56A(c)(3) and the percentage specified in section 55(b)(2)(A)(i), and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>in the case of an applicable corporation that is a domestic corporation, the amount of income, war profits, and excess profits taxes (within the meaning of section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1828">136 STAT. 1828</page> 901) imposed by any foreign country or possession of the United States to the extent such taxes are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>taken into account on the applicable corporation’s applicable financial statement, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>paid or accrued (for Federal income tax purposes) by the applicable corporation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08d9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover of excess tax paid</inline>.—</heading><content>For any taxable year for which an applicable corporation chooses to have the benefits of subpart A of part III of subchapter N, the excess of the amount described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) over the amount described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall increase the amount described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) in any of the first 5 succeeding taxable years to the extent not taken into account in a prior taxable year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08d9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations or other guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for such regulations or other guidance as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c08d9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of General Business Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 38(c)(6)(E)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08d9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08ffc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corporations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a corporation—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘25 percent of the taxpayer’s net income tax as exceeds $25,000’ for ‘the greater of’ and all that follows,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied without regard to clause (ii)(I) thereof, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>paragraph (4)(A) shall be applied without regard to clause (ii)(I) thereof.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax Liability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 53(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Applicable Corporations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a corporation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>subsection (b)(1) shall be applied by substituting ‘the net minimum tax for all prior taxable years beginning after 2022’ for ‘the adjusted net minimum tax imposed for all prior taxable years beginning after 1986’, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount determined under subsection (c)(1) shall be increased by the amount of tax imposed under section 59A for the taxable year.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 53(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that in the case</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>treated as zero</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c08ffcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c08ffcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c08ffce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s11">26 USC 11 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>EXCISE TAX ON REPURCHASE OF CORPORATE STOCK</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10201">SEC. 10201. </num><heading>EXCISE TAX ON REPURCHASE OF CORPORATE STOCK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c09c31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after chapter 36 the following new chapter:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1829">136 STAT. 1829</page> <quotedContent><chapter id="y1c0a8670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="37">“CHAPTER 37—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a8671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a8672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4501.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">REPURCHASE OF CORPORATE STOCK</heading><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 4501. </designator> <label>Repurchase of corporate stock.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c0a8673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4501">“SEC. 4501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a8674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4501">26 USC 4501</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">REPURCHASE OF CORPORATE STOCK.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0a8675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>There is hereby imposed on each covered corporation a tax equal to 1 percent of the fair market value of any stock of the corporation which is repurchased by such corporation during the taxable year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0a8676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a8677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>covered corporation</term>’ means any domestic corporation the stock of which is traded on an established securities market (within the meaning of section 7704(b)(1)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0a8678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a8679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repurchase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a867a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>repurchase</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a867b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a redemption within the meaning of section 317(b) with regard to the stock of a covered corporation, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a867c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a867d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any transaction determined by the Secretary to be economically similar to a transaction described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a867e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of purchases by specified affiliates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a867f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The acquisition of stock of a covered corporation by a specified affiliate of such covered corporation, from a person who is not the covered corporation or a specified affiliate of such covered corporation, shall be treated as a repurchase of the stock of the covered corporation by such covered corporation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified affiliate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>specified affiliate</term>’ means, with respect to any corporation—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any corporation more than 50 percent of the stock of which is owned (by vote or by value), directly or indirectly, by such corporation, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any partnership more than 50 percent of the capital interests or profits interests of which is held, directly or indirectly, by such corporation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to any stock repurchased by a covered corporation shall be reduced by the fair market value of any stock issued by the covered corporation during the taxable year, including the fair market value of any stock issued or provided to employees of such covered corporation or employees of a specified affiliate of such covered corporation during the taxable year, whether or not such stock is issued or provided in response to the exercise of an option to purchase such stock.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0a8684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0a8685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules for Acquisition of Stock of Certain Foreign Corporations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an acquisition of stock of an applicable foreign corporation by a specified affiliate of such corporation (other than a foreign corporation or a foreign partnership (unless such partnership has a domestic entity as a direct or indirect partner)) from a person who is not the applicable foreign corporation or a specified affiliate of such applicable foreign corporation, for purposes of this section—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1830">136 STAT. 1830</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such specified affiliate shall be treated as a covered corporation with respect to such acquisition,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such acquisition shall be treated as a repurchase of stock of a covered corporation by such covered corporation, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a8689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the adjustment under subsection (c)(3) shall be determined only with respect to stock issued or provided by such specified affiliate to employees of the specified affiliate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0a868a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Surrogate foreign corporations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a repurchase of stock of a covered surrogate foreign corporation by such covered surrogate foreign corporation, or an acquisition of stock of a covered surrogate foreign corporation by a specified affiliate of such corporation, for purposes of this section—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aad9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the expatriated entity with respect to such covered surrogate foreign corporation shall be treated as a covered corporation with respect to such repurchase or acquisition,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aad9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such repurchase or acquisition shall be treated as a repurchase of stock of a covered corporation by such covered corporation, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aad9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the adjustment under subsection (c)(3) shall be determined only with respect to stock issued or provided by such expatriated entity to employees of the expatriated entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aad9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aad9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable foreign corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable foreign corporation</term>’ means any foreign corporation the stock of which is traded on an established securities market (within the meaning of section 7704(b)(1)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered surrogate foreign corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered surrogate foreign corporation</term>’ means any surrogate foreign corporation (as determined under section 7874(a)(2)(B) by substituting ‘September 20, 2021’ for ‘March 4, 2003’ each place it appears) the stock of which is traded on an established securities market (within the meaning of section 7704(b)(1)), but only with respect to taxable years which include any portion of the applicable period with respect to such corporation under section 7874(d)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expatriated entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>expatriated entity</term>’ has the meaning given such term by section 7874(a)(2)(A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0aada2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to the extent that the repurchase is part of a reorganization (within the meaning of section 368(a)) and no gain or loss is recognized on such repurchase by the shareholder under chapter 1 by reason of such reorganization,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in any case in which the stock repurchased is, or an amount of stock equal to the value of the stock repurchased is, contributed to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, employee stock ownership plan, or similar plan,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in any case in which the total value of the stock repurchased during the taxable year does not exceed $1,000,000,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in cases in which the repurchase is by a dealer in securities in the ordinary course of business,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1831">136 STAT. 1831</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to repurchases by a regulated investment company (as defined in section 851) or a real estate investment trust, or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aada8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>to the extent that the repurchase is treated as a dividend for purposes of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0aada9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations and other guidance as are necessary or appropriate to carry out, and to prevent the avoidance of, the purposes of this section, including regulations and other guidance—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aadaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to prevent the abuse of the exceptions provided by subsection (e),</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aadab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to address special classes of stock and preferred stock, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0aadac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>for the application of the rules under subsection (d).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0aadad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax Not Deductible</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (6) of section 275(a)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0aadae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s275">26 USC 275</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>37,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>41</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0aadaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of chapters for subtitle D is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0aadb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0aadb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4001.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to chapter 36 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="chapter" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>“Chapter 37—</designator> <label>Repurchase of Corporate Stock”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c0aadb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c0aadb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4501">26 USC 4501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to repurchases (within the meaning of section 4501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) of stock after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>FUNDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND IMPROVING TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10301">SEC. 10301. </num><heading>ENHANCEMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RESOURCES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c0b49f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Internal revenue service</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taxpayer services</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $3,181,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations (including investigative technology), to provide digital asset monitoring and compliance activities, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31">31 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1832">136 STAT. 1832</page> 1343(b)), and to provide other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $45,637,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operations support</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $25,326,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Business systems modernization</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service’s business systems modernization program, including development of callback technology and other technology to provide a more personalized customer service but not including the operation and maintenance of legacy systems, $4,750,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task force to design an irs-run free </inline>“<inline class="smallCaps">direct efile</inline>”<inline class="smallCaps"> tax return system</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to deliver to Congress, within nine months following the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on (I) the cost (including options for differential coverage based on taxpayer adjusted gross income and return complexity) of developing and running a free direct efile tax return system, including costs to build and administer each release, with a focus on multi-lingual and mobile-friendly features and safeguards for taxpayer data; (II) taxpayer opinions, expectations, and level of trust, based on surveys, for such a free direct efile system; and (III) the opinions of an independent third-party on the overall feasibility, approach, schedule, cost, organizational design, and Internal Revenue Service capacity to deliver such a direct efile tax return system, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treasury inspector general for tax administration</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>); and services <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1833">136 STAT. 1833</page> authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration, $403,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of tax policy</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Office of Tax Policy of the Department of the Treasury to carry out functions related to promulgating regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $104,533,803, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states tax court</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the United States Tax Court, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; $153,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c0b49ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treasury departmental offices</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices of the Department of the Treasury to provide for oversight and implementation support for actions by the Internal Revenue Service to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That these amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> </section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Prescription Drug Pricing Reform</heading> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>LOWERING PRICES THROUGH DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11001">SEC. 11001. </num><heading>PROVIDING FOR LOWER PRICES FOR CERTAIN HIGH-PRICED SINGLE SOURCE DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1004f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program To Lower Prices for Certain High-Priced Single Source Drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XI of the Social Security Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after section 1184 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320e–3">42 U.S.C. 1320e–3</ref>) the following new part:<quotedContent><part id="y1c155c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num class="fontsize12 bold" value="E">“PART E—</num><heading class="fontsize12 bold">PRICE NEGOTIATION PROGRAM TO LOWER PRICES FOR CERTAIN HIGH-PRICED SINGLE SOURCE DRUGS</heading><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c155c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1191">“SEC. 1191. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f">42 USC 1320f</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c155c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a Drug Price Negotiation Program (in this part referred to as the ‘program’). Under the program, with respect to each price applicability period, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><content>publish a list of selected drugs in accordance with section 1192;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>enter into agreements with manufacturers of selected drugs with respect to such period, in accordance with section 1193;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1834">136 STAT. 1834</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>negotiate and, if applicable, renegotiate maximum fair prices for such selected drugs, in accordance with section 1194;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>carry out the publication and administrative duties and compliance monitoring in accordance with sections 1195 and 1196.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c155c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions Relating to Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial price applicability year</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>initial price applicability year</term>’ means a year (beginning with 2026).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Price applicability period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>price applicability period</term>’ means, with respect to a qualifying single source drug, the period beginning with the first initial price applicability year with respect to which such drug is a selected drug and ending with the last year during which the drug is a selected drug.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selected drug publication date</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>selected drug publication date</term>’ means, with respect to each initial price applicability year, February 1 of the year that begins 2 years prior to such year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Negotiation period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>negotiation period</term>’ means, with respect to an initial price applicability year with respect to a selected drug, the period—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>beginning on the sooner of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the date on which the manufacturer of the drug and the Secretary enter into an agreement under section 1193 with respect to such drug; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>February 28 following the selected drug publication date with respect to such selected drug; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ending on November 1 of the year that begins 2 years prior to the initial price applicability year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c155c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>manufacturer</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 1847A(c)(6)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum fair price eligible individual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>maximum fair price eligible individual</term>’ means, with respect to a selected drug—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case such drug is dispensed to the individual at a pharmacy, by a mail order service, or by another dispenser, an individual who is enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of title XVIII or an MA–PD plan under part C of such title if coverage is provided under such plan for such selected drug; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case such drug is furnished or administered to the individual by a hospital, physician, or other provider of services or supplier, an individual who is enrolled under part B of title XVIII, including an individual who is enrolled in an MA plan under part C of such title, if payment may be made under part B for such selected drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum fair price</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>maximum fair price</term>’ means, with respect to a year during a price applicability period and with respect to a selected drug (as defined in section 1192(c)) with respect to such period, the price negotiated pursuant to section 1194, and updated pursuant to section 1195(b), as applicable, for such drug and year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1835">136 STAT. 1835</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reference product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>reference product</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total expenditures</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>total expenditures</term>’ includes, in the case of expenditures with respect to part D of title XVIII, the total gross covered prescription drug costs (as defined in section 1860D–15(b)(3)). The term ‘<term>total expenditures</term>’ excludes, in the case of expenditures with respect to part B of such title, expenditures for a drug or biological product that are bundled or packaged into the payment for another service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>unit</term>’ means, with respect to a drug or biological product, the lowest identifiable amount (such as a capsule or tablet, milligram of molecules, or grams) of the drug or biological product that is dispensed or furnished.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c155c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing for Initial Price Applicability Year 2026</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding the provisions of this part, in the case of initial price applicability year 2026, the following rules shall apply for purposes of implementing the program:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by substituting ‘September 1, 2023’ for ‘, with respect to each initial price applicability year, February 1 of the year that begins 2 years prior to such year’.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Subsection (b)(4) shall be applied—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by substituting ‘October 1, 2023’ for ‘February 28 following the selected drug publication date with respect to such selected drug’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by substituting ‘August 1, 2024’ for ‘November 1 of the year that begins 2 years prior to the initial price applicability year’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Section 1192 shall be applied—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1)(A), by substituting ‘during the period beginning on June 1, 2022, and ending on May 31, 2023’ for ‘during the most recent period of 12 months prior to the selected drug publication date (but ending not later than October 31 of the year prior to the year of such drug publication date), with respect to such year, for which data are available’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1)(A), by substituting ‘during the period beginning on June 1, 2022, and ending on May 31, 2023’ for ‘during the most recent period for which data are available of at least 12 months prior to the selected drug publication date (but ending no later than October 31 of the year prior to the year of such drug publication date), with respect to such year’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Section 1193(a) shall be applied by substituting ‘October 1, 2023’ for ‘February 28 following the selected drug publication date with respect to such selected drug’.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>Section 1194(b)(2) shall be applied—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by substituting ‘October 2, 2023’ for ‘March 1 of the year of the selected drug publication date, with respect to the selected drug’;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by substituting ‘February 1, 2024’ for ‘the June 1 following the selected drug publication date’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by substituting ‘August 1, 2024’ for ‘the first day of November following the selected <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1836">136 STAT. 1836</page> drug publication date, with respect to the initial price applicability year ’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Section 1195(a)(1) shall be applied by substituting ‘September 1, 2024’ for ‘November 30 of the year that is 2 years prior to such initial price applicability year’.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c155c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1192">“SEC. 1192. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–1">42 USC 1320f–1</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SELECTION OF NEGOTIATION-ELIGIBLE DRUGS AS SELECTED DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c155c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than the selected drug publication date with respect to an initial price applicability year, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall select and publish a list of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>with respect to the initial price applicability year 2026, 10 negotiation-eligible drugs described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (d)(1), but not subparagraph (B) of such subsection, with respect to such year (or, all (if such number is less than 10) such negotiation-eligible drugs with respect to such year);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>with respect to the initial price applicability year 2027, 15 negotiation-eligible drugs described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (d)(1), but not subparagraph (B) of such subsection, with respect to such year (or, all (if such number is less than 15) such negotiation-eligible drugs with respect to such year);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>with respect to the initial price applicability year 2028, 15 negotiation-eligible drugs described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (d)(1) with respect to such year (or, all (if such number is less than 15) such negotiation-eligible drugs with respect to such year); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>with respect to the initial price applicability year 2029 or a subsequent year, 20 negotiation-eligible drugs described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (d)(1), with respect to such year (or, all (if such number is less than 20) such negotiation-eligible drugs with respect to such year).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1c155c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">Subject to subsection (c)(2) and section 1194(f)(5), each drug published on the list pursuant to the previous sentence shall be subject to the negotiation process under section 1194 for the negotiation period with respect to such initial price applicability year (and the renegotiation process under such section as applicable for any subsequent year during the applicable price applicability period).</continuation><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c155c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Drugs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, with respect to an initial price applicability year, do the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c155c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c155c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>Rank negotiation-eligible drugs described in subsection (d)(1) according to the total expenditures for such drugs under parts B and D of title XVIII, as determined by the Secretary, during the most recent period of 12 months prior to the selected drug publication date (but ending not later than October 31 of the year prior to the year of such drug publication date), with respect to such year, for which data are available, with the negotiation-eligible drugs with the highest total expenditures being ranked the highest.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15836f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Select from such ranked drugs with respect to such year the negotiation-eligible drugs with the highest such rankings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High spend part d drugs for 2026 and 2027</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to the initial price applicability year 2026 and with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1837">136 STAT. 1837</page> respect to the initial price applicability year 2027, the Secretary shall apply paragraph (1) as if the reference to ‘negotiation-eligible drugs described in subsection (d)(1)’ were a reference to ‘negotiation-eligible drugs described in subsection (d)(1)(A)’ and as if the reference to ‘total expenditures for such drugs under parts B and D of title XVIII’ were a reference to ‘total expenditures for such drugs under part D of title XVIII’.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c158372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selected Drug</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part, in accordance with subsection (e)(2) and subject to paragraph (2), each negotiation-eligible drug included on the list published under subsection (a) with respect to an initial price applicability year shall be referred to as a ‘selected drug’ with respect to such year and each subsequent year beginning before the first year that begins at least 9 months after the date on which the Secretary determines at least one drug or biological product—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is approved or licensed (as applicable)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act using such drug as the listed drug; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act using such drug as the reference product; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is marketed pursuant to such approval or licensure.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15837a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A negotiation-eligible drug—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15837b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>that is included on the list published under subsection (a) with respect to an initial price applicability year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15837c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for which the Secretary makes a determination described in paragraph (1) before or during the negotiation period with respect to such initial price applicability year;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c15837d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">shall not be subject to the negotiation process under section 1194 with respect to such negotiation period and shall continue to be considered a selected drug under this part with respect to the number of negotiation-eligible drugs published on the list under subsection (a) with respect to such initial price applicability year.</continuation><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15837e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15837f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Negotiation-Eligible Drug</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part, subject to paragraph (2), the term ‘<term>negotiation-eligible drug</term>’ means, with respect to the selected drug publication date with respect to an initial price applicability year, a qualifying single source drug, as defined in subsection (e), that is described in either of the following subparagraphs (or, with respect to the initial price applicability year 2026 or 2027, that is described in subparagraph (A)):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part d high spend drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>The qualifying single source drug is, determined in accordance with subsection (e)(2), among the 50 qualifying single source drugs with the highest total expenditures under part D of title XVIII, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (3), during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available prior to such selected drug publication date (but ending no later than October 31 of the year prior to the year of such drug publication date).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1838">136 STAT. 1838</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part b high spend drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>The qualifying single source drug is, determined in accordance with subsection (e)(2), among the 50 qualifying single source drugs with the highest total expenditures under part B of title XVIII, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (3), during such most recent 12-month period, as described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for small biotech drugs</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (C), the term ‘<term>negotiation-eligible drug</term>’ shall not include, with respect to the initial price applicability years 2026, 2027, and 2028, a qualifying single source drug that meets either of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part d drugs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The total expenditures for the qualifying single source drug under part D of title XVIII, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (3)(B), during 2021—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>are equal to or less than 1 percent of the total expenditures under such part D, as so determined, for all covered part D drugs (as defined in section 1860D–2(e)) during such year; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>are equal to at least 80 percent of the total expenditures under such part D, as so determined, for all covered part D drugs for which the manufacturer of the drug has an agreement in effect under section 1860D–14A during such year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15838a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part b drugs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The total expenditures for the qualifying single source drug under part B of title XVIII, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (3)(B), during 2021—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15838b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>are equal to or less than 1 percent of the total expenditures under such part B, as so determined, for all qualifying single source drugs for which payment may be made under such part B during such year; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15838c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>are equal to at least 80 percent of the total expenditures under such part B, as so determined, for all qualifying single source drugs of the manufacturer for which payment may be made under such part B during such year.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15838d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifications relating to manufacturers</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15838e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregation rule</inline>.—</heading><content>All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as one manufacturer for purposes of this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15838f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>A drug shall not be considered to be a qualifying single source drug described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) if the manufacturer of such drug is acquired after 2021 by another manufacturer that does not meet the definition of a specified manufacturer under section 1860D–14C(g)(4)(B)(ii), effective at the beginning of the plan year immediately following such acquisition or, in the case of an acquisition before 2025, effective January 1, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1839">136 STAT. 1839</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drugs not included as small biotech drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>A new formulation, such as an extended release formulation, of a qualifying single source drug shall not be considered a qualifying single source drug described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifications and determinations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previously selected drugs and small biotech drugs excluded</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In applying subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not consider or count—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>drugs that are already selected drugs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c158395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for initial price applicability years 2026, 2027, and 2028, qualifying single source drugs described in paragraph (2)(A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of data</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining whether a qualifying single source drug satisfies any of the criteria described in paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall use data that is aggregated across dosage forms and strengths of the drug, including new formulations of the drug, such as an extended release formulation, and not based on the specific formulation or package size or package type of the drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c158397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying Single Source Drug</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c158398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c158399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part, the term ‘<term>qualifying single source drug</term>’ means, with respect to an initial price applicability year, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a covered part D drug (as defined in section 1860D–2(e)) that is described in any of the following or a drug or biological product for which payment may be made under part B of title XVIII that is described in any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15839a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drug products</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A drug—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15839b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that is approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and is marketed pursuant to such approval;<sidenote><p>Time periods.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15839c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for which, as of the selected drug publication date with respect to such initial price applicability year, at least 7 years will have elapsed since the date of such approval; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15839d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>that is not the listed drug for any drug that is approved and marketed under section 505(j) of such Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15839e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biological products</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A biological product—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15839f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that is licensed under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act and is marketed under section 351 of such Act;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for which, as of the selected drug publication date with respect to such initial price applicability year, at least 11 years will have elapsed since the date of such licensure; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>that is not the reference product for any biological product that is licensed and marketed under section 351(k) of such Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of authorized generic drugs</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a qualifying single source drug described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) that is the listed drug (as such term is used in section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or a product described in clause (ii) of subparagraph <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1840">136 STAT. 1840</page> (B), with respect to an authorized generic drug, in applying the provisions of this part, such authorized generic drug and such listed drug or such product shall be treated as the same qualifying single source drug.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized generic drug defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>authorized generic drug</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a drug, an authorized generic drug (as such term is defined in section 505(t)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of a biological product, a product that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has been licensed under section 351(a) of such Act; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is marketed, sold, or distributed directly or indirectly to retail class of trade under a different labeling, packaging (other than repackaging as the reference product in blister packs, unit doses, or similar packaging for use in institutions), product code, labeler code, trade name, or trade mark than the reference product.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this part, the term ‘<term>qualifying single source drug</term>’ does not include any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain orphan drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>A drug that is designated as a drug for only one rare disease or condition under section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and for which the only approved indication (or indications) is for such disease or condition.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1583ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1583ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low spend medicare drugs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A drug or biological product with respect to which the total expenditures under parts B and D of title XVIII, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (d)(3)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>with respect to initial price applicability year 2026, is less than, during the period beginning on June 1, 2022, and ending on May 31, 2023, $200,000,000;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to initial price applicability year 2027, is less than, during the most recent 12-month period applicable under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(1) for such year, the dollar amount specified in clause (i) increased by the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) for the period beginning on June 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2024; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>with respect to a subsequent initial price applicability year, is less than, during the most recent 12-month period applicable under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(1) for such year, the dollar amount specified in this subparagraph for the previous initial price applicability year increased by the annual percentage increase in such consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the year prior to the year of the selected drug publication date with respect to such subsequent initial price applicability year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1841">136 STAT. 1841</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1583b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plasma-derived products</inline>.—</heading><content>A biological product that is derived from human whole blood or plasma.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c15aac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1193">“SEC. 1193. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–2">42 USC 1320f–2</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">MANUFACTURER AGREEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 1191(a)(2), the Secretary shall enter into agreements with manufacturers of selected drugs with respect to a price applicability period, by not later than February 28 following the selected drug publication date with respect to such selected drug, under which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>during the negotiation period for the initial price applicability year for the selected drug, the Secretary and the manufacturer, in accordance with section 1194, negotiate to determine (and, by not later than the last date of such period, agree to) a maximum fair price for such selected drug of the manufacturer in order for the manufacturer to provide access to such price—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to maximum fair price eligible individuals who with respect to such drug are described in subparagraph (A) of section 1191(c)(2) and are dispensed such drug (and to pharmacies, mail order services, and other dispensers, with respect to such maximum fair price eligible individuals who are dispensed such drugs) during, subject to paragraph (2), the price applicability period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to hospitals, physicians, and other providers of services and suppliers with respect to maximum fair price eligible individuals who with respect to such drug are described in subparagraph (B) of such section and are furnished or administered such drug during, subject to paragraph (2), the price applicability period;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the Secretary and the manufacturer shall, in accordance with section 1194, renegotiate (and, by not later than the last date of the period of renegotiation, agree to) the maximum fair price for such drug, in order for the manufacturer to provide access to such maximum fair price (as so renegotiated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to maximum fair price eligible individuals who with respect to such drug are described in subparagraph (A) of section 1191(c)(2) and are dispensed such drug (and to pharmacies, mail order services, and other dispensers, with respect to such maximum fair price eligible individuals who are dispensed such drugs) during any year during the price applicability period (beginning after such renegotiation) with respect to such selected drug; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to hospitals, physicians, and other providers of services and suppliers with respect to maximum fair price eligible individuals who with respect to such drug are described in subparagraph (B) of such section and are furnished or administered such drug during any year described in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>subject to subsection (d), access to the maximum fair price (including as renegotiated pursuant to paragraph (2)), with respect to such a selected drug, shall be provided by the manufacturer to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>maximum fair price eligible individuals, who with respect to such drug are described in subparagraph (A) of section 1191(c)(2), at the pharmacy, mail order service, or other dispenser at the point-of-sale of such drug (and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1842">136 STAT. 1842</page> shall be provided by the manufacturer to the pharmacy, mail order service, or other dispenser, with respect to such maximum fair price eligible individuals who are dispensed such drugs), as described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A), as applicable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>hospitals, physicians, and other providers of services and suppliers with respect to maximum fair price eligible individuals who with respect to such drug are described in subparagraph (B) of such section and are furnished or administered such drug, as described in paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), as applicable;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>the manufacturer submits to the Secretary, in a form and manner specified by the Secretary, for the negotiation period for the price applicability period (and, if applicable, before any period of renegotiation pursuant to section 1194(f)) with respect to such drug—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>information on the non-Federal average manufacturer price (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8126/h/5">section 8126(h)(5) of title 38, United States Code</ref>) for the drug for the applicable year or period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>information that the Secretary requires to carry out the negotiation (or renegotiation process) under this part; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the manufacturer complies with requirements determined by the Secretary to be necessary for purposes of administering the program and monitoring compliance with the program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement in Effect Until Drug Is No Longer a Selected Drug</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement entered into under this section shall be effective, with respect to a selected drug, until such drug is no longer considered a selected drug under section 1192(c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality of Information</inline>.—</heading><content>Information submitted to the Secretary under this part by a manufacturer of a selected drug that is proprietary information of such manufacturer (as determined by the Secretary) shall be used only by the Secretary or disclosed to and used by the Comptroller General of the United States for purposes of carrying out this part.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonduplication With 340B Ceiling Price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under an agreement entered into under this section, the manufacturer of a selected drug—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>shall not be required to provide access to the maximum fair price under subsection (a)(3), with respect to such selected drug and maximum fair price eligible individuals who are eligible to be furnished, administered, or dispensed such selected drug at a covered entity described in section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act, to such covered entity if such selected drug is subject to an agreement described in section 340B(a)(1) of such Act and the ceiling price (defined in section 340B(a)(1) of such Act) is lower than the maximum fair price for such selected drug; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>shall be required to provide access to the maximum fair price to such covered entity with respect to maximum fair price eligible individuals who are eligible to be furnished, administered, or dispensed such selected drug at such entity at such ceiling price in a nonduplicated amount to the ceiling price if such maximum fair price is below the ceiling price for such selected drug.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1843">136 STAT. 1843</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c15aae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1194">“SEC. 1194. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–3">42 USC 1320f–3</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">NEGOTIATION AND RENEGOTIATION PROCESS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part, under an agreement under section 1193 between the Secretary and a manufacturer of a selected drug (or selected drugs), with respect to the period for which such agreement is in effect and in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary and the manufacturer—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>shall during the negotiation period with respect to such drug, in accordance with this section, negotiate a maximum fair price for such drug for the purpose described in section 1193(a)(1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>renegotiate, in accordance with the process specified pursuant to subsection (f), such maximum fair price for such drug for the purpose described in section 1193(a)(2) if such drug is a renegotiation-eligible drug under such subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Negotiation Process Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology and process</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop and use a consistent methodology and process, in accordance with paragraph (2), for negotiations under subsection (a) that aims to achieve the lowest maximum fair price for each selected drug.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aaea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specific elements of negotiation process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the negotiation process under this section, with respect to a selected drug and the negotiation period with respect to the initial price applicability year with respect to such drug, the following shall apply:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of information</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1 of the year of the selected drug publication date, with respect to the selected drug, the manufacturer of the drug shall submit to the Secretary, in accordance with section 1193(a)(4), the information described in such section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aaed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial offer by secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the June 1 following the selected drug publication date, the Secretary shall provide the manufacturer of the selected drug with a written initial offer that contains the Secretary’s proposal for the maximum fair price of the drug and a concise justification based on the factors described in section 1194(e) that were used in developing such offer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15aaef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to initial offer</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of an initial offer under subparagraph (B), the manufacturer shall either accept such offer or propose a counteroffer to such offer.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counteroffer requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a manufacturer proposes a counteroffer, such counteroffer—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>shall be in writing; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>shall be justified based on the factors described in subsection (e).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to counteroffer</inline>.—</heading><content>After receiving a counteroffer under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall respond in writing to such counteroffer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>All negotiations between the Secretary and the manufacturer of the selected drug shall end prior to the first day of November following the selected drug publication date, with respect to the initial price applicability year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1844">136 STAT. 1844</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on offer amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In negotiating the maximum fair price of a selected drug, with respect to the initial price applicability year for the selected drug, and, as applicable, in renegotiating the maximum fair price for such drug, with respect to a subsequent year during the price applicability period for such drug, the Secretary shall not offer (or agree to a counteroffer for) a maximum fair price for the selected drug that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>exceeds the ceiling determined under subsection (c) for the selected drug and year; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>as applicable, is less than the floor determined under subsection (d) for the selected drug and year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15aaf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ceiling for Maximum Fair Price</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aafa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General ceiling</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The maximum fair price negotiated under this section for a selected drug, with respect to the first initial price applicability year of the price applicability period with respect to such drug, shall not exceed the lower of the amount under subparagraph (B) or the amount under subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subparagraph </inline>(B)<inline class="smallCaps"> amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An amount equal to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aafd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered part d drug</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a covered part D drug (as defined in section 1860D–2(e)), the sum of the plan specific enrollment weighted amounts for each prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan (as determined under paragraph (2)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aafe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part b drug or biological</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a drug or biological product for which payment may be made under part B of title XVIII, the payment amount under section 1847A(b)(4) for the drug or biological product for the year prior to the year of the selected drug publication date with respect to the initial price applicability year for the drug or biological product.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15aaff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subparagraph </inline>(C)<inline class="smallCaps"> amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An amount equal to the applicable percent described in paragraph (3), with respect to such drug, of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15ab00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial price applicability year 2026</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a selected drug with respect to which such initial price applicability year is 2026, the average non-Federal average manufacturer price for such drug for 2021 (or, in the case that there is not an average non-Federal average manufacturer price available for such drug for 2021, for the first full year following the market entry for such drug), increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) from September 2021 (or December of such first full year following the market entry), as applicable, to September of the year prior to the year of the selected drug publication date with respect to such initial price applicability year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15ab01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial price applicability year 2027 and subsequent years</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a selected drug with respect to which such initial price applicability year is 2027 or a subsequent year, the lower of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1845">136 STAT. 1845</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15ab02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the average non-Federal average manufacturer price for such drug for 2021 (or, in the case that there is not an average non-Federal average manufacturer price available for such drug for 2021, for the first full year following the market entry for such drug), increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) from September 2021 (or December of such first full year following the market entry), as applicable, to September of the year prior to the year of the selected drug publication date with respect to such initial price applicability year; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the average non-Federal average manufacturer price for such drug for the year prior to the selected drug publication date with respect to such initial price applicability year.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan specific enrollment weighted amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan specific enrollment weighted amount for a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan with respect to a covered Part D drug is an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the negotiated price of the drug under such plan under part D of title XVIII, net of all price concessions received by such plan or pharmacy benefit managers on behalf of such plan, for the most recent year for which data is available; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a fraction—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the numerator of which is the total number of individuals enrolled in such plan in such year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the denominator of which is the total number of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan in such year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percent described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the applicable percent described in this paragraph is the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short-monopoly drugs and vaccines</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a selected drug (other than an extended-monopoly drug and a long-monopoly drug), 75 percent.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extended-monopoly drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to an extended-monopoly drug, 65 percent.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long-monopoly drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a long-monopoly drug, 40 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extended-monopoly drug defined</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In this part, subject to subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>extended-monopoly drug</term>’ means, with respect to an initial price applicability year, a selected drug for which at least 12 years, but fewer than 16 years, have elapsed since the date of approval of such drug under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or since the date of licensure of such drug under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>extended-monopoly drug</term>’ shall not include any of the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1846">136 STAT. 1846</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A vaccine that is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and marketed pursuant to such section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>A selected drug for which a manufacturer had an agreement under this part with the Secretary with respect to an initial price applicability year that is before 2030.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in subparagraph (B)(ii) shall limit the transition of a selected drug described in paragraph (3)(A) to a long-monopoly drug if the selected drug meets the definition of a long-monopoly drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long-monopoly drug defined</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In this part, subject to subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>long-monopoly drug</term>’ means, with respect to an initial price applicability year, a selected drug for which at least 16 years have elapsed since the date of approval of such drug under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or since the date of licensure of such drug under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>long-monopoly drug</term>’ shall not include a vaccine that is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and marketed pursuant to such section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Average non-federal average manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><content>In this part, the term ‘<term>average non-Federal average manufacturer price</term>’ means the average of the non-Federal average manufacturer price (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8126/h/5">section 8126(h)(5) of title 38, United States Code</ref>) for the 4 calendar quarters of the year involved.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15d12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Floor for Small Biotech Drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a selected drug that is a qualifying single source drug described in section 1192(d)(2) and with respect to which the first initial price applicability year of the price applicability period with respect to such drug is 2029 or 2030, the maximum fair price negotiated under this section for such drug for such initial price applicability year may not be less than 66 percent of the average non-Federal average manufacturer price for such drug (as defined in subsection (c)(6)) for 2021 (or, in the case that there is not an average non-Federal average manufacturer price available for such drug for 2021, for the first full year following the market entry for such drug), increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) from September 2021 (or December of such first full year following the market entry), as applicable, to September of the year prior to the selected drug publication date with respect to the initial price applicability year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15d12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of negotiating the maximum fair price of a selected drug under this part with the manufacturer of the drug, the Secretary shall consider the following factors, as applicable to the drug, as the basis for determining the offers and counteroffers under subsection (b) for the drug:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer-specific data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following data, with respect to such selected drug, as submitted by the manufacturer:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1847">136 STAT. 1847</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Research and development costs of the manufacturer for the drug and the extent to which the manufacturer has recouped research and development costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Current unit costs of production and distribution of the drug.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Prior Federal financial support for novel therapeutic discovery and development with respect to the drug.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Data on pending and approved patent applications, exclusivities recognized by the Food and Drug Administration, and applications and approvals under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act for the drug.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Market data and revenue and sales volume data for the drug in the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evidence about alternative treatments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following evidence, as available, with respect to such selected drug and therapeutic alternatives to such drug:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The extent to which such drug represents a therapeutic advance as compared to existing therapeutic alternatives and the costs of such existing therapeutic alternatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Prescribing information approved by the Food and Drug Administration for such drug and therapeutic alternatives to such drug.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Comparative effectiveness of such drug and therapeutic alternatives to such drug, taking into consideration the effects of such drug and therapeutic alternatives to such drug on specific populations, such as individuals with disabilities, the elderly, the terminally ill, children, and other patient populations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The extent to which such drug and therapeutic alternatives to such drug address unmet medical needs for a condition for which treatment or diagnosis is not addressed adequately by available therapy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c15d138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">In using evidence described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall not use evidence from comparative clinical effectiveness research in a manner that treats extending the life of an elderly, disabled, or terminally ill individual as of lower value than extending the life of an individual who is younger, nondisabled, or not terminally ill.</continuation><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15d139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renegotiation Process</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a renegotiation-eligible drug (as defined in paragraph (2)) that is selected under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall provide for a process of renegotiation (for years (beginning with 2028) during the price applicability period, with respect to such drug) of the maximum fair price for such drug consistent with paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renegotiation-eligible drug defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>renegotiation-eligible drug</term>’ means a selected drug that is any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Addition of new indication</inline>.—</heading><content>A selected drug for which a new indication is added to the drug.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change of status to an extended-monopoly drug</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A selected drug that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d13f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is not an extended-monopoly or a long-monopoly drug; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1848">136 STAT. 1848</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for which there is a change in status to that of an extended-monopoly drug.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change of status to a long-monopoly drug</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A selected drug that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is not a long-monopoly drug; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for which there is a change in status to that of a long-monopoly drug.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Material changes</inline>.—</heading><content>A selected drug for which the Secretary determines there has been a material change of any of the factors described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of drugs for renegotiation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each year (beginning with 2028), the Secretary shall select among renegotiation-eligible drugs for renegotiation as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">All extended-monopoly negotiation-eligible drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall select all renegotiation-eligible drugs described in paragraph (2)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">All long-monopoly negotiation-eligible drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall select all renegotiation-eligible drugs described in paragraph (2)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d14a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Remaining drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>Among the remaining renegotiation-eligible drugs described in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall select renegotiation-eligible drugs for which the Secretary expects renegotiation is likely to result in a significant change in the maximum fair price otherwise negotiated.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d14b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renegotiation process</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d14c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall specify the process for renegotiation of maximum fair prices with the manufacturer of a renegotiation-eligible drug selected for renegotiation under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d14d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistent with negotiation process</inline>.—</heading><content>The process specified under subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable, be consistent with the methodology and process established under subsection (b) and in accordance with subsections (c), (d), and (e), and for purposes of applying subsections (c)(1)(A) and (d), the reference to the first initial price applicability year of the price applicability period with respect to such drug shall be treated as the first initial price applicability year of such period for which the maximum fair price established pursuant to such renegotiation applies, including for applying subsection (c)(3)(B) in the case of renegotiation-eligible drugs described in paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection and subsection (c)(3)(C) in the case of renegotiation-eligible drugs described in paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>A renegotiation-eligible drug for which the Secretary makes a determination described in section 1192(c)(1) before or during the period of renegotiation shall not be subject to the renegotiation process under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15d14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>The maximum fair price for a selected drug described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall take effect no later than the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1849">136 STAT. 1849</page></content></subsection> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c15d151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1195">“SEC. 1195. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15d154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–4">42 USC 1320f–4</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">PUBLICATION OF MAXIMUM FAIR PRICES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15d155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an initial price applicability year and a selected drug with respect to such year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>not later than November 30 of the year that is 2 years prior to such initial price applicability year, the Secretary shall publish the maximum fair price for such drug negotiated with the manufacturer of such drug under this part; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15d157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>not later than March 1 of the year prior to such initial price applicability year, the Secretary shall publish, subject to section 1193(c), the explanation for the maximum fair price with respect to the factors as applied under section 1194(e) for such drug described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent year maximum fair prices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For a selected drug, for each year subsequent to the first initial price applicability year of the price applicability period with respect to such drug, with respect to which an agreement for such drug is in effect under section 1193, not later than November 30 of the year that is 2 years prior to such subsequent year, the Secretary shall publish the maximum fair price applicable to such drug and year, which shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (B), the amount equal to the maximum fair price published for such drug for the previous year, increased by the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) for the 12-month period ending with the July immediately preceding such November 30; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case the maximum fair price for such drug was renegotiated, for the first year for which such price as so renegotiated applies, such renegotiated maximum fair price.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15f86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prices negotiated after deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a selected drug with respect to an initial price applicability year for which the maximum fair price is determined under this part after the date of publication under this section, the Secretary shall publish such maximum fair price by not later than 30 days after the date such maximum price is so determined.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c15f86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1196">“SEC. 1196. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15f86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–5">42 USC 1320f–5</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 1191(a)(4), the administrative duties described in this section are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The establishment of procedures to ensure that the maximum fair price for a selected drug is applied before—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any coverage or financial assistance under other health benefit plans or programs that provide coverage or financial assistance for the purchase or provision of prescription drug coverage on behalf of maximum fair price eligible individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any other discounts.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The establishment of procedures to compute and apply the maximum fair price across different strengths and dosage forms of a selected drug and not based on the specific formulation or package size or package type of such drug.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1850">136 STAT. 1850</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>The establishment of procedures to carry out the provisions of this part, as applicable, with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>maximum fair price eligible individuals who are enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of title XVIII or an MA–PD plan under part C of such title; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>maximum fair price eligible individuals who are enrolled under part B of such title, including who are enrolled in an MA plan under part C of such title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The establishment of a negotiation process and renegotiation process in accordance with section 1194.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The establishment of a process for manufacturers to submit information described in section 1194(b)(2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>The sharing with the Secretary of the Treasury of such information as is necessary to determine the tax imposed by section 5000D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including the application of such tax to a manufacturer, producer, or importer or the determination of any date described in section 5000D(c)(1) of such Code. For purposes of the preceding sentence, such information shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary receives notification of any termination of an agreement under the Medicare coverage gap discount program under section 1860D-14A and the date on which any subsequent agreement under such program is entered into;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f87c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary receives notification of any termination of an agreement under the manufacturer discount program under section 1860D-14C and the date on which any subsequent agreement under such program is entered into; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary receives notification of any termination of a rebate agreement described in section 1927(b) and the date on which any subsequent rebate agreement described in such section is entered into.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The establishment of procedures for purposes of applying section 1192(d)(2)(B).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f87f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall monitor compliance by a manufacturer with the terms of an agreement under section 1193 and establish a mechanism through which violations of such terms shall be reported.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c15f880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1197">“SEC. 1197. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15f881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–6">42 USC 1320f–6</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Violations Relating to Offering of Maximum Fair Price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any manufacturer of a selected drug that has entered into an agreement under section 1193, with respect to a year during the price applicability period with respect to such drug, that does not provide access to a price that is equal to or less than the maximum fair price for such drug for such year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to a maximum fair price eligible individual who with respect to such drug is described in subparagraph (A) of section 1191(c)(2) and who is dispensed such drug during such year (and to pharmacies, mail order services, and other dispensers, with respect to such maximum fair price eligible individuals who are dispensed such drugs); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to a hospital, physician, or other provider of services or supplier with respect to maximum fair price eligible individuals who with respect to such drug is described in subparagraph (B) of such section and is furnished or administered such drug <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1851">136 STAT. 1851</page> by such hospital, physician, or provider or supplier during such year;</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1c15f885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty equal to ten times the amount equal to the product of the number of units of such drug so furnished, dispensed, or administered during such year and the difference between the price for such drug made available for such year by such manufacturer with respect to such individual or hospital, physician, provider of services, or supplier and the maximum fair price for such drug for such year.</continuation><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Violations of Certain Terms of Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>Any manufacturer of a selected drug that has entered into an agreement under section 1193, with respect to a year during the price applicability period with respect to such drug, that is in violation of a requirement imposed pursuant to section 1193(a)(5), including the requirement to submit information pursuant to section 1193(a)(4), shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty equal to $1,000,000 for each day of such violation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">False Information</inline>.—</heading><content>Any manufacturer that knowingly provides false information pursuant to section 1196(a)(7) shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty equal to $100,000,000 for each item of such false information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil monetary penalty under this section in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).</content></subsection> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c15f889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1198">“SEC. 1198. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c15f88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–7">42 USC 1320f–7</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There shall be no administrative or judicial review of any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c15f88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The determination of a unit, with respect to a drug or biological product, pursuant to section 1191(c)(6).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c15f88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The selection of drugs under section 1192(b), the determination of negotiation-eligible drugs under section 1192(d), and the determination of qualifying single source drugs under section 1192(e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c15f88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The determination of a maximum fair price under subsection (b) or (f) of section 1194.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c15f88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The determination of renegotiation-eligible drugs under section 1194(f)(2) and the selection of renegotiation-eligible drugs under section 1194(f)(3).”</content></paragraph> </section> </part> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c15f88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under medicare</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to payments under part b</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1847A(b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3a/b/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(b)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or in the case of such a drug or biological product that is a selected drug (as referred to in section 1192(c)), with respect to a price applicability period (as defined in section 1191(b)(2)), 106 percent of the maximum fair price (as defined in section 1191(c)(3)) applicable for such drug and a year during such period</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (4)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application under ma of cost-sharing for part b drugs based off of negotiated price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1852(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–22/a/1/B/iv">42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(1)(B)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1852">136 STAT. 1852</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclause (VII) as subclause (VIII); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subclause (VI) the following subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>A drug or biological product that is a selected drug (as referred to in section 1192(c)).”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to part </inline>D<inline class="smallCaps"> non-interference</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–11(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–111/i">42 U.S.C. 1395w–111(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered part D drugs.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except as provided under section 1860D–4(b)(3)(l); and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c15f899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c161faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>may not institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered part D drugs, except as provided under part E of title XI.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application as negotiated price under part d</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102/d/1">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subject to subparagraph (D),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>negotiated prices</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c161fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of maximum fair price for selected drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In applying this section, in the case of a covered part D drug that is a selected drug (as referred to in section 1192(c)), with respect to a price applicability period (as defined in section 1191(b)(2)), the negotiated prices used for payment (as described in this subsection) shall be no greater than the maximum fair price (as defined in section 1191(c)(3)) for such drug and for each year during such period plus any dispensing fees for such drug.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c161faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage of selected drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–4(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–104/b/3">42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c161fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required inclusion of selected drugs</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c161fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For 2026 and each subsequent year, the PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan shall include each covered part D drug that is a selected drug under section 1192 for which a maximum fair price (as defined in section 1191(c)(3)) is in effect with respect to the year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed as prohibiting a PDP sponsor from removing such a selected drug from a formulary if such removal would be permitted under <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s423.120/b/5/iv">section 423.120(b)(5)(iv) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information from prescription drug plans and ma–pd plans required</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c161fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prescription drug plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–12(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w">42 U.S.C. 1395w</ref>–<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1853">136 STAT. 1853</page> 112(b)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c1646c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information related to maximum fair prices</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1646c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1646c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Each contract entered into with a PDP sponsor under this part with respect to a prescription drug plan offered by such sponsor shall require the sponsor to provide information to the Secretary as requested by the Secretary for purposes of carrying out section 1194.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">MA–PD plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1857(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–27/f/3">42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(f)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c1646ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information related to maximum fair prices</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–12(b)(8).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions for coverage</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicare part d</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–43(c) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–153/c">42 U.S.C. 1395w–153(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Agreements</headingText>.—Subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">Agreements</headingText>.—<paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1c1646cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), subsection”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1c1646d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to a covered part D drug of a manufacturer for any period described in section 5000D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the manufacturer.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid and medicare part b</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1927(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/a/3">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>The preceding sentence shall not apply to a single source drug or innovator multiple source drug of a manufacturer for any period described in section 5000D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the manufacturer.</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure of information under medicare part d</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–12(b)(3)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–112/b/3/D/i">42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)(3)(D)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or carrying out part E of title XI</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>appropriate)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsidies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–15(f)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–115/f/2/A/i">42 U.S.C. 1395w–115(f)(2)(A)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or part E of title XI</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drug price negotiation program prices included in best price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1927(c)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/c/1/C">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(1)(C)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (i)(VI), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any prices charged</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to clause (ii)(V), any prices charged</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1854">136 STAT. 1854</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1646db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c166dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>in the case of a rebate period and a covered outpatient drug that is a selected drug (as referred to in section 1192(c)) during such rebate period, shall be inclusive of the maximum fair price (as defined in section 1191(c)(3)) for such drug with respect to such period.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c166ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum fair prices excluded from average manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1927(k)(1)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/k/1/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(k)(1)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c166dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (IV) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c166def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (V) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c166df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c166df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>any reduction in price paid during the rebate period to the manufacturer for a drug by reason of application of part E of title XI.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c166df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c166df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f">42 USC 1320f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2026 Through 2028</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement this section, including the amendments made by this section, for 2026, 2027, and 2028 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11002">SEC. 11002. </num><heading>SPECIAL RULE TO DELAY SELECTION AND NEGOTIATION OF BIOLOGICS FOR BIOSIMILAR MARKET ENTRY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c17f494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Part E of title XI of the Social Security Act, as added by section 11001, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c17f495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c17f496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–1">42 USC 1320f–1</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 1192—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c17f497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the flush matter following paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and subsection (b)(3)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the previous sentence</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c17f498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c17f499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c17f49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>In the case of a biological product for which the inclusion of the biological product as a selected drug on a list published under subsection (a) has been delayed under subsection (f)(2), remove such biological product from the rankings under subparagraph (A) before making the selections under subparagraph (B).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c17f49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c181bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of delayed biological products</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to subparagraphs (B)(ii)(I) and (C)(i) of subsection (f)(2), the Secretary shall select and include on the list published under subsection (a) the biological products described in such subparagraphs. Such biological products shall count towards the required number of drugs to be selected under subsection (a)(1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c181bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c19a24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule To Delay Selection and Negotiation of Biologics for Biosimilar Market Entry</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1855">136 STAT. 1855</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19a251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19a252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a biological product that would (but for this subsection) be an extended-monopoly drug (as defined in section 1194(c)(4)) included as a selected drug on the list published under subsection (a) with respect to an initial price applicability year, the rules described in paragraph (2) shall apply if the Secretary determines that there is a high likelihood (as described in paragraph (3)) that a biosimilar biological product (for which such biological product will be the reference product) will be licensed and marketed under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act before the date that is 2 years after the selected drug publication date with respect to such initial price applicability year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request required</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall not provide for a delay under—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>paragraph (2)(A) unless a request is made for such a delay by a manufacturer of a biosimilar biological product prior to the selected drug publication date for the list published under subsection (a) with respect to the initial price applicability year for which the biological product may have been included as a selected drug on such list but for subparagraph (2)(A); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19a257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>paragraph (2)(B)(iii) unless a request is made for such a delay by such a manufacturer prior to the selected drug publication date for the list published under subsection (a) with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 1 year after the initial price applicability year for which the biological product described in subsection (a) would have been included as a selected drug on such list but for paragraph (2)(A).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information and documents</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A request made under clause (i) shall be submitted to the Secretary by such manufacturer at a time and in a form and manner specified by the Secretary, and contain—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>information and documents necessary for the Secretary to make determinations under this subsection, as specified by the Secretary and including, to the extent available, items described in subclause (III); and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>all agreements related to the biosimilar biological product filed with the Federal Trade Commission or the Assistant Attorney General pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) of section 1112 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional information and documents</inline>.—</heading><content>After the Secretary has reviewed the request and materials submitted under subclause (I), the manufacturer shall submit any additional <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1856">136 STAT. 1856</page> information and documents requested by the Secretary necessary to make determinations under this subsection.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Items described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The items described in this clause are the following:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>The manufacturing schedule for such biosimilar biological product submitted to the Food and Drug Administration during its review of the application under such section 351(k).</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19a260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Disclosures (in filings by the manufacturer of such biosimilar biological product with the Securities and Exchange Commission required under section 12(b), 12(g), 13(a), or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 about capital investment, revenue expectations, and actions taken by the manufacturer that are typical of the normal course of business in the year (or the 2 years, as applicable) before marketing of a biosimilar biological product) that pertain to the marketing of such biosimilar biological product, or comparable documentation that is distributed to the shareholders of privately held companies.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregation rule</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or in a partnership, shall be treated as one manufacturer for purposes of paragraph (2)(D)(iv).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In clause (i), the term ‘<term>partnership</term>’ means a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other organization through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on by the manufacturer of the biological product and the manufacturer of the biosimilar biological product.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19a265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19a266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The rules described in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delayed selection and negotiation for 1 year</inline>.—</heading><content>If a determination of high likelihood is made under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall delay the inclusion of the biological product as a selected drug on the list published under subsection (a) until such list is published with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 1 year after the initial price applicability year for which the biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">If not licensed and marketed during the initial delay</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If, during the time period between the selected drug publication date on which the biological product would have been included on the list as a selected drug pursuant to subsection (a) but for subparagraph (A) and the selected drug publication date with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 1 year after the initial price applicability <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1857">136 STAT. 1857</page> year for which such biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list, the Secretary determines that the biosimilar biological product for which the manufacturer submitted the request under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(II) (and for which the Secretary previously made a high likelihood determination under paragraph (3)) has not been licensed and marketed under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary shall, at the request of such manufacturer—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>reevaluate whether there is a high likelihood (as described in paragraph (3)) that such biosimilar biological product will be licensed and marketed under such section 351(k) before the date that is 2 years after the selected drug publication date for which such biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list published but for subparagraph (A); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19a26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19c97c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate whether, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, the manufacturer of such biosimilar biological product has made a significant amount of progress (as determined by the Secretary) towards both such licensure and the marketing of such biosimilar biological product (based on information from items described in subclauses (I)(bb) and (II) of paragraph (1)(B)(ii)) since the receipt by the Secretary of the request made by such manufacturer under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c97d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection and negotiation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary determines that there is not a high likelihood that such biosimilar biological product will be licensed and marketed as described in clause (i)(I) or there has not been a significant amount of progress as described in clause (i)(II)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c97e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Secretary shall include the biological product as a selected drug on the list published under subsection (a) with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 1 year after the initial price applicability year for which such biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list but for subparagraph (A); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c97f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the manufacturer of such biological product shall pay a rebate under paragraph (4) with respect to the year for which such manufacturer would have provided access to a maximum fair price for such biological product but for subparagraph (A).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Second 1-year delay</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that there is a high likelihood that such biosimilar biological product will be licensed and marketed (as described in clause (i)(I)) and a significant amount of progress has been made by the manufacturer of such biosimilar biological product towards such licensure and marketing (as described in clause (i)(II)), the Secretary shall delay the inclusion of the biological product as a selected drug on the list published under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1858">136 STAT. 1858</page> subsection (a) until the selected drug publication date of such list with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 2 years after the initial price applicability year for which such biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list but for this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">If not licensed and marketed during the year two delay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If, during the time period between the selected drug publication date of the list for which the biological product would have been included as a selected drug but for subparagraph (B)(iii) and the selected drug publication date with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 2 years after the initial price applicability year for which such biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list but for this subsection, the Secretary determines that such biosimilar biological product has not been licensed and marketed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Secretary shall include such biological product as a selected drug on such list with respect to the initial price applicability year that is 2 years after the initial price applicability year for which such biological product would have been included as a selected drug on such list; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the manufacturer of such biological product shall pay a rebate under paragraph (4) with respect to the years for which such manufacturer would have provided access to a maximum fair price for such biological product but for this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on delays</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limited to 2 years</inline>.—</heading><content>In no case shall the Secretary delay the inclusion of a biological product on the list published under subsection (a) for more than 2 years.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of biological products that transitioned to a long-monopoly drug during the delay</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a biological product for which the inclusion on the list published pursuant to subsection (a) was delayed by 1 year under subparagraph (A) and for which there would have been a change in status to a long-monopoly drug (as defined in section 1194(c)(5)) if such biological product had been a selected drug, in no case may the Secretary provide for a second 1-year delay under subparagraph (B)(iii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of biological products if more than 1 year since licensure</inline>.—</heading><content>In no case shall the Secretary delay the inclusion of a biological product on the list published under subsection (a) if more than 1 year has elapsed since the biosimilar biological product has been licensed under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act and marketing has not commenced for such biosimilar biological product.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain manufacturers of biosimilar biological products excluded</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In no case shall the Secretary delay the inclusion of a biological product <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1859">136 STAT. 1859</page> as a selected drug on the list published under subsection (a) if Secretary determined that the manufacturer of the biosimilar biological product described in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is the same as the manufacturer of the reference product described in such paragraph or is treated as being the same pursuant to paragraph (1)(C); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>has, based on information from items described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I)(bb), entered into any agreement described in such paragraph with the manufacturer of the reference product described in paragraph (1)(A) that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>requires or incentivizes the manufacturer of the biosimilar biological product to submit a request described in paragraph (1)(B); or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>restricts the quantity (either directly or indirectly) of the biosimilar biological product that may be sold in the United States over a specified period of time.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High likelihood</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, there is a high likelihood described in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), as applicable, if the Secretary finds that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c98e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an application for licensure under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act for the biosimilar biological product has been accepted for review or approved by the Food and Drug Administration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c98f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>information from items described in sub clauses (I)(bb) and (III) of paragraph (1)(B)(ii) submitted to the Secretary by the manufacturer requesting a delay under such paragraph provides clear and convincing evidence that such biosimilar biological product will, within the time period specified under paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(B)(i)(I), be marketed.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraphs (B)(ii)(II) and (C)(ii) of paragraph (2), in the case of a biological product for which the inclusion on the list under subsection (a) was delayed under this subsection and for which the Secretary has negotiated and entered into an agreement under section 1193 with respect to such biological product, the manufacturer shall be required to pay a rebate to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19c993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (C), the amount of the rebate under subparagraph (A) with respect to a biological product shall be equal to the estimated amount—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a biological product that is a covered part D drug (as defined in section 1860D–2(e)), that is the sum of the products of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>75 percent of the amount by which—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the average manufacturer price, as reported by the manufacturer of such covered part D drug under section 1927 (or, if not reported by such manufacturer under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1860">136 STAT. 1860</page> 1927, as reported by such manufacturer to the Secretary pursuant to the agreement under section 1193(a)) for such biological product, with respect to each of the calendar quarters of the price applicability period that would have applied but for this subsection; exceeds</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>in the initial price applicability year that would have applied but for a delay under—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>paragraph (2)(A), the maximum fair price negotiated under section 1194 for such biological product under such agreement; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>paragraph (2)(B)(iii), such maximum fair price, increased as described in section 1195(b)(1)(A); and</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c99a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the number of units dispensed under part D of title XVIII for such covered part D drug during each such calendar quarter of such price applicability period; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c99b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of a biological product for which payment may be made under part B of title XVIII, that is the sum of the products of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c99c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>80 percent of the amount by which—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c99d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the payment amount for such biological product under section 1847A(b), with respect to each of the calendar quarters of the price applicability period that would have applied but for this subsection; exceeds</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c99e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>in the initial price applicability year that would have applied but for a delay under—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c99f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>paragraph (2)(A), the maximum fair price negotiated under section 1194 for such biological product under such agreement; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>paragraph (2)(B)(iii), such maximum fair price, increased as described in section 1195(b)(1)(A); and</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the number of units (excluding units that are packaged into the payment amount for an item or service and are not separately payable under such part B) of the billing and payment code of such biological product administered or furnished under such part B during each such calendar quarter of such price applicability period.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for delayed biological products that are long-monopoly drugs</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19c9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a biological product with respect to which a rebate is required to be paid under this paragraph, if such biological product qualifies as a long-monopoly drug (as defined in section 1194(c)(5)) at the time of its inclusion on the list published under subsection (a), in determining the amount of the rebate for such biological product under subparagraph (B), the amount described in clause (ii) shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1861">136 STAT. 1861</page> be substituted for the maximum fair price described in clause (i)(I) or (ii)(I) of such subparagraph (B), as applicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19c9a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount described</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount described in this clause is an amount equal to 65 percent of the average non-Federal average manufacturer price for the biological product for 2021 (or, in the case that there is not an average non-Federal average manufacturer price available for such biological product for 2021, for the first full year following the market entry for such biological product), increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) from September 2021 (or December of such first full year following the market entry), as applicable, to September of the year prior to the selected drug publication date with respect to the initial price applicability year that would have applied but for this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate deposits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts paid as rebates under this paragraph shall be deposited into—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case payment is made for such biological product under part B of title XVIII, the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1841; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case such biological product is a covered part D drug (as defined in section 1860D–2(e)), the Medicare Prescription Drug Account under section 1860D–16 in such Trust Fund.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions of biosimilar biological product</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>biosimilar biological product</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 1847A(c)(6).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 1193(a)(4)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19c9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–2">42 USC 1320f–2</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and for section 1192(f),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 1194(f))</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19c9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c19efc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>information that the Secretary requires to carry out section 1192(f), including rebates under paragraph (4) of such section; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19efc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 1196(a)(7)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19efc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–5">42 USC 1320f–5</ref>.</p></sidenote>, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1192(d)(2)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (d)(2)(B) and (f)(1)(C) of section 1192</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19efc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 1197<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19efc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–6">42 USC 1320f–6</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19efc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19efc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c19efc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19efc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Violations Relating to Providing Rebates</inline>.—</heading><content>Any manufacturer that fails to comply with the rebate requirements under section 1192(f)(4) shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty equal to 10 times the amount of the rebate the manufacturer failed to pay under such section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c19efc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 1198(b)(2)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19efca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–7">42 USC 1320f–7</ref>.</p></sidenote>, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the application of section 1192(f),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 1192(e)</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1862">136 STAT. 1862</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c19efcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments for Disclosure of Certain Information</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1927(b)(3)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/b/3/D/i">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3)(D)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or to carry out section 1847B</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or to carry out section 1847B or section 1192(f), including rebates under paragraph (4) of such section</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c19efcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19efcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320f–1">42 USC 1320f–1</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c19efce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2026 Through 2028</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement this section, including the amendments made by this section, for 2026, 2027, and 2028 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11003">SEC. 11003. </num><heading>EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON DRUG MANUFACTURERS DURING NONCOMPLIANCE PERIODS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1ab31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new chapter:<quotedContent><chapter id="y1c1b9d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="50A">“CHAPTER 50A—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5000D.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">DESIGNATED DRUGS</heading><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 5000D. </designator> <label>Designated drugs during noncompliance periods.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c1b9d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5000D">“SEC. 5000D. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s5000D">26 USC 5000D</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DESIGNATED DRUGS DURING NONCOMPLIANCE PERIODS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is hereby imposed on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any designated drug during a day described in subsection (b) a tax in an amount such that the applicable percentage is equal to the ratio of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>such tax, divided by</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the sum of such tax and the price for which so sold.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncompliance Periods</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A day is described in this subsection with respect to a designated drug if it is a day during one of the following periods:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The period beginning on the March 1st (or, in the case of initial price applicability year 2026, the October 2nd) immediately following the date on which such drug is included on the list published under section 1192(a) of the Social Security Act and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the first date on which the manufacturer of such designated drug has in place an agreement described in section 1193(a) of such Act with respect to such drug, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has made a determination described in section 1192(c)(1) of such Act with respect to such designated drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The period beginning on the November 2nd immediately following the March 1st described in paragraph (1) (or, in the case of initial price applicability year 2026, the August 2nd immediately following the October 2nd described in such paragraph) and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the first date on which the manufacturer of such designated drug and the Secretary of Health and Human Services have agreed to a maximum fair price under an agreement described in section 1193(a) of the Social Security Act, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has made a determination described in section 1192(c)(1) of such Act with respect to such designated drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>In the case of any designated drug which is a selected drug (as defined in section 1192(c) of the Social Security Act) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1863">136 STAT. 1863</page> that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has selected for renegotiation under section 1194(f) of such Act, the period beginning on the November 2nd of the year that begins 2 years prior to the first initial price applicability year of the price applicability period for which the maximum fair price established pursuant to such renegotiation applies and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the first date on which the manufacturer of such designated drug has agreed to a renegotiated maximum fair price under such agreement, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has made a determination described in section 1192(c)(1) of such Act with respect to such designated drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>With respect to information that is required to be submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under an agreement described in section 1193(a) of the Social Security Act, the period beginning on the date on which such Secretary certifies that such information is overdue and ending on the date that such information is so submitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension of Tax</inline>.—</heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A day shall not be taken into account as a day during a period described in subsection (b) if such day is also a day during the period—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>beginning on the first date on which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>the notice of terminations of all applicable agreements of the manufacturer have been received by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>none of the drugs of the manufacturer of the designated drug are covered by an agreement under section 1860D-14A or 1860D-14C of the Social Security Act, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>ending on the last day of February following the earlier of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the first day after the date described in subparagraph (A) on which the manufacturer enters into any subsequent applicable agreement, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the first date any drug of the manufacturer of the designated drug is covered by an agreement under section 1860D-14A or 1860D-14C of the Social Security Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>applicable agreement</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>An agreement under—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Medicare coverage gap discount program under section 1860D-14A of the Social Security Act, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the manufacturer discount program under section 1860D-14C of such Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A rebate agreement described in section 1927(b) of such Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>applicable percentage</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in the case of sales of a designated drug during the first 90 days described in subsection (b) with respect to such drug, 65 percent,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1864">136 STAT. 1864</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in the case of sales of such drug during the 91st day through the 180th day described in subsection (b) with respect to such drug, 75 percent,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in the case of sales of such drug during the 181st day through the 270th day described in subsection (b) with respect to such drug, 85 percent, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>in the case of sales of such drug during any subsequent day, 95 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated drug</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>designated drug</term>’ means any negotiation-eligible drug (as defined in section 1192(d) of the Social Security Act) included on the list published under section 1192(a) of such Act which is manufactured or produced in the United States or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>United States</term>’ has the meaning given such term by section 4612(a)(4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other terms</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘initial price applicability year’, ‘price applicability period’, and ‘maximum fair price’ have the meaning given such terms in section 1191 of the Social Security Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with rules for possessions of the united states</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 4132(c) shall apply for purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1b9db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anti-abuse rule</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a sale which was timed for the purpose of avoiding the tax imposed by this section, the Secretary may treat such sale as occurring during a day described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exports</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 4662(e) (other than section 4662(e)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) shall apply for purposes of this chapter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations and other guidance as may be necessary to carry out this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Deduction for Excise Tax Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 275(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s275">26 USC 275</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50A,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>46,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of chapters for subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9db8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9db9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4001.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="chapter" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>“Chapter 50A—</designator> <label>Designated Drugs”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1b9dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1b9dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s5000D">26 USC 5000D note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11004">SEC. 11004. </num><heading>FUNDING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended, to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this part.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1865">136 STAT. 1865</page></content></section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFLATION REBATES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11101">SEC. 11101. </num><heading>MEDICARE PART B REBATE BY MANUFACTURERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1cfd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1847A of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (h) the following subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1e35cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate by Manufacturers for Single Source Drugs and Biologicals With Prices Increasing Faster Than Inflation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial provision of information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 6 months after the end of each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall, for each part B rebatable drug, report to each manufacturer of such part B rebatable drug the following for such calendar quarter:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Information on the total number of units of the billing and payment code described in subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (3) with respect to such drug and calendar quarter.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Information on the amount (if any) of the excess average sales price increase described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of such paragraph for such drug and calendar quarter.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The rebate amount specified under such paragraph for such part B rebatable drug and calendar quarter.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>For each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the manufacturer of a part B rebatable drug shall, for such drug, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt from the Secretary of the information described in subparagraph (A) for such calendar quarter, provide to the Secretary a rebate that is equal to the amount specified in paragraph (3) for such drug for such calendar quarter.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition rule for reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, for each part B rebatable drug, delay the timeframe for reporting the information described in subparagraph (A) for calendar quarters beginning in 2023 and 2024 until not later than September 30, 2025.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part b rebatable drug defined</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>part B rebatable drug</term>’ means a single source drug or biological (as defined in subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(6)), including a biosimilar biological product (as defined in subparagraph (H) of such subsection) but excluding a qualifying biosimilar biological product (as defined in subsection (b)(8)(B)(iii)), for which payment is made under this part, except such term shall not include such a drug or biological—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>if, as determined by the Secretary, the average total allowed charges for such drug or biological under this part for a year per individual that uses such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1866">136 STAT. 1866</page> a drug or biological are less than, subject to subparagraph (B), $100; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that is a vaccine described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1861(s)(10).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The dollar amount applied under subparagraph (A)(i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for 2024, shall be the dollar amount specified under such subparagraph for 2023, increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the previous year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for a subsequent year, shall be the dollar amount specified in this clause (or clause (i)) for the previous year (without application of subparagraph (C)), increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the previous year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>Any dollar amount determined under subparagraph (B) that is not a multiple of $10 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the amount specified in this paragraph for a part B rebatable drug assigned to a billing and payment code for a calendar quarter is, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (G) and paragraph (4), the estimated amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the total number of units determined under subparagraph (B) for the billing and payment code of such drug; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the amount (if any) by which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>the amount equal to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>in the case of a part B rebatable drug described in paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (b), 106 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (4) of such section for such drug during the calendar quarter; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>in the case of a part B rebatable drug described in paragraph (1)(C) of such subsection, the payment amount under such paragraph for such drug during the calendar quarter; exceeds</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the inflation-adjusted payment amount determined under subparagraph (C) for such part B rebatable drug during the calendar quarter.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total number of units</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the total number of units for the billing and payment code with respect to a part B rebatable drug furnished during a calendar quarter described in subparagraph (A) is equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of units for the billing and payment code of such drug furnished during such calendar quarter, minus<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1867">136 STAT. 1867</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the number of units for such billing and payment code of such drug furnished during such calendar quarter—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>with respect to which the manufacturer provides a discount under the program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act or a rebate under section 1927; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>that are packaged into the payment amount for an item or service and are not separately payable.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of inflation-adjusted payment amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The inflation-adjusted payment amount determined under this subparagraph for a part B rebatable drug for a calendar quarter is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the payment amount for the billing and payment code for such drug in the payment amount benchmark quarter (as defined in subparagraph (D)); increased by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the percentage by which the rebate period CPI–U (as defined in subparagraph (F)) for the calendar quarter exceeds the benchmark period CPI–U (as defined in subparagraph (E)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment amount benchmark quarter</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>payment amount benchmark quarter</term>’ means the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benchmark period cpi–u</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>benchmark period CPI–U</term>’ means the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for January 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate period cpi–u</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>rebate period CPI–U</term>’ means, with respect to a calendar quarter described in subparagraph (C), the greater of the benchmark period CPI–U and the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the first month of the calendar quarter that is two calendar quarters prior to such described calendar quarter.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction or waiver for shortages and severe supply chain disruptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall reduce or waive the amount under subparagraph (A) with respect to a part B rebatable drug and a calendar quarter—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a part B rebatable drug that is described as currently in shortage on the shortage list in effect under section 506E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act at any point during the calendar quarter; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of a biosimilar biological product, when the Secretary determines there is a severe supply chain disruption during the calendar quarter, such as that caused by a natural disaster or other unique or unexpected event.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special treatment of certain drugs and exemption</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequently approved drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part B rebatable drug first approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after December 1, 2020, clause (i) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>payment amount benchmark quarter</term>’ were defined <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1868">136 STAT. 1868</page> under paragraph (3)(D) as the third full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was first marketed and clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>benchmark period CPI–U</term>’ were defined under paragraph (3)(E) as if the reference to ‘January 2021’ under such paragraph were a reference to ‘the first month of the first full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was first marketed’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeline for provision of rebates for subsequently approved drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part B rebatable drug first approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after December 1, 2020, paragraph (1)(B) shall be applied as if the reference to ‘January 1, 2023’ under such paragraph were a reference to ‘the later of the 6th full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was first marketed or January 1, 2023’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selected drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part B rebatable drug that is a selected drug (as defined in section 1192(c)) with respect to a price applicability period (as defined in section 1191(b)(2)), in the case such drug is no longer considered to be a selected drug under section 1192(c), for each applicable period (as defined under subsection (g)(7)) beginning after the price applicability period with respect to such drug, clause (i) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>payment amount benchmark quarter</term>’ were defined under paragraph (3)(D) as the calendar quarter beginning January 1 of the last year during such price applicability period with respect to such selected drug and clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>benchmark period CPI–U</term>’ were defined under paragraph (3)(E) as if the reference to ‘January 2021’ under such paragraph were a reference to ‘the July of the year preceding such last year’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to beneficiary coinsurance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a part B rebatable drug furnished on or after April 1, 2023, if the payment amount described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I) (or, in the case of a part B rebatable drug that is a selected drug (as defined in section 1192(c)), the payment amount described in subsection (b)(1)(B) for such drug) for a calendar quarter exceeds the inflation adjusted payment for such quarter—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in computing the amount of any coinsurance applicable under this part to an individual to whom such drug is furnished, the computation of such coinsurance shall be equal to 20 percent of the inflation-adjusted payment amount determined under paragraph (3)(C) for such part B rebatable drug; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the amount of such coinsurance for such calendar quarter, as computed under subparagraph (A), shall be applied as a percent, as determined by the Secretary, to the payment amount that would otherwise apply under subparagraphs (B) or (C) of subsection (b)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate deposits</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts paid as rebates under paragraph (1)(B) shall be deposited into the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1841.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1869">136 STAT. 1869</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil money penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>If a manufacturer of a part B rebatable drug has failed to comply with the requirements under paragraph (1)(B) for such drug for a calendar quarter, the manufacturer shall be subject to, in accordance with a process established by the Secretary pursuant to regulations, a civil money penalty in an amount equal to at least 125 percent of the amount specified in paragraph (3) for such drug for such calendar quarter. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e5d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) (with respect to amounts of penalties or additional assessments) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this paragraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on administrative or judicial review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be no administrative or judicial review of any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The determination of units under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The determination of whether a drug is a part B rebatable drug under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The calculation of the rebate amount under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The computation of coinsurance under paragraph (5) of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e5d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The computation of amounts paid under section 1833(a)(1)(EE).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1e8436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts Payable; Cost-Sharing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l">42 U.S.C. 1395l</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e8437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e8438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (G), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subject to subsection (i)(9),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the amounts paid</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e8439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (S), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to subparagraph (EE), with respect to</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e843a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (DD)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(DD)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e843b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e843c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e843d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e843e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>, and (EE) with respect to a part B rebatable drug (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 1847A(i)) furnished on or after April 1, 2023, for which the payment amount for a calendar quarter under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I) of such section (or, in the case of a part B rebatable drug that is a selected drug (as defined in section 1192(c) for which, the payment amount described in section 1847A(b)(1)(B)) for such drug for such quarter exceeds the inflation-adjusted payment under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(II) of such section for such quarter, the amounts paid shall be equal to the percent of the payment amount under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I) of such section or section 1847A(b)(1)(B), as applicable, that equals the difference between (i) 100 percent, and (ii) the percent applied under section 1847A(i)(5)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e843f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (i), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1e8440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>In the case of a part B rebatable drug (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 1847A(i)) for which payment under this subsection is not packaged into a payment for a service furnished on or after April 1, 2023, under the revised payment system under this subsection, in lieu of calculation of coinsurance and the amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1870">136 STAT. 1870</page> of payment otherwise applicable under this subsection, the provisions of section 1847A(i)(5) and paragraph (1)(EE) of subsection (a), shall, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, apply under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions of section 1847A(i)(5) and subsection (a) apply under such section and subsection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e8444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (t)(8), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e8445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1e8449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part b rebatable drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part B rebatable drug (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 1847A(i), except if such drug does not have a copayment amount as a result of application of subparagraph (E)) for which payment under this part is not packaged into a payment for a covered OPD service (or group of services) furnished on or after April 1, 2023, and the payment for such drug under this subsection is the same as the amount for a calendar quarter under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I) of section 1847A(i), under the system under this subsection, in lieu of calculation of the copayment amount and the amount of payment otherwise applicable under this subsection (other than the application of the limitation described in subparagraph (C)), the provisions of section 1847A(i)(5) and paragraph (1)(EE) of subsection (a), shall, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, apply under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions of section 1847A(i)(5) and subsection (a) apply under such section and subsection.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1e844a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e844b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">To part b asp calculation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3a/c/3">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (i) or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>section 1927</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1e844c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluding part b drug inflation rebate from best price</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1927(c)(1)(C)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/c/1/C/ii/I">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(1)(C)(ii)(I)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 1847A(i)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1eab5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with medicaid rebate information disclosure</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1927(b)(3)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/b/3/D/i">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3)(D)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the rebate</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the payment amount</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1eab5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluding part b drug inflation rebates from average manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1927(k)(1)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/k/1/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(k)(1)(B)(i)</ref>), as amended by section 11001(b)(3), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1eab5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1eab60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (VI), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c1eab61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c1eab62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>rebates paid by manufacturers under section 1847A(i); and”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1eab63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c1eab64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, including $12,500,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section in fiscal year 2022, and $7,500,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1871">136 STAT. 1871</page> in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2031, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11102">SEC. 11102. </num><heading>MEDICARE PART D REBATE BY MANUFACTURERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c1fe3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1860D–14A (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–114a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114a</ref>) the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp0 firstIndent0" id="y1c219196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="1860D–14B">“SEC. 1860D–14B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c219197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c219198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–114b.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">MANUFACTURER REBATE FOR CERTAIN DRUGS WITH PRICES INCREASING FASTER THAN INFLATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c219199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21919a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21919b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial provision of information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 9 months after the end of each applicable period (as defined in subsection (g)(7)), subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall, for each part D rebatable drug, report to each manufacturer of such part D rebatable drug the following for such period:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21919c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The amount (if any) of the excess annual manufacturer price increase described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) for each dosage form and strength with respect to such drug and period.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21919d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The rebate amount specified under subsection (b) for each dosage form and strength with respect to such drug and period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21919e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21919f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>For each applicable period, the manufacturer of a part D rebatable drug, for each dosage form and strength with respect to such drug, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt from the Secretary of the information described in paragraph (1) for such period, shall provide to the Secretary a rebate that is equal to the amount specified in subsection (b) for such dosage form and strength with respect to such drug for such period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition rule for reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, for each rebatable covered part D drug, delay the timeframe for reporting the information and rebate amount described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph for the applicable periods beginning October 1, 2022, and October 1, 2023, until not later than December 31, 2025.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2191a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate Amount</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calculation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the amount specified in this subsection for a dosage form and strength with respect to a part D rebatable drug and applicable period is, subject to subparagraph (C), paragraph (5)(B), and paragraph (6), the estimated amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the total number of units of such dosage form and strength for each rebatable covered part D drug dispensed under this part during the applicable period; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the amount (if any) by which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the annual manufacturer price (as determined in paragraph (2)) paid for such dosage form and strength with respect to such part D rebatable drug for the period; exceeds</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the inflation-adjusted payment amount determined under paragraph (3) for such dosage <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1872">136 STAT. 1872</page> form and strength with respect to such part D rebatable drug for the period.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluded units</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), beginning with plan year 2026, the Secretary shall exclude from the total number of units for a dosage form and strength with respect to a part D rebatable drug, with respect to an applicable period, units of each dosage form and strength of such part D rebatable drug for which the manufacturer provides a discount under the program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction or waiver for shortages and severe supply chain disruptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall reduce or waive the amount under subparagraph (A) with respect to a part D rebatable drug and an applicable period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a part D rebatable drug that is described as currently in shortage on the shortage list in effect under section 506E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act at any point during the applicable period;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a generic part D rebatable drug (described in subsection (g)(1)(C)(ii)) or a biosimilar (defined as a biological product licensed under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act), when the Secretary determines there is a severe supply chain disruption during the applicable period, such as that caused by a natural disaster or other unique or unexpected event; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a generic Part D rebatable drug (as so described), if the Secretary determines that without such reduction or waiver, the drug is likely to be described as in shortage on such shortage list during a subsequent applicable period.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of annual manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The annual manufacturer price determined under this paragraph for a dosage form and strength, with respect to a part D rebatable drug and an applicable period, is the sum of the products of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the average manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (g)(6)) of such dosage form and strength, as calculated for a unit of such drug, with respect to each of the calendar quarters of such period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the ratio of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the total number of units of such dosage form and strength reported under section 1927 with respect to each such calendar quarter of such period; to</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the total number of units of such dosage form and strength reported under section 1927 with respect to such period, as determined by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of inflation-adjusted payment amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The inflation-adjusted payment amount determined under this paragraph for a dosage form and strength with respect to a part D rebatable drug for an applicable period, subject to paragraph (5), is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the benchmark period manufacturer price determined under paragraph (4) for such dosage form and strength with respect to such drug and period; increased by<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1873">136 STAT. 1873</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the percentage by which the applicable period CPI–U (as defined in subsection (g)(5)) for the period exceeds the benchmark period CPI–U (as defined in subsection (g)(4)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of benchmark period manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The benchmark period manufacturer price determined under this paragraph for a dosage form and strength, with respect to a part D rebatable drug and an applicable period, is the sum of the products of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the average manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (g)(6)) of such dosage form and strength, as calculated for a unit of such drug, with respect to each of the calendar quarters of the payment amount benchmark period (as defined in subsection (g)(3)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the ratio of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the total number of units reported under section 1927 of such dosage form and strength with respect to each such calendar quarter of such payment amount benchmark period; to</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the total number of units reported under section 1927 of such dosage form and strength with respect to such payment amount benchmark period.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special treatment of certain drugs and exemption</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequently approved drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part D rebatable drug first approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after October 1, 2021, subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>payment amount benchmark period</term>’ were defined under subsection (g)(3) as the first calendar year beginning after the day on which the drug was first marketed and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>benchmark period CPI–U</term>’ were defined under subsection (g)(4) as if the reference to ‘January 2021’ under such subsection were a reference to ‘January of the first year beginning after the date on which the drug was first marketed’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of new formulations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part D rebatable drug that is a line extension of a part D rebatable drug that is an oral solid dosage form, the Secretary shall establish a formula for determining the rebate amount under paragraph (1) and the inflation adjusted payment amount under paragraph (3) with respect to such part D rebatable drug and an applicable period, consistent with the formula applied under subsection (c)(2)(C) of section 1927 for determining a rebate obligation for a rebate period under such section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Line extension defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>line extension</term>’ means, with respect to a part D rebatable drug, a new formulation of the drug, such as an extended release formulation, but does not include an abuse-deterrent formulation of the drug (as determined by the Secretary), regardless of whether such abuse-deterrent formulation is an extended release formulation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1874">136 STAT. 1874</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selected drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a part D rebatable drug that is a selected drug (as defined in section 1192(c)) with respect to a price applicability period (as defined in section 1191(b)(2)), in the case such drug is no longer considered to be a selected drug under section 1192(c), for each applicable period (as defined under subsection (g)(7)) beginning after the price applicability period with respect to such drug, subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>payment amount benchmark period</term>’ were defined under subsection (g)(3) as the last year beginning during such price applicability period with respect to such selected drug and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) shall be applied as if the term ‘<term>benchmark period CPI–U</term>’ were defined under subsection (g)(4) as if the reference to ‘January 2021’ under such subsection were a reference to ‘January of the last year beginning during such price applicability period with respect to such drug’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reconciliation in case of revised information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for a method and process under which, in the case where a PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an MA organization offering an MA–PD plan submits revisions to the number of units of a rebatable covered part D drug dispensed, the Secretary determines, pursuant to such revisions, adjustments, if any, to the calculation of the amount specified in this subsection for a dosage form and strength with respect to such part D rebatable drug and an applicable period and reconciles any overpayments or underpayments in amounts paid as rebates under this subsection.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Any identified underpayment shall be rectified by the manufacturer not later than 30 days after the date of receipt from the Secretary of information on such underpayment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2191cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebate Deposits</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts paid as rebates under subsection (b) shall be deposited into the Medicare Prescription Drug Account in the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1841.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2191cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use information submitted by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>manufacturers under section 1927(b)(3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>States under section 1927(b)(2)(A); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2191cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>PDP sponsors of prescription drug plans and MA organization offering MA–PD plans under this part.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2191d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil Money Penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>If a manufacturer of a part D rebatable drug has failed to comply with the requirement under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such drug for an applicable period, the manufacturer shall be subject to a civil money penalty in an amount equal to 125 percent of the amount specified in subsection (b) for such drug for such period. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2191d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) (with respect to amounts of penalties or additional assessments) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2191d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Administrative or Judicial Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be no administrative or judicial review of any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The determination of units under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1875">136 STAT. 1875</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The determination of whether a drug is a part D rebatable drug under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The calculation of the rebate amount under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part d rebatable drug</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>part D rebatable drug</term>’ means, with respect to an applicable period, a drug or biological described in subparagraph (C) that is a covered part D drug (as such term is defined under section 1860D–2(e)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b7eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b7ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Such term shall, with respect to an applicable period, not include a drug or biological if the average annual total cost under this part for such period per individual who uses such a drug or biological, as determined by the Secretary, is less than, subject to clause (ii), $100, as determined by the Secretary using the most recent data available or, if data is not available, as estimated by the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b7ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The dollar amount applied under clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for the applicable period beginning October 1, 2023, shall be the dollar amount specified under such clause for the applicable period beginning October 1, 2022, increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 12-month period beginning with October of 2023; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for a subsequent applicable period, shall be the dollar amount specified in this clause for the previous applicable period, increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 12-month period beginning with October of the previous period.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c21b7f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">Any dollar amount specified under this clause that is not a multiple of $10 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drug or biological described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A drug or biological described in this subparagraph is a drug or biological that, as of the first day of the applicable period involved, is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a drug approved under a new drug application under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>a drug approved under an abbreviated new drug application under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, in the case where—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the reference listed drug approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including any ‘authorized generic drug’ (as that term is defined in section 505(t)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), is not being marketed, as identified in the Food and Drug Administration’s National Drug Code Directory;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1876">136 STAT. 1876</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>there is no other drug approved under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that is rated as therapeutically equivalent (under the Food and Drug Administration’s most recent publication of ‘Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations’) and that is being marketed, as identified in the Food and Drug Administration’s National Drug Code Directory;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the manufacturer is not a ‘first applicant’ during the ‘180-day exclusivity period’, as those terms are defined in section 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the manufacturer is not a ‘first approved applicant’ for a competitive generic therapy, as that term is defined in section 505(j)(5)(B)(v) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a biological licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>unit</term>’ means, with respect to a part D rebatable drug, the lowest dispensable amount (such as a capsule or tablet, milligram of molecules, or grams) of the part D rebatable drug, as reported under section 1927.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment amount benchmark period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>payment amount benchmark period</term>’ means the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending in the month immediately prior to October 1, 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benchmark period cpi–u</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>benchmark period CPI–U</term>’ means the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for January 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable period cpi–u</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable period CPI–U</term>’ means, with respect to an applicable period, the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the first month of such applicable period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Average manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>average manufacturer price</term>’ has the meaning, with respect to a part D rebatable drug of a manufacturer, given such term in section 1927(k)(1), with respect to a covered outpatient drug of a manufacturer for a rebate period under section 1927.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable period</term>’ means a 12-month period beginning with October 1 of a year (beginning with October 1, 2022).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c21b802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2022, 2023, and 2024</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement this section for 2022, 2023, and 2024 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c21b803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">To part b asp calculation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3a/c/3">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(3)</ref>), as amended by section 11101(c)(1), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (i) or section 1927</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (i), section 1927, or section 1860D–14B</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluding part d drug inflation rebate from best price</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1927(c)(1)(C)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/c/1/C/ii/I">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(1)(C)(ii)(I)</ref>), as amended by section 11101(c)(2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 1847A(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, section 1847A(i), or section 1860D–14B</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1877">136 STAT. 1877</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with medicaid rebate information disclosure</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1927(b)(3)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/b/3/D/i">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3)(D)(i)</ref>), as amended by sections 11002(b) and 11101(c)(3), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 1192(f), including rebates under paragraph (4) of such section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, section 1192(f), including rebates under paragraph (4) of such section, or section 1860D–14B</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluding part d drug inflation rebates from average manufacturer price</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1927(k)(1)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8/k/1/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(k)(1)(B)(i)</ref>), as amended by section 11001(b)(3) and section 11101(c)(4), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (VI), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (VII), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c21b80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c21b80b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>rebates paid by manufacturers under section 1860D–14B.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c21b80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, including $12,500,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section in fiscal year 2022, and $7,500,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2031, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>PART D IMPROVEMENTS AND MAXIMUM OUT-OF-POCKET CAP FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11201">SEC. 11201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c21b80e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>MEDICARE PART D BENEFIT REDESIGN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c26c11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefit Structure Redesign</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–2(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102/b">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year preceding 2025 and for costs above the annual deductible specified in paragraph (1) and up to the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in paragraph (4)(B) for 2025 and each subsequent year</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (3)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year preceding 2025,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (4),</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii)(III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and each subsequent year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year preceding 2025,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (4),</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subclause (I)(bb), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a year after 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of years 2019 through 2024</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1878">136 STAT. 1878</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii)(V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2019 and each subsequent year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of years 2019 through 2024</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year preceding 2025,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and (4),</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a subsequent year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for each of years 2007 through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and moving the margin of each such redesignated item 2 ems to the right;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in the matter preceding item (aa), as redesignated by subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>is equal to the greater of—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“is equal to—<subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c26c132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for a year preceding 2024, the greater of—”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of item (bb), as redesignated by subclause (I), and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26c134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c26e845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for 2024 and each succeeding year, $0.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)(I)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)(I)(aa)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>The Secretary shall continue to calculate the dollar amounts specified in clause (i)(I)(aa), including with the adjustment under this clause, after 2023 for purposes of section 1860D–14(a)(1)(D)(iii).</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subclause (V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e84c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>in subclause (VI)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e84d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a subsequent year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for each of years 2021 through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e84e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e84f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclauses:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c26e850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>for 2025, is equal to $2,000; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c26e851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>for a subsequent year, is equal to the amount specified in this subparagraph for the previous year, increased by the annual percentage increase described in paragraph (6) for the year involved.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)(II)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1879">136 STAT. 1879</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for amounts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, for a year preceding 2025, for amounts</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclauses (I) through (IV) as items (aa) through (dd) and indenting appropriately;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>if such costs are borne or paid</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“if such costs—<subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c26e858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>are borne or paid—”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in item (dd), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c26e85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for 2025 and subsequent years, are reimbursed through insurance, a group health plan, or certain other third party payment arrangements, but not including the coverage provided by a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan that is basic prescription drug coverage (as defined in subsection (a)(3)) or any payments by a manufacturer under the manufacturer discount program under section 1860D–14C.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In applying</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For each of years 2011 through 2024, in applying</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c26e85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reinsurance Payment Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–15(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–115/b">42 U.S.C. 1395w–115(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c26e85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>equal to 80 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“equal to—<subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c270f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for a year preceding 2025, 80 percent”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), as added by subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c270f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>for 2025 and each subsequent year, the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>with respect to applicable drugs (as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(2)), an amount equal to 20 percent of such allowable reinsurance costs attributable to that portion of gross covered prescription drug costs as specified in paragraph (3) incurred in the coverage year after such individual has incurred costs that exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to covered part D drugs that are not applicable drugs (as so defined), an amount equal to 40 percent of such allowable reinsurance costs attributable to that portion of gross covered prescription drug costs as specified in paragraph (3) incurred in the coverage year after such individual has incurred costs that exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">COSTS</headingText>.—For purposes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">Costs.—</headingText><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1880">136 STAT. 1880</page> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c270f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c270f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c27368a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of manufacturer discounts on applicable drugs</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c27368b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>For purposes of applying subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>allowable reinsurance costs</term>’ shall include the portion of the negotiated price (as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(6)) of an applicable drug (as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(2)) that was paid by a manufacturer under the manufacturer discount program under section 1860D–14C.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c27368c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c27368d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For purposes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (2)(B), for purposes</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c27368e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, with respect to 2025 and subsequent years, in the case of an applicable drug, as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(2), by a manufacturer)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>by the individual or under the plan</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c27368f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer Discount Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c273690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–101">42 U.S.C. 1395w–101</ref> through <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–153">42 U.S.C. 1395w–153</ref>), as amended by section 11102, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1860D–14B the following new sections:<quotedContent><section class="indentDown1 firstIndent0" id="y1c29a791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="1860D–14C">“SEC. 1860D–14C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29a792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29a793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–114c.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">MANUFACTURER DISCOUNT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29a794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a manufacturer discount program (in this section referred to as the ‘program’). Under the program, the Secretary shall enter into agreements described in subsection (b) with manufacturers and provide for the performance of the duties described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29a795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms of Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29a798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement under this section shall require the manufacturer to provide, in accordance with this section, discounted prices for applicable drugs of the manufacturer that are dispensed to applicable beneficiaries on or after January 1, 2025.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the application of a coinsurance of 25 percent of the negotiated price, as applied under paragraph (2)(A) of section 1860D–2(b), for costs described in such paragraph; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the application of the copayment amount described in paragraph (4)(A) of such section, with respect to costs described in such paragraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29a79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing of agreement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for 2025</inline>.—</heading><content>In order for an agreement with a manufacturer to be in effect under this section with respect to the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025, the manufacturer shall enter into such agreement not later than March 1, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1881">136 STAT. 1881</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">2026 and subsequent years<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>In order for an agreement with a manufacturer to be in effect under this section with respect to plan year 2026 or a subsequent plan year, the manufacturer shall enter into such agreement not later than a calendar quarter or semi-annual deadline established by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29a7a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of appropriate data</inline>.—</heading><content>Each manufacturer with an agreement in effect under this section shall collect and have available appropriate data, as determined by the Secretary, to ensure that it can demonstrate to the Secretary compliance with the requirements under the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29a7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance with requirements for administration of program</inline>.—</heading><content>Each manufacturer with an agreement in effect under this section shall comply with requirements imposed by the Secretary, as applicable, for purposes of administering the program, including any determination under subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(1) or procedures established under such subsection (c)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Length of agreement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement under this section shall be effective for an initial period of not less than 12 months and shall be automatically renewed for a period of not less than 1 year unless terminated under subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">By the secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for termination of an agreement under this section for a knowing and willful violation of the requirements of the agreement or other good cause shown.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29ceb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Such termination shall not be effective earlier than 30 days after the date of notice to the manufacturer of such termination.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29ceb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hearings.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall provide, upon request, a manufacturer with a hearing concerning such a termination, and such hearing shall take place prior to the effective date of the termination with sufficient time for such effective date to be repealed if the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">By a manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A manufacturer may terminate an agreement under this section for any reason.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29ceba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote> Any such termination shall be effective, with respect to a plan year—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>if the termination occurs before January 31 of a plan year, as of the day after the end of the plan year; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if the termination occurs on or after January 31 of a plan year, as of the day after the end of the succeeding plan year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effectiveness of termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Any termination under this subparagraph shall not affect discounts for applicable drugs of the manufacturer that are due under the agreement before the effective date of its termination.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date of agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement under this section shall take effect at the start of a calendar quarter or another date specified by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29cebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties described in this subsection are the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1882">136 STAT. 1882</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Administering the program, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the determination of the amount of the discounted price of an applicable drug of a manufacturer;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the establishment of procedures to ensure that, not later than the applicable number of calendar days after the dispensing of an applicable drug by a pharmacy or mail order service, the pharmacy or mail order service is reimbursed for an amount equal to the difference between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the negotiated price of the applicable drug; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the discounted price of the applicable drug;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the establishment of procedures to ensure that the discounted price for an applicable drug under this section is applied before any coverage or financial assistance under other health benefit plans or programs that provide coverage or financial assistance for the purchase or provision of prescription drug coverage on behalf of applicable beneficiaries as specified by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>providing a reasonable dispute resolution mechanism to resolve disagreements between manufacturers, prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans, and the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall monitor compliance by a manufacturer with the terms of an agreement under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of data from prescription drug plans and ma–pd plans</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may collect appropriate data from prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans in a timeframe that allows for discounted prices to be provided for applicable drugs under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29cec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide for the implementation of this section, including the performance of the duties described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>In providing for the implementation of this section, the Secretary shall not receive or distribute any funds of a manufacturer under the program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29cecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil Money Penalty</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29cece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A manufacturer that fails to provide discounted prices for applicable drugs of the manufacturer dispensed to applicable beneficiaries in accordance with an agreement in effect under this section shall be subject to a civil money penalty for each such failure in an amount the Secretary determines is equal to the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the amount that the manufacturer would have paid with respect to such discounts under the agreement, which will then be used to pay the discounts which the manufacturer had failed to provide; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>25 percent of such amount.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1883">136 STAT. 1883</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29ced2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification Regarding Availability of Other Covered Part D Drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall prevent an applicable beneficiary from purchasing a covered part D drug that is not an applicable drug (including a generic drug or a drug that is not on the formulary of the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan that the applicable beneficiary is enrolled in).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c29ced3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable beneficiary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable beneficiary</term>’ means an individual who, on the date of dispensing a covered part D drug—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is enrolled in a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is not enrolled in a qualified retiree prescription drug plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has incurred costs, as determined in accordance with section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C), for covered part D drugs in the year that exceed the annual deductible specified in section 1860D–2(b)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable drug</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable drug</term>’, with respect to an applicable beneficiary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ced9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>means a covered part D drug—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>approved under a new drug application under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or, in the case of a biologic product, licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1c29cedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>if the PDP sponsor of the prescription drug plan or the MA organization offering the MA–PD plan uses a formulary, which is on the formulary of the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan that the applicable beneficiary is enrolled in;</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c29cedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if the PDP sponsor of the prescription drug plan or the MA organization offering the MA–PD plan does not use a formulary, for which benefits are available under the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan that the applicable beneficiary is enrolled in; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c29cede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>is provided through an exception or appeal; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not include a selected drug (as referred to under section 1192(c)) during a price applicability period (as defined in section 1191(b)(2)) with respect to such drug.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable number of calendar days</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable number of calendar days</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>with respect to claims for reimbursement submitted electronically, 14 days; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>with respect to claims for reimbursement submitted otherwise, 30 days.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discounted price</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>discounted price</term>’ means, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), with respect to an applicable drug of a manufacturer dispensed during a year to an applicable beneficiary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>who has not incurred costs, as determined in accordance with section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C), for covered part D drugs in the year that are equal to or exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i) for the year, 90 percent of the negotiated price of such drug; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1884">136 STAT. 1884</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>who has incurred such costs, as so determined, in the year that are equal to or exceed such threshold for the year, 80 percent of the negotiated price of such drug.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase-in for certain drugs dispensed to lis beneficiaries</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicable drug of a specified manufacturer (as defined in clause (ii)) that is marketed as of the date of enactment of this subparagraph and dispensed for an applicable beneficiary who is a subsidy eligible individual (as defined in section 1860D–14(a)(3)), the term ‘<term>discounted price</term>’ means the specified LIS percent (as defined in clause (iii)) of the negotiated price of the applicable drug of the manufacturer.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, subject to subclause (II), the term ‘<term>specified manufacturer</term>’ means a manufacturer of an applicable drug for which, in 2021—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the manufacturer had a coverage gap discount agreement under section 1860D–14A;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the total expenditures for all of the specified drugs of the manufacturer covered by such agreement or agreements for such year and covered under this part during such year represented less than 1.0 percent of the total expenditures under this part for all covered Part D drugs during such year; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the total expenditures for all of the specified drugs of the manufacturer that are single source drugs and biological products for which payment may be made under part B during such year represented less than 1.0 percent of the total expenditures under part B for all drugs or biological products for which payment may be made under such part during such year.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified drugs</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29ceef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this clause, the term ‘<term>specified drug</term>’ means, with respect to a specified manufacturer, for 2021, an applicable drug that is produced, prepared, propagated, compounded, converted, or processed by the manufacturer.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregation rule</inline>.—</heading><content>All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as one manufacturer for purposes of this subparagraph.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29cef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29cef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29cef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Attestation.</p></sidenote> For purposes of making a determination pursuant to the previous sentence, an agreement under this section shall require that a manufacturer provide and attest to such information as specified by the Secretary as necessary.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29cef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29cef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>specified manufacturer</term>’ shall not include a manufacturer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1885">136 STAT. 1885</page> described in subclause (I) if such manufacturer is acquired after 2021 by another manufacturer that is not a specified manufacturer, effective at the beginning of the plan year immediately following such acquisition or, in the case of an acquisition before 2025, effective January 1, 2025.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified lis percent</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, the ‘specified LIS percent’ means, with respect to a year—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>for an applicable drug dispensed for an applicable beneficiary described in clause (i) who has not incurred costs, as determined in accordance with section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C), for covered part D drugs in the year that are equal to or exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i) for the year—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>for 2025, 99 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cefa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for 2026, 98 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cefb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>for 2027, 95 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cefc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>for 2028, 92 percent; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cefd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>for 2029 and each subsequent year, 90 percent; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29cefe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>for an applicable drug dispensed for an applicable beneficiary described in clause (i) who has incurred costs, as determined in accordance with section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C), for covered part D drugs in the year that are equal to or exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i) for the year—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>for 2025, 99 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for 2026, 98 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>for 2027, 95 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>for 2028, 92 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>for 2029, 90 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>for 2030, 85 percent; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>for 2031 and each subsequent year, 80 percent.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase-in for specified small manufacturers</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicable drug of a specified small manufacturer (as defined in clause (ii)) that is marketed as of the date of enactment of this subparagraph and dispensed for an applicable beneficiary, the term ‘<term>discounted price</term>’ means the specified small manufacturer percent (as defined in clause (iii)) of the negotiated price of the applicable drug of the manufacturer.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified small manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, subject to subclause (III), the term ‘<term>specified small manufacturer</term>’ means a manufacturer of an applicable drug for which, in 2021—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the manufacturer is a specified manufacturer (as defined in subparagraph (B)(ii)); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1886">136 STAT. 1886</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the total expenditures under part D for any one of the specified small manufacturer drugs of the manufacturer that are covered by the agreement or agreements under section 1860D–14A of such manufacturer for such year and covered under this part during such year are equal to or more than 80 percent of the total expenditures under this part for all specified small manufacturer drugs of the manufacturer that are covered by such agreement or agreements for such year and covered under this part during such year.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified small manufacturer drugs</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this clause, the term ‘<term>specified small manufacturer drugs</term>’ means, with respect to a specified small manufacturer, for 2021, an applicable drug that is produced, prepared, propagated, compounded, converted, or processed by the manufacturer.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregation rule</inline>.—</heading><content>All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as one manufacturer for purposes of this subparagraph. For purposes of making a determination pursuant to the previous sentence, an agreement under this section shall require that a manufacturer provide and attest to such information as specified by the Secretary as necessary.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>specified small manufacturer</term>’ shall not include a manufacturer described in subclause (I) if such manufacturer is acquired after 2021 by another manufacturer that is not a specified small manufacturer, effective at the beginning of the plan year immediately following such acquisition or, in the case of an acquisition before 2025, effective January 1, 2025.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified small manufacturer percent</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>specified small manufacturer percent</term>’ means, with respect to a year—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>for an applicable drug dispensed for an applicable beneficiary who has not incurred costs, as determined in accordance with section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C), for covered part D drugs in the year that are equal to or exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i) for the year—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>for 2025, 99 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for 2026, 98 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>for 2027, 95 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>for 2028, 92 percent; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>for 2029 and each subsequent year, 90 percent; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>for an applicable drug dispensed for an applicable beneficiary who has incurred costs, as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1887">136 STAT. 1887</page> determined in accordance with section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C), for covered part D drugs in the year that are equal to or exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i) for the year—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>for 2025, 99 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for 2026, 98 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>for 2027, 95 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>for 2028, 92 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f62c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>for 2029, 90 percent;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f62d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>for 2030, 85 percent; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f62e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>for 2031 and each subsequent year, 80 percent.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f62f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total expenditures</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>total expenditures</term>’ includes, in the case of expenditures with respect to part D, the total gross covered prescription drug costs as defined in section 1860D–15(b)(3). The term ‘<term>total expenditures</term>’ excludes, in the case of expenditures with respect to part B, expenditures for a drug or biological that are bundled or packaged into the payment for another service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special case for certain claims</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Claims spanning deductible</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case where the entire amount of the negotiated price of an individual claim for an applicable drug with respect to an applicable beneficiary does not fall above the annual deductible specified in section 1860D–2(b)(1) for the year, the manufacturer of the applicable drug shall provide the discounted price under this section on only the portion of the negotiated price of the applicable drug that falls above such annual deductible.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Claims spanning out-of-pocket threshold</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case where the entire amount of the negotiated price of an individual claim for an applicable drug with respect to an applicable beneficiary does not fall entirely below or entirely above the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i) for the year, the manufacturer of the applicable drug shall provide the discounted price—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in accordance with subparagraph (A)(i) on the portion of the negotiated price of the applicable drug that falls below such threshold; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii) on the portion of such price of such drug that falls at or above such threshold.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>manufacturer</term>’ means any entity which is engaged in the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of prescription drug products, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis. Such term does not include a wholesale distributor of drugs or a retail pharmacy licensed under State law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Negotiated price</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>negotiated price</term>’ has the meaning given such term for purposes of section 1860D–<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1888">136 STAT. 1888</page> 2(d)(1)(B), and, with respect to an applicable drug, such negotiated price shall include any dispensing fee and, if applicable, any vaccine administration fee for the applicable drug.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified retiree prescription drug plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified retiree prescription drug plan</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 1860D–22(a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentDown1 firstIndent0" id="y1c29f638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="1860D–14D">“SEC. 1860D–14D. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29f639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c29f63a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–114d.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SELECTED DRUG SUBSIDY PROGRAM.</heading><content class="indentUp1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “With respect to covered part D drugs that would be applicable drugs (as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(2)) but for the application of subparagraph (B) of such section, the Secretary shall provide a process whereby, in the case of an applicable beneficiary (as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(1)) who, with respect to a year, is enrolled in a prescription drug plan or is enrolled in an MA–PD plan, has not incurred costs that are equal to or exceed the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i), and is dispensed such a drug, the Secretary (periodically and on a timely basis) provides the PDP sponsor or the MA organization offering the plan, a subsidy with respect to such drug that is equal to 10 percent of the negotiated price (as defined in section 1860D–14C(g)(6)) of such drug.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset of medicare coverage gap discount program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–14A of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–114a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c29f63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset of Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The program shall not apply with respect to applicable drugs dispensed on or after January 1, 2025, and, subject to paragraph (2), agreements under this section shall be terminated as of such date.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continued application for applicable drugs dispensed prior to sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of this section (including all responsibilities and duties) shall continue to apply on and after January 1, 2025, with respect to applicable drugs dispensed prior to such date.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selected drug subsidy payments from medicare prescription drug account</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–16(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–116/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395w–116(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>payments under section 1860D–14D (relating to selected drug subsidy payments).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">2024 through 2029<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–13 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–113">42 U.S.C. 1395w–113</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (8) (as applicable)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The base</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (8), the base</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1889">136 STAT. 1889</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (8) (as applicable)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (E)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (8) (as applicable)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a1d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c2a918f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2a9190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premium stabilization</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium under this paragraph for a prescription drug plan for a month in 2024 through 2029 shall be computed as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10">2024.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2024 shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2023 increased by 6 percent; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2024 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10">2025.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2025 shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under clause (i) for a month in 2024 increased by 6 percent; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2025 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10">2026.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2026 shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a9199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under clause (ii) for a month in 2025 increased by 6 percent; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a919a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2026 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a919b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10">2027.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2027 shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a919c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under clause (iii) for a month in 2026 increased by 6 percent; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a919d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2027 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a919e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10">2028.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2028 shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a919f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under clause (iv) for a month in 2027 increased by 6 percent; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2028 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1890">136 STAT. 1890</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><heading class="fontsize10">2029.—</heading><chapeau>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2029 shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under clause (v) for a month in 2028 increased by 6 percent; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2029 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification regarding 2030 and subsequent years</inline>.—</heading><content>The base beneficiary premium for a month in 2030 or a subsequent year shall be computed under paragraph (2) without regard to this paragraph.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2) or (8) of subsection (a) (as applicable)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment to beneficiary premium percentage for 2030 and subsequent years</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–13(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–113/a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–113(a)</ref>), as amended by paragraph (1), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, for 2030 and each subsequent year, the percent specified under paragraph (9))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>25.5 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2a91a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2ab8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Percent specified</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2ab8bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the percent specified under this paragraph for 2030 and each subsequent year is the percent that the Secretary determines is necessary to ensure that the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2030 is equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (8)(A)(vi) for a month in 2029 increased by 6 percent; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the base beneficiary premium computed under paragraph (2) for a month in 2030 that would have applied if this paragraph had not been enacted.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Floor</inline>.—</heading><content>The percent specified under subparagraph (A) may not be less than 20 percent.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 1854(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–24/b/2/B">42 U.S.C. 1395w–24(b)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1860D–13(a)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2) or (8) (as applicable) of section 1860D–13(a)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 1860D–11(g)(6) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–111/g/6">42 U.S.C. 1395w–111(g)(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, for 2030 and each subsequent year, the percent specified under section 1860D–13(a)(9))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>25.5 percent</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–13(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–113/a/7/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1395w–113(a)(7)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, for 2030 and each subsequent year, the percent specified under paragraph (9))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>25.5 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, for 2030 and each subsequent year, the percent specified under paragraph (9))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>25.5 percent</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1891">136 STAT. 1891</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–15(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–115/a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–115(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, for each of 2024 through 2029, the percent applicable as a result of the application of section 1860D–13(a)(8), or, for 2030 and each subsequent year, 100 percent minus the percent specified under section 1860D–13(a)(9))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>74.5 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2) of section 1860D–13(a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2) or (8) of section 1860D–13(a) (as applicable)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2ab8ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–2 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or an increase in the initial</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, for a year preceding 2025, an increase in the initial</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(1)(C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">at initial coverage limit</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year preceding 2025 or the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in subsection (b)(4)(B) for the year for 2025 and each subsequent year</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subsection (b)(3) for the year</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or an initial</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, for a year preceding 2025, an initial</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 1860D–4(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–104/a/4/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(a)(4)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the initial</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year preceding 2025, the initial</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–114/a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The continuation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For a year preceding 2025, the continuation</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)(aa)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The elimination</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For a year preceding 2024, the elimination</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)(aa)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 1860D–21(d)(7) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–131/d/7">42 U.S.C. 1395w–131(d)(7)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C)(i)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–22(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–132/a/2/A">42 U.S.C. 1395w–132(a)(2)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the value of any discount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“the value of—<clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for years prior to 2025, any discount”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (i), as inserted by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ab8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1892">136 STAT. 1892</page> <quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adfee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for 2025 and each subsequent year, any discount provided pursuant to section 1860D–14C.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adfef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–41(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–151/a/6">42 U.S.C. 1395w–151(a)(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a year before 2025</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>1860D–2(b)(3)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for such year</quotedText>” before the period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>Section 1860D–43 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–153">42 U.S.C. 1395w–153</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c2adff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>participate in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for 2011 through 2024, the Medicare coverage gap discount program under section 1860D–14A; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for 2025 and each subsequent year, the manufacturer discount program under section 1860D–14C;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c2adff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>have entered into and have in effect—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for 2011 through 2024, an agreement described in subsection (b) of section 1860D–14A with the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for 2025 and each subsequent year, an agreement described in subsection (b) of section 1860D–14C with the Secretary; and”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1860D–14A</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2adffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2b070e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2b070f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and (3) of subsection (a) shall apply to covered part D drugs dispensed under this part on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2025, and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of such subsection shall apply to covered part D drugs dispensed under this part on or after January 1, 2025.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2b0710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>Section 1927 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–8">42 U.S.C. 1396r–8</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2b0711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1)(C)(i)(VI), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>or under the manufacturer discount program under section 1860D–14C</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2b0712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (k)(1)(B)(i)(V), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>or under section 1860D–14C</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2b0713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2b0714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2b0715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–102 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2024 Through 2026</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement this section, including the amendments made by this section, for 2024, 2025, and 2026 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2b0716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2b0717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $341,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, including $20,000,000 and $65,000,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $32,000,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1893">136 STAT. 1893</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11202">SEC. 11202. </num><heading>MAXIMUM MONTHLY CAP ON COST-SHARING PAYMENTS UNDER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS AND MA–PD PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2ba358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–2(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102/b">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ba359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ba35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (D)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (D), and (E)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ba35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c2c3f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum monthly cap on cost-sharing payments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c3f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, each PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan and each MA organization offering an MA–PD plan shall provide to any enrollee of such plan, including an enrollee who is a subsidy eligible individual (as defined in paragraph (3) of section 1860D–14(a)), the option to elect with respect to a plan year to pay cost-sharing under the plan in monthly amounts that are capped in accordance with this subparagraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of maximum monthly cap</inline>.—</heading><content>For each month in the plan year for which an enrollee in a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan has made an election pursuant to clause (i), the PDP sponsor or MA organization shall determine a maximum monthly cap (as defined in clause (iv)) for such enrollee.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficiary monthly payments</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to an enrollee who has made an election pursuant to clause (i), for each month described in clause (ii), the PDP sponsor or MA organization shall bill such enrollee an amount (not to exceed the maximum monthly cap) for the out-of-pocket costs of such enrollee in such month.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum monthly cap defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>maximum monthly cap</term>’ means, with respect to an enrollee—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>for the first month for which the enrollee has made an election pursuant to clause (i), an amount determined by calculating—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in paragraph (4)(B) minus the incurred costs of the enrollee as described in paragraph (4)(C); divided by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the number of months remaining in the plan year; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>for a subsequent month, an amount determined by calculating—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the sum of any remaining out-of-pocket costs owed by the enrollee from a previous month that have not yet been billed to the enrollee and any additional out-of-pocket costs incurred by the enrollee; divided by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the number of months remaining in the plan year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1894">136 STAT. 1894</page></content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c3fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following requirements shall apply with respect to the option to make an election pursuant to clause (i) under this subparagraph:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide information to part D eligible individuals on the option to make such election through educational materials, including through the notices provided under section 1804(a).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing of election</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An enrollee in a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan may make such an election—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>prior to the beginning of the plan year; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>in any month during the plan year.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pdp sponsor and ma organization responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan or MA organization offering an MA–PD plan—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>may not limit the option for an enrollee to make such an election to certain covered part D drugs;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c3fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>shall, prior to the plan year, notify prospective enrollees of the option to make such an election in promotional materials;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>shall include information on such option in enrollee educational materials;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c3fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c3fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>shall have in place a mechanism to notify a pharmacy during the plan year when an enrollee incurs out-of-pocket costs with respect to covered part D drugs that make it likely the enrollee may benefit from making such an election;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>shall provide that a pharmacy, after receiving a notification described in item (dd) with respect to an enrollee, informs the enrollee of such notification;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>shall ensure that such an election by an enrollee has no effect on the amount paid to pharmacies (or the timing of such payments) with respect to covered part D drugs dispensed to the enrollee; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>shall have in place a financial reconciliation process to correct inaccuracies in payments made by an enrollee under this subparagraph with respect to covered part D drugs during the plan year.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Failure to pay amount billed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If an enrollee fails to pay the amount billed for a month as required under this subparagraph—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the election of the enrollee pursuant to clause (i) shall be terminated and the enrollee shall pay the cost-sharing otherwise applicable for any covered part D drugs subsequently dispensed to the enrollee up to the annual out-of-pocket threshold specified in paragraph (4)(B); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1895">136 STAT. 1895</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the PDP sponsor or MA organization may preclude the enrollee from making an election pursuant to clause (i) in a subsequent plan year.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification regarding past due amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as prohibiting a PDP sponsor or an MA organization from billing an enrollee for an amount owed under this subparagraph.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of unsettled balances</inline>.—</heading><content>Any unsettled balances with respect to amounts owed under this subparagraph shall be treated as plan losses and the Secretary shall not be liable for any such balances outside of those assumed as losses estimated in plan bids.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (E)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (E) or subparagraph (F)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c2c66d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of costs paid under maximum monthly cap option</inline>.—</heading><content>In applying subparagraph (A), with respect to an enrollee who has made an election pursuant to clause (i) of paragraph (2)(E), costs shall be treated as incurred if such costs are paid by a PDP sponsor or an MA organization under the option provided under such paragraph.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2c66d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Alternative Prescription Drug Coverage</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–2(c) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102/c">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2c66d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Same maximum monthly cap on cost-sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>The maximum monthly cap on cost-sharing payments shall apply to coverage with respect to an enrollee who has made an election pursuant to clause (i) of subsection (b)(2)(E) under the option provided under such subsection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2c66d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c66d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c66d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–102 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2025</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement this section, including the amendments made by this section, for 2025 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2c66d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c66d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended, to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1896">136 STAT. 1896</page></content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="4">PART 4—</num><heading>CONTINUED DELAY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATE RULE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11301">SEC. 11301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c66d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c66d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1320a–7b note.</p></sidenote><heading>EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE ANTI-KICKBACK STATUTE SAFE HARBOR PROTECTION FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2c8dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not, prior to January 1, 2032, implement, administer, or enforce the provisions of the final rule published by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services on November 30, 2020, and titled “Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees” (<ref href="/us/fr/85/76666">85 Fed. Reg. 76666</ref>).</content></section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="5">PART 5—</num><heading>MISCELLANEOUS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11401">SEC. 11401. </num><heading>COVERAGE OF ADULT VACCINES RECOMMENDED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES UNDER MEDICARE PART D.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2d784b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ensuring Treatment of Cost-sharing and Deductible Is Consistent With Treatment of Vaccines Under Medicare Part B</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–2 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102</ref>), as amended by sections 11201 and 11202, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d784c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d784d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The coverage</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (8), the coverage</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d784e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d784f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and paragraph (8)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and (E)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d7850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (4) and (8)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d7851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (4) and (8)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d7852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(4), and (8)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d7853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The coverage</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (8), the coverage</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d7854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cost-sharing for adult vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices consistent with treatment of vaccines under part b</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2d9f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, with respect to an adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (as defined in subparagraph (B))—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the deductible under paragraph (1) shall not apply; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1897">136 STAT. 1897</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>there shall be no coinsurance or other cost-sharing under this part with respect to such vaccine.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adult vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2d9f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices</term>’ means a covered part D drug that is a vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act for use by adult populations and administered in accordance with recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cost-sharing for adult vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices</inline>.—</heading><content>The coverage is in accordance with subsection (b)(8).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments to Cost-sharing for Low-income Individuals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–114/a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)</ref>), as amended by section 11201, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(D), in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (6), in the case</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A reduction</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to section 1860D–2(b)(8), a reduction</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The substitution</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (6), the substitution</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (c)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (6) of this subsection and subsection (c)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2d9f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c2dc685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No application of cost-sharing or deductible for adult vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2dc686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, with respect to an adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (as defined in section 1860D–2(b)(8)(B))—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2dc687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the deductible under section 1860D–2(b)(1) shall not apply; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2dc688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>there shall be no cost-sharing under this section with respect to such vaccine.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2dc689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Retrospective Subsidy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2dc68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1860D–15 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–115">42 U.S.C. 1395w–115</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2dc68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Retrospective Subsidy for Reduction in Cost-sharing and Deductible for Adult Vaccines Recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices During 2023</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2dc68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise payable under this section to a PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an MA organization offering an MA–PD plan, for plan year 2023, the Secretary shall provide the PDP sponsor <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1898">136 STAT. 1898</page> or MA organization offering the plan subsidies in an amount equal to the aggregate reduction in cost-sharing and deductible by reason of the application of section 1860D–2(b)(8) for individuals under the plan during the year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2dc68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2ded9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide a subsidy under paragraph (1), as applicable, not later than 18 months following the end of the applicable plan year.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2ded9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as incurred costs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C)(iii)(I) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102/b/4/C/iii/I">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(b)(4)(C)(iii)(I)</ref>), as amended by section 11201(a)(3)(C), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2deda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in item (cc), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2deda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><item class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c2deda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>under section 1860D–15(h); or”</content></item> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2deda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2deda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2deda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–102 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting coverage under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act for vaccines that are not recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2deda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2deda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2deda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–102 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2023 Through 2025</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement this section, including the amendments made by this section, for 2023, 2024, and 2025, by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11402">SEC. 11402. </num><heading>PAYMENT FOR BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS DURING INITIAL PERIOD.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c2e14b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1847A(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3a/c/4">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e14ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to the right;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e14bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and moving such clauses 2 ems to the right;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e14bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">unavailable</headingText>.—In the case</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">unavailable</headingText>.—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e14bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e14be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e3bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on payment amount for biosimilar biological products during initial period</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2e3bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a biosimilar biological product furnished on or after July 1, 2024, during the initial period described in subparagraph (A) with respect to the biosimilar biological product, the amount payable under this section for the biosimilar biological product is the lesser of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e3bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The amount determined under clause (ii) of such subparagraph for the biosimilar biological product.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e3bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The amount determined under subsection (b)(1)(B) for the reference biological product.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11403">SEC. 11403. </num><heading>TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MEDICARE PART B PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c2e62e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1847A(b)(8) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3a/b/8">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(b)(8)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e62e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the margin of each such redesignated clause 2 ems to the right;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1899">136 STAT. 1899</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e62e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">product</headingText>.—The amount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">product</headingText>.—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e89f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2e89f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2eb109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary payment increase</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a qualifying biosimilar biological product that is furnished during the applicable 5-year period for such product, the amount specified in this paragraph for such product with respect to such period is the sum determined under subparagraph (A), except that clause (ii) of such subparagraph shall be applied by substituting ‘8 percent’ for ‘6 percent’.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable 5-year period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of clause (i), the applicable 5-year period for a qualifying biosimilar biological product is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2eb10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of such a product for which payment was made under this paragraph as of September 30, 2022, the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2022; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of such a product for which payment is first made under this paragraph during a calendar quarter during the period beginning October 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2027, the 5-year period beginning on the first day of such calendar quarter during which such payment is first made.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying biosimilar biological product defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>qualifying biosimilar biological product</term>’ means a biosimilar biological product described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a product described in clause (ii)(I), the average sales price under paragraph (8)(A)(i) for a calendar quarter during the 5-year period described in such clause is not more than the average sales price under paragraph (4)(A) for such quarter for the reference biological product; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eb111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a product described in clause (ii)(II), the average sales price under paragraph (8)(A)(i) for a calendar quarter during the 5-year period described in such clause is not more than the average sales price under paragraph (4)(A) for such quarter for the reference biological product.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11404">SEC. 11404. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c2eb112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES UNDER PART D OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c2eff33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–114/a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)</ref>), as amended by sections 11201 and 11401, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Individuals</headingText></quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Line</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Certain Individuals</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1900">136 STAT. 1900</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the paragraph heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Individuals with certain low incomes</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, with respect to a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2024, 150 percent)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>135 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, with respect to a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2024, paragraph (3)(E))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the resources requirement described in paragraph (3)(D)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the paragraph heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Other low-income individuals</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2eff3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case of a subsidy</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>With respect to a plan year beginning before January 1, 2024, in the case of a subsidy</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11405">SEC. 11405. </num><heading>IMPROVING ACCESS TO ADULT VACCINES UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c2fe99d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe99e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requiring coverage of adult vaccinations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe99f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/a/10/A">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the matter preceding clause (i) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(13)(B),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(5),</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medically needy</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(iv) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/a/10/C/iv">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(C)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (13)(B),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(5)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No cost sharing for vaccinations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General cost-sharing limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1916 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396o">42 U.S.C. 1396o</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (G), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma after “<quotedText>State plan</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (H), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) and the administration of such vaccines; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (G), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma after “<quotedText>State plan</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (H), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c2fe9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c3010be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) and the administration of such vaccines; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to alternative cost sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1901">136 STAT. 1901</page> 1396o–1(b)(3)(B)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiv">“(xiv) </num><content>Vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) and the administration of such vaccines.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased fmap for adult vaccines and their administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/b">42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(5)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>services and vaccines described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(13), and prohibits cost-sharing for such services and vaccines</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>services described in subsection (a)(13)(A), and prohibits cost-sharing for such services</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>medical assistance for such services and vaccines</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>medical assistance for such services</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3010c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and (6) during the first 8 fiscal quarters beginning on or after the effective date of this clause, in the case of a State which, as of the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, provides medical assistance for vaccines described in subsection (a)(13)(B) and their administration and prohibits cost-sharing for such vaccines, the Federal medical assistance percentage, as determined under this subsection and subsection (y), shall be increased by 1 percentage point with respect to medical assistance for such vaccines and their administration</quotedText>” before the first period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3010c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CHIP</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requiring coverage of adult vaccinations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397cc/c">42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3010c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required coverage of approved, recommended adult vaccines and their administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Regardless of the type of coverage elected by a State under subsection (a), if the State child health plan or a waiver of such plan provides child health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance (as defined in section 2112) to an individual who is 19 years of age or older, such assistance shall include coverage of vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) and their administration.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3010ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No cost-sharing for vaccinations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2103(e)(2) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397cc/e/2">42 U.S.C. 1397cc(e)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>vaccines described in subsection (c)(12) (and the administration of such vaccines),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>in vitro diagnostic products described in subsection (c)(10) (and administration of such products),</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3010cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3010cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3010cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal quarter that begins on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to expenditures made under a State plan or waiver of such plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396">42 U.S.C. 1396</ref> through 1396w–6) or under a State child health plan or waiver of such plan under title XXI of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397aa">42 U.S.C. 1397aa</ref> through 1397mm) on or after such effective date.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1902">136 STAT. 1902</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11406">SEC. 11406. </num><heading>APPROPRIATE COST-SHARING FOR COVERED INSULIN PRODUCTS UNDER MEDICARE PART D.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c31213e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–2 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102</ref>), as amended by sections 11201, 11202, and 11401, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31213f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c312140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (8) and (9)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c312141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c312142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (8) and (9)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c312143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (8), and (9)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c312144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (8), and (9)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c312145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(8), and (9)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c312146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (8) and (9)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c312147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c316f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cost-sharing for covered insulin products</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c316f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No application of deductible</inline>.—</heading><content>For plan year 2023 and subsequent plan years, the deductible under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any covered insulin product.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of cost-sharing</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan years 2023 and 2024</inline>.—</heading><content>For plan years 2023 and 2024, the coverage provides benefits for any covered insulin product, regardless of whether an individual has reached the initial coverage limit under paragraph (3) or the out-of-pocket threshold under paragraph (4), with cost-sharing for a month’s supply that does not exceed the applicable copayment amount.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan year 2025 and subsequent plan years</inline>.—</heading><content>For a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the coverage provides benefits for any covered insulin product, prior to an individual reaching the out-of-pocket threshold under paragraph (4), with cost-sharing for a month’s supply that does not exceed the applicable copayment amount.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c316f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered insulin product</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>covered insulin product</term>’ means an insulin product that is a covered part D drug covered under the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan that is approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and marketed pursuant to such approval or licensure, including any covered insulin product that has been deemed to be licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act pursuant to section 7002(e)(4) of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 and marketed pursuant to such section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c316f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable copayment amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>applicable copayment amount</term>’ means, with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1903">136 STAT. 1903</page> respect to a covered insulin product under a prescription drug plan or an MA–PD plan dispensed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>during plan years 2023, 2024, and 2025, $35; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>during plan year 2026 and each subsequent plan year, the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$35;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an amount equal to 25 percent of the maximum fair price established for the covered insulin product in accordance with part E of title XI; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an amount equal to 25 percent of the negotiated price of the covered insulin product under the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c316f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c316f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for first 3 months of 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a month’s supply of a covered insulin product dispensed during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on March 31, 2023, a PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan or an MA organization offering an MA–PD plan shall reimburse an enrollee within 30 days for any cost-sharing paid by such enrollee that exceeds the cost-sharing applied by the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan under subparagraph (B)(i) at the point-of-sale for such month’s supply.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c316f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c31968b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cost-sharing for covered insulin products</inline>.—</heading><content>The coverage is provided in accordance with subsection (b)(9).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c31968c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments to Cost-sharing for Low-income Individuals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–114/a">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)</ref>), as amended by sections 11201, 11401, and 11404, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31968d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c31968e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31968f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(iii), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>For plan year 2023 and subsequent plan years, the copayment amount applicable under the preceding sentence to a month’s supply of a covered insulin product (as defined in section 1860D–2(b)(9)(C)) dispensed to the individual may not exceed the applicable copayment amount for the product under the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan in which the individual is enrolled.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following before the period at the end: “<quotedText>or under section 1860D–2(b)(9) in the case of a covered insulin product (as defined in subparagraph (C) of such section)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1860D–2(b)(8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 1860D–2(b)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>For plan year 2023, the amount of the coinsurance applicable under the preceding sentence to a month’s supply of a covered insulin product (as defined in section 1860D–2(b)(9)(C)) dispensed to the individual may not exceed the applicable copayment amount for the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1904">136 STAT. 1904</page> product under the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan in which the individual is enrolled.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>For plan year 2023, the amount of the copayment or coinsurance applicable under the preceding sentence to a month’s supply of a covered insulin product (as defined in section 1860D–2(b)(9)(C)) dispensed to the individual may not exceed the applicable copayment amount for the product under the prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan in which the individual is enrolled.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c319695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Retrospective Subsidy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1860D–15(h) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–115/h">42 U.S.C. 1395w–115(h)</ref>), as added by section 11401(c), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">and Insulin</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Practices</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c319697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1860D–2(b)(8)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (8) or (9) of section 1860D–2(b)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c319698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c319699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c31969a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–102 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation for 2023 Through 2025</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement this section for plan years 2023, 2024, and 2025 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c31969b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended, to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11407">SEC. 11407. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c31969c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading>LIMITATION ON MONTHLY COINSURANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPPLIER PAYMENT UNDER MEDICARE PART B FOR INSULIN FURNISHED THROUGH DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c31e4bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Deductible</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The first sentence of section 1833(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/b">42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31e4be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (12)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(12)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31e4bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period the following: “<quotedText>, and (13) such deductible shall not apply with respect to insulin furnished on or after July 1, 2023, through an item of durable medical equipment covered under section 1861(n).</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c31e4c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coinsurance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31e4c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(a)(1)(S) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/a/1/S">42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(S)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31e4c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(i) except as provided in clause (ii),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(S)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31e4c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>or 1847B),</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and (ii) with respect to insulin furnished on or after July 1, 2023, through an item of durable medical equipment covered under section 1861(n), the amounts paid shall be, subject to the fourth sentence of this subsection, 80 percent of the payment amount established under section 1847A (or section 1847B, if applicable) for such insulin,</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c31e4c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment to supplier payments; limitation on monthly coinsurance</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1833(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/a">42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the flush matter at the end, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>The Secretary shall make such adjustments as may be necessary to the amounts paid as specified under paragraph (1)(S)(ii) for insulin furnished on or after July 1, 2023, through <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1905">136 STAT. 1905</page> an item of durable medical equipment covered under section 1861(n), such that the amount of coinsurance payable by an individual enrolled under this part for a month’s supply of such insulin does not exceed $35.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c31e4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c31e4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395">42 USC 1395</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement this section for 2023 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11408">SEC. 11408. </num><heading>SAFE HARBOR FOR ABSENCE OF DEDUCTIBLE FOR INSULIN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c320bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c3232e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe harbor for absence of deductible for certain insulin products</inline>.—</heading><sidenote><p><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s223">26 USC 223</ref>.</p></sidenote><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3232e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for selected insulin products.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3232ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3232eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selected insulin products</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3232ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>selected insulin products</term>’ means any dosage form (such as vial, pump, or inhaler dosage forms) of any different type (such as rapid-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, ultra long-acting, and premixed) of insulin.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3232ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Insulin</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>insulin</term>’ means insulin that is licensed under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>) and continues to be marketed under such section, including any insulin product that has been deemed to be licensed under section 351(a) of such Act pursuant to section 7002(e)(4) of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</ref>) and continues to be marketed pursuant to such licensure.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3232ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3232ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s223">26 USC 223 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Affordable Care Act Subsidies</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12001">SEC. 12001. </num><heading>IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY AND REDUCE PREMIUM COSTS OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CONSUMERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c328110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (iii) of section 36B(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c328111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in 2021 or 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2026</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c328112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 and 2022</headingText></quotedText>” in the heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 through 2025</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c328113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension Through 2025 of Rule to Allow Credit to Taxpayers Whose Household Income Exceeds 400 Percent of the Poverty Line</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 36B(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c328114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in 2021 or 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2026</quotedText>”, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1906">136 STAT. 1906</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c328115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 and 2022</headingText></quotedText>” in the heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 through 2025</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c328116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c328117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s36B">26 USC 36B note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Energy Security</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13001">SEC. 13001. </num><heading>AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></section> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>CLEAN ELECTRICITY AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13101">SEC. 13101. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c34a3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following provisions of section 45(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34a3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45</ref>.</p></sidenote> are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Paragraph (2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Paragraph (3)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Paragraph (6).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Paragraph (7).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Paragraph (9).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Paragraph (11)(B).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c34a400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base Credit Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34a401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1.5 cents</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>0.3 cents</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34cb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1.5 cent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>0.3 cent</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c34cb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Extension to Geothermal and Solar</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(d)(4) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and which</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c34cb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Election to Treat Qualified Facilities as Energy Property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c34cb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Extension to Wind Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34cb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(d)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34cb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of phaseout percentage</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34cb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewable electricity production credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(b)(5) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>which is placed in service before January 1, 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>using wind to produce electricity</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34cb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(5)(E) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>placed in service before January 1, 2022, and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>treated as energy property</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34cb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified offshore wind facilities under energy credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(5)(F)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>offshore wind facility</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>offshore wind facility, subparagraph (E) shall not apply.</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1907">136 STAT. 1907</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c34cb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(b)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34cb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased credit amount for qualified facilities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified facility which satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (B), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) (determined after the application of paragraphs (1) through (5) and without regard to this paragraph) shall be equal to such amount multiplied by 5.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified facility requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A qualified facility meets the requirements of this subparagraph if it is one of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A facility with a maximum net output of less than 1 megawatt (as measured in alternating current).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34f232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34f233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34f234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>A facility the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (7)(A) and (8).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A facility which satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (7)(A) and (8).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified facility are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the construction of such facility, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c34f239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34f23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>with respect to any taxable year, for any portion of such taxable year which is within the period described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the alteration or repair of such facility,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c34f23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such facility is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c34f23c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> For purposes of determining an increased credit amount under paragraph (6)(A) for a taxable year, the requirement under clause (ii) is applied to such taxable year in which the alteration or repair of the qualified facility occurs.”</continuation></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent><quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c35dc9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dc9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any taxpayer which fails to satisfy the requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect to the construction of any qualified facility or with respect to the alteration or repair of a facility in any year during the period described in subparagraph (A)(ii), such taxpayer shall be deemed to have satisfied such requirement under such subparagraph with respect to such facility for any year if, with respect to any laborer or mechanic who was paid wages at a rate below the rate described in such subparagraph for any period during such year, such taxpayer—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1908">136 STAT. 1908</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dc9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>makes payment to such laborer or mechanic in an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau>an amount equal to the difference between—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the amount of wages paid to such laborer or mechanic during such period, and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the amount of wages required to be paid to such laborer or mechanic pursuant to such subparagraph during such period, plus</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>interest on the amount determined under item (aa) at the underpayment rate established under section 6621 (determined by substituting ‘6 percentage points’ for ‘3 percentage points’ in subsection (a)(2) of such section) for the period described in such item, and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c35dca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>makes payment to the Secretary of a penalty in an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>$5,000, multiplied by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the total number of laborers and mechanics who were paid wages at a rate below the rate described in subparagraph (A) for any period during such year.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deficiency procedures not to apply</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter B of chapter 63 (relating to deficiency procedures for income, estate, gift, and certain excise taxes) shall not apply with respect to the assessment or collection of any penalty imposed by this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intentional disregard</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary determines that any failure described in clause (i) is due to intentional disregard of the requirements under subparagraph (A), such clause shall be applied—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in subclause (I), by substituting ‘three times the sum’ for ‘the sum’, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in subclause (II), by substituting ‘$10,000’ for ‘5,000’ in item (aa) thereof.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on period for payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to rules issued by the Secretary, in the case of a final determination by the Secretary with respect to any failure by the taxpayer to satisfy the requirement under subparagraph (A), subparagraph (B)(i) shall not apply unless the payments described in subclauses (I) and (II) of such subparagraph are made by the taxpayer on or before the date which is 180 days after the date of such determination.</chapeau><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c3603c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this paragraph with respect to the construction of any qualified facility are as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Labor hours</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Percentage of total labor hours</inline>.—</heading><content>Taxpayers shall ensure that, with respect to the construction of any qualified facility, not less than the applicable percentage of the total labor hours of the construction, alteration, or repair work (including such work performed by any contractor or subcontractor) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1909">136 STAT. 1909</page> with respect to such facility shall, subject to subparagraph (B), be performed by qualified apprentices.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of clause (i), the applicable percentage shall be—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a qualified facility the construction of which begins before January 1, 2023, 10 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a qualified facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2024, 12.5 percent, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a qualified facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2023, 15 percent.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprentice to journeyworker ratio</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be subject to any applicable requirements for apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios of the Department of Labor or the applicable State apprenticeship agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>Each taxpayer, contractor, or subcontractor who employs 4 or more individuals to perform construction, alteration, or repair work with respect to the construction of a qualified facility shall employ 1 or more qualified apprentices to perform such work.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A taxpayer shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph if such taxpayer—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>satisfies the requirements described in clause (ii), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>subject to clause (iii), in the case of any failure by the taxpayer to satisfy the requirement under subparagraphs (A) and (C) with respect to the construction, alteration, or repair work on any qualified facility to which subclause (I) does not apply, makes payment to the Secretary of a penalty in an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>$50, multiplied by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the total labor hours for which the requirement described in such subparagraph was not satisfied with respect to the construction, alteration, or repair work on such qualified facility.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Good faith effort</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of clause (i), a taxpayer shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements under this paragraph with respect to a qualified facility if such taxpayer has requested qualified apprentices from a registered apprenticeship program, as defined in section 3131(e)(3)(B), and—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such request has been denied, provided that such denial is not the result of a refusal by the taxpayer or any contractors or subcontractors engaged in the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work with respect to such qualified facility to comply with the established standards and requirements of the registered apprenticeship program, or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1910">136 STAT. 1910</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>the registered apprenticeship program fails to respond to such request within 5 business days after the date on which such registered apprenticeship program received such request.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intentional disregard</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that any failure described in subclause (i)(II) is due to intentional disregard of the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (C), subclause (i)(II) shall be applied by substituting ‘$500’ for ‘$50’ in item (aa) thereof.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Labor hours</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>labor hours</term>’—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>means the total number of hours devoted to the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work by any individual employed by the taxpayer or by any contractor or subcontractor, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>excludes any hours worked by—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>foremen,</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>superintendents,</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>owners, or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>persons employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (within the meaning of those terms in <ref href="/us/cfr/t29/pt541">part 541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified apprentice</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified apprentice</term>’ means an individual who is employed by the taxpayer or by any contractor or subcontractor and who is participating in a registered apprenticeship program, as defined in section 3131(e)(3)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c3603df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3603e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic Content, Phaseout, and Energy Communities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45(b), as amended by subsection (f),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3603e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (9) as paragraph (12), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3603e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (8) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c36c735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic content bonus credit amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified facility which satisfies the requirement under subparagraph (B)(i), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) (determined after the application of paragraphs (1) through (8)) shall be increased by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount so determined.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement described in this clause is satisfied with respect to any qualified facility if the taxpayer certifies to the Secretary (at such time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary may prescribe) that any steel, iron, or manufactured product which is a component of such facility (upon completion of construction) was produced in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1911">136 STAT. 1911</page> United States (as determined under section 661 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49">title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Steel and iron</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of steel or iron, clause (i) shall be applied in a manner consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t49/s661.5">section 661.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufactured product</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), the manufactured products which are components of a qualified facility upon completion of construction shall be deemed to have been produced in the United States if not less than the adjusted percentage (as determined under subparagraph (C)) of the total costs of all such manufactured products of such facility are attributable to manufactured products (including components) which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted percentage</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subclause (ii), for purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), the adjusted percentage shall be 40 percent.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offshore wind facility</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), in the case of a qualified facility which is an offshore wind facility, the adjusted percentage shall be 20 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c36c740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout for elective payment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a taxpayer making an election under section 6417 with respect to a credit under this section, the amount of such credit shall be replaced with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the value of such credit (determined without regard to this paragraph), multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the applicable percentage.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">100 percent applicable percentage for certain qualified facilities<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which satisfies the requirements under paragraph (9)(B), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with a maximum net output of less than 1 megawatt (as measured in alternating current),</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c36c747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the applicable percentage shall be 100 percent.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phased domestic content requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (D), in the case of any qualified facility which is not described in subparagraph (B), the applicable percentage shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c74a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>if construction of such facility began before January 1, 2024, 100 percent, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c74b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if construction of such facility began in calendar year 2024, 90 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c74c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide exceptions to the requirements under this paragraph if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the inclusion of steel, iron, or manufactured products which are produced in the United States increases the overall costs of construction of qualified facilities by more than 25 percent, or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1912">136 STAT. 1912</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>relevant steel, iron, or manufactured products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><content>In any case in which the Secretary provides an exception pursuant to clause (i), the applicable percentage shall be 100 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c36c751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for qualified facility located in energy community</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a qualified facility which is located in an energy community, the credit determined under subsection (a) (determined after the application of paragraphs (1) through (10), without the application of paragraph (9)) shall be increased by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount so determined.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy community</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>energy community</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a brownfield site (as defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D)(ii)(III) of section 101(39) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/39">42 U.S.C. 9601(39)</ref>)),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a metropolitan statistical area or non-metropolitan statistical area which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has (or, at any time during the period beginning after December 31, 2009, had) 0.17 percent or greater direct employment or 25 percent or greater local tax revenues related to the extraction, processing, transport, or storage of coal, oil, or natural gas (as determined by the Secretary), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has an unemployment rate at or above the national average unemployment rate for the previous year (as determined by the Secretary), or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>a census tract—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in which—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>after December 31, 1999, a coal mine has closed, or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>after December 31, 2009, a coal-fired electric generating unit has been retired, or</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36c75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>which is directly adjoining to any census tract described in subclause (I).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c36c760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Reduced for Tax-exempt Bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36c761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45</ref>.</p></sidenote> 45(b)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to any facility for any taxable year (determined after the application of paragraphs (1) and (2)) shall be reduced by the amount which is the product of the amount so determined for such year and the lesser of 15 percent or a fraction—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the numerator of which is the sum, for the taxable year and all prior taxable years, of proceeds of an issue of any obligations the interest on which is exempt from tax under section 103 and which is used to provide financing for the qualified facility, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1913">136 STAT. 1913</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of additions to the capital account for the qualified facility for the taxable year and all prior taxable years.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c36ee75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36ee76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> amounts under the preceding sentence for any taxable year shall be determined as of the close of the taxable year.”</continuation></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c36ee77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(b)(2)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c36ee79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>If the 0.3 cent amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 0.05 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.05 cent. In any other case, if an amount as increased under this paragraph is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(b)(4)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>last sentence</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>last two sentences</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c36ee7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hydropower</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of credit rate reduction for qualified hydroelectric production and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(b)(4)(A), as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(7), (9), or (11)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (7)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(10)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>” and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c36ee81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c371592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><chapeau>pressurized water used in a pipeline (or similar man-made water conveyance) which is operated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c371593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c371594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>not primarily for the generation of electricity.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c371595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d)(11)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>150</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>25</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c371596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c371597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c371598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c371599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to facilities placed in service after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c37159a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (h) shall apply to facilities the construction of which begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c37159b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic content, phaseout, energy communities, and hydropower</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (g) and (j) shall apply to facilities placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13102">SEC. 13102. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ENERGY CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c39adac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following provisions of section 48 are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2024</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(II).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1914">136 STAT. 1914</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Subsection (c)(1)(D).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Subsection (c)(2)(D).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Subsection (c)(3)(A)(iv).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Subsection (c)(4)(C).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Subsection (c)(5)(D).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c39adb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Further Extension for Certain Energy Property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(3)(A)(vii)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c39adb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2035</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c39adb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) and (7) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c39adb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout for certain energy property</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified fuel cell property, qualified small wind property, or energy property described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(A) the construction of which begins after December 31, 2019, and which is placed in service before January 1, 2022, the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to 26 percent.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c39adb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base Energy Percentage Amount; Phaseout of Certain Energy Property</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base energy percentage amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 48(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>6 percent</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 percent</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>6 percent</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39adbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout of certain energy property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c39d3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c39d3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout for certain energy property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any energy property described in clause (vii) of paragraph (3)(A), the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of any property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2033, and which is placed in service after December 31, 2021, 6 percent,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2032, and before January 1, 2034, 5.2 percent, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2033, and before January 1, 2035, 4.4 percent.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">6 Percent Credit for Geothermal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)(A)(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Storage Technologies; Qualified Biogas Property; Microgrid Controllers; Extension of Other Property</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(3)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of clause (vii), and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clauses:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c39d3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>energy storage technology,</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c39d3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>qualified biogas property, or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c39d3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>microgrid controllers,”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1915">136 STAT. 1915</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39d3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of 6 percent credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c39d3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subclauses (IV) and (V) and <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclauses:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c39faee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>energy storage technology,</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c39faef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>qualified biogas property,</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c39faf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>microgrid controllers, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c39faf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>energy property described in clauses (v) and (vii) of paragraph (3)(A), and”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c39faf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3a9733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy storage technology</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3a9734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>energy storage technology</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>property (other than property primarily used in the transportation of goods or individuals and not for the production of electricity) which receives, stores, and delivers energy for conversion to electricity (or, in the case of hydrogen, which stores energy), and has a nameplate capacity of not less than 5 kilowatt hours, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>thermal energy storage property.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications of certain property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any property which either—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>was placed in service before the date of enactment of this section and would be described in subparagraph (A)(i), except that such property has a capacity of less than 5 kilowatt hours and is modified in a manner that such property (after such modification) has a nameplate capacity of not less than 5 kilowatt hours, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is described in subparagraph (A)(i) and is modified in a manner that such property (after such modification) has an increase in nameplate capacity of not less than 5 kilowatt hours,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c3abe4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">such property shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(i) except that the basis of any existing property prior to such modification shall not be taken into account for purposes of this section.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3abe4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> In the case of any property to which this subparagraph applies, subparagraph (D) shall be applied by substituting ‘modification’ for ‘construction’.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Thermal energy storage property</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to clause (ii), for purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>thermal energy storage property</term>’ means property comprising a system which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is directly connected to a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>removes heat from, or adds heat to, a storage medium for subsequent use, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>provides energy for the heating or cooling of the interior of a residential or commercial building.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>thermal energy storage property</term>’ shall not include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a swimming pool,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1916">136 STAT. 1916</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>combined heat and power system property, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a building or its structural components.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>energy storage technology</term>’ shall not include any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3abe56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified biogas property</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified biogas property</term>’ means property comprising a system which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>converts biomass (as defined in section 45K(c)(3), as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph) into a gas which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>consists of not less than 52 percent methane by volume, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is concentrated by such system into a gas which consists of not less than 52 percent methane, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>captures such gas for sale or productive use, and not for disposal via combustion.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of cleaning and conditioning property</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified biogas property</term>’ includes any property which is part of such system which cleans or conditions such gas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified biogas property</term>’ shall not include any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3abe5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microgrid controller</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>microgrid controller</term>’ means equipment which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>part of a qualified microgrid, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>designed and used to monitor and control the energy resources and loads on such microgrid.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified microgrid</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified microgrid</term>’ means an electrical system which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>includes equipment which is capable of generating not less than 4 kilowatts and not greater than 20 megawatts of electricity,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>is capable of operating—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in connection with the electrical grid and as a single controllable entity with respect to such grid, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>independently (and disconnected) from such grid, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>is not part of a bulk-power system (as defined in section 215 of the Federal Power Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s824o">16 U.S.C. 824o</ref>)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>microgrid controller</term>’ shall not include any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of double benefit for qualified biogas property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(e) is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3abe6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3abe6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with energy credit for qualified biogas property</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ shall not include any facility which produces electricity from gas produced by qualified biogas property (as defined in section 48(c)(7)) if a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1917">136 STAT. 1917</page> credit is allowed under section 48 with respect to such property for the taxable year or any prior taxable year.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public utility property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (2) of section 50(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3abe6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s50">26 USC 50</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after the first sentence the following new sentence: “<quotedText>At the election of a taxpayer, this paragraph shall not apply to any energy storage technology (as defined in section 48(c)(6)), provided—</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3abe6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>no election under this paragraph shall be permitted if the making of such election is prohibited by a State or political subdivision thereof, by any agency or instrumentality of the United States, or by a public service or public utility commission or other similar body of any State or political subdivision that regulates public utilities as described in section 7701(a)(33)(A),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an election under this paragraph shall be made separately with respect to each energy storage technology by the due date (including extensions) of the Federal tax return for the taxable year in which the energy storage technology is placed in service by the taxpayer, and once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an election shall not apply with respect to any energy storage technology if such energy storage technology has a maximum capacity equal to or less than 500 kilowatt hours.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel Cells Using Electromechanical Processes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 48(c)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or electromechanical</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>electrochemical</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1 kilowatt in the case of a fuel cell power plant with a linear generator assembly)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>0.5 kilowatt</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or linear generator assembly,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>a fuel cell stack assembly</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or electromechanical</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>electrochemical</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Linear generator assembly limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(c)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Linear generator assembly</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>linear generator assembly</term>’ does not include any assembly which contains rotating parts.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dynamic Glass</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(3)(A)(ii) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or electrochromic glass which uses electricity to change its light transmittance properties in order to heat or cool a structure,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>sunlight</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Low Income Housing Tax Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (3) of section 50(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (A),</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1918">136 STAT. 1918</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ae592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>paragraph (1) shall not apply for purposes of determining eligible basis under section 42.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ae593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interconnection Property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3ae594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b33b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interconnection property</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b33b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of determining the credit under subsection (a), energy property shall include amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer for qualified interconnection property in connection with the installation of energy property (as defined in paragraph (3)) which has a maximum net output of not greater than 5 megawatts (as measured in alternating current), to provide for the transmission or distribution of the electricity produced or stored by such property, and which are properly chargeable to the capital account of the taxpayer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified interconnection property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified interconnection property</term>’ means, with respect to an energy project which is not a microgrid controller, any tangible property—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which is part of an addition, modification, or upgrade to a transmission or distribution system which is required at or beyond the point at which the energy project interconnects to such transmission or distribution system in order to accommodate such interconnection,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>either—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>which is constructed, reconstructed, or erected by the taxpayer, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for which the cost with respect to the construction, reconstruction, or erection of such property is paid or incurred by such taxpayer, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the original use of which, pursuant to an interconnection agreement, commences with a utility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interconnection agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>interconnection agreement</term>’ means an agreement with a utility for the purposes of interconnecting the energy property owned by such taxpayer to the transmission or distribution system of such utility.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Utility</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>utility</term>’ means the owner or operator of an electrical transmission or distribution system which is subject to the regulatory authority of a State or political subdivision thereof, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, a public service or public utility commission or other similar body of any State or political subdivision thereof, or the governing or ratemaking body of an electric cooperative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b33c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for interconnection property</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of expenses paid or incurred for interconnection property, amounts otherwise chargeable to capital account with respect to such expenses shall be reduced under rules similar to the rules of section 50(c).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3b33c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Projects, Wage Requirements, and Apprenticeship Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1919">136 STAT. 1919</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased credit amount for energy projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any energy project which satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (B), the amount of the credit determined under this subsection (determined after the application of paragraphs (1) through (8) and without regard to this clause) shall be equal to such amount multiplied by 5.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy project defined</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>energy project</term>’ means a project consisting of one or more energy properties that are part of a single project.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A project meets the requirements of this subparagraph if it is one of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A project with a maximum net output of less than 1 megawatt of electrical (as measured in alternating current) or thermal energy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>A project the construction of which begins before the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (10)(A) and (11).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A project which satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (10)(A) and (11).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any energy project are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the construction of such energy project, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>for the 5-year period beginning on the date such project is originally placed in service, the alteration or repair of such project,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c3b81f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such project is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>. Subject to subparagraph (C), for purposes of any determination under paragraph (9)(A)(i) for the taxable year in which the energy project is placed in service, the taxpayer shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement under clause (ii) at the time such project is placed in service.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3b81f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3b81f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recapture</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, by regulations or other guidance, provide for recapturing the benefit of any increase in the credit allowed under this subsection by reason of this paragraph with respect to any project which does not satisfy the requirements under subparagraph (A) (after application of subparagraph (B)) for the period described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) (but which does not cease to be investment credit property within the meaning of section 50(a)).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3ba909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> The period and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1920">136 STAT. 1920</page> percentage of such recapture shall be determined under rules similar to the rules of section 50(a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3ba90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3ba90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic Content; Phaseout for Elective Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3ba90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic content bonus credit amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any energy project which satisfies the requirement under subparagraph (B), for purposes of applying paragraph (2) with respect to such property, the energy percentage shall be increased by the applicable credit rate increase.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bd020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(9)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable credit rate increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable credit rate increase shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of an energy project which does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (9)(B), 2 percentage points, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of an energy project which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (9)(B), 10 percentage points.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bd025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout for elective payment</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a taxpayer making an election under section 6417 with respect to a credit under this section, rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(10) shall apply.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3bd026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule for Property Financed by Tax-exempt Bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a)(4) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for property financed by tax-exempt bonds</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bd028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rule under section 45(b)(3) shall apply for purposes of this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3bd029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certain Contracts Involving Energy Storage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7701(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (III) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c3bd02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the operation of a storage facility, and”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3bd02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bd02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Storage facility</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>storage facility</term>’ means a facility which uses energy storage technology within the meaning of section 48(c)(6).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bd030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or water treatment works facility</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water treatment works facility, or storage facility</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3bd031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">(o) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Credit Rate for Energy Communities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in credit rate for energy communities</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1921">136 STAT. 1921</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any energy project that is placed in service within an energy community (as defined in section 45(b)(11)(B), as applied by substituting ‘energy project’ for ‘qualified facility’ each place it appears), for purposes of applying paragraph (2) with respect to energy property which is part of such project, the energy percentage shall be increased by the applicable credit rate increase.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable credit rate increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable credit rate increase shall be equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of any energy project which does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (9)(B), 2 percentage points, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of any energy project which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (9)(B), 10 percentage points.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3bf747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="p">(p) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bf748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bf74a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bf74b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bf74c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3bf74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">(q) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bf74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3bf74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other property</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l), (n), and (o) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3bf752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for property financed by tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (m) shall apply to property the construction of which begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13103">SEC. 13103. </num><heading>INCREASE IN ENERGY CREDIT FOR SOLAR AND WIND FACILITIES PLACED IN SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3c6c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3d56e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules for Certain Solar and Wind Facilities Placed in Service in Connection With Low-income Communities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified solar and wind facility with respect to which the Secretary makes an allocation of environmental justice solar and wind capacity limitation under paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the energy percentage otherwise determined under paragraph (2) or (5) of subsection (a) with respect to any eligible property which is part of such facility shall be increased by—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1922">136 STAT. 1922</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a facility described in subclause (I) of paragraph (2)(A)(iii) and not described in subclause (II) of such paragraph, 10 percentage points, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a facility described in subclause (II) of paragraph (2)(A)(iii), 20 percentage points, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the increase in the credit determined under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection for any taxable year with respect to all property which is part of such facility shall not exceed the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such increase (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the environmental justice solar and wind capacity limitation allocated to such facility, bears to</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the total megawatt nameplate capacity of such facility, as measured in direct current.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified solar and wind facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d56ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified solar and wind facility</term>’ means any facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which generates electricity solely from property described in section 45(d)(1) or in clause (i) or (vi) of subsection (a)(3)(A),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which has a maximum net output of less than 5 megawatts (as measured in alternating current), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is located in a low-income community (as defined in section 45D(e)) or on Indian land (as defined in section 2601(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3501/2">25 U.S.C. 3501(2)</ref>)), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is part of a qualified low-income residential building project or a qualified low-income economic benefit project.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified low-income residential building project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility shall be treated as part of a qualified low-income residential building project if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such facility is installed on a residential rental building which participates in a covered housing program (as defined in section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491/a/3">34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3)</ref>), a housing assistance program administered by the Department of Agriculture under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, a housing program administered by a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4(22) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4103/22">25 U.S.C. 4103(22)</ref>)) or such other affordable housing programs as the Secretary may provide, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the financial benefits of the electricity produced by such facility are allocated equitably among the occupants of the dwelling units of such building.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified low-income economic benefit project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility shall be treated as part of a qualified low-income economic benefit project if at least 50 percent of the financial benefits of the electricity produced by such facility are provided to households with income of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1923">136 STAT. 1923</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>less than 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 36B(d)(3)(A)) applicable to a family of the size involved, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>less than 80 percent of area median gross income (as determined under section 142(d)(2)(B)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial benefit</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C), electricity acquired at a below-market rate shall not fail to be taken into account as a financial benefit.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d56fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>eligible property</term>’ means energy property which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is part of a facility described in section 45(d)(1) for which an election was made under subsection (a)(5), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d56fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is described in clause (i) or (vi) of subsection (a)(3)(A),</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c3d56ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">including energy storage technology (as described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ix)) installed in connection with such energy property.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d5702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program to allocate amounts of environmental justice solar and wind capacity limitation to qualified solar and wind facilities.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d5703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote> In establishing such program and to carry out the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide procedures to allow for an efficient allocation process, including, when determined appropriate, consideration of multiple projects in a single application if such projects will be placed in service by a single taxpayer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of environmental justice solar and wind capacity limitation allocated by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) during any calendar year shall not exceed the annual capacity limitation with respect to such year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d5706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual capacity limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>annual capacity limitation</term>’ means 1.8 gigawatts of direct current capacity for each of calendar years 2023 and 2024, and zero thereafter.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover of unused limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>If the annual capacity limitation for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate amount allocated for such year under this paragraph, such limitation for the succeeding calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such excess. No amount may be carried under the preceding sentence to any calendar year after 2024 except as provided in section 48E(h)(4)(D)(ii).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placed in service deadline</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d5709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d570a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any property which is placed in service after the date that is 4 years after the date of the allocation with respect to the facility of which such property is a part.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d570b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of carryover</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amount of environmental justice solar and wind capacity limitation which expires under clause (i) during any calendar year shall be taken into account as an excess described in subparagraph (D) (or as an increase in such excess) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1924">136 STAT. 1924</page> for such calendar year, subject to the limitation imposed by the last sentence of such subparagraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3d570c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d570d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d570e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recapture</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, by regulations or other guidance, provide for recapturing the benefit of any increase in the credit allowed under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection with respect to any property which ceases to be property eligible for such increase (but which does not cease to be investment credit property within the meaning of section 50(a)).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d570f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d5710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> The period and percentage of such recapture shall be determined under rules similar to the rules of section 50(a). To the extent provided by the Secretary, such recapture may not apply with respect to any property if, within 12 months after the date the taxpayer becomes aware (or reasonably should have become aware) of such property ceasing to be property eligible for such increase, the eligibility of such property for such increase is restored. The preceding sentence shall not apply more than once with respect to any facility.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3d5711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3d5712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13104">SEC. 13104. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR CARBON OXIDE SEQUESTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3f04c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Carbon Oxide Capture Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f04c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45Q(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f04c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Q">26 USC 45Q</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f2bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ means any industrial facility or direct air capture facility—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f2bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the construction of which begins before January 1, 2033, and either—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>construction of carbon capture equipment begins before such date, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the original planning and design for such facility includes installation of carbon capture equipment, and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of a direct air capture facility, captures not less than 1,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>in the case of an electricity generating facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>captures not less than 18,750 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f2be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to any carbon capture equipment for the applicable electric generating unit at such facility, has a capture design capacity of not less than 75 percent of the baseline carbon oxide production of such unit, or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f52f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in the case of any other facility, captures not less than 12,500 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f52f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f52f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45Q(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f52f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f52f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>For purposes of this section—</quotedText>” the following new paragraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1925">136 STAT. 1925</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable electric generating unit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable electric generating unit</term>’ means the principal electric generating unit for which the carbon capture equipment is originally planned and designed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Baseline carbon oxide production</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f7a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>baseline carbon oxide production</term>’ means either of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>In the case of an applicable electric generating unit which was originally placed in service more than 1 year prior to the date on which construction of the carbon capture equipment begins, the average annual carbon oxide production, by mass, from such unit during—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of an applicable electric generating unit which was originally placed in service more than 1 year prior to the date on which construction of the carbon capture equipment begins and on or after the date which is 3 years prior to the date on which construction of such equipment begins, the period beginning on the date such unit was placed in service and ending on the date on which construction of such equipment began, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of an applicable electric generating unit which was originally placed in service more than 3 years prior to the date on which construction of the carbon capture equipment begins, the 3 years with the highest annual carbon oxide production during the 12-year period preceding the date on which construction of such equipment began.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>In the case of an applicable electric generating unit which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>as of the date on which construction of the carbon capture equipment begins, is not yet placed in service, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>was placed in service during the 1-year period prior to the date on which construction of the carbon capture equipment begins,</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c3f7a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">the designed annual carbon oxide production, by mass, as determined based on an assumed capacity factor of 60 percent.</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity factor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>capacity factor</term>’ means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the actual electric output from the applicable electric generating unit to the potential electric output from such unit.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 142(o)(1)(B)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f7a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s142">26 USC 142</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 45Q(e)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 45Q(e)(3)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified Applicable Dollar Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45Q(b)(1)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the dollar amount</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>such period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$17</quotedText>”, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1926">136 STAT. 1926</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the dollar amount</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>such period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$17</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of Applicable Dollar Amount</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f7a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45Q(b)(1), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c3f7a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Q">26 USC 45Q</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3f7a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3fa031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for direct air capture facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified facility described in subsection (d)(2)(A) which is placed in service after December 31, 2022, the applicable dollar amount shall be an amount equal to the applicable dollar amount otherwise determined with respect to such qualified facility under subparagraph (A), except that such subparagraph shall be applied—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>by substituting ‘$36’ for ‘$17’ each place it appears, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by substituting ‘$26’ for ‘$12’ each place it appears.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c3fa034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable dollar amount for additional carbon capture equipment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified facility which is placed in service before January 1, 2023, if any additional carbon capture equipment is installed at such facility and such equipment is placed in service after December 31, 2022, the applicable dollar amount shall be an amount equal to the applicable dollar amount otherwise determined under this paragraph, except that subparagraph (B) shall be applied—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>by substituting ‘before January 1, 2023’ for ‘after December 31, 2022’, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by substituting ‘the additional carbon capture equipment installed at such qualified facility’ for ‘such qualified facility’.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 45Q(b)(1)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The applicable dollar amount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (C), the applicable dollar amount</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c3fa039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 45Q(b)(1)(D), as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c3fa03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45Q <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (i) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (g) following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c40156b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased Credit Amount for Qualified Facilities and Carbon Capture Equipment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c40156c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified facility or any carbon capture equipment which satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2), the amount of the credit determined under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1927">136 STAT. 1927</page> subsection (a) shall be equal to such amount (determined without regard to this sentence) multiplied by 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c40156d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c40156e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c40156f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this paragraph are that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>with respect to any qualified facility the construction of which begins on or after the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (4), as well as any carbon capture equipment placed in service at such facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c401572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), the taxpayer satisfies the requirements under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph with respect to such facility and equipment, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c401573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the taxpayer satisfies the requirements under paragraph (4) with respect to the construction of such facility and equipment,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>with respect to any carbon capture equipment the construction of which begins on or after the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (4), and which is installed at a qualified facility the construction of which began prior to such date—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c401575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), the taxpayer satisfies the requirements under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph with respect to such equipment, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c401576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the taxpayer satisfies the requirements under paragraph (4) with respect to the construction of such equipment, or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the construction of carbon capture equipment begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (4), and such equipment is installed at a qualified facility the construction of which begins prior to such date.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c40157a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified facility and any carbon capture equipment placed in service at such facility are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c40157b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the construction of such facility or equipment, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c40157c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to any taxable year, for any portion of such taxable year which is within the period described in paragraph (3)(A) or (4)(A) of subsection (a), the alteration or repair of such facility or such equipment,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c40157d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such facility and equipment are located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>. For purposes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1928">136 STAT. 1928</page> of determining an increased credit amount under paragraph (1) for a taxable year, the requirement under clause (ii) of this subparagraph is applied to such taxable year in which the alteration or repair of qualified facility occurs.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c40157e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c40157f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c401585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Reduced for Tax-exempt Bonds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 45Q(f)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c401586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Q">26 USC 45Q</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second paragraph (3), as added at the end of such section by section 80402(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117-58</ref>), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c401588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c403c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c403c9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rule under section 45(b)(3) shall apply for purposes of this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c403c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Section for Certain Carbon Capture Equipment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45Q(g) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the earlier of January 1, 2023, and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the end of the calendar year</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c403c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45Q(f), as amended by subsection (e), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c403c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a), a person described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) may elect, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe, to have the 12–year period begin on the first day of the first taxable year in which a credit under this section is claimed with respect to carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service at a qualified facility on or after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (after application of paragraph (6), where applicable) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>no taxpayer claimed a credit under this section with respect to such carbon capture equipment for any prior taxable year,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the qualified facility at which such carbon capture equipment is placed in service is located in an area affected by a federally-declared disaster (as defined by section 165(i)(5)(A)) after the carbon capture equipment is originally placed in service, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such federally-declared disaster results in a cessation of the operation of the qualified facility or the carbon capture equipment after such equipment is originally placed in service.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c403ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations for Baseline Carbon Oxide Production</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (i) of section 45Q, as redesignated by subsection (d), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1929">136 STAT. 1929</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c403ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4063b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii), adjust the baseline carbon oxide production with respect to any applicable electric generating unit at any electricity generating facility if, after the date on which the carbon capture equipment is placed in service, modifications which are chargeable to capital account are made to such unit which result in a significant increase or decrease in carbon oxide production.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4063b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4063b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4063b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Q">26 USC 45Q note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4063ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the amendments made by this section shall apply to facilities or equipment placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4063bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of carbon oxide capture requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to facilities or equipment the construction of which begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4063bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of section for certain carbon capture equipment</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (f) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4063bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (g) shall apply to carbon oxide captured and disposed of after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13105">SEC. 13105. </num><heading>ZERO-EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c40fffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c41c34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="45U">“SEC. 45U. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41c350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45U">26 USC 45U</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ZERO-EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41c351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, the zero-emission nuclear power production credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the amount by which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>0.3 cents, multiplied by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the kilowatt hours of electricity—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>produced by the taxpayer at a qualified nuclear power facility, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year, exceeds</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the reduction amount for such taxable year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41c358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified nuclear power facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified nuclear power facility</term>’ means any nuclear facility—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>which is owned by the taxpayer and which uses nuclear energy to produce electricity,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>which is not an advanced nuclear power facility as defined in subsection (d)(1) of section 45J, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c35c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>which is placed in service before the date of the enactment of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c35d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>reduction amount</term>’ means, with respect to any qualified nuclear power facility for any taxable year, the amount equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount determined under subsection (a)(1), or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1930">136 STAT. 1930</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the amount equal to 16 percent of the excess of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (B), the gross receipts from any electricity produced by such facility (including any electricity services or products provided in conjunction with the electricity produced by such facility) and sold to an unrelated person during such taxable year, over</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>the amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>2.5 cents, multiplied by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the amount determined under subsection (a)(1)(B).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of certain receipts</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to clause (iii), the amount determined under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) shall include any amount received by the taxpayer during the taxable year with respect to the qualified nuclear power facility from a zero-emission credit program. For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41c367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> purposes of determining the amount received during such taxable year, the taxpayer shall take into account any reductions required under such program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero-emission credit program</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>zero-emission credit program</term>’ means any payments with respect to a qualified nuclear power facility as a result of any Federal, State or local government program for, in whole or in part, the zero-emission, zero-carbon, or air quality attributes of any portion of the electricity produced by such facility.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), any amount received by the taxpayer from a zero-emission credit program shall be excluded from the amount determined under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) if the full amount of the credit calculated pursuant to subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subparagraph) is used to reduce payments from such zero-emission credit program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Electricity</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>electricity</term>’ means the energy produced by a qualified nuclear power facility from the conversion of nuclear fuel into electric power.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41c36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>The 0.3 cent amount in subsection (a)(1)(A) and the 2.5 cent amount in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)(II)(aa) shall each be adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation adjustment factor (as determined under section 45(e)(2), as applied by substituting ‘calendar year 2023’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof) for the calendar year in which the sale occurs. If the 0.3 cent amount as increased under this paragraph is not a multiple of 0.05 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.05 cent. If the 2.5 cent amount as increased under this paragraph is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41c36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section 45(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1931">136 STAT. 1931</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41c36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased credit amount for qualified nuclear power facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified nuclear power facility which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (2)(A), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be equal to such amount (as determined without regard to this sentence) multiplied by 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41c371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified nuclear power facility are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the alteration or repair of such facility shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for alteration or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such facility is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41ea8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2032.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41ea8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Section 38(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (32), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (33), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c41ea91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="34">“(34) </num><content>the zero-emission nuclear power production credit determined under section 45U(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c41ea92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45U. </designator> <label>Zero-emission nuclear power production credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c41ea95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c41ea96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45U">26 USC 45U note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply to electricity produced and sold after December 31, 2023, in taxable years beginning after such date.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>CLEAN FUELS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13201">SEC. 13201. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL, RENEWABLE DIESEL AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 40A(g) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biodiesel Mixture Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c425fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6426(c)(6) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1932">136 STAT. 1932</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c425fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuels not used for taxable purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6427(e)(6)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6427">26 USC 6427</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative Fuel Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6426(d)(5) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative Fuel Mixture Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6426(e)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments for Alternative Fuels</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6427(e)(6)(C) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s40A">26 USC 40A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2021.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c425fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6426">26 USC 6426 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any alternative fuel credit properly determined under section 6426(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending with the close of the last calendar quarter beginning before the date of the enactment of this Act, such credit shall be allowed, and any refund or payment attributable to such credit (including any payment under section 6427(e) of such Code) shall be made, only in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall provide.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote> Such Secretary shall issue guidance within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act providing for a one-time submission of claims covering periods described in the preceding sentence.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote> Such guidance shall provide for a 180-day period for the submission of such claims (in such manner as prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days after such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such Secretary not later than 60 days after receipt.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c425fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> If such Secretary has not paid pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 60 days after the date of the filing of such claim, the claim shall be paid with interest from such date determined by using the overpayment rate and method under section 6621 of such Code.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13202">SEC. 13202. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL INCENTIVES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4286e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 40(b)(6)(J)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4286ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4286eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s40">26 USC 40 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to qualified second generation biofuel production after December 31, 2021.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13203">SEC. 13203. </num><heading>SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c43985c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 40A the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c445bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="40B">“SEC. 40B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s40B">26 USC 40B</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, the sustainable aviation fuel credit determined under this section for the taxable year is, with respect to any sale or use of a qualified mixture which occurs during such taxable year, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel in such mixture, multiplied by</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$1.25, plus<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1933">136 STAT. 1933</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>the applicable supplementary amount with respect to such sustainable aviation fuel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Supplementary Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>applicable supplementary amount</term>’ means, with respect to any sustainable aviation fuel, an amount equal to $0.01 for each percentage point by which the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage with respect to such fuel exceeds 50 percent. In no event shall the applicable supplementary amount determined under this subsection exceed $0.50.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Mixture</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified mixture</term>’ means a mixture of sustainable aviation fuel and kerosene if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>such mixture is produced by the taxpayer in the United States,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>such mixture is used by the taxpayer (or sold by the taxpayer for use) in an aircraft,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>such sale or use is in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the taxpayer, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the transfer of such mixture to the fuel tank of such aircraft occurs in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainable Aviation Fuel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>sustainable aviation fuel</term>’ means liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>meets the requirements of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>ASTM International Standard D7566, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Fischer Tropsch provisions of ASTM International Standard D1655, Annex A1,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is not derived from coprocessing an applicable material (or materials derived from an applicable material) with a feedstock which is not biomass,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>has been certified in accordance with subsection (e) as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable material</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable material</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>free fatty acids, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>fatty acid esters.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biomass</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>biomass</term>’ has the same meaning given such term in section 45K(c)(3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage</term>’ means, with respect to any sustainable aviation fuel, the percentage reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions achieved by such fuel as compared with petroleum-based jet fuel, as defined in accordance with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the most recent Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation which has been adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United States, or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any similar methodology which satisfies the criteria under section 211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1934">136 STAT. 1934</page> 7545(o)(1)(H)), as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Producers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any sustainable aviation fuel unless the producer or importer of such fuel—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is registered with the Secretary under section 4101, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>provides—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><chapeau>certification (in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) from an unrelated party demonstrating compliance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any general requirements, supply chain traceability requirements, and information transmission requirements established under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation described in paragraph (1) of subsection (e), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of any methodology established under paragraph (2) of such subsection, requirements similar to the requirements described in clause (i), and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such other information with respect to such fuel as the Secretary may require for purposes of carrying out this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Credit Against Excise Tax</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of the credit determined under this section with respect to any sustainable aviation fuel shall, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, be properly reduced to take into account any benefit provided with respect to such sustainable aviation fuel solely by reason of the application of section 6426 or 6427(e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to any sale or use after December 31, 2024.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Made Part of General Business Credit</inline>.—</heading><content> Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c445bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (33), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (34) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (34) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="35">“(35) </num><content>the sustainable aviation fuel credit determined under section 40B.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Biodiesel Incentives</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 40A(d)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 40B</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>determined under section 40</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 40A(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c445bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainable Aviation Fuel Added to Credit for Alcohol Fuel, Biodiesel, and Alternative Fuel Mixtures</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c445be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6426 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c44aa01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the sustainable aviation fuel credit for the taxable year is, with respect to any sale or use of a qualified mixture, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel in such mixture, multiplied by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the sum of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1935">136 STAT. 1935</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$1.25, plus</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c44aa07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>the applicable supplementary amount with respect to such sustainable aviation fuel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Any term used in this subsection which is also used in section 40B shall have the meaning given such term by section 40B.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c44aa0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules of section 40B(f) shall apply.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c44aa0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6426">26 USC 6426</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Section 6426 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (e)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(e), and (k)</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 40 or 40A</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 40, 40A, or 40B</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Section 6427(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">or Alternative Fuel</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Alternative Fuel, or Sustainable Aviation Fuel</headingText></quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the sustainable aviation fuel mixture credit</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>alternative fuel mixture credit</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c44aa17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>any qualified mixture of sustainable aviation fuel (as defined in section 6426(k)(3)) sold or used after December 31, 2024.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Section 4101(a)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>every person producing or importing sustainable aviation fuel (as defined in section 40B),</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and every person producing second generation biofuel</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of subchapter A of chapter 1 is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c44aa1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c44aa1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 40A the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 40B. </designator> <label>Sustainable aviation fuel credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c44aa1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Credit Included in Gross Income</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 87 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c44aa1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the sustainable aviation fuel credit determined with respect to the taxpayer for the taxable year under section 40B(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c44aa1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c44aa1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s40B">26 USC 40B note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13204">SEC. 13204. </num><heading>CLEAN HYDROGEN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c467ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c467ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1936">136 STAT. 1936</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c479052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="45V">“SEC. 45V. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45V">26 USC 45V</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF CLEAN HYDROGEN.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c479054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, the clean hydrogen production credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the kilograms of qualified clean hydrogen produced by the taxpayer during such taxable year at a qualified clean hydrogen production facility during the 10-year period beginning on the date such facility was originally placed in service, multiplied by</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the applicable amount (as determined under subsection (b)) with respect to such hydrogen.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c479058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Amount</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the applicable amount shall be an amount equal to the applicable percentage of $0.60. If any amount as determined under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47905a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47905b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage shall be determined as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47905c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>In the case of any qualified clean hydrogen which is produced through a process that results in a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47905d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not greater than 4 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47905e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not less than 2.5 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c47905f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the applicable percentage shall be 20 percent.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>In the case of any qualified clean hydrogen which is produced through a process that results in a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>less than 2.5 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not less than 1.5 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c479063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the applicable percentage shall be 25 percent.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>In the case of any qualified clean hydrogen which is produced through a process that results in a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>less than 1.5 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not less than 0.45 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c479067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the applicable percentage shall be 33.4 percent.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>In the case of any qualified clean hydrogen which is produced through a process that results in a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of less than 0.45 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, the applicable percentage shall be 100 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>The $0.60 amount in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation adjustment factor (as determined under section 45(e)(2), determined by substituting ‘2022’ for ‘1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof) for the calendar year in which the qualified clean hydrogen is produced. If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c47906a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1937">136 STAT. 1937</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47906b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47906c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</term>’ has the same meaning given such term under subparagraph (H) of section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)</ref>), as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47906d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GREET model</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</term>’ shall only include emissions through the point of production (well-to-gate), as determined under the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the ‘GREET model’) developed by Argonne National Laboratory, or a successor model (as determined by the Secretary).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47906e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified clean hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47906f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified clean hydrogen</term>’ means hydrogen which is produced through a process that results in a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of not greater than 4 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such term shall not include any hydrogen unless—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>such hydrogen is produced—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the United States (as defined in section 638(1)) or a possession of the United States (as defined in section 638(2)),</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the taxpayer, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>for sale or use, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the production and sale or use of such hydrogen is verified by an unrelated party.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provisional emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any hydrogen for which a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate has not been determined for purposes of this section, a taxpayer producing such hydrogen may file a petition with the Secretary for determination of the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate with respect to such hydrogen.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified clean hydrogen production facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified clean hydrogen production facility</term>’ means a facility—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>owned by the taxpayer,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47907a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>which produces qualified clean hydrogen, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47907b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47907c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>the construction of which begins before January 1, 2033.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c47907d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47907e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of facilities owned by more than 1 taxpayer</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47907f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> to the rules section 45(e)(3) shall apply for purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with credit for carbon oxide sequestration</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any qualified clean hydrogen produced at a facility which includes carbon capture equipment for which a credit is allowed to any taxpayer under section 45Q for the taxable year or any prior taxable year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c479081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased Credit Amount for Qualified Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified clean hydrogen production facility which satisfies the requirements <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1938">136 STAT. 1938</page> of paragraph (2), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to qualified clean hydrogen described in subsection (b)(2) shall be equal to such amount (determined without regard to this sentence) multiplied by 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility meets the requirements of this paragraph if it is one of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c479084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>A facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c479085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c479089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (4), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47908a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which meets the requirements of paragraph (3)(A) with respect to alteration or repair of such facility which occurs after such date.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47908b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A facility which satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (4).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47908c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47908d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47908e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47908f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified clean hydrogen production facility are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the construction of such facility, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to any taxable year, for any portion of such taxable year which is within the period described in subsection (a)(2), the alteration or repair of such facility,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c47b6a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such facility is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>. For purposes of determining an increased credit amount under paragraph (1) for a taxable year, the requirement under clause (ii) of this subparagraph is applied to such taxable year in which the alteration or repair of qualified facility occurs.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c47b6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance for determining lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45V(d), as added by this section,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45V">26 USC 45V</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1939">136 STAT. 1939</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c47b6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rule under section 45(b)(3) shall apply for purposes of this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47b6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of existing facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45V(d), as added and amended by the preceding provisions of this section,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47b6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45V">26 USC 45V</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c47ddc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of existing facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (a)(1), in the case of any facility which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47ddc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>was originally placed in service before January 1, 2023, and, prior to the modification described in subparagraph (B), did not produce qualified clean hydrogen, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>after the date such facility was originally placed in service—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is modified to produce qualified clean hydrogen, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>amounts paid or incurred with respect to such modification are properly chargeable to capital account of the taxpayer,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c47ddca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">such facility shall be deemed to have been originally placed in service as of the date that the property required to complete the modification described in subparagraph (B) is placed in service.”</continuation></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (34), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (35), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1c47ddd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="36">“(36) </num><content>the clean hydrogen production credit determined under section 45V(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47ddd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47ddd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45V. </designator> <label>Credit for production of clean hydrogen.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47ddd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c47ddd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45V">26 USC 45V note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective dates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (4) of this subsection shall apply to hydrogen produced after December 31, 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (2) shall apply to facilities the construction of which begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47ddd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of existing facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (3) shall apply to modifications made after December 31, 2022.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c47ddda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for Electricity Produced From Renewable Resources Allowed if Electricity Is Used to Produce Clean Hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47dddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45(e), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1940">136 STAT. 1940</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c47dddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for electricity used at a qualified clean hydrogen production facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Electricity produced by the taxpayer shall be treated as sold by such taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c47dddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such electricity is used during such taxable year by the taxpayer or a person related to the taxpayer at a qualified clean hydrogen production facility (as defined in section 45V(c)(3)) to produce qualified clean hydrogen (as defined in section 45V(c)(2)), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4804ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such use and production is verified (in such form or manner as the Secretary may prescribe) by an unrelated third party.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4804ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Similar rule for zero-emission nuclear power production credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c)(2) of section 45U, as added by section 13105 of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4804f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45U">26 USC 45U</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(5), and (13)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4804f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4804f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45">26 USC 45 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to electricity produced after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4804f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4804f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 48(a), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4804f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (15) as paragraph (16), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4804f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (14) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c485317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election to treat clean hydrogen production facilities as energy property</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified property (as defined in paragraph (5)(D)) which is part of a specified clean hydrogen production facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c485319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such property shall be treated as energy property for purposes of this section, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c48531a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the energy percentage with respect to such property is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c48531b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a facility which is designed and reasonably expected to produce qualified clean hydrogen which is described in a subparagraph (A) of section 45V(b)(2), 1.2 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c48531c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a facility which is designed and reasonably expected to produce qualified clean hydrogen which is described in a subparagraph (B) of such section, 1.5 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c48531d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a facility which is designed and reasonably expected to produce qualified clean hydrogen which is described in a subparagraph (C) of such section, 2 percent, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c48531e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of a facility which is designed and reasonably expected to produce qualified clean hydrogen which is described in subparagraph (D) of such section, 6 percent.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c48531f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of production credit</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under section 45V or section 45Q for any taxable year with respect to any specified clean hydrogen production facility or any carbon capture equipment included at such facility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1941">136 STAT. 1941</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified clean hydrogen production facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c485321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>specified clean hydrogen production facility</term>’ means any qualified clean hydrogen production facility (as defined in section 45V(c)(3))—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c485322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c485323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>which is placed in service after December 31, 2022,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c485324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>with respect to which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c485325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>no credit has been allowed under section 45V or 45Q, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c485326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the taxpayer makes an irrevocable election to have this paragraph apply, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c485327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c485328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><content>for which an unrelated third party has verified (in such form or manner as the Secretary may prescribe) that such facility produces hydrogen through a process which results in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions which are consistent with the hydrogen that such facility was designed and expected to produce under subparagraph (A)(ii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c48532a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified clean hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>qualified clean hydrogen</term>’ has the meaning given such term by section 45V(c)(2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c48532b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c48532c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c48532d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance which recaptures so much of any credit allowed under this section as exceeds the amount of the credit which would have been allowed if the expected production were consistent with the actual verified production (or all of the credit so allowed in the absence of such verification).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c48532e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (9)(A)(i) of section 48(a), as added by section 13102,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c48532f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and paragraph (15)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraphs (1) through (8)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c485331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c485332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48">26 USC 48 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022, and, for any property the construction of which begins prior to January 1, 2023, only to the extent of the basis thereof attributable to the construction, reconstruction, or erection after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c485333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Excise Tax Credit for Hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6426(d)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) and by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6426(e)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(F)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(E)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c485336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c485337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6426">26 USC 6426 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>CLEAN ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY INCENTIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13301">SEC. 13301. </num><heading>EXTENSION, INCREASE, AND MODIFICATIONS OF NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a00e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(g)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1942">136 STAT. 1942</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a00e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4a00ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25C">26 USC 25C</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a27fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 30 percent of the sum of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a27fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer for qualified energy efficiency improvements installed during such taxable year, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a27fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount of the residential energy property expenditures paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a27fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Annual Limitation in Lieu of Lifetime Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The credit allowed under this section with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,200.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy property</inline>.—</heading><content>The credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(2) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed, with respect to any item of qualified energy property, $600.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Windows</inline>.—</heading><content>The credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(1) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed, in the aggregate with respect to all exterior windows and skylights, $600.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Doors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(1) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$250 in the case of any exterior door, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$500 in the aggregate with respect to all exterior doors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Heat pump and heat pump water heaters; biomass stoves and boilers</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(2) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not, in the aggregate, exceed $2,000 with respect to amounts paid or incurred for property described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (d)(2)(A) and in subsection (d)(2)(B).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications Related to Qualified Energy Efficiency Improvements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a4f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards for energy efficient building envelope components</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(c)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>meets—</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“meets—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a7629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of an exterior window or skylight, Energy Star most efficient certification requirements,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a762a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of an exterior door, applicable Energy Star requirements, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a762b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4a762c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of any other component, the prescriptive criteria for such component established by the most recent International Energy Conservation Code standard in effect as of the beginning of the calendar year which is 2 years prior to the calendar year in which such component is placed in service.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a762d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roofs not treated as building envelope components</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(c)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1943">136 STAT. 1943</page> end of subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (C) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period, and by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (D).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4a762e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Air sealing insulation added to definition of building envelope component</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(c)(3)(A)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4a762f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25C">26 USC 25C</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including air sealing material or system,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>material or system</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4a7630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Residential Energy Property Expenditures</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b1271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b1272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Residential Energy Property Expenditures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>residential energy property expenditures</term>’ means expenditures made by the taxpayer for qualified energy property which is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>originally placed in service by the taxpayer.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c4b1276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">Such term includes expenditures for labor costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the property.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b1278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified energy property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified energy property</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Any of the following which meet or exceed the highest efficiency tier (not including any advanced tier) established by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency which is in effect as of the beginning of the calendar year in which the property is placed in service:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b127a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>An electric or natural gas heat pump water heater.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b127b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>An electric or natural gas heat pump.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b127c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A central air conditioner.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b127d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>A natural gas, propane, or oil water heater.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b127e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>A natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot water boiler.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b127f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>A biomass stove or boiler which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>uses the burning of biomass fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, or to heat water for use in such a dwelling unit, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75 percent (measured by the higher heating value of the fuel).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Any oil furnace or hot water boiler which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>is placed in service after December 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, and—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>meets or exceeds 2021 Energy Star efficiency criteria, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is rated by the manufacturer for use with fuel blends at least 20 percent of the volume of which consists of an eligible fuel, or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>is placed in service after December 31, 2026, and—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency rate of not less than 90, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1944">136 STAT. 1944</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is rated by the manufacturer for use with fuel blends at least 50 percent of the volume of which consists of an eligible fuel.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Any improvement to, or replacement of, a panelboard, sub-panelboard, branch circuits, or feeders which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b128a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is installed in a manner consistent with the National Electric Code,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b128b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has a load capacity of not less than 200 amps,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b128c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>is installed in conjunction with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b128d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>any qualified energy efficiency improvements, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b128e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any qualified energy property described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) for which a credit is allowed under this section for expenditures with respect to such property, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b128f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>enables the installation and use of any property described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible fuel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (2), the term ‘<term>eligible fuel</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>biodiesel and renewable diesel (within the meaning of section 40A), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>second generation biofuel (within the meaning of section 40).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b1293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Home Energy Audits</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(a), as amended by subsection (b), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b1295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25C">26 USC 25C</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b1296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for home energy audits.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b1297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C(b), as amended by subsection (c), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b39a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Home energy audits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dollar limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of the credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(3) shall not exceed $150.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Substantiation requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(3) unless the taxpayer includes with the taxpayer’s return of tax such information or documentation as the Secretary may require.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Home energy audits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e), (f), and (g), as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b39ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Home Energy Audits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>home energy audit</term>’ means an inspection and written report with respect to a dwelling unit located in the United States and owned or used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer’s principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>identifies the most significant and cost-effective energy efficiency improvements with respect to such dwelling unit, including an estimate of the energy and cost savings with respect to each such improvement, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1945">136 STAT. 1945</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>is conducted and prepared by a home energy auditor that meets the certification or other requirements specified by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance (as prescribed by the Secretary not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b39b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s1016">26 USC 1016</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1016(a)(33) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 25C(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 25C(g)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lack of substantiation treated as mathematical or clerical error</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 6213(g)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (P), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (Q), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (Q) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b39bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">“(R) </num><content>an omission of information or documentation required under section 25C(b)(6)(B) (relating to home energy audits) to be included on a return.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b39bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification Number Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b39be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25C, as amended by this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (g) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b87df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Product Identification Number Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any item of specified property placed in service after December 31, 2024, unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such item is produced by a qualified manufacturer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the taxpayer includes the qualified product identification number of such item on the return of tax for the taxable year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified product identification number</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified product identification number</term>’ means, with respect to any item of specified property, the product identification number assigned to such item by the qualified manufacturer pursuant to the methodology referred to in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified manufacturer</term>’ means any manufacturer of specified property which enters into an agreement with the Secretary which provides that such manufacturer will—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>assign a product identification number to each item of specified property produced by such manufacturer utilizing a methodology that will ensure that such number (including any alphanumeric) is unique to each such item (by utilizing numbers or letters which are unique to such manufacturer or by such other method as the Secretary may provide),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>label such item with such number in such manner as the Secretary may provide, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>make periodic written reports to the Secretary (at such times and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) of the product identification numbers so assigned and including such information as the Secretary may require with respect to the item of specified property to which such number was so assigned.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1946">136 STAT. 1946</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified property</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>specified property</term>’ means any qualified energy property and any property described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (c)(3).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Omission of correct product identification number treated as mathematical or clerical error</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 6213(g)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6213">26 USC 6213</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (Q), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (R), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (R) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b87f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">“(S) </num><content>an omission of a correct product identification number required under section 25C(h) (relating to credit for nonbusiness energy property) to be included on a return.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b87f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading for section 25C <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nonbusiness energy property</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>energy efficient home improvement credit</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 21.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 25C and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 25B the following item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 25C. </designator> <label>Energy efficient home improvement credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4b87f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4b87f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25C">26 USC 25C note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4b87fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4baf0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification number requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (g) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2024.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13302">SEC. 13302. </num><heading>RESIDENTIAL CLEAN ENERGY CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4c243d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c243e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 25D(h) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2034</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c243f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of phaseout</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 25D(g) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c2440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>before January 1, 2023, 26 percent, and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>before January 1, 2022, 26 percent,</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c2441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2021, and before January 1, 2033, 30 percent,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2032, and before January 1, 2034, 26 percent, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2033, and before January 1, 2035, 22 percent.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Residential Clean Energy Credit for Battery Storage Technology; Certain Expenditures Disallowed</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (6) of section 25D(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1947">136 STAT. 1947</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the qualified battery storage technology expenditures,”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of qualified battery storage technology expenditure</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (6) of section 25D(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4c4a59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25D">26 USC 25D</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified battery storage technology expenditure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4c4a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> ‘qualified battery storage technology expenditure’ means an expenditure for battery storage technology which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is installed in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has a capacity of not less than 3 kilowatt hours.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 25D(d)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, without regard to subparagraph (D) thereof</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 48(c)(1)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The heading for section 25D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>energy efficient property</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clean energy credit</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c4a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4c4a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4c4a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 21.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 25D and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 25D. </designator> <label>Residential clean energy credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4c7174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4c7175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4c7176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25D">26 USC 25D note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c7177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4c7178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Residential clean energy credit for battery storage technology; certain expenditures disallowed</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13303">SEC. 13303. </num><heading>ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DEDUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4e1f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e1f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amount of deduction</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of section 179D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum Amount of Deduction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The deduction under subsection (a) with respect to any building for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the applicable dollar value, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the square footage of the building, over</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>the aggregate amount of the deductions under subsections (a) and (f) with respect to the building for the 3 taxable years immediately preceding such taxable year (or, in the case of any such deduction allowable to a person other than the taxpayer, for any taxable year ending during the 4-taxable-year period ending with such taxable year).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable dollar value</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(i), the applicable dollar value shall be an amount equal to $0.50 increased (but not above $1.00) by $0.02 for each percentage point by which the total annual energy and power costs for the building are certified to be reduced by a percentage greater than 25 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased deduction amount for certain property</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1948">136 STAT. 1948</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any property which satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (B), paragraph (2) shall be applied by substituting ‘$2.50’ for ‘$0.50’, ‘$.10’ for ‘$.02’, and ‘$5.00’ for ‘$1.00’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any energy efficient commercial building property, energy efficient building retrofit property, or property installed pursuant to a qualified retrofit plan, such property shall meet the requirements of this subparagraph if —</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>installation of such property begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (4)(A) and (5), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>installation of such property satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (4)(A) and (5).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any property are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the installation of any property shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such property is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of efficiency standard</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 179D(c)(1)(D) is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e6d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s179D">26 USC 179D</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>25 percent</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e6d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reference standard</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 179D(c)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the most recent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“the more recent of—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e947b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Standard 90.1-2007 published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e947c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the most recent”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e947d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final determination; extension of period; placed in service deadline</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (B) of section 179D(c)(2), as amended by paragraph (3), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e947e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for which the Department of Energy has issued a final determination and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>which has been affirmed</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e947f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4 years</quotedText>”, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1949">136 STAT. 1949</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that construction of such property begins</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such property is placed in service</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of partial allowance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4e9483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s179D">26 USC 179D</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 179D(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Section 179D(c)(1)(D) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)(6)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)(5)</quotedText>”, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e9489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)(1)</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e948a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Paragraph (2)(A) of section 179D(d), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e948b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Paragraph (4) of section 179D(d), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)(B)(iii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(B)(iii)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e948c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Section 179D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e948d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Section 179D(h) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (d)(1)(A)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4e948e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of deduction by certain tax-exempt entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3) of section 179D(d), as redesignated by paragraph (5)(A), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c4ebb9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of deduction by certain tax-exempt entities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4ebba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4ebba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4ebba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of energy efficient commercial building property installed on or in property owned by a specified tax-exempt entity, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations or guidance to allow the allocation of the deduction to the person primarily responsible for designing the property in lieu of the owner of such property. Such person shall be treated as the taxpayer for purposes of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4ebba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4ebba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified tax-exempt entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>specified tax-exempt entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4ebba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4ebba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 30D(g)(9)) or Alaska Native Corporation (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602/m">43 U.S.C. 1602(m)</ref>), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4ebba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any organization exempt from tax imposed by this chapter.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4ebba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative deduction for energy efficient building retrofit property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 179D, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4f57e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f57ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative Deduction for Energy Efficient Building Retrofit Property</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1950">136 STAT. 1950</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f57ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a taxpayer which elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) the application of this subsection with respect to any qualified building, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year which includes the date of the qualifying final certification with respect to the qualified retrofit plan of such building, an amount equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the excess described in subsection (b) (determined by substituting ‘energy use intensity’ for ‘total annual energy and power costs’ in paragraph (2) thereof), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the aggregate adjusted basis (determined after taking into account all adjustments with respect to such taxable year other than the reduction under subsection (e)) of energy efficient building retrofit property placed in service by the taxpayer pursuant to such qualified retrofit plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f57f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified retrofit plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>qualified retrofit plan</term>’ means a written plan prepared by a qualified professional which specifies modifications to a building which, in the aggregate, are expected to reduce such building’s energy use intensity by 25 percent or more in comparison to the baseline energy use intensity of such building. Such plan shall provide for a qualified professional to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f57f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>as of any date during the 1-year period ending on the date on which the property installed pursuant to such plan is placed in service, certify the energy use intensity of such building as of such date,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>certify the status of property installed pursuant to such plan as meeting the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f57f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>as of any date that is more than 1 year after the date on which the property installed pursuant to such plan is placed in service, certify the energy use intensity of such building as of such date.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy efficient building retrofit property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>energy efficient building retrofit property</term>’ means property—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>which is installed on or in any qualified building,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>which is installed as part of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the interior lighting systems,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the building envelope, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>which is certified in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) as meeting the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified building</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>qualified building</term>’ means any building which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is located in the United States, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>was originally placed in service not less than 5 years before the establishment of the qualified retrofit plan with respect to such building.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying final certification</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>qualifying final certification</term>’ means, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1951">136 STAT. 1951</page> with respect to any qualified retrofit plan, the certification described in paragraph (2)(C) if the energy use intensity certified in such certification is not more than 75 percent of the baseline energy use intensity of the building.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Baseline energy use intensity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>baseline energy use intensity</term>’ means the energy use intensity certified under paragraph (2)(A), as adjusted to take into account weather.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the adjustments described in such subparagraph shall be determined in such manner as the Secretary may provide.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy use intensity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>energy use intensity</term>’ means the annualized, measured site energy use intensity determined in accordance with such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary may provide and measured in British thermal units.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified professional</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified professional</term>’ means an individual who is a licensed architect or a licensed engineer and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may provide.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with deduction otherwise allowed under subsection </inline>(a).—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any building with respect to which an election is made under paragraph (1), the term ‘<term>energy efficient commercial building property</term>’ shall not include any energy efficient building retrofit property with respect to which a deduction is allowable under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain rules not applicable</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clause (ii), subsection (d) shall not apply for purposes of this subsection.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of deduction by certain tax-exempt entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> to subsection (d)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s179D">26 USC 179D</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 179D(g) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2020</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subsection (d)(1)(A)</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Real Estate Investment Trust Earnings and Profits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 312(k)(3)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For purposes of computing the earnings and profits of a corporation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of computing the earnings and profits of a corporation, except as provided in clause (ii)”</content></clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a corporation that is a real estate investment trust, any amount deductible under section 179D shall be allowed in the year in which the property giving rise to such deduction is placed in service (or, in the case of energy efficient building retrofit property, the year in which the qualifying final certification is made).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1952">136 STAT. 1952</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) of section 179D(d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(5)(A),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s179D">26 USC 179D</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than the date that is 2 years before the date that construction of such property begins</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than the date that is 4 years before the date such property is placed in service</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c4f7f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s179D">26 USC 179D note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c4f7f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative deduction for energy efficient building retrofit property</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by this section), and any other provision of such section solely for purposes of applying such subsection, shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022 (in taxable years ending after such date) if such property is placed in service pursuant to qualified retrofit plan (within the meaning of such section) established after such date.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13304">SEC. 13304. </num><heading>EXTENSION, INCREASE, AND MODIFICATIONS OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c501b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45L(g) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c501b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Credit Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 45L(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c504284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c504285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount is an amount equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c504286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit which is eligible to participate in the Energy Star Residential New Construction Program or the Energy Star Manufactured New Homes program—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c504287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(A) (and which does not meet the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B)), $2,500, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c504288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B), $5,000, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c504289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit which is part of a building eligible to participate in the Energy Star Multifamily New Construction Program—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c50428a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(A) (and which does not meet the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B)), $500, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c50428b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B), $1,000.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c50428c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Energy Saving Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45L(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5090ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5090ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5090af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Saving Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A dwelling unit meets the requirements of this subparagraph if such dwelling unit meets the requirements of paragraph (2) or (3) (whichever is applicable).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5090b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero energy ready home program</inline>.—</heading><content>A dwelling unit meets the requirements of this subparagraph if such dwelling unit is certified as a zero energy ready home <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1953">136 STAT. 1953</page> under the zero energy ready home program of the Department of Energy as in effect on January 1, 2023 (or any successor program determined by the Secretary).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Single-family home requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A dwelling unit meets the requirements of this paragraph if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>such dwelling unit meets—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1c5090b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit acquired before January 1, 2025, the Energy Star Single-Family New Homes National Program Requirements 3.1, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c5090b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit acquired after December 31, 2024, the Energy Star Single-Family New Homes National Program Requirements 3.2, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the most recent Energy Star Single-Family New Homes Program Requirements applicable to the location of such dwelling unit (as in effect on the latter of January 1, 2023, or January 1 of two calendar years prior to the date the dwelling unit was acquired), or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such dwelling unit meets the most recent Energy Star Manufactured Home National program requirements as in effect on the latter of January 1, 2023, or January 1 of two calendar years prior to the date such dwelling unit is acquired.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multi-family home requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A dwelling unit meets the requirements of this paragraph if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such dwelling unit meets the most recent Energy Star Multifamily New Construction National Program Requirements (as in effect on either January 1, 2023, or January 1 of three calendar years prior to the date the dwelling was acquired, whichever is later), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5090bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such dwelling unit meets the most recent Energy Star Multifamily New Construction Regional Program Requirements applicable to the location of such dwelling unit (as in effect on either January 1, 2023, or January 1 of three calendar years prior to the date the dwelling was acquired, whichever is later).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5090be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5090bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45L">26 USC 45L</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing Wage Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45L <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c50dee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing Wage Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a qualifying residence described in subsection (a)(2)(B) meeting the prevailing wage requirements of paragraph (2)(A), the credit amount allowed with respect to such residence shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$2,500 in the case of a residence which meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(1) (and which does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) of such subsection), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$5,000 in the case of a residence which meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50dee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified residence are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the construction of such residence shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1954">136 STAT. 1954</page> for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such residence is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50dee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50dee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50deea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50deeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50deec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c50deed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50deee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45L">26 USC 45L</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basis Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45L(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the first sentence the following: “<quotedText>This subsection shall not apply for purposes of determining the adjusted basis of any building under section 42.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c50deef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50def0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c50def1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45L">26 USC 45L note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50def2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to dwelling units acquired after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c50def3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to dwelling units acquired after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="4">PART 4—</num><heading>CLEAN VEHICLES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13401">SEC. 13401. </num><heading>CLEAN VEHICLE CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c53c524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c53c525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Per Vehicle Dollar Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30D(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical minerals</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a vehicle with respect to which the requirement described in subsection (e)(1)(A) is satisfied, the amount determined under this paragraph is $3,750.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Battery components</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a vehicle with respect to which the requirement described in subsection (e)(2)(A) is satisfied, the amount determined under this paragraph is $3,750.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c53c528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Assembly</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 30D(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (F)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c53c52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the final assembly of which occurs within North America.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>,</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53c52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c53ec3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c53ec40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final assembly</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (1)(G), the term ‘<term>final assembly</term>’ means the process by which a manufacturer produces a new clean vehicle at, or through the use of, a plant, factory, or other place from which the vehicle is delivered to a dealer or importer with all component parts necessary for the mechanical operation of the vehicle included with the vehicle, whether or not the component parts are permanently installed in or on the vehicle.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1955">136 STAT. 1955</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c53ec41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of New Clean Vehicle</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 30D(d), as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c53ec43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D</ref>.</p></sidenote></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Clean</headingText></quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>qualified plug-in electric drive motor</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clean</quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>qualified</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>manufacturer</quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (F)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7</quotedText>”, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (G), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c53ec4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c53ec4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau>for which the person who sells any vehicle to the taxpayer furnishes a report to the taxpayer and to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall provide, containing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54135e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the name and taxpayer identification number of the taxpayer,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54135f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, unless, in accordance with any applicable rules promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation, the vehicle is not assigned such a number,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c541360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the battery capacity of the vehicle,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c541361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>verification that original use of the vehicle commences with the taxpayer, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c541362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the maximum credit under this section allowable to the taxpayer with respect to the vehicle.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c541363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c541364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Manufacturer</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Qualified manufacturer</headingText></quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c541365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The term ‘<term>manufacturer</term>’ has the meaning given such term in</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The term ‘<term>qualified manufacturer</term>’ means any manufacturer (within the meaning of the</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c541366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>) which enters into a written agreement with the Secretary under which such manufacturer agrees to make periodic written reports to the Secretary (at such times and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) providing vehicle identification numbers and such other information related to each vehicle manufactured by such manufacturer as the Secretary may require</quotedText>” before the period at the end, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c541367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c541368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New qualified fuel cell motor vehicle</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>new clean vehicle</term>’ shall include any new qualified fuel cell motor vehicle (as defined in section 30B(b)(3)) which meets the requirements under subparagraphs (G) and (H) of paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c541369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 30D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1956">136 STAT. 1956</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54136a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>new clean vehicle</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54136b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>new clean vehicle</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c54136c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Limitation on Number of Vehicles Eligible for Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c54136d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D</ref>.</p></sidenote> 30D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c54136e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical Mineral and Battery Component Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54136f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30D, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5488a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5488a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5488a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical Mineral and Battery Component Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical minerals requirement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirement described in this subparagraph with respect to a vehicle is that, with respect to the battery from which the electric motor of such vehicle draws electricity, the percentage of the value of the applicable critical minerals (as defined in section 45X(c)(6)) contained in such battery that were—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>extracted or processed—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the United States, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in any country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect, or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>recycled in North America,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c5488a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">is equal to or greater than the applicable percentage (as certified by the qualified manufacturer, in such form or manner as prescribed by the Secretary).</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable percentage shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service after the date on which the proposed guidance described in paragraph (3)(B) is issued by the Secretary and before January 1, 2024, 40 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2024, 50 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2025, 60 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2026, 70 percent, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2026, 80 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Battery components</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5488b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement described in this subparagraph with respect to a vehicle is that, with respect to the battery from which the electric motor of such vehicle draws electricity, the percentage of the value of the components contained in such battery that were manufactured or assembled in North America is equal to or greater than the applicable percentage (as certified by the qualified manufacturer, in such form or manner as prescribed by the Secretary).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable percentage shall be—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1957">136 STAT. 1957</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service after the date on which the proposed guidance described in paragraph (3)(B) is issued by the Secretary and before January 1, 2024, 50 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2024 or 2025, 60 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2026, 70 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2027, 80 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service during calendar year 2028, 90 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2028, 100 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c54aecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for proposed guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2022, the Secretary shall issue proposed guidance with respect to the requirements under this subsection.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluded entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30D(d), as amended by the preceding provisions of this section,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c54aece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c54aecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c54aed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluded entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>new clean vehicle</term>’ shall not include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2024, with respect to which any of the applicable critical minerals contained in the battery of such vehicle (as described in subsection (e)(1)(A)) were extracted, processed, or recycled by a foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 40207(a)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18741/a/5">42 U.S.C. 18741(a)(5)</ref>)), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c54aed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2023, with respect to which any of the components contained in the battery of such vehicle (as described in subsection (e)(2)(A)) were manufactured or assembled by a foreign entity of concern (as so defined).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c54aed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30D(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">One credit per vehicle</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any vehicle, the credit described in subsection (a) shall only be allowed once with respect to such vehicle, as determined based upon the vehicle identification number of such vehicle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">VIN requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any vehicle unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number of such vehicle on the return of tax for the taxable year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year if—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1958">136 STAT. 1958</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c552408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c552409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the modified adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for such taxable year, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55240a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the modified adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year, exceeds</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55240b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the threshold amount.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55240c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Threshold amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the threshold amount shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55240d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), $300,000,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55240e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)), $225,000, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55240f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a taxpayer not described in clause (i) or (ii), $150,000.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c552411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified adjusted gross income</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>modified adjusted gross income</term>’ means adjusted gross income increased by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Manufacturer’s suggested retail price limitation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a vehicle with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price in excess of the applicable limitation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable limitation for each vehicle classification is as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c552415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vans</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a van, $80,000.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c552416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sport utility vehicles</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a sport utility vehicle, $80,000.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c552417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pickup trucks</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a pickup truck, $80,000.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c552418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any other vehicle, $55,000.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c552419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55241a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary for determining vehicle classifications using criteria similar to that employed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Energy to determine size and class of vehicles.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c55241b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55241c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30D<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55241d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (g) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c55c05e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary, if the taxpayer who acquires a new clean vehicle elects the application of this subsection with respect to such vehicle, the credit which would (but for this subsection) be allowed to such taxpayer with respect to such vehicle shall be allowed to the eligible entity specified in such election (and not to such taxpayer).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means, with respect to the vehicle for which the credit is allowed under subsection (a), the dealer which sold such vehicle to the taxpayer and has—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1959">136 STAT. 1959</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subject to paragraph (4), registered with the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph, at such time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary may prescribe,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>prior to the election described in paragraph (1) and not later than at the time of such sale, disclosed to the taxpayer purchasing such vehicle—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the manufacturer’s suggested retail price,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the value of the credit allowed and any other incentive available for the purchase of such vehicle, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the amount provided by the dealer to such taxpayer as a condition of the election described in paragraph (1),</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than at the time of such sale, made payment to such taxpayer (whether in cash or in the form of a partial payment or down payment for the purchase of such vehicle) in an amount equal to the credit otherwise allowable to such taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e77a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>with respect to any incentive otherwise available for the purchase of a vehicle for which a credit is allowed under this section, including any incentive in the form of a rebate or discount provided by the dealer or manufacturer, ensured that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e77b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the availability or use of such incentive shall not limit the ability of a taxpayer to make an election described in paragraph (1), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e77c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>such election shall not limit the value or use of such incentive.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e77d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>An election described in paragraph (1) shall be made by the taxpayer not later than the date on which the vehicle for which the credit is allowed under subsection (a) is purchased.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e77e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e77f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation of registration</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon determination by the Secretary that a dealer has failed to comply with the requirements described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may revoke the registration (as described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph) of such dealer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax treatment of payments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to any payment described in paragraph (2)(C), such payment—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall not be includible in the gross income of the taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>with respect to the dealer, shall not be deductible under this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of certain other requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any election under paragraph (1) with respect to any vehicle—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f) shall apply to the taxpayer who acquired the vehicle in the same manner as if the credit determined under this section with respect to such vehicle were allowed to such taxpayer,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>paragraph (6) of such subsection shall not apply, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the requirement of paragraph (9) of such subsection (f) shall be treated as satisfied if the eligible entity provides the vehicle identification number of such vehicle <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1960">136 STAT. 1960</page> to the Secretary in such manner as the Secretary may provide.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advance payment to registered dealers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program to make advance payments to any eligible entity in an amount equal to the cumulative amount of the credits allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any vehicles sold by such entity for which an election described in paragraph (1) has been made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e78a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Excessive payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 6417(d)(6) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e78b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of advance payments</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1324">section 1324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the payments under subparagraph (A) shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dealer</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>dealer</term>’ means a person licensed by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any other territory or possession of the United States, an Indian tribal government, or any Alaska Native Corporation (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602/m">43 U.S.C. 1602(m)</ref>) to engage in the sale of vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribal government</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>Indian tribal government</term>’ means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this subsection pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recapture</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any taxpayer who has made an election described in paragraph (1) with respect to a new clean vehicle and received a payment described in paragraph (2)(C) from an eligible entity, if the credit under subsection (a) would otherwise (but for this subsection) not be allowable to such taxpayer pursuant to the application of subsection (f)(10), the tax imposed on such taxpayer under this chapter for the taxable year in which such vehicle was placed in service shall be increased by the amount of the payment received by such taxpayer.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 30D, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)(H) of such section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c55e797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>in the case of a taxpayer who makes an election under subsection (g)(1), any amount described in subsection (g)(2)(C) which has been provided to such taxpayer.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3), and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1961">136 STAT. 1961</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including any vehicle with respect to which the taxpayer elects the application of subsection (g)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c55e79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30D<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c55e79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c55e79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2032.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c55e79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The heading of section 30D <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clean vehicle credit</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c55e7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 30B <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (h)(8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that no benefit shall be recaptured if such property ceases to be eligible for such credit by reason of conversion to a qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (i).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 38(b)(30) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>qualified plug-in electric drive motor</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clean</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Section 6213(g)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (R), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (S), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (S) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c560eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="T">“(T) </num><content>an omission of a correct vehicle identification number required under section 30D(f)(9) (relating to credit for new clean vehicles) to be included on a return.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 6501(m) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30D(e)(4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30D(f)(6)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 27.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 30D and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 30C the following item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 30D. </designator> <label>Clean vehicle credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c560ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gross-up of Direct Spending</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the portion of any credit allowed to an eligible entity (as defined in section 30D(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) pursuant to an election made under section 30D(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is direct spending shall be increased by 6.0445 percent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c560ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), the amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final assembly</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to vehicles sold after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Per vehicle dollar limitation and related requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (e) shall apply to vehicles placed in service after the date on which the proposed guidance described in paragraph (3)(B) of section 30D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (e)) is issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1962">136 STAT. 1962</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (g) shall apply to vehicles placed in service after December 31, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of manufacturer limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to vehicles sold after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c560ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c560ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30D">26 USC 30D note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Transition Rule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Solely for purposes of the application of section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of a taxpayer that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>after December 31, 2021, and before the date of enactment of this Act, purchased, or entered into a written binding contract to purchase, a new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle (as defined in section 30D(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c560ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>placed such vehicle in service on or after the date of enactment of this Act,</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1c560ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">such taxpayer may elect (at such time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, may prescribe) to treat such vehicle as having been placed in service on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13402">SEC. 13402. </num><heading>CREDIT FOR PREVIOUSLY-OWNED CLEAN VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c56d220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 25D the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c576e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="25E">“SEC. 25E. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c579572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25E">26 USC 25E</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">PREVIOUSLY-OWNED CLEAN VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a qualified buyer who during a taxable year places in service a previously-owned clean vehicle, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$4,000, or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount equal to 30 percent of the sale price with respect to such vehicle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c579579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the modified adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for such taxable year, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c57957a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the modified adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year, exceeds</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57957b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the threshold amount.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57957c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Threshold amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the threshold amount shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57957d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), $150,000,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57957e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)), $112,500, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57957f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in the case of a taxpayer not described in subparagraph (A) or (B), $75,000.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c579581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified adjusted gross income</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>modified adjusted gross income</term>’ means adjusted gross income increased by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1963">136 STAT. 1963</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previously-owned clean vehicle</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>previously-owned clean vehicle</term>’ means, with respect to a taxpayer, a motor vehicle—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the model year of which is at least 2 years earlier than the calendar year in which the taxpayer acquires such vehicle,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the original use of which commences with a person other than the taxpayer,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>which is acquired by the taxpayer in a qualified sale, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c579588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>meets the requirements of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (H) (except for clause (iv) thereof) of section 30D(d)(1), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c579589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>is a motor vehicle which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c57958a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>satisfies the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 30B(b)(3), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c57958b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57958c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified sale</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified sale</term>’ means a sale of a motor vehicle—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57958d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>by a dealer (as defined in section 30D(g)(8)),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57958e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for a sale price which does not exceed $25,000, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57958f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>which is the first transfer since the date of the enactment of this section to a qualified buyer other than the person with whom the original use of such vehicle commenced.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified buyer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified buyer</term>’ means, with respect to a sale of a motor vehicle, a taxpayer—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>who is an individual,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who purchases such vehicle for use and not for resale,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>with respect to whom no deduction is allowable with respect to another taxpayer under section 151, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>who has not been allowed a credit under this section for any sale during the 3-year period ending on the date of the sale of such vehicle.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c579595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Motor vehicle; capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘motor vehicle’ and ‘capacity’ have the meaning given such terms in paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 30D(d), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">VIN Number Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any vehicle unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number of such vehicle on the return of tax for the taxable year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Certain Rules</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of section 30D(f) (without regard to paragraph (10) or (11) thereof) shall apply for purposes of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any vehicle acquired after December 31, 2032.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c579599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 25E, as added by subsection (a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57959a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (g), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57959b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1964">136 STAT. 1964</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c57959c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c57959d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 30D(g) shall apply.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c57959e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 6213(g)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c57959f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (S), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5795a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (T), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5795a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (T) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5795a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="U">“(U) </num><content>an omission of a correct vehicle identification number required under section 25E(d) (relating to credit for previously-owned clean vehicles) to be included on a return.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5795a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5795a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5795a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 21.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 25D the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 25E. </designator> <label>Previously-owned clean vehicles.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5795a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5795a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5795a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25E">26 USC 25E note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5795a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5795aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13403">SEC. 13403. </num><heading>QUALIFIED COMMERCIAL CLEAN VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5858fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c58ce2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="45W">“SEC. 45W. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45W">26 USC 45W</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED COMMERCIAL CLEAN VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of section 38, the qualified commercial clean vehicle credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the credit amounts determined under subsection (b) with respect to each qualified commercial clean vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Per Vehicle Amount</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (4), the amount determined under this subsection with respect to any qualified commercial clean vehicle shall be equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>15 percent of the basis of such vehicle (30 percent in the case of a vehicle not powered by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the incremental cost of such vehicle.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incremental cost</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the incremental cost of any qualified commercial clean vehicle is an amount equal to the excess of the purchase price for such vehicle over such price of a comparable vehicle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comparable vehicle</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>comparable vehicle</term>’ means, with respect to any qualified commercial clean vehicle, any vehicle which is powered solely by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine and which is comparable in size and use to such vehicle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount determined under this subsection with respect to any qualified commercial clean vehicle shall not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds, $7,500, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1965">136 STAT. 1965</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a vehicle not described in subparagraph (A), $40,000.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f54a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified commercial clean vehicle</term>’ means any vehicle which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f54b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>meets the requirements of section 30D(d)(1)(C) and is acquired for use or lease by the taxpayer and not for resale,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f54c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>either—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f54d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>meets the requirements of subparagraph (D) of section 30D(d)(1) and is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f54e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is mobile machinery, as defined in section 4053(8) (including vehicles that are not designed to perform a function of transporting a load over the public highways),</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f54f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>either—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor which draws electricity from a battery which has a capacity of not less than 15 kilowatt hours (or, in the case of a vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds, 7 kilowatt hours) and is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is a motor vehicle which satisfies the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 30B(b)(3), and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>is of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules under subsection (f) of section 30D (without regard to paragraph (10) or (11) thereof) shall apply for purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vehicles placed in service by tax-exempt entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c)(4) shall not apply to any vehicle which is not subject to a lease and which is placed in service by a tax-exempt entity described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 168(h)(2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No double benefit</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any vehicle for which a credit was allowed under section 30D.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">VIN Number Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be determined under subsection (a) with respect to any vehicle unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number of such vehicle on the return of tax for the taxable year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f55a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance relating to determination of the incremental cost of any qualified commercial clean vehicle.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f55b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>No credit shall be determined under this section with respect to any vehicle acquired after December 31, 2032.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f55c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f55d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f55e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f55f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (35), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (36), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1966">136 STAT. 1966</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c58f562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="37">“(37) </num><content>the qualified commercial clean vehicle credit determined under section 45W.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 6213(g)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6213">26 USC 6213</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (T), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (U), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (U) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>an omission of a correct vehicle identification number required under section 45W(e) (relating to commercial clean vehicle credit) to be included on a return.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c58f569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f56a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f56b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45W. </designator> <label>Qualified commercial clean vehicle credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c58f56c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c58f56d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45W">26 USC 45W note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13404">SEC. 13404. </num><heading>ALTERNATIVE FUEL REFUELING PROPERTY CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c59dfce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30C(g) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c59dfcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for Property of a Character Subject to Depreciation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30C(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(6 percent in the case of property of a character subject to depreciation)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>30 percent</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of credit limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 30C <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to all</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to any single item of</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at a location</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000 in the case of a property</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000 in the case of any such item of property</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c59dfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bidirectional charging equipment included as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30C(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5a2df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5a2df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property</term>’ has the same meaning as the term ‘<term>qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property</term>’ would have under section 179A if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>paragraph (1) of section 179A(d) did not apply to property installed on property which is used as the principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>only the following were treated as clean-burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d):</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Any fuel at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of one or more of the following: ethanol, natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>Any mixture—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1967">136 STAT. 1967</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>which consists of two or more of the following: biodiesel (as defined in section 40A(d)(1)), diesel fuel (as defined in section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>at least 20 percent of the volume of which consists of biodiesel (as so defined) determined without regard to any kerosene in such mixture.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Electricity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bidirectional charging equipment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Property shall not fail to be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property solely because such property—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is capable of charging the battery of a motor vehicle propelled by electricity, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a2e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>allows discharging electricity from such battery to an electric load external to such motor vehicle.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5a2e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Electric Charging Stations Included as Qualified Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30C<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5a2e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30C">26 USC 30C</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5a5416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule for Electric Charging Stations for Certain Vehicles With 2 or 3 Wheels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a5417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5a5418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property</term>’ includes any property described in subsection (c) for the recharging of a motor vehicle described in paragraph (2), but only if such property—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a5419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a541a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is of a character subject to depreciation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a541b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Motor vehicle</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A motor vehicle is described in this paragraph if the motor vehicle—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a541c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, or highways (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a541d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has 2 or 3 wheels, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5a541e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is propelled by electricity.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5a541f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 30C, as amended by this section, is further amended by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5aa240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased credit amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project which satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (C), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) for any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation which is part of such project shall be equal to such amount (determined without regard to this sentence) multiplied by 5.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project</term>’ means a project consisting of one or more properties that are part of a single project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1968">136 STAT. 1968</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A project meets the requirements of this subparagraph if it is one of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote>A project the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa24a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>A project which satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the construction of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property which is part of such project shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such project is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5aa251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5aa254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5ac965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Census Tracts</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of section 30C, as amended by subsection (b)(3),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5ac966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30C">26 USC 30C</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5ac967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property required to be located in eligible census tracts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5ac968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Property shall not be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property unless such property is placed in service in an eligible census tract.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5ac969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5ac96a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible census tract</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5ac96b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>eligible census tract</term>’ means any population census tract which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5af07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is described in section 45D(e), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5af07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is not an urban area.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5af07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Urban area</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i)(II), the term ‘<term>urban area</term>’ means a census tract (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) which, according to the most recent decennial census, has been designated as an urban area by the Secretary of Commerce.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5af07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5af080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5af081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s30C">26 USC 30C note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5af082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1969">136 STAT. 1969</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5af083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="5">PART 5—</num><heading>INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SECURITY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13501">SEC. 13501. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF THE ADVANCED ENERGY PROJECT CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5bdae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 48C<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5bdae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48C">26 USC 48C</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5c2906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Allocations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c2908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits under this section to qualifying advanced energy project sponsors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The total amount of credits which may be allocated under the program established under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $10,000,000,000, of which not greater than $6,000,000,000 may be allocated to qualified investments which are not located within a census tract which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c290a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is described in clause (iii) of section 45(b)(11)(B), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c290b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>prior to the date of enactment of this subsection, had no project which received a certification and allocation of credits under subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c290c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c290d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c290e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Each applicant for certification under this subsection shall submit an application at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c290f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c2910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Time to meet criteria for certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Each applicant for certification shall have 2 years from the date of acceptance by the Secretary of the application during which to provide to the Secretary evidence that the requirements of the certification have been met.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of issuance</inline>.—</heading><content>An applicant which receives a certification shall have 2 years from the date of issuance of the certification in order to place the project in service and to notify the Secretary that such project has been so placed in service, and if such project is not placed in service by that time period, then the certification shall no longer be valid. If any certification is revoked under this subparagraph, the amount of the limitation under paragraph (2) shall be increased by the amount of the credit with respect to such revoked certification.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c2913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Location of project</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicant which receives a certification, if the Secretary determines that the project has been placed in service at a location which is materially different than the location specified in the application for such project, the certification shall no longer be valid.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit rate conditioned upon wage and apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c2916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base rate</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of allocations under this subsection, the amount of the credit determined under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1970">136 STAT. 1970</page> subsection (a) shall be determined by substituting ‘<term>6 percent</term>’ for ‘<term>30 percent</term>’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c2917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative rate</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any project which satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (5)(A) and (6), subparagraph (A) shall not apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to a project are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the re-equipping, expansion, or establishment of a manufacturing facility shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such project is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch31/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c502a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c502b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c502c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c502d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c502e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c502f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c5030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure of allocations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, upon making a certification under this subsection, publicly disclose the identity of the applicant and the amount of the credit with respect to such applicant.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5c5031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 48C(c)(1)(A)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c5032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48C">26 USC 48C</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, any portion of the qualified investment of which is certified by the Secretary under subsection (e) as eligible for a credit under this section</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>means a project</quotedText>”,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a manufacturing facility for the production of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an industrial or manufacturing facility for the production or recycling of</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>sun,</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an energy storage system for use with electric or hybrid-electric motor vehicles</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>energy storage systems and components</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in clause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grids to support the transmission of intermittent sources of renewable energy, including storage of such energy</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grid modernization equipment or components</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and sequester carbon dioxide emissions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, remove, use, or sequester carbon oxide emissions</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c503a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subclause (V) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c503b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau>equipment designed to refine, electrolyze, or blend any fuel, chemical, or product which is—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c503c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>renewable, or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c503d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>low-carbon and low-emission,”</content></item> </subclause> </quotedContent>,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c503e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subclause (VI),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c503f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclause (VII) as subclause (IX),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c5040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subclause (V) the following new subclauses:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1971">136 STAT. 1971</page> <quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c7751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>property designed to produce energy conservation technologies (including residential, commercial, and industrial applications),</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c7752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><chapeau>light-, medium-, or heavy-duty electric or fuel cell vehicles, as well as—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c7753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>technologies, components, or materials for such vehicles, and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c7754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>associated charging or refueling infrastructure,</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c7755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>hybrid vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of not less than 14,000 pounds, as well as technologies, components, or materials for such vehicles, or”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c7756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>in subclause (IX), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end, and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c7757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>which re-equips an industrial or manufacturing facility with equipment designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent through the installation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>low- or zero-carbon process heat systems,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>carbon capture, transport, utilization and storage systems,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>energy efficiency and reduction in waste from industrial processes, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>any other industrial technology designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the Secretary, or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>which re-equips, expands, or establishes an industrial facility for the processing, refining, or recycling of critical materials (as defined in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1606/a">30 U.S.C. 1606(a)</ref>).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 48C(c)(2)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5c9e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48C">26 USC 48C</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>which is necessary for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the production or recycling of property described in clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>re-equipping an industrial or manufacturing facility described in clause (ii) of such paragraph, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>re-equipping, expanding, or establishing an industrial facility described in clause (iii) of such paragraph,”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of Double Benefit</inline>.—</heading><content>48C(f), as redesignated by this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 48B</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>48B, 48E, 45Q, or 45V</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5c9e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c5cc586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48C">26 USC 48C note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13502">SEC. 13502. </num><heading>ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c5e9a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c637c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="45X">“SEC. 45X. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c637c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45X">26 USC 45X</ref>.</p></sidenote>ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c637c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, the advanced manufacturing production credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the credit amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1972">136 STAT. 1972</page> determined under subsection (b) with respect to each eligible component which is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>produced by the taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>during the taxable year, sold by such taxpayer to an unrelated person.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Production and sale must be in trade or business</inline>.—</heading><content>Any eligible component produced and sold by the taxpayer shall be taken into account only if the production and sale described in paragraph (1) is in a trade or business of the taxpayer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unrelated person</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, a taxpayer shall be treated as selling components to an unrelated person if such component is sold to such person by a person related to the taxpayer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>At the election of the taxpayer (in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe), a sale of components by such taxpayer to a related person shall be deemed to have been made to an unrelated person.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c637c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of, and prior to, any election described in clause (i), the Secretary may require such information or registration as the Secretary deems necessary for purposes of preventing duplication, fraud, or any improper or excessive amount determined under paragraph (1).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c637c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Amount</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (3), the amount determined under this subsection with respect to any eligible component, including any eligible component it incorporates, shall be equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>in the case of a thin film photovoltaic cell or a crystalline photovoltaic cell, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>4 cents, multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the capacity of such cell (expressed on a per direct current watt basis),</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a photovoltaic wafer, $12 per square meter,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in the case of solar grade polysilicon, $3 per kilogram,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>in the case of a polymeric backsheet, 40 cents per square meter,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>in the case of a solar module, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>7 cents, multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the capacity of such module (expressed on a per direct current watt basis),</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>in the case of a wind energy component—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>if such component is a related offshore wind vessel, an amount equal to 10 percent of the sales price of such vessel, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>if such component is not described in clause (i), an amount equal to the product of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1973">136 STAT. 1973</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the applicable amount with respect to such component (as determined under paragraph (2)(A)), multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the total rated capacity (expressed on a per watt basis) of the completed wind turbine for which such component is designed,</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>in the case of a torque tube, 87 cents per kilogram,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>in the case of a structural fastener, $2.28 per kilogram,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of an inverter, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the applicable amount with respect to such inverter (as determined under paragraph (2)(B)), multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the capacity of such inverter (expressed on a per alternating current watt basis),</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>in the case of electrode active materials, an amount equal to 10 percent of the costs incurred by the taxpayer with respect to production of such materials,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><chapeau>in the case of a battery cell, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$35, multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subject to paragraph (4), the capacity of such battery cell (expressed on a kilowatt-hour basis),</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><chapeau>in the case of a battery module, an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$10 (or, in the case of a battery module which does not use battery cells, $45), multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subject to paragraph (4), the capacity of such battery module (expressed on a kilowatt-hour basis), and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>in the case of any applicable critical mineral, an amount equal to 10 percent of the costs incurred by the taxpayer with respect to production of such mineral.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable amounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wind energy components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1)(F)(ii), the applicable amount with respect to any wind energy component shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a blade, 2 cents,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a nacelle, 5 cents,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a tower, 3 cents, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>in the case of an offshore wind foundation—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>which uses a fixed platform, 2 cents, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>which uses a floating platform, 4 cents.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inverters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1)(I), the applicable amount with respect to any inverter shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a central inverter, 0.25 cents,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a utility inverter, 1.5 cents,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a commercial inverter, 2 cents,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case of a residential inverter, 6.5 cents, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>in the case of a microinverter or a distributed wind inverter, 11 cents.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63a390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase out</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63a392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (C), in the case of any eligible component sold after December 31, 2029, the amount determined under this subsection with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1974">136 STAT. 1974</page> respect to such component shall be equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount determined under paragraph (1) with respect to such component, as determined without regard to this paragraph, multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the phase out percentage under subparagraph (B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase out percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The phase out percentage under this subparagraph is equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of an eligible component sold during calendar year 2030, 75 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of an eligible component sold during calendar year 2031, 50 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of an eligible component sold during calendar year 2032, 25 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case of an eligible component sold after December 31, 2032, 0 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63a39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of determining the amount under this subsection with respect to any applicable critical mineral, this paragraph shall not apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on capacity of battery cells and battery modules</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (K)(ii) or (L)(ii) of paragraph (1), the capacity determined under either subparagraph with respect to a battery cell or battery module shall not exceed a capacity-to-power ratio of 100:1.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63a39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity-to-power ratio</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>capacity-to-power ratio</term>’ means, with respect to a battery cell or battery module, the ratio of the capacity of such cell or module to the maximum discharge amount of such cell or module.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible component</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible component</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any solar energy component,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any wind energy component,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any inverter described in subparagraphs (B) through (G) of paragraph (2),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>any qualifying battery component, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any applicable critical mineral.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application with other credits</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible component</term>’ shall not include any property which is produced at a facility if the basis of any property which is part of such facility is taken into account for purposes of the credit allowed under section 48C after the date of the enactment of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inverters</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>inverter</term>’ means an end product which is suitable to convert direct current electricity from 1 or more solar modules or certified distributed wind energy systems into alternating current electricity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central inverter</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>central inverter</term>’ means an inverter which is suitable for large utility-scale systems and has a capacity which is greater than 1,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1975">136 STAT. 1975</page> kilowatts (expressed on a per alternating current watt basis).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial inverter</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>commercial inverter</term>’ means an inverter which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is suitable for commercial or utility-scale applications,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has a rated output of 208, 480, 600, or 800 volt three-phase power, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>has a capacity which is not less than 20 kilowatts and not greater than 125 kilowatts (expressed on a per alternating current watt basis).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributed wind inverter</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>distributed wind inverter</term>’ means an inverter which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is used in a residential or non-residential system which utilizes 1 or more certified distributed wind energy systems, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has a rated output of not greater than 150 kilowatts.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certified distributed wind energy system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>certified distributed wind energy system</term>’ means a wind energy system which is certified by an accredited certification agency to meet Standard 9.1-2009 of the American Wind Energy Association (including any subsequent revisions to or modifications of such Standard which have been approved by the American National Standards Institute).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microinverter</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>microinverter</term>’ means an inverter which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is suitable to connect with one solar module,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>has a rated output of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>120 or 240 volt single-phase power, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>208 or 480 volt three-phase power, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>has a capacity which is not greater than 650 watts (expressed on a per alternating current watt basis).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63a3bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Residential inverter</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>residential inverter</term>’ means an inverter which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is suitable for a residence,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has a rated output of 120 or 240 volt single-phase power, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>has a capacity which is not greater than 20 kilowatts (expressed on a per alternating current watt basis).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Utility inverter</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>utility inverter</term>’ means an inverter which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is suitable for commercial or utility-scale systems,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has a rated output of not less than 600 volt three-phase power, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>has a capacity which is greater than 125 kilowatts and not greater than 1000 kilowatts (expressed on a per alternating current watt basis)</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Solar energy component</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>solar energy component</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Solar modules.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1976">136 STAT. 1976</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Photovoltaic cells.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Photovoltaic wafers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Solar grade polysilicon.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Torque tubes or structural fasteners.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Polymeric backsheets.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Associated definitions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Photovoltaic cell</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>photovoltaic cell</term>’ means the smallest semiconductor element of a solar module which performs the immediate conversion of light into electricity.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Photovoltaic wafer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>photovoltaic wafer</term>’ means a thin slice, sheet, or layer of semiconductor material of at least 240 square centimeters—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>produced by a single manufacturer either—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>directly from molten or evaporated solar grade polysilicon or deposition of solar grade thin film semiconductor photon absorber layer, or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>through formation of an ingot from molten polysilicon and subsequent slicing, and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>which comprises the substrate or absorber layer of one or more photovoltaic cells.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Polymeric backsheet</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>polymeric backsheet</term>’ means a sheet on the back of a solar module which acts as an electric insulator and protects the inner components of such module from the surrounding environment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Solar grade polysilicon</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>solar grade polysilicon</term>’ means silicon which is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>suitable for use in photovoltaic manufacturing, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.999999 percent silicon by mass.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Solar module</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>solar module</term>’ means the connection and lamination of photovoltaic cells into an environmentally protected final assembly which is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>suitable to generate electricity when exposed to sunlight, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>ready for installation without an additional manufacturing process.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Solar tracker</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>solar tracker</term>’ means a mechanical system that moves solar modules according to the position of the sun and to increase energy output.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Solar tracker components</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Torque tube</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>torque tube</term>’ means a structural steel support element (including longitudinal purlins) which—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>is part of a solar tracker,</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>is of any cross-sectional shape,</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>may be assembled from individually manufactured segments,</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>spans longitudinally between foundation posts,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1977">136 STAT. 1977</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>supports solar panels and is connected to a mounting attachment for solar panels (with or without separate module interface rails), and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>is rotated by means of a drive system.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Structural fastener</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>structural fastener</term>’ means a component which is used—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>to connect the mechanical and drive system components of a solar tracker to the foundation of such solar tracker,</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>to connect torque tubes to drive assemblies, or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>to connect segments of torque tubes to one another.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wind energy component</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>wind energy component</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Blades.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Nacelles.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cafa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Towers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Offshore wind foundations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Related offshore wind vessels.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cafd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Associated definitions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cafe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Blade</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>blade</term>’ means an airfoil-shaped blade which is responsible for converting wind energy to low-speed rotational energy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63caff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offshore wind foundation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>offshore wind foundation</term>’ means the component (including transition piece) which secures an offshore wind tower and any above-water turbine components to the seafloor using—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>fixed platforms, such as offshore wind monopiles, jackets, or gravity-based foundations, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>floating platforms and associated mooring systems.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nacelle</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>nacelle</term>’ means the assembly of the drivetrain and other tower-top components of a wind turbine (with the exception of the blades and the hub) within their cover housing.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Related offshore wind vessel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>related offshore wind vessel</term>’ means any vessel which is purpose-built or retrofitted for purposes of the development, transport, installation, operation, or maintenance of offshore wind energy components.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tower</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>tower</term>’ means a tubular or lattice structure which supports the nacelle and rotor of a wind turbine.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying battery component</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying battery component</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Electrode active materials.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Battery cells.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Battery modules.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Associated definitions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Electrode active material</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>electrode active material</term>’ means cathode materials, anode <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1978">136 STAT. 1978</page> materials, anode foils, and electrochemically active materials, including solvents, additives, and electrolyte salts that contribute to the electrochemical processes necessary for energy storage .</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Battery cell</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>battery cell</term>’ means an electrochemical cell—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>comprised of 1 or more positive electrodes and 1 or more negative electrodes,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with an energy density of not less than 100 watt-hours per liter, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>capable of storing at least 12 watt-hours of energy.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Battery module</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>battery module</term>’ means a module—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I)</num><item class="inline" id="y1c63cb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in the case of a module using battery cells, with 2 or more battery cells which are configured electrically, in series or parallel, to create voltage or current, as appropriate, to a specified end use, or</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c63cb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>with no battery cells, and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with an aggregate capacity of not less than 7 kilowatt-hours (or, in the case of a module for a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, not less than 1 kilowatt-hour).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable critical minerals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable critical mineral</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aluminum</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Aluminum which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted from bauxite to a minimum purity of 99 percent alumina by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent aluminum by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Antimony</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Antimony which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to antimony trisulfide concentrate with a minimum purity of 90 percent antimony trisulfide by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.65 percent antimony by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Barite</inline>.—</heading><content>Barite which is barium sulfate purified to a minimum purity of 80 percent barite by mass.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beryllium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beryllium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to copper-beryllium master alloy, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent beryllium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cerium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Cerium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to cerium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent cerium oxide by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent cerium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cesium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Cesium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to cesium formate or cesium carbonate, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent cesium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chromium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Chromium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to ferrochromium consisting of not less than 60 percent chromium by mass, or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1979">136 STAT. 1979</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent chromium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cobalt</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Cobalt which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to cobalt sulfate, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.6 percent cobalt by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dysprosium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Dysprosium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to not less than 99 percent pure dysprosium iron alloy by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent dysprosium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Europium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Europium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to europium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent europium oxide by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fluorspar</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Fluorspar which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to fluorspar which is purified to a minimum purity of 97 percent calcium fluoride by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent fluorspar by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gadolinium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Gadolinium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to gadolinium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent gadolinium oxide by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent gadolinium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Germanium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Germanium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to germanium tetrachloride, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.99 percent germanium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Graphite</inline>.—</heading><content>Graphite which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent graphitic carbon by mass.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">“(O) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Indium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>converted to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>indium tin oxide, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>indium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent indium oxide by mass, or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent indium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">“(P) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lithium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Lithium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent lithium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63cb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">“(Q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manganese</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Manganese which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to manganese sulphate, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.7 percent manganese by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">“(R) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Neodymium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Neodymium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to neodymium-praseodymium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent neodymium-praseodymium oxide by mass,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1980">136 STAT. 1980</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>converted to neodymium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.5 percent neodymium oxide by mass</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent neodymium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">“(S) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nickel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nickel which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f15c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to nickel sulphate, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f15d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent nickel by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f15e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="T">“(T) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Niobium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Niobium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f15f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to ferronibium, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent niobium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="U">“(U) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tellurium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Tellurium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to cadmium telluride, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent tellurium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tin</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Tin which is purified to low alpha emitting tin which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>has a purity of greater than 99.99 percent by mass, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>possesses an alpha emission rate of not greater than 0.01 counts per hour per centimeter square.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="W">“(W) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tungsten</inline>.—</heading><content>Tungsten which is converted to ammonium paratungstate or ferrotungsten.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="X">“(X) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vanadium</inline>.—</heading><content>Vanadium which is converted to ferrovanadium or vanadium pentoxide.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Y">“(Y) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Yttrium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Yttrium which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f16a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>converted to yttrium oxide which is purified to a minimum purity of 99.999 percent yttrium oxide by mass, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f16b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>purified to a minimum purity of 99.9 percent yttrium by mass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f16c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Z">“(Z) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other minerals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any of the following minerals, provided that such mineral is purified to a minimum purity of 99 percent by mass:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f16d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Arsenic.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f16e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Bismuth.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f16f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Erbium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Gallium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Hafnium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Holmium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Iridium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>Lanthanum.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>Lutetium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>Magnesium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>Palladium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content>Platinum.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiii">“(xiii) </num><content>Praseodymium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f17a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiv">“(xiv) </num><content>Rhodium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f17b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xv">“(xv) </num><content>Rubidium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f17c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xvi">“(xvi) </num><content>Ruthenium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f17d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xvii">“(xvii) </num><content>Samarium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f17e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xviii">“(xviii) </num><content>Scandium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f17f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xix">“(xix) </num><content>Tantalum.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xx">“(xx) </num><content>Terbium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xxi">“(xxi) </num><content>Thulium.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1981">136 STAT. 1981</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xxii">“(xxii) </num><content>Titanium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xxiii">“(xxiii) </num><content>Ytterbium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xxiv">“(xxiv) </num><content>Zinc.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xxv">“(xxv) </num><content>Zirconium.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c63f186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Related persons</inline>.—</heading><content>Persons shall be treated as related to each other if such persons would be treated as a single employer under the regulations prescribed under section 52(b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Only production in the united states taken into account</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Sales shall be taken into account under this section only with respect to eligible components the production of which is within—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the United States (within the meaning of section 638(1)), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f18a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a possession of the United States (within the meaning of section 638(2)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f18b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63f18c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63f18d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pass-thru in the case of estates and trusts</inline>.—</heading><content>Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the rules of subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f18e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sale of integrated components</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, a person shall be treated as having sold an eligible component to an unrelated person if such component is integrated, incorporated, or assembled into another eligible component which is sold to an unrelated person.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c63f18f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63f191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (36), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (37), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c63f195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="38">“(38) </num><content>the advanced manufacturing production credit determined under section 45X(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c63f196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63f197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63f198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45X. </designator> <label>Advanced manufacturing production credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c63f199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c63f19a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45X">26 USC 45X note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to components produced and sold after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="6">PART 6—</num><heading>SUPERFUND</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13601">SEC. 13601. </num><heading>REINSTATEMENT OF SUPERFUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c643fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"> Hazardous Substance Superfund Financing Rate</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c643fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4611 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c643fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment for inflation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c643fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 4611(c)(2)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>9.7 cents</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>16.4 cents</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c643fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 4611(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c6466d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment for inflation</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1982">136 STAT. 1982</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6466d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6466d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a year beginning after 2023, the amount in paragraph (2)(A) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6466d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such amount, multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6466d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2022’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6466d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>If any amount as adjusted under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $0.01, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $0.01.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6466d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Advances</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 9507(d)(3)(B)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6466d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9507">26 USC 9507</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 1995</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6466d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6466d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4611">26 USC 4611 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="7">PART 7—</num><heading>INCENTIVES FOR CLEAN ELECTRICITY AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13701">SEC. 13701. </num><heading>CLEAN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c65ed7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c68ac9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="45Y">“SEC. 45Y. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68ac9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Y">26 USC 45Y</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CLEAN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68ac9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68ac9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, the clean electricity production credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68ac9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the kilowatt hours of electricity—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>produced by the taxpayer at a qualified facility, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1c68aca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c68aca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a qualified facility which is equipped with a metering device which is owned and operated by an unrelated person, sold, consumed, or stored by the taxpayer during the taxable year, multiplied by</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the applicable amount with respect to such qualified facility.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (g)(7), in the case of any qualified facility which is not described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) and does not satisfy the requirements described in clause (iii) of such subparagraph, the applicable amount shall be 0.3 cents.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (g)(7), in the case of any qualified facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>with a maximum net output of less than 1 megawatt (as measured in alternating current),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68aca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (g), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1983">136 STAT. 1983</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>satisfies the requirements under paragraph (9) of subsection (g), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with respect to the construction of such facility, satisfies the requirements under paragraph (10) of subsection (g),</content></subclause> </clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c68acb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the applicable amount shall be 1.5 cents.</continuation></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68acb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Facility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ means a facility owned by the taxpayer—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which is used for the generation of electricity,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which is placed in service after December 31, 2024, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>for which the greenhouse gas emissions rate (as determined under paragraph (2)) is not greater than zero.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">10-year production credit<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>For purposes of this section, a facility shall only be treated as a qualified facility during the 10-year period beginning on the date the facility was originally placed in service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of facility; incremental production</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ shall include either of the following in connection with a facility described in subparagraph (A) (without regard to clause (ii) of such subparagraph) which was placed in service before January 1, 2025, but only to the extent of the increased amount of electricity produced at the facility by reason of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A new unit which is placed in service after December 31, 2024.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Any additions of capacity which are placed in service after December 31, 2024.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with other credits</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ shall not include any facility for which a credit determined under section 45, 45J, 45Q, 45U, 48, 48A, or 48E is allowed under section 38 for the taxable year or any prior taxable year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>greenhouse gas emissions rate</term>’ means the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity, expressed as grams of CO<sub>2</sub>e per KWh.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel combustion and gasification</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a facility which produces electricity through combustion or gasification, the greenhouse gas emissions rate for such facility shall be equal to the net rate of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by such facility (taking into account lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, as described in section 211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1/H">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(H)</ref>)) in the production of electricity, expressed as grams of CO<sub>2</sub>e per KWh.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of emissions rates for facilities</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1984">136 STAT. 1984</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publishing emissions rates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall annually publish a table that sets forth the greenhouse gas emissions rates for types or categories of facilities, which a taxpayer shall use for purposes of this section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Petition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provisional emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any facility for which an emissions rate has not been established by the Secretary, a taxpayer which owns such facility may file a petition with the Secretary for determination of the emissions rate with respect to such facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carbon capture and sequestration equipment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity shall not include any qualified carbon dioxide that is captured by the taxpayer and—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>pursuant to any regulations established under paragraph (2) of section 45Q(f), disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological storage, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>utilized by the taxpayer in a manner described in paragraph (5) of such section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68accb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68accc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68accd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a calendar year beginning after 2024, the 0.3 cent amount in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (a) and the 1.5 cent amount in paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall each be adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the sale, consumption, or storage of the electricity occurs. If the 0.3 cent amount as increased under this paragraph is not a multiple of 0.05 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.05 cent. If the 1.5 cent amount as increased under this paragraph is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68accf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annual computation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, not later than April 1 of each calendar year, determine and publish in the Federal Register the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year in accordance with this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68acd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment factor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>inflation adjustment factor</term>’ means, with respect to a calendar year, a fraction the numerator of which is the GDP implicit price deflator for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is the GDP implicit price deflator for the calendar year 1992. The term ‘<term>GDP implicit price deflator</term>’ means the most recent revision of the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed and published by the Department of Commerce before March 15 of the calendar year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68acd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Phase-out</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of the clean electricity production credit under subsection (a) for any qualified facility the construction of which begins during a calendar year described in paragraph (2) shall be equal to the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) without regard to this subsection, multiplied by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the phase-out percentage under paragraph (2).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1985">136 STAT. 1985</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase-out percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The phase-out percentage under this paragraph is equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68acd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for a facility the construction of which begins during the first calendar year following the applicable year, 100 percent,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for a facility the construction of which begins during the second calendar year following the applicable year, 75 percent,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for a facility the construction of which begins during the third calendar year following the applicable year, 50 percent, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>for a facility the construction of which begins during any calendar year subsequent to the calendar year described in subparagraph (C), 0 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d3ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable year</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>applicable year</term>’ means the later of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d3f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the calendar year in which the Secretary determines that the annual greenhouse gas emissions from the production of electricity in the United States are equal to or less than 25 percent of the annual greenhouse gas emissions from the production of electricity in the United States for calendar year 2022, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>2032.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CO</inline><sub>2</sub>e<inline class="smallCaps"> per </inline>KWh.—</heading><content>The term ‘CO<sub>2</sub>e per KWh’ means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon dioxide (as determined based on global warming potential) per kilowatt hour of electricity produced.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ has the same meaning given such term under section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1/G">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)</ref>), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified carbon dioxide</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified carbon dioxide</term>’ means carbon dioxide captured from an industrial source which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as industrial emission of greenhouse gas,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal or utilization, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is captured and disposed or utilized within the United States (within the meaning of section 638(1)) or a possession of the United States (within the meaning of section 638(2)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68d3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall issue guidance regarding implementation of this section, including calculation of greenhouse gas emission rates for qualified facilities and determination of clean electricity production credits under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68d3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Only production in the united states taken into account</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consumption, sales, or storage shall be taken into account under this section only with respect to electricity the production of which is within—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the United States (within the meaning of section 638(1)), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a possession of the United States (within the meaning of section 638(2)).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1986">136 STAT. 1986</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combined heat and power system property</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the kilowatt hours of electricity produced by a taxpayer at a qualified facility shall include any production in the form of useful thermal energy by any combined heat and power system property within such facility, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by such facility in the production of such useful thermal energy shall be included for purposes of determining the greenhouse gas emissions rate for such facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combined heat and power system property</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>combined heat and power system property</term>’ has the same meaning given such term by section 48(c)(3) (without regard to subparagraphs (A)(iv), (B), and (D) thereof).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conversion from btu to kwh</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the amount of kilowatt hours of electricity produced in the form of useful thermal energy shall be equal to the quotient of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the total useful thermal energy produced by the combined heat and power system property within the qualified facility, divided by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the heat rate for such facility.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Heat rate</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>heat rate</term>’ means the amount of energy used by the qualified facility to generate 1 kilowatt hour of electricity, expressed as British thermal units per net kilowatt hour generated.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Production attributable to the taxpayer</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a qualified facility in which more than 1 person has an ownership interest, except to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, production from the facility shall be allocated among such persons in proportion to their respective ownership interests in the gross sales from such facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Related persons</inline>.—</heading><content>Persons shall be treated as related to each other if such persons would be treated as a single employer under the regulations prescribed under section 52(b). In the case of a corporation which is a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated return, such corporation shall be treated as selling electricity to an unrelated person if such electricity is sold to such a person by another member of such group.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pass-thru in the case of estates and trusts</inline>.—</heading><content>Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the rules of subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of credit to patrons of agricultural cooperative</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election to allocate</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an eligible cooperative organization, any portion of the credit determined under subsection (a) for the taxable year may, at the election of the organization, be apportioned among patrons of the organization on the basis of the amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/1987">136 STAT. 1987</page> of business done by the patrons during the taxable year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form and effect of election</inline>.—</heading><content>An election under clause (i) for any taxable year shall be made on a timely filed return for such year. Such election, once made, shall be irrevocable for such taxable year. Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> election shall not take effect unless the organization designates the apportionment as such in a written notice mailed to its patrons during the payment period described in section 1382(d).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of organizations and patrons</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of the credit apportioned to any patrons under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall not be included in the amount determined under subsection (a) with respect to the organization for the taxable year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shall be included in the amount determined under subsection (a) for the first taxable year of each patron ending on or after the last day of the payment period (as defined in section 1382(d)) for the taxable year of the organization or, if earlier, for the taxable year of each patron ending on or after the date on which the patron receives notice from the cooperative of the apportionment.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for decrease in credits for taxable year</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the amount of the credit of a cooperative organization determined under subsection (a) for a taxable year is less than the amount of such credit shown on the return of the cooperative organization for such year, an amount equal to the excess of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such reduction, over</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount not apportioned to such patrons under subparagraph (A) for the taxable year,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c68d41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">shall be treated as an increase in tax imposed by this chapter on the organization. Such increase shall not be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit under this chapter.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible cooperative defined</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>eligible cooperative</term>’ means a cooperative organization described in section 1381(a) which is owned more than 50 percent by agricultural producers or by entities owned by agricultural producers. For this purpose an entity owned by an agricultural producer is one that is more than 50 percent owned by agricultural producers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in credit in energy communities</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified facility which is located in an energy community (as defined in section 45(b)(11)(B)), for purposes of determining the amount of the credit under subsection (a) with respect to any electricity produced by the taxpayer at such facility during the taxable year, the applicable amount under paragraph (2) of such subsection shall be increased by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount otherwise in effect under such paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit reduced for tax-exempt bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(3) shall apply.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1988">136 STAT. 1988</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic content bonus credit amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified facility which satisfies the requirement under subparagraph (B)(i), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount so determined (as determined without application of paragraph (7)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68d42a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68d42b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement described in this subclause is satisfied with respect to any qualified facility if the taxpayer certifies to the Secretary (at such time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary may prescribe) that any steel, iron, or manufactured product which is a component of such facility (upon completion of construction) was produced in the United States (as determined under section 661 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49">title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Steel and iron</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of steel or iron, clause (i) shall be applied in a manner consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t49/s661.5">section 661.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufactured product</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), the manufactured products which are components of a qualified facility upon completion of construction shall be deemed to have been produced in the United States if not less than the adjusted percentage (as determined under subparagraph (C)) of the total costs of all such manufactured products of such facility are attributable to manufactured products (including components) which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted percentage</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subclause (ii), for purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), the adjusted percentage shall be—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins before January 1, 2025, 40 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, 45 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, 50 percent, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2026, 55 percent.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offshore wind facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), in the case of a qualified facility which is an offshore wind facility, the adjusted percentage shall be—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins before January 1, 2025, 20 percent,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1989">136 STAT. 1989</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, 27.5 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, 35 percent,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2026, and before January 1, 2028, 45 percent, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>in the case of a facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2027, 55 percent.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout for elective payment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a taxpayer making an election under section 6417 with respect to a credit under this section, the amount of such credit shall be replaced with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the value of such credit (determined without regard to this paragraph), multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the applicable percentage.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">100 percent applicable percentage for certain qualified facilities<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which satisfies the requirements under paragraph (11)(B), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with a maximum net output of less than 1 megawatt (as measured in alternating current),</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c68fa53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the applicable percentage shall be 100 percent.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phased domestic content requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (D), in the case of any qualified facility which is not described in subparagraph (B), the applicable percentage shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>if construction of such facility began before January 1, 2024, 100 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if construction of such facility began in calendar year 2024, 90 percent,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>if construction of such facility began in calendar year 2025, 85 percent, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>if construction of such facility began after December 31, 2025, 0 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide exceptions to the requirements under this paragraph if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the inclusion of steel, iron, or manufactured products which are produced in the United States increases the overall costs of construction of qualified facilities by more than 25 percent, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>relevant steel, iron, or manufactured products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><content>In any case in which the Secretary provides an exception pursuant to clause (i), the applicable percentage shall be 100 percent.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1990">136 STAT. 1990</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68fa60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (37), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (38), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c68fa66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="39">“(39) </num><content>the clean electricity production credit determined under section 45Y(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c68fa67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45Y. </designator> <label>Clean electricity production credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c68fa6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c68fa6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Y">26 USC 45Y note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to facilities placed in service after December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13702">SEC. 13702. </num><heading>CLEAN ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6aa81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by section 107(a) of the CHIPS Act of 2022, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 48D the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c6d191d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="48E">“SEC. 48E. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d191e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48E">26 USC 48E</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CLEAN ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d191f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment Credit for Qualified Property</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 46, the clean electricity investment credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the qualified investment for such taxable year with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any qualified facility, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any energy storage technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base rate</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified facility which is not described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) and does not satisfy the requirements described in subclause (III) of such clause, the applicable percentage shall be 6 percent.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative rate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any qualified facility—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>with a maximum net output of less than 1 megawatt (as measured in alternating current),</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d1929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d192a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d192b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d192c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d192d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>satisfies the requirements of subsection (d)(3), and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d192e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>with respect to the construction of such facility, satisfies the requirements of subsection (d)(4),</content></item> </subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c6d192f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">the applicable percentage shall be 30 percent.</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy storage technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (3)—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1991">136 STAT. 1991</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base rate</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any energy storage technology which is not described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) and does not satisfy the requirements described in subclause (III) of such clause, the applicable percentage shall be 6 percent.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative rate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any energy storage technology—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>with a capacity of less than 1 megawatt,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d1935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d1936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d1937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>satisfies the requirements of subsection (d)(3), and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d193a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>with respect to the construction of such property, satisfies the requirements of subsection (d)(4),</content></item> </subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c6d193b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">the applicable percentage shall be 30 percent.</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d193c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in credit rate in certain cases</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d193d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy communities</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d193e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified investment with respect to a qualified facility or with respect to energy storage technology which is placed in service within an energy community (as defined in section 45(b)(11)(B)), for purposes of applying paragraph (2) with respect to such property or investment, the applicable percentage shall be increased by the applicable credit rate increase.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d193f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable credit rate increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of clause (i), the applicable credit rate increase shall be an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of any qualified investment with respect to a qualified facility described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or with respect to energy storage technology described in paragraph (2)(B)(i), 2 percentage points, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of any qualified investment with respect to a qualified facility described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or with respect to energy storage technology described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), 10 percentage points.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d1943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic content</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 48(a)(12) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d1944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d1945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Investment With Respect to a Qualified Facility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (a), the qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility for any taxable year is the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the basis of any qualified property placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year which is part of a qualified facility, plus</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the amount of any expenditures which are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>paid or incurred by the taxpayer for qualified interconnection property—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1992">136 STAT. 1992</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d194a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in connection with a qualified facility which has a maximum net output of not greater than 5 megawatts (as measured in alternating current), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d194b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>placed in service during the taxable year of the taxpayer, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d194c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>properly chargeable to capital account of the taxpayer.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d194d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified property</term>’ means property—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d194e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d194f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>tangible personal property, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>other tangible property (not including a building or its structural components), but only if such property is used as an integral part of the qualified facility,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1c6d1953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>the construction, reconstruction, or erection of which is completed by the taxpayer, or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d1954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which is acquired by the taxpayer if the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified facility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ means a facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which is used for the generation of electricity,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which is placed in service after December 31, 2024, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>for which the anticipated greenhouse gas emissions rate (as determined under subparagraph (B)(ii)) is not greater than zero.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d195a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d195b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional rules</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d195c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of facility; incremental production</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45Y(b)(1)(C) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d195d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45Y(b)(2) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d195e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’ shall not include any facility for which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d195f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a renewable electricity production credit determined under section 45,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an advanced nuclear power facility production credit determined under section 45J,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a carbon oxide sequestration credit determined under section 45Q,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a zero-emission nuclear power production credit determined under section 45U,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a clean electricity production credit determined under section 45Y,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>an energy credit determined under section 48, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>a qualifying advanced coal project credit under section 48A,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1c6d1966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">is allowed under section 38 for the taxable year or any prior taxable year.</continuation><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1993">136 STAT. 1993</page></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified interconnection property</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>qualified interconnection property</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 48(a)(8)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with rehabilitation credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility for any taxable year shall not include that portion of the basis of any property which is attributable to qualified rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in section 47(c)(2)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d1969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the terms ‘CO2e per KWh’ and ‘greenhouse gas emissions rate’ have the same meaning given such terms under section 45Y.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d196a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Investment With Respect to Energy Storage Technology</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d407b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified investment</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subsection (a), the qualified investment with respect to energy storage technology for any taxable year is the basis of any energy storage technology placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d407c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d407d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Energy storage technology</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>energy storage technology</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 48(c)(6) (except that subparagraph (D) of such section shall not apply).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d407e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d407f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain progress expenditure rules made applicable</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for property financed by subsidized energy financing or private activity bonds</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(3) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 48(a)(10) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic content requirement for elective payment</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a taxpayer making an election under section 6417 with respect to a credit under this section, rules similar to the rules of section 45Y(g)(12) shall apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d4085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Phase-Out</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of the clean electricity investment credit under subsection (a) for any qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility or energy storage technology the construction of which begins during a calendar year described in paragraph (2) shall be equal to the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) without regard to this subsection, multiplied by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the phase-out percentage under paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phase-out percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The phase-out percentage under this paragraph is equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d408a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for any qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility or energy storage technology the construction of which begins during the first calendar year following the applicable year, 100 percent,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1994">136 STAT. 1994</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d408b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for any qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility or energy storage technology the construction of which begins during the second calendar year following the applicable year, 75 percent,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d408c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for any qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility or energy storage technology the construction of which begins during the third calendar year following the applicable year, 50 percent, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d408d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>for any qualified investment with respect to any qualified facility or energy storage technology the construction of which begins during any calendar year subsequent to the calendar year described in subparagraph (C), 0 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d408e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d408f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable year</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>applicable year</term>’ has the same meaning given such term in section 45Y(d)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d4090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d4091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ has the same meaning given such term under section 45Y(e)(2).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d4092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recapture of Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of section 50, if the Secretary determines that the greenhouse gas emissions rate for a qualified facility is greater than 10 grams of CO<sub>2</sub>e per KWh, any property for which a credit was allowed under this section with respect to such facility shall cease to be investment credit property in the taxable year in which the determination is made.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d4093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d4094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules for Certain Facilities Placed in Service in Connection With Low-income Communities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any applicable facility with respect to which the Secretary makes an allocation of environmental justice capacity limitation under paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the applicable percentage otherwise determined under subsection (a)(2) with respect to any eligible property which is part of such facility shall be increased by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a facility described in subclause (I) of paragraph (2)(A)(iii) and not described in subclause (II) of such paragraph, 10 percentage points, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a facility described in subclause (II) of paragraph (2)(A)(iii), 20 percentage points, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d4099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the increase in the credit determined under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection for any taxable year with respect to all property which is part of such facility shall not exceed the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such increase (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d409a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the environmental justice capacity limitation allocated to such facility, bears to</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d409b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the total megawatt nameplate capacity of such facility, as measured in direct current.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d409c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d409d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable facility</term>’ means any qualified facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d409e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which is not described in section 45Y(b)(2)(B),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d409f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which has a maximum net output of less than 5 megawatts (as measured in alternating current), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1995">136 STAT. 1995</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is located in a low-income community (as defined in section 45D(e)) or on Indian land (as defined in section 2601(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3501/2">25 U.S.C. 3501(2)</ref>)), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is part of a qualified low-income residential building project or a qualified low-income economic benefit project.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified low-income residential building project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility shall be treated as part of a qualified low-income residential building project if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such facility is installed on a residential rental building which participates in a covered housing program (as defined in section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12491/a/3">34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3)</ref>), a housing assistance program administered by the Department of Agriculture under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, a housing program administered by a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4(22) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4103/22">25 U.S.C. 4103(22)</ref>)) or such other affordable housing programs as the Secretary may provide, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the financial benefits of the electricity produced by such facility are allocated equitably among the occupants of the dwelling units of such building.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified low-income economic benefit project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility shall be treated as part of a qualified low-income economic benefit project if at least 50 percent of the financial benefits of the electricity produced by such facility are provided to households with income of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>less than 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 36B(d)(3)(A)) applicable to a family of the size involved, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>less than 80 percent of area median gross income (as determined under section 142(d)(2)(B)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial benefit</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C), electricity acquired at a below-market rate shall not fail to be taken into account as a financial benefit.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible property</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible property</term>’ means a qualified investment with respect to any applicable facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall establish a program to allocate amounts of environmental justice capacity limitation to applicable facilities. In establishing<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote> such program and to carry out the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide procedures to allow for an efficient allocation process, including, when determined appropriate, consideration of multiple projects in a single application if such projects will be placed in service by a single taxpayer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of environmental justice capacity limitation allocated by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) during any calendar year shall not exceed the annual capacity limitation with respect to such year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1996">136 STAT. 1996</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual capacity limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>annual capacity limitation</term>’ means 1.8 gigawatts of direct current capacity for each calendar year during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31 of the applicable year (as defined in section 45Y(d)(3)), and zero thereafter.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover of unused limitation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the annual capacity limitation for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate amount allocated for such year under this paragraph, such limitation for the succeeding calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such excess. No amount may be carried under the preceding sentence to any calendar year after the third calendar year following the applicable year (as defined in section 45Y(d)(3)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover from section 48 for calendar year 2025</inline>.—</heading><content>If the annual capacity limitation for calendar year 2024 under section 48(e)(4)(D) exceeds the aggregate amount allocated for such year under such section, such excess amount may be carried over and applied to the annual capacity limitation under this subsection for calendar year 2025. The annual capacity limitation for calendar year 2025 shall be increased by the amount of such excess.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placed in service deadline</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any property which is placed in service after the date that is 4 years after the date of the allocation with respect to the facility of which such property is a part.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of carryover</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amount of environmental justice capacity limitation which expires under clause (i) during any calendar year shall be taken into account as an excess described in subparagraph (D)(i) (or as an increase in such excess) for such calendar year, subject to the limitation imposed by the last sentence of such subparagraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recapture</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, by regulations or other guidance, provide for recapturing the benefit of any increase in the credit allowed under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection with respect to any property which ceases to be property eligible for such increase (but which does not cease to be investment credit property within the meaning of section 50(a)).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> The period and percentage of such recapture shall be determined under rules similar to the rules of section 50(a). To the extent<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> provided by the Secretary, such recapture may not apply with respect to any property if, within 12 months after the date the taxpayer becomes aware (or reasonably should have become aware) of such property ceasing to be property eligible for such increase, the eligibility of such property for such increase is restored. The preceding sentence shall not apply more than once with respect to any facility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d40bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall issue guidance regarding implementation of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d40bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 46, as amended by section 107(d) of the CHIPS Act of 2022,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d40c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s46">26 USC 46</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/1997">136 STAT. 1997</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d40c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c6d67d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the clean electricity investment credit.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 49(a)(1)(C), as amended by section 107(d) of the CHIPS Act of 2022,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d67d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s49">26 USC 49</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of clause (v),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of clause (vi) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clauses:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the basis of any qualified property which is part of a qualified facility under section 48E, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>the basis of any energy storage technology under section 48E.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 50(a)(2)(E), as amended by section 107(d) of the CHIPS Act of 2022,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d67de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s50">26 USC 50</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 48D(b)(5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>48D(b)(5), or 48E(e)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 50(c)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or clean electricity investment credit</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>In the case of any energy credit</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d67e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by section 107(d) of the CHIPS Act of 2022,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d67e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d67e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 46.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 48D the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“48E. </designator> <label>Clean electricity investment credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d67e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d67e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s48E">26 USC 48E note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13703">SEC. 13703. </num><heading>COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED FACILITIES, QUALIFIED PROPERTY, AND ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6d8df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6d8df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s168">26 USC 168</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 168(e)(3)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d8df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (vi)(III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d8df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (vii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c6d8df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (vii) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c6db50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>any qualified facility (as defined in section 45Y(b)(1)(A)), any qualified property (as defined in subsection (b)(2) of section 48E) which is a qualified investment (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of such section), or any energy storage technology (as defined in subsection (c)(2) of such section).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6db50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c6db50c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s168">26 USC 168 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to facilities and property placed in service after December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13704">SEC. 13704. </num><heading>CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c6eed8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c70c24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="45Z">“SEC. 45Z. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Z">26 USC 45Z</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION CREDIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70c250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, the clean fuel production credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the product of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1998">136 STAT. 1998</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the applicable amount per gallon (or gallon equivalent) with respect to any transportation fuel which is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>produced by the taxpayer at a qualified facility, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>sold by the taxpayer in a manner described in paragraph (4) during the taxable year, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the emissions factor for such fuel (as determined under subsection (b)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable amount</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base amount</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any transportation fuel produced at a qualified facility which does not satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (B), the applicable amount shall be 20 cents.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative amount</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any transportation fuel produced at a qualified facility which satisfies the requirements under paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (f), the applicable amount shall be $1.00.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rate for sustainable aviation fuel</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a transportation fuel which is sustainable aviation fuel, paragraph (2) shall be applied—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of fuel produced at a qualified facility described in paragraph (2)(A), by substituting ‘35 cents’ for ‘20 cents’, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of fuel produced at a qualified facility described in paragraph (2)(B), by substituting ‘$1.75’ for ‘$1.00’.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainable aviation fuel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>sustainable aviation fuel</term>’ means liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which is sold for use in an aircraft and which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>meets the requirements of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>ASTM International Standard D7566, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Fischer Tropsch provisions of ASTM International Standard D1655, Annex A1, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sale</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the transportation fuel is sold in a manner described in this paragraph if such fuel is sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for use by such person in the production of a fuel mixture,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for use by such person in a trade or business, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>who sells such fuel at retail to another person and places such fuel in the fuel tank of such other person.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>If any amount determined under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of 1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest cent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70c268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emissions Factors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emissions factor</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calculation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The emissions factor of a transportation fuel shall be an amount equal to the quotient of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>an amount equal to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/1999">136 STAT. 1999</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>50 kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU, minus</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the emissions rate for such fuel, divided by</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>50 kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the Secretary shall annually publish a table which sets forth the emissions rate for similar types and categories of transportation fuels based on the amount of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions (as described in section 211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1/H">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(H)</ref>), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section) for such fuels, expressed as kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU, which a taxpayer shall use for purposes of this section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-aviation fuel</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any transportation fuel which is not a sustainable aviation fuel, the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of such fuel shall be based on the most recent determinations under the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model developed by Argonne National Laboratory, or a successor model (as determined by the Secretary).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aviation fuel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any transportation fuel which is a sustainable aviation fuel, the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of such fuel shall be determined in accordance with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the most recent Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation which has been adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United States, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any similar methodology which satisfies the criteria under section 211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1/H">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(H)</ref>), as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding of emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may round the emissions rates under subparagraph (B) to the nearest multiple of 5 kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c27a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an emissions rate that is between 2.5 kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU and -2.5 kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU, the Secretary may round such rate to zero.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c27b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provisional emissions rate</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any transportation fuel for which an emissions rate has not been established under subparagraph (B), a taxpayer producing such fuel may file a petition with the Secretary for determination of the emissions rate with respect to such fuel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c27c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>If any amount determined under paragraph (1)(A) is not a multiple of 0.1, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70c27d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2000">136 STAT. 2000</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c27e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c27f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of calendar years beginning after 2024, the 20 cent amount in subsection (a)(2)(A), the $1.00 amount in subsection (a)(2)(B), the 35 cent amount in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), and the $1.75 amount in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) shall each be adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the sale of the transportation fuel occurs. If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 1 cent, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1 cent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70c282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment factor</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (1), the inflation adjustment factor shall be the inflation adjustment factor determined and published by the Secretary pursuant to section 45Y(c), determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2022’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in paragraph (3) thereof.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70c283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10">mm<inline class="smallCaps">BTU</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>mmBTU</term>’ means 1,000,000 British thermal units.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CO</inline><sub>2</sub>e.—</heading><content>The term ‘CO<sub>2</sub>e’ means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon dioxide (as determined based on relative global warming potential).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70c286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ has the same meaning given that term under section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1/G">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)</ref>), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified facility</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means a facility used for the production of transportation fuels, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>does not include any facility for which one of the following credits is allowed under section 38 for the taxable year:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e99a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The credit for production of clean hydrogen under section 45V.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e99b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The credit determined under section 46 to the extent that such credit is attributable to the energy credit determined under section 48 with respect to any specified clean hydrogen production facility for which an election is made under subsection (a)(15) of such section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e99c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The credit for carbon oxide sequestration under section 45Q.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e99d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transportation fuel</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e99e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>transportation fuel</term>’ means a fuel which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e99f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is suitable for use as a fuel in a highway vehicle or aircraft,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>has an emissions rate which is not greater than 50 kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub>e per mmBTU, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>is not derived from coprocessing an applicable material (or materials derived from an applicable material) with a feedstock which is not biomass.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable material</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable material</term>’ means—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>free fatty acids, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2001">136 STAT. 2001</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>fatty acid esters.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biomass</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>biomass</term>’ has the same meaning given such term in section 45K(c)(3).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70e9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70e9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70e9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall issue guidance regarding implementation of this section, including calculation of emissions factors for transportation fuel, the table described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), and the determination of clean fuel production credits under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70e9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70e9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Only registered production in the united states taken into account</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No clean fuel production credit shall be determined under subsection (a) with respect to any transportation fuel unless—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the taxpayer—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is registered as a producer of clean fuel under section 4101 at the time of production, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>in the case of any transportation fuel which is a sustainable aviation fuel, provides—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70e9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>certification (in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) from an unrelated party demonstrating compliance with—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>any general requirements, supply chain traceability requirements, and information transmission requirements established under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation described in subclause (I) of subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii), or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>in the case of any methodology described in subclause (II) of such subsection, requirements similar to the requirements described in subitem (AA), and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>such other information with respect to such fuel as the Secretary may require for purposes of carrying out this section, and</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>such fuel is produced in the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70e9b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>United States</term>’ includes any possession of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Production attributable to the taxpayer</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a facility in which more than 1 person has an ownership interest, except to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, production from the facility shall be allocated among such persons in proportion to their respective ownership interests in the gross sales from such facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Related persons</inline>.—</heading><content>Persons shall be treated as related to each other if such persons would be treated as a single employer under the regulations prescribed under section 52(b). In the case of a corporation which is a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated return, such corporation shall be treated as selling fuel to an unrelated person if such fuel is sold to such a person by another member of such group.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2002">136 STAT. 2002</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pass-thru in the case of estates and trusts</inline>.—</heading><content>Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the rules of subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of credit to patrons of agricultural cooperative</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45Y(g)(6) shall apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevailing wage requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7) shall apply.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for facilities placed in service before january 1, 2025</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of any qualified facility placed in service before January 1, 2025—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>clause (i) of section 45(b)(7)(A) shall not apply, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>clause (ii) of such section shall be applied by substituting ‘with respect to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, for which the credit is allowed under this section’ for ‘with respect to any taxable year, for any portion of such taxable year which is within the period described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)’.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apprenticeship requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to transportation fuel sold after December 31, 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 25C(d)(3), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c70e9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25">26 USC 25</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c70e9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>transportation fuel (as defined in section 45Z(d)(5)).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 30C(c)(1)(B), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c70e9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Any transportation fuel (as defined in section 45Z(d)(5)).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (38), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (39), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c70e9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1c7110e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="40">“(40) </num><content>the clean fuel production credit determined under section 45Z(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7110e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7110e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7110e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 38.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45Z. </designator> <label>Clean fuel production credit.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2003">136 STAT. 2003</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7110e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 4101(a)(1), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7110e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4101">26 USC 4101</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>every person producing a fuel eligible for the clean fuel production credit (pursuant to section 45Z),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 6426(k)(3)),</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7110e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7110e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45Z">26 USC 45Z note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to transportation fuel produced after December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="8">PART 8—</num><heading>CREDIT MONETIZATION AND APPROPRIATIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13801">SEC. 13801. </num><heading>ELECTIVE PAYMENT FOR ENERGY PROPERTY AND ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES, ETC.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c72be9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter B of chapter 65 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 6416 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c74ba6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6417">“SEC. 6417. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74ba6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6417">26 USC 6417</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ELECTIVE PAYMENT OF APPLICABLE CREDITS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74ba6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicable entity making an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) under this section with respect to any applicable credit determined with respect to such entity, such entity shall be treated as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A (for the taxable year with respect to which such credit was determined) equal to the amount of such credit.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74ba6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74ba6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable credit</term>’ means each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>So much of the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property allowed under section 30C which, pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section, is treated as a credit listed in section 38(b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>So much of the renewable electricity production credit determined under section 45(a) as is attributable to qualified facilities which are originally placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>So much of the credit for carbon oxide sequestration determined under section 45Q(a) as is attributable to carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The zero-emission nuclear power production credit determined under section 45U(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>So much of the credit for production of clean hydrogen determined under section 45V(a) as is attributable to qualified clean hydrogen production facilities which are originally placed in service after December 31, 2012.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>In the case of a tax-exempt entity described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 168(h)(2)(A), the credit for qualified commercial vehicles determined under section 45W by reason of subsection (d)(3) thereof.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The credit for advanced manufacturing production under section 45X(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The clean electricity production credit determined under section 45Y(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>The clean fuel production credit determined under section 45Z(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>The energy credit determined under section 48.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2004">136 STAT. 2004</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>The qualifying advanced energy project credit determined under section 48C.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>The clean electricity investment credit determined under section 48E.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74ba7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Partnerships and S Corporations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any applicable credit determined with respect to any facility or property held directly by a partnership or S corporation, any election under subsection (a) shall be made by such partnership or S corporation. If such partnership or S corporation makes an election under such subsection (in such manner as the Secretary may provide) with respect to such credit—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary shall make a payment to such partnership or S corporation equal to the amount of such credit,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>subsection (e) shall be applied with respect to such credit before determining any partner’s distributive share, or shareholder’s pro rata share, of such credit,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any amount with respect to which the election in subsection (a) is made shall be treated as tax exempt income for purposes of sections 705 and 1366, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a partner’s distributive share of such tax exempt income shall be based on such partner’s distributive share of the otherwise applicable credit for each taxable year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with application at partner or shareholder level</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any facility or property held directly by a partnership or S corporation, no election by any partner or shareholder shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any applicable credit determined with respect to such facility or property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of payments to partnerships and s corporations</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1324">section 1324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the payments under paragraph (1)(A) shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74ba84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74ba86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74ba87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable entity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any organization exempt from the tax imposed by subtitle A,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any State or political subdivision thereof,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the Tennessee Valley Authority,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 30D(g)(9)),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any Alaska Native Corporation (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602/m">43 U.S.C. 1602(m)</ref>), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>any corporation operating on a cooperative basis which is engaged in furnishing electric energy to persons in rural areas.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election with respect to credit for production of clean hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><content>If a taxpayer other than an entity described in subparagraph (A) makes an election under this subparagraph with respect to any taxable year in which such taxpayer has placed in service a qualified clean hydrogen production facility (as defined in section 45V(c)(3)), such taxpayer shall be treated as an applicable entity for purposes of this section for such taxable year, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2005">136 STAT. 2005</page> but only with respect to the credit described in subsection (b)(5).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election with respect to credit for carbon oxide sequestration</inline>.—</heading><content>If a taxpayer other than an entity described in subparagraph (A) makes an election under this subparagraph with respect to any taxable year in which such taxpayer has, after December 31, 2022, placed in service carbon capture equipment at a qualified facility (as defined in section 45Q(d)), such taxpayer shall be treated as an applicable entity for purposes of this section for such taxable year, but only with respect to the credit described in subsection (b)(3).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election with respect to advanced manufacturing production credit</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If a taxpayer other than an entity described in subparagraph (A) makes an election under this subparagraph with respect to any taxable year in which such taxpayer has, after December 31, 2022, produced eligible components (as defined in section 45X(c)(1)), such taxpayer shall be treated as an applicable entity for purposes of this section for such taxable year, but only with respect to the credit described in subsection (b)(7).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subclause (II), if a taxpayer makes an election under this subparagraph with respect to any taxable year, such taxpayer shall be treated as having made such election for each of the 4 succeeding taxable years ending before January 1, 2033.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>A taxpayer may elect to revoke the application of the election made under this subparagraph to any taxable year described in subclause (I). Any such election, if made, shall apply to the applicable year specified in such election and each subsequent taxable year within the period described in subclause (I). Any election under this subclause may not be subsequently revoked.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>For any taxable year described in clause (ii)(I), no election may be made by the taxpayer under section 6418(a) for such taxable year with respect to eligible components for purposes of the credit described in subsection (b)(7).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74ba97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other rules</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An election made under subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>No election may be made under subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) with respect to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2032.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any applicable entity which makes the election described in subsection (a), any applicable credit shall be determined—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>without regard to paragraphs (3) and (4)(A)(i) of section 50(b), and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2006">136 STAT. 2006</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>by treating any property with respect to which such credit is determined as used in a trade or business of the applicable entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elections</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Due date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any election under subsection (a) shall be made not later than—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of any government, or political subdivision, described in paragraph (1) and for which no return is required under section 6011 or 6033(a), such date as is determined appropriate by the Secretary, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in any other case, the due date (including extensions of time) for the return of tax for the taxable year for which the election is made, but in no event earlier than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Any election under subsection (a), once made, shall be irrevocable and shall apply (except as otherwise provided in this paragraph) with respect to any credit for the taxable year for which the election is made.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renewable electricity production credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of the credit described in subsection (b)(2), any election under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>apply separately with respect to each qualified facility,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>be made for the taxable year in which such qualified facility is originally placed in service, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>shall apply to such taxable year and to any subsequent taxable year which is within the period described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) of section 45 with respect to such qualified facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for carbon oxide sequestration</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of the credit described in subsection (b)(3), any election under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>apply separately with respect to the carbon capture equipment originally placed in service by the applicable entity during a taxable year, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II)</num><item class="inline" id="y1c74e1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of a taxpayer who makes an election described in paragraph (1)(C), apply to the taxable year in which such equipment is placed in service and the 4 subsequent taxable years with respect to such equipment which end before January 1, 2033, and</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>in any other case, apply to such taxable year and to any subsequent taxable year which is within the period described in paragraph (3)(A) or (4)(A) of section 45Q(a) with respect to such equipment.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>For any taxable year described in clause (i)(II)(aa) with respect to carbon capture equipment, no election may be made by the taxpayer under section 6418(a) for such taxable year with respect to such equipment for purposes of the credit described in subsection (b)(3).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2007">136 STAT. 2007</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation of election</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a taxpayer who makes an election described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to carbon capture equipment, such taxpayer may, at any time during the period described in clause (i)(II)(aa), revoke the application of such election with respect to such equipment for any subsequent taxable years during such period.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> Any such election, if made, shall apply to the applicable year specified in such election and each subsequent taxable year within the period described in clause (i)(II)(aa). Any election under this subclause may not be subsequently revoked.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for production of clean hydrogen</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of the credit described in subsection (b)(5), any election under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>apply separately with respect to each qualified clean hydrogen production facility,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>be made for the taxable year in which such facility is placed in service (or within the 1-year period subsequent to the date of enactment of this section in the case of facilities placed in service before December 31, 2022), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III)</num><item class="inline" id="y1c74e1cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in the case of a taxpayer who makes an election described in paragraph (1)(B), apply to such taxable year and the 4 subsequent taxable years with respect to such facility which end before January 1, 2033, and</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>in any other case, apply to such taxable year and all subsequent taxable years with respect to such facility.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>For any taxable year described in clause (i)(III)(aa) with respect to a qualified clean hydrogen production facility, no election may be made by the taxpayer under section 6418(a) for such taxable year with respect to such facility for purposes of the credit described in subsection (b)(5).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation of election</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a taxpayer who makes an election described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a qualified clean hydrogen production facility, such taxpayer may, at any time during the period described in clause (i)(III)(aa), revoke the application of such election with respect to such facility for any subsequent taxable years during such period. Any such election,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> if made, shall apply to the applicable year specified in such election and each subsequent taxable year within the period described in clause (i)(II)(aa). Any election under this subclause may not be subsequently revoked.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean electricity production credit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of the credit described in subsection (b)(8), any election under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>apply separately with respect to each qualified facility,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>be made for the taxable year in which such facility is placed in service, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2008">136 STAT. 2008</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>shall apply to such taxable year and to any subsequent taxable year which is within the period described in subsection (b)(1)(B) of section 45Y with respect to such facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The payment described in subsection (a) shall be treated as made on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of any government, or political subdivision, described in paragraph (1) and for which no return is required under section 6011 or 6033(a), the later of the date that a return would be due under section 6033(a) if such government or subdivision were described in that section or the date on which such government or subdivision submits a claim for credit or refund (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall provide), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>in any other case, the later of the due date (determined without regard to extensions) of the return of tax for the taxable year or the date on which such return is filed.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional information</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of, and prior to, any amount being treated as a payment which is made by an applicable entity under subsection (a), the Secretary may require such information or registration as the Secretary deems necessary for purposes of preventing duplication, fraud, improper payments, or excessive payments under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excessive payment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any amount treated as a payment which is made by the applicable entity under subsection (a), or the amount of the payment made pursuant to subsection (c), which the Secretary determines constitutes an excessive payment, the tax imposed on such entity by chapter 1 (regardless of whether such entity would otherwise be subject to tax under such chapter) for the taxable year in which such determination is made shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount of such excessive payment, plus</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an amount equal to 20 percent of such excessive payment.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reasonable cause</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply if the applicable entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the excessive payment resulted from reasonable cause.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excessive payment defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>excessive payment</term>’ means, with respect to a facility or property for which an election is made under this section for any taxable year, an amount equal to the excess of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount treated as a payment which is made by the applicable entity under subsection (a), or the amount of the payment made pursuant to subsection (c), with respect to such facility or property for such taxable year, over</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount of the credit which, without application of this section, would be otherwise allowable (as determined pursuant to paragraph (2) and without regard to section 38(c)) under this title with respect to such facility or property for such taxable year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2009">136 STAT. 2009</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of Double Benefit</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicable entity making an election under this section with respect to an applicable credit, such credit shall be reduced to zero and shall, for any other purposes under this title, be deemed to have been allowed to such entity for such taxable year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mirror Code Possessions</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any possession of the United States with a mirror code tax system (as defined in section 24(k)), this section shall not be treated as part of the income tax laws of the United States for purposes of determining the income tax law of such possession unless such possession elects to have this section be so treated.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basis Reduction and Recapture</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c)(2)(A), rules similar to the rules of section 50 shall apply for purposes of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c74e1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including guidance to ensure that the amount of the payment or deemed payment made under this section is commensurate with the amount of the credit that would be otherwise allowable (determined without regard to section 38(c)).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c74e1ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Certain Credits</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter B of chapter 65, as amended by subsection (a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 6417 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c75f35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6418">“SEC. 6418. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c75f35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6418">26 USC 6418</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CREDITS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c75f360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an eligible taxpayer which elects to transfer all (or any portion specified in the election) of an eligible credit determined with respect to such taxpayer for any taxable year to a taxpayer (referred to in this section as the ‘transferee taxpayer’) which is not related (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1)) to the eligible taxpayer, the transferee taxpayer specified in such election (and not the eligible taxpayer) shall be treated as the taxpayer for purposes of this title with respect to such credit (or such portion thereof).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c761971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Payments Made in Connection With Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to any amount paid by a transferee taxpayer to an eligible taxpayer as consideration for a transfer described in subsection (a), such consideration—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c761973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>shall be required to be paid in cash,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>shall not be includible in gross income of the eligible taxpayer, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>with respect to the transferee taxpayer, shall not be deductible under this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c761976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Partnerships and S Corporations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any eligible credit determined with respect to any facility or property held directly by a partnership or S corporation, if such partnership or S corporation makes an election under subsection (a) (in such manner as the Secretary may provide) with respect to such credit—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any amount received as consideration for a transfer described in such subsection shall be treated as tax exempt income for purposes of sections 705 and 1366, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a partner’s distributive share of such tax exempt income shall be based on such partner’s distributive share of the otherwise eligible credit for each taxable year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2010">136 STAT. 2010</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c76197a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with application at partner or shareholder level</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any facility or property held directly by a partnership or S corporation, no election by any partner or shareholder shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any eligible credit determined with respect to such facility or property.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c76197b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taxable Year in Which Credit Taken Into Account</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any credit (or portion thereof) with respect to which an election is made under subsection (a), such credit shall be taken into account in the first taxable year of the transferee taxpayer ending with, or after, the taxable year of the eligible taxpayer with respect to which the credit was determined.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c76197c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on Election</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c76197d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c76197e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c76197f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Time for election</inline>.—</heading><content>An election under subsection (a) to transfer any portion of an eligible credit shall be made not later than the due date (including extensions of time) for the return of tax for the taxable year for which the credit is determined, but in no event earlier than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section. Any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No additional transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>No election may be made under subsection (a) by a transferee taxpayer with respect to any portion of an eligible credit which has been previously transferred to such taxpayer pursuant to this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c761981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible credit</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible credit</term>’ means each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>So much of the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property allowed under section 30C which, pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section, is treated as a credit listed in section 38(b).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The renewable electricity production credit determined under section 45(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The credit for carbon oxide sequestration determined under section 45Q(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The zero-emission nuclear power production credit determined under section 45U(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The clean hydrogen production credit determined under section 45V(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The advanced manufacturing production credit determined under section 45X(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76198a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>The clean electricity production credit determined under section 45Y(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76198b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>The clean fuel production credit determined under section 45Z(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76198c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>The energy credit determined under section 48.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76198d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>The qualifying advanced energy project credit determined under section 48C.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76198e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>The clean electricity investment credit determined under section 48E.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c76198f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election for certain credits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any eligible credit described in clause (ii), (iii), (v), or (vii) of subparagraph (A), an election under subsection (a) shall be made—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2011">136 STAT. 2011</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>separately with respect to each facility for which such credit is determined, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c761991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c761992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c761993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><content>for each taxable year during the 10-year period beginning on the date such facility was originally placed in service (or, in the case of the credit described in clause (iii), for each year during the 12-year period beginning on the date the carbon capture equipment was originally placed in service at such facility).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for business credit carryforwards or carrybacks</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible credit</term>’ shall not include any business credit carryforward or business credit carryback determined under section 39.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible taxpayer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible taxpayer</term>’ means any taxpayer which is not described in section 6417(d)(1)(A).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c761996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c761998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional information</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of, and prior to, any transfer of any portion of an eligible credit pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may require such information (including, in such form or manner as is determined appropriate by the Secretary, such information returns) or registration as the Secretary deems necessary for purposes of preventing duplication, fraud, improper payments, or excessive payments under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c761999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excessive credit transfer</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c76199a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c76199b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any portion of an eligible credit which is transferred to a transferee taxpayer pursuant to subsection (a) which the Secretary determines constitutes an excessive credit transfer, the tax imposed on the transferee taxpayer by chapter 1 (regardless of whether such entity would otherwise be subject to tax under such chapter) for the taxable year in which such determination is made shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76199c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount of such excessive credit transfer, plus</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c76199d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an amount equal to 20 percent of such excessive credit transfer.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c76199e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reasonable cause</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply if the transferee taxpayer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the excessive credit transfer resulted from reasonable cause.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c76199f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7619a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excessive credit transfer defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>excessive credit transfer</term>’ means, with respect to a facility or property for which an election is made under subsection (a) for any taxable year, an amount equal to the excess of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount of the eligible credit claimed by the transferee taxpayer with respect to such facility or property for such taxable year, over</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount of such credit which, without application of this section, would be otherwise allowable under this title with respect to such facility or property for such taxable year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basis reduction; notification of recapture</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any election under subsection (a) with respect to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2012">136 STAT. 2012</page> any portion of an eligible credit described in clauses (ix) through (xi) of subsection (f)(1)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7619a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>subsection (c) of section 50 shall apply to the applicable investment credit property (as defined in subsection (a)(5) of such section) as if such eligible credit was allowed to the eligible taxpayer, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7619a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notices.</p></sidenote><chapeau>if, during any taxable year, the applicable investment credit property (as defined in subsection (a)(5) of section 50) is disposed of, or otherwise ceases to be investment credit property with respect to the eligible taxpayer, before the close of the recapture period (as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such eligible taxpayer shall provide notice of such occurrence to the transferee taxpayer (in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the transferee taxpayer shall provide notice of the recapture amount (as defined in subsection (c)(2) of such section), if any, to the eligible taxpayer (in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7619aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on election or transfer with respect to progress expenditures</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply with respect to any amount of an eligible credit which is allowed pursuant to rules similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7619ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7619ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance providing rules for determining a partner’s distributive share of the tax exempt income described in subsection (c)(1).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7619ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7619ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s50">26 USC 50</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Real Estate Investment Trusts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 50(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In the case of a real estate investment trust making an election under section 6418, paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of the section 46(e) referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to any investment credit property of such real estate investment trust to which such election applies.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7619af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">3-year Carryback for Applicable Credits</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 39(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7640c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">3-year carryback for applicable credits<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (d), in the case of any applicable credit (as defined in section 6417(b))—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7640c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>this section shall be applied separately from the business credit (other than the applicable credit),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7640c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘each of the 3 taxable years’ for ‘the taxable year’ in subparagraph (A) thereof, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7640c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>paragraph (2) shall be applied—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c7640c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>by substituting ‘23 taxable years’ for ‘21 taxable years’ in subparagraph (A) thereof, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c7640c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by substituting ‘22 taxable years’ for ‘20 taxable years’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2013">136 STAT. 2013</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7640c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7640c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7640c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 6411.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 6416 the following new items:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 6417. </designator> <label>Elective payment of applicable credits.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 6418. </designator> <label>Transfer of certain credits.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7640c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7640ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7640cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7640cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6417">26 USC 6417 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gross-up of Direct Spending</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the portion of any payment made to a taxpayer pursuant to an election under section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any amount treated as a payment which is made by the taxpayer under subsection (a) of such section, that is direct spending shall be increased by 6.0445 percent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7640cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7640ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6417">26 USC 6417 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13802">SEC. 13802. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7667df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading>APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2031, for necessary expenses for the Internal Revenue Service to carry out this subtitle (and the amendments made by this subtitle), which shall supplement and not supplant any other appropriations that may be available for this purpose.</content></section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="9">PART 9—</num><heading>OTHER PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13901">SEC. 13901. </num><heading>PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TAX RATE TO FUND BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7667e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7667e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4121">26 USC 4121</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4121 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7667e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c768ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4121">26 USC 4121 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the date which is 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13902">SEC. 13902. </num><heading>INCREASE IN RESEARCH CREDIT AGAINST PAYROLL TAX FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c772b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (i) of section 41(h)(4)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Amount</headingText>.—The amount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">Amount</headingText>.—<subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c772b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1c772b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c772b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, the amount in subclause (I) shall be increased by $250,000.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c772b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of Credit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) of section 3111(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a taxable year, there shall be allowed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“for a taxable year—<subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c772b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>there shall be allowed”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>equal to the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>equal to so much of the</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as does not exceed the limitation of subclause (I) of section 41(h)(4)(B)(i) (applied without regard to subclause (II) thereof), and</quotedText>”, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2014">136 STAT. 2014</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c772b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (b) for the first calendar quarter which begins after the date on which the taxpayer files the return specified in section 41(h)(4)(A)(ii) an amount equal to so much of the payroll tax credit portion determined under section 41(h)(2) as is not allowed as a credit under subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c772b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s3111">26 USC 3111</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (2) of section 3111(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(A)</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and the credit allowed by paragraph (1)(B) shall not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (b) for any calendar quarter,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>calendar quarter</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3) of section 3111(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the credit</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any credit</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deduction allowed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (4) of section 3111(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>credit</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>credits</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c772b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a) or (b)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c772b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregation Rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (ii) of section 41(h)(5)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the $250,000 amount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of the $250,000 amounts</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c772b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c772b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s41">26 USC 41 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13903">SEC. 13903. </num><heading>REINSTATEMENT OF LIMITATION RULES FOR DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL, ETC., TAXES; EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON EXCESS BUSINESS LOSSES OF NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c77796d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reinstatement of Limitation Rules for Deduction for State and Local, etc., Taxes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c77796e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 164(b)(6), as amended by section 13904, is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c77796f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2026</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2025</headingText></quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c777970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c777971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c777972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s164">26 USC 164 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c777973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Limitation on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c777974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 461(l)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2027</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2029</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c777975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c777976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s461">26 USC 461 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="13904">SEC. 13904. </num><heading>REMOVAL OF HARMFUL SMALL BUSINESS TAXES; EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL, ETC., TAXES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c77c797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal of Harmful Small Business Taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (D) of section 59(k)(1), as added by section 10101, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2015">136 STAT. 2015</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1c77c798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for determining applicable corporation status</inline>.—</heading><content>Solely for purposes of determining whether a corporation is an applicable corporation under this paragraph, all adjusted financial statement income of persons treated as a single employer with such corporation under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as adjusted financial statement income of such corporation, and adjusted financial statement income of such corporation shall be determined without regard to paragraphs (2)(D)(i) and (11) of section 56A(c).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c77c799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Limitation on Deduction for State and Local, etc., Taxes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c77c79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 164(b)(6) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c77c79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2025</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2026</headingText></quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c77c79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c77c79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c77c79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s164">26 USC 164 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>General Provisions</heading> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="20001">SEC. 20001. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c77eeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6936">7 USC 6936 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Agriculture.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Conservation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="21001">SEC. 21001. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c799c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available (and subject to subsection (b)), there are appropriated to the Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031 (subject to the condition that no such funds may be disbursed after September 30, 2031)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa</ref> through 3839aa–8)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1c799c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$3,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>subject to the conditions on the use of the funds that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>section 1240B(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–2/f/1">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)(1)</ref>) shall not apply;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2016">136 STAT. 2016</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c799c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>section 1240H(c)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–8/c/2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)(2)</ref>) shall be applied—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by substituting “$50,000,000” for “$25,000,000”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>with the Secretary prioritizing proposals that utilize diet and feed management to reduce enteric methane emissions from ruminants; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c799c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the funds shall be available for 1 or more agricultural conservation practices or enhancements that the Secretary determines directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions, associated with agricultural production;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of that chapter (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–21">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21</ref> through 3839aa–25)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1c799c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>subject to the condition on the use of the funds that the funds shall only be available for 1 or more agricultural conservation practices, enhancements, or bundles that the Secretary determines directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions, associated with agricultural production;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H of title XII of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3865">16 U.S.C. 3865</ref> through 3865d) for easements or interests in land that will most reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with land eligible for the program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3871">16 U.S.C. 3871</ref> through 3871f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c799c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1c799c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$800,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c799c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>$1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c79c391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>$2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>subject to the conditions on the use of the funds that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>section 1271C(d)(2)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3871c/d/2/B">16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)(2)(B)</ref>) shall not apply; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Secretary shall prioritize partnership agreements under section 1271C(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3871c/d">16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)</ref>) that support the implementation of conservation projects that assist agricultural producers and nonindustrial private <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2017">136 STAT. 2017</page> forestland owners in directly improving soil carbon, reducing nitrogen losses, or reducing, capturing, avoiding, or sequestering carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions, associated with agricultural production.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c79c395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The funds made available under subsection (a) are subject to the conditions that the Secretary shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>enter into any agreement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c79c399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c79c39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)(2)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2023</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2031</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 1240J(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–22/a">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–22(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 1240L(h)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–24/h/2/A">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(h)(2)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of fiscal years 2023 through 2031</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2023</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2031</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Section 1244(n)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3844/n/3/A">16 U.S.C. 3844(n)(3)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c79c3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Section 1271D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3871d/a">16 U.S.C. 3871d(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2018">136 STAT. 2018</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="21002">SEC. 21002. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c79c3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6936">7 USC 6936 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7a11d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available (and subject to subsection (b)), there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031 (subject to the condition that no such funds may be disbursed after September 30, 2031)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a11d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 to provide conservation technical assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a11d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$300,000,000 to carry out a program to quantify carbon sequestration and carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions, through which the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall collect field-based data to assess the carbon sequestration and reduction in carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions outcomes associated with activities carried out pursuant to this section and use the data to monitor and track those carbon sequestration and emissions trends through the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Assessment Program of the Department of Agriculture.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7a11d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The funds made available under this section are subject to the conditions that the Secretary shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a11d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7a11d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>enter into any agreement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a11d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a38e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a38e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under this section; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a38e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>interpret this section to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activities under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7a38ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for administrative costs of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture for costs related to implementing this section.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Rural Development and Agricultural Credit</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22001">SEC. 22001. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC LOANS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c7a38eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8103">7 U.S.C. 8103</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7a5ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Funding for Electric Loans for Renewable Energy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a5ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e), and (g), in addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2019">136 STAT. 2019</page> for the cost of loans under section 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s940g">7 U.S.C. 940g</ref>), including for projects that store electricity that support the types of eligible projects under that section, which shall be forgiven in an amount that is not greater than 50 percent of the loan based on how the borrower and the project meets the terms and conditions for loan forgiveness consistent with the purposes of that section established by the Secretary, except as provided in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a5ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7a5fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not enter into any loan agreement pursuant this subsection that could result in disbursements after September 30, 2031.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7a6000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7a6001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7a6002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish criteria for waiving the 50 percent limitation described in paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22002">SEC. 22002. </num><heading>RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7ad533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for eligible projects under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</ref>), and notwithstanding section 9007(c)(3)(A) of that Act, the amount of a grant shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the activity carried out using the grant funds—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7ad534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$820,250,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7ad535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$180,276,500 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until September 30, 2031.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7ad536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Underutilized Renewable Energy Technologies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide grants and loans guaranteed by the Secretary (including the costs of such loans) under the program described in subsection (a) relating to underutilized renewable energy technologies, and to provide technical assistance for applying to the program described in subsection (a), including for underutilized renewable energy technologies, notwithstanding section 9007(c)(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107/c/3/A">7 U.S.C. 8107(c)(3)(A)</ref>), the amount of a grant shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the activity carried out using the grant funds, and to the extent the following amounts remain available at the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such amounts in accordance with subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7ad537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$144,750,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7ad538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$31,813,500 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until September 30, 2031.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7ad539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7ad53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall not enter into, pursuant to this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7ad53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any loan agreement that may result in a disbursement after September 30, 2031; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7ad53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any grant agreement that may result in any outlay after September 30, 2031.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2020">136 STAT. 2020</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22003">SEC. 22003. </num><heading>BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCT MARKET EXPANSION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c7ad53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8103">7 U.S.C. 8103</ref>) (as amended by section 22001) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7afc4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biofuel Infrastructure and Agriculture Product Market Expansion</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7afc4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) and subsection (g), in addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7afc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7afc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall use the amounts made available by paragraph (1) to provide grants, for which the Federal share shall be not more than 75 percent of the total cost of carrying out a project for which the grant is provided, on a competitive basis, to increase the sale and use of agricultural commodity-based fuels through infrastructure improvements for blending, storing, supplying, or distributing biofuels, except for transportation infrastructure not on location where such biofuels are blended, stored, supplied, or distributed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b2362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7b2363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>by installing, retrofitting, or otherwise upgrading fuel dispensers or pumps and related equipment, storage tank system components, and other infrastructure required at a location related to dispensing certain biofuel blends to ensure the increased sales of fuels with high levels of commodity-based ethanol and biodiesel that are at or greater than the levels required in the Notice of Funding Availability for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program for Fiscal Year 2020, published in the Federal Register (<ref href="/us/fr/85/26656">85 Fed. Reg. 26656</ref>), as determined by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b2364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>by building and retrofitting home heating oil distribution centers or equivalent entities and distribution systems for ethanol and biodiesel blends.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22004">SEC. 22004. </num><heading>USDA ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c7b4a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8103">7 U.S.C. 8103</ref>) (as amended by section 22003) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7b7186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">USDA Assistance for Rural Electric Cooperatives</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b7187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) and (g), in addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,700,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the long-term resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural electric systems by providing to an eligible entity (defined as an electric cooperative described in section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is or has been a Rural Utilities Service electric loan borrower pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 or serving a predominantly rural area or a wholly or jointly owned subsidiary of such electric cooperative) loans, modifications of loans, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2021">136 STAT. 2021</page> the cost of loans and modifications, and other financial assistance to achieve the greatest reduction in carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions associated with rural electric systems through the purchase of renewable energy, renewable energy systems, zero-emission systems, and carbon capture and storage systems, to deploy such systems, or to make energy efficiency improvements to electric generation and transmission systems of the eligible entity after the date of enactment of this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b7188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>No eligible entity may receive an amount equal to more than 10 percent of the total amount made available by this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b7189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of a grant under this subsection shall be not more than 25 percent of the total project costs of the eligible entity carrying out a project using a grant under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b718a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activities under this subsection if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b718b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7b718c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disbursements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall not enter into, pursuant to this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b718d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any loan agreement that may result in a disbursement after September 30, 2031; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7b718e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any grant agreement that may result in any outlay after September 30, 2031.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22005">SEC. 22005. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for administrative costs and salaries and expenses for the Rural Development mission area and administrative costs of the agencies and offices of the Department for costs related to implementing this subtitle.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22006">SEC. 22006. </num><heading>FARM LOAN IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR BORROWERS WITH AT-RISK AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to provide payments to, for the cost of loans or loan modifications for, or to carry out section 331(b)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1981/b/4">7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4)</ref>) with respect to distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by the Farm Service Agency under subtitle A, B, or C of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1922">7 U.S.C. 1922</ref> through 1970).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7b989f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall provide relief to those borrowers whose agricultural operations are at financial risk as expeditiously as possible, as determined by the Secretary.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22007">SEC. 22007. </num><heading>USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FORESTERS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c7be6c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2279">7 U.S.C. 2279 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2022">136 STAT. 2022</page> <quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c7c34e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1006">“SEC. 1006. </num><heading class="bold">USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED FARMERS, RANCHERS, FORESTERS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Other Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $125,000,000 to provide outreach, mediation, financial training, capacity building training, cooperative development and agricultural credit training and support, and other technical assistance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, agricultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to underserved farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including veterans, limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Loss Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000 to provide grants and loans to eligible entities, as determined by the Secretary, to improve land access (including heirs’ property and fractionated land issues) for underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, including veterans, limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equity Commissions</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 to fund the activities of one or more equity commissions that will address racial equity issues within the Department of Agriculture and the programs of the Department of Agriculture.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research, Education, and Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000 to support and supplement agricultural research, education, and extension, as well as scholarships and programs that provide internships and pathways to agricultural sector or Federal employment, for 1890 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</ref>)), 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s301">7 U.S.C. 301 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</ref>)), Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions eligible to receive grants under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3156">7 U.S.C. 3156</ref>), Hispanic-serving institutions eligible to receive grants under section 1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3241">7 U.S.C. 3241</ref>), and the insular area institutions of higher education located in the territories of the United States, as referred to in section 1489 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3361">7 U.S.C. 3361</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7c34e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discrimination Financial Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2023">136 STAT. 2023</page> of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,200,000,000 for a program to provide financial assistance, including the cost of any financial assistance, to farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners determined to have experienced discrimination prior to January 1, 2021, in Department of Agriculture farm lending programs, under which the amount of financial assistance provided to a recipient may be not more than $500,000, as determined to be appropriate based on any consequences experienced from the discrimination, which program shall be administered through 1 or more qualified nongovernmental entities selected by the Secretary subject to standards set and enforced by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $24,000,000 for administrative costs, including training employees, of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7c34e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The funds made available under this section are subject to the condition that the Secretary shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7c34ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7c34eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>enter into any agreement under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7c34ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under this section.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="22008">SEC. 22008. </num><heading>REPEAL OF FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1921">7 U.S.C. 1921 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Forestry</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="23001">SEC. 23001. </num><heading>NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7d465d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d465e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,800,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land within the wildland-urban interface;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d465f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$200,000,000 for vegetation management projects on National Forest System land carried out in accordance with a plan developed under section 303(d)(1) or 304(a)(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6542/d/1">16 U.S.C. 6542(d)(1)</ref> or 6543(a)(3));</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$100,000,000 to provide for environmental reviews by the Chief of the Forest Service in satisfying the obligations of the Chief of the Forest Service under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</ref> through 4370m–12); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$50,000,000 for the protection of old-growth forests on National Forest System land and to complete an inventory of old-growth forests and mature forests within the National Forest System.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2024">136 STAT. 2024</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7d4662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds made available by paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may be used for any activity—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that includes the construction of a permanent road or motorized trail;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7d4666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>that includes the construction of a temporary road, except in the case of a temporary road that is decommissioned by the Secretary not later than 3 years after the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the date on which the temporary road is no longer needed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date on which the project for which the temporary road was constructed is completed;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>inconsistent with the applicable land management plan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d466a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>inconsistent with the prohibitions of the rule of the Forest Service entitled “Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation” (<ref href="/us/fr/66/3244">66 Fed. Reg. 3244</ref> (January 12, 2001)), as modified by subparts C and D of <ref href="/us/cfr/t36/pt294">part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d466b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>carried out on any land that is not National Forest System land, including other forested land on Federal, State, Tribal, or private land.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7d466c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activities under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7d466d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing Waiver</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d466e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal cost-share requirement of a project described in paragraph (2) may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d466f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A project referred to in paragraph (1) is a project that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is carried out using funds made available under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7d4672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7d4673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>requires a partnership agreement, including a cooperative agreement or mutual interest agreement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d4674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decommission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>decommission</term>” means, with respect to a road—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>reestablishing native vegetation on the road;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>restoring any natural drainage, watershed function, or other ecological processes that were disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism and reestablishing stable slope contours; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>effectively blocking the road to vehicular traffic, where feasible.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ecological integrity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>ecological integrity</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t36/s219.19">section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hazardous fuels reduction project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>hazardous fuels reduction project</term>” means an activity, including the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures and communities from wildfire that is carried out on National Forest System land.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2025">136 STAT. 2025</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restoration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>restoration</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t36/s219.19">section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vegetation management project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>vegetation management project</term>” means an activity carried out on National Forest System land to enhance the ecological integrity and achieve the restoration of a forest ecosystem through the removal of vegetation, the use of prescribed fire, the restoration of aquatic habitat, or the decommissioning of an unauthorized, temporary, or system road.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7d6c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wildland-urban interface</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>wildland-urban interface</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6511">16 U.S.C. 6511</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="23002">SEC. 23002. </num><heading>COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR NON-FEDERAL FOREST LANDOWNERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7de1bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$150,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2109a">16 U.S.C. 2109a</ref>) for providing through that program a cost share to carry out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices in the case of underserved forest landowners, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$150,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2109a">16 U.S.C. 2109a</ref>) for providing through that program grants to support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$100,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2109a">16 U.S.C. 2109a</ref>) for providing through that program grants to support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>$50,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2109a">16 U.S.C. 2109a</ref>) to provide grants to states and other eligible entities to provide payments to owners of private forest land for implementation of forestry practices on private forest land, that are determined by the Secretary, based on the best available science, to provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage beyond customary practices on comparable land, subject to the conditions that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>those payments shall not preclude landowners from participation in other public and private sector financial incentive programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>subsection (h) of that section shall not apply; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2026">136 STAT. 2026</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>$100,000,000 to provide grants under the wood innovation grant program under section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7655d">7 U.S.C. 7655d</ref>), including for the construction of new facilities that advance the purposes of the program and for the hauling of material removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized, subject to the conditions that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the amount of such a grant shall be not more than $5,000,000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>notwithstanding subsection (d) of that section, a recipient of such a grant shall provide funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount received under the grant, to be derived from non-Federal sources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7de1c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7de1ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7de1cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Any partnership agreements, including cooperative agreements and mutual interest agreements, using funds made available under this section shall be subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement of not less than 20 percent of the project cost, which may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7de1cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activities under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="23003">SEC. 23003. </num><heading>STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7e2fed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7e2fee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$700,000,000 to provide competitive grants to States through the Forest Legacy Program established under section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2103c">16 U.S.C. 2103c</ref>) for projects for the acquisition of land and interests in land; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7e2fef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$1,500,000,000 to provide multiyear, programmatic, competitive grants to a State agency, a local governmental entity, an agency or governmental entity of the District of Columbia, an agency or governmental entity of an insular area (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</ref>)), an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit organization through the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program established under section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2105/c">16 U.S.C. 2105(c)</ref>) for tree planting and related activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7e2ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>Any non-Federal cost-share requirement otherwise applicable to projects carried out under this section may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="23004">SEC. 23004. </num><heading>LIMITATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c7e5701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The funds made available under this subtitle are subject to the condition that the Secretary shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7e5702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7e5703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>enter into any agreement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7e5704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7e5705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2027">136 STAT. 2027</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7e5706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under this subtitle.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="23005">SEC. 23005. </num><heading>ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2031, for administrative costs of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture for costs related to implementing this subtitle.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="30001">SEC. 30001. </num><heading>ENHANCED USE OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="30002">SEC. 30002. </num><heading>IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WATER EFFICIENCY OR CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$837,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the cost of providing direct loans, the costs of modifying such loans, and for grants, as provided for and subject to terms and conditions in subsection (b), including to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of such loans, not to exceed $4,000,000,000, to fund projects that improve energy or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, or building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience, of an eligible property;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the costs to the Secretary for information technology, research and evaluation, and administering and overseeing the implementation of this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for expenses of contracts or cooperative agreements administered by the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$42,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for energy and water benchmarking of properties eligible to receive grants or loans under this section, regardless of whether they actually received such grants or loans, along with associated data analysis and evaluation at the property and portfolio level, and the development of information technology systems necessary for the collection, evaluation, and analysis of such data.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loan and Grant Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this section shall be for direct loans, grants, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2028">136 STAT. 2028</page> direct loans that can be converted to grants to eligible recipients that agree to an extended period of affordability for the property.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As used in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the term “<term>eligible recipient</term>” means any owner or sponsor of an eligible property; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>eligible property</term>” means a property assisted pursuant to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (former <ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>), as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/b">42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>section 236 of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a Housing Assistance Payments contract for Project-Based Rental Assistance in fiscal year 2021.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of subsection (c) or (bb) of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/c">42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)</ref>, 1437f(bb)) upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of amounts made available under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f1a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7f1a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7f1a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7f1a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7f1a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall have the authority to establish by notice any requirements that the Secretary determines are necessary for timely and effective implementation of the program and expenditure of funds appropriated, which requirements shall take effect upon issuance.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40001">SEC. 40001. </num><heading>INVESTING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f417c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide funding through direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or technical assistance to coastal states (as defined in paragraph (4) of section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1453/4">16 U.S.C. 1453(4)</ref>)), the District of Columbia, Tribal Governments, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and institutions of higher education (as defined in subsection (a) of section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>)), for the conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitats, resources, Pacific salmon and other marine fisheries, to enable coastal communities to prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions, and for projects that support natural resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2029">136 STAT. 2029</page> communities, marine fishery and marine mammal stock assessments, and for related administrative expenses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f417d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal Government Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Tribal Government</term>” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this subsection pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40002">SEC. 40002. </num><heading>FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f688e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the construction of new facilities, facilities in need of replacement, piers, marine operations facilities, and fisheries laboratories.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f688f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Marine Sanctuaries Facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the construction of facilities to support the National Marine Sanctuary System established under subsection (c) of section 301 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1431/c">16 U.S.C. 1431(c)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40003">SEC. 40003. </num><heading>NOAA EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE REVIEWS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to conduct more efficient, accurate, and timely reviews for planning, permitting and approval processes through the hiring and training of personnel, and the purchase of technical and scientific services and new equipment, and to improve agency transparency, accountability, and public engagement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40004">SEC. 40004. </num><heading>OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AND FORECASTING FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f8fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forecasting and Research</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to accelerate advances and improvements in research, observation systems, modeling, forecasting, assessments, and dissemination of information to the public as it pertains to ocean and atmospheric processes related to weather, coasts, oceans, and climate, and to carry out section 102(a) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8512/a">15 U.S.C. 8512(a)</ref>), and for related administrative expenses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c7f8fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Grants and Science Information, Products, and Services</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2030">136 STAT. 2030</page> are appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2026, $50,000,000 for competitive grants to fund climate research as it relates to weather, ocean, coastal, and atmospheric processes and conditions, and impacts to marine species and coastal habitat, and for related administrative expenses.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40005">SEC. 40005. </num><heading>COMPUTING CAPACITY AND RESEARCH FOR WEATHER, OCEANS, AND CLIMATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $190,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the procurement of additional high-performance computing, data processing capacity, data management, and storage assets, to carry out section 204(a)(2) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s5524/a/2">15 U.S.C. 5524(a)(2)</ref>), and for transaction agreements authorized under section 301(d)(1)(A) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8531/d/1/A">15 U.S.C. 8531(d)(1)(A)</ref>), and for related administrative expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40006">SEC. 40006. </num><heading>ACQUISITION OF HURRICANE FORECASTING AIRCRAFT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft under section 413(a) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8549/a">15 U.S.C. 8549(a)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="40007">SEC. 40007. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c7fb6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44504">49 USC 44504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND LOW-EMISSION AVIATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c811643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation and Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of establishing a competitive grant program for eligible entities to carry out projects located in the United States that produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel, or develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies, in addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2026—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c811644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$244,530,000 for projects relating to the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$46,530,000 for projects relating to low-emission aviation technologies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,940,000 to fund the award of grants under this section, and oversight of the program, by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c813d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, with respect to a proposed project—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the capacity for the eligible entity to increase the domestic production and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel or the use of low-emission aviation technologies among the United States commercial aviation and aerospace industry;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the projected greenhouse gas emissions from such project, including emissions resulting from the development of the project, and the potential the project has to reduce <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2031">136 STAT. 2031</page> or displace, on a lifecycle basis, United States greenhouse gas emissions associated with air travel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the capacity to create new jobs and develop supply chain partnerships in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>for projects related to the production of sustainable aviation fuel, the projected lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions benefits from the proposed project, which shall include feedstock and fuel production and potential direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (including resulting from changes in land use); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the benefits of ensuring a diversity of feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel, including the use of waste carbon oxides and direct air capture.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c813d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using grant funds under subsection (a) shall be 75 percent of the total proposed cost of the project, except that such Federal share shall increase to 90 percent of the total proposed cost of the project if the eligible entity is a small hub airport or nonhub airport, as such terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47102">section 47102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c813d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c813d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel Emissions Reduction Test</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (ii) of subsection (e)(7)(E), the Secretary shall, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, adopt at least 1 methodology for testing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that meets the requirements of such clause.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c813d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a State or local government, including the District of Columbia, other than an airport sponsor;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an air carrier;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an airport sponsor;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an accredited institution of higher education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a research institution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a person or entity engaged in the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States or feedstocks in the United States that could be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a person or entity engaged in the development, demonstration, or application of low-emission aviation technologies; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>nonprofit entities or nonprofit consortia with experience in sustainable aviation fuels, low-emission aviation technologies, or other clean transportation research programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feedstock</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>feedstock</term>” means sources of hydrogen and carbon not originating from unrefined or refined petrochemicals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Induced land-use change values</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>induced land-use change values</term>” means the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the conversion of land to the production of feedstocks and from the conversion of other land due to the displacement of crops or animals for which the original land was previously used.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</term>” means the combined greenhouse gas emissions from feedstock production, collection of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2032">136 STAT. 2032</page> feedstock, transportation of feedstock to fuel production facilities, conversion of feedstock to fuel, transportation and distribution of fuel, and fuel combustion in an aircraft engine, as well as from induced land-use change values.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-emission aviation technologies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>low-emission aviation technologies</term>” means technologies, produced in the United States, that significantly—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improve aircraft fuel efficiency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>increase utilization of sustainable aviation fuel; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced during operation of civil aircraft.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Transportation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sustainable aviation fuel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>sustainable aviation fuel</term>” means liquid fuel, produced in the United States, that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>consists of synthesized hydrocarbons;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>meets the requirements of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>ASTM International Standard D7566; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the co-processing provisions of ASTM International Standard D1655, Annex A1 (or such successor standard);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is derived from biomass (in a similar manner as such term is defined in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), waste streams, renewable energy sources, or gaseous carbon oxides;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c813d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>achieves at least a 50 percent lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction in comparison with petroleum-based jet fuel, as determined by a test that shows—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the fuel production pathway achieves at least a 50 percent reduction of the aggregate attributional core lifecycle emissions and the induced land-use change values under a lifecycle methodology for sustainable aviation fuels similar to that adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United States; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>the fuel production pathway achieves at least a 50 percent reduction of the aggregate attributional core lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions values and the induced land-use change values under another methodology that the Secretary determines is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>reflective of the latest scientific understanding of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c813d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>as stringent as the requirement under clause (i).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2033">136 STAT. 2033</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Energy</heading> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50111">SEC. 50111. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c813d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17113b">42 USC 17113b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c816490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c816491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 1610(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13389/a">42 U.S.C. 13389(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c818ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c818ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means a State, the District of Columbia, and a United States Insular Area (as that term is defined in section 50211).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c818ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State energy office</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State energy office</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 124(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15821/a">42 U.S.C. 15821(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c818ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State energy program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State Energy Program</term>” means the State Energy Program established pursuant to part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6321">42 U.S.C. 6321</ref> through 6326).</content></paragraph> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>RESIDENTIAL EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIFICATION REBATES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50121">SEC. 50121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c818ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18795">42 USC 18795</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HOME ENERGY PERFORMANCE-BASED, WHOLE-HOUSE REBATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c836067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,300,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out a program to award grants to State energy offices to develop and implement a HOMES rebate program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83606a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall reserve funds made available under paragraph (1) for each State energy office—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83606b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c83606c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>in accordance with the allocation formula for the State Energy Program in effect on January 1, 2022; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83606d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to be distributed to a State energy office if the application of the State energy office under subsection (b) is approved.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83606e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c83606f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Not earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any money reserved under subparagraph (A) but not distributed under clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed to the State energy offices operating a HOMES rebate program using a grant received under this section in proportion to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2034">136 STAT. 2034</page> amount distributed to those State energy offices under subparagraph (A)(ii).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not more than 3 percent for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>administrative purposes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing technical assistance relating to activities carried out under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c836073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c836074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c836075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State energy office seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes a plan to implement a HOMES rebate program, including a plan—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c836077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c836078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>to use procedures, as approved by the Secretary, for determining the reductions in home energy use resulting from the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit that are calibrated to historical energy usage for a home consistent with BPI 2400, for purposes of modeled performance home rebates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to use open-source advanced measurement and verification software, as approved by the Secretary, for determining and documenting the monthly and hourly (if available) weather-normalized energy use of a home before and after the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit, for purposes of measured performance home rebates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83607a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to value savings based on time, location, or greenhouse gas emissions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83607b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c83607c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>for quality monitoring to ensure that each home energy efficiency retrofit for which a rebate is provided is documented in a certificate that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83607d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is provided by the contractor and certified by a third party to the homeowner; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83607e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>details the work performed, the equipment and materials installed, and the projected energy savings or energy generation to support accurate valuation of the retrofit;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c83607f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>to provide a contractor performing a home energy efficiency retrofit or an aggregator who has the right to claim a rebate $200 for each home located in a disadvantaged community that receives a home energy efficiency retrofit for which a rebate is provided under the program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>to ensure that a homeowner or aggregator does not receive a rebate for the same upgrade through both a HOMES rebate program and any other Federal grant or rebate program, pursuant to subsection (c)(7).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c836081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">HOMES Rebate Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c836083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c836084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A HOMES rebate program carried out by a State energy office receiving a grant pursuant to this section shall provide rebates to homeowners and aggregators for whole-house energy saving retrofits begun on or after the date of enactment of this Act and completed by not later than September 30, 2031.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of rebate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (3), under a HOMES rebate program, the amount of a rebate shall not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c836086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>for individuals and aggregators carrying out energy efficiency upgrades of single-family homes—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2035">136 STAT. 2035</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c838797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled energy system savings of not less than 20 percent but less than 35 percent, the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c838798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>$2,000; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c838799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>50 percent of the project cost;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83879a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled energy system savings of not less than 35 percent, the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83879b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>$4,000; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83879c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>50 percent of the project cost; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83879d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>for measured energy savings, in the case of a home or portfolio of homes that achieves energy savings of not less than 15 percent—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83879e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a payment rate per kilowatt hour saved, or kilowatt hour-equivalent saved, equal to $2,000 for a 20 percent reduction of energy use for the average home in the State; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c83879f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>50 percent of the project cost;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>for multifamily building owners and aggregators carrying out energy efficiency upgrades of multifamily buildings—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled energy system savings of not less than 20 percent but less than 35 percent, $2,000 per dwelling unit, with a maximum of $200,000 per multifamily building;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled energy system savings of not less than 35 percent, $4,000 per dwelling unit, with a maximum of $400,000 per multifamily building; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>for measured energy savings, in the case of a multifamily building or portfolio of multifamily buildings that achieves energy savings of not less than 15 percent—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a payment rate per kilowatt hour saved, or kilowatt hour-equivalent saved, equal to $2,000 for a 20 percent reduction of energy use per dwelling unit for the average multifamily building in the State; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>50 percent of the project cost; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>for individuals and aggregators carrying out energy efficiency upgrades of a single-family home occupied by a low- or moderate-income household or a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the dwelling units of which are occupied by low- or moderate-income households—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled energy system savings of not less than 20 percent but less than 35 percent, the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>$4,000 per single-family home or dwelling unit; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>80 percent of the project cost;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled energy system savings of not less than 35 percent, the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>$8,000 per single-family home or dwelling unit; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>80 percent of the project cost; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2036">136 STAT. 2036</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>for measured energy savings, in the case of a single-family home, multifamily building, or portfolio of single-family homes or multifamily buildings that achieves energy savings of not less than 15 percent—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a payment rate per kilowatt hour saved, or kilowatt hour-equivalent saved, equal to $4,000 for a 20 percent reduction of energy use per single-family home or dwelling unit, as applicable, for the average single-family home or multifamily building in the State; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>80 percent of the project cost.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rebates to low- or moderate-income households</inline>.—</heading><content>On approval from the Secretary, notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State energy office carrying out a HOMES rebate program using a grant awarded pursuant to this section may increase rebate amounts for low- or moderate-income households.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>A State energy office that receives a grant pursuant to this section may use not more than 20 percent of the grant amount for planning, administration, or technical assistance related to a HOMES rebate program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8387b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data access guidelines</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for States relating to residential electric and natural gas energy data sharing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Activities carried out by a State energy office using a grant awarded pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the expenditure prohibitions and limitations described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s420.18">section 420.18 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on combining rebates</inline>.—</heading><content>A rebate provided by a State energy office under a HOMES rebate program may not be combined with any other Federal grant or rebate, including a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate program (as defined in section 50122(d)), for the same single upgrade.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8387b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disadvantaged community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>disadvantaged community</term>” means a community that the Secretary determines, based on appropriate data, indices, and screening tools, is economically, socially, or environmentally disadvantaged.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10">HOMES<inline class="smallCaps"> rebate program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>HOMES rebate program</term>” means a Home Owner Managing Energy Savings rebate program established by a State energy office as part of an approved State energy conservation plan under the State Energy Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8387b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low- or moderate-income household</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>low- or moderate-income household</term>” means an individual or family the total annual income of which is less than 80 percent of the median income of the area in which the individual or family resides, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including an individual or family that has demonstrated eligibility for another Federal program with income restrictions equal to or below 80 percent of area median income.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50122">SEC. 50122. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8387ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18795a">42 USC 18795a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTRIC HOME REBATE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8646db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2037">136 STAT. 2037</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds to state energy offices and indian tribes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out a program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to award grants to State energy offices to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program in accordance with subsection (c), $4,275,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to award grants to Indian Tribes to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program in accordance with subsection (c), $225,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State energy offices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall reserve funds made available under paragraph (1)(A) for each State energy office—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8646e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>in accordance with the allocation formula for the State Energy Program in effect on January 1, 2022; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to be distributed to a State energy office if the application of the State energy office under subsection (b) is approved.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall reserve funds made available under paragraph (1)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in a manner determined appropriate by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to be distributed to an Indian Tribe if the application of the Indian Tribe under subsection (b) is approved.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8646e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any money reserved under—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>subparagraph (A) but not distributed under clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed to the State energy offices operating a high-efficiency electric home rebate program in proportion to the amount distributed to those State energy offices under that clause; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>subparagraph (B) but not distributed under clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed to the Indian Tribes operating a high-efficiency electric home rebate program in proportion to the amount distributed to those Indian Tribes under that clause.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not more than 3 percent for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>administrative purposes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing technical assistance relating to activities carried out under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8646ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8646ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State energy office or Indian Tribe seeking a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes a plan to implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8646f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to verify the income eligibility of eligible entities seeking a rebate for a qualified electrification project;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2038">136 STAT. 2038</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a plan to allow rebates for qualified electrification projects at the point of sale in a manner that ensures that the income eligibility of an eligible entity seeking a rebate may be verified at the point of sale;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a plan to ensure that an eligible entity does not receive a rebate for the same qualified electrification project through both a high-efficiency electric home rebate program and any other Federal grant or rebate program, pursuant to subsection (c)(8); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any additional information that the Secretary may require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8646f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High-efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8646f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the program, the Secretary shall award grants to State energy offices and Indian Tribes to establish a high-efficiency electric home rebate program under which rebates shall be provided to eligible entities for qualified electrification projects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for high-efficiency electric home rebate programs, including guidelines for providing point of sale rebates in a manner consistent with the income eligibility requirements under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of rebate</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appliance upgrades</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate program for the purchase of an appliance under a qualified electrification project shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not more than $1,750 for a heat pump water heater;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not more than $8,000 for a heat pump for space heating or cooling; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>not more than $840 for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8646ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an electric heat pump clothes dryer.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c864700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonappliance upgrades</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate program for the purchase of a nonappliance upgrade under a qualified electrification project shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c864701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not more than $4,000 for an electric load service center upgrade;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c864702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not more than $1,600 for insulation, air sealing, and ventilation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c864703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>not more than $2,500 for electric wiring.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c864704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum rebate</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity receiving multiple rebates under this section may receive not more than a total of $14,000 in rebates.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c864705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A rebate provided using funding under this section shall not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c864706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (d)(1)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c864707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification project for a household the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent of the area median income; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c864708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>100 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification project for a household the annual income <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2039">136 STAT. 2039</page> of which is less than 80 percent of the area median income;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c864709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (d)(1)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c86470a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification project for a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which are households the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent of the area median income; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c86470b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>100 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification project for a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which are households the annual income of which is less than 80 percent of the area median income; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c86470c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (d)(1)(C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c86470d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification project for a household—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c86470e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>on behalf of which the eligible entity is working; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c86470f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent of the area median income; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c864710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>100 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification project for a household—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>on behalf of which the eligible entity is working; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the annual income of which is less than 80 percent of the area median income.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount for installation of upgrades</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (d)(1)(C) that receives a rebate under the program and performs the installation of the applicable qualified electrification project, a State energy office or Indian Tribe shall provide to that eligible entity, in addition to the rebate, an amount that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>does not exceed $500; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c866d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>is commensurate with the scale of the upgrades installed as part of the qualified electrification project, as determined by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>An amount received under subparagraph (A) by an eligible entity described in that subparagraph shall not be subject to the requirement under paragraph (6).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity described in subparagraph (C) of subsection (d)(1) shall discount the amount of a rebate received for a qualified electrification project from any amount charged by that eligible entity to the eligible entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of that subsection on behalf of which the qualified electrification project is carried out.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Activities carried out by a State energy office using a grant provided under the program shall not be subject to the expenditure prohibitions and limitations described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s420.18">section 420.18 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2040">136 STAT. 2040</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on combining rebates</inline>.—</heading><content>A rebate provided by a State energy office or Indian Tribe under a high-efficiency electric home rebate program may not be combined with any other Federal grant or rebate, including a rebate provided under a HOMES rebate program (as defined in section 50121(d)), for the same qualified electrification project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>A State energy office or Indian Tribe that receives a grant under the program shall use not more than 20 percent of the grant amount for planning, administration, or technical assistance relating to a high-efficiency electric home rebate program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c866d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a low- or moderate-income household;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an individual or entity that owns a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which are low- or moderate-income households; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c866d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a governmental, commercial, or nonprofit entity, as determined by the Secretary, carrying out a qualified electrification project on behalf of an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High-efficiency electric home rebate program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>high-efficiency electric home rebate program</term>” means a rebate program carried out by a State energy office or Indian Tribe pursuant to subsection (c) using a grant received under the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low- or moderate-income household</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>low- or moderate-income household</term>” means an individual or family the total annual income of which is less than 150 percent of the median income of the area in which the individual or family resides, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including an individual or family that has demonstrated eligibility for another Federal program with income restrictions equal to or below 150 percent of area median income.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>program</term>” means the program carried out by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified electrification project</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>qualified electrification project</term>” means a project that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>includes the purchase and installation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an electric heat pump water heater;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an electric heat pump for space heating and cooling;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>an electric heat pump clothes dryer;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>an electric load service center;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>insulation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>air sealing and materials to improve ventilation; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content>electric wiring;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>with respect to any appliance described in clause (i), the purchase of which is carried out—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>as part of new construction;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2041">136 STAT. 2041</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to replace a nonelectric appliance; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>as a first-time purchase with respect to that appliance; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>is carried out at, or relating to, a single-family home or multifamily building, as applicable and defined by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c866d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>qualified electrification project</term>” does not include any project with respect to which the appliance, system, equipment, infrastructure, component, or other item described in subclauses (I) through (VIII) of subparagraph (A)(i) is not certified under the Energy Star program established by section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</ref>), if applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50123">SEC. 50123. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c866d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18795b">42 USC 18795b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STATE-BASED HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONTRACTOR TRAINING GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c86bb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out a program to provide financial assistance to States to develop and implement a State program described in section 362(d)(13) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6322/d/13">42 U.S.C. 6322(d)(13)</ref>), which shall provide training and education to contractors involved in the installation of home energy efficiency and electrification improvements, including improvements eligible for rebates under a HOMES rebate program (as defined in section 50121(d)) or a high-efficiency electric home rebate program (as defined in section 50122(d)), as part of an approved State energy conservation plan under the State Energy Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c86bb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State may use amounts received under subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c86bb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to reduce the cost of training contractor employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c86bb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to provide testing and certification of contractors trained and educated under a State program developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c86bb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to partner with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a State program pursuant to subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c86bb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts received by a State under subsection (a), a State shall use not more than 10 percent for administrative expenses associated with developing and implementing a State program pursuant to that subsection.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>BUILDING EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50131">SEC. 50131. </num><heading>ASSISTANCE FOR LATEST AND ZERO BUILDING ENERGY CODE ADOPTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87309f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8730a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$330,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, to carry out activities under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6321">42 U.S.C. 6321</ref> through 6326) in accordance with subsection (b); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2042">136 STAT. 2042</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8730a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$670,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, to carry out activities under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6321">42 U.S.C. 6321</ref> through 6326) in accordance with subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8730a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8730a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Latest Building Energy Code</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (a)(1) for grants to assist States, and units of local government that have authority to adopt building codes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8730a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to adopt—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8730a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a building energy code (or codes) for residential buildings that meets or exceeds the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, or achieves equivalent or greater energy savings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8757b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a building energy code (or codes) for commercial buildings that meets or exceeds the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1–2019, or achieves equivalent or greater energy savings; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8757b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any combination of building energy codes described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8757b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8757b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>to implement a plan for the jurisdiction to achieve full compliance with any building energy code adopted under paragraph (1) in new and renovated residential or commercial buildings, as applicable, which plan shall include active training and enforcement programs and measurement of the rate of compliance each year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8757ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8757bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero Energy Code</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (a)(2) for grants to assist States, and units of local government that have authority to adopt building codes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8757bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to adopt a building energy code (or codes) for residential and commercial buildings that meets or exceeds the zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code or an equivalent stretch code; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8757bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8757be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>to implement a plan for the jurisdiction to achieve full compliance with any building energy code adopted under paragraph (1) in new and renovated residential and commercial buildings, which plan shall include active training and enforcement programs and measurement of the rate of compliance each year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8757bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State Match</inline>.—</heading><content>The State cost share requirement under the item relating to “Department of Energy—Energy Conservation” in title II of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6323a">42 U.S.C. 6323a</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1861">98 Stat. 1861</ref>), shall not apply to assistance provided under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8757c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available under this section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 5 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="4">PART 4—</num><heading>DOE LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50141">SEC. 50141. </num><heading>FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN PROGRAMS OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87f401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commitment Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to commitment authority otherwise available and previously provided, the Secretary may make commitments to guarantee loans for eligible projects under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2043">136 STAT. 2043</page> 16513), up to a total principal amount of $40,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87f402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available and previously provided, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,600,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, for the costs of guarantees made under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16513">42 U.S.C. 16513</ref>), using the loan guarantee authority provided under subsection (a) of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87f403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount made available under subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 3 percent for administrative expenses to carry out title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and for carrying out section 1702(h)(3) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16512/h/3">42 U.S.C. 16512(h)(3)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87f404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c87f406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c87f407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the amounts made available under this section for loan guarantees shall be available for any project unless the President has certified in advance in writing that the loan guarantee and the project comply with the provisions under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of double benefit</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), none of the amounts made available under this section for loan guarantees shall be available for commitments to guarantee loans for any projects under which funds, personnel, or property (tangible or intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumentality, personnel, or affiliated entity are expected to be used (directly or indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, procurements, sales, other transaction authority, or other arrangements to support the project or to obtain goods or services from the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (2) shall not preclude the use of the loan guarantee authority provided under this section for commitments to guarantee loans for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>projects benefitting from otherwise allowable Federal tax benefits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>projects benefitting from being located on Federal land pursuant to a lease or right-of-way agreement for which all consideration for all uses is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>paid exclusively in cash;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>deposited in the Treasury as offsetting receipts; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>equal to the fair market value;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>projects benefitting from the Federal insurance program under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2210">42 U.S.C. 2210</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>electric generation projects using transmission facilities owned or operated by a Federal Power Marketing Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority that have been authorized, approved, and financed independent of the project receiving the guarantee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87f411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guarantee</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1701(4)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16511/4/A">42 U.S.C. 16511(4)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that a loan guarantee may guarantee any debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to any Eligible Lender (as defined in section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2044">136 STAT. 2044</page> 609.2 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t10">title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c87f412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16512/b/2">42 U.S.C. 16512(b)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c87f413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>The source of a payment received from a borrower under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) may not be a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaranteed by the Federal Government.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50142">SEC. 50142. </num><heading>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c881b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, for the costs of providing direct loans under section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17013/d">42 U.S.C. 17013(d)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated by this section may be used for the costs of providing direct loans for reequipping, expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in the United States to produce, or for engineering integration performed in the United States of, advanced technology vehicles described in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 136(a)(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17013/a/1">42 U.S.C. 17013(a)(1)</ref>) only if such advanced technology vehicles emit, under any possible operational mode or condition, low or zero exhaust emissions of greenhouse gases.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c881b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall reserve not more than $25,000,000 of amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs of providing loans as described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c881b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Loan Program Cap</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 136(d)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17013/d/1">42 U.S.C. 17013(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a total of not more than $25,000,000,000 in</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50143">SEC. 50143. </num><heading>DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CONVERSION GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c884237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to provide grants for domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, in accordance with section 712 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16062">42 U.S.C. 16062</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c884238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c886949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require a recipient of a grant provided under subsection (a) to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of the project carried out using the grant.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c88694a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall reserve not more than 3 percent of amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs of making grants described in such subsection (a) pursuant to section 712 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16062">42 U.S.C. 16062</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50144">SEC. 50144. </num><heading>ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT FINANCING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c88b76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2045">136 STAT. 2045</page> to carry out activities under section 1706 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c88b76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c88b76d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c88b76e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commitment Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may make, through September 30, 2026, commitments to guarantee loans for projects under section 1706 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the total principal amount of which is not greater than $250,000,000,000, subject to the limitations that apply to loan guarantees under section 50141(d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c88b76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Financing</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1705 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16516">42 U.S.C. 16516</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1c890590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1706">“SEC. 1706. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c890591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16517">42 USC 16517</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT FINANCING.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c890592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 1703, the Secretary may make guarantees, including refinancing, under this section only for projects that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c890593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c890594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c890595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>A project under subsection (a) may include the remediation of environmental damage associated with energy infrastructure.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c890596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>A project under subsection (a)(1) that involves electricity generation through the use of fossil fuels shall be required to have controls or technologies to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants and anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c890597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To apply for a guarantee under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c890598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c890599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed plan describing the proposed project;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89059a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c89059b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of how the proposed project will engage with and affect associated communities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89059c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in the case of an applicant that is an electric utility, an assurance that the electric utility shall pass on any financial benefit from the guarantee made under this section to the customers of, or associated communities served by, the electric utility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c89059d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c89059e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c89059f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 1702(f), the term of an obligation shall require full repayment over a period not to exceed 30 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8905a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Energy Infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>energy infrastructure</term>’ means a facility, and associated equipment, used for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8905a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the generation or transmission of electric energy; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8905a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the production, processing, and delivery of fossil fuels, fuels derived from petroleum, or petrochemical feedstocks.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8905a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1702(o)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16512/o/3">42 U.S.C. 16512(o)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and projects described in section 1706(a)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50145">SEC. 50145. </num><heading>TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c892cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2046">136 STAT. 2046</page> out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, to carry out section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>), subject to the limitations that apply to loan guarantees under section 50141(d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c892cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Energy Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c892cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>) for an amount equal to not more than 90 percent of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that a loan guarantee may guarantee any debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to any Eligible Lender (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s609.2">section 609.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>)) for</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c892cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,000,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="5">PART 5—</num><heading>ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50151">SEC. 50151. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c892cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18715">42 USC 18715</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRANSMISSION FACILITY FINANCING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c89a1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2030, to carry out this section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary shall not enter into any loan agreement pursuant to this section that could result in disbursements after September 30, 2031.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c89a1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c89a1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall use the amounts made available by subsection (a) to carry out a program to pay the costs of direct loans to non-Federal borrowers, subject to the limitations that apply to loan guarantees under section 50141(d) and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities designated by the Secretary to be necessary in the national interest under section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s824p/a">16 U.S.C. 824p(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c89a1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A direct loan provided under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89a1ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>shall have a term that does not exceed the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89a1ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>90 percent of the projected useful life, in years, of the eligible transmission facility; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89a1ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>30 years;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89a1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall not exceed 80 percent of the project costs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c89a1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall, on first issuance, be subject to the condition that the direct loan is not subordinate to other financing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c89a1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c89a1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest Rates</inline>.—</heading><content>A direct loan provided under this section shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities as of the date on which the direct loan is made.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c89a1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Direct Loan</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>direct loan</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50152">SEC. 50152. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c89a1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18715a">42 USC 18715a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GRANTS TO FACILITATE THE SITING OF INTERSTATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8a6546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2047">136 STAT. 2047</page> $760,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, for making grants in accordance with this section and for administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8a6547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may make a grant under this section to a siting authority for, with respect to a covered transmission project, any of the following activities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Studies and analyses of the impacts of the covered transmission project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a654a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Examination of up to 3 alternate siting corridors within which the covered transmission project feasibly could be sited.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a654b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Participation by the siting authority in regulatory proceedings or negotiations in another jurisdiction, or under the auspices of a Transmission Organization (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s796">16 U.S.C. 796</ref>)) that is also considering the siting or permitting of the covered transmission project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a654c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Participation by the siting authority in regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or a State regulatory commission for determining applicable rates and cost allocation for the covered transmission project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a654d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Other measures and actions that may improve the chances of, and shorten the time required for, approval by the siting authority of the application relating to the siting or permitting of the covered transmission project, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a654e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economic development</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may make a grant under this section to a siting authority, or other State, local, or Tribal governmental entity, for economic development activities for communities that may be affected by the construction and operation of a covered transmission project, provided that the Secretary shall not enter into any grant agreement pursuant to this section that could result in any outlays after September 30, 2031.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8a654f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8a6551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8a6552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final decision on application</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to receive a grant for an activity described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall require a siting authority to agree, in writing, to reach a final decision on the application relating to the siting or permitting of the applicable covered transmission project not later than 2 years after the date on which such grant is provided, unless the Secretary authorizes an extension for good cause.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of an activity described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall not exceed 50 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8a6555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economic development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may only disburse grant funds for economic development activities under subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to a siting authority upon approval by the siting authority of the applicable covered transmission project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a6557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to any other State, local, or Tribal governmental entity upon commencement of construction of the applicable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2048">136 STAT. 2048</page> covered transmission project in the area under the jurisdiction of the entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8a6558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8a6559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Returning Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>If a siting authority that receives a grant for an activity described in subsection (b)(1) fails to use all grant funds within 2 years of receipt, the siting authority shall return to the Secretary any such unused funds.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered transmission project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered transmission project</term>” means a high-voltage interstate or offshore electricity transmission line—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>that is proposed to be constructed and to operate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>at a minimum of 275 kilovolts of either alternating-current or direct-current electric energy by an entity; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>offshore and at a minimum of 200 kilovolts of either alternating-current or direct-current electric energy by an entity; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for which such entity has applied, or informed a siting authority of such entity’s intent to apply, for regulatory approval.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8a8c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Siting authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>siting authority</term>” means a State, local, or Tribal governmental entity with authority to make a final determination regarding the siting, permitting, or regulatory status of a covered transmission project that is proposed to be located in an area under the jurisdiction of the entity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50153">SEC. 50153. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8a8c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18715b">42 USC 18715b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERREGIONAL AND OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLANNING, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to pay expenses associated with convening relevant stakeholders to address the development of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8b01a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to conduct planning, modeling, and analysis regarding interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind, taking into account the local, regional, and national economic, reliability, resilience, security, public policy, and environmental benefits of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind, including planning, modeling, and analysis, as the Secretary determines appropriate, pertaining to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>clean energy integration into the electric grid, including the identification of renewable energy zones;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effects of changes in weather due to climate change on the reliability and resilience of the electric grid;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>cost allocation methodologies that facilitate the expansion of the bulk power system;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2049">136 STAT. 2049</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the benefits of coordination between generator interconnection processes and transmission planning processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the effect of increased electrification on the electric grid;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>power flow modeling;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the benefits of increased interconnections or interties between or among the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and other interconnections, as applicable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the cooptimization of transmission and generation, including variable energy resources, energy storage, and demand-side management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the opportunities for use of nontransmission alternatives, energy storage, and grid-enhancing technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>economic development opportunities for communities arising from development of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>evaluation of existing rights-of-way and the need for additional transmission corridors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8b01b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>a planned national transmission grid, which would include a networked transmission system to optimize the existing grid for interconnection of offshore wind farms.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="6">PART 6—</num><heading>INDUSTRIAL</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50161">SEC. 50161. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8b28c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17113a">42 USC 17113a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,812,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall use funds appropriated by subsection (a) to provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry out projects for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the purchase and installation, or implementation, of advanced industrial technology at an eligible facility;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>retrofits, upgrades to, or operational improvements at an eligible facility to install or implement advanced industrial technology; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>engineering studies and other work needed to prepare an eligible facility for activities described in paragraph (1) or (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to receive financial assistance under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including the expected greenhouse gas emissions reductions to be achieved by carrying out the project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8cd67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In providing financial assistance under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects on the basis of, as determined by the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the expected greenhouse gas emissions reductions to be achieved by carrying out the project;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2050">136 STAT. 2050</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the extent to which the project would provide the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people within the area in which the eligible facility is located; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>whether the eligible entity participates or would participate in a partnership with purchasers of the output of the eligible facility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8cd680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require an eligible entity to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of a project carried out pursuant to this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall reserve not more than $300,000,000 of amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs of carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8cd682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8cd684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced industrial technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>advanced industrial technology</term>” means a technology directly involved in an industrial process, as described in any of paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 454(c) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17113/c">42 U.S.C. 17113(c)</ref>), and designed to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reduction progress to net-zero at an eligible facility, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means the owner or operator of an eligible facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible facility</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>eligible facility</term>” means a domestic, non-Federal, nonpower industrial or manufacturing facility engaged in energy-intensive industrial processes, including production processes for iron, steel, steel mill products, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass, pulp, paper, industrial ceramics, chemicals, and other energy intensive industrial processes, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8cd687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>financial assistance</term>” means a grant, rebate, direct loan, or cooperative agreement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="7">PART 7—</num><heading>OTHER ENERGY MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50171">SEC. 50171. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OVERSIGHT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for oversight by the Department of Energy Office of Inspector General of the Department of Energy activities for which funding is appropriated in this subtitle.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50172">SEC. 50172. </num><heading>NATIONAL LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Science</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of Science, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available through September 30, 2027—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$133,240,000 to carry out activities for science laboratory infrastructure projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$303,656,000 to carry out activities for high energy physics construction and major items of equipment projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$280,000,000 to carry out activities for fusion energy science construction and major items of equipment projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$217,000,000 to carry out activities for nuclear physics construction and major items of equipment projects;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2051">136 STAT. 2051</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$163,791,000 to carry out activities for advanced scientific computing research facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$294,500,000 to carry out activities for basic energy sciences projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$157,813,000 to carry out activities for isotope research and development facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, to carry out activities for infrastructure and general plant projects carried out by the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d4bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Nuclear Energy</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, to carry out activities for infrastructure and general plant projects carried out by the Office of Nuclear Energy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d72d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, to carry out activities for infrastructure and general plant projects carried out by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50173">SEC. 50173. </num><heading>AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-ASSAY LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d99e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available through September 30, 2026—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d99e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$100,000,000 to carry out the program elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 2001(a)(2) of the Energy Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16281/a/2">42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d99e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$500,000,000 to carry out the program elements described in subparagraphs (D) through (H) of that section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8d99e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$100,000,000 to carry out activities to support the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium for civilian domestic research, development, demonstration, and commercial use under section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16281">42 U.S.C. 16281</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d99e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Department of Energy shall, in a manner consistent with section 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16353">42 U.S.C. 16353</ref>), use a competitive, merit-based review process in carrying out research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities under section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16281">42 U.S.C. 16281</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8d99e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated by subsection (a) for administrative purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2052">136 STAT. 2052</page></content></subsection> </section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Natural Resources</heading> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50211">SEC. 50211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8d99e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s3006">43 USC 3006 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c8dc0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8dc0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8dc0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states insular areas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>United States Insular Areas</term>” means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.</content></paragraph> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>PUBLIC LANDS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50221">SEC. 50221. </num><heading>NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND RESILIENCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out projects for the conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and resources administered by the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. None of the funds provided under this section shall be subject to cost-share or matching requirements.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50222">SEC. 50222. </num><heading>NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out conservation, ecosystem and habitat restoration projects on lands administered by the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. None of the funds provided under this section shall be subject to cost-share or matching requirements.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50223">SEC. 50223. </num><heading>NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2030, to hire employees to serve in units of the National Park System or national historic or national scenic trails administered by the National Park Service.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50224">SEC. 50224. </num><heading>NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, to carry out priority deferred maintenance projects, through direct expenditures or transfers, within the boundaries of the National Park System.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2053">136 STAT. 2053</page></content></section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>DROUGHT RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50231">SEC. 50231. </num><heading>BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $550,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for grants, contracts, or financial assistance agreements for disadvantaged communities (identified according to criteria adopted by the Commissioner of Reclamation) in a manner as determined by the Commissioner of Reclamation for up to 100 percent of the cost of the planning, design, or construction of water projects the primary purpose of which is to provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies in a State or territory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s391">43 U.S.C. 391</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/32/388/ch1093">32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50232">SEC. 50232. </num><heading>CANAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for the design, study, and implementation of projects (including pilot and demonstration projects) to cover water conveyance facilities with solar panels to generate renewable energy in a manner as determined by the Secretary or for other solar projects associated with Bureau of Reclamation projects that increase water efficiency and assist in implementation of clean energy goals.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50233">SEC. 50233. </num><heading>DROUGHT MITIGATION IN THE RECLAMATION STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8e5d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Reclamation State</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Reclamation State</term>” means a State or territory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (<ref href="/us/stat/32/388/ch1093">32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s391">43 U.S.C. 391</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8e5d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation), for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, for grants, contracts, or financial assistance agreements, in accordance with the reclamation laws, to or with public entities and Indian Tribes, that provide for the conduct of the following activities to mitigate the impacts of drought in the Reclamation States, with priority given to the Colorado River Basin and other basins experiencing comparable levels of long-term drought, to be implemented in compliance with applicable environmental law:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8e5d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Compensation for a temporary or multiyear voluntary reduction in diversion of water or consumptive water use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8e5d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Voluntary system conservation projects that achieve verifiable reductions in use of or demand for water supplies or provide environmental benefits in the Lower Basin or Upper Basin of the Colorado River.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2054">136 STAT. 2054</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8e5d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Ecosystem and habitat restoration projects to address issues directly caused by drought in a river basin or inland water body.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8e5d42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes any expenditures under this section.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="4">PART 4—</num><heading>INSULAR AFFAIRS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50241">SEC. 50241. </num><heading>OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8e8453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to United States Insular Areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8e8454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $900,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, for necessary administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="5">PART 5—</num><heading>OFFSHORE WIND</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50251">SEC. 50251. </num><heading>LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8f2095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leasing Authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may grant leases, easements, and rights-of-way pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1337/p/1/C">43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)</ref>) in an area withdrawn by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f2096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Presidential memorandum entitled “Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition” and dated September 8, 2020; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f2097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Presidential memorandum entitled “Presidential Determination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition” and dated September 25, 2020.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8f2098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offshore Wind for the Territories</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f2099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of outer continental shelf lands act with respect to territories of the united states</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f209a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f209b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f209c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>means all</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“means—<paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1c8f209d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>all”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f209e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>control;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>control or within the exclusive economic zone of the United States and adjacent to any territory of the United States; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f209f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2055">136 STAT. 2055</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1c8f20a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>does not include any area conveyed by Congress to a territorial government for administration;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f20a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (p), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subsection (q), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown3 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="r">“(r) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>each of the several States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Guam;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>American Samoa;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the United States Virgin Islands; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f47bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1344">43 U.S.C. 1344</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f6ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to the scheduling of any lease sale in an area of the outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f6ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wind lease sales for areas of the outer continental shelf</inline>.—</heading><content>The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c8f95de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="33">“SEC. 33. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8f95df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1356c">43 USC 1356c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">WIND LEASE SALES FOR AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE OF TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wind Lease Sales Off Coasts of Territories of the United States</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Call for information and nominations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue calls for information and nominations for proposed wind lease sales for areas of the outer Continental Shelf described in paragraph (2) that are determined to be feasible.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8f95e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial call</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary shall issue an initial call for information and nominations under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditional wind lease sales</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may conduct wind lease sales in each area within the exclusive economic zone of the United States adjacent to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that meets each of the following criteria:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The Secretary has concluded that a wind lease sale in the area is feasible.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8f95e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary has determined that there is sufficient interest in leasing the area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8f95e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Secretary has consulted with the Governor of the territory regarding the suitability of the area for wind energy development.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2056">136 STAT. 2056</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="6">PART 6—</num><heading>FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50261">SEC. 50261. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8f95ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8f95eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading>OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c8fbbfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1337/a/1">43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8fbbfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in each of subparagraphs (A) and (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not less than 12½ per centum</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not less than 16⅔ percent, but not more than 18¾ percent, during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, and not less than 16⅔ percent thereafter,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8fbbfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>no less than 12½ per centum</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not less than 16⅔ percent, but not more than 18¾ percent, during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, and not less than 16⅔ percent thereafter,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c8fbbff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subparagraph (H), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>no less than 12 and ½ per centum</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not less than 16⅔ percent, but not more than 18¾ percent, during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, and not less than 16⅔ percent thereafter,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50262">SEC. 50262. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8fbc00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c8fbc01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading>MINERAL LEASING ACT MODERNIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9142a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Onshore Oil and Gas Royalty Rates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease of oil and gas land</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226">30 U.S.C. 226</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(1)(A), in the fifth sentence—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>12.5</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>16⅔</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, in the case of a lease issued during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, 16⅔ percent in amount or value of the production removed or sold from the lease</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>12½ per centum</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>16⅔ percent</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions for reinstatement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 31(e)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s188/e/3">30 U.S.C. 188(e)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>16⅔</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>20</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9142a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oil and Gas Minimum Bid</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 17(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226/b">30 U.S.C. 226(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2 per acre for a period of 2 years from the date of enactment of the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10 per acre during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’.</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2 per acre</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10 per acre</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9142ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fossil Fuel Rental Rates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual rentals</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 17(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226/d">30 U.S.C. 226(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the first sentence, by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2057">136 STAT. 2057</page> <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1.50 per acre</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$3 per acre per year during the 2-year period beginning on the date the lease begins for new leases, and after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for the following 6-year period, and not less than $15 per acre per year thereafter, or, in the case of a lease issued during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, $3 per acre per year during the 2-year period beginning on the date the lease begins, and after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for the following 6-year period, and $15 per acre per year thereafter.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9142ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rentals in reinstated leases</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 31(e)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s188/e/2">30 U.S.C. 188(e)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9142af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expression of Interest Fee</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226">30 U.S.C. 226</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9169c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">“(q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee for Expression of Interest</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9169c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall assess a nonrefundable fee against any person that, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, submits an expression of interest in leasing land available for disposition under this section for exploration for, and development of, oil or gas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of fee</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), the fee assessed under paragraph (1) shall be $5 per acre of the area covered by the applicable expression of interest.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9169c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment of fee</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, by regulation, not less frequently than every 4 years, adjust the amount of the fee under subparagraph (A) to reflect the change in inflation.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9169c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Noncompetitive Leasing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226">30 U.S.C. 226</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the last sentence; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9169cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Rounds of Competitive Bidding</inline>.—</heading><content>Land made available for leasing under subsection (b)(1) for which no bid is accepted or received, or the land for which a lease terminates, expires, is cancelled, or is relinquished, may be made available by the Secretary of the Interior for a new round of competitive bidding under that subsection.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9169d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9190e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of Lease</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2058">136 STAT. 2058</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any lease issued under this section, including a lease for tar sand areas, shall be for a primary term of 10 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of lease</inline>.—</heading><content>A lease described in paragraph (1) shall continue after the primary term of the lease for any period during which oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional extensions</inline>.—</heading><content>Any lease issued under this section for land on which, or for which under an approved cooperative or unit plan of development or operation, actual drilling operations were commenced and diligently prosecuted prior to the end of the primary term of the lease shall be extended for 2 years and for any period thereafter during which oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 31 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s188">30 U.S.C. 188</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 17(c) of this Act</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>either</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the inclusion</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>, all</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(3)(A) payment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1c9190ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>payment”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as a competitive</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the same manner as the original lease issued pursuant to section 17</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>applicable to leases issued under subsection 17(c) of this Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226/c">30 U.S.C. 226(c)</ref>) except,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>except</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (d) and (f) of this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subsection (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(i)(1) In acting</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>of this section</quotedText>” in paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Royalty reduction in reinstated leases</inline>.—</heading><content>In acting on a petition for reinstatement pursuant to subsection (d)”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9190f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (g) through (j) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50263">SEC. 50263. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c91b80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1727">30 USC 1727</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ROYALTIES ON ALL EXTRACTED METHANE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c91df1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>For all leases issued after the date of enactment of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), royalties <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2059">136 STAT. 2059</page> paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf shall be assessed on all gas produced, including all gas that is consumed or lost by venting, flaring, or negligent releases through any equipment during upstream operations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c91df1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c91df1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c91df1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>gas vented or flared for not longer than 48 hours in an emergency situation that poses a danger to human health, safety, or the environment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c91df1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>gas used or consumed within the area of the lease, unit, or communitized area for the benefit of the lease, unit, or communitized area; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c91df20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>gas that is unavoidably lost.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50264">SEC. 50264. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c91df21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>LEASE SALES UNDER THE 2017–2022 OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c927b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease sale 257</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Lease Sale 257</term>” means the lease sale numbered 257 that was approved in the Record of Decision described in the notice of availability of a record of decision issued on August 31, 2021, entitled “Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257” (<ref href="/us/fr/86/50160">86 Fed. Reg. 50160</ref> (September 7, 2021)), and is the subject of the final notice of sale entitled “Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257” (<ref href="/us/fr/86/54728">86 Fed. Reg. 54728</ref> (October 4, 2021)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease sale 258</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Lease Sale 258</term>” means the lease sale numbered 258 described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on November 18, 2016, and approved by the Secretary in the Record of Decision issued on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled “Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000” (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6643">82 Fed. Reg. 6643</ref> (January 19, 2017)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease sale 259</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Lease Sale 259</term>” means the lease sale numbered 259 described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on November 18, 2016, and approved by the Secretary in the Record of Decision issued on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled “Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000” (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6643">82 Fed. Reg. 6643</ref> (January 19, 2017)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease sale 261</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Lease Sale 261</term>” means the lease sale numbered 261 described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on November 18, 2016, and approved by the Secretary in the Record of Decision issued on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled “Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000” (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6643">82 Fed. Reg. 6643</ref> (January 19, 2017)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c927b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease Sale 257 Reinstatement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of bids</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, without modification or delay—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2060">136 STAT. 2060</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>accept the highest valid bid for each tract or bidding unit of Lease Sale 257 for which a valid bid was received on November 17, 2021; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide the appropriate lease form to the winning bidder to execute and return.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease issuance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On receipt of an executed lease form under paragraph (1)(B) and payment of the rental for the first year, the balance of the bonus bid (unless deferred), and any required bond or security from the high bidder, the Secretary shall promptly issue to the high bidder a fully executed lease, in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the regulations in effect on the date of Lease Sale 257; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c927b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the terms and conditions of the final notice of sale entitled “Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257” (<ref href="/us/fr/86/54728">86 Fed. Reg. 54728</ref> (October 4, 2021)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c927b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for Lease Sale 258</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the expiration of the 2017–2022 leasing program, not later than December 31, 2022, the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 258 in accordance with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled “Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000” issued on January 17, 2017 (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6643">82 Fed. Reg. 6643</ref> (January 19, 2017)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c927b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for Lease Sale 259</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the expiration of the 2017–2022 leasing program, not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 259 in accordance with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled “Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000” issued on January 17, 2017 (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6643">82 Fed. Reg. 6643</ref> (January 19, 2017)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c927b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for Lease Sale 261</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the expiration of the 2017–2022 leasing program, not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 261 in accordance with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled “Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000” issued on January 17, 2017 (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6643">82 Fed. Reg. 6643</ref> (January 19, 2017)).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50265">SEC. 50265. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c92a281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s3006">43 USC 3006</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENSURING ENERGY SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c933ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal land</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Federal land</term>” means public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offshore lease sale</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>offshore lease sale</term>” means an oil and gas lease sale—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is held by the Secretary in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2061">136 STAT. 2061</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that, if any acceptable bids have been received for any tract offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance of a lease.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Onshore lease sale</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>onshore lease sale</term>” means a quarterly oil and gas lease sale—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is held by the Secretary in accordance with section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s226">30 U.S.C. 226</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that, if any acceptable bids have been received for any parcel offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance of a lease.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c933eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Issuance of Certain Leases or Rights-of-way</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the 10-year period<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c933ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c933ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote> beginning on the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the Secretary may not issue a right-of-way for wind or solar energy development on Federal land unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an onshore lease sale has been held during the 120-day period ending on the date of the issuance of the right-of-way for wind or solar energy development; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the sum total of acres offered for lease in onshore lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the right-of-way for wind or solar energy development is not less than the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>2,000,000 acres; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>50 percent of the acreage for which expressions of interest have been submitted for lease sales during that period; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Secretary may not issue a lease for offshore wind development under section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1337/p/1/C">43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)</ref>) unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an offshore lease sale has been held during the 1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the lease for offshore wind development; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c933ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the sum total of acres offered for lease in offshore lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the lease for offshore wind development is not less than 60,000,000 acres.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c933ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as expressly provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), nothing in this section supersedes, amends, or modifies existing law.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="7">PART 7—</num><heading>UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50271">SEC. 50271. </num><heading>UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $23,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to produce, collect, disseminate, and use 3D elevation data.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2062">136 STAT. 2062</page></content></section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="8">PART 8—</num><heading>OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50281">SEC. 50281. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for oversight by the Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior activities for which funding is appropriated in this subtitle.</content></section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Environmental Reviews</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50301">SEC. 50301. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $115,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of technical or scientific services for environmental reviews, the development of environmental data or information systems, stakeholder and community engagement, and the purchase of new equipment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely and efficient environmental reviews and authorizations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50302">SEC. 50302. </num><heading>FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c938cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of technical or scientific services for environmental reviews, the development of environmental data or information systems, stakeholder and community engagement, and the purchase of new equipment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely and efficient environmental reviews and authorizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c938cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees and Charges</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3401(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7178/a">42 U.S.C. 7178(a)</ref>) shall not apply to the costs incurred by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in carrying out this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="50303">SEC. 50303. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of technical or scientific services for environmental reviews, the development of environmental data or information systems, stakeholder and community engagement, and the purchase of new equipment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely and efficient environmental reviews and authorizations by the National Park <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2063">136 STAT. 2063</page> Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Air Pollution</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60101">SEC. 60101. </num><heading>CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c93db18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 131 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7431">42 U.S.C. 7431</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c945049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="132">“SEC. 132. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c94504a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7432">42 USC 7432</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c94504b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94504c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94504d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonattainment areas</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to make awards under this section to eligible recipients and to eligible contractors that propose to replace eligible vehicles to serve 1 or more communities located in an air quality area designated pursuant to section 107 as nonattainment for any air pollutant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94504e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by paragraph (1), the Administrator shall reserve 3 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c94504f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c945050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c945051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c945052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rebates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall implement a program to make awards of grants and rebates to eligible recipients, and to make awards of contracts to eligible contractors for providing rebates, for up to 100 percent of costs for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c945053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c945054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the incremental costs of replacing an eligible vehicle that is not a zero-emission vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle, as determined by the Administrator based on the market value of the vehicles;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c945055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c945056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of zero-emission vehicles; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c945057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of zero-emission vehicles.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c945058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>To seek an award under this section, an eligible recipient or eligible contractor shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator shall prescribe.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c945059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2064">136 STAT. 2064</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94776a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible contractor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible contractor</term>’ means a contractor that has the capacity—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94776b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to sell, lease, license, or contract for service zero-emission vehicles, or charging or other equipment needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles, to individuals or entities that own, lease, license, or contract for service an eligible vehicle; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94776c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to arrange financing for such a sale, lease, license, or contract for service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94776d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible recipient</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible recipient</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94776e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c94776f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a municipality;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an Indian tribe; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a nonprofit school transportation association.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible vehicle</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible vehicle</term>’ means a Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicle as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s1037.801">section 1037.801 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero-emission vehicle</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>zero-emission vehicle</term>’ means a vehicle that has a drivetrain that produces, under any possible operational mode or condition, zero exhaust emissions of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any air pollutant that is listed pursuant to section 108(a) (or any precursor to such an air pollutant); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c947776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any greenhouse gas.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60102">SEC. 60102. </num><heading>GRANTS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AT PORTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c949e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 132 of such Act, as added by section 60101 of this Act, the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c953ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="133">“SEC. 133. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c953ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7433">42 USC 7433</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">GRANTS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AT PORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c953aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, to award rebates and grants to eligible recipients on a competitive basis—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to purchase or install zero-emission port equipment or technology for use at, or to directly serve, one or more ports;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to conduct any relevant planning or permitting in connection with the purchase or installation of such zero-emission port equipment or technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to develop qualified climate action plans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonattainment areas</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, to award rebates and grants to eligible recipients to carry out activities described in paragraph (1) with respect to ports located in air quality areas designated pursuant to section 107 as nonattainment for an air pollutant.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2065">136 STAT. 2065</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c953ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds awarded under this section shall not be used by any recipient or subrecipient to purchase or install zero-emission port equipment or technology that will not be located at, or directly serve, the one or more ports involved.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c953ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available by this section, the Administrator shall reserve 2 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c953ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible recipient</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible recipient</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a port authority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a State, regional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdiction over a port authority or a port;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an air pollution control agency; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>a private entity that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>applies for a grant under this section in partnership with an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (C); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>owns, operates, or uses the facilities, cargo-handling equipment, transportation equipment, or related technology of a port.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified climate action plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified climate action plan</term>’ means a detailed and strategic plan that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>establishes goals, implementation strategies, and accounting and inventory practices to reduce emissions at one or more ports of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c953add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>greenhouse gases;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an air pollutant that is listed pursuant to section 108(a) (or any precursor to such an air pollutant); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c953adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>hazardous air pollutants;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes a strategy to collaborate with, communicate with, and address potential effects on low-income and disadvantaged near-port communities and other stakeholders that may be affected by implementation of the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>describes how an eligible recipient has implemented or will implement measures to increase the resilience of the one or more ports involved.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero-emission port equipment or technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>zero-emission port equipment or technology</term>’ means human-operated equipment or human-maintained technology that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>produces zero emissions of any air pollutant that is listed pursuant to section 108(a) (or any precursor to such an air pollutant) and any greenhouse gas other than water vapor; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c953ae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>captures 100 percent of the emissions described in subparagraph (A) that are produced by an ocean-going vessel at berth.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60103">SEC. 60103. </num><heading>GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c958905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 133 of such Act, as added by section 60102 of this Act, the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2066">136 STAT. 2066</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c962546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="134">“SEC. 134. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c962547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7434">42 USC 7434</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c962548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c962549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96254a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero-emission technologies</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to make grants, on a competitive basis and beginning not later than 180 calendar days after the date of enactment of this section, to States, municipalities, Tribal governments, and eligible recipients for the purposes of providing grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance, as well as technical assistance, to enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies, including distributed technologies on residential rooftops, and to carry out other greenhouse gas emission reduction activities, as determined appropriate by the Administrator in accordance with this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96254b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $11,970,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to make grants, on a competitive basis and beginning not later than 180 calendar days after the date of enactment of this section, to eligible recipients for the purposes of providing financial assistance and technical assistance in accordance with subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96254c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-income and disadvantaged communities</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $8,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to make grants, on a competitive basis and beginning not later than 180 calendar days after the date of enactment of this section, to eligible recipients for the purposes of providing financial assistance and technical assistance in low-income and disadvantaged communities in accordance with subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96254d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the administrative costs necessary to carry out activities under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96254e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible recipient that receives a grant pursuant to subsection (a) shall use the grant in accordance with the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96254f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct investment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The eligible recipient shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide financial assistance to qualified projects at the national, regional, State, and local levels;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>prioritize investment in qualified projects that would otherwise lack access to financing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>retain, manage, recycle, and monetize all repayments and other revenue received from fees, interest, repaid loans, and all other types of financial assistance provided using grant funds under this section to ensure continued operability.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indirect investment</inline>.—</heading><content>The eligible recipient shall provide funding and technical assistance to establish new or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2067">136 STAT. 2067</page> support existing public, quasi-public, not-for-profit, or nonprofit entities that provide financial assistance to qualified projects at the State, local, territorial, or Tribal level or in the District of Columbia, including community- and low-income-focused lenders and capital providers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c962554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible recipient</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible recipient</term>’ means a nonprofit organization that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is designed to provide capital, leverage private capital, and provide other forms of financial assistance for the rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not take deposits other than deposits from repayments and other revenue received from financial assistance provided using grant funds under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is funded by public or charitable contributions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>invests in or finances projects alone or in conjunction with other investors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96255a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96255b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified project</term>’ includes any project, activity, or technology that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96255c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>reduces or avoids greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution in partnership with, and by leveraging investment from, the private sector; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96255d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>assists communities in the efforts of those communities to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96255e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zero-emission technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>zero-emission technology</term>’ means any technology that produces zero emissions of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96255f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any air pollutant that is listed pursuant to section 108(a) (or any precursor to such an air pollutant); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c962560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any greenhouse gas.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60104">SEC. 60104. </num><heading>DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c964c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goods Movement</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants, rebates, and loans under section 792 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16132">42 U.S.C. 16132</ref>) to identify and reduce diesel emissions resulting from goods movement facilities, and vehicles servicing goods movement facilities, in low-income and disadvantaged communities to address the health impacts of such emissions on such communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c964c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 2 percent of the amounts made available under this section for the administrative costs necessary to carry out activities pursuant to this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60105">SEC. 60105. </num><heading>FUNDING TO ADDRESS AIR POLLUTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fenceline Air Monitoring and Screening Air Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2068">136 STAT. 2068</page> not otherwise appropriated, $117,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c), 7405) to deploy, integrate, support, and maintain fenceline air monitoring, screening air monitoring, national air toxics trend stations, and other air toxics and community monitoring.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multipollutant Monitoring Stations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c), 7405)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to expand the national ambient air quality monitoring network with new multipollutant monitoring stations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to replace, repair, operate, and maintain existing monitors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Air Quality Sensors in Low-income and Disadvantaged Communities</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c), 7405) to deploy, integrate, and operate air quality sensors in low-income and disadvantaged communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emissions From Wood Heaters</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c), 7405) for testing and other agency activities to address emissions from wood heaters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96c1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methane Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c), 7405) for monitoring emissions of methane.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96e8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean Air Act Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c), 7405).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96e8bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse Gas and Zero-emission Standards for Mobile Sources</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2069">136 STAT. 2069</page> Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to provide grants to States to adopt and implement greenhouse gas and zero-emission standards for mobile sources pursuant to section 177 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7507">42 U.S.C. 7507</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c96e8bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60106">SEC. 60106. </num><heading>FUNDING TO ADDRESS AIR POLLUTION AT SCHOOLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c970fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $37,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c)) and section 105 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7405">42 U.S.C. 7405</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c970fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $12,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for providing technical assistance to schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7403/a">42 U.S.C. 7403(a)</ref>–(c)) and section 105 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7405">42 U.S.C. 7405</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c970fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to address environmental issues;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c970fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to develop school environmental quality plans that include standards for school building, design, construction, and renovation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c970fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to identify and mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c970fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60107">SEC. 60107. </num><heading>LOW EMISSIONS ELECTRICITY PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c9736e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 134 of such Act, as added by section 60103 of this Act, the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c978504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="135">“SEC. 135. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c978505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7435">42 USC 7435</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">LOW EMISSIONS ELECTRICITY PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c978506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c978507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$17,000,000 for consumer-related education and partnerships with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c978508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$17,000,000 for education, technical assistance, and partnerships within low-income and disadvantaged communities with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c978509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$17,000,000 for industry-related outreach, technical assistance, and partnerships with respect to reductions in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2070">136 STAT. 2070</page> greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97850a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$17,000,000 for outreach and technical assistance to, and partnerships with, State, Tribal, and local governments with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97850b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c97850c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c97850d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>$1,000,000 to assess, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use that are anticipated to occur on an annual basis through fiscal year 2031; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97850e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>$18,000,000 to ensure that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are achieved through use of the existing authorities of this Act, incorporating the assessment under paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c97850f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the Administrator shall reserve 2 percent for the administrative costs necessary to carry out activities pursuant to that subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c978510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60108">SEC. 60108. </num><heading>FUNDING FOR SECTION 211(O) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c97d331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Test and Protocol Development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)</ref>) with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97d332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the development and establishment of tests and protocols regarding the environmental and public health effects of a fuel or fuel additive;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97d333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>internal and extramural data collection and analyses to regularly update applicable regulations, guidance, and procedures for determining lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of a fuel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97d334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the review, analysis, and evaluation of the impacts of all transportation fuels, including fuel lifecycle implications, on the general public and on low-income and disadvantaged communities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c97d335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investments in Advanced Biofuels</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for new grants to industry and other related activities under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)</ref>) to support investments in advanced biofuels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c97d336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2071">136 STAT. 2071</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60109">SEC. 60109. </num><heading>FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAN INNOVATION AND MANUFACTURING ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c97fa47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97fa48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dS/s103">section 103 of division S of Public Law 116–260</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7675">42 U.S.C. 7675</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97fa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation and compliance tools</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to deploy new implementation and compliance tools to carry out subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dS/s103">section 103 of division S of Public Law 116–260</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7675">42 U.S.C. 7675</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c97fa4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive grants</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for competitive grants for reclaim and innovative destruction technologies under subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dS/s103">section 103 of division S of Public Law 116–260</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7675">42 U.S.C. 7675</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c97fa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 5 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out activities pursuant to such subsection.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60110">SEC. 60110. </num><heading>FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c98486c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $18,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to update the Integrated Compliance Information System of the Environmental Protection Agency and any associated systems, necessary information technology infrastructure, or public access software tools to ensure access to compliance data and related information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c98486d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Communications With ICIS</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants to States, Indian tribes, and air pollution control agencies (as such terms are defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7602">42 U.S.C. 7602</ref>)) to update their systems to ensure communication with the Integrated Compliance Information System of the Environmental Protection Agency and any associated systems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c98486e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspection Software</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2072">136 STAT. 2072</page> in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c98486f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to acquire or update inspection software for use by the Environmental Protection Agency, States, Indian tribes, and air pollution control agencies (as such terms are defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7602">42 U.S.C. 7602</ref>)); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c984870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to acquire necessary devices on which to run such inspection software.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60111">SEC. 60111. </num><heading>GREENHOUSE GAS CORPORATE REPORTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c986e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the Environmental Protection Agency to support—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c986e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enhanced standardization and transparency of corporate climate action commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c986e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhanced transparency regarding progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c986e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c986e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60112">SEC. 60112. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c989596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321">42 USC 4321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c98e3b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to develop and carry out a program to support the development, enhanced standardization and transparency, and reporting criteria for environmental product declarations that include measurements of the embodied greenhouse gas emissions of the material or product associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal, and conform with international standards, for construction materials and products by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c98e3b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>providing grants to businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying environmental product declarations, and to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c98e3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>providing technical assistance to businesses that manufacture construction materials and products in developing and verifying environmental product declarations, and to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c98e3ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>carrying out other activities that assist in measuring, reporting, and steadily reducing the quantity of embodied carbon of construction materials and products.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c98e3bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available under this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 5 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c98e3bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2073">136 STAT. 2073</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c98e3bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c98e3be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” has the meaning given to that term in section 302(d) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7602/d">42 U.S.C. 7602(d)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60113">SEC. 60113. </num><heading>METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c9958ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 135 of such Act, as added by section 60107 of this Act, the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c9a6a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="136">“SEC. 136. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7436">42 USC 7436</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">METHANE EMISSIONS AND WASTE REDUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives for Methane Mitigation and Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $850,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>for grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for the purposes of providing financial and technical assistance to owners and operators of applicable facilities to prepare and submit greenhouse gas reports under <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt98/sptW">subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other activities of the Environmental Protection Agency authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 for methane emissions monitoring;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>for grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for the purposes of providing financial and technical assistance to reduce methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems, mitigate legacy air pollution from petroleum and natural gas systems, and provide funding for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>improving climate resiliency of communities and petroleum and natural gas systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>improving and deploying industrial equipment and processes that reduce methane and other greenhouse gas emissions and waste;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>supporting innovation in reducing methane and other greenhouse gas emissions and waste from petroleum and natural gas systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>permanently shutting in and plugging wells on non-Federal land;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>mitigating health effects of methane and other greenhouse gas emissions, and legacy air pollution from petroleum and natural gas systems in low-income and disadvantaged communities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>supporting environmental restoration; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to cover all direct and indirect costs required to administer this section, prepare inventories, gather empirical data, and track emissions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives for Methane Mitigation From Conventional Wells</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $700,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2074">136 STAT. 2074</page> activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) at marginal conventional wells.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waste Emissions Charge</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall impose and collect a charge on methane emissions that exceed an applicable waste emissions threshold under subsection (f) from an owner or operator of an applicable facility that reports more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases emitted per year pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt98/sptW">subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, regardless of the reporting threshold under that subpart.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>applicable facility</term>’ means a facility within the following industry segments, as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt98/sptW">subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Offshore petroleum and natural gas production.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Onshore petroleum and natural gas production.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Onshore natural gas processing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Onshore natural gas transmission compression.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Underground natural gas storage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Liquefied natural gas storage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>Liquefied natural gas import and export equipment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Onshore petroleum and natural gas gathering and boosting.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Onshore natural gas transmission pipeline.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charge Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of a charge under subsection (c) for an applicable facility shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of metric tons of methane emissions reported pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt98/sptW">subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, for the applicable facility that exceed the applicable annual waste emissions threshold listed in subsection (f) during the previous reporting period; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1c9a6a7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>$900 for emissions reported for calendar year 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$1,200 for emissions reported for calendar year 2025; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$1,500 for emissions reported for calendar year 2026 and each year thereafter.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waste Emissions Threshold</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Petroleum and natural gas production</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to imposing and collecting the charge under subsection (c) for an applicable facility in an industry segment listed in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d), the Administrator shall impose and collect the charge on the reported metric tons of methane emissions from such facility that exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>0.20 percent of the natural gas sent to sale from such facility; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>10 metric tons of methane per million barrels of oil sent to sale from such facility, if such facility sent no natural gas to sale.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonproduction petroleum and natural gas systems</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to imposing and collecting the charge under subsection (c) for an applicable facility in an industry segment listed in paragraph (3), (6), (7), or (8) of subsection (d), the Administrator shall impose and collect the charge on the reported metric tons of methane emissions that exceed 0.05 percent of the natural gas sent to sale from or through such facility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2075">136 STAT. 2075</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Natural gas transmission</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to imposing and collecting the charge under subsection (c) for an applicable facility in an industry segment listed in paragraph (4), (5), or (9) of subsection (d), the Administrator shall impose and collect the charge on the reported metric tons of methane emissions that exceed 0.11 percent of the natural gas sent to sale from or through such facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Common ownership or control</inline>.—</heading><content>In calculating the total emissions charge obligation for facilities under common ownership or control, the Administrator shall allow for the netting of emissions by reducing the total obligation to account for facility emissions levels that are below the applicable thresholds within and across all applicable segments identified in subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Charges shall not be imposed pursuant to paragraph (1) on emissions that exceed the waste emissions threshold specified in such paragraph if such emissions are caused by unreasonable delay, as determined by the Administrator, in environmental permitting of gathering or transmission infrastructure necessary for offtake of increased volume as a result of methane emissions mitigation implementation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption for regulatory compliance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Charges shall not be imposed pursuant to subsection (c) on an applicable facility that is subject to and in compliance with methane emissions requirements pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) of section 111 upon a determination by the Administrator that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>methane emissions standards and plans pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) of section 111 have been approved and are in effect in all States with respect to the applicable facilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>compliance with the requirements described in clause (i) will result in equivalent or greater emissions reductions as would be achieved by the proposed rule of the Administrator entitled ‘Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review’ (<ref href="/us/fr/86/63110">86 Fed. Reg. 63110</ref> (November 15, 2021)), if such rule had been finalized and implemented.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resumption of charge</inline>.—</heading><content>If the conditions in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) cease to apply after the Administrator has made the determination in that subparagraph, the applicable facility will again be subject to the charge under subsection (c) beginning in the first calendar year in which the conditions in either clause (i) or (ii) of that subparagraph are no longer met.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9a6a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plugged wells</inline>.—</heading><content>Charges shall not be imposed with respect to the emissions rate from any well that has been permanently shut-in and plugged in the previous year in accordance with all applicable closure requirements, as determined by the Administrator.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period</inline>.—</heading><content>The charge under subsection (c) shall be imposed and collected beginning with respect to emissions reported for calendar year 2024 and for each year thereafter.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2076">136 STAT. 2076</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall revise the requirements of <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt98/sptW">subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, to ensure the reporting under such subpart, and calculation of charges under subsections (e) and (f) of this section, are based on empirical data, including data collected pursuant to subsection (a)(4), accurately reflect the total methane emissions and waste emissions from the applicable facilities, and allow owners and operators of applicable facilities to submit empirical emissions data, in a manner to be prescribed by the Administrator, to demonstrate the extent to which a charge under subsection (c) is owed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9a6a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60114">SEC. 60114. </num><heading>CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c9ab8b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 136 of such Act, as added by section 60113 of this Act, the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c9b06d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="137">“SEC. 137. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b06d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7437">42 USC 7437</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">GREENHOUSE GAS AIR POLLUTION PLANS AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9b06da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b06db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas air pollution planning grants</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b06dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas air pollution implementation grants</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b06dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall reserve 3 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities, to develop a plan that could be used as a model by grantees in developing a plan under subsection (b), and to model the effects of plans described in this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9b06de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse Gas Air Pollution Planning Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall make a grant to at least one eligible entity in each State for the costs of developing a plan for the reduction of greenhouse gas air pollution to be submitted with an application for a grant under subsection (c). Each such plan shall include programs, policies, measures, and projects that will achieve or facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas air pollution. Not later than 270 days<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b2def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b2df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote> after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish a funding opportunity announcement for grants under this subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse Gas Air Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall competitively award grants to eligible entities to implement plans developed under subsection (b).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2077">136 STAT. 2077</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>To apply for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator shall require, which such application shall include information regarding the degree to which greenhouse gas air pollution is projected to be reduced in total and with respect to low-income and disadvantaged communities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b2df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall make funds available to a grantee under this subsection in such amounts, upon such a schedule, and subject to such conditions based on its performance in implementing its plan submitted under this section and in achieving projected greenhouse gas air pollution reduction, as determined by the Administrator.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an air pollution control agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a municipality;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an Indian tribe; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a group of one or more entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b2dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60115">SEC. 60115. </num><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EFFICIENT, ACCURATE, AND TIMELY REVIEWS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide for the development of efficient, accurate, and timely reviews for permitting and approval processes through the hiring and training of personnel, the development of programmatic documents, the procurement of technical or scientific services for reviews, the development of environmental data or information systems, stakeholder and community engagement, the purchase of new equipment for environmental analysis, and the development of geographic information systems and other analysis tools, techniques, and guidance to improve agency transparency, accountability, and public engagement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60116">SEC. 60116. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b2dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321">42 USC 4321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LOW-EMBODIED CARBON LABELING FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9b7c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b7c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for necessary administrative costs of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out this section and to develop and carry out a program, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for construction materials used in transportation projects and the Administrator of General Services for construction materials used for Federal buildings, to identify and label construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions associated with all relevant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2078">136 STAT. 2078</page> stages of production, use, and disposal, as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, based on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b7c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>environmental product declarations; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9b7c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9b7c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content>determinations by State agencies, as verified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9b7c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Hazardous Materials</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60201">SEC. 60201. </num><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c9ba335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Clean Air Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 137, as added by subtitle A of this title, the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c9c1866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="138">“SEC. 138. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9c1867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7438">42 USC 7438</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9c1868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$2,800,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to award grants for the activities described in subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c186a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to grants awarded under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9c186b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c186c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to award grants for periods of up to 3 years to eligible entities to carry out activities described in paragraph (2) that benefit disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Administrator.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c186d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under this subsection for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c186e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention<i>,</i> and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c186f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>climate resiliency and adaptation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>facilitating engagement of disadvantaged communities in State and Federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9c1874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a partnership between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an Indian tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2079">136 STAT. 2079</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a community-based nonprofit organization;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a community-based nonprofit organization; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c1879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9c187a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall reserve 7 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9c187b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60301">SEC. 60301. </num><heading>ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT RECOVERY PLANS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $125,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of developing and implementing recovery plans under paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of subsection (f) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1533/f">16 U.S.C. 1533(f)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60302">SEC. 60302. </num><heading>FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ADDRESS WEATHER EVENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9c3f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $121,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to make direct expenditures, award grants, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements for the purposes of rebuilding and restoring units of the National Wildlife Refuge System and State wildlife management areas by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c669d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>addressing the threat of invasive species;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c669e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>increasing the resiliency and capacity of habitats and infrastructure to withstand weather events; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c669f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>reducing the amount of damage caused by weather events.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9c66a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for necessary administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Council on Environmental Quality</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60401">SEC. 60401. </num><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE DATA COLLECTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1c9c8db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2080">136 STAT. 2080</page> appropriated, $32,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c8db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to support data collection efforts relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c8db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>disproportionate negative environmental harms and climate impacts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c8db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>cumulative impacts of pollution and temperature rise;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c8db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to establish, expand, and maintain efforts to track disproportionate burdens and cumulative impacts and provide academic and workforce support for analytics and informatics infrastructure and data collection systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9c8db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to support efforts to ensure that any mapping or screening tool is accessible to community-based organizations and community members.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60402">SEC. 60402. </num><heading>COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out the Council on Environmental Quality’s functions and for the purposes of training personnel, developing programmatic environmental documents, and developing tools, guidance, and techniques to improve stakeholder and community engagement.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Transportation and Infrastructure</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60501">SEC. 60501. </num><heading>NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9d29f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c9e1458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="177">“§ 177.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9e1459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s177">23 USC 177</ref>.</p></sidenote> Neighborhood access and equity grant program</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e145a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,893,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for competitive grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e145b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>to improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation access through projects that are context-sensitive—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e145c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to remove, remediate, or reuse a facility described in subsection (c)(1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e145d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to replace a facility described in subsection (c)(1) with a facility that is at-grade or lower speed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e145e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to retrofit or cap a facility described in subsection (c)(1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e145f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to build or improve complete streets, multiuse trails, regional greenways, or active transportation networks and spines; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>to provide affordable access to essential destinations, public spaces, or transportation links and hubs;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>to mitigate or remediate negative impacts on the human or natural environment resulting from a facility <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2081">136 STAT. 2081</page> described in subsection (c)(2) in a disadvantaged or underserved community through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>noise barriers to reduce impacts resulting from a facility described in subsection (c)(2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>technologies, infrastructure, and activities to reduce surface transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>natural infrastructure, pervious, permeable, or porous pavement, or protective features to reduce or manage stormwater run-off resulting from a facility described in subsection (c)(2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>infrastructure and natural features to reduce or mitigate urban heat island hot spots in the transportation right-of-way or on surface transportation facilities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>safety improvements for vulnerable road users; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>for planning and capacity building activities in disadvantaged or underserved communities to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9e1469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>identify, monitor, or assess local and ambient air quality, emissions of transportation greenhouse gases, hot spot areas of extreme heat or elevated air pollution, gaps in tree canopy coverage, or flood prone transportation infrastructure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e146a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9e146b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess transportation equity or pollution impacts and develop local anti-displacement policies and community benefit agreements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e146c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>conduct predevelopment activities for projects eligible under this subsection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e146d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>expand public participation in transportation planning by individuals and organizations in disadvantaged or underserved communities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e146e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>administer or obtain technical assistance related to activities described in this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e146f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity referred to in subsection (a) is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a State;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a unit of local government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a political subdivision of a State;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>an entity described in section 207(m)(1)(E);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>a territory of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134(b)(2)); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>with respect to a grant described in subsection (a)(3), in addition to an eligible entity described in paragraphs (1) through (7), a nonprofit organization or institution of higher education that has entered into a partnership with an eligible entity described in paragraphs (1) through (7).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e1478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility referred to in subsection (a) is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a surface transportation facility for which high speeds, grade separation, or other design factors create an obstacle to connectivity within a community; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e147a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a surface transportation facility which is a source of air pollution, noise, stormwater, or other burden to a disadvantaged or underserved community.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2082">136 STAT. 2082</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e147b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment in Economically Disadvantaged Communities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e147c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,262,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants for projects in communities described in paragraph (2) for the same purposes and administered in the same manner as described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e147d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Communities described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A community referred to in paragraph (1) is a community that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e147e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is economically disadvantaged, underserved, or located in an area of persistent poverty;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e147f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has entered or will enter into a community benefits agreement with representatives of the community;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has an anti-displacement policy, a community land trust, or a community advisory board in effect; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>has demonstrated a plan for employing local residents in the area impacted by the activity or project proposed under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e1482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A project carried out under subsection (a) or (d) shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance with existing requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available for a grant under this section and administered by or through a State department of transportation shall be expended in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e1485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using a grant awarded under this section shall be not more than 80 percent, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project in a disadvantaged or underserved community may be up to 100 percent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e1486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e1487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>guidance, technical assistance, templates, training, or tools to facilitate efficient and effective contracting, design, and project delivery by units of local government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e3b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>subgrants to units of local government to build capacity of such units of local government to assume responsibilities to deliver surface transportation projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e3b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>operations and administration of the Federal Highway Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e3b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts made available under this section shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e3b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be subject to any restriction or limitation on the total amount of funds available for implementation or execution of programs authorized for Federal-aid highways; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9e3b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>be used for a project for additional through travel lanes for single-occupant passenger vehicles.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2083">136 STAT. 2083</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e3b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9e3b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">23 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9e3b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“177. </designator> <label>Neighborhood access and equity grant program.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60502">SEC. 60502. </num><heading>ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to be deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592">section 592 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, for measures necessary to convert facilities of the Administrator of General Services to high-performance green buildings (as defined in section 401 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17061">42 U.S.C. 17061</ref>)).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60503">SEC. 60503. </num><heading>USE OF LOW-CARBON MATERIALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e62b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9e62b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to be deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592">section 592 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, to acquire and install materials and products for use in the construction or alteration of buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of the General Services Administration that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9e62b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Greenhouse Gas</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60504">SEC. 60504. </num><heading>GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of General Services for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $975,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to be deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592">section 592 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, for emerging and sustainable technologies, and related sustainability and environmental programs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60505">SEC. 60505. </num><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9eb0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1c9f4d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="178">“§ 178.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9f4d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s178">23 USC 178</ref>.</p></sidenote> Environmental review implementation funds</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for fiscal year 2022, there is appropriated to the Administrator, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the purpose of facilitating the development and review of documents for the environmental review process for proposed projects through—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2084">136 STAT. 2084</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the provision of guidance, technical assistance, templates, training, or tools to facilitate an efficient and effective environmental review process for surface transportation projects and any administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration to conduct activities described in this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>providing funds made available under this subsection to eligible entities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to build capacity of such eligible entities to conduct environmental review processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>to facilitate the environmental review process for proposed projects by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>defining the scope or study areas;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>identifying impacts, mitigation measures, and reasonable alternatives;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>preparing planning and environmental studies and other documents prior to and during the environmental review process, for potential use in the environmental review process in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>conducting public engagement activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>carrying out permitting or other activities, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate, to support the timely completion of an environmental review process required for a proposed project; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for administrative expenses of the eligible entity to conduct any of the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section by an eligible entity shall be not more than 80 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section by an eligible entity may be satisfied using funds made available to the eligible entity under any other Federal, State, or local grant program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Administrator</term>’ means the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a unit of local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a political subdivision of a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a territory of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>an entity described in section 207(m)(1)(E);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a recipient of funds under section 203; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134(b)(2)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental review process</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>environmental review process</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 139(a)(5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposed project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>proposed project</term>’ means a surface transportation project for which an environmental review process is required.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2085">136 STAT. 2085</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9f4d30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9f4d31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">23 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1c9f4d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“178. </designator> <label>Environmental review implementation funds.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="60506">SEC. 60506. </num><heading>LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION MATERIALS GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1c9f9b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ca03794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="179">“§ 179.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca03795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s179">23 USC 179</ref>.</p></sidenote> Low-carbon transportation materials grants</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca03796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Highway Administration Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator to reimburse or provide incentives to eligible recipients for the use, in projects, of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for the operations and administration of the Federal Highway Administration to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca05ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement of Incremental Costs; Incentives</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall, subject to the availability of funds, either reimburse or provide incentives to eligible recipients that use low-embodied carbon construction materials and products on a project funded under this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement and incentive amounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca05eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca05eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incremental amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the incrementally higher cost of using such materials relative to the cost of using traditional materials, as determined by the eligible recipient and verified by the Administrator.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentive amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of an incentive under paragraph (1) shall be equal to 2 percent of the cost of using low-embodied carbon construction materials and products on a project funded under this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>If a reimbursement or incentive is provided under paragraph (1), the total Federal share payable for the project for which the reimbursement or incentive is provided shall be up to 100 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall only provide a reimbursement or incentive under paragraph (1) for a project on a—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Federal-aid highway;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>tribal transportation facility;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Federal lands transportation facility; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Federal lands access transportation facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other restrictions</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this section shall not be subject to any restriction or limitation on the total amount of funds available for implementation or execution of programs authorized for Federal-aid highways.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Single occupant passenger vehicles</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available under this section shall not be used for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2086">136 STAT. 2086</page> projects that result in additional through travel lanes for single occupant passenger vehicles.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca05eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials identification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall review the low-embodied carbon construction materials and products identified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and shall identify low-embodied carbon construction materials and products—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>appropriate for use in projects eligible under this title; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>eligible for reimbursement or incentives under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca05ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Administrator</term>’ means the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible recipient</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible recipient</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a unit of local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a political subdivision of a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a territory of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>an entity described in section 207(m)(1)(E);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a recipient of funds under section 203;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134(b)(2)); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>greenhouse gas</term>’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca05ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca05ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">23 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca05ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“179. </designator> <label>Low-carbon transportation materials grants.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70001">SEC. 70001. </num><heading>DHS OFFICE OF CHIEF READINESS SUPPORT OFFICER.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer to carry out sustainability and environmental programs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70002">SEC. 70002. </num><heading>UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CLEAN FLEETS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ca084da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Postal Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following amounts, to be deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s2003">section 2003 of title 39, United States Code</ref>:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca084db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,290,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2087">136 STAT. 2087</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca084dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$1,710,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for the purchase, design, and installation of the requisite infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles at facilities that the United States Postal Service owns or leases from non-Federal entities.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70003">SEC. 70003. </num><heading>UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to support oversight of United States Postal Service activities implemented pursuant to this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70004">SEC. 70004. </num><heading>GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OVERSIGHT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ca0abed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Comptroller General of the United States for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office to support the oversight of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca0abee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the distribution and use of funds appropriated under this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca0abef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>whether the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the funds described in paragraph (1) are equitable.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70005">SEC. 70005. </num><heading>OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OVERSIGHT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ca0d300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for necessary expenses to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca0d301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>oversee the implementation of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca0d302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>track labor, equity, and environmental standards and performance.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70006">SEC. 70006. </num><heading>FEMA BUILDING MATERIALS PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ca0d303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Through September 30, 2026,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ca0d304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may provide financial assistance under sections 203(h), 404(a), and 406(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5133/h">42 U.S.C. 5133(h)</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170c/a">42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5172/b">42 U.S.C. 5172(b)</ref>) for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca0d305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>costs associated with low-carbon materials; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca0d306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incentives that encourage low-carbon and net-zero energy projects.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="70007">SEC. 70007. </num><heading>FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND MANDATORY FUNDING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council Environmental Review Improvement Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available through September 30, 2031.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2088">136 STAT. 2088</page></content></section> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="80001">SEC. 80001. </num><heading>TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca14837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal Climate Resilience and Adaptation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for Tribal climate resilience and adaptation programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca14838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bureau of Indian Affairs Fish Hatcheries</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for fish hatchery operations and maintenance programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca14839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the administrative costs of carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1483a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-sharing or matching requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1483b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small and Needy Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this section shall be excluded from the calculation of funds received by those Tribal governments that participate in the “Small and Needy” program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1483c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution; Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts made available under this section that are distributed to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for services pursuant to a self-determination contract (as defined in subsection (j) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304/j">25 U.S.C. 5304(j)</ref>)) or a self-governance compact entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of section 404 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5364/a">25 U.S.C. 5364(a)</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1483d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall be distributed on a 1-time basis;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1483e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall not be part of the amount required by subsections (a) through (b) of section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5325/a">25 U.S.C. 5325(a)</ref>–(b)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1483f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall only be used for the purposes identified under the applicable subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="80002">SEC. 80002. </num><heading>NATIVE HAWAIIAN CLIMATE RESILIENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca16f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience and Adaptation</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Senior Program Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out, through financial assistance, technical assistance, direct expenditure, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, climate resilience and adaptation activities that serve the Native Hawaiian Community.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2089">136 STAT. 2089</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca16f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Senior Program Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the administrative costs of carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca16f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-sharing or matching requirements.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="80003">SEC. 80003. </num><heading>TRIBAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1e483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal Electrification Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $145,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1e484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the provision of electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1e485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>transitioning electrified Tribal homes to zero-emissions energy systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1e486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>associated home repairs and retrofitting necessary to install the zero-emissions energy systems authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1e487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the administrative costs of carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1e488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-sharing or matching requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1e489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small and Needy Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this section shall be excluded from the calculation of funds received by those Tribal governments that participate in the “Small and Needy” program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca1e48a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution; Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts made available under this section that are distributed to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for services pursuant to a self-determination contract (as defined in subsection (j) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304/j">25 U.S.C. 5304(j)</ref>)) or a self-governance compact entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of section 404 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5364/a">25 U.S.C. 5364(a)</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1e48b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall be distributed on a 1-time basis;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1e48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall not be part of the amount required by subsections (a) through (b) of section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5325/a">25 U.S.C. 5325(a)</ref>–(b)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ca1e48d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall only be used for the purposes identified under the applicable subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="80004">SEC. 80004. </num><heading>EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF FOR TRIBES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca20b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $12,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for near-term drought relief actions to mitigate drought impacts for Indian Tribes that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2090">136 STAT. 2090</page> are impacted by the operation of a Bureau of Reclamation water project, including through direct financial assistance to address drinking water shortages and to mitigate the loss of Tribal trust resources.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ca20b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-sharing or matching requirements.</content></subsection> </section> Approved August 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5376: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–130 (Comm. on the Budget). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 18, 19, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Aug. 12, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Aug. 16, Presidential remarks.

Public Law 117–170: To direct the Attorney General to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders related to interacting with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes. Public Law170 Public Law 117–170136 Stat. 2091 2022-08-16 2022-08-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–170—AUG. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2091 Public Law117–170 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Attorney General to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders related to interacting with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

Aug. 16, 2022

[H.R. 2992]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act.

34 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act” or the “TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act”.
SEC. 2.

34 USC 10653 note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were approximately 2.9 million traumatic brain injury-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States in 2014. (2) Effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be short-term or long-term, and include impaired thinking or memory, movement, vision or hearing, or emotional functioning, such as personality changes or depression. (3) Currently, between 3.2 million and 5.3 million persons are living with a TBI-related disability in the United States. (4) About 7 or 8 percent of Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives, and about 8 million adults have PTSD during the course of a given year. (5) TBI and PTSD have been recognized as the signature injuries of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (6) According to the Department of Defense, 383,000 men and women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan sustained a brain injury while in the line of duty between 2000 and 2018. (7) Approximately 13.5 percent of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom veterans screen positive for PTSD, according to the Department of Veteran Affairs. (8) About 12 percent of Gulf War Veterans have PTSD in a given year while about 30 percent of Vietnam Veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime. (9) Physical signs of TBI can include motor impairment, dizziness or poor balance, slurred speech, impaired depth perception, or impaired verbal memory, while physical signs of PTSD can include agitation, irritability, hostility, 136 STAT. 2092 hypervigilance, self-destructive behavior, fear, severe anxiety, or mistrust. (10) Physical signs of TBI and PTSD often overlap with physical signs of alcohol or drug impairment, which complicate a first responder’s ability to quickly and effectively identify an individual’s condition.
SEC. 3. CREATION OF A TBI AND PTSD TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.  Part HH of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651 et seq.) is amended—(1)

34 USC 10651.

in section 2991—(A) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, including the training developed under section 2993”; and (B) in subsection (o), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:“(1)

Appropriations authorization.

Time periods.

In general.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out this section $54,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.” ; and (2) by inserting after section 2992 the following new section:
“SEC. 2993.

34 USC 10653.

CREATION OF A TBI AND PTSD TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.“(a)

Deadline.

Consultation.

In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall solicit best practices regarding techniques to interact with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder from first responder, brain injury, veteran, and mental health organizations, health care and mental health providers, hospital emergency departments, and other relevant stakeholders, and shall develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders (as such term is defined in section 3025) that provide—“(1) information on the conditions and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder; “(2) techniques to interact with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder; and “(3) information on how to recognize persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder. “(b) Use of Training Tools at Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Sites.—The Attorney General shall ensure that not less than one Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Site designated by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance uses the training tools developed under subsection (a). “(c) Police Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit.—The Attorney General shall make the training tools developed under subsection (a) available as part of the Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.”
.136 STAT. 2093
SEC. 4. STUDY ON FIRST RESPONDERS WITH TBI.  Not later than 24 months

Consultation.

Reports.

 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of Health and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report on the prevalence and incidence of concussion among first responders (as such term is defined in section 3025 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10705)).

Data.

Recommenda-

tions.

 The report shall include data on the incidence of concussion among first responders and recommendations for resources for first responders who have experienced traumatic brain injury.
Approved August 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2992: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–336, Pt. 1 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–171: To protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes. Public Law171 Public Law 117–171136 Stat. 2094 2022-08-16 2022-08-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–171—AUG. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2094 Public Law117–171 117th Congress
An Act To protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.

Aug. 16, 2022

[H.R. 5313]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Reese’s Law.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 2051 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as “Reese’s Law”.
SEC. 2.

15 USC 2056e.

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR BUTTON CELL OR COIN BATTERIES AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH BATTERIES.(a)

Deadline.

In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries that shall only contain—(1) a performance standard requiring the button cell or coin battery compartments of a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries to be secured in a manner that would eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury from button or coin cell battery ingestion by children that are 6 years of age or younger during reasonably foreseeable use or misuse conditions; and (2)

Labeling.

Requirements.

warning label requirements—(A) to be included on the packaging of button cell or coin batteries and the packaging of a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries; (B) to be included in any literature, such as a user manual, that accompanies a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries; and (C) to be included, as practicable—(i) directly on a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries in a manner that is visible to the consumer upon installation or replacement of the button cell or coin battery; or (ii) in the case of a product for which the battery is not intended to be replaced or installed by the consumer, to be included directly on the consumer product in a manner that is visible to the consumer upon access to the battery compartment, except that if it 136 STAT. 2095 is impracticable to label the product, this information shall be placed on the packaging or instructions. (b) Requirements for Warning Labels.—Warning labels required under subsection (a)(2) shall—(1) clearly identify the hazard of ingestion; and (2) instruct consumers, as practicable, to keep new and used batteries out of the reach of children, to seek immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested, and to follow any other consensus medical advice. (c) Treatment of Standard for Enforcement Purposes.—A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). (d) Exception for Reliance on Voluntary Standard.—(1) Before promulgation of standard by commission.—Subsection (a)

Determination.

 shall not apply if the Commission determines, before the Commission promulgates a final consumer product safety standard under such subsection, that—(A) with respect to any consumer product for which there is a voluntary consumer product safety standard that meets the requirements for a standard promulgated under subsection (a) with respect to such product; and (B) the voluntary standard described in subparagraph (A)—(i) is in effect at the time of the determination by the Commission; or (ii)

Deadline.

will be in effect not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Determination required to be published in federal register.—Any determination made by the Commission under this subsection shall be published in the Federal Register. (e) Treatment of Voluntary Standard for Enforcement Purposes.—(1) In general.—If the Commission makes a determination under subsection (d) with respect to a voluntary standard, the requirements of such voluntary standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) beginning on the date described in paragraph (2). (2) Date described.—The date described in this paragraph is the later of—(A) the date of the determination of the Commission under subsection (d) with respect to the voluntary standard described in paragraph (1); or (B) the effective date contained in the voluntary standard described in paragraph (1). (f) Revision of Voluntary Standard.—(1) Notice to commission.—If a voluntary standard with respect to which the Commission has made a determination under subsection (d) is subsequently revised, the organization that revised the standard shall notify the Commission after the final approval of the revision. (2)

Deadline.

Notification.

Determination.

Effective date of revision.—Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the Commission is notified of a revised voluntary standard described in paragraph (1) (or such later 136 STAT. 2096 date as the Commission determines appropriate), such revised voluntary standard in whole or in part shall be considered to be a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), in place of the prior version, unless, within 90 days after receiving the notice, the Commission notifies the organization that the revised voluntary standard, in whole or in part, does not improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard and that the Commission is retaining all or part of the existing consumer product safety standard. (g) Future Rulemaking.—At any time after the promulgation of a final consumer product safety standard under subsection (a), a voluntary standard is treated as a consumer product safety rule under subsection (e), or a revised voluntary standard becomes enforceable as a consumer product safety rule under subsection (f), the Commission may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the standard or revised standard. Any rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).
SEC. 3.

15 USC 2056e note.

CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING FOR BUTTON CELL OR COIN BATTERIES.(a)

Deadline.

Determination.

Requirement.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any button cell or coin battery sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States, or included separately with a consumer product sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States, shall be packaged in accordance with the standards provided in section 1700.15 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), as determined through testing in accordance with the method described in section 1700.20 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), or another test method for button cell or coin battery packaging specified, by rule, by the Commission. (b) Applicability.—The requirement of subsection (a) shall be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a household substance established under section 3(a) of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1472(a)).
SEC. 4.

15 USC 2056e note.

EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING STANDARD.  The standards promulgated under this Act shall not apply with respect to any toy product that is in compliance with the battery accessibility and labeling requirements of part 1250 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, and in reference to section 3(a), shall not apply with respect to button cell or coin batteries that are in compliance with the marking and packaging provisions of the ANSI Safety Standard for Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Batteries (ANSI C18.3M).
SEC. 5.

15 USC 2056e note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Button cell or coin battery.—The term “button cell or coin battery” means—(A) a single cell battery with a diameter greater than the height of the battery; or136 STAT. 2097 (B)

Determination.

any other battery, regardless of the technology used to produce an electrical charge, that is determined by the Commission to pose an ingestion hazard. (2) Commission.—The term “Commission” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (3) Consumer product.—The term “consumer product” has the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)). (4) Consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries.—The term “consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries” means a consumer product containing or designed to use one or more button cell or coin batteries, regardless of whether such batteries are intended to be replaced by the consumer or are included with the product or sold separately. (5) Toy product.—The term “toy product” means any object designed, manufactured, or marketed as a plaything for children under 14 years of age.
SEC. 6.

15 USC 2056e note.

Applicability.

EFFECTIVE DATE.  The standard promulgated under section 2(a) and the requirements of section 3(a) shall only apply to a product that is manufactured or imported after the effective date of such standard or requirement.
Approved August 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5313 (S. 3278): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–440 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 26, considered in House.

July 27, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–172: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes. Public Law172 Public Law 117–172136 Stat. 2098 2022-08-16 2022-08-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–172—AUG. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2098 Public Law117–172 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes.

Aug. 16, 2022

[H.R. 6943]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

34 USC 10281 note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Every day, public safety officers, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and others, work to maintain the safety, health, and well-being of the communities they serve. (2) This means public safety officers are routinely called to respond to stressful and potentially traumatic situations, often putting their own lives in danger. (3) This work not only puts public safety officers at-risk for experiencing harm, serious injury, and cumulative and acute trauma, but also places them at up to 25.6 times higher risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder when compared to individuals without such experiences. (4) Psychological evidence indicates that law enforcement officers experience significant job-related stressors and exposures that may confer increased risk for mental health morbidities (such as post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal thoughts, ideation, intents, and behaviors) and hastened mortality. (5) Public safety officers often do not have the resources or support they need, leaving them at higher risk for long-term mental health consequences. (6) Whereas, although the Department of Defense already considers servicemember suicides to be line-of-duty deaths and provides Federal support to eligible surviving families, the Federal Government does not recognize public safety officer suicides as deaths in the line of duty. (7) In 2017, the Department of Justice approved 481 claims under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program under subpart 1 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281 et seq.), but not one of them for the more than 240 public safety officers who died by suicide that year.136 STAT. 2099 (8) Public safety officers who have died or are disabled as a result of suicide or post-traumatic stress disorder do not qualify for the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program, despite the fact that public safety officers are more likely to die by suicide than from any other line-of-duty cause of death.
SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFITS FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ACUTE STRESS DISORDER, OR TRAUMA AND STRESS RELATED DISORDERS.(a) In General.—Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(o) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, or Trauma and Stress Related Disorders.—“(1) Definitions.—In this section:“(A) Mass casualty event.—The term ‘mass casualty event’ means an incident resulting in casualties to not fewer than 3 victims, including—“(i) an incident that exceeds the normal resources for emergency response available in the jurisdiction where the incident takes place; and “(ii) an incident that results in a sudden and timely surge of injured individuals necessitating emergency services. “(B) Mass fatality event.—The term ‘mass fatality event’ means an incident resulting in the fatalities of not fewer than 3 individuals at 1 or more locations close to one another with a common cause. “(C) Mass shooting.—The term ‘mass shooting’ means a multiple homicide incident in which not fewer than 3 victims are killed—“(i) with a firearm; “(ii) during one event; and “(iii) in one or more locations in close proximity. “(D) Exposed.—The term ‘exposed’ includes—“(i) directly experiencing or witnessing an event; or “(ii) being subjected, in an intense way, to aversive consequences of the event (including a public safety officer collecting human remains). “(E) Traumatic event.—The term ‘traumatic event’ means, in the case of a public safety officer exposed to an event, an event that is—“(i) a homicide, suicide, or the violent or gruesome death of another individual (including such a death resulting from a mass casualty event, mass fatality event, or mass shooting); “(ii) a harrowing circumstance posing an extraordinary and significant danger or threat to the life of or of serious bodily harm to any individual (including such a circumstance as a mass casualty event, mass fatality event, or mass shooting); or “(iii) an act of criminal sexual violence committed against any individual. “(2)

Determination.

Personal injury sustained in line of duty.—As determined by the Bureau—136 STAT. 2100 “(A) post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and stress related disorders suffered by a public safety officer and diagnosed by a licensed medical or mental health professional, shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of subsection (a), sustained in the line of duty by the officer, if the officer was exposed, while on duty, to one or more traumatic events and such exposure was a substantial factor in the disorder; “(B) post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and stress related disorders, suffered by a public safety officer who has contacted or attempted to contact the employee assistance program of the agency or entity that the officer serves, a licensed medical or mental health professional, suicide prevention services, or another mental health assistance service in order to receive help, treatment, or diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of subsection (a), sustained in the line of duty by the officer, if the officer, was exposed, while on duty, to one or more traumatic events and such exposure was a substantial factor in the disorder; and “(C) post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and stress related disorders, suffered by a public safety officer who was exposed, while on duty, to one or more traumatic events shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of subsection (a), sustained in the line of duty by the officer if such exposure was a substantial factor in the disorder. “(3)

Determination.

Presumption of death or total disability.—A public safety officer shall be presumed to have died or become permanently and totally disabled (within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b)) as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, if (as determined by the Bureau) the officer either—“(A) took an action, which action was intended to bring about the officer’s death and directly and proximately resulted in such officer’s death or permanent and total disability and exposure, while on duty, to one or more traumatic events was a substantial factor in the action taken by the officer; or “(B)

Time period.

took an action within 45 days of the end of exposure, while on duty, to a traumatic event, which action was intended to bring about the officer’s death and directly and proximately resulted in such officer’s death or permanent and total disability, if such action was not inconsistent with a psychiatric disorder. “(4) Applicability of limitations on benefits.—“(A) Intentional actions.—Section 1202(a)(1) shall not apply to any claim for a benefit under this part that is payable in accordance with this subsection. “(B) Substance use.—Section 1202(a)(2) shall not preclude the payment of a benefit under this part if the benefit is otherwise payable in accordance with this subsection.” . (b)

Effective dates.

34 USC 10281 note.

Retroactive Applicability.—136 STAT. 2101 (1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall—(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) apply to any matter pending, before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or otherwise, on the date of enactment of this Act, or filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates) or accruing after that date. (2) Exceptions.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to any action taken by a public safety officer described in paragraph (3) of section 1201(o) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) that occurred on or after January 1, 2019.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL FIXES.(a) Subpoena Power; Employment of Hearing Officers; Authority to Hold Hearings.—Section 806 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10225) is amended—(1) in the first sentence—(A) by striking “The” and all that follows through “Assistance” and inserting “The Assistant Attorney General, the Bureau of Justice Assistance”; (B) by striking “by the Attorney General”; (C) by striking “Code)” and inserting “Code (without regard to the days limitation prescribed therein), but shall, in no event, be understood to be (or to have the authority of) officers of the United States)”; (D) by striking “such hearing examiners or administrative law judges” and inserting “or administrative law judges”; and (E) by striking “necessary to carry out their respective powers and duties under this title” and inserting the following: “necessary or convenient to assist them in carrying out their respective powers and duties under any law administered by or under the Office”; and (2) in the second sentence—(A) by striking “The” and all that follows through “Assistance” and inserting “The Assistant Attorney General, the Bureau of Justice Assistance”; (B) by striking “or any” and inserting “, or (subject to such limitations as the appointing authority may, in its sole discretion, impose from time to time) any”; (C) by inserting a comma after “thereby”; and (D) by striking “examinations and” and inserting “examinations, and”. (b) Definitions.—Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284) is amended—(1) in paragraph (11), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (12)(B), strike the period at the end and insert a semicolon; and (3) in paragraph (14), by redesignating the second subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G).
SEC. 5. GAO REPORT.  Not

Recommenda-

tions.

 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 136 STAT. 2102 to Congress a report that details benefits issued pursuant to subsection (o) of section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281), as added by section 3, and includes any recommendations to improve that subsection.
Approved August 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6943: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–335 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–173: To include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes. Public Law173 Public Law 117–173136 Stat. 2103 2022-08-16 2022-08-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–173—AUG. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2103 Public Law117–173 117th Congress
An Act To include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.

Aug. 16, 2022

[S. 3451]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT.  Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, cybersecurity,” after “manufacturing,”.
Approved August 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3451: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 10, considered and passed Senate.

July 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–174: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an educational institution meets requirements relating to the percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, and for other purposes. Public Law174 Public Law 117–174136 Stat. 2104 2022-08-26 2022-08-26 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–174—AUG. 26, 2022 136 STAT. 2104 Public Law117–174 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an educational institution meets requirements relating to the percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

Aug. 26, 2022

[S. 4458]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WHO RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) In General.—Subsection (d) of section 3680A of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(d)(1)

Deadline.

The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment of any eligible veteran, not already enrolled, in any course for any period during which the Secretary finds that more than 85 percent of the students enrolled in the course are having all or part of their tuition, fees, or other charges paid to or for them by the educational institution or by the Department of Veterans Affairs under this title or under chapter 1606 of title 10, except with respect to tuition, fees, or other charges that are paid under a payment plan at an educational institution that the Secretary determines has a history of offering payment plans that are completed not later than 180 days after the end of the applicable term, quarter, or semester. “(2)

Waiver authority.

Regulations.

The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (1), in whole or in part, if the Secretary determines, pursuant to regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, it to be in the interest of the eligible veteran and the Federal Government. “(3)(A)

Review.

The Secretary shall establish a process by which an educational institution may request a review of a determination that the educational institution does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1). “(B) An educational institution that requests a review under subparagraph (A)—“(i)

Deadline.

Applicability.

shall request the review not later than 30 days after the start of the term, quarter, or semester for which the determination described in subparagraph (A) applies; and “(ii) may include any information that the educational institution believes the Department should have taken into 136 STAT. 2105 account when making the determination, including with respect to any mitigating circumstances. “(C)

Deadline.

The Under Secretary of Benefits shall issue an initial decision for each review requested under subparagraph (A) by not later than 30 days after the date of the request, to the extent feasible. “(D) An educational institution may request the Secretary to review the decision by the Under Secretary under subparagraph (C). The Secretary shall review each decision so requested and, pursuant to such review, shall issue a final decision sustaining, modifying, or overturning the decision by the Under Secretary. “(E) The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph without regard to any review process carried out by the Secretary under chapter 51 of this title. “(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any course offered by an educational institution if—“(A) the majority of courses offered by the educational institution are approved under section 3672 or 3675 of this title; and “(B) the total number of veterans and persons receiving assistance under this title or under chapter 1606 of title 10 who are enrolled in such institution equals 35 percent or less of the total student enrollment at such institution (computed separately for the main campus and any branch or extension of such institution). “(5)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any course offered by an educational institution if—“(i) the majority of courses offered by the educational institution are approved under section 3676 of this title; and “(ii) the total number of veterans and persons receiving assistance under this title or under chapter 1606 of title 10 who are enrolled in such institution equals 35 percent or less of the total student enrollment at such institution (computed separately for the main campus and any branch or extension of such institution). “(B)

Applicability.

Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), on a case by case basis, the Secretary may apply paragraph (1) with respect to any course otherwise covered by such subparagraph if the Secretary has reason to believe that the enrollment of veterans and persons described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph may be in excess of 85 percent of the total student enrollment in such course. “(6)

Time period.

Verification.

The Secretary shall ensure that an educational institution that meets the requirements of paragraph (4) or (5) submits information to the Secretary on a biennial basis to verify meeting such requirements. During such biennial period in which an educational institution is covered by such verification, the Secretary may not require the educational institution to submit information with respect to meeting the requirements of paragraph (1). “(7) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the enrollment of a veteran—“(A) in a program of education for which fewer than 10 students are having all or part of their tuition, fees, or other charges paid to or for them by the educational institution or by the Department of Veterans Affairs under this title or under chapter 1606 of title 10; “(B) in a course offered pursuant to section 3019, 3034(a)(3), 3234, or 3241(a)(2) of this title;136 STAT. 2106 “(C) in a farm cooperative training course; or “(D) in a course described in subsection (g).” . (b)

38 USC 3680A note.

Application.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Approved August 26, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4458: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 4, considered and passed Senate.

Aug. 12, considered and passed House.

Public Law 117–175: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Public Law175 Public Law 117–175136 Stat. 2107 2022-09-16 2022-09-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–175—SEPT. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2107 Public Law117–175 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sept. 16, 2022

[H.R. 5754]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Patient Advocate Tracker Act.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Patient Advocate Tracker Act”.
SEC. 2. SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.  Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3)

Effective date.

Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically—“(A) file a complaint that will be received by the appropriate patient advocate; and “(B) at any time view the status of the complaint, including interim and final actions that have been taken to address the complaint.” .
Approved September 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5754: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

Sept. 8, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–176: To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of such title. Public Law176 Public Law 117–176136 Stat. 2108 2022-09-16 2022-09-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–176—SEPT. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2108 Public Law117–176 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of such title.

Sept. 16, 2022

[S. 3103]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

18 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.  Section 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:“(b) Statute of Limitations.—There shall be no time limit for the filing of a complaint commencing an action under this section.” .
SEC. 3.

18 USC 2255 note. p

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.  This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall—(1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) apply to—(A) any claim or action that, as of the date described in paragraph (1), would not have been barred under section 2255(b) of title 18, United States Code, as it read on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) any claim or action arising after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved September 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3103: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 2, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 13, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–177: To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund. Public Law177 Public Law 117–177136 Stat. 2109 2022-09-16 2022-09-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–177—SEPT. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2109 Public Law117–177 117th Congress
An Act To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund.

Sept. 16, 2022

[S. 4785]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.  Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “September 11” and inserting “September 30”.
Approved September 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4785: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 13, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–178: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. Public Law178 Public Law 117–178136 Stat. 2110 2022-09-29 2022-09-29 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–178—SEPT. 29, 2022 136 STAT. 2110 Public Law117–178 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Sept. 29, 2022

[S. 2293]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act

of 2021.

38 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act of 2021” or the “CREW Act”.
SEC. 2. PERSONNEL PERFORMING SERVICE RESPONDING TO PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED MAJOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.  Section 306 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Personnel Performing Service Responding to Disasters and Emergencies.—“(1) USERRA employment and reemployment rights.—The protections,

Applicability.

 rights, benefits, and obligations provided under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to intermittent personnel appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(1) to perform service to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under sections 401 and 501 or to train for such service. “(2) Notice of absence from position of employment.—Preclusion of giving notice of service by necessity of service under subsection (b)(1) to perform service to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under sections 401 and 501 or to train for such service shall be considered preclusion by ‘military necessity’ for purposes of section 4312(b) of title 38, United States Code, pertaining to giving notice of absence from a position of employment.

Determination.

 A determination of such necessity shall be made by the Administrator and shall not be subject to review in any judicial or administrative proceeding.” .
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS TO FEMA RESERVISTS.(a) In General.—Section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (13), by inserting before “, and a period” the following: “, a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment due to an appointment into service in the Federal Emergency Management Agency as intermittent personnel under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 136 STAT. 2111 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1))”; (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (16) (relating to uniformed services) as paragraph (17); and (3) in paragraph (17), as so redesignated, by inserting before “and any other category” the following: “intermittent personnel who are appointed into Federal Emergency Management Agency service under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1)) or to train for such service,”. (b) Modification of Exception for Requirement for Members of Uniformed Services to Provide Notice to Employers to Obtain Certain Employment and Reemployment Rights.—Section 4312(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking the second sentence; (2) by inserting “(1)” before “No notice”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2)

Determination.

A determination of military necessity for purposes of paragraph (1) shall be made—“(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; “(B) for persons performing service to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f) and as intermittent personnel under section 306(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1)), by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as described in sections 327(j)(2) and 306(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f(j)(2) and 5149(d)(2)), respectively; or “(C) for intermittent disaster-response appointees of the National Disaster Medical System, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as described in section 2812(d)(3)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(d)(3)(B)). “(3) A determination of military necessity under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to judicial review.” .
Approved September 29, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2293: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–44 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–179: To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the “Jackie Walorski VA Clinic”. Public Law179 Public Law 117–179136 Stat. 2112 2022-09-30 2022-09-30 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–179—SEPT. 30, 2022 136 STAT. 2112 Public Law117–179 117th Congress
An Act To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the “Jackie Walorski VA Clinic”.

Sept. 30, 2022

[H.R. 8656]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Jackie Walorski was born August 17, 1963, in South Bend, Indiana. (2) Jackie Walorski grew up in South Bend raised by her parents, Martha, who worked at a local grocery store, and Raymond, an Air Force veteran and firefighter who owned an appliance store. (3) Jackie Walorski graduated from James Whitcomb Riley High School in 1981 and is an alumna of Taylor University. (4) Upon her graduation, Jackie Walorski worked as a reporter for a television station in South Bend and later worked for local chapters of the Humane Society and Chamber of Commerce as well as served as a development officer for area universities. (5)

Dean Swihart.

In 2000, she and her husband Dean Swihart moved to Romania and founded Impact International, a nonprofit foundation that provided medical supplies and attention to impoverished children while they served as missionaries there for four years. (6) In 2004, she was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives and subsequently reelected to that office every two years where she served three full terms in office. (7) In 2012, she was elected to the United States House of Representatives and subsequently reelected to that office until her death in a tragic car accident in 2022. (8) During her service in the United States House of Representatives, she was a passionate advocate for all her constituents, but especially veterans in the area. (9) During her service in the United States House of Representatives, she served on the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for two terms, during that time authoring the Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–256). (10) In 2017, through her persistent advocacy for area veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs completed construction of a medical clinic in St. Joseph County, Indiana, to meet the needs of Michiana area veterans.136 STAT. 2113
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JACKIE WALORSKI DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.(a) Designation.—The clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Mishawaka, Indiana, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Jackie Walorski VA Clinic”. (b) References.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the “Jackie Walorski VA Clinic”.
Approved September 30, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8656: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 12, considered and passed House.

Sept. 8, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–180: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. Public Law180 Public Law 117–180136 Stat. 2114 2022-09-30 2022-09-30 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–180—SEPT. 30, 2022 136 STAT. 2114 Public Law117–180 117th Congress
An Act Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

Sept. 30, 2022

[H.R. 6833]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  DIVISION A— DIVISION B— DIVISION C— Title I— Title II— DIVISION D— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION E— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION F— DIVISION G—
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4.

Dean Swihart.

PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.  There is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payment to Dean Swihart, beneficiary of Jacqueline Walorski-Swihart, late a Representative from the State of Indiana, $174,000.136 STAT. 2115
DIVISION A—

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023.

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
   The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2022 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2022, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the following appropriations Acts:(1)

Applicability.

The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–103), except section 783, and except that section 785 shall be applied by substituting “$125,000,000” for “$250,000,000”. (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–103), except section 521(c)(1). (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 117–103). (4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division D of Public Law 117–103). (5) The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (division E of Public Law 117–103), except the matter under the heading “Postal Regulatory Commission” in title V. (6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (division F of Public Law 117–103), except sections 544 and 545, and including title II of division O of Public Law 117–103. (7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division G of Public Law 117–103). (8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division H of Public Law 117–103), and section 162 of division A of Public Law 117–43. (9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (division I of Public Law 117–103), and section 6 in the matter preceding division A of Public Law 117–103. (10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division J of Public Law 117–103). (11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), except the first proviso of section 7069(e). (12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division L of Public Law 117–103).136 STAT. 2116
Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for:(1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2022 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 2022 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2022. (b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later.
Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
Sec. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2022.
Sec. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this Act.
Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2023, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2023 without any provision for such project or activity. (3)

Expiration date.

December 16, 2022.
Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2023 because of distributions 136 STAT. 2117 of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.
Sec. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.
Sec. 111. (a)

Extension.

For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2022, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). (b)

Time period.

Deadline.

Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 2022 but not later than 30 days after the date specified in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available for such payments.
Sec. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022, except that such authority provided under this section shall not be used until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses.
Sec. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
Sec. 114. Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sections 4001(a)(1) and 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 4005(f) of such concurrent resolution, is designated as being an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of such concurrent resolution and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 1(f) of such House resolution, respectively.
Sec. 115.

Rescissions.

(a) Rescissions or cancellations of discretionary budget authority that continue pursuant to section 101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)—(1) to which other appropriations are not provided by this Act, but for which there is a current applicable TAFS that does receive an appropriation in this Act; or (2) which are no-year TAFS and receive other appropriations in this Act, may be continued instead by reducing the rate for operations otherwise provided by section 101 for such current applicable TAFS, 136 STAT. 2118 as long as doing so does not impinge on the final funding prerogatives of the Congress. (b) Rescissions or cancellations described in subsection (a) shall continue in an amount equal to the lesser of—(1) the amount specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act; or (2) the

Effective date.

 amount of balances available, as of October 1, 2022, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act. (c) No

Deadline.

List.

 later than November 21, 2022, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of the rescissions or cancellations that will continue pursuant to section 101: Provided,

Updates.

Effective date.

That the information in such comprehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect any subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, as of October 1, 2022, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101, and such updates shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate upon request.
Sec. 116. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate approved applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.
Sec. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Agriculture for “Rural Business—Cooperative Service—Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program” may be used for the costs of loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).
Sec. 118.

Applicability.

Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2022”.
Sec. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Commerce for “Economic Development Administration—Salaries and Expenses” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain agency operations.
Sec. 120. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Salaries and Expenses” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to ensure continued oversight of public safety communications programs.
Sec. 121. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses”, there is appropriated $15,300,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for investigative activities associated with Afghan resettlement operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 136 STAT. 2119 pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 122.

Expiration date.

(a) Notwithstanding sections 101 and 106, through September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense may transfer up to $3,000,000,000 from unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “Department of Defense—Operation and Maintenance—Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid” in division C of Public Law 117–43 and division B of Public Law 117–70 to any appropriation account under the headings “Department of State and Related Agency—Department of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs”, “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance”, and “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of State—United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund” for support of Operation Allies Welcome or any successor operation: Provided, That upon transfer, such funds shall be merged with the appropriation to which such funds are transferred except that such funds may be made available for such purposes notwithstanding any requirement or limitation applicable to the appropriation to which transferred, including sections 2(c)(1) and 2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 with respect to the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund and in sections 4(a) and 4(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 with respect to funds transferred to the Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account: Provided further, That section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a transfer of funds under this subsection: Provided further,

Consultation.

Notification.

That the exercise of the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to this subsection that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. (b)

Reports.

Not later than November 1, 2022 and prior to any transfer of funds pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a written report on Operation Allies Welcome or any successor operation: Provided,

Afghans.

Relocation.

Strategy.

Plan.

Timeline.

Spend plan.

Cost estimate.

That such report shall describe the number and status of Afghans residing at Department of Defense and Department of State-managed facilities and any anticipated future arrivals at such facilities; the strategy and plan, including timeline, for adjudicating and relocating all Afghans residing at Department of Defense or overseas civilian facilities and for the transition of operations and responsibilities under Operation Allies Welcome or any successor operation from the Department of Defense to the Department of State during fiscal year 2023; the activities and responsibilities assigned to each Federal agency involved in such strategy and plan; and a spend plan, containing an estimate 136 STAT. 2120 of the costs, including additional construction and security costs, to be incurred by each such agency for carrying out such strategy and plan, and the sources of funds: Provided further, That prior to the initial obligation of funds transferred to the Department of State pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a report to such Committees detailing the roles and responsibilities of Department of State bureaus and offices in Operation Allies Welcome or any successor operation.
Sec. 123.

Applicability.

During the period covered by this Act, section 714(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting “three years” for “two years”.
Sec. 124. (a)

Rescission.

Of the remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2022, from amounts provided under the heading “Afghanistan Security Forces Fund” in title IX of division C of Public Law 116–260, $100,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2022, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for the same purposes and under the same authorities provided under such heading in Public Law 116–260, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes. (b)(1)

Effective date.

Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. (2)

Applicability.

If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2022, this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2022.
Sec. 125. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construction”, there is appropriated $20,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to water and wastewater infrastructure under section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835): Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 126.

Applicability.

(a) During the period covered by this Act, title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 204 of division D of Public Law 117–103, shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022” each place it appears. (b) During the period covered by this Act, section 103(f)(4)(A) of title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1696) shall be applied by substituting “$25,650,000” for “$25,000,000”.
Sec. 127.

Applicability.

(a) During the period covered by this Act, section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022”. (b) During the period covered by this Act, section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022”.136 STAT. 2121 (c) During the period covered by this Act, section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022”.
Sec. 128. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of the Treasury—Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau—Salaries and Expenses” at a rate for operations of $14,929,000, for an additional amount to administer the Craft Beverage Modernization Act import claims program, as required by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to establish and implement a new import claims program.
Sec. 129.

Applicability.

Notwithstanding section 101, title II of division E of Public Law 117–103 shall be applied by adding the following new heading and appropriation language under the heading “Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President”:

“Office of the National Cyber Director

“salaries and expenses  “For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), $21,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.” .
Sec. 130. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Fees of Jurors and Commissioners” at a rate for operations of $59,565,000.
Sec. 131. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Court Security”, there is appropriated $112,500,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended, for security improvements at United States courthouses and Federal court facilities:

Reports.

Time period.

 Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until all funds provided by this section have been expended, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide, in an appropriate format, quarterly reports on the obligations and expenditures of the funds provided under this section to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 132. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds made available under the heading “District of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds” for such programs and activities under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2022 (title IV of division E of Public Law 117–103) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 136 STAT. 2122 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24–486), as modified as of the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 133. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for “Small Business Administration—Salaries and Expenses” at a rate for operations of $20,000,000, for an additional amount for costs associated with the establishment and implementation of a Government-wide service-disabled veteran-owned small business certification program within the Small Business Administration, as required by section 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) and section 862 of Public Law 116–283: Provided,

Apportionment.

Certification.

That such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to establish and implement such certification program: Provided further, That such amounts may be obligated in the account and budget structure set forth in H.R. 8294, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 20, 2022.
Sec. 134. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate increased demand for commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), for guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(g)), for commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697), and for commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)).
Sec. 135. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security under the heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out response and recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Sec. 136. Notwithstanding sections 101, 104, and 106, to carry out the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, there is appropriated $2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, to the Department of Homeland Security for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Account”, which shall be derived by transfer from amounts made available under the heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund” in title VI of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), of which $1,000,000 shall be transferred to “Office of the Inspector General—Operations and Support” for oversight of activities authorized by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act: Provided, That no amounts may be derived from amounts made available for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That amounts provided by this section shall be subject to the same authorities and conditions as if such amounts were provided by title III of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (division F of Public Law 117–103): Provided further,

Reports.

Time period.

That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until all funds provided by this section have been expended, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 136 STAT. 2123 provide, in an appropriate format, quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the obligations and expenditures of the funds made available by this section: Provided further, That amounts transferred by this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 137.

Applicability.

Section 708(b)(13) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)(13)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2022”.
Sec. 138.

Applicability.

During the period covered by this Act, section 822(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383(a)) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022”.
Sec. 139.

Applicability.

(a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2022”. (b)(1)

Effective date.

Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. (2) If

Applicability.

 this Act is enacted after September 30, 2022, this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2022.
Sec. 140.

Applicability.

Section 880(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2022”.
Sec. 141.

Applicability.

Time period.

Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this section”.
Sec. 142. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Department of the Interior—National Park Service—National Recreation and Preservation” for heritage partnership programs may be used to provide financial assistance to any national heritage area, national heritage corridor, cultural heritage corridor, national heritage partnership, national heritage route, national heritage canalway, and battlefields national historic district established as of September 1, 2022, notwithstanding any statutory sunset provision terminating the Secretary’s authority to provide assistance to any such area and notwithstanding any limitation on amounts authorized to be appropriated with respect to any such area.
Sec. 143. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of the Interior under the heading “Working Capital Fund” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to implement enterprise cybersecurity safeguards.
Sec. 144. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services” at a rate for operations of $16,721,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, and such 136 STAT. 2124 amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate such facilities. (b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities” at a rate for operations of $1,201,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate such facilities.
Sec. 145. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Department of Health and Human Services—Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—Mental Health”, there is appropriated $62,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for carrying out 988 Suicide Lifeline activities and behavioral health crisis services.
Sec. 146. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Low Income Home Energy Assistance”, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.): Provided, That of the funds made available by this section, $500,000,000 shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2023 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 147. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance”, there is appropriated $1,775,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to carry out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 148.

Applicability.

Notwithstanding section 101, the first paragraph under the heading “Social Security Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses” in title IV of division H of Public Law 117–103 shall be applied by substituting “$13,602,945,000” for “$13,202,945,000”.
Sec. 149.

Applicability.

(a) During the period covered by this Act, subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 2502 of the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 117–43) shall be 136 STAT. 2125 applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) for “September 30, 2022”. (b) The amount provided by this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 150.

Extension.

Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3), in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
Sec. 151.

Applicability.

Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 of division J of Public Law 117–103 shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by substituting “fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018” for “fiscal year 2017”.
Sec. 152. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for—(1) “Department of State and Related Agency—Department of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs—Diplomatic Programs” at a rate for operations of $9,228,789,000; (2) “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—International Disaster Assistance” at a rate for operations of $4,555,460,000; (3) “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Transition Initiatives” at a rate for operations of $100,000,000; (4) “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” at a rate for operations of $850,000,000; (5) “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance” at a rate for operations of $3,562,188,000; (6) “International Security Assistance—Department of State—International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” at a rate for operations of $1,421,004,000; and (7) “International Security Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Foreign Military Financing Program” at a rate for operations of $6,190,424,000.
Sec. 153.

Applicability.

During the period covered by this Act, section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022” each place it appears.
Sec. 154. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for “Public and Indian Housing—Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate demand for commitments to guarantee loans as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b).
Sec. 155. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund”, there is appropriated $2,000,000,000, for an additional amount for 136 STAT. 2126 fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended, for the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated under such heading in title VIII of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–43), except that such amounts shall be for major disasters that occurred in 2021 or 2022 and the fourth, twentieth, and twenty-first provisos under such heading in such Act shall not apply: Provided, That amounts made available under this section and under such heading in such Act may be used by a grantee to assist utilities as part of a disaster-related eligible activity under section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)): Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
Sec. 156. Notwithstanding section 106 of this Act, at any time during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may transfer up to $1,300,000 in unobligated balances from amounts made available in prior Acts under the heading “Housing Programs—Project-Based Rental Assistance” to Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 86 X 0148 for the liquidation of obligations incurred in fiscal year 2018 in connection with the continued provision of interest reduction payments authorized under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1).
Sec. 157.

Effective date.

Rescissions.

(a) The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2022, from amounts made available for “Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—National Infrastructure Investments” in title I of division H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) are hereby permanently rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2022, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and shall be available, without additional competition, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2020 national infrastructure investments program, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes. (b)

Rescission.

The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2022, from amounts made available to the Department of Transportation in section 105 of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) are hereby permanently rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2022, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and shall be available, without additional competition, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2019 national infrastructure investments program, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes. (c)(1)

Effective date.

Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.136 STAT. 2127 (2)

Applicability.

If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2022, this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2022.

   This division may be cited as the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION B—

Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023.

UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
   The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, namely:
<num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Army”, $110,107,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Navy”, $462,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Marine Corps”, $600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Air Force”, $11,582,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $654,696,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $433,035,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2128">136 STAT. 2128</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps”, $34,984,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $267,084,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Space Force”, $1,771,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f55934e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $4,713,544,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such funds for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative shall be available to the Secretary of Defense under the same terms and conditions as are provided for in section 8139 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dC">division C of Public Law 117–103</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, up to $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, may be transferred to accounts under the headings “Operation and Maintenance” and “Procurement” for replacement of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for defense services of the Department of Defense and military education and training, provided to the government of Ukraine or to foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred pursuant to a transfer authority provided under this heading in this Act shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f55ba5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f55ba60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of such transfers not less than 15 days before any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f55ba61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the transfer authority provided under this heading in this Act is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2129">136 STAT. 2129</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Army”, $450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement of Ammunition, Army”, $540,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in such plants, for the purpose of increasing production of critical munitions to replace defense articles provided to the Government of Ukraine or foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Army”, $3,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Navy”, $2,170,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Air Force”, $437,991,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for other expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Defense-Wide”, $9,770,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, $3,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy”, $2,077,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2130">136 STAT. 2130</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force”, $99,704,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $31,230,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of the Inspector General”, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to carry out reviews of the activities of the Department of Defense to execute funds appropriated in this title, including assistance provided to Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f560882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f560883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intelligence Community Management Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Intelligence Community Management Account”, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f562f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f562f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate on measures being taken to account for United States defense articles designated for Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly measures with regard to such articles that require enhanced end-use monitoring; measures to ensure that such articles reach their intended recipients and are used for their intended purposes; and any other measures to promote accountability for the use of such articles: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall include a description of any occurrences of articles not reaching their intended recipients or used for their intended purposes and a description of any remedies taken: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1102.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f562f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f562f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f562f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2023, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2131">136 STAT. 2131</page> the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide a written report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate describing United States security assistance provided to Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine, including a comprehensive list of the defense articles and services provided to Ukraine and the associated authority and funding used to provide such articles and services: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation”, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic support fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $4,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries and may be made available as contributions.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1301.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5656a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During fiscal year 2023, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318/a/1">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$3,700,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1302.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f567dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1f56cbdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title shall be made available for direct financial support for the Government of Ukraine, including for Ukrainian first responders, and may be made available as a cash transfer subject to the requirements of subsection (b): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That such funds shall be provided on a reimbursable basis and matched by sources other than the United States Government, to the maximum extent practicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall ensure third-party monitoring of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That at least 15 days prior to the initial obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Administrator <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2132">136 STAT. 2132</page> of the United States Agency for International Development, shall certify and report to the appropriate congressional committees that mechanisms for monitoring and oversight of such funds are in place and functioning and that the Government of Ukraine has in place substantial safeguards to prevent corruption and ensure accountability of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> That not less than 45 days after the initial obligation of such funds, the Inspectors General of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing and assessing the mechanisms for monitoring and safeguards described in the previous proviso.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f56cbe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><content>Funds made available to the Government of Ukraine as a cash transfer under subsection (a) shall be subject to a memorandum of understanding between the Governments of the United States and Ukraine that describes how the funds proposed to be made available will be used and the appropriate safeguards to ensure transparency and accountability: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such assistance shall be maintained in a separate, auditable account and may not be comingled with any other funds.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f56cbe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of funds provided for direct financial support to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 45 days thereafter until all such funds have been expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote> That such report shall include a detailed description of the use of such funds, including categories and amounts, the intended results and the results achieved, a summary of other donor contributions, and a description of the efforts undertaken by the Secretary and Administrator to increase other donor contributions for direct financial support: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such report shall also include the metrics established to measure such results.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f56cbe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56cbea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Funds made available for the purposes of subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1403. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1404. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1f56f2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each amount provided by this division is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2133">136 STAT. 2133</page> 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></section>

   This division may be cited as the “Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION C—OTHER MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS, TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t47/s309/j/11">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3014/a">Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f56f2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f571a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f571a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f571a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f571a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 USC 3551 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 U.S.C. 3551 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/2032">98 Stat. 2032</ref>), as such section relates to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch311">chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and the United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to “35 years” or “35-year period” shall be deemed a reference to “35 years and 46 days” or “35-year and 46-day period”, respectively.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CUSTOMER PROTECTION FUND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/117/25/s1/b">Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/135/297">135 Stat. 297</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2022</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f576832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f576833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f576834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2134">136 STAT. 2134</page> budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be estimated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f576835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f576836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f576837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION D—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES EXTENSIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>MEDICARE AND MEDICAID</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f57dd68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f57dd69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/12">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on December 17, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2023, and in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)(i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subclause (I)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or portion of a fiscal year</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>for a fiscal year</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>through 2022</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>through 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on December 17, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2023, and fiscal year 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or during the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>through 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f57dd73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>through 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f57dd74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f57dd75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 USC 1395ww note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL (MDH) PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f582b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/5/G">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2135">136 STAT. 2135</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5852a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5852a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (ii)(II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5852a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5852aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of target amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/b/3/D">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5852ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5852ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5852ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>through fiscal year 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5852ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5852af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 U.S.C. 1395ww note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2022,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2022, or the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF INCREASED FMAPS FOR THE TERRITORIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/ff">42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 13</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16</quotedText>” in each such place.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>REDUCTION OF MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395iii/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,500,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,308,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Activities authorized by section 511 of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 16, 2022, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated for such purpose an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for such activities for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 16, 2022, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2136">136 STAT. 2136</page></content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>PUBLIC HEALTH</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF THE PROGRAM TO DEEM CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f58a0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 224(q) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s233/q">42 U.S.C. 233(q)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (6).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f58a0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 224 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s233">42 U.S.C. 233</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f58a0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (g)(1)(H)(iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this section.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this section).</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f58a0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (k)(3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>governing board members,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>officers,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f58a0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (p)(7)(A)(i), by moving the margin of subclause (II) 2 ems to the left; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f58a0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (q)(5)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and paragraph (6)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f58a0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f58a0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s210–1">42 USC 210–1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO ACCUMULATE EXCESS ANNUAL LEAVE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For purposes of annual leave accumulated in fiscal year 2022, the authority provided in <ref href="/us/pl/116/159/dC/s2106">section 2106 of division C of Public Law 116–159</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s210–1">42 U.S.C. 210–1 note</ref>) shall apply to such leave by substituting “2022” for “2020” in subsections (a) and (d)(2).</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>INDIAN HEALTH</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dG/tIV/s424/a">Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of Public Law 113–76</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f58c7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/128/343">128 Stat. 343</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> DIVISION E—VETERANS AFFAIRS EXTENSIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH CARE</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/f/2/B">Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710A/d">Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2137">136 STAT. 2137</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE DOD–VA HEALTH CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8111/d/3">Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2573">123 Stat. 2573</ref>), as most recently amended by section 715 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1787">135 Stat. 1787</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF PAYMENTS AND ALLOWANCES FOR BENEFICIARY TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH VETERANS RECEIVING CARE FROM VET CENTERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 104(a) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/154">Public Law 112–154</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/126/1169">126 Stat. 1169</ref>), as most recently amended by section 3 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/42">Public Law 117–42</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/342">135 Stat. 342</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO BENEFITS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111A/a/2">Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s315/b">Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REPORT ON EQUITABLE RELIEF PROVIDED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s503/c">Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2102A/e">Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2138">136 STAT. 2138</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2108/g">Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HOMELESS VETERANS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2021/e/1/F">Section 2021(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2021A/f/1">Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f593d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2031/b">Section 2031(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f593d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Services at Certain Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2033(d) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2044/e/1/H">Section 2044(e)(1)(H) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2061/d/1">Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2066/d">Section 2066(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2139">136 STAT. 2139</page></content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS OF OTHER AUTHORITIES</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE UNDER THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s322/d/4">Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f598b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (g)(1)(B) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s521A">section 521A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2026</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f598b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (l) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f598b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Correction</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (g)(1)(A) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>. for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2020</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s544/e">Section 544(e) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3692/c">Section 3692(c) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="405">SEC. 405. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8118/a/5">Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> DIVISION F—

FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022.

FDA USER FEE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022
SEC. 1.

21 USC 301 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this division is as follows:

DIVISION F— Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  TITLE I— Sec. 1001.  Sec. 1002.  Sec. 1003.  Sec. 1004.  Sec. 1005.  Sec. 1006.  Sec. 1007.  TITLE II— Sec. 2001.  Sec. 2002.  Sec. 2003.  Sec. 2004.  Sec. 2005.  Sec. 2006.  Sec. 2007.  Sec. 2008.  Sec. 2009.  TITLE III— Sec. 3001.  Sec. 3002.  Sec. 3003.  Sec. 3004.  Sec. 3005.  Sec. 3006.  TITLE IV— Sec. 4001.  Sec. 4002.  Sec. 4003.  Sec. 4004.  Sec. 4005.  Sec. 4006.  Sec. 4007.  TITLE V— Sec. 5001.  Sec. 5002.  Sec. 5003.  Sec. 5004.  Sec. 5005.  Sec. 5006.  Sec. 5007.  Sec. 5008. 
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5a0071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>FEES RELATING TO DRUGS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1001">SEC. 1001. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE; FINDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5a2782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5a2783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301">21 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5a2784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5a2785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 USC 379g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the fees authorized by the amendments made by this title will be dedicated toward expediting the drug development process and the process for the review of human drug applications, including postmarket drug safety activities, as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 2 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379g et seq.</ref>), in the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, as set forth in the Congressional Record.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1002">SEC. 1002. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human Drug Application</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 735(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g/1">21 U.S.C. 379g(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2141">136 STAT. 2141</page> in the matter following subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an allergenic extract product, or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>does not include an application with respect to an allergenic extract product licensed before October 1, 2022, does not include an application with respect to a standardized allergenic extract product submitted pursuant to a notification to the applicant from the Secretary regarding the existence of a potency test that measures the allergenic activity of an allergenic extract product licensed by the applicant before October 1, 2022, does not include an application with respect to</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prescription Drug Product</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 735(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g/3">21 U.S.C. 379g(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(3) The term</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(3)(A) The term</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Such term does not include whole blood</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Such term does not include whole blood”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an allergenic extract product,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an allergenic extract product licensed before October 1, 2022, a standardized allergenic extract product submitted pursuant to a notification to the applicant from the Secretary regarding the existence of a potency test that measures the allergenic activity of an allergenic extract product licensed by the applicant before October 1, 2022,</quotedText>” ; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5a9cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ac3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1f5ac3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5ac3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5ac3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If a written request to place a product in the discontinued section of either of the lists referenced in subparagraph (A)(iii) is submitted to the Secretary on behalf of an applicant, and the request identifies the date the product is, or will be, withdrawn from sale, then for purposes of assessing the prescription drug program fee under section 736(a)(2), the Secretary shall consider such product to have been included in the discontinued section on the later of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ac3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the date such request was received; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ac3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if the product will be withdrawn from sale on a future date, such future date when the product is withdrawn from sale.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5ac3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, a product shall be considered withdrawn from sale once the applicant has ceased its own distribution of the product, whether or not the applicant has ordered recall of all previously distributed lots of the product, except that a routine, temporary interruption in supply shall not render a product withdrawn from sale.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5ac3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Skin-Test Diagnostic Product</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 735 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 U.S.C. 379g</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>skin-test diagnostic product</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>means a product—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for prick, scratch, intradermal, or subcutaneous administration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>expected to produce a limited, local reaction at the site of administration (if positive), rather than a systemic effect;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2142">136 STAT. 2142</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>not intended to be a preventive or therapeutic intervention; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>intended to detect an immediate- or delayed-type skin hypersensitivity reaction to aid in the diagnosis of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>an allergy to an antimicrobial agent;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5ae9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>an allergy that is not to an antimicrobial agent, if the diagnostic product was authorized for marketing prior to October 1, 2022; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>infection with fungal or mycobacterial pathogens; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ae9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes positive and negative controls required to interpret the results of a product described in subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1003">SEC. 1003. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE DRUG FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5c7091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Types of Fees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human drug application fee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/a">21 U.S.C. 379h(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(c)(5)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(c)(6)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prior to approval</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>or was withdrawn</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5c7097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for skin-test diagnostic products</inline>.—</heading><content>A human drug application for a skin-test diagnostic product shall not be subject to a fee under subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prescription drug program fee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/a/2">21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c7099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c709a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5c97ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c97ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (c)(5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (c)(6)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c97ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c97ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for previously discontinued drug products</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5c97af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5c97b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5c97b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment fee.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>If a drug product that is identified in a human drug application approved as of October 1 of a fiscal year is not a prescription drug product as of that date because the drug product is in the discontinued section of a list referenced in section 735(3)(A)(iii), and on any subsequent day during such fiscal year the drug product is a prescription drug product, then except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), each person who is named as the applicant in a human drug application with respect to such product, and who, after September 1, 1992, had pending before the Secretary a human drug application or supplement, shall pay the annual prescription drug <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2143">136 STAT. 2143</page> program fee established for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(6) for such prescription drug product.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5c97b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Such fee shall be due on the last business day of such fiscal year and shall be paid only once for each such product for a fiscal year in which the fee is payable.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5c97b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5cbec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for certain prescription drug products</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A prescription drug program fee shall not be assessed for a prescription drug product under subparagraph (A) if such product is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5cbec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a large volume parenteral product (a sterile aqueous drug product packaged in a single-dose container with a volume greater than or equal to 100 mL, not including powders for reconstitution or pharmacy bulk packages) identified on the list compiled under section 505(j)(7);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5cbec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>pharmaceutically equivalent (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s314.3">section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation)) to another product on the list of products compiled under section 505(j)(7) (not including the discontinued section of such list); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5cbec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a skin-test diagnostic product.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5cbec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5cbec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee Revenue Amounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5cbeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) of section 736(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/b">21 U.S.C. 379h(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5d0ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027, fees under subsection (a) shall, except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (f), and (g), be established to generate a total revenue amount under such subsection that is equal to the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the annual base revenue for the fiscal year (as determined under paragraph (3));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the inflation adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (c)(1));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the strategic hiring and retention adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (c)(2));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the capacity planning adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (c)(3));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the operating reserve adjustment for the fiscal year, if applicable (as determined under subsection (c)(4));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the additional direct cost adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (c)(5)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>additional dollar amounts for each fiscal year as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$65,773,693 for fiscal year 2023.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$25,097,671 for fiscal year 2024.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>$14,154,169 for fiscal year 2025.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>$4,864,860 for fiscal year 2026.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>$1,314,620 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2144">136 STAT. 2144</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual base revenue</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3) of section 736(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/b">21 U.S.C. 379h(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual base revenue</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the dollar amount of the annual base revenue for a fiscal year shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, $1,151,522,958; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for fiscal years 2024 through 2027, the dollar amount of the total revenue amount established under paragraph (1) for the previous fiscal year, not including any adjustments made under subsection (c)(4) or (c)(5).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5d0cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments; Annual Fee Setting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 736(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/c/1/B/ii">21 U.S.C. 379h(c)(1)(B)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic hiring and retention adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/c">21 U.S.C. 379h(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d0d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1f5d3412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic hiring and retention adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each fiscal year, after the annual base revenue established in subsection (b)(1)(A) is adjusted for inflation in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall further increase the fee revenue and fees by the following amounts:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d3413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>For fiscal year 2023, $9,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d3414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, $4,000,000.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d3415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity planning adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3), as redesignated, of section 736(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/c">21 U.S.C. 379h(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity planning adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year, after the annual base revenue established in subsection (b)(1)(A) is adjusted in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), such revenue shall be adjusted further for such fiscal year, in accordance with this paragraph, to reflect changes in the resource capacity needs of the Secretary for the process for the review of human drug applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall employ the capacity planning methodology utilized by the Secretary in setting fees for fiscal year 2021, as described in the notice titled ‘Prescription Drug User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2021’ published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/46651">85 Fed. Reg. 46651</ref>). The workload categories used in applying such methodology in forecasting shall include only the activities described in that notice and, as feasible, additional activities that are directly related to the direct review of applications and supplements, including additional formal meeting types, the direct review of postmarketing commitments and requirements, the direct review of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, and the direct review of annual reports for approved prescription drug products. Subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2145">136 STAT. 2145</page> to the exceptions in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall not include as workload categories in applying such methodology in forecasting any non-core review activities, including those activities that the Secretary referenced for potential future use in such notice but did not utilize in setting fees for fiscal year 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Under no circumstances shall an adjustment under this paragraph result in fee revenue for a fiscal year that is less than the sum of the amounts under subsections (b)(1)(A) (the annual base revenue for the fiscal year), (b)(1)(B) (the dollar amount of the inflation adjustment for the fiscal year), and (b)(1)(C) (the dollar amount of the strategic hiring and retention adjustment for the fiscal year).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5d5b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication in federal register</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice under paragraph (6) of the fee revenue and fees resulting from the adjustment and the methodologies under this paragraph.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operating reserve adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (4), as redesignated, of section 736(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/c">21 U.S.C. 379h(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d5b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5d823e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary shall, in addition to adjustments under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), further increase the fee revenue and fees if such an adjustment is necessary to provide for operating reserves of carryover user fees for the process for the review of human drug applications for each fiscal year in at least the following amounts:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d823f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>For fiscal year 2023, at least 8 weeks of operating reserves.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d8240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For fiscal year 2024, at least 9 weeks of operating reserves.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d8241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years, at least 10 weeks of operating reserves.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d8242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (6)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5d8243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional direct cost adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (5), as redesignated, of section 736(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/c">21 U.S.C. 379h(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5da954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional direct cost adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, in addition to adjustments under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), further increase the fee revenue and fees—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, by $44,386,150; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, by the amount set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B), as applicable, multiplied by the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV; Not Seasonally Adjusted; All Items; Annual Index) for the most recent year of available data, divided by such Index for 2021.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amounts referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2146">136 STAT. 2146</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>For fiscal year 2024, $60,967,993.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025, $35,799,314.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, $35,799, 314.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>For fiscal year 2027, $35,799,314.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5da95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual fee setting</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (6), as redesignated, of section 736(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/c">21 U.S.C. 379h(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2017</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5da95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crediting and Availability of Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 736(g)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/g/3">21 U.S.C. 379h(g)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5da95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written Requests for Waivers, Reductions, Exemptions, and Returns; Disputes Concerning Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 736(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/i">21 U.S.C. 379h(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5dd070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written Requests for Waivers, Reductions, Exemptions, and Returns; Disputes Concerning Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To qualify for consideration for a waiver or reduction under subsection (d), an exemption under subsection (k), or the return of any fee paid under this section, including if the fee is claimed to have been paid in error, a person shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5dd071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5dd072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 180 days after such fee is due, submit to the Secretary a written request justifying such waiver, reduction, exemption, or return; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5dd073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>include in the request any legal authorities under which the request is made.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5dd074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Orphan Drugs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/k">21 U.S.C. 379h(k)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5dd075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the previous year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as determined under paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5dd076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f5dd077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5dd078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5dd079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evidence of qualification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An exemption under paragraph (1) applies with respect to a drug only if the applicant involved submits a certification that the applicant’s gross annual revenues did not exceed $50,000,000 for the last calendar year ending prior to the fiscal year for which the exemption is requested. Such certification shall be supported by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5dd07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>tax returns submitted to the United States Internal Revenue Service; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5dd07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>as necessary, other appropriate financial information.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1004">SEC. 1004. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f5e45ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 736B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h–2">21 U.S.C. 379h–2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 30 calendar days after the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, and not later than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year thereafter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2147">136 STAT. 2147</page> of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this part</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (a)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2020, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5e45b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1005">SEC. 1005. </num><heading>SUNSET DATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5e6cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 USC 379g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 735 and 736 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 U.S.C. 379g</ref>; 379h) shall cease to be effective October 1, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5e6cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h–2">21 USC 379h–2 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 736B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h–2">21 U.S.C. 379h–2</ref>) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5e6cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 USC 379g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previous Sunset Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective October 1, 2022, subsections (a) and (b) of section 104 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>) are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1006">SEC. 1006. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 USC 379g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The amendments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2022, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 2 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379g et seq.</ref>) shall be assessed for all human drug applications received on or after October 1, 2022, regardless of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1007">SEC. 1007. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e6cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g">21 USC 379g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SAVINGS CLAUSE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, part 2 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379g/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379g et seq.</ref>), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this title, shall continue to be in effect with respect to human drug applications and supplements (as defined in such part as of such day) that were accepted by the Food and Drug Administration for filing on or after October 1, 2017, but before October 1, 2022, with respect to assessing and collecting any fee required by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e93e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022.</p></sidenote>FEES RELATING TO DEVICES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2001">SEC. 2001. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE; FINDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5e93e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5e93e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301">21 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> Title.—</heading><content>This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f5ebaf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5ebaf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i">21 USC 379i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the fees authorized under the amendments made by this title will be dedicated toward expediting the process for the review of device applications and for assuring the safety and effectiveness of devices, as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 3 of subchapter C of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2148">136 STAT. 2148</page> chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379i et seq.</ref>), in the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, as set forth in the Congressional Record.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2002">SEC. 2002. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f5ee207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 737 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i">21 U.S.C. 379i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (9)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and premarket notification submissions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>premarket notification submissions, and de novo classification requests</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and submissions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submissions, and de novo classification requests</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and premarket notification submissions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>premarket notification submissions, and de novo classification requests</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in each of subparagraphs (G) and (H), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or submissions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submissions, or requests</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subparagraph (K), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or premarket notification submissions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>premarket notification submissions, or de novo classification requests</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f5ee20e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (11), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2003">SEC. 2003. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f5ee20f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE DEVICE FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f608fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Types of Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/a">21 U.S.C. 379j(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2017</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2022</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>75 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>80 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in clause (viii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3.4 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4.5 percent</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or premarket notification submission</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>premarket notification submission, or de novo classification request</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or periodic reporting concerning a class III device</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>periodic reporting concerning a class III device, or de novo classification request</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f608fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee Amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/b">21 U.S.C. 379j(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f608fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base fee amounts specified</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (1), the base fee amounts specified in this paragraph are as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2149">136 STAT. 2149</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="Quoted fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c6,L2(4,4,4,4,0,0),tp0,p8,8/8,s60,8,8,8,8,8'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 245pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 245.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">“Fee Type</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fiscal Year 2023</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fiscal Year 2024</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fiscal Year 2025</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fiscal Year 2026</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fiscal Year 2027</xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Premarket Application</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$425,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$435,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$445,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$455,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$470,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Establishment Registration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$6,250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$6,875</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$7,100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$7,575</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">$8,465”; and</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table></content></paragraph> </quotedContent><?GPOvSpace 04 ''; and?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f608fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f60b6de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total revenue amounts specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the total revenue amounts specified in this paragraph are as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$312,606,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$335,750,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$350,746,400 for fiscal year 2025.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>$366,486,300 for fiscal year 2026.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$418,343,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Fee Setting; Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/c">21 U.S.C. 379j(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2017</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f60b6ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f621680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance improvement adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f621681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f621682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027, after the adjustments under paragraphs (2) and (3), the base establishment registration fee amounts for such fiscal year shall be increased to reflect changes in the resource needs of the Secretary due to improved review performance goals for the process for the review of device applications identified in the letters described in section 2001(b) of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022, as the Secretary determines necessary to achieve an increase in total fee collections for such fiscal year equal to the following amounts, as applicable:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2025, the product of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the amount determined under subparagraph (B)(i)(I); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2150">136 STAT. 2150</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the applicable inflation adjustment under paragraph (2)(B) for such fiscal year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2026, the product of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the sum of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (B)(i)(II), (B)(ii)(I), and (B)(iii)(I); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the applicable inflation adjustment under paragraph (2)(B) for such fiscal year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2027, the product of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62168a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the sum of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (B)(i)(III), (B)(ii)(II), and (B)(iii)(II); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62168b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the applicable inflation adjustment under paragraph (2)(B) for such fiscal year.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62168c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62168d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presubmission amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), with respect to the Presubmission Written Feedback goal, the amounts determined under this subparagraph are as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62168e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025, $15,396,600 if such goal for fiscal year 2023 is met.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62168f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2026:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f621690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>$15,396,600 if such goal for fiscal year 2023 is met and such goal for fiscal year 2024 is not met.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f621691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>$36,792,200 if such goal for fiscal year 2024 is met.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2027:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f621693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>$15,396,600 if such goal for fiscal year 2023 is met and such goal for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 is not met.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f621694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>$36,792,200 if such goal for fiscal year 2024 is met and such goal for fiscal year 2025 is not met.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f621695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>$40,572,600 if such goal for fiscal year 2025 is met.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De novo classification request amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), with respect to the De Novo Decision goal, the amounts determined under this subparagraph are as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, $6,323,500 if such goal for fiscal year 2023 is met.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f621698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2027:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f621699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>$6,323,500 if such goal for fiscal year 2023 is met and such goal for fiscal year 2024 is not met.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f62169a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>$11,765,400 if such goal for fiscal year 2024 is met.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62169b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premarket notification and premarket approval amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), with respect to the 510(k) decision goal, 510(k) Shared Outcome Total Time to Decision goal, PMA decision goal, and PMA Shared Outcome Total Time to Decision goal, the amounts determined under this subparagraph are as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62169c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, $1,020,000 if the 4 goals for fiscal year 2023 are met.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2151">136 STAT. 2151</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f62169d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2027:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f62169e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>$1,020,000 if the 4 goals for fiscal year 2023 are met and one or more of the 4 goals for fiscal year 2024 are not met.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f62169f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>$3,906,000 if the 4 goals for fiscal year 2024 are met.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6216a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance calculation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, performance of the following goals shall be determined as specified in the letters described in section 2001(b) of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022 and based on data available, as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6216a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The performance of the Presubmission Written Feedback goal shall be based on data available as of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, March 31, 2024;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024, March 31, 2025; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>for fiscal year 2025, March 31, 2026.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>The performance of the De Novo Decision goal, 510(k) decision goal, 510(k) Shared Outcome Total Time to Decision goal, PMA decision goal, and PMA Shared Outcome Total Time to Decision goal shall be based on data available as of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, March 31, 2025; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024, March 31, 2026.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals defined</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the terms ‘Presubmission Written Feedback goal’, ‘De Novo Decision goal’, ‘510(k) decision goal’, ‘510(k) Shared Outcome Total Time to Decision goal’, ‘PMA decision goal’, and ‘PMA Shared Outcome Total Time to Decision goal’ refer to the goals identified by the same names in the letters described in section 2001(b) of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f6216ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6216ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027, after the adjustments under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), if applicable, if the number of hires to support the process for the review of device applications falls below the thresholds specified in subparagraph (B) for the applicable fiscal years, the base establishment registration fee amounts shall be decreased as the Secretary determines necessary to achieve a reduction in total fee collections equal to the hiring adjustment amount under subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Thresholds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The thresholds specified in this subparagraph are as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6216af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025, the threshold is 123 hires for fiscal year 2023.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, the threshold is 38 hires for fiscal year 2024.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2027, the threshold is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>22 hires for fiscal year 2025 if the base establishment registration fees are not increased by the amount determined under paragraph (4)(A)(i); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>75 hires for fiscal year 2025 if such fees are so increased.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2152">136 STAT. 2152</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring adjustment amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The hiring adjustment amount for fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal year is the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of hires by which the hiring goal specified in subparagraph (D) for the fiscal year before the prior fiscal year was not met;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$72,877; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the applicable inflation adjustment under paragraph (2)(B) for the fiscal year for which the hiring goal was not met.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The hiring goals for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 are as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>For fiscal year 2023, 144 hires.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For fiscal year 2024, 42 hires.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2025:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>24 hires if the base establishment registration fees are not increased by the amount determined under paragraph (4)(A)(i).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>83 hires if the base establishment registration fees are increased by the amount determined under paragraph (4)(A)(i).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f623dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of hires</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the number of hires for a fiscal year shall be determined by the Secretary as set forth in the letters described in section 2001(b) of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f623dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operating reserve adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, after the adjustments under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), if applicable, if the Secretary has operating reserves of carryover user fees for the process for the review of device applications in excess of the designated amount in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall decrease the base establishment registration fee amounts to provide for not more than such designated amount of operating reserves.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (C), for each fiscal year, the designated amount in this subparagraph is equal to the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>13 weeks of operating reserves of carryover user fees; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>1 month of operating reserves maintained pursuant to paragraph (8).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluded amount</inline>.—</heading><content>For the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, a total amount equal to $118,000,000 shall not be considered part of the designated amount under subparagraph (B) and shall not be subject to the decrease under subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f623dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/g">21 U.S.C. 379j(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$320,825,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$398,566,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f623dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>de novo classification requests,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>class III device,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f623dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crediting and Availability of Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 738(h)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/h/3">21 U.S.C. 379j(h)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2153">136 STAT. 2153</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, there is authorized to be appropriated for fees under this section an amount equal to the revenue amount determined under subparagraph (B), less the amount of reductions determined under subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revenue amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the revenue amount for each fiscal year is the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the total revenue amount under subsection (b)(3) for the fiscal year, as adjusted under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the performance improvement adjustment amount for the fiscal year under subsection (c)(4), if applicable.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of reductions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of reductions for each fiscal year is the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the hiring adjustment amount for the fiscal year under subsection (c)(5), if applicable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6264f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the operating reserve adjustment amount for the fiscal year under subsection (c)(6), if applicable.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2004">SEC. 2004. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f62b212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738A(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–1/a">21 U.S.C. 379j–1(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62b213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2018</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62b214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62b215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62b216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second clause (iv) (relating to analysis) as clause (v); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62d927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2020</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62d928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f62d929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738A(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–1/b">21 U.S.C. 379j–1(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62d92a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f62d92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2005">SEC. 2005. </num><heading>CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f63003c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 514(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360d/d">21 U.S.C. 360d(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f634e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a program under which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f634e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>testing laboratories meeting criteria specified in guidance by the Secretary may be accredited, by accreditation bodies meeting criteria specified in guidance by the Secretary, to conduct testing to support the assessment of the conformity of a device to certain standards recognized under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>subject to paragraph (2), results from tests conducted to support the assessment of conformity of devices <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2154">136 STAT. 2154</page> as described in subparagraph (A) conducted by testing laboratories accredited pursuant to this subsection shall be accepted by the Secretary for purposes of demonstrating such conformity unless the Secretary finds that certain results of such tests should not be so accepted.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial review of accredited laboratory results</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>review the results of tests conducted by testing laboratories accredited pursuant to this subsection, including by conducting periodic audits of such results or of the processes of accredited bodies or testing laboratories;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>following such review, take additional measures under this Act, as the Secretary determines appropriate, such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>suspension or withdrawal of accreditation of a testing laboratory or recognition of an accreditation body under paragraph (1)(A); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>requesting additional information with respect to a device; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>if the Secretary becomes aware of information materially bearing on the safety or effectiveness of a device for which an assessment of conformity was supported by testing conducted by a testing laboratory accredited under this subsection, take such additional measures under this Act, as the Secretary determines appropriate, such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>suspension or withdrawal of accreditation of a testing laboratory or recognition of an accreditation body under paragraph (1)(A); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>requesting additional information with regard to such device.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f634e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f634e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f634e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make available on the internet website of the Food and Drug Administration an annual report on the progress of the program under this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2006">SEC. 2006. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THIRD-PARTY REVIEW PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 523(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360m/c">21 U.S.C. 360m(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2007">SEC. 2007. </num><heading>SUNSET DATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f63757d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f63757e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i">21 USC 379i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 737 and 738 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i">21 U.S.C. 379i</ref>; 379j) shall cease to be effective October 1, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f63757f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f637580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–1">21 USC 379j–1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 738A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–1">21 U.S.C. 379j–1</ref>) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f637581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f637582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f637583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i">21 USC 379i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previous Sunset Provisions</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective October 1, 2022, subsections (a) and (b) of section 210 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>) are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2008">SEC. 2008. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f637584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f637585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360d">21 USC 360d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The amendments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2022, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 3 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379i et seq.</ref>) shall be assessed for all submissions listed in section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2155">136 STAT. 2155</page> 738(a)(2)(A) of such Act received on or after October 1, 2022, regardless of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2009">SEC. 2009. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f639c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f639c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f639c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i">21 USC 379i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SAVINGS CLAUSE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, part 3 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379i/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379i et seq.</ref>), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this title, shall continue to be in effect with respect to the submissions listed in section 738(a)(2)(A) of such Act (as defined in such part as of such day) that on or after October 1, 2017, but before October 1, 2022, were received by the Food and Drug Administration with respect to assessing and collecting any fee required by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f639c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Generic</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f639c9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022.</p></sidenote>FEES RELATING TO GENERIC DRUGS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3001">SEC. 3001. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE; FINDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f63c3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f63c3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301">21 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f63c3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f63c3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 USC 379j–41 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the fees authorized by the amendments made by this title will be dedicated to human generic drug activities, as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 7 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379j–41 et seq.</ref>), in the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, as set forth in the Congressional Record.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3002">SEC. 3002. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f63c3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE HUMAN GENERIC DRUG FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f64fc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Types of Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744B(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42/a">21 U.S.C. 379j–42(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in paragraph (5)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f64fc36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee Revenue Amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744B(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42/b">21 U.S.C. 379j–42(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2018</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2023</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$493,600,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$582,500,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2156">136 STAT. 2156</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f64fc3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal years 2024 through 2027</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027, fees under paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (a) shall be established to generate a total estimated revenue amount under such subsection that is equal to the base revenue amount for the fiscal year under clause (ii), as adjusted pursuant to subsection (c).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f64fc3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base revenue amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The base revenue amount for a fiscal year referred to in clause (i) is equal to the total revenue amount established under this paragraph for the previous fiscal year, not including any adjustments made for such previous fiscal year under subsection (c)(3).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one-third the amount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>twenty-four percent</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Seven percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Six percent</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (E)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Thirty-five percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Thirty-six percent</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f652354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744B(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42/c">21 U.S.C. 379j–42(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f652357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f652358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to equal the product of the total revenues established in such notice for the prior fiscal year multiplied</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to equal the base revenue amount for the fiscal year (as specified in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii)) multiplied</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f652359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65235a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f65bf9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity planning adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bf9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning with fiscal year 2024, the Secretary shall, in addition to the adjustment under paragraph (1), further increase the fee revenue and fees under this section for a fiscal year, in accordance with this paragraph, to reflect changes in the resource capacity needs of the Secretary for human generic drug activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bf9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity planning methodology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a capacity planning methodology for purposes of this paragraph, which shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bf9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>be derived from the methodology and recommendations made in the report titled ‘Independent Evaluation of the GDUFA Resource Capacity Planning Adjustment Methodology: Evaluation and Recommendations’ announced in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/46658">85 Fed. Reg. 46658</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bf9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>incorporate approaches and attributes determined appropriate by the Secretary, including approaches and attributes made in such report, except that in incorporating such approaches and attributes the workload categories used in forecasting resources <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2157">136 STAT. 2157</page> shall only be the workload categories specified in section VIII.B.2.e. of the letters described in section 3001(b) of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Under no circumstances shall an adjustment under this paragraph result in fee revenue for a fiscal year that is less than the sum of the amounts under subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) (the base revenue amount for the fiscal year) and paragraph (1) (the dollar amount of the inflation adjustment for the fiscal year).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f65bfa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An adjustment under this paragraph shall not exceed 3 percent of the sum described in clause (i) for the fiscal year, except that such limitation shall be 4 percent if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>for purposes of a fiscal year 2024 adjustment, the Secretary determines that during the period from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2023—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the total number of abbreviated new drug applications submitted was greater than or equal to 2,000; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>thirty-five percent or more of abbreviated new drug applications submitted related to complex products (as that term is defined in section XI of the letters described in section 3001(b) of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022);</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>for purposes of a fiscal year 2025 adjustment, the Secretary determines that during the period from April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2024—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the total number of abbreviated new drug applications submitted was greater than or equal to 2,300; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>thirty-five percent or more of abbreviated new drug applications submitted related to complex products (as so defined);</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><chapeau>for purposes of a fiscal year 2026 adjustment, the Secretary determines that during the period from April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2025—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the total number of abbreviated new drug applications submitted was greater than or equal to 2,300; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>thirty-five percent or more of abbreviated new drug applications submitted related to complex products (as so defined); and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><chapeau>for purposes of a fiscal year 2027 adjustment, the Secretary determines that during the period from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2026—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the total number of abbreviated new drug applications submitted was greater than or equal to 2,300; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2158">136 STAT. 2158</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>thirty-five percent or more of abbreviated new drug applications submitted related to complex products (as so defined).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f65bfb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication in federal register</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice referred to in subsection (a) the fee revenue and fees resulting from the adjustment and the methodology under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operating reserve adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary may, in addition to adjustments under paragraphs (1) and (2), further increase the fee revenue and fees under this section for such fiscal year if such an adjustment is necessary to provide operating reserves of carryover user fees for human generic drug activities for not more than the number of weeks specified in subparagraph (B) with respect to that fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of weeks</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The number of weeks specified in this subparagraph is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>8 weeks for fiscal year 2024;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>9 weeks for fiscal year 2025; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>10 weeks for each of fiscal year 2026 and 2027.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decrease</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary has carryover balances for human generic drug activities in excess of 12 weeks of the operating reserves referred to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall decrease the fee revenue and fees referred to in such subparagraph to provide for not more than 12 weeks of such operating reserves.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f65bfba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f65bfbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rationale for adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>If an adjustment under this paragraph is made, the rationale for the amount of the increase or decrease (as applicable) in fee revenue and fees shall be contained in the annual Federal Register notice under subsection (a) publishing the fee revenue and fees for the fiscal year involved.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f65bfbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Fee Setting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744B(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42/d/1">21 U.S.C. 379j–42(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2018 through 2022</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2023 through 2027</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f65bfbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>more than 60 days before the first day of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>later than 60 days before the first day of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f65bfbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of Failure to Pay Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of paragraph (3) of section 744B(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42/g">21 U.S.C. 379j–42(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">and prior approval supplement fee</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f65bfc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crediting and Availability of Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744B(i)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42/i/3">21 U.S.C. 379j–42(i)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3003">SEC. 3003. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f6634f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 744C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–43">21 U.S.C. 379j–43</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2159">136 STAT. 2159</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6634f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 30 calendar days after the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, and not later than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year thereafter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this part</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2020, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6634fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3004">SEC. 3004. </num><heading>SUNSET DATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f665c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 USC 379j–41 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 744A and 744B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 U.S.C. 379j–41</ref>; 379j–42) shall cease to be effective October 1, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f665c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–43">21 USC 379j–43 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–43">21 U.S.C. 379j–43</ref>) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f665c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 USC 379j–41 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previous Sunset Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective October 1, 2022, subsections (a) and (b) of section 305 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>) are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3005">SEC. 3005. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 USC 379j–41 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The amendments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2022, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 7 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379j–41 et seq.</ref>) shall be assessed for all abbreviated new drug applications received on or after October 1, 2022, regardless of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3006">SEC. 3006. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f665c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 USC 379j–41 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SAVINGS CLAUSE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, part 7 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379j–41 et seq.</ref>), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this title, shall continue to be in effect with respect to abbreviated new drug applications (as defined in such part as of such day) that were received by the Food and Drug Administration within the meaning of section 505(j)(5)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/j/5/A">21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(A)</ref>), prior approval supplements that were submitted, and drug master files for Type II active pharmaceutical ingredients that were first referenced on or after October 1, 2017, but before October 1, 2022, with respect <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2160">136 STAT. 2160</page> to assessing and collecting any fee required by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f668328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022.</p></sidenote>FEES RELATING TO BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4001">SEC. 4001. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE; FINDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f66aa39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f66aa3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301">21 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f66aa3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f66aa3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51">21 USC 379j–51 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the fees authorized by the amendments made by this title will be dedicated to expediting the process for the review of biosimilar biological product applications, including postmarket safety activities, as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 8 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379j–51 et seq.</ref>), in the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, as set forth in the Congressional Record.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4002">SEC. 4002. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f66d14d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment Factor</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744G(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51/1">21 U.S.C. 379j–51(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f66d14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>adjustment factor</term>’ applicable to a fiscal year is the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV; Not Seasonally Adjusted; All items) for September of the preceding fiscal year divided by such Index for September 2011.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f66d14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biosimilar Biological Product Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744G(4)(B)(iii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51/4/B/iii">21 U.S.C. 379j–51(4)(B)(iii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f66d150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subclause (II) (relating to an allergenic extract product); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f66d151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclauses (III) and (IV) as subclauses (II) and (III), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4003">SEC. 4003. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f68a612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Types of Fees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The matter preceding paragraph (1) in section 744H(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial biosimilar biological product development fee</inline>.—</heading><content>Clauses (iv)(I) and (v)(II) of section 744H(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a/1/A">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)(1)(A)</ref>) are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 days</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7 days</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual biosimilar biological product development fee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744H(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a/1/B">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f68a617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, except that, in the case that such product (including, where applicable, ownership of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2161">136 STAT. 2161</page> the relevant investigational new drug application) is transferred to a licensee, assignee, or successor of such person, and written notice of such transfer is provided to the Secretary, such licensee, assignee, or successor shall pay the annual biosimilar biological product development fee</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>been administratively removed from the biosimilar biological product development program for the product under subparagraph (E)(v).”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>is accepted for filing on or after October 1 of such fiscal year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>is subsequently accepted for filing</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68a61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reactivation fee</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744H(a)(1)(D) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a/1/D">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)(1)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68cd2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reactivation fee</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68cd30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A person that has discontinued participation in the biosimilar biological product development program for a product under subparagraph (C), or who has been administratively removed from such program for a product under subparagraph (E)(v), shall, if the person seeks to resume participation in such program, pay all annual biosimilar biological product development fees previously assessed for such product and still owed and a fee (referred to in this section as ‘reactivation fee’) by the earlier of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68cd31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f68cd32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 7 days after the Secretary grants a request by such person for a biosimilar biological product development meeting for the product (after the date on which such participation was discontinued or the date of administrative removal, as applicable).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68cd33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f68cd34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Upon the date of submission (after the date on which such participation was discontinued or the date of administrative removal, as applicable) by such person of an investigational new drug application describing an investigation that the Secretary determines is intended to support a biosimilar biological product application for that product.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68cd35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f68cd36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of annual fee</inline>.—</heading><content>A person that pays a reactivation fee for a product shall pay for such product, beginning in the next fiscal year, the annual biosimilar biological product development fee under subparagraph (B), except that, in the case that such product (including, where applicable, ownership of the relevant investigational new drug application) is transferred to a licensee, assignee, or successor of such person, and written notice of such transfer is provided to the Secretary, such licensee, assignee, or successor shall pay the annual biosimilar biological product development fee.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2162">136 STAT. 2162</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68cd37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of failure to pay fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744H(a)(1)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a/1/E">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)(1)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1f68f448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f68f449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative removal from the biosimilar biological product development program</inline>.—</heading><content>If a person has failed to pay an annual biosimilar biological product development fee for a product as required under subparagraph (B) for a period of 2 consecutive fiscal years, the Secretary may administratively remove such person from the biosimilar biological product development program for the product.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f68f44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> At least 30 days prior to administratively removing a person from the biosimilar biological product development program for a product under this clause, the Secretary shall provide written notice to such person of the intended administrative removal.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biosimilar biological product application fee</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744H(a)(2)(D) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a/2/D">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)(2)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>or was withdrawn</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>prior to approval</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biosimilar biological product program fee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744H(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a/3">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (i) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may be dispensed only under prescription pursuant to section 503(b); and”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f68f452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f691b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Movement to discontinued list</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Date of inclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a written request to place a product on the list referenced in subparagraph (A) of discontinued biosimilar biological products is submitted to the Secretary on behalf of an applicant, and the request identifies the date the product is, or will be, withdrawn from sale, then for purposes of assessing the biosimilar biological product program fee, the Secretary shall consider such product to have been included on such list on the later of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the date such request was received; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if the product will be withdrawn from sale on a future date, such future date when the product is withdrawn from sale.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as withdrawn from sale</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), a product shall be considered withdrawn from sale once the applicant has ceased its own distribution of the product, whether or not the applicant has ordered recall of all previously distributed lots of the product, except that a routine, temporary interruption in supply shall not render a product withdrawn from sale.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for products removed from discontinued list</inline>.—</heading><content>If a biosimilar biological product that is identified in a biosimilar biological product application approved as of October 1 of a fiscal year appears, as of October 1 of such fiscal year, on the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2163">136 STAT. 2163</page> list referenced in subparagraph (A) of discontinued biosimilar biological products, and on any subsequent day during such fiscal year the biosimilar biological product does not appear on such list, except as provided in subparagraph (D), each person who is named as the applicant in a biosimilar biological product application with respect to such product shall pay the annual biosimilar biological product program fee established for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(5) for such biosimilar biological product. Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), such fee shall be due on the last business day of such fiscal year and shall be paid only once for each such product for each fiscal year.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biosimilar biological product fee</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744H(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/a">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f691b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee Revenue Amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52">21 U.S.C. 379j–52</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f691b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f69427e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f69427f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> general.—</heading><chapeau>For each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027, fees under subsection (a) shall, except as provided in subsection (c), be established to generate a total revenue amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the annual base revenue for the fiscal year (as determined under paragraph (3));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the inflation adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (c)(1));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the strategic hiring and retention adjustment (as determined under subsection (c)(2));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the capacity planning adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (c)(3));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the dollar amount equal to the operating reserve adjustment for the fiscal year, if applicable (as determined under subsection (c)(4));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023 an additional amount of $4,428,886; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024 an additional amount of $320,569.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f694288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">; limitations on fee amounts</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f696999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69699a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69699b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f69699c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual base revenue</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the dollar amount of the annual base revenue for a fiscal year shall be—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2164">136 STAT. 2164</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69699d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, $43,376,922; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69699e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f69699f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>for fiscal years 2024 through 2027, the dollar amount of the total revenue amount established under paragraph (1) for the previous fiscal year, excluding any adjustments to such revenue amount under subsection (c)(4).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f6969a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments; Annual Fee Setting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744H(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/c">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6969a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6969a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6969a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(2)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(1)(B)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f6969a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(1)(A)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6969a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6969a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f69b7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic hiring and retention adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year, after the annual base revenue under subsection (b)(1)(A) is adjusted for inflation in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall further increase the fee revenue and fees by $150,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f69b7c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity planning adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69b7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall, in addition to the adjustments under paragraphs (1) and (2), further adjust the fee revenue and fees under this section for a fiscal year to reflect changes in the resource capacity needs of the Secretary for the process for the review of biosimilar biological product applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69b7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall employ the capacity planning methodology utilized by the Secretary in setting fees for fiscal year 2021, as described in the notice titled ‘Biosimilar User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2021’ published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/47220">85 Fed. Reg. 47220</ref>). The workload categories used in applying such methodology in forecasting shall include only the activities described in that notice and, as feasible, additional activities that are directly related to the direct review of biosimilar biological product applications and supplements, including additional formal meeting types, the direct review of postmarketing commitments and requirements, the direct review of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, and the direct review of annual reports for approved biosimilar biological products. Subject to the exceptions in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall not include as workload categories in applying such methodology in forecasting any non-core review activities, including those activities that the Secretary referenced for potential future use in such notice but did not utilize in setting fees for fiscal year 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69b7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Under no circumstances shall an adjustment under this paragraph result in fee revenue <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2165">136 STAT. 2165</page> for a fiscal year that is less than the sum of the amounts under subsections (b)(1)(A) (the annual base revenue for the fiscal year), (b)(1)(B) (the dollar amount of the inflation adjustment for the fiscal year), and (b)(1)(C) (the dollar amount of the strategic hiring and retention adjustment).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f69dedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication in federal register</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice under paragraph (5) the fee revenue and fees resulting from the adjustment and the methodologies under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1f69dede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f69dedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operating reserve adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f69dee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary shall, in addition to adjustments under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), further increase the fee revenue and fees if such an adjustment is necessary to provide for at least 10 weeks of operating reserves of carryover user fees for the process for the review of biosimilar biological product applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decrease</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal year 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary has carryover balances for such process in excess of 33 weeks of such operating reserves, the Secretary shall decrease such fee revenue and fees to provide for not more than 33 weeks of such operating reserves.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal year 2024</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2024, if the Secretary has carryover balances for such process in excess of 27 weeks of such operating reserves, the Secretary shall decrease such fee revenue and fees to provide for not more than 27 weeks of such operating reserves.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years, if the Secretary has carryover balances for such process in excess of 21 weeks of such operating reserves, the Secretary shall decrease such fee revenue and fees to provide for not more than 21 weeks of such operating reserves.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal register notice</inline>.—</heading><content>If an adjustment under subparagraph (A) or (B) is made, the rationale for the amount of the increase or decrease (as applicable) in fee revenue and fees shall be contained in the annual Federal Register notice under paragraph (5)(B) establishing fee revenue and fees for the fiscal year involved.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f69dee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f69dee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crediting and Availability of Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f)(3) of section 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/f/3">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(f)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f69dee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written Requests for Waivers and Returns; Disputes Concerning Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744H(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/h">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f69deea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written Requests for Waivers and Returns; Disputes Concerning Fees</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f69deeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>To qualify for consideration for a waiver under subsection (d), or for the return of any fee paid under this section, including if the fee is claimed to have been paid in error, a person <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2166">136 STAT. 2166</page> shall submit to the Secretary a written request justifying such waiver or return and, except as otherwise specified in this section, such written request shall be submitted to the Secretary not later than 180 days after such fee is due. A request submitted under this paragraph shall include any legal authorities under which the request is made.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4004">SEC. 4004. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f6a2d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 744I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–53">21 U.S.C. 379j–53</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a2d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a2d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2017</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a2d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a5420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 30 calendar days after the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, and not later than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year thereafter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this part</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a5421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 120 days after the end of fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year for which fees are collected under this part</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this part</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a5422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning with fiscal year 2018, and for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a5423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a5424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f6a5425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 15, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4005">SEC. 4005. </num><heading>SUNSET DATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f6a7b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51">21 USC 379j–51 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 744G and 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51">21 U.S.C. 379j–51</ref>, 379j–52) shall cease to be effective October 1, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f6a7b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–53">21 USC 379j–53 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 744I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–53">21 U.S.C. 379j–53</ref>) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f6a7b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51">21 USC 379j–51 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Previous Sunset Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective October 1, 2022, subsections (a) and (b) of section 405 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>) are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4006">SEC. 4006. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51">21 USC 379j–51 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The amendments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2022, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 8 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379j–51 et seq.</ref>) shall be assessed for all biosimilar biological product applications received on or after October 1, 2022, regardless of the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2167">136 STAT. 2167</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4007">SEC. 4007. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6a7b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51">21 USC 379j–51 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SAVINGS CLAUSE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, part 8 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–51/etseq">21 U.S.C. 379j–51 et seq.</ref>), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this title, shall continue to be in effect with respect to biosimilar biological product applications and supplements (as defined in such part as of such day) that were accepted by the Food and Drug Administration for filing on or after October 1, 2017, but before October 1, 2022, with respect to assessing and collecting any fee required by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f6aa152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>REAUTHORIZATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5001">SEC. 5001. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s284m/d/1">42 U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,273,973 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5002">SEC. 5002. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN DEVICE EXEMPTION INCENTIVE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360j/m/6/A/iv">21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5003">SEC. 5003. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIA PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 305(e) of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/85">Public Law 110–85</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s282">42 U.S.C. 282 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,107,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5004">SEC. 5004. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION PERTAINING TO DRUGS CONTAINING SINGLE ENANTIOMERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 505(u)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/u/4">21 U.S.C. 355(u)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5005">SEC. 5005. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–5/f">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,265,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5006">SEC. 5006. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF ORPHAN DRUG GRANTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5(c) of the Orphan Drug Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360ee/c">21 U.S.C. 360ee(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2168">136 STAT. 2168</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5007">SEC. 5007. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN DEVICE INSPECTIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 704(g)(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/g/11">21 U.S.C. 374(g)(11)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5008">SEC. 5008. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PENDING GENERIC DRUG APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY REVIEW APPLICATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 807 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16</quotedText>”.</content></section> DIVISION G—

Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act.

Claims.

HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE ASSISTANCE ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act”.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—(1) on April 6, 2022, the Forest Service initiated the Las Dispensas-Gallinas prescribed burn on Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, New Mexico, when erratic winds were prevalent in the area that was also suffering from severe drought after many years of insufficient precipitation; (2) on April 6, 2022, the prescribed burn, which became known as the “Hermit’s Peak Fire”, exceeded the containment capabilities of the Forest Service, was declared a wildfire, and spread to other Federal and non-Federal land; (3) on April 19, 2022, the Calf Canyon Fire, also in San Miguel County, New Mexico, began burning on Federal land and was later identified as the result of a pile burn in January 2022 that remained dormant under the surface before reemerging; (4) on April 27, 2022, the Hermit’s Peak Fire and the Calf Canyon Fire merged, and both fires were reported as the Hermit’s Peak Fire or the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, which shall be referred to hereafter as the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire; (5) by May 2, 2022, the fire had grown in size and caused evacuations in multiple villages and communities in San Miguel County and Mora County, including in the San Miguel county jail, the State’s psychiatric hospital, the United World College, and New Mexico Highlands University; (6) on May 4, 2022, the President issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Colfax, Mora, and San Miguel, New Mexico; (7) on May 20, 2022, U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore ordered a 90-day review of prescribed burn policies to reduce the risk of wildfires and ensure the safety of the communities involved; (8) the U.S. Forest Service has assumed responsibility for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire;136 STAT. 2169 (9) the fire resulted in the loss of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and private property; and (10) the United States should compensate the victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. (b) Purposes.—The purposes of this Act are—(1) to compensate victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, for injuries resulting from the fire; and (2) to provide for the expeditious consideration and settlement of claims for those injuries.
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means—(A) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or (B) if a Manager is appointed under section 104(a)(3), the Manager. (2) Hermit’s peak/calf canyon fire.—The term “Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire” means—(A) the fire resulting from the initiation by the Forest Service of a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, New Mexico, on April 6, 2022; (B) the pile burn holdover resulting from the prescribed burn by the Forest Service, which reemerged on April 19, 2022; and (C) the merger of the two fires described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), reported as the Hermit’s Peak Fire or the Hermit’s Peak Fire/Calf Canyon Fire. (3) Indian tribe.—The term “Indian Tribe” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). (4) Injured person.—The term “injured person” means—(A) an individual, regardless of the citizenship or alien status of the individual; or (B) an Indian Tribe, corporation, Tribal corporation, partnership, company, association, county, township, city, State, school district, or other non-Federal entity (including a legal representative) that suffered injury resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. (5) Injury.—The term “injury” has the same meaning as the term “injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death” as used in section 1346(b)(1) of title 28, United States Code. (6) Manager.—The term “Manager” means an Independent Claims Manager appointed under section 104(a)(3). (7) Office.—The term “Office” means the Office of Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Claims established by section 104(a)(2). (8) Tribal entity.—The term “Tribal entity” includes any Indian Tribe, tribal organization, Indian-controlled organization serving Indians, Native Hawaiian organization, or Alaska Native entity, as such terms are defined or used in section 136 STAT. 2170 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221).
SEC. 104. COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS OF HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE.(a) In General.—(1) Compensation.—Each injured person shall be eligible to receive from the United States compensation for injury suffered by the injured person as a result of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, subject to the availability of appropriations and subject to the Administrator making the determinations required under subsection (d). (2)

Establishment.

Office of hermit’s peak/calf canyon fire claims.—(A) In general.—There is established within the Federal Emergency Management Agency an Office of Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Claims. (B) Purpose.—The Office shall receive, process, and pay claims in accordance with this Act. (C) Funding.—The Office—(i) shall be funded from funds made available to the Administrator for carrying out this section; (ii)

Appointment.

may appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary personnel as may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in competitive service; and (iii)

Reimbursement.

may reimburse other Federal agencies for claims processing support and assistance. (3) Option to appoint independent claims manager.—The Administrator may appoint an Independent Claims Manager to—(A) head the Office; and (B) assume the duties of the Administrator under this Act. (4)

Reimbursement.

Detail.—Upon the request of the Administrator, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist the Agency in carrying out the duties under this Act. (b)

Deadline.

Requirements.

Determination.

Submission of Claims.—Not later than 2 years after the date on which regulations are first promulgated under subsection (f), an injured person may submit to the Administrator a written claim for 1 or more injuries suffered by the injured person in accordance with such requirements as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. (c) Investigation of Claims.—(1) In general.—In accordance with subsection (d), the Administrator shall, on behalf of the United States, investigate, consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, grant, deny, or settle any claim for money damages asserted under subsection (b). (2) Applicability of state law.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws of the State of New Mexico shall apply to the calculation of damages under subsection (d)(4). (3) Extent of damages.—Any payment under this Act—(A) shall be limited to actual compensatory damages measured by injuries suffered; and (B) shall not include—136 STAT. 2171(i) interest before settlement or payment of a claim; or (ii) punitive damages. (d) Payment of Claims.—(1) Determination and payment of amount.—(A) In general.—(i)

Deadline.

Payment.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which a claim is submitted under this Act, the Administrator shall determine and fix the amount, if any, to be paid for the claim. (ii) Priority.—The Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable, shall pay subrogation claims submitted under this Act only after paying claims submitted by injured parties that are not insurance companies seeking payment as subrogees. (B) Parameters of determination.—In determining and settling a claim under this Act, the Administrator shall determine only—(i) whether the claimant is an injured person; (ii) whether the injury that is the subject of the claim resulted from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire; (iii) whether the person or persons are otherwise eligible to receive any amount determined under clause (iv); and (iv) whether sufficient funds are available for payment and, if so, the amount, if any, to be allowed and paid under this Act. (C) Insurance and other benefits.—(i) In general.—In determining the amount of, and paying, a claim under this Act, to prevent recovery by a claimant in excess of actual compensatory damages, the Administrator shall reduce the amount to be paid for the claim by an amount that is equal to the total of insurance benefits (excluding life insurance benefits) or other payments or settlements of any nature that were paid, or will be paid, with respect to the claim. (ii) Government loans.—This subparagraph shall not apply to the receipt by a claimant of any government loan that is required to be repaid by the claimant. (2) Partial payment.—(A) In general.—At the request of a claimant, the Administrator may make 1 or more advance or partial payments, subject to the determination required under paragraph (1)(B), before the final settlement of a claim, including final settlement on any portion or aspect of a claim that is determined to be severable. (B) Judicial decision.—If a claimant receives a partial payment on a claim under this Act, but further payment on the claim is subsequently denied by the Administrator, the claimant may—(i)

Determination.

seek judicial review under subsection (i); and (ii) keep any partial payment that the claimant received, unless the Administrator determines that the claimant—136 STAT. 2172(I) was not eligible to receive the compensation; or (II) fraudulently procured the compensation. (3) Rights of insurer or other third party.—If an insurer or other third party pays any amount to a claimant to compensate for an injury described in subsection (a), the insurer or other third party shall be subrogated to any right that the claimant has to receive any payment under this Act or any other law. (4) Allowable damages.—(A) Loss of property.—A claim that is paid for loss of property under this Act may include otherwise uncompensated damages resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire for—(i) an uninsured or underinsured property loss; (ii) a decrease in the value of real property; (iii) damage to physical infrastructure, including irrigation infrastructure such as acequia systems; (iv) a cost resulting from lost subsistence from hunting, fishing, firewood gathering, timbering, grazing, or agricultural activities conducted on land damaged by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire; (v) a cost of reforestation or revegetation on Tribal or non-Federal land, to the extent that the cost of reforestation or revegetation is not covered by any other Federal program; and (vi) any other loss that the Administrator determines to be appropriate for inclusion as loss of property. (B) Business loss.—A claim that is paid for injury under this Act may include damages resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire for the following types of otherwise uncompensated business loss:(i) Damage to tangible assets or inventory, including natural resources. (ii) Business interruption losses. (iii) Overhead costs. (iv) Employee wages for work not performed. (v) Loss of business net income. (vi) Any other loss that the Administrator determines to be appropriate for inclusion as business loss. (C) Financial loss.—A claim that is paid for injury under this Act may include damages resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire for the following types of otherwise uncompensated financial loss:(i) Increased mortgage interest costs. (ii) An insurance deductible. (iii) A temporary living or relocation expense. (iv) Lost wages or personal income. (v) Emergency staffing expenses. (vi) Debris removal and other cleanup costs. (vii)

Determination.

Deadlines.

Costs of reasonable efforts, as determined by the Administrator, to reduce the risk of wildfire, flood, or other natural disaster in the counties impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire to risk levels prevailing in those counties before the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, that are incurred not later than 136 STAT. 2173 the date that is 3 years after the date on which the regulations under subsection (f) are first promulgated. (viii) A premium for flood insurance that is required to be paid on or before May 31, 2024, if, as a result of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, a person that was not required to purchase flood insurance before the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire is required to purchase flood insurance. (ix) A disaster assistance loan received from the Small Business Administration. (x) Any other loss that the Administrator determines to be appropriate for inclusion as financial loss. (e) Acceptance of Award.—The acceptance by a claimant of any payment under this Act, except an advance or partial payment made under subsection (d)(2), shall—(1) be final and conclusive on the claimant, with respect to all claims arising out of or relating to the same subject matter; and (2) constitute a complete release of all claims against the United States (including any agency or employee of the United States) under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”), or any other Federal or State law, arising out of or relating to the same subject matter. (f) Regulations and Public Information.—(1)

Deadline.

Federal Register, publication.

Regulations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register interim final regulations for the processing and payment of claims under this Act. (2) Public information.—(A)

Web posting.

Newspapers.

New Mexico.

In general.—At the time at which the Administrator promulgates regulations under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall publish, online and in print, in newspapers of general circulation in the State of New Mexico, a clear, concise, and easily understandable explanation, in English and Spanish, of—(i) the rights conferred under this Act; and (ii) the procedural and other requirements of the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1). (B) Dissemination through other media.—The Administrator shall disseminate the explanation published under subparagraph (A) through websites, blogs, social media, brochures, pamphlets, radio, television, and other media that the Administrator determines are likely to reach prospective claimants. (g) Consultation.—In administering this Act, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, other Federal agencies, and State, local, and Tribal authorities, as determined to be necessary by the Administrator, to—(1) ensure the efficient administration of the claims process; and (2) provide for local concerns. (h) Election of Remedy.—136 STAT. 2174 (1) In general.—An injured person may elect to seek compensation from the United States for 1 or more injuries resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire by—(A) submitting a claim under this Act; (B) filing a claim or bringing a civil action under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”); or (C) bringing an authorized civil action under any other provision of law. (2) Effect of election.—In accordance with subsection (e), an election by an injured person to seek compensation in any manner described in paragraph (1) shall be final and conclusive on the claimant with respect to all injuries resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire that are suffered by the claimant upon acceptance of an award. (3) Arbitration.—(A)

Deadline.

Regulations.

Procedures.

In general.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish by regulation procedures under which a dispute regarding a claim submitted under this Act may be settled by arbitration. (B) Arbitration as remedy.—On establishment of arbitration procedures under subparagraph (A), an injured person that submits a disputed claim under this Act may elect to settle the claim through arbitration. (C) Binding effect.—An election by an injured person to settle a claim through arbitration under this paragraph shall—(i) be binding; and (ii) preclude any exercise by the injured person of the right to judicial review of a claim described in subsection (i). (4) No effect on entitlements.—The value of compensation that may be provided under this Act shall not be considered income or resources for any purpose under any Federal, State, or local laws, including laws relating to taxation, welfare, and public assistance programs, and no State or political subdivision thereof shall decrease any assistance otherwise provided to an injured person because of the receipt of benefits under this Act. (i) Judicial Review.—(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Any claimant aggrieved by a final decision of the Administrator under this Act may, not later than 60 days after the date on which the decision is issued, bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, to modify or set aside the decision, in whole or in part. (2) Record.—The court shall hear a civil action under paragraph (1) on the record made before the Administrator. (3) Standard.—The decision of the Administrator incorporating the findings of the Administrator shall be upheld if the decision is supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole. (j) Attorney’s and Agent’s Fees.—(1) In general.—No attorney or agent, acting alone or in combination with any other attorney or agent, shall charge, demand, receive, or collect, for services rendered in connection 136 STAT. 2175 with a claim submitted under this Act, fees in excess of the limitations established under section 2678 of title 28, United States Code. (2) Violation.—An attorney or agent who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $10,000. (k)

Determinations.

Waiver of Requirement for Matching Funds.—(1) State and local project.—(A) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or local project that is determined by the Administrator to be carried out in response to the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire under any Federal program that applies to an area affected by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire shall not be subject to any requirement for State or local matching funds to pay the cost of the project under the Federal program. (B) Federal share.—The Federal share of the costs of a project described in subparagraph (A) shall be 100 percent. (2) Other needs program assistance.—Notwithstanding section 408(g)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(g)(2)), for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President under that Act for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, the Federal share of assistance provided under that section shall be 100 percent. (3) Agricultural program assistance.—(A) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State, local, or individual project that is determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be carried out in response to the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire under any Federal program that applies to an area affected by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire shall not be subject to any requirement for State, local, or individual matching funds to pay the cost of the project under the Federal program. (B) Federal share.—The Federal share of the costs of a project described in subparagraph (A) shall be 100 percent. (l) Applicability of Debt Collection Requirements.—Section 3711(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to any payment under this Act, unless—(1) there is evidence of civil or criminal fraud, misrepresentation, presentation of a false claim; or (2) a claimant was not eligible under subsection (d)(2) of this Act to any partial payment. (m) Indian Compensation.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an Indian Tribe, a Tribal entity, or a member of an Indian Tribe that submits a claim under this Act—(1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall have no authority over, or any trust obligation regarding, any aspect of the submission of, or any payment received for, the claim; (2) the Indian Tribe, Tribal entity, or member of an Indian Tribe shall be entitled to proceed under this Act in the same manner and to the same extent as any other injured person; and (3) except with respect to land damaged by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire that is the subject of the claim, the 136 STAT. 2176 Bureau of Indian Affairs shall have no responsibility to restore land damaged by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. (n) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of promulgation of regulations under subsection (f)(1), and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the claims submitted under this Act during the year preceding the date of submission of the report, including, for each claim—(1) the amount claimed; (2) a brief description of the nature of the claim; and (3) the status or disposition of the claim, including the amount of any payment under this Act. (o) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Approved September 30, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6833: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 31, considered and passed House.

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Sept. 30, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–181: To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024. Public Law181 Public Law 117–181136 Stat. 2177 2022-09-30 2022-09-30 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–181—SEPT. 30, 2022 136 STAT. 2177 Public Law117–181 117th Congress
An Act To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024.

Sept. 30, 2022

[S. 3895]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022.

22 USC 6401 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.(a) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435(a)) is amended by striking “2019 through 2022” and inserting “2023 and 2024”. (b) Extension of Authorization.—Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking “September 30, 2022” and inserting “September 30, 2024”.
Approved September 30, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3895: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 20, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–182: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes. Public Law182 Public Law 117–182136 Stat. 2178 2022-09-30 2022-09-30 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–182—SEPT. 30, 2022 136 STAT. 2178 Public Law117–182 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.

Sept. 30, 2022

[S. 3969]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act.

52 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act” or the “PAVA Program Inclusion Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO VOTING ACCESSIBILITY PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS SERVING THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN CONSORTIUM.(a) Recipients Defined.—Section 291 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21061) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:“(c) Eligible Grant Recipients.—“(1) Definition of state.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ shall have the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002). “(2) American indian consortium eligible.—A system serving the American Indian consortium for which funds have been reserved under section 509(c)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e(c)(1)(B)) shall be eligible for payments under subsection (a) in the same manner as a protection and advocacy system of a State.” . (b) Grant Minimums for American Indian Consortium.—Section 291(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21061(b)) is amended—(1) by inserting “(c)(1)(B),” after “as set forth in subsections”; and (2) by striking “subsections (c)(3)(B) and (c)(4)(B) of that section shall be not less than $70,000 and $35,000, respectively.” and inserting the following: “subsection (c)(3)(B) shall not be less than $70,000, and the amount of the grants to systems referred to in subsections (c)(1)(B) and (c)(4) shall not be less than $35,000.”.136 STAT. 2179
SEC. 3.

52 USC 21061 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE.  The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect at the start of the first fiscal year starting after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Approved September 30, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3969: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–183: To reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs, and for other purposes. Public Law183 Public Law 117–183136 Stat. 2180 2022-09-30 2022-09-30 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–183—SEPT. 30, 2022 136 STAT. 2180 Public Law117–183 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs, and for other purposes.

Sept. 30, 2022

[S. 4900]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 631 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

15 USC 638 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Administration; administrator.—The terms “Administration” and “Administrator” mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively. (2) Federal agency; phase i; phase ii; phase iii; sbir; sttr.—The terms “Federal agency”, “Phase I”, “Phase II”, “Phase III”, “SBIR”, and “STTR” have the meanings given those terms, respectively, in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)).
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS AND PILOT PROGRAMS.  Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by striking “2022” each place that term appears and inserting “2025”.
SEC. 4. FOREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT.(a) Definitions.—Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(15) the term ‘covered individual’ means an individual who—“(A) contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project proposed to be carried out with a research and development award from a Federal research agency; and “(B) is designated as a covered individual by the Federal research agency concerned; “(16) the term ‘foreign affiliation’ means a funded or unfunded academic, professional, or institutional appointment or position with a foreign government or government-owned 136 STAT. 2181 entity, whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary); “(17) the term ‘foreign country of concern’ means the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or any other country determined to be a country of concern by the Secretary of State; “(18) the term ‘malign foreign talent recruitment program’ has the meaning given such term in section 10638 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167); and “(19) the term ‘federally funded award’ means a Phase I, Phase II (including a Phase II award under subsection (cc)), or Phase III SBIR or STTR award made using a funding agreement.” . (b) Due Diligence Program to Assess Security Risks.—(1) In general.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(vv) Due Diligence Program to Assess Security Risks.—“(1)

Coordination.

Establishment.—The head of each Federal agency required to establish an SBIR or STTR program, in coordination with the Administrator, shall establish and implement a due diligence program to assess security risks presented by small business concerns seeking a federally funded award. “(2) Risks.—Each program established under paragraph (1) shall—“(A) assess, using a risk-based approach as appropriate, the cybersecurity practices, patent analysis, employee analysis, and foreign ownership of a small business concern seeking an award, including the financial ties and obligations (which shall include surety, equity, and debt obligations) of the small business concern and employees of the small business concern to a foreign country, foreign person, or foreign entity; and “(B) assess awards and proposals or applications, as applicable, using a risk-based approach as appropriate, including through the use of open-source analysis and analytical tools, for the nondisclosures of information required under (g)(13). “(3) Administrative costs.—“(A) In general.—In addition to the amount allocated under subsection (mm)(1), each Federal agency required to establish an SBIR program may allocate not more than 2 percent of the funds allocated to the SBIR program of the Federal agency for the cost of establishing the due diligence program required under this subsection. “(B) Reporting.—“(i) In general.—Not later than December 31 of the year in which this subparagraph is enacted, and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the head of a Federal agency that exercises the authority under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, and the Administrator, for the covered year—136 STAT. 2182 “(I) the total funds allowed to be allocated for the cost of establishing the due diligence program required under this subsection; “(II) the total amount of funds obligated or expended under subparagraph (A); and “(III) the due diligence activities carried out or to be carried out using amounts allocated under subparagraph (A). “(ii) Annual report inclusion.—The Administrator shall include the information submitted by head of a Federal agency under clause (i) in the next annual report submitted under subsection (b)(7) after the Administrator receives such information. “(iii)

Definition.

Covered year.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘covered year’ means, with respect to the information required under clause (i), the year covered by the annual report submitted under subsection (b)(7) in which the Administrator is required to include such information by clause (ii). “(C) Termination date.—This paragraph shall terminate on September 30, 2025.” . (2)

Deadlines.

15 USC 638 note.

Implementation.—(A) In general.—Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of a Federal agency required to establish an SBIR or STTR program shall implement a due diligence program under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1), at the Federal agency that, to the extent practicable, incorporates the applicable best practices disseminated under paragraph (3). (B) Paperwork reduction act.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”), shall not apply to the implementation of a due diligence program under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1). (C) Briefing.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a recurring basis until implementation is complete, each Federal agency required to establish a due diligence program under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1), shall brief the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the implementation of the due diligence program. (3)

Deadline.

Consultations.

15 USC 638 note.

Best practices.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—(A)

Coordination.

in coordination with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and in consultation with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, disseminate among Federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program best practices of those Federal agencies for due diligence programs required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1); and136 STAT. 2183 (B) in consultation with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, provide to Federal agencies described in subparagraph (A) guidance on the business relationships required to be disclosed under paragraph (13)(G) of subsection (g) and paragraph (17)(G) of subsection (o) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by this Act. (4)

Deadline.

Time period.

Reports.

GAO study.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation and best practices of due diligence programs established under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1), across Federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program. (5)

15 USC 638 note.

Rule of construction.—Nothing in subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1), shall be construed to—(A) apply to any Federal agency with a due diligence program that applies to the SBIR or STTR programs required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by paragraph (1), in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; or (B) restrict any Federal agency from taking due diligence measures in addition to those required under such subsection (vv) at the Federal agency. (c) Disclosures Regarding Ties to People’s Republic of China and Other Foreign Countries.—(1) SBIR.—Section 9(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (11), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(13)

Requirement.

require each small business concern submitting a proposal or application for a federally funded award to disclose in the proposal or application—“(A) the identity of all owners and covered individuals of the small business concern who are a party to any foreign talent recruitment program of any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China; “(B) the existence of any joint venture or subsidiary of the small business concern that is based in, funded by, or has a foreign affiliation with any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China; “(C) any current or pending contractual or financial obligation or other agreement specific to a business arrangement, or joint venture-like arrangement with an enterprise owned by a foreign state or any foreign entity; “(D) whether the small business concern is wholly owned in the People’s Republic of China or another foreign country of concern;136 STAT. 2184 “(E) the percentage, if any, of venture capital or institutional investment by an entity that has a general partner or individual holding a leadership role in such entity who has a foreign affiliation with any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China; “(F)

Time period.

any technology licensing or intellectual property sales to a foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China, during the 5-year period preceding submission of the proposal; and “(G) any foreign business entity, offshore entity, or entity outside the United States related to the small business concern; “(14)

Review.

Determination.

Records.

Time period.

after reviewing the disclosures of a small business concern under paragraph (13), and if determined appropriate by the head of such Federal agency, request such small business concern to provide true copies of any contractual or financial obligation or other agreement specific to a business arrangement, or joint-venture like arrangement with an enterprise owned by a foreign state or any foreign entity in effect during the 5-year period preceding submission of the proposal with respect to which such small business concern made such disclosures;” . (2) STTR.—Section 9(o) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(o)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (15), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(17)

Requirement.

require each small business concern submitting a proposal or application for a federally funded award to disclose in the proposal or application—“(A) the identity of all owners and covered individuals of the small business concern who are a party to any foreign talent recruitment program of any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China; “(B) the existence of any joint venture or subsidiary of the small business concern that is based in, funded by, or has a foreign affiliation with any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China; “(C) any current or pending contractual or financial obligation or other agreement specific to a business arrangement, or joint venture-like arrangement with an enterprise owned by a foreign state or any foreign entity; “(D) whether the small business concern is wholly owned in the People’s Republic of China or another foreign country; “(E) the percentage, if any, of venture capital or institutional investment by an entity that has a general partner or individual holding a leadership role in such entity who has a foreign affiliation with any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China; “(F)

Time period.

any technology licensing or intellectual property sales to a foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China, during the 5-year period preceding submission of the proposal; and136 STAT. 2185 “(G) any foreign business entity, offshore entity, or entity outside the United States related to the small business concern; “(18)

Review.

Determination.

Records.

Time period.

after reviewing the disclosures of a small business concern under paragraph (17), and if determined appropriate by the head of such Federal agency, request such small business concern to provide true copies of any contractual or financial obligation or other agreement specific to a business arrangement, or joint-venture like arrangement with an enterprise owned by a foreign state or any foreign entity in effect during the 5-year period preceding submission of the proposal with respect to which such small business concern made such disclosures;” . (d) Denial of Awards.—(1) SBIR.—Section 9(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)), as amended by subsection (c)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(15)

Determination.

not make an award under the SBIR program of the Federal agency to a small business concern if the head of the Federal agency determines that—“(A)

China.

the small business concern submitting the proposal or application—“(i) has an owner or covered individual that is party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program; “(ii) has a business entity, parent company, or subsidiary located in the People’s Republic of China or another foreign country of concern; or “(iii) has an owner or covered individual that has a foreign affiliation with a research institution located in the People’s Republic of China or another foreign country of concern; and “(B) the relationships and commitments described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A)—“(i) interfere with the capacity for activities supported by the Federal agency to be carried out; “(ii) create duplication with activities supported by the Federal agency; “(iii) present concerns about conflicts of interest; “(iv) were not appropriately disclosed to the Federal agency; “(v) violate Federal law or terms and conditions of the Federal agency; or “(vi) pose a risk to national security;” . (2) STTR.—Section 9(o) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(o)), as amended by subsection (c)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(19)

Determination.

not make an award under the STTR program of the Federal agency to a small business concern if the head of the Federal agency determines that—“(A)

China.

the small business concern submitting the proposal or application—“(i) has an owner or covered individual that is party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program; “(ii) has a business entity, parent company, or subsidiary located in the People’s Republic of China or another foreign country of concern; or136 STAT. 2186 “(iii) has an owner or covered individual that has a foreign affiliation with a research institution located in the People’s Republic of China or another foreign country of concern; and “(B) the relationships and commitments described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A)—“(i) interfere with the capacity for activities supported by the Federal agency to be carried out; “(ii) create duplication with activities supported by the Federal agency; “(iii) present concerns about conflicts of interest; “(iv) were not appropriately disclosed to the Federal agency; “(v) violate Federal law or terms and conditions of the Federal agency; or “(vi) pose a risk to national security;” .
SEC. 5. AGENCY RECOVERY AUTHORITY AND ONGOING REPORTING.(a)

Requirements.

SBIR.—Section 9(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)), as amended by section 4(d)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(16)

Repayment.

require a small business concern receiving an award under its SBIR program to repay all amounts received from the Federal agency under the award if—“(A) the small business concern makes a material misstatement that the Federal agency determines poses a risk to national security; or “(B) there is a change in ownership, change to entity structure, or other substantial change in circumstances of the small business concern that the Federal agency determines poses a risk to national security; and “(17) require a small business concern receiving an award under its SBIR program to regularly report to the Federal agency and the Administration throughout the duration of the award on—“(A) any change to a disclosure required under subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (13); “(B) any material misstatement made under paragraph (16)(A); and “(C) any change described in paragraph (16)(B).” . (b)

Requirements.

STTR.—Section 9(o) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(o)), as amended by section 4(d)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(20)

Repayment.

require a small business concern receiving an award under its STTR program to repay all amounts received from the Federal agency under the award if—“(A) the small business concern makes a material misstatement that the Federal agency determines poses a risk to national security; or “(B) there is a change in ownership, change to entity structure, or other substantial change in circumstances of the small business concern that the Federal agency determines poses a risk to national security; and “(21) require a small business concern receiving an award under its STTR program to regularly report to the Federal agency and the Administration throughout the duration of the award on—136 STAT. 2187“(A) any change to a disclosure required under subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (17); “(B) any material misstatement made under paragraph (20)(A); and “(C) any change described in paragraph (20)(B).” . (c)

15 USC 638 note.

Paperwork Reduction Act.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”), shall not apply to the implementation of paragraphs (16) and (17) of subsection (g) or paragraphs (20) and (21) of subsection (o) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by subsections (a) and (b).
SEC. 6. REPORT ON ADVERSARIAL MILITARY AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.(a) Covered Agency Defined.—In this section, the term “covered agency” means—(1) the Department of Defense; (2) the Department of Energy; (3) the Department of Health and Human Services; or (4) the National Science Foundation. (b)

Assessments.

Requirement.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each covered agency shall submit a report assessing the adversarial military and foreign influences in the SBIR and STTR programs at the covered agency to—(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (2) Department of health and human services.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 2 reports under paragraph (1)—(A) 1 assessing the adversarial military and foreign influences in the SBIR and STTR programs of the National Institutes of Health; and (B) 1 assessing the adversarial military and foreign influences in the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Health and Human Services other than those of the National Institutes of Health. (c)

Analyses.

Contents.—Each report submitted by a covered agency under subsection (b) shall include an analysis of—(1) the national security and research and integrity risks of the SBIR and STTR programs of the covered agency; and (2) the capability of such covered agency to identify and mitigate such risks. (d) Form.—Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (e)

Coordination.

Independent Entity Contracting.—The head of each covered agency, in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, may enter into a contract with an independent entity to prepare a report required under subsection (b).136 STAT. 2188
SEC. 7. PROGRAM ON INNOVATION OPEN TOPICS.(a) In General.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this Act, is further amended—(1) in subsection (b)(7)—(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking “and” at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following:“(I) the number of applications submitted to each Federal agency participating in the SBIR or STTR program in innovation open topics as compared to conventional topics, and how many small business concerns receive funding from open topics compared to conventional topics; “(J) the total number and dollar amount, and average size, of awards made by each Federal agency participating in the SBIR or STTR program, by phase, from—“(i) open topics; and “(ii) conventional topics;” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(ww) Program on Innovation Open Topics.—“(1)

Deadline.

Establishment.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall establish innovation open topic activities using the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense in order to—“(A) increase the transition of commercial technology to the Department of Defense; “(B) expand the small business nontraditional industrial base; “(C) increase commercialization derived from investments of the Department of Defense; and “(D) expand the ability for qualifying small business concerns to propose technology solutions to meet the needs of the Department of Defense. “(2)

Time period.

Frequency.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct not less than 1 open topic announcement at each component of the Department of Defense per fiscal year. “(3)

Deadline.

Briefing.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing on the establishment of the program required under paragraph (1) to—“(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and “(B) the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.” . (b)

Time period.

Public information.

GAO Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress and issue a publicly available report comparing open topics and conventional topics under the SBIR and STTR programs that includes, to the extent practicable—(1)

Assessment.

an assessment of the percentage of small business concerns that progress from Phase I to Phase II awards, then to Phase III awards; (2) the number of awards under the SBIR and STTR programs made to first-time applicants and first-time awardees;136 STAT. 2189 (3) the number of awards under the SBIR and STTR programs made to non-traditional small business concerns, including those owned by women, minorities, and veterans; (4) a description of outreach and assistance efforts by the Department of Defense to encourage and prepare new and diverse small business concerns to participate in the program established under subsection (ww) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by subsection (a); (5) the length of time to review and disburse awards under such subsection (ww), evaluated in a manner enabling normalized comparisons of such times taken by each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR or STTR program and offers open topics; (6)

Assessment.

the ratio, and an assessment, of the amount of funding allocated towards open topics as compared to conventional topics at each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR or STTR program and offers open topics; and (7) a comparison of the types of technology and end users funded under open topics compared to the types of technology and end users funded under conventional topics.
SEC. 8. INCREASED MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR EXPERIENCED FIRMS.  Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this Act, is further amended—(1) in subsection (b)(7), by adding at the end the following:“(K) the minimum performance standards established under subsection (qq), including any applicable modifications under paragraph (3) of such subsection, and the number of small business concerns that did not meet those minimum performance standards, provided that the Administrator does not publish any personally identifiable information, the identity of each such small business concern, or any otherwise sensitive information; and “(L) the aggregate number and dollar amount of SBIR and STTR awards made pursuant to waivers under subsection (qq)(3)(E), provided that the Administrator does not publish any personally identifiable information, the identity of each such small business concern, or any otherwise sensitive information;” ; and (2) in subsection (qq)—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:“(3) Increased minimum performance standards for experienced firms.—“(A)

Time periods.

Progress to phase ii success.—“(i) In general.—With respect to a small business concern that received or receives more than 50 Phase I awards during a covered period, each minimum performance standard established under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be doubled for such covered period. “(ii) Consequence of failure to meet standard.—

Determination.

Effective date.

If the head of a Federal agency determines that a small business concern that received a Phase I award from the Federal agency is not meeting an applicable increased minimum performance standard 136 STAT. 2190 modified under clause (i), the small business concern may not receive more than 20 total Phase I awards and Phase II awards under subsection (cc) from each Federal agency during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which such determination is made. “(iii) Covered period defined.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘covered period’ means a consecutive period of 5 fiscal years preceding the most recent fiscal year. “(B)

Time periods.

Progress to phase iii success.—“(i)

Requirements.

In general.—Each minimum performance standard established under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall—“(I) with respect to a small business concern that received or receives more than 50 Phase II awards during a covered period, require an average of $250,000 of aggregate sales and investments per Phase II award received during such covered period; and “(II) with respect to a small business concern that received or receives more than 100 Phase II awards during a covered period, require an average of $450,000 of aggregate sales and investments per Phase II award received during such covered period. “(ii) Consequence of failure to meet standard.—

Determination.

Effective date.

If the head of a Federal agency determines that a small business concern that received a Phase I award from the agency is not meeting an applicable increased minimum performance standard modified under clause (i), the small business concern may not receive more than 20 total Phase I awards and Phase II awards under subsection (cc) from each agency during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which such determination is made. “(iii) Documentation.—“(I) In general.—A small business concern that is subject to an increased minimum performance standard described in clause (i) shall submit to the Administrator supporting documentation evidencing that all covered sales of the small business concern were properly used to meet the increased minimum performance standard. “(II) Covered sale defined.—In this clause, the term ‘covered sale’ means a sale by a small business concern—“(aa) that the small business concern claims to be attributable to an SBIR or STTR award; “(bb) for which no amount of the payment was or is made using Federal funds; “(cc) which the small business concern uses to meet an applicable increased minimum performance standard under clause (i); and “(dd) that was or is received during the 5 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the small business concern uses 136 STAT. 2191 the sale to meet the increased minimum performance standard. “(iv) Covered period defined.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘covered period’ means a consecutive period of 10 fiscal years preceding the most recent 2 fiscal years. “(C) Patents for increased minimum performance standards.—A small business concern with respect to which an increased minimum performance standard under subparagraph (B) applies may not meet the increased minimum performance standard by obtaining patents. “(D) Effective date.—Subparagraphs (A) through (C) shall take effect on April 1, 2023. “(E) Waiver.—“(i) In general.—The Administrator may, upon the request of a senior official of a Federal agency, grant a waiver with respect to a topic for the SBIR or STTR program of the Federal agency if—“(I) the topic is critical to the mission of the Federal agency or relates to national security; and “(II) the official submits to the Administrator a request for the waiver in accordance with clause (iii). “(ii) Waiver effects.—If the Administration grants a waiver with respect to a topic for the SBIR or STTR program of a Federal agency, subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) shall not prohibit any covered small business concern from receiving an SBIR or STTR award under such topic. “(iii) Agency request and congressional notification.—

Deadline.

Not later than 15 days before the release of a solicitation including a topic for which a senior official of a Federal agency is requesting a waiver under clause (i), the senior official shall submit to the Administrator, the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a request for the waiver. “(iv) Administrator determination and congressional notification.—

Deadline.

Not later than 15 days after receiving a request for a waiver under clause (i), the Administrator shall make a determination with respect to the request and notify the senior official at the Federal agency that made the request, the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate of the determination. “(v) Definitions.—In this subparagraph:“(I) Covered small business concern.—The term ‘covered small business concern’ means a small business concern that is subject to the consequences under subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) pursuant to a determination by the head of a Federal agency that such small business concern did 136 STAT. 2192 not meet an increased minimum performance standard that was applicable to such small business concern. “(II)

Determination.

Senior official.—The term ‘senior official’ means an individual appointed to a position in a Federal agency that is classified above GS–15 pursuant section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, or any equivalent position, as determined by the Administrator. “(F) Reporting.—“(i)

Lists.

In general.—Not later than July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a list of the small business concerns that did not meet—“(I) an applicable minimum performance standard established under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) or (2)(A)(ii); or “(II) an applicable increased minimum performance standard. “(ii) Waivers.—Each list submitted under clause (i) shall identify each small business concern that received an SBIR or STTR award pursuant to a waiver granted under subparagraph (E) by the Administrator during the period covered by the list. “(iii) Confidentiality.—Each list submitted under clause (i) shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’). “(G)

Deadline.

Implementation.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Administration shall implement the increased minimum performance standards under this paragraph. “(H) Rules of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed—“(i) to prohibit a small business concern from participating in a Phase I (or Phase II if under the authority of subsection (cc)) of an SBIR or STTR program under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) solely on the basis of a determination by the head of a Federal agency that the small business concern is not meeting an increased minimum performance standard; or “(ii) to prevent the head of a Federal agency from implementing more restrictive limitations on the number of federally funded Phase I awards and direct to Phase II awards under subsection (cc) that may be awarded to a small business concern than the limitations described in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii). “(I) Termination.—This paragraph shall terminate on September 30, 2025.” ; (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking “paragraph (3)(A)” and inserting “paragraph (4)(A)”; and (D) by adding at the end the following:“(6)

Deadline.

Inspector general audit.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator implements the increased minimum performance standards under paragraph (3), and periodically thereafter, the Inspector General of the Administration shall—136 STAT. 2193 “(A) conduct an audit on whether the small business concerns subject to increased minimum performance standards under paragraph (3)(B) verified—“(i) the sales by and investments in the small business concerns—“(I)

Time period.

during the 5 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the small business concern used such sales and investments to meet an applicable increased performance standard; and “(II) as a direct result of a Phase I award or Phase II award made under subsection (cc) during the covered period (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)), consistent with the definition of Phase III, as applicable; “(ii) any third-party revenue the small business concerns list as investments or incomes to meet the increased minimum performance standard—“(I) is a direct result of a Phase I award or Phase II award made under subsection (cc) during the covered period (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)); and “(II)

Effective date.

consistent with the requirements of the Administrator as in effect on September 30, 2022, or any successor requirements; and “(iii) any dollar amounts such small business concerns list as investments or income to meet such increased minimum performance standard the providence of which is unclear and that is not directly attributable to a Phase I award or Phase II award made under subsection (cc) during the covered period (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)), consistent with the definition of Phase III, as applicable; “(B)

Assessment.

assess the self-certification requirements for the minimum performance standards established under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and the increased minimum performance standards under paragraph (3)(B); and “(C)

Reports.

submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the audit conducted under subparagraph (A) and the assessment conducted under subparagraph (B). “(7) Increased minimum performance standard defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘increased minimum performance standard’ means a minimum performance standard established under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) or (2)(A)(ii) as modified under subparagraph (A) or (B), respectively, of paragraph (3) with respect to a small business concern.” .
SEC. 9. PROHIBITION AGAINST WRITING SOLICITATION TOPICS.(a) In General.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following subsection:“(xx) Additional Provisions Relating to Solicitation Topics.—“(1)

Processes.

In general.—A Federal agency required to establish an SBIR or STTR program shall implement a multi-level review 136 STAT. 2194 and approval process within the Federal agency for solicitation topics to ensure adequate competition and that no private individual or entity is shaping the requirements for eligibility for the solicitation topic after the selection of the solicitation topic, except that the Federal agency may amend the requirements to clarify the solicitation topic. “(2) Referral.—A Federal agency that does not comply with paragraph (1) shall be referred to the Inspector General of the Administration for further investigation.” .
SEC. 10. GAO STUDY ON MULTIPLE AWARD WINNERS.  Not

Deadline.

Reports.

Public information.

Time periods.

Analyses.

 later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report, which shall be made publicly available, on small business concerns that are awarded not less than 50 Phase II awards under the SBIR or STTR programs during the consecutive period of 10 fiscal years preceding the most recent 2 fiscal years, including, to the extent practicable, an analysis of—(1) the impact of the small business concerns on the SBIR and STTR programs; (2) the ratio of the number of Phase II awards received by the small business concerns to the total number of Phase II awards; (3) the ability of the small business concerns to commercialize and meet the tenets of the SBIR and STTR programs; (4) the impact on new entrants and seeding technology necessary to the Federal agency mission or commercial markets and, with respect to the Department of Defense, whether the types of technology the small business concerns are pursuing are primarily hardware, software, or system components for the warfighter; (5)

Evaluation.

an evaluation and study of varying levels of award caps and lifetime program earning caps; (6)

Assessment.

an assessment of the increased minimum performance standards under paragraph (3) of section 9(qq) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(qq)), as added by section 8, on the behavior of those concerns and on the SBIR and STTR programs, and whether to continue such increased minimum performance standards; and (7)

Recommenda-

tions.

recommendations on whether alternative minimum performance standards under section 9(qq) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(qq)) should be considered, and the extent to which such alternative minimum performance standards preserve the competitive, merit-based foundation of the SBIR and STTR programs.
SEC. 11. GAO REPORT ON SUBCONTRACTING IN SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.  Not

Evaluations.

 later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report evaluating, to the extent practicable, the following:136 STAT. 2195 (1)

Compliance.

The extent to which SBIR awardees and STTR awardees are in compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (2) The extent to which SBIR awardees and STTR awardees enter into subcontracting agreements with respect to an SBIR or STTR award. (3) The total number and dollar amount of subcontracts entered into between an SBIR awardee or an STTR awardee and a concern that is not a small business concern (including such concerns that are defense contractors) with respect to an SBIR or STTR award. (4) A description of the type and purpose of subcontracting agreements described in paragraph (2). (5)

Analysis.

An analysis of whether the use of subcontracts by an SBIR awardee or an STTR awardee is consistent with the purposes of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
Approved September 30, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4900: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–184: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “John R. Lewis Post Office Building”. Public Law184 Public Law 117–184136 Stat. 2169 2022-10-04 2022-10-04 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–184—OCT. 4, 2022 136 STAT. 2169 Public Law117–184 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “John R. Lewis Post Office Building”.

Oct. 4, 2022

[H.R. 5577]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOHN R. LEWIS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the “John R. Lewis Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “John R. Lewis Post Office Building”.
Approved October 4, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5577: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–185: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. Public Law185 Public Law 117–185136 Stat. 2197 2022-10-04 2022-10-04 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–185—OCT. 4, 2022 136 STAT. 2197 Public Law117–185 117th Congress
An Act To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus.

Oct. 4, 2022

[H.R. 6899]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act

of 2022.

22 USC 8902 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS EXCHANGE PROHIBITION.(a) In General.—The Secretary of the Treasury may not engage in any transaction involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. (b) Advocacy.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall—(1) vigorously advocate that the governments of the member countries of the International Monetary Fund, to the extent that the member countries issue freely usable currencies, prohibit transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights held by the Russian Federation or Belarus and (2) direct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision of financial assistance to the Russian Federation and Belarus, except to address basic human needs of the civilian population. (c) Termination.—The preceding provisions of this section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2)

President.

Reports.

30 days after the date that the President reports to the Congress that the governments of the Russian Federation and Belarus have ceased destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. (d)

President.

Reports.

Waiver.—The President may waive the application of this section if the President reports to the Congress that the waiver 136 STAT. 2198 is in the national interest of the United States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor.
Approved October 4, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6899: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–316 (Comm. on Financial Services). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

Sept. 21, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–186: To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects. Public Law186 Public Law 117–186136 Stat. 2199 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–186—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2199 Public Law117–186 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 468]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021.

49 USC 40101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE COST STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.(a) In General.—Section 47110(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “(1) if the cost necessarily” and inserting “(1)(A) if the cost necessarily”; (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(B) if the cost is an incentive payment incurred in carrying out the project described in subparagraph (A) that is to be provided to a contractor upon early completion of a project, if—“(i) such payment does not exceed the lesser of 5 percent of the initial construction contract amount or $1,000,000; “(ii) the level of contractor’s control of, or access to, the worksite necessary to shorten the duration of the project does not negatively impact the operation of the airport; “(iii) the contract specifies application of the incentive structure in the event of unforeseeable, non-weather delays beyond the control of the contractor; “(iv) nothing in any agreement with the contractor prevents the airport operator from retaining responsibility for the safety, efficiency, and capacity of the airport during the execution of the grant agreement; and “(v)

Determination.

the Secretary determines that the use of an incentive payment is likely to increase airport capacity or efficiency or result in cost savings as a result of shortening the project’s duration;” .136 STAT. 2200 (b) Technical Correction.—Section 47110(e)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the heading by striking “Partnership Program Airports” and inserting “Partnership program airports”.
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 468: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–40 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

June 15, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–187: To enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes. Public Law187 Public Law 117–187136 Stat. 2201 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–187—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2201 Public Law117–187 117th Congress
An Act To enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 1766]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

FTC Collaboration Act of 2021.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “FTC Collaboration Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2.

Fraud.

UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES COOPERATION STUDY.(a) In General.—(1)

Deadline.

Study required.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall conduct a study on facilitating and refining existing efforts with State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize frauds and scams being perpetrated on individuals in the United States. (2) Requirements of study.—In conducting the study, the Commission shall examine the following:(A) The roles and responsibilities of the Commission and State Attorneys General that best advance collaboration and consumer protection. (B) The policies, procedures, and mechanisms that facilitate cooperation and communications across the Commission. (C) How resources should be dedicated to best advance such collaboration and consumer protection. (D) The accountability mechanisms that should be implemented to promote collaboration and consumer protection. (3) Consultation and public comment.—In producing the study required in paragraph (1), the Commission shall—(A) consult with—(i) the National Association of State Attorneys General; (ii) public interest organizations dedicated to consumer protection; (iii) relevant private sector entities; and (iv) any other Federal or State agency that the Federal Trade Commission considers necessary; and (B) provide opportunity for public comment and advice relevant to the production of the study. (b)

Public information.

Web posting.

Recommenda-

tions.

Report to Congress.—Not later than 6 months after the completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the 136 STAT. 2202 Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Commission, a report that contains the following:(1) The results of the study. (2) Recommended best practices to enhance collaboration efforts between the Commission and State Attorneys General with respect to preventing, publicizing, and penalizing fraud and scams. (3) Quantifiable metrics by which enhanced collaboration can be measured. (4) Legislative recommendations, if any, to enhance collaboration efforts between the Commission and State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize fraud and scams. (c) Commission Defined.—In this section, the term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1766: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 167 (2021): Apr. 14, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022): Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–188: To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. Public Law188 Public Law 117–188136 Stat. 2203 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–188—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2203 Public Law117–188 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 4877]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 631 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR COMPLIANCE GUIDES.  Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:“(e)

Deadline.

Public information.

Centralized Website.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Ombudsman shall maintain a publicly available website that includes—“(1) hyperlinks to small entity compliance guides described under section 212(a)(1) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996; and “(2) with respect to each such small entity compliance guide, the contact information for an individual who can offer assistance to small entities with respect to the rules that are the subject of such guide. “(f) Report on Agency Compliance.—The Ombudsman shall include in the annual report required under subsection (b)(2)(C) an assessment of agency compliance with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 for the year covered by such annual report.” .
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4877 (S. 3595): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–255 (Comm. on Small Business). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Public Law 117–189: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes. Public Law189 Public Law 117–189136 Stat. 2204 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–189—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2204 Public Law117–189 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 5641]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 5121 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act” or the “SPEED Recovery Act”.
SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE.(a) In General.—Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is amended—(1) in subsection (a) by striking “$35,000” each place it appears and inserting “$1,000,000”; and (2) in subsection (b)(3)—(A) in the heading by inserting “and Report” after “Review”; and (B)

Reports.

Recommenda-

tions.

by inserting “and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding such review, including any recommendations developed pursuant to such review” after “under this section”. (b)

42 USC 5189 note.

Applicability.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any amounts appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3.

Reports.

AUDIT AND REVIEW.  Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct an audit, and submit to Congress a report, on whether there has been waste and abuse as a result of the amendment made under section 2(a)(1).
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5641: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–274 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–145 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 5, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Sept. 28, House considered concurring in Senate amendments.

Sept. 29, prior proceedings vacated; House concurred in Senate amendments.

 Public Law 117–190: To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes. Public Law190 Public Law 117–190136 Stat. 2205 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–190—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2205 Public Law117–190 117th Congress
An Act To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 7500]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.(a)

State listing.

In General.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2022 at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed the amount specified for such location:(1) Restoration and consolidation of the Gulfport Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi, in an amount not to exceed $341,500,000. (2) Construction of a community living center and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to exceed $443,900,000. (3) Construction of a spinal cord injury center in Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $292,239,000. (4) Construction of a new health care center in El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000. (5) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not to exceed $387,300,000. (6) Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed $953,000,000. (7) Construction of a new surgical intensive care unit and renovated operating rooms in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in an amount not to exceed $47,564,000. (8) Seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings 100 and 101 in Portland, Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000. (9) Construction of a spinal cord injury building with a community living center, including a parking garage, in San Diego, California, in an amount not to exceed $262,100,000. (10) Construction of a new research facility in San Francisco, California, in an amount not to exceed $254,880,000. (11) Replacement bed tower and clinical building expansion in St. Louis, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed $135,340,000.136 STAT. 2206 (12) Construction of a new critical care center in West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed $115,790,000. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account, $3,403,613,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7500: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

Sept. 14, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–191: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Public Law191 Public Law 117–191136 Stat. 2207 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–191—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2207 Public Law117–191 117th Congress
An Act To increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 7846]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022.

38 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.(a)

38 USC 1114 note.

Rate Adjustment.—Effective on December 1, 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2022, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To Be Increased.—The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:(1) Wartime disability compensation.—Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents.—Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance.—The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse.—Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children.—Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) Determination of Increase.—Each dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2022, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). (d)

38 USC 1114 note.

Special Rule.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code.136 STAT. 2208
SEC. 3.

Federal Register, publication.

Deadline.

38 USC 1114 note.

PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased under that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2023.
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7846: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered in House.

Sept. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Sept. 22, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–192: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes. Public Law192 Public Law 117–192136 Stat. 2209 2022-10-10 2022-10-10 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–192—OCT. 10, 2022 136 STAT. 2209 Public Law117–192 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 8982]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act”.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS FOR INFANT FORMULA BASE POWDER.(a) In General.—Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (in the section referred to as the “HTS”) is amended by inserting the following new subheading in numerical sequence: “Infant formula base powder to be used in manufacturing infant formula in the United States, exported on or before November 14, 2022, by a party that has been determined by the Food and Drug Administration to be authorized to lawfully market infant formula in the United States or has received a letter of enforcement discretion from the Food and Drug Administration relating to the marketing of its infant formula in the United States:     9903.19.23Provided for in subheading 1901.90.62FreeNo changeNo change”. (b) Definition and Applicability.—The U.S. Notes to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS are amended by adding at the end following:

  “21.(a) For purposes of subheading 9903.19.23, the term ‘infant formula base powder’ means a dry mixture of protein, fat, and carbohydrates that requires only the addition of vitamins and minerals in order to meet the definition of the term ‘infant formula’ in section 201(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(z)).

“(b)

Notice.

The necessary proof that an import is a qualifying infant formula base powder under subheading 9903.19.23 shall be established by a written notice from the Food and Drug 136 STAT. 2210 Administration that the base powder shipment qualifies for importation under such subheading. “(c)

Applicability.

The duty-free treatment of infant formula base powder set forth in subheading 9903.19.23 shall apply only with respect to the importation of an aggregate quantity not exceeding 2,600 metric tons of such infant formula base powder.” . (c)

Applicability.

Time period.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the period beginning on the third day after the date of enactment of this Act and ending at the close of December 31, 2022. (d) Waiver of Other Duties or Safeguards.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period described in subsection (c), articles of infant formula base powder that are classifiable under subheading 9903.19.23 of the HTS, as added by the amendment made by subsection (a), shall not be subject to any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the HTS.
Approved October 10, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8982: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 29, considered and passed House and Senate.

Public Law 117–193: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the “Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building”. Public Law193 Public Law 117–193136 Stat. 2211 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–193—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2211 Public Law117–193 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the “Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 91]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BARRETT LYLE AUSTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 91: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 12, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–194: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the “Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office”. Public Law194 Public Law 117–194136 Stat. 2212 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–194—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2212 Public Law117–194 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the “Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 92]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIALIST FOUR CHARLES JOHNSON POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 92: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 12, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–195: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the “Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building”. Public Law195 Public Law 117–195136 Stat. 2213 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–195—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2213 Public Law117–195 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the “Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 2142]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INDIANA HUNT-MARTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, shall be known and designated as the “Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2142: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 28, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–196: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the “CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office”. Public Law196 Public Law 117–196136 Stat. 2214 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–196—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2214 Public Law117–196 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the “CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 3508]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHRISTIAN KOCH MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, shall be known and designated as the “CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3508: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 12, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–197: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the “Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office”. Public Law197 Public Law 117–197136 Stat. 2215 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–197—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2215 Public Law117–197 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the “Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 3539]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ATANASIO TAITANO PEREZ POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, shall be known and designated as the “Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3539: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 1, 9, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–198: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the “Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building”. Public Law198 Public Law 117–198136 Stat. 2216 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–198—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2216 Public Law117–198 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the “Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 5809]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL KAREEM NIKOUI MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, shall be known and designated as the “Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5809: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–199: To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the “Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic”. Public Law199 Public Law 117–199136 Stat. 2217 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–199—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2217 Public Law117–199 117th Congress
An Act To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the “Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic”.

Oct. 11, 2022

[H.R. 7698]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) As of January 2021, of the 1,255 health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, two are named after women. (2) Rosemary Ann Bryant was born on April 2, 1953, in Harlingen, Texas, to Captain Cecil Bryant and Constance Boylan Bryant, a World War II Navy nurse. (3) Captain Mariner was the first woman to enroll in the aeronautics program at Purdue University in 1971. (4) Captain Mariner joined the Navy in 1973, and after graduating from officer candidate school that year, she became a member of the Navy’s first flight-training class for women. (5) In 1974, Captain Mariner was one of six women to earn her wings and in 1975 she became the first female Naval aviator to fly a jet attack aircraft. (6) In July 1990, Captain Mariner was named commander of Navy “Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34” at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Ventura County, California. The unit was 30 percent female and made Captain Mariner the first woman to command an operational air squadron, even though women were still barred from flying combat missions. (7) Captain Mariner became a passionate advocate for women in the military, leading the Women Military Aviators and working with Congress and the Department of Defense to lift restrictions barring women from flying in combat. (8) Captain Mariner attended the National War College in the District of Columbia, earning a master’s degree in national security strategy and served on the staff of the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon, and a professor of joint military studies at the National War College. (9) Captain Mariner retired from the Navy in 1997, and moved to Tennessee with her husband Commander Tommy Mariner and her daughter Emmalee. (10) During her Naval career Captain Mariner logged 17 landings on aircraft carriers and more than 3500 flight hours in 15 different aircraft. (11) In retirement, Captain Mariner continued her service in her community as a resident scholar in the University of 136 STAT. 2218 Tennessee’s Center for the Study of War and Society, and taught military history in UT’s history department for 15 years. (12) Captain Mariner passed away from ovarian cancer on January 24, 2019, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (13) In honor of Captain Mariner, the United States Navy conducted its first all-female flyover at the funeral service for Captain Mariner on Saturday, February 2, 2019, in Maynardville, Tennessee. (14) In July 2021, a panel of Ventura County members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military spouses recommended that the Ventura Medical Center be named in honor of Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN ROSEMARY BRYANT MARINER OUTPATIENT CLINIC.(a)

Effective date.

Designation.—The outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic”.
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7698: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 19, considered and passed House.

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–200: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans. Public Law200 Public Law 117–200136 Stat. 2219 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–200—OCT. 11, 2022 136 STAT. 2219 Public Law117–200 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans.

Oct. 11, 2022

[S. 1098]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act.

20 USC 1001 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act”.
SEC. 2. SEPARATING JOINT CONSOLIDATION LOANS.(a) In General.—Section 455(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(g)) is amended—(1) by striking “A borrower” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—A borrower” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Separating joint consolidation loans.—“(A) In general.—“(i) Authorization.—A married couple, or 2 individuals who were previously a married couple, and who received a joint consolidation loan as such married couple under subparagraph (C) of section 428C(a)(3) (as such subparagraph was in effect on June 30, 2006), may apply to the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, for each individual borrower in the married couple (or previously married couple) to receive a separate Federal Direct Consolidation Loan under this part. “(ii) Eligibility for borrowers in default.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a married couple, or 2 individuals who were previously a married couple, who are in default on a joint consolidation loan may be eligible to receive a separate Federal Direct Consolidation Loan under this part in accordance with this paragraph. “(B) Secretarial requirements.—Notwithstanding section 428C(a)(3)(A) or any other provision of law, for each individual borrower who applies under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—“(i) make a separate Federal Direct Consolidation Loan under this part that—“(I) shall be for an amount equal to the product of—“(aa) the unpaid principal and accrued unpaid interest of the joint consolidation loan 136 STAT. 2220 (as of the date that is the day before such separate consolidation loan is made) and any outstanding charges and fees with respect to such loan; and “(bb) the percentage of the joint consolidation loan attributable to the loans of the individual borrower for whom such separate consolidation loan is being made, as determined—“(AA) on the basis of the loan obligations of such borrower with respect to such joint consolidation loan (as of the date such joint consolidation loan was made); or “(BB) in the case in which both borrowers request, on the basis of proportions outlined in a divorce decree, court order, or settlement agreement; and “(II) has the same rate of interest as the joint consolidation loan (as of the date that is the day before such separate consolidation loan is made); and “(ii)

Notification.

in a timely manner, notify each individual borrower that the joint consolidation loan had been repaid and of the terms and conditions of their new loans. “(C) Application for separate direct consolidation loan.—“(i) Joint application.—Except as provided in clause (ii), to receive separate consolidation loans under this part, both individual borrowers in a married couple (or previously married couple) shall jointly apply under subparagraph (A). “(ii) Separate application.—An individual borrower in a married couple (or previously married couple) may apply for a separate consolidation loan under subparagraph (A) separately and without regard to whether or when the other individual borrower in the married couple (or previously married couple) applies under subparagraph (A), in a case in which—“(I) the individual borrower certifies to the Secretary that such borrower—“(aa) has experienced an act of domestic violence (as defined in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) from the other individual borrower; “(bb) has experienced economic abuse (as defined in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) from the other individual borrower; or “(cc) is unable to reasonably reach or access the loan information of the other individual borrower; or “(II)

Determination.

the Secretary determines that authorizing each individual borrower to apply separately under 136 STAT. 2221 subparagraph (A) would be in the best fiscal interests of the Federal Government. “(iii) Remaining obligation from separate application.—In the case of an individual borrower who receives a separate consolidation loan due to the circumstances described in clause (ii), the other non-applying individual borrower shall become solely liable for the remaining balance of the joint consolidation loan.” . (b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 428C(a)(3)(B)(i)(V) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3(3)(B)(i)(V)) is amended—(1) by striking “or” at the end of item (bb); (2) by striking the period at the end of item (cc) and inserting “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(dd) for the purpose of separating a joint consolidation loan into 2 separate Federal Direct Consolidation Loans under section 455(g)(2).” .
Approved October 11, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1098: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 15, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 20, 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–201: To amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes. Public Law201 Public Law 117–201136 Stat. 222 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–201—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 222 Public Law117–201 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 169]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act.
SECTION 1.

17 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act” or the “ARTS Act”.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FEES FOR WINNERS OF CERTAIN COMPETITIONS.  Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(e)(1)

Definition.

In this subsection, the term ‘covered competition’ means—“(A) an art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute that is open only to high school students; or “(B) the competition established under section 3 of House Resolution 77, 113th Congress, agreed to February 26, 2013. “(2) With respect to a work that wins a covered competition, the Register of Copyrights—“(A)

Deadline.

shall waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to an application for registration of a copyright claim for that work if that application is submitted to the Copyright Office not later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the work claimed by the application wins the covered competition (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘covered year’); and “(B) may waive a fee described in subparagraph (A) for an application submitted after the end of the covered year if the fee would have been waived under that subparagraph 136 STAT. 223 had the application been submitted before the last day of the covered year.” .
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 169 (H.R. 704): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 13, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–202: To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes. Public Law202 Public Law 117–202136 Stat. 2224 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–202—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2224 Public Law117–202 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 442]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act.
SECTION 1.

40 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act” or the “BRIGHT Act”.
SEC. 2.

40 USC 3313 note.

GUIDANCE.  Not

Deadline.

 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall—(1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; and (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make available to State, local, and Tribal entities information on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, United States Code).
SEC. 3. PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS.(a) In General.—Section 3313 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking subsection (h); (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; (3) by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection (c) and inserting the following:
“§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems“(a) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) Administrator.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services. “(2) Lighting system.—The term ‘lighting system’ means the elements required to maintain a desired light level, 136 STAT. 2225 including lamps, light fixtures, fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, interior design elements, and daylighting sources. “(b) Procurement.—“(1) In general.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall—“(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems; and “(B) ensure that procurements after the date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of lighting systems or the individual components of lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and energy efficiency. “(2) Use.—Each public building constructed, altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Administrator, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems for each application. “(c) Maintenance of Public Buildings.—Each individual component of a lighting system, including a lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system possible for the application. “(d) Considerations.—“(1) Contracting options.—In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider appropriate contracting options for the procurement of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems. “(2) Procurement and use.—In making a determination under this section concerning the practicability of procuring and installing the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system, the Administrator shall consider—“(A) the compatibility of the lighting system with existing equipment, including consideration of a cost effective retrofit; “(B) whether procurement and use of the lighting system could result in interference with productivity; “(C) the aesthetics relating to the use of the lighting system; and “(D) such other factors as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. “(e) Life-Cycle Cost Effective.—The Administrator shall use the procedures and methods established under section 544(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254(a)) in determining whether a lighting system is life-cycle cost effective.”
; (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “lighting fixture or bulb” and inserting “lighting system”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the fixture or bulb is” and inserting “the lighting system or the individual components of the lighting system are”; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking “fixture or bulb” and inserting “lighting system”; (5) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by inserting “procurement and” before “use in public buildings”; and (6) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by inserting “procurement and” before “use of energy efficient”.136 STAT. 2226 (b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code,

40 USC

prec. 3301.

 is amended by striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting the following: “3313.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 442 (H.R. 7636): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–610 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure) accompanying H.R. 7636. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–80 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 13, 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–203: To plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, and for other purposes. Public Law203 Public Law 117–203136 Stat. 2227 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–203—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2227 Public Law117–203 117th Congress
An Act To plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 516]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act.
SECTION 1.

49 USC 40101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act”
SEC. 2.

Deadlines.

49 USC 40101 note.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY WORKING GROUP.(a)

Establishment.

In General.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish an advanced air mobility interagency working group (in this section referred to as the “working group”). (b) Purpose.—Advanced Air Mobility represents a key area of sustainable transportation and economic growth for the United States and it is imperative that the Federal Government foster leadership and interagency collaboration in the adoption and deployment of this technology.

Plan.

Coordination.

The purpose of the working group established under this section shall be to plan for and coordinate efforts related to safety, operations, infrastructure, physical security and cybersecurity, and Federal investment necessary for maturation of the AAM ecosystem in the United States, particularly passenger-carrying aircraft, in order to—(1) grow new transportation options; (2) amplify economic activity and jobs; (3) advance environmental sustainability and new technologies; and (4) support emergency preparedness and competitiveness. (c)

Designations.

Membership.—Not later than 60 days after the establishment of the working group under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall—(1)

Appointment.

appoint the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy to chair the working group; (2) designate not less than 1 additional representative to participate on the working group from each of—(A) the Department of Transportation; and (B) the Federal Aviation Administration; and (3) invite the heads of each of the following departments or agencies to designate not less than 1 representative to participate on the working group, including—(A) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (B) the Department of Commerce;136 STAT. 2228 (C) the Department of Defense; (D) the Department of Energy; (E) the Department of Homeland Security; (F) the Department of Agriculture; (G) the Department of Labor; (H) the Federal Communications Commission; and (I) such other departments or agencies as the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate. (d) Coordination.—(1)

Determination.

In general.—The working group shall engage with State, local, and Tribal governments, aviation industry and labor stakeholders, stakeholder associations, and others determined appropriate by the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, including—(A) manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, propulsion systems, structures, and air traffic management systems; (B) commercial air carriers, commercial operators, unmanned aircraft system operators, and general aviation operators, including helicopter operators; (C) intended operators of AAM aircraft; (D) airports, heliports, fixed-base operators; (E) certified labor representatives for pilots associations, air traffic control specialists employed by the Federal Aviation Administration, aircraft mechanics, and aviation safety inspectors; (F) State, local, and Tribal officials or public agencies, with representation from both urban and rural areas; (G) first responders; (H) groups representing environmental interests; (I) electric utilities, energy providers and energy market operators; (J) academia with experience working with industry on new technology and commercialization; (K) groups representing the telecommunications industry; and (L) aviation training and maintenance providers. (2) Advisory committees.—The Secretary of Transportation and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may use such Federal advisory committees as may be appropriate to coordinate with the entities listed in paragraph (1). (e) Review and Examination.—Not later than 1 year after the working group is established under subsection (a), the working group shall complete a review and examination of, at a minimum—(1) the steps that will mature AAM aircraft operations, concepts, and regulatory frameworks beyond initial operations; (2) the air traffic management and safety concepts that might be considered as part of evolving AAM to higher levels of traffic density; (3) current Federal programs and policies that could be leveraged to advance the maturation of the AAM industry; (4) infrastructure, including aviation, cybersecurity, telecommunication, multimodal, and utility infrastructure, necessary to accommodate and support expanded operations of AAM after initial implementation;136 STAT. 2229 (5) steps needed to ensure a robust and secure domestic supply chain; (6) anticipated benefits associated with AAM aircraft operations, including economic, environmental, emergency and natural disaster response, and transportation benefits; (7) the interests, roles, and responsibilities of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments affected by AAM aircraft operations; and (8) other factors that may limit the full potential of the AAM industry, including community acceptance or restrictions of such operations. (f) AAM National Strategy.—Based on the review and examination performed under subsection (e), the working group shall develop an AAM National Strategy that includes—(1)

Recommenda-

tions.

recommendations regarding the safety, operations, security, infrastructure, air traffic concepts, and other Federal investment or actions necessary to support the evolution of early AAM to higher levels of activity and societal benefit; and (2)

Plan.

a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and responsibilities of each Federal department and agency, and of State, local, and Tribal governments, necessary to facilitate or implement the recommendations developed under paragraph (1). (g) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the completion of the review and examination performed under subsection (e), the working group shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report—(1) detailing findings from the review and examination performed under subsection (e); and (2) providing the AAM National Strategy, including the plan and associated recommendations developed under subsection (f). (h)

Notification.

Evaluation of Termination of Working Group.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the working group submits the report required under subsection (g), the Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate and decide whether to terminate the working group and shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such decision. (i) Definitions.—For purposes of this section and section 3:(1) Advanced air mobility; aam.—The terms “advanced air mobility” and “AAM” mean a transportation system that transports people and property by air between two points in the United States using aircraft with advanced technologies, including electric aircraft or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace. (2) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (3) Electric aircraft.—The term “electric aircraft” means an aircraft with a fully electric or hybrid (fuel and electric) driven propulsion system used for flight. (4) Fixed-base operator.—The term “fixed-base operator” means a business granted the right by an airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to operate on an airport or heliport and 136 STAT. 2230 provide aeronautical services, including fueling and charging, aircraft hangaring, tiedown and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, and flight instruction. (5) State.—The term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code. (6) Vertical take-off and landing.—The term “vertical take-off and landing” means an aircraft with lift/thrust units used to generate powered lift and control and with two or more lift/thrust units used to provide lift during vertical take-off or landing.
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—(1) conduct a study on the interests, roles, and responsibilities of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments affected by AAM aircraft and operations; and (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the study, including the Comptroller General’s findings and conclusions. (b)

Review.

Requirements.—In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review the following:(1) The state of the law as of the enactment of this Act with respect to Federal authority over operations of AAM aircraft systems in the national airspace system. (2) The state of the law as of the enactment of this Act with respect to State, local, and Tribal authority over operations of AAM aircraft in the national airspace system. (3) Potential gaps between authorities under paragraphs (1) and (2). (4) Proposals to facilitate the safe and financially viable growth and development of the AAM industry and integration of AAM aircraft into the national airspace system.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 516 (H.R. 1339): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–158 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure) accompanying H.R. 1339. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–53 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 23, considered and passed Senate.

June 13, 14, considered and passed House, amended.

Sept. 21, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–204: To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. Public Law204 Public Law 117–204136 Stat. 2231 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–204—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2231 Public Law117–204 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 958]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act”.
SEC. 2. NEW ACCESS POINTS GRANTS.(a) In General.—Section 330(e)(6)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(e)(6)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(v) Mobile units.—An existing health center may be awarded funds under clause (i) to establish a new delivery site that is a mobile unit, regardless of whether the applicant additionally proposes to establish a permanent, full-time site. In the case of a health center that is not currently receiving funds under this section, such health center may be awarded funds under clause (i) to establish a new delivery site that is a mobile unit only if such health center uses a portion of such funds to also establish a permanent, full-time site.” . (b)

42 USC 254b note.

Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 958 (H.R. 5141): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–513 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) accompanying H.R. 5141. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–205: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Public Law205 Public Law 117–205136 Stat. 2232 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–205—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2232 Public Law117–205 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 1198]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Solid Start Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Solid Start Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. SOLID START PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) In General.—Chapter 63 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:“SUBCHAPTER II—

38 USC

prec. 6320.

OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
“§ 6320.

38 USC 6320.

 Solid Start program“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Solid Start program’, under which the Secretary shall—“(1) build the capacity of the Department to efficiently and effectively respond to the queries and needs of veterans who have recently separated from the Armed Forces; and “(2)

Coordination.

systemically integrate and coordinate efforts to assist veterans, including efforts—“(A) to proactively reach out to newly separated veterans to inform them of their eligibility for programs of and benefits provided by the Department; and “(B) to connect veterans in crisis to resources that address their immediate needs. “(b) Activities of the Solid Start Program.—(1)

Coordination.

The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out the Solid Start program of the Department by—“(A) collecting up-to-date contact information during transition classes or separation counseling for all members of the Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces, while explaining the existence and purpose of the Solid Start program; “(B) calling each veteran, regardless of separation type or characterization of service, three times within the first year after separation of the veteran from the Armed Forces; “(C)

Web posting.

providing information about the Solid Start program on the website of the Department and in materials of the Department, especially transition booklets and other resources;136 STAT. 2233 “(D) ensuring calls are truly tailored to the needs of each veteran’s unique situation by conducting quality assurance tests; “(E) prioritizing outreach to veterans who have accessed mental health resources prior to separation from the Armed Forces; “(F) providing women veterans with information that is tailored to their specific health care and benefit needs; “(G) as feasible, providing information on access to State and local resources, including Vet Centers and veterans service organizations; and “(H)

Analysis.

Data.

Assessment.

gathering and analyzing data assessing the effectiveness of the Solid Start program. “(2) The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, may carry out the Solid Start program by—“(A) encouraging members of the Armed Forces who are transitioning to civilian life to authorize alternate points of contact who can be reached should the member be unavailable during the first year following the separation of the member from the Armed Forces; and “(B) following up missed phone calls with tailored mailings to ensure the veteran still receives similar information. “(3)

Definitions.

In this subsection:“(A) The term ‘Vet Center’ has the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of this title. “(B) The term ‘veterans service organization’ means an organization recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of this title.”
. (b) Conforming Amendments.—Chapter 63 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended—(1) by inserting before section 6301 the following:“Subchapter I—

38 USC

prec. 6301.

Outreach Services Program” ; and(2) in sections 6301, 6303, 6304, 6305, 6306, and 6307, by striking “this chapter” each place it appears and inserting “this subchapter”. (c) Clerical Amendments.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of such title

38 USC

prec. 6301.

 is amended—(1) by inserting before the item relating to section 6301 the following new item: “subchapter i— and136 STAT. 2234 (2) by adding at the end the following new items: “subchapter ii— “6320.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1198: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 19, Senate vitiated passage; reconsidered and passed Senate.

Sept. 28, considered in House.

Sept. 29, prior proceeding vacated; considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–206: To establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes. Public Law206 Public Law 117–206136 Stat. 2236 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–206—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2236 Public Law117–206 117th Congress
An Act To establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 2490]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Blackwell School National Historic Site Act.

54 USC 320101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Blackwell School National Historic Site Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds that—(1) the Blackwell School, located at 501 South Abbott Street, in Marfa, Presidio County, Texas, is—(A) associated with the period of racial segregation in Marfa public schools; and (B) the only extant property directly associated with Hispanic education in Marfa since the other buildings were torn down after the Blackwell School closed in 1965; (2) the Blackwell School is a tangible reminder of the period during which the doctrine of “separate but equal” dominated education and social systems; (3) despite being categorized as “white” by Texas law, Mexican Americans were regularly excluded from commingling with Anglo individuals at barbershops, restaurants, funeral homes, theaters, churches, and schools; (4) the spectrum of experiences of students and teachers at the Blackwell School are an important record of life in a segregated school in the context of the history of Texas and the United States; (5) Mexican and Mexican American culture and history in Marfa is tied to the Blackwell School, which for more than 50 years served as a leading feature of the Hispanic community, illustrating the challenge of maintaining cultural identity in a dominant Anglo society; (6) Hispanic influences continue to be seen in social and religious organizations, business and government institutions, and shared experiences of language, food, and music in Marfa, Texas; (7) the historic Blackwell School building is a physical record of—(A) the longevity and beauty of the distinctive design and craftsmanship informed by traditional techniques and materials; and136 STAT. 2237 (B) the transition from the purely vernacular to the period of materials, design, and workmanship made available after the arrival of the railroad; (8) the original historic school building and grounds on which the Blackwell School building stands provide an authentic setting to commemorate and interpret the history of the Blackwell School; (9) the Blackwell School is closely associated with the broad patterns of local, State, and national history in the area of school segregation; and (10) Mexicans and other members of the Latin American diaspora have placed a high value on education as a means of economic, social, and political advancement, but Hispanics and Latinos have not always had equitable opportunities and access to quality educational facilities in the United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Map.—The term “map” means the map entitled “Blackwell School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary”, numbered 593/178387, and dated February 2022. (2) National historic site.—The term “National Historic Site” means the Blackwell School National Historic Site established by section 4(a)(1). (3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BLACKWELL SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.(a) Establishment.—(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), there is established the Blackwell School National Historic Site in the State of Texas as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the Blackwell School, including—(A) the role of the Blackwell School as an academic and cultural cornerstone in Marfa, Texas; and (B) the function of the Blackwell School within a segregated system of education in Texas and the United States from the period of 1885 through 1965. (2) Determination by secretary.—The National Historic Site shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that—(A)

Contracts.

a written agreement has been entered into by the Secretary with the Marfa Unified School District providing that the Blackwell School shall be donated to the United States or co-managed with the Secretary for inclusion in a national historic site to be managed consistently with the purposes of a national historic site; and (B) a sufficient quantity of land or an interest in land within the boundaries of the National Historic Site has been acquired to constitute a manageable unit. (b) Map.—(1) Boundaries.—The boundaries of the National Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the map. (2) Availability of map.—The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.136 STAT. 2238 (c) Acquisition of Authority.—The Secretary may only acquire any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the National Historic Site by—(1) donation; (2) purchase with donated funds; or (3) exchange. (d) Administration.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall administer the National Historic Site in accordance with—(A) this Act; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (2) Management plan.—(A)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the National Historic Site, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the National Historic Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (B) Submission.—On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the general management plan prepared under that subparagraph. (e)

Contracts.

Cooperative Agreements.—The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Blackwell School Alliance and other local, regional, State, academic, and nonprofit partners for interpretive and educational programming, technical assistance, and rehabilitation relating to the National Historic Site. (f) Written Consent of Owner.—No private property or non-Federal public property shall be included within the boundaries of the National Historic Site or managed as part of the National Historic Site without the written consent of the owner of the property.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2490 (H.R. 4706): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–198 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
H.R. 4706. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–92 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 19, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 19, 20, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–207: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. Public Law207 Public Law 117–207136 Stat. 2238 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–207—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2238 Public Law117–207 117th Congress
An Act To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 2551]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act.

41 USC 1703 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act” or the “AI Training Act”.
SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) AI.—The term “AI” has the meaning given the term “artificial intelligence” in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note). (2) AI training program.—The term “AI training program” means the training program established under subsection (b)(1). (3) Covered workforce.—The term “covered workforce” means—(A) employees of an executive agency who are responsible for—(i) program management; (ii) the planning, research, development, engineering, testing, and evaluation of systems, including quality control and assurance; (iii) procurement and contracting; (iv) logistics; or (v) cost estimating; and (B) other personnel of an executive agency designated by the head of the executive agency to participate in the AI training program. (4) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (5) Executive agency.—The term “executive agency”—(A) has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (B) does not include—(i) the Department of Defense or a component of the Department of Defense; or (ii) the National Nuclear Security Administration or a component of the National Nuclear Security Administration. (b) Requirement.—136 STAT. 2239 (1)

Deadline.

Coordination.

In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services and any other person determined relevant by the Director, shall develop and implement or otherwise provide an AI training program for the covered workforce. (2) Purpose.—The purpose of the AI training program shall be to ensure that the covered workforce has knowledge of the capabilities and risks associated with AI. (3) Topics.—The AI training program shall include information relating to—(A) the science underlying AI, including how AI works; (B) introductory concepts relating to the technological features of artificial intelligence systems; (C) the ways in which AI can benefit the Federal Government; (D) the risks posed by AI, including discrimination and risks to privacy; (E) ways to mitigate the risks described in subparagraph (D), including efforts to create and identify AI that is reliable, safe, and trustworthy; and (F) future trends in AI, including trends for homeland and national security and innovation. (4)

Time period.

Updates.—Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Director shall update the AI training program to—(A) incorporate new information relating to AI; and (B) ensure that the AI training program continues to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3). (5) Format.—The Director is encouraged to develop and implement or otherwise include under the AI training program interactive learning with—(A) technologists; (B) scholars; and (C) other experts from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. (6) Metrics.—The Director shall ensure the existence of a means by which to—(A) understand and measure the participation of the covered workforce; and (B) receive and consider feedback from participants in the AI training program to improve the AI training program.136 STAT. 2240 (7) Sunset.—Effective 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2551: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–40 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–208: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the “Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”. Public Law208 Public Law 117–208136 Stat. 2241 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–208—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2241 Public Law117–208 117th Congress
An Act To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the “Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 2771]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.   Congress finds the following:(1) Colonel Charles Powell and his wife, Mrs. JoAnne Powell, served the community of San Angelo, Texas, with character and dignity. (2) Colonel Powell served as the base commander of Goodfellow Air Force Base from 1980 to 1984. (3) When the Powells moved to San Angelo, Charles was ordered to help Goodfellow avoid closure and the displacement of many members of the Armed Forces from the community they had grown to love. (4) The impact of Charles’ career can still be felt today at Goodfellow Air Force Base, as it serves as a training school for thousands of members from every Armed Force to train in cryptology, intelligence, and firefighting. (5) JoAnne assisted thousands of constituents in the district offices of Representatives Tom Loeffler, Lamar Smith, K. Michael Conaway, and August Pfluger. (6) One of the several duties JoAnne spearheaded was the annual process of nominations to the military service academies, which was always a year-round process for her. (7) With JoAnne’s assistance, many of the young men and women of the 11th congressional district of Texas went on to serve the United States and attend one of the military service academies. (8) In addition, JoAnne was a fierce advocate of veterans and helped thousands of individuals gain access to the veterans benefits they rightfully earned. (9) JoAnne’s compassion and dedication helped make the Concho Valley a better place.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS.(a) Designation.—The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans 136 STAT. 2242 Affairs Clinic” or the “Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic”. (b) Reference.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2771: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 3, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–209: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. Public Law209 Public Law 117–209136 Stat. 2243 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–209—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2243 Public Law117–209 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 2794]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Supporting Families of the Fallen Act.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Families of the Fallen Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.(a) In General.—Section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “$400,000” and inserting “$500,000”. (b)

38 USC 1967 note.

Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the later of—(1) the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2)

Determinations.

the date on which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that—(A) the amount for which a member will be insured pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) and the premiums for such amount are administratively and actuarially sound for the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program under subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, and the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program under section 1977 of such title; and136 STAT. 2244 (B) the increase in such amount carried out pursuant to the amendment will not result in such programs operating at a loss.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2794: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 23, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–210: To require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in foreign countries. Public Law210 Public Law 117–210136 Stat. 2245 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–210—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2245 Public Law117–210 117th Congress
An Act To require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in foreign countries.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 3157]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Applicable immigrants and refugees.—The term “applicable immigrants and refugees”—(A) means individuals who—(i)(I) are not citizens or nationals of the United States; and (II) are lawfully present in the United States and authorized to be employed in the United States; or (ii) are naturalized citizens of the United States who were born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions; and (B) includes individuals described in section 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (title VI of division F of Public Law 111–8; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note). (2) Other terms.—Except as otherwise defined in this section, terms used in this Act have the definitions given such terms under section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
SEC. 3. STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WITH PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS OBTAINED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.(a) Study Required.—(1)

Coordination.

In general.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, shall conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities in the United States for applicable immigrants and refugees who have professional credentials that were obtained in a country other than the United States.136 STAT. 2246 (2) Work with other entities.—The Secretary of Labor shall seek to work with relevant nonprofit organizations and State agencies to use the existing data and resources of such entities to conduct the study required under paragraph (1). (3) Limitations on disclosure.—Any information provided to the Secretary of Labor in connection with the study required under paragraph (1)—(A) may only be used for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary to ensure the efficient operation of, such study; and (B) may not be disclosed to any other person or entity except as provided under this subsection. (b)

Analyses.

Inclusions.—The study required under subsection (a)(1) shall include—(1)

Time period.

an analysis of the employment history of applicable immigrants and refugees admitted to the United States during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, which shall include, to the extent practicable—(A) a comparison of the employment applicable immigrants and refugees held before immigrating to the United States with the employment they obtained in the United States, if any, since their arrival; and (B) the occupational and professional credentials and academic degrees held by applicable immigrants and refugees before immigrating to the United States; (2)

Assessment.

an assessment of any barriers that prevent applicable immigrants and refugees from using occupational experience obtained outside the United States to obtain employment in the United States; (3) an analysis of available public and private resources assisting applicable immigrants and refugees who have professional experience and qualifications obtained outside of the United States to obtain skill-appropriate employment in the United States; and (4)

Recommenda-

tions.

policy recommendations for better enabling applicable immigrants and refugees who have professional experience and qualifications obtained outside of the United States to obtain skill-appropriate employment in the United States. (c) Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall—(1) submit a report to Congress that describes the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a); and136 STAT. 2247 (2)

Public information.

Web posting.

make such report publicly available on the website of the Department of Labor.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3157: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 23, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 19, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–211: To provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. Public Law211 Public Law 117–211136 Stat. 2248 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–211—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2248 Public Law117–211 117th Congress
An Act To provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 3470]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1.

22 USC 7101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFICKING IN CONTRACTING PROVISIONS.(a) Requirement To Refer Violations to Agency Suspension and Debarment Official.—Section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1)) is amended—(1) by inserting “refer the matter to the agency suspension and debarment official and” before “consider taking one of the following actions”; and (2) by striking subparagraph (G). (b) Report on Implementation of Trafficking in Contracting Provisions.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2092).
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3470: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–116 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 13, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–212: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes. Public Law212 Public Law 117–212136 Stat. 2249 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–212—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2249 Public Law117–212 117th Congress
An Act To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 4205]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Planning for Animal Wellness Act.

42 USC 5196 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Planning for Animal Wellness Act” or the “PAW Act”.
SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP GUIDELINES.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2) Working group.—The term “working group” means the advisory working group established under subsection (b). (b)

Deadline.

Working Group.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish an advisory working group. (c) Membership.—The working group shall consist of—(1) not less than 2 representatives of State governments with experience in animal emergency management; (2) not less than 2 representatives of local governments with experience in animal emergency management; (3) not less than 2 representatives from academia; (4) not less than 2 veterinary experts; (5) not less than 2 representatives from nonprofit organizations working to address the needs of households pets and service animals in emergencies or disasters; (6) representatives from the Federal Animal Emergency Management Working Group; and (7) any other members determined necessary by the Administrator. (d) Duties.—The working group shall—(1) encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities working to address the needs of household pets, service and assistance animals, and captive animals, as appropriate, in emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; and (2) review best practices and Federal guidance, as of the date of enactment of this Act, on congregate and noncongregate sheltering and evacuation planning relating to the needs of household pets, service and assistance animals, and captive 136 STAT. 2250 animals, as appropriate, in emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. (e) No Compensation.—The members of the working group shall serve on the working group on a voluntary basis. (f)

Deadline.

Guidance Determination.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall determine whether the best practices and Federal guidance described in subsection (d)(2) are sufficient. (g) New Guidance.

Deadline.

Consultation.

Determination.

Publication.

—Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this Act, if the Administrator, in consultation with the working group, determines that the best practices and Federal guidance described in subsection (d)(2) are insufficient, the Administrator, in consultation with the working group, shall publish updated Federal guidance. (h) Sunset.—(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), the working group shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2)

Determination.

Extension.—The Administrator may extend the date described in paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines an extension is appropriate.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4205 (H.R. 7789): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–611 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure) accompanying H.R. 7789. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–140 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 13, considered in House.

Sept. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–213: To amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office. Public Law213 Public Law 117–213136 Stat. 2251 2022-10-17 2022-10-17 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–213—OCT. 17, 2022 136 STAT. 2251 Public Law117–213 117th Congress
An Act To amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office.

Oct. 17, 2022

[S. 4791]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERM FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE.(a) In General.—Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(a)” before “The President”; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(b) The Director shall be appointed for a term of 10 years. “(c) An individual appointed to the position of Director, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).” . (b) Application to Incumbent.—If there is an individual serving in the position of Director of the Government Publishing Office, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the date of enactment of this Act—(1) the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the appointment of such individual; and (2)

Effective date.

44 USC 301 note.

the term of the individual for purposes of subsection (b) of section 301 of title 44, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be considered to have started on the date on which the individual assumed the office of Director of the Government Publishing Office.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4791: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 29, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–214: To advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of such programs, and for other purposes. Public Law214 Public Law 117–214136 Stat. 2252 2022-10-19 2022-10-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–214—OCT. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 2252 Public Law117–214 117th Congress
An Act To advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of such programs, and for other purposes.

Oct. 19, 2022

[H.R. 4693]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act

of 2021.

22 USC 9301 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND TREAT MALNUTRITION GLOBALLY.(a) In General.—The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, is authorized and encouraged to support efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition globally, including by—(1) targeting resources and nutrition interventions to support the most vulnerable populations susceptible to severe malnutrition, including children under the age of 5 and pregnant and lactating women; (2) increasing coverage, particularly in priority countries, of nutrition interventions that include coordinated deployment of prenatal nutrient supplements, breastfeeding support, vitamin A supplementation, specialized nutritious food products for the treatment of acute malnutrition, and other evidence-based interventions, as appropriate; (3) increasing the use of context and country-appropriate fortification of staples and condiments with essential nutrients; (4) advancing evidence-based programs and interventions carried out using data-driven approaches, best practices, and targeted to country-specific contexts and needs; (5) supporting partner governments to develop policies to prevent and treat malnutrition; (6) leveraging investments to strengthen health systems, including to support community health workers to advance improved nutrition outcomes; (7) improve diets through safe, affordable, nutritious foods in the food system; and (8) ensuring rigorous monitoring and evaluation of such efforts. (b) External Coordination Efforts Related to Nutrition Programs.—The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should coordinate, as appropriate, with bilateral and multilateral donors, governments 136 STAT. 2253 of partner countries, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations, and the private sector to prevent and treat malnutrition globally, including by supporting efforts to—(1) build the capacity of local and community-based organizations and governments of partner countries to ensure sustainability of nutrition interventions; (2) expand research and innovation to identify and increase effective and evidence-based nutrition interventions based on country-specific contexts; (3) improve coordination and structure of supply chains for nutrition interventions; (4) expand domestic resource mobilization and domestic financing for nutrition interventions; and (5) seek to leverage additional resources and encourage investment into innovative and multi-stakeholder finance partnerships to advance burden sharing in nutrition-related assistance. (c) Interagency Efforts.—In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, consistent with the Global Nutrition Coordination Plan, shall seek to leverage additional resources to prevent and treat malnutrition globally, including by—(1) increasing cooperation among relevant Federal departments and agencies represented in the Global Nutrition Coordination Plan to better leverage grants, technical assistance, debt, equity, loan guaranties, and public-private partnerships; and (2) utilizing the Administrator’s role as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation to consider opportunities within the Corporation’s development impact framework that support improved nutrition outcomes.
SEC. 3. SELECTION OF PRIORITY COUNTRIES.(a) In General.—The Administrator, in coordination with the Nutrition Leadership Council, shall select foreign countries as priority countries for purposes of targeting programs to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. (b) Criteria.—The selection of priority countries under subsection (a) shall be based on the following:(1) The prevalence of severe malnutrition among children under the age of 5 and pregnant and lactating women. (2) The presence of high-need, underserved, marginalized, vulnerable, or impoverished communities. (3) The enabling environment for improved nutrition, including presence of national nutrition plans and demonstration of strong political commitment. (4) Any other criteria that the Administrator determines to be appropriate. (c)

Deadline.

Updates.—The Administrator shall update the selection of priority countries under subsection (a) not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should continue to undertake nutrition interventions in countries not selected as priority countries, particularly 136 STAT. 2254 in contexts in which opportunities are identified to advance multi-sectoral development programming and integrate efforts to prevent and treat global malnutrition with other priority areas and program objectives.
SEC. 4. NUTRITION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.(a) Establishment.—The Administrator is authorized to establish in the United States Agency for International Development the Nutrition Leadership Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”), which shall coordinate Agency efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. (b) Duties.—The duties of the Council shall include—(1) advancing United States Agency for International Development efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition globally; (2) ensuring nutrition interventions, particularly in priority countries, are carried out in close coordination with other relevant United States Government strategies and policies and provisions of law, including—(A) the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9301 et seq.); (B) the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note); (C) the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020 (subtitle I of title XII of division A of Public Law 116–283); and (D) the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.); and (3) ensuring nutrition interventions are coordinated with nutrition programs carried out by other relevant Federal departments and agencies. (c) Membership.—The Council shall include representatives of the following bureaus and independent offices of the United States Agency for International Development:(1) The Bureau for Global Health. (2) The Bureau for Resilience and Food Security. (3) The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. (4) Any other relevant bureau or independent office that the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.(a)

Deadline.

In General.—Not later than 260 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan for programs to prevent and treat malnutrition globally described in section 2. (b) Matters To Be Included.—The implementation plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A description of specific and measurable goals, objectives, and performance metrics with respect to such programs, including clear benchmarks and intended timelines for achieving such goals and objectives. (2) A description of monitoring and evaluation plans with respect to such programs, as appropriate.136 STAT. 2255 (3) In priority countries, a description of efforts to ensure that nutrition is adequately addressed in the Country Development Cooperation Strategy to the extent practicable and identify opportunities to expand efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition, including through leveraging existing health and development programs and other ongoing activities. (c) Consultation.—The implementation plan required by subsection (a) shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate and to the extent possible, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations, civil society organizations, multilateral organizations and donors, relevant private, academic, and philanthropic entities, and the appropriate congressional committees.
SEC. 6. REPORT.(a)

Time period.

In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes progress made towards preventing and treating malnutrition globally. (b)

Summaries.

Matters To Be Included.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A summary of progress made towards achieving the specific and measurable goals, objectives, and performance metrics towards ending global malnutrition. (2) In priority countries—(A) a detailed summary of nutrition programs and activities in the previous fiscal year, including a breakdown of the countries to which nutrition resources have been allocated and an estimated number of people reached through nutrition interventions; and (B) an description of the coordination of nutrition programs with other health and development programs and priorities. (3) A summary of efforts to expand research and innovation to development and scale up new tools to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. (4)

Assessment.

An assessment of the collaboration and coordination of nutrition efforts of the United States Agency for International Development with United Nations agencies, the World Bank, other donor governments, host country governments, civil society, and the private sector, as appropriate. (5) A description of other donor country and host country financial commitments and efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition. (6) An identification of constraints on implementation of programs and activities and lessons learned from programs and activities from the previous fiscal years. (c) Inclusion in Other Reports.—The Administrator may include the report required by subsection (a) as a component of other congressionally mandated reports provided to appropriate congressional committees, as appropriate.
SEC. 7. COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN AID TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2016.  Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end;136 STAT. 2256 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(E) the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021.” .
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. (2) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (3) Nutrition leadership council.—The term “Nutrition Leadership Council” means Nutrition Leadership Council established by section 4. (4) Priority country.—The term “priority country” means a foreign country selected under section 3 for purposes of targeting programs to prevent and treat malnutrition globally.
SEC. 9. SUNSET.  The requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Approved October 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4693: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 27, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–215: To expand research on cannabidiol and marijuana, and for other purposes. Public Law215 Public Law 117–215136 Stat. 2257 2022-12-02 2022-12-02 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–215—DEC. 2, 2022 136 STAT. 2257 Public Law117–215 117th Congress
An Act To expand research on cannabidiol and marijuana, and for other purposes.

Dec. 2, 2022

[H.R. 8454]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act.
SECTION 1.

21 USC 801 note.

SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  TITLE I— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Sec. 104.  Sec. 105.  Sec. 106.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  Sec. 202.  TITLE III— Sec. 301.  TITLE IV— Sec. 401. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.(a)

21 USC 801 note.

In General.—In this Act—(1) the term “appropriately registered” means that an individual or entity is registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to engage in the type of activity that is carried out by the individual or entity with respect to a controlled substance on the schedule that is applicable to cannabidiol or marijuana, as applicable; (2) the term “cannabidiol” means—(A) the substance, cannabidiol, as derived from marijuana that has a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol level that is greater than 0.3 percent; and (B) the synthetic equivalent of the substance described in subparagraph (A);136 STAT. 2258 (3) the terms “controlled substance”, “dispense”, “distribute”, “manufacture”, “marijuana”, and “practitioner” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended by this Act; (4) the term “covered institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that—(A)(i) has highest or higher research activity, as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education; or (ii) is an accredited medical school or an accredited school of osteopathic medicine; and (B) is appropriately registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); (5) the term “drug” has the meaning given the term in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)); (6) the term “medical research for drug development” means medical research that is—(A) a preclinical study or clinical investigation conducted in accordance with section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or otherwise permitted by the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the potential medical benefits of marijuana or cannabidiol as a drug; and (B) conducted by a covered institution of higher education, practitioner, or manufacturer that is appropriately registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); and (7) the term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory of the United States. (b) Updating Term.—Section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “the term ‘marihuana’ means” and inserting “the terms ‘marihuana’ and ‘marijuana’ mean”; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “The term ‘marihuana’ does not” and inserting “The terms ‘marihuana’ and ‘marijuana’ do not”.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>REGISTRATIONS FOR MARIJUANA RESEARCH</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>MARIJUANA RESEARCH APPLICATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18327c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823/f">21 U.S.C. 823(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2259">136 STAT. 2259</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18327c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18327c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(f) The Attorney General</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(f)(1) The Attorney General</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18327c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Registration applications</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18327c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y18327c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Registration applications”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18327c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Article 7</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18327c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Article 7”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18327c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2)(A), as so designated, the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1832f1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1832f1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>The Attorney General shall register a practitioner to conduct research with marijuana (including any derivative, extract, preparation, and compound thereof) if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>the applicant’s research protocol has been reviewed and allowed—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/i">21 U.S.C. 355(i)</ref>);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>by the National Institutes of Health or another Federal agency that funds scientific research; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>pursuant to sections 1301.18 and 1301.32 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t21">title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successors thereto; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the applicant has demonstrated to the Attorney General that there are effective procedures in place to adequately safeguard against diversion of the controlled substance for legitimate medical or scientific use pursuant to section 105 of the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, including demonstrating that the security measures are adequate for storing the quantity of marijuana the applicant would be authorized to possess.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1832f1ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1832f1ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Attorney General may deny an application for registration under this subparagraph only if the Attorney General determines that the issuance of the registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the Attorney General shall consider the factors listed in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (1); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), if the applicable State requires practitioners conducting research to register with a board or authority described in such subparagraph (A).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1832f1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1832f1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1832f1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives a complete application for registration under this subparagraph, the Attorney General shall—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>approve the application; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1832f1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>request supplemental information.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1832f1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>For purposes of subclause (I), an application shall be deemed complete when the applicant has submitted documentation showing that the requirements under clause (i) are satisfied.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1832f1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1832f1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives supplemental information as described in clause (iii)(I)(bb) in connection with an application described in this subparagraph, the Attorney General shall approve or deny the application.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1832f1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>If an application described in this subparagraph is denied, the Attorney General shall provide a written explanation of the basis of denial to the applicant.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2260">136 STAT. 2260</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>RESEARCH PROTOCOLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183366ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2)(B) of section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823/f">21 U.S.C. 823(f)</ref>), as added by section 101 of this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1834032b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1834032c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1834032d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1834032e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the Attorney General grants an application for registration under clause (i), the registrant may amend or supplement the research protocol without notification to, or review by, the Drug Enforcement Administration if the registrant does not change—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1834032f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the quantity or type of marijuana or cannabidiol (including any derivative, extract, preparation, and compound thereof);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y18340330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the source of such marijuana or cannabidiol; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y18340331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the conditions under which such marijuana or cannabidiol is stored, tracked, or administered.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II)</num><item class="inline" id="y18340333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>If a registrant under clause (i) seeks to change the type of marijuana or cannabidiol (including any derivative, extract, preparation, and compound thereof), the source of such marijuana or cannabidiol, or the conditions under which such marijuana or cannabidiol is stored, tracked, or administered, the registrant shall notify the Attorney General via registered mail, or an electronic means permitted by the Attorney General, not later than 30 days before implementing an amended or supplemental research protocol.</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18340335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>A registrant may proceed with an amended or supplemental research protocol described in item (aa) if the Attorney General does not explicitly object during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Attorney General receives the notice under item (aa).</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>The Attorney General may only object to an amended or supplemental research protocol under this subclause if additional security measures are needed to safeguard against diversion or abuse.</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>If a registrant under clause (i) seeks to address additional security measures identified by the Attorney General under item (cc), the registrant shall notify the Attorney General via registered mail, or an electronic means permitted by the Attorney General, not later than 30 days before implementing an amended or supplemental research protocol.</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18340339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>A registrant may proceed with an amended or supplemental research protocol described in item (dd) if the Attorney General does not explicitly object during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Attorney General receives the notice under item (dd).</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1834033a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III)</num><item class="inline" id="y1834033b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>If a registrant under clause (i) seeks to change the quantity of marijuana needed for research and the change in quantity does not impact the factors described in item (bb) or (cc) of subclause (I) of this clause, the registrant shall notify the Attorney General via registered mail or using an electronic means permitted by the Attorney General.</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1834033c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>A notification under item (aa) shall include—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1834033d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the Drug Enforcement Administration registration number of the registrant;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1834033e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the quantity of marijuana or cannabidiol already obtained;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1834033f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>the quantity of additional marijuana or cannabidiol needed to complete the research; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2261">136 STAT. 2261</page></content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y18340340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">“(DD) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18340341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Attestation.</p></sidenote><content>an attestation that the change in quantity does not impact the source of the marijuana or cannabidiol or the conditions under which the marijuana or cannabidiol is stored, tracked, or administered.</content></subitem> </item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><chapeau>The Attorney General shall ensure that—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y18340343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>any registered mail return receipt with respect to a notification under item (aa) is submitted for delivery to the registrant providing the notification not later than 3 days after receipt of the notification by the Attorney General; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y18340344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>notice of receipt of a notification using an electronic means permitted under item (aa) is provided to the registrant providing the notification not later than 3 days after receipt of the notification by the Attorney General.</content></subitem> </item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y18340346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18340347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>On and after the date described in subitem (BB), a registrant that submits a notification in accordance with item (aa) may proceed with the research as if the change in quantity has been approved on such date, unless the Attorney General notifies the registrant of an objection described in item (ee).</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>The date described in this subitem is the date on which a registrant submitting a notification under item (aa) receives the registered mail return receipt with respect to the notification or the date on which the registrant receives notice that the notification using an electronic means permitted under item (aa) was received by the Attorney General, as the case may be.</content></subitem> </item> <item class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18340349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><chapeau>A notification submitted under item (aa) shall be deemed to be approved unless the Attorney General, not later than 10 days after receiving the notification, explicitly objects based on a finding that the change in quantity—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y18342a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>does impact the source of the marijuana or cannabidiol or the conditions under which the marijuana or cannabidiol is stored, tracked, or administered; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y18342a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>necessitates that the registrant implement additional security measures to safeguard against diversion or abuse.</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18342a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><chapeau>Nothing in this clause shall limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services over requirements related to research protocols, including changes in—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y18342a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the method of administration of marijuana or cannabidiol;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y18342a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the dosing of marijuana or cannabidiol; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y18342a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the number of individuals or patients involved in research.”</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18342a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18342a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 USC 823 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendment made by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>APPLICATIONS TO MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA FOR RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183562e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 U.S.C. 823</ref>), as amended by sections 101 and 102 of this Act, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y183562e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) through (k) as subsections (d) through (l), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y183562e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835b105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1835b106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1835b107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835b108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835b109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835b10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835b10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>As it relates to applications to manufacture marijuana for research purposes, when the Attorney General places a notice in the Federal Register to increase the number of entities registered under this Act to manufacture marijuana to supply appropriately <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2262">136 STAT. 2262</page> registered researchers in the United States, the Attorney General shall, not later than 60 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives a completed application—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>approve the application; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>request supplemental information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835b10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), an application shall be deemed complete when the applicant has submitted documentation showing each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The requirements designated in the notice in the Federal Register are satisfied.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The requirements under this Act are satisfied.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>The applicant will limit the transfer and sale of any marijuana manufactured under this subsection—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to researchers who are registered under this Act to conduct research with controlled substances in schedule I; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for purposes of use in preclinical research or in a clinical investigation pursuant to an investigational new drug exemption under 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/i">21 U.S.C. 355(i)</ref>).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The applicant will transfer or sell any marijuana manufactured under this subsection only with prior, written consent for the transfer or sale by the Attorney General.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The applicant has completed the application and review process under subsection (a) for the bulk manufacture of controlled substances in schedule I.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The applicant has established and begun operation of a process for storage and handling of controlled substances in schedule I, including for inventory control and monitoring security in accordance with section 105 of the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835b117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>The applicant is licensed by each State in which the applicant will conduct operations under this subsection, to manufacture marijuana, if that State requires such a license.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835b118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835b119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives supplemental information requested under subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to an application, the Attorney General shall approve or deny the application.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835b11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>If an application described in this subsection is denied, the Attorney General shall provide a written explanation of the basis of denial to the applicant.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835b11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (h)(2), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (g)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835b11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (j)(1), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (e)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835b11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (k), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (g)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835d82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 102 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835d831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (52)(B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1835d832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2263">136 STAT. 2263</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1835d833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d), or (e)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(e), or (f)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1835d834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (54), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 302(g)(5)(A)(iii)(I)(bb) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s822/g/5/A/iii/I">21 U.S.C. 822(g)(5)(A)(iii)(I)</ref>(bb)), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in section 304 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s824">21 U.S.C. 824</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)(1)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)(1)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in section 307(d)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s827/d/2">21 U.S.C. 827(d)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in section 309A(a)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s829a/a/2">21 U.S.C. 829a(a)(2)</ref>), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)(2)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in section 311(h) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s831/h">21 U.S.C. 831(h)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in section 401(h)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s841/h/2">21 U.S.C. 841(h)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>in section 403(c)(2)(B) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s843/c/2/B">21 U.S.C. 843(c)(2)(B)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in section 512(c)(1) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s882/c/1">21 U.S.C. 882(c)(1)</ref>) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 1008(c) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s958/c">21 U.S.C. 958(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(e)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(i)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in section 520E–4(c) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36d/c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36d(c)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)(2)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)(2)(B)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 544(a)(3) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3/a/3">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(a)(3)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in section 1833(bb)(3)(B) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/bb/3/B">42 U.S.C. 1395l(bb)(3)(B)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 1834(o)(3)(C)(ii) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/o/3/C/ii">42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(3)(C)(ii)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in section 1866F(c)(3)(C) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395cc–6/c/3/C">42 U.S.C. 1395cc–6(c)(3)(C)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1835d847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 1903(aa)(2)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396b/aa/2/C/ii">42 U.S.C. 1396b(aa)(2)(C)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(h)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835d848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 USC 823 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADEQUATE AND UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835ff59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835ff5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835ff5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall assess whether there is an adequate and uninterrupted supply of marijuana, including of specific strains, for research purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1835ff5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1835ff5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines there is an inadequate or interrupted supply of marijuana, including of specific strains for research purposes, the Attorney General shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2264">136 STAT. 2264</page> report to Congress within 60 days of the determination on at least—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1836266e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the factors contributing to the inadequate or interrupted supply of marijuana;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1836266f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expected impacts of the inadequate or interrupted supply on ongoing research protocols; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18362670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>specific steps the Attorney General will take to restore an adequate and uninterrupted supply of marijuana, including of specific strains, for research purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18362671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 USC 823 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18362672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual or entity engaged in researching marijuana or its components shall store it in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18362673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Other Measures</inline>.—</heading><content>Any other security measures required by the Attorney General to safeguard against diversion shall be consistent with those required for practitioners conducting research on other controlled substances in schedules I and II in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s812/c">21 U.S.C. 812(c)</ref>) that have a similar risk of diversion and abuse.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18362674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION AGAINST REINSTATING INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEW PROCESS FOR NON-NIH-FUNDED RESEARCHERS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18364d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18364d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reinstate the Public Health Service interdisciplinary review process described in the guidance entitled “Guidance on Procedures for the Provision of Marijuana for Medical Research” (issued on May 21, 1999); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18364d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>require another review of scientific protocols that is applicable only to research on marijuana or its components.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>DEVELOPMENT OF FDA-APPROVED DRUGS USING CANNABIDIOL AND MARIJUANA</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18364d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 USC 823 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MEDICAL RESEARCH ON CANNABIDIOL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any provision of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7101/etseq">20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch81">chapter 81 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, or any other Federal law, an appropriately registered covered institution of higher education, practitioner, or manufacturer may manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess marijuana or cannabidiol if the marijuana or cannabidiol is manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or possessed, respectively, for purposes of medical research for drug development or subsequent commercial production in accordance with section 202.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>REGISTRATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION-APPROVED DRUGS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Attorney General shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute cannabidiol or marijuana for the purpose of commercial production of a drug containing or derived from marijuana that is approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>), in accordance with the applicable requirements <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2265">136 STAT. 2265</page> under subsection (a) or (b) of section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 U.S.C. 823</ref>).</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18367499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801">21 USC 801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18369baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It shall not be a violation of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>) for a State-licensed physician to discuss—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18369bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the currently known potential harms and benefits of marijuana derivatives, including cannabidiol, as a treatment with the legal guardian of the patient of the physician if the patient is a child; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18369bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the currently known potential harms and benefits of marijuana and marijuana derivatives, including cannabidiol, as a treatment with the patient or the legal guardian of the patient of the physician if the patient is a legal adult.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>FEDERAL RESEARCH</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18369bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s284">42 USC 284 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDERAL RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183710de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183710df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the potential therapeutic effects of cannabidiol or marijuana on serious medical conditions, including intractable epilepsy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the potential effects of marijuana, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the effect of increasing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol levels on the human body and developing adolescent brains; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effect of various delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol levels on cognitive abilities, such as those that are required to operate motor vehicles or other heavy equipment; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183710e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x183710e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the barriers associated with researching marijuana or cannabidiol in States that have legalized the use of such substances, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recommendations as to how such barriers might be overcome, including whether public-private partnerships or Federal-State research partnerships may or should be implemented to provide researchers with access to additional strains of marijuana and cannabidiol; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y183710e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>recommendations as to what safeguards must be in place to verify—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y183710e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, or other cannabinoids contained in products obtained from such States is accurate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y183710ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that such products do not contain harmful or toxic components.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2266">136 STAT. 2266</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y183710eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, either directly or through awarding grants, contacts, or cooperative agreements, shall expand and coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health and other relevant Federal agencies to better determine the effects of cannabidiol and marijuana, as outlined in the report submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> Approved December 2, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8454: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 26, considered and passed House.

Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–216: To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Public Law216 Public Law 117–216136 Stat. 2267 2022-12-02 2022-12-02 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–216—DEC. 2, 2022 136 STAT. 2267 Public Law117–216 117th Congress
Joint Resolution To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

Dec. 2, 2022

[H.J. Res. 100]

 Whereas the unresolved labor disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations threaten essential transportation services of the United States; Whereas it is in the national interest, including the national health and defense, that essential transportation services be maintained; Whereas the President, pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160), by Executive Order No. 14077 of July 15, 2022, created Presidential Emergency Board No. 250 to investigate the disputes and report findings; Whereas the recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board No. 250 issued on August 16, 2022, formed the basis for tentative agreements between all of the parties to the disputes; Whereas some, but not all, of the tentative agreements have been ratified by the union memberships in final resolution of certain of the disputes between the parties; Whereas unresolved disputes remain between the parties whose tentative agreements were not ratified by the union memberships; Whereas the recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board No. 250 issued on August 16, 2022, have not resulted in a final resolution of all the disputes; Whereas all the procedures provided under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), and further procedures agreed to by the parties, have been exhausted and have not resulted in a final resolution of all the disputes; Whereas it is desirable that all such disputes be resolved in a manner which encourages solutions reached through collective bargaining; Whereas Congress, under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, has the authority and responsibility to ensure the uninterrupted operation of essential transportation services; Whereas Congress finds that emergency measures are essential to national security and continuity of transportation services by such railroads; and Whereas Congress has in the past enacted legislation for such purposes: Now, therefore, be it 136 STAT. 2268   Resolved   by   the   Senate   and   House   of   Representatives   of   the   United   States   of   America   in   Congress   assembled,
SECTION 1. CONDITIONS FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES.(a) In General.—Consistent with the purposes of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) to avoid any labor dispute that threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive any section of the country of essential transportation service, the most recent tentative agreements, side letters, and local carrier agreements entered into by the covered parties that have not been ratified before the date of enactment of this joint resolution (including tentative agreements, side letters, and local carrier agreements that have failed ratification) shall be binding on such covered parties to such unresolved disputes, and shall have the same effect as though arrived at by agreement of such covered parties under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). (b)

Definition.

Covered Parties.—In this section, the term “covered parties” means the parties to the unresolved disputes subject to Presidential Emergency Board No. 250, established pursuant to Executive Order 14077 of July 15, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43203; relating to establishing an emergency board to investigate disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations) and the provisions of section 10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160).
SEC. 2. MUTUAL AGREEMENT.  Nothing in this joint resolution shall prevent any mutual written agreement by the parties to implement the terms and conditions established by this joint resolution, or prevent a mutual written agreement to any terms and conditions different from those established by this joint resolution.
Approved December 2, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 100: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 30, considered and passed House.

Dec. 1, considered and passed Senate.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Dec. 2, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–217: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the “Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building”. Public Law217 Public Law 117–217136 Stat. 2269 2022-12-02 2022-12-02 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–217—DEC. 2, 2022 136 STAT. 2269 Public Law117–217 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the “Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building”.

Dec. 2, 2022

[S. 3826]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GARY JAMES FLETCHER POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building”.
Approved December 2, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3826: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–218: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office”. Public Law218 Public Law 117–218136 Stat. 2270 2022-12-02 2022-12-02 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–218—DEC. 2, 2022 136 STAT. 2270 Public Law117–218 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office”.

Dec. 2, 2022

[S. 3884]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORA REYNOLDS ANDERSON POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office”.
Approved December 2, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3884: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–219: To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such designations, and for other purposes. Public Law219 Public Law 117–219136 Stat. 2271 2022-12-05 2022-12-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–219—DEC. 5, 2022 136 STAT. 2271 Public Law117–219 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such designations, and for other purposes.

Dec. 5, 2022

[S. 1941]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Metropolitan Areas

Protection and Standardization Act of 2021.
SECTION 1.

31 USC 6101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization Act of 2021” or the “MAPS Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2.

31 USC 6102 note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Federal programs use core-based statistical area delineations to determine the delivery of Federal services, benefits, and funding to people in the United States, such as in criteria for eligibility or distribution. (2) Core-based statistical area delineations provide a nationally consistent set of standards for collecting, tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics for geographic areas, and they are not intended for any public or private sector non-statistical uses such as program administration or service delivery. (3) Updates to core-based statistical area delineations may cause widespread disruption to the delivery of Federal services, benefits, and funding to people in the United States based on the reliance of Federal programs on these delineations. (4) There does not exist any comprehensive list of Federal programs that rely on core-based statistical area delineations. Such a list is valuable for the study of how Federal services, benefits, and funding are distributed to people in the United States. (5) Increased transparency on the impacts of any update to core-based statistical area delineations may be overly burdensome due to the anticipated variety of Federal programs that rely on these delineations. Any requirement for complete disclosure of these impacts prior to implementation of new delineations may unintentionally cause the existing delineations to ossify. (6) In order to prevent any disruption to service delivery of Federal programs based on updates to core-based statistical area delineations, and ensure the independence of Federal 136 STAT. 2272 statistical policymaking, Congress must sever the link between future updates to core-based statistical area delineations and any automatic impact on Federal programs that rely on these delineations.
SEC. 3.

31 USC 6102 note.

PURPOSE.  This purpose of this Act is to ensure—(1) transparency in how core-based statistical area delineations are used in domestic assistance programs; and (2) independence of the Office of Management and Budget in establishing and updating core-based statistical area delineations.
SEC. 4.

31 USC 6102 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Agency.—The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Comptroller general.—The term “Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States. (3) Core-based statistical area.—The term “core-based statistical area” has the meaning given the term by the Office of Management and Budget in the Notice of Decision entitled “2020 Standards for Delineating Core-Based Statistical Areas”, published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 37770), or any successor to that Notice. (4) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (5) Domestic assistance program.—The term “domestic assistance program” has the meaning given the term in section 6101 of title 31, United States Code. (6) Open government data asset.—The term “open Government data asset” has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
SEC. 5. NON-PROPAGATION OF CORE-BASED STATISTICAL AREA DELINEATIONS.(a) Amendment.—Chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 6309.

31 USC 6309.

 Non-propagation of core-based statistical area delineations“(a)

Effective date.

In General.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the MAPS Act of 2021, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change to the standards of core-based statistical area delineations pursuant to section 3504(e) of title 44—“(1) shall not propagate automatically for any non-statistical use by any domestic assistance program, including any such use as required through—“(A) statutory reference to any core-based statistical area delineation; or “(B) administrative or regulatory reference to any core-based statistical area delineation; and “(2) shall propagate for any non-statistical use by any domestic assistance program only—“(A)

Determination.

if a relevant agency determines that such a propagation—“(i) supports the purposes of the program; and “(ii) is in the public interest; and136 STAT. 2273 “(B) through affirmative adoption through notice-and-comment rulemaking pursuant to section 553 of title 5. “(b)

Applicability.

Definitions.—The definitions in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021 shall apply to this section.”
. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code,

31 USC

prec. 6301.

 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6308 the following: “6309.
SEC. 6. TRANSPARENCY OF NON-STATISTICAL USES OF CORE-BASED STATISTICAL AREA DELINEATIONS.(a) In General.—Section 6102(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:“(G) uses of core-based statistical area (as defined in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021) delineations (as chosen from standardized categories of uses determined by the Director), for purposes including prime recipient and subrecipient eligibility for, and distribution of, any Federal service, benefit, or funding; and” . (b)

31 USC 6102 note.

Content Requirements.—In collecting and reviewing the information required under section 6102(a)(2)(G) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, the Director shall include as standardized categories—(1) whether the most current core-based statistical area delineation has been affirmatively adopted pursuant to section 6309 of title 31, United States Coded, as added by this Act; (2) which historical core-based statistical area delineation was maintained, in cases where an updated delineation has not been affirmatively adopted pursuant to section 6309 of title 31, United States Coded, as added by this Act; (3)

Determinations.

what purpose the core-based statistical area delineation serves, including—(A) to determine eligibility for any Federal service, benefit, or funding; (B) to determine distribution of any Federal service, benefit, or funding; and (C) any other standardized category of purpose determined by the Director; (4) whether the use of core-based statistical area delineation directly concerns any—(A) prime recipient of any Federal service, benefit, or funding; and (B) subrecipient of any Federal service, benefit, or funding; and (5) the date when the information collected in this subsection was last updated. (c)

Public information.

31 USC 6102 note.

Accessibility Requirements.—The Director shall ensure that the information collected and reviewed under section 6102(a)(2)(G) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, shall be—(1) publicly accessible as an open Government data asset;136 STAT. 2274 (2) presented in a user-friendly visual format with search and download capabilities; (3) easily discoverable by the public on relevant government websites; and (4)

Updates.

Deadlines.

updated not less frequently than once every year. (d)

31 USC 6102 note.

Implementation Timeline.—The requirements of this section shall be fully implemented not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7. INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CORE-BASED STATISTICAL AREA DELINEATIONS.  Section 3504(e) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by—(1) in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(10) ensure that any change to the standards of core-based statistical area (as defined in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021) delineations pursuant to this subsection shall—“(A)

Public information.

Reports.

be accompanied by a public report that explains—“(i) the scientific basis, criteria, and methodology for such change to existing standards, including clear quantitative thresholds for determining any future statistical re-delineations; and “(ii) the opinions of domestic and international experts in statistics and demographics, including government experts at the Bureau of the Census and other relevant agencies, who were consulted regarding such change to existing standards; “(B) not be influenced by any non-statistical considerations such as impact on program administration or service delivery; and “(C) not propagate automatically for any non-statistical use by any domestic assistance program (as defined in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021).” .
SEC. 8. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.  Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report that—(1)

Assessments.

assesses the completeness, timeliness, quality, accuracy, accessibility, and usefulness of the information reported pursuant to section 6 and the amendment made by section 6; and (2) identifies any Federal programs, including any domestic assistance programs or other programs, that—(A) use core-based statistical area delineations for any non-statistical purpose; and (B) as of the date of the report, are not reported pursuant to section 6 and the amendment made by section 6; and136 STAT. 2275 (3)

Recommenda-

tions.

if appropriate, includes any recommendations for Federal agencies or Congress based on the findings described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
Approved December 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1941: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–98 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 26, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–220: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the “Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”, and for other purposes. Public Law220 Public Law 117–220136 Stat. 2276 2022-12-05 2022-12-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–220—DEC. 5, 2022 136 STAT. 2276 Public Law117–220 117th Congress
An Act To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the “Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”, and for other purposes.

Dec. 5, 2022

[S. 2159]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF ANDREW K. BAKER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.(a) Designation.—The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic” or the “A.K. Baker VA Clinic”. (b) Reference.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
Approved December 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2159: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Feb. 3, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–221: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes. Public Law221 Public Law 117–221136 Stat. 2277 2022-12-05 2022-12-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–221—DEC. 5, 2022 136 STAT. 2277 Public Law117–221 117th Congress
An Act To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

Dec. 5, 2022

[S. 3510]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Disaster Resiliency Planning Act.

31 USC 501 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Resiliency Planning Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. (2) Agency.—The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in section 306 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (4) Real property.—The term “real property” has the meaning given the term in section 1.856–10 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.
SEC. 3. GUIDANCE.(a)

Deadline.

In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions made by the agency. (b)

Assessments.

Contents.—The guidance required under subsection (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incorporate assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and other risk assessments, into real property asset management investment decisions made by the agency. (c) Modification.—The Director may periodically update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the Director may determine necessary for the purpose of further enhancing natural disaster resilience. (d) Consultation.—In developing the guidance required under subsection (a), the Director may consult with appropriate entities, including—(1) the Comptroller General of the United States;136 STAT. 2278 (2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (3) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Director. (e) Report.—(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the guidance required under subsection (a). (2)

Deadline.

Briefing.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the guidance required under subsection (a) across agencies.
Approved December 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3510: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–117 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 22, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–222: To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board. Public Law222 Public Law 117–222136 Stat. 2279 2022-12-05 2022-12-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–222—DEC. 5, 2022 136 STAT. 2279 Public Law117–222 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

Dec. 5, 2022

[S. 3655]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Civil Rights

Cold Case

Investigations

Support Act

of 2022.

44 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW BOARD EXTENSION OF TENURE.  Section 5(n)(1) of Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note; Public Law 115–426) is amended—(1) by striking “4 years” and inserting “7 years”; and (2) by striking “4-year period” and inserting “7-year period”.
Approved December 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3655: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–134 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–223: To preserve safe access to communications services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, and for other purposes. Public Law223 Public Law 117–223136 Stat. 2280 2022-12-07 2022-12-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–223—DEC. 7, 2022 136 STAT. 2280 Public Law117–223 117th Congress
An Act To preserve safe access to communications services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, and for other purposes.

Dec. 7, 2022

[H.R. 7132]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Safe Connections Act of 2022.

47 USC 609 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Safe Connections Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

47 USC 345 note.

DEFINITIONS.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, terms used in this Act that are defined in section 345(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, have the meanings given those terms in such section 345(a).
SEC. 3.

47 USC 345 note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, human trafficking, and related crimes are life-threatening issues and have lasting and harmful effects on individuals, families, and entire communities. (2) Survivors often lack meaningful support and options when establishing independence from an abuser, including barriers such as financial insecurity and limited access to reliable communications tools to maintain essential connections with family, social safety networks, employers, and support services. (3) Perpetrators of violence and abuse described in paragraph (1) increasingly use technological and communications tools to exercise control over, monitor, and abuse their victims. (4) Communications law can play a public interest role in the promotion of safety, life, and property with respect to the types of violence and abuse described in paragraph (1). For example, independent access to a wireless phone plan can assist survivors in establishing security and autonomy. (5) Safeguards within communications services can serve a role in preventing abuse and narrowing the digital divide experienced by survivors of abuse.
SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WITHIN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.  Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 345.

47 USC 345.

PROTECTION OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND RELATED CRIMES.“(a) Definitions.—In this section:136 STAT. 2281“(1) Abuser.—The term ‘abuser’ means an individual who has committed or allegedly committed a covered act against—“(A) an individual who seeks relief under subsection (b); or “(B) an individual in the care of an individual who seeks relief under subsection (b). “(2) Covered act.—“(A) In general.—The term ‘covered act’ means conduct that constitutes—“(i) a crime described in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking; “(ii) an act or practice described in paragraph (11) or (12) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) (relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, respectively); or “(iii) an act under State law, Tribal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is similar to an offense described in clause (i) or (ii). “(B) Conviction not required.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to require a criminal conviction or any other determination of a court in order for conduct to constitute a covered act. “(3) Covered provider.—The term ‘covered provider’ means a provider of a private mobile service or commercial mobile service, as those terms are defined in section 332(d). “(4) Primary account holder.—The term ‘primary account holder’ means an individual who is a party to a mobile service contract with a covered provider. “(5) Shared mobile service contract.—The term ‘shared mobile service contract’—“(A) means a mobile service contract for an account that includes not less than 2 consumers; and “(B) does not include enterprise services offered by a covered provider. “(6) Survivor.—The term ‘survivor’ means an individual who is not less than 18 years old and—“(A) against whom a covered act has been committed or allegedly committed; or “(B) who cares for another individual against whom a covered act has been committed or allegedly committed (provided that the individual providing care did not commit or allegedly commit the covered act). “(b) Separation of Lines From Shared Mobile Service Contract.—“(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 2 business days after receiving a completed line separation request from a survivor pursuant to subsection (c), a covered provider shall, as applicable, with respect to a shared mobile service contract under which the survivor and the abuser each use a line—“(A) separate the line of the survivor, and the line of any individual in the care of the survivor, from the shared mobile service contract; or “(B) separate the line of the abuser from the shared mobile service contract.136 STAT. 2282 “(2) Limitations on penalties, fees, and other requirements.—Except as provided in paragraphs (5) through (7), a covered provider may not make separation of a line from a shared mobile service contract under paragraph (1) contingent on any requirement other than the requirements under subsection (c), including—“(A) payment of a fee, penalty, or other charge; “(B) maintaining contractual or billing responsibility of a separated line with the provider; “(C) approval of separation by the primary account holder, if the primary account holder is not the survivor; “(D) a prohibition or limitation, including one described in subparagraph (A), on number portability, provided such portability is technically feasible, or a request to change phone numbers; “(E) a prohibition or limitation on the separation of lines as a result of arrears accrued by the account; “(F) an increase in the rate charged for the mobile service plan of the primary account holder with respect to service on any remaining line or lines; or “(G) any other limitation or requirement not listed under subsection (c). “(3) Rule of construction.—Nothing in paragraph (2) shall be construed to require a covered provider to provide a rate plan for the primary account holder that is not otherwise commercially available. “(4) Remote option.—A covered provider shall offer a survivor the ability to submit a line separation request under subsection (c) through secure remote means that are easily navigable, provided that remote options are commercially available and technically feasible. “(5) Responsibility for transferred telephone numbers.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2),

Effective date.

 beginning on the date on which a covered provider transfers billing responsibilities for and use of a telephone number or numbers to a survivor under paragraph (1)(A) in response to a line separation request submitted by the survivor under subsection (c), unless ordered otherwise by a court, the survivor shall assume financial responsibility, including for monthly service costs, for the transferred telephone number or numbers. “(6) Responsibility for transferred telephone numbers from a survivor’s account.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), upon the transfer of a telephone number under paragraph (1)(B) in response to a line separation request submitted by a survivor under subsection (c), the survivor shall have no further financial responsibilities to the transferring covered provider for the services provided by the transferring covered provider for the telephone number or for any mobile device associated with the telephone number. “(7)

Effective date.

Responsibility for mobile device.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), beginning on the date on which a covered provider transfers billing responsibilities for and rights to a telephone number or numbers to a survivor under paragraph (1)(A) in response to a line separation request submitted by the survivor under subsection (c), unless otherwise ordered by a court, the survivor shall not assume financial responsibility for any mobile device associated with the separated line, unless the 136 STAT. 2283 survivor purchased the mobile device, or affirmatively elects to maintain possession of the mobile device. “(8) Notice to survivor.—If a covered provider separates a line from a shared mobile service contract under paragraph (1) and the primary account holder is not the survivor, the covered provider shall notify the survivor of the date on which the covered provider intends to give any formal notice to the primary account holder. “(c) Line Separation Request.—“(1) In general.—In the case of a survivor seeking to separate a line from a shared mobile service contract, the survivor shall submit to the covered provider a line separation request that—“(A)

Verification.

Records.

verifies that an individual who uses a line under the shared mobile service contract has committed or allegedly committed a covered act against the survivor or an individual in the survivor’s care, by providing—“(i) a copy of a signed affidavit from a licensed medical or mental health care provider, licensed military medical or mental health care provider, licensed social worker, victim services provider, or licensed military victim services provider, or an employee of a court, acting within the scope of that person’s employment; or “(ii) a copy of a police report, statements provided by police, including military police, to magistrates or judges, charging documents, protective or restraining orders, military protective orders, or any other official record that documents the covered act; “(B) in the case of relief sought under subsection (b)(1)(A), with respect to—“(i) a line used by the survivor that the survivor seeks to have separated, states that the survivor is the user of that specific line; and “(ii) a line used by an individual in the care of the survivor that the survivor seeks to have separated, includes an affidavit setting forth that the individual—“(I) is in the care of the survivor; and “(II) is the user of that specific line; and “(C) requests relief under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) and identifies each line that should be separated. “(2)

Notifications.

Communications from covered providers.—“(A) In general.—A covered provider shall notify a survivor seeking relief under subsection (b) in clear and accessible language that the covered provider may contact the survivor, or designated representative of the survivor, to confirm the line separation, or if the covered provider is unable to complete the line separation for any reason, pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C). “(B) Remote means.—A covered provider shall notify a survivor under subparagraph (A) through remote means, provided that remote means are commercially available and technically feasible. “(C) Election of manner of contact.—When completing a line separation request submitted by a survivor 136 STAT. 2284 through remote means under paragraph (1), a covered provider shall allow the survivor to elect in the manner in which the covered provider may—“(i) contact the survivor, or designated representative of the survivor, in response to the request, if necessary; or “(ii) notify the survivor, or designated representative of the survivor, of the inability of the covered provider to complete the line separation. “(3) Enhanced protections under state law.—This subsection shall not affect any law or regulation of a State providing communications protections for survivors (or any similar category of individuals) that has less stringent requirements for providing evidence of a covered act (or any similar category of conduct) than this subsection. “(d) Confidential and Secure Treatment of Personal Information.—“(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Notwithstanding section 222(c)(2), a covered provider and any officer, director, employee, vendor, or agent thereof shall treat any information submitted by a survivor under subsection (c) as confidential and securely dispose of the information not later than 90 days after receiving the information. “(2) Rule of construction.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to prohibit a covered provider from maintaining, for longer than the period specified in that paragraph, a record that verifies that a survivor fulfilled the conditions of a line separation request under subsection (c). “(e) Availability of Information to Consumers.—A covered provider shall make information about the options and process described in subsections (b) and (c) readily available to consumers—“(1)

Web posting.

Mobile app.

on the website and the mobile application of the provider; “(2) in physical stores; and “(3) in other forms of public-facing consumer communication. “(f) Technical Infeasibility.—“(1) In general.—The requirement to effectuate a line separation request pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to a covered provider if the covered provider cannot operationally or technically effectuate the request. “(2) Notification.—If a covered provider cannot operationally or technically effectuate a line separation request as described in paragraph (1), the covered provider shall—“(A) notify the survivor who submitted the request of that infeasibility—“(i) at the time of the request; or “(ii)

Deadline.

in the case of a survivor who has submitted the request using remote means, not later than 2 business days after receiving the request; and “(B) provide the survivor with information about other alternatives to submitting a line separation request, including starting a new line of service. “(g) Liability Protection.—“(1) In general.—A covered provider and any officer, director, employee, vendor, or agent thereof shall not be subject to liability for any claims deriving from an action taken or 136 STAT. 2285 omission made with respect to compliance with this section and the rules adopted to implement this section. “(2) Commission authority.—Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Commission to enforce this section or any rules or regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to this section.”
.
SEC. 5.

47 USC 345 note.

RULEMAKING ON PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.(a) Definitions.—In this section—(1) the term “Affordable Connectivity Program” means the program established under section 904(b) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), as amended by section 60502 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), or any successor program; (2) the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; (3) the term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission; (4) the term “covered hotline” means a hotline related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, sex trafficking, severe forms of trafficking in persons, or any other similar act; (5) the term “designated program” means the program designated by the Commission under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) to provide emergency communications support to survivors; (6) the term “Lifeline program” means the program set forth in subpart E of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); (7) the term “text message” has the meaning given the term in section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)); and (8) the term “voice service” has the meaning given such term in section 4(a) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (47 U.S.C. 227b(a)). (b)

Deadlines.

Rulemakings.—(1) Line separations.—(A) In general.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall adopt rules to implement section 345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act. (B) Considerations.—In adopting rules under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consider—(i) privacy protections; (ii) account security and fraud detection; (iii) account billing procedures; (iv) procedures for notification of survivors about line separation processes; (v) notice to primary account holders; (vi) situations in which a covered provider cannot operationally or technically separate a telephone number or numbers from a shared mobile service contract such that the provider cannot effectuate a line separation request;136 STAT. 2286 (vii) the requirements for remote submission of a line separation request, including how that option facilitates submission of verification information and meets the other requirements of section 345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act; (viii) feasibility of remote options for small covered providers; (ix) implementation timelines, including those for small covered providers; (x) financial responsibility for transferred telephone numbers; (xi) whether and how the survivor can affirmatively elect to take financial responsibility for the mobile device associated with the separated line; (xii) compliance with subpart U of part 64 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations (relating to customer proprietary network information) or any other legal or law enforcement requirements; and (xiii) ensuring covered providers have the necessary account information to comply with the rules and with section 345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act. (2) Emergency communications support for survivors.—(A) In general.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, or as part of a general rulemaking proceeding relating to the Lifeline program or the Affordable Connectivity Program, whichever occurs earlier, the Commission shall adopt rules that—(i) designate a single program, which shall be either the Lifeline program or the Affordable Connectivity Program, to provide emergency communications support to survivors in accordance with this paragraph; and (ii) allow a survivor who is suffering from financial hardship and meets the requirements under section 345(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, without regard to whether the survivor meets the otherwise applicable eligibility requirements of the designated program, to—(I) enroll in the designated program as quickly as is feasible; and (II)

Time period.

participate in the designated program based on such qualifications for not more than 6 months. (B) Considerations.—In adopting rules under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consider—(i) how survivors who are eligible for relief and elected to separate a line under section 345(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, but whose lines could not be separated due to operational or technical infeasibility, can participate in the designated program; and136 STAT. 2287 (ii) confidentiality in the transfer and retention of any necessary documentation regarding the eligibility of a survivor to enroll in the designated program. (C) Evaluation.—Not later than 2 years after completing the rulemaking under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—(i) evaluate the effectiveness of the Commission’s provision of support to survivors through the designated program; (ii)

Assessment.

assess the detection and elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to the support described in clause (i); and (iii)

Reports.

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the evaluation and assessment described in clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. (D) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the ability of a survivor who meets the requirements under section 345(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, to participate in the designated program indefinitely if the survivor otherwise qualifies for the designated program under the rules of the designated program. (E) Notification.—A covered provider that receives a line separation request pursuant to section 345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, shall inform the survivor who submitted the request of—(i) the existence of the designated program; (ii) who qualifies to participate in the designated program under the rules adopted under subparagraph (A) that are specially applicable to survivors; and (iii) how to participate in the designated program under the rules described in clause (ii). (3) Hotline calls.—(A) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether to, and how the Commission should—(i) establish, and update on a monthly basis, a central database of covered hotlines to be used by a covered provider or a wireline provider of voice service; and (ii) require a covered provider or a wireline provider of voice service to omit from consumer-facing logs of calls or text messages any records of calls or text messages to covered hotlines in the central database described in clause (i), while maintaining internal records of those calls and messages. (B) Considerations.—The rulemaking conducted under subparagraph (A) shall include consideration of—(i) the ability of law enforcement agencies or survivors to access a log of calls or text messages in a criminal investigation or civil proceeding; (ii) the ability of a covered provider or a wireline provider of voice service to—(I) identify logs that are consumer-facing; and136 STAT. 2288 (II) omit certain consumer-facing logs, while maintaining internal records of such calls and text messages; and (iii) any other factors associated with the implementation of clauses (i) and (ii) to protect survivors, including factors that may impact smaller providers. (C) No effect on law enforcement.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to—(i) limit or otherwise affect the ability of a law enforcement agency to access a log of calls or text messages in a criminal investigation; or (ii) alter or otherwise expand provider requirements under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (Public Law 103–414; 108 Stat. 4279) or the amendments made by that Act. (D) Compliance.—If the Commission establishes a central database through the rulemaking under subparagraph (A) and a covered provider updates its own databases to match the central database not less frequently than once every 30 days, no cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court against the covered provider or its officers, employees, or agents for claims deriving from omission from consumer-facing logs of calls or text messages of any records of calls or text messages to covered hotlines in the central database.
SEC. 6.

47 USC 345 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE.  The requirements under section 345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, shall take effect 60 days after the date on which the Federal Communications Commission adopts the rules implementing that section pursuant to section 5(b)(1) of this Act.
SEC. 7.

47 USC 345 note.

SAVINGS CLAUSE.   Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to abrogate, limit, or otherwise affect the provisions set forth in the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (Public Law 103–414; 108 Stat. 4279) and the amendments made by that Act, any authority granted to the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to that Act or the amendments made by that Act, or any regulations promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to that Act or the amendments made by that Act.
SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the 136 STAT. 2289 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7132 (S. 120): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–438 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 26, considered in House.

July 27, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–224: To limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. Public Law224 Public Law 117–224136 Stat. 2290 2022-12-07 2022-12-07 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–224—DEC. 7, 2022 136 STAT. 2290 Public Law117–224 117th Congress
An Act To limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment.

Dec. 7, 2022

[S. 4524]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Speak Out Act.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 19401 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Speak Out Act”.
SEC. 2.

42 USC 19401.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Sexual harassment and assault remain pervasive in the workplace and throughout civic society, affecting millions of Americans. (2) Eighty-one percent of women and 43 percent of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault throughout their lifetime. (3) One in 3 women has faced sexual harassment in the workplace during her career, and an estimated 87 to 94 percent of those who experience sexual harassment never file a formal complaint. (4) Sexual harassment in the workplace forces many women to leave their occupation or industry, or pass up opportunities for advancement. (5) In order to combat sexual harassment and assault, it is essential that victims and survivors have the freedom to report and publicly disclose their abuse. (6) Nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions in agreements between employers and current, former, and prospective employees, and independent contractors, and between providers of goods and services and consumers, can perpetuate illegal conduct by silencing those who are survivors of illegal sexual harassment and assault or illegal retaliation, or have knowledge of such conduct, while shielding perpetrators and enabling them to continue their abuse. (7) Prohibiting nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses will empower survivors to come forward, hold perpetrators accountable for abuse, improve transparency around illegal conduct, enable the pursuit of justice, and make workplaces safer and more productive for everyone.
SEC. 3.

42 USC 19402.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Nondisclosure clause.—The term “nondisclosure clause” means a provision in a contract or agreement that136 STAT. 2291 requires the parties to the contract or agreement not to disclose or discuss conduct, the existence of a settlement involving conduct, or information covered by the terms and conditions of the contract or agreement. (2) Nondisparagement clause.—The term “nondisparagement clause” means a provision in a contract or agreement that requires 1 or more parties to the contract or agreement not to make a negative statement about another party that relates to the contract, agreement, claim, or case. (3) Sexual assault dispute.—The term “sexual assault dispute” means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code, or similar applicable Tribal or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent. (4) Sexual harassment dispute.—The term “sexual harassment dispute” means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.
SEC. 4.

42 USC 19403.

LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL ENFORCEABILITY OF NONDISCLOSURE AND NONDISPARAGEMENT CONTRACT CLAUSES RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT DISPUTES AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT DISPUTES.(a) In General.—With respect to a sexual assault dispute or sexual harassment dispute, no nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before the dispute arises shall be judicially enforceable in instances in which conduct is alleged to have violated Federal, Tribal, or State law. (b) Continued Applicability of State Law.—Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a State or locality from enforcing a provision of State law governing nondisclosure or nondisparagement clauses that is at least as protective of the right of an individual to speak freely, as provided by this Act. (c) Continued Applicability of Federal, State, and Tribal Law.—This Act shall not be construed to supersede a provision of Federal, State, or Tribal Law that governs the use of pseudonyms in the filing of claims involving sexual assault or sexual harassment disputes. (d) Protection of Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information.—Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an employer and an employee from protecting trade secrets or proprietary information.136 STAT. 2292
SEC. 5.

42 USC 19404.

APPLICABILITY.  This Act shall apply with respect to a claim that is filed under Federal, State, or Tribal law on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved December 7, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4524: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 16, considered and passed House.

Public Law 117–225: To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled. Public Law225 Public Law 117–225136 Stat. 2293 2022-12-09 2022-12-09 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–225—DEC. 9, 2022 136 STAT. 2293 Public Law117–225 117th Congress
An Act To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled.

Dec. 9, 2022

[H.R. 521]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act.

5 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act” or the “First Responder Fair RETIRE Act”.
SEC. 2.

5 USC 8336 note.

SENSE OF CONGRESS.  It is the sense of Congress that—(1) it is in the best national and homeland security interests of the United States for Federal agencies to retain the specialized knowledge and experience of individuals who suffer an injury or illness while serving in a covered position (as defined under the amendments made by this Act); and (2) Federal agencies should ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that an individual who can no longer carry out the duties of a covered position, and is reappointed to a position in the civil service that is not a covered position, is reappointed within the same Federal agency, in the same geographic location, and at a level of pay commensurate to the position which the individual held immediately prior to such injury or illness.
SEC. 3. RETIREMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.(a) CSRS.—Section 8336(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(3)(A)

Definitions.

In this paragraph—“(i) the term ‘affected individual’ means an individual covered under this subchapter who—“(I) is performing service in a covered position; “(II) while on duty, becomes ill or is injured as a direct result of the performance of such duties before the date on which the individual becomes entitled to an annuity under paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection (e), (m), or (n), as applicable; “(III) because of the illness or injury described in subclause (II), is permanently unable to render useful and 136 STAT. 2294 efficient service in the employee’s covered position, as determined by the agency in which the individual was serving when such individual incurred the illness or injury; and “(IV) is appointed to a position in the civil service that—“(aa) is not a covered position; and “(bb) is within an agency that regularly appoints individuals to supervisory or administrative positions related to the activities of the former covered position of the individual; “(ii) the term ‘covered position’ means a position as a law enforcement officer, customs and border protection officer, firefighter, air traffic controller, nuclear materials courier, member of the Capitol Police, or member of the Supreme Court Police. “(B) Unless an affected individual files an election described in subparagraph (E), creditable service by the affected individual in a position described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) shall be treated as creditable service in a covered position for purposes of this chapter and determining the amount to be deducted and withheld from the pay of the affected individual under section 8334. “(C)

Applicability.

Subparagraph (B) shall only apply if the affected employee transitions to a position described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) without a break in service exceeding 3 days. “(D) The service of an affected individual shall no longer be eligible for treatment under subparagraph (B) if such service occurs after the individual—“(i) is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position related to the activities of the former covered position of the individual; or “(ii) meets the age and service requirements that would subject the individual to mandatory separation under section 8335 if such individual had remained in the former covered position. “(E) In accordance with procedures established by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, an affected individual may file an election to have any creditable service performed by the affected individual treated in accordance with this chapter without regard to subparagraph (B). “(F) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to such affected individual any other pay-related laws or regulations applicable to a covered position.” . (b) FERS.—(1) In general.—Section 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by inserting “(1)” before “An employee”; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(2)(A)

Definitions.

In this paragraph—“(i) the term ‘affected individual’ means an individual covered under this chapter who—“(I) is performing service in a covered position; “(II) while on duty, becomes ill or is injured as a direct result of the performance of such duties before the date on which the individual becomes entitled to an annuity under paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection (e), as applicable;136 STAT. 2295 “(III) because of the illness or injury described in subclause (II), is permanently unable to render useful and efficient service in the employee’s covered position, as determined by the agency in which the individual was serving when such individual incurred the illness or injury; and “(IV) is appointed to a position in the civil service that—“(aa) is not a covered position; and “(bb) is within an agency that regularly appoints individuals to supervisory or administrative positions related to the activities of the former covered position of the individual; “(ii) the term ‘covered position’ means a position as a law enforcement officer, customs and border protection officer, firefighter, air traffic controller, nuclear materials courier, member of the Capitol Police, or member of the Supreme Court Police. “(B) Unless an affected individual files an election described in subparagraph (E), creditable service by the affected individual in a position described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) shall be treated as creditable service in a covered position for purposes of this chapter and determining the amount to be deducted and withheld from the pay of the affected individual under section 8422. “(C)

Applicability.

Subparagraph (B) shall only apply if the affected employee transitions to a position described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) without a break in service exceeding 3 days. “(D) The service of an affected individual shall no longer be eligible for treatment under subparagraph (B) if such service occurs after the individual—“(i) is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position related to the activities of the former covered position of the individual; or “(ii) meets the age and service requirements that would subject the individual to mandatory separation under section 8425 if such individual had remained in the former covered position. “(E) In accordance with procedures established by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, an affected individual may file an election to have any creditable service performed by the affected individual treated in accordance with this chapter without regard to subparagraph (B). “(F) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to such affected individual any other pay-related laws or regulations applicable to a covered position.” . (2) Technical and conforming amendments.—(A) Chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—(i) in section 8414(b)(3), by inserting “(1)” after “subsection (d)”; (ii) in section 8415—(I) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “(1)” after “subsection (d)”; and (II) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by striking “(d)(2)” and inserting “(d)(1)(B)”; (iii) in section 8421(a)(1), by inserting “(1)” after “(d)”;136 STAT. 2296 (iv) in section 8421a(b)(4)(B)(ii), by inserting “(1)” after “section 8412(d)”; (v) in section 8425, by inserting “(1)” after “section 8412(d)” each place it appears; and (vi) in section 8462(c)(3)(B)(ii), by inserting “(1)” after “subsection (d)”. (B) Title VIII of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) is amended—(i) in section 805(d)(5) (22 U.S.C. 4045(d)(5)), by inserting “(1)” after “or 8412(d)”; and (ii) in section 812(a)(2)(B) (22 U.S.C. 4052(a)(2)(B)), by inserting “(1)” after “or 8412(d)”. (c) CIA Employees.—Section 302 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2152) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Employees Disabled on Duty.—“(1) Definitions.—In this subsection—“(A) the term ‘affected employee’ means an employee of the Agency covered under subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, who—“(i) is performing service in a position designated under subsection (a); “(ii) while on duty in the position designated under subsection (a), becomes ill or is injured as a direct result of the performance of such duties before the date on which the employee becomes entitled to an annuity under section 233 of this Act or section 8412(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code; “(iii) because of the illness or injury described in clause (ii), is permanently unable to render useful and efficient service in the employee’s covered position, as determined by the Director; and “(iv) is appointed to a position in the civil service that is not a covered position but is within the Agency; and “(B) the term ‘covered position’ means a position as—“(i) a law enforcement officer described in section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code; “(ii) a customs and border protection officer described in section 8331(31) or 8401(36) of title 5, United States Code; “(iii) a firefighter described in section 8331(21) or 8401(14) of title 5, United States Code; “(iv) an air traffic controller described in section 8331(30) or 8401(35) of title 5, United States Code; “(v) a nuclear materials courier described in section 8331(27) or 8401(33) of title 5, United States Code; “(vi) a member of the United States Capitol Police; “(vii) a member of the Supreme Court Police; “(viii) an affected employee; or “(ix) a special agent described in section 804(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4044(15)). “(2) Treatment of service after disability.—Unless an affected employee files an election described in paragraph (3), creditable service by the affected employee in a position described in paragraph (1)(A)(iv) shall be treated as creditable service in a covered position for purposes of this Act and chapter 136 STAT. 2297 84 of title 5, United States Code, including eligibility for an annuity under section 233 of this Act or 8412(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, and determining the amount to be deducted and withheld from the pay of the affected employee under section 8422 of title 5, United States Code. “(3)

Applicability.

Break in service.—Paragraph (2) shall only apply if the affected employee transitions to a position described in paragraph (1)(A)(iv) without a break in service exceeding 3 days. “(4) Limitation on treatment of service.—The service of an affected employee shall no longer be eligible for treatment under paragraph (2) if such service occurs after the employee is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position related to the activities of the former covered position of the employee. “(5) Opt out.—An affected employee may file an election to have any creditable service performed by the affected employee treated in accordance with chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to paragraph (2).” . (d) Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.—Section 806(a)(6) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(D)(i)

Definitions.

In this subparagraph—“(I) the term ‘affected special agent’ means an individual covered under this subchapter who—“(aa) is performing service as a special agent; “(bb) while on duty as a special agent, becomes ill or is injured as a direct result of the performance of such duties before the date on which the individual becomes entitled to an annuity under section 811; “(cc) because of the illness or injury described in item (bb), is permanently unable to render useful and efficient service in the employee’s covered position, as determined by the Secretary; and “(dd) is appointed to a position in the Foreign Service that is not a covered position; and “(II) the term ‘covered position’ means a position as—“(aa) a law enforcement officer described in section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code; “(bb) a customs and border protection officer described in section 8331(31) or 8401(36) of title 5, United States Code; “(cc) a firefighter described in section 8331(21) or 8401(14) of title 5, United States Code; “(dd) an air traffic controller described in section 8331(30) or 8401(35) of title 5, United States Code; “(ee) a nuclear materials courier described in section 8331(27) or 8401(33) of title 5, United States Code; “(ff) a member of the United States Capitol Police; “(gg) a member of the Supreme Court Police; “(hh) an employee of the Agency designated under section 302(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2152(a)); or “(ii) a special agent. “(ii) Unless an affected special agent files an election described in clause (iv), creditable service by the affected special agent in a position described in clause (i)(I)(dd) shall be treated as creditable service as a special agent for purposes of this subchapter, including 136 STAT. 2298 determining the amount to be deducted and withheld from the pay of the individual under section 805. “(iii) Clause (ii) shall only apply if the special agent transitions to a position described in clause (i)(I)(dd) without a break in service exceeding 3 days. “(iv) The service of an affected employee shall no longer be eligible for treatment under clause (ii) if such service occurs after the employee is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position related to the activities of the former covered position of the employee. “(v) In accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, an affected special agent may file an election to have any creditable service performed by the affected special agent treated in accordance with this subchapter, without regard to clause (ii).” . (e)

Regulations.

5 USC 8336 note.

Deadline.

Implementation.—(1) Office of personnel management.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (2) CIA employees.—The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (c). (3) Foreign service retirement and disability system.—The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (d). (4)

Requirement.

Agency certification.—The regulations promulgated to carry out the amendments made by this Act shall include a requirement that the head of the agency at which an affected employee or special agent (as the case may be) incurred the applicable illness or injury certifies that such illness or injury—(A) was incurred in the course of the employee’s or special agent’s duties; and (B) permanently precludes the employee or special agent from rendering useful and efficient service in the covered position but would not preclude the employee or special agent from continuing to serve in the Federal service. (5) Agency reappointment.—The regulations promulgated to carry out the amendments made by this Act shall ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, the head of each agency appoints affected employees or special agents to supervisory or administrative positions related to the activities of the former covered position of the employee or special agent. (6) Treatment of service.—The regulations promulgated to carry out the amendments made by this Act shall ensure that the creditable service of an affected employee or special agent (as the case may be) that is not in a covered position pursuant to an election made under such amendments shall be treated as the same type of service as the covered position in which the employee or agent suffered the qualifying illness or injury. (f)

5 USC 8336 note.

Effective Date; Applicability.—The amendments made by this Act—(1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and136 STAT. 2299 (2) shall apply to an individual who suffers an illness or injury described in section 8336(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) or section 8412(d)(2)(A)(i)(II) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this section, section 302(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act, as amended by this section, or section 806(a)(6)(D)(i)(I)(bb) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended by this section, on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 9, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 521: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–173 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–226: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”. Public Law226 Public Law 117–226136 Stat. 2300 2022-12-09 2022-12-09 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–226—DEC. 9, 2022 136 STAT. 2300 Public Law117–226 117th Congress
An Act To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.

Dec. 9, 2022

[S. 3369]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was born August 24, 1942, in Atlanta, Georgia, the child of Juanita Kesler Cleland and Joseph Hughie Cleland, a World War II veteran, and grew up in Lithonia, Georgia. (2) Joseph Maxwell Cleland graduated from Stetson University in Florida in 1964, and received his Master’s Degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. (3) Following his graduation from Stetson University, Joseph Maxwell Cleland received a Second Lieutenant’s Commission in the Army through its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. (4) Joseph Maxwell Cleland volunteered for duty in the Vietnam War in 1967, serving with the 1st Cavalry Division. (5) On April 8, 1968, during combat at the mountain base at Khe Sanh, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was gravely injured by the blast of a grenade, eventually losing both his legs and right arm. (6) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and the Silver Star for gallantry in action. (7) In 1970, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was elected to the Georgia Senate as the youngest member and the only Vietnam veteran, where he served until 1975. (8) As a Georgia State Senator, Joseph Maxwell Cleland authored and advanced legislation to ensure access to public facilities in Georgia for elderly and handicapped individuals. (9) In 1976, Joseph Maxwell Cleland began serving as a staffer on the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the United States Senate. (10) In 1977, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to lead the Veterans Administration.136 STAT. 2301 (11) He was the youngest Administrator of the Veterans Administration ever and the first Vietnam veteran to head the agency. (12) He served as a champion for veterans and led the Veterans Administration to recognize, and begin to treat, post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans suffering the invisible wounds of war. (13) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was elected in 1982 as Secretary of State of Georgia, the youngest individual to hold the office, and served in that position for 14 years. (14) In 1996, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was elected to the United States Senate representing Georgia. (15) As a member of the Committee on Armed Services, Joseph Maxwell Cleland advocated for Georgia’s military bases, members of the Armed Forces, and veterans, including by championing key personnel issues, playing a critical role in the effort to allow members of the Armed Forces to pass their GI Bill education benefits to their children, and establishing a new veterans cemetery in Canton, Georgia. (16) In 2002, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was appointed to the 9/11 Commission. (17) In 2003, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Board of Directors for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, where he served until 2007. (18) In 2009, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was appointed by President Barack Obama as Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission overseeing United States military cemeteries and monuments overseas, where he served until 2017. (19) In 2010, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery, where he served until 2017. (20) Joseph Maxwell Cleland authored three books: Strong at the Broken Places, Going for the Max: 12 Principles for Living Life to the Fullest, and Heart of a Patriot. (21) Joseph Maxwell Cleland received numerous honors and awards over the course of his long and distinguished career. (22) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was a patriot, veteran, and lifelong civil servant who proudly served Georgia, the United States, and all veterans and members of the Armed Forces of the United States. (23) On November 9, 2021, at the age of 79, Joseph Maxwell Cleland died, leaving behind a legacy of service, sacrifice, and joy.
SEC. 3. JOSEPH MAXWELL CLELAND ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER.(a) Designation.—The medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” or the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center”.136 STAT. 2302 (b) Reference.—Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Approved December 9, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3369: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 28, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, 17, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–227: To designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the “Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office”, and for other purposes. Public Law227 Public Law 117–227136 Stat. 2303 2022-12-09 2022-12-09 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–227—DEC. 9, 2022 136 STAT. 2303 Public Law117–227 117th Congress
An Act To designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the “Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office”, and for other purposes.

Dec. 9, 2022

[S. 4359]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022.

Georgia.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) John Hardy Isakson, known as “Johnny”, was born December 28, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Julia Isakson and Edwin Andrew Isakson. (2) Johnny Isakson graduated from the University of Georgia in 1966 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. (3) In 1966, Johnny Isakson enlisted in the Georgia Air National Guard, serving until 1972 and attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. (4) Johnny Isakson gained success in private business, serving for 22 years as a real estate executive and growing his business into one of the largest of its kind in both Georgia and in the United States. (5) Johnny Isakson was elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1976, serving in the State House of Representatives until 1990. (6) Johnny Isakson was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1992, serving until 1996. (7) In 1996, Governor Zell Miller appointed Johnny Isakson to be Chairman of the Georgia State Board of Education. (8) Johnny Isakson was elected to represent the 6th District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives in 1999, and served until 2005. (9) During his time in the House of Representatives, Johnny Isakson, as a member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, worked to improve American education, and was a key advocate for the bipartisan education reforms that became the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–110). (10) Johnny Isakson was elected to the United States Senate in 2004, serving until December 31, 2019.136 STAT. 2304 (11) During his time in the Senate, Johnny Isakson was an exemplar of courtesy, dignity, and kindness, beloved and respected by colleagues regardless of party. (12) Johnny Isakson, during the 111th Congress, demonstrated a bipartisan yearning for peace, and crossed party lines to support the ratification of the 2010 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation, also known as New START. (13) During the 114th, 115th, and 116th Congresses, Johnny Isakson served as Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, a position with which he tirelessly championed reform to improve the benefits and quality of service for our nation’s military veterans. (14) During the 114th, 115th, and 116th Congresses, Johnny Isakson served as Chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate. (15) The late Congressman John Lewis once described Johnny Isakson as “A man who has strong belief but also willing to work with others to get things done.”. (16) On December 19, 2021, Johnny Isakson passed away, but his legacy of character and goodwill will endure as an example to all who serve, or will serve, in the United States Senate.
SEC. 3. SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ATLANTA REGIONAL OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office in Georgia shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the “Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office” or the “Isakson VA Atlanta Regional Office”. (b) Reference.—Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Regional Office referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office.
Approved December 9, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4359: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 27, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, 17, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–228: To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes. Public Law228 Public Law 117–228136 Stat. 2305 2022-12-13 2022-12-13 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–228—DEC. 13, 2022 136 STAT. 2305 Public Law117–228 117th Congress
An Act To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes.

Dec. 13, 2022

[H.R. 8404]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Respect for Marriage Act.

1 USC 1 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Respect for Marriage Act”.
SEC. 2.

1 USC 7 note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. (2) Diverse beliefs about the role of gender in marriage are held by reasonable and sincere people based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises. Therefore, Congress affirms that such people and their diverse beliefs are due proper respect. (3) Millions of people, including interracial and same-sex couples, have entered into marriages and have enjoyed the rights and privileges associated with marriage. Couples joining in marriage deserve to have the dignity, stability, and ongoing protection that marriage affords to families and children.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SECTION ADDED TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE, BY SECTION 2 OF THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT.  Section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.
SEC. 4. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY.  Chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 1738B the following:
“§ 1738C.

28 USC 1738C.

 Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof“(a) In General.—No person acting under color of State law may deny—“(1) full faith and credit to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State pertaining to a marriage between 2 individuals, on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals; or “(2) a right or claim arising from such a marriage on the basis that such marriage would not be recognized under the law of that State on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals.136 STAT. 2306 “(b) Enforcement by Attorney General.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court against any person who violates subsection (a) for declaratory and injunctive relief. “(c) Private Right of Action.—Any person who is harmed by a violation of subsection (a) may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court against the person who violated such subsection for declaratory and injunctive relief. “(d) State Defined.—In this section, the term ‘State’ has the meaning given such term under section 7 of title 1.”
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SEC. 5. MARRIAGE RECOGNITION.  Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“§ 7. Marriage“(a) For the purposes of any Federal law, rule, or regulation in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual’s marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. “(b)

Definition.

In this section, the term ‘State’ means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. “(c) For purposes of subsection (a), in determining whether a marriage is valid in a State or the place where entered into, if outside of any State, only the law of the jurisdiction applicable at the time the marriage was entered into may be considered.”
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SEC. 6.

1 USC 7 note.

NO IMPACT ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND CONSCIENCE.(a) In General.—Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to diminish or abrogate a religious liberty or conscience protection otherwise available to an individual or organization under the Constitution of the United States or Federal law. (b) Goods or Services.—Consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution, nonprofit religious organizations, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, nondenominational ministries, interdenominational and ecumenical organizations, mission organizations, faith-based social agencies, religious educational institutions, and nonprofit entities whose principal purpose is the study, practice, or advancement of religion, and any employee of such an organization, shall not be required to provide services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods, or privileges for the solemnization or celebration of a marriage. Any refusal under this subsection to provide such services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods, or privileges shall not create any civil claim or cause of action.
SEC. 7.

1 USC 7 note.

STATUTORY PROHIBITION.(a) No Impact on Status and Benefits Not Arising From a Marriage.—Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to deny or alter any benefit, status, or right of an otherwise eligible entity or person which does not arise from a marriage, including tax-exempt status, tax treatment, 136 STAT. 2307 educational funding, or a grant, contract, agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, claim, or defense. (b) No Federal Recognition of Polygamous Marriages.—Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to require or authorize Federal recognition of marriages between more than 2 individuals.
SEC. 8.

1 USC 7 note.

SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision to any person, entity, government, or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or any amendment made thereby, or the application of such provision to all other persons, entities, governments, or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
Approved December 13, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8404: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 19, considered and passed House.

Nov. 17, 28, 29, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):

Dec. 13, Presidential remarks.

 Public Law 117–229: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Public Law229 Public Law 117–229136 Stat. 2308 2022-12-16 2022-12-16 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–229—DEC. 16, 2022 136 STAT. 2308 Public Law117–229 117th Congress
An Act Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

Dec. 16, 2022

[H.R. 1437]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  DIVISION A— DIVISION B— Title I— Title II— DIVISION C— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION D—
SEC. 3.

1 USC 1 note.

REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.  There

Colette Wallace McEachin.

 is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payment to Colette Wallace McEachin, beneficiary of Aston Donald McEachin, late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia, $174,000.
DIVISION A—

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023.

FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 117–180) is amended—136 STAT. 2309(1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3)

Ante, p. 2116.

 and inserting “December 23, 2022”; (2) by adding after section 157

Ante, p. 2127.

 the following new section:
“Sec. 158. During the period covered by this Act, section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525) shall not apply.”
.

   This division may be cited as the “Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t47/s309/j/11">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3014/a">Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f8359eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f8380fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f8380fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f8380fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f8380ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 USC 3551 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 U.S.C. 3551 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/2032">98 Stat. 2032</ref>), as such section relates to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch311">chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and the United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to “35 years” or “35-year period” shall be deemed a reference to “35 years and 53 days” or “35-year and 53-day period”, respectively.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CUSTOMER PROTECTION FUND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/117/25/s1/b">Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/135/297">135 Stat. 297</ref>), as amended by section 104 of division C of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f838100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante</i>, p. 2133.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f83cf21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f83cf22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2310">136 STAT. 2310</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f83cf23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be estimated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f83cf24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f83cf25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f83cf26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION C—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>MEDICARE AND MEDICAID</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f841d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/12">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)(i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f841d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f841d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f844461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 USC 1395ww note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f846b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/5/G">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f846b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f846b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (ii)(II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f846b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2311">136 STAT. 2311</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f846b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of target amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/b/3/D">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f846b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f846b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f846b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 U.S.C. 1395ww note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF INCREASED FMAPS UNDER MEDICAID FOR THE TERRITORIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1f84928a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/ff">42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f84928b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f84928c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395iii/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,308,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,278,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Activities authorized by section 511 of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated for such purpose an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for such activities for fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f84b99d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>EXTENSION OF FDA AUTHORIZATIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–5/f">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,265,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2312">136 STAT. 2312</page> 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,380,822 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s284m/d/1">42 U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,273,973 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,753,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN DEVICE EXEMPTION INCENTIVE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360j/m/6/A/iv">21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIA PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 305(e) of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/85">Public Law 110–85</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s282">42 U.S.C. 282 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,107,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,610,959 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION PERTAINING TO DRUGS CONTAINING SINGLE ENANTIOMERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 505(u)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/u/4">21 U.S.C. 355(u)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN DEVICE INSPECTIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 704(g)(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/g/11">21 U.S.C. 374(g)(11)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="307">SEC. 307. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF ORPHAN DRUG GRANTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5(c) of the Orphan Drug Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360ee/c">21 U.S.C. 360ee(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,904,110 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="308">SEC. 308. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PENDING GENERIC DRUG APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY REVIEW APPLICATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 807 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f8507be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/131/1073">131 Stat. 1073</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="309">SEC. 309. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THIRD-PARTY REVIEW PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 523(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360m/c">21 U.S.C. 360m(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 17, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2313">136 STAT. 2313</page></content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>INDIAN HEALTH</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dG/tIV/s424/a">Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of Public Law 113–76</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f8507bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/136/2136">136 Stat. 2136</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 16, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>”.</content></section> DIVISION D—

Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act.

PRECIP ACT
SEC. 1.

15 USC 8501 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act” or the “PRECIP Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATION ACT OF 2017 RELATING TO IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION.(a) In General.—The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<num class="fontsize14 bold" value="VI">“TITLE VI—</num><heading class="fontsize14 bold">IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f866754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">“SEC. 601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f866755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8561">15 USC 8561</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">STUDY ON PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f866756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f866757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f866758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the PRECIP Act, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f866759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to conduct a study on the state of practice and research needs for precipitation estimation, including probable maximum precipitation estimation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f86675a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f86675b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f86675c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f86675d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>to submit, not later than 24 months after the date on which such agreement is finalized, to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on a website, a report on the results of the study under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f86675e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f86675f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f866760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>An examination of the current state of practice for precipitation estimation at scales appropriate for decisionmaker needs, and rationale for further evolution of this field.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f866761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f866762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of best practices for precipitation estimation that are based on the best-available science, include considerations of non-stationarity, and can be utilized by the user community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>A framework for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the development of a National Guidance Document for estimating extreme precipitation in future conditions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluation of the strengths and challenges of the full spectrum of approaches, including for probable maximum precipitation studies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2314">136 STAT. 2314</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A description of existing research needs in the field of precipitation estimation in order to modernize current methodologies and consider non-stationarity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>A description of in-situ, airborne, and space-based observation requirements, that could enhance precipitation estimation and development of models, including an examination of the use of geographic information systems and geospatial technology for integration, analysis, and visualization of precipitation data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A recommended plan for a Federal research and development program, including specifications for costs, timeframes, and responsible agencies for addressing identified research needs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the respective roles in precipitation estimation of various Federal agencies, academia, State, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and other public and private stakeholders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>Recommendations for data management to promote long-term needs such as enabling retrospective analyses and data discoverability, interoperability, and reuse.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for how data and services from the entire enterprise can be best leveraged by the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>A description of non-Federal precipitation data, its accessibility by the Federal Government, and ways for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve or expand such datasets.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f868e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized $1,500,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this study.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f868e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">“SEC. 602. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8562">15 USC 8562</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">IMPROVING PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f868e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the National Academies makes public the report under section 601, the Administrator, in consideration of the report recommendations, shall consult with relevant partners, including users of the data, on the development of a plan to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 6 years after the completion of such report and not less than every 10 years thereafter, update probable maximum precipitation estimates for the United States, such that each update considers non-stationarity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with partners to conduct research in the field of extreme precipitation estimation, in accordance with the research needs identified in such report;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>make publicly available, in a searchable, interoperable format, all probable maximum precipitation studies developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the Administrator has the legal right to redistribute and deemed to be at an appropriate state of development on an internet website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>ensure all probable maximum precipitation estimate data, products, and supporting documentation and metadata developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are preserved, curated, and served by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2315">136 STAT. 2315</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f868e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Guidance Document for the Development of Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator, in collaboration with Federal agencies, State, territorial, Tribal and local governments, academia, and other partners the Administrator deems appropriate, shall develop a National Guidance Document that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provides best practices that can be followed by Federal and State regulatory agencies, private meteorological consultants, and other users that perform probable maximum precipitation studies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>considers the recommendations provided in the National Academies study under section 601;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>facilitates review of probable maximum precipitation studies by regulatory agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provides confidence in regional and site-specific probable maximum precipitation estimates.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f868e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the National Academies makes public the report under section 601, the Administrator shall make publicly available the National Guidance Document under subsection (b) on an internet website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1f868e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall update the National Guidance Document not less than once every 10 years after the publication of the National Guidance Document under subsection (c) and publish such updates in accordance with such subsection.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1f868e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">“SEC. 603. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1f868ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8563">15 USC 8563</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “ In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Administrator</term>’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National academies</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>National Academies</term>’ means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1f868ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>United States</term>’ means, collectively, each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.”</content></paragraph> </section> . (b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 1(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 note) is amended in the table of contents by adding at the end the following: “TITLE VI— “Sec. 601.  “Sec. 602.  “Sec. 603. 
Approved December 16, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1437 (S. 3053): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–304 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 14, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment.

Dec. 15, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–230: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building”. Public Law230 Public Law 117–230136 Stat. 2317 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–230—DEC. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 2317 Public Law117–230 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building”.

Dec. 19, 2022

[H.R. 228]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NORMA COMNICK POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, shall be known and designated as the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building”.
Approved December 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 228: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–231: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the “Lawrence M. ‘Larry’ Walsh Sr. Post Office”. Public Law231 Public Law 117–231136 Stat. 2318 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–231—DEC. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 2318 Public Law117–231 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the “Lawrence M. ‘Larry’ Walsh Sr. Post Office”.

Dec. 19, 2022

[H.R. 700]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAWRENCE M. “LARRY” WALSH SR. POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Lawrence M. ‘Larry’ Walsh Sr. Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Lawrence M. ‘Larry’ Walsh Sr. Post Office”.
Approved December 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 700: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–232: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building”. Public Law232 Public Law 117–232136 Stat. 2319 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–232—DEC. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 2319 Public Law117–232 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building”.

Dec. 19, 2022

[H.R. 3175]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROBERT S. MCKEITHEN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building”.
Approved December 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3175: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–233: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the “Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic”. Public Law233 Public Law 117–233136 Stat. 2320 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–233—DEC. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 2320 Public Law117–233 117th Congress
An Act To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the “Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic”.

Dec. 19, 2022

[H.R. 5481]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA.   The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic”. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic.
Approved December 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5481: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–234: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the “Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building”. Public Law234 Public Law 117–234136 Stat. 2321 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–234—DEC. 19, 2022 136 STAT. 2321 Public Law117–234 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the “Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building”.

Dec. 19, 2022

[H.R. 6614]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROSA LOUISE MCCAULEY PARKS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the “Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building”.
Approved December 19, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6614: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–235: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the “Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic”. Public Law235 Public Law 117–235136 Stat. 2322 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–235—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2322 Public Law117–235 117th Congress
An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the “Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic”.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 6722]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Richard A. Pittman was born on May 26, 1945, in French Camp, California. (2) Richard A. Pittman enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965 and was later promoted to Lance Corporal. (3) On July 24, 1966, Lance Corporal Pittman’s unit, First Platoon, Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, was moving along a trail near the Demilitarized Zone in the Republic of Vietnam when the Marines ahead of them came under attack. (4) Upon hearing the attack, Lance Corporal Pittman took a machine gun and several belts of ammunition and rushed to aid his comrades. As he advanced, Lance Corporal Pittman encountered intense small-arms fire at point-blank range. He was able to return fire and silence the enemy combatants. Continuing towards the attacked Marines, Lance Corporal Pittman came under heavy fire from two automatic weapons, which he was able to destroy. (5) When Lance Corporal Pittman learned there were additional wounded Marines further along the trail, he endured enemy mortar and gunfire to get to them. As he reached them, he faced an attack by 30 to 40 enemy fighters. (6) Lance Corporal Pittman used a combination of machine-gun fire, an enemy submachine gun, a pistol from a fallen comrade, and a grenade to cause enemy forces to withdraw. Due to his courageous actions, many of his wounded comrades were saved. (7) In recognition of his bravery that day, Richard A. Pittman, who was then a Sergeant, was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 14, 1968. (8) Richard A. Pittman retired in 1988 as a Master Sergeant, after having served in the Marine Corps for more than two decades.
SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, FRENCH CAMP, CALIFORNIA.(a) Designation.—The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, shall after 136 STAT. 2323 the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6722: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–236: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center”. Public Law236 Public Law 117–236136 Stat. 2324 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–236—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2324 Public Law117–236 117th Congress
An Act To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center”.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 6863]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., was born December 16, 1922, in Grenada, Mississippi, then moved to Memphis, Tennessee, at age five. (2) Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and is an alumnus of Xavier University in New Orleans. (3) Upon his graduation, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., enlisted in one of the first training programs for Black pilots, beginning his journey as a Tuskegee Airman. (4) Within his first few years active in the war, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., named his plane “Spirit of Beale Street”, in honor of his hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. He flew this plane with the “Red Tails”. (5) He was credited with shooting down German planes while protecting United States Army Air Corps bombers and shooting down two Messerschmitt 109s in Italy while escorting a damaged B–24 Liberator bomber. (6) During his military service, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. (7) Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., received numerous honors and awards throughout his long and distinguished career. (8) Among them, he was presented with an Air Medal with 7 clusters and an American Theater Ribbon Victory Medal during his military service. (9) Following the war, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., returned to Memphis, receiving a hero’s welcome and a key to the city. (10) On July 13, 1947, he married LaVerne Nailling at St. Therese-Little Flowers Catholic Church in Memphis. (11) In 1960, he accepted a job with the Federal Aviation Administration (hereinafter, the “FAA”) as an air traffic control specialist in Anchorage, Alaska. (12) In 1965, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., moved back to Memphis, becoming the first Black air traffic controller in Memphis. (13) Weathers later held positions with the FAA in Atlanta, Georgia, and the District of Columbia, where he eventually 136 STAT. 2325 retired in 1985, after serving as a reservist in the military for 23 years. (14) During retirement, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., remained active with the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. and continued to support African Americans in the military. (15) In 1995, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., moved to Tucson, Arizona, shortly after marrying Jacqueline Moore Weathers. (16) In 2007, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., and the Tuskegee Airmen were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. (17) On October 15, 2011, Luke Joseph Weather, Jr., died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 90, leaving behind his wife, two sons and daughters, 12 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren as well as a legacy of countless lives he touched. (18) On January 20, 2012, Lieutenant Colonel Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE LT. COL. LUKE WEATHERS, JR. VA MEDICAL CENTER.  The medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Memphis, Tennessee, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center”. Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such medical center shall be considered to be a reference to the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6863: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–237: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the “Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic”. Public Law237 Public Law 117–237136 Stat. 2326 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–237—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2326 Public Law117–237 117th Congress
An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the “Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic”.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 7903]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Oliver W. Dillard was born on September 28, 1926, in Margaret, Alabama. (2) In 1945, following basic training he was drafted and was assigned to the 349th Field Artillery Group in Germany as part of the World War II army of occupation. He was selected to serve as company clerk and began to work his way through the ranks, attaining Technical Sergeant. (3) Dillard successfully completed the Officer Candidate School (OCS) selection process and was approved for attendance at the Infantry OCS at Fort Benning in January 1947. He received a commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry after graduating from Infantry OCS in July 1947 and was the honor graduate of his Infantry officers basic course. (4) He served in command and intelligence positions in Korea, Germany, and Vietnam. (5) During his service, Dillard graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in 1958, where he was one of only three Black officers in his class. After CGSC, he completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Omaha leveraging his earlier studies at Tuskegee Institute. (6) In 1965, Mr. Dillard graduated from the National War College, becoming the first Black officer to do so. He graduated at the top of his class. (7) MG Dillard’s military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster and “V” Device, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge with Star (two awards), the Army Staff Identification Badge, and the Vietnam Distinguished Service Order (1st and 2d Class). Dillard also received two civilian awards from the Republic of Vietnam, the Vietnam Rural Revolutionary Development Medal and the Vietnam Ethnic Development Service Medal (1st Class).136 STAT. 2327 (8) Dillard was inducted into the United States Army’s Military Intelligence Hall of Fame in 2012, the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Alabama Military Hall of Honor in 2013. (9) He died in Canton, Michigan, in 2015, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC LOCATED IN CANTON, MICHIGAN.(a) Designation.—The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic”. (b) References.— Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7903: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–238: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”. Public Law238 Public Law 117–238136 Stat. 2328 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–238—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2328 Public Law117–238 117th Congress
An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 7925]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Seymour “Sy” Kaplan was born on February 28, 1924. (2) Sergeant Kaplan served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 as a combat engineer. (3) Sergeant Kaplan served in the 2d, 4th, and 14th Armored Divisions, seeing service in North Africa, Italy, and France. (4) Sergeant Kaplan rose to the rank of Technical Sergeant and earned 3 Battle Stars and 2 Purple Hearts. (5) Sergeant Kaplan served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge and received 2 Purple Hearts for his service. (6) In April 1945, Sergeant Kaplan was grievously wounded in an enemy mortar attack in Czechoslovakia and returned to the United States a wounded warrior. (7) Sergeant Kaplan served as Commander of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 78 (Coachella Valley) for many years. (8) Sergeant Kaplan was instrumental in the opening of the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Palm Desert. (9) Sergeant Kaplan personally provided countless local veterans with advice and assistance in obtaining their earned Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. (10) Sergeant Kaplan received the Senior Inspiration Award from Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson in 2001. (11) Wilson also appointed Sergeant Kaplan the first chair of the Desert Palms Community Council.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC LOCATED IN PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA.(a) Designation.—The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 136 STAT. 2329 referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7925: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–239: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the “Ron Wright Post Office Building”. Public Law239 Public Law 117–239136 Stat. 2330 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–239—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2330 Public Law117–239 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the “Ron Wright Post Office Building”.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 3825]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RON WRIGHT POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Ron Wright Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Ron Wright Post Office Building”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3825: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 25, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 29, considered in House.

Dec. 1, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Public Law 117–240: To designate the United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the “James D. Todd United States Courthouse”, and for other purposes. Public Law240 Public Law 117–240136 Stat. 2331 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–240—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2331 Public Law117–240 117th Congress
An Act To designate the United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the “James D. Todd United States Courthouse”, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 4017]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JAMES D. TODD UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.(a) Designation.—The United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the “James D. Todd United States Courthouse”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “James D. Todd United States Courthouse”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4017: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 30, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 13, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–241: To reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes. Public Law241 Public Law 117–241136 Stat. 2332 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–241—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2332 Public Law117–241 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 4052]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT REGARDING DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING NEWBORNS, INFANTS, AND YOUNG CHILDREN.  Section 399M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–1) is amended—(1) in subsection (e), by inserting “(3)” before “The term ‘medical evaluation’ ”; and (2) in subsection (f)—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “$17,818,000 for fiscal year 2018, $18,173,800 for fiscal year 2019, $18,628,145 for fiscal year 2020, $19,056,592 for fiscal year 2021, and $19,522,758 for fiscal year 2022” and inserting “$17,818,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “$10,800,000 for fiscal year 2018, $11,026,800 for fiscal year 2019, $11,302,470 for fiscal year 2020, $11,562,427 for fiscal year 2021, and $11,851,488 for fiscal year 2022” and inserting “$10,760,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”.
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY ON STATE EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.(a)

Analyses.

In General.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study reviewing State early hearing detection and intervention (in this section referred to as “EHDI”) programs. Such study shall—(1) analyze how information collected through such programs informs what is known about EHDI activities to ensure that newborns, infants, and young children have access to timely hearing screenings and early interventions, including information on any disparities in such access; (2) analyze what is known about how parents use State EHDI websites to seek health and programmatic guidance related to their child’s hearing loss diagnosis; and136 STAT. 2333 (3) identify efforts and any promising practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and State EHDI programs—(A) to address disparities in outreach for, or access to, timely hearing screenings and early interventions; and (B) to ensure that EHDI follow-up services are communicated and made available to medically underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minorities. (b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall—(1) complete the study under subsection (a) and submit a report on the results of the study to—(A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and (2)

Public information.

make such report publicly available.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4052: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 1, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, 6, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–242: To redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building”, and for other purposes. Public Law242 Public Law 117–242136 Stat. 2334 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–242—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2334 Public Law117–242 117th Congress
An Act To redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building”, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 5060]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Paul D. Wellstone Building Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds that—(1) Paul David Wellstone was born on July 21, 1944, in Washington, DC, and raised in Arlington, Virginia, as the second child of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants Leon and Minnie Wellstone; (2) Wellstone graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—(A) in 1965, with a bachelor’s degree in political science; and (B) in 1969, with a Ph.D. in political science; (3) after earning his Ph.D., Wellstone moved to Minnesota to teach political science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, during which he became an advocate for marginalized communities and fought for improved healthcare, education, housing, and labor and human rights; (4) as an activist, Wellstone helped to bring attention to issues important to the people by protesting in favor of peace, civil rights, and social justice, including by standing by farmers and working families in their struggles; (5) in 1990, Wellstone extended his community activism during his first run for the Senate; (6) as an underdog, Wellstone was the only candidate to unseat an incumbent Senator in the 1990 election; (7) the grassroots campaign that was run by Wellstone became well-known for the green bus that he used to travel across Minnesota; (8) Senator Wellstone continued his commitment to activism throughout his time in the Senate, including by pushing for legislation that—(A) expanded support for mental health care coverage; (B) increased the Federal minimum wage; and (C) offered greater funding and protections for workers, seniors, schools, and “atomic” veterans;136 STAT. 2335 (9) in 1997, Senator Wellstone traveled across the country on “The Children’s Tour” to hear from disadvantaged communities across the United States; (10) on October 25, 2002, at the age of 57, Senator Wellstone was killed in a plane crash in Minnesota along with his wife, daughter, and several campaign staff; and (11) the loss of Senator Wellstone was mourned across the United States, but his legacy of advocacy and candor will always be remembered.
SEC. 3. PAUL D. WELLSTONE FEDERAL BUILDING.(a) Redesignation.—The Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5060: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 30, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 13, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–243: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. Public Law243 Public Law 117–243136 Stat. 2336 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–243—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2336 Public Law117–243 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 263]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Big Cat Public Safety Act.

16 USC 3371 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Big Cat Public Safety Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.(a) In General.—Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (k) as subsections (b) through (l), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:“(a) Breed.—The term ‘breed’ means to facilitate propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or to fail to prevent propagation or reproduction.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Consolidated farm and rural development act.—Section 349(a)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1997(a)(3)) is amended—(A) by striking “section 2(a)” and inserting “section 2”; and (B) by striking “3371(a)” and inserting “3371”. (2) Lacey act amendments of 1981.—Section 7(c) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(c)) is amended by striking “section 2(f)(2)(A)” and inserting “section 2(g)(2)(A)”.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS.  Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (2)—(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “; or”; (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking “(1) through (3)” and inserting “(1) through (3) or subsection (e)”; and (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:“(e) Captive Wildlife Offense.—136 STAT. 2337 “(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is unlawful for any person to—“(A) import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or “(B) breed or possess; any prohibited wildlife species. “(2) Limitation on application.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to—“(A) an entity exhibiting animals to the public under a Class C license from the Department of Agriculture, or a Federal facility registered with the Department of Agriculture that exhibits animals, if such entity or facility holds such license or registration in good standing and if the entity or facility—“(i) does not allow any individual to come into direct physical contact with a prohibited wildlife species, unless that individual is—“(I) a trained professional employee or contractor of the entity or facility (or an accompanying employee receiving professional training); “(II) a licensed veterinarian (or a veterinary student accompanying such a veterinarian); or “(III)

Public information.

Plan.

directly supporting conservation programs of the entity or facility, the contact is not in the course of commercial activity (which may be evidenced by advertisement or promotion of such activity or other relevant evidence), and the contact is incidental to humane husbandry conducted pursuant to a species-specific, publicly available, peer-edited population management and care plan that has been provided to the Secretary with justifications that the plan—“(aa) reflects established conservation science principles; “(bb)

Analysis.

incorporates genetic and demographic analysis of a multi-institution population of animals covered by the plan; and “(cc) promotes animal welfare by ensuring that the frequency of breeding is appropriate for the species; and “(ii) ensures that during public exhibition of a lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), jaguar (Panthera onca), cougar (Puma concolor), or any hybrid thereof, the animal is at least 15 feet from members of the public unless there is a permanent barrier sufficient to prevent public contact; “(B) a State college, university, or agency, or a State-licensed veterinarian; “(C) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wildlife species, and—“(i) is a corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of such Code;136 STAT. 2338 “(ii) does not commercially trade in any prohibited wildlife species, including offspring, parts, and byproducts of such animals; “(iii) does not breed any prohibited wildlife species; “(iv) does not allow direct contact between the public and any prohibited wildlife species; and “(v) does not allow the transportation and display of any prohibited wildlife species off-site; “(D) has custody of any prohibited wildlife species solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting the prohibited wildlife species to a person described in this paragraph with respect to the species; or “(E) an entity or individual that is in possession of any prohibited wildlife species that was born before the date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and—“(i)

Deadline.

Registration.

not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the such Act, the entity or individual registers each individual animal of each prohibited wildlife species possessed by the entity or individual with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; “(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell any prohibited wildlife species after the date of the enactment of such Act; and “(iii) does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species.” .
SEC. 4. PENALTIES.(a) Civil Penalties.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is amended—(1) by inserting “(e),” after “(d),”; and (2) by inserting “, (e),” after “subsection (d)”. (b) Criminal Penalties.—Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “(e),” after “(d),”; (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “(e),” after “(d),”; (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting “(e),” after “(d),”; and (4) by adding at the end the following:“(4) Any person who knowingly violates section 3(e) shall be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. Each violation shall be a separate offense and the offense is deemed to have been committed in the district where the violation first occurred, and in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species.” .
SEC. 5. FORFEITURE OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES.  Section 5(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)) is amended by inserting “bred, possessed,” before “imported, exported,”.
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.  Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 2339“(3)

Regulations.

The Secretary shall, in consultation with other relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate any regulations necessary to implement section 3(e).” .
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 263: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–428 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 28, 29, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–244: To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes. Public Law244 Public Law 117–244136 Stat. 2340 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–244—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2340 Public Law117–244 117th Congress
An Act To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 1193]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act.

42 USC 201 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act”.
SEC. 2.

42 USC 285b–9.

HHS VALVULAR HEART DISEASE ACTIVITIES.(a) In General.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall, as appropriate, continue activities related to research, education, and awareness of valvular heart diseases. (b) NIH Research Related to Valvular Heart Diseases.—(1) In general.—The Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, may support or conduct research regarding valvular heart diseases. (2) Support further research.—In order to improve information on, and understanding of, causation and risk factors for valvular heart diseases, research conducted or supported under this subsection for such diseases may include the following:(A)

Data.

Use of advanced technological imaging and other relevant methods to generate data related to valvular heart diseases. (B)

Assessments.

Assessing potential risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death from valvular heart diseases. (C) Other activities, as appropriate, in order to improve the availability of information on, and advance research related to, valvular heart diseases. (3)

Deadline.

Mitral valve prolapse workshop.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute shall, as appropriate, convene a workshop composed of subject matter experts and stakeholders to identify research needs and opportunities to develop recommendations for the identification and treatment of individuals with mitral valve prolapse, 136 STAT. 2341 including such individuals who may be at risk for sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death. (c) Prevention Activities to Improve Awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death as a Result of Valvular Heart Diseases.—(1)

Grants.

Contracts.

In general.—The Secretary may carry out activities to increase education and awareness of valvular heart diseases in order to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death caused by such diseases. The Secretary may—(A) award grants or contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out activities under this subsection; and (B) directly, or through grants or contracts, provide technical assistance with respect to such activities. (2) Certain activities.—Upon availability of applicable data, projects carried out under paragraph (1) may include—(A) continuing activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to valvular heart diseases; (B) improving the awareness of the public concerning any risk factors for, the symptoms of, and the public health impact of, valvular heart diseases; and (C) enhancing public health data collection and improving the quality of such data, as appropriate, regarding cardiac arrests, including cardiac arrests that occur outside of the hospital. (3) Grant prioritization.—The Secretary may, in awarding grants or entering into contracts pursuant to paragraph (1), give priority to entities seeking to carry out projects for populations most impacted by valvular heart diseases. (4) Coordination of activities.—The Secretary shall, as appropriate, ensure that activities under this section are coordinated with other agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services that carry out activities regarding valvular heart diseases. (5) Best practices.—The Secretary shall, as applicable and appropriate, identify and disseminate best practices for relevant health care providers related to valvular heart diseases.136 STAT. 2342 (d)

Time period.

Authorization of Appropriations.—For purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $28,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1193: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–212 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 8, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 1, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 5, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–245: To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. Public Law245 Public Law 117–245136 Stat. 2343 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–245—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2343 Public Law117–245 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 5796]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Patents for Humanity Act

of 2022.

35 USC 1 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Patents for Humanity Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. AWARD OF CERTIFICATES TO ACCELERATE CERTAIN MATTERS AT THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.(a) Award.—Chapter 2 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 28.

35 USC 28.

 Award of certificates to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office“(a) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity that—“(1) submits an application under subsection (d) for a patent that addresses a humanitarian issue; and “(2) meets the requirements specified by the Director. “(b)

Time period.

Establishment.—There is established a competition, to be held not less frequently than biennially, to award eligible entities certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate one of the following matters:“(1) An ex parte reexamination proceeding, including 1 appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board from that proceeding. “(2) An application for a patent, including 1 appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board from that application. “(3) An appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of a claim twice rejected in a patent application or reissue application or finally rejected in an ex parte reexamination, without accelerating the underlying matter that generated the appeal. “(4) A matter identified by the Director. “(c) Administration.—The Director shall administer the competition established under subsection (b). “(d) Application.—An entity seeking an award under subsection (b) shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require.136 STAT. 2344 “(e) Promotion of Competition.—The Director shall promote the competition established under subsection (b) through the satellite offices established pursuant to section 1. “(f) Treatment as Successor.—The competition established under subsection (b) shall be treated as a successor to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled ‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)).”
. (b)

35 USC 28 note.

Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, may be construed as affecting any action taken by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the administration of the Patents for Humanity Program established in the notice entitled “Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program”, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012). (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 2 of title 35, United States Code,

35 USC

prec. 21.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “28.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5796: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–302 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 27, considered and passed House.

Nov. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 5, 6, House considered and concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–246: To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes. Public Law246 Public Law 117–246136 Stat. 2345 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–246—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2345 Public Law117–246 117th Congress
An Act To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[H.R. 7077]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Empowering

the U.S. Fire Administration Act.

15 USC 2201 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act”.
SEC. 2. FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS.  The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 38.

15 USC 2235.

INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.“(a) In General.—In the case of a major fire, the Administrator may send incident investigators, which may include safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes and standards experts, researchers, and fire training specialists, to the site of the fire to conduct a fire safety investigation as described in subsection (b). “(b) Investigation Required.—A fire safety investigation conducted under this section—“(1) shall be conducted in coordination and cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities, including Federal agencies that are authorized to investigate any fire; and “(2)

Examination.

shall examine the previously determined cause and origin of the fire and assess broader systematic matters to include use of codes and standards, demographics, structural characteristics, smoke and fire dynamics (movement) during the event, and costs of associated injuries and deaths. “(c) Report.—“(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), upon concluding any fire safety investigation under this section, the Administrator shall—“(A) issue a public report to the appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities on the findings of such investigation; or “(B) collaborate with another investigating Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial agency on the report of that agency. “(2)

Determination.

Exception.—If the Administrator, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities determines that issuing a report under paragraph (1) would 136 STAT. 2346 have a negative impact on a potential or ongoing criminal investigation, the Administrator is not required to issue such report. “(3)

Recommenda-

tions.

Contents.—Each public report issued under paragraph (1) shall include recommendations on—“(A) any other buildings with similar characteristics that may bear similar fire risks; “(B) improving tactical response to similar fires; “(C) improving civilian safety practices; “(D)

Assessment.

assessing the costs and benefits to the community of adding fire safety features; and “(E) how to mitigate the causes of the fire. “(d) Discretionary Authority.—In addition to a fire safety investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (a), provided doing so would not have a negative impact on a potential or ongoing criminal investigation, the Administrator may send fire investigators to conduct a fire safety investigation at the site of any fire with unusual or remarkable context that results in losses less severe than those occurring as a result of a major fire, in coordination and cooperation with the appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities, including Federal agencies that are authorized to investigate the fire. “(e) Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to—“(1) affect or otherwise diminish the authorities or the mandates vested in other Federal agencies; “(2) grant the Administrator authority to investigate a major fire for the purpose of an enforcement action or criminal prosecution; or “(3) require the Administrator to send investigators or issue a report for a major fire when the Administrator, in coordination and cooperation with the appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities, determine that it may compromise a potential or ongoing criminal investigation. “(f) Major Fire Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘major fire’ shall have the meaning given such term under regulations to be issued by the Administrator.”
.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7077: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–309 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–195 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 12, House considered Senate amendment.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–247: To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps. Public Law247 Public Law 117–247136 Stat. 2347 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–247—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2347 Public Law117–247 117th Congress
An Act To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 198]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Data Mapping

to Save Moms’ Lives Act.

47 USC 642 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act”.
SEC. 2. MAPPING BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.(a) Incorporation of Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Data.—Not later than 180 days

Deadline.

Time period.

 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate publicly available data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, including for not less than 1 year postpartum, into the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform of the Commission. (b) Consultation With CDC.—The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity data that should be incorporated under subsection (a).
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 198 (H.R. 1218): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–286 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) accompanying H.R. 1218. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–65 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta­tion). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 2, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, considered in House.

Dec. 6, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House, amended.

Dec. 13, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–248: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes. Public Law248 Public Law 117–248136 Stat. 2348 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–248—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2348 Public Law117–248 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 231]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Protecting Firefighters

from Adverse Substances Act.

6 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act” or the “PFAS Act”.
SEC. 2.

6 USC 323.

GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO AND RELEASE OF PFAS.(a)

Deadline.

In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the heads of any other relevant agencies, shall—(1)

Publication.

develop and publish guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on training, education programs, and best practices; (2) make available a curriculum designed to—(A) reduce and eliminate exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as “PFAS”) from firefighting foam and personal protective equipment; (B) prevent the release of PFAS from firefighting foam into the environment; and (C) educate firefighters and other emergency response personnel on foams and non-foam alternatives, personal protective equipment, and other firefighting tools and equipment that do not contain PFAS; and (3)

Website.

Data.

Updates.

create an online public repository, which shall be updated on a regular basis, on tools and best practices for firefighters and other emergency response personnel to reduce, limit, and prevent the release of and exposure to PFAS. (b)

Recommenda-

tions.

Curriculum.—(1) In general.—For the purpose of developing the curriculum required under subsection (a)(2), the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall make recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security as to the content of the curriculum.136 STAT. 2349 (2) Consultation.—For the purpose of making recommendations under paragraph (1), the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall consult with interested entities, as appropriate, including—(A) firefighters and other emergency response personnel, including national fire service and emergency response organizations; (B) impacted communities dealing with PFAS contamination; (C) scientists, including public and occupational health and safety experts, who are studying PFAS and PFAS alternatives in firefighting foam; (D) voluntary standards organizations engaged in developing standards for firefighter and firefighting equipment; (E) State fire training academies; (F) State fire marshals; (G) manufacturers of firefighting tools and equipment; and (H) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration. (c)

Deadline.

Review.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which the guidance and curriculum required under subsection (a) is issued, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, shall review the guidance and curriculum and, as appropriate, issue updates to the guidance and curriculum. (d) Applicability of FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to this Act. (e) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promulgate or enforce regulations under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Administrative Procedure Act”).
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 231: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–21 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 29, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, Dec. 1, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–249: To modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes. Public Law249 Public Law 117–249136 Stat. 2350 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–249—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2350 Public Law117–249 117th Congress
An Act To modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 1617]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Disaster Assistance

for Rural Communities Act.

15 USC 631 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act”.
SEC. 2. DISASTER DECLARATION IN RURAL AREAS.(a) In General.—Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:“(16) Disaster declaration in rural areas.—“(A) Definitions.—In this paragraph—“(i) the term ‘rural area’ means any county or other political subdivision of a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States that is designated as a rural area by the Bureau of the Census; and “(ii) the term ‘significant damage’ means, with respect to property, uninsured losses of not less than 40 percent of the estimated fair replacement value or pre-disaster fair market value of the damaged property, whichever is lower. “(B) Disaster declaration.—For the purpose of making loans under paragraph (1) or (2), the Administrator may declare a disaster in a rural area for which a major disaster was declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) and for which individual assistance was not authorized under section 408 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) if—“(i) the Governor of the State or the Chief Executive of the Indian tribal government in which the rural area is located requests such a declaration; and “(ii) any home, small business concern, private nonprofit organization, or small agricultural cooperative has incurred significant damage in the rural area. “(C)

Time period.

SBA report.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 136 STAT. 2351 Representatives a report on, with respect to the 1-year period preceding submission of the report—“(i) any economic injury that resulted from a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) in a rural area; “(ii) each request for assistance made by the Governor of a State or the Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government under subparagraph (B)(i) and the response of the Administrator, including the timeline for each response; and “(iii) any regulatory changes that will impact the ability of communities in rural areas to obtain disaster assistance under this subsection.” . (b)

Deadline.

15 USC 636 note.

Regulations.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) GAO Report.—(1) Definition of rural area.—In this subsection, the term “rural area” means any county or other political subdivision of a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States that is designated as a rural area by the Bureau of the Census. (2) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on—(A) any unique challenges that communities in rural areas face compared to communities in urbanized areas when seeking to obtain disaster assistance under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)); and (B)

Recommenda-

tions.

legislative recommendations for improving access to disaster assistance for communities in rural areas.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1617: SENATE   REPORTS: ┐No.  117–103   (Comm.   on   Small   Business   and   Entrepreneurship). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, 8, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–250: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes. Public Law250 Public Law 117–250136 Stat. 2352 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–250—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2352 Public Law117–250 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 2796]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Rural

Opioid Abuse

Prevention Act.

34 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF RURAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM.  Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(1)—(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking “and”; (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(H) a pilot program for rural areas to implement community response programs that focus on reducing opioid overdose deaths, which may include presenting alternatives to incarceration, as described in subsection (f).” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(f) Rural Pilot Program.—“(1) In general.—The pilot program described under this subsection shall make grants to rural areas to implement community response programs to reduce opioid overdose deaths. Grants issued under this subsection shall be jointly operated by units of local government, in collaboration with public safety and public health agencies or public safety, public health and behavioral health collaborations.

Procedures.

 A community response program under this subsection shall identify gaps in community prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals who encounter the criminal justice system and shall establish treatment protocols to address identified shortcomings.

Time period.

Certification.

Data.

 The Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, shall increase the amount provided as a grant under this section for a pilot program by no more than five percent for each of the two years following certification by the Attorney General of the submission of data by the rural area on the prescribing 136 STAT. 2353 of schedules II, III, and IV controlled substances to a prescription drug monitoring program, or any other centralized database administered by an authorized State agency, which includes tracking the dispensation of such substances, and providing for interoperability and data sharing with each other such program (including an electronic health records system) in each other State, and with any interstate entity that shares information between such programs. “(2) Rules of construction.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to—“(A) direct or encourage a State to use a specific interstate data sharing program; or “(B) limit or prohibit the discretion of a prescription drug monitoring program for interoperability connections to other programs (including electronic health records systems, hospital systems, pharmacy dispensing systems, or health information exchanges).” .
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2796: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 5, 6, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–251: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Public Law251 Public Law 117–251136 Stat. 2354 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–251—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2354 Public Law117–251 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 3092]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 5121 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022” or the “FIRE Act”.
SEC. 2.

42 USC 5131 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act—(1) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency; (2) the term “Agency” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (3) the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (4) the term “emergency” means an emergency declared or determined to exist by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); (5) the terms “Indian tribal government”, “local government”, and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122); and (6) the term “major disaster” means a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
SEC. 3. REPORT ON RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report regarding the use of relocation assistance under sections 203, 404, and 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 5170c, 5172) for wildfire risk to the appropriate committees of Congress. (b) Contents.

Analyses.

—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:136 STAT. 2355 (1) Any information on relocation projects that have been carried out due to fire risks or denied by the Agency, including the number and value of projects either carried out or denied. (2) A discussion of the possible benefits or disadvantages of providing relocation assistance that may reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of loss due to wildfires. (3) A discussion of how the Agency may optimize relocation assistance when entire States or geographic areas are considered subject to a fire risk. (4) An analysis of whether other mitigation measures are more cost-effective than relocation assistance when the applicant is applying to move from a high-risk to a medium-risk or low-risk area with respect to wildfires. (5) An analysis of the need for the Federal Government to produce wildfire maps that identify high-risk, moderate-risk, and low-risk wildfire zones. (6) An analysis of whether other mitigation measures promote greater resilience to wildfires when compared to relocation or, if additional data is required in order to carry out such an analysis, a discussion of the additional data required. (7) A discussion of the ability of States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments to demonstrate fire risk, and whether the level of this ability impacts the ability of States, local governments, or Indian tribal governments to access relocation assistance, including an assessment of existing fire mapping products and capabilities and recommendations on redressing any gaps in the ability of the Agency to assist States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments in demonstrating fire risk. (8)

Evaluation.

An evaluation of—(A) the scope of the data available to the Agency regarding historical wildfire losses; (B) how such data is utilized in benefit-cost analysis determinations by the Agency; (C) what additional data, if any, may be pertinent to such determinations; and (D) what, if any, alternative methods may be relevant to the determination of cost effectiveness. (9) A discussion of the extent to which the decision process for relocation assistance appropriately considers the change in future risks for wildfires due to a changing climate. (10) An analysis of whether statutes and regulations regarding relocation assistance by the Agency present barriers for States, local governments, or Indian tribal governments trying to access funding to reduce wildfire risk. (11) An analysis of—(A) how, if at all, the Agency has modified policies and procedures to determine the eligibility of proposed relocation or mitigation projects with respect to wildfires; (B) the cost effectiveness of such projects, in light of the increasing losses and obligations for wildfires in recent years; and (C) the effectiveness of any modifications described in subparagraph (A). (12) An analysis of how, if at all, recent changes in the availability of fire insurance has resulted in modifications of 136 STAT. 2356 policy or procedure with respect to determining the cost efficacy of relocation assistance for wildfires. (13) An analysis of how to define repetitive loss and repetitively damaged properties in the context of wildfires. (14) Other related issues that the Administrator determines appropriate.
SEC. 4.

Deadline.

42 USC 5131 note.

RED FLAG WARNINGS AND PREDISASTER ACTIONS.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall—(1)

Study.

conduct a study of, develop recommendations for, and initiate a process for the use of forecasts and data, including information that supports the Red Flag Warnings of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and similar weather alert and notification methods, to establish—(A) plans and actions, consistent with law, that can be implemented prior to a wildfire event, including pre-impact disaster declarations and surge operations, that can limit the impact, duration, or severity of the fire; and (B) mechanisms to increase interagency collaboration to expedite the delivery of disaster assistance; and (2)

Reports.

Recommenda-

tions.

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive report regarding the study described in paragraph (1), including any recommendations of the Administrator, and the activities of the Administrator to carry out paragraph (1).
SEC. 5.

Deadline.

Briefing.

ASSISTANCE FOR WILDFIRE DAMAGE.  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress regarding—(1) the application for assistance and consistency of assistance provided by the Agency in response to wildfires; and (2) the kinds of damage that result from wildfires.
SEC. 6. GAO REPORT ON GAPS.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that examines—(1) gaps in the policies of the Agency related to wildfires, when compared to other hazards; (2) disparities in regulations and guidance issued by the Administrator, including any oversight of the programs of the Agency, when addressing impacts of wildfires and other hazards; (3) ways to shorten the period of time between the initiating of and the distribution of assistance, reimbursements, and grants; (4) the effectiveness of the programs of the Agency in addressing wildfire hazards; (5) ways to improve the ability of the Agency to assist States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against wildfire hazards;136 STAT. 2357 (6) revising the application process for assistance relating to wildfires to more effectively assess uninsured and underinsured losses and serious needs; and (7) ways to improve the disaster assistance programs of agencies other than the Agency.
SEC. 7. CRISIS COUNSELING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.(a) In General.—Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) is amended—(1) by striking “The President” and inserting the following:“(a) In General.—The President” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(b) Training.—Each State, local agency, or private mental health organization providing professional counseling services described in subsection (a) shall ensure that, any individual providing professional counseling services to victims of a major disaster as authorized under subsection (a), including individuals working for nonprofit partners and recovery organizations, is appropriately trained to address impacts from major disasters in communities, and to individuals, with socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.” . (b)

42 USC 5183 note.

Rule of Applicability.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8. CASE MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.(a) In General.—Section 426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189d) is amended—(1) by striking “The President” and inserting the following:“(a) In General.—The President” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(b) Training.—Each State, local government agency, or qualified private organization providing professional counseling services described in subsection (a) shall ensure that any individual providing case management services to victims of a major disaster as authorized under subsection (a), including individuals working for nonprofit partners and recovery organizations, is appropriately trained to address impacts from major disasters in communities, and to individuals, with socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.” . (b)

42 USC 5189d note.

Rule of Applicability.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9. STUDY AND PLAN FOR DISASTER HOUSING ASSISTANCE.(a)

Deadline.

Study.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—(1) conduct a study and develop a plan, consistent with law, under which the Agency will address providing housing assistance to survivors of major disasters or emergencies when presented with challenges such as—(A) the presence of multiple families within a single household; and (B) the near loss of a community, with the majority of homes destroyed in that community, including as a result of a wildfire, earthquake, or other event causing a major disaster; and136 STAT. 2358 (2)

Recommenda-

tions.

make recommendations for legislative changes needed to address—(A) the presence of multiple families within a single household; and (B) the near loss of a community, with the majority of homes destroyed in that community, including as a result of a wildfire, earthquake, or other event causing a major disaster. (b) Comprehensive Report.—The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that provides a detailed discussion of the plans developed under subsection (a)(1) and the recommendations of the Administrator under subsection (a)(2). (c)

Deadline.

Briefing.—Not later than 30 days after submission of the report and recommendations under subsection (b), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the findings and any recommendations made pursuant to this section.
SEC. 10.

Deadline.

REIMBURSEMENT.  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the extent to which the Agency is using housing solutions proposed by a State or local government to reduce the time or cost required to implement housing solutions after a major disaster.
SEC. 11. PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR TRIBAL UPGRADES TO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS.(a) In General.—Section 614(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c(a)) is amended—(1) by inserting “and Indian tribal governments” after “grants to States”; and (2) by striking “State and local” and inserting “State, local, and Tribal”. (b)

42 USC 5196c note.

Applicability.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3092: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–144 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 17, considered and passed House, amended.

Dec. 7, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–252: To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018. Public Law252 Public Law 117–252136 Stat. 2359 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–252—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2359 Public Law117–252 117th Congress
An Act To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 3115]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Pro bono Work

to Empower

and Represent

Act of 2021.

28 USC 1 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021” or the “POWER 2.0 Act”.
SEC. 2.

28 USC note

prec. 81.

REMOVAL OF SUNSET.  Section 3(a) of the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–237; 132 Stat. 2448) is amended by striking “for a period of 4 years”.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3115: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 29, Dec. 1, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–253: To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes. Public Law253 Public Law 117–253136 Stat. 2360 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–253—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2360 Public Law117–253 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 3499]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.  The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 692 (6 U.S.C. 792).
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3499: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–107 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 7, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, 6, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–254: To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes. Public Law254 Public Law 117–254136 Stat. 2361 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–254—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2361 Public Law117–254 117th Congress
An Act To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 3662]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Preventing

PFAS Runoff at Airports Act.

49 USC 40101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act”.
SEC. 2.

Deadlines.

TEMPORARY INCREASED COST SHARE AUTHORITY FOR AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM INPUT-BASED TESTING EQUIPMENT.(a) In General.—Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(g) Special Rule for Covered Equipment.—“(1) In general.—The Government’s share of allowable project costs for covered equipment and its installation shall be 100 percent. “(2) Definition of covered equipment.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘covered equipment’ means aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment that is eligible for Airport Improvement Program funding based on Federal Aviation Administration PGL 21–01, titled ‘Extension of Eligibility for stand-alone acquisition of input-based testing equipment and truck modification’, dated October 5, 2021 (or any other successor program guidance letter). “(3) Sunset.—The higher cost share authority established in this subsection shall terminate on the earlier of—“(A) 180 days after the date on which the eligibility of covered equipment for Airport Improvement Program funding under the authority described in paragraph (2) terminates or is discontinued by the Administrator; or “(B) 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection.” . (b)

49 USC 47109 note.

Outreach Efforts.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct an outreach effort to make airports aware of the higher cost share authority established in section 47109(g) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c)

Briefing.

Forward-looking Airport Reimbursements.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall provide a 136 STAT. 2362 briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that reviews—(1) potential options for Congress to reimburse airports that—(A) are certificated under part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and (B) acquired covered equipment (as defined in section 47109(g) of title 49, United States Code) as added by subsection (a)—(i) with Federal funding but with a Government’s share less than 100 percent; or (ii) without Federal funding; (2) information relevant to estimating the potential cost of providing such reimbursement; (3) the status of the Federal Aviation Administration’s outreach efforts as required under subsection (b); and (4) any additional information the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration considers appropriate. (d)

Applicability.

49 USC 47109 note.

Authorization of Appropriations.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply to amounts that first become available in fiscal year 2023 or thereafter.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3662: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–138 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Trans­por­ta­tion). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House, amended.

Dec. 1, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–255: To require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States, and for other purposes. Public Law255 Public Law 117–255136 Stat. 2363 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–255—DEC. 20, 2022 136 STAT. 2363 Public Law117–255 117th Congress
An Act To require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States, and for other purposes.

Dec. 20, 2022

[S. 3875]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022.

42 USC 5121 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Section 101(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121(b)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by adding “; and” at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(7) identifying and improving the climate and natural hazard resilience of vulnerable communities.” .
SEC. 3. NATURAL HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT.(a) In General.—Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 206.

42 USC 5136.

NATURAL HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT.“(a) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) Community disaster resilience zone.—The term ‘community disaster resilience zone’ means a census tract designated by the President under subsection (d)(1). “(2) Eligible entity.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means—“(A) a State; “(B) an Indian tribal government; or “(C) a local government. “(b) Products.—The President shall continue to maintain a natural hazard assessment program that develops and maintains products that—“(1) are available to the public; and “(2) define natural hazard risk across the United States. “(c) Features.—The products maintained under subsection (b) shall, for lands within States and areas under the jurisdiction of Indian tribal governments—“(1) show the risk of natural hazards; and “(2) include ratings and data for—“(A) loss exposure, including population equivalence, buildings, and agriculture; “(B) social vulnerability;136 STAT. 2364 “(C) community resilience; and “(D) any other element determined by the President. “(d) Community Disaster Resilience Zones Designation.—“(1)

Deadlines.

In general.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President makes the update and enhancement required under subsection (e)(4), and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the President shall identify and designate community disaster resilience zones, which shall be—“(A) the 50 census tracts assigned the highest individual hazard risk ratings; and “(B) subject to paragraph (3), in each State, not less than 1 percent of census tracts that are assigned high individual risk ratings. “(2) Risk ratings.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the President shall use census tract risk ratings derived from a product maintained under subsection (b) that—“(A) reflect—“(i) high levels of individual hazard risk ratings based on an assessment of the intersection of—“(I) loss to population equivalence; “(II) building value; and “(III) agriculture value; “(ii) high social vulnerability ratings and low community resilience ratings; and “(iii) any other elements determined by the President; and “(B) reflect the principal natural hazard risks identified for the respective census tracts. “(3) Geographic balance.—In identifying and designating the community disaster resilience zones described in paragraph (1)(B)—“(A) for the purpose of achieving geographic balance, when applicable, the President shall consider making designations in coastal, inland, urban, suburban, and rural areas; and “(B) the President shall include census tracts on Tribal lands located within a State. “(4) Duration.—The designation of a community disaster resilience zone under paragraph (1) shall be effective for a period of not less than 5 years. “(e)

Deadlines.

Review and Update.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the President shall—“(1) with respect to any product that is a natural hazard risk assessment—“(A) review the underlying methodology of the product; and “(B) receive public input on the methodology and data used for the product; “(2) consider including additional data in any product that is a natural hazard risk assessment, such as—“(A) the most recent census tract data; “(B) data from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census, a successor survey, a similar survey, or another data source, including data by census tract on housing characteristics and income;136 STAT. 2365 “(C) information relating to development, improvements, and hazard mitigation measures; “(D) data that assesses past and future loss exposure, including analysis on the effects of a changing climate on future loss exposure; “(E) data from the Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and “(F) other information relevant to prioritizing areas that have—“(i) high risk levels of—“(I) natural hazard loss exposure, including population equivalence, buildings, infrastructure, and agriculture; and “(II) social vulnerability; and “(ii) low levels of community resilience; “(3)

Public information.

make publicly available any changes in methodology or data used to inform an update to a product maintained under subsection (b); and “(4) update and enhance the products maintained under subsection (b), as necessary. “(f)

Determination.

Data.

Consultation.

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment Insights.—In determining additional data to include in products that are natural hazard risk assessments under subsection (e)(2), the President shall consult with, at a minimum—“(1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; “(2) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest Service; “(3) the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; “(4) the Secretary of Defense and the Commanding Officer of the United States Army Corps of Engineers; “(5) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; “(6) the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United States Geological Survey; “(7) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and “(8) the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. “(g) Community Disaster Resilience Zone.—With respect to financial assistance provided under section 203(i) to perform a resilience or mitigation project within, or that primarily benefits, a community disaster resilience zone, the President may increase the amount of the Federal share described under section 203(h) to not more than 90 percent of the total cost of the resilience or mitigation project. “(h) Resilience or Mitigation Project Planning Assistance.—“(1) In general.—The President may provide financial, technical, or other assistance under this title to an eligible entity that plans to perform a resilience or mitigation project within, or that primarily benefits, a community disaster resilience zone. “(2) Purpose.—The purpose of assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be to carry out activities in preparation 136 STAT. 2366 for a resilience or mitigation project or seek an evaluation and certification under subsection (i)(2) for a resilience or mitigation project before the date on which permanent work of the resilience or mitigation project begins. “(3) Application.—If required by the President, an eligible entity seeking assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit an application in accordance with subsection (i)(1). “(4) Funding.—In providing assistance under paragraph (1), the President may use amounts set aside under section 203(i). “(i) Community Disaster Resilience Zone Project Applications.—“(1)

Requirement.

In general.—If required by the President or other Federal law, an eligible entity shall submit to the President an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the President may reasonably require. “(2) Evaluation and certification.—“(A)

Deadline.

Determination.

In general.—Not later than 120 days after the date on which an eligible entity submits an application under paragraph (1), the President shall evaluate the application to determine whether the resilience or mitigation project that the entity plans to perform within, or that primarily benefits, a community disaster resilience zone—“(i) is designed to reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property, such as damage to critical services and facilities; and “(ii) substantially reduces the risk of, or increases resilience to, future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering. “(B)

Determination.

Certification.—If the President determines that an application submitted under paragraph (1) meets the criteria described in subparagraph (A), the President shall certify the proposed resilience or mitigation project. “(C) Effect of certification.—The certification of a proposed resilience or mitigation project under subparagraph (B) shall not be construed to exempt the resilience or mitigation project from the requirements of any other law. “(3) Projects causing displacement.—With respect to a resilience or mitigation project certified under paragraph (2)(B) that involves the displacement of a resident from any occupied housing unit, the entity performing the resilience or mitigation project shall—“(A) provide, at the option of the resident, a suitable and habitable housing unit that is, with respect to the housing unit from which the resident is displaced—“(i) of a comparable size; “(ii) located in the same local community or a community with reduced hazard risk; and “(iii) offered under similar costs, conditions, and terms; “(B) ensure that property acquisitions resulting from the displacement and made in connection with the resilience or mitigation project—136 STAT. 2367“(i) are deed restricted in perpetuity to preclude future property uses not relating to mitigation or resilience; and “(ii) are the result of a voluntary decision by the resident; and “(C) plan for robust public participation in the resilience or mitigation project.”
. (b)

Effective dates.

42 USC 5136 note.

National Risk Index Funding.—Nothing in section 206 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall be construed to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from using amounts available to maintain and update the National Risk Index until the earlier of—(1) the date on which those amounts are transferred to another source; and (2) 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c)

42 USC 5136 note.

Applicability.—The amendments made by this Act shall only apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved December 20, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3875 (H.R. 7242): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–609 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure) accompanying H.R. 7242. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–141 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, 6, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–256: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. Public Law256 Public Law 117–256136 Stat. 2368 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–256—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2368 Public Law117–256 117th Congress
An Act To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Dec. 21, 2022

[H.R. 310]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.  Congress makes the following findings:(1) On September 11, 2012, the United States consulate, and its personnel in Benghazi, Libya, were attacked by militants. (2) Four Americans were killed in the attack, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. (3) Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were former Navy SEALs who served as security personnel in Libya. As the attack unfolded, they bravely attempted to defend American property and protect United States diplomatic personnel. In so doing, they selflessly sacrificed their own lives. (4) Glen Doherty was a Navy SEAL for 12 years and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He attained the rank of Petty Officer First Class and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. After leaving the Navy, Glen Doherty worked with the Department of State to protect American diplomats. (5) Tyrone Woods served for 20 years as a Navy SEAL including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq he led multiple raids and reconnaissance missions and earned the Bronze Star. After retiring from the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, Tyrone Woods worked with the Department of State to protect American diplomats. (6) J. Christopher Stevens served for 21 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. He was serving as U.S. Ambassador to Libya and previously served twice in the country, as both Special Representative to the Libyan Transitional National Council and as the Deputy Chief of Mission. Earlier in his life, he also served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Morocco. (7) Sean Smith served for 6 years in the U.S. Air Force. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal. After leaving the Air Force, Sean Smith served for 10 years in the State Department on various assignments, which took him to places such as Baghdad, Brussels, Pretoria, and The Hague.136 STAT. 2369 (8) As their careers attest, all four men served their country honorably.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Award Authorized.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design collectively in commemoration of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. (b) Design and Striking.—For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. The Secretary is authorized to create designs for the medal that, if the Secretary deems it appropriate, include images of, and inscriptions of the names of, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith. (c) Central Intelligence Agency Museum.—(1) In general.—Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Central Intelligence Agency Museum should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.  The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.(a) National Medals.—The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.(a) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act. (b) Proceeds of Sale.—Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of 136 STAT. 2370 PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 310: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 26, considered and passed House.

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–257: To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes. Public Law257 Public Law 117–257136 Stat. 2371 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–257—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2371 Public Law117–257 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

Dec. 21, 2022

[H.R. 2220]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON DISCOUNTED PURCHASE OPTIONS.  Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Any bargain-price option to purchase at less than fair market value contained in any lease agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2021, pursuant to this section may be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts of Congress.” .
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2220: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–159 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 3, 4, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 30, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–258: To enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes. Public Law258 Public Law 117–258136 Stat. 2372 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–258—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2372 Public Law117–258 117th Congress
An Act To enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes.

Dec. 21, 2022

[H.R. 2930]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Safeguard

Tribal Objects of

Patrimony Act

of 2021.

25 USC 3071 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2.

25 USC 3071.

PURPOSES.  The purposes of this Act are—(1) to carry out the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian Tribes; (2) to increase the maximum penalty for actions taken in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act), in order to strengthen deterrence; (3) to stop the export, and facilitate the international repatriation, of cultural items prohibited from being trafficked by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act) and archaeological resources prohibited from being trafficked by the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) by—(A) explicitly prohibiting the export; (B) creating an export certification system; and (C) confirming the authority of the President to request from foreign nations agreements or provisional measures to prevent irremediable damage to Native American cultural heritage; (4) to establish a Federal framework in order to support the voluntary return by individuals and organizations of items of tangible cultural heritage, including items covered by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); (5) to establish an interagency working group to ensure communication between Federal agencies to successfully implement this Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act), 136 STAT. 2373 the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and other relevant Federal laws; (6) to establish a Native working group of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to assist in the implementation of this Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and other relevant Federal laws; (7) to exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”)—(A) information submitted by Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations pursuant to this Act; and (B) information relating to an Item Requiring Export Certification for which an export certification was denied pursuant to this Act; and (8) to encourage buyers to purchase legal contemporary art made by Native artists for commercial purposes.
SEC. 3.

25 USC 3072.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Archaeological resource.—The term “archaeological resource” means an archaeological resource (as defined in section 3 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb)) that is Native American. (2) Cultural affiliation.—The term “cultural affiliation” means that there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an identifiable earlier group. (3) Cultural item.—The term “cultural item” means any 1 or more cultural items (as defined in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)). (4) Indian tribe.—The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term “Indian tribe” in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001). (5) Item prohibited from exportation.—The term “Item Prohibited from Exportation” means—(A) a cultural item prohibited from being trafficked, including through sale, purchase, use for profit, or transport for sale or profit, by—(i) section 1170(b) of title 18, United States Code, as added by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); or (ii) any other Federal law or treaty; and (B) an archaeological resource prohibited from being trafficked, including through sale, purchase, exchange, transport, receipt, or offer to sell, purchase, or exchange, including in interstate or foreign commerce, by—(i) subsections (b) and (c) of section 6 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470ee); or (ii) any other Federal law or treaty. (6) Item requiring export certification.—136 STAT. 2374 (A) In general.—The term “Item Requiring Export Certification” means—(i) a cultural item; and (ii) an archaeological resource. (B) Exclusion.—The term “Item Requiring Export Certification” does not include an item described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) for which an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with a cultural affiliation with the item has provided a certificate authorizing exportation of the item. (7) Native american.—The term “Native American” means—(A) Native American (as defined in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)); and (B) Native Hawaiian (as so defined). (8) Native hawaiian organization.—The term “Native Hawaiian organization” has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001). (9) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. (10) Tangible cultural heritage.—The term “tangible cultural heritage” means—(A) Native American human remains; or (B) culturally, historically, or archaeologically significant objects, resources, patrimony, or other items that are affiliated with a Native American culture.
SEC. 4. ENHANCED NAGPRA PENALTIES.  Section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “5 years” each place it appears and inserting “10 years”; and (2) in subsection (a), by striking “12 months” and inserting “1 year and 1 day”.
SEC. 5.

25 USC 3073.

EXPORT PROHIBITIONS; EXPORT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.(a) Export Prohibitions.—(1) In general.—It shall be unlawful for any person—(A) to export, attempt to export, or otherwise transport from the United States any Item Prohibited from Exportation; (B) to conspire with any person to engage in an activity described in subparagraph (A); or (C) to conceal an activity described in subparagraph (A). (2) Penalties.—Any person who violates paragraph (1) and knows, or in the exercise of due care should have known, that the Item Prohibited from Exportation was taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of, or in a manner unlawful under, any Federal law or treaty, shall be fined in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year and 1 day for a first violation, and not more than 10 years for a second or subsequent violation, or both. (3) Detention, forfeiture, and repatriation.—136 STAT. 2375 (A) Detention and delivery.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall—(i) detain any Item Prohibited from Exportation that is exported, attempted to be exported, or otherwise transported from the United States in violation of paragraph (1); and (ii) deliver the Item Prohibited from Exportation to the Secretary. (B) Forfeiture.—Any Item Prohibited from Exportation that is exported, attempted to be exported, or otherwise transported from the United States in violation of paragraph (1) shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States in accordance with chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code (including section 983(c) of that chapter). (C) Repatriation.—Any Item Prohibited from Exportation that is forfeited under subparagraph (B) shall be expeditiously repatriated to the appropriate Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization in accordance with, as applicable—(i) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act); or (ii) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.). (b) Export Certification System.—(1) Export certification requirement.—(A) In general.—No Item Requiring Export Certification may be exported from the United States without first having obtained an export certification in accordance with this subsection. (B)

Federal Register, publication.

Notice.

Publication.—The Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, shall publish in the Federal Register a notice that includes—(i) a description of characteristics typical of Items Requiring Export Certification, which shall—(I) include the definitions of the terms—(aa) “cultural items” in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001); and (bb) “archaeological resource” in section 3 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb); (II) describe the provenance requirements associated with the trafficking prohibition applicable to—(aa) cultural items under section 1170(b) of title 18, United States Code; and (bb) archaeological resources under subsections (b) and (c) of section 6 of Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470ee); (III)(aa) include the definitions of the terms “Native American” and “Native Hawaiian” in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001); and136 STAT. 2376 (bb) describe how those terms apply to archaeological resources under this Act; and (IV) be sufficiently specific and precise to ensure that—(aa) an export certification is required only for Items Requiring Export Certification; and (bb) fair notice is given to exporters and other persons regarding which items require an export certification under this subsection; and (ii) a description of characteristics typical of items that do not qualify as Items Requiring Export Certification and therefore do not require an export certification under this subsection, which shall clarify that—(I) an item made solely for commercial purposes is presumed to not qualify as an Item Requiring Export Certification, unless an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization challenges that presumption; and (II) in some circumstances, receipts or certifications issued by Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with a cultural affiliation with an item may be used as evidence to demonstrate a particular item does not qualify as an Item Requiring Export Certification. (2) Eligibility for export certification.—An Item Requiring Export Certification is eligible for an export certification under this subsection if—(A) the Item Requiring Export Certification is not under ongoing Federal investigation; (B) the export of the Item Requiring Export Certification would not otherwise violate any other provision of law; and (C) the Item Requiring Export Certification—(i) is not an Item Prohibited from Exportation; (ii) was excavated or removed pursuant to a permit issued under section 4 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470cc) and in compliance with section 3(c) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002(c)), if the permit for excavation or removal authorizes export; or (iii) is accompanied by written confirmation from the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with authority to alienate the Item Requiring Export Certification that—(I) the exporter has a right of possession (as defined in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)) of the Item Requiring Export Certification; or (II) the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization has relinquished title or control of the Item Requiring Export Certification in accordance with section 3 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002). (3) Export certification application and issuance procedures.—136 STAT. 2377 (A) Applications for export certification.—(i) In general.—An exporter seeking to export an Item Requiring Export Certification from the United States shall submit to the Secretary an export certification application in accordance with clause (iii). (ii) Consequences of false statement.—Any willful or knowing false statement made on an export certification application form under clause (i) shall—(I) subject the exporter to criminal penalties pursuant to section 1001 of title 18, United States Code; and (II) prohibit the exporter from receiving an export certification for any Item Requiring Export Certification in the future unless the exporter submits additional evidence in accordance with subparagraph (B)(iii)(I). (iii) Form of export certification application.—The Secretary,

Requirements.

 in consultation with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, and at the discretion of the Secretary, in consultation with third parties with relevant expertise, including institutions of higher education, museums, dealers, and collector organizations, shall develop an export certification application form, which shall require that an applicant—(I) describe, and provide pictures of, each Item Requiring Export Certification that the applicant seeks to export; (II) include all available information regarding the provenance of each such Item Requiring Export Certification; and (III) include the attestation described in subparagraph (B)(i). (B) Evidence.—(i)

Attestation.

In general.—In completing an export certification application with respect to an Item Requiring Export Certification that the exporter seeks to export, the exporter shall attest that, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the exporter, the exporter is not attempting to export an Item Prohibited from Exportation. (ii) Sufficiency of attestation.—An attestation under clause (i) shall be considered to be sufficient evidence to support the application of the exporter under subparagraph (A)(iii)(III), on the condition that the exporter is not required to provide additional evidence under clause (iii)(I). (iii)

Notifications.

Additional requirements.—(I)

Determination.

In general.—The Secretary shall give notice to an exporter that submits an export certification application under subparagraph (A)(i) that the exporter is required to submit additional evidence in accordance with subclause (III) if the Secretary has determined under subparagraph (A)(ii) that the exporter made a willful or knowing false statement on the application or any past export certification application.136 STAT. 2378 (II) Delays or denials.—The Secretary shall give notice to an exporter that submits an export certification application under subparagraph (A)(i) that the exporter may submit additional evidence in accordance with subclause (III) if the issuance of an export certification is—(aa) delayed pursuant to the examination by the Secretary of the eligibility of the Item Requiring Export Certification for an export certification; or (bb) denied by the Secretary because the Secretary determined that the Item Requiring Export Certification is not eligible for an export certification under this subsection. (III) Additional evidence.—On receipt of notice under subclause (I), an exporter shall, or on receipt of a notice under subclause (II), an exporter may, provide the Secretary with such additional evidence as the Secretary may require to establish that the Item Requiring Export Certification is eligible for an export certification under this subsection. (C) Database applications.—(i) In general.—The Secretary shall establish and maintain a secure central Federal database information system (referred to in this subparagraph as the “database”) for the purpose of making export certification applications available to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. (ii) Collaboration required.—The Secretary shall collaborate with Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and the interagency working group convened under section 7(a) in the design and implementation of the database. (iii) Availability.—Immediately on receipt of an export certification application, the Secretary shall make the export certification application available on the database. (iv) Deletion from database.—On request by an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, the Secretary shall delete an export certification application from the database. (v) Technical assistance.—If an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization lacks sufficient resources to access the database or respond to agency communications in a timely manner, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, shall provide technical assistance to facilitate that access or response, as applicable. (D) Issuance of export certification.—(i)

Determination.

On receipt of an export certification application for an Item Requiring Export Certification that meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B), if the Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with a cultural affiliation with the Item Requiring Export Certification, 136 STAT. 2379 determines that the Item Requiring Export Certification is eligible for an export certification under paragraph (2), the Secretary may issue an export certification for the Item Requiring Export Certification. (ii)

Deadlines.

Reviews.

On receipt of an export certification application for an Item Requiring Export Certification that meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B)—(I)

Notification.

the Secretary shall have 1 business day to notify the relevant Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations of an application for export of an Item Requiring Export Certification; (II) Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations shall have 9 business days to review the export certification application; (III) if an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization notifies the Secretary that the Item Requiring Export Certification may not be eligible for an export certification under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall have 7 business days to review the application; (IV) if no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization so notifies the Secretary, the Secretary shall have 1 business day to review the application; (V)

Notification.

Extension.

with notice to the exporter, the Secretary may extend the review of an application for up to 30 business days if credible evidence is provided that the Item Requiring Export Certification may not be eligible for an export certification under paragraph (2); and (VI)

Determination.

the Secretary shall make a determination to approve or deny the export certification application within the time allotted. (E) Revocation of export certification.—(i) In general.—If credible evidence is provided that indicates that an item that received an export certification under subparagraph (D) is not eligible for an export certification under paragraph (2), the Secretary may immediately revoke the export certification. (ii)

Consultation.

Determination.—In determining whether a revocation is warranted under clause (i), the Secretary shall consult with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with a cultural affiliation with the affected Item Requiring Export Certification. (4) Detention, forfeiture, repatriation, and return.—(A) Detention and delivery.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall—(i) detain any Item Requiring Export Certification that an exporter attempts to export or otherwise transport without an export certification; and (ii) deliver the Item Requiring Export Certification to the Secretary, for seizure by the Secretary. (B) Forfeiture.—Any Item Requiring Export Certification that is detained under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States in accordance 136 STAT. 2380 with chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code (including section 983(c) of that chapter). (C) Repatriation or return to exporter.—(i)

Deadline.

Determination.

In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of delivery to the Secretary of an Item Requiring Export Certification under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall determine whether the Item Requiring Export Certification is an Item Prohibited from Exportation. (ii) Repatriation.—If an Item Requiring Export Certification is determined by the Secretary to be an Item Prohibited from Exportation and is forfeited under subparagraph (B), the item shall be expeditiously repatriated to the appropriate Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization in accordance with, as applicable—(I) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act); or (II) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.). (iii) Return to exporter.—(I)

Determination.

In general.—If the Secretary determines that credible evidence does not establish that the Item Requiring Export Certification is an Item Prohibited from Exportation, or if the Secretary does not complete the determination by the deadline described in clause (i), the Secretary shall return the Item Requiring Export Certification to the exporter. (II) Effect.—The return of an Item Requiring Export Certification to an exporter under subclause (I) shall not mean that the Item Requiring Export Certification is eligible for an export certification under this subsection. (5) Penalties.—(A) Items requiring export certification.—(i) In general.—It shall be unlawful for any person to export, attempt to export, or otherwise transport from the United States any Item Requiring Export Certification without first obtaining an export certification. (ii) Penalties.—Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any person who violates clause (i) shall be—(I) assessed a civil penalty in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary promulgates pursuant to section 10; and (II) subject to any other applicable penalties under this Act. (B) Items prohibited from exportation.—Whoever exports an Item Prohibited from Exportation without first securing an export certification shall be liable for a civil money penalty, the amount of which shall equal the total cost of storing and repatriating the Item Prohibited from Exportation.136 STAT. 2381 (C) Use of fines collected.—Any amounts collected by the Secretary as a civil penalty under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) or (B) shall be credited to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of the Interior as discretionary offsetting collections and shall be available only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts—(i) to process export certification applications under this subsection; and (ii) to store and repatriate the Item Prohibited from Exportation. (D) Voluntary return.—(i) In general.—Any person who attempts to export or otherwise transport from the United States an Item Requiring Export Certification without first obtaining an export certification, but voluntarily returns the Item Requiring Export Certification, or directs the Item Requiring Export Certification to be returned, to the appropriate Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization in accordance with section 6 prior to the commencement of an active Federal investigation shall not be prosecuted for a violation of subparagraph (A) with respect to the Item Requiring Export Certification. (ii) Actions not commencing a federal investigation.—For purposes of clause (i), the following actions shall not be considered to be actions that commence an active Federal investigation:(I) The submission by the exporter of an export certification application for the Item Requiring Export Certification under paragraph (3)(A)(i). (II) The detention of the Item Requiring Export Certification by the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, under paragraph (4)(A)(i). (III) The delivery to the Secretary of the Item Requiring Export Certification by the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, under paragraph (4)(A)(ii). (IV) The seizure by the Secretary of the Item Requiring Export Certification under paragraph (4)(A)(ii). (6) Fees.—(A) In general.—The Secretary may assess reasonable fees to process export certification applications under this subsection, subject to subparagraph (B). (B) Availability of amounts collected.—Fees authorized under subparagraph (A) shall be collected and available only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts. (7) Administrative appeal.—If the Secretary denies an export certification or an Item Requiring Export Certification is detained under this subsection, the exporter, on request, shall be given a hearing on the record in accordance with 136 STAT. 2382 such rules and regulations as the Secretary promulgates pursuant to section 10. (8)

Requirements.

Training.—(A) In general.—The Secretary, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the heads of all other relevant Federal agencies shall require all appropriate personnel to participate in training regarding applicable laws and consultations to facilitate positive government-to-government interactions with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations. (B) U.S. customs and border protection training.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall require all appropriate personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to participate in training provided by the Secretary of the Interior or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization to assist the personnel in identifying, handling, and documenting in a culturally sensitive manner Items Requiring Export Certification for purposes of this Act. (C) Consultation.—In developing or modifying and delivering trainings under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the applicable heads of Federal agencies shall consult with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. (c)

President.

Agreements to Request Return From Foreign Countries.—The President may request from foreign nations agreements that specify concrete measures that the foreign nation will carry out—(1) to discourage commerce in, and collection of, Items Prohibited from Exportation; (2) to encourage the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage; and (3) to expand the market for the products of Indian art and craftsmanship in accordance with section 2 of the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 891, chapter 748; 25 U.S.C. 305a) (commonly known as the “Indian Arts and Crafts Act”).
SEC. 6.

25 USC 3074.

VOLUNTARY RETURN OF TANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE.(a) Liaison.—The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall each designate a liaison to facilitate the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage. (b) Trainings and Workshops.—The liaisons designated under subsection (a) shall offer to representatives of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and collectors, dealers, and other individuals and organizations trainings and workshops regarding the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage. (c) Referrals.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall refer individuals and organizations to 1 or more Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with a cultural affiliation to tangible cultural heritage for the purpose of facilitating the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage. (2)

List.

Referral representatives.—The Secretary shall compile a list of representatives from each Indian Tribe and Native Hawaiian organization for purposes of referral under paragraph (1).136 STAT. 2383 (3) Consultation.—The Secretary shall consult with Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and the Native working group convened under section 8(a) before making a referral under paragraph (1). (4) Third-party experts.—The Secretary may use third parties with relevant expertise, including institutions of higher education, museums, dealers, and collector organizations, in determining to which Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization an individual or organization should be referred under paragraph (1). (d) Legal Liability.—Nothing in this section imposes on any individual or entity any additional penalties or legal liability. (e) Tax Documentation.—In facilitating the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage under this section, the Secretary shall include provision of tax documentation for a deductible gift to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, if the recipient Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization consents to the provision of tax documentation. (f) Repatriation Under Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.—The voluntary return provisions of this section shall apply to a specific item of tangible cultural heritage only to the extent that the repatriation provisions under section 7 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3005) do not apply to the item of tangible cultural heritage.
SEC. 7.

25 USC 3075.

INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.(a)

Designation.

Establishment.

In General.—The Secretary shall designate a coordinating office to convene an interagency working group consisting of representatives from the Departments of the Interior, Justice, State, and Homeland Security. (b) Goals.—The goals of the interagency working group convened under subsection (a) are—(1) to facilitate the repatriation to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations of items that have been illegally removed or trafficked in violation of applicable law; (2) to protect tangible cultural heritage, cultural items, and archaeological resources still in the possession of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations; and (3) to improve the implementation by the applicable Federal agencies of—(A) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, as added by that Act); (B) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); and (C) other relevant Federal laws. (c) Responsibilities.—The interagency working group convened under subsection (a) shall—(1) aid in implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, including by aiding in—(A) the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage under section 6; and (B) halting international sales of items that are prohibited from being trafficked under Federal law; and (2) collaborate with—136 STAT. 2384(A) the Native working group convened under section 8(a); (B) the review committee established under section 8(a) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3006(a)); (C) the Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee established pursuant to section 2 of the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (Public Law 114–151; 19 U.S.C. 2601 note); and (D) any other relevant committees and working groups.
SEC. 8.

25 USC 3076.

NATIVE WORKING GROUP.(a)

Establishment.

In General.—The Secretary shall convene a Native working group consisting of not fewer than 12 representatives of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with relevant expertise, who shall be nominated by Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, to advise the Federal Government in accordance with this section. (b) Recommendations.—The Native working group convened under subsection (a) may provide recommendations regarding—(1) the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage by collectors, dealers, and other individuals and non-Federal organizations that hold such tangible cultural heritage; and (2) the elimination of illegal commerce of cultural items and archaeological resources in the United States and foreign markets. (c) Requests.—The Native working group convened under subsection (a) may make formal requests to initiate certain agency actions, including requests that—(1) the Department of Justice initiate judicial proceedings domestically or abroad to aid in the repatriation cultural items and archaeological resources; and (2) the Department of State initiate dialogue through diplomatic channels to aid in that repatriation. (d) Agency and Committee Assistance.—(1) In general.—On request by the Native working group convened under subsection (a), the agencies and committees described in paragraph (2) shall make efforts to provide information and assistance to the Native working group. (2) Description of agencies and committees.—The agencies and committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:(A) The Department of the Interior. (B) The Department of Justice. (C) The Department of Homeland Security. (D) The Department of State. (E) The review committee established under section 8(a) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3006(a)). (F) The Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee established pursuant to section 2 of the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (Public Law 114–151; 19 U.S.C. 2601 note). (G) Any other relevant Federal agency, committee, or working group.136 STAT. 2385 (e) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Native working group convened under subsection (a).
SEC. 9.

25 USC 3077.

TREATMENT UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the following information shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code:(1) Information that a representative of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization—(A) submits to a Federal agency pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act; and (B) designates as sensitive or private according to Native American custom, law, culture, or religion. (2) Information that any person submits to a Federal agency pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act that relates to an item for which an export certification is denied under this Act. (b) Applicability.—For purposes of subsection (a), this Act shall be considered a statute described in section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Exception.—An Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization may request and shall receive its own information, as described in subsection (a), from the Federal agency to which the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization submitted the information.
SEC. 10.

Deadline.

25 USC 3078.

REGULATIONS.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, and after consultation with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this Act.
SEC. 11.

Time period.

25 USC 3079.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.  There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
SEC. 12. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the 136 STAT. 2386 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2930 (S. 1471): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–196, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–33 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S. 1471. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 1, 2, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–259: To require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Public Law259 Public Law 117–259136 Stat. 2387 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–259—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2387 Public Law117–259 117th Congress
An Act To require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Dec. 21, 2022

[H.R. 3462]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SBA Cyber Awareness Act.

15 USC 631 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “SBA Cyber Awareness Act”.
SEC. 2.

China.

CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS REPORTING.(a) In General.—Section 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following:“(b) Cybersecurity Reports.—“(1)

Strategies.

Annual report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—“(A) a strategy to increase the cybersecurity of information technology infrastructure of the Administration; “(B)

Plan.

a supply chain risk management strategy and an implementation plan to address the risks of foreign manufactured information technology equipment utilized by the Administration, including specific risk mitigation activities for components originating from entities with principal places of business located in the People’s Republic of China; and “(C) an account of—“(i)

Time periods.

any incident that occurred at the Administration during the 2-year period preceding the date on which the first report is submitted, and, for subsequent reports, the 1-year period preceding the date of submission; and “(ii) any action taken by the Administrator to respond to or remediate any such incident. “(2) FISMA reports.—Each report required under paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of the report required under section 3554 of title 44, United States Code. “(3) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the reporting requirements of the Administrator under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, in particular the requirement to notify the Federal information security incident center under section 3554(b)(7)(C)(ii) of such title, any guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget, or any other provision of law or Federal policy.136 STAT. 2388 “(4) Definitions.—In this subsection:“(A) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means—“(i) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; “(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; “(iii) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; and “(iv) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. “(B) Incident.—The term ‘incident’ has the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code. “(C) Information technology.—The term ‘information technology’ has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.” . (b) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, to the greatest extent practicable, provide to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a detailed account of information technology (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code) of the Small Business Administration that was manufactured by an entity that has its principal place of business located in the People’s Republic of China.
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3462: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–138 (Comm. on Small Business). SENATE   REPORTS: ┐No.  117–102   (Comm.   on   Small   Business   and   Entrepreneurship). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 2, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 5, 6, House considered and concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–260: To encourage the migration of Federal Government information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography, and for other purposes. Public Law260 Public Law 117–260136 Stat. 2389 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–260—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2389 Public Law117–260 117th Congress
An Act To encourage the migration of Federal Government information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography, and for other purposes.

Dec. 21, 2022

[H.R. 7535]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act.
SECTION 1.

6 USC 1500 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act”.
SEC. 2.

6 USC 1526 note.

FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:(1) Cryptography is essential for the national security of the United States and the functioning of the economy of the United States. (2) The most widespread encryption protocols today rely on computational limits of classical computers to provide cybersecurity. (3) Quantum computers might one day have the ability to push computational boundaries, allowing us to solve problems that have been intractable thus far, such as integer factorization, which is important for encryption. (4) The rapid progress of quantum computing suggests the potential for adversaries of the United States to steal sensitive encrypted data today using classical computers, and wait until sufficiently powerful quantum systems are available to decrypt it. (b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that—(1) a strategy for the migration of information technology of the Federal Government to post-quantum cryptography is needed; and (2) the governmentwide and industrywide approach to post-quantum cryptography should prioritize developing applications, hardware intellectual property, and software that can be easily updated to support cryptographic agility.
SEC. 3.

6 USC 1526 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Agency .—The term “agency”—(A) means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency; and (B) does not include—136 STAT. 2390(i) the Government Accountability Office; or (ii) the governments of the District of Columbia and of the territories and possessions of the United States, and their various subdivisions. (2) Classical computer.—The term “classical computer” means a device that accepts digital data and manipulates the information based on a program or sequence of instructions for how data is to be processed and encodes information in binary bits that can either be 0s or 1s. (3) Director of cisa.—The term “Director of CISA” means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Director of nist.—The term “Director of NIST” means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (5) Director of omb.—The term “Director of OMB” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (6) Information technology.—The term “information technology” has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (7) National security system.—The term “national security system” has the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code. (8) Post-quantum cryptography.—The term “post-quantum cryptography” means those cryptographic algorithms or methods that are assessed not to be specifically vulnerable to attack by either a quantum computer or classical computer. (9) Quantum computer.—The term “quantum computer” means a computer that uses the collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement, to perform calculations.
SEC. 4.

6 USC 1526.

INVENTORY OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS; MIGRATION TO POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY.(a) Inventory.—(1) Establishment.

Deadline.

Guidelines.

—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of OMB, in coordination with the National Cyber Director and in consultation with the Director of CISA, shall issue guidance on the migration of information technology to post-quantum cryptography, which shall include at a minimum—(A)

Requirement.

a requirement for each agency to establish and maintain a current inventory of information technology in use by the agency that is vulnerable to decryption by quantum computers, prioritized using the criteria described in subparagraph (B); (B)

Criteria.

criteria to allow agencies to prioritize their inventory efforts; and (C) a description of the information required to be reported pursuant to subsection (b). (2) Additional content in guidance.—In the guidance established by paragraph (1), the Director of OMB shall include, in addition to the requirements described in that paragraph—(A) a description of information technology to be prioritized for migration to post-quantum cryptography; and136 STAT. 2391 (B) a process for evaluating progress on migrating information technology to post-quantum cryptography, which shall be automated to the greatest extent practicable. (3) Periodic updates.—The Director of OMB shall update the guidance required under paragraph (1) as the Director of OMB determines necessary, in coordination with the National Cyber Director and in consultation with the Director of CISA. (b) Agency Reports.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and on an ongoing basis thereafter, the head of each agency shall provide to the Director of OMB, the Director of CISA, and the National Cyber Director—(1) the inventory described in subsection (a)(1); and (2) any other information required to be reported under subsection (a)(1)(C). (c) Migration and Assessment.

Deadline.

Guidelines.

—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director of NIST has issued post-quantum cryptography standards, the Director of OMB shall issue guidance requiring each agency to—(1) prioritize information technology described under subsection (a)(2)(A) for migration to post-quantum cryptography; and (2)

Plan.

develop a plan to migrate information technology of the agency to post-quantum cryptography consistent with the prioritization under paragraph (1). (d) Interoperability.

Assessment.

Coordination.

—The Director of OMB shall ensure that the prioritizations made under subsection (c)(1) are assessed and coordinated to ensure interoperability. (e) Office of Management and Budget Reports.—(1) Report on post-quantum cryptography.—Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of OMB, in coordination with the National Cyber Director and in consultation with the Director of CISA, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the following:(A)

Strategy.

A strategy to address the risk posed by the vulnerabilities of information technology of agencies to weakened encryption due to the potential and possible capability of a quantum computer to breach that encryption. (B)

Estimate.

An estimate of the amount of funding needed by agencies to secure the information technology described in subsection (a)(1)(A) from the risk posed by an adversary of the United States using a quantum computer to breach the encryption of the information technology. (C)

Timelines.

Standards.

A description of Federal civilian executive branch coordination efforts led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including timelines, to develop standards for post-quantum cryptography, including any Federal Information Processing Standards developed under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, as well as standards developed through voluntary, consensus standards bodies such as the International Organization for Standardization. (2) Report on migration to post-quantum cryptography in information technology.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director of OMB issues guidance under 136 STAT. 2392 subsection (c)(2), and thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date on which post-quantum cryptographic standards are issued, the Director of OMB, in coordination with the National Cyber Director and in consultation with the Director of CISA, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, with the report submitted pursuant to section 3553(c) of title 44, United States Code, a report on the progress of agencies in adopting post-quantum cryptography standards.
SEC. 5.

6 USC 1526 note.

EXEMPTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.  This Act shall not apply to any national security system.
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7535 (S. 4592): SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–251 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) accompanying S. 4592. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 12, 13, House considered and concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–261: To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. Public Law261 Public Law 117–261136 Stat. 2393 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–261—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2393 Public Law117–261 117th Congress
An Act To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.

Dec. 21, 2022

[S. 314]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act.
SECTION 1.

25 USC 565 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL.  Public Law 89–224 (commonly known as the “Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act”) (79 Stat. 897)

25 USC 565,

565a–565g.

 is repealed.
SEC. 3. DISBURSEMENT OF REMAINING FUNDS.  Notwithstanding any provision of Public Law 89–224 (79 Stat. 897) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) relating to the distribution or use of funds, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall disburse to the Klamath Tribe the balance of any funds that, on or before the date of enactment of this Act, were appropriated or deposited into the trust accounts for remaining legal fees and administration and per capita trust accounts, as identified by the Secretary of the Interior, under that Act (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 314: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–617 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–11 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

May 26, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–262: To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program. Public Law262 Public Law 117–262136 Stat. 2394 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–262—DEC. 21, 2022 136 STAT. 2394 Public Law117–262 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

Dec. 21, 2022

[S. 4834]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act

of 2022.

34 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022” or the “PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.  Section 107(a)(10) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21117(a)(10)) is amended by striking “2022” and inserting “2024”.
Approved December 21, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4834: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, 6, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–263: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Public Law263 Public Law 117–263136 Stat. 2395 2022-12-23 2022-12-23 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–263—DEC. 23, 2022 136 STAT. 2395 Public Law117–263 117th Congress
An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Dec. 23, 2022

[H.R. 7776]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.(a) In General.—This Act may be cited as the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”. (b)

10 USC 101 note.

References.—Any reference in this or any other Act to the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Divisions.—This Act is organized into 11 divisions as follows:(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (4) Division D—Funding Tables. (5) Division E—Non-Department of Defense Matters. (6) Division F—Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. (7) Division G—Homeland Security. (8) Division H—Water Resources. (9) Division I—Department of State Authorizations. (10) Division J—Oceans and Atmosphere. (11) Division K—Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  Sec. 5.  DIVISION A— TITLE I— Subtitle A— Sec. 101.  Subtitle B— Sec. 111.  Subtitle C— Sec. 121.  Sec. 122.  Sec. 123.  Sec. 124.  Sec. 125.  Sec. 126.  Sec. 127.  Sec. 128.  Sec. 129.  Sec. 130.  Sec. 131.  Sec. 132.  Sec. 133.  Subtitle D— Sec. 141.  Sec. 142.  Sec. 143.  Sec. 144.  Sec. 145.  Sec. 146.  Sec. 147.  Sec. 148.  Sec. 149.  Sec. 150.  Sec. 151.  Sec. 152.  Sec. 153.  Sec. 154.  Sec. 155.  Sec. 156.  Subtitle E— Sec. 161.  Sec. 162.  Sec. 163.  Sec. 164.  TITLE II— Subtitle A— Sec. 201.  Subtitle B— Sec. 211.  Sec. 212.  Sec. 213.  Sec. 214.  Sec. 215.  Sec. 216.  Sec. 217.  Sec. 218.  Sec. 219.  Sec. 220.  Sec. 221.  Sec. 222.  Sec. 223.  Sec. 224.  Sec. 225.  Subtitle C— Sec. 231.  Sec. 232.  Sec. 233.  Sec. 234.  Sec. 235.  Sec. 236.  Sec. 237.  Sec. 238.  Sec. 239.  Sec. 240.  Sec. 241.  Sec. 242.  TITLE III— Subtitle A— Sec. 301.  Subtitle B— Sec. 311.  Sec. 312.  Sec. 313.  Sec. 314.  Sec. 315.  Sec. 316.  Sec. 317.  Sec. 318.  Sec. 319.  Sec. 320.  Sec. 321.  Sec. 322.  Sec. 323.  Sec. 324.  Sec. 325.  Sec. 326.  Sec. 327.  Sec. 328.  Subtitle C— Sec. 331.  Sec. 332.  Sec. 333.  Sec. 334.  Sec. 335.  Sec. 336.  Sec. 337.  Subtitle D— Sec. 341.  Sec. 342.  Sec. 343.  Sec. 344.  Sec. 345.  Sec. 346.  Sec. 347.  Subtitle E— Sec. 351.  Sec. 352.  Sec. 353.  Sec. 354.  Sec. 355.  Sec. 356.  Sec. 357.  Sec. 358.  Sec. 359.  Sec. 360.  Sec. 361.  Subtitle F— Sec. 371.  Sec. 372.  Sec. 373.  Sec. 374.  Sec. 375.  Sec. 376.  Sec. 377.  Subtitle G— Sec. 381.  Sec. 382.  Sec. 383.  Sec. 384.  Sec. 385.  Sec. 386.  Sec. 387.  Sec. 388.  Sec. 389.  Sec. 390.  Sec. 391.  Sec. 392.  Sec. 393.  TITLE IV— Subtitle A— Sec. 401.  Sec. 402.  Sec. 403.  Subtitle B— Sec. 411.  Sec. 412.  Sec. 413.  Sec. 414.  Subtitle C— Sec. 421.  TITLE V— Subtitle A— Sec. 501.  Sec. 502.  Sec. 503.  Sec. 504.  Sec. 505.  Sec. 506.  Sec. 507.  Sec. 508.  Sec. 509.  Sec. 509A.  Sec. 509B.  Sec. 509C.  Sec. 509D.  Subtitle B— Sec. 511.  Sec. 512.  Sec. 513.  Sec. 514.  Sec. 515.  Sec. 516.  Sec. 517.  Sec. 518.  Sec. 519.  Sec. 519A.  Sec. 519B.  Subtitle C— Sec. 521.  Sec. 522.  Sec. 523.  Sec. 524.  Sec. 525.  Sec. 526.  Sec. 527.  Sec. 528.  Sec. 529.  Sec. 530.  Subtitle D— Sec. 531.  Sec. 532.  Sec. 533.  Sec. 534.  Sec. 535.  Sec. 536.  Sec. 537.  Sec. 538.  Sec. 539.  Sec. 539A.  Subtitle E— Sec. 541.  Sec. 542.  Sec. 543.  Sec. 544.  Sec. 545.  Sec. 546.  Sec. 547.  Sec. 548.  Sec. 549.  Sec. 549A.  Sec. 549B.  Sec. 549C.  Subtitle F— Sec. 551.  Sec. 552.  Sec. 553.  Sec. 554.  Sec. 555.  Sec. 556.  Sec. 557.  Sec. 558.  Subtitle G— Sec. 561.  Sec. 562.  Sec. 563.  Sec. 564.  Subtitle H— Sec. 571.  Sec. 572.  Sec. 573.  Sec. 574.  Sec. 575.  Sec. 576.  Sec. 577.  Sec. 578.  Sec. 579.  Sec. 579A.  Sec. 579B.  Sec. 579C.  Sec. 579D.  Sec. 579E.  Subtitle I— Sec. 581.  Sec. 582.  Sec. 583.  Sec. 584.  Subtitle J— Sec. 591.  Sec. 592.  Sec. 593.  Sec. 594.  Sec. 595.  Sec. 596.  Sec. 597.  Sec. 598.  Sec. 599.  Sec. 599A.  Sec. 599B.  TITLE VI— Subtitle A— Sec. 601.  Sec. 602.  Sec. 603.  Sec. 604.  Subtitle B— Sec. 611.  Sec. 612.  Sec. 613.  Sec. 614.  Sec. 615.  Sec. 616.  Sec. 617.  Subtitle C— Sec. 621.  Sec. 622.  Sec. 623.  Sec. 624.  Sec. 625.  Sec. 626.  Sec. 627.  Subtitle D— Sec. 631.  Sec. 632.  Sec. 633.  Subtitle E— Sec. 641.  Sec. 642.  Sec. 643.  Sec. 644.  Sec. 645.  Subtitle F— Sec. 651.  Subtitle G— Sec. 661.  Sec. 662.  Sec. 663.  Sec. 664.  Sec. 665.  Sec. 666.  TITLE VII— Subtitle A— Sec. 701.  Sec. 702.  Sec. 703.  Sec. 704.  Sec. 705.  Sec. 706.  Sec. 707.  Sec. 708.  Sec. 709.  Subtitle B— Sec. 711.  Sec. 712.  Sec. 713.  Sec. 714.  Sec. 715.  Sec. 716.  Sec. 717.  Sec. 718.  Sec. 719.  Sec. 720.  Sec. 721.  Sec. 722.  Sec. 723.  Sec. 724.  Subtitle C— Sec. 731.  Sec. 732.  Sec. 733.  Sec. 734.  Sec. 735.  Sec. 736.  Sec. 737.  Sec. 738.  Sec. 739.  Sec. 740.  Sec. 741.  Sec. 742.  Sec. 743.  Sec. 744.  Sec. 745.  Sec. 746.  Sec. 747.  Sec. 748.  Sec. 749.  TITLE VIII— Subtitle A— Sec. 801.  Sec. 802.  Sec. 803.  Sec. 804.  Sec. 805.  Sec. 806.  Sec. 807.  Sec. 808.  Sec. 809.  Subtitle B— Sec. 811.  Sec. 812.  Sec. 813.  Sec. 814.  Sec. 815.  Sec. 816.  Sec. 817.  Sec. 818.  Sec. 819.  Sec. 820.  Sec. 821.  Sec. 822.  Subtitle C— Sec. 831.  Sec. 832.  Sec. 833.  Sec. 834.  Sec. 835.  Sec. 836.  Subtitle D— Sec. 841.  Sec. 842.  Sec. 843.  Sec. 844.  Sec. 845.  Sec. 846.  Subtitle E— Sec. 851.  Sec. 852.  Sec. 853.  Sec. 854.  Sec. 855.  Sec. 856.  Sec. 857.  Sec. 858.  Sec. 859.  Sec. 860.  Sec. 861.  Sec. 862.  Subtitle F— Sec. 871.  Sec. 872.  Sec. 873.  Sec. 874.  Sec. 875.  Sec. 876.  Subtitle G— Sec. 881.  Sec. 882.  Sec. 883.  Sec. 884.  TITLE IX— Subtitle A— Sec. 901.  Sec. 902.  Sec. 903.  Sec. 904.  Subtitle B— Sec. 911.  Sec. 912.  Sec. 913.  Sec. 914.  Sec. 915.  Sec. 916.  Sec. 917.  Sec. 918.  TITLE X— Subtitle A— Sec. 1001.  Sec. 1002.  Sec. 1003.  Subtitle B— Sec. 1011.  Subtitle C— Sec. 1021.  Sec. 1022.  Sec. 1023.  Sec. 1024.  Sec. 1025.  Sec. 1026.  Sec. 1027.  Sec. 1028.  Sec. 1029.  Subtitle D— Sec. 1031.  Sec. 1032.  Sec. 1033.  Sec. 1034.  Subtitle E— Sec. 1041.  Sec. 1042.  Sec. 1043.  Sec. 1044.  Sec. 1045.  Sec. 1046.  Sec. 1047.  Sec. 1048.  Sec. 1049.  Sec. 1050.  Subtitle F— Sec. 1051.  Sec. 1052.  Sec. 1053.  Sec. 1054.  Sec. 1055.  Sec. 1056.  Sec. 1057.  Sec. 1058.  Sec. 1059.  Sec. 1060.  Sec. 1061.  Sec. 1062.  Sec. 1063.  Sec. 1064.  Sec. 1065.  Sec. 1066.  Sec. 1067.  Sec. 1068.  Sec. 1069.  Sec. 1070.  Sec. 1071.  Sec. 1072.  Sec. 1073.  Sec. 1074.  Sec. 1075.  Sec. 1076.  Subtitle G— Sec. 1081.  Sec. 1082.  Sec. 1083.  Sec. 1084.  Sec. 1085.  Sec. 1086.  Sec. 1087.  Sec. 1088.  Sec. 1089.  Sec. 1090.  Sec. 1091.  Sec. 1092.  Sec. 1093.  TITLE XI— Sec. 1101.  Sec. 1102.  Sec. 1103.  Sec. 1104.  Sec. 1105.  Sec. 1106.  Sec. 1107.  Sec. 1108.  Sec. 1109.  Sec. 1110.  Sec. 1111.  Sec. 1112.  TITLE XII— Subtitle A— Sec. 1201.  Sec. 1202.  Sec. 1203.  Sec. 1204.  Sec. 1205.  Sec. 1206.  Sec. 1207.  Sec. 1208.  Sec. 1209.  Sec. 1210.  Sec. 1211.  Sec. 1212.  Subtitle B— Sec. 1221.  Sec. 1222.  Sec. 1223.  Subtitle C— Sec. 1231.  Sec. 1232.  Sec. 1233.  Sec. 1234.  Sec. 1235.  Sec. 1236.  Sec. 1237.  Sec. 1238.  Sec. 1239.  Sec. 1240.  Subtitle D— Sec. 1241.  Sec. 1242.  Sec. 1243.  Sec. 1244.  Sec. 1245.  Sec. 1246.  Sec. 1247.  Subtitle E— Sec. 1251.  Sec. 1252.  Sec. 1253.  Sec. 1254.  Sec. 1255.  Sec. 1256.  Sec. 1257.  Sec. 1258.  Sec. 1259.  Sec. 1260.  Sec. 1261.  Sec. 1262.  Sec. 1263.  Sec. 1264.  Sec. 1265.  Subtitle F— Sec. 1271.  Sec. 1272.  Sec. 1273.  Sec. 1274.  Sec. 1275.  Sec. 1276.  Sec. 1277.  Sec. 1278.  Sec. 1279.  TITLE XIV— Subtitle A— Sec. 1401.  Sec. 1402.  Sec. 1403.  Sec. 1404.  Sec. 1405.  Subtitle B— Sec. 1411.  Sec. 1412.  Sec. 1413.  Sec. 1414.  Sec. 1415.  Subtitle C— Sec. 1421.  Sec. 1422.  TITLE XV— Subtitle A— Sec. 1501.  Sec. 1502.  Sec. 1503.  Sec. 1504.  Sec. 1505.  Sec. 1506.  Sec. 1507.  Sec. 1508.  Sec. 1509.  Sec. 1510.  Sec. 1511.  Sec. 1512.  Sec. 1513.  Sec. 1514.  Subtitle B— Sec. 1521.  Sec. 1522.  Sec. 1523.  Sec. 1524.  Sec. 1525.  Sec. 1526.  Subtitle C— Sec. 1531.  Sec. 1532.  Sec. 1533.  Sec. 1534.  Sec. 1535.  Sec. 1536.  Sec. 1537.  Sec. 1538.  Sec. 1539.  Sec. 1540.  Sec. 1541.  Subtitle D— Sec. 1551.  Sec. 1552.  Sec. 1553.  Sec. 1554.  Sec. 1555.  Sec. 1556.  Sec. 1557.  Sec. 1558.  Sec. 1559.  Sec. 1560.  TITLE XVI— Subtitle A— Sec. 1601.  Sec. 1602.  Sec. 1603.  Sec. 1604.  Sec. 1605.  Sec. 1606.  Sec. 1607.  Sec. 1608.  Sec. 1609.  Sec. 1610.  Subtitle B— Sec. 1621.  Subtitle C— Sec. 1631.  Sec. 1632.  Sec. 1633.  Sec. 1634.  Sec. 1635.  Sec. 1636.  Sec. 1637.  Sec. 1638.  Sec. 1639.  Sec. 1640.  Sec. 1641.  Sec. 1642.  Subtitle D— Sec. 1651.  Sec. 1652.  Sec. 1653.  Sec. 1654.  Sec. 1655.  Sec. 1656.  Sec. 1657.  Sec. 1658.  Sec. 1659.  Sec. 1660.  Sec. 1661.  Sec. 1662.  Sec. 1663.  Sec. 1664.  Sec. 1665.  Subtitle E— Sec. 1671.  Sec. 1672.  Sec. 1673.  Sec. 1674.  TITLE XVII— Sec. 1701.  Sec. 1702.  Sec. 1703.  Sec. 1704.  Sec. 1705.  DIVISION B— Sec. 2001.  Sec. 2002.  Sec. 2803.  TITLE XXI— Sec. 2101.  Sec. 2102.  Sec. 2103.  Sec. 2104.  Sec. 2105.  Sec. 2106.  TITLE XXII— Sec. 2201.  Sec. 2202.  Sec. 2203.  Sec. 2204.  Sec. 2205.  TITLE XXIII— Sec. 2301.  Sec. 2302.  Sec. 2303.  Sec. 2304.  Sec. 2305.  Sec. 2306.  TITLE XXIV— Sec. 2401.  Sec. 2402.  Sec. 2403.  Sec. 2404.  TITLE XXV— Subtitle A— Sec. 2501.  Sec. 2502.  Subtitle B— Sec. 2511.  Sec. 2512.  TITLE XXVI— Sec. 2601.  Sec. 2602.  Sec. 2603.  Sec. 2604.  Sec. 2605.  Sec. 2606.  Sec. 2607.  Sec. 2608.  TITLE XXVII— Sec. 2701.  Sec. 2702.  Sec. 2703.  TITLE XXVIII— Subtitle A— Sec. 2801.  Sec. 2802.  Sec. 2803.  Sec. 2804.  Sec. 2805.  Sec. 2806.  Sec. 2807.  Sec. 2808.  Sec. 2809.  Sec. 2810.  Sec. 2811.  Sec. 2812.  Sec. 2813.  Sec. 2814.  Subtitle B— Sec. 2821.  Sec. 2822.  Sec. 2823.  Sec. 2824.  Sec. 2825.  Subtitle C— Sec. 2831.  Sec. 2832.  Sec. 2833.  Subtitle D— Sec. 2841.  Sec. 2842.  Sec. 2843.  Sec. 2844.  Sec. 2845.  Subtitle E— Sec. 2851.  Sec. 2852.  Sec. 2853.  Sec. 2854.  Subtitle F— Sec. 2861.  Sec. 2862.  Sec. 2863.  Sec. 2864.  Sec. 2865.  Sec. 2866.  Sec. 2867.  Sec. 2868.  Sec. 2869.  Sec. 2870.  Sec. 2871.  Sec. 2872.  Sec. 2873.  Sec. 2874.  Sec. 2875.  TITLE XXIX— Subtitle A— Sec. 2901.  Sec. 2902.  Sec. 2903.  Sec. 2904.  Sec. 2905.  Sec. 2906.  Sec. 2907.  Sec. 2908.  Subtitle B— Sec. 2911.  Part I— Sec. 2921.  Sec. 2922.  Part II— Sec. 2931.  Sec. 2932.  Sec. 2933.  DIVISION C— TITLE XXXI— Subtitle A— Sec. 3101.  Sec. 3102.  Sec. 3103.  Sec. 3104.  Subtitle B— Sec. 3111.  Sec. 3112.  Sec. 3113.  Sec. 3114.  Sec. 3115.  Sec. 3116.  Sec. 3117.  Sec. 3118.  Sec. 3119.  Sec. 3120.  Sec. 3121.  Sec. 3122.  Sec. 3123.  Sec. 3124.  Sec. 3125.  Sec. 3126.  Subtitle C— Sec. 3131.  Sec. 3132.  TITLE XXXII— Sec. 3201.  Sec. 3202.  TITLE XXXIV— Sec. 3401.  TITLE XXXV— Subtitle A— Sec. 3501.  Sec. 3502.  Subtitle B— Sec. 3511.  Sec. 3512.  Sec. 3513.  Sec. 3514.  Sec. 3515.  Sec. 3516.  Sec. 3517.  Subtitle C— Sec. 3521.  Sec. 3522.  Sec. 3523.  Sec. 3524.  Sec. 3525.  Sec. 3526.  Sec. 3527.  Sec. 3528.  Sec. 3529.  Subtitle D— Sec. 3531.  Sec. 3532.  Sec. 3533.  Sec. 3534.  Subtitle E— Sec. 3541.  Sec. 3542.  Sec. 3543.  Sec. 3544.  Sec. 3545.  Sec. 3546.  Sec. 3547.  Sec. 3548.  Sec. 3549.  DIVISION D— Sec. 4001.  TITLE XLI— Sec. 4101.  TITLE XLII— Sec. 4201.  TITLE XLIII— Sec. 4301.  TITLE XLIV— Sec. 4401.  TITLE XLV— Sec. 4501.  TITLE XLVI— Sec. 4601.  TITLE XLVII— Sec. 4701.  DIVISION E— TITLE LI— Subtitle A— Sec. 5101.  Sec. 5102.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5111.  Sec. 5112.  Sec. 5113.  Sec. 5114.  Subtitle C— Sec. 5121.  Sec. 5122.  Sec. 5123.  Sec. 5124.  Sec. 5125.  Sec. 5126.  Sec. 5127.  TITLE LII— Subtitle A— Sec. 5201.  Sec. 5202.  Sec. 5203.  Sec. 5204.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5221.  Subtitle C— Sec. 5231.  Sec. 5232.  Sec. 5233.  Sec. 5234.  Sec. 5235.  Sec. 5236.  Sec. 5237.  Subtitle D— Sec. 5241.  Subtitle E— Sec. 5251.  Subtitle F— Sec. 5261.  Subtitle G— Sec. 5271.  Sec. 5272.  Sec. 5273.  Sec. 5274.  Sec. 5275.  TITLE LIII— Subtitle A— Sec. 5301.  Sec. 5302.  Sec. 5303.  Sec. 5304.  Sec. 5305.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5321.  Sec. 5322.  TITLE LIV— Sec. 5401.  Sec. 5402.  Sec. 5403.  TITLE LV— Subtitle A— Sec. 5501.  Part 1— Sec. 5502.  Sec. 5503.  Sec. 5504.  Sec. 5505.  Sec. 5506.  Sec. 5507.  Sec. 5508.  Sec. 5509.  Sec. 5510.  Sec. 5511.  Sec. 5512.  Part 2— Sec. 5513.  Sec. 5514.  Sec. 5515.  Part 3— Sec. 5516.  Sec. 5517.  Sec. 5518.  Sec. 5519.  Part 4— Sec. 5520.  Sec. 5521.  Sec. 5522.  Sec. 5523.  Sec. 5524.  Sec. 5525.  Part 5— Sec. 5526.  Sec. 5527.  Sec. 5528.  Sec. 5529.  Sec. 5530.  Sec. 5531.  Sec. 5532.  Sec. 5533.  Sec. 5534.  Sec. 5535.  Part 6— Sec. 5536.  Sec. 5537.  Sec. 5538.  Part 7— Sec. 5539.  Sec. 5540.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5541.  Sec. 5542.  Sec. 5543.  Sec. 5544.  Sec. 5545.  Sec. 5546.  Sec. 5547.  Sec. 5548.  Sec. 5549.  Sec. 5550.  Subtitle C— Sec. 5551.  Sec. 5552.  Sec. 5553.  Sec. 5554.  Sec. 5555.  Sec. 5556.  Sec. 5557.  Sec. 5558.  Subtitle D— Sec. 5559.  Sec. 5560.  Sec. 5561.  Sec. 5562.  Sec. 5563.  Sec. 5564.  Sec. 5565.  Sec. 5566.  Subtitle E— Sec. 5567.  Sec. 5568.  Part 1— Sec. 5569.  Part 2— Sec. 5570.  Sec. 5571.  Sec. 5572.  Sec. 5573.  Sec. 5574.  Part 3— Sec. 5575.  Sec. 5576.  Sec. 5577.  Part 4— Sec. 5578.  Part 5— Sec. 5579.  Subtitle F— Sec. 5580.  Sec. 5581.  Sec. 5582.  Sec. 5583.  Sec. 5584.  Subtitle G— Sec. 5585.  Sec. 5586.  Sec. 5587.  Sec. 5588.  Sec. 5589.  Sec. 5590.  Sec. 5591.  Sec. 5592.  Sec. 5593.  Subtitle H— Sec. 5594.  Sec. 5595.  Sec. 5596.  Sec. 5597.  Sec. 5598.  Sec. 5599.  Sec. 5599A.  Sec. 5599B.  Subtitle I— Sec. 5599C.  Sec. 5599D.  Sec. 5599E.  Sec. 5599F.  Sec. 5599G.  TITLE LVI— Sec. 5601.  Sec. 5602.  Sec. 5603.  Sec. 5604.  Sec. 5605.  TITLE LVII— Sec. 5701.  Sec. 5702.   Sec. 5703.  Sec. 5704.  Sec. 5705.  Sec. 5706.  Sec. 5707.  Sec. 5708.  TITLE LVIII— Sec. 5801.  Subtitle A— Sec. 5811.  Sec. 5812.  Sec. 5813.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5821.  Sec. 5822.  Sec. 5823.  Sec. 5824.  Sec. 5825.  Sec. 5826.  Subtitle C— Sec. 5831.  Sec. 5832.  Sec. 5833.  Sec. 5834.  Subtitle D— Sec. 5841.  Sec. 5842.  Sec. 5843.  Subtitle E— Sec. 5851.  Sec. 5852.  Sec. 5853.  Subtitle F— Sec. 5861.  Sec. 5862.  Sec. 5863.  Sec. 5864.  Subtitle G— Sec. 5871.  Sec. 5872.  Sec. 5873.  Sec. 5874.  Subtitle H— Sec. 5881.  Sec. 5882.  Sec. 5883.  Sec. 5884.  Subtitle I— Sec. 5891.  Sec. 5892.  Sec. 5893.  TITLE LIX— Subtitle A— Sec. 5901.  Sec. 5902.  Sec. 5903.  Sec. 5904.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5911.  Sec. 5912.  Sec. 5913.  Sec. 5914.  Subtitle C— Sec. 5921.  Subtitle D— Sec. 5931.  Sec. 5932.  Sec. 5933.  Sec. 5934.  Sec. 5935.  Sec. 5936.  Sec. 5937.  Sec. 5938.  Sec. 5939.  Subtitle E— Sec. 5941.  Sec. 5942.  Sec. 5943.  Sec. 5944.  Sec. 5945.  Sec. 5946.  Sec. 5947.  Sec. 5948.  Sec. 5949.  DIVISION F— Sec. 6001.  Sec. 6002.  Sec. 6003.  TITLE LXI— Sec. 6101.  Sec. 6102.  Sec. 6103.  Sec. 6104.  Sec. 6105.  TITLE LXII— Sec. 6201.  TITLE LXIII— Sec. 6301.  Sec. 6302.  Sec. 6303.  Sec. 6304.  Sec. 6305.  Sec. 6306.  Sec. 6307.  Sec. 6308.  Sec. 6309.  Sec. 6310.  Sec. 6311.  Sec. 6312.  Sec. 6313.  Sec. 6314.  Sec. 6315.  Sec. 6316.  Sec. 6317.  Sec. 6318.  Sec. 6319.  Sec. 6320.  TITLE LXIV— Subtitle A— Sec. 6401.  Sec. 6402.  Sec. 6403.  Subtitle B— Sec. 6411.  Sec. 6412.  Sec. 6413.  Sec. 6414.  Sec. 6415.  Sec. 6416.  Subtitle C— Sec. 6421.  Sec. 6422.  Subtitle D— Sec. 6431.  Sec. 6432.  Sec. 6433.  Sec. 6435.  Sec. 6436.  TITLE LXV— Subtitle A— Sec. 6501.  Sec. 6502.  Sec. 6503.  Sec. 6504.  Sec. 6505.  Subtitle B— Sec. 6511.  Sec. 6512.  Sec. 6513.  Sec. 6514.  Sec. 6515.  Sec. 6516.  Subtitle C— Sec. 6521.  Sec. 6522.  Sec. 6523.  Sec. 6524.  Sec. 6525.  Sec. 6526.  Sec. 6527.  TITLE LXVI— Sec. 6601.  Sec. 6602.  Sec. 6603.  Sec. 6604.  Sec. 6605.  Sec. 6606.  Sec. 6607.  Sec. 6608.  Sec. 6609.  TITLE LXVII— Subtitle A— Sec. 6701.  Sec. 6702.  Sec. 6703.  Sec. 6704.  Subtitle B— Sec. 6711.  Sec. 6712.  Sec. 6713.  Sec. 6714.  Sec. 6715.  Sec. 6716.  Sec. 6717.  Sec. 6718.  Subtitle C— Sec. 6721.  Sec. 6722.  Sec. 6723.  Subtitle D— Sec. 6731.  Sec. 6732.  Subtitle E— Sec. 6741.  Sec. 6742.  TITLE LXVIII— Sec. 6801.  Sec. 6802.  Sec. 6803.  Sec. 6804.  Sec. 6805.  Sec. 6806.  Sec. 6807.  Sec. 6808.  Sec. 6809.  Sec. 6810.  Sec. 6811.  Sec. 6812.  Sec. 6813.  Sec. 6814.  Sec. 6815.  Sec. 6816.  Sec. 6817.  Sec. 6818.  Sec. 6819.  Sec. 6820.  Sec. 6821.  Sec. 6822.  Sec. 6823.  Sec. 6824.  DIVISION G— TITLE LXXI— Subtitle A— Sec. 7101.  Sec. 7102.  Sec. 7103.  Sec. 7104.  Sec. 7105.  Sec. 7106.  Subtitle B— Sec. 7111.  Sec. 7112.  Sec. 7113.  Sec. 7114.  Sec. 7115.  Sec. 7116.  Subtitle C— Sec. 7121.  Sec. 7122.  Sec. 7123.  Sec. 7124.  Subtitle D— Sec. 7131.  Sec. 7132.  Sec. 7133.  Sec. 7134.  Sec. 7135.  Sec. 7136.  Subtitle E— Sec. 7141.  Sec. 7142.  Sec. 7143.  TITLE LXXII— Subtitle A— Sec. 7201.  Subtitle A— Sec. 7211.  Subtitle B— Sec. 7221.  Sec. 7222.  Sec. 7223.  Sec. 7224.  Sec. 7225.  Sec. 7226.  Sec. 7227.  Sec. 7228.  Subtitle C— Sec. 7231.  Sec. 7232.  Sec. 7233.  Sec. 7234.  Subtitle D— Sec. 7241.  Sec. 7242.  Sec. 7243.  Sec. 7244.  Sec. 7245.  Sec. 7246.  Sec. 7247.  Sec. 7248.  TITLE LXXIII— Subtitle A— Sec. 7301.  Sec. 7302.  Sec. 7303.  Sec. 7304.  Sec. 7305.  Sec. 7306.  Sec. 7307.  Sec. 7308.  Sec. 7309.  Subtitle B— Sec. 7311.  Sec. 7312.  Sec. 7313.  Sec. 7314.  Sec. 7315.  Subtitle C— Sec. 7321.  DIVISION H— TITLE LXXXI— Sec. 8001.  Sec. 8002.  Subtitle A— Sec. 8101.  Sec. 8102.  Sec. 8103.  Sec. 8104.  Sec. 8105.  Sec. 8106.  Sec. 8107.  Sec. 8108.  Sec. 8109.  Sec. 8110.  Sec. 8111.  Sec. 8112.  Sec. 8113.  Sec. 8114.  Sec. 8115.  Sec. 8116.  Sec. 8117.  Sec. 8118.  Sec. 8119.  Sec. 8120.  Sec. 8121.  Sec. 8122.  Sec. 8123.  Sec. 8124.  Sec. 8125.  Sec. 8126.  Sec. 8127.  Sec. 8128.  Sec. 8129.  Sec. 8130.  Sec. 8131.  Sec. 8132.  Sec. 8133.  Sec. 8134.  Sec. 8135.  Sec. 8136.  Sec. 8137.  Sec. 8138.  Sec. 8139.  Sec. 8140.  Sec. 8141.  Sec. 8142.  Sec. 8143.  Sec. 8144.  Sec. 8145.  Sec. 8146.  Sec. 8147.  Sec. 8148.  Sec. 8149.  Sec. 8150.  Sec. 8151.  Sec. 8152.  Sec. 8153.  Sec. 8154.  Sec. 8155.  Sec. 8156.  Sec. 8157.  Sec. 8158.  Sec. 8159.  Sec. 8160.  Sec. 8161.  Sec. 8162.  Subtitle B— Sec. 8201.  Sec. 8202.  Sec. 8203.  Sec. 8204.  Sec. 8205.  Sec. 8206.  Sec. 8207.  Sec. 8208.  Sec. 8209.  Sec. 8210.  Sec. 8211.  Sec. 8212.  Sec. 8213.  Sec. 8214.  Sec. 8215.  Sec. 8216.  Sec. 8217.  Sec. 8218.  Sec. 8219.  Sec. 8220.  Sec. 8221.  Sec. 8222.  Sec. 8223.  Sec. 8224.  Sec. 8225.  Sec. 8226.  Sec. 8227.  Sec. 8228.  Sec. 8229.  Sec. 8230.  Sec. 8231.  Sec. 8232.  Sec. 8233.  Sec. 8234.  Sec. 8235.  Sec. 8236.  Sec. 8237.  Subtitle C— Sec. 8301.  Sec. 8302.  Sec. 8303.  Sec. 8304.  Sec. 8305.  Sec. 8306.  Sec. 8307.  Sec. 8308.  Sec. 8309.  Sec. 8310.  Sec. 8311.  Sec. 8312.  Sec. 8313.  Sec. 8314.  Sec. 8315.  Sec. 8316.  Sec. 8317.  Sec. 8318.  Sec. 8319.  Sec. 8320.  Sec. 8321.  Sec. 8322.  Sec. 8323.  Sec. 8324.  Sec. 8325.  Sec. 8326.  Sec. 8327.  Sec. 8328.  Sec. 8329.  Sec. 8330.  Sec. 8331.  Sec. 8332.  Sec. 8333.  Sec. 8334.  Sec. 8335.  Sec. 8336.  Sec. 8337.  Sec. 8338.  Sec. 8339.  Sec. 8340.  Sec. 8341.  Sec. 8342.  Sec. 8343.  Sec. 8344.  Sec. 8345.  Sec. 8346.  Sec. 8347.  Sec. 8348.  Sec. 8349.  Sec. 8350.  Sec. 8351.  Sec. 8352.  Sec. 8353.  Sec. 8354.  Sec. 8355.  Sec. 8356.  Sec. 8357.  Sec. 8358.  Sec. 8359.  Sec. 8360.  Sec. 8361.  Sec. 8362.  Sec. 8363.  Sec. 8364.  Sec. 8365.  Sec. 8366.  Sec. 8367.  Sec. 8368.  Sec. 8369.  Sec. 8370.  Sec. 8371.  Sec. 8372.  Sec. 8373.  Sec. 8374.  Sec. 8375.  Sec. 8376.  Sec. 8377.  Sec. 8378.  Sec. 8379.  Sec. 8380.  Sec. 8381.  Sec. 8382.  Sec. 8383.  Sec. 8384.  Sec. 8385.  Sec. 8386.  Sec. 8387.  Sec. 8388.  Sec. 8389.  Sec. 8390.  Sec. 8391.  Sec. 8392.  Sec. 8393.  Sec. 8394.  Sec. 8395.  Sec. 8396.  Sec. 8397.  Subtitle D— Sec. 8401.  Sec. 8402.  Sec. 8403.  TITLE LXXXV— Sec. 8501.  Sec. 8502.  Sec. 8503.  DIVISION I— Sec. 9001.  Sec. 9002.  TITLE XCI— Sec. 9101.  Sec. 9102.  Sec. 9103.  Sec. 9104.  Sec. 9105.  Sec. 9106.  Sec. 9107.  Sec. 9108.  TITLE XCII— Sec. 9201.  Sec. 9202.  Sec. 9203.  Sec. 9204.  Sec. 9205.  Sec. 9206.  Sec. 9207.  Sec. 9208.  Sec. 9209.  Sec. 9210.  Sec. 9211.  Sec. 9212.  Sec. 9213.  Sec. 9214.  Sec. 9215.  Sec. 9216.  Sec. 9217.  Sec. 9218.  Sec. 9219.  Sec. 9220.  TITLE XCIII— Sec. 9301.  Sec. 9302.  Sec. 9303.  TITLE XCIV— Sec. 9401.  Sec. 9402.  Sec. 9403.  Sec. 9404.  Sec. 9405.  TITLE XCV— Sec. 9501.  Sec. 9502.  Sec. 9503.  Sec. 9504.  Sec. 9505.  Sec. 9506.  Sec. 9507.  Sec. 9508.  Sec. 9509.  TITLE XCVI— Sec. 9601.  Sec. 9602.  Sec. 9603.  Sec. 9604.  TITLE XCVII— Sec. 9701.  Sec. 9702.  Sec. 9703.  Sec. 9704.  Sec. 9705.  Sec. 9706.  Sec. 9707.  Sec. 9708.  Sec. 9709.  Sec. 9710.  Sec. 9711.  Sec. 9712.  Sec. 9713.  Sec. 9714.  Sec. 9715.  Sec. 9716.  Sec. 9717.  Sec. 9718.  TITLE XCVIII— Sec. 9801.  Sec. 9802.  Sec. 9803.  DIVISION J— Sec. 10000.  TITLE C— Subtitle A— Sec. 10001.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10011.  Sec. 10012.  Sec. 10013.  Sec. 10014.  Sec. 10015.  Sec. 10016.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10021.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10031.  TITLE CI— Sec. 10101.  Sec. 10102.  Sec. 10103.  Sec. 10104.  Sec. 10105.  Sec. 10106.  TITLE CII— Sec. 10201.  Sec. 10202.  TITLE CIII— Sec. 10301.  Sec. 10302.  Sec. 10303.  Sec. 10304.  Sec. 10305.  Sec. 10306.  Sec. 10307.  Sec. 10308.  TITLE CIV— Sec. 10401.  Sec. 10402.  Sec. 10403.  Sec. 10404.  Sec. 10405.  Sec. 10406.  Sec. 10407.  Sec. 10408.  Sec. 10409.  Sec. 10410.  Sec. 10411.  TITLE CV— Sec. 10501.  TITLE CVI— Sec. 10601.  DIVISION K— Sec. 11001.  Sec. 11002.  Sec. 11003.  TITLE CXI— Sec. 11101.  Sec. 11102.  Sec. 11103.  Sec. 11104.  Sec. 11105.  Sec. 11106.  TITLE CXII— Subtitle A— Sec. 11201.  Sec. 11202.  Sec. 11203.  Sec. 11204.  Sec. 11205.  Sec. 11206.  Sec. 11207.  Sec. 11208.  Sec. 11209.  Sec. 11210.  Sec. 11211.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11212.  Sec. 11213.  Sec. 11214.  Sec. 11215.  Sec. 11216.  Sec. 11217.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11218.  Sec. 11219.  Sec. 11220.  Sec. 11221.  Sec. 11222.  Sec. 11223.  Subtitle D— Sec. 11224.  Sec. 11225.  Sec. 11226.  Sec. 11227.  Sec. 11228.  Sec. 11229.  Sec. 11230.  Subtitle E— Sec. 11231.  Sec. 11232.  Sec. 11233.  Subtitle F— Sec. 11234.  Sec. 11235.  Sec. 11236.  Sec. 11237.  Sec. 11238.  Sec. 11239.  Sec. 11240.  Sec. 11241.  Sec. 11242.  Sec. 11243.  Sec. 11244.  Sec. 11245.  Sec. 11246.  Sec. 11247.  Sec. 11248.  Sec. 11249.  Sec. 11250.  Sec. 11251.  Sec. 11252.  Sec. 11253.  Sec. 11254.  Subtitle G— Sec. 11255.  Sec. 11256.  Sec. 11257.  Sec. 11258.  Sec. 11259.  Sec. 11260.  Sec. 11261.  Sec. 11262.  Sec. 11263.  Sec. 11264.  Sec. 11265.  Sec. 11266.  Sec. 11267.  Sec. 11268.  Sec. 11269.  Sec. 11270.  Sec. 11271.  Subtitle H— Sec. 11272.  Sec. 11273.  Sec. 11274.  Sec. 11275.  TITLE CXIII— Subtitle A— Sec. 11301.  Sec. 11302.  Sec. 11303.  Sec. 11304.  Sec. 11305.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11306.  Sec. 11307.  Sec. 11308.  Sec. 11309.  Sec. 11310.  Sec. 11311.  Sec. 11312.  Sec. 11313.  Sec. 11314.  Sec. 11315.  Sec. 11316.  Sec. 11317.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11318.  Sec. 11319.  Sec. 11320.  Subtitle D— Sec. 11321.  Sec. 11322.  Sec. 11323.  Sec. 11324.  Sec. 11325.  Sec. 11326.  Sec. 11327.  Sec. 11328.  Subtitle E— Sec. 11329.  Chapter 1— Sec. 11330.  Sec. 11331.  Sec. 11332.  Sec. 11333.  Sec. 11334.  Sec. 11335.  Chapter 2— Sec. 11336.  Sec. 11337.  Sec. 11338.  Sec. 11339.  Sec. 11340.  Sec. 11341.  TITLE CXIV— Subtitle A— Sec. 11401.  Sec. 11402.  Sec. 11403.  Sec. 11404.  Sec. 11405.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11406.  Sec. 11407.  Sec. 11408.  Sec. 11409.  Sec. 11410.  Sec. 11411.  Sec. 11412.  Sec. 11413.  Sec. 11414.  Sec. 11415.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11416.  Sec. 11417.  Sec. 11418.  Sec. 11419.  Subtitle D— Sec. 11420.  Sec. 11421.  TITLE CXV— Subtitle A— Sec. 11501.  Sec. 11502.  Sec. 11503.  Sec. 11504.  Sec. 11505.  Sec. 11506.  Sec. 11507.  Sec. 11508.  Sec. 11509.  Sec. 11510.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11511.  Sec. 11512.  Sec. 11513.  Sec. 11514.  Sec. 11515.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11516.  Sec. 11517.  Sec. 11518.  Sec. 11519.  Sec. 11520.  Sec. 11521.  Sec. 11522.  Sec. 11523.  Sec. 11524.  Sec. 11525.  Sec. 11526.  TITLE CXVI— Sec. 11601.  Sec. 11602.  Sec. 11603.  Sec. 11604.  Sec. 11605.  Sec. 11606.  Sec. 11607.  Sec. 11608.  Sec. 11609.  Sec. 11610.  Sec. 11611.  TITLE CXVII— Subtitle A— Sec. 11701.  Sec. 11702.  Sec. 11703.  Sec. 11704.  Sec. 11705.  Sec. 11706.  Sec. 11707.  Sec. 11708.  Sec. 11709.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11710.  TITLE CXVIII— Sec. 11801.  Sec. 11802.  Sec. 11803.  Sec. 11804.  Sec. 11805.  Sec. 11806.  Sec. 11807.  Sec. 11808.  136 STAT. 2438
SEC. 3.

10 USC 101 note.

CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.  In this Act, the term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or amendment between the Houses.
SEC. 5. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.  The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 7, 2022, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>PROCUREMENT</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Authorization of Appropriations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 101. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Army Programs</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 111. </designator> <label>Limitations on production of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Navy Programs</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 121. </designator> <label>Requirements relating to EA–18G aircraft of the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 122. </designator> <label>Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 123. </designator> <label>Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 124. </designator> <label>Limitation on authority to modify capabilities and fleet configuration of E–6B aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 125. </designator> <label>Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 126. </designator> <label>Procurement authority for Ship-to-Shore Connector program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 127. </designator> <label>Procurement authority for CH–53K heavy lift helicopter program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 128. </designator> <label>Procurement authorities for John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 129. </designator> <label>Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 130. </designator> <label>Contracts for design and construction of the DDG(X) destroyer program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 131. </designator> <label>Tomahawk and Standard Missile–6 capability on FFG–62 class vessels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 132. </designator> <label>Report on advance procurement for CVN–82 and CVN–83.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 133. </designator> <label>Quarterly briefings on the CH–53K King Stallion helicopter program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Air Force Programs</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 141. </designator> <label>Modification of inventory requirements for aircraft of the combat air forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 142. </designator> <label>Inventory and other requirements relating to air refueling tanker aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 143. </designator> <label>Requirements relating to F–22 aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 144. </designator> <label>Modification of exception to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 145. </designator> <label>Repeal of Air Force E–8C force presentation requirement.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2439">136 STAT. 2439</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 146. </designator> <label>Minimum inventory of C–130 aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 147. </designator> <label>Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of C–40 aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 148. </designator> <label>Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines for HH–60W aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 149. </designator> <label>Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 150. </designator> <label>Limitation on divestment of F–15 aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 151. </designator> <label>Authority to procure upgraded ejection seats for certain T–38A aircraft.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 152. </designator> <label>Procurement authority for digital mission operations platform for the Space Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 153. </designator> <label>Digital transformation commercial software acquisition.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 154. </designator> <label>Requirements study and strategy for the combat search and rescue mission of the Air Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 155. </designator> <label>Plan for transfer of KC–135 aircraft to the Air National Guard.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 156. </designator> <label>Annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 161. </designator> <label>Increase in Air Force and Navy use of used commercial dual-use parts in certain aircraft and engines.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 162. </designator> <label>Assessment and strategy for fielding capabilities to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 163. </designator> <label>Assessment and report on military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 164. </designator> <label>Comptroller General audit of efforts to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F–35 aircraft.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Authorization of Appropriations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Army Programs</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><heading>LIMITATIONS ON PRODUCTION OF EXTENDED RANGE CANNON ARTILLERY HOWITZERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205b913c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the acquisition of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers, the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b913d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>limit production of prototype Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers to not more than 20;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b913e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>compare the cost and value to the United States Government of a Paladin Integrated Management-modification production approach with a new-build production approach;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b913f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>include in any cost analysis or comparison—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the monetary value of a Paladin howitzer that may be modified to produce an Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzer; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the monetary value of leveraging government-owned infrastructure to facilitate the modification;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>use a full and open competitive approach using best value criteria for post-prototype production source selection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>base any production strategy and source selection decisions on a full understanding of the cost of production, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the comparison of production approaches described in paragraph (2); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2440">136 STAT. 2440</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any cost analysis or comparison described in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205b9146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before issuing a request for proposal for the post-prototype production of an Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzer, the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205b9148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>certify to the congressional defense committees that the acquisition strategy upon which the request for proposal is based complies with the requirements of subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205b9149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205bb85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on that acquisition strategy and the relevant cost and value comparison described in subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205bb85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Certain Information in Budget Materials</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the cost of procuring Paladin howitzers to be modified for post-prototype production of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers is included—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205bb85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the materials relating to the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program submitted in support of the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>) for each fiscal year in which such program is carried out; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205bb85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in any budget briefings concerning such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Navy Programs</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EA–18G AIRCRAFT OF THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205c067e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations and Minimum Inventory Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8062">Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205c067f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205c0680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205c54a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y205c54a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y205c54a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205c54a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Navy may not—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y205c54a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>retire an EA–18G aircraft;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y205c54a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system sustainment activities for EA–18G aircraft in a manner that presumes future congressional authority to divest such aircraft;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y205c54a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>place an EA–18G aircraft in active storage status or inactive storage status; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y205c54a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>keep an EA–18G aircraft in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205c54a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205c54aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to individual EA–18G aircraft that the Secretary of the Navy determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205c54ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y205c54ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall maintain a total aircraft inventory of EA–18G aircraft of not less than 158 aircraft, of which not less than 126 aircraft shall be coded as primary mission aircraft inventory.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2441">136 STAT. 2441</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205c54ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205c54ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of the Navy may reduce the number of EA–18G aircraft in the inventory of the Navy below the minimum number specified in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205c54af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205c54b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>primary mission aircraft inventory</term>’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft authorization—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y205c54b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to a unit for the performance of its wartime mission;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205c54b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to a training unit for technical and specialized training for crew personnel or leading to aircrew qualification;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205c54b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to a test unit for testing of the aircraft or its components for purposes of research, development, test, and evaluation, operational test and evaluation, or to support testing programs; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205c54b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to meet requirements for missions not otherwise specified in clauses (i) through (iii).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205c54b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205c54b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205c54b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a strategy and execution plan for continuously and effectively meeting the airborne electronic attack training and combat requirements of the joint force. At a minimum, the strategy and execution plan shall provide for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205c54b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the integration and utilization of both reserve and active duty component forces and resources within the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205c54b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the establishment or continuation of one or more joint service expeditionary, land-based electronic attack squadrons that equal or exceed the capacity and capability of such squadrons in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="122">SEC. 122. </num><heading>NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INCENTIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205cf0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch863">Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y205db44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8696">“SEC. 8696. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">10 USC 8696</ref>.</p></sidenote>NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INCENTIVE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall include in any solicitation for a covered contract a special incentive for workforce development that funds one or more workforce development activities described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of special incentive</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of a special incentive required under subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to not less than one quarter of one percent and not more than one percent of the estimated cost of the covered contract.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy may waive one or more of the requirements of this section if the Secretary determines—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>unreasonable cost or delay would be incurred by complying with such requirements;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>existing workforce development initiatives are sufficient to meet workforce needs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>there are minimal workforce development issues to be addressed; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2442">136 STAT. 2442</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>it is not in the national security interests of the United States to comply with such requirements.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 30 days prior to issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of the intent of the Secretary to issue such a waiver. Such notice shall specify the basis for such waiver and include a detailed explanation of the reasons for issuing the waiver.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Contribution Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds for a special incentive for workforce development required under subsection (a)(1) may be expended only—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>on or after the date on which the service acquisition executive of the Navy receives a written commitment from one or more entities described in paragraph (2) of separate and distinct cumulative monetary contributions to be made on or after the date of such commitment for workforce development; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in an amount that is equal to the aggregate amount of all monetary contributions from entities that made commitments under subparagraph (A) not to exceed the amount of funding made available for the special incentive under subsection (a)(2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entities described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The entities described in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The prime contractor that was awarded a covered contract.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A qualified subcontractor.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A State government or other State entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A county government or other county entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A local government or other local entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>An industry association, organization, or consortium that directly supports workforce development.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>In a case in which the aggregate amount of all monetary contributions from entities that made commitments under paragraph (1)(A) is less than the minimum amount specified for the special incentive under subsection (a)(2), funds for the special incentive may be expended in an amount equal to such lesser amount.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds for a special incentive for workforce development required under subsection (a)(1) may be obligated or expended only to provide for the activities described in paragraph (2) in support of the production and production support workforce of the prime contractor concerned or a qualified subcontractor concerned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The activities described in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The creation of short- and long-term workforce housing, transportation, and other support services to facilitate attraction, relocation, and retention of workers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The expansion of local talent pipeline programs for both new and existing workers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Investments in long-term outreach in middle school and high school programs, specifically career and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2443">136 STAT. 2443</page> technical education programs, to promote and develop manufacturing skills.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The development or modification of facilities for the primary purpose of workforce development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Payment of direct costs attributable to workforce development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Attraction and retention bonus programs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>On-the-job training to develop key manufacturing skills.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approval Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The service acquisition executive of the Navy shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provide the final approval of the use of funds for a special incentive for workforce development required under subsection (a)(1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>not later than 30 days after the date on which such approval is provided, certify to the congressional defense committees compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a detailed explanation of such compliance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the associated benefits to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Federal Government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the shipbuilding industrial base of the Navy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered contract</term>’ means a prime contract for the construction of a naval vessel funded using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>qualified subcontractor</term>’ means a subcontractor that will deliver the vessel or vessels awarded under a covered contract to the Navy.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8661.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8696. </designator> <label>Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ddb90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">10 USC 8696 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">Section 8696 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ddb93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>a solicitation for a covered contract (as defined in subsection (e) of that section) made on or after June 1, 2023; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ddb94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a solicitation or award of a covered contract, if otherwise determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="123">SEC. 123. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVY PORT WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205e02a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) of section 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1665">132 Stat. 1665</ref>), as most recently amended by section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1570">135 Stat. 1570</ref>), is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for any of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205e02a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b)(4) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2304</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 3201 through 3205</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2444">136 STAT. 2444</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="124">SEC. 124. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CAPABILITIES AND FLEET CONFIGURATION OF E–6B AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205e50c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Until the date on which the certification described in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of the Navy—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205e50c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may not retire, or prepare to retire, any E–6B aircraft;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205e50c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall maintain the fleet of E–6B aircraft in the configuration in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205e50ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall ensure that E–6B aircraft continue to meet the operational requirements of the combatant commands that are met by such aircraft as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205e50cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The certification described in this subsection is a written certification from the Chair of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council indicating that the replacement capability for the E–6B aircraft—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205e50cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>will be fielded at the same time or before the retirement of the first E–6B aircraft; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205e50cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>at the time such replacement capability achieves initial operational capability, will have the ability to meet the operational requirements of the combatant commands that have been, or that are expected to be, assigned to such replacement capability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205e50ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205e50cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual E–6B aircraft otherwise required to be maintained by that subsection if the Secretary of the Navy determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such aircraft is no longer mission capable due to a mishap or other damage.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="125">SEC. 125. </num><heading>MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ec600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Multiyear Procurement</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3501">section 3501 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of up to 15 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ec601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ec602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Advance Procurement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2023, for advance procurement associated with the destroyers for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such destroyers in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ec603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition for Out-year Contract Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ec604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Inclusion of Pre-priced Option in Certain Circumstances</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ec605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the event the total base quantity of destroyers to be procured through all contracts entered into under subsection (a) is less than 15, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that one or more of the contracts includes a pre-priced option for the procurement of additional destroyers such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2445">136 STAT. 2445</page> that the sum of such base quantity and the number of destroyers that may be procured through the exercise of such options is equal to 15 destroyers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ec606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ec607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The term “<term>base quantity</term>” means the quantity of destroyers to be procured under a contract entered into under subsection (a) excluding any quantity of destroyers that may be procured through the exercise of an option that may be part of such contract.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ec608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>pre-priced option</term>” means a contract option for a contract entered into under subsection (a) that, if exercised, would allow the Secretary of the Navy to procure a destroyer at a predetermined price specified in such contract.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ec609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may not modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) if the modification would increase the target price of the destroyer by more than 10 percent above the target price specified in the original contract for the destroyer under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="126">SEC. 126. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR SHIP-TO-SHORE CONNECTOR PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205f624a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205f624b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of up to 25 Ship-to-Shore Connector class craft and associated material.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205f624c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f624d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f624e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205f624f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205f6250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the Ship-to-Shore Connector program:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The use of such a contract is consistent with the Chief of Naval Operations’ projected force structure requirements for Ship-to-Shore Connector class craft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by craft, without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by craft, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by craft, with the authority provided in subsection (a);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2446">136 STAT. 2446</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f6259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f625a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic, including a description of the basis for such estimates.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f625b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205f625c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205f625d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Milestone Decision Authority Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>milestone decision authority</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4251/d">section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="127">SEC. 127. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH–53K HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ffe9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ffe9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more fixed-price contracts for the procurement of airframes and engines in support of the CH–53K heavy lift helicopter program (in this section referred to as the “program”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ffea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y205ffea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ffea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4251/d">section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) for the program:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the estimated obligations and expenditures by fiscal year for the program without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated obligations and expenditures by fiscal year for the program with the authority provided in subsection (a);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2447">136 STAT. 2447</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year for the program with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffeaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffeab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of Defense will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffeac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x205ffeae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y205ffeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for such fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the program without cancellation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="128">SEC. 128. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR JOHN LEWIS-CLASS FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER SHIPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2060c201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2060c203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of not more than eight John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ship program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2060c205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2060c206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ship program:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The use of such a contract is consistent with the Department of the Navy’s projected force structure requirements for such ships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2448">136 STAT. 2448</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c20e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c20f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2060c211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2060c213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense program (as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) for such fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the program without cancellation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2060c214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Advance Procurement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a ship or ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2060c215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition for Out-year Contract Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2060c216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Milestone Decision Authority Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>milestone decision authority</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4251/d">section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="129">SEC. 129. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20618567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20618568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of up to five covered ships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20618569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering programs for covered ships.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2061856a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2061856b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the covered ship program concerned:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2449">136 STAT. 2449</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061856c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The use of such a contract is consistent with the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ projected force structure requirements for amphibious ships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061856d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The use of such a contract will result in savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061856e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Secretary of the Navy has a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period funding will be available for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2061ac85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2061ac88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Advance Procurement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a ship or ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2061ac89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition for Out-year Contract Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2061ac8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into contracts under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2061ac8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered ship</term>” means a San Antonio-class or America-class ship.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2061ac8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>milestone decision authority</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4251/d">section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2450">136 STAT. 2450</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="130">SEC. 130. </num><heading>CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DDG(X) DESTROYER PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206247ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the milestone decision authority of the covered program elects to use source selection procedures for the detailed design and construction of the covered program other than those specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3201">section 3201 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary of the Navy—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>with respect to prime contracts for concept design, preliminary design, and contract design for the covered program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall award such contracts to eligible shipbuilders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may award such contracts to other contractors;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall award prime contracts for detailed design and construction for the covered program only to eligible shipbuilders; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall allocate only one vessel in the covered program to each eligible shipbuilder that is awarded a prime contract under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206247d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy shall maximize collaboration among the Federal Government and eligible shipbuilders throughout the design and development phases of the covered program, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>using a common design tool; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sharing production lessons learned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206247d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive Incentive Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for competitive incentives for eligible shipbuilders and other contractors throughout the design, development, and production phases of the covered program, including the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Allocation of design labor hours, provided that no eligible shipbuilder has fewer than 30 percent of aggregate design labor hours for any phase of vessel design for the covered program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Allocation of the lead ship in the covered program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>To the maximum extent practicable, competitive solicitations for vessel procurement under the covered program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206247db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology Maturation Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate into the acquisition strategy of the covered program the requirements of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1237">133 Stat. 1237</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1599">135 Stat. 1599</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206247de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the transition from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program to the covered program maintains predictable production workload for eligible shipbuilders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206247df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered program</term>” means the program of the Department of the Navy to procure DDG(X) destroyer class vessels.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>eligible shipbuilder</term>” means a prime contractor designated by the milestone decision authority to perform detailed design and construction of the covered program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206247e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>milestone decision authority</term>” has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4211">section 4211 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2451">136 STAT. 2451</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="131">SEC. 131. </num><heading>TOMAHAWK AND STANDARD MISSILE–6 CAPABILITY ON FFG–62 CLASS VESSELS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Before the first deployment of the vessel designated FFG–63 and that of each successive vessel in the FFG–62 class, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that such vessel is capable of carrying and employing Tomahawk and Standard Missile–6 missiles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="132">SEC. 132. </num><heading>REPORT ON ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FOR CVN–82 AND CVN–83.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2062bd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan of the Navy for advance procurement for the aircraft carriers designated CVN–82 and CVN–83.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2062bd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2062bd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the value, cost, and feasibility of a two-year advance procurement period under a single-carrier acquisition strategy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the value, cost, and feasibility of a three-year advance procurement period under a single-carrier acquisition strategy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the value, cost, and feasibility of a two-year advance procurement period under a two-carrier acquisition strategy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the value, cost, and feasibility of a three-year advance procurement period under a two-carrier acquisition strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the effect of a two-carrier acquisition strategy on force development and fleet capability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2062bd1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>single-carrier acquisition strategy</term>” means a strategy for the procurement of the aircraft carriers designated CVN–82 and CVN–83 pursuant to which each aircraft carrier is procured separately under a different contract.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2062bd1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>two-carrier acquisition strategy</term>” means a strategy for the procurement of the aircraft carriers designated CVN–82 and CVN–83 pursuant to which both aircraft carriers are procured together under one contract.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="133">SEC. 133. </num><heading>QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON THE CH–53K KING STALLION HELICOPTER PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20630b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20630b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the CH–53K King Stallion helicopter program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20630b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the CH–53K King Stallion helicopter program, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20630b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20630b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><content>An overview of the program schedule.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20630b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20630b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost statement.</p></sidenote><content>A statement of the total cost of the program as of the date of the briefing, including the cost of development, testing, and production.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20630b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A comparison of the total cost of the program relative to the original acquisition program baseline and the most recently approved acquisition program baseline as of the date of the briefing.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2452">136 STAT. 2452</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20630b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20630b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the flight testing that remains to be conducted under the program, including any testing required for validation of correction of technical deficiencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20630b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20630b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>An update on the status of the correction of technical deficiencies under the program and any effects on the program schedule resulting from the discovery and correction of such deficiencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20630b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1238">133 Stat. 1238</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Air Force Programs</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="141">SEC. 141. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT OF THE COMBAT AIR FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063596b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total Fighter Aircraft Inventory Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9062/i/1">Section 9062(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1,970</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1,800</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063596c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">A–10 Minimum Inventory Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063596d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 134(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2038">130 Stat. 2038</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>171</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>153</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063596e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 142(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/755">129 Stat. 755</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>171</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>153</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063596f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Limitation on Availability of Funds for Destruction of A–10 Aircraft in Storage Status</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 135(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2039">130 Stat. 2039</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the report required under section 134(e)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a report that includes the information described in section 134(e)(2)(C)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="142">SEC. 142. </num><heading>INVENTORY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063cea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum Inventory Requirement for Air Refueling Tanker Aircraft</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9062/j">Section 9062(j) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063cea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>effective October 1, 2019,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063cea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>479</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>466</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063cea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Limitation on Retirement of KC–135 Aircraft</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 137 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1576">135 Stat. 1576</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063cea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063cea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063cea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum Number of Air Refueling Tanker Aircraft in PMAI of the Air Force</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 135(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3431">134 Stat. 3431</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>412</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>400</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2063cea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Reduction of KC–135 Aircraft in PMAI of the Reserve Components</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063cea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2453">136 STAT. 2453</page> 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to reduce, by more than 12 aircraft, the number of KC–135 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the reserve components of the Air Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2063cea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Primary mission aircraft inventory defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>primary mission aircraft inventory</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9062/i/2/B">section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="143">SEC. 143. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO F–22 AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206491fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations and Minimum Inventory Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9062">Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2064b90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y2064b90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b90d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force may not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>retire an F–22 aircraft;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system sustainment activities for F–22 aircraft in a manner that presumes future congressional authority to divest such aircraft;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>keep an F–22 aircraft in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions (commonly referred to as ‘XJ’ status); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>decrease the total aircraft inventory of F–22 aircraft below 184 aircraft.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2064b912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to individual F–22 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2064b914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a strategy and execution plan, approved by the Secretary, for conducting formal training for F–22 aircrews to ensure that combat capability, capacity, and availability at all F–22 operational units is not degraded.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy and execution plan under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>address how the Air Force will avoid—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b91a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>diminishing the combat effectiveness of all block variants of F–22 aircraft;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b91b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>exacerbating F–22 aircraft availability concerns; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>complicating F–22 aircraft squadron maintenance operations; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>include the plan of the Secretary for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the basing of 184 F–22 aircraft; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>the reestablishment of one or more F–22 formal training units, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the planned location of such units;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the planned schedule for the reestablishment of such units; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2454">136 STAT. 2454</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2064b923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>and the number of F–22 aircraft that are expected to be assigned to such units.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2064b924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General Audit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit to assess and validate data and information relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the events and activities that would be necessary to upgrade Block 20 F–22 aircraft to a capability configuration comparable to or exceeding the existing or planned configuration of Block 30/35 F–22 aircraft;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b92a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated costs of such upgrades; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>a schedule of milestones for such upgrades.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of information</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of the Comptroller General, the Secretary of the Air Force shall promptly provide to the Comptroller General any data or other information that may be needed to conduct the audit under paragraph (1), including any data or information it may be necessary to obtain from the original equipment manufacturer of the F–22 aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2064b92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 15, 2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress and any preliminary results of the audit conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2064b930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Following the briefing under paragraph (3), at such time as is mutually agreed upon by the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the final results of the audit conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="144">SEC. 144. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 133(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1574">135 Stat. 1574</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an individual unit</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a bomb wing</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="145">SEC. 145. </num><heading>REPEAL OF AIR FORCE E–8C FORCE PRESENTATION REQUIREMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 147 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1669">132 Stat. 1669</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="146">SEC. 146. </num><heading>MINIMUM INVENTORY OF C–130 AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20652e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum Inventory Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During the covered period, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total inventory of C–130 aircraft of not less than 271 aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20652e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the number of C–130 aircraft in the Air Force below the minimum number specified in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mission capable because of a mishap or other damage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered period defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered period</term>” means the period—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>beginning at the close of the period described in section 138(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1577">135 Stat. 1577</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2455">136 STAT. 2455</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ending on September 30, 2023.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20652e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Reduction of C–130 Aircraft Assigned to National Guard</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force may not reduce the total number of C–130 aircraft assigned to the National Guard below the number so assigned as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20652e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20652e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual C–130 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of a mishap or other damage.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="147">SEC. 147. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF C–40 AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2065557c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any C–40 aircraft.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2065557d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2065557e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2065557f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual C–40 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of a Class A mishap.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20655580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification required</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of maintenance or repairs or other reasons.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="148">SEC. 148. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR HH–60W AIRCRAFT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to terminate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the operations of, a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue Helicopters.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="149">SEC. 149. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20657c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO INVENTORY OF E–3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2065a3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or in backup aircraft inventory any E–3 aircraft if such actions would reduce the total aircraft inventory for such aircraft below 26.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2065a3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Acquisition Strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees an acquisition strategy for the E–7 Wedgetail aircraft approved by the Service Acquisition Executive of the Air Force, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E–3 aircraft to 21 after the date on which the strategy is so submitted.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2065a3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Contract Award</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of the Air Force awards a contract for the E–7 Wedgetail aircraft, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2456">136 STAT. 2456</page> prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E–3 aircraft to 18 after the date on which such contact is so awarded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2065a3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation as Primary Training Aircraft Inventory</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate two E–3 aircraft as Primary Training Aircraft Inventory.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="150">SEC. 150. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F–15 AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20663fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20663fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20663fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning on October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare to divest, any covered F–15 aircraft until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20663fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20663fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered F–15 aircraft during the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663fec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of each proposed divestment by fiscal year and location;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663fed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an explanation of the anticipated effects of such divestments on the missions, personnel, force structure, and budgeting of the Air Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663fee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>a description of the actions the Secretary intends to carry out—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20663fef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to mitigate any negative effects identified under subparagraph (B); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to modify or replace the missions and capabilities of any units and military installations affected by such divestments; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20663ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of how such divestments may affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any plans of the Secretary to procure covered F–15 aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any specific plans of the Secretary to deviate from procurement of new F–15EX aircraft as articulated by the validated requirements contained in Air Force Requirements Decision Memorandum, dated February 1, 2019, regarding F–15EX Rapid Fielding Requirements Document, dated January 16, 2019.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20663ff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered F–15 Aircraft Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered F–15 aircraft</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>F–15C aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>F–15D aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>F–15E aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>F–15EX aircraft.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="151">SEC. 151. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO PROCURE UPGRADED EJECTION SEATS FOR CERTAIN T–38A AIRCRAFT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20663ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to procure upgraded ejection seats for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all T–38A aircraft of the Air Force Global Strike Command that have not received an upgraded ejection seat under the T–38 Ejection Seat Upgrade Program; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2457">136 STAT. 2457</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20663ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>all T–38A aircraft of the Air Combat Command that have not received an upgraded ejection seat as part of such Program.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="152">SEC. 152. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR DIGITAL MISSION OPERATIONS PLATFORM FOR THE SPACE FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2066670d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of a digital mission operations platform for the Space Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2066670e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A digital mission operations platform procured under subsection (a) shall include the following capabilities:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20668e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The platform shall be capable of providing systems operators with the ability to analyze system performance in a simulated mission environment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20668e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The platform shall enable collaboration among such operators in an integrated, physics-based environment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="153">SEC. 153. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20668e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 9531.</p></sidenote><heading>DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE ACQUISITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2066dc42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of commercial digital engineering and software tools to meet the digital transformation goals and objectives of the Department of the Air Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2066dc43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Program Element in Budget Materials</inline>.—</heading><content>In the materials submitted by the Secretary of the Air Force in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>), the Secretary shall include a program element dedicated to the procurement and management of the commercial digital engineering and software tools described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2066dc44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2066dc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>review the market for commercial digital engineering and software tools; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2066dc46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct research on providers of commercial software capabilities that have the potential to expedite the progress of digital engineering initiatives across the weapon system enterprise, with a particular focus on capabilities that have the potential to generate significant life-cycle cost savings, streamline and accelerate weapon system acquisition, and provide data-driven approaches to inform investments by the Department of the Air Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2066dc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2066dc48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2066dc49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of specific digital engineering and software tool capability manufacturers that deliver high mission impact with broad reach into the weapon system enterprise of the Department of the Air Force; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2066dc4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2066dc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a prioritized list of programs and offices of the Department of the Air Force that could better utilize commercial digital engineering and software tools and opportunities for the implementation of such digital engineering and software tool capabilities within the Department.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2458">136 STAT. 2458</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="154">SEC. 154. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS STUDY AND STRATEGY FOR THE COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION OF THE AIR FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206814cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a study to determine the requirements for the combat search and rescue mission of the Air Force in support of the objectives of the National Defense Strategy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Identification of anticipated combat search and rescue mission requirements necessary to meet the objectives of the most recent National Defense Strategy, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>requirements for short-term, mid-term, and long-term contingency and steady-state operations against adversaries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683be3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>requirements under the Agile Combat Employment operational scheme of the Air Force;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>requirements relating to regions and specific geographic areas that are expected to have a need for combat search and rescue forces based on the combat-relevant range and penetration capability of United States air assets and associated weapon systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the level of operational risk associated with each likely requirement and scenario.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the rotary, tilt, and fixed wing aircraft and key combat search and rescue enabling capabilities that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are needed to meet the requirements identified under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>have been accounted for in the budget of the Air Force as of the date of the study.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>Identification of any combat search and rescue capability gaps, including an assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>whether and to what extent such gaps may affect the ability of the Air Force to conduct combat search and rescue operations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any capability gaps that may be created by procuring fewer HH–60W aircraft than planned under the program of record, including any expected changes to the plan for fielding such aircraft for active, reserve, and National Guard units; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any capability gaps attributable to unfunded requirements.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Identification and assessment of key current, emerging, and future technologies with potential application to the combat search and rescue mission, including electric vertical takeoff and landing, unmanned aerial systems, armed air launched effects or similar armed capabilities, electric short take-off and landing, or a combination of such technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>An assessment of each technology identified under subparagraph (D), including (as applicable) an assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>technology maturity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>suitability to the combat search and rescue mission;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2459">136 STAT. 2459</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>range;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>speed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>payload capability and capacity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>radio frequency and infrared signatures;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>operational conditions required for the use of such technology, such as runway availability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>survivability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>lethality;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>potential to support combat missions other than combat search and rescue; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>estimated cost.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to congress</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20683bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Based on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a strategy to meet the requirements identified under such study.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A prioritized list of the capabilities needed to meet the requirements identified under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The estimated costs of such capabilities, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>any amounts already budgeted for such capabilities as of the date of the strategy, including amounts already budgeted for emerging and future technologies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20683c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any amounts not already budgeted for such capabilities as of such date.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote>An estimate of the date by which the capability is expected to become operational.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of any requirements identified under subsection (a) that the Secretary of the Air Force does not expect to meet as part of the strategy and an explanation of the reasons such requirements cannot be met.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to congress</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20683c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the strategy developed under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20683c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="155">SEC. 155. </num><heading>PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF KC–135 AIRCRAFT TO THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20688a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan to transfer covered KC–135 aircraft to air refueling <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2460">136 STAT. 2460</page> wings of the Air National Guard that are classic associations with active duty units of the Air Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20688a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20688a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan developed under subsection (a). The briefing shall include an explanation of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20688a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the effects the plan is expected to have on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20688a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the aerial refueling capability of the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20688a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>personnel; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20688a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any costs associated with the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20688a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20688a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered KC–135 aircraft</term>” means a KC–135 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force is in the process of <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> with a KC–46A aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20688a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>classic association</term>” means a structure under which a regular Air Force unit retains principal responsibility for an aircraft and shares the aircraft with one or more reserve component units.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="156">SEC. 156. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON T–7A ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20692678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20692679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the acquisition efforts of the Air Force with respect to the T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System (including any associated aircraft and ground training systems).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2069267a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069267b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An overview of the Assistant Secretary’s acquisition strategy for the T–7 Advanced Pilot Training System, including the current status of the acquisition strategy as of the date of the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069267c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2069267d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote>The cost and schedule estimates for the T–7 Advanced Pilot Training System program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069267e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2069267f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>In the case of the initial report under this section, the key performance parameters or the equivalent requirements for the program. In the case of subsequent reports, any key performance parameters or the equivalent requirements for the program that have changed since the submission of the previous report under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The test and evaluation master plan for the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>With respect to the testing program events completed in the year covered by the report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the completion date of each event;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20694d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a summary of the event, including identification of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20694d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the quantity of data points evaluated and subsequently considered complete and validated; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20694d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the quantity of data points evaluated that remain incomplete or unvalidated and requiring further testing.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2461">136 STAT. 2461</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20694d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote>The logistics and sustainment strategy for the program and a description of any activities carried out to implement such strategy as of the date of the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>An explanation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the causes of any engineering, manufacturing, development, testing, production, delivery, acceptance, and fielding delays incurred by the program as of the date of the report;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effects of such delays; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any subsequent efforts to address such delays.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The post-production aircraft basing and fielding strategy for the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20694d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20694d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other matters regarding the acquisition of the T–7 Advanced Pilot Training System that the Assistant Secretary determines to be of critical importance to the long-term viability of the program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="161">SEC. 161. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20694da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3453">10 USC 3453 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INCREASE IN AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF USED COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE PARTS IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2069c1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2069c1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2069c1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to the Navy, shall develop and implement processes and procedures for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069c1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the acquisition of used, overhauled, reconditioned, and remanufactured commercial dual-use parts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the use of such commercial dual-use parts in all—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>commercial derivative aircraft and engines; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>aircraft used by the Air Force or Navy that are based on the design of commercial products.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2069e8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement of Parts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The processes and procedures implemented under subsection (a) shall provide that commercial dual-use parts shall be acquired—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>pursuant to competitive procedures (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3012">section 3012 of title 10, United States Code</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>only from suppliers that provide parts that possess an Authorized Release Certificate Federal Aviation Administration Form 8130-3 Airworthy Approval Tag from a certified repair station pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t14/pt145">part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2069e8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial derivative</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial derivative</term>” means an item procured by the Department of Defense that is or was produced using the same or similar production facilities, a common supply chain, and the same or similar production processes that are used for the production of the item as predominantly used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial dual-use part</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>commercial dual-use part</term>” means a product that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a commercial product;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2462">136 STAT. 2462</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>dual-use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>described in subsection (b)(2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>not a life-limited part.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial product</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2069e8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dual-use</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>dual-use</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4801">section 4801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="162">SEC. 162. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2069e8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130i">10 USC 130i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY FOR FIELDING CAPABILITIES TO COUNTER THREATS POSED BY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM SWARMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206a8535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment, Analysis, and Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of the threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms and unmanned aerial systems with swarm capabilities to installations and deployed Armed Forces;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a8538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote>an analysis of the use or potential use of unmanned aerial system swarms by adversaries, including the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, and non-state actors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an analysis of the national security implications of swarming technologies such as autonomous intelligence and machine learning;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a853a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a review of the capabilities used by the Department of Defense to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial systems and an assessment of the effectiveness of such capabilities at countering the threat of unmanned aerial system swarms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a853b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a853c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote>an overview of the efforts of the Department of Defense to develop and field test technologies that offer scalable, modular, and rapidly deployable capabilities with the ability to counter unmanned aerial system swarms.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206a853d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Development and Implementation Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a853e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a strategy to field capabilities to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a853f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The development of a comprehensive definition of “unmanned aerial system swarm”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a8542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>A plan to establish and incorporate requirements for the development, testing, and fielding of technologies and capabilities to counter unmanned aerial system swarms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a8544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>A plan to acquire and field adequate capabilities to counter unmanned aerial system swarms in defense of the Armed Forces, infrastructure, and other assets of the United States across land, air, and maritime domains.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a8546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the resources needed by each Armed Force to implement the strategy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a8548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a8549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis, determination, and prioritization of legislative action required to ensure the Department of Defense has the ability to counter the threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2463">136 STAT. 2463</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a854a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a854b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Such other matters as the Secretary determines to be relevant to the strategy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a854c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation into existing strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may incorporate the strategy required by paragraph (1) into a comprehensive strategy of the Department of Defense to counter the threat of unmanned aerial systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206a854d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206a854e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Information to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a854f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the findings of the Secretary under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206a8550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the strategy developed and implemented by the Secretary under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="163">SEC. 163. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON MILITARY ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL BASE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206b48a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, shall conduct an assessment of the military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206b48a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y206b48a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Identification of each rotary wing aircraft program of the Department of Defense that is in the research and development or procurement phase.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y206b48a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of any platform-specific or capability-specific facility or workforce technical skill requirements necessary for each program identified under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Identification of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the rotary wing aircraft capabilities of each Armed Force anticipated for programming beyond the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (as of the date of the assessment); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the technologies, facilities, and workforce skills necessary for the development of such capabilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the military industrial base capacity and skills that are available (as of the date of the assessment) to design and manufacture the platforms and capabilities identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) and a list of any gaps in such capacity and skills.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y206b48ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Identification of each component, subcomponent, or equipment supplier in the military rotary wing aircraft industrial base that is the sole source within such industrial base from which that component, subcomponent, or equipment may be obtained.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y206b48ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of any risk resulting from the lack of other suppliers for such components, subcomponents, or equipment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206b48ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>Analysis of the likelihood of future consolidation, contraction, or expansion, within the rotary wing aircraft industrial base, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identification of the most probable scenarios with respect to such consolidation, contraction, or expansion; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of how each such scenario may affect the ability of the Armed Forces to acquire military <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2464">136 STAT. 2464</page> rotary wing aircraft in the future, including any effects on the cost and schedule of such acquisitions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206b48b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Such other matters the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206b48b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206b48b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206b48b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206b48b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>based on such results, recommendations for reducing any risks identified with respect to the military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206b48b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rotary Wing Aircraft Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>rotary wing aircraft</term>” includes rotary wing and tiltrotor aircraft.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="164">SEC. 164. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT OF EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE THE PROPULSION, POWER, AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF F–35 AIRCRAFT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206bbde9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the efforts of the Department of Defense to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F–35 aircraft.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206bbdea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206bbdeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The audit conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206bbdec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206bbded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the results of the business-case analysis conducted by the Director of the F–35 Joint Program Office, in which the Director assessed options to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of the F–35 aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206bbdee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the costs associated with each modernization option assessed in the business-case analysis described in paragraph (1), including any costs associated with development, production, retrofit, integration, and installation of the option (including any aircraft modifications required to accommodate such option), and an assessment of the sustainment infrastructure requirements associated with that option for each variant of F–35 aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206bbdef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the progress made by the prototype engines developed under the Adaptive Engine Transition Program and the development and testing status of the other modernization options assessed in the business-case analysis described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206bbdf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the timeline associated with modernizing the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F–35 aircraft to meet the capability performance requirements of the full Block 4 suite upgrade planned for each variant of such aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206bbdf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the costs associated with modernizing the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F–35 aircraft to meet the capability performance requirements of the full Block 4 suite upgrade planned for each variant of such aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206bbdf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment of the potential effects of each modernization option assessed in the business-case analysis described in paragraph (1) on life-cycle sustainment costs and the costs of spare parts for F–35 aircraft, including any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2465">136 STAT. 2465</page> participatory effects on international partners and foreign military sales customers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206bbdf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206bbdf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 28, 2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the preliminary results of the audit conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206bbdf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Following the briefing under subsection (c), at such time as is mutually agreed upon by the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the final results of the audit conducted under subsection (a), including the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to each element specified in subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Authorization of Appropriations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 201. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 211. </designator> <label>Modification of cooperative research and development project authority.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 212. </designator> <label>Clarification of role of senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 213. </designator> <label>Inclusion of Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 214. </designator> <label>Modification of limitation on cancellation of designation of Executive Agent for a certain Defense Production Act program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 215. </designator> <label>Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 216. </designator> <label>Air-breathing and rocket booster testing capacity upgrades to support critical hypersonic weapons development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 217. </designator> <label>Competitively awarded demonstrations and tests of electromagnetic warfare technology.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 218. </designator> <label>Administration of the Advanced Sensor Applications Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 219. </designator> <label>Quantifiable assurance capability for security of microelectronics.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 220. </designator> <label>Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 221. </designator> <label>Target date for deployment of 5G wireless broadband infrastructure at all military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 222. </designator> <label>Outreach to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions regarding National Security Innovation Network programs that promote entrepreneurship and innovation at institutions of higher education.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 223. </designator> <label>Report and pilot program based on recommendations regarding defense research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 224. </designator> <label>Pilot program to support the development of patentable inventions in the Department of the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 225. </designator> <label>Pilot program to facilitate the development of battery technologies for warfighters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Plans, Reports, and Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 231. </designator> <label>Modification to annual reports of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 232. </designator> <label>Extension of requirement for quarterly briefings on strategy for fifth generation information and communications technologies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 233. </designator> <label>Plan for investments to support the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 234. </designator> <label>Plans to accelerate the transition to 5G information and communications technology within the military departments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 235. </designator> <label>Plan for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Innovation Fellowship Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 236. </designator> <label>Strategy and plan for fostering and strengthening the defense innovation ecosystem.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2466">136 STAT. 2466</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 237. </designator> <label>Assessment and strategy relating to hypersonic testing capacity of the Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 238. </designator> <label>Annual report on studies and reports of federally funded research and development centers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 239. </designator> <label>Report on recommendations from Army Futures Command Research Program Realignment Study.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 240. </designator> <label>Report on potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 241. </designator> <label>Study on costs associated with underperforming software and information technology.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 242. </designator> <label>Study and report on sufficiency of operational test and evaluation resources supporting certain major defense acquisition programs.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Authorization of Appropriations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="211">SEC. 211. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206c3326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350a/a/2">Section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206c3327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The European Union, including the European Defence Agency, the European Commission, and the Council of the European Union, and their suborganizations.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206c3328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206c3329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206c332a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350a">10 USC 2350a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350a">section 2350a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="212">SEC. 212. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f195b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel Management Authority to Attract Experts in Science and Engineering</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4092">Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f195c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(6)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f195d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f195e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to support the activities of such official under section 238 of such Act</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f195f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Center</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(1)(F)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office of the official designated under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2467">136 STAT. 2467</page> 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in support of the activities of such official under section 238 of such Act</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the activities under section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f1964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications and Establishment of Performance Metrics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 226(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f1967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f1968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of the Joint Common Foundation Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 227(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f1969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program on Data Repositories to Facilitate the Development of Artificial Intelligence Capabilities for the Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f196a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pilot program on data repositories</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>data repositories</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f196b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f196c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Data Repositories</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061) (and such other officials as the Secretary determines appropriate), shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f196d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>establish data repositories containing Department of Defense data sets relevant to the development of artificial intelligence software and technology; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f196e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>allow appropriate public and private sector organizations to access such data repositories for the purpose of developing improved artificial intelligence and machine learning software capabilities that may, as determined appropriate by the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2468">136 STAT. 2468</page> Secretary, be procured by the Department to satisfy Department requirements and technology development goals.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f407f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>If the Secretary of Defense carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), the data repositories established under the program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The data repositories established under subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f4081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206f4082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206f4084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the types of information the Secretary determines are feasible and advisable to include in the data repositories established under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the progress of the Secretary in establishing such data repositories.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f4086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Digital Development Infrastructure Plan and Working Group</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1531(d)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2051">135 Stat. 2051</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f4087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board of Advisors for the Office of the Senior Official With Principal Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 233 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>joint artificial intelligence center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the ‘Official’)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f408a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director</quotedText>” each place in appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Official</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f408b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f408c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f408d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f408e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f408f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Artificial Intelligence to the Defense Reform Pillar in the National Defense Strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 234(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f4090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program on the Use of Electronic Portfolios to Evaluate Certain Applicants for Technical Positions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 247(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2469">136 STAT. 2469</page> Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 1580) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f4094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition Authority of the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 808 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the director of the joint artificial intelligence center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the ‘Official’)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the office of such official (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f4099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f409a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">JAIC</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f409b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f409c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y206f409d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>staff of the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>staff of the Official</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y206f409e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such Official</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f409f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Official</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f40a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Official</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Official</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2470">136 STAT. 2470</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f67bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Center missions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the missions of the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y206f67bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Official</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f67c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biannual Report on Office of the Senior Official With Principal Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 260 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206f67c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/133/1293">133 Stat. 1293</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>joint artificial intelligence center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Office</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the National Mission Initiatives, Component Mission Initiatives, and any other initiatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any initiatives</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Center’s investments in the National Mission Initiatives and Component Mission Initiatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Office’s investments in its initiatives and other activities</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f67ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief Data Officer Responsibility for Department of Defense Data Sets</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2223">10 U.S.C. 2223 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f67d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint Artificial Intelligence Research, Development, and Transition Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f67d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f8ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organization and Roles</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to designating an official under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall assign to appropriate officials within the Department of Defense roles <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2471">136 STAT. 2471</page> and responsibilities relating to the research, development, prototyping, testing, procurement of, requirements for, and operational use of artificial intelligence technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate officials</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The officials assigned roles and responsibilities under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>one or more officials in each military department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>officials of appropriate Defense Agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>such other officials as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>official designated under subsection (b)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206f8eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y206f8eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206f8eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 4061.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government to the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the Department of Defense or to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center shall be deemed to refer to the official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061) or the office of such official, as the case may be.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="213">SEC. 213. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF OFFICE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x206fdd0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4092">Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206fdd10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y206fdd11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of the under secretary of defense for research and engineering</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering may carry out a program of personnel management authority provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering for the Office of the Under Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y206fdd12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206fdd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (H), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206fdd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y206fdd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y206fdd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>in the case of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, appoint scientists and engineers to a total of not more than 10 scientific and engineering positions in the Office;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="214">SEC. 214. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x206fdd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4531">50 USC 4531 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR A CERTAIN DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20700428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1335">131 Stat. 1335</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20700429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2472">136 STAT. 2472</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2070042a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2070042b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Other Executive Agents</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the requirements of this section or section 1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4531">50 U.S.C. 4531 note</ref>), the Secretary of Defense may designate one or more Executive Agents within the Department of Defense (other than the Executive Agent described in subsection (a)) to implement Defense Production Act transactions entered into under the authority of sections 4021, 4022, and 4023 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="215">SEC. 215. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2070042c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4841">10 USC 4841 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207163bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense shall provide support for the development of a network of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities to conduct research and development to improve the ability of the industrial base to assess, validate, and scale new, innovative bioindustrial manufacturing processes for the production of chemicals, materials, and other products necessary to support national security or secure fragile supply chains.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207163be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Support</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The support provided under subsection (a) may consist of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>providing funding to one or more existing facilities or the establishment of new facilities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to support the research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to otherwise expand the bioindustrial manufacturing capabilities of such facilities;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the establishment of dedicated facilities within one or more bioindustrial manufacturing facilities to serve as regional hubs for the research, development, and the scaling of bioindustrial manufacturing processes and products to higher levels of production; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>designating a bioindustrial manufacturing facility to serve as the lead entity responsible for integrating a network of pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207163c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A facility that receives support under subsection (a) shall carry out activities relating to the research, development, test, and evaluation of innovative bioindustrial manufacturing processes and the scaling of bioindustrial manufacturing products to higher levels of production, which may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>research on the use of bioindustrial manufacturing to create materials such as polymers, coatings, resins, commodity chemicals, and other materials with fragile supply chains;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>demonstration projects to evaluate bioindustrial manufacturing processes and technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>activities to scale bioindustrial manufacuring processes and products to higher levels of production;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>strategic planning for infrastructure and equipment investments for bioindustrial manufacturing of defense-related materials;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>analyses of bioindustrial manufactured products and validation of the application of biological material used as input <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2473">136 STAT. 2473</page> to new and existing processes to aid in future investment strategies and the security of critical supply chains;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the selection, construction, and operation of pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>development and management of a network of facilities to scale production of bioindustrial products;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>activities to address workforce needs in bioindustrial manufacturing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>establishing an interoperable, secure, digital infrastructure for collaborative data exchange across entities in the bioindustrial manufacturing community, including government agencies, industry, and academia;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>developing and implementing digital tools, process security and assurance capabilities, cybersecurity protocols, and best practices for data storage, sharing and analysis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>such other activities as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207163d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207163d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining the number, type, and location of facilities to support under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how the facilities may complement each other or increase production levels by functioning together as a network;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>how to geographically distribute support to such facilities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to maximize access to biological material needed as an input to bioindustrial manufacturing processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to leverage available industrial and academic expertise, including workforce and human capital;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to leverage relevant domestic infrastructure required to secure supply chains for chemicals and other materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to leverage access to venture capital and private sector finance expertise and funding instruments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>to complement the capabilities of similar facilities; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how the activities supported under this section can be coordinated with relevant activities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207163da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207163db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Concept Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology an initial concept plan for the implementation of this section that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207163de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207163df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>an assessment of capacity scaling needs to determine if, and what type of, additional bioindustrial manufacturing facilities may be needed to meet the needs of the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of types, relative sizes, and locations of the facilities the Secretary intends to establish or support under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a general description of the focus of each facility, including the types of bioindustrial manufacturing equipment, if any, that are expected to be procured for each such facility;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2474">136 STAT. 2474</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a general description of how the facilities will work as a network to maximize the diversity of bioindustrial products available to be produced by the network;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>an explanation of how the network will support the establishment and maintenance of the bioindustrial manufacturing industrial base; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>an explanation of how the Secretary intends to ensure that bioindustrial manufacturing activities conducted under this section are modernized digitally, including through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207163e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the use of data automation to represent processes and products as models and simulations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207163e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the implementation of measures to address cybersecurity and process assurance concerns.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207163e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207163e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the Secretary’s progress in implementing the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207163e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bioindustrial Manufacturing Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>bioindustrial manufacturing</term>” means the use of living organisms, cells, tissues, enzymes, or cell-free systems to produce materials and products for non-pharmaceutical applications.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="216">SEC. 216. </num><heading>AIR-BREATHING AND ROCKET BOOSTER TESTING CAPACITY UPGRADES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL HYPERSONIC WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2071b20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air Force shall carry out activities to upgrade testing facilities of the Department of the Air Force that support the development of critical hypersonic weapons that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2071b20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>use air-breathing or rocket booster capabilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2071b20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>are expected to operate in sea-level or high-altitude operational domains.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2071b20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeline for Completion</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall seek to complete any upgrade under subsection (a), subject to availability of appropriations for such upgrade, not later than 24 months after the upgrade is commenced.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="217">SEC. 217. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2071b20e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2071b20f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 9531.</p></sidenote><heading>COMPETITIVELY AWARDED DEMONSTRATIONS AND TESTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20727460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20727461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstrations and Tests Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in coordination with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, shall select one or more qualified entities under competitive processes to conduct demonstrations and tests of commercial electronics technology to determine whether technology currently exists that could enable the following electromagnetic warfare capabilities:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The operation of multiple emitters and receivers in the same frequency at the same time and in the same location without mutual interference and without using adaptive beam forming or nulling.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Protecting the reception of Global Positioning System and other vulnerable low-power signals from multiple high-power jammers at a level that is significantly better than <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2475">136 STAT. 2475</page> the protection afforded by controlled reception pattern antennas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Simultaneous transmission from and reception of separate signals on the same platform wherein the signals lie in the same frequency and are transmitted and received at the same time without interference.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Capabilities similar those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) in a live, virtual constructive simulation environment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Other capabilities that might satisfy or support needs set forth in the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan released on August 5, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20727467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight of Tests</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide oversight of the demonstrations and tests required by subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2072746a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>review other applicable government or commercial demonstrations and tests; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2072746b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not later than 30 days after the completion of the demonstrations and tests under subsection (a), advise the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the outcomes of the demonstrations and tests.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2072746c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2072746d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Outcome-based Actions Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office affirm that the demonstrations and tests under subsection (a) confirm that certain commercial electronics technology could enable one or more of the capabilities described in such subsection—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2072746e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 45 days after the conclusion of the tests under subsection (a), the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the outcomes of the tests;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2072746f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office may begin engineering form, fit, and function development and integration to incorporate technologies demonstrated and tested under subsection (a) into specific Department of Defense platforms and applications; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20727471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the tests under subsection (a), the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on any plans of the Department of Defense to further develop and deploy the technologies demonstrated and tested under subsection (a) to support the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan released on August 5, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20727472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitiveness Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds for the purposes outlined in this section shall be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 3201(e) and 4024 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or on competitive procedures.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2476">136 STAT. 2476</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20727473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial Electronics Technology Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>commercial electronics technology</term>” means electronics technology that is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a commercial component (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s102">section 102 of title 41, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a commercial product (as defined in section 103 such title);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a commercial service (as defined in section 103a of such title); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20727477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a commercially available off-the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of such title).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="218">SEC. 218. </num><heading>ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADVANCED SENSOR APPLICATIONS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resource Sponsors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commander of Naval Air Systems Command and the Director of Air Warfare shall jointly serve as the resource sponsors for the Advanced Sensor Applications Program (commonly known as “ASAP” and in this section referred to as the “Program”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The resource sponsors of the Program shall be responsible for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Developing budget requests relating to the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Establishing priorities for the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Approving the execution of funding and projects for the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Coordination and joint planning with external stakeholders in matters relating to the Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Only the Secretary of the Navy, the Under Secretary of the Navy, and the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide direction and management for the Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>set priorities for the Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>regulate or limit the information available or accessible to the Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>edit reports or findings generated under the Program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>coordinate and manage interactions of the Program with external stakeholders.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Program Manager</inline>.—</heading><content>The program manager for the Program may access, consider, act on, and apply information, at all levels of classification and from all sources and organizations, that is pertinent to the projects and activities that the Program is executing, or considering proposing for the future.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than once every three months, the program manager for the Program shall provide to the congressional defense committees and congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>)) a briefing on all aspects of the Program, including on the status of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the implementation of this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the implementation of other congressional directives relating to the Program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any direction and oversight of the Program exercised by the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Under Secretary of the Navy.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2477">136 STAT. 2477</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Relationship</inline>.—</heading><content>The program manager for the Program shall evaluate the feasibility and advisability of establishing a strategic relationship with the Naval Research Laboratory pursuant to which the Laboratory provides scientific and technical assistance and support for the Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Assets</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commander of Naval Air Systems Command shall take all actions the Commander considers reasonable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to enable the Program to use assets controlled within the Naval Air Systems Command enterprise, including sensor systems and platforms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207337dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to pursue the use of other assets that may further the mission of the Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207337de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall have no force or effect after September 30, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="219">SEC. 219. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207337df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207337e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 3241.</p></sidenote><heading>QUANTIFIABLE ASSURANCE CAPABILITY FOR SECURITY OF MICROELECTRONICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2073ad11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development and Implementation of Capability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a capability for quantifiable assurance to achieve practical, affordable, and risk-based objectives for security of microelectronics to enable the Department of Defense to access and apply state-of-the-art microelectronics for military purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2073ad12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Requirements and Schedule of Support for Development, Test, and Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, establish requirements and a schedule for support from the National Security Agency to develop, test, assess, implement, and improve the capability required by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Security Agency shall take such actions as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements established under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director of the National Security Agency shall jointly provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the requirements and the schedule for support established under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2073ad16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall assess whether the Department of Defense, to enable expanded use of unprogrammed application specific integrated circuits or other custom-designed integrated circuits manufactured by a supplier that is not using processes accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity for the purpose of enabling the Department to access commercial state-of-the-art microelectronics technology using risk-based quantifiable assurance security methodology, should—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>seek changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of <ref href="/us/cfr/t22">title 22, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and Department of Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2478">136 STAT. 2478</page> Instruction 5200.44 (relating to protection of mission critical functions to achieve trusted systems and networks); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>expand the use of unprogrammed custom-designed integrated circuits that are not controlled by such regulations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2073ad1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="220">SEC. 220. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2073ad1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 3241.</p></sidenote><heading>GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA WORKING GROUP ON MICROELECTRONICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074495c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment and Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074495d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2074495e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group to facilitate coordination among industry, academia, and the Department of Defense on issues of mutual interest relating to microelectronics as described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074495f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics” (referred to in this section as the “Working Group”).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20744960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><content>The Working Group shall be composed of representatives of organizations and elements of the Department of Defense, industry, and academia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20744961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the Working Group supports dialogue and coordination among industry, academia, and the Department of Defense on the following issues relating to microelectronics:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Research needs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Infrastructure needs and shortfalls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Technical and process standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Training and certification needs for the workforce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Supply chain issues.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Supply chain, manufacturing, and packaging security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20744968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Technology transition issues and opportunities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20744969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2074496a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Charter and Policies</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a charter and issue policies for the functioning of the Working Group.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074496b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Support</inline>.—</heading><content>The joint federation of capabilities established under section 937 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) shall provide administrative support to the Working Group.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074496c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the Department of Defense to provide any competitive advantage to any participant in the Working Group.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074496d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of this section shall terminate on December 31, 2030.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="221">SEC. 221. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2074496e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4571">10 USC 4571 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TARGET DATE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 5G WIRELESS BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074978f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Target Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2479">136 STAT. 2479</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20749790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish a target date by which the Secretary plans to deploy 5G wireless broadband infrastructure at all military installations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20749791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>establish metrics, which shall be identical for each of the military departments, to measure progress toward reaching the target required by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20749792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2023, and on an annual basis thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20749793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the metrics in use pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20749794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the progress of the Secretary in reaching the target required by subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20749795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to submit annual reports under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="222">SEC. 222. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20749796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4144">10 USC 4144 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS REGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074e5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting through the National Security Innovation Network, may carry out a pilot program under which the Under Secretary conducts activities, including outreach and technical assistance, to better connect historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions to the commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurial activities of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074e5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2074e5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after commencing a pilot program under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the program, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074e5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>an explanation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074e5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of any outreach efforts conducted under the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074e5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the success of the pilot program in expanding National Security Innovation Network programs to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074e5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any potential barriers to the expansion of the pilot program; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2074e5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2074e5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2074e5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for how the Department of Defense can support historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions to enable such institutions to successfully participate in Department of Defense commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074e5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2074e5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20750cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>historically Black college or university</term>” means a part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>)).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2480">136 STAT. 2480</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20750cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>other minority-serving institution</term>” means an institution of higher education specified in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="223">SEC. 223. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20750cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4144">10 USC 4144 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT AND PILOT PROGRAM BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207708a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations set forth in the publication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Defense Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Transitioning from Good Intentions to Measurable Outcomes” and dated April 28, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>With respect to the recommendations and subrecommendations set forth in the publication described in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207708aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has implemented as of the date of the report;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207708ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has commenced implementing as of the date of the report, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207708ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207708ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing as of the date of the report and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>For each recommendation or subrecommendation the Secretary determines to implement under subparagraph (A)(iii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207708af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207708b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>a timeline for implementation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207708b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207708b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207708b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>the plan for implementation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For each recommendation or subrecommendation the Secretary determines not to implement under subparagraph (A)(iii), a justification for the determination not to implement the recommendation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207708b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program to Implement Report Recommendations and Subrecommendations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207708b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall establish and carry out a program (referred to in this subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2481">136 STAT. 2481</page> as the “Program”) under which the Secretary carries out activities to increase the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the Program the Secretary shall consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the recommendations and subrecommendations to be implemented under subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the extent of nascent research capabilities and planned research capabilities at eligible institutions and the relevance of those capabilities to research areas of interest to the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>recommendations from previous studies for increasing the level of research activity at eligible institutions to very high research activity status, including measurable milestones such as growth in very high research activity status indicators and other relevant factors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>how institutions participating in the Program will evaluate and assess progress toward achieving very high research activity status;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>how such institutions will sustain an increased level of research activity after the Program terminates; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>reporting requirements for institutions participating in the Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In designing the Program, the Secretary may consult with the President’s Board of Advisors on historically Black colleges and universities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the Program, the Secretary shall carry out activities to build the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status, which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>activities to support—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>faculty professional development;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>stipends for undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral scholars;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>recruitment and retention of faculty and graduate students;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the provision of laboratory equipment and instrumentation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>communication and dissemination of research products produced during the Program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>construction, modernization, rehabilitation, or retrofitting of facilities for research purposes; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20772fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such other activities as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of priority areas</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish and update, on an annual basis, a list of research priorities for STEM and critical technologies appropriate for the Program to assist eligible institutions in identifying appropriate areas for research and related activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Program shall terminate 10 years after the date on which the Secretary commences the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2482">136 STAT. 2482</page> until the date on which the Program terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report providing an update on the Program, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the activities carried out under the Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>an analysis of any growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that participated in the Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>emerging research areas of interest to the Department of Defense that are being pursued by such institutions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the program terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Program that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that participated in the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An evaluation on the effectiveness of the Program in increasing the research capacity of such institutions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An explanation of how institutions that achieved very high research activity status plan to sustain that status after the termination of the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An evaluation of the maintenance of very high research status by eligible institutions that participated in the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Program in increasing the diversity of students conducting high quality research in unique areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations with respect to further activities and investments necessary to elevate the research status of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772fef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20772ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations as to whether the Program should be renewed or expanded.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20772ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>eligible institution</term>” means a historically Black college or university or other minority-serving institution that is classified as a high research activity status institution at the time of participation in the program under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>high research activity status</term>” means R2 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>historically Black college or university</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>part B institution</term>” under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>other minority-serving institution</term>” means an institution of higher education specified in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The term “<term>very high research activity status</term>” means R1 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2483">136 STAT. 2483</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>very high research activity status indicators</term>” means the categories used by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to delineate which institutions have very high activity status, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>annual expenditures in science and engineering;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>per-capita (faculty member) expenditures in science and engineering;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>annual expenditures in non-science and engineering fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>per-capita (faculty member) expenditures in non-science and engineering fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>doctorates awarded in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>doctorates awarded in social science fields;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20772fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>doctorates awarded in the humanities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20773000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>doctorates awarded in other fields with a research emphasis;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20773001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>total number of research staff including postdoctoral researchers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20773002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>other doctorate-holding non-faculty researchers in science and engineering and per-capita (faculty) number of doctorate-level research staff including post-doctoral researchers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20773003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>other categories utilized to determine classification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="224">SEC. 224. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20773004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 USC 8013 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTABLE INVENTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2077a535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a pilot program to expand the support available to covered personnel who seek to engage in the development of patentable inventions that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>have applicablity to the job-related functions of such personnel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may have applicability in the civilian sector.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2077a538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>expand outreach to covered personnel regarding the availability of patent-related training, legal assistance, and other support for personnel interested in developing patentable inventions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expand the availability of patent-related training to covered personnel, including by making such training available online;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2077a53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>clarify and issue guidance detailing how covered personnel, including personnel outside of the laboratories and other research organizations of the Department of the Navy, may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>seek and receive support for the development of patentable inventions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>receive a portion of any royalty or other payment as an inventor or coinventor such as may be due under section 14(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Stevension-Wylder Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3710c/a/1/A/i">15 U.S.C. 3710c(a)(1)(A)(i)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate in accordance with the purposes of the pilot program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2484">136 STAT. 2484</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2077a540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2077a541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077a542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered personnel</term>” means members of the Navy and Marine Corps and civilian employees of the Department of the Navy, including members and employees whose primary duties do not involve research and development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2077cc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>patentable invention</term>” means an invention that is patentable under <ref href="/us/usc/t35">title 35, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="225">SEC. 225. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2077cc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 USC 4001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR WARFIGHTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207904d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207904d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207904d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may establish and carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing support to battery producers—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207904d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to facilitate the research and development of safe and secure battery technologies for existing and new or novel battery chemistry configurations, including through the research and development of new or updated manufacturing processes and technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207904d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to assess commercial battery offerings within the marketplace for viability and utility for warfighter applications; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207904da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to transition battery technologies, including technologies developed under other pilot programs, prototype projects, or other research and development programs, from the prototyping phase to manufacturing production.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207904db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Warfighter Electric Battery Transition Project” (referred to in this section as the “Project”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207904dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall administer the Project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207904dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may carry out the Project through the award of support, as described in subsection (a)(1), in the form of grants to, or contracts or other agreements with, battery producers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207904de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that activities under the Project are coordinated with the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2901">section 2901 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207904df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Grant and Contract Amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A battery producer who receives a grant, contract, or other agreement under the Project may use the amount of the grant, contract, or other agreement to carry out one or more of the following activities:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Conducting research and development to validate new or novel battery chemistry configurations, including through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>experimentation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>prototyping;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>testing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>adapting battery technology to integrate with other technologies and systems; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>addressing manufacturing or other production challenges.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2485">136 STAT. 2485</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Providing commercially available battery technologies to each Secretary of a military department and the commanders of the combatant commands to support utility assessments or other testing by warfighters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20792bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>Expanding, validating, or assessing battery recycling capabilities that may provide operational utility to the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Building and strengthening relationships of the Department of Defense with nontraditional defense contractors in the technology industry that may have unused or underused solutions to specific operational challenges of the Department relating to battery technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20792bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20792bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority of Awards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In awarding grants, contracts, or other agreements under the Project, the Secretary shall give preference to battery producers that meet one or more of the following criteria:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The producer manufactures, designs, or develops battery cells, packs, modules, or other related capabilities in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The producer manufactures, designs, or develops battery cells, packs, modules, or other related capabilities in the national technology and industrial base (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4801">section 4801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The technology made available by the producer provides modularity to support diverse applications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The technology made available by the producer facilitates safety in tactical and combat applications by using battery chemistries and configurations that reduce thermal runaway and minimize oxygen liberation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The producer demonstrates new or novel battery chemistry configurations, safety characteristics, or form-factor configurations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The producer facilitates the domestic supply chain for raw materials needed for battery production.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The producer offers battery-related commercial products or commercial services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20792c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning, Reporting and Data Collection</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan required before implementation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may not commence the Project until the Secretary has completed a plan for the implementation of the Project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subparagraph (A) shall provide for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20792c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>collecting, analyzing, and retaining Project data;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20792c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>developing and sharing best practices for achieving the objectives of the Project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20792c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>identification of any policy or regulatory impediments inhibiting the execution of the Project; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20792c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>sharing results from the Project across the Department of Defense and with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and Congress.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20792c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the implementation plan developed under subparagraph (A).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2486">136 STAT. 2486</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date on which the Project terminates under subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the results of the Project. Such report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20792c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the objectives achieved by the Project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20792c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20792c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20792c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations regarding the steps that may be taken to promote battery technologies that are not dependent on foreign competitors to meet the needs of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20792c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the Project shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Plans, Reports, and Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="231">SEC. 231. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20795324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s139/h/3">Section 139(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20795325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or controlled unclassified</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>classified</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20795326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submit an unclassified version of the report to Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submit to Congress a version of the report that is unclassified and does not require safeguarding or dissemination controls</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="232">SEC. 232. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON STRATEGY FOR FIFTH GENERATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 254(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4571">10 U.S.C. 4571 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 15, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 1, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="233">SEC. 233. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20795327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 USC 4001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PLAN FOR INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL PROCESSING APPROACHES FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2079ef68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2079ef69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2079ef6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2079ef6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment Plans Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than November 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once every three years thereafter until December 31, 2035, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for making investments to support the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2079ef6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each investment plan required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify any investments the Secretary has made, and any future investments the Secretary intends to make, in research and technology development to support the use and fielding of novel processing approaches for defense applications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>identify any investments the Secretary has made, and any future investments the Secretary intends to make, to accelerate the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications, including investments in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>personnel and workforce capabilities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2487">136 STAT. 2487</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>facilities and infrastructure to host systems utilizing novel processing approaches;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>algorithm developments necessary to expand the functionality of each novel processing approach;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other Federal agencies and federally funded laboratories; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>appropriate international and commercial sector organizations and activities;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>describe mechanisms to coordinate and leverage investments in novel processing approaches within the Department and with non-Federal partners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>describe the technical goals to be achieved and capabilities to be developed under the plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2079ef77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2079ef78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>include recommendations for such legislative or administration actions as may support the effective execution of the investment plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2079ef79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in such form as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include classified, unclassified, and publicly releasable formats.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2079ef7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Novel Processing Approaches Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>novel processing approaches</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>emerging techniques in computation, such as biocomputing, exascale computing, utility scale quantum computing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2079ef7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>associated algorithm and hardware development needed to implement such techniques.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="234">SEC. 234. </num><heading>PLANS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO 5G INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b26fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Three-year Transition Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b26fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b26ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Assistant Secretary concerned shall develop and submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that specifies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the extent to which fifth generation information and communications technology (5G) infrastructure is expected to be implemented in the military department of the Assistant Secretary by the end of the three-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>how the implementation of such technology is expected to be achieved during such period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each plan required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b2704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an operational needs assessment that identifies the highest priority areas in which the Assistant Secretary intends to implement fifth generation information and communications technologies during the three-year period described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>an explanation of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207b2706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>whether and to what extent the Assistant Secretary intends to use an open radio access network approach in implementing fifth generation information and communications technologies in the areas identified under subparagraph (A); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2488">136 STAT. 2488</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207b2707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>if the Assistant Secretary does not intend to use such an open radio access network approach, an explanation of the reasons for such determination;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b2709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Funding estimates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an investment plan that includes funding estimates, by fiscal year and appropriation account, to accelerate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207b270a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the maturation and acquisition of fifth generation information and communications capabilities that use the open radio access network approach; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207b270b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the deployment of such capabilities in the facilities and systems of the military department concerned;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b270c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>metrics and reporting mechanisms to ensure progress in achieving the objectives of the plan within the three-year period described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b270d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>identification and designation of a single point of contact at each military installation and within each armed force under the jurisdiction of the military department concerned to facilitate the deployment of fifth generation information and communications technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b270e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>actions the Assistant Secretary intends to carry out to streamline the process for establishing fifth generation wireless coverage at military installations, including actions to reduce delays caused by policies and processes relating to contracting, communications, and the use of real property;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b270f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>identification of investments that are required to support the transition to fifth generation information and communications technology that uses an open radio access network approach; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>such other matters as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the plans required under paragraph (1), each Assistant Secretary concerned shall coordinate with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Each plan required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b2716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cross-functional Team Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b2718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment and briefing required</inline>.—</heading><content>After all of the plans required by subsection (a)(1) have been submitted in accordance with such subsection and not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the cross-functional team established pursuant to section 224(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4571">10 U.S.C. 4571 note</ref>) shall assess such plans and provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings of the team with respect to such assessment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b271a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b271b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b271c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Recommendations to further accelerate the deployment of fifth-generation information and communications <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2489">136 STAT. 2489</page> technologies that use the open radio access network approach across the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b271d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Recommendations to standardize and streamline the process for establishing fifth generation wireless coverage at military installations, including recommendations for reducing delays caused by policies and processes relating to contracting, communications, and the use of real property.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b271e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A plan for the inclusion of representatives of the Department of Defense in international wireless standards-setting bodies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b271f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Such other matters as the cross-functional team described in paragraph (1) considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b2720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Assistant Secretary concerned</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Army;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Navy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Air Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b2725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>open radio access network approach</term>” means an approach to networking, such as the Open Radio Access Network (commonly known as “Open RAN”), that uses open protocols and interfaces within a network so that components provided by different vendors can be interoperable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="235">SEC. 235. </num><heading>PLAN FOR DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b9c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall develop a plan for the establishment of a fellowship program (to be known as the “Innovation Fellowship Program”) to expand opportunities for early career scientists to participate in the programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b9c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b9c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review the types of programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency that may be open to participation from early career scientists to identify opportunities for the expansion of such participation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b9c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>identify criteria for evaluating applicants to the fellowship program described in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>establish detailed plans for the implementation of the fellowship program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b9c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>conduct an assessment of the potential costs of the fellowship program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>define eligibility requirements for participants in the fellowship program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>address such other matters as the Director determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b9c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b9c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2490">136 STAT. 2490</page> Advanced Research Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the plan developed under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207b9c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b9c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207b9c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for expanding opportunities for early career scientists to participate in the programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207b9c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Early Career Scientist Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>early career scientist</term>” means a scientist who is in an early stage of career development according to criteria determined by the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for purposes of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="236">SEC. 236. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207bc378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 USC 4001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGY AND PLAN FOR FOSTERING AND STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207cadd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cadda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy and Implementation Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207caddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a strategy fostering and strengthening the defense innovation ecosystem; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207caddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a plan for implementing such strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207caddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cadde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the strategy required by subsection (a)(1) is to provide a framework for identifying, assessing, and tracking innovation ecosystems that are beneficial to advancing the defense, national security, and warfighting missions of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207caddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of the implementation plan required by subsection (a)(2) is to provide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cade0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>concrete steps and measures of effectiveness to gauge the effect of the innovation ecosystems described in paragraph (1) on the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cd4f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>a means for assessing the effectiveness of the strategy developed under subsection (a)(1), including the approaches taken by the Department to grow, foster, and sustain such innovation ecosystems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207cd4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy and the implementation plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A process for defining, assessing, and selecting innovation ecosystems with potential to provide benefit to the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Metrics for measuring the performance and health of innovation ecosystems being supported by the Department, including identification of criteria to determine when to support or cease supporting identified ecosystems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Identification of the authorities and Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation assets that can be used to identify, establish, sustain, and expand innovation ecosystems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>For each innovation ecosystem supported by the Department—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the core competencies or focus areas of the ecosystem;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identification of any organizations or elements of the Department that engage with the ecosystem;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2491">136 STAT. 2491</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identification of the private sector assets that are being used to support, sustain, and expand the identified innovation ecosystem; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of any challenges and successes associated with such ecosystem.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207cd4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cd4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy and implementation plan developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207cd4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cd500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of Strategy and Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the strategy and implementation plan developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207cd501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cd502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cd503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207cd504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Quadrennial Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2027, and not less frequently than once ever four years thereafter until December 31, 2039, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>update the strategy and plan developed under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit the updated strategy and plan to the congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207cd507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation assets</term>” includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories designated under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4121">section 4121 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in section 4173(i) of such title).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Department of Defense sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd50c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The organic industrial base.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd50d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) that carry out activities using funds appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd50e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any other organization or element of the Department of Defense that carries out activities using funds appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207cd50f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>innovation ecosystem</term>” refers to a regionally based network of private sector, academic, and government institutions in a network of formal and informal institutional relationships that contribute to technological and economic development in a defined technology sector or sectors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="237">SEC. 237. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO HYPERSONIC TESTING CAPACITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207e0d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall assess the capacity of the Department of Defense to test, evaluate, and qualify the hypersonic capabilities and related technologies of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207e0d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2492">136 STAT. 2492</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assumption, for purposes of evaluating the capacity described in subsection (a), that the Department of Defense will conduct at least one full-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire, hypersonic weapon test of each hypersonic weapon system that is under development each year by each of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy, once such system reaches initial operational capability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification of test facilities outside the Department of Defense that have potential to be used to expand the capacity described in subsection (a), including test facilities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, academia, and commercial test facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the capability of each test facility identified under paragraph (2) to simulate various individual and coupled hypersonic conditions to accurately simulate a realistic flight-like environment with all relevant aero-thermochemical conditions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of the coordination, scheduling, reimbursement processes, and requirements needed for the potential use of test facilities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as available.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the test frequency, scheduling lead time, test cost, and capacity of each test facility identified under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>A review of test facilities identified under paragraph (2) that could enhance efforts to test flight vehicles of the Department in all phases of hypersonic flight, and other technologies, including sensors, communications, thermal protective shields and materials, optical windows, navigation, and environmental sensors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any cost savings and time savings that could result from using technologies identified in the strategy under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207e0d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to coordinate the potential use of test facilities and ranges identified under subsection (b)(2) to evaluate hypersonic technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be based on the assessment under subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>address how the Secretary will coordinate with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to plan for and schedule the potential use of other Federal Government-owned test facilities and ranges, as available, to evaluate the hypersonic technologies of the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to the extent practicable, address in what cases the Secretary can use test facilities identified under subsection (b)(2) to fill any existing testing requirement gaps to enhance and accelerate flight qualification of critical hypersonic technologies of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>identify—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207e0da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>the resources needed to improve the frequency and capacity for testing hypersonic technologies of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2493">136 STAT. 2493</page> Department at ground-based test facilities and flight test ranges, including estimated costs for conducting at least one full-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire, hypersonic weapon test of each hypersonic weapon system that is under development each year by each of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy, once such system reaches initial operational capability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the resources needed to reimburse other departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the use of the test facilities and ranges of those departments or agencies to test the hypersonics technologies of the Department;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the requirements, approval processes, and resources needed to enhance, as appropriate, the testing capabilities and capacity of other Federal Government-owned test facilities and flight ranges, in coordination with the heads of the relevant departments and agencies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>investments that the Secretary can make to incorporate test facilities identified under subsection (b)(2) into the overall hypersonic test infrastructure of the Department of Defense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the environmental conditions, testing sizes, and duration required for flight qualification of both hypersonic cruise and hypersonic boost-glide technologies of the Department; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>address all advanced or emerging technologies that could shorten timelines and reduce costs for hypersonic missile testing, including with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>3D printing of hypersonic test missile components including the frame, warhead, and propulsion systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>reusable hypersonic test beds, including air-launched, sea-launched, and ground-launched options;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>additive manufacturing solutions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the potential use of airborne platforms other than the B–52 aircraft to improve flight schedules for such testing; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y207e0db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>other relevant technologies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall develop the strategy under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Program Director of the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the research laboratories of the military departments, and the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207e0db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Estimated Costs of Conducting a Minimum Frequency of Hypersonic Weapons Testing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes an estimate of the costs of conducting at least one full-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire, hypersonic weapon test of each hypersonic weapon system that is under development each year by each of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy, once such system reaches initial operational capability.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207e0db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2494">136 STAT. 2494</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207e0db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="238">SEC. 238. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON STUDIES AND REPORTS OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207ea9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that identifies and provides information about the studies and reports undertaken for the Department of Defense by federally funded research and development centers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207ea9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall set forth the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207ea9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207ea9fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A list identifying each study and report undertaken by a federally funded research center for the Department of Defense—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207ea9fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that has been completed during the period covered by the report under subsection (a); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207ea9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that is in progress as of the date of the report under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207ea9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>For each study and report listed under paragraph (1), the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207ea9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The title of the study or report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207ea9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The federally funded research and development center undertaking the study or report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207eaa00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The amount of funding provided to the federally funded research and development center under the contract or other agreement pursuant to which the study or report is being produced or conducted.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207eaa01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The completion date or anticipated completion date of the study or report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207eaa02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall not apply to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207eaa03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Classified reports or studies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207eaa04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Technical reports associated with scientific research or technical development activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207eaa05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any report or study undertaken pursuant to a contract or other agreement between a federally funded research and development center and an entity outside the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207eaa06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Reports or studies that are in draft form or that have not undergone a peer-review or prepublication security review process established by the federally funded research and development center concerned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207eaa07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under subsection (a) shall be generated using the products and processes generated pursuant to section 908 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207eaa08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to submit annual reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2495">136 STAT. 2495</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="239">SEC. 239. </num><heading>REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ARMY FUTURES COMMAND RESEARCH PROGRAM REALIGNMENT STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207f1f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations set forth in the publication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Consensus Study Report: U.S. Army Futures Command Research Program Realignment” and dated April 23, 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207f1f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207f1f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of each recommendation described in such subsection that has already been implemented.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of each recommendation described in such subsection that the Secretary has commenced implementing, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of each recommendation described in such subsection that the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>For each recommendation under paragraph (3) the Secretary determines to implement, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207f1f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A timeline for implementation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207f1f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>The plan for implementation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207f1f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>For each recommendation under paragraph (3) the Secretary determines not to implement, a justification for the determination not to implement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207f1f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="240">SEC. 240. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x207f1f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arizona.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED UTILIZATION OF THE ELECTRONIC PROVING GROUNDS TESTING RANGE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207f9478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chair of the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee of the Department of Defense, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207fbb89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall address—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the amount and types of testing activities conducted at the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any shortfalls in the facilities and equipment of the range;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the capacity of the range to be used for additional testing activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the possibility of using the range for the testing activities of other Armed Forces, Federal agencies, and private-sector entities in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the capacity of the range to be used for realistic electronic warfare training;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>electronic warfare training shortfalls at domestic military installations generally; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the feasibility and advisability of providing a dedicated training area for electronic warfare capabilities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2496">136 STAT. 2496</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y207fbb91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Chair of the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee shall consult with the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Secretary of the Army.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Cross-Functional Team established pursuant to section 911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y207fbb98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The governments of Cochise County and Sierra Vista, Arizona.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="241">SEC. 241. </num><heading>STUDY ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERPERFORMING SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2080a5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with an eligible entity to conduct an independent study on the challenges associated with the use of software and information technology in the Department of Defense, the effects of such challenges, and potential solutions to such challenges.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2080a5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The independent study conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote>A survey of members of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department to identify the most important software and information technology challenges that result in lost working hours, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the number of working hours lost due to each challenge and the cost of such lost working hours;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effects of each challenge on servicemember and employee retention; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any negative effects of each challenge on a mission of the Armed Force or military department concerned.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the policy or technical challenges that limit the ability of each Secretary of a military department to implement needed software and information technology reforms, which shall be determined based on interviews conducted with individuals who serve as a chief information officer (or an equivalent position) in a military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Development of a framework for assessing underperforming software and information technology, with an emphasis on foundational information technology to standardize the measurement and comparison of programs across the Department of Defense and its component organizations. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>Such a framework shall enable the assessment of underperforming software and information technology based on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>designs, interfaces, and functionality which prioritize user experience and efficacy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>costs due to lost productivity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>reliability and sustainability;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2497">136 STAT. 2497</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>comparisons between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2080a60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>outdated or outmoded information technologies, software, and applications; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2080a60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>modern information technologies, software, and applications;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>overhead costs for software and information technology in the Department compared to the overhead costs for comparable software and information technology in the private sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>comparison of the amounts the Department planned to expend on software and information technology services versus the amounts actually spent for such software and services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the mean amount of time it takes to resolve technical problems reported by users;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the average rate, expressed in time, for remediating or patching weaknesses or flaws in information technologies, software, and applications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>workforce training time; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>customer satisfaction.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2080a615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>The development of recommendations—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to address the challenges identified under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080a617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>to improve the processes through which the Secretary provides software and information technology throughout the Department, including through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2080a618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>business processes reengineering;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2080a619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>improvement of procurement or sustainment processes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2080a61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>remediation of hardware and software technology gaps; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2080a61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the development of more detailed and effective cost estimates.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2080cd2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the eligible entity that conducts the study under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report on the results of such study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2080cd2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080cd2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means an independent entity not under the direction or control of the Secretary of Defense, which may include a department or agency of the Federal Government outside the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2080cd2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>software and information technology</term>” does not include embedded software and information technology used for weapon systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="242">SEC. 242. </num><heading>STUDY AND REPORT ON SUFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION RESOURCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20814260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20814261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study of at least one major defense acquisition program within each covered Armed Force to determine the sufficiency of the operational test and evaluation resources supporting such program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2498">136 STAT. 2498</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20814262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20814263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each major defense acquisition program evaluated as part of the study, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20814265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Identification and assessment of the operational test and evaluation resources supporting the program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>as of the date of the study;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20814268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>during the five-year period preceding the date of the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>over the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2081426a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For any operational test and evaluation resources determined to be insufficient to meet the needs of the program, an evaluation of the amount of additional funding and any other support that may be required to ensure the sufficiency of such resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2081426b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The amount of Government-funded, contractor-provided operational test and evaluation resources—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2081426c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provided for the program as of the date of the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2081426d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that are planned to be provided for the program after such date.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2081426e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Such other matters as the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation determines to be relevant to the study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2081426f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20814270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the Space Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>major defense acquisition program</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4201">section 4201 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20814273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>operational test and evaluation resources</term>” means the facilities, specialized test assets, schedule, workforce, and any other resources supporting operational test and evaluation activities under a major defense acquisition program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Authorization of Appropriations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 301. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Energy and Environment</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 311. </designator> <label>Center for Excellence in Environmental Security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 312. </designator> <label>Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 313. </designator> <label>Consideration under Defense Environmental Restoration Program for State-owned facilities of the National Guard with proven exposure of hazardous substances and waste.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 314. </designator> <label>Renewal of annual environmental and energy reports of Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 315. </designator> <label>Aggregation of energy conservation measures and funding.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 316. </designator> <label>Additional special considerations for energy performance goals and energy performance master plan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 317. </designator> <label>Purchase or lease of electric, zero emission, advanced-biofuel-powered, or hydrogen-powered vehicles for the Department of Defense.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2499">136 STAT. 2499</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 318. </designator> <label>Clarification and requirement for Department of Defense relating to renewable biomass and biogas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 319. </designator> <label>Programs of military departments on reduction of fuel reliance and promotion of energy-aware behaviors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 320. </designator> <label>Establishment of joint working group to determine joint requirements for future operational energy needs of Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 321. </designator> <label>Amendment to budgeting of Department of Defense relating to extreme weather.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 322. </designator> <label>Prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 323. </designator> <label>Pilot program for development of electric vehicle charging solutions to mitigate grid stress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 324. </designator> <label>Pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 325. </designator> <label>Policy to increase disposition of spent advanced batteries through recycling.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 326. </designator> <label>Guidance and target goal relating to formerly used defense sites programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 327. </designator> <label>Analysis and plan for addressing heat island effect on military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 328. </designator> <label>Limitation on replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense with electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 331. </designator> <label>Defueling of Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 332. </designator> <label>Authorization of closure of underground storage tank system at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 333. </designator> <label>Report on bulk fuel requirements applicable to United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 334. </designator> <label>Placement of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 335. </designator> <label>Studies relating to water needs of the Armed Forces on Oahu.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 336. </designator> <label>Study on alternative uses for Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 337. </designator> <label>Briefing on Department of Defense efforts to track health implications of fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 341. </designator> <label>Department of Defense research relating to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 342. </designator> <label>Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 343. </designator> <label>Prizes for development of non-PFAS-containing turnout gear.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 344. </designator> <label>Modification of limitation on disclosure of results of testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances on private property.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 345. </designator> <label>Restriction on procurement or purchasing by Department of Defense of turnout gear for firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 346. </designator> <label>Annual report on PFAS contamination at certain military installations from sources other than aqueous film-forming foam.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 347. </designator> <label>Report on critical PFAS uses; briefings on Department of Defense procurement of certain items containing PFOS or PFOA.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Logistics and Sustainment</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 351. </designator> <label>Resources required for achieving materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major defense acquisition programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 352. </designator> <label>Annual plan for maintenance and modernization of naval vessels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 353. </designator> <label>Inclusion of information regarding joint medical estimates in readiness reports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 354. </designator> <label>Inapplicability of advance billing dollar limitation for relief efforts following major disasters or emergencies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 355. </designator> <label>Repeal of Comptroller General review on time limitations on duration of public-private competitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 356. </designator> <label>Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations regarding Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan of the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 357. </designator> <label>Limitation on availability of funds for military information support operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 358. </designator> <label>Notification of modification to policy regarding retention rates for Navy ship repair contracts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 359. </designator> <label>Research and analysis on capacity of private shipyards in United States and effect of those shipyards on Naval fleet readiness.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2500">136 STAT. 2500</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 360. </designator> <label>Independent study relating to fuel distribution logistics across United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 361. </designator> <label>Quarterly briefings on expenditures for establishment of fuel distribution points in United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Matters Relating to Depots and Ammunition Production Facilities</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 371. </designator> <label>Budgeting for depot and ammunition production facility maintenance and repair: annual report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 372. </designator> <label>Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 373. </designator> <label>Five-year plans for improvements to depot and ammunition production facility infrastructure.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 374. </designator> <label>Modification to minimum capital investment for certain depots.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 375. </designator> <label>Continuation of requirement for biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 376. </designator> <label>Continuation of requirement for annual report on funds expended for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 377. </designator> <label>Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of the Army.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 381. </designator> <label>Annual reports by Deputy Secretary of Defense on activities of Joint Safety Council.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 382. </designator> <label>Accountability for Department of Defense contractors using military working dogs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 383. </designator> <label>Membership of Coast Guard on Joint Safety Council.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 384. </designator> <label>Inclusion in report on unfunded priorities National Guard responsibilities in connection with natural and man-made disasters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 385. </designator> <label>Support for training of National Guard personnel on wildfire prevention and response.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 386. </designator> <label>Interagency collaboration and extension of pilot program on military working dogs and explosives detection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 387. </designator> <label>Amendment to the Sikes Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 388. </designator> <label>National standards for Federal fire protection at military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 389. </designator> <label>Pilot programs for tactical vehicle safety data collection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 390. </designator> <label>Requirements relating to reduction of out-of-pocket costs of members of the Armed Forces for uniform items.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 391. </designator> <label>Implementation of recommendations relating to animal facility sanitation and plan for housing and care of horses.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 392. </designator> <label>Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 393. </designator> <label>Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine countermeasures platforms.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Authorization of Appropriations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Energy and Environment</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><heading>CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20822bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch7">Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20822bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20822bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 171.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 182 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2501">136 STAT. 2501</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2082a107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="182a">“§ 182a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082a108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s182a">10 USC 182a</ref>.</p></sidenote>Center for Excellence in Environmental Security</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may operate a Center for Excellence in Environmental Security (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Missions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2082a10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Center shall be used to provide and facilitate education, training, and research in civil-military operations, particularly operations that require international assistance and operations that require coordination between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The Center shall be used to provide and facilitate education, training, interagency coordination, and research on the following additional matters:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2082a10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Management of the consequences of environmental insecurity with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2082a10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>access to water, food, and energy;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2082a10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>related health matters; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2082a110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>matters relating to when, how, and why environmental stresses to human safety, health, water, energy, and food will cascade to economic, social, political, or national security events.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2082a111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Appropriate roles for the reserve components in response to environmental insecurity resulting from natural disasters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2082a112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Meeting requirements for information in connection with regional and global disasters, including through the use of advanced communications technology as a virtual library.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Center shall perform such other missions as the Secretary of Defense may specify.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>To assist the Center in carrying out the missions under this subsection, upon request of the Center, the head of any Federal agency may grant to the Center access to the data, archives, and other physical resources (including facilities) of that agency, and may detail any personnel of that agency to the Center, for the purpose of enabling the development of global environmental indicators.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint Operation With Educational Institution Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082a116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement with appropriate officials of an institution of higher education to provide for the operation of the Center. Any such agreement shall provide for the institution to furnish necessary administrative services for the Center, including by directly providing such services or providing the funds for such services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of Donations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2082a118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept, on behalf of the Center, donations to be used to defray the costs of the Center or to enhance the operation of the Center. Such donations may be accepted from any agency of the Federal Government, any State or local government, any foreign government, any foundation or other charitable organization (including any that is organized or operates under the laws of a foreign country), or any other private source in the United States or a foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The Secretary may not accept a donation under paragraph (1) if the acceptance of the donation would compromise or appear to compromise—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2082a11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the ability of the Department of Defense, any employee of the Department, or any member of the armed forces, to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2502">136 STAT. 2502</page> carry out any responsibility or duty of the Department or the armed forces in a fair and objective manner; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2082a11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or of any person involved in such a program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082a11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082a11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082a11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall prescribe written guidance setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether or not the acceptance of a foreign donation under paragraph (1) would have a result described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082a120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Funds accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) as a donation on behalf of the Center shall be credited to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for the Center. Funds so credited shall be merged with the appropriations to which credited and shall be available for the Center for the same purposes and the same period as the appropriations with which merged.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="312">SEC. 312. </num><heading>PARTICIPATION IN POLLUTANT BANKS AND WATER QUALITY TRADING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082c831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch159">Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2694c the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2082ef42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="2694d">“§ 2694d.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082ef43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2694d">10 USC 2694d</ref>.</p></sidenote>Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082ef44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082ef45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Participate</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of a military department, and the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning a Defense Agency, when engaged in an authorized activity that may or will result in the discharge of pollutants, may make payments to a pollutant banking program or water quality trading program approved in accordance with the Water Quality Trading Policy dated January 13, 2003, set forth by the Office of Water of the Environmental Protection Agency, or any successor administrative guidance or regulation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082ef46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Payments made under subsection (a) to a pollutant banking program or water quality trading program may be treated as eligible project costs for military construction.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082ef47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discharge of Pollutants Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>discharge of pollutants</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 502(12) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1362/12">33 U.S.C. 1362(12)</ref>) (commonly referred to as the ‘Clean Water Act’).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2082ef48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082ef49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2082ef4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2661.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2694c following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2694d. </designator> <label>Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="313">SEC. 313. </num><heading>CONSIDERATION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR STATE-OWNED FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WITH PROVEN EXPOSURE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2083165b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of State-owned National Guard Facility</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2700">Section 2700 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20833d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>State-owned National Guard facility</term>’ includes land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32 with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2503">136 STAT. 2503</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20833d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Defense Environmental Restoration Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2701(a)(1) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and at State-owned National Guard facilities</quotedText>” before the period.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20833d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility for Response Actions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2701(c)(1) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y20833d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Each State-owned National Guard facility being used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32 with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department at the time of actions leading to contamination by hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="314">SEC. 314. </num><heading>RENEWAL OF ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2083d9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental Report</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2711">Section 2711 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) and (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208427d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on progress made by environmental programs of the Department of Defense during the preceding fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208427d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208427d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include, for the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>With respect to environmental restoration activities of the Department of Defense, and for each of the military departments, information on the Defense Environmental Restoration Program under section 2701 of this title, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the total number of sites at which such program was carried out;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the progress of remediation for sites that have not yet completed cleanup;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the remaining cost to complete cleanup of known sites; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the overall progress of such program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>An assessment by the Secretary of achievements for environmental conservation and planning by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>An assessment by the Secretary of achievements for environmental compliance by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An assessment by the Secretary of achievements for climate resiliency by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>An assessment by the Secretary of the progress made by the Department in achieving the objectives and goals of the Environmental Technology Program of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208427dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may consolidate, attach with, or otherwise include in any report required under subsection (a) any annual report or other requirement that is aligned or associated with, or would be better understood if presented as part of a consolidated report addressing environmental restoration, compliance, and resilience.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208427de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2925 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the section heading to read as follows: “<quotedText><b>Annual report on energy performance, resilience, and readiness of Department of Defense</b></quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2504">136 STAT. 2504</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208427e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) and (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20847602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 240 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the fulfillment during that fiscal year of the authorities and requirements under sections 2688, 2911, 2912, 2920, and 2926 of this title, including progress on energy resilience at military installations and the use of operational energy in combat platforms and at contingency locations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20847603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>For the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the progress made to achieve the goals of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/58">Public Law 109–58</ref>), section 2911(g) of this title, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/140">Public Law 110–140</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of the energy savings, return on investment, and enhancements to installation mission assurance realized by the fulfillment of the goals described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A description of and progress toward the energy security, resilience, and performance goals and master planning for the Department of Defense, including associated metrics pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2911 of this title and requirements under section 2688(g) of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20847609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of progress made by the Department in implementing the operational energy strategy of the Department, including the progress of key initiatives and technology investments related to operational energy demand and management.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084760a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Details of the amounts of any funds transferred by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 2912 of this title, including a detailed description of the purpose for which such amounts have been used.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084760b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2084760c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Statistical information on operational energy demands of the Department, in terms of expenditures and consumption, for the preceding five fiscal years, including information on funding made available in regular defense appropriations Acts and any supplemental appropriations Acts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084760d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2084760e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2084760f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>A description of each initiative related to the operational energy strategy of the Department and a summary of funds appropriated for each initiative in the previous fiscal year and current fiscal year and requested for each initiative for the next five fiscal years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20847611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20847612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate for additional changes in organization or authority within the Department to enable further implementation of the energy strategy and such other comments and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20847613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified Form</inline>.—</heading><content>If a report under subsection (a) is submitted in classified form, the Secretary of Defense shall, concurrently with such report, submit to the congressional defense committees an unclassified version of the report.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2505">136 STAT. 2505</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20847614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may consolidate, attach with, or otherwise include in any report required under subsection (a) any annual report or other requirement that is aligned or associated with, or would be better understood if presented as part of a consolidated report addressing energy performance, resilience, and readiness.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 173 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20847616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20847617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2924.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2925 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2925. </designator> <label>Annual report on energy performance, resilience, and readiness of Department of Defense.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20847618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20847619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2084761a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1000">129 Stat. 1000</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) does not apply to the following reports:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084761b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The report required to be submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2711">section 2711 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084761c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The report required to be submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2925">section 2925 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084761d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1061(c) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (51) and (54).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="315">SEC. 315. </num><heading>AGGREGATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND FUNDING.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20849d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2084c43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregate Energy Conservation Measures and Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2084c440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary concerned shall take a holistic view of the energy project opportunities on installations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary and shall consider aggregate energy conservation measures, including energy conservation measures with quick payback, with energy resilience enhancement projects and other projects that may have a longer payback period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2084c441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In considering aggregate energy conservation measures under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall incorporate all funding available to such Secretary for such measures, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084c442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>appropriated funds, such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2084c443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>funds appropriated for the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2084c444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>funds appropriated for the Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization program of the Department; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084c445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>funding available under performance contracts, such as energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="316">SEC. 316. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE MASTER PLAN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2084c446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911/e">Section 2911(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2506">136 STAT. 2506</page><quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084eb57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>The reliability and security of energy resources in the event of a military conflict.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2084eb58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><content>The value of resourcing energy from partners and allies of the United States.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="317">SEC. 317. </num><heading>PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ELECTRIC, ZERO EMISSION, ADVANCED-BIOFUEL-POWERED, OR HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20853979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2922g">Section 2922g of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085397a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>systems</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>systems; purchase or lease of certain electric and other vehicles</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085397b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In leasing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During the period preceding October 1, 2035, in leasing</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085397c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, during the period specified in subsection (a),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>from authorizing</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085397d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2085879e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2085879f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning on October 1, 2035, each covered nontactical vehicle purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an electric or zero emission vehicle that uses a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a hydrogen-powered vehicle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2085aeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to Other Vehicle Technologies That Reduce Consumption of Fossil Fuels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2085aeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2085aeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding the requirement under subsection (d), beginning on October 1, 2035, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the purchase or lease of a covered nontactical vehicle that is not described in such subsection if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the technology used in the vehicle to be purchased or leased reduces the consumption of fossil fuels compared to vehicles that use conventional internal combustion technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the purchase or lease of such vehicle is consistent with the energy performance goals and plan of the Department of Defense required by section 2911 of this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the purchase or lease of a vehicle described in subsection (d) is impracticable under the circumstances.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2085aeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2085aeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2085aebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense may not delegate the waiver authority under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2085aebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle</term>’ includes a vehicle that uses a fuel described in section 9001(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2202 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8101/3/A">7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(A)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered nontactical vehicle</term>’ means any vehicle—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2507">136 STAT. 2507</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2035.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085aec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>hydrogen-powered vehicle</term>’ means a vehicle that uses hydrogen as the main source of motive power, either through a fuel cell or internal combustion.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2085aec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2085aec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2085aec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2922.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2922g and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2922g. </designator> <label>Preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems; purchase or lease of certain electric and other vehicles.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="318">SEC. 318. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION AND REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO RENEWABLE BIOMASS AND BIOGAS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2085d5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2924">Section 2924 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085d5d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085d5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (D) through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085d5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D):<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2085d5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Biogas.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2085d5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2085d5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2085d5dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The term ‘<term>biomass</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>renewable biomass</term>’ in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2085d5dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The term ‘<term>biogas</term>’ means biogas as such term is used in section 211(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7545/o/1/B/ii/V">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="319">SEC. 319. </num><heading>PROGRAMS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS ON REDUCTION OF FUEL RELIANCE AND PROMOTION OF ENERGY-AWARE BEHAVIORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208623fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch173/schIII">Subchapter III of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208623ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20862400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2924.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y20869931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2928">“§ 2928.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20869932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2928">10 USC 2928</ref>.</p></sidenote>Programs on reduction of fuel reliance and promotion of energy-aware behaviors</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20869933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department shall establish a program for the promotion of energy-aware behaviors and the reduction of unnecessary fuel consumption within that military department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20869934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The goals of the programs established under subsection (a) shall be as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20869935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>To increase operational energy resiliency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20869936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>To decrease energy-related strategic vulnerabilities and enhance military readiness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20869937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>To integrate sustainability features for new and existing military installations and other facilities of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20869938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum Required Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the program of a military department under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department shall carry out, with respect to the military department, and at a minimum, the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2508">136 STAT. 2508</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20869939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The development and implementation of a strategy for the collection and analysis of data on fuel consumption, to identify operational inefficiencies and enable data-driven decision making with respect to fuel logistics and the reduction of fuel consumption.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2086993a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The fostering of an energy-aware culture across the military department to reduce fuel consumption, including through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2086993b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the incorporation of energy conservation and resiliency principles into training curricula and other training materials of the military department, including by updating such materials to include information on the effect of energy-aware behaviors on improving readiness and combat capability; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2086993c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the review of standard operating procedures, and other operational manuals and procedures, of the military department, to identify procedures that increase fuel consumption with no operational benefit.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2086993d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The integration of operational energy factors into the wargaming of the military department and related training activities that involve the modeling of scenarios, in accordance with subsection (d), to provide to participants in such activities realistic data on the risks and challenges relating to operational energy and fuel logistics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2086993e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The implementation of data-driven procedures, operations planning, and logistics, to optimize cargo transport and refueling operations within the military department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2086993f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wargaming Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In integrating operational energy factors into the wargaming and related training activities of a military department under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of the military department shall seek to ensure that the planning, design, and execution of such activities include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20869940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>coordination with the elements of the military department responsible for fuel and logistics matters, to ensure the modeling of energy demand and network risk during such activities are accurate, taking into account potential shortfalls and the direct and indirect effects of the efforts of foreign adversaries to target fuel supply chains; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20869941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a focus on improving integrated life-cycle management processes and fuel supply logistics.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20869942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20869943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2928">10 USC 2928 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The programs required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2928">section 2928 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall be established by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20869944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20869945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the establishment of the program of the military department required under such section 2928.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="320">SEC. 320. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE JOINT REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE OPERATIONAL ENERGY NEEDS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2086e766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1653">135 Stat. 1653</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2509">136 STAT. 2509</page><quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20875c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Joint Working Group to Determine Joint Requirements for Future Operational Energy Needs of Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20875c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall establish a joint working group (in this subsection referred to as the ‘working group’) to determine joint requirements for future operational energy needs of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive agent</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall serve as the executive agent of the working group.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements specified</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining joint requirements under paragraph (1), the working group shall address the operational energy needs of each military department and combatant command to meet energy needs in all domains of warfare, including land, air, sea, space, cyberspace, subsea, and subterranean environments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority for certain systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Priority for joint requirements under paragraph (1) shall be given to independent operational energy systems that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208783ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>are capable of operating in austere and isolated environments with quick deployment capabilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208783ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may reduce conventional air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions comparable to systems already in use.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing or new programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The working group shall address the feasibility of meeting joint requirements determined under paragraph (1) through the existing energy programs of the Department and make recommendations for new programs to meet such requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Focus areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the requirements under this subsection, the working group shall focus the efforts of the working group on operational energy, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>micro-reactors and small modular reactors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>hydrogen-based fuel systems, including hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen-based combustion engines;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>battery storage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>renewable energy sources;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>retrofits to existing platforms that shall increase efficiencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>other technologies and resources that meet joint requirements determined under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommended plan of action</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208783b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208783ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208783bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, and provide to the congressional defense committees a classified briefing, outlining recommendations for programs to meet joint requirements for future operational energy needs of the Department of Defense by 2025, 2030, and 2040.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Focus on readiness and flexibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In submitting the report and providing the briefing under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208783bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>address each element of the report or briefing, as the case may be, in the context of maintaining or increasing the readiness levels of the Armed Forces <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2510">136 STAT. 2510</page> and the flexibility of operational elements within the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208783be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>disregard energy sources that do not increase such readiness and flexibility, with an explanation for the reason such sources were disregarded.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>advanced nuclear reactor</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16271/b">42 U.S.C. 16271(b)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The term ‘<term>micro-reactor</term>’ means an advanced nuclear reactor that has an electric power production capacity that is not greater than 50 megawatts that can be transported via land, air, or sea transport and can be redeployed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208783c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>small modular reactor</term>’ means an advanced nuclear reactor—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208783c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>with a rated capacity of less than 300 electrical megawatts; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208783c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that can be constructed and operated in combination with similar reactors at a single site.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="321">SEC. 321. </num><heading>AMENDMENT TO BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO EXTREME WEATHER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2087aad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 328(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 U.S.C. 221 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2087aad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2087aad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2087aad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2087d1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>a calculation of the annual costs to the Department for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2087d1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>assistance that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2087d1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provided to the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any Federal land management agency (as such term is defined in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6801">16 U.S.C. 6801</ref>)) pursuant to a request for such assistance and in consultation with the National Interagency Fire Center; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2087d1ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provided under title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32">title 32, United States Code</ref>, to any State, territory, or possession of the United States, regarding extreme weather; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2087d1ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>resourcing required to support—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2087d1ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>wildfire response, recovery, or restoration efforts occurring within military installations or other facilities of the Department; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2087d1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any Federal agency other than the Department (including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Interagency Fire Center) with respect to wildfire response, recovery, or restoration efforts, where such resourcing is not reimbursed.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2511">136 STAT. 2511</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="322">SEC. 322. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2087d1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 USC 2911 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20895892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that covered prototype and demonstration projects are conducted at each military installation under the jurisdiction of that Secretary that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an “Energy Resilience Testbed” pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20895893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Military Installations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20895894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20895895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nomination</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department shall nominate military installations under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for selection under paragraph (2), and submit to the Secretary of Defense a list of such nominations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20895896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20895897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select, from among the lists of nominated military installations provided by the Secretaries of the military departments under paragraph (1), at least one such nominated military installation per military department for designation pursuant to paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20895898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting military installations under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, take into consideration the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20895899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The mission of the installation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2089589a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The geographic terrain of the installation and of the community surrounding the installation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2089589b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The energy resources available to support the installation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2089589c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of any extreme weather risks or vulnerabilities at the installation and the community surrounding the installation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2089589d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation as energy resilience testbed</inline>.—</heading><content>Each military installation selected under paragraph (2) shall be known as an “Energy Resilience Testbed”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2089589e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Technologies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Covered prototype and demonstration projects conducted at military installations designated pursuant to subsection (b) shall include the prototype and demonstration of technologies in the following areas:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2089589f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Energy storage technologies, including long-duration energy storage systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Technologies to improve building energy efficiency in a cyber-secure manner, such as advanced lighting controls, high-performance cooling systems, and technologies for waste heat recovery.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Technologies to improve building energy management and control in a cyber-secure manner.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Tools and processes for design, assessment, and decision making on the installation with respect to all hazards resilience and hazard analysis, energy use, management, and the construction of resilient buildings and infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Carbon sequestration technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>Technologies relating to on-site resilient energy generation, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Advanced geothermal technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2512">136 STAT. 2512</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Port electrification and surrounding defense community infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Tidal and wave power technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208958a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Distributed ledger technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208958aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208958ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the conduct of covered prototype and demonstration projects at each military installation designated pursuant to subsection (b). Such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of each military installation so designated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A justification as to why each military installation so designated was selected for such designation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20897fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><content>A strategy for commencing the conduct of such projects at each military installation so designated by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Commencement of Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, covered prototype and demonstration projects shall be conducted at, and such conduct shall be incorporated into the mission of, each military installation designated pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility for Administration and Oversight</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the responsibility of the Secretary of Defense to select each military installation for designation pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the administration and oversight of the conduct of covered prototype and demonstration projects at a military installation so designated, as required under subsection (a), shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the military department with jurisdiction over that military installation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consortiums</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department may enter into a partnership with, or seek to establish, a consortium of industry, academia, and other entities described in paragraph (2) to conduct covered prototype and demonstration projects at a military installation that is under the jurisdiction of that Secretary and designated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consortium entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The entities described in this paragraph are as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>National laboratories.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Industry entities the primary work of which relates to technologies and business models relating to energy resilience and all hazards resilience.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Covered prototype and demonstration projects required under this section may be conducted as part of the program for operational energy prototyping established under section 324(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3523">134 Stat. 3523</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 U.S.C. 2911 note</ref>) (including by using funds available under the Operational Energy Prototyping Fund established pursuant to such section), using the other transactions authority under section 4021 or 4022 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or using any other available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2513">136 STAT. 2513</page> authority or funding source the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Follow-on production contracts or transactions</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, any transaction entered into under the other transactions authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022">section 4022 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for the conduct of a covered prototype and demonstration project under this section shall provide for the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction pursuant to subsection (f) of such section 4022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20897fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, to the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall collaborate with the Secretary of Energy and the heads of such other Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate, including by entering into relevant memoranda of understanding.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding any Secretary of a military department from carrying out any activity, including conducting a project or making an investment, relating to the improvement of energy resilience or all hazards resilience under an authority other than this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20897fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>community infrastructure</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2391/e">section 2391(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>covered prototype and demonstration project</term>” means a project to prototype and demonstrate advanced technologies to enhance energy resilience, including with respect to energy supply disruptions, and all hazards resilience at a military installation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20897fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>military installation</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2867">section 2867 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="323">SEC. 323. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20897fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 USC 2911 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE GRID STRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208b0575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a pilot program to develop and test covered infrastructure to mitigate grid stress caused by electric vehicles through the implementation and maintenance on certain military installations of charging stations, microgrids, and other covered infrastructure sufficient to cover the energy demand at such installations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208b2c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Military Installations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208b2c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>select at least one military installation of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary at <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2514">136 STAT. 2514</page> which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208b2c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification containing an identification of each such selected installation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In choosing a military installation for selection pursuant to paragraph (1), each Secretary of a military department shall take into account the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A calculation of existing loads at the installation and the existing capacity of the installation for the charging of electric vehicles, including (as applicable) light duty trucks.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Any required upgrades to covered infrastructure on the installation, including electrical wiring, anticipated by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The ownership, financing, operation, and maintenance models of existing and planned covered infrastructure on the installation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208b2c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of local grid needs, and any required updates relating to such needs anticipated by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208b2c92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date on which a Secretary of a military department submits a notification identifying a selected military installation under subsection (b), that Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the covered infrastructure to be implemented under the pilot program at the installation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the methodology by which each type of covered infrastructure so implemented shall be assessed for efficacy and efficiency at providing sufficient energy to cover the anticipated energy demand of the electric vehicle fleet at the installation and mitigating grid stress; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>the maintenance on the military installation of charging stations and other covered infrastructure, including a microgrid, that will be sufficient to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>cover the anticipated electricity demand of such fleet; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>improve installation energy resilience.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208b2c9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the selected military installation for which the report is submitted, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A determination of the type and number of charging stations to implement on the installation, taking into account the interoperability of chargers and the potential future needs or applications for chargers, such as vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-building applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>A determination of the optimal ownership model to provide charging stations on the installation, taking into account the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Use of Government-owned (purchased, installed, and maintained) charging stations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Use of third-party financed, installed, operated, and maintained charging stations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2515">136 STAT. 2515</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Use of financing models in which energy and charging infrastructure operations and maintenance are treated as a service.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Cyber and physical security considerations and best practices associated with different ownership, network, and control models.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>A determination of the optimal power source to provide charging stations at the installation, taking into account the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Transformer and substation requirements.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Microgrids and distributed energy to support both charging requirements and energy storage.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208b2ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of services</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department may use expertise within the military department or enter into a contract with a non-Department of Defense entity to make the determinations specified in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208b2ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (c)(1) a final report on the pilot program under subsection (a). Such report shall include the observations and findings of the Department relating to the charging stations and other covered infrastructure implemented and maintained under such pilot program, including with respect to the elements specified in subsection (c)(2).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208b2ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The terms “Armed Forces” and “military departments” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>charging station</term>” means a collection of one or more electric vehicle supply equipment units serving the purpose of charging an electric vehicle battery.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered infrastructure</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means infrastructure that the Secretary of Defense determines may be used to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>charge electric vehicles, including by transmitting electricity to such vehicles directly; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>support the charging of electric vehicles, including by supporting the resilience of grids or other systems for delivering energy to such vehicles (such as through the mitigation of grid stress); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>charging stations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>batteries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>battery-swapping systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>microgrids;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>off-grid charging systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>other apparatuses installed for the specific purpose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle or to a battery intended to be used in an electric vehicle, including wireless charging technologies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>electric vehicle</term>” includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a combination of electric and gas powered engine that can use either gasoline or electricity as a fuel source; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a plug-in electric vehicle that runs solely on electricity and does not contain an internal combustion engine or gas tank.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2516">136 STAT. 2516</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>electric vehicle supply equipment unit</term>” means the port that supplies electricity to one vehicle at a time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The term “<term>microgrid</term>” means a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The term “<term>military installation</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2801">section 2801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208b2cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The term “<term>wireless charging</term>” means the charging of a battery by inductive charging or by any means in which a battery is charged without a wire, or plug-in wire, connecting the power source and battery.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="324">SEC. 324. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208b2cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 2922.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb35d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the “pilot program”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Design of program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program shall be designed to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identify any logistical challenges with respect to the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>promote understanding of the technical and performance characteristics of sustainable aviation fuel when used in a military setting; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>engage nearby commercial airports to explore opportunities and challenges to partner on the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than two geographically diverse facilities of the Department at which to carry out the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Onsite refinery</inline>.—</heading><content>Not fewer than one facility selected under subparagraph (A) shall be a facility with an onsite refinery that is located in proximity to not fewer than one major commercial airport that is also actively seeking to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the selection of each facility under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees notice of the selection, including an identification of the facility selected.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each facility selected under subsection (b), not later than one year after the selection of the facility, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develop a plan on how to implement, by September 30, 2028, a target of exclusively using at the facility aviation fuel that is blended to contain not less than 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit the plan developed under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate congressional committees; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2517">136 STAT. 2517</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><chapeau>provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on such plan that includes, at a minimum—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a description of any operational, infrastructure, or logistical requirements, and recommendations, for the blending and use of sustainable aviation fuel; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of any stakeholder engagement in the development of the plan, including any consultations with nearby commercial airport owners or operators.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of plans</inline>.—</heading><content>For each facility selected under subsection (b), during the period beginning on a date that is not later than September 30, 2028, and for five years thereafter, the Secretary shall require, in accordance with the respective plan developed under paragraph (1), the exclusive use at the facility of aviation fuel that is blended to contain not less than 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for Sustainable Aviation Fuel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Sustainable aviation fuel used under the pilot program shall meet the following criteria:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Such fuel shall be produced in the United States from domestic feedstock sources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Such fuel shall constitute drop-in fuel that meets all specifications and performance requirements of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may waive the use of sustainable aviation fuel at a facility under the pilot program if the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>determines such use is not feasible due to a lack of domestic availability of sustainable aviation fuel or a national security contingency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>submits to the congressional defense committees notice of such waiver and the reasons for such waiver.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>At the conclusion of the pilot program, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final report on the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cb383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the effect of using sustainable aviation fuel on the overall fuel costs of blended fuel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of any operational, infrastructure, or logistical requirements, and recommendations, for the blending and use of sustainable aviation fuel, with a focus on scaling up adoption of such fuel throughout the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Recommendations with respect to how military installations can leverage proximity to commercial airports and other jet fuel consumers to increase the rate of use of sustainable aviation fuel, for both military and non-military use, including potential collaboration on innovative financing or purchasing and shared supply chain infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>A description of the effects on performance and operation of aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>if used, considerations of various blending ratios and the associated benefits thereof;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2518">136 STAT. 2518</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>efficiency and distance improvements of flights using sustainable aviation fuel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>weight savings on large transportation aircraft and other types of aircraft by using blended fuel with higher concentrations of sustainable aviation fuel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>maintenance benefits of using sustainable aviation fuel, including with respect to engine longevity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the effect of the use of sustainable aviation fuel on emissions and air quality;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>the effect of the use of sustainable aviation fuel on the environment and on surrounding communities, including environmental justice factors that are created by the demand for and use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y208cb38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>benefits with respect to job creation in the sustainable aviation fuel production and supply chain.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208cb38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208cb392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>sustainable aviation fuel</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 40007(e) of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’ (<ref href="/us/pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="325">SEC. 325. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208cdaa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2577">10 USC 2577 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>POLICY TO INCREASE DISPOSITION OF SPENT ADVANCED BATTERIES THROUGH RECYCLING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d01b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208d01b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208d01b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a policy to increase the disposition of spent advanced batteries of the Department of Defense through recycling (including by updating the Department of Defense Manual 4160.21, titled “Defense Material Disposition: Disposal Guidance and Procedures”, or such successor document, accordingly), for the purpose of supporting the reclamation and return of precious metals, rare earth metals, and elements of strategic importance (such as cobalt and lithium) into the supply chain or strategic reserves of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d01b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the policy under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following recycling methods:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d01b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Pyroprocessing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d01b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Hydroprocessing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d01ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Direct cathode recycling, relithiation, and upcycling.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="326">SEC. 326. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208d01bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 USC 2701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GUIDANCE AND TARGET GOAL RELATING TO FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d28cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance Relating to Site Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall issue guidance setting forth how, in prioritizing sites for activities funded under the “Environmental Restoration Account, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2519">136 STAT. 2519</page> Formerly Used Defense Sites” account established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2703/a/5">section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Assistant Secretary shall weigh the relative risk or other factors between Installation Restoration Program sites and Military Munitions Response Program sites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d28cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Target Goal for Military Munitions Response Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall establish a target goal for the completion of the cleanup of all Military Munitions Response Program sites.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="327">SEC. 327. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208d28ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 USC 2911 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ANALYSIS AND PLAN FOR ADDRESSING HEAT ISLAND EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d9dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Installation Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Secretary of a military department shall conduct an analysis of the military installations under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to assess the extent to which heat islands affect readiness, infrastructure service life, and utilities costs. Each such analysis shall contain each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208d9e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of how heat islands exacerbate summer heat conditions and necessitate the increased use of air conditioning on the installations, including an estimate of the cost of such increased usage with respect to both utilities costs and shortened service life of air conditioning units.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of any readiness effects related to heat islands, including the loss of training hours due to black flag conditions, and the corresponding cost of such effects.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d9e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Based on the results of the analyses conducted under subsection (a), the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop a plan for mitigating the effects of heat islands at the most severely affected installations, including by increasing tree coverage, installing cool roofs or green roofs, and painting asphalt; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>promulgate best practices enterprise-wide for cost avoidance and reduction of the effects of heat islands.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d9e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208d9e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the findings of each analysis conducted under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the plan developed under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208d9e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such other matters as the Secretaries determine appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208d9e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Heat Island Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>heat island</term>” means an area with a high concentration of structures (such as building, roads, and other infrastructure) that absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat more than natural landscapes such as forests or bodies of water.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="328">SEC. 328. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON REPLACEMENT OF NON-TACTICAL VEHICLE FLEET OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ADVANCED-BIOFUEL-POWERED VEHICLES, OR HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208e886c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208e886d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the report described in subsection (b), the Secretary may not enter into an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity delivery order contract to procure and replace the existing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2520">136 STAT. 2520</page> non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense with electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208e886e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208e886f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208e8870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report described in this subsection shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208e8871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208e8872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A cost estimate for the procurement by the Secretary of Defense, or through contract mechanisms used by the Department (such as energy savings performance contracts), of electric non-tactical vehicles to replace the existing non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an estimated cost per unit and number of units to be procured of each type of electric non-tactical vehicle (such as trucks, buses, and vans);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the cost associated with building the required infrastructure to support electric non-tactical vehicles, including charging stations and electric grid requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a lifecycle cost comparison between electric vehicles and combustion engine vehicles of each type (such as an electric truck versus a conventional truck);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>maintenance requirements of electric vehicles compared to combustion engine vehicles; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208eaf88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>for each military department, a cost comparison over periods of three, five, and 10 years of pursuing an electric non-tactical vehicle fleet versus continuing with combustion engine non-tactical vehicles.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the current and projected supply chain shortfalls, including critical minerals, for electric vehicles and combustion engine vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the security risks associated with data collection conducted with respect to electric vehicles, combustion engine vehicles, and the related computer systems for each.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the current range requirements for electric vehicles compared to combustion engine vehicles and the average life of vehicles of the Department necessary to maintain current readiness requirements of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208eaf8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote>An identification of components for electric non-tactical vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and combustion engine vehicles that are currently being sourced from the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment of the mid- and long-term costs and benefits to the Department of falling behind industry trends related to the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles including electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of the long-term availability to the Department of internal combustion engines and spare parts for such engines, including whether or not such engines and spare parts will be manufactured in the United States or repairable with parts made in the United States and labor in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>An assessment of the relative risks associated with parking and storing electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, and combustion engine vehicles inside parking structures, including fire risk and water damage.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2521">136 STAT. 2521</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208eaf91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208eaf92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2922g">10 USC 2922g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to procure non-tactical vehicles that are electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles, or any components or spare parts associated with such vehicles, that are not in compliance with subpart 22.15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or any successor regulations).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208eaf93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle</term>” includes a vehicle that uses a fuel described in section 9001(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2202 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8101/3/A">7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(A)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>charging station</term>” means a parking space with electric vehicle supply equipment that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles with at least a level two charger.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>electric grid requirements</term>” means the power grid and infrastructure requirements needed to support plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>electric non-tactical vehicle</term>” means a non-tactical vehicle that is an electric vehicle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>The terms “electric vehicle” includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a combination of electric and gas powered engine that can use either gasoline or electricity as a fuel source; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a plug-in electric vehicle that runs solely on electricity and does not contain an internal combustion engine or gas tank.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The term “<term>hydrogen-powered vehicle</term>” means a vehicle that uses hydrogen as the main source of motive power, either through a fuel cell or internal combustion.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The term “<term>non-tactical vehicle</term>” means a vehicle other than a tactical vehicle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208eaf9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The term “<term>tactical vehicle</term>” means a motor vehicle designed to military specification, or a commercial design motor vehicle modified to military specification, to provide direct transportation support of combat or tactical operations, or for the training of personnel for such operations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208eaf9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote>Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="331">SEC. 331. </num><heading>DEFUELING OF RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208efdbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Completion of Defueling</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208efdc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall complete the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in a safe and expeditious manner by a deadline that is approved by the State of Hawaii Department of Health.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208efdc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208efdc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208efdc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208efdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until the completion of the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Defense, a report on the status of such defueling.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2522">136 STAT. 2522</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208efdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning and Implementation of Defueling</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall plan for and implement the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Hawaii Department of Health.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208efdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may not begin the process of defueling the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a notification that such defueling would not adversely affect the ability of the Department of Defense to provide fuel to support military operations in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="332">SEC. 332. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208efdc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEM AT RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208f9a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may close the underground storage tank system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility of the Department of Defense located in Hawaii (in this section referred to as the “Facility”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208f9a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Facility Closure and Post-closure Care</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208f9a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x208f9a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost projections.</p></sidenote>the closure of the Facility, along with a report on the cost projections for such closure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>monitoring of the Facility following closure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>corrective actions to mitigate fuel releases of groundwater at the Facility, including resources necessary for the Secretary of the Navy to conduct such actions at the Facility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>coordination and communication with applicable Federal and State regulatory authorities, and surrounding communities, on release response and remediation activities conducted by the Secretary of the Navy at the Facility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>improvements to processes, procedures, organization, training, leadership, education, facilities, and policy of the Department of Defense related to best practices for the remediation and closure of the Facility; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>measures to ensure that future strategic level assets of the Department of Defense are properly maintained and critical environmental assets are protected.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation of plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy shall prepare the plan required under paragraph (1) in consultation with the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Environmental Protection Agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Hawaii Department of Health.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The United States Geological Survey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any other relevant Federal or State agencies the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208f9a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of Point of Contact at Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to ensure clear and consistent communication relating to defueling, closure, and release response, the Secretary of Defense shall identify a single point of contact within the Office of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2523">136 STAT. 2523</page> Secretary of Defense to oversee and communicate with the public and Members of Congress regarding the status of the Facility.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y208f9a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Water Monitoring Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the ground water monitoring program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to monitor movement of the fuel plume in the aquifer surrounding the Facility;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to monitor long-term impacts to such aquifer and local water bodies resulting from fuel releases from the Facility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y208f9a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to coordinate with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Department of Health and Human Services as the Agency conducts a follow up to the previously conducted voluntary survey of individuals and entities potentially impacted by fuel releases from the Facility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="333">SEC. 333. </num><heading>REPORT ON BULK FUEL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20900f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for administration and service-wide activities, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The bulk fuel requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific Command associated with the operational plans of the command that involve the most stress on bulk fuel, disaggregated by theater component commander, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1513">section 1513 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, implementing the requirement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The hardening requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific Command associated with the distribution of bulk fuel to support the proposed force laydown in the area of responsibility of such command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20900f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A bulk fuels connector strategy to reposition fuels within the area of responsibility of such command, which shall include a specific assessment of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The overall bulk fuel requirements for the force structure of the surface fleet tankers of the Navy and any specific requirements associated with the proposed force laydown specified in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The intra-theater connector strategy of the Department of Defense to logistically support theater-specific bulk fuel requirements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The bulk fuel requirements for light amphibious warfare ships.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of the funding mechanisms used, or proposed to be used, to meet each of the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) through (3), including programmed and unfunded requirements, and a description of any additional staffing or resources necessary to meet such requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20900f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20900f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>A risk assessment of the potential risk associated with the denial of access to bulk fuel storage facilities located in foreign countries, including a specific assessment of clauses <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2524">136 STAT. 2524</page> in contracts entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency that provide for surety of access to such storage facilities, taking into account the insurance sought with respect to such surety and the anticipated penalties for failing to provide such surety.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20900f58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in Separate Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>An element listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) shall be deemed to be included in the report under subsection (a) if included in a separate report submitted to the congressional defense committees on or before the date of the submission of the report under such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20900f59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified and publicly releasable form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="334">SEC. 334. </num><heading>PLACEMENT OF SENTINEL OR MONITORING WELLS IN PROXIMITY TO RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2090848a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2090848b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Director of the United States Geological Survey and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the placement of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility for the purpose of monitoring and tracking the movement of fuel that has escaped the Facility. Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2090848c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2090848d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the number and location of new wells that have been established during the 12-month period preceding the date of the submission of the report;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2090848e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an identification of any new wells proposed to be established;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2090848f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20908490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the need for any other wells;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20908491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the proposed number and location of any such additional wells; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20908492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>the priority level of each proposed well based on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20908493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the optimal locations for new wells; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20908494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the capability of a proposed well to assist in monitoring and tracking the movement of fuel toward the Halawa shaft, the Halawa Well, and the Aiea Well.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20908495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20908496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20908497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter for 12 months, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the Department of the Navy toward installing the wells described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="335">SEC. 335. </num><heading>STUDIES RELATING TO WATER NEEDS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON OAHU.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209147e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Future Water Needs of Oahu</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209147e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20916efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on how the Department of Defense may best address the future water needs of the Armed Forces on the island of Oahu. Such study shall include consideration of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the construction of a new water treatment plant or plants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the construction of a new well for use by members of the Armed Forces and the civilian population;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2525">136 STAT. 2525</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the construction of a new well for the exclusive use of members of the Armed Forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>transferring ownership and operation of existing Department of Defense utilities to a municipality or existing publicly owned utility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>conveying certain Navy utilities to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other water solutions the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Hawaii, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and any other entity the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report; briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on such findings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20916f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hydrological Studies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20916f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Groundwater flow model study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 31, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the State of Hawaii, shall commence the conduct of a new study, or continue an existing study, to further refine the modeling of groundwater flow in the area surrounding the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Such study shall be designed to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>seek to improve the understanding of the direction and rate of groundwater flow and dissolved fuel migration within the aquifers in the area surrounding the facility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>reflect site-specific data, including available data of the heterogeneous subsurface geologic system of such area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>address previously identified deficiencies in existing groundwater flow models.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadlines for completion</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Groundwater flow model study</inline>.—</heading><content>The study under paragraph (1) shall be completed by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the study under paragraph (1) is completed, the Secretary of the Navy shall complete a subsequent study to model contaminant fate and transport in the area surrounding the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports; briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon completion of a study under this subsection, the Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on such findings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20916f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2526">136 STAT. 2526</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20916f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="336">SEC. 336. </num><heading>STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE USES FOR RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20923165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20923166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20923167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20923168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20923169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092316a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center that meets the criteria specified in paragraph (2) under which such center will conduct a study to determine the range of feasible alternative Department of Defense uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and provide to the Secretary a report on the findings of the study. The conduct of such study shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092587b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>engagement with stakeholders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092587c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092587d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of historical alternative uses of facilities with similar characteristics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092587e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>such other modalities as determined necessary to appropriately identify alternative use options, including data and information collected from various stakeholders and through site visits to physically inspect the facility.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092587f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for ffrdc</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary seeks to enter into an agreement under paragraph (1) shall meet the following criteria:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A primary focus on studies and analysis.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A record of conducting research and analysis using a multidisciplinary approach.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>Demonstrated specific competencies in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20925883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>life cycle cost-benefit analysis;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20925884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>military facilities and how such facilities support missions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20925885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the measurement of environmental impacts.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A strong reputation for publishing publicly releasable analysis to inform public debate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20925887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-benefit Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the study conducted under the agreement will include a cost-benefit analysis of the feasible Department of Defense alternative uses considered under the study. Such cost-benefit analysis shall cover each of the following for each such alternative use:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The design and construction costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Life-cycle costs, including the operation and maintenance costs of operating the facility, such as annual operating costs, predicted maintenance costs, and any disposal costs at the end of the useful life of the facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092588a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any potential military benefits.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092588b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any potential benefits for the local economy, including any potential employment opportunities for members of the community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092588c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092588d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>A determination of environmental impact analysis requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092588e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The effects of the use on future mitigation efforts.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2527">136 STAT. 2527</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092588f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20925890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any additional factors determined to be relevant by the federally funded research and development center in consultation with the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20925891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Completion</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the study conducted under the agreement shall be completed by not later than February 1, 2024.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20925892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of a study conducted under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20925893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20925894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FFRDC</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the federally funded research and development center shall make an unclassified version of the report provided to the Secretary publicly available on an appropriate website of the center.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20925896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of defense</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon receipt of such report, the Secretary shall make an unclassified version of the report publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="337">SEC. 337. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO TRACK HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF FUEL LEAKS AT RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2092a6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092a6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to appropriately track the health implications of fuel leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility for members of the Armed Forces and dependents thereof, including members of each Armed Force and dependents thereof. The briefing shall include each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092a6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092a6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092a6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align such efforts with the public health assessment and monitoring efforts of the Director.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092a6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of any potential benefits of coordinating and sharing data with the State of Hawaii Department of Health.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092a6bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092a6be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the extent to which data from the State of Hawaii Department of Health and data from other non-Department of Defense sources can and should be used in any long-term health study relating to fuel leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092a6bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of the potential health implications of contaminants, including fuel, detected in the drinking water distribution system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility during testing after the fuel leaks at such facility that occurred in May and November 2021, respectively.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092a6c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2092a6c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A description of any contaminants, including fuel, detected in the water supply at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility during the 12-month period preceding the fuel leak at such facility that occurred in November 2021.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2528">136 STAT. 2528</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2092a6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of any potential benefits of broadening the tracing window to include indications of contaminants, including fuel, in the drinking water supply at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility prior to May 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2092a6c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Armed Forces Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Armed Forces</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="341">SEC. 341. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20934304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20934305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 USC 2701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20934306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20936a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20936a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20936a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20936a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense shall publish on the publicly available website established under section 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 U.S.C. 2701 note</ref>) timely and regularly updated information on the research efforts of the Department of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, which shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of any research collaboration or data sharing by the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, or any other agency (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s551">section 551 of title 5, United States Code</ref>), State, academic institution, nongovernmental organization, or other entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Regularly updated information on research projects supported or conducted by the Department of Defense pertaining to the development, testing, and evaluation of a fluorine-free firefighting foam or any other alternative to aqueous film forming foam that contains perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, excluding any proprietary information that is business confidential.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Regularly updated information on research projects supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to the health effects of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including information relating to the impact of such substances on firefighters, veterans, and military families, and excluding any personally identifiable information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Regularly updated information on research projects supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to treatment options for drinking water, surface water, ground water, and the safe disposal of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Budget information, including specific spending information for the research projects relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances that are supported or conducted by the Department.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2529">136 STAT. 2529</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Such other matters as may be relevant to ongoing research projects supported or conducted by the Department to address the use of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances and the health effects of the use of such substances.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The information published under paragraph (1) shall be made available in a downloadable, machine-readable, open, and user-friendly format.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The term “<term>military installation</term>” includes active, inactive, and former military installations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>perfluoroalkyl substance</term>” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The term “<term>polyfluoroalkyl substance</term>” means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20936a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Research Duties in Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Task Force</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2714/e">Section 2714(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Supporting research efforts relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20936a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Establishing practices to ensure the timely and complete dissemination of research findings and related data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances to the general public.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="342">SEC. 342. </num><heading>INCREASE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF STUDY AND ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER BY AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20939139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1350">131 Stat. 1350</ref>), as amended by section 315(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1713">132 Stat. 1713</ref>), section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1307">133 Stat. 1307</ref>), section 337 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3533">134 Stat. 3533</ref>), and section 342 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1643">135 Stat. 1643</ref>), is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2093913a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2093913b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2093913c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2215">section 2215 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $20,000,000 during fiscal year 2023 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment required by this section.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2530">136 STAT. 2530</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="343">SEC. 343. </num><heading>PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CONTAINING TURNOUT GEAR.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2093df5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3528">134 Stat. 3528</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2661">10 U.S.C. 2661 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2093df5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2093df5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of a non-PFAS-containing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the following:</quotedText>”<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2093df60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>A non-PFAS-containing”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2093df61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2093df62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2093df63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (f) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20940674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20940675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>perfluoroalkyl substance</term>’ means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20940676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>polyfluoroalkyl substance</term>’ means a man-made chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20940677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>The term ‘covered personal protective firefighting equipment” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20940678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Turnout gear jacket or coat.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20940679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Turnout gear pants.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094067a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Turnout coveralls.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094067b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Any other personal protective firefighting equipment, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="344">SEC. 344. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF TESTING FOR PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 345(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2715">10 U.S.C. 2715 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>personally identifiable information in connection with</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>publicly disclose</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="345">SEC. 345. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20942d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 3201.</p></sidenote><heading>RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF TURNOUT GEAR FOR FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2094a2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2094a2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Procurement and Purchasing</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (d), beginning on October 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract to procure or purchase covered personal protective firefighting equipment for use by Federal or civilian firefighters if such equipment contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2094a2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall include the prohibition under subsection (a) in any contract entered into by the Department of Defense to procure covered personal protective firefighting equipment for use by Federal or civilian firefighters.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2531">136 STAT. 2531</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No obligation to test</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall not have an obligation to test covered personal protective firefighting equipment to confirm the absence of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2094a2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Inventory</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall impact existing inventories of covered personal protective firefighting equipment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2094a2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Alternatives</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement under subsection (a) shall be subject to the availability of sufficiently protective covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2094a2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of Defense determines that no sufficiently protective covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances is available, the deadline under subsection (a) shall be extended until the Secretary determines that such covered personal protective firefighting equipment is available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2094a2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered personal protective firefighting equipment</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any product that provides protection to the upper and lower torso, arms, legs, head, hands, and feet; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any other personal protective firefighting equipment, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>perfluoroalkyl substance</term>” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2094a2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>polyfluoroalkyl substance</term>” means a man-made chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="346">SEC. 346. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON PFAS CONTAMINATION AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2094a2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following four years, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on any known or suspected contamination on or around military installations located in the United States resulting from the release of any perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance originating from a source other than aqueous film-forming foam.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="347">SEC. 347. </num><heading>REPORT ON CRITICAL PFAS USES; BRIEFINGS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING PFOS OR PFOA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209517fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of Critical Uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force and the Chemical and Material Risk Management Program of the Department of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report outlining the uses of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2532">136 STAT. 2532</page> critical to the national security of the United States, with a focus on such critical uses in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209517ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the sectors outlined in the February 2022 report of the Department of Defense titled “Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20951800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sectors of strategic importance for domestic production and investment to build supply chain resilience, including kinetic capabilities, energy storage and batteries, and microelectronics and semiconductors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20951801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20951802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20951803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 USC 2701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes a description of each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20951804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Steps taken to identify covered items procured by the Department of Defense that contain perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20951805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Steps taken to identify products and vendors of covered items that do not contain PFOS or PFOA.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20951806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Steps taken to limit the procurement by the Department of covered items that contain PFOS or PFOA.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20951807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Steps the Secretary intends to take to limit the procurement of covered items that contain PFOS or PFOA.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20951808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20951809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 USC 2701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Item Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered item</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095180a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>nonstick cookware or cooking utensils for use in galleys or dining facilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095180b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>upholstered furniture, carpets, and rugs that have been treated with stain-resistant coatings.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Logistics and Sustainment</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="351">SEC. 351. </num><heading>RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR ACHIEVING MATERIEL READINESS METRICS AND OBJECTIVES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20958d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s118">Section 118 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20958d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (d)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>objectives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>objectives, such as infrastructure, workforce, or supply chain considerations</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20958d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20958d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2095b450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2095b451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding Estimates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year, the Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary to meet the materiel readiness objectives required by subsection (c) through the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program. At a minimum, the Director shall provide, for each major weapon system, by designated mission design series, variant, or class, a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary to meet such objectives that—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2533">136 STAT. 2533</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095b452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>have been obligated by subactivity group within the operation and maintenance accounts for the second fiscal year preceding the budget year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095b453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Director estimates will have been obligated by subactivity group within the operation and maintenance accounts by the end of the fiscal year preceding the budget year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095b454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>have been budgeted and programmed across the future years defense program within the operation and maintenance accounts by subactivity group.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2095b455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2095b456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s118">10 USC 118 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phased Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation may meet the requirements of subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s118">section 118 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), through a phased submission of the funding estimates required under such subsection. In conducting a phased implementation, the Director shall ensure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095b457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for the budget request for fiscal year 2024, funding estimates are provided for a representative sample by military department of at least one-third of the major weapon systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095b458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for the budget request for fiscal year 2025, funding estimates are provided for an additional one-third of the major weapon systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2095b459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2095b45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>full implementation for all major weapons systems is completed not later than five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="352">SEC. 352. </num><heading>ANNUAL PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE AND MODERNIZATION OF NAVAL VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2096027b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s231">Section 231 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096027c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>, maintenance, and modernization</b></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><b>construction</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096027d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096027e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2096298f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Plan for Maintenance and Modernization of Naval Vessels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to the plan included under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for a fiscal year each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20962990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>A plan for the maintenance and modernization of naval vessels that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20962991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A forecast of the maintenance and modernization requirements for both the naval vessels in the inventory of the Navy and the vessels required to be delivered under the naval vessel construction plan under subsection (a)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20962992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of the initiatives of the Secretary of the Navy to ensure that activities key to facilitating the maintenance and modernization of naval vessels (including with respect to increasing workforce and industrial base capability and capacity, shipyard level-loading, and facility improvements) receive sufficient resourcing, and are including in appropriate planning, to facilitate the requirements specified in subparagraph (A).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2534">136 STAT. 2534</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20962993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20962994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>A certification by the Secretary that both the budget for that fiscal year and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221 of this title provide for funding for the maintenance and modernization of naval vessels at a level that is sufficient for such maintenance and modernization in accordance with the plan under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20962995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText> and the plan and certification under subsection (d)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20962996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch9">chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20962997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20962998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 221.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 231 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“231. </designator> <label>Budgeting for construction, maintenance, and modernization of naval vessels: annual plan and certification.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="353">SEC. 353. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING JOINT MEDICAL ESTIMATES IN READINESS REPORTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x209650a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s482/b">Section 482(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209650aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209650ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y209650ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209650ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209650ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mitigation plan.</p></sidenote>A summary of the joint medical estimate under section 732(b)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1817">132 Stat. 1817</ref>) prepared by the Joint Staff Surgeon, with a mitigation plan to correct any readiness problem or deficiency and the timeline, cost, and any legislative action required to correct any such problem or deficiency.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="354">SEC. 354. </num><heading>INAPPLICABILITY OF ADVANCE BILLING DOLLAR LIMITATION FOR RELIEF EFFORTS FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x209677bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2208/l/3">Section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209677c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The total</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the total</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209677c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209677c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The dollar limitation under subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to advance billing for relief efforts following a declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="355">SEC. 355. </num><heading>REPEAL OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW ON TIME LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 322(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2252">123 Stat. 2252</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="356">SEC. 356. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209677c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 USC 8013 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PLAN OF THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2096ecf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2096ecf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2096ecf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop metrics for assessing progress of the Secretary toward improved shipyard capacity and performance in carrying <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2535">136 STAT. 2535</page> out the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan of the Navy, including by measuring the effectiveness of capital investments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>ensure that the shipyard optimization program office of the Navy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>includes all costs, such as inflation, program office activities, utilities, roads, environmental remediation, historic preservation, and alternative workspace when developing a detailed cost estimate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>uses cost estimating best practices in developing a detailed cost estimate, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a program baseline;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a work breakdown structure;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a description of the methodology and key assumptions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2096ecfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a consideration of inflation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2097140f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a full assessment of risk and uncertainty; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20971410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a sensitivity analysis; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20971411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>obtain independent cost estimates for projects under the shipyard optimization program that are estimated to exceed $250,000,000, to validate the cost estimates of the Navy developed for such projects pursuant to paragraph (2) and inform the prioritization of projects under such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20971412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20971413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary of the Navy is unable to implement the requirements under subsection (a) by March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives before such date on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20971414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the current progress of the Secretary toward implementing those requirements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20971415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any hindrance to implementing those requirements; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20971416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any additional resources necessary to implement those requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="357">SEC. 357. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20976237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20976238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for military information support operations, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a plan for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20976239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>appropriately scoping and tailoring messaging activities to foreign target audiences;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097623a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensuring messages serve a valid military purpose;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097623b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>effectively managing risk associated with web-based military information support operations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097623c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>maintaining alignment with policies and procedures of the Department of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097623d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>adequately overseeing and approving the work of contractors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097623e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>ensuring alignment with policy guidance and procedures of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097623f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>coordinating activities with the Global Engagement Center of the Department of State and other relevant non-Department of Defense entities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2536">136 STAT. 2536</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="358">SEC. 358. </num><heading>NOTIFICATION OF MODIFICATION TO POLICY REGARDING RETENTION RATES FOR NAVY SHIP REPAIR CONTRACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20978950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20978951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy may not modify the general policy of the Department of the Navy regarding retention rates for contracts for Navy ship repair until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition submits to the congressional defense committees a notification that includes, with respect to such modification, the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20978952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of any considerations that informed the decision to so modify.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20978953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of the desired effect of the modification on the Navy ship repair industrial base.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20978954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section, and the requirements thereof, shall terminate on September 30, 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="359">SEC. 359. </num><heading>RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON CAPACITY OF PRIVATE SHIPYARDS IN UNITED STATES AND EFFECT OF THOSE SHIPYARDS ON NAVAL FLEET READINESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2097fe85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2097fe86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2097fe87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a federally funded research and development center to conduct research and analysis regarding the capacity and capability of private shipyards in the United States to repair, maintain, and modernize surface combatants and support ships of the Navy to ensure fleet readiness.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2097fe88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2097fe89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097fe8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2097fe8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the maintenance needs of the Navy during the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, including the frequency of unplanned maintenance and the average time it takes to repair ships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097fe8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2097fe8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the projected maintenance needs of the Navy during the 10-year period following such date of enactment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2097fe8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of whether current private shipyards in the United States have the capacity to meet current and anticipated needs of the Navy to maintain and repair ships, including whether there are adequate ship repair facilities and a sufficiently trained workforce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098259f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of barriers limiting the success of intermediate-level and depot-level maintenance availabilities, including constraints of <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> private depot capacity and capability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209825a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209825a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209825a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations based on the findings of paragraphs (1) through (4) regarding actions the Secretary of the Navy can take to ensure there is an industrial base of private ship repair facilities to meet the needs of the Navy and ensure fleet readiness, including whether the Secretary should institute a new force generation model, establish additional homeport facilities, or establish new hub-type maintenance facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209825a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209825a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Input From Private Shipyards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting research and analysis under subsection (a), the nonprofit entity or federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2537">136 STAT. 2537</page> of the Navy enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall consult with private shipyards regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209825a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the fleet maintenance needs of surface combatant and support ships of the Navy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209825a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>private shipyard capacity, including workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209825a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>additional investment in private shipyards necessary to meet the needs of the Navy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209825a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209825a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the nonprofit entity or federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary of the Navy enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the research and analysis undertaken under such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209825aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209825ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="360">SEC. 360. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT STUDY RELATING TO FUEL DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS ACROSS UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2098e8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center that meets the criteria under subsection (b) to conduct a study on fuel distribution logistics in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2098e8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for FFRDC</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The criteria under this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A primary focus on the conduct of studies and analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A demonstrated record of conducting research and analysis using a multidisciplinary approach.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A strong reputation for publishing publicly releasable analysis to inform public debate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2098e903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">IDA Strategic Fuel Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study pursuant to a contract under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall use the results of the July 1, 2020, report of the Institute for Defense Analyses titled “INDOPACOM Strategic Fuel Assessment” as a baseline to inform its analysis of fuel distribution logistics in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2098e904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A contract under subsection (a) shall provide that a study conducted under the contract shall include, with respect to the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>An evaluation of the vulnerabilities associated with the production, refinement, and distribution of fuel by the Armed Forces during periods of conflict and in contested logistics environments within the area, including with respect to the capability of the Armed Forces to sustain operational flights by aircraft and joint force distributed operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of potential adversary capabilities to disrupt such fuel distribution in the area through a variety of means, including financial means, cyber means, and conventional kinetic attacks.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2538">136 STAT. 2538</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of any gaps in the capability or capacity of inter- or intra-theater fuel distribution, including any gaps relating to storage, transfer platforms, manning for platforms, command and control, or fuel handling.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the positioning of defense fuel support points in the area, including with respect to operational suitability and vulnerability to a variety of kinetic threats.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e90d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the readiness of allies and partners of the United States to support the supply, storage, and distribution of fuel by the Armed Forces in the area, including a review of any relevant security cooperation agreements entered into between the United States and such allies and partners.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment of potential actions to mitigate any vulnerabilities identified pursuant to the study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2098e90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to secretary of defense</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2098e912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract under subsection (a) shall provide that a study conducted under the contract shall require that the federally funded research and development center submit to the Secretary a report containing the findings of such study.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2098e913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in an unclassified and publicly releasable form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20991024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20991025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of such report, submitted without change.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20991026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20991027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20991028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional defense committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20991029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099102a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099102b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>contested logistics environment</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2926">section 2926 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="361">SEC. 361. </num><heading>QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF FUEL DISTRIBUTION POINTS IN UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2099373c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099373d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>On a quarterly basis until the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall provide to the congressional defense committees briefings on the use of the funds described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2099373e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099373f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include an expenditure plan for the establishment of fuel distribution points in the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command relating to the defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20993740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The funds described in this subsection are the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2539">136 STAT. 2539</page> available for fiscal year 2023 for Military Construction, Defense-wide for Planning and Design for United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Depots and Ammunition Production Facilities</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="371">SEC. 371. </num><heading>BUDGETING FOR DEPOT AND AMMUNITION PRODUCTION FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: ANNUAL REPORT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20995d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch9">Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20995d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20995d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 221.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2099d284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="239d">“§ 239d.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099d285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s239d">10 USC 239d</ref>.</p></sidenote>Budgeting for depot and ammunition production facility maintenance and repair: annual report</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2099d286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall include with the defense budget materials for each fiscal year a report regarding the maintenance and repair of covered facilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2099d287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099d288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following (disaggregated by military department):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099d28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>With respect to each of the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year covered by the defense budget materials with which the report is included, revenue data for that fiscal year for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul workload funded at all the depots of the military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>With respect to the fiscal year covered by the defense budget materials with which the report is included and each of the two fiscal years prior, an identification of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The amount of appropriations budgeted for that fiscal year for depots, further disaggregated by the type of appropriation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The amount budgeted for that fiscal year for working-capital fund investments by the Secretary of the military department for the capital budgets of the covered depots of the military department, shown in total and further disaggregated by whether the investment relates to the efficiency of depot facilities, work environment, equipment, equipment (non-capital investment program), or processes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The total amount required to be invested by the Secretary of the military department for that fiscal year for the capital budgets of covered depots pursuant to section 2476(a) of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A comparison of the budgeted amount identified under subparagraph (B) with the total required amount identified under subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>For each covered depot of the military department, of the total required amount identified under subparagraph (C), the percentage of such amount allocated, or projected to be allocated, to the covered depot for that fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>For each covered facility of the military department, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Information on the average facility condition, average critical facility condition, restoration and maintenance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2540">136 STAT. 2540</page> project backlog, and average equipment age, including a description of any changes in such metrics from previous years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Information on the status of the implementation at the covered facility of the plans and strategies of the Department of Defense relating to covered facility improvement, including, as applicable, the implementation of the strategy required under section 359 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1323">133 Stat. 1323</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2460">10 U.S.C. 2460 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2099d294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>ammunition production facility</term>’ means an ammunition organic industrial base production facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The terms ‘budget’ and ‘defense budget materials’ have the meaning given those terms in section 234 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered depot</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 2476 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2099d298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered facility</term>’ means a covered depot or an ammunition production facility.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="372">SEC. 372. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2208/u/4">Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="373">SEC. 373. </num><heading>FIVE-YEAR PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPOT AND AMMUNITION PRODUCTION FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2099f9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch146">Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099f9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2099f9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2460.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2742 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y209a47cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2473">“§ 2473.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209a47cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2473">10 USC 2473</ref>.</p></sidenote>Annual five-year plans on improvement of depot infrastructure</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209a47ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan describing the objectives of that Secretary to improve depot infrastructure during the five fiscal years following the fiscal year for which such budget is submitted.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209a47cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each plan submitted by a Secretary of a military department under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>With respect to the five-year period covered by the plan, an identification of the major lines of effort, milestones, and specific goals of the Secretary over such period relating to the improvement of depot infrastructure and a description of how such goals support the goals outlined in section 359(b)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1324">133 Stat. 1324</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2476">10 U.S.C. 2476 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209a47d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>The estimated costs of necessary depot infrastructure improvements and a description of how such costs would be addressed by the Department of Defense budget request submitted during the same year as the plan and the applicable future-years defense program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Information regarding the plan of the Secretary to initiate such environmental and engineering studies as may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2541">136 STAT. 2541</page> be necessary to carry out planned depot infrastructure improvements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Detailed information regarding how depot infrastructure improvement projects will be paced and sequenced to ensure continuous operations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209a47d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation of Results-oriented Management Practices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each plan under subsection (a) shall incorporate the leading results-oriented management practices identified in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States titled ‘Actions Needed to Improve Poor Conditions of Facilities and Equipment that Affect Maintenance Timeliness and Efficiency’ (GAO–19–242), or any successor report, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>analytically based goals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>results-oriented metrics;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the identification of required resources, risks, and stakeholders; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209a47d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>regular reporting on progress to decision makers.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="374">SEC. 374. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPOTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209ae41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2476">Section 2476 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each fiscal year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) Each fiscal year</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>six</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>eight</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A), the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209ae41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Of the amount required to be invested in the capital budgets of the covered depots of a military department under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>75 percent shall be used for the modernization or improvement of the efficiency of depot facilities, equipment, work environment, or processes in direct support of depot operations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>25 percent shall be used for the sustainment, restoration, and modernization (as such terms are defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, or successor regulation) of existing facilities or infrastructure.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, but does not include funds spent for sustainment of existing facilities, infrastructure, or equipment</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209ae424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b0b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Certain Requirements Relating to Personnel and Total Force Management</inline>.—</heading><content>In identifying amounts to invest pursuant to the requirement under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of a military department shall comply with all applicable requirements of sections 129 and 129a of this title.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b0b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (e)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y209b0b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>A table enumerating, for the period covered by the report, the amounts invested to meet the requirement under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2542">136 STAT. 2542</page> subsection (a)(1), disaggregated by funding source and whether the amount is allocated pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(2).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b0b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b0b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section is further amended in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(1)</quotedText>” each place it appears.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b0b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional technical and conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2861/b">Section 2861(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b0b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (e) of section 2476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f) of section 2476</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b0b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a) of such section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(1) of such section</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b0b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b0b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b0b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2476">10 USC 2476 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="375">SEC. 375. </num><heading>CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL REPORT ON CORE DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b3250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b3251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1000">129 Stat. 1000</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2464/d">section 2464(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b3252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2401">130 Stat. 2401</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (45).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="376">SEC. 376. </num><heading>CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDS EXPENDED FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b3253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b3254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1000">129 Stat. 1000</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2466/d">section 2466(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b3255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2401">130 Stat. 2401</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (46).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="377">SEC. 377. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b3256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2476">10 USC 2476 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CLARIFICATION OF CALCULATION FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD CARRYOVER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For purposes of calculating the amount of workload carryover with respect to the depots and arsenals of the Department of the Army, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize the Secretary of the Army to use a calculation for such carryover that applies a material end of period exclusion.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="381">SEC. 381. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON ACTIVITIES OF JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x209b5967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184/k">Section 184(k) of title 10, United States Code</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2543">136 STAT. 2543</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b8078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Report.</headingText>—The Chair</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Reports.</headingText>—(1) The Chair</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b8079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209b807a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Not later than March 31, 2023, and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b807b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b807c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>a summary of the goals and priorities of the Deputy Secretary for the year following the date of the submission of the report with respect to the activities of the Council; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209b807d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209b807e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment by the Deputy Secretary of the activities of the Council carried out during the year preceding the date of such submission.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="382">SEC. 382. </num><heading>ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS USING MILITARY WORKING DOGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bce9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 50 of title 10, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bcea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bcea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 991.</p></sidenote>United States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y209bf5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="995">“§ 995.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">10 USC 995</ref>.</p></sidenote>Accountability for contractors using military working dogs</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bf5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reporting Requirement for Contractors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each covered contract shall specify that the contractor is required to submit to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), on an annual basis for the duration of the covered contract, a report containing an identification of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209bf5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of military working dogs that are in the possession of the covered contractor and located outside of the continental United States in support of a military operation, if any; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209bf5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the primary location of any such military working dogs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bf5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Contract Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section the term ‘<term>covered contract</term>’ means a contract that the Secretary of Defense determines involves military working dogs.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bf5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">10 USC 995 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">Section 995 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bf5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter for each of the subsequent three years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the implementation of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">section 995 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bf5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">10 USC 995 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall issue the guidance on the annual reporting requirement under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">section 995 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209bf5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209bf5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 991.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations to Prohibit Abandonment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the abandonment of military working dogs used in support of a military operation outside of the continental United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2544">136 STAT. 2544</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="383">SEC. 383. </num><heading>MEMBERSHIP OF COAST GUARD ON JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x209c1cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184/b/1">Section 184(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209c1cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209c1cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y209c1cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>During periods in which the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, an officer of the Coast Guard, appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="384">SEC. 384. </num><heading>INCLUSION IN REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES NATIONAL GUARD RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209c1cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In the report required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222a">section 222a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2024, the officer specified under subsection (b)(7) of such section shall include as part of the National Guard unfunded priorities described in subsection (c)(3) of such section unfunded priorities that relate to non-Federal National Guard responsibilities in connection with natural and man-made disasters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209c1cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222a/c/3">Section 222a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(6)</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(7)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="385">SEC. 385. </num><heading>SUPPORT FOR TRAINING OF NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x209c43e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1367">131 Stat. 1367</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s501">32 U.S.C. 501 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y209c43ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="351">“SEC. 351. </num><heading class="fontsize12">TRAINING OF NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, may provide support for the training of appropriate personnel of the National Guard on wildfire prevention and response. In carrying out this section, the Secretaries—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209c43eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>shall give a preference to personnel assigned to military installations with the highest wildfire suppression needs, as determined by the Secretaries; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209c6afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may consult with the Executive Board of the National Interagency Fire Center.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="386">SEC. 386. </num><heading>INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON MILITARY WORKING DOGS AND EXPLOSIVES DETECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209d555d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 381(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1672">135 Stat. 1672</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3062">10 U.S.C. 3062 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209d555e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Research Efforts of Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d555f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a review of the recent and ongoing research, testing, and evaluation efforts of the Department of Defense and the Department of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2545">136 STAT. 2545</page> Homeland Security, respectively, regarding explosives detection working dogs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209d5561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Any recent or ongoing research efforts of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, relating to explosives detection working dogs, and any similarities between such efforts.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Any recent or ongoing veterinary research efforts of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, relating to working dogs, canines, or other areas that may be relevant to the improvement of the breeding, health, performance, or training of explosives detection working dogs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any research areas relating to explosives detection working dogs in which there is a need for ongoing research but no such ongoing research is being carried out by either the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, particularly with respect to the health, domestic breeding, and training of explosives detection working dogs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>How the recent and ongoing research efforts of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, may improve the domestic breeding of working dogs, including explosives detection working dogs, and the health outcomes and performance of such domestically bred working dogs, including through coordination with academic or industry partners with experience in research relating to working dogs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Potential opportunities for the Secretary of Defense to collaborate with the Secretary of Homeland Security on research relating to explosives detection working dogs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any research partners of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, or both, that may be beneficial in assisting with the research efforts and areas described in this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209d5568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209d5569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the Secretary of Defense to collaborate, as appropriate, with the Secretary of Homeland Security on research relating to explosives detection working dogs and other relevant matters. Such plan shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d556a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209d556b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of potential opportunities for collaboration between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security on the research efforts and areas described in subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d556c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification of specific programs or areas of research for such collaboration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d556d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An identification of any additional agreements or authorities necessary for the Secretaries to carry out such collaboration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d556e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of additional funding necessary to carry out such collaboration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d556f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209d5570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of potential coordination on the research efforts and areas described in subsection (a)(2) with academic and industry partners with experience in research relating to working dogs, including an identification of potential <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2546">136 STAT. 2546</page> opportunities for such coordination in carrying out the collaboration described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209d5572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>A proposed timeline for the Secretary of Defense to engage in such collaboration, including specific proposed deadlines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A description of how programs carried out pursuant to this section seek to address the health and welfare issues identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled “Working Dogs: Federal Agencies Need to Better Address Health and Welfare” published on October 19, 2022 (GAO-23-104489).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209d5575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d5579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209d557a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>explosives detection working dog</term>” means a canine that, in connection with the work duties of the canine performed for a Federal department or agency, is certified and trained to detect odors indicating the presence of explosives in a given object or area, in addition to the performance of such other duties for the Federal department or agency as may be assigned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="387">SEC. 387. </num><heading>AMENDMENT TO THE SIKES ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209da39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Natural Features</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101(a)(3)(A) of the Sikes Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s670a/a/3/A">16 U.S.C. 670a(a)(3)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209da39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209da39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (i) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="y209da39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the use of natural and nature-based features to maintain or improve military installation resilience;”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209da39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expanding and Making Permanent the Program for Invasive Species Management for Military Installations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101(g) of the Sikes Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s670a/g">16 U.S.C. 670a(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209da3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the header and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Program for Invasive Species Management for Military Installations</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209da3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209da3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During fiscal years 2009 through 2014, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209da3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in Guam</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="388">SEC. 388. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209da3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2661">10 USC 2661 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL FIRE PROTECTION AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209e18d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209e18d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209e18d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>members of the Armed Forces and employees of Defense Agencies who provide fire protection services to military installations comply with the national consensus standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2547">136 STAT. 2547</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the minimum staffing requirement for any firefighting vehicle responding to a structural building emergency at a military installation is not less than four firefighters per vehicle; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the minimum staffing requirement for any firefighting vehicle responding to an aircraft or airfield incident at a military installation is not less than three firefighters per vehicle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209e18db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>details each instance in which the standards of that military department deviate from the national consensus standards specified in subsection (a)(1), and at what military installation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>includes, for each military installation under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, a detailed description of response times for emergency services and firefighting vehicle staffing levels; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209e18df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>includes an assessment of the feasibility of requiring compliance with the national consensus standards specified in subsection (a)(1) in accordance with such subsection at each military installation under the jurisdiction of that Secretary (without exception), the cost of requiring such compliance, and the estimated timeline for that Secretary to implement such requirement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209e18e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The terms “Armed Forces” and “Defense Agency” have the meanings given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>firefighter</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 707(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Pub. L. 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1074m">10 U.S.C. 1074m note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209e18e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>military installation</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2801">section 2801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="389">SEC. 389. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209e18e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7013">10 USC 7013 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAMS FOR TACTICAL VEHICLE SAFETY DATA COLLECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f2a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f2a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall each initiate a pilot program to evaluate the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles in the Army and the Marine Corps, respectively.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Each pilot program initiated under subsection (a) shall be carried out for a period of not less than two years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy each shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>select not fewer than one military installation in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that contains the necessary forces, equipment, and maneuver training ranges to collect data on drivers and military tactical vehicles during training and routine operation at which to carry out the pilot program;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2548">136 STAT. 2548</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>install data recorders on a sufficient number of each type of military tactical vehicle specified in subsection (d) to gain statistically significant results;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>select a data recorder capable of collecting and exporting telemetry data, event data, and driver identification data during operation and accidents;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establish and maintain a data repository for operation and event data captured by the data recorder; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>establish processes to leverage operation and event data to improve individual vehicle operator performance, identify installation hazards that threaten safe vehicle operation, and identify vehicle-type specific operating conditions that increase the risk of accidents or mishaps.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Tactical Vehicles Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Military tactical vehicles specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Light Armored Vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Stryker armored combat vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Such other military tactical vehicles as the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f2a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cyber Risk Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, may exempt from a pilot program under this section a military tactical vehicle specified under subsection (d) if that Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a certification that, with respect to inclusion of the military tactical vehicle, there is a high potential of cyber risk as a result of the absence of a cross-domain solution capable of segregating classified and unclassified data.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f2a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall each—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop plans for implementing the pilot programs under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on those plans and the estimated cost of implementing those plans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 15, 2024, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall each submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the respective pilot programs carried out under this section by the Secretaries, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>insights and findings regarding the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>adjustments made, or to be made, to the implementation plans developed under subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any other matters determined appropriate by the Secretaries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f2a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f2a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the pilot programs carried out under this section, including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2549">136 STAT. 2549</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>insights and findings regarding the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an assessment of the utility of establishing an enduring program to use data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an assessment of the scope, size, and estimated cost of such an enduring program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f2a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>such other matters as the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy determine appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="390">SEC. 390. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f2a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 771.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REDUCTION OF OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR UNIFORM ITEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f7898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f7899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Tracking Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to track the expected useful life of uniform items for officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces, for the purposes of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f789a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>estimating the rate at which such uniform items are replaced;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f789b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>determining the resulting out-of-pocket costs for such members over time;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f789c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>determining the necessity of establishing a uniform replacement allowance for officers of the Armed Forces, based on the replacement rate estimated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the out-of-pocket costs determined pursuant to paragraph (2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f789d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>determining the adequacy of the uniform allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209f789e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the expected useful life of required uniform items for members of the Armed Forces, projected changes to such required uniform items, and related costs anticipated by the Secretary (disaggregated by Armed Force). Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f789f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>pricing information for each such item, including items that are not considered uniquely military; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209f78a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f78a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of the necessity of establishing a uniform replacement allowance for officers of the Armed Forces, as determined pursuant to subsection (a)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="391">SEC. 391. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209f9fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO ANIMAL FACILITY SANITATION AND PLAN FOR HOUSING AND CARE OF HORSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209fedd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation by Secretary of the Army of Certain Recommendations Relating to Animal Facility Sanitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army shall implement the recommendations contained in the memorandum of the Department of the Army dated February 25, 2022, the subject of which is “Animal Facility Sanitation Inspection Findings for the Fort Myer Caisson Barns/Paddocks and the Fort Belvoir Caisson Pasture Facility” (MHCB–RN).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y209fedd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Housing and Care of All Horses Within Care of Old Guard</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209fedd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a plan for the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2550">136 STAT. 2550</page> housing and care of all horses within the care of the 3rd United States Infantry (commonly known as the “Old Guard”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y209fedd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209fedd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of each modification planned or underway at the Fort Myer Caisson Barns/Paddocks, the Fort Belvoir Caisson Pasture Facility, and any other facility or location under consideration for stabling of the horses described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209fedd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209fedd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p></sidenote>an identification of adequate space at Fort Myer, Virginia, to properly care for the horses described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209fedda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a prioritization of the allotment of the space identified under subparagraph (B) over other functions of Fort Myer that could be placed elsewhere;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209feddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x209feddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>projected timelines and resource requirements to execute the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y209feddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y209fedde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>immediate remedies for the unsanitary and unsafe conditions present at the locations described in subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y209feddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>how long-term quality of life improvements will be provided for the horses described in paragraph (1).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="392">SEC. 392. </num><heading>CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a014f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of the Navy shall continue, through fiscal year 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a014f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to perform the responsibilities of the Department of Defense executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s352/b">section 352(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a014f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to provide such support as may be necessary for the continued operation of such school.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="393">SEC. 393. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a014f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8754">10 USC 8754 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF LEGACY MARITIME MINE COUNTERMEASURES PLATFORMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a06314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend funds to discontinue or prepare to discontinue, including by making a substantive reduction in training and operational employment, any element of the Marine Mammal Program of the Navy, that has been used, or is currently being used, for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a06315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>port security at Navy bases, known as Mark-6 systems; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a06316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>mine search capabilities, known as Mark-7 systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a06317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a06318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a06319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identified a replacement capability and the necessary quantity of such capability to meet all operational requirements currently being met by the Marine Mammal Program, including a detailed explanation of such capability and quantity;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2551">136 STAT. 2551</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0631a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>achieved initial operational capability of all capabilities referred to in paragraph (1), including a detailed explanation of such achievement; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0631b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>deployed a sufficient quantity of capabilities referred to in paragraph (1) that have achieved initial operational capability to continue to meet or exceed all operational requirements currently being met by Marine Mammal Program, including a detailed explanation of such deployment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Active Forces</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 401. </designator> <label>End strengths for active forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 402. </designator> <label>End strength level matters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 403. </designator> <label>Additional authority to vary Space Force end strength.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Reserve Forces</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 411. </designator> <label>End strengths for Selected Reserve.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 412. </designator> <label>End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 413. </designator> <label>End strengths for military technicians (dual status).</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 414. </designator> <label>Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Authorization of Appropriations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 421. </designator> <label>Military personnel.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Active Forces</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a0b13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2023, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0b13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Army, 452,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0b13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Navy, 354,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0b13f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Marine Corps, 177,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0b140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Air Force, 325,344.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0b141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Space Force, 8,600.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>END STRENGTH LEVEL MATTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a0ff62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strength Levels to Support National Defense Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s691">Section 691 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of sections</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 39 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a0ff65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a0ff66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 671.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 691.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a0ff67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Active-duty and Selected Reserve Strengths</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 115 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>increase</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>vary</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20a0ff6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary by a number not equal to more than two percent of such authorized end strength; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2552">136 STAT. 2552</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20a0ff6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of the reserve component of the armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary by a number equal to not more than one percent of such authorized end strength.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>increase</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>variance</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a0ff6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph (3):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a1267f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a12680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a12681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of the military department concerned shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees if such Secretary exceeds a variance under paragraph (1), and at least once every 90 days thereafter for so long as such end strength is outside such variance. Each such notification shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a12682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Modified projected end strengths for active and reserve components of the armed force or forces for which such Secretary exceeds such variance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a12683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An identification of any budgetary effects projected as a result of such modified end strength projections.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a12684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>An explanation of any effects on readiness resulting from such modified end strength projections.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY SPACE FORCE END STRENGTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a14c95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a14c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s115/g">section 115(g) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, upon determination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such action would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary may vary the end strength authorized by Congress for each fiscal year as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a14c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Increase the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of such authorized end strength.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a14c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Decrease the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 10 percent of such authorized end strength.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a14c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Reserve Forces</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="411">SEC. 411. </num><heading>END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a1c1ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2023, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Army Reserve, 177,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Navy Reserve, 57,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,400.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Air Force Reserve, 70,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2553">136 STAT. 2553</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a1c1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">End Strength Reductions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1c1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a1c1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">End Strength Increases</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="412">SEC. 412. </num><heading>END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a1e8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2023, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1e8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1e8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Army Reserve, 16,511.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1e8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Navy Reserve, 10,077.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1e8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,388.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1e8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,333.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a1e8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Air Force Reserve, 6,003.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="413">SEC. 413. </num><heading>END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a2370d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2023 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129">section 129 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) shall be the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a2370e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For the Army National Guard of the United States, 22,294.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a2370f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For the Army Reserve, 6,492.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a23710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,994.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a23711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a23712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual Status)</inline>.—</heading><content>The number of temporary military technicians (dual-status) employed under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total authorized number specified in such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a23713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Under no circumstances may a military technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to participate in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2554">136 STAT. 2554</page> such realignment or conversion, no further action will be taken against the individual or the individual’s position.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="414">SEC. 414. </num><heading>MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a25e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  During fiscal year 2023, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s115/b">section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a25e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a25e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Army Reserve, 13,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a25e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Navy Reserve, 6,200.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a25e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a25e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a25e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Authorization of Appropriations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="421">SEC. 421. </num><heading>MILITARY PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a2853b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a2853c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction of Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Officer Personnel Policy</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 501. </designator> <label>Authorized strengths for Space Force officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 502. </designator> <label>Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 503. </designator> <label>Redistribution of Naval officers serving on active duty in the grades of O-8 and O-9.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 504. </designator> <label>Authorized strength after December 31, 2022: general officers and flag officers on active duty.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 505. </designator> <label>Extension of grade retention for certain officers awaiting retirement.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 506. </designator> <label>Exclusion of officers serving as lead special trial counsel from limitations on authorized strengths for general and flag officers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 507. </designator> <label>Constructive service credit for certain officers of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 508. </designator> <label>Improvements to the selection of warrant officers in the military departments for promotion.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 509. </designator> <label>Advice and consent requirement for waivers of mandatory retirement for Superintendents of military service academies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 509A. </designator> <label>Modification of reports on Air Force personnel performing duties of a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer (13N).</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 509B. </designator> <label>Assessments of staffing in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other Department of Defense headquarters offices.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 509C. </designator> <label>GAO review of certain officer performance evaluations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 509D. </designator> <label>Study of chaplains.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Reserve Component Management</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 511. </designator> <label>Inclusion of additional information on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in reports accompanying the national defense strategy.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2555">136 STAT. 2555</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 512. </designator> <label>Expansion of eligibility to serve as an instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 513. </designator> <label>Backdating of effective date of rank for reserve officers in the National Guard due to undue delays in Federal recognition.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 514. </designator> <label>Inspections of the National Guard.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 515. </designator> <label>Authority to waive requirement that performance of Active Guard and Reserve duty at the request of a Governor may not interfere with certain duties.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 516. </designator> <label>Continued National Guard support for FireGuard program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 517. </designator> <label>Enhancement of National Guard Youth Challenge Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 518. </designator> <label>Notice to Congress before certain actions regarding units of certain reserve components.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 519. </designator> <label>Independent study on Federal recognition of National Guard officers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 519A. </designator> <label>Review and update of report on geographic dispersion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 519B. </designator> <label>Briefing on duties of the Army Interagency Training and Education Center.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>General Service Authorities and Military Records</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 521. </designator> <label>Consideration of adverse information by special selection review boards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 522. </designator> <label>Expansion of eligibility for direct acceptance of gifts by members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their families.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 523. </designator> <label>Limitation of extension of period of active duty for a member who accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 524. </designator> <label>Expansion of mandatory characterizations of administrative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 525. </designator> <label>Rescission of COVID-19 vaccination mandate.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 526. </designator> <label>Temporary exemption from end strength grade restrictions for the Space Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 527. </designator> <label>Notification to next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces: study; update; training; report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 528. </designator> <label>Gender-neutral fitness physical readiness standards for military occupational specialties of the Army.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 529. </designator> <label>Recurring report regarding COVID-19 mandate.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 530. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress regarding women involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy or parenthood.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Recruitment and Retention</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 531. </designator> <label>Treatment of personally identifiable information regarding prospective recruits.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 532. </designator> <label>Revival and extension of temporary authority for targeted recruitment incentives.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 533. </designator> <label>Report on recruiting efforts of certain Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 534. </designator> <label>Review of marketing and recruiting of the Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 535. </designator> <label>Report on Department of Defense recruitment advertising to racial and ethnic minority communities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 536. </designator> <label>Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public secondary schools.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 537. </designator> <label>Best practices for the retention of certain female members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 538. </designator> <label>Review of certain personnel policies of special operations forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 539. </designator> <label>Support for members who perform duties regarding remotely piloted aircraft: study; report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 539A. </designator> <label>Retention and recruitment of members of the Army who specialize in air and missile defense systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Military Justice and Other Legal Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 541. </designator> <label>Matters in connection with special trial counsel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 542. </designator> <label>Technical corrections relating to special trial counsel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 543. </designator> <label>Randomization of court-martial panels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 544. </designator> <label>Jurisdiction of Courts of Criminal Appeals.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 545. </designator> <label>Special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 546. </designator> <label>Independent investigation of sexual harassment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 547. </designator> <label>Primary prevention research agenda and workforce.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 548. </designator> <label>Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 549. </designator> <label>Review of titling and indexing practices of the Army and certain other organizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 549A. </designator> <label>Briefing and report on resourcing required for implementation of military justice reform.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2556">136 STAT. 2556</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 549B. </designator> <label>Report on sharing information with counsel for victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 549C. </designator> <label>Dissemination of civilian legal services information.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Member Education</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 551. </designator> <label>Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 552. </designator> <label>Individuals from the District of Columbia who may be considered for appointment to military service academies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 553. </designator> <label>Agreement by a cadet or midshipman to play professional sport constitutes a breach of agreement to serve as an officer.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 554. </designator> <label>Naval Postgraduate School and United States Air Force Institute of Technology: terms of Provosts and Chief Academic Officers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 555. </designator> <label>Naval Postgraduate School: attendance by enlisted members.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 556. </designator> <label>Modification of annual report on demographics of military service academy applicants.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 557. </designator> <label>Study and report on professional military education.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 558. </designator> <label>Report on treatment of China in curricula of professional military education.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Member Training and Transition</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 561. </designator> <label>Codification of Skillbridge program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 562. </designator> <label>Pilot program on remote personnel processing in the Army.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 563. </designator> <label>Annual report on members separating from active duty who file claims for disability benefits.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 564. </designator> <label>Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in STEM.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle H—</designator> <label>Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 571. </designator> <label>Clarification and expansion of authorization of support for chaplain-led programs for members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 572. </designator> <label>Pilot program to expand eligibility for enrollment at domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools: extension; report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 573. </designator> <label>Commercial air waiver for next of kin regarding transportation of remains of casualties.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 574. </designator> <label>Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 575. </designator> <label>Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 576. </designator> <label>Pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for Department of Defense child development centers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 577. </designator> <label>Promotion of certain child care assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 578. </designator> <label>Industry roundtable on military spouse hiring.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 579. </designator> <label>Recommendations for the improvement of the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 579A. </designator> <label>Feasibility of inclusion of au pairs in pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 579B. </designator> <label>Briefing on policies regarding single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 579C. </designator> <label>Public reporting on certain military child care programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 579D. </designator> <label>Briefing on verification of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 579E. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle I—</designator> <label>Decorations, Awards, and Other Honors</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 581. </designator> <label>Clarification of procedure for boards for the correction of military records to review determinations regarding certain decorations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 582. </designator> <label>Authorizations for certain awards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 583. </designator> <label>Posthumous appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to grade of General of the Armies of the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 584. </designator> <label>Enhanced information related to awarding of the Purple Heart.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle J—</designator> <label>Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 591. </designator> <label>Report on non-citizen members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 592. </designator> <label>Notification on manning of afloat naval forces: modifications; codification.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 593. </designator> <label>Clarification of authority of NCMAF to update Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 594. </designator> <label>Disinterment of remains of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2557">136 STAT. 2557</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 595. </designator> <label>Pilot program on safe storage of personally owned firearms.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 596. </designator> <label>Pilot program on car sharing on remote or isolated military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 597. </designator> <label>Briefing on the effects of economic inflation on members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 598. </designator> <label>Study on improvement of access to voting for members of the Armed Forces overseas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 599. </designator> <label>Report on incidence of military suicides by military job code.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 599A. </designator> <label>Report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 599B. </designator> <label>Report on officer personnel management and the development of the professional military ethic of the Space Force.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Officer Personnel Policy</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR SPACE FORCE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GRADES OF MAJOR, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AND COLONEL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a36f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The table in subsection (a)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s523">section 523 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the items relating to the Marine Corps new items relating to the total number of commissioned officers (excluding officers in categories specified in subsection (b) of such section) serving on active duty in the Space Force in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel, respectively, as follows:<?GPOvSpace 04?><quotedContent><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="Quoted fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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vertical-align:top;">10,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom;">2,259</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom;">1,345</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom;">565”.</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table></quotedContent><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading>DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a3bdbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s525">Section 525 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as follows:</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> an em dash;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>in the Space Force, if that appointment would result in more than—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>2 officers in the grade of general;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>7 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>6 officers in the grade of major general.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3bdc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Marine Corps</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Marine Corps, and Space Force</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3e4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Marine Corps</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Marine Corps, or Space Force</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3e4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Commandant of the Marine Corps</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Chief of Space Operations</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2558">136 STAT. 2558</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading>REDISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL OFFICERS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADES OF O-8 AND O-9.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a3e4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (a)(3) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s525">section 525 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 502, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3e4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>33</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>34</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a3e4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>49</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="504">SEC. 504. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED STRENGTH AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2022: GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a432fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s526a">Section 526a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a432ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Marine Corps</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Marine Corps, and Space Force</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>220</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>218</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>151</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>149</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>187</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>170</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20a43305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>For the Space Force, 21.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a43307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>For the Space Force, 6.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="505">SEC. 505. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF GRADE RETENTION FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS AWAITING RETIREMENT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a43308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s601/b/5">Section 601(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>retirement, but not for more than 60 days.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“retirement, but—<subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y20a45a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (B), not for more than 60 days; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y20a45a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>with respect to an officer awaiting retirement following not less than one year of consecutive deployment outside of the United States to a combat zone (as defined in section 112(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or in support of a contingency operation, not for more than 90 days.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="506">SEC. 506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a45a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s526a">10 USC 526a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS SERVING AS LEAD SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL FROM LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a45a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>During the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the limitations in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s526a/a">section 526a(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 504, shall not apply to a general or flag officer serving in the position of lead special trial counsel pursuant to an appointment under section 1044f(a)(2) of such title.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="507">SEC. 507. </num><heading>CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a4a83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Constructive Service Credit for Warrant Officers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s572">Section 572 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4a83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>For the purposes</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4a83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2559">136 STAT. 2559</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a4cf50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><chapeau>The Secretary concerned shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment as a warrant officer in the regular component of an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, and who has advanced education or training or special experience, with constructive service for such education, training, or experience, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4cf51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>For special training or experience in a particular warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4cf52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>For advanced education in a warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a4cf53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the amendments made by subsection (a). Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4cf54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a4cf55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>the evaluation of such amendments by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4cf56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a4cf57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimate of the Secretary regarding how many individuals are eligible for credit under subsection (b) of such section, as added by subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a4cf58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a4cf59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the determination of the Secretary whether existing special pay for such members is adequate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="508">SEC. 508. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SELECTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS IN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR PROMOTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a4f66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Promotion by Selection Boards: Recommendation; Exclusion From Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s575">Section 575 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a5448b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y20a5448c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>In selecting the warrant officers to be recommended for promotion, a selection board shall, when authorized by the Secretary concerned, recommend warrant officers of particular merit, pursuant to guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Secretary concerned, from among those warrant officers selected for promotion, to be placed higher on the promotion list contained in the report of such board under section 576(c) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a5448d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A selection board may recommend that a warrant officer be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1) only if the warrant officer receives the recommendation of at least a majority of the members of the board, unless the Secretary concerned establishes an alternative requirement. Any such alternate requirement shall be furnished to the board as part of the guidelines furnished to the board under section 576 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a5448e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>For the warrant officers recommended to be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1), the board shall recommend the order in which those warrant officers should be placed on the list.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a5448f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y20a54490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Upon the request of a warrant officer, the Secretary concerned may exclude the warrant officer from consideration for promotion under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a54491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The Secretary concerned may approve a request of a warrant officer under paragraph (1) only if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a54492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the basis for the request is to allow the officer to complete—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2560">136 STAT. 2560</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20a54493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an assignment in support of career progression;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20a54494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>advanced education;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20a54495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a54496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>an assignment such Secretary determines is of significant value to the Armed Force concerned; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20a54497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a career progression requirement delayed by an assignment or education;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a54498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a54499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>such Secretary determines that such exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Armed Force concerned; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a5449a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests exclusion from consideration.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a5449b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority for Promotion of Warrant Officers in Report of Selection Board</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of section 576 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a56bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><chapeau>The names of warrant officers selected for promotion under this section shall be arranged in the report of such board in the following order of priority:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a56bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a56bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Warrant officers recommended under section 575(e) of this title to be placed higher on the promotion list, in the order in which the board determines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a56baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Warrant officers otherwise recommended for promotion, in the order of seniority on the warrant officer active-duty list.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a56bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Promotions: How Made; Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 578(a) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the seniority of such officers on the warrant officer active-duty list</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>set forth in section 576(c) of this title</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="509">SEC. 509. </num><heading>ADVICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR WAIVERS OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a592c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Military Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7321/b">Section 7321(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a592c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Naval Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8371/b">Section 8371(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a592c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Air Force Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9321/b">Section 9321(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2561">136 STAT. 2561</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="509A">SEC. 509A. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON AIR FORCE PERSONNEL PERFORMING DUTIES OF A NUCLEAR AND MISSILE OPERATIONS OFFICER (13N).</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a5b9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 506(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1682">135 Stat. 1682</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a5b9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a5b9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph (8):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20a5b9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>A staffing plan for managing personnel in the 13N career field as the Air Force transitions from the Minuteman III weapon system to the Sentinel weapon system.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="509B">SEC. 509B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a5b9d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a5b9d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a5b9da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a5b9db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedules.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS OFFICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a67d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of the Secretary of Defense</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of staffing of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Such assessment shall including the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A validation of every military staff billet assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense against existing military personnel requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The estimated effect of returning 15 percent of such military staff billets to operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned, over a period of 36 months, would have on the office of the Secretary of Defense and other Department of Defense Headquarters Offices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A plan and milestones for how reductions described in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule for such reductions, and the process by which the billets would be returned to the operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a67d30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall conduct an assessment of staffing of the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Such assessment shall including the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A validation of every military staff billet assigned to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff against existing military personnel requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The estimated effect of returning 15 percent of such military staff billets to operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned, over a period of 36 months, would have on the office of the Joint Staff and the Chairman’s Controlled Activities and other related Joint Staff Headquarters Offices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A plan and milestones for how reductions described in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule for such reductions, and the process by which the billets would be returned to the operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a67d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a67d36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an interim briefing on the assessments under subsections (a) and (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the assessments under subsections (a) and (b). Such report shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2562">136 STAT. 2562</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A validation of every military staff billet assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff to include the Chairman’s Controlled Activities against existing military personnel requirements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The methodology and process through which such validation was performed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a67d3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>Relevant statistical analysis on military billet fill rates against validated requirements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a67d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of unvalidated military billets currently performing staff support functions,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The rationale for why unvalidated military billets may be required.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The cost of military staff filling both validated and unvalidated billets.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a67d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>Lessons learned through the military billet validation process and statistical analysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary determines relevant to understanding the use of military staff billets described in subsections (a) and (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a67d43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a67d44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a67d45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Any legislative, policy or budgetary recommendations of the Secretary related to the subject matter of the report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="509C">SEC. 509C. </num><heading>GAO REVIEW OF CERTAIN OFFICER PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a71986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a71987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Review Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the officer performance reports of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department in order to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a71989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><content>study the fitness report systems used for the performance evaluation of officers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7198a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a7198b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a7198c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>provide to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments recommendations regarding how to improve such systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a7198d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a7198e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7198f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An analysis of the effectiveness of the fitness report systems at evaluating and documenting the performance of officers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A comparison of the fitness report systems for officers of each Armed Force described in subsection (a) with best practices for performance evaluations used by public- and private-sector organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An analysis of the value of fitness reports in providing useful information to officer promotion boards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An analysis of the value of fitness reports in providing useful feedback to officers being evaluated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a71994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a71995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations to improve the fitness report systems to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>increase its effectiveness at accurately evaluating and documenting the performance of officers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide more useful information to officer promotion boards; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a71998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide more useful feedback regarding evaluated officers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2563">136 STAT. 2563</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a71999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to Data and Records</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretaries of the military departments shall provide to the Comptroller General sufficient resources and access to technical data, individuals, organizations, and records that the Comptroller General requires to complete the review under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a7199a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a7199b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Secretaries</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completing the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments a report on the results of the review.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a7199c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a7199d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments receive the report under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7199e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a7199f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>an unaltered copy of such report; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a719a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any comments of the Secretary regarding such report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="509D">SEC. 509D. </num><heading>STUDY OF CHAPLAINS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a78ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a78ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a study of the roles and responsibilities of chaplains.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a78ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The resources (including funding, administrative support, and personnel) available to support religious programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Inclusion of chaplains in resiliency, suicide prevention, wellness, and other related programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The role of chaplains in embedded units, headquarters activities. and military treatment facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Recruitment and retention of chaplains.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a78ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the number of hours chaplains spend in roles including pastoral care, religious services, counseling, and administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The results of any surveys that have assessed the roles, responsibilities and satisfaction of chaplains.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a78edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>A review of the personnel requirements for chaplains during fiscal years 2013 through 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a78edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Challenges to the abilities of chaplains to offer ministry services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Reserve Component Management</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="511">SEC. 511. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS IN REPORTS ACCOMPANYING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a7b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/m">Section 113(m) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (8) as paragraph (11);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7b5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the first paragraph (8), as paragraph (10);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7b5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2564">136 STAT. 2564</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a7b5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20a7b5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The number of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships awarded during the fiscal year covered by the report, disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity, for each military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20a7b5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>The program completion rates and program withdrawal rates of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship recipients during the fiscal year covered by the report, disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity, for each military department.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="512">SEC. 512. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a80415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2031">Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a80416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a80417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a85238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y20a85239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers and noncommissioned officers on active duty under subsection (c)(1) or authorizing the employment of retired officers and noncommissioned officers under subsection (d) or (e), the Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ as administrators and instructors in the program officers or noncommissioned officers who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a8523a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y20a8523b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>receive honorable discharges—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20a8523c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>after completing at least eight years of service; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20a8523d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>not longer than five years before applying for such employment; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20a8523e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y20a8523f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>are in an active status; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20a85240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>who are not yet eligible for retired pay; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a85241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>apply for such employment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a85242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a85243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay to the institution an amount equal to one-half of the amount to be paid to an instructor pursuant to the JROTC Instructor Pay Scale for any period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a85244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding the limitation in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the military department concerned may pay to the institution more than one-half of the amount paid to the member by the institution if, as determined by such Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a87955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the institution is in an educationally and economically deprived area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a87956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such action is in the national interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a87957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Payments under this subsection shall be made from funds appropriated for that purpose.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a87958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The Secretary of the military department concerned may require an officer or noncommissioned officer employed under this subsection to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve as a condition of such employment.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a87959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a8795a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing regarding—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2565">136 STAT. 2565</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a8795b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of instructors employed pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a8795c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>costs to the Federal Government arising from such employment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="513">SEC. 513. </num><heading>BACKDATING OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF RANK FOR RESERVE OFFICERS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD DUE TO UNDUE DELAYS IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a8795d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s14308/f">section 14308(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a8a06e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a8a06f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If there is a delay in extending Federal recognition in the next higher grade in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard to a reserve commissioned officer of the Army or the Air Force that exceeds 100 days from the date the National Guard Bureau deems such officer’s application for Federal recognition to be completely submitted by the State and ready for review at the National Guard Bureau, and the delay was not attributable to the action or inaction of such officer—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a8a070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a8a071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>in the event of State promotion with an effective date before January 1, 2024, the effective date of the promotion concerned under paragraph (1) may be adjusted to a date determined by the Secretary concerned, but not earlier than the effective date of the State promotion; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a8a072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>in the event of State promotion with an effective date on or after January 1, 2024, the effective date of the promotion concerned under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by the Secretary concerned to the later of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20a8a073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the date the National Guard Bureau deems such officer’s application for Federal recognition to be completely submitted by the State and ready for review at the National Guard Bureau; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20a8a074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the date on which the officer occupies a billet in the next higher grade.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="514">SEC. 514. </num><heading>INSPECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a915a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Element</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s105">section 105 of title 32, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20a915a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the units and members of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard comply with Federal law and policy applicable to the National Guard, including policies issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a915aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation of paragraph (8) of such subsection, as added by subsection (a). Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of inspections conducted that included determinations under such paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>With regard to each such inspection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the date;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2566">136 STAT. 2566</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the unit of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard inspected;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the officer who conducted such inspection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a915b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a915b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the determination of the officer whether the unit was in compliance with Federal law and policy applicable to the National Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="515">SEC. 515. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a915b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT THAT PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY AT THE REQUEST OF A GOVERNOR MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH CERTAIN DUTIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a93cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t32/s328/b">Section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a963d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a963d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a963d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y20a963d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 101(d)(6)(A) of title 10 and subsection (b) of this section, the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, may, at the request of the Secretary concerned, order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the armed forces as the primary duty.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a963d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a963d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>Training performed under paragraph (1) must be in compliance with the requirements of section 502(f)(2)(B)(i) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a963da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>No more than 100 personnel may be granted a waiver by a Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) at a time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a963db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a963dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>The authority under paragraph (1) shall terminate on October 1, 2024.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a963dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Performance of Training as Primary Duty</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing describing how many members of the National Guard are performing Active Guard and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the Armed Forces as primary duty.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a963de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on End Strength Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing outlining the end strength requirement going forward for Active Guard and Reserve forces of the National Guard impacted by subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s328/b">section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="516">SEC. 516. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a963df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t32/s501">32 USC 501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONTINUED NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT FOR FIREGUARD PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20a9b100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9b101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>(a) </b><sup>in general.—</sup></quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Until</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9b102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2029</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9b103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>support</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>carry out</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9b104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>personnel of the California National Guard</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>National Guard personnel (including from the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2567">136 STAT. 2567</page> Colorado National Guard and the California National Guard)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9b105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a9d816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a9d817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a9d818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Until the date specified in subsection (a), no component (including any analytical responsibility) of the FireGuard program may be transferred from the Department of Defense to another entity. If the Secretary seeks to make such a transfer, the Secretary shall, at least three years before such transfer, provide to the appropriate congressional committees a written report and briefing that detail—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9d819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a9d81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>plans of the Secretary for such transfer; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9d81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>how such transfer will sustain and improve detection and monitoring of wildfires.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20a9d81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9d81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9d81e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9d81f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20a9d820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="517">SEC. 517. </num><heading>ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 516 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a9ff31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1683">135 Stat. 1683</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="518">SEC. 518. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20a9ff32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10101">10 USC 10101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NOTICE TO CONGRESS BEFORE CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING UNITS OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20aa9b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20aa9b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice Required; Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of a military department may not take any covered action regarding a covered unit until the day that is 60 days after the Secretary of a military department submits to Congress notice of such covered action. Such notice shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20aa9b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of how the covered action would improve readiness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of how the covered action would align with the National Defense Strategy and the supporting strategies of each military departments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of any proposed organizational change associated with the covered action and how the covered action will affect the relationship of administrative, operational, or tactical control responsibilities of the covered unit.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20aa9b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost projection.</p></sidenote><content>The projected cost and any projected long-term cost savings of the covered action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A detailed description of any requirements for new infrastructure or relocation of equipment and assets necessary for the covered action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of how the covered activity will affect the ability of the covered Armed Force to accomplish its current mission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20aa9b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply to any step to perform covered action regarding a covered unit on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20aa9b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2568">136 STAT. 2568</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered action</term>” means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>To deactivate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>To reassign.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>To move the home station.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Army.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Navy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Marine Corps.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Air Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Space Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20aa9b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>covered unit</term>” means a unit of a reserve component of a covered Armed Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="519">SEC. 519. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ab85ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on the National Guard commissioned officer and warrant officer promotion system and provide recommendations to the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Army, the National Guard Bureau, and individual State National Guard commands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study referred to in paragraph (1) shall include a comprehensive review and assessment of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Reasons for delays in processing personnel actions for Federal recognition of State National Guard member promotions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Federal recognition process used to extend Federal recognition to State promotions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Best practices among the various State National Guards for managing their requirements under the existing National Guard promotion system.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Possible improvements to requirements, policies, procedures, workflow, or resources to reduce the processing time for Federal recognition of state promotions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An assessment of the feasibility of developing or adopting a commercially available solution for an integrated enterprise information technology system for managing National Guard officer and warrant officer promotions that allows seamless transition for promotions as they move through review at the National Guard Bureau, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Possible metrics to evaluate effectiveness of any recommendations made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Possible remedies for undue delays in Federal recognition, including adjustment to the effective date of promotion beyond current statutory authorities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Any other matters the federally funded research and development center determines relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2569">136 STAT. 2569</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The contract under paragraph (1) shall require the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study under the contract to submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau a report on the results of the study.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab85fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab85ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon receiving the report required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall submit an unedited copy of the report results to the congressional defense committees within 30 days of receiving the report from the federally funded research and development corporation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ab8600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date specified in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing the current status of the Federal recognition process for National Guard promotions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab8604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>An update on efforts to transition to fully digital processes in accordance with recommendations made pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The average processing time for personnel actions related to Federal recognition of reserve commissioned officer promotions in the Army and Air National Guards, respectively, including the time in days from the date at which the National Guard Bureau received the promotion until the date at which Federal recognition was granted.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The average time it took during the previous fiscal year to extend Federal recognition.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab8608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The number of Army and Air National Guard officers who experienced Federal recognition delays greater than 90 days in the previous fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab8609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab860a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ab860b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of any additional resources or authorities needed to further streamline the Federal recognition processes to reduce average Federal recognition processing time to 90 days or fewer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab860c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any other information that the Secretaries concerned deem relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ab860d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expiration of annual reporting requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The date referred to in paragraph (1) is such time as the average processing time for personnel actions described under this subsection is reduced to 90 days or fewer for each of the Army and Air National Guards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="519A">SEC. 519A. </num><heading>REVIEW AND UPDATE OF REPORT ON GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20abd42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report: Review; Update</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall review and update the 2017 report from the RAND Corporation titled “Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of Junior <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2570">136 STAT. 2570</page> Reserve Officer Training Corps” (Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950423).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20abd42f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report updated under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20abd430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abd431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of whether there is adequate representation in, and reasonable access to, units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (hereinafter, “JROTC”) for students in all regions of the of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20abd432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abd433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote>The estimated cost and time to increase the number of units of JROTC to ensure adequate representation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20abd434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abd435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abd436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abd437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Recommendations to increase adequate representation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1) in areas of the United States that the Secretary of Defense determines lack such adequate representation and reasonable access.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20abd438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the report updated under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="519B">SEC. 519B. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON DUTIES OF THE ARMY INTERAGENCY TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20abfb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abfb4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20abfb4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abfb4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abfb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20abfb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>an organizational plan and an estimate of the annual costs necessary for the Army Interagency Training and Education Center to carry out duties assigned to it by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20abfb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the staffing requirements needed to adequately staff such duties.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>General Service Authorities and Military Records</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="521">SEC. 521. </num><heading>CONSIDERATION OF ADVERSE INFORMATION BY SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ac2260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s628a/a/1">Section 628a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac2261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>If the Secretary concerned</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac2262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ac2263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a Secretary concerned from deferring consideration of adverse information concerning an officer subject to this section until the next regularly scheduled promotion board applicable to such officer, in lieu of furnishing such adverse information to a special selection review board under this section.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="522">SEC. 522. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DIRECT ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ac4974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2601a">Section 2601a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2571">136 STAT. 2571</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac4975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac4976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac4977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac4978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20ac4979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>that results in enrollment in a Warriors in Transition program, as defined in section 738(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref>); or”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac497a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="523">SEC. 523. </num><heading>LIMITATION OF EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR A MEMBER WHO ACCEPTS A FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, OR GRANT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ac979b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2603">section 2603 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at least</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ac979c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modernization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac979d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac979e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or his designee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or an individual designated by the President)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac979f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>him</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the member</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac97a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>his field</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the field of the member</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac97a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>his recognized potential for future career service</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the recognized potential for future career service of the member</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ac97a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in the matter following paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20acbeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>his</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the member’s</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20acbeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>him</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the member</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="524">SEC. 524. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20acbeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 1161.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANSION OF MANDATORY CHARACTERIZATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ace5c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 736(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1161">10 U.S.C. 1161 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ace5c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During the period of time beginning on August 24, 2021, and ending on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, any</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Any</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ace5c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ace5c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ace5ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ace5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ace5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in the case of a covered member receiving an administrative discharge before completing the first 180 continuous days of active duty, uncharacterized.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="525">SEC. 525. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ace5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 1161.</p></sidenote><heading>RESCISSION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ace5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>  Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the mandate that members of the Armed Forces be vaccinated against COVID-19 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2572">136 STAT. 2572</page> pursuant to the memorandum dated August 24, 2021, regarding “Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="526">SEC. 526. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ace5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s517">10 USC 517 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SPACE FORCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 517 and section 523 (as amended by section 501 of this Act) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to the Space Force until January 1, 2024.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="527">SEC. 527. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad0ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 1471.</p></sidenote><heading>NOTIFICATION TO NEXT OF KIN UPON THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES: STUDY; UPDATE; TRAINING; REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ad5b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the notification processes of the next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall identify the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The time it takes for such notification to occur after such death, recovery of remains, and identification of remains. Such time<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> shall be determined through an analysis of data regarding cases involving such notifications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The effect of media (including social media) and other forms of communication on such processes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Means by which the Secretary may improve such processes to reduce the time described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any legislative recommendations of the Secretary to improve such processes to reduce the time described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ad5b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall review and update training and education materials regarding such processes, implementing means described in subsection (a)(3).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ad5b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operational Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the military department concerned shall include a training exercise, using materials updated (including lessons learned) under subsection (b), regarding a death described in this section in each major exercise conducted by such Secretary or the Secretary of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ad5b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of the update under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad5b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>lessons learned, as described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="528">SEC. 528. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad5b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7013">10 USC 7013 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GENDER-NEUTRAL FITNESS PHYSICAL READINESS STANDARDS FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES OF THE ARMY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ad8224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad8225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad8226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish gender-neutral physical readiness standards that ensure soldiers can perform the duties of their respective military occupational specialties; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ad8227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad8228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ad8229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing describing the methodology used to determine the standards established under paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2573">136 STAT. 2573</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="529">SEC. 529. </num><heading>RECURRING REPORT REGARDING COVID-19 MANDATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20adf75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a recurring report regarding the requirement that a member of the Armed Forces shall receive a vaccination against COVID-19. Each such report may not contain any personally identifiable information, and shall contain the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>With regard to religious exemptions to such requirement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of such exemptions for which members applied;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of such religious exemptions denied;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the reasons for such denials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the number of members denied such a religious exemption who complied with the requirement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the number of members denied such a religious exemption who did not comply with the requirement who were separated, and with what characterization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20adf761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>With regard to medical exemptions to such requirement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of such medical exemptions for which members applied;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of such medical exemptions denied;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the reasons for such denials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the number of members denied such a medical exemption who complied with the requirement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the number of members denied such a medical exemption who did not comply with the requirement who were separated, and with what characterization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ae1e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frequency; Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit the first such report not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until the first of the following to occur:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense lifts such requirement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae1e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The day that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="530">SEC. 530. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES DUE TO PREGNANCY OR PARENTHOOD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ae93aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authorized the appointment and enlistment of women in the regular components of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>With the expansion of the Armed Forces to include women, the possibility arose for the first time that members of the regular components of the Armed Forces could become pregnant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The response to such possibilities and actualities was Executive Order 10240, signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1951, which granted the Armed Forces the authority to involuntarily separate or discharge a woman if she became pregnant, gave birth to a child, or became a parent by adoption or a stepparent.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2574">136 STAT. 2574</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Armed Forces responded to the Executive order by systematically discharging any woman in the Armed Forces who became pregnant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Armed Forces were required to offer women who were involuntarily separated or discharged due to pregnancy the opportunity to request retention in the military.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Armed Forces may not have provided required separation benefits, counseling, or assistance to the members of the Armed Forces who were separated or discharged due to pregnancy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Thousands of members of the Armed Forces were involuntarily separated or discharged from the Armed Forces as a result of pregnancy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Such involuntary separation or discharge from the Armed Forces on the basis of pregnancy was challenged in Federal district court by Stephanie Crawford in 1975, whose legal argument stated that this practice violated her constitutional right to due process of law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in Stephanie Crawford’s favor in 1976 and found that Executive Order 10240 and any regulations relating to the Armed Forces that made separation or discharge mandatory due to pregnancy were unconstitutional.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>By 1976, all regulations that permitted involuntary separation or discharge of a member of the Armed Forces because of pregnancy or any form of parenthood were rescinded.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Today, women comprise 17 percent of the Armed Forces, and many are parents, including 12 percent of whom are single parents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ae93b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>While military parents face many hardships, today’s Armed Forces provide various lengths of paid family leave for mothers and fathers, for both birth and adoption of children.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ae93b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that women who served in the Armed Forces before February 23, 1976, should not have been involuntarily separated or discharged due to pregnancy or parenthood.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Recruitment and Retention</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="531">SEC. 531. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE RECRUITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20af5708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Personally Identifiable Information</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s503/a">Section 503(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>PII regarding a prospective recruit collected or compiled under this subsection shall be kept confidential, and a person who has had access to such PII may not disclose the information except for purposes of this section or other purpose authorized by law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>In the course of conducting a recruiting campaign, the Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify a prospective recruit of data collection policies of the armed force concerned; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>permit the prospective recruit to elect not to participate in such data collection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2575">136 STAT. 2575</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>PII</term>’ means personally identifiable information.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20af7e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s503">10 USC 503 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program on Recruiting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot program (such a program shall be referred to as a “Military Recruiting Modernization Program”) to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of collecting and using PRI with modern technologies to allow the Secretary to more effectively and efficiently use recruiting resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of prospective recruit information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>PRI collected under a pilot program under this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may be used by the Armed Forces and entities into which the Secretary has entered into an agreement regarding military recruitment only for purposes of military recruitment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality.</p></sidenote><content>shall be kept confidential.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>may not be maintained more than three years after collection; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Opt-out</inline>.—</heading><content>A pilot program under this subsection may allow a prospective recruit to opt-out of the collection of PRI regarding such prospective recruit.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Any such pilot program shall terminate three years after implementation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the implementing a pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The definition, prescribed by the Secretary, of PRI.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>How the Secretary intends to handle privacy concerns related to the collection of PRI.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Legal concerns over the collection, use, and maintenance of PRI.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the completion of a pilot program under this subsection, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>A summary of whether and how the pilot program modernized recruiting efforts.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of any efficiencies identified under the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any violations of privacy laws arising from the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20af7e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Legislative recommendations of the Under Secretary arising from this pilot program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The term “<term>PRI</term>” means information, prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, regarding a prospective recruit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>prospective recruit</term>” means an individual who is eligible to join the Armed Forces and is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>17 years of age or older; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20af7e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the eleventh grade (or its equivalent) or higher.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2576">136 STAT. 2576</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="532">SEC. 532. </num><heading>REVIVAL AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR TARGETED RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20afa54d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 522(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s503">10 U.S.C. 503 note</ref>) is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20afa54e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is revived to read as it did immediately before its expiration on December 31, 2020; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20afa54f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20afa550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20afa551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2020</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="533">SEC. 533. </num><heading>REPORT ON RECRUITING EFFORTS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b04192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on recruiting efforts of the covered Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b04193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b04194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report shall contain, with regards to the covered Armed Forces during fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b04195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A comparison of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b04196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of active duty enlistments from each geographic region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b04197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of recruiters stationed in each geographic region; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b04198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>advertising dollars spent in each geographic region, including annual numbers and averages.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b04199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A comparison of the number of active duty enlistments produced by each recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting region, the number of recruiters stationed in each battalion, and advertising dollars spent in support of each battalion, including annual numbers and averages.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b0419a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b0419b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the geographic dispersion of enlistments by military occupational specialty.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b0419c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b0419d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the amount of Federal funds spent on advertising per active duty enlistment by recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting region, and a ranked list of those battalions from most efficient to least efficient.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b0419e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A comparison of the race, religion, sex, education levels, military occupational specialties, and waivers for enlistment granted to enlistees by geographic region and recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting region of responsibility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b0419f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b041a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of obstacles that recruiters face in the field, including access to schools and administrative support.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b041a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Efforts the Secretary of the military department concerned is taking to mitigate obstacles described in paragraph (6).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b041a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b041a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b041a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>geographic region</term>” means a region used for the 2020 decennial census.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2577">136 STAT. 2577</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="534">SEC. 534. </num><heading>REVIEW OF MARKETING AND RECRUITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b068b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b08fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b08fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b08fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>Not later that September 30, 2023, the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with experts determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall evaluate the marketing and recruiting efforts of the Department of Defense to determine how to use social media and other technology platforms to convey to young people the opportunities and benefits of service in the covered Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b08fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Armed Force Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b08fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Army.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b08fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Navy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b08fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Marine Corps.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b08fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Air Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b08fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Space Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="535">SEC. 535. </num><heading>REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING TO RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to increase marketing and advertising to adequately reach racial and ethnic minority communities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="536">SEC. 536. </num><heading>IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20b0b6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b0b6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b0b6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on military recruitment practices in public secondary schools during calendar years 2018 through 2022, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b0b6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the zip codes of public secondary schools visited by military recruiters; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b0b6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of recruits from public secondary schools by zip code and local education agency.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="537">SEC. 537. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b0b6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s481">10 USC 481 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BEST PRACTICES FOR THE RETENTION OF CERTAIN FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretaries of the military departments shall share and implement best practices regarding the use of retention and exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to improve the retention of female members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="538">SEC. 538. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b0b6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167">10 USC 167 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL POLICIES OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b12b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Processes.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Review Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall direct the covered officials to review (and, if a covered official determines it necessary, update guidance and processes) matters described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167/e/2/J">section 167(e)(2)(J) of title 10, United States Code</ref>. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>The covered officials shall complete such review (and update) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b12b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review and updates under subsection (a) shall address the respective roles of the military departments and the United States Special Operations Command with respect to the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2578">136 STAT. 2578</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b12b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Coordination between special operations command and the military departments regarding recruiting and retention to ensure that personnel requirements of special operations forces and the military departments are met appropriately.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b12b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Opportunities for members of special operations forces to enroll in professional military education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b12b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>Promotion opportunities for members of special operations forces and an assessment of whether such opportunities are adequate to fulfill staffing requirements of special operations forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b12b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>Data sharing between the military departments and special operations command with respect to special operations forces personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b12b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b12b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after completing the review (and any updates) under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on such review and any resulting updates to guidance and processes.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b12b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> The report shall also include any recommendations of the Secretary regarding matters described in subsection (a) or (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b15237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b15238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered officials</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b15239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretaries of the military departments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1523a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1523b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Commander of special operations command.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1523c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>special operations command</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167/a">section 167(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1523d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>special operations forces</term>” means the forces described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167/j">section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="539">SEC. 539. </num><heading>SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO PERFORM DUTIES REGARDING REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT: STUDY; REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b1ee7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to identify opportunities to provide more support services to, and greater recognition of combat accomplishments of, RPA crew. Such study shall identify the following with respect to each covered Armed Force:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b1ee80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Safety policies applicable to crew of traditional aircraft that apply to RPA crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b1ee82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Personnel policies, including crew staffing and training practices, applicable to crew of traditional aircraft that apply to RPA crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Metrics the Secretaries of the military departments use to evaluate the health of RPA crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Incentive pay, retention bonuses, promotion rates, and career advancement opportunities for RPA crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Combat zone compensation available to RPA crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Decorations and awards for combat available to RPA crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Mental health care available to crew of traditional aircraft and RPA crew who conduct combat operations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2579">136 STAT. 2579</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Whether RPA crew receive post-separation health (including mental health) care equivalent to crew of traditional aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>An explanation of any difference under paragraph (8).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b1ee8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The results of the study conducted under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b1ee8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b1ee8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any policy recommendations of the Secretary regarding such results.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Progress made by the Secretary of the Air Force in implementing the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States in the following reports:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>GAO-19-155, titled “Unmanned Aerial Systems: Air Force Pilot Promotion Rates Have Increased but Oversight Process of Some Positions Could Be Enhanced”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>GAO-20-320, titled “Unmanned Aerial Systems: Air Force Should Take Additional Steps to Improve Aircrew Staffing and Support”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b1ee92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>RPA crew</term>” means members of covered Armed Forces who perform duties relating to remotely piloted aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b1ee95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>traditional aircraft</term>” means fixed or rotary wing aircraft operated by an onboard pilot.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="539A">SEC. 539A. </num><heading>RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY WHO SPECIALIZE IN AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b215a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall study efforts to retain and recruit members with military occupational specialties regarding air and missile defense systems of the Army.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b215a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b215a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b215a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that identifies steps the Secretary of the Army may take to improve such retention and recruitment.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Military Justice and Other Legal Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="541">SEC. 541. </num><heading>MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b3000a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Covered Offense</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b3000b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801/17/A">Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1695">135 Stat. 1695</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 920 (article <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2580">136 STAT. 2580</page> 120)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 919a (article 119a), section 920 (article 120), section 920a (article 120a)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b3000c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b3000d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801">10 USC 801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1695">135 Stat. 1695</ref>) as provided in section 539C of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801">10 U.S.C. 801 note</ref>) and shall apply with respect to offenses that occur after that date.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b3000e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Sexual Harassment as Covered Offense</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b3000f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801/17/A">Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1695">135 Stat. 1695</ref>) and amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or the standalone offense of sexual harassment punishable under section 934 (article 134) of this title in each instance in which a formal complaint is made and such formal complaint is substantiated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s810">10 USC 810 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to offenses that occur after that date.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b30014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Residual Prosecutorial Duties and Other Judicial Functions of Convening Authorities in Covered Cases</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s824a">10 USC 824a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The President shall prescribe regulations to ensure that residual prosecutorial duties and other judicial functions of convening authorities, including granting immunity, ordering depositions, and hiring experts, with respect to charges and specifications over which a special trial counsel exercises authority pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s824a">section 824a of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (as added by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1692">135 Stat. 1692</ref>)), are transferred to the military judge, the special trial counsel, or other authority as appropriate in such cases by no later than the effective date established in section 539C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801">10 U.S.C. 801 note</ref>), in consideration of due process for all parties involved in such a case.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b30018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment to the Rules for Courts-Martial</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall prescribe in regulation such modifications to Rule 813 of the Rules for Courts-Martial and other Rules as appropriate to ensure that at the beginning of each court-martial convened, the presentation of orders does not in open court specify the name, rank, or position of the convening authority convening such court, unless such convening authority is the Secretary concerned, the Secretary of Defense, or the President.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b3001a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b3001b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the Department of Defense in implementing this section, including an identification of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b3001c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the duties to be transferred under subsection (c);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2581">136 STAT. 2581</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b3001d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the positions to which those duties will be transferred; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b3001e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any provisions of law or Rules for Courts Martial that must be amended or modified to fully complete the transfer.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b3001f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Reporting Relating to Implementation of Subtitle D of Title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b30021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the holistic effect of the reforms contained in subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) on the military justice system. The report shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An overall assessment of the effect such reforms have had on the military justice system and the maintenance of good order and discipline in the ranks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The percentage of caseload and courts-martial assessed as meeting, or having been assessed as potentially meeting, the definition of “covered offense” under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801/17">section 801(17) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 1(17) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (as added by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; 135 <ref href="/us/stat/17/1695">17 Stat. 1695</ref>)), disaggregated by offense and military service where possible.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of prevalence and data concerning disposition of cases by commanders after declination of prosecution by special trial counsel, disaggregated by offense and military service when possible.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Assessment of the effect, if any, the reforms contained in such subtitle have had on non-judicial punishment concerning covered and non-covered offenses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of the resources and personnel required to maintain and execute the reforms made by such subtitle during the reporting period relative to fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b30027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of any other factors or matters considered by the Secretary to be important to a holistic assessment of those reforms on the military justice system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="542">SEC. 542. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b32738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s824a/c/3">Section 824a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 24a(c)(3) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b34e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (5)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b34e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an ordered rehearing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an authorized rehearing</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b34e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b34e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s824a">10 USC 824a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1692">135 Stat. 1692</ref>) as provided in section 539C of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801">10 U.S.C. 801 note</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2582">136 STAT. 2582</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="543">SEC. 543. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b34e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading>RANDOMIZATION OF COURT-MARTIAL PANELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b3755e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s825/e">Section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b3755f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b37560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members thereof members of the armed forces under such regulations as the President may prescribe for the randomized selection of qualified personnel, to the maximum extent practicable.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b37561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b37562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s825">10 USC 825 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to courts-martial convened on or after that effective date.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b37563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b37564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b37565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s825">10 USC 825 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the effective date specified in subsection (b), the President shall prescribe regulations implementing the requirement under paragraph (4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s825/e">section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="544">SEC. 544. </num><heading>JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b438b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Right to Appeal; Withdrawal of Appeal</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s861/d">Section 861(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 61(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A waiver</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided by section 869(c)(2) of this title (article 69(c)(2)), a waiver</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b438b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jurisdiction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s866">Section 866 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b438b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall have jurisdiction over</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“shall have jurisdiction over—<subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b438b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a timely appeal from the judgment of a court-martial, entered into the record under section 860c(a) of this title (article 60c(a)), that includes a finding of guilty; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b438ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a summary court-martial case in which the accused filed an application for review with the Court under section 869(d)(1) of this title (article 69(d)(1)) and for which the application has been granted by the Court.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b438bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>is timely if</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“is timely if—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b45fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (A) of such subsection, it is filed before the later of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b45fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the accused is provided notice of appellate rights under section 865(c) of this title (article 65(c)); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date set by the Court of Criminal Appeals by rule or order; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b45fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (B) of such subsection, an application for review with the Court is filed not later than the earlier of the dates established under section 869(d)(2)(B) of this title (article 69(d)(2)(B)).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b45fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review by Judge Advocate General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s869">Section 869 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 69 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2583">136 STAT. 2583</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b45fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon application by the accused or receipt of the record pursuant to section 864(c)(3) of this title (article 64(c)(3)) and subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Judge Advocate General may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>with respect to a summary court-martial, modify or set aside, in whole or in part, the findings and sentence; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>with respect to a general or special court-martial, order such court-martial to be reviewed under section 866 of this title (article 66).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b45fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>To qualify</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b486e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than one year after</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“not later than—<subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20b486e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for a summary court-martial, one year after the date of completion of review under section 864 of this title (article 64); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20b486ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b486eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b486ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><chapeau>for a general or special court-martial, one year after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the accused is provided notice of appellate rights under section 865(c) of this title (article 65(c)), unless the accused submitted a waiver or withdrawal of appellate review under section 861 of this title (article 61) before being provided notice of appellate rights, in which case the application must be submitted to the Judge Advocate General not later than one year after the entry of judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c).</chapeau><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b486ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b486ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Judge Advocate General may, for good cause shown, extend the period for submission of an application, except that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b486ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of an application for review of a summary court martial, the Judge Advocate may not consider an application submitted more than three years after the completion date referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b486f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in case of an application for review of a general or special court-martial, the Judge Advocate may not consider an application submitted more than three years after the end of the applicable period under paragraph (1)(B).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b486f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b486f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 864 or 865(b) of this title (article 64 or 65(b))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 864 of this title (article 64)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4ae03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Judge Advocate General shall order appropriate corrective action under rules prescribed by the President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Judge Advocate General shall send the case to the Court of Criminal Appeals</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4ae04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4ae05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (c)—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>(B) in a case submitted</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (c)(1) in a case submitted</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4ae06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b4ae07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b4ae08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s861">10 USC 861 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendments made by this section shall not apply to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2584">136 STAT. 2584</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4ae09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any matter that was submitted before the date of the enactment of this Act to a Court of Criminal Appeals established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s866">section 866 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4ae0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any matter that was submitted before the date of the enactment of this Act to a Judge Advocate General under section 869 of such title (article 69 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="545">SEC. 545. </num><heading>SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b4d51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1044f">Section 1044f of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4d51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The policies shall</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to subsection (c), the policies shall</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4d51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4d51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b4fc2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Trial Counsel of Department of the Air Force</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing policies under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4fc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in lieu of providing for separate offices for the Air Force and Space Force under subsection (a)(1), provide for the establishment of a single dedicated office from which office the activities of the special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force shall be supervised and overseen; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b4fc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in lieu of providing for separate lead special trial counsels for the Air Force and Space Force under subsection (a)(2), provide for the appointment of one lead special trial counsel who shall be responsible for the overall supervision and oversight of the activities of the special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b4fc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b4fc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1044f">10 USC 1044f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1694">135 Stat. 1694</ref>) as provided in section 539C of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801">10 U.S.C. 801 note</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="546">SEC. 546. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b52344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1561">section 1561 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1709">135 Stat. 1709</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b54a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>independent investigator</term>’ means a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is outside the immediate chain of command of the complainant and the subject of the investigation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b54a59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>is trained in the investigation of sexual harassment, as determined by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a civilian employee of the Department of Defense;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary of the Army, in the case of a member of the Army;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2585">136 STAT. 2585</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the Secretary of the Navy, in the case of a member of the Navy or Marine Corps; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of a member of the Air Force or Space Force.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b54a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>sexual harassment</term>’ means conduct that constitutes the offense of sexual harassment as punishable under section 934 of this title (article 134) pursuant to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of such section (article).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b54a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b54a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1561">10 USC 1561 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1709">135 Stat. 1709</ref>) as provided in subsection (c) of that section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="547">SEC. 547. </num><heading>PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA AND WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b5bf91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Primary Prevention Research Agenda</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 549A(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1722">135 Stat. 1722</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b5bf92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 1561.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5bf93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5bf94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b5bf95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>include a focus on whether and to what extent sub-populations of the military community may be targeted for interpersonal violence more than others;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b5bf96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>seek to identify factors that influence the prevention, perpetration, and victimization of interpersonal and self-directed violence;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b5bf97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>seek to improve the collection and dissemination of data on hazing and bullying related to interpersonal and self-directed violence;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5bf98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b5bf99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>incorporate collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State governments, academia, industry, federally funded research and development centers, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations outside of the Department of Defense, including civilian institutions that conduct similar data-driven studies, collection, and analysis; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b5e6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Primary Prevention Workforce</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 549B of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1722">135 Stat. 1722</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b5e6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 501.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5e6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5e6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5e6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20b5e6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller general report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2586">136 STAT. 2586</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5e6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>compares the sexual harassment and prevention training of the Department of Defense with similar programs at other departments and agencies of the Federal Government; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5e6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes relevant data collected by colleges and universities and other relevant outside entities on hazing and bullying and interpersonal and self-directed violence.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b5e6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b5e6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation of Research and Findings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the findings and conclusions from the primary prevention research agenda established under section 549A are regularly incorporated, as appropriate, within the primary prevention workforce established under subsection (a).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="548">SEC. 548. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RELOCATION OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT TRAINING COURSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b65be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Army may be obligated or expended to relocate an Army CID special agent training course until—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b65be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20b65be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b65be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>the evaluation and plan required by subsection (a) of section 549C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1724">135 Stat. 1724</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b65bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the implementation plan required by subsection (b) of such section; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20b65beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>a separate report on any plans of the Secretary to relocate an Army CID special agent training course, including an explanation of the business case for any transfer of training personnel proposed as part of such plan;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b65bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary provides to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the contents of each report specified in subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20b65bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a period of 90 days has elapsed following the briefing under subparagraph (B); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b65bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary submits a written certification to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives indicating that the Army has fully complied with subsection (c) of section 549C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1724">135 Stat. 1724</ref>) with regard to locations at which military criminal investigative training is conducted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b65bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b65bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>relocate</term>”, when used with respect to an Army CID special agent training course, means the transfer of such course to a location different than the location used for such course as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b65bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Army CID special agent training course</term>” means a training course provided to members of the Army to prepare such members for service as special agents in the Army Criminal Investigation Division.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2587">136 STAT. 2587</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="549">SEC. 549. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b65bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1552">10 USC 1552 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF TITLING AND INDEXING PRACTICES OF THE ARMY AND CERTAIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Titling an Indexing Decisions</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall review the case file of each member or former member of the Army, the Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard who was titled or indexed in connection with the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program, the Army Reserve Recruiting Assistance Program, or any related activity to determine the appropriateness of the titling or indexing decision that was made with respect to such member or former member.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors to Be Considered</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In reviewing a titling or indexing decision under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the likelihood that the member or former member to whom the decision pertains will face future criminal prosecution or other adverse action on the basis of the facts in the record at the time of the review;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the appropriate evidentiary standard to apply to the review of the decision; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such other circumstances or factors as the Secretary determines are in the interest of equity and fairness.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification and Appeal</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the completion of each review under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall notify the member or former member concerned of such review, the disposition of the relevant instance of titling or indexing, and the mechanisms the member or former member may pursue to seek correction, removal, or expungement of that instance of titling or indexing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of next of kin</inline>.—</heading><content>In a case in which a member or former member required to be notified under paragraph (1) is deceased, the Secretary of the Army shall provide the notice required under such paragraph to the primary next of kin of the member or former member.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Actions by the Secretary of the Army</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary of the Army determines that correction, removal, or expungement of an instance of titling or indexing is appropriate after considering the factors under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army may request that the name, personally identifying information, and other information relating to the individual to whom the titling or indexing pertains be corrected in, removed from, or expunged from, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A law enforcement or criminal investigative report of the Department of Defense or any component of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An index item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any other record maintained in connection with a report described in paragraph (1), or an index item or entry described in paragraph (2), in any system of records, records database, records center, or repository maintained by or on behalf of the Department, including entries in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Interstate Identification Index or any successor system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report of Secretary of the Army</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the completion of the review required by subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2588">136 STAT. 2588</page> (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review. The report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The total number of instances of titling and indexing reviewed under such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number of cases in which action was taken to correct, remove, or expunge an instance of titling or indexing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The number of members and former members who remain titled after the conclusion of the review.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The number of members and former members who remain indexed after the conclusion of the review.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A brief description of the reasons the members and former members counted under paragraphs (3) and (4) remain titled or indexed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of Defense Review and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review the titling and indexing practices of the criminal investigative organizations of the Armed Forces. Such review shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the practices of titling and indexing and the continued relevance of such practices to the operation of such criminal investigative organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the suitability of the evidentiary requirements and related practices for titling and indexing in effect at the time of the review; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b76d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the development of recommendations, as appropriate, to improve the consistency, accuracy, and utility of the titling and indexing processes across such criminal investigative organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b76d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>titling</term>” means the practice of identifying an individual as the subject of a criminal investigation the records of a military criminal investigative organization and storing such information in a database or other records system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b76d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>indexing</term>” means the practice of submitting an individual’s name or other personally identifiable information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Interstate Identification Index, or any successor system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="549A">SEC. 549A. </num><heading>BRIEFING AND REPORT ON RESOURCING REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b830db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing and Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b830dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b830de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b830df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and no less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter through December 31, 2024, each Secretary concerned shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing that details the resourcing necessary to implement subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2589">136 STAT. 2589</page> Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details the resourcing necessary to implement subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of briefing and report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretaries concerned may provide the briefings and report required under paragraphs (1) and (2) jointly, or separately, as determined appropriate by such Secretaries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b830e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The briefing and report required under subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of personnel and personnel authorizations (military and civilian) required by the Armed Forces to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The basis for the numbers provided pursuant to paragraph (1), including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the organizational structure in which such personnel or groups of personnel are or will be aligned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The nature of the duties and functions to be performed by any such personnel or groups of personnel across the domains of policy-making, execution, assessment, and oversight.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The optimum caseload goal assigned to the following categories of personnel who are or will participate in the military justice process: criminal investigators of different levels and expertise, laboratory personnel, defense counsel, special trial counsel, military defense counsel, military judges, military magistrates, and paralegals.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any required increase in the number of personnel currently authorized in law to be assigned to the Armed Force concerned.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b830e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The nature and scope of any contract required by the Armed Force concerned to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b857fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The amount and types of additional funding required by the Armed Force concerned to implement the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b857fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any additional authorities required to implement the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b857fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Any additional information the Secretary concerned determines is necessary to ensure the manning, equipping, and resourcing of the Armed Forces to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2590">136 STAT. 2590</page> Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b857fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b857fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b857ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b85800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b85801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="549B">SEC. 549B. </num><heading>REPORT ON SHARING INFORMATION WITH COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b8cc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (referred to in this section as the “Advisory Committee”) shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and each Secretary concerned a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a uniform policy for the sharing of the information described in subsection (c) with a Special Victims’ Counsel, Victims’ Legal Counsel, or other counsel representing a victim of an offense under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch47">chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b8cc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b8cc35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing the uniform policy described in subsection (a), including an assessment of the potential effects of such a policy on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the privacy of individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the criminal investigative process; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the military justice system generally.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b8cc3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>If the Advisory Committee determines that the establishment of such a policy is feasible and advisable, a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the stages of the military justice process at which the information described in subsection (c) should be made available to counsel representing a victim; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any circumstances under which some or all of such information should not be shared.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b8cc3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b8cc3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Advisory Committee considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b8cc40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The information described in this subsection is the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Any recorded statements of the victim to investigators.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The record of any forensic examination of the person or property of the victim, including the record of any sexual assault forensic exam of the victim that is in possession of investigators or the Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b8cc43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any medical record of the victim that is in the possession of investigators or the Government.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2591">136 STAT. 2591</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b8cc44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary Concerned Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a/9">section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="549C">SEC. 549C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b8cc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1565b">10 USC 1565b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DISSEMINATION OF CIVILIAN LEGAL SERVICES INFORMATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b8f356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Department of Defense, shall ensure that information on the availability of legal resources from civilian legal service organizations is distributed to military-connected sexual assault victims in an organized and consistent manner.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Member Education</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="551">SEC. 551. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b91a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch134/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2245 the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y20b98f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2246">“§ 2246.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2246">10 USC 2246</ref>.</p></sidenote> Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b98f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (b) and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Superintendent of a Service Academy may authorize a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of such Service Academy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b98f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) may be provided only if such use—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>does not affect the ability of any official or employee of the military department concerned, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>does not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the military department concerned, or any individual involved in such a program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>does not include the participation of any cadet or midshipman, other than participation in an honor guard at an event of the covered foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the military department concerned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b98fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide a briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal year to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during such fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b98fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered foundation</term>’ means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2592">136 STAT. 2592</page> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Recruiting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Parent or alumni development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Academic, leadership, or character development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Institutional development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Athletics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20b98fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Service Academy</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 347 of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b98faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b98fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2241.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to item 2245 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2246. </designator> <label>Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="552">SEC. 552. </num><heading>INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b9b6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Military Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7442">Section 7442 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in subsection (b)(5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (3) and (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (3) through (10)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b9b6c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Naval Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8454">Section 8454 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in subsection (b)(5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (3) and (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (3) through (10)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20b9b6c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Air Force Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9442">Section 9442 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in subsection (b)(5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (3) and (4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (3) through (10)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="553">SEC. 553. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20b9b6c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>AGREEMENT BY A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SPORT CONSTITUTES A BREACH OF AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20baa126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Military Academy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7448">Section 7448 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baa127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20bac838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>That the cadet may not obtain employment as a professional athlete until two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Subsection (b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bac83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Subsection (c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20bac83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>that a cadet who obtains employment as a professional athlete—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) has breached an agreement under such subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at least two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy has not breached an agreement under subsection (a);”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2593">136 STAT. 2593</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Subsection (d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to a cadet</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>officer’s</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cadet’s</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Subsection (f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the terms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each term</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bac845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Naval Academy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8459">Section 8459 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20bac847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>That the midshipman may not obtain employment as a professional athlete until two years after the midshipman graduates from the Academy.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bac848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Subsection (b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20baef59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A midshipman who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Subsection (c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20baef5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>that a midshipman who obtains employment as a professional athlete—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) has breached an agreement under such subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at least two years after the midshipman graduates from the Academy has not breached an agreement under subsection (a);”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Subsection (d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to a midshipman</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>officer’s</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>midshipman’s</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Subsection (f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the terms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each term</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20baef64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Air Force Academy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9448">Section 9448 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20baef66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>That the cadet may not obtain employment as a professional athlete until two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Subsection (b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20baef68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Subsection (c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20baef6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20bb167c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>that a cadet who obtains employment as a professional athlete—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2594">136 STAT. 2594</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb167d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) has breached an agreement under such subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb167e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at least two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy has not breached an agreement under subsection (a);”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb167f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Subsection (d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb1680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with respect to a cadet</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb1681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>officer’s</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cadet’s</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb1682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Subsection (f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the terms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each term</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="554">SEC. 554. </num><heading>NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: TERMS OF PROVOSTS AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Naval Postgraduate School</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8543">Section 8543 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Academic Dean</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>An individual selected by the Secretary of the Navy for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve in that position for a term of not more than five years and may be continued in that position for an additional term of up to five years.</quotedText>”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section heading</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Academic Dean</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>Chief Academic Officer</b></quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of sections</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 855 of such title is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bb8bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bb8bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8541.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 8543 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8543. </designator> <label>Provost and Chief Academic Officer.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8542(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>permanently appointed to the position of Provost and Academic Dean</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>selected for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bb8bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Air Force Institute of Technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 9414b of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Academic Dean</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Chief Academic Officer</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Academic Dean</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appointed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>selected</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bb8bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20bb8bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual selected for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve in that position for a term of not more than five years and may be continued in that position for an additional term of up to five years.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2595">136 STAT. 2595</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="555">SEC. 555. </num><heading>NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: ATTENDANCE BY ENLISTED MEMBERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bbd9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(2)(D)(iii) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8545">section 8545 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>only on a space-available basis</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bbd9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bbd9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Six years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the effects of increasing enrollment of enlisted members at the Naval Postgraduate School pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a). Such briefing shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bbd9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Any increase to the effectiveness, readiness, or lethality of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bbd9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Effects on rates of recruitment, promotion (including compensation to members), and retention.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="556">SEC. 556. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICANTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20bbd9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (c)(2) of section 575 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7442">10 U.S.C. 7442 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y20bbd9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bbd9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Anything the Secretary determines to be significant regarding gender, race, ethnicity, or other demographic information, described in subsection (b), of such individuals.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="557">SEC. 557. </num><heading>STUDY AND REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bd879b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of PME in educating officers of the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bd879c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bd879d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bd879e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall include in the report the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd879f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions; purpose statement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to improve readiness and create a culture of lifelong learning for PME students and faculty—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd87a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recommendations regarding whether to define PME, or to revise existing definitions in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2151">section 2151 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd87a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a purpose statement for PME.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd87a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Course of study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With regards to a course of study in PME—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd87a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bd87a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of, and legislative recommendations regarding, the existing three-phase approach to JPME under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2154">section 2154 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd87a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>legislative recommendations regarding developing a statutory three-phase approach for PME other than JPME, similar to such approach for JPME; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bd87a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bd87a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bd87a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a proposed career learning plan, provided to an officer every two years, to track the progress of such officer in achieving PME and JPME outcomes and other career milestones.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2596">136 STAT. 2596</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curriculum evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An evaluation of curricula of institutions of PME, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>compliance with subject matter requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch107">chapter 107 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>legislative recommendations regarding such subject matter requirements, including whether to include the national defense strategy in such requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the curriculum development process, including whether such process is responsive to changing global threats, and any ways to improve such process to be able to make rapid, relevant, and responsive curriculum updates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>current modes of instruction and related recommendations, including the use of interactive seminars, war games, simulations, experiential learning, and iterative case studies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>special areas of focus regarding innovation, including disruptive change, adaptive thinking, design thinking, cyber security, artificial intelligence, applied design for innovation, and other areas the Secretary determines appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the development and assessment of learning outcomes regarding lethality and strategic influence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Systems of accountability and performance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An evaluation of the following accountability and performance systems:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Student performance assessments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The documentation of student performance in military service records.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Consideration of student performance records in the determination of assignments and promotions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Consideration of expertise or academic focus in the determination of assignments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Academic faculty and student review system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A summary of current processes to review the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The means by which faculty assigned to teach PME (including members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel) are selected, managed, promoted, and evaluated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The academic freedom of faculty described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A review of how members are selected for residential and non-residential PME, including the consideration of student performance assessments during PME.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interactions of with institutions of pme civilian institutions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A review of existing academic partnerships between institutions of PME and civilian institutions, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the scopes, purposes, and lengths of such partnerships;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any research, curriculum development, or sharing of faculty or students between institutions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any collaborations or exchanges by faculties or students.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2597">136 STAT. 2597</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appraisal.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Consortium</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An appraisal of a prospective consortium of institutions of PME and civilian institutions, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the feasability and advisability of establishing such a consortium;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>recommendations, if any, regarding potential consortium members;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>the anticipated costs and timeline to establish such a consortium; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>whether the inclusion of the Naval Postgraduate School or Air Force Institute of Technology in such a consortium would require legislation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With regards to the organizational structure and lines of authority established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2152">section 2152 of title 10, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any legislative recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bdaede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefings and Final Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an initial briefing on the progress of the Secretary in preparing the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bdaee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Every six months after the initial briefing, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on the progress and contents of the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 1, 2025, in conjunction with issuance of the final report, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final briefing on the findings and recommendations in the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bdaee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>institutions of PME</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the professional military education schools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the senior level service schools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the intermediate level service schools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the joint intermediate level service school;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Naval Postgraduate School; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Air Force Institute of Technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The terms “intermediate level service school”, “joint intermediate level service school”, and “senior level service school” have the meaning given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2151">section 2151 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>JPME</term>” means “joint professional military education” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2151">section 2151 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>PME</term>” means professional military education, including JPME.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdaeee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>professional military education schools</term>” means the schools specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2162/b">section 2162(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2598">136 STAT. 2598</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="558">SEC. 558. </num><heading>REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHINA IN CURRICULA OF PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bdfd0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the treatment of China in the curricula of institutions of military education, including changes to such treatment implemented in the five years preceding the date of such report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bdfd10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>institutions of military education</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the professional military education schools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the senior level service schools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the intermediate level service schools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the joint intermediate level service school;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Naval Postgraduate School; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Air Force Institute of Technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The terms “intermediate level service school”, “joint intermediate level service school”, and “senior level service school” have the meaning given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2151">section 2151 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bdfd19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>professional military education schools</term>” means the schools specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2162">section 2162 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Member Training and Transition</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="561">SEC. 561. </num><heading>CODIFICATION OF SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20be4b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1143/e">Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20be4b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>;<headingText class="smallCaps"> Skillbridge</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Training</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20be4b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end “<quotedText>Such a program shall be known as ‘Skillbridge’.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20be4b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20be4b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20be4b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1143">10 USC 1143 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To carry out Skillbridge, the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than September 30, 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20be4b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20be4b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>update Department of Defense Instruction 1322.29, titled “Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (JTEST-AI) for Eligible Service Members”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20be4b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20be4b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Funding plan.</p></sidenote>develop a funding plan for Skillbridge that includes funding lines across the future-years defense program under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="562">SEC. 562. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20be4b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20be4b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7101.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON REMOTE PERSONNEL PROCESSING IN THE ARMY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bec076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bec077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Army shall implement a pilot program to expedite in-processing and out-processing at one or more military installations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>located within the continental United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bec07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program shall perform the following functions:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2599">136 STAT. 2599</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Enable the remote in-processing and out-processing of covered personnel, including by permitting covered personnel to sign forms electronically.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Reduce the number of hours required of covered personnel for in-processing and out-processing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Provide, to covered personnel and the commander of a military installation concerned, electronic copies of records related to in-processing and out-processing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bec07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program shall terminate on January 1st, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bec07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bec080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bec081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the pilot program, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make the pilot program permanent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bec082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered personnel</term>” includes members of the Army and civilian employees of the Department of the Army.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>in-processing</term>” means the administrative activities that covered personnel undertake pursuant to a permanent change of station.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bec085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>out-processing</term>” means the administrative activities that covered personnel undertake pursuant to a permanent change of station, separation from the Army, or end of employment with the Department of the Army.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="563">SEC. 563. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bec086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM ACTIVE DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bf35b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than each January 1 thereafter through 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on members of the Armed Forces who file claims for disability benefits.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bf35b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under this section shall include, for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, through the month that ended most recently before the date of the report, the number of members serving on active duty, disaggregated by Armed Force, who filed a claim for disability benefits—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>more than 180 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>between 180 and 90 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>fewer than 90 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>before separation and was issued a decision letter before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>before separation and was issued a decision letter after the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>completed a mental health evaluation before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>did not complete a mental health evaluation before the discharge or release of such member from active duty.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bf35c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2600">136 STAT. 2600</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf35c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="564">SEC. 564. </num><heading>FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bf83e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bf83e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20bf83e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Members and Civilians</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing containing the results of a study on how to increase participation of covered individuals in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Department of Defense and related to STEM.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bf83e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf83e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf83e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered individual</term>” means a female—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf83e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>member of a covered Armed Force; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf83ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bf83eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>STEM</term>” means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="571">SEC. 571. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT FOR CHAPLAIN-LED PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bff91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1789">Section 1789 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chaplain-led programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a chaplain-led program</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>members of the armed forces</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>status and their immediate family members,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a covered individual</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>structure</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>members of the armed forces and their family members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a covered individual</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a program</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>retreats and conferences</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a retreat or conference</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20bff926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Individual Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered individual</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a member of the armed forces on active duty;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a member of the reserve components in an active status; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2601">136 STAT. 2601</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20bff929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a dependent of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c01f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c01f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c01f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on implementation of the amendments made by this section. Each such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c01f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The frequency with which the Secretaries of the military departments used the authority under such amendments in the year preceding the date of the briefing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c01f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Lessons learned from such usage.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="572">SEC. 572. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT AT DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS: EXTENSION; REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c0464f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 589C(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2164">10 U.S.C. 2164 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>four years after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on July 1, 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c04650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c04651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the conduct of the pilot program under such section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c04652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report shall include a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c04653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the locations at which the pilot program is carried out;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c04654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of students participating in the pilot program for each academic year by location; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c04655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the outcome measures used to gauge the value of the pilot program to the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="573">SEC. 573. </num><heading>COMMERCIAL AIR WAIVER FOR NEXT OF KIN REGARDING TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20c06d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 580A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c06d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1482">10 USC 1482</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c06d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">note.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c09479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transportation of Deceased Military Member</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event of a death that requires the Secretary concerned to provide a death benefit under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch75/schII">subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, such Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0947a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>shall provide the next of kin or other appropriate person a commercial air travel use waiver for the transportation of deceased remains of military member who dies outside of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0947b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0947c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a theater of combat operations; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0947d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may provide the next of kin or other appropriate person a commercial air travel use waiver for the transportation of deceased remains of military member who dies inside a theater of combat operations.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="574">SEC. 574. </num><heading>CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c0e29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies That Benefit Dependents of Members of </inline><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2602">136 STAT. 2602</page> the Armed Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0e29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependent students</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/163">Public Law 109–163</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7703b">20 U.S.C. 7703b</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0e2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local educational agency defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>local educational agency</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7713/9">20 U.S.C. 7713(9)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c0e2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0e2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/106/398">Public Law 106–398</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/1654A–77">114 Stat. 1654A–77</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7703a">20 U.S.C. 7703a</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0e2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c0e2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make payments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of military dependent students with severe disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c0e2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c0e2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the evaluation of the Secretary of each local educational agency with higher concentrations of military dependent students with severe disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact aid each such agency shall receive.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="575">SEC. 575. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c0e2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7703d">20 USC 7703d</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c26949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To assist communities in making adjustments resulting from changes in the size or location of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall provide financial assistance to an eligible local educational agency described in subsection (b) if, during the period between the end of the school year preceding the fiscal year for which the assistance is authorized and the beginning of the school year immediately preceding that school year, the local educational agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2694a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c2694b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>had (as determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of Education) an overall increase or reduction of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2603">136 STAT. 2603</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2694c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not less than five percent in the average daily attendance of military dependent students in the schools of the local educational agency; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2694d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not less than 500 military dependent students in average daily attendance in the schools of the local educational agency; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2694e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c2694f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>is projected to have an overall increase, between fiscal years 2023 and 2028, of not less than 500 military dependent students in average daily attendance in the schools of the local educational agency as the result of a signed record of decision.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Local Educational Agencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A local educational agency is eligible for assistance under subsection (a) for a fiscal year if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>20 percent or more of students enrolled in schools of the local educational agency are military dependent students; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in the case of assistance described in subsection (a)(1), the overall increase or reduction in military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency is the result of one or more of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The global rebasing plan of the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The official creation or activation of one or more new military units.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The realignment of forces as a result of the base closure process.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A change in the number of housing units on a military installation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A signed record of decision.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calculation of Amount of Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pro rata distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount of the assistance provided under subsection (a) to a local educational agency that is eligible for such assistance for a fiscal year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2695a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the per-student rate determined under paragraph (2) for that fiscal year; by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2695b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the net of the overall increases and reductions in the number of military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency, as determined under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2695c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Per-student rate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the per-student rate for a fiscal year shall be equal to the dollar amount obtained by dividing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2695d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the total amount of funds made available for that fiscal year to provide assistance under subsection (a); by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2695e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the sum of the overall increases and reductions in the number of military dependent students in schools of all eligible local educational agencies for that fiscal year under that subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2695f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amount of assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>A local educational agency may not receive more than $15,000,000 in assistance under subsection (a) for any fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance may not be provided under subsection (a) after September 30, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c26962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 30, 2023, and June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are made available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2604">136 STAT. 2604</page> to carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible for assistance under subsection (a) for that fiscal year of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the eligibility of the local educational agency for the assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the amount of the assistance for which the local educational agency is eligible.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c26966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disbursement of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall disburse assistance made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year not later than 30 days after the date on which notification to the eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to subsection (e) for that fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c26968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c26969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the estimated cost of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) through September 30, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c2696a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts disbursed to a local education agency under subsection (f) may be used by such local educational agency for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2696b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>general fund purposes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2696c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>special education;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2696d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>school maintenance and operation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2696e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>school expansion; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c2696f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>new school construction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, Department of Defense Education Activity, Line 390, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby increased by $15,000,000 for purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offset</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters Services, Line 500, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $15,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c26973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>base closure process</term>” means any base closure and realignment process conducted after the date of the enactment of this Act under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">section 2687 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or any other similar law enacted after that date.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>local educational agency</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7713/9">20 U.S.C. 7713(9)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>military dependent students</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of civilian employees of the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c26979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2605">136 STAT. 2605</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="576">SEC. 576. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c2697a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1792">10 USC 1792 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUSION COORDINATORS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c32ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a pilot program to hire special needs inclusion coordinators at child development centers selected by the Secretary under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c32ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall select the child development centers at which the pilot program required by subsection (a) will be carried out based on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of dependent children enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program at the military installation on which the center in located;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of children with special needs enrolled in the center; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such other considerations as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c32cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each special needs inclusion coordinator assigned to a child development center under the pilot program required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>coordinate intervention and inclusion services at the center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide direct classroom support; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide guidance and assistance relating to the increased complexity of working with the behaviors of children with special needs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c32cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c32cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on anticipated costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the anticipated costs for the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on effectiveness of program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program required by subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of special needs inclusion coordinators hired under the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of any issues relating to the retention of those coordinators;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c32cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c32cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>a recommendation with respect to whether the pilot program should be made permanent or expanded to other military installations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c32cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the amount of funding required to make the pilot program permanent or expand the pilot program to other military installations, as the Secretary recommends under subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c32cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration of Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>commence not later than January 1, 2024; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c32ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>terminate on December 31, 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c32ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child Development Center Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>child development center</term>” has the meaning given that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2606">136 STAT. 2606</page> term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2871/2">section 2871(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and includes a facility identified as a child care center or day care center.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="577">SEC. 577. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c32ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1798">10 USC 1798 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROMOTION OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c353f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Secretary concerned shall promote, to members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, awareness of child care assistance available under—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c353f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1798">section 1798 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c353f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1791">10 U.S.C. 1791 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c353f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c353f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing activities taken by such Secretary concerned to carry out subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c353f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary Concerned Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="578">SEC. 578. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c353fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE ON MILITARY SPOUSE HIRING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c3f03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall seek to convene an industry roundtable to discuss the hiring of military spouses. Such discussion shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The value of, and opportunities to, private entities that hire military spouses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Career opportunities for military spouses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Understanding the challenges that military spouses encounter in the labor market.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Gaps and opportunities in the labor market for military spouses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Best hiring practices from industry leaders in human resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The benefits of portable licenses and interstate licensure compacts for military spouses.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c3f042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The participants in the roundtable shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs of each military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Director of the Defense Human Resources Activity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Other officials of the Department of Defense the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c3f047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Private entities that elect to participate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c3f048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c3f049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary shall publish notice of the roundtable in multiple private sector forums and the Federal Register to encourage participation in the roundtable by private entities and entities interested in the hiring of military spouses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c3f04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c3f04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c3f04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the lessons learned from the roundtable, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to convene the roundtable annually.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2607">136 STAT. 2607</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="579">SEC. 579. </num><heading>RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MILITARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN’S COMPACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c4b39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretaries concerned, in consultation with States through the Defense-State Liaison Office, shall develop recommendations to improve the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c4b39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretaries concerned shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>identify any barriers—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to the ability of a parent of a transferring military-connected child to enroll the child, in advance, in an elementary or secondary school in the State in which the child is transferring, without requiring the parent or child to be physically present in the State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the ability of a transferring military-connected child who receives special education services to gain access to such services and related supports in the State to which the child transfers within the timeframes required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>consider the feasibility and advisability of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>tracking and reporting the number of families who use advanced enrollment in States that offer advanced enrollment to military-connected children;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>States clarifying in legislation that eligibility for advanced enrollment requires only written evidence of a permanent change of station order, and does not require a parent of a military-connected child to produce a rental agreement or mortgage statement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Military Interstate Children’s Compact, developing a letter or other memorandum that military families may present to local educational agencies that outlines the protections afforded to military-connected children by the Military Interstate Children’s Compact; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identify any other actions that may be taken by the States (acting together or separately) to improve the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to the States, a report setting forth the recommendations developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The terms “armed forces”, “active duty” and “congressional defense committees” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The terms “child”, “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “secondary school”, “parent”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>Military Interstate Children’s Compact</term>” means the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children as described in Department of Defense Instruction 1342.29, dated January 31, 2017 (or any successor to such instruction).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2608">136 STAT. 2608</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>transferring military-connected child</term>” means the child of a parent who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is changing duty locations due to a permanent change of station order; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c4b3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has not yet established an ongoing physical presence in the State to which the parent is transferring.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="579A">SEC. 579A. </num><heading>FEASIBILITY OF INCLUSION OF AU PAIRS IN PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a briefing containing the assessment of the Secretary of Defense of the feasibility, advisability, and considerations of expanding eligibility for the pilot program under section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1791">10 U.S.C. 1791 note</ref>) to members of the Armed Forces who participate in an exchange visitor program under <ref href="/us/cfr/t22/s62.31">section 62.31 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="579B">SEC. 579B. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON POLICIES REGARDING SINGLE PARENTS SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on regulations and rules of the Department of Defense regarding single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Such briefing shall include ways the Secretary has determined to improve such regulations and rules.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="579C">SEC. 579C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1791">10 USC 1791 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLIC REPORTING ON CERTAIN MILITARY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4daca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c4dacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Not later than September 30, 2023, and each calendar quarter thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall post, on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense, information regarding the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood and Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus programs, disaggregated by State, ZIP code, and Armed Force. Such information shall include whether each such provider is nationally accredited or rated by the Quality Rating and Improvement System of the State.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="579D">SEC. 579D. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20c528ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c528ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c528ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote>Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2609">136 STAT. 2609</page> shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c528f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c528f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>The feasibility of developing a process whereby the commander of a military installation may certify the information contained in impact aid source check forms received by such commander from local educational agencies as of the date of such certification.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c528f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An estimate of resources, per military installation concerned, necessary to implement such a process, including personnel, information technology, and other costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c528f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The estimated time required to implement such a process, including time for the Secretary of Defense to develop guidance regarding such a process.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c528f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The possible benefits of working with local educational agencies to ensure that impact aid source check forms are submitted appropriately to enable such certification.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="579E">SEC. 579E. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RIGHTS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c5c535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the parent of a child who attends a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity has parental rights as previously established by the Activity, including the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The right to information about the curriculum and instructional materials of the school.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The right to be informed if the school or Department of Defense Education Activity alters the school’s academic standards or learning benchmarks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The right to meet with each teacher of their child not less than twice during each school year, including meetings in the form of parent-teacher conferences.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The right to information about the budget of the school.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The right to address the school advisory committee or the school board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The right to information about the school’s discipline policy, including policies related to responding to any violent activity in the school.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The right to information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or accelerated coursework at the school.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The right to be informed of the results of environmental testing and safety at school facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c5c53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and consistent with the parental rights specified in subsection (a), the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the parental rights specified in such subsection. The report shall include, with respect to the schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, an explanation of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how and where a parent may access information about their rights;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the accessibility of that information;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2610">136 STAT. 2610</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how such schools inform parents of their rights and the means to access such rights; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the uniformity of parental rights across such schools.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c5c544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary or secondary school, as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2164">section 2164 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5c546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any other elementary or secondary school or program for dependents operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading>Decorations, Awards, and Other Honors</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="581">SEC. 581. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS TO REVIEW DETERMINATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN DECORATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20c5ec57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1552">Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5ec58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (j) as subsection (k); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c5ec59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, after subsection (i), the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c5ec5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c5ec5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c5ec5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>For a recommendation to award or upgrade a military decoration or award submitted pursuant to section 1130 of this title, a board determination in favor of the claimant shall allow such a recommendation to proceed, and an award or upgrade to be made by the applicable award authority, without regard to the statutory time limitation contained in section 7274, section 8298, or section 9274 of this title, as the case may be.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="582">SEC. 582. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c5ec5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c63a7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization for Award of the Medal of Honor to Fred McGee for Acts of Valor on June 16, 1952</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c63a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7274">section 7274 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Fred McGee for the acts of valor described in the paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c63a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acts of valor described</inline>.—</heading><content>The acts of valor described in this paragraph are the actions of Fred McGee as a corporal in the Army on June 16, 1952, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c63a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization for Award of the Medal of Honor to David R. Halbruner for Acts of Valor on September 11-12, 2012</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c63a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7274">section 7274 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to David R. Halbruner for the acts of valor described in the paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c63a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acts of valor described</inline>.—</heading><content>The acts of valor described in this paragraph are the actions of David R. Halbruner as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2611">136 STAT. 2611</page> a master sergeant in the Army on September 11-12, 2012, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="583">SEC. 583. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c63a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading>POSTHUMOUS APPOINTMENT OF ULYSSES S. GRANT TO GRADE OF GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The President is authorized to appoint Ulysses S. Grant posthumously to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States, equal to the rank and precedence held by General John J. Pershing pursuant to the Act titled “An Act Relating to the creation of the office of General of the Armies of the United States”, approved September 3, 1919 (<ref href="/us/stat/41/283">41 Stat. 283</ref>, ch. 56).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="584">SEC. 584. </num><heading>ENHANCED INFORMATION RELATED TO AWARDING OF THE PURPLE HEART.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c688a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c688a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c688a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c688a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c688a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1129">10 USC 1129 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of Award Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force shall publish on a publicly available website of such Armed Force includes a link to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the background of the Purple Heart;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the eligibility criteria for awarding the Purple Heart; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>contact information for the awards and decorations liaison of such Armed Force to facilitate confirmation, by a veteran or a veteran’s next of kin, whether a veteran was awarded the Purple Heart after December 31, 2002.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c688ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on implementation of the requirements under subsection (a). The report shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide background on the website described in such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>include the number of requests received by the Armed Force related to confirming the award of a Purple Heart;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>describe the average response time for confirming the award of a Purple Heart in response to an inquiry from a veteran or next of kin; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c688b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c688b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c688b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>include recommendations for decreasing the amount of time taken to respond to such inquiries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="J">Subtitle J—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="591">SEC. 591. </num><heading>REPORT ON NON-CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20c6afc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s115a">Section 115a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c6afc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><chapeau>Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth the following with respect to personnel:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c6afc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The number of members of the Armed Forces who are not citizens of the United States during the year covered by such report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c6afc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The immigration status of such members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c6afc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The number of such members naturalized.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2612">136 STAT. 2612</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="592">SEC. 592. </num><heading>NOTIFICATION ON MANNING OF AFLOAT NAVAL FORCES: MODIFICATIONS; CODIFICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c724f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeals</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c724fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of section 597 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 U.S.C. 8013 note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c724fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Obsolete provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of such section is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c724fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions: Addition; Clerical Improvements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d) of such section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c724fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c724fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (2), and (1), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c724ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the heading of each such paragraph; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c72500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20c74c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>surface combatant vessel</term>’ means any littoral combat ship (including the LCS–1 and LCS–2 classes), frigate (including the FFG–62 class), destroyer (excluding the DDG–1000 class), or cruiser (including the CG–47 class).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c74c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is redesignated as subsection (e).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c74c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Certain Crewing Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, after subsection (c), the following new subsection (d):<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c74c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crewing of a Surface Combatant Vessel: Prohibition; Exception</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y20c74c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Beginning <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>on October 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy may not assign more than one crew to a covered ship that is a surface combatant vessel if any surface combatant vessel was included in a notification under subsection (a) during the 12 months preceding such assignment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c74c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a littoral combat ship configured to conduct mine countermeasures if the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a certification and detailed explanation that such ship is unable to meet operational requirements regarding mine countermeasures, determined by the commander of a combatant command concerned, with only one crew.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c74c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Codification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c74c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 USC 8013 note</ref>, 8227.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section, as amended by this section, is transferred to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch825">chapter 825 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, inserted after section 8226, and redesignated as section 8227.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c74c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c74c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8211.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction>, after the item relating to section 8226, the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8227. </designator> <label>Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="593">SEC. 593. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NCMAF TO UPDATE CHAPLAINS HILL AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20c77231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 584(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2409">38 U.S.C. 2409 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c77232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of secretary of the army</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Army may permit NCMAF to carry out any action authorized by this subsection without regard to the time limitation under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2409/b/2/C">section 2409(b)(2)(C) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2613">136 STAT. 2613</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="594">SEC. 594. </num><heading>DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF ANDREW CHABROL FROM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c79943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c79944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disinterment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Army shall disinter the remains of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c79945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Army may not carry out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Andrew Chabrol.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c79946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c79947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in subsection (b); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c79948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if no such next of kin responds to notification under subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as the Secretary of the Army determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="595">SEC. 595. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c79949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2672">10 USC 2672 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSONALLY OWNED FIREARMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8358a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to promote the safe storage of personally owned firearms.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8358b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to members of the Armed Forces who are participating in the pilot program at military installations selected under subsection (e) locking devices or firearm safes, or both, for the purpose of securing personally owned firearms when not in use (including by directly providing, subsidizing, or otherwise making available such devices or safes).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8358c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8358d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary participation</inline>.—</heading><content>Participation by members of the Armed Forces in the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be on a voluntary basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8358e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Location of participants</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Armed Forces may participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) carried out at a military installation selected under subsection (e) regardless of whether the member resides at the military installation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8358f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c83590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c83591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c83592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Installations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than five military installations at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c83593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on Existing Policies</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to circumvent or undermine any existing safe storage policies, laws, or regulations on military installations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c83594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon the termination under subsection (h) of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c83595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number and type of locking devices and firearm safes furnished to members of the Armed Forces under the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c83596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c83597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote>The cost of carrying out the pilot program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2614">136 STAT. 2614</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c83598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c83599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the effect of the pilot program on suicide prevention.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8359a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Such other information as the Secretary may determine appropriate, which shall exclude any personally identifiable information about participants in the pilot program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8359b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is six years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="596">SEC. 596. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8359c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2632">10 USC 2632 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON CAR SHARING ON REMOTE OR ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8aacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether it is feasible and advisable to carry out a pilot program to allow car sharing on more than two remote or isolated military installations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8aacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that such a pilot program is feasible and advisable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to carry out the pilot program not later than 90 days after such determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8aad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To carry out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall take steps including the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Seek to enter into an agreement with an entity that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provides car sharing services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is capable of serving the selected military installations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Provide to members assigned to such military installations the resources the Secretary determines necessary to participate in such pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Promote such pilot program to such members as the Secretary determines.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8aada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>A pilot program under this section shall terminate two years after the Secretary commences such pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8aadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon the termination of a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of individuals who used car sharing services offered pursuant to the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>The cost to the United States of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8aadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8aae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the effect of the pilot program on mental health and community connectedness of members described in subsection (b)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8d1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Other information the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8d1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Installation Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>military installation</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2801">section 2801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="597">SEC. 597. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC INFLATION ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the extent to which economic inflation has affected members of the Armed Forces.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2615">136 STAT. 2615</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="598">SEC. 598. </num><heading>STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8f903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study on means of improving access to voting for members of the Armed Forces overseas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c8f904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2024, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8f905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8f906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote>The results of a survey, undertaken for purposes of the study, of Voting Assistance Officers and members of the Armed Forces overseas on means of improving access to voting for such members, including through the establishment of unit-level assistance mechanisms or permanent voting assistance offices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8f907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8f908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the costs and requirements in connection with an expansion of the number of Voting Assistance Officers in order to fully meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces overseas for access to voting.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c8f909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c8f90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>A description and assessment of various actions to be undertaken under the Federal Voting Assistance Program in order to increase the capabilities of the Voting Assistance Officer program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="599">SEC. 599. </num><heading>REPORT ON INCIDENCE OF MILITARY SUICIDES BY MILITARY JOB CODE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c96e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c96e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c96e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security with regards to the Coast Guard, shall conduct a review and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the rates of suicides in the Armed Forces, beginning after September 11, 2001, disaggregated by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>military job code (Army military occupational specialty, Navy enlisted classification or billet, Marine Corps military occupational specialty, Air Force specialty code, or Coast Guard rating); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>whether the member was serving on active duty, in the National Guard, or as a Reserve.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c96e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c96e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A compilation of suicide data by military job code to determine which military career fields have a higher per capita suicide rate compared to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>other military career fields for the same period;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the overall suicide rate for each Armed Force for the same period;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the overall suicide rate for the Department of Defense for the same period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the national suicide rate for the same period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c96e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A disaggregation of suicide data by age categories consistent with the age categories used in the Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2616">136 STAT. 2616</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c96e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c96e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the preliminary findings of the review conducted under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="599A">SEC. 599A. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DEATHS BY SUICIDE IN THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c9e37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of the efforts by the Secretary of the Navy to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prevent incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>respond to such incidents.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c9e37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c9e37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20c9e381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>The extent of data collected regarding incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members, including data regarding whether such covered members are assigned to sea duty or shore duty at the time of such incidents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The means used by commanders to prevent and respond to incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Challenges related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the prevention of incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among members of the Navy assigned to sea duty; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the development of a response to such incidents.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The capacity of teams providing mental health services to covered members to respond to incidents of suicidal ideation or suicide attempts among covered members in the respective unit each such team serves.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The means used by such teams to respond to such incidents, including the extent to which post-incident programs are available to covered members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20c9e388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Such other matters as the Inspector General considers appropriate in connection with the prevention of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c9e389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes a summary of the results of the review conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20c9e38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Member Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section the term “<term>covered member</term>” means a member of the Navy assigned to sea duty or shore duty.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="599B">SEC. 599B. </num><heading>REPORT ON OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY ETHIC OF THE SPACE FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cacdeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on officer personnel management and the development of the professional military ethic of the Space Force.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2617">136 STAT. 2617</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cacdec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of issues related to officer development in the Space Force, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the professional military education model for professional education of, and continual learning for, officers of the Space Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the career development model for officers of the Space Force, including key knowledge, skills, and attributes expected of Space Force officers at each of the company grade, field grade, and general officer levels;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>desired career trajectories for Space Force officers, including key assignments throughout identified Space Force career tracks and how the flexibility of the Space Force Component proposal will be used to achieve these desired career paths;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>how proposed constructive credit for civilian education and non-military experience in related space industry or government sectors will align with the proposed PME and career development models; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>how the Space Force Component proposal will enable officers to achieve joint qualifications required for promotion to general officer.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description of issues related to officer accessions of the Space Force, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the expected sources of commissioning for officers of the Space Force, including the desired proportions of officer assessments from the Reserve Officer Training Corps, military service academies, Officer Training School, and direct commissions at each grade above O-1;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the role of proposed constructive credit for civilian education and non-military experience in accessing officers at each grade above O-1 and the extent to which the Space Force plans to grant constructive credit in determining an officer’s entry grade at each grade above O-1; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the role of targeted recruiting, as described in the Guardian Ideal, for officer accessions, including how it will work, how frequently it will be used, for what positions, and how it will fit into overall officer accessions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>A description of issues related to the professional military ethic of the Space Force, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>how the proposed talent management system, career development model, PME model, and proposed Space Force Component structure will affect the development of a unique military culture of the Space Force as an Armed Force with space as a warfighting domain;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the role of the professional military ethic in the Space Force, including expectations of commissioned officers as public servants and military leaders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the expected role of civilian employees of the Space Force in the development and stewardship of the Space Force as an Armed Force, and how such employees are distinct from members of the Space Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the ethical implications of creating a force that is designed to “partner effectively with other space-interested entities,” as described in the Guardian Ideal, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2618">136 STAT. 2618</page> and how the Space Force intends to address any ethical conflicts arising from its desired close partnership with non-military and non-governmental entities in private industry; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the specific barriers between officers, enlisted members, and civilian employees that are described as “unnecessary” in the Guardian Ideal, how and why such barriers are unnecessary for the Space Force, and any statutory or policy changes the Space Force proposes to remove such barriers, including any proposed changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any other issues related to personnel management and professional development of officers of the Space Force that the Secretary of the Air Force determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cacdfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cacdff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>Guardian Ideal</term>” means the document with that title, dated September 17, 2021, and issued by the Chief of Space Operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cace00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>PME</term>” means professional military education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Bonus and Incentive Pays</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 601. </designator> <label>One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 602. </designator> <label>Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay authorities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 603. </designator> <label>Cold weather duty: authorization of assignment or special duty pay; travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 604. </designator> <label>Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 611. </designator> <label>Increases in maximum allowable income for purposes of eligibility for basic needs allowance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 612. </designator> <label>Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing in certain areas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 613. </designator> <label>Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while residing with the member.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 614. </designator> <label>Basic allowance for housing for members without dependents when home port change would financially disadvantage member.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 615. </designator> <label>Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 616. </designator> <label>Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 617. </designator> <label>OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain congressional committees.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Travel and Transportation Allowances</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 621. </designator> <label>Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 622. </designator> <label>Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for spousal business costs arising from a permanent change of station.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 623. </designator> <label>Extension of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 624. </designator> <label>Reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for costs to relocate a pet that arise from a permanent change of station.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 625. </designator> <label>Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the Armed Forces who attend a professional military education institution or training classes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 626. </designator> <label>Conforming amendments to update references to travel and transportation authorities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 627. </designator> <label>Pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assignment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2619">136 STAT. 2619</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Leave</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 631. </designator> <label>Technical amendments to leave entitlement and accumulation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 632. </designator> <label>Modification of authority to allow members of the Armed Forces to accumulate leave in excess of 60 days.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 633. </designator> <label>Convalescent leave for a member of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Family and Survivor Benefits</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 641. </designator> <label>Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 642. </designator> <label>Extension of parent fee discount to child care employees.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 643. </designator> <label>Survivor Benefit Plan open season.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 644. </designator> <label>Military installations with limited child care: briefing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 645. </designator> <label>Food insecurity among military families: data collection; training; report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Defense Resale Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 651. </designator> <label>Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in commissaries and exchanges.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 661. </designator> <label>Study on basic pay.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 662. </designator> <label>Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 663. </designator> <label>Review of dislocation and relocation allowances.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 664. </designator> <label>Complex overhaul pay: briefing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 665. </designator> <label>Studies on compensation for DOD child care providers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 666. </designator> <label>Barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces: study; report.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Bonus and Incentive Pays</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cbb861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s910/g">Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cbb862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following sections of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, are amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cbb865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s333/i">Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cbb866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following sections of <ref href="/us/usc/t37">title 37, United States Code</ref>, are amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2620">136 STAT. 2620</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cbb870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic Allowance for Housing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403/b">Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (7)(E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cbb872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (8)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><heading>INCREASE TO MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cc0693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Bonus Authority for Enlisted Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s331/c/1">Section 331(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc0694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$75,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc0695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cc0696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Bonus and Incentive Pay Authorities for Nuclear Officers</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s333/d/1/A">Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$75,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cc0697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Aviation Incentive Pay and Bonus Authorities for Officers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s334/c/1">Section 334(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc0698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,500</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc0699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cc069a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Skill Incentive Pay or Proficiency Bonus</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s353/c/1/A">Section 353(c)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,750</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><heading>COLD WEATHER DUTY: AUTHORIZATION OF ASSIGNMENT OR SPECIAL DUTY PAY; TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cc7bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pay</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s352/a/2">Section 352(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including a cold weather location)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>location</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cc7bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel Allowance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cc7bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>During the period specified in paragraph (5), the Secretary of a military department shall reimburse an eligible member of the armed forces for the cost of airfare for that member to travel to the home of record of the member.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A member of the armed forces is eligible for a reimbursement under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the member is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2621">136 STAT. 2621</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an officer in a grade above O–5 in the chain of command of the member authorizes the travel of the member.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of time as leave</inline>.—</heading><content>The time during which an eligible member is absent from duty for travel reimbursable under paragraph (1) shall be treated as leave for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s704">section 704 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cc7bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the calculation and use of the cost of living allowance for a member assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the use of special pays and other allowances as incentives for cold weather proficiency or duty location.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The period specified in this paragraph is the period—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cc7bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ending on December 31, 2023.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cc7bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s301b">37 USC 301b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER RETENTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd181c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd181d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Program Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish and carry out within the Department of the Air Force a demonstration program to assess and improve retention on active duty in the Air Force of rated officers described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd181e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rated Officers Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Rated officers described in this subsection are rated officers serving on active duty in the Air Force, excluding rated officers with a reserve appointment in the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd181f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>whose continued service on active duty would be in the best interest of the Department of the Air Force, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd1820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd1821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>who have not more than three years and not less than one year remaining on an active duty service obligation under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s653">section 653 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd1822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd1823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd1824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall offer retention incentives under subsection (d) to a rated officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in a regular component of the Air Force for not less than four years after the completion of the active duty service obligation of the officer under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s653">section 653 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd1825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd1826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd1827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expiration date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd1828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that an assignment previously guaranteed under subsection (d)(1) to a rated officer described in subsection (b) cannot be fulfilled, the agreement of the officer under paragraph (1) to remain on active duty shall expire not later than one year after that determination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd1829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retention Incentives</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2622">136 STAT. 2622</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd182a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guarantee of future assignment location</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the Secretary may offer to a rated officer described in subsection (b) a guarantee of future assignment locations based on the preference of the officer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd182b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aviation bonus</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the demonstration program required under subsection (a), notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s334/c">section 334(c) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may pay to a rated officer described in subsection (b) an aviation bonus not to exceed an average annual amount of $50,000 (subject to paragraph (3)(B)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd182c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combination of incentives</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may offer to a rated officer described in subsection (b) a combination of incentives under paragraphs (1) and (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd182d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd182e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter until the termination of the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing describing the use of such demonstration program and its effects on the retention on active duty in the Air Force of rated officers described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd182f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd1830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rated officer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>rated officer</term>” means an officer specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9253">section 9253 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd1831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Air Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd1832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="611">SEC. 611. </num><heading>INCREASES IN MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd6653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b/b">Section 402b(b) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd6654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>130 percent</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>150 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd6655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd6656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the gross</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd6657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cd6658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20cd8d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd8d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>if the Secretary concerned determines it appropriate (based on location, household need, or special circumstance), the gross household income of the member during the most recent calendar year did not exceed an amount equal to 200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services for the location of the member and the number of individuals in the household of the member for such year; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cd8d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd8d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cd8d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b">37 USC 402b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary concerned (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s101">section 101 of title 37, United States Code</ref>) shall modify the calculation of the basic needs allowance under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b">section 402b of title 37, United States Code</ref>, to implement the amendments made by subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2623">136 STAT. 2623</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="612">SEC. 612. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY ADJUST BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING IN CERTAIN AREAS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403/b/8/C">Section 403(b)(8)(C) of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="613">SEC. 613. </num><heading>TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF RATE OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHOSE SOLE DEPENDENT DIES WHILE RESIDING WITH THE MEMBER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cdb47e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403">Section 403 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 612, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cdb47f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (m) through (p) as subsections (n) through (q); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cdb480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (l) the following new subsection (m):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce02a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Continuation of Rate of Basic Allowance for Members of the Armed Forces Whose Sole Dependent Dies While Residing With the Member</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y20ce02a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) or any other section of law, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may, after the death of the sole dependent of a member of the armed forces, continue to pay a basic allowance for housing to such member at the rate paid to such member on the date of such death if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce02a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>such sole dependent dies—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce02a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>while the member is on active duty; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce02a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>while residing with the member, unless separated by the necessity of military service or to receive institutional care as a result of disability or incapacitation or under such other circumstances as the Secretary concerned may by regulation prescribe; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce02a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the member is not occupying a housing facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned on the date of the death of the sole dependent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce02a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce02a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The continuation of the rate of an allowance under this subsection shall terminate upon the earlier of the following to occur:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce02a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The day that is one year after the date of the death of the sole dependent.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce02aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The permanent change of station, or permanent change of assignment with movement of personal property and household goods under section 453(c) of this title, of the member.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce02ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2881a/c">Section 2881a(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 403(n)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 403(o)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="614">SEC. 614. </num><heading>BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS WHEN HOME PORT CHANGE WOULD FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGE MEMBER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ce29bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (p) of <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403">section 403 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, as redesignated by section 612, is further amended in subsection (p)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce29bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Low-cost and No-cost</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Certain</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce29be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>In the case of a member who is assigned</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce29bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2624">136 STAT. 2624</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce77e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce77e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20ce77e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>In the case of a member without dependents who is assigned to a unit that undergoes a change of home port or a change of permanent duty station, if the Secretary concerned determines that it would be inequitable to base the member’s entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the new home port or permanent duty station, the Secretary concerned may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce77e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>waive the requirement to base the member’s entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the new home port or permanent duty station member; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>treat that member for the purposes of this section as if the unit to which the member is assigned did not undergo such a change.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce77e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Secretary concerned may grant a waiver under subparagraph (A) to not more than 100 members in a calendar year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce77e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce77e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce77e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote>Not later than March 1 of each calendar year, the Secretary concerned shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the use of the authority provided by subparagraph (A) during the preceding calendar year that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of members granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) during that year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>for each such waiver, an identification of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the grade of the member;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the home port or permanent duty station of the unit to which the member is assigned before the change described in subparagraph (A); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ce77ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the new home port or permanent duty station of that unit.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce77ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce77f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>This paragraph shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="615">SEC. 615. </num><heading>REVIVAL AND REDESIGNATION OF PROVISION ESTABLISHING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce9f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revivial</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s491">Section 491 of title 37, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce9f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is revived to read as it did immediately before its repeal under section 604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ce9f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce9f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s491">37 USC 491</ref>, 431.</p></sidenote><content>is redesignated as section 431 of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ce9f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce9f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">37 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ce9f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 401.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>, after the item relating to section 427, the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“431. </designator> <label>Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="616">SEC. 616. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3672">134 Stat. 3672</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s416">37 U.S.C. 416 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="617">SEC. 617. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cec618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403b">37 USC 403b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OCONUS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUSTMENTS; NOTICE TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cf1439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf143a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reductions: limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2625">136 STAT. 2625</page> is operating may reduce the cost-of-living allowance for a member of the Armed Forces assigned to a duty station located outside the United States—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf143b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not more than once every six months; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf143c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in connection with a permanent change of station for such member.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf143d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increases</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may increase the allowance described in paragraph (1) for a member of the Armed Forces at any time.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cf143e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cf143f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives not less than 180 days before modifying a table used to calculate the living allowance described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cf1440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cf1441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf1442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cf1443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the determination of the Secretary regarding the effects of this section on the allowance described in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf1444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20cf1445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of the representative market basket of goods and services used to determine such allowance, including the methodology to identify such market basket and the frequency with which such allowance is adjusted; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf1446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the methodology and process by which surveys regarding such allowance are updated, including the average response rates and the efforts undertaken to ensure a representative sample of beneficiaries are surveyed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Travel and Transportation Allowances</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="621">SEC. 621. </num><heading>ALLOWABLE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES: COMPLEX OVERHAUL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20cf3b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s452">Section 452 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in subsection (b)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf3b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (18) as paragraph (21); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cf3b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20cf3b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><content>Permanent change of assignment to or from a naval vessel undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling and any concurrent complex overhaul, even if such assignment is within the same area as the current assignment of the member.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20cf3b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">“(23) </num><content>Current assignment to a naval vessel entering or exiting nuclear refueling or defueling and any concurrent complex overhaul.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="622">SEC. 622. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR SPOUSAL BUSINESS COSTS ARISING FROM A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cffeac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s453">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in subsection (g)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">or Business Costs</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Relicensing Costs</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or qualified business costs</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>qualified relicensing costs</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2626">136 STAT. 2626</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Reimbursement</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for qualified relicensing costs</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subsection</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20cffeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection for qualified business costs may not exceed $1,000 in connection with each reassignment described in paragraph (1).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or qualified business costs</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>qualified relicensing costs</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>business license, permit,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>courses,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or owned a business,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>during</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20cffeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>professional</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>license</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20cffebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or business license or permit,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>certification</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20cffebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>professional</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>license</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20cffebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or business license or permit,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>certification</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20cffebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d024d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d024d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>qualified business costs</term>’ means costs, including moving services for equipment, equipment removal, new equipment purchases, information technology expenses, and inspection fees, incurred by the spouse of a member if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d024d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the spouse owned a business during the member’s previous duty assignment and the costs result from a movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member’s change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d024d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the costs were incurred or paid to move such business to a new location in connection with such reassignment.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d024d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d024d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing regarding implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d024d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of times such Secretary used the authority under such amendments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d024d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the costs to the Federal Government arising from such usage.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="623">SEC. 623. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS FOR SPOUSE RELICENSING COSTS PURSUANT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s453">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 622, is further amended, in subsection (g)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2029</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2627">136 STAT. 2627</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="624">SEC. 624. </num><heading>REIMBURSEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR COSTS TO RELOCATE A PET THAT ARISE FROM A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20d04be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s453">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, as amended by sections 622, and 623, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d04be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement for Transportation of Pets Arising From Certain Permanent Changes of Stations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y20d04bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member for any cost related to the relocation of a pet that arises from a permanent change of station of such member within the continental United States. Such reimbursement may not exceed $550 for each such permanent change of station.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d04beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member for any cost related to the relocation of a pet that arises from a permanent change of station of such member to or from a duty station located outside the continental United States. Such reimbursement may not exceed $4,000 for each such permanent change of station.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="625">SEC. 625. </num><heading>TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR TRAINING CLASSES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20d072fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s453">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, as amended by sections 622, 623, and 624, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d0c11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Attendance at Professional Military Education Institution or Training Classes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize temporary duty status, and travel and transportation allowances payable to a member in such status, for a member under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is reassigned—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>between duty stations located within the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d0c121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>for a period of not more than one year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for the purpose of participating in professional military education or training classes,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>with orders to return to the duty station where the member maintains primary residence and the dependents of such member reside.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>If the Secretary of the military department concerned assigns permanent duty status to a member described in paragraph (1), such member shall be eligible for travel and transportation allowances including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Transportation, including mileage at the same rate paid for a permanent change of station.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Per diem while traveling between the permanent duty station and professional military education institution or training site.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Per diem paid in the same manner and amount as temporary lodging expenses.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Per diem equal to the amount of the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of this title paid to a member—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the grade of such member;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2628">136 STAT. 2628</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>without dependents;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>who resides in the military housing area in which the professional military education institution or training site is located.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d0c12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Movement of household goods in an amount determined under applicable regulations.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="626">SEC. 626. </num><heading>CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d295ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 256(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s906/g/2/B/ii">2 U.S.C. 906(g)(2)(B)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 403a and 475</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 403b and 405</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d295ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 5</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t5">Title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 4109(a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 474 and 475</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 405 and 452</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 476 and 479</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 5725(c)(2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 476(b)(1)(H)(iii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (c) and (d) of section 453</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 5760—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481h(b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 451(a)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 474(d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 464</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481h(d)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(d)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d295f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 10</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10">Title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 710—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (f)(4)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 474</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (h)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481f</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 453(f)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 1174a(b)(2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 474 and 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 1175(j), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 474 and 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 1175a(e)(2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 474 and 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d295ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 1491(d)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 495(a)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 435(a)(2)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in section 2013(b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 474 and 475</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 405 and 452</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 476 and 479</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in section 2493(a)(4)(B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481f(d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 453(f)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in section 2613(g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481h(b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 451(a)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau>in section 12503—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2629">136 STAT. 2629</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 206 and 495</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 206 and 435</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 495</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 435</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chapter 7</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d29609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 14</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2764">Section 2764 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the first and third sentences, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b) of section 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 453(c)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d2960a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 32</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t32/s115">Section 115 of title 32, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2960b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 206 and 495</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 206 and 435</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2960c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 495</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 435</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2960d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chapter 7</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d2960e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 236(f)(4)(A) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3036/f/4/A">33 U.S.C. 3036(f)(4)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 474</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d2960f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 36</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t36/s2101/b/2">Section 2101(b)(2) of title 36, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 475</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 405</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d29610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 37</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37">Title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 403—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (d)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d29614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 474</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d29615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d29616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 420(b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 474–481</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 422(a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 480</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 427—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 476</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 433(b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 474(d)(2)(A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in section 451(a)(2)(H)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481f</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 453(f)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481h</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(b)(12)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481j</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(b)(13)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481k</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(b)(14)</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2630">136 STAT. 2630</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 481<i>l</i></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(b)(15)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in section 1002(b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 474(a)–(d), and (f),</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in section 1003, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 402–403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau>in section 1006(g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 477</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(c)(2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d2bd36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 475a(a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 452(b)(11)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d2bd37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 17(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786/d/2/B/ii">42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 475</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 405</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="627">SEC. 627. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d2bd38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s454">37 USC 454 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN CHILD CARE COSTS INCIDENT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR ASSIGNMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d35979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assignment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d3597a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel and Transportation Allowances</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall treat a designated child care provider as an authorized traveler if child care is not available to a member of the Armed Forces at a military child development center at the permanent duty location of such member not later than 30 days after the member arrives at such location.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d3597b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement of Certain Child Care Costs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3597c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse a member of the Armed Forces for travel expenses for a designated child care provider when—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3597d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, to a new duty station;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3597e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the movement of the member’s dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s451">section 451 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, as part of the reassignment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3597f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>child care is not available at a military child development center at such duty station not later than 30 days after the member arrives at such duty station; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d35980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the dependent child is on the wait list for child care at such military child development center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d35981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d35982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$500 for a reassignment between duty stations within the continental United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d35983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$1,500 for a reassignment involving a duty station outside of the continental United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d35984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>A member may not apply for reimbursement under this subsection later than one year after a reassignment described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d35985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Concurrent receipt prohibited</inline>.—</heading><content>In the event a household contains more than one member eligible for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2631">136 STAT. 2631</page> reimbursement under this subsection, reimbursement may be paid to one member among such members as such members shall jointly elect.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d35986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d35987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d35988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the pilot program, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make the pilot program permanent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d35989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d3598a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3598b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>authorized traveler</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s451">section 451 of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3598c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>designated child care provider</term>” means an adult selected by a member of the armed forces to provide child care to a dependent child of such member.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d3598d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>military child development center</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1800">section 1800 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Leave</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="631">SEC. 631. </num><heading>TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO LEAVE ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5555e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Obsolete Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d5555f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d55560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) through (m) as subsections (d) through (l).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d57c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments to Section 701 of Title 10</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (d), (f), and (g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (e) and (f)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (b), (d), and (f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (b) and (e)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (i), as so redesignated, in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (b), (d), and (f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (b) and (e)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d57c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments to Other Provisions of Law</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 14</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2508/a">Section 2508(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 701(f)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 701(e)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 37</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t37">Title 37, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 501—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (b)(6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>120 days of leave under section 701(f)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90 days of leave under section 701(e)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 701(g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 701(f)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d57c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 502(b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 701(h)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 701(g)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d57c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d57c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 USC 701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2632">136 STAT. 2632</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="632">SEC. 632. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d57c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACCUMULATE LEAVE IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5a38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 631, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y20d5f1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d5f1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize a member described in paragraph (2) to retain not more than 30 days of excess leave.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A member described in this paragraph is a member who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y20d5f1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>serves on active duty for a continuous period of at least 120 days for which the member is entitled to special pay under section 310(a) of title 37; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is assigned to a deployable ship or mobile unit or to other duty designated for the purposes of this section;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>except for this subsection, would lose any excess leave at the end of the fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>receives, from the first officer in a grade above O-6 in the chain of command of such member, written authorization to retain such excess leave.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Excess leave retained by a member under this subsection shall be forfeited unless used before the end of the second fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which the service or assignment described in paragraph (2)(A) terminated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d5f1bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>excess leave</term>’ means leave accrued by a member in excess of the number of days of leave authorized to be accumulated under subsection (b).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d5f1bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 USC 701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Transition Rule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Leave in excess of 90 days, accumulated by a member of the Armed Forces under section 701 of such title before the effective date under subsection (c), is forfeited unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d5f1be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>used by the member on or before September 30, 2026; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d5f1bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the retention of such leave is otherwise authorized by law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d5f1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d5f1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 USC 701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on January 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="633">SEC. 633. </num><heading>CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d63fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by sections 631 and 632, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y20d6b514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Except as provided by subsection (h)(3), and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the armed forces diagnosed with a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the medical or behavioral health provider of the member—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6b517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>determines that the member is not yet fit for duty as a result of that condition; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6b519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6b51a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommends such leave for the member to provide for the convalescence of the member from that condition; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the commanding officer of the member or the commander of the military medical treatment facility authorizes such leave for the member.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2633">136 STAT. 2633</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6b51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A member may take not more than 30 days of convalescent leave under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described in that paragraph unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>such leave in excess of 30 days is authorized by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b51f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Secretary concerned; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an individual at the level designated by the Secretary concerned, but not below the grade of O–5 or the civilian equivalent; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the member is authorized to receive convalescent leave under subsection (h)(3) in conjunction with the birth of a child.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20d6b523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Convalescent leave may be authorized under paragraph (1) only for a medical condition of a member and may not be authorized for a member in connection with a condition of a dependent or other family member of the member.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>In authorizing convalescent leave for a member under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described in that paragraph, the commanding officer of the member or the commander of the military medical treatment facility, as the case may be, shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>limit the duration of such leave to the minimum necessary in relation to the diagnosis, prognosis, and probable final disposition of the condition of the member; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>authorize leave tailored to the specific medical needs of the member rather than (except for convalescent leave provided for under subsection (h)(3)) authorizing leave based on a predetermined formula.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A member taking convalescent leave under paragraph (1) shall not have the member’s leave account reduced as a result of taking such leave.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6b529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>military medical treatment facility</term>’ means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Convalescent Leave for Birth of Child</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (4) of subsection (h) of such section, as redesignated by section 632, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(4)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6b52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Convalescent leave may be authorized under subparagraph (A) only for a medical condition of a member and may not be authorized for a member in connection with a condition of a dependent or other family member of the member.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d6b52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6b530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 USC 701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Family and Survivor Benefits</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="641">SEC. 641. </num><heading>CLAIMS RELATING TO THE RETURN OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20d6dc41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1482/a">Section 1482(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d6dc42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20d6dc43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Delivery of personal effects of a decedent to the next of kin or other appropriate person.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20d6dc44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>If the Secretary concerned enters into an agreement with an entity to carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2634">136 STAT. 2634</page> concerned may, at the request of the person described in such subparagraph, pursue a claim against such entity that arises from the failure of such entity to substantially perform such subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20d6dc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d6dc46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>If an entity described in subparagraph (B) fails to substantially perform subparagraph (A) by damaging, losing, or destroying the personal effects of a decedent, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the person designated under subsection (c) the greater of $1,000 or the fair market value of such damage, loss, or destruction. The Secretary concerned may request, from the person designated under subsection (c), proof of fair market value and ownership of the personal effects.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="642">SEC. 642. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PARENT FEE DISCOUNT TO CHILD CARE EMPLOYEES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20d70357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1793">Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d70358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child Care Employee Discount</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may, to support recruitment and retention initiatives, charge a child care employee, whose child attends a military child development center, a reduced fee for such attendance.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="643">SEC. 643. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d70359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1448">10 USC 1448 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN OPEN SEASON.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d862ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elections by Persons Not Currently Participating in Survivor Benefit Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election of sbp coverage</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible retired or former member may elect to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan during the open season described in subsection (e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible retired or former members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), an eligible retired or former member is a member or former member of the uniformed services who, on or before the day before the first day of the open season described in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is entitled to retired pay; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>would be entitled to retired pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1223">chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (or chapter 67 of such title as in effect before October 5, 1994), but for the fact that such member or former member is under 60 years of age.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Status under sbp of persons making elections</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standard annuity</inline>.—</heading><content>A person making an election under paragraph (1) by reason of eligibility under paragraph (2)(A) shall be treated for all purposes as providing a standard annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reserve-component annuity</inline>.—</heading><content>A person making an election under paragraph (1) by reason of eligibility under paragraph (2)(B) shall be treated for all purposes as providing a reserve-component annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premiums for open season</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d862f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premiums to be charged</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations premiums that a person who makes an election under paragraph (1) shall be required to pay for participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan pursuant to the election.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of premiums</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The total amount of the premiums to be paid by a person under the regulations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2635">136 STAT. 2635</page> prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall be equal to the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the total amount by which the retired pay of the person would have been reduced before the effective date of the election under subsection (d) if the person had elected to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (for the same base amount specified in the election) at the first opportunity that was afforded the person to participate under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch73">chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>interest on the amount by which the retired pay of the person would have been so reduced, computed from the date on which the retired pay would have been so reduced at such rate or rates and according to such methodology as the Secretary determines reasonable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any additional amount that the Secretary determines necessary to protect the actuarial soundness of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund against any increased risk for the fund that is associated with the election.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premiums to be credited to retirement fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Premiums paid under the regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall be credited to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d862fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elections by Persons Currently Participating in Survivor Benefit Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d862fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election of to discontinue sbp participation</inline>.—</heading><content>A person participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan on the day before the first day of the open season described in subsection (e) may elect to discontinue such participation during the open season.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent of beneficiaries</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person described in paragraph (1) may not make an election under that paragraph without the concurrence of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>each designated beneficiary of such person under the Survivor Benefit Plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the spouse of such person, if such person is married.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception when beneficiary unavailable</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A person may make an election under paragraph (1) without a concurrence required under subparagraph (2) if the person establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary concerned—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>that the whereabouts of the spouse or beneficiary, as the case may be, cannot be determined; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that, due to exceptional circumstances, requiring the person to seek the consent of the spouse or beneficiary, as the case may be, would otherwise be inappropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of premiums</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discontinuation of reductions in pay</inline>.—</heading><content>As of the effective date under subsection (d) of an election by a person under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2636">136 STAT. 2636</page> shall discontinue the reduction being made in the retired pay of the person arising from participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan or, in the case of a person who has been required to make deposits in the Treasury on account of participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan, that person may discontinue making such deposits effective on such effective date.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of previous reductions</inline>.—</heading><content>A person who makes an election under paragraph (1) is not entitled to a refund of any reduction or deposit described in subparagraph (A) made before such effective date.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d88a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manner of Making Elections</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An election under subsection (a) or (b) shall be made in writing, signed by the person making the election, and received by the Secretary concerned before the end of the open season described in subsection (e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), an election under subsection (a) shall be made subject to the same conditions, and with the same opportunities for designation of beneficiaries and specification of base amount, that apply under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election must be voluntary</inline>.—</heading><content>An election under subsection (a) or (b) is not effective unless the person making the election declares the election to be voluntary. An election under subsection (a) or (b) to participate or not to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan may not be required by any court. An election by a person under subsection (a) to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan is not subject to the concurrence of a spouse or former spouse of the person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation with respect to reserve-component annuity</inline>.—</heading><content>A person making an election under subsection (a) to provide a reserve-component annuity shall make a designation described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1448/e">section 1448(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d88a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date for Elections</inline>.—</heading><content>An election under subsection (a) or (b) shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar month following the month in which the election is received by the Secretary concerned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d88a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open Season Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The open season described in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2024.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d88a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Certain Provisions of Law</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of sections 1449, 1453, and 1454 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, are applicable to a person making an election, and to an election, under subsection (a) or (b) in the same manner as if the election were made under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d88a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The terms “base amount”, “reserve-component annuity”, and “standard annuity” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1447">section 1447 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund</term>” means the fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1461/a">section 1461(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>retired pay</term>” includes retainer pay.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The terms “Secretary concerned” and “uniformed services” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s101">section 101 of title 37, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2637">136 STAT. 2637</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d88a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>Survivor Benefit Plan</term>” means the program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch73/schII">subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="644">SEC. 644. </num><heading>MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITH LIMITED CHILD CARE: BRIEFING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d92664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d92665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding child care at military installations of the covered Armed Forces—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that are not served by a military child development center; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>where the military child development center has few available spots.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d92668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The briefing under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>With regards to each military installation described in such subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9266a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The current and maximum possible enrollment at the military child development center (if one exists).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9266b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9266c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Plans of the Secretary to expand an existing, or construct a new, military child development center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9266d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The resulting capacity of each military child development center described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9266e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9266f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote>The median cost of services at accredited child care facilities located near such military installation compared to the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of the military department concerned to members for child care services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d92671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d92672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Any policy recommendations of the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to address the rising cost of child care near military installations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>regarding the rates of child care fee assistance provided to members of the covered Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d92675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered Armed Force</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Army.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Navy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d92679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Marine Corps.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9267a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Air Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9267b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Space Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9267c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>military child development center</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1800">section 1800 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="645">SEC. 645. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9267d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1060a">10 USC 1060a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MILITARY FAMILIES: DATA COLLECTION; TRAINING; REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d9c1be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Data Collection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services of the Department of Agriculture, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>develop a survey, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, to determine how many members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and dependents of such members, are food insecure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>issue the survey to such members and dependents;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2638">136 STAT. 2638</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>collect data related to the number of such members and dependents who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are eligible for the basic needs allowance under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b">section 402b of title 37, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>receive such basic needs allowance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>are surveyed on the use, by such members and dependents, of Federal nutrition assistance programs, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011/etseq">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1751/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>), and the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</ref>);</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>develop and carry out a plan to train and designate an individual who will assist members at military installations on how and where to refer such members and their dependents for participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs described in paragraph (3)(C); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate efforts of the Department of Defense to address food insecurity and nutrition.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d9c1cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the four subsequent years, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Agriculture and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report including the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and their dependents who are food insecure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number of such members and their dependents who use the Federal nutrition assistance programs described in subsection (a)(3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The number of such members and their dependents described in subsection (a)(3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20d9c1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The status of implementation of the plan under subsection (a)(5).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Defense Resale Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="651">SEC. 651. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20d9c1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF CERTAIN GOODS FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION IN COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20d9e8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch147/schIII">Subchapter III of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2639">136 STAT. 2639</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y20da0ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2496">“§ 2496.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20da0ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2496">10 USC 2496</ref>.</p></sidenote> Sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region prohibited</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20da0ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may not knowingly permit the sale, at a commissary store or military exchange, of any good, ware, article, or merchandise—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20da0ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>containing any product mined, produced, or manufactured, wholly or in part, by forced labor from the XUAR; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20da0ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>from an entity that has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as part of a ‘poverty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20da0ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20da0ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>forced labor</term>’ means any work or service that is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for nonperformance and that the worker does not offer to perform.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20da0ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>XUAR</term>’ means the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20da0fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20da1000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20da1001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2491.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2496. </designator> <label>Sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region prohibited.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="661">SEC. 661. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20da3712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY ON BASIC PAY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dad353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dad354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a federally funded research and development center to conduct research and analysis on the value of basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. The Secretary may include such research and analysis in the next quadrennial review of military compensation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dad355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dad356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dad357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the model used to determine the basic pay in the current basic pay tables, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an analysis of whether to update the current model to meet the needs of the 2023 employment market;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a historical understanding of when the current model was established and how frequently it has been during the last 10 years;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an understanding of the assumptions on which the model is based and how such assumptions are validated;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an analysis of time-in-grade requirements and how they may affect retention and promotion; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>an assessment of how recruiting and retention information is used to adjust the model.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of whether to modify current basic pay tables to consider higher rates of pay for specialties the Secretary determines are in critical need of personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An analysis of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2640">136 STAT. 2640</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>how basic pay has compared with civilian pay since the 70th percentile benchmark for basic pay was established; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether to change the 70th percentile benchmark.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>An assessment of whether—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to adjust the annual increase in basic pay, currently guided by changes in the Employment Cost Index as a measure of the growth in private-sector employment costs; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to use a different index, such as the Defense Employment Cost Index.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dafa75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dafa76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Legislative and policy recommendations regarding basic pay table based on analyses and assessments under paragraphs (1) through (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dafa77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings and Progress Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees an interim briefing on the elements described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Progress report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a progress report on the study under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final briefing on the study under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dafa7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dafa7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="662">SEC. 662. </num><heading>REPORT ON ACCURACY OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20db96be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report; Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on BAH. Such report shall contain the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20db96c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>The evaluation of the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>of the efficiency and accuracy of the current system used to calculate BAH;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the appropriateness of using mean and median housing costs in such calculation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>of existing MHAs, in relation to choices in, and availability of, housing to servicemembers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>of the suitability of the six standard housing profiles in relation to the average family sizes of servicemembers, disaggregated by uniformed service, rank, and MHA;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>of the flexibility of BAH to respond to changes in real estate markets; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>of residential real estate processes to determine rental rates.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20db96c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20db96c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>The recommendation of the Secretary—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2641">136 STAT. 2641</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>regarding the feasibility of including information, furnished by Federal entities, regarding school districts, in calculating BAH;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether to calculate BAH more frequently, including in response to a sudden change in the housing market;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether to enter into an agreement with a covered entity, to compile data and develop an enterprise grade, objective, data-driven algorithm to calculate BAH;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>whether to publish the methods used by the Secretary to calculate BAH on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>whether BAH calculations appropriately account for increased housing costs associated with Coast Guard facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20db96cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>BAH</term>” means the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403">section 403 of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>covered entity</term>” means a nationally recognized entity in the field of commercial real estate that has data on local rental rates in real estate markets across the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>MHA</term>” means military housing area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20db96d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>servicemember</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3911">50 U.S.C. 3911</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="663">SEC. 663. </num><heading>REVIEW OF DISLOCATION AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dbe4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dbe4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dbe4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reviewing the adequacy of the amounts of dislocation and relocation allowances paid under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s452">section 452 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, to members of the covered Armed Forces, in connection with changes in such members’ temporary or permanent duty assignment locations, taking into consideration the rising costs of moving, challenges in the housing market, and other expenses incurred by such members;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dbe4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assessing the effects of delays in the issuance of orders relating to changes to temporary or permanent duty assignment locations on the timing of dislocation and relocation allowances paid to members of the covered Armed Forces;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dbe4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>assessing the feasibility and advisability of paying dislocation or relocation allowances to members of the covered Armed Forces who are permanently assigned from one unit to another with no change of permanent duty station when the units are within the same metropolitan area; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dbe4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dbe4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dbe4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>making recommendations with respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dbe4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Armed Forces Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>covered Armed Forces</term>” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="664">SEC. 664. </num><heading>COMPLEX OVERHAUL PAY: BRIEFING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dc0c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dc0c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2642">136 STAT. 2642</page> of Representatives a briefing regarding the feasibility and advisability of establishing complex overhaul pay.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dc0c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Complex Overhaul Pay Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>complex overhaul pay</term>” means a special monthly pay—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dc0c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>established pursuant to regulations prescribed under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s352">section 352 of title 37, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dc0c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>paid to a member of the Armed Forces assigned to a naval vessel undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling, and any concurrent complex overhaul;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dc0c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in addition to any other pay or allowance to which a member is entitled; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dc0c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in an amount equal to $200 per month.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="665">SEC. 665. </num><heading>STUDIES ON COMPENSATION FOR DOD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dca854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall, for each geographic area in which the Secretary of a military department operates a military child development center, conduct a study—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>comparing the total compensation, including all pay and benefits, of child care employees of each military child development center in the geographic area to the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees in such geographic area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dca858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>estimating the difference in average pay and the difference in average benefits between such child care employees.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dca85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Schedule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall complete the studies required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for the geographic areas containing the military installations with the 25 longest wait lists for child care services at military child development centers, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for geographic areas other than geographic areas described in subparagraph (A), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dca85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing the results of the studies required under paragraph (1) that have been completed as of the date of the submission of such report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the completion of all the studies required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing the results of such studies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dca861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>benefits</term>” includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>retirement benefits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any insurance premiums paid by an employer;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>education benefits, including tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2643">136 STAT. 2643</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other compensation an employer provides to an employee for service performed as an employee (other than pay), as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The terms “child care employee” and “military child development center” have the meanings given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1800">section 1800 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dca868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>pay</term>” includes the basic rate of pay of an employee and any additional payments an employer pays to an employee for service performed as an employee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="666">SEC. 666. </num><heading>BARRIERS TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES: STUDY; REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dccf79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dccf7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or non-profit entity to conduct a study on the unique barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dccf7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>At the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of such study.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 701. </designator> <label>Improvements to TRICARE dental program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 702. </designator> <label>Health benefits for members of the National Guard following required training or other duty to respond to a national emergency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 703. </designator> <label>Improvement of referrals for specialty care under TRICARE Prime during permanent changes of station.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 704. </designator> <label>Confidentiality requirements for mental health care services for members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 705. </designator> <label>Audit of behavioral health care network providers listed in TRICARE directory.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 706. </designator> <label>Independent analysis of quality and patient safety review process under direct care component of TRICARE program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 707. </designator> <label>Study on providing benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE dental program to members of the Selected Reserve and dependents thereof.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 708. </designator> <label>GAO study on certain contracts relating to TRICARE program and oversight of such contracts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 709. </designator> <label>GAO study on coverage of mental health services under TRICARE program and relationship to certain mental health parity laws.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Health Care Administration</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 711. </designator> <label>Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 712. </designator> <label>Inclusion of level three trauma care capabilities in requirements for medical centers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 713.  </designator> <label>Centers of excellence for specialty care in military health system.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 714. </designator> <label>Maintenance of Core Casualty Receiving Facilities to improve medical force readiness.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 715. </designator> <label>Congressional notification requirement to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 716. </designator> <label>Improvements to processes to reduce financial harm caused to civilians for care provided at military medical treatment facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 717. </designator> <label>Authority to carry out studies and demonstration projects relating to delivery of health and medical care through use of other transaction authority.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 718. </designator> <label>Licensure requirement for certain health-care professionals providing services as part of mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, or refugee assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 719. </designator> <label>Authorization of permanent program to improve opioid management in the military health system.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2644">136 STAT. 2644</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 720. </designator> <label>Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and public health functions to Defense Health Agency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 721. </designator> <label>Access to certain dependent medical records by remarried former spouses.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 722. </designator> <label>Authority for Department of Defense program to promote early literacy among certain young children.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 723. </designator> <label>Plan for Accountable Care Organization demonstration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 724. </designator> <label>Feasibility study and plan on establishing a Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate and Military Health System Education and Training Directorate.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Reports and Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 731. </designator> <label>Briefing and report on reduction or realignment of military medical manning and medical billets.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 732. </designator> <label>Independent analysis of Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 733. </designator> <label>Clarification of membership requirements and compensation authority for independent suicide prevention and response review committee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 734. </designator> <label>Termination of veterans’ advisory board on radiation dose reconstruction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 735. </designator> <label>Brain health initiative of Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 736. </designator> <label>Establishment of partnership program between United States and Ukraine for military trauma care and research.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 737. </designator> <label>Improvements relating to behavioral health care available under military health system.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 738. </designator> <label>Certification program in provision of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces and military families.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 739. </designator> <label>Standardization of policies relating to service in Armed Forces by individuals diagnosed with HBV.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 740. </designator> <label>Suicide cluster: standardized definition for use by Department of Defense; congressional notification.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 741. </designator> <label>Limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength: certification requirement and other reforms.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 742. </designator> <label>Feasibility study on establishment of Department of Defense internship programs relating to civilian behavioral health providers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 743. </designator> <label>Updates to prior feasibility studies on establishment of new command on defense health.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 744. </designator> <label>Capability assessment and action plan with respect to effects of exposure to open burn pits and other environmental hazards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 745. </designator> <label>Kyle Mullen Navy SEAL medical training review.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 746. </designator> <label>Reports on composition of medical personnel of each military department and related matters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 747. </designator> <label>Report on effects of low recruitment and retention on operational tempo and physical and mental health of members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 748. </designator> <label>Guidance for addressing healthy relationships and intimate partner violence through TRICARE Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 749. </designator> <label>Briefing on suicide prevention reforms for members of the Armed Forces.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20de07fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20de07fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1076a">Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de07fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de07ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The plans</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20de0800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The plans”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de0801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20de7d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premium sharing plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Effective as of January 1, 2026, the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to premium sharing plans referred to in subsection (d)(1), the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A third party administrator shall manage the administrative features of such plans, including eligibility, enrollment, plan change and premium payment processes, submission of qualifying life events changes, and address changes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2645">136 STAT. 2645</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Such plans shall include the following three enrollment options:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Self.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Self plus one.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Family.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>In the United States, to the extent practicable, individuals eligible to enroll in such a plan shall be offered options to enroll in plans of not fewer than two and not more than four dental insurance carriers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>To the extent practicable, each carrier described in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall manage dental care delivery matters, including claims adjudication (with required electronic submission of claims), coordination of benefits, covered services, enrollment verification, and provider networks;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shall, in addition to offering a standard option plan, offer a non-standard option plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>may offer a non-standard option plan managed as a dental health maintenance organization plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>shall establish and operate dental provider networks that provide—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>accessible care with a prevention or wellness focus;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>continuity of care;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>coordinated care (including appropriate dental and medical referrals);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>patient-centered care (including effective communications, individualized care, and shared decision-making); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>high-quality, safe care;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><chapeau>shall develop and implement adult and pediatric dental quality measures, including effective measurements for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>access to care;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>continuity of care;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>cost;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>adverse patient events;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>oral health outcomes; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>patient experience; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>may conduct in the provider networks established and operated by the carrier under clause (iv), to the extent practicable, pilot programs on the development of a model of care based on the model of care commonly referred to as patient-centered dental homes.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The member’s</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During the period preceding January 1, 2026, the member’s</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of each year,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of each year during the period preceding January 1, 2026,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During the period preceding January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2646">136 STAT. 2646</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20de7d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20dea460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>Beginning on January 1, 2026, the amount of the premium required under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20dea461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for standard option plans, shall be established by the Secretary annually such that in the aggregate (taking into account the adjustments under subparagraph (F) and subsection (e)(3), the Secretary’s share of each premium is 60 percent of the premium for each enrollment category (self, self plus one, and family, respectively) of each standard option plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20dea462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for non-standard option plans, shall be equal to the amount determined under clause (i) plus 100 percent of the additional premium amount applicable to such non-standard option plan.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y20dea463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the monthly premium required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case of enlisted members in pay grade E–1, E–2, E–3, or E–4.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dea464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dea465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce copayments required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case of enlisted members in pay grade E–1, E–2, E–3, or E–4.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dea466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20dea467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (j), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan established under this section until</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During the period preceding January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan established under this section, and on or after January 1, 2026, the Secretary may not reduce benefits provided under a standard option plan under this section, until</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20dea468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20dea469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20decb7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>non-standard option plan</term>’ means a high option dental insurance plan that includes covered services in addition to, or provides greater coverage with respect to, services covered under a standard option plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20decb7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>standard option plan</term>’ means a dental insurance plan that provides for the coverage of preventive services, basic restorative services, and specialty dental care services at a level that is at least commensurate with the coverage of the same services provided under the premium sharing plans under this section during the period preceding January 1, 2026.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20decb7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20decb7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1076a">10 USC 1076a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to the authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1076a/b/1">section 1076a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20decb7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20decb7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>not later than January 1, 2025, prescribe an interim final rule to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20decb80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20decb81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20decb82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>after prescribing the interim final rule under subparagraph (A) and considering public comments with respect to such interim final rule, prescribe a final rule, effective on January 1, 2026, to carry out such amendments.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2647">136 STAT. 2647</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20decb83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20decb84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1 of each of 2024, 2025, and 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading>HEALTH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOLLOWING REQUIRED TRAINING OR OTHER DUTY TO RESPOND TO A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20df40b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transitional Health Care</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1145">section 1145 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20df40b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A member of the National Guard who is separated from full-time National Guard Duty to which called or ordered under section 502(f) of title 32 for a period of active service of more than 30 days to perform duties that are authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of responding to a national emergency declared by Congress or the President and supported by Federal funds.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20df40b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (B) or (G) of paragraph (2)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20df40bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active duty</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20df40be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (D)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(D), or (G)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (5), in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active duty</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20df40c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>service on active duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20df40c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active duty for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service for</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df40c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>active service</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENT OF REFERRALS FOR SPECIALTY CARE UNDER TRICARE PRIME DURING PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20df67d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 714 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1095f">10 U.S.C. 1095f note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df67d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20df67d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20df8ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvement of Specialty Care Referrals During Permanent Changes of Station</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting evaluations and improvements under subsection (d) to the referral process described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure beneficiaries enrolled <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2648">136 STAT. 2648</page> in TRICARE Prime who are undergoing a permanent change of station receive referrals from their primary care manager to such specialty care providers in the new location as the beneficiary may need before undergoing the permanent change of station.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20df8ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20df8eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the contractual and technical barriers preventing record sharing between civilian provider networks under the TRICARE program that lead to increased wait times for care for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents thereof undergoing permanent changes of station across provider network regions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20df8eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1090b">10 USC 1090b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e0523c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e0523d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to reinforce the policies of eliminating stigma in obtaining mental health care services and further encouraging help-seeking behavior by members of the Armed Forces, not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0523e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e0523f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><chapeau>update and reissue Department of Defense Instruction 6490.08, titled “Command Notification Requirements to Dispel Stigma in Providing Mental Health Care to Service Members” and issued on August 17, 2011, taking into account—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>experience implementing the Instruction; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>opportunities to more effectively dispel stigma in obtaining mental health care services and encourage help-seeking behavior; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e05243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote>develop standards within the Department of Defense that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure, except in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, the confidentiality of mental health care services provided to members who voluntarily seek such services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include a model for making determinations with respect to exigent circumstances that clarifies the responsibilities regarding the determination of the effect on military function and the prevention of self-harm by the individual; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, prevent health care providers from disclosing more than the minimum amount of information necessary to address the exigent circumstance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e05247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The standards required by subsection (a)(2) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Requirements for confidentiality regarding the request and receipt by a member of the Armed Forces of mental health care services under the self-initiated referral process under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1090a/e">section 1090a(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Requirements for confidentiality regarding the results of any drug testing incident to such mental health care services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0524a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e0524b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>Procedures that reflect best practices of the mental health profession with respect to suicide prevention.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0524c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A prohibition against retaliating against a member of the Armed Forces who requests mental health care services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0524d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>Such other elements as the Secretary determines will most effectively support the policies of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2649">136 STAT. 2649</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0524e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>eliminating stigma in obtaining mental health care services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0524f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>encouraging help-seeking behavior by members of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e05250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint Policy With the Secretary of Veterans Affairs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e05252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue a joint policy that provides, except in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, for the confidentiality of mental health care services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, under section 1712A, 1720F, 1720H, or 1789 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, or other applicable law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e05253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e05254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The joint policy issued under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, include standards comparable to the standards developed under subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e05255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e05256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a copy of the standards developed under subsection (a)(2) and the joint policy issued under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e05257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exigent Circumstance Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>exigent circumstance</term>” means a circumstance in which the Secretary of Defense determines the need to prevent serious harm to an individual or essential military function clearly outweighs the need for confidentiality of information obtained by a health care provider incident to mental health care services voluntarily sought by a member of the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><heading>AUDIT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE NETWORK PROVIDERS LISTED IN TRICARE DIRECTORY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e0ee98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the behavioral health care providers listed in the TRICARE directory.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e0ee99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of the audit under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0ee9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An identification of the following, disaggregated by provider specialty and TRICARE provider network region:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0ee9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of such behavioral health care providers with respect to which there are duplicate listings in the TRICARE directory.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0ee9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of such behavioral health care providers that, as of the commencement of the audit, were listed in the TRICARE directory as available and accepting new TRICARE patients.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0ee9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The number of such behavioral health care providers that, as a result of the audit, the Comptroller General determines are no longer available or accepting new TRICARE patients.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0ee9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The number of such behavioral health care providers that were not previously listed in the TRICARE directory as available and accepting new TRICARE patients but that, as a result of the audit, the Comptroller General determines are so available and accepting.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2650">136 STAT. 2650</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0ee9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The number of behavioral health care providers listed in the TRICARE directory that are no longer practicing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The number of behavioral health care providers that, in conducting the audit, the Comptroller General could not reach for purposes of verifying information relating to availability or status.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification of the number of TRICARE beneficiaries in each TRICARE region, disaggregated by beneficiary category.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>A description of the methods by which the Secretary of Defense measures the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The accessibility and accuracy of the TRICARE directory, with respect to behavioral health care providers listed therein.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The adequacy of behavioral health care providers under the TRICARE program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to recruit and retain behavioral health care providers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e0eea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e0eea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations by the Comptroller General, based on the findings of the audit, on how to improve the availability of behavioral health care providers that are network providers under the TRICARE program, including through the inclusion of specific requirements in the next generation of TRICARE contracts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e0eea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eeaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>TRICARE directory</term>” means the directory of network providers under the TRICARE program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e0eeab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>TRICARE program</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY REVIEW PROCESS UNDER DIRECT CARE COMPONENT OF TRICARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e1ff1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the federally funded research and development center to carry out the activities described in subsections (b) and (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not later October 1, 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e1ff1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis by FFRDC</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e1ff21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e1ff22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>Under an agreement between the Secretary and a federally funded research and development center entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall conduct an analysis of the quality and patient safety review process for health care provided under the direct care component of the TRICARE program and develop recommendations for the Secretary based on such analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e1ff24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The analysis conducted and recommendations developed under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the direct care component of the TRICARE program, an assessment of the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2651">136 STAT. 2651</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e1ff26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote>The procedures under such component regarding credentialing and privileging for health care providers (and an assessment of compliance with such procedures).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The processes under such component for quality assurance, standard of care, and incident review (and an assessment of compliance with such processes).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The accountability processes under such component for health care providers who are found to have not met a required standard of care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The transparency activities carried out under such component, including an assessment of the publication of clinical quality metrics (at the level of military medical treatment facilities and other operational medical units of the Department of Defense), and a comparison with similar metrics for non-Department health care entities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The standardization activities carried under such component, including activities aimed at eliminating unwarranted variation in clinical quality metrics at the level of military medical treatment facilities and other operational medical units of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The implementation under such component of the requirements of section 744 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3708">134 Stat. 3708</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref>), including with respect to health care delivery on ships and planes, in deployed settings, and in all other circumstances outside of military medical treatment facilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The organizational roles and responsibilities of military health system entities involved in clinical quality management functions under such component, including the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, and the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, each of whom shall conduct and submit to the federally funded research and development center an internal assessment of the respective entity regarding each element set forth under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information access and privacy</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to records</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1102">section 1102 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary shall provide the federally funded research and development center with access to such records of the Department of Defense as the Secretary may determine necessary for purposes of the federally funded research and development center conducting the analysis and developing the recommendations under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy of information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the analysis and developing the recommendations under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall maintain any personally identifiable information in records accessed by the federally funded research and development center pursuant to subparagraph (A) in accordance with applicable laws, protections, and best practices regarding the privacy of information; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2652">136 STAT. 2652</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e1ff31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may not permit access to such information by any individual or entity not engaged in conducting such analysis or developing such recommendations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e22642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing and Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e22643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e22644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e22645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the selection of a federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with under subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e22646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e22647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>any related guidance issued by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e22648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the methodology for conducting the study to be used by such federally funded research and development center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e22649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and a federally funded research and development center under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center, not later than one year after the date of the execution of the agreement, shall submit to the Secretary a report on the findings of the federally funded research and development center with respect to the analysis conducted and recommendations developed under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e2264a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e2264b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e2264c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report of the federally funded research and development center under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate such report, along with an assessment by the Secretary of the analysis, findings, and recommendations contained therein and the plan of the Secretary for strengthening clinical quality management in the military health system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e2264d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e2264e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e2264f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the report under paragraph (2) available on a public website in unclassified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e22650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TRICARE Program Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>TRICARE program</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="707">SEC. 707. </num><heading>STUDY ON PROVIDING BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE RESERVE SELECT AND TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM TO MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE AND DEPENDENTS THEREOF.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e310b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may conduct a study on the feasibility, potential cost effects to the budget of the Department of Defense, changes in out-of-pocket costs to beneficiaries, and effects on other Federal programs of expanding eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program to include all members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, the dependents thereof, and the non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e310b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e310b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in the study an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Cost-shifting to the Department of Defense to support the expansion of TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program from—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2653">136 STAT. 2653</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>health benefit plans under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>employer-sponsored health insurance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>private health insurance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>insurance under a State health care exchange; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>New costs for the Department of Defense to enroll in TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who were previously uninsured.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The resources needed to implement TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program for all such members, the dependents thereof, and the non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e310bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Cost-savings, if any, resulting from the expansion of TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program with regard to increased training days performed in support of mass medical events during battle assemblies of the reserve components, including an assessment of the impact of such expansion on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>medical readiness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>overall deployability rates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>deployability timelines;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>fallout rates at mobilization sites;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>cross-leveling of members of the reserve components to backfill medical fallouts at mobilization sites; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other readiness metrics affected by such expansion.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any effect of such expansion on recruitment and retention of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the Ready Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Cost-savings, if any, in contracts that implement the Reserve Health Readiness Program of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e337d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e337d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of Cost Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in such study an assessment of the potential cost effects to the budget of the Department of Defense for scenarios of expanded eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Premium free for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, the dependents thereof, and the non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Premium free for such members and subsidized premiums for such dependents and non-dependent children.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Subsidized premiums for such members, dependents, and non-dependent children.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e337da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e337db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary may enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center the Secretary determines is qualified and appropriate to conduct the study under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2654">136 STAT. 2654</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e337dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing; Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e337de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the methodology and approach of the study.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e337e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>TRICARE dental program</term>” means dental benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1076a">section 1076a of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e337e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>TRICARE Reserve Select</term>” means health benefits under section 1076d of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="708">SEC. 708. </num><heading>GAO STUDY ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS RELATING TO TRICARE PROGRAM AND OVERSIGHT OF SUCH CONTRACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e3d423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on certain contracts relating to the TRICARE program and the oversight provided by the Director of the Defense Health Agency with respect to such contracts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e3d424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e3d425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e3d426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TRICARE managed care support contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to TRICARE managed care support contracts (including the TRICARE managed care support contract for which the Director of the Defense Health Agency published a request for proposals on April 15, 2021, commonly referred to as “T-5”), the process used in awarding such contracts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to each contract relating to the TRICARE program other than a contract specified in paragraph (1) entered into by the Director of the Defense Health Agency during the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2022, where the value of such contract is greater than $500,000,000, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The total number of such contracts, disaggregated by fiscal year, contract type, type of product or service procured, and total expenditure under each such contract by fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d42a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The total number of bid protests filed with respect to such contracts, and the outcome of such protests.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d42b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The total number of such contracts awarded through means other than full and open competition.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d42c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense health agency contract oversight</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2022, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d42d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The staff of the Defense Health Agency responsible for performing oversight of the contracts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The number of such staff.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d42f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Any professional training requirements for such staff.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Any acquisition certifications or accreditations held by such staff.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2655">136 STAT. 2655</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Any office or other element of the Defense Health Agency responsible for contract award, administration, or oversight with respect to the TRICARE program, including the organizational structure, responsibilities, authorities, and key roles of each such office or element.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The process used by the Director of the Defense Health Agency for determining staffing needs and competencies relating to contract award, administration, or oversight with respect to the TRICARE program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e3d433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing; Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e3d435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on the study under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e3d436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="709">SEC. 709. </num><heading>GAO STUDY ON COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM AND RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH PARITY LAWS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e44967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e44968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>conduct a study to describe—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e44969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coverage of mental health services under the TRICARE program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4496a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any limits on such coverage that are not also imposed on health services other than mental health services under the TRICARE program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4496b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the efforts of the Department of Defense to align coverage of mental health services under the TRICARE program with coverage requirements under mental health parity laws; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4496c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the Secretary of Defense, the congressional defense committees, and (with respect to any findings concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy), the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the findings of such study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e4496d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4496e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>mental health parity laws</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4496f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>section 2726 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300gg–26">42 U.S.C. 300gg–26</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e44970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1185a">29 U.S.C. 1185a</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e44971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9812">26 U.S.C. 9812</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e44972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other Federal law that applies the requirements under any of the sections described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), or requirements that are substantially <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2656">136 STAT. 2656</page> similar to those provided under any such section, as determined by the Comptroller General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e44973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>TRICARE program</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Health Care Administration</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="711">SEC. 711. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e44974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 USC 1071 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS UNDERGOING DISABILITY EVALUATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e4e5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e4e5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall establish a policy to ensure accountability for actions taken under the authorities of the Defense Health Agency and the Armed Forces, respectively, concerning wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces during the integrated disability evaluation system process. Such policy shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A restatement of the requirement that, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1216/b">section 1216(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, a determination of fitness for duty of a member of the Armed Forces under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch61">chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is the responsibility of the Secretary concerned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of the role of the Director of the Defense Health Agency in supporting the Secretaries concerned in carrying out determinations of fitness for duty as specified in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of how the medical evaluation board processes of the Armed Forces are integrated with the Defense Health Agency, including with respect to case management, appointments, and other relevant matters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e4e5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>A requirement that, in determining fitness for duty of a member of the Armed Forces under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch61">chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary concerned shall consider the results of any medical evaluation of the member provided under the authority of the Defense Health Agency pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c">section 1073c of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of how the Director of the Defense Health Agency adheres to the medical evaluation processes of the Armed Forces, including an identification of each applicable regulation or policy to which the Director is required to so adhere.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e4e5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the feasibility of affording various additional due process protections to members of the Armed Forces undergoing the medical evaluation board process.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A restatement of the requirement that wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces may not be denied any due process protection afforded under applicable law or regulation of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>A description of the types of due process protections specified in paragraph (7), including an identification of each specific due process protection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e4e5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification of Responsibilities Regarding Medical Evaluation Boards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c">Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e4e5c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2657">136 STAT. 2657</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e50cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction Regarding Secretaries Concerned and Medical Evaluation Boards</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as transferring to the Director of the Defense Health Agency, or otherwise revoking, any authority or responsibility of the Secretary concerned under chapter 61 of this title with respect to a member of the armed forces (including with respect to the administration of morale and welfare and the determination of fitness for duty for the member) while the member is being considered by a medical evaluation board.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e50cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e50cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the implementation of subsections (a) and (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e50cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e50cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e50cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the implementation of subsections (a) and (b), lessons learned as a result of such implementation, and the recommendations of the Secretary relating to the policy on wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces undergoing the integrated disability evaluation system process.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e50cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary Concerned Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="712">SEC. 712. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF LEVEL THREE TRAUMA CARE CAPABILITIES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL CENTERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d/b/3">Section 1073d(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or level two</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, level two, or level three</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="713">SEC. 713. </num><heading>CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SPECIALTY CARE IN MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e5d02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centers of Excellence</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d/b/4">Section 1073d(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6455c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20e6455d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6455e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall designate certain major medical centers as regional centers of excellence for the provision of specialty care services in the areas of specialty care described in subparagraph (D). A major medical center may be designated as a center of excellence under this subparagraph for more than one such area of specialty care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6455f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The Secretary may designate certain medical centers as satellite centers of excellence for the provision of specialty care services for specific conditions, such as the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Post-traumatic stress.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Traumatic brain injury.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Such other conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e64563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Centers of excellence designated under this paragraph shall serve the purposes of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>ensuring the military medical force readiness of the Department of Defense and the medical readiness of the armed forces;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>improving the quality of health care furnished by the Secretary to eligible beneficiaries; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>improving health outcomes for eligible beneficiaries.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e64567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>The areas of specialty care described in this subparagraph are as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Oncology.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2658">136 STAT. 2658</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Burn injuries and wound care.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6456a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Rehabilitation medicine.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6456b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Psychological health and traumatic brain injury.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6456c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Amputations and prosthetics.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6456d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Neurosurgery.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6456e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Orthopedic care.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6456f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>Substance abuse.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>Infectious diseases and preventive medicine.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>Cardiothoracic surgery.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>Such other areas of specialty care as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e64573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E)</num><clause class="inline" id="y20e64574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>Centers of excellence designated under this paragraph shall be the primary source within the military health system for the receipt by eligible beneficiaries of specialty care.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e64575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Eligible beneficiaries seeking a specialty care service through the military health system shall be referred to a center of excellence designated under subparagraph (A) for that area of specialty care or, if the specialty care service sought is unavailable at such center, to an appropriate specialty care provider in the private sector.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e64576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e64577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e64578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>Not later than 90 days prior to the designation of a center of excellence under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate of such designation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e64579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6457a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>eligible beneficiary</term>’ means any beneficiary under this chapter.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6457b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6457c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d">10 USC 1073d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall designate certain major medical centers as regional centers of excellence in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d/b/4/A">section 1073d(b)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6457d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e6457e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6457f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that sets forth the plan of the Department of Defense to designate centers of excellence under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d/b/4">section 1073d(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e64580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e64581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e64582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e64583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>A list of the centers of excellence to be designated under such section 1073d(b)(4) and the locations of such centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e64584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the specialty care services to be provided at each such center and a staffing plan for each such center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e64585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>A description of how each such center shall improve—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the military medical force readiness of the Department and the medical readiness of the Armed Forces;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the quality of care received by eligible beneficiaries; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e64588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the health outcomes of eligible beneficiaries.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2659">136 STAT. 2659</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e64589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A comprehensive plan for the referral of eligible beneficiaries for specialty care services at centers of excellence designated under such section 1073d(b)(4) and appropriate specialty care providers in the private sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e66c9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A plan to assist eligible beneficiaries with travel and lodging, if necessary, in connection with the receipt of specialty care services at centers of excellence designated under such section 1073d(b)(4) or appropriate specialty care providers in the private sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e66c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A plan to transfer specialty care providers of the Department to centers of excellence designated under such section 1073d(b)(4), in a number as determined by the Secretary to be required to provide specialty care services to eligible beneficiaries at such centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e66c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>A plan to monitor access to care, beneficiary satisfaction, experience of care, and clinical outcomes to understand better the impact of such centers on the health care of eligible beneficiaries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e66c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Beneficiary Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>eligible beneficiary</term>” means any beneficiary under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch55">chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="714">SEC. 714. </num><heading>MAINTENANCE OF CORE CASUALTY RECEIVING FACILITIES TO IMPROVE MEDICAL FORCE READINESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e693ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d/b">Section 1073d(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 713, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6e1cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20e6e1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6e1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6e1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6e1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense shall designate and maintain certain military medical treatment facilities as core casualty receiving facilities, to ensure the medical capability and capacity required to diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate large volumes of combat casualties and, as may be directed by the President or the Secretary, provide a medical response to events the President determines or declares as natural disasters, mass casualty events, or other national emergencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6e1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the military medical treatment facilities selected for designation pursuant to subparagraph (A) are geographically located to facilitate the aeromedical evacuation of casualties from theaters of operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6e1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall ensure that the Secretaries of the military departments assign military personnel to core casualty receiving facilities designated under subparagraph (A) at not less than 90 percent of the staffing level required to maintain the operating bed capacity necessary to support operation planning requirements;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may augment the staffing of military personnel at core casualty receiving facilities under subparagraph (A) with civilian employees of the Department of Defense to fulfil the staffing requirement under clause (i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>shall ensure that each core casualty receiving facility under subparagraph (A) is staffed with a civilian Chief Financial Officer and a civilian Chief Operating Officer with experience in the management of civilian hospital systems, for the purpose of ensuring continuity in the management of the facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6e1d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6e1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2660">136 STAT. 2660</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The term ‘<term>core casualty receiving facility</term>’ means a Role 4 medical treatment facility that serves as a medical hub for the receipt and treatment of casualties, including civilian casualties, that may result from combat or from an event the President determines or declares as a natural disaster, mass casualty event, or other national emergency.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Role 4 medical treatment facility</term>’ means a medical treatment facility that provides the full range of preventative, curative, acute, convalescent, restorative, and rehabilitative care.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e6e1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e6e1de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d">10 USC 1073d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeline for Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall designate four military medical treatment facilities as core casualty receiving facilities under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d/b/5">section 1073d(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (as added by subsection (a)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e6e1e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operational</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2025, the Secretary shall ensure that each such designated military medical treatment facility is fully staffed and operational as a core casualty receiving facility, in accordance with the requirements of such section 1073d(b)(5).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="715">SEC. 715. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT TO MODIFY SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20e708f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d">Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 714, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e73002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Required to Modify Scope of Services Provided at Military Medical Treatment Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y20e73003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may not modify the scope of medical care provided at a military medical treatment facility, or the beneficiary population served at the facility, unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e73004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of the proposed modification in scope;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e73005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e73006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits such notification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e73007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e73008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transition plan.</p></sidenote>if the proposed modification in scope involves the termination or reduction of inpatient capabilities at a military medical treatment facility located outside the United States, the Secretary has provided to each member of the armed forces or covered beneficiary receiving services at such facility a transition plan for the continuity of health care for such member or covered beneficiary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e73009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Each notification under paragraph (1) shall contain information demonstrating, with respect to the military medical treatment facility for which the modification in scope has been proposed, the extent to which the commander of the military installation at which the facility is located has been consulted regarding such modification, to ensure that the proposed modification in scope would have no impact on the operational plan for such installation.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2661">136 STAT. 2661</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="716">SEC. 716. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSES TO REDUCE FINANCIAL HARM CAUSED TO CIVILIANS FOR CARE PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e77e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification of Fee Waiver Process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1079b">Section 1079b of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e77e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e77e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Health Agency may issue a waiver for a fee that would otherwise be charged under the procedures implemented under subsection (a) to a civilian provided medical care who is not a covered beneficiary if the provision of such care enhances the knowledge, skills, and abilities of health care providers, as determined by the Director of the Defense Health Agency.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e77e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e77e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified Payment Plan for Certain Civilians</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e77e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b), as amended by subsection (a), the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified Payment Plan for Certain Civilians</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y20e7cc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20e7cc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>If a civilian specified in subsection (a) is covered by a covered payer at the time care under this section is provided, the civilian shall only be responsible to pay the standard copays, coinsurance, deductibles, or nominal fees that are otherwise applicable under the covered payer plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Except with respect to the copays, coinsurance, deductibles, and nominal fees specified in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e7cc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense may bill only the covered payer for care provided to a civilian described in subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20e7cc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>payment received by the Secretary from the covered payer of a civilian for care provided under this section that is provided to the civilian shall be considered payment in full for such care.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>If a civilian specified in subsection (a) does not meet the criteria under paragraph (1), is underinsured, or has a remaining balance and is at risk of financial harm, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall reduce each fee that would otherwise be charged to the civilian under this section according to a sliding fee discount program, as prescribed by the Director of the Defense Health Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>If a civilian specified in subsection (a) does not meet the criteria under paragraph (1) or (2), the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall implement an additional catastrophic waiver to prevent severe financial harm.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The modified payment plan under this subsection may not be administered by a Federal agency other than the Department of Defense.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e7cc59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e7cc5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered payer</term>’ means a third-party payer or other insurance, medical service, or health plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e7cc5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The terms ‘third-party payer’ and ‘insurance, medical service, or health plan’ have the meaning given those terms in section 1095(h) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7cc5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e7cc5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e7cc5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1079b">10 USC 1079b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to care provided on or after the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2662">136 STAT. 2662</page> date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="717">SEC. 717. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT STUDIES AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS RELATING TO DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE THROUGH USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7f370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1092/b">Section 1092(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>contracts</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e7f371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e7f372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on how the Secretary intends to use the authority to enter into transactions under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1092/b">section 1092(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="718">SEC. 718. </num><heading>LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING SERVICES AS PART OF MISSION RELATING TO EMERGENCY, HUMANITARIAN, OR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1094/d/2">Section 1094(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText> contractor not covered under section 1091 of this title who is providing medical treatment as part of a mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, or refugee assistance,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 1091 of this title,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="719">SEC. 719. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF PERMANENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OPIOID MANAGEMENT IN THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20e84193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 716 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1090">10 U.S.C. 1090 note</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e84194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning not</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e84195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e84196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e84197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative Initiative to Improve Opioid Management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e84198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>an alternative to the pilot program under this section, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, not later than January 1, 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e84199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>may implement a permanent program to improve opioid management for beneficiaries under the TRICARE program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8419a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>if the Director decides to implement such a permanent program, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the specifications of and reasons for implementing such program.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="720">SEC. 720. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8419b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8419c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c">10 USC 1073c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e8b6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8b6ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Retention</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c/e">section 1073c(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, a military department may retain, until not later than February 1, 2024, a covered function if the Secretary of Defense determines the covered function—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2663">136 STAT. 2663</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8b6cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>addresses a need that is unique to the military department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8b6d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is in direct support of operating forces and necessary to execute strategies relating to national security and defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e8b6d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8b6d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8b6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on any covered function that the Secretary has determined should be retained by a military department pursuant to subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8b6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall address the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8b6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of each covered function that the Secretary has determined should be retained by a military department pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8dce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The rationale for each such determination.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8dce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8dce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8dce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations for amendments to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c">section 1073c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to authorize the ongoing retention of covered functions by military departments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e8dcea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification to Names of Public Health Commands</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c/e/2/B">Section 1073c(e)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Army Public Health Command, the Navy–Marine Corps Public Health Command</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Army Public Health Center, the Navy–Marine Corps Public Health Center</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e8dceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Function Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered function</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8dcec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a function relating to research and development that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency Research and Development pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c/e/1">section 1073c(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e8dced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a function relating to public health that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency Public Health pursuant to section 1073c(e)(2) of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="721">SEC. 721. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e8dcee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 USC 1071 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCESS TO CERTAIN DEPENDENT MEDICAL RECORDS BY REMARRIED FORMER SPOUSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e903ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may authorize a remarried former spouse who is a custodial parent of a dependent child to retain electronic access to the privileged medical records of such dependent child, notwithstanding that the former spouse is no longer a dependent under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072/2">section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e90400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e90401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>dependent</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e90402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>dependent child</term>” means a dependent child of a remarried former spouse and a member or former member of a uniformed service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e90403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>remarried former spouse</term>” means a remarried former spouse of a member or former member of a uniformed service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="722">SEC. 722. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e90404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1791">10 USC 1791 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE EARLY LITERACY AMONG CERTAIN YOUNG CHILDREN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e97935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program to promote early literacy among young children in child <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2664">136 STAT. 2664</page> development centers and libraries located on installations of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e97936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities under the program under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e97937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The provision of training on early literacy promotion to appropriate personnel of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e97938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The purchase and distribution of age-appropriate books to covered caregivers assigned to or serving at an installation of the Department with a child development center or library at which the Secretary is carrying out the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e97939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The dissemination to covered caregivers of education materials on early literacy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e9793a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Such other activities as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e9793b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct the activities under subsection (b) at any child development center or library located on an installation of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e9793c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e9793d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the extent to which the authority under subsection (a) is used, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e9793e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of any activities carried out under the program so authorized; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e9793f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20e97940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>an evaluation of the potential expansion of such program to be included as a part of the pediatric primary care of young children and to be carried out in military medical treatment facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20e97941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e97942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered caregiver</term>” means a member of the Armed Forces who is a caregiver of a young child.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20e97943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>young child</term>” means any child from birth to the age of five years old, inclusive.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="723">SEC. 723. </num><heading>PLAN FOR ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ea1584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ea1585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for the conduct of the Accountable Care Organization demonstration, notice of which was published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2019 (<ref href="/us/fr/84/41974">84 Fed. Reg. 41974</ref>), (in this section referred to as the “Demonstration”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ea1586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subsection (a) shall include, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of how the Demonstration shall be conducted to deliver improved health outcomes, improved quality of care, and lower costs under the TRICARE program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description of the results for the TRICARE program that the Secretary plans to achieve through the Demonstration, with respect to the following outcome measures:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Clinical performance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea158a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Utilization improvement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea158b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Beneficiary engagement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea158c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Membership growth and retention.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2665">136 STAT. 2665</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea158d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Case management.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea158e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Continuity of care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea158f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Use of telehealth.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of how the Demonstration shall be conducted to shift financial risk from the Department of Defense to civilian health care providers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of how investment in the Demonstration shall serve as a bridge to future competitive demonstrations of the Department of Defense with accountable care organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A detailed description of the geographic locations at which the Secretary plans to conduct such future competitive demonstrations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ea1593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of how a third-party administrator shall manage the administrative components of the Demonstration, including with respect to eligibility, enrollment, premium payment processes, submission of qualifying life events changes, and mailing address changes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ea1594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TRICARE Program Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>TRICARE program</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="724">SEC. 724. </num><heading>FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PLAN ON ESTABLISHING A MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL LOGISTICS DIRECTORATE AND MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING DIRECTORATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20eafff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct a study on the feasibility of the establishment within the Defense Health Agency of two subordinate organizations, to be known as the Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate and the Military Health System Education and Training Directorate, respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop a plan for such establishment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20eafff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subsection (a)(2) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military health system medical logistics directorate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the organizational structure of the Directorate (including any subordinate organizations), including the incorporation into the Directorate of existing organizations of the military departments that provide operational theater medical materiel support.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the resourcing by the Secretary of the executive leadership of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the geographic location, or multiple such locations, of the elements of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of how the head of the medical research and development organization within the Defense Health Agency shall coordinate with the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eafffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of the ability of the Directorate to address the medical logistics requirements of the military departments, the combatant commands, and the Joint Staff.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2666">136 STAT. 2666</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eaffff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A description of any additional funding required to establish the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb0000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>A description of any additional legislative authorities required to establish the Directorate, including any such authorities required for the leadership and direction of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb0001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>A description of any military department-specific capabilities, requirements, or best practices relating to medical logistics necessary to be considered prior to the establishment of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb0002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Such other matters relating to the establishment, operations, or activities of the Directorate as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military health system education and training directorate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the Military Health System Education and Training Directorate, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>A description of the organizational structure of the Directorate (including any subordinate organizations), including the incorporation into the Directorate of existing organizations that provide relevant medical education and training, such as the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The College of Allied Health Sciences of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The Medical Education and Training Campus of the Department of Defense.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The medical education and training commands and organizations of the military departments.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>The medical training programs of the military departments affiliated with civilian academic institutions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb271a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the resourcing by the Secretary of the executive leadership of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb271b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the geographic location, or multiple such locations, of the elements of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb271c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of the ability of the Directorate to address the medical education and training requirements of the military departments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb271d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of any additional funding required for the establishment the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb271e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A description of any additional legislative authorities required for the establishment of the Directorate, including any such authorities required for the leadership and direction of the Directorate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb271f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Such other matters relating to the establishment, operations, or activities of the Directorate as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20eb2720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20eb2721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study under subsection (a)(1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20eb2723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the plan under subsection (a)(2).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2667">136 STAT. 2667</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Reports and Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="731">SEC. 731. </num><heading>BRIEFING AND REPORT ON REDUCTION OR REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY MEDICAL MANNING AND MEDICAL BILLETS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20eb2724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 731(a)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1796">135 Stat. 1796</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y20eb4e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing; report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb4e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not later than February 1, 2023, provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on preliminary observations regarding the analyses used to support any reduction or realignment of military medical manning, including any reduction or realignment of medical billets of the military departments; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20eb4e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not later than May 31, 2023, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such analyses.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="732">SEC. 732. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPREHENSIVE AUTISM CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ebc368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 737 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1800">135 Stat. 1800</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>broadly</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>disorder</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>demonstration project</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>demonstration program</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>demonstration project</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>demonstration program</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>parental involvement in applied behavioral analysis treatment, and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>including</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for an individual who has</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including mental health outcomes, for individuals who have</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>since its inception</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>demonstration program</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cost effectiveness, program effectiveness, and clinical</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>measure the</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in subparagraph (G), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>than in the general population</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>families</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph (H):<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ebc375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>An analysis of whether the diagnosis and treatment of autism is higher among the children of military families than in the general population.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebc376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nine</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>31</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2668">136 STAT. 2668</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="733">SEC. 733. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR INDEPENDENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE REVIEW COMMITTEE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ebea87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 738 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1801">135 Stat. 1801</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebea88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>none of whom may be</quotedText>” and all that follows through the closing period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>none of whom may be—</quotedText>”<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebea89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a member of an Armed Force; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebea8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, unless the individual is a former member of an Armed Force.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebea8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ebea8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ec119d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ec119e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may compensate members of the committee established under subsection (a) for the work of such members for the committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ec119f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the committee established under subsection (a) who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense and a former member of an Armed Force may not receive compensation under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ec11a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the committee established under subsection (a) who receives compensation under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a civilian employee of the Department of Defense for purposes of subsection (b)(3)(B).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="734">SEC. 734. </num><heading>TERMINATION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY BOARD ON RADIATION DOSE RECONSTRUCTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ec38b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 601 of the Veterans Benefit Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/183">Public Law 108–183</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1154">38 U.S.C. 1154 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ec38b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the establishment of the advisory board required by subsection (c)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ec38b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="735">SEC. 735. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ec38b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 USC 1071 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BRAIN HEALTH INITIATIVE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed2315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall establish a comprehensive initiative for brain health to be known as the “Warfighter Brain Health Initiative” (in this section referred to as the “Initiative”) for the purpose of unifying efforts and programs across the Department of Defense to improve the cognitive performance and brain health of members of the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed2316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The objectives of the Initiative shall be the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>To enhance, maintain, and restore the cognitive performance of members of the Armed Forces through education, training, prevention, protection, monitoring, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, including through the following activities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The establishment of a program to monitor cognitive brain health across the Department of Defense, with the goal of detecting any need for cognitive enhancement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2669">136 STAT. 2669</page> or restoration resulting from potential brain exposures of members of Armed Forces, to mitigate possible evolution of injury or disease progression.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The identification and dissemination of thresholds for blast pressure safety and associated emerging scientific evidence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed231a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The modification of high-risk training and operational activities to mitigate the negative effects of repetitive blast exposure.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed231b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The identification of individuals who perform high-risk training or occupational activities, for purposes of increased monitoring of the brain health of such individuals.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed231c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The development and operational fielding of non-invasive, portable, point-of-care medical devices, to inform the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed231d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The establishment of a standardized monitoring program that documents and analyzes blast exposures that may affect the brain health of members of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed231e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The consideration of the findings and recommendations of the report of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress” and published in 2022 (relating to the acceleration of progress in traumatic brain injury research and care), or any successor report, in relation to the activities of the Department relating to brain health, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed231f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>To harmonize and prioritize the efforts of the Department of Defense into a single approach to brain health.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed2320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ed2321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Budget Justification Documents</inline>.—</heading><content>In the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>), the Secretary of Defense shall include a budget justification display that includes all activities of the Department relating to the Initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed2322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Relating to Monitoring of Blast Coverage</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Health Agency may conduct, as part of the Initiative, a pilot program under which the Director shall monitor blast overpressure exposure through the use of commercially available, off-the-shelf, wearable sensors, and document and evaluate data collected as a result of such monitoring.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ed2325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>Monitoring activities under a pilot program conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be carried out in each training environment that the Director determines poses a risk for blast overpressure exposure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation and sharing of data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Director conducts a pilot program pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure that any data collected pursuant to such pilot program that is related to the health effects of the blast overpressure exposure of a member of the Armed Forces who participated in the pilot program is documented <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2670">136 STAT. 2670</page> and maintained by the Secretary of Defense in an electronic health record for the member; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed2328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the extent practicable, and in accordance with applicable provisions of law relating to data privacy, make data collected pursuant to such pilot program available to other academic and medical researchers for the purpose of informing future research and treatment options.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed2329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy and Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth a strategy and implementation plan of the Department of Defense to achieve the objectives of the Initiative under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed232a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 31, 2024, and annually thereafter until January 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the Initiative that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed232b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of the activities taken under the Initiative and resources expended under the Initiative during the prior fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed232c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ed232d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>A summary of the progress made during the prior fiscal year with respect to the objectives of the Initiative under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ed232e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary Concerned Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="736">SEC. 736. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ed232f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 USC 1071 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE FOR MILITARY TRAUMA CARE AND RESEARCH.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20ed9860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than February 24, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a partnership with the appropriate counterpart from the Government of Ukraine for the establishment of a joint program on military trauma care and research. Such program shall consist of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The sharing of relevant lessons learned from the Russo-Ukraine War.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The conduct of relevant joint conferences and exchanges with military medical professionals from Ukraine and the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Collaboration with the armed forces of Ukraine on matters relating to health policy, health administration, and medical supplies and equipment, including through knowledge exchanges.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The conduct of joint research and development on the health effects of new and emerging weapons.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ed9866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>The entrance into agreements with military medical schools of Ukraine for reciprocal education programs under which students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences receive specialized military medical instruction at the such military medical schools of Ukraine and military medical personnel of Ukraine receive specialized military medical instruction at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2114/f">section 2114(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2671">136 STAT. 2671</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The provision of support to Ukraine for the purpose of facilitating the establishment in Ukraine of a program substantially similar to the Wounded Warrior Program in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>The provision of training to the armed forces of Ukraine in the following areas:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed9869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Health matters relating to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed986a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Preventive medicine and infectious disease.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed986b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Post traumatic stress disorder.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed986c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Suicide prevention.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed986d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ed986e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>The maintenance of a list of medical supplies and equipment needed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ed986f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Such other elements as the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="737">SEC. 737. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE UNDER MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f00970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Relating to Uniformed Services University of the Health Science</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Establishing graduate degree-granting programs in counseling and social work at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Expanding the clinical psychology graduate program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall include a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the process by which, as a condition of enrolling in a degree-granting program specified in such paragraph, a civilian student would be required to commit to post-award employment obligations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the processes and consequences that would apply if such obligations are not met.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of the study under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f00978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f00979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 2001.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program on Scholarship-for-service for Civilian Behavioral Health Providers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0097a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the conduct of a pilot program under which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0097b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the Secretary may provide—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f0097c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>scholarships to cover tuition and related fees at an institution of higher education to an individual enrolled in a program of study leading to a graduate degree in clinical psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field (as determined by the Secretary); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f0097d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>student loan repayment assistance to a credentialed behavioral health provider who has a graduate degree in clinical psychology, social work, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2672">136 STAT. 2672</page> counseling, or a related field (as determined by the Secretary); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0097e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in exchange for such assistance, the recipient shall commit to work as a covered civilian behavioral health provider in accordance with paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0097f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-award employment obligations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f00981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), as a condition of receiving assistance under paragraph (1), the recipient of such assistance shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense pursuant to which the recipient agrees to work on a full-time basis as a covered civilian behavioral health provider for a period of a duration that is at least equivalent to the period during which the recipient received assistance under such paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f00983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other terms and conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (A) may include such other terms and conditions as the Secretary of Defense may determine necessary to protect the interests of the United States or otherwise appropriate for purposes of this section, including terms and conditions providing for limited exceptions from the post-award employment obligation specified in such subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual who receives assistance under paragraph (1) and does not complete the employment obligation required under the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall repay to the Secretary of Defense a prorated portion of the financial assistance received by the individual under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of any repayment required under subparagraph (A) shall be determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the pilot program under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date on which such pilot program commences.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for the implementation of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0098a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than each of one year and five years after the commencement of the pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representative and the Senate a report on the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0098b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the pilot program under subsection (1), the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f0098c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The number of students receiving scholarships under the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f0098d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The institutions of higher education at which such students are enrolled.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f0098e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The total amount of financial assistance expended under the pilot program per academic year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2673">136 STAT. 2673</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f0098f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The average scholarship amount per student under the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f00990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>The number of students hired as covered behavioral health providers pursuant to the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f00991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f00992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f00993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations for terminating the pilot program, extending the pilot program, or making the pilot program permanent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f00994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Behavioral Health Workforce</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f00996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an analysis of the behavioral health workforce under the direct care component of the military health system and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of such analysis. Such report shall include, with respect to such workforce, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of positions authorized for military behavioral health providers within such workforce, and the number of such positions filled, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of positions authorized for civilian behavioral health providers within such workforce, and the number of such positions filled, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f00999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For each military department, the ratio of military behavioral health providers assigned to military medical treatment facilities compared to civilian behavioral health providers so assigned, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0099a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>For each military department, the number of military behavioral health providers authorized to be embedded within an operational unit, and the number of such positions filled, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0099b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f0099c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Data on the historical demand for behavioral health services by members of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0099d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f0099e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote>An estimate of the number of health care providers necessary to meet the demand by such members for behavioral health care services under the direct care component of the military health system, disaggregated by provider type.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0099f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>An identification of any shortfall between the estimated number under subparagraph (F) and the total number of positions for behavioral health providers filled within such workforce.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f009a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Such other information as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f009a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provider types</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The professions described in this paragraph are as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Clinical psychologists.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Social workers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Counselors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Such other professions as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Behavioral health workforce at remote locations</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the analysis of the behavioral health workforce under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2674">136 STAT. 2674</page> ensure such behavioral health workforce at remote locations (including Guam and Hawaii) and any shortfalls thereof, is taken into account.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f030b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan to Address Shortfalls in Behavioral Health Workforce</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date on which the report under subsection (c) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to address any shortfall of the behavioral health workforce identified under paragraph (1)(G) of such subsection. Such plan shall address the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>With respect to any such shortfall of military behavioral health providers (addressed separately with respect to such providers assigned to military medical treatment facilities and such providers assigned to be embedded within operational units), the recruitment, accession, retention, special pay and other aspects of compensation, workload, role of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch105">chapter 105 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, any additional authorities or resources necessary for the Secretary to increase the number of such providers, and such other considerations as the Secretary may consider appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>With respect to addressing any such shortfall of civilian behavioral health providers, the recruitment, hiring, retention, pay and benefits, workload, educational scholarship programs, any additional authorities or resources necessary for the Secretary to increase the number of such providers, and such other considerations as the Secretary may consider appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f030bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f030bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>A recommendation as to whether the number of military behavioral health providers in each military department should be increased, and if so, by how many.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A plan to ensure that remote installations are prioritized for the assignment of military behavioral health providers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f030bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Updated access standards for behavioral health care under the military health system, taking into account—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the duration of time between a patient receiving a referral for such care and the patient receiving individualized treatment (following an initial intake assessment) from a behavioral health provider; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the frequency of regular follow-up appointments subsequent to the first appointment at which a patient receives such individualized treatment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A plan to expand access to behavioral health care under the military health system using telehealth.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f030c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f030c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 2001.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>behavioral health</term>” includes psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work, counseling, and related fields.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>civilian behavioral health provider</term>” means a behavioral health provider who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>counselor</term>” means an individual who holds—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited graduate program in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f030c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>marriage and family therapy; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f030ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>clinical mental health counseling; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2675">136 STAT. 2675</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a current license or certification from a State that grants the individual the authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner in the respective field of the individual.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>covered civilian behavioral health provider</term>” means a civilian behavioral health provider whose employment by the Secretary of Defense involves the provision of behavioral health services at a military medical treatment facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The term “<term>military behavioral health provider</term>” means a behavioral health provider who is a member of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The term “<term>military installation</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2801">section 2801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The term “<term>military medical treatment facility</term>” means a facility specified in section 1073d of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The term “<term>remote installation</term>” means a military installation that the Secretary determines to be in a remote location.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f030d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="738">SEC. 738. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f030d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2113">10 USC 2113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY FAMILIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f07ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, shall develop a curriculum and certification program to provide civilian mental health professionals and students in mental health-related disciplines with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to address the unique mental health needs of members of the Armed Forces and military families.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f07ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after completing the development of the curriculum and certification program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall implement such curriculum and certification program in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f07ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Disseminate Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may disseminate best practices based on the curriculum and certification program developed and implemented under this section to other institutions of higher education, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f07ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the curriculum and certification program under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f07ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the termination date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the results of the curriculum and certification program developed and implemented under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2676">136 STAT. 2676</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="739">SEC. 739. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f07ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 501.</p></sidenote><heading>STANDARDIZATION OF POLICIES RELATING TO SERVICE IN ARMED FORCES BY INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH HBV.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f0a60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0a60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f0a60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f0a60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>review regulations, establish policies, and issue guidance relating to service in the Armed Forces by individuals diagnosed with HBV, consistent with the health care standards and clinical guidelines of the Department of Defense; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0a60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify areas where the regulations, policies, and guidance of the Department relating to individuals diagnosed with HBV (including with respect to enlistments, assignments, deployments, and retention standards) may be standardized across the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f0a60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0a610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>HBV</term>” means the Hepatitis B Virus.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f0a611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="740">SEC. 740. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f0a612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">10 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUICIDE CLUSTER: STANDARDIZED DEFINITION FOR USE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f0f333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardization of Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall develop, for use across the Armed Forces, a standardized definition for the term “<term>suicide cluster</term>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f0f334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f0f335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whenever the Secretary determines the occurrence of a suicide cluster (as that term is defined pursuant to subsection (a)) among members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of such determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f0f336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f11a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The methodology being used in the development of the definition under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f11a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The progress made towards the development of the process for submitting required notifications under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f11a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f11a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f11a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>An estimated timeline for the implementation of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f11a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination Required</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the definition under subsection (a) and the process for submitting required notifications under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretaries concerned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f11a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary Concerned Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>s.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="741">SEC. 741. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF MILITARY MEDICAL MANNING END STRENGTH: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND OTHER REFORMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f2ef0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f2ef0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129c">10 USC 129c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2677">136 STAT. 2677</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f2ef11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f2ef12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), and in addition to the limitation under section 719 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1454">133 Stat. 1454</ref>), as most recently amended by section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1795">135 Stat. 1795</ref>), during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, neither the Secretary of Defense nor a Secretary concerned may reduce military medical end strength authorizations, and following such period, neither may reduce such authorizations unless the Secretary of Defense issues a waiver pursuant to paragraph (6).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Administrative billets of a military department that have remained unfilled since at least October 1, 2018.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Billets identified as non-clinical in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2020 submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, except that the number of such billets may not exceed 1,700.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Medical headquarters billets of the military departments not assigned to, or providing direct support to, operational commands.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f2ef18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on composition of military medical workforce requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct an assessment of current military medical manning requirements (taking into consideration factors including future operational planning, training, and beneficiary healthcare) and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of such assessment. Such assessment shall be informed by the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The National Defense Strategy submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/g">section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The National Military Strategy prepared under section 153(b) of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The campaign plans of the combatant commands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Theater strategies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The joint medical estimate under section 732 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1817">132 Stat. 1817</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The plan of the Department of Defense on integrated medical operations, as updated pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 724(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1793">135 Stat. 1793</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1096">10 U.S.C. 1096 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The plan of the Department of Defense on global patient movement, as updated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section 724(a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The biosurveillance program of the Department of Defense established pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 6420.02 (relating to biosurveillance).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Requirements for graduate medical education.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>The report of the COVID–19 Military Health System Review Panel under section 731 of the William <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2678">136 STAT. 2678</page> M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3698">134 Stat. 3698</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>The report of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense titled “Evaluation of Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2021 (DODIG-2022-081)” and published on April 5, 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Reports of the Comptroller General of the United States relating to military health system reforms undertaken on or after January, 1, 2017, including any such reports relating to military medical manning and force composition mix.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>Such other reports as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a certification containing the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f2ef27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f2ef28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>A certification of the completion of a comprehensive review of military medical manning, including with respect to the medical corps (or other health- or medical-related component of a military department), designator, profession, occupation, and rating of medical personnel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A justification for any proposed increase, realignment, reduction, or other change to the specialty or occupational composition of military medical end strength authorizations, which may include compliance with a requirement or recommendation set forth in a strategy, plan, or other matter specified in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3163a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A certification that, in the case that any change to such specialty or occupational composition is required, a vacancy resulting from such change may not be filled with a position other than a health- or medical-related position until such time as there are no military medical billets remaining to fill the vacancy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3163b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3163c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk analysis.</p></sidenote>A risk analysis associated with the potential realignment or reduction of any military medical end strength authorizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3163d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3163e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>An identification of any plans of the Department to backfill military medical personnel positions with civilian personnel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3163f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f31640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f31641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk analysis.</p></sidenote>A plan to address persistent vacancies for civilian personnel in health- or medical-related positions, and a risk analysis associated with the hiring, onboarding, and retention of such civilian personnel, taking into account provider shortfalls across the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f31643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>A comprehensive plan to mitigate any risk identified pursuant to subparagraph (D) or (F), including with respect to funding necessary for such mitigation across fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretaries of the military departments, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a process for the authorization of proposed modifications to the composition of the medical <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2679">136 STAT. 2679</page> manning force mix across the military departments while maintaining compliance with the limitation under paragraph (1). Such process shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>take into consideration the funding required for any such proposed modification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include distinct processes for proposed increases and proposed decreases, respectively, to the medical manning force mix of each military department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Following the conclusion of the five-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under such subsection if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f31649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the report requirement under paragraph (3), the certification requirement under paragraph (4), and the process requirement under paragraph (5) have been completed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f3164a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3164b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary and in the interests of the national security of the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f3164c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the waiver is issued in writing.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3164d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3164e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3164f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than five days after issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of the waiver (including the text of the waiver and a justification for the waiver) and provide to such committees a briefing on the components of the waiver.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f31650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Suspension of Implementation of Plan for Restructure or Realignment of Military Medical Treatment Facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may not implement the plan under section 703(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2199">130 Stat. 2199</ref>) until the later of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The date on which the Secretary of Defense completes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f31654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f31655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A risk analysis for each military medical treatment facility to be realigned, restructured, or otherwise affected under the implementation plan under such section 703(d)(1), including an assessment of the capacity of the TRICARE network of providers in the area of such military medical treatment facility to provide care to the TRICARE Prime beneficiaries that would otherwise be assigned to such military medical treatment facility.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An identification of the process by which the assessment conducted under subsection (a)(3) and the certification required under subsection (a)(4) shall be linked to any restructuring or realignment of military medical treatment facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f31657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings; Final Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2680">136 STAT. 2680</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the method by which the Secretary plans to meet the report requirement under subsection (a)(3), the certification requirement under subsection (a)(4), and the process requirement under subsection (a)(5); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3165a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3165b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on progress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the progress made towards completion of the requirements specified in paragraph (1)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3165c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final briefing on the completion of such requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3165d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final report on the completion of such requirements. Such final report shall be in addition to the report, certification, and process submitted under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f3165e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3165f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129c">10 USC 129c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>medical personnel</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s115a/e">section 115a(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f31662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>theater strategy</term>” means an overarching construct outlining the vision of a combatant commander for the integration and synchronization of military activities and operations with other national power instruments to achieve the strategic objectives of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="742">SEC. 742. </num><heading>FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS RELATING TO CIVILIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f3b2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing paid pre-doctoral and post-doctoral internship programs for the purpose of training clinical psychologists to work as covered civilian behavioral health providers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f3b2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3b2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The feasibility study under subsection (a) shall assess, with respect to the potential internship programs specified in such subsection, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3b2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>A model under which, as a condition of participating in such an internship program, the participant would enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which the participant agrees to work on a full-time basis as a covered civilian behavioral health provider for a period of a duration that is at least equivalent to the period of participation in such internship program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3b2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f3b2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>Methods by which the Secretary may address scenarios in which an individual who participates in such an internship program does not complete the employment obligation required under the agreement referred to in paragraph (1), including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2681">136 STAT. 2681</page> by requiring the individual to repay to the Secretary a prorated portion of the cost of administering such program (to be determined by the Secretary) with respect to such individual and of any payment received by the individual under such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The methods by which the Secretary may adjust the workload and staffing of behavioral health providers in military medical treatment facilities to ensure sufficient capacity to supervise participants in such internship programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f3b2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of the feasibility study under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f3b2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>behavioral health</term>” includes psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work, counseling, and related fields.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>behavioral health provider</term>” includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A licensed professional counselor.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A licensed mental health counselor.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A licensed clinical professional counselor.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A licensed professional clinical counselor of mental health.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A licensed clinical mental health counselor.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A licensed mental health practitioner.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>covered civilian behavioral health provider</term>” means a civilian behavioral health provider whose employment by the Secretary of Defense involves the provision of behavioral health services at a military medical treatment facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>civilian behavioral health provider</term>” means a behavioral health provider who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f3b2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>military medical treatment facility</term>” means a facility specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d">section 1073d of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="743">SEC. 743. </num><heading>UPDATES TO PRIOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW COMMAND ON DEFENSE HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f4eb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall update prior studies regarding the feasibility of establishing a new defense health command under which the Defense Health Agency would be a joint component. In conducting such updates, the Secretary shall consider for such new command each of the following potential structures:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f4eb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A unified combatant command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f4eb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A specified combatant command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f4eb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any other command structure the Secretary determines is appropriate for consideration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f4eb3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f4eb3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The updates under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the new command specified in such subsection, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f4eb3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the potential organizational structure of the new command sufficient for the new command to carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (c), including a description of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f4eb40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The potential reporting relationship between the commander of the new command, the Assistant Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2682">136 STAT. 2682</page> of Defense for Health Affairs, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The potential relationship of the new command to the military departments, the combatant commands, and the Joint Staff.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The potential responsibilities of the commander of the new command and how such responsibilities would differ from the responsibilities of the Director of the Defense Health Agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The potential chain of command between such commander and the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The potential roles of the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, with respect to such commander.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any organizations that support the Defense Health Agency, such as the medical departments and medical logistics organizations of each military department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The potential organizational structure of the new command, including any subordinate commands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The geographic location, or multiple such locations, of the headquarters of the new command and any subordinate commands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>How the Defense Health Agency currently serves as a provider of optimally trained and clinically proficient health care professionals to support combatant commands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>How the new command may further serve as a provider of optimally trained and clinically proficient health care professionals to support combatant commands.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5125a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of any additional funding necessary to establish the new command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5125b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of any additional legislative authorities necessary to establish the new command, including with respect to the executive leadership and direction of the new command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5125c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the required resourcing of the executive leadership of the new command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5125d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f5125e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary makes the determination to establish the new command, a timeline for such establishment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5125f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f51260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary defers such determination pending further implementation of other organizational reforms to the military health system, a timeline for such future determination.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Such other matters relating to the establishment, operations, or activities of the new command as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f51262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The responsibilities described in this subsection are as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The conduct of health operations among operational units of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The administration of military medical treatment facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The administration of the TRICARE program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Serving as the element of the Armed Forces with the primary responsibility for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Medical treatment, advanced trauma management, emergency surgery, and resuscitative care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Emergency and specialty surgery, intensive care, medical specialty care, and related services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2683">136 STAT. 2683</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Preventive, acute, restorative, curative, rehabilitative, and convalescent care.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5126a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Collaboration with medical facilities participating in the National Disaster Medical System established pursuant to section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–11">42 U.S.C. 300hh–11</ref>), the Veterans Health Administration, and such other Federal departments and agencies and nongovermental organizations as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary, including with respect to the care services specified in paragraph (4)(C).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5126b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The conduct of existing research and education activities of the Department of Defense in the field of health sciences.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5126c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The conduct of public health and global health activities not otherwise assigned to the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f5126d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The administration of the Defense Health Program Account under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1100">section 1100 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f5126e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the method by which the Secretary intends to update prior studies as required pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f5126f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Briefing; Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final briefing on the implementation of this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f51271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the updates to prior studies required pursuant to subsection (a), including each of the elements specified in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="744">SEC. 744. </num><heading>CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLAN WITH RESPECT TO EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN PITS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f67202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct a capability assessment of potential improvements to activities of the Department of Defense to reduce the effects of environmental exposures with respect to members of the Armed Forces; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop an action plan to implement such improvements assessed under paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f67205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f67206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The capability assessment required by subsection (a)(1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>With respect to the conduct of periodic health assessments, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> additional screening questions relating to environmental and occupational exposures to current health assessments of members of the Armed Forces conducted by the Secretary of Defense, including pre- and post-deployment assessments and pre-separation assessments.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2684">136 STAT. 2684</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of the potential value and feasibility of regularly requiring spirometry or other pulmonary function testing pre- and post-deployment for all members, or selected members, of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6720a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>With respect to the conduct of outreach and education, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6720b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An evaluation of clinician training on the health effects of airborne hazards and how to document exposure information in health records maintained by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6720c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of the adequacy of current actions by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase awareness among members of the Armed Forces and veterans of the purposes and uses of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and the effect of a potential requirement that individuals meeting applicable criteria be automatically enrolled in the registry unless such individuals opt out of enrollment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6720d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of operational plans for deployment with respect to the adequacy of educational activities for, and evaluations of, performance of command authorities, medical personnel, and members of the Armed Forces on deployment on anticipated environmental exposures and potential means to minimize and mitigate any adverse health effects of such exposures, including through the use of monitoring, personal protective equipment, and medical responses.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6720e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An evaluation of potential means to improve the education of health care providers of the Department of Defense with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions associated with environmental exposures.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6720f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>With respect to the monitoring of exposure during deployment operations, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>An evaluation of potential means to strengthen tactics, techniques, and procedures used in deployment operations to document—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f67211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>specific locations where members of the Armed Forces served;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f67212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>environmental exposures in such locations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f67213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any munitions involved during such service in such locations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f67214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of potential improvements in the acquisition and use of wearable monitoring technology and remote sensing capabilities to record environmental exposures by geographic location.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f69926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the potential value and feasibility of maintaining a repository of frozen soil samples from each deployment location to be later tested as needed when concerns relating to environmental exposures are identified.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>With respect to the use of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of feasibility and advisability of recording individual clinical diagnosis and treatment information in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to be integrated with exposure data.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An evaluation of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2685">136 STAT. 2685</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f6992a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the progress toward making the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record operationally capable and accessible to members of the Armed Forces and veterans by 2023; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f6992b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the integration of data from the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record with the electronic health records of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6992c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of making such data accessible to the surviving family members of members of the Armed Forces and veterans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6992d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f6992e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to the conduct of research, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6992f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the potential use of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry for research on monitoring and identifying the health consequences of exposure to open burn pits.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An analysis of options for increasing the amount and the relevance of additional research into the health effects of open burn pits and effective treatments for such health effects.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An evaluation of potential research of biomarker monitoring to document environmental exposures during deployment or throughout the military career of a member of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An analysis of potential organizational strengthening with respect to the management of research on environmental exposure hazards, including the establishment of a joint program executive office for such management.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An assessment of the findings and recommendations of the 2020 report by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An evaluation of such other matters as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to ensure a comprehensive review of activities relating to the effects of exposure to open burn pits and other environmental hazards.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f69935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Plan and Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the action plan required by subsection (a)(2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide to such committees a briefing on the results of the capability assessment required by subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f69938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f69939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry</term>” means the registry established under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/260">Public Law 112–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6993a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>environmental exposure</term>” means an exposure to an open burn pit or other environmental hazard, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2686">136 STAT. 2686</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f6993b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>open burn pit</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/260">Public Law 112–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s527">38 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="745">SEC. 745. </num><heading>KYLE MULLEN NAVY SEAL MEDICAL TRAINING REVIEW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f70e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the medical training for health care professionals furnishing medical care to individuals undergoing Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) training, the quality assurance mechanisms in place with respect to such care, and the efforts to mitigate health stress of individuals undergoing such training.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f70e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f70e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A review of the policies for improved medical care of individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training and quality assurance with respect to such care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A review of sleep deprivation practices implemented with respect to Navy SEAL training, including an identification of when such practices were initially implemented and how frequently such practices are updated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the policies and rules relating to the use of performance enhancing drugs by individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the oversight of health care professionals (including enlisted and officer medical personnel, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and contractors of the Department) with respect to the provision by such professionals of health care services to individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f70e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>A review and assessment of deaths, occurring during the twenty-year period preceding the date of the review, of individuals who were undergoing Navy SEAL training at the time of death.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A review of ongoing efforts and initiatives to ensure the safety of individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training and to prevent the occurrence of long-term injury, illness, and death among such individuals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f70e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of the role of nutrition in Navy SEAL training.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f70e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on how the Inspector General plans to conduct the review under subsection (a), including with respect to each element specified in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f70e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f70e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f70e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Final Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final report on the completion of the review under subsection (a), including recommendations of the Inspector General developed as a result of such review.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2687">136 STAT. 2687</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="746">SEC. 746. </num><heading>REPORTS ON COMPOSITION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF EACH MILITARY DEPARTMENT AND RELATED MATTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f846fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the composition of the medical personnel of each military department and related matters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f846fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f846fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f846fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>With respect to each military department, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f846ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An identification of the number of medical personnel of the military department who are officers in a grade above O–6.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An identification of the number of such medical personnel who are officers in a grade below O–7.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f84702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>A description of any plans of the Secretary to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f84703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>reduce the total number of such medical personnel; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f84704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>eliminate any covered position for such medical personnel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f84706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f84707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>A recommendation by the Secretary for the number of covered positions for such medical personnel that should be required for purposes of maximizing medical readiness (without regard to current statutory limitations, or potential future statutory limitations, on such number), presented as a total number for each military department and disaggregated by grade.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the grade for the position of the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a comparison of the effects of filling such position with an officer in the grade of O–6 versus an officer in the grade of O–7;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8470a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of potential issues associated with the elimination of such position; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8470b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of any potential effects of such elimination with respect to medical readiness.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8470c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An assessment of all covered positions for medical personnel of the military departments, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8470d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The total number of authorizations for such covered positions, disaggregated by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f8470e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>whether the authorization is for a position in a reserve component; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f8470f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>whether the position so authorized is filled or vacant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of any medical- or health-related specialty requirements for such covered positions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For each such covered position, an identification of the title and geographic location of, and a summary of the responsibility description for, the position.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>For each such covered position, an identification of the span of control of the position, including with respect to the highest grade at which each such position has been filled.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f84714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An identification of any downgrading, upgrading, or other changes to such covered positions occurring during <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2688">136 STAT. 2688</page> the 10-year period preceding the date of the report, and an assessment of whether any such changes have resulted in the transfer of responsibilities previously assigned to such a covered position to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f84715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a position in the Senior Executive Service or another executive personnel position; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f84716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a position other than a covered position.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A description of any officers in a grade above O–6 assigned to the Defense Health Agency, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Joint Staff, or any other position within the military health system.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>A description of the process by which the positions specified in subparagraph (F) are validated against military requirements or similar billet justification processes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>A side-by-side comparison demonstrating, across the military departments, the span of control and the responsibilities of covered positions for medical personnel of each military department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f8471a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disaggregation of Certain Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The data specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall be presented as a total number and disaggregated by each medical component of the respective military department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f8471b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8471c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered position</term>” means a position for an officer in a grade above O–6.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8471d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>officer</term>” has the meanings given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/b">section 101(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8471e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>medical component</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8471f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the case of the Army, the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps, Veterinary Corps, and Army Medical Specialist Corps;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the case of the Air Force, members designated as medical officers, dental officers, Air Force nurses, medical service officers, and biomedical science officers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the case of the Navy, the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, and Medical Service Corps.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>medical personnel</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s115a/e">section 115a(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f84723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>military department</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="747">SEC. 747. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFECTS OF LOW RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ON OPERATIONAL TEMPO AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f89544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the effects of low recruitment and retention on the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f89545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f89546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f89547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The effect of low recruitment on the tempo for operational units during the previous five years, including with respect to deployed units and units in pre-deployment training.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2689">136 STAT. 2689</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Whether the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the retention of members of the Armed Forces, including with respect to deployed units and units in pre-deployment training.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>How the rate of operational tempo during the previous five years has affected the number of mental health visits of members of the Armed Forces serving in such units.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>How the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the number of suicides occurring within such units.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Whether the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the number of musculoskeletal and related injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces serving in such units.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The type or types of military occupational specialties most affected by low recruitment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Lessons learned in the process of gathering data for the report under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8bc5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f8bc60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f8bc61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any policy or legislative recommendations to mitigate the effect of low recruitment on the operational tempo of the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="748">SEC. 748. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f8bc62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1074">10 USC 1074 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GUIDANCE FOR ADDRESSING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE THROUGH TRICARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f8e273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall disseminate guidance on the implementation through the TRICARE program of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8e274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>education on healthy relationships and intimate partner violence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8e275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>protocols for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8e276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the routine assessment of intimate partner violence and sexual assault; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f8e277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the promotion of, and strategies for, trauma-informed care plans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f8e278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the implementation of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="749">SEC. 749. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON SUICIDE PREVENTION REFORMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f957a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f957aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The feasibility and advisability of implementing reforms related to suicide prevention among members of the Armed Forces as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f957ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Eliminating mental health history as a disqualifier for service in the Armed Forces, including by eliminating restrictions related to mental health history that are specific to military occupational specialties.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f957ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Requiring comprehensive and in-person annual mental health assessments of members of the Armed Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f957ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Requiring behavioral health providers under the TRICARE program, including providers contracted through <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2690">136 STAT. 2690</page> such program, to undergo evidence-based and suicide-specific training.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>Requiring leaders at all levels of the Armed Forces to be trained on the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Total wellness.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Suicide warning signs and risk factors.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Evidence-based, suicide-specific interventions.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Effectively communicating with medical and behavioral health providers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Communicating with family members, including extended family members who are not co-located with a member of the Armed Forces, on support and access to resources for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents thereof.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Requiring mandatory referral to Warriors in Transition programs, or other transitional programs, for members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for such programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f97ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20f97ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations for additional legislative actions necessary to further enhance or expand suicide prevention efforts of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20f97ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f97ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>TRICARE program</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20f97eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Warriors in Transition program</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 738(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>TITLE VIII—</designator> <label>ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Acquisition Policy and Management</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 801. </designator> <label>Writing award to encourage curiosity and persistence in overcoming obstacles in acquisition.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 802. </designator> <label>Task and delivery order contracting for architectural and engineering services.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 803. </designator> <label>Data requirements for commercial products for major weapon systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 804. </designator> <label>Revision of authority for procedures to allow rapid acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed under specified high-priority circumstances.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 805. </designator> <label>Treatment of certain clauses implementing Executive orders.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 806. </designator> <label>Life cycle management and product support.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 807. </designator> <label>Amendments to contractor employee protections from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 808. </designator> <label>Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain major defense acquisition programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 809. </designator> <label>Acquisition reporting system.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 811. </designator> <label>Inclusion in budget justification materials of enhanced reporting on proposed cancellations and modifications to multiyear contracts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 812. </designator> <label>Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and related efforts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 813. </designator> <label>Extension of Defense Modernization Account authority.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 814. </designator> <label>Clarification to fixed-price incentive contract references.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2691">136 STAT. 2691</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 815. </designator> <label>Modification of reporting requirement in connection with requests for multiyear procurement authority for large defense acquisitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 816. </designator> <label>Modification of provision relating to determination of certain activities with unusually hazardous risks.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 817. </designator> <label>Modification to prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 818. </designator> <label>Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 819. </designator> <label>Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weapons systems contractors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 820. </designator> <label>Extension and modification of Never Contract with the Enemy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 821. </designator> <label>Repeal of requirement for Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct certain reviews.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 822. </designator> <label>Modification of contracts to provide extraordinary relief due to inflation impacts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 831. </designator> <label>Key experiences and enhanced pay authority for acquisition workforce excellence.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 832. </designator> <label>Defense Acquisition University reforms.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 833. </designator> <label>Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 834. </designator> <label>Acquisition workforce incentives relating to training on, and agreements with, certain start-up businesses.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 835. </designator> <label>Curricula on software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions for covered individuals.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 836. </designator> <label>Department of Defense national imperative for industrial skills program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Provisions Relating to Software and Technology</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 841. </designator> <label>Guidelines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 842. </designator> <label>Modification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 843. </designator> <label>Other transaction authority clarification.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 844. </designator> <label>Prizes for advanced technology achievements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 845. </designator> <label>Congressional notification for pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 846. </designator> <label>Report on software delivery times.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Industrial Base Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 851. </designator> <label>Modification to the national technology and industrial base.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 852. </designator> <label>Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 853. </designator> <label>Requirements for the procurement of certain components for certain naval vessels and auxiliary ships.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 854. </designator> <label>Modifications to the procurement technical assistance program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 855. </designator> <label>Codification of prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 856. </designator> <label>Codification of the Department of Defense Mentor–Protege Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 857. </designator> <label>Procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 858. </designator> <label>Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 859. </designator> <label>Demonstration exercise of enhanced planning for industrial mobilization and supply chain management.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 860. </designator> <label>Risk management for Department of Defense pharmaceutical supply chains.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 861. </designator> <label>Strategy for increasing competitive opportunities for certain critical technologies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 862. </designator> <label>Key advanced system development industry days.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Small Business Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 871. </designator> <label>Codification of Small Business Administration scorecard.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 872. </designator> <label>Modifications to the SBIR and STTR programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 873. </designator> <label>Access to data on bundled or consolidated contracts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 874. </designator> <label>Small business integration working group.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 875. </designator> <label>Demonstration of commercial due diligence for small business programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 876. </designator> <label>Development and assessment of mission effectiveness metrics.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 881. </designator> <label>Technical correction to effective date of the transfer of certain title 10 acquisition provisions.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2692">136 STAT. 2692</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 882. </designator> <label>Security clearance bridge pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 883. </designator> <label>Existing agreement limits for Operation Warp Speed.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 884. </designator> <label>Incorporation of controlled unclassified information guidance into program classification guides and program protection plans.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Acquisition Policy and Management</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading>WRITING AWARD TO ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY AND PERSISTENCE IN OVERCOMING OBSTACLES IN ACQUISITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fa421b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch87">Chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1742 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y20fab74c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1743">“§ 1743.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fab74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1743">10 USC 1743</ref>.</p></sidenote>Awards to recognize members of the acquisition workforce</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish two programs to provide awards to recognize members of the acquisition workforce as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>An award of not more than $5,000 to such members who use an iterative writing process to document a first-hand account of using independent judgment to overcome an obstacle the member faced while working within the defense acquisition system (as defined in section 3001 of this title).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>An award of not more than $5,000 to such members who make the best use of the flexibilities and authorities granted by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of Awards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The President of the Defense Acquisition University may make not more than five awards under subsection (a)(1) and one award under subsection (a)(2) each year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the acquisition workforce may receive one award each year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Writing Award</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A member of the acquisition workforce desiring an award under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition University the first-hand account described in such subsection. Such first-hand account shall demonstrate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an original and engaging idea documenting the use of independent judgment to overcome an obstacle the recipient faced while working within the defense acquisition system; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the use of an iterative writing process, including evidence of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fab758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>critical thinking;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fab759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>incorporation of feedback from diverse perspectives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fab75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>editing to achieve plain writing (as defined in section 3 of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s301">5 U.S.C. 301 note</ref>)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fab75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Website</inline>.—</heading><content>The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish and maintain a website to serve as a repository for submissions made under paragraph (1). Such website shall allow for public comments and discussion.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2693">136 STAT. 2693</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Flexibility Award</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A member of the acquisition workforce desiring an award under subsection (a)(2) shall submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition University documentation that such member uses approaches to program management that emphasize innovation and local adaptation, including the use of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>simplified acquisition procedures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>inherent flexibilities within the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>commercial contracting approaches;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>public-private partnership agreements and practices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>cost-sharing arrangements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>innovative contractor incentive practices; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fab764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>other innovative implementations of acquisition flexibilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall use funds from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account to carry out this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fab767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fab768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1741.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1742 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1743. </designator> <label>Awards to recognize members of the acquisition workforce.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fab769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fab76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2285">130 Stat. 2285</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701a">10 U.S.C. 1701a note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><heading>TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTING FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x20fade7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3406">Section 3406 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fade7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Architectural and Engineering Services</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fade7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualification-based selections required</inline>.—</heading><content>Task or delivery orders for architectural and engineering services issued under section 3403 or 3405 of this title shall be qualification-based selections executed in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fade7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multiple award contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>When issuing a task or delivery order for architectural and engineering services under a multiple award contract, the head of an agency may not routinely request additional information relating to qualifications from the contractor for such multiple award contract.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="803">SEC. 803. </num><heading>DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fbc8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments Relating to Subsystems of Major Weapons Systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3455/b">Section 3455(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fbc8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fbc8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>A subsystem of a major weapon system</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fbc8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc1703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20fc1704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>For a subsystem proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) of title 41) and that has not been previously determined commercial in accordance with section 3703(d) of this title, the offeror shall—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2694">136 STAT. 2694</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc1705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify the comparable commercial product the offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities that serves as the basis for the ‘of a type’ assertion;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc1706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>submit to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion of the physical characteristics and functionality between the subsystem and the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc1707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>provide to the contracting officer the National Stock Number for both the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i), if one is assigned, and the subsystem, if one is assigned.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc1708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If the offeror does not sell a comparable commercial product to the general public or nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes that can serve as the basis for an ‘of a type’ assertion with respect to the subsystem—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc1709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the offeror shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc170a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>notify the contracting officer in writing that it does not so sell such a comparable commercial product; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc170b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provide to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion of the physical characteristics and functionality between the subsystem and the most comparable commercial product in the commercial marketplace, to the extent reasonably known by the offeror; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc170c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the offeror for such subsystem.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc170d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment Relating to Components and Spare Parts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3455(c)(2) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc3e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20fc3e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>For a component or spare part proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) of title 41) and that has not previously been determined commercial in accordance with section 3703(d) of this title, the offeror shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify the comparable commercial product the offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities that serves as the basis for the ‘of a type’ assertion;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>submit to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion of the physical characteristics and functionality between the component or spare part and the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>provide to the contracting officer the National Stock Number for both the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i), if one is assigned, and the component or spare part, if one is assigned.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc3e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If the offeror does not sell a comparable commercial product to the general public or nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes that can serve as the basis for an ‘of a type’ assertion with respect to the component or spare part—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the offeror shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>notify the contracting officer in writing that it does not so sell such a comparable commercial product; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provide to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2695">136 STAT. 2695</page> of the physical characteristics and functionality between the component or spare part and the most comparable commercial product in the commercial marketplace, to the extent reasonably known by the offeror; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the offeror for such component or spare part.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc3e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments Relating to Information Submitted</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3455(d) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Submitted</headingText></quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">for Procurements That Are Not Covered by the Exceptions in Section 3703(a)(1) of This Title</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fc3e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the contracting officer shall require the offeror to submit—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the offeror shall, in accordance with paragraph (4), submit to the contracting officer or provide the contracting officer access to—</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a representative sample, as determined by the contracting officer, of the</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>prices paid</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and the terms and conditions of such sales</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Government and commercial customers</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information on—</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>a representative sample, as determined by the contracting officer, of the prices paid for the same or similar commercial products sold under different terms and conditions, and the terms and conditions of such sales; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>only</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>if the contracting officer</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>reasonableness of price</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>because either the comparable commercial products provided by the offeror are not a valid basis for a price analysis or the contracting officer determines the proposed price is not reasonable after evaluating sales data, and the contracting officer receives the approval described in paragraph (5)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc3e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc6545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20fc6546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>An offeror may redact data information submitted or made available under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) with respect to sales of an item acquired under this section only to the extent necessary to remove information individually identifying government customers, commercial customers purchasing such item for governmental purposes, and commercial customers purchasing such item for commercial, mixed, or unknown purposes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc6547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20fc6548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>Before an offeror may exercise the authority under subparagraph (A) with respect to a customer, the offeror shall certify in writing to the contracting officer whether the customer is a government customer, a commercial customer purchasing the item for governmental purpose, or a commercial customer purchasing the item for a commercial, mixed, or unknown purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2696">136 STAT. 2696</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc6549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A contracting officer may not require an offeror to submit or make available information under paragraph (1)(C) without approval from a level above the contracting officer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc654a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Nothing in this subsection shall relieve an offeror of other obligations under any other law or regulation to disclose and support the actual rationale of the offeror for the price proposed by the offeror to the Government for any good or service.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc654b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3455 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fc8c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc8c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsections (b) and (c) shall apply only with respect to subsystems described in subsection (b) and components or spare parts described in subsection (c), respectively, that the Department of Defense acquires through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc8c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a prime contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc8c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a modification to a prime contract; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc8c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a subcontract described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20fc8c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subcontract described</inline>.—</heading><content>A subcontract described in this paragraph is a subcontract through which the Department of Defense acquires a subsystem or component or spare part proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) of title 41) under this section and that has not previously been determined commercial in accordance with section 3703(d).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="804">SEC. 804. </num><heading>REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROCEDURES TO ALLOW RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT OF CAPABILITIES NEEDED UNDER SPECIFIED HIGH-PRIORITY CIRCUMSTANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20fd9dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revision and Codification of Rapid Acquisition Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 253 of part V of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><chapter id="y20ff4b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="253">“CHAPTER 253—</num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3601.</p></sidenote>RAPID ACQUISITION PROCEDURES</heading><toc> <headingItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec.</designator> <label/> </headingItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3601. </designator> <label>Procedures for urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs or vital national security interest.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y20ff4b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3601">“§ 3601.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601">10 USC 3601</ref>.</p></sidenote> Procedures for urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs or vital national security interest</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures for the urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs. The capabilities for which such procedures may be used in response to an urgent operational need are those—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>that, subject to such exceptions as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>can be fielded within a period of two to 24 months;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>do not require substantial development effort;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>are based on technologies that are proven and available; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>can appropriately be acquired under fixed-price contracts; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>that can be developed or procured under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2697">136 STAT. 2697</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>section 804 rapid acquisition pathway</term>’ means the rapid fielding acquisition pathway or the rapid prototyping acquisition pathway authorized under section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3201">10 U.S.C. 3201</ref> prec.).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The procedures prescribed under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>A process for streamlined communications between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the acquisition community, and the research and development community, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a process for the commanders of the combatant commands and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to communicate their needs to the acquisition community and the research and development community; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a process for the acquisition community and the research and development community to propose capabilities that meet the needs communicated by the combatant commands and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Procedures for demonstrating, rapidly acquiring, and deploying a capability proposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a process for demonstrating and evaluating for current operational purposes the performance of the capability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a process for developing an acquisition and funding strategy for the deployment of the capability; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a process for making deployment and utilization determinations based on information obtained pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A process to determine the disposition of a capability, including termination (demilitarization or disposal), continued sustainment, or transition to a program of record.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Specific procedures in accordance with the guidance developed under section 804(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3201">10 U.S.C. 3201</ref> prec.).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to Combat Emergencies and Certain Urgent Operational Needs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of need for urgent acquisition and deployment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20ff4b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>In the case of any capability that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is urgently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency that has resulted in combat casualties, or is likely to result in combat casualties, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment of the needed capability.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>In the case of any capability that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is urgently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency that impacts an ongoing or anticipated contingency operation and that, if left unfulfilled, could potentially result in loss of life or critical mission failure, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment of the needed capability.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2698">136 STAT. 2698</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y20ff4ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>In the case of any cyber capability that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency that as the result of a cyber attack has resulted in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to result in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or economic effects, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment of the needed offensive or defensive cyber capability.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>cyber attack</term>’ means a deliberate action to alter, disrupt, deceive, degrade, or destroy computer systems or networks or the information or programs resident in or transiting these systems or networks.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of senior official responsible</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20ff4ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y20ff4ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>Except as<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> provided under clause (ii), whenever the Secretary of Defense makes a determination under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) that a capability is urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency described in that subparagraph, the Secretary shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to ensure that the needed capability is acquired and deployed as quickly as possible, with a goal of awarding a contract for the acquisition of the capability within 15 days.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Clause (i) does not apply to an acquisition initiated in the case of a determination by the Secretary of Defense that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway if the designated official for acquisitions using such pathway is a service acquisition executive.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>Upon designation of a senior official under subparagraph (A) with respect to a needed capability, the Secretary shall authorize that senior official to waive any provision of law or regulation described in subsection (d) that such senior official determines in writing would unnecessarily impede the urgent acquisition and deployment of such <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>capability. In a case in which such capability cannot be acquired without an extensive delay, the senior official shall require that an interim solution be implemented and deployed using the procedures developed under this section to minimize adverse consequences resulting from the urgent need.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff4bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20ff4bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Subject to subparagraph (C), in any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Defense makes a determination described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) with respect to a capability, or upon the Secretary making a determination that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway based on a compelling national security need, the Secretary may use any funds available to the Department of Defense to urgently acquire and deploy such capability or immediately initiate such project, respectively, if the determination includes a written finding that the use of such funds is necessary to address in a timely manner the deficiency documented or identified under such subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) or the compelling national security need identified for purposes of such section 804 pathway, respectively.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The authority provided by this section may only be used to acquire capability—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2699">136 STAT. 2699</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of determinations by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), in an amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of determinations by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), in an amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of determinations by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(C), in an amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case of a determination by the Secretary that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway, in an amount aggregating not more than $50,000,000 during any fiscal year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>In exercising the authority under this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>none of the amounts appropriated for Operation and Maintenance may be used to carry out this section except for amounts appropriated for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Army;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Navy;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Air Force; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Space Force; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff4bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>when funds are utilized for sustainment purposes, this authority may not be used for more than 2 years.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to congressional defense committees</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y20ff72cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>In the case of a determination by the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination within 15 days after the date of the determination.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>In the case of a determination by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination at least 10 days before the date on which the determination is effective.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>In the case of a determination by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A) that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination within 10 days after the date of the use of such funds.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>A notice under this paragraph shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Identification of the capability to be acquired.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The amount anticipated to be expended for the acquisition.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The source of funds for the acquisition.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A notice under this paragraph shall fulfill any requirement to provide notification to Congress for a program (referred to as a ‘new start program’) that has not previously been specifically authorized by law or for which funds have not previously been appropriated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>A notice under this paragraph shall be provided in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2700">136 STAT. 2700</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on officers with authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to make determinations under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) and under paragraph (3)(A) that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway, to designate a senior official responsible under paragraph (3), and to provide notification to the congressional defense committees under paragraph (4) may be exercised only by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Waive Certain Laws and Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Following a determination described in subsection (c)(1), the senior official designated in accordance with subsection (c)(2), with respect to that designation, may waive any provision of law or regulation addressing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the establishment of a requirement or specification for the capability to be acquired;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the research, development, test, and evaluation of the capability to be acquired;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the production, fielding, and sustainment of the capability to be acquired; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the solicitation, selection of sources, and award of the contracts for procurement of the capability to be acquired.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection authorizes the waiver of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the requirements of this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any provision of law imposing civil or criminal penalties; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any provision of law governing the proper expenditure of appropriated funds.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operational Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The process prescribed under subsection (b)(2)(A) for demonstrating and evaluating for current operational purposes the performance of a capability proposed pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>An operational assessment in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>A requirement to provide information about any deficiency of the capability in meeting the original requirements for the capability (as stated in a statement of the urgent operational need or similar document) to the deployment decision-making authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The process prescribed under subsection (b)(2)(A) may not include a requirement for any deficiency of capability identified in the operational assessment to be the determining factor in deciding whether to deploy the capability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director of operational test and evaluation access</inline>.—</heading><content>If a capability is deployed <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>under the procedures prescribed pursuant to this section, or under any other authority, before operational test and evaluation of the capability is completed, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall have access to operational records and data relevant to such capability in accordance with section 139(e)(3) of this title for the purpose of completing operational test and evaluation of the capability. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Such access shall be provided in a time and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2701">136 STAT. 2701</page> manner determined by the Secretary of Defense consistent with requirements of operational security and other relevant operational requirements.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part V of subtitle A, of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3001.</p></sidenote> are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to chapter 253 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658260"> <designator>“253. </designator> <label>Rapid Acquisition Procedures</label> <target leaderAlign="left" leaderChar="." style="-uslm-lc:I658252">3601”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></target> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following provisions of law are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 804 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/383">Public Law 111–383</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3201">10 U.S.C. 3201 note</ref> prec.).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/314">Public Law 107–314</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3201">10 U.S.C. 3201 note</ref> prec.).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ff72f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2216a/c">Section 2216a(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 804(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Department of Defense Instruction 5000.81 (or any successor instruction), dated December 31, 2019, and titled ‘Urgent Capability Acquisition’ </quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 8074 of title VIII of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dC">division C of Public Law 117–103</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/136/193">136 Stat. 193</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3201.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 806(c)(4) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601/c/4">section 3601(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code</ref>,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 851(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3201">10 U.S.C 3201 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/314">Public Law 107–314</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601">section 3601 of title 10, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ff72fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 231(c)(1)(A) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/364">Public Law 109–364</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s139">10 U.S.C. 139 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601">section 3601 of title 10, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="805">SEC. 805. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x20ff72fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CLAUSES IMPLEMENTING EXECUTIVE ORDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y20ffe82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">Section 3862 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ffe82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>: certification</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ffe830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y20ffe831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21000f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certain Clauses Implementing Executive Orders</inline>.—</heading><content>The unilateral insertion of a covered clause into an existing Department of Defense contract, order, or other transaction by a contracting officer shall be treated as a change directed by the contracting officer pursuant to, and subject to, the Changes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2702">136 STAT. 2702</page> clause of the underlying contract, order, or other transaction.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21000f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21000f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Definition</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Definitions</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21000f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section, the term</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“section:<paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21000f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21000f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21000f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21000f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Changes clause</term>’ means the clause described in part 52.243–4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation or any successor regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21000f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered clause</term>’ means any clause implementing the requirements of an Executive order issued by the President.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21000f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch281">chapter 281 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21000f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21000f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3861.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 3862 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3862. </designator> <label>Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21000f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21000f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">10 USC 3862 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">section 3862 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21000f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21000f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">10 USC 3862 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Policy Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise applicable policy guidance on other transactions to implement the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">section 3862 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="806">SEC. 806. </num><heading>LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUPPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21008482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4324/b">Section 4324(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21008483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (J), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21008484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by designating the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, as paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21008485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), as so designated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21008486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21008487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">In general.—</headingText></quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Before granting</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21008488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for which the milestone decision authority has received views from appropriate materiel, logistics, or fleet representatives</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>approved life cycle sustainment plan</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21008489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2100ab9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>an intellectual property management plan for product support, including requirements for technical data, software, and modular open system approaches (as defined in section 4401 of this title);”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2100ab9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2703">136 STAT. 2703</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2100ab9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2100ab9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the number of personnel needed to operate and maintain the covered system, including military personnel, Federal employees, contractors, and host nation support personnel (as applicable);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2100ab9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a description of opportunities for foreign military sales; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2100ab9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end of paragraph (1), as so designated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2100aba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2100aba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent phases</inline>.—</heading><content>Before granting Milestone C approval (or the equivalent) for the covered system, the milestone decision authority shall ensure that the life cycle sustainment plan required by paragraph (1) for such covered system has been updated to include views received by the milestone decision authority from appropriate materiel, logistics, or fleet representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2100aba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Milestone C Approval Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4324/d">Section 4324(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2100aba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2100aba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2100aba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Milestone c approval</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Milestone C approval</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 4172(e)(8) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="807">SEC. 807. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2101bc16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense Contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4701">Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(G), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subcontractor</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subcontractor</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contractor concerned</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contractor concerned</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>contractor</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>contractor</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>contractor</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101bc21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2704">136 STAT. 2704</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2101e332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Consider disciplinary or corrective action against any official of the Department of Defense.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>contractor</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and subcontractors</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subcontractors, grantees, subgrantees, or personal services contractors</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or grantee of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or grantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>grantee, or subgrantee</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (g)(5), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or grants</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>contracts</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2101e339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civilian Contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4712">Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e33a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e33c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e33d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e33e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee concerned</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101e341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee concerned</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101e342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101e343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101e344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2101e345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y2101e346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Consider disciplinary or corrective action against any official of the executive agency, if appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and subgrantees</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantees, and personal services contractors</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2101e349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or subgrantee</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2705">136 STAT. 2705</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="808">SEC. 808. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2101e34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21020a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/364">Public Law 109–364</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21020a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21020a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4231.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2102587e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions With Respect to Certain Low-rate Initial Production</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102587f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The number of low-rate initial production lots associated with a major defense acquisition program may not be more than one if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the milestone decision authority authorizes the use of a fixed-price type contract at the time of a decision on Milestone B approval; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the scope of the work of the fixed-price type contract includes both the development and low-rate initial production of items for such major defense acquisition program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The limitation in paragraph (1) may be waived by the applicable service acquisition executive or a designee of such executive if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such waiver authority is not delegated to the level of the contracting officer; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21025885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>written notification of a granted waiver, including the associated rationale, is provided to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after issuance of the waiver.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>low-rate initial production</term>’ has the meaning given under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4231">section 4231 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The term ‘<term>milestone decision authority</term>’ has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4211">section 4211 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21025889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The term ‘<term>major defense acquisition program</term>’ has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4201">section 4201 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102588a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Milestone B approval</term>’ has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4172/e">section 4172(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2102588b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102588c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102588d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4231.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and any applicable regulations regarding the use of fixed-price type contracts for a major defense acquisition program (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4201">section 4201 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="809">SEC. 809. </num><heading>ACQUISITION REPORTING SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2102cdbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102cdbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4351">10 USC 4351 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall institute a defense acquisition reporting system to replace the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4351">section 4351 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as soon as practicable but not later than June 30, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2102cdc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The reporting system required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>produce the information necessary to carry out the actions specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch325">chapter 325 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2706">136 STAT. 2706</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>produce the information necessary to carry out the actions specified in sections 4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2537">50 U.S.C. 2537</ref>, 2577);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>incorporate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the lessons learned from the demonstration carried out under subsection (b) of section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1816">135 Stat. 1816</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102cdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>the plans required under subsection (c) of such section (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1817">135 Stat. 1817</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102cdc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>provide the congressional defense committees and other designated Government entities with access to acquisition reporting that is updated on a not less than quarterly basis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>include such other information and functions as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to support the acquisition reporting needs of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2102cdca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 4217(a)(2),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102cdcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2537">50 USC 2537</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or any successor system,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>United States Code,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102cdcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 4311(a)(2),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2102cdce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2577">50 USC 2577</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or any successor system,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>United States Code,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="811">SEC. 811. </num><heading>INCLUSION IN BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS OF ENHANCED REPORTING ON PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2102f4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s239c/b">Section 239c(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102f4e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2102f4e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2102f4e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>A detailed explanation of the rationale for the proposed cancellation or covered modification of the multiyear contract.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="812">SEC. 812. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND RELATED EFFORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21034303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3072">Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21034304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>initiatives</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>efforts</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21034305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>initiatives</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>efforts</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21034306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2026</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21034307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Initiatives</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Efforts</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21034308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch203">chapter 203 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21034309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2103430a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3062.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the item relating to section 3072 by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>initiatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>efforts</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2707">136 STAT. 2707</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="813">SEC. 813. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT AUTHORITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3136">Section 3136 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (j).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="814">SEC. 814. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION TO FIXED-PRICE INCENTIVE CONTRACT REFERENCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21036a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Acquire Innovative Commercial Products and Commercial Services Using General Solicitation Competitive Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3458/c/2">Section 3458(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fixed-price incentive fee contracts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fixed-price incentive contracts</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21036a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contractor Incentives to Achieve Savings and Improve Mission Performance</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">10 U.S.C. 1746 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fixed-price incentive fee contracts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fixed-price incentive contracts</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="815">SEC. 815. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT IN CONNECTION WITH REQUESTS FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR LARGE DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21036a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3501/i/2">Section 3501(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21036a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall include</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>(A) A report</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall include in the request a report</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21036a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="816">SEC. 816. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF PROVISION RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITH UNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS RISKS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21039130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1684 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21039131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21039132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/2123">135 Stat. 2123</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 and 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21039133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21039134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/2124">135 Stat. 2124</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="817">SEC. 817. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21042d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4871">10 U.S.C. 4871 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21042d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21042d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21042d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Certain Contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) on or after October 1, 2024, with an entity that operates (as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee) equipment from a covered unmanned aircraft system company in the performance of a Department of Defense contract.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any restrictions under subsection (a) or (b) if the operation, procurement, or contracting action</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2708">136 STAT. 2708</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or the Secretary’s designee)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the restriction</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>basis</quotedText>” <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any restrictions under subsections (a) or (b)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>operation or procurement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>operation, procurement, or contracting action</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21042d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21042d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21045493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered foreign country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered foreign country</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21045494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21045495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Russian Federation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21045496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21045497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21045498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21047ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered unmanned aircraft system company</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered unmanned aircraft system company</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21047baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21047bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Da-Jiang Innovations.</p></sidenote><content>Da-Jiang Innovations (or any subsidiary or affiliate of Da-Jiang Innovations).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21047bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Any entity that produces or provides unmanned aircraft systems and is included on Consolidated Screening List maintained by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21047bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Any entity that produces or provides unmanned aircraft systems and—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21047bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is domiciled in a covered foreign country; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21047baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21047bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership, control or influence by a covered foreign country, as determined by the Secretary of Defense unmitigated foreign ownership, control or influence in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program (or any successor to such program).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21047bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21047bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21047bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4871">10 USC 4871 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue policy to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21047bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>implement the requirements of section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4871">10 U.S.C. 4871 note</ref>), as amended by this section, including by establishing a due diligence process for the Department of Defense to make determinations required by subsection (b) of such section 848 (as amended by this section); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21047bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>establish an appeal process for any offerors or awardees with which the Secretary has not entered into a contract or has not extended or renewed a contract pursuant to subsection (b) of such section 848 (as amended by this section).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="818">SEC. 818. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE CONTRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2104a2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>), as most recently amended by section 1831(j)(7) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/238">Public Law 116–238</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4217">134 Stat. 4217</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2104a2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2104a2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3701.</p></sidenote> is further amended—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2709">136 STAT. 2709</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104a2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>chapter 271</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104a2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 2, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 2, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="819">SEC. 819. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2104a2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4292">10 U.S.C. 4292 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104a2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>six-year pilot program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>seven-year pilot program</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104a2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>six years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>seven years</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="820">SEC. 820. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEVER CONTRACT WITH THE ENEMY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2104f0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subtitle E of title VIII of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4871">10 U.S.C. 4871 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104f0ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 841—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104f0f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)(1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2104f0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016, 2017, and 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, and annually thereafter</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2104f0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2104f0f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Specific examples where the authorities under this section can not be used to mitigate national security threats posed by vendors supporting Department operations because of the restriction on using such authorities only with respect to contingency operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2104f0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A description of the policies ensuring that oversight of the use of the authorities in this section is effectively carried out by a single office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104f0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (n), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2104f0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 842(b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016, 2017, and 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, 2024, and 2025</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="821">SEC. 821. </num><heading>REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT CERTAIN REVIEWS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21051807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 847(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/181">Public Law 110–181</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701">10 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21051808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Requirement.—</headingText></quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>Each request</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Requirement.—</headingText>Each request</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21051809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="822">SEC. 822. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF DUE TO INFLATION IMPACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21058d3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Modification Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The first section of <ref href="/us/pl/85/804">Public Law 85–804</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1431">50 U.S.C. 1431</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2710">136 STAT. 2710</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21058d3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>That the President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21058d3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“<inline class="smallCaps">Section 1.</inline></num><subsection class="inline" id="y21058d3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>That the President”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21058d3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an amount in excess of $50,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an amount in excess of $500,000</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21058d3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any amount in excess of $25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an amount in excess of $150,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21058d40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) (as added by paragraph (1)) the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2105db61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Authority to Modify Certain Contracts and Options Based on the Impacts of Inflation</inline>.—</heading><content>Only amounts specifically provided by an appropriations Act for the purposes detailed in subsections (c) and (d) of this section may be used by the Secretary of Defense to carry out such subsections.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2105db62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y2105db63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, acting pursuant to a Presidential authorization under subsection (a) and in accordance with subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2105db64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may, notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 2 of this Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1432/e">50 U.S.C. 1432(e)</ref>), make an amendment or modification to an eligible contract when, due solely to economic inflation, the cost to a prime contractor of performing such eligible contract is greater than the price of such eligible contract; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21060275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may not request consideration from such prime contractor for such amendment or modification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21060276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A prime contractor may submit to the Secretary of Defense a request for an amendment or modification to an eligible contract pursuant to subsection (a) when, due solely to economic inflation, the cost to a covered subcontractor of performing an eligible subcontract is greater than the price of such eligible subcontract. Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21060277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> request shall include a certification that the prime contractor—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21060278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>will remit to such covered subcontractor the difference, if any, between the original price of such eligible contract and the price of such eligible contract if the Secretary of Defense makes an amendment or modification pursuant to subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21060279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>will not require such covered subcontractor to pay additional consideration or fees related to such amendment or modification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2106027a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>If a prime contractor does not make the request described in paragraph (2), a covered subcontractor may submit to a contracting officer of the Department of Defense a request for an amendment or modification to an eligible subcontract when, due solely to economic inflation, the cost to such covered subcontractor of performing such eligible subcontract is greater than the price of such eligible subcontract.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2106027b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><chapeau>Any adjustment or modification made pursuant to subsection (c) to an eligible contract or an eligible subcontract shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106027c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be contingent upon the continued performance, as applicable, of such eligible contract or such eligible subcontract; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106027d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>account only for the actual cost of performing such eligible contract or such eligible subcontract, but may account for indirect costs of performance, as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2711">136 STAT. 2711</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2106027e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2106027f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21060280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The authority under subsections (c) and (d) shall be effective during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21060281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21060282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21060283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered subcontractor</term>’ means a subcontractor who has entered into an eligible subcontract with a prime contractor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21060284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>eligible contract</term>’ means a contract awarded to a prime contractor by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21060285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>eligible subcontract</term>’ means a subcontract made under an eligible contract to a covered subcontractor.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21060286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21060287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21060288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1431">50 USC 1431 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of an Act providing appropriations to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/85/804/s1">section 1 of Public Law 85–804</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1431">50 U.S.C. 1431</ref>) (as added by subsection (a)), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue guidance implementing the authority under subsections (b) through (d) of <ref href="/us/pl/85/804/s1">section 1 of Public Law 85–804</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1431">50 U.S.C. 1431</ref>) (as added by subsection (a)).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="831">SEC. 831. </num><heading>KEY EXPERIENCES AND ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210650a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation in the Public-private Talent Exchange Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210650aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701a/b">Section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210650ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (9)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210650ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (10), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210650ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y210650ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>ensure the participation in the public-private talent exchange program established under section 1599g of this title of up to 250 members of the acquisition workforce in each fiscal year.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210650af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701a/b/2">Section 1701a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as defined</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as defined in section 3001 of this title</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210650b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enhanced Pay Authority for Positions in Department of Defense Field Activities and Defense Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701b/e/2">Section 1701b(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210677c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of positions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authority in subsection (a) may not be used at any one time with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210677c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>more than five positions, in total, in Department of Defense Field Activities and Defense Agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210677c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>more than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210677c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>more than five positions in each military department.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2712">136 STAT. 2712</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210677c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Public-private Talent Exchanges</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599g">Section 1599g of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210677c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210677c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the acquisition workforce that participates in the program established under this section shall, upon completion of such participation, submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition University for inclusion in the report required under section 1746a(e) a description and evaluation of such participation.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="832">SEC. 832. </num><heading>DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY REFORMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2106ecf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">Section 1746 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106ecf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106ecfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2106ecfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the defense acquisition university structure includes relevant expert lecturers from extramural institutions (as defined in section 1746a(g) of this title), industry, or federally funded research and development centers to advance acquisition workforce competence regarding commercial business interests, acquisition process-related innovations, and other relevant leading practices of the private sector.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106ecfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106ecfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106ecfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>commercial training providers</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>extramural institutions (as defined in section 1746a(g) of this title)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2106ecff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21071410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">President Appointment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21071411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall appoint the President of the Defense Acquisition University.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21071412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21071413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>When determining who to appoint under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the service acquisition executives, prioritize highly qualified candidates who demonstrate a combination of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21071414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Leadership abilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21071415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Experience using leading practices to develop talent in the private sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21071416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Other qualifying factors, including experience with and an understanding of the defense acquisition system (as defined in section 3001 of this title), an understanding of emerging technologies and the defense applications of such technologies, experience partnering with States, national associations, and academia, and experience with learning technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21071417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21071418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21071419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2107141a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote><content>The term of the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall be not more than five years, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines it necessary to extend the term for up to an additional five years. The preceding sentence does not apply to the President of the Defense Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2022.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2107141b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2107141c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2107141d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2107141e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">10 USC 1746 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to modify the defense acquisition university <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2713">136 STAT. 2713</page> structure to comply with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746/b/2">section 1746(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2107141f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Such plan shall establish a date of not later than March 1, 2026, for such modification to be completed.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="833">SEC. 833. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21073b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2200g">Section 2200g of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21073b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For the purposes of</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>establish and maintain</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary for Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish and maintain</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21073b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by designating the text of such section, as amended by paragraph (1), as subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21073b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21076244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the Defense Civilian Training Corps is to target critical skills gaps necessary to achieve the objectives of the national defense strategies required by section 113(g) of this title and the national security strategies required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3043">50 U.S.C. 3043</ref>) by preparing students selected for the Defense Civilian Training Corps for Department of Defense careers relating to acquisition, digital technologies, critical technologies, science, engineering, finance, and other civilian occupations determined by the Secretary of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21076245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Resources and Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may leverage the resources and programs of the acquisition research organization within a civilian college or university that is described under section 4142(a) of this title (commonly referred to as the ‘Acquisition Innovation Research Center’) to carry out the requirements of this chapter.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="834">SEC. 834. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21076246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701">10 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACQUISITION WORKFORCE INCENTIVES RELATING TO TRAINING ON, AND AGREEMENTS WITH, CERTAIN START-UP BUSINESSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21084ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21084ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21084caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21084cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curricula</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center shall make recommendations on one or more curricula for members of the acquisition workforce on financing and operations of start-up businesses, which may include the development of new curricula, the modification of existing curricula, or the adoption of curricula from another agency, academia, or the private sector.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>Courses under curricula recommended under paragraph (1) shall be offered with varying course lengths and level of study.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall develop a program to offer incentives to a member of the acquisition workforce that completes a curriculum developed, modified, or adopted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional training materials</inline>.—</heading><content>In recommending curricula under paragraph (1), the Director of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center shall consider and incorporate appropriate training materials from university, college, trade-school, or private-sector curricula in business, law, or public policy.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2714">136 STAT. 2714</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21084caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exchanges</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary shall, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599g">section 1599g of title 10, United States Code</ref>, arrange for the temporary assignment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>one or more members of the acquisition workforce to a start-up business; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an employee of a start-up business to an office of the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prioritize for participation in the pilot program described under paragraph (1)(A) members of the acquisition workforce who have completed a curriculum required under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program authorized by this subsection after the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21084cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conferences</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall identify existing conferences sponsored by the Department of Defense that might be expanded to include opportunities for sharing knowledge and best practices on software acquisition issues. Such opportunities shall maximize participation between members of the acquisition workforce, employees of start-up businesses, and investors in start-up businesses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21084cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21084cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to test the feasibility of innovative approaches to negotiating and establishing intellectual property and data rights in agreements with start-up businesses for the procurement of software and software-embedded systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure that a member of the acquisition workforce who has completed a curriculum required under subsection (a) is able to exercise authority to apply an approach described in paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide incentives to such member to exercise such authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An approach described in paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Flexible and tailored requirements relating to the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property and data rights in the software and software-embedded systems to be acquired under the agreement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An identification and definition of the technical interoperability standards required for such software and software-embedded systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Flexible mechanisms for access and delivery of code for such software, including documentation of the costs and benefits of each such mechanism.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program authorized by this subsection after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21084cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>Acquisition Innovation Research Center</term>” means the acquisition research organization within a civilian <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2715">136 STAT. 2715</page> college or university that is described under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4142/a">section 4142(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>acquisition workforce</term>” has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21084cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>start-up business</term>” means a small business that has been in existence for 5 years or less.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="835">SEC. 835. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21084cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">10 USC 1746 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CURRICULA ON SOFTWARE ACQUISITIONS AND CYBERSECURITY SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ACQUISITIONS FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2108e806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curricula</inline>.—</heading><content>The President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall supplement existing training curricula related to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions and offer such curricula to covered individuals to increase digital literacy related to such acquisitions by developing the ability of such covered individuals to use technology to identify, critically evaluate, and synthesize data and information related to such acquisitions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2108e807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Curricula developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide information on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>cybersecurity, information technology systems, computer networks, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, distributed ledger technologies, and quantum technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>cybersecurity threats and capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>activities that encompass the full range of threat reduction, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, incident response, resiliency, and recovery policies and activities, including activities relating to computer network operations, information assurance, military missions, and intelligence missions to the extent such activities relate to the security and stability of cyberspace; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e80b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the industry best practices relating to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2108e80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2108e80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to implement the curricula developed under subsection (a) that includes a comparison with similar existing training curricula. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2108e80e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>Such plan shall include a list of resources required for and costs associated with such implementation, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e80f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>curriculum development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>hiring instructors to teach the curriculum;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilities; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2108e812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>website development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2108e813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2108e814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall offer the curricula developed under subsection (a) to covered individuals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2108e815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2108e816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall submit to Congress a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2716">136 STAT. 2716</page> report assessing the costs and benefits of requiring all covered individuals to complete the curricula developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2108e817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Individuals Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>covered individuals</term>” means an individual serving in a position designated under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1721/b">section 1721(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, who is regularly consulted for software acquisitions or cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="836">SEC. 836. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2108e818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 USC 4811 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL IMPERATIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL SKILLS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21095d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense, shall evaluate and further develop workforce development training programs (as defined by the Secretary of Defense) for training the skilled industrial workers (as defined by the Secretary of Defense) that are needed in the defense industrial base through the National Imperative for Industrial Skills program of the Department of Defense (or a successor program).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21095d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize workforce development training programs that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are innovative, lab-based, or experientially-based;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>rapidly train skilled industrial workers for employment with entities in the defense industrial base faster than traditional workforce development training programs and at the scale needed to measurably reduce, as rapidly as possible, the shortages of skilled industrial workers in the defense industrial base, including modernization of required equipment and training curricula;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>recruit skilled industrial workers who are manufacturing workers from underrepresented communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>provide students and skilled industrial workers with the support needed to successfully participate in the defense industrial base;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>address the specific manufacturing requirements and skills that are unique to critical industrial sectors of the defense industrial base as defined by the Secretary of Defense, such as naval shipbuilding; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>with respect to Federal workforce development training programs in existence on or before the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>maximize the use of such Federal workforce development training programs; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21095d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>expand on the activities of such Federal workforce development training programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Provisions Relating to Software and Technology</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="841">SEC. 841. </num><heading>GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES ON THE ACQUISITION OR LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21098463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3791">Section 3791 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21098464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>department of defense</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Department of Defense</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21098465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2717">136 STAT. 2717</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2109f996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidelines and Resources</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall develop guidelines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>intellectual property strategies and other mechanisms supporting the use of modular open system approaches (as defined in section 4401(b) of this title);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>evaluation and negotiation of intellectual property licenses in competitive and non-competitive awards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f99a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>models and best practices for specially negotiated licenses, including specially negotiated licenses described in section 3774(c) of this title; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f99b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>definitions, key terms, examples, and case studies that clarify differences between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2109f99c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>detailed manufacturing and process data;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2109f99d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>form, fit, and function data;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2109f99e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>data required for operations, maintenance, installation, and training;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2109f99f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>modular system interfaces (as defined in section 4401(b) of this title); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2109f9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>technical data pertaining to an interface between an item or process and other items or processes necessary for the segregation of an item or process from, or the reintegration of that item or process (or a functionally equivalent item or process) with, other items or processes.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidelines and resources limit</inline>.—</heading><content>The guidelines and resources developed under paragraph (1) may not alter or affect any authority or duty under this section or section 1707 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the guidelines and resources described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>review the applicable statutory and regulatory history, including among the definitions and key terms in section 3771 of this title, to ensure consistency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>regularly consult with appropriate government and industry persons and organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2109f9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the acquisition workforce receives training on the guidelines and resources developed under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="842">SEC. 842. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x210a6ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022">Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a6ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a6ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and any follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f),</quotedText>” both places it appears;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a6ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a6eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a6edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2718">136 STAT. 2718</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y210a95ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>may be exercised for a transaction for a follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f) and expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $100,000,000 (including all options) only if a covered official—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y210a95ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210a95ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determines in writing that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y210a95ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210a95f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y210a95f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the use of the authority of this section is essential to meet critical national security objectives; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y210a95f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210a95f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the determinations required under clause (i) at the time such authority is exercised.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a95f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a95f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210a95f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210a95f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y210abd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered official</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a service acquisition executive;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Director of the Missile Defense Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y210abd0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>service acquisition executive</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210abd10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of section 2304 of this title,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>of chapter 221 of this title and even if explicit notification was not listed within the request for proposal for the transaction</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="843">SEC. 843. </num><heading>OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY CLARIFICATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x210b0b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022">Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 842, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>military personnel and the supporting</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>personnel of the Department of Defense or improving</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210b0b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y210b0b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>prototype project</term>’ includes a project that addresses—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a proof of concept, model, or process, including a business process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>reverse engineering to address obsolescence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a pilot or novel application of commercial technologies for defense purposes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>agile development activity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b0b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the creation, design, development, or demonstration of operational utility; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2719">136 STAT. 2719</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b324b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>any combination of subparagraphs (A) through (E).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b324c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210b595d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Authority for Use of Other Transactions for Installation or Facility Prototyping</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b595e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may establish a pilot program under which the Secretary may, under the authority of this section, carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the ability of the Department of Defense to prototype the design, development, or demonstration of new construction techniques or technologies to improve military installations or facilities (as such terms are defined in section 2801 of this title).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b595f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out prototype projects under the pilot program established under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b5960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>not more than two prototype projects may begin to be carried out per fiscal year under such pilot program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b5961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the aggregate value of all transactions entered into under such pilot program may not exceed $200,000,000.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b5962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b5963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the authority to carry out prototype projects under the pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall terminate on September 30, 2025.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210b5964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ongoing project exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to prototype projects being carried out under the pilot program established under paragraph (1) on the date described in subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="844">SEC. 844. </num><heading>PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x210ba785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4025">Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210ba786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210ba787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that have</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that—</quotedText>”<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y210ba788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>have”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210ba789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Defense.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Defense; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210ba78a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y210ba78b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>demonstrate management practices that improve the schedule or performance, reduce the costs, or otherwise support the transition of technology into acquisition programs or operational use.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bce9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of research results, technology developments, and prototypes</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bce9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to acquire, support, or stimulate basic, advanced and applied research, technology development, or prototype projects</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bce9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2304</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chapter 221</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bce9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bcea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bcea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210bcea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2720">136 STAT. 2720</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y210bcea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>if applicable, a summary of the management practice that contributed to an improvement to schedule or performance or a reduction in cost relating to the transition of technology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y210bcea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an identification of any program executive officer (as defined in section 1737 of this title) responsible for implementation or oversight of research results, technology development, prototype development, or management practices (as applicable) for which an award was made under this section, and a brief summary of lessons learned by such program executive officer in carrying out such implementation or oversight;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="845">SEC. 845. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x210bf5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1835">135 Stat. 1835</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4061">10 U.S.C. 4061 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bf5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210bf5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210bf5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210bf5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days after funding has been provided for a proposal selected for an award under the pilot program established under this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="846">SEC. 846. </num><heading>REPORT ON SOFTWARE DELIVERY TIMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210c91fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210c91fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210c91fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c91fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of covered software delivered during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report that is being developed using iterative development, including a description of the capabilities delivered for operational use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c91fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For such covered software not developed using iterative development, an explanation for not using iterative development and a description of the development method used.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c91ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>For such covered software being developed using iterative development, the frequency with which capabilities of such covered software were delivered, disaggregated as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of less than three months.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of more than three months and less than six months.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of more than six months and less than nine months.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of more than nine months and less than 12 months.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2721">136 STAT. 2721</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>With respect to covered software described in paragraph (3) for which capabilities of such covered software were not delivered in fewer than 12 months, an explanation of why such delivery was not possible.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210c9205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the official designated as the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense pursuant to the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense titled “Establishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer” dated December 8, 2021; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>if there is no official designated as such Officer, the official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense with primary responsibility for digital and artificial intelligence matters.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c9209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered software</term>” means software that is being developed that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c920a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>was acquired using a software acquisition pathway established under section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c920b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is a covered defense business system, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2222/i">section 2222(i) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210c920c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>iterative development</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>agile or iterative development</term>” in section 891 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/10">Public Law 10</ref> 115–91; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1509">131 Stat. 1509</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">10 U.S.C. 1746 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Industrial Base Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="851">SEC. 851. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4801/1">Section 4801(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>New Zealand,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Australia,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="852">SEC. 852. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x210cb91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4864">Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 853, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210d073e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d073f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210d0740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than November 1, 2024, and every five years thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall review each item described in subsections (a) and (e) of this section and submit to the congressional defense committees, in writing, one of the following recommendations:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Recommend continued inclusion of the item under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Recommend continued inclusion of the item under this section with modifications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Recommend discontinuing inclusion of the item under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2722">136 STAT. 2722</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each review required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the five-year period preceding the date of submission of the written determination related to such a review, the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The criticality of the item reviewed to a military unit’s mission accomplishment or other national security objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The extent to which such item is fielded in current programs of record.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The number of such items to be procured by current programs of record.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The extent to which cost and pricing data for such item has been deemed fair and reasonable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d0749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Justification</inline>.—</heading><content>The written determination required under paragraph (1) shall also include the findings of the applicable review conducted under such paragraph and any key justifications for the recommendation.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="853">SEC. 853. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS AND AUXILIARY SHIPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210d2e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement That Certain Auxiliary Ship Components Be Manufactured in the National Technology and Industrial Base</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d2e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4864">Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (l) (relating to “<quotedText>Implementation of auxiliary ship component limitation</quotedText>”) as subsection (k).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d2e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Components for auxiliary ships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4864/a">section 4864(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d2e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">and T–ARC</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">T–AO 205</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210d2e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and T–ARC</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>T–AO 205</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210d2e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210d2e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210d2e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4864">10 USC 4864 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4864/j">section 4864(j) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="854">SEC. 854. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210da392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative and Other Logistical Costs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4961">Section 4961 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Defense Logistics Agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>three</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>four</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including meetings of an association recognized under section 4954(f),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>meetings</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210da398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4954">Section 4954 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210da399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Association Recognition and Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Eligible entities that provide procurement technical assistance pursuant to this chapter may form an association to pursue matters of common <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2723">136 STAT. 2723</page> concern. If more than a majority of such eligible entities are members of such an association, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>recognize the existence and activities of such an association; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210da39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>jointly develop with such association a model cooperative agreement that may be used at the option of the Secretary and an eligible entity.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210da39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210da39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4953">Section 4953 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and shall consult with an association recognized under section 4954(f) regarding any revisions to such regulations</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210da39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4955/a/1">Section 4955(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,500,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="855">SEC. 855. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210dcaaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China</p></sidenote><heading>CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210df1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4651">10 U.S.C. 4651 note</ref> prec.) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210df1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Certain Procurements From the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch363">Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y210e18d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="4661">“§ 4661.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210e18d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4661">10 USC 4661</ref>.</p></sidenote> Prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210e18d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on the Availability of Funds for Certain Procurements From XUAR</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by a national defense authorization Act or any other Act, or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to knowingly procure any products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor from XUAR or from an entity that has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as part of a ‘poverty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210e18d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms ‘forced labor’ and ‘XUAR’ have the meanings given, respectively, in section 2496 of this title.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210e18d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210e18d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210e18d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4651.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“4661. </designator> <label>Prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210e18d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210e18da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210e18db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4661">10 USC 4661 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy to require that an offeror or awardee of a Department of Defense contract shall make a good faith effort to determine that forced labor from XUAR, as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4661">section 4661 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (as amended by subsection (b)), will not be used in the performance of such contract.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="856">SEC. 856. </num><heading>CODIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR–PROTEGE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210f9f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210f9f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">10 USC 4902</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4901">10 U.S.C. 4901 note</ref> prec.) is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2724">136 STAT. 2724</page> States Code, inserted after section 4901, and redesignated as section 4902.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210f9f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">Section 4902 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as so transferred and redesignated, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mentor-protege pilot</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>department of defense mentor-protege</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the heading for subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Pilot</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsections (a) and (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pilot</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (k)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (j)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (e)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>two years</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>three years</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>manufacturing, test and evaluation,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>inventory control,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (6)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to</quotedText>” and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to chapter 388 of this title;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (g)(3)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (k)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (j)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (j) and (n);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (k) through (m) as subsections (j) through (l), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (o) as subsection (n);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau>in subsection (j), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pilot</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by which mentor firms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by which the parties</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary shall publish</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>in paragraph (7)(B) of subsection (k), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to chapter 388 of this title; or</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (l)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (k)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210f9f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (l), as so redesignated, the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y210fc6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Collection of Performance Data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Small Business Programs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210fc6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210fc6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>maintain outcome-based performance goals and annually collect data through an automated information system (if practicable) assessing such goals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210fc6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x210fc6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>conduct an independent review of the Mentor-Protege Program established under this section at least once every three years.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y210fc6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (n), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21103bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>affiliation</term>’, with respect to a relationship between a mentor firm and a protege firm, means a relationship <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2725">136 STAT. 2725</page> described under <ref href="/us/cfr/t13/s121.103">section 121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>disadvantaged small business concern</term>’ means a firm that is not more than the size standard corresponding to its primary North American Industry Classification System code, is not owned or managed by individuals or entities that directly or indirectly have stock options or convertible securities in the mentor firm, and is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a business entity owned and controlled by an Indian tribe as defined by section 8(a)(13) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/a/13">15 U.S.C. 637(a)(13)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a business entity owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian Organization as defined by section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/a/15">15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a qualified organization employing severely disabled individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a small business concern owned and controlled by women, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/d/3/D">15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a small business concern owned and controlled by service–disabled veterans (as defined in section 8(d)(3) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/d/3">15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>a qualified HUBZone small business concern (as defined in section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s657a/b">15 U.S.C. 657a(b)</ref>)); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau>a small business concern that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21103be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is a nontraditional defense contractor, as such term is defined in section 3014 of this title; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21103be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>currently provides goods or services in the private sector that are critical to enhancing the capabilities of the defense supplier base and fulfilling key Department of Defense needs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>historically Black college and university</term>’ means any of the historically Black colleges and universities referred to in section 2323 of this title, as in effect on March 1, 2018.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>minority institution of higher education</term>’ means an institution of higher education with a student body that reflects the composition specified in section 312(b)(3), (4), and (5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1058/b/3">20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(3)</ref>, (4), and (5)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified organization employing the severely disabled</term>’ means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>uses rehabilitative engineering to provide employment opportunities for severely disabled individuals and integrates severely disabled individuals into its workforce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 20 percent of its total workforce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>employs each severely disabled individual in its workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2726">136 STAT. 2726</page> (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s206">29 U.S.C. 206</ref>) to those employees who are severely disabled individuals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21103bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>The term ‘<term>severely disabled individual</term>’ means an individual who is blind (as defined in section 8501 of title 41) or a severely disabled individual (as defined in such section).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211062ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The term ‘<term>small business concern</term>’ has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The term ‘<term>small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/d/3/C">15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>The term ‘<term>subcontracting participation goal</term>’, with respect to a Department of Defense contract, means a goal for the extent of the participation by disadvantaged small business concerns in the subcontracts awarded under such contract, as established pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/d">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21106302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch387/schI">subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21106303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21106304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4901.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“4902. </designator> <label>Department of Defense Mentor–Protege Program.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21106305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21106306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">10 USC 4902 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protege Technical Reimbursement Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21106308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense (as appointed pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s144">section 144 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) shall establish a pilot program under which a protege firm may receive up to 25 percent of the reimbursement for which the mentor firm of such protege firm is eligible under the Mentor-Protege Program for a covered activity described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activity described</inline>.—</heading><content>A covered activity under this paragraph is an engineering, software development, or manufacturing customization that the protege firm implements in order to ensure that a technology developed by the protege firm will be ready for integration with a program or system of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2110630a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2110630b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The terms “mentor firm”, “protege firm” have the meanings given under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">section 4902 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2110630c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>Mentor-Protege Program</term>” means the Mentor-Protege Program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">section 4902 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2110630d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which the pilot program is established.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2110630e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2110630f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Buy indian act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 23(a)(2) of the Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly known as the “Buy Indian Act”) (<ref href="/us/stat/36/861">36 Stat. 861</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s47/a/2">25 U.S.C. 47(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 831(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902/c">section 4902(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small business act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 8(d)(12) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/d/12">15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2727">136 STAT. 2727</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the pilot Mentor-Protege Program established pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2301">10 U.S.C. 2301 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Mentor-Protege Program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">section 4902 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21106312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21106313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21106314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">section 4902 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21106315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21106316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">10 USC 4902 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements Under Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to any agreement entered into under the program as established under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/1607">104 Stat. 1607</ref>) before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="857">SEC. 857. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211284f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211284f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 USC 4811 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosures Concerning Rare Earth Elements and Strategic and Critical Materials by Contractors of Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211284f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211284fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211284fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>require that any contractor that provides to the Department of Defense a system with a permanent magnet that contains rare earth elements or strategic and critical materials disclose, after undertaking a commercially reasonable inquiry and along with delivery of the system, the provenance of the magnet; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211284fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>safeguard such disclosures in accordance with applicable classification level required by the associated programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211284fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A disclosure under paragraph (1) shall include an identification of the country or countries in which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211284fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials used in the magnet were mined;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211284ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such elements and minerals were refined into oxides;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>such elements and minerals were made into metals and alloys; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the magnet was sintered or bonded and magnetized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of supply chain tracking system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21128503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> a contractor cannot make the disclosure required by paragraph (1) with respect to a system described in that paragraph, the Secretary shall require the contractor to establish and implement a supply chain tracking system in order to make the disclosure to the fullest extent possible not later than 180 days after the contractor provides the system to the Department of Defense. The tracking system shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>include a description of the efforts taken by the contractor to date to make the disclosure required by paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>take into account the possible refusal of certain foreign entities to provide the contractor the information <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2728">136 STAT. 2728</page> necessary to make the disclosure required by paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>require the contractor to report to the Secretary the name, location, and other identifying information of any entities which refuse to provide the contractor with the information necessary to make the disclosure required by paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waivers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21128509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2112850a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may waive a requirement under paragraph (1) or (3) with respect to a system described in paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 180 days if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2112850b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the continued procurement of the system is necessary to meet the demands of a national emergency declared under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1621">50 U.S.C. 1621</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2112850c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a contractor that cannot currently make the disclosure required by paragraph (1) is making significant efforts to comply with the requirements of that paragraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112850d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2112850e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver renewals</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may renew a waiver as many times as the Secretary considers appropriate, provided that the Secretary submits an updated certification to the committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112850f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not delegate this waiver authority below the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense, a senior acquisition executive (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>), or a command acquisition executive (as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167/e/4/C">section 167(e)(4)(C) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) or equivalent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21128512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the submission of each report required by subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21128513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21128514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the disclosures made under this subsection;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21128515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21128516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the extent of reliance by the United States on foreign countries, and especially countries that are not allies of the United States, for rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21128517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21128518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a determination with respect to which systems described in paragraph (1) are of the greatest concern for interruptions of supply chains with respect to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21128519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>any suggestions for legislation or funding that would mitigate security gaps in such supply chains.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112851a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, each briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112851b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements described in this subsection shall take effect—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2729">136 STAT. 2729</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112851c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not earlier than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112851d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2112851e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>after the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Department has established a process to ensure that the information collection requirements of this subsection present no national security risks, or that any such risks have been fully mitigated.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2112851f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Restrictions on Procurement of Military and Dual-use Technologies by Chinese Military Companies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/163">Public Law 109–163</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4651">10 U.S.C. 4651 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>communist chinese military companies</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chinese military companies</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>military company</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, any Chinese military company, any Non-SDN Chinese military-industrial complex company, or any other covered company</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21128522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2112ac33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goods and Services Covered</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112ac34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (a), and except as provided in paragraph (2), the goods and services described in this subsection are goods and services—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112ac35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on the munitions list of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112ac36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>on the Commerce Control List that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2112ac37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>are classified in the 600 series; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2112d348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>contain strategic and critical materials, rare earth elements, or energetic materials used to manufacture missiles or munitions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Goods and services described in this subsection do not include goods or services procured—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in connection with a visit by a vessel or an aircraft of the United States Armed Forces to the People’s Republic of China;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d34b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for testing purposes; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for purposes of gathering intelligence.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d34d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2112d34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (5), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2112d352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Chinese military company</term>’ has the meaning given that term by section 1260H(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2112d353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Commerce Control List</term>’ means the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2730">136 STAT. 2730</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2112d355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Export Administration Regulations</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4801">50 U.S.C. 4801</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112d356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2112fa67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Non-SDN Chinese military-industrial complex company</term>’ means any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112fa68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>established pursuant to Executive Order 13959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance Communist Chinese military companies), as amended before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112fa69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2112fa6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>other covered company</term>’ means a company that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112fa6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is owned or controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112fa6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2112fa6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>is certified by the Secretary of Defense to the congressional defense committees to be a company that must be covered by this section for national security reasons.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2112fa6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The term ‘<term>strategic and critical materials</term>’ means materials designated as strategic and critical under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98b/a">50 U.S.C. 98b(a)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2112fa6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2112fa70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2112fa71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to goods and services described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (b)(1)(B), the prohibition shall take effect 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that a sufficient number of commercially viable providers exist outside of the People’s Republic of China that collectively can provide the Department of Defense with satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of such goods or services as and when needed at United States market prices.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21132182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Compliance With Contracting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until the termination date specified in paragraph (5), the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the extent of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirements of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as amended by subsection (b); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4872">section 4872 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2113218a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2113218b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General shall periodically, until the termination date specified in paragraph (5), provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the results of the assessments conducted under paragraph (1) that includes an assessment of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2731">136 STAT. 2731</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2113218c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the inclusion by the Department of Defense of necessary contracting clauses in relevant contracts to meet the requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2113218d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the efforts of the Department of Defense to assess the compliance of contractors with such clauses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2113218e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, each briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2113218f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General shall, not less frequently than every 2 years until the termination date specified in paragraph (5), submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the assessments conducted under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, each report required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Referral</inline>.—</heading><content>If, in conducting an assessment under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General determines that a contractor has willfully or recklessly failed to comply with any of the requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), the Comptroller General may refer the matter, as appropriate, for further examination and possible enforcement actions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21132196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21132197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 USC 4811 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic and Critical Materials Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>strategic and critical materials</term>” means materials designated as strategic and critical under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98b/a">50 U.S.C. 98b(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="858">SEC. 858. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21132199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 USC 4811 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2114330a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114330b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2114330c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2114330d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and other appropriate officials, shall review the items under subsection (c) to determine and develop appropriate actions, consistent with the policies, programs, and activities required under subpart I of part V of subtitle A of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, and the Defense Production Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.</ref>), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114330e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>restricting procurement, with appropriate waivers for cost, emergency requirements, and non-availability of suppliers, including restricting procurement to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>suppliers in the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>suppliers in the national technology and industrial base (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4801">section 4801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>suppliers in other allied nations; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>other suppliers;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2732">136 STAT. 2732</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>increasing investment through use of research and development or procurement activities and acquisition authorities to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>expand production capacity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>diversify sources of supply; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21145a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>promote alternative approaches for addressing military requirements;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>prohibiting procurement from selected sources or nations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>taking a combination of actions described under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>taking no action.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>The analyses conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider national security, economic, and treaty implications, as well as impacts on current and potential suppliers of goods and services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21145a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting on Analyses, Recommendations, and Actions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 15, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, in writing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21145a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the findings of the analyses undertaken for each item pursuant to subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>relevant recommendations resulting from the analyses; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>descriptions of specific activities undertaken as a result of the analyses, including schedule and resources allocated for any planned actions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall include the analyses conducted under subsection (a), and any relevant recommendations and descriptions of activities resulting from such analyses, as appropriate, in each of the following during the 2024 calendar year:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The annual report or quarterly briefings to Congress required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4814">section 4814 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The annual report on unfunded priorities of the national technology and industrial base required under section 4815 of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21145a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>Department of Defense technology and industrial base policy guidance prescribed under section 4811(c) of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Activities to modernize acquisition processes to ensure the integrity of the industrial base pursuant to section 4819 of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21145a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote><content>Defense memoranda of understanding and related agreements considered in accordance with section 4851 of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Industrial base or acquisition policy changes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Legislative proposals for changes to relevant statutes which the Department shall consider, develop, and submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives not less frequently than once per fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Other actions as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2733">136 STAT. 2733</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21145a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of Goods and Services for Analyses, Recommendations, and Actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The items described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Solar components for satellites.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Satellite ground station service contracts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Naval vessel shafts and propulsion system components (including reduction gears and propellers).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Infrastructure or equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at a military airport designated by the Secretary of Transportation under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47118/a">section 47118(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Flags of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Natural rubber from herbaceous plants for military applications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Alternative proteins as sustainable and secure food sources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21145a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Carbon fiber.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="859">SEC. 859. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21145a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 USC 4811 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEMONSTRATION EXERCISE OF ENHANCED PLANNING FOR INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2114f686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2114f687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Exercise Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration exercise of industrial mobilization and supply chain management planning capabilities in support of one or more operational or contingency plan use cases, as selected in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2114f688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The demonstration exercise required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Use of a current program that is both fielded and still in production from each military department, Defense Agency, and Department of Defense Field Activity in order to model a notional plan for mobilization or supply chain management, as associated with the selected operational or contingency plans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The exercise of processes and authorities that support the Department of Defense for industrial mobilization in support of declared hostilities or other contingency operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The identification of process improvements or gaps in resources, capabilities, or authorities that require remediation, including those related to government or contractor production facilities, tooling, or workforce development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The implementation of analytical tools and processes to monitor and assess the health of the industrial base and to use near real-time data and visualization capabilities in making production and distribution decisions, with an emphasis on identifying, assessing, and demonstrating commercially available tools.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The establishment and tracking of goals and metrics to support institutionalization of defense industrial base health assessment and planning.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2114f68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2114f68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than November 1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the demonstration exercise required under subsection (a), including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2734">136 STAT. 2734</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an identification of the programs and use cases to be demonstrated;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of methodology for executing the demonstration exercise, including analytical tools or metrics identified to support the process; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any preliminary findings.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2114f693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the demonstration exercise required under subsection (a), including a description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the programs and use cases considered in this demonstration exercise;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the outcomes of the activities required under subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>outcomes and conclusions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>lessons learned; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2114f698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2114f699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2114f69a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for legislative action that may be required as a result.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2114f69b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “military department”, “Defense Agency”, and “Defense Field Activity” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="860">SEC. 860. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21151dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21151dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3241.</p></sidenote><heading>RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211592de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Risk Management for All Department of Defense Pharmaceutical Supply Chains</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>develop and issue implementing guidance for risk management for Department of Defense supply chains for pharmaceutical materiel for the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, supply chain information gaps regarding the Department’s reliance on foreign suppliers of drugs, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and final drug products; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>existing information streams, if any, that may be used to assess the reliance by the Department of Defense on high-risk foreign suppliers of drugs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>vulnerabilities in the drug supply chains of the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>any recommendations to address—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y211592ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>information gaps identified under paragraph (2); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y211592eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any risks related to such reliance on foreign suppliers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211592ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Risk Management for Department of Defense Pharmaceutical Supply Chain</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>not later than one year after the issuance of the guidance required under subsection (a)(1), develop and publish implementing guidance for risk management for the Department of Defense supply chain for pharmaceuticals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>establish a working group—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2735">136 STAT. 2735</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>to assess risks to the Department’s pharmaceutical supply chain;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to identify the pharmaceuticals most critical to beneficiary care at military treatment facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211592f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211592f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policies.</p></sidenote><content>to establish policies for allocating scarce pharmaceutical resources of the Department of Defense in case of a supply disruption.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="861">SEC. 861. </num><heading>STRATEGY FOR INCREASING COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21167d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21167d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive strategy to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>increase competitive opportunities available for appropriate United States companies to transition critical technologies into major weapon systems and other programs of record; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhance the integrity and diversity of the defense industrial base.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21167d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of methods to increase opportunities for appropriate United States companies to develop end items of critical technologies for major weapon systems, rapidly prototype such end items, and conduct activities that would support the transition of such end items into major weapon systems and programs of record, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>continuous experimentation or military utility assessments to improve such end items;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21167d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluation of how to integrate existing commercial capabilities relating to such end items of appropriate United States companies or entities in the defense industrial base into major weapon systems and programs of record in the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>efforts that improve the ability of appropriate United States companies or entities in the defense industrial base to maintain, afford, or manufacture major weapon systems or components for such systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>development of alternative supply sources for components of a major weapon system to ensure the availability of component parts and to support supply chain diversity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Processes to improve coordination by the military departments and other elements of the Department of Defense to carry out the strategy required by this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21167d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate United States company</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a nontraditional defense contractor, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3014">section 3014 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a prime contractor that has entered into a cooperative agreement with a nontraditional defense contractor with the express intent to pursue funding authorized by sections 4021 and 4022 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, in the development, testing, or prototyping of critical technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>major weapon system</term>” has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3455">section 3455 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2736">136 STAT. 2736</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>critical technology</term>” means a technology identified as critical by the Secretary of Defense, which shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Biotechnology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Quantum science technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Advanced materials.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Artificial intelligence and machine learning.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Microelectronics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Space technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Advanced computing and software.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Hypersonics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Integrated sensing and cybersecurity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Autonomous systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Unmanned systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Advanced sensing systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21167d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>Advanced communications systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="862">SEC. 862. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21167d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 USC 4811 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>KEY ADVANCED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY DAYS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21180418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21180419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, and every 180 days thereafter, the each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that such military department conducts an outreach event to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118041a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>collaborate with the private sector on present current and future opportunities with respect to key advanced system development areas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118041b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>raise awareness within the private sector of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118041c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>key advanced system development areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118041d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>capability needs and existing and potential requirements related to the key advanced system development areas; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118041e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>raise awareness within such military department of potential material solutions for capability needs and existing and potential requirements related to key advanced system development areas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2118041f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service chiefs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each event a military department conducts under subsection (a), the Service Chief concerned shall, for each key advanced system development area, perform the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identify related and potentially related existing, planned, or potential military requirements, including urgent and emergent operational needs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Identify and describe related and potentially related needs or gaps in the capabilities of the military department to carry out the missions of the military department, including warfighting and combat support capabilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Identify and describe related and potentially related exercise, demonstration, or experimentation opportunities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition executives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each event a military department conducts under subsection (a), the service acquisition executive of the military department conducting the event shall, for each key advanced system development area, perform the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2737">136 STAT. 2737</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identify and describe related and potentially related existing, planned, or potential acquisition plans and strategies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Identify and describe related and potentially related existing, planned, or potential funding opportunities, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>broad agency announcements;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>requests for information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>funding opportunity announcements;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118042a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>special program announcements;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118042b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>requests for proposals;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118042c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>requests for quotes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118042d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>special notices;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118042e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>transactions pursuant to sections 4004, 4021, and 4022 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118042f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>unsolicited proposals; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>other funding opportunities as determined appropriate by the service acquisition executive.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Service Chief concerned and each service acquisition executive may delegate the authority to carry out the tasks for which such individuals are responsible under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reviews and coordination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Industry day reviews</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Promptly after an event conducted by a military department under subsection (a), the service acquisition executive of such military department shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>disseminate a written review of such event as broadly as practicable within the Department of Defense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21180436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21180437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>make such review publicly available on a website of the military department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, periodically, jointly review and consolidate the reviews required by subparagraph (A) to identify trends, eliminate redundancy, and enhance efficiency with respect to events conducted under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21180439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2118043a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to each event conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall seek to maximize industry and government participation, while minimizing cost to the maximum extent practicable, by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118043b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>holding the event at an unclassified security level to the extent practicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118043c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>making the event publicly accessible through teleconference or other virtual means; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118043d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2118043e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>making supporting materials for the event publicly available on a website.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2118043f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military departments; secretary concerned; service acquisition executive</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “military departments”, “Secretary concerned”, and “service acquisition executive” have the meanings given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Key advanced system development area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>key advanced system development area</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>For the Department of the Navy—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2738">136 STAT. 2738</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>unmanned surface vessels;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>unmanned underwater vessels;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>unmanned deployable mobile ocean systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>unmanned deployable fixed ocean systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21180447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>For the Department of the Air Force, autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21180449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For the Department of the Army, autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118044a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service chief</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Service Chief concerned</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118044b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Chief of Staff of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Army;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118044c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Navy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118044d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Air Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Small Business Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="871">SEC. 871. </num><heading>CODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCORECARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2118c69e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 868 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644">15 U.S.C. 644 note</ref>) is transferred to section 15 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644">15 U.S.C. 644</ref>), inserted after subsection (x), redesignated as subsection (y), and amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c69f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (6), and (7);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (8) as paragraph (6);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning in</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>to evaluate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Administrator shall use a scorecard to annually evaluate</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Federal agency</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a Federal agency or the Federal Government, as applicable,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>developed under paragraph (1)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Governmentwide</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>each Federal agency</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644/g/1/B">15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (g)(1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)(A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(A)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118c6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2118edbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional requirements for scorecards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The scorecard shall include, for each Federal agency and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2739">136 STAT. 2739</page> Governmentwide, the following information with respect to prime contracts:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by women through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by women under section 8(m).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by qualified HUBZone small business concerns through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to qualified HUBZone small business concerns under section 31(c)(2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans under section 36.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns under section 8(a) through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, disaggregated by awards made to such concerns that are owned and controlled by individuals and awards made to such concerns that are owned and controlled by an entity.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 15(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644/h/2">15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (h)(2)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2118edc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scorecard defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>scorecard</term>’ means any summary using a rating system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2118edc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2118edc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 15(x)(2) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644/x/2">15 U.S.C. 644(x)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>scorecard described in section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644">15 U.S.C. 644 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>scorecard (as defined in subsection (y))</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="872">SEC. 872. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21193be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction to STTR Disclosure Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 9(g)(13)(D) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638/g/13/D">15 U.S.C. 638(g)(13)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of concern</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21193be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21193bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 USC 638 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Due Diligence Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21193beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21193bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Until the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering makes the certification described in paragraph (2), in carrying out the due diligence program required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638</ref>), the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2740">136 STAT. 2740</page> perform the assessments required under such due diligence program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21193bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>only with respect to small business concerns selected by the applicable Secretary as the presumptive recipient of an award described in such subsection (vv); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21193bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>prior to notifying the small business concern that the small business concern has been selected to receive such an award.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21193bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21193bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21193bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Full implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>On the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that an automated capability for performing the assessments required under the due diligence program required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638</ref>) with respect to all small business concerns seeking an award described in such subsection is operational, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall sunset.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="873">SEC. 873. </num><heading>ACCESS TO DATA ON BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2119ff42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 15(p) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644/p">15 U.S.C. 644(p)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2119ff44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bundled or consolidated contract defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>bundled or consolidated contract</term>’ has the meaning given in subsection (s).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">contract bundling</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">bundled or consolidated contracts</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contract bundling</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled contracts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled contracts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>were bundled</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>were included in bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>in subclause (II)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in the matter preceding item (aa), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled contract</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundled or consolidated contract</quotedText>”;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>in items (aa), (dd), and (ee) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>bundling of contract requirements</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>in item (bb), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bundling the contract requirements</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the bundling of contract requirements or the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2741">136 STAT. 2741</page> consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable)</quotedText>”;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>in item (cc), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the bundled status of contract requirements</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contract requirements in a bundled or consolidated contract</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>in item (ee), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>consolidated requirements</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contract</quotedText>”; and</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (5)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provide, upon request</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>provide to the Administrator data and information described in paragraphs (2) and (4).</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2119ff54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 15(p)(2) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s644/p">15 U.S.C. 644(p)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Database</headingText></quotedText>” in the paragraph heading and all that follows through “<quotedText>Not later</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Database.—</headingText>Not later</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2119ff56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="874">SEC. 874. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2119ff57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2119ff58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4901">10 USC 4901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SMALL BUSINESS INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211a7489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211a748a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Charter.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a charter to establish a small business integration working group that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a748b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>ensures the integration and synchronization of the activities of the military departments and other components of the Department of Defense with respect to small business concerns; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a748c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211a748d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>convenes not fewer than four times per year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211a748e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The small business integration working group chartered under subsection (a) shall be comprised of representatives from each of the following organizations:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a748f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The small business office of each military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a7490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as such terms are defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638/e">15 U.S.C. 638(e)</ref>)) of each military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a7491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a7492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a7493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any other office the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211a7494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the establishment and activities of the small business integration working group chartered under subsection (a), the policies enacted by the small business integration working group to allow for the sharing of best practices for maximizing the contributions of small business concerns in the defense industrial base and in acquisitions by the Department of Defense, and practices for conducting oversight of the activities of the military departments and other components of the Department of Defense with respect to small business concerns.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211a7495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2742">136 STAT. 2742</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a7496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>military department</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211a9ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small business concern</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>small business concern</term>” has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="875">SEC. 875. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211a9ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4901">10 USC 4901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEMONSTRATION OF COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211b5ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211b5efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to carry out a demonstration of commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes in order to support small businesses in identifying attempts by malicious foreign actors to gain undue access to, or foreign ownership, control, or influence over—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the small business; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any technology a small business is developing pursuant to a contract or other agreement with the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211b5efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The program required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The identification of one or more entities to be responsible for the commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes that are part of a demonstration under the program and a description of the interactions required between such entity, small businesses, and the government agencies that enforce such tools, techniques, and processes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211b5f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes already in use by each Office of Small Business Programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The development of methods to analyze the commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes that are part of a demonstration under the program to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>monitor and assess attempts described in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide information on such attempts to applicable small businesses; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>allow small businesses that are subject to such attempts to provide information about such attempts to the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The development of training and resources for small businesses that can be shared directly with such businesses or through a procurement technical assistance program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch388">chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The implementation of performance measures to assess the effectiveness of such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211b5f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211b5f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the program required under subsection (a) that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of any entity described in subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of the methodology for executing any demonstrations under the program, including any analytical tools or metrics identified to support such a demonstration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of any identified instances of attempts described in subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2743">136 STAT. 2743</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of improvements or gaps in resources, capabilities, or authorities, and other lessons learned from any demonstrations under the program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211b5f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211b5f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211b5f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211b5f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program required under subsection (a), including any identified instances of attempts described in such subsection, any lessons learned, and any recommendations for legislative action related to such program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211b5f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>foreign ownership, control, or influence</term>” has the meaning given in section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1505">133 Stat. 1505</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4819">10 U.S.C. 4819 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Office of Small Business Programs</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s144">section 144 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army established under section 7024 of such title;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Navy established under section 8028 of such title; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211b5f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force established under section 9024 of such title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="876">SEC. 876. </num><heading>DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSION EFFECTIVENESS METRICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211bd448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the service acquisition executives (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>), shall conduct a study on the metrics necessary to assess the effectiveness of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense in meeting the mission needs of the Department, including by developing metrics and collecting and assessing longitudinal data necessary for evaluation of those metrics.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211bd44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bd44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of the measurable ways in which the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense support the mission needs of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bd44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The development of recurring, quantifiable metrics for measuring the ability of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department to deliver products and services that meet the mission needs of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bd44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of currently available data to support the assessment of the metrics described in paragraph (2), including the identification of areas where gaps in the availability of such data exist that may require collecting new data or modifying existing data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bd452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>The identification of current means and methods available to the Department for collecting data in an automated fashion, including the identification of areas where gaps in the automated collection of data exist that may require new means for collecting or visualizing data.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2744">136 STAT. 2744</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bd454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bd455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>The development of an analysis and assessment methodology framework to make tradeoffs between the metrics described in paragraph (2) and existing commercialization benchmarks of the Department to enhance the decision-making of the Department regarding the benefits of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211bfb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bfb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bfb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than six months after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the development of the metrics described in subsection (a) for the study required under such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211bfb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the results of the study required under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="881">SEC. 881. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TITLE 10 ACQUISITION PROVISIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211bfb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bfb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4027">10 USC 4027 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by section 1701(e) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 802(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before the amendments made by section 1881 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4293">134 Stat. 4293</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211bfb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bfb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bfb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211bfb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4027">10 USC 4027 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Section 4027 Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual or entity to which the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4027">section 4027 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, were applicable during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to have complied with such requirements during such period.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="882">SEC. 882. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211c2280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1564">10 USC 1564 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECURITY CLEARANCE BRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ce5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a pilot program to allow the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to sponsor the personal security clearances of the employees of innovative technology companies that are performing a contract of the Department of Defense while the Government completes the adjudication of the facility clearance application of such a innovative technology company.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ce5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personal security clearance authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the pilot program, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may nominate and sponsor the personal security clearances of the employees of an innovative technology company.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the pilot program, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may sponsor the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2745">136 STAT. 2745</page> personal security clearances of employees of not more than 75 innovative technology companies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjudication of the facility clearance application</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ce5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>Any adjudication of a facility clearance application of an innovative technology company described in subsection (a) shall include an assessment and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence of the innovative technology company, as applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ce5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ce5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clearance Transfer</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after an innovative technology company is granted facility clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall transfer any personal clearances of employees of the innovative technology company held by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency under the pilot program back to the innovative technology company.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of facility clearance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 10 days after an innovative technology company is denied facility clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall release any personal clearances of employees of the innovative technology company held by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency under the pilot program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ce5dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participant Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as such terms are defined, respectively, in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>), shall select innovative technology companies to participate in the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ce5dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ce5de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility clearance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>facility clearance</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Facility Clearance</term>” in <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s95.5">section 95.5 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign ownership, control, or influence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign ownership, control, or influence</term>” has the meaning given in section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1505">133 Stat. 1505</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4819">10 U.S.C. 4819 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Innovative technology company</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>innovative technology company</term>” means a nontraditional defense contractor (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3014">section 3014 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>provides goods or services related to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>one or more of the 14 critical technology areas described in the memorandum by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering issued on February 1, 2022, entitled “USD(R&E) Technology Vision for an Era of Competition”; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>information technology, software, or hardware that is unavailable from any other entity that possesses a facility clearance; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is selected by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering under subsection (d) to participate in the pilot program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2746">136 STAT. 2746</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personal security clearance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>personal security clearance</term>” means the security clearance of an individual who has received approval from the Department of Defense to access classified information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ce5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>pilot program</term>” means the pilot program established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="883">SEC. 883. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ce5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ce5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3372">10 USC 3372 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXISTING AGREEMENT LIMITS FOR OPERATION WARP SPEED.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ce5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>The value of any modification to, or order made under, a contract or other agreement by the Department of Defense on or after March 1, 2020, to address the COVID–19 pandemic through vaccines and other therapeutic measures shall not be counted toward any limit established prior to March 1, 2020, on the total estimated amount of all projects to be issued under the contract or other agreement (except that the value of such modification or order shall count toward meeting any guaranteed minimum value under the contract or other agreement).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="884">SEC. 884. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211d0cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211d0cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 421.</p></sidenote><heading>INCORPORATION OF CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION GUIDANCE INTO PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION GUIDES AND PROGRAM PROTECTION PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211d5b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, ensure that all program classification guides (for classified programs) and all program protection plans (for unclassified programs) include guidance for the proper marking for controlled unclassified information at their next regularly scheduled update.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Guidance under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A requirement to use document portion markings for controlled unclassified information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A process to ensure controlled unclassified information document portion markings are used properly and consistently.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211d5b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring of Progress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In tracking the progress in carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall implement a process for monitoring progress that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Tracking of all program classification guides and program protection plans so they include document portion marking for controlled unclassified information, and the dates when controlled unclassified information guidance updates are completed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Updated training in order to ensure that all government and contractor personnel using the guides described in subsection (a)(1) receive instruction, as well as periodic spot checks, to ensure that training is sufficient and properly implemented to ensure consistent application of document portion marking guidance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211d5b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A process for feedback to ensure that any identified gaps or lessons learned are incorporated into guidance and training instructions.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2747">136 STAT. 2747</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211d5b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211d5b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Completion</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the updates required by subsection (a) are completed before January 1, 2029.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="IX">TITLE IX—</num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 901. </designator> <label>Increase in authorized number of Assistant and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 902. </designator> <label>Conforming amendments relating to repeal of position of Chief Management Officer.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 903. </designator> <label>Limitation on use of funds pending demonstration of product to identify, task, and manage congressional reporting requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 904. </designator> <label>Limitation on use of funds pending compliance with requirements relating to alignment of Close Combat Lethality Task Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 911. </designator> <label>Updates to management reform framework.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 912. </designator> <label>Briefing on changes to Unified Command Plan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 913. </designator> <label>Clarification of peacetime functions of the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 914. </designator> <label>Responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 915. </designator> <label>Joint all domain command and control.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 916. </designator> <label>Strategic management dashboard demonstration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 917. </designator> <label>Demonstration program for component content management systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 918. </designator> <label>Report on potential transition of all members of the Space Force into a single component.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="901">SEC. 901. </num><heading>INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e4588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s138/b">Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e4589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of policy of the Department of Defense for cyber. The Assistant Secretary is the Principal Cyber Advisor described in section 392a(a) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e458a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Authorized Number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e458b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s138/a/1">Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>15</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>19</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e458c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Assistant Secretaries of Defense (14).</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Assistant Secretaries of Defense (19).</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e458d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Authorized Number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e458e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s138">Section 138 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e6c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><content>The number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense may not exceed 60.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 908 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1514">131 Stat. 1514</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s138">10 U.S.C. 138 note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2748">136 STAT. 2748</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e6ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s138/b">Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the second sentence in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>He shall have as his principal duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subclause (III);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>He shall have as his principal duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall—</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on industrial base policies.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211e6cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation and Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1504 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2022">135 Stat. 2022</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than April 1, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (13), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (14) as paragraph (17); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e6cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211e6cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (13) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211e93c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>assess the need to retain or modify the relationships, authorities, roles, and responsibilities of the Principal Cyber Advisor described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s392a/a">section 392a(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211e93c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><content>assess the organizational construct of the Department of Defense and how authorities, roles, and responsibilities for matters relating to cyber activities are distributed among the Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense and among civilian officials within the military departments with roles and responsibilities relating to cyber activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211e93c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211e93c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211e93c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>make recommendations for changes to statutes affecting the organizational construct of the Department of Defense to improve the oversight, management, and coordination of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e93c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>policies, programs, and strategies relating to cyber activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e93c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the execution of the authorities of the United States Cyber Command; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211e93c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>other matters relating to cyber activities; and”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="902">SEC. 902. </num><heading>CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REPEAL OF POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x211f08fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2222">Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2749">136 STAT. 2749</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f08fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f08fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f08fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f08fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y211f08ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y211f0900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y211f0901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Management Officer shall</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Information Officer shall</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y211f0902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f0903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f0904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Management Officer and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f0905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y211f0906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y211f0907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by clause (i), the following new subparagraph (A):<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211f3018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The Chief Information Officers of the military departments, or their designees.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y211f3019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y211f301a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f301b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (g)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f301c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (i)(5)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="903">SEC. 903. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING DEMONSTRATION OF PRODUCT TO IDENTIFY, TASK, AND MANAGE CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x211f7e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense demonstrates a minimum viable product—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2750">136 STAT. 2750</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to optimize and modernize the process described in section 908(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) for identifying reports to Congress required by annual national defense authorization Acts, assigning responsibility for preparation of such reports, and managing the completion and delivery of such reports to Congress; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>that includes capabilities to enable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>direct access by the congressional defense committees to the follow-on system to that process using secure credentials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>rapid automatic ingestion of data provided by those committees with respect to reports and briefings required to be submitted to Congress in a comma-separated value spreadsheet;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>sortable and exportable database views for tracking and research purposes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>automated notification of relevant congressional staff and archival systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211f7e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>integration with Microsoft Office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="904">SEC. 904. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ALIGNMENT OF CLOSE COMBAT LETHALITY TASK FORCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense complies with the requirements of section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1878">135 Stat. 1878</ref>) (relating to alignment of the Close Combat Lethality Task Force).</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="911">SEC. 911. </num><heading>UPDATES TO MANAGEMENT REFORM FRAMEWORK.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x211fcb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s125a">Section 125a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211fcb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211fcb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211fcb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director for Administration and Management of the Department of Defense,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y211fcb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211fcb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211fcb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211fcb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211fcb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211fcb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>Development and implementation of a uniform methodology for tracking and assessing cost savings and cost avoidance from reform initiatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211fcb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>Implementation of reform-focused research to improve management and administrative science.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2751">136 STAT. 2751</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y211fcb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Tracking and implementation of technological approaches to improve management decision-making, such as artificial intelligence tools.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="912">SEC. 912. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON CHANGES TO UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x211ff281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s161/b">section 161(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y211ff282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ff283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ff284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x211ff285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Except during time of hostilities or imminent threat of hostilities, the President shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y211ff286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>not more than 60 days after establishing a new combatant command—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21201997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>notify Congress of the establishment of such command; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21201998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide to Congress a briefing on the establishment of such command; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21201999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>not more than 60 days after significantly revising the missions, responsibilities, or force structure of an existing combatant command—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2120199a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>notify Congress of such revisions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2120199b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide to Congress a briefing on such revisions.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="913">SEC. 913. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF PEACETIME FUNCTIONS OF THE NAVY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2120199c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8062/a">Section 8062(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2120199d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>primarily</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the peacetime promotion of the national security interests and prosperity of the United States and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2120199e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the third sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the effective prosecution of war</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the duties described in the preceding sentence</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="914">SEC. 914. </num><heading>RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212067bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1053(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212067c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Transfer of Responsibilities and Functions Relating to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Report on Appropriate Alignment of Responsibilities and Functions Relating to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations; Evaluations</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212067c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), and (5);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212067c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph (1):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21208ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21208ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the appropriate alignment of electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities and functions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21208ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the report required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21208ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The appropriate role of each existing organization and element of the Department of Defense with responsibilities or functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations and the potential establishment of a new entity dedicated electromagnetic spectrum <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2752">136 STAT. 2752</page> operations within one or more of those organizations or elements.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21208ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>Whether the organizational structure responsible for electromagnetic spectrum operations within the Department—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21208ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>should be a unitary structure, in which a single organization or element is primarily responsible for all aspects of such operations; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21208ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a hybrid structure, in which separate organizations or elements are responsible for different aspects of electromagnetic spectrum operations.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21208eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The resources required to fulfill the specified responsibilities and functions.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21208edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="915">SEC. 915. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21208edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s132">10 USC 132 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2122157d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direction and Control of Joint All Domain Command and Control</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Deputy Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall oversee joint all domain command and control (commonly known as “JADC2”) to ensure—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122157e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>close collaboration with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the combatant commands, and the military services regarding operational requirements and requirements satisfaction relating to joint all domain command and control; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122157f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>objective assessments to the Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman about the progress of the Department of Defense in achieving the objectives of joint all domain command and control.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21221580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstrations and Fielding of Mission Threads</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21221581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman shall take the following actions in support of the objectives described in paragraph (2):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21221582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>In consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the commanders of such other combatant commands as may be designated by the Deputy Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21221584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>identify a prioritized list of difficult mission-critical operational challenges specific to the area of operations of the designated commands;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21221586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21221587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>design and recommend resourcing options, through the Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation and the Management Action Group of the Deputy Secretary, a series of multi-domain, multi-service and multi-agency, multi-platform, and multisystem end-to-end integrated kinetic and non-kinetic mission threads, including necessary battle management functions, to solve the operational challenges identified in clause (i);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>demonstrate the ability to execute the integrated mission threads identified in clause (ii) in realistic conditions on a repeatable basis, including the ability to achieve, through mission integration software, interoperability among effects chain components <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2753">136 STAT. 2753</page> that do not conform to common interface standards, including the use of the System of Systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (commonly known as “STITCHES”) managed by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing of the Department of the Air Force; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2122158a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>create a plan to deploy the mission threads to the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and such other combatant commands as may be designated by Deputy Secretary, and execute the mission threads at the scale and pace required to solve the identified operational challenges, including necessary logistics and sustainment capabilities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122158b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Designate organizations to serve as transition partners for integrated mission threads and ensure such integrated mission threads are maintained and exercised as operational capabilities in the United States Indo-Pacific Command and such other combatant commands as may be designated by Deputy Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122158c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>Designate organizations and elements of the Department of Defense as the Deputy Secretary determines appropriate to be responsible for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2122158d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>serving as mission managers for composing and demonstrating the integrated mission threads under the mission management pilot program established by section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s191">10 U.S.C. 191 note</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2122158e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>providing continuing support and sustainment for, and training and exercising of, the integrated mission threads under the operational command of the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command and such other combatant commands as may be designated by Deputy Secretary;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2122158f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>planning and executing experimentation and demonstrations with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21221590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Joint data integration approaches;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21221591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>mission integration capabilities, especially software; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21221592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>Joint tactics, techniques, and procedures;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>assisting in fielding mission integration software to encourage the development and employment of such software on a larger scale, especially at the designated combatant commands;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21221595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assessing and integrating, as appropriate, the capabilities of Assault Breaker II, developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related developmental efforts as those efforts transition to operational deployment; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>integrating joint all domain command and control mission threads and mission command and control, including in conflicts that arise with minimal warning, and exercising other joint all domain command and control capabilities and functions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21221597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>Integrate the planning and demonstrations of the mission threads with—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2754">136 STAT. 2754</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Production, Exploitation, and Dissemination Center in the United States Indo-Pacific Command;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21221599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Family of Integrated Targeting Cells; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2122159a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the tactical dissemination and information sharing systems for the Armed Forces and allies of the United States, including the Mission Partner Environment and the Maven Smart System.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122159b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Objectives described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The objectives described in this paragraph are the following—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122159c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to support the emphasis of the National Defense Strategy on adversary-specific deterrence postures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122159d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>to support actions that can be taken within the period covered by the future-years defense program focused on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2122159e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>critical mission threads, such as kinetic kill chains and non-kinetic effects chains; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2122159f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>integrated concepts of operation;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to support demonstrations and experimentation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to achieve the objectives of the Joint All Domain Command and Control Strategy and Implementation Plan approved by the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212215a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Deputy Secretary, the Vice Chairman, and the commanders of such other combatant commands as may be designated by the Deputy Secretary shall seek to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212215a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, demonstrate new integrated mission threads on a regularly recurring basis multiple times each year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>include such demonstrations, as feasible, in the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve campaign of experimentation, Valiant Shield, Northern Edge, the Large Scale Global Exercise, the quarterly Scarlet Dragon exercises, the Global Information Dominance Experiments, and annual force exercises in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212215a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>Deputy Secretary</term>” means the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Family of Integrated Targeting Cells</term>” means the Maritime Targeting Cell-Afloat, the Maritime Targeting Cell-Expeditionary, the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, Tactical Operations Center Medium/Light, and other interoperable command and control nodes that are able to task the collection of, receive, process, and disseminate track and targeting information from many sensing systems in disconnected, denied, intermittent or limited bandwidth conditions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212215a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>joint all domain command and control</term>” refers to the warfighting capabilities that support commander decision making at all echelons from campaigning to conflict, across all domains, and with partners, to deliver information advantage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21223cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>mission command</term>” is the employment of military operations through decentralized execution based upon mission-type orders and the intent of commanders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21223cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The terms “mission thread”, “kill chain”, and “effects chain” have the meanings given those terms in the publication of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2755">136 STAT. 2755</page> and Engineering titled “<term>Mission Engineering Guide</term>” and dated November 2020.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21223cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The term “<term>Vice Chairman</term>” means the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="916">SEC. 916. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21223cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s125a">10 USC 125a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD DEMONSTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2122d8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2122d8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2122d900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration of a strategic management dashboard to automate the data collection and data visualization of the primary management goals of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2122d901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the strategic management dashboard demonstrated under subsection (a) includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The capability for real-time monitoring of the performance of the Department of Defense in meeting the management goals of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An integrated analytics capability, including the ability to dynamically add or upgrade new capabilities when needed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Integration with the framework required by subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s125a">section 125a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for measuring the progress of the Department toward covered elements of reform (as defined in subsection (d) of that section).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Incorporation of the elements of the strategic management plan required by section 904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/181">Public Law 110–181</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 2201), as derived from automated data feeds from existing information systems and databases.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Incorporation of the elements of the most recent annual performance plan of the Department required by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1115/b">section 1115(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, and the most recent update on performance of the Department required by section 1116 of that title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to improve decision making and assessment relating to data analytics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Adoption of leading and lagging indicators for key strategic management goals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2122d909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities described in paragraph (2), and such other authorities as the Secretary considers appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to help accelerate the development of innovative technological or process approaches; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to attract new entrants to solve the data management and visualization challenges of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d90d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authorities described in this paragraph are the authorities provided under the following provisions of law:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4025">Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2222">10 U.S.C. 2222 note</ref>) (relating to science and technology activities to support business systems information technology acquisition programs).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2756">136 STAT. 2756</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2122d910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Section 908 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129a">10 U.S.C. 129a note</ref>) (relating to management innovation activities).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2122d911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall leverage commercial best practices in management and leading research in management and data science.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2122d912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Management Dashboard Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>strategic management dashboard</term>” means a system for dynamically displaying management metrics, performance goals, and other information necessary for Department of Defense leadership to make strategic decisions related to the management of the Department using modern, commercial practices for data visualization and drawn from existing automated information systems available to the Department.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="917">SEC. 917. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21230023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21230024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2223">10 USC 2223 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR COMPONENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21234e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4061), shall complete a pilot program to demonstrate the application of component content management systems to a distinct set of data of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21234e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21234e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Data Set</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting a distinct set of data of the Department for purposes of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer shall consult with, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21234e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Office of the Secretary of Defense, with respect to directives, instructions, and other regulatory documents of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21234e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff, with respect to execution orders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21234e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the military departments, with respect to technical manuals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21234e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, with respect to Contract Data Requirements List documents.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21234e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Enter Into Contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense may enter into contracts or other agreements with public or private entities to conduct studies and demonstration projects under the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21234e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21234e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on plans to implement the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21234e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Component Content Management System Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>component content management system</term>” means any content management system that enables the management of content at a component level instead of at the document level.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2757">136 STAT. 2757</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="918">SEC. 918. </num><heading>REPORT ON POTENTIAL TRANSITION OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE INTO A SINGLE COMPONENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21245fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the proposal of the Air Force to transition the Space Force into a single component (in this section referred to as the Space Component)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that consists of all members of the Space Force, without regard to whether such a member is, under laws in effect at the time of the report, in the active or reserve component of the Space Force; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in which such members may transfer between duty statuses more freely than would otherwise be allowed under the laws in effect at the time of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21245fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A plan that describes any rules, regulations, policies, guidance, and statutory provisions that may be implemented to govern—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the ability of a member of the Space Component to transfer between duty statuses, the number of members authorized to make such transfers, and the timing of such transfers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the retirement of members of the Space Component, including the determination of a member’s eligibility for retirement and the calculation of the retirement benefits (including benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) to which the member would be entitled based on a career consisting of service in duty statuses of the Space Component; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the composition and operation of promotion selection boards with respect to members of the Space Component, including the treatment of general officers by such boards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive analysis of how such proposal may affect the ability of departments and agencies of the Federal Government (including departments and agencies outside the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs) to accurately calculate the pay or determine the benefits, including health care benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch55">chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to which a member or former member of the Space Component is entitled at any given time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Draft legislative text, prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel within the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, that comprehensively sets forth all amendments and modifications to Federal statutes needed to effectively implement the proposal described in subsection (a), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amendments and modifications to titles 10, 37, and 38, United States Code;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>amendments and modifications to Federal statutes outside of such titles; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an analysis of each provision of Federal statutory law that refers to the duty status of a member of an Armed Force, or whether such member is in an active or reserve component, and, for each such provision—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2758">136 STAT. 2758</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a written determination indicating whether such provision requires amendment or other modification to clarify its applicability to a member of the Space Component; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>if such an amendment or modification is required, draft legislative text for such amendment or modification.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>exempting the proposed Space Component from the existing “up or out” system of officer career advancement first established by the amendments to <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, made by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/513">Public Law 96–513</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/94/2835">94 Stat. 2835</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>combining active and reserve components in a new, single Space Component and whether a similar outcome could be achieved using the existing active and reserve component frameworks with modest statutory changes to allow reserve officers to serve on sustained active duty; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>creating career flexibility for reserve members of the Space Component, including in shifting retirement points earned from one year to the next and allowing members of the Space Component to move back and forth between active and reserve status for prolonged periods of time across a career.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the implications of the proposed reorganization of the Space Force on the development of space as a warfighting domain in the profession of arms, particularly with respect to officer leadership, development, and stewardship of the profession.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>A determination of whether existing government ethics regulations are adequate to address potential conflicts of interest for Space Component officers who seek to move back and forth between sustained active duty and working for private sector organizations in the space industry as reserve officers in the Space Component.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21245fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An analysis of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Whether the proposed Space Component framework is consistent with the joint service requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch38">chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Budgetary implications of the establishment of the Space Component.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The nature of the relationship with private industry and civilian employers that would be required and consistent with professional ethics to successfully implement the Space Component.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21245fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The effect of establishing a Space Component on diversity and inclusion within the Space Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="X">TITLE X—</num><heading>GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Financial Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1001. </designator> <label>General transfer authority.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1002. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress relating to the corrective action plans review process.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1003. </designator> <label>Annual reports on budgetary effects of inflation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2759">136 STAT. 2759</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Counterdrug Activities</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1011. </designator> <label>Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Naval Vessels and Shipyards</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1021. </designator> <label>Modification to annual naval vessel construction plan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1022. </designator> <label>Navy consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly concerning Marine Corps amphibious force structure and capability.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1023. </designator> <label>Amphibious warship force structure.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1024. </designator> <label>Modification to limitation on decommissioning or inactivating battle force ships before end of expected service life.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1025. </designator> <label>Amphibious warfare ship assessment and requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1026. </designator> <label>Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1027. </designator> <label>Withholding of certain information about sunken military crafts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1028. </designator> <label>Business case analyses on disposition of certain Government-owned dry-docks.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1029. </designator> <label>Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Counterterrorism</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1031. </designator> <label>Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1032. </designator> <label>Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1033. </designator> <label>Modification and extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1034. </designator> <label>Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1041. </designator> <label>Submission of national defense strategy in classified and unclassified form.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1042. </designator> <label>Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1043. </designator> <label>Modification of authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1044. </designator> <label>Modification of provisions relating to anomalous health incidents.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1045. </designator> <label>Security clearances for recently separated members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1046. </designator> <label>Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1047. </designator> <label>Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1048. </designator> <label>Joint training pipeline between United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1049. </designator> <label>Standardization of sectional barge construction for Department of Defense use on rivers and intercoastal waterways.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1050. </designator> <label>Department of Defense support for recently enacted commissions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Studies and Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1051. </designator> <label>Modification of annual report on unfunded priorities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1052. </designator> <label>Congressional notification of military information support operations in the information environment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1053. </designator> <label>Modification and continuation of reporting requirement relating to humanitarian assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1054. </designator> <label>Briefing on Global Force Management Allocation Plan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1055. </designator> <label>Report and budget details regarding Operation Spartan Shield.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1056. </designator> <label>Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1057. </designator> <label>Extension of certain reporting deadlines.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1058. </designator> <label>Extension and modification of reporting requirement regarding enhancement of information sharing and coordination of military training between Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1059. </designator> <label>Continuation of requirement for annual report on National Guard and reserve component equipment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1060. </designator> <label>Modification of authority of Secretary of Defense to transfer excess aircraft to other departments of the Federal Government and authority to transfer excess aircraft to States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2760">136 STAT. 2760</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1061. </designator> <label>Combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1062. </designator> <label>Study on military training routes and special use air space near wind turbines.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1063. </designator> <label>Annual reports on safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1064. </designator> <label>Department of Defense delays in providing comments on Government Accountability Office reports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1065. </designator> <label>Justification for transfer or elimination of certain flying missions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1066. </designator> <label>Reports on United States military force presence in Europe.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1067. </designator> <label>Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction between combatants and civilians in United States military operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1068. </designator> <label>Report on strategy and improvement of community engagement efforts of Armed Forces in Hawaii.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1069. </designator> <label>Report on Department of Defense military capabilities in the Caribbean.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1070. </designator> <label>Quarterly briefings on Department of Defense support for civil authorities to address immigration at the southwest border.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1071. </designator> <label>Annual report on procurement of equipment by State and local governments through the Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1072. </designator> <label>Briefing on financial oversight of certain educational institutions receiving Department of Defense funds.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1073. </designator> <label>Report on effects of certain ethics requirements on Department of Defense hiring, retention, and operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1074. </designator> <label>Joint Concept for Competing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1075. </designator> <label>Analysis of feasibility and advisability of relocating major units of the United States Armed Forces to certain European countries.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1076. </designator> <label>Report on effects of strategic competitor naval facilities in Africa.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1081. </designator> <label>Technical and conforming amendments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1082. </designator> <label>Department of Defense Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1083. </designator> <label>Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship in STEM.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1084. </designator> <label>Amendment to memorial for members of the Armed Forces killed in attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1085. </designator> <label>Public availability of cost of certain military operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1086. </designator> <label>Combating military reliance on Russian energy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1087. </designator> <label>Establishment of joint force headquarters in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1088. </designator> <label>National tabletop exercise.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1089. </designator> <label>Personnel supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1090. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1091. </designator> <label>Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1092. </designator> <label>National Commission on the Future of the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1093. </designator> <label>Dynamic airspace pilot program.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Financial Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1001">SEC. 1001. </num><heading>GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21254a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Transfer Authorizations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21254a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21254a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2023 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21254a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21254a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for transfers between military personnel authorizations</inline>.—</heading><content>A transfer of funds between military <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2761">136 STAT. 2761</page> personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21254a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authority provided by subsection (a) to transfer authorizations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21254a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21254a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21254a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on Authorization Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21254a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1002">SEC. 1002. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS REVIEW PROCESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2125715c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2125715d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>take appropriate steps to improve the corrective action plans review process, including by linking notices of findings and recommendations with the corrective action plans to address such notices; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2125715e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>update Department of Defense guidance to instruct the Department and its components to document root cause analysis when needed to address deficiencies auditors have identified.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1003">SEC. 1003. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF INFLATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2125e68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2125e690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission of the President’s budget for a fiscal year under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary of Defense shall deliver to the congressional defense committees a report on observed and anticipated budgetary effects related to inflation, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>for each Department of Defense appropriation account—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the amount appropriated for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, the amount appropriated for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, and the amount requested for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the relevant inflation index applied to each such account at the time of the budget submission for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the actual inflationary budgetary effects on each such account for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21260da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated inflationary budgetary effects for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21260da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimate.</p></sidenote><content>a calculation of estimated budgetary effects due to inflation using the estimated indices for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted compared to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2762">136 STAT. 2762</page> estimated indices for the fiscal year for the budget is submitted.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, a summary of any requests for equitable adjustment, exercising of economic price adjustment (hereinafter referred to as “EPA”) clauses, or bilateral contract modifications to include an EPA, including the contract type and fiscal year and the type and amount of appropriated funds used for the contract;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a summary of any methodological changes in Department of Defense cost estimation practices for inflationary budgetary effects for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21260dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21260dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the Department of Defense budget mid-year review, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any changes in the observed or anticipated inflation indices included in the report required under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any actions taken by the Department of Defense to respond to changes discussed in such report, with specific dollar value figures; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21260db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any requests for equitable adjustment received by the Department of Defense, economic price adjustment clauses exercised, or bilateral contract modifications to include an EPA made since the submission of the report required under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21260db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to submit a report under subsection (a) and the requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Counterdrug Activities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1011">SEC. 1011. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT A UNIFIED COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212634c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/375">Public Law 108–375</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/2042">118 Stat. 2042</ref>), as most recently amended by section 1007 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1889">135 Stat. 1889</ref>), is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212634c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212634c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212634c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21265bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21265bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Plan Colombia</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year from 2023 to 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2763">136 STAT. 2763</page> and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21265bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>An assessment of the threat to Colombia from narcotics trafficking and activities by organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189/a">8 U.S.C. 1189(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21265bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A description of the plan of the Government of Colombia for the unified campaign described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21265bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A description of the activities supported using the authority provided by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21265bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of the activities described in paragraph (3) in addressing the threat described in paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Naval Vessels and Shipyards</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1021">SEC. 1021. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL CONSTRUCTION PLAN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212682ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s231/b/2">Section 231(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212682ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><chapeau>For any class of battle force ship for which the procurement of the final ship of the class is proposed in the relevant future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of this title—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212682ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>a description of the expected specific effects on the Navy shipbuilding industrial base of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y212682ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the termination of the production program for the ship and the transition to a new or modified production program, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y212682f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the termination of the production program for the ship without a new or modified production program to replace it; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212682f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of any such production program for which a replacement production program is proposed, a detailed schedule for the replacement production program with planned decision points, solicitations, and contract awards.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1022">SEC. 1022. </num><heading>NAVY CONSULTATION WITH MARINE CORPS ON MAJOR DECISIONS DIRECTLY CONCERNING MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS FORCE STRUCTURE AND CAPABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2126d112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8026">Section 8026 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or amphibious force structure and capability</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Marine Corps aviation</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2126d113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2126d114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section heading</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>or amphibious force structure and capability</b></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><b>aviation</b></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2126d115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of sections</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 803 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2126d116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2126d117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8011.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2764">136 STAT. 2764</page> item relating to section 8026 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8026. </designator> <label>Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps on major decisions directly concerning Marine Corps aviation or amphibious force structure and capability.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1023">SEC. 1023. </num><heading>AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FORCE STRUCTURE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2126f828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8062">Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2126f829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2126f82a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and not less than 31 operational amphibious warfare ships, of which not less than 10 shall be amphibious assault ships</quotedText>” before the period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2126f82b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the second sentence—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2126f82c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or amphibious warfare ship</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>includes</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2126f82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or amphibious warfare ship</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>that is temporarily unavailable</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2126f82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2126f82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2126f830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>amphibious warfare ship</term>’ means a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock landing ship (LSD).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1024">SEC. 1024. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON DECOMMISSIONING OR INACTIVATING BATTLE FORCE SHIPS BEFORE END OF EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21274651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8678a/b">Section 8678a(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21274652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by not later than three days after the date on which the President submits the budget materials under section 1105(a) of title 31 for the fiscal year in which such waiver is sought</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>such ship</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21274653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such certification was submitted</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the National Defense Authorization Act for such fiscal year is enacted</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21274654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21274655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8678a">10 USC 8678a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Effect on Certain Ships</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) do not apply to a battle force ship (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8678a/e/1">section 8678a(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) that is proposed to be decommissioned or inactivated during fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1025">SEC. 1025. </num><heading>AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP ASSESSMENT AND REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21274656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8695">Section 8695 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21274657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amphibious Warfare Ships</inline>.—</heading><content>In preparing each assessment and requirement under subsection (a), the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall be specifically responsible for developing the requirements relating to amphibious warfare ships.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1026">SEC. 1026. </num><heading>BATTLE FORCE SHIP EMPLOYMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND MANNING BASELINE PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2127e298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch863">Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2765">136 STAT. 2765</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21291b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="8696">“§ 8696.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">10 USC 8696</ref>.</p></sidenote> Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21291b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 45 days after the date of the delivery of the first ship in a new class of battle force ships, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans for the class, including a description of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The sustainment and maintenance plans for the class that encompass the number of years the class is expected to be in service, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the allocation of maintenance tasks among organizational, intermediate, depot, or other activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the planned duration and interval of maintenance for all depot-level maintenance availabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the planned duration and interval of drydock maintenance periods.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Any contractually required integrated logistics support deliverables for the ship, including technical manuals, and an identification of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the deliverables provided to the Government on or before the delivery date; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the deliverables not provided to the Government on or before the delivery date and the expected dates those deliverables will be provided to the Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>The planned maintenance system for the ship, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the elements of the system, including maintenance requirement cards, completed on or before the delivery date;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the elements of the system not completed on or before the delivery date and the expected completion date of those elements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the plans to complete planned maintenance from the delivery date until all elements of the system have been completed.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The coordinated shipboard allowance list for the class, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the items on the list onboard on or before the delivery date; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the items on the list not onboard on or before the delivery date and the expected arrival date of those items.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>The ship manpower document for the class, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The personnel billets authorized for the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau>Programmed funding for manning and end strength on the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2766">136 STAT. 2766</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau>Personnel assigned to the ship on the delivery date, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau>For each critical hull, mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and combat system of the class as so designated by the Senior Technical Authority pursuant to section 8669b(c)(2)(C) of this title, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The Government-provided training available for personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of the training.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The contractor-provided training available for personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of the training.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Plans to adjust how the training described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be provided to personnel after delivery, including the nature and timeline of those adjustments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>The notional employment schedule of the ship for each month of the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including an identification of time spent in the following phases:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Basic.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Integrated or advanced.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Deployment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Maintenance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Sustainment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21291b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less than 30 days before implementing a significant change to the baseline plans described in subsection (a) or any subsequent significant change, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of the change, including for each such change the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>An explanation of the change.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The desired outcome.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The rationale.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The duration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The operational effects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>The budgetary effects, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for the year in which the change is made;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>over the five years thereafter; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau>The personnel effects, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for the year in which the change is made;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>over the five years thereafter; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau>The sustainment and maintenance effects, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2767">136 STAT. 2767</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for the year in which the change is made;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>over the five years thereafter; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21291b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certain Ships</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21291b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall treat as the first ship in a new class of battle force ships the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>U.S.S. Michael Monsoor (DDG–1001).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas (DDG–125).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21291b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>For each ship described in paragraph (1), the Senior Technical Authority shall identify critical systems for the purposes of subsection (a)(9).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21291b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>battle force ship</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A commissioned United States Ship warship capable of contributing to combat operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A United States Naval Ship that contributes directly to Navy warfighting or support missions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>delivery</term>’ has the meaning provided for in section 8671 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21291b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Senior Technical Authority</term>’ has the meaning provided for in section 8669b of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21291b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21291b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8661.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8696. </designator> <label>Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1027">SEC. 1027. </num><heading>WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT SUNKEN MILITARY CRAFTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21294175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1406 of the Sunken Military Craft Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/375/tXIV">title XIV of Public Law 108–375</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21294176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding of Certain Information</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of section 552(b)(3) of title 5 United States Code, the Secretary concerned may withhold from public disclosure information and data about the location or related artifacts of a sunken military craft under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, if such disclosure would increase the risk of the unauthorized disturbance of one or more sunken military craft.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1028">SEC. 1028. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21294177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>BUSINESS CASE ANALYSES ON DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OWNED DRY-DOCKS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2129ddb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">AFDM-10</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees the results of a business case analysis for Auxiliary Floating Dock, Medium-10 (in this section referred to as “AFDM-10”) that compares the following options:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The continued use of AFDM-10, in the same location and under the same lease authorities in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The relocation of AFDM-10 to Naval Station Everett, including all infrastructure support requirement costs and anticipated operating costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alternate locations under the same lease authorities in effect on the date <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2768">136 STAT. 2768</page> of the enactment of this Act, including all infrastructure support requirement costs and anticipated operating costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alternate locations under alternative lease authorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The conveyance of AFDM-10 at a fair market rate to an appropriate non-Government entity with expertise in the non-nuclear ship repair industry.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Such other options as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2129ddbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2129ddc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Graving Dock at Naval Base, San Diego</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees the results of a business case analysis for the Government-owned graving dock at Naval Base San Diego, California, that compares the following options:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2129ddc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The continued use of such graving dock, in accordance with the utilization strategy described in the May 25, 2022 report to Congress entitled “Navy Dry Dock Strategy for Surface Ship Maintenance and Repair”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Such other options as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212a04d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters for Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The business case analyses required under subsections (a) and (b) shall each include an evaluation of each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The extent to which the Secretary plans to execute a consistent and balanced docking strategy that ensures the health of private sector maintenance and repair capability and capacity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212a04d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>Legal, regulatory, and other requirements applicable to each of the options considered under each such analysis, including environmental documentation, and the effect that such requirements are projected to have on the cost and schedule of such option.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212a04d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>The extent to which the Secretary is considering <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> dry dock capacity, including an analysis of the projected cost of <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> such capacity and the potential effects of <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> such capacity on private sector repair and maintenance facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The projected use by the Navy of Government and non-Government dry docks assets through fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>For each option considered under each such analysis, the projected implementation timeline and costs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a04db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>For each option considered under each such analysis, the relative maintenance capacity and output.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1029">SEC. 1029. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212a52fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a52fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any of the naval vessels referred to in subsection (b); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a52fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>more than four Littoral Combat Ships.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212a52ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Naval Vessels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The naval vessels referred to in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>USS Vicksburg (CG 69).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>USS Germantown (LSD 42).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2769">136 STAT. 2769</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>USS Tortuga (LSD 46).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>USS Ashland (LSD 48).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>USNS Montford Point (T–ESD 1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212a5306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>USNS John Glenn (T–ESD 2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212a5307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212a5308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Littoral Combat Ships</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any Littoral Combat Ship that is retired, prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such vessel is evaluated for potential transfer to the military forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Counterterrorism</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1031">SEC. 1031. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1953">132 Stat. 1953</ref>), as most recently amended by section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1901">135 Stat. 1901</ref>), is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1032">SEC. 1032. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1954">132 Stat. 1954</ref>), as most recently amended by section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1901">135 Stat. 1901</ref>), is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1033">SEC. 1033. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212aa129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1954">132 Stat. 1954</ref>), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1901">135 Stat. 1901</ref>), is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212aa12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212aa12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212aa12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y212aa12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Afghanistan.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1034">SEC. 1034. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1551">131 Stat. 1551</ref>), as most <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2770">136 STAT. 2770</page> recently amended by section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1901">135 Stat. 1901</ref>), is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1041">SEC. 1041. </num><heading>SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY IN CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED FORM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/g/1/D">Section 113(g)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in classified form with an unclassified summary.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in both classified and unclassified form. The unclassified form may not be a summary of the classified document.</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1042">SEC. 1042. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR FUNERALS AND MEMORIAL EVENTS FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212aef4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch3">Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 130 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y212b165f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="130a">“§ 130a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212b1660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130a">10 USC 130a</ref>.</p></sidenote> Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212b1661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for Funerals</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may provide such support as the Secretary considers appropriate for a funeral or memorial event for a Member or former Member of Congress, including support with respect to transportation to and from such a funeral or memorial event, in accordance with this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212b1662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requests for Support; Secretary Determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may provide support under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212b1663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>upon request from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212b1664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>if the Secretary determines such support is necessary to carry out duties or responsibilities of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212b1665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may use funds authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance to provide support under this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212b1666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212b1667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212b1668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 121.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 130 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“130a. </designator> <label>Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1043">SEC. 1043. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE AND STOCKPILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212bb2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Location of Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s407">Section 407 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2771">136 STAT. 2771</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>carry out</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provide</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in a country</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to a country</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in which the activities are to be carried out</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to which the assistance is to be provided</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in which</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to which</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>carried out</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provided</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>carried out in</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provided to</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in which</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to which</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>carried out</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provided</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in carrying out such assistance in each such country</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in providing such assistance to each such country</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212bb2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of such section 407 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y212bb2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of foreign personnel to attend training provided by the Department of Defense under this section.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212bb2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212bb2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of such section 407, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is further amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>include in the annual report under section 401 of this title a separate discussion of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1044">SEC. 1044. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212c4efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cross-functional Team</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 910 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and any other</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>necessary; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the causation, attribution, mitigation, identification, and treatment for such incidents;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and deconflict</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>integrate</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>agencies</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2772">136 STAT. 2772</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y212c4f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>any other efforts regarding such incidents that the Secretary considers appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90 days</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>of enactment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until March 1, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212c4f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to Certain Facilities of Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1797">135 Stat. 1797</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>united states government employees and their family members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered individuals</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>employees of the United States Government and their family members who</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered individuals whom</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>employees from those agencies and their family members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered individuals</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>employees of the United States Government and their family members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered individuals</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to an agreement by the employing agency and the consent of the employee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to the consent of the covered individual and, if applicable, an agreement with the employing agency</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c4f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212c761f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Individuals Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered individuals</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c7620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>current and former employees of the United States Government and their family members; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212c7621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>current and former members of the Armed Forces and their family members.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1045">SEC. 1045. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212c7622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1564">10 USC 1564 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR RECENTLY SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212ceb53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ceb54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212ceb55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212ceb56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence when acting as the Security Executive Agent, shall establish a process to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ceb57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212ceb58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine, on the date on which a covered individual separates from the Armed Forces or the Department of Defense (as the case may be), whether the covered individual held an eligibility to access classified information or to occupy a sensitive position immediately prior to such separation and requires an eligibility of an equal or lower level for employment as a covered contractor, except as provided in subsection (b);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ceb59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure that the re-establishment of trust of a covered individual’s eligibility to occupy a sensitive position takes place expeditiously, in accordance with applicable laws, Executive Orders, or Security Executive Agent policy; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2773">136 STAT. 2773</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ceb5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>ensure that any additional security processing required to re-establish trust to reinstate a covered individual’s eligibility to access classified information or occupy a sensitive position takes place expeditiously.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ceb5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coast guard</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is a member of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d126c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d126d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a covered individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d126e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whose previously held security clearance is, or was as of the date of separation of the covered individual, under review as a result of one or more potentially disqualifying factors or conditions that have not been fully investigated or mitigated; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d126f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the case of a member of the Armed Forces, who separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d1270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification of review exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The exception specified in paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with respect to a routine periodic reinvestigation or a continuous vetting investigation in which no potentially disqualifying factors or conditions have been found.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d1271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d1272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered contractor</term>” means an individual who is employed by an entity that carries out work under a contract with the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d1273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>covered individual</term>” means a former member of the Armed Forces or a former civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d1274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1046">SEC. 1046. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212d1275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212d1276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTEGRATED AND AUTHENTICATED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL STAFF FOR OVERSIGHT PURPOSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d6097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212d6098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Processes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212d6099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall develop processes and procedures under which the Secretary shall issue access tokens to staff of the congressional defense committees to facilitate the performance of required congressional oversight activities. Such access tokens shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d609a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>provide designated and authenticated staff with access to designated Department of Defense information systems, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d609b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the reporting system described in section 805(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) that will replace the Selected Acquisition Report requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4351">section 4351 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d609c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the process referred to in section 908 of the William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>) that is used by the Department of Defense to identify reports to Congress <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2774">136 STAT. 2774</page> required by annual national defense authorization Acts, assign responsibility for preparation of such reports, and manage the completion and delivery of such reports to Congress; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212d609d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to the extent feasible, be integrated with the provision of Pentagon Facilities Alternative Credentials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d609e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement the processes and procedures developed under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d609f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the status of the processes and procedures required to be developed under subsection (a), including any updates to applicable policies, instructions, and guidance issued by the Department.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1047">SEC. 1047. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212d60a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d87b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212d87b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may facilitate the introduction of entities for the purpose of discussing a covered transaction that the Secretary has determined is in the national security interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212d87b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Transaction Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered transaction</term>” means a transaction that the Secretary has reason to believe would likely involve an entity affiliated with a strategic competitor unless an alternative transaction were to occur.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1048">SEC. 1048. </num><heading>JOINT TRAINING PIPELINE BETWEEN UNITED STATES NAVY AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212daec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212daec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exchange Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning in 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, may carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers to implement one or more agreements entered into under the enhanced trilateral security partnership referred to as “AUKUS”. Under such a program, to the extent consistent with one or more AUKUS agreements—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212daec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a minimum of two Australian submarine officers may participate in the United States Navy officer training program for officers who are assigned to duty on nuclear powered submarines; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212daec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>following the successful completion of all aspects of such training, such officers may be assigned to duty on an operational United States submarine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212daec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212daec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on a notional exchange program for Australian submarine officers that includes initial, follow-on, and recurring training that could be provided to Australian submarine officers in order prepare such officers for command of nuclear-powered Australian submarines.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1049">SEC. 1049. </num><heading>STANDARDIZATION OF SECTIONAL BARGE CONSTRUCTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE ON RIVERS AND INTERCOASTAL WATERWAYS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212dd5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  With respect to the procurement of a sectional barge for the Department of Defense on or after December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2775">136 STAT. 2775</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212dd5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212dd5dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>ensure the solicitation for such sectional barge includes a requirement for a design that has been approved by the American Bureau of Shipping, using its rule set for building and classing steel vessels, for service on rivers and intercoastal waterways; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212dd5dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212dd5de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>prioritize prime contractors that are in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 of the International Organization for Standardization (or successor standard) in awarding contracts pursuant to such procurement.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1050">SEC. 1050. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR RECENTLY ENACTED COMMISSIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212e23ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212e2400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance From Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of a covered commission, the Secretary of Defense may provide to the covered commission, on a reimbursable basis, such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as necessary for the performance of the functions of the commission. Amounts provided to a covered commission pursuant to this section may be provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212e2401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Commission Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered commission</term>” means a commission established pursuant to any of the following sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e2402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 1004 (Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e2403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 1091 (National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e2404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>section 1094 (Afghanistan War Commission).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e2405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>section 1095 (Commission on the National Defense Strategy).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e2406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>section 1687 (Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Studies and Reports</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1051">SEC. 1051. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212e4b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222a">Section 222a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e4b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e7229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212e722a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to be achieved</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>outlined in the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title to be advanced</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212e722b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y212e722c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212e722d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A detailed assessment of each specific risk that would be reduced in executing the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e722e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>according to the amount of risk reduced</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>priority</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2776">136 STAT. 2776</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e722f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212e7230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212e7231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 10 days after the receipt of the all of the reports referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that prioritizes each specific unfunded priority across all unfunded priorities submitted by officers specified in (b) according to the risk reduced in executing the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1052">SEC. 1052. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212ec052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch19">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y212f3583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="398">“§ 398.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212f3584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s398">10 USC 398</ref>.</p></sidenote> Military information support operations in information environment</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f3585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y212f3586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than 48 hours after the execution of any new military information support operation plan (in this section referred to as a ‘MISO plan’) approved by the commander of a combatant command, or any change in scope of any existing MISO plan, including any underlying MISO supporting plan, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of such approval or execution of change in scope.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f3587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A notification under paragraph (1) with respect to a MISO plan shall include each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the military information support operation program (in this section referred to as a ‘MISO program’) supported by the MISO plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of the objectives of the MISO plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f358a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A description of the intended target audience for military information support operation activities under the MISO plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f358b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A description of the tactics, techniques, and procedures to be used in executing the MISO plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f358c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A description of the personnel engaged in supporting or facilitating the operation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f358d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The amount of funding anticipated to be obligated and expended to execute the MISO plan during the current and subsequent fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f358e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>The expected duration and desired outcome of the MISO plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f358f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Any other elements the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f3590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the congressional defense committees are notified promptly of any unauthorized disclosure of a clandestine military support operation covered by this section. A notification under this subsection may be verbal or written, but in the event of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2777">136 STAT. 2777</page> a verbal notification, the Secretary shall provide a written notification by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f3591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the last day of any fiscal year during which the Secretary conducts a MISO plan, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on all such MISO plans conducted during such fiscal year. Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212f3593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of each MISO program and the combatant command responsible for the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>For each MISO plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the plan and any supporting plans, including the objectives for the plan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of the intended target audience for the activities carried out under the plan and the means of distribution; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f3597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212f3598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>the cost of executing the plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f3599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Clandestine Operations Designed to Influence Opinions and Politics in United States</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to conduct a clandestine military information support operation that is designed to influence—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f5caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>any political process taking place in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f5cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the opinions of United States persons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f5cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>United States policies; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f5cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>media produced by United States entities for United States persons.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f5cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212f5caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212f5cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 391.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“398. </designator> <label>Military information support operations in information environment.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1053">SEC. 1053. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212f83c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2561/c/3">Section 2561(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f83c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>relief</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>assistance</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212f83c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) and (C) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y212faad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212faad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive list of humanitarian assistance efforts for which support was provided under this section, disaggregated by foreign partner country, amount obligated, and purpose specified in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y212faad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>A description of the manner in which such efforts address—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the humanitarian needs of the foreign partner country; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Department of Defense objectives and broader United States national security objectives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y212fd1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>A description of any transfer of nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense made available for humanitarian relief purposes under section 2557 of this title, including, for each such transfer—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the date of the transfer;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2778">136 STAT. 2778</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the entity to which the transfer is made; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the quantity of items transferred.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y212fd1ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212fd1ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1000">129 Stat. 1000</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2561/c">section 2561(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212fd1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1061(c) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (48).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1054">SEC. 1054. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION PLAN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x212fd1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1074(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212fd1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1916">135 Stat. 1916</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ff803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>For each major modification to global force allocation made during the preceding fiscal year that deviated from the Global Force Management Allocation Plan for that fiscal year—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ff804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212ff805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the costs of such modification;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ff806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x212ff807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the risks associated with such modification, including strategic risks, operational risks, and risks to readiness; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y212ff808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a description of any strategic trade-offs associated with such modification.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1055">SEC. 1055. </num><heading>REPORT AND BUDGET DETAILS REGARDING OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21301f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1225(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21301f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 USC 221 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21301f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (6) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21301f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (7) as paragraph (11); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21301f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6), the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2130462e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2130462f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of all countries in which Task Force Spartan operated during the prior fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21304630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau>a description of activities conducted pursuant to the operation to build the military readiness of partner forces during the prior fiscal year, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21304631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>training exercises;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21304632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>joint exercises; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21304633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>bilateral or multilateral exchanges;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21304634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21304635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment of the extent to which the activities described in paragraph (8) improved—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21304636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the military readiness of such partner forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21304637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the national security of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21304638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the national security of allies and partners of the United States;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21304639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>a description of criteria used to make the assessment required under paragraph (9); and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2779">136 STAT. 2779</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1056">SEC. 1056. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2130bb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1057(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2130bb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130bb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that were confirmed, or reasonably suspected, to have resulted in civilian casualties</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that resulted in civilian casualties that have been confirmed or are reasonably suspected to have occurred</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130bb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130bb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including, to the extent practicable, the closest town, city, or identifiable place</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>location</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130bb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period the following: “<quotedText>, including the specific justification or use of authority for each strike conducted</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130bb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, formulated as a range, if necessary, and including, to the extent practicable, information regarding the number of men, women, and children involved</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130bb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2130e282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2130e283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the determination of each completed civilian casualty assessment or investigation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2130e284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>For each assessment or investigation of an incident that resulted in civilian casualties—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2130e285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>whether the Department conducted any witness interviews or site visits occurred, and if not, an explanation of why not; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2130e286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>whether information pertaining to the incident that was collected by one or more non-governmental entities was considered, if such information exists.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130e287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph (4):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2130e288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A description of any new or updated civilian harm policies and procedures implemented by the Department of Defense.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2130e289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2130e28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2130e28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendments made by this section shall apply as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130e28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a report submitted on or after May 1, 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2130e28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The amendments made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2) shall apply with respect to a report submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1057">SEC. 1057. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REPORTING DEADLINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213157be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1004(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1886">135 Stat. 1886</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 6, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>August 6, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 1, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 1, 2024</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2780">136 STAT. 2780</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213157c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1091(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1931">135 Stat. 1931</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 years after</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 years after</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1 year after</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 years after</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213157c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission on the National Defense Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1095(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1945">135 Stat. 1945</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year after</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>two years after</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>180 days after</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year after</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213157c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1687(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2128">135 Stat. 2128</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>July 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213157c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>180 days after</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year after</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1058">SEC. 1058. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING ENHANCEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AND COORDINATION OF MILITARY TRAINING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21317eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1014(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21317edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s271">10 USC 271 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21317edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(B)(iv)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21317edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(iii)—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(iii), the following:</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21317ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclauses:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21317edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>The methodology used for making cost estimates in the evaluation of a request for assistance.</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21317ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>The extent to which the fulfillment of the request for assistance affected readiness of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21317ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1059">SEC. 1059. </num><heading>CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2131a5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2131a5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1000">129 Stat. 1000</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10541">section 10541 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2131a5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>); <ref href="/us/stat/130/2402">130 Stat. 2402</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (62).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2781">136 STAT. 2781</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1060">SEC. 1060. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO TRANSFER EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO STATES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21326945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2576">10 U.S.C. 2576 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21326946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and to states</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>federal government</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21326947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Secretary of Homeland Security for use by the Forest Service and the United States Coast Guard</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for use by the Forest Service, to the Secretary of Homeland Security for use by the United States Coast Guard, and to the Governor of a State</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21326948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21326949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the United States Coast Guard as a suitable platform to carry out their respective missions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the United States Coast Guard, or the Governor of a State, as the case may be, as a suitable platform to carry out wildfire suppression, search and rescue, or emergency operations pertaining to wildfires</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132694a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132694b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132694c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2132905d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>in the case of aircraft to be transferred to the Governor of a State, acceptable for use by the State, as determined by the Governor.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132905e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132905f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21329060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21329061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21329062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>up to seven</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21329063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Governor of a State or to</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>offered to</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21329064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21329065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21329066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expiration of right of refusal</inline>.—</heading><content>A right of refusal afforded the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Homeland Security under paragraph (1) with regards to an aircraft shall expire upon official notice of such Secretary to the Secretary of Defense that such Secretary declines such aircraft.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21329067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21329068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or to the Governor of a State</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the Secretary of Agriculture</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21329069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>wildfire suppression purposes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>purposes of wildfire suppression, search and rescue, or emergency operations pertaining to wildfires</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132906a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2132906b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, search and rescue, emergency operations pertaining to wildfires,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>efforts</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2782">136 STAT. 2782</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2132906c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Governor of the State, as the case may be,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Secretary of Agriculture</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132906d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Secretary of Homeland Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor of a State</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132906e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Secretary of Homeland Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor of the State to which such aircraft is transferred using only State funds</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132906f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2132b780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on aircraft transferred, during the fiscal year preceding the date of such report, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132b781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor of a State under this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132b782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the chief executive officer of a State under section 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/81">Public Law 112–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/125/1318">125 Stat. 1318</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2132b783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/881">127 Stat. 881</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1061">SEC. 1061. </num><heading>COMBATANT COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213305a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget for any fiscal year, or the date on which any of the military departments otherwise proposes to retire or otherwise divest any airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the commanders of each of the geographic combatant commands, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the level of operational risk to each such command posed by the proposed retirement or divestment with respect to the capability of the command to meet near-, mid-, and far-term contingency and steady-state requirements against adversaries in support of the objectives of the national defense strategy under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/g">section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213305a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Risk Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>In assessing levels of operational risk for the purposes of subsection (a), the Vice Chairman and the commanders of the geographic combatant commands shall use the military risk matrix of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as described in CJCS Instruction 3401.01E, or any successor instruction.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213305a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213305a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic Combatant Command</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>geographic combatant command</term>” means any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213305a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>United States European Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213305a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213305aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>United States Africa Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213305ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>United States Southern Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213305ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>United States Northern Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213305ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>United States Central Command.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2783">136 STAT. 2783</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213305ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to submit a report under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1062">SEC. 1062. </num><heading>STUDY ON MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES AND SPECIAL USE AIR SPACE NEAR WIND TURBINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2133f00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2133f011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to identify low-level military training routes and special use airspace that may be used by the Department of Defense to conduct realistic training over and near wind turbines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the study under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>identify and define the requirements for military airspace that may be used for the training described in paragraph (1), taking into consideration—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2133f014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the operational and training needs of the Armed Forces; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2133f015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the threat environments of adversaries of the United States, including the People’s Republic of China;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify possibilities for combining live, virtual, and constructive flight training near wind projects, both onshore and offshore;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>describe the airspace inventory required for low-level training proficiency given current and projected force structures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2133f019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2133f01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>provide recommendations for redesigning and properly sizing special use air space and military training routes to combine live and synthetic training in a realistic environment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>describe ongoing research and development programs being utilized to mitigate effects of wind turbines on low-level training routes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>identify current training routes affected by wind turbines, any previous training routes that are no longer in use because of wind turbines, and any training routes projected to be lost due to wind turbines.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Department of Defense Policy Board on Federal Aviation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Federal Aviation Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to dod</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the study.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2784">136 STAT. 2784</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2133f025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2133f026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Comments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an unaltered copy of the report together with any comments the Secretary may have with respect to the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2133f027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>affected by wind turbines</term>” means a situation in which the presence of wind turbines in the area of a low-level military training route or special use airspace—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>prompted the Department of Defense to alter a testing and training mission or to reduce previously planned training activities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2133f02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>prevented the Department from meeting testing and training requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1063">SEC. 1063. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON SAFETY UPGRADES TO THE HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE FLEETS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21343e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the installation of safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, including anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, and fuel tanks.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21343e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters for Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the year covered by the report, each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21343e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The total number of safety upgrades necessary for the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21343e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The total cumulative number of such upgrades completed prior to the year covered by the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21343e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of any such upgrades that were planned for the year covered by the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21343e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of any such upgrades that were made during the year covered by the report and, if the number of such upgrades was less than the number of upgrades planned for such year, an explanation of the variance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21343e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>If the total number of necessary upgrades has not been made, a description of the upgrades planned for each year subsequent to the year covered by the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21343e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>No report shall be required under this section after March 1, 2026.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1064">SEC. 1064. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21343e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DELAYS IN PROVIDING COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2134da98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2134da99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2785">136 STAT. 2785</page> until the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the extent to which the Department of Defense provided comments and sensitivity and security reviews (for drafts tentatively identified as containing controlled unclassified information or classified information) in a timely manner and in accordance with the protocols of the Government Accountability Office during the 180-day period preceding the date of the submittal of the report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2134da9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following information for the period covered by the report:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2134da9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of draft Government Accountability Office reports for which the Government Accountability Office requested comments from the Department of Defense, including an identification of the reports for which a sensitivity or security review was requested (separated by reports potentially containing only controlled unclassified information and reports potentially containing classified information) and the reports for which such a review was not requested.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2134da9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The median and average number of days between the date of the request for Department of Defense comments and the receipt of such comments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2134da9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The average number of days between the date of the request for a Department of Defense sensitivity or security review and the receipt of the results of such review.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2134da9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>In the case of any such draft report for which the Department of Defense failed to provide such comments or review within 30 days of the request for such comments or review—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of days between the date of the request and the receipt of such comments or review; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a unique identifier, for purposes of identifying the draft report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>In the case of any such draft report for which the Government Accountability Office provided an extension to the Department of Defense—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether the Department provided the comments or review within the time period of the extension; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a unique identifier, for purposes of identifying the draft report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Any other information the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213501b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">DOD Responses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the Comptroller General submits a report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a response to such report that includes each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of factors that contributed to any delays identified in the report with respect to Department of Defense comments and sensitivity or security reviews requested by the Government Accountability Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of any actions the Department of Defense has taken or plans to take to address such factors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of any improvements the Department has made in the ability to track timeliness in providing such comments and sensitivity or security reviews.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2786">136 STAT. 2786</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213501b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any other information the Secretary determines relevant to the information contained in the report submitted by the Comptroller General.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1065">SEC. 1065. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213501ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>JUSTIFICATION FOR TRANSFER OR ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FLYING MISSIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21354fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Prior to the relocation or elimination of any flying mission that involves 50 personnel or more assigned to a unit performing that mission, either with respect to an active or reserve component of a military department, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the justification of the Secretary for the decision to relocate or eliminate such flying mission.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21354fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote> Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of how the decision supports the national defense strategy, the national military strategy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command strategy, and other relevant strategies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A specific analysis and metrics supporting such decision.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An analysis and metrics to show that the elimination or relocation of the flying mission would not negatively affect broader mission sets, such as the homeland defense mission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21354fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan for how the Department of Defense intends to fulfill or continue to meet the mission requirements of the eliminated or relocated flying mission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21354fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the effect of the elimination or relocation on the national defense strategy, the national military strategy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command strategy, and broader mission sets, such as the homeland defense mission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An analysis and metrics to show that the elimination or relocation of the flying mission and its secondary and tertiary impacts would not degrade capabilities and readiness of the Joint Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21354fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An analysis and metrics to show that the elimination or relocation of the flying mission would not negatively affect the continental United States national airspace system.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1066">SEC. 1066. </num><heading>REPORTS ON UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCE PRESENCE IN EUROPE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21366156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21366157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on United States Military Force Posture and Resourcing Requirements in Europe</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the United States military force posture requirements for the United States European Command to support the following objectives:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Implementation of the national defense strategy under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/g">section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, with respect to the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136615a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Fulfillment of the commitments of the United States to NATO operations, missions, and activities, as modified and agreed upon at the 2022 Madrid Summit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136615b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Reduction of the risk of executing the contingency plans of the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136615c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2787">136 STAT. 2787</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136615d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Space Force and for each warfighting domain, a description of the force structure and posture of assigned and allocated forces in Europe, including consideration of the balance of permanently stationed forces and forces rotating from the United States, to support the objectives described in paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136615e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the military training and all domain exercises to support such objectives, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2136615f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>training and exercises on interoperability; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21366160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>joint activities with allies and partners.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of logistics requirements, including personnel, equipment, supplies, pre-positioned storage, host country support and agreements, and maintenance needs, to support such objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An identification of required infrastructure, facilities, and military construction investments to support such objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of the requirements for United States European Command integrated air and missile defense throughout the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>An assessment of United States security cooperation activities and resources required to support such objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>A detailed assessment of the resources necessary to address the elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (F), categorized by the budget accounts for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21366166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>procurement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21366167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>research, development, test, and evaluation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21366168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>operation and maintenance;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21366169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>military personnel; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2136616a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>military construction.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136616b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136616c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>The projected timeline to achieve fulfillment of each such element.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136616d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Any other information the Secretary considers relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136616e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136616f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but, if so, it shall include an unclassified summary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21366170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Reports on Expenditures for Planning and Design of Infrastructure to Support Permanent United States Force Presence on Europe’s Eastern Flank</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commander of United States European Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly reports on the use of the funds described in paragraph (3) until the date on which all such funds are expended.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include an expenditure plan for the establishment of infrastructure to support a permanent United States force presence in the covered region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The funds described in this paragraph are the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2788">136 STAT. 2788</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, for Advanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Operation and Maintenance, Army, for Advanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Military Construction, Defense-wide, Planning & Design: EUCOM–Infrastructure to Support Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Military Construction, Defense-wide, Exercise-related Minor Construction: EUCOM.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21366178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21366179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered region</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered region</term>” means Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1067">SEC. 1067. </num><heading>REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRACTICES REGARDING DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMBATANTS AND CIVILIANS IN UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2136d6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136d6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence of the Department of Defense, as established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184">section 184 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 1082 of this Act, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center to develop an independent report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military operations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2136d6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136d6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listings.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136d6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following matters:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136d6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of how the Department of Defense has differentiated between combatants and civilians in both ground and air operations since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136d6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>relevant policy and legal standards and how these standards were implemented in practice; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136d6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136d6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>target engagement criteria.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136d6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description of how the Department of Defense has differentiated between combatants and civilians when assessing allegations of civilian casualties since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136d6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>relevant policy and legal standards and the factual indicators these standards were applied to in assessing claims of civilian casualties; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2136d6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2136d6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136d6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2136d6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an unaltered copy of the federally funded research and development center assessment required under this section, together with the views of the Secretary on the assessment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2136d6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of United States Military Operation</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>United States military operations</term>” includes any mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident involving the United States Armed Forces.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2789">136 STAT. 2789</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1068">SEC. 1068. </num><heading>REPORT ON STRATEGY AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS OF ARMED FORCES IN HAWAII.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213772fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In an effort to better meet the future force posture needs within the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, installation commanders, and the relevant theater component commanders, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213772fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>develop and implement a holistic strategy to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213772fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improve, standardize, and coordinate the engagement efforts of the military with the local community in Hawaii; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213772fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>effectively communicate with such community for the purpose of enhancing readiness; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213772fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhance coordinated community engagement efforts (as described in section 587 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>)) in Hawaii.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213772ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the strategy and enhanced engagement efforts implemented pursuant to subsection (a). Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21377300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21377301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The plan of the Commander for conducting education and training programs relating to consultation and engagement with the local and native Hawaiian community, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21377302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the outreach activities conducted during fiscal years 2023 and 2024; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21377303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of the extent to which members of the local and native Hawaiian community have been involved in development of curricula, tentative dates, locations, required attendees, and topics for the education and training programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21377304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21377305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of all local and native Hawaiian community groups involved or expected to be consulted in the process of updating Department of Defense Instruction 4710.03 (or any successor document).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21377306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21377307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21377308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for improving Department of Defense Instruction 4710.03 to reflect best practices and provide continuity across the military departments with respect to the practices, policies, training, and personnel related to consultation with the local and native Hawaiian community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21377309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2137730a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A timeline for issuing the next update or successor document to Department of Defense Instruction 4710.03.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2137730b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2137730c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2137730d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Recommendations for the enhancement and expansion of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2137730e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Department of Defense education and training programs relating to consultation and engagement with the local and Native Hawaiian community; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2137730f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>outreach activities for all commands and installations in Hawaii.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21377310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Theater Component Commander</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>theater component commander</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1513/8">section 1513(8) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2790">136 STAT. 2790</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1069">SEC. 1069. </num><heading>REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY CAPABILITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2137e741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2137e742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2137e743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virgin Islands.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on United States military posture and capabilities in the Caribbean basin, particularly in and around Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2137e744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2137e745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2137e746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of United States military force posture and capabilities in the Caribbean basin.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2137e747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the feasibility, desirability, and cost of increasing United States military posture and capabilities in the Caribbean basin to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2137e748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>enhance access and influence and provide forward-deployed capabilities to effectively implement the national defense strategy and support strategic competition with China and Russia;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21380e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command have the necessary assets to support the defense of the United States homeland;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21380e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>confront the threats posed by transnational criminal organizations and illicit trafficking in the Caribbean basin, including by supporting interagency partners in disrupting and degrading illicit trafficking into the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21380e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>improve surveillance capabilities and maximize the effectiveness of counter-trafficking operations in the Caribbean region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21380e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command have the assets necessary to detect, interdict, disrupt, or curtail illicit narcotics and weapons trafficking activities within their respective areas of operations in the Caribbean basin;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21380e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>respond to malign influences of foreign governments, particularly including non-market economies, in the Caribbean basin that harm United States national security and regional security interests in the Caribbean basin and in the Western Hemisphere; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21380e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>strengthen the ability of the security sector of partner nations in the Caribbean basin to respond to, and become more resilient in the face of, major humanitarian or natural disasters, including to ensure critical infrastructure and ports can come back online rapidly following disasters.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21380e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form without any designation relating to dissemination control, but may include a classified annex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2791">136 STAT. 2791</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1070">SEC. 1070. </num><heading>QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR CIVIL AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS IMMIGRATION AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21383570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter through December 31, 2024, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense or another Assistant Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall provide an unclassified briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, with a classified component, if necessary, regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21383571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21383572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Department of Defense planning to address current and anticipated border support mission requirements as part of the Department of Defense’s annual planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21383573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21383574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk assessment.</p></sidenote><content>any Department of Defense risk assessment with respect to the safety of Department of Defense personnel conducted in evaluating any request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security during the quarter covered by the briefing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21383575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21383576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21383577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mexico.</p></sidenote><content>any Department of Defense efforts, or updates to existing efforts, to cooperate with Mexico with respect to border security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21383578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the type of support that is currently being provided by the Department of Defense along the southwest border of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21385c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the effect of such efforts and support on National Guard readiness; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21385c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21385c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21385c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations of the Department of Defense regarding the modification of the support provided by the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security at the southwest border.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1071">SEC. 1071. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2138aaad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report that includes current information on the purchase of equipment under the procedures established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s281/a">section 281(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the recipients of such equipment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2138aaae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters for Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following for the year covered by the report:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aaaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The catalog of equipment available for purchase under subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s281">section 281 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>For each purchase of equipment under the procedures established under subsection (a) of such section—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the recipient State or unit of local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the type of equipment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2138aab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p></sidenote><content>the cost of the equipment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the administrative costs under subsection (b) of such section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2138aab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Such other information the Secretary determines is necessary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2792">136 STAT. 2792</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2138aab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to submit a report under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1072">SEC. 1072. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the methods used to assess the eligibility of educational institutions for the receipt of payments under the payment method described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t34/s668.162/d">section 668.162(d) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1073">SEC. 1073. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ETHICS REQUIREMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HIRING, RETENTION, AND OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2139bc28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center under which the center shall conduct a study to assess whether the covered ethics requirements have had an effect on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the hiring or retention of personnel at the Department of Defense, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, and redress violations of the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch and applicable statutory and regulatory ethics requirements, including conflicts of interest, by Department of Defense personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An examination of how the covered ethics requirements are inconsistent or incongruent with ethics statutes, and any implementing regulations, that apply to all executive branch employees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An examination of the relative degrees of risk associated with the potential for violations of ethical standards at the Department of Defense and those associated with the potential for such violations at other Federal agencies, and an analysis of whether ethical standards that are applied exclusively to Department of Defense personnel are justified.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An examination of how covered ethics requirements have affected, or are likely to affect, the hiring and retention of personnel, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training, at the Department of Defense in comparison to other Federal agencies that are not subject to such requirements. The examination shall account for any relevant differences between the Department of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies within the executive branch and shall use analytical methods to control for any variables that may affect the comparative results.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2793">136 STAT. 2793</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>An examination of how any confusion in the interpretation of the requirement referred to in paragraph (3)(B) may have affected, or is likely to affect—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the hiring or retention of personnel, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training, at the Department of Defense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, and redress violations of ethical standards, including conflicts of interest, by Department of Defense personnel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An examination of how the ethics requirements referred to in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3) may affect the ability of the Department of Defense to obtain expertise from industry and other groups in support of technology development, supply chain security, and other national security matters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>An examination of whether the removal or alteration of any covered ethics requirement may adversely affect the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, and redress violations of ethical standards, including conflicts of interest, by Department of Defense personnel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>An examination of whether the removal or alteration of any covered ethics requirement may adversely affect the ability of the Department of Defense to negotiate and effectuate arms-length transactions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Any suggested changes to any covered ethics requirement to further the establishment and maintenance of ethical standards, while also supporting the ability of the Department of Defense to hire and retain personnel and obtain expertise from academia, think tanks, industry, and other groups to support national security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered ethics requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered ethics requirement</term>” means each of the requirements under the following provisions of law:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/181">Public Law 110–181</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701">10 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 1045 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s971">10 U.S.C. 971 note</ref> prec.).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Section 1117 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s971">10 U.S.C. 971 note</ref> prec.).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s988">Section 988 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2139bc40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the results of the study conducted under the agreement by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmittal to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2794">136 STAT. 2794</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of defense evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit with the report transmitted pursuant to paragraph (2) an evaluation of each change suggested pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(H).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> The evaluation shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139bc46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139bc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a determination of whether the Secretary concurs with each suggested change;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139e358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of the potential effects of each suggested change on the ability of the Department of Defense to hire or retain personnel at the Department of Defense, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139e359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an assessment of the potential effects of each suggested change on the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, or redress violations of ethical standards, including conflicts of interest; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2139e35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1074">SEC. 1074. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2139e35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>JOINT CONCEPT FOR COMPETING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213a7f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a Joint Concept for Competing.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213a7f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Joint Concept for Competing are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>define the roles and missions of the Department of Defense in long-term strategic competition with specific competitors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conceptualize the employment of joint forces capabilities to deter adversarial military action by strategic competitors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>describe the manner in which the Department of Defense will use its forces, capabilities, posture, indications and warning systems, and authorities to protect United States national interests in the course of participating in long-term strategic competition, including through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>departmental efforts to integrate Department of Defense roles and missions with other instruments of national power;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>security cooperation with partners and allies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>operations relating to long-term strategic competition, particularly below the threshold of traditional armed conflict;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>identify priority lines of effort and assign responsibility to relevant Armed Forces, combatant commands, and other elements of the Department of Defense for each specified line of effort in support of the Joint Concept for Competing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>provide means for integrating and continuously improving the ability of the Department to engage in long-term strategic competition.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213a7fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for two years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the Joint Concept for Competing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2795">136 STAT. 2795</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A detailed description of any actions taken by the Department of Defense relative to the purposes specified under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An articulation of any new concepts or strategies necessary to support the Joint Concept for Competing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An articulation of any capabilities, resources, or authorities necessary to implement the Joint Concept for Competing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An explanation of the manner in which the Joint Concept for Competing relates to and integrates with the Joint Warfighting Concept.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An explanation of the manner in which the Joint Concept for Competing synchronizes and integrates with efforts of other departments and agencies of the United States Government to address long-term strategic competition.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213a7fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1075">SEC. 1075. </num><heading>ANALYSIS OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF RELOCATING MAJOR UNITS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213b1bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of relocating major units of the United States Armed Forces to a covered country. Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of commitments made by a covered country to provide host nation support, including funding for construction and maintenance of Department of Defense facilities and other actions that might reduce costs to the Department of Defense associated with hosting major units of the Armed Forces in such covered country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213b1bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Relocation estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the expenses associated with the relocation of major units of the Armed Forces from current host nation locations, as well as a description of any benefits that would be derived from colocating such units with existing United States or multinational forces at current host nation locations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213b1bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a description of the extent to which positioning major units of the Armed Forces in covered countries would provide greater operational benefit than keeping such units in current locations, including an analysis of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the geographic significance of covered countries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any capabilities the host nation may offer, such as air defense or base security or terms under which the United States may use facilities on their territory; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an analysis of the risks associated with the relocation of such units to covered countries;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>a description of any engagements at the Under Secretary level or higher with an official of a covered country with respect to anticipated major unit movements in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command during the period covered by the future-years defense program most recently submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2796">136 STAT. 2796</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the engagement with each covered country during the calendar year preceding the calendar during which the report is submitted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of any specific requirements identified in order to host a major unit; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213b1bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of a covered country has been determined to be unsuitable for hosting a major unit of the Armed Forces, a description of why it was determined unsuitable; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any other matter the Secretary determines is relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213b1bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered country</term>” means Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, or Slovakia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213b1c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>major unit</term>” means an organizational unit composed of more than 500 military personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1076">SEC. 1076. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC COMPETITOR NAVAL FACILITIES IN AFRICA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213bb841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than May 15, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the effects of current or planned covered naval facilities in Africa on the interests of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213bb842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213bb843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213bb844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An identification of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any location in Africa where a covered naval facility has been established; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any location in Africa where a covered naval facility is planned for construction.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A detailed description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any agreement entered into between China or Russia and a country or government in Africa providing for or enabling the establishment or operation of a covered naval facility in Africa; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any efforts by the Department of Defense to change force posture, deployments, or other activities in Africa as a result of current or planned covered naval facilities in Africa.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213bb84c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb84d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the effect that each current covered naval facility has had on Department of Defense interests in and around Africa, including Department of Defense operational plans in the areas of responsibility of geographic combatant commands other than United States Africa Command;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb84e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effect that each planned covered naval facility is expected to have on Department of Defense interests in and around Africa, including Department of Defense operational plans in the areas of responsibility of geographic combatant commands other than United States Africa Command;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb84f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the policy objectives of China and Russia in establishing current and future covered naval facilities at the locations identified under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the specific military capabilities supported by each current or planned covered naval facility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2797">136 STAT. 2797</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213bb851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form without any designation relating to dissemination control, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213bb852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>Africa</term>” means all countries in the area of operations of United States Africa Command and Egypt.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>covered naval facility</term>” means a naval facility owned, operated, or otherwise controlled by the People’s Republic of China or the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213bb855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>naval facility</term>” means a naval base, civilian sea port with dual military uses, or other facility intended for the use of warships or other naval vessels for refueling, refitting, resupply, force projection, or other military purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1081">SEC. 1081. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213bb856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading>TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213c7ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">Title 10, United States Code</ref></inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10">Title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213c7ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213c7baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote> A <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to the second chapter 19 (relating to cyber matters).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 113 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (l)(2)(F), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period after “<quotedText>inclusion in the armed forces</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (m), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (8) as paragraph (9).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The section heading for section 2691 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>state</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>State</b></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 3014 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4002(a) or 4003</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4021(a) or 4022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213c7bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 4423(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4003</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ca2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Section 4831(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4002</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4021</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ca2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Section 4833(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4002</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4021</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ca2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ca2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Effective as of December 27, 2021, and as if included therein as enacted, section 907(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>116–283</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>115–232</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ca2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ca2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 USC 391 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Effective as of December 20, 2019, and as if included therein as enacted, section 905(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 U.S.C. 391 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period at the end.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ca2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ca2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 USC 2224 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Effective as of December 26, 2013, and as if included therein as enacted, section 932(c)(2)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (c)(3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2798">136 STAT. 2798</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ca2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic Execution of Conforming Changes to Tables of Sections, Tables of Contents, and Similar Tabular Entries in Defense Laws</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ca2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of need for separate conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1">Chapter 1 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ca2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ca2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y213cc9dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">“§ 102.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 USC 102</ref>.</p></sidenote> Effect of certain amendments on conforming changes to tables of sections, tables of contents, and similar tabular entries</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213cc9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic Execution of Conforming Changes</inline>.—</heading><content>When an amendment to a covered defense law adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered defense law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213cc9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment described in such subsection when—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same time expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the operation of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213cc9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Defense Law</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered defense law</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>this title;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>titles 32 and 37;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>any national defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Department of Defense; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered defense law for purposes of application of this section.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of chapter 1 of title 10, United <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote>States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><chapter id="y213cc9ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="1">“CHAPTER 1—</num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote>DEFINITIONS, RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, CROSS REFERENCES, AND RELATED MATTERS”</heading></chapter> </quotedContent><b>.</b></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213cc9ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 USC 102 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">Section 102 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply to the amendments made by this section and other amendments made by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213cc9f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213cc9f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 USC 102 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1082">SEC. 1082. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PROTECTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213d3f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civilian Protection Center of Excellence</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2799">136 STAT. 2799</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d3f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch7">Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 183a the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y213d8d45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="184">“§ 184.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213d8d46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184">10 USC 184</ref>.</p></sidenote> Civilian Protection Center of Excellence</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213d8d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall operate the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. The purpose of the Center shall be to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>serve as the focal point for matters related to civilian casualties and other forms of civilian harm resulting from military operations involving the United States Armed Forces; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>institutionalize and advance knowledge, practices, and tools for preventing, mitigating, and responding to civilian harm.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213d8d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Center shall be used to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>develop standardized civilian-harm operational reporting and data management processes to improve data collection, sharing, and learning across the Department of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>develop, recommend, and review guidance, and the implementation of guidance, on how the Department responds to civilian harm;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>develop recommended guidance for addressing civilian harm across the full spectrum of armed conflict and for use in doctrine and operational plans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>recommend training and exercises for the prevention and investigation of civilian harm;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>develop a repository of civilian casualty and civilian harm information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>capture lessons learned from assessments and investigations of civilian casualty incidents and supporting institutionalization of such lessons learned within policy, doctrine, training, exercises, and tactics, techniques, and procedures of the Department of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>support the coordination and synchronization of efforts across combatant commands, the Department of State, and other relevant United States Government departments and agencies to prevent, mitigate, and respond to incidents of civilian harm;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>engage with nongovernmental organizations and civilian casualty experts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defense may specify.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213d8d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213d8d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213d8d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department, an annual report on the activities of the Center.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213d8d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213d8d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213d8d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 171</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 183a the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“184. </designator> <label>Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213d8d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213d8d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184">10 USC 184 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, as required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184">section 184 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall be established by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2800">136 STAT. 2800</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213d8d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the establishment of such Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1083">SEC. 1083. </num><heading>RONALD V. DELLUMS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN STEM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x213d8d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4093/f">Section 4093(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213db46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In coordination with the efforts under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall additionally establish a program, which shall be known as the ‘Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship in STEM’, to provide financial assistance under this section to at least 30 students from communities that are underrepresented in the Department of Defense STEM workforce, not fewer of 50 percent of whom shall attend historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions. As part of such program, the Secretary shall establish an internship program that provides each student who is awarded a fellowship under this paragraph with an internship in an organization or element of the Department of Defense, and to the extent practicable, each such student shall be paired with a mid-level or a senior-level official of the relevant organization or element of the Department of Defense who shall serve as a mentor during the internship.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1084">SEC. 1084. </num><heading>AMENDMENT TO MEMORIAL FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES KILLED IN ATTACK ON HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1087 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 U.S.C. 8903 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense may</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1085">SEC. 1085. </num><heading>PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF COST OF CERTAIN MILITARY OPERATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x213ddb7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ddb80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s122a">10 USC 122a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ddb81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a) <headingText class="smallCaps">Publication of Information.—</headingText></quotedText>” before “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ddb82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of any contingency operation conducted by the United States Armed Forces on or after September 18, 2001.</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ddb83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213e0294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Display of Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The information required to be posted under subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213e0295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be posted directly on the website of the Department of Defense, in an accessible and clear format;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213e0296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>include corresponding documentation as links or attachments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213e0297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>include, for each contingency operation, a list of countries where the contingency operation has taken place.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213e0298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that all the information required to be posted under subsection (a) is updated by not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213e0299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contingency Operation Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>contingency operation</term>’ has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a/13">section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2801">136 STAT. 2801</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1086">SEC. 1086. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213e029a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 USC 2911 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f140b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f140c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reliance on Russian energy poses a critical challenge for national security activities in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f140d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in order to reduce the vulnerability of United States military facilities to disruptions caused by reliance on Russian energy, the Department of Defense should establish and implement plans to reduce reliance on Russian energy for all main operating bases in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f140e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eliminating Use of Russian Energy</inline>.—</heading><content>It shall be the goal of the Department of Defense to eliminate the use of Russian energy on each main operating base in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command by not later than five years after the date of the completion of an installation energy plan for such base, as required under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f140f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Installation Energy Plans for Main Operating Bases</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f1411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of installations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of main operating bases within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command ranked according to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy disruption.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an installation energy plan for each main operating base on the list submitted under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f1415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment of the feasibility of reaching the goal for the elimination of the use of Russian energy pursuant to subsection (b) on that base, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y213f1416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a description of the steps that would be required to meet such goal; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y213f1417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f1418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the effects such steps would have on the national security of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f1419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content of Plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each installation energy plan for a main operating base shall include each of the following with respect to that base:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f141a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f141b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the energy resilience requirements, resiliency gaps, and energy-related cybersecurity requirements of the base, including with respect to operational technology, control systems, and facilities-related control systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f141c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification of investments in technology required to improve energy resilience, reduce demand, strengthen energy conservation, and support mission readiness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f141d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An identification of investments in infrastructure, including microgrids, required to strengthen energy resilience and mitigate risk due to grid disturbance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f141e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f141f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f1420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations related to opportunities for the use of renewable energy, clean energy, nuclear energy, and energy storage projects to reduce dependence on natural gas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f1422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of how the requirements and recommendations included pursuant to paragraphs (2) through (4) interact with the energy policies of the country where the base is located, both at present and into the future.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f1423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of Plans</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2802">136 STAT. 2802</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits an installation energy plan for a base under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>begin implementing the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f1427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the contents of the plan and the strategy of the Secretary for implementing the mitigation measures identified in the plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization of certain projects</inline>.—</heading><content>In implementing an installation energy plan for a base under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects requested under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2914">section 2914 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to mitigate assessed risks and improve energy resilience, energy security, and energy conservation at the base.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f1429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplication of certain other authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2914">section 2914 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply with respect to any project carried out pursuant to this section or pursuant to an installation energy plan for a base under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f142a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy for Future Bases</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to ensure that any new military base in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command is established in a manner that proactively includes the consideration of energy security, energy resilience, and mitigation of risk due to energy disruption.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213f142b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Congressional Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees annual briefings on the installation energy plans required under this section. Such briefings shall include an identification of each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f142c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The actions each main operating base is taking to implement the installation energy plan for that base.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f142d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The progress that has been made toward reducing the reliance of United States bases on Russian energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213f142e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The steps being taken and planned across the future-years defense program to meet the goal of eliminating reliance on Russian energy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1087">SEC. 1087. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213f142f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s161">10 USC 161 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN AREA OF OPERATIONS OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ffd90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a joint force headquarters in the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command, in accordance with the implementation plan required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ffd91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Plan and Establishment of Joint Force Headquarters</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan for the establishment of a joint force headquarters in the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command to serve as an operational command. Such plan shall include—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2803">136 STAT. 2803</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the integration of joint all domain command and control effects chains and mission command and control, including in conflicts that arise with minimal warning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the integration of the capabilities of Assault Breaker II, developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related developmental efforts as they transition to operational deployment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the exercise of other joint all domain command and control capabilities and functions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>such other missions and operational tasks as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include each of the following with respect to the joint force headquarters to be established:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the operational chain of command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An identification of the manning and resourcing required, relative to assigned missions, particularly the sources of personnel required.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the mission and lines of effort.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ffd9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A description of the relationship with existing entities in United States Indo-Pacific Command, including an assessment of complementary and duplicative activities with such entities and the joint force headquarters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An identification of supporting infrastructure required.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffd9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ffd9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for Joint Force Headquarters</inline>.—</heading><content>The commander of the joint force headquarters established under this section shall be supported by the United States Indo-Pacific Command subordinate unified commands, subordinate component commands, standing joint task force, and the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y213ffda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ffda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the establishment of the joint force headquarters required under subsection (a), and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report on the joint force headquarters established under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the mission and lines of effort of the joint force headquarters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An accounting of the personnel and other resources supporting the joint force headquarters, including support external to the headquarters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the operational chain of command of the joint force headquarters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ffda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the manning and resourcing of the joint force headquarters, relative to assigned missions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x213ffdaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A description of the relationship with existing entities in Indo-Pacific Command, including an assessment of complementary and duplicative activities with such entities and the joint force headquarters.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2804">136 STAT. 2804</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y213ffdab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1088">SEC. 1088. </num><heading>NATIONAL TABLETOP EXERCISE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2140c0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2140c0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taiwan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a tabletop exercise designed to assess the resiliency of United States domestic critical infrastructure supporting United States military requirements in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2140c0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2140c0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taiwan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A tabletop exercise under this section shall be designed to evaluate the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2140c101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>The resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and logistical chokepoints necessary for the United States Armed Forces to respond to a contingency involving Taiwan, including an assessment of the mobility of the United States Armed Forces in the event of attacks upon such infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Federal Government response options to ensure the viability of domestic critical infrastructure in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The ability of the United States Armed Forces, with the armed forces of United States allies and partners, to resist any resort to force or other form of coercion by an aggressor in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan, if domestic critical infrastructure is compromised.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The importance of nonmilitary actions, including economic and financial measures, by the United States, with United States allies and partners, to deter and, if necessary, respond to a contingency involving Taiwan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2140c105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2140c106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a tabletop exercise is conducted under this section, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the exercise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A briefing under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2140c10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the decision-making, capability, and response gaps observed in the tabletop exercise; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2140c10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2140c10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations to improve the resiliency of, and reduce vulnerabilities in, the domestic critical infrastructure of the United States in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2140c10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>tabletop exercise</term>” means an activity—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2805">136 STAT. 2805</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in which key personnel assigned high-level roles and responsibilities are gathered to deliberate various simulated emergency or rapid response situations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2140c114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that is designed to be used to assess the adequacy of plans, policies, procedures, training, resources, and relationships or agreements that guide prevention of, response to, and recovery from a defined event.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1089">SEC. 1089. </num><heading>PERSONNEL SUPPORTING THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21410f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the manpower study required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for adequately staffing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict to fulfill the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s138/b/2/A/i">section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for exercising authority, direction, and control of all special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21410f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure the plan required under subsection (a) is informed by the manpower study required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21410f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21410f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A validated number of personnel necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Secretariat for Special Operations outlined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s139b">section 139b of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and associated funding across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21410f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21410f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hiring plan.</p></sidenote><content>A hiring plan with milestones for gradually increasing the number of required personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21410f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A breakdown of the optimal mix of required military, civilian, and contractor personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21410f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21410f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the feasibility and advisability of assigning a member of the Senior Executive Service to serve as the Deputy Director of the Secretariat for Special Operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21410f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An identification of any anticipated funding shortfalls for personnel supporting the Secretariat for Special Operations across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21410f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1090">SEC. 1090. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REDESIGNATION OF THE AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES AS THE JAMES M. INHOFE CENTER FOR AFRICA STRATEGIC STUDIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21415d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21415d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Senator James M. Inhofe—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21415d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>has, during his more than three decades of service in the United States Congress—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21415d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>demonstrated a profound commitment to strengthening United States-Africa relations; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2806">136 STAT. 2806</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21415d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>been one of the foremost leaders in Congress on matters related to United States-Africa relations;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21415d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>was a key advocate for the establishment of United States Africa Command; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21415d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has conducted 170 visits to countries in Africa; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21415d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>as a recognition of Senator Inhofe’s long history of engaging with, and advocating for, Africa, the Department of Defense Africa Center for Strategic Studies should be renamed the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1091">SEC. 1091. </num><heading>INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO TIER 1 AND TIER 2 JOINT TRAINING EXERCISES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214220b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214220b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214220ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall require that offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities be integrated into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214220bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement to Include Opposing Force</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chairman shall require exercises conducted under subsection (a) to include an opposing force design based on a current intelligence assessment of the electromagnetic order of battle and capabilities of an adversary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214220bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214220bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chairman may waive the requirements under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to an exercise if the Chairman determines that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the exercise does not require—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a demonstration of electronic warfare capabilities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a militarily significant threat from electronic warfare attack; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the integration of offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities into the exercise is cost prohibitive or not technically feasible based on the overall goals of the exercise.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214220c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Concurrent with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Chairman shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on exercises conducted under subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of such exercises planned and included in the budget submission for that fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the results of each such exercise conducted in the preceding fiscal year, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the extent to which offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities were integrated into the exercise;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214220c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214220c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214220c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an evaluation and assessment of the exercise to determine the impact of the opposing force on the participants in the exercise, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214220ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>joint lessons learned;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214220cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>high interest training issues; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214220cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>high interest training requirements; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities were part of an overall joint fires and, if so, a description of how such capabilities were incorporated into the joint fires.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214220ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2807">136 STAT. 2807</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>electromagnetic order of battle</term>” has the meaning given that term in Joint Publication 3-85 titled “Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations”, dated May 2020.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The terms “high interest training issue”, “high interest training requirement”, “Tier 1”, and “Tier 2” have the meanings given those terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces of the United States (Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), dated April 20, 2015.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214220d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>joint fires</term>” has the meaning given that term in the publication of the Joint Staff titled “Insights and Best Practices Focus Paper on Integration and Synchronization of Joint Fires”, dated July 2018.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1092">SEC. 1092. </num><heading>NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21452e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established an independent commission in the legislative branch to be known as the “Commission on the Future of the Navy” (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of commission</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on naval force structure</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21452e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21452e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission shall undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Navy and policy assumptions related to the size and force mixture of the Navy, in order—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to make recommendations on the size and force mixture of ships; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to make recommendations on the size and force mixture of naval aviation.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21452e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21452e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In undertaking the study required by this subsection, the Commission shall carry out each of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>An evaluation and identification of a structure for the Navy that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>has the depth and scalability to meet current and anticipated requirements of the combatant commands;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>assumes four different funding levels of: fiscal year 2023 appropriated plus inflation; fiscal year 2023 appropriated with 3–5 percent real growth; such as is necessary to build, man, maintain and modernize the fleet required by section 1025 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>); and notionally unconstrained to meet the needs of the National Defense Strategy including a particular focus on the areas of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States European Command;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>ensures that the Navy has the capacity needed to support current and anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance missions in the United States;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>provides for sufficient numbers of members of the Navy to ensure a 115 percent manning level of all deployed ships and not <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2808">136 STAT. 2808</page> less than a 90 percent manning level at any point in time;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>provides a sustainable force generation model with the associated rotational presence, personnel, training, and maintenance assumptions;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">(ff) </num><content>identifies forward basing and stationing requirements; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">(gg) </num><content>identifies potential strategic and operational risk tradeoffs and makes recommendations among readiness, efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and affordability.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>An evaluation and identification of combatant command demand and fleet size, including recommendations to support—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>readiness;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>training;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>routine ship maintenance;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>personnel;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>forward presence;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">(ff) </num><content>depot level ship maintenance; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y21452e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">(gg) </num><content>fleet modernization.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>A detailed review of the cost of the recapitalization of the Nuclear Triad in the Department of Defense and its effect on the Navy’s budget.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>A review of Navy personnel policies and training to determine changes needed across all personnel activities to improve training effectiveness and force tactical readiness and reduce operational stress.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on shipbuilding and innovation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall conduct a study on shipbuilding, new construction, and repair shipyards, and opportunities to better integrate advanced technologies such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence in the fleet.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21452e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21452e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study required under this subsection, the Commission shall consider the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Recommendations for specific changes to the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, which may include legislative changes such as providing multi-year appropriations or expanded use of innovative technology.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>Recommendations for changes to the ship design and build program that could reduce technical and schedule risk, reduce cost, accelerate build timelines, and prioritize an incremental approach to introducing change.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>Recommendations for changes to the ship depot maintenance program in order to reduce overhaul timelines, integrate current technologies into ships, and reduce costs.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Powers of commission</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hearings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2809">136 STAT. 2809</page> testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out its duties under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information from federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the Co-Chairs of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of postal service</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21452e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to accept gifts</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21452e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and property from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Commission. The authority under this paragraph does not extend to gifts of money.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2145554e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation; conflicts of interest</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall document gifts accepted under the authority provided by clause (i) and shall avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2145554f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance with congressional ethics rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as specifically provided in this section, a member of the Commission shall comply with rules set forth by the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives governing employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2024, the Commission shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an unclassified report, with classified annexes if necessary, that includes the findings and conclusions of the Commission as a result of the studies required under this section, together with its recommendations for such legislative actions as the Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the studies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21455553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, of whom—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145555a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145555b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2810">136 STAT. 2810</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145555c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145555d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145555e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-chairs</inline>.—</heading><content>There shall be two Co-Chairs of the Commission. The Republican leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives shall jointly select one Co-Chair, and the Democratic leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives shall jointly select the other.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145555f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment date; notifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Members shall be appointed to the commission under paragraph (1) by not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Individuals making appointments under paragraph (1) shall provide notice of the appointments to the Secretary of Defense (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications and expertise</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making appointments under this subsection, consideration shall be given to individuals with expertise in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21455564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>United States naval policy and strategy;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21455565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>naval forces capability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21455566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>naval nuclear propulsion and weapons;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21455567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>naval force structure design, organization, and employment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21455568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Navy personnel matters;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21455569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Navy acquisition and sustainment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2145556a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>Navy shipbuilding;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2145556b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>naval aviation aircraft procurement; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2145556c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>Navy ship and aircraft depot maintenance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145556d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>Officers or employees of the Federal Government (other than experts or consultants the services of which are procured under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>) may not be appointed as members of the Commission.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145556e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on members of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Members of Congress may not serve on the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145556f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacancies</inline>.—</heading><content>Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal of members</inline>.—</heading><content>A member may be removed from the Commission for cause by the individual serving in the position responsible for the original appointment of such member under subsection (b)(1), provided that notice has first been provided to such member of the cause for removal and voted and agreed upon by three quarters of the members serving. A vacancy created by the removal of a member under this subsection shall not affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2811">136 STAT. 2811</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quorum</inline>.—</heading><content>.A majority of the members serving on the Commission shall constitute a quorum.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Congressional Record, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed as published in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall hold its initial meeting.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21455577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel Matters</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Status as federal employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2105">section 2105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be Federal employees in the legislative branch subject to all the laws and policies applicable to legislative branch employees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oath of office</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2903/b">section 2903(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, an employee of an Executive Branch agency, otherwise authorized to administer oaths under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2903">section 2903 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, may administer the oath of office to Commissioners for the purpose of their service to the Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145557a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security clearances</inline>.—</heading><content>The appropriate Federal departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, except that no person may be provided with access to classified information under this Act without the appropriate security clearances.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145557b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pay for members</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for each day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation additional to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145557c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2145557d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145557e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Co-Chairs of the Commission may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Executive Director in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3161">section 3161 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145557f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission staff</inline>.—</heading><content>The Executive Director may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as staff of the Commission in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3161">section 3161 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detailees authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>On a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal Government may provide, and the Commission may accept personnel detailed from such departments and agencies, including active-duty military personnel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The members and staff of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, while away from their homes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2812">136 STAT. 2812</page> or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21455583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance from department of defense</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for support of the Commission, the Secretary may make transfers to the Commission for commission expenses, including compensation of commission members, officers, and employees, and provision of other such services, funds, facilities, and other support services as necessary for the performance of the Commission’s functions. Funds made available to support and provide assistance to the Commission may be used for payment of compensation of members, officers, and employees of the Commission without transfer under this subparagraph. Amounts transferred under this subparagraph shall remain available until expended. Transfer authority provided by this subparagraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2215">Section 2215 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to a transfer of funds under this subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treasury account authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury may establish an account or accounts for the Commission from which any amounts transferred under this clause may be used for activities of the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21455588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liaison</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall designate at least one officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145558a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2145558b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Additional support</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent that funds are available for such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary may, at the request of the Co-Chairs of the Commission—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145558c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2145558d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>enter into contracts for the acquisition of administrative supplies and equipment for use by the Commission; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145558e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>make available the services of a Federal funded research and development center or an independent, nongovernmental organization, described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2145558f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preliminary administrative support authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the appointment of the Co-Chairs under subsection (b), the Secretary may provide administrative support authorized under this section necessary to facilitate the standing up of the Commission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21455590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1093">SEC. 1093. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21455591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40103">49 USC 40103 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DYNAMIC AIRSPACE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21466702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21466703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot program required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of developing, testing, and assessing dynamic <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2813">136 STAT. 2813</page> scheduling and management of special activity airspace in order to accommodate emerging military testing and training requirements, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21466704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>special activity airspace for use by the Department of Defense for emerging military testing and training requirements of infrequent or limited durations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21466705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>streamlining the process for the Department of Defense to request the designation of special activity airspace for activities described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21466706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development, test, and assessment of dynamic airspace</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the pilot program established under paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly test not less than two use cases concerning temporary or permanent special activity airspace established by the Federal Aviation Administration for use by the Department of Defense that develop, test, and assess—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21466707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the availability of such airspace on an infrequent or limited duration necessary to accommodate the Department of Defense’s emerging military testing and training requirements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether the processes for the Department of Defense to request special activity airspace for infrequent or limited duration military testing and training events meet Department of Defense testing and training requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21468e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program established by subsection (a) shall not interfere with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public’s right of transit consistent with national security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft within the National Airspace System;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the use of airspace necessary to ensure the efficient use of the National Airspace System; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Department of Defense use of special activity airspace that is established through means other than the pilot program established by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21468e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by the Administrator</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the establishment of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the interim findings of the Administrator with respect to the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21468e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>How the pilot program established under subsection (a)(1) affected policies on establishing and scheduling special activity airspace with an emphasis on the impact of allocation and utilization policies to other nonparticipating aviation users of the National Airspace System.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Whether the streamlined processes for dynamic scheduling and management of special activity airspace involved in the pilot program established under subsection (a)(1) contributed to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21468e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the public’s right of transit consistent with national security;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2814">136 STAT. 2814</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21468e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft within the National Airspace System; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21468e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the use of airspace necessary to ensure the efficient use of the National Airspace System.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21468e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by the Secretary of Defense</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the establishment of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the interim findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot program. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21468e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>Such report shall include an analysis of how the pilot program affected military testing and training.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21468e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>special activity airspace</term>” means the following airspace with defined dimensions within the National Airspace System wherein limitations may be imposed upon aircraft operations:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Restricted areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Military operations areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Air traffic control assigned airspace.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Warning areas.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21468e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>use cases</term>” means a compendium of airspace utilization data collected from the development, testing, and assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1), and other test points or metrics as agreed to by the Administrator and the Secretary, within a specific geographic region as determined by the Administrator and Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21468e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program under subsection (a)(1) shall continue for not more than three years after the date on which it is established.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XI">TITLE XI—</num><heading>CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1101. </designator> <label>Restricted reporting option for Department of Defense civilian employees choosing to report experiencing adult sexual assault.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1102. </designator> <label>Modification and extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1103. </designator> <label>One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1104. </designator> <label>Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1105. </designator> <label>Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former Department of Defense officials.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1106. </designator> <label>Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1107. </designator> <label>Flexible workplace programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1108. </designator> <label>Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1109. </designator> <label>Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2815">136 STAT. 2815</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1110. </designator> <label>Modification and extension of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1111. </designator> <label>Modification of temporary expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by federal agencies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1112. </designator> <label>Modification to pilot program for the temporary assignment of cyber and information technology personnel to private sector organizations.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1101">SEC. 1101. </num><heading>RESTRICTED REPORTING OPTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES CHOOSING TO REPORT EXPERIENCING ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2146dc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch81">Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21472a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="1599j">“§ 1599j.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21472a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599j">10 USC 1599j</ref>.</p></sidenote>Restricted reports of incidents of adult sexual assault</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21472a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restricted Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may provide a civilian employee of the Department of Defense an opportunity to submit to an individual described in subsection (d) a restricted report of an alleged incident of adult sexual assault for the purpose of assisting the employee in obtaining information and access to authorized victim support services provided by the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21472a78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on Disclosures and Initiating Investigations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Unless <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21472a79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the Secretary determines that a disclosure is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and imminent safety threat to the employee submitting the report or to another person, a restricted report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21472a7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be disclosed to the supervisor of the employee or any other management official; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21472a7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>cause the initiation of a Federal civil or criminal investigation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21472a7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties Under Other Laws</inline>.—</heading><content>The receipt of a restricted report submitted under subsection (a) shall not be construed as imputing actual or constructive knowledge of an alleged incident of sexual assault to the Department of Defense for any purpose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2147518d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individuals Authorized to Receive Restricted Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is an individual who performs victim advocate duties under a program for one or more of the following purposes (or any other program designated by the Secretary):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147518e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Sexual assault prevention and response.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147518f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Victim advocacy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21475190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Equal employment opportunity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21475191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Workplace violence prevention and response.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21475192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Employee assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21475193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Family advocacy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21475194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21475195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civilian employee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>civilian employee</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>employee</term>’ in section 2105 of title 5.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21475196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual assault</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sexual assault</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 920 of this title (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and includes penetrative offenses and sexual contact offenses.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21475197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21475198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21475199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1580.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1599j. </designator> <label>Restricted reports of incidents of adult sexual assault.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2816">136 STAT. 2816</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1102">SEC. 1102. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2147519a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4615">122 Stat. 4615</ref>), as most recently amended by section 1112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1953">135 Stat. 1953</ref>), is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147519b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that is in the area of responsibility</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>United States Africa Command,</quotedText>” and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147519c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1103">SEC. 1103. </num><heading>ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/234">Public Law 109–234</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/443">120 Stat. 443</ref>), as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4616">122 Stat. 4616</ref>) and as most recently amended by section 1114 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1954">135 Stat. 1954</ref>), is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1104">SEC. 1104. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214777ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2672">10 USC 2672 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2147c5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2147c5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Standardized Credentials Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147c5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary of each military department develops standardized credentials for Defense law enforcement officers under their respective authority;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147c5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Secretary of each military department issues such credential to each such officer at no cost to such officer; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147c5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any Department of Defense common access card issued to such an officer clearly identifies the officer as a Defense law enforcement officer.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2147c5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense Law Enforcement Officer Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>Defense law enforcement officer</term>” means a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147c5d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147c5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s807/b">section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147c5d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>is authorized by the Department to carry a firearm.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2817">136 STAT. 2817</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1105">SEC. 1105. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2147c5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s714">10 USC 714 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2147ece8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2147ece9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2147ecea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2024, subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s714">section 714 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147eceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by substituting “a serious and credible threat” for “an imminent and credible threat”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147ecec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by substituting “three years” for “two years”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147eced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)(A), by substituting—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147ecee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>“congressional leadership and the congressional defense committees” for “the congressional defense committees”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2147ecef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by substituting “the justification for such determination, scope of the protection, and the anticipated cost and duration of such protection” for “the justification for such determination”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1106">SEC. 1106. </num><heading>ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21483b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch303">Chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 4093 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21488931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="4094">“§ 4094.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21488932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4094">10 USC 4094</ref>.</p></sidenote> Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21488933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program using the pay authority specified in subsection (d) to fix the rate of basic pay for positions described in subsection (c) in order to assist the military departments in attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and performing complex, high-cost research and technology development efforts in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21488934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approval Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The program may be carried out in a military department only with the approval of the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21488935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Positions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The positions described in this subsection are positions in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21488936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>require expertise of an extremely high level in a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition management field; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21488937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>are critical to the successful accomplishment of an important research or technology development mission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21488938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rate of Basic Pay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pay authority specified in this subsection is authority as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21488939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, upon the approval of the service acquisition executive concerned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2148893a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of the military department concerned.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2818">136 STAT. 2818</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2148893b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2148893c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority in subsection (a) may be used only to the extent necessary to competitively recruit or retain individuals exceptionally well qualified for positions described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2148b04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of positions</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority in subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more than five positions in each military department at any one time, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in concurrence with the Secretaries of the military departments concerned, authorizes the transfer of positions from one military department to another.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2148b04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of positions</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority in subsection (a) may be used only for positions having a term of less than five years.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2148b04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories of the Department of Defense Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense</term>’ means the laboratories designated as science and technology reinvention laboratories by section 4121(b) of this title.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2148b050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2148b051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2148b052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4061.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 4093 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“4094. </designator> <label>Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2148b053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2148b054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4094">10 USC 4094 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall take effect immediately after section 881 of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1107">SEC. 1107. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2148b055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 1030.</p></sidenote><heading>FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE PROGRAMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2148b056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2148b057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2148b058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall promulgate guidance to the military departments to promote consistency in policies relating to flexible workplace programs. Such guidance shall address at a minimum the conditions under which an employee is allowed to perform all or a portion of assigned duties—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2148b059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>at a telecommuting center established pursuant to statute; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2148b05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>through the use of flexible workplace services agreements.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1108">SEC. 1108. </num><heading>ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES IN TIME-LIMITED APPOINTMENTS TO COMPETE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2148fe7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3304">Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21494c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility of Department of Defense Employees in Time-limited Appointments to Compete for Permanent Appointments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the term ‘<term>Department</term>’ means the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the term ‘<term>time-limited appointment</term>’ means a temporary or term appointment in the competitive service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other provision of law relating to the examination, certification, and appointment of individuals in the competitive service, an employee of the Department serving <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2819">136 STAT. 2819</page> under a time-limited appointment is eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service when the Department is accepting applications from individuals within its own workforce, or from individuals outside its own workforce, under merit promotion procedures, if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the employee was appointed initially under open, competitive examination under subchapter I of this chapter to the time-limited appointment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21494ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>the employee has served under 1 or more time-limited appointments within the Department for a period or periods totaling more than 2 years without a break of 2 or more years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the employee’s performance has been at an acceptable level of performance throughout the period or periods referred to in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Career-conditional status; competitive status</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An individual appointed to a permanent position under this section—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>becomes a career-conditional employee, unless the employee has otherwise completed the service requirements for career tenure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>acquires competitive status upon appointment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Former employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Department is accepting applications as described in paragraph (2), a former employee of the Department who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets the requirements of this section shall be eligible to compete for a permanent position in the competitive service under this section if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21494caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>the employee applies for a position covered by this section not later than 2 years after the most recent date of separation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the employee’s most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21494cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1109">SEC. 1109. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2149c1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4092">Section 4092 of title 10, united states code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(8), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2030</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(H)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10 positions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>15 positions</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 such positions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 such positions</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraphs (B) and (H) of paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to any of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to any of the</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2820">136 STAT. 2820</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and any of the 5 positions designated by the Director of the Space Development Agency</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Projects Agency</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Director of the Space Development Agency</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2149c1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Space Development Agency,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Intelligence Center,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1110">SEC. 1110. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2149c1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 4091.</p></sidenote><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2149c1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Obsolete Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1109(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (D).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2149c1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1109(d)(1) of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1111">SEC. 1111. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY SPOUSES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2149e8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of section 573 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3330d">5 U.S.C. 3330d note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2028</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2149e8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Opm Limitation and Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of such section is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1112">SEC. 1112. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL TO PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1110(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3702">5 U.S.C. 3702 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="XII">TITLE XII—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Assistance and Training</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1201.  </designator> <label>Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1202.  </designator> <label>Modifications to Reports on Security Cooperation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1203.  </designator> <label>Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of excellence.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1204.  </designator> <label>Modification of existing authorities to provide for an Irregular Warfare Center and a Regional Defense Fellowship Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1205.  </designator> <label>Modification to authority to provide support for conduct of operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1206.  </designator> <label>Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1207.  </designator> <label>Modification and extension of authority to support border security operations of certain foreign countries.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2821">136 STAT. 2821</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1208.  </designator> <label>Security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance women, peace, and security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1209.  </designator> <label>Review of implementation of prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1210.  </designator> <label>Independent assessment of United States efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the military forces of Somalia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1211.  </designator> <label>Security cooperation activities at Counter-UAS University.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1212.  </designator> <label>Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1221.  </designator> <label>Extension of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1222.  </designator> <label>Additional matters for inclusion in reports on oversight in Afghanistan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1223.  </designator> <label>Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1231.  </designator> <label>Modification of annual report on the military capabilities of Iran and related activities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1232.  </designator> <label>Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1233.  </designator> <label>Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1234.  </designator> <label>Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1235.  </designator> <label>Prohibition on transfers to Iran.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1236.  </designator> <label>Report on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives abroad.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1237.  </designator> <label>Assessment of support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and missile threats.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1238.  </designator> <label>Interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1239.  </designator> <label>Prohibition on transfers to Badr Organization.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1240.  </designator> <label>Report on United Nations arms embargo on Iran.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Matters Relating to Russia</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1241.  </designator> <label>Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1242.  </designator> <label>Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and Russia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1243.  </designator> <label>Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1244.  </designator> <label>Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and other matters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1245.  </designator> <label>Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1246.  </designator> <label>Report on Department of Defense plan for the provision of short and medium-term security assistance to Ukraine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1247.  </designator> <label>Oversight of United States assistance to Ukraine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1251.  </designator> <label>Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1252.  </designator> <label>Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative to authorize use of funds for the Coast Guard.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1253.  </designator> <label>Modification of prohibition on participation of the People’s Republic of China in rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1254.  </designator> <label>Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1255.  </designator> <label>Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1256.  </designator> <label>Enhanced indications and warning for deterrence and dissuasion.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1257.  </designator> <label>Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1258.  </designator> <label>Reporting on institutions of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1259.  </designator> <label>Review of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments made by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and entities directed or backed by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1260.  </designator> <label>Enhancing major defense partnership with India.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1261.  </designator> <label>Pilot program to develop young civilian defense leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2822">136 STAT. 2822</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1262.  </designator> <label>Report on bilateral agreements supporting United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1263.  </designator> <label>Statement of policy on Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1264.  </designator> <label>Sense of congress on joint exercises with Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1265.  </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1271.  </designator> <label>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1272.  </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on NATO and United States defense posture in Europe.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1273.  </designator> <label>Report on Fifth Fleet capabilities upgrades.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1274.  </designator> <label>Report on use of social media by foreign terrorist organizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1275.  </designator> <label>Report and feasibility study on collaboration to meet shared national security interests in East Africa.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1276.  </designator> <label>Assessment of challenges to implementation of the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1277.  </designator> <label>Modification and extension of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned aerial systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1278.  </designator> <label>Sense of Congress and briefing on multinational force and observers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1279.  </designator> <label>Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Assistance and Training</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1201">SEC. 1201. </num><heading>PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL EXPENSES NECESSARY FOR PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY COLOMBIA UNDER THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA ACTION PLAN FOR REGIONAL SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214aac4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch16/schIV">Subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y214ad360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="335">“§ 335.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214ad361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s335">10 USC 335</ref>.</p></sidenote>Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214ad362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may pay the expendable training supplies, travel, subsistence, and similar personnel expenses of, and special compensation for, the following that the Secretary considers necessary for participation in the training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ad363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Defense personnel of friendly foreign governments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ad364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>With the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other personnel of friendly foreign governments and nongovernmental personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214ad365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ad366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority provided in subsection (a) may only be used for the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such personnel from developing countries.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ad367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214ad368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau> The Secretary may authorize the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such personnel from a country other than a developing country if the Secretary determines that such payment is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ad369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>necessary to respond to extraordinary circumstances; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ad36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the national security interest of the United States.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2823">136 STAT. 2823</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214ad36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch16/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214ad36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214ad36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 331.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“335. </designator> <label>Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1202">SEC. 1202. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTS ON SECURITY COOPERATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214bbdce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support to Friendly Foreign Countries for Conduct Operations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s331/d/2">Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214bbdcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214bbdd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A description of each entity with which the applicable friendly foreign country is engaged in hostilities and whether each such entity is covered by an authorization for the use of military force.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214be4e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense Institution Capacity Building</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s332/b/2">Section 332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>quarter</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each fiscal year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than February 1 of each year</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214be4e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Build Capacity of Foreign Forces</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s333/f">Section 333(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Quarterly</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Semi-Annual</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a quarterly</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a semi-annual</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214be4e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>calendar quarter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>180 days</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214be4ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Security Cooperation Activities</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s386">Section 386 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y214d1d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="386">“§ 386.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Annual report</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214d1d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that sets forth, on a country-by-country basis, an overview of security cooperation activities carried out by the Department of Defense during the fiscal year in which such report is submitted, using the authorities specified in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214d1d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each country and for the entirety of the period covered by such report, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d1d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A narrative summary that provides—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a brief overview of the primary security cooperation objectives for the activities encompassed by the report; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of how such activities advance the theater security cooperation strategy of the relevant geographic combatant command.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d1d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A table that includes an aggregated amount with respect to each of the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2824">136 STAT. 2824</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>With respect to amounts made available for section 332(a) of this title, the Department of Defense cost to provide any Department personnel as advisors to a ministry of defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>With respect to amounts made available for section 332(b) of this title, the Department of Defense incremental execution costs to conduct activities under such section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>With respect to section 333 of this title, the value of all programs for which notice is required by such section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>With respect to section 335 of this title, the total Department of Defense costs to fund expenses to attend training provided by the Government of Colombia that began during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>With respect to amounts made available for section 341 of this title, the Department of Defense manpower and travel costs to conduct bi-lateral state partnership program engagements with the partner country.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>With respect to amounts made available for section 342 of this title, the Department of Defense-funded, foreign-partner travel costs to attend a regional center activity that began during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d1d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>With respect to amounts made available for section 345 of this title, the estimated Department of Defense execution cost to complete all training that began during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>With respect to amounts made available for section 2561 of this title, the planned execution cost of completing humanitarian assistance activities for the partner country that were approved for the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>A table that includes aggregated totals for each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Pursuant to section 311 of this title, the number of personnel from a partner country assigned to a Department of Defense organization.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Pursuant to section 332(a) of this title, the number of Department of Defense personnel assigned as advisors to a ministry of defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Pursuant to section 332(b) of this title, the number of activities conducted by the Department of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The number of new programs carried out during the period of the report that required notice under section 333 of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>With respect to section 335 of this title, the number of partner country officials who participated in training provided by the Government of Colombia that began during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>With respect to section 341 of this title, the number of Department of Defense bilateral state partnership program engagements with the partner country that began during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>With respect to section 342 of this title, the number of partner country officials who participated in regional center activity that began during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Pursuant to the authorities under sections 343, 345, 348, 349, 350 and 352 of this title, the total number <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2825">136 STAT. 2825</page> of partner country personnel who began training during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Pursuant to section 347 of this title, the number of cadets from the partner country that were enrolled in the Service Academies during the period of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>Pursuant to amounts made available to carry out section 2561 of this title, the number of new humanitarian assistance projects funded through the Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid account that were approved during the period of the required report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>A table that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>For each person from the partner country assigned to a Department of Defense organization pursuant to section 311 of this title—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>whether the person is a member of the armed forces or a civilian;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the rank of the person (if applicable); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the component of the Department of Defense and location to which such person is assigned.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>With respect to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense or member of the armed forces that was assigned, pursuant to section 332(a) of this title, as an advisor to a ministry of defense during the period of the report, a description of the object of the Department of Defense for such support and the name of the ministry or regional organization to which the employee or member was assigned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>With respect to each activity commenced under section 332(b) of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the name of the supported ministry or regional organization;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the component of the Department of Defense that conducted the activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the duration of the activity; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a description of the objective of the activity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>For each program that required notice to Congress under section 333 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the units of the national security forces of the foreign country to which assistance was provided;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the type of operation capability assisted;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a description of the nature of the assistance being provided; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d1d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated cost included in the notice provided for such assistance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d1d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Colombia.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to each Government of Colombia training activity which included Department of Defense funded participants under section 335 of this title that commenced during the period of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the units of the defense personnel of the friendly foreign country to which the Department of Defense funded assistance was provided;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the units of the Government of Colombia that conducted the training activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the duration of the training activity provided by the Government of Colombia;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2826">136 STAT. 2826</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a description of the objective of the training activity provided by the Government of Colombia.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>With respect to each activity commenced under section 341 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the duration of the activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the number of participating members of the National Guard; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the number of participating personnel of foreign country.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>With respect to each activity of a Regional Center for Security Studies commenced under section 342 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the name of the Regional Center that sponsored the activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the location and duration of the training; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the number of officials from the foreign country who participated the activity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d1da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau>With respect to each training event that commenced under sections 343, 345, 348, 349, 350, or 352 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the training;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d1dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the location and duration of the training; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d44bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the number of personnel of the foreign country trained.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d44bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>With respect to each new project approved under section 2561 of this title during the period of the report and funded through the Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid account—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d44be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the title of the project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d44bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of the assistance to be provided; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214d44c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d44c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>the anticipated costs to provide such assistance.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214d44c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Amendment to Annual Report Requirements</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214d44c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s386">10 USC 386 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>With respect to a report that was required to be submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s386">section 386 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, that has not been submitted as of such date and relates to a year preceding fiscal year 2023, such a report may be submitted in accordance with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d44c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the requirements of such section 386 as amended by subsection (d); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d44c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the requirements of such section 386 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1203">SEC. 1203. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN MULTINATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x214d44c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s344/f">Section 344(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d44c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d44c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214d6bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y214d6bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the International Special Training Centre, established in 1979 and located in Pfullendorf, Germany.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2827">136 STAT. 2827</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1204">SEC. 1204. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE FOR AN IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER AND A REGIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214ea45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s345">Section 345 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the section heading to read as follows: “<quotedText><b>Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Program Authorized</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Authorities</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y214ea460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>operate and administer a Center for Strategic Studies in Irregular Warfare, to be known as the ‘Irregular Warfare Center’, in accordance with the requirements described in subsection (c); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Regional Defense Fellowship Program’, to provide for the education and training of foreign personnel described in paragraph (2) at military or civilian educational institutions, the Irregular Warfare Center, regional centers, conferences, seminars, or other training programs conducted for purposes of regional defense in connection with irregular warfare or combating terrorism.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ea464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) (as amended) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y214ecb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered costs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may pay the following costs associated with exercising the authorities under this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ecb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Costs of travel, subsistence, and similar personnel expenses of, and special compensation for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214ecb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>defense personnel of friendly foreign governments to attend activities of the Irregular Warfare Center or attend the Regional Defense Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214ecb78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other personnel of friendly foreign governments and non-governmental personnel to attend activities of the Irregular Warfare Center or attend the Regional Defense Fellowship Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214ecb79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>foreign personnel and United States Government personnel necessary for the administration and execution of the authorities under this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ecb7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Costs associated with the administration and operation of the Irregular Warfare Center, including costs associated with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214ecb7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>research, communication, the exchange of ideas, curriculum development and review, and training of military and civilian participants of the United States and other countries, as the Secretary considers necessary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214ef28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>maintaining an international network of irregular warfare policymakers and practitioners to achieve the objectives of the Department of Defense and the Department of State.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2828">136 STAT. 2828</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ef28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Costs associated with strategic engagement with alumni of the Regional Defense Fellowship Program to address Department of Defense objectives and planning on irregular warfare and combating terrorism topics.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ef28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ef28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Regulations</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Regulations for Regional Defense Fellowship Program</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ef290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The program authorized by subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The authorities granted to the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a)(1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ef291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214ef292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214f40b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Irregular Warfare Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f40b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The mission of the Irregular Warfare Center shall be to serve as a central mechanism for developing the irregular warfare knowledge of the Department of Defense and advancing the understanding of irregular warfare concepts and doctrine, in collaboration with key partners and allies, by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordinating and aligning Department education curricula, standards, and objectives related to irregular warfare;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>facilitating research on irregular warfare, strategic competition, and the role of the Department in supporting interagency activities relating to irregular warfare;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>engaging and coordinating with Federal departments and agencies and with academia, nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and international partners to discuss and coordinate efforts on security challenges in irregular warfare;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>developing curriculum and conducting training and education of military and civilian participants of the United States and other countries, as determined by the Secretary of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>serving as a coordinating body and central repository for irregular warfare resources, including educational activities and programs, and lessons learned across components of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employment and compensation of faculty</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the Irregular Warfare Center—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense may, subject to the availability of appropriations, employ a Director, a Deputy Director, and such civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers, as the Secretary considers necessary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>compensation of individuals employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership with institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In operating the Irregular Warfare Center, to promote integration throughout the United States Government and civil society across the full spectrum of irregular warfare competition and conflict challenges, the Secretary of Defense may partner with an institution of higher education (as such term is defined <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2829">136 STAT. 2829</page> in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f67d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Types of partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may establish a partnership under subparagraph (A) by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>entering into an intergovernmental support agreement pursuant to section 2679 of this title; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>entering into a contract or cooperative agreement or awarding a grant through the Defense Security Cooperation University.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall make a determination with respect to the desirability of partnering with an institution of higher education in a Government-owned, contractor-operated partnership, such as the partnership structure used by the Department of Defense for University Affiliated Research Centers, for meeting the mission requirements of the Irregular Warfare Center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f67d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Roles and responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe guidance for the roles and responsibilities of the relevant components of the Department of Defense in the administration, operation, and oversight of the Irregular Warfare Center, which shall include the roles and responsibilities of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict in policy oversight and governance structure of the Center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, as the Executive Agent in support of the operation of the Center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Any other official of the Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e) (as redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(1)(B)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y214f67dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>A discussion of how the training from the previous year incorporated lessons learned from ongoing conflicts.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f67de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) (as redesignated) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214f8eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f8ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Review of Irregular Warfare Center</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f8ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>shall conduct a review of the structure and activities of the Irregular Warfare Center to determine whether such structure and activities are appropriately aligned with the strategic priorities of the Department of Defense and the applicable combatant commands; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may, after an annual review under paragraph (1), revise the relevant structure and activities so as to more appropriately align such structure and activities with the strategic priorities and combatant commands.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214f8ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f8ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f8ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 341.</p></sidenote> United States Code, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2830">136 STAT. 2830</page> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 345 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“345. </designator> <label>Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214f8ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Treatment as Regional Center for Security Studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1299L(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4012">134 Stat. 4012</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s342">10 U.S.C. 342 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214f8efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that a Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s345">section 345 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a), should be known as the “John S. McCain III Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214f8efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Irregular Warfare Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f8efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a plan for establishing the structure, operations, and administration of the Irregular Warfare Center described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s345/a/1">section 345(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214f8f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>a timeline and milestones for the establishment of the Irregular Warfare Center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214f8f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>steps to enter into partnerships and resource agreements with academic institutions of the Department of Defense or other academic institutions, including any agreement for hosting or operating the Irregular Warfare Center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1205">SEC. 1205. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding subsection (g)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s331">section 331 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the aggregate value of all logistic support, supplies, and services provided under paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of subsection (c) of such section 331 in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may not exceed $950,000,000.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1206">SEC. 1206. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x214fb512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/181">Public Law 110–181</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/393">122 Stat. 393</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214fb513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y214fb514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214fb515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2831">136 STAT. 2831</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y214fb516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$60,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1207">SEC. 1207. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214fdc27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1056">129 Stat. 1056</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y214fdc28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (h) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1208">SEC. 1208. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214fdc29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x214fdc2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s301">10 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS TO ADVANCE WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21502a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During fiscal years 2023 through 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may conduct or support security cooperation programs and activities involving the national military forces or national-level security forces of a foreign country, or other covered personnel, to advise, train, and educate such forces or personnel with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21502a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the recruitment, employment, development, retention, promotion, and meaningful participation in decisionmaking of women;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21502a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic abuse, and other forms of violence that disproportionately impact women;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21502a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the requirements of women, including providing appropriate equipment and facilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21502a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the implementation of activities described in this subsection, including the integration of such activities into security-sector policy, planning, exercises, and training, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21502a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the assistance provided under this section and specifying the recipients of such assistance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21502a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Covered Personnel Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>other covered personnel</term>” means personnel of the ministry of defense or other governmental entity carrying out similar functions of a foreign country.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1209">SEC. 1209. </num><heading>REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT HAVE COMMITTED A GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215114b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the promotion of human rights is a critical element of Department of Defense security cooperation programs and activities that advance United States national security interests and values.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215114b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215114b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the commanders of the geographic combatant commands, shall initiate a review of the policies, guidance, and processes for Department of Defense-wide implementation of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s362">section 362 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215114b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review required by paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2832">136 STAT. 2832</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The standards and procedures by which the Secretary, before making a decision to provide assistance to a unit of a foreign security force under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s362">section 362 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, gives full consideration to credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, including credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by such unit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The roles and responsibilities of Department of Defense components in implementing such section, including the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships, the geographic combatant commands, and the Office of the General Counsel, and whether such components are adequately funded, resourced, and manned to carry out their respective roles and responsibilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The standards and procedures by which the Secretary implements the exception under subsection (b) of such section based on a determination that all necessary corrective steps have been taken.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The standards and procedures by which the Secretary exercises the waiver authority under subsection (c) of such section based on a determination that a waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The policies, standards, and processes for the remediation of units of foreign security forces described in such section and resumption of assistance consistent with such section, and the effectiveness of such remediation process.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The process by which the Secretary determines whether a unit of a foreign security force designated to receive training, equipment, or other assistance under such section is new or fundamentally different from its predecessor for which there was determined to be credible information that the unit had committed a gross violation of human rights.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215114be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215114c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215114c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings of review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (b) that includes any recommendations or corrective actions necessary with respect to the policies, guidance, and processes for Department of Defense-wide implementation of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s362">section 362 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Remediation process</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215114c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through fiscal year 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the remediation process under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s362">section 362 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and resumption of assistance consistent with such section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2833">136 STAT. 2833</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y215114c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>An identification of the units of foreign security forces that currently have been determined under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s362">section 362 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to be ineligible to receive Department of Defense training, equipment, or other assistance.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y215114c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>With respect to each unit identified under clause (i), the date on which such determination was made.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y215114c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The number of requests submitted by geographic combatant commands for review by a remediation review panel with respect to resumption of assistance to a unit of a foreign security force that has been denied assistance under such section, disaggregated by geographic combatant command.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y215114c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>For the preceding reporting period, the number of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y215114ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>remediation review panels convened; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y215114cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>cases resolved.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215114cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y215114cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y215114ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1210">SEC. 1210. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO TRAIN, ADVISE, ASSIST, AND EQUIP THE MILITARY FORCES OF SOMALIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2151b10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall provide for an independent assessment of Department of Defense efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the military forces of Somalia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2151b110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conduct of Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To conduct the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall select—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a federally funded research and development center; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an independent, nongovernmental institute described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that has recognized credentials and expertise in national security and military affairs appropriate for the assessment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2151b113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The evolution of United States approaches to training, advising, assisting, and equipping the military forces of Somalia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The extent to which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Department has an established plan, with objectives and milestones, for the effort to train, advise, assist, and equip such forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>advisory efforts are meeting objectives, including whether and the manner in which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2151b118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>advisors track the operational effectiveness of such forces; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2834">136 STAT. 2834</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2151b119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any such data informs future training and advisory efforts;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>the Department sufficiently engages, collaborates, and deconflicts with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2151b11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>other Federal departments and agencies that conduct assistance and advisory engagements with such forces; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2151b11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>international and multilateral entities that conduct assistance and advisory engagements with such forces; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Department has established and enforced a policy, processes, and procedures for accountability relating to equipment provided by the United States to such forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Factors that have hindered, or may in the future hinder, the development of professional, sustainable, and capable such forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2151b11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>With respect to the effort to train, advise, assist, and equip such forces, the extent to which the December 2020 decision to reduce and reposition outside Somalia the majority of the members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to carry out the effort has impacted the effectiveness of the effort.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2151b120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2023, the entity selected to conduct the assessment required by subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees a report containing the findings of the assessment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2151d831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, up to $1,000,000 shall be made available for the assessment required by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1211">SEC. 1211. </num><heading>SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES AT COUNTER-UAS UNIVERSITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2151d832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2151d833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on how the Department of Defense intends to bolster security cooperation activities with allies and partners at the C-UAS University, including an identification of any shortfalls in resourcing or gaps in authorities that could inhibit these security cooperation efforts.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1212">SEC. 1212. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2151d834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s311">10 USC 311 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21529b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and in coordination with the commanders of the geographic combatant commands, may establish a pilot program, to be known as the “Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program” (in this section referred to as the “pilot program”) to support engagement with military forces of partner countries on defense-related environmental and operational energy issues in support of the theater campaign plans of the geographic combatant commands.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21529b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may carry out the pilot program during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2025.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21529b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2835">136 STAT. 2835</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program shall be limited to the following purposes:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>To build military-to-military relationships in support of the efforts of the Department of Defense to engage in long-term strategic competition.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>To sustain the mission capability and forward posture of the Armed Forces of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>To enhance the capability, capacity, and resilience of the military forces of partner countries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not use the pilot program to provide assistance that is in violation of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s362">section 362 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or otherwise prohibited by law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21529b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Security cooperation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall plan and prioritize assistance, training, and exercises with partner countries pursuant to the pilot program in a manner that is consistent with applicable guidance relating to security cooperation program and activities of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21529b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 and available for operation and maintenance, the Secretary may make available $10,000,000 to support the pilot program, which shall be allocated in accordance with the priorities of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21529b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to each year the Secretary carries out the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on obligations and expenditures made to carry out the pilot program during the fiscal year that precedes the year during which each such report is submitted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall submit each such report not later than March 1 of each year during which the Secretary has authority to carry out the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each such report shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An accounting of each obligation and expenditure made to carry out the pilot program, disaggregated, where applicable, by partner country and military force of a partner country.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An explanation of the manner in which each such obligation or expenditure—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21529b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>supports the national defense of the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21529b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>is in accordance with limitations described in subsection (c).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21529b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any other matter the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21529b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21529b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Cessation of Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>No funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for the Department of Defense may be made available for the “Defense Environmental International Cooperation Program”. During the period specified in subsection (b), all activities and functions of the “Defense Environmental International Cooperation Program” may only be carried out under the pilot program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2836">136 STAT. 2836</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1221">SEC. 1221. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2731">10 U.S.C. 2731 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2033</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1222">SEC. 1222. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN REPORTS ON OVERSIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2152c2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1069(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1912">135 Stat. 1912</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2152c2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (9) through (16) as paragraphs (14) through (21), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2152c2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2152c2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (8) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2152e9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the status of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2152e9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>defense intelligence assets dedicated to Afghanistan and used by the Department of Defense, including the types and amounts of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage over Afghanistan during the period covered by the report; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2152e9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the ability of the United States to detect emerging threats emanating from Afghanistan against the United States, its allies, and its partners.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2152e9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>An assessment of local or indigenous counterterrorism partners of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2152e9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>An assessment of risks to the mission and risks to United States military personnel involved in over-the-horizon counterterrorism operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2152e9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2152e9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>An update on Department of Defense efforts to secure new basing or access agreements with countries in Central Asia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2152e9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2152e9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>An update on the policy guidance for counterterrorism operations of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2152e9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Afganistan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Afghanistan</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1223">SEC. 1223. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available for the operation of any aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport currency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2837">136 STAT. 2837</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1231">SEC. 1231. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x215337e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1245(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215337ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215337eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and regional militant groups</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, regional militant groups, and Iranian-linked proxy groups, in particular those forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to a military attack by another country on Iran;</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215337ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215337ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21535efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the types and amount of support to be assessed under subparagraph (B) shall include support provided to Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr Organization, the Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah (also known as the ‘Houthis’);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21535eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the threat from Special Groups in Iraq, including Kata’ib Hezbollah and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, to United States and coalition forces located in Iraq and Syria;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21535f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21535f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21535f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21535f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21535f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><content>all formal or informal agreements involving a strategic military or security partnership with the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, or any proxies of either such country.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1232">SEC. 1232. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21538615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1045">129 Stat. 1045</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21538616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which a staffing plan for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq is implemented.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21538617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21538618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21538619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds imposed by subsection (b) if the Secretary of Defense determines that implementation of such a staffing plan is not feasible and submits to the congressional defense committees, at the time the waiver is invoked, a notification of the waiver that includes a justification detailing the reasons for which such a plan cannot be implemented.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2838">136 STAT. 2838</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1233">SEC. 1233. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2153ad2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3541">128 Stat. 3541</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2153ad2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Cost of Construction and Repair Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1234">SEC. 1234. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2153d43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/3558">128 Stat. 3558</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2153d43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (g) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2153d43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2153d43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$345,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$358,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2153d440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Cost of Construction and Repair Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (o)(5) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1235">SEC. 1235. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2153d441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2241">10 USC 2241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO IRAN.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available to transfer or facilitate a transfer of pallets of currency, currency, or other items of value to the Government of Iran, any subsidiary of such Government, or any agent or instrumentality of Iran.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1236">SEC. 1236. </num><heading>REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-AFFILIATED OPERATIVES ABROAD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21542262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a detailed description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21542263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives serving in diplomatic and consular posts abroad; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21542264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the ways in which the Department of State and the Department of Defense are working with partner countries to inform them of the threat posed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated officials serving in diplomatic and consular roles in third party countries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21542265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21542266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21542267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2839">136 STAT. 2839</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21542268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1237">SEC. 1237. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORT TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES TO COUNTER AIR AND MISSILE THREATS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21549799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and missile threats.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2154979a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2154979b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of the threat from missiles, rockets, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to United States and coalition armed forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2154979c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the current state of air defense capabilities of United States and coalition armed forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2154979d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Identification of perceived gaps in air defense capabilities of United States and coalition armed forces and the implications for the security of such forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2154979e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2154979f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215497a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for training or equipment needed to overcome the assessed air defense deficiencies of United States and coalition armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215497a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the current state of the air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215497a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment of the perceived gaps in air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215497a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of recommended training and equipment and available level of equipment to maximize air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215497a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1238">SEC. 1238. </num><heading>INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DISMANTLE NARCOTICS PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING AND AFFILIATED NETWORKS LINKED TO THE REGIME OF BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN SYRIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21558205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Captagon trade linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria is a transnational security threat; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the United States should develop and implement an interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and dismantle Assad-linked narcotics production and trafficking networks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21558208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155820a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155820b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155820c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155820d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2840">136 STAT. 2840</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155820e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155820f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21558215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21558217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall provide a written strategy (with a classified annex, if necessary), to the appropriate congressional committees for disrupting and dismantling narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2155821a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a detailed plan for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2155821b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>targeting, disrupting and degrading networks that directly and indirectly support the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime, particularly through diplomatic and intelligence support to law enforcement investigations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2155821c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>building counter-narcotics capacity to partner countries through assistance and training to law enforcement services in countries (other than Syria) that are receiving or transiting large quantities of Captagon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155821d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y2155821e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2155821f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>the identification of the countries that are receiving or transiting large shipments of Captagon;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21558220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an assessment of the counter-narcotics capacity of such countries to interdict or disrupt the smuggling of Captagon; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21558221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>an assessment of current United States assistance and training programs to build such capacity in such countries;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the use of sanctions, including sanctions authorized under section the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8791">22 U.S.C. 8791 note</ref>; title LXXIV of <ref href="/us/pl/116/92/dF">division F of Public Law 116–92</ref>), and associated actions to target individuals and entities directly or indirectly associated with the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the use of global diplomatic engagements associated with the economic pressure campaign against the Assad regime to target its narcotics infrastructure;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2841">136 STAT. 2841</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>leveraging multilateral institutions and cooperation with international partners to disrupt the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21558225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>mobilizing a public communications campaign to increase awareness of the extent of the connection of the Assad regime to the illicit narcotics trade.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1239">SEC. 1239. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2155a936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2241">10 USC 2241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANIZATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr Organization.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1240">SEC. 1240. </num><heading>REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO ON IRAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2155d047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an unclassified report, which may include a classified annex, that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155d048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2155d049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>a detailed assessment of whether and how Iranian arms proliferation, particularly drone proliferation, has increased following the expiration of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran in October 2020; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2155d04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of the measures that the Departments of State and Defense are taking to constrain Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms or related materiel, including spare parts, to include Iranian proliferation of drones.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Matters Relating to Russia</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1241">SEC. 1241. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21566c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Provide Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) of section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1608">129 Stat. 1608</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156939c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Provide Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156939d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts available for a fiscal year under subsection (f) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide, for the purposes described in paragraph (2), appropriate security assistance and intelligence support, including training, equipment, and logistics support, supplies and services, salaries and stipends, and sustainment, to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156939e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the military and national security forces of Ukraine; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156939f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>other forces or groups recognized by, and under the authority of, the Government of Ukraine, including governmental entities within Ukraine that are engaged in resisting Russian aggression.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215693a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes described in this paragraph are as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2842">136 STAT. 2842</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215693a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>To enhance the capabilities of the military and other security forces of the Government of Ukraine to defend against further aggression.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215693a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>To assist Ukraine in developing the combat capability to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156bab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>To support the Government of Ukraine in defending itself against actions by Russia and Russian-backed separatists.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156bab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Security Assistance and Intelligence Support</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in paragraph (4) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156bab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities, including tactical surveillance systems and fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, such as attack, strike, airlift, and surveillance aircraft.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156bab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156bab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>funds available for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (f)(7)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>funds available for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to subsection (f)(8)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156bab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156bab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (5); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156baba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2156babb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2156babc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of certification requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the State, may waive the certification requirement in paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a written certification, not later than 5 days after exercising the waiver, that doing so is in the national interest of the United States due to exigent circumstances caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156babd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Inventory and Other Sources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156babe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and to recover or dispose of such weapons or other defense articles, or to make available such weapons or articles to ally and partner governments to replenish comparable stocks which ally or partner governments have provided to the Government of Ukraine,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and defense services</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156babf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2156e1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2156e1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 10 days before providing replenishment to an ally or partner government pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>An identification of the recipient foreign country.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A detailed description of the articles to be provided, including the dollar value, origin, and capabilities associated with the articles.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A detailed description of the articles provided to Ukraine to be replenished, including the dollar value, origin, and capabilities associated with the articles.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2843">136 STAT. 2843</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The impact on United States stocks and readiness of transferring the articles.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2156e1d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any security, intellectual property, or end use monitoring issues associated with transferring the articles.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156e1d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>For fiscal year 2023, $800,000,000.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156e1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (h) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2156e1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Certification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (g) as subsection (i); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2156e1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215708ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215708ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215708f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 15 days before providing assistance or support under subsection (a), or as far in advance as is practicable if the Secretary of Defense determines, on a case-by-case basis, that extraordinary circumstances exist that impact the national security of the United States, the Secretary shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing a detailed description of the assistance or support to be provided, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215708f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the objectives of such assistance or support;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215708f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the budget for such assistance or support; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215708f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the expected or estimated timeline for delivery of such assistance or support.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1242">SEC. 1242. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/2488">130 Stat. 2488</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021, or 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1243">SEC. 1243. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21575714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3936">134 Stat. 3936</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21575715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21575716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (24) as paragraph (26); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21575717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (23) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21577e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><content>The impacts of United States sanctions on improvements to the Russian military and its proxies, including an assessment of the impacts of the maintenance or revocation of such sanctions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21577e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">“(25) </num><chapeau>A detailed description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21577e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>how Russian private military companies are being utilized to advance the political, economic, and military interests of the Russian Federation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21577e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the direct or indirect threats Russian private military companies present to United States security interests; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2844">136 STAT. 2844</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21577e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>how sanctions that are currently in place to impede or deter Russian private military companies from continuing their malign activities have impacted the Russian private military companies’ behavior.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21577e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21577e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the Committee on Armed Services</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21577e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Select Committee on Intelligence,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the Committee on Armed Services</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1244">SEC. 1244. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21577e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO UKRAINE AND OTHER MATTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2159a011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Authorizations for Covered Agreements Related to Ukraine</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered agreement defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered agreement</term>” includes a contract, subcontract, transaction, or modification of a contract, subcontract, or transaction awarded by the Department of Defense—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to build the stocks of critical munitions and other defense articles of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to provide materiel and related services to foreign allies and partners that have provided support to the Government of Ukraine; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to provide materiel and related services to the Government of Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public interest</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A covered agreement may be presumed to be in the public interest for purposes of meeting the requirements of subsection (a)(7) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3204">section 3204 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(7) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3204">section 3204 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, with respect to a covered agreement—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>the head of an agency may delegate the authority under that subsection to an officer or employee who—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the case of an officer or employee who is a member of the Armed Forces, is serving in a grade at or above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in the case of a civilian officer or employee, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159a01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159a01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>not later than 7 days before using the applicable procedures under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3204">section 3204 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the head of an agency, or a designee of the head of an agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notification of the use of such procedures.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with paragraph (4)(C) of subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3204">section 3204 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the documentation otherwise required by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2845">136 STAT. 2845</page> paragraph (1) of such subsection is not required in the case of a covered agreement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>The special emergency procurement authorities provided under subsections (b) and (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1903">section 1903 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, may be used by the Department of Defense for a covered agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159a022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Undefinitized contractual actions</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of an agency may waive the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3372">section 3372 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for a covered agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical data packages for large-caliber cannon</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7542">section 7542 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, do not apply to the transfer of technical data to an international partner for the production of large-caliber cannons produced for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the replacement of defense articles from stocks of the Department of Defense provided to the Government of Ukraine or to foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>contracts awarded by the Department of Defense to provide materiel directly to the Government of Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary exemption from certified cost and pricing data requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>At the Federal Government’s discretion, the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3702">section 3702 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to a covered agreement awarded on a fixed-price incentive firm target basis, where target price equals ceiling price, and the Government underrun share ratio is a minimum of 60 percent with a cap for the negotiated profit dollars of 15 percent of target cost.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159a029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Use of exemption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following shall apply to an exemption under subparagraph (A):</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Awarded profit dollars shall be fixed, but the contractor may ultimately realize a profit rate of higher than 15 percent by underrunning target costs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The target prices negotiated by the Federal Government shall not exceed the most recent negotiated prices for the same items while allowing for appropriate adjustments, including those for quantity differences or relevant, applicable economic indices.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>An exemption under subparagraph (A) shall apply to subcontracts under prime contracts that are exempt under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of temporary authorizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2024.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2159a02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Cooperative Logistic Support Agreements: NATO Countries</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350d">Section 2350d of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159a030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159a031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2350a.</p></sidenote>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>logistic support</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>acquisition and logistics support</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>logistics support</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2846">136 STAT. 2846</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>logistic support</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>logistics support</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>armaments and logistics support</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Partnership Agreement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Partnership Agreement or Arrangement</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supply and acquisition of logistics support in Europe for requirements</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supply, services, support, and acquisition, including armaments for requirements</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2159a03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supply and acquisition are appropriate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supply, services, support, and acquisition are appropriate</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>logistics support</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2159a03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multiyear Procurement Authority for Certain Munitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for multiyear procurement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3501">section 3501 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, set forth in paragraph (3), the head of an agency may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2023, for the procurement of up to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>864,000 XM1128, XM1113, M107, and M795 (155mm rounds);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>12,000 AGM–179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>700 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>1,700 MGM–140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>2,600 Harpoons;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>1,250 Naval Strike Missiles;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>106,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>3,850 PATRIOT Advanced Capability–3 (PAC–3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>5,600 FIM–92 Stinger;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>28,300 FGM–148 Javelin;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159a049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>5,100 AIM–120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>2,250,000 Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>12,050 155m Excalibur M982A1;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>950 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>3,100 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>1,500 Standard Missle–6 Missiles (SM–6); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><content>5,100 Sidewinder Missiles (AIM–9X).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>The systems authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering such programs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2847">136 STAT. 2847</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limited applicability of other law</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In applying <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3501">section 3501 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to paragraph (1), only the following provisions of that section shall apply:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Subsection (f).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Subsection (g), in which the term “<term>contract described in subsection (a)</term>” shall mean a contract awarded pursuant to the authority of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Subsection (i)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Subsection (l)(3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for advance procurement</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes described in paragraph (1), the head of an agency may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a program for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under paragraph (1) and for systems and subsystems associated with such program in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition for out-year contract payments</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2159c768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>head of an agency</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Secretary of the Army;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Secretary of the Navy; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159c76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Secretary of the Air Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1245">SEC. 1245. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2159ee7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory Russia claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2159ee7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159ee7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159ee80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159ee81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2159ee82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>on the date on which the waiver is invoked, submits a notification of the waiver and a justification of the reason for seeking the waiver to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159ee83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2159ee84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2848">136 STAT. 2848</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1246">SEC. 1246. </num><heading>REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215a3ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report outlining in detail the plan of the Department of Defense for the provision of security assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215a3ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215a3ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215a3ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>primary focus areas for the provision of security assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine by the Department of Defense, including priority capabilities, the funding streams used, and a plan to fulfill training, maintenance, and sustainment requirements associated with such assistance—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215a3ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>over the next 3 to 6 months; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215a3caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>over the next 12 to 24 months; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215a3cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1247">SEC. 1247. </num><heading>OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215afffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215afffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>continued assistance to Ukraine as it fights against the unjust and unprovoked attack by Russia is of critical importance to United States national security interests, and oversight and transparency for such assistance is essential to ensure effective and sustained support;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215afffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the executive branch has established the interagency Ukraine Oversight Working Group, which focuses on conducting comprehensive oversight, and issued the interagency U.S. Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion of Certain Advanced Conventional Weapons in Eastern Europe, a whole-of-government effort to advance accountability and end-use monitoring of weapons provided in response to the Ukraine crisis, and continued attention and regular briefings to relevant congressional oversight committees on such efforts is imperative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215affff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>each United States department and agency providing or facilitating assistance to Ukraine should continue to implement and institutionalize appropriate transparency, accountability, and end-use monitoring measures, including exploring creative approaches to overcoming the challenges associated with delivering assistance during an active armed conflict, as is detailed in the interagency Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Inspectors General must continue to carry out comprehensive oversight and conduct reviews, audits, investigations, and inspections of United States support and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, and provide regular briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on their findings;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the United States and its allies and partners should continue to support Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions and e-platforms, including the National Agency for Corruption Prevention, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, in their work to ensure effective assistance delivery and prevent incidents of waste, fraud, and abuse; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2849">136 STAT. 2849</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Ukrainian authorities should also continue to establish new transparency, accountability, and end-use monitoring initiatives both independently and in partnership with relevant United States departments and agencies and other international partners, and the United States should continue to work with counterparts in Ukraine and other countries supporting their efforts to further mutual efforts to strengthen and institutionalize accountability measures and mechanisms.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215b0003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 1, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in conjunction with the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development and in consultation with other Inspectors General as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the oversight framework established with respect to United States assistance to Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to be included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by this subsection shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The framework the relevant Inspectors General are currently using or plan to adopt to oversee assistance to Ukraine in the immediate and longer term, including an identification of the United States departments and agencies providing or facilitating such assistance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Whether there are any gaps in oversight over the activities and funds for assistance to Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215b0009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any failures by United States, bilateral, or multilateral organizations to work with such Inspectors General in a timely and transparent manner.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b000a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of the footprint in Europe of such Inspectors General for purposes of oversight of assistance to Ukraine, including presence and access in Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b000b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>To the extent practicable and appropriate, a description of any known incidents of the misuse of assistance to Ukraine, including incidents of waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, or corruption.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b000c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any lessons learned from the manner in which oversight over assistance to Ukraine has been conducted.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b000d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215b000e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215b000f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Any findings or recommendations with respect to assistance to Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215b0010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional defense committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b0012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1251">SEC. 1251. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x215b4e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>In paragraph (5)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2850">136 STAT. 2850</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>special operations,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>theater-level commands,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A summary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a summary</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>In paragraph (7)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Middle East.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b4e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>In paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b754d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Special operations capabilities.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1252">SEC. 1252. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE TO AUTHORIZE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE COAST GUARD.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x215b754e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s333">10 U.S.C. 333 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsection (f):<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215b754f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Funds for Coast Guard Personnel and Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may use funds made available under this section to facilitate the participation of Coast Guard personnel in, and the use of Coast Guard capabilities for, training, exercises, and other activities with foreign countries under this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1253">SEC. 1253. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL EXERCISES TO INCLUDE CESSATION OF GENOCIDE BY CHINA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x215b9c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s321">10 U.S.C. 321 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b9c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b9c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b9c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215b9c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>ceased committing genocide in China, as articulated in the Department of State’s Country Report on Human Rights Practices released on April 12, 2022, and engaged in a credible justice and accountability process for all victims of such genocide.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1254">SEC. 1254. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215c1195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c1196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c1197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215c1198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Resourcing United States Defense Requirements for the Indo-Pacific Region and Study on Competitive Strategies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d)(1) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c1199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 and 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2024 and 2025</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2851">136 STAT. 2851</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c119a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c119b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>security cooperation activities or resources</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>security cooperation authorities, activities, or resources</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c119c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in clause (vi)(I)(aa)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y215c119d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subitem (AA), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to modernize and strengthen the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to improve the posture and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y215c119e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subitem (FF)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y215c119f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to improve</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to modernize and improve</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y215c11a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215c11a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y215c11a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>A budget display, prepared with the assistance of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), that compares the independent assessment of the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command with the amounts contained in the budget display for the applicable fiscal year under subsection (f).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1255">SEC. 1255. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3955">134 Stat. 3955</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1256">SEC. 1256. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215c38b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215c38b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 421.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCED INDICATIONS AND WARNING FOR DETERRENCE AND DISSUASION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215cd4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program for Enhanced Indications and Warning</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency may establish a program to increase warning time of potential aggression by adversary nation states, focusing especially on the United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States European Command areas of operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director establishes the program under paragraph (1), the program shall be known as the “Program for Enhanced Indications and Warning” (in this section referred to as the “Program”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the Program that may be established under paragraph (1) is to gain increased warning time to provide time for the Department of Defense to mount deterrence and dissuasion actions to persuade adversaries to refrain from aggression, including through potential revelations or demonstrations of capabilities and actions to create doubt in the minds of adversary leaders regarding the prospects for military success.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215cd4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Head of Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director establishes the Program, the Director shall appoint a defense intelligence officer to serve as the mission manager for the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The mission manager for the Program shall be known as the “Program Manager for Enhanced Indications and Warning” (in this section referred to as the “Program Manager”).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2852">136 STAT. 2852</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215cd4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sources of Information and Analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director establishes the Program, the Program Manager shall ensure that the Program makes use of all available sources of information, from public, commercial, and classified sources across the intelligence community and the Department of Defense, and advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence, to establish a system capable of discerning deviations from normal patterns of behavior and activity that may indicate preparations for military actions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215cd4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Integration With Other Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director establishes the Program, the Program shall be supported, as appropriate, by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, the Maven project, by capabilities sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and programs already underway within the Defense Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director establishes the Program, the Director shall seek to engage in agreements to integrate information and capabilities from other components of the intelligence community to facilitate the purpose of the Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215cd500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215cd501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215cd502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director establishes the Program, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through 2027, the Program Manager shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the status of the activities of the Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215cd503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional defense committees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215cd507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1257">SEC. 1257. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d2328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to knowingly provide active and direct support to any film, television, or other entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d2329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215d232a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d232b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215d232c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215d232d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2241">10 USC 2241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy that describes how the Department of Defense will review requests to provide active or direct support to any film, television, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2853">136 STAT. 2853</page> or other entertainment project. The policy shall include ways to assess Chinese influence or potential influence over the content of a film, television, or other entertainment project, actions the Department can take to prevent Chinese censorship of a project, and criteria the Department shall use when evaluating requests to support a project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d232e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the official travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 95 percent may be obligated or expended until the policy required by subsection (c) is released and transmitted to the congressional defense committees.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1258">SEC. 1258. </num><heading>REPORTING ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d985f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall identify each entity that is an institution of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provides material support to the People’s Liberation Army.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to an entity, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Material support to the implementation of the military-civil fusion strategy of China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Material relationship with the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for the National Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Funding received from any organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Supporting or enabling relationship with any security, defense, or police forces within the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d9866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any other factor the Secretary determines is appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d9867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215d9868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each entity identified pursuant to subsection (a) in unclassified form, with a classified annex, if necessary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215d9869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d986a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d986b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d986c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215d986d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>People’s Liberation Army</term>” means the land, naval, and air military services, the People’s Armed Police, the Strategic Support Force, the Rocket Force, and any other related security element within the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party that the Secretary determines is appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2854">136 STAT. 2854</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1259">SEC. 1259. </num><heading>REVIEW OF PORT AND PORT-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND ENTITIES DIRECTED OR BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215e82ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other agency the Secretary of State considers necessary, shall conduct a review of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments critical to the interests and national security of the United States made by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>entities directed or backed by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>entities with beneficial owners that include the Government of the People’s Republic of China or a private company controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215e82d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215e82d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments described in that subsection, prioritized in order of the purchases or investments that pose the greatest threat to United States economic, defense, and foreign policy interests.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215e82d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the effects the consolidation of such investments, or the assertion of control by the Government of the People’s Republic of China over entities described in paragraph (2) or (3) of that subsection, would have on Department of State and Department of Defense contingency plans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the integration into ports of technologies developed and produced by the Government of the People’s Republic of China or entities described in paragraphs (2) or (3) of that subsection, and the data and cyber security risks posed by such integration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of past and planned efforts by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, with the support of the Director of National Intelligence, to address such purchases, investments, and consolidation of investments or assertion of control.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215e82d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Federal Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State may coordinate with the head of any other Federal agency, as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215e82da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215e82dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2855">136 STAT. 2855</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Port</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>port</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>any port—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>on the navigable waters of the United States; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that is considered by the Secretary of State to be critical to United States interests; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any harbor, marine terminal, or other shoreside facility used principally for the movement of goods on inland waters that the Secretary of State considers critical to United States interests.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Port-related infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>port-related infrastructure</term>” includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>crane equipment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>logistics, information, and communications systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215e82e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any other infrastructure the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1260">SEC. 1260. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215e82ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215f463b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall direct appropriate personnel within the Department of Defense to seek to engage appropriate counterparts within the Ministry of Defence of India for the purpose of expanding cooperation on emerging technologies, readiness, and logistics.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215f463c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Topics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At a minimum, the personnel described in subsection (a) shall seek to engage their counterparts in the Ministry of Defense of India on the following topics:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f463d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Intelligence collection capabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f463e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Unmanned aerial vehicles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f463f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Fourth and fifth generation aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Depot-level maintenance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Joint research and development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Fifth generation wireless communication and Open Radio Access Network technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Defensive cyber capabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Cold-weather capabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Critical and emerging technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215f4647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215f4649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on the topics described in subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f464a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of other opportunities to expand cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on topics other than the topics described in such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f464b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of any challenges, including agreements, authorities, and resourcing, that need to be addressed so as to expand cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on the topics described in such subsection;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2856">136 STAT. 2856</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f464c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an articulation of security considerations to ensure the protection of research and development, intellectual property, and United States-provided equipment from being stolen or exploited by adversaries;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f464d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an identification of opportunities for academia and private industry to participate in expanded cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f464e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>a discussion of opportunities and challenges related to reducing India’s reliance on Russian-built weapons and defense systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f464f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215f4650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215f4652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1261">SEC. 1261. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215f4653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s311">10 USC 311 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP YOUNG CIVILIAN DEFENSE LEADERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215fe294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may establish, using existing authorities of the Department of Defense, a pilot program to enhance engagement of the Department with young civilian defense and security leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215fe295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The activities of the pilot program under subsection (a) shall include training of, and engagement with, young civilian leaders from foreign partner ministries of defense and other appropriate ministries with a national defense mission in the Indo-Pacific region for purposes of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation between—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>civilian leaders in the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>civilian leaders in foreign partner ministries of defense; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>building the capacity of young civilian leaders in foreign partner ministries of defense to promote civilian control of the military, respect for human rights, and adherence to the law of armed conflict.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215fe29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize engagement with civilian defense leaders from foreign partner ministries of defense who are 40 years of age or younger.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215fe29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215fe29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Design of pilot program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the design of the pilot program under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Progress briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date on which the pilot program terminates under subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the pilot program that includes—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2857">136 STAT. 2857</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the activities conducted and the results of such activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an identification of existing authorities used to carry out the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215fe2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x215fe2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations related to new authorities or modifications to existing authorities necessary to more effectively achieve the objectives of the pilot program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215fe2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y215fe2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y215fe2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1262">SEC. 1262. </num><heading>REPORT ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21607de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the adequacy of existing bilateral defense and security agreements between the United States and foreign governments that support the existing and planned military posture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21607dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An accounting of existing bilateral defense and security agreements that support the military posture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, by country and type.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>An articulation of the need for new bilateral defense and security agreements, by country and type, to support a more distributed United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region, as outlined by the Global Force Posture Review, including agreements necessary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to establish new cooperative security locations, forward operating locations, and other locations in support of distributed operations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to enable exercises and a more rotational force presence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the relative priority of the agreements articulated under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any specific request, financial or otherwise, made by a foreign government or a Federal agency other than the Department of Defense that complicates the completion of such agreements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of Department activities planned for the current and subsequent fiscal year that are intended to contribute to the completion of such agreements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of the manner in which the necessity for such agreements is communicated to, and coordinated with, the Secretary of State.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2858">136 STAT. 2858</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21607df4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21607df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1263">SEC. 1263. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21607df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3357a">22 USC 3357a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STATEMENT OF POLICY ON TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21607df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3301">22 U.S.C. 3301</ref> et. seq.), it shall be the policy of the United States to maintain the capacity of the United States to resist a fait accompli that would jeopardize the security of the people on Taiwan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21607df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fait Accompli Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>fait accompli</term>” refers to the resort to force by the People’s Republic of China to invade and seize control of Taiwan before the United States can respond effectively.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1264">SEC. 1264. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JOINT EXERCISES WITH TAIWAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2160cc1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>joint military exercises with Taiwan are an important component of improving military readiness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command possesses the authority to carry out such joint military exercises, including those that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>involve multiple warfare domains and exercise secure communications between the forces of the United States, Taiwan, and other foreign partners;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>incorporate the participation of multiple combatant and subordinate unified commands; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>present complex military challenges, including the multi-domain capabilities of a capable adversary;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the United States should seek to use existing authorities more effectively to improve the readiness of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2160cc21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the naval forces of Taiwan should be invited to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as appropriate, conducted in 2024.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1265">SEC. 1265. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21616862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21616863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, including by developing advanced military capabilities, fostering interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of information and intelligence;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2859">136 STAT. 2859</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21616864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reinforcing the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces deployed to the country and affirming the United States commitment to extended deterrence using the full range of United States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America, signed at San Francisco, September 1, 1951, and through the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (commonly known as “AUKUS”)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to advance shared security objectives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to accelerate the fielding of advanced military capabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to build the capacity of emerging partners;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>advancing United States alliances with the Philippines and Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional architecture;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>broadening United States engagement with India, including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to advance the shared objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral engagements and participation in military exercises, expanded defense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and disaster response; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to enable greater cooperation on maritime security and the threat of global pandemics, including COVID–19;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>strengthening the United States partnership with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3301/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.</ref>), and the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive military capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait relations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and the Armed Forces of the United States, including through participation in combined exercises and training;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and other Pacific Island countries, with the goal of strengthening regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and other members of the European Union and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2860">136 STAT. 2860</page> North Atlantic Treaty Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared vision for the region that is principled, long-term, and anchored in democratic resilience; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21618f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>investing in enhanced military posture and capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, identified by the Department of Defense as its priority theater, and strengthening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other international fora to uphold global security and shared principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1271">SEC. 1271. </num><heading>NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2161b692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch138/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section 2350r:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2161dda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="2350r">“§ 2350r.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2161dda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350r">10 USC 2350r</ref>.</p></sidenote>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2161dda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for operation and maintenance for the Army, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to $50,000,000, to be derived from amounts made available for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section as ‘NATO’) operations, for each such fiscal year for the purposes set forth in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2161dda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide funds for the NATO Special Operations Headquarters—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2161dda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to improve coordination and cooperation between the special operations forces of NATO countries and countries approved by the North Atlantic Council as NATO partners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2161dda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to facilitate joint operations by the special operations forces of NATO countries and such NATO partners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2161dda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to support special operations forces peculiar command, control, and communications capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2161ddaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to promote special operations forces intelligence and informational requirements within the NATO structure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2161ddab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to promote interoperability through the development of common equipment standards, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and through execution of a multinational education and training program.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2161ddac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch138/schII">subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2161ddad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2161ddae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2350a.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2350r. </designator> <label>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216204bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; 123 Stat.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216204c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s1928">22 USC 1928 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> 2541) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1272">SEC. 1272. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATO AND UNITED STATES DEFENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2162ef21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2861">136 STAT. 2861</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Russian Federation’s further invasion of Ukraine poses a grave threat to United States security and interests around the globe and to the rules-based international order, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Russian Federation has demonstrated a complete disregard for the safety of civilians during its unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has involved indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas and executions of noncombatants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The United States stands with the people of Ukraine and condemns the heinous acts committed by the Russian Federation against them, and Congress strongly supports continued assistance to Ukraine to sustain its ability to repel Russian invasion forces and continue to retake its sovereign territory.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>NATO remains the strongest and most successful military alliance in the world, founded on a commitment by its members to uphold the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. The NATO alliance has grown more robust and more united in response to Russia’s 2022 further invasion of Ukraine, as allies have enhanced their deterrence and defense posture, and continued to send military aid to bolster Ukraine’s defenses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>The United States—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>strongly supports the path of Sweden and Finland toward NATO membership, as evidenced by the overwhelming bipartisan Senate vote providing advice and consent to the ratification of the Protocols of the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>urges all NATO allies who have not ratified their accession to do so as soon as possible;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>reaffirms its ironclad commitment to NATO as the foundation of transatlantic security and to upholding its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>encourages NATO members to move swiftly to meet their commitments made at the June 2022 NATO Summit to expand NATO’s multinational battle groups and enhance military posture on NATO’s eastern flank, and to urgently continue progress on meeting their Wales Pledge commitments, capability targets, contributions to NATO missions and operations, and resilience commitments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>America’s European allies and partners have—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>made significant contributions to Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion, including critical military, economic, and humanitarian aid, sanctions, and export controls, to erode Russia’s ability to sustain its aggression; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees forced to flee their homeland.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The United States must continue to work with these allies and partners to sustain this support, to collectively reconstitute weapons stocks, and to maintain unified resolve to reduce threats to critical infrastructure ranging from Russia’s weaponization of energy to China’s predatory investments in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2162ef2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The United States should develop and implement a long-term plan to adapt United States posture in Europe to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2862">136 STAT. 2862</page> the altered threat environment. The elevated United States posture currently in Europe is crucial in the current threat environment, and the United States posture changes announced during the June 2022 NATO Summit are important steps, including the establishment of the first permanently stationed headquarters in Poland, the commitment to maintain a rotational brigade combat team and headquarters in Romania, enhanced rotations to the Baltic countries, and the forward-stationing of two additional destroyers in Rota, Spain.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) investments have proven crucial to United States and NATO abilities to rapidly reinforce the European theater leading up to and during Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. The United States should continue robust investments through EDI, including further enhancing United States posture in Europe and maintaining a committed schedule of exercises with allies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The Black Sea is critical to United States interests and to the security of NATO in the region, given Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine and Russia’s attempts to directly intimidate, coerce, and otherwise influence countries in this region. These allies’ and partners’ security will have major consequences for broader European security and collective efforts to enhance Black Sea countries’ defense and resilience capabilities are essential. In addition, the United States and NATO should consider adopting robust intergovernmental and interagency strategies for the Black Sea, to facilitate further collaboration among all countries in the region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania play a critical role in strategic efforts to continue to deter Russia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau>The United States should continue to pursue efforts consistent with the comprehensive, multilateral Baltic Defense Assessment conducted by the Department of Defense. Robust support to accomplish United States strategic objectives, including by providing continued assistance to the Baltic countries through security cooperation, including cooperation referred to as the Baltic Security Initiative pursuant to sections 332 and 333 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, should continue to be prioritized in the years to come. Specifically, such assistance should include the continuation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>enhancements to critical capabilities that will strengthen Baltic security as well as strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense posture, including integrated air and missile defense, maritime domain awareness, long-range precision fires, and command and control;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>efforts to enhance interoperability among Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and with NATO;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>infrastructure and other host-country support improvements that will enhance United States and allied military mobility across the region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>efforts to improve resilience to hybrid and cyber threats in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>support for planning and budgeting efforts of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania that are regionally synchronized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21631649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>It is in the United States interest to support efforts to enhance security and stability in the Western Balkans. The United States should continue its efforts to work with Western <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2863">136 STAT. 2863</page> Balkans allies and partners to build interoperability and support institutional reforms. The United States should also support those countries’ efforts to resist disinformation campaigns, predatory investments, and other means by which Russia and China may seek to influence this region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2163164a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>The United States should continue to work closely with European allies and partners to counter growing malign activities by the People’s Republic of China across Europe, in the Indo-Pacific, and beyond.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1273">SEC. 1273. </num><heading>REPORT ON FIFTH FLEET CAPABILITIES UPGRADES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21638b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>capabilities upgrades necessary to enable the Fifth Fleet to address emerging threats in its area of responsibility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21638b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>any costs associated with such upgrades.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21638b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21638b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21638b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of seaborne threats posed by Iran, and groups linked to Iran, to the military forces of United States allies and partners operating in the waters in and around the broader Middle East.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of any capabilities upgrades necessary to enable the Fifth Fleet to address such threats.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21638b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the costs associated with any such upgrades.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21638b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>A description of any United States plan to deepen cooperation with other member countries of the Combined Maritime Forces at the strategic, policy, and functional levels for the purpose of addressing such threats, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>enhancing coordination on defense planning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>improving intelligence sharing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>deepening maritime interoperability.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21638b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Broader Middle East Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>broader Middle East</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the land around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Arabian Peninsula;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Iran; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21638b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>North Africa.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1274">SEC. 1274. </num><heading>REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2163d9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2163d9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the use of online social media platforms by entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Secretary of State for recruitment, fundraising, and the dissemination of information; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2163d9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the threat posed to the national security of the United States by the online radicalization of terrorists and violent extremists with ties to foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2864">136 STAT. 2864</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2163d9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2163d9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2163d9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2163d9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1275">SEC. 1275. </num><heading>REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLABORATION TO MEET SHARED NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2164eb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Foreign Assistance and Other Activities in Somaliland</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2164eb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that, with respect to the most recently concluded 12-month period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>describes assistance provided by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to Somaliland, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the value of such assistance (in United States dollars);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the source from which such assistance was funded;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the names of the programs through which such assistance was administered;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the implementing partners through which such assistance was provided;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>the sponsoring bureau of the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><chapeau>if the assistance broadly targeted the Federal Republic of Somalia, the portion of such assistance that was—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>explicitly intended to support Somaliland; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>ultimately employed in Somaliland;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>details the staffing and responsibilities of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development supporting foreign assistance, diplomatic engagement, and security initiatives in Somaliland, including the location of such personnel (duty station) and their corresponding bureau;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>provides—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2865">136 STAT. 2865</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a detailed account of travel to Somaliland by employees of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, if any, including the position, duty station, and trip purpose for each such trip; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the justification for not traveling to Somaliland if no such personnel traveled during the reporting period; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>if the Department of State has provided training to security forces of the Federal Member States (FMS), and Somaliland, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>where such training has occurred;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the extent to which FMS and Somaliland security forces have demonstrated the ability to absorb previous training; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the ability of FMS and Somaliland security forces to maintain and appropriately utilize such training, as applicable.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2164eb40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a feasibility study that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>determines whether opportunities exist for greater collaboration in the pursuit of United States national security interests in the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indo-Pacific region with the Federal Government of Somalia and Somaliland; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identifies the practicability and advisability of improving the professionalization and capacity of security sector actors within the Federal Member States (FMS) and Somaliland.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2164eb47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2164eb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 15, 2023, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the results of the feasibility study required under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2164eb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this Act, including the reporting requirement under subsection (a) and the conduct of the feasibility study under subsection (b), may be construed to convey United States recognition of Somalia’s FMS or Somaliland as an independent entity.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2866">136 STAT. 2866</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1276">SEC. 1276. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165878a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165878b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent assessment of resourcing, policy, and process challenges to implementing the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as the “AUKUS partnership”) announced on September 21, 2021.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165878c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Considered</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall consider the following with respect to each of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165878d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Potential resourcing and personnel shortfalls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165878e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Information sharing, including foreign disclosure policy and processes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165878f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Statutory, regulatory, and other policies and processes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Intellectual property, including patents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Export controls, including technology transfer and protection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Security protocols and practices, including personnel, operational, physical, facility, cybersecurity, counterintelligence, marking and classifying information, and handling and transmission of classified material.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Industrial base implications specifically including options to expand the United States submarine and nuclear power industrial base to meet United States and Australia requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>Alternatives that would significantly accelerate Australia’s national security, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>interim submarine options to include leasing or conveyance of legacy United States submarines for Australia’s use; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the conveyance of B-21 bombers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21658797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21658798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>The federally funded research and development center selected to conduct the assessment under this section shall include, as part of such assessment, recommendations for improvements to resourcing, policy, and process challenges to implementing the AUKUS partnership.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21658799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165879a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165879b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes an unaltered copy of such assessment, together with the views of the Secretary on the assessment and on the recommendations included in the assessment pursuant to subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165879c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2867">136 STAT. 2867</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1277">SEC. 1277. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165d5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Establish Capabilities to Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(1) of section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1702">133 Stat. 1702</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8606">22 U.S.C. 8606 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>to establish capabilities for countering unmanned aerial systems</quotedText>” the following “<quotedText>, including directed energy capabilities,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165d5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support in Connection With the Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165d5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end before the period the following: “<quotedText>, including directed energy capabilities</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165d5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165d5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1278">SEC. 1278. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS AND BRIEFING ON MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165fcd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165fcd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Multinational Force and Observers has helped strengthen stability and kept the peace in Sinai Peninsula; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2165fcd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the United States should continue to maintain its strong support for the Multinational Force and Observers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2165fcd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165fcd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165fcd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165fcd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Egypt.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days before the implementation of any plan to move a Multinational Force and Observer site, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the resulting impacts of such plan on existing security arrangements between Israel and Egypt.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1279">SEC. 1279. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STUDENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165fcd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2165fcda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>  Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the program described in section 1277 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>), including an assessment on whether the program is beneficial to students interning, working part time, or in a program that will result in employment post-graduation with Department of Defense components and contractors.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="XIV">TITLE XIV—</num><heading>OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Military Programs</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1401. </designator> <label>Working capital funds.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1402. </designator> <label>Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1403. </designator> <label>Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2868">136 STAT. 2868</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1404. </designator> <label>Defense Inspector General.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1405. </designator> <label>Defense health program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>National Defense Stockpile</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1411. </designator> <label>Reform of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1412. </designator> <label>Modification of acquisition authority under Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1413. </designator> <label>Briefings on shortfalls in National Defense Stockpile.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1414. </designator> <label>Authority to acquire materials for the National Defense Stockpile.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1415. </designator> <label>Department of Defense readiness to support prolonged conflict.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1421. </designator> <label>Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1422. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Military Programs</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1401">SEC. 1401. </num><heading>WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1402">SEC. 1402. </num><heading>CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21664afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21664afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21664afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1521">50 U.S.C. 1521</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21664afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1403">SEC. 1403. </num><heading>DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1404">SEC. 1404. </num><heading>DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1405">SEC. 1405. </num><heading>DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2869">136 STAT. 2869</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>National Defense Stockpile</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1411">SEC. 1411. </num><heading>REFORM OF THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21675c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Strategic Materials Protection Board</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s187">Section 187 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21675c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21675c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 171.</p></sidenote> is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21675c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-1">50 U.S.C. 98h-1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2167f8b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="10">“SEC. 10. </num><heading class="fontsize12">STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors (in this Act referred to as the ‘Board’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall be composed, at a minimum, of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, who shall serve as chairman of the Board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>One designee of each of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>One designee of each of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Committee on Armed Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>One designee of each of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Four designees of the chairman of the Board, who shall have expertise relating to military affairs, defense procurement, production of strategic and critical materials, finance, or any other disciplines deemed necessary by the chairman to conduct the business of the Board.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the Board</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to other matters assigned to it by the chairman, the Board shall conduct the following, without power of delegation:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Adopt by-laws that ensure sufficient oversight, governance, and effectiveness of the National Defense Stockpile program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Elect or remove Board members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Advise the National Defense Stockpile Manager.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Establish performance metrics and conduct an annual performance review of the National Defense Stockpile Manager.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Set compensation for the National Defense Stockpile Manager.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Review and approve the annual budget of the National Defense Stockpile program and conduct appropriate reviews of annual financial statements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>Re-allocate budget resources within the annual budget of the National Defense Stockpile program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Review and approve the Annual Materials and Operations Plan required by section 11(a)(2) of this Act, including a review of the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of proposed actions to be taken under the Annual Materials and Operations Plan.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2870">136 STAT. 2870</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Complete and submit the annual Board Report, in accordance with section 11(b)(2) of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>Recommend to the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a strategy to ensure a secure supply of materials designated as critical to national security; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such other strategies as the Board considers appropriate to strengthen the industrial base with respect to materials critical to national security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2167f8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall meet as determined necessary by the chairman but not less frequently than once every year to fulfill the duties described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials critical to national security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>materials critical to national security</term>’ means materials—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>upon which the production or sustainment of military equipment is dependent; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the supply of which could be restricted by actions or events outside the control of the Government of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military equipment</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>military equipment</term>’ means equipment used directly by the Armed Forces to carry out military operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2167f8d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secure supply</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>secure supply</term>’, with respect to a material, means the availability of a source or sources for the material, including the full supply chain for the material and components containing the material.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2167f8d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 11 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-2">50 U.S.C. 98h-2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21686e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="11">“SEC. 11. </num><heading class="fontsize12">REPORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21686e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21686e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21686e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Financial statements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to the Board</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Defense Stockpile Manager shall submit to the Board the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Not later than 40 calendar days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year, unaudited financial statements and a Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Not later than 60 calendar days after the conclusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>audited financial statements and a Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for the immediately preceding fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an Annual Materials and Operations Plan for the forthcoming year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21686e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports by national defense stockpile manage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21686e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> than 90 days after the conclusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) a report that shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>information with respect to foreign and domestic purchases of materials for the stockpile during the preceding fiscal year;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2871">136 STAT. 2871</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>information with respect to the acquisition and disposal of materials under this Act by barter, during such fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>information with respect to the activities by the National Defense Stockpile Manager to encourage the conservation, substitution, and development of strategic and critical materials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>information with respect to the research and development activities conducted under section 8 of this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>audited annual financial statements for the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>other pertinent information on the administration of this Act as will enable the Congress to evaluate the effectiveness of the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>details of all planned expenditures from the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund over the Future Years’ Defense Program and anticipated receipts from proposed disposals of stockpile materials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>the report required by paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by the board</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall prepare a written report to accompany the report required by paragraph (1) which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the activities of the Board to carry out the duties listed in section 10(c) of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the most recent Annual Materials and Operations Plan submitted under subsection (a)(2)(B).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21686e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic and critical materials stock piling act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98/etseq">50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21686e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98d">50 USC 98d</ref>.</p></sidenote>in section 5(a)(2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21686e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>certain stockpile transactions</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>submitted the President proposes</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21686e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any such transaction</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>any stockpile transactions proposed in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan for such fiscal year after the Board submits the report under section 11(b)(2) containing such plan</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21686e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h–6">50 USC 98h–6</ref>.</p></sidenote>in section 15—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21686e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annual materials plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Annual Materials and Operations Plan</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21686e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21686e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, acting through the National Defense Stockpile Manager,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>The President</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21686e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 11(a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 11(b)(1)</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 10</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10">Title 10 of the United States Code</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in section 4863(g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-1">50 U.S.C. 98h-1</ref>)</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2872">136 STAT. 2872</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21686e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 4872(c)(3)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText> Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-1">50 U.S.C. 98h-1</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1412">SEC. 1412. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY UNDER STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2168e257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98d">50 U.S.C. 98d</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2168e25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under the authority of paragraph (3) of this section or</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Except for acquisitions made</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2168e25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for such acquisition</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for any acquisition of materials under this Act</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2168e25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2168e25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Using funds appropriated for acquisition of materials under this Act, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire materials determined to be strategic and critical under section 3(a) without regard to the requirement of the first sentence of paragraph (1) if the Stockpile Manager determines there is a shortfall of such materials in the stockpile.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to carry out the purposes for which appropriated for a period of two fiscal years, if so provided in appropriation Acts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>until expended, unless otherwise provided in appropriations Acts</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2168e260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Quantities of Materials to Be Stockpiled</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3(c)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98b/c/2">50 U.S.C. 98b(c)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2168e262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2168e263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the first sentence to read as follows: “<quotedText>The President shall notify Congress in writing of any increase proposed to be made in the quantity of any material to be stockpiled that involves the acquisition of additional materials for the stockpile.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the change after the end of the 45-day period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the increase after the end of the 30-day period</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2168e265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the third sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>change</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>increase</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1413">SEC. 1413. </num><heading>BRIEFINGS ON SHORTFALLS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21690976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h–5">50 U.S.C. 98h–5</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21693087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y21693088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21693089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than March 1 each year, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on strategic and critical materials that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2169308a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>are determined to be in shortfall in the most recent report on stockpile requirements submitted under subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2169308b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the acquisition or disposal of which is included in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan for the operation of the stockpile during the next fiscal year submitted under section 11(b).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2873">136 STAT. 2873</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2169308c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2169308d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of each material described in that paragraph, including the objective to be achieved if funding is provided, in whole or in part, for the acquisition of the material to remedy the shortfall;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2169308e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2169308f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of additional amounts required to provide such funding, if any; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21693090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21693091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the supply chain for each such material, including any assessment of any relevant risk in any such supply chain.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1414">SEC. 1414. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21697eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (c), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may use up to $1,003,500,000 for acquisition of the following materials determined to be strategic and critical materials required to meet the defense, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet block.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Titanium.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Energetic materials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Iso-molded graphite.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Grain-oriented electric steel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Tire cord steel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21697eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Cadmium zinc telluride.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2169a5ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Any additional materials identified as stockpile requirements in the most recent report submitted to Congress under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h–5">50 U.S.C. 98h–5</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2169a5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal Year Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under subsection (a) is available for purchases during fiscal years 2023 through 2032.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2169a5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund $1,003,500,000 for the acquisition of strategic and critical materials under section 6(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98e/a">50 U.S.C. 98e(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2169a5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Any acquisition using funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (c) shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98/etseq">50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1415">SEC. 1415. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2169a5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98d">50 USC 98d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS TO SUPPORT PROLONGED CONFLICT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216a691f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each report required by section 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-5/a">50 U.S.C. 98h-5(a)</ref>), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216a6922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>conduct a study on the strategic materials required by the Department of Defense to sustain combat operations for not less than one year against the pacing threat identified in the National Defense Strategy; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2874">136 STAT. 2874</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216a6924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216a6925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote>not later than January 15, 2024, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such study in a classified form with an unclassified summary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy storage and electronic components</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216a6928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall conduct a study of the energy storage and electronic components necessary to sustain combat operations for not less than one year against the pacing threat identified in the National Defense Strategy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216a692a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 15, 2024, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study required under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216a692b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by clause (i) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216a692c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by clause (i) shall include the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a692d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>A description of the specific number and type of energy storage and electronic components that the Department of Defense requires for the manufacture of munitions, combat support items, and weapon systems to sustain combat operations.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a692e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>A description of the specific number and type of energy storage and electronic components that the Department of Defense requires to replenish or replace munitions, combat support items, and weapon systems that are lost or expended during the execution and sustainment of the relevant operational plan.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a692f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>A description of supply chain vulnerabilities during the sustainment and execution period, such as sole sources of supply, war damage, and shipping interdiction.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a6930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>A description of supply chain vulnerabilities prior to the sustainment and execution period and the replenishment and replacement period, such as reliance on sole sources of supply, geographic proximity to strategic competitors, and diminishing manufacturing sources.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a6931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>An identification of alternative sources of supply for energy and electronics components that are domestic or are from allies or partners of the United States.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a6932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216a6933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of the preparedness and response programs of the Department of Defense, such as the National Defense Stockpile, the Warstopper program, war reserves and pre-positioned stocks, contract options, or other methods to mitigate postulated shortfalls to Department of Defense requirements.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2875">136 STAT. 2875</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y216a6934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>Any other such elements deemed appropriate by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216a6935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Energy storage and electronic component defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph, the term “<term>energy storage and electronic component</term>” includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216a6936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an item that operates by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in circuits, using interconnections of electrical devices such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, switches, transistors, or integrated circuits; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216a6937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>battery cells, battery modules, battery packs, and other related components related to batteries.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216a6938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the authority in section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98d">50 U.S.C. 98d</ref>) and subject to the availability of appropriations, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall acquire the highest priority strategic and critical materials identified in the report submitted under subsection (a)(1).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216a6939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic and Critical Materials Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>strategic and critical materials</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-3">50 U.S.C. 98h-3</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1421">SEC. 1421. </num><heading>AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216a904a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for Transfer of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, $168,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2571">123 Stat. 2571</ref>). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216a904b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Transferred Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2876">136 STAT. 2876</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1422">SEC. 1422. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x216ab75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $152,360,000 of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ab75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$75,360,000 is for operation, maintenance, construction and renovation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ab75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$77,000,000 is for major construction.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XV">TITLE XV—</num><heading>CYBER AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Cyber Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1501. </designator> <label>Improvements to Principal Cyber Advisors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1502. </designator> <label>Annual reports on support by military departments for United States Cyber Command.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1503. </designator> <label>Modification of office of primary responsibility for strategic cybersecurity program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1504. </designator> <label>Tailored cyberspace operations organizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1505. </designator> <label>Establishment of support center for consortium of universities that advise Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1506. </designator> <label>Alignment of Department of Defense cyber international strategy with National Defense Strategy and Department of Defense Cyber Strategy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1507. </designator> <label>Enhancement of cyberspace training and security cooperation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1508. </designator> <label>Military Cybersecurity Cooperation with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1509. </designator> <label>Management and oversight of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1510. </designator> <label>Integrated non-kinetic force development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1511. </designator> <label>Protection of critical infrastructure.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1512. </designator> <label>Budget display for cryptographic modernization activities for certain systems of the Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1513. </designator> <label>Establishing projects for data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1514. </designator> <label>Operational testing for commercial cybersecurity capabilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Information Operations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1521. </designator> <label>Requirement to notify Chief of Mission of military operation in the information environment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1522. </designator> <label>Assessment and optimization of Department of Defense information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1523. </designator> <label>Joint information operations course.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1524. </designator> <label>Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of joint lexicon for terms related to information operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1525. </designator> <label>Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of information operations strategy and posture review.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1526. </designator> <label>Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of assessments relating to cybersecurity of the defense industrial base.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Personnel</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1531. </designator> <label>Cyber operations-peculiar awards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1532. </designator> <label>Establishment of Cyber Operations Designator and rating for the Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1533. </designator> <label>Total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1534. </designator> <label>Correcting cyber mission force readiness shortfalls.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1535. </designator> <label>Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1536. </designator> <label>Report on recommendations from Navy Civilian Career Path study.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1537. </designator> <label>Study to determine optimal strategy for structuring and manning elements of Joint Force Headquarters–Cyber Organizations, Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Integrated Planning Elements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1538. </designator> <label>Manning review of Space Force cyber squadrons.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1539. </designator> <label>Independent review of posture and staffing levels of Office of the Chief Information Officer.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1540. </designator> <label>Independent assessment of Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve for Department of Defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1541. </designator> <label>Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Reports and Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1551. </designator> <label>Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2877">136 STAT. 2877</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1552. </designator> <label>Demonstration program for cyber and information technology budget data analytics.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1553. </designator> <label>Plan for commercial cloud test and evaluation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1554. </designator> <label>Roadmap and implementation plan for cyber adoption of artificial intelligence.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1555. </designator> <label>Review of Department of Defense implementation of recommendations from Defense Science Board cyber report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1556. </designator> <label>Annual briefing on relationship between National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1557. </designator> <label>Review of definitions associated with Cyberspace Operations Forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1558. </designator> <label>Annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget control responsibility to Commander of United States Cyber Command.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1559. </designator> <label>Assessments of weapons systems vulnerabilities to radio-frequency enabled cyber attacks.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1560. </designator> <label>Briefing on Department of Defense plan to deter and counter adversaries in the information environment.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Cyber Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1501">SEC. 1501. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216c16ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification Authority for Cyberspace Operations</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of section 932 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transmittal.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Budget review</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y216c3e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall require the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of the Defense agencies with responsibilities associated with any activity specified in paragraph (2) to transmit the proposed budget for such activities for a fiscal year and for the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title for that fiscal year to the Principal Cyber Advisor for review under subparagraph (B) before submitting the proposed budget to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y216c3e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>The Principal Cyber Advisor shall review each proposed budget transmitted under subparagraph (A) and, not later than January 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which the budget is proposed, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the comments of the Principal Cyber Advisor with respect to all such proposed budgets, together with the certification of the Principal Cyber Advisor regarding whether each proposed budget is adequate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y216c3e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report specifying each proposed budget that the Principal Cyber Advisor did not certify to be adequate. The report of the Secretary shall include the following matters:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes to take, together with any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate, to address the inadequacy of the proposed budgets specified in the report.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Any additional comments that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the inadequacy of the proposed budgets.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216c3e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Codification of Principal Cyber Advisors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 10</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 19 of title 10,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 391.</p></sidenote> United States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 392 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2878">136 STAT. 2878</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y216c3e10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="392a">“§ 392a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c3e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s392a">10 USC 392a</ref>.</p></sidenote>Principal Cyber Advisors”</heading></section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Principal cyber advisor to secretary of defense</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of section 932 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>transferred to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s392a">section 392a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>redesignated as subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y216c3e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is a Principal Cyber Advisor in the Department of Defense.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>amended in the subsection heading by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">to Secretary of Defense</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Advisor</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deputy cyber advisor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 905 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 U.S.C. 391 note</ref>) is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>transferred to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch19">chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, designated as subsection (b) of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and amended by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> each subordinate provision and the margins thereof accordingly; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>amended—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this paragraph</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Principal cyber advisors to secretaries of military departments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1657 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 U.S.C. 391 note</ref>) is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>transferred to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch19">chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, designated as subsection (c) of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and amended by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> each subordinate provision and the margins thereof accordingly; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>amended—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (ii)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (A)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (B)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(A)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (6) (as redesignated pursuant to subparagraph (A)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216c3e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 10</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b/d/2/A">Section 167b(d)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the Secretary of Defense under section 392a(a) of this title</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Principal Cyber Advisor</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2879">136 STAT. 2879</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">FY22 ndaa<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Section 1528(e)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1657(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 U.S.C. 391 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s392a/c/4">section 392a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216c3e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">FY17 ndaa<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Section 1643(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Principal Cyber Advisor, acting through the cross-functional team established by section 932(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the cross-functional team under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s392a/a/3">section 392a(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1502">SEC. 1502. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON SUPPORT BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216c8c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch19">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c8c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216c8c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 391.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 391 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y216d017e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="391a">“§ 391a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d017f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391a">10 USC 391a</ref>.</p></sidenote> Annual reports on support by military departments for United States Cyber Command</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216d0180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the defense budget materials (as defined in section 239 of this title) for a fiscal year, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d0182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of whether each military department is meeting the requirements established by the Commander and validated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and is effectively implementing the plan required by section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and the requirements established pursuant to section 1533 of such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>For each military department evaluated under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d0185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>a certification that the military department is meeting such requirements; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a detailed explanation regarding how the military department is not meeting such requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216d0187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each evaluation under subsection (a)(1) shall include, with respect to the military department being evaluated, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The adequacy of the policies, procedures, and execution of manning, training, and equipping personnel for employment within the Cyber Mission Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d018a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>The sufficiency and robustness of training curricula for personnel to be assigned to either the Cyber Mission Force or units within the cyberspace operations forces, and the compliance by the military department with training standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d018b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The adequacy of the policies and procedures relating to the assignment and assignment length of members of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2880">136 STAT. 2880</page> Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force to the Cyber Mission Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d018c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The efficacy of the military department in filling key work roles within the Cyber Mission Force, including the proper force mix of civilian, military, and contractor personnel, and the means necessary to meet requirements established by the Commander and validated by the Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d018d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The adequacy of the investment to advance cyber-peculiar science and technology, particularly with respect to capability development for the Cyber Mission Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d018e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d018f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>The sufficiency of the policies, procedures, and investments relating to the establishment and management of military occupational specialty, designator, rating, or Air Force specialty code for personnel responsible for cyberspace operations, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the combination of policies determining availability and retention of sufficient numbers of proficient personnel in key work roles, including length of service commitment, the use of bonuses and special pays, alternative compensation mechanisms, and consecutive tours in preferred assignments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>In coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, an evaluation of the use by the military department of the shared lexicon of the Department of Defense specific to cyberspace activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The readiness of personnel serving in the Cyber Mission Force and the cyberspace operations forces to accomplish assigned missions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>The adequacy of actions taken during the period of evaluation by the military department to respond to findings from any previous years’ evaluations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d0193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>Any other element determined relevant by the Commander.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216d0194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d0195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391a">10 USC 391a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees the first report under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391a">section 391a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), as soon as practicable after the date of the submission of the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1503">SEC. 1503. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x216d0196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (2) of section 1640(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d28a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d28a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d28a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of primary responsibility</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a principal staff assistant from within the Office of the Secretary of Defense whose office shall serve as the office of primary responsibility for the Program, providing policy, direction, and oversight regarding the execution of the responsibilities of the program manager described in paragraph (5).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1504">SEC. 1504. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d28aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d28ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading>TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x216d4fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1723 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116">Public Law 116</ref>–<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2881">136 STAT. 2881</page> 283; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s394">10 U.S.C. 394 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216d76cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than May 1, 2023, the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group shall submit to the congressional defense committees an independent review of the study under subsection (a).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d76ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote> The review shall include, at a minimum, evaluations of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d76cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the value of the study to the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group and to the Navy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d76d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d76d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d76d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>any recommendations not considered or included as part of the study;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d76d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the implementation of subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d76d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>other matters as determined by the Commanding Officer.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216d76d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d76d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d76d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretaries of the military departments and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on activities taken during the period following the date of the briefing provided under subsection (d), including an examination of establishing Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations and use of the authority provided pursuant to subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216d76d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Air Force Actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the activities of the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, including with respect to the authorities of the Group. The review shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d76d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216d76da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of whether such authorities shall be conferred on the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron of the Air Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216d76db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A consideration of whether the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron should be designated a controlled tour, as defined by the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1505">SEC. 1505. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT CENTER FOR CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES THAT ADVISE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x216d9dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 U.S.C. 391 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216dc4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dc4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a center to provide support to the consortium established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dc4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dc500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The center established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one or two universities, as the Secretary considers appropriate, that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216dc501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>have been designated as centers of academic excellence by the Director of the National Security Agency or the Secretary of Homeland Security; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216dc502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>are eligible for access to classified information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dec13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216dec14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the process for selection of universities to serve as the center established under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dec15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The functions of the center established under paragraph (1) are as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2882">136 STAT. 2882</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dec16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>To promote the consortium established under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dec17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>To distribute on behalf of the Department requests for information or assistance to members of the consortium.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dec18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>To collect and assemble responses from requests distributed under subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216dec19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>To provide additional administrative support for the consortium.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1506">SEC. 1506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216dec1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 391.</p></sidenote><heading>ALIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216ed67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alignment Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands and the Director of the Joint Staff, shall undertake efforts to align the cybersecurity cooperation enterprise of the Department of Defense and the cyberspace operational partnerships of the Department with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the national defense strategy published in 2022 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/g">section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Cyber Strategy of the Department published during fiscal year 2023; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the current International Cyberspace Security Cooperation Guidance of the Department, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216ed680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The alignment efforts under subsection (a) shall include the following efforts within the Department of Defense:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Efforts to build the internal capacity of the Department to support international strategy policy engagements with allies and partners of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Efforts to coordinate and align cyberspace operations with foreign partners of the United States, including alignment between hunt-forward missions and other cyber international strategy activities conducted by the Department, including identification of processes, working groups, and methods to facilitate coordination between geographic combatant commands and the United States Cyber Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Efforts to deliberately cultivate operational and intelligence-sharing partnerships with key allies and partners of the United States to advance the cyberspace operations objectives of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Efforts to identify key allied and partner networks, infrastructure, and systems that the Joint Force will rely upon for warfighting and to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>support the cybersecurity and cyber defense of those networks, infrastructure, and systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>build partner capacity to actively defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>eradicate malicious cyber activity that has compromised those networks, infrastructure, and systems, such as when identified through hunt-forward operations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>leverage the commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services of the United States to harden and defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2883">136 STAT. 2883</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Efforts to secure the environments and networks of mission partners of the United States used to hold intelligence and information originated by the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Prioritization schemas, funding requirements, and efficacy metrics to drive cyberspace security investments in the tools, technologies, and capacity-building efforts that will have the greatest positive impact on the resilience and ability of the Department to execute its operational plans and achieve integrated deterrence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216ed68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall lead efforts to implement this section. In doing so, the Under Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the National Cyber Director, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to align plans and programs as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216ed68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once each fiscal year until September 30, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><content>An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An accounting of all the security cooperation activities of the Department germane to cyberspace and changes made pursuant to implementation of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>A detailed schedule with target milestones and required expenditures for all planned activities related to the efforts described in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Interim and final metrics for building the cyberspace security cooperation enterprise of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Identification of such additional funding, authorities, and policies, as the Under Secretary determines may be required.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216ed699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed69a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed69b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Such recommendations as the Under Secretary may have for legislative action to improve the effectiveness of cyberspace security cooperation of the Department with foreign partners and allies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216ed69c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed69d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until January 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the cyber international strategy activities of the Department, including within the cybersecurity cooperation enterprise of the Department and the cyber operational partnerships of the Department.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1507">SEC. 1507. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed69e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216ed69f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref> prec. 391.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCEMENT OF CYBERSPACE TRAINING AND SECURITY COOPERATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216f99f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enhanced Training</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216f99f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216f99f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander of United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2884">136 STAT. 2884</page> Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall develop enhanced guidance for and implement training on cyberspace security cooperation at the Defense Security Cooperation University and the Joint Military Attaché School.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretaries shall develop the enhanced guidance and implement the training under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the Joint Military Attaché School; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by not later than September 30, 2025, with respect to the Defense Security Cooperation University.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretaries shall ensure that the training on cyberspace security cooperation under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is tailored to the trainees’ anticipated embassy role and functions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>provides familiarity with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y216fc109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the different purposes of cyberspace engagements with partners and allies of the United States, including threat awareness, cybersecurity, mission assurance, and operations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216fc10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the types of cyberspace security cooperation programs and activities available for partners and allies of the United States, including bilateral and multilateral cyberspace engagements, information and intelligence sharing, training, and exercises;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216fc10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the United States Cyber Command cyberspace operations with partners, including an overview of the Hunt Forward mission and process;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216fc10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the roles and responsibilities of the United States Cyber Command, the geographic combatant commands, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for cybersecurity cooperation within the Department of Defense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y216fc10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>such other matters as the Under Secretaries, in coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, consider appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The baseline familiarization training developed under subsection (a) shall be a required element for all participants in the Defense Security Cooperation University, the Attaché Training Program, and the Attaché Staff Training Program of the Joint Military Attaché School.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216fc10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the requirements and considerations to implement enhanced training and coordination to advance cyberspace security cooperation with foreign partners. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216fc110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote>The study may consider such areas as the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2885">136 STAT. 2885</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Sufficiency of the training provided in the Defense Security Cooperation University and the Joint Military Attaché School.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Additional training requirements, familiarization requirements, or both such requirements necessary for officers assigned to particular locations or positions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Areas for increased cooperation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216fc115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan for completing the activities required by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y216fc116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Additional resources required to complete such activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y216fc117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy submit the report under subsection (b), the Under Secretaries, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings from the report on enhancing training and coordination to advance cyberspace security cooperation described in such subsection. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216fc118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216fc119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>Such briefing shall include a discussion on the enhanced training meeting the elements under subsection (a)(3) and a plan for future updates and sustainment of such training.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1508">SEC. 1508. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x216fc11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s333">10 USC 333 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21705d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21705d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Commander of the United States Central Command, shall seek to engage the Ministry of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation of military cybersecurity activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21705d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperation Efforts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In expanding the cooperation of military cybersecurity activities between the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry out the following efforts:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Bilateral cybersecurity training activities and exercises.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Efforts to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>actively defend military networks, infrastructure, and systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>eradicate malicious cyber activity that has compromised those networks, infrastructure, and systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>leverage United States commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services to harden and defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Establishment of a regional cybersecurity center.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21705d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21705d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the implementation of this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2886">136 STAT. 2886</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the cooperation of military cybersecurity activities between the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Identification of any challenges and resources that need to be addressed so as to expand such cooperation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any other matter the Secretary determines relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21705d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21705d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1509">SEC. 1509. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21705d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 USC 167b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF JOINT CYBER WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172a660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Offices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall establish within the United States Cyber Command—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a program executive office; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>one or more subordinate program management offices under the program executive office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The offices established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>oversee, manage, and execute the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>oversee, manage, and execute the programs designated, or to be designated, as part of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>conduct mission engineering, architecting, and design of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems, and any successor effort;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>maintain a validated Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems mission architecture, updated regularly to inform the current and future constituent programs of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, and the continuous delivery pipelines of such programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>ensure that the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture component solution architectures align with and support the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems mission architecture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>support integration of mission-specific capabilities, including mission-specific data, analytics, defensive tools, offensive tools, and intelligence systems, acquired through non-Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>carry out any other responsibilities determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, including the acquisition of cyber operations capabilities beyond the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2887">136 STAT. 2887</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Apportionment of responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commander shall apportion the responsibilities under paragraph (2) across the offices established pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the offices established pursuant to paragraph (1) are empowered with the authority necessary to compel and enforce compliance with decisions and directives issued pursuant to the responsibilities under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172a66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Architecture Components</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commander shall serve as the sole sponsor and requirements manager for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and the constituent programs of such architecture, as determined by the Commander.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172a66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organization of Program Executive Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Head</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the program executive office established under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall report to the Command Acquisition Executive of the United States Cyber Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional oversight</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the oversight of the head of the program executive office provided by the Command Acquisition Executive under subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense shall provide oversight of the head.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of the program executive office shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>exercise central technical authority for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>manage and provide oversight of the implementation and integration of the Architecture; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide direction to subordinate program offices, as determined appropriate by the Commander.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172a677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Necessary positions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall ensure that the program executive office or any subordinate program management office established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) includes in the staff of the respective office a chief architect, a systems engineer, and a chief talent officer to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develop a mission-driven Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture optimized for execution of missions of the United States Cyber Command;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure the office is properly and effectively staffed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>advise the head of the office with respect to the execution of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the central technical authority for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the management of the implementation and integration of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>technical direction provided to subordinates responsible for individual Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2888">136 STAT. 2888</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall ensure that the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are appropriately staffed with expert talent, including from the following organizations, as appropriate:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The headquarters staff of the United States Cyber Command, the Cyber National Mission Force, the Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, and the Cyber Mission Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The Capabilities Directorate of the National Security Agency.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The military departments.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The Cyber Capabilities Support Office of the Air Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>The Strategic Capabilities Office.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>Research laboratories of the military departments.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2172a688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>The Defense Information Systems Agency.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172a689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical talent</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the requirement under subparagraph (A), to support the permanent staffing of the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall ensure that the offices deliberately hire and use technical talent resident in the defense industrial base, commercial technology industry, federally funded research and development centers, university affiliated research centers, and the rest of the Federal Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172a68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget Execution Control</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide to the United States Cyber Command the resources necessary to support the program executive office established under subsection (a)(1)(A) and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall exercise budget execution control over component programs of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture that are subject to the responsibilities assigned to the Commander by section 1507 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 U.S.C. 167b note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172a68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172a68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Constellation Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the head of the program executive office established under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall plan and carry out the Constellation program by entering into transactions under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4021">section 4021 of title 10, United States Code</ref>. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall establish an effective framework and pipeline system for maturing cyber operations-relevant technologies developed by the Agency, integrating the technologies into Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture capabilities, and transitioning the technologies into operational use by the United States Cyber Command.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172cd9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cd9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall transition responsibilities for the management and execution of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs from the military departments to the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) by the earlier of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cd9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The date on which—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2889">136 STAT. 2889</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the offices are appropriately staffed and resourced; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the Commander determines that the transition is appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172cda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Director of the National Security Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an integrated review of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and all other capabilities required for the execution of the missions of the United States Cyber Command to determine the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The extent to which capabilities of the United States Cyber Command and the National Security Agency should be joint, mutually available, integrated, or interoperable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Whether each of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture capabilities has been effectively designed and architected to enable each of the missions of the United States Cyber Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>How the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture will support defense of the Department of Defense Information Network and its relation to existing datasets, sensors, tools, firewalls, and capabilities deployed at each echelon of the Department of Defense Information Network.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>What data, capabilities, and technologies external to the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs, as of the date of the review, should be acquired as part of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and under the control of the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>What mission-specific data, capabilities, and technologies external to the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs should integrate with or be interoperable with the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>The organization and staffing of such offices, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether the program executive office should be responsible for overseeing the acquisition of the cyber operations capabilities of the United States Cyber Command generally or the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture specifically;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>what subordinate program management offices should be established under the program executive office;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs should be consolidated within a single program management office; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>which personnel should be appointed to such offices pursuant to subsection (d)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cdb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>The timeline for the execution of the transition under subsection (g).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2890">136 STAT. 2890</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cdb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>The acquisition strategy of the Department for procuring the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and related capabilities, including relevant enterprise strategic initiatives and contracting strategies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The responsibilities of the United States Cyber Command J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, and J9 in acquiring, authorizing, and managing cyber capabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2172cdb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The physical locations of the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172cdb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cdb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172cdb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4571">10 U.S.C. 4571 note</ref> prec.) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2172cdba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture</term>” means the range of joint cyber warfighting systems and capabilities that support the full spectrum of military cyber operations, as designated by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, and includes any such successor effort.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1510">SEC. 1510. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2172cdbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 USC 113 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTEGRATED NON-KINETIC FORCE DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2173df2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Force Development</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2173df2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall establish forces, capabilities, and information support to enable the delivery of non-kinetic effects that provide increased survivability and effectiveness of military forces within a defense planning scenario.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2173df2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Force planning</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To support the development of the forces, capabilities, and information support under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a force planning activity to identify and define the relevant forces, capabilities, and information support required to develop and deliver non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario. The Secretary shall ensure that the force planning activity identifies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2173df2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>desired operational effects within such scenario;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2173df30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the gaps that limit the ability to access important targets, the development of capabilities, the conduct of mission planning, and the execution of operations to deliver such effects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2173df31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the collection systems, analytic expertise and capacity, analytic tools and processes, foreign materiel, and product lines required to support development and delivery of such effects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the forces required to deliver such effects, including associated doctrine, training, expertise, organization, authorities, and command and control arrangements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the cyber, electronic warfare, sensing, and communications capabilities, and delivery platforms and mechanisms, required to achieve such effects and the extent to which such capabilities, platforms, and mechanisms should be integrated with each other.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2891">136 STAT. 2891</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial organization structure</inline>.—</heading><content>During an initial period of not less than 24 months, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall organize the force planning activity established under paragraph (2). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote>The Under Secretary shall designate a planning official from the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering to lead development and execution of the force planning activity, in coordination with staff designated by the Director of the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The designated planning official shall select a lead technical director. After such initial period, the Secretary may re-assign the force planning activity to another organization under different leadership.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for follow-on activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for follow-on activities regarding the delivery of non-kinetic effects described in paragraph (1). The Secretary shall ensure the plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>includes the identification of dedicated resources to be controlled by the designated planning official described in paragraph (3) and an approach under which the planning official apportions such resources across the Department of Defense to establish, augment, and accelerate new and ongoing activities described in paragraph (1) and subsections (b), (c), and (d); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2174064a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>identifies—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2174064b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a dedicated program element for non-kinetic force development;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2174064c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the suitability of the mission management authorities established through the pilot program under section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s191">10 U.S.C. 191 note</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2174064d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the utility of using joint capability technology demonstrations to drive prototyping, experimentation, and technical integration of non-kinetic capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2174064e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>how the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve might drive prototyping, experimentation, and technical integration of non-kinetic capabilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2174064f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>alignment with other experimentation activities with the appropriate combatant commands.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>During the initial period specified in paragraph (3), the designated planning official described in such paragraph shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, to whom the official shall provide updates and recommendations not less frequently than quarterly. The Secretary shall ensure that the force planning activity established under paragraph (2) is supported by representatives from the military services, relevant combatant commands, the Strategic Capabilities Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other elements within the Department of Defense, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21740655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forces</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to generate the forces identified in subsection (a)(2)(D), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>through the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of other Department of Defense components, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2892">136 STAT. 2892</page> as appropriate, establish appropriate forces and accompanying doctrine, training, and tradecraft;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>acting through the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving as the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, ensure that appropriate requirements exist to guide the development and fielding of forces and means to deliver non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commands, establish appropriate command and control structures and relationships governing such forces; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21740659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2174065a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determine the appropriate responsibilities of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2174065b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Cyber Mission Force of the United States Cyber Command;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2174065c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>cyber, electronic warfare, and space forces provided to other combatant commands; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2174065d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other operational entities within the Department of Defense in delivering non-kinetic effects.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2174065e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to develop the capabilities identified in subsection (a)(2)(E), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of other elements of the Department of Defense, shall develop the capabilities required for the delivery of non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2174065f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop policy governing the delivery of non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21740660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21740662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-kinetic Effects Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>non-kinetic effects</term>” means effects achieved through radio-frequency transmission of integrated cyber and electronic warfare techniques and other related and supporting technical measures.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1511">SEC. 1511. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21740663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s394">10 USC 394 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21742d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21742d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21742d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In the event that the President determines that there is an active, systematic, and ongoing campaign of attacks in cyberspace by a foreign power against the Government or the critical infrastructure of the United States, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, to conduct military cyber activities or operations pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s394">section 394 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in foreign cyberspace to deter, safeguard, or defend against such attacks.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21742d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Affirmation of Scope of Cyber Activities or Operations</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress affirms that the cyber activities or operations referred to in subsection (a), when appropriately authorized, shall be conducted consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s394">section 394 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2893">136 STAT. 2893</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21742d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Critical Infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>critical infrastructure</term>” has the meaning given that term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5195c/e">42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1512">SEC. 1512. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21742d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 USC 221 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BUDGET DISPLAY FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2174c9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2174c9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Display Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning with fiscal year 2024, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for that fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>) a consolidated cryptographic modernization budget justification display for each Department of Defense system or asset that is protected by cryptography and subject to certification by the National Security Agency (in this section, referred to as “covered items”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each display included under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2174c9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cryptographic modernization activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y2174c9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Whether, in accordance with the schedule established under section 153(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s142">10 U.S.C. 142 note</ref>), the cryptographic modernization for each covered item is pending, in progress, complete, or, pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section, extended.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The funding required for the covered fiscal year and for each subsequent fiscal year of the Future Years Defense Program to complete the pending or in progress cryptographic modernization by the required replacement date of each covered item.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y2174c9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>A description of deviations between the funding annually required to complete the modernization prior to the required replacement date and the funding requested and planned within the Future Years Defense Program.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>An explanation—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2174c9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>justifying the deviations; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2174c9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>of whether or how any delays resulting from a deviation shall be overcome to meet the required replacement date.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of operational or security risks resulting from each deviation from the modernization schedule required to meet replacement dates, including a current intelligence assessment of adversary progress on exploiting the covered item.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>For any covered item that remains in service past its required replacement date, a description of the number of times the covered item has been extended and the circumstances attending each such extension.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2174c9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mitigation activities for covered items</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y2174c9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Whether activities to mitigate the risks associated with projected failure to replace a covered item by the required replacement date are planned, in progress, or complete.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The funding required for the covered fiscal year and for each subsequent fiscal year for required mitigation activities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2894">136 STAT. 2894</page> to complete any planned, pending, or in progress mitigation activities for a covered item.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the activities planned in the covered fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year to complete mitigation activities and an explanation of the efficacy of the mitigations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2174c9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The display required by subsection (a) shall be included in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1513">SEC. 1513. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2174c9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 USC 4001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHING PROJECTS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2175660e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Priority Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2175660f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish priority enterprise projects for data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions for both business efficiency and warfighting capabilities intended to accelerate decision advantage; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assign responsibilities for execution and funding of the projects established under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21756611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To ensure implementation of the priority projects of the Deputy Secretary of Defense under subsection (a), and to instill data science and technology as a core discipline in the Department of Defense, the Deputy Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>hold the heads of components accountable for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>making their component’s data available for use pursuant to the memorandum of the Deputy Secretary of Defense dated May 5, 2021, and titled “Creating Data Advantage”, in accordance with plans developed and approved by the head of the component and the Deputy Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>developing, implementing, and reporting measurable actions to acquire, preserve, and grow the population of government and contractor personnel with expertise in data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>making their components use data management practices, analytics processes, enterprise cloud computing environments, and operational test environments that are made available and specifically approved by the head of the component and the Deputy Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>identifying and reporting on an annual basis for Deputy Secretary approval those ongoing programs and activities and new initiatives within their components to which the component head determines should be applied advanced analytics, digital technology, and artificial intelligence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>developing and implementing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence security solutions, including preventative and mitigative technical solutions, red team assessments, to protect artificial intelligence systems, data, development processes, and applications from adversary actions;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>require the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, in coordination with the heads of components, to develop and report on an actionable plan for the Deputy Secretary to reform the technologies, policies, and processes used to support accreditation and authority to operate decisions to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2895">136 STAT. 2895</page> enable rapid deployment into operational environments of newly developed government, contractor, and commercial data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions software;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21756619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and heads of components to define and establish career paths, work roles, and occupational specialties for civilian and military personnel in the fields of data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions for the Deputy Secretary’s approval; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2175661a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establish a Departmental management reform goal for adoption and integration artificial intelligence or machine learning into business and warfighting processes, including the tracking of metrics, milestones, and initiatives to measure the progress of the Department in meeting that goal.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2175661b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2175661c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2175661d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2025, the Deputy Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on directives issued by the Deputy Secretary to implement the requirements of this section and the status of implementation actions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2175661e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Component Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>component</term>” means a military department, a combatant command, or a Defense Agency of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1514">SEC. 1514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21758d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 USC 2224 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OPERATIONAL TESTING FOR COMMERCIAL CYBERSECURITY CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21765080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21765081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development and Submission of Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers of the military departments shall develop and submit plans described in subsection (b) to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation who may approve the implementation of the plans pursuant to subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21765082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plans described in this subsection are plans that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>ensure covered cybersecurity capabilities are appropriately tested, evaluated, and proven operationally effective, suitable, and survivable prior to operation on a Department of Defense network; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>specify how test results will be expeditiously provided to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21765085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In reviewing the plans submitted under subsection (a), the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall conduct an assessment that includes consideration of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Threat-realistic operational testing, including representative environments, variation of operational conditions, and inclusion of a realistic opposing force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The use of Department of Defense cyber red teams, as well as any enabling contract language required to permit threat-representative red team assessments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Collaboration with the personnel using the commercial cybersecurity capability regarding the results of the testing to improve operators’ ability to recognize and defend against cyberattacks.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2896">136 STAT. 2896</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The extent to which additional resources may be needed to remediate any shortfalls in capability to make the commercial cybersecurity capability effective, suitable, and cyber survivable in an operational environment of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176508a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Identification of training requirements, and changes to training, sustainment practices, or concepts of operation or employment that may be needed to ensure the effectiveness, suitability, and cyber survivability of the commercial cybersecurity capability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2176508b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176508c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176508d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policies and Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall issue such policies and guidance and prescribe such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2176508e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176508f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 31, 2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter until January 31, 2030, the Director shall include in each annual report required by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s139/h">section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The status of the plans developed under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number and type of test and evaluation events completed in the past year for such plans, disaggregated by component of the Department, and including resources devoted to each event.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The results from such test and evaluation events, including any resource shortfalls affecting the number of commercial cybersecurity capabilities that could be assessed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21765094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of identified categories of common gaps and shortfalls found during testing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The extent to which entities responsible for developing and testing commercial cybersecurity capabilities have responded to recommendations made by the Director in an effort to gain favorable determinations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Any identified lessons learned that would impact training, sustainment, or concepts of operation or employment decisions relating to the assessed commercial cybersecurity capabilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21765097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered cybersecurity capabilities</term>” means any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Commercial products (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>) acquired and deployed by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more Department components.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21765099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Commercially available off-the-shelf items (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s104">section 104 of title 41, United States Code</ref>) acquired and deployed by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more Department components.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176509a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Noncommercial items acquired through the Adaptive Acquisition Framework and deployed by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more Department components.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2897">136 STAT. 2897</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Information Operations</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1521">SEC. 1521. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CHIEF OF MISSION OF MILITARY OPERATION IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x217677ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch19">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 1551,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217677ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217677ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 391.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y217677ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="399">“§ 399.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217677af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s399">10 USC 399</ref>.</p></sidenote> Notifications relating to military operations in the information environment: requirement to notify Chief of Mission</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary may not authorize a military operation in the information environment under this title intended to cause an effect in a country unless the Secretary fully informs the chief of mission for that country under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3927">22 U.S.C. 3927</ref>) of the planned operation.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1522">SEC. 1522. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217677b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217677b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s397">10 USC 397 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION AND INFLUENCE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH CYBERSPACE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2176ece2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment and Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense shall complete both an assessment and an optimization plan for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2176ece3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176ece4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176ece5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory of the components of the Department of Defense conducting information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176ece6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176ece7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>An examination of sufficiency of resources allocated for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176ece8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176ece9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the command and control, oversight, and management of matters related to information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace across the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176ecea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2176eceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the existing execution, coordination, synchronization, deconfliction, and consultative procedures and mechanisms for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2176ecec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any other matters determined relevant by the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217713fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Optimization Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The optimization plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217713fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Actions that the Department will implement to improve the execution, coordination, synchronization, deconfliction, and consultative procedures and mechanisms for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217713ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21771400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of potential organizational changes required to optimize information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2898">136 STAT. 2898</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21771401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any other matters determined relevant by the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21771402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after completing the assessment and optimization plan under subsection (a), the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the assessment and plan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21771403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the briefing is provided under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall implement the optimization plan under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1523">SEC. 1523. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21771404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21771405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2001.</p></sidenote><heading>JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS COURSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21776226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint Information Operations Course</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall develop and provide to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force a course to prepare the members to plan and conduct information operations in a joint environment pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>. Such course shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21776227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21776228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>standardized qualifications and procedures to enable the joint and synchronized employment of information-related capabilities in the information environment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21776229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>joint methods to implement information operations in a battlefield environment under any ground force chain of command; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2177622a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a curriculum covering applicable assets, core information operations concepts, integration of effects with a specific focus on information-related effects, operational methodology, multi-dimensional targeting space, other information-related capabilities defined by governing policy, instruction, publications, and doctrine, and any other topics or areas determined necessary by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2177622b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of Ongoing Efforts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the course under subsection (a) is developed in light of the information operations posture review, gap analysis, strategy update, and designation of a Joint Force Trainer, occurring as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2177622c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2177622d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semiannual Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsequent to the development of the course under subsection (a), on a semiannual basis through January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the course. Each report shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2177622e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of members described in subsection (a) who attended the course; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2177622f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21776230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment of the value of the course in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21776231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>conducting joint operations in the information environment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21776232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the synchronized employment of information-related capabilities in the information environment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1524">SEC. 1524. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF JOINT LEXICON FOR TERMS RELATED TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the travel of persons, not more than 75 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2899">136 STAT. 2899</page> percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the joint lexicon for terms related to information operations required by section 1631(g)(1)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s397">10 U.S.C. 397 note</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1525">SEC. 1525. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION OPERATIONS STRATEGY AND POSTURE REVIEW.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21778943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the travel of persons, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the information operations strategy and posture review, including the designation of Information Operations Force Providers and Information Operations Joint Force Trainers for the Department of Defense, as required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s397">10 U.S.C. 397 note</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1526">SEC. 1526. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21782584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Deputy Secretary of Defense—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21782585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conducts the assessments under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21782586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provides to the congressional defense committees the briefing under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21782587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Deputy Secretary shall conduct the following assessments:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21782588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21782589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the framework for cybersecurity of the defense industrial base required by section 1648 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116-92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref>) to determine whether—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2178258a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current framework and plans for defense industrial base cybersecurity are sufficient; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2178258b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>alternative or additional courses of action should be considered or adopted, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2178258c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>establishing a secure software development environment in a cloud environment inside the cybersecurity perimeter of the Department for contractors to perform their development work;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2178258d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>establishing a secure cloud environment through which contractors may access the data of the Department needed for their contract work;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2178258e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>enabling contractors to access cybersecurity-as-a-service offerings, including cybersecurity services provided by the Department;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2178258f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>limiting the amount of program information held at tiers of subcontractors to that which is necessary for contract performance; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2900">136 STAT. 2900</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21782590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>mechanisms and processes to rationalize and integrate the many separately managed defense industrial base cybersecurity programs and activities conducted across the Department of Defense.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21782591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of past and future planned activities of the Department of Defense in furtherance of section 1724 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224</ref>), including a detailed review of roles and responsibilities, and supporting instructions and policy documents, for the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21782592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Deputy Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the assessments conducted under subsection (b) and any decisions of and directions by the Deputy Secretary for improving the cybersecurity of the defense industrial base.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Personnel</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1531">SEC. 1531. </num><heading>CYBER OPERATIONS-PECULIAR AWARDS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21784ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch57">Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21784ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21784ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1121.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1124 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y217872b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="1124a">“§ 1124a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217872b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1124a">10 USC 1124a</ref>.</p></sidenote> Cyber operations-peculiar awards</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217872b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may authorize the payment of a cash award to, and incur necessary expense for the honorary recognition of, a member of the covered armed forces whose novel actions, invention, or technical achievement enables or ensures operational outcomes in or through cyberspace against threats to national security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217872b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions During Service</inline>.—</heading><content>An award under this section may be paid notwithstanding the member’s death, separation, or retirement from the covered armed forces. However, the novel action, invention, or technical achievement forming the basis for the award must have been made while the member was on active duty or in an active reserve status and not otherwise eligible for an award under chapter 45 of title 5.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217872ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Awards to, and expenses for the honorary recognition of, members of the covered armed forces under this section may be paid from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217872bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the funds or appropriations available to the activity primarily benefiting from the novel action, invention, or technical achievement; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217872bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the several funds or appropriations of the various activities benefiting from the novel action, invention, or technical achievement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217872bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The total amount of the award, or awards, made under this section for a novel action, invention, or technical achievement may not exceed $2,500, regardless of the number of persons who may be entitled to share therein.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2901">136 STAT. 2901</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217872be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards under this section shall be made under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretaries of the military departments.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217872bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Armed Forces Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered armed forces</term>’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1532">SEC. 1532. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217899d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217899d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 USC 8013 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER OPERATIONS DESIGNATOR AND RATING FOR THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179ab42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Career Field</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Officers</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, shall establish a cyber warfare operations designator for officers (including an intended billet base, functions, and training pipeline), which shall be a separate designator from the cryptologic warfare officer designator.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enlisted</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief, shall establish a cyber warfare rating for enlisted personnel (including an intended billet base, functions, and training pipeline), which shall be a separate rating from the cryptologic technician enlisted rating.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an implementation plan to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179ab46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall ensure that, beginning October 1, 2025, members of the Navy assigned to the cyber mission force shall be qualified with either the designator or rating established under subsection (a), as the case may be.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a member of the Navy who is assigned to the cyber mission force under orders issued before October 1, 2025; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a position whose primary function is the provision of intelligence, foreign language, or administrative support to the cyber mission force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the requirement under paragraph (1), except that the total number of such waivers made during a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the total number of members of the Navy assigned to the cyber mission force (not counting members assigned to a position described in paragraph (2)(B)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179ab4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reserve Matters</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief, shall direct the Chief of Navy Reserve to establish, and retain, a cadre of members of the Navy Reserve with the designator and rating established under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179ab4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Officer Qualifications and Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations and in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall ensure that the designator established under subsection (a)(1) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2902">136 STAT. 2902</page> includes the development and execution of a training curriculum and qualification standards commensurate with those of the cyber officers of the Army and the Air Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179ab4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179ab4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179ab50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community Management</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Navy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and provide to such committees a briefing on, the findings of a study on whether the designator and rating established under subsection (a), along with the Maritime Space Officer and the Cyberspace Warfare Engineer, should continue to be considered part of the information warfare community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179ab51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179ab52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a report certifying that the following actions have been carried out or are in the process of being completed (including detailed explanations):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification by the Chief of Naval Operations of the resource manager within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for the designator and rating established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179ab54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification by the Chief of the type command at United States Fleet Forces Command responsible for manning and training the designator and rating established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory of those billets within the Cyber Mission Force, or any other service or joint assignment that requires personnel (both officer and enlisted) to conduct operations through cyberspace.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory and position description of the those positions within the Cyber Mission Force that have been identified under subsection (b)(2)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>A funding profile detailing the complete costs associated with the designator and rating established under subsection (a), including costs associated with meeting the training requirements of the United States Cyber Command for the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An inventory of all flag officer positions at joint and naval components and commands conducting or managing cyberspace operations and activities, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the United States Cyber Command;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Fleet Cyber Command;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber, Navy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>10th Fleet;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and the Director of Naval Intelligence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Naval Information Forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>An update to the plan required under subsection (a)(3), including timelines and procedures, for filling the positions within the cyber mission force for which the Secretary is responsible.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2903">136 STAT. 2903</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Any anticipated changes to the end-strength of the Navy by reason of establishing the designator and rating under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The implementation of the designator and rating established under subsection (a) within the Navy Reserve.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2179d279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The development and execution of the training curriculum and qualification standards under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179d27a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leadership Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that flag officers with the cyber warfare operations designator established under subsection (a) are primarily employed in billets identified under subsection (f)(6).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2179d27b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination by Cyber Command</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (f), the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a determination with respect to whether the matters contained in the report satisfy the requirements of the United States Cyber Command.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1533">SEC. 1533. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d27c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2179d27d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 USC 167b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TOTAL FORCE GENERATION FOR THE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217b320e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b320f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study on the responsibilities of the military services for organizing, training, and presenting the total force to United States Cyber Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217b3211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall assess the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Which military services should man, train, equip, and organize the forces necessary to execute the functions and missions of the Cyber Mission Force and the Cyberspace Operations Forces for assignment, allocation, and apportionment to, or under the directive authority of, the United States Cyber Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The sufficiency of the military service accession and training model to provide forces to the Cyberspace Operations Forces and the sufficiency of the accessions and personnel resourcing of the supporting command and control staffs necessary as a component to the United States Cyber Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The organization of the Cyber Mission Forces and whether the total forces or elements of the forces function best as a collection of independent teams or through a different model.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>How to correct chronic shortages of proficient personnel in key work roles.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The need for additional work roles or skills to enable effective infrastructure management and generate access to targets.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>What unique or training-intensive expertise is required for each of the work roles identified in subparagraph (E) and whether native talents to master unique and training-intensive work roles can be identified and how personnel with those talents can be developed, retained, and employed across the active and reserve components.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2904">136 STAT. 2904</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The appropriate pay scales, rotation or force management policies, career paths and progression, expertise-based grading, talent management practices, and training for each of those work roles, given expected operational requirements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Whether a single military service should be responsible for basic, intermediate, and advanced training for the Cyber Mission Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b321a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>The level of training required before an individual should be assigned, allocated, or apportioned to the United States Cyber Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b321b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Whether or how the duties of the Director of the National Security Agency and the duties of the Commander of United States Cyber Command, resting with a single individual, enable each respective organization, and whether technical directors and intelligence experts of the National Security Agency should serve rotations in the Cyber Mission Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b321c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>How nonmilitary personnel, such as civilian government employees, contracted experts, commercial partners, and domain or technology-specific experts in industry or the intelligence community can serve in, augment, or support Cyber Mission Force teams.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b321d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>What work roles in the Cyberspace Operations Forces can only be filled by military personnel, which work roles can be filled by civilian employees or contractors, and which work roles should be filled partially or fully by civilians due to the need for longevity of service to achieve required skill levels or retention rates.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b321e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>How specialized cyber experience, developed and maintained in the reserve component, can be more effectively leveraged to support the Cyberspace Operations Forces through innovative force generation models.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b321f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>Whether the Department of Defense should create a separate service to perform the functions and missions currently performed by Cyber Mission Force units generated by multiple military services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>Whether the Department of Defense is maximizing partnerships with industry and other nontraditional sources of expertise and capacity in the areas of critical infrastructure protection and information sharing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>Whether the Defense Readiness Reporting System of the Department of Defense is sufficient to capture Cyber Mission Force readiness metrics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>The study required by paragraph (1) shall consider existing models for total force generation practices and programs, as well as nontraditional and creative alternatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217b3223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2024, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the Secretary of Defense one or more recommendations, respectively, as to the future total force generation model for both the Cyber Mission Force and the Cyberspace Operations Forces.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2905">136 STAT. 2905</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters addressed</inline>.—</heading><content>The recommendations under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, each of the elements identified in subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217b3226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of a Revised Model Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a revised total force generation model for the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217b3229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing a revised total force generation model under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall explicitly determine the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b322a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217b322b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217b322c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Whether the Navy should no longer be responsible for developing and presenting forces to the United States Cyber Command as part of the Cyber Mission Force or Cyberspace Operations Forces, including recommendations for corresponding transfer of responsibilities and associated resources and personnel for the existing and future year programmed Cyberspace Operations Forces or Cyber Mission Force resources.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b322d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Whether a single military service should be responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the Cyberspace Operations Forces, or if different services should be responsible for different components of the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b322e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Whether modification of United States Cyber Command enhanced budget control authorities are necessary to further improve total force generation for Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b322f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Implications of low service retention rates for critical roles within the Cyber Mission Force, and the mix of actions necessary to correct them, including multiple rotations in critical work roles, length of service commitments, repeat tours within the Cyber Mission Force, retention incentives across the entire Cyberspace Operations Forces, and best practices for generating the future force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217b3230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan for effecting the revised total force generation model required under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217b3231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Progress Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until receipt of the plan required by subsection (d), the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the progress made in carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217b3232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that subsections (a) through (c) are carried out with consideration to matters relating to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The cybersecurity service providers, local defenders, and information technology personnel who own, operate, and defend the information networks of the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Equipping the Cyberspace Operations Forces to include infrastructure management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Providing intelligence support to the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217b3236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The resources, including billets, needed to account for any recommended changes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2906">136 STAT. 2906</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1534">SEC. 1534. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217b3237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217b3238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 USC 167b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CORRECTING CYBER MISSION FORCE READINESS SHORTFALLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217bf589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan and Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop a near-term plan to correct readiness shortfalls in the Cyber Mission Forces over the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217bf58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217bf58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>develop recommendations for such legislative action as the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman, and the Secretaries of the military departments jointly consider appropriate to correct the readiness shortfalls described in paragraph (1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan under paragraph (1) and the recommendations under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217bf58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the briefing provided under paragraph (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman shall commence implementation of the aspects of the plan developed under paragraph (1) of such subsection that are not dependent upon legislative action.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217bf590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217bf591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Addressed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the plan under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman, and the Secretaries of the military departments shall consider and explicitly address through analysis the following potential courses of action, singly and in combination, to increase the availability of personnel in key work roles:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217bf593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Determining the correct number of personnel necessary to fill key work roles, including the proper force mix of civilian, military, and contractor personnel, and the means necessary to meet those requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Employing civilians rather than military personnel in key work roles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Expanding training capacity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Modifying or creating new training models.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Maximizing use of compensation and incentive authorities, including increasing bonuses and special pays, and alternative compensation mechanisms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Modifying career paths and service policies to permit consecutive assignments in key work roles without jeopardizing promotion opportunities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Increasing service commitments following training commensurate with the value of the key work role training.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Standardizing compensation models across the services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Requiring multiple rotations within the Cyber Mission Forces for key work roles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Adopting and implementing what are known as “rank in person” policies that enable civilian personnel to be promoted on the basis of skills and abilities demonstrated in a given position.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217bf59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A review of departmental guidance and processes consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b/d/2/A/x">section 167b(d)(2)(A)(x) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, with respect to the authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Command to monitor the promotions of certain cyber operations forces and coordinate with the Secretaries <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2907">136 STAT. 2907</page> regarding the assignment, retention, training, professional military education, and special and incentive pays of certain cyber operations forces, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the recruiting, retention, professional military education, and promotion of certain cyber operations personnel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the sharing of personnel data between the military departments and the United States Cyber Command; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217bf5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>structures, departmental guidance, and processes developed between the military departments and the United States Special Operations Command with respect to the authority of the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command described in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167/e/2/J">section 167(e)(2)(J) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, that could be used as a model for the United States Cyber Command.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217bf5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Key Work Roles Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>key work roles</term>” means work roles that consist of access development, tool development, and exploitation analysis.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1535">SEC. 1535. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217c1cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2200">10 USC 2200 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER AND DIGITAL SERVICE ACADEMY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Personnel and Management, shall establish a program to provide financial support for pursuit of programs of education at institutions of high education in covered disciplines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered disciplines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of the Program, a covered discipline is a discipline that the Secretary of Defense determines is critically needed and is cyber- or digital technology-related, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8db8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Computer-related arts and sciences.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8db9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Cyber-related engineering.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Cyber-related law and policy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Applied analytics related sciences, data management, and digital engineering, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Such other disciplines relating to cyber, cybersecurity, digital technology, or supporting functions as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The program established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy” (in this section referred to as the “Program”).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Description and Components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Program shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8dc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Scholarships.</p></sidenote><content>provide scholarships through institutions of higher education to students who are enrolled in programs of education at such institutions leading to degrees or specialized program certifications in covered disciplines; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>prioritize the placement of scholarship recipients fulfilling the post-award employment obligation under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scholarship Amounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y217e8dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Each scholarship under the Program shall be in such amount as the Secretary determines necessary—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2908">136 STAT. 2908</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to pay all educational expenses incurred by that person, including tuition, fees, cost of books, and laboratory expenses, for the pursuit of the program of education for which the assistance is provided under the Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to provide a stipend for room and board.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that expenses paid are limited to those educational expenses normally incurred by students at the institution of higher education involved.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for internship activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The financial assistance for a person under this section may also be provided to support internship activities of the person in the Department of Defense and combat support agencies in periods between the academic years leading to the degree or specialized program certification for which assistance is provided the person under the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of support</inline>.—</heading><content>Each scholarship under the Program shall be for not more than 5 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional stipend</inline>.—</heading><content>Students demonstrating financial need, as determined by the Secretary, may be provided with an additional stipend under the Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-award Employment Obligations</inline>.—</heading><content>Each scholarship recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholarship under the Program, shall enter into an agreement under which the recipient agrees to work for a period equal to the length of the scholarship, following receipt of the student’s degree or specialized program certification, in the cyber- and digital technology-related missions of the Department, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified by the Secretary in regulations the Secretary shall promulgate to carry out this subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiring Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, specifically with respect to enforcing the obligations and conditions of employment under subsection (d), the Secretary may use any authority otherwise available to the Secretary for the recruitment, employment, and retention of civilian personnel within the Department, including authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599f">section 1599f of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a scholarship under the Program, an individual shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>demonstrate a commitment to a career in improving the security of information technology or advancing the development and application of digital technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>have demonstrated a high level of competency in relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, as defined by the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7443">15 U.S.C. 7443</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>be a full-time student, or have been accepted as a full-time student, in a program leading to a degree or specialized program certification in a covered discipline at an institution of higher education;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>enter into an agreement accepting and acknowledging the post award employment obligations, pursuant to section (d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>accept and acknowledge the conditions of support under section (g); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2909">136 STAT. 2909</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>meet such other requirements for a scholarship as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions of Support</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of receiving a scholarship under this section, a recipient shall agree to provide the Office of Personnel Management (in coordination with the Department of Defense) and the institutions of higher education described in subsection (a)(1) with annual verifiable documentation of post-award employment and up-to-date contact information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A scholarship recipient under the Program shall be liable to the United States as provided in subsection (i) if the individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing at the applicable institution of higher education, as determined by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is dismissed from the applicable institution of higher education for disciplinary reasons;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>withdraws from the eligible degree program before completing the Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>declares that the individual does not intend to fulfill the post-award employment obligation under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>fails to maintain or fulfill any of the post-graduation or post-award obligations or requirements of the individual; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>fails to fulfill the requirements of paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring Compliance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition of participating in the Program, an institution of higher education shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>enter into an agreement with the Secretary to monitor the compliance of scholarship recipients with respect to their post-award employment obligations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, on an annual basis, the post-award employment documentation required under subsection (g)(1) for scholarship recipients through the completion of their post-award employment obligations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Repayment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Less than 1 year of service</inline>.—</heading><content>If a circumstance described in subsection (g)(2) occurs before the completion of 1 year of a post-award employment obligation under the Program, the total amount of scholarship awards received by the individual under the Program shall be considered a debt to the Government and repaid in its entirety.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">1 or more years of service<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>If a circumstance described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (g)(2) occurs after the completion of 1 or more years of a post-award employment obligation under the Program, the total amount of scholarship awards received by the individual under the Program, reduced by the ratio of the number of years of service completed divided by the number of years of service required, shall be considered a debt to the Government and repaid in accordance with subsection (j).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayments</inline>.—</heading><content>A debt described subsection (i) shall be subject to repayment, together with interest thereon accruing from the date of the scholarship award, in accordance with terms and conditions specified by the Secretary in regulations promulgated to carry out this subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2910">136 STAT. 2910</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217e8dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of Repayment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event that a scholarship recipient is required to repay the scholarship award under the Program, the institution of higher education providing the scholarship shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217e8def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217e8df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>determine the repayment amounts and notify the recipient, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management of the amounts owed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>collect the repayment amounts within a period of time as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Returned to treasury</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), any repayment under this subsection shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retain percentage</inline>.—</heading><content>An institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this subsection to defray administrative costs associated with the collection.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217eb504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall establish a single, fixed percentage that will apply to all eligible entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217eb505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall periodically evaluate and make public, in a manner that protects the personally identifiable information of scholarship recipients, information on the success of recruiting individuals for scholarships under the Program and on hiring and retaining those individuals in the Department of Defense workforce, including information on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>placement rates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>where students are placed, including job titles and descriptions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>salary ranges for students not released from obligations under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>how long after graduation students are placed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>how long students stay in the positions they enter upon graduation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb50c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>how many students are released from obligations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb50d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>what, if any, remedial training is required.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb50e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217eb50f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit, not less frequently than once every two years, to Congress a report, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the disparity in any reporting between scholarship recipients and their respective institutions of higher education; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217eb513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statistics.</p></sidenote><content>any recent statistics regarding the size, composition, and educational requirements of the relevant Department of Defense workforce.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall provide consolidated and user-friendly online resources for prospective scholarship recipients, including, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>searchable, up-to-date, and accurate information about participating institutions of higher education and job opportunities relating to covered disciplines; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2911">136 STAT. 2911</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a modernized description of careers in covered disciplines.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217eb517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217eb519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 50 percent of the amount available for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall be available only for providing financial assistance for the pursuit of programs of education referred to in subsection (b)(1) at institutions of higher education that have established, improved, or are administering programs of education in disciplines under the grant program established in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2200b">section 2200b of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217eb51a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Associate degrees</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than five percent of the amount available for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall be available for providing financial assistance for the pursuit of an associate degree at an institution described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217eb51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board of Directors</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to help identify workforce needs and trends relevant to the Program, the Secretary may establish a board of directors for the Program that consists of representatives of Federal departments and agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217eb51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">(o) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217eb51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commencement of Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall commence the Program as early as practicable, with the first scholarships awarded under the Program for the academic year beginning no later than the fall semester of 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1536">SEC. 1536. </num><heading>REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NAVY CIVILIAN CAREER PATH STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217f515e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f515f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations made in the report submitted to the congressional defense committees under section 1653(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1763">133 Stat. 1763</ref>) relating to improving cyber career paths in the Navy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f5161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of each recommendation described in such paragraph that has already been implemented.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of each recommendation described in such paragraph that the Secretary has commenced implementing, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of each recommendation described in such paragraph that the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>For each recommendation under subparagraph (C) that the Secretary determines to implement—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y217f5166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f5167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>a timeline for implementation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y217f5168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y217f5169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f516a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>the plan for implementation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2912">136 STAT. 2912</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f516b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>For each recommendation under subparagraph (C) that the Secretary determines not to implement, a justification for the determination not to implement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f516c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y217f516d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f516e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review by Comptroller General of the United States</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f516f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of such report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f5171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The extent to which the Secretary has implemented the recommendations described in subsection (a)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f5174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x217f5175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Additional recommended actions for the Secretary to take to improve the readiness and retention of the cyber workforce of the Navy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y217f5177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review under paragraph (1) at such time and in such format as is mutually agreed upon by the committees and the Comptroller General at the time of the briefing under paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1537">SEC. 1537. </num><heading>STUDY TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL STRATEGY FOR STRUCTURING AND MANNING ELEMENTS OF JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS–CYBER ORGANIZATIONS, JOINT MISSION OPERATIONS CENTERS, AND CYBER OPERATIONS-INTEGRATED PLANNING ELEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21825eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands, shall conduct a study to determine the optimal strategy for structuring and manning elements of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Joint Force Headquarters Cyber Organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Joint Mission Operations Centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Cyber Operations–Integrated Planning Elements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Joint Cyber Centers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Operational effects on the military services if each of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) are restructured from organizations that are components of the military services to joint organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Existing barriers or impediments to designate positions within each of the entities listed in such subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as joint billets for joint qualification purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2913">136 STAT. 2913</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Operational and organizational effects on the military services, the United States Cyber Command, other combatant commands, and the Joint Staff if the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) are realigned, restructured, or consolidated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Operational and organizational effects and advisement of standardizing a minimum set of roles and responsibilities of the Joint Cyber Centers, or the equivalent entity, of the combatant commands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Clarification of the relationship and differentiation between Cyber Operations–Integrated Planning Elements and Joint Cyber Centers of the combatant commands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>A complete inventory of mission essential tasks for the entities listed in such subparagraphs (A) through (D).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>A description of cyber activities in geographic and functional combatant command campaign plans and resources aligned to those activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21825ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 120 days until March 31, 2024, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the study under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21825ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31, 2024, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the study under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The findings of the Principal Cyber Advisor with respect to the study under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Details of the operational and organizational effects assessed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to carry out the transfer described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph and the associated costs, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to realign, restructure, or consolidate the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21825ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Such other matters as the Principal Cyber Advisor considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1538">SEC. 1538. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21825ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>MANNING REVIEW OF SPACE FORCE CYBER SQUADRONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2182abf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the manning required to fully staff the current and planned cyber squadrons of the Space Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2182abf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182abf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under subsection (a) shall include considerations of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182abf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The specific sourcing of existing billets of the Space Force optimally postured for transfer to cyber squadrons.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2914">136 STAT. 2914</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182abfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The administrative processes required to shift billets and existing funding to cyber squadrons.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182abfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The responsibilities and functions performed by military personnel and civilian personnel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182abfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The benefits and risks to the Space Force approach of transferring billets to cyber squadrons.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182abfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roadmap</inline>.—</heading><content>The review under subsection (a) shall include a transition roadmap that outlines a comprehensive transition for the transfer of billets described in paragraph (1) by not later than September 30, 2024.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1539">SEC. 1539. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2182abfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POSTURE AND STAFFING LEVELS OF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2182fa1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2182fa20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate non-Department of Defense entity for the conduct of a comprehensive review of the posture and adequacy of the staffing levels of the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2182fa21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2182fa22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters for Consideration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify that the review conducted under the agreement shall include the evaluation of each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182fa23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Any limitations or constraints of the Office of the Chief Information Officer in performing the entirety of the responsibilities specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s142/b">section 142(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and responsibilities assigned by the Secretary of Defense, based on the staffing levels of the Office as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182fa24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The composition of civilian, military, and contractor personnel assigned to the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as of such date, including the occupational series and military occupational specialties of such personnel, relative to the responsibilities specified in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2182fa25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The organizational construct of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as of such date.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2182fa26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify that the review conducted under the agreement shall include recommendations for the Chief Information Officer and the congressional defense committees, including recommendations derived from the matters for consideration specified under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2182fa27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2182fa28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the review.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1540">SEC. 1540. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CIVILIAN CYBERSECURITY RESERVE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2183bd79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183bd7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183bd7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a federally funded research and development center with expertise in cybersecurity and workforce management to conduct an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of creating and maintaining a civilian cybersecurity reserve corps to enable the Department of Defense and military services to provide qualified civilian manpower to the Department of Defense to effectively respond to significant cyber <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2915">136 STAT. 2915</page> incidents or to assist in solving other exceptionally difficult cyber workforce-related challenges.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2183e48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of Prior Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e48d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the entity or center shall take into consideration the results of the evaluation of nontraditional cyber support to the Department of Defense required by section 1730 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e48e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of report</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Principal Cyber Advisor submits the report referenced in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2183e48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183e490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment conducted under subsection (a) shall include analysis of the following matters:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The feasibility of the concept of a civilian cybersecurity reserve program, including an analysis of the available talent pool, potential impact on employers, and propensity to serve.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183e493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>The likelihood of utilizing civilian cybersecurity reservists to augment the existing Department of Defense workforce, including an assessment of the duration of periods of activation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The result of outreach conducted with industry and State and Federal Government agencies employing individuals likely to meet qualification criteria for service in such a program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The necessity for participants to access classified information, and the need to maintain appropriate security clearances as a participant in the program, including while not in Federal service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Appropriate compensation and benefits for members of such a program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Activities that members may undertake as part of their duties.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Methods for identifying and recruiting members, including alternative methods to traditional qualifications requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Methods for preventing conflicts of interest or other ethical concerns as a result of participation in such a program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Resources, including funding levels, necessary to carry out such a program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Potential penalties or other adverse action taken against individuals who do not respond to activation when called.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e49c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant for the purpose of this assessment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2183e49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e49e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Secretary enters into the agreement described in subsection (a), such entity or center shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the research and analysis under such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e49f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183e4a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2916">136 STAT. 2916</page> shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e4a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A copy of the report submitted under paragraph (1) without change.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2183e4a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183e4a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183e4a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any comments, changes, recommendations, or other information provided by the Secretary of Defense relating to the research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) and contained in such report, including a specific recommendation on whether a civilian cybersecurity reserve should be established, as described in such subsection, or with modification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1541">SEC. 1541. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2183e4a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21851d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Cyber Excepted Service established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599f">section 1599f of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21851d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of barriers to participation in Cyber Excepted Service positions, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185443a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2185443b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>criteria for eligibility of potential Department of Defense components and entities for participation in the Cyber Excepted Service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185443c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>potential and structural limitations of the Cyber Excepted Service, including impediments to mobility or advancement by civilian employees currently in billets coded for Cyber Excepted Service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185443d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>challenges to transition between competitive and excepted service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185443e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>matters relating to pay disparity and challenges with compensation relative to the skill sets and value of such civilian employees in the private sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185443f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>differences between compensation, incentives, benefits, and access to career-broadening experiences;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the eligibility for participation in the Cyber Excepted Service of civilian employees who are assigned to the Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the current and necessary mechanisms to deconflict occasions when individuals can be considered eligible for two or more excepted service systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>any other barriers as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the process used in accepting applications, assessing candidates, and the process for and effect of adhering to provisions of law establishing preferences for hiring eligible veterans, and selecting applicants for vacancies to be filled by an individual for a Cyber Excepted Service position.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of current efforts to recruit and retain employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of current performance metrics used in evaluating the Cyber Excepted Service.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2917">136 STAT. 2917</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of how current efforts to develop, sustain, and improve the Cyber Excepted Service are integrated into the strategic workforce planning of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185444a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>Current metrics for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185444b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185444c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the placement of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by military department, Defense agency, or other component within the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185444d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the total number of veterans hired;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185444e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the number of separations of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185444f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the number of retirements of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the number and amounts of recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives paid to employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the number of employees who declined transition to qualified Cyber Excepted Service positions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the training provided to supervisors of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions on the use of the new authorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the implementation of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599f/a/1/A">section 1599f(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>how each military department, Defense agency, or other component within the Department is incorporating or intends to incorporate Cyber Excepted Service personnel in their cyber mission workforce; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>how the Cyber Excepted Service has allowed each military department, Defense agency, or other component within the Department to establish, recruit and retain personnel to fill cyber mission workforce needs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2185445a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees with respect to the improvement of the Cyber Excepted Service, including recommendations derived from the consideration of the elements specified in paragraphs (1) through (8).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2185445b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2185445c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the review.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2185445d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2185445e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2185445f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the submission of the review under subsection (c), and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until September 30, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an update on progress made in enacting recommendations identified pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) and a detailed report on Cyber Excepted Service positions during the most recent one-year period, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the metrics described in paragraph (6) of such subsection;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2918">136 STAT. 2918</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an updated assessment under paragraph (8) of such subsection from the current reporting period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an updated assessment on the effect of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599f">section 1599f of title 10, United States Code</ref>, on the ability of the Department to recruit, retain, and develop cyber professionals in the Department over the current reporting period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an updated assessment on the barriers to participation described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) from the current reporting period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21854466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><content>proposed modifications to the Cyber Excepted Service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21854468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21854469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>Cyber Excepted Service</term>” consists of those positions established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599f/a/1/A">section 1599f(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2185446a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Cyber Excepted Service position</term>” means a position in the Cyber Excepted Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Reports and Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1551">SEC. 1551. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAM FOR SHARING CYBER CAPABILITIES AND RELATED INFORMATION WITH FOREIGN OPERATIONAL PARTNERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2185928b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch19">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y218607bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="398">“§ 398.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s398">10 USC 398</ref>.</p></sidenote> Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Establish Pilot Program to Share Cyber Capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide cyber capabilities and related information developed or procured by the Department of Defense to foreign countries or organizations described in subsection (b) without compensation, to meet operational imperatives if the Secretary of Defense determines that the provision of such cyber capabilities is in the national security interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of Foreign Countries</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>establish—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a list of foreign countries that the Secretary of Defense considers suitable for sharing of cyber capabilities and related information under the authority established under paragraph (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>criteria for establishing the list under subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>not later than 14 days after establishing the list required by paragraph (a), submit to the appropriate committees of Congress such list; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of any changes to the list established under clause (1) at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the first use of the authority provided by subsection (a), the Secretaries of Defense and State shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2919">136 STAT. 2919</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>establish and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress procedures for a coordination process for subsection (a) that is consistent with the operational timelines required to support the national security of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of any changes to the procedures established under paragraph (1) at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y218607cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State jointly shall promptly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress notice in writing of any use of the authority provided by subsection (a) no later than 48 hours following the use of the authority.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>Notification under paragraph (1) shall include a certification that the provision of the cyber capabilities was in the national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218607d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>The notification under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of whether the transfer and the underlying operational imperative could have been met using another authority.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority established under paragraph (a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date on which this authority becomes law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the congressional defense committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218607d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>cyber capability</term>’ means a device or computer program, including any combination of software, firmware, or hardware, designed to create an effect in or through cyberspace.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218607d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as amending, diminishing, or otherwise impacting reporting or other obligations under the War Powers Resolution.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21862eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Sections Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21862eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21862eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 391.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“398. </designator> <label>Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1552">SEC. 1552. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21862eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s238">10 USC 238 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUDGET DATA ANALYTICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2186a41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186a41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, complete a pilot program to demonstrate the application of advanced data analytics to the fiscal year 2024 budget data of a military department for the purpose of identifying total cyber and information technology spending and the distribution of such resources across budget line items that are and are not identified, labeled, or categorized in a manner that would indicate that funds included in such line items will be expended on cyber and information technology activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186a420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with military departments</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2920">136 STAT. 2920</page> the Chief Information Officer shall, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Navy, select a military department for participation in the demonstration program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2186a421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The demonstration program under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186a422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>efforts to identify planned expenditures for cyber and information technology that are not captured in the total figures for cyber and information technology reported annually to Congress in support of the President’s budget submission and in budget documents and briefings to Congress on the cyber and information technology programs and activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>efforts to improve transparency in cyber and information technology budget information to identify cyber and information technology activities funded out of noncyber and noninformation technology budget lines, including by the use of qualitative techniques such as semantic analysis or natural language processing technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>metrics developed to assess the effectiveness of the demonstration program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2186cb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a cost tradeoff analysis of implementing these cyber and information technology data analytics across the entire budget of the Department of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>existing or planned efforts to use these data analytics to make budget decisions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>existing or planned efforts to incorporate these data analytics into materials presented to Congress through the budget submission process.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2186cb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plans and status of the Chief Information Officer with respect to the demonstration program under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the results and findings of the Chief Information Officer with respect to the demonstration program under subsection (a), including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2186cb3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2186cb3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for expansion of the demonstration program to the entire cyber and information technology budget of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2186cb3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2186cb40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Plans for incorporating data analytics into the congressional budget submission process for the cyber and information technology budget of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1553">SEC. 1553. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2186cb41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 USC 2224 note</ref>.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2186cb42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading>PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL CLOUD TEST AND EVALUATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21874073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy and Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with commercial industry, shall implement a policy and plan for test and evaluation of the cybersecurity of the clouds of commercial cloud service providers that provide, or are intended to provide, storage or computing of classified data of the Department of Defense.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2921">136 STAT. 2921</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21874074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy and plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21874075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21874076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21874077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21874078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21874079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A requirement that, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, future contracts with cloud service providers for storage or computing of classified data of the Department include provisions that permit the Secretary to conduct independent, threat-realistic assessments of the commercial cloud infrastructure, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2187407a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the storage, compute, and enabling elements, including the control plane and virtualization hypervisor for mission elements of the Department supported by the cloud provider; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2187407b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the supporting systems used in the fulfillment, facilitation, or operations relating to the mission of the Department under the contract, including the interfaces with these systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2187407c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An explanation as to how the Secretary intends to proceed on <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> existing contracts with cloud service providers to permit the same level of assessments required for future contracts under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2187407d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Identification and description of any proposed tiered test and evaluation requirements aligned with different impact and classification levels.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2187407e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may include in the policy and plan under subsection (a) an authority to waive any requirement under subsection (b) if the waiver is jointly approved by the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2187407f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the policy and plan under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21874080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Threat-realistic Assessment Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>threat-realistic assessments</term>” means, with respect to commercial cloud infrastructure, activities that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21874081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are designed to accurately emulate cyber threats from advanced nation state adversaries, such as Russia and China; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21874082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>include cooperative penetration testing and no-notice threat-emulation activities where personnel of the Department of Defense attempt to penetrate and gain control of the cloud-provider facilities, networks, systems, and defenses associated with, or which enable, the supported missions of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1554">SEC. 1554. </num><heading>ROADMAP AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR CYBER ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218851f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218851f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roadmap and Implementation Plan Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall jointly develop a five-year roadmap and implementation plan for rapidly adopting and acquiring artificial intelligence systems, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2922">136 STAT. 2922</page> applications, and supporting data and data management processes for the Cyberspace Operations Forces of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218851f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The roadmap and implementation plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Identification and prioritization of artificial intelligence systems, applications, data identification, and processing to cyber missions within the Department, and ameliorating threats to, and from, artificial intelligence systems, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advancing the cybersecurity of Department systems with artificial intelligence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>uses of artificial intelligence for cyber effects operations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities of artificial intelligence systems supporting cybersecurity and cyber operations to attacks; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>defending against adversary artificial intelligence-based cyber attacks.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218851fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to develop, acquire, adopt, and sustain the artificial intelligence systems, applications, data, and processing identified in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Roles and responsibilities for the following for adopting and acquiring artificial intelligence systems, applications, and data to cyber missions within the Department:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Commander of the United States Cyber Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218851ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Commander of Joint-Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Networks.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Chief Information Officer of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The Secretaries of the military departments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The Director of the National Security Agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Identification of currently deployed, adopted, and acquired artificial intelligence systems, applications, ongoing prototypes, and data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Identification of current capability and skill gaps that must be addressed prior to the development and adoption of artificial intelligence applications identified in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Identification of opportunities to solicit operator utility feedback through inclusion into research and development processes and wargaming or experimentation events by developing a roadmap for such processes and events, as well as a formalized process for capturing and tracking lessons learned from such events to inform the development community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Identification of long-term technology gaps for fulfilling the Department’s cyber warfighter mission to be addressed by research relating to artificial intelligence by the science and technology enterprise within the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Definition of a maturity model describing desired cyber capabilities, agnostic of the enabling technology solutions, including phases in the maturity model or identified milestones and clearly identified areas for collaboration with relevant commercial off the shelf and government off the shelf developers to address requirements supporting capability gaps.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2923">136 STAT. 2923</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188520a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188520b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188520c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Assessment, in partnership with the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, of the threat posed by adversaries’ use of artificial intelligence to the cyberspace operations and the security of the networks and artificial intelligence systems of the Department in the next five years, including a net technical assessment of United States and adversary activities to apply artificial intelligence to cyberspace operations, and actions planned to address that threat.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188520d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188520e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>A detailed schedule with target milestones, investments, and required expenditures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188520f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Interim and final metrics of adoption of artificial intelligence for each activity identified in the roadmap.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Identification of such additional funding, authorities, and policies as the Commander and the Chief Information Officer jointly determine may be required.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21885211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Such other topics as the Commander and the Chief Information Officer jointly consider appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21885212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Synchronization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commander and the Chief Information Officer shall ensure that the roadmap and implementation plan under subsection (a) are synchronized and coordinated to be consistent with section 1509.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21885213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21885214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Commander and the Chief Information Officer complete development of the roadmap and implementation plan under subsection (a), the Commander and the Chief Information Officer shall provide to the congressional defense committees a classified briefing on the roadmap and implementation plan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1555">SEC. 1555. </num><heading>REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD CYBER REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2188a035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a review of the findings and recommendations presented in the June 2018 Defense Science Board report titled “Cyber as a Strategic Capability”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identification of, and description of implementation for, recommendations that have been implemented by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Identification of recommendations that have not yet been fully implemented by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Identification of the reasons why the recommendations identified under subparagraph (B) were not implemented.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188a03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Identification of such legislative or administrative action as the Secretary determines necessary to implement the recommendations identified under subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2188a03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188a03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disclosure.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the review is completed under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review, including a disclosure of the matters <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2924">136 STAT. 2924</page> identified and developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188a040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1556">SEC. 1556. </num><heading>ANNUAL BRIEFING ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2188ee61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188ee62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until March 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2188ee63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188ee64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing provided under subsection (a) shall include an annual assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188ee65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The resources, authorities, activities, missions, facilities, and personnel used to conduct the relevant missions at the National Security Agency as well as the cyber offense and defense missions of United States Cyber Command.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188ee66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The processes used to manage risk, balance tradeoffs, and work with partners to execute operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188ee67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the operating environment and the continuous need to balance tradeoffs to meet mission necessity and effectiveness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188ee68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2188ee69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the operational effects resulting from the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command, including a list of specific operations conducted over the previous year that were enabled by or benefitted from the relationship.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2188ee6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Such other topics as the Director of the National Security Agency and the Commander of United States Cyber Command may consider appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1557">SEC. 1557. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2189157b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 USC 167b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2189639c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189639d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>review—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189639e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2189639f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><content>the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated December 12, 2019, concerning the definition of the term “<term>Department of Defense Cyberspace Operations Forces (DoD COF)</term>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the responsibilities of the Commander of the United States Cyber Command as the Cyberspace Joint Force Provider and Cyberspace Joint Force Trainer, with respect to forces included and excluded from the Cyberspace Operations Forces; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218963a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>update such memorandum and, as appropriate, update such responsibilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218963a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218963a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive assessment of units and components of the Department of Defense conducting defensive cyberspace operations which are not currently included in the definition specified in paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2925">136 STAT. 2925</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Consideration of options for participation in the Cyberspace Operations Forces by forces without regard to whether the forces are included in such definition, including options under which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>forces currently excluded from the Cyberspace Operations Forces because of such definition may access training, resources, and expertise of the Cyberspace Operations Forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Commander of the United States Cyber Command may issue advisory tasking to forces that are not Cyberspace Operations Forces pursuant to such definition; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218963a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>forces that are not Cyberspace Operations Forces pursuant to such definition are subject to training standards established by the Commander as the Cyberspace Joint Force Trainer.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1558">SEC. 1558. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218963aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS ON ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN BUDGET CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2189d7db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal year 2023, and not less frequently than once each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2028, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, in coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, shall assess the implementation of the transition of responsibilities assigned to the Commander by section 1507(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each assessment carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the operational and organizational effect of section 1507(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) on the training, equipping, operation, sustainment, and readiness of the Cyber Mission Forces.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2189d7e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory description of the cyber systems, activities, capabilities, resources, and functions that have been transferred from the military departments to control of the Commander and those that have not been transitioned pursuant to such section 1507(a)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An opinion by the Commander as to whether the cyber systems, activities, capabilities, resources, and functions that have not been so transitioned should be transitioned pursuant to such section 1507(a)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of the adequacy of resources, authorities, and policies required to implement such section 1507(a)(1), including organizational, functional, and personnel matters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An assessment of the reliance on resources, authorities, policies, or personnel external to United States Cyber Command in support of the budget control of the Commander.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Identification of any outstanding areas for transition pursuant to such section 1507(a)(1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2926">136 STAT. 2926</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>An assessment of the organization established under section 1509 and its performance relative to the requirements of the Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2189d7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Such other matters as the Commander considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2189d7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Commander shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Commander with respect to the assessments under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1559">SEC. 1559. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2189d7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 USC 2224 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENTS OF WEAPONS SYSTEMS VULNERABILITIES TO RADIO-FREQUENCY ENABLED CYBER ATTACKS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218a7429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the activities required by and conducted pursuant to section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1118">129 Stat. 1118</ref>), section 1637 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 U.S.C. 221 note</ref>), and the amendments made by section 1712 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4087">134 Stat. 4087</ref>) include regular assessments of the vulnerabilities to and mission risks presented by radio-frequency enabled cyber attacks with respect to the operational technology embedded in weapons systems, aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, space systems, sensors, and datalink networks of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218a742a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessments under subsection (a) with respect to vulnerabilities and risks described in such subsection shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a742b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identification of such vulnerabilities and risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a742c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ranking of vulnerability, severity, and priority;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a742d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>development and selection of options, with associated costs and schedule, to correct such vulnerabilities, including installation of intrusion detection capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218a9b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the cybersecurity sufficiency for Military Standard 1553; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218a9b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>development of integrated risk-based plans to implement the corrective actions selected.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218a9b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Corrective Actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing corrective actions under subsection (b)(3), the assessments under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>consider the missions supported by the assessed weapons systems, aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, space systems, sensors, or datalink networks, as the case may be, to ensure that the corrective actions focus on the vulnerabilities that create the greatest risks to the missions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>be shared and coordinated with the principal staff assistant with primary responsibility for the strategic cybersecurity program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>address requirements for deployed and nondeployed members of the Armed Forces to analyze data collected on the weapons systems and respond to attacks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218a9b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Informed Assessments</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessments under subsection (a) shall be informed by intelligence, if available, and technical judgment regarding potential threats to embedded operational technology during operations of the Armed Forces.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2927">136 STAT. 2927</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218a9b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and integration of activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessments under subsection (a) shall be fully coordinated and integrated with activities described in such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218a9b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the organizations conducting the assessments under subsection (a) in the military departments, the United States Special Operations Command, and the Defense Agencies coordinate with each other and share best practices, vulnerability analyses, and technical solutions with the principal staff assistant with primary responsibility for the Strategic Cybersecurity Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218a9b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees briefings from the organizations specified under subsection (e)(2), as appropriate, on the activities and plans required under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1560">SEC. 1560. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN TO DETER AND COUNTER ADVERSARIES IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218ae96b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218ae96c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The status of the strategy and posture review required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s397">10 U.S.C. 397 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218ae96d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description of efforts of the Department of Defense, including such efforts conducted in consultation with relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government, to effectively deter and counter foreign adversaries in the information environment, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218ae96e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recent updates or modifications to existing policies to more effectively deter and counter adversaries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218ae96f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of funding priorities and impacts to future budget requests;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b1080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>recent updates to personnel policies to ensure the recruitment, promotion, retention, and compensation for individuals with the necessary skills in the information environment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b1081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of improvements required to the collection, prioritization, and analysis of intelligence, in particular open-source intelligence, to better inform the understanding of foreign adversaries in the information environment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b1082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of any initiatives that are being taken, in cooperation with relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government, to assist and incorporate allies and partner countries of the United States into efforts to effectively deter and counter foreign adversaries in the information environment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b1083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of any additional actions the Secretary determines necessary to further ensure that the Department of Defense is appropriately postured to effectively deter and counter foreign adversaries in the information environment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b1084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2928">136 STAT. 2928</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218b1085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Environment Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>information environment</term>” has the meaning given in the publication of the Department of Defense titled “Joint Concept for Operating in the Information Environment (JCOIE)” dated July 25, 2018.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XVI">TITLE XVI—</num><heading>SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Space Activities</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1601. </designator> <label>Requirements for protection of satellites.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1602. </designator> <label>Strategy on protection of satellites.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1603. </designator> <label>Modification of reports on integration of acquisition and capability delivery schedules for segments of major satellite acquisitions programs and funding for such programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1604. </designator> <label>Tactically responsive space capability.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1605. </designator> <label>Extension of annual report on Space Command and Control.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1606. </designator> <label>Allied responsive space capabilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1607. </designator> <label>Applied research and educational activities to support space technology development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1608. </designator> <label>Review of Space Development Agency exemption from Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1609. </designator> <label>Update to plan to manage Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System and multi-domain sensors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1610. </designator> <label>Report on space debris.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1621. </designator> <label>Congressional oversight of clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Nuclear Forces</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1631. </designator> <label>Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1632. </designator> <label>Industrial base monitoring for B–21 and Sentinel programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1633. </designator> <label>Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Council.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1634. </designator> <label>Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1635. </designator> <label>Extension of requirement to report on nuclear weapons stockpile.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1636. </designator> <label>Modification and extension of annual assessment of cyber resilience of nuclear command and control system.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1637. </designator> <label>Modification of reports on Nuclear Posture Review implementation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1638. </designator> <label>Establishment of intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1639. </designator> <label>Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1640. </designator> <label>Plan for development of reentry vehicles.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1641. </designator> <label>Treatment of nuclear modernization and hypersonic missile programs within Defense Priorities and Allocations System.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1642. </designator> <label>Matters relating to nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Missile Defense Programs</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1651. </designator> <label>Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1652. </designator> <label>Improvements to acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1653. </designator> <label>Making permanent prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1654. </designator> <label>Next generation interceptors for missile defense of United States homeland.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1655. </designator> <label>Termination of requirement to transition ballistic missile defense programs to the military departments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1656. </designator> <label>Persistent cybersecurity operations for ballistic missile defense systems and networks.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1657. </designator> <label>Fire control architectures.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1658. </designator> <label>Middle East integrated air and missile defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1659. </designator> <label>Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2929">136 STAT. 2929</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1660. </designator> <label>Integrated air and missile defense architecture for defense of Guam.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1661. </designator> <label>Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of report on implementation of the cruise missile defense architecture for the homeland.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1662. </designator> <label>Strategy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic missile threats.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1663. </designator> <label>Plan on delivering Shared Early Warning System data to certain allies and partners of the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1664. </designator> <label>Reports on ground-based interceptors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1665. </designator> <label>Report on missile defense interceptor site in contiguous United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1671. </designator> <label>Cooperative threat reduction funds.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1672. </designator> <label>Department of Defense support for requirements of the White House Military Office.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1673. </designator> <label>Unidentified anomalous phenomena reporting procedures.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1674. </designator> <label>Study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Space Activities</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1601">SEC. 1601. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SATELLITES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x218b5ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218b5ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218b5ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2271.</p></sidenote> 135 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2275 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y218b85b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="2275a">“§ 2275a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218b85ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2275a">10 USC 2275a</ref>.</p></sidenote> Requirements for protection of satellites</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218b85bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Before a major satellite acquisition program achieves Milestone A approval, or equivalent, the Chief of Staff of the Space Force, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Space Command, shall establish requirements for the defense and resilience of the satellites under that program against the capabilities of adversaries to target, degrade, or destroy the satellites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218b85bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b85bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>major satellite acquisition program</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 2275 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218b85be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Milestone A approval</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 4251 of this title 10.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1602">SEC. 1602. </num><heading>STRATEGY ON PROTECTION OF SATELLITES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218bd3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218bd3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218bd3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall make publicly available a strategy containing the actions that will be taken to defend and protect on-orbit satellites of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community from the capabilities of adversaries to target, degrade, or destroy satellites.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>make the strategy under paragraph (1) publicly available in unclassified form; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annex, which may be submitted in classified form, containing supporting documents to the strategy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218bd3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2930">136 STAT. 2930</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional defense committees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218bd3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1603">SEC. 1603. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON INTEGRATION OF ACQUISITION AND CAPABILITY DELIVERY SCHEDULES FOR SEGMENTS OF MAJOR SATELLITE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS AND FUNDING FOR SUCH PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2275/f">Section 2275(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1604">SEC. 1604. </num><heading>TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE CAPABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218c702b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) of section 1609 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2271">10 U.S.C. 2271 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218cbe4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the Space Force has a tactically responsive space capability that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>addresses all lifecycle elements; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>addresses rapid deployment and reconstitution requirements—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to provide long-term continuity for tactically responsive space capabilities across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to continue the development of concepts of operations, including with respect to tactics, training, and procedures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>to develop appropriate processes for tactically responsive space launch, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>mission assurance processes; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>command and control, tracking, telemetry, and communications; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to identify basing requirements necessary to enable tactically responsive space capabilities.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218cbe55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218cbe58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chief of Space Operations shall establish tactically responsive requirements for all national security space capabilities, if applicable, carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218cbe59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (b), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>launch program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>space program</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y218cbe5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The entire end-to-end tactically responsive space capability, including with respect to the launch vehicle, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2931">136 STAT. 2931</page> ground infrastructure, bus, payload, operations and on-orbit sustainment.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for fiscal year 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tactically responsive launch program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tactically responsive space program</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>launches</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>capabilities</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218cbe63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tactically responsive launch program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tactically responsive space program</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218cbe64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the heading by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>launch operations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>space capability</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1605">SEC. 1605. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON SPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1613(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1731">133 Stat. 1731</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2030</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1606">SEC. 1606. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218cbe65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2271">10 USC 2271 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ALLIED RESPONSIVE SPACE CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218d3396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiatives</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly ensure that responsive space capabilities of the Department of Defense align with initiatives by Five Eyes countries, member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other allies to promote a globally responsive space architecture.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218d3397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218d3398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Commander of the United States Space Command, shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report assessing current investments and partnerships by the United States with allies of the United States with respect to responsive space efforts. The report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d3399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of the benefits of leveraging allied and partner spaceports for responsive launch.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d339a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218d339b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>A discussion of current and future plans to engage with allies and partners with respect to activities ensuring rapid reconstitution or augmentation of the space capabilities of the United States and allies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d339c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the shared costs and technology between the United States and allies, including if investments from the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and the European Deterrence Initiative could be considered for allied spaceports.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218d339d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Five Eyes Countries Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>Five Eyes countries</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d339e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Australia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d339f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Canada.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d33a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>New Zealand.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d33a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The United Kingdom.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218d33a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2932">136 STAT. 2932</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1607">SEC. 1607. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218d33a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9081">10 USC 9081 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218da8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations, in coordination with the Chief Technology and Innovation Office of the Space Force, may carry out applied research and educational activities to support space technology development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218da8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities carried out under subsection (a) shall support the applied research, development, and demonstration needs of the Space Force, including by addressing and facilitating the advancement of capabilities related to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>space domain awareness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>positioning, navigation, and timing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>communications;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>hypersonics;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>cybersecurity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>any other matter the Secretary of the Air Force considers relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218da8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education and Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities carried out under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>promote education and training for students so as to support the future national security space workforce of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218da8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>explore opportunities for international collaboration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218da8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided by this section shall expire on December 31, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1608">SEC. 1608. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218da8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218da8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9086">10 USC 9086 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXEMPTION FROM JOINT CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218dcff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a review regarding whether the Space Development Agency should be exempt from the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218dcff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the review under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a recommendation as to whether the exemption described in such subsection should apply to the Space Development Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218dcff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the recommendation is submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the Space Development Agency shall implement the recommendation.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1609">SEC. 1609. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218dcff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>UPDATE TO PLAN TO MANAGE INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND MULTI-DOMAIN SENSORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218e1e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall update the plan that was developed pursuant to section 1669 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218e1e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Agencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the update required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e1e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>coordinate with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2933">136 STAT. 2933</page> Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of the Space Development Agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e1e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e1e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Comments.</p></sidenote><content>solicit comments on the plan, if any, from the Commander of United States Strategic Command, the Commander of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of United States Space Command.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218e1e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the update required by subsection (a) is complete, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e1e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the plan updated pursuant to subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e1e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e1e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Comments.</p></sidenote><content>the comments from the Commander of United States Strategic Command, the Commander of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of United States Space Command, if any, solicited under subsection (b)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1610">SEC. 1610. </num><heading>REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218e452f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the portion of the report on the risks posed by man-made space debris in low-Earth orbit described in the explanatory statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) that pertains to the Department of Defense. The portion of the report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e4530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an explanation of such risks to defense and national security space assets;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e4531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e4532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e4533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations with respect to the remediation of such risks to defense and national security assets; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e4534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e4535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>outlines of plans to reduce the incident of such space debris to defense and national security assets.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218e4536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e4537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e4538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1621">SEC. 1621. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x218e6c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s127f">Section 127f of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e6c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e6c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218e935c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e935d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On a quarterly basis, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with elements of the Department of Defense that the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing outlining the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2934">136 STAT. 2934</page> clandestine activities carried out pursuant to subsection (a) during the period covered by the briefing, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e935e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218e935f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>an update on such activities carried out in each geographic combatant command and a description of how such activities support the respective theater campaign plan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e9360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an overview of the authorities and legal issues, including limitations, relating to such activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218e9361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>any other matters the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Nuclear Forces</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1631">SEC. 1631. </num><heading>BIANNUAL BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x218eba72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch24">Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218eba73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218eba74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 491.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 492a the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y218ee185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="492b">“SEC. 492b. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218f0896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s492b">10 USC 492b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">BIANNUAL BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f0897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>On or about May 1 and November 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to nuclear weapons policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f0898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Officials Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The officials specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f0899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f089a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f089b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f089c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f089d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f089e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>The Director for Capability and Resource Integration for the United States Strategic Command.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f089f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing under subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f08a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1632">SEC. 1632. </num><heading>INDUSTRIAL BASE MONITORING FOR B–21 AND SENTINEL PROGRAMS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x218f2fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch24">Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218f2fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218f2fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 491.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 493 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y218f56c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="493a">“§ 493a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218f56c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s493a">10 USC 493a</ref>.</p></sidenote> Industrial base monitoring for B–21 and Sentinel programs</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f56c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2935">136 STAT. 2935</page> Technology, and Logistics, shall designate a senior official, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary, to monitor the combined industrial base supporting the acquisition of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>B–21 aircraft; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f56c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In monitoring the combined industrial base described in subsection (a), the senior official designated under such subsection shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>have the authority to select staff to assist the senior official from among civilian employees of the Department and members of the armed forces, who may provide such assistance concurrently while serving in another position;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>monitor the acquisition by the combined industrial base of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>materials, technologies, and components associated with nuclear weapons systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>commodities purchased on a large scale;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>monitor the hiring or contracting by the combined industrial base of personnel with critical skills; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y218f56cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x218f56d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess whether personnel with critical skills and knowledge, intellectual property on manufacturing processes, and facilities and equipment necessary to design, develop, manufacture, repair, and support a program are available and affordable within the scopes of the B–21 aircraft program and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y218f56d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>At the same time as the submission of the budget of the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with respect to the status of the combined industrial base described in subsection (a).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1633">SEC. 1633. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21904132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s179">section 179 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21904133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in coordination with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>capabilities, and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21904134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21904135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph (10):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21906846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>With respect to nuclear warheads—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21906847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21906848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21906849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2190684a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>reviewing military requirements, performance requirements, and planned delivery schedules to evaluate whether such requirements and schedules create significant risks to cost, schedules, or other matters regarding production, surveillance, research, and other programs relating to nuclear weapons within the National Nuclear Security Administration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2190684b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2190684c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2190684d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>if any such risk exists, proposing and analyzing adjustments to such requirements and schedules.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2190684e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (13), as so redesignated, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph (13):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2190684f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21906850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>Coordinating risk management efforts between the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration relating to the nuclear weapons stockpile, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2936">136 STAT. 2936</page> nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2501">50 U.S.C. 2501</ref>)), and the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons, including with respect to identifying and analyzing risks and proposing actions to mitigate risks.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21906851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans and Budget</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21910492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21910493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21910494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21910495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget and Funding Matters</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21910496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Council shall annually review the plans and budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration and assess whether such plans and budget meet the current and projected requirements relating to nuclear weapons.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21910497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21910498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21910499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2191049a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content>The Council shall review each budget request transmitted by the Secretary of Energy to the Council under section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2757">50 U.S.C. 2757</ref>) and make a determination under subparagraph (B) regarding the adequacy of each such request.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2191049b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2191049c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> Not later than 30 days after making such a determination, the Council shall notify the congressional defense committees that such a determination has been made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2191049d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y2191049e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>If the Council determines that a budget request for a fiscal year transmitted to the Council under section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2757">50 U.S.C. 2757</ref>) is inadequate, in whole or in part, to implement the objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to nuclear weapons for that fiscal year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a written description of funding levels and specific initiatives that would, in the determination of the Council, make the budget request adequate to implement those objectives.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2191049f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>If the Council determines that a budget request for a fiscal year transmitted to the Council under section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2757">50 U.S.C. 2757</ref>) is adequate to implement the objectives described in clause (i) for that fiscal year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a written statement confirming the adequacy of the request.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219104a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>The Council shall maintain a record of each description submitted under clause (i) and each statement submitted under clause (ii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219104a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219104a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>The results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) with respect to that budget.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219104a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An evaluation of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y219104a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>whether the funding requested for the National Nuclear Security Administration in such budget—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y219104aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>enables the Administrator for Nuclear Security to meet requirements relating to nuclear weapons for such fiscal year; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y219104ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is adequate to implement the objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to nuclear weapons for that fiscal year; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219104ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>whether the plans and budget reviewed under paragraph (1) will enable the Administrator to meet—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y219104ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the requirements to produce war reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a/a">50 U.S.C. 2538a(a)</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2937">136 STAT. 2937</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y219104ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any other requirements under Federal law.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219104af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>If the evaluation under subparagraph (B)(ii) determines that the plans and budget reviewed under paragraph (1) will not enable the Administrator to meet the requirements to produce war reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a/a">50 U.S.C. 2538a(a)</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y219104b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an explanation for why the plans and budget will not enable the Administrator to meet such requirements; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219104b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219104b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>proposed alternative plans, budget, or requirements by the Council to meet such requirements.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219104b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>If a member of the Council does not concur in any assessment or evaluation under this subsection, the report or other information required to be submitted to the congressional defense committees regarding such assessment or evaluation shall include a written explanation from the non-concurring member describing the reasons for the member’s nonconcurrence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21912bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21912bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21912bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21912bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21912bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21912bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21912bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>whether such budget allows the Federal Government to meet the nuclear stockpile and stockpile stewardship program requirements during the fiscal year covered by the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21912bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if the Commander determines that such budget does not allow the Federal Government to meet such requirements, a description of the steps being taken to meet such requirements.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21912bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assessment of the Commander of the United States Strategic Command under subparagraph (A), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21912bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such assessment as it was submitted to the Chairman; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21912bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21912bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Comments.</p></sidenote><content>any comments of the Chairman.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21912bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21912bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>budget</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 231(f) of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21912bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Budget Review by Nuclear Weapons Council</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2757">50 U.S.C. 2757</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21912bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21912bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21912bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Council shall review each budget request transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s179/f">section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21912bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21912bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(B)(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s179/f/2/B/i">section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code</ref>,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21912bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the description under paragraph (2)(B)(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that description</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21912bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2938">136 STAT. 2938</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21912bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Council</headingText>.—</quotedText>” in the heading and all that follows through “<quotedText>At the time</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Council</headingText>.—At the time</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21912bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21912bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates on Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s179/g/1/A">Section 179(g)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the members who attended each meeting</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21912bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Termination of Nuclear Weapons Council Certification and Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (10).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1634">SEC. 1634. </num><heading>PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR NUCLEAR FORCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2191a00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 24 of title 10,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2191a010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2191a011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 491.</p></sidenote> United States Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21921542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="499c">“§ 499c.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21921543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s499c">10 USC 499c</ref>.</p></sidenote> Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21921544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21921545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21921546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>implement a portfolio management framework for nuclear forces of the United States that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21921547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>specifies the portfolio of nuclear forces covered by the framework;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21921548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>establishes a portfolio governance structure for such forces that takes advantage of, or is modeled on, an existing portfolio governance structure, such as the Deputy’s Management Action Group described in Department of Defense Directive 5105.79;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21921549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>outlines the approach of the Secretary for identifying and managing risk relating to such forces and prioritizing the efforts among such forces, including how the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, will coordinate such identification, management, and prioritization with the Administrator for Nuclear Security using the coordination processes of the Nuclear Weapons Council; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192154a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>incorporates the findings and recommendations identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled ‘Nuclear Enterprise: DOD and NNSA Could Further Enhance How They Manage Risk and Prioritize Efforts’ (GAO–22–104061) and dated January 2022; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192154b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2192154c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>complete a comprehensive assessment of the portfolio management capabilities required to identify and manage risk in the portfolio of nuclear forces, including how to draw upon public and private sector resources and the program management expertise within the Defense Acquisition University.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2192154d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings; Notifications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2192154e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>In conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter through the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on identifying and managing risk relating to nuclear <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2939">136 STAT. 2939</page> forces and prioritizing the efforts among such forces, including, with respect to the period covered by the briefing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192154f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the current and projected operational requirements for nuclear forces that were used for such identification, management, and prioritization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21921550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>key areas of risk identified; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21921551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a description of the actions proposed or carried out to mitigate such risk.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21923c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary may provide the briefings under paragraph (1) in classified form.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21923c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21923c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appropriating funds that, as determined by the Secretary, provides funds in an amount that will result in a significant delay in the nuclear certification or delivery of nuclear forces, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21923c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21923c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements of this section shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that each of the following have achieved full operational capability:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The long-range standoff weapon program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The B–21 Raider bomber aircraft program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The F–35A dual-capable aircraft program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21923c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nuclear Forces Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>nuclear forces</term>’ includes, at a minimum—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>nuclear weapons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the delivery platforms and systems for nuclear weapons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>nuclear command, control, and communications systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the infrastructure and facilities of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration that support nuclear weapons, the delivery platforms and systems for nuclear weapons, and nuclear command, control, and communications systems, including with respect to personnel, construction, operation, and maintenance.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21923c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21923c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the Secretary to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develop the portfolio management framework for nuclear forces under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s499c">section 499c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>complete the assessment described in subsection (a)(2) of such section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21923c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide the briefing under paragraph (1) in classified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1635">SEC. 1635. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s492a/a/1">Section 492a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2029</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2940">136 STAT. 2940</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1636">SEC. 1636. </num><heading>MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CYBER RESILIENCE OF NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21928a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s499">section 499 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2192b1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2192b1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Not less than once every quarter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a briefing on any intrusion or anomaly in the nuclear command, control, and communications system that was identified during the previous quarter, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an assessment of any known, suspected, or potential impacts of such intrusions and anomalies to the mission effectiveness of military capabilities as of the date of the briefing; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to cyber intrusions of contractor networks known or suspected to have resulted in the loss or compromise of design information regarding the nuclear command, control, and communications system; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2192b1ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>if no such intrusion or anomaly occurred with respect to the quarter to be covered by that briefing, a notification of such lack of intrusions and anomalies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2192b1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2192b1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>anomaly</term>’ means a malicious, suspicious or abnormal cyber incident that potentially threatens the national security or interests of the United States, or that is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The term ‘<term>intrusion</term>’ means an unauthorized and malicious cyber incident that compromises a nuclear command, control, and communications system by breaking the security of such a system or causing it to enter into an insecure state.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2192b1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2192b1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s171a">Section 171a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192b1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1637">SEC. 1637. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2192d8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s491/c">Section 491(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192d8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2010</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192d8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192d8ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2012 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2031</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192d8cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2010</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2192d8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph (1.):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2192ffdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>ensure that the report required by section 492a of this title is transmitted to Congress, if so required under such section;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2941">136 STAT. 2941</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1638">SEC. 1638. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SITE ACTIVATION TASK FORCE FOR SENTINEL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2193ea3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task force</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established within the Air Force Global Strike Command a directorate to be known as the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site Activation Task Force (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Site activation task force</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task Force shall serve as the Site Activation Task Force (as that term is defined in Air Force Instruction 10–503, updated October 14, 2020) for purposes of overseeing and coordinating the construction of fixed facilities and emplacements and the installation and checkout of supporting subsystems and equipment leading to the deployment and achievement of full operational capability of the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system at each intercontinental ballistic missile wing for use by the Air Force Global Strike Command in support of plans and operations of the United States Strategic Command.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2193ea41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Head</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task Force shall be headed by the Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall appoint the Director from among the general officers of the Air Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>In appointing the Director, the Secretary shall give preference to individuals with expertise in intercontinental ballistic missile operations and large construction projects.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of office</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Secretary may reappoint the Director for one additional three-year term.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may remove the Director for cause at any time.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>oversee and coordinate the activities of the Air Force in support of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the deployment of the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the retirement of the LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Air Force, prepare, justify, and execute the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for such deployment and retirement.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2193ea4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter the organizational relationships and responsibilities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2942">136 STAT. 2942</page> regarding oversight and management of the LGM–35A Sentinel as a Major Capability Acquisition Program, as outlined in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, “Major Capability Acquisition”, dated November 4, 2021.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21941160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21941162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to secretaries</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date specified in subsection (e), the Director, in consultation with the milestone decision authority (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4251/d">section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) for the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force a report on the progress of the Air Force in achieving initial and full operational capability for the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after receiving a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date specified in subsection (e), the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the progress made on activities by the Task Force to bring the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system to operational capability at each intercontinental ballistic missile wing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21941166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Weapon System Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Weapon system</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of nomenclature and life cycle maintenance, each wing level configuration of the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile shall be considered a weapon system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21941169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The term “<term>weapon system</term>” has the meaning given the term in Department of the Air Force Pamphlet 63–128, updated February 3, 2021.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194116a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>wing level configuration</term>” means the complete arrangement of subsystems and equipment of the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile required to function as a wing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194116b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task Force shall terminate not later than 90 days after the date on which the Commander of the United States Strategic Command and the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command (or the heads of successor agencies of the United States Strategic Command and the Air Force Global Strike Command) jointly declare that the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system has achieved full operational capability.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1639">SEC. 1639. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194387c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2943">136 STAT. 2943</page> may be obligated or expended for the following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194387d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194387e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194387f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any of the following activities:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21943880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21945f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21945f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Facilitating the transition from the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as the “ground-based strategic deterrent weapon”).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1640">SEC. 1640. </num><heading>PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REENTRY VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194fbd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2194fbd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall produce a plan for the development, during the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Mark 21A reentry vehicle for the Air Force;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Mark 7 reentry vehicle for the Navy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>any other reentry vehicles for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile, or subsequent missile; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any other long-range ballistic or hypersonic strike missile that may rely upon technologies similar to the technologies used in the missiles described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194fbdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>with respect to the development of each reentry vehicle described in such subsection, describe—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>timed phases of production for the reentry aeroshell and the planned production and fielding of the reentry vehicle;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the required developmental and operational testing capabilities and capacities, including such capabilities and capacities of the reentry vehicle;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the technology development and manufacturing capabilities that may require use of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the industrial base capabilities and capacities, including the availability of sufficient critical materials and staffing to ensure adequate competition between entities developing the reentry vehicle;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2194fbe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>provide estimated cost projections for the development of the first operational reentry vehicle and the production of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2944">136 STAT. 2944</page> subsequent reentry vehicles to meet the requirements of the Navy and Air Force; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide for the coordination with and account for the needs of the development by the Department of Defense of hypersonic systems using materials, staffing, and an industrial base similar to that required for the development of reentry vehicles described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194fbe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost projections</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security Administration, shall conduct an assessment of the costs of the plan under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2194fbe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2194fbe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2194fbe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology and manufacturing readiness</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an assessment of the technology and manufacturing readiness levels with respect to the plan under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2194fbe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2194fbea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan under subsection (a) and the assessments under subsection (c).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1641">SEC. 1641. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION AND HYPERSONIC MISSILE PROGRAMS WITHIN DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2195711b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2195711c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2195711d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing, with respect to each nuclear weapons delivery system, missile warning system, hypersonic boost-glide missile system program, and weapon program or nuclear security enterprise infrastructure project of the National Nuclear Security Administration, on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2195711e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>which such programs or projects have been reviewed or considered for a determination of DX priority rating under <ref href="/us/cfr/t15/pt700">part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2195711f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>which, if any, such programs or projects have been assigned a DX priority rating, or have been determined to require such rating and a timeline for assignment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21957120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any such programs or projects that have sought DX rating but have been denied assignment, including a rationale for denial;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21957121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any such program or project which had previously obtained a DX rating and the designation was unassigned; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21957122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>other related matters the Secretaries determine appropriate, including the potential impacts and risks to other programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21957123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Milestone Review Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to any program or project that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy identify under subsection (a)(1) as not having been reviewed or considered for a determination of DX priority rating <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2945">136 STAT. 2945</page> under <ref href="/us/cfr/t15/pt700">part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, the respective Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21957124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21957125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>conduct an assessment regarding the need for such a DX priority rating not less frequently than prior to the program or project achieving Milestone A approval, Milestone B approval, and Milestone C approval, or equivalent; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21957126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21957127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><content>document such assessment within the acquisition decision memorandum, or equivalent, for the program or project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1642">SEC. 1642. </num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO NUCLEAR-CAPABLE SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Deterrence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the approach by the Department of Defense for deterring theater nuclear employment by Russia, China, and North Korea, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of the current and future theater nuclear capabilities and doctrines of Russia, China, and North Korea;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an explanation of the strategy and capabilities of the United States for deterring theater nuclear employment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a comparative assessment of options for strengthening deterrence of theater nuclear employment, including pursuit of the nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile and other potential changes to the nuclear and conventional posture and capabilities of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Concept of Operations and Operational Implications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Concept of operations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop and validate a concept of operations for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile that provides options for, at a minimum—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>regularly deploying the missile in relevant operational theaters; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>maintaining the missile in reserve and deploying as needed to relevant operational theaters.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operational implications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and based upon the concept of operations developed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Chief of Naval Operations, in coordination with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the operational implications associated with deploying nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missiles on naval vessels, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote><content>anticipated effects on the deterrence of regional nuclear use by Russia, China, and North Korea from such deployment;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2946">136 STAT. 2946</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote><content>expected adjustments in the regional balances of nuclear forces between the United States and Russia, China, and North Korea respectively, based on the anticipated effects under subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>anticipated operational and deterrence implications of allocating missile or torpedo tubes from conventional munitions to nuclear munitions if additional vessels beyond current planning are not available;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>anticipated operational constraints and trade-offs associated with reserving or limiting naval vessels, if applicable, on account of nuclear mission requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>adjustments to posture and operationally available capabilities that may be required if the Navy is not provided with additional resources to support tactical nuclear operations, including potential costs and constraints relating to nuclear certification, modifications to port infrastructure, personnel training, and other factors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other issues identified by the Chief, Vice Chairman, and Commanders.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the cost and timeline of developing and producing a variation of the W80–4 warhead for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>the cost of developing, producing, and sustaining the warhead;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>the timeline for the design, production, and fielding of the warhead; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of how the pursuit of a variant of the W80–4 warhead may affect other planned warhead activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, including whether there would be risk to the cost and schedule of other warhead programs of the Administration if the Nuclear Weapons Council added a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile warhead to the portfolio of such programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees the anticipated spend plans for the research and development of a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile and the associated warhead for the missile with respect to each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The funds for such research and development appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The funds for such research and development authorized to be appropriated by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidated Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports required by subsections (a) and (b)(2) may be submitted in one consolidated report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preferred Course of Action</inline>.—</heading><content>To inform the reports under this section, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify one or more preferred courses of action from among the actions identified in the analysis of alternatives for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2947">136 STAT. 2947</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196a9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense or the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended for a purpose specified in paragraph (2) until each of the reports under this section and a detailed, unclassified summary of the analysis of alternatives regarding the nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile have been submitted to the congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes specified in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>With respect to the Department of Defense, system development and demonstration of a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>With respect to the National Nuclear Security Administration, development engineering for a modified, altered, or new warhead for a sea-launched cruise missile.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196a9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>development engineering</term>” means activities under phase 3 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle (as defined in section 4220 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538b">50 U.S.C. 2538b</ref>) or phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196a9d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>system development and demonstration</term>” means the activities occurring in the phase after a program achieves Milestone B approval (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4172">section 4172 of title 10, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Missile Defense Programs</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1651">SEC. 1651. </num><heading>BIANNUAL BRIEFING ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2196d0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch23">Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196d0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196d0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 480.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 486 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2196f7f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="487">“§ 487.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2196f7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s487">10 USC 487</ref>.</p></sidenote> Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196f7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>On or about June 1 and December 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to missile defense policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196f7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Officials Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The officials specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196f7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196f7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196f7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2196f7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196f7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing required by subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2948">136 STAT. 2948</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2196f800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1652">SEC. 1652. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS ON THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2197bb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Baselines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s225">section 225 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197bb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and flight</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, flight, and cybersecurity</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197bb53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subparagraph (C):<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>how the proposed capability satisfies a capability requirement or performance attribute identified through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2197e265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the missile defense warfighter involvement process, as governed by United States Strategic Command Instruction 538-03, or such successor document; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2197e266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>processes and products approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Joint Requirements Oversight Council;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2197e26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>an explanation for why a program joint cost analysis requirements description has not been prepared and approved, and, if a program joint cost analysis requirements description is not applicable, the rationale for such inapplicability.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2197e26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports on Acquisition Baselines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subclause (I)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2197e26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>initial</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>original</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2197e270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the ending and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2197e273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the most recent adjusted or revised acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram under subsection (d).”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2197e275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21980986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21980987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the total system costs for each element described in subparagraph (B) that comprises the missile defense system, without regard to funding source or management control (such as the Missile Defense Agency, a military department, or other element of the Department of Defense).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21980988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The elements described in this subparagraph shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21980989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Research and development.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2949">136 STAT. 2949</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2198098a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Procurement.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2198098b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Military construction.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2198098c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Operations and sustainment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2198098d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Disposal.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198098e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2198309f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219830a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219830a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>original acquisition baseline</term>’ means, with respect to a program element or major subprogram, the first acquisition baseline created for the program element or major subprogram that has no previous iterations and has not been adjusted or revised, including any adjustments or revisions pursuant to subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219830a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>total system costs</term>’ means, with respect to each element that comprises the missile defense system—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y219830a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>all combined costs from closed, canceled, and active acquisition baselines;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219830a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any costs shifted to or a part of future efforts without an established acquisition baseline; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219830a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any costs under the responsibility of a military department or other Department entity.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219830a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operations and Sustainment Cost Estimates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (e) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219830a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219830a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219830a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y219857ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the amount of operations and sustainment costs (dollar value and base year) for which the military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y219857bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y219857bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>a citation to the source (such as a joint cost estimate or one or more military department estimates) that captures the operations and sustainment costs for which a military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y219857bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date the source was prepared; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y219857be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>if and when the source was independently verified by the Office for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1653">SEC. 1653. </num><heading>MAKING PERMANENT PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130h">Section 130h of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1654">SEC. 1654. </num><heading>NEXT GENERATION INTERCEPTORS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES HOMELAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2198a5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification to Congressional Notification of Cancellation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1668(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198a5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2198a5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/2106">135 Stat. 2106</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198a5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 days prior to any</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90 days prior to implementation of a</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198a5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198a5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2198a5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/2107">135 Stat. 2107</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2950">136 STAT. 2950</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2198a5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2198a5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding Profile for Increased Deployment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the funding profile necessary, by fiscal year, to acquire no fewer than 64 operational next generation interceptors for the next generation interceptor program.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1655">SEC. 1655. </num><heading>TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSITION BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TO THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2198cbf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1676(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4205">10 U.S.C. 4205 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198cbf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided by paragraph (4), not</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2198cbfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2198cbfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement in paragraph (1) to transfer the authorities specified in such paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the report under section 1675(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2117">135 Stat. 2117</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1656">SEC. 1656. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2198cbfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>PERSISTENT CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21991a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than May 1, 2023, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, and other commanders of combatant commands and functions of the Joint Staff as appropriate, shall jointly develop a plan to allow for persistent cybersecurity operations across all networks and information systems supporting the missile defense system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21991a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21991a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21991a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><content>An inventory of all networks and information systems that support the missile defense system, including information about which components or elements of the networks and information systems are currently configured for persistent cybersecurity operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21991a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21991a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A strategy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21991a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for coordinating with the applicable combatant commands on persistent cybersecurity operations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21991a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in which the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation monitors and reviews such operations and provides independent assessments of the adequacy and sufficiency of the operations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21991a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A plan for how the Director of the Missile Defense Agency will respond to cybersecurity testing recommendations made by the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21991a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21994137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>The timeline required to execute the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21994138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21994139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than May 15, 2023, on the plan developed under subsection (a); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2951">136 STAT. 2951</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2199413a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than December 30, 2023, on progress made toward implementing such plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1657">SEC. 1657. </num><heading>FIRE CONTROL ARCHITECTURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2199413b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2199413c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Fire Control Quality Data Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the analysis of candidate fire control architectures, the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the Director of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center of the Space Force, at a minimum, maintains the requirements needed for the missile defense command and control, battle management, and communications system to pass the needed quality data within the timelines needed for current and planned interceptor systems to support engagements of ballistic and hypersonic threats as described in section 1645 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4062">134 Stat. 4062</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2199684d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2199684e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2199684f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21996850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Director of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center concludes the analysis of candidate fire control architectures, the Director shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the results of the analysis, including the findings of the Director and the architecture recommended by the Director for a future fire control architecture to support engagement of ballistic and hypersonic threats.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1658">SEC. 1658. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21996851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p></sidenote><heading>MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219a2ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the Middle East with respect to implementing an integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219a2ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on cooperation with allies and partners in the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command to implement a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the threat of ballistic and cruise missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran to allies and partners within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of current efforts to coordinate indicators and warnings from such attacks with allies and partners within such area of responsibility.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of current integrated air and missile defense systems to defend against attacks, in coordination with allies and partners within such area of responsibility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2952">136 STAT. 2952</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An explanation of how a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture would improve collective security in such area of responsibility.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of efforts to engage specified foreign partners in establishing such an architecture.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>An identification of elements of the multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y219a2baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>can be acquired and operated by specified foreign partners; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>can only be provided and operated by members of the Armed Forces.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>An identification of any challenges in establishing a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture with specified foreign partners, including assessments of the capacity and capability of specified foreign partners and their ability to independently operate key technical components of such an architecture, including radars and interceptor systems.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>A description of relevant consultation with the Secretary of State and the ways in which such an architecture advances United States regional diplomatic goals and objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219a2bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations for addressing the challenges identified in subparagraph (G) so that the strategy can be implemented effectively.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of sensitive information</inline>.—</heading><content>Any activity carried out under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that is consistent with protection of intelligence sources and methods and appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219a2bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219a2bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1659">SEC. 1659. </num><heading>IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219b643f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b6440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $80,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such components in the United States by industry of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b6441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2953">136 STAT. 2953</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b6442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds described in paragraph (1) for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be available subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to include co-production for Tamir interceptors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b6443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219b6444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a certification that the amended bilateral international agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is being implemented as provided in such agreement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219b8b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>for system improvements resulting in modified Iron Dome components and Tamir interceptor sub-components, a certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated successful completion of Production Readiness Reviews, including the validation of production lines, the verification of component conformance, and the verification of performance to specification as defined in the Iron Dome Defense System Procurement Agreement, as further amended.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219b8b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David’s Sling Weapon System Co-production</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure the David’s Sling Weapon System, including for co-production of parts and components in the United States by United States industry.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Provision of funds specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the bilateral co-production agreement, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) in the United States by United States industry for the David’s Sling Weapon System is not less than 50 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification and assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreement and the bilateral co-production agreement for the David’s Sling Weapon System; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2954">136 STAT. 2954</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219b8b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program Co-production</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more than $80,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for co-production of parts and components in the United States by United States industry.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreement for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>the United States has entered into a bilateral international agreement with Israel that establishes, with respect to the use of such funds—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms of co-production of parts and components on the basis of the greatest practicable co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States industry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and facilitization expenses to the costs needed for co-production;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>complete transparency on the requirement of Israel for the number of interceptors and batteries that will be procured, including with respect to the procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>technical milestones for co-production of parts and components and procurement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a joint affordability working group to consider cost reduction initiatives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>joint approval processes for third-party sales; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the level of co-production described in subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program is not less than 50 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219b8b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>one certification covering both the David’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>separate certifications for each respective system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219b8b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219b8b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection (b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) no <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2955">136 STAT. 2955</page> later than 30 days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and (c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided to the Government of Israel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219b8b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219b8b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1660">SEC. 1660. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219b8b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE FOR DEFENSE OF GUAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219c75d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Integrated Air and Missile Defense Architecture to Defend Guam</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent assessment of the integrated air and missile defense architecture to defend Guam.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The proposed architecture capability to address non-ballistic and ballistic missile threats to Guam, including the sensor, command and control, and interceptor systems being proposed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The development and integration risk of the proposed architecture.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The manning required to operate the proposed architecture, including the availability of housing and infrastructure on Guam to support the needed manning levels.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the assessment under paragraph (1), without change.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219c75e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Official Responsible for Missile Defense of Guam</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense who shall be responsible for the missile defense of Guam during the period preceding the date specified in paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties of the official designated under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Designing the architecture of the missile defense system for defending Guam.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Overseeing development of an integrated missile defense acquisition strategy for the missile defense of Guam.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Ensuring the military department and Defense Agency budgets are appropriate for the strategy described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Siting the integrated missile defense system described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Overseeing long-term acquisition and sustainment of the missile defense system for Guam.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2956">136 STAT. 2956</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Such other duties as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>The integrated missile defense system referred to in paragraph (2) shall be designated as special interest acquisition category 1D program and shall be managed as consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85 “Major Capability Acquisition”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Concurrent with the submission of each budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, during the period preceding the date specified in paragraph (5), the official designated under paragraph (1) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the actions taken by the official to carry out the duties set forth under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date on which the official designated under paragraph (1) determines that the integrated missile defense system described in paragraph (2) has achieved initial operational capability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219c75ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by paragraph (2), not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall rapidly procure and field up to three vertical launching systems that can accommodate planned interceptors operated by the Navy (that do not require major modification or integration into the existing missile defense system), as of the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary determines that the waiver is in the best interest of the national security of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a notification of such waiver, including a justification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219c75f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219c75f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a period of 120 days has elapsed following the date of such notification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1661">SEC. 1661. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRUISE MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE HOMELAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219cc416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the Deputy Secretary of Defense made the determination that the Department of the Air Force has acquisition authority with respect to the capability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles, as required by section 1684(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4205">10 U.S.C. 4205 note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219cc417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the cruise missile defense architecture for the homeland, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219cc418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219cc419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote>the architecture planned to meet the requirements of the United States Northern Command and the North American <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2957">136 STAT. 2957</page> Aerospace Defense Command, including a schedule for capabilities being developed and deployed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219cc41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219cc41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>a list of all programs of record of the Air Force that contribute to such architecture; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219cc41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>funding profile by year across the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to develop, deploy, operate, and sustain such architecture.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219cc41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of the Air Force for travel by the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 95 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the report under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1662">SEC. 1662. </num><heading>STRATEGY TO USE ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES TO DEFEAT HYPERSONIC MISSILE THREATS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219d123e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219d123f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive layered strategy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic missile threats.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219d1240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d1241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>address all asymmetric capabilities of the United States, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d1242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>directed energy, as described in section 1664 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s205">10 U.S.C. 205 note</ref>) and including short-pulse laser technology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d1243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>microwave systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d1244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>cyber capabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d1245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other capabilities determined appropriate by the Secretary and Director; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d1246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify the funding required to implement the strategy during the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1663">SEC. 1663. </num><heading>PLAN ON DELIVERING SHARED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM DATA TO CERTAIN ALLIES AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219d6067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop a technical fielding plan to deliver information under the Shared Early Warning System regarding a current or imminent missile threat to allies and partners of the United States that, as of the date of the plan, do not receive such information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219d6068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on how rapid technical fielding of the Shared Early Warning System could be provided to allies and partners of the United States that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d6069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are not member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d606a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>are under current or imminent hostile aggression and threat of missile attack.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2958">136 STAT. 2958</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219d606b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d606c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d606d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d606e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1664">SEC. 1664. </num><heading>REPORTS ON GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTORS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x219d877f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219d8780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until the date on which the next generation interceptor achieves initial operating capability, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, with the concurrence of the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d8781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of the number of ground-based interceptors operationally available to the Commander.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d8782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>If such number is different from the report previously submitted under this section, the reasons for such difference.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219d8783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any anticipated changes to such number during the period covered by the report.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1665">SEC. 1665. </num><heading>REPORT ON MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTOR SITE IN CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x219dae94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dae95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219dae96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an updated assessment of the requirement for a missile defense interceptor site in the contiguous United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dae97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219dae98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New York.</p></sidenote><content>a funding profile, by year, of the total costs for the development and construction of such site, considering the designation of Fort Drum, New York, as the conditionally designated preferred site.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1671">SEC. 1671. </num><heading>COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219dd5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding Allocation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the $354,394,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3711">50 U.S.C. 3711</ref>), the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dd5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For strategic offensive arms elimination, $6,859,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dd5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For chemical security and elimination, $14,998,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dd5ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>For global nuclear security, $18,088,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dd5ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>For biological threat reduction, $225,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dd5ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>For proliferation prevention, $45,890,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219dd5af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administration Costs, $30,763,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2959">136 STAT. 2959</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219dd5b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1672">SEC. 1672. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219e4ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership on Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s171a/b">Section 171a(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e4ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y219e71f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The Director of the White House Military Office.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219e71f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219e71f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219e71f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s133b">10 USC 133b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Portfolio Manager</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall designate a senior official to coordinate and advocate for the portfolio of national level programs of the Department of Defense that are either or both—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in direct support of requirements from the White House Military Office; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>operationally relevant to the mission areas of the White House Military Office.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219e71fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessibility of Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The programmatic and budgetary information required to assess the efficacy of the national level programs covered by subsection (b) shall be provided to the senior official designated under such subsection by the following officials:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of each military department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219e71ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219e7200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219e7201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219e7202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the senior official designated under subsection (b), and the personnel of the White House Military Office that the Director of the White House Military Office determines appropriate shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on acquisition programs, plans, and other activities supporting the requirements of the White House Military Office.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1673">SEC. 1673. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x219e7203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373b">50 USC 3373b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA REPORTING PROCEDURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y219ff8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mechanism for Authorized Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y219ff8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of the Office and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a secure mechanism for authorized reporting of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any event relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2960">136 STAT. 2960</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any activity or program by a department or agency of the Federal Government or a contractor of such a department or agency relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, including with respect to material retrieval, material analysis, reverse engineering, research and development, detection and tracking, developmental or operational testing, and security protections and enforcement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of systems, programs, and activity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote> shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) prevents the unauthorized public reporting or compromise of classified military and intelligence systems, programs, and related activity, including all categories and levels of special access and compartmented access programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) is administered by designated and appropriately cleared employees of the Department of Defense or elements of the intelligence community or contractors of the Department or such elements assigned to the Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing of information</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prompt sharing within office</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) provides for the sharing of an authorized disclosure to personnel and supporting analysts and scientists of the Office (regardless of the classification of information contained in the disclosure or any nondisclosure agreements), unless the employees or contractors administering the mechanism under paragraph (3) conclude that the preponderance of information available regarding the disclosure indicates that the observed object and associated events and activities likely relate to a special access program or compartmented access program that, as of the date of the disclosure, has been explicitly and clearly reported to the congressional defense committees or the congressional intelligence committees, and is documented as meeting those criteria.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 72 hours after determining that an authorized disclosure relates to a restricted access activity, a special access program, or a compartmented access program that has not been explicitly and clearly reported to the congressional defense committees or the congressional intelligence committees, the Secretary shall report such disclosure to such committees and the congressional leadership.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report and publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the head of the Office and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>submit to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and the congressional leadership a report detailing the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>issue clear public guidance for how to securely access the mechanism for authorized reporting.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a01fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection for Individuals Making Authorized Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2961">136 STAT. 2961</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized disclosures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An authorized disclosure—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall not be subject to a nondisclosure agreement entered into by the individual who makes the disclosure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall be deemed to comply with any regulation or order issued under the authority of Executive Order 13526 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3161">50 U.S.C. 3161 note</ref>; relating to classified national security information) or chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2271/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is not a violation of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s798">section 798 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or other provision of law relating to the disclosure of information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on reprisals</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection</inline>.—</heading><content>An employee of a department or agency of the Federal Government, or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of such a department or agency, who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, including the revocation or suspension of security clearances, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for any authorized disclosure.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall establish procedures for the enforcement of subparagraph (A) consistent with, as appropriate, <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1034">section 1034 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234">50 U.S.C. 3234</ref>), or other similar provisions of law regarding prohibited personnel actions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nondisclosure agreements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the heads of such other departments and agencies of the Federal Government that have supported investigations of the types of events covered by subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) and activities and programs described in subparagraph (B) of such subsection, and contractors of the Federal Government that have supported or are supporting such activities and programs, shall conduct comprehensive searches of all records relating to nondisclosure orders relating to the types of events described in subsection (a) and provide copies of such orders, agreements, or obligations to the Office.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of the Office shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>make the records compiled under subparagraph (A) accessible to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and the congressional leadership; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>not later than September 30, 2023, and at least once each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2026, provide to such committees and congressional leadership briefings and reports on such records.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a01fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 U.S.C. 3373</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2962">136 STAT. 2962</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>aerial</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>anomalous</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the congressional leadership</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21a01fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">“(Q) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a01fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the reports received using the mechanism for authorized reporting established under section 1673 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (l)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a01fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21a046ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>congressional leadership</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the minority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the minority leader of the House of Representatives.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a046f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>authorized disclosure</term>” means a report of any information through, and in compliance with, the mechanism for authorized reporting established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>congressional intelligence committees</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>congressional leadership</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the minority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>nondisclosure agreement</term>” means any written or oral nondisclosure agreement, order, or other instrumentality or means entered into by an individual that could be interpreted as a legal constraint on the individual making an authorized disclosure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The term “<term>Office</term>” means the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office established pursuant to section 1683(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373/a">50 U.S.C. 3373(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a046ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The term “<term>personnel action</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 1104(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/a">50 U.S.C. 3234(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a04700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The term “<term>unidentified anomalous phenomena</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 1683(n) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373/l">50 U.S.C. 3373(l)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2963">136 STAT. 2963</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1674">SEC. 1674. </num><heading>STUDY OF WEAPONS PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW ARMED FORCES TO ADDRESS HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGETS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a10951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a10952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a study on options to hold at risk hard and deeply buried targets.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a10953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a10955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An analysis of the current and emerging hard and deeply buried target mission set and associated military requirements, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number and locations of the targets, including facilities designed for the storage or manufacture of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and the precursors of such weapons;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an identification of likely future trajectories in the worldwide use and proliferation of hard and deeply buried targets;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the associated military requirements, including the importance of effectively holding hard and deeply buried targets at risk in order to meet the national security objectives of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1095a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>an evaluation of the sufficiency of current and planned nuclear and nonnuclear military capabilities to satisfy such requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1095b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1095c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An evaluation of weapons programs that would allow the Armed Forces to effectively hold hard and deeply buried targets at risk, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1095d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1095e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any nuclear or nonnuclear weapon and delivery system the Secretary determines appropriate, including the cost, timeline for fielding, and likely effectiveness of any capability under consideration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1095f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a10960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of a service life extension or modification program of the B83 nuclear gravity bomb as one of the options.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a10962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote>A proposed strategy for fielding such capabilities in sufficient quantities and making other adjustments to the strategy and plans of the United States to account for the growing hard and deeply buried target set, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the resources, research and development efforts, and capability options needed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a10964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a10965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a five-year funding profile for, at a minimum—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a10966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a preferred capability; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a10967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an alternative capability evaluated under paragraph (2) that meets the requirements under paragraph (1).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a10968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The study under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a10969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1096a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1096b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1096c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2964">136 STAT. 2964</page> House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the findings and recommendations of the study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1096d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1096e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by subsection (f), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy for the deactivation, dismantlement, or retirement of the B83–1 nuclear gravity bomb may be obligated or expended to deactivate, dismantle, or retire more than 25 percent of the B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs that were in the active stockpile as of September 30, 2022, until 90 days after the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the study under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1096f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The limitation on the use of funds under subsection (e) shall not apply to the deactivation, dismantling, or retirement of B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs for the purpose of supporting safety and surveillance, sustainment, life extension, or modification programs for the B83–1 or other weapons currently in, or planned to become part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XVII">TITLE XVII—</num><heading>MUNITIONS REPLENISHMENT AND FUTURE PROCUREMENT</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>TITLE XVII—</designator> <label>MUNITIONS REPLENISHMENT AND FUTURE PROCUREMENT</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1701. </designator> <label>Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1702. </designator> <label>Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1703. </designator> <label>Quarterly briefings on replenishment and revitalization of weapons provided to Ukraine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1704. </designator> <label>Assessment of requirements and acquisition objectives for Patriot air and missile defense battalions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 1705. </designator> <label>Independent assessment of department of defense capability and capacity needs for munitions production and stockpiling.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1701">SEC. 1701. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL BASE CONSTRAINTS FOR MUNITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Fulfillment of Munitions Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the current process for fulfilling the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c">section 222c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, including a description of the timeliness of the process and any standardization of such process across the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Revision of Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the timeline for revision of munitions requirements generated by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c">section 222c of title 10, United States Code</ref> as a result of actions taken in response to the conflict in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Report Requirements on Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements and Out-Year Inventory Numbers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c">Section 222c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2965">136 STAT. 2965</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Requirement for Protracted Warfare Scenarios, calculated by doubling the duration of each applicable operation plan.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a1ccc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1ccc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The number of years required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement at the rate requested for the fiscal year covered by the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1ccca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The average rate of procurement during the three-year period preceding the date of the submission of the report, and the number of years required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement at such three-year average rate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1cccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The additional amount of funding that would be required, for each fiscal year, to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement for each munition by the end of the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress pursuant to section 221 of this title.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a1cccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Industrial Base Constraints for Munitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a1f3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch9">Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 222c the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21a2690e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="222d">“§ 222d.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a2690f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222d">10 USC 222d</ref>.</p></sidenote> Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a26910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the submission of all reports required under section 222c(a) of this title, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the service acquisition executive of each military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the industrial base constraints for each munition identified in the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a26911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements, broken down by munition:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Programmed purchase quantities per year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Average procurement unit cost per year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Contract type.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Current minimum sustaining rate of production per month and year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Current maximum rate of production per month and year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Expected date to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement in section 222c of this title under the programmed purchase quantities established for the period covered by the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>A description of industrial base constraints on increased production of each munition, including any supply chain weaknesses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>A description of investments or policy changes made by a defense contractor or by the United States Government to increase production, enable more efficient production, or mitigate significant loss of stability in potential production.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2966">136 STAT. 2966</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a2691a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau>A description of potential investments or policy changes identified by a defense contractor or the United States Government to increase munitions production, enable more efficient production, or mitigate significant loss of stability in potential production, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a2691b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>direct investments in test and tooling equipment, workforce development, or improvements to existing production facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a2691c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a pool of rotable critical components or subcomponents for munitions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a2691d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>multiyear contracts or other contracting strategies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a2691e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>direct investments in components, subcomponents, or raw materials commonly used across the industrial base;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a2691f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>direct investments in additive manufacturing or expeditionary manufacturing capabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>direct investments in simplification of supply chains; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>direct investments in technologies or methods to enable increased scalability and reduced complexity of production processes for current or future munitions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a26923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>A list of each contract for a munition with a priority rating of ‘critical to national defense’ (commonly referred to as a ‘DO-rated order’) or a priority rating of ‘highest national defense urgency’ (commonly referred to as a ‘DX-rated order’) in the Defense Priorities and Allocation System pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t15/pt700">part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a26925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A prioritized list of munitions judged to have high value for export for which additional investments would be necessary to enable export, including a description of such investments required.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a26927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of munitions subject to the requirements of chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2761/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.</ref>) relating to foreign military sales that are anticipated to be exported based on developments in the conflict in Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a26928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Munition Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>munition</term>’ has the meaning given by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a26929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of title 10, United States<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a2692a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a2692b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 221.</p></sidenote> Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 222c the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“222d. </designator> <label>Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1702">SEC. 1702. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s114/c/1">Section 114(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,500,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$3,500,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1703">SEC. 1703. </num><heading>QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON REPLENISHMENT AND REVITALIZATION OF WEAPONS PROVIDED TO UKRAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a3538c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings on Covered Systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on the progress of the Department of Defense toward—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a3538d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>replenishing the inventory of covered systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a3538e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expanding the production capacity of covered systems; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2967">136 STAT. 2967</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a3538f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increasing the resilience of the production capacity of covered systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a35390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grouping of Covered Systems</inline>.—</heading><content>For each briefing required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may group covered systems together based on the relevant capabilities of such covered systems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a35391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by such briefing, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a35392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of any reprogramming carried out in accordance with established procedures for each covered system, with appropriate notation for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a35393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of the replenishment tranche; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a35394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a37aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a determination of whether each such reprogramming—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>replaces covered systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>expands production capacity of covered systems; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>increases the resilience of the production capacity of covered systems.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of obligations applied to each covered system and expected timeline for future obligations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of current and future production capacity for each covered system, broken down by month and calendar year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of expected delivery of covered systems to the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a37aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote>To the extent practicable, with respect to the total number of covered systems provided during the period covered by the briefing, an estimate for the timing of the delivery of at least 50 percent of the replenishment articles for a covered system and the delivery of 100 percent of such replenishment articles, compared to the number of covered systems provided.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of overall actual and expected obligation rates for all reprogrammings applied to covered systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A description of any other investments made that significantly affect the replenishment timeline or production capacity of the covered systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>A description of remaining industrial base risks or opportunities for increased competition for each covered system and detailed options to mitigate such risks or expand competition, including any changes necessary to authorities to enable risk reduction or expanded competition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a37ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>To the extent practicable, a comparison of the expected inventory of covered systems over the next 5 years compared to the requirements set forth under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c">section 222c of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a37ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings on Stocks of Allies and Partners</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate quarterly briefings that include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a37ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a37ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimate.</p></sidenote>A timeline and budgetary estimate for developing and procuring replacement stocks of covered systems for allies and partner countries of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2968">136 STAT. 2968</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a37ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>An update on the efforts of the Department to work with such allies and partner countries to advance the replenishment of munitions stocks for such allies and partners that have provided, or are contemplating providing, such stocks to Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a37ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the requirements of this section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a37aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered System Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered system</term>” means any system provided to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318">22 U.S.C. 2318</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2364">22 U.S.C. 2364</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a37abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative established under section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/1068">129 Stat. 1068</ref>), including as amended by this Act, if such system was provided to Ukraine after February 24, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1704">SEC. 1704. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND ACQUISITION OBJECTIVES FOR PATRIOT AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE BATTALIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a3a1ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a3a1cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a3a1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Validation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a3a1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall assess and validate the current and projected battalion and interceptor requirements and acquisition objectives for the Patriot air and missile defense system and Patriot advanced capability–3 missile segment enhancement missiles to determine whether such requirements and objectives are sufficient to meet the requests for forces, war plans, and contingency requirements of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a3a1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessment, including whether the requirements and acquisition objectives described in such subsection—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a3a1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are sufficient to meet the requests for forces, war plans, and contingency requirements of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a3a1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>are valid or should be modified.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a3a1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Army may procure up to four additional Patriot air and missile defense battalions to achieve a total of up to 20 such battalions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1705">SEC. 1705. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a3a1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading>INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY NEEDS FOR MUNITIONS PRODUCTION AND STOCKPILING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a4b347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a4b348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a4b349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a detailed independent analysis of the extent to which the process used by the chief of staff of an armed force to implement the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c">section 222c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, properly accounts for current and future requirements for the weapons described in subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2969">136 STAT. 2969</page> (c). Such an agreement shall provide that an analysis conducted pursuant to the agreement shall be completed within 180 days after the date on which such agreement was entered into.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a4b34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters for Consideration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An analysis conducted pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a) shall include a consideration of each of the following with respect to each weapon described in subsection (c):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b34b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The sufficiency of efforts to implement <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c">section 222c of title 10, United States Code</ref>, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether the views of the commanders of each combatant command are adequately represented;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b34d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether contributions by allies and partner countries are adequately represented;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether excursions beyond the operational plans, including the potential of protracted warfare, are adequately represented;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the potential of simultaneous conflicts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the degree to which the elements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222c/c">section 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, are appropriate functional categories.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a4b352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a4b353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations that could be beneficial to the overall implementation of such section 222c.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a4b354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Weapons Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The weapons described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Evolved sea sparrow missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>MK–48 heavyweight torpedo.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Standard missile variants (including standard missile–6, standard missile–3 block IIA, and standard missile–3 block IIA).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Patriot guided missiles.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Terminal high altitude area defense interceptors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Guided and ballistic missiles fired from the multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) or the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Javelin missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b35c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Stinger missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b35d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Air intercept missile (AIM)–9X–Sidewinder.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b35e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>AIM–120D—Advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b35f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Air to ground (AGM)–114—hellfire missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Joint direct attack munition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Tomahawk land attack missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Maritime strike tomahawk.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Long range anti-ship missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>Naval strike missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>Joint air-to-surface standoff missile extended range.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>Harpoon anti-ship missile.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>Naval mines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a4b369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Any other weapon that the Secretary of Defense or the federally funded research and development center determine should be included in the analysis.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a4b36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 210 days after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a complete independent assessment of the analysis completed pursuant to the agreement; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2970">136 STAT. 2970</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any views from the Department of Defense the Secretary chooses to include.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a4b36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION B—

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.  This division and title XLVI of division D may be cited as the “Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”.
SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.(a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of—(1) October 1, 2025; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026. (b) Exception.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated before the later of—(1) October 1, 2025; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2026 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.
SEC. 2803. EFFECTIVE DATE AND AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES TO TABLES OF SECTIONS, TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND SIMILAR TABULAR ENTRIES.(a)

10 USC 2687 note.

Effective Date.—Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of—(1) October 1, 2022; or (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. (b)

10 USC 102 note.

Elimination of Need for Certain Separate Conforming Amendments.—(1) Automatic execution of conforming changes.—When an amendment made by a provision of this division to a covered defense law adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered defense law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of sections, table of contents, or similar table of tabular entries in the 136 STAT. 2971 covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment. (2) Exceptions.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an amendment described in such paragraph when—(A) the amendment, or a separate clerical amendment enacted at the same time as the amendment, expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar table of tabular entries in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or (B) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the operation of this section. (3) Covered defense law defined.—In this subsection, the term “covered defense law” means—(A) titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code; (B) any national defense authorization Act or military construction authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Department of Defense; and (C) any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered defense law for purposes of application of this section.
<num value="XXI">TITLE XXI—</num><heading>ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2101. </designator> <label>Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2102. </designator> <label>Family housing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2103. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations, Army.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2104. </designator> <label>Demolition of District of Columbia Fort McNair Quarters 4, 13, and 15.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2105. </designator> <label>Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Camp Tango, Korea.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2106. </designator> <label>Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2101">SEC. 2101. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a5ec04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inside the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Alabama</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Redstone Arsenal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$102,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Alaska</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Wainwright</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$99,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Colorado</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Carson</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$14,200,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Hawaii</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Shafter</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$33,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Schofield Barracks</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$159,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Tripler Army Medical Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$38,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Louisiana</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Polk</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$32,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Maryland</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Aberdeen Proving Ground</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$85,000,000</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2972">136 STAT. 2972</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Mississippi</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Engineer Research and Development Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$20,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>New Jersey</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Picatinny Arsenal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$15,654,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>New York</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Drum</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$3,600,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>North Carolina</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Bragg</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$34,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Pennsylvania</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Letterkenny Army Depot</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$38,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Texas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Corpus Christi Army Depot</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$103,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Bliss</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$15,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Hood</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$19,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Washington</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joint Base Lewis-McChord</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$49,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a5ec05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outside the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp8,p8,8/10,s75,r140,13'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Army: Outside the United States</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 130pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 238pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:56pt ; max-width:56pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 130.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 238.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:56.0pt ; max-width:56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Germany</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>East Camp Grafenwoehr</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$168,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Japan</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kadena Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$80,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline> Kwajalein</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline> Kwajalein Atoll</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$69,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2102">SEC. 2102. </num><heading>FAMILY HOUSING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a61316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction and Acquisition</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation, in the number of units or for the purpose, and in the amount set forth in the following table:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp10,p8,9/10,s40,r85,r50,13'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Army: Family Housing</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 85pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 172pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 104pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:62pt ; max-width:62pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 85.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 172.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 104.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Units</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:62.0pt ; max-width:62.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Germany</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Baumholder</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$81,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Italy</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Vincenza</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$95,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a61317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning and Design</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2973">136 STAT. 2973</page> and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $17,339,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2103">SEC. 2103. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a63a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a63a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2853">section 2853 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2104">SEC. 2104. </num><heading>DEMOLITION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FORT MCNAIR QUARTERS 4, 13, AND 15.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a63a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than one year after the date on which all the individuals occupying District of Columbia Fort McNair Quarters 4, 13, and 15, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, have moved out of such Quarters, the Secretary of the Army shall demolish such Quarters.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2105">SEC. 2105. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT CAMP TANGO, KOREA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232/dB">division B of Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/2242">132 Stat. 2242</ref>) for Camp Tango, Korea, for construction of a command and control facility at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may increase scope for a dedicated, enclosed egress pathway out of the underground facility to facilitate safe escape in case of fire.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2106">SEC. 2106. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a6d66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2018 Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a6d66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21a6d66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorization set forth in the table in subparagraph (B), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1819">131 Stat. 1819</ref>), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21a6d66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The table referred to in subparagraph (A) is as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2974">136 STAT. 2974</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,17),tp10,p10,9/10,s50,r80,r70,15'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 140pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 123pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:71pt ; max-width:71pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 140.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 123.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:71.0pt ; max-width:71.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Original Authorized Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Korea</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kunsan Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$53,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a6d66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Army family housing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21a6d670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorization set forth in the table in subparagraph (B), as provided in section 2102 of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1820">131 Stat. 1820</ref>), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21a6d671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The table referred to in subparagraph (A) is as follows:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,17),tp10,p10,9/10,s50,r80,r70,15'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 140pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 123pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:71pt ; max-width:71pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 140.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 123.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:71.0pt ; max-width:71.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Original Authorized Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kwajalein</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kwajalein Atoll</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Replacement Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$31,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a6d672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2018 Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a6d673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kunsan air base, korea</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1819">131 Stat. 1819</ref>) for Kunsan Air Base, Korea, for construction of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a6d674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>construct the hangar at Camp Humphries, Korea; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a6d675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>remove primary scope associated with the relocation of the air defense artillery battalion facilities to include a ground based missile defense equipment area, fighting positions, a missile resupply area air defense artillery facility, a ready building and command post, a battery command post area, a safety shelter, and a guard booth.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a6d676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kwajalein atoll, hwajalein</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2879(a)(1)(A) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1874">131 Stat. 1874</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at least 26 family housing units</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not more than 26 family housing units</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2975">136 STAT. 2975</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="XXII">TITLE XXII—</num><heading>NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2201. </designator> <label>Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2202. </designator> <label>Family housing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2203. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations, Navy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2204. </designator> <label>Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2205. </designator> <label>Transfer of customers from Navy electrical utility system at former Naval Air Station Barber’s Point, Hawaii, to new electrical system in Kalaeloa, Hawaii.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2201">SEC. 2201. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a74ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inside the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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<ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (a), as provided in section 2201(a) of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1822">131 Stat. 1822</ref>), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a7e7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table</inline>.—</heading><content>The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,17),tp10,p10,9/10,s50,r80,r70,15'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Navy: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 140pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 123pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:71pt ; max-width:71pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 140.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 123.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:71.0pt ; 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vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$37,180,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2205">SEC. 2205. </num><heading>TRANSFER OF CUSTOMERS FROM NAVY ELECTRICAL UTILITY SYSTEM AT FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION BARBER’S POINT, HAWAII, TO NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN KALAELOA, HAWAII.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a83610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Navy shall pay the reasonable costs to transfer all customers off of the electrical utility system of the Navy located at former Naval Air Station Barber’s Point, Hawaii, to the new electrical system in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, operated by Hawaiian Electric.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a83611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreement or Other Instrument</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a cooperative agreement or other appropriate instrument with a third party—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a83612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to make amounts available to pay the reasonable costs of transfers described in subsection (a); 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vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$46,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Texas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$29,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Utah</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Wyoming</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>F.E. Warren Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$241,920,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a8ab4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outside the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2979">136 STAT. 2979</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Hungary</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Pápa Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$75,260,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Iceland</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Naval Air Station Keflavik</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$102,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Italy</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Aviano Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$51,615,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Japan</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kadena Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$307,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Jordan</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Muwaffaq Salti Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$53,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Norway</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Rygge Air Station</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$9,700,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Spain</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Moron Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$32,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2302">SEC. 2302. </num><heading>FAMILY HOUSING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a8d25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements to Military Family Housing Units</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2825">section 2825 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $233,858,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a8d25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning and Design</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $17,730,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2303">SEC. 2303. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a8f96f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a8f970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2853">section 2853 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2304">SEC. 2304. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a94791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a94792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorizations set forth in the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2301(a) of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1825">131 Stat. 1825</ref>), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a94793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table</inline>.—</heading><content>The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2980">136 STAT. 2980</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,17),tp10,p10,9/10,s50,r80,r70,15'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 140pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 123pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:71pt ; max-width:71pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 140.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 123.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:71.0pt ; max-width:71.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Original Authorized Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Florida</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Tyndall Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fire Station</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$17,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Texas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joint Base San Antonio</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>BMT Classrooms/Dining</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$38,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joint Base San Antonio</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Camp Bullis Dining Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$18,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Wyoming</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>F. E. Warren Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Consolidated Helo/TRF Ops/AMU and Alert Fac.</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$62,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21a94794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overseas Contingency Operations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a94795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorizations set forth in the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1876">131 Stat. 1876</ref>), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a94796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table</inline>.—</heading><content>The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,17),tp10,p10,9/10,s50,r80,r70,15'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 140pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 123pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:71pt ; max-width:71pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 140.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 123.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:71.0pt ; max-width:71.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Original Authorized Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Hungary</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kecskemet Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>ERI: Airfield Upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$12,900,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kecskemet Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$30,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kecskemet Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$12,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Luxembourg</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Sanem</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>ERI: ECAOS Deployable Airbase System Storage</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid 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vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$4,000,000</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/2981">136 STAT. 2981</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Malacky</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$20,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>ERI: Airfield Upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Construct Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$22,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2305">SEC. 2305. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21a96ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21a96ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Utah.</p></sidenote>In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283/dB">division B of Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4299">134 Stat. 4299</ref>) for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for construction of GBSD Organic Software Sustainment Center, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a96ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>up to 7,526 square meters of Surface Parking Lot in lieu of constructing a 13,434 square meters vehicle parking garage; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a96eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>up to 402 square meters of Storage Igloo.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2306">SEC. 2306. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21a9e3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In the case of the authorization contained in section 2912(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92/dB">division B of Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1913">133 Stat. 1913</ref>) for Tyndall Air Force Base, 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href="/us/pl/116/283/dB">division B of Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4302">134 Stat. 4302</ref>), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct an emergency backup generator;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>for construction of Site Development, Utilities, and Demo Phase 2, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(6) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283/dB">division B of Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4302">134 Stat. 4302</ref>), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>up to 6,248 lineal meters of storm water utilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>up to 55,775 square meters of roads;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2982">136 STAT. 2982</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>up to 4,334 lineal meters of gas pipeline; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>up to 28,958 linear meters of electrical;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>for construction of Tyndall AFB Gate Complex, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(9) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283/dB">division B of Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4302">134 Stat. 4302</ref>), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct up to 55,694 square meters of roadway with serpentines; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21a9e3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>for construction of Deployment Center/Flight Line Dining/AAFES, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(11) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283/dB">division B of Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4303">134 Stat. 4303</ref>), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct up to 164 square meters of AAFES (Shoppette).</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="XXIV">TITLE XXIV—</num><heading>DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2401. </designator> <label>Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2402. </designator> <label>Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment program projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2403. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations, defense agencies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2404. </designator> <label>Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2401">SEC. 2401. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aa3205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inside the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Hurlburt Field</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$9,100,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>MacDill Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$50,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" 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caption-side:top;"><b>ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 118pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 246pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:60pt ; max-width:60pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:7pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 118.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>State or Territory</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 246.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:60.0pt ; max-width:60.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Alabama</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Redstone Arsenal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$10,700,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>California</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$30,672,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Naval Base Ventura County</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$16,032,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Florida</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Naval Air Station Jacksonville</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$2,880,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Patrick Space Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$15,700,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Georgia</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$25,400,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$13,440,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Guam</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Naval Base Guam</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$34,360,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Hawaii</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$30,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kansas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Riley</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$25,780,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Maryland</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>National Security Agency-Washington, Fort Meade</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$23,310,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Texas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Hood</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$31,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>U.S. Army Reserve Center, Conroe</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$9,600,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Virginia</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East, Fort Belvoir</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$1,100,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$26,880,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aaa738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outside the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch173">chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp8,p7,7/8,s50,r150,15'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 95pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 273pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:56pt ; max-width:56pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:7pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 95.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 273.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:56.0pt ; max-width:56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Djibouti</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Camp Lemonnier</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$28,800,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Japan</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Kadena Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$780,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; 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class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2984">136 STAT. 2984</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aace4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2853">section 2853 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2404">SEC. 2404. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aaf55b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1829">131 Stat. 1829</ref>), for the projects specified in that table shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aaf55c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table</inline>.—</heading><content>The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp10,p8,9/10,s40,r50,r75,r50R'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 79pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 98pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 148pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 98pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 79.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Country</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 98.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 148.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 98.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Original</b><br/><b> Authorized</b><br/><b> Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Japan</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Iwakuni</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Construct Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$30,800,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Puerto Rico</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>USCG Station; Punta Borinquen</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Ramey Unit School Replacement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$61,071,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></subsection> </section> <num value="XXV">TITLE XXV—</num><heading>INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2501. </designator> <label>Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2502. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations, NATO.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Host Country In-Kind Contributions</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2511. </designator> <label>Republic of Korea funded construction projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2512. </designator> <label>Repeal of authorized approach to certain construction project.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2501">SEC. 2501. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2806">section 2806 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2985">136 STAT. 2985</page> the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2502">SEC. 2502. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2806">section 2806 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Host Country In-Kind Contributions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2511">SEC. 2511. </num><heading>REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.</heading><content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ab437d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military construction projects for the installations or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:</p><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp10,p8,9/10,s40,r50,r75,r50R'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 79pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 98pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 148pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 98pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 79.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Component</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 98.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Installation or Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 148.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 98.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Army</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Camp Humphreys</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Quartermaster Laundry/Dry Cleaner Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$24,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Army</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Camp Humphreys</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>MILVAN CONNEX Storage Yard</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$20,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Navy</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Camp Mujuk</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Replace Ordnance Storage Magazines</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$150,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Navy</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fleet Activities Chinhae</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Water Treatment Plant Relocation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$6,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Air Force</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Gimhae Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Refueling Vehicle Shop</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" 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<xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Air Force</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Osan Air Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Upgrade Electrical Distribution West, Phase 3</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$235,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2512">SEC. 2512. </num><heading>REPEAL OF AUTHORIZED APPROACH TO CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ab437e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2511 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81/dB">division B of Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2177">135 Stat. 2177</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2986">136 STAT. 2986</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ab437f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a) <headingText class="smallCaps">Authority to Accept Projects.—</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ab6990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XXVI">TITLE XXVI—</num><heading>GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2601. </designator> <label>Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2602. </designator> <label>Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2603. </designator> <label>Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2604. </designator> <label>Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2605. </designator> <label>Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2606. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2607. </designator> <label>Corrections to authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2608. </designator> <label>Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2601">SEC. 2601. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.</heading><content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ab90a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:</p><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L4(4,4,4,4,4,17),tp8,p7,7/8,s70,r150,16'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Army National Guard</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 118pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 246pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:60pt ; max-width:60pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:7pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 118.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>State or Territory</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 246.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Location </b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:60.0pt ; max-width:60.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Alaska</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$63,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Arkansas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" 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<xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Florida</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Camp Blanding</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$24,700,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:</p><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp8,p7,7/8,s95,r145,12'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 151pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 227pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:46pt ; 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style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:</p><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp8,p7,7/8,s95,r145,10'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Air National Guard</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 154pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 231pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:39pt ; max-width:39pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:7pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 154.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 231.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:39.0pt ; max-width:39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Alabama</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Montgomery Regional Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$9,200,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Arizona</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Morris Air National Guard Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$12,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Tucson International Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$11,700,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Florida</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Jacksonville International Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$30,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Indiana</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Fort Wayne International Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$16,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Ohio</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$8,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Rhode Island</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Quonset State Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$46,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Tennessee</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>McGhee-Tyson Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$31,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>West Virginia</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>McLaughlin Air National Guard Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$12,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2605">SEC. 2605. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.</heading><content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ac05d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2988">136 STAT. 2988</page> the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:</p><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp8,p7,7/8,s95,r145,10'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;"><b>Air Force Reserve</b></xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 154pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 231pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:39pt ; max-width:39pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:7pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 154.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 231.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Location</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:39.0pt ; max-width:39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Arizona</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Davis-Monthan Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$8,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Mississippi</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Keesler Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$10,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Oklahoma</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Tinker Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$12,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Virginia</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Langley Air Force Base</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$10,500,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2606">SEC. 2606. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref> (including the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2607">SEC. 2607. </num><heading>CORRECTIONS TO AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ac7b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The authorization table in section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81/dB">division B of Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2178">135 Stat. 2178</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the item relating to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Redstone Arsenal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Huntsville Readiness Center</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the item relating to Jerome National Guard Armory, Idaho, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Jerome National Guard Armory</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Jerome County Regional Site</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the item relating to Nickell Memorial Armory Topeka, Kansas, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Nickell Memorial Armory Topeka</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Topeka Forbes Field</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in the item relating to Lake Charles National Guard Readiness Center, Louisiana, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Lake Charles National Guard Readiness Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Lake Charles Chennault Airport NGLA</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in the item relating to Camp Grayling, Michigan, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Camp Grayling</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Grayling Airfield</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in the item relating to Butte Military Entrance Testing Site, Montana, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Butte Military Entrance Testing Site</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Silver Bow Readiness Center Land</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in the item relating to Mead Army National Guard Readiness Center, Nebraska, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Mead Army National Guard Readiness Center</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Mead TS/FMS 06/Utes 02</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in the item relating to Dickinson National Guard Armory, North Dakota, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Dickinson National Guard Armory</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Dickinson Complex</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in the item relating to Bennington National Guard Armory, Vermont, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Bennington National Guard Armory</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Bennington</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ac7b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in the item relating to Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Camp Ethan Allen Training Site</quotedText>” <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2989">136 STAT. 2989</page> and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>National Guard Ethan Allen Air Force Base Training Site</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2608">SEC. 2608. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aca221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aca222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91/dB">division B of Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/1817">131 Stat. 1817</ref>), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2604 of that Act (<ref href="/us/stat/131/1836">131 Stat. 1836</ref>), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aca223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table</inline>.—</heading><content>The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:<xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 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style="min-width: 123.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Project</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:71.0pt ; max-width:71.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Original Authorized Amount</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:10pt; font-size:9pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Indiana</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Hulman Regional Airport</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Construct Small Arms Range</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">$8,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>South Dakota</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Joe Foss Field</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaderAlign="bottomLine" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid 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round.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2701">SEC. 2701. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of <ref href="/us/pl/101/510/tXXIX">title XXIX of Public Law 101–510</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">10 U.S.C. 2687 note</ref>) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239/dB">division B of Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/126/2140">126 Stat. 2140</ref>)), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2990">136 STAT. 2990</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2702">SEC. 2702. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO FUND CERTAIN DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21acf044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2906(c)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">10 U.S.C. 2687 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21ad1755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>To carry out the demolition or removal of any building or structure under the control of the Secretary of the Navy that is not designated as historic under a Federal, State, or local law and is located on a military installation closed or realigned under a base closure law (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) at which the sampling or remediation of radiologically contaminated materials has been the subject of substantiated allegations of fraud, without regard to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ad1756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>whether the building or structure is radiologically impacted; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ad1757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>whether such demolition or removal is carried out, as part of a response action or otherwise, under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program specified in subparagraph (A) or CERCLA (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2700">section 2700 of title 10, United States Code</ref>).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ad1758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section may only be carried out using funds authorized to be appropriated in the table in section 4601.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2703">SEC. 2703. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.</content></section> <num value="XXVIII">TITLE XXVIII—</num><heading>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>TITLE XXVIII—</designator> <label>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Military Construction Program</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2801. </designator> <label>Temporary increase of amounts in connection with authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2802. </designator> <label>Modification of annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable to unspecified minor military construction authorities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2803. </designator> <label>Permanent authority for defense laboratory modernization program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2804. </designator> <label>Elimination of sunset of authority to conduct unspecified minor military construction for lab revitalization.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2805. </designator> <label>Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2806. </designator> <label>Supervision of large military construction projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2807. </designator> <label>Specification of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment as Chief Housing Officer.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2808. </designator> <label>Clarification of exceptions to limitations on cost variations for military construction projects and military family housing projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2809. </designator> <label>Use of operation and maintenance funds for certain construction projects outside the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2810. </designator> <label>Consideration of installation of integrated solar roofing to improve energy resiliency of military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2811. </designator> <label>Revision of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications and Unified Facilities Criteria to include specifications on use of gas insulated switchgear and criteria and specifications on microgrids and microgrid converters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2812. </designator> <label>Determination and notification relating to Executive orders that impact cost and scope of work of military construction projects.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2991">136 STAT. 2991</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2813. </designator> <label>Requirement for inclusion of Department of Defense Forms 1391 with annual budget submission by President.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2814. </designator> <label>Use of integrated project delivery contracts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Military Housing Reforms</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2821. </designator> <label>Standardization of military installation Housing Requirements and Market Analyses.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2822. </designator> <label>Notice requirement for MHPI ground lease extensions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2823. </designator> <label>Annual briefings on military housing privatization projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2824. </designator> <label>Mold inspection of vacant housing units.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2825. </designator> <label>Implementation of recommendations from audit of medical conditions of residents in privatized military housing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Real Property and Facilities Administration</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2831. </designator> <label>Authorized land and facilities transfer to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2832. </designator> <label>Limitation on use of funds pending completion of military installation resilience component of master plans for at-risk major military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2833. </designator> <label>Physical entrances to certain military installations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Land Conveyances</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2841. </designator> <label>Extension of time frame for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2842. </designator> <label>Land conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2843. </designator> <label>Land conveyance, Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2844. </designator> <label>Land exchange, Marine Reserve Training Center, Omaha, Nebraska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2845. </designator> <label>Land Conveyance, Starkville, Mississippi.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Miscellaneous Studies and Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2851. </designator> <label>Study on practices with respect to development of military construction projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2852. </designator> <label>Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2853. </designator> <label>Reporting on lead service lines and lead plumbing.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2854. </designator> <label>Briefing on attempts to acquire land near United States military installations by the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2861. </designator> <label>Required consultation with State and local entities for notifications related to the basing decision-making process.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2862. </designator> <label>Inclusion in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program of certain projects for ROTC training.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2863. </designator> <label>Inclusion of infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2864. </designator> <label>Inclusion of certain property for purposes of defense community infrastructure pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2865. </designator> <label>Expansion of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction to include locations throughout the United States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2866. </designator> <label>Basing decision scorecard consistency and transparency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2867. </designator> <label>Temporary authority for acceptance and use of funds for certain construction projects in the Republic of Korea.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2868. </designator> <label>Repeal of requirement for Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2869. </designator> <label>Lease or use agreement for category 3 subterranean training facility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2870. </designator> <label>Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training centers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2871. </designator> <label>Required investments in improving child development centers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2872. </designator> <label>Interagency Regional Coordinator for Resilience Pilot Project.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2873. </designator> <label>Access to military installations for Homeland Security Investigations personnel in Guam.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2874. </designator> <label>Prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2875. </designator> <label>Electrical charging capability construction requirements relating to parking for Federal Government motor vehicles.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2992">136 STAT. 2992</page> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Military Construction Program</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2801">SEC. 2801. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ad6579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">10 USC 2805 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TEMPORARY INCREASE OF AMOUNTS IN CONNECTION WITH AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21adb39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21adb39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21adb39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 1, 2025, <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">section 2805 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied and administered—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21adb39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by substituting “$9,000,000” for “$6,000,000”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21adb39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by substituting “$4,000,000” for “$2,000,000”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21adb39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21adb3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21adb3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by substituting “$9,000,000” for “$6,000,000”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21adb3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by substituting “$9,000,000” for “$6,000,000”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21adb3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by substituting “$9,000,000” for “$6,000,000”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21adb3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f)(1), by substituting “$14,000,000” for “$10,000,000”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2802">SEC. 2802. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR THRESHOLDS APPLICABLE TO UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21addab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805/f/2">Section 2805(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21addab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Commonwealth</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Wake Island, the Commonwealth</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21addab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or a former United States Trust Territory now in a Compact of Free Association with the United States</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Mariana Islands</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2803">SEC. 2803. </num><heading>PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ae28d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ae9e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense Laboratory Modernization Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21ae9e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, the Secretary of Defense may fund a military construction project described in paragraph (4) at any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ae9e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory (as designated under section 4121(b) of this title).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ae9e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A Department of Defense federally funded research and development center that functions primarily as a research laboratory.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ae9e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A Department of Defense facility in support of a technology development program that is consistent with the fielding of offset technologies as described in section 218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> 4811).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation facility that is not designated as a science <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2993">136 STAT. 2993</page> and technology reinvention laboratory, but nonetheless is involved with developmental test and evaluation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec51f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Subject to the condition that a military construction project under paragraph (1) be authorized in a Military Construction Authorization Act, the authority to carry out the military construction project includes authority for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>surveys, site preparation, and advanced planning and design;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and installation of facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>acquisition and installation of equipment and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition and installation of supporting facilities (including utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>planning, supervision, administration, and overhead expenses incident to the project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21aec525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense shall include military construction projects proposed to be carried out under paragraph (1) in the budget justification documents for the Department of Defense submitted to Congress in connection with the budget for a fiscal year submitted under 1105 of title 31.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aec527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aec528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aec529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aec52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>Not less than 14 days prior to the first obligation of funds described in paragraph (1) for a military construction project to be carried out under such paragraph, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification providing an updated construction description, cost, and schedule for the project and any other matters regarding the project as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aec52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The authority provided by paragraph (1) to fund military construction projects using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation is limited to military construction projects that the Secretary of Defense, in the budget justification documents exhibits submitted pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), determines—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>will support research and development activities at laboratories described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>will establish facilities that will have significant potential for use by entities outside the Department of Defense, including universities, industrial partners, and other Federal agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>are endorsed for funding by more than one military department or Defense Agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21aec530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>cannot be fully funded within the thresholds otherwise specified in this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The maximum amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation that may be obligated in any fiscal year for military construction projects under paragraph (1) is $150,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21aec533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>In addition to the authority provided to the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) to use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation for a military construction project referred to in such subsection, the Secretary of the military department concerned may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation to obtain architectural and engineering services and to carry out construction design in connection with such a project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2994">136 STAT. 2994</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>In the case of architectural and engineering services and construction design to be undertaken under this paragraph for which the estimated cost exceeds $1,000,000, the Secretary concerned shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the scope of the proposed project and the estimated cost of such services before the initial obligation of funds for such services. The Secretary may then obligate funds for such services only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the notification is received by the committees in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21aec536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">10 USC 2805 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (g) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">section 2805 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect only to amounts appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aec537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 4121) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2804">SEC. 2804. </num><heading>ELIMINATION OF SUNSET OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR LAB REVITALIZATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805/d">Section 2805(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (5).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2805">SEC. 2805. </num><heading>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR INNOVATION, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21aeec48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch169/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2809 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21af3a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2810">“§ 2810.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21af3a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2810">10 USC 2810</ref>.</p></sidenote> Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21af3a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Authorization Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may carry out such military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation as are authorized by law, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21af3a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Project Proposals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the defense budget materials for each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include the following information for each military construction project covered by subsection (a):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af3a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The project title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af3a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The location of the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af3a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A brief description of the scope of work.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af3a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A completed Department of Defense Form 1391 budget justification that includes the original project cost estimate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af3a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A current working cost estimate, if different that the cost estimate contained in such Form 1391.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af3a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21af3a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget Justification Display</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for each fiscal year a consolidated budget justification display that individually identifies each military construction project covered by subsection (a) and the amount requested for such project for such fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21af3a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Military Construction Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply to military construction projects covered by subsection (a) for which a Department of Defense Form 1391 is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2995">136 STAT. 2995</page> submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress in connection with the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 and thereafter.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21af3a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21af3a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21af3a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2801.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2809 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2810. </designator> <label>Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2806">SEC. 2806. </num><heading>SUPERVISION OF LARGE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21af8898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supervision of Large Military Construction Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2851">Section 2851 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af8899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21af889a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21afafab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Supervision of Large Military Construction Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before the award of a contract of a value greater than $500,000,000 in connection with a military construction project, the individual directing and supervising such military construction project under subsection (a) or the individual designated pursuant to subsection (b) (as applicable) shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the intended supervision, inspection, and overhead plan to manage such military construction project. Each such report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21afafad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>A determination of the overall funding intended to manage the supervision, inspection, and overhead of the military construction project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21afafaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of whether a Department of Defense Field Activity directly reporting to such individual should be established.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A description of the quality assurance approach to the military construction project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The independent cost estimate described in section 3221(b)(6)(A) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The overall staffing approach to oversee the military construction project for each year of the contract term.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21afafb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment to Duties of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3221/b/6/A">Section 3221(b)(6)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21afafb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21afafb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any decision to enter into a contract in connection with a military construction project of a value greater than $500,000,000; and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21afafb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21afafb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2851">10 USC 2851 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2807">SEC. 2807. </num><heading>SPECIFICATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT AS CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21afd6c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2851a">section 2851a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21afd6ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall serve as the Chief Housing Officer, who shall oversee family housing and military <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2996">136 STAT. 2996</page> unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or acquired or constructed under subchapter IV of this chapter (in this section referred to as ‘covered housing units’).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2808">SEC. 2808. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON COST VARIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21afd6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subparagraph (D) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2853/c/1">section 2853(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21affddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Secretary concerned may not use the authority provided by subparagraph (A) to waive the cost limitation applicable to a military construction project with a total authorized cost greater than $500,000,000 or a military family housing project with a total authorized cost greater than $500,000,000 if that waiver would increase the project cost by more than 50 percent of the total authorized cost of the project.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2809">SEC. 2809. </num><heading>USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b09a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b09a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">10 USC 2804 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permanent Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/136/dB">division B of Public Law 108–136</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1723">117 Stat. 1723</ref>), as most recently amended by section 2806 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81/dB">division B of Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/2190">135 Stat. 2190</ref>), is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, inside the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command or certain countries in the area of responsibility of the United States Africa Command,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>outside the United States</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>construction project</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, unless the military installation is located in Afghanistan, for which projects using this authority may be carried out at installations deemed as supporting a long-term presence</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b09a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b09a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">10 USC 2805 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b09a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">10 USC 2804 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (h) and (i).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b09a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The section heading for such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">temporary, limited authority</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">authority</headingText></quotedText>” ; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">certain</headingText></quotedText>” before “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">construction projects</headingText></quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2997">136 STAT. 2997</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b09a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The subsection heading for subsection (a) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Temporary Authority</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">In General</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b09a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b09a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">10 USC 2804 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Law Revision Counsel is directed to classify section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/136/dB">division B of Public Law 108–136</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1723">117 Stat. 1723</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), as a note following <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">section 2804 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2810">SEC. 2810. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b09a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 USC 2802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLATION OF INTEGRATED SOLAR ROOFING TO IMPROVE ENERGY RESILIENCY OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b0c144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01) to require that planning and design for military construction projects inside the United States include consideration of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of installing integrated solar roofing as part of the project, for the purpose of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b0c145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>promoting on-installation energy security and energy resilience;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b0c146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>providing grid support to avoid energy disruptions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b0c147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilitating implementation and greater use of the authority provided by subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">section 2911 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2811">SEC. 2811. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b0c148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b0c149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 USC 2802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVISION OF UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS AND UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA TO INCLUDE SPECIFICATIONS ON USE OF GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR AND CRITERIA AND SPECIFICATIONS ON MICROGRIDS AND MICROGRID CONVERTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b0e85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a"> (a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gas Insulated Switchgear</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall modify the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications to include a distinct specification for medium voltage gas insulated switchgear.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b0e85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microgrids</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b0e85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>modify the Unified Facilities Criteria to include criteria for microgrids; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b0e85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>modify the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications to include specifications for microgrids and microgrid controllers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2812">SEC. 2812. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b0e85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 USC 2802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION RELATING TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT IMPACT COST AND SCOPE OF WORK OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b15d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b15d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b15d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination and Update of Form 1391</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which an Executive order is signed by the President, the Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b15d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>determine whether implementation of the Executive order would cause a cost or scope of work variation for a military construction project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b15d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b15d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess the potential for life-cycle cost savings associated with implementation of the Executive order for such a project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b15d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b15d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><chapeau>update the Department of Defense Form 1391 for each such project that has not been submitted for congressional <page identifier="/us/stat/136/2998">136 STAT. 2998</page> consideration, where such implementation would affect such cost or scope of work variation, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b15d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>projects to be commenced in the next fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Executive order was signed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b15d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>projects covered by the future-years defense program submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">section 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b15d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b15d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 10 days after determining under subsection (a)(1) that implementation of an Executive order would cause a cost or scope of work variation for a military construction project, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report indicating the estimated cost increases, scope of work increases, life-cycle costs, and any other impacts of such implementation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b15d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Along with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for a fiscal year under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, each Secretary concerned shall certify to Congress that each Department of Defense Form 1391 provided to Congress for that fiscal year for a military construction project has been updated with any cost or scope of work variation specified in subsection (a)(1) with respect to an Executive order signed during the four-year period preceding such certification, including an indication of any cost increases for such project that is directly attributable to such Executive order.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b15d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary Concerned Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2813">SEC. 2813. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b15d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 USC 2802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENT FOR INCLUSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FORMS 1391 WITH ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION BY PRESIDENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Concurrently with the submission to Congress by the President of the annual budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the President shall include each Department of Defense Form 1391, or successor similar form, for a military construction project to be carried out during that fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2814">SEC. 2814. </num><heading>USE OF INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY CONTRACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b1abbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each enter into at least one integrated project delivery contract for the delivery of a military construction project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b1abbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Integrated Project Delivery Contract Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>integrated project delivery contract</term>” means a single contract for the delivery of a whole project that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b1abc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>includes, at a minimum, the Secretary concerned, builder, and architect-engineer as parties that are subject to the terms of the contract;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b1abc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>aligns the interests of all the parties to the contract with respect to the project costs and project outcomes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b1abc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>includes processes to ensure transparency and collaboration among all parties to the contract relating to project costs and project outcomes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/2999">136 STAT. 2999</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Military Housing Reforms</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2821">SEC. 2821. </num><heading>STANDARDIZATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET ANALYSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b1f9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch169/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b1f9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b1f9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2821.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2836 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21b24806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2837">“§ 2837.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b24807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2837">10 USC 2837</ref>.</p></sidenote> Housing Requirements and Market Analysis</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b24808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b24809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every five years and in accordance with the requirements of this section, the Secretary concerned shall conduct a Housing Requirements and Market Analysis (in this section referred to as an ‘HRMA’) for each military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that is located in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b2480a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization of Installations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2480b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall prioritize the conduct of HRMAs for military installations—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2480c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for which an HRMA has not been conducted during the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this section; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2480d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in locations with housing shortages.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2480e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing 5-year requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a military department that required an HRMA to be conducted for each military installation not less frequently than once every five years before the date of the enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b2480f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget materials for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) a list of the military installations for which the Secretary concerned plans to conduct an HRMA during the fiscal year covered by such budget materials.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b24810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Housing Requirements and Market Analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Housing Requirements and Market Analysis</term>’or ‘HRMA’ means, with respect to a military installation, a structured analytical process under which an assessment is made of both the suitability and availability of the private sector rental housing market using assumed specific standards related to affordability, location, features, physical condition, and the housing requirements of the total military population of such installation.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b24811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b24812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2837">10 USC 2837 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Time Frame</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b24813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary concerned shall conduct an HRMA for 20 percent of the military installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned located in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b24814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b24815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b24816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of information to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 15, 2023, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of military installations for which the Secretary concerned plans to conduct an HRMA during fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b24817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b24818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>HRMA</term>” means, with respect to a military installation, a structured analytical process under which an <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3000">136 STAT. 3000</page> assessment is made of both the suitability and availability of the private sector rental housing market using assumed specific standards related to affordability, location, features, physical condition, and the housing requirements of the total military population of such installation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b24819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>military installation</term>” has the meaning given in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2801">section 2801 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2481a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2822">SEC. 2822. </num><heading>NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR MHPI GROUND LEASE EXTENSIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b26f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2878">Section 2878 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b2bd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b2bd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b2bd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice of Lease Extensions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21b2bd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Secretary concerned shall provide to the congressional defense committees notice in writing and a briefing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2bd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>not later than 60 days after beginning negotiations with a lessor for the extension of the term of any ground lease of property or facilities under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2bd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>not later than 90 days before extending the term of any ground lease of property or facilities under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b2bd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A notice and briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2bd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>A description of any material differences between the extended ground lease and the original ground lease, including with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the length of the term of the lease, as extended; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any new provisions that materially affect the rights and responsibilities of the ground lessor or the ground lessee under the original ground lease.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The number of housing units or facilities subject to the ground lease that, during the lease extension, are to be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>constructed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>demolished; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>renovated.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The source of any additional financing the lessor has obtained, or intends to obtain, during the term of the ground lease extension that will be used for the development of the property or facilities subject to the ground lease.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b2e46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The following information, displayed annually, for the five-year period preceding the date of the notice and briefing:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The debt-to-net operating income ratio for the property or facility subject to the ground lease.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The occupancy rates for the housing units subject to the ground lease.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b2e470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>An report on maintenance response times and completion of maintenance requests for the housing units subject to the ground lease.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b2e471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The occupancy rates and debt-to-net operating income ratios of any other military privatized housing initiative projects managed by a company that controls, or that is under common control with, the ground lessee entering into the lease extension.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3001">136 STAT. 3001</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2823">SEC. 2823. </num><heading>ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b2e472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2884">Section 2884 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b30b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1 of each year, each Secretary concerned shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on military housing privatization projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Such briefing shall include, for the 12-month period preceding the date of the briefing, each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b30b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The information described in paragraphs (1) through (14) of subsection (c) with respect to all military housing privatization projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b30b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b30b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of any such project that is expected to require the restructuring of a loan, including any public or private loan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b30b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>For any such project expected to require restructuring, a timeline for when such restructuring is expected to occur.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b30b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2824">SEC. 2824. </num><heading>MOLD INSPECTION OF VACANT HOUSING UNITS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b33299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2891a">Section 2891a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3329a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3329b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3329c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Secretary Concerned</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary concerned shall be responsible for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3329d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>providing for a mold inspection of each vacant housing unit before any new tenant moves into the unit; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3329e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>providing to the new tenant the results of the inspection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2825">SEC. 2825. </num><heading>IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AUDIT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTS IN PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b359af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b359b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2891a">10 USC 2891a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense published on April 1, 2022, and titled “Audit of Medical Conditions of Residents in Privatized Military Housing” (DODIG–2022–078).</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Real Property and Facilities Administration</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2831">SEC. 2831. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED LAND AND FACILITIES TRANSFER TO SUPPORT CONTRACTS WITH FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3a7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch159">Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2668a the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3002">136 STAT. 3002</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21b3f5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2669">“§ 2669.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b3f5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2669">10 USC 2669</ref>.</p></sidenote> Transfer of land and facilities to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lease of Land, Facilities, and Improvements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21b3f5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of a military department may lease, for no consideration, land, facilities, infrastructure, and improvements to a covered FFRDC if the lease is to further the purposes of a contract between the Department of Defense and the covered FFRDC.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b3f5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A lease entered into under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the earlier of the following dates:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3f5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The date that is 50 years after the date on which the Secretary enters into the lease.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3f5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The date of the termination or non-renewal of the contract between the Department of Defense and the covered FFRDC related to the lease.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance of Facilities and Improvements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21b3f5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of a military department may convey, for no consideration, ownership of facilities and improvements located on land leased to a covered FFRDC to further the purposes of a contract between the Department of Defense and the covered FFRDC.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The ownership of any facilities and improvements conveyed by the Secretary of a military department or any improvements made to the leased land by the covered FFRDC under this subsection shall, as determined by the Secretary of a military department, revert or transfer to the United States upon the termination or non-renewal of the underlying land lease.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Any facilities and improvements conveyed by the Secretary of a military department shall be demolished by the covered FFDRC as determined by such Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction Standards</inline>.—</heading><content>A lease entered into under this section may provide that any facilities constructed on the leased land may be constructed using commercial standards in a manner that provides force protection safeguards appropriate to the activities conducted in, and the location of, such facilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y21b3f600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The conveyance or lease of property or facilities, improvements, and infrastructure under this section shall not be subject to the following provisions of law:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3f601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Section 2667 of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3f602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Section 1302 of title 40.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b3f603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11411">42 U.S.C. 11411</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Sections 2662 and 2802 of this title shall not apply to any improvements or facilities constructed by the covered FFRDC on land leased or conveyed to a covered FFRDC described in subsection (a) or (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive Procedures for Selection of Certain Lessees; Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If a proposed lease under this section is with respect to a covered FFRDC, the use of competitive procedures for the selection of the lessee is not required and the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch33">chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch221">chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the related provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall not apply.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered FFRDC Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered FFRDC</term>’ means a federally funded research and development center that is sponsored by, and has entered into a contract with, the Department of Defense.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3003">136 STAT. 3003</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b3f607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch159">chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b3f608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">10 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b3f609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2661.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2668a and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2669. </designator> <label>Transfer of land and facilities to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2832">SEC. 2832. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLETION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE COMPONENT OF MASTER PLANS FOR AT-RISK MAJOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for administration and service-wide activities, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which each Secretary of a military department has satisfied the requirements of section 2833 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2864">10 U.S.C. 2864 note</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2833">SEC. 2833. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b41d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b41d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2661.</p></sidenote><heading>PHYSICAL ENTRANCES TO CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b4442c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the extent practicable that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b4442d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>each military installation in the United States has a designated main entrance that, at all times, is manned by at least one member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b4442e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b4442f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b44430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>the location of each such designated main entrance is published on a publicly accessible internet website of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b44431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the case of a military installation in the United States that has any additional entrance designated for commercial deliveries to the military installation, the location of such entrance (and any applicable days or hours of operation for such entrance) is published on the same internet website as the website referred to in paragraph (2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b44432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the information required to be published on the internet website under paragraph (2) is reviewed and, as necessary, updated on a basis that is not less frequent than annually.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Land Conveyances</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2841">SEC. 2841. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TIME FRAME FOR LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALIFORNIA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>) is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b44433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/4343">134 Stat. 4343</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>three years</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2842">SEC. 2842. </num><heading>LAND CONVEYANCE, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b50684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Air Force (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) may convey to the City of North Charleston, South Carolina (in this section referred to as the “City”) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 26 acres known as the Old <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3004">136 STAT. 3004</page> Navy Yard at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, for the purpose of permitting the City to use the property for economic development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b50685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b50686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b50687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to not less than the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, based on an appraisal of the property to be conveyed under such subsection, which may consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as described under paragraph (3), or a combination thereof.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b50688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sufficiency of consideration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b50689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration paid to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be in an amount sufficient, as determined by the Secretary, to provide replacement space for, and for the relocation of, any personnel, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property of any kind belonging to any military department located upon the property to be conveyed under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b5068a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completion prior to conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>Any cash consideration shall be paid in full and any in-kind consideration shall be complete, useable, and delivered to the satisfaction of the Secretary at or prior to the conveyance under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b5068b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In-kind consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>In-kind consideration provided by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisition, construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure with proximity to Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station (South Annex) and located on Joint Base Charleston, that the Secretary considers acceptable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b5068c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cash consideration received</inline>.—</heading><content>Any cash consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury under subparagraph (A) of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s572/b/5">section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, and shall be available in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b5068d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Costs of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b5068e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b5068f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require the City to cover all costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, appraisal costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b50690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Refund of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>If amounts paid by the City to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b50691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of amounts received</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3005">136 STAT. 3005</page> the conveyance or to an appropriate fund or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b50692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b50693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to all valid existing rights and the City shall accept the property (and any improvements thereon) in its condition at the time of the conveyance (commonly known as a conveyance “as is”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b50694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b50695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Old Navy Yard Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Old Navy Yard</term>” includes the facilities used by the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, including buildings 1602, 1603, 1639, 1648, and such other facilities, infrastructure, and land along or near the Cooper River waterfront at Joint Base Charleston as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2843">SEC. 2843. </num><heading>LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b57bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may convey to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (in this section referred to as the “HRSD”) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of installation real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 7.9 acres located at Naval Air Station Oceana in Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Secretary may void any land use restrictions associated with the property to be conveyed under this subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b57bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b57bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount and determination</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the HRSD shall pay to the Secretary of the Navy an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed, as determined by the Secretary. Such determination of fair market value shall be final. In lieu of all or a portion of cash payment of consideration, the Secretary may accept in-kind consideration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b57bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cash consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall deposit any cash payment received under paragraph (1) in the special account in the Treasury established for the Secretary of the Navy under of paragraph (1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667/e">section 2667(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>. The entire amount deposited shall be available for use in accordance with subparagraph (D) of such paragraph.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b57bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Costs of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b57bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b57bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b57bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b57bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall require the HRSD to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3006">136 STAT. 3006</page> including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the HRSD.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b57bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of amounts received</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b57bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the parcel of real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b57bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2844">SEC. 2844. </num><heading>LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE RESERVE TRAINING CENTER, OMAHA, NEBRASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b61812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Exchange Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy may convey to the Metropolitan Community College Area, a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska (in this section referred to as the “College”), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, known as the Marine Reserve Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b61813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the College shall convey to the Secretary of the Navy real property interests, either adjacent or proximate, to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b61814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Exchange Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy and the College may enter into a land exchange agreement to implement this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b61815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b61816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Valuation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The value of each property interest to be exchanged by the Secretary of the Navy and the College described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b61817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b63f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cash Equalization Payments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">To the secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the value of the property interests described in subsection (a) is greater than the value of the property interests described in subsection (b), the values shall be equalized through either of the following or a combination thereof:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A cash equalization payment from the College to the Department of the Navy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>In-kind consideration provided by the College, which may include the acquisition, construction, provision, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3007">136 STAT. 3007</page> improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure, or delivery of services relating to the needs of Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Omaha.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No equalization</inline>.—</heading><content>If the value of the property interests described in subsection (b) is greater than the value of the property interests described in subsection (a), the Secretary may not make a cash equalization payment to equalize the values.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b63f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Costs of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall require the College to pay all costs to be incurred by the Secretary to carry out the exchange of property interests under this section, including such costs related to land survey, environmental documentation, real estate due diligence such as appraisals, and any other administrative costs related to the exchange of property interests, including costs incurred preparing and executing a land exchange agreement authorized under subsection (c). If amounts are collected from the College in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the exchange of property interests, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the College.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b63f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of amounts received</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts received by the Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2695/c">section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b63f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the property interests to be exchanged under this section shall be determined by surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b63f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The exchange of real property interests under this section shall be accomplished using an appropriate legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy and the College, including such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b63f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption From Screening Requirements for Additional Federal Use</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under this section is exempt from the screening process required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2696/b">section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2845">SEC. 2845. </num><heading>LAND CONVEYANCE, STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b6b464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) may convey to the City of Starkville, Mississippi (in this section referred to as the “City”), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of approximately five acres, located at 343 Highway 12, Starkville, Mississippi 39759, to be used for economic development purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b6b465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for the conveyance of property under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to be conveyed.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b6b467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall determine the fair market <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3008">136 STAT. 3008</page> value of the property using an independent appraisal based on the highest and best use of the property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of fair market value</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) using an independent appraisal based on the highest and best use of the property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of consideration received</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration received under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury established under subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s572">section 572 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, and shall be available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B) of such subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b6b46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Costs of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require the City to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>)) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Refund</inline>.—</heading><content>If amounts are collected from the City under subparagraph (A) in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b6b46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of amounts received</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b6b46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b6b470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Studies and Reports</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2851">SEC. 2851. </num><heading>STUDY ON PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b70291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3009">136 STAT. 3009</page> to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a study on the practices of the Department of Defense with respect to the development of military construction projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b70292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify that the study conducted pursuant to the agreement shall address each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b70293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Practices with respect to adoption of Unified Facilities Criteria changes and the inclusion of such changes into advanced planning, Department of Defense Form 1391 documentation, and planning and design.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b70294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Practices with respect to how sustainable materials, such as mass timber and low carbon concrete, are assessed and included in advanced planning, Department of Defense Form 1391 documentation, and planning and design.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b70295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Barriers to incorporating innovative techniques, including 3D printed building techniques.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b70296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Whether the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2901">section 2901 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) or the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program could be used to validate such sustainable materials and innovative techniques to encourage the use of such sustainable materials and innovative techniques by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b70297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the completion of the study described in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2852">SEC. 2852. </num><heading>REPORT ON CAPACITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL DISASTERS WITH EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM HOUSING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 220 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report analyzing the capacity of the Department of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2853">SEC. 2853. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b729a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2711">10 USC 2711 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTING ON LEAD SERVICE LINES AND LEAD PLUMBING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b777c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b777cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of military installations (including Government-owned family housing facilities), military housing, and privatized military housing projects that, as of the date of the report, are being serviced by lead service lines or lead plumbing for the purposes of receiving drinking water;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b777cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an evaluation of whether military installations and privatized military housing projects are in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule and, to the extent that such installations and projects are not in compliance, an identification of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the name and location of each such installation or project that is not in compliance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the timeline and plan for bringing each such installation or project into compliance; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3010">136 STAT. 3010</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of steps and resources needed to remove any remaining lead plumbing from military installations and housing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b777d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Information in Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>If, after reviewing the initial report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense finds that any military installation or privatized family housing project is not in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule, the Secretary shall include in the annual report on defense environmental programs required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2711">section 2711 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for each year after the year in which the initial report is submitted, an update on the efforts of the Secretary, including negotiations with privatized military family housing providers, to fully comply with the Lead and Copper Rule.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2854">SEC. 2854. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON ATTEMPTS TO ACQUIRE LAND NEAR UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b777d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the head of the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than June 1, 2023, that details—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>attempts by the People’s Republic of China to acquire land that is located in close proximity (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) to a United States military installation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b777d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ongoing Department of Defense efforts to counter such attempts.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2861">SEC. 2861. </num><heading>REQUIRED CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES FOR NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE BASING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b79ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s483/c">Section 483(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end a new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b79ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>With respect to any decision of the Secretary concerned that would result in a significant increase in the number of members of the Armed Forces assigned to a military installation, a description of the consultation with appropriate State and local entities regarding the basing decision to ensure consideration of matters affecting the local community, including requirements for transportation, utility infrastructure, housing, education, and family support activities.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2862">SEC. 2862. </num><heading>INCLUSION IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR ROTC TRAINING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b7c5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2391">Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7c5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7c5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7c5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (i) the following new clause (ii):<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3011">136 STAT. 3011</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21b7ed0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Projects that will contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent Reserve Officer Training Corps program at a covered educational institution.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7ed0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21b7ed0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b7ed0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered educational institution</term>’ means a college or university that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7ed0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a part B institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7ed10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an 1890 Institution, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7ed11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>not affiliated with a consortium; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b7ed12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>located at least 40 miles from a major military installation.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2863">SEC. 2863. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b81423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2391/d">Section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b81424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b81425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b81426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In selecting community infrastructure projects to receive assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports required by section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1985">133 Stat. 1985</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2864">SEC. 2864. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2391/e/4/A/i">Section 2391(e)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or on property under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or easement)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>installation</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2865">SEC. 2865. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2861(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 U.S.C. 2802 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>continental</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2866">SEC. 2866. </num><heading>BASING DECISION SCORECARD CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b86247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2883(h) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1781b">10 U.S.C. 1781b note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b86248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21b86249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3012">136 STAT. 3012</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b8624a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b8624b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b8895c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A current version of each scorecard established under this subsection shall be available to the public through an Internet website of the military department concerned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b8895d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology and criteria</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b8895e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department shall publish on the website described in subparagraph (A) the methodology and criteria each time such Secretary establishes or updates a scorecard.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b8895f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b88960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public comment</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Secretary of a military department shall establish a 60-day public comment period beginning on each date of publication of such methodology and criteria.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b88961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21b88962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing or updating a scorecard under this subsection, each Secretary of the military department concerned shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense to ensure consistency across the military departments.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2867">SEC. 2867. </num><heading>TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21b8b073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2863 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1899">133 Stat. 1899</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b8b074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b8b075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b8b076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cash</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21b8b077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and construction</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>The design</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b8b078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21b8b079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Method of contribution</inline>.—</heading><content>Contributions may be accepted under this subsection in any of the forms referred to in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350k/c">section 2350k(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b8b07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Contributions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Cash contributions</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2868">SEC. 2868. </num><heading>REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY COORDINATION GROUP OF INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR GUAM REALIGNMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2835 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84/dB">division B of Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">10 U.S.C. 2687 note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2869">SEC. 2869. </num><heading>LEASE OR USE AGREEMENT FOR CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b94cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b94cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10">10 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b94cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2001.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may seek to enter into a lease or use agreement with a category 3 subterranean training facility that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is located in close proximity (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) to the home station of an air assault unit or a special operations force; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>has the capacity to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide brigade or large full-mission profile training;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>rapidly replicate full-scale underground venues;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>support helicopter landing zones; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3013">136 STAT. 3013</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>support underground live fire.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b94cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A lease or use agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide that the category 3 subterranean training facility shall be made available for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>hosting of training and testing exercises for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>members of the Armed Forces, including members a special operations force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>personnel of combat support agencies, including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>such other personnel as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such other purposes as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b94cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The duration of any lease or use agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall be for a period of not less than 5 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b94ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Category 3 Subterranean Training Facility Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>category 3 subterranean training facility</term>” means an underground structure designed and built—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to be unobserved and to provide maximum protection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b94ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to serve as a command and control, operations, storage, production, and protection facility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b94cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 375 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2001">10 U.S.C. 2001 note</ref> prec.) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2870">SEC. 2870. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CLOSURE OF COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b99aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to close, or prepare to close, any combat readiness training center.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b99af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a combat readiness training center if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b99af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b99af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A certification that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b99af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the closure of the center would not be in violation of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">section 2687 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b99af4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the support capabilities provided by the center will not be diminished as a result of the closure of the center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b99af5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b99af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A report that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b99af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a detailed business case analysis for the closure of the center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21b99af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b99af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the effects the closure of the center would have on training units of the Armed Forces, including any active duty units that may use the center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2871">SEC. 2871. </num><heading>REQUIRED INVESTMENTS IN IMPROVING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b9c20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investments in Child Development Centers</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization activities of a military department, the Secretary of that military department shall reserve an amount greater than or equal to one percent of the estimated replacement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3014">136 STAT. 3014</page> cost for fiscal year 2023 of the total inventory of child development centers under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for the purpose of carrying out projects for the improvement of child development centers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21b9c20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child Development Center Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>child development center</term>” has meaning given the term “<term>military child development center</term>” in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1800/1">section 1800(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2872">SEC. 2872. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21b9c20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2864">10 USC 2864 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERAGENCY REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR RESILIENCE PILOT PROJECT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ba102d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Project</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall establish within the Department of Defense four Interagency Regional Coordinators. Each Interagency Regional Coordinator shall be responsible for improving the resilience of a community that supports a military installation and serving as a model for enhancing community resilience before disaster strikes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ba102e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Interagency Regional Coordinator shall support military installations and surrounding communities within a geographic area, with at least one such Coordinator serving each of the East, West, and Gulf coasts. For purposes of the project, the Secretary shall select geographic areas—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba102f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>with significant sea level rise and recurrent flooding that prevents members of the Armed Forces from reaching their posts or jeopardizes military readiness; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba1030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>where communities have collaborated on multi-jurisdictional climate adaptation planning efforts, including such collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Department and through Joint Land Use Studies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ba1031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot project, the Secretary shall build on existing efforts through collaboration with State and local entities, including emergency management, transportation, planning, housing, community development, natural resource managers, and governing bodies and with the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2873">SEC. 2873. </num><heading>ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS PERSONNEL IN GUAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The commander of a military installation located in Guam shall grant to an officer or employee of Homeland Security Investigations the same access to such military installation such commander grants to an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2874">SEC. 2874. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  On<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ba1032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> or before September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into an agreement that would provide for or permit the joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida, by the Air Force and civil aircraft.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2875">SEC. 2875. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ba1033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 USC 2802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ELECTRICAL CHARGING CAPABILITY CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PARKING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ba5e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary concerned develops plans for a project to construct any facility that includes or will include parking for covered motor vehicles, the Secretary concerned shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3015">136 STAT. 3015</page> include in any Department of Defense Form 1391, or successor form, submitted to Congress for that project—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba5e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the provision of electric vehicle charging capability at the facility adequate to provide electrical charging, concurrently, for not less than 15 percent of all covered motor vehicles planned to be parked at the facility;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba5e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the inclusion of the cost of constructing such capability in the overall cost of the project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba8567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an analysis of whether a parking structure or lot will be the primary charging area for covered motor vehicles or if another area, such as public works or the motor pool, will be the primary charging area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ba8568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba8569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered motor vehicle</term>” means a Federal Government motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle leased by the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba856a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba856b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary of a military department with respect to facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ba856c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Defense Agencies and facilities of a reserve component owned by a State rather than the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XXIX">TITLE XXIX—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ba856d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nevada.</p></sidenote>FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Fallon Range Training Complex</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2901. </designator> <label>Military land withdrawal for Fallon Range Training Complex.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2902. </designator> <label>Numu Newe Special Management Area.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2903. </designator> <label>National conservation areas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2904. </designator> <label>Collaboration with State and county.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2905. </designator> <label>Wilderness areas in Churchill County, Nevada.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2906. </designator> <label>Release of wilderness study areas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2907. </designator> <label>Land conveyances and exchanges.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2908. </designator> <label>Checkerboard resolution.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Lander County Economic Development and Conservation</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2911. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part I—</designator> <label>Lander County Public Purpose Land Conveyances</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2921. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2922. </designator> <label>Conveyances to Lander County, Nevada.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part II—</designator> <label>Lander County Wilderness Areas</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2931. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2932. </designator> <label>Designation of wilderness areas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 2933. </designator> <label>Release of wilderness study areas.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Fallon Range Training Complex</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2901">SEC. 2901. </num><heading>MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL FOR FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21bd6b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/127/1025">127 Stat. 1025</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3016">136 STAT. 3016</page> <quotedContent><subtitle id="y21c003af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num class="fontsize14 bold" value="G">“Subtitle G—</num><heading class="fontsize14 bold">Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada</heading><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c003b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2981">“SEC. 2981. </num><heading class="bold">WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c003b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withdrawal</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bombing ranges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the land established as the B–16, B–17, B–19, and B–20 Ranges, as referred to in subsection (b), and all other areas within the boundary of such land as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, which may become subject to the operation of the public land laws, are withdrawn from all forms of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dixie valley training area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The land and interests in land within the boundaries established at the Dixie Valley Training Area, as referred to in subsection (b), are withdrawn from all forms of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c003b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Land</inline>.—</heading><content>The public land and interests in land withdrawn and reserved by this section comprise approximately 790,825 acres of land in Churchill County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Pershing County, and Nye County, Nevada, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed FRTC Modernization’ and ‘Existing Navy Withdrawal Areas’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’, dated November 30, 2022, and filed in accordance with section 2912. The ranges in the Fallon Range Training Complex described in this subsection are identified as B–16, B–17, B–19, B–20, Dixie Valley Training Area and the Shoal Site.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c003ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose of Withdrawal and Reservation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bombing ranges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The land withdrawn by subsection (a)(1) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>aerial testing and training, bombing, missile firing, electronic warfare, tactical combat maneuvering, and air support;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ground combat tactical maneuvering and firing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>other defense-related purposes that are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c003bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>consistent with the purposes specified in the preceding paragraphs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c003c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>authorized under section 2914.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dixie valley training area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The land withdrawn by subsection (a)(2) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>aerial testing and training, electronic warfare, tactical combat maneuvering, and air support; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3017">136 STAT. 3017</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c003c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ground combat tactical maneuvering.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c003c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability of General Provisions</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 2911(a) and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, sections 2913 and 2914 shall not apply to the land withdrawn by subsection (a)(2).</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c003c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2982">“SEC. 2982. </num><heading class="bold">MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN AND RESERVED LAND.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c003c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management by the Secretary of the Navy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the duration of the withdrawal under section 2981, the Secretary of the Navy shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved comprising the B–16, B–17, B–19, and B–20 Ranges for the purposes described in section 2981(c)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an integrated natural resources management plan prepared and implemented under title I of the Sikes Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s670a/etseq">16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a written agreement between the Secretary of the Navy and the Governor of Nevada that provides for a minimum of 15 days annually for big game hunting on portions of the B–17 Range consistent with military training requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a programmatic agreement between the Secretary of the Navy and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer and other parties, as appropriate, regarding management of historic properties as the properties relate to operation, maintenance, training, and construction at the Fallon Range Training Complex;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>written agreements between the Secretary of the Navy and affected Indian tribes and other stakeholders to accommodate access by Indian tribes and State and local governments to the B–16, B–17, B–19, and B–20 Ranges consistent with military training requirements and public safety;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a written agreement entered into by the Secretary of the Navy and affected Indian tribes that provides for regular, guaranteed access, consisting of a minimum of 4 days per month, for affected Indian tribes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>any other applicable law; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>in a manner that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provides that any portion of the land withdrawn by section 2981(a) that is located outside of the Weapons Danger Zone, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy, shall be relinquished to the Secretary of the Interior and managed under all applicable public land laws;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>ensures that the Secretary of the Navy avoids target placement and training within—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>biologically sensitive areas, as mapped in the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, areas that have cultural, religious, and archaeological resources of importance to affected Indian tribes;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>ensures that access is provided for special events, administrative, cultural, educational, wildlife management, and emergency management purposes; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3018">136 STAT. 3018</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>provides that within the B–17 Range the placement of air to ground ordnance targets shall be prohibited throughout the entirety of the withdrawal in the areas identified as the ‘Monte Cristo Range Protection Area’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02ae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management by the Secretary of the Interior</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the duration of the withdrawal under section 2981, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area and the Shoal Site for the applicable purposes described in section 2981(c) in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1701/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>this subtitle; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any other applicable law.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation with secretary of the navy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to authorizing any use of the land comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area or Shoal Site withdrawn and reserved by section 2981, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of the Navy. Such consultation shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>informing the Secretary of the Navy of the pending authorization request so that the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior may work together to preserve the training environment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>prior to authorizing any installation or use of mobile or stationary equipment used to transmit and receive radio signals, obtaining permission from the Secretary of the Navy to authorize the use of such equipment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement describing the roles and responsibilities of each Secretary with respect to the management and use of the Dixie Valley Training Area and Shoal Site to ensure no closure of an existing county road and no restrictions or curtailment on public access for the duration of the withdrawal while preserving the training environment and in accordance with this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access</inline>.—</heading><content>The land comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area withdrawn and reserved by section 2981(a)(2) shall remain open for public access for the duration of the withdrawal.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to applicable laws and policy, the following uses are permitted in the Dixie Valley Training Area for the duration of the withdrawal:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Livestock grazing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Geothermal exploration and development west of State Route 121, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Exploration and development of salable minerals or other fluid or leasable minerals, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3019">136 STAT. 3019</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall allow water and utility infrastructure within the Dixie Valley Training Area withdrawn by section 2981(a)(2) as described in sections 2995(a)(4) and 2996.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02af5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Commitments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c02af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded area of the B–16, B–17, or B–20 Ranges, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex which are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior certify in writing to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on the completion of the commitments pertaining to each range from the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, and the provisions of this subtitle. The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior may submit certifications for individual ranges to allow operational use of a specific range prior to completion of commitments related to other ranges.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public access</inline>.—</heading><content>Public access to the existing Pole Line Road shall be maintained until completion of construction of an alternate route as specified by section 2991(a)(2)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c02afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, subject to the availability of appropriations, from amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to Churchill County, Nevada, $20,000,000 for deposit in an account designated by Churchill County, Nevada, to resolve the loss of public access and multiple use within Churchill County, Nevada.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c02afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2983">“SEC. 2983. </num><heading class="bold">ORDNANCE LANDING OUTSIDE TARGET AREAS.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary of the Navy, in the administration of an Operational Range Clearance program, shall ensure that tracked ordnance (bombs, missiles, and rockets) known to have landed outside a target area in the B–17 and B–20 Ranges is removed within 180 days of the event and, to the extent practicable, tracked ordnance known to have landed within the Monte Cristo Range Protection Area described in section 2982(a)(2)(D) shall be removed within 45 days of the event.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c02afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> The Secretary of the Navy shall report to the Fallon Range Training Complex Intergovernmental Executive Committee directed by section 3011(a)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/65/tXXX">title XXX of Public Law 106–65</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/885">113 Stat. 885</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4349">134 Stat. 4349</ref>) not less frequently than annually, instances in which ordnance land outside target areas and the status of efforts to clear such ordnance.</content></section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c02afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2984">“SEC. 2984. </num><heading class="bold">RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RESERVATIONS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">B–16 and B–20 Ranges</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent the withdrawal and reservation made by section 2981 for the B–16 and B–20 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3020">136 STAT. 3020</page> Ranges withdraws land currently withdrawn and reserved for use by the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservation made by section 2981 shall be the primary reservation for public safety management actions only, and the existing Bureau of Reclamation reservation shall be the primary reservation for all other management actions. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c02aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Secretary of the Navy shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to ensure continued access to the B–16 and B–20 Ranges by the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct management activities consistent with the purposes for which the Bureau of Reclamation withdrawal was established.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Shoal Site</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Energy shall remain responsible and liable for the subsurface estate and all activities of the Secretary of Energy at the Shoal Site withdrawn and reserved by Public Land Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land Order Number 2834.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c02b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2985">“SEC. 2985. </num><heading class="bold">INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c02b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation; deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>Within 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall update the current integrated natural resources management plan for the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall prepare the integrated natural resources management plan in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the State of Nevada, Churchill County, Nevada, other impacted counties in the State of Nevada, and affected Indian tribes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resolution of Conflicts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any disagreement among the parties referred to in subsection (a) concerning the contents or implementation of the integrated natural resources management plan prepared under that subsection or an amendment to the management plan shall be resolved by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada, acting through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the State Director of the Nevada State Office of the Bureau of Land Management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the State Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>if appropriate, the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest Region of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>if appropriate, the Regional Director of the Western Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to the resolution of any conflict under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall consult with the Intergovernmental Executive Committee in accordance with section 3011(a)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/65/tXXX">title XXX of Public Law 106–65</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/885">113 Stat. 885</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4349">134 Stat. 4349</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c02b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (b), the integrated natural resources management plan under subsection (a)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3021">136 STAT. 3021</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s670/etseq">16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>shall include provisions for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>proper management and protection of the natural resources of the land; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent consistent with the military purposes for which the land is withdrawn and reserved;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>shall coordinate access with the Nevada Department of Wildlife to manage hunting, fishing, and trapping on the land where compatible with the military mission;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c02b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>shall provide for livestock grazing and agricultural out-leasing on the land, if appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667">section 2667 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>shall identify current test and target impact areas and related buffer or safety zones on the land;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>shall provide that the Secretary of the Navy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall take necessary actions to prevent, suppress, manage, and rehabilitate brush and range fires occurring on land withdrawn or owned within the Fallon Range Training Complex and fires resulting from military activities outside the withdrawn or owned land of the Fallon Range Training Complex; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0512a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2465">section 2465 of title 10, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c0512b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary of the Navy to enter into memoranda of understanding, cooperative agreements, and contracts for fire management; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c0512c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c0512d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for costs incurred under this paragraph;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0512e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>shall provide that all gates, fences, and barriers constructed after the date of enactment of this subtitle shall be designed and erected, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with military security, safety, and sound wildlife management use, to allow for wildlife access;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0512f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>if determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada after review of any existing management plans applicable to the land, shall incorporate the existing management plans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><chapeau>shall include procedures to ensure that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><content>the periodic reviews of the integrated natural resources management plan required by the Sikes Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s670/etseq">16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.</ref>) are conducted jointly by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>affected counties and affected Indian tribes and the public are provided a meaningful opportunity to comment on any substantial revisions to the plan that may be proposed pursuant to such a review;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>shall provide procedures to amend the integrated natural resources management plan as necessary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>shall allow access to, and ceremonial use of, Tribal sacred sites to the extent consistent with the military purposes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3022">136 STAT. 3022</page> for which the land is withdrawn and reserved by section 2981(a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>shall provide for timely consultation with affected Indian tribes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c0513a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2986">“SEC. 2986. </num><heading class="bold">USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or of the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; <ref href="/us/usc/t30/s601/etseq">30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</ref>), the Secretary of the Navy may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral materials resources of the type subject to disposition under that Act from land withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle if use of such resources is required for construction needs on the land.</content></section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c0513b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2987">“SEC. 2987. </num><heading class="bold">TRIBAL ACCESS AGREEMENT AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c0513c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal Access Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0513d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c0513e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with each affected Indian tribe for the purpose of establishing continued, regular, and timely access to the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981, including all land subject to previous withdrawals under section 3011(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/65/tXXX">title XXX of Public Law 106–65</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/885">113 Stat. 885</ref>), for cultural, religious, gathering and ceremonial uses by affected Indian tribes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0513f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide access in accordance with the agreement entered into under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to the extent practicable and consistent with operational, safety, and security needs, seek to minimize notice from the affected Indian tribe and chaperoning requirements for Tribal access.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resolution of conflicts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If an affected Indian tribe provides written comments to the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Interior proposing changes or additions to the agreement entered into under paragraph (1) and the proposals are not incorporated in the final agreement, the Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>respond in writing to the affected Indian tribe explaining a clear, identifiable rationale why the proposed change was not incorporated; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>share the written responses under subparagraph (A) with the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c05145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ethnographic Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the State of Nevada and appropriate Tribal governments, shall conduct an ethnographic study of the expanded Fallon Range Training Complex to assess the importance of that area to Indian tribes and the religious and cultural practices of those Indian tribes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c05147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cultural Resources Survey</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of the Navy, after consultation with affected Indian tribes and review of data, studies, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3023">136 STAT. 3023</page> reports in the possession of such Indian tribes, shall conduct a cultural resources survey of the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 for each of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous surveys in support of the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, and previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex that includes pedestrian field surveys and the inventory and identification of specific sites containing cultural, religious, and archaeological resources of importance to affected Indian tribes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0514a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c0514b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Results</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide the results of the survey conducted under paragraph (1) to affected Indian tribes for review and comment prior to concluding survey activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0514c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The agreement under subsection (a) shall include access to the specific sites identified by the survey conducted under paragraph (1) by affected Indian tribes, including proper disposition or protection of, and any requested access to, any identified burial sites, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3001/etseq">25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0514d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on use of land prior to completion of survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex until the date of completion of the survey required by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c0514e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c0514f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation of Affected Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting an ethnographic study or cultural resources survey under subsection (b) or (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall coordinate with, and provide for the participation of, each applicable affected Indian tribe.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c05150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement to Mitigate Adverse Effects</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and affected Indian tribes shall enter into an agreement consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s306108">section 306108 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, that identifies actions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites identified in subsection (c), including adverse effects from noise. Using the results of surveys conducted under subsection (c), the Navy shall, in coordination with affected Indian tribes and to the extent practicable, avoid placing targets or other range infrastructure in culturally sensitive areas. The Navy shall avoid placement of targets in known sensitive habitat, cultural, or historic areas within the Monte Cristo Mountains.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c05151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which each of the agreements required under this section have been entered into and the survey and study required under this section have been completed, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the access protocols established by the agreement under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the results of the ethnographic study conducted under subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the results of the cultural resources survey under subsection (c); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3024">136 STAT. 3024</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>actions to be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites on the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c05156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c05157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Information concerning the nature and specific location of a cultural resource shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5 and any other law unless the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, determines that disclosure would—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>further the purposes of this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c05159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction of the cultural resource or the site containing the cultural resource; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c0515a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>be in accordance with other applicable laws.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> </quotedContent>.<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c3378b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2988">“SEC. 2988. </num><heading class="bold">RESOLUTION OF WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE CLAIMS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c3378c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c3378d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment to Tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $20,000,000 of amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance to an account designated by the Walker River Paiute Tribe (referred to in this section as the ‘Tribe’) to resolve the claims of the Tribe against the United States for the contamination, impairment, and loss of use of approximately 6,000 acres of land that is within the boundaries of the reservation of the Tribe.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c3378e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the amount is transferred under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c3378f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Trust Land</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c33790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c33791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c33792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c33793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental site assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and prior to taking the land described in paragraph (4) into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A), the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Director’) shall complete an environmental site assessment to determine with respect to the land—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c33794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the likelihood of the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c33795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>if the Director determines the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability is likely under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c33796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the extent of the contamination caused by such hazardous substance or other environmental liability; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c33797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>whether that liability can be remediated by the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c33798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contaminated land</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c33799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director determines pursuant to the environmental site assessment completed under paragraph (1) that there is a likelihood of the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability on the land described in paragraph (4), the Director <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3025">136 STAT. 3025</page> shall consult with the Tribe on whether the land is still suitable for transfer into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3379a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Tribe determines land identified as contaminated under subparagraph (A) is still suitable to take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, the Director, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall take the land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe in accordance with paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3379b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land to be held in trust for the tribe; identification of alternative land</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3379c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Tribe determines pursuant to paragraph (2) that the land described in paragraph (4) should be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe (including if such land is determined to be contaminated), subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c3379d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c3379e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>made part of the existing reservation of the Tribe.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3379f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of suitable and comparable alternative land</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>If the Tribe determines pursuant to paragraph (2), due to discovered environmental issues that the land described in paragraph (4) is not suitable to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Tribe makes that determination, the Director and the Tribe shall enter into an agreement to identify suitable and comparable alternative land in relative distance and located in the same county as the land described in paragraph (4) to be withdrawn from Federal use and taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental liability</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States shall not be liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination on any portion of the land described in paragraph (4) that occurred on or before the date on which the land was taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. The United States shall not fund or take any action to remediate such land after such land has been so taken into trust.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental contamination description</inline>.—</heading><content>An environmental contamination described in clause (i) includes any oil or petroleum products, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, solid waste, or any other environmental contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal law or law of the State of Nevada.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (5), the land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A) is the approximately 8,170 acres of Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation land located in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, as generally depicted <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3026">136 STAT. 3026</page> on the map entitled ‘Walker River Paiute Trust Lands’ and dated April 19, 2022, and more particularly described as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fernley east parcel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following land in Churchill County, Nevada:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 20 N., R. 26 E., sec. 28, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 20 N., R. 26 E., sec. 36, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Walker lake parcel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following land in Mineral County, Nevada:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 and 36, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 and 32, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Secretary’) shall complete a survey to fully describe, and adequately define the boundaries of, the land described in paragraph (4).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legal description</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the survey required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description of the land described in paragraph (4).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical corrections</inline>.—</heading><content>Before the date of publication of the legal description under this subparagraph, the Secretary may correct any technical or clerical errors in the legal description as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c337b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective beginning on the date of publication of the legal description under this subparagraph, the legal description shall be considered to be the official legal description of the land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of trust land</inline>.—</heading><content>The land taken into trust under paragraph (3)(A) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2703">25 U.S.C. 2703</ref>)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c337b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility for Federal and Federally Funded Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds paid to the Tribe pursuant to this section, including any interest or investment income earned, may not be treated as income or resources or otherwise used as the basis for denying or reducing the basis for Federal financial assistance or other Federal benefit (including under the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>)) to which the Tribe, a member of the Tribe, or a household would otherwise be entitled.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3027">136 STAT. 3027</page></content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c337b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2989">“SEC. 2989. </num><heading class="bold">LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE FALLON PAIUTE SHOSHONE TRIBE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c337ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land to Be Held in Trust</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (2) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>made part of the reservation of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of land</inline>.—</heading><content>The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 10,000 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted as ‘Reservation Expansion Land’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of trust land</inline>.—</heading><content>The land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2703">25 U.S.C. 2703</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>On request by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe to provide assistance in the management of the land taken into trust under this section for cultural protection and conservation management purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c337c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2990">“SEC. 2990. </num><heading class="bold">NUMU NEWE CULTURAL CENTER.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c337c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations from amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide financial assistance to a cultural center established and operated by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and located on the Reservation of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the purpose of which is to help sustain Numu Newe knowledge, culture, language, and identity associated with aboriginal land and traditional ways of life for the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and other affected Indian tribes (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c337c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies and Inventories</inline>.—</heading><content>The Center shall integrate information developed in the cultural resources inventories and ethnographic studies carried out under section 2987.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c337c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c337c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to an account designated by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$10,000,000 for the development and construction of the Center; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c337c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$10,000,000 to endow operations of the Center.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c337ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3028">136 STAT. 3028</page> that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the amounts are transferred under subsection (c).</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c35edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2991">“SEC. 2991. </num><heading class="bold">ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT OF EXISTING ROADS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Road Reconstruction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible for the timely—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>reconstruction of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Lone Tree Road leading to the B–16 Range; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>State Highway 361; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>relocation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Sand Canyon and Red Mountain Roads, consistent with alternative 2A, as described in the Final FRTC Road Realignment Study dated March 14, 2022; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Pole Line Road, consistent with alternative 3B, as described in the Final FRTC Road Realignment Study dated March 14, 2022.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Requirements</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>In accordance with section 2982(c)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy determines that each of the requirements of subsection (a) have been met.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Roads and Rights-of-way; Access</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The withdrawal and reservation of land made by section 2981 shall not be construed to affect the following roads and associated rights-of-way:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>United States Highways 50 and 95.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>State Routes 121 and 839.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Churchill County, Nevada, roads identified as Simpson Road, East County Road, Earthquake Fault Road, and Fairview Peak Road.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access</inline>.—</heading><content>Any road identified on the map described in section 2981(b) as an existing minor county road shall be available for managed access consistent with the purposes of the withdrawal.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New Rights-of-way</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall be responsible for the timely grant of new rights-of-way for Sand Canyon and Red Mountain Road, Pole Line Road, and East County Road to the appropriate County.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">I–11 Corridors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land located within the ‘Churchill County Preferred I–11 Corridor’ and ‘NDOT I–11 Corridor’ as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, in accordance with this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability of Map</inline>.—</heading><content>A copy of the map described in section 2981(b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withdrawal of Land</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to any valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, the land located <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3029">136 STAT. 3029</page> within the corridors depicted as ‘Utility and Infrastructure Corridors’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, is withdrawn from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>location and entry under the mining laws; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Withdrawal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A withdrawal under subsection (g) shall terminate on the date on which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with Churchill County, Nevada, terminates the withdrawal; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the applicable corridor or land is patented.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revised Statutes Section 2477 Claims</inline>.—</heading><content>The withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981 shall not affect the ability of Churchill County, Nevada, to seek adjudication of claims under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s932">43 U.S.C. 932</ref>), as in effect prior to being repealed by section 706(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/pl/94/579">Public Law 94–579</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/90/2793">90 Stat. 2793</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of the West-wide Energy Corridor</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in section 2981 shall be construed to restrict the development of high voltage electrical power utility lines within the portion of the designated West-Wide Energy Corridor that is located outside of the B–16 Range.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmission line</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall allow 1 transmission line within that portion of the designated West-Wide Energy Corridor that is located within the B–16 Range nearest the existing transmission line adjacent to the western boundary of the B–16 Range.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Future transmission line</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior determine that additional transmission lines cannot be accommodated outside of the B–16 Range, to the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall allow the construction of a new transmission line as close as practicable to the existing transmission line.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c35efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2992">“SEC. 2992. </num><heading class="bold">SAGE GROUSE STUDY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Nevada, shall conduct a study to further assess greater sage grouse reactions to military overflights within the Fallon Range Training Complex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of the Navy determines under the study under subsection (a) that greater sage grouse in the Fallon Range Training Complex are significantly impacted by aircraft overflights, the Secretary of the Navy shall implement adaptive management activities, in coordination with the State of Nevada and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c35efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2993">“SEC. 2993. </num><heading class="bold">TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING PERMITS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall notify holders of grazing allotments impacted by the withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981 and, if practicable, assist the holders of the grazing allotments in obtaining replacement forage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revisions to Allotment Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Navy shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for grazing program-related administrative costs reasonably incurred by the Bureau of Land Management due to the withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3030">136 STAT. 3030</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative to Replacement Forage</inline>.—</heading><content>If replacement forage cannot be identified under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall make full and complete payments to Federal grazing permit holders for all losses suffered by the permit holders as a result of the withdrawal or other use of former Federal grazing land for national defense purposes pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘Taylor Grazing Act’) (<ref href="/us/stat/48/1269/ch865">48 Stat. 1269, chapter 865</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s315/etseq">43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification and Payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>notify, by certified mail, holders of grazing allotments that are terminated; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>compensate the holders of grazing allotments described in paragraph (1) for authorized permanent improvements associated with the allotments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of calculating and making a payment to a Federal grazing permit holder under this section (including the conduct of any appraisals required to calculate the amount of the payment)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Secretary of the Navy shall consider the permanent loss of the applicable Federal grazing permit; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount of the payment shall not be limited to the remaining term of the existing Federal grazing permit.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c35f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2994">“SEC. 2994. </num><heading class="bold">TRANSFER OF LAND UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, at no cost, administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 86 acres of a noncontiguous parcel of land as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, acquired by the Department of the Navy in Churchill County, Nevada, for inclusion in the Sand Mountain Recreation Area.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification With Respect to Environmental Hazards</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to transferring land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall certify that the land to be transferred under that subsection is free from environmental hazards.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c35f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2995">“SEC. 2995. </num><heading class="bold">REDUCTION OF IMPACT OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX MODERNIZATION.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c35f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, the Secretary of the Navy shall carry out the following additional mitigations and other measures not otherwise included in other sections of this Act to reduce the impact of the modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex by the Secretary of the Navy on the land and local community:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Develop Memoranda of Agreement or other binding protocols, in coordination with agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>management of that portion of Bureau of Reclamation infrastructure in the B–16 and B–20 Ranges that will be closed to public access but will continue to be managed for flood control; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3031">136 STAT. 3031</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>access for research, resource management, and other activities within the B–16, B–17, B–19, and B–20 Ranges.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Establish wildlife-friendly configured four-wire fencing, on coordination with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, to restrict access to the smallest possible area necessary to ensure public safety and to minimize impacts on wildlife from fencing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>purchase the impacted portion of the Great Basin Transmission Company (formerly named the ‘Paiute Pipeline Company’) pipeline within the B–17 Range; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment.</p></sidenote><content>pay for the relocation of the pipeline acquired under subparagraph (A) to a location south of the B–17 Range.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Accommodate permitting and construction of additional utility and infrastructure projects within 3 corridors running parallel to the existing north-south power line in proximity to Nevada Route 121, existing east-west power line north of Highway 50, and the area immediately north of Highway 50 as shown on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, subject to the requirement that any project authorized under this paragraph shall complete appropriate Federal and State permitting requirements prior to the accommodation under this paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21c35f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Notify holders of mining claims impacted by the modernization by certified mail.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c35f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><content>Make payments to the holders of mining claims described in subparagraph (A), subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Allow a right-of-way to accommodate I–11 (which could also include a transmission line) if a route is chosen by Churchill County, Nevada, or the State of Nevada that overlaps the northeast corner of the withdrawal area for the B–16 Range.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau>Revise the applicable range operations manual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to include Crescent Valley and Eureka as noise-sensitive areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to implement a 5-nautical-mile buffer around the towns of Crescent Valley and Eureka.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Implement a 3-nautical-mile airspace exclusion zone over the Gabbs, Eureka, and Crescent Valley airports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Extend the Visual Flight Rules airspace corridor through the newly established Military Operations Areas on the east side of the Dixie Valley Training Area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c35f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c38636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Notify affected water rights holders by certified mail and, if water rights are adversely affected by the modernization and cannot be otherwise mitigated, acquire existing and valid State water rights.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c38637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>Allow Nevada Department of Wildlife access for spring and wildlife guzzler monitoring and maintenance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c38638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>Implement management practices and mitigation measures specifically designed to reduce or avoid potential impacts on surface water and groundwater, such as placing targets outside of washes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3032">136 STAT. 3032</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c38639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>Develop and implement a wildland fire management plan with the State of Nevada to ensure wildland fire prevention, suppression, and restoration activities are addressed, as appropriate, for the entire expanded range complex.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3863a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>To the maximum extent practicable and if compatible with mission training requirements, avoid placing targets in biologically sensitive areas identified by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3863b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><content>Fund 2 conservation law enforcement officer positions at Naval Air Station Fallon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3863c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><content>Post signs warning the public of any contamination, harm, or risk associated with entry into the withdrawal land.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3863d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c3863e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>Enter into an agreement for compensation from the Secretary of the Navy to Churchill County, Nevada, and the counties of Lyon, Nye, Mineral, and Pershing in the State of Nevada to offset any reductions made in payments in lieu of taxes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c3863f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c38640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>Review, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, and disclose any impacts caused by the activities of the Secretary of the Navy at Fox Peak, Medicine Rock, and Fairview Mountain.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c38641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c38642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Consult with affected Indian tribes to mitigate, to the maximum extent practicable, any impacts disclosed under paragraph (18).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c38643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c38644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> accordance with section 2982(c)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy determines that each of the requirements of subsection (a) have been met.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c38645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2996">“SEC. 2996. </num><heading class="bold">DIXIE VALLEY WATER PROJECT.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c38646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Project</inline>.—</heading><content>The withdrawal of land authorized by section 2981(a)(2) shall not interfere with the Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c38647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting</inline>.—</heading><content>On application by Churchill County, Nevada, the Secretary of the Navy shall concur with the Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project and, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, complete any permitting necessary for the Dixie Valley Water Project, subject to the public land laws and environmental review, including regulations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c38648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall compensate Churchill County, Nevada, for any cost increases for the Dixie Valley Water Project that result from any design features required by the Secretary of the Navy to be included in the Dixie Valley Water Project.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c38649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2997">“SEC. 2997. </num><heading class="bold">EXPANSION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON JOINT USE BY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall expand the membership of the Fallon Range Training Complex Intergovernmental Executive Committee directed by section 3011(a)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/65/tXXX">title XXX of Public Law 106–65</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/885">113 Stat. 885</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4349">134 Stat. 4349</ref>) relating <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3033">136 STAT. 3033</page> to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawal land to include representatives of Eureka County, Nevada, the Nevada Department of Agriculture, and the Nevada Division of Minerals.</content></section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c3864a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2998">“SEC. 2998. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c3864b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">TRIBAL LIAISON OFFICE.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary of the Navy shall establish and maintain a dedicated Tribal liaison position at Naval Air Station Fallon.</content></section> <section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21c3864c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2999">“SEC. 2999. </num><heading class="bold">TERMINATION OF PRIOR WITHDRAWAL.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Notwithstanding section 2842 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>) and section 3015 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/65/tXXX">title XXX of Public Law 106–65</ref>), the withdrawal and reservation under section 3011(a) of that Act is terminated.</content></section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21c3864d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="2999A">“SEC. 2999A. </num><heading class="fontsize12">DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The withdrawal and reservation of public land by section 2981 shall terminate on November 6, 2047.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2902">SEC. 2902. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c3864e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460gggg">16 USC 460gggg</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NUMU NEWE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c470af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>management plan</term>” means the management plan for the Special Management Area developed under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special management area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Special Management Area</term>” means the Numu Newe Special Management Area established by subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c470b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>To protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Numu Newe traditional homeland, subject to valid existing rights, there is established in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, the Numu Newe Special Management Area, to be administered by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c470b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Area Included</inline>.—</heading><content>The Special Management Area shall consist of the approximately 217,845 acres of public land in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c470b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c470b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term management of the Special Management Area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing and implementing the management plan, the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>appropriate Federal, Tribal, State, and local governmental entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>interested members of the public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The management plan shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>describe the appropriate uses of the Special Management Area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>with respect to any land within the Special Management Area that is withdrawn and reserved for military <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3034">136 STAT. 3034</page> uses, ensure that management of the Special Management Area is consistent with the purposes under section 2981(c)(2) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (as added by section 2901 of this title) for which the land is withdrawn and reserved;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>authorize the use of motor vehicles in the Special Management Area, where appropriate, including providing for the maintenance of existing roads;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>incorporate any provision of an applicable land and resource management plan that the Secretary considers to be appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the protection and preservation of traditional cultural and religious sites within the Special Management Area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, carefully and fully integrate the traditional and historical knowledge and special expertise of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and other affected Indian tribes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>consistent with subparagraph (D), ensure public access to Federal land within the Special Management Area for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>not affect the allocation, ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any other valid existing right; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>be reviewed not less frequently than annually by the Secretary to ensure the management plan is meeting the requirements of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c470c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Overflights</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section restricts or precludes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Special Management Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Special Management Area;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>flight testing and evaluation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c470c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Special Management Area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2903">SEC. 2903. </num><heading>NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c77e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c77e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460hhhh">16 USC 460hhhh</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conservation area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Conservation Area</term>” means the Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area established by paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>management plan</term>” means the management plan for the Conservation Area developed under paragraph (3)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3035">136 STAT. 3035</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, recreational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area, subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area in the State of Nevada, to be administered by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Area included</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 160,224 acres of public land in Churchill County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of map</inline>.—</heading><content>The map described in clause (i) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall administer the Conservation Area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in accordance with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>this subsection;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1701/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>any other applicable law; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management plan</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c77e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>members of the public.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The management plan shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>describe the appropriate uses of the Conservation Area;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in accordance with paragraph (5), authorize the use of motor vehicles in the Conservation Area, where appropriate, including for the maintenance of existing roads; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c77e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>incorporate any provision of an applicable land and resource management plan that the Secretary considers to be appropriate, to include the Search and Rescue Training Cooperative Agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Training Center dated July 6, 1998, and the Carson City District BLM Administrative Guide to Military Activities on and Over the Public Lands dated January 25, 2012.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3036">136 STAT. 3036</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary shall allow only those uses of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the Conservation Area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Motorized vehicles</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as needed for administrative purposes, planned military activities authorized by paragraph (3)(B)(iii)(III), or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withdrawal</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a43a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional land</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in subparagraph (A) on the date of acquisition of the parcel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hunting, fishing, and trapping</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection affects the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation required</inline>.—</heading><content>Except in an emergency, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grazing</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of land included in the Conservation Area on which the Secretary permitted, as of the date of enactment of this Act, livestock grazing, the livestock grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to applicable laws (including regulations).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No buffer zones</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities outside conservation area</inline>.—</heading><content>The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Conservation Area can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military overflights</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection restricts or precludes—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3037">136 STAT. 3037</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Conservation Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>flight testing and evaluation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a44d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on water rights</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection constitutes an express or implied reservation of any water rights with respect to the Conservation Area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21c7a44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460iiii">16 USC 460iiii</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conservation area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Conservation Area</term>” means the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area established by paragraph (2)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribe</term>” means the Walker River Paiute Tribe.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Pistone Site on Black Mountain, subject to valid existing rights, there is established in Mineral County, Nevada, the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Area included</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Conservation Area shall consist of the approximately 3,415 acres of public land in Mineral County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the map entitled “Black Mountain/Pistone Archaeological District” and dated May 12, 2020.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of map</inline>.—</heading><content>The map described in clause (i) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Area—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Conservation Area, including the resources and values described in paragraph (2)(A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in accordance with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>this subsection;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1701/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>any other applicable law; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall allow only those uses of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal cultural resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In administering the Conservation Area, the Secretary shall provide for—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3038">136 STAT. 3038</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>access to and use of cultural resources by the Tribe at the Conservation Area; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the protection from disturbance of the cultural resources and burial sites of the Tribe located in the Conservation Area.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, in a manner consistent with this subsection, enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Nevada, affected Indian tribes, and institutions and organizations to carry out the purposes of this subsection, subject to the requirement that the Tribe shall be a party to any cooperative agreement entered into under this subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the management plan required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>members of the public.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The management plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>incorporate, as appropriate, decisions contained in any other management or activity plan for the land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>take into consideration any information developed in studies of the land and resources in or adjacent to the Conservation Area; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>provide for a cooperative agreement with the Tribe to address the historical, archaeological, and cultural values of the Conservation Area.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withdrawal</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional land</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in subparagraph (A) on the date of acquisition of the parcel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hunting, fishing, and trapping</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection affects the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a47a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3039">136 STAT. 3039</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a47c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a47d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21c7a47e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation required</inline>.—</heading><content>Except in an emergency, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a47f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grazing</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of land included in the Conservation Area on which the Secretary permitted, as of the date of enactment of this Act, livestock grazing, the livestock grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to applicable laws (including regulations).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No buffer zones</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities outside conservation area</inline>.—</heading><content>The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Conservation Area can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military overflights</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection restricts or precludes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Conservation Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>flight testing and evaluation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Conservation Area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21c7a487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on water rights</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection constitutes an express or implied reservation of any water rights with respect to the Conservation Area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2904">SEC. 2904. </num><heading>COLLABORATION WITH STATE AND COUNTY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Interior should collaborate with the State of Nevada, Churchill County, Nevada, the city of Fallon, Nevada, and affected Indian tribes with the goal of preventing catastrophic wildfire and resource damage in the land withdrawn or owned within the Fallon Range Training Complex.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2905">SEC. 2905. </num><heading>WILDERNESS AREAS IN CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca1588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca1589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca158a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wilderness area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>wilderness area</term>” means a wilderness area designated by subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca158b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca158c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1131/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>), the following parcels of Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3040">136 STAT. 3040</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca158d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clan alpine mountains wilderness</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 128,362 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022, which shall be known as the “Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca158e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Desatoya mountains wilderness</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32,537 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022, which shall be known as the “Desatoya Mountains Wilderness”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cain mountain wilderness</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022, which shall be known as the “Cain Mountain Wilderness”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boundary</inline>.—</heading><content>The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area that is bordered by a road shall be at least 150 feet from the edge of the road.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map and legal description</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of each wilderness area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withdrawal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area is withdrawn from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1131/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>), except that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Livestock</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The grazing of livestock in a wilderness area administered by the Bureau of Land Management, if established as of the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3041">136 STAT. 3041</page> subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers necessary, in accordance with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1133/d/4">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests</inline>.—</heading><content>Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of a wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the wilderness area within which the acquired land or interest is located.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Water Rights</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the wilderness areas—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are located in the semiarid region of the Great Basin region; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>include ephemeral and perennial streams;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the hydrology of the wilderness areas is predominantly characterized by complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with impermanent channels;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>the subsurface hydrogeology of the region in which the wilderness areas are located is characterized by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>groundwater subject to local and regional flow gradients; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>unconfined and artesian conditions;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the wilderness areas are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>because of the unique nature and hydrology of the desert land in the wilderness areas, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness areas and other values of land in ways different from those used in other laws.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the wilderness areas;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>affects any water rights in the State of Nevada (including any water rights held by the United States) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State of Nevada and other States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nevada water law</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of Nevada State law in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3042">136 STAT. 3042</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of water resource facility</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term “<term>water resource facility</term>” means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term “<term>water resource facility</term>” does not include wildlife guzzlers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on new water resource facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in this section, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within a wilderness area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wildfire, Insects, and Disease</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1133/d/1">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)</ref>), the Secretary may take such measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with a State or local agency).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ca3cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Collection</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, nothing in this section precludes the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or climatological collection devices in a wilderness area, if the Secretary determines that the devices and access to the devices are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Overflights</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section restricts or precludes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>low-level overflights of military aircraft over a wilderness area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within a wilderness area;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>flight testing and evaluation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over a wilderness area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ca3cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wildlife Management</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1133/d/7">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)</ref>), nothing in this chapter affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilderness areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1131/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>), the Secretary may conduct any management activities in the wilderness areas that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in accordance with—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3043">136 STAT. 3043</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1131/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>appropriate policies, such as those set forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing activities</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1133/d/1">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)</ref>) and in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), the State may continue to use aircraft (including helicopters) to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wildlife water development projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the structures and facilities would, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hunting, fishing, and trapping</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may designate areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the wilderness areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State of Nevada, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State entitled “Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9” and signed November and December 2003, including any amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State of Nevada; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3044">136 STAT. 3044</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ca3ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark County, Nevada, in the cooperative agreement described this paragraph shall be considered to be a reference to Churchill or Lander County, Nevada, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2906">SEC. 2906. </num><heading>RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cab211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1782/c">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</ref>), the public land in Churchill County, Nevada, that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the following areas has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Stillwater Range Wilderness Study Area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Job Peak Wilderness Study Area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>That portion of the Augusta Mountains Wilderness Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>That portion of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Any portion of any other wilderness study area located in Churchill County, Nevada, that is not a wilderness area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cab218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Release</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The portions of the public land described in subsection (a) not designated as wilderness by section 2905(b)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1782/c">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab21a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>shall be managed in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab21b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cab21c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>existing cooperative conservation agreements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2907">SEC. 2907. </num><heading>LAND CONVEYANCES AND EXCHANGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cb274d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb274e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>City</term>” means the city of Fallon, Nevada.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb274f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>public purpose</term>” includes any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The construction and operation of a new fire station for Churchill County, Nevada.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The operation or expansion of an existing wastewater treatment facility for Churchill County, Nevada.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The operation or expansion of existing gravel pits and rock quarries of Churchill County, Nevada.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The operation or expansion of an existing City landfill.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cb2754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Purpose Conveyances</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</ref>), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (2), for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 6,892 acres of Federal land to Churchill County, Nevada, and 212 acres of land to the City identified as “Public Purpose Conveyances to Churchill County and City of Fallon” on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3045">136 STAT. 3045</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use</inline>.—</heading><content>Churchill County, Nevada, and the City shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes and the construction and operation of public recreational facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reversionary interest</inline>.—</heading><content>If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to Churchill County, Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”; <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s869/etseq">43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.</ref>), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cb2758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gravel pit and rock quarry access</inline>.—</heading><content>Churchill County, Nevada, shall provide at no cost to the Department of the Interior access to and use of any existing gravel pits and rock quarries conveyed to Churchill County, Nevada, under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cb2759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exchange</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to enter into an agreement for an exchange with Churchill County, Nevada, for the land identified as “Churchill County Conveyance to the Department of Interior” in exchange for the land administered by the Secretary of the Interior identified as “Department of Interior Conveyance to Churchill County” on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2908">SEC. 2908. </num><heading>CHECKERBOARD RESOLUTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cbeaaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Churchill County, Nevada, and landowners in Churchill County, Nevada, and after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall seek to consolidate Federal land and non-Federal land ownership in Churchill County, Nevada.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cbeaab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Exchanges</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeaac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land exchange authority</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer to exchange land identified for exchange under paragraph (3) for private land in Churchill County, Nevada, that is adjacent to Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, if the exchange would consolidate land ownership and facilitate improved land management in Churchill County, Nevada, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeaad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable law</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a land exchange under this section shall be conducted in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeaae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1716">43 U.S.C. 1716</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeaaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any other applicable law.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of federal land for exchange</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Interior shall identify appropriate Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, to offer for exchange from Federal land identified as potentially suitable for disposal in an applicable resource management plan and managed by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Commissioner of Reclamation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cbeab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equal Value Land Exchanges</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Land to be exchanged under this section shall be of equal value, based on appraisals prepared in accordance with—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3046">136 STAT. 3046</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Uniform Standards for Professional Land Acquisitions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of mass appraisals</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Interior may use a mass appraisal to determine the value of land to be exchanged under this section, if the Secretary of the Interior determines that the land to be subject to the mass appraisal is of similar character and value.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior shall exclude from a mass appraisal under subparagraph (A) any land, the value of which is likely to exceed $250 per acre, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeaba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cbeabb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior shall make the results of a mass appraisal conducted under subparagraph (A) available to the public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cbeabc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4(e)(3)(A) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/263">Public Law 105–263</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6901">31 U.S.C. 6901 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeabd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (iv) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Churchill,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Lincoln,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cbeabe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (x) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Nevada; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Nevada;</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc11cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in clause (xi) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(A).</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(A); and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc11d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y21cc11d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content>reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in the identification, implementation, and consolidation of Federal and non-Federal lands in Churchill County in accordance with section 2908 of division B of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Lander County Economic Development and Conservation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2911">SEC. 2911. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21cc38e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc38e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">County</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>County</term>” means Lander County, Nevada.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc38e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc38e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Nevada.</content></paragraph> </section> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="I">PART I—</num><heading>LANDER COUNTY PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND CONVEYANCES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2921">SEC. 2921. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21cc5ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc5ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Map</term>” means the map entitled “Lander County Selected Lands” and dated August 4, 2020.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc5ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary concerned</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3047">136 STAT. 3047</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc5ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cc5ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2922">SEC. 2922. </num><heading>CONVEYANCES TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ccd52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance for Watershed Protection, Recreation, and Parks</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ccfc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</ref>, 1713), not later than 60 days after the date on which the County identifies and selects the parcels of Federal land for conveyance to the County from among the parcels identified on the Map as “Lander County Parcels BLM and USFS” and dated August 4, 2020, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including mineral rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, recreation, and parks.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ccfc3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance for Airport Facility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</ref>, 1713), the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, including mineral rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land identified on the Map as “Kingston Airport” for the purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and related infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The only costs for the conveyance to be paid by the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs relating to the conveyance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ccfc40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of any parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned and the County.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ccfc41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reversionary Interest</inline>.—</heading><content>If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the County under subsections (a) or (b) ceases to be used for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”; <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s869/etseq">43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.</ref>), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ccfc42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map, Acreage Estimates, and Legal Descriptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minor errors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary concerned and the County may, by mutual agreement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>correct any minor errors in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Map; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an acreage estimate or legal description of any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conflict</inline>.—</heading><content>If there is a conflict between the Map, an acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3048">136 STAT. 3048</page> conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree otherwise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall make the Map available for public inspection in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Office of the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain Field Office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="II">PART II—</num><heading>LANDER COUNTY WILDERNESS AREAS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2931">SEC. 2931. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ccfc4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Map</term>” means the map entitled “Lander County Wilderness Areas Proposal” and dated April 19, 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ccfc4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wilderness area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>wilderness area</term>” means a wilderness area designated by section 2932(a).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2932">SEC. 2932. </num><heading>DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cd4a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1131/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>), the following land in the State of Nevada is designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd4a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cain mountain wilderness</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,386 acres, generally depicted as “Cain Mountain Wilderness” on the Map, which shall be part of the Cain Mountain Wilderness designated by section 2905(b) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd4a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Desatoya mountains wilderness</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,766 acres, generally depicted as “Desatoya Mountains Wilderness” on the Map, which shall be part of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness designated by section 2905(b) of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cd4a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map and Legal Description</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd4a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with, and make available for inspection in, the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management, a map and legal description of each wilderness area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd4a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this chapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cd4a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Wilderness Areas</inline>.—</heading><content>The wilderness areas designated in subsection (a) shall be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1131/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>) and the wilderness management provisions in section 2905 of this title.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2933">SEC. 2933. </num><heading>RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cd9796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1782/c">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</ref>), the following public land in the County has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3049">136 STAT. 3049</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd9797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The approximately 10,777 acres of the Augusta Mountain Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 2902(a) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd9798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The approximately 1,088 acres of the Desatoya Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 2902(a) of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cd9799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Release</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The public land described in subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd979a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1782/c">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cd979b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> </subtitle> DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS <num value="XXXI">TITLE XXXI—</num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>National Security Programs and Authorizations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3101. </designator> <label>National Nuclear Security Administration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3102. </designator> <label>Defense environmental cleanup.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3103. </designator> <label>Other defense activities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3104. </designator> <label>Nuclear energy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3111. </designator> <label>Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3112. </designator> <label>Modifications to long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3113. </designator> <label>Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3114. </designator> <label>Update to plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3115. </designator> <label>Use of alternative technologies to eliminate proliferation threats at vulnerable sites.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3116. </designator> <label>Unavailability for overhead costs of amounts specified for laboratory-directed research and development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3117. </designator> <label>Workforce enhancement for National Nuclear Security Administration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3118. </designator> <label>Modification of cost baselines for certain projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3119. </designator> <label>Purchase of real property options.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3120. </designator> <label>Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 warheads.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3121. </designator> <label>Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3122. </designator> <label>Assistance by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Air Force for the development of the Mark 21A fuse.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3123. </designator> <label>Determination of standardized indirect cost elements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3124. </designator> <label>Certification of completion of milestones with respect to plutonium pit aging.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3125. </designator> <label>National Nuclear Security Administration facility advanced manufacturing development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3126. </designator> <label>Authorization of workforce development and training partnership programs within National Nuclear Security Administration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Reports and Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3131. </designator> <label>Modification to certain reporting requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3132. </designator> <label>Repeal of obsolete provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act and other provisions.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3050">136 STAT. 3050</page> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>National Security Programs and Authorizations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3101">SEC. 3101. </num><heading>NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cde5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cde5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of New Plant Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21cde5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–516, Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $19,000,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21cde5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–517, Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $24,000,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21cde5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–518, Plutonium Modernization Operations & Waste Management Office Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21cde5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–519, Special Materials Facility, Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $49,500,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21ce0cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–533, Component Test Complex Project, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, $57,420,000.</listContent></listItem></list></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3102">SEC. 3102. </num><heading>DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ce33e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ce33e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of New Plant Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant projects:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21ce33e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–402, Calcine Construction, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $10,000,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21ce33e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project, Office of River Protection, Richland, Washington, $4,408,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21ce33e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–404, 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $6,770,000.</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x21ce33e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Project 23–D–405, 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $480,000.</listContent></listItem></list></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3103">SEC. 3103. </num><heading>OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3051">136 STAT. 3051</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3104">SEC. 3104. </num><heading>NUCLEAR ENERGY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3111">SEC. 3111. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR NEW OR MODIFIED NUCLEAR WEAPONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21ce8209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4209 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2529">50 U.S.C. 2529</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ce820a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ce820b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beyond phase 1 or phase 6.1 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>modified nuclear weapon</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ce820c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>research and development which could lead to the production</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>research and development for the production</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ce820d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ce820e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget Request Format</inline>.—</heading><content>In a request for funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line item for each activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 or higher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ce820f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cea920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification and Briefing of Noncovered Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall notify the congressional defense committees of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cea921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>any activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon that, during the calendar year prior to the budget submission, were carried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cea922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process, activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon during the fiscal year covered by that budget.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3112">SEC. 3112. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cef743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of section 4221 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538c">50 U.S.C. 2538c</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cef744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each even-numbered year through 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each odd-numbered year through 2031</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cef745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2065</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2070</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3052">136 STAT. 3052</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cef746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cef747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2070</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>unencumbered uranium</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cef748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cef749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21cf1e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf1e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of current and projected unencumbered uranium production by private industry in the United States that could support future defense requirements.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf1e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (8) and (9), as so redesignated, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21cf1e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf1e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf1e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>when additional enrichment of uranium will be required to meet national security requirements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf1e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf1e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the options the Secretary is considering to meet such requirements, including an estimated cost and timeline for each option and a description of any changes to policy or law that the Secretary determines would be required for each option.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21cf1e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf1e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of how options to provide additional enriched uranium to meet national security requirements could, as an additional benefit, contribute to the establishment of a sustained domestic enrichment capacity and allow the commercial sector of the United States to reduce reliance on importing uranium from adversary countries.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cf1e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf1e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf1e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cf4577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf4578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf4579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the congressional defense committees receive each plan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes an assessment of the plan.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3113">SEC. 3113. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD FOR PLANT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cf6c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Threshold</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 4701 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2741/2">50 U.S.C. 2741(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf939b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y21cf939c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Except as provided by subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term ‘<term>minor construction threshold</term>’ means $30,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21cf939d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf939e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on November 30, 2025, the Administrator may calculate the amount specified in subparagraph (A) based on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars if the Administrator—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21cf939f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf93a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the method used by the Administrator to calculate the adjustment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a period of 30 days elapses following the date of such submission; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3053">136 STAT. 3053</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf93a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><content>publishes the adjusted amount in the Federal Register.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21cf93a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf93a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf93a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Beginning on December 1, 2025, the term ‘<term>minor construction threshold</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$30,000,000; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if the Administrator calculated a different amount pursuant to subparagraph (B), the last such calculated amount as published in the Federal Register under clause (iii) of such subparagraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21cf93a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21cf93aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4703(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2743">50 U.S.C. 2743</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>The report shall include with respect to each project the following:</quotedText>”<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The estimated original total project cost and the estimated original date of completion.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The percentage of the project that is complete.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21cf93ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The current estimated total project cost and estimated date of completion.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3114">SEC. 3114. </num><heading>UPDATE TO PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d008de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4423 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2603">50 U.S.C. 2603</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during each even-numbered year beginning in 2016</quotedText>”; and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>every four years beginning in 2025</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2029</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>determines—</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>determines are nonoperational as of September 30, 2024.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than March 31 of each even-numbered year beginning in 2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than March 31, 2025, and every four years thereafter,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submitting during 2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submitted during 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21d008e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>a description of the deactivation and decommissioning actions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period following the date on which the previous report required by this section was submitted.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d008e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2033</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3115">SEC. 3115. </num><heading>USE OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO ELIMINATE PROLIFERATION THREATS AT VULNERABLE SITES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d02ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2569">50 U.S.C. 2569</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d02ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1)(M)(ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including through the use of alternative technologies)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>convert</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d02ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3054">136 STAT. 3054</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d02ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d02ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term ‘<term>alternative technologies</term>’ means technologies, such as accelerator-based equipment, that do not use radiological materials.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3116">SEC. 3116. </num><heading>UNAVAILABILITY FOR OVERHEAD COSTS OF AMOUNTS SPECIFIED FOR LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d0570f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4812 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2792">50 U.S.C. 2792</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d05710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Funds for Overhead</inline>.—</heading><content>A national security laboratory may not use funds made available under section 4811(c) to cover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the laboratory.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d05711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2791">50 U.S.C. 2791 note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3117">SEC. 3117. </num><heading>WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d0a532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Cap on Full-time Equivalent Employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2441a">50 U.S.C. 2441a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0a533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) and (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0a534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0a535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the first subsection (b) as subsection (d) and moving the subsection so as to appear after subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d0a536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of such section, as so redesignated, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d0cc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing containing the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>A projection of the expected number of employees of the Office of the Administrator, as counted under subsection (d), for the fiscal year covered by the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years, broken down by the office in which the employees are projected to be assigned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>With respect to the most recent fiscal year for which data is available—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of service support contracts of the Administration and whether such contracts are funded using program or program direction funds;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalent contractor employees working under each contract identified under subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalent contractor employees described in subparagraph (B) that have been employed under such a contract for a period greater than two years;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>with respect to each contract identified under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identification of each appropriations account that supports the contract; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3055">136 STAT. 3055</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount obligated under the contract during the fiscal year, listed by each such account; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0cc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>with respect to each appropriations account identified under subparagraph (D)(i), the total amount obligated for contracts identified under subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d0cc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (c)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3118">SEC. 3118. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF COST BASELINES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d0f362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4713(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2753/a">50 U.S.C. 2753(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0f363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$750,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$800,000,000</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0f364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$65,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d0f365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$65,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3119">SEC. 3119. </num><heading>PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY OPTIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d11a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subtitle E of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2461/etseq">50 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y21d14187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3265">“SEC. 3265. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d14188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2466">50 USC 2466</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d14189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), funds authorized to be appropriated for the Administration for the purchase of real property may be expended to purchase options for the purchase of real property.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d1418a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Price of Options</inline>.—</heading><content>The price of any option purchased pursuant to subsection (a) may not exceed the minor construction threshold (as defined in section 4701 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2741">50 U.S.C. 2741</ref>)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d1418b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d1418c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 14 days after the date an option is purchased pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1418d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a notification of such purchase; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1418e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d1418f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the rationale for such purchase.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3120">SEC. 3120. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RECONVERT OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d168a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76–2 warhead.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d168a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d168a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator for Nuclear Security may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3056">136 STAT. 3056</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d168a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that Russia and China do not possess naval capabilities similar to the W76–2 warhead in the active stockpiles of the respective country; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d168a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that the Department of Defense does not have a valid military requirement for the W76–2 warhead.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3121">SEC. 3121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d168a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2532">50 USC 2532 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCELERATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d1ddd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d1ddd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceleration of Manufacturing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall require the nuclear security enterprise to accelerate the modernization of manufacturing processes for depleted uranium by 2030 so that the nuclear security enterprise—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1ddd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted uranium alloys to augment existing capabilities on an operational basis for war reserve components;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1ddd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war reserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape casting;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1ddda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to conduct routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium alloy components outside of the current perimeter security fencing of the Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1dddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>has available high purity depleted uranium for the production of war reserve components.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d1dddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d1dddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1ddde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>progress made in carrying out subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1dddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the cost of activities conducted under such subsection during the preceding fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d1dde0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to convert depleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted uranium tetrafluoride.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d1dde1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nuclear Security Enterprise Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>nuclear security enterprise</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2501">50 U.S.C. 2501</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3122">SEC. 3122. </num><heading>ASSISTANCE BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO THE AIR FORCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARK 21A FUSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d22c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d22c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d22c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force under which the Administrator shall support the Air Force by reviewing and validating the development and sustainment of a fuse for the Mark 21A reentry vehicle to support the W87–1 warhead over the projected lifetime of the warhead, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d22c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>acting as an external reviewer of the Mark 21A fuse, including by reviewing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d22c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the design of the fuse;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d22c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the quality of manufacturing and parts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d22c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the life availability of components;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d22c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>advising and supporting the Air Force on strategies to mitigate technical and schedule fuse risks; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3057">136 STAT. 3057</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d22c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>otherwise ensuring the expertise of the National Nuclear Security Administration in fuse and warhead design and manufacturing is available to support successful development and sustainment of the fuse over its lifetime.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d22c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget Request</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall include, in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>), a request for amounts sufficient to ensure that the assistance provided to the Air Force under the agreement under subsection (a) does not negatively affect ongoing nuclear modernization programs of the Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d22c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nuclear Weapons Council Review</inline>.—</heading><content>During the life of the agreement under subsection (a), the Nuclear Weapons Council established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s179">section 179 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall review the agreement as part of the annual review by the Council of the budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration and ensure that assistance provided under such agreement aligns with ongoing programs of record between the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d22c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d22c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmittal of Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall transmit to the congressional defense committees the agreement under subsection (a) and any comments that the Council considers appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3123">SEC. 3123. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d2531f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>DETERMINATION OF STANDARDIZED INDIRECT COST ELEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d27a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31, 2025, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy shall, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Director of the Office of Science, determine standardized indirect cost elements to be reported by contractors to the Administrator.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d27a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d27a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date that the determination required by subsection (a) is made, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall, in coordination with the Administrator and the Director, submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the standardized indirect cost elements determined under subsection (a) and a plan to require contractors to report, beginning in fiscal year 2026, such standardized indirect cost elements to the Administrator.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d27a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardized Indirect Cost Elements Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>standardized indirect cost elements</term>” means the categories of indirect costs incurred by management and operating contractors that receive funds to perform work for the National Nuclear Security Administration.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3124">SEC. 3124. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d27a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d27a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d27a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a">50 USC 2538a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF MILESTONES WITH RESPECT TO PLUTONIUM PIT AGING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d2ef67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall complete the milestones on plutonium pit aging identified in the report entitled “Research Program Plan for Plutonium and Pit Aging”, published by the National Nuclear Security Administration in September 2021.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d2ef68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d2ef6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><content>acting through the Defense Programs Advisory Committee, conduct biennial reviews during the period beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3058">136 STAT. 3058</page> this Act and ending December 31, 2030, regarding the progress achieved toward completing the milestones described in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>seek to enter into an arrangement with the private scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not later than 2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d2ef6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the period beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees biennial briefings on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the progress achieved toward completing the milestones described in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the results of the assessments described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d2ef6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification of Completion of Milestones</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than October 1, 2031, the Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>certify to the congressional defense committees whether the milestones described in subsection (a) have been achieved; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d2ef72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to such committees a report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>describing the reasons such milestones have not been achieved;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d2ef75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content>including, if the Administrator determines the Administration will not be able to meet one of such milestones, an explanation for that determination; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d2ef76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>specifying new dates for the completion of the milestones the Administrator anticipates the Administration will meet.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3125">SEC. 3125. </num><heading>NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FACILITY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d31687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for the National Nuclear Security Administration for nuclear weapons production facilities, the Administrator for Nuclear Security may authorize an amount, not to exceed 5 percent of such funds, to be used by the director of each such facility to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities in order to maintain and enhance the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d31688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nuclear Weapons Production Facility Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>nuclear weapons production facility</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2501">50 U.S.C. 2501</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3126">SEC. 3126. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d31689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a">50 USC 2538a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS WITHIN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d33d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator for Nuclear Security may authorize management and operating contractors at covered facilities to develop and implement workforce development and training partnership programs to further the education and training of employees or prospective employees of such management and operating contractors to meet the requirements of section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a">50 U.S.C. 2538a</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d33d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out subsection (a), a management and operating contractor at a covered facility may provide funding through grants or other means to cover the costs of the development <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3059">136 STAT. 3059</page> and implementation of a workforce development and training partnership program authorized under such subsection, including costs relating to curriculum development, hiring of teachers, procurement of equipment and machinery, use of facilities or other properties, and provision of scholarships and fellowships.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d33d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d33d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>covered facility</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d33d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d33d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d33da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>prospective employee</term>” means an individual who has applied (or who, based on their field of study and experience, is likely to apply) for a position of employment with a management and operating contractor to support plutonium pit production at a covered facility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Reports and Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3131">SEC. 3131. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports on Nuclear Warhead Acquisition Process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4223 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538e">50 U.S.C. 2538e</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>submit to the congressional defense committees a plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on a plan</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>certify to the congressional defense committees that</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing that includes certifications that—</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or provide to such committees a briefing on,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>a report containing</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or briefing, as the case may be</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>date of the report</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports on Transfers of Civil Nuclear Technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2077a">42 U.S.C. 2077a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (i) as subsection (j); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d3b2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (h) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d3b2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combination of Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Energy may submit the annual reports required by subsections (a), (d), and (e) as a single annual report, including by providing portions of the information so required as an annex to the single annual report.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d3b2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 161 n. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2201/n">50 U.S.C. 2201(n)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3136(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2077a/i">42 U.S.C. 2077a(i)</ref>))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2077a">42 U.S.C. 2077a</ref>))</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3060">136 STAT. 3060</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3132">SEC. 3132. </num><heading>REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT AND OTHER PROVISIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4280d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4280e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Atomic Energy Defense Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4280f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in title XLII—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d42810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subtitle A, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 4215;<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d42811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2535">50 USC 2535</ref>.</p></sidenote> and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d42812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subtitle B, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 4235;<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d42813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2545">50 USC 2545</ref>.</p></sidenote> and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d42814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in title XLIV—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d42815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subtitle A, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 4403;<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d42816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2583">50 USC 2583</ref>.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d42817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subtitle C, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> sections 4444, 4445, and 4446;<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d42818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2624–2626">50 USC 2624–2626</ref>.</p></sidenote> and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d42819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subtitle D, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 4454.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4281a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2638">50 USC 2638</ref>.</p></sidenote></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4281b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 4215, 4235, 4403, 4444, 4445, 4446, and 4454.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4281c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Other Provisions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4281d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to use international nuclear materials protection and cooperation program funds outside the former soviet union</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2568">50 U.S.C. 2568</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4281e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Silk road initiative; nuclear nonproliferation fellowships</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 3133 and 3134 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2570">50 U.S.C. 2570</ref>, 2571) are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4281f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for research and development plan and report with respect to nuclear forensics capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3114 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2574">50 U.S.C. 2574</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="XXXII">TITLE XXXII—</num><heading>DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3201. </designator> <label>Authorization.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3202. </designator> <label>Continuation of functions and powers during loss of quorum.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3201">SEC. 3201. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023, $41,401,400 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2286/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3202">SEC. 3202. </num><heading>CONTINUATION OF FUNCTIONS AND POWERS DURING LOSS OF QUORUM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d47640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 311(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2286/e">42 U.S.C. 2286(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d47641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Three members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) Three members</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d47642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4c463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>In accordance with paragraph (4), during a covered period, the Chairperson, in consultation with an eligible member, may carry out the functions and powers of the Board under sections 312 through 316, notwithstanding that a quorum does not exist.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3061">136 STAT. 3061</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4c464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 30 days after a covered period begins, the Chairperson shall notify the congressional defense committees that a quorum does not exist.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4c467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Chairperson may make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy and initiate investigations into defense nuclear facilities under section 312 pursuant to paragraph (2) only if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a period of 30 days elapses following the date on which the Chairperson submits the notification required under paragraph (3);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 30 days after making any such recommendation or initiating any such investigation, the Chairperson notifies the congressional defense committees of such recommendation or investigation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any eligible member concurs with such recommendation or investigation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4c46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d4c470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>congressional defense committees</term>’ has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered period</term>’ means a period beginning on the date on which a quorum specified in paragraph (1) does not exist by reason of either or both a vacancy in the membership of the Board or the incapacity of a member of the Board and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the date that is one year after such beginning date; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the date on which a quorum exists.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d4c475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The term ‘<term>eligible member</term>’ means a member of the Board, other than the Chairperson, serving during a covered period and who is not incapacitated.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="XXXIV">TITLE XXXIV—</num><heading>NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3401. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3401">SEC. 3401. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4eb86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $13,004,000 for fiscal year 2023 for the purpose of carrying out activities under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch869">chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, relating to the naval petroleum reserves.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d4eb87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="XXXV">TITLE XXXV—</num><heading>MARITIME ADMINISTRATION</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Maritime Administration</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3501. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations for the Maritime Administration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3502. </designator> <label>Secretary of Transportation responsibility with respect to cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by other Federal departments and agencies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3062">136 STAT. 3062</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Merchant Marine Academy</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3511. </designator> <label>Exemption of certain students from requirement to obtain merchant mariner license.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3512. </designator> <label>Board of Visitors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3513. </designator> <label>Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3514. </designator> <label>Service academy faculty parity of use of United States Government works.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3515. </designator> <label>Reports on matters relating to the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3516. </designator> <label>Study on Capital Improvement Program at the USMMA.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3517. </designator> <label>Requirements relating to training of Merchant Marine Academy cadets on certain vessels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Maritime Infrastructure</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3521. </designator> <label>United States marine highway program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3522. </designator> <label>Port infrastructure development grants.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3523. </designator> <label>Project selection criteria for port infrastructure development program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3524. </designator> <label>Infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3525. </designator> <label>GAO review of Government efforts to promote growth and modernization of United States Merchant Fleet.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3526. </designator> <label>GAO review of Federal efforts to enhance port infrastructure resiliency and disaster preparedness.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3527. </designator> <label>Study on foreign investment in shipping.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3528. </designator> <label>Report on alternate marine fuel bunkering facilities at ports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3529. </designator> <label>Study of cybersecurity and national security threats posed by foreign manufactured cranes at United States ports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Maritime Workforce</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3531. </designator> <label>Improving Protections for Midshipmen.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3532. </designator> <label>Maritime Technical Advancement Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3533. </designator> <label>Ensuring diverse mariner recruitment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3534. </designator> <label>Low emissions vessels training.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3541. </designator> <label>Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3542. </designator> <label>National maritime strategy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3543. </designator> <label>Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3544. </designator> <label>Definition of qualified vessel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3545. </designator> <label>Establishing a capital construction fund.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3546. </designator> <label>Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3547. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on Merchant Marine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3548. </designator> <label>Analysis of effects of chemicals in stormwater runoff on Pacific salmon and steelhead.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 3549. </designator> <label>Report on effective vessel quieting measures.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Maritime Administration</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3501">SEC. 3501. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d67228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maritime Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2023, for programs associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the following amounts:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>For expenses necessary to support the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $112,848,000, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6722a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$87,848,000 shall be for Academy operations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6722b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and repair and equipment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6722c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, recruiting, and contract management for United States Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6722d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $53,780,000, of which—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3063">136 STAT. 3063</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6722e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$2,400,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6722f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State maritime academies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$6,800,000 shall be for training ship fuel assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$8,080,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of training ship sharing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$30,500,000 shall be for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including funds for construction and necessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure to support such vessels, $75,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $131,433,000, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">section 50307 of title 46, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$30,000,000 shall be for shall be for the Maritime Centers of Excellence, including to make grants authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be for the Marine Highways Program, including to make grants as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601">section 55601 of title 46, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$67,433,000 shall be for headquarters operations expenses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$2,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for sealift contested environment evaluation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6723a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$800,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for National Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6723b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$1,200,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for a comprehensive evaluation to assess the requirements for the training ship State of Michigan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6723c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6723d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch531">chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $318,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6723e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch537">chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $33,000,000, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6723f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$30,000,000 may be for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a/5">2 U.S.C. 661a(5)</ref>)) of loan guarantees under the program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small shipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54101">section 54101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $30,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d67243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>For expenses necessary to implement the Port Infrastructure Development Program, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301">section 54301 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $750,000,000, to remain available until expended, except that no such funds authorized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3064">136 STAT. 3064</page> under this title for this program may be used to provide a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or without the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation determines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d67244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d67245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> If such a determination is made, the data and analysis for such determination shall be reported to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 3 days after the date of the determination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d67246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tanker Security Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53411">Section 53411 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2035</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2023, and $120,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2035</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d67248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in number of vessels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53403/c">Section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For any fiscal year, the Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6985a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>more than 10 vessels</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>more than—</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6985b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21d6985c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 10 vessels; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21d6985d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for any subsequent fiscal year, 20 vessels.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d6985e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d6985f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than June 30, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transformation of the Senate a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of industry capacity to support an expansion of the Tanker Security Program pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53411">section 53411 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (b)(1), and <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53403/c">section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (b)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d69862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>An implementation timeline for entering 10-vessels into the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 2023, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew training requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d69864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>An implementation timeline for entering 20-vessels into the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 2024, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew training requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of whether the $6,000,000 per-vessel stipend meets requirements to attract and sustain the full 20-vessel requirement for the Tanker Security Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the need for additional authorities to offset the costs associated with converting vessels into CONSOL-capable vessels, and to offset the costs associated with training the crews to operate such vessels.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d69867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Other matters the Administrator deems appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3065">136 STAT. 3065</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3502">SEC. 3502. </num><heading>SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED BY OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d6bf78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d6bf79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d6bf7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d6bf7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55305">46 USC 55305 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall issue a final rule to implement and enforce <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55305/d">section 55305(d) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d6bf7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs of Other Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55305/d/2/A">Section 55305(d)(2)(A) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>section</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and annually submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the administration of such programs</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Merchant Marine Academy</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3511">SEC. 3511. </num><heading>EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN STUDENTS FROM REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN MERCHANT MARINER LICENSE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d6e68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51309">Section 51309 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6e68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6e68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>able or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>allowed</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6e690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>only because of physical disqualification may</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>solely due to a documented medical or psychological condition shall</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6e691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">or psychological</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">physical</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d6e692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d6e693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Documented Medical or Psychological Condition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section the term ‘<term>documented medical or psychological condition</term>’ means, with respect to an individual, a physical disqualification or psychological condition, including a mental health condition arising from sexual assault or sexual harassment, for which the individual has been treated or is being treated by a medical or psychological provider.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3512">SEC. 3512. </num><heading>BOARD OF VISITORS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d782d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51312">Section 51312 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d782d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d782d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>flag-rank who</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>flag-rank</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d782d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21d782da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21d782db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>at least 1 shall be a representative of a maritime labor organization; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d782dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Replacement</inline>.—</heading><content>If a member of the Board is replaced, not later than 60 days after the date of the replacement, the Designated Federal Officer selected under subsection (g)(2) shall notify that member.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3066">136 STAT. 3066</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2 additional meetings, which may be held in person or virtually</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Academy</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21d782e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d782e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d782e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scheduling; notification</inline>.—</heading><content>When scheduling a meeting of the Board, the Designated Federal Officer shall coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to determine the date and time of the meeting. Members of <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d782e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>the Board shall be notified of the date of each meeting not less than 30 days prior to the meeting date.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d782e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d7a9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff</inline>.—</heading><content>One or more staff of each member of the Board may accompany them on Academy visits.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d7a9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d7a9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d7a9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scheduling; notification</inline>.—</heading><content>When scheduling a visit to the Academy, the Designated Federal Officer shall coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to determine the date and time of the visit. Members of <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d7a9fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>the Board shall be notified of the date of each visit not less than 30 days prior to the visit date.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d7a9fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d7a9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and ranking member</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>chairman</quotedText>” each place the term appears; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d7a9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>Such staff may attend meetings and may visit the Academy.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3513">SEC. 3513. </num><heading>PROTECTION OF CADETS FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT ONBOARD VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d8463e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51322">Section 51322 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8463f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d8bb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safety Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Maritime Administrator, after consulting with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall establish—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>criteria, to which an owner or operator of a vessel engaged in commercial service shall adhere prior to carrying a cadet performing their Sea Year service from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, that addresses prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote><content>a process for collecting pertinent information from such owners or operators and verifying their compliance with the criteria.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d8bb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At a minimum, the criteria established under subsection (a) shall require the vessel owners or operators to have policies that address—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>communication between a cadet and an individual ashore who is trained in responding to incidents of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the safety and security of cadet staterooms while a cadet is onboard the vessel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>requirements for crew to report complaints or incidents of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking consistent with the requirements in section 10104;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>the maintenance of records of reports of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking onboard a vessel carrying a cadet;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3067">136 STAT. 3067</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>the maintenance of records of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking training as required under subsection (f);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>a requirement for the owner or operator provide each cadet a copy of the policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking policies that pertain to the vessel on which they will be employed; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>any other issues the Maritime Administrator determines necessary to ensure the safety of cadets during Sea Year training.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d8bb82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8bb84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Self-certification by Owners or Operators</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Maritime Administrator shall require the owner or operator of any commercial vessel that is carrying a cadet from the United States Merchant Marine Academy to annually certify that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the vessel owner or operator is in compliance with the criteria established under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the vessel is in compliance with the International Convention of Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (32 UST 47) and sections 8106 and 70103(c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d8bb87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information, Training, and Resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Maritime Administrator shall ensure that a cadet participating in Sea Year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>receives training specific to vessel safety, including sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention and response training, prior to the cadet boarding a vessel for Sea Year training;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>is equipped with an appropriate means of communication and has been trained on its use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>has access to a helpline to report incidents of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking that is monitored by trained personnel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>is informed of the legal requirements for vessel owners and operators to provide for the security of individuals onboard, including requirements under section 70103(c) and chapter 81.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8bb8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d8e29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8e29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to information</inline>.—</heading><content>The vessel operator shall make available to staff conducting a vessel check such information as the Maritime Administrator determines is necessary to determine whether the vessel is being operated in compliance with the criteria established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d8e2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d8e2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal of students</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If staff of the Academy or staff of the Maritime Administration determine that a commercial vessel is not in compliance with the criteria established under subsection (a), the staff—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8e2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may remove a cadet of the Academy from the vessel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8e2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall report such determination of non-compliance to the owner or operator of the vessel.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8e2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the seafarer union</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the seafarer union</quotedText>”; and<sidenote><p>Reports.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d8e2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d909b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncommercial Vessels</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3068">136 STAT. 3068</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d909b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A public vessel (as defined in section 2101) shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d909b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for participation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator may establish criteria and requirements that the operators of public vessels shall meet to participate in the Sea Year program of the United States Merchant Marine Academy that addresses prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d909b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing of Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator shall share with State maritime academies best practices for, and lessons learned with respect to, the prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d909ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d909bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51322">46 USC 51322 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d909bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator may prescribe rules necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d909bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim rules</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator may prescribe interim rules necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section. For this purpose, the Maritime Administrator in prescribing rules under paragraph (1) is excepted from compliance with the notice and comment requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>. All rules prescribed under the authority of the amendments made by this section shall remain in effect until superseded by a final rule.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21d909be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d909bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d909c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sea year compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3514 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51318">46 U.S.C. 51318 note</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d909c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access of academy cadets to dod safe or equivalent helpline</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51518">46 U.S.C. 51518 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3514">SEC. 3514. </num><heading>SERVICE ACADEMY FACULTY PARITY OF USE OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WORKS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21d957e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t17/s105">Section 105 of title 17, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading of subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Certain of Works </headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Certain Works</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the first subsection (c) (relating to “Use by Federal Government”) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A covered Secretary</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (c) (relating to “<quotedText>Definitions</quotedText>”) as subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3),</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21d957e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>United States Merchant Marine Academy.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21d957eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered Secretary</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the United States Merchant Marine Academy;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3069">136 STAT. 3069</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the United States Coast Guard Academy; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21d957ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense, with respect to any other covered institution under paragraph (2).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3515">SEC. 3515. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21d97eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51301">46 USC 51301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Implementation of NAPA Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees reports on the status of the implementation of the recommendations specified in paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>A description of the status of the implementation of each recommendation specified in paragraph (4), including whether the Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>concurs with the recommendation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>partially concurs with the recommendation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>does not concur with the recommendation; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbc8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determines the recommendation is not applicable to the Department of Transportation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An explanation of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>with respect to a recommendation with which the Secretary concurs, the actions the Secretary intends to take to implement such recommendation, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>any rules, regulations, policies, or other guidance that have been issued, revised, changed, or cancelled as a result of the implementation of the recommendation; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>any impediments to the implementation of the recommendation;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>with respect to a recommendation with which the Secretary partially concurs, the actions the Secretary intends to take to implement the portion of such recommendation with which the Secretary concurs, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>intermediate actions, milestone dates, and the expected completion date for the implementation of the portion of the recommendation; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>any rules, regulations, policies, or other guidance that are expected to be issued, revised, changed, or cancelled as a result of the implementation of the portion of the recommendation;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>with respect to a recommendation with which the Secretary does not concur, an explanation of why the Secretary does not concur with such recommendation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbc902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>with respect to a recommendation that the Secretary determines is not applicable to the Department of Transportation, an explanation of the reasons for the determination; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau>any statutory changes that may be necessary—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3070">136 STAT. 3070</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to fully implement the recommendations specified in paragraph (4) with which the Secretary concurs; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to partially implement the recommendations specified in such paragraph with which the Secretary partially concurs.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A visual depiction of the status of the completion of the recommendations specified in paragraph (4).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbc908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing of reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Transportation shall submit an initial report under paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Following the submittal of the initial report, the Secretary shall submit updated versions of the report not less frequently than once every 180 days until the date on which the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that each recommendation specified in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>with which the Secretary concurs—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>has been fully implemented; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>cannot be fully implemented, including an explanation of why; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>with which the Secretary partially concurs—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc90d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>has been partially implemented; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>cannot be partially implemented, including an explanation of why.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations specified</inline>.—</heading><content>The recommendations specified in this paragraph are the recommendations set forth in the report prepared by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration pursuant to section 3513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1979">133 Stat. 1979</ref>) titled “Organizational Assessment of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: A Path Forward”, dated November 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dbc910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Implementation of Policy Relating to Sexual Harassment and Other Matters</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation of the policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, as required under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51318">section 51318 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dbc911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector General Audit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbc913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall initiate an audit of the actions taken by the Maritime Administration to address only the following recommendations identified by a National Academy of Public Administration panel in the November 2021 report titled “Organizational Assessment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy: A Path Forward”:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Recommendations 4.1 through 4.3.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Recommendations 4.7 through 4.11.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Recommendations 5.1 through 5.4.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Recommendations 5.6, 5.7, 5.11, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 6.6, and 6.7.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Recommendations 6.1 through 6.4.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3071">136 STAT. 3071</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbc91a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>After the completion of the audit required under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report containing the results of the audit.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dbc91b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of Recommendations From the National Academy of Public Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement for study by national academy of public administration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbc91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration (referred to in this section as the “Academy”) under which the Academy shall provide support for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>prioritizing and addressing the recommendations referred to subsection (c)(1) and establishing a process for prioritizing other recommendations in the future;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>the development of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>long-term processes and a timeframe for long-term process improvements; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>corrective actions and best practice criteria that can be implemented in the medium- and near-term;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the establishment of a clear assignment of responsibility for the implementation of each recommendation referred to in subsection (c)(1), and a strategy for assigning other recommendations in the future; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a performance measurement system, including data collection and tracking and evaluating progress toward goals of the Merchant Marine Academy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report of progress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of an agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Merchant Marine Academy, shall submit to the Maritime Administrator and the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress made in implementing the recommendations referred to in subsection (c)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization and implementation plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a prioritization and implementation plan to assess, prioritize, and address the recommendations identified by the National Academy of Public Administration panel in the November 2021 report titled “Organizational Assessment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy: A Path Forward” that Superintendent of the Merchant Marine Academy determines are relevant to the Maritime Administration, including the recommendations referred to in subsection (c)(1). The prioritization and implementation plan shall—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3072">136 STAT. 3072</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be developed using the strategies, processes, and systems developed pursuant to an agreement entered into under paragraph (1);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>include estimated timelines and cost estimates for the implementation of priority goals;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>include summaries of stakeholder and interagency engagement used to assess goals and timelines;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>with respect to any recommendation the Superintendent determines is not relevant to the Maritime Administration, include an explanation for the determination; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>submitted to the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation and the appropriate congressional committees and made publicly available.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit and report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 180 days after the date on which the prioritization and implementation plan described in subparagraph (A) is made publicly available, initiate an audit of the actions taken by the Maritime Administration to address such plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>monitor the actions taken by the Maritime Administration to implement recommendations contained in the audit required under clause (i) and in prior audits of the Maritime Administration’s implementation of National Academy of Public Administration recommendations and periodically initiate subsequent audits of the continued actions taken by the Maritime Administration to address the prioritization and implementation plan, as the Inspector General determines necessary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>after the completion of the audit required under clause (i), submit to the Administrator of the Maritime Administration and the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report containing the results of the audit.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report of progress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report required under clause (ii) is made publicly available, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall submit to the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation and the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>the actions planned to be taken by the Maritime Administration, and estimated timeframes, to implement any open or unresolved recommendation—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>included in the report of the Inspector General required under subsection (B)(iii); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>referred to in subsection (c)(1); and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an identification of any recommendation referred to in clause (i) for which the Maritime Administration failed to meet a target action date, or for which the Maritime Administration requested an extension of time, and the reasons why such an extension was necessary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement for plan on capital improvements</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> than 90 days after the date of the enactment of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3073">136 STAT. 3073</page> this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with a Federal construction agent for the development of a plan to execute capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dbf051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dbf052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dbf057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3516">SEC. 3516. </num><heading>STUDY ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AT THE USMMA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dc3e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the United States Merchant Marine Academy Capital Improvement Program.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dc3e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> The study shall include an evaluation of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dc3e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the actions the United States Merchant Marine Academy has taken to bring the buildings, infrastructure, and other facilities on campus into compliance with applicable building codes and the further actions required for full compliance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dc3e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how the approach that the United States Merchant Marine Academy uses to manage its capital assets compares with national leading practices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dc3e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how cost estimates prepared for capital asset projects compares with cost estimating leading practices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dc3e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>whether the United States Merchant Marine Academy has adequate staff who are trained to identify needed capital projects, estimate the cost of those projects, perform building maintenance, and manage capital improvement projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dc3e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>how the United States Merchant Marine Academy identifies and prioritizes capital construction needs, and how the prioritization of such needs relates to the safety, education, and wellbeing of midshipmen.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dc3e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3517">SEC. 3517. </num><heading>REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRAINING OF MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY CADETS ON CERTAIN VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dc8ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements Relating to Protection of Cadets From Sexual Assault Onboard Vessels</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dc8ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51307">section 51307 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dcb3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sea Year Cadets on Certain Vessels</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3074">136 STAT. 3074</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcb3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall require an operator of a vessel participating in the Maritime Security Program under chapter 531 of this title, the Cable Security Fleet under chapter 532 of this title, or the Tanker Security Fleet under chapter 534 of this title to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcb3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>carry on each Maritime Security Program vessel, Cable Security Fleet vessel, or Tanker Security Fleet vessel 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each voyage; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcb3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dcb3b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>implement and adhere to policies, programs, criteria, and requirements established pursuant to section 51322 of this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Failure to implement or adhere to requirements</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dcdac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Failure to implement or adhere to the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1) may, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, constitute a violation of an operating agreement entered into under chapter 531, 532, or 534 of this title and the Maritime Administrator may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>require the operator to take corrective actions; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdaca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>withhold payment due to the operator until the violation, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, has been remedied.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withheld payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Any payment withheld pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) may be paid, upon a determination by the Maritime Administrator that the operator is in compliance with the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dcdacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51307">46 USC 51307 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 51307, as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any failure to implement or adhere to the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection that occurs on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dcdace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46">Title 46, United States Code</ref>, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 53106(a)(2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 51307(b)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 53206(a)(2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 51307(b)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dcdad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 53406(a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 51307(b)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Maritime Infrastructure</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3521">SEC. 3521. </num><heading>UNITED STATES MARINE HIGHWAY PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21de1252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Marine Highway Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21de1253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601">Section 55601 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21df71e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="55601">“§ 55601.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> United States marine highway program</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21df71e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is in the Department of Transportation a program, to be known as the ‘United States marine highway program’.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3075">136 STAT. 3075</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional program activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program established under this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordinate with ports, State departments of transportation, localities, other public agencies, and appropriate private sector entities on the development of landside facilities and infrastructure to support marine highway transportation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>develop performance measures for the program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21df71ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marine Highway Transportation Routes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may designate a route as a marine highway transportation route, or modify such a designation, if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>such route—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provides a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>mitigates or relieves landside congestion;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>promotes marine highway transportation; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>uses vessels documented under chapter 121; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>such designation or modification is requested by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the government of a State or territory;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a metropolitan planning organization;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a port authority;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a non-Federal navigation district; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a Tribal government.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df71f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Maritime Administrator receives a request for the designation or modification of a marine highway route under paragraph (1), the Maritime Administrator shall make a determination of whether to make the requested designation or modification.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df71fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Maritime Administrator makes a determination under paragraph (2), the Maritime Administrator shall notify the requester of the determination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21df71fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map of Marine Highway Program Routes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df71fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> Administrator shall make publicly available a map showing the location of marine highway routes, including such routes along the coasts, in the inland waterways, and at sea and update that map when a marine highway route is designated or modified pursuant to subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df71fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator shall coordinate with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to incorporate the map referred to in paragraph (1) into the Marine Cadastre.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21df71ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df7200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df7201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df7202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df9913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to implement a marine highway transportation project or a component of such a project if the Secretary determines that the project or component—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>meets the criteria referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>develops, expands, or promotes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>marine highway transportation; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3076">136 STAT. 3076</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shipper use of marine highway transportation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant or to enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and manner, and at such time, as the Secretary may require. Such an application shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df991a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>A comprehensive description of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21df991b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the marine highway route to be served by the marine highway transportation project;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21df991c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the supporters of the marine highway transportation project, which may include business affiliations, private sector stakeholders, State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, municipalities, or other governmental entities (including Tribal governments), as applicable;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21df991d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the need for such project; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21df991e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the performance measure for the marine highway transportation project, such as volumes of cargo or passengers moved, or contribution to environmental mitigation, safety, reduced vehicle miles traveled, or reduced maintenance and repair costs.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df991f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>A demonstration, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the marine highway transportation project is financially viable; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the funds or other assistance provided under this subsection will be spent or used efficiently and effectively.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Such other information as the Secretary may require.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pre-proposal</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to accepting a full application under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may require that an eligible entity first submit a pre-proposal that contains a brief description of the item referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) of such subparagraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df9926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feedback</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after receiving a pre-proposal under clause (i) from an eligible entity, the Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity feedback to encourage or discourage the eligible entity from submitting a full application. An eligible entity may still submit a full application even if that eligible entity is not encouraged to do so after submitting a pre-proposal.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not require separate applications for project designation and for assistance under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant application feedback</inline>.—</heading><content>Following the award of assistance under this subsection for a particular fiscal year, the Secretary may provide feedback to an applicant to help such applicant improve future applications if the feedback is requested by that applicant.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3077">136 STAT. 3077</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df992a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice of funding opportunity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall post a notice of funding opportunity regarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subsection not more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df992b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awarding of assistance</inline>.—</heading><content> The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subsection not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df992c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal share</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df992d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 80 percent of the funding for any project for which funding is provided under this subsection may come from Federal sources.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df992e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal governments and rural areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may increase the Federal share of funding for the project to an amount above 80 percent in the case of an award of assistance under this subsection—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df992f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to an eligible entity that is a Tribal government; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21df9930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for a project located in a rural area.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preference for financially viable projects</inline>.—</heading><content> In awarding grants or entering into contracts or cooperative agreements under this subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to a project or component of a project that presents the most financially viable transportation service and require the lowest percentage of Federal share of the funding.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df9933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of unexpended funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(B), amounts awarded under this subsection that are not expended by the recipient within five years after obligation of funds or that are returned shall remain available to the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df9935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions on provision of assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may not provide assistance to an eligible entity under this subsection unless the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>sufficient funding is available to meet the non-Federal share requirement under paragraph (4);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the marine highway project for which such assistance is provided will be completed without unreasonable delay; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the eligible entity has the authority to implement the proposed marine highway project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Assistance provided under this subsection may not be used—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df993a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to improve port or land-based infrastructure outside the United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df993b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df993c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>unless the Secretary determines that such activities are necessary to carry out the marine highway project for which such assistance is provided, to raise sunken vessels, construct buildings or other physical facilities, or acquire land.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3078">136 STAT. 3078</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df993d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>In making grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df993e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df993f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a local government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a United States metropolitan planning organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a United States port authority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a Tribal government; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a United States private sector operator of marine highway projects or private sector owners of facilities, including an Alaska Native Corporation, with an endorsement letter from the requester of a marine highway route designation or modification referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch556">chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df9946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46">46 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21df9947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 55601.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 55601 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“55601. </designator> <label>United States marine highway program.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21df9948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multistate, State, Tribal, and Regional Transportation Planning</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21df9949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch556">Chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 55602 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21dfc05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="55603">“§ 55603.</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dfc05b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55603">46 USC 55603</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12"> Multistate, State, Tribal, and regional transportation planning</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dfc05c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with Federal entities, State and local governments, Tribal governments, and appropriate private sector entities, may develop strategies to encourage the use of marine highway transportation for transportation of passengers and cargo.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dfc05d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary develops strategies under subsection (a), the Secretary may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc05e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>assess the extent to which States, local governments, and Tribal governments include marine highway transportation and other marine transportation solutions in transportation planning;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc05f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>encourage State and Tribal departments of transportation to develop strategies, where appropriate, to incorporate marine highway transportation, ferries, and other marine transportation solutions for regional and interstate transport of freight and passengers in transportation planning; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>encourage groups of States, Tribal governments, and multistate transportation entities to determine how marine highways can address congestion, bottlenecks, and other interstate transportation challenges.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch556">chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dfc062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21dfc063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 55601.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 55603 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“55603. </designator> <label>Multistate, State, Tribal, and regional transportation planning.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dfc064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research on Marine Highway Transportation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55604">Section 55604 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3079">136 STAT. 3079</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21dfc067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the economic effects of marine highway transportation on the United States economy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21dfc068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the effects of marine highway transportation, including with respect to the provision of additional transportation options, on rural areas;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21dfc069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21dfc06a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55605">Section 55605 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows: <quotedContent>“<section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21e00e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="55605">“§ 55605.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Definitions</heading><chapeau class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21e00e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e00e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>marine highway transportation</term>’ means the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo (including such carriage of cargo and passengers), if such cargo—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on the vessel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>loaded on the vessel by means of wheeled technology, including roll-on roll-off cargo;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>shipped in discrete units or packages that are handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes of transportation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>freight vehicles carried aboard commuter ferry boats; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>loaded at a port in the United States and unloaded either at another port in the United States or at a port in Canada or Mexico; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>loaded at a port in Canada or Mexico and unloaded at a port in the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e00e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Tribal government</term>” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently, as of the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e00e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Alaska Native Corporation</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>Native Corporation</term>’ under section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e00e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch556">chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e00e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e00e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 55601.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 55605 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“55605. </designator> <label>Definitions.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e00e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Maritime Highway Transportation in Gulf of Mexico and Puget Sound</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3080">136 STAT. 3080</page> Science and Transportation of the Senate a report on opportunities for maritime highway transportation, as that term is defined <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55605/1">section 55605(1) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section, in the Gulf of Mexico, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea System by vessels documented under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch121">chapter 121 of title 46, united States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e00e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e00e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601">46 USC 55601 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Public Availability of Map</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administration shall make publicly available the map of marine highway program routes required to be made publicly available under subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601">section 55601 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3522">SEC. 3522. </num><heading>PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e035af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In making port infrastructure development grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301">section 54301 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Transportation shall treat a project described in subsection (b) as an eligible project under section 54301(a)(3) of such title for purposes of making grants under section 54301(a) of such title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e035b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A project described in this subsection is a project to provide shore power at a port that services—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e035b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>passenger vessels described in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3507/k">section 3507(k) of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e035b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>vessels that move goods or freight.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3523">SEC. 3523. </num><heading>PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21e05cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In making port infrastructure development grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301">section 54301 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2023, in considering the criteria under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) with respect to a project described in paragraph (3) of such subsection that is located in a noncontiguous State or territory, the Secretary may take into account—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e05cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the geographic isolation of the State or territory; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e05cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the economic dependence of the State or territory on the proposed project.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3524">SEC. 3524. </num><heading>INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In making port infrastructure development grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301">section 54301 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may consider infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports required by section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1985">133 Stat. 1985</ref>) that would improve the commercial operations of those seaports.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3525">SEC. 3525. </num><heading>GAO REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND MODERNIZATION OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT FLEET.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e083d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the efforts of the United States Government to promote the growth and modernization of the United States maritime industry and the vessels of the United States, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s116">section 116 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, including the overall efficacy of United States Government financial support and policies, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3081">136 STAT. 3081</page> including the Capital Construction Fund, Construction Reserve Fund, and other relevant loan, grant, or other programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e083d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes the results of a review required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3526">SEC. 3526. </num><heading>GAO REVIEW OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e0d1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of Federal efforts to assist ports in enhancing the resiliency of key intermodal connectors to weather-related disasters.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e0d1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote> The review shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e0d1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Actions being undertaken at various ports to better identify critical land-side connectors that may be vulnerable to disruption in the event of a natural disaster, including how to communicate such information during a disaster when communications systems may be compromised, and the level of Federal involvement in such actions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e0d1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The extent to which the Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies are working in line with recent recommendations from key resiliency reports, including the National Academies of Science study on strengthening supply chain resilience, to establish a framework for ports to follow to increase resiliency to major weather-related disruptions before such disruptions happen.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e0d1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The extent to which the Department of Transportation or other Federal agencies have provided funds to ports for resiliency-related projects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e0d1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The extent to which Federal agencies have a coordinated approach to helping ports and the multiple State, local, Tribal, and private stakeholders involved, to improve resiliency prior to weather-related disasters.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e0d1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the review required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3527">SEC. 3527. </num><heading>STUDY ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SHIPPING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e16e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (referred to in this section as the “Under Secretary”), in coordination with the Maritime Administrator, the Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall conduct an assessment of subsidies, indirect state support, and other financial infrastructure or benefits provided by foreign states that control more than one percent of the world merchant fleet to entities or individuals building, owning, chartering, operating, or financing vessels not documented under the laws of the United States that are engaged in foreign commerce.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e16e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, as defined in section 3515(e), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3082">136 STAT. 3082</page> a report on the assessment conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the amount, in United States dollars, of subsidies, indirect state support, and other financial infrastructure or benefits provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a) to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the shipping industry of each country as a whole;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the shipping industry as a percent of gross domestic product of each country; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>each ship on average, by ship type for cargo, tanker, and bulk;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the amount, in United States dollars, of subsidies, indirect state support, and other financial infrastructure or benefits provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a) to the shipping industry of another foreign state, including favorable financial arrangements for ship construction;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of the shipping industry activities of state-owned enterprises of a foreign state described in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a description of the type of support provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a), including tax relief, direct payment, indirect support of state-controlled financial entities, or other such support, as determined by the Under Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a description of how the subsidies provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a) may be disadvantaging the competitiveness of vessels documented under the laws of the United States that are engaged in foreign commerce and the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e16e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>foreign commerce</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>commerce or trade between the United States, its territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia, and a foreign country;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>commerce or trade between foreign countries; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>commerce or trade within a foreign country.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>foreign state</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1603/a">section 1603(a) of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e16e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>shipping industry</term>” means the construction, ownership, chartering, operation, or financing of vessels engaged in foreign commerce.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3528">SEC. 3528. </num><heading>REPORT ON ALTERNATE MARINE FUEL BUNKERING FACILITIES AT PORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e1bc70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e1bc71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e1bc72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> General.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall make publicly available on an appropriate website a report on the necessary port-related infrastructure needed to support bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels under development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e1bc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e1bc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>information about the existing United States infrastructure, in particular the storage facilities, bunkering vessels, and transfer systems to support bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels under development;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3083">136 STAT. 3083</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e1bc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e1bc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of the needed upgrades to United States infrastructure, including storage facilities, bunkering vessels, and transfer systems, to support bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels under development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e1bc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e1bc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the estimated Government investment in this infrastructure and the duration of that investment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e1bc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, information on the relevant Federal agencies that would oversee the permitting and construction of bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels, as well as the Federal funding grants or formula programs that could be used for such marine fuels.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3529">SEC. 3529. </num><heading>STUDY OF CYBERSECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS POSED BY FOREIGN MANUFACTURED CRANES AT UNITED STATES PORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e1e38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall conduct a study to assess whether there are cybersecurity or national security threats posed by foreign manufactured cranes at United States ports.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e1e38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e1e38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study required under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e1e38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Maritime Workforce</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3531">SEC. 3531. </num><heading>IMPROVING PROTECTIONS FOR MIDSHIPMEN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e36a2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supporting the United States Merchant Marine Academy</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch513">Chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21e47b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="51325">“§ 51325.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51325">46 USC 51325</ref>.</p></sidenote> Sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention information management system</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e47ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Management System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall establish within the United States Merchant Marine Academy Sexual Assault prevention and Response Program, an information management system to track and maintain, in such a manner that patterns can be reasonably identified, information regarding claims and incidents involving cadets that are reportable pursuant to subsection (d) of section 51318 of this chapter.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3084">136 STAT. 3084</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information maintained in the system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Information maintained in the system established under paragraph (1) shall include the following information, to the extent that information is available:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The overall number of sexual assault or sexual harassment incidents per fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The location of each such incident, including vessel name and the name of the company operating the vessel, if applicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The standardized job title or position of the individuals involved in each such incident.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The general nature of each such incident, to include copies of any associated reports completed on the incidents.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The type of inquiry made into each such incident.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>A record of whether each such incident was substantiated by the relevant investigative process.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Past information included</inline>.—</heading><content>The information management system under this section shall include the relevant data listed in this subsection related to sexual assault and sexual harassment that the Maritime Administrator possesses, and shall not be limited to data collected after January 1, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy protections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Maritime Administrator and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Transportation shall coordinate to ensure that the information management system under this section shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>be established and maintained in a secure fashion to ensure the protection of the privacy of any individuals whose information is entered in such system; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>be free of personally identifiable information and maintain only the data required to satisfy the statistical purpose of such system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity audit</inline>.—</heading><content>Ninety days after the implementation of the information management system, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall commence an audit of the cybersecurity of the system and shall submit a report containing the results of that audit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e47bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e47bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correcting records</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing the information management system, the Maritime Administrator shall create a process to ensure that if any incident report results in a final agency action or final judgement that acquits an individual of wrongdoing, all personally identifiable information about the acquitted individual is removed from that incident report in the system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e47bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sea Year Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator shall provide for the establishment of in-person and virtual confidential exit interviews, to be conducted by personnel who are not involved in the assignment of the midshipmen to a Sea Year vessel, for midshipmen from the Academy upon completion of Sea Year and following completion by the midshipmen of the survey under section 51322(d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e47bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data-informed Decisionmaking</inline>.—</heading><content>The data maintained in the data management system under subsection (a) and through <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3085">136 STAT. 3085</page> the exit interviews under subsection (b) shall be affirmatively referenced and used to inform the creation of new policy or regulation, or changes to any existing policy or regulation, in the areas of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21e4a2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="51326">“§ 51326.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51326">46 USC 51326</ref>.</p></sidenote> Student advisory board at the United States Merchant Marine Academy</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator shall establish at the United States Merchant Marine Academy an advisory board to be known as the Advisory Board to the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Board’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Board shall be composed of not fewer than 12 midshipmen of the Merchant Marine Academy who are enrolled at the Merchant Marine Academy at the time of the appointment, including not fewer than 3 cadets from each class.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment; Term</inline>.—</heading><content>Midshipmen shall serve on the Advisory Board pursuant to appointment by the Maritime Administrator. Appointments shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of the swearing in of a new class of midshipmen at the Academy. The term of membership of a midshipmen on the Advisory Board shall be 1 academic year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reappointment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Maritime Administrator may reappoint not more than 6 cadets from the previous term to serve on the Advisory Board for an additional academic year if the Maritime Administrator determines such reappointment to be in the best interests of the Merchant Marine Academy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Board shall meet with the Secretary of Transportation not less than once each academic year to discuss the activities of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall meet in person with the Maritime Administrator not less than 2 times each academic year to discuss the activities of the Advisory Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Board shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>identify health and wellbeing, diversity, and sexual assault and harassment challenges and other topics considered important by the Advisory Board facing midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy, off campus, and while aboard ships during Sea Year or other training opportunities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>discuss and propose possible solutions, including improvements to culture and leadership development at the Merchant Marine Academy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>periodically review the efficacy of the program in section 51325(b), as appropriate, and provide recommendations to the Maritime Administrator for improvement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Groups</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Board may establish one or more working groups to assist the Advisory Board in carrying out its duties, including working groups composed in part of midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy who are not current members of the Advisory Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Board shall regularly provide the Secretary of Transportation and the Maritime Administrator reports and briefings on the results of its duties, including recommendations for actions to be taken in light of such results. Such reports and briefings may be provided in writing, in person, or both.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3086">136 STAT. 3086</page></content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21e4a2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="51327">“§ 51327.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51327">46 USC 51327</ref>.</p></sidenote> Sexual Assault Advisory Council</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Council shall be composed of not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 individuals selected by the Secretary of Transportation who are alumni that have graduated within the last 4 years or current midshipmen of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (including midshipmen or alumni who were victims of sexual assault, to the maximum extent practicable, and midshipmen or alumni who were not victims of sexual assault) and governmental and nongovernmental experts and professionals in the sexual assault field.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Experts included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>not less than 1 member who is licensed in the field of mental health and has prior experience working as a counselor or therapist providing mental health care to survivors of sexual assault in a victim services agency or organization; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>not less than 1 member who has prior experience developing or implementing sexual assault or sexual harassment prevention and response policies in an academic setting.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules regarding membership</inline>.—</heading><content>No employee of the Department of Transportation shall be a member of the Council. The number of governmental experts appointed to the Council shall not exceed the number of nongovernmental experts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties; Authorized Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall meet not less often than semiannually to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>review—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the policies on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking under section 51318 of this title;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the trends and patterns of data contained in the system described under section 51325 of this title; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>related matters the Council views as appropriate; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>develop recommendations designed to ensure that such policies and such matters conform, to the extent practicable, to best practices in the field of sexual assault and sexual harassment response and prevention.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To carry out this subsection, the Council may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>interview current and former midshipmen of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (to the extent that such midshipmen provide the Department of Transportation express consent to be interviewed by the Council); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>review surveys under section 51322(d).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personally identifiable information</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Council shall comply with the obligations of the Department of Transportation to protect personally identifiable information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3087">136 STAT. 3087</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis for each of the 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, and at the discretion of the Council thereafter, the Council shall submit, to the President and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on the Council’s findings based on the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (c) and related recommendations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee Status</inline>.—</heading><content>Members of the Council shall not be considered employees of the United States Government for any purpose and shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with section 5703 of title 5.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of FACA</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Council.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21e4a2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="51328">“§ 51328.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51328">46 USC 51328</ref>.</p></sidenote> Student support</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21e4a2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> Maritime Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>require a biannual survey of midshipmen, faculty, and staff of the Academy assessing the environment of the Academy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>require an annual survey of faculty and staff of the Academy assessing the Sea Year program.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Maritime Administrator shall provide Congress with a briefing on the resources necessary to properly implement <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51328">section 51328 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as added by this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The chapter analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch513">chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 51301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“51325. </designator> <label>Sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention information management system.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“51326. </designator> <label>Student advisory board at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“51327. </designator> <label>Sexual Assault Advisory Council.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“51328. </designator> <label>Student support.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51328">46 USC 51328 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Merchant Marine Academy Student Support Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Student support plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall issue a Student Support Plan for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, in consultation with relevant mental health professionals in the Federal Government or experienced with the maritime industry or related industries. Such plan shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>address the mental health resources available to midshipmen, both on-campus and during Sea Year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>establish a tracking system for suicidal ideations and suicide attempts of midshipmen, which excludes personally identifiable information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>create an option for midshipmen to obtain assistance from a professional care provider virtually; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4a303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>require an annual survey of faculty and staff assessing the adequacy of mental health resources for midshipmen of the Academy, both on campus and during Sea Year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3088">136 STAT. 3088</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Maritime Administrator shall provide Congress with a report on the resources necessary to properly implement this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4a305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Victims Advisor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51319">Section 51319 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4a307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4c918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Victims Advisor</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4c919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4c91a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall designate an attorney (to be known as the ‘Special Victims Advisor’) for the purpose of providing legal assistance to any cadet of the Academy who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense regarding administrative and criminal proceedings related to such offense, regardless of whether the report of that offense is restricted or unrestricted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4c91b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special victims advisory</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the attorney designated as the Special Victims Advisor has knowledge of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as well as criminal and civil law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4c91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privileged communications</inline>.—</heading><content>Any communications between a victim of an alleged sex-related offense and the Special Victim Advisor, when acting in their capacity as such, shall have the same protection that applicable law provides for confidential attorney-client communications.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4c91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4c91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unfilled Vacancies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the Maritime Administration may appoint qualified candidates to positions under subsections (a) and (d) of this section without regard to sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4c91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Catch a Serial Offender Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4c920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4c921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Maritime Administrator, shall conduct an assessment of the feasibility and process necessary, and appropriate responsible entities to establish a program for the United States Merchant Marine Academy and United States Merchant Marine modeled on the Catch a Serial Offender program of the Department of Defense using the information management system required under subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51325">section 51325 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, and the exit interviews under subsection (b) of such section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4c922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e4f033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legislative change proposals</inline>.—</heading><content>If, as a result of the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Commandant or the Administrator determines that additional authority is necessary to implement the program described in paragraph (1), the Commandant or the Administrator, as applicable, shall provide appropriate legislative change proposals to Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e4f034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Shipboard Training</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51322/a">Section 51322(a) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4f035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4f036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of training that shall be provided not less than semiannually to all midshipmen of the Academy, pursuant to section 51318, the Maritime Administrator shall develop and implement comprehensive in-person sexual assault risk-reduction and response training that, to the extent practicable, conforms to best <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3089">136 STAT. 3089</page> practices in the sexual assault prevention and response field and includes appropriate scenario-based training.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e4f037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development and consultation with experts</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training under subparagraph (A), the Maritime Administrator shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault field.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3532">SEC. 3532. </num><heading>MARITIME TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENT ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e5da98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e5da99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e5da9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation may designate as a center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education an entity which is a covered training entity.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e5da9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e64fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may award a maritime career training grant to a center of excellence designated under subsection (a) for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving career and technical education or training programs related to the United States maritime industry for United States workers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant proposal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a center of excellence designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a grant proposal that includes a detailed description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the specific project proposed to be funded by the grant, including a description of the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, or improve a career and technical education or training program that is suited to United States maritime industry workers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted will meet the educational or career training needs of United States maritime industry workers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any previous experience of the center of excellence in providing United States maritime industry career and technical education or training programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>how the project proposed to be funded by the grant would address shortcomings in existing educational or career training opportunities available to United States maritime industry workers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the extent to which employers, including small and medium-sized firms, have demonstrated a commitment to employing United States maritime industry workers who would benefit from the project for which the grant proposal is submitted.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e64fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for award of grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the appropriation of funds to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants under this subsection to centers of excellence based on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e64fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>an determination of the merits of a grant proposal submitted under paragraph (2) to develop, offer, or improve career and technical education or training programs to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3090">136 STAT. 3090</page> be made available to United States maritime industry workers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an evaluation of the likely employment opportunities available to United States maritime industry workers who complete a maritime career and technical education or training program that a center proposes to develop, offer, or improve; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an evaluation of prior demand for training programs by workers served by centers of excellence designated under subsection (a), as well as the availability and capacity of existing maritime training programs to meet future demand for training programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive awards</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection to centers of excellence designated under subsection (a) on a competitive basis.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e64fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing of grant notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall post a Notice of Funding Opportunity regarding grants awarded under this subsection not more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e64fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing of grants</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reuse of unexpended grant funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), amounts awarded as a grant under this subsection that are not expended by the grantee shall remain available to the Secretary for use for grants under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 3 percent of amounts made available to carry out this subsection may be used for the necessary costs of grant administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited use</inline>.—</heading><content>A center of excellence designated under subsection (a) that has received funds awarded under section 54101(a)(2) for training purposes for a fiscal year shall not be eligible for grants under this subsection during the same fiscal year.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e64fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e64fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e69e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered training entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered training entity</term>’ means an entity that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is located in a State that borders on the—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Gulf of Mexico;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Atlantic Ocean;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Long Island Sound;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Pacific Ocean;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Great Lakes; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Mississippi River System;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a postsecondary educational institution (as such term is defined in section 3(39) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</ref>));<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3091">136 STAT. 3091</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a postsecondary vocational institution (as such term is defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002/c">20 U.S.C. 1002(c)</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a public or private nonprofit entity that offers one or more other structured experiential learning training programs for United States workers in the United States maritime industry, including a program that is offered by a labor organization or conducted in partnership with a nonprofit organization or one or more employers in the United States maritime industry;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>an entity sponsoring an apprenticeship program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; <ref href="/us/stat/50/664/ch663">50 Stat. 664, chapter 663</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s50/etseq">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a maritime training center designated prior to the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has a demonstrated record of success in maritime workforce training and education.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e69e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e6c526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Career and technical education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>career and technical education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(5) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e6c527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Transportation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e6c528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>training program</term>’ means a program that provides training services, as described in section 134(c)(3)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/pl/113/128">Public Law 113–128</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3174">29 U.S.C. 3174</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e6c529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states maritime industry</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>United States maritime industry</term>’ means the design, construction, repair, operation, manning, and supply of vessels in all segments of the maritime transportation system of the United States, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the domestic and foreign trade;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the coastal, offshore, and inland trade;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>non-commercial maritime activities, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>recreational boating; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>oceanographic and limnological research as described in section 2101(24).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e6c52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e6c530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publicly Available Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 15 in each of calendar years 2022 through 2024, the Secretary of Transportation shall make publicly available on an appropriate website a report, and provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing, on the implementation of the amendments under this section. Such report and briefing shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of each grant awarded under subsection (b) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">section 51706 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as amended <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3092">136 STAT. 3092</page> by subsection (a), during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e6c533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the effects of each such grant under this subsection on workers who received training provided pursuant to the grant during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report was submitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e6c534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e6c535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">46 USC 51706 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prescribe guidelines for the submission of grant proposals under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706/b">section 51706(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6c537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e6c538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e6c539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>publish and maintain such guidelines on the website of the Department of Transportation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e6c53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance for Small Shipyards</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54101/e">Section 54101(e) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6ec4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6ec4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may not award more than 25 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year to any small shipyard in one geographic location that has more than 600 employees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e6ec4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ineligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>A maritime training center that has received funds awarded under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">section 51706 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, shall not be eligible for grants under this subsection for training purposes in the same fiscal year.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3533">SEC. 3533. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e6ec4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading>ENSURING DIVERSE MARINER RECRUITMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21e7135f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and deliver to Congress a strategy to assist State maritime academies and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in improving the representation in the next generation of the mariner workforce of women and underrepresented communities, including each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e71360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Black and African American.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e71361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Hispanic and Latino.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e71362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Asian.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e71363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e71364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Pacific Islander.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3534">SEC. 3534. </num><heading>LOW EMISSIONS VESSELS TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e73a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the United States Merchant Marine Academy, State maritime academies, civilian nautical schools, and the Secretary of the department in which Coast Guard is operating, shall develop a strategy to ensure there is an adequate supply of trained United States citizen mariners sufficient to meet the operational requirements of low and zero emission vessels. Implementation of the strategy shall aim to increase the supply of trained United States citizen mariners sufficient to meet the needs of the maritime industry and ensure continued investment in training for mariners serving on conventional fuel vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e76186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e76187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than six months after the date the Secretary of Transportation determines that there is commercially viable technology for low and zero emission vessels, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3093">136 STAT. 3093</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e76188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the strategy developed under subsection (a) and plans for its implementation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e76189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e7618a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make such report publicly available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3541">SEC. 3541. </num><heading>WAIVER OF NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION LAWS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x21e7d6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s501">Section 501 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e7d6be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e7d6bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e7d6c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon a determination by the President that a waiver of the navigation or vessel-inspection laws is necessary in the interest of national defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of such laws, may waive compliance with such laws—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>following a determination in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (3) by the Maritime Administrator, acting in the Administrator’s capacity as Director, National Shipping Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e7d6c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not earlier than 48 hours after a waiver request is published under paragraph (6)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>on a vessel specific basis to the extent, in the manner, and on the terms the head of such agency, in consultation with the Administrator, acting in such capacity, prescribes.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>determinations referred to in paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>determination referred to in paragraph (1)(A)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7d6c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e7fdd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>for each determination referred to in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e7fdd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify any actions that could be taken to enable qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements prior to the issuance of a waiver; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e7fdd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not assess the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements retrospectively after the date on which a waiver is requested;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e7fdda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e824eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prospective application</inline>.—</heading><content>No waiver shall be issued for a vessel if, at the time of the waiver request under this section, such vessel is laden with merchandise that, pursuant to the requested waiver, could be unladen at points or places to which the coastwise laws apply.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21e824ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e824ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of waiver requests</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon receiving a request for a waiver under this subsection, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3094">136 STAT. 3094</page> the head of an agency referred to in paragraph (1) shall publish such request on the website of such agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e824f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of waiver denial</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 48 hours after denying a waiver requested under this subsection, the head of an agency referred to in paragraph (1) shall publish on the website of such agency an explanation for denying such waiver, including applicable findings to support the denial.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the individual requesting such waiver (if not the owner or operator of the vessel)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>shall submit</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (C) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (G), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e824f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the name of the owner and operator of the vessel;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e824f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e824f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a description of the cargo carried;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y21e824f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>an explanation as to why the waiver was in the interest of national defense; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3542">SEC. 3542. </num><heading>NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e9d2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study to Inform a National Maritime Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9d2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9d2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9d2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an agreement with a studies and analysis federally funded research and development center under which such center shall conduct a study to identify the key elements needed for a national maritime strategy that is designed to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>achieve the objectives described in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50101">section 50101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>ensure—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a capable, commercially viable, militarily useful fleet of a sufficient number of merchant vessels documented under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch121">chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a robust United States mariner workforce, as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50101">section 50101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>strong United States domestic shipbuilding infrastructure, and related shipbuilding trades amongst skilled workers in the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>that the Navy Fleet Auxiliary Force, the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Military Sealift Command, the Maritime Security Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch531">chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, the Cable Security Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch532">chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, and the Tanker Security Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch534">chapter 534 of title 46, United States Code</ref> currently meet the economic and national security needs of the United States and would reliably continue to meet <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3095">136 STAT. 3095</page> those needs under future economic or national security emergencies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for completion</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify that the federally funded research and development center shall complete the study by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Input</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify that, in carrying out the study, the federally funded research and development center shall solicit input from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>relevant Federal departments and agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>nongovernmental organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>United States companies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>maritime labor organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>commercial industries that depend on United States mariners;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>domestic shipyards regarding shipbuilding and repair capacity, and the associated skilled workforce, such as the workforce required for transportation, offshore wind, fishing, and aquaculture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>providers of maritime workforce training; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>any other relevant organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9d2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9d2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements of agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify that, in carrying out the study, the federally funded research and development center shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Adminstrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, in the identification and evaluation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>incentives, including regulatory changes, needed to continue to meet the shipbuilding and ship maintenance needs of the United States for commercial and national security purposes, including through a review of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9d2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the loans and guarantees program carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch537">chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, and how the development of new offshore commercial industries, such as wind energy, could be supported through modification of such program or other Federal programs, and thus also support the United States sealift in the future;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the barriers to participation in the loans and guarantees program carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch537">chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, and how the program may be improved to facilitate additional shipbuilding activities in the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the needed resources, human and financial, for such incentives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the current and anticipated number of shipbuilding and ship maintenance contracts at United States shipyards through 2032, to the extent practicable;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>incentives, including regulatory changes, needed to maintain a commercially viable United States-documented fleet, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3096">136 STAT. 3096</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>an examination of how the preferences under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2631">section 2631 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and chapters 531, 532, 534, and 553 of <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>, should be used to further maintain and grow a United States-documented fleet;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an identification of other incentives that could be used that may not be authorized at the time of the study;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the number and type of commercial ships needed over the next 30 years; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>estimates of the needed human and financial resources for such incentives;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>the availability of United States mariners, and future needs, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the number of mariners needed for the United States commercial and national security needs over the next 30 years;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the policies and programs (at the time of the study) to recruit, train, and retain United States mariners to support the United States maritime workforce needs during peace time and at war;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>how those programs could be improved to grow the number of maritime workers trained each year, including how potential collaboration between the uniformed services, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, State maritime academies, maritime labor training centers, and the Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">section 51706 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, could be used most effectively; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>estimates of the necessary resources, human and financial, to implement such programs in each relevant Federal agency over the next 30 years; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the interaction among the elements described under subparagraphs (A) through (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21e9f9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation shall make publicly available on a website of the Department of Transportation a study completed pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21e9f9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Maritime Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21e9f9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch501">Chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 50113 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y21ea480c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="50114">“§ 50114.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea480d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50114">46 USC 50114</ref>.</p></sidenote> National maritime strategy</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ea480e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Commander of United States Transportation Command, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a national maritime strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>not less often than once every five years after the submission of such strategy, an update to the strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ea6f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>An identification of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3097">136 STAT. 3097</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>international policies and Federal regulations and policies that reduce the competitiveness of United States-documented vessels with foreign vessels in domestic and international transportation markets; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the impact of reduced cargo flow due to reductions in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces stationed or deployed outside of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Recommendations to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>make United States-documented vessels more competitive in shipping routes between United States and foreign ports;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increase the use of United States-documented vessels to carry cargo imported to and exported from the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>ensure compliance by Federal agencies with chapter 553;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>increase the use of short sea transportation routes, including routes designated under section 55601(b), to enhance intermodal freight movements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>enhance United States shipbuilding capability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>invest in, and identify gaps in, infrastructure needed to facilitate the movement of goods at ports and throughout the transportation system, including innovative physical and information technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>enhance workforce training and recruitment for the maritime workforce, including training on innovative physical and information technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>increase the resilience of ports and the marine transportation system;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>increase the carriage of government-impelled cargo on United States-documented vessels pursuant to chapter 553 of title 46, section 2631 of title 10, or otherwise; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>maximize the cost effectiveness of Federal funding for carriage of non-defense government impelled cargo for the purposes of maintaining a United States flag fleet for national and economic security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ea6f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the release of a strategy or update under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall make such strategy or update publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ea6f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than six months after the submission of a strategy or update under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Defense, shall make publicly available on an appropriate website an implementation plan for such strategy or update.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming repeals; deadline</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rescission of superceded strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Effective on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation submits the national maritime strategy under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50114/a/1">section 50114(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the national maritime strategy prepared pursuant to section 603 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/281">Public Law 113–281</ref>) is rescinded; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3098">136 STAT. 3098</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>section 603 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/281">Public Law 113–281</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50114">46 USC 50114 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for submission of strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall submit the national maritime strategy required under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50114/a/1">section 50114(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1), not later than six months after the date on which the Secretary receives the study under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ea6f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch501">chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ea6f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 50101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 50113 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“50114. </designator> <label>National maritime strategy.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3543">SEC. 3543. </num><heading>MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21eb80b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">Section 50307 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the subsection (a) enumerator and all that follows through “<quotedText>Transportation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21eb80b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emerging Marine Technologies and Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (iv), as redesignated by clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>propeller cavitation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>incidental vessel-generated underwater noise, such as noise from propeller cavitation or hydrodynamic flow</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) through (d) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), as designated under paragraph (1) of this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or support</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>engage in</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the use of public</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of the sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>eligible entities.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2), as redesignated under paragraph (4) of this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or improve</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>improve, or support efforts related to,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under subsection (b)(2) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3099">136 STAT. 3099</page> may include</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with other Federal agencies or with State, local, or Tribal governments, as appropriate, under paragraph (2)(B) may include</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>academic, public, private, and nongovernmental entities and facilities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>eligible entities</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y21eb80cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Maritime Administrator, may establish and carry out a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities for projects in the United States consistent with the goals of this subsection to study, evaluate, test, demonstrate, or apply technologies and practices to improve environmental performance.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21eb80cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec1d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessels</inline>.—</heading><content>Activities carried out under a grant or cooperative agreement made under this section may be conducted on public vessels under the control of the Maritime Administration, upon approval of the Maritime Administrator.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec1d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entity Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a private entity, including a nonprofit organization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a State, regional, or local government or entity, including special districts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)) or a consortium of Indian Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>an institution of higher education as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>a partnership or collaboration of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec1d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ec1d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Center for Maritime Innovation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ec1d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation shall, through a cooperative agreement, establish a United States Center for Maritime Innovation (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Center’) to support the study, research, development, assessment, and deployment of emerging marine technologies and practices related to the maritime transportation system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Center shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>selected through a competitive process of eligible entities, and if a private entity, a domestic entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>based in the United States with technical expertise in emerging marine technologies and practices related to the maritime transportation system; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>located in close proximity to eligible entities with expertise in United States emerging marine technologies and practices, including the use of alternative fuels and the development of both vessel and shoreside infrastructure.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3100">136 STAT. 3100</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with other agencies critical for science, research, and regulation of emerging marine technologies for the maritime sector, including the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Coast Guard, when establishing the Center.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Center shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>support eligible entities regarding the development and use of clean energy and necessary infrastructure to support the deployment of clean energy on vessels of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, the current state of knowledge regarding emerging marine technologies in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>identify any significant gaps in emerging marine technologies research specific to the United States maritime industry, and seek to fill those gaps;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation for equipment, technologies, and techniques to address the components under subsection (a)(2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>provide—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>guidance on best available technologies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>technical analysis;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>assistance with understanding complex regulatory requirements; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>documentation of best practices in the maritime industry, including training and informational webinars on solutions for the maritime industry; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec1d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>work with academic and private sector response training centers and Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education Centers of Excellence to develop maritime strategies applicable to various segments of the United States maritime industry, including the inland, deep water, and coastal fleets.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec1d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ec1d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">46 USC 50307 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the United States Center for Maritime Innovation under subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">section 50307 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3544">SEC. 3544. </num><heading>DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED VESSEL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53501/5/A/iii">Section 53501(5)(A)(iii) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States foreign, Great Lakes, noncontiguous domestic, or short sea transportation trade</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>foreign or domestic trade of the United States</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3545">SEC. 3545. </num><heading>ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53503/b">Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States foreign, Great Lakes, noncontiguous domestic, or short sea transportation trade</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>foreign or domestic trade of the United States</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3546">SEC. 3546. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ec433b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s57100">46 USC 57100 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec915c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3101">136 STAT. 3101</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec915d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>complete the design of a roll-on, roll-off cargo vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year 2024; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ec915e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ec915f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction manager under which the vessel construction manager shall enter into a contract for the construction of not more than ten such vessels in accordance with this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec9160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction and Documentation Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>A vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall meet the requirements for, and be issued a certificate of, documentation and a coastwise endorsement under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch121">chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec9161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Design Standards and Construction Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (b), a vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall be constructed using commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec9162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ec9163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation With Other Federal Entities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Transportation shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of the Navy and may consult with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies regarding the vessel described in subsection (a) and activities associated with such vessel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ec9164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Funds for Used Vessels</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to carry out this section may be used for the procurement of any used vessel.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3547">SEC. 3547. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MERCHANT MARINE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the United States Merchant Marine is a critical part of the national infrastructure of the United States, and the men and women of the United States Merchant Marine are essential workers.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3548">SEC. 3548. </num><heading>ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS IN STORMWATER RUNOFF ON PACIFIC SALMON AND STEELHEAD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ed0695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed0696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall commence an analysis of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed0697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the science relating to tire-related chemicals in stormwater runoff at ports and the effects of such chemicals on Pacific salmon and steelhead; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed0698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the challenges of studying tire-related chemicals in stormwater runoff at ports and the effects of such chemicals on Pacific salmon and steelhead.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ed0699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after commencing the analysis required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed069a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the findings of the analysis; and<sidenote><p>Public information.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed069b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed069c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed069d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>recommendations—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3102">136 STAT. 3102</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed069e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to improve the monitoring of stormwater and research related to run-off for tire-related chemicals and the effects of such chemicals on Pacific salmon and steelhead at ports; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed069f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>based on the best available science on relevant management approaches at ports under their respective jurisdictions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ed06a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed06a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed06a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed06a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3549">SEC. 3549. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFECTIVE VESSEL QUIETING MEASURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ed54c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed54c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed54c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Transportation, a report that includes each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of technology-based controls and best management practices for reducing vessel-generated underwater noise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>For each technology-based control or best management practice identified under paragraph (1), an evaluation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the applicability of each control and practice to various vessel types;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the technical feasibility and economic achievability of each control or practice; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the co-benefits and trade-offs of each control or practice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Such other matters as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y21ed54cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x21ed54ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y21ed54d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES.(a) In General.—Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) Merit-based Decisions.—136 STAT. 3103 (1) In general.—A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall—(A) except as provided in paragraph (2), be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and (B) comply with other applicable provisions of law. (2) Exception.—Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply to a decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) if the project, program, or activity involved—(A) is listed in section 4201; and (B) is identified as Community Project Funding through the inclusion of the abbreviation “CPF” immediately before the name of the project, program, or activity. (c) Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.—An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts. (d) Applicability to Classified Annex.—This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. (e) Oral and Written Communications.—No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.
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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">650,406</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">707,806</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Add 2 aircraft—combat loss replacement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[57,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,147</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UH–60 BLACK HAWK L AND V MODELS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">178,658</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">178,658</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CH–47 HELICOPTER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">169,149</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">366,849</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Three additional aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[197,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CH–47 HELICOPTER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,749</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,749</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–1 PAYLOAD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,700</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GRAY EAGLE MODS2</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,038</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—MQ–1C Gray Eagle extended range multi-domain operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[120,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,380</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,380</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3104">136 STAT. 3104</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AH–64 MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,840</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,840</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,215</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,215</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Degraded visual environment system</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EMARSS SEMA MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,591</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,591</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,346</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,346</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Load stabilization systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,526</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,526</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,387</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,387</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION ASSURED PNT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">69,320</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PM costs excess</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–1,810]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GATM ROLLUP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,683</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,683</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">167,927</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">167,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURVIVABILITY CM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,622</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,622</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CMWS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,112</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">288,209</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">288,209</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,823</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,823</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,773</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,773</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,492</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,492</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,275</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,275</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,141</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[90,141]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,849,655</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,706,086</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,260</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,200</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,747</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">410,809</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Additional units—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[111,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Hellfire pod replacement—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[55,740]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Production line—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[108,222]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MSE MISSILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,037,093</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,037,093</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">213,172</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">213,172</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,924</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,924</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,294</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,294</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">216,030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">252,030</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for AGM–179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[36,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">249,285</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">249,285</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,968</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,968</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,423</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,423</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">785,028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">785,028</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,354</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,354</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">155,705</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">155,705</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LETHAL MINIATURE AERIAL MISSILE SYSTEM (LMAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,937</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">112,937</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Procurement of Switchblade 600 variant</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[75,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PATRIOT MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,689</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,193,689</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>2 Additional Fire Units and a Dismounted Patriot Information and Coordination Central (D-PICC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[700,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for PATRIOT Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC–3) Missile Segment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[240,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITAS/TOW MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,154</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,154</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MLRS MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">218,359</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">218,359</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIMARS MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,468</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,468</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,508</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,508</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR DEFENSE TARGETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,317</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,317</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Blk 1 refurb missiles</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[150,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">117,940</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[117,940]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3105">136 STAT. 3105</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,761,915</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,355,917</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">380,677</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">780,677</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[400,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,852</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,852</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">356,708</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">356,708</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRYKER UPGRADE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">671,271</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">891,171</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase modifications—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[219,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,531</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,531</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,028</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">493,003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">688,003</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[195,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,990</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,990</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">656,340</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,278,140</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase modifications—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[97,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase upgrades—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[524,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPON S</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,627</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MORTAR SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,516</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,516</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,301</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,301</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,703</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,703</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,436</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,436</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">221,293</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">202,881</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Automatic rifle contract delays</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,387]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Rifle contract delays</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,025]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>M777 MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,374</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,374</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>M119 MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,263</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,263</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,138</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,220</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,220</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,659</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,659]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,576,030</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,094,977</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,447</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,724</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,723]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,364</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Carryover</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,655]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">128,662</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,496</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Schedule delays</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–32,166]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">317</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">317</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,849</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,849</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,761</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,761</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CRAM program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,270</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,270</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">143,045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">143,045</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,213</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,213</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MORTAR AMMUNITION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,338</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,338</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,577</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,577</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">127,168</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">127,168</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TANK AMMUNITION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for XM1128 and XM113 (IB only)—155mm rounds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Proj Arty 155mm HE RAP M1210—Early to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,334</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,334</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,920</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,920</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,579</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,579</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ROCKETS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,159</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,159</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">171,697</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">171,697</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER AMMUNITION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,643</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,643</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,796</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,796</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GRENADES, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,251</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,251</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SIGNALS, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,852</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,852</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,350</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,350</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,001</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,528</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,528</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">499,613</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">678,063</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Automated Contaminated Waste Plant, Lake City AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Electrical System Upgrade Phase I, Scranton AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Forge Shop—Replace Pipes (Subway Area), Scranton AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,250]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Industrial Sewer Modernization, Iowa AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Infrastructure Repairs Phase I, Scranton AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Infrastructure Repairs Phase II, Scranton AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,030]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Medium Cal X-Ray Equipment & Infrastructure, Iowa AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Replace Internal Water/Condensate Lines, Bldgs 1, 2, & 3, Lake City AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,530]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Small Caliber Automated Primer Design, Lake City AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Storage Yard K Mod & Automation, Iowa AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Ultra Violet Fire Detection System, Iowa AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,740]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Upgrade Laundry Facility, Holston AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Water Distribution System, Radford AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Construction of Water In-take Pumps (B. 407), Radford AAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Urgent Safety Upgrades to LCAAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[95,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,970</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,970</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMS INITIATIVE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,039</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,556</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[78,556]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,639,051</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,922,013</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED:</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,021</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,316</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,116</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—Infantry Squad Vehicle</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3107">136 STAT. 3107</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,086</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">157,746</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[83,660]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,772</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,772</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,950</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,950</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">206,112</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[110,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PLS ESP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,674</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,674</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,819</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,819</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HMMWV safety upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[183,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,286</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,286</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,059</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">179,853</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">169,853</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Equipment Cost Growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Software Cost Growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">382,007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">417,007</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program acceleration (mobile networking for three maneuver battalions)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE COMMS TERMINAL (DI</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,066</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,505</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,505</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,228</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,228</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">119,259</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">114,250</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Carryover</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,009]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHF TERM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,173</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,173</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">184,911</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">184,911</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,853</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,853</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMART-T (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,916</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,916</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,179</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,179</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—C3 SYSTEM</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,287</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,387</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified cost growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">728,366</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">720,592</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Early to need—single-channel data radio</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,774]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need—handheld radio systems engineering</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,581</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,581</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,178</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,178</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">320,595</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">313,654</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCTRR costs previously funded</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,941]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,621</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,621</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,705</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,705</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,637</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>INFORMATION SECURITY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,019</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,692</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,692</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARCYBER DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,239</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,239</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,262</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,262</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONUS land mobile radio</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,036</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,806</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,806</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TITAN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,821</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Army requested realignment to OPA line 66</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–19,680]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Army Requested Realignment to RDTE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–50,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Funding ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–14,241]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JTT/CIBS-M</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,352</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,352</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3108">136 STAT. 3108</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">064</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,915</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,373</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Production contract ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–42,542]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–38,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DCGS-A-INTEL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,771</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,451</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Army requested realignment from OPA line 62</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[19,680]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS)-INTEL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">349</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">349</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TROJAN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,562</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,562</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,424</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,724</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDOPACOM UFR—SIGINT upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Prophet Enhanced ESP Kits</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,269</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,269</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">076</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,519</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,019</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Carryover</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">077</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CI MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">437</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">437</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">078</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SENTINEL MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,736</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,736</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">079</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IVAS—Army requested realignment to RDTE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–99,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,357</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,357</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">082</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">202,258</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">195,818</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,440]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">083</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,116</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">084</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">326,364</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">086</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">186,515</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">186,515</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">087</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,304</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,152</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,152]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">088</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,370</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,370</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">091</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTERFIRE RADARS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,208</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,208</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">092</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE (</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,455</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,455</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">093</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,676</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,676</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">094</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,619</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,619</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">438,967</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">438,967</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,199</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">098</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,102</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–24,267]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">105</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">97</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">97</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Licenses ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–13,626]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">108</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CSS COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,141</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,141</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,853</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,853</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,960</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,960</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">114</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CBRN DEFENSE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,129</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,129</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BRIDGING EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL BRIDGING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,379</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,379</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">124</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">127</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HEATERS AND ECU’S</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,672</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,672</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">129</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,691</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,691</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,953</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,953</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOBILE SOLDIER POWER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,933</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,933</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">132</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FORCE PROVIDER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,444</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,444</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">137</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,845</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,845</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,936</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,936</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ALL TERRAIN CRANES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,341</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,341</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">148</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">151</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,889</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,889</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">152</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">104,676</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">104,676</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">153</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,131</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>GENERATORS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">154</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">156</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,819</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,819</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINING EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">157</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,297]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">159</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">255,670</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">219,670</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SiVT—Army requested realignment to RDTE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–36,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,546</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,546</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">162</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">166</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">102,556</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,706</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AFRICOM UFR—force protection</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,150]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">167</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,417</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,417</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">168</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,047</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">169</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPA2</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">172</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INITIAL SPARES—C&E</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,463</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,463</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">173</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">291,568</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[291,568]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,457,509</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,966,932</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMBAT AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,865</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">756,865</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>8 aircraft—USNR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[666,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,663,515</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,017,715</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Three additional Joint Strike Fighter aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[313,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TR–3 Organic Depot Standup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">387,596</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">224,496</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Economic order quantity unjustified request</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–163,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JSF STOVL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,909,635</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,950,235</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3110">136 STAT. 3110</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TR–3 Organic Depot Standup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JSF STOVL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">200,118</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">200,118</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,669,986</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,898,196</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Engineering change orders excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,790]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified cost growth—Other ILS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified cost growth—Pubs/ Tech data</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USMC UFR—additional aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[250,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">357,824</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">357,824</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,795</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">243,795</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unit quantity increase—2 aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[212,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>P–8A POSEIDON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,521</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,521</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–2D ADV HAWKEYE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">842,401</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,235,762</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>2 additional E–2D aircraft—Navy UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[399,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Non-recurring excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,539]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINER AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">123,217</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,801</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Support cost excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,416]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED HELICOPTER TRAINING SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">119,816</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">119,816</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–130J</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">439,501</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">439,501</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–130J</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,122</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,122</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–4 TRITON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">587,820</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">584,192</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,628]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–4 TRITON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,235</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,235</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–8 UAV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[21,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STUASL0 UAV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,703</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,703</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–25</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">696,713</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">696,713</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–25</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,463</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,463</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARINE GROUP 5 UAS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,882</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">98,132</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,750]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–18 A-D UNIQUE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,514</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,514</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">572,681</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">572,681</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,116</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEA SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,058</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AV–8 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,657</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,657</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">144,699</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">134,329</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Reduction in units</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,370]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVERSARY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,188</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,188</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–18 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">480,663</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">480,663</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>H–53 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,151</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MH–60 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">126,238</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">126,238</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>H–1 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">122,498</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">122,498</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EP–3 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,492</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,492</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–2 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">188,897</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">188,897</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRAINER A/C SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,568</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,568</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–130 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">132,170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">132,170</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FEWSG</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,902</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,902</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–6 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,143</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">129,722</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">129,722</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">136,883</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">131,883</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Installation equipment NRE previously funded</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>P–8 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">249,342</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">249,342</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,684</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,684</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–8 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,846</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,146</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">207,621</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">290,121</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>V–22 Nacelle Improvement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[82,500]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3111">136 STAT. 3111</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">401,563</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">468,563</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—2 shipsets - Navy UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[67,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–35 STOVL SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">216,356</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">199,294</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Prior year under execution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–17,062]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–35 CV SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">208,336</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">204,110</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Prior year under execution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,226]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>QRC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,864</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,864</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–4 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,738</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,977</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Prior year under execution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,761]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">064</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RQ–21 SERIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,576</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,576</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,872,417</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,166,317</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—aviation outfitting spares in support of carrier airwings</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[292,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">542,214</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">542,214</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,559</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,559</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">071</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WAR CONSUMABLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,316</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,316</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,403</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,403</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">423,280</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">423,280</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">491,186</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[491,186]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>16,848,428</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>19,478,372</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATION OF MISSILES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRIDENT II MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,125,164</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,176,164</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for Trident II Mods</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[51,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,767</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,767</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>STRATEGIC MISSILES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TOMAHAWK</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">160,190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">160,190</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL MISSILES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMRAAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">335,900</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">335,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SIDEWINDER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">63,288</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,188</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—additional AIM–9X</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STANDARD MISSILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">489,123</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">739,123</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Capacity expansion—dual-source energetics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Capacity expansion—test/tooling equipment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[200,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JASSM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,481</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy requested transfer to line 16</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy requested transfer to RDTE line 93</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–46,481]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">108,317</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">104,421</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unit cost growth—AUR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,896]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,131</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,395</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,395</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HELLFIRE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,603</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,603</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AERIAL TARGETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">183,222</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">183,222</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DRONES AND DECOYS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,930</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,430</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Stabilize production ramp</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,524</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,524</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy requested transfer from line 8</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,034</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Naval Strike Missiles—Advanced Procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[200,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATION OF MISSILES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TOMAHAWK MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">435,308</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">435,308</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ESSM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">282,035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">282,035</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AARGM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">131,275</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">171,275</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Production increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STANDARD MISSILES MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,198</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for Harpoon Missiles</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,976</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,976</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3112">136 STAT. 3112</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Hypersonic test facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,793</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,793</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SSTD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,789</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,789</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MK–48 TORPEDO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">151,128</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">200,128</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—additional MK 48 procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[49,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ASW TARGETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,403</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,403</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MK–54 TORPEDO MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,772</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">232,172</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Mk54 LWT program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[125,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,502</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,502</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARITIME MINES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,282</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">245,332</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Hammerhead</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[225,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Mk68</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[11,050]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,044</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ASW RANGE SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,965</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,965</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,315</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,315</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,859</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,859</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CIWS MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,655</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,655</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COAST GUARD WEAPONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,259</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,259</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GUN MOUNT MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,725</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,725</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCS MODULE WEAPONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,580</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,580</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,710</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,710</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">170,041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">170,041</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">129,375</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[129,375]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,738,705</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,860,553</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>NAVY AMMUNITION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,198</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JDAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,688</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,688</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,586</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRACTICE BOMBS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,109</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,843</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Prior year under execution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,266]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,534</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,534</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">114,475</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">108,859</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program rephasing—IR decoys</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,616]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JATOS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,096</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,018</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,089</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,089</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,707</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">189,707</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Goalkeeper long lead procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[147,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,622</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MORTARS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,214</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,214</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">65,169</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Various munitions unit cost growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,542]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,271</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,271</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,691</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,691</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMMO MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,327</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,327</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARTILLERY MUNITIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,514</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,514</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,476</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,476</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,521</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[33,521]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,052,292</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,219,337</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3113">136 STAT. 3113</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,079,223</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,079,223</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,778,553</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,778,553</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER WARSHIPS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,481,530</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,466,530</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CVN–81</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,052,024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,052,024</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,534,184</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,534,184</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,025,651</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,025,651</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">618,295</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">612,081</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified electronics cost growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,214]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DDG 1000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,976</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,976</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DDG–51</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,376,537</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,816,537</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Large Surface Combatant Shipyard Infrastructure</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[250,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>One additional ship</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,190,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DDG–51</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">618,352</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695,652</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Third DDG in FY 2024</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[77,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FFG-FRIGATE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,085,224</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,085,224</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FFG-FRIGATE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,949</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advance procurement unjustified request</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–74,949]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LPD FLIGHT II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,673,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,673,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LPD FLIGHT II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">250,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USMC UFR—Advance procurement for LPD–33</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[250,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LHA REPLACEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,085,470</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,374,470</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LHA 10 advance procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[289,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">645,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[645,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TAO FLEET OILER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">794,719</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">794,719</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TOWING, SALVAGE, AND RESCUE SHIP (ATS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,915</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,915</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OUTFITTING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">707,412</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">707,412</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">190,433</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">391,838</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unit quantity increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[201,405]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICE CRAFT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,274</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,274</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Auxiliary personnel lighters barracks craft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[23,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCAC SLEP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,301</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,301</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">140,686</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">140,686</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,328,146</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,328,146</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">839,239</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[839,239]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>27,917,854</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>32,586,635</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,478</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,478</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>GENERATORS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,615</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,615</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">98,079</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,800</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,279]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">266,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">261,011</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,289]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DDG MOD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">770,341</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">770,341</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,687</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,687</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,406</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,406</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LHA/LHD MIDLIFE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,504</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,504</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DSSP EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,660</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,660</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CG MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,054</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCAC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,452</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,452</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,417</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,417</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,812</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,812</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,202</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,202</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,242,532</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,242,532</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>REACTOR POWER UNITS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,690</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,690</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>REACTOR COMPONENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">408,989</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">408,989</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OCEAN ENGINEERING</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,773</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,773</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SMALL BOATS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STANDARD BOATS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,262</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">77,262</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Six additional 40-foot Patrol Boats</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATING FORCES IPE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,743</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,743</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SHIP SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,313</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,313</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCS MCM MISSION MODULES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,987</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">97,187</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Capacity and Wholeness—Navy UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LCS ASW MISSION MODULES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,594</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,594</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL & MEDIUM UUV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,763</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,763</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIP SONARS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPQ–9B RADAR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,063</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,591</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,591</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">446,653</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">446,653</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,424</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,708</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,708</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SSTD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,325</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,325</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">266,228</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">266,228</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURTASS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,030</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">311,210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">311,210</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,487</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,487</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,038</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ATDLS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,675</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,675</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,435</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,435</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,336</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,336</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,439</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,439</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,724</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,724</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,266</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,266</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,396</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,396</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,732</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,732</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ID SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,226</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,226</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM (</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,186</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,186</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,778</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,778</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,520</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,520</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,219</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">102,846</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">102,846</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,941</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,941</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">076</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,150</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">077</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,569</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,569</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">078</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,827</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,827</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">079</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,699</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,699</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">081</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">156,034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">156,034</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">082</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,055</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">083</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">092</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,556</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,556</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SONOBUOYS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">094</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">291,670</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">303,520</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[11,850]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MINOTAUR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,247</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,247</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,209</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,209</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">097</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">275,461</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,409</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,409</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">136,647</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">136,647</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">105</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,902</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,902</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPY–1 Low Noise Amplyfier</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">108</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,856</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,856</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">109</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,430</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,430</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,048</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,938</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,938</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">114</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,264</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,264</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,799</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,799</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">118</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,542</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,542</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">119</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,619</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,219</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GPS laser leveling system</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,728</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,077</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,077</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,252</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,252</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">142</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">201,314</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">201,314</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">143</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,295</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,295</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">145</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>11,746,503</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>12,262,311</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AAV7A1 PIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,653</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,653</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,782</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,782</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">143,808</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">143,808</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TOMAHAWK</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,958</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,369</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,369</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">173,801</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">173,801</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,605</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,605</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,292</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,292</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,684</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified growth—CBM+ test systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,340]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODIFICATION KITS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">293</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">293</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,345</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,345</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,048</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,663</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,322</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,595</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">43,358</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Short range/ short endurance unit cost growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,237]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DCGS-MC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,998</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,998</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UAS PAYLOADS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,619</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,619</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">276,763</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">258,020</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess growth—end user devices</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–18,743]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,096</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMAND POST SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,314</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,314</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RADIO SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">612,450</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">599,593</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,857]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,976</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,976</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,029</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBER MISSION FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,036</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,884</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,884</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,179</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,161</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified request—garrison transportation and management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,018]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,807</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,807</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">222,257</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">222,257</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRAILERS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,721</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,721</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,854</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,854</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,841</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,841</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,120</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EOD SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">201,047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">191,047</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified growth—MEGFoS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>GENERAL PROPERTY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,780</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,780</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRAINING DEVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,272</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,774</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–11,498]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,605</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,605</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,433</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,433</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,799</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,799</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">123,755</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[123,755]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–21 RAIDER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,498,431</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,498,431</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–21 RAIDER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">288,165</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">288,165</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–35</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,320,757</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,093,757</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—additional F–35A aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[658,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[115,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–35</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">594,886</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">180,658</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EOQ unjustified request</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–243,184]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Long-lead excess to need due to decreased out-year quantities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–56,044]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds to line 3</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–115,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–15EX</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,422,348</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,422,348</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–15EX</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">264,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">264,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL AIRLIFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–46A MDAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,684,503</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,684,503</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER AIRLIFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–130J</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,293</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UPT TRAINERS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED TRAINER REPLACEMENT T-X</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,507</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,507</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>HELICOPTERS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MH–139A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">156,192</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">156,192</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">707,018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,048,118</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Additional aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[350,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unit cost excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,952</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,648]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TARGET DRONES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">128,906</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">128,906</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMPASS CALL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">553,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—EC–37B aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[553,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–11 BACN/HAG</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">66,847</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–413]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–9</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,039</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Early to need—production shutdown</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–1,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AGILITY PRIME PROCUREMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,612</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,612</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–2A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,752</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,771</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACS kits ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–14,981]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–1B</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,313</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,813</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–52</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">127,854</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,909</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds for B–52 Crypto Mod upgrade spares</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,293]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds for B–52 VLF/LF spares</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,652]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,286</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,286</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>A–10</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,972</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,972</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–11 BACN/HAG</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,309</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,309</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–15</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,379</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,379</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–16</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">700,455</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">685,955</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Overestimation of SLEP induction rate</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–14,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–22A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">764,222</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">764,222</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–35 MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">414,382</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">414,382</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–15 EPAW</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,837</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,837</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–46A MDAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">467</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">467</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–5</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,673</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–18,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds to line 64</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,354]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–17A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">152,009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">157,509</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–32A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,068</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–37A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,062</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINER AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>T–1</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,262</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,262</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>T–38</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,668</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">161,168</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Ejection Seat Upgrade</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[49,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER AIRCRAFT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>U–2 MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,650</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,650</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–10A (ATCA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,443</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,043</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–1,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–21</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,024</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>VC–25A MOD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,146</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,146</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–40</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,197</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,197</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–130</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">114,268</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">148,748</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[17,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Modular airborne firefighting system</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Overestimation of AMP inc 2 install cost</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,020]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–130J MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">112,299</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">112,299</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–135</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">149,023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">163,523</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[19,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3119">136 STAT. 3119</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMPASS CALL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,630</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">337,230</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—EC–37B group A & B kits and spare components</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[320,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RC–135</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">212,828</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">252,828</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDOPACOM UFR—SIGINT upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RC–135 navigation upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[39,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–3</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,247</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,247</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–4</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,973</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,973</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–8</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,610</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–16,610]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>H–1</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,757</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,757</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>H–60</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,820</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,820</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER MODIFICATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,083</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,083</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RQ–4 MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,286</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,286</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,956</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">109,785</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MC/AC MUOS installations ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,171]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">064</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER AIRCRAFT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,796</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,767]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">065</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–9 MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,370</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">211,507</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Multi-Domain Operations modernization</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[150,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified cost—MQ–9 Upgrade</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,563]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SENIOR LEADER C3, SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,784</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,784</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CV–22 MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">153,026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">153,026</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">623,661</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">734,767</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—EC–37B spare components</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,361]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—EC–37B spare engines</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[94,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds for B–52 Crypto Mod upgrade spares</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,293]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds for B–52 VLF/LF spares</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,652]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,935</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,935</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">071</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–2A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,802</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,802</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–2B</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,325</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,325</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B–52</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,883</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,883</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–15</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,764</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,764</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">075</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–16</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,102</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">077</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ9 POST PROD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,069</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">078</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RQ–4 POST PRODUCTION CHARGES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,845</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,845</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">082</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–5 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">083</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HC/MC–130J POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">079</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,128</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,128</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>WAR CONSUMABLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">081</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,047,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,047,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,092</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">63,092</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—F–35A classified item</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[45,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">633,490</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[633,490]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>18,517,428</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>21,113,854</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,476</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,476</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>STRATEGIC</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,454</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,454</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TACTICAL</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–46,566]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">784,971</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,855</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMRAAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">320,056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">340,056</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIM–120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)—Advanced Procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,040</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL DIAMETER BOMB</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,475</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,475</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">429,006</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—additional small diameter bomb II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[150,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">77,975</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">77,975</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDUSTR’L PREPAREDNS/POL PREVENTION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">868</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,868</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for Industrial Preparedness</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[150,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASS IV</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ICBM FUZE MOD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99,691</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99,691</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ICBM FUZE MOD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,673</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,673</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MM III MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,193</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,193</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,778</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">108,778</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Expansion for Gas Turbine Engines, Control Actuation Systems, and Antennas</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[75,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,354</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,354</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,978</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,978</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPECIAL PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,933</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,933</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">705,540</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">705,540</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">61,064</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[61,064]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,962,417</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,448,915</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ROCKETS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ROCKETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,190</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CARTRIDGES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CARTRIDGES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,164</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,164</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BOMBS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,800</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,800</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,743</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,743</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,956</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,956</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER ITEMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CAD/PAD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,473</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,473</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,343</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,343</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">573</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">573</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,903</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,903</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,014</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FLARES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,548</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,548</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FUZES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUZES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">121,528</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">121,528</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SMALL ARMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL ARMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,395</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,395</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,395</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[23,395]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>903,630</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>927,025</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,414</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,414</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,691</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,691</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,394</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,394</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,982</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,982</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,424</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GPSIII FOLLOW ON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">657,562</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">646,962</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GPS III SPACE SEGMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,340</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,504]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MILSATCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,333</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,333</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SBIR HIGH (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">148,666</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">148,666</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">817,484</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">805,484</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,833</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,056,133</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,025,533</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–30,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,062</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PTES HUB</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,464</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,464</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,145</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,145</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">314,288</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">714,288</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[200,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Space Force UFR—accelerate resilient missile warning/missile tracking</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[200,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,957</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,957</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,712</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,712</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPARES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,352</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,352</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,161</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[106,161]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,629,669</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,077,126</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,446</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,446</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,125</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,125</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CAP VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[901]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,220</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,220</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,461</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,461</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">382</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">382</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,623</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,623</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,231</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,231</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,559</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,559</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,409</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,409</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,012</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMSEC EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,851</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,851</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC MICROELECTRONIC SUPPLY SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">467,901</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">467,901</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,043</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,424</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">167,140</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,517</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,517</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">134,213</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">66,294</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">66,294</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,611</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USSTRATCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,619</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,619</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ORGANIZATION AND BASE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,050</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RADIO EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,053</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,313</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,363</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NORTHCOM UFR—Long range radar sites digitilization upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,050]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MODIFICATIONS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMM ELECT MODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">167,419</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">167,419</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,484</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,484</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,995</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,995</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,199</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,199</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,326</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,326</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">52,890</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">52,890</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">231,552</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">231,552</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOBILITY EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">28,758</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">28,758</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,740</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,740</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">065</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DARP RC135</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">28,153</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">28,153</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DCGS-AF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">217,713</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">217,713</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">978,499</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">978,499</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,702,225</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,702,225</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">071</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,007</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,175</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,175</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">189,283</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[189,283]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>25,691,113</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>25,871,716</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">513</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">513</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,291</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,291</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Project Spectrum</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,738</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,738</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">310</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">310</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,044</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TELEPORT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,475</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,475</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS—DODIN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">674</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">674</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,614</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,614</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,345</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,345</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,145</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,145</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3123">136 STAT. 3123</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,183</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,183</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,756</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,756</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,501</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,501</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,346</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,346</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,900</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THAAD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,994</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">239,994</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>15 additional THAAD interceptors</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[165,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEGIS BMD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">402,235</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">402,235</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,606</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,606</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SM–3 IIAS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">337,975</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">589,975</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Production increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[252,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,514</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,514</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,181</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,181</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">681,894</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">681,894</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AVIATION PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">246,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">246,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANNED ISR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MC–12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,344</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,344</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,575</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">210,283</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,292]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNMANNED ISR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,749</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,749</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NON-STANDARD AVIATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,156</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,156</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>U–28</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,589</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,589</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MH–47 CHINOOK</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,144</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,144</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">064</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CV–22 MODIFICATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,629</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,215</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CV–22 & MC–130J Link–16 TacNet tactical receiver</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,586]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">065</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,450</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,450</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AC/MC–130J</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,569</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">222,869</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–130 MODIFICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,945</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,893</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CV–22 & MC–130J Link–16 TacNet tactical receiver</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,948]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SHIPBUILDING</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDERWATER SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,631</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,631</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>AMMUNITION PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">151,233</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">154,938</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Maritime Scalable Effects (MSE) Electronic Warfare System Acceleration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,705]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">071</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">175,616</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">219,094</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) Procurement Acceleration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[33,553]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION</b><br/><b>(In Thousands of Dollars)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:6pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h2"> <xhtml:th style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Line</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:50.0pt ; max-width:50.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Program</b><br/><b>Element</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 55.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Item</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FY 2023</b><br/><b> Request</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:42.0pt ; max-width:42.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Conference</b><br/><b>Authorized</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:8pt; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601601A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,456</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,456</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>APPLIED RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Turret gunner survivability and simulation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602142A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,833</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602143A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,839</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,539</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advanced textiles and shelters</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Footwear research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Future Force Requirements Experimentation program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Pathfinder</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—digital night vision technology</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602144A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">52,848</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,848</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cold and complex environments sensing research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Earthen structures soil enhancement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High performance polymer composites and coatings</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High temperature polymeric materials</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Polar proving ground and training program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unmanned mobility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602145A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">180,090</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Structural thermoplastics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602146A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,615</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AI for position, navigation, and timing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Alternative position, navigation, and timing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Portable Doppler radar</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Secure anti-tamper</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602147A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">43,029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">79,779</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Carbon-carbon high-temperature composites</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Low cost missile technology development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Precision long range integrated strike missile</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,750]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—aluminum lithium alloy solid rocket advancement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602148A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">69,348</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,848</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High density eVTOL power source</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602150A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,016</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CEMA missile defender</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Counter-UAS Center of Excellence</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High energy laser engagement technologies</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602180A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602182A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C3I APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,892</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,892</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602183A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Tri-Service Biotechnology for a Resilient Supply Chain / Biotechnology for Materials</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[75,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602785A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,649</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,649</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602787A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,976</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,976</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603002A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,207</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,907</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—U.S. Army Battlefield Exercise and Combat Related Traumatic Brain and Spinal Injury Research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,598</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603025A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,900</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603040A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,395</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,395</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603041A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603044A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">479</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,499</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Advancing Military Exoskeleton Technology State-of-The-Art Project</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,890]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Building 2, Doriot Climatic Chambers, Exterior Repair</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,630]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Small Unit Digital Twin for Robotic and Sensor Systems Integration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603116A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,796</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,796</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603117A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">134,874</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">134,874</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603118A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,935</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,935</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Sensored head-borne suspension systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603119A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">32,546</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,546</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Additive manufacturing with indigenous materials</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Graphene-enabled technologies for ground combat operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Printed infrastructure and cold weather construction capabilities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603134A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,486</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,486</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603386A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,853</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,853</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603457A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,354</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,354</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603461A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,964</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">301,964</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603462A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">193,242</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">254,742</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Autonomous ground vehicle cybersecurity</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Combat vehicle hybrid-electric transmissions</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Digital enterprise technology</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Electrified vehicle infrared signature management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HTPEM APU</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Lithium 6T battery development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Multi-Service Electro-Optical Signature code modernization</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Synthetic graphite research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603463A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,565</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,565</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PNT situational awareness tools and techniques</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603464A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,830</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,230</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Autoloader development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[21,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Extended Range Artillery Munition Suite</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Hypersonic and strategic materials and structures</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Maneuvering submunitions</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Missile Multi Agent eXtensible Engagement Services (MAXES)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603465A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,836</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">179,836</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—Additive manufacturing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603466A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">43,147</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Palatized-High Energy Laser</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Integration of distributed gain HEL laser weapon system</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3127">136 STAT. 3127</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603920A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HUMANITARIAN DEMINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,933</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,933</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603305A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,001</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Mobile Solid State High Power Microwave</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Sensing, Modeling, Analysis, Requirements, and Testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603308A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,945</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,945</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603619A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,001</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603639A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,669</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,669</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603645A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,944</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,444</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMPV—Hybrid electric vehicle</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[37,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603747A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,060</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603766A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IVAS—Army requested realignment from Procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[99,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603779A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,860]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603804A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,638</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,638</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603807A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">598</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">598</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">064</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603827A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604020A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604035A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,509</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,509</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604036A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,932</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,932</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">071</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604037A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">863</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">863</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604100A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,659</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,659</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604101A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,425</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,425</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604113A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,719</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,719</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">075</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604114A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">382,147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">392,147</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program protection</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">076</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604115A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">269,756</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">269,756</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">077</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604117A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,147</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">078</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604119A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">198,111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">198,111</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">079</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604120A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">43,797</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,797</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ALTNAV—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604121A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,452</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">219,452</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase (STE live training systems)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">081</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604134A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,840</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,840</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">082</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604135A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">223,168</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>National Hypersonic Initiative—Develop Leap-Ahead Concepts and Capabilities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">084</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604403A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE INTERCEPTOR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,179</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,179</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">085</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604531A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,110</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">086</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604541A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,098,749</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,409,889</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604201A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT AVIONICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,335</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,335</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">091</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604270A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,243</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,243</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">092</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604601A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">66,529</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,529</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Commercial magazine reliability testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">093</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604604A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,163</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,163</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">094</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604611A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JAVELIN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,870</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,870</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604622A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,924</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,924</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604633A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,623</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,623</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">097</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604641A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Electric light recon vehicle—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,049]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604645A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,287</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,777</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>T&E excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IVAS—Army UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[16,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Night vision device—next ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,228]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">101</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604713A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,566</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,566</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604715A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,600</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604741A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,541</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,541</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604742A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,570</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,570</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">105</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604746A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,178</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,178</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604760A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,189</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,189</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">109</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604798A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,228</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,228</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604802A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">263,778</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,178</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604804A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,669</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,669</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604805A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,038</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604807A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,513</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,513</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">114</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604808A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,150</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604818A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,690</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,690</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604820A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RADAR DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,259</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,259</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604822A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,402</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,402</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">119</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604827A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,425</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">121</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604854A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,106</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">122</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605013A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,475</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">109,475</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Army contract writing system</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">123</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605018A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,564</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,373</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–14,191]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">125</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605030A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605041A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,029</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605042A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,497</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,497</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">132</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605047A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">133</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605051A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,123</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,123</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605052A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2—BLOCK 1</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">131,093</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">131,093</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605053A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND ROBOTICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Palletized high energy laser</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">137</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605143A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BIOMETRICS ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,091</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,091</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605144A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,439</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,439</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605148A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,087</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">108,987</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TITAN realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">141</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605203A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">119,516</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">143,616</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERCOM UPL—JCWA integration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[24,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">142</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605205A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,530</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,530</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">143</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605224A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,911</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,911</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">145</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605231A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,506</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,506</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">146</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605232A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HYPERSONICS EMD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">633,499</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">633,499</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605233A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,647</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,088</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Carryover</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,559]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">148</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605235A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,016</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">149</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605236A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,447</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,447</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605450A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,366</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,366</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">151</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">152</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605531A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,892</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,892</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">153</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605625A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[38,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Service Tactical SIGINT Upgrades—INDOPACOM UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MANAGEMENT SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">161</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604256A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,437</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,437</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">162</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604258A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,132</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,132</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Rapid Assurance Modernization Program–Test (RAMP-T)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605604A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">184</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0606003A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,424</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">186</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0606942A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">188</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603778A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Materials improvements</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">193</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0607137A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">194</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0607139A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">228,036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">228,036</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">195</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0607142A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">228</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0608041A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSIVE CYBER—SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,888</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,888</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[395,627]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>395,627</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>13,710,273</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>15,344,737</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASIC RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601103N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,076</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">204,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>All-digital arrays for long-distance applications</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[99,824]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—artificial intelligence maritime maneuvering</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601153N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">499,116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">529,116</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Basic research increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>APPLIED RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,426</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">192,926</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cavitation erosion prevention</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Resilient Autonomous Systems Research and Workforce Diversity</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Talent and Technology for Navy Power and Energy Systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Direct air capture and carbon removal technology program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Energy resilience research collaboration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Intelligent Data Management for Distributed Naval Platforms</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Relative positioning of autonomous platforms</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3132">136 STAT. 3132</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Resilient Autonomous Systems Research & Workforce Diversity</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Workforce and technology for Navy power and energy systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602131M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,467</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">63,967</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Unmanned Logistics Solutions for the U.S. Marine Corps</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unmanned logistics solutions</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602235N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,911</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,911</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602236N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">70,957</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,957</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Anti-corrosion coatings</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602271N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,444</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,444</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Chip Scale Open Architecture</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602435N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,622</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,622</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Undersea distributed sensing systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">011</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602651M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,700</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602747N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,111</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Persistent Maritime Surveillance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Dual-modality research vessels</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Undersea vehicle technology partnerships</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UUV research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602750N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">173,641</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,141</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602782N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,649</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,649</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602792N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,637</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">146,237</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—Alternative CONOPS Goalkeeper</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602861N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,296</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603123N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,933</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,933</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603271N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,253</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,253</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603640M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">280,285</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">316,685</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Low-cost attritable aircraft technology</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—K-MAX next generation autonomous logistics UAS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603673N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,267</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,267</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603680N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,999</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603758N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,137</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,137</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603782N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,007</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603801N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">144,122</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">210,422</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—Alternative CONOPS Goalkeeper</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[61,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Scalable laser weapon system</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>865,755</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>968,455</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603128N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,883</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603207N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,737</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603216N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION SURVIVABILITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—Alternative CONOPS Goalkeeper</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603502N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603525N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PILOT FISH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">672,461</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">672,461</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603527N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RETRACT LARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,483</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,483</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603536N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RETRACT JUNIPER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">239,336</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">239,336</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603542N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">772</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">772</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603553N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURFACE ASW</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,180</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603561N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603562N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,917</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,917</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603563N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">82,205</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,205</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Additive Manufacturing in Ship Advanced Concept Design</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603564N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,327</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,327</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603570N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">227,400</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">227,400</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603573N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">176,600</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">197,200</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Integration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Silicon carbide power modules</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[11,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603576N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHALK EAGLE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,584</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">91,584</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603581N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,444</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Capacity and Wholeness—Navy UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603597N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603609N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,286</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,286</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603635M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603721N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,647</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,647</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603724N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RETRACT ELM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,445</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">83,445</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603764M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LINK EVERGREEN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">313,761</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603851M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,533</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,533</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603860N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS—DEM/VAL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78—80)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,498</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,498</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">082</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604126N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LITTORAL AIRBORNE MCM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,389</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,342</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">086</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604292N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,103</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">087</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604320M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,927</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">088</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604454N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LX (R)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,630</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,116</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,514]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">089</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604536N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,880</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,880</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604636N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,438</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,438</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">091</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604659N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,734</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">109,734</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Research and development for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">092</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604707N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,229</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,229</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">093</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604786N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,204</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">237,785</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy requested transfer from WPN line 8</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[46,481]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Navy UFR—Hypersonic OASuW Inc 2</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[67,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">094</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605512N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVS))</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">104,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">104,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605513N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">097</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605516M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LONG RANGE FIRES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,693</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,693</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">098</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605518N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">796</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">796</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603208N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family of Integrated Targeting Cells (FITC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604212N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">66,010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">66,010</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">105</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604214M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">107</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604216N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,684</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,684</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">108</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,337</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,337</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604231N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604245M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,231</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">114</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604262N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>V–22A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,233</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,233</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604264N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">43,282</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">43,282</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604269N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EA–18</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,589</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,589</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604270N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,138</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">118</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604273M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,645</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,645</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">119</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604274N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,679</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,679</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604280N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">329,787</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">326,587</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">121</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604282N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">301,737</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">151,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program delay</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–150,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">122</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604307N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">347,233</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">336,705</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,528]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">124</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604329N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,881</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,881</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">125</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604366N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">319,943</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">319,943</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">126</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604373N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRBORNE MCM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,882</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,882</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">127</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604378N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,892</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,892</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">128</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604419N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM (ASAP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[13,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">129</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604501N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,254</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,917</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,337]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604503N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">93,501</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">93,501</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604504N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR CONTROL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,138</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">132</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604512N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">133</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604518N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,160</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604522N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,459</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,459</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604530N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">151</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">136</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604558N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEW DESIGN SSN</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">307,585</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">496,485</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advanced undersea capability development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[188,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">137</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604562N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,741</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,741</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604567N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,791</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,791</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">139</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604574N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,177</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,177</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">145</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604727N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">758</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">758</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">146</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604755N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">159,426</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">159,426</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604756N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">149</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604761N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,742</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,742</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604771N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cyber supply chain risk management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">168</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605611M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,569</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,569</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">169</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605813M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">171</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0301377N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,341</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,341</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MANAGEMENT SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">177</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604256N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,430</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,430</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">178</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604258N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">218</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0205601N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,779</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">90,779</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">219</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0205620N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">222</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0205675N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">121,439</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">121,439</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">223</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0206313M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">226</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0206624M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,522</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,522</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">227</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0206625M</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207163N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,898</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,898</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">231</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0208043N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">254</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0708730N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,133</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,133</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">9999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9999999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">256</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0608013N</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[409,201]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>409,201</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>24,078,718</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>25,419,350</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASIC RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601102F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">375,325</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">450,397</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[75,072]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601103F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">171,192</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,542</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Aeromedical Research Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,350]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—GHz-THz Antenna Systems for Massive Data Transmissions in Real-Time</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>APPLIED RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602020F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,672</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,282</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Transformational capability incubator unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,390]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602102F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MATERIALS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">134,795</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">149,795</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High energy synchotron X-ray research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Thermal protection for hypersonic vehicles</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602201F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">159,453</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">169,453</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Aeromechanics and integration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602202F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,771</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,771</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Digital engineering and prototype capability</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602203F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEROSPACE PROPULSION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">172,861</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">172,861</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">009</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602204F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEROSPACE SENSORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">192,733</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">197,733</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advanced hypersonic propulsion</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602788F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">226,041</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Quantum testbed</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Trapped ion quantum computer</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UAS traffic management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,305,787</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,408,042</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3139">136 STAT. 3139</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603032F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">152,559</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">107,559</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Automated geospatial intelligence detection algorithm</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603112F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603199F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,695</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,695</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603203F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,997</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">36,997</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603211F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,507]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unmanned semi-autonomous adversary aircraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603216F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,507]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603270F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,380</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,380</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603273F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">98,503</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">93,289</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Transformational technology development unjustified request</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,214]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603680F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,059</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Agile Factory Floor for Depot Sustainment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Additive Manufacturing and Ultra-High Performance Concrete</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603788F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603036F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,688</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,688</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603260F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,101</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,101</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603742F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,318</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,318</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603790F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604001F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,098</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,098</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604003F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">231,408</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">231,408</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604004F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–16,615]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604015F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604033F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">431,868</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">161,547</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–270,321]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604183F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE (HACM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">144,891</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">461,778</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[316,887]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604201F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,010</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604257F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,311</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,311</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604288F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">203,213</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">203,213</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604317F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604327F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,826</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,826</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3140">136 STAT. 3140</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CENTCOM UFR—HDBTDS program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604414F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,526</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">69,526</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604668F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,758</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,758</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Product development ahead of need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–24,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604776F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,586</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,586</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604858F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">649,545</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">602,795</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Hybrid autonomous maritime expeditionary logistics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,250]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–58,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604860F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605230F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ICBM transition readiness modeling and simulation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207110F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,657,733</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,657,733</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207179F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,747</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,747</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207420F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT IDENTIFICATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,866</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,866</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207455F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,490</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,490</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207522F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">52,498</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,498</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AI systems and applications for CYBERCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>7,945,238</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>7,999,639</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604200F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,879</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,879</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604201F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">176,824</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">176,824</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">075</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604222F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">081</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604617F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,252</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,252</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">083</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604706F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207328F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">283,152</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">274,152</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">097</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207701F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,528</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Airborne Augemented Reality</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0401221F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–46A TANKER SQUADRONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">197,510</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">188,810</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PACS delays</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0401319F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>VC–25B</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">492,932</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">392,932</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0701212F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,664</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,664</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">105</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0804772F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,138</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">107</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206442F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION OPIR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">148</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">148</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,438,954</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,330,754</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MANAGEMENT SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">108</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604256F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,067</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">109</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604759F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,714</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">171,314</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—Gulf instrumentation for hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[55,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—Quick reaction test capability for hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—VKF wind tunnel improvements for hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[56,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605101F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,921</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,921</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605502F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Programming error</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–86]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605712F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,926</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,926</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605807F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">826,854</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">841,854</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—EDW/Eglin hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—VKF wind tunnel throughput for hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605827F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">255,995</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">283,995</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[28,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605828F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">457,589</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">457,589</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605829F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">459,223</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">473,423</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">118</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605830F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL BATTLE MGMT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,696</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,696</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">119</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605831F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">229,610</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,610</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[24,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605832F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,648</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,361</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–25,287]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">121</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605833F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">241,226</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">236,382</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–4,844]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">122</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605898F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,347</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,624</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,277]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">123</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605976F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">77,820</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,420</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—Quick reaction test capability for hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force UFR—VKF wind tunnel improvements for hypersonics testing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[48,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">124</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605978F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">126</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0606398F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANAGEMENT HQ—T&E</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,285</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,285</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">127</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0303166F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604617F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,199</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,199</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">139</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604776F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">142</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605024F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,066</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">143</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605117F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">167</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207136F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,695</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,695</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">168</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207138F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207161F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL AIM MISSILES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,536</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,536</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">172</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207163F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">174</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207247F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AF TENCAP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,309</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,309</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">175</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207249F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,722</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,722</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">176</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207253F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMPASS CALL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">178</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207325F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">117,198</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">129,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E–7 acceleration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[301,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Early to need—communication network upgrade</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">189</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207452F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DCAPES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,049</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207521F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">194</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207601F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,341</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,341</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">195</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0207605F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">199</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0208007F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICAL DECEPTION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,074</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0208064F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">202</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0208088F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,367</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">258</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0401130F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,387</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,387</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0401134F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,909</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,909</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">261</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0401218F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>KC–135S</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,955</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,955</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">262</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0401318F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CV–22</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,121</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,121</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">263</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0408011F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,297</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,297</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">264</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0708055F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">267</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0804743F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,214</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,214</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">269</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0901202F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,766</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,766</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">9999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9999999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,240,641</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,325,641</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Electromagnetic spectrum technology for spectrum sharing, EW protection, and offensive EW capabilities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[85,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>23,090,569</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>23,470,563</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">278</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0608158F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,167</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,167</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">279</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0608410F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC)—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,827</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,827</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">280</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0608920F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DEAMS)—SOFTWARE PILOT PRO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–37,346]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">282</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0308605F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,046]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">283</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0308606F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM (ADCP)—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">190,112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">180,607</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,505]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">284</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0308607F</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR FORCE WEATHER PROGRAMS—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,160</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–196]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3145">136 STAT. 3145</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,000,847</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,000,847]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,000,847</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>44,134,301</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>45,846,570</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RDTE, SPACE FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>APPLIED RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206601SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">243,737</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">270,092</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advanced Analog Microelectronics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,355]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>University Consortia for Space Technology</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>243,737</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>270,092</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206310SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">460,820</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">478,472</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense in depth as mission assurance for spacecraft</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,652]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206616SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,395</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,168</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Reduce follow-on tranches</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–26,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,773]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>564,215</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>558,640</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604002SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">816</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">816</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1203164SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">382,594</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">382,594</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">007</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1203622SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,791</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,791</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">008</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1203710SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,519</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">96,519</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206410SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">986,822</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">986,822</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206425SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">230,621</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">230,621</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206427SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,252</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,252</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">014</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206438SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,953</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,953</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206730SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,169</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,169</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">017</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206760SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">121,069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,169</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206761SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">294,828</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,628</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206855SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">565,597</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">542,097</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–23,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206857SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,427</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,427</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,992,458</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,945,858</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1203269SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">325,927</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">318,727</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unjustified increase—GPS IIIF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1203940SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,628</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,628</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206421SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,848</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,848</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206422SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,870</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,870</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206425SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">105,140</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206431SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,701</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,701</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206432SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,465</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,465</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3146">136 STAT. 3146</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206433SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,438</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,438</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206440SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">612,529</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[612,529]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206442SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION OPIR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,479,459</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,801</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,225,658]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206443SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,713,933</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,713,933]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206444SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">899,196</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[899,196]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206445SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,513</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,513</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206446SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">499,840</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">525,637</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,797]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206447SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">139,131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">303,930</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[164,799]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206448SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—INTEGRATED GROUND SEGMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">390,596</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–390,596]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206853SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">124,103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">154,103</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Increase EMD for NSSL Phase 3 and beyond activities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,335,659</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,158,459</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206116SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,453</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,453</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206392SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,716</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,716</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206398SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,962</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,962</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206616SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,773</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,773]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206759SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,751</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">89,751</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">044</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206860SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,922</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,922</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206862SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE LAUNCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Continue Tactically Responsive Space</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206864SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,366</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,366</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">359,720</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">359,720</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206770SF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDOPACOM UFR—Operationalize near-term space control</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[308,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[539,491]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>539,491</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL RDTE, SPACE FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASIC RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601000BR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DTRA BASIC RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,584</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,584</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601101E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">401,870</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">494,344</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AI for supply chain</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Math and computer science</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[84,474]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601108D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,257</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,257</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601110D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—HBCU Training for the Future of Aerospace</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense established program to stimulate competitive research (DEPSCoR)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">005</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601117E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,874</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">80,874</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">006</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0601120D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SMART</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>APPLIED RESEARCH</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602000D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Underexplored systems for utility-scale quantum computing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602383E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MAD-FIRES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">342,776</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Reduce growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ReVector</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">024</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602716E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">557,745</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">557,745</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602718BR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">192,162</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">192,162</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">026</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602751D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,030</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">027</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0602890D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,587</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,587</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1160401BB</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,174</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,174</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,386,000</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,585,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">029</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603000D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,065</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,065</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603121D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,919</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,919</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">031</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603122D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">72,614</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">92,614</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>United States-Israel Cooperation to Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>VTOL Loitering Munition (ROC-X)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">032</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603133D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,802</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,802</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">034</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603160BR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">395,721</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">395,721</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">035</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603176BR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,505</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,505</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">036</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603176C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,737</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">037</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603180C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,023</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,023</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Benzoxazine High-Mach System Thermal Protection</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High Temperature Nickel Based Alloy research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Sounding Rocket Testbed Technology Maturation Tests</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603183D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">52,156</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,156</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Accelerate co-development of key partner programs</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">039</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603225D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,898</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,898</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603286E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">350,435</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GlideBreaker</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OpFires</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[42,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Tactical Boost Glide (TBG)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">041</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603287E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,888</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,888</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603288D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,052</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603289D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">046</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603338D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE MODERNIZATION AND PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,561</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">141,561</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">047</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603342D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,925</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">87,925</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>National Security Innovation Capital program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Small craft electric propulsion</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603375D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">109,535</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">309,535</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Accelerating quantum applications</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Domestic Supply Chain for Microelectronics Critical Element Production</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603384BP</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">238,407</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">233,262</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Biological Defense Vaccines and Advanced Therapeutics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Poor justification</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,145]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603527D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RETRACT LARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">79,493</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">79,493</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">051</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603618D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,218</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,218</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603648D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">114,100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">114,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603662D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,168</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,168</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">054</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603680D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">256,142</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">743,142</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advanced textiles</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Artificial intelligence for predictive maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BioMADE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Biotechnology Manufacturing Institutes</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[300,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Future Nano and Micro-Fabrication - Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Manufacturing of Advanced Composites for Hypersonics – Aided by Digital Engineering</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CPF—Scalable comprehensive workforce readiness initiatives in bioindustrial manufacturing that lead to regional bioeconomic transformation and growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HPC-enabled advanced manufacturing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Increase production capacity for hypersonics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Internet of things and operational technology asset identification and management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>New bioproducts</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Robotics supply chain research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Silicon carbide matrix materials for hypersonics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Tools and methods to improve biomanufacturing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">055</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603680S</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,166</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,166</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AI-based market research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">056</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603712S</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,663</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,663</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603716D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,411</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">63,411</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERDP- PFAS remediation technologies</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">058</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603720S</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">139,833</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">139,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">059</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603727D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,411</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,411</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603739E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">250,917</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">250,917</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">061</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603760E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">305,050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">315,050</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DARPA LogX advanced supply chain mapping</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">062</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603766E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">678,562</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">853,562</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Assault Breaker II</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[120,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Classified program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DARPA network-centric warfare technology</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Non-kinetic/cyber modeling and simulation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603767E</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SENSOR TECHNOLOGY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">314,502</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">314,502</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">064</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603769D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">201</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">201</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3150">136 STAT. 3150</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">065</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603781D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,417</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,417</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603924D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,149</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">111,149</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">068</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603950D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,028</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,028</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Mission acceleration centers</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">069</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604055D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">180,170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">179,290</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,880]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase for tristructural-isotropic fuel</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1160402BB</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">118,877</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">125,877</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603161D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,507</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,507</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">075</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603600D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WALKOFF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,795</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,795</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">076</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603851D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,638</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">93,638</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ESTCP—PFAS Disposal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ESTCP—PFAS free fire fighting turnout gear</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">077</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603881C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">190,216</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">190,216</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">078</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603882C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">667,524</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">667,524</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">079</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603884BP</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">291,364</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">252,010</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Poor justification</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–39,354]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603884C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">231,134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">231,134</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">367,824</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">367,824</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">091</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603915C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Hypersonic Maneuvering Extended Range (HMER) Target System</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">092</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0603923D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COALITION WARFARE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,154</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,154</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">093</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604011D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">249,591</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">329,591</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>5G experimentation, transition, and ORAN activities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[80,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">094</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604016D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,166</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,166</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604102C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">397,936</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">397,936</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604115C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">097</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604124D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)—MIP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,950</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,950</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">099</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MDA UFR—Glide phase defense weapons systems</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[292,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604250D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,145,358</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,182,622</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost overestimation—mission support expenses</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–49,236]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDOPACOM UFR—Sea Urchin powered quickstrike mines</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDOPACOM UFR—SIGINT upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[40,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—pele mobile nuclear microreactor</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">101</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604294D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">647,226</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">672,226</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—radiation-hardened fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator microelectronics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Trusted & Assured Microelectronics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604331D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">179,189</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">179,189</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604341D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) PROTOTYPING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,402</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,402</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604400D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,691</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,691</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">105</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604551BR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CATAPULT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,130</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604555D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT—NON S&T</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,779</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,779</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">108</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604682D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,229</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,229</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">109</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604826J</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,699</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,699</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JADC2 experimentation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604873C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,120</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604874C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,833,357</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,833,357</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604876C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">69,762</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">69,762</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604878C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AEGIS BMD TEST</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">182,776</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">175,619</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,157]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">114</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604879C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,326</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,326</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604880C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,678</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,678</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604887C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,075</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,075</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0202057C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,417</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,417</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">118</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0300206R</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,664</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,664</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0305103C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,165</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,165</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">123</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1206895C</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">129,957</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">129,957</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">276</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0604795D8Z</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACCELERATE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (APFIT)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MANAGEMENT SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Artificial intelligence for Small Unit Maneuver (AISUM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) Procurement Acceleration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1160490BB</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,583</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,583</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">273</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1203610K</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TELEPORT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">274</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0608197V</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SERVICES—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">132,524</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">132,524</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">275</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">849,931</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[849,931]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>849,931</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>32,077,552</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>35,376,210</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MANAGEMENT SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0605118OTE</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">119,529</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">119,529</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">99999999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL RDT&E</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>130,097,410</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>138,862,616</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <num value="XLIII">TITLE XLIII—</num><heading>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4301">SEC. 4301. </num><heading>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.</heading><content><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</b><br/><b>(In Thousands of Dollars)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:6pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h2"> <xhtml:th style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Line</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 91.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Item</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:46.0pt ; max-width:46.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FY 2023</b><br/><b> Request</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:48.0pt ; max-width:48.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Conference</b><br/><b> Authorized</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANEUVER UNITS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,506,811</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,376,811</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–130,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,136</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">177,136</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">894,629</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">879,629</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THEATER LEVEL ASSETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,570,949</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,569,449</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Increase for Army Caisson platoon facility improvements</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,184,230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,144,230</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–40,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION ASSETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,220,817</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,185,817</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,366,299</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,393,698</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Army UFR—Arctic OCIE for Alaska bases, Fort Drum, Fort Carson</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[32,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Army UFR—female/small stature body armor</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[32,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Army UFR—initial issue of Extended Cold Weather Clothing System Layer 1 and 2</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,999]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Service Tactical SIGINT Upgrades—INDOPACOM UPL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">483,683</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">483,683</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,399,173</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,399,173</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDICAL READINESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">897,522</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">897,522</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,330,325</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,286,325</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Base Operating Support for AFFF Replacement, mobile assets and Disposal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,666,658</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,220,598</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Increase for Army Caisson platoon facility improvements</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3156">136 STAT. 3156</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Increase for FSRM to 100%</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[538,940]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">284,483</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">274,983</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">450,348</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">450,348</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RESET</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">383,360</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">383,360</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US AFRICA COMMAND</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">385,685</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">445,685</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> AFRICOM UFR—intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase: USAFRICOM exercise site surveys</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US EUROPEAN COMMAND</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">359,602</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">359,602</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US SOUTHERN COMMAND</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">204,336</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">208,436</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> SOUTHCOM enhanced domain awareness</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US FORCES KOREA</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,756</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,756</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">495,066</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">495,066</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">220</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">673,701</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">673,701</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CYBER MISSION FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">178,033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">178,033</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>39,180,602</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>39,551,041</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MOBILIZATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">240</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>STRATEGIC MOBILITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">434,423</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">453,213</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—Theater campaigning</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,790]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">378,494</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">378,494</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,001</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,001</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>816,918</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>835,708</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINING AND RECRUITING</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">270</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICER ACQUISITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">173,439</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">173,439</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">280</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUIT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,826</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,826</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">290</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">128,117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">128,117</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">554,992</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">554,992</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">310</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,115,045</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,115,045</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">320</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FLIGHT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,396,392</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,396,392</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">330</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">221,960</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">221,960</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">340</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRAINING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">717,318</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">701,318</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–16,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">350</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">691,053</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">691,053</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">360</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXAMINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">192,832</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">192,832</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">370</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">235,340</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">235,340</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">380</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,378</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">251,378</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">390</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">196,088</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">196,088</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,952,780</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,936,780</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">410</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">662,083</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">655,083</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">420</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">822,018</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">440</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">483,187</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">483,187</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">450</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">486,154</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">486,154</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">460</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,871,173</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,856,173</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">470</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANPOWER MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">344,668</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">344,668</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">480</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">811,999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">811,999</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–22,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">191,912</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">191,912</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">510</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">288,942</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">288,942</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">520</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">410,983</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">410,983</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">530</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,714</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,714</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">540</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">532,377</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">532,377</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">550</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,709</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,709</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">590A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,113,196</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,113,196</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>12,167,256</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>12,111,256</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">600</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">790,692</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–208,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,198,692]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease unaccounted for</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–200,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>790,692</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>58,117,556</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>59,225,477</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,404</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,404</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">662,104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">662,104</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THEATER LEVEL ASSETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,599</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,599</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">646,693</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">646,693</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,089,090</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,134,090</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,670</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,670</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,652</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,652</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANPOWER MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,852</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,852</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">61,246</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">61,246</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>139,414</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>139,414</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,838</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–18,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[62,738]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3158">136 STAT. 3158</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>33,838</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANEUVER UNITS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">964,237</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">975,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Northern Strike</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[11,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,191</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,191</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">820,752</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">820,752</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>THEATER LEVEL ASSETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">97,184</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">97,184</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,595</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,595</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION ASSETS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,169,826</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,160,826</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">722,788</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">722,788</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,580</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">46,580</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,765</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">259,765</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,151,215</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,151,215</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,053,996</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,184,385</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[130,389]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,148,286</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,148,286</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,715</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,715</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,307</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,307</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>7,720,437</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>7,853,326</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,961</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,961</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,641</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">79,441</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> State Partnership Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,389</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,389</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANPOWER MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,231</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,231</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">243,491</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">243,491</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,087</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,087</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>436,800</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>442,600</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">74,698</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–29,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[157,698]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–54,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>74,698</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,157,237</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,370,624</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IRAQ</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">358,015</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">322,204</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified request</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–35,811]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SYRIA</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">183,677</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">165,309</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified request</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–18,368]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3159">136 STAT. 3159</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>541,692</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>487,513</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,413</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,413]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>15,413</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>541,692</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>502,926</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,334,452</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,260,452</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–80,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FLEET AIR TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,793,739</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,793,739</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">65,248</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">65,248</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,767</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,767</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,075,365</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,075,365</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,751,737</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,859,137</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Aircraft Depot Maintenance Events (Multiple Type/Model/Series)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[107,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">70,319</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">70,319</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION LOGISTICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,679,193</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,659,193</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,454,952</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,624,952</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Navy UFR—ship maintenance in support of INDOPACOM training and exercises</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[150,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Ashland</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Germantown</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Gunston Hall</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Tortuga</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,183,237</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,183,237</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,038,261</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,383,061</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[90,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Navy UFR—ship depot maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[189,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Ashland</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Germantown</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[21,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Gunston Hall</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,700]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Tortuga</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Vicksburg</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,422,095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,818,495</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Ashland</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Germantown</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Gunston Hall</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Tortuga</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[67,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Restore USS Vicksburg</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[28,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,632,824</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,633,324</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—SIGINT upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">339,103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">339,103</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WARFARE TACTICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">881,999</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">881,999</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">444,150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">444,150</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3160">136 STAT. 3160</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,274,710</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,299,777</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—Theater campaigning</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,067]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR: Stormbreaker</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[22,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,346</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,346</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBER MISSION FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,049</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,049</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">65,893</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,893</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—Asia Pacific Regional Initiative</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">282,742</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">316,642</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—Pacific Movement Coordination Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—PMTEC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[19,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> MSV—Carolyn Chouest</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">477,540</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">477,540</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">240</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,664,076</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,664,076</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WEAPONS MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,495,783</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,495,983</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Navy UFR—SM–6 expansion of combat usable asset inventory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[23,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">649,371</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">649,371</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">270</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENTERPRISE INFORMATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,647,834</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,637,834</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">280</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,549,311</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,984,311</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Increase for FSRM to 100%</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[435,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">290</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,503,088</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,559,688</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Base Operating Support for AFFF Replacement, mobile assets and Disposal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[16,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> NAS Fallon Range Expansion</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[60,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>56,287,184</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>57,761,051</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MOBILIZATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">467,648</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">526,248</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> ESD—restore 2 ships</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[58,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">310</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>READY RESERVE FORCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">683,932</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">683,932</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">320</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">364,096</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">349,596</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Costs associated with restoring 5 LCS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">330</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,780</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,780</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">340</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">390</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">334,844</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">339,144</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">450</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,349,966</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,274,966</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–75,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">460</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">227,772</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">530</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">798,473</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">628,700</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">628,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,573,149</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,453,149</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">730</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,048,224</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–263,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,431,524]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–120,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,048,224</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>66,151,951</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>68,621,242</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OPERATIONAL FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,740,491</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,729,584</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—Theater campaigning</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,093]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FIELD LOGISTICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,699,425</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,685,766</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–13,659]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">221,886</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">221,886</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MARITIME PREPOSITIONING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">139,518</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">139,518</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBER MISSION FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,199</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">94,199</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,904</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,904</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,292,219</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,454,219</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[162,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,699,487</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,680,487</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–19,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,082,129</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,200,563</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINING AND RECRUITING</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUIT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,217</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">23,217</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICER ACQUISITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,268</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,268</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3162">136 STAT. 3162</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">118,638</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">118,638</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,626</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">64,626</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>TRAINING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">523,603</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">517,603</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">225,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,882</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,882</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,036,653</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,030,653</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,542</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">78,542</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">401,030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">401,030</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">220A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,590</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,590</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>542,162</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>542,162</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">168,819</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–33,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[222,019]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–19,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>168,819</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>9,660,944</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>9,942,197</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">669,533</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">669,533</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,134</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">164,892</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">164,892</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">494</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">494</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AVIATION LOGISTICS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,843</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,843</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,135</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">131,104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">131,104</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">289</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">289</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENTERPRISE INFORMATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,189</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,189</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,784</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,784</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,374</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">116,374</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,211,771</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,986</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,986</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,792</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[29,192]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>21,792</b></xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3163">136 STAT. 3163</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,228,300</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,256,092</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,381]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATING SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">118,364</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">118,364</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>292,200</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>296,581</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,033</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,033</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>12,033</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>12,033</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,595</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,995]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,595</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>304,233</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>310,209</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">936,731</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">975,731</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–21,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[60,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,657,865</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,497,865</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–60,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,467,518</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,477,518</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Contract Adversary Air</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,341,794</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,606,794</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–35,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Increase for Weapon System Sustainment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[300,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,091,088</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,605,088</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[514,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,754</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">223,054</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Air Force UFR—Weapon system sustainment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[82,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> PACAF cyber operations for base resilient architecture</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,782,940</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,752,940</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FLYING HOUR PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,871,718</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,833,718</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–38,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,638,741</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,598,741</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Base Operating Support for AFFF Replacement, mobile assets, and Disposal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3164">136 STAT. 3164</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,035,043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,033,674</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease—early to need</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,131]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,436,329</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,426,329</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">716,931</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">716,931</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LAUNCH FACILITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">690</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">690</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US NORTHCOM/NORAD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">197,210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">197,210</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US STRATCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">503,419</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">503,419</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US CYBERCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">436,807</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">595,907</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Cyber partnership activities with Jordan</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> CYBERCOM UFR—Cyber mission force operational support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[136,900]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> CYBERCOM UFR—Joint cyberspace warfighting architecture</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[11,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Hunt Forward operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US CENTCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">331,162</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">331,162</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>US SOCOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,318</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,318</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">220</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,367</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,367</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USSPACECOM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">329,543</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">329,543</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">240</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CYBER MISSION FORCE PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">186,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">191,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Realignment of funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">240A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,705,801</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,705,801</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>45,827,528</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>46,632,559</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>MOBILIZATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRLIFT OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,780,616</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,799,533</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM Theater Campaigning</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,917]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">721,172</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">706,172</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,501,788</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,505,705</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINING AND RECRUITING</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">270</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICER ACQUISITION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">189,721</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">189,721</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">280</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUIT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,684</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,684</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">290</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,515</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,515</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">541,511</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">541,511</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">310</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FLIGHT TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">779,625</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">779,625</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">320</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">313,556</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">313,556</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,044,183</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">390</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOGISTICS OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,058,129</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,058,129</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">400</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">420</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,222</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,222</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">430</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,790,985</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,790,985</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">440</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CIVIL AIR PATROL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,526</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,526</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">460</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">42,558</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,898,743</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">490</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">833,829</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–208,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[1,254,129]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–211,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>833,829</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>58,281,242</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>59,915,019</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">472,484</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">472,484</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">187,832</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">187,832</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695,228</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695,228</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EDUCATION & TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">153,135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">153,135</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPOT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">285,863</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">285,863</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">235,253</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">309,053</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> NORTHCOM UFR—Cheyenne Mountain Complex</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[43,800]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,358,565</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,351,565</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">144,937</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">144,937</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">272,941</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">272,941</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,806,238</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,873,038</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">228,420</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">194,687</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–33,733]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LOGISTICS OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,733</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Technical realignment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[33,733]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>228,420</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>228,420</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">82,920</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–14,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[112,020]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>82,920</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,034,658</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,184,378</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,743,908</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,732,908</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–11,000]</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3166">136 STAT. 3166</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">193,568</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">193,568</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">493,664</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">507,764</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Air Force UFR—Weapon system sustainment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,100]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,782</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,782</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[17,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">341,724</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">341,724</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">522,195</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">522,195</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,706</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,706</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,430,547</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,450,647</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">102,038</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">102,038</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,057</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,896</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14,896</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,544</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,544</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AUDIOVISUAL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">462</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">462</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>133,997</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>133,997</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,565</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[65,065]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>27,565</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,564,544</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,612,209</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,301,784</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,301,784</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">587,793</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">587,793</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,193,699</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,253,699</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Air Force UFR—Weapon system sustainment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[60,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">437,042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">492,042</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Increase for FSRM to 100%</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[55,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,284,264</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,269,264</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">967,169</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">967,169</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,661</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,661</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,886</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,886</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,800,298</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,900,298</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">52,075</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">54,375</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> State Partnership Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,306</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,306</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>100,381</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>102,681</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">115,263</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3167">136 STAT. 3167</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Foreign currency fluctuations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–24,300]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[149,563]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>115,263</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,900,679</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>7,118,242</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATING FORCES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">445,366</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">437,366</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">020</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,887</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,887</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">030</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—JTEEP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">679,336</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">661,336</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–18,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">040</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—MISO</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">246,259</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">273,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR—Information operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[27,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,056,291</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,056,291</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,178</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,178</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,513,025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,523,425</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) Procurement Acceleration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,400]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,207,842</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,247,493</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Advanced Engine Performance and Restoration Program (Nucleated Foam)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> C–130J Power by the Hour (PBTH) CLS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[21,620]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Combatant Craft Medium (CCM) Loss Refurbishment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,250]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) Procurement Acceleration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,353]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> MQ–9 Mallett reprogramming</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,840]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase—multispectral personal signature management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[11,268]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">196,271</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">196,271</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,299,309</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,328,909</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Advana Authoritative Data Management and Analytics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Enterprise Data Stewardship Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Identity and Signature Management Modernization</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[3,600]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,314,770</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,351,761</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Combat Aviation Advisor mission support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> INDOPACOM UFR: Theater Campaigning</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[9,034]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Special Operations support to irregular warfare</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,246]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Tactical Mission Network Digital Force Protection</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,711]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>11,007,534</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>11,125,676</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRAINING AND RECRUITING</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3168">136 STAT. 3168</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">176,454</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">176,454</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,492</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,492</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,279</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,279</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>313,225</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>313,225</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">139,656</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">273,156</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> National Guard Youth Challenge</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[83,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> STARBASE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">646,072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">636,072</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,107</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,107</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,506,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,491,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,127</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,127</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">983,133</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">983,133</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">230</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,245</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,245</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">240</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">935,241</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">932,241</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> National Language Fellowship Add</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–9,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,113</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,266,729</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,249,729</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–17,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">270</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">643,643</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">643,643</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">233,687</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">233,687</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">310</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">429,060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">422,560</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–6,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">320</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">243,631</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">236,131</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–7,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">330</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,021</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">340</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,445,669</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,274,134</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> International Security Cooperation Programs</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[198,465]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program adjustment—Border Security</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–75,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program adjustment—Coalition Support Funds</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase: Irregular Warfare Functional Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Transfer to Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–300,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">350</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,063</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">360</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">941,763</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">941,763</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">380</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,052</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">56,052</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">390</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,276,276</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,346,276</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Department of Defense Education Activity (Impact Aid Students with Disabilities)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Department of Defense Education Activity (Impact Aid)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[50,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">400</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">541,787</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">541,787</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">430</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">108,697</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">128,697</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3169">136 STAT. 3169</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Defense Community Infrastructure Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">440</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,239,072</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,242,072</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[15,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> CDC nationwide human health assessment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[20,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan Implementation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–63,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Readiness Environmental Protection Integration Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">450</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,255</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,255</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">369,943</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">359,943</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">500A</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,764,415</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,764,415</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>37,085,757</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>37,071,722</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UNDISTRIBUTED</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">510</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">308,472</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Historical unobligated balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–487,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[765,972]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase: Congressionally mandated commissions</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>308,472</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">800,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[500,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Transfer from Defense Security Cooperation Agency</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[300,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>800,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>800,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>US COURT OF APPEALS FOR ARMED FORCES, DEF</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL US COURT OF APPEALS FOR ARMED FORCES, DEF</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>16,003</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>16,187</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,791</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,791</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>53,791</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>53,791</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3170">136 STAT. 3170</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>53,791</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>53,791</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">112,800</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[37,200]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>112,800</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>150,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>112,800</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>150,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">341,598</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">354,394</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,796]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>341,598</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>354,394</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>341,598</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>354,394</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">196,244</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">201,828</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,584]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>196,244</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>201,828</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">359,348</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">399,573</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,225]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>359,348</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>399,573</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>359,348</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>399,573</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">314,474</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">353,423</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[8,949]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[30,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>314,474</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>353,423</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>314,474</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>353,423</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEFENSE-WIDE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,924</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,178</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[254]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,924</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>9,178</b></xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3171">136 STAT. 3171</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,924</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>9,178</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEFENSE-WIDE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">090</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">227,262</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">258,728</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[6,466]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Military Munitions Response Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[25,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>227,262</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>258,728</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>227,262</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>258,728</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS , DEFENSE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OPERATIONS SUPPORT</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS, DEFENSE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,377</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,673</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[296]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>10,377</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>10,673</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS , DEFENSE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>10,377</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>10,673</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>RED HILL RECOVERY FUND</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">010</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>RED HILL RECOVERY FUND</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,000,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,000,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> SUBTOTAL RED HILL RECOVERY FUND</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,000,000</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,000,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL RED HILL RECOVERY FUND</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,000,000</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,000,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>271,218,877</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>278,792,827</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <num value="XLIV">TITLE XLIV—</num><heading>MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4401">SEC. 4401. </num><heading>MILITARY PERSONNEL.</heading><content><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c3,L2(4,4,4,4,0,0),b2,tp0,p6,7/9,s80,12]0,12]0'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="stub" style="min-width: 110pt;"/> <xhtml:col align="char" char="]" charoff="0" role="figure" style="width:48pt ; max-width:48pt;"/> <xhtml:col align="char" char="]" charoff="0" role="figure" style="width:48pt ; max-width:48pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:6pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th colspan="3" style="min-width: 110.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"><b>SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL</b><br/><b>(In Thousands of Dollars)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:6pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h2"> <xhtml:th style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Item</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:48.0pt ; max-width:48.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FY 2023</b><br/><b> Request</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:48.0pt ; max-width:48.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Conference</b><br/><b> Authorized</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Military Personnel Appropriations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">164,139,628</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,279,628</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Additional BAH Absorption Restoration (2%)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[250,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BAH Absorption Restoration (1%)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[244,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Historical underexecution</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–700,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Military Personnel, Navy—Restore Navy Force Structure Cuts (Manpower)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[190,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Additional special incentive pays</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[100,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Air Force end strength—E–10 Sentry AWACS and medical billets</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[234,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Army end strength reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,200,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Basic needs allowance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[12,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Home leave demonstration program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Contributions</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,743,704</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,743,704</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3172">136 STAT. 3172</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL, Military Personnel</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS</b><br/><b>(In Thousands of Dollars)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:6pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h2"> <xhtml:th style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Program Title</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:48.0pt ; max-width:48.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FY 2023</b><br/><b> Request</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:48.0pt ; max-width:48.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Conference</b><br/><b> Authorized</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:7pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE STOCKPILE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">253,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,003,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,489</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,489</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>29,937</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>29,937</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>TRANSPORTATION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,508,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Fuel inflation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,500,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>8,302</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,508,302</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>WORKING CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,211,208</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,435,333</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[14,125]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,612</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">84,612</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">975,206</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">975,206</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—PROC</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">28,929</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[28,929]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,059,818</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,088,747</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">619,474</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">619,474</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,060</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,060</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,316</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,316</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,878</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,878</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,898</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3173">136 STAT. 3173</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[18,898]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>855,728</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>874,626</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—O&M</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">474,650</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">474,650</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—CYBER</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,321</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,321</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—RDT&E</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,864</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,864</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—PROCUREMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,524</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,524</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>UNDISTRIBUTED</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,932</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Inflation effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[4,932]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>479,359</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>484,291</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>IN-HOUSE CARE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,906,943</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,866,753</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Medical care contracts excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–25,082]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–15,108]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PRIVATE SECTOR CARE</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,455,209</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,442,709</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Program decrease</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–12,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,916,366</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,875,949</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–40,417]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>INFORMATION MANAGEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,251,151</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,247,789</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Unjustified growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–3,362]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">338,678</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">338,678</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>EDUCATION AND TRAINING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">334,845</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">341,845</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> TriService Nursing Research Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[7,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,111,558</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,108,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Excess growth</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[–2,658]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D RESEARCH</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,568</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,568</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> CRDMP Program for Pancreatic Cancer Research</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[5,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">175,477</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">175,477</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">320,862</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">333,362</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Combat triple negative breast cancer</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[10,000]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline> Post-traumatic stress disorder</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">[2,500]</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,960</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">166,960</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,970</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,970</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,186</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,186</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,971</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,971</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,625</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,625</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">234,157</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">234,157</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,467</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">240,224</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOFTWARE & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">137,356</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">137,356</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b> TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>36,932,174</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Gillem</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Forensic Laboratory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Campbell</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Vehicle Maintenance Shop</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,650</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Kwajalein</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Kwajalein Atoll</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Maryland</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Aberdeen Proving Ground</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">New Jersey</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Picatinny Arsenal</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Precision Munitions Test Tower</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">White Sands Missile Range</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Missile Assembly Building (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Bragg</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Child Development Center (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Bragg</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Multipurpose Machine Gun Range (MPMG 2) (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Bragg</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Multipurpose Training Range</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Sill</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Advanced Individual Training Barracks, Phase 2</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,800</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">McAlester Army Ammunition Plant</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Letterkenny Army Depot</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Shipping and Receiving Building</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">38,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Texas</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Corpus Christi Army Depot</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Powertrain Facility (Engine Assembly)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Hood</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,220</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Range Simulation Training & Operations Fac.</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,382</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,382</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Naval Air Station Whidbey Island</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>E/A–18G Aircraft Flt. 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Child Development Center Planning & Design Fund</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">514,892</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">298,433</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Military Construction, Navy Total</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,752,391</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Clear Space Force Station</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LRDR Dormitory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">68,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Davis-Monthan Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Kadena Air Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Helicopter Rescue OPS Maintenance Hangar (INC)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Cannon Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Soft Construct Munitions Storage Area (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">309,441</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,794</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">160,794</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>VARLOCS CTC</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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Warren Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Weapons Storage Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">F.E. Warren Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GBSD Integrated Command Center Wing A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">45,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">F.E. Warren Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GBSD Land Acquisition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">F.E. Warren Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>GBSD Missile Handling Complex Wing A</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">F.E. Warren Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Military Working Dog Kennel</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>DEFENSE-WIDE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Alabama</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Power Generation and Microgrid</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,400</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Baumholder</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Baumholder Elementary School</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Wiesbaden</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Clay Kaserne Elementary School</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">60,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">104,779</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Guam</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Naval Base Guam</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Electrical Distribution System</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fleet Activities Yokosuka</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Kinnick High School (INC 2)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Iwakuni</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>PDI: Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">85,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Camp Arifjan</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Power Generation and Microgrid</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,850</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Maryland</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Bethesda Naval Hospital</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>MEDCEN Addition / Alteration (INC 6)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">75,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Camp Lejeune</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Lejeune Schools Modernization (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Bragg</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Albritton Middle School Addition (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Bragg</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOF Operations Building</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,870</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,870</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Bragg</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOF Supply Support Activity</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Fuel Pier Replacement (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">U.S. Army Reserve Center, Conroe</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Power Generation and Microgrid</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Virginia</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Dam Neck</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>SOF Operations Building Addition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,600</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Backup Power Generation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,400</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Primary Distribution Substation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">NCE Springfield, Ft Belvoir</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Chilled Water Redundancy</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Pentagon</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">233,520</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (DHA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (DIA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (DLA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (DODEA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (ERCIP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,070</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (NSA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (OSD)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (SOCOM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects (WHS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">120,730</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (DHA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (DLA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (DODEA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (ERCIP)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (WHS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>DLA Planning & Design (DLA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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Invest. Prog.</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">329,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Exercise-Related Minor Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,130</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Exercise-Related Minor Construction (EUCOM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Exercise-Related Minor Construction (INDOPACOM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,360</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Exercise-Related Minor Construction (TJS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,644</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">18,644</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (Defense-Wide)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,689</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">51,689</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (DHA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,227</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">33,227</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (DODEA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (MDA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,063</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,063</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (NSA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,618</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,618</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (SOCOM)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,978</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">26,978</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (TJS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,360</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,360</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design (WHS)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,106</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3187">136 STAT. 3187</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Unspecified Minor Military Construction (DHA)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,416,398</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,183,097</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>ARMY NATIONAL GUARD</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Alaska</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Camp Robinson</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">9,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Delaware</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">River Road Training Site</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>National Guard Readiness Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Georgia</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Fort Gordon</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Chicago</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>National Guard Readiness Center Alteration (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">West Des Moines Armory</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>National Guard Readiness Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Grayling Airfield</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>National Guard Readiness Center</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Addition Phase IV (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Smyrna Volunteer Training Site</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Army Maintenance Hangar (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">780</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3189">136 STAT. 3189</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY21 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Camp Guernsey</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Aviation Operations and Fire Rescue Building</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Army Reserve</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Southfield</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Area Maintenance Shop</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Morris Air National Guard Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Base Entry Complex</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Jacksonville International Airport</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>F–35 Construct Flight Simulator Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,200</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Scott Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Maintenance Hangar & Shops (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Mclaughlin Air National Guard Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>C–130J Apron Expansion</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air National Guard</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,800</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">Air Force Reserve</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Tinker Air Force Base</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>10th Flight Test Squadron Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Baumholder</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY20 Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,222</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Baumholder</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Baumholder</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Improvements</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Baumholder</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Replacement Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Vilseck</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Italy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Vicenza</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY21 Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,510</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Vicenza</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,280</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Vicenza</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,750</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Vicenza</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing New Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">95,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Kwajalein</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Kwajalein Atoll</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Family Housing Replacement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,060</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Kwajalein Atoll</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Family Housing Replacement (FY21)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">39,400</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: Family Housing Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,783</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY21 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">202,682</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3194">136 STAT. 3194</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,800</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,050</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY23 Inflation Effects (P&D)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing P&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,339</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,339</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation & Market Adjustment Fund</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Furnishings</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,911</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,911</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Housing Privatization Support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">65,740</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">70,740</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inflation & Market Adjustment Fund</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Leasing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Miscellaneous</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">559</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">559</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Army</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Services</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army Total</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">436,411</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">District of Columbia</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">United States Marine Corps Headquarters</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Design</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,043</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,043</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">United States Marine Corps Headquarters</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Naval Support Activity Andersen</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Replace Andersen Housing PH IV</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">86,390</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">98,485</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Naval Support Activity Andersen</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Replace Andersen Housing PH V</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">93,259</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">106,315</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Navy</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Cost to Complete: FY22 Inflation Effects</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>USMC DPRI/Guam Planning & Design</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,080</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">7,080</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps Total</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">337,297</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">407,692</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Con, Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning & Design</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,730</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,730</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline/></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">232,788</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Furnishings</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,379</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,379</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,375</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">150,375</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Management</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">77,042</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">82,042</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Air Force</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Miscellaneous</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td colspan="3" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Total</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">355,222</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">365,222</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style="padding-left: 2em; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">656</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">656</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Leasing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,306</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13,306</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Leasing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,849</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">31,849</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">34</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Utilities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3197">136 STAT. 3197</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FH Ops, Defense-Wide</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Utilities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">FHIF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Administrative Expenses—FHIF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,442</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,442</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">UHIF</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Unspecified Worldwide Locations</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td colspan="3" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">Worldwide Unspecified</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; 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Appropriation</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Appropriation Summary:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; 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vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">156,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Atomic Energy Defense Activities</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>National Nuclear Security Administration:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Weapons Activities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">16,486,298</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">17,359,798</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; 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border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Environmental Cleanup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,914,532</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,802,611</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Other Defense Activities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">978,351</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">978,351</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Nuclear Energy</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Weapons Activities</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Stockpile management</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Stockpile major modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>B61 Life extension program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">672,019</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">672,019</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>W88 Alteration program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,057</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,057</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3199">136 STAT. 3199</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>W80–4 Life extension program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,122,451</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,122,451</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>W80–4 ALT SLCM</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Research and development for a nuclear warhead for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(20,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>W87–1 Modification Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">680,127</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">680,127</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>W93</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">240,509</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">240,509</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,877,163</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,897,163</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Stockpile sustainment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,321,139</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,321,139</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Weapons dismantlement and disposition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,966</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">50,966</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Production operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">630,894</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">630,894</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nuclear enterprise assurance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,911</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,911</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Stockpile management</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,929,073</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,949,073</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Production Modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Primary Capability Modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Plutonium Modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Los Alamos Plutonium Operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">767,412</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">767,412</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>21–D–512, Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">588,234</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">588,234</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>15–D–302, TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,002</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>07–D–220-04, Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,759</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,759</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>04–D–125, Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,012</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,012</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,572,419</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,572,419</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Savannah River Plutonium Modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Savannah River Plutonium Operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>21–D–511, Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, SRS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">700,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,200,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I08"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="8" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—glovebox long lead procurement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(200,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I08"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="8" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—long lead items</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(100,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I08"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="8" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—demolition of MOX buildling</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(165,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I08"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="8" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—site prep</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(35,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>758,300</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,258,300</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Enterprise Plutonium Support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,993</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">88,993</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Plutonium Modernization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,419,712</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,919,712</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>High Explosives & Energetics</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>High Explosives & Energetics</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,380</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">101,380</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>23–D–516, Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">19,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>21–D–510, HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, PX</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">108,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">133,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I08"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="8" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Project risk reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(25,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>15–D–301, HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">30,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I08"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="8" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Project risk reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(10,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>248,380</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>283,380</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Primary Capability Modernization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,668,092</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,203,092</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Secondary Capability Modernization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Secondary Capability Modernization</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">536,363</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">544,363</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase—calciner</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(8,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–690, Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">216,886</xhtml:td><xhtml:td 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vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,115,249</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,123,249</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">506,649</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">506,649</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–650, Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">73,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>579,949</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>579,949</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">123,084</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">123,084</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Capability Based Investments</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">154,220</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">154,220</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Production Modernization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>4,640,594</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>5,183,594</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Stockpile research, technology, and engineering</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Assessment Science</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Assessment Science</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">801,668</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">861,668</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Enhanced Capability for Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) and Hydrodynamic and Subcritical Experiment Execution Support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(60,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>17–D–640, U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,130</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Assessment Science</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>854,798</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>914,798</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Engineering and integrated assessments</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">366,455</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">366,455</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Inertial confinement fusion</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">544,095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">624,095</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(80,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Advanced simulation and computing</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">742,646</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">842,146</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(99,500)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Weapon technology and manufacturing maturation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">286,165</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">296,165</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(10,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Academic programs</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,499</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">100,499</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Stockpile research, technology, and engineering</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,894,658</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,144,158</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Infrastructure and operations</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Operating</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Operations of 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leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">162,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Maintenance and Repair of Facilities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">680,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">725,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Deferred maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(45,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Recapitalization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Infrastructure and Safety</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">561,663</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">561,663</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Planning for Programmatic Construction (Pre-CD–1)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Recapitalization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>561,663</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>561,663</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Operating</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,441,663</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,494,663</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Mission enabling construction</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–514 Digital Infrastructure Capability Expansion</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">67,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">24,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–518 Plutonium Modernization Ops & Waste Mngmt Office Bldg, LANL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">48,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>23–D–519 Special Material Facility, Y–12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,500</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Mission enabling construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>189,300</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>189,300</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Infrastructure and operations</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,630,963</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,683,963</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Secure transportation asset</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Operations and equipment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,367</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">214,367</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program direction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,070</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">130,070</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Secure transportation asset</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>344,437</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>344,437</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Defense nuclear security</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Operations and maintenance</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">878,363</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">878,363</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3201">136 STAT. 3201</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I04"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="4" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>17–D–710, West end protected area reduction project, Y–12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,928</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11,928</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I06"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="6" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(8,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>3,928</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>11,928</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Defense nuclear security</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>882,291</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>890,291</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Information technology and cybersecurity</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>445,654</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">445,654</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Legacy contractor pensions and settlement payments</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>114,632</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">114,632</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Weapons Activities</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>16,882,302</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>17,755,802</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Adjustments</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Use of prior year balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">–396,004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">–396,004</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Adjustments</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>–396,004</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>–396,004</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Weapons Activities</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>16,486,298</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>17,359,798</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Material management and minimization</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Conversion (formerly HEU Reactor Conversion)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">153,260</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">153,260</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nuclear material removal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,600</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,600</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Material disposition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">256,025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">256,025</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Material management & minimization</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>450,885</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>450,885</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Global material security</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>International nuclear security</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,155</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">81,155</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Radiological security</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">244,827</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">244,827</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">178,095</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">178,095</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Global material security</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>504,077</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>504,077</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nonproliferation and arms control</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">207,656</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">207,656</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Proliferation detection</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">287,283</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">287,283</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nonproliferation stewardship program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">109,343</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">109,343</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nuclear detonation detection</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,205</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">279,205</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Forensics R&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,414</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">44,414</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nonproliferation fuels development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nuclear Fuels Development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>720,245</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>740,245</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Nonproliferation construction</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,764</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">71,764</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Nonproliferation construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>71,764</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>71,764</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NNSA Bioassurance Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(–15,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Legacy contractor pensions and settlement payments</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,708</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">55,708</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Emergency Operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,896</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">29,896</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">409,074</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">409,074</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>NA–82 Counterproliferation classified program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>438,970</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>438,970</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,469,305</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,476,305</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Adjustments</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Use of prior year balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">–123,048</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">–123,048</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Adjustments</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>–123,048</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>–123,048</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,346,257</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,353,257</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3202">136 STAT. 3202</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Naval Reactors</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Naval reactors development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">798,590</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">798,590</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Columbia-Class reactor systems development</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,900</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">53,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>S8G Prototype refueling</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Naval reactors operations and infrastructure</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695,165</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">695,165</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program direction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,525</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">58,525</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>23–D–533 BL Component Test Complex</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,420</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,420</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–532 Security Upgrades KL</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–531 KL Chemistry & Radiological Health Building</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">397,845</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">397,845</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>21–D–530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrades</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>455,265</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>455,265</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Naval Reactors</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,081,445</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>2,081,445</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Federal Salaries and Expenses</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program direction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">513,200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">513,200</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Use of prior year balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">–16,800</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">–16,800</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>496,400</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>496,400</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL, National Nuclear Security Administration</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>21,410,400</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>22,290,900</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Defense Environmental Cleanup</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Closure sites administration</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,067</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Richland</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>River corridor and other cleanup operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">135,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">221,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(86,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Central plateau remediation</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">650,240</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">672,240</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(22,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Richland community and regulatory support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,013</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,013</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–404 Modification of Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–401 L–888, 400 Area Fire Station</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">3,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–402 L–897, 200 Area Water Treatment Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,900</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,900</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>23–D–404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,770</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,770</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>23–D–405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">480</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">480</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Richland</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>817,603</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>925,603</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Office of River Protection:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">462,700</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">462,700</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">801,100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">811,100</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(10,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>23–D–403 Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,408</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,408</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–16 Waste treatment and immobilization plant—LBL/Direct feed LAW</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>01–D–16D, High-level waste facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">316,200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">358,939</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I07"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="7" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(42,739)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>01–D–16E, Pretreatment Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">20,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>340,608</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>383,347</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>ORP Low-level waste offsite disposal</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Office of River Protection</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,604,408</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,657,147</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Idaho National Laboratory:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3203">136 STAT. 3203</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Idaho cleanup and waste disposition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">350,658</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">350,658</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Idaho community and regulatory support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,705</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">2,705</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–404 Addl ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evaporation Ponds Project</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">8,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>22–D–402 Calcine Construction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>26,000</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>26,000</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Idaho National Laboratory</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>379,363</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>379,363</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,842</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">1,842</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>LLNL Excess Facilities D&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,004</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">22,004</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(10,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Separations Processing Research Unit</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,300</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15,300</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Nevada Test Site</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,652</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,652</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Sandia National Laboratory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,003</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,003</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Los Alamos National Laboratory</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">286,316</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">286,316</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,519</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">40,519</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>422,636</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>432,636</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Oak Ridge Reservation:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OR Nuclear Facility D&D</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">334,221</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">339,221</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(5,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>U233 Disposition Program</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,628</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">47,628</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>OR cleanup and waste disposition</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">62,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">35,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" 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text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Oak Ridge Reservation</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>487,149</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>492,149</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Savannah River Site:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Savannah River risk management operations</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">416,317</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">460,317</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(44,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Savannah River legacy pensions</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">132,294</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">132,294</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Savannah River community and regulatory support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,137</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12,137</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Savannah River National Laboratory O&M</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">41,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,668</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">37,668</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>19–D–701 SR Security systems replacement</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">5,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–402 Saltstone Disposal Unit #8, 9</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,832</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">49,832</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>18–D–402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, SR</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,568</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,568</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>118,068</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>118,068</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">851,660</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">931,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(79,340)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Savannah River Site</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,571,476</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>1,694,816</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Waste Isolation Pilot Plant</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Waste Isolation Pilot Plant</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">371,943</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">371,943</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Construction:</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, WIPP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,073</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">59,073</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>15–D–412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,000</xhtml:td></tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3204">136 STAT. 3204</page> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I05"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="5" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program increase</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">6,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Construction</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>84,073</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>90,073</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>456,016</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>462,016</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program direction—Defense Environmental Cleanup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">317,002</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">317,002</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program support—Defense Environmental Cleanup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,239</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">103,239</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Safeguards and Security—Defense Environmental Cleanup</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">309,573</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">309,573</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Technology development and deployment</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">25,000</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Federal contribution to the Uranium Enrichment D&D Fund</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">417,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program reduction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">(–417,000)</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,914,532</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,802,611</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,914,532</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>6,802,611</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Other Defense Activities</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Environment, health, safety and security</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Environment, health, safety and security mission support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,854</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">138,854</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program direction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,685</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">76,685</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Environment, health, safety and security</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>215,539</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>215,539</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Office of Enterprise Assessments</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Enterprise assessments</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,486</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">27,486</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program direction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,941</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">57,941</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>85,427</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>85,427</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Specialized security activities</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">306,067</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">306,067</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><b>Legacy Management</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Legacy Management Activities—Defense</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,163</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">174,163</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I03"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="3" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Program Direction</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,983</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">21,983</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Legacy Management</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>196,146</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>196,146</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Defense-related administrative support</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">170,695</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">170,695</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="no" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"/></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Office of hearings and appeals</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,477</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">4,477</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Subtotal, Other defense activities</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>978,351</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>978,351</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I02"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="2" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline>Use of prior year balances</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">0</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;"><inline><b>Total, Other Defense Activities</b></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>978,351</b></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;"><b>978,351</b></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> DIVISION E—NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MATTERS <num value="LI">TITLE LI—</num><heading>VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Advisory Committees</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5101. </designator> <label>Annual report from Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5102. </designator> <label>Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Studies and Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5111. </designator> <label>Secretary of Veterans Affairs study on dissemination of information on Department of Veterans Affairs home loan benefits.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3205">136 STAT. 3205</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5112. </designator> <label>GAO study on post-market surveillance of medical devices by Department of Veterans Affairs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5113. </designator> <label>Department of Veterans Affairs report on supportive services and housing insecurity.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5114. </designator> <label>Report on handling of certain records of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5121. </designator> <label>Improved application of employment and reemployment rights of all members of uniformed services.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5122. </designator> <label>Competitive pay for health care providers of Department of Veterans Affairs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5123. </designator> <label>Definition of land use revenue under West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5124. </designator> <label>Technical corrections to Honoring our PACT Act of 2022.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5125. </designator> <label>Improving pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5126. </designator> <label>Improvement of Vet Centers at Department of Veterans Affairs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5127. </designator> <label>Information on certain veterans with prior medical occupations; program on intermediate care technicians of Department of Veterans Affairs.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Advisory Committees</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5101">SEC. 5101. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s542/c/1">Section 542(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>even-numbered year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>year</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5102">SEC. 5102. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UNITED STATES OUTLYING AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y220f5bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Advisory Committee</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch5/schIII">Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x220f5bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x220f5bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 501.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22109450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="548">“§ 548.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22109451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s548">38 USC 548</ref>.</p></sidenote> Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22109452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States’, to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters relating to covered veterans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22109453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties of the Committee shall be the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>To advise the Secretary on matters relating to covered veterans, including how the Secretary may improve the programs and services of the Department to better serve such veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>To identify for the Secretary evolving issues of relevance to covered veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>To propose clarifications, recommendations, and solutions to address issues raised by covered veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>To provide a forum for covered veterans, veterans service organizations serving covered veterans, and the Department to discuss issues and proposals for changes to regulations, policies, and procedures of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>To identify priorities for and provide advice to the Secretary on appropriate strategies for consultation with veterans service organizations serving covered veterans.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3206">136 STAT. 3206</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>To encourage the Secretary to work with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, and Congress, to ensure covered veterans are provided the full benefits of their status as covered veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210945a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>To highlight contributions of covered veterans in the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210945b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>To conduct other duties as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210945c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210945d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2210945e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Committee shall be comprised of 15 voting members appointed by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210945f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In appointing members pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22109461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote><chapeau>At least one member is appointed to represent covered veterans in each of the following areas:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>American Samoa.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Guam.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Puerto Rico.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The Virgin Islands of the United States.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The Federated States of Micronesia.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>The Republic of the Marshall Islands.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22109469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>The Republic of Palau.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210946a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210946b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Not fewer than half of the members appointed are covered veterans, unless the Secretary determines that an insufficient number of qualified covered veterans are available.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210946c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Each member appointed resides in an area specified in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210946d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In appointing members pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with any Member of Congress who represents an area specified in paragraph (2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210946e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210946f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>In addition to the members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Committee shall be comprised of such ex officio members as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint from among employees of the Department of State and the Department of the Interior, respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22109470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms; Vacancies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y22109471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A member of the Committee—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall be appointed for a term of two years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may be reappointed to serve an additional two-year term.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22109474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22109475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22109476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 180 days after the Secretary (or in the case of an ex officio member, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be) receives notice of a vacancy in the Committee, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22109477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meeting Format and Frequency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y22109478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Committee shall meet in-person with the Secretary not less frequently than once each year and hold monthly conference calls as necessary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22109479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Meetings held under paragraph (1) may be conducted virtually if determined necessary based on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210947a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Department protocols; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210947b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>timing and budget considerations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210947c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Representation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2210947d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Representatives of relevant Federal departments and agencies may attend meetings of the Committee and provide information to the Committee.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3207">136 STAT. 3207</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210947e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>One representative of the Department shall attend each meeting of the Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210947f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Representatives attending meetings under this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may not be considered voting members of the Committee; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22109481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may not receive additional compensation for services performed with respect to the Committee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bb92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subcommittees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2210bb93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Committee may establish subcommittees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bb94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary may, in consultation with the Committee, appoint a member to a subcommittee established under paragraph (1) who is not a member of the Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bb95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A subcommittee established under paragraph (1) may enhance the function of the Committee, but may not supersede the authority of the Committee or provide direct advice or work products to the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bb96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y2210bb97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Not less frequently than once every two years, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate congressional committees a report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bb98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210bb99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210bb9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>containing such recommendations as the Committee may have for legislative or administrative action; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bb9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>describing the activities of the Committee during the previous two years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bb9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written response to the report after—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bb9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>giving the Committee an opportunity to review such written response; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bb9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>including in such written response any comments the Committee considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bb9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210bba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210bba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall make publicly available on an internet website of the Department—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>each report the Secretary receives under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>each written response the Secretary submits under paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Committee Personnel Matters</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with veterans service organizations serving covered veterans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Committee</term>’ means the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States established under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3208">136 STAT. 3208</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered veteran</term>’ means a veteran residing in an area specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>veterans service organization serving covered veterans</term>’ means any organization that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>serves the interests of covered veterans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has covered veterans in substantive and policymaking positions within the organization; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210bbb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has demonstrated experience working with covered veterans.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bbb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210bbb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s548">38 USC 548 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the advisory committee required by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s548">section 548 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bbb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Initial Appointments</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory committee required by such section 548, the members of such advisory committee shall be appointed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210bbb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210bbb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory committee required by such section 548, such advisory committee shall hold its first meeting.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Studies and Reports</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5111">SEC. 5111. </num><heading>SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY ON DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOME LOAN BENEFITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210e2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study to identify the means by which the Secretary informs lenders and veterans about the availability of loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch37">chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, for any purpose described in section 3710(a) of such title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2210e2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210e2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2210e2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210e2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2210e2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>make such report publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5112">SEC. 5112. </num><heading>GAO STUDY ON POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE OF MEDICAL DEVICES BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221130ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the efforts of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health relating to post-market surveillance of implantable medical devices.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221130ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of the study under subsection (a).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221130ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote> Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3209">136 STAT. 3209</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221130ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of the process used by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health for documenting implantable medical devices issued to patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221130f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An evaluation of the capability of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to identify, in a timely manner, adverse events and safety issues relating to implantable medical devices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221130f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An evaluation of the process for, and potential barriers to, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health notifying patients of an implantable medical device recall.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221130f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An evaluation of the accessibility of the adverse event reporting systems of the Veterans Health Administration for patients with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221130f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221130f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221130f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to address gaps in such adverse event reporting systems, to better identify adverse events and safety issues from implantable medical devices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5113">SEC. 5113. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORT ON SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND HOUSING INSECURITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on how often and what type of supportive services (including career transition and mental health services and services for elderly veterans) are being offered to and used by veterans, and any correlation between a lack of supportive services programs and the likelihood of veterans falling back into housing insecurity. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that any medical information included in the report is de-identified.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5114">SEC. 5114. </num><heading>REPORT ON HANDLING OF CERTAIN RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22117f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on the extent to which the procedures outlined in provision M21-1 III.ii.2.F.1 of the Adjudication Procedures Manual of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor document, are followed in assisting veterans obtain or reconstruct service records or medical information damaged or destroyed in the fire that occurred at the National Processing Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in July of 1973.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2211a627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211a628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2211a629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The determination of the Inspector General as to whether employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs receive sufficient training on the procedures specified in such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211a62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2211a62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The determination of the Inspector General as to whether veterans are informed of actions necessary to adhere to such procedures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211a62c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The percentage of cases regarding such service records and medical information in which employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs follow such procedures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211a62d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The average duration of time to resolve an issue using such procedures.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3210">136 STAT. 3210</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211a62e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2211a62f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2211a630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations on how to improve the implementation of such procedures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5121">SEC. 5121. </num><heading>IMPROVED APPLICATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2211cd41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (5) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4303">section 4303 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211f452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Federal executive agency</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211f453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>except as provided in subparagraph (B), includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the United States Postal Service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Postal Regulatory Commission;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>any Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any military department (as defined in section 102 of title 5) with respect to the civilian employees of that department; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2211f459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>does not include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an agency referred to in section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 5;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to members of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2211f45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the Public Health Service with respect to members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2211f45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Correction</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (17) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>commissioned corps of the Public Health Service</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5122">SEC. 5122. </num><heading>COMPETITIVE PAY FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22121b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7451/c">Section 7451(c) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22121b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y22121b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22121b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote><content>The director of each medical center of the Department shall submit to the Secretary an annual locality pay survey and rates of basic pay for covered positions at such medical center to ensure that pay rates remain competitive in the local labor market.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22121b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22121b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not less than once per fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on rates of basic pay for covered positions at medical centers of the Department.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5123">SEC. 5123. </num><heading>DEFINITION OF LAND USE REVENUE UNDER WEST LOS ANGELES LEASING ACT OF 2016.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22124284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2(d)(2) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/226">Public Law 114–226</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22124285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3211">136 STAT. 3211</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22124286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22124287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22124288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to the extent specified in advance in an appropriations Act for a fiscal year, any funds received as compensation for an easement described in subsection (e); and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5124">SEC. 5124. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO HONORING OUR PACT ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221290a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presumption of Service Connection for Certain Diseases Associated With Exposure to Burn Pits and Other Toxins</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1120/b/2">Section 1120(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221290aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (G); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221290ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (H) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (J), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221290ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Approval of Certain Medical Facility Acquisitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 703(c)(5)(C) of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/168">Public Law 117–168</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/136/1797">136 Stat. 1797</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221290ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104">38 USC 8104</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y221290ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>by striking ‘or a major medical facility lease (as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B))’;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221290af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Competitive Procedures to Acquire Space for the Purpose of Providing Health-care Resources to Veterans</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8103/h/1">Section 8103(h)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2304 of title 10</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3301 of title 41</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221290b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221290b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1120">38 USC 1120 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/168">Public Law 117–168</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5125">SEC. 5125. </num><heading>IMPROVING PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22132cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/294">Public Law 114–294</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8103">38 U.S.C. 8103 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon the following: “<quotedText>or for which funds are available from the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or funds already generally available in the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>that are in addition to the funds appropriated for the facility</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this paragraph</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22132cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (F); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22132cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3212">136 STAT. 3212</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2213a22b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unobligated amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may provide additional funds to help an entity described in subsection (a)(2) finance, design, or construct a facility in connection with real property and improvements to be donated under the pilot program and proposed to be accepted by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1)(B) if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a22c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2213a22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary determines that doing so is in the best interest of the Department and consistent with the mission of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>funding provided under this subparagraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is in addition to amounts that have been appropriated for the facility before the date on which the Secretary and the entity enter into a formal agreement under subsection (c) for the construction and donation of the real property and improvements; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>is derived only from amounts that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2213a231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau>are unobligated balances available in the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts of the Department that—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y2213a232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>are not associated with a specific project; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y2213a233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>are amounts that are associated with a specific project, but are unobligated because they are the result of bid savings; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2213a234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>were appropriated to such an account before the date described in subclause (I).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2213a235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Escalation clauses</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2213a237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may include an escalation clause in a formal agreement under subsection (c) that authorizes an escalation of not more than an annual amount based on a rate established in the formal agreement and mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and an entity to account for inflation for an area if the Secretary determines, after consultation with the head of an appropriate Federal entity that is not part of the Department, that such escalation is necessary and in the best interest of the Department.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of existing amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may obligate funds pursuant to clause (i) in connection with a formal agreement under subsection (c) using amounts that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>are unobligated balances available in the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts of the Department that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2213a23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>are not associated with a specific project; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2213a23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>are amounts that are associated with a specific project, but are unobligated because they are the result of bid savings; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2213a23c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>were appropriated to such an account before the date on which the Secretary and the entity entered into the formal agreement.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3213">136 STAT. 3213</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2213a23d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Unobligated amounts shall be available pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) only to the extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts subsequent to the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, subject to subparagraph (E).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2213a23e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Unobligated amounts made available pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) may not exceed 40 percent of the amount appropriated for the facility before the date on which the Secretary and the entity entered into a formal agreement under subsection (c).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2213a23f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (j)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2213a240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Rule</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Rules</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2213a241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Nothing in</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2213a242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entering arrangements and agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2213a243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2213a244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing provided under this section shall be treated as Federal financial assistance as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/s200.40">section 200.40 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, as in effect on February 21, 2021.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2213a245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2213a246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8103">38 USC 8103 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Existing Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Each agreement entered into under section (2)(c) of such Act before the date of the enactment of this Act that was in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act may be amended to incorporate terms authorized by subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 2(e)(1) of such Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)(D) of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5126">SEC. 5126. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2213c857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7309">38 USC 7309 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENT OF VET CENTERS AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221798e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Productivity Expectations for Readjustment Counselors of Vet Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221798ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of productivity expectations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by obtaining systematic feedback from counselors on such expectations, including with respect to following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Any potential effects of productivity expectations, whether positive or negative, on client care and the welfare of readjustment counselors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Distances readjustment counselors may travel to appointments, especially with respect to serving rural veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The possibility that some veterans may not want to use nor benefit from telehealth or group counseling.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Availability and access of veteran populations to broadband and telehealth.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Any effect of productivity expectations on readjustment counselors, including with respect to recruitment, retention, and welfare.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Whether productivity expectations provide incentives or pressure to inaccurately report client visits.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Whether directors and readjustment counselors of Vet Centers need additional training or guidance on how productivity expectations are calculated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3214">136 STAT. 3214</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Systematic feedback</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221798f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>make every effort to ensure that all readjustment counselors of Vet Centers are given the opportunity to fully provide feedback, positive or negative, including through a survey containing open- and close-ended questions, on all items under paragraph (1);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221798f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in obtaining feedback under paragraph (1), ensure that the items under paragraph (1) are adequately and completely addressed in a way that permits responses to be relevant to the evaluation of productivity expectations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221798f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>collect and safely store the feedback obtained under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221798f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in an electronic database that cannot be altered by any party;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221798f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in an anonymized manner, in order to protect the privacy of each respondent; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221798fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in a manner that allows for evaluation by third parties of the feedback, such as audit of the feedback by the Government Accountability Office; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221798fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>provide the feedback obtained under paragraph (1) in an anonymized manner to the working group established under subsection (c).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221798fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government accountability office audit</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once each year during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall audit the feedback obtained from readjustment counselors of Vet Centers under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221798fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221798ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of changes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the completion of the evaluation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement any needed changes to the productivity expectations described in such paragraph in order to ensure—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22179900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>quality of care and access to care for veterans; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the welfare of readjustment counselors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the evaluation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the findings of the evaluation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any planned or implemented changes described in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for reassessment and implementation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a plan for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>reassessing productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, in consultation with such counselors; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>implementing any needed changes to such expectations, as the Secretary determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3215">136 STAT. 3215</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reassessments</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the plan required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall conduct a reassessment described in such paragraph not less frequently than once each year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2217c01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing Model for Vet Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers that incorporates key practices in the design of such staffing model.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the staffing model under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>involve key stakeholders, including readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>incorporate key work activities and the frequency and time required to conduct such activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>ensure the data used in the model is high quality to provide assurance that staffing estimates are reliable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>incorporate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>risk factors, including case complexity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>geography;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>availability, advisability, and willingness of veterans to use telehealth or group counseling; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for assessments and updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assessing and updating the staffing model developed and implemented under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every four years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>implementing any needed changes to such model, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2217c02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Group of Readjustment Counselors, Outreach Specialists, and Directors of Vet Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the evaluation of productivity expectations under subsection (a) (1) and developing the staffing model for Vet Centers under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a working group to assess—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the efficacy, impact, and composition of performance metrics for such expectations with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>quality of care and access to care for veterans; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the welfare of readjustment counselors and other employees of Vet Centers; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>key considerations for the development of such staffing model, including with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>quality of care and access to care for veterans and other individuals eligible for care through Vet Centers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>recruitment, retention, and welfare of employees of Vet Centers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3216">136 STAT. 3216</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feedback and recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The working group established under paragraph (1) shall provide to the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>feedback from readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>recommendations on how to improve—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>quality of care and access to care for veterans; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the welfare of readjustment counselors and other employees of Vet Centers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2217c03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements of Hiring Practices at Vet Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardization of position descriptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall standardize descriptions of position responsibilities at Vet Centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In each of the first two annual reports submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7309/e">section 7309(e) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall include a description of the actions taken by the Secretary to carry out subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of reporting requirements on readjustment counseling to include actions to reduce staffing vacancies and time to hire</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7309/e/2">Section 7309(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2217c041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>A description of actions taken by the Secretary to reduce—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>vacancies in counselor positions in the Readjustment Counseling Service; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the time it takes to hire such counselors.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2217c044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by Government Accountability Office on Vet Center Infrastructure and Future Investments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on physical infrastructure and future investments with respect to Vet Centers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217c047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the condition of the physical infrastructure of all assets of Vet Centers, whether owned or leased by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217c04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the short-, medium-, and long-term plans of the Department to maintain and upgrade the physical infrastructure of Vet Centers to address the operational needs of Vet Centers as of the date of the submittal of the report and future needs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of management and strategic planning for the physical infrastructure of Vet Centers, including whether the Department should buy or lease existing or additional locations in areas with stable or growing populations of veterans.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3217">136 STAT. 3217</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217c04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of whether, as of the date of the submittal of the report, Vet Center buildings, mobile Vet Centers, community access points, and similar infrastructure are sufficient to care for veterans or if such infrastructure is negatively affecting care due to limited space for veterans and Vet Center personnel or other factors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the areas with the greatest need for investments in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>improved physical infrastructure, including upgraded Vet Centers; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>additional physical infrastructure for Vet Centers, including new Vet Centers owned or leased by the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of the authorities and resources that may be required for the Secretary to make such investments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of all annual reports submitted under 7309(e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, before the date of the submittal of the report under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2217e763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program to Combat Food Insecurity Among Veterans and Family Members of Veterans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a pilot program to award grants to eligible entities to support partnerships that address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or other facilities of the Department as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration of pilot</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for a three-year period beginning on the date of the establishment of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide eligible entities receiving grant funding under the pilot program with training and technical assistance on the provision of food insecurity assistance services to veterans and family members of veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of the pilot program, an eligible entity is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a nonprofit organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an organization recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5902">section 5902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a public agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a community-based organization; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e76d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>an institution of higher education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e76e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity seeking a grant under the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and commitments as the Secretary may require.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall select eligible entities that submit applications under paragraph (5) for the award of grants under the pilot program using a competitive process that takes into account the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Capacity of the applicant entity to serve veterans and family members of veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Demonstrated need of the population the applicant entity would serve.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3218">136 STAT. 3218</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Demonstrated need of the applicant entity for assistance from the grant.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution of grants awarded under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum program requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any grant awarded under this subsection shall be used—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>to coordinate with the Secretary with respect to the provision of assistance to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to increase participation in nutrition counseling programs and provide educational materials and counseling to veterans and family members of veterans to address food insecurity and healthy diets among those individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to increase access to and enrollment in Federal assistance programs, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011/etseq">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</ref>), the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>), the low-income home energy assistance program established under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8621/etseq">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</ref>), and any other assistance program that the Secretary considers advisable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e77a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to fulfill such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate to further the purpose of the grant and serve veterans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e77b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall provide to the Secretary, at least once each year during the duration of the grant term, data on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e77c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of veterans and family members of veterans screened for, and enrolled in, programs described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (8);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e77d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>other services provided by the entity to veterans and family members of veterans using funds from the grant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e77e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>such other data as the Secretary may require.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e77f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on data collected</inline>.—</heading><content>For each year of operation of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the data collected under paragraph (9) during such year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government accountability office report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the pilot program terminates, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the effectiveness and outcomes of the activities carried out under this subsection in reducing food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3219">136 STAT. 3219</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the activities carried out under this subsection.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the effectiveness and outcomes of the grants awarded under this subsection, including with respect to eligibility screening contacts, application assistance consultations, and changes in food insecurity among the population served by the grant.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Best practices regarding the use of partnerships to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of public benefit programs to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of making the pilot program permanent and expanding to other locations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e78a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e78b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program established under paragraph (1) $15,000,000 for each fiscal year in which the program is carried out, beginning with the fiscal year in which the program is established.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), not more than ten percent may be used for administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs associated with administering grants under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2217e790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>facilities of the Department</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701/3">section 1701(3) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The term “<term>public agency</term>” means a department, agency, other unit, or instrumentality of Federal, State, Tribal, or local government.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The term “<term>State</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101/20">section 101(20) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2217e795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The term “<term>veteran</term>” means an individual who served in the Armed Forces, including an individual who served in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, and who was discharged or released therefrom, regardless of the conditions of such discharge or release.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2217e796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Vet Center</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Vet Center</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A/h">section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3220">136 STAT. 3220</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5127">SEC. 5127. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2217e797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7302">38 USC 7302 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INFORMATION ON CERTAIN VETERANS WITH PRIOR MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PROGRAM ON INTERMEDIATE CARE TECHNICIANS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2218aae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update of Web Portal to Identify Certain Veterans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update web portals of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for a method by which a veteran who served in a medical occupation while serving as a member of the Armed Forces may elect to provide the information described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information in portal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The information described in this paragraph is the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Contact information for the veteran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A history of the medical experience and trained competencies of the veteran.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions in history</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the history of a veteran provided under paragraph (2)(B) shall include individual critical task lists specific to the military occupational specialty of the veteran that align with standard occupational codes maintained by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing of information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of facilitating civilian medical credentialing and hiring opportunities for veterans seeking to respond to a national emergency, including a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a program to share the information described in paragraph (2) with the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>State departments of veterans affairs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Veterans service organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>State credentialing bodies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>State homes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Other stakeholders involved in State-level credentialing, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2218aaf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program on Training of Intermediate Care Technicians of Department of Veterans Affairs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to train, certify, and employ covered veterans as intermediate care technicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may assign an intermediate care technician of the Department of Veterans Affairs trained under the program under paragraph (1) to any medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, giving priority to locations with a significant staffing shortage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of information in transition assistance program</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a communications campaign to convey to appropriate members of the Armed Forces separating from active duty opportunities for training, certification, and employment under the program under paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3221">136 STAT. 3221</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218aaf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on expansion of program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on whether the program under paragraph (1) may be replicated for other medical positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2218d209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of Opportunities for Veterans</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify veterans service organizations and, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of opportunities for veterans under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2218d20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218d20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>covered veteran</term>” means a veteran whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines served as a basic health care technician while serving in the Armed Forces.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218d20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The terms “State home” and “veteran” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2218d20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>veterans service organization</term>” means an organization that provides services to veterans, including organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5902">section 5902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LII">TITLE LII—</num><heading>INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Inspector General Independence</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5201. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5202. </designator> <label>Removal or transfer of Inspectors General; placement on non-duty status.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5203. </designator> <label>Vacancy in position of Inspector General.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5204. </designator> <label>Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector General</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5221. </designator> <label>Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Transparency</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5231. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5232. </designator> <label>Additional information to be included in requests and reports to Congress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5233. </designator> <label>Availability of information to Congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5234. </designator> <label>Semiannual report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5235. </designator> <label>Additional reports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5236. </designator> <label>Requirement to report final disposition to Congress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5237. </designator> <label>Investigations of Offices of Inspector General of establishments by the Integrity Committee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Notice of Ongoing Investigations When There Is a Change in Status of Inspector General</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5241. </designator> <label>Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status of Inspector General.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Report on Expenditures</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5251. </designator> <label>CIGIE report on expenditures.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3222">136 STAT. 3222</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Notice of Refusal to Provide Inspectors General Access</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5261. </designator> <label>Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to Inspectors General.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Training Resources for Inspectors General and Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5271. </designator> <label>Training resources for Inspectors General.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5272. </designator> <label>Definition of appropriate congressional committees.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5273. </designator> <label>Semiannual reports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5274. </designator> <label>Submission of reports that specifically identify non-governmental organizations or business entities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5275. </designator> <label>Review relating to vetting, processing, and resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2218f91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>Inspector General Independence</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5201">SEC. 5201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2218f91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app1">5 USC app. 1</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5202">SEC. 5202. </num><heading>REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS GENERAL; PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221a7fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221a7fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 USC app. 3</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 3(b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)(A)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(b)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), as so designated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second sentence—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reasons</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including to the appropriate congressional committees)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Houses of Congress</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221a7fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y221aa6d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If there is an open or completed inquiry into an Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221aa6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221aa6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221aa6dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y221af4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y221b1c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place an Inspector General on non-duty status.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221b1c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the President places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the President shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3223">136 STAT. 3223</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>a specification of which clause of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the President has determined applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221b1c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The President may not place an Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the President—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221b1c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>For the purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the term ‘<term>Inspector General</term>’—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>means an Inspector General who was appointed by the President, without regard to whether the Senate provided advice and consent with respect to that appointment; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>includes the Inspector General of an establishment, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>a reference to the removal or transfer of an Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the written communication described in that paragraph, shall be considered to be—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a reference to section 1229(c)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/181">Public Law 110–181</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/378">122 Stat. 378</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a reference <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3224">136 STAT. 3224</page> to section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5231/b/4">12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)</ref>); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, a reference to section 4018(b)(3) of the CARES Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9053/b/3">15 U.S.C. 9053(b)(3)</ref>).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b1c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 8G(e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or placement on non-duty status</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>a removal</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(2)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the first sentence—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reasons</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including to the appropriate congressional committees)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Houses of Congress</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y221b1c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If there is an open or completed inquiry into an Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b1c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y221b6a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y221b9168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the head of the applicable designated Federal entity (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘covered official’) may place an Inspector General on non-duty status.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221b9169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b916a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If a covered official places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the covered official may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b916b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b916c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the covered official has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b916d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the communication, the covered official includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b916e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a specification of which clause of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the covered official has determined applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b916f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3225">136 STAT. 3225</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221b9172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b9173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A covered official may not place an Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered official—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221b9175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221b9177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit or otherwise modify—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any statutory protection that is afforded to an Inspector General; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any other action that a covered official may take under law with respect to an Inspector General.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b917a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 103H(c) of the National Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3033/c">50 U.S.C. 3033(c)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b917b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b917c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(4)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b917d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reasons</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b917e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y221b917f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221b9181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221b9182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y221bdea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y221bdea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place the Inspector General on nonduty status.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221bdea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the President places the Inspector General on nonduty status, the President shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3226">136 STAT. 3226</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdeab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a specification of which clause of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the President has determined applies under clause (i);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221bdeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The President may not place the Inspector General on nonduty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (4)(A) unless the President—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221bdeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3517/b">50 U.S.C. 3517(b)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(6)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reasons</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221bdeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y221c05cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221c05cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221c05cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221c05ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y221c2cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y221c2ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c2ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place the Inspector General on nonduty status.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221c2ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c2ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the President places the Inspector General on nonduty status, the President shall communicate in writing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3227">136 STAT. 3227</page> the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c2ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a specification of which clause of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the President has determined applies under clause (i);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221c2ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c2cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The President may not place the Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (6)(A) unless the President—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221c2ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c53fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6329b/b/2/A">section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221c53ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c5400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221c5401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221c5402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app12">5 USC app. 12</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>except as otherwise expressly provided,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the term</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5203">SEC. 5203. </num><heading>VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221d3e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221d3e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 USC app. 3</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e01b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y221e01b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>first assistant to the position of Inspector General</term>’ means, with respect to an Office of Inspector General—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>an individual who, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that position—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is serving in a position in that Office; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has been designated in writing by the Inspector General, through an order of succession or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3228">136 STAT. 3228</page> otherwise, as the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>if the Inspector General has not made a designation described in clause (i)(II)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Principal Deputy Inspector General of that Office, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that position; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if there is no Principal Deputy Inspector General of that Office, the Deputy Inspector General of that Office, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that position; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>Inspector General</term>’—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>means an Inspector General who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>includes the Inspector General of an establishment, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e01c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3345/a">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3025/e">50 U.S.C. 3025(e)</ref>) shall not apply;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><chapeau>notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, only if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the requirement under this clause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for the purposes of this subparagraph, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in clause (i) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3229">136 STAT. 3229</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e01cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3345/a">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (4), during any period in which an Inspector General is on non-duty status—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>if the first assistant described in subparagraph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in that Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that direction satisfies the requirements under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(C); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e01d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e01d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An individual may perform the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e01d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e01d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the President makes a direction under paragraph (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector General shall be performed by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e01da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e01db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment to National Security Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103H(c) of the National Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3033/c">50 U.S.C. 3033(c)</ref>), as amended by section 5202, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y221e9e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>first assistant to the position of Inspector General</term>’ has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3230">136 STAT. 3230</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221e9e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If the Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3345/a">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3025/e">50 U.S.C. 3025(e)</ref>) shall not apply;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (D), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>notwithstanding clause (ii), and subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, only if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e9e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the requirement under this subclause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for the purposes of this clause, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in subclause (I) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e9e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e9e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to the congressional intelligence committees the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221e9e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3345/a">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3025/e">50 U.S.C. 3025(e)</ref>), and clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), and subject to subparagraph (D), during any period in which the Inspector General is on nonduty status—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3231">136 STAT. 3231</page> temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>if the first assistant described in clause (i) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in the Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>that direction satisfies the requirements under subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of subparagraph (B)(iii); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e9e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221e9e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>An individual may perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), or under subparagraph (C), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221e9e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e9e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221e9e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the President makes a direction under subparagraph (B)(iii), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the Inspector General shall be performed by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221e9e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221e9e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment to Central Intelligence Agency Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3517/b">50 U.S.C. 3517(b)</ref>), as amended by section 5202, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f1368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y221f1369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>first assistant to the position of Inspector General</term>’ has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221f136a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If the Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f136b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3345/a">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref> shall not apply;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f136c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subject to subparagraph (D), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f136d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>notwithstanding clause (ii), and subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, only if—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3232">136 STAT. 3232</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221f136e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f136f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y221f1370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the requirement under this subclause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y221f1371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for the purposes of this clause, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221f1372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in subclause (I) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221f1373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221f1374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f1375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f1376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to the congressional intelligence committees the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221f1377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3345/a">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref> and clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), and subject to subparagraph (D), during any period in which the Inspector General is on nonduty status—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f1378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f1379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f137a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><chapeau>if the first assistant described in clause (i) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in the Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3346">section 3346 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221f137b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>that direction satisfies the requirements under subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of subparagraph (B)(iii); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y221f137c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f137d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221f137e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>An individual may perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3233">136 STAT. 3233</page> under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), or under subparagraph (C), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y221f3a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f3a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f3a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the President makes a direction under subparagraph (B)(iii), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the Inspector General shall be performed by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f3a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y221f3a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221f3a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f3a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 USC app. 3</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the applicability of sections 3345 through 3349d of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998”), other than with respect to section 3345(a) of that title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221f3a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f3a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 USC app. 3</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f3a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>Inspector General</term>” has the meaning given the term in subsection (h)(1)(B) of section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f3a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f3a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f3a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing vacancies</inline>.—</heading><content>If, as of the date of enactment of this Act, an individual is performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity, this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect with respect to that Inspector General position on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5204">SEC. 5204. </num><heading>OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221f61ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Whistleblower Protection Coordinator</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f61ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 USC app. 3</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f61ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including employees of that Office of Inspector General</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>employees</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221f61af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including the Integrity Committee of that Council)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and Efficiency</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221f61b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221f61b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, allegations of reprisal,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>and allegations of reprisal (including the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office of Inspector General)</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3234">136 STAT. 3234</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector General</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5221">SEC. 5221. </num><heading>PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221fafd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33/schIII">Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 3349d the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y221fafd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="3349e">“§ 3349e.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fafd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3349e">5 USC 3349e</ref>.</p></sidenote> Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x221fafd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “If<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fafd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fafd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> the President fails to make a formal nomination for a vacant inspector general position that requires a formal nomination by the President to be filled within the period beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or returned, and ending on the day that is 210 days after that date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days after the end of such period and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, to the appropriate congressional committees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221fafd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the reasons why the President has not yet made a formal nomination; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221fafd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a target date for making a formal nomination.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221fafda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fafdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">5 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fafdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 3349d the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3349e. </designator> <label>Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y221fafdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fafde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3349e">5 USC 3349e note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221fafdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy first occurring on or after that date; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221fafe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>on the day that is 210 days after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fd6f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Transparency</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5231">SEC. 5231. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221fd6f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app1">5 USC app. 1</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5232">SEC. 5232. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x221fd6f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221fd6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the length of time the Integrity Committee has been evaluating the allegation of wrongdoing, and a description of any previous written notice provided under this clause <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3235">136 STAT. 3235</page> with respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the description provided for why additional time was needed.</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y221fd6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or corrective action</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>disciplinary action</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5233">SEC. 5233. </num><heading>AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT REFERRAL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x221ffe06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x221ffe07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y22202518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of information to congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an allegation of wrongdoing made by a member of Congress that is closed by the Integrity Committee without referral to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an investigation, the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall, not later than 60 days after closing the allegation of wrongdoing, provide a written description of the nature of the allegation of wrongdoing and how the Integrity Committee evaluated the allegation of wrongdoing to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22202519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2220251a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5234">SEC. 5234. </num><heading>SEMIANNUAL REPORT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22204c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c15c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2220c15d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semiannual report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On or before May 31, 2023, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to Congress and the President a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee during the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30, which shall include the following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors General and staff members of the various Offices of Inspector General described in paragraph (4)(C):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c15e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2220c15f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An overview and analysis of the allegations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integrity Committee, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>analysis of the positions held by individuals against whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated with such positions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>analysis of the categories or types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a summary of disposition of all the allegations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The number of allegations received by the Integrity Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The number of allegations referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, including the number of allegations referred for criminal investigation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3236">136 STAT. 3236</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2220c166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>The number of allegations referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for investigation, a general description of the status of such investigations, and a summary of the findings of investigations completed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2220c168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An overview and analysis of allegations of wrongdoing received by the Integrity Committee during any previous reporting period, but remained pending during some part of the six months covered by the report, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>analysis of the positions held by individuals against whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated with such positions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c16a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>analysis of the categories or types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c16b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a summary of disposition of all the allegations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c16c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The number and category or type of pending investigations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c16d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>For each allegation received—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c16e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the date on which the investigation was opened;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c16f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the date on which the allegation was disposed of, as applicable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the case number associated with the allegation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>The nature and number of allegations to the Integrity Committee closed without referral, including the justification for why each allegation was closed without referral.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>A brief description of any difficulty encountered by the Integrity Committee when receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring for investigation an allegation received by the Integrity Committee, including a brief description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any attempt to prevent or hinder an investigation; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2220c174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>concerns about the integrity or operations at an Office of Inspector General.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220c175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>Other matters that the Council considers appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5235">SEC. 5235. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL REPORTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2220e886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2220e887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app5">5 USC app. 5</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220e888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2220e889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22210f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22210f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to inspector general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall, immediately whenever the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of an Office of Inspector General for which the Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing under section 11(d), submit a report to the Inspector General who leads the Office at which the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3237">136 STAT. 3237</page> serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies were alleged.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22210f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to president, congress, and the establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 7 days after the date on which an Inspector General receives a report submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the President, the appropriate congressional committees, and the head of the establishment—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22210f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the report received under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22210f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a report by the Inspector General containing any comments the Inspector General determines appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5236">SEC. 5236. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION TO CONGRESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22210f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Integrity Committee</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5237">SEC. 5237. </num><heading>INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 11(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and that an investigation of an Office of Inspector General of an establishment is conducted by another Office of Inspector General of an establishment</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>size</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Notice of Ongoing Investigations When There Is a Change in Status of Inspector General</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5241">SEC. 5241. </num><heading>NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x222136b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222136b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app5">5 USC app. 5</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e), as added by section 5625 of this title, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222184d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y222184d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222184d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 15 days after an Inspector General is removed, placed on paid or unpaid nonduty status, or transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the officer or employee performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees information regarding work being conducted by the Office as of the date on which the Inspector General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or transferred, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222184d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>for each investigation—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the type of alleged offense;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the fiscal quarter in which the Office initiated the investigation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the relevant Federal agency, including the relevant component of that Federal agency for any Federal agency listed in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s901/b">section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, under investigation or affiliated with the individual or entity under investigation; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3238">136 STAT. 3238</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>whether the investigation is administrative, civil, criminal, or a combination thereof, if known; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222184da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>for any work not described in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the subject matter and scope;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the relevant agency, including the relevant component of that Federal agency, under review;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222184dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the date on which the Office initiated the work; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2221abee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the expected time frame for completion.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2221abef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>With respect to an inspector general of an element of the intelligence community specified in section 8G(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), the submission required by paragraph (1) shall only be made to the committees of Congress specified in section 8G(d)(2)(E).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Report on Expenditures</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5251">SEC. 5251. </num><heading>CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2221abf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2221abf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y2221abf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on expenditures</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than November 30 of each year, the Chairperson shall submit to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress, including the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on the expenditures of the Council for the preceding fiscal year, including from direct appropriations to the Council, interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph (B), or any other source.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Notice of Refusal to Provide Inspectors General Access</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5261">SEC. 5261. </num><heading>NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2221d303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2221d304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app6">5 USC app. 6</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2221d305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2221d306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If the information or assistance that is the subject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the Inspector General by the date that is 30 days after the report is made, the Inspector General shall submit a notice that the information or assistance requested has not been provided by the head of the establishment involved or the head of the Federal agency involved, as applicable, to the appropriate congressional committees.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3239">136 STAT. 3239</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Training Resources for Inspectors General and Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5271">SEC. 5271. </num><heading>TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2221fa17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2221fa18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2221fa19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (E) through (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2221fa1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2221fa1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>support the professional development of Inspectors General, including by providing training opportunities on the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this Act and on topics relevant to Inspectors General and the work of Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors General and the Council.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5272">SEC. 5272. </num><heading>DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x222359ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app5">5 USC app. 5</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 5—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees or subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app6">5 USC app. 6</ref>.</p></sidenote> 6(h)(4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Government</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y222359b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Any other relevant congressional committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8">5 USC app. 8</ref>.</p></sidenote> section 8—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Committees on Armed Services and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Committees on Armed Services and on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the appropriate congressional <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3240">136 STAT. 3240</page> committees, including the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8D">5 USC app. 8D</ref>.</p></sidenote> 8D—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of the Senate and the Committees on Government Operations and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222359c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222359c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of the Senate and the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees or subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8E">5 USC app. 8E</ref>.</p></sidenote>section 8E—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committees on Governmental Affairs and Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees on Government Operations and Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committees on the Judiciary and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Operations of the House of Representatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8G">5 USC app. 8G</ref>.</p></sidenote> 8G(f)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3241">136 STAT. 3241</page> subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8I">5 USC app. 8I</ref>.</p></sidenote> 8I—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees and subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees and subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in section 8N(b),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8N">5 USC app. 8N</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app11">5 USC app. 11</ref>.</p></sidenote> 11—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subclauses (III) and (IV);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222359db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subclause (II) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222359dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the appropriate congressional committees.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>jurisdiction</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222359df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app12">5 USC app. 12</ref>.</p></sidenote> 12—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222359e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22237ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22237ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22237ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22237ff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22237ff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22237ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any other relevant congressional committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5273">SEC. 5273. </num><heading>SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22244347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22244348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22244349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app4">5 USC app. 4</ref>.</p></sidenote> 4(a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224434a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>to make recommendations</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224434b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma after “<quotedText>section 5(a)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224434c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2224434d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app5">5 USC app. 5</ref>.</p></sidenote> 5—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224434e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2224434f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (12) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22246a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the establishment and associated reports and recommendations for corrective action made by the Office;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22246a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an identification of each recommendation made before the reporting period, for which corrective action has not been completed, including the potential costs savings associated with the recommendation;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3242">136 STAT. 3242</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22246a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22246a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of significant investigations closed during the reporting period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22246a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>an identification of the total number of convictions during the reporting period resulting from investigations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22246a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>information regarding each audit, inspection, or evaluation report issued during the reporting period, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22246a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22246a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a listing of each audit, inspection, or evaluation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22246a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>if applicable, the total dollar value of questioned costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and the dollar value of recommendations that funds be put to better use, including whether a management decision had been made by the end of the reporting period;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22246a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>information regarding any management decision made during the reporting period with respect to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued during a previous reporting period;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22246a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (13) through (22) as paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22246a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (13), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y2224917c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><chapeau>a report on each investigation conducted by the Office where allegations of misconduct were substantiated involving a senior Government employee or senior official (as defined by the Office) if the establishment does not have senior Government employees, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224917d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the name of the senior Government employee, if already made public by the Office; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224917e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a detailed description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2224917f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22249180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the status and disposition of the matter, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22249181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>if the matter was referred to the Department of Justice, the date of the referral; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22249182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if the Department of Justice declined the referral, the date of the declination;”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22249183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (15), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y2224b894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><chapeau>information related to interference by the establishment, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224b895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a detailed description of any attempt by the establishment to interfere with the independence of the Office, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2224b896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>with budget constraints designed to limit the capabilities of the Office; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2224b897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>incidents where the establishment has resisted or objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted or significantly delayed access to information, including the justification of the establishment for such action; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224b898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2224b899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of each report made to the head of the establishment under section 6(c)(2) during the reporting period;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2224b89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2224b89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3243">136 STAT. 3243</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y222506bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>where final action on audit, inspection, and evaluation reports had not been taken before the commencement of the reporting period, statistical tables showing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222506bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>with respect to management decisions—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for each report, whether a management decision was made during the reporting period;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if a management decision was made during the reporting period, the dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management decision; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>total number of reports where a management decision was made during the reporting period and the total corresponding dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management decision; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222506c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>with respect to final actions—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>whether, if a management decision was made before the end of the reporting period, final action was taken during the reporting period;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>if final action was taken, the dollar value of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>disallowed costs that were recovered by management through collection, offset, property in lieu of cash, or otherwise;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>disallowed costs that were written off by management;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use not yet recovered or written off by management;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>recommendations that were completed; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>recommendations that management has subsequently concluded should not or could not be implemented or completed; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>total number of reports where final action was not taken and total number of reports where final action was taken, including the total corresponding dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management decisions;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(20)(A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(14)(A)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222506cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (5) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y222506cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22252dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a statement explaining why final action has not been taken with respect to each audit, inspection, and evaluation report in which a management decision has been made but final action has not yet been taken, except that such statement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22252ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>may exclude reports if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22252de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a management decision was made within the preceding year; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3244">136 STAT. 3244</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22252de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the report is under formal administrative or judicial appeal or management of the establishment has agreed to pursue a legislative solution; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22252de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall identify the number of reports in each category so excluded.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22252de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h), as so redesignated by section 5625 of this title, as subsection (i); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22252de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (g), as so redesignated by section 5625 of this title, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22252de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><content>If an Office has published any portion of the report or information required under subsection (a) to the website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect to provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of including the information in that report.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5274">SEC. 5274. </num><heading>SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22257c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), as so redesignated by section 5625 of this title, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2225a317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y2225a318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative report prepared by an Inspector General specifically identifies a specific non-governmental organization or business entity, whether or not the non-governmental organization or business entity is the subject of that audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2225a31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>the Inspector General shall notify the non-governmental organization or business entity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the non-governmental organization or business entity shall have—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>30 days to review the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report beginning on the date of publication of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the opportunity to submit a written response for the purpose of clarifying or providing additional context as it directly relates to each instance wherein an audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report specifically identifies that non-governmental organization or business entity; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>if a written response is submitted under clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period described in clause (ii)(I)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the written response shall be attached to the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2225a320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2225a321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>in every instance where the report may appear on the public-facing website of the Inspector General, the website shall be updated in order to access a version of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report that includes the written response.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2225a322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a non-governmental organization or business entity that refused to provide information or assistance sought by an Inspector <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3245">136 STAT. 3245</page> General during the creation of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2225a323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2225a324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>An Inspector General shall review any written response received under subparagraph (A) for the purpose of preventing the improper disclosure of classified information or other non-public information, consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact such information.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2225a325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2225ca36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app5">5 USC app. 5</ref> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2225ca37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply upon the request of a non-governmental organization or business entity named in an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative report prepared on or after January 1, 2019; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2225ca38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any written response submitted under clause (iii) of section 5(g)(6)(A) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), as added by subsection (a), with respect to such an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative report shall attach to the original report in the manner described in that clause.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5275">SEC. 5275. </num><heading>REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, AND RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AFGHANISTAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222702b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the Inspector General of the Department of State, and in coordination with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and any appropriate Inspector General established by that Act or section 103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3033">50 U.S.C. 3033</ref>), shall conduct a thorough review of efforts to support and process evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222702ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222702bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, and programs used—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222702bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to screen and vet such evacuees, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an assessment of whether personnel conducting such screening and vetting were appropriately authorized and provided with training, including training in the detection of fraudulent personal identification documents;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an analysis of the degree to which such screening and vetting deviated from United States law, regulations, policy, and best practices relating to the screening and vetting of parolees, refugees, and applicants for United States visas that have been in use at any time since January 1, 2016, particularly for individuals from countries containing any active terrorist organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an identification of any risk to the national security of the United States posed by any such deviations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an analysis of the processes used for evacuees traveling without personal identification records, including the creation or provision of any new identification records to such evacuees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>an analysis of the degree to which such screening and vetting process was capable of detecting—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3246">136 STAT. 3246</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>instances of human trafficking and domestic abuse;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>evacuees who are unaccompanied minors; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>evacuees with a spouse who is a minor;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to admit and process such evacuees at United States ports of entry;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to temporarily house such evacuees prior to resettlement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>to account for the total number of individuals evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 with support of the United States Government, disaggregated by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>country of origin;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>citizenship, only if different from country of origin;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>age;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>gender;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the number of individuals who were holders of a special immigrant visa issued pursuant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/8">Public Law 111–8</ref>) or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/109/163">Public Law 109–163</ref>) at the time of evacuation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the number of individuals who were applicants for a special immigrant visas pursuant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/8">Public Law 111–8</ref>) or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/109/163">Public Law 109–163</ref>) at the time of evacuation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the number who were in possession of a valid nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States at the time of evacuation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>familial relationship to individuals described in subparagraphs (E) through (G).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222702d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees not fewer than one interim report on the review conducted under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Any report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3247">136 STAT. 3247</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Screen; screening</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The terms “screen” and “screening”, with respect to an evacuee, mean the process by which a Federal official determines—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the identity of the evacuee;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>whether the evacuee has a valid identification documentation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222702db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>whether any database of the United States Government contains derogatory information about the evacuee.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222702dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vet; vetting</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>vet</term>” and “vetting”, with respect to an evacuee, means the process by which a Federal official interviews the evacuee to determine whether the evacuee is who they purport to be, including whether the evacuee poses a national security risk.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222702dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discharge of Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State shall discharge the responsibilities under this section in a manner consistent with the authorities and requirements of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) and the authorities and requirements applicable to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State under that Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222702de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon request of an Inspector General for information or assistance under subsection (a), the head of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as is practicable and not in contravention of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from which the information is requested, furnish to such Inspector General, or to an authorized designee, such information or assistance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222702df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security or the Inspector General of the Department of State to enter into agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in the exercise of the oversight responsibilities of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), with respect to oversight of the evacuation from Afghanistan, the selection, vetting, and processing of applicants for special immigrant visas and asylum, and any resettlement in the United States of such evacuees.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LIII">TITLE LIII—</num><heading>OVERSIGHT AND REFORM MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>General Provisions</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5301. </designator> <label>Access for Veterans to Records.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5302. </designator> <label>ONDCP supplemental strategies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5303. </designator> <label>Performance Enhancement.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5304. </designator> <label>Appeals to merit systems protection board relating to FBI reprisal allegations; salary of Special Counsel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5305. </designator> <label>Fairness for Federal firefighters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>PLUM Act of 2022</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5321. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5322. </designator> <label>Establishment of public website on government policy and supporting positions.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3248">136 STAT. 3248</page> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5301">SEC. 5301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222729f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s2902">44 USC 2902 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCESS FOR VETERANS TO RECORDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2227ed41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan to Eliminate Records Backlog at the National Personnel Records Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2227ed42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2227ed43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from the National Personnel Records Center and improving the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at the National Personnel Records Center, that includes, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2227ed44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2227ed45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the number of backlogged record requests for veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22281457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeframes.</p></sidenote><content>Target timeframes to reduce the backlog.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A detailed plan for using existing funds to improve the information technology infrastructure, including secure access to appropriate agency Federal records, to prevent future backlogs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Actions to improve customer service for requesters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228145a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228145b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Strategies to prevent future record request backlogs, including backlogs caused by an event that prevents employees of the Center from reporting to work in person.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228145c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2228145d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2228145e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the comprehensive plan is submitted under paragraph (1), and biannually thereafter until the response rate by the National Personnel Records Center reaches 90 percent of all requests in 20 days or less, not including any request involving a record damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by the requestor (provided the National Personnel Records Center issues an invoice within 20 days after the date on which the request is made), the Archivist of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of such plan that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228145f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>describes progress made by the National Personnel Records Center during the preceding 90-day period with respect to record request backlog reduction and efficiency and responsiveness improvement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provides data on progress made toward the goals identified in the comprehensive plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>describes any changes made to the comprehensive plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Archivist of the United States shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3249">136 STAT. 3249</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22281466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Funding to Address Records Backlog</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the National Archives and Records Administration, $60,000,000 to address backlogs in responding to requests from veterans for military personnel records, improve cybersecurity, improve digital preservation and access to archival Federal records, and address backlogs in requests made under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act). Such amounts may also be used for the Federal Records Center Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22281468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement to maintain in-person staffing levels</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22281469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2228146a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>to the availability of appropriations, and not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the National Personnel Records Center maintains staffing levels and telework arrangements that enable the maximum processing of records requests possible in order to achieve the performance goal of responding to 90 percent of all requests in 20 days or less, not including any request involving a record damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by the requestor (provided the National Personnel Records Center issues an invoice within 20 days after the date on which the request is made).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228146b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector general reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Inspector General for the National Archives and Records Administration shall, for two years following the date of the enactment of this Act, include in every semiannual report submitted to Congress pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), a detailed summary of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228146c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>efforts taken by the National Archives and Records Administration to address the backlog of records requests at the National Personnel Records Center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228146d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2228146e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2228146f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for action proposed by the Inspector General related to reducing the backlog of records requests at the National Personnel Records Center and the status of compliance with those recommendations by the National Archives and Records Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5302">SEC. 5302. </num><heading>ONDCP SUPPLEMENTAL STRATEGIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22283b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 706(h) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1705/h">21 U.S.C. 1705(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22283b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22283b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22283b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22283b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>develops performance measures and targets for the National Drug Control Strategy for supplemental strategies <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3250">136 STAT. 3250</page> (the Southwest Border, Northern Border, and Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategies) to effectively evaluate region- specific goals, to the extent the performance measurement system does not adequately measure the effectiveness of the strategies, as determined by the Director, such strategies may evaluate interdiction efforts at and between ports of entry, interdiction technology, intelligence sharing, diplomacy, and other appropriate metrics, specific to each supplemental strategies region, as determined by the Director.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5303">SEC. 5303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22283b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Performance Enhancement Reform Act.</p></sidenote><heading>PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222889a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222889a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1101">31 USC 1101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Performance Enhancement Reform Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222889a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1115">Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222889a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b)(5) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2228b0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>provide a description of how the performance goals are to be achieved, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the human capital, training, data and evidence, information technology, and skill sets required to meet the performance goals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the technology modernization investments, system upgrades, staff technology skills and expertise, stakeholder input and feedback, and other resources and strategies needed and required to meet the performance goals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>clearly defined milestones;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an identification of the organizations, program activities, regulations, policies, operational processes, and other activities that contribute to each performance goal, both within and external to the agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a description of how the agency is working with other agencies and the organizations identified in subparagraph (D) to measure and achieve its performance goals as well as relevant Federal Government performance goals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>an identification of the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each performance goal, who shall be known as goal leaders;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228b0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (g) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2228b0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation of Performance Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Performance Improvement Officer of each agency (or the functional equivalent) shall collaborate with the Chief Human Capital Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief Information Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief Data Officer (or the functional equivalent), and the Chief Financial Officer (or the functional equivalent) of that agency to prepare that portion of the annual performance plan described under subsection (b)(5) for that agency.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5304">SEC. 5304. </num><heading>APPEALS TO MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD RELATING TO FBI REPRISAL ALLEGATIONS; SALARY OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2228fee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appeals to Mspb</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2303">Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2228fee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y2228fee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3251">136 STAT. 3251</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2228fee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>If no final determination or corrective action order has been made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2228fee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Counsel Salary</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228fee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch53/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228fee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in section 5314, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item: “<quotedText>Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228feea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 5315, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2228feeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2228feec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5314">5 USC 5314 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The rate of pay applied under the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall begin to apply on the first day of the first pay period beginning after date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5305">SEC. 5305. </num><heading>FAIRNESS FOR FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222aac9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Illnesses and Diseases Presumed to Be Work-related Cause of Disability or Death for Federal Employees in Fire Protection Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222aac9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presumption relating to employees in fire protection activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222aac9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch81/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 8143a the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y222b6ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="8143b">“§ 8143b.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b6ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 USC 8143b</ref>.</p></sidenote> Employees in fire protection activities</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222b6ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee in fire protection activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>employee in fire protection activities</term>’ means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is trained in fire suppression;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment is at risk, including the prevention, control, suppression, or management of wildland fires; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>performs the activities described in subparagraph (C) as a primary responsibility of the job of the employee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>rule</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 804.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Labor.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222b6ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b6ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Illnesses and Diseased Deemed to Be Proximately Caused by Employment in Fire Protection Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For a claim under this subchapter of disability or death of an employee who has been employed for not less than 5 years in aggregate as an employee in fire protection activities, an illness or disease specified on the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3252">136 STAT. 3252</page> list established under paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be proximately caused by the employment of that employee, if the employee is diagnosed with that illness or disease not later than 10 years after the last activedate of employment as an employee in fire protection activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of initial list</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is established under this section the following list of illnesses and diseases:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Bladder cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b6fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Brain cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Colorectal cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Esophageal cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Kidney cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Leukemias.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Lung cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Mesothelioma.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>Multiple myeloma.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>Prostate cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b700a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>Skin cancer (melanoma).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b700b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><content>A sudden cardiac event or stroke suffered while, or not later than 24 hours after, engaging in the activities described in subsection (a)(1)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b700c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">“(O) </num><content>Testicular cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b700d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">“(P) </num><content>Thyroid cancer.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b700e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additions to the list</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b700f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b7010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222b7011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and any advisory committee determined appropriate by the Secretary, periodically review the list established under paragraph (2); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y222b7012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>if the Secretary determines that the weight of the best available scientific evidence warrants adding an illness or disease to the list established under paragraph (2), as described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, make such an addition through a rule that clearly identifies that scientific evidence.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b7014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification</inline>.—</heading><content>A rule issued by the Secretary under clause (i) shall be considered to be a major rule for the purposes of chapter 8.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basis for determination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall add an illness or disease to the list established under paragraph (2) based on the weight of the best available scientific evidence that there is a significant risk to employees in fire protection activities of developing that illness or disease.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Available expertise</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining significant risk for purposes of subparagraph (B), the Secretary may accept as authoritative, and may rely upon, recommendations, risk assessments, and scientific studies (including analyses of National Firefighter Registry data pertaining to Federal firefighters) by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Toxicology Program, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3253">136 STAT. 3253</page> and Medicine, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch81/schI">subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">5 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b701a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 8143a the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“8143b. </designator> <label>Employees in fire protection activities.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b701b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b701c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 USC 8143b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to claims for compensation filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b701d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b701e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b701f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 USC 8143b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research cooperation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) shall establish a process by which an employee in fire protection activities, as defined in subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">section 8143b of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection (referred to in this subsection as an “employee in fire protection activities”) filing a claim under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch81">chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this subsection, relating to an illness or disease on the list established under subsection (b)(2) of such section 8143b (referred to in this subsection as “ ‘the list”) as the list may be updated under such section 8143b, shall be informed about, and offered the opportunity to contribute to science by voluntarily enrolling in, the National Firefighter Registry or a similar research or public health initiative conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 USC 8143b note</ref>. </p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agenda for further review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the best available scientific evidence of the risk to an employee in fire protection activities of developing breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and rhabdomyolysis;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>add breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and rhabdomyolysis to the list, by rule in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">section 8143b of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the Secretary determines that such evidence supports that addition; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report containing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b702a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the findings of the Secretary after making the evaluation required under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b702b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b702c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on federal wildland firefighters</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b702d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term “<term>Federal wildland firefighter</term>” means an individual occupying a position in the occupational series developed pursuant to section 40803(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6592/d/1">16 U.S.C. 6592(d)(1)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b702e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Secretary, shall conduct a comprehensive study on long-term health effects that Federal wildland <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3254">136 STAT. 3254</page> firefighters who are eligible to receive compensation for work injuries under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch81">chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this subsection, experience after being exposed to fires, smoke, and toxic fumes when in service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b702f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subparagraph (B) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b7030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the race, ethnicity, age, gender, and time of service of the Federal wildland firefighters participating in the study; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b7031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations to Congress regarding what legislative actions are needed to support the Federal wildland firefighters described in clause (i) in preventing health issues from the toxic exposure described in subparagraph (B), similar to veterans who are exposed to burn pits.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b7034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b7035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission and publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the results of the study conducted under this paragraph to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and make those results publicly available.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b9646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b9647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b9648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8152">5 USC 8152 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on affected employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to each annual report required under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8152">section 8152 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b9649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall include in the report the total number of, and demographics regarding, employees in fire protection activities with illnesses and diseases described in the list (as the list may be updated under this subsection and the amendments made by this subsection), as of the date on which that annual report is submitted, which shall be disaggregated by the specific illness or disease for the purposes of understanding the scope of the problem facing those employees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b964a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b964b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>include in the report any information with respect to employees in fire protection activities that the Secretary determines to be necessary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b964c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>as appropriate, make recommendations in the report for additional actions that could be taken to minimize the risk of adverse health impacts for employees in fire protection activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222b964d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subrogation of Continuation of Pay</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b964e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subrogation of the united states</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8131">Section 8131 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b964f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>compensation</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b9650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>compensation already paid</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b9651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment after recover from third person</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8132">Section 8132 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b9652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the first sentence—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b9653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>compensation is payable</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3255">136 STAT. 3255</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b9654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>compensation from the United States</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b9655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in his behalf</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on his behalf</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222b9656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before“<quotedText> ‘compensation paid by the United States</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b9657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the fourth sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>If continuation of pay or compensation has not been paid to the beneficiary, the money or property shall be credited against continuation of pay or compensation payable to him by the United States for the same injury.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222b9658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Time-period for FECA Claimant Supply Supporting Documentation to Office of Worker’s Compensation</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b9659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b965a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8121">5 USC 8121 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 16 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b965b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>amend <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s10.121">section 10.121 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 days</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>60 days</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222b965c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>modify the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act manual to reflect the changes made by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b965d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2022. </p></sidenote><heading>PLUM Act of 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5321">SEC. 5321. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222b965e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s101">5 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">PLUM Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5322">SEC. 5322. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ccedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ccee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y222ea3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="3330f">“§ 3330f.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ea3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3330f">5 USC 3330f</ref>.</p></sidenote> Government policy and supporting position data</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ea3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>agency</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any Executive agency, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Architect of the Capitol, the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>the Executive Office of the President and any component within that Office (including any successor component), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Council of Economic Advisors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Council on Environmental Quality;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the National Security Council;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Office of the Vice President;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the Office of Policy Development;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the Office of Administration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the Office of Management and Budget;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>the Office of the United States Trade Representative;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>the Office of Science and Technology Policy;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3256">136 STAT. 3256</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>the White House Office, including the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appointee</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means an individual serving in a policy and supporting position; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>includes an individual serving in such a position temporarily in an acting capacity in accordance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>sections 3345 through 3349d (commonly referred to as the ‘Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998’);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any other statutory provision described in section 3347(a)(1); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a Presidential appointment described in section 3347(a)(2).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered website</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered website</term>’ means the website established and maintained by the Director under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Director</term>’ means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy and supporting position</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>policy and supporting position</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means any position at an agency, as determined by the Director, that, but for this section and section 2(b)(3) of the PLUM Act of 2022, would be included in the publication entitled ‘United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions’, (commonly referred to as the ‘Plum Book’); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a position on any level of the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53, or another position with an equivalent rate of pay;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a general position (as defined in section 3132(a)(9)) in the Senior Executive service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a position in the Senior Foreign Service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt213/sptC">subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any other position classified at or above level GS–14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent) that is excepted from the competitive service by law because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ea3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ea3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ea3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Website</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director shall establish, and thereafter the Director shall maintain, a public website containing the following information for the President in office on the date of establishment and for each subsequent President:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Each policy and supporting position in the Federal Government, including any such position that is vacant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The name of each individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is serving in a position described in paragraph (1); or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3257">136 STAT. 3257</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>previously served in a position described in such paragraph under the applicable President.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Information on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any Government-wide or agency-wide limitation on the total number of positions in the Senior Executive Service under section 3133 or 3134 or the total number of positions under schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt213/sptC">subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the total number of individuals occupying such positions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ea3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to any policy and supporting position listed on the covered website, the Director shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the agency, and agency component, (including the agency and bureau code used by the Office of Management and Budget) in which the position is located;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the name of the position;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the name of the individual occupying the position (if any);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the geographic location of the position, including the city, State or province, and country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the pay system under which the position is paid;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the level, grade, or rate of pay;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the term or duration of the appointment (if any);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ea3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the expiration date, in the case of a time-limited appointment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>a unique identifier for each appointee;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>whether the position is vacant; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><chapeau>for any position that is vacant—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for a position for which appointment is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the name of the acting official; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for other positions, the name of the official performing the duties of the vacant position.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecaeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current Data</inline>.—</heading><content>For each agency, the Director shall indicate in the information on the covered website the date that the agency last updated the data.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecaec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make the data on the covered website available to the public at no cost over the internet in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-readable format so that the data qualifies as an open Government data asset, as defined in section 3502 of title 44.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecaed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of Director</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information required</inline>.—</heading><content>Each agency shall provide to the Director any information that the Director determines necessary to establish and maintain the covered website, including the information uploaded under paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecaf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecaf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for agencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director shall issue instructions to agencies with specific requirements for the provision or uploading of information required under paragraph (1), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>specific data standards that an agency shall follow to ensure that the information is complete, accurate, and reliable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>data quality assurance methods; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3258">136 STAT. 3258</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecaf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeframe.</p></sidenote><content>the timeframe during which an agency shall provide or upload the information, including the timeframe described under paragraph (4).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public accountability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall identify on the covered website any agency that has failed to provide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the information required by the Director;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>complete, accurate, and reliable information; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the information during the timeframe specified by the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecafa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual updates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the covered website is established, and not less than once during each year thereafter, the head of each agency shall upload to the covered website updated information (if any) on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ecafd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the policy and supporting positions in the agency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ecafe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the appointees occupying such positions in the agency; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y222ecaff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the former appointees who served in such positions in the agency under the President then in office.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement not supplant</inline>.—</heading><content>Information provided under subparagraph (A) shall supplement, not supplant, previously provided information under that subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Opm help desk</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a central help desk, to be operated by not more than 1 full-time employee, to assist any agency with implementing this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may designate 1 or more agencies to participate in the development, establishment, operation, and support of the covered website. With respect to any such designation, the Director may specify the scope of the responsibilities of the agency so designated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data standards and timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall make available on the covered website information regarding data collection standards, quality assurance methods, and time frames for reporting data to the Director.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecb05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility of Agencies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information</inline>.—</heading><content>Each agency shall comply with the instructions and guidance issued by the Director to carry out this section, and, upon request of the Director, shall provide appropriate assistance to the Director to ensure the successful operation of the covered website in the manner and within the timeframe specified by the Director under subsection (f)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and reliability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to any submission of information described in paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an explanation of how the agency ensured the information is complete, accurate, and reliable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>a certification that the information is complete, accurate, and reliable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Verification</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3259">136 STAT. 3259</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confirmation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>On the date that is 90 days after the date on which the covered website is established, the Director, in coordination with the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, shall confirm that the information on the covered website is complete, accurate, reliable, and up-to-date.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>On the date on which the Director makes a confirmation under subparagraph (A), the Director shall publish on the covered website a certification that the confirmation has been made.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of director</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>request additional information from an agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>use any additional information provided to the Director or the White House Office of Presidential Personnel for the purposes of verification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public comment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish a process under which members of the public may provide feedback regarding the accuracy of the information on the covered website.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Archiving</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As soon as practicable after a transitional inauguration day (as defined in section 3349a), the Director, in consultation with the Archivist of the United States, shall archive the data that was compiled on the covered website for the preceding presidential administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall make the data described in paragraph (1) publicly available over the internet—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on, or through a link on, the covered website;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at no cost; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-readable format.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33/schI">subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">5 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3330f. </designator> <label>Government policy and supporting position data.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y222ecb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3330f">5 USC 3330f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Matters</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the terms “agency”, “covered website”, “Director”, and “policy and supporting position” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3330f">section 3330f of title 5, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gao review and report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director establishes the covered website, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of, and issue a briefing or report on, the implementation of this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>the quality of data required to be collected and whether the data is complete, accurate, timely, and reliable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any challenges experienced by agencies in implementing this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3260">136 STAT. 3260</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any suggestions or modifications to enhance compliance with this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, including best practices for agencies to follow.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset of plum book</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on January 1, 2026—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the covered website shall serve as the public directory for policy and supporting positions in the Government; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the publication entitled “United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions”, commonly referred to as the “Plum Book”, shall no longer be issued or published.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y222ecb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle using amounts otherwise available to the Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LIV">TITLE LIV—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">21st Century Assistive Technology Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local government.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ecb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disabled persons.</p></sidenote>21ST CENTURY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5401. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5402. </designator> <label>Reauthorization.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5403. </designator> <label>Effective date.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5401">SECTION 5401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x222ef240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3001">29 USC 3001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">21st Century Assistive Technology Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5402">SEC. 5402. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2232c2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3001/etseq">29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2241b6f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="1">“SEC. 1. </num><heading class="fontsize12">SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2241b6f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This Act may be cited as the ‘<shortTitle role="act">Assistive Technology Act of 1998</shortTitle>’.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2241b6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents of this Act is as follows:<toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1. </designator> <label>Short title; table of contents.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 2. </designator> <label>Purposes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 4. </designator> <label>Grants for State assistive technology programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 5. </designator> <label>Grants for protection and advocacy services related to assistive technology.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 6. </designator> <label>Technical assistance and data collection support.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 7. </designator> <label>Projects of national significance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 8. </designator> <label>Administrative provisions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 9. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations; reservations and distribution of funds.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2241b6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="2">“SEC. 2. </num><heading class="fontsize12">PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The purposes of this Act are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>to support State efforts to improve the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabilities of all ages, including underrepresented populations, through comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance that are designed to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>increase the availability of, funding for, access to, provision of, and education about assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3261">136 STAT. 3261</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increase the ability of individuals with disabilities to secure and maintain possession of assistive technology devices as such individuals make the transition between services offered by educational or human service agencies or between settings of daily living (for example, between home and work);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>increase the capacity of public agencies and private entities to provide and pay for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services on a statewide basis for individuals with disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>increase the involvement of individuals with disabilities and, if appropriate, their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, in decisions related to the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>increase and promote coordination among and between State and local agencies and private entities (such as managed care providers), that are involved in carrying out activities under this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>increase the awareness and facilitate the change of laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures that facilitate the availability or provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>increase awareness and knowledge of the benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services among targeted individuals and entities and the general population; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b6fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to provide States and protection and advocacy systems with financial assistance that supports programs designed to maximize the ability of individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives to obtain assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2241b6ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="3">“SEC. 3. </num><heading class="fontsize12">DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this Act:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241b700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adult service program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>adult service program</term>’ means a program that provides services to, or is otherwise substantially involved with the major life functions of, individuals with disabilities. Such term includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a program providing residential, supportive, or employment-related services, to individuals with disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a program carried out by a center for independent living, such as a center described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s796f/etseq">29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a program carried out by an employment support agency connected to adult vocational rehabilitation, such as a one-stop partner, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a program carried out by another organization or vender licensed or registered by the designated State agency, as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s705">29 U.S.C. 705</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3262">136 STAT. 3262</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">American indian consortium</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>American Indian consortium</term>’ means an entity that is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15002">42 U.S.C. 15002</ref>)), and that is established to provide protection and advocacy services for purposes of receiving funding under subtitle C of title I of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15041/etseq">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistive technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>assistive technology</term>’ means technology designed to be utilized in an assistive technology device or assistive technology service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistive technology device</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>assistive technology device</term>’ means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistive technology service</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>assistive technology service</term>’ means any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. Such term includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the evaluation of the assistive technology needs of an individual with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the impact of the provision of appropriate assistive technology devices and services to the individual in the customary environment of the individual;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a service consisting of purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by individuals with disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a service consisting of selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or donating assistive technology devices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>coordination and use of necessary therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as therapies, interventions, or services associated with education and rehabilitation plans and programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>instruction or technical assistance for an individual with a disability or, where appropriate, the family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of such an individual;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>instruction or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education and rehabilitation services and entities that manufacture or sell assistive technology devices), employers, providers of employment and training services, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of individuals with disabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>a service consisting of expanding the availability of access to technology, including electronic and information technology, to individuals with disabilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity building and advocacy activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>capacity building and advocacy activities</term>’ means efforts that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>result in laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, or organizational structures that promote consumer-responsive programs or entities; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3263">136 STAT. 3263</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>facilitate and increase access to, provision of, and funding for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, in order to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve greater independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion within the community and the workforce.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance</term>’ means a consumer-responsive program of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is implemented by a State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is equally available to all individuals with disabilities residing in the State, regardless of their type of disability, age, income level, or location of residence in the State, or the type of assistive technology device or assistive technology service required; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>incorporates all the activities described in section 4(e) (unless excluded pursuant to section 4(e)(5)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consumer-responsive</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>consumer-responsive</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>with regard to policies, means that the policies are consistent with the principles of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>respect for individual dignity, personal responsibility, self-determination, and pursuit of meaningful careers, based on informed choice, of individuals with disabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>respect for the privacy, rights, and equal access (including the use of accessible formats) of such individuals;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>inclusion, integration, and full participation of such individuals in society;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>support for the involvement in decisions of a family member, a guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative, if an individual with a disability requests, desires, or needs such involvement; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>support for individual and systems advocacy and community involvement; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>with respect to an entity, program, or activity, means that the entity, program, or activity—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is easily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities and, when appropriate, their family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>responds to the needs of individuals with disabilities in a timely and appropriate manner; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>facilitates the full and meaningful participation of individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>decisions relating to the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to such individuals; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>decisions related to the maintenance, improvement, and evaluation of the comprehensive <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3264">136 STAT. 3264</page> statewide program of technology-related assistance, including decisions that affect capacity building and advocacy activities.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disability</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>disability</term>’ has the meaning given the term under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual with a disability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>individual with a disability</term>’ means any individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>who has a disability; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who is or would be enabled by an assistive technology device or an assistive technology service to minimize deterioration in functioning, to maintain a level of functioning, or to achieve a greater level of functioning in any major life activity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>), and includes a community college receiving funding under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1801/etseq">25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection and advocacy services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>protection and advocacy services</term>’ means services that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>are described in subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15041/etseq">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</ref>), the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10801/etseq">42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.</ref>), or section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s794e">29 U.S.C. 794e</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>assist individuals with disabilities with respect to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>State</term>’ means each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outlying areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In section 4(b):</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outlying area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>outlying area</term>’ means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ does not include the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State assistive technology program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State assistive technology program</term>’ means a program authorized under section 4.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Targeted individuals and entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>targeted individuals and entities</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3265">136 STAT. 3265</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>underrepresented populations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>individuals who work for public or private entities (including centers for independent living described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s796f/etseq">29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.</ref>), insurers, or managed care providers) that have contact with, or provide services to, individuals with disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>educators and related services personnel, including personnel in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools, and in vocational and early intervention programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>technology experts (including web designers and procurement officials);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>health, allied health, and rehabilitation professionals, and employees of hospitals, skilled nursing, intermediate care, and assisted living facilities (including discharge planners);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>employers, especially small business employers, and providers of employment and training services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>entities that manufacture or sell assistive technology devices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>entities that carry out community programs designed to develop essential community services in rural and urban areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>other appropriate individuals and entities, including public and private entities involved in housing and transportation, as determined for a State by the State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Underrepresented population</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>underrepresented population</term>’ means a population that is typically underrepresented in service provision, and includes populations such as individuals who have low-incidence disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, low income individuals, homeless individuals (including children and youth), children in foster care, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals living in institutions seeking to transition to the community from institutional settings, youth with disabilities aging into adulthood, older individuals, or individuals living in rural areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Universal design</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>universal design</term>’ means a concept or philosophy for designing and delivering products and services that are usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities, which include products and services that are directly accessible (without requiring assistive technologies) and products and services that are interoperable with assistive technologies.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2241de50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="4">“SEC. 4. </num><heading class="fontsize12">GRANTS FOR STATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2241de51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants to States</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (b) to States to maintain a comprehensive statewide program of assistive technology-related assistance described in subsection (e) through State assistive technology programs that are designed to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>maximize the ability of individuals with disabilities across the human lifespan and across the wide array of disabilities, and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, to obtain assistive technology; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>increase access to assistive technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2241de54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Financial Assistance</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3266">136 STAT. 3266</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a grant to each State, and outlying area, that meets the requirements of this section from an allotment determined in accordance with paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2241de57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allotments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calculation of state grants</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base year</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall allot to each State and outlying area for a fiscal year an amount that is not less than the amount the State or outlying area received under the grants provided under section 4 of this Act (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act) for fiscal year 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2241de59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ratable reduction</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If funds made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year are insufficient to make the allotments required for each State and outlying area under subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allotments for such fiscal year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2241de5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional funds</inline>.—</heading><content>If, after the Secretary makes the reductions described in clause (i), additional funds become available to carry out this section for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably increase the allotments, until the Secretary has allotted the entire base year amount under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242046c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation higher than base year amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For a fiscal year for which the amount of funds made available to carry out this section is greater than the base year amount under subparagraph (A) and no greater than $40,000,000, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242046d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>make the allotments described in subparagraph (A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242046e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>from a portion of the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clause (i), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242046f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an equal amount; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 50 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States,</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x22420471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">until each State has received an allotment of not less than $410,000 under clause (i) and this clause; and</continuation></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>from the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clause (ii), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>from 80 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 80 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>from 20 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an equal amount.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22420475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation higher than threshold amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For a fiscal year for which the amount of funds <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3267">136 STAT. 3267</page> made available to carry out this section is $40,000,000 or greater, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>make the allotments described in subparagraph (A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>from the funds remaining after the allotment described in clause (i), allot to each outlying area an amount of such funds until each outlying area has received an allotment of exactly $150,000 under clause (i) and this clause;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>from a portion of the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clauses (i) and (ii), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an equal amount; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242047a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 50 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States,</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x2242047b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">until each State has received an allotment of not less than $450,000 under clause (i) and this clause; and</continuation></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242047c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>from the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clause (iii), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242047d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>from 80 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 80 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242047e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>from 20 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an equal amount.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242047f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available for a fiscal year under this section shall be available for the fiscal year and the year following the fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22420480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lead Agency, Implementing Entity, and Advisory Council</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22420481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lead agency and implementing entity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22420482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lead agency</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Governor of a State shall designate a public agency as a lead agency—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to control and administer the funds made available through the grant awarded to the State under this section; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to submit the application described in subsection (d) on behalf of the State, to ensure conformance with Federal and State accounting requirements.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties of the lead agency shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>preparing the application described in subsection (d) and carrying out State activities described in that application, including making programmatic and resource allocation decisions necessary to implement the comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>coordinating the activities of the comprehensive statewide program of technology-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3268">136 STAT. 3268</page> related assistance among public and private entities, including coordinating efforts related to entering into interagency agreements and maintaining and evaluating the program; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>coordinating efforts, in a way that acknowledges the demographic characteristics of individuals, related to the active, timely, and meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, and other appropriate individuals, with respect to activities carried out through the grant.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242048a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementing entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Governor may designate an agency, office, or other entity to carry out State activities under this section (referred to in this section as the ‘implementing entity’), if such implementing entity is different from the lead agency. The implementing entity shall carry out responsibilities under this Act through a subcontract or another administrative agreement with the lead agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242048b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change in agency or entity</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242048c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On obtaining the approval of the Secretary—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242048d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Governor may redesignate the lead agency of a State, if the Governor shows to the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B), good cause why the agency designated as the lead agency should not serve as that agency; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242048e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Governor may redesignate the implementing entity of a State, if the Governor shows to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B), good cause why the entity designated as the implementing entity should not serve as that entity.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242048f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the Governor of a State to change the lead agency or implementing entity of the State to an agency other than the lead agency or implementing entity of such State as of the date of enactment of the ‘21st Century Assistive Technology Act’.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22420490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory council</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22420491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22420492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There shall be established an advisory council to provide consumer-responsive, consumer-driven advice to the State for planning, implementation, and evaluation of the activities carried out through the grant, including setting the measurable goals described in subsection (d)(3)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22420493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition and representation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22420494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The advisory council shall be composed of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>individuals with disabilities who use assistive technology or the family members or guardians of the individuals;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a representative of the designated State agency, as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s705">29 U.S.C. 705</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3269">136 STAT. 3269</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a representative of the designated State agency for individuals who are blind or that provides assistance or services to adults who are blind (within the meaning of section 101 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s721">29 U.S.C. 721</ref>)), if such agency is separate from the agency described in subclause (II);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>a representative of a State center for independent living described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s796f/etseq">29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.</ref>), or the Statewide Independent Living Council established under section 705 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s796d">29 U.S.C. 796d</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22420499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>a representative of the State workforce development board established under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3111">29 U.S.C. 3111</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242049a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>a representative of the State educational agency, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242049b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><chapeau>a representative of an alternative financing program for assistive technology if—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2242049c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>there is an alternative financing program for assistive technology in the State;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2242049d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>such program is separate from the State assistive technology program supported under subsection (e)(2); and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2242049e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the program described in item (aa) is operated by a nonprofit entity;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242049f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><chapeau>a representative of 1 or more of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the designated State agency for purposes of section 124 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15024">42 U.S.C. 15024</ref>);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the State agency designated under section 305(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3025/a/1">42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1)</ref>), or an organization that receives assistance under such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>an organization representing disabled veterans;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service designated under section 151(a) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15061/a">42 U.S.C. 15061(a)</ref>);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>the State protection and advocacy system established in accordance with section 143 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15043">42 U.S.C. 15043</ref>); or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3270">136 STAT. 3270</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224204a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>the State Council on Developmental Disabilities established under section 125 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15025">42 U.S.C. 15025</ref>); and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224204a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>representatives of other State agencies, public agencies, or private organizations, as determined by the State.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Majority</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224204a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 51 percent of the members of the advisory council shall be members appointed under clause (i)(I), a majority of whom shall be individuals with disabilities.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224204aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representatives of agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>Members appointed under subclauses (II) through (IX) of clause (i) shall not count toward the majority membership requirement established in subclause (I).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation</inline>.—</heading><content>The advisory council shall be geographically representative of the State and reflect the diversity of the State with respect to race, ethnicity, age, and types of disabilities, and users of types of services that an individual with a disability may receive, including home and community-based services (as defined in section 9817(a)(2) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d">42 U.S.C. 1396d note</ref>)), vocational rehabilitation services (as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s705">29 U.S.C. 705</ref>)), and services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the advisory council shall receive no compensation for their service on the advisory council, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties for the advisory council.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Impact on existing statutes, rules, or policies</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect State statutes, rules, or official policies relating to advisory bodies for State assistive technology programs or require changes to governing bodies of incorporated agencies that carry out State assistive technology programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224204ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lead agency and implementing entity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The application shall contain—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>information identifying and describing the lead agency referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>information identifying and describing the implementing entity referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B), if the Governor of the State designates such an entity; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3271">136 STAT. 3271</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a description of how individuals with disabilities were involved in the development of the application and will be involved in the implementation of the activities to be carried out through the grant and through the advisory council established in accordance with subsection (c)(2).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change in lead agency or implementing entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In any case where—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Governor requests to redesignate a lead agency, the Governor shall include in, or amend, the application to request the redesignation and provide a written description of the rationale for the requested change; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224204b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Governor requests to redesignate an implementing entity, the Governor shall include in, or amend, the application to request the redesignation and provide a written description of the rationale for the requested change.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The application under this subsection shall include a State plan for assistive technology consisting of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of how the State will carry out a comprehensive statewide program that provides assistive technology activities described in subsection (e) (unless excluded by the State pursuant to subsection (e)(5));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of how the State will allocate and utilize grant funds to implement the activities described in subparagraph (A), including describing proposed budget allocations and planned procedures for tracking expenditures for the activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224204bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>measurable goals, and a timeline for meeting the goals, that the State has set for addressing the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities in the State related to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>education, including goals involving the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabilities who receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>employment, including goals involving the State vocational rehabilitation program carried out under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s720/etseq">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>access to teleassistive technology to aid in the access of health care services, including mental health and substance use disorder services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>accessible information and communication technology instruction for individuals with disabilities receiving assistive technology under this section; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>community living;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>information describing how the State will quantifiably measure the goals, in a manner consistent with the data submitted through the progress reports under subsection (f), to determine whether the goals have been achieved; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a description of any activities described in subsection (e) that the State will support with State or other non-Federal funds.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3272">136 STAT. 3272</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Involvement of public and private entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The application shall describe how various public and private entities, including individuals with disabilities and their families, were involved in the development of the application, including the measurable goals and timeline described in paragraph (3)(C) and the description of how the goals will be quantifiably measured described in paragraph (3)(D), and will be involved in the implementation of the activities to be carried out through the grant, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in cases determined to be appropriate by the State, a description of the nature and extent of resources that will be committed by public and private partners to assist in accomplishing identified goals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of the mechanisms established to ensure coordination of activities and collaboration between the implementing entity, if any, and the State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assurances</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The application shall include assurances that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the State will annually collect data related to the required activities implemented by the State under this section in order to prepare the progress reports required under subsection (f);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>funds received through the grant—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>will be expended in accordance with this section; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>will be used to supplement, and not supplant, funds available from other sources for technology-related assistance, including the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the lead agency will control and administer the funds received through the grant;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the State will adopt such fiscal control and accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement of and accounting for the funds received through the grant;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the physical facility of the lead agency and implementing entity, if any, meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</ref>) regarding accessibility for individuals with disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a public agency or an individual with a disability holds title to any property purchased with funds received under the grant and administers that property;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>activities carried out in the State that are authorized under this Act, and supported by Federal funds received under this Act, will comply with the standards established by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s794d">29 U.S.C. 794d</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau>the State will—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22422be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>prepare reports to the Secretary in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require to carry out the Secretary’s functions under this Act; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422be3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22422be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>keep such records and allow access to such records as the Secretary may require to ensure the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3273">136 STAT. 3273</page> correctness and verification of information provided to the Secretary under this subparagraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22422be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and paragraph (5), any State that receives a grant under this section shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>use a portion of not more than 40 percent of the funds made available through the grant to carry out all activities described in paragraph (3), of which not less than 5 percent of such portion shall be available for activities described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>use a portion of the funds made available through the grant to carry out all of the activities described in paragraph (2).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State or other non-federal financial support</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State receiving a grant under this section shall not be required to use grant funds to carry out the category of activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) in that State if, for such category of activities, financial support is provided in that State—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>from State or other non-Federal resources or entities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in an amount that is comparable to, or greater than, the amount of the portion of the funds made available through the grant that the State would have expended for such category of activities, in the absence of this subparagraph.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State-level activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State financing activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State shall support State financing activities to increase access to, and funding for, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services (which shall not include direct payment for such a device or service for an individual with a disability but may include support and administration of a program to provide such payment), including development of systems to provide and pay for such devices and services, for targeted individuals and entities described in section 3(16)(A), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>support for the development of systems for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of, or payment for, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>another mechanism that is approved by the Secretary; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>support for the development of a State-financed or privately financed alternative financing program engaged in the provision of assistive technology devices, such as—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a low-interest loan fund;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an interest buy-down program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a revolving loan fund; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>a loan guarantee or insurance program.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Device reutilization programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or private entities, carry out assistive technology device reutilization <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3274">136 STAT. 3274</page> programs that provide for the exchange, repair, recycling, or other reutilization of assistive technology devices, which may include redistribution through device sales, loans, rentals, or donations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Device loan programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or private entities, carry out device loan programs that provide short-term loans of assistive technology devices to individuals, employers, public agencies, or others seeking to meet the needs of targeted individuals and entities, including others seeking to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</ref>), and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s794">29 U.S.C. 794</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Device demonstrations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public and private entities, such as one-stop partners, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>), demonstrate a variety of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services (including assisting individuals in making informed choices regarding, and providing experiences with, the devices and services), using personnel who are familiar with such devices and services and their applications.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive information</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall directly, or through referrals, provide to individuals, to the extent practicable, comprehensive information about State and local assistive technology venders, providers, and repair services.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State leadership activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Educational activities and technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall, directly or through the provision of support to public or private entities with demonstrated expertise in collaborating with public or private agencies that serve individuals with disabilities, develop and disseminate training materials, conduct educational activities, and provide technical assistance, for individuals statewide, including representatives of State and local educational agencies, State vocational rehabilitation programs, other State and local agencies, early intervention programs, adult service programs, hospitals and other health care facilities, institutions of higher education, and businesses.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out activities under clause (i), the State shall carry out activities that enhance the knowledge, skills, and competencies of individuals from local settings described in such clause, which may include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>raising awareness and providing instruction on the benefits of assistive technology and the Federal, State, and private funding sources available to assist targeted individuals and entities in acquiring assistive technology;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3275">136 STAT. 3275</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>skills development in assessing the need for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>instruction to ensure the appropriate application and use of assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, and accessible information and communication technology for e-government functions;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>instruction in the importance of multiple approaches to assessment and implementation necessary to meet the individualized needs of individuals with disabilities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>technical instruction on integrating assistive technology into the development and implementation of service plans, including any education, health, discharge, Olmstead, employment, or other plan required under Federal or State law.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition assistance to individuals with disabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State shall (directly or through the provision of support to public or private entities) develop and disseminate educational materials, conduct educational activities, facilitate access to assistive technology, and provide technical assistance, to assist—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>students with disabilities, within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>), that receive transition services; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>adults who are individuals with disabilities maintaining or transitioning to community living.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22422c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public-awareness activities</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State shall conduct public-awareness activities designed to provide information to targeted individuals and entities relating to the availability, benefits, appropriateness, and costs of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the development of procedures for providing direct communication between providers of assistive technology and targeted individuals and entities, which may include partnerships with entities in the statewide and local workforce development systems established under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3101/etseq">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</ref>), State vocational rehabilitation programs, public and private employers, centers for independent living described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s796f/etseq">29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.</ref>), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (as defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3002">42 U.S.C. 3002</ref>)), or elementary schools and secondary schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>));<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3276">136 STAT. 3276</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the development and dissemination, to targeted individuals and entities, of information about State efforts related to assistive technology; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the distribution of materials to appropriate public and private agencies that provide social, medical, educational, employment, housing, and transportation services to individuals with disabilities.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statewide information and referral system</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22422c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or private entities (including nonprofit organizations), provide for the continuation and enhancement of a statewide information and referral system designed to meet the needs of targeted individuals and entities.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242531e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><content>The system shall deliver information on assistive technology devices, assistive technology services (with specific data regarding provider availability within the State), and the availability of resources, including funding through public and private sources, to obtain assistive technology devices and assistive technology services. The system shall also deliver information on the benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services with respect to enhancing the capacity of individuals with disabilities to perform activities of daily living.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242531f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall coordinate activities described in paragraph (2) and this paragraph, among public and private entities that are responsible for policies, procedures, or funding for the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to improve access to such devices and services in the State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding rules</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available through a grant to a State under this section shall not be used for direct payment for an assistive technology device for an individual with a disability.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal partner collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to coordinate efforts regarding the availability of funding to access and acquire assistive technology through device demonstration, loan, reuse, and State financing activities, a State receiving a grant under this section shall ensure that the lead agency or implementing entity is conducting outreach to and, as appropriate, collaborating with, other State agencies that receive Federal funding for assistive technology, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the State educational agency receiving assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the State vocational rehabilitation agency receiving assistance under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s720/etseq">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3277">136 STAT. 3277</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the State agency receiving assistance under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any other agency in a State that funds assistive technology.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indirect costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of the funds made available through a grant to a State under this section may be used for indirect costs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State flexibility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242532a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) and subject to subparagraph (B), a State may use funds that the State receives under a grant awarded under this section to carry out any 2 or more of the activities described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242532b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A), any State that exercises its authority under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242532c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall carry out each of the required activities described in paragraph (3); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242532d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shall use not more than 30 percent of the funds made available through the grant to carry out such activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242532e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistive technology device disposition</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding other equipment disposition policy under Federal law, an assistive technology device purchased to be used in activities authorized under this section may be reutilized to the maximum extent possible and then donated to a public agency, private nonprofit agency, or individual with a disability in need of such device.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242532f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Progress Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data collection</inline>.—</heading><content>Each State receiving a grant under this section shall participate in data collection as required by law, including data collection required for preparation of the reports described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual progress report on the activities carried out by the State in accordance with subsection (e), including activities funded by State or other non-Federal sources under subsection (e)(1)(B) at such time, and in such manner, as the Secretary may require.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report shall include data collected pursuant to this section. The report shall document, with respect to activities carried out under this section in the State—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the type of State financing activities described in subsection (e)(2)(A) used by the State;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the amount and type of assistance given to consumers of the State financing activities described in subsection (e)(2)(A) (which shall be classified by type of assistive technology device or assistive technology service financed through the State financing activities, and geographic distribution within the State), including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3278">136 STAT. 3278</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22425336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of applications for assistance received;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22425337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>the number of applications—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y22425338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>approved;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22425339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>denied; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y2242533a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>withdrawn;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242533b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the number, percentage, and dollar amount of defaults for the financing activities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242533c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the range and average interest rate for the financing activities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242533d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the range and average income of approved applicants for the financing activities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2242533e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>the types and dollar amounts of assistive technology financed;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242533f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the number, type, and length of time of loans of assistive technology devices provided to individuals with disabilities, employers, public agencies, or public accommodations through the device loan program described in subsection (e)(2)(C), and an analysis of the types of such devices provided through the program, and how each device benefitted the individual who received such device;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the number, type, estimated value, and scope of assistive technology devices exchanged, repaired, recycled, or reutilized (including redistributed through device sales, loans, rentals, or donations) through the device reutilization program described in subsection (e)(2)(B), and an analysis of the individuals with disabilities who have benefited from the device reutilization program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the number and type of device demonstrations and referrals provided under subsection (e)(2)(D), and an analysis of individuals with disabilities who have benefited from the demonstrations and referrals;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y22425343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>the number and general characteristics of individuals who participated in educational activities under subsection (e)(3)(A) (such as individuals with disabilities, parents, educators, employers, providers of employment services, health care workers, counselors, other service providers, or venders) and the topics of such educational activities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22425344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to the extent practicable, the geographic distribution of individuals who participated in the educational activities;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the frequency of provision and nature of technical assistance provided to State and local agencies and other entities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>the number of individuals assisted through the statewide information and referral system described in subsection (e)(3)(B)(ii) and descriptions of the public awareness activities under subsection (e)(3)(B);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>the outcomes of any improvement initiatives carried out by the State as a result of activities funded under this section, including a description of any written policies, practices, and procedures that the State has developed and implemented regarding access to, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3279">136 STAT. 3279</page> provision of, and funding for, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services, in the contexts of education, health care, employment, community living, and accessible information and communication technology, including e-government;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>the source of leveraged funding or other contributed resources, including resources provided through subcontracts or other collaborative resource-sharing agreements, from and with public and private entities to carry out State activities described in subsection (e)(3)(C), the number of individuals served with the contributed resources for which information is not reported under clauses (i) through (ix) or clause (xi), and other outcomes accomplished as a result of such activities carried out with the contributed resources; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22425349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>the level of customer satisfaction with the services provided.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2242534a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="5">“SEC. 5. </num><heading class="fontsize12">GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242534b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242534c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make grants under subsection (b) to protection and advocacy systems in each State for the purpose of enabling such systems to assist in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242534d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>In providing the assistance described under paragraph (1), protection and advocacy systems shall have the same general authorities as the systems are afforded under subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15041/etseq">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242534e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation; Distribution</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242534f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve, from the amounts made available to carry out this section under section 9(b)(2)(B), such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Population basis</inline>.—</heading><content>From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year that remain after the reservation required under paragraph (1) has been made, the Secretary shall make a grant to a protection and advocacy system within each State in an amount bearing the same ratio to the remaining amounts as the population of the State bears to the population of all States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimums</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations and paragraph (5), the amount of a grant to a protection and advocacy system under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of a protection and advocacy system located in American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, not be less than $30,000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a protection and advocacy system located in a State not described in subparagraph (A), not be less than $50,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3280">136 STAT. 3280</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment to the system serving the american indian consortium</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make grants to the protection and advocacy system serving the American Indian consortium to provide services in accordance with this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of grants</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of a grant under subparagraph (A) shall be the same as the amount provided under paragraph (3)(A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year for which the total amount appropriated under section 9(b)(2)(B) to carry out this section is $8,000,000 or more and such appropriated amount exceeds the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum grant amounts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) and paragraph (4)(B) by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the total amount appropriated under section 9 to carry out this section for the preceding fiscal year and such total amount for the fiscal year for which the determination is being made.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22425358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall pay directly to any protection and advocacy system that complies with this section, the total amount of the grant made for such system under this section, unless the system provides otherwise for payment of the grant amount.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22425359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover; Program Income</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242535a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amount paid to a protection and advocacy system for a fiscal year under this section that remains unobligated at the end of such fiscal year shall remain available to such system for obligation during the subsequent fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242535b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program income</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Program income generated from any amount paid to a protection and advocacy system for a fiscal year shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242535c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>remain available to the protection and advocacy system for 5 additional fiscal years after the year in which such amount was paid to the protection and advocacy system and be considered an addition to the grant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242535d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>only be used to improve the awareness of individuals with disabilities about the accessibility of assistive technology and assist such individuals in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive technology services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242535e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A protection and advocacy system that receives a grant under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that contains documentation of the progress of the protection and advocacy system in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242535f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>conducting consumer-responsive activities, including activities that will lead to increased access for individuals with disabilities to funding for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>engaging in informal advocacy to assist in securing assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>engaging in formal representation for individuals with disabilities to secure systems change, and in advocacy activities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3281">136 STAT. 3281</page> to secure assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22425362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22425363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>developing and implementing strategies to enhance the long-term abilities of individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives to advocate the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to which the individuals with disabilities are entitled under law other than this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22427975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinating activities with protection and advocacy services funded through sources other than this Act, and coordinating activities with the capacity building and advocacy activities carried out by the lead agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>effectively allocating funds made available under this section to improve the awareness of individuals with disabilities about the accessibility of assistive technology and assist such individuals in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive technology services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22427977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Updates to State Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>A protection and advocacy system that receives a grant under this section shall prepare and submit to the lead agency of the State designated under section 4(c)(1) the report described in subsection (e) and quarterly updates concerning the activities described in such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22427978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>On making a grant under this section to a protection and advocacy system in a State, the Secretary shall solicit and consider the opinions of the lead agency of the State with respect to efforts at coordination of activities, collaboration, and promoting outcomes between the lead agency and the protection and advocacy system that receives the grant under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22427979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="6">“SEC. 6. </num><heading class="fontsize12">TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DATA COLLECTION SUPPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242797a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242797b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified data collection and reporting entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified data collection and reporting entity</term>’ means an entity with demonstrated expertise in data collection and reporting as described in section 4(f)(2)(B), in order to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242797c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide recipients of grants under this Act with instruction and technical assistance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242797d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>assist such recipients with data collection and data requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242797e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider</term>’ means an entity that has experience in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242797f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>working with protection and advocacy systems established in accordance with section 143 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15043">42 U.S.C. 15043</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>providing technical assistance to protection and advocacy agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified technical assistance provider</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified technical assistance provider</term>’ means an entity with demonstrated expertise in assistive technology and that has (directly or through grant or contract)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3282">136 STAT. 3282</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>experience and expertise in administering programs, including developing, implementing, and administering all of the activities described in section 4(e); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>documented experience in and knowledge about—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22427984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>assistive technology device loan and demonstration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22427985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>assistive technology device reuse;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22427986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>financial loans and microlending, including the activities of alternative financing programs for assistive technology; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22427987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>State leadership activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22427988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance and Data Collection Support Authorized</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for assistive technology educational activities and technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>From amounts made available under section 9(b)(1), the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242798a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to qualified technical assistance providers to support activities described in subsection (d)(1) for States receiving grants under section 4; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242798b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance providers to support activities described in subsection (d)(1) for protection and advocacy systems receiving grants under section 5.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242798c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for data collection and reporting assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>From amounts made available under section 9(b)(1), the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242798d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to qualified data collection and reporting entities, to enable the qualified data collection and reporting entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2) for States receiving grants under section 4; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242798e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance providers, to enable the providers to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2) for protection and advocacy systems receiving grants under section 5.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242798f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing the following information:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the activities such entity will carry out with the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of the expertise such entity has to carry out such activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>In the case of an entity applying to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1), a description of such entity’s plan for complying with the requirements described in subsection (d)(1)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A description of such entity’s plan to comply with all relevant State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies with respect to data privacy and security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Such other information as the Secretary may require.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3283">136 STAT. 3283</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Input</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall consider the input of the recipients of grants under sections 4 and 5 and other individuals the Secretary determines to be appropriate, especially—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>individuals with disabilities who use assistive technology and understand the barriers to the acquisition of such technology and assistive technology services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives of such individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22427999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>relevant employees from Federal departments and agencies, other than the Department of Health and Human Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242799a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>representatives of businesses; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242799b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>venders and public and private researchers and developers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242799c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242799d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds for assistive technology technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242799e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance efforts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A qualified technical assistance provider or qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1) shall support a technical assistance program for States or protection and advocacy systems receiving a grant under section 4 or 5, respectively, that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242799f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>addresses State-specific information requests concerning assistive technology from entities funded under this Act and public entities not funded under this Act, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>effective approaches to Federal-State coordination of programs for individuals with disabilities related to improving funding for or access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>model State and local laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that facilitate, and overcome barriers to, funding for, and access to, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>effective approaches to developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining activities described in section 4 or 5, as the case may be, and related to improving acquisition and access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities, and requests for assistance in developing corrective action plans;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>policies, practices, procedures, regulations, or judicial decisions related to access to and acquisition of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>effective approaches to the development of consumer-controlled systems that increase access to, funding for, and awareness of, assistive <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3284">136 STAT. 3284</page> technology devices and assistive technology services; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>other requests for information and technical assistance from entities funded under this Act; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of a program that will serve States receiving grants under section 4—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>assists targeted individuals and entities by disseminating information and responding to requests relating to assistive technology by providing referrals to recipients of grants under section 4 or other public or private resources; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>provides State-specific, regional, and national technical assistance concerning assistive technology to entities funded under this Act, and public and private entities not funded under this Act, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y224279a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>annually providing a forum for exchanging information concerning, and promoting program and policy improvements in, required activities of the State assistive technology programs;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>facilitating onsite and electronic information sharing using state-of-the-art internet technologies such as real-time online discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and web-based audio or video broadcasts, on emerging topics that affect State assistive technology programs;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>convening experts from State assistive technology programs to discuss and make recommendations with regard to national emerging issues of importance to individuals with assistive technology needs;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>sharing best practice and evidence-based practices among State assistive technology programs;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>developing or maintaining an accessible, national, and public website that includes information, tools, and resources on assistive technology devices and assistive technology services and links to State assistive technology programs, appropriate Federal departments and agencies, and private resources;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>developing a resource that connects individuals from a State with the State assistive technology program in their State;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>providing access to experts in the State-level activities described in section 4(e)(2) through site visits, teleconferences, and other means, to ensure access to information for entities that are carrying out new programs or programs that are not making progress in achieving the objectives of the programs; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3285">136 STAT. 3285</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y224279b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="hh">“(hh) </num><content>supporting and coordinating activities designed to reduce the financial costs of purchasing assistive technology for the activities described in section 4(e), and reducing duplication of activities among State assistive technology programs.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224279b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing and providing technical assistance under this paragraph, a qualified technical assistance provider or qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>collaborate with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>organizations representing individuals with disabilities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>national organizations representing State assistive technology programs;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>organizations representing State officials and agencies engaged in the delivery of assistive technology;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>other qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance providers and qualified technical assistance providers;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>providers of State financing activities, including alternative financing programs for assistive technology;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>providers of device loans, device demonstrations, and device reutilization; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y224279b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>any other organizations determined appropriate by the provider or the Secretary; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224279ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a qualified technical assistance provider, include activities identified as priorities by State advisory councils and lead agencies and implementing entities for grants under section 4.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224279bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds for assistive technology data collection and reporting assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A qualified data collection and reporting entity or a qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(2) shall assist States or protection and advocacy systems receiving a grant under section 4 or 5, respectively, to develop and implement effective and accessible data collection and reporting systems that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224279bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>focus on quantitative and qualitative data elements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224279bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>help measure the impact of the activities to individuals who need assistive technology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224279be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>in the case of systems that will serve States receiving grants under section 4—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224279bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>measure the outcomes of all activities described in section 4(e) and the progress of the States toward achieving the measurable goals described in section 4(d)(3)(C); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224279c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide States with the necessary information required under this Act or by the Secretary for reports described in section 4(f)(2); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3286">136 STAT. 3286</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224279c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>are in full compliance with all relevant State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies with respect to data privacy and security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2242a0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="7">“SEC. 7. </num><heading class="fontsize12">PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Project of National Significance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>project of national significance</term>’—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>means a project that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>increases access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>creates opportunities for individuals with disabilities to directly and fully contribute to, and participate in, all facets of education, employment, community living, and recreational activities; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>develop and expand partnerships between State Medicaid agencies and recipients of grants under section 4 to reutilize durable medical equipment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increase collaboration between the recipients of grants under section 4 and States receiving grants under the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration under section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a note</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>increase collaboration between recipients of grants under section 4 and area agencies on aging, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3002">42 U.S.C. 3002</ref>), which may include collaboration on emergency preparedness, safety equipment, or assistive technology toolkits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>provide aid to assist youth with disabilities to transition from school to adult life, especially in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>finding employment and postsecondary education opportunities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>upgrading and changing any assistive technology devices that may be needed as a youth matures;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>increase access to and acquisition of assistive technology addressing the needs of aging individuals and aging caregivers in the community;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>increase effective and efficient use of assistive technology as part of early intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth to age 3;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>increase awareness of and access to the Disability Funds-Financial Assistance funding provided by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund that supports acquisition of assistive technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>increase awareness of and access to assistive technology, such as through models described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of section 4(e)(2)(A)(iii) and other Federally funded disability programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>If funds are available pursuant to section 9(c) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to public or private nonprofit entities to enable the entities to carry out projects of national significance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>A public or private nonprofit entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing a description <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3287">136 STAT. 3287</page> of the project of national significance the entity proposes to carry out under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award Preference</inline>.—</heading><content>For each grant award period, the Secretary may give preference for 1 or more categories of projects of national significance described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of subsection (a)(2).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum Funding Level Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may only award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section if the amount made available under section 9 to carry out sections 4, 5, and 6 is equal to or greater than $49,000,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2242a0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="8">“SEC. 8. </num><heading class="fontsize12">ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘Administrator’) shall be responsible for the administration of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a0ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall consult with the Office of Special Education Programs of the Department of Education, the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education, the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the Department of Labor, and other appropriate Federal entities in the administration of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In administering this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that programs funded under this Act will address—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the needs of individuals with all types of disabilities and across the lifespan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the use of assistive technology in all potential environments, including employment, education, and community living.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year, not more than ½ of 1 percent of the total funding appropriated for this Act shall be used by the Administrator to support the administration of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Participating Entities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall assess the extent to which entities that receive grants under this Act are complying with the applicable requirements of this Act and achieving measurable goals that are consistent with the requirements of the grant programs under which the entities received the grants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information</inline>.—</heading><content>To assist the Secretary in carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section, the Secretary may require States to provide relevant information, including the information required under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrective Action and Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a0f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrective action</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that an entity that receives a grant under this Act fails to substantially comply with the applicable requirements of this Act, or to make substantial progress toward achieving the measurable goals described in subsection (b)(1) with respect to the grant program, the Secretary shall assist the entity, through technical assistance funded under section 6 or other means, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3288">136 STAT. 3288</page> within 90 days after such determination, to develop a corrective action plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the entity fails to develop and comply with a corrective action plan described in paragraph (1) during a fiscal year, the entity shall be subject to 1 of the following corrective actions selected by the Secretary:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Partial or complete termination of funding under the grant program, until the entity develops and complies with such a plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Ineligibility to participate in the grant program in the following fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Reduction in the amount of funding that may be used for indirect costs under section 4 for the following fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Required redesignation of the lead agency designated under section 4(c)(1) or an entity responsible for administering the grant program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appeals procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish appeals procedures for entities that are determined to be in noncompliance with the applicable requirements of this Act, or have not made substantial progress toward achieving the measurable goals described in subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial action</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the annual report required under subsection (d), the Secretary shall describe each such action taken under paragraph (1) or (2) and the outcomes of each such action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after taking an action under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall notify the public, by posting on an easily accessible portion of the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, notification of each action taken by the Secretary under paragraph (1) or (2). As a part of such notification, the Secretary shall describe each such action taken under paragraph (1) or (2) and the outcomes of each such action.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report on the activities funded under this Act to improve the access of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report described in paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a compilation and summary of the information provided by the States in annual progress reports submitted under section 4(f); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a summary of the State applications described in section 4(d) and an analysis of the progress of the States in meeting the measurable goals established in State applications under section 4(d)(3)(C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the enforcement authority of the Secretary, another Federal officer, or a court under any other applicable law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on Other Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>This Act may not be construed as authorizing a Federal or State agency to reduce medical <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3289">136 STAT. 3289</page> or other assistance available, or to alter eligibility for a benefit or service, under any other Federal law.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2242a109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="9">“SEC. 9. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3008">29 USC 3008</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$44,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$45,980,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$48,049,100 for fiscal year 2025;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$50,211,310 for fiscal year 2026; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$52,470,819 for fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservations and Distribution of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (c), for each fiscal year for which funds are made available under subsection (a) to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>reserve an amount equal to 3 percent of the funds made available for each such fiscal year to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6(b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>from the amounts remaining after making the reservation under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>use 85.5 percent of such amounts to carry out section 4; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>use 14.5 percent of such amounts to carry out section 5.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2242a116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limit for Projects of National Significance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For any fiscal year for which the amount made available under subsection (a) exceeds $49,000,000 the Secretary may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>reserve for section 7, an amount of such available funds that does not exceed the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the excess amount made available; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$2,000,000; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2242a11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>make the reservation under paragraph (1) before carrying out subsection (b).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5403">SEC. 5403. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2242a11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3001">29 USC 3001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on the day that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <num value="LV">TITLE LV—</num><heading>FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>TITLE LV—</designator> <label>FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5501. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 1—</designator> <label>Implementation of an Enhanced Defense Partnership Between the United States and Taiwan</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5502. </designator> <label>Modernizing Taiwan’s security capabilities to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression by the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5503. </designator> <label>Increase in annual regional contingency stockpile additions and support for Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5504. </designator> <label>International military education and training cooperation with Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5505. </designator> <label>Additional authorities to support Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5506. </designator> <label>Multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5507. </designator> <label>Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under Foreign Military Sales program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5508. </designator> <label>Arms exports delivery solutions for Taiwan and United States allies in the Indo-Pacific.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5509. </designator> <label>Assessment of Taiwan’s needs for civilian defense and resilience.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3290">136 STAT. 3290</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5510. </designator> <label>Annual report on Taiwan defensive military capabilities and intelligence support.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5511. </designator> <label>Findings and statement of policy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5512. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 2—</designator> <label>Countering People’s Republic of China’s Coercion and Influence Campaigns</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5513. </designator> <label>Strategy to respond to influence and information operations targeting Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5514. </designator> <label>Task force to counter economic coercion by the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5515. </designator> <label>China censorship monitor and action group.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 3—</designator> <label>Inclusion of Taiwan in International Organizations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5516. </designator> <label>Findings.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5517. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5518. </designator> <label>Strategy to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5519. </designator> <label>Meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 4—</designator> <label>Miscellaneous Provisions</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5520. </designator> <label>Report on Taiwan Travel Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5521. </designator> <label>Amendments to the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (Taipei) Act of 2019.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5522. </designator> <label>Report on role of People’s Republic of China’s nuclear threat in escalation dynamics.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5523. </designator> <label>Report analyzing the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the objectives of the People’s Republic of China with respect to Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5524. </designator> <label>Expanding United States-Taiwan development cooperation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5525. </designator> <label>Sense of congress on expanding United States economic relations with Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 5—</designator> <label>Supporting United States Educational and Exchange Programs With Taiwan</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5526. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5527. </designator> <label>Findings.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5528. </designator> <label>Purposes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5529. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5530. </designator> <label>Taiwan Fellowship Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5531. </designator> <label>Reports and audits.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5532. </designator> <label>Taiwan fellows on detail from government service.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5533. </designator> <label>Funding.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5534. </designator> <label>Study and report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5535. </designator> <label>Supporting United States educational and exchange programs with Taiwan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 6—</designator> <label>United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5536. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5537. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5538. </designator> <label>Study on an infectious disease monitoring center.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 7—</designator> <label>Rules of Construction</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5539. </designator> <label>Rule of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5540. </designator> <label>Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5541. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5542. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5543. </designator> <label>Facilitating economic and commercial ties.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5544. </designator> <label>Promoting inclusive economic development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5545. </designator> <label>Combating illicit economies, corruption, and negative foreign influence.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5546. </designator> <label>Strengthening democratic governance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5547. </designator> <label>Fostering conservation and stewardship.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5548. </designator> <label>Authorization to transfer excess Coast Guard vessels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5549. </designator> <label>Reporting requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5550. </designator> <label>Sunset.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>FENTANYL Results Act</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5551. </designator> <label>Short title.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3291">136 STAT. 3291</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5552. </designator> <label>Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5553. </designator> <label>Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5554. </designator> <label>Exchange program on demand reduction matters relating to illicit use of covered synthetic drugs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5555. </designator> <label>Amendments to international narcotics control program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5556. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5557. </designator> <label>Rule of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5558. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>International Pandemic Preparedness</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5559. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5560. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5561. </designator> <label>Enhancing the United States’ international response to pandemics.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5562. </designator> <label>International pandemic prevention and preparedness.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5563. </designator> <label>Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5564. </designator> <label>General provisions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5565. </designator> <label>Sunset.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5566. </designator> <label>Rule of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Burma Act of 2022</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5567. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5568. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 1—</designator> <label>Matters Relating to the Conflict in Burma</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5569. </designator> <label>Statement of policy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 2—</designator> <label>Sanctions and Policy Coordination With Respect to Burma</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5570. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5571. </designator> <label>Imposition of sanctions with respect to human rights abuses and perpetration of a coup in Burma.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5572. </designator> <label>Sanctions and policy coordination for Burma.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5573. </designator> <label>Support for greater United Nations action with respect to Burma.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5574. </designator> <label>Sunset.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 3—</designator> <label>Authorizations of Appropriations for Assistance for Burma</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5575. </designator> <label>General authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5576. </designator> <label>Limitations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5577. </designator> <label>Appropriate congressional committees defined.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 4—</designator> <label>Efforts Against Human Rights Abuses</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5578. </designator> <label>Authorization to provide technical assistance for efforts against human rights abuses.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="part" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Part 5—</designator> <label>Sanctions Exception Relating to Importation of Goods</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5579. </designator> <label>Sanctions exception relating to importation of goods.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Promotion of Freedom of Information and Countering of Censorship and Surveillance in North Korea</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5580. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5581. </designator> <label>Findings; sense of Congress.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5582. </designator> <label>Statement of policy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5583. </designator> <label>United States strategy to combat North Korea’s repressive information environment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5584. </designator> <label>Promoting freedom of information and countering censorship and surveillance in North Korea.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5585. </designator> <label>Congressional notification for rewards paid using cryptocurrencies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5586. </designator> <label>Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5587. </designator> <label>Reauthorization of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5588. </designator> <label>Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5589. </designator> <label>Extension and modification of certain export controls.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5590. </designator> <label>Imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from Russia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5591. </designator> <label>Renegotiation of Compacts of Free Association.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3292">136 STAT. 3292</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5592. </designator> <label>Secretary of State assistance for prisoners in Islamic Republic of Iran.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5593. </designator> <label>Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle H—</designator> <label>Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5594. </designator> <label>Modification to peacekeeping operations report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5595. </designator> <label>Report on Indo-Pacific region.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5596. </designator> <label>Report on humanitarian situation and food security in Lebanon.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5597. </designator> <label>Statement of policy and report on engaging with Niger.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5598. </designator> <label>Report on bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation with Mexico.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599. </designator> <label>Report on Chinese support to Russia with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599A. </designator> <label>Feasibility study on United States support for and participation in the international counterterrorism academy in Côte d’Ivoire.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599B. </designator> <label>Consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle I—</designator> <label>Sense of Congress Provisions</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599C. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress regarding the status of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599D. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress regarding Israel.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599E. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress relating to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599F. </designator> <label>Condemning detention and indictment of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5599G. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress regarding development of nuclear weapons by Iran.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2243646c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act.</p></sidenote><heading>Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5501">SEC. 5501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2243646d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 USC 3351 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5502">SEC. 5502. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22438b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 USC 3351</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MODERNIZING TAIWAN’S SECURITY CAPABILITIES TO DETER AND, IF NECESSARY, DEFEAT AGGRESSION BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224698bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224698c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246bfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taiwan Security Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities under this section to strengthen the United States-Taiwan defense relationship, and to support the acceleration of the modernization of Taiwan’s defense capabilities, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246bfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to the purposes otherwise authorized for Foreign Military Financing programs under the Arms Export <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3293">136 STAT. 3293</page> Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>), a purpose of the Foreign Military Financing Program should be to provide assistance, including equipment, training, and other support, to build the civilian and defensive military capabilities of Taiwan—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to accelerate the modernization of capabilities that will enable Taiwan to delay, degrade, and deny attempts by People’s Liberation Army forces—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to conduct coercive or grey zone activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to blockade Taiwan; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to secure a lodgment on any islands administered by Taiwan and expand or otherwise use such lodgment to seize control of a population center or other key territory in Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to prevent the People’s Republic of China from decapitating, seizing control of, or otherwise neutralizing or rendering ineffective Taiwan’s civilian and defense leadership.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246bfdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Contingency Stockpile</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (h), not more than $100,000,000 may be used during each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to maintain a stockpile (if established pursuant to section 5503(b)), in accordance with section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321h">22 U.S.C. 2321h</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246bfde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246bfe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual spending plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees describing how amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (h), if made available, would be used to achieve the purpose described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (h) are authorized to be made available after the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, certifies not less than annually to the appropriate committees of Congress that Taiwan has increased its defense spending relative to Taiwan’s defense spending in its prior fiscal year, which includes support for an asymmetric strategy, excepting accounts in Taiwan’s defense budget related to personnel expenditures, (other than military training and education and any funding related to the All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State may waive the certification requirement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that for any given year—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Taiwan is unable to increase its defense spending relative to its defense spending in its prior fiscal year due to severe hardship; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>making available the amounts authorized under subparagraph (A) is in the national interests of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Remaining funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (h) that are not obligated and expended during such fiscal year shall be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3294">136 STAT. 3294</page> added to the amount that may be used for Foreign Military Financing to Taiwan in the subsequent fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246bfe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Advancing the Defense of Taiwan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><content>Concurrently with the first certification required under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes steps taken to enhance the United States-Taiwan defense relationship and Taiwan’s modernization of its defense capabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246bfea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to be included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an assessment of the commitment of Taiwan to implement a military strategy that will deter and, if necessary, defeat military aggression by the People’s Republic of China, including the steps that Taiwan has taken and the steps that Taiwan has not taken towards such implementation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>an assessment of the efforts of Taiwan to acquire and employ within its forces counterintervention capabilities, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>long-range precision fires;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>integrated air and missile defense systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>anti-ship cruise missiles;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>land-attack cruise missiles;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>coastal defense;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>anti-armor;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>undersea warfare, including manned and unmanned systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>survivable swarming maritime assets;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>manned and unmanned aerial systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>mining and countermining capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">(xii) </num><content>command and control systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiii">(xiii) </num><content>defensive cybersecurity capabilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiv">(xiv) </num><content>any other defense capabilities that the United States determines, including jointly with Taiwan, are crucial to the defense of Taiwan, consistent with the joint consultative mechanism with Taiwan created pursuant to section 5506;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246bffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the balance between conventional and counter intervention capabilities in the defense force of Taiwan as of the date on which the report is submitted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246bffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>an assessment of steps taken by Taiwan to enhance the overall readiness of its defense forces, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the extent to which Taiwan is requiring and providing regular and relevant training to such forces;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246bfff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the extent to which such training is realistic to the security environment that Taiwan faces; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the sufficiency of the financial and budgetary resources Taiwan is putting toward readiness of such forces;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>an assessment of steps taken by Taiwan to ensure that the Taiwan’s reserve forces and All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency can recruit, train, equip, and mobilize its forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246c003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an evaluation of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3295">136 STAT. 3295</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the severity of manpower shortages in the military of Taiwan, including in the reserve forces;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the impact of such shortages in the event of a conflict scenario; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the efforts made by Taiwan to address such shortages;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to boost its civilian defenses, including any informational campaigns to raise awareness among the population of Taiwan of the risks Taiwan faces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to secure its critical infrastructure, including in transportation, telecommunications networks, satellite communications, and energy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to enhance its cybersecurity, including the security and survivability of official civilian and military networks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c00a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to improve the image and prestige of its defense forces among the population of Taiwan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c00b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>an assessment of any significant gaps in any of the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) with respect to which the United States assesses that additional action is needed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>a description of cooperative efforts between the United States and Taiwan on the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (K); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><chapeau>a description of any challenge in Taiwan to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>implement the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (J); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>United States support or engagement with regard to such matters.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Concurrently with subsequent certifications required under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit updates to the initial report required under paragraph (1) that provides a description of changes and developments that occurred in the prior year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports required under paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing of summary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly share any unclassified portions of the reports, pursuant to paragraph (4), with Taiwan, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246c013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign Military Financing Loan and Loan Guarantee Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct loans</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), during fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary of State is authorized to make direct loans available for Taiwan pursuant to section 23 of such Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum obligations</inline>.—</heading><content>Gross obligations for the principal amounts of loans authorized under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $2,000,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of funds</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3296">136 STAT. 3296</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, the term “<term>cost</term>”—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>has the meaning given such term in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a/5">2 U.S.C. 661a(5)</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>shall include the cost of modifying a loan authorized under subparagraph (A); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>may include the costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or to any agency of the United States.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (g) may be made available to pay for the cost of loans authorized under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees authorized</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Government of the United States may charge processing and origination fees for a loan made pursuant to subparagraph (A), not to exceed the cost to the Government of making such loan, which shall be collected from borrowers through a financing account (as defined in section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a/7">2 U.S.C. 661a(7)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on fee payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under any appropriations Act for any fiscal year may not be used to pay any fees associated with a loan authorized under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246c021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246c022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><content>Loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be repaid not later than 12 years after the loan is received by the borrower, including a grace period of not more than 1 year on repayment of principal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246c023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246c024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246c025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763/c/1">22 U.S.C. 2763(c)(1)</ref>), interest for loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be charged at a rate determined by the Secretary of State, except that such rate may not be less than the prevailing interest rate on marketable Treasury securities of similar maturity.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246e736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of loan amounts used to pay interest</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this paragraph for interest costs shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of any statutory limitation on assistance to a country.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loan guarantees</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (g) may be made available for the costs of loan guarantees for Taiwan under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2764">22 U.S.C. 2764</ref>) for Taiwan to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of commercial loans and total loan principal, any part of which may be guaranteed, not to exceed $2,000,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A loan guarantee authorized under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246e73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>may not guarantee a loan that exceeds $2,000,000,000; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3297">136 STAT. 3297</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246e73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may not exceed 80 percent of the loan principal with respect to any single borrower.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any loan guaranteed pursuant to subparagraph (A) may not be subordinated to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246e73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>another debt contracted by the borrower; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2246e73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any other claims against the borrower in the case of default.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246e740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2246e741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><content>Repayment in United States dollars of any loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be required not later than 12 years after the loan agreement is signed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2764">22 U.S.C. 2764</ref>), the Government of the United States may charge processing and origination fees for a loan guarantee authorized under subparagraph (A), not to exceed the cost to the Government of such loan guarantee, which shall be collected from borrowers, or from third parties on behalf of such borrowers, through a financing account (as defined in section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a/7">2 U.S.C. 661a(7)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatments of loan guarantees</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of loan guarantees authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of any statutory limitation on assistance to a country.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection may not be expended without prior notification of the appropriate committees of Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246e745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for Foreign Military Financing, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for Taiwan Foreign Military Finance grant assistance up to $2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and education</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State should use not less than $2,000,000 per fiscal year for one or more blanket order Foreign Military Financing training programs related to the defense needs of Taiwan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct commercial contracting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may use amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) for the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2246e749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement in taiwan</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Foreign Military Financing and made available for Taiwan, not more than 15 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year may be available for the procurement by Taiwan in Taiwan of defense articles and defense services, including research and development, as agreed by the United States and Taiwan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2246e74a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance may not be provided under this section after September 30, 2032.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3298">136 STAT. 3298</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5503">SEC. 5503. </num><heading>INCREASE IN ANNUAL REGIONAL CONTINGENCY STOCKPILE ADDITIONS AND SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247346b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321h/b/2/A">22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$200,000,000</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$500,000,000 for any of the fiscal years 2023, 2024, or 2025.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247346c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2247346d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3352">22 USC 3352</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321h">22 U.S.C. 2321h</ref>), the President may establish a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan that consists of munitions and other appropriate defense articles.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247346e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Taiwan Among Other Allies Eligible for Defense Articles</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2311/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2247346f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 514(c)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321h/c/2">22 U.S.C. 2321h(c)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Taiwan,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Thailand,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22473470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 516(c)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321j/c/2">22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to Taiwan,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>major non-NATO allies on such southern and southeastern flank,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22473471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22473472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the President shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the status of a regional contingency stockpile established under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5504">SEC. 5504. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22473473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3353">22 USC 3353</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22475b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall establish or expand a comprehensive training program with Taiwan designed to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22475b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enhance interoperability and capabilities for joint operations between the United States and Taiwan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22475b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhance rapport and deepen partnership between the militaries of the United States and Taiwan, and foster understanding of the United States among individuals in Taiwan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22475b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>improve Taiwan’s defense capabilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22475b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>train future leaders of Taiwan, promote professional military education, civilian control of the military, and protection of human rights.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22478299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The training program required by subsection (a) should prioritize relevant and realistic training, including as necessary joint United States-Taiwan contingency tabletop exercises, war games, full-scale military exercises, and an enduring rotational United States military presence that assists Taiwan in maintaining force readiness and utilizing United States defense articles and services transferred from the United States to Taiwan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247829a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Participation of Taiwan in the International Military Education and Training Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State is authorized to provide training and education to relevant entities in Taiwan through the International Military Education and Training program authorized under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2347">22 U.S.C. 2347</ref> et seq).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5505">SEC. 5505. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO SUPPORT TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247a9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drawdown Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318/a">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3299">136 STAT. 3299</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247a9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In addition to amounts already specified in this section, the President may direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, of an aggregate value of not to exceed $1,000,000,000 per fiscal year, to be provided to Taiwan.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247a9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2348a/c">22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In addition to the aggregate value of $25,000,000 authorized in paragraph (2) of the preceding sentence, the President may direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government for the purposes of providing necessary and immediate assistance to Taiwan of a value not to exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2247a9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2247a9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3354">22 USC 3354</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Special Defense Acquisition Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall seek to utilize the Special Defense Acquisition Fund established under chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2795/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.</ref>) to expedite the procurement and delivery of defense articles and defense services for the purpose of assisting and supporting the armed forces of Taiwan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5506">SEC. 5506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2247a9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3355">22 USC 3355</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MULTI-YEAR PLAN TO FULFILL DEFENSIVE REQUIREMENTS OF MILITARY FORCES OF TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2248e231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multi-year Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall engage for the purposes of establishing a joint consultative mechanism with appropriate officials of Taiwan to develop and implement a multi-year plan to provide for the acquisition of appropriate defensive capabilities by Taiwan and to engage with Taiwan in a series of combined training, exercises, and planning activities consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3301/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2248e233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An identification of the defensive military capability gaps and capacity shortfalls of Taiwan that are required to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>allow Taiwan to respond effectively to aggression by the People’s Liberation Army or other actors from the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><content>advance a strategy of denial, reduce the threat of conflict, thwart an invasion, and mitigate other risks to the United States and Taiwan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the relative priority assigned by appropriate departments and agencies of Taiwan to include its military to address such capability gaps and capacity shortfalls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An explanation of the annual resources committed by Taiwan to address such capability gaps and capacity shortfalls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description and justification of the relative importance of overcoming each identified capability gap and capacity shortfall for deterring, delaying, or defeating military aggression by the People’s Republic of China;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e23c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e23d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3300">136 STAT. 3300</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e23e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls that could be addressed in a sufficient and timely manner by Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e23f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls that are unlikely to be addressed in a sufficient and timely manner solely by Taiwan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls described in paragraph (5)(B) that could be addressed in a sufficient and timely manner by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Foreign Military Financing, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sales programs of the Department of State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Department of Defense security assistance authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch16">chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Department of State training and education programs authorized by chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2347/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318">22 U.S.C. 2318</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the provision of excess defense articles pursuant to the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other authority available to the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A description of United States or Taiwan engagement with other countries that could assist in addressing in a sufficient and timely manner the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls identified pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>An identification of opportunities to build interoperability, combined readiness, joint planning capability, and shared situational awareness between the United States, Taiwan, and other foreign partners and allies, as appropriate, through combined training, exercises, and planning events, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e24a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>table-top exercises and wargames that allow operational commands to improve joint and combined planning for contingencies involving a well-equipped adversary in a counter-intervention campaign;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>joint and combined exercises that test the feasibility of counter-intervention strategies, develop interoperability across services, and develop the lethality and survivability of combined forces against a well-equipped adversary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>logistics exercises that test the feasibility of expeditionary logistics in an extended campaign with a well-equipped adversary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>service-to-service exercise programs that build functional mission skills for addressing challenges posed by a well-equipped adversary in a counter-intervention campaign; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any other combined training, exercises, or planning with Taiwan’s military forces that the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State consider relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An identification of options for the United States to use, to the maximum extent practicable, existing authorities or programs to expedite military assistance to Taiwan in the event of a crisis or conflict, including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3301">136 STAT. 3301</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a list of defense articles of the United States that may be transferred to Taiwan during a crisis or conflict;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a list of authorities that may be used to provide expedited military assistance to Taiwan during a crisis or conflict;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>an assessment of methods that could be used to deliver such assistance to Taiwan during a crisis or conflict, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2248e255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the feasibility of employing such methods in different scenarios; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2248e256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for improving the ability of the Armed Forces to deliver such assistance to Taiwan; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2248e259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an assessment of any challenges in providing such assistance to Taiwan in the event of a crisis or conflict and recommendations for addressing such challenges.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2248e25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recurrence</inline>.—</heading><content>The joint consultative mechanism required in subsection (a) shall convene on a recurring basis and not less than annually.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5507">SEC. 5507. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2248e25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3356">22 USC 3356</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FAST-TRACKING SALES TO TAIWAN UNDER FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2249307c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2249578d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preclearance of Certain Foreign Military Sales Items</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2249578e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2249578f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, and in conjunction with coordinating entities such as the National Disclosure Policy Committee, the Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group, and other appropriate entities, shall compile a list of available and emerging military platforms, technologies, and equipment that are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to Taiwan through the Foreign Military Sales program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22495790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules of construction</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22495791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of items</inline>.—</heading><content>The list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be construed as limiting the type, timing, or quantity of items that may be requested by, or sold to, Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22495792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications required</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this Act may be construed to supersede congressional notification requirements under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751">22 U.S.C. 2751</ref> et. seq.).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22495793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritized Processing of Foreign Military Sales Requests From Taiwan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22495794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize and expedite the processing of requests from Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program, and may not delay the processing of requests for bundling purposes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22495795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22495796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22495797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement under paragraph (1) shall continue until the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the threat to Taiwan has significantly abated.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3302">136 STAT. 3302</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22495798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22495799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2249579a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update interagency policies and implementation guidance related to Foreign Military Sales requests from Taiwan, including incorporating the preclearance provisions of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5508">SEC. 5508. </num><heading>ARMS EXPORTS DELIVERY SOLUTIONS FOR TAIWAN AND UNITED STATES ALLIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224a41fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a41fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a41fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224a41fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter for a period of 5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report with respect to the transfer of all defense articles or defense services that have yet to be completed pursuant to the authorities provided by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a41ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>section 3, 21, or 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2753">22 U.S.C. 2753</ref>, 2761, or 2776); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321j/c/2">22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224a4201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (b) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224a4203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of all approved transfers of defense articles and services authorized by Congress pursuant to sections 25 and 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2765">22 U.S.C. 2765</ref>, 2776) with a total value of $25,000,000 or more, to Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, or New Zealand, that have not been fully delivered by the start of the fiscal year in which the report is being submitted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224a4205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><content>The estimated start and end dates of delivery for each approved and incomplete transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1), including additional details and dates for any transfers that involve multiple tranches of deliveries.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>With respect to each approved and incomplete transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1), a detailed description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any changes in the delivery dates of defense articles or services relative to the dates anticipated at the time of congressional approval of the transfer, including specific reasons for any delays related to the United States Government, defense suppliers, or a foreign partner;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the feasibility and advisability of providing the partner subject to such delayed delivery with an interim capability or solution, including drawing from United States stocks, and the mechanisms under consideration for doing so as well as any challenges to implementing such a capability or solution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>authorities, appropriations, or waiver requests that Congress could provide to improve delivery timelines or authorize the provision of interim capabilities or solutions identified pursuant to subparagraph (B); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a420a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of which countries are ahead of Taiwan for delivery of each item listed pursuant to paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3303">136 STAT. 3303</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a420b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of ongoing interagency efforts to support attainment of operational capability of the corresponding defense articles and services once delivered, including advance training with United States or armed forces of partner countries on the systems to be received. The description of any such training shall also include an identification of the training implementer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a420c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>If a transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1) has been terminated prior to the date of the submission of the report for any reason—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a420d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the case information for such transfer, including the date of congressional notification, delivery date of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), final signature of the LOA, and information pertaining to delays in delivering LOAs for signature;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a420e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of the reasons for which the transfer is no longer in effect; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a420f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the impact this termination will have on the intended end-user and the consequent implications for regional security, including the impact on deterrence of military action by countries hostile to the United States, the military balance in the Taiwan Strait, and other factors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>A separate description of the actions the United States is taking to expedite and prioritize deliveries of defense articles and services to Taiwan, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of what actions the Department of State and the Department of Defense have taken or are planning to take to prioritize Taiwan’s Foreign Military Sales cases;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>current procedures or mechanisms for determining that a Foreign Military Sales case for Taiwan should be prioritized above a sale to another country of the same or similar item; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the United States intends to divert defense articles from United States stocks to provide an interim capability or solution with respect to any delayed deliveries to Taiwan and the plan, if applicable, to replenish any such diverted stocks.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224a4214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A description of other actions already undertaken by or currently under consideration by the Department of State and the Department of Defense to improve delivery timelines for the transfers listed pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224a4215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5509">SEC. 5509. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF TAIWAN’S NEEDS FOR CIVILIAN DEFENSE AND RESILIENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224b2c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224b2c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224b2c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a written assessment, with a classified annex, of Taiwan’s needs in the areas of civilian defense and resilience to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3304">136 STAT. 3304</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224b2c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224b2c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>analyze the potential role of Taiwan’s public and civilian assets in defending against various scenarios for foreign militaries to coerce or conduct military aggression against Taiwan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>carefully analyze Taiwan’s needs for enhancing its defensive capabilities through the support of civilians and civilian sectors, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>greater utilization of Taiwan’s high tech labor force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the creation of clear structures and logistics support for civilian defense role allocation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>recruitment and skills training for Taiwan’s defense and civilian sectors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other defense needs and considerations at the provincial, city, and neighborhood levels;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>analyze Taiwan’s needs for enhancing resiliency among its people and in key economic sectors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>identify opportunities for Taiwan to enhance communications at all levels to strengthen trust and understanding between the military, other government departments, civilian agencies and the general public, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>communications infrastructure necessary to ensure reliable communications in response to a conflict or crisis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224b2c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to effectively communicate to the general public in response to a conflict or crisis;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>identify the areas and means through which the United States could provide training, exercises, and assistance at all levels to support the needs discovered through the assessment and fill any critical gaps where capacity falls short of such needs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224b2c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>review existing United States Government and non-United States Government programmatic and funding modalities that are meant to support Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals in pursuing professional development, educational, and cultural exchanges in the United States, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>opportunities through Department of State-supported programs, such as the International Visitor Leaders Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>opportunities offered through non-governmental institutions, such as think tanks, to the extent the review can practicably make such an assessment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of the frequency that civilian defense professionals from Taiwan pursue or are selected for the programs reviewed in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an analysis of any funding, policy, administrative, or other barriers preventing greater participation from Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals in the opportunities identified in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224b2c90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the value expanding the opportunities reviewed in subparagraph (A) would offer for strengthening Taiwan’s existing civilian defense community, and for increasing the perceived value of the field for young professionals in Taiwan;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3305">136 STAT. 3305</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>an assessment of options the United States Government could take individually, with partners in Taiwan, or with foreign governments or non-governmental partners, to expand the opportunities reviewed in subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224b2c92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a description of additional resources and authorities that may be required to execute the options described in subparagraph (E).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224b2c93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment required by subsection (a) shall be shared with appropriate officials of Taiwan to facilitate cooperation, as appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5510">SEC. 5510. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON TAIWAN DEFENSIVE MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x224ba1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1248 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/1988">135 Stat. 1988</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y224cb335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1248">“SEC. 1248. </num><heading class="bold">ANNUAL REPORT ON TAIWAN CAPABILITIES AND INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224cb336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cb337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cb338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall jointly perform an annual assessment, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3302/c">22 U.S.C. 3302(c)</ref>), of security matters related to Taiwan, including intelligence matters, Taiwan’s defensive military capabilities, and how defensive shortcomings or vulnerabilities of Taiwan could be mitigated through cooperation, modernization, or integration. At a minimum, the assessment shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>An intelligence assessment regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb33a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>conventional military and nuclear threats to Taiwan from the People’s Republic of China, including exercises, patrols, and presence intended to intimidate or coerce Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>irregular warfare activities, including influence operations, conducted by the People’s Republic of China to interfere in or undermine the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb33c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The current military capabilities of Taiwan and the ability of Taiwan to defend itself from external conventional and irregular military threats across a range of scenarios.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb33d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The interoperability of current and future defensive capabilities of Taiwan with the military capabilities of the United States and its allies and partners.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb33e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cb33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cb340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>The plans, tactics, techniques, and procedures underpinning an effective defense strategy for Taiwan, including how addressing identified capability gaps and capacity shortfalls will improve the effectiveness of such strategy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A description of additional personnel, resources, and authorities in Taiwan or in the United States that may be required to meet any shortcomings in the development of Taiwan’s military capabilities identified pursuant to this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cb343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to materiel capabilities and capacities the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State jointly assess to be most effective in deterring, defeating, or delaying military aggression by the People’s Republic of China, a prioritized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3306">136 STAT. 3306</page> list of capability gaps and capacity shortfalls of the military forces of Taiwan, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cb344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>an identification of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cb345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any United States, Taiwan, or ally or partner country defense production timeline challenge related to potential materiel and solutions to such capability gaps;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the associated investment costs of enabling expanded production for items currently at maximum production;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the associated investment costs of, or mitigation strategies for, enabling export for items currently not exportable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>existing stocks of such capabilities in the United States and ally and partner countries;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the feasibility and advisability of procuring solutions to such gaps and shortfalls through United States allies and partners, including through co-development or co-production;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>the feasibility and advisability of assisting Taiwan in the domestic production of solutions to capability gaps, including through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the transfer of intellectual property; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>co-development or co-production arrangements;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated costs, expressed in a range of options, of procuring sufficient capabilities and capacities to address such gaps and shortfalls;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the relative priority assigned by appropriate officials of Taiwan to each such gap and shortfall; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a detailed explanation of the extent to which Taiwan is prioritizing the development, production, or fielding of solutions to such gaps and shortfalls within its overall defense budget.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The applicability of Department of State and Department of Defense authorities for improving the defensive military capabilities of Taiwan in a manner consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>A description of any security assistance provided or Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales activity with Taiwan over the past year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>A description of each engagement between the United States and Taiwan personnel related to planning over the past year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>With respect to each to training and exercises—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of each such instance over the past year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a description of how each such instance—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>sought to achieve greater interoperability, improved readiness, joint planning capability, and shared situational awareness between the United States and Taiwan, or among the United States, Taiwan, and other countries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>familiarized the militaries of the United States and Taiwan with each other; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224cda6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>improved Taiwan’s defense capabilities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3307">136 STAT. 3307</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>A description of the areas and means through which the United States is assisting and supporting training, exercises, and assistance to support Taiwan’s requirements related to civilian defense and resilience, and how the United States is seeking to assist Taiwan in addressing any critical gaps where capacity falls short of meeting such requirements, including those elements identified in the assessment required by section 5502(f) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the implications of current levels of pre-positioned war reserve materiel on the ability of the United States to respond to a crisis or conflict involving Taiwan with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>providing military or non-military aid to Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>sustaining military installations and other infrastructure of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the current intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of Taiwan, including any existing gaps in such capabilities and investments in such capabilities by Taiwan since the preceding report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of changes to pre-positioned war reserve materiel of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region since the preceding report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224cda75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly develop a plan for assisting Taiwan in improving its defensive military capabilities and addressing vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations, if any, for new Department of State or Department of Defense authorities, or modifications to existing Department of State or Department of Defense authorities, necessary to improve the defensive military capabilities of Taiwan in a manner consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3301/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an identification of opportunities for key leader and subject matter expert engagement between Department personnel and military and civilian counterparts in Taiwan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>an identification of challenges and opportunities for leveraging authorities, resources, and capabilities outside the Department of Defense and the Department of State to improve the defensive capabilities of Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224cda7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a report on the results of the assessment required by subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the plan required by subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>a report on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the status of efforts to develop and implement the joint multi-year plan required under section 5506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3308">136 STAT. 3308</page> for Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for the acquisition of appropriate defensive military capabilities by Taiwan and to engage with Taiwan in a series of combined training and planning activities consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3301/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any other matters the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense consider necessary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224cda82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports required by subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224cda83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224cda85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5511">SEC. 5511. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224cda86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3357">22 USC 3357</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224d28a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d28a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific has been a central element of United States foreign policy toward the region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d28a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), especially since the election of Tsai Ing-Wen in 2016, has conducted a coordinated campaign to weaken Taiwan diplomatically, economically, and militarily in a manner that threatens to erode United States policy and create a fait accompli on questions surrounding Taiwan’s future.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d28aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>To secure United States interests and preserve the ability of the people of Taiwan to determine their own future, it is necessary to reinforce Taiwan’s diplomatic, economic, and territorial space.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224d28ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d28ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>maintain the position that peace and stability in the Western Pacific are in the political, security, and economic interests of the United States, and are matters of international concern; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d28ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>work with allies and partners to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and deter military acts or other forms of coercive behavior that would undermine regional stability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5512">SEC. 5512. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224d28ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 USC 3351 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN DEFENSE RELATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x224d9ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d9de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22">22 U.S.C. </ref>et seq.) and the Six Assurances provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan relations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224d9de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, and that any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, is of grave concern to the United States;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3309">136 STAT. 3309</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the increasingly coercive and aggressive behavior of the People’s Republic of China toward Taiwan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful resolution of the future of Taiwan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan should be maintained;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>the United States should continue to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>supporting acquisition by Taiwan of defense articles and services through foreign military sales, direct commercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capabilities that support an asymmetric strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensuring timely review of and response to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>conducting practical training and military exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, as described in the Taiwan Relations Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>exchanges between defense officials and officers of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/135">Public Law 115–135</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/341">132 Stat. 341</ref>), especially for the purposes of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>enhancing cooperation on defense planning;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>improving the interoperability of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>improving the reserve force of Taiwan;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>cooperating with Taiwan to improve its ability to employ military capabilities in asymmetric ways, as described in the Taiwan Relations Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>expanding cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224dc4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the United States should increase its support to a free and open society in the face of aggressive efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to curtail or influence the free exercise of rights and democratic franchise.</content></paragraph> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>COUNTERING PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S COERCION AND INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5513">SEC. 5513. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224dc4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3361">22 USC 3361</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO INFLUENCE AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS TARGETING TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224e1320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224e3a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224e3a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>covert, coercive, and corrupting activities carried out to advance the Chinese Communist Party’s “United Front” work related to Taiwan, including activities directed, coordinated, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3310">136 STAT. 3310</page> or otherwise supported by the United Front Work Department or its subordinate or affiliated entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>information and disinformation campaigns, cyber attacks, and nontraditional propaganda measures supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party that are directed toward persons or entities in Taiwan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y224e3a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include descriptions of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the proposed response to propaganda and disinformation campaigns by the People’s Republic of China and cyber-intrusions targeting Taiwan, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assistance in building the capacity of Taiwan’s public and private-sector entities to document and expose propaganda and disinformation supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or affiliated entities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assistance to enhance Taiwan’s ability to develop a holistic strategy to respond to sharp power operations, including election interference; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>media training for Taiwan officials and other Taiwan entities targeted by disinformation campaigns;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the proposed response to political influence operations that includes an assessment of the extent of influence exerted by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Taiwan on local political parties, financial institutions, media organizations, and other entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support for exchanges and other technical assistance to strengthen the Taiwan legal system’s ability to respond to sharp power operations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y224e3a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>programs carried out by the Global Engagement Center to expose misinformation and disinformation in the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5514">SEC. 5514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x224e3a3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3362">22 USC 3362</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TASK FORCE TO COUNTER ECONOMIC COERCION BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22500efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22500eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) increasing use of economic coercion against foreign governments, companies, organizations, other entities, and individuals requires that the United States devise a comprehensive, effective, and multilateral response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22500f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the private sector is a crucial partner in helping the United States Government respond to the PRC’s coercive economic practices and hold the PRC accountable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22500f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>improved engagement and communication with the private sector, including receiving information from the United States private sector about the PRC’s coercive economic practices would help the United States Government and private sector stakeholders conduct early assessments of potential pressure points and vulnerabilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22500f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>PRC coercive economic practices create pressures for the private sector to behave in ways antithetical to United States national interests and competitiveness.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22500f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22500f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Task Force</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish an interagency task force to be known as the “Countering <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3311">136 STAT. 3311</page> Economic Coercion Task Force” (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22503516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>oversee the development and implementation of an integrated United States Government strategy to respond to People’s Republic of China (PRC) coercive economic practices, which shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22503519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>systematically monitoring and evaluating—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2250351a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the costs of such practices on United States businesses and overall United States economic performance;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2250351b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>instances in which such practices taken against a non-PRC entity has benefitted other parties; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2250351c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the impacts such practices have had on United States national interests; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2250351d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>facilitating coordination among Federal departments and agencies when responding to such practices as well as proactively deterring such economic coercion, including by clarifying the roles for Federal departments and agencies identified in subsection (d) in implementing the strategy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2250351e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>forming policy recommendations for the implementation of relevant United States authorities to respond to instances of PRC coercive economic practices;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250351f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>consult with United States allies and partners on the feasibility and desirability of collectively identifying, assessing, and responding to PRC coercive economic practices, as well as actions that could be taken to expand coordination with the goal of ensuring a consistent, coherent, and collective response to such practices and establishing long-term deterrence of such practices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>effectively engage the United States private sector, particularly sectors, groups, or other entities that are susceptible to such PRC coercive economic practices, on concerns related to such practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>develop and implement a process for regularly sharing relevant information, including classified information to the extent appropriate and practicable, on such PRC coercive economic practices with United States allies, partners, and the private sector.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out its duties under this subsection, the Task Force should regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Relevant stakeholders in the private sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Federal departments and agencies that are not represented on the Task Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>United States allies and partners.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22503526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Security Council;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250352a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Economic Council; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250352b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2250352c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the Federal departments and agencies that will serve on the task force, and direct the head of those <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3312">136 STAT. 3312</page> agencies to appoint personnel at the level of Assistant Secretary or above to participate in the Task Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2250352d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250352e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250352f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive review of the array of economic tools the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) employs or could employ in the future to coerce other governments and non-PRC companies (including United States companies) including the Government of the PRC’s continued efforts to codify informal practices into its domestic law.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><content>The strategy required by subsection (c)(1)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An interagency definition of PRC coercive economic practices that captures both—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22503535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the use of informal or extralegal PRC coercive economic practices; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22503536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the inappropriate use of economic tools, including those authorized under the laws and regulations of the PRC.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive review of the array of tools the United States Government employs or could employ to respond to economic coercion against the government, companies, and other entities of the United States or its allies and partners.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2250353a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A list of unilateral or multilateral—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2250353b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>preemptive practices to defend or deter against PRC coercive economic practices; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2250353c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>actions taken in response to the Government of the PRC’s general use of coercive economic practices, including the imposition of costs on the PRC.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250353d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2250353e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of United States allies and partners key vulnerabilities to PRC coercive economic practices.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250353f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>A description of gaps in existing resources or capabilities for United States Government departments and agencies to respond effectively to PRC coercive economic practices directed at United States entities and assist United States allies and partners in their responses to PRC coercive economic practices.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the circumstances under which the PRC employs different types of economic coercion and against what kinds of targets.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of United States and international rules and norms as well as any treaty obligations the PRC has stretched, circumvented, or broken through its economically coercive practices and the United States response in each instance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First interim report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report required by paragraph (1) is submitted to Congress, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22503546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>Updates to information required by subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3313">136 STAT. 3313</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22503548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A description of activities conducted by the Task Force to implement the strategy required by subsection (c)(1)(A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22503549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2250354a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the implementation and effectiveness of the strategy, lessons learned from the past year and planned changes to the strategy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250354b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Second interim report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report required by subparagraph (A) is submitted to Congress, the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes an update to the elements required under the report required by subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250354c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the report required by paragraph (2)(B) is submitted to Congress, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a final report that includes the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250354d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2250354e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of PRC coercive economic practices and the cost of such coercive practices to United States businesses.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2250354f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of areas of possible vulnerability for United States businesses and businesses of United States partners and allies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations on how to continue the effort to counter PRC coercive economic practices, including through further coordination with United States allies and partners.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Illustrative examples.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports required by this subsection shall be submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22503555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task Force shall terminate at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the final report required by subsection (e)(3) is submitted to Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22503557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional actions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task force may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to Congress concerning the final report required by subsection (e)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22503558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance for Countries and Entities Targeted by the People’s Republic of China for Economic Coercion</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide appropriate assistance to countries and entities that are subject to coercive economic practices by the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5515">SEC. 5515. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22503559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3363">22 USC 3363</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CHINA CENSORSHIP MONITOR AND ACTION GROUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2252312a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252312b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252312c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3314">136 STAT. 3314</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252312d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252312e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified research entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>qualified research entity</term>” means an entity that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252312f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is a nonpartisan research organization or a Federally funded research and development center;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>has appropriate expertise and analytical capability to write the report required under subsection (c); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>is free from any financial, commercial, or other entanglements, which could undermine the independence of such report or create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest, with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Chinese Communist Party;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China or a subsidiary of such company; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>any company or entity incorporated outside of the People’s Republic of China that is believed to have a substantial financial or commercial interest in the People’s Republic of China.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states person</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>United States person</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22523139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">China Censorship Monitor and Action Group</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252313a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252313b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252313c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall establish an interagency task force, which shall be known as the “China Censorship Monitor and Action Group” (referred to in this subsection as the “Task Force”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252313d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252313e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252313f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall take the following actions with respect to the membership of, and participation in, the Task Force:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Security Council.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Economic Council.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Determine the Federal departments and agencies that will serve on the Task Force, and direct the head of those agencies to appoint personnel at the level of Assistant Secretary or above to participate in the Task Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>oversee the development and execution of an integrated Federal Government strategy to monitor and address the impacts of efforts directed, or directly supported, by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to censor or intimidate, in the United States or in any of its possessions or territories, any United States person, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which are exercising their right to freedom of speech; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3315">136 STAT. 3315</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>submit the strategy developed pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task Force shall meet not less frequently than twice per year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force should regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252314a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Federal agencies that are not represented on the Task Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252314b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>independent agencies of the United States Government that are not represented on the Task Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252314c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>relevant stakeholders in the private sector and the media; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252314d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>relevant stakeholders among United States allies and partners facing similar challenges related to censorship or intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252314e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252314f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes, with respect to the reporting period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the strategic objectives and policies pursued by the Task Force to address the challenges of censorship and intimidation of United States persons while in the United States or any of its possessions or territories, which is directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the activities conducted by the Task Force in support of the strategic objectives and policies referred to in clause (i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the results of the activities referred to in clause (ii) and the impact of such activities on the national interests of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of report</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the activities of the Task Force to execute the strategy developed pursuant to paragraph (3)(A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22523155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Censorship and Intimidation of United States Persons by the Government of the People’s Republic of China</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall select and seek to enter into an agreement with a qualified research entity that is independent of the Department of State to write a report on censorship and intimidation in the United States and its possessions and territories of United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which is directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3316">136 STAT. 3316</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to be included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2252315a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>assess major trends, patterns, and methods of the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to direct or directly support censorship and intimidation of United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which are exercising their right to freedom of speech;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2252315b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>assess, including through the use of illustrative examples, as appropriate, the impact on and consequences for United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, that criticize—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2252315c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Chinese Communist Party;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2252315d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2252315e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the authoritarian model of government of the People’s Republic of China; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2252315f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>a particular policy advanced by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>identify the implications for the United States of the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>assess the methods and evaluate the efficacy of the efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to limit freedom of expression in the private sector, including media, social media, film, education, travel, financial services, sports and entertainment, technology, telecommunication, and internet infrastructure interests;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>include policy recommendations for the United States Government, including recommendations regarding collaboration with United States allies and partners, to address censorship and intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22523165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22523167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>include policy recommendations for United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in China, to address censorship and intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability to united states allies and partners</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the report required under subparagraph (A) should identify implications and policy recommendations that are relevant to United States allies and partners facing censorship and intimidation directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22523169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252316a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the report written by the qualified research entity selected pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to the appropriate congressional committees.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3317">136 STAT. 3317</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252316b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252316c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252316d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The report referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be made accessible to the public online through relevant United States Government websites.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2252316e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>INCLUSION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5516">SEC. 5516. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252587f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3371">22 USC 3371</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22527f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22527f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and Kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22527f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Taiwan was invited to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), as an observer annually between 2009 and 2016. Since the 2016 election of President Tsai, the PRC has increasingly resisted Taiwan’s participation in the WHA. Taiwan was not invited to attend the WHA in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22527f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Taipei Flight Information Region reportedly served 1,750,000 flights and 68,900,000 passengers in 2018, and is home to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the eleventh busiest airport in the world. Taiwan has been excluded from participating at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) since 2013.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22527f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758 does not address the issue of representation of Taiwan and its people at the United Nations, nor does it give the PRC the right to represent the people of Taiwan.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5517">SEC. 5517. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2252a6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252a6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Taiwan is an important contributor to the global community, as a model for democracy, and by providing expertise in global health, international aviation security, emerging technology development, and high environmental standards;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252a6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>multiple United States Government administrations of both political parties have taken important steps to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252a6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>existing efforts to enhance United States cooperation with Taiwan to provide global public goods, including through development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief, in trilateral and multilateral fora are laudable and should continue;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252a6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>nonetheless, significant structural, policy, and legal barriers remain to advancing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2252a6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>efforts to share Taiwan’s expertise with other parts of the global community could be further enhanced through a systematic approach, along with greater attention from Congress and the American public to such efforts.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3318">136 STAT. 3318</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5518">SEC. 5518. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2252a6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3372">22 USC 3372</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGY TO SUPPORT TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225342ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to advance Taiwan”s meaningful participation in a prioritized set of international organizations (IOs); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that responds to growing pressure from the PRC on foreign governments, IOs, commercial actors, and civil society organizations to comply with its “One-China Principle”, with respect to Taiwan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225342f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) should include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the methods the PRC uses to coerce actors to into adhering to its “One-China Principle.” The methods should include those employed against governments, IOs, and civil society organizations. The assessment should also include pressure on commercial actors, to the extent it is relevant in the context of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in IOs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the policies of foreign governments toward the PRC and Taiwan, to identify likeminded allies and partners who might become public or private partners in the strategy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>A systematic analysis of all IOs, as practicable, to identify IOs that best lend themselves to advancing Taiwan’s participation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to expand economic, security, and diplomatic engagement with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or upgraded relations with Taiwan, in accordance with United States interests.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote><content>A survey of IOs that have allowed Taiwan’s meaningful participation, including an assessment of whether any erosion in Taiwan’s engagement has occurred within those organizations and how Taiwan’s participation has positively strengthened the capacity and activity of these organizations, thereby providing positive models for Taiwan’s inclusion in other similar forums.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225342fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A list of no more than 20 IOs at which the United States Government will prioritize for using its voice, vote, and influence to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation over the three-year period following the date of enactment of this Act. The list should be derived from the IOs identified in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225342fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A description of the diplomatic strategies and the coalitions the United States Government plans to develop to implement paragraph (6).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225342ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22534300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy required in subsection (a) shall be classified, but it may include an unclassified summary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22534301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for Meaningful Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and other relevant United States officials shall actively support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in all appropriate international organizations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3319">136 STAT. 3319</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5519">SEC. 5519. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22534302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3373">22 USC 3373</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2253df43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should allow Taiwan to meaningfully participate in the organization, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Taiwan is a global leader and hub for international aviation, with a range of expertise, information, and resources and the fifth busiest airport in Asia (Taoyuan International Airport), and its meaningful participation in ICAO would significantly enhance the ability of ICAO to ensure the safety and security of global aviation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>coercion by the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Republic of China has ensured the systematic exclusion of Taiwan from meaningful participation in ICAO, significantly undermining the ability of ICAO to ensure the safety and security of global aviation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2253df47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Transportation, is authorized—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to initiate a United States plan to secure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to instruct the United States representative to the ICAO to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>use the voice and vote of the United States to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>seek to secure a vote at the next ICAO triennial assembly session on the question of Taiwan’s participation in that session.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2253df4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Concerning Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2253df4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than April 1 of each year thereafter for the following 6 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an unclassified report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>describes the United States plan to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>includes an account of the efforts made by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3320">136 STAT. 3320</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2253df50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identifies the steps the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce will take in the next year to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="4">PART 4—</num><heading>MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5520">SEC. 5520. </num><heading>REPORT ON TAIWAN TRAVEL ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22545481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22545488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of High-level Visits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Taiwan Travel Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/135">Public Law 115–135</ref>), shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22545489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a list of high-level officials from the United States Government who have traveled to Taiwan on or after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Travel Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254548a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a list of high-level officials of Taiwan who have entered the United States on or after such date of enactment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2254548b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254548c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/135">Public Law 115–135</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/341">132 Stat. 341</ref>), including a discussion of its positive effects on United States interests in the region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254548d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5521">SEC. 5521. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO THE TAIWAN ALLIES INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVE (TAIPEI) ACT OF 2019.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2254c9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/135">Public Law 116–135</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 2(5),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2254c9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/278">134 Stat. 278</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Kiribati</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Kiribati, and Nicaragua,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2254c9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/279">134 Stat. 279</ref>.</p></sidenote> 4—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>should be</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>is</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3321">136 STAT. 3321</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2254c9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to support Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with governments and countries”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2254c9c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/279">134 Stat. 279</ref>.</p></sidenote> 5—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y2254c9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>identify why governments and countries have altered their diplomatic status vis-a-vis Taiwan and make recommendations to mitigate further deterioration in Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with governments and countries.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254c9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State shall report</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90 days after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, and annually thereafter for the following 7 years, the Secretary of State shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254f0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2254f0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2254f0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2254f0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2254f0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, and annually thereafter for the following 7 years, the Secretary of State shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the steps taken in accordance with section (a). The briefings required under this subsection shall take place in an unclassified setting, but may be accompanied by an additional classified briefing.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5522">SEC. 5522. </num><heading>REPORT ON ROLE OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S NUCLEAR THREAT IN ESCALATION DYNAMICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22553f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22553f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22553f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22553f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22553f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22553f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22553f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22553f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22553f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the role of the increasing nuclear threat of the People’s Republic of China in escalation dynamics with respect to Taiwan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22553f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3322">136 STAT. 3322</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5523">SEC. 5523. </num><heading>REPORT ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE ON THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WITH RESPECT TO TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2256025f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256026a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256026b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2256026c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256026d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that analyzes the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the PRC’s diplomatic, military, economic, and propaganda objectives with respect to Taiwan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2256026e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (b) shall describe—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256026f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>adaptations or known changes to PRC strategies and military doctrine that the United States assesses are a direct result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine or that the United States assesses represent lessons learned by the People’s Republic of China in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including changes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to PRC behavior in international forums;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>within the People’s Liberation Army, with respect to the size of forces, the makeup of leadership, weapons procurement, equipment upkeep, the doctrine on the use of specific weapons, such as weapons banned under the international law of armed conflict, efforts to move weapons supply chains onto mainland PRC, or any other changes in its military strategy with respect to Taiwan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in economic planning, such as sanctions evasion, efforts to minimize exposure to sanctions, or moves in support of the protection of currency or other strategic reserves;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to propaganda, disinformation, and other information operations originating in the PRC; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>to the PRC’s strategy for the use of force against Taiwan, including any information on preferred scenarios <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3323">136 STAT. 3323</page> or operations to secure its objectives in Taiwan, adjustments based on how the Russian military has performed in Ukraine, and other relevant matters; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22560275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>United States plans to adapt policies and military planning in response to the changes referred to in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22560276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22560277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22560278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Allies and Partners</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall share information contained in the report required by subsection (b), as appropriate, with appropriate officials of allied and partners, including Taiwan and other partners in Europe and in the Indo-Pacific.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5524">SEC. 5524. </num><heading>EXPANDING UNITED STATES-TAIWAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2256c4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>No later than 120 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies that provide international economic assistance and other support, shall submit to Congress a report on cooperation with Taiwan on trilateral and multilateral development initiatives through the American Institute in Taiwan as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2256c4cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive review of existing cooperation mechanisms and initiatives among USAID, DFC, other relevant Federal agencies that provide international economic assistance and other support, and relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan, including Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of how United States development cooperation with relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan compares to comparable cooperation with partners of similar economic size and foreign assistance capacity to Taiwan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An analysis of the opportunities and challenges the cooperation reviewed in paragraph (1) has offered to date. The analysis shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>opportunities that collaboration has offered to expand the United States Government’s ability to deliver support, assistance, and other international financial products into a wider range communities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>sectors where USAID, DFC, ICDF, other relevant Federal agencies that provide international economic assistance and other support in both Taiwan and the United States, or the organizations’ implementing partners have a comparative advantage in providing assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>opportunities to transition capacity building events with relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan, through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework as well as other forums, into enduring forms of development cooperation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of any legal, policy, logistical, financial, or administrative barriers to expanding cooperation in trilateral or multilateral development. The analysis shall include—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3324">136 STAT. 3324</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>availability of personnel at the American Institute in Taiwan responsible for coordinating development assistance cooperation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>volume of current cooperation initiatives and barriers to expanding them;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>diplomatic, policy, or legal barriers facing the United States or other partners to including Taiwan in formal and informal multilateral development cooperation mechanisms;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>resource or capacity barriers to expanding cooperation facing the United States or Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>geopolitical barriers that complicate United States-Taiwan cooperation in third countries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256c4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to address the challenges identified in paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256c4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of any additional resources or authorities that expanding cooperation might require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2256c4e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5525">SEC. 5525. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPANDING UNITED STATES ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2256ebf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of the Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256ebf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>expanding United States economic relations with Taiwan has benefitted the people of both the United States and Taiwan, as Taiwan is now the United States 10th largest goods trading partner, 13th largest export market, 13th largest source of imports, and a key destination for United States agricultural exports;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256ebf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>further integration would benefit both peoples and is in the strategic and diplomatic interests of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2256ebf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the United States should explore opportunities to expand economic agreements between Taiwan and the United States, through dialogue, and by developing the legal templates required to support potential future agreements.</content></paragraph> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="5">PART 5—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256ebf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taiwan Fellowship Act.</p></sidenote>SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5526">SEC. 5526. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256ebf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 USC 3351 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This part may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="part">Taiwan Fellowship Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5527">SEC. 5527. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2256ebf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3381">22 USC 3381</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22573a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22573a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3301/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.</ref>) affirmed United States policy “to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, as well as the people on the China mainland and all other peoples of the Western Pacific area”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22573a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Consistent with the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/409">Public Law 115–409</ref>), the United States has grown its strategic partnership with Taiwan’s vibrant democracy of 23,000,000 people.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3325">136 STAT. 3325</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22573a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The creation of a United States fellowship program with Taiwan would support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22573a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a key priority of expanding people-to-people exchanges, which was outlined in President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 National Security Strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22573a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>President Joseph R. Biden’s commitment to Taiwan, “a leading democracy and a critical economic and security partner”, as expressed in his March 2021 Interim National Security Strategic Guidance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22573a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>April 2021 guidance from the Department of State based on a review required under the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dFF/tIII/stB">subtitle B of title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260</ref>) to “encourage U.S. government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5528">SEC. 5528. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22573a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3382">22 USC 3382</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22576130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purposes of this part are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22576131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to further strengthen the United States-Taiwan strategic partnership and broaden understanding of the Indo-Pacific region by temporarily assigning officials of any agencies of the United States Government to Taiwan for intensive study in Mandarin and placement as Fellows in a Taiwanese civic institution;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22576132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to provide for eligible United States personnel—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22576133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to learn or strengthen Mandarin Chinese language skills; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22576134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to expand their understanding of the political economy of Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22576135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to better position the United States to advance its economic, security, and human rights interests and values in the Indo-Pacific region.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5529">SEC. 5529. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22576136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3383">22 USC 3383</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2257d667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency head</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>agency head</term>” means, in the case of the executive branch of United States Government or a legislative branch agency described in paragraph (2), the head of the respective agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency of the united states government</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>agency of the United States Government</term>” includes the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service of the legislative branch, as well as any agency of the executive branch.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detailee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>detailee</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an employee of an agency of the United States Government on loan to the American Institute in Taiwan, without a change of position from the agency at which the employee is employed; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3326">136 STAT. 3326</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a legislative branch employee from the Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, or the Congressional Research Service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementing partner</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>implementing partner</term>” means any United States organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>performs logistical, administrative, and other functions, as determined by the Department of State and the American Institute of Taiwan in support of the Taiwan Fellowship Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>enters into a cooperative agreement with the American Institute in Taiwan to administer the Taiwan Fellowship Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2257d675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Program</term>” means the Taiwan Fellowship Program established pursuant to section 5530.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5530">SEC. 5530. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2257d676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3384">22 USC 3384</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259ab37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall establish the Taiwan Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) to provide a fellowship opportunity in Taiwan of up to 2 years for eligible United States citizens. The Department of State, in consultation with the American Institute in Taiwan and the implementing partner, may modify the name of the Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259ab38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The American Institute in Taiwan should use amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5533(a) to enter into an annual or multi-year cooperative agreement with an appropriate implementing partner.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d24a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Department of State or the American Institute in Taiwan, in consultation with, as appropriate, the implementing partner, should award to eligible United States citizens, subject to available funding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>approximately 5 fellowships during the first 2 years of the Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>approximately 10 fellowships during each of the remaining years of the Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259d24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">American Institution in Taiwan Agreement; Implementing Partner</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2259d24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the American Institute in Taiwan, in consultation with the Department of State, should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>begin negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, or with another appropriate entity, for the purpose of entering into an agreement to facilitate the placement of fellows in an agency of Taiwan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>begin the process of selecting an implementing partner, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall agree to meet all of the legal requirements required to operate in Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall be composed of staff who demonstrate significant experience managing exchange programs in the Indo-Pacific region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259d253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curriculum</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First year</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the first year of each fellowship under this section, each fellow should study—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Mandarin Chinese language;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3327">136 STAT. 3327</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the people, history, and political climate on Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the issues affecting the relationship between the United States and the Indo-Pacific region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Second year</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the second year of each fellowship under this section, each fellow, subject to the approval of the Department of State, the American Institute in Taiwan, and the implementing partner, and in accordance with the purposes of this subtitle, should work in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a parliamentary office, ministry, or other agency of Taiwan; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an organization outside the public sector in Taiwan, whose interests are associated with the interests of the fellow and the agency of the United States Government from which the fellow is or had been employed.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259d25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A United States citizen is eligible for a fellowship under this section if the citizen—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is an employee of the United States Government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>has received at least one exemplary performance review in his or her current United States Government role within at least the last three years prior to beginning the fellowship;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has at least 2 years of experience in any branch of the United States Government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>has a demonstrated professional or educational background in the relationship between the United States and countries in the Indo-Pacific region; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>has demonstrated his or her commitment to further service in the United States Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities of fellows</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each recipient of a fellowship under this section shall agree, as a condition of such fellowship—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to maintain satisfactory progress in language training and appropriate behavior in Taiwan, consistent with United States Government policy toward Taiwan, as determined by the Department of State, the American Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, its implementing partner;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to refrain from engaging in any intelligence or intelligence-related activity on behalf of the United States Government; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2259d266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>to continue Federal Government employment for a period of not less than 4 years after the conclusion of the fellowship or for not less than 2 years for a fellowship that is 1 year or shorter.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities of implementing partner</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of fellows</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The implementing partner, with the concurrence of the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan, shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>make efforts to recruit fellowship candidates who reflect the diversity of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>select fellows for the Taiwan Fellowship Program based solely on merit, with appropriate supervision from the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3328">136 STAT. 3328</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>prioritize the selection of candidates willing to serve in a fellowship lasting 1 year or longer.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First year</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The implementing partner should provide each fellow in the first year (or shorter duration, as jointly determined by the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan for those who are not serving a 2-year fellowship) with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>intensive Mandarin Chinese language training; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>courses in the politics, culture, and history of Taiwan, China, and the broader Indo-Pacific.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of first-year training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of State, in coordination with the American Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, the implementing partner, may waive any of the training required under paragraph (2) to the extent that a fellow has Mandarin language skills, knowledge of the topic described in subparagraph (B)(ii), or for other related reasons approved by the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan. If any of the training requirements are waived for a fellow serving a 2-year fellowship, the training portion of his or her fellowship may be shortened to the extent appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office; staffing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The implementing partner, in consultation with the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan, may maintain an office and at least 1 full-time staff member in Taiwan—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to liaise with the American Institute in Taiwan and institutions of Taiwan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to serve as the primary in-country point of contact for the recipients of fellowships under this part and their dependents.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other functions</inline>.—</heading><content>The implementing partner may perform other functions in association with support of the Taiwan Fellowship Program, including logistical and administrative functions, as prescribed by the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncompliance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2259d276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any fellow who fails to comply with the requirements under this section shall reimburse the American Institute in Taiwan, or the appropriate United States Government agency for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Federal funds expended for the fellow’s participation in the fellowship, as set forth in subparagraphs (B) and (C); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>interest accrued on such funds (calculated at the prevailing rate).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Full reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any fellow who violates subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall reimburse the American Institute in Taiwan, or the appropriate United States Government agency, in an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d27a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>all of the Federal funds expended for the fellow’s participation in the fellowship; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d27b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>interest on the amount specified in subparagraph (A), which shall be calculated at the prevailing rate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3329">136 STAT. 3329</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2259d27c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pro rata reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any fellow who violates subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) shall reimburse the American Institute in Taiwan, or the appropriate United States Government agency, in an amount equal to the difference between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d27d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount specified in subparagraph (B); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d27e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>the product of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d27f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the amount the fellow received in compensation during the final year of the fellowship, including the value of any allowances and benefits received by the fellow; multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2259d280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the percentage of the period specified in paragraph (2)(C) during which the fellow did not remain employed by the Federal Government.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259d281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flexible Fellowship Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any requirement under this section, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the American Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, the implementing partner, may award fellowships that have a duration of less than 2 years, and may alter the curriculum requirements under subsection (d) for such purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2259d282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The fellowship program under this part shall terminate 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5531">SEC. 5531. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2259d283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3385">22 USC 3385</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTS AND AUDITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225a95d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the selection of the first class of fellows under this part, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the Department of State shall offer to brief the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the following issues:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225a95d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the performance of the implementing partner in fulfilling the purposes of this part.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The names and sponsoring agencies of the fellows selected by the implementing partner and the extent to which such fellows represent the diversity of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The names of the parliamentary offices, ministries, other agencies of Taiwan, and nongovernmental institutions to which each fellow was assigned during the second year of the fellowship.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225a95da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225a95db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations, as appropriate, to improve the implementation of the Taiwan Fellowship Program, including added flexibilities in the administration of the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225a95dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the Taiwan Fellowship Program’s value upon the relationship between the United States and Taiwan or the United States and Asian countries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225a95de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Financial Audit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The financial records of any implementing partner shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants who are certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or another political subdivision of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Location</inline>.—</heading><content>Each audit under paragraph (1) shall be conducted at the place or places where the financial records of the implementing partner are normally kept.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225a95e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to documents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The implementing partner shall make available to the accountants conducting an audit under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3330">136 STAT. 3330</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>all books, financial records, files, other papers, things, and property belonging to, or in use by, the implementing partner that are necessary to facilitate the audit; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the end of each fiscal year, the implementing partner shall provide a report of the audit conducted for such fiscal year under paragraph (1) to the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each audit report shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>set forth the scope of the audit;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y225a95e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>include such statements, along with the auditor’s opinion of those statements, as may be necessary to present fairly the implementing partner’s assets and liabilities, surplus or deficit, with reasonable detail;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y225a95ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>include a statement of the implementing partner’s income and expenses during the year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y225a95eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>include a schedule of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y225a95ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>all contracts and cooperative agreements requiring payments greater than $5,000; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y225a95ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>any payments of compensation, salaries, or fees at a rate greater than $5,000 per year.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225a95ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Copies</inline>.—</heading><content>Each audit report shall be produced in sufficient copies for distribution to the public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5532">SEC. 5532. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225a95ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3386">22 USC 3386</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TAIWAN FELLOWS ON DETAIL FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225b8050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225b8052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detail authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>With the approval of the Secretary of State, an agency head may detail, for a period of not more than 2 years, an employee of the agency of the United States Government who has been awarded a fellowship under this part, to the American Institute in Taiwan for the purpose of assignment to Taiwan or an organization described in section 5530(d)(2)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each detailee shall enter into a written agreement with the Federal Government before receiving a fellowship, in which the fellow shall agree—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225b8055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>to continue in the service of the sponsoring agency at the end of fellowship for a period of at least 4 years (or at least 2 years if the fellowship duration is 1 year or shorter) unless the detailee is involuntarily separated from the service of such agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225b8057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment.</p></sidenote><content>to pay to the American Institute in Taiwan, or the United States Government agency, as appropriate, any additional expenses incurred by the Federal Government in connection with the fellowship if the detailee voluntarily separates from service with the sponsoring agency before the end of the period for which the detailee has agreed to continue in the service of such agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225b8059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The payment agreed to under paragraph (2)(B) may not be required from a detailee who leaves the service of the sponsoring agency to enter into the service of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3331">136 STAT. 3331</page> another agency of the United States Government unless the head of the sponsoring agency notifies the detailee before the effective date of entry into the service of the other agency that payment will be required under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225b805a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Status as Government Employee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A detailee—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b805b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is deemed, for the purpose of preserving allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, to be an employee of the sponsoring agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b805c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is entitled to pay, allowances, and benefits from funds available to such agency, which is deemed to comply with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5536">section 5536 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b805d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>may be assigned to a position with an entity described in section 5530(d)(2)(A) if acceptance of such position does not involve—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b805e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the taking of an oath of allegiance to another government; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b805f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the acceptance of compensation or other benefits from any foreign government by such detailee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225b8060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities of Sponsoring Agency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal agency from which a detailee is detailed should provide the fellow allowances and benefits that are consistent with Department of State Standardized Regulations or other applicable rules and regulations, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a living quarters allowance to cover the cost of housing in Taiwan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a cost of living allowance to cover any possible higher costs of living in Taiwan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a temporary quarters subsistence allowance for up to 7 days if the fellow is unable to find housing immediately upon arriving in Taiwan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an education allowance to assist parents in providing the fellow’s minor children with educational services ordinarily provided without charge by public schools in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>moving expenses to transport personal belongings of the fellow and his or her family in their move to Taiwan, which is comparable to the allowance given for American Institute in Taiwan employees assigned to Taiwan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>an economy-class airline ticket to and from Taiwan for each fellow and the fellow’s immediate family.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225b8068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>The American Institute in Taiwan and its implementing partner, with the approval of the Department of State, may modify the benefits set forth in paragraph (1) if such modification is warranted by fiscal circumstances.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225b8069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Financial Liability</inline>.—</heading><content>The American Institute in Taiwan, the implementing partner, and Taiwan or non-public sector entities in Taiwan at which a fellow is detailed during the second year of the fellowship may not be held responsible for the pay, allowances, or any other benefit normally provided to the detailee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225b806a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><content>Fellows may be detailed under subsection (a)(1) without reimbursement to the United States by the American Institute in Taiwan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225b806b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowances and Benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>Detailees may be paid by the American Institute in Taiwan for the allowances and benefits listed in subsection (c).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3332">136 STAT. 3332</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5533">SEC. 5533. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225b806c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3387">22 USC 3387</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FUNDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225bce8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the American Institute in Taiwan—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>for fiscal year 2023, $2,900,000, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$500,000 should be used to launch the Taiwan Fellowship Program through a competitive cooperative agreement with an appropriate implementing partner;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$2,300,000 should be used to fund a cooperative agreement with an appropriate implementing partner; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$100,000 should be used for management expenses of the American Institute in Taiwan related to the management of the Taiwan Fellowship Program; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>for fiscal year 2024, and each succeeding fiscal year, $2,400,000, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$2,300,000 should be used for a cooperative agreement to the appropriate implementing partner; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225bce94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$100,000 should be used for management expenses of the American Institute in Taiwan related to the management of the Taiwan Fellowship Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225bce95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Private Sources</inline>.—</heading><content>The implementing partner selected to implement the Taiwan Fellowship Program may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property in carrying out such program, subject to the review and approval of the American Institute in Taiwan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5534">SEC. 5534. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225bf5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY AND REPORT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225c1cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 1 year prior to the sunset of the fellowship program under section 5530(g), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c1cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an analysis of the United States Government participants in this program, including the number of applicants and the number of fellowships undertaken, the place of employment, and an assessment of the costs and benefits for participants and for the United States Government of such fellowships;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c1cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an analysis of the financial impact of the fellowship on United States Government offices which have provided fellows to participate in the program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c1cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225c1cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225c1cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations, if any, on how to improve the fellowship program.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5535">SEC. 5535. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225c1cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3388">22 USC 3388</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225c43ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of the United States-Taiwan Cultural Exchange Foundation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State should consider establishing an independent nonprofit entity that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c43cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is dedicated to deepening ties between the future leaders of Taiwan and the future leaders of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c43d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>works with State and local school districts and educational institutions to send high school and university students to Taiwan to study the Chinese language, culture, history, politics, and other relevant subjects.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225c43d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partner</inline>.—</heading><content>State and local school districts and educational institutions, including public universities, are encouraged to partner with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3333">136 STAT. 3333</page> the United States to establish programs to promote more educational and cultural exchanges.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="6">PART 6—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225c43d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act.</p></sidenote>UNITED STATES-TAIWAN PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5536">SEC. 5536. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This part may be cited as “<shortTitle role="part">United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5537">SEC. 5537. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225c91f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of this part, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225c91fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Center</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Center</term>” means the Infectious Disease Monitoring Center described in section 5538(a)(2).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5538">SEC. 5538. </num><heading>STUDY ON AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MONITORING CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225d2e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d2e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a study that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of ongoing cooperation between the United States Government and Taiwan related to public health, including public health activities supported by the United States in Taiwan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description how the United States and Taiwan can promote further cooperation and expand public health activities, including the feasibility and utility of establishing an Infectious Disease Monitoring Center within the American Institute of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>regularly monitor, analyze, and disseminate open-source material from countries in the region, including viral strains, bacterial subtypes, and other pathogens;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>engage in people-to-people contacts with medical specialists and public health officials in the region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide expertise and information on infectious diseases to the United States Government and Taiwanese officials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>carry out other appropriate activities, as determined by the Director of the Center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225d2e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by subsection (a) shall include—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3334">136 STAT. 3334</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d2e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a plan on how such a Center would be established and operationalized, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the personnel, material, and funding requirements necessary to establish and operate the Center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the proposed structure and composition of Center personnel, which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>infectious disease experts from the Department of Health and Human Services, who are recommended to serve as detailees to the Center; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>additional qualified persons to serve as detailees to or employees of the Center, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>from any other relevant Federal department or agencies, to include the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y225d2e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>qualified foreign service nationals or locally engaged staff who are considered citizens of Taiwan; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y225d555d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>employees of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d555e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d555f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation, based on the factors in paragraph (1), of whether to establish the Center; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d5560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>a description of any consultations or agreements between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding the establishment and operation of the Center, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d5561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the role that employees of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control would play in supporting or coordinating with the Center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d5562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether any employees of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control would be detailed to, or co-located with, the Center.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225d5563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees before full completion of the study.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="7">PART 7—</num><heading>RULES OF CONSTRUCTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5539">SEC. 5539. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d5564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3391">22 USC 3391</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225d5565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle may be construed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d5566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to restore diplomatic relations with the Republic of China; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225d5567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to alter the United States Government’s position with respect to the international status of the Republic of China.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5540">SEC. 5540. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d5568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3392">22 USC 3392</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this title may be construed as authorizing the use of military force or the introduction of United States forces into hostilities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3335">136 STAT. 3335</page></content></section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d7c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5541">SEC. 5541. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225d7c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5542">SEC. 5542. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225da38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225da38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the United States should take additional steps to strengthen its bilateral partnership with Ecuador, including by providing for robust trade and investment, increasing law enforcement cooperation, renewing the activities of the United States Agency for International Development in Ecuador, and supporting Ecuador’s response to and recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic, as necessary and appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225da38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>strengthening the United States-Ecuador partnership presents an opportunity to advance core United States national security interests and work with other democratic partners to maintain a prosperous, politically stable, and democratic Western Hemisphere that is resilient to malign foreign influence.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5543">SEC. 5543. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225da38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><heading>FACILITATING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL TIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225df1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and implement a strategy to strengthen commercial and economic ties between the United States and Ecuador by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>promoting cooperation and information sharing to encourage awareness of and increase trade and investment opportunities between the United States and Ecuador;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>supporting efforts by the Government of Ecuador to promote a more open, transparent, and competitive business environment, including by lowering trade barriers, implementing policies to reduce trading times, and improving efficiencies to expedite customs operations for importers and exporters of all sizes, in all sectors, and at all ports of entry in Ecuador;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>establishing frameworks or mechanisms to review the long term financial sustainability and security implications of foreign investments in Ecuador in strategic sectors or services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establishing competitive and transparent infrastructure project selection and procurement processes in Ecuador that promote transparency, open competition, financial sustainability, and robust adherence to global standards and norms;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>developing programs to help the Government of Ecuador improve efficiency and transparency in customs administration, including through support for the Government of Ecuador’s ongoing efforts to digitize its customs process and accept electronic documents required for the import, export, and transit of goods under specific international standards, as well as related training to expedite customs, security, efficiency, and competitiveness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>spurring digital transformation that would advance—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3336">136 STAT. 3336</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the provision of digitized government services with the greatest potential to improve transparency, lower business costs, and expand citizens’ access to public services and public information; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>best practices to mitigate the risks to digital infrastructure by doing business with communication networks and communications supply chains with equipment and services from companies with close ties to or susceptible to pressure from governments or security services without reliable legal checks on governmental powers; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225df1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>identifying, as appropriate, a role for the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States Agency for International Development, and the United States private sector in supporting efforts to increase private sector investment and strengthen economic prosperity.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5544">SEC. 5544. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225df1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><heading>PROMOTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225e3eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and implement a strategy and related programs to support inclusive economic development across Ecuador’s national territory by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225e3edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>facilitating increased access to public and private financing, equity investments, grants, and market analysis for small and medium-sized businesses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225e3edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>providing technical assistance to local governments to formulate and enact local development plans that invest in Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225e3edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>connecting rural agricultural networks, including Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian agricultural networks, to consumers in urban centers and export markets, including through infrastructure construction and maintenance programs that are subject to audits and carefully designed to minimize potential environmental harm;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225e3ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>partnering with local governments, the private sector, and local civil society organizations, including organizations representing marginalized communities and faith-based organizations, to provide skills training and investment in support of initiatives that provide economically viable, legal alternatives to participating in illegal economies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225e3edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>connecting small scale fishing enterprises to consumers and export markets, in order to reduce vulnerability to organized criminal networks.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5545">SEC. 5545. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x225e3ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><heading>COMBATING ILLICIT ECONOMIES, CORRUPTION, AND NEGATIVE FOREIGN INFLUENCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225edb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall develop and implement a strategy and related programs to increase the capacity of Ecuador’s justice system and law enforcement authorities to combat illicit economies, corruption, transnational criminal organizations, and the harmful influence of malign foreign and domestic actors by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>providing technical assistance and material support (including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, and communications equipment) to vetted specialized units of Ecuador’s national <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3337">136 STAT. 3337</page> police and the armed services to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle organizations involved in illicit narcotics trafficking, transnational criminal activities, illicit mining, and illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, among other illicit activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>providing technical assistance to address challenges related to Ecuador’s penitentiary and corrections system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>strengthening the regulatory framework of mining through collaboration with key Ecuadorian institutions, such as the Interior Ministry’s Special Commission for the Control of Illegal Mining and the National Police’s Investigative Unit on Mining Crimes, and providing technical assistance in support of their law enforcement activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>providing technical assistance to judges, prosecutors, and ombudsmen to increase capacity to enforce laws against human smuggling and trafficking, illicit mining, illegal logging, illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, and other illicit economic activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>providing support to the Government of Ecuador to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, including through expanding detection and response capabilities, and the use of dark vessel tracing technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>supporting multilateral efforts to stem illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing with neighboring countries in South America and within the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>assisting the Government of Ecuador’s efforts to protect defenders of internationally recognized human rights, including through the work of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ecuador, and by encouraging the inclusion of Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities and civil society organizations in this process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>supporting efforts to improve transparency, uphold accountability, and build capacity within the Office of the Comptroller General;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>enhancing the institutional capacity and technical capabilities of defense and security institutions of Ecuador to conduct national or regional security missions, including through regular bilateral and multilateral cooperation, foreign military financing, international military education, and training programs, consistent with applicable Ecuadorian laws and regulations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>enhancing port management and maritime security partnerships to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle transnational criminal networks and facilitate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and services; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau>strengthening cybersecurity cooperation—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to effectively respond to cybersecurity threats, including state-sponsored threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to share best practices to combat such threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to help develop and implement information architectures that respect individual privacy rights and reduce the risk that data collected through such systems will be exploited by malign state and non-state actors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to strengthen resilience against cyberattacks; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225edb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3338">136 STAT. 3338</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5546">SEC. 5546. </num><heading>STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225f5062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strengthening Democratic Governance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, should develop and implement initiatives to strengthen democratic governance in Ecuador by supporting—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>measures to improve the capacity of national and subnational government institutions to govern through transparent, inclusive, and democratic processes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>efforts that measurably enhance the capacity of political actors and parties to strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>initiatives to strengthen democratic governance, including combating political, administrative, and judicial corruption and improving transparency of the administration of public budgets; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>the efforts of civil society organizations and independent media—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to conduct oversight of the Government of Ecuador and the National Assembly of Ecuador;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to promote initiatives that strengthen democratic governance, anti-corruption standards, and public and private sector transparency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f5069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to foster political engagement between the Government of Ecuador, including the National Assembly of Ecuador, and all parts of Ecuadorian society, including women, indigenous communities, and Afro-Ecuadorian communities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225f506a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legislative Strengthening</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, working through the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening or any equivalent or successor mechanism, shall develop and implement programs to strengthen the National Assembly of Ecuador by providing training and technical assistance to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f506b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>members and committee offices of the National Assembly of Ecuador, including the Ethics Committee and Audit Committee;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f506c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assist in the creation of entities that can offer comprehensive and independent research and analysis on legislative and oversight matters pending before the National Assembly, including budgetary and economic issues; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225f506d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>improve democratic governance and government transparency, including through effective legislation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y225f506e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral Legislative Cooperation</inline>.—</heading><content>To the degree practicable, in implementing the programs required under subsection (b), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should facilitate meetings and collaboration between members of the United States Congress and the National Assembly of Ecuador.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5547">SEC. 5547. </num><heading>FOSTERING CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x225fc59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3339">136 STAT. 3339</page> shall develop and implement programs and enhance existing programs, as necessary and appropriate, to improve ecosystem conservation and enhance the effective stewardship of Ecuador’s natural resources by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>providing technical assistance to Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment to safeguard national parks and protected forests and protected species, while promoting the participation of Indigenous communities in this process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>strengthening the capacity of communities to access the right to prior consultation, encoded in <ref href="/us/cons/a57">Article 57 of the Constitution</ref> of Ecuador and related laws, executive decrees, administrative acts, and ministerial regulations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>supporting Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities as they raise awareness of threats to biodiverse ancestral lands, including through support for local media in such communities and technical assistance to monitor illicit activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>partnering with the Government of Ecuador in support of reforestation and improving river, lake, and coastal water quality;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>providing assistance to communities affected by illegal mining and deforestation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>fostering mechanisms for cooperation on emergency preparedness and rapid recovery from natural disasters, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>establishing regional preparedness, recovery, and emergency management centers to facilitate rapid response to survey and help maintain planning on regional disaster anticipated needs and possible resources; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y225fc5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>training disaster recovery officials on latest techniques and lessons learned from United States experiences.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5548">SEC. 5548. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER EXCESS COAST GUARD VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226013c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the United States should undertake efforts to expand cooperation with the Government of Ecuador to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226013c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>ensure protections for the Galápagos Marine Reserve;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226013ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226013cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increase interdiction of narcotics trafficking and other forms of illicit trafficking.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226013cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Transfer Excess Coast Guard Vessels to the Government of Ecuador</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226013cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226013ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>The President shall conduct a joint assessment with the Government of Ecuador to ensure sufficient capacity exists to maintain Island class cutters. Upon completion of a favorable assessment, the President is authorized to transfer up to two ISLAND class cutters to the Government of Ecuador as excess defense articles pursuant to the authority of section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321j">22 U.S.C. 2321j</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226013cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred Excess Defense Articles</inline>.—</heading><content>The value of a vessel transferred to another country on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by subsection (b) shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321j">22 U.S.C. 2321j</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226013d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of Transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3340">136 STAT. 3340</page> shall be charged to the recipient notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321j/e">22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226013d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226013d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226013d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a shipyard located in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226013d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expiration of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5549">SEC. 5549. </num><heading>REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226061f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of State</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies as described in sections 5543, 5545, and 5546(a), shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226061f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to address the requirements described in sections 5543, 5545, and 5546(a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226061f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than 2 years and 4 years after submitting the comprehensive strategy under paragraph (1), submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the implementation of the strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226061f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies as described in sections 5544, 5546(b), and 5547, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226061f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to address the requirements described in sections 5544, 5546(b) and 5547; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226061fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than 2 years and 4 years after submitting the comprehensive strategy under paragraph (1), submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the implementation of the strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226061fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategies and reports required under subsections (a) and (b) may be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees as joint strategies and reports.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226061fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subtitle, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5550">SEC. 5550. </num><heading>SUNSET.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2260890d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act.</p></sidenote><heading>FENTANYL Results Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5551">SEC. 5551. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2260890e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">FENTANYL Results Act</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3341">136 STAT. 3341</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5552">SEC. 5552. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2260890f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291">22 USC 2291</ref><i>l</i>.</p></sidenote><heading>PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2260d730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State shall prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking of covered synthetic drugs by carrying out programs and activities to include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260d731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Supporting increased data collection by the United States and foreign countries through increased drug use surveys among populations, increased use of wastewater testing where appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with international drug agencies, including the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, regulatory agencies in foreign countries, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Carrying out programs to provide technical assistance and equipment, as appropriate, to strengthen the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs, as required by section 5553.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of covered synthetic drugs and other drugs, as required by section 5554.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2260fe45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2260fe49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5553">SEC. 5553. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2260fe4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291m">22 USC 2291m</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22614c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2420">22 U.S.C. 2420</ref>), the Secretary of State shall establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the countries described in subsection (c) to help such agencies to identify, track, and improve their forensics detection capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22614c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall prioritize technical assistance, and the provision of equipment, as appropriate, under subsection (a) among those countries described in subsection (c) in which such assistance and equipment would have the most impact in reducing illicit use of covered synthetic drugs in the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3342">136 STAT. 3342</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22614c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Countries Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The foreign countries described in this subsection are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22614c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>countries that are producers of covered synthetic drugs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22614c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries are known to be exploited for development or procurement of precursors of covered synthetic drugs; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22614c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>major drug-transit countries for covered synthetic drugs as defined by the Secretary of State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22614c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>No assistance may be provided to the People’s Republic of China or to any of its law enforcement agencies pursuant to the program authorized by this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22614c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22614c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5554">SEC. 5554. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22614c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291n">22 USC 2291n</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXCHANGE PROGRAM ON DEMAND REDUCTION MATTERS RELATING TO ILLICIT USE OF COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22617385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall establish or continue and strengthen, as appropriate, an exchange program for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of covered synthetic drugs and other drugs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22617386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The program required by subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22617387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and experience in matters described in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22617388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the case of inbound exchanges, may be carried out as part of exchange programs and international visitor programs administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, including the International Visitor Leadership Program, in coordination with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22617389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall include outbound exchanges for governmental or nongovernmental personnel in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2261738a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22619a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5555">SEC. 5555. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22620fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Narcotics Control Strategy Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291h/a">22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22620fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22620fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y226236df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered synthetic drugs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Information that contains an assessment of the countries significantly involved in the manufacture, production, transshipment, or trafficking of covered synthetic drugs, to include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The scale of legal domestic production and any available information on the number of manufacturers and producers of such drugs in such countries.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3343">136 STAT. 3343</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Information on any law enforcement assessments of the scale of illegal production of such drugs, including a description of the capacity of illegal laboratories to produce such drugs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The types of inputs used and a description of the primary methods of synthesis employed by illegal producers of such drugs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226236e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the policies of such countries to regulate licit manufacture and interdict illicit manufacture, diversion, distribution, shipment, and trafficking of such drugs and an assessment of the effectiveness of the policies’ implementation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New psychoactive substances</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Information on, to the extent practicable, any policies of responding to new psychoactive substances, to include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Which governments have articulated policies on scheduling of such substances.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226236e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Any data on impacts of such policies and other responses to such substances.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226236ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226236eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any policies the United States could adopt to improve its response to new psychoactive substances.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the terms ‘covered synthetic drug’ and ‘new psychoactive substance’ have the meaning given those terms in section 5558 of the FENTANYL Results Act.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226236ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Major Illicit Drug Producing Country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291/e">22 U.S.C. 2291(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226236f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22625e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>that is a significant direct source of covered synthetic drugs or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances, including precursor chemicals when those chemicals are used in the production of such drugs and substances, significantly affecting the United States;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22625e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22625e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the term ‘<term>major drug-transit country</term>’ means a country through which are transported covered synthetic drugs or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22625e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22625e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22625e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22625e08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>the term ‘<term>covered synthetic drug</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 5558 of the FENTANYL Results Act.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5556">SEC. 5556. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22628519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3344">136 STAT. 3344</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262851a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the President should direct the United States Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to advocate for more transparent assessments of countries by the International Narcotics Control Board; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262851b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral international cooperation is essential to combating the trafficking of covered synthetic drugs.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5557">SEC. 5557. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2262851c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291">22 USC 2291</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to affect the prioritization of extradition requests.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5558">SEC. 5558. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2262851d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291">22 USC 2291</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2262d33e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Controlled substance; controlled substance analogue</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “controlled substance” and “controlled substance analogue” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered synthetic drug</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered synthetic drug</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a synthetic controlled substance or synthetic controlled substance analogue, including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a new psychoactive substance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New psychoactive substance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>new psychoactive substance</term>” means a substance of abuse, or any preparation thereof, that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>is not—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2262d345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>included in any schedule as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2262d346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>controlled by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, done at New York March 30, 1961, or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, done at Vienna February 21, 1971;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is new or has reemerged on the illicit market; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2262d348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>poses a threat to the public health and safety.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2262d349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>International Pandemic Preparedness</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5559">SEC. 5559. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2262d34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151b">22 USC 2151b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5560">SEC. 5560. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x226459eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3345">136 STAT. 3345</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The terms “Global Health Security Agenda” and “GHSA” mean the multi-sectoral initiative launched in 2014, and renewed in 2018, that brings together countries, regions, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to elevate global health security as a national-level priority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to share best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>to facilitate national capacity to comply with and adhere to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226459f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the International Health Regulations (2005);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226459f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the international standards and guidelines established by the World Organisation for Animal Health;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226459f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226459f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, done at Washington, London, and Moscow, April 10, 1972 (commonly referred to as the “Biological Weapons Convention”);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226459f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 Framework; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226459fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>other relevant frameworks that contribute to global health security.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>Global Health Security Index</term>” means the comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>Global Health Security Initiative</term>” means the informal network of countries and organizations that came together in 2001, to undertake concerted global action to strengthen public health preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, including pandemic influenza.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The term “<term>IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework</term>” means the framework through which the World Health Organization and the State Parties to the International Health Regulations, as amended in 2005, review, measure, and assess core country public health capacities and ensure mutual accountability for global health security under the International Health Regulations (2005), including through the Joint External Evaluations, simulation exercises, and after-action reviews.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>Joint External Evaluation</term>” means the voluntary, collaborative, multi-sectoral process facilitated by the World Health Organization—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226459ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to assess country capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to public health risks occurring naturally or due to deliberate or accidental events;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3346">136 STAT. 3346</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to assess progress in achieving the targets under the International Health Regulations (2005); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to recommend priority actions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>key stakeholders</term>” means actors engaged in efforts to advance global health security programs and objectives, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>national and local governments in partner countries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>other bilateral donors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>international, regional, and local organizations, including private, voluntary, nongovernmental, and civil society organizations, including faith-based and indigenous organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>international, regional, and local financial institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>representatives of historically marginalized groups, including women, youth, and indigenous peoples;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the private sector, including medical device, technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics, and other relevant companies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>public and private research and academic institutions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The term “<term>One Health approach</term>” means the collaborative, multi-sectoral, and transdisciplinary approach toward achieving optimal health outcomes in a manner that recognizes the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The term “<term>pandemic preparedness</term>” refers to the actions taken to establish and sustain the capacity and capabilities necessary to rapidly identify, prevent, protect against, and respond to the emergence, reemergence, and spread of pathogens of pandemic potential.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The term “<term>partner country</term>” means a foreign country in which the relevant Federal departments and agencies are implementing United States foreign assistance for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response under this subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>relevant Federal departments and agencies</term>” means any Federal department or agency implementing United States policies and programs relevant to the advancement of United States global health security and diplomacy overseas, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Department of State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the United States Agency for International Development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Department of Health and Human Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Millennium Challenge Corporation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the Development Finance Corporation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the Peace Corps; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>any other department or agency that the President determines to be relevant for these purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>The term “<term>resilience</term>” means the ability of people, households, communities, systems, institutions, countries, and regions to reduce, mitigate, withstand, adapt to, and quickly recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3347">136 STAT. 3347</page> chronic vulnerability to the emergence, reemergence, and spread of pathogens of pandemic potential and facilitates inclusive growth.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>The terms “respond” and “response” mean the actions taken to counter an infectious disease.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22645a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>The term “<term>USAID</term>” means the United States Agency for International Development.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5561">SEC. 5561. </num><heading>ENHANCING THE UNITED STATES’ INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO PANDEMICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2264f65a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leveraging United States Bilateral Global Health Programs for International Pandemic Response</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the notification requirements under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2394–1">22 U.S.C. 2394–1</ref>), amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151b">22 U.S.C. 2151b</ref>) may be used in countries receiving such United States foreign assistance for the purpose of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f65b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>strengthening vaccine readiness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reducing vaccine hesitancy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f65d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>delivering and administering vaccines;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>strengthening health systems and global supply chains as necessary for global health security and pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f65f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>supporting global health workforce planning, training, and management for pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>enhancing transparency, quality, and reliability of public health data;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>increasing bidirectional testing, including screening for symptomatic and asymptomatic cases; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>building laboratory capacity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2264f663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2264f664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roles of the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Health and Human Services in International Pandemic Response</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that different outbreaks of infectious disease threats may require flexibility and changes to the designated roles and responsibilities of relevant Federal departments and agencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lead agencies for coordination of the united states’ international response to infectious disease outbreaks with severe or pandemic potential</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall identify the relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), leading specific aspects of the United States international operational response to outbreaks of emerging high-consequence infectious disease threats in accordance with federal law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2264f668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and regularly thereafter as appropriate, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives of the roles and responsibilities of each relevant Federal department and agency with respect to the international operational response to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3348">136 STAT. 3348</page> outbreak of an emerging high-consequence infectious disease threat.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2264f669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">USAID Disaster Surge Capacity</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disaster surge capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the USAID is authorized to expend funds made available to carry out part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151</ref> and 2346), including funds made available for “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, for the cost (including support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs to address global health emergencies and natural or manmade disasters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2264f66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2264f66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 15 days before making funds available to address manmade disasters pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the USAID shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such intended action.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5562">SEC. 5562. </num><heading>INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226803ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States International Activities To Advance Global Health Security and Diplomacy Strategy and Report</inline>.—</heading><sidenote><p>President.</p></sidenote><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall develop, update, maintain, and advance a comprehensive strategy for improving United States global health security and diplomacy for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response which, consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>clearly articulate United States policy goals related to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, including through actions to strengthen diplomatic leadership and the effectiveness of United States foreign policy and international preparedness assistance for global health security through advancement of a One Health approach, the Global Health Security Agenda, the International Health Regulations (2005), and other relevant frameworks that contribute to pandemic prevention and preparedness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>establish specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for United States foreign policy and assistance for global health security that promote learning and adaptation and reflect international best practices relating to global health security, transparency, and accountability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish transparent mechanisms to improve coordination and avoid duplication of effort between and among the relevant Federal departments and agencies, partner countries, donor countries, the private sector, multilateral organizations, and other key stakeholders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>prioritize working with partner countries with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>demonstrated need, as identified through the Joint External Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index classification of health systems, national action plans for health security, Global Health Security Agenda, other risk-based assessments, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3349">136 STAT. 3349</page> complementary or successor indicators of global health security and pandemic preparedness; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>demonstrated commitment to transparency, including budget and global health data transparency, complying with the International Health Regulations (2005), investing in domestic health systems, and achieving measurable results;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>reduce long-term reliance upon United States foreign assistance for global health security by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>ensuring that United States global health assistance authorized under this subtitle is strategically planned and coordinated in a manner that delivers immediate impact and contributes to enduring results, including through efforts to enhance community capacity and resilience to infectious disease threats and emergencies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ensuring partner country ownership of global health security strategies, data, programs, and outcomes and improved domestic resource mobilization, co-financing, and appropriate national budget allocations for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>assist partner countries in building the technical capacity of relevant ministries, systems, and networks to prepare, execute, monitor, and evaluate national action plans for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response that are developed with input from key stakeholders, including mechanism to enhance budget and global health data transparency, as necessary and appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>support and align United States foreign assistance authorized under this subtitle with such national action plans for health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>facilitate communication and collaboration, as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support of country-led strategies and initiatives to better identify and prevent health impacts related to the emergence, reemergence, and spread of zoonoses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>support the long-term success of programs by building the pandemic preparedness capacity of local organizations and institutions in target countries and communities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>develop community resilience to infectious disease threats and emergencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>support global health budget and workforce planning in partner countries, consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, including training in financial management and budget and global health data transparency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>strengthen linkages between complementary bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance programs, including efforts of the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, that contribute to the development of more resilient health systems and global supply chains for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3350">136 STAT. 3350</page> partner countries with the capacity, resources, and personnel required to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>support innovation and partnerships with the private sector, health organizations, civil society, nongovernmental, faith-based and indigenous organizations, and health research and academic institutions to improve pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, including for the development and deployment of effective and accessible infectious disease tracking tools, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of strategy</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the heads of the relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit the strategy required under paragraph (1) to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the appropriate congressional committees;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency-specific plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include specific implementation plans from each relevant Federal department and agency that describe—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the anticipated contributions of the Federal department or agency, including technical, financial, and in-kind contributions, to implement the strategy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the efforts of the Federal department or agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the strategy are designed to achieve maximum impact and long-term sustainability.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the submission of the strategy pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall submit to the committees listed in such paragraph a report that describes the status of the implementation of such strategy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>identify any substantial changes made to the strategy during the preceding calendar year;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>describe the progress made in implementing the strategy, including specific information related to the progress toward improving countries’ ability to detect, prevent, and respond to infectious disease threats;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>identify—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y226803d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the indicators used to establish benchmarks and measure results over time; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y226803d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the mechanisms for reporting such results in an open and transparent manner;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3351">136 STAT. 3351</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of obligations by relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the strategy, including, to the extent practicable, for each such Federal department and agency, the statutory source of obligated funds, the amounts obligated, implementing partners and sub-partners, targeted beneficiaries, and activities supported;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the efforts of the relevant Federal department or agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the strategy are designed to achieve maximum impact and enduring results, including through specific activities to strengthen health systems for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, as appropriate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess efforts to coordinate United States global health security programs, activities, and initiatives with key stakeholders;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders in an open, transparent manner; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>describe the progress achieved and challenges concerning the United States Government’s ability to advance the Global Health Security Agenda and pandemic preparedness, including data disaggregated by priority country using indicators that are consistent on a year-to-year basis and recommendations to resolve, mitigate, or otherwise address the challenges identified through such indicators.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy and reports required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226803dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Coordinator for Global Health Security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote>The President shall designate an appropriate senior official to be the United States Coordinator for Global Health Security, who shall be responsible for the coordination of the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council and who should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>have significant background and expertise in public health, health security, and emergency response management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>coordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the strategy under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>seek to fully use the unique capabilities of each relevant Federal department and agency and ensure effective and appropriate United States representation at relevant international forums, while collaborating with and leveraging the contributions of other key stakeholders.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226803e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ambassador-At-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established, within the Department of State, the position of Ambassador-At-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy (referred to in this section as the “Ambassador-At-Large”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment; qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Ambassador-At-Large—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3352">136 STAT. 3352</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226803e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall report to the Secretary of State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>shall have—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>demonstrated knowledge and experience in the field of health security, development, public health, epidemiology, or medicine; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>relevant diplomatic, policy, and political expertise.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Ambassador-At-Large may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>operate internationally to carry out the purposes of this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226803ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>ensure effective coordination, management, and oversight of United States foreign policy, diplomatic efforts, and foreign assistance funded with amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 5564(a) that are used by the Department of State to advance the relevant elements of the United States global health security and diplomacy strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226803ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>developing and updating, as appropriate, in collaboration with the Administrator of the USAID and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, related policy guidance and unified auditing, monitoring, and evaluation plans;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226829fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>avoiding duplication of effort and collaborating with other relevant Federal departments and agencies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226829ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>leading, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the USAID, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, diplomatic efforts to identify and address current and emerging threats to global health security;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22682a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>working to enhance coordination with, and transparency among, the governments of partner countries and key stakeholders, including the private sector;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22682a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>promoting greater donor and national investment in partner countries to build health systems and supply chains for global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22682a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>securing bilateral and multilateral financing commitments to advance the Global Health Security Agenda, in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, including through funding for the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22682a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>providing regular updates to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives regarding the fulfillment of the activities described in this paragraph;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>ensure, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the USAID, effective representation of the United States in the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3353">136 STAT. 3353</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>use detailees, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, from relevant Federal departments and agencies and hire personal service contractors, who may operate domestically and internationally, to ensure that the Ambassador-At-Large has access to the highest quality experts available to the United States Government to carry out the functions under this subtitle; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>perform such other functions as the Secretary of State may assign.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22682a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strengthening Health Systems for Global Health Security and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of policy</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the policy of the United States to ensure that bilateral global health assistance programs are effectively managed and coordinated, as necessary and appropriate to achieve the purposes of this subtitle, to contribute to the strengthening of health systems for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response in each country in which such programs are carried out.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the USAID shall work with the Global Malaria Coordinator, the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the Department of State, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to identify areas of collaboration and coordination in countries with global health programs and activities undertaken by the USAID pursuant to the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/25">Public Law 108–25</ref>) and other relevant provisions of law, to ensure that such activities contribute to the strengthening of health systems for global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22682a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination for International Pandemic Early Warning Network</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of the other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should work with the World Health Organization and other key stakeholders to establish or strengthen effective early warning systems, at the partner country, regional, and international levels, that utilize innovative information and analytical tools and robust review processes to track, document, analyze, and forecast infectious disease threats with epidemic and pandemic potential.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 4 years, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of the other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that describes United States Government efforts and opportunities to establish or strengthen <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3354">136 STAT. 3354</page> effective early warning systems to detect infectious disease threats internationally.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22682a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Emergency Operations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that it is essential to enhance the capacity of key stakeholders to effectively operationalize early warning and execute multi-sectoral emergency operations during an infectious disease outbreak, particularly in countries and areas that deliberately withhold critical global health data and delay access during an infectious disease outbreak, in advance of the next infectious disease outbreak with pandemic potential.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public health emergencies of international concern</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State, should work with the World Health Organization and like-minded member states to adopt an approach toward assessing infectious disease threats under the International Health Regulations (2005) for the World Health Organization to identify and transparently communicate, on an ongoing basis, varying levels of risk leading up to a declaration by the Director General of the World Health Organization of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for the duration and in the aftermath of such declaration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency operations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the USAID, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies and consistent with the requirements under the International Health Regulations (2005) and the objectives of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, the Global Health Security Agenda, and national actions plans for health security, should work, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, with partner countries, and other key stakeholders, to support the establishment, strengthening, and rapid response capacity of global health emergency operations centers, at the partner country and international levels, including efforts—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to collect and share de-identified public health data, assess risk, and operationalize early warning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to secure, including through utilization of stand-by arrangements and emergency funding mechanisms, the staff, systems, and resources necessary to execute cross-sectoral emergency operations during the 48-hour period immediately following an infectious disease outbreak with pandemic potential; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22682a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to organize and conduct emergency simulations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5563">SEC. 5563. </num><heading>FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FUND FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bac84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (referred to in this section as the “Fund”) was established in September 2022 by donor countries, relevant United Nations agencies, including the World Health Organization, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3355">136 STAT. 3355</page> and other key multilateral stakeholders as a multilateral, catalytic financing mechanism for pandemic prevention and preparedness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The objectives of the Fund are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>closing critical gaps in pandemic prevention and preparedness; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>working with, and building the capacity of, eligible partner countries in the areas of global health security, infectious disease control, and pandemic prevention and preparedness in order to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>prioritize capacity building and financing availability in eligible partner countries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>incentivize countries to prioritize the use of domestic resources for global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>leverage governmental, nongovernmental, and private sector investments;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>regularly respond to and evaluate progress based on clear metrics and benchmarks, such as those developed through the IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and the Global Health Security Index;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>align with and complement ongoing bilateral and multilateral efforts and financing, including through the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>help countries accelerate and achieve compliance with the International Health Regulations (2005) and fulfill the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 Framework not later than 8 years after the date on which the Fund is established, in coordination with the ongoing Joint External Evaluation national action planning process.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Governing board</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Fund should be governed by a transparent, representative, and accountable body (referred to in this section as the “Governing Board”), which should—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>function as a partnership with, and through full engagement by, donor governments, eligible partner countries, and independent civil society; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>be composed of not more than 25 representatives of governments, foundations, academic institutions, independent civil society, indigenous people, vulnerable communities, frontline health workers, and the private sector with demonstrated commitment to carrying out the purposes of the Fund and upholding transparency and accountability requirements.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Governing Board should—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be charged with approving strategies, operations, and grant making authorities such that it is able to conduct effective fiduciary, monitoring, and evaluation efforts, and other oversight functions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>determine operational procedures to enable the Fund to effectively fulfill its mission;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3356">136 STAT. 3356</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>provide oversight and accountability for the Fund in collaboration with a qualified and independent Inspector General;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>develop and utilize a mechanism to obtain formal input from eligible partner countries, independent civil society, and implementing entities relative to program design, review, and implementation and associated lessons learned; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>coordinate and align with other multilateral financing and technical assistance activities, and with the activities of the United States and other nations leading pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response activities in partner countries, as appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Governing Board should include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>representatives of the governments of founding member countries who, in addition to meeting the requirements under subparagraph (A), qualify based upon—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>meeting an established initial contribution threshold, which should be not less than 10 percent of the country’s total initial contributions; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>demonstrating a commitment to supporting the International Health Regulations (2005);</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a geographically diverse group of members from donor countries, academic institutions, independent civil society, including faith-based and indigenous organizations, and the private sector who are selected on the basis of their experience and commitment to innovation, best practices, and the advancement of global health security objectives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bac9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>representatives of the World Health Organization, to serve in an observer status.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bac9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Each government or private sector foundation or for-profit entity represented on the Governing Board should agree to make annual contributions to the Fund in an amount that is not less than the minimum amount determined by the Governing Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226baca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals appointed to the Governing Board should have demonstrated knowledge and experience across a variety of sectors, including human and animal health, agriculture, development, defense, finance, research, and academia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226baca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conflicts of interest</inline>.—</heading><content>All Governing Board members should be required to recuse themselves from matters presenting conflicts of interest, including financing decisions relating to such countries, bodies, and institutions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226baca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal procedures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Fund should establish procedures for the removal of members of the Governing Board who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226baca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>engage in a consistent pattern of human rights abuses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226baca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>fail to uphold global health data transparency requirements; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3357">136 STAT. 3357</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226baca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>otherwise violate the established standards of the Fund, including in relation to corruption.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226baca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority for United States Participation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226baca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226baca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226baca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Founding member</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States is authorized to participate in the Fund and shall be represented on the Governing Board by an officer or employee of the United States Government who has been appointed by the President (referred in this section as the “FIF Representative”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bacaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date; termination date</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bacab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bacac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bacad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certified copy of the agreement establishing the Fund.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bacae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination date</inline>.—</heading><content>The membership authorized under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date on which the Fund is terminated.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bacaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforceability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any agreement concluded under the authorities provided under this subsection shall be legally effective and binding upon the United States, in accordance with the terms of the agreement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bacb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>upon the enactment of appropriate implementing legislation that provides for the approval of the specific agreement or agreements, including attachments, annexes, and supporting documentation, as appropriate; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bacb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>if concluded and submitted as a treaty, upon the approval by the Senate of the resolution of ratification of such treaty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bacb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of Program Objectives</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the objectives described in subsection (a)(2), the Fund should work to eliminate duplication and waste by upholding strict transparency and accountability standards and coordinating its programs and activities with key partners working to advance pandemic prevention and preparedness.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bacb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority Countries</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In providing assistance under this section, the Fund should give priority to low- and lower middle-income countries with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>low scores on the Global Health Security Index classification of health systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>measurable gaps in global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness identified under the IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and national action plans for health security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>demonstrated political and financial commitment to pandemic prevention and preparedness; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>demonstrated commitment to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>upholding global health budget and data transparency and accountability standards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>complying with the International Health Regulations (2005);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>investing in domestic health systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>achieving measurable results.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bd3cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability; Conflicts of Interest; Criteria for Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The FIF Representative shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that the Fund will have in effect adequate procedures and standards to account for and monitor the use of funds contributed to the Fund, including the cost of administering the Fund, by—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3358">136 STAT. 3358</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>engaging Fund stakeholders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>actively promoting transparency and accountability of Fund governance and operations;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>seek to ensure there is agreement to put in place a conflict of interest policy to ensure fairness and a high standard of ethical conduct in the Fund’s decision-making processes, including proactive procedures to screen staff for conflicts of interest and measures to address any conflicts, such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>potential divestments of interests;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>prohibition from engaging in certain activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>recusal from certain decision-making and administrative processes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>representation by an alternate board member; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>seek agreement on the criteria that should be used to determine the programs and activities that should be assisted by the Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bd3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Partner Countries, Projects, and Recipients</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Governing Board should establish—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>eligible partner country selection criteria, including transparent metrics to measure and assess global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness strengths and vulnerabilities in countries seeking assistance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>minimum standards for ensuring eligible partner country ownership and commitment to long-term results, including requirements for domestic budgeting, resource mobilization, and co-investment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>criteria for the selection of projects to receive support from the Fund;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>standards and criteria regarding qualifications of recipients of such support; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>such rules and procedures as may be necessary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for cost-effective management of the Fund; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to ensure transparency and accountability in the grant-making process.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bd3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Transparency and Accountability Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The FIF Representative shall seek to ensure that the Fund maintains an independent Office of the Inspector General that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is fully enabled to operate independently and transparently;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is supported by and with the requisite resources and capacity to regularly conduct and publish, on a publicly accessible website, rigorous financial, programmatic, and reporting audits and investigations of the Fund and its grantees, including subgrantees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>establishes an investigative unit that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>develops an oversight mechanism to ensure that grant funds are not diverted to illicit or corrupt purposes or activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submits an annual report to the Governing Board describing its activities, investigations, and results.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress on corruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3359">136 STAT. 3359</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>corruption within global health programs contribute directly to the loss of human life and cannot be tolerated; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in making financial recoveries relating to a corrupt act or criminal conduct committed by a grant recipient, as determined by the Inspector General described in paragraph (1), the responsible grant recipient should be assessed at a recovery rate of up to 150 percent of such loss.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses; financial tracking systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote>FIF Representative shall seek to ensure that the Fund establishes, maintains, and makes publicly available a system to track—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd3ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the administrative and management costs of the Fund on a quarterly basis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the amount of funds disbursed to each grant recipient and subrecipient during each grant’s fiscal cycle.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption from duties and taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>The FIF Representative should seek to ensure that the Fund adopts rules that condition grants upon agreement by the relevant national authorities in an eligible partner country to exempt from duties and taxes all products financed by such grants, including procurements by any principal or subrecipient for the purpose of carrying out such grants.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bd3f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the Fund, the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Administrator of the USAID and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a report on the activities of the Fund to the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under subparagraph (A) shall describe—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the goals of the Fund;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the programs, projects, and activities supported by the Fund;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>private and governmental contributions to the Fund; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the criteria utilized to determine the programs and activities that should be assisted by the Fund, including baselines, targets, desired outcomes, measurable goals, and extent to which those goals are being achieved.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO report on effectiveness</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Fund is established, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that evaluates the effectiveness of the Fund, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities supported by the Fund; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the merits of continued United States participation in the Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226bd3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Contributions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (4)(C), the President may provide contributions to the Fund.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3360">136 STAT. 3360</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the USAID, or the head of any other relevant Federal department or agency shall submit a notification to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before making a contribution to the Fund that identifies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the amount of the proposed contribution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total of funds contributed by other donors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the national interests served by United States participation in the Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>During the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the cumulative total of United States contributions to the Fund may not exceed 33 percent of the total contributions to the Fund from all sources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholdings</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for acts of international terrorism</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State determines that the Fund has provided assistance to a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2371">22 U.S.C. 2371</ref>) has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, the United States shall withhold from its contribution to the Fund for the next fiscal year an amount equal to the amount expended by the Fund to the government of such country.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226bd40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excessive salaries</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State determines that the salary during any of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act of any individual employed by the Fund exceeds the salary of the Vice President of the United States for such fiscal year, the United States should withhold from its contribution for the following fiscal year an amount equal to the aggregate difference between the 2 salaries.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226bd40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability certification requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may withhold not more than 20 percent of planned United States contributions to the Fund until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Fund has established procedures to provide access by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State, as cognizant Inspector General, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the USAID Inspector General, and the Comptroller General of the United States to the Fund’s financial data and other information relevant to United States contributions to the Fund (as determined by the Inspector General of the Department of State, in consultation with the Secretary of State).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5564">SEC. 5564. </num><heading>GENERAL PROVISIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226c222c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c222d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226c222e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226c222f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2022 to carry out the purposes of sections 5562 and 5563, which may be in addition to amounts otherwise made available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3361">136 STAT. 3361</page> for such purposes, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and subject to the requirements under chapters 1 and 10 of part I and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c2230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7107">22 U.S.C. 7107</ref>) shall not apply with respect to assistance made available under this subtitle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226c2231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/191">Public Law 114–191</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2394c">22 U.S.C. 2394c note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c2232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c2233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c2234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c2235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5565">SEC. 5565. </num><heading>SUNSET.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2027.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5566">SEC. 5566. </num><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authorities granted to the Administrator of the USAID, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the head of any other Federal department or agency under any applicable law.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226c4946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>Burma Act of 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5567">SEC. 5567. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226c4947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10201">22 USC 10201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">BURMA Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5568">SEC. 5568. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226c4948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10201">22 USC 10201</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x226c7059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c705a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Burmese military</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Burmese military</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c705b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means the Armed Forces of Burma, including the army, navy, and air force; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c705c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>includes security services under the control of the Armed Forces of Burma, such as the police and border guards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c705d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive order 14014</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Executive Order 14014</term>” means Executive Order 14014 (<ref href="/us/fr/86/9429">86 Fed. Reg. 9429</ref>; relating to blocking property with respect to the situation in Burma).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c705e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Genocide</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>genocide</term>” means any offense described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1091/a">section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226c976f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">War crime</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>war crime</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2441/c">section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3362">136 STAT. 3362</page></content></paragraph> </section> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="1">PART 1—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT IN BURMA</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5569">SEC. 5569. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226c9770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10211">22 USC 10211</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STATEMENT OF POLICY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x226ce591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the policy of the United States to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>continue to support the people of Burma in their struggle for democracy, human rights, and justice;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support the efforts of the National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), the Burmese Civil Disobedience Movement, and other entities in Burma and in other countries to oppose the Burmese military and bring about an end to the military junta’s rule;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support a credible process for the restoration of civilian government in Burma, with a reformed Burmese military under civilian control and the enactment of constitutional, political, and economic reform that protects the rights of minority groups and furthers a federalist form of government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>hold accountable perpetrators of human rights violations committed against ethnic groups in Burma and the people of Burma, including through the February 2022 coup d’etat;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>hold accountable the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China for their support of the Burmese military;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>continue to provide humanitarian assistance to populations impacted by violence perpetrated by the Burmese military wherever they may reside, and coordinate efforts among like-minded governments and other international donors to maximize the effectiveness of assistance and support for the people of Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>secure the unconditional release of all unlawfully detained individuals in Burma, including those detained for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226ce599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding region without going through the Burmese military.</content></paragraph> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="2">PART 2—</num><heading>SANCTIONS AND POLICY COORDINATION WITH RESPECT TO BURMA</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5570">SEC. 5570. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226ce59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10221">22 USC 10221</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x226d5acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Admitted; alien</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “admitted” and “alien” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correspondent account; payable-through account</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “correspondent account” and “payable-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3363">136 STAT. 3363</page> through account” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5318A">section 5318A of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign financial institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign financial institution</term>” has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign person</term>” means a person that is not a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Knowingly</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>knowingly</term>”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>person</term>” means an individual or entity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>support</term>”, with respect to the Burmese military, means to knowingly have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of the Burmese military.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states person</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>United States person</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226d5ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any person in the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5571">SEC. 5571. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226d5ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226d5adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10222">22 USC 10222</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND PERPETRATION OF A COUP IN BURMA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f56ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f56ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to any foreign person that the President determines—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>is a senior official of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Burmese military or security forces of Burma;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the State Administration Council, the military-appointed cabinet at the level of Deputy Minister or higher, or a military-appointed minister of a Burmese state or region; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an entity that primarily operates in the defense sector of the Burmese economy; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is a Burmese state-owned commercial enterprise (other than an entity described in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is operating in the industrial or extractive sectors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>significantly financially benefits the Burmese military.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f56b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Measure Relating to Facilitation of Transactions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury may, in consultation with the Secretary of State, prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the President determines has, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant transaction or transactions on behalf of a foreign person subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3364">136 STAT. 3364</page> to sanctions under this section imposed pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>any Burmese state-owned enterprise that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is not operating in the industrial or extractive sectors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>significantly financially benefits the Burmese military;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a spouse or adult child of any person described in subsection (a)(1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>any foreign person that, leading up to, during, and since the February 1, 2021, coup d’etat in Burma, is responsible for or has directly and knowingly engaged in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>actions or policies that significantly undermine democratic processes or institutions in Burma;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>actions or policies that significantly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Burma;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>actions or policies by a Burmese person that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>significantly prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by people in Burma; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>limit access to print, online, or broadcast media in Burma; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the orchestration of arbitrary detention or torture in Burma or other serious human rights abuses in Burma; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any Burmese entity that provides materiel to the Burmese military.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sanctions Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property blocking</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may exercise all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign exchange</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the foreign person has any interest.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Visas, admission, or parole</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An alien who is described in subsection (a) or (c) is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>inadmissible to the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ineligible for a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/etseq">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current visas revoked</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3365">136 STAT. 3365</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1201/i">8 U.S.C. 1201(i)</ref>), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of revocation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A revocation under clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>shall take effect immediately; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment and Report on Sanctions With Respect to Burmese State-owned Enterprise Operating in the Energy Sector</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall conduct an assessment with respect to the Burmese state-owned enterprise described in subsection (c)(1), including relevant factors pertaining to the possible application of sanctions on such enterprise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon making the determination required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assessment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and national security activities</inline>.—</heading><content>Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to comply with international obligations</inline>.—</heading><content>Sanctions under subsection (d)(3) shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Burma;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes in Burma; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes in Burma.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3366">136 STAT. 3366</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception relating to wind-down of projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Sanctions under this section shall not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions related to the disposition of investments pursuant to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>agreements entered into between United States persons and the Government of Burma prior to May 21, 1997;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the exercise of rights pursuant to such agreements; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f56e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>transactions related to the subsequent operation of the assets encompassed by such disposed investments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f56e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f56e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may, on a case-by-case basis waive the application of sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees at the time such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f7cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation; Penalties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f7cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</ref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f7cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f7cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><content>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</ref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulations promulgated under this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226f7cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 8 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f7cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>describes the primary sources of income to which the Burmese military has access and that the United States has been unable to reach using sanctions authorities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226f7cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f7cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assesses the impact of the sanctions imposed pursuant to the authorities under this section on the Burmese people and the Burmese military.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5572">SEC. 5572. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226f7cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10223">22 USC 10223</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SANCTIONS AND POLICY COORDINATION FOR BURMA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226fcb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination in the Department of State should develop a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of the full range of United States diplomatic capabilities to implement Burma-related sanctions in order to promote human rights and the restoration of civilian government in Burma.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y226fcb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy described in subsection (a) should include plans and steps to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>coordinate the sanctions policies of the United States with relevant bureaus and offices in the Department of State and other relevant United States Government agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct relevant research and vetting of entities and individuals that may be subject to sanctions and coordinate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3367">136 STAT. 3367</page> with other United States Government agencies and international financial intelligence units to assist in efforts to enforce anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and regulations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promote a comprehensive international effort to impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with respect to Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>support interagency United States Government efforts, including efforts of the United States Chief of Mission to Burma, the United States Ambassador to ASEAN, and the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identifying opportunities to exert pressure on the governments of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation to support multilateral action against the Burmese military; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>working with like-minded partners to impose a coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and targeted sanctions on the economic interests of the Burmese military, including through the introduction and adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y226fcb26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>provide timely input for reporting on the impacts of the implementation of sanctions on the Burmese military and the people of Burma.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5573">SEC. 5573. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x226fcb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10224">22 USC 10224</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORT FOR GREATER UNITED NATIONS ACTION WITH RESPECT TO BURMA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22704058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22704059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the United Nations Security Council has not taken adequate steps to condemn the February 1, 2021, coup in Burma, pressure the Burmese military to cease its violence against civilians, or secure the release of those unjustly detained;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270405a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>countries, such as the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, that are directly or indirectly shielding the Burmese military from international scrutiny and action, should be obliged to endure the reputational damage of doing so by taking public votes on resolutions related to Burma that apply greater pressure on the Burmese military to restore Burma to its democratic path; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270405b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the United Nations Secretariat and the United Nations Security Council should take concrete steps to address the coup and ongoing crisis in Burma consistent with United Nations General Assembly resolution 75/287, “The situation in Myanmar,” which was adopted on June 18, 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2270676c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2270676d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support for Greater Action</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to spur greater action by the United Nations and the United Nations Security Council with respect to Burma by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270676e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider a resolution condemning the February 1, 2021, coup and calling on the Burmese military to cease its violence against the people of Burma and release without preconditions the journalists, pro-democracy activists, and political officials that it has unjustly detained;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270676f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider a resolution that immediately imposes a global arms embargo <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3368">136 STAT. 3368</page> against Burma to ensure that the Burmese military is not able to obtain weapons and munitions from other nations to further harm, murder, and oppress the people of Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22706770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>pushing the United Nations and other United Nations authorities to cut off assistance to the Government of Burma while providing humanitarian assistance directly to the people of Burma through United Nations bodies and civil society organizations, particularly such organizations working with ethnic minorities that have been adversely affected by the coup and the Burmese military’s violent crackdown; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22706771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>spurring the United Nations Security Council to consider multilateral sanctions against the Burmese military for its atrocities against Rohingya and individuals of other ethnic and religious minorities, its coup, and the atrocities it has and continues to commit in the coup’s aftermath.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22706772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22706773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>object to the appointment of representatives to the United Nations and United Nations bodies such as the Human Rights Council that are sanctioned by the Burmese military; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22706774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>work to ensure the Burmese military is not recognized as the legitimate government of Burma in any United Nations body.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5574">SEC. 5574. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22706775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22706776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10225">22 USC 10225</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUNSET.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2270b597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to impose sanctions and the sanctions imposed under this part shall terminate on the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2270b598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification for Early Sunset of Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Sanctions imposed under this part may be removed before the date specified in subsection (a), if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Burmese military has released all political prisoners taken into custody on or after February 1, 2021, or is providing legal recourse to those that remain in custody;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the elected government of Burma has been reinstated or new free and fair elections have been held;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>all legal charges against those winning election in November 2020 are dropped; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the 2008 constitution of Burma has been amended or replaced to place the Burmese military under civilian oversight and ensure that the Burmese military no longer automatically receives 25 percent of seats in Burma’s state, regional, and national Hluttaws.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2270b59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification for Early Sunset of Sanctions on Individuals</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President may terminate the application of sanctions under this part with respect to specific individuals if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a notice of and justification for the termination; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a notice that the individual is not engaging in the activity or is no longer occupying the position that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3369">136 STAT. 3369</page> was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2270b5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The notice required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="3">PART 3—</num><heading>AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR BURMA</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5575">SEC. 5575. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2270dcb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2270dcb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10241">22 USC 10241</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x227103c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  During each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and subject to the limitations described in section 5576, funds authorized to be made available to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>programs to strengthen federalism in and among ethnic states in Burma, including for non-lethal assistance for Ethnic Armed Organizations in Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the administrative operations and programs of entities in Burma, including the political entities and affiliates of Ethnic Armed Organizations and pro-democracy movement organizations, that support efforts to establish an inclusive and representative democracy in Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>technical support and non-lethal assistance for Burma’s Ethnic Armed Organizations, People’s Defense Forces, and pro-democracy movement organizations to strengthen communications and command and control, and coordination of international relief and other operations between and among such entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>programs and activities relating to former members of the Burmese military that have condemned the February 1, 2022, coup d’etat and voiced support for the restoration of civilian rule;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>programs to assist civil society organizations to investigate and document atrocities in Burma for the purposes of truth, justice, and accountability;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>programs to assist civil society organizations in Burma that support individuals that who are unlawfully detained in Burma for exercising their fundamental freedoms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227103cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>programs to assist civil society organizations and ethnic groups with reconciliation activities related to Burma.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5576">SEC. 5576. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22712adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10242">22 USC 10242</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LIMITATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22712add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Except as provided for by this part, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated for assistance for Burma by this part may be made available to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22712ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22712adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the State Administrative Council or any organization or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the Burmese military, or to any individual or organization that has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs administered by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, or President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for programs administered by NED; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3370">136 STAT. 3370</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22712ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Burmese military.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5577">SEC. 5577. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22712ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10243">22 USC 10243</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x227151f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this part, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227151f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227151f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="4">PART 4—</num><heading>EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5578">SEC. 5578. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227151f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10251">22 USC 10251</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2271a016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State is authorized to provide assistance to support appropriate civilian or international entities that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2271a017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify suspected perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2271a018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>collect, document, and protect evidence of crimes in Burma and preserving the chain of custody for such evidence;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2271a019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>conduct criminal investigations of such crimes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2271a01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>support investigations related to Burma conducted by other countries, and by entities mandated by the United Nations, such as the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2271a01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization for Transitional Justice Mechanisms</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, taking into account any relevant findings in the report submitted under section 5941, is authorized to provide support for the establishment and operation of transitional justice mechanisms, including a hybrid tribunal, to prosecute individuals suspected of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide in Burma.</content></subsection> </section> </part> <part style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num value="5">PART 5—</num><heading>SANCTIONS EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5579">SEC. 5579. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2271a01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10261">22 USC 10261</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SANCTIONS EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2271a01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this subtitle shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2271a01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Good Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>good</term>” means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3371">136 STAT. 3371</page></content></subsection> </section> </part> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2271a01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>Promotion of Freedom of Information and Countering of Censorship and Surveillance in North Korea</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5580">SEC. 5580. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2271c730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7801">22 USC 7801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5581">SEC. 5581. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2271c731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7814">22 USC 7814 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22723c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The information landscape in North Korea is the most repressive in the world, consistently ranking last or near-last in the annual World Press Freedom Index.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Under the brutal rule of Kim Jung Un, the country’s leader since 2012, the North Korean regime has tightened controls on access to information, as well as enacted harsh punishments for consumers of outside media, including sentencing to time in a concentration camp and a maximum penalty of death.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Such repressive and unjust laws surrounding information in North Korea resulted in the death of 22-year-old United States citizen and university student Otto Warmbier, who had traveled to North Korea in December 2015 as part of a guided tour.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Otto Warmbier was unjustly arrested, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, and severely mistreated at the hands of North Korean officials. While in captivity, Otto Warmbier suffered a serious medical emergency that placed him into a comatose state. Otto Warmbier was comatose upon his release in June 2017 and died 6 days later.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Despite increased penalties for possession and viewership of foreign media, the people of North Korean have increased their desire for foreign media content, according to a survey of 200 defectors concluding that 90 percent had watched South Korean or other foreign media before defecting.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>On March 23, 2021, in an annual resolution, the United Nations General Assembly condemned “the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” and expressed grave concern at, among other things, “the denial of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion . . . and of the rights to freedom of opinion, expression, and association, both online and offline, which is enforced through an absolute monopoly on information and total control over organized social life, and arbitrary and unlawful state surveillance that permeates the private lives of all citizens”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>In 2018, Typhoon Yutu caused extensive damage to 15 broadcast antennas used by the United States Agency for Global Media in Asia, resulting in reduced programming to North Korea. The United States Agency for Global Media has rebuilt 5 of the 15 antenna systems as of June 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22723c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the event of a crisis situation, particularly where information pertaining to the crisis is being actively censored or a false narrative is being put forward, the United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3372">136 STAT. 3372</page> should be able to quickly increase its broadcasting capability to deliver fact-based information to audiences, including those in North Korea; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22723c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the United States International Broadcasting Surge Capacity Fund is already authorized under section 316 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6216">22 U.S.C. 6216</ref>), and expanded authority to transfer unobligated balances from expired accounts of the United States Agency for Global Media would enable the Agency to more nimbly respond to crises.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5582">SEC. 5582. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22723c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7814">22 USC 7814 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STATEMENT OF POLICY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2272637e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272637f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to provide the people of North Korea with access to a diverse range of fact-based information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22726380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to develop and implement novel means of communication and information sharing that increase opportunities for audiences in North Korea to safely create, access, and share digital and non-digital news without fear of repressive censorship, surveillance, or penalties under law; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22726381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to foster and innovate new technologies to counter North Korea’s state-sponsored repressive surveillance and censorship by advancing internet freedom tools, technologies, and new approaches.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5583">SEC. 5583. </num><heading>UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COMBAT NORTH KOREA’S REPRESSIVE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2272ffc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and submit to Congress a strategy on combating North Korea’s repressive information environment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2272ffc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the challenges to the free flow of information into North Korea created by the censorship and surveillance technology apparatus of the Government of North Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A detailed description of the agencies and other government entities, key officials, and security services responsible for the implementation of North Korea’s repressive laws regarding foreign media consumption.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A detailed description of the agencies and other government entities and key officials of foreign governments that assist, facilitate, or aid North Korea’s repressive censorship and surveillance state.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of existing public-private partnerships that provide circumvention technology and an assessment of the feasibility and utility of new tools to increase free expression, circumvent censorship, and obstruct repressive surveillance in North Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of and funding levels required for current United States Government programs and activities to provide access for the people of North Korea to a diverse range of fact-based information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>An update of the plan required by section 104(a)(7)(A) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7814/a/7/A">22 U.S.C. 7814(a)(7)(A)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3373">136 STAT. 3373</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A description of Department of State programs and funding levels for programs that promote internet freedom in North Korea, including monitoring and evaluation efforts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>A description of grantee programs of the United States Agency for Global Media in North Korea that facilitate circumvention tools and broadcasting, including monitoring and evaluation efforts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A detailed assessment of how the United States International Broadcasting Surge Capacity Fund authorized under section 316 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6216">22 U.S.C. 6216</ref>) has operated to respond to crisis situations in the past, and how authority to transfer unobligated balances from expired accounts would help the United States Agency for Global Media in crisis situations in the future.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A detailed plan for how the authorization of appropriations under section 5584 will operate alongside and augment existing programming from the relevant Federal agencies and facilitate the development of new tools to assist that programming.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2272ffd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A detailed plan for engagement and coordination with the Republic of Korea, as appropriate, necessary for implementing the objectives of the strategy required by subsection (a), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>with regard to any new or expanded activities contemplated under paragraphs (9) and (10); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2272ffd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any cooperation with or approval from the Government of the Republic of Korea required to carry out such activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2272ffd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include the matters required by paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) in a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5584">SEC. 5584. </num><heading>PROMOTING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND COUNTERING CENSORSHIP AND SURVEILLANCE IN NORTH KOREA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2273750a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2273750b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Agency for Global Media an additional $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 to provide increased broadcasting and grants for the following purposes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273750c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>To promote the development of internet freedom tools, technologies, and new approaches, including both digital and non-digital means of information sharing related to North Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273750d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>To explore public-private partnerships to counter North Korea’s repressive censorship and surveillance state.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273750e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>To develop new means to protect the privacy and identity of individuals receiving media from the United States Agency for Global Media and other outside media outlets from within North Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273750f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>To bolster existing programming from the United States Agency for Global Media by restoring the broadcasting capacity of damaged antennas caused by Typhoon Yutu in 2018.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22737510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 104(a)(7)(B) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7814/a/7/B">22 U.S.C. 7814(a)(7)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22737511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding clause (i)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3374">136 STAT. 3374</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22737512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22737513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Broadcasting Board of Governors</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22737514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>and sections 5583 and 5584 of the Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5585">SEC. 5585. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR REWARDS PAID USING CRYPTOCURRENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2273c335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 36(e)(6) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2708/e/6">22 U.S.C. 2708(e)(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2273c336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> “<quotedText>Not later than 15 days before making a reward in a form that includes cryptocurrency, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such form for the reward.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2273c337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the use of cryptocurrency as a part of the Department of State Rewards program established under section 36(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2708/a">22 U.S.C. 2708(a)</ref>) that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273c338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>justifies any determination of the Secretary to make rewards under such program in a form that includes cryptocurrency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273c339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2273c33a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><content>lists each cryptocurrency payment made under such program as of the date of the submission of the report;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273c33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provides evidence of the manner and extent to which cryptocurrency payments would be more likely to induce whistleblowers to come forward with information than rewards paid out in United States dollars or other forms of money or nonmonetary items; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273c33c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2273c33d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>examines whether the Department’s use of cryptocurrency could provide bad actors with additional hard-to-trace funds that could be used for criminal or illicit purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5586">SEC. 5586. </num><heading>SECURE ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2273ea4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2601">22 U.S.C. 2601 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273ea4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2273ea50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (5) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2273ea51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women and children;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3375">136 STAT. 3375</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5587">SEC. 5587. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT OF 1998.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2273ea52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2431d/d">22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22741163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22741164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22741165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22741166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22741167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5588">SEC. 5588. </num><heading>GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22768268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9301">22 U.S.C. 9301</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Congress makes</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>(3) A comprehensive</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Congress finds that a comprehensive</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22768269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy Objectives; Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9302/a">22 U.S.C. 9302(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276826a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>programs, activities, and initiatives that</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>comprehensive, multi-sectoral programs, activities, and initiatives that consider agriculture and food systems in their totality and that</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276826b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and economic freedom through the coordination</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, economic freedom, and security through the phasing, sequencing, and coordination</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276826c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276a97d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods of small-scale producers and artisanal fishing communities, especially women in these communities, by working across terrestrial and aquatic food systems and agricultural value chains, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a97e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>enhancing local capacity to manage agricultural resources and food systems effectively and expanding producer access to, and participation in, local, regional, and international markets;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a97f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increasing the availability and affordability of high quality nutritious and safe foods and clean water;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>creating entrepreneurship opportunities and improving access to business development related to agriculture and food systems, including among youth populations, linked to local, regional, and international markets; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>enabling partnerships to facilitate the development of and investment in new agricultural technologies to support more resilient and productive agricultural practices;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276a982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>build resilience to agriculture and food systems shocks and stresses, including global food catastrophes in which conventional methods of agriculture are unable to provide sufficient food and nutrition to sustain the global population, among vulnerable populations and households through inclusive growth, while reducing reliance upon emergency food and economic assistance;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (6) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3376">136 STAT. 3376</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276a984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>improve the nutritional status of women, adolescent girls, and children, with a focus on reducing child stunting and incidence of wasting, including through the promotion of highly nutritious foods, diet diversification, large-scale food fortification, and nutritional behaviors that improve maternal and child health and nutrition, especially during the first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of age;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>science and technology,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>combating fragility, resilience, science and technology, natural resource management</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including deworming,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>nutrition,</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2276a988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9303">22 U.S.C. 9303</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including in response to shocks and stresses to food and nutrition security</quotedText>” before the period at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276a98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Food system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>food system</term>’ means the intact or whole unit made up of interrelated components of people, behaviors, relationships, and material goods that interact in the production, processing, packaging, transporting, trade, marketing, consumption, and use of food, feed, and fiber through aquaculture, farming, wild fisheries, forestry, and pastoralism that operates within and is influenced by social, political, economic, and environmental contexts.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (H) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a98e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>local agricultural producers, including farmer and fisher organizations, cooperatives, small-scale producers, youth, and women; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a98f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Inter-American Foundation,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>United States African Development Foundation,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (9), as redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>agriculture and food</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>systems</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including global food catastrophes,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>food security</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in paragraph (10), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fishers</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>artisanal fishing communities</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276a994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in paragraph (11), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraphs (D) and (E) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>is a marker of an environment deficient in the various needs that allow for a child’s healthy growth, including nutrition; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>is associated with long-term poor health, delayed motor development, impaired cognitive function, and decreased immunity.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in paragraph (13), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>agriculture and nutrition security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>food and nutrition security and agriculture-led economic growth</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276d0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wasting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>wasting</term>’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3377">136 STAT. 3377</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a life-threatening condition attributable to poor nutrient intake or disease that is characterized by a rapid deterioration in nutritional status over a short period of time; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of children, is characterized by low weight for height and weakened immunity, increasing their risk of death due to greater frequency and severity of common infection, particularly when severe.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2276d0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive Global Food Security Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 5(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9304">22 U.S.C. 9304</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>country-owned agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and investment plans</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>partner country-led agriculture, nutrition, regulatory, food security, and water resources management policy and investment plans and governance systems</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276d0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276f7bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>support the locally-led and inclusive development of agriculture and food systems, including by enhancing the extent to which small-scale food producers, especially women, have access to and control over the inputs, skills, resource management capacity, networking, bargaining power, financing, market linkages, technology, and information needed to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, reduce poverty and malnutrition, and promote long-term economic prosperity;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, adolescent girls,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>women</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and preventing incidence of wasting</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>reducing child stunting</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>poor water resource management and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>including</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (8)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the long-term success of programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>long-term impact</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including agricultural research capacity,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>institutions</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>integrate resilience and nutrition strategies into food security programs, such that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>coordinate with and complement relevant strategies to ensure that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to adapt,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (17) as paragraph (22);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (12) through (16) as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (10) and (11) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276f7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>develop community and producer resilience and adaptation strategies to disasters, emergencies, and other shocks and stresses to food and nutrition security, including conflicts, droughts, flooding, pests, and diseases, that adversely impact agricultural yield and livelihoods;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276f7cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>harness science, technology, and innovation, including the research and extension activities supported by the private sector, relevant Federal departments and agencies, Feed the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3378">136 STAT. 3378</page> Future Innovation Labs or any successor entities, and international and local researchers and innovators, recognizing that significant investments in research and technological advances will be necessary to reduce global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276f7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>use evidenced-based best practices, including scientific and forecasting data, and improved planning and coordination by, with, and among key partners and relevant Federal departments and agencies to identify, analyze, measure, and mitigate risks, and strengthen resilience capacities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2276f7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>ensure scientific and forecasting data is accessible and usable by affected communities and facilitate communication and collaboration among local stakeholders in support of adaptation planning and implementation, including scenario planning and preparedness using seasonal forecasting and scientific and local knowledge;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in paragraph (15), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nongovernmental organizations, including</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>civil society,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>in paragraph (16), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coordination, as appropriate,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>collaboration</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>in paragraph (18), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 8(b)(4); and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 8(a)(4);</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2276f7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (18), as redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22771ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><content>improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production, including management of crops, rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22771ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">“(20) </num><content>ensure investments in food and nutrition security consider and integrate best practices in the management and governance of natural resources and conservation, especially among food insecure populations living in or near biodiverse ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22771ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">“(21) </num><content>be periodically updated in a manner that reflects learning and best practices; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22771ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9304">22 U.S.C. 9304</ref>), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22771ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22771ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22771ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than quinquennially through fiscal year 2030, the President, in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal department and agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees updates to the Global Food Security Strategy required under subsection (a) and the agency-specific plans described in subsection (c)(2).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22771eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations to Implement the Global Food Security Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22771eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Section 6(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9305/b">22 U.S.C. 9305(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>Amounts authorized to appropriated under this subsection should be prioritized to carry out programs and activities in target countries.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22771eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency Food Security Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9306">22 U.S.C. 9306</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a) <headingText class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>It shall be</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>It shall be</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3379">136 STAT. 3379</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22771ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2292a/a">22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,794,184,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, of which up to $1,257,382,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$3,905,460,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which up to $1,757,457,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22771ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9307">22 U.S.C. 9307</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During each of the first 7 years after the date of the submission of the strategy required under section 5(c),</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For each of the fiscal years through 2028,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reports that describe</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a report that describes</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at the end of the reporting period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the preceding year</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including any changes to the target countries selected pursuant to the selection criteria described in section 5(a)(2) and justifications for any such changes</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>identify and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>describe</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (12) through (14) as paragraphs (15) through (17), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22771efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2277460c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>identify and describe the priority quantitative metrics used to establish baselines and performance targets at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2277460d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>identify such established baselines and performance targets at the country and zone of influence levels;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2277460e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>identify the output and outcome benchmarks and indicators used to measure results annually, and report the annual measurement of results for each of the priority metrics identified pursuant to paragraph (4), disaggregated by age, gender, and disability, to the extent practicable and appropriate, in an open and transparent manner that is accessible to the people of the United States;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2277460f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>agriculture</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>food</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (8), as redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>quantitative and qualitative</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>how</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels, including longitudinal data and key uncertainties</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in paragraph (9), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within target countries, amounts and justification for any spending outside of target countries</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>amounts spent</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in paragraph (13), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the impact of private sector investment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and efforts to encourage financial donor burden sharing and the impact of such investment and efforts</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (13), as redesignated, the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3380">136 STAT. 3380</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22774616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>describe how agriculture research is prioritized within the Global Food Security Strategy to support agriculture-led growth and eventual self-sufficiency and assess efforts to coordinate research programs within the Global Food Security Strategy with key stakeholders;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>in paragraph (16), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (17), as redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22774619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including key challenges or missteps,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>lessons learned</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2277461a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2277461b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2277461c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2277461d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>during the final year of each strategy required under section 5, complete country graduation reports to determine whether a country should remain a target country based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5589">SEC. 5589. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPORT CONTROLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22776c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Export Prohibition on Munitions Items to the Hong Kong Police Force</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force”, approved November 27, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/77">Public Law 116–77</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1173">133 Stat. 1173</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall expire</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall expire on December 31, 2024.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22776c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Authority of President Under Export Control Reform Act of 2018</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1753(a)(2)(F) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4812/a/2/F">50 U.S.C. 4812(a)(2)(F)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, security, or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>intelligence</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5590">SEC. 5590. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22776c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9521">22 USC 9521 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF GOLD TO OR FROM RUSSIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227919e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227919e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227919e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically as necessary thereafter, the President—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227919e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>shall submit to Congress a report identifying foreign persons that knowingly participated in a significant transaction—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for the sale, supply, or transfer (including transportation) of gold, directly or indirectly, to or from the Russian Federation or the Government of the Russian Federation, including from reserves of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation held outside the Russian Federation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that otherwise involved gold in which the Government of the Russian Federation had any interest; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(1) with respect to each such person; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(2) with respect to any such person that is an alien.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227919ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sanctions Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Blocking of property</inline>.—</heading><content>The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person identified in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3381">136 STAT. 3381</page> report required by subsection (a)(1) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Visas, admission, or parole</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An alien described in subsection (a)(1) is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227919ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>inadmissible to the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227919ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227919f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/etseq">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current visas revoked</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227919f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1201/i">8 U.S.C. 1201(i)</ref>), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subsection (a)(1).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227919f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Immediate effect</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The revocation under clause (i) of a visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227919f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>take effect immediately; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227919f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227919f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation; Penalties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</ref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><content>A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</ref>) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227919f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227919fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Interest Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227919fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227919fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227919fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>submits to Congress a notification of the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227919ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22791a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the requirement to impose sanctions under this section, and any sanctions imposed under this section, shall terminate on the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22791a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3382">136 STAT. 3382</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22794113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22794114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President certifies to Congress that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22794115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22794116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such termination in the national interests of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition rules</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22794119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2279411a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of certain authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Any authorities exercised before the termination date under paragraph (1) to impose sanctions with respect to a foreign person under this section may continue to be exercised on and after that date if the President determines that the continuation of those authorities is in the national interests of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2279411b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to ongoing investigations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The termination date under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any investigation of a civil or criminal violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section, or the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty for such a violation, if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2279411c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the violation occurred before the termination date; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2279411d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the person involved in the violation continues to be subject to sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2279411e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2279411f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions for authorized intelligence and law enforcement and national security activities</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.</ref>) or any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to comply with international agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) may not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if such admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the United States under the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Humanitarian exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall not impose sanctions under this section with respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices or for the provision of humanitarian assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception relating to importation of goods</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement or authority to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3383">136 STAT. 3383</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Good defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term “<term>good</term>” means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22794125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The terms “admission”, “admitted”, “alien”, and “lawfully admitted for permanent residence” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>foreign person</term>” means an individual or entity that is not a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>knowingly</term>”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22794129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>United States person</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2279412a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2279412b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2279412c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any person in the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5591">SEC. 5591. </num><heading>RENEGOTIATION OF COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22798f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The United States shares deep ties, history and interests with the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau and continues a special, unique and mutually beneficial relationship with them under the decades-old Compacts of Free Association.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Under the Compacts, the United States has undertaken the responsibility and obligation to provide and ensure the security and defense of the Freely Associated States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Compacts are critical to the national security of the United States and its allies and partners and are the bedrock of the United States role in the Pacific.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Renewal of key provisions of the Compacts, now being renegotiated with each nation, is critical for regional security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Maintaining and strengthening the Compacts supports both United States national security and the United States responsibility for the security and defense of the Freely Associated States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22798f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22798f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Renegotiations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior, shall brief the following committees on the status of the renegotiations of the Compacts of Free Association described in subsection (a) and opportunities to expand its support for the renegotiations:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional defense committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22798f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3384">136 STAT. 3384</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5592">SEC. 5592. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22798f58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8756">22 USC 8756</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECRETARY OF STATE ASSISTANCE FOR PRISONERS IN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227a52a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the Islamic Republic of Iran should allow the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran unimpeded access to facilitate the full implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>investigating alleged violations of human rights that are occurring or have occurred both within prisons and elsewhere;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>transmitting urgent appeals and letters to the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding alleged violations of human rights; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>engaging with relevant stakeholders in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the surrounding region;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately end violations of the human rights of political prisoners or persons imprisoned for exercising the right to freedom of speech, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>torture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>denial of access to health care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>denial of a fair trial;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>all prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran should be unconditionally and immediately released;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>all diplomatic tools of the United States should be invoked to ensure that all prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran are released, including raising individual cases of particular concern; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>all officials of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran who are responsible for human rights abuses in the form of politically motivated imprisonment should be held to account, including through the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10101/etseq">22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.</ref>) and other applicable statutory authorities of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227a52b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance for Prisoners</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State is authorized to continue to provide assistance to civil society organizations that support prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including organizations that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>work to secure the release of such prisoners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>document violations of human rights with respect to such prisoners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support international advocacy to raise awareness of issues relating to such prisoners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>support the health, including mental health, of such prisoners; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>provide post-incarceration assistance to enable such prisoners to resume normal lives, including access to education, employment, or other forms of reparation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227a52bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>political prisoner</term>” means a person who has been detained or imprisoned on politically motivated grounds.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>prisoner of conscience</term>” means a person who—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3385">136 STAT. 3385</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a52be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is imprisoned or otherwise physically restricted solely in response to the peaceful exercise of the human rights of such person; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227a79cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>has not used violence or advocated violence or hatred.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5593">SEC. 5593. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227a79d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227a79d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8701">22 USC 8701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IRAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAPABILITY AND TERRORISM MONITORING ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227e7172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227e7173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an Islamic Republic of Iran that possesses a nuclear weapons capability would be a serious threat to the national security of the United States, Israel, and other allies and partners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran has been less than cooperative with international inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency and has obstructed their ability to inspect facilities as well as data and recordings collected by surveillance equipment across Iran;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to advance missile and drone programs, which are a threat to the national security of the United States, Israel, and other allies and partners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to support proxies in the Middle East in a manner that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>undermines the sovereignty of regional governments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>threatens the safety of United States citizens;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e717a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>threatens United States allies and partners; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e717b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>directly undermines the national security interests of the United States;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e717c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in assassination plots against former United States officials and has been implicated in plots to kidnap United States citizens within the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e717d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in unsafe and unprofessional maritime activity that threatens the movement of naval vessels of the United States and the free flow of commerce through strategic maritime chokepoints in the Middle East and North Africa;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e717e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran has delivered hundreds of armed drones to the Russian Federation, which will enable Vladimir Putin to continue the assault against Ukraine in direct opposition of the national security interests of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e717f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>the United States must—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapons capability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>protect against aggression from the Islamic Republic of Iran manifested through its missiles and drone programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>counter regional and global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a manner that minimizes the threat posed by state and non-state actors to the interests of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227e7183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3386">136 STAT. 3386</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive safeguards agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement</term>” means the Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna June 19, 1973.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task force</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>task force</term>” means the task force established under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e718a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unmanned aircraft system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>unmanned aircraft system</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44801">section 44801 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227e718b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Interagency Task Force on Nuclear Activity and Global Regional Terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e718c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State shall establish a task force to coordinate and synthesize efforts by the United States Government regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e718d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>nuclear activity of the Islamic Republic of Iran or its proxies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e718e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>regional and global terrorism activity by the Islamic Republic of Iran or its proxies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e718f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chairperson</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall be the Chairperson of the task force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e7192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The task force shall be composed of individuals, each of whom shall be an employee of and appointed to the task force by the head of one of the following agencies:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e7193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>The Department of State.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e7194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>The Department of Defense.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e7195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>The Department of Energy.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e7196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional members</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chairperson may appoint to the task force additional individuals from other Federal agencies, as the Chairperson considers necessary.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e7197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community support</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the task force receives all appropriate support from the intelligence community.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e7198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The task force shall terminate on December 31, 2028.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3387">136 STAT. 3387</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227e7199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e719a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence assessment on nuclear activity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e719b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e719c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e719d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment regarding any uranium enrichment, nuclear weapons development, delivery vehicle development, and associated engineering and research activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e719e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment required by subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e719f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>a description and location of current fuel cycle activities for the production of fissile material being undertaken by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e71a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>research and development activities to procure or construct additional advanced IR-2, IR-6 and other model centrifuges and enrichment cascades, including for stable isotopes;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e71a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>research and development of reprocessing capabilities, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y227e71a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>reprocessing of spent fuel; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>extraction of medical isotopes from irradiated uranium targets;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>activities with respect to designing or constructing reactors, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>the construction of heavy water reactors;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>the manufacture or procurement of reactor components, including the intended application of such components; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>efforts to rebuild the original reactor at Arak;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><chapeau>uranium mining, concentration, conversion, and fuel fabrication, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>estimated uranium ore production capacity and annual recovery;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>recovery processes and ore concentrate production capacity and annual recovery;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>research and development with respect to, and the annual rate of, conversion of uranium; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>research and development with respect to the fabrication of reactor fuels, including the use of depleted, natural, and enriched uranium; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><chapeau>activities with respect to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>producing or acquiring plutonium or uranium (or their alloys);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>conducting research and development on plutonium or uranium (or their alloys);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>uranium metal; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>casting, forming, or machining plutonium or uranium;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>with respect to any activity described in clause (i), a description, as applicable, of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3388">136 STAT. 3388</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the number and type of centrifuges used to enrich uranium and the operating status of such centrifuges;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the number and location of any enrichment or associated research and development facility used to engage in such activity;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the amount of heavy water, in metric tons, produced by such activity and the acquisition or manufacture of major reactor components, including, for the second and subsequent assessments, the amount produced since the last assessment;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the number and type of fuel assemblies produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including failed or rejected assemblies; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><chapeau>the total amount of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>uranium–235 enriched to not greater than 5 percent purity;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>uranium–235 enriched to greater than 5 percent purity and not greater than 20 percent purity;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>uranium–235 enriched to greater than 20 percent purity and not greater than 60 percent purity;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>uranium–235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity and not greater than 90 percent purity; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>uranium–235 enriched greater than 90 percent purity;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>a description of any weaponization plans and weapons development capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>plans and capabilities with respect to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>weapon design, including fission, warhead miniaturization, and boosted and early thermonuclear weapon design;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>high yield fission development;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>design, development, acquisition, or use of computer models to simulate nuclear explosive devices;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>design, development, fabricating, acquisition, or use of explosively driven neutron sources or specialized materials for explosively driven neutron sources; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>design, development, fabrication, acquisition, or use of precision machining and tooling that could enable the production of nuclear explosive device components;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to deploy a working or reliable delivery vehicle capable of carrying a nuclear warhead;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the estimated breakout time for the Islamic Republic of Iran to develop and deploy a nuclear weapon, including a crude nuclear weapon; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3389">136 STAT. 3389</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the status and location of any research and development work site related to the preparation of an underground nuclear test;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>an identification of any clandestine nuclear facilities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic of Iran maintains locations to store equipment, research archives, or other material previously used for a weapons program or that would be of use to a weapons program that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>any diversion by the Islamic Republic of Iran of uranium, carbon-fiber, or other materials for use in an undeclared or clandestine facility;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>an assessment of activities related to developing or acquiring the capabilities for the production of nuclear weapons, conducted at facilities controlled by the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, including an analysis of gaps in knowledge;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>a description of activities between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries or persons with respect to sharing information on, or providing other forms of support for, the acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability or activities related to weaponization;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><chapeau>with respect to any new ballistic, cruise, or hypersonic missiles being designed and tested by the Islamic Republic of Iran or any of its proxies, a description of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the type of missile;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the range of such missiles;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the capability of such missiles to deliver a nuclear warhead;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the number of such missiles; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>any testing of such missiles;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic of Iran or any of its proxies possesses an unmanned aircraft system or other military equipment capable of delivering a nuclear weapon; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>an assessment of the extent to which the Islamic Republic of Iran is providing drones, missiles, or related technology from other countries to its proxies or partners.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment on support for regional and global terrorism of the islamic republic of iran</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e98e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e98e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment regarding the regional and global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment required by subparagraph (A) shall include—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3390">136 STAT. 3390</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a description of the lethal support of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including training, equipment, and associated intelligence support, to regional and global non-state terrorist groups and proxies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of the lethal support of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including training and equipment, to state actors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>an assessment of financial support of the Islamic Republic of Iran to non-state terrorist groups and proxies and associated Iranian revenue streams funding such support;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>an assessment of the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian-supported groups to members of the Armed Forces, diplomats, and military and diplomatic facilities of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a description of attacks by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran against members of the Armed Forces, diplomats, and military and diplomatic facilities of the United States and the associated response by the United States Government in the previous year;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a description of attacks by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran against United States partners or allies and the associated response by the United States Government in the previous year;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>an assessment of interference by the Islamic Republic of Iran into the elections and political processes of sovereign countries in the Middle East and North Africa in an effort to create conditions for or shape agendas more favorable to the policies of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>a description of any plots by the Islamic Republic of Iran against former and current United States officials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>a description of any plots by the Islamic Republic of Iran against United States citizens both abroad and within the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>a description of maritime activity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and associated impacts on the free flow of commerce and the national security interests of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form; public availability; duplication</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each assessment required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex for information that, if released, would be detrimental to the national security of the United States. In addition, any classified portion may contain an additional annex provided to the congressional intelligence committees that details information and analysis that would otherwise disclose sensitive sources and methods.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e98f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The unclassified portion of an assessment required by this subsection shall be made available to the public on an internet website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duplication</inline>.—</heading><content>For any assessment required by this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence may rely upon existing products that reflect the current analytic <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3391">136 STAT. 3391</page> judgment of the intelligence community, including reports or products produced in response to congressional mandate or requests from executive branch officials.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227e98f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diplomatic Strategy to Address Identified Nuclear, Ballistic Missile, and Terrorism Threats to the United States</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e98fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e98fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the submission of the initial assessment under subsection (e)(1), and annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the task force, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a diplomatic strategy that outlines a comprehensive plan for engaging with partners and allies of the United States regarding uranium enrichment, nuclear weaponization, missile development, and drone-related activities and regional and global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The diplomatic strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e98fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic of Iran—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>is in compliance with the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement as well as the nuclear related commitments endorsed in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227e98ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e9900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>has denied access to sites that the International Atomic Energy Agency has sought to inspect during previous 1-year period;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of any dual-use item (as defined under <ref href="/us/cfr/t15/s730.3">section 730.3 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> or listed on the List of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Materials, Software, and Related Technology issued by the Nuclear Suppliers Group or any successor list) the Islamic Republic of Iran is using to further the nuclear weapon, missile, or drone program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of efforts of the United States to counter efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran to project political and military influence into the Middle East;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of efforts to address the increased threat that new or evolving uranium enrichment, nuclear weaponization, missile, or drone development activities by the Islamic Republic of Iran pose to United States citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a description of efforts to address the threat that terrorism by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran poses to United States citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a description of efforts to address the impact of the influence of the Islamic Republic of Iran on sovereign governments on the safety and security of United States citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3392">136 STAT. 3392</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a description of a coordinated whole-of-government approach to use political, economic, and security related tools to address such activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e9908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a comprehensive plan for engaging with allies and regional partners in all relevant multilateral fora to address such activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227e9909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e990a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x227e990b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updated strategy related to notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 45 days after the Chairperson determines that there has been a significant development in the nuclear weapons capability or nuclear weapons delivery systems capability of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update to the most recent diplomatic strategy submitted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Reports</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5594">SEC. 5594. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS REPORT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x227f0e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6502 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2348">22 U.S.C. 2348 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (4) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y227f0e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>As applicable, a description of specific training on monitoring and adhering to international human rights and humanitarian law provided to the foreign country or entity receiving the assistance.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (7) and (8);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">on Programs Under Peacekeeping Operations Account</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>authorized under section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2348">22 U.S.C. 2348</ref>) and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>security assistance</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>foreign countries</quotedText>” and all that follows through the colon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>foreign countries for any of the following purposes:</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y227f0e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b), as amended, the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y227f0e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State is authorized to integrate the elements of the report required by subsection (b) into other reports required to be submitted annually to the appropriate congressional committees.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5595">SEC. 5595. </num><heading>REPORT ON INDO-PACIFIC REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228093e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228093ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228093ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall submit to the congressional foreign affairs committees a report that contains a 2-year strategy <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3393">136 STAT. 3393</page> assessing the resources and activities required to achieve the policy objectives described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission and update</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report and strategy required by this subsection shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be submitted at the same time as the submission of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) for fiscal year 2024; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>be updated and submitted at the same time as the submission of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) for fiscal years 2026, 2028, and 2030.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228093f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report and strategy required in subsection (a) shall be developed in accordance with the following criteria:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>It shall reflect the objective, autonomous, and independent assessment of the activities, resources, and costs required to achieve objectives detailed in subsection (c) by the principals, the subordinate and parallel offices providing input into the assessment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228093f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>It shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>It shall incorporate input from United States Ambassadors in the Indo-Pacific region provided explicitly for the required report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>It may include information gathered through consultation with program offices and subject matter experts in relevant functional bureaus, as deemed necessary by the principals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>It shall not be subject to fiscal guidance or global strategic tradeoffs associated with the annual President’s budget request.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228093f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228093f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report and strategy required in subsection (a) shall assess the activities and resources required to achieve the following policy objectives:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Implementing the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, or the most recent National Security Strategy, with respect to the Indo-Pacific region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Implementing the 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy, or successor documents, that set forth the United States Government strategy toward the Indo-Pacific region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Implementing the State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan with respect to the Indo-Pacific region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Enhancing meaningful diplomatic and economic relations with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and demonstrate an enduring United States commitment to the region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Securing and advancing United States national interests in the Indo-Pacific, including through countering the malign influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228093fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report and strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228093ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of the Bureaus’ bilateral and multilateral goals for the period covered in the report that the principals deem necessary to accomplish the objectives outlined in subsection (c), disaggregated by country and forum.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22809401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A timeline with annual benchmarks for achieving the objectives described in subsection (c).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3394">136 STAT. 3394</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22809403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the sufficiency of United States diplomatic personnel and facilities currently available in the Indo-Pacific region to achieve the objectives outlined in subsection (c), through consultation with United States embassies in the region. The assessment shall include:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22809405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list, in priority order, of locations in the Indo-Pacific region that require additional diplomatic personnel or facilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of locations where the United States may be able to collocate diplomatic personnel at allied or partner embassies and consulates.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A discussion of embassies or consulates where diplomatic staff could be reduced within the Indo-Pacific region, where appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A detailed description of the fiscal and personnel resources required to fill gaps identified.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2280940a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A detailed plan to expand United States diplomatic engagement and foreign assistance presence in the Pacific Island nations within the next five years, including a description of “quick impact” programs that can be developed and implemented within the first fiscal year of the period covered in the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2280940b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A discussion of the resources needed to enhance United States strategic messaging and spotlight coercive behavior by the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2280940c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A detailed description of the resources and policy tools needed to expand the United States ability to offer high-quality infrastructure projects in strategically significant parts of the Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on expanding investments in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2280940d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2280940e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A gap assessment of security assistance by country, and of the resources needed to fill those gaps.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2280940f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>A description of the resources and policy tools needed to facilitate continued private sector investment in partner countries in the Indo-Pacific.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>A discussion of any additional bilateral or regional assistance resources needed to achieve the objectives outlined in subsection (c), as deemed necessary by the principals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22809411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22809412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than February 1 each year, the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall make the report and strategy available to the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the USAID, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, the Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, the Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the Department of State, the Director of the Bureau of Foreign Assistance at the USAID, and the Director of Policy Planning.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22809413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indo-pacific region</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indo-Pacific region</term>” means the countries under the jurisdiction of the Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, as well as the countries of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3395">136 STAT. 3395</page> Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign affairs committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>foreign affairs committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22809418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Principals</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>principals</term>” means the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia of the United States Agency for International Development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5596">SEC. 5596. </num><heading>REPORT ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN LEBANON.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22810949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281094a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains an evaluation of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, as well as the impact of the deficit of wheat imports due to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, initiated on February 24, 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2281094b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281094c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The projected increase in malnutrition in Lebanon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281094d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281094e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>The estimated increase in the number of food insecure individuals in Lebanon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281094f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22810950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>The estimated number of individuals who will be faced with acute malnutrition due to food price inflation in Lebanon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22810951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Actions United States Government allies and partners are taking to address the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22810952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The potential impact of food insecurity in Lebanon on Department of Defense goals and objectives in Lebanon.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22810953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22810954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22810955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22810956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3396">136 STAT. 3396</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5597">SEC. 5597. </num><heading>STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT ON ENGAGING WITH NIGER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2281a597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281a598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>continue to support Niger’s efforts to advance democracy, good governance, human rights, and regional security within its borders through bilateral assistance and multilateral initiatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhance engagement and cooperation with the Nigerien Government at all levels as a key component of stabilizing the Sahel, where frequent coups and other anti-democratic movements, food insecurity, violent extremism, and armed conflict threaten to further weaken governments throughout the region; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>work closely with partners and allies throughout the international community to elevate Niger, which experienced its first democratic transition of power in 2021, as an example of transitioning from longstanding military governance and a cycle of coups to a democratic, civilian-led form of government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2281a59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on interagency efforts to enhance United States engagement with Niger as a key component of the United States Strategy toward the Sahel.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281a59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> Such report shall also include the following information with respect to the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the submission of the report:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of United States efforts to promote democracy, political pluralism, fiscal transparency and other good governance initiatives, human rights and the rule of law, and a robust and engaged civil society.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A full, detailed breakdown of United States assistance provided to help the Nigerien Government develop a comprehensive national security strategy, including to counter terrorism, regional and transnational organized crime, intercommunal violence, and other forms of armed conflict, criminal activity, and other threats to United States and Nigerien national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281a5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of relevant resources at the United States Embassy in Niamey, including whether staff in place by the end of the current fiscal year will be sufficient to meet various country and regional strategic objectives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281a5a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><content>An overview of foreign partner support for Niger’s intelligence and security sector.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A detailed description of United States and international efforts to address food insecurity in Niger, including that which is caused by deforestation, desertification, and other climate change-related issues.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A breakdown of United States funds obligated for humanitarian assistance in Niger, and an analysis of how the security situation in Niger has affected humanitarian operations and diplomatic engagement throughout the country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2281a5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of foreign malign influence in Niger, with a specific focus on the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and their proxies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3397">136 STAT. 3397</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2281a5a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, and may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2281a5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2281a5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5598">SEC. 5598. </num><heading>REPORT ON BILATERAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION WITH MEXICO.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22821adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22821add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of past and current bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation with Mexico, including through United States Northern Command, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice (including the Drug Enforcement Administration), and the Department of State (including the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), including over the preceding 10 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22821ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of efforts of the Government of Mexico to reduce impunity and strengthen judicial processes for violent crimes and cartels across Mexico and along the United States-Mexico border.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description and mapping of increasing cartel control over Mexican territory and its impacts on United States national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22821ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any changes in Mexico’s electoral and democratic institutions, including their ability to ensure accountability for human rights violations, and its impacts on national security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22821ae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified portion of such report shall be published on a publicly available website of the Federal government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22821ae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821ae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional defense committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821ae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22821ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5599">SEC. 5599. </num><heading>REPORT ON CHINESE SUPPORT TO RUSSIA WITH RESPECT TO ITS UNPROVOKED INVASION OF AND FULL-SCALE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2282de39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the sunset specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3398">136 STAT. 3398</page> National Intelligence as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on whether and how the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including the Government of the PRC, the Chinese Communist Party, any PRC state-owned enterprise, and any other PRC entity, has provided support to the Russian Federation with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2282de3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include a discussion of the support provided by the PRC to the Russian Federation with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>helping the Government of Russia or Russian entities evade or circumvent United States sanctions or multilateral sanctions and export controls;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>deliberately inhibiting on-site United States Government export control end-use checks, including interviews and investigations, in the PRC;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>providing Russia with any technology, including semiconductors classified as EAR99, that supports Russian intelligence or military capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establishing economic or financial arrangements that will have the effect of alleviating the impact of United States sanctions or multilateral sanctions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>furthering Russia’s disinformation and propaganda efforts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>coordinating to hinder the response of multilateral organizations, including the United Nations, to provide assistance to the people or Government of Ukraine, to condemn Russia’s war, to hold Russia accountable for the invasion and its prosecution of the war, or to hold those complicit accountable; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>providing any material, technical, or logistical support, including to Russian military or intelligence agencies and state-owned or state-linked enterprises.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2282de42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2282de44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2282de45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and published on a publicly available website of the Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2282de47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2282de48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Secretary is unable to include an element required under any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) in an unclassified manner, the Secretary shall provide in unclassified form an affirmative or negative determination with respect to whether the People’s Republic of China is supporting the Russian Federation in the manner described in each applicable such paragraph and concurrently provide the discussion of that element to the appropriate congressional committees at the lowest possible classification level, consistent with the protection of sources and methods.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2282de49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirement to submit the report under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary of State determines the conflict in Ukraine has ended; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3399">136 STAT. 3399</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2282de4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional defense committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2282de4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599A">SEC. 5599A. </num><heading>FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM ACADEMY IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22835380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22835381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the policy of the United States to partner with West African governments where possible to mitigate and counter growing regional insecurity resulting from the spread of armed conflict and terrorism, including by providing assistance to train, equip, and mentor West African security services to counter threats to regional and national security through a whole-of-government approach.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22835382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a feasibility study regarding the provision of United States assistance for infrastructure, training, equipment, and other forms of support to institutionalize the International Counterterrorism Academy (Académie Internationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme or AILCT) in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22835383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provides a legal analysis of existing authorities to provide United States foreign assistance dedicated to the development and establishment of AILCT programs, initiatives, and infrastructure for the purposes of training, equipping, and mentoring eligible West African security services bilaterally or in coordination with partners and allies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22835384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identifies opportunities for the United States to leverage and support the AILCT facility to pursue national security interests in West Africa, the Sahel, sub-Saharan Africa, and the strategic Atlantic Ocean coastal and maritime environments, including through training and research activities, infrastructure development, combatting transnational terrorist and organized crime threats, and countering foreign malign influence throughout the region; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22835385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22835386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assesses any planned and pledged contributions from other countries to ensure appropriate sustainment of the facilities and burden sharing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22835387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forms</inline>.—</heading><content>The feasibility study required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22835388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22835389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3400">136 STAT. 3400</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283538a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599B">SEC. 5599B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2283538b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7817">22 USC 7817 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSULTATIONS ON REUNITING KOREAN AMERICANS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN NORTH KOREA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22837a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22837a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations with south korea</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, or a designee of the Secretary, should consult with officials of South Korea, as appropriate, on potential opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea from which such Korean American families were divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, including potential opportunities for video reunions for Korean Americans with such family members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22837a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations with korean americans</inline>.—</heading><content>The Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the Department of State should regularly consult with representatives of Korean Americans who have family members in North Korea with respect to efforts to reunite families divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, including potential opportunities for video reunions for Korean Americans with such family members.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22837a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State, acting through the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues or other appropriate designee, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the consultations conducted pursuant to this section during the preceding year.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading>Sense of Congress Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599C">SEC. 5599C. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE STATUS OF CHINA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2283a1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283a1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the People’s Republic of China is a fully industrialized nation and no longer a developing nation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283a1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any international agreement that provides or accords China a favorable status or treatment as a “developing nation” should be updated to reflect the status of China.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599D">SEC. 5599D. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2283c8c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283c8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>since 1948, Israel has been one of the strongest friends and allies of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283c8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Israel is a stable, democratic country in a region often marred by turmoil;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283c8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>it is essential to the strategic interest of the United States to continue to offer security assistance and related support to Israel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283c8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>such assistance and support is especially vital as Israel confronts a number of potential challenges at the present time, including continuing threats from Iran.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3401">136 STAT. 3401</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599E">SEC. 5599E. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2283efd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283efd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>proactively engage with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and its member delegations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283efda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>communicate with and educate the public on the benefits and importance of NATO and NATO PA; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2283efdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support increased inter-democracy and inter-parliamentary cooperation on countering misinformation and disinformation.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599F">SEC. 5599F. </num><heading>CONDEMNING DETENTION AND INDICTMENT OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH KARA-MURZA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22848c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (referred to in this section as “Mr. Kara-Murza”) has tirelessly worked for decades to advance the cause of freedom, democracy, and human rights for the people of the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>In retaliation for his advocacy, two attempts have been made on Mr. Kara-Murza’s life, as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>on May 26, 2015, Mr. Kara-Murza fell ill with symptoms indicative of poisoning and was hospitalized; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>on February 2, 2017, he fell ill with similar symptoms and was placed in a medically induced coma.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Independent investigations conducted by Bellingcat, the Insider, and Der Spiegel found that the same unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation responsible for poisoning Mr. Kara-Murza was responsible for poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and activists Timur Kuashev, Ruslan Magomedragimov, and Nikita Isayev.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched another unprovoked, unjustified, and illegal invasion into Ukraine in contravention of the obligations freely undertaken by the Russian Federation to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, the Minsk protocols of 2014 and 2015, and international law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>On March 5, 2022, Vladimir Putin signed a law criminalizing the distribution of truthful statements about the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and mandating up to 15 years in prison for such offenses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Since February 24, 2022, Mr. Kara-Murza has used his voice and platform to join more than 15,000 citizens of the Russian Federation in peacefully protesting the war against Ukraine and millions more who silently oppose the war.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>On April 11, 2022, five police officers arrested Mr. Kara-Murza in front of his home and denied his right to an attorney, and the next day Mr. Kara-Murza was sentenced to 15 days in prison for disobeying a police order.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>On April 22, 2022, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation charged Mr. Kara-Murza with violations under the law signed on March 5, 2022, for his fact-based statements condemning the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3402">136 STAT. 3402</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Mr. Kara-Murza was then placed into pretrial detention and ordered to be held until at least June 12, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>If convicted of those charges, Mr. Kara-Murza faces detention in a penitentiary system that human rights nongovernmental organizations have criticized for widespread torture, ill-treatment, and suspicious deaths of prisoners.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22848c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>condemns the unjust detention and indicting of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, who has courageously stood up to oppression in the Russian Federation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expresses solidarity with Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, his family, and all individuals in the Russian Federation imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>urges the United States Government and other allied governments to work to secure the immediate release of Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and other citizens of the Russian Federation imprisoned for opposing the regime of Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22848c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>calls on the President to increase support provided by the United States Government for those advocating for democracy and independent media in the Russian Federation, which Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza has worked to advance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="5599G">SEC. 5599G. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY IRAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2284b33e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2284b33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reiterates its commitment to ensuring Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2284da50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>supports the important work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in safeguarding nuclear material around the globe;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2284da51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>condemns Iran for its lack of transparency and meaningful cooperation with the IAEA on the unresolved matter of uranium particles discovered at undeclared sites in Iran and additional escalatory actions related to its nuclear program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2284da52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>applauds the IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution urging Iran’s full cooperation with the IAEA on outstanding safeguards issues on an urgent basis.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LVI">TITLE LVI—</num><heading>TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5601. </designator> <label>Designation of small State and rural advocate.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5602. </designator> <label>Flexibility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5603. </designator> <label>Preliminary damage assessment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5604. </designator> <label>Letter of deviation authority.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5605. </designator> <label>Recognizing FEMA support.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5601">SEC. 5601. </num><heading>DESIGNATION OF SMALL STATE AND RURAL ADVOCATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22854f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 326(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5165d">42 U.S.C. 5165d</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3403">136 STAT. 3403</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22854f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22854f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22854f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22859da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>assist States in the collection and presentation of material in the disaster or emergency declaration request relevant to demonstrate severe localized impacts within the State for a specific incident, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22859da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the per capita personal income by local area, as calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22859da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the disaster impacted population profile, as reported by the Bureau of the Census, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the percentage of the population already receiving Government assistance such as Supplemental Security Income and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the pre-disaster unemployment rate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the percentage of the population that is 65 years old and older;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the percentage of the population 18 years old and younger;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the percentage of the population with a disability;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the percentage of the population who speak a language other than English and speak English less than ‘very well’; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>any unique considerations regarding American Indian and Alaskan Native Tribal populations raised in the State’s request for a major disaster declaration that may not be reflected in the data points referenced in this subparagraph;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22859db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>the impact to community infrastructure, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>disruptions to community life-saving and life-sustaining services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>disruptions or increased demand for essential community services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22859db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>disruptions to transportation, infrastructure, and utilities; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22859db6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any other information relevant to demonstrate severe local impacts; and”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2285c4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Review of a Final Rule</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s implementation of its final rule, published on March 21, 2019, <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> <ref href="/us/cfr/t44/s206.48/b">section 206.48(b) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (regarding factors considered when evaluating a Governor’s request for a major disaster declaration), which revised the factors that the Agency considers when evaluating a Governor’s request for a major disaster declaration authorizing individual assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121">42 U.S.C. 5121</ref> et seq).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2285c4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3404">136 STAT. 3404</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the criteria used by the Agency to assess individual assistance requests following a major disaster declaration authorizing individual assistance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of the consistency with which the Agency uses the updated Individual Assistance Declaration Factors when assessing the impact of individual communities after a major disaster declaration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of the impact, if any, of using the updated Individual Assistance Declaration Factors has had on equity in disaster recovery outcomes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2285c4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2285c4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to improve the use of the Individual Assistance Declaration Factors to increase equity in disaster recovery outcomes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285c4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the review required under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5602">SEC. 5602. </num><heading>FLEXIBILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2285ebe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1216(a) of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5174a/a">42 U.S.C. 5174a(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2285ebe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228612f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228612f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p></sidenote><chapeau>except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228612f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if the covered assistance was distributed based on an error by the Agency and such debt shall be construed as a hardship; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228612f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance is subject to a claim or legal action, including in accordance with section of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5160">42 U.S.C. 5160</ref>); and”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228612f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228612f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Removal of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Report on</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228612fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the authority of the Administrator to waive debt under paragraph (2) shall no longer be effective</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate actions that the Administrator will take to reduce the error rate</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228612fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing a description of the internal processes used to make decisions regarding the distribution of covered assistance under section 1216 of the Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 U.S.C. </ref>a) and any changes made to such processes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3405">136 STAT. 3405</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5603">SEC. 5603. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228612fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170">42 USC 5170 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2287246d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287246e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Preliminary damage assessments play a critical role in assessing and validating the impact and magnitude of a disaster.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287246f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Through the preliminary damage assessment process, representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency validate information gathered by State and local officials that serves as the basis for disaster assistance requests.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Various factors can impact the duration of a preliminary damage assessment and the corresponding submission of a major disaster request, however, the average time between when a disaster occurs, and the submission of a corresponding disaster request has been found to be approximately twenty days longer for flooding disasters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>With communities across the country facing increased instances of catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, accurate and efficient preliminary damage assessments have become critically important to the relief process for impacted States and municipalities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22872472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the 5 years before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report described in paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The process of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for deploying personnel to support preliminary damage assessments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of Agency staff participating on disaster assessment teams.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The training and experience of such staff described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A calculation of the average amount of time disaster assessment teams described in subparagraph (A) are deployed to a disaster area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The efforts of the Agency to maintain a consistent liaison between the Agency and State, local, tribal, and territorial officials within a disaster area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2287247a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preliminary Damage Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287247b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall convene an advisory panel consisting of emergency management personnel employed by State, local, territorial, or tribal authorities, and the representative organizations of such personnel to assist the Agency in improving critical components of the preliminary damage assessment process.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287247c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287247d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>This advisory panel shall consist of at least 2 representatives from national emergency management organizations and at least 1 representative from each of the 10 regions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, selected from emergency management personnel <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3406">136 STAT. 3406</page> employed by State, local, territorial, or tribal authorities within each region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287247e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion on panel</inline>.—</heading><content>To the furthest extent practicable, representation on the advisory panel shall include emergency management personnel from both rural and urban jurisdictions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287247f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The advisory panel convened under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>consider—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22872481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>establishing a training regime to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22872482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>utilizing a common technological platform to integrate data collected by State and local governments with data collected by the Agency; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22872483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>assessing instruction materials provided by the Agency for omissions of pertinent information or language that conflicts with other statutory requirements; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify opportunities for streamlining the consideration of preliminary damage assessments by the Agency, including eliminating duplicative paperwork requirements and ensuring consistent communication and decision making among Agency staff.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report regarding the findings of the advisory panel, steps that will be undertaken by the Agency to implement the findings of the advisory panel, and additional legislation that may be necessary to implement the findings of the advisory panel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22872487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22872488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking and final report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the recommendations of the advisory panel and submit to Congress a report discussing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22872489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the implementation of recommendations from the advisory panel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287248a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the identification of any additional challenges to the preliminary damage assessment process, including whether specific disasters result in longer preliminary damage assessments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287248b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any additional legislative recommendations necessary to improve the preliminary damage assessment process.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5604">SEC. 5604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2287248c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44701">49 USC 44701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LETTER OF DEVIATION AUTHORITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22874b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  A flight instructor, registered owner, lessor, or lessee of an aircraft shall not be required to obtain a letter of deviation authority from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to allow, conduct or receive flight training, checking, and testing in an experimental aircraft if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22874b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the flight instructor is not providing both the training and the aircraft;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22874b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>no person advertises or broadly offers the aircraft as available for flight training, checking, or testing; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3407">136 STAT. 3407</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22874ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>no person receives compensation for use of the aircraft for a specific flight during which flight training, checking, or testing was received, other than expenses for owning, operating, and maintaining the aircraft.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5605">SEC. 5605. </num><heading>RECOGNIZING FEMA SUPPORT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x228771b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228771b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides vital support to communities and disaster survivors in the aftermath of major disasters, including housing assistance for individuals and families displaced from their homes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228771b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be encouraged to study the idea integrating collapsible shelters for appropriate non-congregate sheltering needs into the disaster preparedness stockpile.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="LVII">TITLE LVII—</num><heading>FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>TITLE LVII—</designator> <label>FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5701. </designator> <label>United States policy on World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank assistance to the People’s Republic of China.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5702.  </designator> <label>Support for international initiatives to provide debt restructuring or relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5703. </designator> <label>Ukraine debt payment relief.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5704. </designator> <label>Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5705. </designator> <label>Fair hiring in banking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5706. </designator> <label>Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2022.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5707. </designator> <label>Flexibility in addressing rural homelessness.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5708. </designator> <label>Master account and services database.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5701">SEC. 5701. </num><heading>UNITED STATES POLICY ON WORLD BANK GROUP AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228798c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p/etseq">22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y2287e6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1632">“SEC. 1632. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2287e6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p–16">22 USC 262p–16</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">UNITED STATES POLICY ON WORLD BANK GROUP AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2287e6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2287e6e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution of the World Bank Group and at the Asian Development Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States at the respective institution to vote against the provision of any loan, extension of financial assistance, or technical assistance to the People’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of the Treasury has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the Government of the People’s Republic of China and any lender owned or controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China have demonstrated a commitment—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to the rules and principles of the Paris Club, or of other similar coordinated multilateral initiatives on debt relief and debt restructuring in which the United States participates, including with respect to debt transparency and appropriate burden-sharing among all creditors;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3408">136 STAT. 3408</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to the practice of presumptive public disclosure of the terms and conditions on which they extend credit to other governments (without regard to the form of any such extension of credit);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>not to enforce any agreement terms that may impair their own or the borrowers’ capacity fully to implement any commitment described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>not to enter into any agreement containing terms that may impair their own or the borrowers’ capacity fully to implement any commitment described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the loan or assistance is important to the national interest of the United States, as described in a detailed explanation by the Secretary to accompany the certification.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2287e6ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2287e6f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">World bank group</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>World Bank Group</term>’ means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2287e6f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2287e6f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p–16">22 USC 262p–16</ref> and note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction> effective on the date that is 7 years after the effective date of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5702">SEC. 5702. </num><heading>SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22883514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p/etseq">22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 5701, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y22888335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1633">“SEC. 1633. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22888336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p–17">22 USC 262p–17</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22888337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Debt Relief</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22888338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>engage with international financial institutions, the G20, and official and commercial creditors to advance support for prompt and effective implementation and improvement of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI (in this section referred to as the ‘Common Framework’), or any successor framework or similar coordinated international debt treatment process in which the United States participates through the establishment and publication of clear and accountable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>debt treatment benchmarks designed to achieve debt sustainability for each participating debtor;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>standards for appropriate burden-sharing among all creditors with material claims on each participating debtor, without regard for their official, private, or hybrid status;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>robust debt disclosure by creditors, including the People’s Republic of China, and debtor countries, including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3409">136 STAT. 3409</page> inter-creditor data-sharing and, to the maximum extent practicable, public disclosure of material terms and conditions of claims on participating debtors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>expansion of Common Framework country eligibility to lower middle-income countries who otherwise meet the existing criteria;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>improvements to the Common Framework process with the aim of ensuring access to debt relief in a timely manner for those countries eligible and who request treatment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>consistent enforcement and improvement of the policies of multilateral institutions relating to asset-based and revenue-based borrowing by participating debtors, and coordinated standards on restructuring collateralized debt;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>engage with international financial institutions and official and commercial creditors to advance support, as the Secretary finds appropriate, for debt restructuring or debt relief for each participating debtor, including, on a case-by- case basis, a debt standstill, if requested by the debtor country through the Common Framework process from the time of conclusion of a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, and until the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding with its creditor committee pursuant to the Common Framework, or any successor framework or similar coordinated international debt treatment process in which the United States participates; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund and the United States Executive Director at the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to advance the efforts described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2288aa51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>any actions that have been taken, in coordination with international financial institutions, by official creditors, including the government of, and state-owned enterprises in, the People’s Republic of China, and relevant commercial creditor groups to advance debt restructuring or relief for countries with unsustainable debt that have sought restructuring or relief under the Common Framework, any successor framework or mechanism, or under any other coordinated international arrangement for sovereign debt restructuring in which the United States participates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any implementation challenges that hinder the ability of the Common Framework to provide timely debt restructuring for any country with unsustainable debt that seeks debt restructuring or debt payment relief, including any refusal of a creditor to participate in appropriate burden-sharing, including failure to share (or publish, as appropriate) all material information needed to assess debt sustainability; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2288aa54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>recommendations on how to address any challenges identified in paragraph (2).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3410">136 STAT. 3410</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2288aa55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2288aa56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p–17">22 USC 262p–17</ref> and note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction> effective on the date that is 5 years after the effective date of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5703">SEC. 5703. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2288aa57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2288aa58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">22 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2288aa59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">262p–12a.</p></sidenote><heading>UKRAINE DEBT PAYMENT RELIEF.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22891f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension of Multilateral Debt Payments of Ukraine</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states position in the international financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate that the respective institution immediately provide appropriate debt service relief to Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Official bilateral and commercial debt service payment relief</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury, working in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall commence immediate efforts with other governments and commercial creditor groups, through the Paris Club of Official Creditors and other bilateral and multilateral frameworks, both formal and informal, to pursue comprehensive debt payment relief for Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multilateral financial support for ukraine</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to support, to the extent practicable, the provision of concessional financial assistance for Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multilateral financial support for refugees</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to seek to provide economic support for refugees from Ukraine, including refugees of African and Asian descent, and for countries receiving refugees from Ukraine that are eligible for assistance from the multilateral development banks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22891f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to the Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31 of each year, the President shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit to the Committees on Financial Services, on Appropriations, and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Appropriations of the Senate, a report on the activities undertaken under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22891f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make public a copy of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22891f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver and Termination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22891f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive the application of this section if the President determines that a waiver is in the national interest of the United States and reports to the Congress an explanation of the reasons therefor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3411">136 STAT. 3411</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22891f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President reports to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5704">SEC. 5704. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22891f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9522">22 USC 9522 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ISOLATE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228994ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States to seek to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation, to the maximum extent practicable, from participation in meetings, proceedings, and other activities of the following organizations:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Group of 20.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Bank for International Settlements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Basel Committee for Banking Standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Financial Stability Board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>International Association of Insurance Supervisors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>International Organization of Securities Commissions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228994d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, shall take all necessary steps to advance the policy set forth in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228994d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228994d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President reports to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228994d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228994d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive the application of this section if the President reports to the Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5705">SEC. 5705. </num><heading>FAIR HIRING IN BANKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228af467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Deposit Insurance Act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1829">12 U.S.C. 1829</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228af468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228b4289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b428a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228b428b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain older offenses</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b699c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228b699d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>it has been 7 years or more since the offense occurred; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228b699e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the individual was incarcerated with respect to the offense and it has been 5 years or more since the individual was released from incarceration.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b699f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offenses committed by individuals 21 or younger</inline>.—</heading><content>For individuals who committed an offense when they were 21 years of age or younger, subsection (a) shall not apply to the offense if it has been more than 30 months since the sentencing occurred.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>This paragraph shall not apply to an offense described under subsection (a)(2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expungement and sealing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply to an offense if—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3412">136 STAT. 3412</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>there is an order of expungement, sealing, or dismissal that has been issued in regard to the conviction in connection with such offense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>it is intended by the language in the order itself, or in the legislative provisions under which the order was issued, that the conviction shall be destroyed or sealed from the individual’s State, Tribal, or Federal record, even if exceptions allow the record to be considered for certain character and fitness evaluation purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De minimis exemption</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228b69a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228b69a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to such de minimis offenses as the Corporation determines, by rule.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228b69a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confinement criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing rules under subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall include a requirement that the offense was punishable by a term of three years or less confined in a correctional facility, where such confinement—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228b69aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is calculated based on the time an individual spent incarcerated as a punishment or a sanction, not as pretrial detention; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228b69ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>does not include probation or parole where an individual was restricted to a particular jurisdiction or was required to report occasionally to an individual or a specific location.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228b69ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bad check criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>In setting the criteria for de minimis offenses under subparagraph (A), if the Corporation establishes criteria with respect to insufficient funds checks, the Corporation shall require that the aggregate total face value of all insufficient funds checks across all convictions or program entries related to insufficient funds checks is $2,000 or less.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228b69af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated lesser offenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to certain lesser offenses (including the use of a fake ID, shoplifting, trespass, fare evasion, driving with an expired license or tag, and such other low-risk offenses as the Corporation may designate) if 1 year or more has passed since the applicable conviction or program entry.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228b69b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228c2d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent Applications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Corporation shall accept consent applications from an individual and from an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual that are filed separately or contemporaneously with a regional office of the Corporation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sponsored applications filed with regional offices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consent applications filed at a regional office of the Corporation by an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c2d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>shall be reviewed by such office;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Corporation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>may only be denied by such office if the general counsel of the Corporation (or a designee) certifies that the denial is consistent with this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3413">136 STAT. 3413</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual applications filed with regional offices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consent applications filed at a regional office by an individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c2d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>shall be reviewed by such office; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Corporation, except with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>cases involving an offense described under subsection (a)(2); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>such other high-level security cases as may be designated by the Corporation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National office review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The national office of the Corporation shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>review any consent application with respect to which a regional office is not authorized to approve or deny the application; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>review any consent application that is denied by a regional office, if the individual requests a review by the national office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c2d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forms and instructions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Corporation shall make all forms and instructions related to consent applications available to the public, including on the website of the Corporation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c2d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c2d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The forms and instructions described under subparagraph (A) shall provide a sample cover letter and a comprehensive list of items that may accompany the application, including clear guidance on evidence that may support a finding of rehabilitation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c2d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of criminal history</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional office consideration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In reviewing a consent application, a regional office shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c2d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>primarily rely on the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c542b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide such record to the applicant to review for accuracy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c542c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c542d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certified copies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Corporation may not require an applicant to provide certified copies of criminal history records unless the Corporation determines that there is a clear and compelling justification to require additional information to verify the accuracy of the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c542e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of rehabilitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000e/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.</ref>), the Corporation shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c542f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c5430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>conduct an individualized assessment when evaluating consent applications that takes into account evidence of rehabilitation, the applicant’s age at the time of the conviction or program entry, the time that has elapsed since conviction or program entry, and the relationship of individual’s offense to the responsibilities of the applicable position;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c5431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>consider the individual’s employment history, letters of recommendation, certificates documenting participation in substance abuse programs, successful participating in job preparation and educational programs, and other relevant mitigating evidence; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3414">136 STAT. 3414</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c5432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>consider any additional information the Corporation determines necessary for safety and soundness.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c5433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c5434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c5435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of employment</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to an approved consent application filed by an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual, if the Corporation determines it appropriate, such approved consent application shall allow the individual to work for the same employer (without restrictions on the location) and across positions, except that the prior consent of the Corporation (which may require a new application) shall be required for any proposed significant changes in the individual’s security-related duties or responsibilities, such as promotion to an officer or other positions that the employer determines will require higher security screening credentials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c5436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228c5437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with the ncua</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall consult and coordinate with the National Credit Union Administration as needed to promote consistent implementation where appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228c5438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c5439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent application</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>consent application</term>’ means an application filed with Corporation by an individual (or by an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual) seeking the written consent of the Corporation under subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c543a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criminal offense involving dishonesty</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>criminal offense involving dishonesty</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c543b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>means an offense under which an individual, directly or indirectly—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c543c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>cheats or defrauds; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c543d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>wrongfully takes property belonging to another in violation of a criminal statute;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c543e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes an offense that Federal, State, or local law defines as dishonest, or for which dishonesty is an element of the offense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c543f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>does not include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c5440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a misdemeanor criminal offense committed more than one year before the date on which an individual files a consent application, excluding any period of incarceration; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228c5441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an offense involving the possession of controlled substances.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228c5442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pretrial diversion or similar program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>pretrial diversion or similar program</term>’ means a program characterized by a suspension or eventual dismissal or reversal of charges or criminal prosecution upon agreement by the accused to restitution, drug or alcohol rehabilitation, anger management, or community service.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228c5443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Credit Union Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 205(d) of the Federal Credit Union Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1785/d">12 U.S.C. 1785(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain older offenses</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an individual, paragraph (1) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>it has been 7 years or more since the offense occurred; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3415">136 STAT. 3415</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the individual was incarcerated with respect to the offense and it has been 5 years or more since the individual was released from incarceration.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offenses committed by individuals 21 or younger</inline>.—</heading><content>For individuals who committed an offense when they were 21 years of age or younger, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the offense if it has been more than 30 months since the sentencing occurred.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>This subparagraph shall not apply to an offense described under paragraph (1)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expungement and sealing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an individual, paragraph (1) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>there is an order of expungement, sealing, or dismissal that has been issued in regard to the conviction in connection with such offense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>it is intended by the language in the order itself, or in the legislative provisions under which the order was issued, that the conviction shall be destroyed or sealed from the individual’s State, Tribal, or Federal record, even if exceptions allow the record to be considered for certain character and fitness evaluation purposes.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De minimis exemption</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to such de minimis offenses as the Board determines, by rule.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confinement criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing rules under clause (i), the Board shall include a requirement that the offense was punishable by a term of three years or less confined in a correctional facility, where such confinement—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is calculated based on the time an individual spent incarcerated as a punishment or a sanction, not as pretrial detention; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>does not include probation or parole where an individual was restricted to a particular jurisdiction or was required to report occasionally to an individual or a specific location.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bad check criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>In setting the criteria for de minimis offenses under clause (i), if the Board establishes criteria with respect to insufficient funds checks, the Board shall require that the aggregate total face value of all insufficient funds checks across all convictions or program entries related to insufficient funds checks is $2,000 or less.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated lesser offenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to certain lesser offenses (including the use of a fake ID, shoplifting, trespass, fare evasion, driving with an expired license or tag, and such other low-risk offenses as the Board may designate) if 1 year or more has passed since the applicable conviction or program entry.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent applications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall accept consent applications from an individual and from an insured credit <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3416">136 STAT. 3416</page> union on behalf of an individual that are filed separately or contemporaneously with a regional office of the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sponsored applications filed with regional offices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consent applications filed at a regional office of the Board by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>shall be reviewed by such office;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Board; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>may only be denied by such office if the general counsel of the Board (or a designee) certifies that the denial is consistent with this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual applications filed with regional offices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consent applications filed at a regional office by an individual—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>shall be reviewed by such office; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Board, except with respect to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>cases involving an offense described under paragraph (1)(B); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>such other high-level security cases as may be designated by the Board.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National office review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The national office of the Board shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>review any consent application with respect to which a regional office is not authorized to approve or deny the application; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>review any consent application that is denied by a regional office, if the individual requests a review by the national office.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forms and instructions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall make all forms and instructions related to consent applications available to the public, including on the website of the Board.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The forms and instructions described under clause (i) shall provide a sample cover letter and a comprehensive list of items that may accompany the application, including clear guidance on evidence that may support a finding of rehabilitation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of criminal history</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional office consideration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In reviewing a consent application, a regional office shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>primarily rely on the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provide such record to the applicant to review for accuracy.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certified copies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board may not require an applicant to provide certified copies of criminal history records unless the Board determines that there is a clear and compelling justification to require additional information to verify the accuracy <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3417">136 STAT. 3417</page> of the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of rehabilitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000e/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.</ref>), the Board shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>conduct an individualized assessment when evaluating consent applications that takes into account evidence of rehabilitation, the applicant’s age at the time of the conviction or program entry, the time that has elapsed since conviction or program entry, and the relationship of individual’s offense to the responsibilities of the applicable position;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>consider the individual’s employment history, letters of recommendation, certificates documenting participation in substance abuse programs, successful participating in job preparation and educational programs, and other relevant mitigating evidence; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>consider any additional information the Board determines necessary for safety and soundness.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of employment</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to an approved consent application filed by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual, if the Board determines it appropriate, such approved consent application shall allow the individual to work for the same employer (without restrictions on the location) and across positions, except that the prior consent of the Board (which may require a new application) shall be required for any proposed significant changes in the individual’s security-related duties or responsibilities, such as promotion to an officer or other positions that the employer determines will require higher security screening credentials.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with fdic</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Board shall consult and coordinate with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as needed to promote consistent implementation where appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent application</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>consent application</term>’ means an application filed with Board by an individual (or by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual) seeking the written consent of the Board under paragraph (1)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criminal offense involving dishonesty</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>criminal offense involving dishonesty</term>’—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>means an offense under which an individual, directly or indirectly—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>cheats or defrauds; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>wrongfully takes property belonging to another in violation of a criminal statute;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>includes an offense that Federal, State, or local law defines as dishonest, or for which dishonesty is an element of the offense; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>does not include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a misdemeanor criminal offense committed more than one year before the date on which an individual files a consent application, excluding any period of incarceration; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3418">136 STAT. 3418</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an offense involving the possession of controlled substances.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pretrial diversion or similar program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>pretrial diversion or similar program</term>’ means a program characterized by a suspension or eventual dismissal or reversal of charges or criminal prosecution upon agreement by the accused to restitution, drug or alcohol rehabilitation, anger management, or community service.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228d8d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>review the rules issued to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the application of section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1829">12 U.S.C. 1829</ref>) and section 205(d) of the Federal Credit Union Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1785/d">12 U.S.C. 1785(d)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of applications for consent applications under such sections; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the rates of approval and denial for consent applications under such sections;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>make the results of the review required under paragraph (1) available to the public; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228d8d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228d8d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>issue a report to Congress containing any legislative or regulatory recommendations for expanding employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5706">SEC. 5706. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228db427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BANKING TRANSPARENCY FOR SANCTIONED PERSONS ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228e2959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228e295a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a report to the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate that includes a list of specific licenses issued by the Secretary in the preceding 365 days that authorizes a U.S. financial institution (as defined under <ref href="/us/cfr/t31/s561.309">section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) to provide financial services to any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e295b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The government of a state sponsor of terrorism.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e295c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A person sanctioned pursuant to any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e295d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 404 of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/208">Public Law 112–208</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e295e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Subtitle F of title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</ref>, the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e295f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Executive Order No. 13818.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228e2961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Copies of Licenses on Request</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall expeditiously provide a copy of any license identified in a report required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate if an appropriate Member of Congress requests a copy of that license not later than 60 days after submission of the report.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3419">136 STAT. 3419</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Business Confidential Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e2963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in the report under subsection (a) and any submissions under subsection (b), identify any proprietary information submitted by any private sector representative and mark such information as “business confidential information”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e2964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as trade secrets</inline>.—</heading><content>Business confidential information described under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a matter falling within the meaning of trade secrets and commercial or financial information exemption under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and shall be exempt from disclosure under such section 552 of such title without the express approval of the private party.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purpose of carrying out the activities authorized under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury $1,000,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The section shall cease to have any force or effect after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report and Submissions</inline>.—</heading><content>A report or submission required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228e2968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Member of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate Member of Congress</term>” has the meaning given that term under section 7132(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5707">SEC. 5707. </num><heading>FLEXIBILITY IN ADDRESSING RURAL HOMELESSNESS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x228e5079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (a) of section 423 of subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11383/a">42 U.S.C. 11383(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e778a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><chapeau>Projects in rural areas that consist of one or more of the following activities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e778b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Payment of short-term emergency lodging, including in motels or shelters, directly or through vouchers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e778c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Repairs to units—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228e778d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in which homeless individuals and families will be housed; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228e778e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which are currently not fit for human habitation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228e778f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Staff training, professional development, skill development, and staff retention activities.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5708">SEC. 5708. </num><heading>MASTER ACCOUNT AND SERVICES DATABASE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x228e9da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Federal Reserve Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 11B (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s248b/etseq">12 U.S.C. 248b et seq.</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y228f12d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="11C">“SEC. 11C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228f12d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s248c">12 USC 248c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">MASTER ACCOUNT AND SERVICES DATABASE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228f12d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access request</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>access request</term>’ means a request to a Federal reserve bank for access to a reserve bank master account and services, including any written documentation or formal indication that an entity intends to seek access to a reserve bank master account and services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Official accountholder</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>official accountholder</term>’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3420">136 STAT. 3420</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a foreign state, as defined in section 25B;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a central bank, as defined in section 25B, other than a commercial bank;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a public international organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities as an international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s288/etseq">22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any governmental entity for which the Secretary of the Treasury has directed a Federal reserve bank to receive deposits as fiscal agent of the United States under section 15.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reserve bank master account and services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>reserve bank master account and services</term>’ means an account in which a Federal reserve bank—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>receives deposits for an entity other than an official accountholder; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provides any service under section 11A(b) to an entity other than an official accountholder.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228f12dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publishing Master Account and Access Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228f12df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228f12e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Online database</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall create and maintain a public, online, and searchable database that contains—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a list of every entity that currently has access to a reserve bank master account and services, including the date on which the access was granted to the extent the date is knowable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a list of every entity that submits an access request for a reserve bank master account and services after enactment of this section (or that has submitted an access request that is pending on the date of enactment of this section), including whether, and the dates on which, a request—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>was submitted; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>was approved, rejected, pending, or withdrawn; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>for each list described in subparagraph (A) or (B), the type of entity that holds or submitted an access request for a reserve bank master account and services, including whether such entity is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an insured depository institution, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1813">12 U.S.C. 1813</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an insured credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1752">12 U.S.C. 1752</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a depository institution that is not an insured depository institution or an insured credit union.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every quarter, the Board shall update the database to add any new information required under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y228f12ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Board shall publish the database with the information required under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3421">136 STAT. 3421</page></content></section> <num value="LVIII">TITLE LVIII—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228f12eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>FINANCIAL DATA TRANSPARENCY</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5801. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Data Standards for Covered Agencies; Department of the Treasury Rulemaking</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5811. </designator> <label>Data standards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5812. </designator> <label>Open data publication by the Department of the Treasury.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5813. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Securities and Exchange Commission</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5821. </designator> <label>Data standards requirements for the Securities and Exchange Commission.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5822. </designator> <label>Open data publication by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5823. </designator> <label>Data transparency relating to municipal securities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5824. </designator> <label>Data transparency at national securities associations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5825. </designator> <label>Shorter-term burden reduction and disclosure simplification at the Securities and Exchange Commission; sunset.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5826. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5831. </designator> <label>Data standards requirements for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5832. </designator> <label>Open data publication by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5833. </designator> <label>Rulemaking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5834. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5841. </designator> <label>Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5842. </designator> <label>Rulemaking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5843. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5851. </designator> <label>Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5852. </designator> <label>Rulemaking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5853. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle F—</designator> <label>Federal Reserve System</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5861. </designator> <label>Data standards requirements for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5862. </designator> <label>Open data publication by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5863. </designator> <label>Rulemaking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5864. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle G—</designator> <label>National Credit Union Administration</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5871. </designator> <label>Data standards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5872. </designator> <label>Open data publication by the National Credit Union Administration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5873. </designator> <label>Rulemaking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5874. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle H—</designator> <label>Federal Housing Finance Agency</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5881. </designator> <label>Data standards requirements for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5882. </designator> <label>Open data publication by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5883. </designator> <label>Rulemaking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5884. </designator> <label>No new disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle I—</designator> <label>Miscellaneous</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5891. </designator> <label>Rules of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5892. </designator> <label>Classified and protected information.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5893. </designator> <label>Report.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5801">SEC. 5801. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x228f610c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78">15 USC 78 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3422">136 STAT. 3422</page></content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Data Standards for Covered Agencies; Department of the Treasury Rulemaking</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5811">SEC. 5811. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y228faf2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle A of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5321/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22904b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="124">“SEC. 124. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22904b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 USC 5334</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22904b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>covered agencies</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Department of the Treasury;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Board of Governors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Bureau;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Commission;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the Corporation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the Federal Housing Finance Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>the National Credit Union Administration Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>any other primary financial regulatory agency designated by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the terms ‘data asset’, ‘machine-readable’, ‘metadata’, and ‘open license’ have the meanings given the terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the term ‘<term>data standard</term>’ means a standard that specifies rules by which data is described and recorded.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22904b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22904b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposed rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the heads of the covered agencies shall jointly issue proposed rules for public comment that establish data standards for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the collections of information reported to each covered agency by financial entities under the jurisdiction of the covered agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22904b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the data collected from covered agencies on behalf of the Council.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22907292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the heads of the covered agencies shall jointly promulgate final rules that establish the data standards described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22907293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22907294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Common identifiers; quality</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The data standards established in the final rules promulgated under subsection (b)(2) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22907295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>include common identifiers for collections of information reported to covered agencies or collected on behalf of the Council, which shall include a common nonproprietary legal entity identifier that is available under an open license for all entities required to report to covered agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22907296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>to the extent practicable—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22907297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>render data fully searchable and machine-readable;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3423">136 STAT. 3423</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22907298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>enable high quality data through schemas, with accompanying metadata documented in machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the semantic meaning of the data, as defined by the underlying regulatory information collection requirements;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22907299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>ensure that a data element or data asset that exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection requirement be consistently identified as such in associated machine-readable metadata;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2290729a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>be nonproprietary or made available under an open license;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2290729b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>incorporate standards developed and maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2290729c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>use, be consistent with, and implement applicable accounting and reporting principles.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290729d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation; interoperability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing data standards in the final rules promulgated under subsection (b)(2), the heads of the covered agencies shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290729e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>consult with other Federal departments and agencies and multi-agency initiatives responsible for Federal data standards; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290729f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>seek to promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across members of the Council.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229072a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229072a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards established in the final rules promulgated under subsection (b)(2) shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which those final rules are promulgated under that subsection.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229072a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 123 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 124. </designator> <label>Data standards.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5812">SEC. 5812. </num><heading>OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229099b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle A of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5321/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 5811(a), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2290c0c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="125">“SEC. 125. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2290c0c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5335">12 USC 5335</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “All public data assets published by the Secretary under this subtitle shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290c0c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290c0c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290c0c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290c0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2290c0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended by section 5811(b), is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 124 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 125. </designator> <label>Open data publication.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2290c0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2290c0cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2290c0cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2290c0ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5335">12 USC 5335 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290c0cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this section, which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3424">136 STAT. 3424</page> shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2290c0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may delegate the functions required under the amendments made by this subtitle to an appropriate office within the Department of the Treasury.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5813">SEC. 5813. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2290c0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2290c0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 USC 5334 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5311/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.</ref>), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Securities and Exchange Commission</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5821">SEC. 5821. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2291d243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Investment Advisers’ Reports Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s80b–4">15 U.S.C. 80b–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2291d244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (d) (relating to “<quotedText>Records of Persons With Custody of Use</quotedText>”) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2291d245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2291f956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Reports Filed Under This Section</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2291f957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2291f958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all reports filed by investment advisers with the Commission under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2291f959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2291f95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Registration Statements and Reports Under the Investment Company Act of 1940</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Investment Company Act of 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s80a–1/etseq">15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2291f95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 8 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s80a–8">15 U.S.C. 80a–8</ref>), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2291f95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Registration Statements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2291f95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292206e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all registration statements required to be filed with the Commission under this section, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292206f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3425">136 STAT. 3425</page> (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22922070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 30 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s80a–29">15 U.S.C. 80a–29</ref>), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22922071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22922072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22922073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all reports required to be filed with the Commission under this section, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22922074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22922075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted or Published by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–7">15 U.S.C. 78o–7</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22924786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="w">“(w) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted or Published Under This Section</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22924787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22924788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information required to be submitted or published by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22924789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2292478a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Asset-Backed Securities Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g/c">15 U.S.C. 77g(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292478b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data standards for asset-backed securities disclosures</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292478c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292478d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all disclosures required under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292478e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subparagraph (A) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2292478f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Corporate Disclosures Under the Securities Act of 1933</inline>.—</heading><content>Title I of the Securities Act of 1933 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3426">136 STAT. 3426</page> (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77a/etseq">15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22926ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="29">“SEC. 29. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22926ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77z–4">15 USC 77z–4</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22926ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22926ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all registration statements, and for all prospectuses included in registration statements, required to be filed with the Commission under this title, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22926ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22926ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Periodic and Current Corporate Disclosures Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78m">15 U.S.C. 78m</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229295b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="s">“(s) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229295b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229295b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information with respect to periodic and current reports required to be filed or furnished under this section or under section 15(d), except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229295b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229295ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Corporate Proxy and Consent Solicitation Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78n">15 U.S.C. 78n</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229295bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Proxy and Consent Solicitation Materials</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229295bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229295bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all information contained in any proxy or consent solicitation material prepared by an issuer for an annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuer, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229295be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229295bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Security-based Swap Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78a/etseq">15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3427">136 STAT. 3427</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2292bcd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="41">“SEC. 41. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292bcd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78rr">15 USC 78rr</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS FOR SECURITY-BASED SWAP REPORTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2292bcd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292bcd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all reports related to security-based swaps that are required under this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2292bcd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2292bcd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292bcd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 USC 77g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292bcd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292bcd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2292bcd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission are required to issue under the amendments made by this section shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292bcda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of regulatory requirements; minimizing disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under the amendments made by this section, as described in paragraph (1), the Securities and Exchange Commission—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292bcdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on emerging growth companies, lending institutions, accelerated filers, smaller reporting companies, and other smaller issuers, as determined by any study required under section 5825(b), while still providing searchable information to investors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292bcdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those rules.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5822">SEC. 5822. </num><heading>OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2292bcdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78d">15 U.S.C. 78d</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2292e3ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open Data Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>All public data assets published by the Commission under the securities laws and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/203">Public Law 111–203</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/124/1376">124 Stat. 1376</ref>) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292e3ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292e3f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292e3f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2292e3f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5823">SEC. 5823. </num><heading>DATA TRANSPARENCY RELATING TO MUNICIPAL SECURITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22933213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–4/b">15 U.S.C. 78o–4(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22935924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y22935925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The Commission shall adopt data standards for information submitted to the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22935926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Any data standards adopted under subparagraph (A) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3428">136 STAT. 3428</page> to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22935927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22935928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>The Commission shall consult market participants in establishing data standards under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22935929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the operation of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2293592a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2293592b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–4">15 USC 78o–4 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293592c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2293592d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue rules to adopt the data standards required under paragraph (8) of section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–4/b">15 U.S.C. 78o–4(b)</ref>), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293592e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of regulatory requirements; minimizing disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules described in paragraph (1) that adopt the data standards described in that paragraph, the Securities and Exchange Commission—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293592f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may scale those data standards in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22935930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those rules.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5824">SEC. 5824. </num><heading>DATA TRANSPARENCY AT NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22938041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–3">15 U.S.C. 78o–3</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2293a752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293a753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>A national securities association registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall adopt data standards for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted to the association.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293a754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2293a755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2293a756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–3">15 USC 78o–3 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293a757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2293a758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title, each national securities association registered pursuant to section 15A(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–3/a">15 U.S.C. 78o–3(a)</ref>) shall issue rules to adopt the standards required under subsection (n) of section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o–3">15 U.S.C. 78o–3</ref>), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293a759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of regulatory requirements; minimizing disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under paragraph (1), a national securities association described in that paragraph—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3429">136 STAT. 3429</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293a75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2293a75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those standards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5825">SEC. 5825. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2293a75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 USC 77g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORTER-TERM BURDEN REDUCTION AND DISCLOSURE SIMPLIFICATION AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; SUNSET.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2294439d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Better Enforcement of the Quality of Corporate Financial Data Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2294439e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data quality improvement program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2294439f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229443a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a program to improve the quality of corporate financial data filed or furnished by issuers under the Securities Act of 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77a/etseq">15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.</ref>), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78a/etseq">15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.</ref>), and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s80a–1/etseq">15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The program established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y229443a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The designation of an official in the Office of the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for the improvement of the quality of data filed with or furnished to the Commission by issuers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229443a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The issuance by the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission of comment letters requiring correction of errors in data filings and submissions, where necessary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the program required under this subsection, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall seek to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improve the quality of data filed with or furnished to the Commission to a commercially acceptable level; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>make data filed with or furnished to the Commission useful to investors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229443a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on the Use of Machine-Readable Data for Corporate Disclosures</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report regarding the public and internal use of machine-readable data for corporate disclosures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229443aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an identification of which corporate disclosures required under section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 U.S.C. 77g</ref>), section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78m">15 U.S.C. 78m</ref>), and section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78n">15 U.S.C. 78n</ref>) are expressed as machine-readable data and which are not;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3430">136 STAT. 3430</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an analysis of the costs and benefits of the use of machine-readable data in corporate disclosure to investors, markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and issuers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229443ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of enforcement actions that result from the use or analysis of machine-readable data collected under the provisions of law described in subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229443af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an analysis of how the Securities and Exchange Commission uses the machine-readable data collected by the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229443b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5826">SEC. 5826. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22946ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 USC 77g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or any national securities association to collect or make publicly available additional information under the provisions of law amended by this subtitle (or under any provision of law referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5831">SEC. 5831. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x229491d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1811/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y229491d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="52">“SEC. 52. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229491d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831cc">12 USC 1831cc</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229491d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>financial company</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 201(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5381/a">12 U.S.C. 5381(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229491d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Corporation shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information with respect to information received by the Corporation from any depository institution or financial company under this Act or under title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5381/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5381 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229491d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subsection (b) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3431">136 STAT. 3431</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5832">SEC. 5832. </num><heading>OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2294b8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1811/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 5831, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2294b8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="53">“SEC. 53. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2294b8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831dd">12 USC 1831dd</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “All public data assets published by the Corporation under this Act or under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/203">Public Law 111–203</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/124/1376">124 Stat. 1376</ref>) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2294b8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2294b8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2294b8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2294b8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5833">SEC. 5833. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2294b8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831cc">12 USC 1831cc note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULEMAKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2294e000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2294e001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2294e002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2294e003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22950714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22950715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5834">SEC. 5834. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22950716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831cc">12 USC 1831cc note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22950717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Acts amended by this title (or under any provision of law referenced in an amendment made by this title), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5841">SEC. 5841. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22952e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Revised Statutes of the United States <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 332 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14">12 U.S.C. 14</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22955539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="333">“SEC. 333. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2295553a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14a">12 USC 14a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS; OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2295553b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2295553c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller of the Currency shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3432">136 STAT. 3432</page> that are regularly filed with or submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency by any entity with respect to which the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1813">12 U.S.C. 1813</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2295553d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2295553e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open Data Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>All public data assets published by the Comptroller of the Currency under title LXII or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/203">Public Law 111–203</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/124/1376">124 Stat. 1376</ref>) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2295553f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22955540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22955541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22955542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5842">SEC. 5842. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22955543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14a">12 USC 14a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULEMAKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22957c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22957c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22957c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller of the Currency shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by section 5841, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22957c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Comptroller of the Currency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22957c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22957c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5843">SEC. 5843. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22957c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14a">12 USC 14a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2295a36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Comptroller of the Currency to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Revised Statutes of the United States (or under any other provision of law referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision of law, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5851">SEC. 5851. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2295ca7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subtitle A of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5491/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5491 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3433">136 STAT. 3433</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2295ca7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> section 1018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5491">12 U.S.C. 5491 note</ref>) as section 1020; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2295ca7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5497">12 U.S.C. 5497</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y2295f18f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1018">“SEC. 1018. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2295f190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5498">12 USC 5498</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2295f191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Bureau shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information that are regularly filed with or submitted to the Bureau.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2295f192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y2295f193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1019">“SEC. 1019. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2295f194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5499">12 USC 5499</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “All public data assets published by the Bureau shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2295f195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2295f196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2295f197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2295f198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2295f199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 1018 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1018. </designator> <label>Data standards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1019. </designator> <label>Open data publication.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1020. </designator> <label>Effective date.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5852">SEC. 5852. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2295f19a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5498">12 USC 5498 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULEMAKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229618ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229618ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229618ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by section 5851, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229618ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229618af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229618b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5853">SEC. 5853. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22963ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5498">12 USC 5498 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5481/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.</ref>), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3434">136 STAT. 3434</page></content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Federal Reserve System</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5861">SEC. 5861. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22968ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Nonbank Financial Companies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 161(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5361/a">12 U.S.C. 5361(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22968ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data standards for reports under this subsection</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22968ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board of Governors shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board of Governors under this subsection by any nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors or any subsidiary thereof.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22968ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subparagraph (A) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 124.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22968ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Savings and Loan Holding Companies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 10 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1467a">12 U.S.C. 1467a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2296b3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="u">“(u) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2296b3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board by any savings and loan holding company, or subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company, other than a depository institution, under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2296b3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2296b3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Bank Holding Companies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1844">12 U.S.C. 1844</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2296db0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2296db0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board by any bank holding company in a report under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2296db0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3435">136 STAT. 3435</page> by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2296db0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards for Information Submitted by Financial Market Utilities or Institutions Under the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 809 of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5468">12 U.S.C. 5468</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2296db0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2296db10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board of Governors shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board or the Council by any financial market utility or financial institution under subsection (a) or (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2296db11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5862">SEC. 5862. </num><heading>OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22970222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Federal Reserve Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s226/etseq">12 U.S.C. 226 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22972933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="32">“SEC. 32. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22972934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s253">12 USC 253</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “All public data assets published by the Board of Governors under this Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1841/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.</ref>), the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5311/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.</ref>), the Home Owners’ Loan Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1461/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.</ref>), the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5461/etseq">12 U.S.C. 5461 et seq.</ref>), or the Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/203/tIII">title III of Public Law 111–203</ref>) (or any provision of law amended by that Act) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22972935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22972936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22972937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22972938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5863">SEC. 5863. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22972939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s253">12 USC 253 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULEMAKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2297504a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2297504b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2297504c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2297504d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2297504e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2297504f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3436">136 STAT. 3436</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5864">SEC. 5864. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22975050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s253">12 USC 253 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect or make publicly available additional information under any Act amended by this subtitle, any Act referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle, or any Act amended by an Act referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle, beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision of law, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>National Credit Union Administration</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5871">SEC. 5871. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22977761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1752/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22977762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="132">“SEC. 132. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22977763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772e">12 USC 1772e</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22977764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information and reports regularly filed with or submitted to the Administration under this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22977765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5872">SEC. 5872. </num><heading>OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22979e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1752/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 5701, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22979e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="133">“SEC. 133. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22979e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772f">12 USC 1772f</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “All public data assets published by the Administration under this title shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22979e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22979e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22979e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22979e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5873">SEC. 5873. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22979e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772e">12 USC 1772e note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULEMAKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2297c58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2297c58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2297c590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> General.—</heading><content>The National Credit Union Administration Board shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2297c591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the National Credit Union Administration Board—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3437">136 STAT. 3437</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2297c592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2297c593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5874">SEC. 5874. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2297eca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772e">12 USC 1772e note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the National Credit Union Administration Board to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Federal Credit Union Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1751/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Federal Housing Finance Agency</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5881">SEC. 5881. </num><heading>DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2297eca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4511/etseq">12 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y229813b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="1319H">“SEC. 1319H. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229813b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4527">12 USC 4527</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DATA STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229813b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229813b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Agency shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information that are regularly filed with or submitted to the Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229813ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5882">SEC. 5882. </num><heading>OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x229813bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4511/etseq">12 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 5801, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22983acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="1319I">“SEC. 1319I. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22983acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4528">12 USC 4528</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “All public data assets published by the Agency shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22983ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22983acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>freely available for download;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22983ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>rendered in a human-readable format; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22983ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5883">SEC. 5883. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22983ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4527">12 USC 4527 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULEMAKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229861e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229861e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229861e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3438">136 STAT. 3438</page> 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229861e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimizing Disruption</inline>.—</heading><content>In issuing the regulations required under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those rules.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5884">SEC. 5884. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229861e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4527">12 USC 4527 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Federal Housing Finance Agency to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4501/etseq">12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.</ref>), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading>Miscellaneous</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5891">SEC. 5891. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229861e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 USC 5334 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229888f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Effect on Intellectual Property</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, may be construed to alter the legal protections, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, of copyrighted material or other intellectual property rights of any non-Federal person.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229888fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Effect on Monetary Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, may be construed to apply to activities conducted, or data standards used, in connection with monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229888fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preservation of Agency Authority To Tailor Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, may be construed to prohibit the head of a covered agency, as defined in section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title, from tailoring those standards when those standards are adopted under this title and the amendments made by this title.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5892">SEC. 5892. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229888fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 USC 5334 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CLASSIFIED AND PROTECTED INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2298d71d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall require the disclosure to the public of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2298d71e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>information that would be exempt from disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2298d71f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>information protected under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2298d720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552a">section 552a of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Privacy Act of 1974”);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2298d721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2298d722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any law administered, or regulation promulgated, by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2298d723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing Agency Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3439">136 STAT. 3439</page> Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration Board, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or the head of any other primary financial regulatory agency (as defined in section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5301">12 U.S.C. 5301</ref>)) designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to amend regulations and procedures, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, regarding the sharing and disclosure of nonpublic information, including confidential supervisory information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2298fe34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Privacy and Personally Identifiable Information</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration Board, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or the head of any other primary financial regulatory agency (as defined in section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5301">12 U.S.C. 5301</ref>)) designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the public any information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5893">SEC. 5893. </num><heading>REPORT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility, costs, and potential benefits of building upon the taxonomy established by this title, and the amendments made by this title, to arrive at a Federal Governmentwide regulatory compliance standardization mechanism similar to Standard Business Reporting.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="LIX">TITLE LIX—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Judiciary Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5901. </designator> <label>Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5902. </designator> <label>Eligibility of Portuguese traders and investors for E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrant visas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5903. </designator> <label>Incentives for States to create sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5904. </designator> <label>Extending the statute of limitations for certain money laundering offenses.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Science, Space, and Technology Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5911. </designator> <label>Financial assistance for construction of test beds and specialized facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5912. </designator> <label>Reports on arctic research, budget, and spending.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5913. </designator> <label>National research and development strategy for distributed ledger technology.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5914. </designator> <label>Technical corrections.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>FedRamp Authorization Act</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5921. </designator> <label>FedRAMP Authorization Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Judicial Security and Privacy</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5931. </designator> <label>Short title.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3440">136 STAT. 3440</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5932. </designator> <label>Findings and purpose.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5933. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5934. </designator> <label>Protecting covered information in public records.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5935. </designator> <label>Training and education.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5936. </designator> <label>Vulnerability management capability.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5937. </designator> <label>Rules of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5938. </designator> <label>Severability.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5939. </designator> <label>Effective date.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5941. </designator> <label>Secretary of Agriculture report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5942. </designator> <label>Extension of deadline for transfer of parcels of land in New Mexico.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5943. </designator> <label>Ending global wildlife poaching and trafficking.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5944. </designator> <label>Cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5945. </designator> <label>Transfer of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property in Norfolk, Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5946. </designator> <label>Other matters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 5947. </designator> <label>Enhancing transparency on international agreements and non-binding instruments.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Judiciary Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5901">SEC. 5901. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM OR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT H–2B WORKERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled “A Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America’, and for other purposes”, approved March 24, 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t48/s1806/b/1/B">48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)(B)</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5902">SEC. 5902. </num><heading>ELIGIBILITY OF PORTUGUESE TRADERS AND INVESTORS FOR E–1 AND E–2 NONIMMIGRANT VISAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22997365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22997366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 USC 1101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonimmigrant Traders and Investors</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/15/E">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)</ref>), Portugal shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22997367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Eligibility Criteria for E Visas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/15/E">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22997368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding clause (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22997369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, in the case of an alien who acquired the relevant nationality through a financial investment and who has not previously been granted status under this subparagraph, the foreign state of which the alien is a national and in which the alien has been domiciled for a continuous period of not less than 3 years at any point before applying for a nonimmigrant visa under this subparagraph)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>, and the spouse</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299736a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>him</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such alien</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299736b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>he</quotedText>” each place such term appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the alien</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3441">136 STAT. 3441</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5903">SEC. 5903. </num><heading>INCENTIVES FOR STATES TO CREATE SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ BILL OF RIGHTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2299c18c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives for States to Create Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299c18d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered formula grant</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered formula grant</term>” means a grant under part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10441/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.</ref>) (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”).<sidenote><p><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10441">34 USC 10441 note</ref>.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299c18e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant increase</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall increase the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State in accordance with this subsection if the State has in effect a law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3772">section 3772 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299c18f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>A State seeking an increase to a covered formula grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about the law described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299c190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of increase</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General may not provide an increase in the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State under this subsection more than 4 times.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2299c191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2299c192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2299c193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 240001(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12621/d">34 U.S.C. 12621(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5904">SEC. 5904. </num><heading>EXTENDING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2299e8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1956">Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229a0fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Seven-year Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 3282, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of this section or section 1957 if the specified unlawful activity constituting the violation is the activity defined in subsection (c)(7)(B) of this section, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 7 years after the date on which the offense was committed.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229a0fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229a0fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1956">18 USC 1956 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendments made by this section shall apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a0fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a0fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct that occurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3442">136 STAT. 3442</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Science, Space, and Technology Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5911">SEC. 5911. </num><heading>FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TEST BEDS AND SPECIALIZED FACILITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x229a36ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278s">15 U.S.C. 278s</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a36cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) through (l) as subsections (g) through (m), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a36cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229a36cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Award Financial Assistance for Construction of Test Beds and Specialized Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a36ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, acting through the Director, award financial assistance for the construction of test beds and specialized facilities by Manufacturing USA institutes established or supported under subsection (e) as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a36cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall exercise authority under paragraph (1) in a manner and with requirements consistent with paragraphs (3) through (8) of subsection (e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229a36d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish preferences in selection criteria for proposals for financial assistance under this subsection from Manufacturing USA institutes that integrate as active members one or more covered entities as described in section 10262 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5912">SEC. 5912. </num><heading>REPORTS ON ARCTIC RESEARCH, BUDGET, AND SPENDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229aac01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crosscut Report on Arctic Research Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit a detailed report to Congress regarding all existing Federal programs relating to Arctic research and research-related activities, including observation, modeling, monitoring, and prediction, and research infrastructure. The report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the goals of each such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the funding levels for each such program for each of the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the anticipated funding levels for each such program for each of the 5 following fiscal years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the total funding appropriated for the current fiscal year for such programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after submitting the report to Congress pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall make a report available on a public website.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229aac08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229aac09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4112">15 USC 4112</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Agency Budget and Spending Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual agency budgets</inline>.—</heading><content>Each agency represented on the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee shall each include in their agency’s annual budget request to Congress a description of their agency’s projected Arctic research activities and associated budget for the fiscal year covered by the budget request.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3443">136 STAT. 3443</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229aac0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning with fiscal year 2025 and annually thereafter until fiscal year 2034, not later than 60 days after the President’s budget request for such fiscal year is submitted to Congress, the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit an annual report to Congress summarizing each agency’s budget request related to Arctic research activities per the information submitted in accordance with paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5913">SEC. 5913. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229aac0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19222">42 USC 19222</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229e2e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise expressly provided, the term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributed ledger</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>distributed ledger</term>” means a ledger that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is shared across a set of distributed nodes, which are devices or processes, that participate in a network and store a complete or partial replica of the ledger;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is synchronized between the nodes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has data appended to it by following the ledger’s specified consensus mechanism;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>may be accessible to anyone (public) or restricted to a subset of participants (private); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>may require participants to have authorization to perform certain actions (engaging) or require no authorization (permissionless).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributed ledger technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>distributed ledger technology</term>” means technology that enables the operation and use of distributed ledgers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relevant congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>relevant congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smart contract</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>smart contract</term>” means a computer program stored in a distributed ledger system that is executed when certain predefined conditions are satisfied and wherein the outcome of any execution of the program may be recorded on the distributed ledger.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229e2e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Distributed Ledger Technology Research and Development Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, or a designee of the Director, shall, in coordination with the National Science and Technology Council, and the heads of such other relevant Federal agencies and entities as the Director considers appropriate, which may include the National Academies, and in consultation with such nongovernmental entities as the Director considers appropriate, develop a national strategy for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, including applications of public and permissionless <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3444">136 STAT. 3444</page> distributed ledgers. In developing the national strategy, the Director shall consider the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Current efforts and coordination by Federal agencies to invest in the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, including through programs like the Small Business Innovation Research program, the Small Business Technology Transfer program, and the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps programs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y229e2e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>The potential benefits and risks of applications of distributed ledger technologies across different industry sectors, including their potential to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>lower transactions costs and facilitate new types of commercial transactions;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>protect privacy and increase individuals’ data sovereignty;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>reduce friction to the interoperability of digital systems;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>increase the accessibility, auditability, security, efficiency, and transparency of digital services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>increase market competition in the provision of digital services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>enable dynamic contracting and contract execution through smart contracts;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>enable participants to collaborate in trustless and disintermediated environments;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content>enable the operations and governance of distributed organizations;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">(IX) </num><content>create new ownership models for digital items; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="X">(X) </num><content>increase participation of populations historically underrepresented in the technology, business, and financial sectors.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y229e2e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>In consideration of the potential risks of applications of distributed ledger technologies under clause (i), the Director shall take into account, where applicable—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>additional risks that may emerge from distributed ledger technologies, as identified in reports submitted to the President pursuant to Executive Order 14067, that may be addressed by research and development;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>software vulnerabilities in distributed ledger technologies and smart contracts;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>limited consumer literacy on engaging with applications of distributed ledger technologies in a secure way;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the use of distributed ledger technologies in illicit finance and their use in combating illicit finance;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>manipulative, deceptive, and fraudulent practices that harm consumers engaging with applications of distributed ledger technologies;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>the implications of different consensus mechanisms for digital ledgers and governance and accountability mechanisms for applications of distributed ledger technologies, which may include decentralized networks;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3445">136 STAT. 3445</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>foreign activities in the development and deployment of distributed ledger technologies and their associated tools and infrastructure; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content>environmental, sustainability, and economic impacts of the computational resources required for distributed ledger technologies.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>Potential uses for distributed ledger technologies that could improve the operations and delivery of services by Federal agencies, taking into account the potential of digital ledger technologies to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>improve the efficiency and effectiveness of privacy-preserving data sharing among Federal agencies and with State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>promote government transparency by improving data sharing with the public;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>introduce or mitigate risks that may threaten individuals’ rights or broad access to Federal services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>automate and modernize processes for assessing and ensuring regulatory compliance; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>facilitate broad access to financial services for underserved and underbanked populations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Ways to support public and private sector dialogue on areas of research that could enhance the efficiency, scalability, interoperability, security, and privacy of applications using distributed ledger technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The need for increased coordination of the public and private sectors on the development of voluntary standards in order to promote research and development, including standards regarding security, smart contracts, cryptographic protocols, virtual routing and forwarding, interoperability, zero-knowledge proofs, and privacy, for distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Applications of distributed ledger technologies that could positively benefit society but that receive relatively little private sector investment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The United States position in global leadership and competitiveness across research, development, and deployment of distributed ledger technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Director’s duties under this subsection, the Director shall consult with the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Private industry.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Nonprofit organizations, including foundations dedicated to supporting distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>State governments.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Such other persons as the Director considers appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure consultations with the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Rural and urban stakeholders from across the Nation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Small, medium, and large businesses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3446">136 STAT. 3446</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Subject matter experts representing multiple industrial sectors.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>A demographically diverse set of stakeholders.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229e2eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall, for purposes of avoiding duplication of activities, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies, including the interagency process outlined in section 3 of Executive Order 14067 (<ref href="/us/fr/87/14143">87 Fed. Reg. 14143</ref>; relating ensuring responsible development of digital assets).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229e2ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the relevant congressional committees and the President a national strategy that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Priorities for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Plans to support public and private sector investment and partnerships in research and technology development for societally beneficial applications of distributed ledger technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Plans to mitigate the risks of distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An identification of additional resources, administrative action, or legislative action recommended to assist with the implementation of such strategy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229e2ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research and development funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall, as the Director considers necessary, consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and with the heads of such other elements of the Executive Office of the President as the Director considers appropriate, to ensure that the recommendations and priorities with respect to research and development funding, as expressed in the national strategy developed under this subsection, are incorporated in the development of annual budget requests for Federal research agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229e2ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributed Ledger Technology Research</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e2ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions, or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research, including interdisciplinary research, on distributed ledger technologies, their applications, and other issues that impact or are caused by distributed ledger technologies, which may include research on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the implications on trust, transparency, privacy, accessibility, accountability, and energy consumption of different consensus mechanisms and hardware choices, and approaches for addressing these implications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>approaches for improving the security, privacy, resiliency, interoperability, performance, and scalability of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, which may include decentralized networks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>approaches for identifying and addressing vulnerabilities and improving the performance and expressive power of smart contracts;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3447">136 STAT. 3447</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the implications of quantum computing on applications of distributed ledger technologies, including long-term protection of sensitive information (such as medical or digital property), and techniques to address them;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>game theory, mechanism design, and economics underpinning and facilitating the operations and governance of decentralized networks enabled by distributed ledger technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the social behaviors of participants in decentralized networks enabled by distributed ledger technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>human-centric design approaches to make distributed ledger technologies and their applications more usable and accessible;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau>use cases for distributed ledger technologies across various industry sectors and government, including applications pertaining to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>digital identity, including trusted identity and identity management;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>digital property rights;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>delivery of public services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>supply chain transparency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>medical information management;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>inclusive financial services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>community governance;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>charitable giving;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>public goods funding;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>digital credentials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>regulatory compliance;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">(xii) </num><content>infrastructure resilience, including against natural disasters; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiii">(xiii) </num><content>peer-to-peer transactions; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the social, behavioral, and economic implications associated with the growth of applications of distributed ledger technologies, including decentralization in business, financial, and economic systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerating innovation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall consider continuing to support startups that are in need of funding, would develop in and contribute to the economy of the United States, leverage distributed ledger technologies, have the potential to positively benefit society, and have the potential for commercial viability, through programs like the Small Business Innovation Research program, the Small Business Technology Transfer program, and, as appropriate, other programs that promote broad and diverse participation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of national distributed ledger technology research and development strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>In making awards under paragraph (1), the Director of the National Science Foundation shall take into account the national strategy, as described in subsection (b)(4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fundamental research</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the National Science Foundation shall consider continuing to make awards supporting fundamental research in areas related to distributed ledger technologies and their applications, such as applied cryptography and distributed systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y229e55ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributed Ledger Technology Applied Research Project</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3448">136 STAT. 3448</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applied research project</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, may carry out an applied research project to study and demonstrate the potential benefits and unique capabilities of distributed ledger technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the applied research project, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>identify potential applications of distributed ledger technologies, including those that could benefit activities at the Department of Commerce or at other Federal agencies, considering applications that could—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>improve the privacy and interoperability of digital identity and access management solutions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>increase the integrity and transparency of supply chains through the secure and limited sharing of relevant supplier information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>facilitate broader participation in distributed ledger technologies of populations historically underrepresented in technology, business, and financial sectors; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>be of benefit to the public or private sectors, as determined by the Director in consultation with relevant stakeholders;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>solicit and provide the opportunity for public comment relevant to potential projects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider, in the selection of a project, whether the project addresses a pressing need not already addressed by another organization or Federal agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>establish plans to mitigate potential risks, including those outlined in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), if applicable, of potential projects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>produce an example solution leveraging distributed ledger technologies for 1 of the applications identified in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>hold a competitive process to select private sector partners, if they are engaged, to support the implementation of the example solution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>consider hosting the project at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>ensure that cybersecurity best practices consistent with the Cybersecurity Frame work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology are demonstrated in the project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229e55fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall offer a briefing to the relevant congressional committees on the progress and current findings from the project under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e55ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 12 months after the completion of the project under this subsection, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall make public a report on the results and findings from the project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5914">SEC. 5914. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x229e7d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Energy Policy Act of 2005 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3449">136 STAT. 3449</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e7d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 952(a)(2)(A) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16272/a/2/A">42 U.S.C. 16272(a)(2)(A)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of the establishment of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of establishing and, if feasible, is authorized to establish</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e7d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 954(a)(5) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16274/a/5">42 U.S.C. 16274(a)(5)</ref>), by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e7d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y229e7d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y229e7d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel services</inline>.—</heading><content>The Research Reactor Infrastructure subprogram within the Radiological Facilities Management program of the Department, as authorized by paragraph (6), shall be expanded to provide fuel services to research reactors established by this paragraph.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>FedRamp Authorization Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5921">SEC. 5921. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x229ea426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">FedRAMP Authorization Act.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDRAMP AUTHORIZATION ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a051d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a051d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s101">44 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">FedRAMP Authorization Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a051d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch36">Chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a3380a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3607">“§ 3607.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3380b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3607">44 USC 3607</ref>.</p></sidenote> Definitions</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a3380c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided under subsection (b), the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 apply to this section through section 3616.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a3380d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section through section 3616:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3380e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Administrator</term>’ means the Administrator of General Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3380f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a33810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization to operate; federal information</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘authorization to operate’ and ‘Federal information’ have the meaning given those term in Circular A–130 of the Office of Management and Budget entitled ‘Managing Information as a Strategic Resource’, or any successor document.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a33811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cloud computing</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cloud computing</term>’ has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or any successor document.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a33812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cloud service provider</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cloud service provider</term>’ means an entity offering cloud computing products or services to agencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a33813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FedRAMP</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>FedRAMP</term>’ means the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program established under section 3608.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a33814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FedRAMP authorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>FedRAMP authorization</term>’ means a certification that a cloud computing product or service has—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a33815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>completed a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by the Administrator; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3450">136 STAT. 3450</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>received a FedRAMP provisional authorization to operate, as determined by the FedRAMP Board.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fedramp authorization package</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>FedRAMP authorization package</term>’ means the essential information that can be used by an agency to determine whether to authorize the operation of an information system or the use of a designated set of common controls for all cloud computing products and services authorized by FedRAMP.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FedRAMP board</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>FedRAMP Board</term>’ means the board established under section 3610.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent assessment service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>independent assessment service</term>’ means a third-party organization accredited by the Administrator to undertake conformity assessments of cloud service providers and the products or services of cloud service providers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a35e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3608">“§ 3608.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3608">44 USC 3608</ref>.</p></sidenote> Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “There is established within the General Services Administration the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Administrator, subject to section 3614, shall establish a Government-wide program that provides a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing products and services that process unclassified information used by agencies.</content></section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a35e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3609">“§ 3609.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3609">44 USC 3609</ref>.</p></sidenote> Roles and responsibilities of the General Services Administration</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roles and Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in consultation with the Secretary, develop, coordinate, and implement a process to support agency review, reuse, and standardization, where appropriate, of security assessments of cloud computing products and services, including, as appropriate, oversight of continuous monitoring of cloud computing products and services, pursuant to guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 3614;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>establish processes and identify criteria consistent with guidance issued by the Director under section 3614 to make a cloud computing product or service eligible for a FedRAMP authorization and validate whether a cloud computing product or service has a FedRAMP authorization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>develop and publish templates, best practices, technical assistance, and other materials to support the authorization of cloud computing products and services and increase the speed, effectiveness, and transparency of the authorization process, consistent with standards and guidelines established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and relevant statutes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>establish and update guidance on the boundaries of FedRAMP authorization packages to enhance the security and protection of Federal information and promote transparency for agencies and users as to which services are included in the scope of a FedRAMP authorization;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3451">136 STAT. 3451</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>grant FedRAMP authorizations to cloud computing products and services consistent with the guidance and direction of the FedRAMP Board;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>establish and maintain a public comment process for proposed guidance and other FedRAMP directives that may have a direct impact on cloud service providers and agencies before the issuance of such guidance or other FedRAMP directives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>coordinate with the FedRAMP Board, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and other entities identified by the Administrator, with the concurrence of the Director and the Secretary, to establish and regularly update a framework for continuous monitoring under section 3553;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>provide a secure mechanism for storing and sharing necessary data, including FedRAMP authorization packages, to enable better reuse of such packages across agencies, including making available any information and data necessary for agencies to fulfill the requirements of section 3613;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>provide regular updates to applicant cloud service providers on the status of any cloud computing product or service during an assessment process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>regularly review, in consultation with the FedRAMP Board—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the costs associated with the independent assessment services described in section 3611; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the information relating to foreign interests submitted pursuant to section 3612;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>in coordination with the Director, the Secretary, and other stakeholders, as appropriate, determine the sufficiency of underlying requirements to identify and assess the provenance of the software in cloud services and products;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>support the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 3616; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>take such other actions as the Administrator may determine necessary to carry out FedRAMP.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Website</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall maintain a public website to serve as the authoritative repository for FedRAMP, including the timely publication and updates for all relevant information, guidance, determinations, and other materials required under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria and process for fedramp authorization priorities</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Administrator shall develop and make publicly available on the website described in paragraph (1) the criteria and process for prioritizing and selecting cloud computing products and services that will receive a FedRAMP authorization, in consultation with the FedRAMP Board and the Chief Information Officers Council.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of Automation Procedures</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary, shall assess and evaluate available automation capabilities and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations, including continuous monitoring of cloud computing products and services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3452">136 STAT. 3452</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Means for automation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and updated regularly thereafter, the Administrator shall establish a means for the automation of security assessments and reviews.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Metrics for Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall establish annual metrics regarding the time and quality of the assessments necessary for completion of a FedRAMP authorization process in a manner that can be consistently tracked over time in conjunction with the periodic testing and evaluation process pursuant to section 3554 in a manner that minimizes the agency reporting burden.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a35e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3610">“§ 3610.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3610">44 USC 3610</ref>.</p></sidenote> FedRAMP Board</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a FedRAMP Board to provide input and recommendations to the Administrator regarding the requirements and guidelines for, and the prioritization of, security assessments of cloud computing products and services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The FedRAMP Board shall consist of not more than 7 senior officials or experts from agencies appointed by the Director, in consultation with the Administrator, from each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Department of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The General Services Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Such other agencies as determined by the Director, in consultation with the Administrator.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Members of the FedRAMP Board appointed under subsection (b) shall have technical expertise in domains relevant to FedRAMP, such as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>cloud computing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>cybersecurity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>privacy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>risk management; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>other competencies identified by the Director to support the secure authorization of cloud services and products.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The FedRAMP Board shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in consultation with the Administrator, serve as a resource for best practices to accelerate the process for obtaining a FedRAMP authorization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>establish and regularly update requirements and guidelines for security authorizations of cloud computing products and services, consistent with standards and guidelines established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to be used in the determination of FedRAMP authorizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>monitor and oversee, to the greatest extent practicable, the processes and procedures by which agencies determine and validate requirements for a FedRAMP authorization, including periodic review of the agency determinations described in section 3613(b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>ensure consistency and transparency between agencies and cloud service providers in a manner that minimizes confusion and engenders trust; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>perform such other roles and responsibilities as the Director may assign, with concurrence from the Administrator.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3453">136 STAT. 3453</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determinations of Demand for Cloud Computing Products and Services</inline>.—</heading><content>The FedRAMP Board may consult with the Chief Information Officers Council to establish a process, which may be made available on the website maintained under section 3609(b), for prioritizing and accepting the cloud computing products and services to be granted a FedRAMP authorization.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a35e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3611">“§ 3611.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3611">44 USC 3611</ref>.</p></sidenote> Independent assessment</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Administrator may determine whether FedRAMP may use an independent assessment service to analyze, validate, and attest to the quality and compliance of security assessment materials provided by cloud service providers during the course of a determination of whether to use a cloud computing product or service.</content></section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a35e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3612">“§ 3612.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3612">44 USC 3612</ref>.</p></sidenote> Declaration of foreign interests</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>An independent assessment service that performs services described in section 3611 shall annually submit to the Administrator information relating to any foreign interest, foreign influence, or foreign control of the independent assessment service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 48 hours after there is a change in foreign ownership or control of an independent assessment service that performs services described in section 3611, the independent assessment service shall submit to the Administrator an update to the information submitted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may require a representative of an independent assessment service to certify the accuracy and completeness of any information submitted under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a35e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3613">“§ 3613.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3613">44 USC 3613</ref>.</p></sidenote> Roles and responsibilities of agencies</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In implementing the requirements of FedRAMP, the head of each agency shall, consistent with guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 3614—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>promote the use of cloud computing products and services that meet FedRAMP security requirements and other risk-based performance requirements as determined by the Director, in consultation with the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>confirm whether there is a FedRAMP authorization in the secure mechanism provided under section 3609(a)(8) before beginning the process of granting a FedRAMP authorization for a cloud computing product or service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to the extent practicable, for any cloud computing product or service the agency seeks to authorize that has received a FedRAMP authorization, use the existing assessments of security controls and materials within any FedRAMP authorization package for that cloud computing product or service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a35e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the Director data and information required by the Director pursuant to section 3614 to determine how agencies are meeting metrics established by the Administrator.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Attestation</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completing an assessment or authorization activity with respect to a particular cloud computing product or service, if an agency determines that the information and data the agency has reviewed under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) is wholly or substantially deficient for the purposes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3454">136 STAT. 3454</page> of performing an authorization of the cloud computing product or service, the head of the agency shall document as part of the resulting FedRAMP authorization package the reasons for this determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Authorizations to Operate Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon issuance of an agency authorization to operate based on a FedRAMP authorization, the head of the agency shall provide a copy of its authorization to operate letter and any supplementary information required pursuant to section 3609(a) to the Administrator.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a35e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Policies Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director issues guidance in accordance with section 3614(1), the head of each agency, acting through the chief information officer of the agency, shall submit to the Director all agency policies relating to the authorization of cloud computing products and services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a35e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presumption of Adequacy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a38586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment of security controls and materials within the authorization package for a FedRAMP authorization shall be presumed adequate for use in an agency authorization to operate cloud computing products and services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information security requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The presumption under paragraph (1) does not modify or alter—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the responsibility of any agency to ensure compliance with subchapter II of chapter 35 for any cloud computing product or service used by the agency; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the authority of the head of any agency to make a determination that there is a demonstrable need for additional security requirements beyond the security requirements included in a FedRAMP authorization for a particular control implementation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a3858a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3614">“§ 3614.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3858b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3614">44 USC 3614</ref>.</p></sidenote> Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22a3858c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3858d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3858e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary, issue guidance that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3858f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>specifies the categories or characteristics of cloud computing products and services that are within the scope of FedRAMP;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a38591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>includes requirements for agencies to obtain a FedRAMP authorization when operating a cloud computing product or service described in subparagraph (A) as a Federal information system; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>encompasses, to the greatest extent practicable, all necessary and appropriate cloud computing products and services;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a38594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>issue guidance describing additional responsibilities of FedRAMP and the FedRAMP Board to accelerate the adoption of secure cloud computing products and services by the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in consultation with the Administrator, establish a process to periodically review FedRAMP authorization packages to support the secure authorization and reuse of secure cloud products and services;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3455">136 STAT. 3455</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a38597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oversee.</p></sidenote><content>oversee the effectiveness of FedRAMP and the FedRAMP Board, including the compliance by the FedRAMP Board with the duties described in section 3610(d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a38598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to the greatest extent practicable, encourage and promote consistency of the assessment, authorization, adoption, and use of secure cloud computing products and services within and across agencies.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a38599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3615">“§ 3615.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3859a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3615">44 USC 3615</ref>.</p></sidenote> Reports to Congress; GAO report</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a3859b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3859c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>During the preceding year, the status, efficiency, and effectiveness of the General Services Administration under section 3609 and agencies under section 3613 and in supporting the speed, effectiveness, sharing, reuse, and security of authorizations to operate for secure cloud computing products and services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3859d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Progress towards meeting the metrics required under section 3609(d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3859e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Data on FedRAMP authorizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3859f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The average length of time to issue FedRAMP authorizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The number of FedRAMP authorizations submitted, issued, and denied for the preceding year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of progress made during the preceding year in advancing automation techniques to securely automate FedRAMP processes and to accelerate reporting under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>The number and characteristics of authorized cloud computing products and services in use at each agency consistent with guidance provided by the Director under section 3614.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A review of FedRAMP measures to ensure the security of data stored or processed by cloud service providers, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>geolocation restrictions for provided products or services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>disclosures of foreign elements of supply chains of acquired products or services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>continued disclosures of ownership of cloud service providers by foreign entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>encryption for data processed, stored, or transmitted by cloud service providers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>The costs incurred by agencies and cloud service providers relating to the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The extent to which agencies have processes in place to continuously monitor the implementation of cloud computing products and services operating as Federal information systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>How often and for which categories of products and services agencies use FedRAMP authorizations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3456">136 STAT. 3456</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The unique costs and potential burdens incurred by cloud computing companies that are small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632/a">15 U.S.C. 632(a)</ref>) as a part of the FedRAMP authorization process.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22a385b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3616">“§ 3616.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3616">44 USC 3616</ref>.</p></sidenote> Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment, Purposes, and Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘Committee’) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing products and services to enable agency mission and administrative priorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Committee are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud service providers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a385b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632/a">15 U.S.C. 632(a)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a385ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Collect information and feedback on agency compliance with and implementation of FedRAMP requirements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><content>The duties of the Committee include providing advice and recommendations to the Administrator, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding secure adoption of cloud computing products and services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall be comprised of not more than 15 members who are qualified representatives from the public and private sectors, appointed by the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee, who shall be the Chair of the Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>At least 1 representative each from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>At least 2 officials who serve as the Chief Information Security Officer within an agency, who shall be required to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their service on the Committee.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3457">136 STAT. 3457</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>At least 1 official serving as Chief Procurement Officer (or equivalent) in an agency, who shall be required to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their service on the Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>At least 1 individual representing an independent assessment service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>At least 5 representatives from unique businesses that primarily provide cloud computing services or products, including at least 2 representatives from a small business concern (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632/a">15 U.S.C. 632(a)</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>At least 2 other representatives of the Federal Government as the Administrator determines necessary to provide sufficient balance, insights, or expertise to the Committee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the Committee shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of appointment; vacancies</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each non-Federal member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 3-year terms to establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are selected each year. Any such member may be appointed for not more than 2 consecutive terms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacancies</inline>.—</heading><content>Any vacancy in the Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings and Rules of Procedures</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall hold not fewer than 3 meetings in a calendar year, at such time and place as determined by the Chair.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall meet and begin the operations of the Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules of procedure</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee may establish rules for the conduct of the business of the Committee if such rules are not inconsistent with this section or other applicable law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee Status</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Committee (other than a member who is appointed to the Committee in connection with another Federal appointment) shall not be considered an employee of the Federal Government by reason of any service as such a member, except for the purposes of section 5703 of title 5, relating to travel expenses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pay not permitted</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Committee covered by paragraph (1) may not receive pay by reason of service on the Committee.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3458">136 STAT. 3458</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability to the Federal Advisory Committee Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detail of Employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement from the Committee, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Postal Services</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee may submit to the Administrator and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a385d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator and Congress a report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Committee.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a385d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch36">chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">44 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a385db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3601.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new items:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3607. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3608. </designator> <label>Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3609. </designator> <label>Roles and responsibilities of the General Services Administration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3610. </designator> <label>FedRAMP Board.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3611. </designator> <label>Independent assessment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3612. </designator> <label>Declaration of foreign interests.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3613. </designator> <label>Roles and responsibilities of agencies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3614. </designator> <label>Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3615. </designator> <label>Reports to Congress; GAO report.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3616. </designator> <label>Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a3acec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3aced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch36">chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3607">44 USC 3607</ref> and note, 3608–3616.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> sections 3607 through 3616.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3acef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United States<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">44 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3601, note</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3601.</p></sidenote> Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 3607 through 3616.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a3acf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3607">44 USC 3607 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section or any amendment made by this section shall be construed as altering or impairing the authorities of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the Secretary of Homeland Security under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35/schII">subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a3acf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s601">28 USC 601 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>Judicial Security and Privacy</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5931">SEC. 5931. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5932">SEC. 5932. </num><heading>FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a3fb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3459">136 STAT. 3459</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3fb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Members of the Federal judiciary perform the important function of interpreting the Constitution of the United States and administering justice in a fair and impartial manner.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a3fb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In recent years, partially as a result of the rise in the use of social media and online access to information, members of the Federal judiciary have been exposed to an increased number of personal threats in connection to their role. The ease of access to free or inexpensive sources of covered information has considerably lowered the effort required for malicious actors to discover where individuals live and where they spend leisure hours and to find information about their family members. Such threats have included calling a judge a traitor with references to mass shootings and serial killings, a murder attempt on a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, calling for an “angry mob” to gather outside a home of a judge and, in reference to a judge on the court of appeals of the United States, stating how easy it would be to “get them”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a4222a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Between 2015 and 2019, threats and other inappropriate communications against Federal judges and other judiciary personnel increased from 926 in 2015 to approximately 4,449 in 2019.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a4222b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Over the past decade, several members of the Federal judiciary have experienced acts of violence against themselves or a family member in connection to their Federal judiciary role, including the murder in 2005 of the family of Joan Lefkow, a judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a4222c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>On Sunday July 19, 2020, an assailant went to the home of Esther Salas, a judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, impersonating a package delivery driver, opening fire upon arrival, and killing Daniel Anderl, the 20-year-old only son of Judge Salas, and seriously wounding Mark Anderl, her husband.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a4222d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>In the aftermath of the recent tragedy that occurred to Judge Salas and in response to the continuous rise of threats against members of the Federal judiciary, there is an immediate need for enhanced security procedures and increased availability of tools to protect Federal judges and their families.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a4222e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of this subtitle is to improve the safety and security of Federal judges, including senior, recalled, or retired Federal judges, and their immediate family members to ensure Federal judges are able to administer justice fairly without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make in the course of carrying out their public duties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5933">SEC. 5933. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22a5a8cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">At-risk individual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>at-risk individual</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a Federal judge;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a senior, recalled, or retired Federal judge;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any individual who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or child of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any individual to whom an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B) stands in loco parentis; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3460">136 STAT. 3460</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any other individual living in the household of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered information</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a home address, including primary residence or secondary residences;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a home or personal mobile telephone number;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a personal email address;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a social security number or driver’s license number;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a bank account or credit or debit card information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>a license plate number or other unique identifiers of a vehicle owned, leased, or regularly used by an at-risk individual;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>the identification of children of an at-risk individual under the age of 18;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>the full date of birth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>information regarding current or future school or day care attendance, including the name or address of the school or day care, schedules of attendance, or routes taken to or from the school or day care by an at-risk individual; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>information regarding the employment location of an at-risk individual, including the name or address of the employer, employment schedules, or routes taken to or from the employer by an at-risk individual; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not include information regarding employment with a Government agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data broker</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>data broker</term>” means an entity that collects and sells or licenses to third parties the personal information of an individual with whom the entity does not have a direct relationship..</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>data broker</term>” does not include a commercial entity engaged in the following activities:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Engaging in reporting, news-gathering, speaking, or other activities intended to inform the public on matters of public interest or public concern.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Providing 411 directory assistance or directory information services, including name, address, and telephone number, on behalf of or as a function of a telecommunications carrier.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Using personal information internally, providing access to businesses under common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, or selling or providing data for a transaction or service requested by or concerning the individual whose personal information is being transferred.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Providing publicly available information via real-time or near-real-time alert services for health or safety purposes.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>A consumer reporting agency subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1681/etseq">15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3461">136 STAT. 3461</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>A financial institution subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<ref href="/us/pl/106/102">Public Law 106–102</ref>) and regulations implementing that title.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>A covered entity for purposes of the privacy regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320d-2">42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>The collection and sale or licensing of covered information incidental to conducting the activities described in clauses (i) through (vii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal judge</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Federal judge</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a justice of the United States or a judge of the United States, as those terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s451">section 451 of title 28, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a bankruptcy judge appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s152">section 152 of title 28, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a United States magistrate judge appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s631">section 631 of title 28, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a judge confirmed by the United States Senate and empowered by statute in any commonwealth, territory, or possession to perform the duties of a Federal judge;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s171">section 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7253">section 7253 of title 38, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s942">section 942 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>a judge of the United States Tax Court appointed under section 7443 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a special trial judge of the United States Tax Court appointed under section 7443A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government agency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Government agency</term>” includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an Executive agency, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">section 105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any agency in the judicial branch or legislative branch.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Immediate family member</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>immediate family member</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any individual who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or child of an at-risk individual;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any individual to whom an at-risk individual stands in loco parentis; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any other individual living in the household of an at-risk individual.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interactive computer service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>interactive computer service</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t47/s230">47 U.S.C. 230</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a5a900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>transfer</term>” means to sell, license, trade, or exchange for consideration the covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3462">136 STAT. 3462</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5934">SEC. 5934. </num><heading>PROTECTING COVERED INFORMATION IN PUBLIC RECORDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government Agencies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each at-risk individual may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>file written notice of the status of the individual as an at-risk individual, for themselves and immediate family members, with each Government agency that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>request that each Government agency described in subparagraph (A) mark as private their covered information and that of their immediate family members.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No public posting</inline>.—</heading><content>Government agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member. Government agencies, upon receipt of a written request under paragraph (1)(A), shall remove the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member from publicly available content not later than 72 hours after such receipt.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall prohibit a Government agency from providing access to records containing the covered information of a Federal judge to a third party if the third party—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>possesses a signed release from the Federal judge or a court order;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is subject to the requirements of title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6801/etseq">15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>executes a confidentiality agreement with the Government agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a7f2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation of Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An at-risk individual may directly, or through an agent designated by the at-risk individual, make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall be in writing and contain information necessary to ensure compliance with this section, including information expressly referencing the prohibition on the posting or transfer of covered information, information regarding redress and penalties for violations provided in subsection (f), and contact information to allow the recipient to verify the accuracy of any notice or request and answer questions by the recipient of the notice or request.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of government agencies to make requests</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative office of the united states courts</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5933(4), the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall include information necessary to ensure compliance with this section, as determined by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The Director may delegate this authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s602/d">section 602(d) of title 28, United States Code</ref>. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3463">136 STAT. 3463</page> and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states court of appeals for veterans claims</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in section 5933(4)(F), the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states court of appeals for the armed forces</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in section 5933(4)(G), the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a7f300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states tax court</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in subparagraph (H) or (I) of section 5933(4), the chief judge of the United States Tax Court is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a81911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State and Local Governments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant program to prevent disclosure of personal information of at-risk individuals or immediate family members</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General may make grants to prevent the release of covered information of at-risk individuals and immediate family members (in this subsection referred to as “judges’ covered information”) to the detriment of such individuals or their immediate family members to an entity that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a State or unit of local government, as defined in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10251">34 U.S.C. 10251</ref>); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an agency of a State or unit of local government; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>operates a State or local database or registry that contains covered information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants made under this subsection may be used to create or expand programs designed to protect judges’ covered information, including through—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3464">136 STAT. 3464</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8191a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the creation of programs to redact or remove judges’ covered information, upon the request of an at-risk individual, from public records in State agencies, including hiring a third party to redact or remove judges’ covered information from public records;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8191b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the expansion of existing programs that the State may have enacted in an effort to protect judges’ covered information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8191c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the development or improvement of protocols, procedures, and policies to prevent the release of judges’ covered information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8191d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the defrayment of costs of modifying or improving existing databases and registries to ensure that judges’ covered information is covered from release; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8191e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the development of confidential opt out systems that will enable at-risk individuals to make a single request to keep judges’ covered information out of multiple databases or registries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8191f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives an annual report that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a detailed amount spent by States and local governments on protecting judges’ covered information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>where the judges’ covered information was found; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the collection of any new types of personal data found to be used to identify judges who have received threats, including prior home addresses, employers, and institutional affiliations such as nonprofit boards.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">States and local governments</inline>.—</heading><content>States and local governments that receive funds under this subsection shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on data described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) to be included in the report required under that subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a81925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Brokers and Other Businesses</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibitions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data brokers</inline>.—</heading><content>It shall be unlawful for a data broker to knowingly sell, license, trade for consideration, transfer, or purchase covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family members.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other persons and businesses</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clause (ii), no person, business, or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the internet covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member if the at-risk individual has made a written request to that person, business, or association not to disclose or acquire the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a8192a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (i) shall not apply to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3465">136 STAT. 3465</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a8192b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the display on the internet of the covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member if the information is relevant to and displayed as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of public concern;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a8192c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>covered information that the at-risk individual voluntarily publishes on the internet after the date of enactment of this Act; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a8192d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>covered information lawfully received from a Federal Government source (or from an employee or agent of the Federal Government).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8192e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required conduct</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8192f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After receiving a written request under paragraph (1)(B), the person, business, or association shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a81931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>remove within 72 hours the covered information identified in the written request from the internet and ensure that the information is not made available on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person, business, or association and identify any other instances of the identified information that should also be removed; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assist the sender to locate the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member posted on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person, business, or association.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clause (ii), after receiving a written request under paragraph (1)(B), the person, business, or association shall not transfer the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member to any other person, business, or association through any medium.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (i) shall not apply to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the transfer of the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member if the information is relevant to and displayed as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of public concern;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>covered information that the at-risk individual or immediate family member voluntarily publishes on the internet after the date of enactment of this Act; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>a transfer made at the request of the at-risk individual or that is necessary to effectuate a request to the person, business, or association from the at-risk individual.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a81939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Security</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8193a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>Any interactive computer service shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect any information collected or received to comply with the requirements of this subtitle from unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modification.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8193b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government custodians</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the administrators of the courts described in this subtitle shall implement and maintain <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3466">136 STAT. 3466</page> reasonable security procedures and practices to protect any information they collect, receive, or transmit pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a8193c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redress and Penalties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8193d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the covered information of an at-risk individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5933(4) or their immediate family is made public as a result of a violation of this subtitle, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or the designee of the Director, may file an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, through the Department of Justice.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8193e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The respective chief judge for judges described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 5934(b)(2) shall have the same authority as the Director under this paragraph for at-risk individuals in their courts or their immediate family members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8193f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties and damages</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a person, business, or association knowingly violates an order granting injunctive or declarative relief under paragraph (1), the court issuing such order may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>if the person, business, or association is a government agency—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>impose a fine not greater than $4,000; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>award to the at-risk individual or their immediate family, as applicable, court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a81943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>if the person, business, or association is not a government agency, award to the at-risk individual or their immediate family, as applicable—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an amount equal to the actual damages sustained by the at-risk individual or their immediate family; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22a81945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5935">SEC. 5935. </num><heading>TRAINING AND EDUCATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22a84056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Amounts appropriated to the Federal judiciary for fiscal year 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, may be used for biannual judicial security training for active, senior, or recalled Federal judges described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 5933(4) and their immediate family members, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a84057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>best practices for using social media and other forms of online engagement and for maintaining online privacy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a84058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>home security program and maintenance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a84059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>understanding removal programs and requirements for covered information; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a8405a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any other judicial security training that the United States Marshals Services and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts determines is relevant.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5936">SEC. 5936. </num><heading>VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a951cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vulnerability management capability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal judiciary is authorized to perform all necessary functions consistent with the provisions of this subtitle and to support existing threat management capabilities within the United States Marshals Service and other relevant Federal law enforcement and security agencies for active, senior, recalled, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3467">136 STAT. 3467</page> retired Federal judges described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of section 5933(4), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>monitoring the protection of at-risk individuals and judiciary assets;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>managing the monitoring of websites for covered information of at-risk individuals and immediate family members and remove or limit the publication of such information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>receiving, reviewing, and analyzing complaints by at-risk individuals of threats, whether direct or indirect, and report such threats to law enforcement partners; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>providing training described in section 5935.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vulnerability management for certain article i courts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The functions and support authorized in paragraph (1) shall be authorized as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(F).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(G).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The United States Tax Court is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in subparagraphs (H) and (I) of section 5933(4).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s604/a">Section 604(a) of title 28, United States Code</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (23), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (24) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>him</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (24) as paragraph (25); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (23) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22a951da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><content>Establish and administer a vulnerability management program in the judicial branch; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a951db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Capabilities of Office of Protective Intelligence</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The United States Marshals Service is authorized to expand the current capabilities of the Office of Protective Intelligence of the Judicial Security Division to increase the workforce of the Office of Protective Intelligence to include additional intelligence analysts, United States deputy marshals, and any other relevant personnel to ensure that the Office of Protective Intelligence is ready and able to perform all necessary functions, consistent with the provisions of this subtitle, in order to anticipate and deter threats to the Federal judiciary, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assigning personnel to State and major urban area fusion and intelligence centers for the specific purpose of identifying potential threats against the Federal judiciary and coordinating responses to such potential threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>expanding the use of investigative analysts, physical security specialists, and intelligence analysts at the 94 judicial districts and territories to enhance the management of local and distant threats and investigations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>increasing the number of United States Marshal Service personnel for the protection of the Federal judicial <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3468">136 STAT. 3468</page> function and assigned to protective operations and details for the Federal judiciary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>If any of the activities of the United States Marshals Service uncover information related to threats to individuals other than Federal judges, the United States Marshals Service shall, to the maximum extent practicable, share such information with the appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a951e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the United States Tax Court, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the security of Federal judges arising from Federal prosecutions and civil litigation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall describe—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number and nature of threats and assaults against at-risk individuals handling prosecutions and other matters described in paragraph (1) and the reporting requirements and methods;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the security measures that are in place to protect at-risk individuals handling prosecutions described in paragraph (1), including threat assessments, response procedures, the availability of security systems and other devices, firearms licensing such as deputations, and other measures designed to protect the at-risk individuals and their immediate family members; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>for each requirement, measure, or policy described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), when the requirement, measure, or policy was developed and who was responsible for developing and implementing the requirement, measure, or policy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a951e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22a951e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public posting</inline>.—</heading><content>The report described in paragraph (1) shall, in whole or in part, be exempt from public disclosure if the Attorney General determines that such public disclosure could endanger an at-risk individual.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5937">SEC. 5937. </num><heading>RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a9a009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a9a00a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to prohibit, restrain, or limit—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a9a00b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual or their immediate family member; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a9a00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the reporting on an at-risk individual or their immediate family member regarding matters of public concern;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a9a00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to impair access to decisions and opinions from a Federal judge in the course of carrying out their public functions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a9a00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to limit the publication or transfer of covered information with the written consent of the at-risk individual or their immediate family member; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3469">136 STAT. 3469</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22a9a00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to prohibit information sharing by a data broker to a Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or any unit thereof.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a9a010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Covered Information</inline>.—</heading><content>This subtitle shall be broadly construed to favor the protection of the covered information of at-risk individuals and their immediate family members.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5938">SEC. 5938. </num><heading>SEVERABILITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  If any provision of this subtitle, an amendment made by this subtitle, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, and the application of the remaining provisions of this subtitle and amendments to any person or circumstance shall not be affected.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5939">SEC. 5939. </num><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a9c721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22a9c722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsections (c)(1), (d), and (e) of section 5934 shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5941">SEC. 5941. </num><heading>SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT ON IMPROVING SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTFALLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AT WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKETS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22aa3c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the 5 largest wholesale produce markets by annual sales and volume over the preceding 4 calendar years; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a representative sample of 8 wholesale produce markets that are not among the largest wholesale produce markets.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22aa3c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall contain the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22aa3c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in each wholesale produce market identified under subsection (a), which shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>State of repair of infrastructure, including roads, food storage units, and refueling stations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Disaster preparedness, including with respect to cyber attacks, weather events, and terrorist attacks.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Disaster recovery systems, including coordination with State and Federal agencies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of any actions the Secretary recommends be taken as a result of the analysis under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22aa3c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22aa3c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations, as appropriate, for wholesale produce market owners and operators, and State and local entities to improve the supply chain shortfalls identified under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22aa3c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the supply chain shortfalls.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22aa3c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In completing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, wholesale <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3470">136 STAT. 3470</page> produce market owners and operators, State and local entities, and other agencies or stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22aa3c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22aa3c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5942">SEC. 5942. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRANSFER OF PARCELS OF LAND IN NEW MEXICO.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3120 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2391">42 U.S.C. 2391 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” each place that it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2032</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5943">SEC. 5943. </num><heading>ENDING GLOBAL WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ab4dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the United States Government should continue to work with international partners, including nations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector, to identify long-standing and emerging areas of concern in wildlife poaching and trafficking related to global supply and demand; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the activities and required reporting of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, as established by Executive Order 13648 (<ref href="/us/fr/78/40621">78 Fed. Reg. 40621</ref>) and modified by sections 201 and 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7621">16 U.S.C. 7621</ref> and 7631), should be reauthorized to minimize the disruption of the work of such Task Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ab4dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7601">16 U.S.C. 7601</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>involving local communities</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>approach to conservation</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (4) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22ab4dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Country of concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>country of concern</term>’ means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 201(b) as a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the government has actively engaged in, or knowingly profited from, the trafficking of protected species; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the government facilitates such trafficking through conduct that may include a persistent failure to make serious and sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such trafficking.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (11), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 201</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 301</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ab4dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Framework for Interagency Response and Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization of report on major wildlife trafficking countries</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7621">16 U.S.C. 7621</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3471">136 STAT. 3471</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually thereafter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year in which a report is required</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall identify</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of the subsection and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall also list each country determined by the Secretary of State to be a country of concern within the meaning of this Act</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab4de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ab74f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ab74f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedure for Removing Countries From List</inline>.—</heading><content>Concurrently with the first report required under this section and submitted after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish in the Federal Register a procedure for removing from the list described in subsection (b) any country that no longer meets the definition of country of concern under section 2(4).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ab74f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to have force or effect on September 30, 2028.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab74f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presidential task force on wildlife trafficking responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7631/a">16 U.S.C. 7631(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab74f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab74f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (5) as paragraph (9); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab74f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>pursue programs and develop a strategy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to expand the role of technology for anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, in partnership with the private sector, foreign governments, academia, and nongovernmental organizations (including technology companies and the transportation and logistics sectors); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to enable local governments to develop and use such technologies;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>consider programs and initiatives that address the expansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital platforms, including the use of digital currency and payment platforms for transactions by collaborating with the private sector, academia, and nongovernmental organizations, including social media, e-commerce, and search engine companies, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y22ab9c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>implement interventions to address the drivers of poaching, trafficking, and demand for illegal wildlife and wildlife products in focus countries and countries of concern;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness of such interventions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>consider alignment and coordination with indicators developed by the Task Force;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>consider additional opportunities to increase coordination between law enforcement and financial institutions to identify trafficking activity; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presidential task force on wildlife trafficking strategic review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7631">16 U.S.C. 7631</ref>), as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3472">136 STAT. 3472</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>biennially</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y22ab9c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ab9c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the indicators developed by the Task Force, and recommended by the Government Accountability Office, to track and measure inputs, outputs, law enforcement outcomes, and the market for wildlife products for each focus country listed in the report, including baseline measures, as appropriate, for each indicator in each focus country to determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of such indicators to assess progress and whether additional or separate indicators, or adjustments to indicators, may be necessary for focus countries.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ab9c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 years after</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on September 30, 2028</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5944">SEC. 5944. </num><heading>COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DAMS AND DIKES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22abea3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4309 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s377b">43 U.S.C. 377b note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22abea3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>dams and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>dikes</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22abea3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>effective beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in subsection (b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>effective during the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs of a dam or dike described in subsection (b), including repairing or replacing a gate or ancillary gate components,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22abea3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22abea40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Dams and </headingText></quotedText>” before “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Dikes</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22abea41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>dam or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>dike</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22abea42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 1945</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 1948</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5945">SEC. 5945. </num><heading>TRANSFER OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22ac5f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/110/393/s1">Section 1 of Public Law 110–393</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ac5f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/122/4203">122 Stat. 4203</ref>. </p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22ad49d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="1">“SEC. 1. </num><heading class="fontsize12">TRANSFER OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ad49d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Norfolk Property to the City, to be used by the City for the purposes of flood management and control, such that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the property described in subsection (k)(3)(A) shall be conveyed to the City not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>the property described in subsection (k)(3)(B) shall be conveyed to the City not later than the earlier of—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3473">136 STAT. 3473</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary has transferred all of the employees of the Administration from the facilities at the Norfolk Property; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>8 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for the conveyance of the Norfolk Property, the City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the Norfolk Property, as determined by the Secretary, based on the appraisal described in subsection (g), which may consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as described in paragraph (3), or a combination thereof.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sufficiency of consideration</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration paid to the Secretary under paragraph (1) must be sufficient, as determined by the Secretary, to provide replacement space for and relocation of any personnel, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property of any kind belonging to the Administration and located upon the Norfolk Property.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completion prior to conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>Any cash consideration must be paid in full and any in-kind consideration must be complete, useable, and delivered to the satisfaction of the Secretary at or prior to the time of the conveyance of the Norfolk Property.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In-kind consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>In-kind consideration paid by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisition, construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure with proximity to the Norfolk Property that the Secretary considers acceptable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of cash consideration received</inline>.—</heading><content>Any cash consideration received by the United States under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury under subparagraph (A) of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s572/b/5">section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, and shall be available in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>All reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance of the Norfolk Property to the City under this section may be shared equitably by the Secretary and the City, as determined by the Secretary, including by the City providing in-kind contributions for any or all of such costs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proceeds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any proceeds from a conveyance of the Norfolk Property under this section shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriations accounts, or funds of the Administration; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>cover costs associated with the conveyance of the Norfolk Property and related relocation efforts, and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the Norfolk Property shall be determined by a survey or surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3474">136 STAT. 3474</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition; Quitclaim Deed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Norfolk Property shall be conveyed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in an ‘as is, where is’ condition; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>via a quitclaim deed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad49eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fair Market Value</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The fair market value of the Norfolk Property shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ad49ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appraisal.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determined by an appraisal that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is conducted by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>meets the requirements of paragraph (2); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>adjusted, at the discretion of the Secretary, based on the factors described in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appraisal requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>An appraisal conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The factors described in this paragraph are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>matters of equity and fairness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad49f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>actions taken by the City regarding the Norfolk Property, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>comprehensive waterfront planning, site development, and other redevelopment activities supported by the City in proximity to the Norfolk Property in furtherance of the flood management and control efforts of the City;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in-kind contributions made to facilitate and support use of the Norfolk Property by governmental agencies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>maintenance expenses, capital improvements, or emergency expenditures necessary to ensure public safety and access to and from the Norfolk Property; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad710a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9620/h">42 U.S.C. 9620(h)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad710b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ad710c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance of the Norfolk Property as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad710d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ad710e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ad710f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary and Administrator of the Administration, is authorized to enter into a land lease with Mobile County, Alabama for a period of not less than 40 years, on such terms and conditions as the Administration deems appropriate, for purposes of construction of a Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center facility, provided that the lease is at no cost to the government. The Administration may enter into agreements with State, local, or county governments for purposes of joint use, operations, and occupancy of such facility.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ad7110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3475">136 STAT. 3475</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Administration</term>’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>City</term>’ means the City of Norfolk, Virginia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Norfolk property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Norfolk Property</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administration, including land and improvements thereon, located at 538 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of approximately 3.78 acres; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administration, including land and improvements thereon, located at 439 W. York Street, Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of approximately 2.5231 acres.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ad7116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Commerce.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5946">SEC. 5946. </num><heading>OTHER MATTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ae3467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brennan Reef</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae3468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The reef described in paragraph (2) shall be known and designated as “Brennan Reef” in honor of the late Rear Admiral Richard T. Brennan of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reef described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The reef referred to in paragraph (1) is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>between the San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands on the north side of the San Miguel Passage in the Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>centered at 34 degrees, 03.12 minutes North and 120 degrees, 15.95 minutes West.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the reef described in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be a reference to Brennan Reef.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ae5b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ae5b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1857">16 USC 1857 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Sale of Shark Fins</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), no person shall possess, acquire, receive, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a shark fin or a product containing a shark fin.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>A violation of paragraph (1) shall be treated as an act prohibited by section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1857">16 U.S.C. 1857</ref>) and shall be penalized pursuant to section 308 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1858">16 U.S.C. 1858</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A person may possess a shark fin that was taken lawfully pursuant to a Federal, State, or territorial license or permit to take or land sharks if the shark fin was separated after the first point of landing in a manner consistent with the license or permit and is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>destroyed or disposed of immediately upon separation from the carcass;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>used for noncommercial subsistence purposes in accordance with Federal, State, or territorial law; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>used solely for display or research purposes by a museum, college, or university pursuant to a Federal, State, or territorial permit to conduct noncommercial scientific research.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3476">136 STAT. 3476</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dogfish exemption</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>It shall not be a violation of paragraph (1) for a person to possess, acquire, receive, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a shark fin of a smooth dogfish (<i>Mustelus canis</i>) or a spiny dogfish (<i>Squalus acanthias</i>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ae5b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ae5b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ae5b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Commerce shall review the exemption provided by subparagraph (A) and submit to Congress a report regarding such exemption that includes a recommendation to continue or terminate the exemption.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ae5b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary of Commerce shall analyze factors including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the impact of continuation and termination of the exemption on the economic viability of dogfish fisheries;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the impact of continuation and termination of the exemption on ocean ecosystems;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the impact of the exemption on the enforcement of the prohibition described in paragraph (1); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>the impact of the exemption on shark conservation.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection, and any regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be enforced by the Secretary of Commerce, who may use by agreement, with or without reimbursement, the personnel, services, equipment, and facilities of another Federal agency or of a State agency or Indian Tribe for the purpose of enforcing this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preclude, deny, or limit any right of a State or territory to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Severability</inline>.—</heading><content>If any provision of this subsection, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the subsection and of the application of any such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ae5b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Shark fin defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>shark fin</term>” means the unprocessed, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin or tail of a shark.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5947">SEC. 5947. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ae5b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22afbb27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">Section 112b of Title 1, United States Code</ref></inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22afbb28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">Section 112b of title 1, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22b11ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="112b">“§ 112b.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> United States international agreements and non-binding instruments; transparency provisions</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b11aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y22b11abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b11abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not less frequently than once each month, the Secretary shall provide in writing to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3477">136 STAT. 3477</page> Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b11abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y22b11abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>A list of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments signed, concluded, or otherwise finalized during the prior month.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22b11abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The text of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22b140d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A detailed description of the legal authority that, in the view of the Secretary, provides authorization for each international agreement and that, in the view of the appropriate department or agency, provides authorization for each qualifying non-binding instrument provided under clause (ii) to become operative. If multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to an international agreement, the Secretary shall cite all such authorities, and if multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to a qualifying non-binding instrument, the appropriate department or agency shall cite all such authorities. All citations to the Constitution of the United States, a treaty, or a statute shall include the specific article or section and subsection reference whenever available and, if not available, shall be as specific as possible. If the authority relied upon is or includes <ref href="/us/cons/aII">article II of the Constitution of the United States</ref>, the Secretary or appropriate department or agency shall explain the basis for that reliance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y22b140d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>A list of all international agreements that entered into force and qualifying non-binding instruments that became operative for the United States or an agency of the United States during the prior month.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22b140d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The text of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i) if such text differs from the text of the agreement or instrument previously provided pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22b140d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A statement describing any new or amended statutory or regulatory authority anticipated to be required to fully implement each proposed international agreement and qualifying non-binding instrument included in the list described in clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The information and text required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y22b140d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than 120 days after the date on which an international agreement enters into force, the Secretary shall make the text of the agreement, and the information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to the agreement, available to the public on the website of the Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>Not less frequently than once every 120 days, the Secretary shall make the text of each qualifying non-binding instrument that became operative during the preceding 120 days, and the information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to each such instrument, available to the public on the website of the Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>The requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the following categories of international agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments, or to information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to such agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3478">136 STAT. 3478</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that contain information that has been given a national security classification pursuant to Executive Order 13526 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3161">50 U.S.C. 3161 note</ref>; relating to classified national security information) or any predecessor or successor order, or that contain any information that is otherwise exempt from public disclosure pursuant to United States law.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that address military operations, military exercises, acquisition and cross servicing, logistics support, military personnel exchange or education programs, or the provision of health care to military personnel on a reciprocal basis.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that establish the terms of grant or other similar assistance, including in-kind assistance, financed with foreign assistance funds pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.</ref>) or the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1691/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments, such as project annexes and other similar instruments, for which the principal function is to establish technical details for the implementation of a specific project undertaken pursuant to another agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument that has been published in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that have been separately published by a depositary or other similar administrative body, except that the Secretary shall make the information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1), relating to such agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments, available to the public on the website of the Department of State within the timeframes required by paragraph (1) or (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><content>For any international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument for which an implementing agreement or arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned regardless of the title of the document, is not otherwise required to be submitted to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees under subparagraphs (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of subsection (a)(1), not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a written communication from the Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate congressional committees requesting the text of any such implementing agreements or arrangements, whether binding or non-binding, the Secretary shall submit such implementing agreements or arrangements to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><chapeau>Any department or agency of the United States Government that enters into any international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provide to the Secretary the text of each international agreement not later than 15 days after the date on which such agreement is signed or otherwise concluded;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3479">136 STAT. 3479</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide to the Secretary the text of each qualifying non-binding instrument not later than 15 days after the date on which such instrument is concluded or otherwise becomes finalized;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provide to the Secretary a detailed description of the legal authority that provides authorization for each qualifying non-binding instrument to become operative not later than 15 days after such instrument is signed or otherwise becomes finalized; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>on an ongoing basis, provide any implementing material to the Secretary for transmittal to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees as needed to satisfy the requirements described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y22b140e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Each department or agency of the United States Government that enters into any international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the United States shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer, who shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>be selected from among employees of such department or agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>serve concurrently as the Chief International Agreements Officer; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>subject to the authority of the head of such department or agency, have department- or agency-wide responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>There shall be a Chief International Agreements Officer who serves at the Department of State with the title of International Agreements Compliance Officer.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><content>The substance of oral international agreements shall be reduced to writing for the purpose of meeting the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an international agreement may not be signed or otherwise concluded on behalf of the United States without prior consultation with the Secretary. Such consultation may encompass a class of agreements rather than a particular agreement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y22b140f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter during the 9-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the compliance of the Secretary with the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In any instance in which a failure by the Secretary to comply with such requirements is determined by the Comptroller General to have been due to the failure or refusal of another agency to provide information or material to the Department of State, or the failure to do so in a timely manner, the Comptroller General shall engage such other agency to determine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the cause and scope of such failure or refusal;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the specific office or offices responsible for such failure or refusal; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b140f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for measures to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3480">136 STAT. 3480</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Comptroller General shall submit to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees in writing the results of each audit required by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b140fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>The Comptroller General and the Secretary shall make the results of each audit required by paragraph (1) publicly available on the websites of the Government Accountability Office and the Department of State, respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b140ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b14100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b14101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>The President shall, through the Secretary, promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b14102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><content>It is the sense of Congress that the executive branch should not prescribe or otherwise commit to or include specific legislative text in a treaty, executive agreement, or non-binding instrument unless Congress has authorized such action.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b14103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b14104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>appropriate department or agency</term>’ means the department or agency of the United States Government that negotiates and enters into a qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>intelligence community</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1410a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>international agreement</term>’ includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1410b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any treaty that requires the advice and consent of the Senate, pursuant to <ref href="/us/cons/aII">article II of the Constitution of the United States</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1410c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any other international agreement to which the United States is a party and that is not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1410d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying non-binding instrument</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1410e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>except as provided in subparagraph (B), means a non-binding instrument that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b1410f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is or will be under negotiation, is signed or otherwise becomes operative, or is implemented with one or more foreign governments, international organizations, or foreign entities, including non-state actors; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b14110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y22b14111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>could reasonably be expected to have a significant impact on the foreign policy of the United States; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22b14112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is the subject of a written communication from the Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate congressional committees to the Secretary; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not include any non-binding instrument that is signed or otherwise becomes operative or is implemented pursuant to the authorities relied upon by the Department <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3481">136 STAT. 3481</page> of Defense, the Armed Forces of the United States, or any element of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b14115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y22b14116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>text</term>’ with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b14117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any annex, appendix, codicil, side agreement, side letter, or any document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned, regardless of the title of the document, that is entered into contemporaneously and in conjunction with the international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b16828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any implementing agreement or arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned regardless of the title of the document, that is entered into contemporaneously and in conjunction with the international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22b16829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>As used in subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>contemporaneously and in conjunction with</term>’—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b1682a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall be construed liberally; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b1682b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may not be interpreted to require any action to have occurred simultaneously or on the same day.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b1682c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><chapeau>Nothing in this section may be construed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1682d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to authorize the withholding from disclosure to the public of any record if such disclosure is required by law; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1682e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to require the provision of any implementing agreement or arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function regardless of its title, which was entered into by the Department of Defense, the Armed Forces of the United States, or any element of the intelligence community or any implementing material originating with the aforementioned agencies, if such implementing agreement, arrangement, document, or material was not required to be provided to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the appropriate congressional committees prior to the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1682f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of <ref href="/us/usc/t1/ch2">chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 112b and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“112b. </designator> <label>United States international agreements and non-binding instruments; transparency provisions.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b16832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendment relating to authorities of the secretary of state</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 317(h)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s195c/h/2">6 U.S.C. 195c(h)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Section 112b(c)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Section 112b(g)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b16833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">1 USC 112b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mechanism for reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a mechanism for personnel of the Department of State who become aware or who have reason to believe that the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">section 112b of title 1, United States Code</ref>, as amended by paragraph (1), have <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3482">136 STAT. 3482</page> not been fulfilled with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument (as such terms are defined in such section) to report such instances to the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b16835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">1 USC 112b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules and regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, through the Secretary of State, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out <ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">section 112b of title 1, United States Code</ref>, as amended by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b16838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">1 USC 112b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and briefing requirement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1683a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on matters related to the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section before and after the effective date described in subsection (c).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1683b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b1683c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days thereafter for 1 year, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives regarding the status of efforts to implement this section and the amendments made by this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b1683d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b1683e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for purposes of implementing the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">section 112b of title 1, United States Code</ref>, as amended by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b1683f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112a">Section 112a of Title 1, United States Code</ref></inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112a">Section 112a of title 1, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b16840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (b), (c), and (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b16841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b16842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>Copies of international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department of State, but not published, other than the agreements described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available by the Department of State upon request.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b16844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112a">1 USC 112a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date of Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5948">SEC. 5948. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b16847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8902">22 USC 8902 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UKRAINE INVASION WAR CRIMES DETERRENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b2a0c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b2a0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in its premeditated, unprovoked, unjustified, and unlawful full-scale invasion of Ukraine that commenced on February 24, 2022, the military of the Government of the Russian Federation under the direction of President Vladimir Putin has committed war crimes that include but are not limited to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the deliberate targeting of civilians and injuring or killing of noncombatants;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3483">136 STAT. 3483</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the deliberate targeting and attacking of hospitals, schools, and other non-military buildings dedicated to religion, art, science, or charitable purposes, such as the bombing of a theater in Mariupol that served as a shelter for noncombatants and had the word “children” written clearly in the Russian language outside;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the indiscriminate bombardment of undefended dwellings and buildings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the wanton destruction of property not justified by military necessity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>unlawful civilian deportations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the taking of hostages; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>rape, or sexual assault or abuse;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the use of chemical weapons by the Government of the Russian Federation in Ukraine would constitute a war crime, and engaging in any military preparations to use chemical weapons or to develop, produce, stockpile, or retain chemical weapons is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which the Russian Federation is a signatory;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Vladimir Putin has a long record of committing acts of aggression, systematic abuses of human rights, and acts that constitute war crimes or other atrocities both at home and abroad, and the brutality and scale of these actions, including in the Russian Federation republic of Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine, demonstrate the extent to which his regime is willing to flout international norms and values in the pursuit of its objectives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Vladimir Putin has previously sanctioned the use of chemical weapons at home and abroad, including in the poisonings of Russian spy turned double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia and leading Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny, and aided and abetted the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad in Syria; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in 2014, the Government of the Russian Federation initiated its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine which resulted in its illegal occupation of Crimea, the unrecognized declaration of independence by the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” by Russia-backed proxies, and numerous human rights violations and deaths of civilians in Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, for use in appropriate domestic, foreign, and international courts and tribunals prosecuting those responsible for such crimes consistent with applicable law, including with the American Service Members’ Protection Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7421/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to help deter the commission of war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine by publicizing to the maximum possible extent, including among Russian and other foreign military commanders and troops in Ukraine, efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for the commission of war crimes during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3484">136 STAT. 3484</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to continue efforts to identify, deter, and pursue accountability for war crimes and other atrocities committed around the world and by other perpetrators, and to leverage international cooperation and best practices in this regard with respect to the current situation in Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b2a0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b2a0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on United States Efforts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may include a classified annex, describing in detail the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the respective roles of various agencies, departments, and offices, and the interagency mechanism established for the coordination of such efforts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the types of information and evidence that are being collected, analyzed, and preserved to help identify those responsible for the commission of war crimes or other atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>steps taken to coordinate with, and support the work of, allies, partners, international institutions and organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in such efforts.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make Russian military commanders, troops, political leaders and the Russian people aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for the commission of war crimes or other atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and of the types of acts that may be prosecutable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to request and obtain from the United States Government information related to war crimes or other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atrocities</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>atrocities</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 6(2) of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/441">Public Law 115–441</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656">22 U.S.C. 2656 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b2a0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">War crime</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>war crime</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2441/c">section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3485">136 STAT. 3485</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5949">SEC. 5949. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b2c7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4713">41 USC 4713 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b70db9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Use or Procurement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of an executive agency may not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>procure or obtain, or extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any electronic parts, products, or services that include covered semiconductor products or services; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) with an entity to procure or obtain electronic parts or products that use any electronic parts or products that include covered semiconductor products or services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to require any covered semiconductor products or services resident in equipment, systems, or services as of the day before the applicable effective date specified in subsection (c) to be removed or replaced;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to prohibit or limit the utilization of such covered semiconductor products or services throughout the lifecycle of such existing equipment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to require the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or loan guarantee to replace covered semiconductor products or services resident in equipment, systems, or services before the effective date specified in subsection (c); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>to require the Federal Communications Commission to designate covered semiconductor products or services to its Covered Communications Equipment or Services List maintained under section 2 of the Secured and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t47/s1603">47 U.S.C. 1603</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracting prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to cover products or services that include covered semiconductor products or services in a system that is not a critical system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b70dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b70dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of defense</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director of national intelligence</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Director determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of commerce</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of homeland security</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3486">136 STAT. 3486</page> National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of energy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b70dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive agencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of an executive agency may waive, for a renewable period of not more than two years per waiver, the prohibitions under subsection (a) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the head of the agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, determines that no compliant product or service is available to be procured as, and when, needed at United States market prices or a price that is not considered prohibitively expensive; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the head of the agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense or the Director of National Intelligence, determines that such waiver could not reasonably be expected to compromise the critical national security interests of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under this subsection, the head of the executive agency granting such waiver shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership a report with a notification of such waiver, including a justification for the waiver.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b70dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates and Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibitions under subsection (a) shall take effect five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b70dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe regulations implementing the prohibitions under subsection (a), including a requirement for prime contractors to incorporate the substance of such prohibitions and applicable implementing contract clauses into contracts for the supply of electronic parts or products.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b70dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Management and Budget Report and Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the effective date described in subsection (c)(1), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the National Cyber Director, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership a report and briefing on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the implementation of the prohibitions under subsection (a), including any challenges in the implementation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the effectiveness and utility of the waiver authority under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b70dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis, Assessment, and Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Energy and, to the greatest extent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3487">136 STAT. 3487</page> practicable, leveraging relevant previous analyses and assessments, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>conduct an analysis of semiconductor design and production capacity domestically and by allied or partner countries required to meet the needs of the Federal Government, including analyses regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>semiconductors critical to national security, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, in accordance with section 9902(a)(6)(A)(i) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>semiconductors classified as legacy semiconductors pursuant to section 9902(a)(6)(A)(i) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assess the risk posed by the presence of covered semiconductor products or services in Federal systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>assess the risk posed by the presence of covered semiconductor products or services in the supply chains of Federal contractors and subcontractors, including for non-Federal systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>develop a strategy to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improve the availability of domestic semiconductor design and production capacity required to meet the requirements of the Federal Government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>support semiconductor product and service suppliers seeking to contract with domestic, allied, or partner semiconductor producers and to improve supply chain traceability, including to meet the prohibitions under subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b70de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>either certify the feasibility of implementing such prohibitions or exercising waiver authorities under subsection (b), to ensure uninterrupted Federal Government access to required semiconductor products and services; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>provide the results of the analysis, assessment, and strategy developed under paragraphs (1) through (4) to the Federal Acquisition Security Council.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b70de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Governmentwide Traceability and Diversification Initiative</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b70de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and in consultation with industry, shall establish a microelectronics traceability and diversification initiative to coordinate analysis of and response to the Federal Government microelectronics supply chain vulnerabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The initiative established under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Sharing best practices, refining microelectronics standards, such as those established pursuant to section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3488">136 STAT. 3488</page> Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>), and developing recommendations to identify and mitigate, through diversification efforts, microelectronics supply chain concerns.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Developing an assessment framework to inform Federal decisions on sourcing microelectronics, considering—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>chain of custody and traceability, including origin and location of design, manufacturing, distribution, shipping, and quantities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>confidentiality, including protection, verification, and validation of intellectual property included in microelectronics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b70deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>integrity, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b734fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>security weaknesses and vulnerabilities that include potential supply chain attacks;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b734fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>risk analysis and consequence to system;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b734fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>risk of intentional or unintentional modification or tampering; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b734ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>risk of insider threats, including integrity of people and processes involved in the design and manufacturing of microelectronics; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>availability, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>potential supply chain disruptions, including due to natural disasters or geopolitical events;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>prioritization of parts designed and manufactured in the United States and in allied or partner countries to support and sustain the defense and technology industrial base;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>risk associated with sourcing parts from suppliers outside of the United States and allied and partner countries, including long-term impacts on availability of microelectronics produced domestically or in allied or partner countries; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>obsolescence management and counterfeit avoidance and detection.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Developing a process for provenance and traceability from design to disposal of microelectronics components and intellectual property contained therein implementable across the Federal acquisition system to improve reporting, data analysis, and tracking.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>Developing and implementing policies and plans to support the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Development of domestic design and manufacturing capabilities to replace covered semiconductor products or services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Utilization of the assessment framework developed under subparagraph (B).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b73509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Implementation of the strategy required under subsection (e)(4) as applicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b7350a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Identification of and integration with existing information reporting and data visualization systems in the Federal Government, including modification to such systems to track the information.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b7350b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>A requirement to document microelectronics used in systems and subsystems, including origin and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3489">136 STAT. 3489</page> location of design and manufacturing, technologies used, and quantities procured.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22b7350c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Elimination from Federal Government supply chains of microelectronics from entities included on the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7350d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate, as necessary, with the following entities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7350e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Microelectronics Leadership.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7350f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Department of Commerce semiconductor industrial advisory committee established under subsection 9906(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Government-Industry Working Group on Microelectronics.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Standards development organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b73515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b73516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Acquisition Security Council</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Security Council, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Energy, and after engagement with the private sector and other nongovernmental stakeholders in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1323">section 1323 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b73518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b73519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>issue recommendations to mitigate supply chain risks relevant to Federal Government acquisition of semiconductor products and services, considering—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7351a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the analysis, assessment, and strategy developed under subsection (e) and any related updates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7351b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the standards provided under section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>), including any tiers of trust, levels of security, or risk-based approaches established under such section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7351c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the extent to which such recommendations would enhance the security of critical systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7351d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the extent to which such recommendations would impact Federal access to commercial technologies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7351e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any risks to the Federal Government from contracting with microelectronics suppliers that include covered semiconductor products or services in non-Federal supply chains; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7351f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>make recommendations to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the heads of executive agencies for any needed regulations to mitigate supply chain risks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b73520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability and Responsibilities of Covered Entities and Contractors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c)(2) shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3490">136 STAT. 3490</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>provide that contractors who supply a Federal agency with electronic parts or products are responsible for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>certifying to the non-use of covered semiconductor products or services in such parts or products;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>detecting and avoiding the use or inclusion of such covered semiconductor products or services in such parts or products; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use or inclusion of such covered semiconductor products or services in such parts or products;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b73526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>require covered entities to disclose to direct customers the inclusion of a covered semiconductor product or service in electronic parts, products, or services included in electronic parts, products, or services subject to the contracting prohibition under subsection (a) as to whether such supplied parts, products, or services include covered semiconductors products or services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide that a covered entity that fails to disclose the inclusion to direct customers of a covered semiconductor product or service in electronic parts, products, or services procured or obtained by an executive agency in contravention of subsection (a) shall be responsible for any rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use or inclusion of such covered semiconductor product or service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>provide that the costs of covered semiconductor products or services, suspect semiconductor products, and any rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use or inclusion of such products are not allowable costs for Federal contracts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b7352a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><chapeau>provide that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7352b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b7352c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>any covered entity or Federal contractor or subcontractor who becomes aware, or has reason to suspect, that any end item, component, or part of a critical system purchased by the Federal Government, or purchased by a Federal contractor or subcontractor for delivery to the Federal Government for any critical system, that contains covered semiconductor products or services shall notify appropriate Federal authorities in writing within 60 days; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7352d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b7352e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the Federal authorities shall report such information to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership within 120 days;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7352f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>provide that Federal bidders and contractors—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may reasonably rely on the certifications of compliance from covered entities and subcontractors who supply electronic parts, products, or services when providing proposals to the Federal Government; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>are not required to conduct independent third party audits or other formal reviews related to such certifications;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>provide that a Federal contractor or subcontractor that provides a notification under paragraph (5) that does not regard electronic parts or products manufactured or assembled by such Federal contractor or subcontractor shall not be subject to civil liability nor determined to not be a presently responsible contractor on the basis of such notification; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3491">136 STAT. 3491</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>provide that a Federal contractor or subcontractor that provides a notification under paragraph (5) that regards electronic parts or products manufactured or assembled by such Federal contractor or subcontractor shall not be subject to civil liability nor determined to not be a presently responsible contractor on the basis of such notification if the Federal contractor or subcontractor makes a comprehensive and documentable effort to identify and remove covered semiconductor products or services from the Federal supply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b73534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of commerce</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after completing the assessment required under subsection (e), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a report of the findings and recommendations of the analyses, assessment, and strategy developed under such subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a report on development of the microelectronics traceability and diversification initiative under subsection (f)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal acquisition security council</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for ten years, the Federal Acquisition Security Council shall include in the annual report submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1325">section 1325 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the development of recommendations under subsection (g), including the considerations described in paragraph (1) of such subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7353a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>as applicable, the impact of any recommendations or regulations implemented.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b7353b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7353c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress and leadership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress and leadership</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7353d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7353e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7353f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered entity</term>” means an entity that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develops, domestically or abroad, a design of a semiconductor that is the direct product of United States origin technology or software; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>purchases covered semiconductor products or services from an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (3).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3492">136 STAT. 3492</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered semiconductor product or services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered semiconductor product or services</term>” means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A semiconductor, a semiconductor product, a product that incorporates a semiconductor product, or a service that utilizes such a product, that is designed, produced or provided by, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) (or any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of such entity).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A semiconductor, a semiconductor product, a product that incorporates a semiconductor product, or a service that utilizes such a product, that is designed, produced, or provided by ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) or Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) (or any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of such entities).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A semiconductor, semiconductor product, or semiconductor service produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a foreign country of concern, provided that the determination with respect to such entity is published in the Federal Register.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>critical system</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has the meaning given the term “<term>national security system</term>” in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11103/a/1">section 11103(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall include additional systems identified by the Federal Acquisition Security Council;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b73549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>shall include additional systems identified by the Department of Defense, consistent with guidance provided under section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7354a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>shall not include a system to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7354b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign country of concern</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign country of concern</term>” has the meaning given the term in paragraph (7) of section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4651">15 U.S.C. 4651</ref>), as added by section 103(a)(4) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dA">division A of Public Law 117–167</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b7354c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Federal Acquisition Security Supply Chain Act of 2018</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b7354d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch13/schiii">Subchapter iii of chapter 13 of title 41, united states code</ref></inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1328">Section 1328 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2033</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b75b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4713">Section 4713 of title 41, united states code</ref></inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4713/j">Section 4713(j) of title 41, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2033</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b75b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations for Federal Acquisition Security Council</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3493">136 STAT. 3493</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b75b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22b75b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033 for the Office of Management and Budget to support the activities of the Federal Acquisition Security Council.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b75b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) to other Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were authorized.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION F—

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Short Title.—This division may be cited as the “Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this division is as follows: DIVISION F— Sec. 6001.  Sec. 6002.  Sec. 6003.  TITLE LXI— Sec. 6101.  Sec. 6102.  Sec. 6103.  Sec. 6104.  Sec. 6105.  TITLE LXII— Sec. 6201.  TITLE LXIII— Sec. 6301.  Sec. 6302.  Sec. 6303.  Sec. 6304.  Sec. 6305.  Sec. 6306.  Sec. 6307.  Sec. 6308.  Sec. 6309.  Sec. 6310.  Sec. 6311.  Sec. 6312.  Sec. 6313.  Sec. 6314.  Sec. 6315.  Sec. 6316.  Sec. 6317.  Sec. 6318.  Sec. 6319.  Sec. 6320.  TITLE LXIV— Subtitle A— Sec. 6401.  Sec. 6402.  Sec. 6403.  Subtitle B— Sec. 6411.  Sec. 6412.  Sec. 6413.  Sec. 6414.  Sec. 6415.  Sec. 6416.  Subtitle C— Sec. 6421.  Sec. 6422.  Subtitle D— Sec. 6431.  Sec. 6432.  Sec. 6433.  Sec. 6435.  Sec. 6436.  TITLE LXV— Subtitle A— Sec. 6501.  Sec. 6502.  Sec. 6503.  Sec. 6504.  Sec. 6505.  Subtitle B— Sec. 6511.  Sec. 6512.  Sec. 6513.  Sec. 6514.  Sec. 6515.  Sec. 6516.  Subtitle C— Sec. 6521.  Sec. 6522.  Sec. 6523.  Sec. 6524.  Sec. 6525.  Sec. 6526.  Sec. 6527.  TITLE LXVI— Sec. 6601.  Sec. 6602.  Sec. 6603.  Sec. 6604.  Sec. 6605.  Sec. 6606.  Sec. 6607.  Sec. 6608.  Sec. 6609.  TITLE LXVII— Subtitle A— Sec. 6701.  Sec. 6702.  Sec. 6703.  Sec. 6704.  Subtitle B— Sec. 6711.  Sec. 6712.  Sec. 6713.  Sec. 6714.  Sec. 6715.  Sec. 6716.  Sec. 6717.  Sec. 6718.  Subtitle C— Sec. 6721.  Sec. 6722.  Sec. 6723.  Subtitle D— Sec. 6731.  Sec. 6732.  Subtitle E— Sec. 6741.  Sec. 6742.  TITLE LXVIII— Sec. 6801.  Sec. 6802.  Sec. 6803.  Sec. 6804.  Sec. 6805.  Sec. 6806.  Sec. 6807.  Sec. 6808.  Sec. 6809.  Sec. 6810.  Sec. 6811.  Sec. 6812.  Sec. 6813.  Sec. 6814.  Sec. 6815.  Sec. 6816.  Sec. 6817.  Sec. 6818.  Sec. 6819.  Sec. 6820.  Sec. 6821.  Sec. 6822.  Sec. 6823.  Sec. 6824. 
SEC. 6002.

50 USC 3003 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Congressional intelligence committees.—The term “congressional intelligence committees” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). (2) Intelligence community.—The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given such term in such section.
SEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.  The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and in the Senate section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this division as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
<num value="LXI">TITLE LXI—</num><heading>INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6101">SEC. 6101. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6102">SEC. 6102. </num><heading>CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b8bafa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specifications of Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 6101 for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Government are those specified <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3497">136 STAT. 3497</page> in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this division.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b8bafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b8bafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the President.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b8bafd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution by the president</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch of the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b8bafe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limits on disclosure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b8baff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3306/a">50 U.S.C. 3306(a)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b8bb00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22b8bb01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>as otherwise required by law.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6103">SEC. 6103. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b8e212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2023 the sum of $664,445,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b8e213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2023 such additional amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 6102(a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6104">SEC. 6104. </num><heading>RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The authorization of appropriations by this division shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6105">SEC. 6105. </num><heading>INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3498">136 STAT. 3498</page></content></section> <num value="LXII">TITLE LXII—</num><heading>CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6201">SEC. 6201. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <num value="LXIII">TITLE LXIII—</num><heading>GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6301">SEC. 6301. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES BY FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22b9f384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsections (a) and (b) of section 304 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 U.S.C. 3073a</ref>) are amended to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bab6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-employment Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered post-service position</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permanent restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by paragraph (2)(A)(i), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position for a designated prohibited foreign country following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bab6d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided by paragraph (2)(A)(ii), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position during the 30-month period following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to grant temporary waiver</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waivers of permanent restriction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On a case-by-case basis, the Director of National Intelligence may temporarily waive the restriction in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction only after—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the employee or former employee submits to the Director a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the Director determines appropriate;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Director determines that not granting such waiver would result in a grave detrimental impact to current or future intelligence operations of the United States; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the Director provides the congressional intelligence committees with a detailed justification stating why not granting such waiver would result in a grave detrimental impact to current <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3499">136 STAT. 3499</page> or future intelligence operations of the United States.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waivers of temporary restriction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On a case-by-case basis, the Director may temporarily waive the restriction in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction only after—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the employee or former employee submits to the Director a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the Director determines appropriate; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bab6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Director determines that such waiver is necessary to advance the national security interests of the United States.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bab6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>A waiver issued under subparagraph (A) shall apply for a period not exceeding 5 years. The Director may renew such a waiver.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bab6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bab6e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may revoke a waiver issued under subparagraph (A) to an employee or former employee, effective on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Director provides the employee or former employee written notice of such revocation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tolling</inline>.—</heading><content>The 30-month restriction in paragraph (1)(B) shall be tolled for an employee or former employee during the period beginning on the date on which a waiver is issued under subparagraph (A) and ending on the date on which the waiver expires or on the effective date of a revocation under subparagraph (C), as the case may be.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bab6eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director issues a waiver under subparagraph (A) or a revocation of a waiver under subparagraph (C), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees written notification of the waiver or revocation, as the case may be. Such notification shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>With respect to a waiver issued to an employee or former employee—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the details of the application, including the covered intelligence position held or formerly held by the employee or former employee;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the nature of the activities of the employee or former employee after ceasing to occupy a covered intelligence position;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a description of the national security interests that will be advanced by reason of issuing such waiver; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the specific reasons why the Director determines that issuing such waiver will advance such interests.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>With respect to a revocation of a waiver issued to an employee or former employee—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the details of the waiver, including any renewals of such waiver, and the dates of such waiver and renewals; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the specific reasons why the Director determined that such revocation is warranted.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3500">136 STAT. 3500</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bab6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Post-service Employment Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the period described in paragraph (2), an employee who ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>report covered post-service employment to the head of the element of the intelligence community that employed such employee in such covered intelligence position upon accepting such covered post-service employment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>annually (or more frequently if the head of such element considers it appropriate) report covered post-service employment to the head of such element.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period described</inline>.—</heading><content>The period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date on which an employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each element of the intelligence community shall issue regulations requiring, as a condition of employment, each employee of such element occupying a covered intelligence position to sign a written agreement requiring the regular reporting of covered post-service employment to the head of such element pursuant to paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bab6fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Designated Prohibited Foreign Country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (g) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bab6fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22bade0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated prohibited foreign country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>designated prohibited foreign country</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Russian Federation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The Republic of Cuba.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The Syrian Arab Republic.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bade14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Written Notice</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bade15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22bb0526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written notice about restrictions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of each element of the intelligence community shall provide written notice of the restrictions under subsection (a) to any person who may be subject to such restrictions on or after the date of enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb0528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>when the head of the element determines that such person may become subject to such covered intelligence position restrictions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>before the person ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb052a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of such subsection <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the paragraph heading by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">about reporting requirements</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Written notice</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bb052b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb052c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 USC 3073a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revised Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb052d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered intelligence position</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered intelligence position</term>” has the meaning given such term by such section 304.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb052e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb052f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3501">136 STAT. 3501</page> the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees new or updated regulations issued to carry out such section 304, as amended by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>include provisions that advise personnel of the intelligence community of the appropriate manner in which such personnel may opt out of positions that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>have been designated as covered intelligence positions before the effective date established in subsection (e) of this section; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may be designated as covered intelligence provisions before such designation becomes final; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb0535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>establish a period of not fewer than 30 days and not more than 60 days after receipt of the written notice required under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of such section 304, as added by subsection (c)(1) of this section, within which such personnel may opt out of a covered intelligence position and the accompanying obligations imposed by subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 304, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb0537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb0538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb0539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>a written certification for each head of an element of the intelligence community who has issued new or updated regulations pursuant to paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bb053a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for each head of an element of the intelligence community who has not issued such new or updated regulations, an explanation for the failure to issue such new or updated regulations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bb053b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb053c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb053d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 USC 3073a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date of Permanent Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 304, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply only to persons who occupy a covered intelligence position on or after the date that is 45 days after the date on which new or updated regulations are issued under subsection (d)(2) of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bb053e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/293">Public Law 104–293</ref>) is hereby<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bb053f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3519a">50 USC 3519a note</ref>. </p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6302">SEC. 6302. </num><heading>COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bb5360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3021/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22bba181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">“SEC. 121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bba182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3061">50 USC 3061</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bba183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure as Condition for Receipt of Grant</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of an element of the intelligence community may not award a grant to a person or entity unless the person or entity has certified to the head of the element that the person or entity has disclosed to the head of the element any material financial or material in-kind support that the person or entity knows, or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3502">136 STAT. 3502</page> should have known, derives from the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Republic of Cuba, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the person or entity’s application for the grant.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bba184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process for Review of Grant Applicants Prior to Award</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bba185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of an element of the intelligence community may not award a grant to a person or entity who submitted a certification under subsection (a) until such certification is received by the head of an element of the intelligence community and submitted to the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to the process set forth in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bba186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bba187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a process to review the awarding of a grant to an applicant who submitted a certification under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bba188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The process established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bba189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bbc89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>The immediate transmission of a copy of each applicant’s certification made under subsection (a) to the Director of National Intelligence.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bbc89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>The review of the certification and any accompanying disclosures submitted under subsection (a) as soon as practicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>Authorization for the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to take such actions as may be necessary, including denial or revocation of a grant, to ensure a grant does not pose an unacceptable risk of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>misappropriation of United States intellectual property, research and development, and innovation efforts; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>other counterintelligence threats.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bbc8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report identifying the following for the 1-year period covered by the report:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The number of applications for grants received by each element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The number of such applications that were reviewed using the process established under subsection (b)(2), disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bbc8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The number of such applications that were denied and the number of grants that were revoked, pursuant to the process established under subsection (b)(2), disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bbc8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bbc8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3061">50 USC 3061 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsections (a) and (b) of section 121 of such Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to grants awarded by an element of the intelligence community after the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3503">136 STAT. 3503</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bbc8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents preceding section 2 of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 120 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 121. </designator> <label>Counterintelligence and national security protections for intelligence community grant funding.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6303">SEC. 6303. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION TO FACILITIES OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc16c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 15(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3515/a">50 U.S.C. 3515(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22bc16cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>within an installation owned, or contracted to be occupied for a period of one year or longer, by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (D)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>in subparagraph (C)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (D)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (E)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc16cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in subparagraph (A) or (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc16d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(a)(4) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506/a/4">50 U.S.C. 3506(a)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Office of the Director of National Intelligence</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>protection of Agency</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6304">SEC. 6304. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORTS ON STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc3de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Open Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>open recommendations</term>” refers to recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States that the Comptroller General has not yet designated as closed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc3de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Lists by Comptroller General of the United States</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, and each September 30 thereafter through 2028, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Director of National Intelligence a list of all open recommendations made to the Director, disaggregated by report number and recommendation number.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc3de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports by Director of National Intelligence</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Director receives a list under subsection (b), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Director and actions the Director intends to take, alone or in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, in response to each open recommendation identified in the list, including open recommendations the Director determines are closed and recommendations the Director determines do not require further action, as well as the basis for such determinations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3504">136 STAT. 3504</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6305">SEC. 6305. </num><heading>TIMELY SUBMISSION OF CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22bc64f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 506I the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y22bc8c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="506J">“SEC. 506J. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bc8c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3105a">50 USC 3105a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc8c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc8c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>budget</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>budget of the President</term>’ in section 506A.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bc8c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified intelligence budget justification materials</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>classified intelligence budget justification materials</term>’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, the materials submitted to Congress by the Director of National Intelligence in support of the budget for that fiscal year that are classified or otherwise protected from public disclosure.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bc8c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bc8c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timely Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for each fiscal year pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the classified intelligence budget justification materials for the element for that budget.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6306">SEC. 6306. </num><heading>COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR CIVILIAN FACULTY OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22bcb31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t17/s105">Section 105 of title 17, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bcb31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bcb31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bcb31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use by Federal Government</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bcb320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of defense authority</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a covered author who produces a covered work in the course of employment at a covered institution described in subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of Defense may direct the covered author to provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered work for purposes of the United States Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bcda31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director of national intelligence authority</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a covered author who produces a covered work in the course of employment at the covered institution described in subsection (d)(2)(M), the Director of National Intelligence may direct the covered author to provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered work for purposes of the United States Government.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bcda32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bcda33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>National Intelligence University.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6307">SEC. 6307. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE RESPONSE CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bd7674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Renaming</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd7675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 119C of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3059">50 U.S.C. 3059</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3505">136 STAT. 3505</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd7676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>response</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd7677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Response</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd7678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 119C and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 119C. </designator> <label>Foreign Malign Influence Center.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd7679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 589E(d)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2001">10 U.S.C. 2001 note</ref> prec.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Response</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd767a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bd767b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3059">50 USC 3059 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reference</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “Foreign Malign Influence Response Center” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Foreign Malign Influence Center.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bd767c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director of National Intelligence Authority to Terminate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 119C of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3059">50 U.S.C. 3059</ref>) is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd767d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd767e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bd9d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bd9d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence may terminate the Center, but only if the Director of National Intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a determination that the termination of the Center is appropriate, which includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>a detailed description that other offices or entities within the intelligence community—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>have the capabilities to perform the functions of the Center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>will exercise the functions of the Center upon the termination of the Center; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>a detailed description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the actions the Director of National Intelligence will take to conduct an orderly wind-down of the activities of the Center; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bd9d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>the proposed timeline for such actions.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bd9d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bd9d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bd9d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2025, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report assessing the continued need for operating the Foreign Malign Influence Center.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3506">136 STAT. 3506</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6308">SEC. 6308. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT TO OFFER CYBER PROTECTION SUPPORT FOR PERSONNEL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN POSITIONS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bdebbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 6308(b) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334d/b">50 U.S.C. 3334d(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bdebc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bdebc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may provide</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall offer</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bdebc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and shall provide such support to any such personnel who request</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bdebc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Authority</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Requirement</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bdebc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bdebc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives an implementation plan for providing the support described section 6308(b) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334d/b">50 U.S.C. 3334d(b)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), including a description of the training and resources needed to implement the support and the methodology for determining the personnel described in paragraph (2) of such section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6309">SEC. 6309. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bdebc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3557">44 USC 3557 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENFORCEMENT OF CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22be8807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be8808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity requirements for national security systems</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>cybersecurity requirements for national security systems</term>” means the minimum cybersecurity requirements established by the National Manager, consistent with the direction of the President and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that applies to all national security systems operated by, on the behalf of, or administered by the head of an element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be8809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National manager</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National Manager</term>” means the National Manager for National Security Systems designated by the President.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be880a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>national security systems</term>” includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be880b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>national security systems (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3552/b">section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be880c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>information systems described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 3553(e) of such title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22be880d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The cybersecurity requirements for national security systems shall include appropriate deadlines by which all elements of the intelligence community shall have fully implemented the requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22be880e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22be880f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reevaluation and Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the National Manager shall reevaluate and update the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22be8810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22be8811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resources</inline>.—</heading><content>Each head of an element of the intelligence community that owns or operates a national security system shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3507">136 STAT. 3507</page> update plans of the element to prioritize resources in such a manner as to fully implement the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems by the deadline established pursuant to subsection (b) for the next 10 fiscal years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22be8812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be8813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of an element of the intelligence community may exempt a national security system owned or operated by the element from the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems if done so in accordance with the procedures established under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be8814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption procedures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Manager shall, consistent with the direction of the President, establish procedures that govern—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22be8815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the circumstances under which the head of an element of the intelligence community may exempt a national security system under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22beaf26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the process for implementing the exemption.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22beaf27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports on exemptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22beaf28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each year, the National Manager and the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22beaf29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>submit to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report documenting all exemptions made under paragraph (1) during the period covered by the report, along with the justifications for the exemptions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22beaf2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the case of an exemption made by the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research under such paragraph, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a separate report describing the exemption and the justification for it.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22beaf2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manner</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted with such classification as the Director considers appropriate and with due regard for the protection of sensitive intelligence sources and methods.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6310">SEC. 6310. </num><heading>REVIEW AND BRIEFING ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bf245c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bf245d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf245e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct a review to ascertain the feasibility and advisability of compiling and making public information relating to activities of the intelligence community under Executive Order 12333 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3001">50 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref>; relating to United States intelligence activities); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf245f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the findings of the Director with respect to the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bf2460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Addressed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review and briefing required by subsection (a) shall address the feasibility and advisability of making available to the public information relating to the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3508">136 STAT. 3508</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Data on activities described in subsection (a)(1), including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The amount of United States person information collected pursuant to such activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Queries of United States persons pursuant to such activities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Dissemination of United States person information pursuant to such activities, including masking and unmasking.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The use of United States person information in criminal proceedings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Quantitative data and qualitative descriptions of incidents in which the intelligence community violated Executive Order 12333 and associated guidelines and procedures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bf2467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the review under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public transparency associated with the use by the intelligence community of the authorities provided under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1801/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</ref>), including relevant data and compliance incidents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22bf2469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the application of the transparency model developed in connection with such Act to activities conducted under Executive Order 12333.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22bf246a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disaggregation for Public Release</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the review under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall address whether the relevant data and compliance incidents associated with the different intelligence community entities can be disaggregated for public release.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6311">SEC. 6311. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22bf246b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3367">50 USC 3367 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OPEN-SOURCE SUPPORT FOR EXPORT CONTROLS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT SCREENING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c00ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program to Assess Open Source Support for Export Controls and Foreign Investment Screening</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot program authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of National Intelligence shall designate an element of the intelligence community to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing enhanced intelligence support, including intelligence derived from open source, publicly and commercially available information—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to the Department of Commerce to support the export control and investment screening functions of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the Department of Homeland Security to support the export control functions of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the pilot program required by paragraph (1), the element designated by the Director under such paragraph—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall establish a process for the provision of information as described in such paragraph; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>acquire and prepare data, consistent with applicable provisions of law and Executive orders;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>modernize analytic systems, including through the acquisition, development, or application of automated tools; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3509">136 STAT. 3509</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>establish standards and policies regarding the acquisition, treatment, and sharing of open source, publicly and commercially available information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program required by paragraph (1) shall be carried out during a 3-year period.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c00ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan and Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c00edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c00ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list, developed in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, of the activities of the Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security that will be supported by the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A plan for measuring the effectiveness of the pilot program and the value of open source, publicly and commercially available information to the export control and investment screening missions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 540 days after the date on which the Director submits the plan under paragraph (2)(A), the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the Director with respect to the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c00ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing information as described in subsection (a)(1).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>An assessment of the value of open source, publicly and commercially available information to the export control and investment screening missions, using the measures of effectiveness under paragraph (2)(B)(ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c00ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Identification of opportunities for and barriers to more effective use of open source, publicly and commercially available information by the intelligence community.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3510">136 STAT. 3510</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6312">SEC. 6312. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c00ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3364">50 USC 3364 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT AND REPORT REGARDING ANALYTIC STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c05c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c05c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy for Training Program Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with sections 1019 and 1020 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3364">50 U.S.C. 3364</ref> and 3364 note), the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a policy that requires each head of an element of the intelligence community, that has not already done so, to create, before the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an annual training program on the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203, Analytic Standards (or successor directive).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0831c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conduct of Training</inline>.—</heading><content>Training required pursuant to the policy required by subsection (a) may be conducted in conjunction with other required annual training programs conducted by the element of the intelligence community concerned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0831d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification of Completion of Training</inline>.—</heading><content>Each year, each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a certification as to whether all of the analysts of that element have completed the training required pursuant to the policy required by subsection (a) and if the analysts have not, an explanation of why the training has not been completed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0831e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0831f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>In conjunction with each briefing provided under section 1019(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3364/c">50 U.S.C. 3364(c)</ref>), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the number and themes of compliance incidents reported to intelligence community analytic ombudspersons relating to the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203 (relating to analytic standards), or successor directive.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c08320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on performance evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of analysis at each element of the intelligence community that conducts all-source analysis shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report describing how compliance with the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203 (relating to analytic standards), or successor directive, is considered in the performance evaluations and consideration for merit pay, bonuses, promotions, and any other personnel actions for analysts within the element.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c08321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Director from providing training described in this section as a service of common concern.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c08322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6313">SEC. 6313. </num><heading>REVIEW OF JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COUNCIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0aa33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a review of the Joint Intelligence Community Council established by section 101A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3022">50 U.S.C. 3022</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3511">136 STAT. 3511</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0aa34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review conducted under subsection (a) shall cover the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0aa35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of meetings the Council has held, by year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0aa36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c0aa37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the issues the Council has addressed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0aa38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The effect the Council has had on the decisionmaking of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0aa39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Potential revision to the membership or functions of the Council.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0aa3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c0aa3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide the congressional intelligence committees and the subcommittees on defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6314">SEC. 6314. </num><heading>REQUIRED POLICY FOR MINIMUM INSIDER THREAT STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0f85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 102A(f) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/f">50 U.S.C. 3024(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0f85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c0f85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0f85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure there is established a policy for minimum insider threat standards for the intelligence community and ensure compliance by the elements of the intelligence community with that policy.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c0f860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance and Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Title III of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3071/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22c11f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="313">“SEC. 313. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c11f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3079">50 USC 3079</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">INSIDER THREAT POLICY COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The head of each element of the intelligence community shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c11f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>implement the policy established in accordance with section 102A(f)(8); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c11f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>concurrent with the submission to Congress of budget justification materials in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, submit to Congress a certification as to whether the element is in compliance with such policy.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c11f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102A(x)(3) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/x/3">50 U.S.C. 3024(x)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the policy under subsection (f)(8),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>policies of the intelligence community</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c11f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents preceding section 2 of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 312 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 313. </designator> <label>Insider threat policy compliance and reporting.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6315">SEC. 6315. </num><heading>UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22c14687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3512">136 STAT. 3512</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22c1bbb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="514">“SEC. 514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c1bbb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3113">50 USC 3113</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: ANNUAL REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c1bbba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence, the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the unfunded priorities of the programs under the jurisdiction of such head.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c1bbbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c1bbbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary description of such priority, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Whether such priority will satisfy a covert action or support collection against requirements identified in the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of programs and activities), including a description of such requirements and the related prioritization level.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Budget information with respect to the unfunded priority, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the appropriation account;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the expenditure center; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the project and, if applicable, subproject.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization of priorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report in overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unfunded Priority Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>unfunded priority</term>’, in the case of a fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement of an element of the intelligence community that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>is necessary to fulfill a covert action or to satisfy an information requirement associated with the collection, analysis, or dissemination of intelligence that has been documented within the National Intelligence Priorities Framework; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>would have been recommended for funding by the head of the element of the intelligence community if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c1bbcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the program, activity, or mission requirement has emerged since the budget was formulated.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3513">136 STAT. 3513</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6316">SEC. 6316. </num><heading>SUBMISSION OF COVERED DOCUMENTS AND CLASSIFIED ANNEXES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c1e2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 6315, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22c209ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="515">“SEC. 515. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c209ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3114">50 USC 3114</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">SUBMISSION OF COVERED DOCUMENTS AND CLASSIFIED ANNEXES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c209ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Document Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>covered document</term>’ means any executive order, memorandum, or policy directive issued by the President, including national security Presidential memoranda and Presidential policy directives, or such successor memoranda and directives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c209f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c209f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 7 days after the date on which the President issues or amends a covered document, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the covered document and any classified annex accompanying that document if such covered document or annex contains a direction to, establishes a requirement for, or includes a restriction on any element of the intelligence community.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c209f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c209f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c209f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3114">50 USC 3114 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives each covered document and classified annex required under section 515 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c209f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 310 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31">Public Law 115–31</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3312">50 U.S.C. 3312</ref>) is hereby <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6317">SEC. 6317. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22c23106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1022 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3222">50 U.S.C. 3222</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y22c2cd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1022">“SEC. 1022. </num><heading class="bold">PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c2cd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall carry out a program to ensure that selected individuals are provided funds for academic training (including with respect to both undergraduate and postgraduate education), or to reimburse for academic training previously obtained—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in capabilities, missions, or skillsets, especially in the fields of science, technology, math, and engineering, to address workforce requirements in which the intelligence community is deficient or likely to be deficient in the future; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3514">136 STAT. 3514</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>for such individuals who have backgrounds or experiences that the Director has identified as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>contributing to capabilities, missions, or skillsets in which the intelligence community is deficient or likely to be deficient in future; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>being underrepresented in the intelligence community or likely to be underrepresented in the future.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commitment</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual selected for participation in the program shall commit to employment with an element of the intelligence community for a period that the Director determines is commensurate with the amount of funding provided to the individual under the program and under such terms and conditions as the Director considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The program shall be known as the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall maintain a publicly available internet website on the program that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the intent of the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the conditions and requirements for selection and participation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>application instructions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the areas covered by the program pursuant to the review conducted under subsection (b)(2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>any other details the Director determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c2cd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c2cd58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>establish such requirements relating to the academic training of participants as the Director considers appropriate to ensure that participants are prepared for employment as intelligence professionals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c2cd5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>on an annual basis, review the areas that will contribute to the capabilities, missions, and skillsets in which the intelligence community is deficient or is likely to be deficient in the future.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c2cd5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c2cd5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds made available for the program under subsection (a) shall be used—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to provide a monthly stipend for each month that a participant is pursuing a course of study;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to pay the partial or full tuition of a participant for the completion of such course of study;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c2cd60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>to reimburse a participant for tuition paid by the participant before becoming an employee of an element of the intelligence community, including with respect to providing payments for student loans used for such tuition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to pay for books and materials that the participant requires or required to complete such course of study;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to pay the expenses of the participant for travel requested by an element of the intelligence community in relation to such program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c2cd63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>for such other purposes the Director considers reasonably appropriate to carry out such program.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3515">136 STAT. 3515</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6318">SEC. 6318. </num><heading>MEASURES TO MITIGATE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SPYWARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c45404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c45405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 USC 3232a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c45406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered device</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered device</term>” means any electronic mobile device including smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices, that is issued by an element of the intelligence community for official use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c45407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign commercial spyware; foreign company; spyware</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “foreign commercial spyware”, “foreign company”, and “spyware” have the meanings given those terms in section 1102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>), as added by this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c45408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c45409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 USC 3232a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>It shall be the policy of the United States to act decisively against counterintelligence threats posed by foreign commercial spyware, as well as the individuals who lead entities selling foreign commercial spyware and who are reasonably believed to be involved, have been involved, or pose a significant risk to being or becoming involved, in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c4540a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Measures to Mitigate Counterintelligence Threats</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1102 the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22c5daab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="1102A">“SEC. 1102A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5daac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 USC 3232a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">MEASURES TO MITIGATE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SPYWARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c5daad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5daae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5daaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered entity</term>’ means any foreign company that either directly or indirectly develops, maintains, owns, operates, brokers, markets, sells, leases, licenses, or otherwise makes available spyware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign commercial spyware</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>foreign commercial spyware</term>’ means spyware that is developed (solely or in partnership with a foreign company), maintained, sold, leased, licensed, marketed, sourced (in whole or in part), or otherwise provided, either directly or indirectly, by a foreign company.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign company</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>foreign company</term>’ means a company that is incorporated or domiciled outside of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3516">136 STAT. 3516</page> United States, including any subsidiaries or affiliates wherever such subsidiaries or affiliates are domiciled or incorporated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spyware</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>spyware</term>’ means a tool or set of tools that operate as an end-to-end system of software to provide an unauthorized user remote access to information stored on or transiting through an electronic device connected to the Internet and not owned or operated by the unauthorized user, including end-to-end systems that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>allow an unauthorized user to remotely infect electronic devices with malicious software, including without any action required by the user of the device;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>can record telecommunications or other audio captured on a device not owned by the unauthorized user;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>undertake geolocation, collect cell site location information, or otherwise track the location of a device or person using the internal sensors of an electronic device not owned by the unauthorized user;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>allow an unauthorized user access to and the ability to retrieve information on the electronic device, including text messages, files, e-mails, transcripts of chats, contacts, photos, and browsing history; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>any additional criteria described in publicly available documents published by the Director of National Intelligence, such as whether the end-to-end system is used outside the context of a codified lawful intercept system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c5daba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Assessments of Counterintelligence Threats</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dabb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dabc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with an accompanying classified annex containing an assessment of the counterintelligence threats and other risks to the national security of the United States posed by the proliferation of foreign commercial spyware. The assessment shall incorporate all credible data, including open-source information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dabd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following, if known:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dabe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dabf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of the most significant covered entities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of the foreign commercial spyware marketed by the covered entities identified under subparagraph (A) and an assessment by the intelligence community of the foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>An assessment of the counterintelligence risk to the intelligence community or personnel of the intelligence community posed by foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>For each covered entity identified in subparagraph (A), details of any subsidiaries, resellers, or other agents acting on behalf of the covered entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Details of where each covered entity identified under subparagraphs (A) and (D) is domiciled.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>A description of how each covered entity identified under subparagraphs (A) and (D) is financed, where the covered entity acquired its capital, and the organizations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3517">136 STAT. 3517</page> and individuals having substantial investments or other equities in the covered entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>An assessment by the intelligence community of any relationship between each covered entity identified in subparagraphs (A) and (D) and any foreign government, including any export controls and processes to which the covered entity is subject.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of the foreign customers of each covered entity identified in subparagraphs (A) and (D), including the understanding by the intelligence community of the organizations and end-users within any foreign government.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>With respect to each foreign customer identified under subparagraph (H), an assessment by the intelligence community regarding how the foreign customer is using the spyware, including whether the foreign customer has targeted personnel of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>With respect to the first report required under paragraph (1), a mitigation plan to reduce the exposure of personnel of the intelligence community to foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5daca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>With respect to each report following the first report required under paragraph (1), details of steps taken by the intelligence community since the previous report to implement measures to reduce the exposure of personnel of the intelligence community to foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified annex</inline>.—</heading><content>In submitting the report under subsection (2), the Director shall also include an accompanying but separate classified annex, providing a watchlist of companies selling, leasing, or otherwise providing foreign commercial spyware that the Director determines are engaged in activities that pose a counterintelligence risk to personnel of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall separately distribute each report under paragraph (1) and each annex under paragraph (3) to the President, the heads of all elements of the intelligence community, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the National Cyber Director, and the heads of any other departments or agencies the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c5dacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Prohibit Purchase or Use by Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign commercial spyware</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may prohibit any element of the intelligence community from procuring, leasing, or otherwise acquiring on the commercial market, or extending or renewing a contract to procure, lease, or otherwise acquire, foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining whether and how to exercise the authority under subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall consider—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3518">136 STAT. 3518</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the assessment of the intelligence community of the counterintelligence threats or other risks to the United States posed by foreign commercial spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>the assessment of the intelligence community of whether the foreign commercial spyware has been used to target United States Government personnel.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>whether the original owner or developer retains any of the physical property or intellectual property associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>whether the original owner or developer has verifiably destroyed all copies of the data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>whether the personnel of the original owner or developer retain any access to data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>whether the use of the foreign commercial spyware requires the user to connect to an information system of the original owner or developer or information system of a foreign government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>whether the foreign commercial spyware poses a counterintelligence risk to the United States or any other threat to the national security of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Company that has acquired foreign commercial spyware</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may prohibit any element of the intelligence community from entering into any contract or other agreement for any purpose with a company that has acquired, in whole or in part, any foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In considering whether and how to exercise the authority under subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall consider—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>whether the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware retains any of the physical property or intellectual property associated with the spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>whether the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware has verifiably destroyed all data, and any copies thereof, collected by or associated with the spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>whether the personnel of the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware retain any access to data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>whether the use of the foreign commercial spyware requires the user to connect to an information system of the original owner or developer or information system of a foreign government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>whether the foreign commercial spyware poses a counterintelligence risk to the United States or any other threat to the national security of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c5dae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications of prohibition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence exercises the authority to issue a prohibition under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3519">136 STAT. 3519</page> subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such exercise of authority. Such notice shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c5dae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the circumstances under which the prohibition was issued;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an identification of the company or product covered by the prohibition;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any information that contributed to the decision of the Director of National Intelligence to exercise the authority, including any information relating to counterintelligence or other risks to the national security of the United States posed by the company or product, as assessed by the intelligence community; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an identification of each element of the intelligence community to which the prohibition has been applied.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of an element of the intelligence community may request from the Director of National Intelligence the waiver of a prohibition made under paragraph (1) or (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director of national intelligence determination</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c601fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The Director of National Intelligence, upon receiving the waiver request in subparagraph (A), may issue a waiver for a period not to exceed one year in response to the request from the head of an element of the intelligence community if such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c601fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c601ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after approving a waiver request pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written notification. The notification shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c60200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an identification of the head of the element of the intelligence community that requested the waiver;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c60201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the details of the waiver request, including the national security interests of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c60202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the rationale and basis for the determination that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c60203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the considerations that informed the ultimate determination of the Director of National Intelligence to issue the wavier; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c60204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>and any other considerations contributing to the determination, made by the Director of National Intelligence.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may revoke a previously granted waiver at any time. Upon revocation of a waiver, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a written notification to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3520">136 STAT. 3520</page> Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after making a revocation determination.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may terminate a prohibition made under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time. Upon termination of a prohibition, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a notification of the termination to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after terminating a prohibition, detailing the basis for the termination, including any United States national security interests that may be affected by such termination.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c6020a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Covered Devices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6020b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c6020c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 USC 3232a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6020d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c6020e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c6020f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>issue standards, guidance, best practices, and policies for elements of the intelligence community to protect covered devices from being compromised by foreign commercial spyware;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>survey elements of the intelligence community regarding the processes used by the elements to routinely monitor covered devices for indicators of compromise associated with foreign commercial spyware; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the sufficiency of the measures in place to routinely monitor covered devices for indicators of compromise associated with foreign commercial spyware.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1)(C) may be submitted in classified form.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c60217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counterintelligence notifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which an element of the intelligence community becomes aware that a covered device was targeted or compromised by foreign commercial spyware, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall notify the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of such determination, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the component of the element and the location of the personnel whose covered device was targeted or compromised;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c60219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of covered devices compromised or targeted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6021a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an assessment by the intelligence community of the damage to national security of the United States resulting from any loss of data or sensitive information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6021b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>an assessment by the intelligence community of any foreign government, or foreign organization or entity, and, to the extent possible, the foreign individuals, who directed and benefitted from any information acquired from the targeting or compromise; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3521">136 STAT. 3521</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6021c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>as appropriate, an assessment by the intelligence community of the capacity and will of such governments or individuals to continue targeting personnel of the United States Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6021d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Private sector partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 904(d)(7) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3383/d/7">50 U.S.C. 3383(d)(7)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6292e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vulnerabilities from foreign commercial spyware</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c6292f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out efforts to secure covered devices, to consult with the private sector of the United States and reputable third-party researchers to identify vulnerabilities from foreign commercial spyware (as defined in section 1102A(a) of the National Security Act of 1947) and maintain effective security measures for such devices.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c62930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered device defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>covered device</term>’ means any electronic mobile device including smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices, that is issued by an element of the intelligence community for official use.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c62931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c62932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 USC 3232a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Enhanced Authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section shall be construed as enhancing, or otherwise changing, the authorities of the intelligence community to target, collect, process, or disseminate information regarding United States Government personnel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c62933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Harmonization Among Allied Countries</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c62934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the potential for the United States to lead an effort to devise and implement a common approach with allied countries as the Director determines appropriate, including the Five Eyes Partnership, to mitigate the counterintelligence risks posed by the proliferation of foreign commercial spyware, including by seeking commitments to implement measures similar to the requirements under this section and section 1102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3231/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.</ref>), as added by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c62935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6319">SEC. 6319. </num><heading>PERSONNEL VETTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c67756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions of Continuing Vetting; Council; Security Executive Agent</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “continuous vetting”, “Council”, and “Security Executive Agent” have the meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352">50 U.S.C. 3352</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3522">136 STAT. 3522</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c67757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c67758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c67759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Measures</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and consistent with section 807 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>), the Director of National Intelligence, acting as the Security Executive Agent, and in coordination with the Chair and other principals of the Council, shall develop performance measures to assess the vetting of personnel, including measures to assess continuous vetting and the quality of each phase of the personnel vetting process, including the initiation, investigation, and adjudication phases.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c6775a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6775b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report describing the performance measures developed under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6775c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6775d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of how departments and agencies of the United States Government have implemented Security Executive Agent Directive 6 titled “Continuous Evaluation” and related personnel vetting performance measures to ensure that implementation is efficient and effective, including the resources expended by each department or agency for continuous vetting and whether departments and agencies are identifying security-relevant information in a timely manner.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6775e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the performance measures the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense use to assess the quality of each phase of the personnel vetting process, including initiation, investigation, adjudication, reinvestigation, and continuous vetting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c6775f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>How such performance measures meet key attributes for successful performance measures as described in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States titled “Personnel Vetting: Actions Needed to Implement Reforms, Address Challenges, and Improve Planning” (GAO–22–104093).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c67760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any impediments or constraints relating to the implementation of Security Executive Agent Directive 6 or the development of such performance measures to assess the quality of the personnel vetting process.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6320">SEC. 6320. </num><heading>PROACTIVE CYBERSECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c788d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey of Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to section 103G(b)(1) of the National Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3032/b/1">50 U.S.C. 3032(b)(1)</ref>), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall conduct a survey of each element of the intelligence community on the use by that element of proactive cybersecurity initiatives, continuous activity security testing, and active defense techniques.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c788d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by Chief Information Officer</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the completion of the survey under subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3523">136 STAT. 3523</page> and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on proactive cybersecurity initiatives, continuous activity security testing, and active defense techniques. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The results of the survey of each element of the intelligence community conducted under subsection (a), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c788d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>examples of any successes against attackers who breached an information system of an element of the intelligence community; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c788d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>concerns, limitations, and associated recommendations relating to innovative uses of proactive cybersecurity initiatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the feasibility, costs, and benefits of consolidating oversight and implementation of such methods within the intelligence community, including whether such consolidation would significantly enhance defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of any statutory or policy limitations on the ability of the Director of National Intelligence, or the head of any element of the intelligence community, to carry out such methods on behalf of an element of the intelligence community or multiple such elements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the relationships between and among the intelligence community, the Department of Defense, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, national laboratories, and the private sector, and whether such relationships should be enhanced to protect national security systems of the intelligence community through proactive cybersecurity measures.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>With respect to active defense techniques, a discussion of the effectiveness of such techniques to protect the information systems of the elements of the intelligence community, any constraints that hinder such techniques, and associated recommendations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>With respect to continuous activity security testing, a discussion of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c788e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>how an information system operates under normal and intended use, compared to how such system operates under a variety of adverse conditions and scenarios; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c788e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the feasibility of the adoption of continuous activity security testing among the intelligence community.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for legislative action and further resources relating to the successful use of proactive cybersecurity initiatives, deception environments, and continuous activity security testing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c788e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c788e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Active defense technique</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>active defense technique</term>” means an action taken on an information system of an element of the intelligence community to increase the security of such system against an attacker, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3524">136 STAT. 3524</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the use of a deception technology or other purposeful feeding of false or misleading information to an attacker accessing such system; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>proportional action taken in response to an unlawful breach.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuous activity security testing</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>continuous activity security testing</term>” means continuous experimentation conducted by an element of the intelligence community on an information system of such element to evaluate the resilience of such system against a malicious attack or condition that could compromise such system for the purpose of improving design, resilience, and incident response with respect to such system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deception technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>deception technology</term>” means an isolated digital environment, system, or platform containing a replication of an active information system with realistic data flows to attract, mislead, and observe an attacker.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community information environment</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>intelligence community information environment</term>” has the meaning given the term in Intelligence Community Directive 121, or any successor document.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national laboratory</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National manager for national security systems</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>National Manager for National Security Systems</term>” means the Director of National Security, or successor official, serving as the National Manager for National Security Systems pursuant to National Security Directive 42, or any successor document.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national security system</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3552">section 3552 of title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c788f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proactive cybersecurity initiatives</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>proactive cybersecurity initiatives</term>” means actions performed periodically and continuously within an organization, focused on identifying and eliminating vulnerabilities within the network infrastructure, preventing security breaches, and evaluating the effectiveness of the business security posture in real-time, including threat hunting, endpoint and network monitoring, and cybersecurity awareness and training.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="LXIV">TITLE LXIV—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Office of the Director of National Intelligence</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6401">SEC. 6401. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22c7fd22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024</ref>), as amended by section 6314, is further amended—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3525">136 STAT. 3525</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(5)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>require</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, independent of political considerations,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>tradecraft</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows;<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22c7fd29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>ensure that substantial differences in analytic judgment are fully considered, brought to the attention of policymakers, and documented in analytic products; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and shall establish and enforce policies to protect,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>protect</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>guidelines</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>requirements</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c7fd2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c8243e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y22c8243f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report submitted to Congress by the head, other than such a report submitted solely to the congressional intelligence committees, shall be consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods in accordance with the policies established by the Director under paragraph (1), regardless of whether the provision of law mandating the report explicitly requires such protection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c82440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any congressional leadership’s or congressional committee’s jurisdiction or access to information from any element of the intelligence community under the rules of either chamber of Congress.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c82441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (x), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the head of each department of the Federal Government that contains an element of the intelligence community and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the heads of the elements of the intelligence community</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6402">SEC. 6402. </num><heading>ANNUAL SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES FRAMEWORK.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22c82442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/p">50 U.S.C. 3024(p)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c84b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c84b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c84b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c84b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than October 1 of each year, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a copy of the most recently updated National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any such successor mechanism).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6403">SEC. 6403. </num><heading>DISPOSITION OF RECORDS OF OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22c87267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1096(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/458">Public Law 108–458</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3001">50 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c87268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Upon</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3526">136 STAT. 3526</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c87269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>Any records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that are maintained by the agency as a service for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535">section 1535 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, (popularly known as the ‘Economy Act’) may be treated as the records of the agency when dispositioned as required by law, and any disclosure of such records between the two agencies shall not be subject to any otherwise applicable legal consent requirements or disclosure accounting requirements.</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c8726a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c8726b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence may not be dispositioned pursuant to paragraph (1) without the authorization of the Director of National Intelligence.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Central Intelligence Agency</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6411">SEC. 6411. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION REGARDING PROTECTION OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FUNCTIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3507">50 U.S.C. 3507</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, functions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or functions of the Agency, or of the</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6412">SEC. 6412. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AUTHORITY TO PAY PERSONNEL OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES TO THE BRAIN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22c8997c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2(d)(1) of the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/46">Public Law 117–46</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c8997d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3519b">50 USC 3519b note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c8997e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and not less frequently than once each year thereafter for 5 years</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c8997f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y22c8c090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Detailed information about the number of covered employees, covered individuals, and covered dependents who reported experiencing vestibular, neurological, or related injuries, including those broadly termed ‘anomalous health incidents’.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y22c8c091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The number of individuals who have sought benefits under any provision of section 19A of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3519b">50 U.S.C. 3519b</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y22c8c092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The number of covered employees, covered individuals, and covered dependents who are unable to perform all or part of their professional duties as a result of injuries described in clause (iv).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y22c8c093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c8c094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An updated analytic assessment coordinated by the National Intelligence Council regarding the potential causes and perpetrators of anomalous health incidents, as well as any and all dissenting views within the intelligence community, which shall be included as appendices to the assessment.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c8c095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3527">136 STAT. 3527</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6413">SEC. 6413. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c8c096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506">50 USC 3506 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HISTORICAL ADVISORY PANEL OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c90eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that Congress expresses its appreciation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c90eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for reconstituting the Historical Advisory Panel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c90eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>for the important work of the Historical Advisory Panel, especially for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c90eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the efforts of the Panel to aid with the declassification of materials that enrich the historical national security record; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c90ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the assistance of the Panel in liaison with the scholarly community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c90ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Historical Advisory Panel shall report directly to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c90ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historical Advisory Panel Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Historical Advisory Panel</term>” means the panel of the Central Intelligence Agency, regardless of the name of the panel, that assists in conducting declassification reviews and providing other assistance with respect to matters of historical interest.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6414">SEC. 6414. </num><heading>AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c935ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4) of section 5(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506/a">50 U.S.C. 3506(a)</ref>), as amended by section 6303, is further amended to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c983ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>Authorize personnel designated by the Director to carry firearms to the extent necessary for the performance of the Agency’s authorized functions, except that, within the United States, such authority shall be limited to the purposes of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the training of Agency personnel and other authorized persons in the use of firearms;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the protection of classified materials and information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the protection of installations and property of the Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>the protection of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>current and former Agency personnel and their immediate families;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>individuals nominated by the President to the position of Director (including with respect to an individual whom a President-elect (as defined in section 3(c) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102 note</ref>) has declared an intent to nominate) and their immediate families; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>defectors and their immediate families, and other persons in the United States under Agency auspices; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>with respect to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the protection of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>installations and property of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Director of National Intelligence and the immediate family of the Director;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>current and former personnel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and their immediate families as the Director of National Intelligence may designate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3528">136 STAT. 3528</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22c983fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>individuals nominated by the President to the position of Director of National Intelligence (including with respect to an individual whom a President-elect has declared an intent to nominate) and their immediate families;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c983fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 15(d)(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3515/d/1">50 U.S.C. 3515(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>designated by the Director under section 5(a)(4) to carry firearms for the protection of current or former Agency personnel and their immediate families, defectors and their immediate families, and other persons in the United States under Agency auspices,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>designated by the Director to carry firearms under subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 5(a)(4),</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c983fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 5(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506/a">50 U.S.C. 3506(a)</ref>) are amended by adjusting the margins to conform with the other paragraphs in such section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6415">SEC. 6415. </num><heading>NOTIFICATION OF USE OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURE AUTHORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c9d21e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CIA</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3510">50 U.S.C. 3510</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c9d21f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22c9d220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director makes a novel and significant expenditure pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall notify the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of such expenditure.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c9d221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024</ref>), as amended by section 6402, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c9d222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (m)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, including with respect to the notification requirement under section 8(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3510/c">50 U.S.C. 3510(c)</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22c9d223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (n), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22c9d224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Any authority provided to the Director of National Intelligence or the head of an element of the intelligence community pursuant to this subsection to make an expenditure referred to in subsection (a) of section 8 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3510">50 U.S.C. 3510</ref>) is subject to the notification requirement under subsection (c) of such section. If the Director of National Intelligence is required to make a notification for a specific expenditure pursuant to both this paragraph and paragraph (4)(G), the Director may make a single notification.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6416">SEC. 6416. </num><heading>OFFICE SUPPORTING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WORKFORCE WELLBEING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ca4755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3501/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y22cae396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="29">“SEC. 29. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cae397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3530">50 USC 3530</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cae398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall establish within the Agency an office (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’) to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3529">136 STAT. 3529</page> provide support for the physical health, mental health, and wellbeing of eligible individuals under subsection (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cae399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief Wellbeing Officer; Assigned Staff</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief wellbeing officer</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Office is the Chief Wellbeing Officer, who shall provide to the Director regular updates on the operations of the Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assigned staff</inline>.—</heading><content>To assist in performing the functions under subsection (c), the Director shall assign to the Office a sufficient number of individuals, who shall have no official duties other than duties related to the Office while so assigned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cae39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions of Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall establish the functions and role of the Office, which shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Providing to eligible individuals under subsection (d) advice and assistance on health and wellbeing, including with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>physical health and access to physical health care;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>mental health and access to mental health care; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>other related programs and benefits for which the individual may be eligible.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>In providing advice and assistance to individuals under subparagraph (A), assisting such individuals who are applying for, and navigating the process to obtain, benefits furnished by the United States Government for which the individual is eligible, including, at a minimum—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>health care and benefits described in such subparagraph; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>benefits furnished pursuant to section 19A.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Maintaining, and making available to eligible individuals under subsection (d), the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>A list of physicians and mental health care providers (including from the private sector, as applicable), who have experience with the physical and mental health care needs of the Agency workforce.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>A list of chaplains and religious counselors who have experience with the needs of the Agency workforce, including information regarding access to the Chaplain Corps established under section 26.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Information regarding how to select and retain private attorneys who have experience with the legal needs of the Agency workforce, including detailed information on the process for the appropriate sharing of information with retained private attorneys.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Any other functions the Director determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>The inclusion of any person on a list maintained or made available pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) shall not be construed as an endorsement of such person (or any service furnished by such person), and the Director shall not be liable, as a result of such inclusion, for any portion of compensable injury, loss, or damage attributable to such person or service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that, to the extent permitted by law, the advice and assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3530">136 STAT. 3530</page> provided by the Office to eligible individuals under subsection (d) is provided in a confidential manner.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cae3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may prescribe regulations regarding the requirement for confidentiality under this paragraph. The Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>)), the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives any such regulations not later than 30 days after prescribing such regulations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cae3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual described in paragraph (2) may receive a service under the Office at the election of the individual.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individuals described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An individual described in this paragraph is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a current or former officer or employee of the Agency; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an individual affiliated with the Agency, as determined by the Director.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cae3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cae3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3530">50 USC 3530 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall establish the Office under section 29 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (as added by subsection (a)) (in this section referred to as the “Office”) by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cae3b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cae3b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biannual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On a biannual basis during the three-year period beginning on the date of the establishment of the Office, the Director shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the Office, including on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of individuals assigned to the Office pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of section 29 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (as added by subsection (a)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cae3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of eligible individuals under subsection (d) of such section 29 who have received services under the Office, and the type of services so received.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Elements of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6421">SEC. 6421. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE AS ELEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3(4)(H) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4/H">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)(H)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Space Force,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the Marine Corps,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6422">SEC. 6422. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cb0aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334">50 USC 3334</ref><i>l</i>.</p></sidenote><heading>OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CULTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cbce1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3531">136 STAT. 3531</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce climate survey</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>workforce climate survey</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbce23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means a workforce engagement or climate survey conducted at the agency, directorate, career field, or integrated intelligence center level, without regard to whether the survey is conducted on an annual or ad-hoc basis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not include an exit survey specified in subsection (c).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cbf535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the Defense Intelligence Agency has committed to improving Agency culture and leadership; however, actions taken by the Agency as of the date of the enactment of this Act have not enabled a full assessment of the extent of workforce culture issues and potential management abuses, and require additional Congressional oversight to ensure concerns are both understood and addressed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cbf536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Provision of Exit Survey or Interview</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall ensure that each employee of such Agency who leaves employment with such Agency (but not including any detail assignment) completes an exit survey or exit interview prior to such departure, to the extent practicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual submissions to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>On an annual basis during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written analysis of the results of the exit surveys or exit interviews completed pursuant to paragraph (1) during the year covered by the report together with a plan of the Director to address any issues identified pursuant to such results to improve retention and culture.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cbf539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Oversight Relating to Workforce Climate Surveys</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications of ad-hoc workforce climate surveys</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cbf53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency conducts an ad-hoc workforce climate survey (including in response to a specific incident or concern), the Director shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports on final results</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency concludes the conduct of any workforce climate survey, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the final results of such workforce climate survey. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The topic of the workforce climate survey, and the workforce level surveyed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The rationale for conducting the workforce climate survey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The measures in place to ensure the accessibility of the workforce climate survey.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3532">136 STAT. 3532</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The lead official or entity conducting the workforce climate survey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Any actions the Director intends to take, or is considering, in response to the results of the workforce climate survey.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessibility of workforce climate surveys</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, workforce climate surveys are accessible to employees of such Agency on classified and unclassified systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cbf543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an analysis of the feasibility (including the anticipated cost, personnel requirements, necessary authorities, and such other matters as may be determined appropriate by the Director for purposes of analyzing feasibility) of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conducting 360-degree performance reviews among employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cbf545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>including leadership suitability assessments (including personality evaluations, communication style assessments, and emotional intelligence aptitude assessments) for promotions of such employees to a position within grade GS–14 or above of the General Schedule.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Other Elements</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6431">SEC. 6431. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ADVISORY BOARD IN NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22cc1c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 106A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3041a/d">50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cc1c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Director</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cc1c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 3 years after the date of the first meeting of the Board</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6432">SEC. 6432. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cc1c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s441">10 USC 441 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD FOR NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency an advisory board (in this section referred to as the “Board”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>study matters relating to the mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, including with respect to integration of commercial capabilities, promoting innovation, advice on next generation tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination capabilities, strengthening functional management, acquisition, and such other matters as the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency considers appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>advise and report directly to the Director with respect to such matters.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3533">136 STAT. 3533</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ccb8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number and appointment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall be composed of 6 members appointed by the Director from among individuals with demonstrated academic, government, business, or other expertise relevant to the mission and functions of the Agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director appoints a member to the Board, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) of such appointment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial appointments</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall appoint the initial 6 members to the Board.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacancy</inline>.—</heading><content>Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall have a Chair, who shall be appointed by the Director from among the members.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may appoint an executive secretary, who shall be an employee of the Agency, to support the Board.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall meet not less than quarterly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the Director.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Director and to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the activities and significant findings of the Board during the preceding year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of Certain Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ccb8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the first meeting of the Board.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6433">SEC. 6433. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ccb8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s441">10 USC 441 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ELEVATION OF THE COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Beginning<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ccb8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the commercial and business operations office of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall report directly to the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6435">SEC. 6435. </num><heading>STUDY ON PERSONNEL UNDER STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cd7bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3534">136 STAT. 3534</page> the Department of Energy, in consultation with the National Laboratories Directors’ Council and in coordination with such other entities, agencies, and departments as the Directors consider appropriate, shall jointly conduct a study of the skills, recruitment, and retention of the personnel at the national laboratories who carry out projects under the Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cd7c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cd7c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The degree to which the personnel at the national laboratories who carry out projects under the Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program have the requisite training, skillsets, or expertise in critical science, technology, and engineering areas to support ongoing and anticipated projects under such Program, and the sufficiency of such personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cd7c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Whether such personnel have compensation, benefits, and pay scales that are competitive with comparable roles in the private sector in the geographic market in which the relevant national laboratory is located.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cd7c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any challenges associated with the retention of such personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cd7c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The talent composition of such personnel, broken down by career phase and degree status, to include any relevant exit survey data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of current or previous programs to enabling such personnel to rotate between elements of the intelligence community and the national laboratories, including the number of personnel on nonreimbursable or reimbursable assignment to an element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The degree to which such projects and personnel support or augment other ongoing mission areas and capacities at the national laboratories.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cda317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon completing the study under subsection (a), the Directors shall jointly develop findings and recommendations based on the results of the study regarding the recruitment and retention of personnel at the national laboratories who carry out projects under the Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program, including with respect to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>New or alternative business models, sponsorship arrangements, or work scope agreements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Extending eligibility for existing, or establishing new, recruitment, retention, or other career incentive programs, including student loan repayment and forgiveness programs, to such personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Initiating geographically flexible or remote work arrangements for such personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Enabling such personnel to participate in training at elements of the intelligence community, or obtain academic training at the National Intelligence University.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Establishing new, or enhancing existing, opportunities for detailee or rotational programs among the intelligence community and the national laboratories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Using a compensation system modeled on the Cyber Talent Management System of the Department of Homeland Security for such personnel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Any other recommendations the Directors determine relevant.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3535">136 STAT. 3535</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cda31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Directors shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report containing the study under subsection (a) and the recommendations under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cda322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Laboratories Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>national laboratories</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>each national security laboratory (as defined in section 3281(1) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2471/1">50 U.S.C. 2471(1)</ref>)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cda324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>each national laboratory of the Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6436">SEC. 6436. </num><heading>BRIEFING ON COORDINATION BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cdf145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cdf146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cdf147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cdf148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cdf149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cdf14a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce, or their designees, shall jointly provide a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cdf14b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>coordination between the intelligence community and the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cdf14c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>existing processes of the Bureau for the access to, storage of, transmission of, and use of information provided to the Bureau by an element of the intelligence community; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cdf14d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such recommendations as the Director and the Secretary may have to enhance such access, storage, transmission, and use.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3536">136 STAT. 3536</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LXV">TITLE LXV—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Intelligence Matters Relating to the People’s Republic of China</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6501">SEC. 6501. </num><heading>REPORT ON WEALTH AND CORRUPT ACTIVITIES OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cdf14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall make available to the public an unclassified report on the wealth and corrupt activities of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, including the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and senior leadership officials in the Central Committee, the Politburo, the Politburo Standing Committee, and any other regional Party Secretaries.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6502">SEC. 6502. </num><heading>IDENTIFICATION AND THREAT ASSESSMENT OF COMPANIES WITH INVESTMENTS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ce3f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ce3f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ce3f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ce3f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ce3f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ce3f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, the Chairperson of the Federal Communication Commission, and the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the risk to national security of the use of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ce3f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>telecommunications companies with a 10% or greater direct or indirect foreign investment by an entity or person owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, the People’s Republic of China that is operating in the United States or providing services to affiliates and personnel of the intelligence community; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ce3f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>hospitality and conveyance companies with substantial investment by the People’s Republic of China by affiliates and personnel of the intelligence community for travel on behalf of the United States Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6503">SEC. 6503. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP FOR MONITORING THE ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cfc617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence community <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3537">136 STAT. 3537</page> as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a cross-intelligence community analytical working group (in this section referred to as the “working group”) on the economic and technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cfc618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring and Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The working group shall monitor and analyze—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the economic and technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the extent to which those capabilities rely on exports, financing, or services from the United States and other foreign countries;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the links of those capabilities to the military-industrial complex of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the threats those capabilities pose to the national security and values of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cfc61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cfc623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once each year, the working group shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the economic and technological strategy, efforts, and progress of the People’s Republic of China to become the dominant military, technological, and economic power in the world and undermine the rules-based world order.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cfc625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each assessment required by paragraph (2) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfc626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>An unclassified overview of the major goals, strategies, and policies of the People’s Republic of China to control, shape, or develop self-sufficiency in key technologies and control related supply chains and ecosystems, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>efforts to acquire United States and other foreign technology and recruit foreign talent in technology sectors of the People’s Republic of China, including the extent to which those efforts relate to the military-industrial complex of the People’s Republic of China;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>efforts related to incentivizing offshoring of United States and foreign manufacturing to China, influencing global supply chains, and creating supply chain vulnerabilities for the United States, including China’s financing or potential financing in foreign countries to create monopolies in the processing and exporting of rare earth and other critical materials <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3538">136 STAT. 3538</page> necessary for renewable energy, including cobalt, lithium, and nickel;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>related tools and market access restrictions or distortions imposed by the People’s Republic of China on foreign firms and laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China that discriminate against United States and other foreign firms; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>efforts of the People’s Republic of China to attract or restrict financing from the United States and other foreign countries to build self-sufficient national defense capabilities, an evaluation of the relative contribution of foreign financing to China’s economic support for such capabilities, and the type of capital flows from the United States into China’s national defense capabilities from the specific actions taken by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to attract or restrict financing to the outcome of such efforts for entities and persons of the People’s Republic of China.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An unclassified assessment of the progress of the People’s Republic of China to achieve its goals, disaggregated by economic sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An unclassified assessment of the impact of the transfer of capital, technology, data, talent, and technical expertise from the United States to China on the economic, technological, and military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>An unclassified list of the top 200 businesses, academic and research institutions, or other entities of the People’s Republic of China that are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>developing, producing, or exporting to other countries the technologies that are strategically important to the People’s Republic of China or supporting entities of the People’s Republic of China that are subject to sanctions imposed by the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>supporting the military-civil fusion program or the military industrial complex of the People’s Republic of China; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>otherwise supporting the goals and efforts of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese government entities, including the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Public Security, and the People’s Liberation Army.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>An unclassified list of the top 100 development, infrastructure, or other strategic projects that the People’s Republic of China is financing abroad that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>advance the technology goals and strategies of the Chinese Communist Party; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>evade financial sanctions, export controls, or import restrictions imposed by the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>An unclassified list of the top 100 businesses, research institutions, or other entities of the People’s Republic of China that are developing surveillance, smart cities, or related technologies that are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>exported to other countries, undermining democracy worldwide; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3539">136 STAT. 3539</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provided to the security services of the People’s Republic of China, enabling them to commit severe human rights abuses in China.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>An unclassified list of the top 100 businesses or other entities of the People’s Republic of China that are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>operating in the genocide zone in Xinjiang; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>supporting the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau, the Xinjiang Bureau of the Ministry of State Security, the People’s Armed Police, or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>A list of investment funds, public companies, or private or early-stage firms of the People’s Republic of China that have received more than $100,000,000 in capital flows from the United States during the 10-year period preceding the date on which the assessment is submitted.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation of assessments</inline>.—</heading><content>In preparing each assessment required by paragraph (2), the working group shall use open source documents in Chinese language and commercial databases.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>An assessment required by paragraph (2) may be submitted in the format of a National Intelligence Estimate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each assessment required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cfed4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cfed50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The unclassified portion of each assessment required by paragraph (2) shall be published on the publicly accessible website of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cfed51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cfed52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22cfed53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than quarterly, the working group shall provide to Congress a classified briefing on the economic and technological goals, strategies, and progress of the People’s Republic of China, especially on the information that cannot be disclosed in the unclassified portion of an assessment required by subsection (c)(2).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cfed54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified Analyses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each classified annex to an assessment required by subsection (c)(2) or corresponding briefing provided under subsection (d) shall include an analysis of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the vulnerabilities of the People’s Republic of China, disaggregated by economic sector, industry, and entity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22cfed56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the technological or supply chain chokepoints of the People’s Republic of China that provide leverage to the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22cfed57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6504">SEC. 6504. </num><heading>ANNUAL REPORT ON CONCENTRATED REEDUCATION CAMPS IN THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d08998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d08999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d0899a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d0899b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3540">136 STAT. 3540</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d0899c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d0899d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered camp</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered camp</term>” means a detention camp, prison, forced labor camp, or forced labor factory located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, referred to by the Government of the People’s Republic of China as “concentrated reeducation camps” or “vocational training centers”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d0899e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of covered camps.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d0899f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required by subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of the number and geographic location of covered camps and an estimate of the number of victims detained in covered camps.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the types of personnel and equipment in covered camps;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the funding received by covered camps from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the role of the security services of the People’s Republic of China and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in enforcing atrocities at covered camps.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>A comprehensive list of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the entities of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, including subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, with respect to which sanctions have been imposed by the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>commercial activities of those entities outside of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d089a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other Chinese businesses, including in the artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and surveillance technology sectors, that are involved with the atrocities in Xinjiang or supporting the policies of the People’s Republic of China in the region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d089a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d089aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d089ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d089ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The unclassified portion of each report required by subsection (b) shall be published on the publicly accessible website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6505">SEC. 6505. </num><heading>ASSESSMENTS OF PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTORS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d14bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3541">136 STAT. 3541</page> and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legacy semiconductor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>legacy semiconductor</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 9902(a)(6)(A) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4652/a/6/A">15 U.S.C. 4652(a)(6)(A)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d14c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d14c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of progress by the People’s Republic of China in global competitiveness in the production of semiconductors by Chinese firms, including any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of such firms.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d14c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (b), the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d14c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The progress of the People’s Republic of China toward self-sufficiency in the supply of semiconductors, including globally competitive Chinese firms competing in the fields of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, next-generation and renewable energy, advanced life sciences and biotechnology, and high-performance computing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The progress of the People’s Republic of China in developing indigenously or accessing foreign sources of intellectual property critical to the design and manufacturing of leading edge process nodes, including electronic design automation technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Activity of Chinese firms with respect to the production of semiconductors that are not legacy semiconductors, including any identified export diversion to evade export controls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any observed stockpiling efforts by Chinese firms with respect to semiconductor manufacturing equipment, substrate materials, silicon wafers, or other necessary inputs for semiconductor production.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d14c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the relative market share of different Chinese semiconductor manufacturers at different process nodes and the estimated increase or decrease of market share by that manufacturer in each product category during the preceding year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d14c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive summary of recruitment activity of the People’s Republic of China targeting semiconductor manufacturing engineers and managers from non-Chinese firms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d14c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d14c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the capability of the workforce of the People’s Republic of China to design, produce, and manufacture of semiconductors that are not legacy semiconductors and relevant equipment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3542">136 STAT. 3542</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d14c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Assessments</inline>.—</heading><content>Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d14c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall also be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce, to inform, among other activities of the Department of Commerce, implementation of section 103 of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</ref>) and title XCIX of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4651/etseq">15 U.S.C. 4651 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Authorities, Requirements, and Limitations</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6511">SEC. 6511. </num><heading>NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT OR TRANSFER OF CONTAINERIZED MISSILE SYSTEMS BY RUSSIA, CHINA, OR IRAN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22d1c143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dM">division M of Public Law 114–113</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/2923">129 Stat. 2923</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1c144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Russian Federation</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a covered country</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1c145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Club–K container missile system</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>missile launcher disguised as or concealed in a shipping container</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1c146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1c147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>deploy, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>deploy, a</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1c148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Russian military</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the military of the covered country</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1c149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d1e85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The congressional intelligence committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered country</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Russia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>North Korea.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d1e865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>club–k container missile system by the russian federation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>containerized missile system by russia or certain other countries</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3543">136 STAT. 3543</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6512">SEC. 6512. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d1e866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3025">50 USC 3025 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d9feb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9feb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9feb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9feba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9febb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9febc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atrocity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>atrocity</term>” means a war crime, crime against humanity, or genocide.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9febd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commit</term>”, with respect to an atrocity, includes the planning, committing, aiding, and abetting of such atrocity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9febe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign person</term>” means a person that is not a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9febf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Russian atrocity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Russian atrocity</term>” means an atrocity that is committed by an individual who is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a member of the armed forces, or the security or other defense services, of the Russian Federation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an employee of any other element of the Russian Government; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an agent or contractor of an individual specified in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>United States person</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3039">50 U.S.C. 3039</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d9fec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Community Coordinator for Russian Atrocities Accountability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d9fec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall designate a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to serve as the intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Coordinator shall oversee the efforts of the intelligence community relating to the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identifying, and (as appropriate) disseminating within the United States Government, intelligence relating to the identification, location, or activities of foreign persons suspected of playing a role in committing Russian atrocities in Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Identifying analytic and other intelligence needs and priorities of the intelligence community with respect to the commitment of such Russian atrocities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9feca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Addressing any gaps in intelligence collection relating to the commitment of such Russian atrocities and developing recommendations to address any gaps so identified, including by recommending the modification of the priorities of the intelligence community with respect to intelligence collection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Collaborating with appropriate counterparts across the intelligence community to ensure appropriate coordination on, and integration of the analysis of, the commitment of such Russian atrocities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3544">136 STAT. 3544</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Identifying intelligence and other information that may be relevant to preserve evidence of potential war crimes by Russia, consistent with the public commitments of the United States to support investigations into the conduct of Russia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Ensuring the Atrocities Early Warning Task Force and other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government receive appropriate support from the intelligence community with respect to the collection, analysis, preservation, and, as appropriate, dissemination, of intelligence related to Russian atrocities in Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d9fecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the name of the official designated as the Coordinator pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d9fed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><content>the strategy of the intelligence community for the collection of intelligence related to Russian atrocities in Ukraine, including a detailed description of how the Coordinator shall support, and assist in facilitating the implementation of, such strategy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report to congress</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than May 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until May 1, 2026, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing, for the year covered by the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the analytical findings and activities of the intelligence community with respect to Russian atrocities in Ukraine; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the recipients of information shared pursuant to this section for the purpose of ensuring accountability for such Russian atrocities, and the date of any such sharing.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22d9fed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22d9fed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may supplement an existing reporting requirement with the information required under subparagraph (A) on an annual basis to satisfy that requirement with prior notification of intent to do so to the appropriate committees of Congress.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22d9feda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to have effect on the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6513">SEC. 6513. </num><heading>LEAD INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERING AND NEUTRALIZING PROLIFERATION OF IRAN-ORIGIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22db104b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db104c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db104d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db104e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3545">136 STAT. 3545</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db104f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Five eyes partnership</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Five Eyes Partnership</term>” means the intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unmanned aircraft system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>unmanned aircraft system</term>” includes an unmanned powered aircraft (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft), that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>does not carry a human operator;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may fly autonomously or be piloted remotely;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>may be expendable or recoverable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>may carry a lethal payload or explode upon reaching a designated location.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22db1056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db1057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordinator</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall designate an official from an element of the intelligence community to serve as the lead intelligence community coordinator for countering and neutralizing the proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Coordinator is designated under paragraph (1), the Coordinator shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db105a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develop a comprehensive plan of action, driven by intelligence information, for countering and neutralizing the threats posed by the proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db105b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db105c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>provide to appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on such plan of action.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db105d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db105e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a final report on the activities and findings of the Coordinator.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db105f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22db1060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db1061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the threats posed by Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems, including the threat to facilities and personnel of the United States Government in the greater Middle East, particularly in the areas of such region that are located within the area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central Command.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22db1062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A detailed description of intelligence sharing efforts, as well as other joint efforts driven by intelligence information, with allies and partners of the United States, to assist in countering and neutralizing of such threats.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22db1063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db1064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db1065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for any changes in United States policy or legislative authorities to improve the capacity of the intelligence community to assist in countering and neutralizing such threats.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3546">136 STAT. 3546</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified form.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db1067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db1068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annex</inline>.—</heading><content>In submitting the report under subparagraph (A) to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director shall also include an accompanying annex, which shall be classified, that separately details all efforts supported exclusively by National Intelligence Program funds.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22db1069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration With Five Eyes Partnership and Israel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Taking into account the findings of the final report under subsection (b)(3), the Director of National Intelligence shall seek to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db106a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop and implement a common approach among the Five Eyes Partnership toward countering the threats posed by Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems, including by leveraging the unique intelligence capabilities and information of the members of the Five Eyes Partnership; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22db106b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>intensify cooperation with Israel for the purpose of countering Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems, including by strengthening and expanding existing cooperative efforts conducted pursuant to section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/1702">133 Stat. 1702</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8606">22 U.S.C. 8606 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22db106c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b)(3).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6514">SEC. 6514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22db106d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3370b">50 USC 3370b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COLLABORATION BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO COUNTER FOREIGN COMMERCIAL THREATS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dc21de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign commercial threat</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign commercial threat</term>” means a rare commercial item or service that is produced by, offered by, sold by, licensed by, or otherwise distributed under the control of a strategic competitor or foreign adversary in a manner that may provide the strategic competitor or foreign adversary leverage over an intended recipient.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determinations by working group</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining whether an item or service is a foreign commercial threat, the Working Group shall consider whether the strategic competitor or foreign adversary could—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>withhold, or threaten to withhold, the rare commercial item or service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>create reliance on the rare commercial item or service as essential to the safety, health, or economic wellbeing of the intended recipient; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3547">136 STAT. 3547</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>have its rare commercial item or service easily replaced by a United States entity or an entity of an ally or partner of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rare commercial item or service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>rare commercial item or service</term>” means a good, service, or intellectual property that is not widely available for distribution.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dc21ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Group</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce make the joint determination specified in subsection (c), the Director and the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall jointly establish a working group to counter foreign commercial threats (in this section referred to as the “Working Group”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The composition of the Working Group may include any officer or employee of a department or agency of the United States Government determined appropriate by the Director or the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties of the Working Group shall be the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>To identify current foreign commercial threats.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>To identify probable future foreign commercial threats.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>To identify goods, services, or intellectual property that, if produced by entities within the United States, or allies or partners of the United States, would mitigate foreign commercial threats.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22dc21f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a regular basis that is not less frequently than quarterly thereafter until the date of termination under paragraph (5), the Working Group shall meet.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22dc21f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the establishment under paragraph (1), the Working Group may be terminated upon the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce jointly—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc21f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>determining that termination of the Working Group is appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc4906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submitting to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such determination (including a description of the justification for such determination).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc4907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc4908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter until the date of termination under paragraph (5), the Working Group shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities of the Working Group.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc4909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc490a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Any current or future foreign commercial threats identified by the Working Group.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc490b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The strategy of the United States Government, if any, to mitigate any current foreign commercial threats or future foreign commercial threats so identified.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc490c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The plan of the intelligence community to provide to the Department of Commerce and other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3548">136 STAT. 3548</page> nontraditional customers of the intelligence community support in addressing foreign commercial threats.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22dc490d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Any other significant activity of the Working Group.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dc490e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Option to Discharge Obligation Through Other Means</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce make a joint determination that the requirements of the Working Group under subsection (b) (including the duties under paragraph (3) and the reporting requirement under paragraph (6) of such subsection) may be appropriately filled by an existing entity or structure, and submit to the congressional intelligence committees a notification of such determination (including a description of the justification for such determination), the Director and Secretary may task such entity or structure with such requirements in lieu of establishing the Working Group.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6515">SEC. 6515. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT ON FOREIGN WEAPONIZATION OF ADVERTISEMENT TECHNOLOGY DATA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dc972f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advertisement technology data</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>advertisement technology data</term>” means commercially available data derived from advertisement technology that is used, or can be used, to geolocate individuals or gain other targeting information on individuals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dc9736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dc9737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct an intelligence assessment of the counterintelligence risks of, and the exposure of intelligence community and Department of Defense personnel and activities to, tracking by foreign adversaries through advertisement technology data.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dc9738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the intelligence assessment under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6516">SEC. 6516. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT REGARDING RUSSIAN GRAY ZONE ASSETS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dd8199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd819a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd819b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd819c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd819d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd819e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd819f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3549">136 STAT. 3549</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gray zone activity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>gray zone activity</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 825 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gray zone asset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>gray zone asset</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>includes a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dd81a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Community Assessment Regarding Russian Gray Zone Assets</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce an intelligence community assessment that contains—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the gray zone assets of Russia;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an identification of any opportunities to hold such gray zone assets at risk, as a method of influencing the behavior of Russia; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an assessment of the risks and potential benefits, with respect to the interests of the United States, that may result from the seizure of such gray zone assets to hold the assets at risk.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially state-owned or substantially controlled by Russia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The likelihood that holding the gray asset at risk, or degrading the asset, will affect any attempt of Russia to use force to change existing borders or undermine the political independence or territorial integrity of any state, including Ukraine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22dd81b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appendix</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>gray zone assets in each category; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dd81b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3550">136 STAT. 3550</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Reports and Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6521">SEC. 6521. </num><heading>REPORT ON ASSESSING WILL TO FIGHT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22de9325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22de9326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22de9327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The congressional intelligence committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22de9328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military will to fight</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>military will to fight</term>” means, with respect to the military of a country, the disposition and decision to fight, act, or persevere as needed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National will to fight</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national will to fight</term>” means, with respect to the government of a country, the resolve to conduct sustained military and other operations for an objective even when the expectation of success decreases or the need for significant political, economic, and military sacrifices increases.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22deba3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>According to a study by the RAND corporation, “will to fight” is poorly analyzed and the least understood aspect of war.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In testimony before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate in May 2022, top intelligence officials of the United States indicated that although the intelligence community accurately anticipated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the intelligence community did not accurately assess the will of Ukrainian forces to fight in opposition to a Russian invasion or that the Ukrainian forces would succeed in averting a rapid Russian military occupation of Kyiv.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>According to the RAND corporation, the intelligence community estimated that the Afghan government’s forces could hold out against the Taliban for as long as 2 years if all ground forces of the United States were withdrawn. This estimate was revised in June 2021 to reflect an intelligence community view that Afghanistan’s military collapse could come in 6 to 12 months. In August 2021, the Afghan government fell within days after the ground forces of the United States were withdrawn.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Similarly, the rapid advance of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and near-total collapse of the Iraqi Security Forces in 2014 appeared to take the policymakers of the United States by surprise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The apparent gaps in these analyses had important implications for policy decisions of the United States toward Russia and Afghanistan, and suggest a need for further examination of how the intelligence community assesses a foreign military’s will to fight.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22deba42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council and in coordination with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3551">136 STAT. 3551</page> the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report examining the extent to which analyses of the military will to fight and the national will to fight informed the all-source analyses of the intelligence community regarding how the armed forces and governments of Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Iraq would perform at key junctures.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22deba43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (c) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The methodology of the intelligence community for measuring the military will to fight and the national will to fight of a foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The extent to which analysts of the intelligence community applied such methodology when assessing the military will to fight and the national will to fight of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Afghanistan following the April 2021 announcement of the full withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Iraq in the face of the rapid emergence and advancement in 2014 of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Ukraine and Russia during the initial phase of the invasion and march toward Kyiv by Russia in February 2022.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The extent to which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the assessments described in paragraph (2) depended on the observations of personnel of the United States Armed Forces who had trained Afghan, Iraqi, and Ukrainian armed forces; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such observations reflected any standardized, objective methodology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Whether shortcomings in assessing the military will to fight and the national will to fight may have affected the capacity of the intelligence community to provide “early warning” about the collapse of government forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The extent to which “red teaming” was used to test the assessments described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The extent to which dissenting opinions of intelligence analysts were highlighted in final written products presented to senior policymakers of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The extent to which analysts and supervisors adhered to the policies, procedures, directives, and best practices of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22deba51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22deba52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for analyses by the intelligence community going forward to incorporate lessons learned and enhance the quality of future analytical products to more accurately reflect the military will to fight and the national will to fight and improve the capacity of the intelligence community to accurately predict the success or failure of the armed forces of a foreign country.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22deba53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22deba54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annex</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In submitting the report under subsection (c) to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director shall also include <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3552">136 STAT. 3552</page> an accompanying annex, which shall be classified, providing an inventory of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Collection gaps and challenges that may have affected the analysis of the collapse of government forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22deba56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Actions that the Director of National Intelligence has taken to mitigate such gaps and challenges.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22deba57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (c) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, shall include an unclassified summary of key findings, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6522">SEC. 6522. </num><heading>REPORT ON THREAT FROM HYPERSONIC WEAPONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df0878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df2f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22df2f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an assessment of the threat to the United States, and to allies and partners of the United States, from hypersonic weapons in light of the use of such weapons by Russia in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df2f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The information learned by the United States regarding the hypersonic weapons capabilities of Russia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Insights into the doctrine of Russia regarding the use of hypersonic weapons.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of how allies and partners of the United States view the threat of hypersonic weapons.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df2f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the degree to which the development of missiles with similar capabilities as hypersonic weapons used by Russia would enhance or reduce the ability of the United States to deter Russia from threatening the national security of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df2f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (b) may be submitted in classified form.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6523">SEC. 6523. </num><heading>REPORT ON ORDNANCE OF RUSSIA AND CHINA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df56a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees a report on ordnance of Russia and China, including the technical specificity required for the safe handling and disposal of such ordnance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df56a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall carry out subsection (a) in coordination with the head of any element of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise that the Director determines appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22df56a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3553">136 STAT. 3553</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df56a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional defense committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>congressional defense committees</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22df56a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense intelligence enterprise</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Defense Intelligence Enterprise</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s426/b">section 426(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6524">SEC. 6524. </num><heading>REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA TARGETING LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dff2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign malign influence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>foreign malign influence</term>” means any hostile effort undertaken by, at the direction of, or on behalf of or with the substantial support of, the government of a foreign country with the objective of influencing, through overt or covert means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the political, military, economic, or other policies or activities of the government of the country that is the target of the hostile effort, including any election within such target country; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the public opinion within such target country.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Latin america and the caribbean</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Latin America and the Caribbean</term>” means the countries and non-United States territories of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22dff2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council and in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on activities undertaken by China and Russia in Latin America and the Caribbean that are intended to increase the influence of China and Russia, respectively, therein. Such report shall include a description of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Foreign malign influence campaigns by China and Russia targeting Latin America and the Caribbean.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22dff2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Financial investments intended to increase Chinese or Russian influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e01905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Efforts by China and Russia to expand diplomatic, military, or other ties to Latin America and the Caribbean.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e01906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any other activities determined appropriate by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e01907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the description of foreign malign influence campaigns under subsection (b), the report shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e01908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The objectives of any such campaign.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e01909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The themes and messaging used in any such campaign.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3554">136 STAT. 3554</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e0190a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The scale and nature of the threat posed by any such campaign.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e0190b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The effect of such threat on the national security, diplomatic, military, or economic interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e0190c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6525">SEC. 6525. </num><heading>REPORT ON SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CHINA TO RUSSIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e08e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e08e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on whether and how China, including with respect to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, any Chinese state-owned enterprise, and any other Chinese entity, has provided support to Russia with respect to the unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war by Russia against Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e08e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (b) shall include a discussion of support provided by China to Russia with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>helping the Government of Russia or Russian entities evade or circumvent sanctions by the United States or multilateral sanctions and export controls;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>deliberately inhibiting onsite United States Government export control end-use checks, including interviews and investigations, in China;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>providing Russia with any technology, including semiconductors classified as EAR99, that supports Russian intelligence or military capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establishing economic or financial arrangements that will have the effect of alleviating the effect of sanctions by the United States or multilateral sanctions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>providing any material, technical, or logistical support, including to Russian military or intelligence agencies and state-owned or state-linked enterprises.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e08e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e08e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirement to submit the report under subsection (b) shall terminate on the earlier of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date on which the Director of National Intelligence determines the conflict in Ukraine has ended; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3555">136 STAT. 3555</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e08e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6526">SEC. 6526. </num><heading>REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP FINANCING OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e1037c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1037d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1037e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1037f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e10380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese financing of port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e10381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e10382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese financing, including financing by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e10383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military or intelligence presence at or near such ports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e10384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e10385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of China’s current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military or intelligence collection purposes and the implications of such ability for the national security of the United States and allies and partners of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e10386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of activities undertaken by the United States and allies and partners of the United States to help identify and provide alternatives to Chinese investments in port infrastructure.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e10387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6527">SEC. 6527. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR ATROCITY PREVENTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e178b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atrocities</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>atrocities</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 6 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/441">Public Law 115–441</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/5586">132 Stat. 5586</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atrocity crime scene</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>atrocity crime scene</term>” means 1 or more locations that are relevant to the investigation of an atrocity, including buildings or locations (including bodies of water) where physical evidence may be collected relating to the perpetrators, victims, and events of the atrocity, such as mass graves and other sites containing deceased individuals.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3556">136 STAT. 3556</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e178bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the efforts of the United States Government regarding atrocity prevention and response through interagency coordination, such as the Atrocity Warning Task Force, are critically important and that the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense should, as appropriate and in compliance with the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7421/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.</ref>), do the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Require each element of the intelligence community to support the Atrocity Warning Task Force in its mission to prevent genocide and atrocities through policy formulation and program development by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>collecting and analyzing intelligence identified as an atrocity, as defined in the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/441">Public Law 115–441</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/5586">132 Stat. 5586</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>preparing unclassified intelligence data and geospatial imagery products for coordination with appropriate domestic, foreign, and international courts and tribunals prosecuting persons responsible for crimes for which such imagery and intelligence may provide evidence (including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including with respect to missing persons and suspected atrocity crime scenes); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>reassessing archived geospatial imagery containing indicators of war crimes, other atrocities, forced disappearances, and atrocity crime scenes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Continue to make available inputs to the Atrocity Warning Task Force for the development of the Department of State Atrocity Early Warning Assessment and share open-source data to support pre-atrocity and genocide indicators and warnings to the Atrocity Warning Task Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Provide the President and Congress with recommendations to improve policies, programs, resources, and tools relating to atrocity intelligence collection and interagency coordination.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Regularly consult and participate with designated interagency representatives of relevant agencies and departments of the United States Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e178c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Ensure resources are made available for the policies, programs, and tools relating to atrocity intelligence collection and coordination with the Atrocity Warning Task Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LXVI">TITLE LXVI—</num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6601">SEC. 6601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e19fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING ONBOARDING OF PERSONNEL IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e1edf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Onboard Period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>onboard period</term>” means the period beginning on the date on which an individual submits an application for employment and ending on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1edf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date on which the individual is offered one or more entrance on duty dates; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1edf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date on which the individual enters on duty.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e1edf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall establish policy guidance appropriate for all elements of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3557">136 STAT. 3557</page> intelligence community that can be used to measure, consistently and reliably, the onboard period.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e1edf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1edfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the time it takes to onboard personnel in the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1edfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall cover the mean and median time it takes to onboard personnel in the intelligence community, disaggregated by mode of onboarding and element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e1edfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e1edfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1edfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a plan to reduce the onboard period for personnel in the intelligence community, for elements of the intelligence community that currently have median onboarding times that exceed 180 days.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e1edff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include milestones to achieve certain specific goals with respect to the mean, median, and mode time it takes to onboard personnel in the elements of the intelligence community described in such paragraph, disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e21510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e21511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The heads of the elements of the intelligence community, including the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall implement the plan submitted under subsection (d) and take all such actions each head considers appropriate and necessary to ensure that by December 31, 2023, the median duration of the onboard period for new employees at each element of the intelligence community is equal to less than 180 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6602">SEC. 6602. </num><heading>REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e23c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget shall, in the Deputy Director’s capacity as the Chair of the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council pursuant to section 2.4 of Executive Order 13467 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3161">50 U.S.C. 3161 note</ref>; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), submit to Congress a report on the legislative action required to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e23c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e23c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Specification of the statutes that require amendment in order to implement the initiative described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e23c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For each statute specified under paragraph (1), an indication of the priority for enactment of an amendment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3558">136 STAT. 3558</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e23c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>For each statute specified under paragraph (1), a description of the consequences if the statute is not amended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6603">SEC. 6603. </num><heading>INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF POLYGRAPHS IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e28a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall conduct an assessment of the administration of polygraph evaluations that are needed in the intelligence community to meet current annual personnel hiring requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e28a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment completed under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e28a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Identification of the number of polygraphers currently available at each element of the intelligence community to meet the requirements described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e28a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>If the demand described in subsection (a) cannot be met, an identification of the number of polygraphers that would need to be hired and certified to meet it.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e28a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e28a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of the effectiveness of alternatives to the polygraph, including methods being researched by the National Center for Credibility Assessment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e28a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e28a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the preliminary findings of the Inspector General with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e28a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the committees described in subsection (c) a report on the findings of the Inspector General with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6604">SEC. 6604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e28a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3162a">50 USC 3162a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TIMELINESS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLYGRAPHS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e2d871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e2d872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e2d873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in the Director’s capacity as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 803(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3162a/a">50 U.S.C. 3162a(a)</ref>), issue standards for timeliness for Federal agencies to administer polygraphs conducted for the purpose of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e2d874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>adjudicating decisions regarding eligibility for access to classified information (as defined in the procedures established pursuant to section 801(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3161/a">50 U.S.C. 3161(a)</ref>)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e2d875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>granting reciprocity pursuant to Security Executive Agent Directive 2, or successor directive.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e2d876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e2d877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall publish the standards issued under paragraph (1) in the Federal Register or such other venue as the Director considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e2d878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on how Federal agencies will comply with the standards issued under subsection (a). Such plan shall specify the resources required by Federal agencies to comply with such standards and the timeline for doing so.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3559">136 STAT. 3559</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6605">SEC. 6605. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e2d879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3162a">50 USC 3162a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>POLICY ON SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e2d87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in the Director’s capacity as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 803(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3162a/a">50 U.S.C. 3162a(a)</ref>), issue a policy that allows a private person to submit a certain number or proportion of applications, on a nonreimbursable basis, for employee access to classified information for personnel who perform key management and oversight functions who may not merit an application due to their work under any one contract.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6606">SEC. 6606. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING FEDERAL POLICY ON SHARING OF COVERED INSIDER THREAT INFORMATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 806(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e2d87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352f">50 USC 3352f note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contracting agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contractor that employs the contractor employee</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6607">SEC. 6607. </num><heading>INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORT ON USE OF SPACE CERTIFIED AS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e2ff8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the utilization of space owned or sponsored by an element of the intelligence community, located in the continental United States, that is certified as a sensitive compartmented information facility under intelligence community or Department of Defense policy.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6608">SEC. 6608. </num><heading>IMPROVING PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL PRACTICES IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22e3269d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1104(c)(1)(A) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/c/1/A">50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3269e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a supervisor of the contracting agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a supervisor of the employing or contracting agency or employing contractor</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3269f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for such purpose)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>employing or contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for that purpose) or employing contractor</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e326a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate inspector general of the contracting agency</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate inspector general of the employing or contracting agency</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6609">SEC. 6609. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION OF URGENT CONCERN RECEIVED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e34db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Security Act of 1947</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103H(k)(5)(G)(i)(I) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3033/k/5/G/i/I">50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)(i)(I)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within the</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>policy matters.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“of the Federal Government that is—<item class="indentUp5 fontsize10" id="y22e34db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>a matter of national security; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3560">136 STAT. 3560</page></content></item> <item class="indentUp5 fontsize10" id="y22e34db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters.”</content></item> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e34db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector General Act of 1978</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8H(h)(1)(A)(i) of the Inspector General Act of 1978<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e34db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/app8H">5 USC app. 8H</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>involving</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>policy matters.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“of the Federal Government that is—<subclause class="indentUp4 fontsize10" id="y22e374c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a matter of national security; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp4 fontsize10" id="y22e374c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e374c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 17(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)(aa) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3517/d/5/G/i/I">50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)</ref>(aa)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>involving</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>policy matters.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“of the Federal Government that is—<subitem class="indentUp6 fontsize10" id="y22e374c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>a matter of national security; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp6 fontsize10" id="y22e374ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters.”</content></subitem> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="LXVII">TITLE LXVII—</num><heading>MATTERS RELATING TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>General Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6701">SEC. 6701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e374cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22e3e9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3e9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Artificial intelligence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>artificial intelligence</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9401">15 U.S.C. 9401</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3e9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization to operate</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>authorization to operate</term>” has the meaning given that term in Circular Number A-130 of the Office of Management and Budget, “Managing Information as a Strategic Resource”, or any successor document.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3e9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools</term>” means software that provides an environment in which visual drag-and-drop applications, or similar tools, allow one or more individuals to program applications without linear coding.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial product</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial service</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103a">section 103a of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered item or service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered item or service</term>” means a product, system, or service that is not a commercially available off-the-shelf item, a commercial service, or a nondevelopmental item, as those terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41">title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered product</term>” means a commercial software product that involves emerging technologies or artificial intelligence.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3561">136 STAT. 3561</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emerging technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>emerging technology</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>technology that is in a developmental stage or that may be developed during the 10-year period beginning on January 1, 2022; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e3ea06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any technology included in the Critical and Emerging Technologies List published by the White House in February 2022, or any successor document.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6702">SEC. 6702. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e3ea07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334m">50 USC 3334m</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDANCE FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e43828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community or the officials designated under subsection (b), shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e43829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish, and periodically conduct reviews of, policies, standards, and procedures relating to the acquisition, adoption, development, use, coordination, and maintenance of artificial intelligence capabilities and associated data, frameworks, computing environments, and other enablers by the intelligence community (including by incorporating and updating such policies based on emerging technology capabilities), to accelerate and increase the adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities within the intelligence community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4382a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>ensure policies established or updated pursuant to paragraph (1) are consistent with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4382b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the principles outlined in the guidance of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence titled “Principles of Artificial Intelligence Ethics for the Intelligence Community and its Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community”, or any successor guidance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4382c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any other principles developed by the Director relating to the governance, documentation, auditability, or evaluation of artificial intelligence systems or the accurate, secure, ethical, and reliable adoption or use of artificial intelligence; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4382d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such elements to facilitate the acquisition, adoption, development, use, and maintenance of element-specific artificial intelligence capabilities, and to ensure the associated data, frameworks, computing environments, and other enablers are appropriately prioritized.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e4382e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated Leads Within Each Element of the Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><content>Each head of an element of the intelligence community, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall identify a senior official within the element to serve as the designated element lead responsible for overseeing and coordinating efforts relating to artificial intelligence, including through the integration of the acquisition, technology, human capital, and financial management aspects necessary for the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions. Such designated element leads shall meet regularly to consult and coordinate with the Director <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3562">136 STAT. 3562</page> of National Intelligence regarding the implementation of this section and this title.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6703">SEC. 6703. </num><heading>DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e4864f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e48650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3030">50 USC 3030 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emerging Technology Adoption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of Science and Technology may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e48651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e48652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>conduct reviews of the policies, standards, and procedures of the intelligence community that relate to emerging technologies and, as appropriate, recommend to the Director of National Intelligence changes to such policies, standards, and procedures, to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies by the intelligence community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e48653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e48654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e48655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>make recommendations, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the budgets of such elements, to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies by such elements; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e48656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e48657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on initiatives, policies, and programs carried out jointly between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e48658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment Criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103E(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3030/b">50 U.S.C. 3030(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6704">SEC. 6704. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFICER.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22e4ad69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3021/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 103J the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y22e4d47a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="103K">“SEC. 103K. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e4d47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3034b">50 USC 3034b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFICER.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e4d47c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e4d47d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer</inline>.—</heading><content>There is an Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e4d47e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement Relating to Appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual appointed as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall have a professional background and experience appropriate for the duties of the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer. In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e4d47f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4d480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>act as the chief representative of the Director of National Intelligence for data issues within the intelligence community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4d481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>coordinate, to the extent practicable and advisable, with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of Defense to ensure consistent data policies, standards, and procedures between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3563">136 STAT. 3563</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4d482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>assist the Director of National Intelligence regarding data elements of the budget of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e4d483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>perform other such duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified in law.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Improvements Relating to Procurement</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6711">SEC. 6711. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e570c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports; Feasibility and Advisability Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e570c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority under paragraph (5) of section 102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/n">50 U.S.C. 3024(n)</ref>), as added by subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e570c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility and advisability study</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e570c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a feasibility and advisability study on whether to provide to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community an additional transaction authority that is not restricted only to basic, applied, and advanced research projects and prototype projects (similar to such less restrictive additional transaction authorities of the Transportation Security Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e570c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the findings of the study conducted under subparagraph (A), including, if the Director determines a less restrictive additional transaction authority is advisable pursuant to such study, an identification of any legislative solutions or other actions necessary to implement such authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e570c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Transaction Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/n">50 U.S.C. 3024(n)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e6341a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Transaction Authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e6341b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to other acquisition authorities, the Director of National Intelligence may exercise the acquisition authorities referred to in sections 4021 and 4022 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, subject to the provisions of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e6341c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="inline" id="y22e6341d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>The Director shall delegate the authorities provided by subparagraph (A) to the heads of elements of the intelligence community.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e6341e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The heads of elements of the intelligence community shall, to the maximum extent practicable, delegate the authority delegated under clause (i) to the official of the respective element of the intelligence community responsible for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3564">136 STAT. 3564</page> decisions with respect to basic, applied, or advanced research activities or the adoption of such activities within such element.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e6341f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community authority</inline>.—</heading><clause class="inline" id="y22e63420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022/a/1">section 4022(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e63421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Subject to section 4022(a)(2) of such title, the Director may enter into transactions and agreements (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) of amounts not to exceed $75,000,000 under this paragraph to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research projects and prototype projects in support of intelligence activities.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e63422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e63423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the limitations specified in section 4022(a)(2) of such title shall apply to the intelligence community in lieu of the Department of Defense, and the Director shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>identify appropriate officials who can make the determinations required in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section for the intelligence community; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e63426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives in lieu of the congressional defense committees, as specified in subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e63427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation in section 4022(a)(3) of such title shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e63428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e63429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>In carrying out this paragraph, section 4022(d)(1) of such title shall be applied by substituting ‘Director of National Intelligence’ for ‘Secretary of Defense’.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e6342a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the limitations in section 4022(d)(2) of such title shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22e6342b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e6342c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e6342d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In addition to the follow-on production contract criteria in section 4022(f)(2) of such title, the following additional criteria shall apply:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e6342e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>The authorizing official of the relevant element of the intelligence community determines that Government users of the proposed production product or production service have been consulted.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e6342f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>In the case of a proposed production product that is software, there are mechanisms in place for Government users to provide ongoing feedback to participants to the follow-on production contract.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>In the case of a proposed production product that is software, there are mechanisms in place to promote the interoperability and accessibility with and between Government and commercial software providers, including by the promotion of open application programming interfaces and requirement of appropriate software documentation.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>The award follows a documented market analysis as mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulations surveying available and comparable products.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau>In the case of a proposed production product that is software, the follow-on production contract includes a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3565">136 STAT. 3565</page> requirement that, for the duration of such contract (or such other period of time as may be agreed to as a term of such contract)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y22e63433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the participants provide the most up-to-date version of the product that is available in the commercial marketplace and is consistent with security requirements;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e63434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>there are mechanisms in place for the participants to provide timely updates to the production product; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e63435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the authority specified in section 4022(f)(5) of such title shall be exercised by the Director in lieu of the Secretary of Defense.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e63436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e63438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, establish and implement an intelligence community-wide policy prescribing the use and limitations of the authority under this paragraph, particularly with respect to the application of subparagraphs (B) and (C);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e63439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e6343a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e65b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>periodically review and update the policy established under clause (i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the policy when established under clause (i) or updated under clause (ii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than annually, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report detailing the use by the intelligence community of the authority provided by this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required by clause (i) shall detail the following:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>The number of transactions.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>The participants to such transactions.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>The purpose of the transaction.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>The amount of each transaction.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>Concerns with the efficiency of the policy.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>Any recommendations for how to improve the process.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22e65b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other elements</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report required by clause (i) may describe such transactions which have been awarded follow-on production contracts either pursuant to the authority provided by this paragraph or another acquisition authority available to the intelligence community.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6712">SEC. 6712. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e65b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ADVISABILITY STUDY FOR OFFICES OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e793d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan and Study</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3566">136 STAT. 3566</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>a plan for the establishment of a centralized office or offices within each appropriate element of the intelligence community, to be known as the “Office of Commercial Integration”, for the purpose of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>assisting persons desiring to submit an offer for a contract with the intelligence community; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assisting with the procurement of commercial products and commercial services; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the findings of a study conducted by the Director into the advisability of implementing such plan, including an assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>whether there should be a single Office of Commercial Integration for the intelligence community or whether each element of the intelligence community shall establish such an Office;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the costs and benefits of the implementation of such plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>whether there is within any element of the intelligence community an existing office or program similar to the proposed Office of Commercial Integration.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The materials submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>A<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote> recommendation by the Director, based on the findings of the study under paragraph (1)(B), on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>how the plan under paragraph (1)(A) compares to specific alternative actions of the intelligence community that could be taken to assist persons desiring to submit an offer for a contract with the intelligence community and assist with the procurement of commercial products and commercial services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>whether to implement such plan.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><content>A proposal for the designation of a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who would be responsible for the coordination across the intelligence community or across the Offices of Commercial Integration, depending on the findings of the study under paragraph (1)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><content>Draft guidelines that would require the coordination and sharing of best practices and other information across the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>A timeline of the steps that would be necessary to establish each Office of Commercial Integration by the date that is not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e793f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the personnel requirements, and any other resource requirements, that would be necessary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3567">136 STAT. 3567</page> to establish the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration by such date, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount of personnel necessary for the establishment of the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e793f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the necessary qualifications of any such personnel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Policies regarding the types of assistance that, if an Office or Offices of Commercial Integration were to be established, could be provided to contractors by the Director of such Office, taking into account the role of such assistance as an incentive for emerging technology companies to enter into contracts with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Eligibility criteria for determining the types of offerors or contractors that would be eligible to receive assistance provided by each Office of Commercial Integration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e793f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Policies regarding outreach efforts that would be required to be conducted by the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration with respect to eligible contractors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Policies regarding how the intelligence community would coordinate with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide proactive counterintelligence risk analysis and assistance to entities in the private sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e7bb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidlines.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Draft guidelines that would require the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration to appoint and assign personnel with expertise in a range of disciplines necessary for the accelerated integration of commercial technologies into the intelligence community (as determined by the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration), including expertise in the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Authorizations to operate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Contracting.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Facility clearances.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Security clearances.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Such other intelligence community-wide policies as the Director of National Intelligence may prescribe relating to the improvement of commercial integration (and the coordination of such improvements) by and among the elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e7bb10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Website on Commercial Integration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e7bb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the head of the relevant elements of the intelligence community (as determined by the Director) and the designated element leads under section 6702(b), shall establish a publicly accessible website that includes relevant information necessary for offerors or contractors to conduct business with each element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of certain information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If there is established an Office or Offices of Commercial Integration in accordance with subsection (a), the website under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>information, as appropriate, on the elements under subsection (a)(2) relating to that Office; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3568">136 STAT. 3568</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e7bb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>contact information for the relevant senior officers of the Office or Offices.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6713">SEC. 6713. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e7bb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON DESIGNATED EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e91aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall carry out a pilot program to more effectively transition promising prototypes or products in a developmental stage to a production stage, through designating eligible projects as “Emerging Technology Transition Projects”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e91aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue guidelines to implement the pilot program under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The guidelines issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following requirements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence a prioritized list of not more than 10 eligible projects per year to be considered for designation by the Director of National Intelligence as Emerging Technology Transition Projects during the budget formulation process.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall designate not more than 10 eligible projects per year as Emerging Technology Transition Projects.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><chapeau>No eligible project may be designated by the Director of National Intelligence as an Emerging Technology Transition Project unless the head of an element of the intelligence community includes the project in the prioritized list under subparagraph (A) and submits to the Director of National Intelligence, with respect to the project, each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>A justification of why the product was nominated for transition, including a description of the importance of the proposed product to the mission of the intelligence community and the nominating agency.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A certification that the project provides new technologies or processes, or new applications of existing technologies, that shall enable more effective alternatives to existing programs, systems, or initiatives of the intelligence community.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>A certification that the project provides future cost savings, significantly reduces the time to deliver capabilities to the intelligence community, or significantly improves a capability of the intelligence community.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>A certification that funding is not proposed for the project in the budget request of the respective covered element for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the project is submitted for consideration.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>A certification in writing by the nominating head that the project meets all applicable criteria and requirements of the respective covered element for transition to production and that the nominating head would fund the project if additional funds were made available for such purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3569">136 STAT. 3569</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>A description of the means by which the proposed production product shall be incorporated into the activities and long-term budget of the respective covered element following such transition.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>A description of steps taken to ensure that the use of the product shall reflect commercial best practices, as applicable.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A clear description of the selection of eligible projects, including specific criteria, that shall include, at a minimum, the requirements specified in subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The designation of an official responsible for implementing this section and coordinating with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community with respect to the guidelines issued pursuant to paragraph (1) and overseeing the awards of funds to Emerging Technology Transition Projects with respect to that element.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation of designation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The designation of an Emerging Technology Transition Project under subsection (b) may be revoked at any time by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Director of National Intelligence; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the relevant head of a covered element of the intelligence community that previously submitted a project under subsection (b), in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e91abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefits of Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in multiyear national intelligence program plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall include in the relevant multiyear national intelligence program plan submitted to Congress under section 1403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3301">50 U.S.C. 3301</ref>) the planned expenditures, if any, of each designated project during the period of its designation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion under separate exhibit</inline>.—</heading><content>The heads of elements of the intelligence community shall ensure that each designated project is included in a separate budget exhibit in the relevant multiyear national intelligence program plan submitted to Congress under such section 1403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3301">50 U.S.C. 3301</ref>) for the period of the designation of such project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration in programming and budgeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Each designated project shall be taken into consideration by the nominating head in the programming and budgeting phases of the intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation process during the period of its designation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e91ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On an annual basis for each fiscal year during which the pilot program under subsection (a) is carried out, concurrently with the submission of the budget of the President for that fiscal year under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of each designated project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3570">136 STAT. 3570</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the potential of each designated project, as specified in subsection (b)(2)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For each designated project, a description of the progress made toward delivering on such potential.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of any funding proposed for the designated project in the future-years intelligence program, including by program, appropriation account, expenditure center, and project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Such other information on the status of such pilot program as the Director considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>In the final report submitted under paragraph (1) prior to the date of termination under subsection (e), the Director of National Intelligence shall include a recommendation on whether to extend the pilot program under subsection (a) and the appropriate duration of such extension, if any.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e91ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22e91acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Covered Element of the Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered element of the intelligence community</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Central Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The National Security Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The National Reconnaissance Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22e91ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Defense Intelligence Agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6714">SEC. 6714. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22e91ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HARMONIZATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO OPERATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea5257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea525a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea525b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea525c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea525d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea525e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocol</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a single protocol setting forth policies and procedures relating to authorizations to operate for Department of Defense or intelligence community systems held by industry providers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea525f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The protocol under subsection (b) shall be limited to authorizations to operate for Department of Defense and intelligence community systems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea5260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The protocol under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A policy for reciprocal recognition, as appropriate, among the elements of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense of authorizations to operate held by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3571">136 STAT. 3571</page> commercial providers. Such reciprocal recognition shall be limited to authorizations to operate for systems that collect, process, maintain, use, share, disseminate, or dispose of data classified at an equal or lower classification level than the original authorization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>Procedures under which, subject to such criteria as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence jointly with the Secretary of Defense, a provider that holds an authorization to operate for a Department of Defense or intelligence community system may provide to the head of an element of the intelligence community or the Department of Defense the most recently updated version of any software, data, or application for use on such system without being required to submit an application for new or renewed authorization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote>Procedures for the review, renewal, and revocation of authorizations to operate held by commercial providers, including procedures for maintaining continuous authorizations to operate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense. Such procedures may encourage greater use of modern security practices already being adopted by the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies, such as continuous authorization with system security focused on continuous monitoring of risk and security controls, active system defense, and the use of an approved mechanism for secure and continuous delivery of software (commonly referred to as “DevSecOps”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A policy for the harmonization of documentation requirements for commercial providers submitting applications for authorizations to operate, with the goal of a uniform requirement across the Department of Defense and the elements of the intelligence community (subject to exceptions established by the Director and the Secretary). Such policy shall include the following requirements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A requirement for the full disclosure of evidence in the reciprocity process across the Department of Defense and the elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>With respect to a system with an existing authorization to operate, a requirement for approval by the Chief Information Officer or a designated official (as the head of the respective element of the intelligence community determines appropriate) for such system to operate at an equal or higher level classification level, to be granted prior to the performance of an additional security assessment with respect to such system, and regardless of which element of the intelligence community or Department of Defense granted the original authorization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea526a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea526b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>A requirement to establish a joint secure portal of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Defense for the maintenance of records, applications, and system requirements for authorizations to operate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea526c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea526d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A plan to examine, and if necessary, address, the shortage of intelligence community and Department of Defense personnel authorized to support and grant an authorization to operate. Such plan shall include—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3572">136 STAT. 3572</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea526e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea526f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>a report on the current average wait times for authorizations to operate and backlogs, disaggregated by each element of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>appropriate recommendations to increase pay or implement other incentives to recruit and retain such personnel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to leverage independent third-party assessment organizations to support assessments of applications for authorizations to operate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>Procedures to ensure data security and safety with respect to the implementation of the protocol.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea5277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A proposed timeline for the implementation of the protocol by the deadline specified in subsection (g).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea5279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea527a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea527b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordinating Officials</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea527c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Director of National Intelligence shall designate an official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence responsible for implementing this section on behalf of the Director and leading coordination across the intelligence community for such implementation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea527d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense shall designate an official of the Department of Defense responsible for implementing this section on behalf of the Secretary and leading coordination across the Department of Defense for such implementation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ea527e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>each head of an element of the intelligence community shall designate an official of that element responsible for implementing this section and overseeing implementation of the protocol under subsection (b) with respect to the element.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea527f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the protocol under subsection (b), no head of a Federal agency may commence the operation of a system using an authorization to operate granted by another Federal agency without possessing documentation of the original authorization to operate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ea5280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ea5281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Required</inline>.—</heading><content>The protocol under subsection (b) shall be implemented not later than January 1, 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6715">SEC. 6715. </num><heading>PLAN TO EXPAND SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY ACCESS BY CERTAIN CONTRACTORS; REPORTS ON EXPANSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22eb8b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan; Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eb8b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22eb8b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other elements of the intelligence community as the Director of National Intelligence may determine appropriate, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>develop a plan to expand access by contractors of small emerging technology companies to sensitive compartmented information facilities for the purpose of providing such contractors with a facility to securely perform work; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3573">136 STAT. 3573</page> Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on such plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><content>An overview of the existing sensitive compartmented information facilities, if any, that may be available for the purpose specified in paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb21a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb21b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the feasibility of building additional sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb21c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb21d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the relative costs and benefits of repurposing existing, or building additional, sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb21e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb21f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>The eligibility criteria for determining which contractors under this section may be granted access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the maximum number of contractors that may be provided access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose, taking into account the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Policies to ensure the efficient and narrow use of sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose, including a timeline for the length of such use by a contractor under this section and a detailed description of the process to terminate access to the sensitive compartmented information facility by such contractor upon—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb224-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the expiration of the contract or agreement of the contractor; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a determination that the contractor no longer has a need for such access to fulfill the terms of such contract or agreement.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>Pricing structures for the use of sensitive compartmented information facilities by contractors for the purpose specified in paragraph (1). Such pricing structures—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>may include free use (for the purpose of incentivizing future contracts), with the potential for pricing to increase dependent on the length of the contract or agreement, the size of the contractor, and the need for such use; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb22a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>shall ensure that the cumulative cost for a contractor to rent and independently certify a sensitive compartmented information facility for such purpose does not exceed the market average for the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to build, certify, and maintain a sensitive compartmented information facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb22b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>A security plan for vetting each contractor prior to the access of a sensitive compartmented information facility by the contractor for the purpose specified in paragraph (1), and an assessment of potential security concerns regarding such access.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb22c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A proposed timeline for the expansion of access to sensitive compartmented information facilities in accordance with paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3574">136 STAT. 3574</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Such other matters as the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to such expansion.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ebb22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility Criteria for Contractors</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless the Director of National Intelligence determines the source of the financing of a contractor poses a national security risk, such source of financing may not be taken into consideration in making a determination as to the eligibility of the contractor in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ebb231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports on Expansion of Security Clearances for Certain Contractors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the extent to which security clearance requirements delay, limit, or otherwise disincentivize emerging technology companies from entering into contracts with the United States Government.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Statistics on the periods of time between the submission of applications for security clearances by employees of emerging technology companies and the grant of such security clearances, disaggregated by the size of the respective company.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of security clearances granted to employees of small emerging technology companies during the period covered by the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The number of applications for security clearances submitted by employees of emerging technology companies that have yet to be adjudicated as of the date on which the report is submitted.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A projection, for the year following the date on which the report is submitted, of the number of security clearances necessary for employees of emerging technology companies to perform work on behalf of the intelligence community during such year, and an assessment of the capacity of the intelligence community to meet such demand.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An identification of each occurrence, during the period covered by the report, in which an emerging technology company withdrew from or declined to accept a contract with the United States Government on the sole basis of delays, limitations, or other issues involving security clearances, and a description of the types of business the United States Government has lost as a result of such occurrences.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations for expediting the grant of security clearances to employees of emerging technology companies, including with respect to any additional resources, authorities, or personnel that the Director of National Intelligence determines may be necessary for such expedition.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3575">136 STAT. 3575</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ebb23c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ebb23d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb23e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb23f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposal Concurrent With Budget Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>At the time that the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a proposal to improve the capacity of the workforce responsible for the investigation and adjudication of security clearances, with the goal of reducing the period of time specified in subsection (c)(2)(A) to fewer than 60 days. Such proposal shall include an identification of any resources the Director of National Intelligence determines necessary to expand the number of individuals authorized to conduct polygraphs on behalf of the intelligence community, including by furnishing necessary training to such individuals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ebb240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The plan, briefing, reports, and proposal required by this section shall apply only with respect to the intelligence community and the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6716">SEC. 6716. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ebb241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COMPLIANCE BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION RELATING TO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ec7592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance Policy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec7593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec7594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall implement a policy to ensure that each element of the intelligence community complies with parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation with respect to any Federal Acquisition Regulation-based procurements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec7595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec7596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec7597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Written criteria for an element of the intelligence community to evaluate when a procurement of a covered item or service is permissible, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ec7598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>requiring the element to conduct an independent market analysis to determine whether a commercially available off-the-shelf item, nondevelopmental item, or commercial service is viable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ec7599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a description of the offeror for such covered item or service and how the covered item or service to be acquired will be integrated into existing systems of the intelligence community.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec759a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>A detailed set of performance measures for the acquisition personnel of the intelligence community that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ec759b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>prioritizes adherence to parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ec759c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>encourages acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items, nondevelopmental items, or commercial services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ec759d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>incentivizes such personnel of the intelligence community that enter into contracts for covered items or services only when necessary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3576">136 STAT. 3576</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec759e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec759f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the policy developed pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec75a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>the plan to implement such policy by not later than 1 year after the date of such enactment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Market analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the independent market analysis pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(i), the Director may enter into a contract with an independent market research group with qualifications and expertise to find available commercial products or commercial services to meet the needs of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ec75a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director, in consultation with the head of each element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the policy developed under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec75a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the success of the policy, including with respect to the progress the elements have made in complying with parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of how any market analyses are conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(i).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ec75aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec75ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec75ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations to improve compliance with such parts 10 and 12.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6717">SEC. 6717. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ec75ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>POLICY ON REQUIRED USER ADOPTION METRICS IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ecc3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ecc3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish a policy regarding user adoption metrics for contracts and other agreements for the procurement of covered products as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ecc3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>With respect to a contract or other agreement entered into between the head of an element of the intelligence community and a commercial provider for the procurement of a covered product for users within the intelligence community, a requirement that each such contract or other agreement include, as a term of the contract or agreement, an understanding of the anticipated use of the covered product with a clear metric for success and for collecting user adoption metrics, as appropriate, for assessing the adoption of the covered product by such users.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3577">136 STAT. 3577</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ecc3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Such exceptions to the requirements under paragraph (1) as may be determined appropriate pursuant to guidance established by the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ecc3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A requirement that prior to the procurement of, or the continuation of the use of, any covered product procured by the head of an element of the intelligence community, the head has determined a method for assessing the success of the covered product from user adoption metrics.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ecc3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ecc3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the policy under subsection (a) is established, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives such policy.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6718">SEC. 6718. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ecc3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334n">50 USC 3334n</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CERTIFICATION RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ed11f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certifications Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the date on which the head of an element of the intelligence community enters into, renews, or extends a contract for the acquisition of an information technology or software system, the head shall certify to the Director of National Intelligence the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ed11f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>That the information technology or software system is the most up-to-date version of the system available or, if it is not, why a more out of date version was chosen.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ed11f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>That the information technology or software system is compatible with integrating new and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ed11f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>That the information technology or software system was thoroughly reviewed and alternative products are not superior to meet the requirements of the element.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ed11fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence may exempt elements of the intelligence community, as appropriate, from the requirements under (a) if meeting such requirements may pose security or operational risks.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ed11fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall issue to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, and submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, guidance to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ed11fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish guidelines that the heads of the relevant elements of the intelligence community shall use to evaluate the criteria required for the certifications under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ed11fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incentivize each such head to adopt and integrate new and emerging technology within information technology and software systems of the element and to decommission and replace outdated systems, including through potential funding enhancements; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ed11fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>incentivize, and hold accountable, personnel of the intelligence community with respect to the integration of new and emerging technology within such systems, including through the provision of appropriate training programs and evaluations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3578">136 STAT. 3578</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Reports</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6721">SEC. 6721. </num><heading>REPORTS ON INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITHIN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ee4a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports by Elements of Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each senior official within an element of the intelligence community identified as a designated element lead pursuant to section 6702(b) shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of that element to develop, acquire, adopt, and maintain artificial intelligence to improve intelligence collection and analysis and optimize internal work flows. Each such report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of the authorities of the element relating to the use of artificial intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of any resource or authority necessary to accelerate the adoption by the element of artificial intelligence solutions, including commercial products, or personnel authorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the element’s roles, responsibilities, and authorities for accelerating the adoption by the element of artificial intelligence solutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The application of the policies and principles described in section 6702(a)(2) to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ee4a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits by Inspectors General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each inspector general with oversight responsibility for an element of the intelligence community shall conduct and audit, and brief congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the findings of the audit, to evaluate the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The efforts of such element to develop, acquire, adopt, and maintain artificial intelligence capabilities for the purpose of improving intelligence collection and analysis in a timely manner and the extent to which such efforts are consistent with the policies and principles described in section 6702(a)(2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The degree to which the element has implemented each of the provisions of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any administrative or technical barriers to the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence by such element.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Input required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The results of each audit under paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by, and include input from, organizational units of the respective element of the intelligence community that focus on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Acquisitions and contracting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Personnel and workforce matters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Financial management and budgeting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Operations and capabilities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3579">136 STAT. 3579</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit of office of director of national intelligence</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to the audit of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence conducted by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall also audit the extent to which the Director of National Intelligence coordinates across the intelligence community for the purpose of ensuring the adoption of best practices, the use of shared contracting vehicles for products and services that meet common requirements, the sharing of information, and the efficient use of resources, relating to artificial intelligence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ee4a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report by Director of National Intelligence</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the adoption of artificial intelligence within the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>A detailed description of the progress of each element of the intelligence community in the adoption and maintenance of artificial intelligence during such year, including a detailed description of any—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>artificial intelligence programs or systems adopted by the element;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>contracts entered into by the head of the element with small- or medium-sized emerging technology companies for commercial products involving artificial intelligence; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>relevant positions established or filled within the element.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of any policies of the intelligence community issued during such year that relate to the adoption of artificial intelligence within the intelligence community, including an assessment of the compliance with such policies by the elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>A list of recommendations for the efficient, accelerated, and comprehensive adoption of artificial intelligence across the intelligence community during the year following the year covered by the report, including any technological advances in artificial intelligence that the intelligence community should leverage from industry actors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><content>An overview of the advances of foreign adversaries in the field of artificial intelligence, and steps that may be taken to ensure the United States Government outpaces foreign adversaries in such field.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Any gaps in resource or authorities, or other administrative or technical barriers, to the adoption of artificial intelligence by the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Such other matters as the Director may determine appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3580">136 STAT. 3580</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ee4aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entry by chief data officer</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include an entry by the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer that addresses each of the matters specified in paragraph (2) with respect to the organization of data for the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence solutions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6722">SEC. 6722. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ee4aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF ICWERX.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22eebfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives an assessment of whether the intelligence community would benefit from the establishment of a new organization to be known as “ICWERX”, the mission and activities of which would incorporate lessons learned from AFWERX of the Air Force (or such successor program), the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense, In-Q-Tel, and other programs sponsored by the Federal Government with a focus on accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies for mission-relevant applications or innovation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22eebfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22eebfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of the existing avenues for small- and medium-sized emerging technology companies to provide to the intelligence community artificial intelligence or other technology solutions, including an identification, for each of the 5 years preceding the year in which the report is submitted, of the annual number of such companies that have provided the intelligence community with such solutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22eebfd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of the existing processes by which the heads of the elements of the intelligence community acquire and transition commercial research of small- and medium-sized emerging technology companies in a prototype or other early developmental stage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether the intelligence community is currently postured to incorporate the technological innovations of emerging technology companies, including in software and hardware; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any areas in which the intelligence community lacks resources, authorities, personnel, expertise, or institutional mechanisms necessary for such incorporation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>An assessment of whether a potential ICWERX would be positioned to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assist small emerging technology companies, and potentially medium-sized emerging technology companies, in accelerating the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3581">136 STAT. 3581</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide the intelligence community with greater access to innovative companies at the forefront of emerging technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22eebfe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the potential costs and benefits associated with the establishment of ICWERX in accordance with subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6723">SEC. 6723. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22eebfe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334o">50 USC 3334o</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENTS AND REPORT ON WORKFORCE NEEDS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RELATING TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH, AND RELATED AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ef5c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ef5c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop a plan for the recruitment and retention of personnel to positions the primary duties of which involve the integration, maintenance, or use of artificial intelligence (and the retention and training of personnel serving in such positions), including with respect to the authorities and requirements under section 6732(b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop a plan for the review and evaluation, on a continuous basis, of the expertise necessary to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technology solutions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ef5c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate and share information and best practices relating to such recruitment and retention within the element and across the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ef5c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a single report on the workforce needs of each element of the intelligence community relating to emerging technologies, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each element of the intelligence community, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the number and types of personnel in work roles whose primary official duties include artificial intelligence responsibilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A detailed description of the plans for each element developed pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ef5c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall also include an assessment of the quality and sustainability of the talent pipeline of the intelligence community with respect to talent in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. Such assessment shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the education, recruitment, and retention programs (including skills-based training and career and technical educational programs) available to personnel of the intelligence community, regardless of whether such programs are administered by the head of an element of the intelligence community or the head of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3582">136 STAT. 3582</page> another Federal department or agency, and an analysis of how such programs support the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the relevant authorities available to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to promote the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of any gaps in authorities, resources, recruitment or retention incentives, skills-based training, or educational programs, that may negatively affect the quality or sustainability of such talent pipeline.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ef5c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ef5c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Access</inline>.—</heading><content>The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall furnish to the Director of National Intelligence such information as may be necessary for the development of the report under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Talent, Education, and Training</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6731">SEC. 6731. </num><heading>REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CADRE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22efd164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report containing a feasibility and advisability study on establishing a cadre of personnel who are experts in emerging technologies, software development, systems integration, and acquisition, to improve the adoption of commercial solutions for emerging technologies across the intelligence community, particularly as the technologies relate to artificial intelligence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22efd166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An examination regarding whether a cadre of personnel described in subsection (a) would be an effective and efficient means to substantially improve and accelerate the adoption of commercial artificial intelligence and other emerging technology products and services in support of the missions of the intelligence community if the cadre has the capacity and relevant expertise to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies, including with respect to artificial intelligence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd16a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assist with software development and acquisition; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd16b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>develop training requirements for acquisition professionals within the elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd16c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd16d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd16e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether the establishment of the cadre would require additional statutory authorities or resources, including to recruit, hire, and retain the talent and expertise needed to establish the cadre;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3583">136 STAT. 3583</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd16f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the benefits, costs, and risks associated with the establishment of a cadre;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>a recommendation on whether to establish the cadre; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22efd173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>if a recommendation to establish the cadre is made, a plan for implementation of the cadre, including the proposed size of the cadre, how the cadre would be resourced, managed, and organized, and whether the cadre should be centrally managed or reside at individual elements of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6732">SEC. 6732. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22efd176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EMERGING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f06cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Curriculum</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f06cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>No later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director and Secretary determine appropriate, shall jointly establish a training curriculum for members of the acquisition workforce in the Department of Defense (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) and the acquisition officials within the intelligence community focused on improving the understanding and awareness of contracting authorities and procedures for the acquisition of emerging technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f06cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that the training curriculum under paragraph (1) is made available to each element of the intelligence community not later than 60 days after the completion of the curriculum.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f06cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director and Secretary shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report containing an update on the status of the curriculum under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f093cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements Officers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that at least 75 percent of the contracting staff within the intelligence community whose primary responsibilities include the acquisition of emerging technologies shall have received the appropriate training to become warranted as agreements officers who are given authority to execute and administer the transactions authorized by paragraph (5) of section 102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/n">50 U.S.C. 3024(n)</ref>), as added by section 6711. The training shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the appropriate courses offered by the Defense Acquisition University;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the training curriculum established under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>best practices for monitoring, identifying, and procuring emerging technologies with potential benefit to the intelligence community, including commercial services and products.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f093cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Emerging Technology Training Activities</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3584">136 STAT. 3584</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines relevant, shall establish and implement training activities designed for appropriate mid-career and senior managers across the intelligence community to train the managers on how to identify, acquire, implement, and manage emerging technologies as such technologies may be applied to the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Director establishes the training activities under paragraph (1), each head of an element of the intelligence community shall certify to the Director whether the managers of the element described in paragraph (1) have successfully completed the education activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing regarding the training activities established under paragraph (1), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f093d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an overview of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the managers described in paragraph (1) who participated in the training activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>what technologies were included in the training activities; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f093d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an identification of other incentives, activities, resources, or programs the Director determines may be necessary to ensure the managers are generally trained in the most emerging technologies and able to retain and incorporate such technologies across the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6741">SEC. 6741. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f093d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 USC 3024 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO USE OF COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f10909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy Regarding Procurement of Commercial Software Products</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1090a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community and appropriate nongovernmental experts that the Director determines relevant, shall issue an intelligence community-wide policy to ensure the procurement of commercial software products by the intelligence community is carried out—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1090b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>using, to the extent practicable, standardized terminology; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1090c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in accordance with acquisition and operation best practices reflecting modern software as a service capabilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f1090d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1090e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1090f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy issued under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Guidelines for the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to determine which contracts for commercial software products are covered by the policy, including with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3585">136 STAT. 3585</page> respect to agreements, authorizations to operate, and other acquisition activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f10912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Guidelines for using standardized terms in such contracts, modeled after commercial best practices, including common procedures and language regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>terms for the responsible party and timelines for system integration under the contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a mechanism included in each contract to ensure the ability of the vendor to provide, and the United States Government to receive, continuous updates and version control for the software, subject to appropriate security considerations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>automatic technological mechanisms for security and data validation, including security protocols that are predicated on commercial best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>procedures to provide incentives, and a technical framework, for system integration for new commercial software solutions to fit within existing workflows and information technology infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f10917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Guidelines and a timeline for enforcing the policy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f10918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f10919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the policy issued under subsection (a), including the following with respect to the period covered by the report:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1302a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1302b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of compliance with such policy by each of the elements of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1302c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1302d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1302e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Additional recommendations to better coordinate system integration throughout the intelligence community using best practices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6742">SEC. 6742. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1302f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>CODE-FREE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLEMENT TOOLS POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f17e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Draft Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and any additional heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate, shall draft a potential policy to promote the intelligence community-wide use of code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f17e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The draft policy under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f17e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The objective for the use by the intelligence community of code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f17e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A detailed set of incentives for using code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f17e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f17e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to ensure coordination throughout the intelligence community, including consideration of designating an <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3586">136 STAT. 3586</page> official of each element of the intelligence community to oversee implementation of the policy and such coordination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f17e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f17e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1a568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The draft policy under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1a569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1a56a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1a56b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>A recommendation regarding the feasibility and advisability of implementing the draft policy, including an assessment of the costs and advantages and disadvantages of such implementation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1a56c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of whether any element of the intelligence community already has a similar existing policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1a56d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1a56e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f1a56f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>A specific plan and timeline of the steps that would be necessary to implement the draft policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1a570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the personnel requirements, budget requirements, and any other resource requirements, that would be necessary to implement the draft policy in the timeline identified in paragraph (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LXVIII">TITLE LXVIII—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6801">SEC. 6801. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUITY OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERSHIP.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22f1a571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (4) of section 1061(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000ee/h">42 U.S.C. 2000ee(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commencement</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the Board shall serve a term of 6 years, commencing on the date of the appointment of the member to the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reappointment</inline>.—</heading><content>A member may be reappointed to one or more additional terms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacancy</inline>.—</heading><content>A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon the expiration of the term of office of a member, the member may continue to serve for up to one year after the date of expiration, at the election of the member—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>during the period preceding the reappointment of the member pursuant to subparagraph (B); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f1cc88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>until the member’s successor has been appointed and qualified.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6802">SEC. 6802. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICE TO ADDRESS UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f30509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 U.S.C. 3373</ref>), as amended by title XVI of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y22f54efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1683">“SEC. 1683. </num><heading class="bold">ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f54efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3587">136 STAT. 3587</page> Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish an office within a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, or within a joint organization of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to carry out the duties of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, as in effect on December 26, 2021, and such other duties as are required by this section, including those pertaining to unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The office established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director and Deputy Director of the Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of director</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Office shall be the Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (in this section referred to as the ‘Director of the Office’), who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of deputy director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Deputy Director of the Office shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence in coordination with the Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative and operational and security matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office shall report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security on all administrative matters of the Office; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on all operational and security matters of the Office.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties of the Office shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Developing procedures to synchronize and standardize the collection, reporting, and analysis of incidents, including adverse physiological effects, regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena across the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, which shall be provided to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and congressional leadership.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Developing processes and procedures to ensure that such incidents from each component of the Department and each element of the intelligence community are reported and stored in an appropriate manner that allows for the integration of analysis of such information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Establishing procedures to require the timely and consistent reporting of such incidents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Evaluating links between unidentified anomalous phenomena and adversarial foreign governments, other foreign governments, or nonstate actors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Evaluating the threat that such incidents present to the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3588">136 STAT. 3588</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Coordinating with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as appropriate, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>As appropriate, and in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence, consulting with allies and partners of the United States to better assess the nature and extent of unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Preparing reports for Congress, in both classified and unclassified form, including under subsection (j).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to and Field Investigations of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly designate from within their respective organizations an official, to be under the direction of the Director of the Office, responsible for ensuring the appropriate expertise, authorities, accesses, data, systems, platforms, and capabilities are available for the rapid response to, and support for, the conduct of field investigations of incidents involving unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ability to respond</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure field investigations are supported by personnel with the requisite expertise, equipment, transportation, and other resources necessary to respond rapidly to incidents or patterns of observations involving unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scientific, Technological, and Operational Analyses of Data on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall designate one or more line organizations that will be primarily responsible for scientific, technical, and operational analysis of data gathered by field investigations conducted pursuant to subsection (d) and data from other sources, including with respect to the testing of materials, medical studies, and development of theoretical models, to better understand and explain unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall each issue such directives as are necessary to ensure that each line organization designated under paragraph (1) has authority to draw on the special expertise of persons outside the Federal Government with appropriate security clearances.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data; Intelligence Collection</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of data and reporting on unidentified anomalous phenomena</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall ensure that each element of the intelligence community with data relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena makes such data available immediately to the Office.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall each, in coordination <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3589">136 STAT. 3589</page> with one another, ensure that military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community, and contractor personnel of the Department or such an element, have access to procedures by which the personnel shall report incidents or information, including adverse physiological effects, involving or associated with unidentified anomalous phenomena directly to the Office.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence collection and analysis plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Office, acting in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall supervise the development and execution of an intelligence collection and analysis plan to gain as much knowledge as possible regarding the technical and operational characteristics, origins, and intentions of unidentified anomalous phenomena, including with respect to the development, acquisition, deployment, and operation of technical collection capabilities necessary to detect, identify, and scientifically characterize unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of resources and capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the plan under paragraph (2), the Director of the Office shall consider and propose, as appropriate, the use of any resource, capability, asset, or process of the Department and the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Science Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall supervise the development and execution of a science plan to develop and test, as practicable, scientific theories to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>account for characteristics and performance of unidentified anomalous phenomena that exceed the known state of the art in science or technology, including in the areas of propulsion, aerodynamic control, signatures, structures, materials, sensors, countermeasures, weapons, electronics, and power generation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide the foundation for potential future investments to replicate or otherwise better understand any such advanced characteristics and performance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assignment of Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with and with the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense, shall assign an appropriate level of priority within the National Intelligence Priorities Framework to the requirement to understand, characterize, and respond to unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detailees From Elements of the Intelligence Community</inline>.—</heading><content>The heads of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Department of Energy, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, and such other elements of the intelligence community as the Director of the Office considers appropriate may provide to the Office a detailee of the element to be physically located at the Office.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historical Record Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3590">136 STAT. 3590</page> Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Director of the Office shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and congressional leadership a written report detailing the historical record of the United States Government relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the records and documents of the intelligence community;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>oral history interviews;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>open source analysis;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>interviews of current and former Government officials;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>classified and unclassified national archives including any records any third party obtained pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>such other relevant historical sources as the Director of the Office considers appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f54f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>focus on the period beginning on January 1, 1945, and ending on the date on which the Director of the Office completes activities under this subsection; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>include a compilation and itemization of the key historical record of the involvement of the intelligence community with unidentified anomalous phenomena, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>any program or activity that was protected by restricted access that has not been explicitly and clearly reported to Congress;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>successful or unsuccessful efforts to identify and track unidentified anomalous phenomena; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>any efforts to obfuscate, manipulate public opinion, hide, or otherwise provide incorrect unclassified or classified information about unidentified anomalous phenomena or related activities.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to records of the national archives and records administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Archivist of the United States shall make available to the Office such information maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration, including classified information, as the Director of the Office considers necessary to carry out paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f54f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports from director of national intelligence and secretary of defense</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f54f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and annually thereafter for four years, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f54f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the following information:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3591">136 STAT. 3591</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f57648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>All reported unidentified anomalous phenomena-related events that occurred during the one-year period.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5764a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>All reported unidentified anomalous phenomena-related events that occurred during a period other than that one-year period but were not included in an earlier report.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f5764b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5764c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of data and intelligence received through each reported unidentified anomalous phenomena-related event.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f5764d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5764e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An analysis of data relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena collected through—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f5764f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>geospatial intelligence;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>signals intelligence;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>human intelligence; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>measurement and signature intelligence.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The number of reported incidents of unidentified anomalous phenomena over restricted airspace of the United States during the one-year period.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f57655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of such incidents identified under clause (v).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Identification of potential aerospace or other threats posed by unidentified anomalous phenomena to the national security of the United States.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f57658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any activity regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena that can be attributed to one or more adversarial foreign governments.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>Identification of any incidents or patterns regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena that indicate a potential adversarial foreign government may have achieved a breakthrough aerospace capability.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f5765a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5765b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>An update on the coordination by the United States with allies and partners on efforts to track, understand, and address unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f5765c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5765d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>An update on any efforts underway on the ability to capture or exploit discovered unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f5765e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5765f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any health-related effects for individuals that have encountered unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiii">“(xiii) </num><content>The number of reported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena associated with military nuclear assets, including strategic nuclear weapons and nuclear-powered ships and submarines.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiv">“(xiv) </num><content>In consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, the number of reported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena associated with facilities or assets associated with the production, transportation, or storage of nuclear weapons or components thereof.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xv">“(xv) </num><content>In consultation with the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the number of reported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena or drones of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3592">136 STAT. 3592</page> unknown origin associated with nuclear power generating stations, nuclear fuel storage sites, or other sites or facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xvi">“(xvi) </num><content>The names of the line organizations that have been designated to perform the specific functions under subsections (d) and (e), and the specific functions for which each such line organization has been assigned primary responsibility.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22f57664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xvii">“(xvii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f57665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the reports received using the mechanism for authorized reporting established under section 1673 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f57667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semiannual Briefings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f57669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5766a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5766b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2022, and not less frequently than semiannually thereafter until December 31, 2026, the Director of the Office shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees classified briefings on unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5766c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>The first briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include all incidents involving unidentified anomalous phenomena that were reported to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force or to the Office established under subsection (a) after June 24, 2021, regardless of the date of occurrence of the incident.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5766d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5766e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Each briefing provided subsequent to the first briefing described in paragraph (2) shall include, at a minimum, all events relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena that occurred during the previous 180 days, and events relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena that were not included in an earlier briefing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5766f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Instances in which data was not shared</inline>.—</heading><content>For each briefing period, the Director of the Office shall jointly provide to the chairman or chair and the ranking member or vice chairman of the congressional committees specified in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of subsection (n)(1) an enumeration of any instances in which data relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena was not provided to the Office because of classification restrictions on that data or for any other reason.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f57670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task Force Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the Office under subsection (a), the Secretary shall terminate the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f57671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3593">136 STAT. 3593</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional defense committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>congressional defense committees</term>’ has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a">section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5767a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional intelligence committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>congressional intelligence committees</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5767b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional leadership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>congressional leadership</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5767c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5767d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the minority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5767e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5767f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>intelligence community</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Line organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>line organization</term>’ means, with respect to a department or agency of the Federal Government, an organization that executes programs and activities to directly advance the core functions and missions of the department or agency to which the organization is subordinate, but, with respect to the Department of Defense, does not include a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmedium objects or devices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>transmedium objects or devices</term>’ means objects or devices that are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>observed to transition between space and the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and bodies of water; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>not immediately identifiable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unidentified anomalous phenomena</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>unidentified anomalous phenomena</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>airborne objects that are not immediately identifiable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>transmedium objects or devices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f57688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>submerged objects or devices that are not immediately identifiable and that display behavior or performance characteristics suggesting that the objects or devices may be related to the objects described in subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f57689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 2(b) of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 1683 of division A and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1683. </designator> <label>Establishment of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3594">136 STAT. 3594</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6803">SEC. 6803. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5768a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 USC 3373 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDITS AND BRIEFINGS ON UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA HISTORICAL RECORD REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f5c4ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “congressional leadership” and “Office” have the meanings given such terms in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 U.S.C. 3373</ref>), as amended by section 6802.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f5c4ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5c4ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall identify appropriately cleared personnel of the Government Accountability Office to audit the historical record report process described in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 U.S.C. 3373</ref>), as amended by section 6802, including personnel to conduct work on-site as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f5c4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f5c4af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information</inline>.—</heading><content>On a quarterly basis, and as appropriate and consistent with Government Auditing Standards, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide the Office with information on the findings of any audits conducted by the personnel identified under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f5c4b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Verbal Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall verbally brief the congressional intelligence committees, the congressional defense committees, and congressional leadership on the progress of the Office with respect to the historical record report described in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 U.S.C. 3373</ref>), as amended by section 6802, and compliance with legislative requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f5c4b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict access of a committee of Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s719/f">section 719(f) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, to an audit under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6804">SEC. 6804. </num><heading>REPORT ON PRECURSOR CHEMICALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f612d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f612d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f612d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f612d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f612d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on licit precursor chemicals originating abroad, including in the People’s Republic of China and any other country the Director <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3595">136 STAT. 3595</page> considers appropriate, that are bound for use in the illicit production of synthetic opioids intended for distribution in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f612d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6805">SEC. 6805. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON MASS MIGRATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f660f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f660f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f660fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f660fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f660fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall assess, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f660fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the threats to the interests of the United States created or enhanced by, or associated with, the mass migration of people within the Western Hemisphere, particularly to the southern border of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f660fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the use of or the threat of using mass migration in the Western Hemisphere by the regimes of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, and the regime of Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro in Cuba—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f660ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to effectively curate populations so that people who remain in those countries are powerless to meaningfully dissent; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f66100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to enable the increase of remittances from migrants residing in the United States as a result of the mass migration to help finance the regimes in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f66101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6806">SEC. 6806. </num><heading>REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL NORMS, RULES, AND PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE IN SPACE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f6fd42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the congressional defense committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f6fd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the National Space Council, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3596">136 STAT. 3596</page> in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the heads of any other agencies as the Chair considers necessary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on voluntary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, rules, and principles applicable in space.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f6fd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subsection (b) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify threats to the interests of the United States in space that may be mitigated by voluntary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, rules, and principles;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify opportunities for the United States to influence voluntary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, rules, and principles applicable in space, including through bilateral and multilateral engagement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f6fd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess the willingness of space faring foreign nations to adhere to voluntary, non-legally-binding responsible international norms, rules, or principles applicable in space;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f6fd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f6fd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>include a list and description of known or suspected adversary offensive weapon systems that could be used to degrade or destroy satellites in orbit during the previous five years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f6fd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f6fd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>include a list and description of known or suspected adversary offensive weapon systems in development that could be used to degrade or destroy satellites that are anticipated to be put operational during the course of the next five years; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f6fd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f6fd54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>include an analysis of the extent to which adversary space faring foreign nations use civilian and commercial space assets, and civilian and commercial space relationship, to advance military and intelligence programs and activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f6fd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Input From Commercial Space Sector</inline>.—</heading><content>In identifying threats under subsection (c)(1), the Chair of the National Space Council shall obtain input from the commercial space sector.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f6fd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6807">SEC. 6807. </num><heading>ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S INVASION OF UKRAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f7c0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f7c0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f7c0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f7c0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 2 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3597">136 STAT. 3597</page> with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of such other government agencies as the Director considers appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the cumulative and material effects of the sanctions imposed by the United States, European countries, and the international community with respect to the Russian Federation in response to the February 24, 2022, full-scale invasion of Ukraine and subsequent actions by the Russian Federation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f7c0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f7c0b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A description of efforts by the Russian Federation to evade or circumvent sanctions imposed by the United States, European countries, or the international community through direct or indirect engagement or direct or indirect assistance from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua and the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the People’s Republic of China;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other country the Director considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the cumulative effect of the efforts described in paragraph (1), including on the Russian Federation’s strategic relationship with the regimes and countries described in such paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7c0b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the material effect of the sanctions described in subsection (b), including the effect of those sanctions on individual sectors of the economy of Russia, senior leadership, senior military officers, state-sponsored actors, and other state-affiliated actors in the Russian Federation that are either directly or incidentally subject to such sanctions. Such description shall include a discussion of those sanctions that had significant effects, as well as those that had no observed effects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Methodologies for assessing the effects of different categories of financial and economic sanctions on the targets of such action, including with respect to specific industries, entities, individuals, and transactions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of evasion techniques, including the use of digital assets, used by the Government of Russia, entities and persons covered by the sanctions, and by other governments, entities, and persons who have assisted in the use of such techniques, in response to the sanctions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of any developments by other countries in creating alternative payment systems as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of how countries have assessed the risk of holding reserves in United States dollars since the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>If sufficient collection allows, an assessment of the impact of any general licenses issued in relation to the sanctions described in subsection (b), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the extent to which authorizations for internet-based communications have enabled continued monetization by Russian influence actors, while not silencing human-right activists and independent media; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3598">136 STAT. 3598</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f7e6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the extent to which licenses authorizing energy-related transactions have affected the Russian Federation’s ability to earn hard currency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f7e6ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Assessments</inline>.—</heading><content>Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6808">SEC. 6808. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE ON FOOD SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f85bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f85c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f85c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director determines appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the current and potential impact of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine on global food security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the current and potential impact of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine on food security, disaggregated by region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f85c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the potential for political instability and security crises to occur as a result of such food insecurity, disaggregated by region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the factors that could reduce or increase the effects of such food insecurity on political stability and security, disaggregated by region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of the efforts of Russia to steal grain from illegally occupied territories in Ukraine and a list of customers who have purchased such stolen grain.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An assessment of whether Russia has taken intentional steps to cause a global food shortage.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f85c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f85c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f85c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the assessment prepared under subsection (b)(1) is completed, the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the findings of the Director with respect to the assessment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3599">136 STAT. 3599</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6809">SEC. 6809. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAM FOR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO UNDERTAKE AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY-CATCHERS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x22f8d140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5725 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8d141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a), in the matter before paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8d142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8d143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of National Intelligence,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the Under Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8d144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Directors determine</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8d145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8d146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f8f857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with the Director of National Intelligence, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and the heads of such other Federal, State, or local agencies as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines appropriate, and in accordance with applicable law and policy, shall conduct a pilot program designed to implement subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to the National Capital Region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commencement; completion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>commence carrying out the pilot program required by paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>complete the pilot program not later than 2 years after the date on which the Director commences carrying out the pilot program under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f8f85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the Capitol Police Board of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the placement of sensors designed to identify International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers capable of conducting surveillance against the United States Capitol or associated buildings and facilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the discovery of any International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers capable of conducting surveillance against the United States Capitol or associated buildings and facilities and any countermeasures against such International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f8f860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter before paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Prior</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>Investigation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 180 days after the date on which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3600">136 STAT. 3600</page> the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that the pilot program required by subsection (b)(1) is operational, the Director</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f91f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within the United States</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f91f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by the intelligence community</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>deployed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6810">SEC. 6810. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH ASSESSMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f96d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f96d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f96d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f96d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f96d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f96d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the findings relating to the events that have been collectively labeled as “anomalous health incidents”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22f96d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f96d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Any diplomatic reporting or other relevant information on the causation of anomalous health incidents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f96d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any diplomatic reporting or other relevant information on any person or entity who may be responsible for such incidents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22f96d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22f96d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Detailed plans, including metrics, timelines, and measurable goals, for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research to understand anomalous health incidents and share findings with other elements of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6811">SEC. 6811. </num><heading>REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports on Security Services of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1107A of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3237a">50 U.S.C. 3237a</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Update to Report on Foreign Weaponization of Deepfakes and Deepfake Technology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 5709 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3369a">50 U.S.C. 3369a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Sharing Performance Management Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s485">6 U.S.C. 485</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3601">136 STAT. 3601</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 210(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s124g/b">6 U.S.C. 124g(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1016(i) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s485/i">6 U.S.C. 485(i)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1016(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s485/h">6 U.S.C. 485(h)</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Reports on Activities of Privacy Officers and Civil Liberties Officers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1062(f)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000ee–1/f/1">42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(f)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>semiannually</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Hizballah’s Assets and Activities Related to Fundraising, Financing, and Money Laundering World-wide</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 204(b) of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</ref>; 129 Stat. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fa30f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>2212) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>every 180 days</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspectors General Reports on Classification</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6721(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/2231">133 Stat. 2231</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>per year in each of the three</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>every two years in each of the six</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Efforts of State Sponsors of Terrorism, Other Foreign Countries, or Entities to Illicitly Acquire Satellites and Related Items</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1261(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/126/2019">126 Stat. 2019</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fa30fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2778">22 USC 2778 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>once every two years</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fa30fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Briefings on Director of National Intelligence Program on Use of Intelligence Resources in Efforts to Sanction Foreign Opioid Traffickers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7231(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s2331/c">21 U.S.C. 2331(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">and Briefings</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Reports</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa30ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa3100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) <headingText class="smallCaps">Quarterly reports on program</headingText>.—Not later than</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y22fa5811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and briefings on program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa5812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa5813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fa5814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>every 90 days</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fa5815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90-day period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>year</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fa5816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this paragraph</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this subparagraph</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fa5817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y22fa5818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semiannual briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>On a semiannual basis, the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall jointly brief the appropriate congressional committees and leadership on the status and accomplishments of the program required by subsection (a).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3602">136 STAT. 3602</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6812">SEC. 6812. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fa5819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334p">50 USC 3334p</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INCREASED INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES OF MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fb427a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb427b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of National Intelligence shall develop a plan to promote intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities at covered institutions for the purpose of contributing toward the research necessary to achieve the intelligence advantage of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb427c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fb427d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb427e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of opportunities to support engineering, research, and development at covered institutions in computer sciences, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and machine learning, and synthetic biology and an assessment of opportunities to support the associated workforce and physical research infrastructure of such institutions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb427f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An assessment of opportunities to enhance the ability of covered institutions—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to participate in intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to effectively compete for intelligence-related engineering, research and development contracts in support of the most urgent research requirements of the intelligence community.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the activities and investments the Director determines necessary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to expand opportunities for covered institutions to partner with other research organizations and educational institutions that the intelligence community frequently partners with to conduct research; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to increase participation of covered institutions in intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fb4286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fb4287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations identifying actions that may be taken by the Director, Congress, covered institutions, and other organizations to increase participation of such institutions in intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities and contracts.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Specific goals, incentives, and metrics to increase and measure the capacity of covered institutions to address the engineering, research, and development needs of the intelligence community.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with covered institutions and other departments or agencies of the United States Government or private sector organizations that the Director determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb428a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fb428b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fb428c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the internet website of the Director, a report containing the plan under paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3603">136 STAT. 3603</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fb428d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities to Support Research and Engineering Capacity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Director may establish a program to award contracts, grants, or other agreements, on a competitive basis, and to perform other appropriate activities, for any of the following purposes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb428e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Developing the capability, including the workforce and the research infrastructure, for covered institutions to more effectively compete for intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities and contracts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb428f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any other purposes the Director determines appropriate to enhance the capabilities of covered institutions to carry out intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities and contracts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fb4290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased Partnerships Between IARPA and Covered Institutions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall establish goals and incentives to encourage the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>partner with covered institutions to advance the research and development needs of the intelligence community through partnerships and collaborations with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if the Director determines appropriate, foster the establishment of similar relationships between such institutions and other organizations that have partnerships with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fb4293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Institution Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered institution</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fb4295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fb4296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965(<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)) not covered by paragraph (1) at which not less than 50 percent of the total student enrollment consists of students from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering, as determined by the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6813">SEC. 6813. </num><heading>REPORTS ON PERSONNEL VETTING PROCESSES AND PROGRESS UNDER TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fc7b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized adjudicative agency; authorized investigative agency; personnel security investigation; periodic reinvestigation</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “authorized adjudicative agency”, “authorized investigative agency”, “personnel security investigation”, and “periodic reinvestigation” have the meanings given those terms in section 3001(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3341/a">50 U.S.C. 3341(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuous vetting; council; security executive agent</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “continuous vetting”, “Council”, and “Security Executive Agent” have the meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352">50 U.S.C. 3352</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fc7b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fc7b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Security Executive Agent, in coordination with the Chair and other Principals of the Council, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3604">136 STAT. 3604</page> shall submit to Congress a report on the personnel vetting processes of the United States Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fc7b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fc7b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subsection (b) shall include, with respect to the preceding fiscal year, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An analysis of the timeliness, costs, and other related information for the initiations, investigations (including initial investigations and any required periodic reinvestigations), and adjudications for personnel vetting purposes. Such analysis shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The average periods of time taken (from the date of an agency’s receipt of a completed security clearance application to the date of the ultimate disposition and notification to the subject and the employer of the subject) by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, to the greatest extent practicable, to initiate investigations, conduct investigations, and adjudicate security clearances, as compared with established timeliness objectives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations initiated and adjudicated by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, to the extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The number of initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations carried over to the fiscal year covered by the report from a prior fiscal year by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The number of initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations that resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance by each authorized adjudicative agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The costs to the executive branch relating to personnel security clearance initiations, investigations, adjudications, revocations, and continuous vetting with respect to such clearances.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A discussion of any impediments, including with respect to resources, personnel, or authorities, to the timely processing of personnel security clearances.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The number of individuals who hold a personnel security clearance and are enrolled in a program of continuous vetting with respect to such clearance, and the numbers and types of adverse actions taken by each authorized adjudicative agency as a result of such continuous vetting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The number of personnel security clearances awaiting or under investigation (including initial investigation and periodic reinvestigation) by the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and each authorized investigative agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Such other information as the Security Executive Agent may determine appropriate, including any recommendations to improve the effectiveness, timeliness, and efficiency of personnel security clearance initiations, investigations, and adjudications.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fc7b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An analysis of the status of the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative sponsored by the Council, including the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3605">136 STAT. 3605</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A list of the policies issued by the Council for the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, and a list of expected issuance dates for planned policies of the Council for such initiative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A list of the departments and agencies of the executive branch that have identified a senior implementation official to be accountable for the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, in accordance with the memorandum on transforming Federal personnel vetting issued by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs on December 14, 2021, including an identification of the position of such senior implementation official within the respective department or agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A list of the departments and agencies of the executive branch that have submitted implementation plans, and subsequent progress reports, with respect to the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, as required by the memorandum specified in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fc7b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of the progress that the departments and agencies of the executive branch have made implementing the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An analysis of the transfers between, and reciprocal recognition among, the heads of the departments and agencies of the executive branch of security clearance background investigations and determinations and other investigations and determinations relating to personnel vetting (including with respect to trust, suitability, fitness, credentialing, and access). Such analysis shall include, with respect to such investigations and determinations, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of employees for whom a prior such investigation or determination was recognized and accepted by the head of a department or agency without the head requiring additional investigative or adjudicative steps, disaggregated by department or agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number of employees for whom a prior such investigation or determination was not recognized or accepted by the head of a department or agency without the head requiring additional investigative or adjudicative steps, disaggregated by department or agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The reasons most frequently cited by such heads for the failure to recognize or accept a prior such investigation or determination, disaggregated by department or agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The average number of days for the head of a department or agency to recognize and accept a prior such investigation or determination (from the date the head initiates the process to consider the prior investigation or determination for recognition and acceptance, to the date the head makes a final determination on such recognition and acceptance), disaggregated by agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>A discussion of any impediments, constraints, and opportunities relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the timeliness of the personnel security clearance process across the United States Government;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3606">136 STAT. 3606</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the transfer and reciprocal recognition of determinations relating to personnel vetting between and among departments and agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fc7b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the completeness and provision of data from elements of the intelligence community, pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6814">SEC. 6814. </num><heading>REPORTS RELATING TO PROGRAMS OF RECORD OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fd3e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd3e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The comprehensive identification of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency programs and activities, to include significant, enduring programs determined by the Agency to be “programs of record”, is a critical element for enabling budget auditability and oversight by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of Management and Budget, and the congressional intelligence committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd3e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In order to improve how the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency justifies and oversees resources in support of core missions and authorities, the Agency has committed to establish a deliberate acquisition structure, modeled after Department of Defense best practices, with programs and activities aligned under a Program Executive Office structure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd3e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Establishing an effective Program Executive Office structure at the National Geospatial-intelligence Agency will ensure clearly articulated acquisition efforts that have defined requirements and program scope with traceability from capabilities to deliverables to Programs of Record to budget materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fd3e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd3e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congressional intelligence committees and defense subcommittees of congressional appropriations committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1, 2023, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives reports on the programs and activities of the Agency. Such reports shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd659f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An identification of any definition for the term “<term>program of record</term>” used by the Agency during the period beginning October 1, 2017, and ending on the date of the submission of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A detailed description of each current program and activity of the Agency, including each current program of record of the Agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A detailed explanation of how funding and other information relating to each such program of record or other program or activity may be located within the budget justification materials submitted to Congress.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fd65a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>An in-process review of the program element office planning and implementation efforts.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3607">136 STAT. 3607</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Identification of limitations and additional support required by the Agency to implement program element offices and related changes to financial management systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congressional intelligence and defense committees</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than February 1, 2023, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the programs and activities of the Agency that are funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program. Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>An identification of any definition for the term “<term>program of record</term>” used by the Agency during the period beginning October 1, 2017 and ending on the date of the submission of the report.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A detailed description of each current program and activity of the Agency funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program, including each current program of record of the Agency funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>A detailed explanation of how funding and other information relating to each such program of record or other program or activity funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program may be located within the budget justification materials submitted to Congress.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fd65ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report under this subsection may be submitted in classified form.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6815">SEC. 6815. </num><heading>PLAN REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AND THREAT ANALYSIS CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fdb3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 5323(h) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3369/h">50 U.S.C. 3369(h)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fdb3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fdb3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to operationalize the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center in accordance with section 5323 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3608">136 STAT. 3608</page> Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3369">50 U.S.C. 3369</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fdb3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan under subsection (b) shall include a description of how the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fdb3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fdb3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fdb3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>coordinate with social media companies, independent organizations and researchers, and other public-facing internet-based platforms to determine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fdb3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>what categories of data and metadata are useful indicators of internet-based foreign malign influence activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fdb3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>how such data and metadata may be shared effectively with the Center and with independent organizations and researchers while protecting the privacy and civil liberties of United States users of social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fdb3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fdb3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><chapeau>develop criteria under which social media companies and other public-facing internet-based platforms share indicators of internet-based foreign malign influence activities with the Center and independent organizations and researchers, including a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fddaea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the timeliness and consistency of such sharing of indicators;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fddaeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the categories of indicators to be shared; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fddaec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the protection, in consultation with the head of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency as may be appropriate, of privacy, civil liberties, and constitutionally protected activities of users of social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6816">SEC. 6816. </num><heading>REPORT ON USE OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION IN PERSONNEL VETTING DETERMINATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fe501d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions of Continuous Vetting, Council, and Security Executive Agent</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “continuous vetting”, “Council”, and “Security Executive Agent” have the meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352">50 U.S.C. 3352</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fe501e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with other heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, and in consultation with the other principal members of the Council, shall submit to Congress a report regarding the current and planned use of publicly available social media information in the personnel vetting and security clearance processes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fe501f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of how departments and agencies of the United States Government have implemented Security Executive Agent Directive 5 titled “Collection, Use, and Retention of Publicly Available Social Media Information in Personnel Security Background Investigations and Adjudications”, and relevant agency implementing guidance, including Department of Defense Instruction 1325.06 titled “Handling Protest, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3609">136 STAT. 3609</page> Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activities among Members of the Armed Forces”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of how the use of publicly available social media in personnel vetting determinations and security clearance investigations and adjudications is, or will be, captured in the National Background Investigation Services system and other information technology systems used in the personnel vetting process.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of how publicly available social media information is used, and will be used, in continuous vetting and security clearances processes and insider threat programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of any privacy or civil liberties concerns with the use of publicly available social media information in personnel vetting or security clearance determinations, including a discussion of the risks, benefits, and drawbacks of allowing for the voluntary provision of, or voluntary access to, nonpublicly available social media information in the regular course of personnel vetting and security clearance processes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A discussion of the extent to which officials and entities of the United States Government responsible for privacy and civil liberties matters, including the Chief of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the civil liberties officers of departments and agencies of the United States Government, are involved in the development and operation of programs to use social media information in personnel vetting and security clearance processes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>A discussion of any impediments, constraints, risks, or drawbacks relating to the use of publicly available social media information in personnel vetting and security clearance processes, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>challenges associated with implementation of Security Executive Agent Directive 5, Department of Defense Instruction 1325.06, and other relevant guidance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the resources required, including with respect to personnel, funding, and information systems, to gather, assess, and make use of such information; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe5028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fe5029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the costs and benefits of the use of publicly available social media information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fe502a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fe502b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fe502c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">plan.</p></sidenote><content>An implementation plan for the future use of publicly available social media information, based on relevant findings under paragraphs (1) through (6).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6817">SEC. 6817. </num><heading>REPORT ON STRENGTHENING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fec55d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22fec55e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report discussing steps to enhance the strategic planning for, measure the progress of, and assess barriers to workforce diversity in the intelligence community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22fec55f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3610">136 STAT. 3610</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A discussion of existing, updated, or new guidance requiring all elements of the intelligence community to maintain current and complete diversity strategic plans that contain specific objectives, timeframes, and responsibilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A discussion of progress made by individual elements toward maintaining such plans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A discussion of existing, updated, or new guidance to ensure individual elements develop performance measures to assess the contribution of activities toward achieving diversity goals and overall progress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A discussion of progress made by individual elements toward developing measures to assess progress toward achieving diversity management efforts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A discussion of existing, updated, or new guidance ensuring that each element routinely identifies and takes steps toward eliminating barriers to workforce diversity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A discussion of steps taken by the Director to ensure that individual elements are routinely completing required assessments to identify and eliminate barriers to diversity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22fec566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>A discussion of steps taken by the Director to establish specific implementation objectives and timeframes for the elements that support intelligence community-wide diversity goals to ensure the elements are held accountable for making progress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6818">SEC. 6818. </num><heading>REPORT ON TRANSITION OF NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE TO DIGITAL ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ff61a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Potential foreign adversaries are outpacing the United States in the fielding of new generations of space systems that dull the edge the United States has enjoyed in space.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A digital engineering environment, also known as digital systems engineering, reduces the time to field new space systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Digital engineering environment tools enable the rapid iterations of requirements and architectures into digital system depictions capable of use by private industry to further the design and development of space systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ff61ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that, to maintain a competitive advantage in space, the National Reconnaissance Office should transition to a digital engineering environment by not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ff61ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ff61af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transition plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan for the transition of the National Reconnaissance Office to a digital engineering environment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An identification of the date by which such transition shall be completed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the metrics the Director plans to use to measure progress made with respect to such transition and resulting efficiencies gained.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of the initial pilot programs of the National Reconnaissance Office relating to digital <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3611">136 STAT. 3611</page> engineering and the plans to expand such pilot programs in scale and scope with respect to acquisition carried out under such pilot programs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of any training requirements or certifications necessary to advance a digital engineering environment within the National Reconnaissance Office.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A description of how the Director plans to incorporate input and best practices from private industry to facilitate and accelerate the transition of the National Reconnaissance Office to a digital engineering environment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y22ff61b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y22ff61b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the congressional defense committees (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a/16">section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6819">SEC. 6819. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ff61b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x22ff61ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s125">6 USC 125 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2300250b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300250c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300250d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The congressional intelligence committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300250e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300250f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Component of the department of homeland security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>component of the Department of Homeland Security</term>” means the following components of the Department of Homeland Security:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Threat Management Division.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Federal Emergency Management Agency Protection and National Preparedness, Office of Counterterrorism and Security Preparedness.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Transportation Security Administration Office of Intelligence and Analysis.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, Field Operations Directorate, and Collateral Duty Intelligence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The United States Customs and Border Protection Office of Intelligence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, Office of Intelligence, and Special Agent in Charge Intelligence Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence activity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>intelligence activity</term>” shall be interpreted consistent with how such term is used in section 502 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3092">50 U.S.C. 3092</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3612">136 STAT. 3612</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23002518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing on Intelligence Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3091">50 U.S.C. 3091</ref>), not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the intelligence activities of elements of the Department of Homeland Security that are not elements of the intelligence community. Such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2300251a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive description of all intelligence activities conducted during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on the date of the briefing, by any component of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts intelligence activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300251b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>With respect to each such intelligence activity, a description of the activity, including, at a minimum—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300251c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the nature of the activity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300251d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the component undertaking the activity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300251e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the legal authority for such activity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2300251f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the source of funding for such activity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23002520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description and the quantity of any types of finished intelligence products, or intelligence information reports, produced or contributed to by a component of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts intelligence activities during the period specified in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23004b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of any external or internal guidelines, policies, processes, practices, or programs governing the collection, retention, analysis, or dissemination by such a component of information regarding United States citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, or individuals located within the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23004b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The briefing under subsection (b) may be provided in classified form.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23004b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Chief Intelligence Officer provides the briefing under subsection (b) and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Chief Intelligence Officer shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on any new intelligence activities commenced by any component of the Department of Homeland Security and any that have been terminated.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6820">SEC. 6820. </num><heading>REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION EFFORTS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23004b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the declassification efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency. Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23004b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an identification of the resources that are dedicated to such efforts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23004b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23004b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment as to whether such resources are sufficient.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3613">136 STAT. 3613</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6821">SEC. 6821. </num><heading>REPORT ON NATIONAL SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23010e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than March 1, 2023, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the National Space Intelligence Center.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23010e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of the status of the National Space Intelligence Center since the activation of the Center and the implications of the Center being aligned under a Field Command rather than a field operating agency aligned to the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance of the Space Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23010e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A review of the ability of the Center to address the full set of national space intelligence analytical demands (including with respect to acquisition and operational mission requirements of the Space Force, the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and other national customers) while being assigned as a subordinate to Space Operations Command, a Field Command, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23010e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the ability of the Center to respond to the broadest space intelligence requirements as compared to a service specific need; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a review specifically addressing any perceived mission misalignment, potential mitigating measures, or other structural organization concerns.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23010e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current resourcing posture, including any additional personnel required as a result of subordination to a Field Command; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the resourcing posture if the Center were aligned to the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance of the Space Force as described in paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>Lessons learned since unit activation, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>organizational efficiencies and inefficiencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>financial implications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>organizational redundancy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>parity mismatch and synergies with other service intelligence centers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>lessons learned through comparisons to other service intelligence centers organized as a field operating agency and aligned under the senior intelligence officer of the respective Armed Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23010e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23010e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The congressional intelligence committees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23010e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The congressional defense committees (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a/16">section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3614">136 STAT. 3614</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6822">SEC. 6822. </num><heading>REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13556, REGARDING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230135ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230135af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the congressional intelligence committees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230135b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230135b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230135b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, in coordination with the heads of other elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation by the intelligence community of Executive Order 13556 (<ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3501">44 U.S.C. 3501 note</ref>; relating to controlled unclassified information).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230135b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the National Security Council should accelerate the process of revising or <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> Executive Order 13556.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6823">SEC. 6823. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230135b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230183d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recognition</inline>.—</heading><content>The privately-funded museum to honor the intelligence community and special operations forces that is planned to be constructed in Ashburn, Virginia, may be recognized, upon completion, as the “National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230183d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of recognizing the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations under subsection (a) are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230183d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>commemorate the members of the intelligence community and special operations forces who have been critical to securing the Nation against enemies of the United States for nearly a century;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230183d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>preserve and support the historic role that the intelligence community and special operations forces have played, and continue to play, both in secrecy as well as openly, to keep the United States and its values and way of life secure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230183d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>foster a greater understanding of the intelligence community and special operations forces to ensure a common understanding, dispel myths, recognize those who are not otherwise able to be publicly recognized, and increase science, technology, engineering, and math education through museum programs designed to promote more interest and greater diversity in recruiting with respect to the intelligence and special operations career field.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6824">SEC. 6824. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2302472a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Security Act of 1947</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3001/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3615">136 STAT. 3615</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302472b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>In section 105(a)(1) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3038/a/1">50 U.S.C. 3038(a)(1)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chairman</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Chairman</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302472c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>In section 113B(b) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3049a/b">50 U.S.C. 3049a(b)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302472d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302472e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s147">6 U.S.C. 147</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2208 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s658">6 U.S.C. 658</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302472f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>In section 118(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3055/a">50 U.S.C. 3055(a)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a annual</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an annual</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>In section 301(j) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3071/j">50 U.S.C. 3071(j)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and includes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and including</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>In section 506G(c) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3103/c">50 U.S.C. 3103(c)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to section</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>In section 507(a)(1) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3106/a/1">50 U.S.C. 3106(a)(1)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Generals</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>General</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>In section 1024(g)(7)(A) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3224/g/7/A">50 U.S.C. 3224(g)(7)(A)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>places</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>place</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>In section 1104(b)(1)(B) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3234/b/1/B">50 U.S.C. 3234(b)(1)(B)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23024735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92/dE">division E of Public Law 116–92</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 5704(b)(1) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334b/b/1">50 U.S.C. 3334b(b)(1)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and subject to paragraph (3)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 6316 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334b">50 U.S.C. 3334b note</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional committees</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>congressional intelligence committees</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23024738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 6604 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352c">50 U.S.C. 3352c</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (b) and (c)</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (a) and (b)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23024739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 309(a)(5) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334e">50 U.S.C. 3334e</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3542(b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3552</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2302473a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3355/etseq">50 U.S.C. 3355 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302473b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 703(a)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3355a/a/2">50 U.S.C. 3355a(a)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive Order 12958</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive Order 13526</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302473c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 704(e)(3) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3355b/e/3">50 U.S.C. 3355b(e)(3)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the comma before “<quotedText>shall</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302473d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 705(c) (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3355c/c">50 U.S.C. 3355c(c)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s403–3/c/6">50 U.S.C. 403–3(c)(6)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 102A(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/i">50 U.S.C. 3024(i)</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2302473e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 706 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3355d">50 U.S.C. 3355d</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive Order No. 12958</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive Order 13526</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3616">136 STAT. 3616</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION G—HOMELAND SECURITY <num value="LXXI">TITLE LXXI—</num><heading>HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Strengthening Security in Our Communities</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7101. </designator> <label>Enhancements to funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7102. </designator> <label>Preservation of homeland security capabilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7103. </designator> <label>School and daycare protection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7104. </designator> <label>Cybersecurity grants for schools.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7105. </designator> <label>Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7106. </designator> <label>Chemical Security Analysis Center.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Strengthening DHS Management, Policymaking, and Operations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7111. </designator> <label>Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7112. </designator> <label>Homeland Procurement Reform Act.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7113. </designator> <label>Daily public report of covered contract awards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7114. </designator> <label>Preference for United States industry.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7115. </designator> <label>Department of Homeland Security mentor-protégé program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7116. </designator> <label>DHS economic security council.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Enhancing Cybersecurity Training and Operations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7121. </designator> <label>President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7122. </designator> <label>Industrial control systems cybersecurity training.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7123. </designator> <label>National Computer Forensics Institute reauthorization.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7124. </designator> <label>Report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Enhancing Transportation and Border Security Operations</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7131. </designator> <label>TSA reaching across nationalities, societies, and languages to advance traveler education.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7132. </designator> <label>One-stop pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7133. </designator> <label>Report on efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular terrorist attacks (Darren Drake).</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7134. </designator> <label>DHS illicit cross-border tunnel defense.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7135. </designator> <label>Providing training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7136. </designator> <label>Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at and between ports of entry.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle E—</designator> <label>Technical Corrections, Conforming Changes, and Improvements</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7141. </designator> <label>Quadrennial homeland security review technical corrections.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7142. </designator> <label>Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7143. </designator> <label>CISA technical corrections and improvements.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Strengthening Security in Our Communities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7101">SEC. 7101. </num><heading>ENHANCEMENTS TO FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION OF NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2303a6cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609a">6 U.S.C. 609a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or other threats</quotedText>” before the period at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3617">136 STAT. 3617</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303a6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>determined by the Secretary to be at risk of terrorist attacks or other threats.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The recipient</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303a6d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The recipient”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>equipment and inspection and screening systems</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>equipment, inspection and screening systems, and alteration or remodeling of existing buildings or physical facilities</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2303a6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Facility security personnel costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2303a6dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Expenses directly related to the administration of the grant, except that those expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the grant.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303a6dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303cdee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retention</inline>.—</heading><content>Each State through which a recipient receives a grant under this section may retain not more than 5 percent of each grant for expenses directly related to the administration of the grant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303cdef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach and technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Administrator establishes target allocations in determining award amounts under the Program, a State may request a project to use a portion of the target allocation for outreach and technical assistance if the State does not receive enough eligible applications from nonprofit organizations located outside high-risk urban areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>Any outreach or technical assistance described in subparagraph (A) should prioritize underserved communities and nonprofit organizations that are traditionally underrepresented in the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parameters</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining grant guidelines under subsection (g), the Administrator may determine the parameters for outreach and technical assistance.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2020 through 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on the expenditure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“on the following:<paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303cdf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The expenditure”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303cdf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303f508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The number of applications submitted by eligible nonprofit organizations to each State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303f509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The number of applications submitted by each State to the Administrator.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2303f50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The operations of the program office of the Program, including staffing resources and efforts with respect to subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (c)(1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3618">136 STAT. 3618</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2303f50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2304432c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2304432d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure that within the Federal Emergency Management Agency a program office for the Program (in this subsection referred to as the ‘program office’) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2304432e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be headed by a senior official of the Agency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2304432f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>administer the Program (including, where appropriate, in coordination with States), including relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23044330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>outreach, engagement, education, and technical assistance and support to eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), with particular attention to those organizations in underserved communities, before, during, and after the awarding of grants, including web-based training videos for eligible nonprofit organizations that provide guidance on preparing an application and the environmental planning and historic preservation process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23044331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the establishment of mechanisms to ensure program office processes are conducted in accordance with constitutional, statutory, and regulatory requirements that protect civil rights and civil liberties and advance equal access for members of underserved communities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23044332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the establishment of mechanisms for the Administrator to provide feedback to eligible nonprofit organizations that do not receive grants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23044333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the establishment of mechanisms to identify and collect data to measure the effectiveness of grants under the Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23044334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the establishment and enforcement of standardized baseline operational requirements for States, including requirements for States to eliminate or prevent any administrative or operational obstacles that may impact eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b) from receiving grants under the Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23044335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>carrying out efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, including through audits of grantees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>promoting diversity in the types and locations of eligible nonprofit organizations that are applying for grants under the Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23046a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each fiscal year, before awarding grants under this section, the Administrator—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23046a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23046a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>shall publish guidelines, including a notice of funding opportunity or similar announcement, as the Administrator determines appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may prohibit States from closing application processes before the publication of those guidelines.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23046a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Paperwork Reduction Act</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any changes to the application materials, Program forms, or other core Program documentation intended to enhance participation by eligible nonprofit organizations in the Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23046a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23046a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3619">136 STAT. 3619</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for grants under this section, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$180,000,000 each such fiscal year shall be for recipients in high-risk urban areas that receive funding under section 2003; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$180,000,000 each such fiscal year shall be for recipients in jurisdictions that do not so receive such funding.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operations and support</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for Operations and Support at the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs incurred for the management and administration (including evaluation) of this section.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23046a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23046a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23046a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with an independent research organization pursuant to which the organization will conduct a study that analyzes and reports on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The effectiveness of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program established under section 2009(a) of the Homeland Security Act 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609a/a">6 U.S.C. 609a(a)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), for preparedness against terrorist attacks or other threats.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The risk-based formula and allocations under such Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The risk profile of and any identifiable factors leading to the low participation of traditionally underrepresented groups and States under such Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may use funding authorized under subsection (j) of section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609a">6 U.S.C. 609a</ref>)), as amended by subsection (a), to carry out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23046a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609">6 U.S.C. 609</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 2003 and 2004</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 2003, 2004, and 2009</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23046a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2003 or 2004</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2003, 2004, or 2009</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7102">SEC. 7102. </num><heading>PRESERVATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305a2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3620">136 STAT. 3620</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered homeland security capability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered homeland security capability</term>” means a homeland security capability related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, or responding to acts of terrorism that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>was developed or otherwise supported through grant funding under the UASI before the current fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is at risk of being reduced or eliminated without additional Federal financial assistance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered urban area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered urban area</term>” means an urban area that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>during the current fiscal year did not receive grant funding under the UASI; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>requires continued Federal assistance for the purpose of preserving a covered homeland security capability.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">UASI</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>UASI</term>” means the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s604">6 U.S.C. 604</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305a2ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report and Proposal</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding covered homeland security capabilities, including a proposal relating to providing Federal assistance to covered urban areas to preserve such capabilities that is informed by the survey information collected pursuant to subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>under which the Administrator would make Federal financial assistance available for at least three consecutive fiscal years to covered urban areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that would allow covered urban areas to transition to other sources funding for such covered homeland security capabilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements relating to uasi funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The proposal required under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A prohibition on a covered urban area that receives Federal financial assistance described in paragraph (1)(A) during a fiscal year from also receiving funds under the UASI during such fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>A requirement for a covered urban area to submit to the Administrator notice of whether such covered urban area would elect to receive—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Federal financial assistance under paragraph (1)(A); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>funding under the UASI.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An analysis of whether providing additional Federal financial assistance, as described in paragraph (1)(A), would allow covered urban areas to preserve covered homeland security capabilities on a long-term basis.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An analysis of whether legislative changes to the UASI are necessary to ensure urban areas receiving funds under the UASI are able to preserve covered homeland security capabilities on a long-term basis.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3621">136 STAT. 3621</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other contents of proposal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The proposal required under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305a2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>set forth eligibility criteria for covered urban areas to receive Federal assistance described in paragraph (1)(A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify annual funding levels that would be required to provide such Federal assistance, in accordance with the survey required under subsection (c); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>consider a range of approaches to make such Federal assistance available to covered urban areas, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>modifications to the UASI in a manner that would not affect the availability of funding to urban areas under the UASI;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the establishment of a competitive grant program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the establishment of a formula grant program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2305a2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305a2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>a timeline for the implementation of any such approach and, if necessary, a legislative proposal to authorize any such approach.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305a300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305a301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the proposal required under subsection (b), the Administrator shall, to ascertain the scope of Federal financial assistance required, survey the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Urban areas that did not receive grant funding under the UASI during the current fiscal year concerning covered homeland security capabilities that are at risk of being reduced or eliminated without additional Federal financial assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Urban areas that received grant funding under the UASI during the current fiscal year, but did not receive such funding during at least one fiscal year of the seven fiscal years immediately preceding the current fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305a304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any other urban areas the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305a305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305a306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may exempt the Administrator from the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35/schI">subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”), for purposes of carrying out subsection (c) if the Secretary determines that complying with such requirements would delay the development of the proposal required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305a307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed as directing or authorizing the Administrator to implement the proposal required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7103">SEC. 7103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305a308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665">6 USC 665</ref><i>l</i>.</p></sidenote><heading>SCHOOL AND DAYCARE PROTECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305f129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305f12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305f12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305f12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>The Department of Homeland Security’s activities, policies, and plans to enhance the security of early childhood education programs, elementary schools, and secondary schools during the preceding year that includes information on the Department’s activities through the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3622">136 STAT. 3622</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305f12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Information on all structures or efforts within the Department intended to bolster coordination among departmental components and offices involved in carrying out paragraph (1) and, with respect to each structure or effort, specificity on which components and offices are involved and which component or office leads such structure or effort.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2305f12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A detailed description of the measures used to ensure privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties protections in carrying out these activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305f12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2305f130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a briefing regarding such report and the status of efforts to carry out plans included in such report for the preceding year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2305f131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “early childhood education program”, “elementary school”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7104">SEC. 7104. </num><heading>CYBERSECURITY GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23063f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665f">6 U.S.C. 665f</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23063f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23063f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director may award financial assistance in the form of grants or cooperative agreements to States, local governments, institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)), nonprofit organizations, and other non-Federal entities as determined appropriate by the Director for the purpose of funding cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23063f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>carry out the purposes of CETAP; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23063f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>enhance CETAP to address the national shortfall of cybersecurity professionals.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23063f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665f">6 U.S.C. 665f</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23063f58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23063f59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23063f5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>information on any grants or cooperative agreements made pursuant to subsection (e), including how any such grants or cooperative agreements are being used to enhance cybersecurity education for underserved populations or communities;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7105">SEC. 7105. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2306666b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act.</p></sidenote><heading>TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT STIPEND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2306b48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2306b48d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101">6 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2306b48e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stipends for Transnational Criminal Investigative Units</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2306b48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s451/etseq">6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3623">136 STAT. 3623</page> <quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y230729c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="890C">“SEC. 890C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230729c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s475">6 USC 475</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNITS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230729c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall operate Transnational Criminal Investigative Units within Homeland Security Investigations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230729c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit shall be composed of trained foreign law enforcement officials who shall collaborate with Homeland Security Investigations to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in transnational criminal activity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230729c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vetting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before entry into a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, and at periodic intervals while serving in such a unit, foreign law enforcement officials shall be required to pass certain security evaluations, which may include a background check, a polygraph examination, a urinalysis test, or other measures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leahy vetting required</inline>.—</heading><content>No member of a foreign law enforcement unit may join a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit if the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has credible information that such foreign law enforcement unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, consistent with the limitations set forth in section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2378d">22 U.S.C. 2378d</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approval and concurrence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The establishment and continued support of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who are assigned under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall be performed with the approval of the chief of mission to the foreign country to which the personnel are assigned;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall be consistent with the duties and powers of the Secretary of State and the chief of mission for a foreign country under section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4802">22 U.S.C. 4802</ref>) and section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3927">22 U.S.C. 3927</ref>), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>shall not be established without the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the procedures used for vetting Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit members to include compliance with the vetting required under this subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any additional measures that should be implemented to prevent personnel in vetted units from being compromised by criminal organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230729ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monetary Stipend</inline>.—</heading><content>The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations is authorized to pay vetted members of a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit a monetary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3624">136 STAT. 3624</page> stipend in an amount associated with their duties dedicated to unit activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230729cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230729d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, shall provide an annual unclassified briefing to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (c)(4), which may include a classified session, if necessary, that identifies—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of vetted members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount paid in stipends to such members, disaggregated by country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>relevant enforcement statistics, such as arrests and progress made on joint investigations, in each such country; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>whether any vetted members of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country were involved in any unlawful activity, including human rights abuses or significant acts of corruption.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230729d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 890B the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 890C. </designator> <label>Transnational Criminal Investigative Units.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7106">SEC. 7106. </num><heading>CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230777f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s181/etseq">6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23079f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="323">“SEC. 323. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23079f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s195i">6 USC 195i</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23079f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under section 308(c)(2), which shall be used to conduct studies, analyses, and research to assess and address domestic chemical security events.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23079f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Laboratory Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory known, as of the date of enactment of this section, as the Chemical Security Analysis Center.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2307c61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Laboratory Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to the authority under section 302(4), the Chemical Security Analysis Center shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>identify and develop approaches and mitigation strategies to domestic chemical security threats, including the development of comprehensive, research-based definable goals relating to such approaches and mitigation strategies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide an enduring science-based chemical threat and hazard analysis capability;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provide expertise regarding risk and consequence modeling, chemical sensing and detection, analytical chemistry, acute chemical toxicology, synthetic chemistry and reaction characterization, and nontraditional chemical agents and emerging chemical threats;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>staff and operate a technical assistance program that provides operational support and subject matter expertise, design and execute laboratory and field tests, and provide a comprehensive knowledge repository of chemical threat <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3625">136 STAT. 3625</page> information that is continuously updated with data from scientific, intelligence, operational, and private sector sources;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2307c621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult, as appropriate, with the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department to mitigate, prepare, and respond to threats, hazards, and risks associated with domestic chemical security events; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>carry out such other activities authorized under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2307c623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section amends, alters, or affects—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2307c625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the activities or requirements authorized to other entities within the Federal Government, including the activities and requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7412/r">42 U.S.C. 7412(r)</ref>), the Toxic Substances Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2601/etseq">15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.</ref>), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (commonly referred to as ‘Superfund’; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2307c626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 322 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 323. </designator> <label>Chemical Security Analysis Center.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Strengthening DHS Management, Policymaking, and Operations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7111">SEC. 7111. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2307c627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">DHS Joint </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2307c628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Task Forces </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2307c629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reauthorization </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2307c62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>JOINT TASK FORCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2308b08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2308b08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101">6 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2308b08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dhs Joint Task Forces</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s348">6 U.S.C. 348</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308b08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (8) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2308b08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint task force staff</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308b090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Joint Task Force shall have a staff, composed of personnel from relevant components and offices of the Department, to assist the Director of such Joint Task Force in carrying out the mission and responsibilities of such Joint Task Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308b091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (6)(F)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of personnel of each component or office permanently assigned to each Joint Task Force; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the number of personnel of each component or office assigned on a temporary basis to each Joint Task Force.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (9)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">establishment</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">mission; establishment</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3626">136 STAT. 3626</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2308d7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>using leading practices in performance management and lessons learned by other law enforcement task forces and joint operations, establish—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the mission, strategic goals, and objectives of each Joint Task Force;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2308d7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>the criteria for terminating each Joint Task Force; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force with respect to the mission, strategic goals, and objectives established pursuant to clause (i), including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2308d7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>targets for each Joint Task Force to achieve by not later than one and three years after such establishment; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a description of the methodology used to establish such metrics;”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>date of the enactment of this section</quotedText>” and insert “<quotedText>date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mission, strategic goals, objectives, and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>metrics</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308d7b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2308fdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2308fdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022 and annually thereafter, submit to the committees specified in subparagraph (B) a report that contains information on the progress in implementing the outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics established pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308fdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (11)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308fdc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">or termination</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">formation</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2308fdc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y230924d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230924da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230924db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than seven days after establishing or terminating a Joint Task Force under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a notification regarding such establishment or termination, as the case may be. The contents of any such notification shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230924dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23094bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>The criteria and conditions required to establish or terminate the Joint Task Force at issue.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23094bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote><content>The primary mission, strategic goals, objectives, and plan of operations of such Joint Task Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>If such notification is a notification of termination, information on the effectiveness of such Joint <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3627">136 STAT. 3627</page> Task Force as measured by the outcome-based performance metrics and other appropriate performance metrics established pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The funding and resources required to establish or terminate such Joint Task Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The number of personnel of each component or office permanently assigned to such Joint Task Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The number of personnel of each component and office assigned on a temporary basis to such Joint Task Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>If such notification is a notification of establishment, the anticipated costs of establishing and operating such Joint Task Force.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><chapeau>If such notification is a notification of termination, funding allocated in the immediately preceding fiscal year to such Joint Task Force for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>operations, notwithstanding such termination; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>activities associated with such termination.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>The anticipated establishment or actual termination date of such Joint Task Force, as the case may be.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23094bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (12)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23094bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 31, 2018, and January 31, 2021, the Inspector General of the Department</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year after the date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an assessment of the effectiveness of the Secretary’s utilization of the authority provided under this section for the purposes specified in subsection (b)(2) as among the range of options available to the Secretary to conduct joint operations among departmental components and offices and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>a review of the Joint Task Forces</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23094bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>reviews</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>review</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23094bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23094c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an assessment of methodology utilized to determine whether to establish or terminate each Joint Task Force; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23094c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an assessment of the effectiveness of oversight over each Joint Task Force, with specificity regarding the Secretary’s utilization of outcome-based or other appropriate performance metrics (established pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii)) to evaluate the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force in measuring progress with respect to the mission, strategic goals, and objectives (established pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(i)) of such Joint Task Force.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3628">136 STAT. 3628</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23094c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in paragraph (13), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7112">SEC. 7112. </num><heading>HOMELAND PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230a5d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s391/etseq">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y230b47d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="836">“SEC. 836. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b47d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s397">6 USC 397</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RELATED TO NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b47d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered item</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered item</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Footwear provided as part of a uniform.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Uniforms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Holsters and tactical pouches.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Patches, insignia, and embellishments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear protective gear.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>Body armor components intended to provide ballistic protection for an individual, consisting of 1 or more of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Soft ballistic panels.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Hard ballistic plates.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Concealed armor carriers worn under a uniform.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>External armor carriers worn over a uniform.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Any other item of clothing or protective equipment as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frontline operational component</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>frontline operational component</term>’ means any of the following entities of the Department:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The United States Secret Service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Transportation Security Administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The Federal Protective Service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b47ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that any procurement of a covered item for a frontline operational component meets the following criteria:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y230b47ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>To the maximum extent possible, not less than one-third of funds obligated in a specific fiscal year for the procurement of such covered items shall be covered items that are manufactured or supplied in the United States by entities that qualify as small business concerns, as such term is described under section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y230b47f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>Covered items may only be supplied pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the extent that United States entities that qualify as small business concerns—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>are unable to manufacture covered items in the United States; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3629">136 STAT. 3629</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>meet the criteria identified in subparagraph (B).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Each contractor with respect to the procurement of such a covered item, including the end-item manufacturer of such a covered item—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is an entity registered with the System for Award Management (or successor system) administered by the General Services Administration; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 of the International Organization for Standardization (or successor standard) or a standard determined appropriate by the Secretary to ensure the quality of products and adherence to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>Each supplier of such a covered item with an insignia (such as any patch, badge, or emblem) and each supplier of such an insignia, if such covered item with such insignia or such insignia, as the case may be, is not produced, applied, or assembled in the United States, shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>store such covered item with such insignia or such insignia in a locked area;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>report any pilferage or theft of such covered item with such insignia or such insignia occurring at any stage before delivery of such covered item with such insignia or such insignia; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>destroy any such defective or unusable covered item with insignia or insignia in a manner established by the Secretary, and maintain records, for three years after the creation of such records, of such destruction that include the date of such destruction, a description of the covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, the quantity of the covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, and the method of destruction.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b47fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1601/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</ref>) or a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</ref>), the Secretary may waive a requirement in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines there is an insufficient supply of a covered item that meets such requirement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b47fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary determines a waiver under subparagraph (A) is necessary, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives notice of such determination, which shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Identification of the national emergency or major disaster declared by the President.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3630">136 STAT. 3630</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b47ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Identification of the covered item for which the Secretary intends to issue the waiver.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b4800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>A description of the demand for the covered item and corresponding lack of supply from contractors able to meet the criteria described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b4801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pricing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that covered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, consistent with the procedures and guidelines specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b4802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b4803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a briefing on instances in which vendors have failed to meet deadlines for delivery of covered items and corrective actions taken by the Department in response to such instances.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b4804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section applies with respect to a contract entered into by the Department or any frontline operational component on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b4805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b4806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b4807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a study of the adequacy of uniform allowances provided to employees of frontline operational components (as such term is defined in section 836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b4808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b4809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b480a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote><content>be informed by a Department-wide survey of employees from across the Department of Homeland Security who receive uniform allowances that seeks to ascertain what, if any, improvements could be made to the current uniform allowances and what, if any, impacts current allowances have had on employee morale and retention;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b480b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b480c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess the adequacy of the most recent increase made to the uniform allowance for first year employees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b480d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider increasing by 50 percent, at minimum, the annual allowance for all other employees.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b480e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b480f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b4810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b4811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a report with recommendations on how the Department of Homeland Security could procure additional items from domestic sources and bolster the domestic supply chain for items related to national security to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Small Business and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3631">136 STAT. 3631</page> Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b6f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of the compliance of the Department of Homeland Security with the requirements under section 604 of title VI of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s453b">6 U.S.C. 453b</ref>) to buy certain items related to national security interests from sources in the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b6f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the capacity of the Department of Homeland Security to procure the following items from domestic sources:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Personal protective equipment and other items necessary to respond to a pandemic such as that caused by COVID–19.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Helmets that provide ballistic protection and other head protection and components.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230b6f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Rain gear, cold weather gear, and other environmental and flame resistant clothing.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230b6f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/116/2135">116 Stat. 2135</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 835 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 836. </designator> <label>Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7113">SEC. 7113. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230b6f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s112">6 USC 112 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DAILY PUBLIC REPORT OF COVERED CONTRACT AWARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230c809e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Daily Contract Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c809f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230c80a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall post, maintain, and update in accordance with paragraph (2), on a publicly available website of the Department, a daily report of all covered contract awards.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under this paragraph shall include, for each covered contract award, information relating to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The contract number, modification number, or delivery order number.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The contract type.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The amount obligated for the award.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The total contract value for the award, including all options.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>The description of the purpose for the award.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>The number of proposals or bids received.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>The name and address of the vendor, and whether the vendor is a small business.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>The period and primary place of performance for the award.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>Whether the award is multiyear.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>The contracting office.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3632">136 STAT. 3632</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230c80ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make updates referred to in paragraph (1) not later than five business days after the date on which a covered contract is authorized or modified.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230c80b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Undefinitized Contract Action or Definitized Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a covered contract award reported under subsection (a) includes an undefinitized contract action, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>report the estimated total contract value for the award and the amount obligated upon award; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230c80b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>once there is a definitized amount for the award, update the total contract value and amount obligated.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230c80b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report required under subsection (a) shall not include covered contract awards for which synopsis was exempted under section 5.202(a)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230c80b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered contract award</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered contract award</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means a contract action of the Department with a total contract value of not less than $4,000,000, including unexercised options; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>contract awards governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>modifications to a contract award that increase the total value, expand the scope of work, or extend the period of performance;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>orders placed on a multiple-award or multiple-agency contract that includes delivery or quantity terms that are indefinite;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>other transaction authority agreements; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230c80bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>contract awards made with other than full and open competition.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitized amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>definitized amount</term>” means the final amount of a covered contract award after agreement between the Department and the contractor at issue.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department</term>” means the Department of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small business</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>small business</term>” means an entity that qualifies as a small business concern, as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total contract value</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>total contract value</term>” means the total amount of funds expected to be provided to the contractor at issue under the terms of the contract through the full period of performance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230c80c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Undefinitized contract action</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>undefinitized contract action</term>” means any contract action for which the contract terms, specifications, or price is not established prior to the start of the performance of the covered contract award.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230c80c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to have force or effect on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3633">136 STAT. 3633</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7114">SEC. 7114. </num><heading>PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES INDUSTRY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x230ca7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s188">6 U.S.C. 188</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230cf5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preference for United States Industry</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Country of concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>country of concern</term>’ means a country that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is a covered nation, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4872/d">section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary determines is engaged in conduct that is detrimental to the national security of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonprofit organization; small business firm; subject invention</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘nonprofit organization’, ‘small business firm’, and ‘subject invention’ have the meanings given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t35/s201">section 201 of title 35, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufactured substantially in the united states</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>manufactured substantially in the United States</term>’ means an item is a domestic end product.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic end product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>domestic end product</term>’ has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s25.003">section 25.003 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor thereto.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waivers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), in individual cases, the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t35/s204">section 204 of title 35, United States Code</ref>, may be waived by the Secretary upon a showing by the small business firm, nonprofit organization, or assignee that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to grant licenses on similar terms to potential licensees that would be likely to manufacture substantially in the United States or that under the circumstances domestic manufacture is not commercially feasible.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230cf600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions on waivers granted by department</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230cf601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230cf602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Before grant of waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>Before granting a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall comply with the procedures developed and implemented by the Department pursuant to section 70923(b)(2) of the Build America, Buy America Act (enacted as <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dG/tIX/stA">subtitle A of title IX of division G of Public Law 117–58</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230cf603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on granting certain waivers</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not grant a waiver under subparagraph (A) if, as a result of such waiver, products embodying the applicable subject invention, or produced through the use of the applicable subject invention, would be manufactured substantially in a country of concern.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7115">SEC. 7115. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230d9244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s451/etseq">6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</ref>), as amended by subtitle <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3634">136 STAT. 3634</page> A, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y230e7ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="890D">“SEC. 890D. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s475a">6 USC 475a</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau><b>MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM.</b></chapeau><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Department a mentor-protégé program (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a protégé firm for the purpose of assisting the protégé firm to compete for prime contracts and subcontracts of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish criteria for mentor firms and protégé firms to be eligible to participate in the Program, including a requirement that a firm is not included on any list maintained by the Federal Government of contractors that have been suspended or debarred.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Application and Approval</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department, shall establish a process for submission of an application jointly by a mentor firm and the protégé firm selected by the mentor firm. The application shall include each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the assistance to be provided by the mentor firm, including, to the extent available, the number and a brief description of each anticipated subcontract to be awarded to the protégé firm.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>A schedule with milestones for achieving the assistance to be provided over the period of participation in the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the costs to be incurred by the mentor firm for providing assistance under the Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Attestations.</p></sidenote><content>Attestations that Program participants will submit to the Secretary reports at times specified by the Secretary to assist the Secretary in evaluating the protégé firm’s developmental progress.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Attestations.</p></sidenote><content>Attestations that Program participants will inform the Secretary in the event of a change in eligibility or voluntary withdrawal from the Program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approval</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall notify applicants of approval or, in the case of disapproval, the process for resubmitting an application for reconsideration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rescission</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization may rescind the approval of an application under this subsection if it determines that such action is in the best interest of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>A mentor firm and protégé firm approved under subsection (c) shall enter into an agreement to participate in the Program for a period of not less than 36 months.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A mentor firm and protégé firm that enter into an agreement under subsection (d) may receive the following Program benefits:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>With respect to an award of a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive evaluation credit for participating in the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>With respect to an award of a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive credit for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3635">136 STAT. 3635</page> a protégé firm performing as a first tier subcontractor or a subcontractor at any tier in an amount equal to the total dollar value of any subcontracts awarded to such protégé firm.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A protégé firm may receive technical, managerial, financial, or any other mutually agreed upon benefit from a mentor firm, including a subcontract award.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>identifies each agreement between a mentor firm and a protégé firm entered into under this section, including the number of protégé firm participants that are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>small business concerns;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>qualified HUBZone small business concerns;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>small business concerns owned and controlled by women;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>historically Black colleges and universities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>minority-serving institutions;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>describes the type of assistance provided by mentor firms to protégé firms;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>identifies contracts within the Department in which a mentor firm serving as the prime contractor provided subcontracts to a protégé firm under the Program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230e7ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>assesses the degree to which there has been—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an increase in the technical capabilities of protégé firms; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230e7cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an increase in the quantity and estimated value of prime contract and subcontract awards to protégé firms for the period covered by the report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to limit, diminish, impair, or otherwise affect the authority of the Department to participate in any program carried out by or requiring approval of the Small Business Administration or adopt or follow any regulation or policy that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may promulgate, except that, to the extent that any provision of this section (including subsection (h)) conflicts with any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, this section shall control.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230e7cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>historically Black college or university</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>part B institution</term>’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mentor firm</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>mentor firm</term>’ means a for-profit business concern that is not a small business concern that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3636">136 STAT. 3636</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>has the ability to assist and commits to assisting a protégé to compete for Federal prime contracts and subcontracts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>satisfies any other requirements imposed by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minority-serving institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>minority-serving institution</term>’ means an institution of higher education described in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Protégé firm<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>protégé firm</term>’ means a small business concern, a historically Black college or university, or a minority-serving institution that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is eligible to enter into a prime contract or subcontract with the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>satisfies any other requirements imposed by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230ea3ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small business act definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘small business concern’, ‘small business concern owned and controlled by veterans’, ‘small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans’, ‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’, ‘and small business concern owned and controlled by women’ have the meanings given such terms, respectively, under section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>). The term ‘<term>small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/d/3/C">15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230ea3ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 890C (as added by subtitle A) the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 890D. </designator> <label>Mentor-protégé program.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7116">SEC. 7116. </num><heading>DHS ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230f8e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230f8e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s451">6 USC 451 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of the Council</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Council</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Council</term>” means the council established under paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department</term>” means the Department of Homeland Security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economic security</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>economic security</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 890B(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s474/c/2">6 U.S.C. 474(c)(2)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with the mission of the Department under section 101(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s111/b">6 U.S.C. 111(b)</ref>), and in particular paragraph (1)(F) of such section, the Secretary shall establish a standing council of Department component heads or their designees, to carry out the duties described in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the council</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to the scope of the mission of the Department as described in paragraph (2), the Council shall provide to the Secretary advice and recommendations on matters of economic security, including relating to the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3637">136 STAT. 3637</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identifying concentrated risks for trade and economic security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Setting priorities for securing the trade and economic security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Coordinating Department-wide activity on trade and economic security matters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>With respect to the development of the continuity of the economy plan of the President under section 9603 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s322">6 U.S.C. 322</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Proposing statutory and regulatory changes impacting trade and economic security.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair and vice chair</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall serve as Chair of the Council; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may designate a Council member as a Vice Chair.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall meet not less frequently than quarterly, as well as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>at the call of the Chair; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>at the direction of the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for four years, the Council shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the actions and activities of the Council.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230f8e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistant Secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s349">6 U.S.C. 349</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230f8e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230fdc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistant Secretary</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230fdc89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Secretary, who shall assist the Secretary in carrying out the duties under paragraph (2) and the responsibilities under paragraph (3). Notwithstanding section 103(a)(1), the Assistant Secretary established under this paragraph shall be appointed by the President without the advice and consent of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><content>At the direction of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for policy formulation regarding matters relating to economic security and trade, as such matters relate to the mission and the operations of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to the duties specified in paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1), at the direction of the Secretary, may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>oversee—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>coordination of supply chain policy; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3638">136 STAT. 3638</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>assessments and reports to Congress related to critical economic security domains;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230fdc90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal departments and agencies and nongovernmental entities with trade and economic security interests, authorities, and responsibilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>perform such additional duties as the Secretary or the Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Plans may prescribe.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical economic security domain</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>critical economic security domain</term>’ means any infrastructure, industry, technology, or intellectual property (or combination thereof) that is essential for the economic security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y230fdc94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economic security</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>economic security</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 890B(c)(2).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y230fdc95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230fdc96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s349">6 USC 349 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to affect or diminish the authority otherwise granted to any other officer of the Department of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Enhancing Cybersecurity Training and Operations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7121">SEC. 7121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x230fdc97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665m">6 USC 665m</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PRESIDENT’S CUP CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (in this section referred to as the “Director”) of the Department of Homeland Security is authorized to hold an annual cybersecurity competition to be known as the “Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition” (in this section referred to as the “competition”) for the purpose of identifying, challenging, and competitively awarding prizes, including cash prizes, to the United States Government’s best cybersecurity practitioners and teams across offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2310c5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to participate in the competition, an individual shall be a Federal civilian employee or member of the uniformed services (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2101/3">section 2101(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>) and shall comply with any rules promulgated by the Director regarding the competition.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competition Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity or State or local government agency to administer the competition.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competition Parameters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each competition shall incorporate the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Cybersecurity skills outlined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Framework, or any successor framework.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Individual and team events.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Categories demonstrating offensive and defensive cyber operations, such as software reverse engineering and exploitation, network operations, forensics, big data analysis, cyber <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3639">136 STAT. 3639</page> analysis, cyber defense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, obfuscated coding, or cyber-physical systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Any other elements related to paragraphs (1), (2), or (3), as determined necessary by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to further the goals and objectives of the competition, the Director may use amounts made available to the Director for the competition for reasonable expenses for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Advertising, marketing, and promoting the competition.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Meals for participants and organizers of the competition if attendance at the meal during the competition is necessary to maintain the integrity of the competition.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Promotional items, including merchandise and apparel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Consistent with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s4503">section 4503 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of competition participants, including members of the uniformed services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Monetary and nonmonetary awards for competition participants, including members of the uniformed services, subject to subsection (f).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prize Limitation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards by the director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may make one or more awards per competition, except that the amount or value of each shall not exceed $10,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards by the secretary of homeland security</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security may make one or more awards per competition, except the amount or the value of each shall not exceed $25,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regular pay</inline>.—</heading><content>A monetary award under this section shall be in addition to the regular pay of the recipient.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overall yearly award limit</inline>.—</heading><content>The total amount or value of awards made under this Act during a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2310c60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall annually provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes the following with respect to each competition conducted in the preceding year:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of available amounts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of authorized expenditures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Information relating to participation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2310c612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Information relating to lessons learned, and how such lessons may be applied to improve cybersecurity operations and recruitment of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3640">136 STAT. 3640</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7122">SEC. 7122. </num><heading>INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23111433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s651/etseq">6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23118964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="2220E">“SEC. 2220E. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23118965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665n">6 USC 665n</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY TRAINING INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23118966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative (in this section referred to as the ‘Initiative’) is established within the Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the Initiative is to develop and strengthen the skills of the cybersecurity workforce related to securing industrial control systems.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23118969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Initiative, the Director shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311896a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>ensure the Initiative includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311896b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>virtual and in-person trainings and courses provided at no cost to participants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311896c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>trainings and courses available at different skill levels, including introductory level courses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311896d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>trainings and courses that cover cyber defense strategies for industrial control systems, including an understanding of the unique cyber threats facing industrial control systems and the mitigation of security vulnerabilities in industrial control systems technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311896e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>appropriate consideration regarding the availability of trainings and courses in different regions of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311896f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>engage in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>collaboration with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy in accordance with section 309;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23118972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consultation with Sector Risk Management Agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>as appropriate, consultation with private sector entities with relevant expertise, such as vendors of industrial control systems technologies; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23118975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with commercial training providers and academia to minimize the potential for duplication of other training opportunities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23118976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A description of the courses provided under the Initiative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311897a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A description of outreach efforts to raise awareness of the availability of such courses.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311897b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The number of participants in each course.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3641">136 STAT. 3641</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311897c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Voluntarily provided information on the demographics of participants in such courses, including by sex, race, and place of residence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311897d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Information on the participation in such courses of workers from each critical infrastructure sector.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2311897e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2311897f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Plans for expanding access to industrial control systems education and training, including expanding access to women and underrepresented populations, and expanding access to different regions of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23118980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23118981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23118982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations regarding how to strengthen the state of industrial control systems cybersecurity education and training.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23118983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2220D the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 2220E. </designator> <label>Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7123">SEC. 7123. </num><heading>NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23124cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 822 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s383">6 U.S.C. 383</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23124cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23124cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">In General</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">In General; Mission</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2017 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Institute’s mission shall be to educate, train, and equip State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges, as well as participants in the United States Secret Service’s network of cyber fraud task forces who are Federal employees, members of the uniformed services, or State, local, Tribal, or territorial employees, regarding the investigation and prevention of cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, including through the dissemination of homeland security information, in accordance with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231273ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curriculum</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In furtherance of subsection (a), all education and training of the Institute shall be conducted in accordance with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections. Education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall relate to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Investigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, including relating to instances involving illicit use of digital assets and emerging trends in cybersecurity and electronic crime.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Conducting forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other information systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Prosecutorial and judicial considerations related to cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, related cybersecurity threats, and forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other information systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3642">136 STAT. 3642</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers and prosecutors</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats is shared with recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231273f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>When selecting participants for such training, the Institute shall prioritize, to the extent reasonable and practicable, providing education and training to individuals from geographically-diverse jurisdictions throughout the United States, and the Institute shall prioritize, to the extent reasonable and practicable, State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and other employees.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>necessary to conduct cyber and electronic crime and related threat investigations and computer and mobile device forensic examinations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for investigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, and for forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other information systems</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the heading to read as follows: “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Cyber Fraud Task Forces</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Electronic Crime</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Cyber Fraud</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23129b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2312e92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the United States Secret Service may pay for all or a part of the education, training, or equipment provided by the Institute, including relating to the travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2312e92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in the annual report required under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1116">section 1116 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, information regarding the activities of the Institute, including, where possible, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>An identification of jurisdictions with recipients of the education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) during such year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Information relating to the costs associated with that education and training.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Any information regarding projected future demand for the education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3643">136 STAT. 3643</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Impacts of the activities of the Institute on the capability of jurisdictions to investigate and prevent cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A description of the nomination process for potential recipients of the information and training provided pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Any other issues determined relevant by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Any information required under paragraph (1) that is submitted as part of the annual budget submitted by the President to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, is not required to be included in the report required under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2312e935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity threat</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity threat</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incident</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>incident</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 2209(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2312e938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>information system</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501/9">6 U.S.C. 1501(9)</ref>)).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7124">SEC. 7124. </num><heading>REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23131049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the roles and responsibilities of the Department and its components relating to cyber incident response.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313104a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313104b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2313375c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of how the cyber incident response plans under section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s660/c">6 U.S.C. 660(c)</ref>) are utilized in the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313375d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and its components with responsibility for, or in support of, the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident, including primary responsibility for working with impacted private sector entities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313375e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An explanation of which and how authorities of the Department and its components are utilized in the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313375f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23133760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23133761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations to provide further clarity for roles and responsibilities of the Department and its components relating to cyber incident response.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3644">136 STAT. 3644</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Enhancing Transportation and Border Security Operations</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7131">SEC. 7131. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23133762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44901">49 USC 44901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TSA REACHING ACROSS NATIONALITIES, SOCIETIES, AND LANGUAGES TO ADVANCE TRAVELER EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313d3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2313d3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2313d3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313d3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An identification of the most common languages other than English that are the primary languages of individuals that travel through or work in each major airport.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A plan to improve—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>TSA materials to communicate information in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the communication of TSA material to individuals with vision or hearing impairments or other possible barriers to understanding such material.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313d3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the TSA, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA, shall take into consideration data regarding the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>International enplanements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Local populations surrounding major airports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Languages spoken by members of Indian Tribes within each service area population in which a major airport is located.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313d3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2313d3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the TSA, in consultation with the owner or operator of each major airport, shall implement such plan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313d3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2313d3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review of such implementation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2313d3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Airport</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>airport</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40102">section 40102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Indian tribe</term>” in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5130">25 U.S.C. 5130</ref>), individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Major airports</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>major airports</term>” means Category X and Category I airports.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3645">136 STAT. 3645</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-traveling individual</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>non-traveling individual</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t49/s1560.3">section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2313d3b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TSA material</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>TSA material</term>” means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press releases, social media postings, and other communications published and disseminated by the Administrator of the TSA in Category X and Category I airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7132">SEC. 7132. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2313d3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44901">49 USC 44901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ONE-STOP PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a87c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a87f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">TSA</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>TSA</term>” means the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding 44901(a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Administrator, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Secretary of State, may implement a pilot program at not more than six foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property arriving on direct flights or flight segments originating at such participating foreign airports to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the initial screening was conducted in accordance with an aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (e);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>passengers arriving from participating foreign airports are unable to access their checked baggage until the arrival at their final destination; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>upon arrival in the United States, passengers arriving from participating foreign airports do not come into contact with other arriving international passengers, those passengers’ property, or other persons who have not been screened or subjected to other appropriate security controls required for entry into the airport’s sterile area.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall ensure that there is no reduction in the level of security or specific TSA aviation security standards or requirements for screening passengers and their property prior to boarding an international flight bound for the United States, including specific aviation security standards and requirements regarding the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>High risk passengers and their property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Weapons, explosives, and incendiaries.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Screening passengers and property transferring at a foreign last point of departure airport from another airport <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3646">136 STAT. 3646</page> and bound for the United States, and addressing any commingling of such passengers and property with passengers and property screened under the pilot program described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Insider risk at foreign last point of departure airports.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Re-screening of Checked Baggage</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (f), the Administrator may determine whether checked baggage arriving from participating foreign airports referenced in subsection (b) that screen using an explosives detection system must be re-screened in the United States by an explosives detection system before such baggage continues on any additional flight or flight segment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aviation Security Screening Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An aviation security screening agreement described in this subsection is a treaty, executive agreement, or non-binding instrument entered into with a foreign country that delineates and implements security standards and protocols utilized at a foreign last point of departure airport that are determined by the Administrator—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to be comparable to those of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>sufficiently effective to enable passengers and their accessible property to deplane into sterile areas of airports in the United States without the need for re-screening.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to approve an aviation security screening agreement may not be delegated below the level of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Administrator.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Re-screening Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Administrator determines that a foreign country participating in the aviation security screening agreement has not maintained and implemented security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States at foreign last point of departure airports at which a pilot program has been established in accordance with this section, the Administrator shall ensure that passengers and their property arriving from such airports are re-screened in the United States, including by using explosives detection systems in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44901/d/1">section 44901(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and implementing regulations and directives, before such passengers and their property are permitted into sterile areas of airports in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Administrator has reasonable grounds to believe the other party to an aviation security screening agreement has not complied with such agreement, the Administrator shall request immediate consultation with such party.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension or termination of agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>If a satisfactory resolution between TSA and a foreign country is not reached within 45 days after a consultation request under paragraph (2) or in the case of the foreign country’s continued or egregious failure to maintain the security standards and protocols described in paragraph (1), the President, or with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall suspend or terminate the aviation security screening agreement with such country, as determined appropriate by the President, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3647">136 STAT. 3647</page> the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Administrator. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Administrator shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such consultation and suspension or termination, as the case may be, not later than seven days after such consultation and suspension or termination.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315a899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315a89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 45 days before an aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (e) enters into force, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315a89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315cfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An aviation security threat assessment for the country in which such foreign last point of departure airport is located.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315cfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Information regarding any corresponding mitigation efforts to address any security issues identified in such threat assessment, including any plans for joint covert testing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Information on potential security vulnerabilities associated with commencing a pilot program at such foreign last point of departure airport pursuant to subsection (b) and mitigation plans to address such potential security vulnerabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315cfb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the impacts such pilot program will have on aviation security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315cfb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the screening performed at such foreign last point of departure airport, including the feasibility of TSA personnel monitoring screening, security protocols, and standards.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Information regarding identifying the entity or entities responsible for screening passengers and property at such foreign last point of departure airport.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The name of the entity or local authority and any contractor or subcontractor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Information regarding the screening requirements relating to such aviation security screening agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Details regarding information sharing mechanisms between the TSA and such foreign last point of departure airport, screening authority, or entity responsible for screening provided for under such aviation security screening agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2315cfb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>A copy of the aviation security screening agreement, which shall identify the foreign last point of departure airport or airports at which a pilot program under this section is to be established.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315cfba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certifications Relating to the Pilot Program for One-stop Security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (e), the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y2315cfbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>A certification that such agreement satisfies all of the requirements specified in subsection (c); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2315cfbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the event that one or more of such requirements are not so satisfied, a description of the unsatisfied requirement and information on what actions the Administrator will take to ensure that such remaining requirements are satisfied before such agreement enters into force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A certification that TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have ensured that any necessary physical modifications or appropriate mitigations exist in the domestic one-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3648">136 STAT. 3648</page> stop security pilot program airport prior to receiving international passengers from a last point of departure airport under the aviation security screening agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A certification that a foreign last point of departure airport covered by an aviation security screening agreement has an operation to screen all checked bags as required by law, regulation, or international agreement, including the full utilization of explosives detection systems to the extent applicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A certification that the Administrator consulted with stakeholders, including air carriers, aviation nonprofit labor organizations, airport operators, relevant interagency partners, and other stakeholders that the Administrator determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315cfc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the implementation of the pilot program authorized under this section, including information relating to the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The impact of such program on homeland security and international aviation security, including any benefits and challenges of such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The impact of such program on passengers, airports, and air carriers, including any benefits and challenges of such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2315cfc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The impact and feasibility of continuing such program or expanding it into a more permanent program, including any benefits and challenges of such continuation or expansion.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315cfc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to inspect persons and baggage arriving in the United States in accordance with applicable law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2315cfc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program authorized under this section shall terminate on the date that is six years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7133">SEC. 7133. </num><heading>REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO DETER VEHICULAR TERRORIST ATTACKS (DARREN DRAKE).</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23161de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23161de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular terrorist attacks, including engagement with the private sector and other stakeholders. Such report shall include assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23161de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The impact of such engagement on efforts to protect the United States against terrorist attacks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23161dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of the Department’s engagement with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties stakeholders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23161deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Ways to improve engagement among the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23161dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23161ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23161dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Other relevant stakeholders.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3649">136 STAT. 3649</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23161def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subsection (a) may be submitted in a classified or protected format, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7134">SEC. 7134. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23161df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s257">6 USC 257 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DHS ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL DEFENSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23169321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counter Illicit Cross-border Tunnel Operations Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23169323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and, as appropriate, other officials of the Department of Homeland Security, shall develop a counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations strategic plan (in this section referred to as the “strategic plan”) to address the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Risk-based criteria to be used to prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Promote the use of innovative technologies to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner that, among other considerations, reduces the impact of such activities on surrounding communities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Processes to share relevant illicit cross-border tunnel location, operations, and technical information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Indicators of specific types of illicit cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border Patrol sector identified through operations to be periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol sector chiefs to educate field personnel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>A counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations resource needs assessment that includes consideration of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23169329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Technology needs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2316932a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>Staffing needs, including the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2316932b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>A position description for counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations personnel.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2316932c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>Any specialized skills required of such personnel.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2316932d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>The number of such full time personnel, disaggregated by U.S. Border Patrol sector.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2316932e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress on strategic plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the development of the strategic plan, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of the strategic plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2316932f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23169330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry out—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the development of the strategic plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23169332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>remediation operations of illicit cross-border tunnels in accordance with the strategic plan to the maximum extent practicable.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3650">136 STAT. 3650</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7135">SEC. 7135. </num><heading>PROVIDING TRAINING FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL ON THE USE OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES TO PREVENT SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO FENTANYL AND OTHER POTENTIALLY LETHAL SUBSTANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2316e153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s216/b">6 U.S.C. 216(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y2316e154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>How to use containment devices to prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2316e155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Containment Devices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s216/c">6 U.S.C. 216(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2316e156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">, Containment Devices,</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Equipment</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2316e157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2316e158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2316e159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2316e15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s216">6 USC 216 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability to Other Components</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of Homeland Secretary determines that officers, agents, other personnel, or canines of a component of the Department of Homeland Security other than U.S. Customs and Border Protection are at risk of potential synthetic opioid exposure in the course of their duties, the head of such component shall carry out the responsibilities under section 416 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s216">6 U.S.C. 216</ref>) in the same manner and to the same degree as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection carries out such responsibilities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7136">SEC. 7136. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2316e15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s225">6 USC 225</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, AND RESEARCH REGARDING DRUG INTERDICTION AT AND BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23177d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research on Additional Technologies to Detect Fentanyl</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall research additional technological solutions to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23177d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>target and detect illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals, including low-purity fentanyl, especially in counterfeit pressed tablets, and illicit pill press molds; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23177d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhance detection of such counterfeit pressed tablets through nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other advanced screening technologies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23177d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of Current Technologies and Strategies in Illicit Drug Interdiction and Procurement Decisions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23177da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall establish a program to collect available data and develop metrics to measure how technologies and strategies used by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other relevant Federal agencies have helped detect trafficked illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals or deter illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals from being trafficked into the United States at and between land, air, and sea ports of entry.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3651">136 STAT. 3651</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The data and metrics program established pursuant to paragraph (1) may consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the rate of detection of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals at land, air, and sea ports of entry;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>investigations and intelligence sharing into the origins of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals within the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other data or metrics considered appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate and in the coordination with the officials referred to in paragraph (1), may update the data and metrics program established pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2317a4b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2317a4b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of homeland security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, based on the data collected and metrics developed pursuant to the program established pursuant to paragraph (1), submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>examines and analyzes current technologies, including pilot technologies, deployed at land, air, and sea ports of entry to assess how well such technologies detect, deter, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>examines and analyzes current technologies, including pilot technologies, deployed between land ports of entry to assess how well and accurately such technologies detect, deter, interdict, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2317a4bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2317a4bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2317a4be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government accountability office</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the submission of each of the first three reports required under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that evaluates and, as appropriate, makes recommendations to improve, the collection of data under the program established pursuant to paragraph (1) and metrics used in the subsequent reports required under such subparagraph.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3652">136 STAT. 3652</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Technical Corrections, Conforming Changes, and Improvements</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7141">SEC. 7141. </num><heading>QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2318dd3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s347">6 U.S.C. 347</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2318dd44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>representatives from appropriate advisory committees established pursuant to section 871, including the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or otherwise established, including the Aviation Security Advisory Committee established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44946">section 44946 of title 49, United States Code</ref>; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>based on the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>describe</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>budget plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>resources required</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>identify</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>resources required to</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>, including any resources identified from redundant, wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities or capacities that may be redirected to better support other existing capabilities or capacities, as the case may be; and</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (6);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31 of the year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>60 days after the date of the submission of the President’s budget for the fiscal year after the fiscal year</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>description of the threats to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>risk assessment of</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as required under subsection (b)(2)</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3653">136 STAT. 3653</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>a description</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>budget plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>resources required</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (F)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>a discussion</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the status of</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (G)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>a discussion</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the status of</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and risks</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>to national homeland</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (H); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2318dd63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23190374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the following documentation regarding each quadrennial homeland security review:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23190375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23190376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Records regarding the consultation carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23190377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>All written communications, including communications sent out by the Secretary and feedback submitted to the Secretary through technology, online communications tools, in-person discussions, and the interagency process.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23190378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Information on how feedback received by the Secretary informed each such quadrennial homeland security review.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23190379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Information regarding the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23192a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The risk model utilized to generate such risk assessment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23192a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Information, including data used in the risk model, utilized to generate such risk assessment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23192a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Sources of information, including other risk assessments, utilized to generate such risk assessment.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23192a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Information on assumptions, weighing factors, and subjective judgments utilized to generate such risk assessment, together with information on the rationale or basis thereof.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23192a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23192a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23192a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23192a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3654">136 STAT. 3654</page> Governmental Affairs of the Senate information on the degree to which the findings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland security review that is the subject of such report were integrated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the Department.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23192a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23192a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s347">6 USC 347 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland security review conducted after December 31, 2021.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7142">SEC. 7142. </num><heading>TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x231951a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231951a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 435 and 436 to read as follows:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 435. </designator> <label>Maritime operations coordination plan.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 436. </designator> <label>Maritime security capabilities assessments.”;<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231951a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the item relating to section 1617 to read as follows:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1617. </designator> <label>Diversified security technology industry marketplace.”;<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231951a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the item relating to section 1621 to read as follows:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 1621. </designator> <label>Maintenance validation and oversight.”; and<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231951a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2103 to read as follows:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 2103. </designator> <label>Protection and sharing of information.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7143">SEC. 7143. </num><heading>CISA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231d7059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment Relating to DOTGOV Act of 2020</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231d705a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 904(b)(1) of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U of Public Law<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231d705b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652">6 USC 652</ref>, 665.</p></sidenote> 116–260) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Homeland Security Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231d705c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231d705d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652">6 USC 652 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted as part of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dU/tIX">title IX of division U of Public Law 116–260</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231d705e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidation of Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231d705f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s651/etseq">6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the subtitle A heading the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y231ecff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2200">“SEC. 2200. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231ecff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s650">6 USC 650</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ecff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Agency</term>’ means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ecff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ecff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ecff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ecff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cloud service provider</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cloud service provider</term>’ means an entity offering products or services related to cloud computing, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 800–<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3655">136 STAT. 3655</page> 145 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ecff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical infrastructure information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>critical infrastructure information</term>’ means information not customarily in the public domain and related to the security of critical infrastructure or protected systems—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ecff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>actual, potential, or threatened interference with, attack on, compromise of, or incapacitation of critical infrastructure or protected systems by either physical or computer-based attack or other similar conduct (including the misuse of or unauthorized access to all types of communications and data transmission systems) that violates Federal, State, or local law, harms interstate commerce of the United States, or threatens public health or safety;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ecff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the ability of any critical infrastructure or protected system to resist such interference, compromise, or incapacitation, including any planned or past assessment, projection, or estimate of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure or a protected system, including security testing, risk evaluation thereto, risk management planning, or risk audit; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef70a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any planned or past operational problem or solution regarding critical infrastructure or protected systems, including repair, recovery, reconstruction, insurance, or continuity, to the extent it is related to such interference, compromise, or incapacitation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef70b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cyber threat indicator</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>cyber threat indicator</term>’ means information that is necessary to describe or identify—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef70c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>malicious reconnaissance, including anomalous patterns of communications that appear to be transmitted for the purpose of gathering technical information related to a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef70d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a method of defeating a security control or exploitation of a security vulnerability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef70e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a security vulnerability, including anomalous activity that appears to indicate the existence of a security vulnerability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef70f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a method of causing a user with legitimate access to an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system to unwittingly enable the defeat of a security control or exploitation of a security vulnerability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>malicious cyber command and control;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the actual or potential harm caused by an incident, including a description of the information exfiltrated as a result of a particular cybersecurity threat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>any other attribute of a cybersecurity threat, if disclosure of such attribute is not otherwise prohibited by law; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>any combination thereof.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity purpose</term>’ means the purpose of protecting an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system from a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity risk</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity risk</term>’—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3656">136 STAT. 3656</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means threats to and vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any related consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, modification, or destruction of such information or information systems, including such related consequences caused by an act of terrorism; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity threat</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>cybersecurity threat</term>’ means an action, not protected by the <ref href="/us/cons/amd1">First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>, on or through an information system that may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely impact the security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity of an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef71a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity threat</term>’ does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef71b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defensive measure</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef71c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>defensive measure</term>’ means an action, device, procedure, signature, technique, or other measure applied to an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system that detects, prevents, or mitigates a known or suspected cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef71d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>defensive measure</term>’ does not include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, provides unauthorized access to, or substantially harms an information system or information stored on, processed by, or transiting such information system not owned by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef71e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the private entity, as defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>), operating the measure; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef71f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>another entity or Federal entity that is authorized to provide consent and has provided consent to that private entity for operation of such measure.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Director</term>’ means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Homeland security enterprise</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Homeland Security Enterprise</term>’ means relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, and Tribal government officials, private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incident</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>incident</term>’ means an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3657">136 STAT. 3657</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing and analysis organization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Information Sharing and Analysis Organization</term>’ means any formal or informal entity or collaboration created or employed by public or private sector organizations, for purposes of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>gathering and analyzing critical infrastructure information, including information related to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in order to better understand security problems and interdependencies related to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, and protected systems, so as to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability thereof;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>communicating or disclosing critical infrastructure information, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, to help prevent, detect, mitigate, or recover from the effects of an interference, a compromise, or an incapacitation problem related to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, or protected systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>voluntarily disseminating critical infrastructure information, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, to its members, State, local, and Federal Governments, or any other entities that may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>information system</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes industrial control systems, such as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, and programmable logic controllers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef72a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>intelligence community</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef72b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malicious cyber command and control</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>malicious cyber command and control</term>’ means a method for unauthorized remote identification of, access to, or use of, an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef72c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malicious reconnaissance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>malicious reconnaissance</term>’ a method for actively probing or passively monitoring an information system for the purpose of discerning security vulnerabilities of the information system, if such method is associated with a known or suspected cybersecurity threat.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef72d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Managed service provider</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>managed service provider</term>’ means an entity that delivers services, such as network, application, infrastructure, or security services, via ongoing and regular support and active administration on the premises of a customer, in the data center of the entity (such as hosting), or in a third party data center.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef72e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>monitor</term>’ means to acquire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef72f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">“(20) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National cybersecurity asset response activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>national cybersecurity asset response activities</term>’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3658">136 STAT. 3658</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>furnishing cybersecurity technical assistance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks to protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and reduce impacts of cyber incidents;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>identifying other entities that may be at risk of an incident and assessing risk to the same or similar vulnerabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>assessing potential cybersecurity risks to a sector or region, including potential cascading effects, and developing courses of action to mitigate such risks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>facilitating information sharing and operational coordination with threat response; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>providing guidance on how best to utilize Federal resources and capabilities in a timely, effective manner to speed recovery from cybersecurity risks.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">“(21) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>national security system</term>’ has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11103">section 11103 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ransomware attack</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>ransomware attack</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means an incident that includes the use or threat of use of unauthorized or malicious code on an information system, or the use or threat of use of another digital mechanism such as a denial of service attack, to interrupt or disrupt the operations of an information system or compromise the confidentiality, availability, or integrity of electronic data stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system to extort a demand for a ransom payment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>does not include any such event in which the demand for payment is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not genuine; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>made in good faith by an entity in response to a specific request by the owner or operator of the information system.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">“(23) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sector risk management agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Sector Risk Management Agency</term>’ means a Federal department or agency, designated by law or Presidential directive, with responsibility for providing institutional knowledge and specialized expertise of a sector, as well as leading, facilitating, or supporting programs and associated activities of its designated critical infrastructure sector in the all hazards environment in coordination with the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security control</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>security control</term>’ means the management, operational, and technical controls used to protect against an unauthorized effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an information system or its information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">“(25) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security vulnerability</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>security vulnerability</term>’ means any attribute of hardware, software, process, or procedure that could enable or facilitate the defeat of a security control.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">“(26) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>sharing</term>’ (including all conjugations thereof) means providing, receiving, and disseminating (including all conjugations of each such terms).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="27">“(27) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">SLTT entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>SLTT entity</term>’ means a domestic government entity that is a State government, local <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3659">136 STAT. 3659</page> government, Tribal government, territorial government, or any subdivision thereof.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231ef740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="28">“(28) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supply chain compromise</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>supply chain compromise</term>’ means an incident within the supply chain of an information system that an adversary can leverage, or does leverage, to jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits, and can occur at any point during the life cycle.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101/etseq">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in section 320(d)(3)(C) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s195f/d/3/C">6 U.S.C. 195f(d)(3)(C)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2201</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> section 2201 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s651">6 U.S.C. 651</ref>) to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp0 firstIndent-2" id="y231ef744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2201">“SEC. 2201. </num><heading class="bold">DEFINITION.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this subtitle, the term ‘<term>Cybersecurity Advisory Committee</term>’ means the advisory committee established under section 2219(a).”</content></section> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231ef745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in section 2202 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652">6 U.S.C. 652</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(in this subtitle referred to as the Agency)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Director’)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231ef749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Assistant Director</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Assistant Director</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Assistant Director</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in section 2209 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s659">6 U.S.C. 659</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown3 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231f1e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity vulnerability</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>security vulnerability</term>’ in section 2200.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Executive</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Assistant Director for Cybersecurity</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1)(E)(ii)(II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3660">136 STAT. 3660</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in the second subsection (p), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(p) <headingText class="smallCaps">Coordination on Cybersecurity for SLTT Entities</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(r) <headingText class="smallCaps">Coordination on Cybersecurity for SLTT Entities</headingText>.—</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>in the second subsection (q), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(q) <headingText class="smallCaps">Report</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(s) <headingText class="smallCaps">Report</headingText>.—</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>in section 2210 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s660">6 U.S.C. 660</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section—</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section, the term ‘<term>agency information system</term>’ means an information system used or operated by an agency or by another entity on behalf of an agency.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organizations (as defined in section 2222(5))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as defined in section 2209)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as such term is defined in section 2209)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as such term is defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>))</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in section 2211 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s661">6 U.S.C. 661</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in section 2212 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s662">6 U.S.C. 662</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organizations (as defined in section 2222(5))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>in section 2213(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s663/a">6 U.S.C. 663(a)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in section 2216 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665b">6 U.S.C. 665b</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (d)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section:</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section, the term ‘<term>cyber defense operation</term>’ means the defensive activities performed for a cybersecurity purpose.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>in section 2218(c)(4)(A) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665d/4/A">6 U.S.C. 665d(4)(A)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><chapeau>in section 2220A (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665g">6 U.S.C. 665g</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (7); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (e)(2)(B)(xiv)(II)(aa), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information sharing and analysis organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Information Sharing and Analysis Organization</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3661">136 STAT. 3661</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subsection (p), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subsection (q)(4), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>in section 2220C (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665i">6 U.S.C. 665i</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231f1e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>industrial control system</term>’ means an information system used to monitor and/or control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, and distribution, including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used to monitor and/or control geographically dispersed assets, distributed control systems (DCSs), Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and programmable logic controllers that control localized processes.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><chapeau>in section 2222 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s671">6 U.S.C. 671</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f1e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y231f4590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical infrastructure information</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>critical infrastructure information</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (8); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f4593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><chapeau>in section 2240 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s681">6 U.S.C. 681</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2201</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (8), and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y231f4598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Federal entity</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f4599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (9) through (12), (14), (15), and (17); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f459a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (13), (16), (18), and (19) as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11), respectively.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f459b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of contents amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/116/2135">116 Stat. 2135</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f459c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the item relating to subtitle A of title XXII the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 2200. </designator> <label>Definitions.”;<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f459d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2201 and insert the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 2201. </designator> <label>Definition.”; and<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f459e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by moving the item relating to section 2220D to appear after the item relating to section 2220C.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f459f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity information sharing act of 2015 definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3662">136 STAT. 3662</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f45a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (7) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity purpose</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity threat</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cybersecurity threat</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cyber threat indicator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cyber threat indicator</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defensive measure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>defensive measure</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f6cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (9) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>information system</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f6cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malicious cyber command and control</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>malicious cyber command and control</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malicious reconnaissance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>malicious reconnaissance</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f6cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitor</inline>.—</heading><content> The term ‘<term>monitor</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f6cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (16) and (17) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f93cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security control</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>security control</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y231f93cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security vulnerability</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>security vulnerability</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231f93ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction to the Title of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101/etseq">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 523 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s3211">6 U.S.C. 3211</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 884(d)(4)(A)(ii) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s464/d/4/A/ii">6 U.S.C. 464(d)(4)(A)(ii)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 1801(b) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s571/b">6 U.S.C. 571(b)</ref>), in the second and third sentences, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3663">136 STAT. 3663</page> Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 2104(c)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s624/c/2">6 U.S.C. 624(c)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in section 2202 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652">6 U.S.C. 652</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the Department</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231f93d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s655">6 USC 655</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in section 2205, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231f93db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s656">6 USC 656</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in section 2206, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231f93dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s660">6 USC 660</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>in section 2210(c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231f93de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Technical and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal cybersecurity enhancement act of 2015</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1521/etseq">6 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in section 222(4) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1521/4">6 U.S.C. 1521(4)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2209</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 226(a)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1524/a/2">6 U.S.C. 1524(a)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 102</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal power act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219A(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s824s–1/a/1">16 U.S.C. 824s–1(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Infrastructure investment and jobs act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 40124(a)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18723/a/1">42 U.S.C. 18723(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1051">6 U.S.C. 1051</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public health service act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2811(b)(4)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–10/b/4/D">42 U.S.C. 300hh–10(b)(4)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 228(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s149/c">6 U.S.C. 149(c)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2210(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s660/b">6 U.S.C. 660(b)</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">William m. (mac) thornberry national defense authorization act of fiscal year 2021</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652a">6 U.S.C. 652a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (5);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3664">136 STAT. 3664</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y231f93e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (7) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y231f93ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sector risk management agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Sector Risk Management Agency</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>given such term in section 2201(5) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s651/5">6 U.S.C. 651(5)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>given such term in section 2200</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2215 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2218 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665d">6 U.S.C. 665d</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security act of 1947</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 113B(b)(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3049a/b/4">50 U.S.C. 3049a(b)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section “<quotedText>226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s147">6 U.S.C. 147</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2208 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s658">6 U.S.C. 658</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6503(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3371a/a/3">50 U.S.C. 3371a(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501">6 U.S.C. 1501</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">IoT cybersecurity improvement act of 2020</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(8) of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278g-3a/8">15 U.S.C. 278g-3a(8)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 102(17) of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1501/17">6 U.S.C. 1501(17)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small business act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 21(a)(8)(B) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s648/a/8/B">15 U.S.C. 648(a)(8)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2209(a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 46</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70101/2">Section 70101(2) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s148">6 U.S.C. 148</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231f93f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifying and Technical Amendments to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101/etseq">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 2243(<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s681c">6 U.S.C. 681c</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231f93f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Section 2245</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2245 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and (b) as it applies to reports and information submitted under section 2242.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231f93f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 2244(b)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s681d/b/2">6 U.S.C. 681d(b)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including that section 2245 shall apply to such information in the same manner and to the same extent to information submitted in response to requests under paragraph (1) as it applies to information submitted under section 2242</quotedText>”after “<quotedText>section 2242</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y231fbb06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231fbb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s650">6 USC 650 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231fbb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interpretation of technical corrections</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by subsections (a) through (d) shall be construed to alter the authorities, responsibilities, functions, or activities of any agency (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>) or officer or employee <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3665">136 STAT. 3665</page> of the United States on or before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y231fbb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interpretation of references to definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference to a term defined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101/etseq">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</ref>) on the day before the date of enactment of this Act that is defined in section 2200 of that Act pursuant to the amendments made under this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to that term as defined in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LXXII">TITLE LXXII—</num><heading>GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7201. </designator> <label>Requirement for information sharing agreements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7211. </designator> <label>Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Advancing American AI Act</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7221. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7222. </designator> <label>Purposes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7223. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7224. </designator> <label>Principles and policies for use of artificial intelligence in Government.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7225. </designator> <label>Agency inventories and artificial intelligence use cases.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7226. </designator> <label>Rapid pilot, deployment and scale of applied artificial intelligence capabilities to demonstrate modernization activities related to use cases.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7227. </designator> <label>Enabling entrepreneurs and agency missions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7228. </designator> <label>Intelligence community exception.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Strategic EV Management</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7231. </designator> <label>Short Title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7232. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7233. </designator> <label>Strategic guidance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7234. </designator> <label>Study of Federal fleet vehicles.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Congressionally Mandated Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7241. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7242. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7243. </designator> <label>Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7244. </designator> <label>Federal agency responsibilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7245. </designator> <label>Changing or removing reports.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7246. </designator> <label>Withholding of information.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7247. </designator> <label>Implementation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7248. </designator> <label>Determination of budgetary effects.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7201">SEC. 7201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231fe21a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Intra­gov­ern­men­tal Cy­ber­se­cur­i­ty and Coun­ter­in­tel­li­gence Information Sharing Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231fe21b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x231fe21c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4112">2 USC 4112</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23211a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence Information Sharing Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23211a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The legislative branch, as a separate and equal branch of the United States Government, is a target of adversary cyber actors and intelligence services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The legislative branch relies on the executive branch to provide timely and urgent tactical and operational information to ensure that Congress can protect the constitutional <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3666">136 STAT. 3666</page> officers, personnel, and facilities of Congress and the institution of Congress more broadly.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The legislative branch currently is not receiving this information in a timely manner nor as a matter of course.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23211aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>congressional leadership</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Majority and Minority Leader of the Senate with respect to an agreement with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Secretary of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives with respect to an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the terms “cybersecurity threat” and “security vulnerability” have the meanings given those terms in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 5171 of this division.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23211aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23211aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23211aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall designate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23211aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an individual appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as a single point of contact to the legislative branch on matters related to tactical and operational cybersecurity threats and security vulnerabilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23211aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an individual appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as a single point of contact to the legislative branch on matters related to tactical and operational counterintelligence.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The individuals designated by the President under subparagraph (A) shall coordinate with appropriate Executive agencies (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">section 105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, including the Executive Office of the President) and appropriate officers in the executive branch in entering any agreement described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing agreements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the individuals designated by the President under paragraph (1)(A) shall enter into 1 or more information sharing agreements with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate with respect to cybersecurity information sharing, subject to the approval of congressional leadership and in consultation with the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Secretary of the Senate with respect to counterintelligence information sharing, subject to the approval of congressional leadership and in consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3667">136 STAT. 3667</page> of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives with respect to cybersecurity information sharing, subject to the approval of the chair of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and in consultation with the ranking minority member of the committee and congressional leadership; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives with respect to counterintelligence information sharing, subject to the approval of the chair of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and in consultation with the ranking minority member of the committee and congressional leadership.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23211ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The agreements described in subparagraph (A) shall establish procedures for timely sharing of tactical and operational cybersecurity threat and security vulnerability information and planned or ongoing counterintelligence operations or targeted collection efforts with the legislative branch.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than semiannually during the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the individuals designated by the President under paragraph (1)(A) shall meet with the officers referenced in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, with respect to an agreement with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, with respect to an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to ensure the agreements with such officers are being implemented in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23211ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The parties to an information sharing agreement under subsection (d)(2) shall jointly develop such elements of the agreement as the parties find appropriate, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>with respect to an agreement covered by subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) or (ii), shall, at a minimum, include the applicable elements specified in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>with respect to an agreement covered by subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (iv), may include the applicable elements specified in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The elements specified in this paragraph are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>direct and timely sharing of technical indicators and contextual information on cyber threats and security vulnerabilities, and the means for such sharing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>direct and timely sharing of counterintelligence threats and vulnerabilities, including trends of counterintelligence activity, and the means for such sharing;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3668">136 STAT. 3668</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identification, by position, of the officials at the operational and tactical level responsible for daily management of the agreement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the ability to seat cybersecurity personnel of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives at cybersecurity operations centers within the executive branch; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23211ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any other elements the parties find appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7211">SEC. 7211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23211ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s719">31 USC 719 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE UNIMPLEMENTED PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232167e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232167e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232167e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232167e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232167e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232167e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232167e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232167ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232167eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require reporting relating to unimplemented priority recommendations or any other report, recommendation, information, or item relating to any element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232167ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advancing American AI Act.</p></sidenote><heading>Advancing American AI Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7221">SEC. 7221. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232167ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11301">40 USC 11301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Advancing American AI Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7222">SEC. 7222. </num><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2321b60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purposes of this subtitle are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2321b60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>encourage agency artificial intelligence-related programs and initiatives that enhance the competitiveness of the United States and foster an approach to artificial intelligence that builds on the strengths of the United States in innovation and entrepreneurialism;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3669">136 STAT. 3669</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2321b610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhance the ability of the Federal Government to translate research advances into artificial intelligence applications to modernize systems and assist agency leaders in fulfilling their missions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2321b611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promote adoption of modernized business practices and advanced technologies across the Federal Government that align with the values of the United States, including the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2321b612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>test and harness applied artificial intelligence to enhance mission effectiveness, agency program integrity, and business practice efficiency.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7223">SEC. 7223. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23222b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>agency</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Artificial intelligence</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>artificial intelligence</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2358">10 U.S.C. 2358 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Artificial intelligence system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>artificial intelligence system</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means any data system, software, application, tool, or utility that operates in whole or in part using dynamic or static machine learning algorithms or other forms of artificial intelligence, whether—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23222b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the data system, software, application, tool, or utility is established primarily for the purpose of researching, developing, or implementing artificial intelligence technology; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23222b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>artificial intelligence capability is integrated into another system or agency business process, operational activity, or technology system; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not include any common commercial product within which artificial intelligence is embedded, such as a word processor or map navigation system.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department</term>” means the Department of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23222b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7224">SEC. 7224. </num><heading>PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232363d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall, when developing the guidance required under section 104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dU/tI">title I of division U of Public Law 116–260</ref>), consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the considerations and recommended practices identified by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence in the report entitled “Key Considerations for the Responsible Development and Fielding of AI”, as updated in April 2021;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3670">136 STAT. 3670</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the principles articulated in Executive Order 13960 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/78939">85 Fed. Reg. 78939</ref>; relating to promoting the use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in Government); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the input of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Administrator of General Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>relevant interagency councils, such as the Federal Privacy Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, and the Chief Data Officers Council;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other governmental and nongovernmental privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties experts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>academia;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>industry technology and data science experts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other individual or entity the Director determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232363db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department Policies and Processes for Procurement and Use of Artificial Intelligence-enabled Systems</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232363dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the participation of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Privacy Officer, and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department and any other person determined to be relevant by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue policies and procedures for the Department related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the acquisition and use of artificial intelligence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>considerations for the risks and impacts related to artificial intelligence-enabled systems, including associated data of machine learning systems, to ensure that full consideration is given to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232363e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties impacts of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232363e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>security against misuse, degradation, or rending inoperable of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232363e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall report to Congress on any additional staffing or funding resources that may be required to carry out the requirements of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232363e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232363e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department shall identify any training and investments needed to enable employees of the Office of the Inspector General to continually advance their understanding of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>artificial intelligence systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>best practices for governance, oversight, and audits of the use of artificial intelligence systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>how the Office of the Inspector General is using artificial intelligence to enhance audit and investigative capabilities, including actions to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure the integrity of audit and investigative results; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>guard against bias in the selection and conduct of audits and investigations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3671">136 STAT. 3671</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232363eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Artificial Intelligence Hygiene and Protection of Government Information, Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232363ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with a working group consisting of members selected by the Director from appropriate interagency councils, shall develop an initial means by which to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232363ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232363ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>ensure that contracts for the acquisition of an artificial intelligence system or service—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232363f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>align with the guidance issued to the head of each agency under section 104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dU/tI">title I of division U of Public Law 116–260</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23238b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>address protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23238b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>address the ownership and security of data and other information created, used, processed, stored, maintained, disseminated, disclosed, or disposed of by a contractor or subcontractor on behalf of the Federal Government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23238b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>include considerations for securing the training data, algorithms, and other components of any artificial intelligence system against misuse, unauthorized alteration, degradation, or rendering inoperable; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>address any other issue or concern determined to be relevant by the Director to ensure appropriate use and protection of privacy and Government data and other information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the considerations under paragraph (1)(A)(iv), the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23238b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>should continuously update the means developed under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23238b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, shall update the means developed under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23238b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and thereafter on a quarterly basis until the Director first implements the means developed under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>annually thereafter on the implementation of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23238b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7225">SEC. 7225. </num><heading>AGENCY INVENTORIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE CASES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2323d930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2323d931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2323d932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2323d933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inventory</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and continuously thereafter for a period of 5 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3672">136 STAT. 3672</page> years, the Director, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be appropriate by the Director, shall require the head of each agency to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2323d934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prepare and maintain an inventory of the artificial intelligence use cases of the agency, including current and planned uses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2323d935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>share agency inventories with other agencies, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law and policy, including those concerning protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other protected information; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2323d936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2323d937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make agency inventories available to the public, in a manner determined by the Director, and to the extent practicable and in accordance with applicable law and policy, including those concerning the protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other protected information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2323d938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2323d939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2323d93a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central Inventory</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director is encouraged to designate a host entity and ensure the creation and maintenance of an online public directory to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2323d93b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>make agency artificial intelligence use case information available to the public and those wishing to do business with the Federal Government; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2323d93c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify common use cases across agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2323d93d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>The sharing of agency inventories described in subsection (a)(2) may be coordinated through the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, or other interagency bodies to improve interagency coordination and information sharing for common use cases.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2323d93e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Defense</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall apply to the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7226">SEC. 7226. </num><heading>RAPID PILOT, DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES TO DEMONSTRATE MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO USE CASES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232538cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232538d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of Use Cases</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be appropriate by the Director, shall identify 4 new use cases for the application of artificial intelligence-enabled systems to support interagency or intra-agency modernization initiatives that require linking multiple siloed internal and external data sources, consistent with applicable laws and policies, including those relating to the protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other protected information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232538d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the pilot program under this subsection include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to enable agencies to operate across organizational boundaries, coordinating between existing established programs and silos to improve delivery of the agency mission;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3673">136 STAT. 3673</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to demonstrate the circumstances under which artificial intelligence can be used to modernize or assist in modernizing legacy agency systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>to leverage commercially available artificial intelligence technologies that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232538d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>operate in secure cloud environments that can deploy rapidly without the need to replace existing systems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232538d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>do not require extensive staff or training to build.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232538d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deployment and pilot</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and Federal entities, including the Administrator of General Services, the Bureau of Fiscal Service of the Department of the Treasury, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, and other officials as the Director determines to be appropriate, shall ensure the initiation of the piloting of the 4 new artificial intelligence use case applications identified under subsection (a), leveraging commercially available technologies and systems to demonstrate scalable artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to support the use cases identified under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232538db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Risk evaluation and mitigation plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of agencies to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>evaluate risks in utilizing artificial intelligence systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232538dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>develop a risk mitigation plan to address those risks, including consideration of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232538de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the artificial intelligence system not performing as expected or as designed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232538df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the quality and relevancy of the data resources used in the training of the algorithms used in an artificial intelligence system;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232538e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the processes for training and testing, evaluating, validating, and modifying an artificial intelligence system; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the vulnerability of a utilized artificial intelligence system to unauthorized manipulation or misuse, including the use of data resources that substantially differ from the training data.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall prioritize modernization projects that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>would benefit from commercially available privacy-preserving techniques, such as use of differential privacy, federated learning, and secure multiparty computing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise take into account considerations of civil rights and civil liberties.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23255ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy protections</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of agencies to use privacy-preserving techniques when feasible, such as differential privacy, federated learning, and secure multiparty computing, to mitigate any risks to individual privacy or national security created by a project or data linkage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use case modernization application areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Use case modernization application areas described in paragraph <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3674">136 STAT. 3674</page> (2) shall include not less than 1 from each of the following categories:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Applied artificial intelligence to drive agency productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and logistics, such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>predictive food demand and optimized supply;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>predictive medical supplies and equipment demand and optimized supply; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>predictive logistics to accelerate disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23255ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Applied artificial intelligence to accelerate agency investment return and address mission-oriented challenges, such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>applied artificial intelligence portfolio management for agencies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>workforce development and upskilling;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23255fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>redundant and laborious analyses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23256000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>determining compliance with Government requirements, such as with Federal financial management and grants management, including implementation of chapter 64 of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/stV">subtitle V of title 31, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23256001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in agency programs and mitigating improper payments; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23256002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>outcomes measurement to measure economic and social benefits.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23256003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23256004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the Director determines to be appropriate, shall establish an artificial intelligence capability within each of the 4 use case pilots under this subsection that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23256005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>solves data access and usability issues with automated technology and eliminates or minimizes the need for manual data cleansing and harmonization efforts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23256006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>continuously and automatically ingests data and updates domain models in near real-time to help identify new patterns and predict trends, to the extent possible, to help agency personnel to make better decisions and take faster actions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23256007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>organizes data for meaningful data visualization and analysis so the Government has predictive transparency for situational awareness to improve use case outcomes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23256008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>is rapidly configurable to support multiple applications and automatically adapts to dynamic conditions and evolving use case requirements, to the extent possible;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23256009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>enables knowledge transfer and collaboration across agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325600a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>preserves intellectual property rights to the data and output for benefit of the Federal Government and agencies and protects sensitive personally identifiable information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3675">136 STAT. 3675</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2325600b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2325600c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not earlier than 270 days but not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the activities carried out under this section and results of those activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2325600d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7227">SEC. 7227. </num><heading>ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MISSIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2325d53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Innovative Commercial Items</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 880 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3301">41 U.S.C. 3301 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325d53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> $10,000,000” and inserting “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325d540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (f) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2325fc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>commercial product</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>has the meaning given the term ‘<term>commercial item</term>’ in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes a commercial product or a commercial service, as defined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, of <ref href="/us/usc/t41">title 41, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>the term ‘<term>innovative</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any new technology, process, or method, including research and development; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any new application of an existing technology, process, or method.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and insert “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2325fc59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">DHS Other Transaction Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s391">6 U.S.C. 391</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2017</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2325fc5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2326236d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prototype projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326236e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out prototype projects under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022">section 4022 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326236f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in applying the authorities of such section 4022, the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary of Defense as prescribed in such section.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23262370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2017</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23262371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 845(e)</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022/e">section 4022(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23262372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial Off the Shelf Supply Chain Risk Management Tools</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23262373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The General Services Administration is encouraged to pilot commercial off the shelf supply chain risk management tools to improve the ability of the Federal Government to characterize, monitor, predict, and respond to specific supply chain threats and vulnerabilities that could inhibit future Federal acquisition operations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23262374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the General Services Administration shall consult with the Federal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3676">136 STAT. 3676</page> Acquisition Security Council established under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1322">section 1322 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7228">SEC. 7228. </num><heading>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXCEPTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle shall apply to any element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23262375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic EV Management Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>Strategic EV Management</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7231">SEC. 7231. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23262376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s601">40 USC 601 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Strategic EV Management Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7232">SEC. 7232. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23267197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23267198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of General Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23267199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>agency</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s551">section 551 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326719a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326719b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326719c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326719d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326719e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2326719f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232671a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232671a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232671a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7233">SEC. 7233. </num><heading>STRATEGIC GUIDANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232734f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232734f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232734f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232734f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, shall coordinate with the heads of agencies to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for Federal electric vehicle fleet battery management.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232734f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategic plan required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232734f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>maximize both cost and environmental efficiencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232734f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>incorporate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232734fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>guidelines for optimal charging practices that will maximize battery longevity and prevent premature degradation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232734fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>guidelines for reusing and recycling the batteries of retired vehicles;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232734fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>guidelines for disposing electric vehicle batteries that cannot be reused or recycled; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3677">136 STAT. 3677</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232734fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other considerations determined appropriate by the Administrator and Director.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232734fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator, in consultation with the Director, may periodically update the strategic plan required under subsection (a) as the Administrator and Director may determine necessary based on new information relating to electric vehicle batteries that becomes available.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232734ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the strategic plan required under subsection (a) the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, may consult with appropriate entities, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary of Energy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>scientists who are studying electric vehicle batteries and reuse and recycling solutions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>laboratories, companies, colleges, universities, or start-ups engaged in battery use, reuse, and recycling research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>industries interested in electric vehicle battery reuse and recycling;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>electric vehicle equipment manufacturers and recyclers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>any other relevant entities, as determined by the Administrator and Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23273508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23273509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the strategic plan required under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327350a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the strategic plan required under subsection (a) across agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7234">SEC. 7234. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2327350b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading>STUDY OF FEDERAL FLEET VEHICLES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on how the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining electric vehicles in the Federal fleet compare to the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining internal combustion engine vehicles.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2327350c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2327350d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t44">44 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2327350e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4101.</p></sidenote><heading>Congressionally Mandated Reports</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7241">SEC. 7241. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7242">SEC. 7242. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2327d14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional leadership</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>congressional leadership</term>” means the Speaker, majority leader, and minority <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3678">136 STAT. 3678</page> leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressionally mandated report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>congressionally mandated report</term>” means a report of a Federal agency that is required by statute to be submitted to either House of Congress or any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2327d154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Patriotic and national organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>congressionally mandated report</term>” does not include a report required under <ref href="/us/usc/t36/stII/ptB">part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2327d155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspectors general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>congressionally mandated report</term>” does not include a report by an office of an inspector general.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2327d156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>congressionally mandated report</term>” does not include a report that is required to be submitted to one or more of the following committees:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2327d157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>The Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2327d158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Director</term>” means the Director of the Government Publishing Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Federal agency</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>federal agency</term>” under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s102">section 102 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, but does not include the Government Accountability Office or an element of the intelligence community.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intelligence community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2327d15c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports online portal</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>reports online portal</term>” means the online portal established under section 5243(a).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7243">SEC. 7243. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232957fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement To Establish Online Portal</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232957fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232957ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23295800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish and maintain an online portal accessible by the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of congressionally mandated reports in one place.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing functionality</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent possible, the Director shall meet the requirements under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals and functionality under the authority of the Director in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subtitle, the Director shall consult with congressional leadership, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3679">136 STAT. 3679</page> and the Librarian of Congress regarding the requirements for and maintenance of congressionally mandated reports on the reports online portal.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23295803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content and Function</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that the reports online portal includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Subject to subsection (c), with respect to each congressionally mandated report, each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A citation to the statute requiring the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An electronic copy of the report, including any transmittal letter associated with the report, that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>is based on an underlying open data standard that is maintained by a standards organization;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>allows the full text of the report to be searchable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>is not encumbered by any restrictions that would impede the reuse or searchability of the report.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329580a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>The ability to retrieve a report, to the extent practicable, through searches based on each, and any combination, of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2329580b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The title of the report.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2329580c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The reporting Federal agency.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2329580d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The date of publication.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2329580e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Each congressional committee or subcommittee receiving the report, if applicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2329580f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>The statute requiring the report.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Subject tags.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>A unique alphanumeric identifier for the report that is consistent across report editions.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>The serial number, Superintendent of Documents number, or other identification number for the report, if applicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>Key words.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>Full text search.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>Any other relevant information specified by the Director.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The date on which the report was required to be submitted, and on which the report was submitted, to the reports online portal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>To the extent practicable, a permanent means of accessing the report electronically.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A means for bulk download of all congressionally mandated reports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A means for downloading individual reports as the result of a search.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329581a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An electronic means for the head of each Federal agency to submit to the reports online portal each congressionally mandated report of the agency, as required by sections 5244 and 5246.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329581b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329581c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In tabular form, a list of all congressionally mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329581d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>reports submitted within the required time;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329581e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>reports submitted after the date on which such reports were required to be submitted; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329581f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to the extent practicable, reports not submitted.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23295820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncompliance by Federal Agencies</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3680">136 STAT. 3680</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports not submitted</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a Federal agency does not submit a congressionally mandated report to the Director, the Director shall to the extent practicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>include on the reports online portal—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the information required under clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection (b)(1)(C); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23295824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the date on which the report was required to be submitted; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include the congressionally mandated report on the list described in subsection (b)(5)(C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports not in open format</inline>.—</heading><content>If a Federal agency submits a congressionally mandated report that does not meet the criteria described in subsection (b)(1)(B), the Director shall still include the congressionally mandated report on the reports online portal.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23295827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall ensure that information required to be published on the reports online portal under this subtitle with respect to a congressionally mandated report or information required under subsection (c) of this section is published—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 30 days after the information is received from the Federal agency involved; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the case of information required under subsection (c), not later than 30 days after the deadline under this subtitle for the Federal agency involved to submit information with respect to the congressionally mandated report involved.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329582a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Certain Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329582b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329582c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception described</inline>.—</heading><content>A congressionally mandated report which is required by statute to be submitted to a committee of Congress or a subcommittee thereof, including any transmittal letter associated with the report, shall not be submitted to or published on the reports online portal if the chair of a committee or subcommittee to which the report is submitted notifies the Director in writing that the report is to be withheld from submission and publication under this subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329582d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice on portal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a report is withheld from submission to or publication on the reports online portal under paragraph (1), the Director shall post on the portal—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329582e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329582f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>a statement that the report is withheld at the request of a committee or subcommittee involved; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23295830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the written notification provided by the chair of the committee or subcommittee specified in paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23295831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Free Access</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may not charge a fee, require registration, or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to the reports online portal.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23295832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Upgrade Capability</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports online portal shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23295833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The submission of a congressionally mandated report to the reports online portal pursuant to this subtitle shall not be construed to satisfy any requirement to submit the congressionally mandated report to Congress, or a committee or subcommittee thereof.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7244">SEC. 7244. </num><heading>FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329a554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329a555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329a556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Electronic Copies of Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not earlier than 30 days or later than 60 days after the date on which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3681">136 STAT. 3681</page> a congressionally mandated report is submitted to either House of Congress or to any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, the head of the Federal agency submitting the congressionally mandated report shall submit to the Director the information required under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 5243(b)(1) with respect to the congressionally mandated report. Notwithstanding section 5246, nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a Federal agency of any other requirement to publish the congressionally mandated report on the online portal of the Federal agency or otherwise submit the congressionally mandated report to Congress or specific committees of Congress, or subcommittees thereof.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329a557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director, shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this subtitle.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329a558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329a559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Structure of Submitted Report Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each congressionally mandated report submitted to the Director complies with the guidance on the implementation of this subtitle issued by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329a55a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Point of Contact</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each Federal agency shall designate a point of contact for congressionally mandated reports.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329a55b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall not publish any report through the reports online portal that is received from anyone other than the head of the applicable Federal agency, or an officer or employee of the Federal agency specifically designated by the head of the Federal agency.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7245">SEC. 7245. </num><heading>CHANGING OR REMOVING REPORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329f37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Authority To Change or Remove Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (b), the head of the Federal agency concerned may change or remove a congressionally mandated report submitted to be published on the reports online portal only if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329f37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329f37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2329f37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the head of the Federal agency consults with each committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof to which the report is required to be submitted (or, in the case of a report which is not required to be submitted to a particular committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, to each committee with jurisdiction over the agency, as determined by the head of the agency in consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate) prior to changing or removing the report; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329f380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the change in or removal of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2329f381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the head of the Federal agency concerned—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329f382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may make technical changes to a report submitted to or published on the reports online portal;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329f383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may remove a report from the reports online portal if the report was submitted to or published on the reports online portal in error; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2329f384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>may withhold information, records, or reports from publication on the reports online portal in accordance with section 5246.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3682">136 STAT. 3682</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7246">SEC. 7246. </num><heading>WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232a68b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>require the disclosure of information, records, or reports that are exempt from public disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or that are required to be withheld under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552a">section 552a of title 5, United States Code</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>impose any affirmative duty on the Director to review congressionally mandated reports submitted for publication to the reports online portal for the purpose of identifying and redacting such information or records.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232a68b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding of Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with subsection (a)(1), the head of a Federal agency may withhold from the Director, and from publication on the reports online portal, any information, records, or reports that are exempt from public disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or that are required to be withheld under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552a">section 552a of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National security</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the publication, on the reports online portal or otherwise, of any report containing information that is classified, the public release of which could have a harmful effect on national security, or that is otherwise prohibited.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Law enforcement sensitive</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the publication on the reports online portal or otherwise of any congressionally mandated report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>containing information that is law enforcement sensitive; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232a68bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that describe information security policies, procedures, or activities of the executive branch.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232a68be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility for Withholding of Information</inline>.—</heading><content>In publishing congressionally mandated reports to the reports online portal in accordance with this subtitle, the head of each Federal agency shall be responsible for withholding information pursuant to the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7247">SEC. 7247. </num><heading>IMPLEMENTATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232ab6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports Submitted to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ab6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232ab6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This subtitle shall apply with respect to any congressionally mandated report which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ab6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is required by statute to be submitted to the House of Representatives, or the Speaker thereof, or the Senate, or the President or President Pro Tempore thereof, at any time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ab6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is included by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be) on the list of reports received by the House of Representatives or the Senate (as the case may be) at any time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ab6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition rule for previously submitted reports</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report described in paragraph (1) which was required to be submitted to Congress <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3683">136 STAT. 3683</page> by a statute enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act is published on the reports online portal under this subtitle.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232ab6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232addf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports Submitted to Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of congressionally mandated reports which are required by statute to be submitted to a committee of Congress or a subcommittee thereof, this subtitle shall apply with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232addf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any such report which is first required to be submitted by a statute which is enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232addf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232addf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to the maximum extent practical, any congressionally mandated report which was required to be submitted by a statute enacted before the date of enactment of this Act unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232addfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the chair of the committee, or subcommittee thereof, to which the report was required to be submitted notifies the Director in writing that the report is to be withheld from publication; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232addfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232addfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>the Director publishes the notification on the reports online portal.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232addfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access for Congressional Leadership</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any provision of this subtitle or any other provision of law, congressional leadership shall have access to any congressionally mandated report.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7248">SEC. 7248. </num><heading>DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this subtitle, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="LXXIII">TITLE LXXIII—</num><heading>TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7301. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7302. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7303. </designator> <label>Assessment of global catastrophic risk.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7304. </designator> <label>Report required.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7305. </designator> <label>Enhanced catastrophic incident annex.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7306. </designator> <label>Validation of the strategy through an exercise.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7307. </designator> <label>Recommendations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7308. </designator> <label>Reporting requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7309. </designator> <label>Rules of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7311. </designator> <label>Short title.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7312. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7313. </designator> <label>Assistance and training for communities with technological hazards and related emerging threats.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7314. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7315. </designator> <label>Savings provision.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Other Matters</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 7321. </designator> <label>Crisis counseling assistance and training.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3684">136 STAT. 3684</page> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232b050e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7301">SEC. 7301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232b050f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s701">6 USC 701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7302">SEC. 7302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232b0510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s821">6 USC 821</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x232bc861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basic need</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>basic need</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means any good, service, or activity necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>food;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>water;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>shelter;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>basic communication services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>basic sanitation and health services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>public safety.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Catastrophic incident</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>catastrophic incident</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>means any natural or man-made disaster that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage, mass evacuations, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>may include an incident—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>with a sustained national impact over a prolonged period of time;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that may rapidly exceed resources available to State and local government and private sector authorities in the impacted area; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232bc871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>that may significantly interrupt governmental operations and emergency services to such an extent that national security could be threatened.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>critical infrastructure</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5195c/e">42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existential risk</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>existential risk</term>” means the potential for an outcome that would result in human extinction.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global catastrophic risk</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>global catastrophic risk</term>” means the risk of events or incidents consequential enough to significantly harm or set back human civilization at the global scale.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global catastrophic and existential threats</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>global catastrophic and existential threats</term>” means threats that with varying likelihood may produce consequences severe enough to result in systemic failure or destruction of critical infrastructure or significant harm to human civilization. Examples of global catastrophic and existential threats include severe global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3685">136 STAT. 3685</page> supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and intentional or accidental threats arising from the use and development of emerging technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribal government</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribal government</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Indian tribal government</term>” in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5122">42 U.S.C. 5122</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local government; state</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “local government” and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5122">42 U.S.C. 5122</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National exercise program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>national exercise program</term>” means activities carried out to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal and related plans and strategies as described in section 648(b) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s748/b">6 U.S.C. 748(b)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232bc879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7303">SEC. 7303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232bc87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s822">6 USC 822</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232c64bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232c64bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic risk.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232c64bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>When coordinating the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate with senior designees of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, and the Director of Science;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United States Geological Survey;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Assistant Administrator for Water;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>the Director of the National Science Foundation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>the Secretary of the Treasury;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>the Secretary of Transportation; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3686">136 STAT. 3686</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232c64ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>other stakeholders the Secretary and the Administrator determine appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7304">SEC. 7304. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232c64cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s823">6 USC 823</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT REQUIRED.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232d0110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed assessment, based on the input and coordination required under section 7303, of global catastrophic and existential risk.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232d0112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters Covered</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>expert estimates of cumulative global catastrophic and existential risk in the next 30 years, including separate estimates for the likelihood of occurrence and potential consequences;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><content>expert-informed analyses of the risk of the most concerning specific global catastrophic and existential threats, including separate estimates, where reasonably feasible and credible, of each threat for its likelihood of occurrence and its potential consequences, as well as associated uncertainties;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d011a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a comprehensive list of potential catastrophic or existential threats, including even those that may have very low likelihood;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d011b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d011c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>technical assessments and lay explanations of the analyzed global catastrophic and existential risks, including their qualitative character and key factors affecting their likelihood of occurrence and potential consequences;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d011d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an explanation of any factors that limit the ability of the Secretary to assess the risk both cumulatively and for particular threats, and how those limitations may be overcome through future research or with additional resources, programs, or authorities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d011e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d011f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Forecast.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a forecast of if and why global catastrophic and existential risk is likely to increase or decrease significantly in the next 10 years, both qualitatively and quantitatively, as well as a description of associated uncertainties;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><content>proposals for how the Federal Government may more adequately assess global catastrophic and existential risk on an ongoing basis in future years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d0125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for legislative actions, as appropriate, to support the evaluation and assessment of global catastrophic and existential risk; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>other matters deemed appropriate by the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, and based on the input and coordination required under section 7303.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232d0127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In producing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>regularly consult with experts on severe global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and intentional or accidental threats arising from the use and development of emerging technologies; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3687">136 STAT. 3687</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232d0129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>share information gained through the consultation required under paragraph (1) with relevant Federal partners listed in section 7303(b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7305">SEC. 7305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232d012a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s824">6 USC 824</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCED CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT ANNEX.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e129b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e129c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b), shall supplement each Federal Interagency Operational Plan to include an annex containing a strategy to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population affected by catastrophic incidents by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e129d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>providing for the basic needs of the civilian population of the United States that is impacted by catastrophic incidents in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e129e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>coordinating response efforts with State, local, and Indian Tribal governments, the private sector, and nonprofit relief organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e129f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promoting personal and local readiness and non-reliance on government relief during periods of heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>developing international partnerships with allied nations for the provision of relief services and goods.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e12a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of the Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include a description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>actions the Federal Government should take to ensure the basic needs of the civilian population of the United States in a catastrophic incident are met;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>how the Federal Government should coordinate with non-Federal entities to multiply resources and enhance relief capabilities, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>State and local governments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Indian Tribal governments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>State disaster relief agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>State and local disaster relief managers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>State National Guards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>law enforcement and first response entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>nonprofit relief services;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>actions the Federal Government should take to enhance individual resiliency to the effects of a catastrophic incident, which actions shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>readiness alerts to the public during periods of elevated threat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>efforts to enhance domestic supply and availability of critical goods and basic necessities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>information campaigns to ensure the public is aware of response plans and services that will be activated when necessary;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>efforts the Federal Government should undertake and agreements the Federal Government should seek with international allies to enhance the readiness of the United States to provide for the general welfare;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>how the strategy will be implemented should multiple levels of critical infrastructure be destroyed or taken offline entirely for an extended period of time; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the authorities the Federal Government should implicate in responding to a catastrophic incident.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3688">136 STAT. 3688</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e12b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assumptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In designing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b), shall account for certain factors to make the strategy operationally viable, including the assumption that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>multiple levels of critical infrastructure have been taken offline or destroyed by catastrophic incidents or the effects of catastrophic incidents;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>impacted sectors may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the transportation sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the communication sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the energy sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the healthcare and public health sector; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the water and wastewater sector;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>State, local, Indian Tribal, and territorial governments have been equally affected or made largely inoperable by catastrophic incidents or the effects of catastrophic incidents;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the emergency has exceeded the response capabilities of State, local, and Indian Tribal governments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) and other relevant disaster response laws; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e12bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the United States military is sufficiently engaged in armed or cyber conflict with State or non-State adversaries, or is otherwise unable to augment domestic response capabilities in a significant manner due to a catastrophic incident.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7306">SEC. 7306. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e12bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e12be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s824">6 USC 824 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>VALIDATION OF THE STRATEGY THROUGH AN EXERCISE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 1 year after the addition of the annex required under section 7305, the Administrator shall lead an exercise as part of the national exercise program to test and enhance the operationalization of the strategy required under section 7305.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7307">SEC. 7307. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e12bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s824">6 USC 824 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RECOMMENDATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e39d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b) of this title, shall provide recommendations to Congress for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e60e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>actions that should be taken to prepare the United States to implement the strategy required under section 7305, increase readiness, and address preparedness gaps for responding to the impacts of catastrophic incidents on citizens of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e60e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>additional authorities that should be considered for Federal agencies to more effectively implement the strategy required under section 7305.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e60e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may include the recommendations required under subsection (a) in a report submitted under section 7308.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7308">SEC. 7308. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e60e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s824">6 USC 824 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x232e60e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator leads the exercise under section 7306, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e60e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the efforts of the Secretary and the Administrator to develop and update the strategy required under section 7305; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3689">136 STAT. 3689</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232e60e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an after-action report following the conduct of the exercise described in section 7306.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7309">SEC. 7309. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e60e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s825">6 USC 825</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e87f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to supersede the civilian emergency management authority of the Administrator under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) or the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s701/etseq">6 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232e87fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as providing new authority to the Secretary, except to coordinate and facilitate the development of the assessments and reports required pursuant to this subtitle.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e87fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7311">SEC. 7311. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e87fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121">42 USC 5121 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7312">SEC. 7312. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232e87fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5136a">42 USC 5136a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x232ed61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ed61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ed620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribal government</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribal government</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Indian tribal government</term>” in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5122">42 U.S.C. 5122</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ed621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local government; state</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “local government” and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5122">42 U.S.C. 5122</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ed622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technological hazard and related emerging threat</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>technological hazard and related emerging threat</term>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ed623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>means a hazard that involves materials created by humans that pose a unique hazard to the general public and environment and which may result from—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232ed624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an accident;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232ed625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>an emergency caused by another hazard; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232ed626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>intentional use of the hazardous materials; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232ed627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>includes a chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear hazard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7313">SEC. 7313. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232ed628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5136a">42 USC 5136a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RELATED EMERGING THREATS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f7269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall maintain the capacity to provide States, local, and Indian Tribal governments with technological hazards and related emerging threats technical assistance, training, and other preparedness programming to build community resilience to technological hazards and related emerging threats.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3690">136 STAT. 3690</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f726a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall carry out subsection (a) in accordance with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f997b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f997c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5196g">42 U.S.C. 5196g</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f997d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/295">Public Law 109–295</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/1394">120 Stat. 1394</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f997e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment and Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f997f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>use any available and appropriate multi-hazard risk assessment and mapping tools and capabilities to identify the communities that have the highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological hazard in each State; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f9980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>ensure each State and Indian Tribal government is aware of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f9981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the communities identified under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f9982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the availability of programming under this section for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y232f9983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>technological hazards and related emerging threats preparedness; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y232f9984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>building community capability.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f9985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report relating to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f9986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>actions taken to implement this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232f9987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232f9988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>technological hazards and related emerging threats preparedness programming provided under this section during the 1-year period preceding the date of submission of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f9989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security may seek continuing input relating to technological hazards and related emerging threats preparedness needs by consulting State, Tribal, territorial, and local emergency services organizations and private sector stakeholders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f998a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy relating to technological hazard preparedness and training for a hazard that could result from activities or facilities authorized or licensed by the Department of Energy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232f998b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-duplication of Effort</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out activities under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that such activities do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of other Federal departments or agencies, including programs within the Department of Health and Human Services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3691">136 STAT. 3691</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7314">SEC. 7314. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232f998c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7315">SEC. 7315. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232f998d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5136a">42 USC 5136a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SAVINGS PROVISION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x232fc09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this subtitle shall diminish or divert resources from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232fc09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the full completion of federally-led chemical surety material storage missions or chemical demilitarization missions that are underway as of the date of enactment of this Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y232fc0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any transitional activities or other community assistance incidental to the completion of the missions described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7321">SEC. 7321. </num><heading>CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232fc0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Emergency Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5192/a/6">42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and section 416</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 408</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y232fc0a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232fc0a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5192">42 USC 5192 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION H—WATER RESOURCES <num value="LXXXI">TITLE LXXXI—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x232fc0a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Water Resources Development Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8001">SEC. 8001. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233082f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233082f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 USC 2201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Water Resources Development Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233082f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for this title is as follows:<toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8001. </designator> <label>Short title; table of contents.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8002. </designator> <label>Secretary defined.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle A—</designator> <label>General Provisions</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8101. </designator> <label>Federal breakwaters and jetties.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8102. </designator> <label>Emergency response to natural disasters.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8103. </designator> <label>Shoreline and riverbank protection and restoration mission.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8104. </designator> <label>Floodplain management services.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8105. </designator> <label>Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8106. </designator> <label>Scope of feasibility studies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8107. </designator> <label>Water supply conservation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8108. </designator> <label>Managed aquifer recharge study and working group.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8109. </designator> <label>Updates to certain water control manuals.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8110. </designator> <label>National coastal mapping study.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8111. </designator> <label>Tribal partnership program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8112. </designator> <label>Tribal Liaison.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8113. </designator> <label>Tribal assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8114. </designator> <label>Cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8115. </designator> <label>Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8116. </designator> <label>Workforce planning.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8117. </designator> <label>Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3692">136 STAT. 3692</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8118. </designator> <label>Pilot programs for certain communities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8119. </designator> <label>Technical assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8120. </designator> <label>Technical assistance for levee inspections.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8121. </designator> <label>Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8122. </designator> <label>National low-head dam inventory.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8123. </designator> <label>Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8124. </designator> <label>Reserve component training at water resources development projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8125. </designator> <label>Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropriation for improvements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8126. </designator> <label>Maintenance dredging permits.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8127. </designator> <label>Environmental dredging.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8128. </designator> <label>Assessment of regional confined aquatic disposal facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8129. </designator> <label>Studies for periodic nourishment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8130. </designator> <label>Beneficial use of dredged material; management plans.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8131. </designator> <label>Criteria for funding operation and maintenance of small, remote, and subsistence harbors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8132. </designator> <label>Additional projects for underserved community harbors.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8133. </designator> <label>Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8134. </designator> <label>NEPA reporting.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8135. </designator> <label>Funding to process permits.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8136. </designator> <label>Lease durations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8137. </designator> <label>Reforestation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8138. </designator> <label>Emergency streambank and shoreline protection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8139. </designator> <label>Lease deviations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8140. </designator> <label>Policy and technical standards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8141. </designator> <label>Corps records relating to harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee, Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8142. </designator> <label>Forecasting models for the Great Lakes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8143. </designator> <label>Monitoring and assessment program for saline lakes in the Great Basin.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8144. </designator> <label>Chattahoochee River program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8145. </designator> <label>Lower Mississippi River Basin demonstration program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8146. </designator> <label>Washington Aqueduct.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8147. </designator> <label>Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8148. </designator> <label>Advance payment in lieu of reimbursement for certain Federal costs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8149. </designator> <label>Use of other Federal funds.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8150. </designator> <label>Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8151. </designator> <label>Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation of certain public recreation facilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8152. </designator> <label>Rehabilitation of pump stations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8153. </designator> <label>Report to Congress on Corps of Engineers reservoirs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8154. </designator> <label>Temporary relocation assistance pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8155. </designator> <label>Continuation of construction.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8156. </designator> <label>Federal interest determination.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8157. </designator> <label>Inland waterway projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8158. </designator> <label>Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8159. </designator> <label>Support of Army civil works missions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8160. </designator> <label>Civil works research and development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8161. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on operations and maintenance of recreation sites.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8162. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress relating to post-disaster repairs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle B—</designator> <label>Studies and Reports</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8201. </designator> <label>Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8202. </designator> <label>Expedited completion.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8203. </designator> <label>Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8204. </designator> <label>Corps of Engineers reservoir sedimentation assessment.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8205. </designator> <label>Report and recommendations on dredge capacity.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8206. </designator> <label>Assessment of impacts from changing operation and maintenance responsibilities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8207. </designator> <label>Maintenance dredging data.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8208. </designator> <label>Western infrastructure study.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8209. </designator> <label>Recreation and economic development at Corps facilities in Appalachia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8210. </designator> <label>Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8211. </designator> <label>Report on Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8212. </designator> <label>Disposition study on Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8213. </designator> <label>Excess lands report for Whittier Narrows Dam, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8214. </designator> <label>Comprehensive central and southern Florida study.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8215. </designator> <label>Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8216. </designator> <label>Study on shellfish habitat and seagrass, Florida Central Gulf Coast.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8217. </designator> <label>Report on South Florida ecosystem restoration plan implementation.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8218. </designator> <label>Great Lakes recreational boating.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8219. </designator> <label>Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3693">136 STAT. 3693</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8220. </designator> <label>Disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8221. </designator> <label>Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Texas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8222. </designator> <label>Sabine–Neches waterway navigation improvement project, Texas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8223. </designator> <label>Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8224. </designator> <label>Coastal Virginia, Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8225. </designator> <label>West Virginia hydropower.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8226. </designator> <label>Electronic preparation and submission of applications.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8227. </designator> <label>Investments for recreation areas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8228. </designator> <label>Automated fee machines.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8229. </designator> <label>Review of recreational hazards.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8230. </designator> <label>Assessment of coastal flooding mitigation modeling and testing capacity.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8231. </designator> <label>Report on socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8232. </designator> <label>Report on solar energy opportunities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8233. </designator> <label>Report to Congress on economic valuation of preservation of open space, recreational areas, and habitat associated with project lands.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8234. </designator> <label>Report on corrosion prevention activities.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8235. </designator> <label>Report to Congress on easements related to water resources development projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8236. </designator> <label>GAO studies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8237. </designator> <label>Assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle C—</designator> <label>Deauthorizations and Modifications</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8301. </designator> <label>Deauthorization of inactive projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8302. </designator> <label>Watershed and river basin assessments.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8303. </designator> <label>Forecast-informed reservoir operations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8304. </designator> <label>Lakes program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8305. </designator> <label>Invasive species.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8306. </designator> <label>Maintenance of navigation channels.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8307. </designator> <label>Project reauthorizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8308. </designator> <label>Special rule for certain beach nourishment projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8309. </designator> <label>Columbia River Basin.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8310. </designator> <label>Evaluation of hydrologic changes in Souris River Basin.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8311. </designator> <label>Acequias irrigation systems.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8312. </designator> <label>Port of Nome, Alaska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8313. </designator> <label>St. George, Alaska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8314. </designator> <label>Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8315. </designator> <label>Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8316. </designator> <label>St. Francis Lake Control Structure.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8317. </designator> <label>South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8318. </designator> <label>Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8319. </designator> <label>Los Angeles County, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8320. </designator> <label>Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8321. </designator> <label>Murrieta Creek, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8322. </designator> <label>Sacramento River Basin, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8323. </designator> <label>San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8324. </designator> <label>Additional assistance for Eastern Santa Clara Basin, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8325. </designator> <label>San Francisco Bay, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8326. </designator> <label>South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8327. </designator> <label>Delaware shore protection and restoration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8328. </designator> <label>St. Johns River Basin, Central and Southern Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8329. </designator> <label>Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8330. </designator> <label>Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8331. </designator> <label>Palm Beach Harbor, Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8332. </designator> <label>Port Everglades, Florida.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8333. </designator> <label>South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8334. </designator> <label>New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8335. </designator> <label>Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8336. </designator> <label>Chicago shoreline protection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8337. </designator> <label>Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8338. </designator> <label>Southeast Des Moines, Southwest Pleasant Hill, Iowa.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8339. </designator> <label>City of El Dorado, Kansas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8340. </designator> <label>Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8341. </designator> <label>Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8342. </designator> <label>Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8343. </designator> <label>Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3694">136 STAT. 3694</page></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8344. </designator> <label>Upper Mississippi River protection.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8345. </designator> <label>Upper Mississippi River restoration program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8346. </designator> <label>Water level management on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8347. </designator> <label>Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8348. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress relating to Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8349. </designator> <label>Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey Creek, and North Kansas Levees units, Missouri River and tributaries at Kansas Cities, Missouri and Kansas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8350. </designator> <label>Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and demonstration projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8351. </designator> <label>Missouri River interception-rearing complexes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8352. </designator> <label>Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8353. </designator> <label>Northern Missouri.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8354. </designator> <label>Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8355. </designator> <label>Middle Rio Grande flood protection, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8356. </designator> <label>Ecosystem restoration, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8357. </designator> <label>Arkansas River corridor, Oklahoma.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8358. </designator> <label>Copan Lake, Oklahoma.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8359. </designator> <label>Southwestern Oregon.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8360. </designator> <label>Yaquina River, Oregon.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8361. </designator> <label>Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8362. </designator> <label>Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8363. </designator> <label>Colleton County, South Carolina.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8364. </designator> <label>Ensley levee, Tennessee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8365. </designator> <label>Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8366. </designator> <label>Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8367. </designator> <label>North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8368. </designator> <label>Nueces County, Texas.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8369. </designator> <label>Lake Champlain Canal, Vermont and New York.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8370. </designator> <label>Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8371. </designator> <label>Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8372. </designator> <label>Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8373. </designator> <label>Northern West Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8374. </designator> <label>Southern West Virginia.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8375. </designator> <label>Environmental infrastructure.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8376. </designator> <label>Additional assistance for critical projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8377. </designator> <label>Conveyances.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8378. </designator> <label>Land transfer and trust land for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8379. </designator> <label>John P. Murtha Locks and Dam.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8380. </designator> <label>Treatment of certain benefits and costs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8381. </designator> <label>Debris removal.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8382. </designator> <label>General reauthorizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8383. </designator> <label>Transfer of excess credit.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8384. </designator> <label>Treatment of credit between projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8385. </designator> <label>Non-Federal payment flexibility.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8386. </designator> <label>Coastal community flood control and other purposes.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8387. </designator> <label>National levee safety program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8388. </designator> <label>Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8389. </designator> <label>Water supply storage repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8390. </designator> <label>Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8391. </designator> <label>Asian carp prevention and control pilot program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8392. </designator> <label>Enhanced development program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8393. </designator> <label>Recreational opportunities at certain projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8394. </designator> <label>Federal assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8395. </designator> <label>Mississippi River mat sinking unit.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8396. </designator> <label>Sense of Congress on lease agreement.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8397. </designator> <label>Expedited completion of projects and studies.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="subtitle" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>Subtitle D—</designator> <label>Water Resources Infrastructure</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8401. </designator> <label>Project authorizations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8402. </designator> <label>Special rules.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8403. </designator> <label>Facility investment.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8002">SEC. 8002. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2330f828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 USC 2201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECRETARY DEFINED.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Army.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3695">136 STAT. 3695</page></content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8101">SEC. 8101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2330f829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2351b">33 USC 2351b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2331464a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out repair or maintenance activity of a Federal jetty or breakwater associated with an authorized navigation project, the Secretary shall, notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the jetty or breakwater, ensure that such repair or maintenance activity is sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such project, including ensuring that any harbor or inland harbor associated with the project is protected from projected changes in wave action or height (including changes that result from relative sea level change over the useful life of the project).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2331464b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Activity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may not classify any repair or maintenance activity of a Federal jetty or breakwater carried out under subsection (a) as major rehabilitation of such jetty or breakwater—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2331464c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2331464d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2331464e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>projected changes in wave action or height, including changes that result from relative sea level change, will diminish the functionality of the jetty or breakwater to meet the authorized purpose of the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2331464f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such repair or maintenance activity is necessary to restore such functionality; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23314650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23314651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary has not carried out regular and routine Federal maintenance activity at the jetty or breakwater; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23314652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the structural integrity of the jetty or breakwater is degraded as a result of a lack of such regular and routine Federal maintenance activity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8102">SEC. 8102. </num><heading>EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23319473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n/a/1">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>non-Federal sponsor.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature to the pre-storm level of protection, to the design level of protection, or, notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the structure or project, to a level sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such structure or project, whichever provides greater protection, when, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, such repair and restoration is warranted for the adequate functioning of the structure or project for hurricane or shore protection, including to ensure the structure or project is functioning adequately to protect against projected changes in wave action or height or storm surge (including changes that result from relative sea level change over the useful life of the structure or project), subject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may, if requested by the non-Federal sponsor, include modifications to the structure or project (including the addition of new project features) to address major deficiencies, increase resilience, increase benefits from the reduction of damages from inundation, wave action, or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3696">136 STAT. 3696</page> erosion, or implement nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration of the structure.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23319474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23319475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 USC 701n note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great Lakes Advance Measures Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23319476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not deny a request from the Governor of a Great Lakes State to provide advance measures assistance pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n/a">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)</ref>) to reduce the risk of damage from rising water levels in the Great Lakes solely on the basis that the damage is caused by erosion.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23319477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance provided by the Secretary pursuant to a request described in paragraph (1) shall be at Federal expense if the assistance is for the construction of advance measures to a temporary construction standard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23319478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great lakes state defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>Great Lakes State</term>” means the State of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8103">SEC. 8103. </num><heading>SHORELINE AND RIVERBANK PROTECTION AND RESTORATION MISSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2332ccf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 212 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2332">33 U.S.C. 2332</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332ccfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>flood mitigation and riverine restoration program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shoreline and riverine protection and restoration</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332ccfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2332f40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2332f40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may carry out studies and projects to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>reduce flood and hurricane and storm damage hazards; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>restore the natural functions and values of rivers and shorelines throughout the United States.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2332f412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out studies to identify appropriate measures for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the reduction of flood and hurricane and storm damage hazards, including measures for erosion mitigation and bank stabilization; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the conservation and restoration of the natural functions and values of rivers and shorelines.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (f)(2), in carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may design and implement projects described in subsection (a).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>flood damages</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>flood and hurricane and storm damages, including the use of natural features or nature-based features</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and hurricane and storm</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>flood</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, shoreline,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>riverine</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal barriers</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>floodplains</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3697">136 STAT. 3697</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that the first $200,000 of the costs of a study conducted under this section shall be at Federal expense</quotedText>” before the period;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2332f41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">flood control</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2332f420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23331b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Design and construction of a project under this section that includes a nonstructural measure, a natural feature or nature-based feature, or an environmental restoration measure, shall be subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>), except that the non-Federal share of the cost to design and construct such a project benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas) shall be 10 percent.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23331b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">or hurricane and storm damage reduction</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">flood control</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23331b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or hurricane and storm damage reduction</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>flood control</quotedText>” ; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23331b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/a">33 U.S.C. 2213(a)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>), except that the non-Federal share of the cost to design and construct such a project benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas) shall be 10 percent</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23331b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23331b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Justification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any requirement for economic justification established under section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962–2">42 U.S.C. 1962–2</ref>), the Secretary may implement a project under this section if the Secretary determines that the project—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>will significantly reduce potential flood, hurricane and storm, or erosion damages;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>will improve the quality of the environment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>is justified considering all costs and beneficial outputs of the project.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Priority Areas</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Areas for Examination</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (33) as subparagraphs (A) through (GG), respectively, and adjusting the margins appropriately;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23331b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In carrying out</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23334250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23334251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3698">136 STAT. 3698</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23336962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23336963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects for the following locations:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Delaware beaches and watersheds, Delaware.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Great Lakes Shores and Watersheds.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Oregon Coastal Area and Willamette River basin, Oregon.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Upper Missouri River Basin.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Ohio River Tributaries and their watersheds, West Virginia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333696a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>Chesapeake Bay watershed and Maryland beaches, Maryland.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333696b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>City of Southport, North Carolina.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333696c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Maumee River, Ohio.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333696d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, California.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333696e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>Kentucky River and its tributaries and watersheds.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333696f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (f), (g), and (i);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (f);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23336972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects requiring specific authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23336973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23339084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23339085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economically disadvantaged community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>economically disadvantaged community</term>’ has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23339086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Natural feature; nature-based feature</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘natural feature’ and ‘nature-based feature’ have the meanings given those terms in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2289a/a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23339087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/269">113 Stat. 269</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 212 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 212. </designator> <label>Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8104">SEC. 8104. </num><heading>FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2333dea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333dea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>S<headingText class="smallCaps">ec.</headingText> 206. (a) In recognition</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2333deaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="206">“SEC. 206. </num><heading class="fontsize12">INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2333deab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compilation and Dissemination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333deac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In recognition”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333dead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2333deae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Surveys and guides</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y233405bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Surveys and guides</inline>.—</heading><content>Surveys and guides”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3699">136 STAT. 3699</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233405c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>identification of areas subject to floods due to accumulated snags and other debris,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>inundation by floods of various magnitudes and frequencies,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233405c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y233405c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233405c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, in providing assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall identify and communicate to States and non-Federal interests specific opportunities to partner with the Corps of Engineers to address flood hazards.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233405c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this paragraph with activities described in section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–16">42 U.S.C. 1962d–16</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233405c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233405c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233405c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institutions of Higher Education</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4141">section 4141 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in carrying out this section, the Secretary may work with an institution of higher education, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8105">SEC. 8105. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233405c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233405c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330d">33 USC 2330d</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AMENITIES IN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary is authorized to study the incorporation of public recreational amenities, including facilities for hiking, biking, walking, and waterborne recreation, into a project for ecosystem restoration, including a project carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</ref>), if the incorporation of such amenities would be consistent with the ecosystem restoration purposes of the project.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8106">SEC. 8106. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23342cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s22282g">33 USC 22282g</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SCOPE OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2334a20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flood Risk Management or Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out a feasibility study for a project for flood risk management or hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary, at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alternatives to maximize the net benefits from the reduction of the comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope of the study from the isolated and compound effects of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a riverine discharge of any magnitude or frequency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>inundation, wave attack, and erosion coinciding with a hurricane or coastal storm;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a20e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>flooding associated with tidally influenced portions of rivers, bays, and estuaries that are hydrologically connected to the coastal water body;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a20f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a rainfall event of any magnitude or frequency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a tide of any magnitude or frequency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>seasonal variation in water levels;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>groundwater emergence;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>sea level rise;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>subsidence; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>any other driver of flood risk affecting the area within the geographic scope of the study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2334a216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Risk Reduction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out a feasibility study for any purpose, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3700">136 STAT. 3700</page> the Secretary, at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alternatives—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to maximize combined net benefits for the primary purpose of the study and for the purposes of water supply or water conservation (including the use of water supply conservation measures described in section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1639">130 Stat. 1639</ref>)); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334a218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2334a219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>to include 1 or more measures for the purposes of water supply or water conservation if the Secretary determines that such measures may reduce potential adverse impacts of extreme weather events, including drought, on water resources within the geographic scope of the study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2334a21a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>All costs to carry out a feasibility study in accordance with this section shall be shared in accordance with the cost share requirements otherwise applicable to the study.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8107">SEC. 8107. </num><heading>WATER SUPPLY CONSERVATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2334c92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1639">130 Stat. 1639</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2334c92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2334c92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1962d–5b note.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334c92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the 1-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for any portion of any 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive years during the 10-year period preceding a request from a non-Federal interest for assistance under this section</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2334c92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including measures utilizing a natural feature or nature-based feature (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a)) to reduce drought risk</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>water supply</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8108">SEC. 8108. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2334c930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2357">33 USC 2357</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE STUDY AND WORKING GROUP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2335daa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2335daa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, in consultation with applicable non-Federal interests, conduct a national assessment of carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects to address drought, water resiliency, and aquifer depletion at authorized water resources development projects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2335daa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assess and identify opportunities to support non-Federal interests, including Tribal communities, in carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assess preliminarily local hydrogeologic conditions relevant to carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, regional governmental agencies, units of local government, experts in managed aquifer recharge, and Tribes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233601b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Studies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out feasibility studies, at the request of a non-Federal interest, of managed aquifer recharge projects in areas that are experiencing, or have recently experienced, prolonged drought conditions, aquifer depletion, or water supply scarcity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 feasibility studies under this subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3701">136 STAT. 3701</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use information gathered from the assessment conducted under subsection (a) in identifying and selecting feasibility studies to carry out under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of a feasibility study carried out under this subsection shall be 90 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233601bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Group</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a managed aquifer recharge working group made up of subject matter experts within the Corps of Engineers and relevant non-Federal stakeholders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the working group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that members of the working group have expertise working with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>projects providing water supply storage to meet regional water supply demand, particularly in regions experiencing drought;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the protection of groundwater supply, including promoting infiltration and increased recharge in groundwater basins, and groundwater quality;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>aquifer storage, recharge, and recovery wells;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>dams that provide recharge enhancement benefits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>groundwater hydrology;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>conjunctive use water systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>agricultural water resources, including the use of aquifers for irrigation purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The working group established under this subsection shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advise the Secretary regarding the development and execution of the assessment under subsection (a) and any feasibility studies under subsection (b);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assist Corps of Engineers offices at the headquarter, division, and district levels with raising awareness of non-Federal interests of the potential benefits of carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assist with the development of the report required to be submitted under subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233601cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on managed aquifer recharge that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a) and any feasibility studies carried out under subsection (b), including data collected under such assessment and studies and any recommendations on managed aquifer recharge opportunities for non-Federal interests, States, local governments, and Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>a status update on the implementation of the recommendations included in the report of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources entitled “Managed Aquifer Recharge and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience”, published in April 2020 (2020–WP–01); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3702">136 STAT. 3702</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233601d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the benefits of creating a new or modifying an existing planning center of expertise for managed aquifer recharge, and identify potential locations for such a center of expertise, if feasible.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233601d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section affects the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a managed aquifer recharge project under section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>) or any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233601d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Managed aquifer recharge</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>managed aquifer recharge</term>” means the intentional banking and treatment of water in aquifers for storage and future use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233601d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Managed aquifer recharge project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>managed aquifer recharge project</term>” means a project to incorporate managed aquifer recharge features into a water resources development project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8109">SEC. 8109. </num><heading>UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANUALS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  On request of the Governor of a State for which the Governor declared a statewide drought disaster in 2021, the Secretary is authorized to update water control manuals for water resources development projects under the authority of the Secretary in the State, with priority given to those projects that include water supply or water conservation as an authorized purpose.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8110">SEC. 8110. </num><heading>NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, is authorized to carry out a study of coastal geographic land changes, with recurring national coastal mapping technology, along the coastal zone of the United States to support Corps of Engineers missions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>new or advanced geospatial information and remote sensing tools for coastal mapping;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>best practices for coastal change mapping; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>how to most effectively—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>collect and analyze such advanced geospatial information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>disseminate such geospatial information to relevant offices of the Corps of Engineers, other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and local governments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>make such geospatial information available to other stakeholders.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Project</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2336ec43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Carolina.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project area</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a demonstration project in the coastal region covering the North Carolina coastal waters, connected bays, estuaries, rivers, streams, and creeks, to their tidally influenced extent inland.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the demonstration project, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identify and study potential hazards, such as debris, sedimentation, dredging effects, and flood areas;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify best practices described in subsection (b)(2), including best practices relating to geographical coverage and frequency of mapping;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3703">136 STAT. 3703</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2336ec48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate and demonstrate relevant mapping technologies to identify which are the most effective for regional mapping of the transitional areas between the open coast and inland waters; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>demonstrate remote sensing tools for coastal mapping.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal and State agencies that are responsible for authoritative data and academic institutions and other entities with relevant expertise.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Panel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish a panel of senior leaders from the Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies that are stakeholders in the coastal mapping program carried out through the Engineer Research and Development Center.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The panel established under this subsection shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinate the collection of data under the study carried out under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinate the use of geospatial information and remote sensing tools, and the application of the best practices identified under the study, by Federal agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identify technical topics and challenges that require multiagency collaborative research and development.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Existing Information</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider any relevant information developed under section 516(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326b/g">33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study carried out under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2336ec54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any geographical areas recommended for additional study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2336ec55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8111">SEC. 8111. </num><heading>TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23378896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23378897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23378898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23378899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337889a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2337889b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>hurricane and storm</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>flood</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including erosion control,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>reduction,</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3704">136 STAT. 3704</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2337afb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>technical assistance to an Indian tribe, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>assistance for planning to ameliorate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive flood impacts, to anticipate, prepare, and adapt to changing hydrological and climatic conditions and extreme weather events, and to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruption due to flood hazards; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the provision of, and integration into planning of, hydrologic, economic, and environmental data and analyses; and”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2337afb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The first $200,000 of the costs of a study under this section shall be at Federal expense.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$18,500,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$26,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$18,500,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$26,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337afb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2337d6c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2337d6ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project justification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any requirement for economic justification established under section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962–2">42 U.S.C. 1962–2</ref>), the Secretary may implement a project (other than a project for ecosystem restoration) under this section if the Secretary determines that the project will—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>significantly reduce potential flood or hurricane and storm damage hazards (which may be limited to hazards that may be addressed by measures for erosion mitigation or bank stabilization);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>improve the quality of the environment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>reduce risks to life safety associated with the hazards described in subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>improve the long-term viability of the community.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>non-Federal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>100 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2337d6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of activities described in subsection (b)(2)(C) shall be 100 percent.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2337d6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2033</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8112">SEC. 8112. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2337d6d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2281a">33 USC 2281a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRIBAL LIAISON.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23387317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23387318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the District Commander for each Corps of Engineers district that contains a Tribal community shall have on staff a Tribal Liaison.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3705">136 STAT. 3705</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23387319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Tribal Liaison shall make recommendations to the applicable District Commander regarding, and be responsible for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2338731a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>removing barriers to access to, and participation in, Corps of Engineers programs for Tribal communities, including by improving implementation of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/m">33 U.S.C. 2213(m)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2338731b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>improving outreach to, and engagement with, Tribal communities about relevant Corps of Engineers programs and services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2338731c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identifying and engaging with Tribal communities suffering from water resources challenges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2338731d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>improving, expanding, and facilitating government-to-government consultation between Tribal communities and the Corps of Engineers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2338731e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>coordinating and implementing all relevant Tribal consultation policies and associated guidelines, including the requirements of section 112 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2356">33 U.S.C. 2356</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2338731f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>training and tools to facilitate the ability of Corps of Engineers staff to effectively engage with Tribal communities in a culturally competent manner, especially in regards to lands of ancestral, historic, or cultural significance to a Tribal community, including burial sites; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23387320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>such other issues identified by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23387321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23387322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23387323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uniformity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize guidelines for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23387324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a position description for Tribal Liaisons; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23387325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>required qualifications for Tribal Liaisons, including experience and expertise relating to Tribal communities and water resource issues.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23387326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Funding for the position of Tribal Liaison shall be allocated from the budget line item provided for the expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program, and filling the position shall not be dependent on any increase in this budget line item.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23389a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23389a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal community</term>” means a community of people who are recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23389a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal liaison</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Tribal Liaison</term>” means a permanent employee of a Corps of Engineers district whose primary responsibilities are to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23389a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>serve as a direct line of communication between the District Commander and the Tribal communities within the boundaries of the Corps of Engineers district; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23389a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure consistency in government-to-government relations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8113">SEC. 8113. </num><heading>TRIBAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oregon.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Washington.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification of Existing Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, shall revise and carry out <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3706">136 STAT. 3706</page> the village development plan for The Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, <ref href="/us/stat/64/179">64 Stat. 179</ref>), to comprehensively address adverse impacts to Indian villages, housing sites, and related structures as a result of the construction of The Dalles Dam, Bonneville Dam, McNary Dam, and John Day Dam, Washington and Oregon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Examination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct an examination and assessment of the extent to which Indian villages, housing sites, and related structures were displaced or destroyed by the construction of the following projects:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon, as authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1038">49 Stat. 1038</ref>) and the first section and section 2(a) of the Act of August 20, 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s832">16 U.S.C. 832</ref>, 832a(a)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>McNary Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, <ref href="/us/stat/59/22">59 Stat. 22</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>John Day Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, <ref href="/us/stat/64/179">64 Stat. 179</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The village development plan under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of sites on both sides of the Columbia River;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of suitable Federal land and land owned by the States of Washington and Oregon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimated cost and tentative schedule for the construction of each housing development.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Location of assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide housing and related assistance under this subsection at 1 or more village sites in the States of Washington and Oregon.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Assistance on Federal Land</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may construct housing or provide related assistance on land owned by the United States in carrying out the village development plan under subsection (a)(1).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition and Disposal of Land</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may acquire land or interests in land for the purpose of providing housing and related assistance in carrying out the village development plan under subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advance acquisition</inline>.—</heading><content>Acquisition of land or interests in land under paragraph (1) may be carried out in advance of completion of all required documentation and receipt of all required clearances for the construction of housing or related improvements on the land.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposal of unsuitable land</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary determines that any land or interest in land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (2) is unsuitable for that housing or for those related improvements, the Secretary may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>dispose of the land or interest in land by sale; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23395da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>credit the proceeds to the appropriation, fund, or account used to purchase the land or interest in land.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3707">136 STAT. 3707</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall only acquire land from willing landowners in carrying out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23395da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a Tribe described in subsection (a)(1), or with a Tribal organization of such a Tribe, to provide funds to the Tribe to construct housing or provide related assistance in carrying out the village development plan under such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of construction at a village site under this section, the Secretary may, without consideration, convey the village site and the improvements located thereon to a Tribe described in subsection (a)(1), or to a Tribal organization of such a Tribe.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23395daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1178(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1675">130 Stat. 1675</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3781">132 Stat. 3781</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8114">SEC. 8114. </num><heading>COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2339aacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2310">33 U.S.C. 2310</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” ; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2339aad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>for any organization that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is composed primarily of people who are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2339aad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2339aad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>from a specific community; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of such people in that community.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2339aad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2339d1e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>study</term>’ includes a watershed assessment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2339d1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall apply the waiver amount described in subsection (a) to reduce only the non-Federal share of study and project costs.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<sidenote><p>Definition.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8115">SEC. 8115. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2339d1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2281b">33 USC 2281b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRIBAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233a9539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a953a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a953b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a953c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee”, to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on activities and actions that should be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers to ensure more effective delivery of water resources development projects, programs, and other assistance to Indian Tribes and economically disadvantaged communities, including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233a953d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a953e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall be composed of members, appointed by the Secretary, who have the requisite experiential or technical knowledge needed to address issues related to the water resources needs and challenges of economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes, including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3708">136 STAT. 3708</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a953f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>5 individuals representing organizations with expertise in environmental policy, rural water resources, economically disadvantaged communities, Tribal rights, or civil rights; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>5 individuals, each representing a non-Federal interest for a Corps of Engineers project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233a9541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall provide advice and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps of Engineers in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>efficiently and effectively delivering solutions to the needs and challenges of water resources development projects for economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>integrating consideration of economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes, where applicable, in the development of water resources development projects and programs of the Corps of Engineers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>improving the capability and capacity of the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to assist economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall meet as appropriate to develop and make recommendations under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Recommendations made under paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>included in a report submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a954a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a954b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>made publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233a954c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Judgment</inline>.—</heading><content>Any recommendation made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of the Committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233a954d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a954e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a954f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Committee shall not be considered to be Federal employees, and the meetings and reports of the Committee shall not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233a9551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Committee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Committee</term>” means the Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee established under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economically disadvantaged community</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>economically disadvantaged community</term>” has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3709">136 STAT. 3709</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233a9554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8116">SEC. 8116. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233a9555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7036">10 USC 7036 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WORKFORCE PLANNING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233b0a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to carry out activities, at Federal expense—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233b0a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to foster, enhance, and support science, technology, engineering, and math education and awareness; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233b0a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to recruit individuals for careers at the Corps of Engineers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233b0a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnering Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out activities under this section, the Secretary may enter into partnerships with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233b0a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>public elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233b0a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>community colleges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233b0a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>technical schools; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233b0a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>colleges and universities, including historically Black colleges and universities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233b0a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the recruitment of individuals under this section that are from economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233b0a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Historically Black College or University</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>historically Black college or university</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>part B institution</term>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233b0a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233b0a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8117">SEC. 8117. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233b0a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2281b">33 USC 2281b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CORPS OF ENGINEERS SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; OUTREACH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233ba6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the policy of the United States for the Corps of Engineers to strive to understand and accommodate and, in coordination with non-Federal interests, seek to address the water resources development needs of all communities in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233ba6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach and Access</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, at Federal expense, develop, support, and implement public awareness, education, and regular outreach and engagement efforts for potential non-Federal interests with respect to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary, with particular emphasis on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>technical service programs, including the authorities under—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–16">42 U.S.C. 1962d–16</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3710">136 STAT. 3710</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>continuing authority programs, as such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233ba6dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233ba6de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>develop and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), technical assistance materials, guidance, and other information with respect to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233ba6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233ba6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>establish and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), an appropriate point of contact at each district and division office of the Corps of Engineers for inquiries from potential non-Federal interests relating to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>conduct regular outreach and engagement, including through hosting seminars and community information sessions, with local elected officials, community organizations, and previous and potential non-Federal interests, on opportunities to address local water resources challenges through the water resources development authorities of the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233ba6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>issue guidance for, and provide technical assistance through technical service programs to, non-Federal interests to assist such interests in pursuing technical services and developing proposals for water resources development projects; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>provide, at the request of a non-Federal interest, assistance with researching and identifying existing project authorizations or authorities to address local water resources challenges.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize awareness, education, and outreach and engagement to economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233ba6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8118">SEC. 8118. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233bf508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Programs on the Formulation of Corps of Engineers Projects in Rural Communities and Economically Disadvantaged Communities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233bf509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233bf50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>publish</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annually publish</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233bf50b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>select</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subject to the availability of appropriations, annually select</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233bf50c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>projects</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>projects annually</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3711">136 STAT. 3711</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233bf50d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>20</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8119">SEC. 8119. </num><heading>TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233c432e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning Assistance to States</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–16">42 U.S.C. 1962d–16</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c432f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c4330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y233c4331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local government,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State or group of States,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233c4332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local government,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>such State, interest,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c4333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 236 of title 10</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 4141 of title 10</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c6a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y233c6a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of assistance under this subsection to address both inland and coastal life safety risks.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c6a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c6a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c6a48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The cost-share for assistance</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y233c6a49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribes and territories</inline>.—</heading><content>The cost-share for assistance”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233c6a4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y233c6a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233c6a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233c6a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economically disadvantaged communities</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) and the limitation in section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as applicable pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to waive the collection of fees for any local government to which assistance is provided under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines is an economically disadvantaged community, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>) (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233c6a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233c6a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 USC 709a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Watershed Planning and Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>In providing assistance under section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–16">42 U.S.C. 1962d–16</ref>) or pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</ref>), the Secretary shall, upon request, provide such assistance at a watershed scale.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8120">SEC. 8120. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233c6a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 USC 701n note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEVEE INSPECTIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x233c9161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233c9162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> any instance where the Secretary requires, as a condition of eligibility for Federal assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</ref>), that a non-Federal sponsor of a flood control project undertake an electronic inspection of the portion of such project that is under normal circumstances submerged, the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal sponsor credit or reimbursement for the cost of carrying out such inspection against the non-Federal share of the cost of repair or restoration of such project carried out under such section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3712">136 STAT. 3712</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8121">SEC. 8121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233c9163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3307">33 USC 3307</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233d7bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233d7bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall periodically conduct assessments of federally authorized levees under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, to evaluate the potential Federal interest in the modification (including realignment or incorporation of natural features and nature-based features, as such terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2289a/a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</ref>)) of levee systems to meet one or more of the following objectives:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233d7bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Increasing the flood risk reduction benefits of such systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233d7bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Achieving greater flood resiliency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233d7bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Restoring hydrological and ecological connections with adjacent floodplains that achieve greater environmental benefits without undermining flood risk reduction or flood resiliency for levee-protected communities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233d7bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Levees Operated by Non-Federal Interests</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall carry out an assessment under subsection (a) for a federally authorized levee system operated by a non-Federal interest only if the non-Federal interest—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233d7bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>requests the assessment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>agrees to provide 50 percent of the cost of the assessment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233da2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider and identify, with respect to each levee system—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233da2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the number of structures and population at risk and protected by the levee system that would be adversely impacted if the levee system fails or water levels exceed the height of any levee segment within the levee system (which may be the applicable estimate included in the levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3303">33 U.S.C. 3303</ref>), if available);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of times the non-Federal interest has received emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</ref>) for the levee system, and the total expenditures on postflood repairs over the life of the levee system;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the functionality of the levee system with regard to higher precipitation levels, including due to changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the potential costs and benefits (including environmental benefits and implications for levee-protected communities) from modifying the applicable levee system to restore connections with adjacent floodplains; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>available studies, information, literature, or data from relevant Federal, State, or local entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize levee systems—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233da2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>associated with an area that has been subject to flooding in two or more events in any 10-year period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for which the non-Federal interest has received emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3713">136 STAT. 3713</page> 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</ref>) with respect to such flood events.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that an assessment under subsection (a) shall be similar in cost and scope to an initial assessment prepared by the Secretary pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233da2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flood Plain Management Services</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider information on floods and flood damages compiled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233da2ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the assessments conducted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identification of any levee system for which the Secretary has conducted an assessment under subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of any opportunities identified under such subsection for the modification of a levee system, including the potential benefits of such modification for the purposes identified under such subsection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>information relating to the willingness and ability of each applicable non-Federal interest to participate in a modification to the relevant levee system, including by obtaining any real estate necessary for the modification; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233da2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233da2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the information considered and identified under subsection (c)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233da2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation of Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in the levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3303">33 U.S.C. 3303</ref>) the information included in each report submitted under subsection (e), and make such information publicly available (including on a publicly available website).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233da2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Levee System Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>levee system</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 9002(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3301">33 U.S.C. 3301</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233da2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8122">SEC. 8122. </num><heading>NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x233dca05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The National Dam Safety Program Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s467/etseq">33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y233e3f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="15">“SEC. 15. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233e3f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s467o">33 USC 467o</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233e3f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inventory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>inventory</term>’ means the national low-head dam inventory developed under subsection (b)(1)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Low-head dam</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>low-head dam</term>’ means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup of water <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3714">136 STAT. 3714</page> behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233e3f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Low-Head Dam Inventory</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233e3f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>develop an inventory of low-head dams in the United States that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the location, ownership, description, current use, condition, height, and length of each low-head dam;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any information on public safety conditions at each low-head dam;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>public safety information on the dangers of low-head dams;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a directory of financial and technical assistance resources available to reduce safety hazards and fish passage barriers at low-head dams; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any other relevant information concerning low-head dams; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>submit the inventory to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordinate with Federal and State agencies and other relevant entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>use data provided to the Secretary by those agencies and entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233e3f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the inventory publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e3f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall maintain and periodically publish updates to the inventory.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233e3f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233e3f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section provides authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized under this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8123">SEC. 8123. </num><heading>EXPEDITING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x233e665d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1008 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2321b">33 U.S.C. 2321b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e665e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and to meet the requirements of subsection (b)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>projects</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e665f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e6660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233e8d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e8d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>ensure that the policy described in subsection (a) is implemented nationwide in an efficient, consistent, and coordinated manner; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3715">136 STAT. 3715</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e8d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233e8d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>assess opportunities—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e8d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to increase the development of hydroelectric power at existing water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers with hydroelectric facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233e8d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to develop new hydroelectric power at existing nonpowered water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8124">SEC. 8124. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233e8d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s585">33 USC 585</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233eb488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out military training activities or otherwise fulfilling military training requirements, units or members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces may perform services and furnish supplies in support of a water resources development project or program of the Corps of Engineers without reimbursement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233eb489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is employed by the Corps of Engineers on a full-time basis.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8125">SEC. 8125. </num><heading>PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x233eb48a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s583a">33 U.S.C. 583a</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233eb48b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233edb9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The personnel described in subsection (b)”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233edb9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233f02ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The personnel referred to in subsection (a) are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f02af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f02b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The following members of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f02b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Reserve component officers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f02b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve component).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f02b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve component).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8126">SEC. 8126. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233f02b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1344">33 USC 1344 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MAINTENANCE DREDGING PERMITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233f29c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the reissuance of any regional general permit for maintenance dredging under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</ref>) that expired prior to May 1, 2021.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233f29c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section affects any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal or State environmental law, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f29c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f29c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1251/etseq">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f29c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3716">136 STAT. 3716</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8127">SEC. 8127. </num><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233f77ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233f77eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the following projects, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate efforts with the applicable non-Federal interest, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other Federal, State, and regional agencies responsible for the remediation of contaminated sediments:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f77ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The project for ecosystem restoration, South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, Bubbly Creek, Illinois, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2740">134 Stat. 2740</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f77ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The project for navigation, Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers, Oregon and Washington, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1177">76 Stat. 1177</ref>), in the vicinity of the Albina Turning Basin, River Mile 10, and the Post Office Bar, Portland Harbor, River Mile 2.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f77ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Mahoning River, Ohio, being carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f77ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The project for navigation, South Branch of the Chicago River, Cook County, Illinois, in the vicinity of Collateral Channel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233f77f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The projects carried out under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2680">114 Stat. 2680</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3786">132 Stat. 3786</ref>), in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233f77f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233f77f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233f77f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on efforts to remove or remediate contaminated sediments associated with the projects identified in subsection (a), including, if applicable, any specific recommendations for actions or agreements necessary to undertake such work.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233f77f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Statutory Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights and responsibilities of any person under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8128">SEC. 8128. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CONFINED AQUATIC DISPOSAL FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233fc615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to conduct assessments of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities for the disposal of contaminated dredged material.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233fc616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information and Comment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting an assessment under this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233fc617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>solicit information from stakeholders on potential projects that may require disposal of contaminated sediments in a confined aquatic disposal facility;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233fc618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>solicit information from the applicable division of the Corps of Engineers on the need for confined aquatic disposal facilities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y233fc619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233fc61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote><content>provide an opportunity for public comment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233fc61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New England District Region Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize conducting an assessment of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3717">136 STAT. 3717</page> in the New England District region for the disposal of contaminated dredged material in such region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233fc61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233fc61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x233fc61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of any assessments conducted under this section, including any recommendations of the Secretary for the construction of new confined aquatic disposal facilities or expanded capacity for confined aquatic disposal facilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y233fed2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>New England District region</term>” means the area located within the boundaries of the New England District in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8129">SEC. 8129. </num><heading>STUDIES FOR PERIODIC NOURISHMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23401440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5f">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23401441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23401442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>15</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23401443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>15</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23401444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23401445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10-year period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>16-year period</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23401446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>6 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>12 years</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23401447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23401448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Delaware.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the “Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant”, authorized by section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4182">100 Stat. 4182</ref>), a study carried out under section 156(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5f/b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f(b)</ref>) shall consider as an alternative for periodic nourishment continued reimbursement of the Federal share of the cost to the non-Federal interest for the project to operate and maintain the sand bypass plant.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8130">SEC. 8130. </num><heading>BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL; MANAGEMENT PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2340b089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan on Beneficial Use of Dredged Material</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2340b08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a strategic plan that identifies opportunities and challenges relating to furthering the policy of the United States to maximize the beneficial use of suitable dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development projects, as described in section 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326g">33 U.S.C. 2326g</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>consult with relevant Federal agencies involved in the beneficial use of dredged material;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3718">136 STAT. 3718</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>solicit and consider input from State and local governments and Indian Tribes, while seeking to ensure a geographic diversity of input from the various Corps of Engineers divisions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider input received from other stakeholders involved in beneficial use of dredged material.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2340b092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2340b093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2340b094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>identification of any specific barriers and conflicts that the Secretary determines impede the maximization of beneficial use of dredged material at the Federal, State, and local level, and any recommendations of the Secretary to address such barriers and conflicts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identification of specific measures to improve interagency and Federal, State, local, and Tribal communications and coordination to improve implementation of section 125(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326g">33 U.S.C. 2326g</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identification of methods to prioritize the use of dredged material to benefit water resources development projects in areas experiencing vulnerabilities to coastal land loss.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2340b097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dredged Material Management Plans for Harbors in the State of Ohio</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Formulation of plan</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing each dredged material management plan for a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio, including any such plan under development on the date of enactment of this Act, each District Commander shall include, as a constraint on the formulation of the base plan and any alternatives, a prohibition consistent with section 105 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/136/217">136 Stat. 217</ref>) on the use of funds for open-lake disposal of dredged material.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340b09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximization of beneficial use</inline>.—</heading><content>Each dredged material management plan for a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio, including any such dredged material management plan under development on the date of enactment of this Act, shall maximize the beneficial use of dredged material under the base plan and under section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326/d">33 U.S.C. 2326(d)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2340d6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection prohibits the use of funds for open-lake disposal of dredged material if such use is not otherwise prohibited by law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8131">SEC. 8131. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2340d6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 USC 2238 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CRITERIA FOR FUNDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SMALL, REMOTE, AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234124cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234124ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234124cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop specific criteria for the annual evaluation and ranking of maintenance dredging requirements for small harbors and remote and subsistence harbors, taking into account the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234124d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The contribution of a harbor to the local and regional economy.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3719">136 STAT. 3719</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234124d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The extent to which a harbor has deteriorated since the last cycle of maintenance dredging.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234124d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Public safety concerns.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234124d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include the criteria developed under subsection (a) in the annual Civil Works Direct Program Development Policy Guidance of the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234124d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in each biennial report submitted under section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238/e/3">33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)</ref>) a ranking of projects in accordance with the criteria developed under subsection (a) of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234124d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234124d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Remote and subsistence harbor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>remote and subsistence harbor</term>” means a harbor with respect to which section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2242">33 U.S.C. 2242</ref>) applies, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234124d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small harbor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>small harbor</term>” includes an emerging harbor, as such term is defined in section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8132">SEC. 8132. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234124d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238e">33 USC 2238e</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY HARBORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341c119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations designated by statute as being for the purpose of carrying out this section, the Secretary may carry out projects for underserved community harbors for purposes of sustaining water-dependent commercial and recreational activities at such harbors.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341c11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2341c11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficial Use</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e82c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Justification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may carry out a project under this section involving a disposal option for the beneficial use of dredged material that is not the least cost disposal option if the Secretary determines that the incremental cost of the disposal option is reasonable pursuant to the standard described in section 204(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326/d/1">33 U.S.C. 2326(d)(1)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the incremental cost of a project carried out under this section involving a disposal option for the beneficial use of dredged material that is not the least cost disposal option shall be determined as provided under subsections (a) through (d) of section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341e82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2341e82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall prioritize carrying out projects using funds made available under this section based on an assessment of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the local or regional economic benefits of the project;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the environmental benefits of the project, including the benefits to the aquatic environment to be derived from the creation of wetland and control of shoreline erosion; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>other social effects of the project, including protection against loss of life and contributions to local or regional cultural heritage.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341e833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not require the non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this section to perform additional operation and maintenance activities at the beneficial use placement site or the disposal site for such project as a condition of receiving assistance under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3720">136 STAT. 3720</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341e834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Participation Limit</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341e835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Projects carried out under this section shall be in addition to operation and maintenance activities otherwise carried out by the Secretary for underserved community harbors using funds appropriated pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238</ref>) or section 102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238 note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341e836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>project</term>” means a single cycle of maintenance dredging of an underserved community harbor and any associated placement of dredged material at a beneficial use placement site or disposal site.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Underserved community harbor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>underserved community harbor</term>” means an emerging harbor (as defined in section 210(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238/f">33 U.S.C. 2238(f)</ref>)) for which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>no Federal funds have been obligated for maintenance dredging in the current fiscal year or in any of the 4 preceding fiscal years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>State and local investments in infrastructure have been made during any of the 4 preceding fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2341e83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2341e83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to be deposited into the “<inline class="smallCaps">corps of engineers—civil—operation and maintenance</inline>” account.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2341e83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 35 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be used for projects involving the beneficial use of dredged material.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8133">SEC. 8133. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2341e83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2341e840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33">33 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2341e841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2251.</p></sidenote><heading>INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23428482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23428483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program (referred to in this section as the “pilot program”) to conduct a multiyear demonstration program to award contracts with a duration of up to 5 years for dredging projects on inland waterways of the United States described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1804">33 U.S.C. 1804</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23428484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the pilot program shall be to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>increase the reliability, availability, and efficiency of federally owned and federally operated inland waterways projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>decrease operational risks across the inland waterways system; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide cost savings by combining work across multiple projects across different accounts of the Corps of Engineers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23428488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, award contracts for projects under subsection (a) that combine work for construction and operation and maintenance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2342848a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In awarding contracts under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider projects that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3721">136 STAT. 3721</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2342848b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improve navigation reliability on inland waterways that are accessible year-round;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2342848c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>increase freight capacity on inland waterways; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2342848d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>have the potential to enhance the availability of containerized cargo on inland waterways.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2342848e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section affects the responsibility of the Secretary with respect to the construction and operation and maintenance of projects on the inland waterways system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2342848f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23428490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first contract is awarded pursuant to the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates, with respect to the pilot program and any contracts awarded under the pilot program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>cost-effectiveness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reliability and performance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>cost savings attributable to mobilization and demobilization of dredge equipment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23428494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>response times to address navigational impediments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23428495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts pursuant to the pilot program shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8134">SEC. 8134. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23428496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2348a">33 USC 2348a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NEPA REPORTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234320d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Categorical exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>categorical exclusion</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s1508.1">section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>environmental assessment</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s1508.1">section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental impact statement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>environmental impact statement</term>” means a detailed written statement required under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4332/2/C">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Finding of no significant impact</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>finding of no significant impact</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s1508.1">section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project study</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>project study</term>” means a feasibility study for a project carried out pursuant to section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282">33 U.S.C. 2282</ref>) for which a categorical exclusion may apply, or an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement is required, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234320dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NEPA data</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out a process to track, and annually submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, a report containing the information described in subparagraph (B).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3722">136 STAT. 3722</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234320e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The information referred to in subparagraph (A) is, with respect to the Corps of Engineers—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234320e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the number of project studies for which a categorical exclusion was used during the reporting period;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234320e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the number of project studies for which the decision to use a categorical exclusion, to prepare an environmental assessment, or to prepare an environmental impact statement is pending on the date on which the report is submitted;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234320e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the number of project studies for which an environmental assessment was issued during the reporting period, broken down by whether a finding of no significant impact, if applicable, was based on mitigation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234320e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the length of time the Corps of Engineers took to complete each environmental assessment described in clause (iii);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234347f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the number of project studies pending on the date on which the report is submitted for which an environmental assessment is being drafted;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234347f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>the number of project studies for which an environmental impact statement was issued during the reporting period;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234347f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>the length of time the Corps of Engineers took to complete each environmental impact statement described in clause (vi); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234347f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>the number of project studies pending on the date on which the report is submitted for which an environmental impact statement is being drafted.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234347f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234347fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public access to nepa reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make each annual report required under paragraph (1) publicly available (including on a publicly available website).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8135">SEC. 8135. </num><heading>FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x234347fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 214(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2352/a/2">33 U.S.C. 2352(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234347fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23436f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23436f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23436f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mitigation bank instrument processing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An activity carried out by the Secretary to expedite evaluation of a permit described in subparagraph (A) may include the evaluation of an instrument for a mitigation bank if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23436f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the non-Federal public entity, public-utility company, natural gas company, or railroad carrier applying for the permit described in that subparagraph is the sponsor of the mitigation bank; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23436f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>expediting evaluation of the instrument is necessary to expedite evaluation of the permit described in that subparagraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8136">SEC. 8136. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23436f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23436f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667">10 USC 2667 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LEASE DURATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23436f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall issue guidance on the circumstances under which a lease under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667">section 2667 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460d">16 U.S.C. 460d</ref>), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3723">136 STAT. 3723</page> with a term in excess of 25 years is appropriate and in the public interest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8137">SEC. 8137. </num><heading>REFORESTATION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary is encouraged to consider measures to restore swamps and other wetland forests in carrying out studies for water resources development projects for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8138">SEC. 8138. </num><heading>EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23439625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701r">33 U.S.C. 701r</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23439626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>lighthouses (including those lighthouses with historical value),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>bridge approaches,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23439627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8139">SEC. 8139. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23439628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>LEASE DEVIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary shall fully implement the requirements of section 153 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2658">134 Stat. 2658</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8140">SEC. 8140. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23439629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2295a">33 USC 2295a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>POLICY AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Every<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2343bd3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2343bd3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2343bd3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2343bd3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> 5 years, the Secretary shall revise, rescind, or certify as current, as applicable, each policy and technical standards publication for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, including each engineer regulation, engineer circular, engineer manual, engineer pamphlet, engineer technical letter, planning guidance letter, policy guidance letter, planning bulletin, and engineering and construction bulletin.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8141">SEC. 8141. </num><heading>CORPS RECORDS RELATING TO HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2343e44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service Records</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall indicate in the service record of a member or employee of the Corps of Engineers who performs covered duty that such member or employee was exposed to microcystin in the line of duty.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23440b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Duty Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered duty</term>” means duty performed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>during a period when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has determined that there is a concentration of microcystin of greater than 8 parts per billion in the waters of Lake Okeechobee resulting from a harmful algal bloom in such lake; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>at or near any of the following structures:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>S–77.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>S–78.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>S–79.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>S–80.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23440b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>S–308.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8142">SEC. 8142. </num><heading>FORECASTING MODELS FOR THE GREAT LAKES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23440b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to complete and maintain a model suite to forecast water levels, account for water level variability, and account for the impacts of extreme weather events and other natural disasters in the Great Lakes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23440b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section precludes the Secretary from using funds made available pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative established by section 118(c)(7) of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3724">136 STAT. 3724</page> Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1268/c/7">33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)</ref>) for activities described in subsection (a) for the Great Lakes, in addition to carrying out activities under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8143">SEC. 8143. </num><heading>MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR SALINE LAKES IN THE GREAT BASIN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23448099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program (referred to in this subsection as the “program”) to monitor and assess the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin, including the Great Salt Lake, to inform and support Federal and non-Federal management and conservation activities to benefit those ecosystems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2344809a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall coordinate implementation of the program with relevant—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2344809b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Federal and State agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2344809c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Indian Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2344809d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>local governments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2344809e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>nonprofit organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2344809f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to use contracts, cooperative agreements, or any other authorized means to work with institutions of higher education and with entities described in subsection (b) to implement the program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234480a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234480a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an update on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234480a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Information</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the program, the Secretary may use available studies, information, literature, or data on the Great Basin region published by relevant Federal, State, Tribal, or local governmental entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234480a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8144">SEC. 8144. </num><heading>CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2345e034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chattahoochee River Basin.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related resource protection and restoration projects affecting the Chattahoochee River Basin, based on the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Projects for which assistance is provided under subparagraph (A) may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>projects for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>sediment and erosion control;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>protection of eroding shorelines;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>ecosystem restoration, including restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>protection of essential public works;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>wastewater treatment, and related facilities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>beneficial uses of dredged material; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2345e040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>other related projects that may enhance the living resources of the Chattahoochee River Basin.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3725">136 STAT. 3725</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2345e041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2345e043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive Chattahoochee River Basin restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The comprehensive plan developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>The comprehensive plan developed under paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects described in subsection (a)(2) that will improve water quality or quantity or use a combination of structural and nonstructural measures, including alternatives that use natural features or nature-based features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t32/s2289a">32 U.S.C. 2289a</ref>)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2345e046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2345e047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before providing assistance for a project under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest for the design and construction of the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2345e049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each agreement entered into under this subsection shall provide for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346075a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2346075b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2346075c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a resource protection and restoration plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications and an estimate of expected resource benefits; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346075d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation and maintenance of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2346075e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Sharing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346075f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under each agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal share</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23460762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>In determining the non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an agreement entered into under this section, the Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal interest for the value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest, except that the amount of credit provided for a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent of the total project costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance of a project carried out under an agreement under this section shall be 100 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23460764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects on Federal Land</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (b) that is located on Federal land shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3726">136 STAT. 3726</page> be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns the land on which the project will be carried out.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal contribution</inline>.—</heading><content>A Federal agency carrying out a project described in paragraph (1) may accept contributions of funds from non-Federal interests to carry out that project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23460767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346076a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346076b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346076c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2346076d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>agencies of any relevant State or political subdivision of a State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2346076e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Resources</inline>.—</heading><content>A project established under this section shall be carried out using such measures as are necessary to protect environmental, historic, and cultural resources.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2346076f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects Requiring Specific Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23460770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establishes any express or implied reserved water right in the United States for any purpose;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23460774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>affects any Federal or State law in existence on the date of enactment of this Act regarding water quality or water quantity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23460775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the program established under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23460776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8145">SEC. 8145. </num><heading>LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23473ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23473ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Lower Mississippi River Basin.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23473ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23473ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The assistance under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of design and construction assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3727">136 STAT. 3727</page> for flood or coastal storm risk management or aquatic ecosystem restoration projects in the Lower Mississippi River Basin based on the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23473ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Projects for which assistance is provided under subparagraph (A) may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23473ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>projects for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23473ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>sediment and erosion control;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2347670e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>protection of eroding riverbanks and streambanks and shorelines;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2347670f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>ecosystem restoration;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23476710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>channel modifications; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23476711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>beneficial uses of dredged material; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23476712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>other related projects that may enhance the living resources of the Lower Mississippi River Basin.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23476715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive Lower Mississippi River Basin restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The comprehensive plan developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>The comprehensive plan developed under paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects described in subsection (a)(2) that will improve water quality, reduce hypoxia in the Lower Mississippi River or the Gulf of Mexico, or use a combination of structural and nonstructural measures, including alternatives that use natural features or nature-based features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t32/s2289a">32 U.S.C. 2289a</ref>)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23476719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347671a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before providing assistance for a project under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest for the design and construction of the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347671b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each agreement entered into under this subsection shall provide for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347671c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2347671d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2347671e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a resource protection and restoration plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications and an estimate of expected resource benefits; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347671f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation and maintenance of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Sharing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under each agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal share</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3728">136 STAT. 3728</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23476724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining the non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an agreement entered into under this section, the Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal interest for the value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest, except that the amount of credit provided for a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent of the total project costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance of a project carried out under an agreement under this section shall be 100 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects on Federal Land</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (b) that is located on Federal land shall be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns the land on which the project will be carried out.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23476728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal contribution</inline>.—</heading><content>A Federal agency carrying out a project described in paragraph (1) may accept contributions of funds from non-Federal interests to carry out that project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347672a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347672b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary of Agriculture;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347672c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347672d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2347672e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>agencies of any relevant State or political subdivision of a State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2347672f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Resources</inline>.—</heading><content>A project established under this section shall be carried out using such measures as are necessary to protect environmental, historic, and cultural resources.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects Requiring Specific Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the program established under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Lower Mississippi River Basin</term>” means the portion of the Mississippi River that begins at the confluence of the Ohio River and flows to the Gulf of Mexico, and its tributaries and distributaries.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23476733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3729">136 STAT. 3729</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8146">SEC. 8146. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23476734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s9501">40 USC 9501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23482a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23482a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capital Improvement Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may carry out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct that the Secretary determines necessary for the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the Aqueduct.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23482a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Borrowing Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) and subsection (c), the Secretary is authorized to borrow from the Treasury of the United States such amounts as are sufficient to cover any obligations that will be incurred by the Secretary in carrying out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount borrowed by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may not exceed $40,000,000 in any fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23482a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) may only be used to carry out capital improvements with respect to which the Secretary has entered into an agreement with each customer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms of borrowing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Treasury determines to be necessary and in the public interest.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><content>The term of any loan made under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not less than 20 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prepayment</inline>.—</heading><content>There shall be no penalty for the prepayment of any amounts borrowed under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23482a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts With Customers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not borrow any amounts under subsection (b) until such time as the Secretary has entered into a contract with each customer under which the customer commits to pay a pro rata share (based on water purchase) of the principal and interest owed to the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prepayment</inline>.—</heading><content>Any customer may pay, in advance, the pro rata share of the principal and interest owed by the customer, or any portion thereof, without penalty.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Risk of default</inline>.—</heading><content>A customer that enters into a contract under this subsection shall, as a condition of the contract, commit to pay any additional amount necessary to fully offset the risk of default on the contract.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23482a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Obligations</inline>.—</heading><content>Each contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall include such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may require so that the total value to the Government of all contracts entered into under paragraph (1) is estimated to be equal to the obligations of the Secretary for carrying out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>include other conditions consistent with this section that the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury determine to be appropriate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3730">136 STAT. 3730</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide the United States priority in regard to income from fees assessed to operate and maintain the Washington Aqueduct.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23482a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Customer Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>customer</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the District of Columbia;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Arlington County, Virginia; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23482a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Fairfax County, Virginia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8147">SEC. 8147. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23482a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 USC 2201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x234851ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234851af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>aquatic</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234851b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ecosystem restoration,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>flood damage reduction,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8148">SEC. 8148. </num><heading>ADVANCE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL COSTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2348c5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to provide in advance to a non-Federal interest the Federal share of funds required for the acquisition of land, easements, and rights-of-way and the performance of relocations for a water resources development project or a separable element of a water resources development project—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that is authorized to be constructed at Federal expense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for which the Secretary has determined under section 103(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/b/2">33 U.S.C. 2213(b)(2)</ref>) that additional costs are a Federal responsibility; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>that is listed in subsection (b), if at any time the cost to acquire the land, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project is projected to exceed the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2348c5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2348c5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Listed Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The projects referred to in subsection (a)(3) are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2736">134 Stat. 2736</ref>), as modified by this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1281">121 Stat. 1281</ref>), as modified by this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by title IV of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2740">134 Stat. 2740</ref>), as modified by this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2733">134 Stat. 2733</ref>), as modified by this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Project for storm damage reduction and shoreline erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3664">110 Stat. 3664</ref>), as modified by this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3731">136 STAT. 3731</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Project for flood control, Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3790">110 Stat. 3790</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2612">114 Stat. 2612</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1154">121 Stat. 1154</ref>), as modified by this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348c5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, New York, as authorized by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8149">SEC. 8149. </num><heading>USE OF OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2348ecfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2007 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2222">33 U.S.C. 2222</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348ecff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water resources study or project</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water resources development study or project, including a study or project under a continuing authority program (as defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282d/c/1/D">33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)(1)(D)</ref>)) and a study or project under an environmental infrastructure assistance program,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2348ed00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>if the Federal agency that provides the funds determines that the funds are authorized to be used to carry out the study or project.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“if—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2348ed01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the statutory authority for the funds provided by the Federal agency does not expressly prohibit use of the funds for a study or project of the Corps of Engineers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2348ed02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Federal agency that provides the funds determines that the study or project activities for which the funds will be used are otherwise eligible for funding under such statutory authority.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8150">SEC. 8150. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2348ed03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2348ed04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2202">33 USC 2202 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NON-FEDERAL INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2349fe75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2349fe76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2349fe77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2349fe78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee” and referred to in this section as the “Committee”, to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on activities and actions that should be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers to ensure more effective and efficient delivery of water resources development projects, programs, and other assistance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2349fe79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall be composed of the members described in paragraph (2), who shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2349fe7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><content>be appointed by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>have the requisite experiential or technical knowledge needed to address issues related to water resources needs and challenges.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representatives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The members of the Committee shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>1 representative of each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>A non-Federal interest for a project for navigation for an inland harbor.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2349fe81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A non-Federal interest for a project for navigation for a harbor.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>A non-Federal interest for a project for flood risk management.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>A non-Federal interest for a project for coastal storm risk management.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3732">136 STAT. 3732</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>A non-Federal interest for a project for aquatic ecosystem restoration.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a2595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>1 representative of each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to inland waterborne transportation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to water supply.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to recreation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a2599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to hydropower.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a259a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to emergency preparedness, including coastal protection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a259b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>1 representative of each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a259c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>An organization with expertise in conservation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a259d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>An organization with expertise in environmental policy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234a259e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>An organization with expertise in rural water resources.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234a259f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall provide advice and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps of Engineers in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>efficiently and effectively delivering water resources development projects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>improving the capability and capacity of the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to deliver such projects and other assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>improving the capacity and effectiveness of Corps of Engineers consultation and liaison roles in communicating water resources needs and solutions, including regionally specific recommendations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>strengthening partnerships with non-Federal interests to advance water resources solutions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall meet as appropriate to develop and make recommendations under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Recommendations made under paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>included in a report submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234a25a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234a25aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>made publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234a25ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Judgment</inline>.—</heading><content>Any recommendation made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of the Committee.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234a25ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3733">136 STAT. 3733</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234a25af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Committee shall not be considered to be Federal employees, and the meetings and reports of the Committee shall not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8151">SEC. 8151. </num><heading>MATERIALS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS FOR REPAIR, RESTORATION, OR REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234ac1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During a period of low water at an eligible public recreation facility, the Secretary is authorized to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>accept and use materials, services, and funds from a non-Federal interest to repair, restore, or rehabilitate the facility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234ac1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Federal share of the materials, services, or funds.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234ac1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may not reimburse a non-Federal interest for the use of materials or services accepted under this section unless the materials or services—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>meet the specifications of the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234ac1f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>comply with all applicable laws and regulations that would apply if the materials and services were acquired by the Secretary, including subchapter IV of chapter 31 and <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch37">chapter 37 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, and <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8302">section 8302 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234ac1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234ac1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before the acceptance of materials, services, or funds under this section, the Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall enter into an agreement that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>specifies that the non-Federal interest shall hold and save the United States free from liability for any and all damages that arise from use of materials or services of the non-Federal interest, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234ac1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234ac1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234ac1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>requires that the non-Federal interest certify that the materials or services comply with the applicable laws and regulations described in subsection (b)(2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac1ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>includes any other term or condition required by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234ac200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to enter into an agreement under this section shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234ac201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Eligible Public Recreation Facility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>eligible public recreation facility</term>” means a facility that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>is located—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>at a reservoir operated by the Corps of Engineers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the Upper Missouri River Basin;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>was constructed to enable public use of and access to the reservoir; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ac206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>requires repair, restoration, or rehabilitation to function.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234ac207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2) $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8152">SEC. 8152. </num><heading>REHABILITATION OF PUMP STATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x234ae918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 133 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2327a">33 U.S.C. 2327a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3734">136 STAT. 3734</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234ae919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y234b102a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234b102b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible pump station</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible pump station</term>’ means a pump station—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b102c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>that is a feature of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234b102d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234b102e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an integrated flood risk reduction system that includes a federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b102f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the failure of which the Secretary has determined would demonstrably impact the function of the federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b1030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234b3741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234b3742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may carry out rehabilitation of an eligible pump station, if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b3743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the eligible pump station has a major deficiency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b3744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the rehabilitation is feasible.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b3745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234b3746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the rehabilitation of eligible pump stations under this section that benefit economically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8153">SEC. 8153. </num><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234b5e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the updated report required under section 1046(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1252">128 Stat. 1252</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234b5e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress; Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon completion of the report as required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b5e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit the report to Congress; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234b5e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234b5e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>make the full report publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8154">SEC. 8154. </num><heading>TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c6fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234c6fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234c6fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the extent to which the provision of temporary relocation assistance enhances the completeness, effectiveness, efficiency, acceptability, and equitable implementation of covered water resources development projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c6fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (c)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c6fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project included in the pilot program established under this section may provide temporary relocation assistance to a temporarily displaced person; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c6fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Secretary shall, pursuant to a project partnership agreement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c6fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>include the temporary relocation assistance provided by the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project under paragraph (1) in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3735">136 STAT. 3735</page> value of the land, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>credit the amount of the temporary relocation assistance provided by the non-Federal interest for the covered water resources development project under paragraph (1) toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c96e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request of non-federal interest</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project, the Secretary may include the project in the pilot program established under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duplication of benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary and the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project included in the pilot program established under this section shall ensure that no temporarily displaced person receives temporary relocation assistance under this section for expenses for which the temporarily displaced person has received financial assistance from any insurance, other program, or any other governmental source.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equal treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project included in the pilot program established under this section shall provide temporary relocation assistance to each temporarily displaced person on equal terms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amount of credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not include in the value of the land, easements, and rights-of-way required for a covered water resources development project, or credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project, any amount paid to individuals of a single household by the non-Federal interest for the project under subsection (b) that exceeds $20,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c96e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234c96ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234c96eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes findings and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the provision of temporary relocation assistance for covered water resources development projects included in the pilot program established under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c96ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to enter into or amend a project partnership agreement for a covered water resources development project under the pilot program established under this section shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c96ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section affects the eligibility for, or entitlement to, relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</ref>) for any individual.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234c96ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered water resources development project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered water resources development project</term>” means the following projects:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, Coastal Storm Risk Management, South Carolina, authorized by this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3736">136 STAT. 3736</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2738">134 Stat. 2738</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2737">134 Stat. 2737</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Peckman River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2735">134 Stat. 2735</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, New Jersey Back Bays, Cape May, Ocean, Atlantic, Monmouth, and Burlington Counties, authorized by resolutions of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, approved in December 1987, under study on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dwelling</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>dwelling</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a single-family house;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a single-family unit in a two-family, multifamily, or multipurpose property;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a unit of a condominium or cooperative housing project;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a mobile home; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any other residential unit.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Household</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>household</term>” means 1 or more individuals occupying a single dwelling.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporarily displaced person</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>temporarily displaced person</term>” means an individual who is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>required to temporarily move from a dwelling that is the primary residence of the individual as a direct result of the elevation or modification of the dwelling by the Secretary or a non-Federal interest as part of a covered water resources development project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not otherwise entitled to temporary relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234c96ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary relocation assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>temporary relocation assistance</term>” means assistance that covers all or any portion of the documented reasonable living expenses, excluding food and personal transportation, incurred by a temporarily displaced person during a period of displacement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8155">SEC. 8155. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234c9700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 USC 2280 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONTINUATION OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d3341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Construction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d3342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon the transmittal of an initial notification pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to a water resources development project, the Secretary shall not, solely on the basis of the maximum cost requirements under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d3343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>defer the initiation or continuation of construction of the water resources development project during the covered period; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3737">136 STAT. 3737</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d3344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>terminate during or after the covered period, a contract for design or construction of the water resources development project that was entered into prior to or during the covered period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d3346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resumption of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, upon the transmittal of an initial notification pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to a water resources development project for which construction was deferred, during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, because the cost of such project exceeded the maximum cost permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>), resume construction of the project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d3348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d334a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d334b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the Chief of Engineers makes a determination that a water resources development project exceeds, or is expected to exceed, the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>), the Chief of Engineers shall transmit a written notification concurrently to the Secretary and to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives for each such determination.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d334c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplemental notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the Chief of Engineers transmits an initial notification required under paragraph (1), the Chief shall transmit concurrently to the Secretary and to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a supplemental notification that includes, based on information available to the Corps of Engineers on the date of the supplemental notification—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d334d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d334e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the expected increase in the cost of the project that is in excess of the authorized maximum cost for the project;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d334f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of the reason for the increased cost of the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d3350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>the expected timeline for submission of a post-authorization change report for the project in accordance with section 1132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282e">33 U.S.C. 2282e</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d3352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmittal</inline>.—</heading><content>The notifications described in paragraphs (1) and (2) may not be delayed as a result of consideration being given to changes in policy or priority with respect to project consideration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d3353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deferral of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>After expiration of the covered period, the Secretary shall not enter into any new contract, or exercise any option in a contract, for construction of a water resources development project if the project exceeds the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>), until the date on which Congress authorizes an increase in the cost of the project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d3354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d3357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section waives the obligation of the Secretary to submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3738">136 STAT. 3738</page> on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a post-authorization change report recommending an increase in the authorized cost of a project if the project otherwise would exceed the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d3358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Covered Period</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>covered period</term>” means the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8156">SEC. 8156. </num><heading>FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x234d5a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 905(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282/b/1">33 U.S.C. 2282(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y234d5a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d5a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d5a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other communities</inline>.—</heading><content>In preparing a feasibility report under subsection (a) for a study that will benefit a community other than a community described in subparagraph (A), upon request by the non-Federal interest for the study, the Secretary may, with respect to not more than 20 studies in each fiscal year, first determine the Federal interest in carrying out the study and the projects that may be proposed in the study.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8157">SEC. 8157. </num><heading>INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d817d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2212/a">33 U.S.C. 2212(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d817e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>One-half of the costs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>65 percent of the costs</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234d817f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>One-half of such costs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>35 percent of such costs</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d8180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d8181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234d8182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2212">33 USC 2212 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2022, to any construction of a project for navigation on the inland waterways that is new or ongoing on or after that date.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234d8183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2212">33 U.S.C. 2212 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2021 through 2031</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2021 through 2022</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8158">SEC. 8158. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234da894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701b–17">33 USC 701b–17</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CORPS OF ENGINEERS WESTERN WATER COOPERATIVE COMMITTEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234eba05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Western Water Cooperative Committee (referred to in this section as the “Cooperative Committee”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the Cooperative Committee is to ensure that Corps of Engineers flood control projects in Western States are operated consistent with congressional directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of Corps of Engineers projects and water rights and water laws in such States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Cooperative Committee shall be composed of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (or a designee);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Chief of Engineers (or a designee);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3739">136 STAT. 3739</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>1 representative from each of the Western States, who may serve on the Western States Water Council, to be appointed by the Governor of each State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>1 representative with legal experience from each of the Western States, to be appointed by the attorney general of each State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>1 employee from each of the impacted regional offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Cooperative Committee shall meet not less than once each year in one of the Western States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Available to public</inline>.—</heading><content>Each meeting of the Cooperative Committee shall be open and accessible to the public.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Cooperative Committee shall publish in the Federal Register adequate advance notice of a meeting of the Cooperative Committee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Cooperative Committee shall develop and make recommendations to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of Corps of Engineers projects and the water rights and water laws of Western States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Cooperative Committee shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>make recommendations that only apply to Western States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ensure that any recommended changes or modifications to policy or regulations for Corps of Engineers projects would not adversely affect water resources within the State of Missouri.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Status updates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On an annual basis, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written report that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the contents of meetings of the Cooperative Committee;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote><content>any legislative proposal from a Western State proposed to the Cooperative Committee; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a description of any recommendations made by the Cooperative Committee under paragraph (5), including actions taken by the Secretary in response to such recommendations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 45 days following the conclusion of a meeting of the Cooperative Committee, the Secretary shall provide to members of the Cooperative Committee an opportunity to comment on the contents of the meeting and any recommendations made under paragraph (5).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y234eba28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>Comments provided under clause (i) shall be included in the report provided under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3740">136 STAT. 3740</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the members of the Cooperative Committee shall serve without compensation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Cooperative Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234eba2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of records</inline>.—</heading><content>The Cooperative Committee shall maintain records pertaining to operating costs and records of the Cooperative Committee for a period of not less than 3 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provisions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No additional authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section provides authority to the Cooperative Committee to affect any Federal or State water law or interstate compact governing water.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y234eba30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other states</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be interpreted, by negative implication or otherwise, as suggesting that States not represented on the Cooperative Committee have lesser interest or authority, in relation to Western States, in managing the water within their borders or in vindicating State water rights and water laws.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234eba31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Western States</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Western States</term>” means the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8159">SEC. 8159. </num><heading>SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x234f0852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234f0853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x234f0854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote> Secretary is authorized to use contracts, cooperative agreements, or any other authorized means, in support of the Corps of Engineers civil works missions, to work with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234f0855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the University of Delaware to conduct academic research on water resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including shellfish aquaculture), coastal restoration, and water resource-related emergency management, in the State of Delaware, the Delaware River Basin, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234f0856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the University of Missouri to conduct economic analyses and other academic research to improve water management, enhance flood resiliency, and preserve water resources for the State of Missouri, the Lower Missouri River Basin, and Upper Mississippi River Basin;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234f0857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Oregon State University to conduct a study and other academic research on the associated impacts of wildfire on water resource ecology, water supply, quality, and distribution in the Willamette River Basin and to develop a water resource assessment and management platform for the Willamette River Basin; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y234f0858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>West Virginia University to conduct academic research on flood risk management, water resource-related emergency management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, water quality, hydropower, and water resource-related recreation in the State of West Virginia.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3741">136 STAT. 3741</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8160">SEC. 8160. </num><heading>CIVIL WORKS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y234f7d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2313">33 U.S.C. 2313</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23508efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="7">“SEC. 7. </num><heading class="fontsize12">RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research activities as required to aid in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water resources development projects and to support the missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testing and Application</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to test and apply technology, tools, techniques, and materials developed pursuant to such subsection, including the testing and application of such technology, tools, techniques, and materials at authorized water resources development projects, in consultation with the non-Federal interests for such projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Transactional Authority for Prototype Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out prototype projects to support basic, applied, and advanced research activities that are directly relevant to the civil works missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Follow-on production transactions</inline>.—</heading><content>A transaction entered into under paragraph (1) for a prototype project may provide for the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction to the participants in the transaction in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4022">section 4022 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to entering into the first transaction under this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidance for entering into transactions under this subsection (including guidance for follow-on production contracts or transactions under paragraph (2)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable to award each transaction; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>at least one of the following conditions is met with respect to each transaction:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The prototype project includes significant participation by at least one nonprofit research institution or nontraditional defense contractor, as that term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3014">section 3014 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>All significant participants in the transaction other than the Federal Government are small business concerns, as that term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>) (including such concerns participating in a program described in section 9 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638</ref>)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>At least one-third of the total cost of the prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided by sources other than the Federal Government.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3742">136 STAT. 3742</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>The Head of the Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a notification that exceptional circumstances justify the use of a transaction that provides for innovative business arrangements or structures that would not be feasible or appropriate under a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days before the Secretary enters into a transaction under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the dollar amount of the transaction;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the entity carrying out the prototype project that is the subject of the transaction;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the justification for the transaction; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>as applicable, the water resources development project where the prototype project will be carried out.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the use of the authority under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller general access to information</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Examination of records</inline>.—</heading><content>Each transaction entered into under this subsection shall provide for mandatory examination by the Comptroller General of the United States of the records of any party to the transaction or any entity that participates in the performance of the transaction.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parties and entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Examination of records by the Comptroller General pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be limited as provided under clause (ii) in the case of a party to the transaction, an entity that participates in the performance of the transaction, or a subordinate element of that party or entity if the only transactions that the party, entity, or subordinate element entered into with Government entities in the year prior to the date of that transaction were entered into under paragraph (1) or under section 4021 or 4022 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Records</inline>.—</heading><content>The only records of a party, other entity, or subordinate element referred to in clause (i) that the Comptroller General may examine pursuant to subparagraph (A) are records of the same type as the records that the Government has had the right to examine under the audit access clauses of the previous transactions referred to in such clause that were entered into by that particular party, entity, or subordinate element.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Head of the Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers may waive the applicability <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3743">136 STAT. 3743</page> of subparagraph (A) to a transaction if the Head of the Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determines that it would not be in the public interest to apply the requirement to the transaction; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>transmits to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General, before the transaction is entered into, a notification of the waiver, including the rationale for the determination under clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General may not examine records pursuant to subparagraph (A) more than 3 years after the final payment is made by the United States under the transaction.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to enter into a transaction under this subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may coordinate and consult with Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Indian Tribes, universities, consortiums, councils, and other relevant entities that will aid in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water resources development projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, in conjunction with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on basic, applied, and advanced research activities and prototype projects carried out under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a description of each ongoing and new activity or project, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated total cost of the activity or project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount of Federal expenditures for the activity or project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the amounts provided by a non-Federal party to a transaction described in subsection (c), if applicable;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23508f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated timeline for completion of the activity or project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the requesting district of the Corps of Engineers, if applicable; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3744">136 STAT. 3744</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23508f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>how the activity or project is consistent with subsection (a); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23508f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any additional information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Secretary to carry out, through the Engineer Research and Development Center, any activity requested by a district of the Corps of Engineers in support of a water resources development project or feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2215/d">33 U.S.C. 2215(d)</ref>)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23508f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Account</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish a separate appropriations account for administering funds made available to carry out this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2350b53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/stat/102/4012">102 Stat. 4012</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 7 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 7. </designator> <label>Research and development.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8161">SEC. 8161. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION SITES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in each work plan submitted to Congress by the Secretary, should distribute amounts provided for the operations and maintenance of recreation sites of the Corps of Engineers so that each site receives an amount that is not less than 80 percent of the recreation fees generated by such site in a given year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8162">SEC. 8162. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO POST-DISASTER REPAIRS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2350dc4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that in scoping and funding post-disaster repairs, the Secretary should, to the maximum extent practicable, repair assets—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2350dc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to project design levels; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2350dc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if the original project design is outdated, to a higher level than the project design level.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Studies and Reports</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8201">SEC. 8201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2350dc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23554923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New Projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development” submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</ref>) or otherwise reviewed by Congress:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23554924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dudleyville, arizona</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Dudleyville, Arizona.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23554925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mcmicken dam, arizona</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, McMicken Dam, Arizona.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23554926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conn creek dam, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Conn Creek Dam, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of huntington beach, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including sea level <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3745">136 STAT. 3745</page> rise, and shoreline stabilization, City of Huntington Beach, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Napa river, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for navigation, Federal Channel of Napa River, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Petaluma river wetlands, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Petaluma, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355703a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of rialto, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, City of Rialto and vicinity, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355703b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North richmond, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including sea level rise, and ecosystem restoration, North Richmond, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355703c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stratford, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk management, Stratford, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355703d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Thatchbed island, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Thatchbed Island, Essex, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355703e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Woodbridge, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Woodbridge, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355703f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal triangle area, washington, district of columbia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia, including construction of improvements to interior drainage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Potomac and anacostia rivers, washington, district of columbia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for recreational access, including enclosed swimming areas, Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, District of Columbia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Washington metropolitan area, washington, district of columbia, maryland, and virginia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for water supply, including the identification of a secondary water source and additional water storage capability for the Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Town of longboat key, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for whole island hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Town of Longboat Key, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake runnymede, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Runnymede, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tampa back bay, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including the use of natural features and nature-based features for protection and recreation, Tampa Back Bay, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Port tampa bay and mckay bay, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including McKay Bay.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake tohopekaliga, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of albany, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, City of Albany, Georgia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of east point, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, City of East Point, Georgia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cumberland island and sea island, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and coastal storm risk management, Cumberland Island and Sea Island, Georgia.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3746">136 STAT. 3746</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355704a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flint river basin headwaters, clayton county, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Flint River Basin Headwaters, Clayton County, Georgia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355704b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">County of hawai‘i, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355704c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">(25) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maui, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, County of Maui, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355704d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">(26) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Waiki̅ki̅, hawaii<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Waiki̅ki̅, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355704e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="27">(27) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wailupe stream watershed, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Wailupe Stream watershed, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355704f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="28">(28) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Columbus, kentucky</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, Columbus, Kentucky.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="29">(29) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cumberland river, kentucky</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for navigation, Cumberland River, Kentucky.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="30">(30) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jenkins, kentucky</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and water supply, Jenkins, Kentucky.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="31">(31) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kentucky river, kentucky</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management on the Kentucky River and its tributaries and watersheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="32">(32) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Newport, kentucky</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and recreation, Newport, Kentucky.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="33">(33) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ellicott city and howard county, maryland</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Ellicott City and Howard County, Maryland.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="34">(34) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assawompset pond complex, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and water supply, Assawompset Pond Complex, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="35">(35) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charles river, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Charles River, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="36">(36) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chelsea creek and mill creek, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="37">(37) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Connecticut river streambank erosion, massachusetts, vermont, and new hampshire</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for streambank erosion, Connecticut River, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="38">(38) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deerfield river, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Deerfield River, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355705a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="39">(39) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Town of north attleborough, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Ten Mile River, North Attleborough, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355705b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="40">(40) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Town of hull, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Hull, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355705c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="41">(41) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of revere, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and marsh ecosystem restoration, City of Revere, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355705d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="42">(42) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lower east side, detroit, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Lower East Side, Detroit, Michigan.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3747">136 STAT. 3747</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355705e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="43">(43) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elijah root dam, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for dam removal, by carrying out a disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</ref>), Elijah Root Dam, Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355705f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="44">(44) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grosse pointe shores and grosse pointe farms, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="45">(45) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Southeast michigan, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Southeast Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="46">(46) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tittabawassee river, chippewa river, pine river, and tobacco river, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Tittabawassee River, Chippewa River, Pine River, and Tobacco River, Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="47">(47) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Southwest mississippi, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Wilkinson, Adams, Warren, Claiborne, Franklin, Amite, and Jefferson Counties, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="48">(48) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bellevue, nebraska</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Bellevue, Nebraska, including the placement of a pump station near Offutt Ditch.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="49">(49) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Papillion creek, nebraska</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, including levee improvement, Papillion Creek, Nebraska.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="50">(50) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sarpy county, nebraska</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Sarpy County, Nebraska.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="51">(51) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Camden and gloucester county, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for tidal and riverine flood risk management, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="52">(52) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Edgewater, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Edgewater, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="53">(53) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maurice river, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for navigation and for beneficial use of dredged materials for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Maurice River, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="54">(54) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Northern new jersey inland flooding, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for inland flood risk management in Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren, Passaic, and Sussex Counties, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355706a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="55">(55) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Riser ditch, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, including channel improvements, and other related water resource needs related to Riser Ditch in the communities of South Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Teterboro, and Moonachie, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355706b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="56">(56) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rockaway river, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization, Rockaway River, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355706c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="57">(57) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tenakill brook, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Tenakill Brook, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355706d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="58">(58) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Verona, cedar grove, and west caldwell, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management along the Peckman River Basin in the townships of Verona (and surrounding area), Cedar Grove, and West Caldwell, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355706e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="59">(59) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Whippany river watershed, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Morris County, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355706f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="60">(60) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake farmington dam, new mexico</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for water supply, Lake Farmington Dam, New Mexico.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3748">136 STAT. 3748</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="61">(61) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mcclure dam, new mexico</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for dam safety improvements and flood risk management, McClure Dam, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="62">(62) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Blind brook, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and water supply, Blind Brook, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="63">(63) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brooklyn navy yard, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="64">(64) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Connetquot river and green creek, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for navigation, Connetquot River and Green Creek, Suffolk County, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="65">(65) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hutchinson river, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Hutchinson River, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="66">(66) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mohawk river basin, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, navigation, and environmental restoration, Mohawk River Basin, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="67">(67) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Newtown creek, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Newtown Creek, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="68">(68) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">John j. burns park, oyster bay, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction, Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity of John J. Burns Park, Massapequa, New York, including the replacement and reconstruction of the existing bulkhead system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="69">(69) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joseph j. saladino memorial marina, oyster bay, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction, Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity of the Joseph J. Saladino Memorial Marina, Massapequa, New York, including the replacement and reconstruction of the existing bulkhead system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="70">(70) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Saw mill river, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration to address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson within the 100-year flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355707a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="71">(71) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South shore of long island, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, South Shore of Long Island, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355707b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="72">(72) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Upper east river and flushing bay, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Upper East River and Flushing Bay, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355707c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="73">(73) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cape fear river basin, north carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355707d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="74">(74) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oregon inlet, north carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for navigation, Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355707e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="75">(75) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mineral ridge dam, ohio</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for dam safety improvements and rehabilitation, Mineral Ridge Dam, Ohio.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355707f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="76">(76) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mill creek levee and walla walla river, oregon</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Mill Creek Levee and Walla Walla River, Oregon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="77">(77) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brodhead creek watershed, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Brodhead Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="78">(78) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chartiers creek watershed, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Chartiers Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3749">136 STAT. 3749</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="79">(79) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coplay creek, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Coplay Creek, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="80">(80) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Berkeley county, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Berkeley County, South Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="81">(81) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Big sioux river, south dakota</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, City of Watertown and vicinity, South Dakota.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="82">(82) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">El paso county, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management for economically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>), along the United States-Mexico border, El Paso County, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="83">(83) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gulf intracoastal waterway-channel to palacios, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for navigation, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-Channel to Palacios, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23557087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="84">(84) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hidalgo and cameron counties, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, the Resacas, Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23559798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="85">(85) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sikes lake, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Sikes Lake, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23559799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="86">(86) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Southwest border region, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management for economically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>), along the United States-Mexico border in Webb, Zapata, and Starr Counties, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355979a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="87">(87) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lower clear creek and dickinson bayou, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355979b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="88">(88) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great salt lake, utah</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Great Salt Lake, Utah.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355979c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="89">(89) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cedar island, virginia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, Cedar Island, Virginia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355979d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="90">(90) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ballinger creek, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Shoreline, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355979e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="91">(91) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of north bend, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for water supply, City of North Bend, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2355979f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="92">(92) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taneum creek, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Taneum Creek, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="93">(93) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of huntington, west virginia</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management, Huntington, West Virginia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="94">(94) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fox-wolf basin, wisconsin</inline>.—</heading><content>Project for flood risk management and water supply, Fox-Wolf Basin, Wisconsin.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235597a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Modifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Craighead, poinsett, and cross counties, arkansas</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for flood protection and major drainage improvement in the Saint Francis River Basin, Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/stat/64/172">64 Stat. 172</ref>), to provide flood risk management for the tributaries and drainage of Straight Slough, Craighead, Poinsett, and Cross Counties, Arkansas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Shingle creek and kissimmee river, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for ecosystem restoration and water <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3750">136 STAT. 3750</page> storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, Florida, authorized by section 201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2670">134 Stat. 2670</ref>), for flood risk management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jacksonville harbor, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Jacksonville Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 7002 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1364">128 Stat. 1364</ref>), for outer channel improvements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savannah harbor, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1364">128 Stat. 1364</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3839">132 Stat. 3839</ref>), without evaluation of additional deepening.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Honolulu harbor, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, for navigation improvements and coastal storm risk management, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, <ref href="/us/stat/33/1146">33 Stat. 1146</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cedar river, cedar rapids, iowa</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for flood risk management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized by section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1366">128 Stat. 1366</ref>), consistent with the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar River Flood Control System Master Plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South haven harbor, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, South Haven Harbor, Michigan, for turning basin improvements, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 11, 1888 (chapter 860, <ref href="/us/stat/25/406">25 Stat. 406</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Salem river, salem county, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Salem River, Salem County, New Jersey, authorized by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1907 (chapter 2509, <ref href="/us/stat/34/1080">34 Stat. 1080</ref>), to increase the authorized depth.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Port of ogdensburg, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Port of Ogdensburg, New York, including deepening, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, <ref href="/us/stat/36/635">36 Stat. 635</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rollinson channel and hatteras inlet to hatteras, north carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Rollinson Channel and channel from Hatteras Inlet to Hatteras, North Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1174">76 Stat. 1174</ref>), to incorporate the ocean bar.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hiram m. chittenden locks, lake washington ship canal, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (also known as Ballard Locks), Lake Washington Ship Canal, Washington, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, <ref href="/us/stat/36/666">36 Stat. 666</ref>), for the construction of fish ladder improvements, including efforts to address elevated temperature and low dissolved oxygen levels in the Canal.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Huntington, west virginia</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to the Huntington Local Protection Project, Huntington, West Virginia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235597af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235597b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wailupe stream watershed, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>The study authorized by subsection (a)(27) shall be considered a resumption and a continuation of the general reevaluation initiated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3751">136 STAT. 3751</page> on December 30, 2003, pursuant to section 209 of the Flood Control Act (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1197">76 Stat. 1197</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bellevue and papillion creek, nebraska</inline>.—</heading><content>The studies authorized by paragraphs (48) and (49) of subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the study that resulted in the Chief’s Report for the project for Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes, Nebraska, signed January 24, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South shore of long island, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the study authorized by subsection (a)(71), the Secretary shall study the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as a whole system, including inlets that are Federal channels.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235597b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project modifications</inline>.—</heading><content>Each study authorized by subsection (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8202">SEC. 8202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2355bec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPEDITED COMPLETION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2356d036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2356d037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the following projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Auke Bay, Alaska.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Cave Buttes Dam, Arizona.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Project for navigation, Branford Harbor and Stony Creek Channel, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, East Hartford Levee System, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and Sluice Channel, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Okeechobee, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Western Everglades, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Hilo Harbor, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Fox River, Illinois, included in the comprehensive plan under section 519 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2653">114 Stat. 2653</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Calumet River, and other waterways in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 201(a)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2670">134 Stat. 2670</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3664">110 Stat. 3664</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1372">128 Stat. 1372</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Modifications to the project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels–Seagirt Loop Deepening, Maryland, including to a depth of 50 feet.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3752">136 STAT. 3752</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, Boston North Shore, Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Malden, and Everett, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Chelsea, Massachusetts, authorized by a study resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the Senate dated September 12, 1969.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Herring River Estuary, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, authorized by a resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, approved July 23, 1997.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>Modifications to the project for flood risk management, North Adams, Massachusetts, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1572">49 Stat. 1572</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/55/639">55 Stat. 639</ref>), for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, Nauset Barrier Beach and inlet system, Chatham, Massachusetts, authorized by a study resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the Senate dated September 12, 1969.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, DeSoto County, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Rahway, New Jersey, authorized by section 336 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2712">134 Stat. 2712</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, Sea Bright to Manasquan, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2356d04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote><content>Project for flood risk management, Rio Grande de Loiza, Puerto Rico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2356d051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote><content>Project for flood risk management, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">(25) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2356d053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-Authorization Change Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization change report for the following projects:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2577">114 Stat. 2577</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Project for coastal storm risk management, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1367">128 Stat. 1367</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2356d056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Watershed and River Basin Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great lakes coastal resiliency study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the comprehensive assessment of water resources needs for the Great Lakes System under section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2267a">33 U.S.C. 2267a</ref>), as required by section 1219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3811">132 Stat. 3811</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2683">134 Stat. 2683</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2356d058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">County of hawai‘i, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a watershed assessment for the County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii, under section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2267a">33 U.S.C. 2267a</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3753">136 STAT. 3753</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2356d059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2356d05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of Navigation Channels</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a determination of the feasibility of improvements proposed by the non-Federal interest under section 204(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2232/f/1/A/i">33 U.S.C. 2232(f)(1)(A)(i)</ref>), for the deepening and widening of the navigation project for Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the Act of March 3, 1879 (chapter 181, <ref href="/us/stat/20/370">20 Stat. 370</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8203">SEC. 8203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2356f76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASIBILITY STUDIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2357458c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357458d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall expedite the completion of the following feasibility studies, as modified by this section, and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the subject of the feasibility study is justified in the completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357458e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mare island strait, california</inline>.—</heading><content>The study for navigation, Mare Island Strait channel, authorized by section 406 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/323">113 Stat. 323</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider the economic and national security benefits from recent proposals for utilization of the channel for Department of Defense shipbuilding and vessel repair.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357458f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake pontchartrain and vicinity, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><content>The study for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/stat/79/1077">79 Stat. 1077</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to investigate increasing the scope of the project to provide protection against a 200-year storm event.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23574590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Blackstone river valley, rhode island and massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23574591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The study for ecosystem restoration, Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, authorized by section 569 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3788">110 Stat. 3788</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to conduct a study for water supply, water flow, and wetland restoration and protection within the scope of the study.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23574592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation of existing data</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the study described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use, to the extent practicable, any existing data for the project prepared under the authority of section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23574593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lower saddle river, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>The study for flood control, Lower Saddle River, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4119">100 Stat. 4119</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to review the previously authorized study and take into consideration changes in hydraulic and hydrologic circumstances and local economic development since the study was initially authorized.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23574594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trinity river and tributaries, texas</inline>.—</heading><content>The study for navigation, Liberty, Texas, authorized by section 1201(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3802">132 Stat. 3802</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to include in the study flood risk management and ecosystem restoration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3754">136 STAT. 3754</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8204">SEC. 8204. </num><heading>CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION ASSESSMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2357bac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, at Federal expense, shall conduct an assessment of sediment in reservoirs owned and operated by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2357bac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each reservoir for which the Secretary carries out an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in the assessment—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357bac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimation of the volume of sediment in the reservoir;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357baca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the effects of such sediment on reservoir storage capacity, including a quantification of lost reservoir storage capacity due to the sediment and an evaluation of how such lost reservoir storage capacity affects the allocated storage space for authorized purposes within the reservoir (including, where applicable, allocations for dead storage, inactive storage, active conservation, joint use, and flood surcharge);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the identification of any additional effects of sediment on the operations of the reservoir or the ability of the reservoir to meet its authorized purposes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357bacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357bace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>the identification of any potential effects of the sediment over the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act on the areas immediately upstream and downstream of the reservoir;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357bad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>the identification of any existing sediment monitoring and management plans associated with the reservoir;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357bad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><chapeau>for any reservoir that does not have a sediment monitoring and management plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an identification of whether a sediment management plan for the reservoir is under development; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of whether a sediment management plan for the reservoir would be useful in the long-term operation and maintenance of the reservoir for its authorized purposes; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2357bad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>any opportunities for beneficial use of the sediment in the vicinity of the reservoir.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2357bad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2357bad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress; Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2357bad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8205">SEC. 8205. </num><heading>REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DREDGE CAPACITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2358a539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>a quantification of the expected hopper and pipeline dredging needs of authorized water resources development projects for the 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3755">136 STAT. 3755</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the dredging needs to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2358a53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>construct deepenings or widenings at authorized but not constructed projects and the associated operations and maintenance needs of such projects; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2358a540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>operate and maintain existing Federal navigation channels;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the amount of dredging to be carried out by the Corps of Engineers for other Federal agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the dredging needs associated with authorized hurricane and storm damage risk reduction projects (including periodic renourishment); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the dredging needs associated with projects for the beneficial use of dredged material authorized by section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326">33 U.S.C. 2326 note</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an identification of the Federal appropriations for dredging projects and expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of the dredging capacity of the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet, including publicly owned and privately owned vessels, in each of the 10 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an analysis of the ability of the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to meet the expected dredging needs identified under paragraph (1), including an analysis of such ability in each of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the east coast region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a54a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a54b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote><content>the west coast region, including the States of Alaska and Hawaii;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a54c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the gulf coast region; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a54d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Great Lakes region;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a54e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an identification of the dredging capacity of domestic hopper and pipeline dredge vessels that are under contract for construction and intended to be used at water resources development projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a54f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2358a550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>an identification of any hopper or pipeline dredge vessel expected to be retired or become unavailable during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>an identification of the potential costs of using either public or private dredging to carry out authorized water resources development projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>any recommendations of the Secretary for <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> additional domestic hopper and pipeline dredging capacity, including <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> public and private dredging vessels to the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to efficiently service water resources development projects.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2358a553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Opportunity for Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide interested stakeholders, including representatives from the commercial dredging industry, with an opportunity to submit comments to the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2358a554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers should add additional dredging capacity if the addition of such capacity would—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enable the Corps of Engineers to carry out water resources development projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3756">136 STAT. 3756</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2358a556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>be in the best interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8206">SEC. 8206. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23591a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of the consequences of <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2211/b">33 U.S.C. 2211(b)</ref>) to authorize the operation and maintenance of navigation projects for a harbor or inland harbor constructed by the Secretary at 100-percent Federal cost to a depth of 55 feet.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23591a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23591a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23591a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23591a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>describe all existing Federal navigation projects that are authorized or constructed to a depth of 55 feet or greater;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23591a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>describe any Federal navigation project that is likely to seek authorization or modification to a depth of 55 feet or greater during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23591a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23591a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>estimate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23591a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the potential annual increase in Federal costs that would result from authorizing operation and maintenance of a navigation project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23591a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the potential cumulative increase in such Federal costs during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23591a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>assess the potential effect of authorizing operation and maintenance of a navigation project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense on other Federal navigation operation and maintenance activities, including the potential impact on activities at donor ports, energy transfer ports, emerging harbor projects, and projects carried out in the Great Lakes Navigation System, as such terms are defined in section 102(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238 note</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23591a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23591a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23591a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8207">SEC. 8207. </num><heading>MAINTENANCE DREDGING DATA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1133(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326f/b/3">33 U.S.C. 2326f(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a separate line item for all Federal costs associated with the disposal of dredged material</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8208">SEC. 8208. </num><heading>WESTERN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2359dce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2359dce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the effectiveness of carrying out additional measures, including measures that use natural features or nature-based features, at or upstream of covered reservoirs, for the purposes of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>sustaining operations in response to changing hydrological and climatic conditions;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3757">136 STAT. 3757</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>mitigating the risk of drought or floods, including the loss of storage capacity due to sediment accumulation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increasing water supply; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>aquatic ecosystem restoration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2359dceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Focus</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include all covered reservoirs located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2359dcec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and Use of Existing Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with applicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Federal, State, and local agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Indian Tribes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>non-Federal interests; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of existing data and prior studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>use existing data provided to the Secretary by entities described in paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>incorporate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>relevant information from prior studies and projects carried out by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the relevant technical data and scientific approaches with respect to changing hydrological and climatic conditions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2359dcf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2359dcfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2359dcfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for additional study in specific geographic areas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2359dcfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section provides authority to the Secretary to change the authorized purposes of any covered reservoir.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2359dcfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered reservoir</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered reservoir</term>” means a reservoir owned and operated by the Secretary or for which the Secretary has flood control responsibilities under section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709">33 U.S.C. 709</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2359dcff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Natural feature and nature-based feature</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “natural feature” and “nature-based feature” have the meanings given such terms in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2289a/a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8209">SEC. 8209. </num><heading>RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT CORPS FACILITIES IN APPALACHIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235a0410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235a0411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235a0412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan to implement the recreational and economic development opportunities identified by the Secretary in the report submitted under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2680">134 Stat. 2680</ref>) at Corps of Engineers <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3758">136 STAT. 3758</page> facilities located within a distressed county or an at-risk county (as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) in Appalachia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235a0413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with existing guidance, in preparing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider options for Federal funding, partnerships, and outgrants to Federal, State, and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and commercial businesses.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8210">SEC. 8210. </num><heading>OUACHITA RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary shall conduct a review of projects in the Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana, under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8211">SEC. 8211. </num><heading>REPORT ON SANTA BARBARA STREAMS, LOWER MISSION CREEK, CALIFORNIA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235a2b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235a2b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that provides an updated economic review of the remaining portions of the project for flood damage reduction, Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2577">114 Stat. 2577</ref>), taking into consideration work already completed by the non-Federal interest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8212">SEC. 8212. </num><heading>DISPOSITION STUDY ON SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x235a5236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In carrying out the disposition study for the project for Salinas Dam (Santa Margarita Lake), California, pursuant to section 202(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2675">134 Stat. 2675</ref>), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235a5237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>ensure that the County of San Luis Obispo is provided right of first refusal for any potential conveyance of the project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235a5238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that the study identifies and describes any potential repairs or modifications to the project necessary to meet Federal and State dam safety requirements prior to transferring the project.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8213">SEC. 8213. </num><heading>EXCESS LANDS REPORT FOR WHITTIER NARROWS DAM, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235a7949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235a794a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235a794b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that identifies any real property associated with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area project that the Secretary determines—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235a794c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not needed to carry out the authorized purposes of the Whittier Narrows Dam element of such project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235a794d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>could be transferred to the City of Pico Rivera, California, for the replacement of recreational facilities located in such city that were adversely impacted by dam safety construction activities associated with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of such project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3759">136 STAT. 3759</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235a794e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Los Angeles County Drainage Area Project Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Los Angeles County Drainage Area project</term>” means the project for flood control, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/stat/104/4611">104 Stat. 4611</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1690">130 Stat. 1690</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8214">SEC. 8214. </num><heading>COMPREHENSIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ac76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out a feasibility study for resiliency and comprehensive improvements or modifications to existing water resources development projects in the central and southern Florida area, for the purposes of flood risk management, water supply, ecosystem restoration (including preventing saltwater intrusion), recreation, and related purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ac770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the feasibility study under subsection (a), the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ac771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>is authorized to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ac772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ac773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review the report of the Chief of Engineers on central and southern Florida, published as House Document 643, 80th Congress, 2d Session, and other related reports of the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ac774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ac775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ac776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommend cost-effective structural and nonstructural projects for implementation that provide a systemwide approach for the purposes described in subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ac777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall ensure the study and any projects recommended under paragraph (1)(B) will not interfere with the efforts undertaken to carry out the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2680">114 Stat. 2680</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3786">132 Stat. 3786</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8215">SEC. 8215. </num><heading>NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, FLORIDA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235b8ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central and southern florida project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Central and Southern Florida Project</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Northern estuaries</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>northern estuaries</term>” means the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Charlotte Harbor, Indian River Lagoon, Lake Worth Lagoon, and St. Lucie River Estuary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South florida ecosystem</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>South Florida ecosystem</term>” means the area consisting of the land and water within the boundary of the South Florida Water Management District in effect on July 1, 1999.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>South Florida ecosystem</term>” includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Everglades;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y235b8acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Florida Keys;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the contiguous near-shore coastal water of South Florida; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Florida’s Coral Reef.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>study area</term>” means all lands and waters within—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the northern estuaries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the South Florida ecosystem; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3760">136 STAT. 3760</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the study area boundaries of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and the Coastal and Heartland Estuary Partnership, authorized pursuant to section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1330">33 U.S.C. 1330</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235b8ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposed Comprehensive Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop, in cooperation with the non-Federal sponsors of the Central and Southern Florida project and any relevant Federal, State, and Tribal agencies, a proposed comprehensive plan for the purpose of restoring, preserving, and protecting the northern estuaries.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop a proposed comprehensive plan that provides for ecosystem restoration within the northern estuaries, including the elimination of harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress for approval—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the proposed comprehensive plan developed under this subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235b8adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235b8add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for future feasibility studies within the study area for the ecosystem restoration of the northern estuaries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the submission of the proposed comprehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report on the development of the proposed comprehensive plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235b8adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional studies and analyses</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the submission of the proposed comprehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall continue to conduct such studies and analyses after the date of such submission as are necessary for the purpose of restoring, preserving, and protecting the northern estuaries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235b8ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the alteration or amendment of the schedule for completion of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8216">SEC. 8216. </num><heading>STUDY ON SHELLFISH HABITAT AND SEAGRASS, FLORIDA CENTRAL GULF COAST.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235bd901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a study, and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report, on projects and activities carried out through the Engineer Research and Development Center to restore shellfish habitat and seagrass in coastal estuaries in the Florida Central Gulf Coast.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235bd902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235bd903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235bd904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with independent expert scientists and other regional stakeholders with relevant expertise and experience; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235bd905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235bd906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with Federal, State, and local agencies providing oversight for both short- and long-term monitoring of the projects and activities described in subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3761">136 STAT. 3761</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235bd907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8217">SEC. 8217. </num><heading>REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235c2728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c2729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that provides an update on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c272a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan projects, as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2680">114 Stat. 2680</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t121/s1269">121 U.S.C. 1269</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t132/s3786">132 U.S.C. 3786</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c272b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c272c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>the review of the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule pursuant to section 1106 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3773">132 Stat. 3773</ref>) and section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t134/s2682">134 U.S.C. 2682</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c272d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any additional water resources development projects and studies included in the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Plan Integrated Delivery Schedule prepared in accordance with <ref href="/us/cfr/t33/pt385">part 385 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235c272e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under subsection (a) the status of each authorized water resources development project or study described in such subsection, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c272f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c2730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimated implementation or completion date of the project or study; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c2731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c2732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated costs to complete implementation or construction, as applicable, of the project or study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8218">SEC. 8218. </num><heading>GREAT LAKES RECREATIONAL BOATING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c2733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote> subsection (f) of section 455 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–21">42 U.S.C. 1962d–21</ref>), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare, at Federal expense, and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report updating the findings of the report on the economic benefits of recreational boating in the Great Lakes basin prepared under subsection (c) of such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8219">SEC. 8219. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c2734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s652">33 USC 652 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HYDRAULIC EVALUATION OF UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ILLINOIS RIVER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235c7555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall, at Federal expense, periodically carry out a study to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c7556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>evaluate the flow frequency probabilities of the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois River; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235c7557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c7558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>develop updated water surface profiles for such rivers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235c7559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c755a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Area of Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct analysis along the mainstem of the Mississippi River from upstream of the Minnesota River confluence near Anoka, Minnesota, to just upstream of the Ohio River confluence near Cairo, Illinois, and along the Illinois River from Dresden Island Lock and Dam to the confluence with the Mississippi River, near Grafton, Illinois.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3762">136 STAT. 3762</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235c755b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c755c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 20 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of a study carried out under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235c755d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235c755e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Any information developed under subsection (a) shall be made publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8220">SEC. 8220. </num><heading>DISPOSITION STUDY ON HYDROPOWER IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235d119f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out a disposition study to determine the Federal interest in, and identify the effects of, deauthorizing hydropower as an authorized purpose, in whole or in part, of the Willamette Valley hydropower project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the disposition study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the effects of deauthorizing hydropower on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Willamette Valley hydropower project operations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>other authorized purposes of such project;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>cost apportionments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>dam safety;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>compliance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the operations of the remaining dams within the Willamette Valley hydropower project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary, through the disposition study authorized by paragraph (1), determines that hydropower should be removed as an authorized purpose of any part of the Willamette Valley hydropower project, the Secretary shall also investigate and recommend any necessary structural or operational changes at such project that are necessary to achieve an appropriate balance among the remaining authorized purposes of such project or changes to such purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235d11ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the disposition study on deauthorizing hydropower as a purpose of the Willamette Valley hydropower project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235d11b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d11b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations required under subsection (a)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235d11b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Until such time as the report required under subsection (b) is issued, any new construction-related expenditures of the Secretary at the Willamette Valley hydropower project that are assigned to hydropower shall not be reimbursable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235d11b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Willamette Valley hydropower project</term>” means the system of dams and reservoir projects authorized to generate hydropower and the power features that operate in conjunction with the main regulating dam facilities, including the Big Cliff, Dexter, and Foster re-regulating dams in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, as authorized by section 4 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3763">136 STAT. 3763</page> of the Flood Control Act of 1938 (chapter 795, <ref href="/us/stat/52/1222">52 Stat. 1222</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/62/1178">62 Stat. 1178</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/64/177">64 Stat. 177</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/68/1264">68 Stat. 1264</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/74/499">74 Stat. 499</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/100/4144">100 Stat. 4144</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8221">SEC. 8221. </num><heading>HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL EXPANSION CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</ref>) for modifications of the project for navigation, Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2734">134 Stat. 2734</ref>), to incorporate into the project the construction of barge lanes immediately adjacent to either side of the Houston Ship Channel from Bolivar Roads to Morgan’s Point.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8222">SEC. 8222. </num><heading>SABINE–NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d38c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d38c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for the project for navigation, Sabine–Neches Waterway, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2231/b">33 U.S.C. 2231(b)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8223">SEC. 8223. </num><heading>NORFOLK HARBOR AND CHANNELS, VIRGINIA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary shall complete a post-authorization change report for the Anchorage F modifications to the project for navigation, Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia, authorized by section 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4090">100 Stat. 4090</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3840">132 Stat. 3840</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8224">SEC. 8224. </num><heading>COASTAL VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235d5fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d5fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235d5fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the feasibility study for the project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, Coastal Virginia, authorized by section 1201(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3802">132 Stat. 3802</ref>), the Secretary is authorized to enter into a written agreement with any Federal agency that owns or operates property in the area of the project to accept and expend funds from such Federal agency to include in the study an analysis with respect to property owned or operated by such Federal agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235d5fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall use any relevant information obtained from a Federal agency described in subsection (a) to carry out the feasibility study described in such subsection.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8225">SEC. 8225. </num><heading>WEST VIRGINIA HYDROPOWER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235dadfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235dadfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>For water resources development projects described in subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to evaluate Federal and non-Federal modifications to such projects for the purposes of <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> capacity for hydropower generation or energy storage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235dadfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The projects referred to in subsection (a) are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dadfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Sutton Dam, Braxton County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1586">49 Stat. 1586</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dadff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Hildebrand Lock and Dam, Monongahela County, West Virginia, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (chapter 188, <ref href="/us/stat/64/166">64 Stat. 166</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3764">136 STAT. 3764</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dae00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Bluestone Lake, Summers County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1586">49 Stat. 1586</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dae01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>R.D. Bailey Dam, Wyoming County, West Virginia, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1188">76 Stat. 1188</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dae02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Stonewall Jackson Dam, Lewis County, West Virginia, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/stat/80/1421">80 Stat. 1421</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dae03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>East Lynn Dam, Wayne County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1586">49 Stat. 1586</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dae04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Burnsville Lake, Braxton County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1586">49 Stat. 1586</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235dae05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out demonstration projects for purposes of testing and evaluating technology for <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> capacity for hydropower generation or energy storage to a project described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8226">SEC. 8226. </num><heading>ELECTRONIC PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x235dd516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2040(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2345/f">33 U.S.C. 2345(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dd517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Water Resources Development Act of 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235dd518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y235dd519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update on electronic system implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a quarterly update describing the status of the implementation of this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8227">SEC. 8227. </num><heading>INVESTMENTS FOR RECREATION AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235e233a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers should use all available authorities to promote and enhance development and recreational opportunities at lakes that are part of authorized civil works projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235e4a4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on investments needed to support recreational activities that are part of authorized water resources development projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235e4a4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (b) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e4a4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235e4a4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of deferred maintenance projects, including maintenance projects relating to recreational facilities and sites and associated access roads;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e4a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235e4a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235e4a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to fund the projects described in paragraph (1) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3765">136 STAT. 3765</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e4a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>a description of efforts made by the Corps of Engineers to coordinate investments in recreational facilities and sites and associated access roads with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e4a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>State and local governments; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e4a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>private entities; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e4a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235e4a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of whether the modification of Federal contracting requirements could accelerate the availability of funds for the projects described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8228">SEC. 8228. </num><heading>AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235e4a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">West Virginia.</p></sidenote> the purpose of mitigating adverse impacts to public access to outdoor recreation, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider alternatives to the use of automated fee machines for the collection of fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities in West Virginia.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8229">SEC. 8229. </num><heading>REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL HAZARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235e9878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e9879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>carry out a review of potential threats to human life and safety from use of covered sites; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e987a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235e987b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>install such technologies and other measures, including sirens, strobe lights, and signage, that the Secretary, based on the review carried out under paragraph (1), determines necessary for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions or to otherwise minimize or eliminate any identified threats to human life and safety.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235e987c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Sites Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered sites</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e987d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>designated recreational areas at the Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, authorized by section 1 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, <ref href="/us/stat/60/635">60 Stat. 635</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e987e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>designated recreational areas at the banks of the Mississippi River, Louisiana; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235e987f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the project for navigation, Murderkill River, Delaware, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 13, 1892 (chapter 158, <ref href="/us/stat/27/98">27 Stat. 98</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8230">SEC. 8230. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION MODELING AND TESTING CAPACITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ee6a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall carry out an assessment of the current capacity of the Corps of Engineers to model coastal flood mitigation systems and test the effectiveness of such systems in preventing flood damage resulting from coastal storm surges.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ee6a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ee6a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>identify the capacity of the Corps of Engineers to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ee6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>carry out the testing of the performance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ee6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>collaborate with private industries to carry out such testing;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ee6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify any limitations or deficiencies at Corps of Engineers facilities that are capable of testing the performance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ee6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>assess any benefits that would result from addressing the limitations or deficiencies identified under paragraph (2); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3766">136 STAT. 3766</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ee6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ee6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ee6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>provide recommendations for addressing such limitations or deficiencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ee6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ee6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ee6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8231">SEC. 8231. </num><heading>REPORT ON SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f0dbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235f0dbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235f0dbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that describes and documents the use of contracts and subcontracts with Small Disadvantaged Businesses in carrying out the water resources development authorities of the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f0dc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) information on the distribution of funds to Small Disadvantaged Businesses on a disaggregated basis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f0dc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Small Disadvantaged Business</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t13/s124.1001">section 124.1001 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8232">SEC. 8232. </num><heading>REPORT ON SOLAR ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f82f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct an assessment, in collaboration with relevant Federal agencies and after consultation with relevant non-Federal interests, of opportunities to install and maintain photovoltaic solar panels (including floating solar panels) at covered projects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>include a description of the economic, environmental, and technical viability of installing and maintaining, or contracting with third parties to install and maintain, photovoltaic solar panels at covered projects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify covered projects with a high potential for the installation and maintenance of photovoltaic solar panels and whether such installation and maintenance would require additional authorization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>account for potential impacts of photovoltaic solar panels at covered projects and the authorized purposes of such projects, including potential impacts on flood risk reduction, navigation, recreation, water supply, and fish and wildlife; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>account for the availability of electric grid infrastructure close to covered projects, including underutilized transmission infrastructure.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f82f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235f82fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235f82fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report containing the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3767">136 STAT. 3767</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f82fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235f82fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered project</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any property under the control of the Corps of Engineers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235f82ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any water resources development project constructed by the Secretary or over which the Secretary has financial or operational responsibility.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8233">SEC. 8233. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235f8300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ECONOMIC VALUATION OF PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND HABITAT ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT LANDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ff831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ff832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ff833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a review of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements related to the determination of the economic value of lands that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may be provided by the non-Federal interest, as necessary, for the construction of a project for flood risk reduction or hurricane and storm risk reduction in accordance with section 103(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/i">33 U.S.C. 2213(i)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>are being maintained for open space, recreational areas, or preservation of fish and wildlife habitat; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>will continue to be so maintained as part of the project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y235ff837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ff839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements described in such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of the requirements and process the Secretary uses to place an economic value on the lands described in such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ff83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of whether such requirements and process affect the ability of a non-Federal interest to provide such lands for the construction of a project described in such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x235ff83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of whether such requirements and process directly or indirectly encourage the selection of developed lands for the construction of a project, or have the potential to affect the total cost of a project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y235ff83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the identification of alternative measures for determining the economic value of such lands that could provide incentives for the preservation of open space, recreational areas, and habitat in association with the construction of a project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8234">SEC. 8234. </num><heading>REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23601f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23601f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23601f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that describes—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3768">136 STAT. 3768</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23601f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the extent to which the Secretary has carried out section 1033 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2350">33 U.S.C. 2350</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23601f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the extent to which the Secretary has incorporated corrosion prevention activities (as defined in such section) at water resources development projects constructed or maintained by the Secretary since the date of enactment of such section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23601f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in instances where the Secretary has not incorporated corrosion prevention activities at such water resources development projects since such date, an explanation of why such corrosion prevention activities have not been incorporated.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8235">SEC. 8235. </num><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2360bb96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2360bb97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2360bb98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2360bb99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a review of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements and procedures related to the use, in relation to the construction of a project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration, of covered easements that may be provided to the Secretary by non-Federal interests.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2360bb9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bb9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the findings of the Secretary relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bb9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the minimum rights in property that are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain projects for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bb9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether increased use of covered easements in relation to such projects could promote greater participation from cooperating landowners in addressing local flooding or ecosystem restoration challenges; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bb9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether such increased use could result in cost savings in the implementation of the projects, without any reduction in project benefits; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bb9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2360bba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2360bba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations of the Secretary relating to whether existing requirements or procedures related to such use of covered easements should be revised to reflect the results of the review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2360bba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered easement</term>” means an easement or other similar interest in real property that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reserves for the Secretary rights in the property that are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain a water resources development project;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provides for appropriate public use of the property, and retains the right of continued use of the property by the owner of the property, to the extent such uses are consistent with purposes of the covered easement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provides access to the property for oversight and inspection by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>is permanently recorded; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2360bba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>is enforceable under Federal and State law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3769">136 STAT. 3769</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8236">SEC. 8236. </num><heading>GAO STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236353b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Project Distribution</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236353ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an analysis of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236353bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the geographic distribution of annual and supplemental funding for water resources development projects carried out by the Secretary over the immediately preceding 5 fiscal years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the factors contributing to such distribution.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the analysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such analysis.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236353bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment of Concessionaire Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an assessment of the concessionaire lease practices of the Corps of Engineers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the extent to which the formula of the Corps of Engineers for calculating concessionaire rental rates allows concessionaires to obtain a reasonable return on investment, taking into account operating margins for sales of food and fuel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the process and formula for assessing administrative fees for concessionaire leases that addresses—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236353c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the statutory authority for such fees; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236353c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the extent to which the process and formula for assessing such fees are transparent and consistent across districts of the Corps of Engineers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the assessment required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such assessment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236353c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit of Projects Over Budget or Behind Schedule</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Comptroller General of the United States a list of each covered ongoing water resources development project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after receiving the list under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall initiate a review of the factors and conditions resulting in the estimated project cost or completion date exceedances for each covered ongoing water resources development project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review conducted under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3770">136 STAT. 3770</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered ongoing water resources development project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered ongoing water resources development project</term>” means a water resources development project being carried out by the Secretary for which, as of the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the estimated total project cost of the project exceeds the authorized total project cost of the project by not less than $50,000,000; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated completion date of the project exceeds the original estimated completion date of the project by not less than 5 years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236353ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies on Mitigation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on mitigation for water resources development projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236353d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of projects and activities to mitigate fish and wildlife losses resulting from the construction, or operation and maintenance, of an authorized water resources development project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236353d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236353d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236353d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>assess the extent to which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>districts of the Corps of Engineers consistently implement the final rule of the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency titled “Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources” and issued on April 10, 2008 (<ref href="/us/fr/73/19594">73 Fed. Reg. 19594</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>mitigation projects and activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) restore the natural hydrologic conditions, restore native vegetation, and otherwise support native fish and wildlife species, as required under section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2283">33 U.S.C. 2283</ref>);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>mitigation projects or activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) are undertaken before, or concurrent with, the construction of the authorized water resources development project for which such mitigation is required;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>mitigation projects or activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) are completed;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>mitigation projects or activities are undertaken to mitigate fish and wildlife losses resulting from the operation and maintenance of an authorized water resources development project, including based on periodic review and updating of such projects or activities;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>the Secretary includes mitigation plans, as required by section 906(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S. 2283), in any project study (as defined in section 2034(l) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2343">33 U.S.C. 2343</ref>));<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3771">136 STAT. 3771</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">(VII) </num><content>processing and approval of mitigation projects and activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) affects the timeline of completion of authorized water resources development projects; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236353dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content>mitigation projects and activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) affect the total cost of authorized water resources development projects;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236353dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236353de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the performance of each of the mitigation mechanisms included in the final rule described in clause (i)(I);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236353df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236379f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the efficacy of the use of alternative methods, such as a performance-based contract, to satisfy mitigation requirements of authorized water resources development projects;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236379f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236379f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review any reports submitted to Congress in accordance with section 2036(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1094">121 Stat. 1094</ref>) on the status of construction of authorized water resources development projects that require mitigation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236379f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236379f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with independent scientists, economists, and other stakeholders with expertise and experience to conduct such review.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236379f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of performance-based contract</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term “<term>performance-based contract</term>” means a procurement mechanism by which the Corps of Engineers contracts with a public or private non-Federal entity for a specific mitigation outcome requirement, with payment to the entity linked to delivery of verifiable, sustainable, and functionally equivalent mitigation performance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236379f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review conducted under this paragraph, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236379f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on compensatory mitigation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236379f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236379f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236379fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the performance metrics for, compliance with, and adequacy of potential mechanisms for fulfilling compensatory mitigation obligations pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1251/etseq">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236379fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236379fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General shall include in the review conducted under subparagraph (A) an analysis of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236379fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>the primary mechanisms for fulfilling compensatory mitigation obligations, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236379fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>mitigation banks;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236379ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in-lieu fee programs; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>direct mitigation by permittees;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the timeliness of initiation and successful completion of compensatory mitigation activities in relation to when a permitted activity occurs;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3772">136 STAT. 3772</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the timeliness of processing and approval of compensatory mitigation activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the costs of carrying out compensatory mitigation activities borne by the Federal Government, a permittee, or any other involved entity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Federal and State agency oversight and short- and long-term monitoring of compensatory mitigation activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>whether a compensatory mitigation activity successfully replaces any lost or adversely affected habitat with a habitat having similar functions of equal or greater ecological value; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>the continued, long-term operation of the compensatory mitigation activities over a 5-, 10-, 20-, and 50-year period, including ecological performance and the functioning of long-term funding mechanisms.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>In conjunction with the review required under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall review and update the findings and recommendations contained in the report of the Comptroller General titled “Corps of Engineers Does Not Have an Effective Oversight Approach to Ensure That Compensatory Mitigation Is Occurring” and dated September 2005 (GAO–05–898), including a review of Federal agency compliance with such recommendations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review conducted under required subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23637a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Waterborne Commerce Statistics</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center of the Corps of Engineers that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of ways in which the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center can improve the collection of information relating to all commercial maritime activity within the jurisdiction of a port, including the collection and reporting of records of fishery landings and aquaculture harvest; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>recommendations to improve the collection of such information from non-Federal entities, taking into consideration—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the cost, efficiency, and accuracy of collecting such information; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23637a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the protection of proprietary information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review conducted out under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of such review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23637a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on the Integration of Information Into the National Levee Database</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3773">136 STAT. 3773</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the sharing of levee information, and the integration of such information into the National Levee Database, by the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3303">33 U.S.C. 3303</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigation.</p></sidenote><content>investigate the information-sharing protocols and procedures between the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding the construction of new Federal flood protection projects;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>analyze the timeliness of the integration of information relating to newly constructed Federal flood protection projects into the National Levee Database;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identify any delays between the construction of a new Federal flood protection project and when a policyholder of the National Flood Insurance Program would realize a premium discount due to the construction of a new Federal flood protection project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine whether such information-sharing protocols are adversely impacting the ability of the Secretary to perform accurate benefit-cost analyses for future flood risk management activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review conducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of such review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23637a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit of Joint Costs for Operation and Maintenance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the practices of the Corps of Engineers with respect to the determination of joint costs associated with operations and maintenance of reservoirs owned and operated by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23637a27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23637a29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review conducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review and any recommendations that result from such review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8237">SEC. 8237. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WATERSHED RESTORATION SERVICES ON LANDS OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23643d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, including an assessment of whether the provision of such services on such lands by non-Federal interests through good neighbor agreements would be in the best interests of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3774">136 STAT. 3774</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23643d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>describe the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services provided by the Secretary on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assess whether such services, including efforts to reduce hazardous fuels and to restore and improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health (including the health of fish and wildlife habitats) would be enhanced by authorizing the Secretary to enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non-Federal interest;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>describe the process for ensuring that Federal requirements for land management plans for forests on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers remain in effect under good neighbor agreements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>assess whether Congress should authorize the Secretary to enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, including by assessing any interest expressed by a non-Federal interest to enter into such an agreement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>consider whether implementation of a good neighbor agreement on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers would benefit State and local governments and Indian Tribes that are located in the same geographic area as such lands; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23643d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with the heads of other Federal agencies authorized to enter into good neighbor agreements with non-Federal interests.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23643d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23643d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23643d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23643d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Good neighbor agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>good neighbor agreement</term>” means a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole source contract) entered into between the Secretary and a non-Federal interest to carry out forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lands owned by the corps of engineers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>lands owned by the Corps of Engineers</term>” means any land owned by the Corps of Engineers, but does not include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by law or Presidential proclamation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a wilderness study area; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23643d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other land with respect to which the Secretary determines that forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services should remain the responsibility of the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3775">136 STAT. 3775</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Deauthorizations and Modifications</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8301">SEC. 8301. </num><heading>DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2364b2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes; Proposed Deauthorization List; Submission of Final List</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s579d–2">33 U.S.C. 579d–2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) through (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23654eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this section are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>to identify water resources development projects, and separable elements of projects, authorized by Congress that are no longer viable for construction due to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a lack of local support;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a lack of available Federal or non-Federal resources; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant or feasible;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to create an expedited and definitive process for Congress to deauthorize water resources development projects and separable elements that are no longer viable for construction; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to allow the continued authorization of water resources development projects and separable elements that are viable for construction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23654f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposed Deauthorization List</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preliminary list of projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall develop a preliminary list of each water resources development project, or separable element of a project, authorized for construction before November 8, 2007, for which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>planning, design, or construction was not initiated before the date of enactment of this Act; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23654f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>planning, design, or construction was initiated before the date of enactment of this Act, but for which no funds, Federal or non-Federal, were obligated for planning, design, or construction of the project or separable element of the project during the current fiscal year or any of the 10 preceding fiscal years.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of comprehensive construction backlog and operation and maintenance report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may develop the preliminary list from the comprehensive construction backlog and operation and maintenance reports developed pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s579a">33 U.S.C. 579a</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation of proposed deauthorization list</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposed list and estimated deauthorization amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23654f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>prepare a proposed list of projects for deauthorization comprised of a subset of projects and separable elements identified on the preliminary list developed under paragraph (1) that are projects or separable elements described in subsection (a)(1), as determined by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>include with such proposed list an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Federal cost to complete such projects.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3776">136 STAT. 3776</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of federal cost to complete</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into account any allowances authorized by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost estimate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public comment and consultation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall solicit comments from the public and the Governors of each applicable State on the proposed deauthorization list prepared under paragraph (2)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comment period</inline>.—</heading><content>The public comment period shall be 90 days.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation of final deauthorization list</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall prepare a final deauthorization list by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>considering any comments received under paragraph (3); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>revising the proposed deauthorization list prepared under paragraph (2)(A) as the Secretary determines necessary to respond to such comments.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appendix</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include as part of the final deauthorization list an appendix that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identifies each project or separable element on the proposed deauthorization list that is not included on the final deauthorization list; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23654f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>describes the reasons why the project or separable element is not included on the final deauthorization list.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23654f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Final Deauthorization List to Congress for Congressional Review; Publication</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23654f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the close of the comment period under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23654f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appendix.</p></sidenote><content>submit the final deauthorization list and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(4) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23654f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23654f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23654f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote><content>publish the final deauthorization list and appendix in the Federal Register.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23657635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not include in the final deauthorization list submitted under paragraph (1) any project or separable element with respect to which Federal funds for planning, design, or construction are obligated after the development of the preliminary list under subsection (b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final deauthorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23657636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s579d–2/d">33 U.S.C. 579d–2(d)</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8302">SEC. 8302. </num><heading>WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23659d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2267a">33 U.S.C. 2267a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23659d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23659d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3777">136 STAT. 3777</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23659d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23659d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2365c45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>sea level rise;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2365c45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>coastal storm damage reduction; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2365c45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>streambank and shoreline protection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2365c45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2365c460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2365c461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (10), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2365c462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2365c463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>New York-New Jersey Watershed Basin, which encompasses all the watersheds that flow into the New York-New Jersey Harbor and their associated estuaries, including the Hudson, Mohawk, Raritan, Passaic, Hackensack, and Bronx River Watersheds and the Hudson River Estuary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2365c464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>Mississippi River Watershed; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2365c465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>Chattahoochee River Basin, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8303">SEC. 8303. </num><heading>FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23663996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Utilization of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1222(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3811">132 Stat. 3811</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2661">134 Stat. 2661</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23663997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Upper Missouri River Basin and the North Platte River Basin</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, and the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23663998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23663999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Upper Missouri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2366399a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Upper Missouri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2366399b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completion of Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports authorized by section 1222 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3811">132 Stat. 3811</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2661">134 Stat. 2661</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2366399c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2366399d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2319">33 USC 2319 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2366399e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2366399f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236639a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out a research study pilot program at 1 or more dams owned and operated by the Secretary in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to assess the viability of forecast-informed reservoir operations in the eastern United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236639a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after completion of the research study pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the research study pilot program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3778">136 STAT. 3778</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8304">SEC. 8304. </num><heading>LAKES PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236660b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4148">100 Stat. 4148</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/4646">104 Stat. 4646</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3758">110 Stat. 3758</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/295">113 Stat. 295</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1076">121 Stat. 1076</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2703">134 Stat. 2703</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236660b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (29), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236660b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (30), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236660b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y236660b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="31">“(31) </num><content>Salisbury Pond, Worcester, Massachusetts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y236660b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="32">“(32) </num><content>Baisley Pond, New York;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y236660b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="33">“(33) </num><content>Legacy Park, Decatur, Georgia; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y236660b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="34">“(34) </num><content>White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8305">SEC. 8305. </num><heading>INVASIVE SPECIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2367240a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aquatic Invasive Species Research</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1108(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2263a/a">33 U.S.C. 2263a(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, hydrilla</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>elodea</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2367240b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Invasive Species Management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s610">33 U.S.C. 610</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367240c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367240d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$75,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367240e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367240f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f)(4) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23672410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23672411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23672412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23672413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water quantity or water quality</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water quantity, water quality, or ecosystems</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23672414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Lake Erie Basin, the Ohio River Basin,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the Upper Snake River Basin,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23672415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, hydrilla (<i>Hydrilla verticillata</i>),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(<i>Elaeagnus angustifolia</i>)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23672416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23672417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 128(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s610">33 U.S.C. 610 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23677238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23677239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Focus Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367723a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Great Lakes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367723b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the tidal and inland waters of the State of New Jersey, including Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367723c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the coastal and tidal waters of the State of Louisiana;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367723d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the waterways of the counties that comprise the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367723e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the Allegheny Reservoir Watershed, New York;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367723f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Lake Okeechobee, Florida;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers, Florida;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Rio Grande River Basin, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3779">136 STAT. 3779</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>lakes and reservoirs in the State of Ohio;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><content>the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><content>Detroit Lake, Oregon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>Ten Mile Lake, Oregon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23677247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23677248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virgin Islands.</p></sidenote><content>the coastal waters of the United States Virgin Islands.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23677249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update on Invasive Species Policy Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 501(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s610">33 U.S.C. 610 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367724a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367724b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367724c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2367724d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8306">SEC. 8306. </num><heading>MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2367995e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3759">110 Stat. 3759</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/339">113 Stat. 339</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2679">114 Stat. 2679</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367995f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><content>Second harbor at New Madrid County Harbor, Missouri.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23679960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><content>Yabucoa Harbor, Puerto Rico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23679961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">“(20) </num><content>Everett Harbor and Snohomish River, Boat Launch Connector Channel, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23679962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">“(21) </num><content>Port Townsend, Boat Haven Marina Breakwater, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23679963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><content>Segment 1B of Houston Ship Channel, Texas.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8307">SEC. 8307. </num><heading>PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2367e784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367e785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New york harbor, new york and new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>The New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (chapter 142, <ref href="/us/stat/38/1051">38 Stat. 1051</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/88/39">88 Stat. 39</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/4615">104 Stat. 4615</ref>), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1345">128 Stat. 1345</ref>), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367e786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rio nigua, salinas, puerto rico</inline>.—</heading><content>The project for flood control, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/278">113 Stat. 278</ref>), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1345">128 Stat. 1345</ref>), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2367e787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rio grande de loiza, puerto rico</inline>.—</heading><content>The project for flood control, Rio Grande De Loiza, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4803">106 Stat. 4803</ref>), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1345">128 Stat. 1345</ref>), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2367e788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2367e789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feasibility Studies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out, and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of, a feasibility study for each of the projects described in subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3780">136 STAT. 3780</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8308">SEC. 8308. </num><heading>SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236835aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a water resources development project described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236835ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236835ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>fund, at Federal expense, any incremental increase in cost to the project that results from a legal requirement to use a borrow source determined by the Secretary to be other than the least-cost option; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236835ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>exclude the cost described in paragraph (1) from the cost-benefit analysis for the project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236835ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Water Resources Development Project Described</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236835af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>A water resources development project referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236835b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey, hurricane storm damage reduction, shore protection, and ecosystem restoration project, authorized by section 101(a)(26) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/278">113 Stat. 278</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236835b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Folly Beach, South Carolina, shoreline protection project, authorized by section 501(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4136">100 Stat. 4136</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/105/520">105 Stat. 520</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236835b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Carolina Beach and Vicinity, North Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1182">76 Stat. 1182</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2741">134 Stat. 2741</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236835b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1182">76 Stat. 1182</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2741">134 Stat. 2741</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236835b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section limits the eligibility for, or availability of, Federal expenditures or financial assistance for any water resources development project, including any beach nourishment or renourishment project, under any other provision of Federal law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8309">SEC. 8309. </num><heading>COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2368d1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study of Flood Risk Management Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d1f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d1f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Using funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized, at Federal expense, to carry out a study to determine the feasibility of a project for flood risk management and related purposes in the Columbia River Basin and to report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate with recommendations thereon, including recommendations for a project to potentially reduce the reliance on Canada for flood risk management in the basin.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the activities described in this subsection in coordination with other Federal and State agencies and Indian Tribes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2368d1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds for Columbia River Treaty Obligations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to expend funds appropriated for the purpose of satisfying United States obligations under the Columbia River Treaty to compensate Canada for operating Canadian storage on behalf of the United States under such treaty.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d1ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the U.S. entity calls upon Canada to operate Canadian reservoir storage for flood risk management on behalf of the United States, which operation may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3781">136 STAT. 3781</page> incur an obligation to compensate Canada under the Columbia River Treaty—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate, by not later than 30 days after the initiation of the call, a written notice of the action and a justification, including a description of the circumstances necessitating the call;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368d203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>upon a determination by the United States of the amount of compensation that shall be paid to Canada, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a written notice specifying such amount and an explanation of how such amount was derived, which notification shall not delay or impede the flood risk management mission of the U.S. entity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Secretary shall make no payment to Canada for the call under the Columbia River Treaty until such time as funds appropriated for the purpose of compensating Canada under such treaty are available.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Columbia river basin</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Columbia River Basin</term>” means the entire United States portion of the Columbia River watershed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Columbia river treaty</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Columbia River Treaty</term>” means the treaty relating to cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at Washington January 17, 1961, and entered into force September 16, 1964.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2368d208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">U.S. entity<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The term “<term>U.S. entity</term>” means the entity designated by the United States under Article XIV of the Columbia River Treaty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8310">SEC. 8310. </num><heading>EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC CHANGES IN SOURIS RIVER BASIN.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2368f819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p></sidenote> Secretary is authorized to evaluate hydrologic changes affecting the agreement entitled “Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Water Supply and Flood Control in the Souris River Basin”, signed and entered into force on October 26, 1989.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8311">SEC. 8311. </num><heading>ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23696d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4232">100 Stat. 4232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3719">110 Stat. 3719</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23696d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23696d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(b) Subject to section 903(a) of this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to undertake</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23696d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23696d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>canals</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>100 percent.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“channels attendant to the operations of the community ditch and Acequia systems in New Mexico that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3782">136 STAT. 3782</page> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23696d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>are declared to be a political subdivision of the State; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23696d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>belong to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23696d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (f);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23696d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23699463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The measures described in subsection (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23699464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>ensure greater resiliency of diversion structures, including to flow variations, prolonged drought conditions, invasive plant species, and threats from changing hydrological and climatic conditions; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23699465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>support research, development, and training for innovative management solutions, including those for controlling invasive aquatic plants that affect acequias.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23699466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out the measures described in subsection (b), including study costs, shall be 25 percent, except that in the case of a measure benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas, the Federal share of the cost of carrying out such measure shall be 90 percent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23699467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the measures described in subsection (b) $80,000,000.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23699468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23699469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the first sentence—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2369946a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(f) The Secretary is further authorized and directed to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown3 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2369946b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Entity Status</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2369946c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2369946d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or belong to an Indian Tribe within the State of New Mexico</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>that State</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2369946e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>This public entity status will allow the officials of these Acequia systems</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2369bb7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>The public entity status provided under paragraph (1) shall allow the officials of the Acequia systems described in such paragraph”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8312">SEC. 8312. </num><heading>PORT OF NOME, ALASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2369e290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2733">134 Stat. 2733</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2369e291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2369e292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal interest for the project described in subsection (a) shall pay 10 percent of the costs associated with the general navigation features of the project during the period of construction.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2369e293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 101(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2211/a/2">33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(2)</ref>) shall not apply to the project described in subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3783">136 STAT. 3783</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8313">SEC. 8313. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2369e294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2369e295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading>ST. GEORGE, ALASKA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the terms of the local cooperation agreement between the Department of the Army and the City of St. George, Alaska, dated December 23, 1988, the Secretary shall waive any and all payments due and owing to the United States by the City of St. George on or after the date of enactment this Act resulting from the judgment filed on November 8, 1993, in the United States Court of Federal Claims in <i>J.E. McAmis, Inc.</i> v. <i>United States</i>, 90–315C, 91–1194C, and 91–1195C.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8314">SEC. 8314. </num><heading>UNALASKA (DUTCH HARBOR) CHANNELS, ALASKA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2734">134 Stat. 2734</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in row 3 (relating to the project for navigation, Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>February 7, 2020</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 2, 2020</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8315">SEC. 8315. </num><heading>STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, COASTAL EROSION, AND ICE AND GLACIAL DAMAGE, ALASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a30b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a program to carry out structural and nonstructural projects for storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, and ice and glacial damage in the State of Alaska, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236a30b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>relocation of affected communities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236a30b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>construction of replacement facilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a30b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236a30ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall be in accordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>, 2215).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236a30bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a project benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas, the non-Federal share of the cost of such project shall be 10 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a30bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/stat/123/2851">123 Stat. 2851</ref>), is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a30bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>The program authorized by subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the program authorized by section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/stat/123/2851">123 Stat. 2851</ref>) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8316">SEC. 8316. </num><heading>ST. FRANCIS LAKE CONTROL STRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a57ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall set the ordinary high water mark for water impounded behind the St. Francis Lake Control Structure, authorized by the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, <ref href="/us/stat/45/538">45 Stat. 538</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/79/1077">79 Stat. 1077</ref>), at 208 feet mean sea level.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a57cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation by Project Manager</inline>.—</heading><content>In setting the ordinary high water mark under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the project manager for the St. Francis Lake Control Structure may continue operating such structure in accordance with the instructions set forth in the document titled “St. Francis Lake Control Structure Standing Instructions to the Project Manager” <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3784">136 STAT. 3784</page> and published in January 1982 by the Corps of Engineers, Memphis District.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8317">SEC. 8317. </num><heading>SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ADAMS AND DENVER COUNTIES, COLORADO.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a7ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236a7ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a written agreement under section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2232/d">33 U.S.C. 2232(d)</ref>) with the non-Federal interest for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado, authorized by section 401(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2739">134 Stat. 2739</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236a7ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236a7ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><content>The written agreement described in subsection (a) shall provide for reimbursement of the non-Federal interest from funds in the allocation for the project described in subsection (a) in the detailed spend plan submitted for amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText>department of the army—corps of engineers—civil—construction</headingText>” in title III of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/stat/135/1359">135 Stat. 1359</ref>) if the Secretary determines that funds in an amount sufficient to reimburse the non-Federal interest are available in such allocation.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8318">SEC. 8318. </num><heading>FRUITVALE AVENUE RAILROAD BRIDGE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4017(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236aa5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote> of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1175">121 Stat. 1175</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8319">SEC. 8319. </num><heading>LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236b4235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Los Angeles County, California.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236b4236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Los Angeles County, California, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236b4237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ownership Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236b4238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236b4239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b423a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before providing assistance under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</ref>) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b423b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b423c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236b423d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3785">136 STAT. 3785</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b423e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b423f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost sharing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b4240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236b4241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall be 75 percent; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236b4242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b4243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for interest</inline>.—</heading><content>In case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b4244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b/a/4/G">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)</ref>), the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but the credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b4245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236b4246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b4247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236b4248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corps of engineers expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8320">SEC. 8320. </num><heading>DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236bde89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236bde8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The portion of the project for flood risk management, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1589">49 Stat. 1589</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/50/167">50 Stat. 167</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/52/1215">52 Stat. 1215</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/55/647">55 Stat. 647</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/64/177">64 Stat. 177</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/4611">104 Stat. 4611</ref>), consisting of the debris basins described in subsection (b), is no longer authorized beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236bde8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Debris Basins Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The debris basins referred to in subsection (a) are the following debris basins operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, as generally defined in Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance manuals as may be further described in an agreement entered into under subsection (c): Auburn Debris Basin, Bailey Debris Basin, Big Dalton Debris Basin, Blanchard Canyon Debris Basin, Blue Gum Canyon Debris Basin, Brand Canyon Debris Basin, Carter Debris Basin, Childs Canyon Debris Basin, Dunsmuir Canyon Debris Basin, Eagle Canyon Debris Basin, Eaton Wash Debris Basin, Elmwood Canyon Debris Basin, Emerald East Debris Basin, Emerald West Debris Retention Inlet, Hay Debris Basin, Hillcrest <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3786">136 STAT. 3786</page> Debris Basin, La Tuna Canyon Debris Basin, Little Dalton Debris Basin, Live Oak Debris Retention Inlet, Lopez Debris Retention Inlet, Lower Sunset Canyon Debris Basin, Marshall Canyon Debris Retention Inlet, Santa Anita Debris Basin, Sawpit Debris Basin, Schoolhouse Canyon Debris Basin, Shields Canyon Debris Basin, Sierra Madre Villa Debris Basin, Snover Canyon Debris Basin, Stough Canyon Debris Basin, Wilson Canyon Debris Basin, and Winery Canyon Debris Basin.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236bde8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236bde8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236bde8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to ensure that the Los Angeles County Flood Control District—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>operates, maintains, repairs, and rehabilitates, and replaces as necessary, the debris basins described in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in perpetuity at no cost to the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in a manner that ensures that the quantity and concentration of stormwater inflows from such debris basins does not reduce the level of flood protection of the project described in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>retains public ownership of, and compatible uses for, all real property required for the continued functioning of the debris basins described in subsection (b), consistent with authorized purposes of the project described in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>allows the Corps of Engineers to continue to operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair, and replace appurtenant structures, such as rain and stream gages, located within the debris basins subject to deauthorization under subsection (a) as necessary to ensure the continued functioning of the project described in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>holds and saves the United States harmless from damages due to overtopping, breach, failure, operation, or maintenance of the debris basins described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236bde95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Costs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may accept and expend funds voluntarily contributed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enter into an agreement under subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236bde97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236bde98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>monitor compliance with such agreement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8321">SEC. 8321. </num><heading>MURRIETA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236c05a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/106/377/appB/tI/s103">Section 103 of title I of appendix B of Public Law 106–377</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/114/1441A–65">114 Stat. 1441A–65</ref>) (relating to the project for flood control, environmental restoration, and recreation, Murrieta Creek, California), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c05aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$89,850,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$277,194,000</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c05ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$57,735,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$180,176,100</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c05ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$32,115,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$97,017,900</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8322">SEC. 8322. </num><heading>SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236c05ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236c05ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> portion of the project for flood protection in the Sacramento River Basin, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, <ref href="/us/stat/39/949">39 Stat. 949</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/68/1264">68 Stat. 1264</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3662">110 Stat. 3662</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/319">113 Stat. 319</ref>), consisting of the portion of the American River North Levee, upstream of Arden Way, from G.P.S. coordinate 38.600948N 121.330599W to 38.592261N 121.334155W, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3787">136 STAT. 3787</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8323">SEC. 8323. </num><heading>SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236c53cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The project for flood control and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California, authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, <ref href="/us/stat/60/636">60 Stat. 636</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2705">134 Stat. 2705</ref>), is modified to change the authorized conveyance capacity of the project to a level determined appropriate by the Secretary based on the actual capacity of the project, which level may be further modified by the Secretary as necessary to account for sea level rise.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236c53d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236c53d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236c53d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and Maintenance Manual</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c53d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236c53d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal sponsor for the project described in subsection (a) shall prepare for review and approval by the Secretary a revised operation and maintenance manual for the project to implement the modification described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c53d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal sponsor shall provide to the Secretary funds sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary to review and approve the manual described in paragraph (1), and the Secretary may accept and expend such funds in the performance of such review and approval.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236c53d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236c53d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236c53d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency Repair and Restoration Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon approval by the Secretary of the revised operation and maintenance manual required under subsection (b), and subject to compliance by the non-Federal sponsor with the requirements of such manual and with any other eligibility requirement established by the Secretary, the project described in subsection (a) shall be considered for assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n/a">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8324">SEC. 8324. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN, CALIFORNIA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236c7ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 111 of title I of division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/554">Public Law 106–554</ref>, appendix D, <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–224">114 Stat. 2763A–224</ref> (as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2763">114 Stat. 2763</ref>)); <ref href="/us/stat/121/1209">121 Stat. 1209</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c7aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and volatile organic compounds</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>perchlorates</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236c7aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and volatile organic compounds</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>perchlorates</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8325">SEC. 8325. </num><heading>SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236c7aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2675">134 Stat. 2675</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ocean shoreline</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>bay and ocean shorelines</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236c7aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out a study under section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/stat/90/2930">90 Stat. 2930</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/100/4158">100 Stat. 4158</ref>), pursuant to section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (as amended by this section), the Secretary shall not differentiate between damages related to high tide flooding and coastal storm flooding for the purposes of determining the Federal interest or cost share.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8326">SEC. 8326. </num><heading>SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236cc90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Except for funds required for a betterment or for a locally preferred plan, the Secretary shall not require the non-Federal interest for the project for flood risk management, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3788">136 STAT. 3788</page> ecosystem restoration, and recreation, South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1714">130 Stat. 1714</ref>), to contribute funds under an agreement entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act in excess of the total cash contribution required from the non-Federal interest for the project under section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236cc90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236cc910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not, at any time, defer, suspend, or terminate construction of the project described in subsection (a) solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary that an additional appropriation is required to cover the Federal share of the cost to complete construction of the project, if Federal funds, in an amount determined by the Secretary to be sufficient to continue construction of the project, remain available in the allocation for the project under the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Investment Plan for amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">corps of engineers—civil—department of the army—construction</headingText>” in title IV of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/123">Public Law 115–123</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/76">132 Stat. 76</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8327">SEC. 8327. </num><heading>DELAWARE SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236e4fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e4fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New Jersey.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e4fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pennsylvania.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of the non-Federal interest for the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2736">134 Stat. 2736</ref>) (referred to in this subsection as the “project”), the Secretary shall implement the project using borrow sources that are alternatives to the Delaware River, Philadelphia to the Sea, project, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, <ref href="/us/stat/36/637">36 Stat. 637</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/46/921">46 Stat. 921</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/52/803">52 Stat. 803</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/59/14">59 Stat. 14</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/68/1249">68 Stat. 1249</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/72/297">72 Stat. 297</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Until the Secretary implements the modification under paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized, at the request of a non-Federal interest, to carry out initial construction or periodic nourishments at any site included in the project under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326">33 U.S.C. 2326 note</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2326/d">33 U.S.C. 2326(d)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost to construct and periodically nourish the project, including the cost of any modifications carried out under paragraph (1) and the incremental cost of any placements carried out under paragraph (2)(B), shall be 90 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236e4fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delaware Emergency Shore Restoration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to repair or restore a federally authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction structure or project or a public beach located in the State of Delaware pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n/a">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)</ref>), if—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3789">136 STAT. 3789</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the structure, project, or public beach is damaged by wind, wave, or water action associated with a Nor’easter; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e4fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the Secretary determines that the damage prevents—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the case of a structure or project, the adequate functioning of the structure or project for the authorized purposes of the structure or project; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the case of a public beach, the adequate functioning of the beach as a natural barrier to inundation, wave attack, or erosion coinciding with hurricanes, coastal storms, or Nor’easters.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Justification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may carry out a repair or restoration activity under paragraph (1) without the need to demonstrate that the activity is justified solely by national economic development benefits if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e4fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>such activity is necessary to restore the adequate functioning of the structure, project, or public beach for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(B), as applicable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such activity is warranted to protect against loss to life or property of the community protected by the structure, project, or public beach; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e4fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of a public beach, the non-Federal interest agrees to participate in, and comply with, applicable Federal floodplain management and flood insurance programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>Repair or restoration activities carried out by the Secretary under paragraph (2) shall be given equal budgetary consideration and priority as activities justified solely by national economic development benefits.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An activity carried out under paragraph (1) for a public beach shall not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>repair or restore the beach beyond its natural profile; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>be considered initial construction of the hurricane and storm damage reduction project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provision</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided by this subsection shall be in addition to any authority provided by section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n/a">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)</ref>) to repair or restore federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or project located in the State of Delaware damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of the Secretary to carry out an activity under paragraph (1) for a public beach shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nor’easter</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Nor’easter</term>” means a synoptic-scale, extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public beach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>public beach</term>” means a beach within the geographic boundary of an unconstructed federally authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction project that is—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3790">136 STAT. 3790</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a publicly owned beach; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a privately owned beach that is available for public use, including the availability of reasonable public access, in accordance with Engineer Regulation 1165–2–130, published by the Corps of Engineers, dated June 15, 1989.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236e4fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian River Inlet and Bay, Delaware</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out major maintenance of the project for navigation, Indian River Inlet and Bay, Delaware, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 26, 1937 (chapter 832, <ref href="/us/stat/50/846">50 Stat. 846</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/59/14">59 Stat. 14</ref>), the Secretary shall repair, restore, or relocate any non-Federal public recreation facility that has been damaged, in whole or in part, by the deterioration or failure of the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236e4fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant, Delaware</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the “Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant”, authorized by section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4182">100 Stat. 4182</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary, at the request of a non-Federal interest, to provide periodic nourishment through dedicated dredging or other means to maintain or restore the functioning of such project when—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the sand bypass plant is inoperative; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>operation of the sand bypass plant is insufficient to maintain the functioning of the project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the cost of a cycle of periodic nourishment provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be the same percentage as the non-Federal share of the cost to operate the sand bypass plant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236e4fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reprogramming for Coastal Storm Risk Management Project at Indian River Inlet</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal year, the Secretary may reprogram amounts made available for any coastal storm risk management project to use such amounts for the project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the “Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant”, authorized by section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4182">100 Stat. 4182</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may carry out not more than 2 reprogramming actions under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each fiscal year, the Secretary may reprogram—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not more than $100,000 per reprogramming action; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236e4fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not more than $200,000 for each fiscal year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8328">SEC. 8328. </num><heading>ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e76f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> portions of the project for flood control and other purposes, Central and Southern Florida, authorized by section 203 of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3791">136 STAT. 3791</page> Flood Control Act of 1948 (<ref href="/us/stat/62/1176">62 Stat. 1176</ref>), consisting of the southernmost 3.5-mile reach of the L–73 levee, Section 2, Osceola County Florida, are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8329">SEC. 8329. </num><heading>LITTLE PASS, CLEARWATER BAY, FLORIDA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236e76f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> portion of the project for navigation, Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/stat/74/481">74 Stat. 481</ref>), beginning with the most westerly 1,000 linear feet of the channel encompassing all of Cut H, to include the turning basin, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8330">SEC. 8330. </num><heading>COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN, FLORIDA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236ec513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 601(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2685">114 Stat. 2685</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1269">121 Stat. 1269</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3786">132 Stat. 3786</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236ec514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (D)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (E)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236ec515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (E)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236ec516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during each 5-year period, beginning with commencement of design of the Plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during each period of 5 fiscal years, beginning on October 1, 2022</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236ec517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for each project in the Plan</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236ec518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y236eec29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236eec2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accounting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal sponsor a financial accounting of non-Federal contributions under clause (i)(I) for such fiscal year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y236eec2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an authorized project for which a project partnership agreement has not been executed and for which there is an agreement under subparagraph (B)(i)(III), the Secretary—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236eec2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>shall consider all expenditures and obligations incurred by the non-Federal sponsor for land and in-kind services for the project in determining the amount of any cash contribution required from the non-Federal sponsor to satisfy the cost-share requirements of this subsection; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y236eec2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>may only require any such cash contribution to be made at the end of each period of 5 fiscal years under clause (i).”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236eec2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall revise the Master Agreement for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, executed in 2009 pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2680">114 Stat. 2680</ref>), to reflect the amendment made by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8331">SEC. 8331. </num><heading>PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLORIDA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Beginning<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236eec2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation, Palm Beach Harbor, Florida, for which assumption of maintenance was authorized by section 202 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4093">100 Stat. 4093</ref>), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the project, known as the Northern <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3792">136 STAT. 3792</page> Turning Basin, consisting of an approximate 209,218-square foot area (4.803 acres) of the Federal northern turning basin within Palm Beach Harbor, starting at a point with coordinates N887149.6299, E965813.7673; thence running N46°05’59”E for 106.07 feet to a point with coordinates N887223.1767, E965890.1929; thence running S88°54’01”E for 393.00 feet to a point with coordinates N887215.6342, E966283.1205; thence running S32°48’37”E for 433.78 feet to a point with coordinates N886851.0560, E966518.1668; thence running N88°54’01”W for 710.00 feet to a point with coordinates N886864.6824, E965808.2975; thence running N01°05’59”E for 285.00 feet to the point of origin.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8332">SEC. 8332. </num><heading>PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236f1340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1709">130 Stat. 1709</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in row 4 (relating to the project for navigation, Port Everglades, Florida)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f1341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$229,770,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$529,700,000</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f1342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$107,233,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$247,209,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f1343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$337,003,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$776,909,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8333">SEC. 8333. </num><heading>SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION TASK FORCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 528(f)(1)(J) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3771">110 Stat. 3771</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 representatives of the State of Florida,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 representatives of the State of Florida, including at least 1 representative of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and 1 representative of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8334">SEC. 8334. </num><heading>NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236f3a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1704">130 Stat. 1704</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f6165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost share</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f6166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The costs of construction of a Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance with section 101(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2211/a/1/B">33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)(B)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f6167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Any increase in costs for the Project due to the construction of a Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be included in the total project cost for purposes of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8335">SEC. 8335. </num><heading>LITTLE WOOD RIVER, GOODING, IDAHO.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236f8878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3057 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1120">121 Stat. 1120</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f8879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$9,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f887a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f887b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y236f887c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Planning, design, and reconstruction costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of planning, design, and reconstruction costs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3793">136 STAT. 3793</page> for a project under this section, including any work associated with bridges, shall be 90 percent.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y236f887d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y236faf8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In-kind contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal interest may provide and receive credit for in-kind contributions for a project carried out under this section, consistent with section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b/a/4">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y236faf8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cash contribution not applicable</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement under section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/a/1/A">33 U.S.C. 2213(a)(1)(A)</ref>) for a non-Federal interest to provide 5 percent of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall not apply with respect to the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y236faf90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236faf91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment options</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of the non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this section and subject to available funding, the non-Federal contribution for construction of the project shall be financed in accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/k">33 U.S.C. 2213(k)</ref>) over a period of thirty years from the date of completion of the project.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8336">SEC. 8336. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x236faf92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Illinois.</p></sidenote><heading>CHICAGO SHORELINE PROTECTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x236fd6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3664">110 Stat. 3664</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to provide 65 percent of the cost of the locally preferred plan, as described in the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 14, 1994, for the construction of the following segments of the project:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236fd6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Shoreline revetment at Morgan Shoal.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y236fd6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Shoreline revetment at Promontory Point.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8337">SEC. 8337. </num><heading>GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236fd6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2742">134 Stat. 2742</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>80 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>90 percent</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y236ffdb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local Cooperation Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of the applicable non-Federal interests for the project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by section 401(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2740">134 Stat. 2740</ref>), the Secretary shall not require such non-Federal interests to be jointly and severally liable for all non-Federal obligations in the project partnership agreement for the project.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8338">SEC. 8338. </num><heading>SOUTHEAST DES MOINES, SOUTHWEST PLEASANT HILL, IOWA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23704bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Modifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The project for flood control and other purposes, Red Rock Dam and Lake, Des Moines River, Iowa (referred to in this section as the “Red Rock Dam Project”), authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, <ref href="/us/stat/58/896">58 Stat. 896</ref>), and the project for local flood protection, Des Moines Local Flood Protection, Des Moines River, Iowa (referred to in this section as “Flood Protection Project”), authorized by such section, shall be modified as follows, subject to a new or amended <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3794">136 STAT. 3794</page> agreement between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the Flood Protection Project, the City of Des Moines, Iowa (referred to in this section as the “City”), in accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</ref>):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>That portion of the Red Rock Dam Project consisting of the segment of levee from Station 15+88.8W to Station 77+43.7W shall be transferred to the Flood Protection Project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The relocated levee improvement constructed by the City, from Station 77+43.7W to approximately Station 20+00, shall be included in the Flood Protection Project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237072eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Easement Conveyances</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to convey the following easements, acquired by the Federal Government for the Red Rock Dam Project, to the City to become part of the Flood Protection Project in accordance with subsection (a):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Easements identified as Tracts 3215E–1, 3235E, and 3227E.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Easements identified as Partial Tracts 3216E–2, 3216E–3, 3217E–1, and 3217E–2.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional conveyances authorized</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After execution of a new or amended agreement pursuant to subsection (a) and conveyance of the easements under paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to convey the following easements, by quitclaim deed, without consideration, acquired by the Federal Government for the Red Rock Dam project, to the City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority and no longer required for the Red Rock Dam Project or for the Des Moines Local Flood Protection Project:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Easements identified as Tracts 3200E, 3202E–1, 3202E–2, 3202E–4, 3203E–2, 3215E–3, 3216E–1, and 3216E–5.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Easements identified as Partial Tracts 3216E–2, 3216E–3, 3217E–1, and 3217E–2.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237072f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Easement disposal process and fees</inline>.—</heading><content>All real property interests conveyed under this subsection shall be subject to the standard release of easement disposal process. All administrative fees associated with the transfer of the subject easements to the City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority will be borne by the transferee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8339">SEC. 8339. </num><heading>CITY OF EL DORADO, KANSAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23709a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall amend the contract described in subsection (b) between the United States and the City of El Dorado, Kansas, relating to storage space for water supply, to change the method of calculation of the interest charges that began accruing on June 30, 1991, on the investment costs for the 72,087 acre-feet of future use storage space, from compounding interest annually to charging simple interest annually on the principal amount, until—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23709a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the City of El Dorado informs the Secretary of the desire to convert the future use storage space to present use; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23709a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the principal amount plus the accumulated interest becomes payable pursuant to the terms of the contract.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23709a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The contract referred to in subsection (a) is the contract between the United States and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3795">136 STAT. 3795</page> City of El Dorado, Kansas, for the use by the City of El Dorado of storage space for water supply in El Dorado Lake, Kansas, entered into on June 30, 1972, and titled Contract DACW56–72–C–0220.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8340">SEC. 8340. </num><heading>ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2370c117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 328 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/304">113 Stat. 304</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1129">121 Stat. 1129</ref>), the Secretary shall resume operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana, at full Federal expense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2370c118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 328(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/304">113 Stat. 304</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1129">121 Stat. 1129</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>described in subsection (b)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>the project</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8341">SEC. 8341. </num><heading>MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Federal share of the cost of the project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1281">121 Stat. 1281</ref>), shall be 100 percent.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8342">SEC. 8342. </num><heading>CAMP ELLIS, SACO, MAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2370e829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The project being carried out under section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s426i">33 U.S.C. 426i</ref>) for the mitigation of shore damages attributable to the project for navigation, Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, is modified as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2370e82a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for the project shall be $45,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2370e82b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The project may include Federal participation in periodic nourishment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2370e82c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2370e82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>For purposes of subsection (b) of section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s426i/b">33 U.S.C. 426i(b)</ref>), the Secretary shall determine that the navigation works to which the shore damages are attributable were constructed at Federal expense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2370e82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3085 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1129">121 Stat. 1129</ref>), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents for such Act, are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8343">SEC. 8343. </num><heading>LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23710f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 213 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2684">134 Stat. 2684</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23710f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Share</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of the comprehensive study carried out under subsection (a), and any feasibility study carried out under subsection (e), shall be 100 percent.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8344">SEC. 8344. </num><heading>UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23710f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1270">128 Stat. 1270</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3812">132 Stat. 3812</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23713652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not recommend deauthorization of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam pursuant to the disposition study carried out under subsection (d) unless the Secretary identifies a willing and capable non-Federal public entity to assume ownership of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3796">136 STAT. 3796</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23713653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23713654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to investigate the feasibility of modifying, prior to deauthorizing, the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to add ecosystem restoration, including the prevention and control of invasive species, water supply, and recreation as authorized purposes.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8345">SEC. 8345. </num><heading>UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1103(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s652/e/3">33 U.S.C. 652(e)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$75,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8346">SEC. 8346. </num><heading>WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ILLINOIS WATERWAY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2371ab85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the operation and maintenance of the navigation channel projects on the Upper Mississippi River, including all projects authorized for navigation of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Missouri River to Minneapolis, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, <ref href="/us/stat/46/927">46 Stat. 927</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/49/1034">49 Stat. 1034</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/50/848">50 Stat. 848</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/59/19">59 Stat. 19</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/72/298">72 Stat. 298</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/92/1695">92 Stat. 1695</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/95/1634">95 Stat. 1634</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/100/4208">100 Stat. 4208</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/100/4213">100 Stat. 4213</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/100/4228">100 Stat. 4228</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/102/4027">102 Stat. 4027</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/4613">104 Stat. 4613</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/106/4806">106 Stat. 4806</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/106/4811">106 Stat. 4811</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3716">110 Stat. 3716</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1283">121 Stat. 1283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1270">128 Stat. 1270</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3812">132 Stat. 3812</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2704">134 Stat. 2704</ref>), and as part of the operation and maintenance of the navigation channel projects on the Illinois River, Illinois (also called the Illinois Waterway), authorized by the first section of the Act of January 21, 1927 (chapter 47, <ref href="/us/stat/44/1013">44 Stat. 1013</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/46/929">46 Stat. 929</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/49/1035">49 Stat. 1035</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/49/1036">49 Stat. 1036</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/52/805">52 Stat. 805</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/59/19">59 Stat. 19</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/60/636">60 Stat. 636</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/72/302">72 Stat. 302</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/82/735">82 Stat. 735</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/100/4208">100 Stat. 4208</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/106/4806">106 Stat. 4806</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1283">121 Stat. 1283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1351">128 Stat. 1351</ref>), the Secretary is authorized to and shall carry out water level management activities to help redress the degrading influences of prolonged inundation or sedimentation from such projects, and to improve the quality and quantity of habitat available for fish and wildlife.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2371ab86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions on Drawdowns</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out routine and systemic water level drawdowns of the pools created by the locks and dams of the projects described in subsection (a), including drawdowns during the growing season, when—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2371ab87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>hydrologic conditions allow the Secretary to carry out a drawdown within applicable dam operating plans; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2371ab88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>hydrologic conditions allow the Secretary to carry out a drawdown and sufficient funds are available to the Secretary to carry out any additional activities that may be required to ensure that the drawdown does not adversely affect navigation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2371ab89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and Notification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2371ab8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall use existing coordination and consultation processes to regularly coordinate and consult with other relevant Federal agencies and States regarding the planning and assessment of water level management actions implemented under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2371ab8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2371ab8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notification and opportunity for comment</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to carrying out any activity under this section, the Secretary shall provide to the public and to navigation interests and other interested stakeholders notice and an opportunity for comment on such activity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2371ab8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2371ab8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2371ab8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2028, the Secretary shall make publicly available (including on a publicly available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3797">136 STAT. 3797</page> website) and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes any activity carried out under this section and the effects of such activity.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8347">SEC. 8347. </num><heading>MISSISSIPPI DELTA HEADWATERS, MISSISSIPPI.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  As <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2371ab90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>part of the authority of the Secretary to carry out the project for flood damage reduction, bank stabilization, and sediment and erosion control, Yazoo Basin, Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi, authorized pursuant to the matter under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">enhancement of water resource benefits and for emergency disaster work</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/98/8/tI">title I of Public Law 98–8</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/97/22">97 Stat. 22</ref>), the Secretary may carry out emergency maintenance activities, as the Secretary determines to be necessary, for features of the project completed before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8348">SEC. 8348. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO OKATIBBEE LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2371d2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2371d2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>there is significant shoreline sloughing and erosion at the Okatibbee Lake portion of the project for flood protection, Chunky Creek, Chickasawhay and Pascagoula Rivers, Mississippi, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1183">76 Stat. 1183</ref>), which has the potential to impact infrastructure, damage property, and put lives at risk; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2371d2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>addressing shoreline sloughing and erosion at a project of the Secretary, including at a location leased by non-Federal entities such as Okatibbee Lake, is an activity that is eligible to be carried out by the Secretary as part of the operation and maintenance of such project.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8349">SEC. 8349. </num><heading>ARGENTINE, EAST BOTTOMS, FAIRFAX-JERSEY CREEK, AND NORTH KANSAS LEVEES UNITS, MISSOURI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES AT KANSAS CITIES, MISSOURI AND KANSAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237220c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The project for flood control, Kansas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers in Missouri and Kansas, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 Flood Control Act of 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1588">49 Stat. 1588</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/58/897">58 Stat. 897</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1054">121 Stat. 1054</ref>) is modified to direct the Secretary to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237220c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237220c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>construct access manholes, or other features, in the Fairfax portion of such project to allow for regular inspection of project features if the Secretary determines that such work is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237220c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not required as a result of improper operation and maintenance of the project by the non­Federal interest; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237220c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>technically feasible and environmentally acceptable; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237220c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237220ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>plan, design, and carry out the construction described in paragraph (1) as a continuation of the construction of such project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237220cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Sharing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of planning, design, and construction of access manholes or other features under this section shall be 90 percent.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3798">136 STAT. 3798</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8350">SEC. 8350. </num><heading>LOWER MISSOURI RIVER STREAMBANK EROSION CONTROL EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23726eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23726eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out streambank erosion control evaluation and demonstration projects in the Lower Missouri River through contracts with non-Federal interests, including projects for streambank protection and stabilization.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23726eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Area</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out demonstration projects under this section on the reach of the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the confluence of the Missouri River and the Mississippi River.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23726eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23726ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct an evaluation of the extent of streambank erosion on the Lower Missouri River; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23726ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop new methods and techniques for streambank protection, research soil stability, and identify the causes of erosion.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23726ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23726ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23726ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the results of the demonstration projects carried out under this section, including any recommendations for methods to prevent and correct streambank erosion.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23726ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23726ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8351">SEC. 8351. </num><heading>MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COMPLEXES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2372e327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 129 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2643">134 Stat. 2643</ref>), and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to carry out the construction of an interception-rearing complex at each of Plowboy Bend A (River Mile: 174.5 to 173.2) and Pelican Bend B (River Mile: 15.8 to 13.4) on the Missouri River.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2372e328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis and Mitigation of Risk</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to construction of the interception-rearing complexes under subsection (a), the Secretary shall perform an analysis to identify whether the interception-rearing complexes will—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>contribute to an increased risk of flooding to adjacent lands and properties, including local levees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e32b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>affect the navigation channel, including crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel width;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>affect the harvesting of sand;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>affect ports and harbors; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e32e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>contribute to bank erosion on adjacent private lands.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e32f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mitigation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not construct an interception-rearing complex under subsection (a) until the Secretary successfully mitigates any effects described in paragraph (1) with respect to such interception-rearing complex.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3799">136 STAT. 3799</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2372e330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after completion of the construction of the interception-rearing complexes under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the extent to which the construction of such interception-rearing complexes affected the population recovery of pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2372e331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 129(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2643">134 Stat. 2643</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2372e332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>submits the report required by section 318(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8352">SEC. 8352. </num><heading>MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23733153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Other Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23733154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 334 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/306">113 Stat. 306</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23735865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Other Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23735866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23735867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23735868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies to determine if lands or interests in lands acquired by such other Federal agencies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23735869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>meet the purposes of the Missouri River Mitigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4143">100 Stat. 4143</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/306">113 Stat. 306</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1155">121 Stat. 1155</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2373586a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>whether such lands are restricted by such other Federal agencies from being applied toward the total number of acres required under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2373586b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of lands</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon making a determination under paragraph (1) that lands or interests in lands acquired by a Federal agency meet the purposes of the project described in paragraph (1)(A) and that such lands are not otherwise restricted, the Secretary shall apply the lands or interests in lands acquired toward the total number of acres required under subsection (a), regardless of the source of the Federal funds used to acquire such lands or interests in lands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23737f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection authorizes any transfer of administrative jurisdiction over any lands or interests in lands acquired by a Federal agency that are applied toward the total number of acres required under subsection (a) pursuant to this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23737f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report required</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23737f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report identifying the lands or interests in lands acquired with Federal funds that the Secretary determines, pursuant to section 344(c)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, meet the purposes of the Missouri River Mitigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3800">136 STAT. 3800</page> 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4143">100 Stat. 4143</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/306">113 Stat. 306</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1155">121 Stat. 1155</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23737f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23737f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under subparagraph (A) a justification for any lands or interests in lands acquired with Federal funding that the Secretary determines will not be applied toward the total number of acres required under section 334(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/306">113 Stat. 306</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23737f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flood Risk Management Benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4143">100 Stat. 4143</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/306">113 Stat. 306</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1155">121 Stat. 1155</ref>), is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider incidental flood risk management benefits when acquiring land for the project.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8353">SEC. 8353. </num><heading>NORTHERN MISSOURI.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23741bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in northern Missouri.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23741bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in northern Missouri, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23741bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ownership Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23741bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23741bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before providing assistance under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</ref>) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23741bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost sharing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23741bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall be 75 percent; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23741bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for interest</inline>.—</heading><content>In case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject of a partnership agreement under this section, the non-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3801">136 STAT. 3801</page> Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23741bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b/a/4/G">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)</ref>), the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237442e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237442e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237442e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237442e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corps of engineers expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237442e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Northern Missouri Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>northern Missouri</term>” means the counties of Buchanan, Marion, Platte, and Clay, Missouri.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8354">SEC. 8354. </num><heading>ISRAEL RIVER, LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237442e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote>The project for flood control, Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire, carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</ref>), is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8355">SEC. 8355. </num><heading>MIDDLE RIO GRANDE FLOOD PROTECTION, BERNALILLO TO BELEN, NEW MEXICO.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The non-Federal share of the cost of the project for flood risk management, Middle Rio Grande, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2735">134 Stat. 2735</ref>), shall be 25 percent.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8356">SEC. 8356. </num><heading>ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, HUDSON–RARITAN ESTUARY, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237469f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237469f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237469fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may carry out additional feasibility studies for the project ecosystem restoration, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2739">134 Stat. 2739</ref>), including an examination of measures and alternatives at Baisley Pond Park and the Richmond Terrace Wetlands.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237469fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>A feasibility study carried out under subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the study that formulated the project for ecosystem restoration, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2740">134 Stat. 2740</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3802">136 STAT. 3802</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8357">SEC. 8357. </num><heading>ARKANSAS RIVER CORRIDOR, OKLAHOMA.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2374910c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1141">121 Stat. 1141</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2374910d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Cost</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out construction of projects under this section at a total cost of $128,400,000, with the cost shared in accordance with section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2374910e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Feasibility Studies Authorized</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2374910f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23749110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23749111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to carry out feasibility studies for purposes of recommending to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives additional projects under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23749112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>An additional feasibility study carried out under this subsection shall be considered a continuation of the feasibility study that formulated any project carried out under subsection (a).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8358">SEC. 8358. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2374b823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>COPAN LAKE, OKLAHOMA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2374df34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall amend the contract described in subsection (c) between the United States and the Copan Public Works Authority, relating to the use of storage space for water supply in Copan Lake, Oklahoma, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2374df35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>release to the United States all rights of the Copan Public Works Authority to utilize 4,750 acre-feet of future use water storage space; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2374df36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>relieve the Copan Public Works Authority from all financial obligations, to include the initial project investment costs and the accumulated interest on unpaid project investment costs, for the volume of water storage space described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2374df37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2374df38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the 2-year period beginning on the effective date of the contract amendment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2374df39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, with the right of first refusal to contract for the utilization of storage space for water supply for any portion of the storage space that was released by the Authority under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375064a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, shall not pay more than 110 percent of the initial project investment cost per acre-foot of storage for the acre-feet of storage space sought under an agreement under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375064b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The contract referred to in subsection (a) is the contract between the United States and the Copan Public Works Authority for the use of storage space for water supply in Copan Lake, Oklahoma, entered into on June 22, 1981, and titled Contract DACW56–81–C–0114.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8359">SEC. 8359. </num><heading>SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375a28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in southwestern Oregon.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375a28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3803">136 STAT. 3803</page> for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in southwestern Oregon, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375a28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ownership Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375a28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2375a290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before providing assistance under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</ref>) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2375a294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost sharing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2375a298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall be 75 percent; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2375a299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for interest</inline>.—</heading><content>In case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject of a partnership agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b/a/4/G">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)</ref>), the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375a29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375a29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corps of engineers expense</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3804">136 STAT. 3804</page> may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2375c9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Southwestern Oregon Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>southwestern Oregon</term>” means the counties of Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Linn, and Josephine, Oregon.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8360">SEC. 8360. </num><heading>YAQUINA RIVER, OREGON.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2375c9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary shall not require the non-Federal interest for the project for navigation, Yaquina River, Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 4, 1913 (chapter 144, <ref href="/us/stat/37/819">37 Stat. 819</ref>), to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375c9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide a floating plant to the United States for use in maintaining the project; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2375c9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2375c9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>provide funds in an amount determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to the value of the floating plant as a non-Federal contribution to the cost of maintaining the project.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8361">SEC. 8361. </num><heading>LOWER BLACKSTONE RIVER, RHODE ISLAND.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x237617d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The project being carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</ref>) for ecosystem restoration, Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island, is modified as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237617d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for the project shall be $15,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237617d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237617d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>If the Secretary includes in the project a measure on Federal land under the jurisdiction of another Federal agency, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with such agency that grants permission for the Secretary to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237617d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>construct the measure on the land under the jurisdiction of such agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y237617da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>operate and maintain the measure using funds provided to the Secretary by the non-Federal interest for the project.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237617db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>If the Secretary includes in the project a measure for fish passage at a dam licensed for hydropower, the Secretary shall include in the project costs all costs for such measure, except that those costs that are in excess of the costs to provide fish passage at the dam if hydropower improvements were not in place shall be at 100 percent non-Federal expense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8362">SEC. 8362. </num><heading>CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x237617dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal interest for project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1708">130 Stat. 1708</ref>), for advanced funds provided by the non-Federal interest for construction of the project that exceed the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of the project as soon as practicable after the completion of each individual contract for the project.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8363">SEC. 8363. </num><heading>COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Notwithstanding subparagraph (C)(i) of section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b/a/4">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)</ref>), the non-Federal interest for the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Colleton County, South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1711">130 Stat. 1711</ref>), may receive credit under subparagraph (A) of such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3805">136 STAT. 3805</page> section 221(a)(4) for the cost of construction carried out before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8364">SEC. 8364. </num><heading>ENSLEY LEVEE, TENNESSEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23763eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 353(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2721">134 Stat. 2721</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Nonconnah Creek</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Nonconnah Creek, and Ensley</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23763eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resumption of Maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall resume operation and maintenance of Ensley levee system portion of the project described in the modification made by subsection (a) pursuant to the requirements of section 353(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2721">134 Stat. 2721</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8365">SEC. 8365. </num><heading>WOLF RIVER HARBOR, TENNESSEE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x237665ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Beginning <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23766600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation, Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee, authorized by section 202 of the National Industrial Recovery Act (<ref href="/us/stat/48/201">48 Stat. 201</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/49/1034">49 Stat. 1034</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/72/308">72 Stat. 308</ref>), is modified to reduce, in part, the authorized dimensions of the project, such that the remaining authorized dimensions are as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23766601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A 250-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a center line beginning at an approximate point of 35.139634, -90.062343 and extending approximately 1,300 feet to an approximate point of 35.142077, -90.059107.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23766602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A 200-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a center line beginning at an approximate point of 35.142077, -90.059107 and extending approximately 1,800 feet to an approximate point of 35.1467861, -90.057003.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23766603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A 250-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a center line beginning at an approximate point of 35.1467861, -90.057003 and extending approximately 5,550 feet to an approximate point of 35.160848, -90.050566.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8366">SEC. 8366. </num><heading>ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, TEXAS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary is authorized to provide, pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</ref>), information and advice to non-Federal interests on the removal of sediment obstructing inflow channels to the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, authorized pursuant to the project for Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, Texas, under section 3a of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, <ref href="/us/stat/53/1414">53 Stat. 1414</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/68/1258">68 Stat. 1258</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8367">SEC. 8367. </num><heading>NORTH PADRE ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, TEXAS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The project for ecosystem restoration, North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, authorized under section 556 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/353">113 Stat. 353</ref>), shall not be eligible for repair and restoration assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n/a">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8368">SEC. 8368. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23768d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading>NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2376b425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon receipt of a written request from the owner of land subject to a covered easement, the Secretary shall, without consideration, release or otherwise convey the covered easement to the holder of such easement, if the Secretary determines that the covered easement is no longer required for purposes of navigation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3806">136 STAT. 3806</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2376b426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey To Obtain Legal Description</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of any covered easements to be released or otherwise conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2376b427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity to which a release or conveyance is made under this section shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the release or conveyance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2376b428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require that the release or conveyance of a covered easement under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2376b429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Covered Easement</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered easement</term>” means an easement held by the United States for purposes of navigation in Nueces County, Texas.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8369">SEC. 8369. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2376db3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><heading>LAKE CHAMPLAIN CANAL, VERMONT AND NEW YORK.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2376db3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5146 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1255">121 Stat. 1255</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2377024c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377024d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of the non-Federal interest for the study of the Lake Champlain Canal Aquatic Invasive Species Barrier carried out under section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2671">114 Stat. 2671</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1150">121 Stat. 1150</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2652">134 Stat. 2652</ref>), the Secretary shall scope the phase II portion of such study to satisfy the feasibility determination under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377024e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dispersal barrier</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A dispersal barrier constructed, maintained, or operated under this section may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377024f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>physical hydrologic separation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23770250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>nonstructural measures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23770251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>deployment of technologies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23770252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>buffer zones.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8370">SEC. 8370. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23770253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vermont.</p></sidenote><heading>REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTED DAMS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23772964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s467f–2">33 U.S.C. 467f–2 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23772965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for rehabilitation of Waterbury Dam, Washington County, Vermont, under this section, including the cost of any required study, shall be the same share assigned to the non-Federal interest for the cost of initial construction of the Waterbury Dam.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8371">SEC. 8371. </num><heading>PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, WASHINGTON.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In carrying out the project for ecosystem restoration, Puget Sound, Washington, authorized by section 1401(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1713">130 Stat. 1713</ref>), the Secretary shall consider the removal and replacement of the Highway 101 causeway and bridges at the Duckabush River Estuary site to be a project feature the costs of which are shared as construction.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3807">136 STAT. 3807</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8372">SEC. 8372. </num><heading>LOWER MUD RIVER, MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23777786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood control, Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3790">110 Stat. 3790</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2612">114 Stat. 2612</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1154">121 Stat. 1154</ref>), shall be 90 percent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23777787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land, Easements, and Rights-of-Way</inline>.—</heading><content>For the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in the cost of the project, and credit toward the non-Federal share of that cost, the value of land, easements, and rights-of-way provided by the non-Federal interest for the project, including the value of land, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project that are owned or held by the non-Federal interest or other non-Federal public body.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23777788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Unless otherwise explicitly prohibited in an Act making appropriations for the Corps of Engineers, the project described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for additional funding appropriated and deposited into the “<inline class="smallCaps">corps of engineers—civil—construction</inline>” account—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23777789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>without a new investment decision; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377778a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>on the same terms as a project that is not the project described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8373">SEC. 8373. </num><heading>NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2377c5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/371">113 Stat. 371</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1257">121 Stat. 1257</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2719">134 Stat. 2719</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377c5ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>central</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>northern</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377c5ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (a) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2377c5ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Northern West Virginia</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>northern West Virginia</term>’ means the counties of Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Morgan, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wood, West Virginia.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377c5af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>central</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>northern</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377c5b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>central</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>northern</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2377c5b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$120,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2377c5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/269">113 Stat. 269</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 571 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 571. </designator> <label>Northern West Virginia.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8374">SEC. 8374. </num><heading>SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237813d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4856">106 Stat. 4856</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237813d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>environmental restoration infrastructure and resource protection development pilot program</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237813d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237813d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Southern West Virginia</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>southern West Virginia</term>’ means the counties of Boone, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3808">136 STAT. 3808</page> Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, Webster, Wirt, and Wyoming, West Virginia.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y237813d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$120,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$140,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y237813d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4797">106 Stat. 4797</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 340 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 340. </designator> <label>Southern West Virginia.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8375">SEC. 8375. </num><heading>ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2383ac99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New Projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1258">121 Stat. 1258</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="274">“(274) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alabama</inline>.—</heading><content>$50,000,000 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure in Alabama.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="275">“(275) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chandler, arizona</inline>.—</heading><content>$18,750,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Chandler, Arizona.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="276">“(276) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pinal county, arizona</inline>.—</heading><content>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pinal County, Arizona.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="277">“(277) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tempe, arizona</inline>.—</heading><content>$37,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and groundwater recharge, for the City of Tempe, Arizona.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="278">“(278) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alameda county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Alameda County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="279">“(279) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bell gardens, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in the city of Bell Gardens, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="280">“(280) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calimesa, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$3,500,000 for stormwater management and water supply infrastructure, including groundwater recharge and water recycling, in the city of Calimesa, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="281">“(281) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compton creek, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$6,165,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in the vicinity of Compton Creek, city of Compton, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="282">“(282) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Downey, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$100,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Downey, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="283">“(283) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">East county, san diego county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$70,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in East County, San Diego County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="284">“(284) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eastern los angeles county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$25,000,000 for the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, for the cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Glendora, Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, La Verne, Monrovia, San Dimas, and West Covina, and for Avocado Heights, Bassett, and Valinda, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="285">“(285) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Escondido creek, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$34,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the vicinity of Escondido Creek, city of Escondido, California.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3809">136 STAT. 3809</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="286">“(286) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fontana, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$16,000,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in the city of Fontana, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="287">“(287) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Healdsburg, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$23,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in the city of Healdsburg, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="288">“(288) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inland empire, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Riverside County and San Bernardino County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="289">“(289) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lomita, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$4,716,600 for stormwater management infrastructure in the city of Lomita, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="290">“(290) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marin county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$28,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Marin County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="291">“(291) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maywood, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the city of Maywood, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="292">“(292) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monterey peninsula, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, and water supply, on the Monterey Peninsula, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23866bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="293">“(293) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North richmond, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including coastal flooding resilience measures for such infrastructure, in North Richmond, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="294">“(294) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ontario, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$40,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in the city of Ontario, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="295">“(295) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Paramount, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Paramount, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="296">“(296) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Petaluma, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$13,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling, in the city of Petaluma, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="297">“(297) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placer county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$21,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Placer County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="298">“(298) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rialto, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$27,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the city of Rialto, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="299">“(299) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rincon reservation, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$38,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure on the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians reservation, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="300">“(300) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sacramento-san joaquin delta, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water protection and development, including flooding resilience measures for such infrastructure, in Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, Solano County, Sacramento County, and Yolo County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301">“(301) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">San joaquin and stanislaus, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and water supply, in San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302">“(302) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Santa rosa, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$19,400,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the city of Santa Rosa California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303">“(303) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sierra madre, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, and water supply, including earthquake resilience measures for such infrastructure and water supply, in the city of Sierra Madre, California.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3810">136 STAT. 3810</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304">“(304) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smith river, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$25,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Howonquet Village and Resort and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, Smith River, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305">“(305) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South san francisco, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$270,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water recycling, at the San Francisco International Airport, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306">“(306) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temecula, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$18,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in the city of Temecula, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307">“(307) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Torrance, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including groundwater recharge and water supply, in the city of Torrance, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308">“(308) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western contra costa county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$15,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the cities of Pinole, San Pablo, and Richmond, and in El Sobrante, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="309">“(309) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Yolo county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$6,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Yolo County, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="310">“(310) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hebron, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><content>$3,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Hebron, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="311">“(311) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New london, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><content>$16,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the town of Bozrah and the City of Norwich, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="312">“(312) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Windham, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><content>$18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Windham, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="313">“(313) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kent, delaware</inline>.—</heading><content>$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment systems, and environmental restoration, in Kent County, Delaware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="314">“(314) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New castle, delaware</inline>.—</heading><content>$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment systems, and environmental restoration, in New Castle County, Delaware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="315">“(315) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sussex, delaware</inline>.—</heading><content>$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment systems, and environmental restoration, in Sussex County, Delaware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="316">“(316) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Washington, district of columbia</inline>.—</heading><content>$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Washington, District of Columbia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="317">“(317) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Longboat key, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>$12,750,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Longboat Key, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="318">“(318) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Martin, st. lucie, and palm beach counties, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, to improve water quality in the St. Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon, and Lake Worth Lagoon in Martin County, St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="319">“(319) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Polk county, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Polk County, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="320">“(320) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Okeechobee county, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Okeechobee County, Florida.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="321">“(321) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Orange county, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and water supply, in Orange County, Florida.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3811">136 STAT. 3811</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="322">“(322) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>$75,000,000 for environmental infrastructure in Baldwin County, Bartow County, Floyd County, Haralson County, Jones County, Gilmer County, Towns County, Warren County, Lamar County, Lowndes County, Troup County, Madison County, Toombs County, Dade County, Bulloch County, Gordon County, Walker County, Dooly County, Butts County, Clarke County, Crisp County, Newton County, Bibb County, Baker County, Barrow County, Oglethorpe County, Peach County, Brooks County, Carroll County, Worth County, Jenkins County, Wheeler County, Calhoun County, Randolph County, Wilcox County, Stewart County, Telfair County, Clinch County, Hancock County, Ben Hill County, Jeff Davis County, Chattooga County, Lanier County, Brantley County, Charlton County, Tattnall County, Emanuel County, Mitchell County, Turner County, Bacon County, Terrell County, Macon County, Ware County, Bleckley County, Colquitt County, Washington County, Berrien County, Coffee County, Pulaski County, Cook County, Atkinson County, Candler County, Taliaferro County, Evans County, Johnson County, Irwin County, Dodge County, Jefferson County, Appling County, Taylor County, Wayne County, Clayton County, Decatur County, Schley County, Sumter County, Early County, Webster County, Clay County, Upson County, Long County, Twiggs County, Dougherty County, Quitman County, Meriwether County, Stephens County, Wilkinson County, Murray County, Wilkes County, Elbert County, McDuffie County, Heard County, Marion County, Talbot County, Laurens County, Montgomery County, Echols County, Pierce County, Richmond County, Chattahoochee County, Screven County, Habersham County, Lincoln County, Burke County, Liberty County, Tift County, Polk County, Glascock County, Grady County, Jasper County, Banks County, Franklin County, Whitfield County, Treutlen County, Crawford County, and Hart County, Georgia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="323">“(323) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guam</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Guam.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="324">“(324) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State of hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>$75,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure (including urban stormwater conveyance), resource protection and development, water supply, environmental restoration, and surface water protection and development, in the State of Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="325">“(325) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">County of hawai</inline>‘i, hawaii.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="326">“(326) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Honolulu, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238692ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="327">“(327) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kaua</inline>‘i, hawaii.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="328">“(328) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maui, hawaii</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the County of Maui, Hawaii.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="329">“(329) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dixmoor, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>$15,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the village of Dixmoor, Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="330">“(330) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forest park, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Forest Park, Illinois.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3812">136 STAT. 3812</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="331">“(331) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lemont, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>$3,135,000 for water infrastructure in the village of Lemont, Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="332">“(332) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lockport, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>$6,550,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Lockport, Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="333">“(333) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Montgomery and christian counties, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Montgomery County and Christian County, Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="334">“(334) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Will county, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Will County, Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="335">“(335) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Orleans parish, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><content>$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="336">“(336) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fitchburg, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="337">“(337) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Haverhill, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386930a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="338">“(338) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lawrence, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386930b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="339">“(339) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lowell, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386930c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="340">“(340) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methuen, massachusetts</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386930d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="341">“(341) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maryland</inline>.—</heading><content>$100,000,000 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure, Maryland.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386930e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="342">“(342) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boonsboro, maryland</inline>.—</heading><content>$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of Boonsboro, Maryland.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386930f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="343">“(343) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brunswick, maryland</inline>.—</heading><content>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Brunswick, Maryland.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="344">“(344) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cascade charter township, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>$7,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Cascade Charter Township, Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="345">“(345) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Macomb county, michigan</inline>.—</heading><content>$40,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Macomb County, Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="346">“(346) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Northfield, minnesota</inline>.—</heading><content>$33,450,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Northfield, Minnesota.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="347">“(347) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centertown, missouri</inline>.—</heading><content>$15,900,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the village of Centertown, Missouri.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="348">“(348) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of st. louis, missouri</inline>.—</heading><content>$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of St. Louis, Missouri.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3813">136 STAT. 3813</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="349">“(349) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">St. louis county, missouri</inline>.—</heading><content>$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in St. Louis County, Missouri.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="350">“(350) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clinton, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>$13,600,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in the city of Clinton, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="351">“(351) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Madison county, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in Madison County, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="352">“(352) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meridian, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in the city of Meridian, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23869319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="353">“(353) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oxford, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in the City of Oxford, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386931a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="354">“(354) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rankin county, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in Rankin County, Mississippi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="355">“(355) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manchester, new hampshire</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Manchester, New Hampshire.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="356">“(356) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bayonne, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$825,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Bayonne, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="357">“(357) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Camden, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$119,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Camden, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="358">“(358) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Essex and sussex counties, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Essex County and Sussex County, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="359">“(359) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flemington, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$4,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the Borough of Flemington, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="360">“(360) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jefferson, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$90,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Jefferson Township, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="361">“(361) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kearny, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$69,900,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the town of Kearny, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="362">“(362) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long hill, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$7,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Long Hill Township, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="363">“(363) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Morris county, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Morris County, New Jersey.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3814">136 STAT. 3814</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="364">“(364) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Passaic, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Passaic County, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="365">“(365) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phillipsburg, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$2,600,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Phillipsburg, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="366">“(366) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rahway, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$3,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Rahway, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="367">“(367) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roselle, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$5,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the Borough of Roselle, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="368">“(368) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South orange village, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$7,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the Township of South Orange Village, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="369">“(369) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summit, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Summit, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="370">“(370) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Warren, new jersey</inline>.—</heading><content>$4,550,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Warren Township, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="371">“(371) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Española, new mexico<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>$21,995,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Española, New Mexico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="372">“(372) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Farmington, new mexico</inline>.—</heading><content>$15,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Farmington, New Mexico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="373">“(373) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mora county, new mexico</inline>.—</heading><content>$2,874,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Mora County, New Mexico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="374">“(374) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Santa fe, new mexico</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, in the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="375">“(375) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarkstown, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>$14,600,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Clarkstown, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="376">“(376) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Genesee, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>$85,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, in Genesee County, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="377">“(377) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Queens, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>$119,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in Queens, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="378">“(378) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Yorktown, new york</inline>.—</heading><content>$40,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Yorktown, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="379">“(379) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brunswick, ohio</inline>.—</heading><content>$4,510,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Brunswick, Ohio.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="380">“(380) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brookings, oregon</inline>.—</heading><content>$2,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the City of Brookings and the Port of Brookings Harbor, Oregon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="381">“(381) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monroe, oregon</inline>.—</heading><content>$6,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Monroe, Oregon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="382">“(382) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Newport, oregon</inline>.—</heading><content>$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and water storage, in the city of Newport, Oregon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="383">“(383) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lane county, oregon</inline>.—</heading><content>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and storage, distribution, and treatment systems, in Lane County, Oregon.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3815">136 STAT. 3815</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="384">“(384) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Palmyra, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>$36,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Palmyra Township, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="385">“(385) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pike county, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>$10,000,000 for water and stormwater management infrastructure, including water supply, in Pike County, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="386">“(386) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pittsburgh, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="387">“(387) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pocono, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>$22,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="388">“(388) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Westfall, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>$16,880,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Westfall Township, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="389">“(389) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Whitehall, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>$6,000,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in Whitehall Township and South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="390">“(390) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beaufort, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>$7,462,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in Beaufort County, South Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="391">“(391) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charleston, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>$25,583,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Charleston, South Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="392">“(392) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Horry county, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>$19,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, in Horry County, South Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="393">“(393) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mount pleasant, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>$7,822,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="394">“(394) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Portland, tennessee</inline>.—</heading><content>$1,850,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Portland, Tennessee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="395">“(395) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smith county, tennessee</inline>.—</heading><content>$19,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Smith County, Tennessee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="396">“(396) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trousdale, macon, and sumner counties, tennessee</inline>.—</heading><content>$178,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Trousdale County, Macon County, and Sumner County, Tennessee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="397">“(397) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states virgin islands</inline>.—</heading><content>$1,584,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the United States Virgin Islands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="398">“(398) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bonney lake, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Bonney Lake, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="399">“(399) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Burien, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>$5,000,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in the city of Burien, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="400">“(400) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ellensburg, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>$3,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Ellensburg, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401">“(401) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North bend, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of North Bend, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402">“(402) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Port angeles, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>$7,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the City and Port of Port Angeles, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403">“(403) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Snohomish county, washington</inline>.—</heading><content>$56,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Snohomish County, Washington.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3816">136 STAT. 3816</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404">“(404) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western washington state</inline>.—</heading><content>$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water supply, and conservation, in Chelan County, King County, Kittitas County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, and Whatcom County, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405">“(405) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Milwaukee, wisconsin</inline>.—</heading><content>$4,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), and resource protection and development, in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, Wisconsin.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2386ba5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Modifications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency with reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the project modifications described in this subsection are in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</ref>), titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calaveras county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1259">121 Stat. 1259</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$3,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$13,280,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sacramento area, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(23) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1840">117 Stat. 1840</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2718">134 Stat. 2718</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Suburban</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Los angeles county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1840">117 Stat. 1840</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1259">121 Stat. 1259</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (93) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2386ba64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="93">“(93) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Los angeles county, california</inline>.—</heading><content>$103,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, Diamond Bar, La Habra Heights, Dominguez Channel, Santa Clarity Valley, and Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County, California.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boulder county, colorado</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(109) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–220">114 Stat. 2763A–220</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000 for water supply infrastructure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charlotte county, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(121) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1261">121 Stat. 1261</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$3,000,000 for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$33,000,000 for wastewater and</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Miami-dade county, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(128) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1261">121 Stat. 1261</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,250,000 for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$190,250,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Albany, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(130) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; 113 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3817">136 STAT. 3817</page> Stat. 336; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1261">121 Stat. 1261</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$4,000,000 for a storm drainage system,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$109,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows),</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386ba69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atlanta, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3757">110 Stat. 3757</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$75,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">East point, georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1261">121 Stat. 1261</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000 for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000 for stormwater management and other</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cook county and lake county, illinois</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–220">114 Stat. 2763A–220</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Cook county</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Cook county and lake county</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35,000,000 for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and other</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Lake County</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Cook County</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Madison and st. clair counties, illinois</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–221">114 Stat. 2763A–221</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2718">134 Stat. 2718</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$45,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Calumet region, indiana</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(12)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1843">117 Stat. 1843</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1225">121 Stat. 1225</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$125,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Baton rouge, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–220">114 Stat. 2763A–220</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1226">121 Stat. 1226</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$90,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South central planning and development commission, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(153) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1262">121 Stat. 1262</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,500,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,500,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">St. charles, st. bernard, plaquemines, st. john the baptist, st. james, and assumption parishes, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">St. charles, st. bernard, and plaquemines parishes, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(c)(33) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–219">114 Stat. 2763A–219</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Water and wastewater infrastructure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Water supply and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3818">136 STAT. 3818</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">St. john the baptist, st. james, and assumption parishes, louisiana</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219(c)(34) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–219">114 Stat. 2763A–219</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">baptist and st. james</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">baptist, st. james, and assumption</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Baptist and St. James</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Baptist, St. James, and Assumption</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations for construction assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3757">110 Stat. 3757</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1192">121 Stat. 1192</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (16);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (17) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y2386e08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><content>$70,000,000 for the project described in subsection (c)(33); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y2386e08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><content>$36,000,000 for the project described in subsection (c)(34).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Michigan combined sewer overflows</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219(f)(157) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1262">121 Stat. 1262</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35,000,000 for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2386e090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>$85,000,000 for”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2386e091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2386e092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) may be used for design and construction projects for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Michigan, including for projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jackson, mississippi</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1263">121 Stat. 1263</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$125,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including resilience activities for such infrastructure</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2386e094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">(R) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allegheny county, pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(66)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–221">114 Stat. 2763A–221</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1240">121 Stat. 1240</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000 for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and other</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238707a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">(S) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lakes marion and moultrie, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/336">113 Stat. 336</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–220">114 Stat. 2763A–220</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1838">117 Stat. 1838</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1677">130 Stat. 1677</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3818">132 Stat. 3818</ref>; 134 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3819">136 STAT. 3819</page> Stat. 2719) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$110,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$165,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238707a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="T">(T) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1267">121 Stat. 1267</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (250) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y238707a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="250">“(250) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>$31,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, Myrtle Beach and vicinity, South Carolina.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238707a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="U">(U) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1267">121 Stat. 1267</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (251) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y238707a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="251">“(251) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina</inline>.—</heading><content>$74,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, North Myrtle Beach and vicinity, South Carolina.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238707aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eastern shore and southwest virginia</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219(f)(10)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/335">113 Stat. 335</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1255">121 Stat. 1255</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238707ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$52,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238707ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Accomac</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Accomack</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238707ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="W">(W) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Northern west virginia</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219(f)(272) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4835">106 Stat. 4835</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/334">113 Stat. 334</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1268">121 Stat. 1268</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238707ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y238707af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238707b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y238707b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local cooperation agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (a), at the request of a non-Federal interest for a project or a separable element of a project that receives assistance under this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into an agreement developed in accordance with section 571(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/371">113 Stat. 371</ref>) for the project or separable element.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238707b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any project included on a list published by the Secretary pursuant to such section the authorization for which <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by this subsection remains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8376">SEC. 8376. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CRITICAL PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2388b563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency With Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress finds that the project modifications described in this section are in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3820">136 STAT. 3820</page> of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</ref>), titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2388b564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388b565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chesapeake bay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3759">110 Stat. 3759</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1202">121 Stat. 1202</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1317">128 Stat. 1317</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/3704">134 Stat. 3704</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388b566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2388b567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>infrastructure and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>resource protection</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2388b568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and streambanks</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shorelines</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2388b569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2388b56a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2388dc7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>wastewater treatment and related facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2388dc7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>water supply and related facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2388dc7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>stormwater and drainage systems;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>facilities or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>a resource protection and restoration plan</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Florida keys water quality improvements, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 109(f) of title I of division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/554">Public Law 106–554</ref>, appendix D, <ref href="/us/stat/114/2763A–222">114 Stat. 2763A–222</ref> (as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2763">114 Stat. 2763</ref>)); <ref href="/us/stat/121/1217">121 Stat. 1217</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$200,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Northeastern minnesota</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 569(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/368">113 Stat. 368</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1232">121 Stat. 1232</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$54,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$80,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mississippi</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 592 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/379">113 Stat. 379</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1837">117 Stat. 1837</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1233">121 Stat. 1233</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2851">123 Stat. 2851</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and surface water resource protection and development</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>surface water resource protection and development, stormwater management, drainage systems, and water quality enhancement</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$200,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$300,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake tahoe basin restoration, nevada and california</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 108(g) of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/2942">118 Stat. 2942</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central new mexico</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 593 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/380">113 Stat. 380</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2255">119 Stat. 2255</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Colfax,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Sandoval</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>water reuse,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>conservation,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3821">136 STAT. 3821</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New york city watershed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 552(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3780">110 Stat. 3780</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>design and construction assistance</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>design, repair, replacement, and construction assistance</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>treatment, and distribution facilities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>treatment, stormwater management, and water distribution facilities</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ohio and north dakota</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 594 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/381">113 Stat. 381</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2261">119 Stat. 2261</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1140">121 Stat. 1140</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1944">121 Stat. 1944</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$240,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$250,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2388dc8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Additional Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts authorized under subsection (h), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000, to be divided between the States referred to in subsection (a).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Southeastern pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 566 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3786">110 Stat. 3786</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/352">113 Stat. 352</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the section heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>southeastern pennsylvania and lower delaware river basin.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Lower Delaware River Basin</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>southeastern Pennsylvania</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>southeastern Pennsylvania, including projects for waste water treatment and related facilities,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>southeastern Pennsylvania and the Lower Delaware River Basin, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities (including sewer overflow infrastructure improvements and other stormwater management),</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2388dc94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (g) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238903a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Areas Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lower delaware river basin</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Lower Delaware River Basin</term>’ means the Schuylkill Valley, Upper Estuary, Lower Estuary, and Delaware Bay subwatersheds of the Delaware River Basin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the States of New Jersey and Delaware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Southeastern pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>southeastern Pennsylvania</term>’ means Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to carry out this section $25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000 to provide assistance under this section to non-Federal interests in southeastern Pennsylvania, and $20,000,000 to provide assistance under this section to non-Federal interests in the Lower Delaware River Basin</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South central pennsylvania</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 313(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4845">106 Stat. 4845</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/109/407">109 Stat. 407</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3723">110 Stat. 3723</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/310">113 Stat. 310</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/142">117 Stat. 142</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1146">121 Stat. 1146</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2719">134 Stat. 2719</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$400,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$410,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Texas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 5138 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1250">121 Stat. 1250</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3822">136 STAT. 3822</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as identified by the Texas Water Development Board</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (e)(3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and construction</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>design work</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (i);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238903af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonprofit Entities</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term non-Federal interest has the meaning given such term in section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–5b/b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238903b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corps of Engineers Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in subsection (i) (as redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$80,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake champlain, vermont and new york</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2671">114 Stat. 2671</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1150">121 Stat. 1150</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2652">134 Stat. 2652</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238903b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>planning</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clean water infrastructure planning, design, and construction</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23892ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$32,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23892ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western rural water</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/383">113 Stat. 383</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/139">117 Stat. 139</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/142">117 Stat. 142</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1836">117 Stat. 1836</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/440">118 Stat. 440</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1219">121 Stat. 1219</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2851">123 Stat. 2851</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1316">128 Stat. 1316</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1681">130 Stat. 1681</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2719">134 Stat. 2719</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23892ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (i)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$435,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$800,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23892ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (i)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$150,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$200,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23892ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any project included on a list published by the Secretary pursuant to such section the authorization for which <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by this section remains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8377">SEC. 8377. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23892ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading>CONVEYANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238b9bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Generally Applicable Provisions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey to obtain legal description</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and the legal description of any real property to be conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of property screening provisions</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2696">Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to any conveyance under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3823">136 STAT. 3823</page> the date of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed. The United States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on the real property conveyed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional terms and conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require that any conveyance under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238b9bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City of Lewes, Delaware</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to convey, without consideration, to the City of Lewes, Delaware, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of housing a new municipal campus for Lewes City Hall, a police station, and a board of public works.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 5.26 acres of land, including improvements on that land, located at 1137 Savannah Road, Lewes, Delaware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reversion</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under paragraph (1) is not being used in accordance with the purpose specified in such paragraph, all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>A determination by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238b9bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Army Reserve Facility, Belleville, Illinois</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall convey to the city of Belleville, Illinois, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 5.2 acres of land, including improvements on that land, located at 500 South Belt East in Belleville, Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deed</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reversion</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that the property conveyed under this subsection is not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238b9bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake Barkley, Kentucky</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to convey to the Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 3.3 acres of land in Lyon County, Kentucky, including the land identified as Tract 1216–2 and a portion of the land identified as Tract 112–2, adjacent to the southwestern boundary of the port facilities of the Authority at the Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley project, Kentucky, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3824">136 STAT. 3824</page> authorized by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, <ref href="/us/stat/60/636">60 Stat. 636</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation of rights</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall reserve and retain from the conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the project described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deed</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238b9be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sardis Lake, Panola County, Mississippi</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to convey to the City of Sardis, Mississippi, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238b9be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The property to be conveyed is the approximately 1,064 acres of lying in the eastern half of Sections 12 and 13, T 8 S, R 6 W and the western half of Section 18 and the western half of Section 7, T 8 S, R 5 W, in Panola County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the southeast corner of said Section 13, run thence from said point of beginning, along the south line of said Section 13, run westerly, 2,723 feet; thence run N 27°39’53” W, for 1,898 feet; thence run north 2,434 feet; thence run east, 1,006 feet, more or less, to a point on the easterly edge of Mississippi State Highway No. 315; thence run along said easterly edge of highway, northerly, for 633 feet; thence leaving said easterly edge of highway, run N 62°00’ E, for 200 feet; thence N 07°00’ E, for 1,350 feet; thence N 07°00’ W, for 800 feet; thence N 37°30’W for 800 feet; thence N 10°00’ W for 350 feet; thence N 11°00’ E, for 350 feet; thence N 43°30’ E for 250 feet; thence N 88°00’ E for 200 feet; thence S 64°00’ E for 350 feet; thence S 25°30’ E, for 650 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the east line of the western half of the eastern half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the aforesaid Section 12, T 8 S, R 6 W and the 235-foot contour; thence run along said 235-foot contour, 6,392 feet; thence leaving said 235-foot contour, southerly 1,762 feet, more or less, to a point on the south line of Section 7; thence S 00°28’49” E, 2,664.97 feet, more or less, to a point on the south line of the northwest quarter of said Section 18; thence along said south line, easterly for 100 feet, more or less to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said Section 18; thence leaving said south line of said northwest quarter, along the east line of said southwest quarter, S 00°06’20” E, run 2,280 feet, more or less, to the southerly edge of an existing power line right-of-way; thence leaving said east line of said southwest quarter, along said southerly edge of said power line right-of-way, northwesterly, 300 feet, more or less, to the easterly edge of the existing 4–H Club Road; thence leaving said southerly edge of said power line right-of-way, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3825">136 STAT. 3825</page> along said easterly edge of said road, southeasterly, 420 feet, more or less, to the south line of said southwest quarter; thence leaving said easterly edge of said road, along said south line of southwest quarter, westerly, 2,635 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, LESS AND EXCEPT the following prescribed parcel: Beginning at a point N 00°45’48” W, 302.15 feet and west, 130.14 feet from the southeast corner of said Section 13, T 8 S, R 6 W, and running thence S 04°35’58” W, 200.00 feet to a point on the north side of a road; running thence with the north side of said road, N 83°51’ W, for 64.84 feet; thence N 72°26’44” W, 59.48 feet; thence N 60°31’37” W, 61.71 feet; thence N 63°35’08” W, 51.07 feet; thence N 06°47’17” W, 142.81 feet to a point; running thence S 85°24’02” E, 254.37 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.00 acre, more or less.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation of rights</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall reserve and retain from the conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the Sardis Lake project, authorized by section 6 of the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, <ref href="/us/stat/45/536">45 Stat. 536</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flooding; liability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to any easements, rights-of-way, and other interests reserved an retained under subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>shall retain the right to flood land for downstream flood control purposes on—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the land located east of Blackjack Road and below 301.0 feet above sea level; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the land located west of Blackjack Road and below 224.0 feet above sea level; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>shall not be liable for any reasonable damage resulting from any flooding of land pursuant to clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>convey the property under this section by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure that such deed includes a permanent restriction that all future building of above-ground structures on the land conveyed under this subsection shall be restricted to areas lying at or above 301.0 feet above sea level.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The City of Sardis, Mississippi, shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice and reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After conveying property under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the City of Sardis, Mississippi—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>weekly reports describing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the water level of Sardis Lake, as in effect on the date of submission of the report;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any applicable forecasts of that water level; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3826">136 STAT. 3826</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any other information that may affect land conveyed under this subsection; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a timely notice of any anticipated flooding of a portion of the land conveyed under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238bc304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rogers County, Oklahoma</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to convey to the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 176 acres of Federal land located on the following 3 parcels in Rogers County, Oklahoma:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Parcel 1 consists of U.S. tract 119 (partial), U.S. tract 123, U.S. tract 120, U.S. tract 125, and U.S. tract 118 (partial).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Parcel 2 consists of U.S. tract 124 (partial) and U.S. tract 128 (partial).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Parcel 3 consists of U.S. tract 128 (partial).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc30a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation of rights</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall reserve and retain from any conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation project (including Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18) authorized under the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin by the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, <ref href="/us/stat/52/1218">52 Stat. 1218</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/60/634">60 Stat. 634</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/60/647">60 Stat. 647</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/101/1329">101 Stat. 1329</ref>–112; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1842">117 Stat. 1842</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc30b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deed</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc30c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc30d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Obstructions to navigable capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>A conveyance under this subsection shall not affect the jurisdiction of the Secretary under section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s403">33 U.S.C. 403</ref>) with respect to the property conveyed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238bc30e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Corps of Engineers Office, Corpus Christi, Texas</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc30f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>At such time as new facilities are available to be used as the office for the Galveston District of the Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall convey to the Port of Corpus Christi, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The property referred to in paragraph (1) is the land known as Tract 100 and Tract 101, including improvements on that land, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and described as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tract 100</inline>.—</heading><content>The 1.89 acres, more or less, as conveyed by the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 of Nueces County, Texas, to the United States by instrument dated October 16, 1928, and recorded at Volume <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3827">136 STAT. 3827</page> 193, pages 1 and 2, in the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tract 101</inline>.—</heading><content>The 0.53 acres as conveyed by the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, to the United States by instrument dated September 24, 1971, and recorded at Volume 318, pages 523 and 524, in the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Main Building (RPUID AO–C–3516), constructed January 9, 1974.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Garage, vehicle with 5 bays (RPUID AO–C–3517), constructed January 9, 1985.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Bulkhead, Upper (RPUID AO–C–2658), constructed January 1, 1941.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Bulkhead, Lower (RPUID AO–C–3520), constructed January 1, 1933.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Bulkhead Fence (RPUID AO–C–3521), constructed January 9, 1985.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238bc319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Bulkhead Fence (RPUID AO–C–3522), constructed January 9, 1985.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deed</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238bc31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Port of Corpus Christi shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property (including improvements) conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8378">SEC. 8378. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238bea2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading>LAND TRANSFER AND TRUST LAND FOR CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238c5f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2) and for the consideration described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior the land described in subsection (b) to be held in trust for the benefit of the Choctaw Nation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The land transfer under this subsection shall be subject to the following conditions:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The transfer—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall not interfere with the operation by the Corps of Engineers of the Sardis Lake Project, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1187">76 Stat. 1187</ref>), or any other authorized civil works project; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the Sardis Lake Project or any other authorized civil works project.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Secretary shall retain the right to inundate with water the land transferred to the Choctaw Nation under this subsection as necessary to carry out an authorized purpose of the Sardis Lake Project or any other civil works project.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>No gaming activities may be conducted on the land transferred under this subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3828">136 STAT. 3828</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238c5f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Description</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The land to be transferred under subsection (a) is the approximately 247 acres of land located in Sections 18 and 19 of T2N R18E, and Sections 5 and 8 of T2N R19E, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, generally depicted as “USACE” on the map entitled “Sardis Lake – Choctaw Nation Proposal” and dated February 22, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238c5f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal descriptions of the land to be transferred under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238c5f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Choctaw Nation shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to the fair market value of the land transferred under subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary, which funds may be accepted and expended by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238c5f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of Transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The Choctaw Nation shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the transfer of land under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8379">SEC. 8379. </num><heading>JOHN P. MURTHA LOCKS AND DAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238c867a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>Locks and Dam 4, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 101(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/stat/106/4803">106 Stat. 4803</ref>), and commonly known as the “Charleroi Locks and Dam”, shall be known and designated as the “John P. Murtha Locks and Dam”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238c867b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the locks and dam referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “John P. Murtha Locks and Dam”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8380">SEC. 8380. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS AND COSTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 152(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213a/a">33 U.S.C. 2213a(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a flood risk management project that incidentally generates seismic safety benefits in regions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a flood risk management or coastal storm risk management project in a region</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8381">SEC. 8381. </num><heading>DEBRIS REMOVAL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s603a">33 U.S.C. 603a</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or recreation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>ecosystem restoration, or recreation</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8382">SEC. 8382. </num><heading>GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238cd49c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rehabilitation of Existing Levees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3303a">33 U.S.C. 3303a note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238cd49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this section</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238cd49e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2028</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238cd49f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Invasive Species in Alpine Lakes Pilot Project</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4701">16 U.S.C. 4701 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238cd4a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental Banks</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 309(e) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3957/e">16 U.S.C. 3957(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>12</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3829">136 STAT. 3829</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8383">SEC. 8383. </num><heading>TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x238cfbb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1020 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2223">33 U.S.C. 2223</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238cfbb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y238cfbb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies and projects with multiple non-federal interests</inline>.—</heading><content>A credit described in paragraph (1) for a study or project with multiple non-Federal interests may be applied to the required non-Federal cost share for a study or project of any such non-Federal interest, if each such non-Federal interest agrees in writing to such application.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238cfbb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y238cfbb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditional approval of excess credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary may approve credit in excess of the non-Federal share for a study or project prior to the identification of each authorized study or project to which the excess credit will be applied, subject to the condition that the non-Federal interest agrees to submit for approval by the Secretary an amendment to the comprehensive plan prepared under paragraph (2) that identifies each authorized study or project in advance of execution of the feasibility cost-sharing agreement or project partnership agreement for that authorized study or project.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238cfbb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on December 31, 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238cfbb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>10 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2028</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8384">SEC. 8384. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF CREDIT BETWEEN PROJECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 7007(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1277">121 Stat. 1277</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1226">128 Stat. 1226</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or may be applied to reduce the amounts required to be paid by the non-Federal interest under the terms of the deferred payment agreements entered into between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the projects authorized by section 7012(a)(1)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8385">SEC. 8385. </num><heading>NON-FEDERAL PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x238d49d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 103(l) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/l">33 U.S.C. 2213(l)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238d49d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Initial</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238d49da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>At the request of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y238d49db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial payment</inline>.—</heading><content>At the request of”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238d49dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y238d70ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238d70ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238d70ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238d70f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238d70f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the request of any non-Federal interest, the Secretary may waive the accrual of interest on any non-Federal cash contribution under this section or section 101 for a project for a period of not more than 1 year if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238d70f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the waiver will contribute to the ability of the non-Federal interest to make future contributions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238d70f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the non-Federal interest is in good standing under terms agreed to under subsection (k)(1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3830">136 STAT. 3830</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238d70f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may grant not more than 1 waiver under subparagraph (A) for the same project.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8386">SEC. 8386. </num><heading>COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND OTHER PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x238de625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2213/k/4">33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins appropriately;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Notwithstanding</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in clause (i) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$200 million</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$200,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de62c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de62d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an amount equal to ⅔ of</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>repays</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de62e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de62f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y238de630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><content> the non-Federal interest repays the balance of remaining principal by June 1, 2032.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238de631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e0c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238e0c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment options</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Repayment of a non-Federal contribution under subparagraph (A)(iii) may be satisfied through the provision by the non-Federal interest of fish and wildlife mitigation for one or more projects or separable elements, if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y238e0c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the non-Federal interest has incurred costs for the provision of mitigation that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y238e0c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>equal or exceed the amount of the required repayment; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y238e0c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>are in excess of any required non-Federal contribution for the project or separable element for which the mitigation is provided; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y238e0c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the mitigation is integral to the project for which it is provided.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8387">SEC. 8387. </num><heading>NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238e5a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Rehabilitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9002(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3301/13">33 U.S.C. 3301(13)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The term</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, increase resiliency to extreme weather events,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>flood risk</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>rehabilitation</term>’ includes improvements to a levee in conjunction with any repair, replacement, reconstruction, or reconfiguration.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238e5a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Levee Safety Initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33">33 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3831">136 STAT. 3831</page> 3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238e5a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Levee Rehabilitation Assistance Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9005(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3303a/h">33 U.S.C. 3303a(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and levee rehabilitation</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>mitigation</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e5a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y238e8183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of assistance under this subsection to economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref>)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8388">SEC. 8388. </num><heading>SURPLUS WATER CONTRACTS AND WATER STORAGE AGREEMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x238e8184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1046(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/stat/128/1254">128 Stat. 1254</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/3784">132 Stat. 3784</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2715">134 Stat. 2715</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e8185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238e8186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8389">SEC. 8389. </num><heading>WATER SUPPLY STORAGE REPAIR, REHABILITATION, AND REPLACEMENT COSTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 301(b) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s390b/b">43 U.S.C. 390b(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the fourth proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238ea897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238ea898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238ea899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>“<quotedText>For Corps of Engineers projects, all annual operation and maintenance costs for municipal and industrial water supply storage under this section shall be reimbursed from State or local interests on an annual basis, and all repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs for municipal and industrial water supply storage under this section shall be reimbursed from State or local interests (1) without interest, during construction of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, (2) with interest, in lump sum on the completion of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, or (3) at the request of the State or local interest, with interest, over a period of not more than 25 years beginning on the date of completion of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, with repayment contracts providing for recalculation of the interest rate at 5-year intervals. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238ea89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>At the request of the State or local interest, the Secretary of the Army shall amend a repayment contract entered into under this section on or before the date of enactment of this sentence for the purpose of incorporating the terms and conditions described in paragraph (3) of the preceding sentence.</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8390">SEC. 8390. </num><heading>ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RESTORATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x238ecfab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 560 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2336">33 U.S.C. 2336</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ecfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, on land held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of, and for the benefit of, an Indian Tribe, or on restricted land of any Indian Tribe,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>land owned by the United States</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ecfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3832">136 STAT. 3832</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ecfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Rehabilitation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Restoration</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ecfaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Sacramento</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Albuquerque</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ecfb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8391">SEC. 8391. </num><heading>ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x238ef6c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 509(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s610">33 U.S.C. 610 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ef6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Tennessee River Watershed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Tennessee River Watershed, or Tombigbee River Watershed</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238ef6c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, of which not fewer than 1 shall be carried out on the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8392">SEC. 8392. </num><heading>ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary shall fully implement opportunities for enhanced development at lakes located primarily in the State of Oklahoma under the authorities provided in section 3134 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1142">121 Stat. 1142</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1671">130 Stat. 1671</ref>) and section 164 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2668">134 Stat. 2668</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8393">SEC. 8393. </num><heading>RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT CERTAIN PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238f6bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered project</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered project</term>” means any of the following projects of the Corps of Engineers:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Ball Mountain Lake, Vermont, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/1257">68 Stat. 1257</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Townshend Lake, Vermont, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/1257">68 Stat. 1257</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recreation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>recreation</term>” includes downstream whitewater recreation that is dependent on operations, recreational fishing, and boating at a covered project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238f6bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>ensure that, to the extent compatible with other project purposes, each covered project is operated in such a manner as to protect and enhance recreation associated with the covered project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>manage land at each covered project to improve opportunities for recreation at the covered project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y238f6bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238f6bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Water Control Plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may modify, or undertake temporary deviations from, the water control plan for a covered project in order to enhance recreation, if the Secretary determines the modifications or deviations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>will not adversely affect other authorized purposes of the covered project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y238f6bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>will not result in significant adverse impacts to the environment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8394">SEC. 8394. </num><heading>FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1328(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3826">132 Stat. 3826</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>8 years</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3833">136 STAT. 3833</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8395">SEC. 8395. </num><heading>MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAT SINKING UNIT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary shall expedite the replacement of the Mississippi River mat sinking unit.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8396">SEC. 8396. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LEASE AGREEMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that the lease agreement for land and water areas within the Prado Flood Control Basin Project Area entered into between the Secretary and the City of Corona, California, for operations of the Corona Municipal Airport (Recreation Lease No. DACW09–1–67–60), is a valid lease of land at a water resources development project under section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460d">16 U.S.C. 460d</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8397">SEC. 8397. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238f9310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listings.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x238f9311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23922b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Projects and Studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Project for Juneau and Auke Bay, Floating Wave Attenuator, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<ref href="/us/stat/62/1181">62 Stat. 1181</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2735">134 Stat. 2735</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Project for flood damage reduction, Rio de Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2576">114 Stat. 2576</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Project for navigation, including maintenance and channel deepening, McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River, authorized under the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin by section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, <ref href="/us/stat/52/1218">52 Stat. 1218</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/60/634">60 Stat. 634</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/60/647">60 Stat. 647</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/101/1329">101 Stat. 1329</ref>–112; <ref href="/us/stat/117/1842">117 Stat. 1842</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Project for environmental restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/stat/113/279">113 Stat. 279</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1110">121 Stat. 1110</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration, Middle Creek, Lake County, California, authorized by section 1001(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1051">121 Stat. 1051</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The San Francisco Bay Beneficial Use Pilot Project, California, being carried out under section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1645">130 Stat. 1645</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1714">130 Stat. 1714</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23922b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Projects for ecosystem restoration included in the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan developed under the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program, authorized by section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3759">110 Stat. 3759</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1202">121 Stat. 1202</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1317">128 Stat. 1317</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392523d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3834">136 STAT. 3834</page> for navigation, Branford Harbor and Branford River, Branford, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, <ref href="/us/stat/32/333">32 Stat. 333</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392523e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and Sluice Channel, Connecticut, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, <ref href="/us/stat/59/13">59 Stat. 13</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392523f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Milford Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 23, 1874 (chapter 457, <ref href="/us/stat/18/241">18 Stat. 241</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration at Bay Point dredge hole, Tampa Bay, Florida.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and Southern Florida, Everglades Agricultural Area, authorized by section 1308 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3819">132 Stat. 3819</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2709">134 Stat. 2709</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23925243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>An update to the water control manual for Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Illinois, authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/95/502/s102">section 102 of Public Law 95–502</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/92/1695">92 Stat. 1695</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/95/1634">95 Stat. 1634</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>Projects for the restoration of the Illinois River Basin, carried out pursuant to section 519 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2653">114 Stat. 2653</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1221">121 Stat. 1221</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><content>Projects for ecosystem restoration, Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, authorized pursuant to title VIII of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s652">33 U.S.C. 652 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">(R) </num><content>Project for navigation, Kentucky Lock Addition, Kentucky, authorized by section 101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/stat/110/3664">110 Stat. 3664</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">(S) </num><content>Project for flood damage reduction, Lower Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 7016 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1282">121 Stat. 1282</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="T">(T) </num><content>The portion of the project for flood control and other purposes, Cumberland, Maryland, consisting of the restoration of the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 6881, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1574">49 Stat. 1574</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/375">113 Stat. 375</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="U">(U) </num><content>Project for flood control, Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, Michigan, authorized by section 101(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/stat/104/4607">104 Stat. 4607</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392524a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>Projects for ecosystem restoration, Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, authorized pursuant to section 506 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d–22">42 U.S.C. 1962d–22</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392524b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="W">(W) </num><content>Assistance for ecosystem restoration, Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam, Montana, authorized pursuant to section 3109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/stat/121/1135">121 Stat. 1135</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392524c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="X">(X) </num><content>Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, Maine and New Hampshire, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/stat/76/1173">76 Stat. 1173</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3835">136 STAT. 3835</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392524d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Y">(Y) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Tulsa and West–Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2735">134 Stat. 2735</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392524e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Z">(Z) </num><content>Project for flood risk management, Rio Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2736">134 Stat. 2736</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392524f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">(AA) </num><content>Projects for critical restoration, Missouri River Restoration, South Dakota, included in the plan developed under section 905(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/stat/114/2707">114 Stat. 2707</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>Project for water quality control, Red River Basin Chloride Control Area VIII, Texas, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/stat/80/1420">80 Stat. 1420</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">(CC) </num><content>Dredging for projects at Port of Galveston for Turning Basin 2 project, Royal Terminal, Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas, authorized pursuant to section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3836">132 Stat. 3836</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">(DD) </num><content>Project for dam safety modifications, Bluestone Dam, West Virginia, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, <ref href="/us/stat/49/1586">49 Stat. 1586</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="EE">(EE) </num><content>The development and implementation of a sediment management plan at Big Horn Lake, Wyoming, pursuant to section 1179(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/stat/130/1675">130 Stat. 1675</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="FF">(FF) </num><content>Projects authorized by section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Feasibility study of modifications to the portion of the project for flood control, water conservation, and related purposes, Russian River Basin, California, consisting of the Coyote Valley Dam, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/stat/64/177">64 Stat. 177</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1682">130 Stat. 1682</ref>), to add environmental restoration as a project purpose and to increase water supply and improve reservoir operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Feasibility study of modifications to the portion of the project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, California, consisting of Seven Oaks Dam, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4113">100 Stat. 4113</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/101/1329">101 Stat. 1329</ref>–111; <ref href="/us/stat/104/4611">104 Stat. 4611</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/3713">110 Stat. 3713</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/1115">121 Stat. 1115</ref>), to include water conservation as an authorized purpose.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Feasibility study of modifications to the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4112">100 Stat. 4112</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2392525a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>The update of hydrological modeling of the Fox River Basin, Illinois.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392525b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Feasibility study of modifications to the channel depths and dimensions pursuant to section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s562">33 U.S.C. 562</ref>) for the project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/stat/104/4606">104 Stat. 4606</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3836">136 STAT. 3836</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392525c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2392525d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2392525e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>A comprehensive 50-year review of the Kaskaskia River Navigation Project, Illinois, pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392525f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Feasibility study for the Mississippi River and Tributaries project, to include the portion of the Ouachita River Levee System at and below Monroe, Louisiana to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 204(b) of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/stat/134/2678">134 Stat. 2678</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Feasibility study for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management at Coldwater Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3803">132 Stat. 3803</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Feasibility study for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management at Maline Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3803">132 Stat. 3803</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Feasibility study for the project for flood protection at the Truman Lake Visitor Center, Warsaw, Missouri, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/1262">68 Stat. 1262</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/84/265">84 Stat. 265</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Feasibility study for an updated hydrologic analysis for the town of Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Feasibility study for water supply to reduce water consumption from the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer, Oklahoma, utilizing reserved municipal water supply within the Corps of Engineers-owned lakes, pursuant to section 838 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/stat/100/4174">100 Stat. 4174</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23925265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuing Authorities Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Projects for flood control under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</ref>) for the following areas:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>McCormick Wash, Arizona.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Arizona.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392526a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Santa Rosa Canal Alternative Conveyance Project, Arizona.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392526b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Southern Maricopa County, in the vicinity of the Ak-Chin Reservation, Arizona.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392526c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Nancy Creek, Georgia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392526d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Peachtree Creek, Georgia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392526e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Sugar Creek, Georgia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392526f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>South River Basin, Georgia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Passaic River, New Jersey.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, Michigan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Blind Brook, Rye, New York.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>Aibonito Creek and vicinity, Puerto Rico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>Canóvanas River, Puerto Rico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>Municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>Municipality of San Sebastian, Puerto Rico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><content>Municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">(R) </num><content>Río Inabón, Ponce, Puerto Rico.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">(S) </num><content>Yauco River and Berrenchin Stream, Puerto Rico.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3837">136 STAT. 3837</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392527a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Projects for navigation under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s577">33 U.S.C. 577</ref>) for the following areas:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392527b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Sebewaing River, Port Sanilac Harbor, Lexington Harbor, and Harbor Beach Harbor, Michigan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392527c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Portsmouth Back Channels and Sagamore Creek, Portsmouth, New Castle, and Rye, New Hampshire.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392527d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Sturgeon Point Marina, New York.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392527e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Davis Creek and Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2392527f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</ref>) for the following areas:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>El Corazon, Arizona.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>San Pedro River, Cochise County and vicinity, Arizona, including review of recharge facilities that preserve water flows and habitats.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Project modifications for improvement of the environment under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2309a">33 U.S.C. 2309a</ref>) for the towns of Quincy and Braintree, Massachusetts, for fish passage on the Smelt Brook.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Project for the removal of obstructions and clearing channels for flood control under section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701g">33 U.S.C. 701g</ref>) for the Passaic River, New Jersey.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Project for shoreline erosion protection of public works under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701r">33 U.S.C. 701r</ref>) and for beach erosion and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s426g">33 U.S.C. 426g</ref>) for Buffalo, New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23925285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Project for beach erosion and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s426g">33 U.S.C. 426g</ref>) for West Haven, Connecticut.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Water Resources Infrastructure</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8401">SEC. 8401. </num><heading>PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x239363f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development” submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</ref>) or otherwise reviewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or decision documents designated in this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239363f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Navigation</inline>.—</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3838">136 STAT. 3838</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp0,p10,10/12,xl18,xl50,xl35,xl80'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 20pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 56pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 39pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 20.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>A. State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>B.</b><br/><b>Name</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>C.</b><br/><b>Date of</b><br/><b>Report of</b><br/><b>Chief of Engineers</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>D.</b><br/><b>Estimated</b><br/><b>Costs</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:12pt; font-size:10pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. AK</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Elim Subsistence Harbor Study, Elim</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">March 12, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $99,057,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $2,517,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $101,574,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. CA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation, Los Angeles County</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 14, 2021 and May 31, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $87,063,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $88,724,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $175,787,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3. GA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Brunswick Harbor Modifications, Glynn County</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">March 11, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $10,555,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $5,680,500</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $16,236,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4. NY, NJ</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New York — New Jersey Harbor Deepening Channel Improvements</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">June 3, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $2,408,268,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $3,929,279,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $6,337,547,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5. WA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">May 26, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $140,022,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $203,561,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $343,583,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239363f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flood risk management</inline>.—</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3839">136 STAT. 3839</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp0,p10,10/12,xl18,xl50,xl35,xl80'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 20pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 56pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 39pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 20.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>A. State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>B.</b><br/><b> Name</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>C.</b><br/><b>Date of</b><br/><b>Report of</b><br/><b>Chief of Engineers</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>D.</b><br/><b>Estimated</b><br/><b>Costs</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:12pt; font-size:10pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. AL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Selma Flood Risk Management and Bank Stabilization</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 7, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $16,978,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $9,142,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $26,120,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. AL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Valley Creek Flood Risk Management, Bessemer and Birmingham</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 29, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $21,993,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $11,906,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $33,899,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3. CA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Lower Cache Creek, Yolo County, Woodland and Vicinity</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">June 21, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $238,151,550</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $128,235,450</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $366,387,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4. NE</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">January 24, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $100,618,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $57,359,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $157,977,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5. OR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Portland Metro Levee System</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">August 20, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $89,708,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $48,304,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $138,012,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6. PR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Rio Guanajibo Flood Risk Management, Mayaguez, Hormigueros, and San German</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">May 24, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $184,778,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $0</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $184,778,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239363f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction</inline>.—</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3840">136 STAT. 3840</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp0,p10,10/12,xl18,xl50,xl35,xl80'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 20pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 56pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 39pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 20.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>A. State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>B.</b><br/><b>Name</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>C.</b><br/><b>Date of</b><br/><b>Report of</b><br/><b>Chief of</b><br/><b>Engineers</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>D.</b><br/><b>Estimated</b><br/><b>Costs</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:12pt; font-size:10pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. CT</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Fairfield and New Haven Counties Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">January 19, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $107,350,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $57,804,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $165,154,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. FL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Florida Keys, Monroe County, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">September 24, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $1,774,631,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $955,570,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $2,730,201,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3. FL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Miami-Dade County, Main Segment, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">September 26, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Initial Federal: $25,091,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Initial Non-Federal: $18,470,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $43,561,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Federal: $143,874,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Non-Federal: $180,898,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Total: $324,772,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4. FL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Okaloosa County, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 7, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Initial Federal: $21,274,025</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Initial Non-Federal: $12,379,975</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $33,654,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Federal: $76,345,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Non-Federal: $79,292,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Total: $155,637,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3841">136 STAT. 3841</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5. FL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Pinellas County, Treasure Island and Long Key Segments, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 29, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Initial Federal: $6,097,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Initial Non-Federal: $9,864,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $15,961,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Federal: $115,551,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Non-Federal: $104,540,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Total: $220,091,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6. LA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">South Central Coast, Louisiana Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">June 23, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $809,297,450</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $435,775,550</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $1,245,073,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7. LA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Upper Barataria Basin Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">January 28, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $1,184,472,250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $637,792,750</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $1,822,265,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8. NY</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 27, 2016</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $1,086,000,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $585,000,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $1,671,000,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3842">136 STAT. 3842</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9. PR</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">San Juan Metropolitan Area Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">September 16, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $288,294,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline> Non-Federal: $155,235,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $443,529,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10. SC</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Charleston Peninsula, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">June 10, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $828,657,050</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $446,199,950</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline> Total: $1,274,857,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11. SC</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Folly Beach, Coastal Storm Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">October 26, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Initial Federal: $49,919,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Initial Non-Federal: $5,546,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline> Total: $55,465,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Federal: $180,433,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Non-Federal: $29,373,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Renourishment Total: $209,806,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23938b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flood risk management and ecosystem restoration</inline>.—</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp0,p10,10/12,xl18,xl50,xl35,xl80'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 20pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 56pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 39pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 20.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>A. State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>B.</b><br/><b>Name</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>C.</b><br/><b>Date of</b><br/><b>Report of</b><br/><b>Chief of Engineers</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>D.</b><br/><b>Estimated</b><br/><b>Costs</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:12pt; font-size:10pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. TX</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">September 16, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $21,380,214,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $12,999,708,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $34,379,922,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23938b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ecosystem restoration</inline>.—</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3843">136 STAT. 3843</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp0,p10,10/12,xl18,xl50,xl35,xl80'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 20pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 56pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 39pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 20.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>A. State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>B.</b><br/><b>Name</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>C.</b><br/><b>Date of</b><br/><b>Report of</b><br/><b>Chief of Engineers</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>D.</b><br/><b>Estimated</b><br/><b>Costs</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:12pt; font-size:10pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. CA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"> April 22, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $35,265,100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $22,373,900</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $57,639,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. KY</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Three Forks of Beargrass Creek Ecosystem Restoration, Louisville</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">May 24, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $77,352,671</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $52,539,940</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $129,892,611</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23938b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modifications and other projects</inline>.—</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c4,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),tp0,p10,10/12,xl18,xl50,xl35,xl80'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 20pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 56pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 39pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 90pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:10pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="min-width: 20.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>A. State</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 56.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>B.</b><br/><b> Name</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 39.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>C.</b><br/><b>Date of</b><br/><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Document</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 90.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>D.</b><br/><b>Estimated</b><br/><b>Costs</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:12pt; font-size:10pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. DC</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Washington, D.C. and Vicinity Flood Risk Management</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">July 22, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $19,830,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $0</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $19,830,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. FL</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Central and Southern Florida, Indian River Lagoon</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">June 30, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $2,707,950,500</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $2,707,950,500</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $5,415,901,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3. LA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">December 16, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $950,303,250</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $511,701,750</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $1,462,005,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3844">136 STAT. 3844</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4. LA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">West Bank and Vicinity</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">December 17, 2021</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $508,337,700</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $273,720,300</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $782,058,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5. MI</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Soo Lock Construction Project, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">June 6, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $3,218,944,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $0</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $3,218,944,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6. WA</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Howard A. Hanson Dam, Water Supply and Ecosystem Restoration</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">May 19, 2022</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Federal: $878,530,000</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Non-Federal: $43,085,000</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>Total: $921,615,000</inline></xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8402">SEC. 8402. </num><heading>SPECIAL RULES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2393d92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South Shore of Staten Island, New York</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of any portion of the cost to design and construct the project for coastal storm risk management, South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, New York, authorized by this Act, that exceeds the estimated total project cost specified in the project partnership agreement for the project, signed by the Secretary on February 15, 2019, shall be 90 percent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2393d92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charleston Peninsula, South Carolina</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2393d92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2393d930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2393d931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deauthorization request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2393d932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the last day of the covered period, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a request for deauthorization of the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, South Carolina, authorized by this Act, if the non-Federal interest has not entered into a project partnership agreement for the project, or a separable element of the project, prior to such last day.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2393d933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered period</term>” means the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2393d934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>10 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2393d935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>10 years after the date on which a design agreement for the project described in paragraph (1) is executed, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3845">136 STAT. 3845</page> if such design agreement is executed prior to the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8403">SEC. 8403. </num><heading>FACILITY INVESTMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23940046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (b), using amounts available in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s576">33 U.S.C. 576</ref>), and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23940047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23940048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Missouri.</p></sidenote>design and construct the lab and office facility for a Mandatory Center of Expertise in Branson, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on June 10, 2022, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s576/c">33 U.S.C. 576(c)</ref>), substantially in accordance with such prospectus; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23940049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>carry out such construction and infrastructure improvements as are required to support such lab and office facility, including any necessary demolition of the existing infrastructure.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2394004a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2394004b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund established by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s576">33 U.S.C. 576</ref>) is appropriately reimbursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers programs that benefit from the lab and office facility constructed under this section.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="LXXXV">TITLE LXXXV—</num><heading>CLEAN WATER</heading> <toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8501. </designator> <label>Regional water programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8502. </designator> <label>Nonpoint source management programs.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 8503. </designator> <label>Wastewater assistance to colonias.</label> </referenceItem></toc> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8501">SEC. 8501. </num><heading>REGIONAL WATER PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23964a3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">San Francisco Bay Restoration Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1251/etseq">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23970d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="125">“SEC. 125. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23970d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1276a">33 USC 1276a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2397349f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Estuary partnership</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Estuary Partnership</term>’ means the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, designated as the management conference for the San Francisco Bay under section 320.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">San francisco bay plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>San Francisco Bay Plan</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>until the date of the completion of the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d), the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>on and after the date of the completion of the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d), the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239734a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall establish in the Environmental Protection Agency a San Francisco Bay Program Office. The Office shall be located at the headquarters of Region 9 of the Environmental Protection Agency.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3846">136 STAT. 3846</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall appoint a Director of the Office, who shall have management experience and technical expertise relating to the San Francisco Bay and be highly qualified to direct the development and implementation of projects, activities, and studies necessary to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation of authority; staffing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239734a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Priority List</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>After providing public notice, the Director shall annually compile a priority list, consistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, identifying and prioritizing the projects, activities, and studies to be carried out with amounts made available under subsection (e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The annual priority list compiled under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>Projects, activities, and studies, including restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that advance the goals and objectives of the San Francisco Bay Plan, for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239734ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>water quality improvement, including the reduction of marine litter;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239734ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and protection;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239734af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>nearshore and endangered species recovery; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239734b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>adaptation to climate change.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Information on the projects, activities, and studies specified under subparagraph (A), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239734b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the identity of each entity receiving assistance pursuant to subsection (e); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239734b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of the communities to be served.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote>The criteria and methods established by the Director for identification of projects, activities, and studies to be included on the annual priority list.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In compiling the annual priority list under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Estuary Partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the State of California and affected local governments in the San Francisco Bay estuary watershed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any other relevant stakeholder involved with the protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary that the Director determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239734bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revisions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">San Francisco Bay Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Director, in conjunction with the Estuary Partnership, shall review and revise the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary to develop a plan to guide the projects, activities, and studies of the Office to address the restoration and protection of the San Francisco Bay.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revision of san francisco bay plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less often than once every 5 years after the date of the completion of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3847">136 STAT. 3847</page> the plan described in paragraph (1), the Director shall review, and revise as appropriate, the San Francisco Bay Plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall consult with the Estuary Partnership and Indian tribes and solicit input from other non-Federal stakeholders.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239734c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239734c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may provide funding through cooperative agreements, grants, or other means to State and local agencies, special districts, and public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations, including the Estuary Partnership, for projects, activities, and studies identified on the annual priority list compiled under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amount of grants; non-federal share</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum amount of grants</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts provided to any entity under this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any projects, activities, and studies that are to be carried out using those amounts.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 25 percent of the cost of any project, activity, or study carried out using amounts provided under this section shall be provided from non-Federal sources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239734ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Director may not use more than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239734cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>No amounts made available under this section may be used for the administration of a management conference under section 320.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239734cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget Sound Coordinated Recovery</inline>.—</heading><content>Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1251/etseq">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</ref>) is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y239a420e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="126">“SEC. 126. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a420f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Washington.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a4210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1276b">33 USC 1276b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">PUGET SOUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a4211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a4212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coastal nonpoint pollution control program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program</term>’ means the State of Washington’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program approved under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a4213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Director</term>’ means the Director of the Program Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a4214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal action plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Federal Action Plan</term>’ means the plan developed under subsection (c)(3)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a4215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International joint commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>International Joint Commission</term>’ means the International Joint Commission established by the Treaty relating to the boundary waters and questions arising along the boundary between the United States and Canada, signed at Washington January 11, 1909, and entered into force May 5, 1910 (<ref href="/us/stat/36/2448">36 Stat. 2448</ref>; TS 548; 12 Bevans 319).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pacific salmon commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Pacific Salmon Commission</term>’ means the Pacific Salmon Commission established by the United States and Canada under the Treaty concerning Pacific salmon, with annexes and memorandum of understanding, signed at Ottawa January 28, 1985, and entered <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3848">136 STAT. 3848</page> into force March 18, 1985 (TIAS 11091; 1469 UNTS 357) (commonly known as the ‘<term>Pacific Salmon Treaty</term>’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program office</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Program Office</term>’ means the Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office established by subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound action agenda; action agenda</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound Action Agenda</term>’ or ‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent plan developed by the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference, in consultation with the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, and approved by the Administrator as the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the Puget Sound under section 320.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound federal leadership task force</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force</term>’ means the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force established under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a692a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound federal task force</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound Federal Task Force</term>’ means the Puget Sound Federal Task Force established in 2016 under a memorandum of understanding among 9 Federal agencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a692b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound national estuary program management conference</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference</term>’ means the management conference for the Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 320.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a692c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound partnership</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound Partnership</term>’ means the State agency created under the laws of the State of Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code of Washington), or its successor agency that has been designated by the Administrator as the lead entity to support the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a692d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound region</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a692e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound region</term>’ means the land and waters in the northwest corner of the State of Washington from the Canadian border to the north to the Pacific Ocean on the west, including Hood Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a692f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound region</term>’ includes all watersheds that drain into the Puget Sound.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound tribal management conference</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference</term>’ means the 20 treaty Indian tribes of western Washington and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Salish sea</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Salish Sea</term>’ means the network of coastal waterways on the west coast of North America that includes the Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Salmon recovery plans</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Salmon Recovery Plans</term>’ means the recovery plans for salmon and steelhead species approved by the Secretary of the Interior under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that are applicable to the Puget Sound region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State advisory committee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State Advisory Committee</term>’ means the advisory committee established by subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treaty rights at risk initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative</term>’ means the report from the treaty <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3849">136 STAT. 3849</page> Indian tribes of western Washington entitled ‘<term>Treaty Rights At Risk: Ongoing Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon Resource, and Recommendations for Change</term>’ and dated July 14, 2011, or its successor report that outlines issues and offers solutions for the protection of Tribal treaty rights, recovery of salmon habitat, and management of sustainable treaty and nontreaty salmon fisheries, including through Tribal salmon hatchery programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a6935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office, to be located in the State of Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be a Director of the Program Office, who shall have leadership and project management experience and shall be highly qualified to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>direct the integration of multiple project planning efforts and programs from different agencies and jurisdictions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a693a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>align numerous, and possibly competing, priorities to accomplish visible and measurable outcomes under the Action Agenda.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a693b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Position</inline>.—</heading><content>The position of Director of the Program Office shall be a career reserved position, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3132">section 3132 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a693c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delegation of authority; staffing</inline>.—</heading><content>Using amounts made available to carry out this section, the Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a693d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a693e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordinate and manage the timely execution of the requirements of this section, including the formation and meetings of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a693f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>coordinate activities related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound across the Environmental Protection Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>coordinate and align the activities of the Administrator with the Action Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>promote the efficient use of Environmental Protection Agency resources in pursuit of the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>serve on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force and collaborate with, help coordinate, and implement activities with other Federal agencies that have responsibilities involving the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>provide or procure such other advice, technical assistance, research, assessments, monitoring, or other support as is determined by the Director to be necessary or prudent to most efficiently and effectively fulfill the objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, consistent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3850">136 STAT. 3850</page> with the best available science, to ensure the health of the Puget Sound ecosystem;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>track the progress of the Environmental Protection Agency toward meeting the agency’s specified objectives and priorities within the Action Agenda and the Federal Action Plan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General set forth in the report entitled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional Actions Could Improve Assessments of Progress’ and dated July 19, 2018;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>serve as liaison and coordinate activities for the restoration and protection of the Salish Sea with Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salmon Commission, and the International Joint Commission; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>carry out such additional duties as the Director determines necessary and appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a6948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a694a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a694b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a694c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall be composed of the following members:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a694d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a694e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A representative of the National Forest Service.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a694f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>A representative of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>A representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A representative of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>A representative of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>A representative of the Commander, Navy Region Northwest.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The Director of the Program Office.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><chapeau>The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A representative of the Coast Guard.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>A representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><chapeau>The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of the Interior:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a695a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a695b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>A representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a695c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>A representative of the United States Geological Survey.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a695d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>A representative of the National Park Service.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a695e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><chapeau>The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Transportation:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3851">136 STAT. 3851</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a695f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A representative of the Federal Highway Administration.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>A representative of the Federal Transit Administration.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>Representatives of such other Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives as the other members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force determines necessary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>Members appointed under this paragraph shall have experience and expertise in matters of restoration and protection of large watersheds and bodies of water, or related experience that will benefit the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-chairs</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>The representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>The Director of the Program Office.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>The representative of the Corps of Engineers.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leadership</inline>.—</heading><content>The Co-Chairs shall ensure the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force completes its duties through robust discussion of all relevant issues. The Co-Chairs shall share leadership responsibilities equally.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a6969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a696a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a696b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>uphold Federal trust responsibilities to restore and protect resources crucial to Tribal treaty rights, including by carrying out government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes when requested by such tribes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a696c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>provide a venue for dialogue and coordination across all Federal agencies represented by a member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to align Federal resources for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of this section and all other Federal laws that contribute to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, including by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a696d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>enabling and encouraging such agencies to act consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a696e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>facilitating the coordination of Federal activities that impact such restoration and protection;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a696f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>facilitating the delivery of feedback given by such agencies to the Puget Sound Partnership during the development of the Action Agenda;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>facilitating the resolution of interagency conflicts associated with such restoration and protection among such agencies;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3852">136 STAT. 3852</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>providing a forum for exchanging information among such agencies regarding activities being conducted, including obstacles or efficiencies found, during restoration and protection activities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>promoting the efficient use of government resources in pursuit of such restoration and protection through coordination and collaboration, including by ensuring that the Federal efforts relating to the science necessary for such restoration and protection are consistent, and not duplicative, across the Federal Government;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>catalyze public leaders at all levels to work together toward shared goals by demonstrating interagency best practices coming from such agencies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>provide advice and support on scientific and technical issues and act as a forum for the exchange of scientific information about the Puget Sound;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>identify and inventory Federal environmental research and monitoring programs related to the Puget Sound, and provide such inventory to the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection activities are as consistent as practicable with ongoing restoration and protection and related efforts in the Salish Sea that are being conducted by Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salmon Commission, and the International Joint Commission;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a6977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection activities are consistent with national security interests;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>establish any working groups or committees necessary to assist the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in its duties, including relating to public policy and scientific issues; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>raise national awareness of the significance of the Puget Sound.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound federal action plan</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall develop and approve a Federal Action Plan that leverages Federal programs across agencies and serves to coordinate diverse programs and priorities for the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revision of puget sound federal action plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>less often than once every 5 years after the date of approval of the Federal Action Plan under clause (i), the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall review, and revise as appropriate, the Federal Action Plan.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feedback by federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In facilitating feedback under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall request Federal agencies to consider, at a minimum, possible Federal actions within the Puget Sound region designed to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3853">136 STAT. 3853</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>further the goals, targets, and actions of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>as applicable, implement and enforce this Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other Federal laws that contribute to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, including those that protect Tribal treaty rights;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>protect marine and wildlife habitats;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>protect, restore, and conserve forests, wetlands, riparian zones, and nearshore waters;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>promote resilience to climate change and ocean acidification effects;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>restore fisheries so that they are sustainable and productive;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>preserve biodiversity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>restore and protect ecosystem services that provide clean water, filter toxic chemicals, and increase ecosystem resilience; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>improve water quality, including by preventing and managing stormwater runoff, incorporating erosion control techniques and trash capture devices, using sustainable stormwater practices, and mitigating and minimizing nonpoint source pollution, including marine litter.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation of state advisory committee and puget sound tribal management conference</inline>.—</heading><content>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall carry out its duties with input from, and in collaboration with, the State Advisory Committee and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, including by seeking advice and recommendations on the actions, progress, and issues pertaining to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Initial meeting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to determine if all Federal agencies are properly represented;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bylaws.</p></sidenote><content>to establish the bylaws of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to establish necessary working groups or committees; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to determine subsequent meeting times, dates, and logistics.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>After the initial meeting, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet, at a minimum, twice per year to carry out the duties of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working group meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>A meeting of any established working group or committee of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall not be considered a biannual meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3854">136 STAT. 3854</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint meetings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall offer to meet jointly with the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, at a minimum, once per year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may consider such a joint meeting to be a biannual meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force for purposes of subparagraph (B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quorum</inline>.—</heading><content>A simple majority of the members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall constitute a quorum.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voting</inline>.—</heading><content>For the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to take an official action, a quorum shall be present, and at least a two-thirds majority of the members present shall vote in the affirmative.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound federal leadership task force procedures and advice</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force may seek advice and input from any interested, knowledgeable, or affected party as the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force determines necessary to perform its duties.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall receive no additional compensation for service as a member on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Travel expenses incurred by a member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in the performance of service on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force may be paid by the agency that the member represents.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound federal task force</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>On the date of enactment of this section, the 2016 memorandum of understanding establishing the Puget Sound Federal Task Force shall cease to be effective.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of previous work</inline>.—</heading><content>The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall, to the extent practicable, use the work product produced, relied upon, and analyzed by the Puget Sound Federal Task Force in order to avoid duplicating the efforts of the Puget Sound Federal Task Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a8fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State Advisory Committee</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a State Advisory Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The State Advisory Committee shall consist of up to seven members designated by the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership, in consultation with the Governor of Washington, who will represent Washington State agencies that have significant roles and responsibilities related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a8fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force Biennial Report on Puget Sound Restoration and Protection Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3855">136 STAT. 3855</page> Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, in collaboration with the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference and the State Advisory Committee, shall submit to the President, Congress, the Governor of Washington, and the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership a report that summarizes the progress, challenges, and milestones of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force relating to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239a8fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The roles and progress of each State, local government entity, and Federal agency that has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region relating to meeting the identified objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>If available, the roles and progress of Tribal governments that have jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region relating to meeting the identified objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A summary of specific recommendations concerning implementation of the Action Agenda and the Federal Action Plan, including challenges, barriers, and anticipated milestones, targets, and timelines.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A summary of progress made by Federal agencies toward the priorities identified in the Federal Action Plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a8fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal Rights and Consultation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preservation of tribal treaty rights</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section affects, or is intended to affect, any right reserved by treaty between the United States and one or more Indian tribes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section affects any authorization or obligation of a Federal agency to consult with an Indian tribe under any other provision of law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a8fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Actions authorized or implemented under this section shall be consistent with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Salmon Recovery Plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the water quality standards of the State of Washington approved by the Administrator under section 303.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>All Federal agencies represented on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall act consistently with the protection of Tribal, treaty-reserved rights and, to the greatest extent practicable given such agencies’ existing obligations under Federal law, act consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, when—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>conducting Federal agency activities within or outside the Puget Sound that affect any land or water use or natural resources of the Puget Sound region, including activities performed by a contractor for the benefit of a Federal agency;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3856">136 STAT. 3856</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>interpreting and enforcing regulations that impact the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>issuing Federal licenses or permits that impact the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>granting Federal assistance to State, local, and Tribal governments for activities related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239a8fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of comprehensive management plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1273">33 U.S.C. 1273</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239a8fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y239ab6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239ab6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>ensure that the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accordance with section 320 not less often than once every 5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239ab6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 320</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>identified in the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239ab6e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1273/e/1">33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, a 5,000 square mile</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, a 10,000 square mile</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239ab6e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1273/f">33 U.S.C. 1273(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y239ab6ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used for administrative expenses.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8502">SEC. 8502. </num><heading>NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1329/j">33 U.S.C. 1329(j)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (h) and (i) not to exceed</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>fiscal year 1991</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="8503">SEC. 8503. </num><heading>WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x239b050b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1281">33 U.S.C. 1281 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b050c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b050d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b050e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y239b2c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239b2c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered entity</term>’ means each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A border State.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible community.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3857">136 STAT. 3857</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>border State</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered entity</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall not exceed 50 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may not be less than 80 percent</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239b2c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1997 through 1999</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> DIVISION I—

Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Department of State Authorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 9002.

22 USC 2651 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of USAID. (2) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (3) Department.—Unless otherwise specified, the term “Department” means the Department of State. (4) Secretary.—Unless otherwise specified, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of State. (5) USAID.—The term “USAID” means the United States Agency for International Development.
<num value="XCI">TITLE XCI—</num><heading>ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9101">SEC. 9101. </num><heading>MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x239ba160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239ba161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary should take steps to address staffing shortfalls in the chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons issue areas in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239ba162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>maintaining a fully staffed and resourced Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation is necessary to effectively confront the threat of increased global proliferation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239bc873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, should increase efforts and dedicate resources to combat the dangers posed by the People’s Republic of China’s conventional and nuclear build-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3858">136 STAT. 3858</page> up, the Russian Federation’s tactical nuclear weapons and new types of nuclear weapons, bioweapons proliferation, dual use of life sciences research, and chemical weapons.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9102">SEC. 9102. </num><heading>NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x239bef84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s1741">22 U.S.C. 1741</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239bef85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as expeditiously as possible,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>review</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239bef86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239c1697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Referrals to Special Envoy; Notification to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c1698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239c1699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon a determination by the Secretary of State, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there is credible information that the detention of a United States national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of whether the detention is by a foreign government or a nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c169a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>expeditiously transfer responsibility for such case from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State to the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c169b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239c169c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239c169d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>not later than 14 days after such determination, notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of such determination and provide such committees with a summary of the facts that led to such determination.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c169e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The notification described in paragraph (1)(B) may be classified, if necessary.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9103">SEC. 9103. </num><heading>FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x239c169f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s1741a">22 U.S.C. 1741a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239c3db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Family Engagement Coordinator</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be, in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c3db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>for a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c3db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any interaction by executive branch officials with any family member of such United States national occurs in a coordinated fashion;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c3db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such family member receives consistent and accurate information from the United States Government; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c3db4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>appropriate coordination with the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c3db5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for a United States national held hostage abroad, that any engagement with a family member is coordinated with, consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3859">136 STAT. 3859</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9104">SEC. 9104. </num><heading>REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x239c64c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2708/b">22 U.S.C. 2708(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c64c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (10);</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(10), or (14);</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c64c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (12), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c64c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (13), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239c64ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y239c8bdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>the prevention, frustration, or resolution of the hostage taking of a United States person, the identification, location, arrest, or conviction of a person responsible for the hostage taking of a United States person, or the location of a United States person who has been taken hostage, in any country.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9105">SEC. 9105. </num><heading>ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PASSPORT AGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239cd9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that Department initiatives to expand passport services and accessibility, including through online modernization projects, should include the construction of new physical passport agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239cd9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a review of the geographic diversity and accessibility of existing passport agencies to identify—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239cd9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the geographic areas in the continental United States that are farther than 6 hours’ driving distance from the nearest passport agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239cd9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the per capita demand for passport services in the areas described in paragraph (1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239cda00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239cda01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>a plan to ensure that in-person services at physical passport agencies are accessible to all eligible Americans, including Americans living in large population centers, in rural areas, and in States with a high per capita demand for passport services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239cda02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall consider the metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) when determining locations for the establishment of new physical passport agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239cda03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that contains the findings of the review conducted pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9106">SEC. 9106. </num><heading>CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,200,000 for grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9107">SEC. 9107. </num><heading>OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239d0114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a">22 U.S.C. 2651a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in paragraph (4)(B) of subsection (l), as redesignated by section 9502(a)(2) of this Act, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3860">136 STAT. 3860</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239d0115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239d0116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s designee, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the steps that the Office of Sanctions Coordination has taken to coordinate its activities with the Department of the Treasury and humanitarian aid programs, in an effort to help ensure appropriate flows of humanitarian assistance and goods to countries subject to United States sanctions.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9108">SEC. 9108. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STRATEGIC PLAN REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S UNIT FOR SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239d9d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Municipal</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>municipal</term>” means the government of a city in the United States with a population of not fewer than 100,000 people.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subnational engagement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>subnational engagement</term>” means formal meetings or events between elected officials of a State or municipal government and their foreign counterparts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239d9d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the growth of subnational cooperation has enabled States and municipalities to play an increasingly significant role in foreign policy and complement the efforts of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Department’s recently established Unit for Subnational Diplomacy will play a critical role in leveraging the Department’s resources to support State and municipal governments in conducting subnational engagement and increasing cooperation with foreign allies and partners; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in facilitating such subnational engagements, the Department should engage with a broad array of United States cities without regard to their population size or location;</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239d9d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy shall submit a strategic plan to the appropriate congressional committees for the operations of the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy, including the Department’s plans for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>supporting subnational engagements involving policymakers from urban and rural areas to improve United States foreign policy effectiveness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enhancing the awareness, understanding, and involvement of United States citizens, including citizens residing in urban and rural areas, in the foreign policy process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>countering subnational diplomacy efforts from adversarial nations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>strengthening engagement with foreign subnational governments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any other operations that the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239d9d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preclude—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy Office from being elevated to a bureau within the Department; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3861">136 STAT. 3861</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239d9d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy from being elevated to an Assistant Secretary if the addition of such Assistant Secretary position does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions at the Department above the number of such positions authorized under section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a/c/1">22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="XCII">TITLE XCII—</num><heading>PERSONNEL ISSUES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9201">SEC. 9201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239d9d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2737">22 USC 2737</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish the Department of State Student Internship Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) to offer internship opportunities at the Department to eligible students to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization of United States foreign policy objectives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant is eligible to participate in the Program if the applicant is enrolled at—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002/a">20 U.S.C. 1002(a)</ref>)); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an institution of higher education based outside the United States, as determined by the Secretary of State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional eligibility criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicant in the Program should be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>enrolled at least half-time in an institution described in paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>eligible to receive and hold an appropriate security clearance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for students to be admitted into the Program that includes a demonstrated interest in a career in foreign affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>widely advertise the Program, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>on the internet;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>through the Department’s Diplomats in Residence program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>through other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate students; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>conduct targeted outreach to encourage participation in the Program from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>individuals belonging to an underrepresented group; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>students enrolled at minority-serving institutions (which shall include any institution listed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Housing assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Abroad</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide housing assistance to any student participating in the Program whose permanent address is within the United States if the location of the internship in which such student is participating is outside of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3862">136 STAT. 3862</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide housing assistance to a student participating in the Program whose permanent address is within the United States if the location of the internship in which such student is participating is more than 50 miles away from such student’s permanent address.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide a student participating in the Program whose permanent address is within the United States with financial assistance that is sufficient to cover the travel costs of a single round trip by air, train, bus, or other appropriate transportation between the student’s permanent address and the location of the internship in which such student is participating if such location is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>more than 50 miles from the student’s permanent address; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>outside of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working With Institutions of Higher Education</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall structure internships to ensure that such internships satisfy criteria for academic credit at the institutions of higher education in which participants in such internships are enrolled.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition Period</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239f4b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary shall convert unpaid internship programs of the Department, including the Foreign Service Internship Program, to internship programs that offer compensation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>upon selection as a candidate for entry into an internship program of the Department, a participant in such internship program may refuse compensation, including if doing so allows such participant to receive college or university curricular credit.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The transition required under paragraph (1) shall not apply to unpaid internship programs of the Department that are part of the Virtual Student Federal Service internship program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239f4b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239f4b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a particular unpaid internship program if the Secretary, not later than 30 days after making a determination that the conversion of such internship program to a compensated internship program would not be consistent with effective management goals, submits a report explaining such determination to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the appropriate congressional committees;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>describe the reasons why converting an unpaid internship program of the Department to an internship <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3863">136 STAT. 3863</page> program that offers compensation would not be consistent with effective management goals; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y239f4b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>provide justification for maintaining such unpaid status indefinitely; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>identify any additional authorities or resources that would be necessary to convert such unpaid internship program to offer compensation in the future.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the committees referred to in subsection (g)(3)(A) that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239f4b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>data, to the extent the collection of such information is permissible by law, regarding the number of students who applied to the Program, were offered a position, and participated, respectively, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, institution of higher education, home State, State where each student graduated from high school, and disability status;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239f4b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>data regarding the number of security clearance investigations initiated for the students described in paragraph (1), including the timeline for such investigations, whether such investigations were completed, and when an interim security clearance was granted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>information on Program expenditures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239f4b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>information regarding the Department’s compliance with subsection (g); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the number of internship participants subsequently employed by the Department, if any, following their participation in the Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary Participation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to compel any student who is a participant in an internship program of the Department to participate in the collection of the data or divulge any personal information. Such students shall be informed that their participation in the data collection under this section is voluntary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy protection</inline>.—</heading><content>Any data collected under this section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239f4b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Hiring Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with respect to the number of interns to be hired each year, may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 1 year through compensated internships in the excepted service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239f4b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of law governing appointments in the excepted service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9202">SEC. 9202. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE RESPONSE TO, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED RETALIATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239fe693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary should develop and strengthen policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation, including policies for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>addressing, reporting, and providing transitioning support;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3864">136 STAT. 3864</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>advocacy, service referrals, and travel accommodations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>disciplining personnel that violate Department policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, or related retaliation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239fe697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disciplinary Action</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separation for cause</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 610(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4010/a/1">22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>decide to</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe69a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including upon receiving notification from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security that such member has engaged in criminal misconduct, such as murder, rape, or other sexual assault</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe69b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239fe69c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4010">22 USC 4010 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Update to manual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of Global Talent Management shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe69d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>update the “Grounds for Disciplinary Action” and “List of Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties” sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the amendments made under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe69e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239fe69f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notices.</p></sidenote>communicate such updates to Department staff through publication in Department Notices.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y239fe6a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x239fe6a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4821">22 USC 4821 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Secretary shall ensure that the Diplomatic Security Service’s Victims’ Resource Advocacy Program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe6a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>is appropriately staffed by advocates who are physically present at—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe6a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the headquarters of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe6a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>major domestic and international facilities and embassies, as determined by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe6a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>considers the logistics that are necessary to allow for the expedient travel of victims from Department facilities that do not have advocates; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y239fe6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>uses funds available to the Department to provide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and transportation for victims involved in matters being investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9203">SEC. 9203. </num><heading>INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656d/e/3">22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$500,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$2,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9204">SEC. 9204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a00db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385">22 USC 2385 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN HIRING AND INVESTIGATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a034c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall seek to increase the number of personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights to address backlogs in hiring and investigations into complaints conducted by the Office of Civil Rights.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a034c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a034ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Employment Targets</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall seek to employ—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a034cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights (compared to the number of personnel so employed as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3865">136 STAT. 3865</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a034cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not fewer than 15 additional personnel in such Bureau and Office (compared to the number of personnel so employed as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the date that is 1 year after such date of enactment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9205">SEC. 9205. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a034cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719a">22 USC 2719a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a3420e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3420f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Congress has recognized, including in division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>), that the Department is a crucial national security agency, whose employees, both Foreign Service and Civil Service, require the best possible training and professional development at every stage of their careers to prepare them to promote and defend United States national interests and the health and safety of United States citizens abroad; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a34210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the new and evolving challenges of national security in the 21st century necessitate the expansion of standardized training and professional development opportunities linked to equal, accountable, and transparent promotion and leadership practices for Department and other national security agency personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a34211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a34212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a34213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a34214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a34215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a34216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and Professional Development Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5108(c) of division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a34217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719b">22 USC 2719b</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a39038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and Professional Development Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to provide the Civil Service and the Foreign Service with the level of professional development and training needed to effectively advance United States interests across the world, the Secretary of State shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>increase relevant offerings provided by the Department of State—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3903a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>of interactive virtual instruction to make training and professional development more accessible and useful to personnel deployed throughout the world; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3903b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>at partner organizations, including universities, industry entities, and nongovernmental organizations, throughout the United States to provide useful outside perspectives to Department of State personnel by providing such personnel—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3903c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a more comprehensive outlook on different sectors of United States society;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3903d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>practical experience dealing with commercial corporations, universities, labor unions, and other institutions critical to United States diplomatic success; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3903e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>courses specifically focused on commercial diplomacy that increase the understanding of private <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3866">136 STAT. 3866</page> sector needs that arise as United States companies enter and compete in the international market;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3903f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide the opportunity to participate in courses using computer-based or computer-assisted simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision making in a crisis environment, and encourage officers of the Department of State, and reciprocally, officers of other Federal departments to participate in similar exercises held by the Department of State or other government organizations and the private sector;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>increase the duration and expand the focus of certain training and professional development courses, including by extending—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the A–100 entry-level course to as long as 12 weeks, which better matches the length of entry-level training and professional development provided to the officers in other national security departments and agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Chief of Mission course to as long as 6 weeks for first time Chiefs of Mission and creating comparable courses for new Assistant Secretaries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries to more accurately reflect the significant responsibilities accompanying such roles; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>ensure that Foreign Service officers who are assigned to a country experiencing significant population displacement due to the impacts of climatic and non-climatic shocks and stresses, including rising sea levels and lack of access to affordable and reliable energy and electricity, receive specific instruction on United States policy with respect to resiliency and adaptation to such climatic and non-climatic shocks and stresses.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a39045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director General of the Foreign Service shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>expand and establish new fellowship programs for Foreign Service and Civil Service officers that include short- and long-term opportunities at organizations, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>think tanks and nongovernmental organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Department of Defense and other relevant Federal agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>industry entities, especially such entities related to technology, global operations, finance, and other fields directly relevant to international affairs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3904a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>schools of international relations and other relevant programs at universities throughout the United States; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3904b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3904c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3904d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress that describes how the Department could expand the Pearson Fellows Program for Foreign Service Officers and the Brookings Fellow Program for Civil Servants to provide fellows in such programs with the opportunity to undertake a follow-on assignment within the Department in an office in which fellows will gain practical knowledge of the people and processes of Congress, including offices other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3904e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an assessment of the current state of congressional fellowships, including the demand for fellowships, support for applicants to pursue and perform such fellowships, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3867">136 STAT. 3867</page> the value the fellowships provide to both the career of the officer and to the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3904f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an assessment of the options for making congressional fellowships for both the Foreign Service and the Civil Service more career-enhancing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a39050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute (referred to in this subsection as the “Board”). It is the sense of Congress that the Board should be established not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board authorized by this subsection shall be comprised of 12 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall provide the Secretary with independent advice and recommendations regarding organizational management, strategic planning, resource management, curriculum development, and other matters of interest to the Foreign Service Institute, including regular observations about how well the Department is integrating training and professional development into the work of the Bureau for Global Talent Management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Members of the Board shall be appointed from among individuals who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a39059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are not officers or employees of the Federal Government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3905a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>are eminent authorities in the fields of diplomacy, national security, management, leadership, economics, trade, technology, or advanced international relations education.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3905b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outside expertise</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3905c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not fewer than 6 members of the Board shall have a minimum of 10 years of relevant expertise outside the field of diplomacy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3905d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prior senior service at the department</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 6 members of the Board may be persons who previously served in the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service at the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3905e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3905f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>4 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>4 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>4 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chairperson; vice chairperson</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a39065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Approval</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Board shall be approved by the Secretary of State based upon a recommendation from the members of the Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall meet—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>at the call of the Director of the Foreign Service Institute and the Chairperson; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3868">136 STAT. 3868</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not fewer than 2 times per year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3906a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the Board shall serve without compensation, except that a member of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch57/schI">subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of service for the Board. Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1342">section 1342 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompensated service of members of the Board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3906b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of federal advisory committee act</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall apply to the Board established under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a3906c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Provost of the Foreign Service Institute</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3906d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Foreign Service Institute the position of Provost.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3906e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment; reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Provost shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3906f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be appointed by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>report to the Director of the Foreign Service Institute.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Provost, who should be a member of the Senior Executive Service, shall have—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>experience in the field of diplomacy, national security, education, management, leadership, economics, history, trade, adult education, or technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>significant experience outside the Department, whether in other national security agencies or in the private sector, and preferably in positions of authority in educational institutions or the field of professional development and mid-career training with oversight for the evaluation of academic programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Provost shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate the academic curriculum for all courses taught and administered by the Foreign Service Institute; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinate the development of an evaluation system to ascertain the utility of the information and skills imparted by each such course, such that, to the extent practicable, performance assessments can be included in the personnel records maintained by the Bureau of Global Talent Management and utilized in Foreign Service Selection Boards.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a39077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Provost shall receive a salary commensurate with the rank and experience of a member of the Senior Executive Service, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a3b789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Agency Responsibilities and Opportunities for Congressional Staff</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b78a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>National security agencies other than the Department should be afforded the ability to increase the enrollment of their personnel in courses at the Foreign Service Institute and other training and professional development facilities of the Department to promote a whole-of-government approach to mitigating national security challenges.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b78b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional staff</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3869">136 STAT. 3869</page> submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the training and professional development opportunities at the Foreign Service Institute and other Department facilities available to congressional staff;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the budget impacts of offering such opportunities to congressional staff; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>potential course offerings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a3b790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy for Adapting Training Requirements for Modern Diplomatic Needs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for adapting and evolving training requirements to better meet the Department’s current and future needs for 21st century diplomacy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Integrating training requirements into the Department’s promotion policies, including establishing educational and professional development standards for training and attainment to be used as a part of tenure and promotion guidelines.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Addressing multiple existing and emerging national security challenges, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>democratic backsliding and authoritarianism;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>countering, and assisting United States allies to address, state-sponsored disinformation, including through the Global Engagement Center;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>cyber threats;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the aggression and malign influence of Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Maduro Regime, and the Chinese Communist Party’s multi-faceted and comprehensive challenge to the rules-based order;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the implications of climate change for United States diplomacy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>nuclear threats.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>An examination of the likely advantages and disadvantages of establishing residential training for the A–100 orientation course administered by the Foreign Service Institute and evaluating the feasibility of residential training for other long-term training opportunities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote>An examination of the likely advantages and disadvantages of establishing a press freedom curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center that enables Foreign Service officers to better understand issues of press freedom and the tools that are available to help protect journalists and promote freedom of the press norms, which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the historic and current issues facing press freedom, including countries of specific concern;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Department’s role in promoting press freedom as an American value, a human rights issue, and a national security imperative;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>ways to incorporate press freedom promotion into other aspects of diplomacy; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3870">136 STAT. 3870</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>existing tools to assist journalists in distress and methods for engaging foreign governments and institutions on behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic activity who are at risk of harm.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The expansion of external courses offered by the Foreign Service Institute at academic institutions or professional associations on specific topics, including in-person and virtual courses on monitoring and evaluation, audience analysis, and the use of emerging technologies in diplomacy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Utilization of existing resources</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In examining the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a residential training program pursuant to paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>collaborate with other national security departments and agencies that employ residential training for their orientation courses; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>consider using the Department’s Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a3b7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report and Briefing Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote>a strategy for broadening and deepening professional development and training at the Department, including assessing current and future needs for 21st century diplomacy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote>the process used and resources needed to implement the strategy referred to in subparagraph (A) throughout the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>the results and impact of the strategy on the workforce of the Department, particularly the relationship between professional development and training and promotions for Department personnel, and the measurement and evaluation methods used to evaluate such results.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the information required to be included in the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a3b7b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign Language Maintenance Incentive Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to establish and implement an incentive program, with a similar structure as the Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus offered by the Department of Defense, to encourage members of the Foreign Service who possess language proficiency in any of the languages that qualify for additional incentive pay, as determined by the Secretary, to maintain critical foreign language skills.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a3b7b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes a detailed plan for implementing the program authorized under paragraph (1), including anticipated resource requirements to carry out such program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3871">136 STAT. 3871</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9206">SEC. 9206. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a3b7b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719c">22 USC 2719c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a42ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that recognition throughout the Department of the value and importance of training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel is vital to the development and maintenance by such personnel of the skills and expertise required for the Department to contribute fully and effectively to the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a42cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a study of the feasibility and cost of establishing a diplomatic officers’ reserve corps or similar mechanism to augment the Department’s personnel needs at any level on a temporary or permanent basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether the diplomatic officers’ reserve corps should be modeled on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch103">chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, to encourage the recruitment and retention of personnel who have the critical language skills necessary to meet the requirements of the Foreign Service by providing financial assistance to students studying critical languages at institutions of higher education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a42cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and Development in Promotion Precepts and Evaluation Criteria</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a42cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a42cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign service</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure accountability and transparency in the evaluation of the precepts described in section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4003">22 U.S.C. 4003</ref>) upon which the selection boards established pursuant to section 602 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4002">22 U.S.C. 4002</ref>) make recommendations for the promotion of members of the Foreign Service under section 601 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4001">22 U.S.C. 4001</ref>) by affording equal consideration to the undertaking of training, professional development, and foreign language acquisition and retention among any other objective criteria considered by selection boards in making such recommendations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil service</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that the performance standards for any job performance appraisal system for Civil Service personnel of the Department afford equal consideration to the undertaking of training, professional development, and foreign language acquisition and retention among any other objective criteria in the evaluation of the job performance of such personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a42cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to Subordinate Training and Development Needs in Evaluation of Supervisor Performance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign service</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that the evaluation of precepts for recommendations for promotion described in subsection (c)(1) for members of the Foreign Service in supervisory positions <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3872">136 STAT. 3872</page> incorporates the extent to which such members appropriately address the training and professional development needs of the personnel under their supervision.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a42cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil service</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that the performance standards described in subsection (c)(2) for Civil Service personnel of the Department in supervisory positions afford appropriate weight to addressing the training and professional development needs of the personnel under their supervision.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9207">SEC. 9207. </num><heading>SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a47b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a47b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit recommendations to the appropriate congressional committees for streamlining the security clearance approval process within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security so that the security clearance approval process for Civil Service and Foreign Service applicants is completed within 6 months, on average, and within 1 year, in the vast majority of cases.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a47b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the recommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a47b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>describes the status of the efforts of the Department to streamline the security clearance approval process; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a47b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identifies any remaining obstacles preventing security clearances from being completed within the time frames set forth in subsection (a), including lack of cooperation or other actions by other Federal departments and agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9208">SEC. 9208. </num><heading>ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a4c93b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c93c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an addendum to the report required under section 5302 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81/dE">division E of Public Law 117–81</ref>), which shall be entitled the “Report on Bidding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled Positions”. The addendum shall be prepared using input from the same federally funded research and development center that prepared the analysis conducted for the purposes of such report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a4c93d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The addendum required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a4c93e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the total number of domestic and overseas positions open during the most recent summer bidding cycle;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a4c93f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total number of bids each position received;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a4c940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of unfilled positions at the conclusion of the most recent summer bidding cycle, disaggregated by bureau; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a4c941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>detailed recommendations and a timeline for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a4c945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>increasing the number of qualified bidders for underbid positions; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3873">136 STAT. 3873</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a4c946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>minimizing the number of unfilled positions at the end of the bidding season.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9209">SEC. 9209. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a4c949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3921">22 USC 3921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5658a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curtailments Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5658b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding curtailments of Department personnel from overseas posts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5658c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5658d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5658e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>relevant information about any post that, during the 6-month period preceding the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a5658f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>had more than 5 curtailments; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a56590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>had curtailments representing more than 5 percent of Department personnel at such post; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a56591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for each post referred to in subparagraph (A), the number of curtailments, disaggregated by month of occurrence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a56592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional contents for initial report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The initial report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall identify—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a56593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the number of curtailments at the Deputy Chief of Mission or Principal Officer level for each of the previous 5 years; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a56594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>to the extent practicable—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23a56595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the number of such curtailments that were voluntary and the number of such curtailments that were involuntary; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23a56596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the number of those curtailed who left the service within 1 year after such curtailment.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a56597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal of Diplomats</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 20 days after the date on which any United States personnel under Chief of Mission authority is declared persona non grata by a host government, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a56598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of such declaration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a56599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>include with such notification—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5659a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the official reason for such declaration (if provided by the host government);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5659b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date of the declaration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5659c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the Department responded by declaring a host government’s diplomat in the United States persona non grata.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5659d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Privileges and Immunities</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 15 days after any waiver of privileges and immunities pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, that is applicable to an entire diplomatic post or to the majority of United States personnel under Chief of Mission authority, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver and the reason for such waiver.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3874">136 STAT. 3874</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5659e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9210">SEC. 9210. </num><heading>REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5b3bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5b3c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of requiring that each member of the Foreign Service, at the time of entry into the Foreign Service and thereafter, be worldwide available, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5b3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5b3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the feasibility of a worldwide availability requirement for all members of the Foreign Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5b3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>considerations if such a requirement were to be implemented, including the potential effect on recruitment and retention; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5b3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5b3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5b3c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations for exclusions and limitations, including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and other circumstances.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9211">SEC. 9211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5b3c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4023">22 USC 4023 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5dad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall strongly encourage that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign Service participate in professional development described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5dad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5dada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5dadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5dadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit recommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers complete professional development described in subsection (c) to be eligible for entry into the Senior Foreign Service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5dadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5dade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Professional Development Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Professional development described in this subsection is not less than 6 months of training or experience outside of the Department, including time spent—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5dadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>as a detailee to another government agency, including Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a5dae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in Department-sponsored and -funded university training that results in an advanced degree, excluding time spent at a university that is fully funded or operated by the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a5dae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Promotion Precepts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall instruct promotion boards to consider positively long-term training and out-of-agency detail assignments as described in this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9212">SEC. 9212. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a5dae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3921">22 USC 3921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a67723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a67724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a67725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveys.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall annually conduct, at each diplomatic and consular post, a voluntary survey, which shall be offered to all staff assigned to that post who are citizens of the United States (excluding the Chief of Mission) to assess the management and leadership of that post by the Chief of Mission, the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the Charge d’Affaires.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a67726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anonymity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>All responses to the survey shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a67727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>fully anonymized; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a67728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>made available to the Director General of the Foreign Service.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3875">136 STAT. 3875</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a67729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The survey shall seek to assess—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a6772a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the general morale at post;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a6772b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the presence of any hostile work environment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a6772c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the presence of any harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other mistreatment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a6772d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>effective leadership and collegial work environment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a6772e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director General Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon compilation and review of the surveys, the Director General of the Foreign Service shall issue recommendations to posts, as appropriate, based on the findings of the surveys.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a6772f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a67730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inspection.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Referral</inline>.—</heading><content>If the surveys reveal any action that is grounds for referral to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, the Director General of the Foreign Service may refer the matter to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General considers appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accordance with section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3929/b">22 U.S.C. 3929(b)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a67731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director General of the Foreign Service shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a67732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any trends or summaries from the surveys;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a67733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the posts where corrective action was recommended or taken in response to any issues identified by the surveys; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a67734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of referrals to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, as applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a67735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a67736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Basis</inline>.—</heading><content>The surveys and reports required under this section shall be carried out on an initial basis for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9213">SEC. 9213. </num><heading>INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLICIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23a69e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a69e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a comprehensive review of the policies, personnel, organization, and processes related to promotions within the Department, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a69e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>a review of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a69e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the selection and oversight of Foreign Service promotion panels; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a69e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the use of quantitative data and metrics in such panels;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a69e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a69e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of the promotion practices of the Department, including how promotion processes are communicated to the workforce and appeals processes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a69e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a69e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a69e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations for improving promotion panels and promotion practices.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9214">SEC. 9214. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a6c461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3921">22 USC 3921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23a6c462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a6c463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for third parties to verify the employment of, and the validity of permanent change of station (PCS) orders received by, members of the Foreign Service, in a manner that protects the safety, security, and privacy of sensitive employee information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3876">136 STAT. 3876</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9215">SEC. 9215. </num><heading>POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SENATE-CONFIRMED OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a73994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a73995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Congress and the executive branch have recognized the importance of preventing and mitigating the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, including with respect to senior United States officials working on behalf of foreign governments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a73996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Congress and the executive branch should jointly evaluate the status and scope of post-employment restrictions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a73997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a">22 U.S.C. 2651a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a7aec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extended Post-employment Restrictions for Certain Senate-confirmed Officials</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Country of concern</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>country of concern</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the People’s Republic of China;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Russian Federation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the Islamic Republic of Iran;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the Republic of Cuba; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the Syrian Arab Republic.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign government entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>foreign governmental entity</term>’ includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>any person employed by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>any department, agency, or other entity of a foreign government at the national, regional, or local level;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any governing party or coalition of a foreign government at the national, regional, or local level; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>any entity majority-owned or majority-controlled by a foreign government at the national, regional, or local level; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a country of concern, any company, economic project, cultural organization, exchange program, or nongovernmental organization that is more than 33 percent owned or controlled by the government of such country.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>representation</term>’ does not include representation by an attorney, who is duly licensed and authorized to provide legal advice in a United States jurisdiction, of a person or entity in a legal capacity or for the purposes of rendering legal advice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7aed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of state and deputy secretary of state</inline>.—</heading><content>With <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a7aed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>respect to a person serving as the Secretary of State or the Deputy Secretary of State, the restrictions described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s207/f/1">section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, shall apply to any such person who knowingly represents, aids, or advises a foreign governmental entity before an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties at any time after the termination of such person’s service as Secretary or Deputy Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3877">136 STAT. 3877</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and ambassadors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a7d5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>to a person serving as an Under Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or Ambassador at the Department of State or as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the restrictions described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s207/f/1">section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, shall apply to any such person who knowingly represents, aids, or advises—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a7d5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a foreign governmental entity before an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties for 3 years after the termination of such person’s service in a position described in this paragraph, or the duration of the term or terms of the President who appointed that person to their position, whichever is longer; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a foreign governmental entity of a country of concern before an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties at any time after the termination of such person’s service in a position described in this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties and injunctions</inline>.—</heading><content>Any violations of the restrictions under paragraphs (2) or (3) shall be subject to the penalties and injunctions provided for under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s216">section 216 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice of restrictions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any person subject to the restrictions under this subsection shall be provided notice of these restrictions by the Department of State—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a7d5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote>upon appointment by the President; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>upon termination of service with the Department of State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a7d5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The restrictions under this subsection shall apply only to persons who are appointed by the President to the positions referenced in this subsection on or after 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a7d5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The restrictions under this subsection shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9216">SEC. 9216. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN MONTHLY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23a7d5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 901 of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680b">22 U.S.C. 2680b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a7d5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of any Federal agency may exercise the authorities of this section, including to designate an incident, whether the incident occurred in the United States or abroad, for purposes of subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4) when the incident affects United States Government employees of the agency or their dependents who are not under the security responsibility of the Secretary of State as set forth in section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4802">22 U.S.C. 4802</ref>) or when operational control of overseas security responsibility for such employees or dependents has been delegated to the head of the agency.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3878">136 STAT. 3878</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9217">SEC. 9217. </num><heading>REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a84b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of State for Management shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the implementation of the pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service required under section 404(b) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/323">Public Law 114–323</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1928">130 Stat. 1928</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a84b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to Be Included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a84b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a84b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>the current status of implementation of the pilot program, including a summary of concrete steps taken by the Department to implement the pilot program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a84b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an explanation of any delays in implementation of the pilot program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a84b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a84b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>the number of mid-career individuals from the Civil Service of the Department and the private sector who are expected to participate in the pilot program during fiscal year 2023, disaggregated, to the extent practicable and to the maximum extent that the collection of such data is permissible by law, by sex, age, race and ethnicity, geographic origin, and past occupation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a84b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a84b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>an analysis of the skills gap identified by the Department for the use of the pilot program’s flexible-hiring mechanism;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a84b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any legal justification provided by the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Department if the Department did not implement the pilot program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a84b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a84b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote>the estimated date by which the Department is expected to implement the pilot program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9218">SEC. 9218. </num><heading>REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23a87245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a87246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing and justifying any changes made during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a87247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a87248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>the use of artificial intelligence, including deep textual analysis, in any portion of the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a87249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the use of virtual formats for any portion of the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8724a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the entities, groups, or individuals informed of or consulted on any changes to the Foreign Service entry process during the 1-year period immediately preceding the implementation of such changes.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9219">SEC. 9219. </num><heading>DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERVING IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23a8995b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3901/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8995c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 101(b)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3901/b/2">22 U.S.C. 3901(b)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>handicapping condition</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disability</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3879">136 STAT. 3879</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8995d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 105 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3905">22 U.S.C. 3905</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>handicapping condition</quotedText>” each place such term appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disability</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8995e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 1002(11)(A) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4102/11/A">22 U.S.C. 4102(11)(A)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>handicapping condition</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disability</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8995f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 1015(b)(4) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4115/b/4">22 U.S.C. 4115(b)(4)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>handicapping condition</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disability</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9220">SEC. 9220. </num><heading>EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a8e780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719">22 U.S.C. 2719</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8e781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the first sentence—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8e782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Civil Service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>with the Foreign Service</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8e783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Foreign service Act of 1980</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Foreign Service Act of 1980</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8e784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Civil Service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Foreign Service</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a8e785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days before expanding participation to include civil servants in any fellowship program of the Department, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8e786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identifies the affected fellowship program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23a8e787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>justifies expanding participation in such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23a8e788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Follow-up Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the expansion of any fellowship program authorized under this section, the Secretary shall submit a follow-up report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes how the expansion of participation in such program has impacted the effectiveness of the program.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="XCIII">TITLE XCIII—</num><heading>EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9301">SEC. 9301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23a8e789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION AND COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aa6e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aa6e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 USC 4801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aa6e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aa6e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 USC 4865 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of <ref href="/us/pl/106/113">Public Law 106–113</ref>) was a necessary response to bombings on August 7, 1998, at the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that were destroyed by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United States Foreign Service were killed in the attacks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Those bombings, followed by the expeditionary diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrated the need to prioritize the security of United States posts and personnel abroad above other considerations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of the Department impacted the ability of United States diplomats around the world to advance the interests of the United States through access to local populations, leaders, and places.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3880">136 STAT. 3880</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>America’s competitors and adversaries do not have the same restrictions that United States diplomats have, especially in critically important medium-threat and high-threat posts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>The Department’s 2021 Overseas Security Panel report states that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the requirement for setback and collocation of diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865/a">22 U.S.C. 4865(a)</ref>) has led to skyrocketing costs of new embassies and consulates; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the locations of such posts have become less desirable, creating an extremely suboptimal nexus that further hinders United States diplomats who are willing to accept more risk in order to advance United States interests.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aa6e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the setback and collocation requirements referred to in subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available waivers, no longer provide the security such requirements used to provide because of advancement in technologies, such as remote controlled drones, that can evade walls and other such static barriers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Department should focus on creating performance security standards that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>attempt to keep the setback requirements of diplomatic posts as limited as possible; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide diplomats access to local populations as much as possible, while still providing a necessary level of security;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>collocation of diplomatic facilities is often not feasible or advisable, particularly for public diplomacy spaces whose mission is to reach and be accessible to wide sectors of the public, including in countries with repressive governments, since such spaces are required to permit the foreign public to enter and exit the space easily and openly;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>fully utilize the waiver process provided under paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865/a">22 U.S.C. 4865(a)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>appropriately exercise such waiver process as a tool to right-size the appropriate security footing at each diplomatic post rather than only approving waivers in extreme circumstances;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>the return of great power competition requires—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>United States diplomats to do all they can to outperform our adversaries; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Department to better optimize use of taxpayer funding to advance United States national interests; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa6e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>this section will better enable United States diplomats to compete in the 21st century, while saving United States taxpayers millions in reduced property and maintenance costs at embassies and consulates abroad.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aa6e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of United States Diplomatic Facility</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 603 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of <ref href="/us/pl/106/113">Public Law 106–113</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aa6e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 USC 4865 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3881">136 STAT. 3881</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23aa9554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">“SEC. 603. </num><heading class="fontsize12">UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this title, the terms ‘United States diplomatic facility’ and ‘diplomatic facility’ mean any chancery, consulate, or other office that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa9555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is considered by the Secretary of State to be diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and was notified to the host government as such; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa9556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>is otherwise subject to a publicly available bilateral agreement with the host government (contained in the records of the United States Department of State) that recognizes the official status of the United States Government personnel present at the facility.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aa9557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance and Requirements for Diplomatic Facilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa9558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5606(a) of the Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s1475g">22 U.S.C. 1475g note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aa9559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aa955a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to preserve public diplomacy facilities that are accessible to the publics of foreign countries, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of State shall adopt guidelines to collect and utilize information from each diplomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy compound or new consulate compound could result in the closure or co-location of an American Space that is owned and operated by the United States Government, generally known as an American Center, or any other public diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865/etseq">22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.</ref>).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa955b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security requirements for united states diplomatic facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865/a">22 U.S.C. 4865(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa955c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the threat</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a range of threats, including that</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aa955d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23aa955e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aa955f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in a location that has certain minimum ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as determined by the Secretary in his or her discretion</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>abroad</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aa9560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, personnel of the Peace Corps, and personnel of any other type or category of facility that the Secretary may identify</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>military commander</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23aa9561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aa9562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> clause (i) to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23aabc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aabc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aabc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary of State may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in consultation with, as appropriate, the head of each agency employing personnel that would not be located at the site, if applicable, determines that it is in the national interest of the United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3882">136 STAT. 3882</page> after taking account of any considerations the Secretary in his or her discretion considers relevant, which may include security conditions.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aabc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(ii) <headingText class="smallCaps">Chancery or consulate building</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>15 days prior</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23aabc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chancery or consulate building</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aabc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23aabc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23aae38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aae38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each newly acquired United States diplomatic facility in a location that has certain minimum ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as determined by the Secretary of State in his or her discretion shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>be constructed or modified to meet the measured building blast performance standard applicable to a diplomatic facility sited not less than 100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>fulfill the criteria described in clause (ii).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative engineering equivalency standard requirement</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aae390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote>Each facility referred to in clause (i) may, instead of meeting the requirement under such clause, fulfill such other criteria as the Secretary is authorized to employ to achieve an engineering standard of security and degree of protection that is equivalent to the numerical perimeter distance setback described in such clause seeks to achieve.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y23aae393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>security considerations permit and</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y23aae394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>after taking account of any considerations the Secretary in his or her discretion considers relevant, which may include security conditions</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>national interest of the United States</quotedText>”;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(ii) <headingText class="smallCaps">Chancery or consulate building</headingText>.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>15 days prior</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23aae396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chancery or consulate building</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23aae397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an annual</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a quarterly</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9302">SEC. 9302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aae398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Diplomatic Support and Security</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aae399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ada2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ada2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 USC 4801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ada2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ada2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 USC 4801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ada2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part of an effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile environments <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3883">136 STAT. 3883</page> where a flexible and timely diplomatic response can be decisive in preventing and addressing conflict.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ada2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Diplomats routinely put themselves and their families at great personal risk to serve their country overseas where they face threats related to international terrorism, violent conflict, and public health.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ada2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Department has a remarkable record of protecting personnel while enabling an enormous amount of global diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and remote places and facing a variety of evolving risks and threats. With support from Congress, the Department has revised policy, improved physical security through retrofitting and <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> old facilities, deployed additional security personnel and armored vehicles, and greatly enhanced training requirements and training facilities, including the new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing and ambitious external engagement to advance United States interests as diverse as competing with China’s malign influence around the world, fighting terrorism and transnational organized crime, preventing and addressing violent conflict and humanitarian disasters, promoting United States businesses and trade, protecting the rights of marginalized groups, addressing climate change, and preventing pandemic disease.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Efforts to protect personnel overseas have often resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and limiting engagement between embassy personnel and local governments and populations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>Given that Congress currently provides annual appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy security, construction, and maintenance, the Department should be able to ensure a robust overseas presence without inhibiting the ability of diplomats to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>meet outside United States secured facilities with foreign leaders to explain, defend, and advance United States priorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>understand and report on foreign political, social, and economic conditions through meeting and interacting with community officials outside of United States facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide United States citizen services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>collaborate and, at times, compete with other diplomatic missions, particularly those, such as that of the People’s Republic of China, that do not have restrictions on meeting locations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Given these stakes, Congress has a responsibility to empower, support, and hold the Department accountable for implementing an aggressive strategy to ensure a robust overseas presence that mitigates potential risks and adequately considers the myriad direct and indirect consequences of a lack of diplomatic presence.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23adc9d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Encouraging Expeditionary Diplomacy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801/b">22 U.S.C. 4801(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23adc9dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to promote strengthened security measures, institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of apparent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3884">136 STAT. 3884</page> gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend that the Secretary investigate accountability for United States Government personnel with security-related responsibilities under chief of mission authority;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23adc9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to support a culture of risk management, instead of risk avoidance, that enables the Department of State to pursue its vital goals with full knowledge that it is neither desirable nor possible for the Department to avoid all risks;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings on embassy security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 105(a)(1) of the Diplomatic Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4804/a">22 U.S.C. 4804(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any plans to open or reopen a high risk, high threat post</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>progress towards opening or reopening a high risk, high threat post, and the risk to national security of the continued closure or any suspension of operations and remaining barriers to doing so</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the risk to United States national security of the post’s continued closure or suspension of operations,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>national security of the United States,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the type and level of security threats such post could encounter, and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>security ‘tripwires’ </quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23adc9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Review Committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4831">22 U.S.C. 4831</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>accountability review boards</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>security review committees</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adc9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23adc9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23adc9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Convening the security review committee</inline>.—</heading><content>In any case of a serious security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or related to, a United States Government diplomatic mission abroad (referred to in this title as a ‘Serious Security Incident’), and in any case of a serious breach of security involving intelligence activities of a foreign government directed at a United States Government mission abroad, the Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review Committee, which shall issue a report providing a full account of what occurred, consistent with section 304.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23adf0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23adf0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Committee composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall designate a Chairperson and may designate additional personnel of commensurate seniority to serve on the Security Review Committee, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Director of the Office of Management Strategy and Solutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary responsible for the region where the incident occurred;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3885">136 STAT. 3885</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>an Assistant Secretary-level representative from any involved United States Government department or agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>other personnel determined to be necessary or appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23adf104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subclause (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae1815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Department of defense facilities and personnel</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exceptions to convening a security review committee</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae1816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of State is not required to convene a Board in the case</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23ae1817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State is not required to convene a Security Review Committee—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae1818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ae1819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>if the Secretary determines that the incident involves only causes unrelated to security, such as when the security at issue is outside of the scope of the Secretary of State’s security responsibilities under section 103;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae181a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if operational control of overseas security functions has been delegated to another agency in accordance with section 106;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae181b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>if the incident is a cybersecurity incident and is covered by other review mechanisms; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae181c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>in the case”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ae181d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In any such case</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23ae181e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of defense investigations</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an incident described in subparagraph (A)(iv)”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae181f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23ae3f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ae3f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations defining the membership and operating procedures for the Security Review Committee and provide such guidance to the Chair and ranking members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae3f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae3f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Boards</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Security Review Committees</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae3f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23ae3f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ae3f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ae3f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ae3f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review Committee not later than 60 days after the occurrence of an incident described in subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after the Department first becomes aware of such an incident, whichever is earlier, except that the 60-day period for convening a Security Review Committee may be extended for one additional 60-day period if the Secretary determines that the additional period is necessary.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae3f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ae664a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Whenever the Secretary of State convenes a Security Review Committee, the Secretary shall promptly inform the chair and ranking member of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae664b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3886">136 STAT. 3886</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae664c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae664d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae664e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae664f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae6650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ae6651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 302 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4832">22 U.S.C. 4832</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae6652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>accountability review board</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>security review committee</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ae6653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a Board</quotedText>” each place such term appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a Security Review Committee</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ae6654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Serious Security Incident Investigation Process</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 303 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4833">22 U.S.C. 4833</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23aeb475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">“SEC. 303. </num><heading class="fontsize12">SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aeb476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investigation Process</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Initiation upon reported incident</inline>.—</heading><content>A United States mission shall submit an initial report of a Serious Security Incident not later than 3 days after such incident occurs, whenever feasible, at which time an investigation of the incident shall be initiated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb47a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Investigation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 10 days after the submission of a report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall direct the Diplomatic Security Service to assemble an investigative team to investigate the incident and independently establish what occurred. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>Each investigation under this subsection shall cover—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb47c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an assessment of what occurred, who perpetrated or is suspected of having perpetrated the Serious Security Incident, and whether applicable security procedures were followed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb47d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the event the Serious Security Incident involved a United States diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or other facility, an assessment of whether adequate security countermeasures were in effect based on a known threat at the time of the incident;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb47e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>if the incident involved an individual or group of officers, employees, or family members under Chief of Mission security responsibility conducting approved operations or movements outside the United States mission, an assessment of whether proper security briefings and procedures were in place and whether weighing of risk of the operation or movement took place; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb47f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an assessment of whether the failure of any officials or employees to follow procedures or perform their duties contributed to the security incident.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Investigative team</inline>.—</heading><content>The investigative team assembled pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist of individuals from the Diplomatic Security Service who shall provide an independent examination of the facts surrounding the incident and what occurred. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote> Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3887">136 STAT. 3887</page> shall review the makeup of the investigative team for a conflict, appearance of conflict, or lack of independence that could undermine the results of the investigation and may remove or replace any members of the team to avoid such an outcome.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aeb483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report of Investigation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, the investigative team investigating the incident shall prepare and submit a Report of Investigation to the Security Review Committee that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a detailed description of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), including all related findings;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a complete and accurate account of the casualties, injuries, and damage resulting from the incident; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23aeb486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>a review of security procedures and directives in place at the time of the incident.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aeb488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb48a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified information.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><content>The investigative team investigating a Serious Security Incident shall adopt such procedures with respect to confidentiality as determined necessary, including procedures relating to the conduct of closed proceedings or the submission and use of evidence in camera, to ensure in particular the protection of classified information relating to national defense, foreign policy, or intelligence matters. The Director of National Intelligence shall establish the level of protection required for intelligence information and for information relating to intelligence personnel included in the report required under subsection (b). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23aeb48b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Security Review Committee shall determine the level of classification of the final report prepared pursuant to section 304(b), and shall incorporate the same confidentiality measures in such report to the maximum extent practicable.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23aeb48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings and Recommendations of the Security Review Committee</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4834">22 U.S.C. 4834</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23af29bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">“SEC. 304. </num><heading class="fontsize12">SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af29be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Security Review Committee shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af29bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af29c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote>review the Report of Investigation prepared pursuant to section 303(b), and all other evidence, reporting, and relevant information relating to a Serious Security Incident at a United States mission abroad, including an examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding any serious injuries, loss of life, or significant destruction of property resulting from the incident; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af29c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af29c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>determine, in writing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af29c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>whether the incident was security related and constituted a Serious Security Incident;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af29c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>if the incident involved a diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or other mission facility—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23af29c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>whether the security systems, security countermeasures, and security procedures operated as intended; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23af29c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>whether such systems worked to materially mitigate the attack or were found to be inadequate to mitigate the threat and attack;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>if the incident involved an individual or group of officers conducting an approved operation outside the mission, whether a valid process was followed in evaluating <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3888">136 STAT. 3888</page> the requested operation and weighing the risk of the operation, which determination shall not seek to assign accountability for the incident unless the Security Review Committee determines that an official breached his or her duty;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the impact of intelligence and information availability, and whether the mission was aware of the general operating threat environment or any more specific threat intelligence or information and took that into account in ongoing and specific operations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>any other facts and circumstances that may be relevant to the appropriate security management of United States missions abroad.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to secretary of state</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after receiving the Report of Investigation prepared pursuant to section 303(b), the Security Review Committee shall submit a report to the Secretary of State that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the findings described in subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af50de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af50df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>any related recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af50e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after receiving the report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall submit a copy of the report to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>If in the course of conducting an investigation under section 303, the investigative team finds reasonable cause to believe any individual described in section 303(a)(2)(D) has breached the duty of that individual or finds lesser failures on the part of an individual in the performance of his or her duties related to the incident, it shall be reported to the Security Review Committee. If the Security Review Committee finds reasonable cause to support the determination, it shall be reported to the Secretary for appropriate action.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to Other Proceedings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 305 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4835">22 U.S.C. 4835</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a) <headingText class="smallCaps">No Effect on Existing Remedies or Defenses</headingText>.—</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Nothing in this title</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Future Inquiries</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title may be construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening a follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate any security incident if the incident was of such magnitude or significance that an internal process is deemed insufficient to understand and investigate the incident. All materials gathered during the procedures provided under this title shall be provided to any related board of inquiry convened by the Secretary.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training for Foreign Service Personnel on Risk Management Practices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af50ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af50ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af50f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote> later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees for training <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3889">136 STAT. 3889</page> and educating Foreign Service personnel regarding appropriate risk management practices while conducting their duties in high risk, high threat environments that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>plans to continue to develop and offer additional training courses, or augment existing courses, for Department personnel regarding the conduct of their duties in high risk, high threat environments outside of diplomatic compounds, including for diplomatic personnel, such as political officers, economic officers, and consular officers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>plans to educate Senior Foreign Service personnel serving abroad, including ambassadors, chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of missions, and regional security officers, regarding appropriate risk management practices to employ while evaluating requests for diplomatic operations in high risk, high threat environments outside of diplomatic compounds; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>plans and strategies for effectively balancing safety risks with the need for in-person engagement with local governments and populations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress Regarding the Establishment of the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>encourage expeditionary diplomacy, proper risk management practices, and regular and meaningful engagement with civil society at the Department by establishing an annual award, which shall be known as the “Expeditionary Diplomacy Award”, to be awarded to deserving officers and employees of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>establish procedures for selecting the recipients of the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award, including any financial terms associated with such award.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af50f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Promotion in the Foreign Service</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4003/b">22 U.S.C. 4003(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the third sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and when occupying positions for which the following is, to any degree, an element of the member’s duties,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>as the case may be,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>when occupying positions for which such willingness and ability is, to any degree, an element of the member’s duties, or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23af50fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>other demonstrated experience in public diplomacy; or”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af50fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23af770d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a willingness and ability to regularly and meaningfully engage with civil society and other local actors in country;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af770e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3), as redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23af770f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the ability to effectively manage and assess risk associated with the conduct of diplomatic operations.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23af7710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af7711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the Department’s risk management efforts, including information relating to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3890">136 STAT. 3890</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af7712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>implementing this section and section 102(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 U.S.C. 4801</ref>), as amended by subsection (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af7713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>encouraging and incentivizing appropriate Foreign Service personnel to regularly and meaningfully engage with civil society and other local actors in-country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af7714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promoting a more effective culture of risk management and greater risk tolerance among all Foreign Service personnel, including through additional risk management training and education opportunities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23af7715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>incorporating the provisions of this section into the Foreign Affairs Manual regulations and implementing the Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee established and convened pursuant to section 302(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4832/b">22 U.S.C. 4832(b)</ref>) to more closely align Department procedures with the procedures used by other Federal departments and agencies to analyze, weigh, and manage risk.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9303">SEC. 9303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23af7716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656">22 USC 2656 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, AND TONGA AND A DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN VANUATU.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b0af97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Pacific Islands are vital to United States national security and national interests in the Indo-Pacific region and globally.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Pacific Islands region spans 15 percent of the world’s surface area and controls access to open waters in the Central Pacific, sea lanes to the Western Hemisphere, supply lines to United States forward-deployed forces in East Asia, and economically important fisheries.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Pacific Islands region is home to the State of Hawaii, 11 United States territories, United States Naval Base Guam, and United States Andersen Air Force Base.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Pacific Island countries cooperate with the United States and United States partners on maritime security and efforts to stop illegal, unreported, and destructive fishing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Pacific Islands are rich in biodiversity and are on the frontlines of environmental challenges and climate issues.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The People’s Republic of China seeks to increase its influence in the Pacific Islands region, including through infrastructure development under the People’s Republic of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative and its new security agreement with the Solomon Islands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The United States closed its embassy in the Solomon Islands in 1993.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0af9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea manages the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, and the United States Embassy in Fiji manages the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0afa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The United States requires a physical and more robust diplomatic presence in the Republic of Vanuatu, the Republic of Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, and the Kingdom of Tonga, to ensure the physical and operational security of our efforts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3891">136 STAT. 3891</page> in those countries to deepen relations, protect United States national security, and pursue United States national interests.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0afa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Increasing the number of United States embassies dedicated solely to a Pacific Island country demonstrates the United States’ ongoing commitment to the region and to the Pacific Island countries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Embassies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As soon as possible, the Secretary should—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>establish physical United States embassies in the Republic of Kiribati and in the Kingdom of Tonga;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>upgrade the United States consular agency in the Solomon Islands to an embassy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish a physical United States Government presence in the Republic of Vanuatu.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other strategies</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Physical infrastructure</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing embassies pursuant to paragraph (1) and creating the physical infrastructure to ensure the physical and operational safety of embassy personnel, the Secretary may pursue rent or purchase existing buildings or co-locate personnel in embassies of like-minded partners, such as Australia and New Zealand.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing a physical presence in the Republic of Vanuatu pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may assign 1 or more United States Government personnel to the Republic of Vanuatu as part of the United States mission in Papua New Guinea.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0d6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0d6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0d6bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0d6be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive the requirements under paragraph (1) for a period of one year if the President determines and reports to Congress in advance that such waiver is necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b0d6bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>$40,200,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to establish and maintain the 3 embassies authorized to be established under subsection (b); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to establish a physical United States Government presence in the Republic of Vanuatu;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>$3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to maintain such embassies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to establish a physical United States Government presence in the Republic of Vanuatu;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3892">136 STAT. 3892</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Progress report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the status of activities carried out to achieve the objectives described in this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0d6cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote>an estimate of when embassies and a physical presence will be fully established pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0d6d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>an update on events in the Pacific Islands region relevant to the establishment of United States embassies, including activities by the People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on final disposition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>confirms the establishment of the 3 embassies and the physical presence required under subsection (b)(1); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0d6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>if the embassies and physical presence required in subsection (b)(1) have not been established, a justification for such failure to comply with such requirement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="XCIV">TITLE XCIV—</num><heading>A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9401">SEC. 9401. </num><heading>REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23b0fde5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0fde6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identifies any barriers for applicants applying for employment with the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0fde7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0fde8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>provides demographic data of online applicants during the most recent 3 years disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, geographic region;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0fde9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0fdea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>assesses any barriers that exist for applying online for employment with the Department, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, geographic region; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b0fdeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0fdec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b0fded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>includes recommendations for addressing any disparities identified in the online application process.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9402">SEC. 9402. </num><heading>COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF WORKFORCE DATA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b2ab9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes disaggregated demographic data and other information regarding the diversity of the workforce of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b2ab9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include, to the maximum extent that the collection and dissemination of such data can be done in a way that protects the confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise permissible by law—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3893">136 STAT. 3893</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b2aba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>demographic data on each element of the workforce of the Department during the 3-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, disaggregated by rank and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>individuals hired to join the workforce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>individuals promoted, including promotions to and within the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign Service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>individuals serving as special assistants in any of the offices of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor of the Department of State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Under Secretary of State for Management, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>individuals serving in each bureau’s front office;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>individuals serving as detailees to the National Security Council;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>individuals serving on applicable selection boards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>members of any external advisory committee or board who are subject to appointment by individuals at senior positions in the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2aba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>individuals participating in professional development programs of the Department and the extent to which such participants have been placed into senior positions within the Department after such participation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>individuals participating in mentorship or retention programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>individuals who separated from the agency, including individuals in the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign Service;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b2abad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b2abae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>an assessment of agency compliance with the essential elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 2003;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>data on the overall number of individuals who are part of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce corresponding to each element specified in paragraph (1), and the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade equivalent; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b2abb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>the total amount of funds spent by the Department for the purposes of advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility during each of the 4 previous fiscal years, disaggregated, to the extent practicable, by bureau and activity, including, as outlined in the Department’s 2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>workforce pay and compensation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recruitment, hiring, promotions, and retention;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>reasonable accommodations for disability and religion;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>safe workplaces; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>addressing sexual harassment and discrimination.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3894">136 STAT. 3894</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b2abb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effectiveness of Department Efforts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b2abb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>The report required under subsection (a) shall describe and assess the effectiveness of the efforts of the Department—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in the work environment, both domestically and abroad;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and training;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to prevent retaliation against employees for participating in a protected equal employment opportunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual assault;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified employees and applicants with disabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>to recruit a representative workforce by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recruiting women, persons with disabilities, and minorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recruiting at women’s colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and other institutions serving a significant percentage of minority students;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and minorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and rural communities and at land-grant colleges or universities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>providing opportunities through the Foreign Service Internship Program under chapter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4141/etseq">22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.</ref>), and other hiring initiatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>recruiting mid-level and senior-level professionals through programs designed to increase representation in international affairs of people belonging to traditionally underrepresented groups;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>offering the Foreign Service written and oral assessment examinations in several locations throughout the United States or via online platforms to reduce the burden of applicants having to travel at their own expense to take either or both such examinations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>expanding the use of paid internships; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>other initiatives, including agency-wide policy initiatives; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>to ensure transparency and accountability in the work of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, particularly by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>avoiding any duplication of existing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts, including with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, the Office of Civil Rights, and other Department offices; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3895">136 STAT. 3895</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>requiring measurable impacts in hiring, retention, and other aspects of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b2abce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b2abd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the publication of the report required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, and make such report available on the Department’s website, that includes, without compromising the confidentiality of individuals and to the extent otherwise consistent with law—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>disaggregated demographic data, to the maximum extent that collection of such data is permissible by law, relating to the workforce and information on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an analysis of applicant flow data, to the maximum extent that collection of such data is permissible by law; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>disaggregated demographic data relating to participants in professional development programs of the Department and the rate of placement into senior positions for participants in such programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b2abd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combination with other annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) may be combined with another annual report required by law, to the extent practicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9403">SEC. 9403. </num><heading>CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b34815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this section are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b34816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to advance the values and interests of the United States overseas through programs that foster innovation, competitiveness, and a plethora of backgrounds, views, and experience in the formulation and implementation of United States foreign policy and assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b34817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to create opportunities for specialized research, education, training, professional development, and leadership opportunities for individuals belonging to an underrepresented group within the Department and USAID.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b34818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b34819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary and the Administrator of USAID shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and Assistance (referred to in this section as the “Centers of Excellence”) within institutions that serve individuals belonging to an underrepresented group to focus on 1 or more of the areas described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b3481a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator, respectively, shall consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b3481b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>opportunities to enter into public-private partnerships that will—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b3481c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>increase interest in foreign affairs and foreign assistance Federal careers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b3481d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>prepare an assorted cadre of students (including nontraditional, mid-career, part-time, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3896">136 STAT. 3896</page> heritage students) and nonprofit or business professionals with the skills and education needed to meaningfully contribute to the formulation and execution of United States foreign policy and assistance;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>support the conduct of research, education, and extension programs that reflect a wide range of perspectives and views of world regions and international affairs—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to assist in the development of regional and functional foreign policy skills;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>to strengthen international development and humanitarian assistance programs; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>to strengthen democratic institutions and processes in policymaking, including in education, health, wealth, justice, and other sectors;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>enable domestic and international educational, internship, fellowship, faculty exchange, training, employment or other innovative programs to acquire or strengthen knowledge of foreign languages, cultures, societies, and international skills and perspectives;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>support collaboration among institutions of higher education, including community colleges, nonprofit organizations, and corporations, to strengthen the engagement between experts and practitioners in the foreign affairs and foreign assistance fields; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>leverage additional public-private partnerships with nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations, institutions of higher education, and the Federal Government; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b36f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>budget and staffing requirements, including appropriate sources of funding, for the establishment and conduct of operations of such Centers of Excellence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b36f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9404">SEC. 9404. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b36f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2734g">22 USC 2734g</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b39648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary should establish a mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of Department career employees to staff positions in the Office of the Secretary, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State, the Office of the Counselor of the Department, any office of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and any office of an Under Secretary of State, and details to the National Security Council, are transparent, competitive, inclusive, and merit-based.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b39649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b3964a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b3964b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>use transparent, competitive, inclusive, and merit-based processes for appointments and details to the staff positions specified in subsection (a); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3897">136 STAT. 3897</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b3964c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that such positions are equally available to all employees of the Civil Service and the Foreign Service of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9405">SEC. 9405. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b3964d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2734g">22 USC 2734g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Nothing in this title may be construed as altering existing law regarding merit system principles.</content></section> <num value="XCV">TITLE XCV—</num><heading>INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9501">SEC. 9501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b3964e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10301">22 USC 10301</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b480af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed by the multi-stakeholder model, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, including freedom of expression;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>supports the ability to innovate, communicate, and promote economic prosperity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is designed to protect privacy and guard against deception, malign influence, incitement to violence, harassment and abuse, fraud, and theft;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to encourage and aid United States allies and partners in improving their own technological capabilities and resiliency to pursue, defend, and protect shared interests and values, free from coercion and external pressure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in furtherance of the efforts described in paragraphs (1) and (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to provide incentives to the private sector to accelerate the development of the technologies referred to in such paragraphs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to modernize and harmonize with allies and partners export controls and investment screening regimes and associated policies and regulations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to enhance United States leadership in technical standards-setting bodies and avenues for developing norms regarding the use of digital tools.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b480b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b480ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In implementing the policy described in subsection (a), the President, in consultation with outside actors, as appropriate, including private sector companies, nongovernmental organizations, security researchers, and other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall strive—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to clarify the applicability of international laws and norms to the use of information and communications technology (referred to in this subsection as “ICT”);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infrastructure, and other malicious cyber activity that impairs the use and operation of critical infrastructure that provides services to the public;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to cooperate with like-minded countries that share common values and cyberspace policies with the United States, including respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, to advance such values and policies internationally;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3898">136 STAT. 3898</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to encourage the responsible development of new, innovative technologies and ICT products that strengthen a secure internet architecture that is accessible to all;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>to secure and implement commitments on responsible country behavior in cyberspace, including commitments by countries—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not to conduct, or knowingly support, cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to take all appropriate and reasonable efforts to keep their territories clear of intentionally wrongful acts using ICT in violation of international commitments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>not to conduct or knowingly support ICT activity that intentionally damages or otherwise impairs the use and operation of critical infrastructure providing services to the public, in violation of international law;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to take appropriate measures to protect the country’s critical infrastructure from ICT threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>not to conduct or knowingly support malicious international activity that harms the information systems of authorized international emergency response teams (also known as “computer emergency response teams” or “cybersecurity incident response teams”) of another country or authorize emergency response teams to engage in malicious international activity, in violation of international law;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>to respond to appropriate requests for assistance to mitigate malicious ICT activity emanating from their territory and aimed at the critical infrastructure of another country;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>not to restrict cross-border data flows or require local storage or processing of data; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>to protect the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on the internet, while recognizing that the human rights that people have offline also need to be protected online; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b480c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>to advance, encourage, and support the development and adoption of internationally recognized technical standards and best practices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9502">SEC. 9502. </num><heading>BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b54419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a">22 U.S.C. 2651a</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b5441a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (i) and (j) as subsection (j) and (k), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b5441b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) (as added by section 361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>)) as subsection (l); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b5441c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (h) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b6558d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b6558e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b6558f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b65590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b65591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established, within the Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Bureau’). The head of the Bureau shall have the rank and status of ambassador and shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3899">136 STAT. 3899</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b65592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b65593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Bureau shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State shall prescribe, including implementing the diplomatic and foreign policy aspects of the policy described in section 9501(a) of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b65594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The principal duties and responsibilities of the head of the Bureau shall, in furtherance of the diplomatic and foreign policy mission of the Department of State, be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b65595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to serve as the principal cyberspace policy official within the senior management of the Department of State and as the advisor to the Secretary of State for cyberspace and digital issues;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b65596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to lead, coordinate, and execute, in coordination with other relevant bureaus and offices, the Department of State’s diplomatic cyberspace, and cybersecurity efforts (including efforts related to data privacy, data flows, internet governance, information and communications technology standards, and other issues that the Secretary has assigned to the Bureau);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b65597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to coordinate with relevant Federal agencies and the Office of the National Cyber Director to ensure the diplomatic and foreign policy aspects of the cyber strategy in section 9501 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 and any other subsequent strategy are implemented in a manner that is fully integrated with the broader strategy;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b65598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure information and communications technology infrastructure globally;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b65599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>to represent the Secretary of State in interagency efforts to develop and advance Federal Government cyber priorities and activities, including efforts to develop credible national capabilities, strategies, and policies to deter and counter cyber adversaries, and carry out the purposes of title V of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b6559a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>to engage civil society, the private sector, academia, and other public and private entities on relevant international cyberspace and international information and communications technology issues;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b6559b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>to support United States Government efforts to uphold and further develop global deterrence frameworks for malicious cyber activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b6559c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>to advise the Secretary of State and coordinate with foreign governments regarding responses to national security-level cyber incidents, including coordination on diplomatic response efforts to support allies and partners threatened by malicious cyber activity, in conjunction with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and like-minded countries;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b6559d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>to promote the building of foreign capacity relating to cyberspace policy priorities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3900">136 STAT. 3900</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b6559e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure information and communications technology infrastructure globally and an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable internet governed by the multi-stakeholder model;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b6559f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>to promote an international environment for technology investments and the internet that benefits United States economic and national security interests;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content>to promote cross-border flow of data and combat international initiatives seeking to impose unreasonable requirements on United States businesses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiii">“(xiii) </num><content>to promote international policies to protect the integrity of United States and international telecommunications infrastructure from foreign-based threats, including cyber-enabled threats;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiv">“(xiv) </num><content>to lead engagement, in coordination with relevant executive branch agencies, with foreign governments on relevant international cyberspace, cybersecurity, cybercrime, and digital economy issues described in title V of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xv">“(xv) </num><content>to promote international policies, in coordination with the Department of Commerce, to secure radio frequency spectrum in the best interests of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xvi">“(xvi) </num><content>to promote and protect the exercise of human rights, including freedom of speech and religion, through the internet;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xvii">“(xvii) </num><content>to build capacity of United States diplomatic officials to engage on cyberspace issues;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xviii">“(xviii) </num><content>to encourage the development and adoption by foreign countries of internationally recognized standards, policies, and best practices;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xix">“(xix) </num><content>to support efforts by the Global Engagement Center to counter cyber-enabled information operations against the United States or its allies and partners; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xx">“(xx) </num><content>to conduct such other matters as the Secretary of State may assign.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b655a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of the Bureau should be an individual of demonstrated competency in the fields of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b655aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>cybersecurity and other relevant cyberspace and information and communications technology policy issues; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b655ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>international diplomacy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b655ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organizational placement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b655ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial placement</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the head of the Bureau shall report to the Deputy Secretary of State.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b655ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b655af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent placement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of the Bureau may report to an Under Secretary of State or to an official holding a higher position than Under Secretary if, not later than 15 days before any change in such reporting structure, the Secretary of State—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3901">136 STAT. 3901</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b655b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consults with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b655b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>submits a report to such committees that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>indicates that the Secretary, with respect to the reporting structure of the Bureau, has consulted with and solicited feedback from—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>other relevant Federal entities with a role in international aspects of cyber policy; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>the elements of the Department of State with responsibility for aspects of cyber policy, including the elements reporting to—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y23b655b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y23b655ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">“(DD) </num><content>the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y23b655bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="EE">“(EE) </num><content>the Under Secretary of State for Management; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y23b655bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="FF">“(FF) </num><content>the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>describes the new reporting structure for the head of the Bureau and the justification for such new structure; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23b655be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b655bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>includes a plan describing how the new reporting structure will better enable the head of the Bureau to carry out the duties described in paragraph (2), including the security, economic, and human rights aspects of cyber diplomacy.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special hiring authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>appoint up to 25 employees to cyber positions in the Bureau without regard to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch33/schI">subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, regarding appointments in the competitive service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>fix the rates of basic pay of such employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title regarding classification and General Schedule pay rates, provided that the rates for such positions do not exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>In implementing the duties prescribed under paragraph (2), the head of the Bureau shall coordinate with the heads of other Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal agencies that the National Cyber Director deems appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection may be construed—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3902">136 STAT. 3902</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to preclude the head of the Bureau from being designated as an Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant Secretary position does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions at the Department above the number authorized under subsection (c)(1); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b67bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to alter or modify the existing authorities of any other Federal agency or official.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b67bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau established under section 1(i) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by subsection (a), should have a diverse workforce composed of qualified individuals, including individuals belonging to an underrepresented group.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b67bd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b67bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10301">22 USC 10301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United Nations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any measure that is inconsistent with the policy described in section 9501(a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9503">SEC. 9503. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b67bda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10302">22 USC 10302</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b78d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary, and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop an international cyberspace and digital policy strategy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b78d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a review of actions and activities undertaken to support the policy described in section 9501(a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the Department with regard to foreign countries, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>conducting bilateral and multilateral activities—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to develop and support the implementation of norms of responsible country behavior in cyberspace consistent with the commitments listed in section 9501(b)(5);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to reduce the frequency and severity of cyberattacks on United States individuals, businesses, governmental agencies, and other organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to reduce cybersecurity risks to United States and allied critical infrastructure;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>to improve allies’ and partners’ collaboration with the United States on cybersecurity issues, including information sharing, regulatory coordination and improvement, and joint investigatory and law enforcement operations related to cybercrime; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>to share best practices and advance proposals to strengthen civilian and private sector resiliency to threats and access to opportunities in cyberspace; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>reviewing the status of existing efforts in relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate, to obtain commitments on international norms regarding cyberspace;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a review of alternative concepts for international norms regarding cyberspace offered by foreign countries;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>a detailed description, in consultation with the Office of the National Cyber Director and relevant Federal agencies, of new and evolving threats regarding cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-sponsored actors, and non-state actors to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3903">136 STAT. 3903</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>United States national security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Federal and private sector cyberspace infrastructure of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>intellectual property in the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the privacy and security of citizens of the United States;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>a review of the policy tools available to the President to deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign countries, state-sponsored actors, and private actors regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>threats in cyberspace;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the degree to which such tools have been used; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether such tools have been effective deterrents;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>a review of resources required to conduct activities to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>a review, in coordination with the Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Management and Budget, to determine whether the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and personnel available to the Department are adequate to achieve the actions and activities undertaken by the Department to support the policy described in section 9501(a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>a review to determine whether the Department is properly organized and coordinated with other Federal agencies to achieve the objectives described in section 9501(b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan of action, developed in coordination with the Department of Defense and in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies as the President may direct, with respect to the inclusion of cyber issues in mutual defense agreements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b78d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be available to the public in unclassified form, including through publication in the Federal Register.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified annex</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy required under subsection (a) may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b78d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the completion of the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives regarding the strategy, including any material contained in a classified annex.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b78d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b78d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be updated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 90 days after any material change to United States policy described in such strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b78d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the inauguration of each new President.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9504">SEC. 9504. </num><heading>GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23b7db95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b7db96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b7db97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3904">136 STAT. 3904</page> submit a report and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of the extent to which United States diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign countries, including through multilateral fora, bilateral engagements, and negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance the full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace, including the policy described in section 9501(a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b7db9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment of the Department’s organizational structure and approach to managing its diplomatic efforts to advance the full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace, including a review of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the establishment of a Bureau within the Department to lead the Department’s international cyber mission;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the current or proposed diplomatic mission, structure, staffing, funding, and activities of such Bureau;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how the establishment of such Bureau has impacted or is likely to impact the structure and organization of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>what challenges, if any, the Department has faced or will face in establishing such Bureau; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b7db9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any other matters that the Comptroller General determines to be relevant.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9505">SEC. 9505. </num><heading>REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO CYBER THREATS AGAINST ALLIES AND PARTNERS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23b802b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b802b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the capabilities of the Department to provide civilian-led support for acute cyber incident response in ally and partner countries that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b802b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description and assessment of the Department’s coordination with cyber programs and operations of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b802b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b802b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b802b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on how to improve coordination and executive of Department involvement in programs or operations to support allies and partners in responding to acute cyber incidents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b802b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and personnel needed for the Department to formulate and implement the programs described in this section.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9506">SEC. 9506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b802b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10303">22 USC 10303</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b91428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that improving computer programming language proficiency will improve—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the cybersecurity effectiveness of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9142a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the ability of foreign service officers to engage with foreign audiences on cybersecurity matters.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b9142b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technology Talent Acquisition</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9142c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish positions within the Bureau of Global Talent Management that are solely dedicated to the recruitment and retention of Department personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application development, artificial intelligence, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3905">136 STAT. 3905</page> critical and emerging technology, and technology and digital policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9142d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The goals of the positions described in paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9142e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to fulfill the critical need of the Department to recruit and retain employees for cybersecurity, digital, and technology positions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9142f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to actively recruit relevant candidates from academic institutions, the private sector, and related industries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to work with the Office of Personnel Management and the United States Digital Service to develop and implement best strategies for recruiting and retaining technology talent; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to inform and train supervisors at the Department on the use of the authorities listed in subsection (c)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b91433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees that describes how the objectives and goals set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) will be implemented.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b91435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b91436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Hiring Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b91438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of the hiring authorities available to the Department to recruit and retain personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application development, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging technology, and technology and digital policy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9143a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of which hiring authorities described in paragraph (1) have been used during the previous 5 years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9143b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of employees in qualified positions hired, aggregated by position and grade level or pay band;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9143c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the number of employees who have been placed in qualified positions, aggregated by bureau and offices within the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9143d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the rate of attrition of individuals who begin the hiring process and do not complete the process and a description of the reasons for such attrition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9143e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the number of individuals who are interviewed by subject matter experts and the number of individuals who are not interviewed by subject matter experts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9143f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b91440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b91441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>recommendations for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>reducing the attrition rate referred to in paragraph (5) by 5 percent each year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>additional hiring authorities needed to acquire needed technology talent;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>hiring personnel to hold public trust positions until such personnel can obtain the necessary security clearance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>informing and training supervisors within the Department on the use of the authorities listed in paragraph (1).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3906">136 STAT. 3906</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b91446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentive Pay for Cybersecurity Professionals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To increase the number of qualified candidates available to fulfill the cybersecurity needs of the Department, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>include computer programming languages within the Recruitment Language Program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b91448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide appropriate language incentive pay.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b91449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9144a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall provide a list to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9144b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the computer programming languages included within the Recruitment Language Program and the language incentive pay rate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9144c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of individuals benefitting from the inclusion of such computer programming languages in the Recruitment Language Program and language incentive pay.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9507">SEC. 9507. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9144d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10304">22 USC 10304</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b93b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b93b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and begin providing, for senior officials of the Department, a course addressing how the most recent and relevant technologies affect the activities of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b93b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b93b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Throughput Objectives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary should ensure that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b93b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>during the first year that the course developed pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than 20 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b93b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in each subsequent year, until the date on which 80 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course, an additional 10 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9508">SEC. 9508. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b93b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b93b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10305">22 USC 10305</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b9d7a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Technology Officer Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program, which shall be known as the “Regional Technology Officer Program” (referred to in this section as the “Program”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The goals of the Program shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Promoting United States leadership in technology abroad.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Working with partners to increase the deployment of critical and emerging technology in support of democratic values.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Shaping diplomatic agreements in regional and international fora with respect to critical and emerging technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Building diplomatic capacity for handling critical and emerging technology issues.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Facilitating the role of critical and emerging technology in advancing the foreign policy objectives of the United States through engagement with research labs, incubators, and venture capitalists.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Maintaining the advantages of the United States with respect to critical and emerging technologies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3907">136 STAT. 3907</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b9d7af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9d7b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9d7b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an implementation plan to the appropriate congressional committees that outlines strategies for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>hiring Regional Technology Officers and increasing the competitiveness of the Program within the Foreign Service bidding process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>expanding the Program to include a minimum of 15 Regional Technology Officers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology Officers to posts within—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>each regional bureau of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b9d7b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9d7b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the status of the implementation plan required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23b9d7ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated up to $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9509">SEC. 9509. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23b9fecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10306">22 USC 10306</ref>. </p></sidenote><heading>VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bae92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bae92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bug bounty program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>bug bounty program</term>” means a program under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the Department in exchange for compensation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bae92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information technology</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>information technology</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11101">section 11101 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bb103f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vulnerability Disclosure Policy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bb1041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (referred to in this section as the “VDP”) to improve Department cybersecurity by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>creating Department policy and infrastructure to receive reports of and remediate discovered vulnerabilities in line with existing policies of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security Binding Operational Directive 20–01 or any subsequent directive; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing a report on such policy and infrastructure to Congress.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the VDP pursuant to paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report on the VDP to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3908">136 STAT. 3908</page> Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that includes information relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities reported;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities remediated as a result;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the current number of outstanding previously unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of State remediation plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the average time between the reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation of such vulnerabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the resources, surge staffing, roles, and responsibilities within the Department used to implement the VDP and complete security vulnerability remediation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb104a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>how the VDP identified vulnerabilities are incorporated into existing Department vulnerability prioritization and management processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb104b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>any challenges in implementing the VDP and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the VDP across Department information systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb104c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>any other topic that the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bb104d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bug Bounty Program Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb104e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes any ongoing efforts by the Department or a third-party vendor under contract with the Department to establish or carry out a bug bounty program that identifies security vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb104f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date on which any bug bounty program is established, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding such program, including information relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies involved in such program, disaggregated by the number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>registered;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>were approved;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>submitted security vulnerabilities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>received compensation;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities reported as part of such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the number of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the current number of outstanding previously unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department remediation plans for such outstanding vulnerabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the average length of time between the reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation of such vulnerabilities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3909">136 STAT. 3909</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb1059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the types of compensation provided under such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb105a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the lessons learned from such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb105b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the public accessibility of contact information for the Department regarding the bug bounty program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb105c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the incorporation of bug bounty program identified vulnerabilities into existing Department vulnerability prioritization and management processes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bb105d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>any challenges in implementing the bug bounty program and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the bug bounty program across Department information systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="XCVI">TITLE XCVI—</num><heading>PUBLIC DIPLOMACY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9601">SEC. 9601. </num><heading>UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bbac9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbac9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbaca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbaca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbaca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bbaca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bbaca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452b">22 U.S.C. 2452b</ref>), subject to subsections (c) and (d), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department up to $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for United States participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including for the construction and operation of a United States pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bbaca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-share Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (b) to the Department for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad shall be made available on a cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable, from sources other than the United States Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bbaca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbaca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bbaca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No funds made available pursuant to subsection (b) to the Department for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad may be obligated until at least 15 days after the appropriate committees of Congress have been notified of such intended obligation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbaca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters to be included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each notification under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbacaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of the source of such funds, including any funds reprogrammed or transferred by the Department to be made available for such pavilion or other major exhibit abroad;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbacab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bbacac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the amount of investment such pavilion or other major exhibit abroad could bring to the United States; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3910">136 STAT. 3910</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbacad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of the strategy of the Department to identify and obtain such matching funds from sources other than the United States Government, in accordance with subsection (c).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bbacae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date on which a United States pavilion or other major exhibit abroad is opened at an international fair or exposition in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbacaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of United States businesses that participated in such pavilion or other major exhibit; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbacb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the dollar amount and source of any matching funds obtained by the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9602">SEC. 9602. </num><heading>UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bbfad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial and Human Resources Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a">22 U.S.C. 2651a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbfad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbfad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bbfad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>coordinate the allocation and management of the financial and human resources for public diplomacy, including for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Bureau of Global Public Affairs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Global Engagement Center; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the public diplomacy functions within the regional and functional bureaus.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bc21eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress on the Importance of Filling the Position of Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that since a vacancy in the position of Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is detrimental to the national security interests of the United States, the President should expeditiously nominate a qualified individual to such position whenever such vacancy occurs to ensure that the bureaus reporting to such position are able to fulfill their mission of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>expanding and strengthening relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other countries; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc21ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>engaging, informing, and understanding the perspectives of foreign audiences.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9603">SEC. 9603. </num><heading>REPORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23bc700e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc700f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an evaluation of the May 2019 merger of the Bureau of Public Affairs and the Bureau of International Information Programs to form the Bureau of Global Public Affairs with respect to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3911">136 STAT. 3911</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the efficacy of the current configuration of the bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in achieving the mission of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>the metrics before and after such merger, including personnel data, disaggregated by position and location, content production, opinion polling, program evaluations, and media appearances;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote><content>the results of a survey of public diplomacy practitioners to determine their opinion of the efficacy of such merger and any adjustments that still need to be made; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc701a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc701b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for evaluating and monitoring, not less frequently than once every 2 years, the programs, activities, messaging, professional development efforts, and structure of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, and submitting a summary of each such evaluation to the appropriate congressional committees; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc701c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc701d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc701e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc701f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a review of recent outside recommendations for modernizing diplomacy at the Department with respect to public diplomacy efforts, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>efforts in each of the bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to address issues of diversity and inclusion in their work, structure, data collection, programming, and personnel, including any collaboration with the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bc7022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><content>proposals to collaborate with think tanks and academic institutions working on public diplomacy issues to implement recent outside recommendations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bc7023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>additional authorizations and appropriations necessary to implement such recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9604">SEC. 9604. </num><heading>PROMOTING PEACE, EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH MUSIC DIPLOMACY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bda8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>music is an important conveyer of culture and can be used to communicate values and build understanding between communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>musical artists play a valuable role in cross-cultural exchange, and their works and performances can promote peacebuilding and conflict resolution efforts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the music industry in the United States has made important contributions to American society and culture, and musicians and industry professionals in the United States can offer valuable expertise to young musical artists around the world; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>the United States Government should promote exchange programs, especially programs that leverage the expertise and resources of the private sector, that give young musical artists from around the world the chance—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to improve their skills;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>share ideas;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>learn about American culture; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>develop the necessary skills to support conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts in their communities and broader societies.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3912">136 STAT. 3912</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bda8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Music-related Exchange Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2451/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.</ref>; commonly known as the Fulbright-Hays Act) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 102(a)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452/a/2">22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(2)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in clause (iv)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including in coordination and consultation with the private sector,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>similar</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 112(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2460/a">22 U.S.C. 2460(a)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bda8b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23bdcfc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>exchange programs, including in coordination and consultation with the private sector, focused on music and the performing arts that provide opportunities for foreign nationals and Americans to build cross-cultural understanding and advance peace abroad.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bdcfc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bdcfc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2460">22 USC 2460 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Private Sector Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary should continue—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to partner with the private sector in support of music-related exchange programs implemented by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the “ECA”);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to leverage private sector expertise in developing and implementing such programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to expand networking and mentorship opportunities for program participants.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of certain partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to partner with the private sector to recognize musicians—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whose works or performances have advanced peace abroad; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>who could contribute to networking and mentorship opportunities for participants of music-related exchange programs implemented by ECA.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bdcfd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for advancing United States foreign policy goals, including conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts, through music-related exchange programs implemented by ECA.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bdcfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote> Such strategy shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a description of clearly defined annual goals, targets, and planned outcomes for each music-related exchange program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bdcfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>a plan to monitor and evaluate each music-related exchange program and progress made toward achieving such goals, targets, and planned outcomes, including measurable benchmarks;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3913">136 STAT. 3913</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a plan to ensure that music-related exchange programs are promoting United States foreign policy objectives, including ensuring such programs are clearly branded and paired with robust public diplomacy efforts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a plan to pursue partnerships with the private sector while implementing music-related exchange programs, including leveraging industry expertise and expanding networking and mentorship opportunities for program participants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>examples of how ECA’s music-related exchange programs have contributed to conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts to date, including through participant and alumni actions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a description of lessons learned regarding how to better encourage conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts through ECA’s music-related exchange programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a plan to incorporate such lessons learned into relevant current and future programming.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bdcfdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees and relevant private sector partners.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="XCVII">TITLE XCVII—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9701">SEC. 9701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bdcfde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22">22 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bdcfdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">276c–6.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23be6b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Department should continue to eliminate the unreasonable barriers United States nationals face to obtain employment in the United Nations Secretariat, funds, programs, and agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Department should bolster efforts to increase the number of qualified United States nationals who are candidates for leadership and oversight positions in the United Nations system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23be6b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary is authorized to promote the employment and advancement of United States citizens by international organizations and bodies, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>providing stipends, consultation, and analytical services to support United States citizen applicants; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23be6b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>making grants for the purposes described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23be6b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Using Diplomatic Programs Funding To Promote the Employment of United States Citizens by International Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23be6b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>Amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs are authorized to be appropriated for grants, programs, and activities described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23be6b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy to Establish Junior Professional Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23be6b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23be6b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3914">136 STAT. 3914</page> members, shall publish a strategy for encouraging United States citizens to pursue careers with international organizations, particularly organizations that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>set international scientific, technical, or commercial standards; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>are involved in international finance and development.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet members, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of United States citizens who are involved in relevant junior professional programs in an international organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the distribution of individuals described in subparagraph (A) among various international organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23be6b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the types of pre-deployment training that are available to United States citizens through a junior professional program at an international organization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9702">SEC. 9702. </num><heading>INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s287e–1/2">22 U.S.C. 287e–1(2)</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>41</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9703">SEC. 9703. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23be6b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s287/etseq">22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23be9244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="12">“SEC. 12. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23be9245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22">22 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23be9246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">287e–4.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities under this Act may be made available for an international peacekeeping operation that has not been expressly authorized by the United Nations Security Council.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9704">SEC. 9704. </num><heading>BOARDS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO FREE ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, AND THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23be9247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6201/etseq">22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 306 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6205">22 U.S.C. 6205</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23beb958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="307">“SEC. 307. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23beb959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6206">22 USC 6206</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">GRANTEE CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23beb95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The corporate board of directors of each grantee under this title—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23beb95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>shall be bipartisan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23beb95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, have the sole responsibility to operate their respective grantees within the jurisdiction of their respective States of incorporation;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3915">136 STAT. 3915</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23beb95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>shall be composed of not fewer than 5 members, who shall be qualified individuals who are not employed in the public sector; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23beb95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23beb95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><content>shall appoint successors in the event of vacancies on their respective boards, in accordance with applicable bylaws.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23beb960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Not Federal Employees</inline>.—</heading><content>No employee of any grantee under this title may be a Federal employee.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9705">SEC. 9705. </num><heading>BROADCASTING ENTITIES NO LONGER REQUIRED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23bee071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 310 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6209">22 U.S.C. 6209</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>. to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23bf0782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="310">“SEC. 310. </num><heading class="fontsize12">INCORPORATION AND NON-FEDERAL STATUS OF BROADCASTING ENTITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bf0783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this chapter—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf0784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term ‘<term>grant</term>’ includes agreements under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6305">section 6305 of title 31, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf2e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the term ‘<term>grantee</term>’ includes recipients of an agreement described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bf2e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bf2e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to incorporate grantees in accordance with the regular notification procedures of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf2e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf2e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf2e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf2e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bf2e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Status</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this chapter or in any other Act, and no action taken pursuant to this chapter or any other Act, may be construed to make a grantee incorporated pursuant to subsection (b), or any other grantee or entity provided funding by the Agency, a Federal agency or instrumentality.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23bf2e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leadership of Grantee Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The chief executive officer or the equivalent official of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Open Technology Fund, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and any other organization that is established or authorized under this chapter, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may be named by, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, with the concurrence of the Grantee Board and subject to the approval of the Advisory Board pursuant to section 306.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9706">SEC. 9706. </num><heading>INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23bf55ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 305(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6204/a">22 U.S.C. 6204(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf55af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>direct and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf55b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (20);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf55b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (21), (22), and (23) as paragraphs (20), (21), and (22), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23bf55b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (22), as redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and to condition grants</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9707">SEC. 9707. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23bf55b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6217">22 USC 6217</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c12a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement of Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the policy of the United States to promote internet freedom through programs of the Department and USAID that preserve and expand the internet as an open, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3916">136 STAT. 3916</page> global space for freedom of expression and association, which shall be prioritized for countries—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the internet; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that are important to the national interest of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c12a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose and Coordination With Other Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Global internet freedom programming under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>shall be coordinated with other United States foreign assistance programs that promote democracy and support the efforts of civil society—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to counter the development of repressive internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to internet freedom at international organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to combat violence against bloggers and other civil society activists who utilize the internet; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>shall seek to assist efforts—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to research key threats to internet freedom;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to continue the development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the internet, including circumvention tools that bypass internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to maintain the technological advantage of the Federal Government over the censorship techniques described in subparagraph (B); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall be incorporated into country assistance and democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c12a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$75,000,000 to the Department and USAID, to continue efforts to promote internet freedom globally, and shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the Federal Government, including the private sector; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>$49,000,000 to the United States Agency for Global Media (referred to in this section as the “USAGM”) and its grantees, for internet freedom and circumvention technologies that are designed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for open-source tools and techniques to securely develop and distribute digital content produced by the USAGM and its grantees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to facilitate audience access to such digital content on websites that are censored;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to coordinate the distribution of such digital content to targeted regional audiences; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c12a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Agency for Global Media Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For any new tools or techniques authorized under subsection (c)(2), the Chief Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the President of the Open Technology Fund (referred to in this subsection as the “OTF”) and relevant Federal departments and agencies, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3917">136 STAT. 3917</page> shall submit an annual certification to the appropriate congressional committees that verifies they—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c12a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>have evaluated the risks and benefits of such new tools or techniques; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>have established safeguards to minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information sharing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may not direct programs or policy of the USAGM or the OTF, but may share any research and development with relevant Federal departments and agencies for the exclusive purposes of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>sharing information, technologies, and best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c12a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>assessing the effectiveness of such technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states agency for global media</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chief Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the President of the OTF, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c12a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate international broadcasting programs and incorporate such programs into country broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c12a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><content>solicit project proposals through an open, transparent, and competitive application process, including by seeking input from technical and subject matter experts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>support internet circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in countries that are strategic priorities for the OTF, in accordance with USAGM’s annual language service prioritization review.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c12a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">USAGM Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Office of the USAGM shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>as of the date of the report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the full scope of internet freedom programs within the USAGM, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the efforts of the Office of Internet Freedom; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the efforts of the Open Technology Fund;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the capacity of internet censorship circumvention tools supported by the Office of Internet Freedom and grantees of the Open Technology Fund that are available for use by individuals in foreign countries seeking to counteract censors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any barriers to the provision of the efforts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), including access to surge funding; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>successful examples from the Office of Internet Freedom and Open Technology Fund involving—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>responding rapidly to internet shutdowns in closed societies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensuring uninterrupted circumvention services for USAGM entities to promote internet freedom within repressive regimes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c12aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID shall jointly submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3918">136 STAT. 3918</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>as of the date of the report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the full scope of internet freedom programs within the Department and USAID, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Department circumvention efforts; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>USAID efforts to support internet infrastructure;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the capacity of internet censorship circumvention tools supported by the Federal Government that are available for use by individuals in foreign countries seeking to counteract censors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any barriers to provision of the efforts enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (e)(1)(A), including access to surge funding; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>any new resources needed to provide the Federal Government with greater capacity to provide and boost internet access—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to respond rapidly to internet shutdowns in closed societies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c12aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to provide internet connectivity to foreign locations where the provision of additional internet access service would promote freedom from repressive regimes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c151bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Audits</inline>.—</heading><content>Before providing any support for open source technologies under this section, such technologies must undergo comprehensive security audits to ensure that such technologies are secure and have not been compromised in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of the United States or to the interests of individuals and organizations benefitting from programs supported by such funding.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c151bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Surge</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c151bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, up to $2,500,000 to support internet freedom programs in closed societies, including programs that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c151be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are carried out in crisis situations by vetted entities that are already engaged in internet freedom programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c151bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>involve circumvention tools; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c151c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>increase the overseas bandwidth for companies that received Federal funding during the previous fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c151c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be expended until the Secretary has certified to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that the use of such funds is in the national interest of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c151c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>internet censorship circumvention tool</term>” means a software application or other tool that an individual can use to evade foreign government restrictions on internet access.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9708">SEC. 9708. </num><heading>ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23c178d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2778/e">22 U.S.C. 2778(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c178d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g) of section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and by subsections <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3919">136 STAT. 3919</page> (a) and (c) of section 12 of such Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsections (c) and (d) of section 1760 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4819">50 U.S.C. 4819</ref>), and by subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and (h) of section 1761 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4820">50 U.S.C. 4820</ref>)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c178d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>11(c)(2)(B) of such Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1760(c)(2) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4819/c/2">50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(2)</ref>)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c178d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>11(c) of the Export Administration Act of 1979</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1760(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4819/c">50 U.S.C. 4819(c)</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c178d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$500,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the greater of $1,200,000 or the amount that is twice the value of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9709">SEC. 9709. </num><heading>INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT AVAILABLE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s301/a">22 U.S.C. 301(a)</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9710">SEC. 9710. </num><heading>REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES ABROAD.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23c19fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that details, with regard to the Department—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c19fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>diplomatic efforts to ensure United States access to critical minerals acquired from outside of the United States that are used to manufacture clean energy technologies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c19fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>collaboration with other parts of the Federal Government to build a robust supply chain for critical minerals necessary to manufacture clean energy technologies.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9711">SEC. 9711. </num><heading>OVERSEAS UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2151b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment of Impact to United States National Security of Infrastructure Projects by the People’s Republic of China in the Developing World</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2151c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives regarding the One Belt, One Road Initiative, which is the global infrastructure development strategy initiated by the Government of the People’s Republic of China in 2013.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2151d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2151e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>describe the nature and cost of One Belt, One Road Initiative investments, operation, and construction of strategic infrastructure projects, including logistics, refining, and processing industries and resource facilities, and critical and strategic mineral resource extraction projects, including an assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2151f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the strategic benefits of such investments that are derived by the People’s Republic of China and the host nation; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3920">136 STAT. 3920</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c21520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the negative impacts of such investments to the host nation and to United States interests;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c21521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>describe the nature and total funding of United States’ strategic infrastructure investments and construction, such as projects financed through initiatives such as Prosper Africa and the Millennium Challenge Corporation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c21522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c21523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess the national security threats posed by the foreign infrastructure investment gap between the People’s Republic of China and the United States, including strategic infrastructure, such as ports, market access to, and the security of, critical and strategic minerals, digital and telecommunications infrastructure, threats to the supply chains, and general favorability towards the People’s Republic of China and the United States among the populations of host countries;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c21524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c21525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess the opportunities and challenges for companies based in the United States and companies based in United States partner and allied countries to invest in foreign strategic infrastructure projects in countries where the People’s Republic of China has focused these types of investments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c21526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>identify challenges and opportunities for the United States Government and United States partners and allies to more directly finance and otherwise support foreign strategic infrastructure projects, including an assessment of the authorities and capabilities of United States agencies, departments, public-private partnerships, and international or multilateral organizations to support such projects without undermining United States domestic industries, such as domestic mineral deposits; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c21527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c21528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c21529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>include recommendations for United States Government agencies to undertake or increase support for United States businesses to support foreign, large-scale, strategic infrastructure projects, such as roads, power grids, and ports.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9712">SEC. 9712. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2152a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a">22 USC 2651a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETENTION OF PARKING FEES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23c23c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of State may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c23c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide parking services, including electric vehicle charging and other parking services, in facilities operated by or for the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c23c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>charge fees for such services that may be deposited into the appropriate account of the Department, to remain available until expended for the purposes of such account, provided that the fees shall not exceed the cost of the providing such services.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9713">SEC. 9713. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c23c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2713">22 USC 2713 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION AREAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2634f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>reception areas</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 41(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2713/c">22 U.S.C. 2713(c)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c26350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may sell goods and services at fair market value and use the proceeds of such sales for administration and related support of the reception areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c26351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts Collected</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts collected pursuant to the authority provided under subsection (b) may be deposited into an account in the Treasury, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3921">136 STAT. 3921</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9714">SEC. 9714. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c26352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s213">22 USC 213 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RETURN OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CERTIFIED MAIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2b173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2b174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2b175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a procedure that provides, to any individual applying for a new United States passport or to renew the United States passport of the individual by mail, the option to have supporting documents for the application returned to the individual by the United States Postal Service through certified mail.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2b176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2b177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The cost of returning supporting documents to an individual as described in subsection (a) shall be the responsibility of the individual.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The fee charged to the individual by the Secretary for returning supporting documents as described in subsection (a) shall be the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b17a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the retail price charged by the United States Postal Service for the service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b17b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated cost of processing the return of the supporting documents.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b17c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the establishment of the procedure required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b17d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>details the costs included in the processing fee described in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2b17e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>includes an estimate of the average cost per request.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9715">SEC. 9715. </num><heading>REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES RELATED TO ORDERED DEPARTURES AND POST CLOSURES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23c2d88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2d890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2d891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Afghanistan.</p></sidenote><content>how Department personnel and resources dedicated to Mission Afghanistan were reallocated following the closure of diplomatic posts in Afghanistan in August 2021; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c2d892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2d893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote><content>the extent to which Department personnel and resources for Mission Iraq were reallocated following ordered departures for diplomatic posts in March 2020, and how such resources were reallocated.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9716">SEC. 9716. </num><heading>ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2ffa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification of Effectiveness of the Australia Group</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2(7) of Senate Resolution 75 (105th Congress) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2ffa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans to Implement the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dFF/tIII/stD">subtitle D of title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2ffa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452">22 USC 2452 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 336.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2ffa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Progress Report on Jerusalem Embassy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/45">Public Law 104–45</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2ffa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/109/400">109 Stat. 400</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 6.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2ffa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presidential Anti-pedophilia Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3922">136 STAT. 3922</page> and 1995 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/236">Public Law 103–236</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2ffaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s287e">22 USC 287e note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (g).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c2ffab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Microenterprise for Self-reliance Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Title III of the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/309">Public Law 106–309</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2462">22 U.S.C. 2462 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 304.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9717">SEC. 9717. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c2ffac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">5 USC 5304 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LOCALITY PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS UNDER DOMESTIC EMPLOYEE TELEWORKING OVERSEAS AGREEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c39bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>civil service</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2101">section 2101 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered employee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered employee</term>” means an employee who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>occupies a position in the civil service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is working overseas under a Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas agreement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locality pay</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>locality pay</term>” means a locality-based comparability payment paid in accordance with subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonforeign area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>nonforeign area</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/s591.205">section 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overseas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>overseas</term>” means any geographic location that is not in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the continental United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a nonforeign area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c39bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of Locality Pay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each covered employee shall be paid locality pay in an amount that is equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the amount of a locality-based comparability payment that the covered employee would have been paid under section 5304 or 5304a of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, had the official duty station of the covered employee not been changed to reflect an overseas location under the applicable Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas agreement; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the amount of a locality-based comparability payment that the covered employee would be paid under section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>), as limited under section 9802(c)(2) of this Act, if the covered employee were an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in subsection (b) of such section 1113).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c39bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Locality pay paid to a covered employee under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c39bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>shall begin to be paid not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c39bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall be treated in the same manner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as a locality-based comparability payment paid under section 5304 or 5304a of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9718">SEC. 9718. </num><heading>REPORT ON COUNTERING THE ACTIVITIES OF MALIGN ACTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4112e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c4112f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c41130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Africa.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3923">136 STAT. 3923</page> with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives regarding United States diplomatic efforts in Africa in achieving United States policy goals and countering the activities of malign actors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c43841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c43843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>case studies from Mali, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, and South Sudan, with the goal of assessing the effectiveness of diplomatic tools during the 5-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c43847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>an assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c43848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>the extent and effectiveness of certain diplomatic tools to advance United States priorities in the respective case study countries, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23c43849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in-country diplomatic presence;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23c4384a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>humanitarian and development assistance;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23c4384b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>support for increased 2-way trade and investment;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23c4384c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>United States security assistance;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23c4384d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>public diplomacy; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23c4384e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>accountability measures, including sanctions;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c4384f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>whether the use of the diplomatic tools described in clause (i) achieved the diplomatic ends for which they were intended; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c43850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote><content>the means by which the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China exploited any openings for diplomatic engagement in the case study countries.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c43853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c43856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classified Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly brief Congress regarding the report required under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <num value="XCVIII">TITLE XCVIII—</num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9801">SEC. 9801. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c43858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 USC 4865 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23c43859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4385a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> the purposes of calculating the costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in any fiscal year, in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 U.S.C. 4865 note</ref>), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares for such fiscal year in a manner that is proportional to the contribution of the Department of State for this purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3924">136 STAT. 3924</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9802">SEC. 9802. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4ad8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214">22 USC 214 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Passport Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214/b/2">22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)</ref>) shall be applied by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2010</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4ad8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385">22 USC 2385 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">USAID Civil Service Annuitant Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385/j/1/B">22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)(B)</ref>) shall be applied by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2010</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4ad91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overseas Pay Comparability and Limitation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c4ad92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided under section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c4ad93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority described in paragraph (1) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>)) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4ad94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspector General Annuitant Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authorities provided under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/212">Public Law 111–212</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c4ad95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c4ad96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote><content>may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for oversight of programs in Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4ad98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Afghanistan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ukraine.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4831">22 USC 4831 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Review Committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided under section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4831/a/3">22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)</ref>) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan and shall apply to facilities in Ukraine through September 30, 2024, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c4ad9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ad9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4064">22 USC 4064 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of State Inspector General Waiver Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Inspector General of the Department may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4064">22 U.S.C. 4064</ref>), on a case-by-case basis, for an annuitant reemployed by the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the same constraints and in the same manner by which the Secretary of State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="9803">SEC. 9803. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c4ada0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act.</p></sidenote><heading>COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Commission</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established, in the legislative branch, the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State (referred to in this section as the “Commission”).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3925">136 STAT. 3925</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e0f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Commission are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>to examine the changing nature of diplomacy and the ways in which the Department can modernize to advance the interests of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e0f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e0f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to offer recommendations to the President and Congress related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the organizational structure of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>personnel-related matters, including recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the Department’s workforce in order to foster effective diplomacy worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity and inclusion to ensure that the Department’s workforce represents all of America;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Department of State’s domestic and overseas facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the link among diplomacy and defense, development, commercial, health, law enforcement, science, technology, and other core United States interests;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>legislation that authorizes United States diplomacy, including the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/465">Public Law 96–465</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>related regulations, rules, and processes that define United States diplomatic efforts, including the Foreign Affairs Manual.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission shall be composed of 16 members, of whom—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>4 members shall be appointed by the President in a nonpartisan manner;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>1 member shall be appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>1 member shall be appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>Any member of the Commission who is not a Member of Congress shall be a private United States citizen who is nationally recognized and has significant depth of experience in international relations, data-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3926">136 STAT. 3926</page> driven management, and the policymaking, programmatic, and personnel aspects of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign agents registration act of 1938</inline>.—</heading><content>No member of the Commission may be a current or former registrant under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s611/etseq">22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 4 members of the Commission may be Members of Congress, who may only be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives in accordance with paragraph (1). None of the members of the Commission may be individuals who are eligible to make such appointments.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>Members of the Commission shall be appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of appointment; vacancies</inline>.—</heading><content>Members of the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals making appointments pursuant to paragraph (1) shall notify the Chair and Ranking Member of the appropriate committees of Congress and the Secretary of State of such appointments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-chairpersons</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democratic leaders</inline>.—</heading><content>The Democratic leader in the Senate and the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives shall jointly select 1 member of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) to serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Republican leaders</inline>.—</heading><content>The Republican leader in the Senate and the Republican leader in the House of Representatives shall jointly select 1 member of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) to serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A member may be removed from the Commission for cause by the individual serving in the position responsible for the original appointment of such member under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>notice was provided to such member describing the cause for removal; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such removal was voted and agreed upon by a majority of the members serving on the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after a majority of the members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the first meeting and shall begin operations as soon as practicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frequency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairpersons, acting jointly.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quorum</inline>.—</heading><content>A majority of the members of the Commission, or a majority of the members of a panel, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3927">136 STAT. 3927</page> shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions of Commission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsection (j), the Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission voting and present.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Panels</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may establish panels composed of less than the full membership of the Commission for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under this section. The membership of such panels should reflect the bipartisan composition of the Commission. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations made by such a panel may not be considered the findings and determinations of the Commission unless such findings and determinations are approved by a majority of the Commission, including both co-chairpersons.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Powers of Commission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hearings and evidence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To carry out the purposes of the Commission described in subsection (c), the Commission or any panel of the Commission may, with the joint approval of the co-chairpersons—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>hold such hearings and meetings, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated panel considers necessary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>request the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission or such designated panel considers necessary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>secure from the Department, USAID, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps, the United States Trade Development Agency, and the United States Agency for Global Media information and data necessary to enable it to carry out its mission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, may enter into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support From Other Agencies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information from federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out the purposes of the Commission described in subsection (c), upon the receipt of a joint written request by the co-chairpersons of the Commission to any of the heads of the Department, USAID, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Peace Corps, the Trade Development Agency, or the United States Agency for Global Media, the heads of such entities shall expeditiously furnish the requested information to the Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance from federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of State and other Federal departments and agencies may provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such administrative services, staff, and other support services as are necessary for the performance of the Commission’s duties under this section, at the request of the Commission.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3928">136 STAT. 3928</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c7e12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liaison</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may designate at least 1 officer or employee of the Department to serve as a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c7e12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations from independent organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may review recommendations by independent organizations and outside experts relating to reform and modernization of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c7e130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the initial meeting of the Commission, and not less frequently than semiannually thereafter, the Commission shall provide a briefing to Congress regarding the work of the Commission.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c80843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff and Compensation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>The co-chairpersons of the Commission shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detail of government employees</inline>.—</heading><content>A Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procurement of temporary and intermittent services</inline>.—</heading><content>The co-chairs of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109/b">section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8084a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Status as federal employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2105">section 2105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, the members of the commission shall be deemed to be Federal employees.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8084b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission members</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8084c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), each member of the Commission shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for each day (including travel time) during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8084d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of certain provisions</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4064">22 U.S.C. 4064</ref>) are waived for an annuitant on a temporary basis so as to be compensated for work performed as part of the Commission.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3929">136 STAT. 3929</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8084e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction for members of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Any Member of Congress serving as a member of the Commission shall not receive any additional compensation or pay for their service on the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8084f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of service for the Commission, members and staff of the Commission, and any Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission, shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5703/b">section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security clearances for commission members and staff</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Members and staff shall have or be eligible to receive the appropriate security clearance to conduct their duties.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited processing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office of Senate Security shall ensure the expedited processing of appropriate security clearances for members, officers, and employees of the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c80853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 24 months after the first date on which a majority of the members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall submit a final report to the Secretary and Congress that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c80859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the recommendations of the Commission for such legislative and administrative actions as the Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the study, including the anticipated amount of time and resources required to implement such recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8085a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department response</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall have the right to review and respond to all Commission recommendations before the Commission submits its final report to the Secretary and Congress. The Commission shall provide the Department with its recommendations not later than 90 days before the date of submission of its final report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c8085b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c8085c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Commission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8085d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission, and all the authorities under this section, shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted pursuant to subsection (j)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8085e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23c8085f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Testimony.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative activities before termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c80860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated up to $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfers; support</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to other transfers and support otherwise authorized by law, the Secretary may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>transfer any amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Commission; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3930">136 STAT. 3930</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>use the amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) to provide non-reimbursable support to the Commission.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission accounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury may establish 1 or more accounts to facilitate transfers to the Commission of amounts authorized under paragraph (2)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c80867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts transferred to the Commission pursuant to subparagraph(A) may be used for the activities of the Commission, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c80868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the payment of Commission expenses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23c80869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the compensation of Commission members, officers, and employees.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23c8086a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defined Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8086b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8086c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8086d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23c8086e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION J—OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE
SEC. 10000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this division is as follows:

Sec. 10000.  TITLE C— Subtitle A— Sec. 10001.  Subtitle B— Sec. 10011.  Sec. 10012.  Sec. 10013.  Sec. 10014.  Sec. 10015.  Sec. 10016.  Subtitle C— Sec. 10021.  Subtitle D— Sec. 10031.  TITLE CI— Sec. 10101.  Sec. 10102.  Sec. 10103.  Sec. 10104.  Sec. 10105.  Sec. 10106.  TITLE CII— Sec. 10201.  Sec. 10202.  TITLE CIII— Sec. 10301.  Sec. 10302.  Sec. 10303.  Sec. 10304.  Sec. 10305.  Sec. 10306.  Sec. 10307.  Sec. 10308.  TITLE CIV— Sec. 10401.  Sec. 10402.  Sec. 10403.  Sec. 10404.  Sec. 10405.  Sec. 10406.  Sec. 10407.  Sec. 10408.  Sec. 10409.  Sec. 10410.  Sec. 10411.  TITLE CV— Sec. 10501.  TITLE CVI— Sec. 10601. 
<num value="C">TITLE C—</num><heading>CORAL REEF CONSERVATION</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10001">SEC. 10001. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23cbb1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6401/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> sections 202 through 210<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23cbb1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16">16 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23cbb1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">6401–6409.</p></sidenote> and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d35313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">“SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6401">16 USC 6401</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The purposes of this title are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to conserve and restore the condition of United States coral reef ecosystems challenged by natural and human-accelerated changes, including increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, coral diseases, water quality degradation, invasive species, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to promote the science-based management and sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems to benefit local communities and the Nation, including through improved integration and cooperation among Federal and non-Federal stakeholders responsible for managing coral reef resources;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>to develop sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems, continuing and emerging threats to such ecosystems, and the efficacy of innovative tools, technologies, and strategies to mitigate stressors and restore such ecosystems, including evaluation criteria to determine the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3932">136 STAT. 3932</page> effectiveness of management interventions, and accurate mapping for coral reef restoration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to assist in the preservation of coral reefs by supporting science-based, consensus-driven, and community-based coral reef management by covered States and covered Native entities, including monitoring, conservation, and restoration projects that empower local communities, small businesses, and nongovernmental organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to provide financial resources, technical assistance, and scientific expertise to supplement, complement, and strengthen community-based management programs and conservation and restoration projects of non-Federal reefs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3531a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>to establish a formal mechanism for collecting and allocating monetary donations from the private sector to be used for coral reef conservation and restoration projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3531b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau>to support rapid, effective, and science-based assessment and response to exigent circumstances that pose immediate and long-term threats to coral reefs, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3531c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coral disease outbreaks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3531d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>invasive or nuisance species;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3531e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>coral bleaching;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3531f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>natural disasters; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>industrial or mechanical disasters, including vessel groundings, hazardous spills, and coastal construction accidents; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>to serve as a model for advancing similar international efforts to monitor, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d35322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">“SEC. 203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6402">16 USC 6402</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">FEDERAL CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d35324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Commerce may conduct activities described in subsection (b) to conserve and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems that are consistent with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>all applicable laws governing resource management in Federal and State waters, including this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>coral reef action plans in effect under section 205, as applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d35328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities described in this subsection are activities to conserve, research, monitor, assess, and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems in waters managed under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency specified in subsection (c) or in coordination with a State in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such State, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>developing, including through the collection of requisite in situ and remotely sensed data, high-quality and digitized maps reflecting—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3532a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>current and historical live coral cover data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3532b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>coral reef habitat quality data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3532c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>priority areas for coral reef conservation to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function, including the reef matrix, that benefit coastal communities and living marine resources;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3532d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>priority areas for coral reef restoration to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3933">136 STAT. 3933</page> including the reef matrix, to benefit coastal communities and living marine resources; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3532e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>areas of concern that may require enhanced monitoring of coral health and cover;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3532f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>enhancing compliance with Federal laws that prohibit or regulate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the taking of coral products or species associated with coral reefs; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the use and management of coral reef ecosystems;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>long-term ecological monitoring of coral reef ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>implementing species-specific recovery plans for listed coral species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>restoring degraded coral reef ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>reducing land-based stressors to coral reef ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>promoting ecologically sound navigation and anchorages, including through navigational aids and expansion of reef-safe anchorages and mooring buoy systems, to enhance recreational access while preventing or minimizing the likelihood of vessel impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>monitoring and responding to severe bleaching or mortality events, disease outbreaks, invasive species outbreaks, and significant maritime accidents, including hazardous spill cleanup and the removal of grounded vessels;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3533a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>conducting scientific research that contributes to the understanding, sustainable use, and long-term conservation of coral reefs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3533b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>enhancing public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems and their ecological and socioeconomic value; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3533c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3533d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3533e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3533f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>centrally archiving, managing, and distributing on a public website data sets and coral reef ecosystem assessments, including the data repositories of the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d35340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Agencies Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A Federal agency specified in this subsection is one of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The National Park Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Office of Insular Affairs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d35345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">“SEC. 204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6403">16 USC 6403</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">NATIONAL CORAL REEF RESILIENCE STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d35347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, develop a national coral reef resilience strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3534a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3534b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3534c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3534d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>review and revise the strategy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3534e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>not less frequently than once every 15 years;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3534f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>not less frequently than once every 5 years, in the case of guidance on best practices under subsection (b)(4); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d35351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3934">136 STAT. 3934</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>A discussion addressing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>continuing and emerging threats to the resilience of United States coral reef ecosystems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>remaining gaps in coral reef ecosystem research, monitoring, and assessment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the status of management cooperation and integration among Federal reef managers and covered reef managers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the status of efforts to manage and disseminate critical information, and enhance interjurisdictional data sharing, related to research, reports, data sets, and maps;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>areas of special focus, which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d35358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>improving natural coral recruitment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d35359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>preventing avoidable losses of corals and their habitat;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3535a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>enhancing the resilience of coral populations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3535b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>supporting a resilience-based management approach;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3535c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>developing, coordinating, and implementing watershed management plans;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3535d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>building and sustaining watershed management capacity at the local level;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3535e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>providing data essential for coral reef fisheries management;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3535f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>building capacity for coral reef fisheries management;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d35360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>increasing understanding of coral reef ecosystem services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d35361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>educating the public on the importance of coral reefs, threats and solutions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d35362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>evaluating intervention efficacy;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the status of conservation efforts, including the use of marine protected areas to serve as replenishment zones developed consistent with local practices and traditions and in cooperation with, and with respect for the scientific, technical, and management expertise and responsibilities of, covered reef managers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>science-based adaptive management and restoration efforts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>management of coral reef emergencies and disasters.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d35367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A statement of national goals and objectives designed to guide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>future Federal coral reef management and restoration activities authorized under section 203;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d35369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>conservation and restoration priorities for grants awarded under section 211; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3536a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>research priorities for the reef research coordination institutes designated under section 213(b)(1)(B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3536b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A designation of priority areas for conservation, and priority areas for restoration, to support the review and approval of grants under section 211(e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3536c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Technical assistance in the form of general templates for use by covered reef managers and Federal reef managers to guide the development of coral reef action plans under section 205, including guidance on the best science-based practices <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3935">136 STAT. 3935</page> to respond to coral reef emergencies that can be included in coral reef action plans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3536d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing all elements of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3536e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Task Force, covered States, and covered Native entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>consult with the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>engage stakeholders, including covered States, coral reef stewardship partnerships, reef research institutes and research centers described in section 213, and recipients of grants under section 211; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comments.</p></sidenote><content>solicit public review and comment regarding scoping and the draft strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress; Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>submit the strategy required by subsection (a) and any revisions to the strategy to the appropriate congressional committees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>publish the strategy and any such revisions on public websites of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Task Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d37a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="205">“SEC. 205. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6404">16 USC 6404</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CORAL REEF ACTION PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans Prepared by Federal Reef Managers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and 2 years after the date of publication of each National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy, each Federal reef manager shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>prepare a coral reef action plan to guide management and restoration activities to be undertaken within the responsibilities and jurisdiction of the manager; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of a reef under the jurisdiction of a Federal reef manager for which there is an action plan in effect as of such date of enactment, update that plan to comply with the requirements of this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan prepared under paragraph (1) by a Federal reef manager shall include a discussion of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Short- and medium-term coral reef conservation and restoration objectives within the jurisdiction of the manager.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A current adaptive management framework to inform research, monitoring, and assessment needs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Tools, strategies, and partnerships necessary to identify, monitor, and address pollution, water quality, and other negative impacts to coral reef ecosystems within the jurisdiction of the manager.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The status of efforts to improve coral reef ecosystem management cooperation and integration between Federal reef managers and covered reef managers, including the identification of existing research and monitoring activities that can be leveraged for coral reef status and trends assessments within the jurisdiction of the manager.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3936">136 STAT. 3936</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Estimated budgetary and resource considerations necessary to carry out the plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Contingencies for response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>In the case of an updated plan, annual records of significant management and restoration actions taken under the previous plan, cash and noncash resources used to undertake the actions, and the source of such resources.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Documentation by the Federal reef manager that the plan is consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>A data management plan to ensure data, assessments, and accompanying information are appropriately preserved, curated, publicly accessible, and broadly reusable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to task force</inline>.—</heading><content>Each Federal reef manager shall submit a plan prepared under paragraph (1) to the Task Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of administrative procedure act</inline>.—</heading><content>Each plan prepared under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 5, and <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch7">chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans Prepared by Covered Reef Managers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A covered reef manager may elect to prepare, submit to the Task Force, and maintain a coral reef action plan to guide management and restoration activities to be undertaken within the responsibilities and jurisdiction of the manager.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective period</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan prepared under this subsection shall remain in effect for 5 years, or until an updated plan is submitted to the Task Force, whichever occurs first.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan prepared under paragraph (1) by a covered reef manager—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>shall contain a discussion of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>short- and medium-term coral reef conservation and restoration objectives within the jurisdiction of the manager;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>estimated budgetary and resource considerations necessary to carry out the plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of an updated plan, annual records of significant management and restoration actions taken under the previous plan, cash and noncash resources used to undertake the actions, and the source of such resources; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>contingencies for response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>may contain a discussion of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the status of efforts to improve coral reef ecosystem management cooperation and integration between Federal reef managers and covered reef managers, including the identification of existing research and monitoring activities that can be leveraged for coral reef status and trends assessments within the jurisdiction of the manager;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a current adaptive management framework to inform research, monitoring, and assessment needs;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3937">136 STAT. 3937</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>tools, strategies, and partnerships necessary to identify, monitor, and address pollution and water quality impacts to coral reef ecosystems within the jurisdiction of the manager; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a data management plan to ensure data, assessments, and accompanying information are appropriately preserved, curated, publicly accessible, and broadly reusable.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator and the Task Force shall make reasonable efforts to provide technical assistance upon request by a Federal reef manager or covered reef manager developing a coral reef action plan under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall publish each coral reef action plan prepared and submitted to the Task Force under this section on the public website of the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d37ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="206">“SEC. 206. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6405">16 USC 6405</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CORAL REEF STEWARDSHIP PARTNERSHIPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>To further community-based stewardship of coral reefs, coral reef stewardship partnerships for Federal and non-Federal coral reefs may be established in accordance with this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards and Procedures</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall develop and adopt—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>standards for identifying individual coral reefs and ecologically significant units of coral reefs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>processes for adjudicating multiple applicants for stewardship of the same coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a reef to ensure no geographic overlap in representation among stewardship partnerships authorized by this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership for Federal Coral Reefs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A coral reef stewardship partnership that has identified, as the subject of its stewardship activities, a coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef that is fully or partially under the management jurisdiction of any Federal agency specified in section 203(c) shall, at a minimum, include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>That Federal agency, a representative of which shall serve as chairperson of the coral reef stewardship partnership.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A State or county’s resource management agency to the extent that such partnership covers a reef within such States or county’s jurisdiction.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A coral reef research center designated under section 212(b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A nongovernmental organization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A covered Native entity culturally affiliated with the subject reef or ecologically significant unit, if any.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Such other members as the partnership considers appropriate, such as interested stakeholder groups and covered Native entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership for Non-Federal Coral Reefs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A coral reef stewardship partnership that has identified, as the subject of its stewardship activities, a coral reef or ecologically significant component of a coral reef that is not under the management jurisdiction of any Federal agency specified in section 203(c) shall, at a minimum, include the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3938">136 STAT. 3938</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A State or county’s resource management agency or a covered Native entity, a representative of which shall serve as the chairperson of the coral reef stewardship partnership.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A coral reef research center designated under section 212(b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A nongovernmental organization.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Such other members as the partnership considers appropriate, such as interested stakeholder groups.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional members</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), a coral reef stewardship partnership described in paragraph (1) may also include representatives of one or more Federal agencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requests; approval</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A representative of a Federal agency described in subparagraph (A) may become a member of a coral reef stewardship partnership described in paragraph (1) if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the representative submits a request to become a member to the chairperson of the partnership referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the chairperson consents to the request.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to coral reef stewardship partnerships under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d37aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="207">“SEC. 207. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6406">16 USC 6406</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">BLOCK GRANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2023 and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall provide block grants of financial assistance of not less than $500,000 to each covered State to support management and restoration activities and further the implementation of coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 by covered States and non-Federal coral reef stewardship partnerships in accordance with this section. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>The Administrator shall review each covered State’s application for block grant funding to ensure that applications are consistent with applicable action plans and the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities of the Administrator</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator is responsible for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>providing guidance on the proper documentation of expenditures authorized under this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>issuing annual solicitations to covered States for awards under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>determining the appropriate allocation of additional amounts among covered States in accordance with this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities of Covered States</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each covered State is responsible for documenting and reporting—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>such State’s use of Federal funds received under this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d37ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>such expenditures of non-Federal funds made in furtherance of coral reef management and restoration as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with a covered State to fund coral reef conservation and restoration activities in waters managed under the jurisdiction <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3939">136 STAT. 3939</page> of such covered State that are consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy and any applicable action plan under section 205.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">All Islands Committee</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may enter into a cooperative agreement with the All Islands Committee of the Task Force to provide support for its activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d37ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="208">“SEC. 208. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6407">16 USC 6407</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CORAL REEF STEWARDSHIP FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d37adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), authorizing the Foundation to receive, hold, and administer funds received under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d37adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foundation shall establish an account, which shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>be known as the ‘Coral Reef Stewardship Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>serve as the successor to the account known before the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 as the Coral Reef Conservation Fund and administered through a public-private partnership with the Foundation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall deposit funds received under this section into the Fund.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Fund shall be available solely to support coral reef stewardship activities that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>further the purposes of this title; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>are consistent with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>coral reef action plans in effect, if any, under section 205 covering a coral reef or ecologically significant component of a coral reef to be impacted by such activities, if applicable.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment of amounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest and proceeds</inline>.—</heading><content>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of performance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall conduct a continuing review of all deposits into, and disbursements from, the Fund.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> Each review shall include a written assessment concerning the extent to which the Foundation has implemented the goals and requirements of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization To Solicit Donations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept, receive, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3940">136 STAT. 3940</page> solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift (including, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1342">section 1342 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, donations of services) to further the purposes of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposits in fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, any funds received as a gift shall be deposited and maintained in the Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may transfer funds appropriated for such purposes to carry out this title to the Foundation. Amounts received by the Foundation under this subsection may be used for matching, in whole or in part, contributions (whether in money, services, or property) made to the Foundation by private persons, State or local government agencies, or covered Native entities.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3a102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="209">“SEC. 209. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6408">16 USC 6408</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 215, the Administrator may provide emergency assistance to any covered State or coral reef stewardship partnership to respond to immediate harm to coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems arising from any of the exigent circumstances described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral Reef Exigent Circumstances</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall develop a list of, and criteria for, circumstances that pose an exigent threat to coral reefs, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>new and ongoing outbreaks of disease;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>new and ongoing outbreaks of invasive or nuisance species;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>new and ongoing coral bleaching events;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a10b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>natural disasters;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a10c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>industrial or mechanical incidents, such as vessel groundings, hazardous spills, or coastal construction accidents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a10d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>such other circumstances as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a10e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Exigent Circumstances</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a10f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>describes locations with exigent circumstances described in subsection (b) that were considered but declined for emergency assistance, and the rationale for the decision; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>with respect to each instance in which emergency assistance under this section was provided—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the location and a description of the exigent circumstances that prompted the emergency assistance, the entity that received the assistance, and the current and expected outcomes from the assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that were curtailed as a result of providing the emergency assistance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of whether further action is needed to restore the affected coral reef, recommendations for such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3941">136 STAT. 3941</page> restoration, and a cost estimate to implement such recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3a118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="210">“SEC. 210. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6409">16 USC 6409</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CORAL REEF DISASTER FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a11a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a11b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), authorizing the Foundation to receive, hold, and administer funds received under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall establish an account, to be known as the ‘Coral Reef Disaster Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall deposit funds received under this section into the Fund.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Fund shall be available solely to support the long-term recovery of coral reefs from exigent circumstances described in section 209(b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in partnership with non-Federal stakeholders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>in a manner that is consistent with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>coral reef action plans in effect, if any, under section 205.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment of amounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Foundation shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest and proceeds</inline>.—</heading><content>The interest on, and the proceeds from, the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of performance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall conduct continuing reviews of all deposits into, and disbursements from, the Fund.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote> Each such review shall include a written assessment concerning the extent to which the Foundation has implemented the goals and requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization To Solicit Donations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift (including, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1342">section 1342 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, donations of services) to further the purposes of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposits in fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, any funds received as a gift shall be deposited and maintained in the Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3a12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="211">“SEC. 211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6410">16 USC 6410</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RUTH D. GATES CORAL REEF CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a program (to be known as the ‘Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program’) to provide grants for projects for the conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems (in this section referred to as ‘coral reef projects’) pursuant to proposals approved by the Administrator in accordance with this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3942">136 STAT. 3942</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Requirements for Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), Federal funds for any coral reef project for which a grant is provided under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal share</inline>.—</heading><content>The non-Federal share of the cost of a coral reef project may be provided by in-kind contributions and other noncash support.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may waive all or part of the matching requirement under paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines that no reasonable means are available through which an applicant can meet the matching requirement with respect to a coral reef project and the probable benefit of the project outweighs the public interest in the matching requirement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity described in paragraph (2) may submit to the Administrator a proposal for a coral reef project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entities described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity described in this paragraph is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a covered reef manager or a covered Native entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a regional fishery management council established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1801/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a coral reef stewardship partnership seeking to implement a coral reef action plan in effect under section 205;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a coral reef research center designated under section 212(b); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a nongovernmental organization or research institution with demonstrated expertise in the conservation or restoration of coral reefs in practice or through significant contributions to the body of existing scientific research on coral reefs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Proposals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each proposal for a grant under this section for a coral reef project shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The name of the individual or entity responsible for conducting the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a13f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A description of the qualifications of the individual or entity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A succinct statement of the purposes of the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the funds and time required to complete the project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Evidence of support for the project by appropriate representatives of States or other government jurisdictions in which the project will be conducted.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Information regarding the source and amount of matching funding available to the applicant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>A description of how the project meets one or more of the criteria under subsection (e)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>In the case of a proposal submitted by a coral reef stewardship partnership, a description of how the project aligns with the applicable coral reef action plan in effect under section 205.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3943">136 STAT. 3943</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Any other information the Administrator considers to be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project for a grant under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3a148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Review and Approval</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3a14a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall review each coral reef project proposal submitted under this section to determine if the project meets the criteria set forth in subsection (f).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3a14b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization of conservation projects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall prioritize the awarding of funding for projects that meet the criteria for approval described in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subparagraphs (A) through (G) of subsection (f)(2) that are proposed to be conducted within priority areas identified for coral reef conservation by the Administrator under the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>subparagraphs (E) through (L) of subsection (f)(2) that are proposed to be conducted within priority areas identified for coral reef restoration by the Administrator under the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c85f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review; approval or disapproval</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after receiving a proposal for a coral reef project under this section, the Administrator shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Comments.</p></sidenote><content>request and consider written comments on the proposal from each Federal agency, State government, covered Native entity, or other government jurisdiction, including the relevant regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1801/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</ref>), or any National Marine Sanctuary or Marine National Monument, with jurisdiction or management authority over coral reef ecosystems in the area where the project is to be conducted, including the extent to which the project is consistent with locally established priorities, unless such entities were directly involved in the development of the project proposal;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide for the merit-based peer review of the proposal and require standardized documentation of that peer review;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>after considering any written comments and recommendations based on the reviews under subparagraphs (A) and (B), approve or disapprove the proposal; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><content>provide written notification of that approval or disapproval, with summaries of all written comments, recommendations, and peer reviews, to the entity that submitted the proposal, and each of those States, covered Native entity, and other government jurisdictions that provided comments under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for Approval</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator may not approve a proposal for a coral reef project under this section unless the project—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>is consistent with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any Federal or non-Federal coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 covering a coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef to be affected by the project; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3944">136 STAT. 3944</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>will enhance the conservation and restoration of coral reefs by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>addressing conflicts arising from the use of environments near coral reefs or from the use of corals, species associated with coral reefs, and coral products, including supporting consensus-driven and community-based planning and management initiatives for the protection of coral reef ecosystems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>improving compliance with laws that prohibit or regulate the taking of coral products or species associated with coral reefs or regulate the use and management of coral reef ecosystems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>designing and implementing networks of real-time water quality monitoring along coral reefs, including data collection related to turbidity, nutrient availability, harmful algal blooms, and plankton assemblages, with an emphasis on coral reefs impacted by agriculture and urban development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>promoting ecologically sound navigation and anchorages, including mooring buoy systems to promote enhanced recreational access, near coral reefs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>furthering the goals and objectives of coral reef action plans in effect under section 205;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>mapping the location and distribution of coral reefs and potential coral reef habitat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c874-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to conserve and restore coral reef ecosystems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>implementing research to ensure the population viability of coral species in United States waters listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as detailed in the population-based recovery criteria included in species-specific recovery plans established under such Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>developing and implementing cost-effective methods to restore degraded coral reef ecosystems or to create geographically appropriate coral reef ecosystems in suitable waters, including by improving habitat or promoting success of keystone species, with an emphasis on novel restoration strategies and techniques to advance coral reef recovery and growth near population centers threatened by rising sea levels and storm surge;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>translating and applying coral genetics research to coral reef ecosystem restoration, including research related to traits that promote resilience to increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and invasive species;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>developing and maintaining in situ native coral propagation sites; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><chapeau>developing and maintaining ex situ coral propagation nurseries and land-based coral gene banks to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c87a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>conserve or augment genetic diversity of native coral populations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c87b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>support captive breeding of rare coral species; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3945">136 STAT. 3945</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c87c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>enhance resilience of native coral populations to increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, and coral diseases through selective breeding, conditioning, or other approaches that target genes, gene expression, phenotypic traits, or phenotypic plasticity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c87d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent practicable based upon proposals for coral reef projects submitted to the Administrator, the Administrator shall ensure that funding for grants awarded under this section during a fiscal year is distributed as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c87e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Not less than 40 percent of funds available shall be awarded for projects in areas of the Pacific Ocean subject to the jurisdiction or control of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c87f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Not less than 40 percent of the funds available shall be awarded for projects in areas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean Sea subject to the jurisdiction or control of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>To the extent there are viable applications made by eligible coral reef stewardship partners, not more than 67 percent of funds distributed in each region in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) may be made exclusively available to projects that are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>submitted by a coral reef stewardship partnership; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>consistent with the coral reef action plan in effect under section 205 by such a partnership.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Of the funds distributed to support projects in accordance with paragraph (3), not less than 20 percent and not more than 33 percent shall be awarded for projects submitted by a Federal coral reef stewardship partnership, to the extent there are viable applications made by eligible Federal coral reef stewardship partnerships.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task Force</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Task Force to obtain guidance in establishing priorities and evaluating proposals for coral reef projects under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3c888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="212">“SEC. 212. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6411">16 USC 6411</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CORAL REEF RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reef Research Coordination Institutes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall designate 2 reef research coordination institutes for the purpose of advancing and sustaining essential capabilities in coral reef research, one each in the Atlantic and Pacific basins, to be known as the ‘Atlantic Reef Research Coordination Institute’ and the ‘Pacific Reef Research Coordination Institute’, respectively.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>Each institute designated under paragraph (1) shall be housed within a single coral reef research center designated by the Administrator under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The institutes designated under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>conduct federally directed research to fill national and regional coral reef ecosystem research gaps and improve understanding of, and responses to, continuing and emerging threats to the resilience of United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3946">136 STAT. 3946</page> coral reef ecosystems consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>support ecological research and monitoring to study the effects of conservation and restoration activities funded by this title on promoting more effective coral reef management and restoration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>through agreements—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>collaborate directly with States, covered Native entities, covered coral reef managers, nonprofit organizations, and other coral reef research centers designated under subsection (b);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>assist in the development and implementation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>coral reef action plans under section 205;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>build capacity within non-Federal governmental resource management agencies to establish research priorities and translate and apply research findings to management and restoration practices; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>conduct public education and awareness programs for policymakers, resource managers, and the general public on—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>best practices for coral reef ecosystem management and restoration;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the value of coral reefs; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the threats to the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral Reef Research Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>periodically solicit applications for designation of qualifying institutions in covered States as coral reef research centers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designations.</p></sidenote><content>designate all qualifying institutions in covered States as coral reef research centers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying institutions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), an institution is a qualifying institution if the Administrator determines that the institution—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is operated by an institution of higher education or nonprofit marine research organization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has established management-driven national or regional coral reef research or restoration programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has demonstrated abilities to coordinate closely with appropriate Federal and State agencies, and other academic and nonprofit organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>maintains significant local community engagement and outreach programs related to coral reef ecosystems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3c8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="213">“SEC. 213. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6412">16 USC 6412</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">CORAL REEF PRIZE COMPETITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the head of any Federal agency with a representative serving on the United States Coral Reef Task Force established by section 10011 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, may, individually or in cooperation with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3947">136 STAT. 3947</page> one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>Any program carried out under this section shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Priority shall be given to establishing programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress as a result of the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>scientific research and monitoring that furthers the understanding of causes behind coral reef decline and degradation and the generally slow recovery following disturbances, including changing ocean chemistry, temperature-related bleaching, disease, and their associated impacts on coral physiology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by damage to coral reef ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3c8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the development of adaptation and management options for impacted tourism industries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3c8b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="214">“SEC. 214. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3c8b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6413">16 USC 6413</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3c8b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (b) a report on the administration of this title during the 2-year period preceding submission of the report, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a description of all activities undertaken to implement the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3efc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>a statement of all funds obligated under the authorities of this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3efc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary, disaggregated by State, of Federal and non-Federal contributions toward the costs of each project or activity funded, in full or in part, under this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3efc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Committees Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The committees specified in this subsection are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3efcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="215">“SEC. 215. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3efcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6414">16 USC 6414</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3efce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3efcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this title which shall remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3948">136 STAT. 3948</page> expended. Of such amounts, there is authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$12,000,000 to carry out section 207;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>$3,500,000 for activities authorized under section 211; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>$4,500,000 to be provided to the cooperative institutes designated under section 212(a) to carry out the functions described in such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3efd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may be used for program administration or overhead costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Department of Commerce.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23d3efd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="216">“SEC. 216. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3efd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6415">16 USC 6415</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Administrator</term>’ means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alaska native corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Alaska Native Corporation</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>Native Corporation</term>’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conservation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>conservation</term>’ means the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain native corals and associated species as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems with minimal impacts from invasive species, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>all activities associated with resource management, such as monitoring, assessment, protection, restoration, sustainable use, management of habitat, and maintenance or augmentation of genetic diversity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>mapping;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>scientific expertise and technical assistance in the development and implementation of management strategies for marine protected areas and marine resources required by Federal law;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>law enforcement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>conflict resolution initiatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>community outreach and education; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>promotion of safe and ecologically sound navigation and anchoring.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>coral</term>’ means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals, organ pipe corals, gorgonians), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>all species of the order Anthoathecata (fire corals and other hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral products</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>coral products</term>’ means any living or dead specimens, parts, or derivatives, or any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3949">136 STAT. 3949</page> product containing specimens, parts, or derivatives, of any species of coral.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral reef</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>coral reef</term>’ means calcium carbonate structures in the form of a reef or shoal, composed in whole or in part by living coral, skeletal remains of coral, crustose coralline algae, and other associated sessile marine plants and animals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral reef ecosystem</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>coral reef ecosystem</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>corals and other geographically and ecologically associated marine communities of other reef organisms (including reef plants and animals) associated with coral reef habitat; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the biotic and abiotic factors and processes that control or significantly affect coral calcification rates, tissue growth, reproduction, recruitment, abundance, coral-algal symbiosis, and biodiversity in such habitat.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral reef ecosystem services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>coral reef ecosystem services</term>’ means the attributes and benefits provided by coral reef ecosystems including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>protection of coastal beaches, structures, and infrastructure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>habitat for organisms of economic, ecological, biomedical, medicinal, and cultural value;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>serving as centers for the promulgation, performance, and training of cultural practices representative of traditional ecological knowledge; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>aesthetic value.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered native entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered Native entity</term>’ means a Native entity with interests in a coral reef ecosystem.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered reef manager</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered reef manager</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a management unit of a covered State with jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a covered State; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a coral reef stewardship partnership under section 206.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered state</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered State</term>’ means Florida, Hawaii, and the territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal reef manager</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Federal reef manager</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a management unit of a Federal agency specified in subparagraph (B) with lead management jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a coral reef stewardship partnership under section 206(c).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal agencies specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A Federal agency specified in this subparagraph is one of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3eff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3effa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The National Park Service.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3effb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d3effc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The Office of Insular Affairs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3950">136 STAT. 3950</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3effd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3effe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interested stakeholder groups</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>interested stakeholder groups</term>’ means any of the following with interest in an applicable coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3efff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>A business.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A commercial or recreational fisherman.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>A recreationalist.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>A Federal, State, Tribal, or local government unit with related jurisdiction.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>An institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>A nongovernmental organization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National coral reef resilience strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy</term>’ means the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy in effect under section 204.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Native entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Native entity</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>An Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An Alaska Native Corporation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f00a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Office of Hawaiian Affairs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f00b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">“(18) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonprofit organization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>nonprofit organization</term>’ means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization, not including an institution of higher education, that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is not organized primarily for profit; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restoration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>restoration</term>’ means the use of methods and procedures necessary to enhance, rehabilitate, recreate, or create a functioning coral reef or coral reef ecosystem, in whole or in part, within suitable waters of the historical geographic range of such ecosystems, to provide ecological, economic, cultural, or coastal resiliency services associated with healthy coral reefs and benefit native populations of coral reef organisms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">“(20) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resilience</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>resilience</term>’ means the capacity for corals within their native range, coral reefs, or coral reef ecosystems to resist and recover from natural and human disturbances, and maintain structure and function to provide coral reef ecosystem services, as determined by clearly identifiable, measurable, and science-based standards.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3951">136 STAT. 3951</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">“(21) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Commerce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any State of the United States that contains a coral reef ecosystem within its seaward boundaries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the United States Virgin Islands; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any other territory or possession of the United States or separate sovereign in free association with the United States that contains a coral reef ecosystem within its seaward boundaries.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">“(23) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stewardship</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>stewardship</term>’, with respect to a coral reef, includes conservation, restoration, and public outreach and education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Task force</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Task Force</term>’ means the United States Coral Reef Task Force established under section 10011 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3f019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment to National Oceans and Coastal Security Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 905(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7504/a">16 U.S.C. 7504(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and coastal infrastructure</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, coastal infrastructure, and ecosystem services provided by natural systems such as coral reefs</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3f01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General Review of Coral Reef Conservation Programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3f01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3f01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examinations.</p></sidenote>The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>examines the budget and accounting practices of the coral reef conservation programs of such Administration, including expenditure tracking across line and program offices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>examines the process for determining appropriate project goals and funding priorities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d3f01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3f020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3f021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>includes recommendations on policies or best practices that may improve the transparency and accountability of coral reef conservation programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d3f022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d3f023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6401">16 USC 6401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the amendments made by or provisions of this title may be construed to enlarge the management authority of a Federal agency or coral reef stewardship partnership to coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems outside the boundaries of such agency’s or partnership’s jurisdiction.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>United States Coral Reef Task Force</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10011">SEC. 10011. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d41634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6451">16 USC 6451</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is established a task force to lead, coordinate, and strengthen Federal Government actions to better preserve, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems, to be known as the “United States Coral Reef Task Force” (in this subtitle referred to as the “Task Force”).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3952">136 STAT. 3952</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10012">SEC. 10012. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d41635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6452">16 USC 6452</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DUTIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23d48b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The duties of the Task Force shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to coordinate, in cooperation with covered States, covered Native entities, Federal reef managers, covered reef managers, coral reef research centers designated under section 212(b) of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (as added by this division), and other nongovernmental and academic partners as appropriate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, mitigation, and restoration of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to monitor and advise regarding implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Executive Order 13089 (<ref href="/us/fr/63/32701">63 Fed. Reg. 32701</ref>; relating to coral reef protection); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>to work in coordination with the other members of the Task Force—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to assess the United States role in international trade and protection of coral species;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to encourage implementation of appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to collaborate with international communities successful in managing coral reefs;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>to provide technical assistance for the development and implementation, as appropriate, of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coral reef action plans under section 205 of that Act; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>to produce a report each year, for submission to the appropriate congressional committees and publication on the public website of the Task Force, highlighting the status of the coral reef resources of a covered State on a rotating basis, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a summary of recent coral reef management and restoration activities undertaken in that State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d48b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>updated estimates of the direct and indirect economic activity supported by, and other benefits associated with, those coral reef resources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10013">SEC. 10013. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d48b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6453">16 USC 6453</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MEMBERSHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d527b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voting Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The voting members of the Task Force shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Secretary of Interior, who shall be co-chairpersons of the Task Force;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content>such representatives from other Federal agencies as the President, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of each covered State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d527bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Florida.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonvoting Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall have the following nonvoting members:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council who is designated by the Governor of Florida under section 302(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1852/b/1">16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(1)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3953">136 STAT. 3953</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council who is designated by the Governor of Florida under such section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council who is designated under such section and selected as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31 of the calendar year during which such date of enactment occurs, the member shall be selected jointly by the Governors of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>For each calendar year thereafter, the Governors of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall, on a rotating basis, take turns selecting the member.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A member of the Caribbean Fishery Management Council who is designated under such section and selected as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31 of the calendar year during which such date of enactment occurs, the member shall be selected jointly by the Governors of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>For each calendar year thereafter, the Governors of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands shall, on an alternating basis, take turns selecting the member.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>A member appointed by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>A member appointed by the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d527cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><content>A member appointed by the President of the Republic of Palau.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10014">SEC. 10014. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d527d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6454">16 USC 6454</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCY MEMBERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d575f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A member of the Task Force described in section 10013(a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d575f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify the actions of the agency that member represents that may affect coral reef ecosystems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d575f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use the programs and authorities of that agency to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems, including through the promotion of basic and applied scientific research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d575f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>collaborate with the Task Force to appropriately reflect budgetary needs for coral reef conservation and restoration activities in all agency budget planning and justification documents and processes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d575f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>engage in any other coordinated efforts approved by the Task Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d575f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-chairpersons</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to their responsibilities under subsection (a), the co-chairpersons of the Task Force shall perform the administrative functions of the Task Force and facilitate the coordination of the members of the Task Force described in section 10013(a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d575f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d575f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 30 days before each meeting of the Task Force, the program offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration responsible for implementing this title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3954">136 STAT. 3954</page> shall provide a briefing to the relevant congressional committees on efforts and spending associated with such implementation.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10015">SEC. 10015. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d575fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6455">16 USC 6455</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WORKING GROUPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d59d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The co-chairpersons of the Task Force may establish working groups as necessary to meet the goals and carry out the duties of the Task Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d59d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requests From Members</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Task Force may request that the co-chairpersons establish a working group under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d59d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation by Nongovernmental Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The co-chairpersons may allow nongovernmental organizations as appropriate, including academic institutions, conservation groups, and commercial and recreational fishing associations, to participate in a working group established under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d59d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to working groups established under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10016">SEC. 10016. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d59d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6456">16 USC 6456</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23d5eb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d5eb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d5eb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d5eb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d5eb34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d5eb35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d5eb36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “conservation”, “coral”, “coral reef”, “coral reef ecosystem”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “Federal reef manager”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, “resilience”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10021">SEC. 10021. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d5eb37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6471">16 USC 6471</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d68778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Interior may provide scientific expertise and technical assistance, and subject to the availability of appropriations, financial assistance for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs consistent with all applicable laws governing resource management in Federal, State, and Tribal waters, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d68779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6877a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division, as applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d6877b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral Reef Initiative</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may establish a Coral Reef Initiative Program—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3955">136 STAT. 3955</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6877c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to provide grant funding to support local management, conservation, and protection of coral reef ecosystems in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6877d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coastal areas of covered States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6877e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Freely Associated States;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6877f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to enhance resource availability of National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System management units to implement coral reef conservation and restoration activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d68780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to complement the other conservation and assistance activities conducted under this Act or the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by section 10001; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d68781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to provide other technical, scientific, and financial assistance and conduct conservation and restoration activities that advance the purposes of this title and the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this division.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d68782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation With the Department of Commerce</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d68783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coral reef conservation and restoration activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior may consult with the Secretary of Commerce regarding the conduct of any activities to conserve and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems in waters managed under the jurisdiction of the Federal agencies specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 203(c) of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d68784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award of coral reef management fellowship</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce to award the Susan L. Williams Coral Reef Management Fellowship under subtitle D.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d68785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d6ae96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with covered reef managers to fund coral reef conservation and restoration activities in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such managers that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6ae97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6ae98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>support and enhance the success of coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d6ae99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6ae9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “conservation”, “coral reef”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d6ae9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribe; tribal</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “Tribe” and “Tribal” refer to Indian Tribes (as defined in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5130">25 U.S.C. 5130</ref>)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10031">SEC. 10031. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d6ae9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6481">16 USC 6481</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUSAN L. WILLIAMS NATIONAL CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d771ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alaska native corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Alaska Native Corporation</term>” has the meaning given the term “Native <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3956">136 STAT. 3956</page> Corporation” in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellow</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>fellow</term>” means a National Coral Reef Management Fellow.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowship</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>fellowship</term>” means the National Coral Reef Management Fellowship established in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered native entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered Native entity</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered state</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered State</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Native entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Native entity</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d771f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Fellowship Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the fellowship are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to encourage future leaders of the United States to develop additional coral reef management capacity in States and local communities with coral reefs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to provide management agencies of covered States and covered Native entities with highly qualified candidates whose education and work experience meet the specific needs of each covered State or covered Native entity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to provide fellows with professional experience in management of coastal and coral reef resources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d771fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowship Awards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall award a fellowship in accordance with this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term of fellowship</inline>.—</heading><content>A fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for a term of not more than 2 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall award a fellowship to individuals who have demonstrated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d771ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an intent to pursue a career in marine services and outstanding potential for such a career;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d77200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>leadership potential, actual leadership experience, or both;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d77201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>possession of a college or graduate degree in biological science, a college or graduate degree in resource management with experience that correlates with aptitude and interest for marine management, or both;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d77202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>proficient writing and speaking skills; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d77203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>such other attributes as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d77204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d77205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the non-Federal share of the costs of a fellowship under this section shall be 25 percent of such costs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3957">136 STAT. 3957</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d77206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of matching requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a fellowship if the Secretary finds that such waiver is necessary to support a project that the Secretary has identified as a high priority.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="CI">TITLE CI—</num><heading>BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10101">SEC. 10101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d79917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 USC 3612 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23d79918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purpose of this title is to promote and support—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d79919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the monitoring, understanding, and exploration of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d7991a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the collection, analysis, synthesis, and sharing of data related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to facilitate scientific research and operational decisionmaking.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10102">SEC. 10102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d7991b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 USC 3612 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23d7c02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d7c02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administration</term>” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d7c02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d7c02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10103">SEC. 10103. </num><heading>WORKFORCE STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d85c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s893c/a">33 U.S.C. 893c(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d85c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d85c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, skillsets, or credentials</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>degrees</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or highly qualified technical professionals and tradespeople</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>atmospheric scientists</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, skillsets, or credentials</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>degrees</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>scientist</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, observations, and monitoring;</quotedText>”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>into Federal</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, technical professionals, and tradespeople into Federal career positions;</quotedText>”</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d8838a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3958">136 STAT. 3958</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23d8838b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>whether there is a shortage in the number of individuals with technical or trade-based degrees, skillsets, or credentials suited to a career in oceanic and atmospheric data collection, processing, satellite production, or satellite operations;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d8838c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23d8838d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>workforce diversity and actions the Federal Government can take to increase diversity in the scientific workforce; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23d8838e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>actions the Federal Government can take to shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d8838f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 303(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s893c/b">33 U.S.C. 893c(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d88390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s893c/c">33 U.S.C. 893c(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to each committee</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>section 302 of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d88394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program and Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303(d) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s893c/d">33 U.S.C. 893c(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d88396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>academic partners</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>academic partners.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10104">SEC. 10104. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d88397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 USC 3612</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOPERATIVE INSTITUTES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d8d1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d8d1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Focus on Emerging Technologies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall consider evaluating the goals of 1 or more Cooperative Institutes of the Administration to include focusing on advancing or applying emerging technologies, which may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d8d1ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>applied uses and development of real-time and other advanced genetic technologies and applications, including such technologies and applications that derive genetic material directly from environmental samples without any obvious signs of biological source material;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d8d1bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>deployment of, and improvements to the durability, maintenance, and other lifecycle concerns of, advanced unmanned vehicles, regional small research vessels, and other research vessels that support and launch unmanned vehicles and sensors; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d8d1bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>supercomputing and big data management, including data collected through model outputs, electronic monitoring, and remote sensing.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3959">136 STAT. 3959</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d8d1bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Cooperative Institutes shall work with the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System, and other ocean observing programs to coordinate technology needs and the transition of new technologies from research to operations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10105">SEC. 10105. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d8d1be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3613">33 USC 3613</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d9e32f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Measurement of Industries</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and subject to the availability of appropriations, shall establish a program to improve the collection, aggregation, and analysis of data to measure the value and impact of industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United States, including military uses, living resources, marine construction, marine transportation, offshore energy development and siting including for renewable energy, offshore mineral production, ship and boat building, tourism, recreation, subsistence, commercial, recreational, and charter fishing, seafood processing, and other fishery-related businesses, aquaculture such as kelp and shellfish, and other industries the Administrator determines appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d9e331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>work with the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to develop a Coastal and Ocean Economy Satellite Account that includes national, Tribal, and State-level statistics to measure the contribution of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to the overall economy of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>collaborate with national and international organizations and governments to promote consistency of methods, measurements, and definitions to ensure comparability of results between countries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d9e334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter until the date that is 20 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall publish a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>defines the Blue Economy in consultation with Indian Tribes and with input from academia, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other relevant experts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e33a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>makes recommendations for updating North American Industry Classification System reporting codes to reflect the Blue Economy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e33c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><chapeau>provides a comprehensive estimate of the value and impact of the Blue Economy with respect to each State and territory of the United States, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e33d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the value and impact of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e33e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>economic activities that are dependent upon the resources of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e33f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the population and demographic characteristics of the population along the coasts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>port and shoreline infrastructure;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3960">136 STAT. 3960</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the volume and value of cargo shipped by sea or across the Great Lakes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>data collected from the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including such data collected by businesses that purchase and commodify the data, including weather prediction and seasonal agricultural forecasting; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>military uses; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to the extent possible, the qualified value and impact of the natural capital of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts with respect to tourism, recreation, natural resources, and cultural heritage, including other indirect values.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23d9e345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centralized Website for Resiliency Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall create and regularly update a public website to improve education, outreach, and public information regarding grants and other public funding opportunities of the Administration related to resiliency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e34a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of website</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The website created under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e34b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Hyperlinks, descriptions, deadlines, and resources to support applicants including technical assistance and other information as the Administrator determines appropriate relating to resilience grants administered by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Administration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e34d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>other relevant Federal agencies; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>foundations in coordination with the Administration.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Information described in subparagraph (A) that is specific to supporting Tribal Governments and Tribal Colleges and Universities, and, with respect to each such grant described in paragraph (1), the contact information for an individual of the Administration who can assist Tribal Governments and Tribal Colleges and Universities in applying for such grants.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Information described in subparagraph (A) that is specific to supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and, with respect to each such grant described in paragraph (1), the contact information for an individual of the Administration who can assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities in applying for such grants.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall conduct outreach activities to inform State, Tribal, and local governments of resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation grants that are available to such governments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historically black colleges and universities</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Historically Black Colleges and Universities</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>part B institution</term>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23d9e354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal College or University</term>” has the meaning given the term <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3961">136 STAT. 3961</page> in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10106">SEC. 10106. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 USC 3612 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds to carry out this title may, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, only come from within amounts authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></section> <num value="CII">TITLE CII—</num><heading>REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10201">SEC. 10201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23d9e356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1468">16 USC 1468 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS; PURPOSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23da7e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The ocean and coastal waters and the Great Lakes of the United States are foundational to the economy, security, global competitiveness, and well-being of the United States and continuously serve the people of the United States and other countries as an important source of food, energy, economic productivity, recreation, beauty, and enjoyment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Over many years, the resource productivity and water quality of the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the United States have been diminished by pollution, increasing population demands, economic development, and natural and man-made hazard events, both acute and chronic.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the United States are managed by State and Federal resource agencies and Indian Tribes and regulated on an interstate and regional scale by various overlapping Federal authorities, thereby creating a significant need for interstate coordination to enhance regional priorities, including the ecological and economic health of those areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Indian Tribes have unique expertise and knowledge important for the stewardship of the ocean and coastal waters and the Great Lakes of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23da7e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this title are as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>To complement and expand cooperative voluntary efforts intended to manage, conserve, and restore ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas spanning across multiple State and Indian Tribe jurisdictions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>To expand Federal support for monitoring, data management, restoration, research, and conservation activities in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>To commit the United States to a comprehensive cooperative program to achieve improved water quality in, and improvements in the productivity of living resources of, oceans, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>To authorize Regional Ocean Partnerships as intergovernmental coordinators for shared regional priorities among States and Indian Tribes relating to the collaborative management of the large marine ecosystems, thereby reducing duplication of efforts and maximizing opportunities to leverage support in the ocean and coastal regions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>To empower States to take a lead role in managing oceans, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3962">136 STAT. 3962</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>To incorporate rights of Indian Tribes in the management of oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes resources and provide resources to support Indian Tribe participation in and engagement with Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23da7ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>To enable Regional Ocean Partnerships, or designated fiscal management entities of such partnerships, to receive Federal funding to conduct the scientific research, conservation, and restoration activities, and priority coordination on shared regional priorities necessary to achieve the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (6).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10202">SEC. 10202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23da7ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1468">16 USC 1468</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dcefa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coastal state</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>coastal State</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Coastal state</term>” in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1453">16 U.S.C. 1453</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional ocean partnership</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Regional Ocean Partnership</term>” means a Regional Ocean Partnership designated under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dcefaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Ocean Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A coastal State or Indian Tribe may form a partnership with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a coastal State that shares a common ocean or coastal area with the coastal State, without regard to whether the coastal States are contiguous; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>States—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>that share a common ocean, coastal area, or watershed with the coastal State, without regard to whether the coastal States are contiguous; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that would contribute to the priorities of the partnership; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Indian Tribes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A partnership formed under paragraph (1) may apply for designation as a Regional Ocean Partnership in such time and manner as determined appropriate by the Secretary if the partnership—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is established to coordinate the management of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources among the members of the partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the members participating in the partnership;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>complements existing coastal and ocean management efforts of States and Indian Tribes on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>does not have a regulatory function; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership designated under paragraph (3), as determined by the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3963">136 STAT. 3963</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dcefb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listings.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of certain entities as regional ocean partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following entities are designated as Regional Ocean Partnerships:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Gulf of Mexico Alliance, comprised of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Northeast Regional Ocean Council, comprised of the States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, comprised of the States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The West Coast Ocean Alliance, comprised of the States of California, Oregon, and Washington and the coastal Indian Tribes therein.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great lakes</inline>.—</heading><content>A partnership established under this section for the purposes described in subsection (d) with respect to a Great Lake may be known as a “Regional Coastal Partnership” or a “Regional Great Lakes Partnership”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dcefbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Governing Bodies of Regional Ocean Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A Regional Ocean Partnership shall have a governing body that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall be comprised, at a minimum, of voting members from each coastal state participating in the Regional Ocean Partnership, designated by the Governor of the coastal state; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may include such other members as the partnership considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dcefc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A Regional Ocean Partnership may perform the following functions:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Promote coordination of the actions of the agencies of governments participating in the partnership with the actions of the appropriate officials of Federal agencies, State governments, and Indian Tribes in developing strategies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to conserve living resources, increase valuable habitats, enhance coastal resilience and ocean management, promote ecological and economic health, and address such other issues related to the shared ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes areas as are determined to be a shared, regional priority by those states; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to manage regional data portals and develop associated data products for purposes that support the priorities of the partnership.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In cooperation with appropriate Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and local authorities, develop and implement specific action plans to carry out coordination goals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Coordinate and implement priority plans and projects, and facilitate science, research, modeling, monitoring, data collection, and other activities that support the goals of the partnership through the provision of grants and contracts under subsection (f).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Engage, coordinate, and collaborate with relevant governmental entities and stakeholders to address ocean and coastal related matters that require interagency or intergovernmental solutions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Implement outreach programs for public information, education, and participation to foster stewardship of the resources of the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas, as relevant.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3964">136 STAT. 3964</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Develop and make available, through publications, technical assistance, and other appropriate means, information pertaining to cross-jurisdictional issues being addressed through the coordinated activities of the partnership.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Serve as a liaison with, and provide information to, international counterparts, as appropriate on priority issues for the partnership.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dcefcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination, Consultation, and Engagement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A Regional Ocean Partnership shall maintain mechanisms for coordination, consultation, and engagement with the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Federal Government.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Indian Tribes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Nongovernmental entities, including academic organizations, nonprofit organizations, and private sector entities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Other federally mandated regional entities, including the Regional Fishery Management Councils, the regional associations of the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System, and relevant Marine Fisheries Commissions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dcefd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be construed as affecting any requirement to consult with Indian Tribes under Executive Order 13175 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 note</ref>; relating to consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal Governments) or any other applicable law or policy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dcefd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants and Contracts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A Regional Ocean Partnership may, in coordination with existing Federal, State, and Tribal management programs, from amounts made available to the partnership by the Administrator or the head of another Federal agency, subject to appropriations for such purpose, provide grants and enter into contracts for the purposes described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes described in this paragraph include any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Monitoring the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems and coastal communities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Researching and addressing the effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>ocean and coastal ecosystems; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>coastal communities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd16ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Developing and executing cooperative strategies that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>address regional data issues identified by the partnership; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>will result in more effective management of common ocean and coastal areas.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dd16ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Regional Ocean Partnerships, shall submit to Congress a report on the partnerships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd16f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/3965">136 STAT. 3965</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the overall status of the work of the Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of the partnerships in supporting regional priorities relating to the management of common ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of the strategies that the partnerships are supporting or implementing and the extent to which the priority needs of the regions covered by the partnerships are being met through such strategies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of how the efforts of the partnerships support or enhance Federal and State efforts consistent with the purposes of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd16f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd16f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Such recommendations as the Administrator may have for improving—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>efforts of the partnerships to support the purposes of this title; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>collective strategies that support the purposes of this title in coordination with all relevant Federal and State entities and Indian Tribes.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The distribution of funds from each partnership for each fiscal year covered by the report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dd16fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Federal Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts made available to the Regional Ocean Partnerships by the Administrator under this section, the head of any other Federal agency may provide grants to, enter into contracts with, or otherwise provide funding to such partnerships, subject to availability of appropriations for such purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dd16fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section establishes any new legal or regulatory authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or of the Regional Ocean Partnerships, other than—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the authority of the Administrator to provide amounts to the partnerships; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd16fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the authority of the partnerships to provide grants and enter into contracts under subsection (f).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23dd16ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd1700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorizations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional ocean partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator the following amounts to be made available to the Regional Ocean Partnerships or designated fiscal management entities of such partnerships to carry out activities of such partnerships under this title:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$10,100,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$10,202,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$10,306,040 for fiscal year 2025.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$10,412,160 for fiscal year 2026.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$10,520,404 for fiscal year 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available under this subsection shall be divided evenly among the Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd1708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal government participation</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to be distributed to Indian Tribes for purposes of participation in or engagement with the Regional Ocean Partnerships.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3966">136 STAT. 3966</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="CIII">TITLE CIII—</num><heading>NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10301">SEC. 10301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd1709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3408">33 USC 3408 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23dd652a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd652b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The health and resilience of the ocean are vital to the security and economy of the United States and to the lives of the people of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd652c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The United States depends on the ocean to regulate weather and climate, to sustain and protect the diversity of life, for maritime shipping, for national defense, and for food, energy, medicine, recreation, and other services essential to the people of the United States and all humankind.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd652d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The prosperity, security, and well-being of the United States depend on successful understanding and stewardship of the ocean.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd652e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Interdisciplinary cooperation and engagement among government agencies, research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, States, Indian Tribes, and the private sector are essential for successful stewardship of ocean and coastal environments, national economic growth, national security, and development of agile strategies that develop, promote, and use new technologies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd652f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Ocean exploration can help the people of the United States understand how to be effective stewards of the ocean and serve as catalysts and enablers for other sectors of the economy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd6530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the ocean provides basic, essential information to protect and restore the marine environment, stimulate economic activity, and provide security for the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd6531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>A robust national ocean exploration program engaging multiple Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and academia is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd6532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>essential to the interests of the United States and vital to its security and economy and the health and well-being of all people of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23dd6533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>critical to reestablish the United States at the forefront of global ocean exploration and stewardship.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10302">SEC. 10302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23dd6534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3408">33 USC 3408 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23ddb355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ddb356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Characterization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>characterization</term>” means activities that provide comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific area of interest of the sea floor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, including water masses and currents, in direct support of specific research, environmental protection, resource management, policymaking, or applied mission objectives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ddb357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exploration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>exploration</term>” means activities that provide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ddb358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub-bottom, or water column; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3967">136 STAT. 3967</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ddb359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an initial assessment of the physical, chemical, geological, biological, archeological, or other characteristics of such an area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ddb35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ddb35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mapping</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>mapping</term>” means activities that provide comprehensive data and information needed to understand seafloor characteristics, such as depth, topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10303">SEC. 10303. </num><heading>OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23de288c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subcommittees</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932/c">Section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23de4f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subcommittees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y23de4f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Committee shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a subcommittee to be known as the ‘Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a subcommittee to be known as the ‘Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23de4fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>In discharging its responsibilities in support of agreed-upon scientific needs, and to assist in the execution of the responsibilities described in subsection (b), the Committee may delegate responsibilities to the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee, the Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee, or another subcommittee of the Committee, as the Committee determines appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23de4fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased Access to Geospatial Data for More Efficient and Informed Decisionmaking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of document system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932/b">Section 8932(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23de4fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>for projects under the purview of the Committee, establish or designate one or more systems for ocean-related and ocean-mapping-related documents prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>), in accordance with subsection (h).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 8932 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de4faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23de9dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of Document System</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The systems established or designated under subsection (b)(5) may include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23de9dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A publicly accessible, centralized digital archive of documents described in subsection (b)(5) that are finalized after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>environmental impact statements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>environmental assessments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>records of decision; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>other relevant documents as determined by the lead agency on a project.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3968">136 STAT. 3968</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Geospatially referenced data, if any, contained in the documents under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>A mechanism to retrieve information through geo-information tools that can map and integrate relevant geospatial information, such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Ocean Report Tools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Environmental Studies Program Information System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Regional Ocean Partnerships; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Integrated Ocean Observing System.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23de9dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security equities.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10304">SEC. 10304. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23de9dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3408">33 USC 3408</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIONAL OCEAN MAPPING, EXPLORATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION COUNCIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall establish a council, to be known as the “National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council” (in this section referred to as the “Council”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>update national priorities for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate and facilitate activities to advance those priorities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Council shall report to the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932/c">section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The Council shall be composed of senior-level representatives from the appropriate Federal agencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-Chairs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall be co-chaired by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>two senior-level representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>one senior-level representative from the Department of the Interior.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>set national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities and strategies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>cultivate and facilitate transparent and sustained partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and related technology development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>coordinate improved processes for data compilation, management, access, synthesis, and visualization with respect to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization, with a focus on building on existing ocean data management systems and with appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security equities, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>encourage education, workforce training, and public engagement activities that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advance interdisciplinary principles that contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, research, and characterization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>improve public engagement with and understanding of ocean science; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide opportunities for underserved populations;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3969">136 STAT. 3969</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>coordinate activities as appropriate with domestic and international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives or programs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>establish and monitor metrics to track progress in achieving the priorities set under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall establish a new interagency working group to be known as the “Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall be comprised of senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean exploration and characterization responsibilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall support the Council and the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932/c">section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, on ocean exploration and characterization activities and associated technology development across the Federal Government, State governments, Indian Tribes, private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall oversee—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization established under subsection (g)(1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502">33 U.S.C. 3502</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall develop or update and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for an integrated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiative.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>discuss the utility and benefits of ocean exploration and characterization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify and describe national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identify and describe Federal and federally funded ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>facilitate and incorporate non-Federal input into national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>ensure effective coordination of ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities among programs described in subparagraph (C);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>identify opportunities for combining overlapping or complementary needs, activities, and resources of Federal agencies and non-Federal organizations relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization while not reducing benefits from existing mapping, explorations, and characterization activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>promote new and existing partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3970">136 STAT. 3970</page> academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct or support ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and technology development needs, including through coordination under section 3 of the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s4102">33 U.S.C. 4102</ref>) and the National Oceanographic Partnership Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8931">section 8931 of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>develop a transparent and sustained mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder engagement in strategic planning and mission execution to be implemented not later than December 31, 2023, for coordinating such activities with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>), the private sector, philanthropic organizations, and nonprofits; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>international partners for activities relating to maritime areas (including the sea floor) beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Government;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Protocols.</p></sidenote><chapeau>establish standardized collection and data management protocols, including with respect to metadata, for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e099da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>are publicly accessible and locatable via appropriate Federal repositories;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e099dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>can facilitate the integration of ocean data into products and use innovations from non-Federal partners; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e099dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>have appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>encourage the development, testing, demonstration, and adoption of innovative ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization technologies and applications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Protocols.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>promote protocols for accepting data, equipment, approaches, or other resources that support national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>identify best practices for the protection of marine life during mapping, exploration, and characterization activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>identify training, technology, and other resource requirements for enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other appropriate Federal agencies to support a coordinated national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization effort;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>identify and facilitate a centralized mechanism or office for coordinating data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination activities relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization that meets Federal mandates for data accuracy and accessibility;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>designate repositories responsible for archiving and managing ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timetable.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>set forth a timetable and estimated costs for implementation and completion of the plan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><content>to the extent practicable, align ocean exploration and characterization efforts with existing programs and identify key gaps; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3971">136 STAT. 3971</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">(R) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>identify criteria for determining the optimal frequency of observations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">(S) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>provide recommendations, developed in coordination with the private sector, to improve incentives, access, and processes for the private sector to share ocean-related data with the public and Federal Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Council shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>progress made toward meeting the national priorities described in subsection (i)(2)(B); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e099f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for meeting such priorities, such as additional authorities that may be needed to develop a mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder engagement described in subsection (i)(2)(H).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e099f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e099f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e0c10a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10305">SEC. 10305. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO THE OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e2209b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12001 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3401">33 U.S.C. 3401</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the national undersea research program</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e2209c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Established</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12002 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3402">33 U.S.C. 3402</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2209d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and undersea</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2209e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and undersea research and exploration</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e2209f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Powers and Duties of the Administrator</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12003(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3403/a">33 U.S.C. 3403(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in consultation with the Ocean Policy Committee established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932">section 8932 of title 10, United States Code</ref>,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Administration</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>voyages</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>expeditions</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal agencies</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>and survey</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations, to map, explore, and characterize</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>characterize,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>observe,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the exclusive economic zone</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>deep ocean regions</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3972">136 STAT. 3972</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>voyages</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>expeditions</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in consultation with the National Science Foundation,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e220aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>support technological innovation of the United States marine science community by promoting the development and use of new and emerging technologies for research, communication, navigation, and data collection, such as sensors and autonomous vehicles;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>forum</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e220ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>provide guidance, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council, to Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations on data standards, protocols for accepting data, and coordination of data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination for data relating to ocean exploration and characterization; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e220ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>coordinate with applicable ocean mapping, ocean monitoring, and ocean observation programs to maximize coordination and collaboration opportunities, prevent duplication of such activities and identify gaps in data.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e220af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Donations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12003(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3403/b">33 U.S.C. 3403(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e246c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Donations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purpose of mapping, exploring, and characterizing the oceans or increasing the knowledge of the oceans, the Administrator may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e246c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>accept monetary donations, which shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e246c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>accept donations of property, data, and equipment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e246c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>pay all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e246c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of exclusive economic zone</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12003 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3403">33 U.S.C. 3403</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e246c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Exclusive Economic Zone</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>exclusive economic zone</term>’ means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1453">16 U.S.C. 1453 note</ref>).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e246c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Technology and Infrastructure Task Force</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12004 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3404">33 U.S.C. 3404</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e246c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education, Workforce Training, and Outreach</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e246c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Such Act is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 12003 the following new section 12004:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3973">136 STAT. 3973</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23e294e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12004">“SEC. 12004. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e294ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3404">33 USC 3404</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND OUTREACH.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e294eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under section 12002;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e294ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e294f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fellowships.</p></sidenote><content>establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e294f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education and Outreach Efforts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e294f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e294f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach Strategy</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries made by the program under section 12002.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/991">123 Stat. 991</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 12004 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12004. </designator> <label>Education, workforce training, and outreach.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e294f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ocean Exploration Advisory Board</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12005(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3505/a">33 U.S.C. 3505(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including representatives from academic, commercial, nonprofit, philanthropic, policy, and Tribal entities</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>relevant fields</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e294fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities for extramural collaboration and partnerships;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e294fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e294fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e294ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>to identify best practices to improve data management, processing, storage, and archiving standards; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e29500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12005(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3505/c">33 U.S.C. 3505(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>part</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3974">136 STAT. 3974</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e29501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e29502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12006 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3406">33 U.S.C. 3406</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this part</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this part $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e29503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Such Act is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 12006 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23e2bc14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12007">“SEC. 12007. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e2bc15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3407">33 USC 3407</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this part:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2bc16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Characterization</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘characterization’, ‘characterize’, and ‘characterizing’ mean activities that provide comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific area of interest of the sea floor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, such as water masses and currents, in direct support of specific research, environmental protection, resource management, policymaking, or applied mission objectives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2bc17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exploration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>exploration</term>’, ‘explore’, and ‘exploring’ means activities that provide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2bc18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or poorly understood area of the sea floor, sub-bottom, or water column; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2bc19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an initial assessment of the physical, chemical, geological, biological, archaeological, or other characteristics of such an area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e2bc1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mapping</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘map’ and ‘mapping’ mean activities that provide comprehensive data and information needed to understand sea floor characteristics, including depth, topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e2bc1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/991">123 Stat. 991</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 12006 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12007. </designator> <label>Definitions.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10306">SEC. 10306. </num><heading>REPEAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e2e32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of 2009 (part II of subtitle A of <ref href="/us/pl/111/11/tXII">title XII of Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3421/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3421 et seq.</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e2e32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3401">33 USC 3401 note</ref>, 3421–3426.</p></sidenote> is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e2e32e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/991">123 Stat. 991</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to part II of subtitle A of title XII of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10307">SEC. 10307. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e5a24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12202(a) of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3501/a">33 U.S.C. 3501(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>establish a program to develop a coordinated and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>establish and maintain a program to coordinate</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>efforts</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that enhances</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3975">136 STAT. 3975</page> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e5a254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>enhances ecosystem approaches in decisionmaking for natural resource and habitat management restoration and conservation, emergency response, and coastal resilience and adaptation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e5a255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>establishes research and mapping priorities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e5a256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>supports the siting of research and other platforms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e5a257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>advances ocean and coastal science.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12202 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3501">33 U.S.C. 3501</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program parameters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 12202 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3501">33 U.S.C. 3501</ref>), as redesignated by paragraph (2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>developing</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maintaining</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for leveraging existing Federal geospatial services capacities and contract vehicles for efficiencies</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>coastal mapping</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with coastal state and local government programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with mapping programs, in conjunction with Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of real-time tide data and the development</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of tide data and water-level data and the development and dissemination</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in paragraph (10), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5a260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e5c971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><chapeau>support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932/c">section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of the National Ocean Exploration Act.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e5c974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Name change</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3501/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 12202 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3501">33 U.S.C. 3501</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Working Group</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in section 12203 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502">33 U.S.C. 3502</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c97a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>working group</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c97b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Working Group</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3976">136 STAT. 3976</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c97c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Working Group</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c97d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>committee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Working Group</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c97e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in section 12208 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3507">33 U.S.C. 3507</ref>), by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e5c97f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e5c980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working group</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Working Group</term>’ means the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e5c982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502/a">33 U.S.C. 3502(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>within 30 days</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, shall use the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping in existence as of the date of the enactment of such Act to implement section 12202.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12203(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502/b">33 U.S.C. 3502(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>senior</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>senior-level</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Minerals Management Service</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior, the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the Interior</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Chief of Naval Operations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Department of the Navy</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5c988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-chairs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502/c">33 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e5f099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Co-Chairs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Working Group shall be co-chaired by one representative from each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5f09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5f09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Department of the Interior.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5f09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subordinate groups</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203(d) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502/d">33 U.S.C. 3502(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e5f09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subordinate Groups</inline>.—</heading><content>The co-chairs may establish such permanent or temporary subordinate groups as determined appropriate by the Working Group.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5f09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203(e) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502/e">33 U.S.C. 3502(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each subcommittee and each working group</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each subordinate group</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e5f09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203(f) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502/f">33 U.S.C. 3502(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (5) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>other Federal efforts;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>international mapping activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>coastal States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>coastal Indian Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>data acquisition and user groups through workshops, partnerships, and other appropriate mechanisms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>representatives of nongovernmental entities.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory panel</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502">33 U.S.C. 3502</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (g).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12203 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3502">33 U.S.C. 3502</ref>), as amended by paragraph (8), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3977">136 STAT. 3977</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e617b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support Functions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Working Group shall support the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of the National Ocean Exploration Act and the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8932/c">section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, on ocean mapping activities and associated technology development across the Federal Government, State governments, coastal Indian Tribes, private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/991">123 Stat. 991</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 12203 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12203. </designator> <label>Interagency working group on ocean and coastal mapping.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e617ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biennial Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12204 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3503">33 U.S.C. 3503</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>No later</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>House of Representatives</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, and biennially thereafter until 2040, the co-chairs of the Working Group, in coordination with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of such Act, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the data maintained by the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>mapping data</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a plan to map the coasts of the United States on a requirements-based cycle, with mapping agencies and partners coordinating on a unified approach that factors in recent related studies, meets multiple user requirements, and identifies gaps</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>accomplished</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (10) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with coastal State and local government programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with international, coastal State, and local government and nongovernmental mapping programs</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (11), as redesignated by paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>increase</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>streamline and expand</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the purpose of fulfilling Federal mapping and charting responsibilities, plans, and strategies</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>entities</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e617c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3978">136 STAT. 3978</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e63ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>a progress report on the development of new and innovative technologies and applications through research and development, including cooperative or other agreements with joint or cooperative research institutes and centers and other nongovernmental entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e63ed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>a description of best practices in data processing and distribution and leveraging opportunities among agencies represented on the Working Group and with coastal States, coastal Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e63ed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><content>an identification of any training, technology, or other requirements for enabling Federal mapping programs, vessels, and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean and coastal mapping program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e63ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><content>a timetable for implementation and completion of the plan described in paragraph (3), including recommendations for integrating new approaches into the program.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e63eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12205(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3504/c">33 U.S.C. 3504(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>three</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and uncrewed</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>sensing</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63ede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12205 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3504">33 U.S.C. 3504</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>noaa joint ocean and coastal mapping centers</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a), (b), and (d); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(c) <headingText class="smallCaps">NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers</headingText>.—</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/991">123 Stat. 991</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 12205 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12205. </designator> <label>NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e63ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding Opportunity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3501/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> sections 12206, 12207, and 12208<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e63ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33">33 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e63ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">3505–3507.</p></sidenote> as sections 12208, 12209, and 12210, respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e63ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 12205 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23e665f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12206">“SEC. 12206. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e665f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3504a">33 USC 3504a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e665fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator shall develop an integrated ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity, to be known as the ‘Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund’ in memory of Rear Admiral Richard T. Brennan, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Federal, State, Tribal, local, nonprofit, private industry, or academic partners in order to increase the coordinated acquisition, processing, stewardship, and archival of new ocean and coastal mapping data in United States waters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall develop administrative and procedural rules for the ocean and coastal mapping Federal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3979">136 STAT. 3979</page> funding match opportunity developed under subsection (a), to include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e68d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>specific and detailed criteria that must be addressed by an applicant, such as geographic overlap with preestablished priorities, number and type of project partners, benefit to the applicant, coordination with other funding opportunities, and benefit to the public;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e68d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determination of the appropriate funding match amounts and mechanisms to use, such as grants, agreements, or contracts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e68d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>other funding award criteria as are necessary or appropriate to ensure that evaluations of proposals and decisions to award funding under this section are based on objective standards applied fairly and equitably to those proposals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geospatial Services and Contract Vehicles</inline>.—</heading><content>The ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity developed under subsection (a) shall leverage Federal expertise and capacities for geospatial services and Federal geospatial contract vehicles using the private sector for acquisition efficiencies.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23e68d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="12207">“SEC. 12207. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e68d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3504b">33 USC 3504b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">AGREEMENTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the head of a Federal agency that is represented on the Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping may enter into agreements with any other agency that is so represented to provide, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, facilities, equipment, services, personnel, and other support services to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator may make financial assistance awards (grants of cooperative agreements) to any State or subdivision thereof or any public or private organization or individual to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e68d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12209 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subtitle</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subtitle $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subtitle</quotedText>” and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subtitle $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding Opportunity</inline>.—</heading><content>Of amounts authorized pursuant to subsection (a), $20,000,000 is authorized to carry out section 12206.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ocean and coastal mapping</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (5) of section 12210 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>processing, and management</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>processing, management, maintenance, interpretation, certification, and dissemination</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e68d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coastal indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 12210 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coastal indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>coastal Indian Tribe</term>’ means an ‘Indian Tribe’, as defined in section 4 of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3980">136 STAT. 3980</page> Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>), the land of which is located in a coastal State.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e68d22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/991">123 Stat. 991</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 12206 through 12208 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12206. </designator> <label>Ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding opportunity.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12207. </designator> <label>Cooperative agreements, contracts, and grants.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12208. </designator> <label>Effect on other laws.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12209. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 12210. </designator> <label>Definitions.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10308">SEC. 10308. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e72963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 302(4)(A) of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s892/4/A">33 U.S.C. 892(4)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>nautical information databases,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e72964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions of the Administrator</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s892a/b">33 U.S.C. 892a(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>precision navigation,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>promote</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and hydrodynamic forecast models</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>monitoring systems</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and provide foundational information and services required to support coastal resilience planning for coastal transportation and other infrastructure, coastal protection and restoration projects, and related activities</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>efficiency</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e7296a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quality Assurance Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 304(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s892b/a">33 U.S.C. 892b(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>product produced</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>product or service produced or disseminated</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e7296b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e7296c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 306(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s892d/a">33 U.S.C. 892d(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7296d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$70,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$71,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7296e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$34,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7296f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e72971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3981">136 STAT. 3981</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="CIV">TITLE CIV—</num><heading>MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND RESPONSE</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10401">SEC. 10401. </num><heading>DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23e7c5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 402 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421a">16 U.S.C. 1421a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or entangled</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>stranded</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>strandings,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>strandings and entanglements, including unusual mortality events,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>stranding</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>region</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>marine mammals; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>marine mammals and entangled marine mammals to allow comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded marine mammals and entangled marine mammals with physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>analyses, that would allow comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded marine mammals with physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>analyses.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e7c5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8890b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Required To Be Submitted and Collected</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8890c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After each response to a stranding or entanglement event, the Secretary shall collect (including from any staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that respond directly to such an event), and shall require each stranding network participant who responds to that stranding or entanglement to submit to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>data on the stranding event, including NOAA Form 89–864 (OMB #0648–0178), NOAA Form 89–878 (OMB #0648–0178), similar successor forms, or similar information in an appropriate format required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for species under its management authority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>supplemental data to the data described in subparagraph (A), which may include, as available, relevant information about—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>weather and tide conditions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>offshore human, predator, or prey activity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>morphometrics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>behavior;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>health assessments;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>life history samples; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>stomach and intestinal contents; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>data and results from laboratory analysis of tissues, which may include, as appropriate and available—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>histopathology;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>toxicology;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3982">136 STAT. 3982</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>microbiology;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b02a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>virology; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b02b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>parasitology.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b02c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeline</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A stranding network participant shall submit—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the data described in paragraph (1)(A) not later than 30 days after the date of a response to a stranding or entanglement event;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the compiled data described in paragraph (1)(B) not later than 30 days after the date on which the data is available to the stranding network participant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the compiled data described in paragraph (1)(C) not later than 30 days after the date on which the laboratory analysis has been reported to the stranding network participant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Online data input system</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the stranding network and the Office of Evaluation Sciences of the General Services Administration, shall establish an online system for the purposes of efficient and timely submission of data described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8b032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall develop a program to make information, including any data and metadata collected under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) or subsection (c), available to researchers, stranding network participants, and the public—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to improve real-time coordination of response to stranding and entanglement events across geographic areas and between stranding coordinators;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to identify and quickly disseminate information on potential public health risks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to facilitate integrated interdisciplinary research;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>to facilitate peer-reviewed publications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>to archive regional data into 1 national database for future analyses; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>for education and outreach activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b03a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that any data or metadata collected under subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b03b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b03c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>by staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that responded directly to a stranding or entanglement event is available to the public through the Health MAP and the Observation System not later than 30 days after that data or metadata is collected by, available to, or reported to the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b03d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>by a stranding network participant that responded directly to a stranding or entanglement event is made available to the public through the Health MAP and the Observation System 2 years after the date on which that data are submitted to the Secretary under subsection (c).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written release</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may make data described in paragraph (2)(B) publicly available earlier than 2 years after the date on which that data are submitted to the Secretary under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3983">136 STAT. 3983</page> subsection (c), if the stranding network participant has completed a written release stating that such data may be made publicly available.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Law enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary may withhold data for a longer period than the period of time described in paragraph (2) in the event of a law enforcement action or legal action that may be related to that data.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8b044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with the marine mammal stranding community, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>make publicly available guidance about uniform data and metadata standards to ensure that data collected in accordance with this section can be archived in a form that is readily accessible and understandable to the public through the Health MAP and the Observation System; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8b048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>periodically update such guidance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8b04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>In collaboration with the regional stranding networks, the Secretary shall develop, and periodically update, a data management and public outreach collaboration policy for stranding or entanglement events.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8b04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorship Agreements and Acknowledgment Policy</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall include authorship agreements or other acknowledgment considerations for use of data by the public, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8b04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not require submission of research data that are not described in subsection (c).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10402">SEC. 10402. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e8b050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>STRANDING OR ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE AGREEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8fe71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 403 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421b">16 U.S.C. 1421b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8fe72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or entanglement</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>response</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8fe73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or entanglement.</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8fe74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8fe75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8fe76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e8fe77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y23e8fe78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>include a description of the data management and public outreach policy established under section 402(f).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e8fe79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/pl/92/522">Public Law 92–522</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/86/1027">86 Stat. 1027</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item related to section 403 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 403. </designator> <label>Stranding or entanglement response agreements.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10403">SEC. 10403. </num><heading>UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT ACTIVITY FUNDING.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23e9258a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 405(b) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421d/b">16 U.S.C. 1421d(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23e94c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts in the Fund shall be available only for use by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and dispersed among claimants based on budgets approved by the Secretary prior to expenditure—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3984">136 STAT. 3984</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e94c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to make advance, partial, or progress payments under contracts or other funding mechanisms for property, supplies, salaries, services, and travel costs incurred in acting in accordance with the contingency plan issued under section 404(b) or under the direction of an Onsite Coordinator for an unusual mortality event designated under section 404(a)(2)(B)(iii);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e94c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23e94c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>for reimbursing any stranding network participant for costs incurred in the collection, preparation, analysis, and transportation of marine mammal tissues and samples collected with respect to an unusual mortality event for the Tissue Bank; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e94c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>for the care and maintenance of a marine mammal seized under section 104(c)(2)(D); and”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10404">SEC. 10404. </num><heading>LIABILITY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23e94ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 406(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421e/a">16 U.S.C. 1421e(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e94ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or entanglement</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>to a stranding</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e94ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>government</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Government</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10405">SEC. 10405. </num><heading>NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL TISSUE BANK AND TISSUE ANALYSIS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23e972b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 407 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421f">16 U.S.C. 1421f</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e972b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the health of marine mammals and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>marine mammal health and mortality and the health of</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23e972b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>public</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>access</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10406">SEC. 10406. </num><heading>MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE AND RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM AND RAPID RESPONSE FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ea5d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421f–1">16 U.S.C. 1421f–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ea5d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the section heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>marine mammal rescue and response grant program and rapid response fund</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ea5d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) through (d) and subsections (f) through (h);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ea5d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ea5d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eb959b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb959c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb959d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>emergency assistance</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb959e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or entanglement event that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb959f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>causes an immediate increase in the cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation that is greater than the usual cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is cyclical or endemic; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3985">136 STAT. 3985</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>involves a marine mammal that is out of the normal range for that marine mammal; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or an entanglement event that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the applicable Secretary considers to be an emergency; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with the concurrence of the applicable Secretary, a State, territorial, or Tribal Government considers to be an emergency.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>emergency assistance</term>’ does not include financial assistance to respond to an unusual mortality event.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(12)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stranding region</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>stranding region</term>’ means a geographic region designated by the applicable Secretary for purposes of administration of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eb95a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The applicable Secretary shall carry out a grant program, to be known as the ‘John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program’ (referred to in this section as the ‘grant program’), to award grants to eligible stranding network participants or stranding network collaborators, as described in this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the grant program are to provide for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>responses to marine mammal stranding events that require emergency assistance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the collection of data and samples from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research or assessments regarding marine mammal health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>facility operating costs that are directly related to activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>development of stranding network capacity, including training for emergency response, where facilities do not exist or are sparse.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract, grant, and cooperative agreement authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The applicable Secretary may enter into a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any eligible stranding network participant or stranding network collaborator, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, for the purposes described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency award flexibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Following a request for emergency award flexibility and analysis of the merits of and necessity for such a request, the applicable Secretary may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>amend any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph, including provisions concerning the period of performance; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3986">136 STAT. 3986</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eb95b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p></sidenote><content>waive the requirements under subsection (f) for grant applications submitted during the provision of emergency assistance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equitable distribution of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that funds awarded under the grant program are distributed equitably among the stranding regions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining priorities among the stranding regions under this paragraph, the Secretary may consider—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>equitable distribution within the stranding regions, including the subregions (including, but not limited to, the Gulf of Mexico);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any episodic stranding, entanglement, or mortality events, except for unusual mortality events, that occurred in any stranding region in the preceding year;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any data with respect to average annual stranding, entanglements, and mortality events per stranding region;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the size of the marine mammal populations inhabiting a stranding region;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the importance of the region’s marine mammal populations to the well-being of indigenous communities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the conservation of protected, depleted, threatened, or endangered marine mammal species.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strandings</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of this program, priority is to be given to applications focusing on marine mammal strandings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible for a grant under the grant program, a stranding network participant shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>submit an application in such form and manner as the applicable Secretary prescribes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eb95c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>be in compliance with the data reporting requirements under section 402(d) and any applicable reporting requirements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for species under its management jurisdiction.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, a representative from each of the stranding regions, and other individuals who represent public and private organizations that are actively involved in rescue, rehabilitation, release, scientific research, marine conservation, and forensic science with respect to stranded marine mammals under that Department’s jurisdiction, develop criteria for awarding grants under their respective grant programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eb95c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum grant amount</inline>.—</heading><content>No grant made under the grant program for a single award may exceed $150,000 in any 12-month period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative costs and expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary’s administrative costs and expenses related to reviewing and awarding grants under the grant program, in any fiscal year may not exceed the greater of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>6 percent of the amounts made available each fiscal year to carry out the grant program; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$80,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3987">136 STAT. 3987</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eb95cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eb95cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transparency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make publicly available a list of grant proposals for the upcoming fiscal year, funded grants, and requests for grant flexibility under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eb95cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Treasury of the United States an interest-bearing fund, to be known as the ‘Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Rapid Response Fund’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Rapid Response Fund shall be available only for use by the Secretary to provide emergency assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eb95d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eb95d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the grant program $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028, to remain available until expended, of which for each fiscal year—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of Commerce; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Derivation of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds to carry out the activities under this section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) that are enacted after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joseph r. geraci marine mammal rescue and rapid response fund</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Rapid Response Fund $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eb95d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of Donations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests without any further approval or administrative action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eb95da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monetary donations</inline>.—</heading><content>A monetary gift, devise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of Commerce and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eb95db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Edits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421f–1">16 U.S.C. 1421f–1</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended in subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection (a)(3)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ebbcec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ebbced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the costs of an activity conducted with a grant under this section shall be</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a project conducted with funds awarded under the grant program under this section shall be not less than</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3988">136 STAT. 3988</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ebbcee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such costs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such project</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ebbcef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ebbcf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an activity</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a project</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ebbcf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the activity</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the project</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ebbcf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/pl/92/522">Public Law 92–522</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/86/1027">86 Stat. 1027</ref>) (as amended by section 5503(b)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item related to section 408 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 408. </designator> <label>Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid Response Fund.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10407">SEC. 10407. </num><heading>HEALTH MAP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ec0b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 408 the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y23eca754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="408A">“SEC. 408A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eca755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421f–2">16 USC 1421f–2</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH MONITORING AND ANALYSIS PLATFORM (HEALTH MAP).</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eca756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eca757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>establish a marine mammal health monitoring and analysis platform (referred to in this Act as the ‘Health MAP’);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>incorporate the Health MAP into the Observation System; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>make the Health MAP—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eca75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eca75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>publicly accessible through the web portal of the Observation System; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>interoperable with other national data systems or other data systems for management or research purposes, as practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eca75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the Health MAP are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>to promote—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>interdisciplinary research among individuals with knowledge and experience in marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, medical science, and oceanography, and with other marine scientists;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>timely and sustained dissemination and availability of marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>identification of spatial and temporal patterns of marine mammal mortality, disease, and stranding;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>evaluation of marine mammal health in terms of mortality, as well as sublethal marine mammal health impacts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>improved collaboration and forecasting of marine mammal and larger ecosystem health events;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>rapid communication and dissemination of information regarding marine mammal strandings that may have implications for human health, such as those caused by harmful algal blooms; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3989">136 STAT. 3989</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>increased accessibility of data in a user friendly visual interface for public education and outreach; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to contribute to an ocean health index that incorporates marine mammal health data.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eca769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Health MAP shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>integrate in situ, remote, and other marine mammal health, stranding, and mortality data, including visualizations and metadata, collected by marine mammal stranding networks, Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, private partners, and academia; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>be designed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to enhance data and information availability, including data sharing among stranding network participants, scientists, and the public within and across stranding network regions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca76d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to facilitate data and information access across scientific disciplines, scientists, and managers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eca76e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to facilitate public access to national and regional marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality data, including visualizations and metadata, through the national and regional data portals of the Observation System; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>in collaboration with, and with input from, States and stranding network participants.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ecce80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures and Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish and implement policies, protocols, and standards for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>reporting marine mammal health data collected by stranding networks consistent with subsections (c) and (d) of section 402;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>promptly transmitting health data from the stranding networks and other appropriate data providers to the Health MAP;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>disseminating and making publicly available data on marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality data in a timely and sustained manner; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>integrating additional marine mammal health, stranding, or other relevant data as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ecce85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall maintain and update the Health MAP in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ecce86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of Donations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests without any further approval or administrative action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ecce88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monetary donations</inline>.—</heading><content>A monetary gift, devise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of Commerce and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ecce89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/pl/92/522">Public Law 92–522</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/86/1027">86 Stat. 1027</ref>) (as amended by section 5507(b)) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3990">136 STAT. 3990</page> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item related to section 408 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 408A. </designator> <label>Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform (Health MAP).”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10408">SEC. 10408. </num><heading>REPORTS TO CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ed43ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.</ref>) (as amended by section 5508(a)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 408A the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y23ee070b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="408B">“SEC. 408B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee070c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421f–3">16 USC 1421f–3</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">REPORTS TO CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ee070d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee070e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee070f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee0710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee0711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ee0712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health MAP Status Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee0713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, and the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the status of the Health MAP.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed evaluation of the data made publicly available through the Health MAP;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed list of any gaps in data collected pursuant to the Health MAP, a description of the reasons for those gaps, and recommended actions to close those gaps;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the effectiveness of using the website of the Observation System as the platform to collect, organize, visualize, archive, and disseminate marine mammal stranding and health data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of publications, presentations, or other relevant work product resulting from, or produced in collaboration with, the Health MAP;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a description of emerging marine mammal health concerns and the applicability of those concerns to human health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of the feasibility of the Observation System being used as an alert system during stranding events, entanglement events, and unusual mortality events for the stranding network, Observation System partners, Health MAP partners, Federal and State agencies, and local and Tribal governments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the use of Health MAP data to predict broader ecosystem events and changes that may impact marine mammal or human health and specific <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3991">136 STAT. 3991</page> examples of proven or potential uses of Observation System data for those purposes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>recommendations for the Health MAP with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>filling any identified data gaps;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>standards that could be used to improve data quality, accessibility, transmission, interoperability, and sharing;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any other strategies that would contribute to the effectiveness and usefulness of the Health MAP; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the funding levels needed to maintain and improve the Health MAP.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ee2e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Gap Analysis</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (b)(1) is submitted, and every 10 years thereafter, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make publicly available a report on the data gap analysis described in paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning that data gap analysis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The data gap analysis under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><content>an overview of existing participants within a marine mammal stranding network;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an identification of coverage needs and participant gaps within a network;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an identification of data and reporting gaps from members of a network; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an analysis of how stranding and health data are shared and made available to scientists, academics, State, local, and Tribal governments, and the public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ee2e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marine Mammal Response Capabilities in the Arctic</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States Geologic Survey, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make publicly available a report describing the response capabilities for sick and injured marine mammals in the Arctic regions of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on that report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Arctic</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Arctic</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4111">15 U.S.C. 4111</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description, developed in consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, of all marine mammal stranding agreements in place for the Arctic region of the United States, including species <page identifier="/us/stat/136/3992">136 STAT. 3992</page> covered, response capabilities, facilities and equipment, and data collection and analysis capabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of State and local government agencies that have personnel trained to respond to marine mammal strandings in the Arctic region of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of potential response and data collection partners and sources of local information and knowledge, including Alaska Native people and villages;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of spatial and temporal trends in marine mammal strandings and unusual mortality events that are correlated with changing environmental conditions in the Arctic region of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a description of training and other resource needs to meet emerging response requirements in the Arctic region of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of oiled marine mammal response and rehabilitation capabilities in the Arctic region of the United States, including personnel, equipment, facilities, training, and husbandry capabilities, and an assessment of factors that affect response and rehabilitation success rates; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee2e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations to address future stranding response needs for marine mammals in the Arctic region of the United States.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23ee2e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/pl/92/522">Public Law 92–522</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/86/1027">86 Stat. 1027</ref>) (as amended by section 5508(b)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item related to section 408A the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 408B. </designator> <label>Reports to Congress.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10409">SEC. 10409. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23ee2e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23ee556c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 409 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421g">16 U.S.C. 1421g</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee556d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1993 and 1994;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2028;</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee556e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>1993 and 1994;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2028;</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee556f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 1993.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10410">SEC. 10410. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23ee7c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 410 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421h">16 U.S.C. 1421h</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee7c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23ee7c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23eea393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>entangle</term>’ or ‘entanglement’ means an event in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal has gear, rope, line, net, or other material wrapped around or attached to the marine mammal and is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eea394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States, including beaches and shorelines; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eea395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States, including any navigable waters.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3993">136 STAT. 3993</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eea396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The term</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as used in section 408, the term</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23eea397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23eea398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Health MAP</term>’ means the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under section 408A(a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23eea399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Observation System</term>’ means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3603">33 U.S.C. 3603</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10411">SEC. 10411. </num><heading>STUDY ON MARINE MAMMAL MORTALITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eecaaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eecaab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eecaac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, conduct a study evaluating the connections among marine heat waves, frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms, prey availability, and habitat degradation, and the impacts of these conditions on marine mammal mortality.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23eecaad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eecaae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eecaaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall prepare, post to a publicly available website, and brief the appropriate committees of Congress on, a report containing the results of the study described in subsection (a). The report shall identify priority research activities, opportunities for collaboration, and current gaps in effort and resource limitations related to advancing scientific understanding of how ocean heat waves, harmful algae blooms, availability of prey, and habitat degradation impact marine mammal mortality. The report<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eecab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23eecab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> shall include recommendations for policies needed to mitigate and respond to mortality events.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="CV">TITLE CV—</num><heading>VOLCANIC ASH AND FUMES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10501">SEC. 10501. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23efdc22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of section 5001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s31k">43 U.S.C. 31k</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23efdc25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary of commerce</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary of Commerce</term>’ means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23efdc27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Volcanic ash advisory center</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Volcanic Ash Advisory Center</term>’ means an entity designated by the International Civil Aviation Organization that is responsible for informing aviation interests about the presence of volcanic ash in the airspace.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23efdc28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3994">136 STAT. 3994</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y23efdc2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><content> to strengthen the warning and monitoring systems of volcano observatories in the United States by integrating relevant capacities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers located in Anchorage, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., to observe and model emissions of gases, aerosols, and ash, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23efdc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">System Components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b)(2) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>spectrometry</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and unoccupied aerial vehicles</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>emissions</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23efdc31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f00342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Memorandum of understanding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall develop and execute a memorandum of understanding to establish cooperative support for the activities of the System from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including environmental observations, modeling, and temporary duty assignments of personnel to support emergency activities, as necessary or appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f00343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b)(3) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f00344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y23f00345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23f00346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National oceanic and atmospheric administration cost estimates</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Secretary annual cost estimates for modernization activities and support of the System for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23f00347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update of management plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall update the management plan submitted under clause (i) to include the cost estimates submitted under subclause (I).”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f00348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f00349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Commerce shall collaborate with the Secretary to implement activities carried out under this section related to the expertise of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including observations and modeling of emissions of gases, aerosols, and ash, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f0034a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f0034b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f0034c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">, united states geological survey</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">appropriations</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f0034d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to the United States Geological Survey</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>appropriated</quotedText>”;.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f0034e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f0034f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3995">136 STAT. 3995</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f02a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations, national oceanic and atmospheric administration</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f02a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f02a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f02a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>United States Geological Survey</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f02a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the United States Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>programs</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f02a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f02a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f02a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall develop a plan to implement the amendments made by this Act during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the plan is developed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f02a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f02a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall include an estimate of the cost and schedule required for the implementation described in such paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f02a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the plan developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall make the plan publicly available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="CVI">TITLE CVI—</num><heading>LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DEVELOPERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="10601">SEC. 10601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f02a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8512a">15 USC 8512a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DEVELOPERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1d81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administration</term>” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d81e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Administrator</term>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d81f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Earth prediction innovation center</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Earth Prediction Innovation Center</term>” means the community global weather research modeling system described in paragraph (5)(E) of section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8512/b">15 U.S.C. 8512(b)</ref>), as redesignated by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Model</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>model</term>” means any vetted numerical model and associated data assimilation of the Earth’s system or its components—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>developed, in whole or in part, by scientists and engineers employed by the Administration; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise developed, in whole or in part, using Federal funds.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open license</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>open license</term>” has the same meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502/21">section 3502(21) of title 44, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3996">136 STAT. 3996</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operational model</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>operational model</term>” means any model that has an output used by the Administration for operational functions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suitable model</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>suitable model</term>” means a model that meets the requirements described in paragraph (5)(E)(ii) of section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8512/b">15 U.S.C. 8512(b)</ref>), as redesignated by this title, as determined by the Administrator.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1d826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this section are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to support innovation in modeling by allowing interested stakeholders to have easy and complete access to operational model codes and to other models, as the Administrator determines appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to use vetted innovations arising from access described in paragraph (1) to improve modeling by the Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1d829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan and Implementation of Plan To Make Certain Models and Data Available to the Public</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d82a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall develop and implement a plan to make available to the public, at no cost and with no restrictions on copying, publishing, distributing, citing, adapting, or otherwise using under an open license, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d82b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Operational models developed by the Administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d82c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Models that are not operational models, including experimental and developmental models, as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Applicable information and documentation for models described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including a description of intended model outputs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>Subject to subsection (f), all data owned by the Federal Government and data that the Administrator has the legal right to redistribute that are associated with models made available to the public pursuant to the plan and used in operational forecasting by the Administration, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>relevant metadata; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>data used for operational models used by the Administration as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accommodations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator may make such accommodations as the Administrator considers appropriate to ensure that the public release of any model, information, documentation, or data pursuant to the plan do not jeopardize—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>national security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>intellectual property or redistribution rights, including under titles 17 and 35, United States Code;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any trade secret or commercial or financial information subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any models or data that are otherwise restricted by contract or other written agreement; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the mission of the Administration to protect lives and property.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3997">136 STAT. 3997</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize making available to the public the models described in paragraph (1)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protections for privacy and statistical information</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing and implementing the plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that all requirements incorporated into any models described in paragraph (1)(A) ensure compliance with statistical laws and other relevant data protection requirements, including the protection of any personally identifiable information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1d839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f1d83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f1d83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of certain models</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator may exclude models that the Administrator determines will be retired or superseded in fewer than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Platforms</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator may use government servers, contracts or agreements with a private vendor, or any other platform consistent with the purpose of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall plan for and establish a program to support infrastructure, including telecommunications and technology infrastructure of the Administration and the platforms described in paragraph (6), relevant to making operational models and data available to the public pursuant to the plan under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical correction</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8512/b">15 U.S.C. 8512(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second paragraph (4) (as added by section 4(a) of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/423">Public Law 115–423</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/5456">132 Stat. 5456</ref>)) as paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1fe4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement To Review Models and Leverage Innovations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>consistent with the mission of the Earth Prediction Innovation Center, periodically review innovations and improvements made by persons not employed by the Administration as Federal employees to the operational models made available to the public pursuant to the plan under subsection (c)(1) in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasts of the Administration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if the Administrator identifies an innovation for a suitable model, develop and implement a plan to use the innovation to improve the model.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1fe52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section that includes a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the implementation of the plan required by subsection (c);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the process of the Administration under subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>for engaging with interested stakeholders to learn what innovations those stakeholders have found;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>for reviewing those innovations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>for operationalizing innovations to improve suitable models; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/3998">136 STAT. 3998</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the use of any Federal financial assistance, including under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>) or the Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3724">15 U.S.C. 3724</ref>), in order to facilitate and incentivize the sharing of externally developed improvements for testing, evaluation, validation, and application to further improve the mission of the Administration, and any other Administration priorities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1fe5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of National Security Interests</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for models developed in whole or in part with the Department of Defense, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall withhold any model or data if the Administrator or the Secretary of Defense determines doing so to be necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f1fe5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any other provision of law governing the protection of the national security interests of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f1fe60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f1fe61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> DIVISION K—

Don Young

Coast Guard

Authorization

Act of 2022.

DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022
SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Short Title.—This division may be cited as the “Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this division is as follows: Sec. 11001.  Sec. 11002.  Sec. 11003.  TITLE CXI— Sec. 11101.  Sec. 11102.  Sec. 11103.  Sec. 11104.  Sec. 11105.  Sec. 11106.  TITLE CXII— Subtitle A— Sec. 11201.  Sec. 11202.  Sec. 11203.  Sec. 11204.  Sec. 11205.  Sec. 11206.  Sec. 11207.  Sec. 11208.  Sec. 11209.  Sec. 11210.  Sec. 11211.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11212.  Sec. 11213.  Sec. 11214.  Sec. 11215.  Sec. 11216.  Sec. 11217.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11218.  Sec. 11219.  Sec. 11220.  Sec. 11221.  Sec. 11222.  Sec. 11223.  Subtitle D— Sec. 11224.  Sec. 11225.  Sec. 11226.  Sec. 11227.  Sec. 11228.  Sec. 11229.  Sec. 11230.  Subtitle E— Sec. 11231.  Sec. 11232.  Sec. 11233.  Subtitle F— Sec. 11234.  Sec. 11235.  Sec. 11236.  Sec. 11237.  Sec. 11238.  Sec. 11239.  Sec. 11240.  Sec. 11241.  Sec. 11242.  Sec. 11243.  Sec. 11244.  Sec. 11245.  Sec. 11246.  Sec. 11247.  Sec. 11248.  Sec. 11249.  Sec. 11250.  Sec. 11251.  Sec. 11252.  Sec. 11253.  Sec. 11254.  Subtitle G— Sec. 11255.  Sec. 11256.  Sec. 11257.  Sec. 11258.  Sec. 11259.  Sec. 11260.  Sec. 11261.  Sec. 11262.  Sec. 11263.  Sec. 11264.  Sec. 11265.  Sec. 11266.  Sec. 11267.  Sec. 11268.  Sec. 11269.  Sec. 11270.  Sec. 11271.  Subtitle H— Sec. 11272.  Sec. 11273.  Sec. 11274.  Sec. 11275.  TITLE CXIII— Subtitle A— Sec. 11301.  Sec. 11302.  Sec. 11303.  Sec. 11304.  Sec. 11305.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11306.  Sec. 11307.  Sec. 11308.  Sec. 11309.  Sec. 11310.  Sec. 11311.  Sec. 11312.  Sec. 11313.  Sec. 11314.  Sec. 11315.  Sec. 11316.  Sec. 11317.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11318.  Sec. 11319.  Sec. 11320.  Subtitle D— Sec. 11321.  Sec. 11322.  Sec. 11323.  Sec. 11324.  Sec. 11325.  Sec. 11326.  Sec. 11327.  Sec. 11328.  Subtitle E— Sec. 11329.  Chapter 1— Sec. 11330.  Sec. 11331.  Sec. 11332.  Sec. 11333.  Sec. 11334.  Sec. 11335.  Chapter 2— Sec. 11336.  Sec. 11337.  Sec. 11338.  Sec. 11339.  Sec. 11340.  Sec. 11341.  TITLE CXIV— Subtitle A— Sec. 11401.  Sec. 11402.  Sec. 11403.  Sec. 11404.  Sec. 11405.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11406.  Sec. 11407.  Sec. 11408.  Sec. 11409.  Sec. 11410.  Sec. 11411.  Sec. 11412.  Sec. 11413.  Sec. 11414.  Sec. 11415.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11416.  Sec. 11417.  Sec. 11418.  Sec. 11419.  Subtitle D— Sec. 11420.  Sec. 11421.  TITLE CXV— Subtitle A— Sec. 11501.  Sec. 11502.  Sec. 11503.  Sec. 11504.  Sec. 11505.  Sec. 11506.  Sec. 11507.  Sec. 11508.  Sec. 11509.  Sec. 11510.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11511.  Sec. 11512.  Sec. 11513.  Sec. 11514.  Sec. 11515.  Subtitle C— Sec. 11516.  Sec. 11517.  Sec. 11518.  Sec. 11519.  Sec. 11520.  Sec. 11521.  Sec. 11522.  Sec. 11523.  Sec. 11524.  Sec. 11525.  Sec. 11526.  TITLE CXVI— Sec. 11601.  Sec. 11602.  Sec. 11603.  Sec. 11604.  Sec. 11605.  Sec. 11606.  Sec. 11607.  Sec. 11608.  Sec. 11609.  Sec. 11610.  Sec. 11611.  TITLE CXVII— Subtitle A— Sec. 11701.  Sec. 11702.  Sec. 11703.  Sec. 11704.  Sec. 11705.  Sec. 11706.  Sec. 11707.  Sec. 11708.  Sec. 11709.  Subtitle B— Sec. 11710.  TITLE CXVIII— Sec. 11801.  Sec. 11802.  Sec. 11803.  Sec. 11804.  Sec. 11805.  Sec. 11806.  Sec. 11807.  Sec. 11808. 
SEC. 11002.

14 USC 106 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Commandant.—The term “Commandant” means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (2) Secretary.—Except as otherwise provided, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
SEC. 11003.

6 USC 245 note.

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.(a) In General.—Nothing in this division may be construed—(1) to satisfy any requirement for government-to-government consultation with Tribal governments; or (2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal government. (b) Tribal Government Defined.—In this section, the term “Tribal government” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).
<num value="CXI">TITLE CXI—</num><heading>AUTHORIZATIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11101">SEC. 11101. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23f3d331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s4902">Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3d332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f3fa45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f3fa46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$10,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$17,035,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$23,456,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (A)(ii) $17,376,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)(ii), $24,353,000</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f3fa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f3fa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f3fa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f4215e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$20,400,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y23f4215f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$20,808,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f42160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4004">136 STAT. 4004</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f42161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$7,476,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f42162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$14,681,084 for fiscal year 2023.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f42163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in paragraph (4) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f42164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$240,577,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f42165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$252,887,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11102">SEC. 11102. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23f44876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s4904">Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f44877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f44878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11103">SEC. 11103. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23f46f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s4902/1/A">section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, there are authorized to the Commandant for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f46f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$25,000,000 for the child care subsidy program as established under section 11401and any additional eligible uses established by the Commandant under the amendment made by subsection (c) of section 11401;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f46f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$1,300,000 for expansion of behavioral health services in the Coast Guard under section 11412;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f46f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$3,000,000 for the Aqua Alert Notification System pilot program established under section 11207; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f46f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$1,000,000 to prepare the evaluation of requirements for the Arctic Security Cutter.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11104">SEC. 11104. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f46f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f4bdaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s4902/2/A/ii">section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 11101, for fiscal year 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$300,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of a twelfth National Security Cutter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$420,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of 6 Fast Response Cutters;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$172,500,000 is authorized for the program management, design, and acquisition of 12 Pacific Northwest heavy weather boats that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 52-foot motor surfboat;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$167,200,000 is authorized for the third Polar Security Cutter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$150,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition or procurement of an available icebreaker (as such term is defined under section 11223);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (WLBB–30);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in addition to amounts authorized under paragraph (6), $20,000,000 shall be authorized for the design and selection of icebreaking cutters for operation in the Great Lakes, the Northeastern United States, and the Arctic as appropriate, that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking tugs; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4005">136 STAT. 4005</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$650,000,000 is authorized for the continued acquisition of Offshore Patrol Cutters.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f4bdb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Acquired Cutter</inline>.—</heading><content>Any cutter acquired using amounts authorized under subsection (a) shall be in addition to the National Security Cutters and Fast Response Cutters approved under the existing acquisition baseline in the program of record for the National Security Cutter and Fast Response Cutter.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11105">SEC. 11105. </num><heading>SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f532e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s4902/2/A">section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $1,000,000,000 is authorized to fund maintenance, construction, and repairs for Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, $127,000,000 is authorized for improvements to facilities of the Coast Guard Yard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f532ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-asides</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amounts authorized under subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>up to $60,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase I, in fiscal year 2022, and $60,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase II, in fiscal year 2023, for the recapitalization of the barracks at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$67,500,000 is authorized for the construction of additional new child care development centers not constructed using funds authorized by title V of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>up to $1,200,000 is authorized to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>complete repairs to the United States Coast Guard Station, New York, waterfront, including repairs to the concrete pier; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>replace floating piers Alpha and Bravo, the South Breakwater and Ice Screen, the North Breakwater and Ice Screen and the seawall.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f532f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mitigation of Hazard Risks</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out projects with funds authorized under subsection (a), the Coast Guard shall mitigate, to the greatest extent practicable, natural hazard risks identified in any Shore Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment for Phase I related to such projects.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11106">SEC. 11106. </num><heading>COAST GUARD YARD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23f532f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$273,000,000 for the purposes of improvements to facilities of the Coast Guard Yard; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f532f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$236,000,000 for the acquisition of a new floating drydock at the Yard.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4006">136 STAT. 4006</page></content></paragraph> </section> <num value="CXII">TITLE CXII—</num><heading>COAST GUARD</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Infrastructure and Assets</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11201">SEC. 11201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f55a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5102">14 USC 5102 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES PROJECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f58117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than annually, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f58118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f58119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f5811a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed list of Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure projects contemplated in each Coast Guard Sector area of responsibility and planned within the 7 years following the submission of the annual report for all Coast Guard facilities located within each Coast Guard Sector area of responsibility in the order of priority, including recapitalization, maintenance needs in excess of $100,000, dredging, and other shoreside infrastructure needs of the Coast Guard;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f5811b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f5811c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated cost of projects to fulfill each project, to the extent available; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f5811d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a general description of the state of planning, including design and engineering, for each such project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f5811e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include all unfunded shoreside infrastructure and facility priorities meeting the criteria under subsection (a) recommended to the Commandant for consideration for inclusion in the unfunded priority list report to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5108">section 5108 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, regardless of whether the unfunded shoreside infrastructure project is included in the final annual unfunded priority list to Congress.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11202">SEC. 11202. </num><heading>REPORT AND BRIEFING ON RESOURCING STRATEGY FOR WESTERN PACIFIC REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f61d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Coast Guard Commander of the Pacific Area, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report outlining the resourcing needs of the Coast Guard to achieve optimum operations in the Western Pacific region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f61d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the risks and associated needs—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to United States strategic maritime interests, in particular such interests in areas west of the International Date Line, including risks to bilateral maritime partners of the United States, posed by not fully staffing and equipping Coast Guard operations in the Western Pacific region;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4007">136 STAT. 4007</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to the Coast Guard mission and force posed by not fully staffing and equipping Coast Guard operations in the Western Pacific region; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to support the call of the President, as set forth in the Indo-Pacific Strategy, to expand Coast Guard presence and cooperation in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands, with a focus on advising, training, deployment, and capacity building.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the additional resources, including shoreside resources, required to fully implement the needs described in subparagraph (A), including the United States commitment to bilateral fisheries law enforcement in the Pacific Ocean.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the operational and personnel assets required and a dispersal plan for available and projected future Coast Guard cutters and aviation forces to conduct optimum operations in the Western Pacific region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f61d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis with respect to whether a national security cutter or fast response cutter located at a United States military installation in a foreign country in the Western Pacific region would enhance United States national security, partner country capacity building, and prevention and effective response to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f61d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the benefits and associated costs involved in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>increasing staffing of Coast Guard personnel within the command elements of United States Indo-Pacific Command or subordinate commands; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>designating a Coast Guard patrol force under the direct authority of the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command with associated forward-based assets and personnel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>An identification of any additional authority necessary, including proposals for legislative change, to meet the needs identified in accordance with subparagraphs (A) through (E) and any other mission requirement in the Western Pacific region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f61d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f64481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f64482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Commandant submits the report under subsection (a), the Commandant, or a designated individual, shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings and conclusions of such report.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11203">SEC. 11203. </num><heading>STUDY AND REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING THREATS IN FLORIDA STRAITS, CUBA, AND CARIBBEAN REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f692a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall conduct a study on threats to national security, drug trafficking, and other relevant threats the Commandant considers appropriate in the Florida Straits and Caribbean region, including Cuba.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4008">136 STAT. 4008</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f692a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f692a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>new technology and evasive maneuvers used by transnational criminal organizations to evade detection and interdiction by Coast Guard law enforcement units and interagency partners; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>capability gaps of the Coast Guard with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f692a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the detection and interdiction of illicit drugs in the Florida Straits and Caribbean region, including Cuba; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f692aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the detection of national security threats in such region.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>An identification of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the critical technological advancements required for the Coast Guard to meet current and anticipated threats in such region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the capabilities required to enhance information sharing and coordination between the Coast Guard and interagency partners, foreign governments, and related civilian entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f692ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any significant developing threats to the United States posed by illicit actors in such region.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f692af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11204">SEC. 11204. </num><heading>COAST GUARD YARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f72ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the Coast Guard Yard, the uses of the amounts authorized under sections 11105(a)(2) and 11106 are to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>improve resilience and capacity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>maintain and expand Coast Guard organic manufacturing capacity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>expand training and recruitment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>enhance safety;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>improve environmental compliance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>ensure that the Coast Guard Yard is prepared to meet the growing needs of the modern Coast Guard fleet.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f72ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the Coast Guard Yard receives improvements that include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Facilities upgrades needed to improve resilience of the shipyard, its facilities, and associated infrastructure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Acquisition of a large-capacity drydock.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Improvements to piers and wharves, drydocks, and capital equipment utilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Environmental remediation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Construction of a new warehouse and paint facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Acquisition of a new travel lift.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Dredging necessary to facilitate access to the Coast Guard Yard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f72eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f72f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce Development Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4009">136 STAT. 4009</page> submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, a workforce development plan that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>outlines the workforce needs of the Coast Guard Yard with respect to civilian employees and active duty members of the Coast Guard, including engineers, individuals engaged in trades, cyber specialists, and other personnel necessary to meet the evolving mission set of the Coast Guard Yard; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f72f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f72f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f72f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>includes recommendations for Congress with respect to the authorities, training, funding, and civilian and active-duty recruitment, including the recruitment of women and underrepresented minorities, necessary to meet workforce needs of the Coast Guard Yard for the 10-year period beginning on the date of submission of the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11205">SEC. 11205. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN CONTRACTS AND GRANTS TO PROCURE COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR MISSION NEEDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7a435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch11/schIII">Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23f7f256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1158">“§ 1158.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f7f257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1158">14 USC 1158</ref>.</p></sidenote> Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to procure cost-effective, advanced technology for mission-critical needs</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Commandant may enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) to operate, test, and acquire cost-effective technology for the purpose of meeting the mission needs of the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation, Testing, and Acquisition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Operation, testing, and acquisition of technologies under subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>carried out in accordance with Coast Guard policies and guidance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>consistent with the operational requirements of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant may not enter into a transaction under subsection (a) with respect to a technology that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>does not comply with the cybersecurity standards of the Coast Guard; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>is sourced from an entity domiciled in the People’s Republic of China, unless the Commandant determines that the prototype or procurement of such a technology is for the purpose of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>counter-UAS or surrogate testing; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare, testing, and analysis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education and Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall ensure that management, technical, and contracting personnel of the Coast Guard involved in the award or administration of transactions under this section are provided adequate education and training with respect to the authority under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall prescribe regulations as necessary to carry out this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4010">136 STAT. 4010</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counter-UAS Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>counter-UAS</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch11">chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f7f265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f7f266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 1157 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1158. </designator> <label>Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to procure cost-effective, advanced technology for mission-critical needs.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f7f267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>describes the use of the authority pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1158">section 1158 of title 14, United States Code</ref> (as added by this section); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f7f26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assesses the mission and operational benefits of such authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f7f26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11206">SEC. 11206. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PLANNING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f8408f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f84090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f84091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall incorporate the most recent oceanic and atmospheric data relating to the increasing rates of extreme weather, including flooding, into planning scenarios for Coast Guard infrastructure and mission deployments with respect to all Coast Guard Missions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f84092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f84093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>coordinate with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to ensure the incorporation of the most recent environmental and climatic data; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f84094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>request technical assistance and advice from the Under Secretary in planning scenarios, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f84095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f84096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the manner in which the best-available science from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been incorporated into at least 1 key mission area of the Coast Guard, and the lessons learned from incorporating such science.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11207">SEC. 11207. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f84097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s521">14 USC 521 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AQUA ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f8b5c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f8b5c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish a pilot program to improve the issuance of alerts to facilitate cooperation with the public to render <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4011">136 STAT. 4011</page> aid to distressed individuals under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s521">section 521 of title 14, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f8b5ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall, to the maximum extent possible—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>include a voluntary opt-in program under which members of the public, as appropriate, and the entities described in subsection (c), may receive notifications on cellular devices regarding Coast Guard activities to render aid to distressed individuals under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s521">section 521 of title 14, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>cover areas located within the area of responsibility of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in diverse geographic regions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide that the dissemination of an alert shall be limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the rendering of aid to distressed individuals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f8b5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the head of any relevant Federal agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the government of any relevant State;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any Tribal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the government of any relevant territory or possession of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any relevant political subdivision of an entity described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2026, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f8b5d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall make the report submitted under paragraph (1) available to the public.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11208">SEC. 11208. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f8b5d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD CUTTER READINESS THROUGH CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f92b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f92b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a pilot project to enhance cutter readiness and reduce lost patrol days through the deployment of condition-based program standards for cutter maintenance, in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f92b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for Condition-Based Maintenance Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the pilot project under subsection (a), the Commandant, in cooperation with government and industry partners, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>select at least 1 class of cutters under construction with respect to which the application of the pilot project would enhance readiness;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use condition-based program standards which incorporate artificial, intelligence, prognostic based maintenance planning;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>create and model a full ship digital twin for the cutters selected under paragraph (1);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4012">136 STAT. 4012</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>install or modify instrumentation capable of producing full hull, mechanical, and electrical data necessary to analyze cutter operational conditions with active maintenance alerts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>evaluate and weight efficacy of potential emergent repairs as well as planned depot maintenance activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f92b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to developing the pilot project in this section, the Commandant shall evaluate commercially available products, technology, applications, standards, and technology for development and implementation of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f92b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an interim report not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act on the progress in carrying out the pilot project described in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>a final report not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act on the results of the pilot project described in subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>options to integrate condition-based program standards with prognostic based maintenance planning to Coast Guard cutters; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f92b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f92b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><content>plans to deploy condition-based program standards with prognostic based maintenance planning to Coast Guard cutters.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11209">SEC. 11209. </num><heading>STUDY ON LAYDOWN OF COAST GUARD CUTTERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f95227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the laydown of Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters to assess Coast Guard mission readiness and to identify areas of need for asset coverage.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11210">SEC. 11210. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f95228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>ACQUISITION LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23f95229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1132/e">Section 1132(e) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f9793a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Types of estimates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program, in addition to life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall require that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f9793b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1) be updated before—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f9793c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>each milestone decision is concluded; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23f9793d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the project or program enters a new acquisition phase; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f9793e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an independent cost estimate or independent cost assessment, as appropriate, be developed to validate life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11211">SEC. 11211. </num><heading>DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO E–LORAN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23f9a04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s914">Section 914 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y23f9c660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="914">“§ 914.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f9c661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant may dismantle or dispose of any real or personal property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard and used for the LORAN–C system.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4013">136 STAT. 4013</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f9c662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No action described in subsection (a) may be taken unless and until—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f9c663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f9c664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>the Commandant notifies the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense in writing of the proposed dismantling or disposal of a LORAN–C system; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23f9c665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f9c666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a period of 90 calendar days expires following the day on which the notice has been submitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f9c667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f9c668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f9c669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23f9c66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Receipt of Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>If, not later than 90 calendar days of receipt of the written notification under subsection (b), the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Defense notifies the Commandant, in writing, of a determination under section 312(d) of title 49 that the property is required to provide a positioning, navigation, and timing system to provide redundant capability in the event the Global Positioning System signals are disrupted, the Commandant shall transfer the property to the Department of Transportation without any consideration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f9c66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Expiration</inline>.—</heading><content>If, at the end of the 90 calendar day period no notification under subsection (b) has been received, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate that the period in subsection (b)(2) has expired, and may proceed with the dismantling and disposal of the personal property, and disposing of the real property in accordance with section 2945 of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23f9c66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibition on actions in subsection (b) does not apply to actions necessary for the safety of human life.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Great Lakes</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11212">SEC. 11212. </num><heading>GREAT LAKES WINTER COMMERCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fad7dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great Lakes Icebreaking Operations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Government accountability office report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on Coast Guard icebreaking in the Great Lakes.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall evaluate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the economic impact of vessel delays or cancellations associated with ice coverage on the Great Lakes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>mission needs of the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>the impact that the proposed standards described in paragraph (2) would have on—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Coast Guard operations in the Great Lakes;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>Northeast icebreaking missions; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>inland waterway operations;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a fleet mix analysis for meeting such proposed standards;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4014">136 STAT. 4014</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a description of the resources necessary to support the fleet mix resulting from such fleet mix analysis, including billets for crew and operating costs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations to the Commandant for Improvements to the Great Lakes icebreaking program, including with respect to facilitating commerce and meeting all Coast Guard mission needs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proposed standards for icebreaking operations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The proposed standards described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Commandant shall keep ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes open to navigation during not less than 90 percent of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit such ice-covered waterways.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>In a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation, because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, the Commandant shall keep ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes open to navigation during not less than 70 percent of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit such ice-covered waterways.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report by commandant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General submits the report under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan for Coast Guard implementation of any recommendation made by the Comptroller General under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) that the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>With respect to any recommendation made under such paragraph that the Commandant declines to implement and a justification for such decision.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of, and a proposed implementation plan for, the results of the fleet mix analysis under paragraph (1)(B)(iv).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any proposed modifications to the standards for icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fad7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial vessel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial vessel</term>” means any privately owned cargo vessel operating in the Great Lakes during the winter season of at least 500 tons, as measured under section 14502 of title 46, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title, as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great lakes</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Great Lakes</term>” means the United States waters of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, their connecting waterways, and their adjacent harbors, and the connecting channels (including the following rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4015">136 STAT. 4015</page> Menominee River, Muskegon River, Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ice-covered waterway</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>ice-covered waterway</term>” means any portion of the Great Lakes in which commercial vessels or ferries operate that is 70 percent or greater covered by ice, but does not include any waters adjacent to piers or docks for which commercial icebreaking services are available and adequate for the ice conditions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open to navigation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>open to navigation</term>” means navigable to the extent necessary, in no particular order of priority, to meet the reasonable demands of commerce, minimize delays to passenger ferries, extricate vessels and individuals from danger, prevent damage due to flooding, and conduct other Coast Guard missions (as required).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fad7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reasonable demands of commerce</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>reasonable demands of commerce</term>” means the safe movement of commercial vessels and ferries transiting ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes, regardless of type of cargo, at a speed consistent with the design capability of Coast Guard icebreakers operating in the Great Lakes and appropriate to the ice capability of the commercial vessel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11213">SEC. 11213. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fad7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DATABASE ON ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS IN GREAT LAKES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall establish and maintain a database for collecting, archiving, and disseminating data on icebreaking operations and commercial vessel and ferry transit in the Great Lakes during ice season.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The database required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Attempts by commercial vessels and ferries to transit ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes that are unsuccessful because of inadequate icebreaking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The period of time that each commercial vessel or ferry was unsuccessful at transit described in paragraph (1) due to inadequate icebreaking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The amount of time elapsed before each such commercial vessel or ferry was successfully broken out of the ice and whether it was accomplished by the Coast Guard or by commercial icebreaking assets.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Relevant communications of each such commercial vessel or ferry with the Coast Guard and with commercial icebreaking services during such period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of any mitigating circumstance, such as Coast Guard icebreaker diversions to higher priority missions, that may have contributed to the amount of time described in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reporting by operators of commercial vessels or ferries under this section shall be voluntary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fb9b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall make the database available to the public on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation With Industry</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to the Great Lakes icebreaking operations of the Coast Guard and the development of the database required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult operators of commercial vessels and ferries.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4016">136 STAT. 4016</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fb9b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1 after the first winter in which the Commandant is subject to the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s564">section 564 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, the Commandant shall publish on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard a report on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of such section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fb9b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial vessel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>commercial vessel</term>” means any privately owned cargo vessel operating in the Great Lakes during the winter season of at least 500 tons, as measured under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s14502">section 14502 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title, as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Great lakes</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Great Lakes</term>” means the United States waters of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, their connecting waterways, and their adjacent harbors, and the connecting channels (including the following rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, Menominee River, Muskegon River, Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ice-covered waterway</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>ice-covered waterway</term>” means any portion of the Great Lakes in which commercial vessels or ferries operate that is 70 percent or greater covered by ice, but does not include any waters adjacent to piers or docks for which commercial icebreaking services are available and adequate for the ice conditions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open to navigation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>open to navigation</term>” means navigable to the extent necessary to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>extricate vessels and individuals from danger;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>prevent damage due to flooding;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fb9b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>meet the reasonable demands of commerce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbc274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>minimize delays to passenger ferries; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbc275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>conduct other Coast Guard missions as required.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbc276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reasonable demands of commerce</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>reasonable demands of commerce</term>” means the safe movement of commercial vessels and ferries transiting ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes, regardless of type of cargo, at a speed consistent with the design capability of Coast Guard icebreakers operating in the Great Lakes and appropriate to the ice capability of the commercial vessel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11214">SEC. 11214. </num><heading>CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR GREAT LAKES OIL SPILL SEARCH AND RESPONSE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23fbc277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 807(d) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t14/s313">14 U.S.C. 313 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fbe988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>Great Lakes</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbe989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Lake Ontario;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbe98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Lake Erie;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbe98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbe98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Lake Michigan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbe98d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Lake Superior; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4017">136 STAT. 4017</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fbe98e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the connecting channels (including the following rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, Menominee River, Muskegon River, Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11215">SEC. 11215. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fbe98f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>GREAT LAKES SNOWMOBILE ACQUISITION PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fc37b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall develop a plan to expand snowmobile procurement for Coast Guard units for which snowmobiles may improve ice rescue response times while maintaining the safety of Coast Guard personnel engaged in ice search and rescue. The plan shall include consideration of input from Officers in Charge, commanding officers, and commanders of such units.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fc37b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc37b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a consideration of input from Officers in Charge, commanding officers, and commanders of Coast Guard units described in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc37b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a detailed description of the estimated costs of procuring, maintaining, and training members of the Coast Guard at such units to use snowmobiles; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc37b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fc37b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc37b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the degree to which snowmobiles may improve ice rescue response times while maintaining the safety of Coast Guard personnel engaged in ice search and rescue;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc37b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the operational capabilities of a snowmobile, as compared to an airboat, and a force laydown assessment with respect to the assets needed for effective operations at Coast Guard units conducting ice search and rescue activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc37b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the potential risks to members of the Coast Guard and members of the public posed by the use of snowmobiles by members of the Coast Guard for ice search and rescue activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fc37b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fc37ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fc37bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall finalize the plan required under subsection (a) and make the plan available on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11216">SEC. 11216. </num><heading>GREAT LAKES BARGE INSPECTION EXEMPTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x23fc5ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3302/m">Section 3302(m) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc5ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or a Great Lakes barge</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>seagoing barge</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fc5ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3301(6) of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (6) or (13) of section 3301 of this title</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11217">SEC. 11217. </num><heading>STUDY ON SUFFICIENCY OF COAST GUARD AVIATION ASSETS TO MEET MISSION DEMANDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fcacef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fcacf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fcacf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the force laydown of Coast Guard aviation assets; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4018">136 STAT. 4018</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fcacf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any geographic gaps in coverage by Coast Guard assets in areas in which the Coast Guard has search and rescue responsibilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fcacf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fcacf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The distance, time, and weather challenges that MH–65 and MH–60 units may face in reaching the outermost limits of the area of operation of Coast Guard District 8 and Coast Guard District 9 for which such units are responsible.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fcacf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fcacf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the advantages that Coast Guard fixed-wing assets, or an alternate rotary wing asset, would offer to the outermost limits of any area of operation for purposes of search and rescue, law enforcement, ice operations, and logistical missions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fcacf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A comparison of advantages and disadvantages of the manner in which each of the Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft would operate in the outermost limits of any area of operation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fcacf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fcacf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A specific assessment of the coverage gaps, including gaps in fixed-wing coverage, and potential solutions to address such gaps in the area of operation of Coast Guard District 8 and Coast Guard District 9, including the eastern region of such area of operation with regard to Coast Guard District 9 and the southern region of such area of operation with regard to Coast Guard District 8.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Arctic</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11218">SEC. 11218. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fcd40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s561">14 USC 561 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDIUM ICEBREAKER PROGRAM OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fd975b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd975c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the heads of the other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report to establish a fleet mix analysis with respect to polar icebreakers and icebreaking tugs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fd975d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd975e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd975f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timelines.</p></sidenote><content>a full fleet mix of heavy and medium icebreaker and 140-foot icebreaking tug replacements, including cost and timelines for the acquisition of such vessels;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timetable.</p></sidenote><content>a revised time table showing the construction, commissioning, and acceptance of planned Polar Security Cutters 1 through 3, as of the date of report;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>a comparison and alternatives analysis of the costs and timeline of constructing 2 Polar Security Cutters beyond the construction of 3 such vessels rather than constructing 3 Arctic Security Cutters, including the cost of planning, design, and engineering of a new class of ships, which shall include the increased costs resulting from the delays in building a new class of cutters rather than building 2 additional cutters from an ongoing production line;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the operational benefits, limitations, and risks of a common hull design for polar icebreaking cutters for operation in the polar regions;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4019">136 STAT. 4019</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the operational benefits, limitations, and risks of a common hull design for icebreaking tugs for operation in the Northeastern United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd976a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd976b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timetable.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the cost and timetable for <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> the Coast Guard Cutter <i>Healy</i> (WAGB 20) as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd976c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a Polar Security Cutter;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd976d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an Arctic Security Cutter; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd976e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd976f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other platform as determined by the Commandant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fd9770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of quarterly acquisition briefings provided by the Commandant to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Commandant shall include an update on the status of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all acquisition activities related to the Polar Security Cutter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the performance of the entity which the Coast Guard has contracted with for detailed design and construction of the Polar Security Cutter; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the requirements for the planning, detailed design, engineering, and construction of the—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Arctic Security Cutter; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd9776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Great Lakes Icebreaker.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fd9777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required to be submitted under subsection (a) shall not include an analysis of the Great Lakes Icebreaker authorized under section 11104.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fd9778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fd9779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of the Arctic Security Cutter Program Office</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd977a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Commandant shall determine if constructing additional Polar Security Cutters is more cost effective and efficient than constructing 3 Arctic Security Cutters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd977b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Commandant determines under paragraph (1) that it is more cost effective to build 3 Arctic Security Cutters than to build additional Polar Security Cutters or if the Commandant fails to make a determination under paragraph (1) by June 1, 2024, the Commandant shall establish a program office for the acquisition of the Arctic Security Cutter not later than January 1, 2025.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fd977c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements and design phase</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Commandant establishes a program office under paragraph (2), the Commandant shall complete the evaluation of requirements for the Arctic Security Cutter and initiate the design phase of the Arctic Security Cutter vessel class.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fd977d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than quarterly until the date on which a contract for acquisition of the Arctic Security Cutter is awarded under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch11">chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of requirements evaluations, design of the vessel, and schedule of the program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4020">136 STAT. 4020</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11219">SEC. 11219. </num><heading>ARCTIC ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fde59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Arctic Operational Implementation Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the ability and timeline to conduct a transit of the Northern Sea Route and periodic transits of the Northwest Passage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fde59f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fde5a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fde5a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fde5a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fde5a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Arctic</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Arctic</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4111">15 U.S.C. 4111</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11220">SEC. 11220. </num><heading>STUDY ON ARCTIC OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fe0cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the Arctic operations and infrastructure of the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fe0cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fe0cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall assess the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fe0cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The extent of the collaboration between the Coast Guard and the Department of Defense to assess, manage, and mitigate security risks in the Arctic region.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fe0cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Actions taken by the Coast Guard to manage risks to Coast Guard operations, infrastructure, and workforce planning in the Arctic.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fe0cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The plans the Coast Guard has in place for managing and mitigating the risks to commercial maritime operations and the environment in the Arctic region.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fe0cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11221">SEC. 11221. </num><heading>PRIBILOF ISLAND TRANSITION COMPLETION ACTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fea8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actual Use and Occupancy Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the degree to which Coast Guard personnel and equipment are deployed to St. Paul Island, Alaska, in actual occupancy of the facilities, as required under section 524 of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the status of the activities described in subsections (c) and (d) until such activities have been completed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fea8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aircraft Hanger</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4021">136 STAT. 4021</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enter into a lease for a hangar to house deployed Coast Guard aircraft if such hanger was previously under lease by the Coast Guard for purposes of housing such aircraft; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enter into an agreement with the lessor of such a hanger in which the Secretary may carry out repairs necessary to support the deployment of such aircraft and the cost of such repairs may be offset under the terms of the lease.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fea901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel Tank</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fea903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fea904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall notify the Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul Island, Alaska of the availability of any fuel tank—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>which is located on property on St. Paul Island, Alaska, which is leased by the Coast Guard for the purpose of housing such a fuel tank; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for which the Commandant has determined that the Coast Guard no longer has an operational need.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If not later than 30 days after a notification under subsection (a), the Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul Island, Alaska requests that the ownership of the tank be transferred to such corporation then the Commandant shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>after conducting any necessary environmental remediation pursuant to the lease referred to in paragraph (1)(A), transfer ownership of such fuel tank to such corporation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y23fea909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fea90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p></sidenote><content>upon the date of such transfer, terminate the lease referred to in paragraph (1)(A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y23fea90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any rights of the Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul to receive conveyance of all or part of the lands and improvements related to Tract 43 under the same terms and conditions as prescribed in section 524 of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11222">SEC. 11222. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fea90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON SHIPYARDS OF FINLAND AND SWEDEN.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to Congress a report that analyzes the shipyards of Finland and Sweden to assess future opportunities for technical assistance related to engineering to aid the Coast Guard in fulfilling its future mission needs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11223">SEC. 11223. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fed01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x23fed01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s561">14 USC 561 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ACQUISITION OF ICEBREAKER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2400089f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may acquire or procure 1 United States built available icebreaker.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemptions From Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 1131, 1132(a)(2), 1132(c), 1133, and 1171 of <ref href="/us/usc/t14">title 14, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to an acquisition or procurement under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) and subsections (b), (d), and (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1132">section 1132 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, shall apply to an acquisition or procurement under subsection (a) until the first phase of the initial acquisition or procurement is complete and initial operating capacity is achieved.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Science Mission Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>For any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a), the Commandant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4022">136 STAT. 4022</page> shall ensure scientific research capacity comparable to the Coast Guard Cutter <i>Healy</i> (WAGB 20), for the purposes of hydrographic, bathymetric, oceanographic, weather, atmospheric, climate, fisheries, marine mammals, genetic and other data related to the Arctic, and other research as the Under Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operations and Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coast guard</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a), the Secretary shall be responsible for any acquisition, retrofitting, operation, and maintenance costs necessary to achieve full operational capability, including testing, installation, and acquisition, including for the suite of hull-mounted, ship-provided scientific instrumentation and equipment for data collection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National oceanic and atmospheric administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary shall not be responsible for the costs of retrofitting any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a), including costs relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>vessel maintenance, construction, operations, and crewing other than the science party; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>making such icebreaker capable of conducting the research described in subsection (c), including design, procurement of laboratory space and equipment, and modification of living quarters.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility of under secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary shall be responsible for costs related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the science party;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the scientific mission; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>other scientific assets and equipment that augment such icebreaker beyond full operational capacity as determined by the Under Secretary and Commandant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Memorandum of agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant and the Under Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of agreement to facilitate science activities, data collection, and other procedures necessary to meet the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240008af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction and Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the appropriate congressional committees with respect to available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a) on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a proposed concept of operations of such icebreaker;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240008b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed cost estimate for such icebreaker, including estimated costs for acquisition, modification, shoreside infrastructure, crewing, and maintaining such an icebreaker by year for the estimated service life of such icebreaker; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the expected capabilities of such icebreaker as compared to the capabilities of a fully operational Coast Guard built Polar Security Cutter for each year in which such an icebreaker is anticipated to serve in lieu of such a cutter and the projected annual costs to achieve such anticipated capabilities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than every 90 days thereafter until any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a) has reached full operational capability, the Commandant shall provide to the appropriate Committees of Congress an interim report of the status and progress of all elements under subsection (d).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4023">136 STAT. 4023</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall effect acquisitions of vessels by the Under Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any operations necessary for the saving of life or property at sea, response to environmental pollution, national security, defense readiness, or other missions as determined by the Commandant shall take priority over any scientific or economic missions under subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Augmentation</inline>.—</heading><content>Any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a) shall augment the Coast Guard mission in the Arctic, including by conducting operations and missions that are in addition to missions conducted by the Coast Guard Cutter <i>Healy</i> (WAGB 20) in the region.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Arctic</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Arctic</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4111">15 U.S.C. 4111</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Available icebreaker</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>available icebreaker</term>” means a vessel that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>is capable of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240008be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>supplementing United States Coast Guard polar icebreaking capabilities in the Arctic region of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240008bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>projecting United States sovereignty;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240008c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>ensuring a continuous operational capability in the Arctic region of the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240008c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>carrying out the primary duty of the Coast Guard described in <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s103/7">section 103(7) of title 14, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240008c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>collecting hydrographic, environmental, and climate data; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is documented with a coastwise endorsement under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch121">chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240008c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Under Secretary</term>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240008c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under subsections (a) through (c) shall expire on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Maritime Cyber and Artificial Intelligence</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11224">SEC. 11224. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240008c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCING MARITIME CYBERSECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24007df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cyber incident</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>cyber incident</term>” means an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4024">136 STAT. 4024</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maritime operators</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>maritime operators</term>” means the owners or operators of vessels engaged in commercial service, the owners or operators of facilities, and port authorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>facilities</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>facility</term>” in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70101">section 70101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24007dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability of Cybersecurity Tools and Resources</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24007dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall identify and make available to the public a list of tools and resources, including the resources of the Coast Guard and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, designed to assist maritime operators in identifying, detecting, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commandant, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall identify tools and resources that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24007e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>comply with the cybersecurity framework for improving critical infrastructure established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>use the guidelines on maritime cyber risk management issued by the International Maritime Organization on July 5, 2017 (or successor guidelines).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24007e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may consult with maritime operators, other Federal agencies, industry stakeholders, and cybersecurity experts to identify tools and resources for purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11225">SEC. 11225. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF UNMANNED SYSTEM PROGRAM AND AUTONOMOUS CONTROL AND COMPUTER VISION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2400f333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s319">Section 319 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24014154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="319">“§ 319.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24014155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unmanned System Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish, under the control of the Commandant, an unmanned system program for the use by the Coast Guard of land-based, cutter-based, and aircraft-based unmanned systems for the purpose of increasing effectiveness and efficiency of mission execution.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24014157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Autonomous Control and Computer Vision Technology Project</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4025">136 STAT. 4025</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24014158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall conduct a project to retrofit 2 or more existing Coast Guard small boats deployed at operational units with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24014159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>commercially available autonomous control and computer vision technology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401415a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such sensors and methods of communication as are necessary to control, and technology to assist in conducting, search and rescue, surveillance, and interdiction missions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401415b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2401415c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data collection</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of the project required under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall collect and evaluate field-collected operational data from the retrofit described in such paragraph to inform future requirements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401415d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2401415e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2401415f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the project required under paragraph (1) is completed, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the project that includes an evaluation of the data collected from the project.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24014160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unmanned System Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>unmanned system</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24014161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24014162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an unmanned marine surface system; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24014163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>an unmanned marine subsurface system.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24014164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch3">chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 319 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“319. </designator> <label>Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24014167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2401416a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed description of the strategy of the Coast Guard to implement unmanned systems across mission areas, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401416b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the steps taken to implement actions recommended in the consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions: A Strategic Imperative”, published on November 12, 2020;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401416c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the strategic goals and acquisition strategies for proposed uses and procurements of unmanned systems;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401416d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a strategy to sustain competition and innovation for procurement of unmanned systems and services for the Coast Guard, including defining opportunities for new and existing technologies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2401416e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2401416f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the timeline, costs, staff resources, technology, or other resources necessary to accomplish the strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24014170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to Congress an estimate of the costs associated with implementing the amendments made by this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4026">136 STAT. 4026</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11226">SEC. 11226. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24014172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240203c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of Data and Artificial Intelligence Activities Relating to Identifying, Demonstrating, and Where Appropriate Transitioning to Operational Use</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall coordinate data and artificial intelligence activities relating to identifying, demonstrating and where appropriate transitioning to operational use of artificial intelligence technologies when such technologies enhance mission capability or performance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emphasis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The set of activities established under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240203c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>apply data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning solutions to operational and mission-support problems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinate activities involving artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities within the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240203c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated Official</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240203cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall designate a senior official of the Coast Guard (referred to in this section as the “designated official”) with the principal responsibility for the coordination of data and artificial intelligence activities relating to identifying, demonstrating, and, where appropriate, transitioning to operational use artificial intelligence and machine learning for the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Governance and oversight of artificial intelligence and machine learning policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The designated official shall regularly convene appropriate officials of the Coast Guard—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to integrate the functional activities of the Coast Guard with respect to data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to ensure that there are efficient and effective data, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning capabilities throughout the Coast Guard, where appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to develop and continuously improve research, innovation, policy, joint processes, and procedures to facilitate the coordination of data and artificial intelligence activities relating to identification, demonstration, and, where appropriate, transition into operational use artificial intelligence and machine learning throughout the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240203d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The designated official shall develop a strategic plan to coordinate activities relating to identifying, demonstrating, and transitioning artificial intelligence technologies into operational use where appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A strategic roadmap for the coordination of data and artificial intelligence activities for the identification, demonstration, and transition to operational use, where appropriate, artificial intelligence technologies and key enabling capabilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The continuous identification, evaluation, and adaptation of relevant artificial intelligence capabilities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4027">136 STAT. 4027</page> adopted by the Coast Guard and developed and adopted by other organizations for military missions and business operations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Consideration of the identification, adoption, and procurement of artificial intelligence technologies for use in operational and mission support activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240203d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to commandant</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the designated official shall submit to the Commandant the plan developed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240203d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240203d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the plan developed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11227">SEC. 11227. </num><heading>REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2402c72a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c72b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c72c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>review the potential applications of artificial intelligence and digital technology to the platforms, processes, and operations of the Coast Guard;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c72d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify the resources necessary to improve the use of artificial intelligence and digital technology in such platforms, processes, and operations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c72e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for the incorporation of artificial intelligence and digital readiness into such platforms, processes, and operations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2402c72f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Objectives and Accompanying Metrics</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Skill gaps</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2402c734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>skill gaps in the fields of software development, software engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2402c735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the qualifications of civilian personnel needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2402c736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the qualifications of military personnel (officer and enlisted) needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>establish recruiting, training, and talent management performance objectives and accompanying metrics for achieving and maintaining staffing levels needed to fill identified gaps and meet the needs of the Coast Guard for skilled personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">AI modernization activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assess investment by the Coast Guard in artificial intelligence innovation, science and technology, and research and development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assess investment by the Coast Guard in test and evaluation of artificial intelligence capabilities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4028">136 STAT. 4028</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assess the integration of, and the resources necessary to better use artificial intelligence in wargames, exercises, and experimentation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>assess the application of, and the resources necessary to better use, artificial intelligence in logistics and sustainment systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>assess the integration of, and the resources necessary to better use, artificial intelligence for administrative functions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for artificial intelligence modernization activities of the Coast Guard; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>identify the resources necessary to effectively use artificial intelligence to carry out the missions of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2402c741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the completion of the review required under subsection (a)(1), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the findings of the Commandant with respect to such review and any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Commandant, and the resources necessary to address such findings;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the performance objectives and accompanying metrics established under subsections (a)(3) and (b)(1)(B); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2402c744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendation with respect to proposals for legislative change necessary to successfully implement artificial intelligence applications within the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11228">SEC. 11228. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2402c747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CYBER DATA MANAGEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24033c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24033c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24033c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><chapeau>develop policies, processes, and operating procedures governing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24033c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>access to and the ingestion, structure, storage, and analysis of information and data relevant to the Coast Guard Cyber Mission, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24033c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>intelligence data relevant to Coast Guard missions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24033c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>internet traffic, topology, and activity data relevant to such missions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24033c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>cyber threat information relevant to such missions; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24033c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>data management and analytic platforms relating to such missions; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24033c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24033c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate data management platforms referred to in paragraph (1)(B) to ensure that such platforms operate consistently with the Coast Guard Data Strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24033c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4029">136 STAT. 4029</page> the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24033c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24033c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the progress on the activities required by subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24033c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24033c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24033c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendation with respect to funding or additional authorities necessary, including proposals for legislative change, to improve Coast Guard cyber data management.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11229">SEC. 11229. </num><heading>DATA MANAGEMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24036398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504/a">Section 504(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24036399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (24) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403639a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (25) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403639b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2403639c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">“(26) </num><content>develop data workflows and processes for the leveraging of mission-relevant data by the Coast Guard to enhance operational effectiveness and efficiency.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11230">SEC. 11230. </num><heading>STUDY ON CYBER THREATS TO UNITED STATES MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2403b1bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on cyber threats to the United States marine transportation system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2403b1be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall assess the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403b1bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard, in collaboration with other Federal agencies, sets standards for the cybersecurity of facilities and vessels regulated under part 104, 105, or 106 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t33">title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403b1c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The manner in which the Coast Guard ensures cybersecurity standards are followed by port, vessel, and facility owners and operators.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403b1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The extent to which maritime sector-specific planning addresses cybersecurity, particularly for vessels and offshore platforms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403b1c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The manner in which the Coast Guard, other Federal agencies, and vessel and offshore platform operators exchange information regarding cyber risks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403d8d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard is developing and deploying cybersecurity specialists in port and vessel systems and collaborating with the private sector to increase the expertise of the Coast Guard with respect to cybersecurity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2403d8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The cyber resource and workforce needs of the Coast Guard necessary to meet future mission demands.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2403d8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2403d8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>facility</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70101">section 70101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4030">136 STAT. 4030</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Aviation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11231">SEC. 11231. </num><heading>SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT: PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24044e07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24051158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="509">“§ 509.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24051159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s509">14 USC 509</ref>.</p></sidenote> Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2405115a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405115b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may establish a program to provide transportation on Coast Guard aircraft on a space-available basis to the categories of eligible individuals described in subsection (c) (in this section referred to as the ‘program’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405115c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2405115d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy development</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the program is established, the Commandant shall develop a policy for the operation of the program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2405115e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation of Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405115f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall operate the program in a budget-neutral manner.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no additional funds may be used, or flight hours performed, for the purpose of providing transportation under the program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De minimis expenditures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may make de minimis expenditures of resources required for the administrative aspects of the program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement not required</inline>.—</heading><content>Eligible individuals described in subsection (c) shall not be required to reimburse the Coast Guard for travel provided under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24051164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Categories of Eligible Individuals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (d), the categories of eligible individuals described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Members of the armed forces on active duty.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Members of the Selected Reserve who hold a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Retired members of a regular or reserve component of the armed forces, including retired members of reserve components who, but for being under the eligibility age applicable under section 12731 of title 10, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Subject to subsection (f), veterans with a permanent service-connected disability rated as total.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Such categories of dependents of individuals described in paragraphs (1) through (3) as the Commandant shall specify in the policy under subsection (a)(2), under such conditions and circumstances as the Commandant shall specify in such policy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405116a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Such other categories of individuals as the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2405116b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In operating the program, the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405116c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in the sole discretion of the Commandant, establish an order of priority for transportation for categories of eligible <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4031">136 STAT. 4031</page> individuals that is based on considerations of military necessity, humanitarian concerns, and enhancement of morale;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405116d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>give priority in consideration of transportation to the demands of members of the armed forces in the regular components and in the reserve components on active duty and to the need to provide such members, and their dependents, a means of respite from such demands; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405116e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>implement policies aimed at ensuring cost control (as required under subsection (b)) and the safety, security, and efficient processing of travelers, including limiting the benefit under the program to 1 or more categories of otherwise eligible individuals, as the Commandant considers necessary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2405116f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transportation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), in establishing space-available transportation priorities under the program, the Commandant shall provide transportation for an individual described in paragraph (2), and a single dependent of the individual if needed to accompany the individual, at a priority level in the same category as the priority level for an unaccompanied dependent over the age of 18 years traveling on environmental and morale leave.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24051172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individuals covered</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (3), paragraph (1) applies with respect to an individual described in subsection (c)(3) who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>resides in or is located in a Commonwealth or possession of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is referred by a military or civilian primary care provider located in that Commonwealth or possession to a specialty care provider for services to be provided outside of such Commonwealth or possession.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to certain retired individuals</inline>.—</heading><content>If an individual described in subsection (c)(3) is a retired member of a reserve component who is ineligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10 by reason of being under the eligibility age applicable under section 12731 of title 10, paragraph (1) applies to the individual only if the individual is also enrolled in the TRICARE program for certain members of the Retired Reserve authorized under section 1076e of title 10.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The priority for space-available transportation required by this subsection applies with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the travel from the Commonwealth or possession of the United States to receive the specialty care services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the return travel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24051179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Primary care provider and specialty care provider defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the terms ‘primary care provider’ and ‘specialty care provider’ refer to a medical or dental professional who provides health care services under chapter 55 of title 10.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2405117a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on Travel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405117b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Travel may not be provided under this section to a veteran eligible for travel pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (c) in priority over any member eligible for travel under paragraph (1) of that subsection or any dependent of such a member eligible for travel under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405117c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c)(4) may not be construed as—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4032">136 STAT. 4032</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405117d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>affecting or in any way imposing on the Coast Guard, any armed force, or any commercial entity with which the Coast Guard or an armed force contracts, an obligation or expectation that the Coast Guard or such armed force will retrofit or alter, in any way, military aircraft or commercial aircraft, or related equipment or facilities, used or leased by the Coast Guard or such armed force to accommodate passengers provided travel under such authority on account of disability; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2405117e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2405117f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>preempting the authority of an aircraft commander to determine who boards the aircraft and any other matters in connection with safe operation of the aircraft.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24051180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Section</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to provide transportation under the program is in addition to any other authority under law to provide transportation on Coast Guard aircraft on a space-available basis.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24051181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5">chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24051182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24051183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 501.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 508 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“509. </designator> <label>Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11232">SEC. 11232. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24051184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON COAST GUARD AIR STATION BARBERS POINT HANGAR.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240586b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on facilities requirements for constructing a hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point at Oahu, Hawaii.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240586b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of the—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$45,000,000 phase one design for the hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/1132">134 Stat. 1132</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>phase two facility improvements referenced in the U.S. Coast Guard Unfunded Priority List for fiscal year 2023.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240586bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An evaluation of the full facilities requirements for such hangar and maintenance facility improvements to house, maintain, and operate the MH–65 and HC–130J, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>storage and provision of fuel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>maintenance and parts storage facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240586bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of facilities growth requirements for possible future basing of the MH–60 with the C–130J at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A description of and cost estimate for each project phase for the construction of such hangar and maintenance facility improvements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of the plan for sheltering in the hangar during extreme weather events aircraft of the Coast Guard and partner agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4033">136 STAT. 4033</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240586c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of the risks posed to operations at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point if future project phases for the construction of such hangar are not funded.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11233">SEC. 11233. </num><heading>STUDY ON OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY OF COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT AND STRATEGY FOR COAST GUARD AVIATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24069833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24069839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the extent to which the fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft of the Coast Guard have met annual operational availability targets in recent years;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2406983a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the challenges the Coast Guard may face with respect to such aircraft meeting operational availability targets, and the effects of such challenges on the ability of the Coast Guard to meet mission requirements; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2406983b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the status of Coast Guard efforts to upgrade or recapitalize its fleet of such aircraft to meet growth in future mission demands globally, such as in the Western Hemisphere, the Arctic region, and the Western Pacific region.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2406983c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406983d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406983e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendation with respect to the operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2406983f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The resource and workforce requirements necessary for Coast Guard Aviation to meet current and future mission demands specific to each rotary-wing and fixed-wing airframe type in the current inventory of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>On completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Commandant a report on the findings of the study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24069841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coast Guard Aviation Strategy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the study under subsection (a) is completed, the Commandant shall develop a comprehensive strategy for Coast Guard Aviation that is informed by the relevant recommendations and findings of the study.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>With respect to aircraft of the Coast Guard—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24069846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an analysis of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24069848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the current and future operations and future resource needs, including the potential need for a second rotary wing airframe to carry out cutter-based operations and National Capital Region air interdiction mission; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24069849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the manner in which such future needs are integrated with the Future Vertical Lift initiatives of the Department of Defense; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2406984a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406984b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>an estimated timeline with respect to when such future needs will arise.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2406984c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The projected number of aviation assets, the locations at which such assets are to be stationed, the cost <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4034">136 STAT. 4034</page> of operation and maintenance of such assets, and an assessment of the capabilities of such assets as compared to the missions they are expected to execute, at the completion of major procurement and modernization plans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2406984d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406984e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procurement plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406984f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timetable.</p></sidenote><content>A procurement plan, including an estimated timetable and the estimated appropriations necessary for all platforms, including unmanned aircraft.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Training plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A training plan for pilots and aircrew that addresses—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24069852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the use of simulators owned and operated by the Coast Guard, and simulators that are not owned or operated by the Coast Guard, including any such simulators based outside the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24069853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the costs associated with attending training courses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content>Current and future requirements for cutter and land-based deployment of aviation assets globally, including in the Arctic, the Eastern Pacific, the Western Pacific, the Caribbean, the Atlantic Basin, and any other area the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A description of the feasibility of deploying, and the resource requirements necessary to deploy, rotary-winged assets onboard all future Arctic cutter patrols.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24069858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of current and future facilities needs for Coast Guard aviation units.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24069859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406985a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of pilot and aircrew training and retention needs, including aviation career incentive pay, retention bonuses, and any other workforce tools the Commandant considers necessary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2406985b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406985c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the strategy required under paragraph (1) is completed, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Workforce Readiness</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11234">SEC. 11234. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2406985d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2406985e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s3702">Section 3702 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2406bf6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><content>The Secretary may vary the authorized end strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves for a fiscal year by a number equal to not more than 3 percent of such end strength upon a determination by the Secretary that varying such authorized end strength is in the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2406bf70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><content>The Commandant may increase the authorized end strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves by a number equal to not more than 2 percent of such authorized end strength upon a determination by the Commandant that such increase would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or ratings.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4035">136 STAT. 4035</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11235">SEC. 11235. </num><heading>CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS WITH CERTAIN CRITICAL SKILLS ON ACTIVE DUTY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2406e681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch21">Chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2165 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24070d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2166">“§ 2166.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24070d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2166">14 USC 2166</ref>.</p></sidenote> Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical skills</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24070d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may authorize an officer in a grade above grade O–2 to remain on active duty after the date otherwise provided for the retirement of such officer in section 2154 of this title, if the officer possesses a critical skill, or specialty, or is in a career field designated pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24070d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical Skills, Specialty, or Career Field</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall designate any critical skill, specialty, or career field eligible for continuation on active duty as provided in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24070d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration of Continuation</inline>.—</heading><content>An officer continued on active duty pursuant to this section shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 40 years of active service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24070d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall carry out this section by prescribing policy which shall specify the criteria to be used in designating any critical skill, specialty, or career field for purposes of subsection (b).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24070d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch21">chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24070d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24070d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2165 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2166. </designator> <label>Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical skills.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11236">SEC. 11236. </num><heading>NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24075bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum Number of Officers</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2103/a">Section 2103(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240782cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240782cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum Total Number</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The total number of Coast Guard commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list, excluding warrant officers, shall not exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>7,100 in fiscal year 2022;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>7,200 in fiscal year 2023;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>7,300 in fiscal year 2024; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>7,400 in fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary increase</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commandant may temporarily increase the total number of commissioned officers permitted under such paragraph by up to 4 percent for not more than 60 days after the date of the commissioning of a Coast Guard Academy class.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240782d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after exceeding the total number of commissioned officers permitted under paragraphs (1) and (2), and each 30 days thereafter until the total number of commissioned officers no longer exceeds the number of such officers permitted under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4036">136 STAT. 4036</page> the Senate of the number of officers on the active duty promotion list on the last day of the preceding 30-day period.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240782d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Officers Not on Active Duty Promotion List</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch51">Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y240782d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="5113">“§ 5113.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240782d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5113">14 USC 5113</ref>.</p></sidenote> Officers not on active duty promotion list</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240782da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 60 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the number of Coast Guard officers serving at other Federal entities on a reimbursable basis, and the number of Coast Guard officers who are serving at other Federal agencies on a non-reimbursable basis, but not on the active duty promotion list.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240782db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch51">chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240782dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240782dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“5113. </designator> <label>Officers not on active duty promotion list.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11237">SEC. 11237. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2407a9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s352">37 USC 352 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR MARINE INSPECTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2408462f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority To Provide Assignment Pay or Special Duty Pay</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide assignment pay or special duty pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s352">section 352 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, to a member of the Coast Guard serving in a prevention position and assigned as a marine inspector or marine investigator pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s312">section 312 of title 14, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24084630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Briefing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24084632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on any uses of the authority under subsection (a) during the preceding year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of members of the Coast Guard serving as marine inspectors or marine investigators pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s312">section 312 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, who are receiving assignment pay or special duty pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s352">section 352 of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24084636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the impact of the use of the authority under this section on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Coast Guard in administering the laws and regulations for the promotion of safety of life and property on and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24084638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the effects of assignment pay and special duty pay on retention of marine inspectors and investigators.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>If the authority provided in subsection (a) is not exercised, a detailed justification for not exercising such authority, including an explanation of the efforts the Secretary is taking to ensure that the Coast Guard workforce <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4037">136 STAT. 4037</page> contains an adequate number of qualified marine inspectors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2408463a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2408463b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2408463c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2408463d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, shall conduct a study on the health of marine inspectors and marine investigators who have served as such inspectors or investigators for a period of not less than 10 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2408463e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2408463f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24084640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An evaluation of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24084641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the daily vessel inspection duties of marine inspectors and marine investigators, including the examination of internal cargo tanks and voids and new construction activities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24084642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>major incidents to which marine inspectors and marine investigators have had to respond, and any other significant incident, such as a vessel casualty, that has resulted in the exposure of marine inspectors and marine investigators to hazardous chemicals or substances; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24084643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the types of hazardous chemicals or substances to which marine inspectors and marine investigators have been exposed relative to the effects such chemicals or substances have had on marine inspectors and marine investigators.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24084645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24084646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>A review and analysis of the current Coast Guard health and safety monitoring systems, and recommendations for improving such systems, specifically with respect to the exposure of members of the Coast Guard to hazardous substances while carrying out inspections and investigation duties.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any other element the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24084648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study and recommendations for actions the Commandant should take to improve the health and exposure of marine inspectors and marine investigators.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24086d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided by subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11238">SEC. 11238. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF ABILITY FOR SELECTION BOARD TO RECOMMEND OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT FOR PROMOTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2116/c/1">Section 2116(c)(1) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>three times</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>may not exceed</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11239">SEC. 11239. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2408bb7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2772">Section 2772 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4038">136 STAT. 4038</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y240930ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2772">“§ 2772.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Education loan repayment program for members on active duty in specified military specialties</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240930ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may repay—</chapeau><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y240930ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1071/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y240930af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any loan made under part D of such title (the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, <ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087a/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y240930b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any loan made under part E of such title (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087aa/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y240930b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>any loan incurred for educational purposes made by a lender that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240930b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an agency or instrumentality of a State;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240930b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a financial or credit institution (including an insurance company) that is subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the United States or any State;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240930b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a pension fund approved by the Secretary for purposes of this section; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240930b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a nonprofit private entity designated by a State, regulated by such State, and approved by the Secretary for purposes of this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240930b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Repayment of any such loan shall be made on the basis of each complete year of service performed by the borrower.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240930b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may repay loans described in paragraph (1) in the case of any person for service performed on active duty as a member in an officer program or military specialty specified by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The portion or amount of a loan that may be repaid under subsection (a) is 33⅓ percent or $1,500, whichever is greater, for each year of service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest Accrual</inline>.—</heading><content>If a portion of a loan is repaid under this section for any year, interest on the remainder of such loan shall accrue and be paid in the same manner as is otherwise required.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize refunding any repayment of a loan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fractional Credit for Transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual who transfers from service making the individual eligible for repayment of loans under this section (as described in subsection (a)(3)) to service making the individual eligible for repayment of loans under section 16301 of title 10 (as described in subsection (a)(2) or (g) of that section) during a year shall be eligible to have repaid a portion of such loan determined by giving appropriate fractional credit for each portion of the year so served, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary concerned.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Schedule for Allocation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe a schedule for the allocation of funds made available to carry out the provisions of this section and section 16301 of title 10 during any year for which funds are not sufficient to pay the sum of the amounts eligible for repayment under subsection (a) and section 16301(a) of title 10.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4039">136 STAT. 4039</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Failure to Complete Period of Service</inline>.—</heading><content>Except an individual described in subsection (e) who transfers to service making the individual eligible for repayment of loans under section 16301 of title 10, a member of the Coast Guard who fails to complete the period of service required to qualify for loan repayment under this section shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Issue Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may prescribe procedures for implementing this section, including standards for qualified loans and authorized payees and other terms and conditions for making loan repayments. Such regulations may include exceptions that would allow for the payment as a lump sum of any loan repayment due to a member under a written agreement that existed at the time of a member’s death or disability.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240930bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch27">chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240930c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240930c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2772 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2772. </designator> <label>Education loan repayment program for members on active duty in specified military specialties.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11240">SEC. 11240. </num><heading>RETIREMENT OF VICE COMMANDANT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x240956d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s303">Section 303 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240956d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a)(2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240956d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A Vice Commandant who is retired while serving as Vice Commandant, after serving not less than 2 years as Vice Commandant, shall be retired with the grade of admiral, except as provided in section 306(d).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240956d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Vice Commandant</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or as an officer serving as Vice Commandant who has served less than 2 years as Vice Commandant</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11241">SEC. 11241. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240956d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2502">14 USC 2502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT PROCESSING TIMES AND DENIAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2409a4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409a4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates resignation and retirement processing timelines.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2409a4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409a4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409a4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409a4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statistics.</p></sidenote><content>statistics on the number of resignations, retirements, and other separations that occurred;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409a4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the processing time for each action described in paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409a4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the percentage of requests for such actions that had a command endorsement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409a4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the percentage of requests for such actions that did not have a command endorsement; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409a500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>for each denial of a request for a command endorsement and each failure to take action on such a request, a detailed description of the rationale for such denial or failure to take such action.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11242">SEC. 11242. </num><heading>CALCULATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2409cc11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch25/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4040">136 STAT. 4040</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2409cc12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2515">“§ 2515.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409cc13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2515">14 USC 2515</ref>.</p></sidenote> Calculation of active service</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Any service described, including service described prior to the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, in writing, including by electronic communication, by a representative of the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center as service that counts toward total active service for regular retirement under section 2152 or section 2306 shall be considered by the President as active service for purposes of applying section 2152 or section 2306 with respect to the determination of the retirement qualification for any officer or enlisted member to whom a description was provided.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2409f324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch25">chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409f325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409f326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2501.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2515 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2515. </designator> <label>Calculation of active service.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2409f327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409f328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2515">14 USC 2515 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendment made by subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409f329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall only apply to officers of the Coast Guard that entered active service after January 1, 1997, temporarily separated for a period of time, and have retired from the Coast Guard before January 1, 2024; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2409f32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall not apply to any member of any other uniformed service, or to any Coast Guard member regarding active service of the member in any other uniformed service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11243">SEC. 11243. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409f32b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14">14 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2409f32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2501.</p></sidenote><heading>PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM PROCEDURE REVIEW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240ab67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240ab67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study on the Coast Guard Physical Disability Evaluation System and medical retirement procedures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240ab681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240ab682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240ab683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In completing the study required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall review, and provide recommendations to address, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Coast Guard compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies relating to the Physical Disability Evaluation System and the Medical Evaluation Board.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Coast Guard compliance with timelines set forth in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240ab686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the instruction of the Commandant entitled “Physical Disability Evaluation System” issued on May 19, 2006 (COMDTNST M1850.2D); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240ab687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Physical Disability Evaluation System Transparency Initiative (ALCGPSC 030/20).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An evaluation of Coast Guard processes in place to ensure the availability, consistency, and effectiveness of counsel appointed by the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General to represent members of the Coast Guard undergoing an evaluation under the Physical Disability Evaluation System.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard has and uses processes to ensure that such counsel may perform the functions of such counsel in a manner that is impartial, including being able to perform such functions without <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4041">136 STAT. 4041</page> undue pressure or interference by the command of the affected member of the Coast Guard, the Personnel Service Center, and the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240ab68a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The frequency, including the frequency aggregated by member pay grade, with which members of the Coast Guard seek private counsel in lieu of counsel appointed by the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240add9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The timeliness of determinations, guidance, and access to medical evaluations necessary for retirement or rating determinations and overall well-being of the affected member of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240add9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The guidance, formal or otherwise, provided by the Personnel Service Center and the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General, other than the counsel directly representing affected members of the Coast Guard, in communication with medical personnel examining members.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240add9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The guidance, formal or otherwise, provided by the medical professionals reviewing cases within the Physical Disability Evaluation System to affected members of the Coast Guard, and the extent to which such guidance is disclosed to the commanders, commanding officers, or other members of the Coast Guard in the chain of command of such affected members.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240add9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240add9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The feasibility of establishing a program to allow members of the Coast Guard to select an expedited review to ensure completion of the Medical Evaluation Board report not later than 180 days after the date on which such review was initiated.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240adda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240adda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240adda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a) and recommendations for improving the Physical Disability Evaluation System process.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240adda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updated Policy Guidance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240adda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240adda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report under subsection (b) is submitted, the Commandant shall issue updated policy guidance in response to the findings and recommendations contained in the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240adda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The updated policy guidance required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240adda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240adda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>A requirement that a member of the Coast Guard, or the counsel of such a member, shall be informed of the contents of, and afforded the option to be present for, any communication between the member’s command and the Personnel Service Center, or other Coast Guard entity, with respect to the duty status of the member.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240adda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An exception to the requirement described in subparagraph (A) that such a member, or the counsel of the member, is not required to be informed of the contents of such a communication if it is demonstrated that there is a legitimate health or safety need for the member to be excluded from such communications, supported by a medical opinion that such exclusion is necessary for the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4042">136 STAT. 4042</page> health or safety of the member, command, or any other individual.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240addaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An option to allow a member of the Coast Guard to initiate an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board if a Coast Guard healthcare provider, or other military healthcare provider, has raised a concern about the ability of the member to continue serving in the Coast Guard, in accordance with existing medical and physical disability policy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240addab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An updated policy to remove the command endorsement requirement for retirement or separation unless absolutely necessary for the benefit of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11244">SEC. 11244. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MULTIRATER ASSESSMENTS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240b2bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2182/a">Section 2182(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Officers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each officer of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assessment before promotion to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the grade of O–4;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the grade of O–5; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the grade of O–6.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enlisted members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each enlisted member of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assessment before advancement to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the grade of E–7;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the grade of E–8;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the grade of E–9; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the grade of E–10.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual assessed shall not be permitted to select the peers and subordinates who provide opinions for the multirater assessment of such individual.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-assessment elements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Following an assessment of an individual pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3), the individual shall be provided appropriate post-assessment counseling and leadership coaching.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of results</inline>.—</heading><content>The supervisor of the individual assessed shall be provided with the results of the multirater assessment.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240b52ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240b52ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an estimate of the costs associated with implementing the amendment made by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240b52ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4043">136 STAT. 4043</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11245">SEC. 11245. </num><heading>PROMOTION PARITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240c3d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information To Be Furnished</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2115/a">Section 2115(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240c3d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240c3d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240c3d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y240c3d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240c3d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of an eligible officer considered for promotion to a rank above lieutenant, any credible information of an adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation or inquiry and any information placed in the personnel service record of the officer under section 1745(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1561">10 U.S.C. 1561 note</ref>), shall be furnished to the selection board in accordance with standards and procedures set out in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240c3d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Selection Review Boards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240c3d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch21/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2120 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y240d27b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="2120a">“§ 2120a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d27b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2120a">14 USC 2120a</ref>.</p></sidenote> Special selection review boards</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d27bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d27bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d27bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d27be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>If the Secretary determines that a person recommended by a promotion board for promotion to a grade at or below the grade of rear admiral is the subject of credible information of an adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 2115(a)(3) of this title that was not furnished to the promotion board during its consideration of the person for promotion as otherwise required by such section, the Secretary shall convene a special selection review board under this section to review the person and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>If a person and the recommendation for promotion of the person is subject to review under this section by a special selection review board convened under this section, the name of the person—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d27c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall not be disseminated or publicly released on the list of officers recommended for promotion by the promotion board recommending the promotion of the person; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d27c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall not be forwarded to the President or the Senate, as applicable, or included on a promotion list under section 2121 of this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Convening</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d27c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Any special selection review board convened under this section shall be convened in accordance with the provisions of section 2120(c) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Any special selection review board convened under this section may review such number of persons, and recommendations for promotion of such persons, as the Secretary shall specify in convening such special selection review board.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Considered</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d27c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>In reviewing a person and recommending whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board convened under this section shall be furnished and consider the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4044">136 STAT. 4044</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d27c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The record and information concerning the person furnished in accordance with section 2115 of this title to the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d27c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Any credible information of an adverse nature on the person, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation or inquiry described in section 2115(a)(3) of this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The furnishing of information to a special selection review board under paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by the standards and procedures referred to in section 2115 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y240d27cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Before information on a person described in paragraph (1)(B) is furnished to a special selection review board for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d27cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such information is made available to the person; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d27cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the person is afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on such information to the special selection review board before its review of the person and the recommendation for promotion of the person under this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d27cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>If information on a person described in paragraph (1)(B) is not made available to the person as otherwise required by subparagraph (A)(i) due to the classification status of such information, the person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be furnished a summary of such information appropriate to the person’s authorization for access to classified information.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y240d27d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>An opportunity to submit comments on information is not required for a person under subparagraph (A)(ii) if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y240d27d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such information was made available to the person in connection with the furnishing of such information under section 2115(a) of this title to the promotion board that recommended the promotion of the person subject to review under this section; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y240d27d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the person submitted comments on such information to that promotion board.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The comments on information of a person described in clause (i)(II) shall be furnished to the special selection review board.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d27d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A person may waive either or both of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d4ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The right to submit comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (A)(ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d4ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The furnishing of comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (C)(ii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d4eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>In considering the record and information on a person under this section, the special selection review board shall compare such record and information with an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers who were recommended for promotion by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion, and an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers who were considered by and not recommended for promotion by that promotion board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Records and information shall be presented to a special selection review board for purposes of paragraph (1) in a manner that does not indicate or disclose the person or persons for whom the special selection review board was convened.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In considering whether the recommendation for promotion of a person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board shall, to the greatest extent practicable, apply <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4045">136 STAT. 4045</page> standards used by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only if the special selection review board determines that the person—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d4eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified for promotion than the sample officer highest on the order of merit list who was considered by and not recommended for promotion by the promotion board concerned; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d4ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is comparable in qualification for promotion to those sample officers who were recommended for promotion by that promotion board.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only by a vote of a majority of the members of the special selection review board.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>If a special selection review board does not sustain a recommendation for promotion of a person under this section, the person shall be considered to have failed of selection for promotion.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d4ef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Each special selection review board convened under this section shall submit to the Secretary a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing the name of each person whose recommendation for promotion it recommends for sustainment and certifying that the board has carefully considered the record and information of each person whose name was referred to it.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4ef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The provisions of sections 2117(a) of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection review board convened under this section in the same manner as they apply to the report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 2106 of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of Persons</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d4ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>If the report of a special selection review board convened under this section recommends the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade of a person whose name was referred to it for review under this section, and the President approves the report, the person shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance with section 2121 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A person who is appointed to the next higher grade as described in paragraph (1) shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of rank, the same effective date for the pay and allowances of that grade, and the same position on the active-duty list as the person would have had pursuant to the original recommendation for promotion of the promotion board concerned.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Promotion Board Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>promotion board</term>’ means a selection board convened by the Secretary under section 2106 of this title.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d4efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch21">chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2120 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2120a. </designator> <label>Special selection review boards.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Information</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2118">Section 2118 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><content>If the Secretary makes a recommendation under this section that the name of an officer be removed from a report of a selection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4046">136 STAT. 4046</page> board and the recommendation is accompanied by information that was not presented to that selection board, that information shall be made available to that officer. The officer shall then be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on that information to the officials making the recommendation and the officials reviewing the recommendation.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d4f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote> If an eligible officer cannot be given access to such information because of its classification status, the officer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be provided with an appropriate summary of the information.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d4f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delay of Promotion</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2121/f">Section 2121(f) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d9d24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y240d9d25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The promotion of an officer may be delayed without prejudice if any of the following applies:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The officer is under investigation or proceedings of a court-martial or a board of officers are pending against the officer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>A criminal proceeding in a Federal or State court is pending against the officer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d9d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary determines that credible information of an adverse nature, including a substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 2115(a)(3), with respect to the officer will result in the convening of a special selection review board under section 2120a of this title to review the officer and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the officer should be sustained.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d9d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y240d9d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d9d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (B), a promotion may be delayed under this subsection until, as applicable—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the completion of the investigation or proceedings described in subparagraph (A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a final decision in the proceeding described in subparagraph (B) is issued; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the special selection review board convened under section 2120a of this title issues recommendations with respect to the officer.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240d9d30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d9d31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d9d32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Unless the Secretary determines that a further delay is necessary in the public interest, a promotion may not be delayed under this subsection for more than one year after the date the officer would otherwise have been promoted.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240d9d33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>An officer whose promotion is delayed under this subsection and who is subsequently promoted shall be given the date of rank and position on the active duty promotion list in the grade to which promoted that he would have held had his promotion not been so delayed.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11246">SEC. 11246. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240d9d34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2301">14 USC 2301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO DIVERSIFY COAST GUARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240e6085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall establish a program for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals in the enlisted ranks of the Coast Guard who are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e6086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>underrepresented minorities; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e6087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>from rural areas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240e6088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e6089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>seek to enter into 1 or more partnerships with eligible institutions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e608a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to increase the visibility of Coast Guard careers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e608b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>to promote curriculum development—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e608c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to enable acceptance into the Coast Guard; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4047">136 STAT. 4047</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e608d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to improve success on relevant exams, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e608e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to provide mentoring for students entering and beginning Coast Guard careers; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e608f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>enter into a partnership with an existing Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for the purpose of promoting Coast Guard careers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240e6090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e6091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible institution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible institution</term>” means an institution—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e6092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e6093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e6094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a junior or community college (as such term is defined in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1058">20 U.S.C. 1058</ref>); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e6095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e6096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a part B institution (as such term is defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</ref>));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e6097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a Tribal College or University (as such term is defined in section 316(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c/b">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</ref>));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e6098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a Hispanic-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 502 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a</ref>));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e6099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 317(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059d/b">20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)</ref>));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e609a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a Predominantly Black institution (as such term is defined in section 371(c) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/c">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</ref>));</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e609b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059g/b">20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)</ref>)); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y240e609c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in section 319(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059f/b">20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240e609d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>rural area</term>” means an area that is outside of an urbanized area, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11247">SEC. 11247. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240eaebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s320">Section 320 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240eaebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240eaec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (c)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240eaec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240eaec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240eaec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning on December 31, 2025, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall maintain at all times a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program with not fewer than 1 such program established in each Coast Guard district.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4048">136 STAT. 4048</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240eaec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240eaec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress an estimate of the costs associated with implementing the amendments made by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11248">SEC. 11248. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240eaec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES AMONG COAST GUARD ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240efce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240efce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with the Advisory Board on Women at the Coast Guard Academy established under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1904">section 1904 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, and the minority outreach team program established by section 1905 of such title, the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f23f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240f23fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determine which recommendations in the RAND representation report may practicably be implemented to promote improved representation in the Coast Guard of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f23fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>women; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f23fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>racial and ethnic minorities; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f23fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240f23fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the actions the Commandant has taken, or plans to take, to implement such recommendations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240f23ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240f2400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240f2401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Curriculum and Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any action the Commandant plans to take to implement recommendations described in subsection (a)(1) that relate to modification or development of curriculum and training, such modified curriculum and trainings shall be provided at—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f2402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>officer accession points, including the Coast Guard Academy and the Leadership Development Center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f2403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240f2404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New Jersey.</p></sidenote><content>enlisted member accession at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f2405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the officer, enlisted member, and civilian leadership courses managed by the Leadership Development Center.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240f2406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of RAND Representation Report</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>RAND representation report</term>” means the report of the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center of the RAND Corporation entitled “Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members”, issued on August 11, 2021.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11249">SEC. 11249. </num><heading>STRATEGY TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND ACCESSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240f7227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x240f7228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall develop a 10-year strategy to enhance Coast Guard diversity through recruitment and accession—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f7229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>at educational institutions at the high school and higher education levels; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f722a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for the officer and enlisted ranks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240f722b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f722c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the strategy developed under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4049">136 STAT. 4049</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f722d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f722e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of existing Coast Guard recruitment and accession programs at educational institutions at the high school and higher education levels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f722f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An explanation of the manner in which the strategy supports the overall diversity and inclusion action plan of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y240f7230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of the manner in which existing programs and partnerships will be modified or expanded to enhance diversity in recruiting in high school and institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>)) and accession.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11250">SEC. 11250. </num><heading>SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD ACADEMY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y240fe761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch9/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2410f8d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="953">“§ 953.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f8d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s953">14 USC 953</ref>.</p></sidenote> Support for Coast Guard Academy</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts and cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may enter contract and cooperative agreements with 1 or more qualified organizations for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 3201(e) of title 10, the Commandant may enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to section 3204(a) of title 10.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Coast Guard Academy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial controls</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Before entering into a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall ensure that the contract or agreement includes appropriate financial controls to account for the resources of the Coast Guard Academy and the qualified organization concerned in accordance with accepted accounting principles.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any such contract or cooperative agreement shall contain a provision that allows the Commandant to review, as the Commandant considers necessary, the financial accounts of the qualified organization to determine whether the operations of the qualified organization—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>are consistent with the terms of the contract or cooperative agreement; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Department of Homeland Security.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leases</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy, the Commandant may, consistent with section 504(a)(13), rent or lease real property located at the Coast Guard Academy to a qualified organization, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4050">136 STAT. 4050</page> except that proceeds from such a lease shall be retained and expended in accordance with subsection (f).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support Services</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent required by a contract or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the Commandant may provide support services to a qualified organization while the qualified organization conducts support activities at the Coast Guard Academy only if the Commandant determines that the provision of such services is essential for the support of the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No liability of the united states</inline>.—</heading><content>Support services may only be provided without any liability of the United States to a qualified organization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support services defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>support services</term>’ includes utilities, office furnishings and equipment, communications services, records staging and archiving, audio and video support, and security systems, in conjunction with the leasing or licensing of property.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfers From Nonappropriated Fund Operation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commandant may, subject to the acceptance of the qualified organization concerned, transfer to the qualified organization all title to and ownership of the assets and liabilities of the Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentality, the function of which includes providing support for the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy, including bank accounts and financial reserves in the accounts of such fund instrumentality, equipment, supplies, and other personal property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may not transfer under paragraph (1) any interest in real property.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance of Support From Qualified Organization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Commandant may accept from a qualified organization funds, supplies, and services for the support of the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employees of qualified organization</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, employees or personnel of the qualified organization may not be considered to be employees of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds received from ncaa</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may accept funds from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to support the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall ensure that contributions under this subsection and expenditure of funds pursuant to subsection (f) do not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Coast Guard, any employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10) to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved in such a program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trademarks and Service Marks</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>An agreement under subsection (a) may, consistent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4051">136 STAT. 4051</page> with section 2260 of title 10 (other than subsection (d) of such section), authorize a qualified organization to enter into licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks and service marks identifying the Coast Guard Academy, subject to the approval of the Commandant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A licensing, marketing, or sponsorship agreement may not be entered into under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such agreement would reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Coast Guard, any employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Commandant determines that the use of the trademark or service mark would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard or any individual involved in such a program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retention and Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds received by the Commandant under this section may be retained for use to support the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy and shall remain available until expended.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authority provided in this section with respect to a qualified organization is available only so long as the qualified organization continues—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to operate in accordance with this section, the law of the State of Connecticut, and the constitution and bylaws of the qualified organization; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to operate exclusively to support the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Organization Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>qualified organization</term>’ means an organization—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>that operates as an organization under subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under subsection (a) of that section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for which authorization under sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of title 10 may be provided; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>established by the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association solely for the purpose of supporting Coast Guard athletics.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2410f8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="954">“§ 954.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s954">14 USC 954</ref>.</p></sidenote> Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extracurricular programs</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program, the Commandant may designate funds appropriated to the Coast Guard and available for that program to be treated as nonappropriated funds and expended for that program in accordance with laws applicable to the expenditure of nonappropriated funds. Appropriated funds so designated shall be considered to be nonappropriated funds for all purposes and shall remain available until expended.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program</term>’ means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program of the Coast Guard Academy to which each of the following applies:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The program is not considered a morale, welfare, or recreation program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4052">136 STAT. 4052</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The program is supported through appropriated funds.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The program is supported by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2410f905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The program is not a private organization and is not operated by a private organization.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2410f906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch9">chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2410f908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 901.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 952 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“953. </designator> <label>Support for Coast Guard Academy.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“954. </designator> <label>Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extracurricular programs.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11251">SEC. 11251. </num><heading>TRAINING FOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24114629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s315">Section 315 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2411944a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="315">“§ 315.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Training for congressional affairs personnel</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2411944b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall develop a training course, which shall be administered in person, on the workings of Congress for any member of the Coast Guard selected for a position as a fellow, liaison, counsel, or administrative staff for the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs or as any Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs officer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2411944c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Course Subject Matter</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2411944d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The training course required under this section shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2411944e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the congressional budget process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2411944f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the congressional appropriations process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the congressional authorization process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the governance framework of separation of powers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liaisons, counsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard Office of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters program offices, and any other entity the Commandant considers relevant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard public affairs and external communications personnel with respect to Members of Congress and the staff of such Members necessary to enhance communication between Coast Guard units, sectors, and districts and Member offices and committees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of Coast Guard activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Detail within coast guard office of budget and programs</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>At the written request of a receiving congressional office, the training course required under this section shall include a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard Office of Budget and Programs to ensure adequate exposure to Coast Guard policy, oversight, and requests from Congress.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4053">136 STAT. 4053</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24119459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonconsecutive detail permitted</inline>.—</heading><content>A detail under this paragraph is not required to be consecutive with the balance of the training.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2411945a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completion of Required Training</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Coast Guard selected for a position described in subsection (a) shall complete the training required by this section before the date on which such member reports for duty for such position.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2411945b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch3">chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2411945c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2411945d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 315 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“315. </designator> <label>Training for congressional affairs personnel.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11252">SEC. 11252. </num><heading>STRATEGY FOR RETENTION OF CUTTERMEN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2412098e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2412098f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24120990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall publish a strategy to improve incentives to attract and retain a qualified workforce serving on Coast Guard cutters that includes underrepresented minorities, and servicemembers from rural areas, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301/a/12/C">section 54301(a)(12)(C) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24120991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24120992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Policies to improve flexibility in the afloat career path, including a policy that enables members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters to transition between operations afloat and operations ashore assignments without detriment to the career progression of a member.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24120993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24120994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24120995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>A review of current officer requirements for afloat assignments at each pay grade, and an assessment as to whether such requirements are appropriate or present undue limitations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24120996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Strategies to improve crew comfort afloat, such as berthing modifications to accommodate all crewmembers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24120997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Actionable steps to improve access to highspeed internet capable of video conference for the purposes of medical, educational, and personal use by members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24120998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24120999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of bonuses to attract members to serve at sea and retain talented members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters to serve as leaders in senior enlisted positions, department head positions, and command positions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412099a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Policies to ensure that high-performing members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters are competitive for special assignments, postgraduate education, senior service schools, and other career-enhancing positions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2412099b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall ensure that the elements described in subsection (b) do not result in discrimination based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or gender.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11253">SEC. 11253. </num><heading>STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF COAST GUARD FORCE READINESS COMMAND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241257bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241257bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the performance of the Coast Guard Force Readiness Command.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4054">136 STAT. 4054</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241257be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241257bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241257c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The actions the Force Readiness Command has taken to develop and implement training for the Coast Guard workforce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241257c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The extent to which the Force Readiness Command—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241257c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has made an assessment of performance, policy, and training compliance across Force Readiness Command headquarters and field units, and the results of any such assessment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241257c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is modifying and expanding Coast Guard training to match the future demands of the Coast Guard with respect to growth in workforce numbers, modernization of assets and infrastructure, and increased global mission demands relating to the Arctic and Western Pacific regions and cyberspace.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241257c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the study required by subsection (a) commences, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11254">SEC. 11254. </num><heading>STUDY ON FREQUENCY OF WEAPONS TRAINING FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2412a5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2412a5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall conduct a study to assess whether current weapons training required for Coast Guard law enforcement and other relevant personnel is sufficient.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2412a5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412a5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>assess whether there is a need to improve weapons training for Coast Guard law enforcement and other relevant personnel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412a5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>identify—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412a5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the frequency of such training most likely to ensure adequate weapons training, proficiency, and safety among such personnel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412a5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Coast Guard law enforcement and other applicable personnel who should be prioritized to receive such improved training; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412a5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any challenge posed by a transition to improving such training and offering such training more frequently, and the resources necessary to address such a challenge.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2412a5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4055">136 STAT. 4055</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Provisions</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11255">SEC. 11255. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2412f40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 8414 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1156">14 U.S.C. 1156 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2412f40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24131b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the purposes of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24131b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>counter-UAS system surrogate testing and training; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24131b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24131b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24131b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24131b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24131b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may waive the restriction under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing not later than 15 days after exercising such waiver to the Department of Homeland Security, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that the operation or procurement of a covered unmanned aircraft system is required in the national interest of the United States.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24131b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24131b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24134239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2413423a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered foreign country</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered foreign country</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413423b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The People’s Republic of China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413423c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Russian Federation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413423d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413423e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413423f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24134240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y24134241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24134242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered unmanned aircraft system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered unmanned aircraft system</term>’ means an unmanned aircraft system described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24134243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and any related services and equipment</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>United States Code</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24134244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24134245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24134246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Replacement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the Commandant shall replace covered unmanned aircraft systems of the Coast Guard with unmanned aircraft systems manufactured in the United States or an allied country (as that term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350f/d/1">section 2350f(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11256">SEC. 11256. </num><heading>BUDGETING OF COAST GUARD RELATING TO CERTAIN OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24139067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch51">Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4056">136 STAT. 4056</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24139068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="5114">“§ 5114.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24139069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5114">14 USC 5114</ref>.</p></sidenote> Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness missions</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2413906a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2413906b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and every February 1 thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that adequately represents a calculation of the annual costs and expenditures of performing and executing all defense readiness mission activities, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413906c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>all expenses related to the Coast Guard’s coordination, training, and execution of defense readiness mission activities in the Coast Guard’s capacity as an armed force (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10) in support of Department of Defense national security operations and activities or for any other military department or Defense Agency (as such terms are defined in such section);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413906d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>costs associated with Coast Guard detachments assigned in support of the defense readiness mission of the Coast Guard; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2413906e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>any other related expenses, costs, or matters the Commandant considers appropriate or otherwise of interest to Congress.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2413906f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch51">chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 252(b),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24139070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24139071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5101.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“5114. </designator> <label>Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness missions.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11257">SEC. 11257. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24139072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON SAN DIEGO MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x241405a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241405a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overview.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an overview of the maritime domain awareness in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard sector responsible for San Diego, California, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the average volume of known maritime traffic that transited the area during fiscal years 2020 through 2022;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>current sensor platforms deployed by such sector to monitor illicit activity occurring at sea in such area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the number of illicit activity incidents at sea in such area that the sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2022;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241405aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>an estimate of the volume of traffic engaged in illicit activity at sea in such area and the type and description of any vessels used to carry out illicit activities that such sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2022; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the maritime domain awareness requirements to effectively meet the mission of such sector;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of current actions taken by the Coast Guard to partner with Federal, regional, State, and local entities to meet the maritime domain awareness needs of such area;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of any gaps in maritime domain awareness within the area of responsibility of such sector resulting from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4057">136 STAT. 4057</page> an inability to meet the enduring maritime domain awareness requirements of the sector or adequately respond to maritime disorder;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an identification of current technology and assets the Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps identified in paragraph (3);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an identification of capabilities needed to mitigate such gaps, including any capabilities the Coast Guard currently possesses that can be deployed to the sector;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>an identification of technology and assets the Coast Guard does not currently possess and are needed to acquire in order to address such gaps; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241405b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>an identification of any financial obstacles that prevent the Coast Guard from deploying existing commercially available sensor technology to address such gaps.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11258">SEC. 11258. </num><heading>CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD VESSELS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2414a1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2414a1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s510">14 USC 510</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 914 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t14/s501">14 U.S.C. 501 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/281">Public Law 111–281</ref>) is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>transferred to <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5/schI">subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>added at the end so as to follow section 509 of such title, as added by this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>redesignated as section 510 of such title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>amended so that the enumerator, the section heading, typeface, and typestyle conform to those appearing in other sections of <ref href="/us/usc/t14">title 14, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2414a1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coast guard authorization act of 2010</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/281">Public Law 111–281</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2414a1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/124/2907">124 Stat. 2907</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 914.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Title 14</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5/schI">subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2414a1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2414a1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 501.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“510. </designator> <label>Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2414a1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance of Coast Guard Vessels for Public Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s510">Section 510 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, as transferred and redesignated by subsection (a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a1ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2414a200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>On request by the Commandant, the Administrator of the General Services Administration may transfer ownership of a Coast Guard vessel or aircraft to an eligible entity for educational, cultural, historical, charitable, recreational, or other public purposes if such transfer is authorized by law.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2414a203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as if the request were being processed</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>vessels</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2414a204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Code of Federal Regulations</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>such title</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2414a206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the Coast Guard</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4058">136 STAT. 4058</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11259">SEC. 11259. </num><heading>NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM FUNDING PLAN.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s316/c/4">Section 316(c)(4) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a third party entity qualified to undertake such a certification process</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11260">SEC. 11260. </num><heading>REPORT ON COAST GUARD EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2415da87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the viability of establishing an explosive ordnance disposal program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) in the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2415da88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall contain, at a minimum, an explanation of the following with respect to such a Program:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Where within the organizational structure of the Coast Guard the Program would be located, including a discussion of whether the Program should reside in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Maritime Safety and Security Teams;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Maritime Security Response Teams;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a combination of the teams described under subparagraphs (A) and (B); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>elsewhere within the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The vehicles and dive craft that are Coast Guard airframe and vessel transportable that would be required for the transportation of explosive ordnance disposal elements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The Coast Guard stations at which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>portable explosives storage magazines would be available for explosive ordnance disposal elements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>explosive ordnance disposal elements equipment would be pre-positioned.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>How the Program would support other elements within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and, in wartime, the Department of Defense to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>counter improvised explosive devices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>counter unexploded ordnance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>combat weapons of destruction;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>provide service in support of the President; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>support national security special events.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>The career progression of members of the Coast Guard participating in the Program from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Seaman Recruit to Command Master Chief Petty Officer;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Chief Warrant Officer 2 to that of Chief Warrant Officer 4; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Ensign to that of Rear Admiral.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>Initial and annual budget justification estimates on a single program element of the Program for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415da9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>civilian and military pay with details on military pay, including special and incentive pays such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415da9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>officer responsibility pay;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415da9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>officer SCUBA diving duty pay;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>officer demolition hazardous duty pay;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>enlisted SCUBA diving duty pay;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4059">136 STAT. 4059</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>enlisted demolition hazardous duty pay;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>enlisted special duty assignment pay at level special duty-5;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>enlisted assignment incentive pays;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>enlistment and reenlistment bonuses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>officer and enlisted full civilian clothing allowances;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>an exception to the policy allowing a third hazardous duty pay for explosive ordnance disposal-qualified officers and enlisted; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>parachutist hazardous duty pay;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415daa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>research, development, test, and evaluation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415daaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>procurement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415daab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other transaction agreements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415daac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>operations and support; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2415daad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>overseas contingency operations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11261">SEC. 11261. </num><heading>TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24164fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24164fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9620/h">42 U.S.C. 9620(h)</ref>), the Commandant shall, without consideration, transfer in accordance with subsection (b) and convey in accordance with subsection (c) a parcel of the real property described in paragraph (2), including any improvements thereon.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24164fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24164fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alabama.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The property described in this paragraph is real property at Dauphin Island, Alabama, located at 100 Agassiz Street, and consisting of a total of approximately 35.63 acres.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24164fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24164fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote> The exact acreage and legal description of the parcel of such property to be transferred or conveyed in accordance with subsection (b) or (c), respectively, shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Commandant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24164fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">To the Secretary of Health and Human Services</inline>.—</heading><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24164fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Commandant shall transfer, as described in subsection (a), to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), for use by the Food and Drug Administration, custody and control of a portion, consisting of approximately 4 acres, of the parcel of real property described in such subsection, to be identified by agreement between the Commandant and the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24164fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">To the State of Alabama</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall convey, as described in subsection (a), to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, a unit of the government of the State of Alabama, located at Dauphin Island, Alabama, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to such portion of the parcel described in such subsection that is not transferred to the Secretary under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24164fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments and Costs of Transfer and Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24164fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24164fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall pay costs to be incurred by the Coast Guard, or reimburse the Coast Guard for such costs incurred by the Coast Guard, to carry out the transfer and conveyance required by this section, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4060">136 STAT. 4060</page> including survey costs, appraisal costs, costs for environmental documentation related to the transfer and conveyance, and any other necessary administrative costs related to the transfer and conveyance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24164fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 780 of division B of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>), any amounts that are made available to the Secretary under such section and not obligated on the date of enactment of this Act shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24164feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of amounts received</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts received by the Commandant as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the Coast Guard Housing Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2946">section 2946 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, or the account that was used to pay the costs incurred by the Coast Guard in carrying out the transfer or conveyance under this section, as determined by the Commandant, and shall be made available until expended. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11262">SEC. 11262. </num><heading>TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24169e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch51">Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2417133d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="5115">“§ 5115.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417133e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5115">14 USC 5115</ref>.</p></sidenote> Major grants, contracts, or other transactions</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417133f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24171341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress and the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs not later than 3 full business days in advance of the Coast Guard—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order for the Coast Guard on the multiple award contract, or issuing a letter of intent totaling more than $4,000,000;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Coast Guard funds;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>making a sole-source grant award; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24171347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>announcing publicly the intention to make or award an item described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Element</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A notification under this subsection shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the amount of the award;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417134a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417134b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the type of contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417134c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an identification of the entity awarded the contract, such as the name and location of the entity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417134d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the account from which the funds are to be drawn.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4061">136 STAT. 4061</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417134e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417134f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Commandant determines that compliance with subsection (a) would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, the Commandant—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>may make an award or issue a letter described in such subsection without the notification required under such subsection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24171352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24171353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds that are not available for obligation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24171354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24171356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24171357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch51">chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24171358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24171359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5101.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“5115. </designator> <label>Major grants, contracts, or other transactions.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11263">SEC. 11263. </num><heading>STUDY ON SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR CONTAINERS AND FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417617a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417617b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall complete a study on the safety inspection program for containers (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s80501">section 80501 of title 46, United States Code</ref>) and designated waterfront facilities receiving containers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417617c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417617d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417617e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417617f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation and review of such safety inspection program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24176180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24176181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A determination of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24176182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of container inspections conducted annually by the Coast Guard during the preceding 10-year period, as compared to the number of containers moved through United States ports annually during such period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24176183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of qualified Coast Guard container and facility inspectors, and an assessment as to whether, during the preceding 10-year period, there have been a sufficient number of such inspectors to carry out the mission of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24176184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24176185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the training programs available to such inspectors and the adequacy of such training programs during the preceding 10-year period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24176186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An identification of areas of improvement for such program in the interest of commerce and national security, and the costs associated with such improvements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24176187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the completion of the study required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4062">136 STAT. 4062</page> on the findings of the study required by subsection (a), including the personnel and resource requirements necessary for such program.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11264">SEC. 11264. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24176188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s245">6 USC 245</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OPERATIONAL DATA SHARING CAPABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417d5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417d5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, consistent with the ongoing Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise joint effort by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, establish a secure, centralized capability to allow real-time, or near real-time, data and information sharing between Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard for purposes of maritime boundary domain awareness and enforcement activities along the maritime boundaries of the United States, including the maritime boundaries in the northern and southern continental United States and Alaska.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417d5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing the capability under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize enforcement areas experiencing the highest levels of enforcement activity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417d5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The capability established under subsection (a) shall be sufficient for the secure sharing of data, information, and surveillance necessary for operational missions, including data from governmental assets, irrespective of whether an asset located in or around mission operation areas belongs to the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, or any other partner agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417d5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection and the Commandant shall jointly—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417d5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417d5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess and delineate the types of data and quality of data sharing needed to meet the respective operational missions of Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard, including video surveillance, seismic sensors, infrared detection, space-based remote sensing, and any other data or information necessary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417d5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417d5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417d5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Processes.</p></sidenote><content>develop appropriate requirements and processes for the credentialing of personnel of Customs and Border Protection and personnel of the Coast Guard to access and use the capability established under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2417d5c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417d5c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>establish a cost-sharing agreement for the long-term operation and maintenance of the capability and the assets that provide data to the capability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417d5c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the establishment of the capability under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2417d5c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, or any other partner agency to acquire, share, or transfer personal information relating to an individual in violation of any Federal or State law or regulation.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11265">SEC. 11265. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2417d5c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Texas.</p></sidenote><heading>FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION OF COAST GUARD STATION AT PORT MANSFIELD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241823e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241823e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241823ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall commence <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4063">136 STAT. 4063</page> a feasibility study on construction of a Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield, Texas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241823eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241823ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241823ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the resources and workforce requirements necessary for a new Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241823ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An identification of the enhancements to the missions and capabilities of the Coast Guard that a new Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield would provide.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241823ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241823f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the life-cycle costs of such a facility, including the costs of construction, maintenance costs, and staffing costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241823f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241823f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost analysis.</p></sidenote><content>A cost-benefit analysis of the enhancements and capabilities provided, as compared to the costs of construction, maintenance, and staffing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241823f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11266">SEC. 11266. </num><heading>PROCUREMENT OF TETHERED AEROSTAT RADAR SYSTEM FOR COAST GUARD STATION SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall procure not fewer than 1 tethered aerostat radar system, or similar technology, for use by the Coast Guard at and around Coast Guard Station South Padre Island.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11267">SEC. 11267. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24184b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14">14 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24184b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1151.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON MAJOR ACQUISITION CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24187216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24187217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24187218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant may not award any major acquisition contract until the Commandant receives a certification from the party that it has not, during the 10-year period preceding the planned date of award, directly or indirectly held an economic interest in an entity that is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24187219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>owned or controlled by the People’s Republic of China; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418721a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>part of the defense industry of the Chinese Communist Party.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2418721b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability to Taiwan</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an economic interest in an entity owned or controlled by Taiwan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11268">SEC. 11268. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2418721c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s522">14 USC 522 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REVIEW OF DRUG INTERDICTION EQUIPMENT AND STANDARDS; TESTING FOR FENTANYL DURING INTERDICTION OPERATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2418e74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>conduct a review of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2418e750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the equipment, testing kits, and rescue medications used to conduct Coast Guard drug interdiction operations; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4064">136 STAT. 4064</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2418e751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the safety and training standards, policies, and procedures with respect to such operations; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2418e753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine whether the Coast Guard is using the latest equipment and technology and up-to-date training and standards for recognizing, handling, testing, and securing illegal drugs, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals during such operations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2418e757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2418e758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2418e759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>If, as a result of the review required by subsection (a), the Commandant determines that the Coast Guard is not using the latest equipment and technology and up-to-date training and standards for recognizing, handling, testing, and securing illegal drugs, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals during drug interdiction operations, the Commandant shall ensure that the Coast Guard acquires and uses such equipment and technology, carries out such training, and implements such standards.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2418e75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testing for Fentanyl</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall ensure that Coast Guard drug interdiction operations include the testing of substances encountered during such operations for fentanyl, as appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11269">SEC. 11269. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2418e75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s522">14 USC 522 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON MONTHLY MIGRANT INTERDICTIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2418e75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2418e75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> later than the 15th day of each month, the Commandant shall make available to the public on the website of the Coast Guard the number of migrant interdictions carried out by the Coast Guard during the preceding month.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11270">SEC. 11270. </num><heading>CARGO WAITING TIME REDUCTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24190e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24190e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24190e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an explanation of the extent to which vessels carrying cargo are complying with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch700">chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24190e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the status of the investigation on the cause of the oil spill that occurred in October 2021 on the waters over the San Pedro Shelf related to an anchor strike, including the expected date on which the Marine Casualty Investigation Report with respect to such spill will be released; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24190e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>with respect to such vessels, a summary of actions taken or planned to be taken by the Commandant to provide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4065">136 STAT. 4065</page> additional protections against oil spills or other hazardous discharges caused by anchor strikes.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11271">SEC. 11271. </num><heading>STUDY ON COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241983a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241983a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241983a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study to assess the oversight over Coast Guard activities, including investigations, personnel management, whistleblower protection, and other activities carried out by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241983a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241983a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241983a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An analysis of the ability of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to ensure timely, thorough, complete, and appropriate oversight over the Coast Guard, including oversight over both civilian and military activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241983a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241983aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241983ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the best practices with respect to such oversight; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241983ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the ability of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and the Commandant to identify and achieve such best practices.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241983ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An analysis of the methods, standards, and processes employed by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General and the inspectors generals of the armed forces (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>), other than the Coast Guard, to conduct oversight and investigation activities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2419aabe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An analysis of the methods, standards, and processes of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General with respect to oversight over the civilian and military activities of the Coast Guard, as compared to the methods, standards, and processes described in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2419aabf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2419aac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the extent to which the Coast Guard Investigative Service completes investigations or other disciplinary measures after referral of complaints from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2419aac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of the staffing, expertise, training, and other resources of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, and an assessment as to whether such staffing, expertise, training, and other resources meet the requirements necessary for meaningful, timely, and effective oversight over the activities of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2419aac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2419aac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2419aac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study, including recommendations with respect to oversight over Coast Guard activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2419aac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Reviews</inline>.—</heading><content>The study required under subsection (a) may rely upon recently completed or ongoing reviews by the Comptroller General or other entities, as applicable.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4066">136 STAT. 4066</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11272">SEC. 11272. </num><heading>ADMINISTRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION KITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241a6e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5/schIV">Subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y241abc37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="564">“§ 564.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241abc38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s564">14 USC 564</ref>.</p></sidenote> Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241abc39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Procedure</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before embarking on any prescheduled voyage, a Coast Guard vessel shall have in place a written operating procedure that ensures that an embarked victim of sexual assault shall have access to a sexual assault forensic examination—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>as soon as possible after the victim requests an examination; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>that is treated with the same level of urgency as emergency medical care.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The written operating procedure required by paragraph (1), shall, at a minimum, account for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the health, safety, and privacy of a victim of sexual assault;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the proximity of ashore or afloat medical facilities, including coordination as necessary with the Department of Defense, including other military departments (as defined in section 101 of title 10);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the availability of aeromedical evacuation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the operational capabilities of the vessel concerned;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the qualifications of medical personnel onboard;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>coordination with law enforcement and the preservation of evidence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the means of accessing a sexual assault forensic examination and medical care with a restricted report of sexual assault;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>the availability of nonprescription pregnancy prophylactics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>other unique military considerations.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241abc47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5">chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241abc48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241abc49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 501.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 563 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“564. </designator> <label>Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241abc4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241abc4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241abc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a study to assess challenges and prospective solutions associated with sexual assault at sea, to include the provision of survivor care, forensic examination of the victim, and evidence collection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The study under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, address the feasibility of crisis response services and physical evaluation through telemedicine and other options <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4067">136 STAT. 4067</page> concerning immediate access to care whether onboard the vessel or at the nearest shore side facility, including best practices for administering sexual assault forensic examinations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>take into account—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y241abc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the safety and security of the alleged victim of sexual assault;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y241abc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the ability to properly identify, document, and preserve any evidence relevant to the allegation of sexual assault;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y241abc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the applicable criminal procedural laws relating to authenticity, relevance, preservation of evidence, chain of custody, and any other matter relating to evidentiary admissibility; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y241abc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>best practices of conducting sexual assault forensic examinations, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40723">section 40723 of title 34, United States Code</ref>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide any appropriate recommendation for changes to existing laws, regulations, or employer policies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>solicit public stakeholder input from individuals and organizations with relevant expertise in sexual assault response including healthcare, advocacy services, law enforcement, and prosecution;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241abc57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241abc58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241ae369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>evaluate the operational capabilities of the Coast Guard since 2013 in providing alleged victims of sexual assault immediate access to care onboard a vessel undertaking a prescheduled voyage that, at any point during such voyage, would require the vessel to travel 3 consecutive days or longer to reach a land-based or afloat medical facility, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y241ae36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the average of and range in the reported hours taken to evacuate an individual with any medical emergency to a land-based or afloat medical facility; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y241ae36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the number of alleged victims, subjects, and total incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment occurring while underway reported annually; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y241ae36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241ae36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241ae36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>summarize the financial cost, required operational adjustments, and potential benefits to the Coast Guard to provide sexual assault forensic examination kits onboard Coast Guard vessels undertaking a prescheduled voyage that, at any point during such voyage, would require the vessel to travel 3 consecutive days or longer to reach a land-based or afloat medical facility.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241ae36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the study under paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary a report on the findings of the study.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241ae370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241ae371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s564">14 USC 564 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall submit to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate a report containing the number of sexual assault forensic examinations that were requested by, but not administered within 3 days to, alleged victims of sexual assault when such victims were onboard a vessel.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4068">136 STAT. 4068</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y241ae372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings clause</inline>.—</heading><content>In collecting the information required under paragraphs (2) and (3), the Commandant shall collect such information in a manner which protects the privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11273">SEC. 11273. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241ae373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14">14 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241ae374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2501.</p></sidenote><heading>POLICY ON REQUESTS FOR PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION OR UNIT TRANSFERS BY PERSONS WHO REPORT BEING THE VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241ae375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Update</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Director of the Health, Safety, and Work Life Directorate, shall issue an interim update to Coast Guard policy guidance to allow a member of the Coast Guard who has reported being the victim of a sexual assault, or any other offense covered by section 920, 920c, or 930 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref> (article 120, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to request an immediate change of station or an immediate unit transfer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y241ae376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall issue a final policy based on the interim updates issued under the preceding sentence not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11274">SEC. 11274. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241b0a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14">14 USC note</ref> </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241b0a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2501.</p></sidenote><heading>SEX OFFENSES AND PERSONNEL RECORDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241b0a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x241b0a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue final regulations or policy guidance required to fully implement section 1745 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/66">Public Law 113–66</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1561">10 U.S.C. 1561 note</ref>) with respect to members of the Coast Guard.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11275">SEC. 11275. </num><heading>STUDY ON SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2424ce8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2424ce8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2424ce8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a study on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Coast Guard;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Coast Guard investigations of sexual assault offenses for cases in which the subject of the investigation is no longer under jeopardy for the alleged misconduct for reasons including the death of the accused, a lapse in the statute of limitations for the alleged offense, and a fully adjudicated criminal trial of the alleged offense in which all appeals have been exhausted; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>legal support and representation provided to members of the Coast Guard who are victims of sexual assault, including in instances in which the accused is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2424ce91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2424ce92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by subsection (a) shall assess the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Coast Guard, including training, effectiveness, capacity to handle the number of cases referred, and experience with cases involving members of the Coast Guard or members of another armed force (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The experience of Special Victims’ Counsels in representing members of the Coast Guard during a court-martial.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4069">136 STAT. 4069</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Policies concerning the availability and detailing of Special Victims’ Counsels for sexual assault allegations, in particular such allegations in which the accused is a member of another armed force (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>), and the impact that the cross-service relationship had on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the competence and sufficiency of services provided to the alleged victim; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the interaction between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the investigating agency and the Special Victims’ Counsels; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the prosecuting entity and the Special Victims’ Counsels.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Training provided to, or made available for, Special Victims’ Counsels and paralegals with respect to Department of Defense processes for conducting sexual assault investigations and Special Victims’ Counsel representation of sexual assault victims.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The ability of Special Victims’ Counsels to operate independently without undue influence from third parties, including the command of the accused, the command of the victim, the Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard, and the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The skill level and experience of Special Victims’ Counsels, as compared to special victims’ counsels available to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424ce9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Policies regarding access to an alternate Special Victims’ Counsel, if requested by the member of the Coast Guard concerned, and potential improvements for such policies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2424ce9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2424ce9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2424cea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424cea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the findings of the study required by such subsection;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424cea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>recommendations to improve the coordination, training, and experience of Special Victims’ Counsels of the Coast Guard so as to improve outcomes for members of the Coast Guard who have reported sexual assault; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2424cea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any other recommendation the federally funded research and development center considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="CXIII">TITLE CXIII—</num><heading>ENVIRONMENT</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Marine Mammals</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11301">SEC. 11301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2424cea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1390">16 USC 1390 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24256ae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256ae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256ae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4070">136 STAT. 4070</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Core foraging habitats</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>core foraging habitats</term>” means areas—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>with biological and physical oceanographic features that aggregate <i>Calanus</i> <i>finmarchicus</i>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>where North Atlantic right whales foraging aggregations have been well documented.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusive economic zone</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>exclusive economic zone</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s107">section 107 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Large cetacean</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>large cetacean</term>” means all endangered or threatened species within—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the suborder Mysticeti;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the genera <i>Physeter</i>; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the genera <i>Orcinus</i>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Near real-time</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>near real-time</term>”, with respect to monitoring of whales, means that visual, acoustic, or other detections of whales are processed, transmitted, and reported as close to the time of detection as is technically feasible.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonprofit organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>nonprofit organization</term>” means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget sound region</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Puget Sound region</term>” means the Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound area described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t33/s161.55">section 161.55 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as of the date of enactment of this Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal government</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal government</term>” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24256af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Under Secretary</term>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11302">SEC. 11302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24256af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1390">16 USC 1390</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSISTANCE TO PORTS TO REDUCE IMPACTS OF VESSEL TRAFFIC AND PORT OPERATIONS ON MARINE MAMMALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and implement mitigation measures that will lead to a quantifiable reduction in threats to marine mammals from vessel traffic, including shipping activities and port operations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4071">136 STAT. 4071</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to develop, assess, and carry out activities that reduce threats to marine mammals by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reducing underwater stressors related to marine traffic;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reducing mortality and serious injury from vessel strikes and other physical disturbances;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>monitoring sound;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>reducing vessel interactions with marine mammals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>conducting other types of monitoring that are consistent with reducing the threats to, and enhancing the habitats of, marine mammals; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>supporting State agencies and Tribal governments in developing the capacity to receive assistance under this section through education, training, information sharing, and collaboration to participate in the grant program under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary shall prioritize providing assistance under subsection (a) for projects that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are based on the best available science with respect to methods to reduce threats to marine mammals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>collect data on the effects of such methods and the reduction of such threats;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>assist ports that pose a higher relative threat to marine mammals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>are in close proximity to areas in which threatened or endangered cetaceans are known to experience other stressors; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>allow eligible entities to conduct risk assessments and to track progress toward threat reduction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate, shall conduct coordinated outreach to ports to provide information with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how to apply for assistance under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the benefits of such assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilitation of best practices and lessons, including the best practices and lessons learned from activities carried out using such assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than annually, the Under Secretary shall make available to the public on a publicly accessible website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a report that includes the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The name and location of each entity to which assistance was awarded under subsection (a) during the year preceding submission of the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The amount of each such award.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the activities carried out with each such award.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the likely impact of such activities on the reduction of threats to marine mammals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Eligible Entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a port authority for a port;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a State, regional, local, or Tribal government, or an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian entity that has jurisdiction over a maritime port authority or a port;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4072">136 STAT. 4072</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an academic institution, research institution, or nonprofit organization working in partnership with a port; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24267c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a consortium of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary, $10,000,000 is authorized to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24267c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11303">SEC. 11303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Dolphins.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Porpoises.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Whales.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24267c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1391">16 USC 1391</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR LARGE CETACEANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2428514f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall design and deploy a cost-effective, efficient, and results-oriented near real-time monitoring and mitigation program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) for threatened or endangered cetaceans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24285150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the Program shall be to reduce the risk to large cetaceans posed by vessel collisions and to minimize other impacts on large cetaceans through the use of near real-time location monitoring and location information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24285151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Program shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prioritize species of large cetaceans for which impacts from vessel collisions are of particular concern;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>prioritize areas where such impacts are of particular concern;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>be capable of detecting and alerting ocean users and enforcement agencies of the probable location of large cetaceans on an actionable real-time basis, including through real-time data whenever possible;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>inform sector-specific mitigation protocols to effectively reduce takes (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t50/s216.3">section 216.3 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulations) of large cetaceans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>integrate technology improvements; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>be informed by technologies, monitoring methods, and mitigation protocols developed under the pilot project required under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24285158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Project</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the Program, the Under Secretary shall first establish a pilot monitoring and mitigation project (referred to in this section as the “pilot project”) for North Atlantic right whales for the purposes of informing the Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428515a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In designing and deploying the pilot project, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall, using the best available scientific information, identify and ensure coverage of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428515b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>core foraging habitats; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428515c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or migratory habitats of North Atlantic right whales that co-occur with areas of high risk of mortality or serious injury of such whales from vessels, vessel strikes, or disturbance.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4073">136 STAT. 4073</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428515d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2428515e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies and Tribal governments, and with input from affected stakeholders, shall design and deploy a near real-time monitoring system for North Atlantic right whales that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428515f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>comprises the best available detection power, spatial coverage, and survey effort to detect and localize North Atlantic right whales within habitats described in paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285160-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is capable of detecting North Atlantic right whales, including visually and acoustically;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>uses dynamic habitat suitability models to inform the likelihood of North Atlantic right whale occurrence habitats described in paragraph (2) at any given time;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24285163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinates with the Integrated Ocean Observing System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Regional Ocean Partnerships to leverage monitoring assets;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>integrates historical data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>integrates new near real-time monitoring methods and technologies as such methods and technologies become available;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24285167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><content>accurately verifies and rapidly communicates detection data to appropriate ocean users;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24285169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>creates standards for contributing, and allows ocean users to contribute, data to the monitoring system using comparable near real-time monitoring methods and technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428516a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>communicates the risks of injury to large cetaceans to ocean users in a manner that is most likely to result in informed decision-making regarding the mitigation of those risks; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428516b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>minimizes additional stressors to large cetaceans as a result of the information available to ocean users.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428516c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2428516d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preliminary report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2428516e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a preliminary report on the pilot project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2428516f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under clause (i) shall include the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24285170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>A description of the monitoring methods and technology in use or planned for deployment under the pilot project.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24285171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24285172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the efficacy of the methods and technology in use or planned for deployment for detecting North Atlantic right whales.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24285173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24285174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the manner in which the monitoring system designed and deployed under this subsection is directly informing and improving the management, health, and survival of North Atlantic right whales.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4074">136 STAT. 4074</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24285175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>A prioritized identification of technology or research gaps.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24285176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24285177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan to communicate the risks of injury to large cetaceans to ocean users in a manner that is most likely to result in informed decision making regarding the mitigation of such risks.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24285178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>Any other information on the potential benefits and efficacy of the pilot project the Under Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24285179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2428517a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2428778b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a final report on the pilot project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2428778c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under clause (i) shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2428778d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>address the preliminary report required under subparagraph (A); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y2428778e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>include—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y2428778f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24287790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the benefits and efficacy of the pilot project;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24287791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24287792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a strategic plan to expand the pilot project to provide near real-time monitoring and mitigation measures—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y24287793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">(AA) </num><content>to additional large cetaceans of concern for which such measures would reduce risk of serious injury or death; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y24287794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">(BB) </num><content>in important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or migratory habitats of large cetaceans that co-occur with areas of high risk of mortality or serious injury from vessel strikes or disturbance;</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24287795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>a budget and description of funds necessary to carry out such plan;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24287796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24287797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Acquisition plan.</p></sidenote><content>a prioritized plan for acquisition, deployment, and maintenance of monitoring technologies; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y24287798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">(ee) </num><content>the locations or species to which such plan would apply.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24287799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mitigation Protocols</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of the Interior, and with input from affected stakeholders, shall develop and deploy mitigation protocols that make use of any monitoring system designed and deployed under this section to direct sector-specific mitigation measures that avoid and significantly reduce risk of serious injury and mortality to North Atlantic right whales.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2428779a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2428779b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2428779c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary shall provide access to data generated by any monitoring system designed and deployed under this section for purposes of scientific research and evaluation and public awareness and education, including through the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and WhaleMap or other successor <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4075">136 STAT. 4075</page> public website portals, subject to review for national security considerations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2428779d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out this section on such terms as the Under Secretary considers appropriate, consistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2428779e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2428779f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242877a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242877a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary $5,000,000 is authorized to support development, deployment, application, and ongoing maintenance of the Program and to otherwise carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11304">SEC. 11304. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242877a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Dolphins.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242877a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Porpoises.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242877a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Whales.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242877a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1390">16 USC 1390</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242877a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">note.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A CETACEAN DESK FOR PUGET SOUND REGION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2429d739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary, shall carry out a pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk, which shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>located and manned within the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>designed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to improve coordination with the maritime industry to reduce the risk of vessel impacts on large cetaceans, including impacts from vessel strikes, disturbances, and other sources; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to monitor the presence and location of large cetaceans during the months during which such large cetaceans are present in Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the United States portion of the Salish Sea.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration and staffing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be for a duration of 4 years; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>require not more than 1 full-time equivalent position, who shall also contribute to other necessary Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service duties and responsibilities as needed; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may be supported by other existing Federal employees, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Engagement With Vessel Operators</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2429d745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require personnel of the Cetacean Desk to engage with vessel operators in areas where large cetaceans have been seen or could reasonably be present to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and voluntary guidance, to reduce the impact of vessel traffic on large cetaceans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>In engaging with vessel operators as required under paragraph (1), personnel of the Cetacean Desk <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4076">136 STAT. 4076</page> shall communicate where and when sightings of large cetaceans have occurred.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Memorandum of Understanding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary and the Under Secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding to facilitate real-time sharing of data relating to large cetaceans between the Quiet Sound program of the State of Washington, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service, and other relevant entities, as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary shall leverage existing data collection methods, the program required by section 11303, and public data to ensure accurate and timely information on the sighting of large cetaceans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d74a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with Tribal governments, the State of Washington, institutions of higher education, the maritime industry, ports in the Puget Sound region, and nongovernmental organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d74b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with canada</inline>.—</heading><content>When appropriate, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Government of Canada, consistent with policies and agreements relating to management of vessel traffic in Puget Sound.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d74c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service Local Variance and Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary and in consultation with the Captain of the Port for the Puget Sound region—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall implement local variances, as authorized by subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70001">section 70001 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, to reduce the impact of vessel traffic on large cetaceans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>may enter into cooperative agreements, in accordance with subsection (d) of such section, with Federal, State, Tribal, and local officials to reduce the likelihood of vessel interactions with protected large cetaceans, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>communicating marine mammal protection guidance to vessels;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>training on requirements imposed by local, State, Tribal, and Federal laws and regulations and guidelines concerning—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>vessel buffer zones;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>vessel speed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>seasonal no-go zones for vessels;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>protected areas, including areas designated as critical habitat, as applicable to marine operations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>any other activities to reduce the direct and indirect impact of vessel traffic on large cetaceans;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>training to understand, utilize, and communicate large cetacean location data; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>training to understand and communicate basic large cetacean detection, identification, and behavior, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>cues of the presence of large cetaceans such as spouts, water disturbances, breaches, or presence of prey;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4077">136 STAT. 4077</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>important feeding, breeding, calving, and rearing habitats that co-occur with areas of high risk of vessel strikes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>seasonal large cetacean migration routes that co-occur with areas of high risk of vessel strikes; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2429d75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>areas designated as critical habitat for large cetaceans.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2429d75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2429d75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Commandant, in coordination with the Under Secretary and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d75e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>evaluates the functionality, utility, reliability, responsiveness, and operational status of the Cetacean Desk established under this section, including a quantification of reductions in vessel strikes to large cetaceans as a result of the pilot program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2429d760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assesses the efficacy of communication between the Cetacean Desk and the maritime industry and provides recommendations for improvements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>evaluates the integration and interoperability of existing data collection methods, as well as public data, into the Cetacean Desk operations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2429d763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assesses the efficacy of collaboration and stakeholder engagement with Tribal governments, the State of Washington, institutions of higher education, the maritime industry, ports in the Puget Sound region, and nongovernmental organizations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2429d764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>evaluates the progress, performance, and implementation of guidance and training procedures for Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service personnel, as required under subsection (f).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11305">SEC. 11305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2429d765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1392">16 USC 1392</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MONITORING OCEAN SOUNDSCAPES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242a4c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary shall maintain and expand an ocean soundscape development program to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a4c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a4c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>award grants to expand the deployment of Federal and non-Federal observing and data management systems capable of collecting measurements of underwater sound for purposes of monitoring and analyzing baselines and trends in the underwater soundscape to protect and manage marine life;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a4c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a4c9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>continue to develop and apply standardized forms of measurements to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes, and anthropogenic activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a4c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a4c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a4c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>after coordinating with the Secretary of Defense, coordinate and make accessible to the public the datasets, modeling and analysis, and user-driven products and tools resulting from observations of underwater sound funded through grants awarded under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242a4c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The program described in subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a4c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>include the Ocean Noise Reference Station Network of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Park Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a4ca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use and coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing System; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4078">136 STAT. 4078</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a4ca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>coordinate with the Regional Ocean Partnerships and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242a4ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consider the geographic diversity of the recipients of such grants.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242a4ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a4ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242a4ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a4ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary, $1,500,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 to carry out this section.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Oil Spills</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11306">SEC. 11306. </num><heading>REPORT ON CHANGING SALVORS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x242a4ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 311(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/c/3">33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242a73b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a73b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>In any case in which the President or the Federal On-Scene Coordinator authorizes a deviation from the salvor as part of a deviation under subparagraph (B) from the applicable response plan required under subsection (j), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the deviation and the reasons for such deviation not less than 3 days after such deviation is authorized.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11307">SEC. 11307. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242a73ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 USC 1321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>LIMITED INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN STANDBY OIL SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242ac1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a contract with the Coast Guard for the containment or removal of a discharge entered into by the President under section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/c">33 U.S.C. 1321(c)</ref>) shall contain a provision to indemnify a contractor for liabilities and expenses incidental to the containment or removal arising out of the performance of the contract that is substantially identical to the terms contained in subsections (d) through (h) of section H.4 (except for paragraph (1) of subsection (d)) of the contract offered by the Coast Guard in the solicitation numbered DTCG89–98– A–68F953, dated November 17, 1998.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242ac1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242ac1dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The provision required under subsection (a) shall include a provision that the obligation to indemnify is limited to funds available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 at the time the claim for indemnity is made.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242ac1de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uncompensated removal</inline>.—</heading><content>A claim for indemnity under a contract described in subsection (a) shall be made as a claim for uncompensated removal costs under section 1012(a)(4) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/4">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4079">136 STAT. 4079</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242ac1df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The total indemnity for a claim under a contract described in subsection (a) may not be more than $50,000 per incident.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242ac1e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Exemptions</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the United States shall not be obligated to indemnify a contractor for any act or omission of the contractor carried out pursuant to a contract entered into under this section where such act or omission is grossly negligent or which constitutes willful misconduct.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11308">SEC. 11308. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242ac1e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2761">33 USC 2761 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING OIL SPILL PREPAREDNESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall include in the Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills database (or a successor database) used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oil weathering models new data, including peer-reviewed data, on properties of crude and refined oils, including data on diluted bitumen, as such data becomes publicly available.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11309">SEC. 11309. </num><heading>WESTERN ALASKA OIL SPILL PLANNING CRITERIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242bd352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242bd353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch3">Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y242c96a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="323">“§ 323.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242c96a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s323">14 USC 323</ref>.</p></sidenote> Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242c96a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established within the Coast Guard a Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) to develop and administer the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242c96a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Manager</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242c96a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242c96aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commandant shall select a permanent civilian career employee through a competitive search process for a term of not less than 5 years to serve as the Western Alaska Oil Spill Criteria Program Manager (referred to in this section as the ‘Program Manager’)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the primary duty of whom shall be to administer the Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who shall not be subject to frequent or routine reassignment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conflicts of interest</inline>.—</heading><content>The individual selected to serve as the Program Manager shall not have conflicts of interest relating to entities regulated by the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Program Manager shall develop guidance for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>approval, drills, and testing relating to the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>gathering input concerning such planning criteria from Federal agencies, State and local governments, Tribes, and relevant industry and nongovernmental entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242c96b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Program Manager shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>assess whether such existing planning criteria adequately meet the needs of vessels operating in the geographic area; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4080">136 STAT. 4080</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>identify methods for advancing response capability so as to achieve, with respect to a vessel, compliance with national planning criteria.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Onsite verifications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Program Manager shall address the relatively small number and limited nature of verifications of response capabilities for vessel response plans by increasing, within the Seventeenth Coast Guard District, the quantity and frequency of onsite verifications of the providers identified in vessel response plans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242c96b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall enhance the knowledge and proficiency of Coast Guard personnel with respect to the Program by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>developing formalized training on the Program that, at a minimum—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>provides in-depth analysis of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the national planning criteria described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t33/pt155">part 155 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>alternative planning criteria;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Captain of the Port and Federal On-Scene Coordinator authorities related to activation of a vessel response plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the responsibilities of vessel owners and operators in preparing a vessel response plan for submission; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>responsibilities of the Area Committee, including risk analysis, response capability, and development of alternative planning criteria;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>explains the approval processes of vessel response plans that involve alternative planning criteria or Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>provides instruction on the processes involved in carrying out the actions described in paragraphs (9)(D) and (9)(F) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</ref>), including instruction on carrying out such actions—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in any geographic area in the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>specifically in the Seventeenth Coast Guard District; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>providing such training to all Coast Guard personnel involved in the Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242c96c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative planning criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>alternative planning criteria</term>’ means criteria submitted under section 155.1065 or 155.5067 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t33">title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section), for vessel response plans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Tribe</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>Indian Tribe</term>’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessel response plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>vessel response plan</term>’ means a plan required to be submitted by the owner <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4081">136 STAT. 4081</page> or operator of a tank vessel or a nontank vessel under regulations issued by the President under section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j/5">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western alaska oil spill planning criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria</term>’ means the criteria required to be established under paragraph (9) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242c96ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch3">chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242c96cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14">14 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242c96cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“323. </designator> <label>Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242c96cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242cbdde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y242dcf4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western alaska oil spill planning criteria program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative planning criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>alternative planning criteria</term>’ means criteria submitted under section 155.1065 or 155.5067 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t33">title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph), for vessel response plans.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prince william sound captain of the port zone</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone</term>’ means the area described in section 3.85–15(b) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t33">title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessel response plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>vessel response plan</term>’ means a plan required to be submitted by the owner or operator of a tank vessel or a nontank vessel under regulations issued by the President under paragraph (5).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Western alaska captain of the port zone</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone</term>’ means the area described in section 3.85–15(a) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t33">title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (I), for any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area, a vessel response plan with respect to a discharge of oil for such a vessel shall comply with the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242dcf58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to national planning criteria</inline>.—</heading><content>The Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i) shall, with respect to a discharge of oil from a vessel described in subparagraph (B), apply in lieu of any alternative planning criteria accepted for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4082">136 STAT. 4082</page> vessels operating, prior to the date on which the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria are established, in any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of western alaska oil spill planning criteria</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242dcf5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President, acting through the Commandant, in consultation with the Western Alaska Oil Spill Criteria Program Manager selected under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s323">section 323 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, shall establish—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria for a worst case discharge of oil, and a substantial threat of such a discharge, within any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>standardized submission, review, approval, and compliance verification processes for the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under this clause, including the quantity and frequency of drills and on-site verifications of vessel response plans approved pursuant to such planning criteria.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of subregions</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development</inline>.—</heading><content>After establishing the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria under clause (i), and if necessary to adequately reflect the needs and capabilities of various locations within the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone, the President, acting through the Commandant, and in consultation with the Western Alaska Oil Spill Criteria Program Manager selected under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s323">section 323 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, may develop subregions for which planning criteria may differ from planning criteria for other subregions in the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Any planning criteria for a subregion developed under this clause may not be less stringent than the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under clause (i).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242dcf62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to developing a subregion, the President, acting through the Commandant, shall conduct an assessment on any potential impacts to the entire Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone to include quantity and availability of response resources in the proposed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4083">136 STAT. 4083</page> subregion and in surrounding areas and any changes or impacts to surrounding areas resulting in the development of a subregion with different standards.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting an assessment under this clause, the President, acting through the Commandant, shall consult with State and local governments, Tribes (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s323">section 323 of title 14, United States Code</ref>), the owners and operators that would operate under the proposed subregions, oil spill removal organizations, Alaska Native organizations, and environmental nongovernmental organizations, and shall take into account any experience with the prior use of subregions within the State of Alaska.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The President, acting through the Commandant, shall submit the results of an assessment conducted under this clause to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i) shall include planning criteria for the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Mechanical oil spill response resources that are required to be located within any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Response times for mobilization of oil spill response resources and arrival on the scene of a worst case discharge of oil, or substantial threat of such a discharge, occurring within such part of such area.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Pre-identified vessels for oil spill response that are capable of operating in the ocean environment.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><chapeau>Ensuring the availability of at least 1 oil spill removal organization that is classified by the Coast Guard and that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>is capable of responding in all operating environments in such part of such area;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>controls oil spill response resources of dedicated and nondedicated resources within such part of such area, through ownership, contracts, agreements, or other means approved by the President, sufficient—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>to mobilize and sustain a response to a worst case discharge of oil; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4084">136 STAT. 4084</page></content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>to contain, recover, and temporarily store discharged oil;</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>has pre-positioned oil spill response resources in strategic locations throughout such part of such area in a manner that ensures the ability to support response personnel, marine operations, air cargo, or other related logistics infrastructure;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>has temporary storage capability using both dedicated and non-dedicated assets located within such part of such area;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>has non-mechanical oil spill response resources capable of responding to a discharge of persistent oil and a discharge of nonpersistent oil, whether the discharged oil was carried by a vessel as fuel or cargo; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>has wildlife response resources for primary, secondary, and tertiary responses to support carcass collection, sampling, deterrence, rescue, and rehabilitation of birds, sea turtles, marine mammals, fishery resources, and other wildlife.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>With respect to tank barges carrying nonpersistent oil in bulk as cargo, oil spill response resources that are required to be carried on board.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Specifying a minimum length of time that approval of a vessel response plan under this paragraph is valid.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>Managing wildlife protection and rehabilitation, including identified wildlife protection and rehabilitation resources in that area.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i) may include planning criteria for the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Vessel routing measures consistent with international routing measure deviation protocols.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Maintenance of real-time continuous vessel tracking, monitoring, and engagement protocols with the ability to detect and address vessel operation anomalies.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242dcf7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for approval</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may approve a vessel response plan for a vessel under this paragraph only if the owner or operator of the vessel demonstrates the availability of the oil spill response resources required to be included in the vessel response plan under the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic audits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance of vessel response plans and oil spill removal organizations within the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone and the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone with the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242dcf7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of determination</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary shall review each <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4085">136 STAT. 4085</page> determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (B) that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone and the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessels in cook inlet</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, a vessel may only operate in Cook Inlet, Alaska, under a vessel response plan approved under paragraph (5) that meets the requirements of the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provisions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this paragraph affects—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the requirements under this subsection applicable to vessel response plans for vessels operating within the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone, within Cook Inlet, Alaska;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the requirements under this subsection applicable to vessel response plans for vessels operating within the area of responsibility of the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone that are subject to section 5005 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2735">33 U.S.C. 2735</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the authority of a Federal On-Scene Coordinator to use any available resources when responding to an oil spill.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242dcf84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242df695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 USC 1321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of western alaska oil spill planning criteria</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242df696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria required to be established under paragraph (9)(D)(i) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242df697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria described in subparagraph (A), the President shall consult with the Federal agencies, State and local governments, Tribes (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s323">section 323 of title 14, United States Code</ref>), the owners and operators that would be subject to such planning criteria, oil spill removal organizations, Alaska Native organizations, and environmental nongovernmental organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242df698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the status of implementation of paragraph (9) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11310">SEC. 11310. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242df699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading>COAST GUARD CLAIMS PROCESSING COSTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1012(a)(4) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/4">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>damages;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>damages, including, in the case of a spill of national significance that results in extraordinary Coast Guard claims processing activities, the administrative and personnel costs of the Coast Guard to process such claims (including the costs of commercial claims processing, expert services, training, and technical services), subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4086">136 STAT. 4086</page> to the condition that the Coast Guard shall submit to Congress a report describing each spill of national significance not later than 30 days after the date on which the Coast Guard determines it necessary to process such claims;</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11311">SEC. 11311. </num><heading>CALCULATION OF INTEREST ON DEBT OWED TO NATIONAL POLLUTION FUND.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x242e1daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1005(b)(4) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2705/b/4">33 U.S.C. 2705(b)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e1dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The interest paid</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e1dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The interest paid for claims, other than Federal Government cost recovery claims,”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e1dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e1dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal cost recovery claims</inline>.—</heading><content>The interest paid for Federal Government cost recovery claims under this section shall be calculated in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3717">section 3717 of title 31, United States Code</ref>.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11312">SEC. 11312. </num><heading>PER-INCIDENT LIMITATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x242e44bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subparagraph (A) of section 9509(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242e44c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9509">26 USC 9509</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e44c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,000,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,500,000,000</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e44c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (ii) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$500,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$750,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242e44c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the heading by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">$1,000,000,000</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">$1,500,000,000</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11313">SEC. 11313. </num><heading>ACCESS TO OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x242e6bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 6002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2752">33 U.S.C. 2752</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242eb9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>section 1006(f), 1012(a)(4), or 5006; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>an amount, which may not exceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year, made available by the President from the Fund—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to carry out section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/c">33 U.S.C. 1321(c)</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to initiate the assessment of natural resources damages required under section 1006.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fund advances</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent that the amount described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) is not adequate to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph, the Coast Guard may obtain 1 or more advances from the Fund as may be necessary, up to a maximum of $100,000,000 for each advance, with the total amount of advances not to exceed the amounts available under section 9509(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242eb9fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Coast Guard obtains an advance under subparagraph (A), the Coast Guard shall notify Congress of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y242eb9ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount advanced; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y242eba00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the facts and circumstances that necessitated the advance.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4087">136 STAT. 4087</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eba01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts advanced under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are recovered by the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the discharge or substantial threat of discharge.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242eba02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts to which this subsection applies shall remain available until expended.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11314">SEC. 11314. </num><heading>COST-REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x242ee113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712">33 U.S.C. 2712</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242ee114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1)(B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by a Governor or designated State official</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe, pursuant to a cost-reimbursable agreement</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242ee115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (d) and (e) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y242f0826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-Reimbursable Agreement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242f0827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242f0828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/c">33 U.S.C. 1321(c)</ref>), the President may enter into cost-reimbursable agreements with a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe to obligate the Fund for the payment of removal costs consistent with the National Contingency Plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242f0829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 63 and <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535">section 1535 of title 31, United States Code</ref> shall not apply to a cost-reimbursable agreement entered into under this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y242f082a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11315">SEC. 11315. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x242f082b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 USC 1321 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>OIL SPILL RESPONSE REVIEW.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2430199c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant shall develop and carry out a program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2430199d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2430199e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2430199f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to increase collection and improve the quality of incident data on oil spill location and response capability by periodically evaluating the data, documentation, and analysis of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Coast Guard-approved vessel response plans, including vessel response plan audits and assessments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>oil spill response drills conducted under section 311(j)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j/7">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(7)</ref>) that occur within the Marine Transportation System; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>responses to oil spill incidents that require mobilization of contracted response resources;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to improve the effectiveness of vessel response plans by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>systematically reviewing the capacity of an oil spill response organization identified in a vessel response plan to provide the specific response resources, such as private personnel, equipment, other vessels identified in such vessel response plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>approving a vessel response plan only after confirming the identified oil spill response organization has the capacity to provide such response resources;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>to update, not less frequently than annually, information contained in the Coast Guard Response Resource Inventory and other Coast Guard tools used to document the availability <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4088">136 STAT. 4088</page> and status of oil spill response equipment, so as to ensure that such information remains current; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”), to make data collected under paragraph (1) available to the public.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243019aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue a policy—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Processes.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to establish processes to maintain the program under subsection (a) and support Coast Guard oil spill prevention and response activities, including by incorporating oil spill incident data from after-action oil spill reports and data ascertained from vessel response plan exercises and audits into—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>review and approval process standards and metrics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>alternative planning criteria review processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Area Contingency Plan development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>risk assessments developed under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70001">section 70001 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, including lessons learned from reportable marine casualties;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>processes and standards which mitigate the impact of military personnel rotations in Coast Guard field units on knowledge and awareness of vessel response plan requirements, including knowledge relating to the evaluation of proposed alternatives to national planning requirements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>processes and standards which evaluate the consequences of reporting inaccurate data in vessel response plans submitted to the Commandant pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt300">part 300 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and submitted for storage in the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement database pursuant to section 300.300 of such title (or any successor regulation);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>to standardize and develop tools, training, and other relevant guidance that may be shared with vessel owners and operators to assist with accurately calculating and measuring the performance and viability of proposed alternatives to national planning criteria requirements and Area Contingency Plans administered by the Coast Guard;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to improve training of Coast Guard personnel to ensure continuity of planning activities under this section, including by identifying ways in which civilian staffing may improve the continuity of operations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to increase Federal Government engagement with State, local, and Tribal governments and stakeholders so as to strengthen coordination and efficiency of oil spill responses.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243019b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than every 5 years, the Commandant shall update the processes established under subsection (b)(1) to incorporate relevant analyses of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>incident data on oil spill location and response quality;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>oil spill risk assessments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>oil spill response effectiveness and the effects of such response on the environment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>oil spill response drills conducted under section 311(j)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321/j/7">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(7)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>marine casualties reported to the Coast Guard; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4089">136 STAT. 4089</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>near miss incidents documented by a vessel traffic service center (as such terms are defined in sections 70001(m) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243019c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of ongoing and planned efforts to improve the effectiveness and oversight of the program established under subsection (a) and vessel response plan approvals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243019c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall publish the briefing required under paragraph (1) on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11316">SEC. 11316. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243019c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 USC 3306 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS TO REGULATIONS FOR TOWING VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243066e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243066e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243066e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing Coast Guard policies with respect to exceptions to the applicability of subchapter M of chapter I of <ref href="/us/cfr/t46">title 46, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations), for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243066e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>an oil spill response vessel, or a vessel of opportunity, while such vessel is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24308dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>towing boom for oil spill response; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24308dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>participating in an oil response exercise; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24308dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a fishing vessel while that vessel is operating as a vessel of opportunity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24308dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24308dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24308dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall revise or issue any necessary policy to clarify the applicability of subchapter M of chapter I of <ref href="/us/cfr/t46">title 46, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations) to the vessels described in subsection (a). Such a policy shall ensure safe and effective operation of such vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24308e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24308e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fishing vessel; oil spill response vessel</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “fishing vessel” and “oil spill response vessel” have the meanings given such terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2101">section 2101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24308e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessel of opportunity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>vessel of opportunity</term>” means a vessel engaged in spill response activities that is normally and substantially involved in activities other than spill response and not a vessel carrying oil as a primary cargo.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11317">SEC. 11317. </num><heading>PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR POINT SPENCER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2430b513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 541 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2430b514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>BSNC</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“BSNC (to serve as Council Chair).<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2430dc25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Denali Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2430dc26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An oil spill removal organization that serves the area in which such Port is located.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2430dc27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>A salvage and marine firefighting organization that serves the area in which such Port is located.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4090">136 STAT. 4090</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2430dc28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2430dc29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2430dc2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2430dc2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>at Point Spencer in support of the activities for which Congress finds a compelling need in section 531 of this subtitle.</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2430dc2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (D); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2430dc2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2430dc2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Facilitate coordination among members of the Council on the development and use of the land and coastline of Point Spencer, as such development and use relate to activities of the Council at the Port of Point Spencer.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Environmental Compliance</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11318">SEC. 11318. </num><heading>PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS ANCHORED IN ESTABLISHED ANCHORAGE GROUNDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2431786f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch700/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y24319f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="70007">“§ 70007.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24319f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70007">46 USC 70007</ref>.</p></sidenote> Anchorage grounds</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24319f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anchorage Grounds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall define and establish anchorage grounds in the navigable waters of the United States for vessels operating in such waters.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relevant factors for establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account all relevant factors concerning navigational safety, protection of the marine environment, proximity to undersea pipelines and cables, safe and efficient use of Marine Transportation System, and national security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24319f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24319f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24319f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessel Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Vessels, of certain sizes or type determined by the Secretary, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>set and maintain an anchor alarm for the duration of an anchorage;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>comply with any directions or orders issued by the Captain of the Port; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>comply with any applicable anchorage regulations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24319f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A vessel may not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>anchor in any Federal navigation channel unless authorized or directed to by the Captain of the Port;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>anchor in near proximity, within distances determined by the Coast Guard, to an undersea pipeline or cable, unless authorized or directed to by the Captain of the Port; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>anchor or remain anchored in an anchorage ground during any period in which the Captain of the Port orders closure of the anchorage ground due to inclement weather, navigational hazard, a threat to the environment, or other safety or security concern.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24319f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safety Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a vessel from taking actions necessary to maintain the safety of the vessel or to prevent the loss of life or property.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4091">136 STAT. 4091</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24319f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulatory Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24319f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing policies, final agency actions, regulations, or other rules relating to anchorage promulgated under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70006">section 70006 of title 46, United States Code</ref> and—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24319f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>identify any such regulations or rules that may need modification or repeal—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24319f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the interest of marine safety, security, and environmental concerns, taking into account undersea pipelines, cables, or other infrastructure; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24319f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to implement the amendments made by this section; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2431c6a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>complete a cost-benefit analysis for any modification or repeal identified under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2431c6a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2431c6a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), but not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that summarizes such review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2431c6a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2431c6aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70007">46 USC 70007 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety of vessels located in anchorage grounds in the navigable waters of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2431c6ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch700">chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2431c6ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46">46 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2431c6ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 70001.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 70006 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“70007. </designator> <label>Anchorage grounds.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2431c6ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2431c6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70007">46 USC 70007 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to alter any existing rules, regulations, or final agency actions issued under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70006">section 70006 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, until all regulations required under subsection (b) take effect.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11319">SEC. 11319. </num><heading>STUDY ON IMPACTS ON SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL, TRIBAL, AND RECREATIONAL FISHERIES FROM DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ON WEST COAST.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243262f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243262f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243262f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out a study to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243262f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>identify, document, and analyze—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>historic and current, as of the date of the study, Tribal, commercial, and recreational fishing grounds, as well as areas where fish stocks are likely to shift in the future in all covered waters;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>usual and accustomed fishing areas in all covered waters;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4092">136 STAT. 4092</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>historic, current, and potential future shipping lanes, based on projected growth in shipping traffic in all covered waters;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>current and expected Coast Guard operations relevant to commercial fishing activities, including search and rescue, radar, navigation, communications, and safety within and near renewable energy sites; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>key types of data needed to properly site renewable energy sites on the West Coast, with regard to assessing and mitigating conflicts;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243262fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><chapeau>analyze—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>methods used to manage fishing, shipping, and other maritime activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>potential future interactions between such activities and the placement of renewable energy infrastructure and the associated construction, maintenance, and operation of such infrastructure, including potential benefits and methods of mitigating adverse impacts; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243262fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243262ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24326300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24326301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>review the current decision-making process for offshore wind in covered waters, and outline recommendations for governmental consideration of all impacted coastal communities, particularly Tribal governments and fisheries communities, in the decision-making process for offshore wind in covered waters, including recommendations for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24326302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensuring the appropriate governmental consideration of potential benefits of offshore wind in covered waters; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24326303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>risk reduction and mitigation of adverse impacts on Coast Guard operations relevant to commercial fishing activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24326304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24326305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24326306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit the study to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, including the review and outline provided under subsection (a)(3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24326307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24326308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make the study publicly available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24326309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2432630a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered waters</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered waters</term>” means Federal or State waters off of the Canadian border and out to the furthest extent of the exclusive economic zone along the West Coast of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2432630b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusive economic zone</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>exclusive economic zone</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s107">section 107 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11320">SEC. 11320. </num><heading>USE OF DEVICES BROADCASTING ON AIS FOR PURPOSES OF MARKING FISHING GEAR.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24328a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24328a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall, within the Eleventh Coast Guard District, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Fourteenth Coast Guard District, and Seventeenth Coast Guard District, suspend enforcement of individuals using automatic identification systems devices to mark fishing equipment during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4093">136 STAT. 4093</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24328a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date that is 2 years after such date of enactment; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24328a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date on which the Federal Communications Commission promulgates a final rule to authorize a device used to mark fishing equipment to operate in radio frequencies assigned for Automatic Identification System stations.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Environmental Issues</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11321">SEC. 11321. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24328a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>NOTIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION OUTAGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24334d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Upgrades to Rescue 21 System in Alaska</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than August 30, 2023, the Commandant shall ensure the timely upgrade of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska so as to achieve 98 percent operational availability of remote fixed facility sites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24334d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan to Reduce Outages</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop an operations and maintenance plan for the Rescue 21 system in Alaska that anticipates maintenance needs so as to reduce Rescue 21 system outages to the maximum extent practicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on a publicly accessible website.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24334d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>contains a plan for the Coast Guard to notify mariners of radio outages for towers owned and operated by the Seventeenth Coast Guard District;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>addresses in such plan how the Seventeenth Coast Guard will—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>disseminate updates regarding outages on social media not less frequently than every 48 hours;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide updates on a publicly accessible website not less frequently than every 48 hours;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>develop methods for notifying mariners in areas in which cellular connectivity does not exist; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>develop and advertise a web-based communications update hub on AM/FM radio for mariners; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identifies technology gaps that need to be mitigated in order to implement the plan and provides a budgetary assessment necessary to implement the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24334d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contingency Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, in collaboration with relevant Federal, State, Tribal, and other relevant entities (including the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, agencies of the State of Alaska, local radio stations, and stakeholders), establish a contingency plan to ensure that notifications of an outage of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska are broadly disseminated in advance of such an outage.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4094">136 STAT. 4094</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The contingency plan required under paragraph (1) shall require the Coast Guard to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>disseminate updates regarding outages of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska on social media not less frequently than every 48 hours during an outage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>provide updates on a publicly accessible website not less frequently than every 48 hours during an outage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>notify mariners in areas in which cellular connectivity does not exist;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>develop and advertise a web-based communications update hub on AM/FM radio for mariners; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24334d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>identify technology gaps necessary to implement the plan and provides a budgetary assessment necessary to implement the plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11322">SEC. 11322. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24334d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4502">46 USC 4502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNICATION WITH FISHING INDUSTRY AND RELATED STAKEHOLDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2433749f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243374a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243374a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant, in coordination with the National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee established by <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s15102">section 15102 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, shall develop a publicly accessible website that contains all information related to fishing industry activities, including vessel safety, inspections, enforcement, hazards, training, regulations (including proposed regulations), outages of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska and similar outages, and any other fishing-related activities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243374a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic Communications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall provide methods for regular and automatic email communications with stakeholders who elect, through the website developed under subsection (a), to receive such communications.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11323">SEC. 11323. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243374a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY OR OTHER EXERCISES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24339bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24339bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24339bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and commercial fishing industry participants, the Commandant shall develop and publish on a publicly available website a plan for notifying United States mariners and the operators of United States fishing vessels in advance of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24339bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>military exercises in the exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1802">16 U.S.C. 1802</ref>)); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24339bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>other military activities that will impact recreational or commercial activities.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11324">SEC. 11324. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2433e9d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2433e9da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Available amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s777c/b/1/B/i">16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y243410eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>for the fiscal year that includes November 15, 2021, the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243410ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$12,786,434; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243410ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor; and”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4095">136 STAT. 4095</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s777h/a">16 U.S.C. 777h(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>full-time</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (9) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on a full-time basis</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243410f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Available amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s669c/a/1/B/i">16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y243410f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>for the fiscal year that includes November 15, 2021, the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243410f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$12,786,434; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243410f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor; and”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9(a) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s669h/a">16 U.S.C. 669h(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>full-time</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243410f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (9) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on a full-time basis</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11325">SEC. 11325. </num><heading>LOAD LINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2434d449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434d44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Certain Vessels</inline>.—</heading><content>During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted, the load line requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch51">chapter 51 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to covered fishing vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2434d44b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434d44c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a report on the safety and seaworthiness of vessels described in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s5102/b/5">section 5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for exempting certain vessels from the load line requirements under chapter 51 of title 46 of such Code.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of stability requirements of vessels referenced in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s5102/b/5">section 5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of vessel casualties, mishaps, or other safety information relevant to load line requirements when a vessel is operating part-time as a fish tender vessel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of any other safety information as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A list of all vessels that, as of the date of the report—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are covered under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s5102/b/5">section 5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code</ref>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4096">136 STAT. 4096</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>are acting as part-time fish tender vessels; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>are subject to any captain of the port zone subject to the oversight of the Commandant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall consider consultation with, at a minimum, the maritime industry, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>relevant Federal, State, and Tribal maritime associations and groups; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>relevant federally funded research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2434fb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety of covered fishing vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2434fb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2434fb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Covered Fishing Vessel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered fishing vessel</term>” means a vessel that operates exclusively in one, or both, of the Thirteenth and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts and that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>was constructed, under construction, or under contract to be constructed as a fish tender vessel before January 1, 1980;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>was converted for use as a fish tender vessel before January 1, 2022, and—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has a valid stability letter issued in accordance with regulations prescribed under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch51">chapter 51 of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the hull and internal structure of the vessel has been verified as suitable for intended service as examined by a marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the Secretary two times in the past five years with no interval of more than three years between such examinations; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2434fb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>operates part-time as a fish tender vessel for a period of less than 180 days.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11326">SEC. 11326. </num><heading>ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24352288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Marine Fisheries Service shall, immediately upon the enactment of this Act, take action to address the outstanding backlog of letters of authorization for the Gulf of Mexico.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24352289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that the National Marine Fisheries Service should—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435228a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>take immediate action to issue a rule that allows the Service to approve outstanding and future applications for letters of authorization consistent with the permitting activities of the Service; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435228b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>on or after the effective date of such rule, prioritize the consideration of applications in a manner that is consistent with applicable Federal law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11327">SEC. 11327. </num><heading>AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2435becc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recreational Vessel Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4702">16 U.S.C. 4702</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435becd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (13) through (17) as paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435e5de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (12) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4097">136 STAT. 4097</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>‘State’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">“(14) </num><content>‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1362">33 U.S.C. 1362</ref>);”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Observers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4721">16 U.S.C. 4721</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Observers</inline>.—</heading><content>The chairpersons designated under subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovernmental entities to participate as observers of the Task Force.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4721/b">16 U.S.C. 4721(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435e5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (6) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435e5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2435e5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>the Director of the National Park Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the Director of the Bureau of Land Management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>the Commissioner of Reclamation; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2435e5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aquatic Nuisance Species Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4722">16 U.S.C. 4722</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24360cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (e) by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24360cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance and recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force may provide technical assistance and recommendations for best practices to an agency or entity engaged in vessel inspections or decontaminations for the purpose of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24360cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>effectively managing and controlling the movement of aquatic nuisance species into, within, or out of water of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24360cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>inspecting recreational vessels in a manner that minimizes disruptions to public access for boating and recreation in non-contaminated vessels.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24360cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and input</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (4), including the development of recommendations, the Task Force may consult with Indian Tribes and solicit input from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24360d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>State and Tribal fish and wildlife management agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24360d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>other State and Tribal agencies that manage fishery resources of the State or sustain fishery habitat; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24363412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>relevant nongovernmental entities.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24363413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (k) by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y24363414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24363415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24363416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24363417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the Task Force shall submit a report to Congress recommending legislative, programmatic, or regulatory changes to eliminate remaining gaps in authorities between members of the Task Force to effectively manage and control the movement of aquatic nuisance species.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24363418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4701/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.</ref>) is further amended—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4098">136 STAT. 4098</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24363419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 1002(b)(2) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma after “<quotedText>funded</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436341a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 1003 in paragraph (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Canandian</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Canadian</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436341b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 1203(a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436341c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(F) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>research,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436341d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encourage</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>encouraged</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436341e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 1204(b)(4) in the paragraph heading by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Adminisrative</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Administrative</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436341f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 1209 by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1202(a)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11328">SEC. 11328. </num><heading>SAFETY STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24365a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4502">Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24365a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (i)(4) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24365a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (j)(4) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24365a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9 of the Maritime Debris Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1958">33 U.S.C. 1958</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24365a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24365a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2702(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4902(1)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11329">SEC. 11329. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24365a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1885a">16 USC 1885a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2436a857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forced labor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>forced labor</term>” means any labor or service provided for or obtained by any means described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1589/a">section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>human trafficking</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>severe forms of trafficking in persons</term>” in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7102">22 U.S.C. 7102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing</term>” has the meaning given such term in the implementing regulations or any subsequent regulations issued pursuant to section 609(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j/e">16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oppressive child labor</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>oppressive child labor</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s203">29 U.S.C. 203</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a85c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Seafood</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>seafood</term>” means all marine animal and plant life meant for consumption as food other than marine mammals and birds, including fish, shellfish, shellfish products, and processed fish.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a85d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Seafood import monitoring program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Seafood Import Monitoring Program</term>” means the Seafood Traceability Program established in subpart Q of part 300 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4099">136 STAT. 4099</page> of <ref href="/us/cfr/t50">title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436a85e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</content></paragraph> </section> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11330">SEC. 11330. </num><heading>ENHANCEMENT OF SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM MESSAGE SET IN AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2436cf6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2436cf70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p></sidenote> Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop a strategy to improve the quality and verifiability of already collected Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set data elements in the Automated Commercial Environment system. Such strategy shall prioritize the use of enumerated data types, such as checkboxes, dropdown menus, or radio buttons, and any additional elements the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds appropriate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11331">SEC. 11331. </num><heading>DATA SHARING AND AGGREGATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2436f681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Fishing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3551(c) of the Maritime SAFE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8031/c">16 U.S.C. 8031(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436f682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (13) as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2436f683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2436f684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>maximizing the utility of the import data collected by the members of the Working Group by harmonizing data standards and entry fields;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2436f685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Aggregated Catch Data for Certain Species</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2436f686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2436f687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8031">16 USC 8031 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, for the purposes of compliance with respect to Northern red snapper under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, the Secretary may not allow an aggregated harvest report of such species, regardless of vessel size.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11332">SEC. 11332. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2436f688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2436f689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1885">16 USC 1885 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPORT AUDITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24376bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24376bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audit Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, implement procedures to audit information and supporting records of sufficient numbers of imports of seafood and seafood products subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to support statistically robust conclusions that the samples audited are representative of all seafood imports covered by the Seafood Import Monitoring Program with respect to a given year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24376bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24376bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Marine Forensics Laboratory</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, begin the process of expanding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Forensics Laboratory, including by establishing sufficient capacity for the development and deployment of rapid, and follow-up, analysis of field-based tests focused on identifying Seafood Import Monitoring Program species, and prioritizing such species at high risk of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and seafood fraud.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4100">136 STAT. 4100</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24376bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Revision</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the procedures required in subsection (a), the Secretary shall use predictive analytics to inform whether to revise such procedures to prioritize for audit those imports originating from nations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24376bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identified pursuant to section 609(a) or 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j/a">16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)</ref> or 1826k(a)) that have not yet received a subsequent positive certification pursuant to section 609(d) or 610(c) of such Act, respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24376bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identified by an appropriate regional fishery management organization as being the flag state or landing location of vessels identified by other nations or regional fisheries management organizations as engaging in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24376bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identified as having human trafficking or forced labor in any part of the seafood supply chain, including on vessels flagged in such nation, and including feed for cultured production, in the most recent Trafficking in Persons Report issued by the Department of State in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7101/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24376bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>identified as producing goods that contain seafood using forced labor or oppressive child labor in the most recent List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7101/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24376bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>identified as at risk for human trafficking, including forced labor, in their seafood catching and processing industries by the report required under section 3563 of the Maritime SAFE Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11333">SEC. 11333. </num><heading>AVAILABILITY OF FISHERIES INFORMATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x243792d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 402(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1881a/b/1">16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243792d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (G) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243792d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (H) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of such subparagraph and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243792d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243792d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243792d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>to Federal agencies, to the extent necessary and appropriate, to administer Federal programs established to combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or forced labor (as such terms are defined in section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022), which shall not include an authorization for such agencies to release data to the public unless such release is related to enforcement.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11334">SEC. 11334. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243792da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1885a">16 USC 1885a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2438080b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress and Public Availability of Reports</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438080c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes the National Marine Fisheries Service’s efforts to prevent the importation of seafood harvested through illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, particularly with respect to seafood harvested, produced, processed, or manufactured by forced <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4101">136 STAT. 4101</page> labor.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438080d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> Each such report shall be made publicly available on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2438080e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438080f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the volume and value of seafood species subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, reported by 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes, imported during the previous fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the enforcement activities and priorities of the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to implementing the requirements under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the percentage of import shipments subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program selected for inspection or the information or records supporting entry selected for audit, as described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t50/s300.324/d">section 300.324(d) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the number and types of instances of noncompliance with the requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the number and types of instances of violations of State or Federal law discovered through the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the seafood species with respect to which violations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most prevalent;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the location of catch or harvest with respect to which violations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most prevalent;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the additional tools, such as high performance computing and associated costs, that the Secretary needs to improve the efficacy of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24380817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11335">SEC. 11335. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24380818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out enforcement actions pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s1307">19 U.S.C. 1307</ref>) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11336">SEC. 11336. </num><heading>DENIAL OF PORT PRIVILEGES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x24382f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 101(a)(2) of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826a/a/2">16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438563a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of port privileges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accordance with international law—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438563b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>withhold or revoke the clearance required by <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s60105">section 60105 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for any large-scale driftnet fishing vessel of a nation that receives a negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j/d">16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)</ref> or 1826k(c)), or fishing vessels of a nation that has been listed pursuant to section 609(b) or section 610(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j/b">16 U.S.C. 1826j(b)</ref> or 1826k(a)) in 2 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4102">136 STAT. 4102</page> or more consecutive reports for the same type of fisheries activity, as described under section 607 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826h">16 U.S.C. 1826h</ref>), until a positive certification has been received;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438563c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>withhold or revoke the clearance required by <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s60105">section 60105 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for fishing vessels of a nation that has been listed pursuant to section 609(a) or 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j/a">16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)</ref> or 1826k(a)) in 2 or more consecutive reports as described under section 607 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826h">16 U.S.C. 1826h</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438563d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>deny entry of that vessel to any place in the United States and to the navigable waters of the United States, except for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other appropriate enforcement action.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11337">SEC. 11337. </num><heading>IDENTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION CRITERIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2438a45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Denial of Port Privileges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j/a">16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438a45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2438cb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438cb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438cb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">For actions of a nation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall identify, and list in such report, a nation engaging in or endorsing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438cb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438cb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> In determining which nations to list in such report, the Secretary shall consider the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438cb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Any nation that is violating, or has violated at any point during the 3 years preceding the date of the determination, conservation and management measures, including catch and other data reporting obligations and requirements, required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438cb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Any nation that is failing, or has failed in the 3-year period preceding the date of the determination, to effectively address or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing within its fleets in any areas where its vessels are fishing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438cb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Any nation that fails to discharge duties incumbent upon it under international law or practice as a flag, port, or coastal state to take action to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438cb78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Any nation that has been identified as producing for export to the United States seafood-related goods through forced labor or oppressive child labor (as those terms are defined in section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022) in the most recent List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7101/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438cb79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2438f28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make an identification under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time that the Secretary has sufficient information to make such identification.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4103">136 STAT. 4103</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2438f28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Certification Determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 609 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j">16 U.S.C. 1826j</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438f28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (d) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2438f28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of certification determination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438f28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2438f28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of negative certification</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of subsection (a) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826a/a">16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)</ref> and (b)(3) and (4)) shall apply to any nation that, after being identified and notified under subsection (b) has failed to take the appropriate corrective actions for which the Secretary has issued a negative certification under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438f290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of positive certification</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of subsection (a) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826a/a">16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)</ref> and (b)(3) and (4)) shall not apply to any nation identified under subsection (a) for which the Secretary has issued a positive certification under this subsection.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438f291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2438f292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2438f293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recordkeeping Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that seafood or seafood products authorized for entry under this section are imported consistent with the reporting and the recordkeeping requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program described in part 300.324(b) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t50">title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11338">SEC. 11338. </num><heading>EQUIVALENT CONSERVATION MEASURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24398ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826k/a">16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2439b5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2439b5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2439b5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sharks.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall identify and list in the report under section 607—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a nation if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any fishing vessel of that nation is engaged, or has been engaged during the 3 years preceding the date of the determination, in fishing activities or practices on the high seas or within the exclusive economic zone of any nation, that have resulted in bycatch of a protected living marine resource; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the vessel’s flag state has not adopted, implemented, and enforced a regulatory program governing such fishing designed to end or reduce such bycatch that is comparable in effectiveness to the regulatory program of the United States, taking into account differing conditions; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a nation if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any fishing vessel of that nation is engaged, or has engaged during the 3 years preceding the date of the determination, in fishing activities on the high seas or within the exclusive economic zone of another nation that target or incidentally catch sharks; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4104">136 STAT. 4104</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the vessel’s flag state has not adopted, implemented, and enforced a regulatory program to provide for the conservation of sharks, including measures to prohibit removal of any of the fins of a shark, including the tail, before landing the shark in port, that is comparable to that of the United States.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make an identification under paragraph (1) at any time that the Secretary has sufficient information to make such identification.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2439b5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and Negotiation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 610(b) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826k/b">16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2439dd01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and Negotiation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State, acting in consultation with the Secretary, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439dd02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2439dd03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify, as soon as practicable, the President and nations that are engaged in, or that have any fishing vessels engaged in, fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439dd04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>initiate discussions as soon as practicable with all foreign nations that are engaged in, or a fishing vessel of which has engaged in, fishing activities described in subsection (a), for the purpose of entering into bilateral and multilateral treaties with such nations to protect such species and to address any underlying failings or gaps that may have contributed to identification under this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439dd05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>seek agreements calling for international restrictions on fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a) through the United Nations, the Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and appropriate international fishery management bodies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439dd06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>initiate the amendment of any existing international treaty for the protection and conservation of such species to which the United States is a party in order to make such treaty consistent with the purposes and policies of this section.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2439dd07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conservation Certification Procedure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826k/c">16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439dd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the public and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>comment by</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2439dd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a041a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a041b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a041c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y243a041d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>ensure that any such fish or fish products authorized for entry under this section are imported consistent with the reporting and the recordkeeping requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program established in <ref href="/us/cfr/t50/pt300/sptQ">subpart Q of part 300 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a041e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (5) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(except to the extent that such provisions apply to sport fishing equipment or fish or fish products not caught by the vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing)</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4105">136 STAT. 4105</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243a041f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Protected Living Marine Resource</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 610(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826k/e">16 U.S.C. 1826k(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a0420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>except as provided in paragraph (2), means nontarget fish, sea turtles, or marine mammals that are protected under United States law or international agreement, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a0421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1361/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a0422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a0423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1822">16 U.S.C. 1822 note</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a0424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249); but”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11339">SEC. 11339. </num><heading>CAPACITY BUILDING IN FOREIGN FISHERIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243a7955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243a7956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8018">16 USC 8018</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and carry out with partner governments and civil society—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a7957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243a7958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>multi-year international environmental cooperation agreements and projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a7959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>multi-year capacity-building projects for implementing measures to address illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, fraud, forced labor, bycatch, and other conservation measures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243a795a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capacity Building</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3543(d) of the Maritime SAFE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8013/d">16 U.S.C. 8013(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a795b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as appropriate,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a795c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as appropriate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for all priority regions identified by the Working Group</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243a795d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3553 of the Maritime SAFE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8033">16 U.S.C. 8033</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a795e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a795f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (8) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243a7960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y243a7961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>the status of work with global enforcement partners.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11340">SEC. 11340. </num><heading>TRAINING OF UNITED STATES OBSERVERS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x243aa072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 403(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1881b/b">16 U.S.C. 1881b(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243aa073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243aa074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243aa075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y243aa076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>ensure that each observer has received training to identify indicators of forced labor and human trafficking (as such terms are defined in section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022) and refer this information to appropriate authorities; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11341">SEC. 11341. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243aa077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826a">16 USC 1826a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REGULATIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x243aa078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243aa079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4106">136 STAT. 4106</page></content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <num value="CXIV">TITLE CXIV—</num><heading>SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD WORKFORCE</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Support for Coast Guard Members and Families</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11401">SEC. 11401. </num><heading>COAST GUARD CHILD CARE IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243bd8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Family Discount for Child Development Services</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2922/b/2">Section 2922(b)(2) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243bd8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>In the case of an active duty member with two or more children attending a Coast Guard child development center, the Commandant may modify the fees to be charged for attendance for the second and any subsequent child of such member by an amount that is 15 percent less than the amount of the fee otherwise chargeable for the attendance of the first such child enrolled at the center, or another fee as the Commandant determines appropriate, consistent with multiple children.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243bd8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child Development Center Standards and Inspections</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2923/a">Section 2923(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243c000d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243c000e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard child development center to meet standards of operation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c000f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>that the Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the center; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c0010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>necessary for accreditation by an appropriate national early childhood programs accrediting entity.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243c0011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child Care Subsidy Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c0012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c0013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch29/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y243c9c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2927">“§ 2927.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243c9c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2927">14 USC 2927</ref>.</p></sidenote> Child care subsidy program</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243c9c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant may operate a child care subsidy program to provide financial assistance to eligible providers that provide child care services or youth program services to members of the Coast Guard, members of the Coast Guard with dependents who are participating in the child care subsidy program, and any other individual the Commandant considers appropriate, if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>providing such financial assistance—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is in the best interests of the Coast Guard; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>enables supplementation or expansion of the provision of Coast Guard child care services, while not supplanting or replacing Coast Guard child care services; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243c9c5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the Commandant ensures, to the extent practicable, that the eligible provider is able to comply, and does comply, with the regulations, policies, and standards applicable to Coast Guard child care services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4107">136 STAT. 4107</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible providers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A provider of child care services or youth program services is eligible for financial assistance under this section if the provider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is licensed to provide such services under applicable State and local law or meets all applicable State and local health and safety requirements if licensure is not required;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>is either—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is a family home daycare; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>is a provider of family child care services that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>otherwise provides federally funded or federally sponsored child development services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provides such services in a child development center owned and operated by a private, not-for-profit organization;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>provides a before-school or after-school child care program in a public school facility;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>conducts an otherwise federally funded or federally sponsored school-age child care or youth services program; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>conducts a school-age child care or youth services program operated by a not-for-profit organization; or</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is a provider of another category of child care services or youth program services the Commandant considers appropriate for meeting the needs of members or civilian employees of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial assistance for in-home child care</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may provide financial assistance to members of the Coast Guard who pay for services provided by in-home child care providers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243c9c6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out such program, the Commandant shall establish a policy and procedures to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>support the needs of families who request services provided by in-home childcare providers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provide the appropriate amount of financial assistance to provide to families described in paragraph, that is at minimum consistent with the program authorized in subsection (a)(1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>ensure the appropriate qualifications for such in-home child care provider, which shall at minimum—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>take into consideration qualifications for available in-home child care providers in the private sector; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>ensure that the qualifications the Commandant determines appropriate under this paragraph are comparable to the qualifications for a provider of child care services in a Coast Guard child development center or family home day care.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243c9c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct Payment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out a child care subsidy program under subsection (a)(1), subject to paragraph (3), the Commandant shall provide financial assistance under the program to an eligible member or individual the Commandant considers appropriate by direct payment to such eligible <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4108">136 STAT. 4108</page> member or individual through monthly pay, direct deposit, or other direct form of payment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243c9c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commandant shall establish a policy to provide direct payment as described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible provider funding continuation</inline>.—</heading><content>With the approval of an eligible member or an individual the Commandant considers appropriate, which shall include the written consent of such member or individual, the Commandant may continue to provide financial assistance under the child care subsidy program directly to an eligible provider on behalf of such member or individual.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect any preexisting reimbursement arrangement between the Coast Guard and a qualified provider.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243c9c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch29">chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243c9c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2901.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2926 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2927. </designator> <label>Child care subsidy program.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243cc38a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc38b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2927">14 USC 2927 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of child care subsidy program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243cc38c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc38d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc38e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate potential eligible uses for the child care subsidy program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2927">section 2927 of title 14, United States Code</ref> (referred to in this paragraph as the “program”);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc38f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>expand the eligible uses of funds for the program to accommodate the child care needs of members of the Coast Guard (including such members with nonstandard work hours and surge or other deployment cycles), including in-home care as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2927/a/3">section 2927(a)(3) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, and including by providing funds directly to such members instead of care providers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>streamline enrollment policies, practices, paperwork, and requirements for eligible child care providers to reduce barriers for members to enroll in such providers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243cc391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>In evaluating potential eligible uses under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall consider in-home child care services, care services such as supplemental care for children with disabilities, and any other child care delivery method the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243cc392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing expanded eligible uses of funds for the program, the Commandant shall ensure that such uses—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are in the best interests of the Coast Guard;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provide flexibility for members of the Coast Guard, including such members and employees with nonstandard work hours; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>ensure a safe environment for dependents of such members and employees.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243cc396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall publish an updated Commandant Instruction Manual <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4109">136 STAT. 4109</page> (referred to in this paragraph as the “manual”) that describes the expanded eligible uses of the program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243cc399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report outlining the expansion of the program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by clause (i) shall include the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the considerations described in subparagraph (B).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>A description of the analysis used to identify eligible uses that were evaluated and incorporated into the manual under subparagraph (D).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>A full analysis and justification with respect to the forms of care that were ultimately not included in the manual.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243cc3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendation with respect to funding or additional authorities necessary, including proposals for legislative change, to meet the current and anticipated future child care subsidy demands of the Coast Guard.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y243cc3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>A description of the steps taken to streamline enrollment policies, practices, and requirements for eligible child care providers in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(iii).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11402">SEC. 11402. </num><heading>ARMED FORCES ACCESS TO COAST GUARD CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x243cc3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2922/a">Section 2922(a) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243ceab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y243ceab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Commandant may make child development services available, in such priority as the Commandant considers to be appropriate and consistent with readiness and resources and in the best interests of dependents of members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard, for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243ceab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243ceab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>surviving dependents of service members who have died on active duty, if such dependents were beneficiaries of a Coast Guard child development service at the time of the death of such members;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243ceaba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>members of the armed forces (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243ceabb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Federal civilian employees.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243ceabc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Child development service benefits provided under the authority of this section shall be in addition to benefits provided under other laws.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11403">SEC. 11403. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243d11cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243d11ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1901">14 USC 1901 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CADET PREGNANCY POLICY IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243d11cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall prescribe regulations for the Coast Guard Academy consistent with regulations required to be promulgated by section 559(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4110">136 STAT. 4110</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243d11d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the development of the regulations required by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11404">SEC. 11404. </num><heading>COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243dd521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report and Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the initial report is submitted under this subsection, the Commandant shall submit a report and provide an in-person briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the implementation of section 221 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1413a">10 U.S.C. 1413a note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243dd522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report and briefing required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description of methods to educate members and retirees on the combat-related special compensation program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243dd525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statistics.</p></sidenote><content>Statistics regarding enrollment in such program for members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard retirees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243dd527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A summary of each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Activities carried out relating to the education of members of the Coast Guard participating in the Transition Assistance Program with respect to the combat-related special compensation program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Activities carried out relating to the education of members of the Coast Guard who are engaged in missions in which they are susceptible to injuries that may result in qualification for combat-related special compensation, including flight school, the National Motor Lifeboat School, deployable special forces, and other training programs as the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Activities carried out relating to training physicians and physician assistants employed by the Coast Guard, or otherwise stationed in Coast Guard clinics, sickbays, or other locations at which medical care is provided to members of the Coast Guard, for the purpose of ensuring, during medical examinations, appropriate counseling and documentation of symptoms, injuries, and the associated incident that resulted in such injuries.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Activities relating to the notification of heath service officers with respect to the combat-related special compensation program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243dd52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243dd52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>The written guidance provided to members of the Coast Guard regarding necessary recordkeeping to ensure eligibility for benefits under such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any other matter relating to combat-related special compensation the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243dd530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disability Due to Chemical or Hazardous Material Exposure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 221(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1413a">10 U.S.C. 1413a note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>department is</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>department in</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4111">136 STAT. 4111</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243dd534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and hazardous</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>hazardous</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243dd535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or a duty in which chemical or other hazardous material exposure has occurred (such as during marine inspections or pollution response activities)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>surfman)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243dd536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243dd537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction>“<quotedText>paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243dd538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>search and rescue; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11405">SEC. 11405. </num><heading>STUDY ON FOOD SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243e7179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e717a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall conduct a study on food insecurity among members of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e717b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e717c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e717d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the impact of food deserts on members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who live in areas with high costs of living, including areas with high-density populations and rural areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e717e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>A comparison of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243e717f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the current method used by the Commandant to determine which areas are considered to be high cost-of-living areas;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243e7180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>local-level indicators used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine a cost of living that indicates buying power and consumer spending in specific geographic areas; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243e7181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>indicators of the cost of living used by the Department of Agriculture in market basket analyses and other measures of the local or regional cost of food.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e9792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e9793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the accuracy of the method and indicators described in subparagraph (B) in quantifying high cost of living in low-data and remote areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e9794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e9795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the manner in which data accuracy and availability affect the accuracy of cost-of-living allowance calculations and other benefits, as the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e9796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e9797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e9798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y243e9799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to improve access to high-quality, affordable food within a reasonable distance of Coast Guard units located in areas identified as food deserts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243e979a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to reduce transit costs for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are required to travel to access high-quality, affordable food; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y243e979b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>for improving the accuracy of the calculations referred to in subparagraph (D).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e979c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e979d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>The estimated costs of implementing each recommendation made under subparagraph (E).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243e979e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4112">136 STAT. 4112</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e979f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall develop a detailed plan to implement the recommendations of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243e97a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e97a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e97a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e97a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan required under paragraph (1), including the cost of implementation, proposals for legislative change, and any other result of the study the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243e97a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Food Desert Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>food desert</term>” means an area, as determined by the Commandant, in which it is difficult, even with a vehicle or an otherwise-available mode of transportation, to obtain affordable, high-quality fresh food in the immediate area in which members of the Coast Guard serve and reside.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Healthcare</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11406">SEC. 11406. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243e97a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL STAFFING STANDARDS FOR COAST GUARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243f33e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243f33e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Defense Health Agency and any healthcare expert the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop medical staffing standards for the Coast Guard that are consistent with the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States set forth in the report titled “Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for Determining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care” and published in February 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243f33e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the standards under subsection (a), the Commandant shall address and take into consideration the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Current and future operations of healthcare personnel in support of Department of Homeland Security missions, including surge deployments for incident response.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Staffing standards for specialized providers, including flight surgeons, dentists, behavioral health specialists, and physical therapists.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Staffing levels of medical, dental, and behavioral health providers for the Coast Guard who are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>members of the Coast Guard;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assigned to the Coast Guard from the Public Health Service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Federal civilian employees; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>contractors hired by the Coast Guard to fill vacancies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Staffing levels at medical facilities for Coast Guard units in remote locations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Any discrepancy between medical staffing standards of the Department of Defense and medical staffing standards of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243f33f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243f33f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243f33f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243f33f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Review by Comptroller General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the Commandant completes the staffing standards required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit the standards <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4113">136 STAT. 4113</page> to the Comptroller General, who shall review the standards and provide recommendations to the Commandant.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243f33f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243f33f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after developing the standards developed under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the standards developed under subsection (a) and the recommendations provided under subsection (c) that includes a plan and a description of the resources and budgetary needs required to implement the standards.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y243f33f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification, Implementation, and Periodic Updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>modify such standards, as necessary, based on the recommendations under subsection (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>implement the standards; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y243f33fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x243f33fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>review and update the standards not less frequently than every 4 years.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11407">SEC. 11407. </num><heading>HEALTHCARE SYSTEM REVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24406c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the completion of the studies conducted by the Comptroller General of the United States under sections 8259 and 8260 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4679">134 Stat. 4679</ref>), the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct a comprehensive review of the Coast Guard healthcare system; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop a strategic plan for improvements to, and the modernization of, such system to ensure access to high-quality, timely healthcare for members of the Coast Guard, their dependents, and applicable Coast Guard retirees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24406c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategic plan developed under subsection (a) shall seek to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>maximize the medical readiness of members of the Coast Guard;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>optimize delivery of healthcare benefits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>ensure high-quality training of Coast Guard medical personnel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>prepare for the future needs of the Coast Guard.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Improving access to healthcare for members of the Coast Guard, their dependents, and applicable Coast Guard retirees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Quality of healthcare.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The experience and satisfaction of members of the Coast Guard and their dependents with the Coast Guard healthcare system.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The readiness of members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard medical personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24406c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review Committee</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall establish a review committee to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Coast Guard healthcare system (referred to in this section as the “Review Committee”).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4114">136 STAT. 4114</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Review Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Commandant, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>1 or more members of the uniformed services (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">section 101 of title 10, United States Code</ref>) or Federal employees, either of which have expertise in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24406c8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the medical, dental, pharmacy, or behavioral health fields; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24406c90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any other field the Commandant considers appropriate;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>1 representative of the Defense Health Agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>1 medical representative from each Coast Guard district.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chairperson</inline>.—</heading><content>The chairperson of the Review Committee shall be the Director of the Health, Safety, and Work Life Directorate of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staff</inline>.—</heading><content>The Review Committee shall be staffed by employees of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to commandant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the Review Committee is established, the Review Committee shall submit to the Commandant a report that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24406c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>assesses, taking into consideration the medical staffing standards developed under section 11406, the recommended medical staffing standards set forth in the Comptroller General study required by section 8260 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4679">134 Stat. 4679</ref>), and compares such standards to the medical staffing standards of the Department of Defense and the private sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>addresses improvements needed to ensure continuity of care for members of the Coast Guard, including by evaluating the feasibility of having a dedicated primary care manager for each such member while the member is stationed at a duty station;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24406c9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>evaluates the effects of increased surge deployments of medical personnel on staffing needs at Coast Guard clinics;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>identifies ways to improve access to care for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are stationed in remote areas, including methods to expand access to providers in the available network;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>identifies ways the Coast Guard may better use Department of Defense Military Health System resources for members of the Coast Guard, their dependents, and applicable Coast Guard retirees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>identifies barriers to participation in the Coast Guard healthcare system and ways the Coast Guard may better use patient feedback to improve quality of care at Coast Guard-owned facilities, military treatment facilities, and specialist referrals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24406c9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24406c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244093b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>includes recommendations to improve the Coast Guard healthcare system; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244093b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>any other matter the Commandant or the Review Committee considers appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4115">136 STAT. 4115</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244093b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Review Committee shall terminate on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Review Committee submits the report required under paragraph (5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244093b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability of federal advisory committee act</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Review Committee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244093b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244093b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the strategic plan for the Coast Guard medical system required under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244093b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report of the Review Committee submitted to the Commandant under subsection (c)(5); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244093b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of the manner in which the Commandant plans to implement the recommendations of the Review Committee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11408">SEC. 11408. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244093b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DATA COLLECTION AND ACCESS TO CARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244108e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244108ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244108eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Defense Health Agency and any healthcare expert the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop, and make publicly available, a policy to require the collection of data regarding access by members of the Coast Guard and their dependents to medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare as recommended by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report entitled “Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for Determining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care”, published in February 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244108ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy required by subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Methods to collect data on access to care for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>routine annual physical health assessments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>flight physicals for aviators or prospective aviators;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>sick call;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>injuries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>dental health; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>behavioral health conditions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Collection of data on access to care for referrals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Collection of data on access to care for members of the Coast Guard stationed at remote units, aboard Coast Guard cutters, and on deployments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Use of the electronic health record system to improve data collection on access to care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Use of data for addressing the standards of care, including time between requests for appointments and actual appointments, including appointments made with referral services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244108f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244108f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244108fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication and Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the policy under subsection (a) is completed, or any subsequent updates to such policy, the Commandant shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>publish the policy on a publicly accessible internet website of the Coast Guard; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244108fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4116">136 STAT. 4116</page> report on the policy and the manner in which the Commandant plans to address access-to-care deficiencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441300d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441300e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441300f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than every 5 years, the Commandant shall review and update the policy required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11409">SEC. 11409. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24413010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24415721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Behavioral Health Policy</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24415722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24415723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall establish an interim behavioral health policy for members of the Coast Guard that is in parity with section 5.28 (relating to behavioral health) of Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, volume 2, “Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24415724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The interim policy established under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until the date on which the Commandant issues a permanent behavioral health policy for members of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24415725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permanent Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing a permanent policy with respect to retention and behavioral health, the Commandant shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, the policy of the Coast Guard is in parity with section 5.28 (relating to behavioral health) of Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, volume 2, “Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11410">SEC. 11410. </num><heading>MEMBERS ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441a546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch25/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2441f367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2516">“§ 2516.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2516">14 USC 2516</ref>.</p></sidenote>Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441f369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medical Examination Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2441f36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that a member of the Coast Guard who has performed Coast Guard operations or has been sexually assaulted during the preceding 2-year period, and who is diagnosed by an appropriate licensed or certified healthcare professional as experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury or who otherwise alleges, based on the service of the member or based on such sexual assault, the influence of such a condition, receives a medical examination to evaluate a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2441f36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on administrative separation</inline>.—</heading><content>A member described in paragraph (1) shall not be administratively separated under conditions other than honorable, including an administrative separation in lieu of a court-martial, until the results of the medical examination have been reviewed by appropriate authorities responsible for evaluating, reviewing, and approving the separation case, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2441f36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-traumatic stress disorder</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In a case involving post-traumatic stress disorder under this subsection, a medical examination shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2441f371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>performed by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2441f372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2441f373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a licensed doctorate-level psychologist; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4117">136 STAT. 4117</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2441f374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>performed under the close supervision of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2441f375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2441f376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a licensed doctorate-level psychologist, a doctorate-level mental health provider, a psychiatry resident, or a clinical or counseling psychologist who has completed a 1-year internship or residency.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2441f377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Traumatic brain injury</inline>.—</heading><content>In a case involving traumatic brain injury under this subsection, a medical examination shall be performed by a physiatrist, psychiatrist, neurosurgeon, or neurologist.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441f379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose of Medical Examination</inline>.—</heading><content>The medical examination required under subsection (a) shall assess whether the effects of mental or neurocognitive disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, constitute matters in extenuation that relate to the basis for administrative separation under conditions other than honorable or the overall characterization of the service of the member as other than honorable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441f37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inapplicability to Proceedings Under Uniform Code of Military Justice</inline>.—</heading><content>The medical examination and procedures required by this section do not apply to courts-martial or other proceedings conducted pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441f37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coast Guard Operations Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>Coast Guard operations</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s468/a">6 U.S.C. 468(a)</ref>).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2441f37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch25">chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f37e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f37f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2501.</p></sidenote>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 2515 (as added by this Act) the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2516. </designator> <label>Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11411">SEC. 11411. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2441f380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14">14 USC note</ref> prec. 2501.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM AND TRANSITION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24432c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop a temporary policy that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>improves timeliness, communication, and outcomes for members of the Coast Guard undergoing the Physical Disability Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>affords maximum career transition benefits to members of the Coast Guard determined by a Medical Evaluation Board to be unfit for retention in the Coast Guard; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>maximizes the potential separation and career transition benefits for members of the Coast Guard undergoing the Physical Disability Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal process.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24432c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A requirement that any member of the Coast Guard who is undergoing the Physical Disability Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal process, shall be placed in a duty status that allows the member the opportunity to attend necessary medical appointments and other activities relating to the Physical Disability Evaluation System, including completion of any application of the Department of Veterans Affairs and career transition planning.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4118">136 STAT. 4118</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>In the case of a Medical Evaluation Board report that is not completed not later than 120 days after the date on which an evaluation by the Medical Evaluation Board was initiated, the option for such a member to enter permissive duty status.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A requirement that the date of initiation of an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board shall include the date on which any verbal or written affirmation is made to the member, command, or medical staff that the evaluation by the Medical Evaluation Board has been initiated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An option for such member to seek an internship under the SkillBridge program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1143/e">section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and outside employment aimed at improving the transition of the member to civilian life, only if such an internship or employment does not interfere with necessary medical appointments required for the member’s physical disability evaluation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>A requirement that not less than 21 days notice shall be provided to such a member for any such medical appointment, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the appointment timeline is in the best interests of the immediate health of the member.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A requirement that the Coast Guard shall provide such a member with a written separation date upon the completion of a Medical Evaluation Board report that finds the member unfit to continue active duty.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>To provide certainty to such a member with respect to a separation date, a policy that ensures—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>that accountability measures are in place with respect to Coast Guard delays throughout the Physical Disability Evaluation System, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24432c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>placement of the member in an excess leave status after 270 days have elapsed since the date of initiation of an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board by any competent authority; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24432c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a calculation of the costs to retain the member on active duty, including the pay, allowances, and other associated benefits of the member, for the period beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of initiation of an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board by any competent authority and ending on the date on which the member is separated from the Coast Guard; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the availability of administrative solutions to any such delay.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>With respect to a member of the Coast Guard on temporary limited duty status, an option to remain in the member’s current billet, to the maximum extent practicable, or to be transferred to a different active-duty billet, so as to minimize any negative impact on the member’s career trajectory.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>A requirement that each respective command shall report to the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center any delay of more than 21 days between each stage of the Physical Disability Evaluation System for any such member, including between stages of the processes, the Medical Evaluation Board, the Informal Physical Evaluation Board, and the Formal Physical Evaluation Board.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4119">136 STAT. 4119</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24432c1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24432c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>A requirement that, not later than 7 days after receipt of a report of a delay described in paragraph (9), the Personnel Service Center shall take corrective action, which shall ensure that the Coast Guard exercises maximum discretion to continue the Physical Disability Evaluation System of such a member in a timely manner, unless such delay is caused by the member.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443532c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau>A requirement that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443532d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a member of the Coast Guard shall be allowed to make a request for a reasonable delay in the Physical Disability Evaluation System to obtain additional input and consultation from a medical or legal professional; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443532e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443532f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote>any such request for delay shall be approved by the Commandant based on a showing of good cause by the member.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24435330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24435331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Temporary Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a copy of the policy developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24435332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24435333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24435334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Permanent Policy</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall publish a Commandant Instruction making the policy developed under subsection (a) a permanent policy of the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24435335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24435336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24435337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on, and a copy of, the permanent policy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24435338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Costs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24435339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443533a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than annually, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, for the preceding fiscal year—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443533b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>details the total aggregate service-wide costs described in subsection (b)(7)(A)(ii) for members of the Coast Guard whose Physical Disability Evaluation System process has exceeded 90 days; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443533c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>includes for each such member—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2443533d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an accounting of such costs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2443533e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the number of days that elapsed between the initiation and completion of the Physical Disability Evaluation System process.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443533f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personally identifiable information</inline>.—</heading><content>A report under paragraph (1) shall not include the personally identifiable information of any member of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11412">SEC. 11412. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24435340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 USC 504 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO COUNSELING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24437a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24437a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall hire, train, and deploy not fewer than an additional 5 behavioral health specialists.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24437a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Through the hiring process required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall ensure that at least 35 percent of behavioral health specialists employed by the Coast Guard have experience in behavioral healthcare for the purpose of supporting members of the Coast Guard with needs for perinatal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4120">136 STAT. 4120</page> mental health care and counseling service for miscarriage, child loss, and postpartum depression.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24437a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The support provided by the behavioral health specialists described in subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24437a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may include care delivered via telemedicine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24437a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall be made widely available to members of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11413">SEC. 11413. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD IN MEDICAL AND RELATED FIELDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2443a167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443a168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2770">14 USC 2770 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall expand opportunities for members of the Coast Guard to secure postgraduate degrees in medical and related professional disciplines for the purpose of supporting Coast Guard clinics and operations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2443a169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Law</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals who receive assistance pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the service obligations required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2114">section 2114 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2443a16a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Training Student Loads</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s4904/b/3">Section 4904(b)(3) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>350</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>385</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11414">SEC. 11414. </num><heading>STUDY ON COAST GUARD MEDICAL FACILITIES NEEDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2443ef8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443ef8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2443ef8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443ef8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443ef8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>A list of Coast Guard medical facilities, including clinics, sickbays, and shipboard facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443ef90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443ef91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>A summary of capital needs for Coast Guard medical facilities, including construction and repair.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443ef92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443ef93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>A summary of equipment upgrade backlogs of Coast Guard medical facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443ef94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443ef95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of improvements to Coast Guard medical facilities, including improvements to information technology infrastructure, required to enable the Coast Guard to fully use telemedicine and implement other modernization initiatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443ef96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2443ef97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>An evaluation of the process used by the Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and construct Coast Guard medical facilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2443ef98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>A description of the resources necessary to fully address all Coast Guard medical facilities needs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2443ef99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11415">SEC. 11415. </num><heading>STUDY ON COAST GUARD TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244464ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244464cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the Coast Guard telemedicine program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244464cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244464ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>An assessment of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4121">136 STAT. 4121</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current capabilities and limitations of the Coast Guard telemedicine program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the degree of integration of such program with existing electronic health records;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the capability and accessibility of such program, as compared to the capability and accessibility of the telemedicine programs of the Department of Defense and commercial medical providers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the manner in which the Coast Guard telemedicine program may be expanded to provide better clinical and behavioral medical services to members of the Coast Guard, including such members stationed at remote units or onboard Coast Guard cutters at sea; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>the costs savings associated with the provision of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y244464d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>care through telemedicine; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244464d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>preventative care.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification of barriers to full use or expansion of such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244464d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of the resources necessary to expand such program to its full capability.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244464d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Housing</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11416">SEC. 11416. </num><heading>STUDY ON COAST GUARD HOUSING ACCESS, COST, AND CHALLENGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24450119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2445011a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on housing access, cost, and associated challenges facing members of the Coast Guard.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2445011b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2445011c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445011d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445011e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the extent to which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445011f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Commandant has evaluated the sufficiency, availability, and affordability of housing options for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24450120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Coast Guard owns and leases housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24450121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the methods used by the Commandant to manage housing data, and the manner in which the Commandant uses such data—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24450122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to inform Coast Guard housing policy; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24450123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to guide investments in Coast Guard-owned housing capacity and other investments in housing, such as long-term leases and other housing options; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4122">136 STAT. 4122</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24450124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the process used by the Commandant to gather and provide information used to calculate housing allowances for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, including whether the Commandant has established best practices to manage low-data areas.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24450125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment as to whether the Department of Defense basic allowance for housing is sufficient for members of the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24450126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24450127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24450128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Recommendations for actions the Commandant should take to improve the availability and affordability of housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are stationed in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24450129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>remote units located in areas in which members of the Coast Guard and their dependents are eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445012a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>units located in areas with a high number of vacation rental properties.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2445012b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2445012c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2445012d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2445012e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (c), the Commandant shall publish a Coast Guard housing strategy that addresses the findings set forth in the report. Such strategy shall, at a minimum—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445012f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>address housing inventory shortages and affordability; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24450130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>include a Coast Guard-owned housing infrastructure investment prioritization plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11417">SEC. 11417. </num><heading>AUDIT OF CERTAIN MILITARY HOUSING CONDITIONS OF ENLISTED MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2445ea91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2445ea92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2445ea93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, shall commence an audit to assess—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the conditions of housing units of enlisted members of the Coast Guard located at Naval Air Station Key West Sigsbee Park Annex;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the percentage of such units that are considered unsafe or unhealthy housing units for enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the process used by enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families to report housing concerns;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the extent to which enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families experience unsafe or unhealthy housing units, relocate, receive a per diem, or expend similar expenses as a direct result of displacement that are not covered by a landlord, insurance, or claims process;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the feasibility of providing reimbursement for uncovered expenses described in paragraph (4); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>what resources are needed to provide appropriate and safe housing for enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families in Key West, Florida.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4123">136 STAT. 4123</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2445ea9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section , the Commandant shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the audit.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2445ea9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committees of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445ea9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unsafe or unhealthy housing unit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>unsafe or unhealthy housing unit</term>” means a unit of housing unit in which is present, at levels exceeding relevant governmental health or housing standards or guidelines, at least 1 of the following hazards:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Physiological hazards, including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Dampness or microbial growth.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Lead-based paint.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Asbestos or manmade fibers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Ionizing radiation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Biocides.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>Carbon monoxide.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>Volatile organic compounds.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>Infectious agents.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>Fine particulate matter.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Psychological hazards, including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Ease of access by unlawful intruders.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Lighting issues.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Poor ventilation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Safety hazards.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2445eaaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Other hazards similar to the hazards specified in clauses (i) through (iv).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11418">SEC. 11418. </num><heading>STUDY ON COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND PRIVATIZED HOUSING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2446ae00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446ae02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446ae04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>evaluates the authorities of the Coast Guard relating to construction, operation, and maintenance of housing provided to members of the Coast Guard and their dependents; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446ae06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>assesses other options to meet Coast Guard housing needs in rural and urban housing markets, including public-private partnerships, long-term lease agreements, privately owned housing, and any other housing option the Comptroller General identifies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446ae09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>A review of authorities, regulations, and policies available to the Secretary with respect to construction, maintenance, and operation of housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, including unaccompanied member housing, that considers—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4124">136 STAT. 4124</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>housing that is owned and managed by the Coast Guard;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>long-term leasing or extended-rental housing;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>public-private partnerships or other privatized housing options for which the Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts with a private entity to build, maintain, and manage privatized housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>on-installation and off-installation housing options, and the availability of, and authorities relating to, such options; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>housing availability near Coast Guard units, readiness needs, and safety.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446ae0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446d520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>A review of the housing-related authorities, regulations, and policies available to the Secretary of Defense, and an identification of the differences between such authorities afforded to the Secretary of Defense and the housing-related authorities, regulations, and policies afforded to the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446d521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of lessons learned, or recommendations for, the Coast Guard based on the use of private housing by the Department of Defense, including the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled “Privatized Military Housing: Update on DOD’s Efforts to Address Oversight Challenges” (GAO–22–105866), issued in March 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446d522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446d523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary uses the authorities provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch169/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446d524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446d525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of immediate and long-term costs associated with housing owned and operated by the Coast Guard, as compared to opportunities for long-term leases, private housing, and other public-private partnerships in urban and remote locations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2446d526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2446d527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446d528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted, the Commandant or the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446d529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the actions the Commandant has, or has not, taken with respect to the results of the study;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446d52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446d52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>a plan for addressing areas identified in the report that present opportunities for improving the housing options available to members of the Coast Guard and their dependents; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2446d52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the need for, or potential manner of use of, any authorities the Coast Guard does not have with respect to housing, as compared to the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2446d52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2446d52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Committees of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4125">136 STAT. 4125</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11419">SEC. 11419. </num><heading>STRATEGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AT REMOTE UNITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24474a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24474a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop a strategy to improve the quality of life for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are stationed in remote units.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24474a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy developed under subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24474a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Methods to improve the availability or affordability of housing options for such members and their dependents through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24474a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Coast Guard-owned housing; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24474a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Coast Guard-facilitated housing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24474a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24477176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of whether current methods for determining the amount of basic housing allowances received by such members of the Coast Guard accurately reflect the costs of privately owned or privately rented housing in such areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24477177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Methods to improve access by such members and their dependents to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24477178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>medical, dental, and pediatric care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24477179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>behavioral health care that is covered under the TRICARE program (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1072">section 1072 of title 10, United States Code</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447717a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Methods to increase access to child care services in such areas, including recommendations for increasing child care capacity and opportunities for care within the Coast Guard and in the private sector.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447717b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>Methods to improve non-Coast Guard network internet access at remote units—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447717c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to improve communications between members of the Coast Guard on active duty who are assigned or attached to a remote unit and the family members of such members who are not located in the same location as such member; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447717d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for other purposes such as education and training.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447717e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Methods to support spouses and other dependents of members serving in such areas who face challenges specific to remote locations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447717f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Any other matter the Commandant considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24477180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24477181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the strategy developed under subsection (a) is completed, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the strategy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24477182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Remote Unit Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>remote unit</term>” means a unit located in an area in which members of the Coast Guard and their dependents are eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4126">136 STAT. 4126</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11420">SEC. 11420. </num><heading>REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2447bfa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the availability of appropriate emergency supplies at Coast Guard units.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2447bfa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447bfa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2447bfa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the extent to which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447bfa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Commandant ensures that Coast Guard units assess risks and plan accordingly to obtain and maintain appropriate emergency supplies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447bfa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Coast Guard units have emergency food and water supplies available according to local emergency preparedness needs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447bfa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A description of any challenge the Commandant faces in planning for and maintaining adequate emergency supplies for Coast Guard personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2447bfaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2447bfab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategy.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2447bfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2447bfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall publish a strategy and recommendations in response to the report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447bfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2447bfaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>a plan for improving emergency preparedness and emergency supplies for Coast Guard units; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2447bfb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2447bfb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a process for periodic review and engagement with Coast Guard units to ensure emerging emergency response supply needs are achieved and maintained.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11421">SEC. 11421. </num><heading>FLEET MIX ANALYSIS AND SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244834e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244834e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Fleet Mix Analysis</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244834e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall conduct an updated fleet mix analysis that provides for a fleet mix sufficient, as determined by the Commandant—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>to carry out—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y244834e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the missions of the Coast Guard; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244834e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>emerging mission requirements; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>to address—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y244834ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>national security threats; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244834eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the global deployment of the Coast Guard to counter great power competitors.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the updated fleet mix analysis required under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244834ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Shore Infrastructure Investment Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall develop an updated shore infrastructure investment plan that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the construction of additional facilities to accommodate the updated fleet mix described in subsection (a)(1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>improvements necessary to ensure that existing facilities meet requirements and remain operational for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4127">136 STAT. 4127</page> the lifespan of such fleet mix, including necessary improvements to information technology infrastructure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244834f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>a timeline for the construction and improvement of the facilities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244834f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote>a cost estimate for construction and life-cycle support of such facilities, including for necessary personnel.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244834f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report under subsection (a)(2) is submitted, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report on the plan required under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="CXV">TITLE CXV—</num><heading>MARITIME</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Vessel Safety</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11501">SEC. 11501. </num><heading>RESPONSES TO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24488316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch7">Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2448aa27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658163"><num class="fontsize12" value="721">“§ 721.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2448aa28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s721">14 USC 721</ref>.</p></sidenote> Responses to safety recommendations</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2448aa29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2448aa2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the National Transportation Safety Board submits to the Commandant a recommendation, and supporting justification for such recommendation, relating to transportation safety, the Commandant shall submit to the National Transportation Safety Board a written response to the recommendation, including whether the Commandant—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2448aa2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>concurs with the recommendation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2448aa2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>partially concurs with the recommendation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2448aa2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>does not concur with the recommendation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2448aa2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Explanation of Concurrence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant shall include in a response submitted under subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2448aa2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>with respect to a recommendation with which the Commandant concurs or partially concurs, an explanation of the actions the Commandant intends to take to implement such recommendation or part of such recommendation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2448aa30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>with respect to a recommendation with which the Commandant does not concur, the reasons the Commandant does not concur.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2448aa31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2448aa32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Failure To Respond</inline>.—</heading><content>If the National Transportation Safety Board has not received the written response required under subsection (a) by the end of the time period described in such subsection, the National Transportation Safety Board shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that such response has not been received.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2448aa33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch7">chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2448aa34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2448aa35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 701.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“721. </designator> <label>Responses to safety recommendations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11502">SEC. 11502. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2448aa36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 USC 3306 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REQUIREMENTS FOR DUKW AMPHIBIOUS PASSENGER VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rulemaking Required</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4128">136 STAT. 4128</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2449e2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall initiate a rulemaking to establish additional safety standards for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 18 months after the Commandant promulgates a final rule pursuant to such paragraph.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The regulations required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A requirement that operators of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or such other means as determined appropriate by the Commandant, in order to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An identification, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, of limiting environmental conditions, such as weather, in which DUKW amphibious passenger vessels may safely operate and a requirement that such limiting conditions be described in the certificate of inspection of each DUKW amphibious passenger vessel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Requirements that an operator of a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>proceed to the nearest harbor or safe refuge in any case in which a watch or warning is issued for wind speeds exceeding the wind speed equivalent used to certify the stability of such DUKW amphibious passenger vessel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>maintain and monitor a weather monitor radio receiver at the operator station of the vessel that is automatically activated by the warning alarm device of the National Weather Service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>A requirement that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>operators of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels inform passengers that seat belts may not be worn during waterborne operations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>before the commencement of waterborne operations, a crew member shall visually check that the seatbelt of each passenger is unbuckled; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>operators or crew maintain a log recording the actions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>A requirement for annual training for operators and crew of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>training for personal flotation and seat belt requirements, verifying the integrity of the vessel at the onset of each waterborne departure, identification of weather hazards, and use of National Weather Service resources prior to operation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>training for crew to respond to emergency situations, including flooding, engine compartment fires, man-overboard situations, and in water emergency egress procedures.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>In issuing the regulations required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consider whether personal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4129">136 STAT. 4129</page> flotation devices should be required for the duration of the waterborne transit of a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2449e2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may waive the reserve buoyancy requirements described in subsection (b)(1) for a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel if the Commandant certifies in writing, using the best available science, to the appropriate congressional committees that such requirement is not practicable or technically or practically achievable for such vessel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2449e2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exemption.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to Passengers</inline>.—</heading><content>A DUKW amphibious passenger vessel that receives a waiver under subsection (d) shall provide a prominently displayed notice on its website, ticket counter, and each ticket for passengers that the vessel is exempt from meeting Coast Guard safety compliance standards concerning reserve buoyancy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2449e2ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to issuing final regulations pursuant to subsection (a) and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall require that operators of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels implement the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Remove the canopies and any window coverings of such vessels for waterborne operations, or install in such vessels a canopy that does not restrict horizontal or vertical escape by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>If a canopy and window coverings are removed from any such vessel pursuant to paragraph (1), require that all passengers wear a personal flotation device approved by the Coast Guard before the onset of waterborne operations of such vessel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Reengineer such vessels to permanently close all unnecessary access plugs and reduce all through-hull penetrations to the minimum number and size necessary for operation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Install in such vessels independently powered electric bilge pumps that are capable of dewatering such vessels at the volume of the largest remaining penetration in order to supplement an operable Higgins pump or a dewatering pump of equivalent or greater capacity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Install in such vessels not fewer than 4 independently powered bilge alarms.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Conduct an in-water inspection of any such vessel after each time a through-hull penetration of such vessel has been removed or uncovered.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2449e2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote>Verify through an in-water inspection the watertight integrity of any such vessel at the outset of each waterborne departure of such vessel.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Install underwater LED lights that activate automatically in an emergency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2449e2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2449e2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Otherwise comply with any other provisions of relevant Coast Guard guidance or instructions in the inspection, configuration, and operation of such vessels.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2449e2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall implement the interim requirements under subsection (f) without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, and Executive Order Nos. 12866 and 13563 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s601">5 U.S.C. 601 note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244a09eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244a09ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committee <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4130">136 STAT. 4130</page> Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244a09ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">DUKW amphibious passenger vessel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>DUKW amphibious passenger vessel</term>” means a vessel that uses, modifies, or is derived from the GMC DUKW–353 design, and which is operating as a small passenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t33/s2.38">section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11503">SEC. 11503. </num><heading>EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244af44e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restructuring</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch305">Chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244af44f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before section 30501 the following:<quotedContent><subchapter id="y244af450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="I">“Subchapter I—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244af451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244af452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 30501.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">General Provisions”</heading></subchapter> </quotedContent><b>;</b></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244af453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before section 30503 the following:<quotedContent><subchapter id="y244af454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="II">“Subchapter II—</num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244af455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244af456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 30503.</p></sidenote>Exoneration and Limitation of Liability”</heading></subchapter> </quotedContent><b>;</b></content></paragraph> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x244af457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">and</continuation><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244af458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> sections 30503 through 30512<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244af459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244af45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">30521–30530.</p></sidenote> as sections 30521 through 30530, respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244af45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s30501">Section 30501 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y244b1b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="30501">“§ 30501.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Definitions</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x244b1b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered small passenger vessel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered small passenger vessel</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>means a small passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101, that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not a wing-in-ground craft; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>carrying—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>not more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic voyage; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>not more than 150 passengers on any voyage that is not an overnight domestic voyage; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>includes any wooden vessel constructed prior to March 11, 1996, carrying at least 1 passenger for hire.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b1b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Owner</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>owner</term>’ includes a charterer that mans, supplies, and navigates a vessel at the charterer’s own expense or by the charterer’s own procurement.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244b1b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s30502">Section 30502 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y244b4287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="30502">“§ 30502.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Application</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244b4288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided, this chapter (except section 30521) applies to seagoing vessels and vessels used on lakes or rivers or in inland navigation, including canal boats, barges, and lighters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244b4289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>This chapter (except for section 30526) shall not apply to covered small passenger vessels.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4131">136 STAT. 4131</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244b428a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provisions Requiring Notice of Claim or Limiting Time for Bringing Action</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s30526/b">Section 30526(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, as redesignated by subsection (a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b428b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b428c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in the case of seagoing vessels,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>personal injury or death</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b428d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or in the case of covered small passenger vessels, to less than two years after the date of the injury or death</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>date of the injury or death</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b428e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b428f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in the case of seagoing vessels,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>personal injury or death</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b4290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or in the case of covered small passenger vessels, to less than two years after the date of the injury or death</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>date of the injury or death</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244b4291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chapter Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch305">chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244b4292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244b4293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 30501.</p></sidenote> amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b4294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the item relating to section 30501 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="subchapter" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator><inline class="smallCaps">“subchapter i—</inline></designator> <label><inline class="smallCaps">general provisions”;</inline><?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b4295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 30502 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="subchapter" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator><inline class="smallCaps">“subchapter ii—</inline></designator> <label><inline class="smallCaps">exoneration and limitation of liability”;</inline><?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b4296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 30501 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“30501. </designator> <label>Definitions.”;<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x244b4297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">and</continuation><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b4298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 30503 through 30512 as items relating to sections 30521 through 30530, respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244b4299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46">Title 46, United States Code</ref>, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b429a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 14305(a)(5) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30506</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30524</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b429b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 30523(a), as redesignated by subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30506</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30524</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b429c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 30524(b), as redesignated by subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30505</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30523</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b429d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 30525, as redesignated by subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b429e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 30505 and 30506</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 30523 and 30524</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b429f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30505</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30523</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244b42a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30506(b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 30524(b)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11504">SEC. 11504. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244b42a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s501">14 USC 501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AT-SEA RECOVERY OPERATIONS PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a pilot program to evaluate the potential use of remotely controlled or autonomous operation and monitoring of certain vessels for the purposes of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>better understanding the complexities of such at-sea operations and potential risks to navigation safety, vessel security, maritime workers, the public, and the environment;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4132">136 STAT. 4132</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>gathering observational and performance data from monitoring the use of remotely-controlled or autonomous vessels; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>assessing and evaluating regulatory requirements necessary to guide the development of future occurrences of such operations and monitoring activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration and Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The duration of the pilot program established under this section shall be not more than 5 years beginning on the date on which the pilot program is established, which shall be not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc94a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The activities authorized under this section include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc94b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>remote over-the-horizon monitoring operations related to the active at-sea recovery of spaceflight components on an unmanned vessel or platform;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>procedures for the unaccompanied operation and monitoring of an unmanned spaceflight recovery vessel or platform; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>unmanned vessel transits and testing operations without a physical tow line related to space launch and recovery operations, except within 12 nautical miles of a port.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In recognition of potential risks to navigation safety, vessel security, maritime workers, the public, and the environment, and the unique circumstances requiring the use of remotely operated or autonomous vessels, the Secretary, in the pilot program established under subsection (a), may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>allow remotely controlled or autonomous vessel operations to proceed consistent to the extent practicable under the proposed <ref href="/us/usc/t33">title 33, United States Code</ref>, and 46, United States Code, including navigation and manning laws and regulations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p></sidenote>modify or waive applicable regulations and guidance as the Secretary considers appropriate to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>allow remote and autonomous vessel at-sea operations and activities to occur while ensuring navigation safety; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>ensure the reliable, safe, and secure operation of remotely-controlled or autonomous vessels; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>require each remotely operated or autonomous vessel to be at all times under the supervision of 1 or more individuals—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>holding a merchant mariner credential which is suitable to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>who shall practice due regard for the safety of navigation of the autonomous vessel, to include collision avoidance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>permit foreign vessels to participate in the pilot program established under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>waive or modify applicable laws and regulations under the proposed <ref href="/us/usc/t33">title 33, United States Code</ref>, and <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>, except to the extent authorized under subsection (d)(2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>waive or modify applicable laws and regulations under titles 49 and 51 of the United States Code; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4133">136 STAT. 4133</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cc95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>waive or modify any regulations arising under international conventions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the employment in the coastwise trade of a vessel or platform that does not meet the requirements of sections 12112, 55102, 55103, and 55111 of <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority Unaffected</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, impinge, or alter any authority of the Secretary of Transportation under titles 49 and 51, United States Code.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary or the designee of the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the program established under subsection (a) on a quarterly basis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cc962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cc963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the expiration of the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a final report regarding an assessment of the execution of the pilot program and implications for maintaining navigation safety, the safety of maritime workers, and the preservation of the environment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cef74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the state of autonomous and remote technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and the safe and secure navigation of vessels in Federal waters of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cef77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of commercially available autonomous and remote technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and the safe and secure navigation of vessels during the 10 years immediately preceding the date of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cef7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the safety, physical security, cybersecurity, and collision avoidance risks and benefits associated with autonomous and remote technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and the safe and secure navigation of vessels, including environmental considerations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the impact of such autonomous and remote technologies, and all associated technologies, on labor, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y244cef7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>roles for credentialed and noncredentialed workers regarding such autonomous, remote, and associated technologies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244cef7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>training and workforce development needs associated with such technologies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment and evaluation of regulatory requirements necessary to guide the development of future autonomous, remote, and associated technologies in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4134">136 STAT. 4134</page> operation of shipboard equipment and safe and secure navigation of vessels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An assessment of the extent to which such technologies are being used in other countries and how such countries have regulated such technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cef81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cef82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Recommendations regarding authorization, infrastructure, and other requirements necessary for the implementation of such technologies in the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, consultation with the maritime industry including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>vessel operators, including commercial carriers, entities engaged in exploring for, developing, or producing resources, including non-mineral energy resources in its offshore areas, and supporting entities in the maritime industry;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shipboard personnel impacted by any change to autonomous vessel operations, in order to assess the various benefits and risks associated with the implementation of autonomous, remote, and associated technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and safe and secure navigation of vessels and the impact such technologies would have on maritime jobs and maritime manpower;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>relevant federally funded research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and academia; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244cef87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the commercial space industry.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244cef88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merchant Mariner Credential Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>merchant mariner credential</term>” means a merchant mariner license, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to issue pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11505">SEC. 11505. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244cef89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 USC 3306 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>HISTORIC WOOD SAILING VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e4f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e4f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Historic Wood Sailing Vessels</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e4f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the practicability of the application of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/A/v">section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, to historic wood sailing vessels.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e4f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e4f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e4f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>An assessment of the compliance, as of the date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (1), of historic wood sailing vessels with <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/A/v">section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e4f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of the safety record of historic wood sailing vessels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An assessment of any risk that modifying the requirements under such section would have on the safety of passengers and crew of historic wood sailing vessels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An evaluation of the economic practicability of requiring the compliance of historic wood sailing vessels with such section and whether such compliance would meaningfully improve safety of passengers and crew in a manner that is both feasible and economically practicable.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4135">136 STAT. 4135</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations to improve safety in addition to, or in lieu of, applying such section to historic wood sailing vessels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Any other recommendations as the Comptroller General determines are appropriate with respect to the applicability of such section to historic wood sailing vessels.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>An assessment to determine if historic wood sailing vessels could be provided an exemption to such section and the changes to legislative or rulemaking requirements, including modifications to <ref href="/us/cfr/t46/s177.500/q">section 177.500(q) of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that are necessary to provide the Commandant the authority to make such exemption or to otherwise provide for such exemption.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e763a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In completing the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e763b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Transportation Safety Board;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e763c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Coast Guard; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e763d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the maritime industry, including relevant federally funded research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e763e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e763f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver for Covered Historic Vessels</inline>.—</heading><content>The captain of a port may waive the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/A/v">section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, with respect to covered historic vessels for not more than 2 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (a) is submitted.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e7640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver for Other Historic Wood Sailing Vessels</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The captain of a port may, upon the request of the owner or operator of a historic wood sailing vessel that is not a covered historic vessel, waive the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/A/v">section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, with respect to the historic wood sailing vessel for not more than 2 years after date on which the report required under subsection (a) is submitted, if the captain of the port—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>determines that it is technically infeasible for the historic wood sailing vessel to comply with the requirements described in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/A/v">section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, due to its age; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e7646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><content>approves the alternative arrangements proposed for the historic wood sailing vessel in accordance with paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request and alternative arrangements</inline>.—</heading><content>An owner or operator of a historic wood sailing vessel requesting a waiver under paragraph (1) shall submit such a request to the captain of a port that includes the alternative arrangements the owner or operator will take to ensure an equivalent level of safety, to the maximum extent practicable, to the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/A/v">section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e7648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety of historic wood sailing vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e7649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244e764a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exemption.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to Passengers</inline>.—</heading><content>Any vessel that receives a waiver under subsection (c) or subsection (d) shall, beginning on the date on which the requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/3/v">section 3306(n)(3)(v) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, take effect, provide a prominently displayed notice on its website, ticket counter, and each ticket for a passenger <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4136">136 STAT. 4136</page> that the vessel is exempt from meeting the Coast Guard safety compliance standards concerning egress as described under such section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244e764b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e764c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered historic vessels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered historic vessels</term>” means each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e764d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Adventuress (Official Number 210877).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e764e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>American Eagle (Official Number 229913).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e764f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Angelique (Official Number 623562).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Heritage (Official Number 649561).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>J & E Riggin (Official Number 226422).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Ladona (Official Number 222228).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Lady Washington (Official Number 944970).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Lettie G. Howard (Official Number 222838).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Lewis R. French (Official Number 015801).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Mary Day (Official Number 288714).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Stephen Taber (Official Number 115409).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>Victory Chimes (Official Number 136784).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>Grace Bailey (Official Number 085754).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e765a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>Mercantile (Official Number 214388).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e765b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>Mistress (Official Number 509004).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e765c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>Wendameen (Official Number 210173).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e765d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historic wood sailing vessel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>historic wood sailing vessel</term>” means a covered small passenger vessel, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306/n/5">section 3306(n)(5) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e765e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has overnight passenger accommodations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e765f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is a wood sailing vessel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has a hull constructed of wood;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>is principally equipped for propulsion by sail, even if the vessel has an auxiliary means of production;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>has no fewer than three masts; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e7663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>was constructed before 1986.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11506">SEC. 11506. </num><heading>CERTIFICATES OF NUMBERS FOR UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x244e9d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s12304/a">Section 12304(a) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e9d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall be pocketsized,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244e9d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in hard copy or digital form. Any certificate issued in hard copy under this section shall be pocketsized. The certificate shall be</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>and may be</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11507">SEC. 11507. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT ON COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT OF THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244ec487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244ec488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review that assesses the oversight of the Coast Guard of third-party organizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244ec489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244ec48a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall analyze the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244ec48b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Coast Guard use of third-party organizations in the prevention mission of the Coast Guard and the extent to which the Coast Guard plans to increase such use to enhance prevention mission performance, including resource use and specialized expertise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244ec48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard has assessed the potential risks and benefits of using third-party organizations to support prevention mission activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4137">136 STAT. 4137</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244ec48d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard provides oversight of third-party organizations authorized to support prevention mission activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244ec48e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after initiating the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the results of such review.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11508">SEC. 11508. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244ec48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s8104">46 USC 8104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ARTICULATED TUG-BARGE MANNING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244f12b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f12b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Authorization.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f12b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the watch setting requirements set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s8104">section 8104 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary shall authorize an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection to issue an amended certificate of inspection that does not require engine room watch setting to inspected towing vessels certificated prior to July 19, 2022, forming part of an articulated tug-barge unit, provided that such vessels are equipped with engineering control and monitoring systems of a type accepted for no engine room watch setting under a previously approved minimum safe manning document or certificate of inspection for articulated tug-barge units.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244f12b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f12b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certificate of inspection</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>certificate of inspection</term>” means a certificate of inspection under subchapter M of chapter I of <ref href="/us/cfr/t46">title 46, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f12b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspected towing vessel</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>inspected towing vessel</term>” means a vessel issued a certificate of inspection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11509">SEC. 11509. </num><heading>FISHING VESSEL SAFETY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244f39c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch45">Chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f39c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 4502(f)(2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>certain vessels described in subsection (b) if requested by the owner or operator; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“vessels described in subsection (b) if—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f60d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>requested by an owner or operator; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f60d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the vessel is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y244f60da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>at least 50 feet overall in length;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244f60db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>built before July 1, 2013; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y244f60dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>25 years of age or older; and”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f60dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 4503(b) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in section 4503a, subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f60de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f60df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote>by repealing section 4503a.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244f60e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f60e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f60e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4502">46 USC 4502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative Safety Compliance Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect or apply to any alternative compliance and safety agreement entered into by the Coast Guard that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y244f60e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch45">chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f60e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f60e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4501.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 4503a.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11510">SEC. 11510. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f60e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3508">46 USC 3508 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x244f87f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, requirements authorized under sections 3508 and 3509 of <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to any passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101 of such title —<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4138">136 STAT. 4138</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f87f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that carries in excess of 250 passengers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f87f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that is, or was, in operation exclusively within the inland rivers and internal waters of the United States on voyages inside the Boundary Line, as defined in section 103 of such title, on or before July 27, 2030; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y244f87fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the operators or charterers of which operated any documented vessels with a coastwise endorsement prior to January 1, 2024.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Merchant Mariner Credentialing</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11511">SEC. 11511. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x244f87fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7502">46 USC 7502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MODERNIZING MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALING SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2450243c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2450243d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on the financial, human, and information technology infrastructure resources needed to establish an electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2450243e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450243f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24502440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Legislative and regulatory suggestions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In preparing the report described in paragraph (1), the Commandant—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24502441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall include recommendations for any legislative or administrative actions as the Commandant determines necessary to establish the electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system described in paragraph (1) as soon as possible; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24502442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may include findings, conclusions, or recommendations from the study conducted under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24502443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24502444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24502445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24502446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Commandant and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of developing and maintaining a database as part of an electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24502447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>contains records with respect to each credentialed mariner, including credential validity, drug and alcohol testing results, and information on any final adjudicated agency action involving a credentialed mariner or regarding any involvement in a marine casualty; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24502448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>maintains such records in a manner that allows data to be readily accessed by the Federal Government for the purpose of assessing workforce needs and for the purpose of the economic and national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24502449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2450244a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450244b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>include an assessment of the resources, including information technology, and authorities necessary to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4139">136 STAT. 4139</page> develop and maintain the database described in such paragraph;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2450244c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>specifically address ways to protect the privacy interests of any individual whose information may be contained within such database, which shall include limiting access to the database or having access to the database be monitored by, or accessed through, a member of the Coast Guard; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2450244d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>address the feasibility of incorporating in such database a reporting mechanism to alert the Administrator of the Maritime Administration each time a mariner’s credential is reinstated upon completion of a period of suspension as the result of a suspension and revocation proceeding under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7702">section 7702 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, with details about the violation that led to such suspension.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2450244e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450244f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Electronic Merchant Mariner Licensing and Documentation System</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement an electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11512">SEC. 11512. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT REGARDING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24504b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24504b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct an assessment to determine the resources, including personnel and computing resources, required to reduce the amount of time necessary to process an application for a merchant mariner credential to not more than 2 weeks after the date of receipt of such application.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24504b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24504b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with the results of the assessment required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11513">SEC. 11513. </num><heading>GAO REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24507274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that evaluates the processes of the National Maritime Center for processing and approving merchant mariner credentials, as of the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24507275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24507276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24507277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>analyze the effectiveness of the merchant mariner credentialing process, as of the date of enactment of this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24507278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>analyze the backlogs relating to the merchant mariner credentialing process and the reasons for such backlogs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24507279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450727a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450727b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>provide recommendations for improving and expediting the merchant mariner credentialing process, including funding needed to support improved processing times.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11514">SEC. 11514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450727c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Military to Mariners</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450727d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2450727e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7302">46 USC 7302 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MILITARY TO MARINERS ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24510ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Military to Mariners Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4140">136 STAT. 4140</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24510ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Sea Service Requirements for Merchant Mariner Credentials for Veterans and Members of the Uniformed Services</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24510ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Review and regulations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24510ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>review and examine—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the timeframes and impediments for veterans and members of the uniformed services to receive a merchant mariner credential;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the classifications of sea service acquired through training and service as a member of the Uniformed Services and level of equivalence such service has with respect to sea service on merchant vessels; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the amount of sea service, including percent of the total time onboard for purposes of equivalent underway service, that will be accepted as required experience for all endorsements for applicants for a merchant mariner credential who are veterans or members of the Uniformed Services; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>issue new regulations to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24510ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>streamline, ensure the accuracy of, and expedite the transfer, review and acceptance of information pertaining to training and sea time for applicants for a merchant mariner credential who are veterans or members of the Uniformed Services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24510eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>increase the acceptable percentages of time equivalent to sea service for such applicants pursuant to findings of the review and examination conducted under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24510ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>reduce burdens and create a means of alternative compliance to demonstrate instructor competency for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers courses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee and shall take into account the present and future needs of the United States Merchant Marine labor workforce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24510ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services of the House of Representatives, a report that contains an update on the activities carried out to implement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the July 2020 report by the Committee on the Marine Transportation System to the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy on the implementation of Executive Order 13860 (<ref href="/us/fr/84/8407">84 Fed. Reg. 8407</ref>; relating to supporting the transition of active duty servicemembers and military veterans into the Merchant Marine); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24510ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>section 3511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3702">46 U.S.C. 3702 note</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4141">136 STAT. 4141</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24510ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment of Skillbridge for Employment as a Merchant Mariner</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall assess the use of the SkillBridge program of the Department of Defense as a means for transitioning active duty sea service personnel to employment as merchant mariners.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11515">SEC. 11515. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24510ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7302">46 USC 7302 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x245135e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this subtitle:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245135e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credentialed mariner</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>credentialed mariner</term>” means an individual with a merchant mariner credential.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245135e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Merchant mariner credential</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>merchant mariner credential</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7510/d">section 7510(d) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245135e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uniformed services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>uniformed services</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>uniformed services</term>” in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2101">section 2101 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11516">SEC. 11516. </num><heading>NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24515cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s8701">46 USC 8701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11517">SEC. 11517. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24515cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24515cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2451840a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the total number of vessels known or estimated to operate or to have operated under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50503">section 50503 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, during each of the past 10 fiscal years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2451840b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451840c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The total number of foreign-flagged vessels known or estimated to operate or to have operated as oceanographic research vessels (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2101">section 2101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>) during each of the past 10 fiscal years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451840d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The total number of United States-flagged vessels known or estimated to operate or to have operated as oceanographic research vessels (as such term is defined <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2101">section 2101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>) during each of the past 10 fiscal years.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11518">SEC. 11518. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2451840e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>PORT ACCESS ROUTES BRIEFING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2451ab1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Atlantic Coast Port Access Route</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than every 30 days thereafter until the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70003">section 70003 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, are fully executed with respect to the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4142">136 STAT. 4142</page> Transportation of the Senate on any progress made to execute such requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2451ab20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Coast Port Access Routes</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than every 180 days thereafter until the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70003">section 70003 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, are fully executed with respect to each of the Alaskan Arctic, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast port access route studies, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status of each study and the implementation of any recommendations made in each such study.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11519">SEC. 11519. </num><heading>DEFINITION OF STATELESS VESSEL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2451d231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70502/d/1">Section 70502(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451d232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451d233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451d234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451d235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a vessel aboard which no individual, on request of an officer of the United States authorized to enforce applicable provisions of United States law, claims to be the master or is identified as the individual in charge, and that has no other claim of nationality or registry under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11520">SEC. 11520. </num><heading>LIMITATION ON RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES INCURRED IN AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2451f946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s30104">Section 30104 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451f947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a)<headingText class="smallCaps"> In General.—</headingText></quotedText>” before the first sentence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2451f948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24524769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Recovery by Aquaculture Workers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452476a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘<term>seaman</term>’ does not include an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452476b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is an aquaculture worker if State workers’ compensation is available to such individual; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452476c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>was, at the time of injury, engaged in aquaculture in a place where such individual had lawful access.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452476d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aquaculture worker defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>aquaculture worker</term>’ means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452476e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is employed by a commercial enterprise that is involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2452476f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the cleaning, processing, or canning of fish and fish products;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24524770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24524771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24524772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not hold a license issued under section 7101(c); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24524773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is not required to hold a merchant mariner credential under part F of subtitle II.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4143">136 STAT. 4143</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24524774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24524775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s30104">46 USC 30104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to an injury incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11521">SEC. 11521. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24524776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON SECURING VESSELS AND CARGO.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24529597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that assesses the efforts of the Coast Guard with respect to securing vessels and maritime cargo bound for the United States from national security related risks and threats.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24529598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24529599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Programs of the Coast Guard to secure vessels and maritime cargo bound for the United States from national security related risks and threats and the extent to which such programs cover the critical components of the global supply chain.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452959a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard has implemented leading practices in such programs, including the extent to which the Coast Guard has collaborated with foreign countries or foreign ports that ship goods to the United States to implement such leading practices.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2452959b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The extent to which the Coast Guard has assessed the effectiveness of such programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2452959c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the study conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the results of the study conducted under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11522">SEC. 11522. </num><heading>REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE LAWS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 1 year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report describing any changes to the enforcement of chapters 121 and 551 of <ref href="/us/usc/t46">title 46, United States Code</ref>, as a result of the amendments to section 4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1333/a/1">43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)</ref>) made by section 9503 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11523">SEC. 11523. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2452959d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading>LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALIFORNIA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall complete the land conveyance required under section 2833 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11524">SEC. 11524. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2452959e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70022">46 USC 70022 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245358ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in this section, during the period in which Executive Order 14065 (<ref href="/us/fr/87/10293">87 Fed. Reg. 10293</ref>, relating to blocking certain Russian property or transactions), or any successor Executive Order is in effect, no vessel described in subsection (b) may enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4144">136 STAT. 4144</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on application</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245358f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a vessel described in subsection (b) if the Secretary of State determines that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245358f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the vessel is owned or operated by a Russian national or operated by the government of the Russian Federation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245358f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>it is in the national security interest not to apply the prohibition to such vessel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245358f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 15 days after making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notice of the determination and the basis upon which the determination was made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245358f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245358fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of each determination made under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings clause</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to vessels engaged in passage permitted under international law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245358fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vessels Described</inline>.—</heading><content>A vessel referred to in subsection (a) is a vessel owned or operated by a Russian national or operated by the government of the Russian Federation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245358fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245358fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Information and Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245358ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>maintain timely information on the registrations of all foreign vessels owned or operated by or on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, a Russian national, or a entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or any jurisdiction within the Russian Federation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24535900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24535901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24535902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>periodically publish in the Federal Register a list of the vessels described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24535903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24535904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of Governments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24535905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall notify each government, the agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registration of a foreign vessel that is included on a list published under subsection (c)(2), not later than 30 days after such publication, that all vessels registered under such government’s authority are subject to subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24535906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional notification</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a government that continues to maintain a registration for a vessel that is included on such list after receiving an initial notification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue an additional notification to such government not later than 120 days after the publication of a list under subsection (c)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24535907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of Vessels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon receiving a notice of arrival under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70001/a/5">section 70001(a)(5) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, from a vessel described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall notify the master of such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, unless—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4145">136 STAT. 4145</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24535908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary of State has made a determination under subsection (a)(2); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24535909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Secretary allows provisional entry of the vessel, or transfer of cargo from the vessel, under subsection (f).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2453590a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provisional Entry or Cargo Transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a vessel, if such entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11525">SEC. 11525. </num><heading>FLOATING DRY DOCKS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2453a72b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55122/a">Section 55122(a) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453a72c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(C)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453a72d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2015; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2015; or</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453a72e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(C) was</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2453a72f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y2453a730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>was”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453a731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="fontsize10" id="y2453a732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>had a letter of intent for purchase by such shipyard or affiliate signed prior to such date of enactment; and”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453a733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, in the case of a dry dock described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), occurs between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11526">SEC. 11526. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2453a734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>UPDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR FISHING CREW AGREEMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2453cd45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s10601/b">Section 10601(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453cd46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453cd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453cd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2453cd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>in the case of a seaman employed on a vessel that is a catcher processor or fish processing vessel that employs more than 25 crewmembers, include a requirement that each crewmember shall be served not less than three meals a day that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453f45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>total not less than 3,100 calories; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2453f45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>include adequate water and minerals in accordance with the United States Recommended Daily Allowances; and”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="CXVI">TITLE CXVI—</num><heading>SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11601">SEC. 11601. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2454427c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2101">Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2454427d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (45) through (54) as paragraphs (47) through (56), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2454427e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (44) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2454909f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="45">“(45) </num><content>‘sexual assault’ means any form of abuse or contact as defined in chapter 109A of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y245490a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="46">“(46) </num><chapeau>‘sexual harassment’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4146">136 STAT. 4146</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>conduct that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245490a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature if any—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y245490a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements of the individual;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y245490a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>submission to, or rejection, of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for decisions affecting that individual’s job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y245490a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y245490a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>conduct may have been by an individual’s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or another credentialed mariner; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245490a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person would perceive, and the victim does perceive, the environment as hostile or offensive;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any use or condonation associated with first-hand or personal knowledge, by any individual in a supervisory or command position, of any form of sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, benefits, entitlements, or employment of a subordinate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any intentional or repeated unwelcome verbal comment or gesture of a sexual nature towards or about an individual by the individual’s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a coworker, or another credentialed mariner.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245490aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing any changes the Commandant may propose to the definitions added by the amendments in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245490ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to exempt certain vessels</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2113/3">Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101(51)(A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101(53)(A)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uninspected passenger vessels</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4105">Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsections (b)(1) and (c) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101(51)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101(51)(A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101(53)(A)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245490b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General authority</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s1131/a/1/E">Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2101(46)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 116</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11602">SEC. 11602. </num><heading>CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2454b7c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch75">Chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4147">136 STAT. 4147</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2454ded2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="7511">“§ 7511.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2454ded3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7511">46 USC 7511</ref>.</p></sidenote>Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2454ded4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Abuse</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2454ded5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2454ded6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2454ded7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Abusive Sexual Contact</inline>.—</heading><content>A <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2454ded8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who within 5 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2454ded9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch75">chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2454deda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2454dedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7501.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“7511. </designator> <label>Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11603">SEC. 11603. </num><heading>SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AS GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24552cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch77">Chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 7704 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2455540d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="7704a">“§ 7704a.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2455540e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2455540f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7704a">46 USC 7704a</ref>.</p></sidenote>Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24555410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Harassment</inline>.—</heading><content>If it is shown at a hearing under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under this part, within 5 years before the beginning of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official finding of sexual harassment, then the license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document may be suspended or revoked.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24555411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Assault</inline>.—</heading><content>If it is shown at a hearing under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under this part, within 10 years before the beginning of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official finding of sexual assault, then the license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document shall be revoked.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24555412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Official Finding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24555413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24555414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>official finding</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24555415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a legal proceeding or agency finding or decision that determines the individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault in violation of any Federal, State, local, or Tribal law or regulation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24555416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a determination after an investigation by the Coast Guard that, by a preponderance of the evidence, the individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault if the investigation affords appropriate due process rights to the subject of the investigation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24555417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative law judge review</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24555418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coast guard investigation</inline>.—</heading><content>A determination under paragraph (1)(B) shall be reviewed and affirmed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4148">136 STAT. 4148</page> by an administrative law judge within the same proceeding as any suspension or revocation of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document under subsection (a) or (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24555419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legal proceeding</inline>.—</heading><content>A determination under paragraph (1)(A) that an individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault is conclusive in suspension and revocation proceedings.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2455541a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch77">chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2455541b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2455541c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7701.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 7704 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“7704a. </designator> <label>Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11604">SEC. 11604. </num><heading>ACCOMMODATION; NOTICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2455a23d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s11101">Section 11101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455a23e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455a23f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a)(4) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455a240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a) by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y2455c951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>each crew berthing area shall be equipped with information regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455c952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455c953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>procedures and resources to report crimes, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, including information—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y2455c954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>on the telephone number, website address, and email address for reporting allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment to the Coast Guard;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2455c955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>on vessel owner or company procedures to report violations of company policy and access resources;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2455c956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>on resources provided by outside organizations such as sexual assault hotlines and counseling;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2455c957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>on the retention period for surveillance video recording after an incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault is reported; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y2455c958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>additional items specified in regulations issued by, and at the discretion of, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455c959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (d) by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In each washing space in a visible location there shall be information regarding procedures and resources to report crimes upon the vessel, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, and vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11605">SEC. 11605. </num><heading>PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x2455f06a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2114/a">Section 2114(a) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455f06b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455f06c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455f06d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2455f06e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the seaman in good faith has reported or is about to report to the vessel owner, Coast Guard or other appropriate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4149">136 STAT. 4149</page> Federal agency or department sexual harassment or sexual assault against the seaman or knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual assault against another seaman;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2455f06f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraphs (2) and (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)(C)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11606">SEC. 11606. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2455f070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 USC 3306 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ALCOHOL AT SEA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24568cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act under which the National Academy of Sciences shall prepare an assessment to determine safe levels of alcohol consumption and possession by crew members aboard vessels of the United States engaged in commercial service, except when such possession is associated with the commercial sale to individuals aboard the vessel who are not crew members.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24568cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>take into account the safety and security of every individual on the vessel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>take into account reported incidences of sexual harassment or sexual assault, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2101">section 2101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>provide any appropriate recommendations for any changes to laws, regulations, or employer policies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24568cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon completion of the assessment under this section, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Commandant, and the Secretary the assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24568cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commandant—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>shall, not later than 180 days after receiving the submission of the assessment under subsection (c), review the changes to regulations recommended in such assessment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>taking into account the safety and security of every individual on vessels of the United States engaged in commercial service, may issue regulations relating to alcohol consumption on such vessels.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24568cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings Clause</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent the Commandant issues regulations establishing safe levels of alcohol consumption in accordance with subsection (d), the Commandant may not issue regulations which prohibit—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the owner or operator of a vessel from imposing additional restrictions on the consumption of alcohol, including the prohibition of the consumption of alcohol on such vessels; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>possession of alcohol associated with the commercial sale to individuals aboard the vessel who are not crew members.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24568cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If, by the date that is 2 years after the receipt of the assessment under subsection (c), the Commandant does not issue regulations under subsection (d), the Commandant shall provide a report by such date to the committees described in subsection (c)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>containing the rationale for not issuing such regulations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24568cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24568cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>providing other recommendations as necessary to ensure safety at sea.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4150">136 STAT. 4150</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11607">SEC. 11607. </num><heading>SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2456daea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/stII/ptB">Part B of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><chapter id="y2457501b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="49">“CHAPTER 49—</num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457501c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457501d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 4901.</p></sidenote>OCEANGOING NON-PASSENGER COMMERCIAL VESSELS</heading><toc> <headingItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec.</designator> <label/> </headingItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“4901. </designator> <label>Surveillance requirements.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2457501e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="4901">“§ 4901.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457501f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24575020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4901">46 USC 4901</ref>.</p></sidenote>Surveillance requirements</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24575021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>A vessel engaged in commercial service that does not carry passengers, shall maintain a video surveillance system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24575022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements in this section shall apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>documented vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on a voyage of at least 600 miles and crosses seaward of the Boundary Line; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at least 24 meters (79 feet) in overall length and required to have a load line under chapter 51;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>documented vessels of at least 500 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 on an international voyage; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that are operating for no less than 72 hours on waters superjacent to the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/a">43 U.S.C. 1331(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24577738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Placement of Video and Audio Surveillance Equipment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457773a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall install video and audio surveillance equipment aboard the vessel not later than 2 years after enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, or during the next scheduled drydock, whichever is later.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457773b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>Video and audio surveillance equipment shall be placed in passageways on to which doors from staterooms open. Such equipment shall be placed in a manner ensuring the visibility of every door in each such passageway.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2457773c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice of Video and Audio Surveillance</inline>.—</heading><content>The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board the vessel notifying the crew of the presence of video and audio surveillance equipment.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2457773d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457773e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Access to Video and Audio Records</inline>.—</heading><content>The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall ensure that access to records of video and audio surveillance is not used as part of a labor action against a crew member or employment dispute unless used in a criminal or civil action.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2457773f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24577740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24577741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24577742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Retention Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall retain all records of audio and video surveillance for not less than 1 year after the footage is obtained. Any video and audio surveillance found to be associated with an alleged incident should be preserved for not less than 5 years from the date of the alleged incident.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4151">136 STAT. 4151</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24577743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A vessel owner or employer of a seafarer shall provide training for all individuals employed by the owner or employer for the purpose of responding to incidents of sexual assault or sexual harassment, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>such training to ensure the individuals—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>retain audio and visual records and other evidence objectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>act impartially without influence from the company or others; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24577747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>training on applicable Federal, State, Tribal, and local laws and regulations regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment investigations and reporting requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24577748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Owner</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>owner</term>’ means the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or other individual in charge of a vessel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24577749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender vessels are exempt from this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2457774a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of chapters for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/stII">subtitle II of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457774b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457774c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2101.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after the item related to chapter 47 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658260"> <designator><b>“49. </b></designator> <label><b>Oceangoing Non-Passenger Commercial Vessels</b></label> <target leaderAlign="left" leaderChar="." style="-uslm-lc:I658252"><b>4901”.</b></target> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11608">SEC. 11608. </num><heading>MASTER KEY CONTROL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24579e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch31">Chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y2457ec7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="3106">“§ 3106.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457ec7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3106">46 USC 3106</ref>.</p></sidenote>Master key control system</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2457ec80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The owner of a vessel subject to inspection under section 3301 shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457ec81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>ensure that such vessel is equipped with a vessel master key control system, manual or electronic, which provides controlled access to all copies of the vessel’s master key of which access shall only be available to the individuals described in paragraph (2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457ec82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457ec83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>establish a list of all crew, identified by position, allowed to access and use the master key and maintain such list upon the vessel, within owner records and included in the vessel safety management system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457ec84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2457ec85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>record in a log book information on all access and use of the vessel’s master key, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457ec86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>dates and times of access;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457ec87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the room or location accessed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2457ec88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the name and rank of the crew member that used the master key; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24581399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>make the list under paragraph (2) and the log book under paragraph (3) available upon request to any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any member of the Coast Guard, and any law enforcement officer performing official duties in the course and scope of an investigation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2458139a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2458139b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited Use</inline>.—</heading><content>Crew not included on the list described in subsection (a)(2) shall not have access to or use the master key unless in an emergency and shall immediately notify the master and owner of the vessel following use of such key.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2458139c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Log Book</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The log book described in subsection (a)(3) and required to be included in a safety management system under section 3203(a)(6)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2458139d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>may be electronic; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4152">136 STAT. 4152</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2458139e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>shall be located in a centralized location that is readily accessible to law enforcement personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2458139f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>Any crew member who uses the master key without having been granted access pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 and may be subject to suspension or revocation under section 7703.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245813a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to vessels subject to section 3507(f).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245813a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch31">chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245813a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245813a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3101.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3106. </designator> <label>Master key control system.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11609">SEC. 11609. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x245861c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s10104">Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (a) and (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2458fe05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Reporting by Responsible Entity of a Vessel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2458fe06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The responsible entity of a vessel shall report to the Commandant any complaint or incident of harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or law, of which such entity is made aware.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2458fe07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>A responsible entity of a vessel who knowingly fails to report in compliance with paragraph (1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2458fe08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Procedures</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsible entity of a vessel reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A report required under subsection (a) shall be made immediately after the responsible entity of a vessel gains knowledge of a sexual assault or sexual harassment incident by the fastest telecommunication channel available to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459251a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a single entity in the Coast Guard designated by the Commandant to receive such reports; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459251b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the appropriate officer or agency of the government of the country in whose waters the incident occurs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459251c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such shall include, to the best of the knowledge of the individual making the report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459251d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the name, official position or role in relation to the vessel, and contact information of such individual;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459251e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the name and official number of the documented vessel;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459251f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the time and date of the incident;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the geographic position or location of the vessel when the incident occurred; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a brief description of the alleged sexual harassment or sexual assault being reported.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Receiving reports; collection of information</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24592524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Receiving reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to reports submitted under subsection (a), the Commandant—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y24592525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>may establish additional reporting procedures, including procedures for receiving reports through—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24592526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a single telephone number that is continuously manned at all times; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4153">136 STAT. 4153</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y24592527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a single email address that is continuously monitored; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y24592528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shall use procedures that include preserving evidence in such reports and providing emergency service referrals.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of information</inline>.—</heading><content>After receipt of the report made under subsection (a), the Coast Guard shall collect information related to the identity of each alleged victim, alleged perpetrator, and any witnesses identified in the report through means designed to protect, to the extent practicable, the personal identifiable information of such individuals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2459252a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subpoena Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459252b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2459252c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant may compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence by subpoena to determine compliance with this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459252d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jurisdictional limits</inline>.—</heading><content>The jurisdictional limits of a subpoena issued under this section are the same as, and are enforceable in the same manner as, subpoenas issued under chapter 63 of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2459252e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Company After-action Summary</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459252f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>A responsible entity of a vessel that makes a report under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>submit to the Commandant a document with detailed information to describe the actions taken by such entity after becoming aware of the sexual assault or sexual harassment incident, including the results of any investigation into the complaint or incident and any action taken against the offending individual; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24592532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>make such submission not later than 10 days after such entity made the report under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Civil penalty</inline>.—</heading><content>A responsible entity of a vessel that fails to comply with paragraph (1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $25,000 and $500 shall be added for each day of noncompliance, except that the total amount of a penalty with respect to a complaint or incident shall not exceed $50,000 per violation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24592534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investigatory Audit</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commandant shall periodically perform an audit or other systematic review of the submissions made under this section to determine if there were any failures to comply with the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24592535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability; Regulations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content> The Secretary may issue regulations to implement the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Any report required to be made to the Commandant under this section shall be made to the Coast Guard National Command Center, until regulations implementing the procedures required by this section are issued.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24592538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Responsible Entity of a Vessel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>responsible entity of a vessel</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24592539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the owner, master, or managing operator of a documented vessel engaged in commercial service; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459253a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the employer of a seafarer on such a vessel.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4154">136 STAT. 4154</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11610">SEC. 11610. </num><heading>SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24599a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safety Management System</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3203">Section 3203 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24599a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24599a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y24599a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2459c17f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>with respect to sexual harassment and sexual assault, procedures for, and annual training requirements for all responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter applies on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>prevention;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>bystander intervention;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>reporting;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>response; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>investigation;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y2459c185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the list required under section 3106(a)(2) and the log book required under section 3106(a)(3);”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2459c187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a0fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedures and Training Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>In prescribing regulations for the procedures and training requirements described in subsection (a)(5), such procedures and requirements shall be consistent with the requirements to report sexual harassment or sexual assault under section 10104.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a0fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certificates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a0fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension</inline>.—</heading><content>During an audit of a safety management system of a vessel required under section 10104(e), the Secretary may suspend the Safety Management Certificate issued for the vessel under section 3205 and issue a separate Safety Management Certificate for the vessel to be in effect for a 3-month period beginning on the date of the issuance of such separate certificate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a0fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the conclusion of an audit of a safety management system required under section 10104(e), the Secretary shall revoke the Safety Management Certificate issued for the vessel under section 3205 if the Secretary determines—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245a0faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that the holder of the Safety Management Certificate knowingly, or repeatedly, failed to comply with section 10104; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>other failure of the safety management system resulted in the failure to comply with such section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documents of compliance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Following an audit of the safety management system of a vessel required under section 10104(e), the Secretary may audit the safety management system of the responsible person for the vessel.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a0fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension</inline>.—</heading><content>During an audit under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may suspend the Document of Compliance issued to the responsible person under section 3205 and issue a separate Document of Compliance to such person to be in effect for a 3-month period beginning on the date of the issuance of such separate document.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4155">136 STAT. 4155</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a0fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revocation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the conclusion of an assessment or an audit of a safety management system under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall revoke the Document of Compliance issued to the responsible person if the Secretary determines—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that the holder of the Document of Compliance knowingly, or repeatedly, failed to comply with section 10104; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245a0fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that other failure of the safety management system resulted in the failure to comply with such section.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a0fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Verification of Compliance</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3205/c/1">Section 3205(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or upon discovery from other sources of information acquired by the Coast Guard, including a discovery made during an audit or systematic review conducted under section 10104(e) of a failure of a responsible person or vessel to comply with a requirement of a safety management system for which a Safety Management Certificate and a Document of compliance has been issued under this section, including a failure to comply with regulations prescribed under section 3203(a)(7) and (8),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>periodically</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11611">SEC. 11611. </num><heading>REPORTS TO CONGRESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a36ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch101">Chapter 101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y245a5ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="10105">“§ 10105.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a5ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s10105">46 USC 10105</ref>.</p></sidenote>Reports to Congress</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a5ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a5dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of reports received under section 10104;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a5ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the number of penalties issued under such section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a84f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the number of open investigations under such section, completed investigations under such section, and the outcomes of such open or completed investigations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a84f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the number of assessments or audits conducted under section 3203 and the outcome of those assessments or audits;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a84f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a84f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>a statistical analysis of compliance with the safety management system criteria under section 3203;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a84f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>the number of credentials denied or revoked due to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or related offenses; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a84f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a84f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a84f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations to support efforts of the Coast Guard to improve investigations and oversight of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the maritime sector, including funding requirements and legislative change proposals necessary to ensure compliance with title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the amendments made by such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a84f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy</inline>.—</heading><content>In collecting the information required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall collect such information in a manner that protects the privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4156">136 STAT. 4156</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245a84f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch101">chapter 101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a84fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245a84fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 10101.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“10105. </designator> <label>Reports to Congress.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <num value="CXVII">TITLE CXVII—</num><heading>NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11701">SEC. 11701. </num><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x245a84fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 212(b) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3002/b">33 U.S.C. 3002(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245a84fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Under Secretary</term>’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11702">SEC. 11702. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x245aac0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 221(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3021/c">33 U.S.C. 3021(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may not be given</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“may—<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245aac0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be given only to an individual who is a citizen of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245aac10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>not be given.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11703">SEC. 11703. </num><heading>REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO PROMOTE ENSIGNS AFTER 3 YEARS OF SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245ad221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 223 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3023">33 U.S.C. 3023</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y245ad222-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="223">“SEC. 223. </num><heading class="fontsize12">SEPARATION OF ENSIGNS FOUND NOT FULLY QUALIFIED.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “If an officer in the permanent grade of ensign is at any time found not fully qualified, the officer’s commission shall be revoked and the officer shall be separated from the commissioned service.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245ad223-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (<ref href="/us/pl/107/372">Public Law 107–372</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 223 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 223. </designator> <label>Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11704">SEC. 11704. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245af934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle A of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3001/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y245af935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="220">“SEC. 220. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245af936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3010">33 USC 3010</ref>.</p></sidenote>AWARDS AND DECORATIONS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Under Secretary may provide ribbons, medals, badges, trophies, and similar devices to members of the commissioned officer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4157">136 STAT. 4157</page> corps of the Administration and to members of other uniformed services for service and achievement in support of the missions of the Administration.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245af937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (<ref href="/us/pl/107/372">Public Law 107–372</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 219 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 220. </designator> <label>Awards and decorations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11705">SEC. 11705. </num><heading>RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b2048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Involuntary Retirement or Separation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 241(a)(1) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3041/a/1">33 U.S.C. 3041(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b4759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>an officer in the permanent grade of captain or commander may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b475a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>except as provided by subparagraph (B), be transferred to the retired list; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b475b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>if the officer is not qualified for retirement, be separated from service; and”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b475c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement for Age</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 243(a) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3043/a">33 U.S.C. 3043(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>be retired</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>be retired or separated (as specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1251/e">section 1251(e) of title 10, United States Code</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b475d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement or Separation Based on Years of Creditable Service</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 261(a) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3071/a">33 U.S.C. 3071(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b475e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (17) through (26) as paragraphs (18) through (27), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b475f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (16) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y245b4760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><content>Section 1251(e), relating to retirement or separation based on years of creditable service.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11706">SEC. 11706. </num><heading>IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL MARINER STAFFING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b6e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle E of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3071/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y245b9582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="269B">“SEC. 269B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245b9583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3079b">33 USC 3079b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SHORE LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL MARINERS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b9584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245b9585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary may prescribe regulations relating to shore leave for professional mariners without regard to the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6305">section 6305 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b9586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b9587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>require that a professional mariner serving aboard an ocean-going vessel be granted a leave of absence of 4 days per pay period; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245b9588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide that a professional mariner serving in a temporary promotion position aboard a vessel may be paid the difference between such mariner’s temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b9589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Professional Mariner Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>professional mariner</term>’ means an individual employed on a vessel of the Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4158">136 STAT. 4158</page> in the engineering, deck, steward, electronic technician, or survey department.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245b958a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (<ref href="/us/pl/107/372">Public Law 107–372</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245b958b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/116/3079">116 Stat. 3079</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/1169">134 Stat. 1169</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 269A the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 269B. </designator> <label>Shore leave for professional mariners.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11707">SEC. 11707. </num><heading>LEGAL ASSISTANCE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1044/a/3">Section 1044(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Public Health Service</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11708">SEC. 11708. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245bbc9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245bbc9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33">33 USC note</ref> prec. 851.</p></sidenote><heading>ACQUISITION OF AIRCRAFT FOR AGENCY AIR, ATMOSPHERE, AND WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE AND RESEARCH MISSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c0abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased Fleet Capacity</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c0abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall acquire adequate aircraft platforms with the necessary observation and modification requirements—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c0ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to meet agency-wide air reconnaissance and research mission requirements, particularly with respect to hurricanes and tropical cyclones, and also for atmospheric chemistry, climate, air quality for public health, full-season fire weather research and operations, full-season atmospheric river air reconnaissance observations, and other mission areas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c0ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to ensure data and information collected by the aircraft are made available to all users for research and operations purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c0ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall negotiate and enter into 1 or more contracts or other agreements, to the extent practicable and necessary, with 1 or more governmental or nongovernmental entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c0ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition of Aircraft To Replace WP–3D Aircraft</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary may enter into a contract for the acquisition of up to 6 aircraft to replace the WP–3D aircraft that provides for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c0ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the first newly acquired aircraft to be fully operational before the retirement of the last WP–3D aircraft operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c0ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245c0ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>the second newly acquired aircraft to be fully operational not later than 1 year after the first such aircraft is required to be fully operational under subparagraph (A).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c0ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition of Aircraft to Replace End of Life-cycle Aircraft</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary shall maintain the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to meet agency air reconnaissance and research mission requirements by acquiring new aircraft prior to the end of the service life of the aircraft being replaced with sufficient lead time that the replacement aircraft is fully operation prior to the retirement of the aircraft it is <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4159">136 STAT. 4159</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c0ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2023, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary $800,000,000 for the acquisition of aircraft under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11709">SEC. 11709. </num><heading>REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MARINER STAFFING MODELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c58e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on staffing issues relating to professional mariners within the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c58ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c58eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the challenges the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations faces in recruiting and retaining qualified professional mariners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c58ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>workforce planning efforts to address such challenges; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245c58ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>other models or approaches that exist, or are under consideration, to provide incentives for the retention of qualified professional mariners.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245c58ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Professional Mariner Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>professional mariner</term>” means an individual employed on a vessel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve in the engineering, deck, steward, or survey department.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11710">SEC. 11710. </num><heading>CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION IN JUNEAU, ALASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">City</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>City</term>” means the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Master plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Master Plan</term>” means the Juneau Small Cruise Ship Infrastructure Master Plan released by the Docks and Harbors Board and Port of Juneau for the City and dated March 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Property</term>” means the parcel of real property consisting of approximately 2.4 acres, including tidelands, owned by the United States and under administrative custody and control of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and located at 250 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska, including any improvements thereon that are not authorized or required by another provision of law to be conveyed to a specific individual or entity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Authorized</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4160">136 STAT. 4160</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may convey, at fair market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Property, subject to the restrictions in subsections (b)(2) and (c) and the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not take action under this section until the Commandant notifies the Secretary in writing that the Coast Guard does not have an interest in acquiring the property, or a period of 180 calendar days expires following the date of enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification expiration</inline>.—</heading><content>If, the Secretary has not received notification under paragraph (2) at the end of the 180 calendar day period, the Secretary and the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in writing that no notification has been received.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Property to Coast Guard</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If not later than 180 calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act the Commandant notifies the Secretary that the Coast Guard has an interest in the Property, the Secretary shall transfer the Property to the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any transfer performed pursuant to this subsection shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>occur not later than 1 year of any written notification required under paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include within the transfer from the Department of Commerce to the Coast Guard all legal obligations attached to ownership or administrative control of the Property, interest therein, or improvements thereto, including environmental compliance and restoration liabilities and historical preservation liabilities and responsibilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>be at no cost to the Department of Commerce, to include all land survey costs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>not affect or limit any remaining real property interests held by the Department of Commerce on any real property subject to such transfer; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><chapeau>be accompanied by a memorandum of agreement between the Coast Guard and the Department of Commerce to require the Commandant to allow—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>future access to, and use of, the Property, including use of available pier space, to accommodate the reasonable expectations of the Secretary for future operational and logistical needs in southeast Alaska; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>continued access to, and use of, existing facilities on the Property, including a warehouse and machine shop, unless the Commandant determines that the Property on which the facilities are located is needed to support polar operations, at which time the Coast Guard shall provide the Department of Commerce access to and use of comparable space in reasonable proximity to the existing facilities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4161">136 STAT. 4161</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Right of First Refusal</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Coast Guard does not transfer the Property under subsection (c), the City shall have the right of first refusal with respect to the purchase, at fair market value, of the Property.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the Property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Condition; Quitclaim Deed</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Property is conveyed under subsection (b)(1), the Property shall be conveyed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in an “as is, where is” condition; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>via a quitclaim deed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fair Market Value</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The fair market value of the Property shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appraisal.</p></sidenote>determined by an appraisal that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>is conducted by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>meets the requirements of paragraph (2); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>adjusted, at the Secretary’s discretion, based on the factors described in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appraisal requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>An appraisal conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The factors described in this paragraph are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>matters of equity and fairness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>actions taken by the City regarding the Property, if the City exercises the right of first refusal under subsection (d), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>comprehensive waterfront planning, site development, and other redevelopment activities supported by the City in proximity to the Property in furtherance of the Master Plan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in-kind contributions made to facilitate and support use of the Property by governmental agencies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any maintenance expenses, capital improvement, or emergency expenditures made necessary to ensure public safety and access to and from the Property; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>If the City exercises the right of first refusal under subsection (d), all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance of the Property to the City under this section may be shared equitably by the Secretary and the City, as determined by the Secretary, including with the City providing in-kind contributions for any or all of such costs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proceeds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any proceeds from a conveyance of the Property under subsection (b)(1) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the applicable appropriations accounts or funds of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that exists as of the date of enactment of this Act; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4162">136 STAT. 4162</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>be used to cover costs associated with the conveyance of the Property, related relocation efforts, and other facility and infrastructure projects in Alaska and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Memorandum of Agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>If the City exercises the right of first refusal under subsection (d), before finalizing a conveyance to the City under this section, the Secretary and the City shall enter into a memorandum of agreement to establish the terms under which the Secretary shall have future access to, and use of, the Property to accommodate the reasonable expectations of the Secretary for future operational and logistical needs in southeast Alaska.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservation or Easement for Access and Use</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The conveyance authorized under subsection (b)(1) shall be subject to a reservation providing, or an easement granting, the Secretary, at no cost to the United States, a right to access and use the Property that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is compatible with the Master Plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>authorizes future operational access and use by other Federal, State, and local government agencies that have customarily used the Property.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245e54f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Liability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event that the Property is conveyed to the City of Juneau the following shall apply:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">After conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual or entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out on or after the date and time of the conveyance of the Property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Before conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States shall remain responsible for any liability the United States incurred with respect to activities carried out by the United States on the Property before the date and time of the conveyance of the Property.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate and reasonable to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e54fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental Compliance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply with any applicable environmental law, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245e54ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9620/h">42 U.S.C. 9620(h)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245e5500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">(o) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance Not a Major Federal Action</inline>.—</heading><content>A conveyance under this section shall not be considered a major Federal action for purposes of section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4332/2">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4163">136 STAT. 4163</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="CXVIII">TITLE CXVIII—</num><heading>TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11801">SEC. 11801. </num><heading>TERMS AND VACANCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245ea321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s46101/b">Section 46101(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 years</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 terms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 terms</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the individual being succeeded</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to which such individual is appointed</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 terms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 terms</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245ea328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the predecessor of that</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245ea329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245ea32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s46101">46 USC 46101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall not apply to Commissioners to whom section 403(b) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/281">Public Law 113–281</ref>) applies.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11802">SEC. 11802. </num><heading>PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x245eca3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3507/k/1">Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245eca3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at least 250</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>250 or more</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245eca3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245eca3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has overnight accommodations for 250 or more passengers; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11803">SEC. 11803. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245ef14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s319/b">Section 319(b) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40101">49 U.S.C. 40101 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 44801 of title 49</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245ef150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1156/c">Section 1156(c) of title 14, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40101">49 U.S.C. 40101 note</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 44801 of title 49</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11804">SEC. 11804. </num><heading>TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245fb4a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70105">Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>security cards</b></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><b>worker identification credentials</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transportation security card</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transportation worker identification credential</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transportation security cards</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>transportation worker identification credentials</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>card</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>credential</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4164">136 STAT. 4164</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in the heading for subsection (b) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Cards</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Credentials</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (g) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Administrator of</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (i) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (l) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (m) through (q) as subsections (k) through (o), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau>in subsection (j), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Security Card</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Worker Identification Credential</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the heading for paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">security cards</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">worker identification credential</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in subsection (k)(1), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (k)(3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (j)(3)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4) of subsection (k), as so redesignated; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau>in subsection (o), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection heading by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Security Card</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Worker Identification Credential</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (k)(3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (j)(3)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>This plan shall</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Such receipt and activation shall</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on-site activation capability</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on-site receipt and activation of transportation worker identification credentials</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245fdbc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch701">chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245fdbc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245fdbc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 70101.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item related to section 70105 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“70105. </designator> <label>Transportation worker identification credentials.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245fdbc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x245fdbc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70105">46 USC 70105 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not implement the rule entitled “Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)–Reader Requirements” (<ref href="/us/fr/81/57651">81 Fed. Reg. 57651</ref>) for covered facilities before May 8, 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y245fdbca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Facilities Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>covered facilities</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk and transfer such cargoes from or to a vessel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk, but do not transfer it from or to a vessel; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y245fdbcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilities that receive vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk but, during the vessel-to-facility interface, do not transfer it from or to the vessel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11805">SEC. 11805. </num><heading>REINSTATEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y246002de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reinstatement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The text of section 12(a) of the Act of June 21, 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s522/a">33 U.S.C. 522(a)</ref>), popularly known as the “Truman-Hobbs Act”, is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y246002df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reinstated as it appeared on the day before the date of the enactment of section 8507(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/4754">134 Stat. 4754</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4165">136 STAT. 4165</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y246002e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>redesignated as the sole text of section 12 of the Act of June 21, 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s522">33 U.S.C. 522</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y246002e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x246002e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s522">33 USC 522 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The provision reinstated under subsection (a) shall be treated as if such section 8507(b) had never taken effect.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y246002e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The provision reinstated under subsection (a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except to the extent provided in this section</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11806">SEC. 11806. </num><heading>DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act”, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11807">SEC. 11807. </num><heading>TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24605104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s6304">Section 6304 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24605105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subpena</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subpoena</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24605106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subpenas</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subpoenas</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24605107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch63">chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24605108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">46 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24605109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 6301.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 6304 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“6304. </designator> <label>Subpoena authority.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="11808">SEC. 11808. </num><heading>LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE AMENDMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y2460ed4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following provisions are <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act of March 6, 1896 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s474">33 U.S.C. 474</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 4 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s711">33 U.S.C. 711</ref>; 721).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The first sentence of section 2 of the Act of July 27, 1912 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s712">33 U.S.C. 712</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 10 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s713">33 U.S.C. 713</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 6 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s714">33 U.S.C. 714</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Section 5 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s715">33 U.S.C. 715</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2460ed52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s719">33 USC 719</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Section 4679 of the Revised Statutes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Section 4 of the Act of May 14, 1908 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s737">33 U.S.C. 737</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The first sentence of the sixteenth paragraph of the section entitled “Coast Guard” under the heading “<headingText>Treasury Department</headingText>” of the Act of June 5, 1920 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s738">33 U.S.C. 738</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1918 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s744">33 U.S.C. 744</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Section 2 of the Act of May 13, 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s748a">33 U.S.C. 748a</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>The Act of June 15, 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s752b">33 U.S.C. 752b</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>The last proviso of the second paragraph of the section entitled “Lighthouse Service” under the heading “<headingText>Department of Commerce</headingText>” of the Act of November 4, 1918 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s763">33 U.S.C. 763</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Section 7 of the Act of June 6, 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s763a–2">33 U.S.C. 763a–2</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4166">136 STAT. 4166</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>The last paragraph of the section entitled “Lighthouse Service” under the heading “<headingText>Department of Commerce</headingText>” of the Act of March 4, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s764">33 U.S.C. 764</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of March 4, 1925 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s765">33 U.S.C. 765</ref>; 766).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2460ed5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>Section 5 of the Act of August 19, 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s775">33 U.S.C. 775</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y2461146d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2461146e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">14 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x2461146f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2501,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24611470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">2531–2534.</p></sidenote><ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch25/schIII">Subchapter III of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, and the items relating to such subchapter in the analysis for chapter 25 of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24611471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24611472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s714">33 USC 714 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Operation of Repeals</inline>.—</heading><content>The repeals under paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (a) shall not affect the operation of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s103">section 103 of title 14, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y24611473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Chapter 313 of the Act of September 15, 1922 is transferred <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24611474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s472">33 USC 472</ref>;</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x24611475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s548">14 USC 548</ref>.</p></sidenote>to appear at the end of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/ch5/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, redesignated as section 548 of such title, and amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24611476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses</quotedText>” and insert “<quotedText>The Commandant of the Coast Guard</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y24611477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Lighthouse Service</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Coast Guard</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> Approved December 23, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7776: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–347 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 7, 8, considered and passed House.

July 28, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1512.

Dec. 13–15, Senate considered and concurred in House amendment.

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An Act Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

Dec. 23, 2022

[H.R. 4373]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  DIVISION A— DIVISION B— Title I— Title II—
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A—

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023.

FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 117–180)

Ante, pp. 2116, 2309.

 is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “December 30, 2022”.

  This division may be cited as the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>EXTENSIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1fa6721a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa6721b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t47/s309/j/11">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “December 30, 2022” for “December 23, 2022”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4168">136 STAT. 4168</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa6721c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 3014(a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by substituting “December 30, 2022” for “December 23, 2022”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa6721d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States Parole Commission Further Additional Extension Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa6992e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa6992f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">United States Parole Commission Further Additional Extension Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa69930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa69931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa69932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 USC 3551 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 U.S.C. 3551 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/2032">98 Stat. 2032</ref>), as such section relates to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch311">chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and the United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to “35 years and 46 days” or “35-year and 46-day period” shall be applied as if it were a reference to “35 years and 60 days” or “35-year and 60-day period”, respectively.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa69933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) shall take effect as though enacted as part of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa69934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa69935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 USC 3551 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Superseded Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103 of division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 shall have no force or effect.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CUSTOMER PROTECTION FUND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa6c046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 1(b) of <ref href="/us/pl/117/25">Public Law 117–25</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/135/297">135 Stat. 297</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “December 30, 2022” for “December 23, 2022” each place it appears.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1fa6c047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> 424(a) of <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dG/tIV">title IV of division G of Public Law 113–76</ref> shall be applied by substituting “December 31, 2022” for “December 24, 2022”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa6e758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa6e759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1fa6e75a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fa6e75b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fa6e75c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4169">136 STAT. 4169</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1fa6e75d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> Approved December 23, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4373: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–84 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 167 (2021):

July 28, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 22, considered and passed Senate, amended.

        ┐Dec. 23, House concurred in Senate amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1531.

 Public Law 117–265: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the “Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building”. Public Law265 Public Law 117–265136 Stat. 4170 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–265—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4170 Public Law117–265 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the “Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 203]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BENNY C. MARTINEZ POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 203: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–266: To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and the conveyance of certain property to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes. Public Law266 Public Law 117–266136 Stat. 4171 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–266—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4171 Public Law117–266 117th Congress
An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and the conveyance of certain property to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 441]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  For the purposes of this Act:(1) Consortia.—The term “Consortia” means the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. (2) Council.—The term “Council” means the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska. (3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 3.

Deadlines.

CONVEYANCES OF PROPERTY.(a) Conveyance of Property to the Tanana Tribal Council.—(1) In general.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Council all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in paragraph (2) for use in connection with health and social services programs. (2) Property described.—The property referred to in paragraph (1), including all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in this paragraph is the property included in U.S. Survey No. 5958 in the village of Tanana, Alaska, within surveyed lot 12, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska, containing approximately 11.25 acres. (b) Conveyance of Property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium.—(1) In general.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 136 STAT. 4172 described in paragraph (2) for use in connection with health and social services programs. (2) Property described.—The property referred to in paragraph (1), including all land and appurtenances, described in this paragraph is the property included in U.S. Survey 1496, lots 4 and 7, partially surveyed T. 55 S., R. 63 E., Copper River Meridian, containing approximately 10.87 acres in Sitka, Alaska. (c) Conveyance of Property to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.—(1) In general.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 1 year, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in paragraph (2) for use in connection with health programs. (2) Property described.—The property referred to in paragraph (1), including all land, improvements, and appurtenances, is the following:(A) Lot 1A in Block 31A, East Addition, Anchorage Townsite, United States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 96–117, recorded on November 22, 1996, in the Anchorage Recording District. (B) Block 32C, East Addition, Anchorage Townsite, United States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 96–118, recorded on November 22, 1996, in the Anchorage Recording District.
SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTIES.(a) Conditions.—The conveyance of the properties under section 3—(1) shall be made by warranty deed; and (2) shall not—(A) require any consideration from the Consortia or the Council for the property; (B) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the Consortia or the Council regarding the property; or (C) allow for any reversionary interest of the United States in the property. (b) Effect on Any Quitclaim Deed.—The conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty deed under subsection (a)(1) shall, on the effective date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no future effect any quitclaim deed to the properties described in section 3 executed by the Secretary and the Consortia or the Council.
SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.(a) Liability.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Consortia nor the Council shall be liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination on any portion of the property described in section 3 that occurred on or before the date on which the Consortia or the Council controlled, occupied, and used the properties. (2) Environmental contamination.—An environmental contamination described in paragraph (1) includes any oil or 136 STAT. 4173 petroleum products, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, solid waste, or any other environmental contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal or State of Alaska law. (b) Easement.—The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or access to the property conveyed under this Act as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the Secretary. (c)

Compliance.

Notice of Hazardous Substance Activity and Warranty.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). (d) Limitation on Applicability.—The provisions in this section apply only to the property conveyances specifically required by this Act.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 441: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–295, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–267: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes. Public Law267 Public Law 117–267136 Stat. 4174 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–267—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4174 Public Law117–267 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 478]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Blackwater trading post land.—The term “Blackwater Trading Post Land” means the approximately 55.3 acres of land as depicted on the map that—(A) is located in Pinal County, Arizona, and bordered by Community land to the east, west, and north and State Highway 87 to the south; and (B) is owned by the Community. (2) Community.—The term “Community” means the Gila River Indian Community of the Reservation. (3) Map.—The term “map” means the map entitled “Results of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion of the West ½ of Section 12, Township 5 South, Range 7 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona” and dated October 15, 2012. (4) Reservation.—The term “Reservation” means the land located within the exterior boundaries of the reservation created under sections 3 and 4 of the Act of February 28, 1859 (11 Stat. 401, chapter LXVI), and Executive orders of August 31, 1876, June 14, 1879, May 5, 1882, November 15, 1883, July 31, 1911, June 2, 1913, August 27, 1914, and July 19, 1915, and any other lands placed in trust for the benefit of the Community. (5) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY.(a) In General.—The Secretary shall take the Blackwater Trading Post land into trust for the benefit of the Community, after the Community—(1) conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the Community in and to the Blackwater Trading Post Land;136 STAT. 4175 (2) submits to the Secretary a request to take the Blackwater Trading Post Land into trust for the benefit of the Community; (3)

Survey.

Determinations.

conducts a survey (to the satisfaction of the Secretary) to determine the exact acreage and legal description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land, if the Secretary determines a survey is necessary; and (4) pays all costs of any survey conducted under paragraph (3). (b)

Deadline.

Public information.

Availability of Map.—Not later than 180 days after the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary. (c) Lands Taken Into Trust Part of Reservation.—After the date on which the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the land shall be treated as part of the Reservation. (d) Gaming.—Class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be allowed at any time on the land taken into trust under subsection (a). (e)

Deadline.

Federal Register, publication.

Description.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall cause the full metes-and-bounds description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land to be published in the Federal Register. The description shall, on publication, constitute the official description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 478 (S. 371): SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–6 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S. 371. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 167 (2021): ┐May 12, considered in House. Prior proceedings vacated;
considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022): ┐Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–268: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the “PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building”. Public Law268 Public Law 117–268136 Stat. 4176 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–268—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4176 Public Law117–268 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the “PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 1095]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PFC JAMES ANDERSON, JR., POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, shall be known and designated as the “PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1095: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–269: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the “John Armor Bingham Post Office”. Public Law269 Public Law 117–269136 Stat. 4177 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–269—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4177 Public Law117–269 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the “John Armor Bingham Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 2472]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the “John Armor Bingham Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “John Armor Bingham Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2472: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–270: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the “Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office”. Public Law270 Public Law 117–270136 Stat. 4178 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–270—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4178 Public Law117–270 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the “Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 2473]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HOWARD ARTHUR TIBBS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the “Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2473: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–271: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. Public Law271 Public Law 117–271136 Stat. 4179 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–271—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4179 Public Law117–271 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 2724]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS BY VETERANS FOR COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BASED ON MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.(a) In General.—Section 1166 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “or air service” both places it appears and inserting “air, or space service”; (2) in subsection (a)—(A) in the heading, by striking “In General” and inserting “Processing”; (B) by inserting “(1)” before “The Secretary”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(2) A peer support specialist of the Department—“(A) shall not be responsible for providing any assistance to a veteran regarding a claim described in paragraph (1), other than counseling services, guidance, and support, pursuant to duties determined by the Under Secretary for Health; and “(B) shall not participate in the adjudication of such a claim.” ; (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (4) by inserting, after subsection (a), the following new subsection (b):“(b) Referrals to MST Coordinators.—The Secretary shall include, in forms for claims described in subsection (a), an option for a veteran to elect to be referred to a military sexual trauma coordinator of the Veterans Health Administration at the facility of the Department nearest to the residence of such veteran.” ; and (5) in subsection (c), as redesignated—(A) by inserting “(1)” before “The Secretary”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(2) The Secretary shall ensure that peer support specialists of the Department receive annual training on how to provide peer support regarding military sexual trauma. “(3) The Secretary shall provide annual training, regarding the processing of claims described in subsection (a), to the following individuals:136 STAT. 4180“(A) Military sexual trauma coordinators of the Veterans Health Administration. “(B) Peer support specialists of the Department.” ; (b) Clerical Amendments.—(1) Section heading.—The heading of such section is amended by striking “Specialized teams to evaluate claims” and inserting “Claims”. (2) Table of sections.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title

38 USC

prec. 1101.

 is amended by striking the item relating to section 1166 and inserting the following: “1166.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2724: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–272: To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse. Public Law272 Public Law 117–272136 Stat. 4181 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–272—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4181 Public Law117–272 117th Congress
An Act To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 3285]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

21st Century President Act.

18 USC 1 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “21st Century President Act”.
SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF TERMS RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPOUSE OF A PRESIDENT.  Section 879(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “the wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage” and inserting “the spouse of a former President during a former President’s lifetime, the surviving spouse of a former President until the surviving spouse’s death or remarriage”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3285: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–380 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 21, considered and passed House.

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–273: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes. Public Law273 Public Law 117–273136 Stat. 4250 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–273—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4250 Public Law117–273 117th Congress
An Act To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 4250]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act.
SECTION 1.

22 USC 2651 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act”.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.  Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended by striking “defined under the statute of such tribunal;” and inserting the following: “defined under—“(A) the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or “(B) United States law;” .
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4250: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–274: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, as the “Ronald E. Rosser Post Office”. Public Law274 Public Law 117–274136 Stat. 4183 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–274—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4183 Public Law117–274 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, as the “Ronald E. Rosser Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 4622]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RONALD E. ROSSER POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the “Ronald E. Rosser Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Ronald E. Rosser Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4622: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–275: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes. Public Law275 Public Law 117–275136 Stat. 4184 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–275—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4184 Public Law117–275 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 4881]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Compact-designated area.—The term “Compact Designated Area” means the area south of West Grant Road, east of Interstate 10, north of West Calle Adelanto, and west of North 15th Avenue in the City of Tucson, Arizona, as provided specifically in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe—State of Arizona Amended and Restated Gaming Compact signed in 2021. (2) Tribe.—The term “Tribe” means the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian tribe. (3) Indian tribe.—The term “Indian Tribe”—(A) means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; and (B) does not include any Alaska Native regional or village corporation. (4) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 3. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.  Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary shall accept and take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to all valid existing rights, any land within the Compact-Designated Area that is owned by Tribe.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW.  Gaming conducted by the Tribe in the Compact-Designated Area shall be subject to—(1) the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.); and (2) sections 1166 through 1168 of title 18, United States Code.136 STAT. 4185
SEC. 5. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS.(a) Administration.—Land placed into trust pursuant to this Act shall—(1) be a part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe; and (2) be deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust on September 18, 1978. (b) Rules of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall—(1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (4) alter or diminish the right of the Tribe to seek to have additional land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4881: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–166 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–127 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 1, 2, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Public Law 117–276: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the “Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office”. Public Law276 Public Law 117–276136 Stat. 4186 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–276—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4186 Public Law117–276 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the “Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 4899]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NEAL KENNETH TODD POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4899: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, considered in House.

Dec. 1, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–277: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the “Thelma Harper Post Office Building”. Public Law277 Public Law 117–277136 Stat. 4187 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–277—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4187 Public Law117–277 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the “Thelma Harper Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5271]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. THELMA HARPER POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the “Thelma Harper Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Thelma Harper Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5271: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–278: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the “J.I. Washington Post Office Building”. Public Law278 Public Law 117–278136 Stat. 4188 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–278—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4188 Public Law117–278 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the “J.I. Washington Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5349]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. J.I. WASHINGTON POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “J.I. Washington Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “J.I. Washington Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5349: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–279: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the “Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building”. Public Law279 Public Law 117–279 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–279—DEC. 27, 2022 Public Law117–279 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the “Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5650]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DR. C.T. WRIGHT POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, shall be known and designated as the “Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5650: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–280: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the “John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building”. Public Law280 Public Law 117–280136 Stat. 4190 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–280—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4190 Public Law117–280 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the “John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5659]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOHN R. HATCHER III POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, shall be known and designated as the “John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5659: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–281: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the “First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building”. Public Law281 Public Law 117–281136 Stat. 4191 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–281—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4191 Public Law117–281 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the “First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5794]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FIRST SERGEANT LEONARD A. FUNK, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the “First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5794: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

July 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–282: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the “Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building”. Public Law282 Public Law 117–282136 Stat. 4192 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–282—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4192 Public Law117–282 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the “Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5865]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LEONARD SCARCELLA POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5865: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered in House.

Sept. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–283: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the “Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office”. Public Law283 Public Law 117–283136 Stat. 4193 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–283—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4193 Public Law117–283 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the “Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5900]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARINE CORPS RESERVE PVT JACOB CRUZ POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, shall be known and designated as the “Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5900: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–284: To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the “Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic”. Public Law284 Public Law 117–284136 Stat. 4194 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–284—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4194 Public Law117–284 117th Congress
An Act To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the “Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5943]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF LANCE CORPORAL DANA CORNELL DARNELL VA CLINIC.(a) Designation.—The outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5943: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, considered in House.

Dec. 1, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–285: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the “Jon Glawe Post Office”. Public Law285 Public Law 117–285136 Stat. 4195 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–285—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4195 Public Law117–285 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the “Jon Glawe Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5952]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JON GLAWE POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Jon Glawe Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Jon Glawe Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5952: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–286: To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code. Public Law286 Public Law 117–286136 Stat. 4196 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–286—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4196 Public Law117–286 117th Congress
An Act To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5961]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  Sec. 5.  Sec. 6.  Sec. 7. 
SEC. 2.

5 USC note

prec. 101.

PURPOSES; RESTATEMENT DOES NOT CHANGE MEANING OR EFFECT OF EXISTING LAW.(a) Purposes.—The purposes of this Act are—(1) to make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current; and (2) to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code. (b) Restatement Does Not Change Meaning or Effect of Existing Law.—(1) In general.—The restatement of existing law enacted by this Act does not change the meaning or effect of the existing law. The restatement incorporates in title 5, United States Code, various provisions that were enacted separately over a period of years, reorganizing them, conforming style and terminology, modernizing obsolete language, and correcting drafting errors. These changes serve to remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfections, but they do not change the meaning or effect of the existing law or impair the precedential value of earlier judicial decisions or other interpretations. (2) Rule of construction.—(A) In general.—Notwithstanding the plain meaning rule or other rules of statutory construction, a change in wording made in the restatement of existing law enacted by this Act serves to clarify the existing law as indicated in paragraph (1), but not to change the meaning or effect of the existing law. (B)

Applicability.

Revision notes.—Subparagraph (A) applies whether or not a change in wording is explained by a revision note appearing in a congressional report accompanying this Act.

Courts.

If such a revision note does appear, 131 STAT. 4197 a court shall consider the revision note in interpreting the change.
SEC. 3. REVISION OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.(a) Enactment of Chapter 10.—Part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 9 the following:“Chapter 10—

5 USC

prec. 1001.

FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES “Sec. “1001. “1002. “1003. “1004. “1005. “1006. “1007. “1008. “1009. “1010. “1011. “1012. “1013. “1014.
“§ 1001.

5 USC 1001.

Definitions  “In this chapter:“(1) Administrator.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services. “(2) Advisory committee.—“(A) In general.—The term ‘advisory committee’ means a committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as ‘committee’) that is established or utilized to obtain advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government and that is—“(i) established by statute or reorganization plan; “(ii) established or utilized by the President; or “(iii) established or utilized by one or more agencies. “(B) Exclusions.—The term ‘advisory committee’ excludes—“(i) a committee that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal Government; and “(ii) a committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration. “(3) Agency.—The term ‘agency’ has the meaning given the term in section 551 of this title. “(4) Presidential advisory committee.—The term ‘Presidential advisory committee’ means an advisory committee that advises the President.131 STAT. 4198
“§ 1002.

5 USC 1002.

Findings and declarations“(a) Findings.—Congress finds that there are numerous committees, boards, commissions, councils, and similar groups which have been established to advise officers and agencies in the executive branch of the Federal Government and that they are frequently a useful and beneficial means of furnishing expert advice, ideas, and diverse opinions to the Federal Government. “(b) Findings and Declarations.—Congress further finds and declares that—“(1) the need for many existing advisory committees has not been adequately reviewed; “(2) new advisory committees should be established only when they are determined to be essential and their number should be kept to the minimum necessary; “(3) advisory committees should be terminated when they are no longer carrying out the purposes for which they were established; “(4) standards and uniform procedures should govern the establishment, operation, administration, and duration of advisory committees; “(5) Congress and the public should be kept informed with respect to the number, purpose, membership, activities, and cost of advisory committees; and “(6) the function of advisory committees should be advisory only, and all matters under their consideration should be determined, in accordance with law, by the official, agency, or officer involved.
“§ 1003.

5 USC 1003.

Applicability“(a) In General.—This chapter, and any rule, order, or regulation promulgated under this chapter, shall apply to each advisory committee except to the extent that the Act establishing the advisory committee specifically provides otherwise. “(b) Exemptions Relating to Certain Federal Entities.—Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to an advisory committee established or utilized by—“(1) the Central Intelligence Agency; “(2) the Federal Reserve System; or “(3)

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the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, if the Director of National Intelligence determines that for reasons of national security the advisory committee cannot comply with the requirements of this chapter. “(c) Exemptions Relating to Certain Local and State Entities.—Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to any local civic group whose primary function is that of rendering a public service with respect to a Federal program, or any State or local committee, council, board, commission, or similar group established to advise or make recommendations to State or local officials or agencies.
“§ 1004.

5 USC 1004.

Responsibilities of congressional committees“(a)

Determination.

Review of Activities.—In the exercise of its legislative review function, each standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall make a continuing review of the activities of each advisory committee under its jurisdiction to determine whether such advisory committee should be abolished or 131 STAT. 4199 merged with any other advisory committee, whether the responsibilities of such advisory committee should be revised, and whether such advisory committee performs a necessary function not already being performed. Each such standing committee shall take appropriate action to obtain the enactment of legislation necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. “(b)

Determination.

Reports.

Consideration of Legislation.—In considering legislation establishing, or authorizing the establishment of any advisory committee, each standing committee of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall determine, and report such determination to the Senate or to the House of Representatives, as the case may be, whether the functions of the proposed advisory committee are being or could be performed by one or more agencies or by an advisory committee already in existence, or by enlarging the mandate of an existing advisory committee. Any such legislation shall—“(1) contain a clearly defined purpose for the advisory committee; “(2) require the membership of the advisory committee to be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory committee; “(3) contain appropriate provisions to assure that the advice and recommendations of the advisory committee will not be inappropriately influenced by the appointing authority or by any special interest, but will instead be the result of the advisory committee’s independent judgment; “(4) contain provisions dealing with authorization of appropriations, the date for submission of reports (if any), the duration of the advisory committee, and the publication of reports and other materials, to the extent that the standing committee determines the provisions of section 1009 of this chapter to be inadequate; and “(5) contain provisions which will assure that the advisory committee will have adequate staff (either supplied by an agency or employed by it), will be provided adequate quarters, and will have funds available to meet its other necessary expenses. “(c)

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Adherence to Guidelines.—To the extent they are applicable, the guidelines set out in subsection (b) shall be followed by the President, agency heads, or other Federal officials in creating an advisory committee.
“§ 1005.

5 USC 1005.

 Responsibilities of the President“(a) Delegation.—The President may delegate responsibility for evaluating and taking action, where appropriate, with respect to all public recommendations made to the President by Presidential advisory committees. “(b) Report on Response to Recommendations.—Within 1 year after a Presidential advisory committee submits a public report to the President, the President or the President’s delegate shall submit to Congress a report stating either proposals for action or reasons for inaction, with respect to the recommendations contained in the public report.
“§ 1006.

5 USC 1006.

 Responsibilities of the Administrator“(a) Committee Management Secretariat.—The Administrator shall establish and maintain within the General Services 131 STAT. 4200 Administration a Committee Management Secretariat, which shall be responsible for all matters relating to advisory committees. “(b) Annual Reviews.—“(1)

Determinations.

In general.—Each year, the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive review of the activities and responsibilities of each advisory committee to determine—“(A) whether the committee is carrying out its purpose; “(B) whether, consistent with the provisions of applicable statutes, the responsibilities assigned to the committee should be revised; “(C) whether the committee should be merged with other advisory committees; or “(D) whether the committee should be abolished. “(2) Obtaining information.—The Administrator may from time to time request such information as the Administrator deems necessary to carry out functions under this subsection. Agency heads shall cooperate with the Administrator in making the reviews required by this subsection. “(3) Recommendations.—Upon completion of the review, the Administrator shall make recommendations to the President and to either the agency head or Congress with respect to action the Administrator believes should be taken. “(c) Administrative Guidelines and Management Controls.—The Administrator shall prescribe administrative guidelines and management controls applicable to advisory committees, and, to the maximum extent feasible, provide advice, assistance, and guidance to advisory committees to improve their performance. In carrying out functions under this subsection, the Administrator shall consider the recommendations of each agency head with respect to means of improving the performance of advisory committees whose duties are related to the agency. “(d) Guidelines for Uniform Fair Pay Rates.—“(1) In general.—The Administrator, after study and consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall establish guidelines with respect to uniform fair rates of pay for comparable services of members, staffs, and consultants of advisory committees in a manner that gives appropriate recognition to the responsibilities and qualifications required and other relevant factors. The guidelines shall provide that—“(A) a member of an advisory committee or of the staff of an advisory committee shall not receive compensation at a rate in excess of the maximum rate payable under section 5376 of this title; “(B) members of advisory committees, while engaged in the performance of their duties away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of this title for persons employed intermittently in the Government service; and “(C) members of advisory committees may be provided services pursuant to section 3102 of this title while in performance of their advisory committee duties if the members—“(i) are blind or deaf or otherwise qualify as individuals with disabilities (within the meaning of 131 STAT. 4201 section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791)); and “(ii) do not otherwise qualify for assistance under section 3102 of this title by reason of being an employee of an agency (within the meaning of section 3102(a)(1) of this title). “(2) Pay for full-time employees.—Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an individual from receiving compensation at the rate at which the individual would otherwise be compensated (or was compensated) as a full-time employee of the United States if the individual—“(A) is a full-time employee of the United States without regard to service with an advisory committee; or “(B) was a full-time employee of the United States immediately before service with an advisory committee. “(e)

Summary.

Budget Recommendations.—The Administrator shall include in budget recommendations a summary of the amounts the Administrator considers necessary for the expenses of advisory committees, including the expenses for publication of reports where appropriate.
“§ 1007.

5 USC 1007.

 Responsibilities of agency heads“(a) Administrative Guidelines and Management Controls.—Each agency head shall establish uniform administrative guidelines and management controls for advisory committees established by that agency, which shall be consistent with directives of the Administrator under sections 1006 and 1009 of this title. Each agency shall maintain systematic information on the nature, functions, and operations of each advisory committee within its jurisdiction. “(b) Advisory Committee Management Officer.—The head of each agency that has an advisory committee shall designate an Advisory Committee Management Officer who shall—“(1) exercise control and supervision over the establishment, procedures, and accomplishments of advisory committees established by the agency; “(2) assemble and maintain the reports, records, and other papers of any advisory committee established by the agency during the advisory committee’s existence; and “(3) carry out, on behalf of the agency, the provisions of section 552 of this title with respect to such reports, records, and other papers.
“§ 1008.

5 USC 1008.

 Establishment and purpose of advisory committees“(a) Establishment.—An advisory committee shall not be established unless establishment is—“(1)

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specifically authorized by statute or by the President; or “(2)

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Consultation.

Notice.

Federal Register, publication.

determined as a matter of formal record, by the head of the agency involved after consultation with the Administrator, with timely notice published in the Federal Register, to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on that agency by law. “(b) Purpose of Advisory Committees.—Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute or Presidential directive, advisory committees shall be utilized solely for

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 advisory functions. Determinations of action to be taken and policy to be expressed with 131 STAT. 4202 respect to matters upon which an advisory committee reports or makes recommendations shall be made solely by the President or an officer of the Federal Government. “(c) Advisory Committee Charters.—“(1) General requirement.—An advisory committee shall not meet or take any action until an advisory committee charter has been filed—“(A) with the Administrator in the case of Presidential advisory committees; or “(B) with—“(i) the head of the agency to whom the advisory committee reports; and “(ii) the standing committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having legislative jurisdiction over the agency to which the advisory committee reports. “(2) Contents of charter.—The advisory committee charter shall contain—“(A) the committee’s official designation; “(B) the committee’s objectives and the scope of its activity; “(C) the period of time necessary for the committee to carry out its purposes; “(D) the agency or official to whom the committee reports; “(E) the agency responsible for providing the necessary support for the committee; “(F) a description of the duties for which the committee is responsible, and, if the duties are not solely advisory, a specification of the authority for the duties; “(G) the estimated annual operating costs for the committee in dollars and person-years; “(H) the estimated number and frequency of committee meetings; “(I) the committee’s termination date, if less than 2 years from the date of the committee’s establishment; and “(J) the date the charter is filed. “(3)

Records.

Copy of charter to library of congress.—A copy of the advisory committee charter shall be furnished to the Library of Congress.
“§ 1009.

5 USC 1009.

Advisory committee procedures“(a) Committee Meetings.—“(1) Open to public.—Each advisory committee meeting shall be open to the public. “(2)

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Determination.

Federal Register, publication.

Regulations.

Notice of meetings.—Except when the President determines otherwise for reasons of national security, timely notice of each meeting shall be published in the Federal Register, and the Administrator shall prescribe regulations to provide for other types of public notice to insure that all interested persons are notified of each meeting in advance. “(3) Participation.—Interested persons shall be permitted to attend, appear before, or file statements with any advisory committee, subject to such reasonable rules or regulations as the Administrator may prescribe. “(b) Public Inspection and Copying of Records.—Subject to section 552 of this title, the records, reports, transcripts, minutes, 131 STAT. 4203 appendixes, working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, or other documents which were made available to or prepared for or by each advisory committee shall be available for public inspection and copying at a single location in the offices of the advisory committee or the agency to which the advisory committee reports until the advisory committee ceases to exist. “(c)

Records.

Minutes.—Detailed minutes of each meeting of each advisory committee shall be kept and shall contain a record of the persons present, a complete and accurate description of matters discussed and conclusions reached, and copies of all reports received, issued, or approved by the advisory committee.

Certification.

The accuracy of all minutes shall be certified by the chairman of the advisory committee. “(d)

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Determination.

Closed Sessions.—Paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any portion of an advisory committee meeting for which the President, or the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports, determines that such portion of the meeting may be closed to the public in accordance with section 552b(c) of this title. Any such determination shall be in writing and shall contain the reasons for the determination.

Reports.

Time period.

Summary.

If such a determination is made, the advisory committee shall issue a report, at least annually, setting forth a summary of its activities and such related matters as would be informative to the public consistent with the policy of section 552(b) of this title. “(e) Designated Officer or Employee of Federal Government.—There shall be designated an officer or employee of the Federal Government to chair or attend each meeting of each advisory committee.

Determination.

 The officer or employee so designated is authorized, whenever the officer or employee determines it to be in the public interest, to adjourn any such meeting. An advisory committee shall not conduct any meeting in the absence of that designated officer or employee of the Federal Government. “(f) Call for Meeting or Advance Approval.—Advisory committees shall not hold any meetings except at the call of, or with the advance approval of, a designated officer or employee of the Federal Government, and in the case of advisory committees (other than Presidential advisory committees), with an agenda approved by such officer or employee.
“§ 1010.

5 USC 1010.

Availability of transcripts“(a) Definition of Agency Proceeding.—In this section, the term ‘agency proceeding’ has the meaning given the term in section 551 of this title. “(b)

Records.

Availability.—Agencies and advisory committees shall make available to any person, at actual cost of duplication, copies of transcripts of any agency proceeding or advisory committee meeting.
“§ 1011.

5 USC 1011.

 Fiscal and administrative provisions“(a) Records.—Each agency shall keep records that fully disclose the disposition of any funds which may be at the disposal of its advisory committees and the nature and extent of their activities.

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Designation.

 The General Services Administration, or such other agency as the President may designate, shall maintain financial 131 STAT. 4204 records with respect to Presidential advisory committees. The Comptroller General of the United States, or any authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to the records for the purpose of audit and examination. “(b) Support Services.—Each agency shall be responsible for providing support services for each advisory committee established by or reporting to it unless the establishing authority provides otherwise. If an advisory committee reports to more than one agency, only one agency at a time shall be responsible for support services. In the case of Presidential advisory committees, support services may be provided by the General Services Administration.
“§ 1012.

Records.

5 USC 1012.

 Responsibilities of Library of Congress  “Subject to section 552 of this title, the Administrator shall provide for the filing with the Library of Congress of at least 8 copies of each report made by each advisory committee and, where appropriate, background papers prepared by consultants. The Librarian

Public information.

 of Congress shall establish a depository for the reports and papers and make them available for public inspection and use.
“§ 1013.

Time period.

5 USC 1013.

 Termination of advisory committees“(a) In General.—“(1) Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless—“(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or “(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. “(2) Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless—“(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or “(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. “(b) Charters.—“(1) Upon renewal.—Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with section 1008(c) of this title. “(2) Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with section 1008(c) of this title upon the expiration of each successive 2-year period following 131 STAT. 4205 the date of enactment of the Act establishing the advisory committee. “(3) Prohibition on action prior to filing charter.—An advisory committee required to file a charter under this subsection shall not take any action (other than preparation and filing of the charter) prior to the date on which the charter is filed. “(c)

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Successive Two-Year Periods.—An advisory committee that is renewed by the President or an officer of the Federal Government may be continued only for successive 2-year periods by appropriate action taken by the President or the officer prior to the date on which the advisory committee would otherwise terminate.
“§ 1014.

5 USC 1014.

 Requirements relating to National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public Administration“(a) In General.—An agency may not use any advice or recommendation provided by the National Academy of Sciences or National Academy of Public Administration that was developed by use of a committee created by that academy under an agreement with an agency, unless—“(1) the committee was not subject to any actual management or control by an agency or an officer of the Federal Government; “(2) in the case of a committee created after December 17, 1997, the membership of the committee was appointed in accordance with the requirements described in subsection (b)(1); and “(3)

Compliance.

in developing the advice or recommendation, the academy complied with—“(A) subsection (b)(2) through (6), in the case of any advice or recommendation provided by the National Academy of Sciences; or “(B) subsection (b)(2) and (5), in the case of any advice or recommendation provided by the National Academy of Public Administration. “(b)

Determinations.

Public information.

Requirements.—The requirements referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:“(1) Public notice regarding appointees.—The Academy shall determine and provide public notice of the names and brief biographies of individuals that the Academy appoints or intends to appoint to serve on the committee.

Public comment.

 The Academy shall determine and provide a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment on appointments before they are made or, if the Academy determines prior comment is not practicable, in the period immediately following the appointments. The Academy shall require that any individual the Academy appoints (or intends to appoint) to serve on the committee inform the Academy of the individual’s conflicts of interest that are relevant to the functions to be performed. The Academy shall make its best efforts to ensure that—“(A) no individual appointed to serve on the committee has a conflict of interest that is relevant to the functions to be performed, unless such conflict is promptly and publicly disclosed and the Academy determines that the conflict is unavoidable;131 STAT. 4206 “(B) the committee membership is fairly balanced as determined by the Academy to be appropriate for the functions to be performed; and “(C) the final report of the Academy will be the result of the Academy’s independent judgment. “(2) Public notice of committee meetings.—The Academy shall determine and provide public notice of committee meetings that will be open to the public. “(3) Data-gathering meetings.—The Academy shall ensure that meetings of the committee to gather data from individuals who are not officials, agents, or employees of the Academy are open to the public, unless the Academy determines that a meeting would disclose matters described in section 552(b) of this title. The Academy shall make available to the public, at reasonable charge if appropriate, written materials presented to the committee by individuals who are not officials, agents, or employees of the Academy, unless the Academy determines that making material available would disclose matters described in section 552(b) of this title. “(4)

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Other meetings.—The Academy shall make available to the public as soon as practicable, at reasonable charge if appropriate, a brief summary of any committee meeting that is not a data-gathering meeting, unless the Academy determines that the summary would disclose matters described in section 552(b) of this title. The summary shall identify the committee members present, the topics discussed, materials made available to the committee, and other matters the Academy determines should be included. “(5) Final report.—The Academy shall make available to the public its final report, at reasonable charge if appropriate, unless the Academy determines that the report would disclose matters described in section 552(b) of this title. If the Academy determines that the report would disclose matters described in section 552(b) of this title, the Academy shall make public an abbreviated version of the report that does not disclose those matters. “(6) Reviewers of report.—After publication of the final report, the Academy shall make publicly available the names of the principal reviewers who reviewed the report in draft form and who are not officials, agents, or employees of the Academy. “(c) Regulations.—The Administrator of General Services may issue regulations implementing this section.”
. (b) Enactment of Chapter 4.—Part I of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by inserting after chapter 3 the following:“Chapter 4—

5 USC prec. 401.

INSPECTORS GENERAL “Sec. “401. “402. “403. “404. “405. “406. “407. “408. “409. “410. “411. “412. “413. “414. “415. “416. “417. “418. “419. “420. “421. “422. “423. “424.
“§ 401.

5 USC 401.

Definitions  “In this chapter:“(1) Establishment.—The term ‘establishment’ means the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Homeland Security, the Treasury, or Veterans Affairs; the Agency for International Development, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Office of Personnel Management, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Social Security Administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Commissions established under section 15301 of title 40, the National Security Agency, or the National Reconnaissance Office, as the case may be. “(2) Federal agency.—The term ‘Federal agency’ means an agency as defined in section 552(f) of this title (including an establishment as defined in paragraph (1)), but shall not be construed to include the Government Accountability Office. “(3) Head of the establishment.—The term ‘head of the establishment’ means the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Homeland Security, the Treasury, or Veterans Affairs; the Attorney General; the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection, General Services, National Aeronautics and Space, Small Business, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, or the Railroad Retirement Board; the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service; the Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; the Chairperson of the Federal 131 STAT. 4208 Deposit Insurance Corporation; the Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration; the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the Federal Cochairpersons of the Commissions established under section 15301 of title 40; the Director of the National Security Agency; or the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; as the case may be. “(4) Inspector general.—The term ‘Inspector General’ means the Inspector General of an establishment. “(5) Office.—The term ‘Office’ means the Office of Inspector General of an establishment.
“§ 402.

5 USC 402.

 Establishment and purpose of Offices of Inspector General“(a) Establishment.—“(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), in each of the establishments listed in section 401(1) of this title, there is established an Office of Inspector General. “(2) Department of the treasury.—In the establishment of the Department of the Treasury, there is established—“(A) an Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury; and “(B) an Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. “(b) Purpose.—The offices established under subsection (a) are established in order to create independent and objective units—“(1) to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the establishments listed in section 401(1) of this title; “(2) to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed—“(A) to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of those programs and operations; and “(B) to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in those programs and operations; and “(3) to provide a means for keeping the head of the establishments and Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of those programs and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective action.
“§ 403.

5 USC 403.

 Appointments“(a)

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In General.—There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of the establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below the head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, 131 STAT. 4209 carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation. “(b)

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Removal or Transfer.—An Inspector General may be removed from office by the President.

Deadline.

If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal. “(c) Not Employee Determining Policy.—For the purposes of section 7324 of this title, an Inspector General shall not be considered to be an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide administration of Federal laws. “(d) Assistant Inspectors General and Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.—“(1)

Appointments.

In general.—Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service—“(A) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of auditing activities relating to programs and operations of the establishment; “(B) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to such programs and operations; and “(C)

Designation.

designate a Whistleblower Protection Coordinator who shall—“(i) educate agency employees—“(I) about prohibitions against retaliation for protected disclosures; and “(II) who have made or are contemplating making a protected disclosure about the rights and remedies against retaliation for protected disclosures, including—“(aa) the means by which employees may seek review of any allegation of reprisal, including the roles of the Office of the Inspector General, the Office of Special Counsel, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and any other relevant entities; and “(bb) general information about the timeliness of such cases, the availability of any alternative dispute mechanisms, and avenues for potential relief; “(ii) assist the Inspector General in promoting the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal, to the extent practicable, by the Inspector General; and “(iii) assist the Inspector General in facilitating communication and coordination with the Special Counsel, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the establishment, Congress, and any other relevant entity regarding the timely 131 STAT. 4210 and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures, allegations of reprisal, and general matters regarding the implementation and administration of whistleblower protection laws, rules, and regulations. “(2) Whistleblower protection coordinator not to act as legal representative, agent, or advocate.—The Whistleblower Protection Coordinator shall not act as a legal representative, agent, or advocate of the employee or former employee. “(3) Whistleblower protection coordinator access to inspector general.—The Whistleblower Protection Coordinator shall have direct access to the Inspector General as needed to accomplish the requirements of this subsection. “(4) Whistleblower protection coordinator exception for intelligence activity.—For the purposes of this section, the requirement of the designation of a Whistleblower Protection Coordinator under paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply to—“(A) any agency that is an element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))); or “(B)

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as determined by the President, any executive agency or unit thereof the principal function of which is the conduct of foreign intelligence or counter intelligence activities. “(e) Rate of Pay.—The annual rate of basic pay for an Inspector General (as defined under section 401 of this title) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of this title, plus 3 percent. “(f) Prohibition on Cash Awards.—An Inspector General (as defined under section 401 or 415(a) of this title) may not receive any cash award or cash bonus, including any cash award under chapter 45 of this title. “(g) Legal Advice.—Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service, obtain legal advice from a counsel either reporting directly to the Inspector General or another Inspector General.
“§ 404.

5 USC 404.

 Duties and responsibilities“(a) In General.—It shall be the duty and responsibility of each Inspector General, with respect to the establishment within which the Inspector General’s Office is established—“(1) to provide policy direction for and to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the establishment; “(2) to review existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to programs and operations of the establishment and to make recommendations in the semiannual reports required by section 405(b) of this title concerning the impact of the legislation and regulations on the economy and efficiency in the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by the establishment, or the prevention and detection of fraud and abuse in the programs and operations; “(3) to recommend policies for, and to conduct, supervise, or coordinate other activities carried out or financed by, the establishment for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the administration of, or preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in, its programs and operations;131 STAT. 4211 “(4) to recommend policies for the establishment, and to conduct, supervise, or coordinate relationships between the establishment and other Federal agencies, State and local governmental agencies, and nongovernmental entities, with respect to—“(A) all matters relating to the promotion of economy and efficiency in the administration of, or the prevention and detection of fraud and abuse in, programs and operations administered or financed by the establishment; or “(B) the identification and prosecution of participants in fraud or abuse referred to in subparagraph (A); and “(5) to keep the head of the establishment and Congress fully and currently informed, by means of the reports required by section 405 of this title and otherwise, concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by the establishment, to recommend corrective action concerning the problems, abuses, and deficiencies, and to report on the progress made in implementing the corrective action. “(b) Standards and Guidelines.—“(1)

Compliance.

In general.—In carrying out the responsibilities specified in subsection (a)(1), each Inspector General shall—“(A) comply with standards established by the Comptroller General of the United States for audits of Federal establishments, organizations, programs, activities, and functions; “(B) establish guidelines for determining when it shall be appropriate to use non-Federal auditors; and “(C) take appropriate steps to ensure that any work performed by non-Federal auditors complies with the standards established by the Comptroller General as described in paragraph (1). “(2) Reviews performed exclusively by audit entities in federal government.—For purposes of determining compliance with paragraph (1)(A) with respect to whether internal quality controls are in place and operating and whether established audit standards, policies, and procedures are being followed by Offices of Inspector General of establishments defined under section 401 of this title, Offices of Inspector General of designated Federal entities defined under section 415(a) of this title, and any audit office established within a Federal entity defined under section 415(a) of this title, reviews shall be performed exclusively by an audit entity in the Federal Government, including the Government Accountability Office or the Office of Inspector General of each establishment defined under section 401 of this title, or the Office of Inspector General of each designated Federal entity defined under section 415(a) of this title. “(c) Effective Coordination and Cooperation.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under this chapter, each Inspector General shall give particular regard to the activities of the Comptroller General of the United States with a view toward avoiding duplication and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation. “(d) Reporting Violation of Federal Criminal Law.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under this 131 STAT. 4212 chapter, each Inspector General shall report expeditiously to the Attorney General whenever the Inspector General has reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of Federal criminal law. “(e) Recommendations for Corrective Actions.—“(1) Submission of documents.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under this chapter, whenever an Inspector General issues a recommendation for corrective action to the agency, the Inspector General—“(A) shall submit the document making a recommendation for corrective action to—“(i) the head of the establishment; “(ii) the congressional committees of jurisdiction; and “(iii) if the recommendation for corrective action was initiated upon request by an individual or entity other than the Inspector General, that individual or entity; “(B) may submit the document making a recommendation for corrective action to any Member of Congress upon request; and “(C)

Deadline.

Web posting.

not later than 3 days after the recommendation for corrective action is submitted in final form to the head of the establishment, post the document making a recommendation for corrective action on the website of the Office of Inspector General. “(2) Public disclosure otherwise prohibited by law.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing an Inspector General to publicly disclose information otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law.
“§ 405.

5 USC 405.

 Reports“(a) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) Disallowed cost.—The term ‘disallowed cost’ means a questioned cost that management, in a management decision, has sustained or agreed should not be charged to the Government. “(2) Final action.—The term ‘final action’ means—“(A) the completion of all actions that the management of an establishment has concluded, in its management decision, are necessary with respect to the findings and recommendations included in an audit report; and “(B) in the event that the management of an establishment concludes no action is necessary, final action occurs when a management decision has been made. “(3) Management decision.—The term ‘management decision’ means the evaluation by the management of an establishment of the findings and recommendations included in an audit report and the issuance of a final decision by management concerning its response to the findings and recommendations, including actions concluded to be necessary. “(4) Questioned cost.—The term ‘questioned cost’ means a cost that is questioned by the Office because of—“(A) an alleged violation of a provision of a law, regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement or document governing the expenditure of funds;131 STAT. 4213 “(B) a finding that, at the time of the audit, the cost is not supported by adequate documentation; or “(C) a finding that the expenditure of funds for the intended purpose is unnecessary or unreasonable. “(5) Recommendation that funds be put to better use.—The term ‘recommendation that funds be put to better use’ means a recommendation by the Office that funds could be used more efficiently if management of an establishment took actions to implement and complete the recommendation, including—“(A) reductions in outlays; “(B) deobligation of funds from programs or operations; “(C) withdrawal of interest subsidy costs on loans or loan guarantees, insurance, or bonds; “(D) costs not incurred by implementing recommended improvements related to the operations of the establishment, a contractor, or grantee; “(E) avoidance of unnecessary expenditures noted in preaward reviews of contract or grant agreements; or “(F) any other savings which are specifically identified. “(6) Senior government employee.—The term ‘senior Government employee’ means—“(A) an officer or employee in the executive branch (including a special Government employee as defined in section 202 of title 18) who occupies a position classified at or above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and “(B) any commissioned officer in the Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above. “(7) Unsupported cost.—The term ‘unsupported cost’ means a cost that is questioned by the Office because the Office found that, at the time of the audit, such cost is not supported by adequate documentation. “(b)

Time periods.

Semiannual Reports.—Each Inspector General shall, not later than April 30 and October 31 of each year, prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office during the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. The reports shall include, but need not be limited to—“(1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of such establishment disclosed by such activities during the reporting period; “(2) a description of the recommendations for corrective action made by the Office during the reporting period with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified pursuant to paragraph (1); “(3) an identification of each significant recommendation described in previous semiannual reports on which corrective action has not been completed; “(4)

Summary.

a summary of matters referred to prosecutive authorities and the prosecutions and convictions which have resulted; “(5)

Summary.

a summary of each report made to the head of the establishment under section 406(c)(2) of this title during the reporting period;131 STAT. 4214 “(6)

List.

a listing, subdivided according to subject matter, of each audit report, inspection report, and evaluation report issued by the Office during the reporting period and for each report, where applicable, the total dollar value of questioned costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and the dollar value of recommendations that funds be put to better use; “(7)

Summary.

a summary of each particularly significant report; “(8)

Statistical tables.

statistical tables showing the total number of audit reports, inspection reports, and evaluation reports and the total dollar value of questioned costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of unsupported costs), for reports—“(A) for which no management decision had been made by the commencement of the reporting period; “(B) which were issued during the reporting period; “(C) for which a management decision was made during the reporting period, including—“(i) the dollar value of disallowed costs; and “(ii) the dollar value of costs not disallowed; and “(D) for which no management decision has been made by the end of the reporting period; “(9)

Statistical tables.

statistical tables showing the total number of audit reports, inspection reports, and evaluation reports and the dollar value of recommendations that funds be put to better use by management, for reports—“(A) for which no management decision had been made by the commencement of the reporting period; “(B) which were issued during the reporting period; “(C) for which a management decision was made during the reporting period, including—“(i) the dollar value of recommendations that were agreed to by management; and “(ii) the dollar value of recommendations that were not agreed to by management; and “(D) for which no management decision has been made by the end of the reporting period; “(10)

Summary.

a summary of each audit report, inspection report, and evaluation report issued before the commencement of the reporting period—“(A) for which no management decision has been made by the end of the reporting period (including the date and title of each such report), an explanation of the reasons such management decision has not been made, and a statement concerning the desired timetable for achieving a management decision on each such report; “(B) for which no establishment comment was returned within 60 days of providing the report to the establishment; and “(C) for which there are any outstanding unimplemented recommendations, including the aggregate potential cost savings of those recommendations; “(11) a description and explanation of the reasons for any significant revised management decision made during the reporting period; “(12) information concerning any significant management decision with which the Inspector General is in disagreement;131 STAT. 4215 “(13) the information described under section 804(b) of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208, §101(f) [title VIII], 31 U.S.C. 3512 note); “(14)(A)

Appendix.

an appendix containing the results of any peer review conducted by another Office of Inspector General during the reporting period; or “(B)

Statement.

if no peer review was conducted within that reporting period, a statement identifying the date of the last peer review conducted by another Office of Inspector General; “(15)

List.

Statement.

a list of any outstanding recommendations from any peer review conducted by another Office of Inspector General that have not been fully implemented, including a statement describing the status of the implementation and why implementation is not complete; “(16)

List.

a list of any peer reviews conducted by the Inspector General of another Office of the Inspector General during the reporting period, including a list of any outstanding recommendations made from any previous peer review (including any peer review conducted before the reporting period) that remain outstanding or have not been fully implemented; “(17)

Statistical tables.

statistical tables showing—“(A) the total number of investigative reports issued during the reporting period; “(B) the total number of persons referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution during the reporting period; “(C) the total number of persons referred to State and local prosecuting authorities for criminal prosecution during the reporting period; and “(D) the total number of indictments and criminal informations during the reporting period that resulted from any prior referral to prosecuting authorities; “(18) a description of the metrics used for developing the data for the statistical tables under paragraph (17); “(19) a report on each investigation conducted by the Office involving a senior Government employee where allegations of misconduct were substantiated, including the name of the senior government official (as defined by the department or agency) if already made public by the Office, and a detailed description of—“(A) the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and “(B) the status and disposition of the matter, including—“(i) if the matter was referred to the Department of Justice, the date of the referral; and “(ii) if the Department of Justice declined the referral, the date of the declination; “(20)(A) a detailed description of any instance of whistleblower retaliation, including information about the official found to have engaged in retaliation; and “(B) what, if any, consequences the establishment actually imposed to hold the official described in subparagraph (A) accountable; “(21) a detailed description of any attempt by the establishment to interfere with the independence of the Office, including—131 STAT. 4216“(A) with budget constraints designed to limit the capabilities of the Office; and “(B) incidents where the establishment has resisted or objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted or significantly delayed access to information, including the justification of the establishment for such action; and “(22) detailed descriptions of the particular circumstances of each—“(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit conducted by the Office that is closed and was not disclosed to the public; and “(B) investigation conducted by the Office involving a senior Government employee that is closed and was not disclosed to the public. “(c) Furnishing Semiannual Reports to Head of Establishment and Congress.—Semiannual reports of each Inspector General shall be furnished to the head of the establishment involved not later than April 30 and October 31 of each year and shall be transmitted by the head of the establishment to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress within 30 days after receipt of the report, together with a report by the head of the establishment containing—“(1) any comments the head of the establishment determines appropriate; “(2)

Statistical tables.

statistical tables showing the total number of audit reports, inspection reports, and evaluation reports and the dollar value of disallowed costs, for reports—“(A) for which final action had not been taken by the commencement of the reporting period; “(B) on which management decisions were made during the reporting period; “(C) for which final action was taken during the reporting period, including—“(i) the dollar value of disallowed costs that were recovered by management through collection, offset, property in lieu of cash, or otherwise; and “(ii) the dollar value of disallowed costs that were written off by management; and “(D) for which no final action has been taken by the end of the reporting period; “(3)

Statistical tables.

statistical tables showing the total number of audit reports, inspection reports, and evaluation reports and the dollar value of recommendations that funds be put to better use by management agreed to in a management decision, for reports—“(A) for which final action had not been taken by the commencement of the reporting period; “(B) on which management decisions were made during the reporting period; “(C) for which final action was taken during the reporting period, including—“(i) the dollar value of recommendations that were actually completed; and “(ii) the dollar value of recommendations that management has subsequently concluded should not or could not be implemented or completed; and131 STAT. 4217 “(D) for which no final action has been taken by the end of the reporting period; “(4) whether the establishment entered into a settlement agreement with the official described in subsection (b)(20)(A), which shall be reported regardless of any confidentiality agreement relating to the settlement agreement; and “(5)

Statement.

a statement with respect to audit reports on which management decisions have been made but final action has not been taken, other than audit reports on which a management decision was made within the preceding year, containing—“(A)

List.

a list of such audit reports and the date each such report was issued; “(B) the dollar value of disallowed costs for each report; “(C) the dollar value of recommendations that funds be put to better use agreed to by management for each report; and “(D) an explanation of the reasons final action has not been taken with respect to each audit report,
except that the statement may exclude any audit reports that are under formal administrative or judicial appeal or upon which management of an establishment has agreed to pursue a legislative solution, but the statement shall identify the number of reports in each category so excluded.“(d) Reports Available to Public.—Within 60 days of the transmission of the semiannual reports of each Inspector General to Congress, the head of each establishment shall make copies of the report available to the public upon request and at a reasonable cost. Within 60 days after the transmission of the semiannual reports of each establishment head to Congress, the head of each establishment shall make copies of the report available to the public upon request and at a reasonable cost. “(e) Reporting Serious Problems, Abuses, or Deficiencies.—Each Inspector General shall report immediately to the head of the establishment involved whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the establishment. The head of the establishment shall transmit any such report to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress within 7 calendar days, together with a report by the head of the establishment containing any comments the establishment head deems appropriate. “(f) Limitation on Public Disclosure of Information.—“(1) In general.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information that is—“(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law; “(B) specifically required by Executive order to be protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or “(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. “(2) Criminal investigation information in public records.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), any report under this section may be disclosed to the public in a form which includes information with respect to a part of an ongoing 131 STAT. 4218 criminal investigation if such information has been included in a public record. “(3) No authorization to withhold information from congress.—Except to the extent and in the manner provided under section 6103(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(f)), nothing in this section or in any other provision of this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit the withholding of information from Congress, or from any committee or subcommittee of Congress. “(4) Provision of information to members of congress.—Subject to any other provision of law that would otherwise prohibit disclosure of such information, the information described in paragraph (1) may be provided to any Member of Congress upon request. “(5) Protection of personally identifiable information of whistleblowers.—An Office may not provide to Congress or the public any information that reveals the personally identifiable information of a whistleblower under this section unless the Office first obtains the consent of the whistleblower.
“§ 406.

5 USC 406.

 Authority of Inspector General“(a) In General.—In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this chapter, each Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, is authorized—“(1)(A) to have timely access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other materials available to the applicable establishment which relate to the programs and operations with respect to which that Inspector General has responsibilities under this chapter; “(B) to have access under subparagraph (A) notwithstanding any other provision of law, except pursuant to any provision of law enacted by Congress that expressly—“(i) refers to the Inspector General; and “(ii) limits the right of access of the Inspector General; and “(C) except as provided in subsection (i), with regard to Federal grand jury materials protected from disclosure pursuant to rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to have timely access to such information if the Attorney General grants the request in accordance with subsection (h); “(2) to make such investigations and reports relating to the administration of the programs and operations of the applicable establishment as are, in the judgment of the Inspector General, necessary or desirable; “(3) to request such information or assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and responsibilities provided by this chapter from any Federal, State, or local governmental agency or unit thereof; “(4)

Requirement.

Subpoena.

to require by subpoena the production of all information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data in any medium (including electronically stored information), as well as any tangible thing and documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this chapter, which subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate United States district court, but procedures other than 131 STAT. 4219 subpoenas shall be used by the Inspector General to obtain documents and information from Federal agencies; “(5) to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this chapter, which oath, affirmation, or affidavit when administered or taken by or before an employee of an Office of Inspector General designated by the Inspector General shall have the same force and effect as if administered or taken by or before an officer having a seal; “(6) to have direct and prompt access to the head of the establishment involved when necessary for any purpose pertaining to the performance of functions and responsibilities under this chapter; “(7) to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office subject to the provisions of this title, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; “(8) to obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of this title, at daily rates not to exceed the maximum rate payable under section 5376 of this title; and “(9) to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts, to enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, and to make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. “(b) Public Disclosure Otherwise Prohibited by Law.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing an Inspector General to publicly disclose information otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law. “(c) Requests for Information.—“(1) Compliance in general.—Upon request of an Inspector General for information or assistance under subsection (a)(3), the head of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as is practicable and not in contravention of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from which the information is requested, furnish to the Inspector General, or to an authorized designee, the requested information or assistance. “(2) Unreasonable refusal.—Whenever information or assistance requested under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) is, in the judgment of an Inspector General, unreasonably refused or not provided, the Inspector General shall report the circumstances to the head of the establishment involved without delay. “(d) Office Space and Supplies.—Each head of an establishment shall provide the Office within the establishment with appropriate and adequate office space at central and field office locations of the establishment, together with such equipment, office supplies, and communications facilities and services as may be necessary for the operation of the offices, and shall provide necessary maintenance services for the offices and the equipment and facilities provided.131 STAT. 4220 “(e) Applying Certain Provisions.—“(1) Each office considered separate agency.—“(A) For purposes of applying the provisions of law identified in subparagraph (B)—“(i) each Office of Inspector General shall be considered to be a separate agency; and “(ii) the Inspector General who is the head of an office referred to in clause (i) shall, with respect to that office, have the functions, powers, and duties of an agency head or appointing authority under such provisions. “(B) This paragraph applies with respect to the following provisions of this title:“(i) Subchapter II of chapter 35. “(ii) Sections 8335(b), 8336, 8344, 8414, 8425(b), and 8468. “(iii) All provisions relating to the Senior Executive Service (as determined by the Office of Personnel Management), subject to paragraph (2). “(2) Applying section 4507(b).—For purposes of applying section 4507(b) of this title, paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be applied by substituting ‘the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (established by section 424 of this title) shall’ for ‘the Inspector General who is the head of an office referred to in clause (i) shall, with respect to that office,’. “(f) Additional Authority.—“(1) In general.—In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this chapter, each Inspector General, any Assistant Inspector General for Investigations under such an Inspector General, and any special agent supervised by such an Assistant Inspector General may be authorized by the Attorney General to—“(A) carry a firearm while engaged in official duties as authorized under this chapter or other statute, or as expressly authorized by the Attorney General; “(B) make an arrest without a warrant while engaged in official duties as authorized under this chapter or other statute, or as expressly authorized by the Attorney General, for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of such Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General, or agent, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if such Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General, or agent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony; and “(C) seek and execute warrants for arrest, search of a premises, or seizure of evidence issued under the authority of the United States upon probable cause to believe that a violation has been committed. “(2) Determination.—The Attorney General may authorize exercise of the powers under this subsection only upon an initial determination that—“(A) the affected Office of Inspector General is significantly hampered in the performance of responsibilities established by this chapter as a result of the lack of such powers;131 STAT. 4221 “(B) available assistance from other law enforcement agencies is insufficient to meet the need for such powers; and “(C) adequate internal safeguards and management procedures exist to ensure proper exercise of such powers. “(3) Exemptions from requirement of initial determination of eligibility.—The Inspector General offices of the Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Personnel Management, Railroad Retirement Board, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority are exempt from the requirement of paragraph (2) for an initial determination of eligibility by the Attorney General. “(4) Guidelines.—The Attorney General shall promulgate, and revise as appropriate, guidelines which shall govern the exercise of the law enforcement powers established under paragraph (1). “(5)

Determinations.

Rescinding or suspending powers.—“(A) Powers authorized for an office of inspector general.—Powers authorized for an Office of Inspector General under paragraph (1) may be rescinded or suspended upon a determination by the Attorney General that any of the requirements under paragraph (2) is no longer satisfied or that the exercise of authorized powers by that Office of Inspector General has not complied with the guidelines promulgated by the Attorney General under paragraph (4). “(B) Powers authorized to be exercised by an individual.—Powers authorized to be exercised by any individual under paragraph (1) may be rescinded or suspended with respect to that individual upon a determination by the Attorney General that such individual has not complied with guidelines promulgated by the Attorney General under paragraph (4). “(6) Not reviewable.—A determination by the Attorney General under paragraph (2) or (5) shall not be reviewable in or by any court. “(7)

Deadline.

Review.

Memorandum of understanding.—To ensure the proper exercise of the law enforcement powers authorized by this subsection, the Offices of Inspector General described under paragraph (3) shall, not later than 180 days after November 25, 2002, collectively enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish an external review process for ensuring that adequate internal safeguards and management procedures continue to exist within each Office and within any Office that later receives an authorization under paragraph (2).

Records.

 The review process shall be established in consultation with the 131 STAT. 4222 Attorney General, who shall be provided with a copy of the memorandum of understanding that establishes the review process. Under the review process, the exercise of the law enforcement powers by each Office of Inspector General shall be reviewed periodically by another Office of Inspector General or by a committee of Inspectors General. The results of each review shall be communicated in writing to the applicable Inspector General and to the Attorney General. “(8) Not a limitation on other law enforcement powers.—No provision of this subsection shall limit the exercise of law enforcement powers established under any other statutory authority, including United States Marshals Service special deputation. “(9) Definition of inspector general.—In this subsection, the term ‘Inspector General’ means an Inspector General appointed under section 403 of this title or an Inspector General appointed under section 415 of this title. “(g) Budgets.—“(1) Inspector general’s budget estimate and request transmitted to head of establishment or designated federal entity.—For each fiscal year, an Inspector General shall transmit a budget estimate and request to the head of the establishment or designated Federal entity to which the Inspector General reports.

Certification.

 The budget request shall specify the aggregate amount of funds requested for such fiscal year for the operations of that Inspector General and shall specify the amount requested for all training needs, including a certification from the Inspector General that the amount requested satisfies all training requirements for the Inspector General’s office for that fiscal year, and any resources necessary to support the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Resources necessary to support the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be specifically identified and justified in the budget request. “(2) Head of establishment or designated federal entity’s proposed budget transmitted to president.—In transmitting a proposed budget to the President for approval, the head of each establishment or designated Federal entity shall include—“(A) an aggregate request for the Inspector General; “(B) amounts for Inspector General training; “(C) amounts for support of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and “(D) any comments of the affected Inspector General with respect to the proposal. “(3) President’s budget submitted to congress.—The President shall include in each budget of the United States Government submitted to Congress—“(A)

Statement.

a separate statement of the budget estimate prepared in accordance with paragraph (1); “(B) the amount requested by the President for each Inspector General; “(C) the amount requested by the President for training of Inspectors General; “(D) the amount requested by the President for support for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and131 STAT. 4223 “(E) any comments of the affected Inspector General with respect to the proposal if the Inspector General concludes that the budget submitted by the President would substantially inhibit the Inspector General from performing the duties of the office. “(h) Federal Grand Jury Materials.—“(1) Notification of attorney general of request.—If the Inspector General of an establishment submits a request to the head of the establishment for Federal grand jury materials pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the head of the establishment shall immediately notify the Attorney General of such request. “(2)

Deadline.

Notification.

Determination by attorney general.—Not later than 15 days after the date on which a request is submitted to the Attorney General under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall determine whether to grant or deny the request for Federal grand jury materials and shall immediately notify the head of the establishment of such determination. The Attorney General shall grant the request unless the Attorney General determines that granting access to the Federal grand jury materials would be likely to—“(A) interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution; “(B) interfere with an undercover operation; “(C) result in disclosure of the identity of a confidential source, including a protected witness; “(D) pose a serious threat to national security; or “(E) result in significant impairment of the trade or economic interests of the United States. “(3) Comments.—“(A) Requirement to inform inspector general of determination by attorney general.—The head of the establishment shall inform the Inspector General of the establishment of the determination made by the Attorney General with respect to the request for Federal grand jury materials. “(B) Submission of comments by inspector general.—The Inspector General of the establishment described under subparagraph (A) may submit comments on the determination submitted pursuant to such subparagraph to the committees listed under paragraph (4) that the Inspector General considers appropriate. “(4) Statement of attorney general regarding denial of request.—

Deadline.

Not later than 30 days after notifying the head of an establishment of a denial pursuant to paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall submit a statement that the request for Federal grand jury materials by the Inspector General was denied and the reason for the denial to each of the following:“(A) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. “(B) The Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. “(C) Other appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress.131 STAT. 4224 “(i) Non-applicability of Certain Provisions to Requests From Inspector General of Department of Justice.—Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (h) shall not apply to requests from the Inspector General of the Department of Justice. “(j) Computerized Comparisons.—“(1) Definitions.—In this subsection, the terms ‘agency’, ‘matching program’, ‘record’, and ‘system of records’ have the meanings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5. “(2) Non-consideration of computerized comparisons as matching programs.—For purposes of section 552a of title 5 or any other provision of law, a computerized comparison of two or more automated Federal systems of records, or a computerized comparison of a Federal system of records with other records or non-Federal records, performed by an Inspector General or by an agency in coordination with an Inspector General in conducting an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review authorized under this chapter shall not be considered a matching program. “(3) Limitation.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impede the exercise by an Inspector General of any matching program authority established under any other provision of law. “(k) Non-Applicability of Federal Information Policy.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 shall not apply to the collection of information during the conduct of an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or any Office of Inspector General, including any Office of Special Inspector General.
“§ 407.

5 USC 407.

 Complaints by employees“(a) Receipt and Investigation.—The Inspector General may receive and investigate complaints or information from an employee of the establishment concerning the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety. “(b)

Determination.

Prohibition on Disclosure of Identity.—The Inspector General shall not, after receipt of a complaint or information from an employee, disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee, unless the Inspector General determines the disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation. “(c) Prohibition on Reprisal.—Any employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to that authority, take or threaten to take any action against any employee as a reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing information to an Inspector General, unless the complaint was made or the information disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
“§ 408.

5 USC 408.

 Additional provisions with respect to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense“(a) Inspector General.—A member of the Armed Forces, active or reserve, shall not be appointed Inspector General of the Department of Defense. “(b)

Deadlines.

Authority of Secretary of Defense.—131 STAT. 4225 “(1) In general.—Notwithstanding the last two sentences of section 403(a) of this title, the Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require access to information concerning—“(A) sensitive operational plans; “(B) intelligence matters; “(C) counterintelligence matters; “(D) ongoing criminal investigations by other administrative units of the Department of Defense related to national security; or “(E) other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security. “(2) Authority to prohibit audit or investigation.—With respect to the information described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, from accessing information described in paragraph (1), or from issuing any subpoena, after the Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or investigation, access such information, or to issue such subpoena, if the Secretary determines that such prohibition is necessary to preserve the national security interests of the United States. “(3) Statement concerning exercise of power.—If the Secretary of Defense exercises any power under paragraph (1) or (2), the Inspector General shall submit a statement concerning that exercise of power within 30 days to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress. “(4) Statement of reasons for exercise of power.—The Secretary shall, within 30 days after submission of a statement under paragraph (3), transmit a statement of the reasons for the exercise of power under paragraph (1) or (2) to the congressional committees specified in paragraph (3) and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees. “(c) Additional Duties and Responsibilities.—In addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall—“(1) be the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense for matters relating to the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in the programs and operations of the Department; “(2) initiate, conduct, and supervise such audits and investigations in the Department of Defense (including the military departments) as the Inspector General considers appropriate; “(3) provide policy direction for audits and investigations relating to fraud, waste, and abuse and program effectiveness; “(4) investigate fraud, waste, and abuse uncovered as a result of other contract and internal audits, as the Inspector General considers appropriate;131 STAT. 4226 “(5) develop policy, monitor and evaluate program performance, and provide guidance with respect to all Department activities relating to criminal investigation programs; “(6) monitor and evaluate the adherence of Department auditors to internal audit, contract audit, and internal review principles, policies, and procedures; “(7) develop policy, evaluate program performance, and monitor actions taken by all components of the Department in response to contract audits, internal audits, internal review reports, and audits conducted by the Comptroller General of the United States; “(8) request assistance as needed from other audit, inspection, and investigative units of the Department of Defense (including military departments); “(9) give particular regard to the activities of the internal audit, inspection, and investigative units of the military departments with a view toward avoiding duplication and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation; and “(10) conduct, or approve arrangements for the conduct of, external peer reviews of Department of Defense audit agencies in accordance with, and in such frequency as provided by, Government auditing standards as established by the Comptroller General of the United States. “(d) Reporting Violations of Chapter 47 of Title 10.—Notwithstanding section 404(d) of this title, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall expeditiously report suspected or alleged violations of chapter 47 of title 10 (Uniform Code of Military Justice), to the Secretary of the military department concerned or the Secretary of Defense. “(e) Member of Armed Forces Deemed To Be Employee.—For the purposes of section 407 of this title, a member of the Armed Forces shall be deemed to be an employee of the Department of Defense, except that, when the Coast Guard operates as a service of another department or agency of the Federal Government, a member of the Coast Guard shall be deemed to be an employee of that department or agency. “(f) Reports.—“(1) Reports transmitted to congressional committees.—Each semiannual report prepared by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under section 405(b) of this title shall be transmitted by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Armed Services and on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress. Each report shall include—“(A) information concerning the numbers and types of contract audits conducted by the Department during the reporting period; and “(B) information concerning any Department of Defense audit agency that, during the reporting period, has either received a failed opinion from an external peer review or is overdue for an external peer review required to be conducted in accordance with subsection (c)(10). “(2) Additional reports transmitted to congressional committees.—Any report required to be transmitted by the 131 STAT. 4227 Secretary of Defense to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress under section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified in section 405(e) of this title, to the congressional committees specified in paragraph (1). “(g) Non-Applicability of Section 1385 of Title 18.—The provisions of section 1385 of title 18, shall not apply to audits and investigations conducted by, under the direction of, or at the request of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to carry out the purposes of this chapter. “(h) General Counsel to Inspector General of Department of Defense.—“(1)

Appointment.

In general.—There is a General Counsel to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, who shall be appointed by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. “(2) Duties and functions.—“(A) Notwithstanding section 140(b) of title 10, the General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Office of the Inspector General. “(B) The Inspector General is the exclusive legal client of the General Counsel. “(C) The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Inspector General may prescribe. “(D) The General Counsel shall serve at the discretion of the Inspector General. “(3) Office of general counsel.—There is an Office of the General Counsel to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. The Inspector General may appoint to the Office to serve as staff of the General Counsel such legal counsel as the Inspector General considers appropriate. “(i) Authority To Require Attendance and Testimony of Witnesses.—“(1) Subpoena.—The Inspector General of the Department of Defense is authorized to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary in the performance of functions assigned to the Inspector General by this chapter, except that the Inspector General shall use procedures other than subpoenas to obtain attendance and testimony from Federal employees. “(2) Enforcement.—A subpoena issued under this subsection, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate United States district court. “(3)

Time period.

Notification.—The Inspector General shall notify the Attorney General 7 days before issuing any subpoena under this section.
“§ 409.

5 USC 409.

 Special provisions concerning the Agency for International Development“(a) Definition of Agency for International Development.—As used in this chapter, the term ‘Agency for International Development’ includes any successor agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).131 STAT. 4228 “(b)

Performance evaluations.

Members of Foreign Service.—In addition to the officers and employees provided for in section 406(a)(7) of this title, members of the Foreign Service may, at the request of the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development, be assigned as employees of the Inspector General. Members of the Foreign Service so assigned shall be responsible solely to the Inspector General, and the Inspector General (or the Inspector General’s designee) shall prepare the performance evaluation reports for the members assigned as employees of the Inspector General. “(c) Field Offices.—In establishing and staffing field offices pursuant to section 406(d) of this title, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall not be bound by overseas personnel ceilings. “(d) Additional Officer.—The Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall be in addition to the officers provided for in section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)).
“§ 410.

5 USC 410.

 Special provisions concerning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission“(a) Delegation.—The Chairman of the Commission may delegate the authority specified in the 2d sentence of section 403(a) of this title to another member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but shall not delegate such authority to any other officer or employee of the Commission. “(b) Personnel.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 406(a) of this title, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General and to obtain the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization of experts or consultants, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment, and the obtaining of such services, within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“§ 411.

5 USC 411.

 Special provisions concerning the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation“(a) Delegation.—The Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may delegate the authority specified in the 2d sentence of section 403(a) of this title to the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, but may not delegate such authority to any other officer or employee of the Corporation. “(b) Personnel.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 406(a) of this title, the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General and may obtain the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization of experts or consultants, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment, and the obtaining of such services, within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.131 STAT. 4229
“§ 412.

5 USC 412.

Special provisions concerning the Department of the Treasury“(a) In General.—“(1) Authority of secretary of treasury over certain audits and investigations.—Notwithstanding the 2d sentence and last sentence of section 403(a) of this title, the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require access to sensitive information concerning—“(A) ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings; “(B) undercover operations; “(C) the identity of confidential sources, including protected witnesses; “(D) deliberations and decisions on policy matters, including documented information used as a basis for making policy decisions, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to have a significant influence on the economy or market behavior; “(E) intelligence or counterintelligence matters; or “(F) other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security or to the protection of any person or property authorized protection by section 3056 of title 18, section 3056A of title 18, or any provision of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–524, 18 U.S.C. 3056 note). “(2) Authority of secretary of treasury to prohibit carrying out or completing certain audits and investigations.—

Determination.

With respect to the information described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury from carrying out or completing any audit or investigation, from accessing information described in paragraph (1), or from issuing any subpoena, after such Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or investigation, access such information, or to issue such subpoena, if the Secretary determines that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any information described under paragraph (1) or to prevent significant impairment to the national interests of the United States. “(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of power.—If the Secretary of the Treasury exercises any power under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury in writing, stating the reasons for such exercise. Within

Deadline.

Records.

 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall transmit a copy of such notice to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress. “(4) Exception relating to treasury inspector general for tax administration.—The Secretary of the Treasury may 131 STAT. 4230 not exercise any power under paragraph (1) or (2) with respect to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. “(b) Oversight Responsibility for Internal Investigations.—“(1) In general.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall have oversight responsibility for the internal investigations performed by the Office of Internal Affairs of the Tax and Trade Bureau. The head of such office shall promptly report to the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury the significant activities being carried out by such office. “(2) Exercise of duties and responsibilities.—The Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of an Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury other than the duties and responsibilities exercised by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. “(3) Establishment of procedures.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish procedures under which the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration will—“(A) determine how audits and investigations are allocated in cases of overlapping jurisdiction; and “(B) provide for coordination, cooperation, and efficiency in the conduct of such audits and investigations. “(c) Audits and Investigations in Department of Treasury.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury may initiate, conduct and supervise such audits and investigations in the Department of the Treasury (including the bureau referred to in subsection (b)) as the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury considers appropriate. “(d) Authority To Provide Written Notice to Tax and Trade Bureau.—If the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury initiates an audit or investigation under subsection (c) concerning the bureau referred to in subsection (b), the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury may provide the head of the office of such bureau referred to in subsection (b) with written notice that the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury has initiated such an audit or investigation. If the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury issues a notice under the preceding sentence, no other audit or investigation shall be initiated into the matter under audit or investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury, and any other audit or investigation of such matter shall cease. “(e) Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.—“(1) Access to returns and return information.—The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall have access to returns and return information, as defined in section 6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(b)), only in accordance with the provisions of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103) and this chapter. “(2) Standardized records and accountings.—The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain the same system of standardized records or accountings of all requests from the 131 STAT. 4231 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for inspection or disclosure of returns and return information (including the reasons for and dates of such requests), and of returns and return information inspected or disclosed pursuant to such requests, as described under section 6103(p)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(3)(A)). Such system of standardized records or accountings shall also be available for examination in the same manner as provided under section 6103(p)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(3)). “(3) Safeguards and conditions.—The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall be subject to the same safeguards and conditions for receiving returns and return information as are described under section 6103(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(4)). “(f) Audit or Investigation Shall Not Affect Final Decision Under Section 6406 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986.—An audit or investigation conducted by the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury or the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall not affect a final decision of the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate under section 6406 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6406). “(g) Reports.—“(1) Reports to congressional committees.—Any report required to be transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress under section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified under such section, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. “(2) Reports made by treasury inspector general for tax administration to congressional committees.—Any report made by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration that is required to be transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress under section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified under such subsection, to the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. “(h) Duties and Responsibilities of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.—The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of an Inspector General of an establishment with respect to the Department of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Treasury on all matters relating to the Internal Revenue Service. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall have sole authority under this chapter to conduct an audit or investigation of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board and the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. “(i) Ability To Lead Large and Complex Organization.—In addition to the requirements of the 1st sentence of section 403(a) of this title, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration should have demonstrated ability to lead a large and complex organization.131 STAT. 4232 “(j) Prohibition on Appointment of Employee of Internal Revenue Service to Certain Positions.—

Effective date.

Time periods.

An individual appointed to the position of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Assistant Inspector General for Auditing of the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration under section 403(d)(1)(B)(i) of this title (or, effective November 27, 2017, section 403(d)(2)(B)(i) of this title), the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations of the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration under section 403(d)(1)(B)(ii) of this title (or, effective November 27, 2017, section 403(d)(2)(B)(ii) of this title), or any position of Deputy Inspector General of the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration may not be an employee of the Internal Revenue Service—“(1) during the 2-year period preceding the date of appointment to such position; or “(2) during the 5-year period following the date such individual ends service in such position. “(k) Additional Duties and Responsibilities.—“(1) In general.—In addition to the duties and responsibilities exercised by an inspector general of an establishment, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration—“(A) shall have the duty to enforce criminal provisions under section 7608(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7608(b)); “(B) in addition to the functions authorized under section 7608(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7608(b)(2)), may carry firearms; “(C) shall be responsible for protecting the Internal Revenue Service against external attempts to corrupt or threaten employees of the Internal Revenue Service, but shall not be responsible for the conducting of background checks and the providing of protection to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; and “(D) may designate any employee in the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to enforce such laws and perform such functions referred to under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). “(2)

Determinations.

Reporting violations.—“(A) Reporting reasonable grounds to believe a violation of federal criminal law occurred.—In performing a law enforcement function under paragraph (1), the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall report any reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of Federal criminal law to the Attorney General at an appropriate time as determined by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, notwithstanding section 404(d) of this title. “(B) Reporting problems, abuses, or deficiencies.—In the administration of section 405(e) of this title and subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury may transmit the required report with respect to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at an appropriate time as determined by the Secretary, if the problem, abuse, or deficiency relates to—“(i) the performance of a law enforcement function under paragraph (1); and131 STAT. 4233 “(ii) sensitive information concerning matters under subsection (a)(1)(A) through (F). “(3) Limitation.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the authority of any other person to carry out or enforce any provision specified in paragraph (1). “(l) Request for Audit or Investigation Relating to Internal Revenue Service.—“(1) In general.—The Commissioner of Internal Revenue or the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board may request, in writing, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to conduct an audit or investigation relating to the Internal Revenue Service.

Determination.

 If the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration determines not to conduct such audit or investigation, the Inspector General shall timely provide a written explanation for such determination to the person making the request. “(2) Reports.—“(A) Final report of audit.—Any final report of an audit conducted by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall be timely submitted by the Inspector General to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board. “(B) Periodic list of investigations for which final report completed.—

Records.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall periodically submit to the Commissioner and Board a list of investigations for which a final report has been completed by the Inspector General and shall provide a copy of any such report upon request of the Commissioner or Board. “(C) Applicability.—This paragraph applies regardless of whether the applicable audit or investigation is requested under paragraph (1).
“§ 413.

5 USC 413.

 Special provisions concerning the Department of Justice“(a) In General.—“(1) Authority of attorney general over certain audits and investigations.—Notwithstanding the 2d sentence and last sentence of section 403(a) of this title, the Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Attorney General with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require access to sensitive information concerning—“(A) ongoing civil or criminal investigations or proceedings; “(B) undercover operations; “(C) the identity of confidential sources, including protected witnesses; “(D) intelligence or counterintelligence matters; or “(E) other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security. “(2) Authority of attorney general to prohibit carrying out or completing certain audits and investigations.—

Determination.

With respect to the information described under paragraph (1), the Attorney General may prohibit the Inspector General from carrying out or completing any audit or investigation, from accessing information described in paragraph (1), 131 STAT. 4234 or from issuing any subpoena, after such Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or investigation, access such information, or to issue such subpoena, if the Attorney General determines that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any information described under paragraph (1) or to prevent significant impairment to the national interests of the United States. “(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of power.—If the Attorney General exercises any power under paragraph (1) or (2), the Attorney General shall notify the Inspector General in writing, stating the reasons for such exercise.

Deadline.

Records.

 Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such notice to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress. “(b) Carrying Out Duties and Responsibilities.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice—“(1) may initiate, conduct and supervise such audits and investigations in the Department of Justice as the Inspector General considers appropriate; “(2) except as specified in subsection (a) and paragraph (3), may investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by an employee of the Department of Justice, or may, in the discretion of the Inspector General, refer such allegations to the Office of Professional Responsibility or the internal affairs office of the appropriate component of the Department of Justice; “(3) shall refer to the Counsel, Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice, allegations of misconduct involving Department attorneys, investigators, or law enforcement personnel, where the allegations relate to the exercise of the authority of an attorney to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice, except that no such referral shall be made if the attorney is employed in the Office of Professional Responsibility; “(4) may investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by a person who is the head of any agency or component of the Department of Justice; and “(5) shall forward the results of any investigation conducted under paragraph (4), along with any appropriate recommendation for disciplinary action, to the Attorney General. “(c) Reports.—Any report required to be transmitted by the Attorney General to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress under section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified under that section, to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. “(d) Regulation To Ensure Reporting of Certain Allegations to Inspector General.—The Attorney General shall ensure by regulation that any component of the Department of Justice 131 STAT. 4235 receiving a nonfrivolous allegation of criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by an employee of the Department of Justice, except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3), shall report that information to the Inspector General.
“§ 414.

5 USC 414.

 Special provisions concerning the Corporation for National and Community Service“(a) Personnel.—Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 406(a) of this title, it is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service to—“(1)

Appointment.

Determination.

appoint and determine the compensation of such officers and employees in accordance with section 195(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651f(b)); and “(2)

Contracts.

procure the temporary and intermittent services of and compensate such experts and consultants, in accordance with section 3109(b) of this title,
as may be necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Inspector General.“(b) Reports to Board of Directors.—Not later than the date on which the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service transmits any report to the Congress under subsection (b) or (c) of section 405 of this title, the Chief Executive Officer shall transmit such report to the Board of Directors of such Corporation. “(c) Review of Audit Reports by Board of Directors.—Not later than the date on which the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service transmits a report described under section 405(c) of this title to the Board of Directors as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Chief Executive Officer shall also transmit any audit report which is described in the statement required under section 405(c)(4) to the Board of Directors. All such audit reports shall be placed on the agenda for review at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors following such transmittal. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall be present at such meeting to provide any information relating to such audit reports. “(d) Report of Problem, Abuse, or Deficiency to Board of Directors.—Not later than the date on which the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service reports a problem, abuse, or deficiency under section 405(e) of this title to the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, the Chief Executive Officer shall report such problem, abuse, or deficiency to the Board of Directors.
“§ 415.

5 USC 415.

 Requirements for Federal entities and designated Federal entities“(a) Definitions.—Notwithstanding section 401 of this title, in this section:“(1) Designated federal entity.—“(A) In general.—The term ‘designated Federal entity’ means Amtrak, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the 131 STAT. 4236 Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Denali Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Election Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Labor Relations Board, the National Science Foundation, the Peace Corps, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the United States International Trade Commission, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the United States Postal Service. “(B)

Effective date.

Amtrak.—Effective at the beginning of the first fiscal year after a fiscal year for which Amtrak receives no Federal subsidy, subparagraph (A) is amended by striking ‘Amtrak,’. “(2) Federal entity.—The term ‘Federal entity’ means any Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of this title), any Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of section 103(2) of this title), or any other entity in the executive branch of the Government, or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include—“(A) an establishment (as defined under section 401 of this title) or part of an establishment; “(B) a designated Federal entity (as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection) or part of a designated Federal entity; “(C) the Executive Office of the President; “(D) the Central Intelligence Agency; “(E) the Government Accountability Office; or “(F) any entity in the judicial or legislative branches of the Government, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. “(3) Head of the designated federal entity.—The term ‘head of the designated Federal entity’ means the board or commission of the designated Federal entity, or in the event the designated Federal entity does not have a board or commission, any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a designated Federal entity and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking officer or board of a designated Federal entity as identified in the list published pursuant to subsection (h)(1) of this section, except that—“(A) with respect to the National Science Foundation, such term means the National Science Board; “(B) with respect to the United States Postal Service, such term means the Governors (within the meaning of section 102(3) of title 39);131 STAT. 4237 “(C) with respect to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, such term means the members of the Authority (described under section 7104 of this title); “(D) with respect to the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, such term means the Chairman of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; “(E) with respect to the National Archives and Records Administration, such term means the Archivist of the United States; “(F) with respect to the National Credit Union Administration, such term means the National Credit Union Administration Board (described under section 102 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752a)); “(G) with respect to the National Endowment of the Arts, such term means the National Council on the Arts; “(H) with respect to the National Endowment for the Humanities, such term means the National Council on the Humanities; “(I) with respect to the Peace Corps, such term means the Director of the Peace Corps; and “(J) with respect to the United States International Development Finance Corporation, such term means the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation. “(4) Head of the federal entity.—The term ‘head of the Federal entity’ means any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a Federal entity, and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking officer or board of a Federal entity as identified in the list published pursuant to subsection (h)(1) of this section. “(5) Inspector general.—The term ‘Inspector General’ means an Inspector General of a designated Federal entity. “(6) Office of inspector general.—The term ‘Office of Inspector General’ means an Office of Inspector General of a designated Federal entity. “(b) Office of Inspector General in Each Designated Federal Entity.—

Deadline.

Not later than 180 days after October 18, 1988, there shall be established and maintained in each designated Federal entity an Office of Inspector General.

Determination.

 The head of the designated Federal entity shall transfer to such office the offices, units, or other components, and the functions, powers, or duties thereof, that such head determines are properly related to the functions of the Office of Inspector General and would, if so transferred, further the purposes of this section. There shall not be transferred to such office any program operating responsibilities. “(c) Appointment of Inspector General.—Except as provided under subsection (f) of this section, the Inspector General shall be appointed by the head of the designated Federal entity in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations governing appointments within the designated Federal entity. Each Inspector General shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. For purposes of implementing this section, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall appoint the Inspector General of the Board 131 STAT. 4238 of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall have all of the authorities and responsibilities provided by this Act with respect to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, as if the Bureau were part of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. “(d) Supervision.—“(1) In general.—Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the designated Federal entity, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer or employee of such designated Federal entity. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of the designated Federal entity shall not prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation. “(2) Exception relating to intelligence community.—“(A)

Determination.

In general.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, may prohibit the inspector general of an element of the intelligence community specified in subparagraph (D) from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from accessing information available to an element of the intelligence community specified in subparagraph (D), if the Secretary determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect vital national security interests of the United States. “(B) Statement of reasons for exercise of authority.—

Classified information.

Deadline.

If the Secretary exercises the authority under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subparagraph (E) an appropriately classified statement of the reasons for the exercise of such authority not later than 7 days after the exercise of such authority. “(C)

Records.

Notification to inspector general.—At the same time the Secretary submits under subparagraph (B) a statement on the exercise of the authority in subparagraph (A) to the committees of Congress specified in subparagraph (E), the Secretary shall notify the inspector general of such element of the submittal of such statement and, to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, provide such inspector general with a copy of such statement. Such inspector general may submit to such committees of Congress any comments on a notice or statement received by the inspector general under this subparagraph that the inspector general considers appropriate. “(D) Elements of the intelligence community.—The elements of the intelligence community specified in this subparagraph are as follows:“(i) The Defense Intelligence Agency. “(ii) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. “(iii) The National Reconnaissance Office. “(iv) The National Security Agency. “(E) Committees of congress.—The committees of Congress specified in this subparagraph are—131 STAT. 4239“(i) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and “(ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. “(e) Removal.—“(1) Board, chairman of committee, or commission is head of designated federal entity.—In the case of a designated Federal entity for which a board, chairman of a committee, or commission is the head of the designated Federal entity, a removal under this subsection may only be made upon the written concurrence of a ⅔ majority of the board, committee, or commission. “(2)

Deadline.

Inspector general removed or transferred.—If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within a designated Federal entity, the head of the designated Federal entity shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal. “(f) United States Postal Service.—“(1)

Applicability.

Appointment.—For purposes of carrying out subsection (c) with respect to the United States Postal Service, the appointment provisions of section 202(e) of title 39 shall be applied. “(2) Oversight responsibility of inspector general for activities of postal inspection service.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the ‘Inspector General’) shall have oversight responsibility for all activities of the Postal Inspection Service, including any internal investigation performed by the Postal Inspection Service. The Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly report the significant activities being carried out by the Postal Inspection Service to such Inspector General. “(3) Audits and investigations.—“(A) Authority, direction, and control of governors.—“(i) Access to sensitive information.—Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Governors with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require access to sensitive information concerning—“(I) ongoing civil or criminal investigations or proceedings; “(II) undercover operations; “(III) the identity of confidential sources, including protected witnesses; “(IV) intelligence or counterintelligence matters; or “(V) other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security.131 STAT. 4240 “(ii) Authority to prohibit inspector general from carrying out or completing audit or investigation.—

Determination.

With respect to the information described under clause (i), the Governors may prohibit the Inspector General from carrying out or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena, after such Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or investigation or to issue such subpoena, if the Governors determine that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any information described under clause (i) or to prevent significant impairment to the national interests of the United States. “(iii) Notification of reasons for exercise of power.—If the Governors exercise any power under clause (i) or (ii), the Governors shall notify the Inspector General in writing, stating the reasons for such exercise.

Deadline.

Records.

 Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such notice to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress. “(B) Initiating, conducting, and supervising audits and investigations.—In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General—“(i) may initiate, conduct, and supervise such audits and investigations in the United States Postal Service as the Inspector General considers appropriate; and “(ii) shall give particular regard to the activities of the Postal Inspection Service with a view toward avoiding duplication and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation. “(C) Reporting serious problems, abuses, or deficiencies.—Any report required to be transmitted by the Governors to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress under section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified under such section, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. “(4) Limitation.—Nothing in this chapter shall restrict, eliminate, or otherwise adversely affect any of the rights, privileges, or benefits of either employees of the United States Postal Service, or labor organizations representing employees of the United States Postal Service, under chapter 12 of title 39, the National Labor Relations Act, any handbook or manual affecting employee labor relations with the United States Postal Service, or any collective bargaining agreement. “(5) Definition of governors.—In this subsection, the term ‘Governors’ has the meaning given the term by section 102(3) of title 39. “(6) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, 131 STAT. 4241 such sums as may be necessary for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service. “(g) Special Application.—“(1) Sections 404, 405, 406, and 407.—Sections 404, 405, 406 (other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 406(a)), and 407 of this title shall apply to each Inspector General and Office of Inspector General of a designated Federal entity, and such sections shall be applied to each designated Federal entity and head of the designated Federal entity (as defined under subsection (a)) by substituting—“(A) ‘designated Federal entity’ for ‘establishment’; and “(B) ‘head of the designated Federal entity’ for ‘head of the establishment’. “(2) Personnel.—In addition to the other authorities specified in this chapter, an Inspector General is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General and to obtain the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization of experts or consultants, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment, and the obtaining of such services, within the designated Federal entity. “(3) Application of section 412(a).—Notwithstanding the last sentence of subsection (d)(1) of this section, the provisions of subsection (a) of section 412 of this title (other than the provisions of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of subsection (a)(1) of section 412 of this title) shall apply to the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the same manner as such provisions apply to the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively. “(4)

Reimbursements.

Counsel.—Each Inspector General shall—“(A)

Appointment.

in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing appointments within the designated Federal entity, appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General who shall report to the Inspector General; “(B) obtain the services of a counsel appointed by and directly reporting to another Inspector General on a reimbursable basis; or “(C) obtain the services of appropriate staff of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on a reimbursable basis. “(h) Annual Listing and Report.—“(1)

Federal Register, publication.

Listing.—Each year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall publish in the Federal Register a list of the Federal entities and designated Federal entities and if the designated Federal entity is not a board or commission, include the head of each such entity (as defined under subsection (a)). “(2) Report.—On October 31 of each year, the head of each Federal entity (as defined under subsection (a)) shall 131 STAT. 4242 prepare and transmit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to each House of the Congress a report that—“(A) states whether there has been established in the Federal entity an office that meets the requirements of this section; “(B) specifies the actions taken by the Federal entity otherwise to ensure that audits are conducted of its programs and operations in accordance with the standards for audit of governmental organizations, programs, activities, and functions issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and includes a list of each audit report completed by a Federal or non-Federal auditor during the reporting period and a summary of any particularly significant findings; and “(C)

Summaries.

summarizes any matters relating to the personnel, programs, and operations of the Federal entity referred to prosecutive authorities, including a summary description of any preliminary investigation conducted by or at the request of the Federal entity concerning these matters, and the prosecutions and convictions which have resulted.
“§ 416.

5 USC 416.

Additional provisions with respect to Inspectors General of the intelligence community“(a) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) Intelligence committees.—The term ‘intelligence committees’ means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. “(2) Urgent concern.—The term ‘urgent concern’ means any of the following:“(A) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence activity involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinions concerning public policy matters. “(B) A false statement to Congress, or a willful withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity. “(C) An action, including a personnel action described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of this title constituting reprisal or threat of reprisal prohibited under section 407(c) of this title in response to an employee’s reporting an urgent concern in accordance with this section. “(b) Complaint or Information With Respect to Urgent Concern.—“(1) To whom reports may be made.—“(A) Inspector general of department of defense.—An employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, or the National Security Agency, or of a contractor of any of those Agencies, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint 131 STAT. 4243 or information to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (or designee). “(B) Inspector general of intelligence community.—An employee of an element of the intelligence community, an employee assigned or detailed to an element of the intelligence community, or an employee of a contractor to the intelligence community, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report such complaint or information to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. “(C) Inspector general of department of justice.—An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or of a contractor of the Bureau, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or information to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (or designee). “(D)

Determination.

President.

Other appropriate inspector general.—Any other employee of, or contractor to, an executive agency, or element or unit thereof, determined by the President under section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of this title, to have as its principal function the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or information to the appropriate Inspector General (or designee) under this chapter, section 17 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517), or section 103H(k) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)). “(2) Designee to report complaint or information to inspector general within 7 days.—If a designee of an Inspector General under this section receives a complaint or information of an employee with respect to an urgent concern, that designee shall report the complaint or information to the Inspector General within 7 calendar days of receipt. “(3) Designees of inspector general of department of defense.—The Inspectors General of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency shall be designees of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense for purposes of this section. “(c) Initial Determinations and Transmittals.—“(1)

Deadline.

Credibility.—Not later than the end of the 14-calendar day period beginning on the date of receipt of an employee complaint or information under subsection (b), the Inspector General shall determine whether the complaint or information appears credible.

Notice.

 Upon making such a determination, the Inspector General shall transmit to the head of the establishment notice of that determination, together with the complaint or information. “(2) Conflict of interest.—If the head of an establishment determines that a complaint or information transmitted under paragraph (1) would create a conflict of interest for the head of the establishment, the head of the establishment shall return the complaint or information to the Inspector General with that determination and the Inspector General shall 131 STAT. 4244 make the transmission to the Director of National Intelligence and, if the establishment is within the Department of Defense, to the Secretary of Defense.

Applicability.

 In such a case, the requirements of this section for the head of the establishment apply to each recipient of the Inspector General’s transmission. “(d)

Deadline.

Forwarding Transmittals.—Upon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector General under subsection (c), the head of the establishment shall, within 7 calendar days of such receipt, forward such transmittal to the intelligence committees, together with any comments the head of the establishment considers appropriate. “(e) Submitting Complaint or Information to Congress.—“(1) In general.—If the Inspector General does not find credible under subsection (c) a complaint or information submitted to the Inspector General under subsection (b), or does not transmit the complaint or information to the head of the establishment in accurate form under subsection (c), the employee (subject to paragraph (2)) may submit the complaint or information to Congress by contacting either or both of the intelligence committees directly. “(2) Limitation.—The employee may contact the intelligence committees directly as described in paragraph (1) only if the employee—“(A)

Statement.

before making such a contact, furnishes to the head of the establishment, through the Inspector General, a statement of the employee’s complaint or information and notice of the employee’s intent to contact the intelligence committees directly; and “(B) obtains and follows from the head of the establishment, through the Inspector General, direction on how to contact the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate security practices. “(3) Intelligence committee receipt of complaint or information.—A member or employee of one of the intelligence committees who receives a complaint or information under paragraph (1) does so in that member or employee’s official capacity as a member or employee of that committee. “(f) Notification.—The Inspector General shall notify an employee who reports a complaint or information under this section of each action taken under this section with respect to the complaint or information.

Deadline.

 Such notice shall be provided not later than 3 days after any such action is taken. “(g) No Judicial Review.—An action taken by the head of an establishment or an Inspector General under subsections (b) through (f) shall not be subject to judicial review. “(h) Notice of Submission and Date.—An individual who has submitted a complaint or information to an Inspector General under this section may notify any member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives or the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, or a staff member of either such Committee, of the fact that such individual has made a submission to that particular Inspector General, and of the date on which such submission was made.
“§ 417.

5 USC 417.

 Special provisions concerning the Department of Homeland Security“(a) In General.—131 STAT. 4245 “(1) Authority of secretary of homeland security over certain audits and investigations.—Notwithstanding the 2d sentence and last sentence of section 403(a) of this title, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, that require access to sensitive information concerning—“(A) intelligence, counterintelligence, or counterterrorism matters; “(B) ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings; “(C) undercover operations; “(D) the identity of confidential sources, including protected witnesses; “(E) other matters the disclosure of which would, in the Secretary’s judgment, constitute a serious threat to the protection of any person or property authorized protection by section 3056 of title 18, section 3056A of title 18, or any provision of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note); or “(F) other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security. “(2) Authority of secretary of homeland security to prohibit carrying out or completing audits or investigations.—

Determination.

With respect to the information described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may prohibit the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out or completing any audit or investigation, from accessing information described in paragraph (1), or from issuing any subpoena, after such Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or investigation, access such information, or to issue such subpoena, if the Secretary determines that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any information described in paragraph (1), to preserve the national security, or to prevent a significant impairment to the interests of the United States. “(3)

Deadlines.

Notification of exercise of power.—If the Secretary of Homeland Security exercises any power under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall notify the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security in writing within 7 days, stating the reasons for such exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General shall transmit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress the following—“(A)

Records.

a copy of such notice; and “(B) a written response to such notice that includes a statement regarding whether the Inspector General agrees or disagrees with such exercise, and the reasons for any disagreement. “(b) Not a Limitation on Congressional Access to Information.—The exercise of authority by the Secretary described in subsection (a)(2) should not be construed as limiting the right of Congress or any committee of Congress to access any information it seeks.131 STAT. 4246 “(c) Authority of Inspector General To Initiate, Conduct, and Supervise Audits and Investigations.—Subject to the conditions established in subsections (a) and (b), in carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security may initiate, conduct, and supervise such audits and investigations in the Department of Homeland Security as the Inspector General considers appropriate. “(d) Reports.—Any report required to be transmitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress under section 405(e) of this title shall be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified in section 405(e) of this title, to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress. “(e) Oversight Responsibility.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall have oversight responsibility for the internal investigations performed by the Office of Internal Affairs of the United States Customs Service, the Office of Inspections of the United States Secret Service, the Bureau of Border Security, and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Reports.

 The head of each such office or bureau shall promptly report to the Inspector General the significant activities being carried out by such office or bureau. “(f) Designated Senior Official.—“(1) In general.—The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall designate a senior official within the Office of Inspector General, who shall be a career member of the civil service at the equivalent to the GS–15 level or a career member of the Senior Executive Service, to perform the functions described in paragraph (2). “(2) Functions.—The senior official designated under paragraph (1) shall—“(A) coordinate the activities of the Office of Inspector General with respect to investigations of abuses of civil rights or civil liberties; “(B) receive and review complaints and information from any source alleging abuses of civil rights and civil liberties by employees or officials of the Department and employees or officials of independent contractors or grantees of the Department; “(C) initiate investigations of alleged abuses of civil rights or civil liberties by employees or officials of the Department and employees or officials of independent contractors or grantees of the Department; “(D) ensure that personnel within the Office of Inspector General receive sufficient training to conduct effective civil rights and civil liberties investigations; “(E) consult with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties regarding—“(i) alleged abuses of civil rights or civil liberties; and “(ii) any policy recommendations regarding civil rights and civil liberties that may be founded upon an investigation by the Office of Inspector General;131 STAT. 4247 “(F) provide the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with information regarding the outcome of investigations of alleged abuses of civil rights and civil liberties; “(G) refer civil rights and civil liberties matters that the Inspector General decides not to investigate to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; “(H) ensure that the Office of the Inspector General publicizes and provides convenient public access to information regarding—“(i) the procedure to file complaints or comments concerning civil rights and civil liberties matters; and “(ii) the status of corrective actions taken by the Department in response to Office of the Inspector General reports; and “(I) inform the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of any weaknesses, problems, and deficiencies within the Department relating to civil rights or civil liberties.
“§ 418.

5 USC 418.

 Rule of construction of special provisions  “The special provisions under section 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 416, or 421 of this title relate only to the establishment named in such section and no inference shall be drawn from the presence or absence of a provision in any such section with respect to an establishment not named in such section or with respect to a designated Federal entity as defined under section 415(a) of this title.
“§ 419.

5 USC 419.

 Special provisions concerning overseas contingency operations“(a) Additional Responsibilities of Chair of Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.—The Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) shall, in consultation with the members of the Council, have the additional responsibilities specified in subsection (b) with respect to the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) upon the earlier of—“(1) the commencement or designation of a military operation as an overseas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days; or “(2) receipt of a notification under section 113(n) of title 10 with respect to an overseas contingency operation. “(b) Specific Responsibilities.—The responsibilities specified in this subsection are the following:“(1) Designate lead inspector general.—In consultation with the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c), to designate a lead Inspector General in accordance with subsection (d) to discharge the authorities of the lead Inspector General for the overseas contingency operation concerned as set forth in subsection (d). “(2) Resolve conflicts of jurisdiction.—To resolve conflicts of jurisdiction among the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) on investigations, inspections, and audits with respect to such contingency operation in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B). “(3) Identify office personnel.—To assist in identifying for the lead inspector general for such contingency operation, 131 STAT. 4248 Inspectors General and inspector general office personnel available to assist the lead Inspector General and the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) on matters relating to such contingency operation. “(c) Inspectors General.—The Inspectors General specified in this subsection are the Inspectors General as follows:“(1) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense. “(2) The Inspector General of the Department of State. “(3) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development. “(d) Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operation.—“(1)

Deadline.

Designation.—A lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation shall be designated by the Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under subsection (b)(1) not later than 30 days after the earlier of—“(A) the commencement or designation of the military operation concerned as an overeas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days; or “(B) receipt of a notification under section 113(n) of title 10 with respect to an overseas contingency operation.
The lead Inspector General for a contingency operation shall be designated from among the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c).“(2) Responsibilities.—The lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation shall have the following responsibilities:“(A) Appoint associate inspector general.—To appoint, from among the offices of the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c), an Inspector General to act as associate Inspector General for the contingency operation who shall act in a coordinating role to assist the lead Inspector General in the discharge of responsibilities under this subsection. “(B) Strategic plan to conduct comprehensive oversight.—To develop and carry out, in coordination with the offices of the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c), a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive oversight over all aspects of the contingency operation and to ensure through either joint or individual audits, inspections, and investigations, independent and effective oversight of all programs and operations of the Federal Government in support of the contingency operation. “(C) Accuracy of information.—To review and ascertain the accuracy of information provided by Federal agencies relating to obligations and expenditures, costs of programs and projects, accountability of funds, and the award and execution of major contracts, grants, and agreements in support of the contingency operation. “(D) Jurisdictional matters.—“(i) No inspector general with principal jurisdiction.—If none of the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) has principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, to identify and coordinate with the Inspector General who 131 STAT. 4249 has principal jurisdiction over the matter to ensure effective oversight. “(ii) More than one inspector general with jurisdiction.—If more than one of the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) has jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, to determine principal jurisdiction for discharging oversight responsibilities in accordance with this chapter with respect to such matter. “(iii) Investigations.—“(I) Request by inspector general with principal jurisdiction.—Upon written request by the Inspector General with principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, and with the approval of the lead Inspector General, an Inspector General specified in subsection (c) may provide investigative support or conduct an independent investigation of an allegation of criminal activity by any United States personnel, contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or vendor in the applicable theater of operations. “(II) No inspector general with principal jurisdiction.—In the case of a determination by the lead Inspector General that no Inspector General has principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, the lead Inspector General may—“(aa) conduct an independent investigation of an allegation described in subclause (I); or “(bb) request that an Inspector General specified in subsection (c) conduct such investigation. “(E) Personnel.—To employ, or authorize the employment by the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c), on a temporary basis using the authorities in section 3161 of this title (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of that section), such auditors, investigators, and other personnel as the lead Inspector General considers appropriate to assist the lead Inspector General and such other Inspectors General on matters relating to the contingency operation. “(F)

Public information.

Web posting.

Report on activity.—To submit to Congress on a bi-annual basis, and to make available on an internet website available to the public, a report on the activities of the lead Inspector General and the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) with respect to the contingency operation, including—“(i) the status and results of investigations, inspections, and audits and of referrals to the Department of Justice; and “(ii) overall plans for the review of the contingency operation by inspectors general, including plans for investigations, inspections, and audits. “(G)

Public information.

Web posting.

Report on contingency operation.—To submit to Congress on a quarterly basis, and to make available on an Internet website available to the public, a report on the contingency operation.131 STAT. 4250 “(H) Other responsibilities.—To carry out such other responsibilities relating to the coordination and efficient and effective discharge by the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) of duties relating to the contingency operation as the lead Inspector General shall specify. “(I) Enhancing cooperation.—To enhance cooperation among Inspectors General and encourage comprehensive oversight of the contingency operation, any Inspector General responsible for conducting oversight of any program or operation performed in support of the contingency operation may, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the duties, responsibilities, policies, and procedures of that Inspector General—“(i) coordinate such oversight activities with the lead Inspector General; and “(ii) provide information requested by the lead Inspector General relating to the responsibilities of the lead Inspector General described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G). “(3) Employment of annuitants.—“(A) In general.—The lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation may employ, or authorize the employment by the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) of, annuitants covered by section 9902(g) of this title, for purposes of assisting the lead Inspector General in discharging responsibilities under this subsection with respect to the contingency operation. “(B) Deemed department of defense.—The employment of annuitants under this paragraph shall be subject to the provisions of section 9902(g) of this title as if the lead Inspector General concerned was the Department of Defense. “(C) Foreign service annuitants.—“(i) Continuance of annuity.—An annuitant receiving an annuity under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension System under chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) who is reemployed under this subsection—“(I) shall continue to receive the annuity; and “(II) shall not be considered a participant for purposes of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) or an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of this title. “(ii) Election regarding reemployment.—An annuitant described in clause (i) may elect in writing for the reemployment of the annuitant under this subsection to be subject to section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064).

Deadline.

 A reemployed annuitant shall make an election under this clause not later than 90 days after the date of the reemployment of the annuitant. “(4) Discharge of responsibilities in accordance with chapter.—The lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation shall discharge the responsibilities for the 131 STAT. 4251 contingency operation under this subsection in a manner consistent with the authorities and requirements of this chapter generally and the authorities and requirements applicable to the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) under this chapter. “(5)

Time periods.

Ccompetitive status for appointment.—“(A) In general.—A person employed by a lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation under this section shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications upon the completion of 2 years of continuous service as an employee under this section. “(B) Limitation.—No person who is first employed as described in subparagraph (A) more than 2 years after December 19, 2019, may acquire competitive status under subparagraph (A). “(e) Sunset for Particular Contingency Operations.—The requirements and authorities of this section with respect to an overseas contingency operation shall cease at the end of the first fiscal year after the commencement or designation of the contingency operation in which the total amount appropriated for the contingency operation is less than $100,000,000. “(f) Construction of Authority.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) to enter into agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in the exercise of their oversight responsibilities in accordance with this chapter with respect to overseas contingency operations.
“§ 420.

5 USC 420.

 Information on websites of Offices of Inspectors General“(a) Direct Links to Inspectors General Offices.—“(1) In general.—Each Federal agency and designated Federal entity shall establish and maintain on the homepage of the website of that Federal agency or designated Federal entity, a direct link to the website of the Office of the Inspector General of that Federal agency or designated Federal entity. “(2) Accessibility.—The direct link under paragraph (1) shall be obvious and facilitate accessibility to the website of the Office of the Inspector General. “(b) Requirements for Inspectors General Websites.—“(1) Posting of reports and audits.—The Inspector General of each Federal agency and designated Federal entity shall—“(A)

Deadline.

not later than 3 days after any audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of any such report) is submitted in final form to the head of the Federal agency or the head of the designated Federal entity, as applicable, post that report (or portion of that report) on the website of the Office of Inspector General; and “(B) ensure that any posted report (or portion of that report) described under subparagraph (A)—“(i) is easily accessible from a direct link on the homepage of the website of the Office of the Inspector General;131 STAT. 4252 “(ii)

Summary.

includes a summary of the findings of the Inspector General; and “(iii) is in a format that—“(I) is searchable and downloadable; and “(II) facilitates printing by individuals of the public accessing the website. “(2) Reporting of fraud, waste, and abuse.—“(A) In general.—The Inspector General of each Federal agency and designated Federal entity shall establish and maintain a direct link on the homepage of the website of the Office of the Inspector General for individuals to report fraud, waste, and abuse. Individuals reporting fraud, waste, or abuse using the direct link established under this paragraph shall not be required to provide personally identifying information relating to that individual. “(B)

Determination.

Anonymity.—The Inspector General of each Federal agency and designated Federal entity shall not disclose the identity of any individual making a report under this paragraph without the consent of the individual unless the Inspector General determines that such a disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation. “(3) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing an Inspector General to publicly disclose information otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law. “(c) Definitions.—In this section, the terms ‘designated Federal entity’ and ‘head of the designated Federal entity’ have the meanings given those terms in section 415(a) of this title.
“§ 421.

5 USC 421.

 Additional provisions with respect to the Department of Energy“(a)

Determination.

Authority To Prohibit Access to Certain Materials.—The Secretary of Energy may prohibit the Inspector General of the Department of Energy from accessing Restricted Data and nuclear safeguards information protected from disclosure under chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.) and intelligence or counterintelligence, as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003), if the Secretary of Energy determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect the national security or prevent the significant impairment to the national security interests of the United States. “(b) Notification to Inspector General and Statement to Congress.—

Deadlines.

Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy exercises any power authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the Inspector General of the Department of Energy in writing of the reasons for such exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General of the Department of Energy shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a statement concerning such exercise.
“§ 422.

5 USC 422.

 Transfer of functions“(a) In General.—There shall be transferred—“(1) to the Office of Inspector General—“(A) of the Department of Agriculture, the offices of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Investigation’ and the ‘Office of Audit’;131 STAT. 4253 “(B) of the Department of Commerce, the offices of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Audits’ and the ‘Investigations and Inspections Staff’ and that portion of the office referred to as the ‘Office of Investigations and Security’ which has responsibility for investigation of alleged criminal violations and program abuse; “(C) of the Department of Defense, the offices of that department referred to as the ‘Defense Audit Service’ and the ‘Office of Inspector General, Defense Logistics Agency’, and that portion of the office of that department referred to as the ‘Defense Investigative Service’ which has responsibility for the investigation of alleged criminal violations; “(D) of the Department of Education, all functions of the Inspector General of Health, Education, and Welfare or of the Office of Inspector General of Health, Education, and Welfare relating to functions transferred by section 301 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3441); “(E) of the Department of Energy, the Office of Inspector General (as established by section 208 of the Department of Energy Organization Act); “(F) of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Inspector General (as established by title II of Public Law 94–505); “(G) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the office of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Inspector General’; “(H) of the Department of the Interior, the office of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Audit and Investigation’; “(I) of the Department of Justice—“(i) the offices of that Department referred to as—“(I) the ‘Audit Staff, Justice Management Division’; “(II) the ‘Policy and Procedures Branch, Office of the Comptroller, Immigration and Naturalization Service’, the ‘Office of Professional Responsibility, Immigration and Naturalization Service’, and the ‘Office of Program Inspections, Immigration and Naturalization Service’; “(III) the ‘Office of Internal Inspection, United States Marshals Service’; and “(IV) the ‘Financial Audit Section, Office of Financial Management, Bureau of Prisons’ and the ‘Office of Inspections, Bureau of Prisons’; and “(ii) from the Drug Enforcement Administration, that portion of the ‘Office of Inspections’ which is engaged in internal audit activities, and that portion of the ‘Office of Planning and Evaluation’ which is engaged in program review activities; “(J) of the Department of Labor, the office of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Special Investigations’; “(K) of the Department of Transportation, the offices of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Investigations and Security’ and the ‘Office of Audit’ of the Department, the ‘Offices of Investigations and Security, Federal 131 STAT. 4254 Aviation Administration’, and ‘External Audit Divisions, Federal Aviation Administration’, the ‘Investigations Division and the External Audit Division of the Office of Program Review and Investigation, Federal Highway Administration’, and the ‘Office of Program Audits, Federal Transit Administration’; “(L)(i) of the Department of the Treasury, the office of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Inspector General’, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that portion of each of the offices of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Internal Affairs, Tax and Trade Bureau’, the ‘Office of Internal Affairs, United States Customs Service’, and the ‘Office of Inspections, United States Secret Service’ which is engaged in internal audit activities; and “(ii) of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, effective 180 days after July 22, 1998, the Office of Chief Inspector of the Internal Revenue Service; “(M) of the Environmental Protection Agency, the offices of that agency referred to as the ‘Office of Audit’ and the ‘Security and Inspection Division’; “(N) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the office of that agency referred to as the ‘Office of Inspector General’; “(O) of the General Services Administration, the offices of that agency referred to as the ‘Office of Audits’ and the ‘Office of Investigations’; “(P) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the offices of that agency referred to as the ‘Management Audit Office’ and the ‘Office of Inspections and Security’; “(Q) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the office of that commission referred to as the ‘Office of Inspector and Auditor’; “(R) of the Office of Personnel Management, the offices of that agency referred to as the ‘Office of Inspector General’, the ‘Insurance Audits Division, Retirement and Insurance Group’, and the ‘Analysis and Evaluation Division, Administration Group’; “(S) of the Railroad Retirement Board, the Office of Inspector General (as established by section 23 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974); “(T) of the Small Business Administration, the office of that agency referred to as the ‘Office of Audits and Investigations’; “(U) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the offices of that department referred to as the ‘Office of Audits’ and the ‘Office of Investigations’; “(V) of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Office of Inspector General of ACTION; and “(W) of the Social Security Administration, the functions of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services which are transferred to the Social Security Administration by the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (other than functions performed pursuant to section 105(a)(2) of such Act), except that such transfers shall be made in accordance 131 STAT. 4255 with the provisions of such Act and shall not be subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this section; and “(2) to the Office of the Inspector General, such other offices or agencies, or functions, powers, or duties thereof, as the head of the establishment involved may determine are properly related to the functions of the Office and would, if so transferred, further the purposes of this chapter,
except that there shall not be transferred to an Inspector General under paragraph (2) program operating responsibilities.“(b) Related Transfers.—The personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of any office or agency the functions, powers, and duties of which are transferred under subsection (a) are hereby transferred to the applicable Office of Inspector General. “(c)

Time period.

Personnel.—Personnel transferred pursuant to subsection (b) shall be transferred in accordance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the transfer of functions except that the classification and compensation of such personnel shall not be reduced for one year after such transfer. “(d) Lapse of Office or Agency and Compensation for Transferred Positions With Comparable Duties.—In any case in which all the functions, powers, and duties of any office or agency are transferred pursuant to this subsection, such office or agency shall lapse. Any person who, on October 1, 1978, held a position compensated in accordance with the General Schedule, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in an Office of Inspector General to a position having duties comparable to those performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for the duration of service in the new position.
“§ 423.

5 USC 423.

 Pay of Inspectors General“(a) Certain Inspectors General.—“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual rate of basic pay of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall be that of an Inspector General as defined under section 401 of this title. “(2)

Applicability.

Prohibition of cash bonus or awards.—Section 403(f) of this title shall apply to the Inspectors General described under paragraph (1). “(b) Inspectors General of Designated Federal Entities.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of each designated Federal entity (as those terms are defined under section 415(a) of this title) shall, for pay and all other purposes, be classified at a grade, level, or rank designation, as the case may be, at or above those of a majority of the senior level executives of that designated Federal entity (such as a General Counsel, Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, or Chief Acquisition Officer). The pay of an Inspector General of a designated Federal entity (as those terms are defined under section 415(a) of this title) shall be not less than the average 131 STAT. 4256 total compensation (including bonuses) of the senior level executives of that designated Federal entity calculated on an annual basis. “(c) Savings Provision for Newly Appointed Inspectors General.—“(1)

Applicability.

In general.—The provisions of section 3392 of this title, other than the terms ‘performance awards’ and ‘awarding of ranks’ in subsection (c)(1) of that section, shall apply to career appointees of the Senior Executive Service who are appointed to the position of Inspector General. “(2) Nonreduction in pay.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, career Federal employees serving on an appointment made pursuant to statutory authority found other than in section 3392 of this title shall not suffer a reduction in pay, not including any bonus or performance award, as a result of being appointed to the position of Inspector General.
“§ 424.

5 USC 424.

 Establishment of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency“(a) Establishment and Mission.—“(1) Establishment.—There is established as an independent entity within the executive branch the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). “(2) Mission.—The mission of the Council shall be to—“(A) address integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies; and “(B) increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the offices of the Inspectors General. “(b) Membership.—“(1) In general.—The Council shall consist of the following members:“(A) All Inspectors General whose offices are established under—“(i) section 402 of this title; or “(ii) section 415 of this title. “(B) The Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the Central Intelligence Agency. “(C) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management. “(D) A senior level official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation designated by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “(E) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics. “(F) The Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel. “(G) The Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management. “(H) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget. “(I) The Inspectors General of the Library of Congress, Capitol Police, Government Publishing Office, Government Accountability Office, and the Architect of the Capitol. “(2) Chairperson and executive chairperson.—131 STAT. 4257 “(A) Executive chairperson.—The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget shall be the Executive Chairperson of the Council. “(B)

Election.

Chairperson.—The Council shall elect 1 of the Inspectors General referred to in paragraph (1)(A) or (B) to act as Chairperson of the Council.

Time period.

 The term of office of the Chairperson shall be 2 years. “(3) Functions of chairperson and executive chairperson.—“(A) Executive chairperson.—The Executive Chairperson shall—“(i) preside over meetings of the Council; “(ii) provide to the heads of agencies and entities represented on the Council summary reports of the activities of the Council; and “(iii) provide to the Council such information relating to the agencies and entities represented on the Council as assists the Council in performing its functions. “(B) Chairperson.—The Chairperson shall—“(i) convene meetings of the Council—“(I) at least 6 times each year; “(II) monthly to the extent possible; and “(III) more frequently at the discretion of the Chairperson; “(ii) carry out the functions and duties of the Council under subsection (c); “(iii) appoint a Vice Chairperson to assist in carrying out the functions of the Council and act in the absence of the Chairperson, from a category of Inspectors General described in subparagraph (A)(i), (A)(ii), or (B) of paragraph (1), other than the category from which the Chairperson was elected; “(iv) make such payments from funds otherwise available to the Council as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Council; “(v) select, appoint, and employ personnel as needed to carry out the functions of the Council subject to the provisions of this title governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; “(vi) to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts, made available from the revolving fund established under subsection (c)(3)(B), or as otherwise provided by law, enter into contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons to carry out the functions and duties of the Council; “(vii) establish, in consultation with the members of the Council, such committees as determined by the Chairperson to be necessary and appropriate for the efficient conduct of Council functions; and “(viii) prepare and transmit an annual report on behalf of the Council on the activities of the Council to—131 STAT. 4258“(I) the President; “(II) the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of the Senate and the House of Representatives; “(III) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and “(IV) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. “(c) Functions and Duties of Council.—“(1) In general.—The Council shall—“(A) continually identify, review, and discuss areas of weakness and vulnerability in Federal programs and operations with respect to fraud, waste, and abuse; “(B) develop plans for coordinated, Governmentwide activities that address these problems and promote economy and efficiency in Federal programs and operations, including interagency and interentity audit, investigation, inspection, and evaluation programs and projects to deal efficiently and effectively with those problems concerning fraud and waste that exceed the capability or jurisdiction of an individual agency or entity; “(C) develop policies that will aid in the maintenance of a corps of well-trained and highly skilled Office of Inspector General personnel; “(D) maintain an Internet website and other electronic systems for the benefit of all Inspectors General, as the Council determines are necessary or desirable; “(E) maintain 1 or more academies as the Council considers desirable for the professional training of auditors, investigators, inspectors, evaluators, and other personnel of the various offices of Inspector General; “(F) submit recommendations of individuals to the appropriate appointing authority for any appointment to an office of Inspector General described under subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B); “(G) make such reports to Congress as the Chairperson determines are necessary or appropriate; “(H) except for matters coordinated among Inspectors General under section 103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033), receive, review, and mediate any disputes submitted in writing to the Council by an Office of Inspector General regarding an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or project that involves the jurisdiction of more than one Office of Inspector General; and “(I) perform other duties within the authority and jurisdiction of the Council, as appropriate. “(2) Adherence and participation by members.—To the extent permitted under law, and to the extent not inconsistent with standards established by the Comptroller General of the United States for audits of Federal establishments, organizations, programs, activities, and functions, each member of the Council, as appropriate, shall—“(A) adhere to professional standards developed by the Council; and “(B) participate in the plans, programs, and projects of the Council, except that in the case of a member described under subsection (b)(1)(I), the member shall 131 STAT. 4259 participate only to the extent requested by the member and approved by the Executive Chairperson and Chairperson. “(3) Additional administrative authorities.—“(A) Interagency funding.—Notwithstanding section 1532 of title 31, or any other provision of law prohibiting the interagency funding of activities described under subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i), in the performance of the responsibilities, authorities, and duties of the Council—“(i) the Executive Chairperson may authorize the use of interagency funding for—“(I) Governmentwide training of employees of the Offices of the Inspectors General; “(II) the functions of the Integrity Committee of the Council; and “(III) any other authorized purpose determined by the Council; and “(ii) upon the authorization of the Executive Chairperson, any Federal agency or designated Federal entity (as defined in section 415(a) of this title) which has a member on the Council shall fund or participate in the funding of such activities. “(B) Revolving fund.—“(i) In general.—The Council may—“(I) establish in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be called the Inspectors General Council Fund; or “(II) enter into an arrangement with a department or agency to use an existing revolving fund. “(ii) Amounts in revolving fund.—“(I) In general.—Amounts transferred to the Council under this subsection shall be deposited in the revolving fund described under clause (i)(I) or (II). “(II)

Transfer authority.

Training.—Any remaining unexpended balances appropriated for or otherwise available to the Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and the Inspectors General Auditor Training Institute shall be transferred to the revolving fund described under clause (i)(I) or (II). “(iii) Use of revolving fund.—“(I) In general.—Except as provided under subclause (II), amounts in the revolving fund described under clause (i)(I) or (II) may be used to carry out the functions and duties of the Council under this subsection. “(II)

Determination.

Training.—Amounts transferred into the revolving fund described under clause (i)(I) or (II) may be used for the purpose of maintaining any training academy as determined by the Council. “(iv) Availability of funds.—Amounts in the revolving fund described under clause (i)(I) or (II) shall remain available to the Council without fiscal year limitation. “(C) Superseding provisions.—No provision of law enacted after October 14, 2008, shall be construed to limit 131 STAT. 4260 or supersede any authority under subparagraph (A) or (B), unless such provision makes specific reference to the authority in that subparagraph. “(4) Existing authorities and responsibilities.—The establishment and operation of the Council shall not affect—“(A) the role of the Department of Justice in law enforcement and litigation; “(B) the authority or responsibilities of any Government agency or entity; and “(C) the authority or responsibilities of individual members of the Council. “(5) Additional responsibilities relating to whistleblower protection.—The Council shall—“(A) facilitate the work of the Whistleblower Protection Coordinators designated under section 403(d)(1)(C) of this title; and “(B) in consultation with the Office of Special Counsel and Whistleblower Protection Coordinators from the member offices of the Inspector General, develop best practices for coordination and communication in promoting the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures, allegations of reprisal, and general matters regarding the implementation and administration of whistleblower protection laws, in accordance with Federal law. “(d) Integrity Committee.—“(1) Establishment.—The Council shall have an Integrity Committee, which shall receive, review, and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors General and staff members of the various Offices of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C). “(2) Membership.—“(A) In general.—The Integrity Committee shall consist of the following members:“(i) The official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation serving on the Council. “(ii)

Appointments.

Four Inspectors General described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) appointed by the Chairperson of the Council, representing both establishments and designated Federal entities (as that term is defined in section 415(a) of this title). “(iii) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics or the designee of the Director. “(B) Chairperson.—“(i)

Election.

In general.—The Integrity Committee shall elect one of the Inspectors General referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) to act as Chairperson of the Integrity Committee. “(ii) Term.—The term of office of the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall be 2 years. “(3) Legal advisor.—The Chief of the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, or the Chief’s designee, shall serve as a legal advisor to the Integrity Committee. “(4) Referral of allegations.—131 STAT. 4261 “(A) Definition of staff member.—In this paragraph, the term ‘staff member’ means any employee of an Office of Inspector General who—“(i) reports directly to an Inspector General; or “(ii) is designated by an Inspector General under subparagraph (C). “(B) Requirement.—An Inspector General shall refer to the Integrity Committee any allegation of wrongdoing against a staff member of the office of that Inspector General, if—“(i) review of the substance of the allegation cannot be assigned to an agency of the executive branch with appropriate jurisdiction over the matter; and “(ii) the Inspector General determines that—“(I) an objective internal investigation of the allegation is not feasible; or “(II) an internal investigation of the allegation may appear not to be objective. “(C)

Deadline.

Designation of staff members.—Each Inspector General shall annually submit to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee a designation of positions whose holders are staff members for purposes of subparagraph (A). “(5)

Deadlines.

Review of allegations.—“(A) In general.—Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Integrity Committee receives an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or against a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C), the allegation of wrongdoing shall be reviewed and referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel for investigation, or to the Integrity Committee for review, as appropriate, by—“(i) a representative of the Department of Justice, as designated by the Attorney General; “(ii) a representative of the Office of Special Counsel, as designated by the Special Counsel; and “(iii) a representative of the Integrity Committee, as designated by the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee. “(B) Referral to the chairperson.—“(i)

Determination.

In general.—Except as provided in clause (ii), not later than 30 days after the date on which an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Integrity Committee under subparagraph (A), the Integrity Committee shall determine whether to refer the allegation of wrongdoing to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an investigation. “(ii)

Time period.

Notice.

Extension.—The 30-day period described in clause (i) may be extended for an additional period of 30 days if the Integrity Committee provides written notice to the congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) that includes a detailed, case-specific description of why the additional time is needed to evaluate the allegation of wrongdoing. “(6) Authority to investigate allegations.—“(A) Requirement.—The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall cause a thorough and timely investigation 131 STAT. 4262 of each allegation referred under paragraph (5)(B) to be conducted in accordance with this paragraph. “(B) Resources.—At the request of the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee, the head of each agency or entity represented on the Council—“(i) shall provide assistance necessary to the Integrity Committee; and “(ii) may detail employees from that agency or entity to the Integrity Committee, subject to the control and direction of the Chairperson, to conduct an investigation under this subsection. “(7) Procedures for investigations.—“(A) Standards applicable.—Investigations initiated under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the most current Quality Standards for Investigations issued by the Council or by its predecessors (the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency). “(B) Additional policies and procedures.—“(i) Establishment.—The Integrity Committee, in conjunction with the Chairperson of the Council, shall establish additional policies and procedures necessary to ensure fairness and consistency in—“(I) determining whether to initiate an investigation; “(II) conducting investigations; “(III) reporting the results of an investigation; “(IV) providing the person who is the subject of an investigation with an opportunity to respond to any Integrity Committee report; “(V) except as provided in clause (ii), ensuring, to the extent possible, that investigations are conducted by Offices of Inspector General of similar size; “(VI) creating a process for rotation of Inspectors General assigned to investigate allegations through the Integrity Committee; and “(VII) creating procedures to avoid conflicts of interest for Integrity Committee investigations. “(ii) Exception.—The requirement under clause (i)(V) shall not apply to any Office of Inspector General with less than 50 employees who are authorized to conduct audits or investigations. “(iii)

Records.

Submission to congress.—The Council shall submit a copy of the policies and procedures established under clause (i) to the congressional committees of jurisdiction. “(C)

Deadline.

Completion of investigation.—If an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee—“(i) shall complete the investigation not later than 150 days after the date on which the Integrity Committee made the referral; and “(ii) if the investigation cannot be completed within the 150-day period described in clause (i), shall—131 STAT. 4263“(I)

Notification.

promptly notify the congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii); and “(II)

Briefing.

Time period.

brief the congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 days regarding the status of the investigation and the general reasons for delay until the investigation is complete. “(D) Concurrent investigation.—If an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C) is referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee may conduct any related investigation referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B) concurrently with the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, as applicable. “(E) Reports.—“(i) Integrity committee investigations.—For each investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall submit to members of the Integrity Committee and to the Chairperson of the Council a report containing the results of the investigation. “(ii) Other investigations.—For each allegation of wrongdoing referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Attorney General or the Special Counsel, as applicable, shall submit to the Integrity Committee a report containing the results of the investigation. “(iii) Availability to congress.—“(I) In general.—The congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) shall have access to any report authored by the Integrity Committee. “(II) Members of congress.—Subject to any other provision of law that would otherwise prohibit disclosure of such information, the Integrity Committee may provide any report authored by the Integrity Committee to any Member of Congress. “(8) Assessment and final disposition.—“(A)

Reports.

In general.—With respect to any report received under paragraph (7)(E), the Integrity Committee shall—“(i) assess the report; “(ii) forward the report, with the recommendations of the Integrity Committee, including those on disciplinary action, within 30 days (to the maximum extent practicable) after the completion of the investigation, to the Executive Chairperson of the Council and to the President (in the case of a report relating to an Inspector General of an establishment or any employee of that Inspector General) or the head of a designated Federal entity (in the case of a report relating to an Inspector General of such an entity or any employee of that Inspector General) for resolution;131 STAT. 4264 “(iii) submit the report, with the recommendations of the Integrity Committee, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and other congressional committees of jurisdiction; and “(iv) following the submission of the report under clause (iii) and upon request by any Member of Congress, submit the report, with the recommendations of the Integrity Committee, to that Member. “(B) Disposition.—The Executive Chairperson of the Council shall report to the Integrity Committee the final disposition of the matter, including what action was taken by the President or agency head. “(9) Annual report.—The Council shall submit to Congress and the President by December 31 of each year a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee during the preceding fiscal year, which shall include the following:“(A) The number of allegations received. “(B) The number of allegations referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, including the number of allegations referred for criminal investigation. “(C) The number of allegations referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for investigation. “(D) The number of allegations closed without referral. “(E) The date each allegation was received and the date each allegation was finally disposed of. “(F)

Summaries.

In the case of allegations referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee, a summary of the status of the investigation of the allegations and, in the case of investigations completed during the preceding fiscal year, a summary of the findings of the investigations. “(G) Other matters that the Council considers appropriate. “(10) Requests for more information.—With respect to paragraphs (8) and (9), the Council shall provide more detailed information about specific allegations upon request from any Member of Congress. “(11) No right or benefit.—This subsection is not intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a person against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person. “(12) Allegations of wrongdoing against special counsel or deputy special counsel.—“(A) Special counsel defined.—In this paragraph, the term ‘Special Counsel’ means the Special Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) of title 5. “(B) Authority of integrity committee.—“(i)

Recusal.

In general.—An allegation of wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or the Deputy Special Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for investigation to the same extent and in the same manner as in the case of an allegation against an Inspector General or against a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph 131 STAT. 4265 (4)(C), subject to the requirement that the representative designated by the Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A)(ii) shall recuse himself or herself from the consideration of any allegation brought under this paragraph. “(ii) Coordination with existing provisions of law.—This paragraph shall not eliminate access to the Merit Systems Protection Board for review under section 7701 of title 5.

Deadline.

 To the extent that an allegation brought under this paragraph involves section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, a failure to obtain corrective action within 120 days after the date on which the allegation is received by the Integrity Committee shall, for purposes of section 1221 of title 5, be considered to satisfy section 1214(a)(3)(B) of title 5. “(C) Regulations.—The Integrity Committee may prescribe any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject to such consultation or other requirements as may otherwise apply. “(13) Committee records.—The Chairperson of the Council shall maintain the records of the Integrity Committee. “(e) Oversight.gov.—“(1) Definition.—In this subsection, the term ‘Office of Inspector General’ means the Office of—“(A) an Inspector General described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (I) of subsection (b)(1); “(B) the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction established under section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 378); “(C) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program established under section 121 of title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5231); and “(D) the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery established under section 4018 of the Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9053). “(2)

Website.

Establishment.—The Council shall establish and maintain a website entitled ‘oversight.gov’—“(A) to consolidate all public reports from each Office of Inspector General to improve the access of the public to any audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of any such report) made by an Office of Inspector General; and “(B) that shall include any additional resources, information, and enhancements as the Council determines are necessary or desirable. “(3) Participation of offices of inspectors general.—Each

Web postings.

Office of Inspector General that publishes an audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of any such report) on the website of the Office of Inspector General shall, or in the case of the office of an Inspector General described in subparagraph (I) of subsection (b)(1) may, contemporaneously publish the report (or portion of the report) on oversight.gov in a manner prescribed by the Council. “(4) Effective date.—This subsection shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of receipt by the 131 STAT. 4266 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation for the implementation of this subsection.”
. (c) Enactment of Part IV, Chapter 131.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after part III the following:“Part IV—

5 USC

prec. 13101.

ETHICS REQUIREMENTS “Chapter 131—

5 USC

prec. 13101.

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT “SUBCHAPTER I— “Sec. “13101. “13102. “13103. “13104. “13105. “13106. “13107. “13108. “13109. “13110. “13111. “SUBCHAPTER II— “13121. “13122. “13123. “13124. “13125. “13126. “SUBCHAPTER III— “13141. “13142. “13143. “13144. “13145. “13146. “Subchapter I—

5 USC

prec. 13101.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL
“§ 13101.

5 USC 13101.

 Definitions  “In this subchapter:“(1) Congressional ethics committees.—The term ‘congressional ethics committees’ means the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives. “(2) Dependent child.—The term ‘dependent child’ means, when used with respect to any reporting individual, any individual who is a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter and who—“(A) is unmarried and under age 21 and is living in the household of such reporting individual; or “(B) is a dependent of such reporting individual within the meaning of section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 152). “(3) Designated agency ethics official.—The term ‘designated agency ethics official’ means an officer or employee 131 STAT. 4267 who is designated to administer the provisions of this subchapter within an agency. “(4) Executive branch.—The term ‘executive branch’ includes each Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of this title), other than the Government Accountability Office, and any other entity or administrative unit in the executive branch. “(5) Gift.—The term ‘gift’ means a payment, advance, forbearance, rendering, or deposit of money, or any thing of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received by the donor, but does not include—“(A) bequest and other forms of inheritance; “(B) suitable mementos of a function honoring the reporting individual; “(C) food, lodging, transportation, and entertainment provided by a foreign government within a foreign country or by the United States Government, the District of Columbia, or a State or local government or political subdivision thereof; “(D) food and beverages which are not consumed in connection with a gift of overnight lodging; “(E) communications to the offices of a reporting individual, including subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; or “(F) consumable products provided by home-State businesses to the offices of a reporting individual who is an elected official, if those products are intended for consumption by persons other than such reporting individual. “(6) Honoraria.—The term ‘honoraria’ means the plural of ‘honorarium’ as defined in section 13141 of this title. “(7) Income.—The term ‘income’ means all income from whatever source derived, including but not limited to the following items: compensation for services, including fees, commissions, and similar items; gross income derived from business (and net income if the individual elects to include it); gains derived from dealings in property; interest; rents; royalties; dividends; annuities; income from life insurance and endowment contracts; pensions; income from discharge of indebtedness; distributive share of partnership income; and income from an interest in an estate or trust. “(8) Judicial conference.—The term ‘Judicial Conference’ means the Judicial Conference of the United States. “(9) Judicial employee.—The term ‘judicial employee’ means any employee of the judicial branch of the Government, of the United States Sentencing Commission, of the Tax Court, of the Court of Federal Claims, of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, or of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, who is not a judicial officer and who is authorized to perform adjudicatory functions with respect to proceedings in the judicial branch, or who occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule. “(10) Judicial officer.—The term ‘judicial officer’ means the Chief Justice of the United States, the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and the judges of the United States 131 STAT. 4268 courts of appeals, United States district courts, including the district courts in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of International Trade, Tax Court, Court of Federal Claims, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and any court created by Act of Congress, the judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior. “(11) Legislative branch.—The term ‘legislative branch’ includes—“(A) the Architect of the Capitol; “(B) the Botanic Gardens; “(C) the Congressional Budget Office; “(D) the Government Accountability Office; “(E) the Government Publishing Office; “(F) the Library of Congress; “(G) the United States Capitol Police; “(H) the Office of Technology Assessment; and “(I) any other agency, entity, office, or commission established in the legislative branch. “(12) Member of congress.—The term ‘Member of Congress’ means a United States Senator, a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. “(13) Officer or employee of congress.—The term ‘officer or employee of Congress’ means an individual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), other than a Member of Congress or the Vice President, whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. The individuals described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) are—“(A) each officer or employee of the legislative branch (except any officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office) who, for at least 60 days, occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; “(B) each officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office who, for at least 60 consecutive days, occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay, minus the amount of locality pay that would have been authorized under section 5304 of this title (had the officer or employee been paid under the General Schedule) for the locality within which the position of such officer or employee is located (as determined by the Comptroller General), is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and “(C) at least one principal assistant designated for purposes of this paragraph by each Member who does not have an employee who occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule. “(14) Personal hospitality of any individual.—The term ‘personal hospitality of any individual’ means hospitality extended for a nonbusiness purpose by an individual, not a 131 STAT. 4269 corporation or organization, at the personal residence of that individual or the individual’s family or on property or facilities owned by that individual or the individual’s family. “(15) Reimbursement.—The term ‘reimbursement’ means any payment or other thing of value received by the reporting individual, other than gifts, to cover travel-related expenses of such individual other than those which are—“(A) provided by the United States Government, the District of Columbia, or a State or local government or political subdivision thereof; “(B) required to be reported by the reporting individual under section 7342 of this title; or “(C) required to be reported under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104). “(16) Relative.—The term ‘relative’ means an individual who is related to the reporting individual, as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or who is the grandfather or grandmother of the spouse of the reporting individual, and shall be deemed to include the fiance or fiancee of the reporting individual. “(17) Secretary concerned.—The term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the meaning set forth in section 101(a) of title 10, and, in addition, means—“(A) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; “(B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service; and “(C) the Secretary of State, with respect to matters concerning the Foreign Service. “(18) Supervising ethics office.—The term ‘supervising ethics office’ means—“(A) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators, officers and employees of the Senate, and other officers or employees of the legislative branch required to file financial disclosure reports with the Secretary of the Senate pursuant to section 13105(h) of this title; “(B) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, for Members, officers and employees of the House of Representatives and other officers or employees of the legislative branch required to file financial disclosure reports with the Clerk of the House of Representatives pursuant to section 13105(h) of this title; “(C) the Judicial Conference for judicial officers and judicial employees; and “(D) the Office of Government Ethics for all executive branch officers and employees. “(19) Value.—The term ‘value’ means a good faith estimate of the dollar value if the exact value is neither known nor easily obtainable by the reporting individual.131 STAT. 4270
“§ 13102.

5 USC 13102.

Administration of provisions“(a) In General.—The provisions of this subchapter shall be administered by—“(1) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the designated agency ethics official, or the Secretary concerned, as appropriate, with regard to officers and employees described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 13103(f) of this title; “(2) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, with regard to officers and employees described in paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 13103(f) of this title; and “(3) the Judicial Conference in the case of an officer or employee described in paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 13103(f) of this title. “(b) Delegation by Judicial Conference.—The Judicial Conference may delegate any authority it has under this subchapter to an ethics committee established by the Judicial Conference.
“§ 13103.

5 USC 13103.

 Persons required to file“(a) Reports Filed Upon Entering a Filing Position.—Within 30 days of assuming the position of an officer or employee described in subsection (f), an individual shall file a report containing the information described in section 13104(b) of this title unless the individual has left another position described in subsection (f) within 30 days prior to assuming such new position or has already filed a report under this subchapter with respect to nomination for the new position or as a candidate for the position. “(b) Reports for Nominees to Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation.—“(1) In general.—Within 5 days of the transmittal by the President to the Senate of the nomination of an individual (other than an individual nominated for appointment to a position as a Foreign Service Officer or a grade or rank in the uniformed services for which the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of title 37 is O–6 or below) to a position, appointment to which requires the advice and consent of the Senate, such individual shall file a report containing the information described in section 13104(b) of this title. Such individual shall, not later than the date of the first hearing to consider the nomination of such individual, make current the report filed pursuant to this paragraph by filing the information required by section 13104(a)(1)(A) of this title with respect to income and honoraria received as of the date which occurs 5 days before the date of such hearing. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any congressional committee from requesting, as a condition of confirmation, any additional financial information from any Presidential nominee whose nomination has been referred to that committee. “(2) Public announcement of intended nomination.—An individual whom the President or the President-elect has publicly announced he or she intends to nominate to a position may file the report required by paragraph (1) at any time after that public announcement, but not later than is required under the 1st sentence of paragraph (1). “(c) Reports for Candidates for Elected Federal Office.—Within 30 days of becoming a candidate as defined in section 131 STAT. 4271 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101), in a calendar year for nomination or election to the office of President, Vice President, or Member of Congress, or on or before May 15 of that calendar year, whichever is later, but in no event later than 30 days before the election, and on or before May 15 of each successive year an individual continues to be a candidate, an individual other than an incumbent President, Vice President, or Member of Congress shall file a report containing the information described in section 13104(b) of this title. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in any calendar year in which an individual continues to be a candidate for any office but all elections for such office relating to such candidacy were held in prior calendar years, such individual need not file a report unless the individual becomes a candidate for another vacancy in that office or another office during that year. “(d)

Time period.

Annual Reports.—Any individual who is an officer or employee described in subsection (f) during any calendar year and performs the duties of the position or office for a period in excess of 60 days in that calendar year shall file on or before May 15 of the succeeding year a report containing the information described in section 13104(a) of this title. “(e) Termination Reports.—Any individual who occupies a position described in subsection (f) shall, on or before the 30th day after termination of employment in such position, file a report containing the information described in section 13104(a) of this title covering the preceding calendar year if the report required by subsection (d) has not been filed and covering the portion of the calendar year in which such termination occurs up to the date the individual left such office or position, unless such individual has accepted employment in another position described in subsection (f). “(f) Individuals Required To File.—The officers and employees referred to in subsections (a), (d), and (e) are—“(1) the President; “(2) the Vice President; “(3)

Determination.

each officer or employee in the executive branch, including a special Government employee, as defined in section 202 of title 18, who occupies a position classified above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; each member of a uniformed service whose pay grade is at or in excess of O–7 under section 201 of title 37; and each officer or employee in any other position determined by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to be of equal classification; “(4) each employee appointed pursuant to section 3105 of this title; “(5)

Determination.

any employee not described in paragraph (3) who is in a position in the executive branch which is excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character, except that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may, by regulation, exclude from the application of this paragraph any individual, or group of individuals, who are in such positions, but only in cases in which the Director determines such exclusion would not affect 131 STAT. 4272 adversely the integrity of the Government or the public’s confidence in the integrity of the Government; “(6) the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, each Governor of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and each officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission who occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; “(7) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics and each designated agency ethics official; “(8) any civilian employee not described in paragraph (3), employed in the Executive Office of the President (other than a special Government employee) who holds a commission of appointment from the President; “(9) a Member of Congress as defined in section 13101 of this title; “(10) an officer or employee of the Congress as defined in section 13101 of this title; “(11) a judicial officer as defined in section 13101 of this title; and “(12) a judicial employee as defined in section 13101 of this title. “(g) Extensions of Time for Filing.—“(1) In general.—Reasonable extensions of time for filing any report may be granted under procedures prescribed by the supervising ethics office for each branch, but the total of such extensions shall not exceed 90 days. “(2) Armed forces.—“(A) Combat zone.—In the case of an individual who is serving in the Armed Forces, or serving in support of the Armed Forces, in an area while that area is designated by the President by Executive order as a combat zone for purposes of section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 112), the date for the filing of any report shall be extended so that the date is 180 days after the later of—“(i) the last day of the individual’s service in such area during such designated period; or “(ii) the last day of the individual’s hospitalization as a result of injury received or disease contracted while serving in such area. “(B) Procedures.—The Office of Government Ethics, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may prescribe procedures under this paragraph. “(h)

Determination.

Time period.

Deadline.

Exceptions.—The provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (e) shall not apply to an individual who, as determined by the designated agency ethics official or Secretary concerned (or in the case of a Presidential appointee under subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics), the congressional ethics committees, or the Judicial Conference, is not reasonably expected to perform the duties of the individual’s office or position for more than 60 days in a calendar year, except that if such individual performs the duties of the office or position for more than 60 days in a calendar year—“(1) the report required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be filed within 15 days of the 60th day; and131 STAT. 4273 “(2) the report required by subsection (e) shall be filed as provided in that subsection. “(i)

Public information.

Time period.

Determination.

Request for Waiver.—The supervising ethics office for each branch may grant a publicly available request for a waiver of any reporting requirement under this section for an individual who is expected to perform or has performed the duties of the individual’s office or position less than 130 days in a calendar year, but only if the supervising ethics office determines that—“(1) such individual is not a full-time employee of the Government; “(2) such individual is able to provide services specially needed by the Government; “(3) it is unlikely that the individual’s outside employment or financial interests will create a conflict of interest; and “(4) public financial disclosure by such individual is not necessary in the circumstances.
“§ 13104.

5 USC 13104.

 Contents of reports“(a)

Statement.

Annual and Termination Reports.—Each report filed pursuant to section 13103(d) and (e) of this title shall include a full and complete statement with respect to the following:“(1) Income.—“(A)

Effective date.

Confidentiality.

List.

In general.—The source, type, and amount or value of income (other than income referred to in subparagraph (B)) from any source (other than from current employment by the United States Government), and the source, date, and amount of honoraria from any source, received during the preceding calendar year, aggregating $200 or more in value and, effective January 1, 1991, the source, date, and amount of payments made to charitable organizations in lieu of honoraria, and the reporting individual shall simultaneously file with the applicable supervising ethics office, on a confidential basis, a corresponding list of recipients of all such payments, together with the dates and amounts of such payments. “(B) Dividends, rents, interest, and capital gains.—The source and type of income which consists of dividends, rents, interest, and capital gains, received during the preceding calendar year which exceeds $200 in amount or value, and an indication of which of the following categories the amount or value of such item of income is within—“(i) not more than $1,000; “(ii) greater than $1,000 but not more than $2,500; “(iii) greater than $2,500 but not more than $5,000; “(iv) greater than $5,000 but not more than $15,000; “(v) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000; “(vi) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000; “(vii) greater than $100,000 but not more than $1,000,000; “(viii) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000; or “(ix) greater than $5,000,000. “(2) Gifts and reimbursements.—131 STAT. 4274 “(A) Gifts.—The identity of the source, a brief description, and the value of all gifts aggregating more than the minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of this title, or $250, whichever is greater, received from any source other than a relative of the reporting individual during the preceding calendar year, except that any food, lodging, or entertainment received as personal hospitality of an individual need not be reported, and any gift with a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted at the same time and by the same percentage as the minimal value is adjusted, need not be aggregated for purposes of this subparagraph. “(B) Reimbursements.—The identity of the source and a brief description (including a travel itinerary, dates, and nature of expenses provided) of reimbursements received from any source aggregating more than the minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of this title, or $250, whichever is greater, and received during the preceding calendar year. “(C) Waiver.—In an unusual case, a gift need not be aggregated under subparagraph (A) if a publicly available request for a waiver is granted. “(3) Interests in property.—The identity and category of value of any interest in property held during the preceding calendar year in a trade or business, or for investment or the production of income, which has a fair market value which exceeds $1,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year, excluding any personal liability owed to the reporting individual by a spouse or by a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting individual or of the reporting individual’s spouse, or any deposits aggregating $5,000 or less in a personal savings account. For purposes of this paragraph, a personal savings account shall include any certificate of deposit or any other form of deposit in a bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or similar financial institution. “(4) Liabilities.—The identity and category of value of the total liabilities owed to any creditor other than a spouse, or a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting individual or of the reporting individual’s spouse which exceed $10,000 at any time during the preceding calendar year, excluding—“(A) any mortgage secured by real property which is a personal residence of the reporting individual or the individual’s spouse, except that this exception shall not apply to a reporting individual—“(i) described in paragraph (1), (2), or (9) of 13103(f) of this title; “(ii) described in section 13103(b) of this title who has been nominated for appointment as an officer or employee in the executive branch described in subsection (f) of that section, other than—“(I) an individual appointed to a position—“(aa) as a Foreign Service Officer below the rank of ambassador; or “(bb) in the uniformed services for which the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of title 37 is O–6 or below; or131 STAT. 4275 “(II) a special Government employee, as defined under section 202 of title 18; or “(iii) described in section 13103(f) of this title who is in a position in the executive branch the appointment to which is made by the President and requires advice and consent of the Senate, other than—“(I) an individual appointed to a position—“(aa) as a Foreign Service Officer below the rank of ambassador; or “(bb) in the uniformed services for which the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of title 37 is O–6 or below; or “(II) a special Government employee, as defined under section 202 of title 18; and “(B) any loan secured by a personal motor vehicle, household furniture, or appliances, which loan does not exceed the purchase price of the item which secures it.
With respect to revolving charge accounts, only those with an outstanding liability which exceeds $10,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year need be reported under this paragraph.“(5) Transactions.—Except as provided in this paragraph, a brief description, the date, and category of value of any purchase, sale or exchange during the preceding calendar year which exceeds $1,000—“(A) in real property, other than property used solely as a personal residence of the reporting individual or the individual’s spouse; or “(B) in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities. Reporting is not required under this paragraph of any transaction solely by and between the reporting individual, the individual’s spouse, or dependent children.“(6)

Time periods.

Positions with outside entities and major sources of compensation.—“(A) Positions with outside entities.—The identity of all positions held on or before the date of filing during the current calendar year (and, for the first report filed by an individual, during the 2-year period preceding such calendar year) as an officer, director, trustee, partner, proprietor, representative, employee, or consultant of any corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business enterprise, any nonprofit organization, any labor organization, or any educational or other institution other than the United States. This subparagraph shall not require the reporting of positions held in any religious, social, fraternal, or political entity and positions solely of an honorary nature. “(B) Major sources of compensation.—If any person, other than the United States Government, paid a nonelected reporting individual compensation in excess of $5,000 in any of the 2 calendar years prior to the calendar year during which the individual files the individual’s first report under this chapter, the individual shall include in the report—“(i) the identity of each source of such compensation; and131 STAT. 4276 “(ii) a brief description of the nature of the duties performed or services rendered by the reporting individual for each such source. The preceding sentence shall not require any individual to include in such report any information which is considered confidential as a result of a privileged relationship, established by law, between such individual and any person, nor shall it require an individual to report any information with respect to any person for whom services were provided by any firm or association of which such individual was a member, partner, or employee unless such individual was directly involved in the provision of such services.“(7) Agreements or arrangements relating to other employment.—A description of the date, parties to, and terms of any agreement or arrangement with respect to—“(A) future employment; “(B) a leave of absence during the period of the reporting individual’s Government service; “(C) continuation of payments by a former employer other than the United States Government; and “(D) continuing participation in an employee welfare or benefit plan maintained by a former employer. “(8) Qualified blind trusts.—The category of the total cash value of any interest of the reporting individual in a qualified blind trust, unless the trust instrument was executed prior to July 24, 1995, and precludes the beneficiary from receiving information on the total cash value of any interest in the qualified blind trust. “(b) Reports for New Employees, Nominees, and Candidates.—“(1) In general.—Each report filed pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 13103 of this title shall include a full and complete statement with respect to the information required by—“(A) paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for the year of filing and the preceding calendar year; “(B) paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) as of the date specified in the report but which is less than 31 days before the filing date; and “(C) paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (a) as of the filing date but for periods described in such paragraphs. “(2) Alternatives for reporting.—“(A) Formats.—In lieu of filling out one or more schedules of a financial disclosure form, an individual may supply the required information in an alternative format, pursuant to either rules adopted by the supervising ethics office for the branch in which such individual serves or pursuant to a specific written determination by such office for a reporting individual. “(B) Amounts.—In lieu of indicating the category of amount or value of any item contained in any report filed under this subchapter, a reporting individual may indicate the exact dollar amount of such item. “(c) Report After Termination of Employment.—In the case of any individual described in section 13103(e) of this title, any reference to the preceding calendar year shall be considered also 131 STAT. 4277 to include that part of the calendar year of filing up to the date of the termination of employment. “(d) Categories for Reporting Amounts or Values.—“(1) Paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (8) of subsection (a).—The categories for reporting the amount or value of the items covered in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (8) of subsection (a) are—“(A) not more than $15,000; “(B) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000; “(C) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000; “(D) greater than $100,000 but not more than $250,000; “(E) greater than $250,000 but not more than $500,000; “(F) greater than $500,000 but not more than $1,000,000; “(G) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000; “(H) greater than $5,000,000 but not more than $25,000,000; “(I) greater than $25,000,000 but not more than $50,000,000; and “(J) greater than $50,000,000. “(2) Valuation of interests in real property.—For the purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a), if the current value of an interest in real property (or an interest in a real estate partnership) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, an individual may list (A) the date of purchase and the purchase price of the interest in the real property, or (B) the assessed value of the real property for tax purposes, adjusted to reflect the market value of the property used for the assessment if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent of such market value, but such individual shall include in his or her report a full and complete description of the method used to determine such assessed value, instead of specifying a category of value pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. If the current value of any other item required to be reported under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, such individual may list the book value of a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded, the net worth of a business partnership, the equity value of an individually owned business, or with respect to other holdings, any recognized indication of value, but such individual shall include in his or her report a full and complete description of the method used in determining such value. In lieu of any value referred to in the preceding sentence, an individual may list the assessed value of the item for tax purposes, adjusted to reflect the market value of the item used for the assessment if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent of such market value, but a full and complete description of the method used in determining such assessed value shall be included in the report. “(e) Reporting Information Relating to Spouse or Dependent Child.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, each report required by section 13103 of this title shall also contain information listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this section respecting the spouse or dependent child of the reporting individual as follows:131 STAT. 4278“(A) Source of earned income and honoraria.—The source of items of earned income earned by a spouse from any person which exceed $1,000 and the source and amount of any honoraria received by a spouse, except that, with respect to earned income (other than honoraria), if the spouse is self-employed in business or a profession, only the nature of such business or profession need be reported. “(B) Dividends, rents, interest, and capital gains.—All information required to be reported in subsection (a)(1)(B) with respect to income derived by a spouse or dependent child from any asset held by the spouse or dependent child and reported pursuant to subsection (a)(3). “(C) Gifts.—In the case of any gifts received by a spouse or dependent child which are not received totally independent of the relationship of the spouse or dependent child to the reporting individual, the identity of the source and a brief description of gifts of transportation, lodging, food, or entertainment and a brief description and the value of other gifts. “(D) Reimbursements.—In the case of any reimbursements received by a spouse or dependent child which are not received totally independent of the relationship of the spouse or dependent child to the reporting individual, the identity of the source and a brief description of each such reimbursement. “(E) Interests in property, liabilities, and transactions.—

Certification.

In the case of items described in paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (a), all information required to be reported under these paragraphs other than items (i) which the reporting individual certifies represent the spouse’s or dependent child’s sole financial interest or responsibility and which the reporting individual has no knowledge of, (ii) which are not in any way, past or present, derived from the income, assets, or activities of the reporting individual, and (iii) from which the reporting individual neither derives, nor expects to derive, any financial or economic benefit. “(F) Amounts or values greater than $1,000,000.—For

Applicability.

purposes of this section, categories with amounts or values greater than $1,000,000 set forth in subsection (a)(1)(B) and subsection (d)(1) shall apply to the income, assets, or liabilities of spouses and dependent children only if the income, assets, or liabilities are held jointly with the reporting individual. All other income, assets, or liabilities of the spouse or dependent children required to be reported under this section in an amount or value greater than $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as an amount or value greater than $1,000,000. Reports required by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 13103 of this title shall, with respect to the spouse and dependent child of the reporting individual, contain only information listed in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of subsection (a), as specified in this paragraph.“(2) Separated spouse.—No report shall be required with respect to a spouse living separate and apart from the reporting 131 STAT. 4279 individual with the intention of terminating the marriage or providing for permanent separation; or with respect to any income or obligations of an individual arising from the dissolution of the individual’s marriage or the permanent separation from the individual’s spouse. “(f) Trusts and Other Financial Arrangements.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), each reporting individual shall report the information required to be reported pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section with respect to the holdings of and the income from a trust or other financial arrangement from which income is received by, or with respect to which a beneficial interest in principal or income is held by, such individual, the individual’s spouse, or any dependent child. “(2) Exceptions.—A reporting individual need not report the holdings of or the source of income from any of the holdings of—“(A) any qualified blind trust (as defined in paragraph (3)); “(B) a trust—“(i) which was not created directly by such individual, the individual’s spouse, or any dependent child; and “(ii) the holdings or sources of income of which such individual, the individual’s spouse, and any dependent child have no knowledge; or “(C) an entity described under the provisions of paragraph (8), but such individual shall report the category of the amount of income received by the individual, the individual’s spouse, or any dependent child from the trust or other entity under subsection (a)(1)(B).“(3) Definition of qualified blind trust.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified blind trust’ includes any trust in which a reporting individual, the individual’s spouse, or any minor or dependent child has a beneficial interest in the principal or income, and which meets the following requirements:“(A) Trustee.—“(i) The trustee of the trust and any other entity designated in the trust instrument to perform fiduciary duties is a financial institution, an attorney, a certified public accountant, a broker, or an investment advisor who—“(I) is independent of and not associated with any interested party so that the trustee or other person cannot be controlled or influenced in the administration of the trust by any interested party; “(II) is not and has not been an employee of or affiliated with any interested party and is not a partner of, or involved in any joint venture or other investment with, any interested party; and “(III) is not a relative of any interested party. “(ii) Any officer or employee of a trustee or other entity who is involved in the management or control of the trust—131 STAT. 4280“(I) is independent of and not associated with any interested party so that such officer or employee cannot be controlled or influenced in the administration of the trust by any interested party; “(II) is not a partner of, or involved in any joint venture or other investment with, any interested party; and “(III) is not a relative of any interested party. “(B) Transferred asset.—Any asset transferred to the trust by an interested party is free of any restriction with respect to its transfer or sale unless such restriction is expressly approved by the supervising ethics office of the reporting individual. “(C) Trust instrument.—The trust instrument which establishes the trust provides that—“(i) except to the extent provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the trustee in the exercise of the trustee’s authority and discretion to manage and control the assets of the trust shall not consult or notify any interested party; “(ii) the trust shall not contain any asset the holding of which by an interested party is prohibited by any law or regulation; “(iii)

Notification.

the trustee shall promptly notify the reporting individual and the reporting individual’s supervising ethics office when the holdings of any particular asset transferred to the trust by any interested party are disposed of or when the value of such holding is less than $1,000; “(iv) the trust tax return shall be prepared by the trustee or the trustee’s designee, and such return and any information relating thereto (other than the trust income summarized in appropriate categories necessary to complete an interested party’s tax return) shall not be disclosed to any interested party; “(v) an interested party shall not receive any report on the holdings and sources of income of the trust, except a report at the end of each calendar quarter with respect to the total cash value of the interest of the interested party in the trust or the net income or loss of the trust or any reports necessary to enable the interested party to complete an individual tax return required by law or to provide the information required by subsection (a)(1) of this section, but such report shall not identify any asset or holding; “(vi) except for communications which solely consist of requests for distributions of cash or other unspecified assets of the trust, there shall be no direct or indirect communication between the trustee and an interested party with respect to the trust unless such communication is in writing and unless it relates only (I) to the general financial interest and needs of the interested party (including, but not limited to, an interest in maximizing income or long-term capital gain), (II)

Notification.

 to the notification of the trustee of a law or regulation subsequently applicable to the reporting individual which prohibits the interested party from 131 STAT. 4281 holding an asset, which notification directs that the asset not be held by the trust, or (III) to directions to the trustee to sell all of an asset initially placed in the trust by an interested party which in the determination of the reporting individual creates a conflict of interest or the appearance thereof due to the subsequent assumption of duties by the reporting individual (but nothing herein shall require any such direction); and “(vii) the interested parties shall make no effort to obtain information with respect to the holdings of the trust, including obtaining a copy of any trust tax return filed or any information relating thereto except as otherwise provided in this subsection. “(D) Approval by supervising ethics office.—The proposed trust instrument and the proposed trustee are approved by the reporting individual’s supervising ethics office. “(E) Definitions.—For purposes of this subsection, ‘interested party’ means a reporting individual, the individual’s spouse, and any minor or dependent child; ‘broker’ has the meaning set forth in section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)); and ‘investment adviser’ includes any investment adviser who, as determined under regulations prescribed by the supervising ethics office, is generally involved in the role as such an adviser in the management or control of trusts. “(F) Trust qualified before effective date of title ii of ethics reform act of 1989.—

Continuation.

Any trust qualified by a supervising ethics office before the effective date of title II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 shall continue to be governed by the law and regulations in effect immediately before such effective date. “(4) Trust asset considered financial interest.—“(A) In general.—An asset placed in a trust by an interested party shall be considered a financial interest of the reporting individual, for the purposes of any applicable conflict of interest statutes, regulations, or rules of the Federal Government (including section 208 of title 18), until such time as the reporting individual is notified by the trustee that such asset has been disposed of, or has a value of less than $1,000. “(B) Exception.—“(i) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a trust created for the benefit of a reporting individual, or the spouse, dependent child, or minor child of such a person, if the supervising ethics office for such reporting individual finds that—“(I) the assets placed in the trust consist of a well-diversified portfolio of readily marketable securities; “(II) none of the assets consist of securities of entities having substantial activities in the area of the reporting individual’s primary area of responsibility;131 STAT. 4282 “(III) the trust instrument prohibits the trustee, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (3)(C)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection, from making public or informing any interested party of the sale of any securities; “(IV) the trustee is given power of attorney, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3)(C)(v) of this subsection, to prepare on behalf of any interested party the personal income tax returns and similar returns which may contain information relating to the trust; and “(V) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the trust instrument provides (or in the case of a trust established prior to the effective date of this Act which by its terms does not permit amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, and any other interested party agree in writing) that the trust shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of this subsection and the trustee of such trust meets the requirements of paragraph (3)(A). “(ii) In any instance covered by this subparagraph in which the reporting individual is an individual whose nomination is being considered by a congressional committee, the reporting individual shall inform the congressional committee considering the individual’s nomination before or during the period of such individual’s confirmation hearing of the individual’s intention to comply with this paragraph. “(5)

Deadlines.

Records.

Notification.—“(A) Copies.—The reporting individual shall, within 30 days after a qualified blind trust is approved by the individual’s supervising ethics office, file with such office a copy of—“(i) the executed trust instrument of such trust (other than those provisions which relate to the testamentary disposition of the trust assets); and “(ii)

List.

a list of the assets which were transferred to such trust, including the category of value of each asset as determined under subsection (d) of this section. This subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a trust meeting the requirements for being considered a qualified blind trust under paragraph (7) of this subsection.“(B) Transfer of asset.—The reporting individual shall, within 30 days of transferring an asset (other than cash) to a previously established qualified blind trust, notify the individual’s supervising ethics office of the identity of each such asset and the category of value of each asset as determined under subsection (d) of this section. “(C) Dissolution.—Within 30 days of the dissolution of a qualified blind trust, a reporting individual shall—“(i) notify the individual’s supervising ethics office of such dissolution; and “(ii)

List.

file with such office a copy of a list of the assets of the trust at the time of such dissolution 131 STAT. 4283 and the category of value under subsection (d) of this section of each such asset. “(D)

Applicability.

Documents available to public.—Documents filed under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph and the lists provided by the trustee of assets placed in the trust by an interested party which have been sold shall be made available to the public in the same manner as a report is made available under section 13107 of this title, and the provisions of that section shall apply with respect to such documents and lists. “(E) Copy of written communication.—A copy of each written communication with respect to the trust under paragraph (3)(C)(vi) shall be filed by the person initiating the communication with the reporting individual’s supervising ethics office within 5 days of the date of the communication. “(6) Prohibitions.—“(A) Trustees.—A trustee of a qualified blind trust shall not knowingly and willfully, or negligently—“(i) disclose any information to an interested party with respect to such trust that may not be disclosed under paragraph (3) of this subsection; “(ii) acquire any holding the ownership of which is prohibited by the trust instrument; “(iii) solicit advice from any interested party with respect to such trust, which solicitation is prohibited by paragraph (3) of this subsection or the trust agreement; or “(iv) fail to file any document required by this subsection. “(B) Reporting individuals.—A reporting individual shall not knowingly and willfully, or negligently—“(i) solicit or receive any information with respect to a qualified blind trust of which the reporting individual is an interested party that may not be disclosed under paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection; or “(ii) fail to file any document required by this subsection. “(C) Civil actions for violations.—“(i) Knowing and willful violations.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. The court in which such action is brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty in any amount not to exceed $10,000. “(ii) Negligent violations.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who negligently violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. The court in which such action is brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty in any amount not to exceed $5,000. “(7) Trust considered to be qualified blind trust.—Any trust may be considered to be a qualified blind trust if—131 STAT. 4284“(A) the trust instrument is amended to comply with the requirements of paragraph (3) or, in the case of a trust instrument which does not by its terms permit amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, and any other interested party agree in writing that the trust shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of this subsection and the trustee of such trust meets the requirements of paragraph (3)(A); except that in the case of any interested party who is a dependent child, a parent or guardian of such child may execute the agreement referred to in this subparagraph; “(B)

Records.

List.

Public information.

a copy of the trust instrument (except testamentary provisions) and a copy of the agreement referred to in subparagraph (A), and a list of the assets held by the trust at the time of approval by the supervising ethics office, including the category of value of each asset as determined under subsection (d) of this section, are filed with such office and made available to the public as provided under paragraph (5)(D) of this subsection; and “(C)

Determination.

the supervising ethics office determines that approval of the trust arrangement as a qualified blind trust is in the particular case appropriate to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. “(8) Excepted investment funds.—A reporting individual shall not be required to report the financial interests held by a widely held investment fund (whether such fund is a mutual fund, regulated investment company, pension or deferred compensation plan, or other investment fund)—“(A) if—“(i) the fund is publicly traded; or “(ii) the assets of the fund are widely diversified; and “(B) if the reporting individual neither exercises control over nor has the ability to exercise control over the financial interests held by the fund. “(g) Political Campaign Funds.—Political campaign funds, including campaign receipts and expenditures, need not be included in any report filed pursuant to this subchapter. “(h) Gifts and Reimbursements Received While Individual Not Officer or Employee of Federal Government.—A report filed pursuant to subsection (a), (d), or (e) of section 13103 of this title need not contain the information described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(2) with respect to gifts and reimbursements received in a period when the reporting individual was not an officer or employee of the Federal Government. “(i) Non-Reportable Retirement Benefits.—A reporting individual shall not be required under this subchapter to report—“(1) financial interests in or income derived from—“(A) any retirement system under this title (including the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 84 of this title); or “(B) any other retirement system maintained by the United States for officers or employees of the United States, including the President, or for members of the uniformed services; or “(2) benefits received under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).131 STAT. 4285
“§ 13105.

5 USC 13105.

 Filing of reports“(a) Reports Filed With Designated Agency Ethics Official.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, the reports required under this subchapter shall be filed by the reporting individual with the designated agency ethics official at the agency by which the reporting individual is employed (or in the case of an individual described in section 13103(e) of this title, was employed) or in which the individual will serve. The date any report is received (and the date of receipt of any supplemental report) shall be noted on such report by the designated agency ethics official. “(b) Reports Filed With Director of Office of Government Ethics.—The President, the Vice President, and independent counsel and persons appointed by independent counsel under chapter 40 of title 28, shall file reports required under this subchapter with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. “(c)

Records.

Copies of Reports Transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics.—Copies of the reports required to be filed under this subchapter by the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, the Governors of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service, designated agency ethics officials, employees described in section 105(a)(2)(A) or (B), 106(a)(1)(A) or (B), or 107(a)(1)(A) or (b)(1)(A)(i) of title 3, candidates for the office of President or Vice President and officers and employees in (and nominees to) offices or positions which require confirmation by the Senate or by both Houses of Congress other than individuals nominated to be judicial officers and those referred to in subsection (f) shall be transmitted to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. The Director shall forward a copy of the report of each nominee to the congressional committee considering the nomination. “(d) Availability to Public.—Reports required to be filed under this subchapter by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall be filed in the Office of Government Ethics and, immediately after being filed, shall be made available to the public in accordance with this subchapter. “(e) Reports Filed With Federal Election Commission.—Each individual identified in section 13103(c) of this title who is a candidate for nomination or election to the Office of President or Vice President shall file the reports required by this subchapter with the Federal Election Commission. “(f) Reports Filed With Secretary Concerned.—Reports required of members of the uniformed services shall be filed with the Secretary concerned. “(g) Forms for Reporting.—Each supervising ethics office shall develop and make available forms for reporting the information required by this subchapter. “(h) Reports Filed by Certain Government Officials.—“(1) Officials with whom reports are filed.—“(A) Reports by members and staff of congress.—“(i) In general.—“(I) Reports filed with clerk of the house of representatives.—The reports required under this subchapter shall be filed by a reporting individual with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the case of a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, an officer or employee 131 STAT. 4286 of the Congress whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, an officer or employee of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Capitol Police, the United States Botanic Garden, the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, or the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (including any individual terminating service, under section 13103(e) of this title, in any office or position referred to in this subclause), or an individual described in section 13103(c) of this title who is a candidate for nomination or election as a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. “(II) Reports filed with secretary of the senate.—The reports required under this subchapter shall be filed by a reporting individual with the Secretary of the Senate, in the case of a Senator, an officer or employee of the Congress whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, an officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, or the Office of the Attending Physician (including any individual terminating service, under section 13103(e) of this title, in any office or position referred to in this subclause), or an individual described in section 13103(c) of this title who is a candidate for nomination or election as a Senator. “(ii) Other reports.—In the case of an officer or employee of the Congress as described under section 13103(f)(10) of this title who is employed by an agency or commission established in the legislative branch after November 30, 1989, the reports required under this subchapter shall be filed by a reporting individual with—“(I) the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, as designated in the statute establishing such agency or commission; or “(II) if such statute does not designate such committee, the Secretary of the Senate for agencies and commissions established in even numbered calendar years, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives for agencies and commissions established in odd numbered calendar years. “(B) Reports filed with judicial conference.—The reports required under this subchapter shall be filed by a reporting individual with the Judicial Conference with regard to a judicial officer or employee described under paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 13103(f) of this title (including individuals terminating service in such office or position under section 13103(e) of this title or immediately preceding service in such office or position).131 STAT. 4287 “(2) Date report received.—The date any report is received (and the date of receipt of any supplemental report) shall be noted on such report by such committee. “(i)

Records.

Copies of Reports to State Officers.—“(1) In general.—A copy of each report filed under this subchapter by a Member or an individual who is a candidate for the office of Member shall be sent by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, to the appropriate State officer designated under section 312(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30113(a)) of the State represented by the Member or in which the individual is a candidate, as the case may be, within the 30-day period beginning on the day the report is filed with the Clerk or Secretary. “(2) Exception for electronically filed reports.—The requirements of paragraph (1) do not apply to any report filed under this subchapter which is filed electronically and for which there is online public access, in accordance with the systems developed by the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 8(b) of the STOCK Act. “(j)

Records.

Copies of Reports to Ethics Committees.—“(1) House of representatives.—A copy of each report filed under this subchapter with the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be sent by the Clerk to the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives within the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is filed. “(2) Senate.—A copy of each report filed under this subchapter with the Secretary of the Senate shall be sent by the Secretary to the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate within the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is filed. “(k) Assistance of Federal Election Commission.—In carrying out their responsibilities under this subchapter with respect to candidates for office, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall avail themselves of the assistance of the Federal Election Commission.

List.

 The Commission shall make available to the Clerk and the Secretary on a regular basis a complete list of names and addresses of all candidates registered with the Commission, and shall cooperate and coordinate its candidate information and notification program with the Clerk and the Secretary to the greatest extent possible. “(l) Periodic Transaction Reports.—Not later than 30 days after receiving notification of any transaction required to be reported under section 13104(a)(5)(B of this title, but in no case later than 45 days after such transaction, the following persons, if required to file a report under any subsection of section 13103 of this title, subject to any waivers and exclusions, shall file a report of the transaction:“(1) The President. “(2) The Vice President. “(3) Each officer or employee in the executive branch, including a special Government employee as defined in section 202 of title 18, who occupies a position classified above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate 131 STAT. 4288 of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; each member of a uniformed service whose pay grade is at or in excess of O–7 under section 201 of title 37; and each officer or employee in any other position determined by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to be of equal classification. “(4) Each employee appointed pursuant to section 3105 of this title. “(5)

Determination.

Any employee not described in paragraph (3) who is in a position in the executive branch which is excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character, except that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may, by regulation, exclude from the application of this paragraph any individual, or group of individuals, who are in such positions, but only in cases in which the Director determines such exclusion would not affect adversely the integrity of the Government or the public’s confidence in the integrity of the Government. “(6) The Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, each Governor of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and each officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission who occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule. “(7) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics and each designated agency ethics official. “(8) Any civilian employee not described in paragraph (3), employed in the Executive Office of the President (other than a special Government employee as defined in section 202 of title 18) who holds a commission of appointment from the President. “(9) A Member of Congress, as defined under section 13101 of this title. “(10) An officer or employee of the Congress, as defined under section 13101 of this title.
“§ 13106.

5 USC 13106.

 Failure to file or filing false reports“(a) Violation.—“(1) Civil actions.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who knowingly and willfully falsifies or who knowingly and willfully fails to file or report any information that such individual is required to report pursuant to section 13104 of this title. The court in which such action is brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty in any amount, not to exceed $50,000. “(2) Violations and penalties.—“(A) Violations.—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully—“(i) falsify any information that such person is required to report under section 13104 of this title; and “(ii) fail to file or report any information that such person is required to report under section 13104 of this title. “(B) Penalties.—Any person who—131 STAT. 4289“(i) violates subparagraph (A)(i) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; and “(ii) violates subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be fined under title 18. “(b) Referral to Attorney General.—The head of each agency, each Secretary concerned, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, each congressional ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, shall refer to the Attorney General the name of any individual which such official or committee has reasonable cause to believe has willfully failed to file a report or has willfully falsified or willfully failed to file information required to be reported.

Notification.

 Whenever the Judicial Conference refers a name to the Attorney General under this subsection, the Judicial Conference also shall notify the judicial council of the circuit in which the named individual serves of the referral. “(c) Personnel Action.—The President, the Vice President, the Secretary concerned, the head of each agency, the Office of Personnel Management, a congressional ethics committee, and the Judicial Conference, may take any appropriate personnel or other action in accordance with applicable law or regulation against any individual failing to file a report or falsifying or failing to report information required to be reported. “(d) Late Fees.—“(1) In general.—Any individual who files a report required to be filed under this subchapter more than 30 days after the later of—“(A) the date such report is required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and regulations promulgated under this subchapter; or “(B) if a filing extension is granted to such individual under section 13103(g) of this title, the last day of the filing extension period,
shall, at the direction of and pursuant to regulations issued by the supervising ethics office, pay a filing fee of $200. All such fees shall be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. The authority under this paragraph to direct the payment of a filing fee may be delegated by the supervising ethics office in the executive branch to other agencies in the executive branch.“(2) Waiver.—The supervising ethics office may waive the filing fee under this subsection in extraordinary circumstances.
“§ 13107.

5 USC 13107.

 Custody of and public access to reports“(a) Availability of Reports to Public.—Each agency, each supervising ethics office in the executive or judicial branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available to the public, in accordance with subsection (b), each report filed under this subchapter with such agency or office or with the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, except that—“(1)

President.

this section does not require public availability of a report filed by any individual in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the National Security Agency, or any individual engaged in intelligence activities in any agency of the 131 STAT. 4290 United States, if the President finds or has found that, due to the nature of the office or position occupied by such individual, public disclosure of such report would, by revealing the identity of the individual or other sensitive information, compromise the national interest of the United States; and such individuals may be authorized, notwithstanding section 13106(a) of this title, to file such additional reports as are necessary to protect their identity from public disclosure if the President first finds or has found that such filing is necessary in the national interest; and “(2) any report filed by an independent counsel whose identity has not been disclosed by the division of the court under chapter 40 of title 28, and any report filed by any person appointed by that independent counsel under such chapter, shall not be made available to the public under this subchapter. “(b) Inspection of Reports.—“(1)

Deadlines.

Records.

In general.—Except as provided in the second sentence of this subsection, each agency, each supervising ethics office in the executive or judicial branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate shall, within 30 days after any report is received under this subchapter by such agency or office or by the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, permit inspection of such report by or furnish a copy of such report to any person requesting such inspection or copy. With respect to any report required to be filed by May 15 of any year, such report shall be made available for public inspection within 30 calendar days after May 15 of such year or within 30 days of the date of filing of such a report for which an extension is granted pursuant to section 13103(g) of this title.

Fees.

 The agency, office, Clerk, or Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, may require a reasonable fee to be paid in any amount which is found necessary to recover the cost of reproduction or mailing of such report excluding any salary of any employee involved in such reproduction or mailing.

Determination.

 A copy of such report may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge if it is determined that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest. “(2) Procedure for requesting reports.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a report may not be made available under this section to any person nor may any copy of the report be provided under this section to any person except upon a written application by such person stating—“(A) that person’s name, occupation, and address; “(B) the name and address of any other person or organization on whose behalf the inspection or copy is requested; and “(C) that such person is aware of the prohibitions on the obtaining or use of the report.

Public information.

Any such application shall be made available to the public throughout the period during which the report is made available to the public.“(3) Judicial employees and officers.—“(A) In general.—This section does not require the immediate and unconditional availability of reports filed by an individual described in paragraph (9) or (10) of 131 STAT. 4291 section 13101 of this title if a finding is made by the Judicial Conference, in consultation with the United States Marshals Service, that revealing personal and sensitive information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual. “(B) Redaction.—A report may be redacted pursuant to this paragraph only—“(i) to the extent necessary to protect the individual who filed the report or a family member of that individual; and “(ii) for as long as the danger to such individual exists. “(C) Redaction report.—The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform an annual report with respect to the operation of this paragraph including—“(i) the total number of reports redacted pursuant to this paragraph; “(ii) the total number of individuals whose reports have been redacted pursuant to this paragraph; “(iii) the types of threats against individuals whose reports are redacted, if appropriate; “(iv) the nature or type of information redacted; “(v) what steps or procedures are in place to ensure that sufficient information is available to litigants to determine if there is a conflict of interest; “(vi) principles used to guide implementation of redaction authority; and “(vii) any public complaints received relating to redaction. “(D) Regulations.—The Judicial Conference, in consultation with the Department of Justice, shall issue regulations setting forth the circumstances under which redaction is appropriate under this paragraph and the procedures for redaction. “(E)

Applicability.

Expiration of paragraph.—This paragraph shall expire on December 31, 2027, and apply to filings through calendar year 2027. “(c) Prohibited Uses of Reports.—“(1) In general.—It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a report—“(A) for any unlawful purpose; “(B) for any commercial purpose, other than by news and communications media for dissemination to the general public; “(C) for determining or establishing the credit rating of any individual; or “(D) for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of money for any political, charitable, or other purpose. “(2) Civil actions.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The court in which such action is brought may assess against such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed $10,000. 131 STAT. 4292 Such remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law. “(d) Retention of R

Time periods.

eports.—“(1) In general.—Any report filed with or transmitted to an agency or supervising ethics office or to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate pursuant to this subchapter shall be retained by such agency or office or by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be. “(2) Public availability.—Such report shall be made available to the public—“(A) in the case of a Member of Congress, until a date that is 6 years from the date the individual ceases to be a Member of Congress; and “(B) in the case of all other reports filed pursuant to this subchapter, for a period of 6 years after receipt of the report. “(3) Destruction of reports.—After the relevant time period identified under paragraph (2), the report shall be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing investigation, except that in the case of an individual who filed the report pursuant to section 13103(b) of this title and was not subsequently confirmed by the Senate, or who filed the report pursuant to section 13103(c) of this title and was not subsequently elected, such reports shall be destroyed 1 year after the individual either is no longer under consideration by the Senate or is no longer a candidate for nomination or election to the Office of President, Vice President, or as a Member of Congress, unless needed in an ongoing investigation or inquiry.
“§ 13108.

5 USC 13108.

 Review of reports“(a) Time for Review.—“(1) Executive branch.—Each designated agency ethics official or Secretary concerned shall make provisions to ensure that each report filed with the designated agency ethics official or Secretary under this subchapter is reviewed within 60 days after the date of such filing, except that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall review only those reports required to be transmitted to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics under this subchapter within 60 days after the date of transmittal. “(2) Congressional ethics committee and judicial conference.—Each congressional ethics committee and the Judicial Conference shall make provisions to ensure that each report filed under this subchapter is reviewed within 60 days after the date of such filing. “(b) Results of Review.—“(1) Compliance.—If after reviewing any report under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by the congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, is of the opinion that on the basis of information contained in such report the individual submitting such report is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, he or she shall state such opinion on the report, and shall sign such report.131 STAT. 4293 “(2) Additional information required or possible noncompliance.—

Notifications.

If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by the congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial Conference, after reviewing any report under subsection (a)—“(A) believes additional information is required to be submitted, he or she shall notify the individual submitting such report what additional information is required and the time by which it must be submitted; or “(B) is of the opinion, on the basis of information submitted, that the individual is not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, he or she shall notify the individual, afford a reasonable opportunity for a written or oral response, and after consideration of such response, reach an opinion as to whether or not, on the basis of information submitted, the individual is in compliance with such laws and regulations. “(3) Noncompliance and notification of steps to assure compliance.—

Determination.

If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by a congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial Conference, reaches an opinion under paragraph (2)(B) that an individual is not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the official or committee shall notify the individual of that opinion and, after an opportunity for personal consultation (if practicable), determine and notify the individual of which steps, if any, would in the opinion of such official or committee be appropriate for assuring compliance with such laws and regulations and the date by which such steps should be taken. Such steps may include, as appropriate—“(A) divestiture; “(B) restitution; “(C) the establishment of a blind trust; “(D) request for an exemption under section 208(b) of title 18; or “(E) voluntary request for transfer, reassignment, limitation of duties, or resignation.
The use of any such steps shall be in accordance with such rules or regulations as the supervising ethics office may prescribe.“(4) Referral of individuals in positions requiring senate confirmation.—

President.

If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by an individual in a position in the executive branch (other than in the Foreign Service or the uniformed services), appointment to which requires the advice and consent of the Senate, the matter shall be referred to the President for appropriate action. “(5) Referral of member of foreign service or uniformed services.—If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by a member of the Foreign Service or the uniformed services, the Secretary concerned shall take appropriate action.131 STAT. 4294 “(6) Referral of other officers or employees.—If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by any other officer or employee, the matter shall be referred to the head of the appropriate agency, the congressional ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, for appropriate action, except that in the case of the Postmaster General or Deputy Postmaster General, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall recommend to the Governors of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service the action to be taken. “(7) Advisory opinions.—Each supervising ethics office may render advisory opinions interpreting this subchapter within its respective jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual to whom a public advisory opinion is rendered in accordance with this paragraph, and any other individual covered by this subchapter who is involved in a fact situation which is indistinguishable in all material aspects, and who acts in good faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of such advisory opinion shall not, as a result of such act, be subject to any penalty or sanction provided by this subchapter.
“§ 13109.

5 USC 13109.

 Confidential reports and other additional requirements“(a) In General.—“(1) Authority to require confidential financial disclosure reports.—Each supervising ethics office may require officers and employees under its jurisdiction (including special Government employees as defined in section 202 of title 18) to file confidential financial disclosure reports, in such form as the supervising ethics office may prescribe.

Regulations.

Determination.

 The information required to be reported under this subsection by the officers and employees of any department or agency shall be set forth in rules or regulations prescribed by the supervising ethics office, and may be less extensive than otherwise required by this subchapter, or more extensive when determined by the supervising ethics office to be necessary and appropriate in light of sections 202 through 209 of title 18, regulations promulgated under those sections, or the authorized activities of such officers or employees. Any individual required to file a report pursuant to section 13103 of this title shall not be required to file a confidential report pursuant to this subsection, except with respect to information which is more extensive than information otherwise required by this subchapter. Subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 13107 of this title shall not apply with respect to any such report. “(2) Confidentiality.—Any information required to be provided by an individual under this subsection shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public. “(3) No exemption from other reporting requirements.—Nothing in this subsection exempts any individual otherwise covered by the requirement to file a public financial disclosure report under this subchapter from such requirement. “(b) Preemption.—The provisions of this subchapter requiring the reporting of information shall supersede any general requirement under any other provision of law or regulation with respect to the reporting of information required for purposes of preventing 131 STAT. 4295 conflicts of interest or apparent conflicts of interest. Such provisions of this subchapter shall not supersede the requirements of section 7342 of this title. “(c) No Authorization for Activity Otherwise Prohibited.—Nothing in this chapter requiring reporting of information shall be deemed to authorize the receipt of income, gifts, or reimbursements; the holding of assets, liabilities, or positions; or the participation in transactions that are prohibited by law, Executive order, rule, or regulation.
“§ 13110.

5 USC 13110.

 Authority of Comptroller General“(a) Access to Financial Disclosure Reports.—The Comptroller General shall have access to financial disclosure reports filed under this subchapter for the purposes of carrying out the Comptroller General’s statutory responsibilities. “(b)

Deadline.

Determination.

Studies.—Not later than December 31, 1992, and regularly thereafter, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study to determine whether the provisions of this subchapter are being carried out effectively.
“§ 13111.

5 USC 13111.

 Notice of actions taken to comply with ethics agreements“(a) In General.—In any case in which an individual agrees with that individual’s designated agency ethics official, the Office of Government Ethics, a Senate confirmation committee, a congressional ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, to take any action to comply with this chapter or any other law or regulation governing conflicts of interest of, or establishing standards of conduct applicable with respect to, officers or employees of the Government, that individual shall notify in writing the designated agency ethics official, the Office of Government Ethics, the appropriate committee of the Senate, the congressional ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, of any action taken by the individual pursuant to that agreement.

Deadline.

 Such notification shall be made not later than the date specified in the agreement by which action by the individual must be taken, or not later than 3 months after the date of the agreement, if no date for action is so specified. “(b) Recusal.—If an agreement described in subsection (a) requires that the individual recuse himself or herself from particular categories of agency or other official action, the individual shall reduce to writing those subjects regarding which the recusal agreement will apply and the process by which it will be determined whether the individual must recuse himself or herself in a specific instance.

Records.

 An individual shall be considered to have complied with the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to such recusal agreement if such individual files a copy of the document setting forth the information described in the preceding sentence with such individual’s designated agency ethics official or the appropriate supervising ethics office within the time prescribed in the last sentence of subsection (a).131 STAT. 4296
“Subchapter II—

5 USC

prec. 13121.

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
“§ 13121.

5 USC 13121.

 Establishment; appointment of Director“(a) Establishment.—There is established an executive agency to be known as the Office of Government Ethics. “(b)

President.

Director.—There shall be at the head of the Office of Government Ethics a Director (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Director’), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Effective date.

Time period.

 Effective with respect to any individual appointed or reappointed by the President as Director on or after October 1, 1983, the term of service of the Director shall be 5 years. “(c) Authority of Director.—The Director may—“(1)

Appointments.

appoint officers and employees, including attorneys, in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title; and “(2)

Contracts.

Reimbursement.

contract for financial and administrative services (including those related to budget and accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) with the General Services Administration, or such other Federal agency as the Director determines appropriate, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Office of Government Ethics in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Director and the head of the agency providing such services.

Contract authority under paragraph (2) shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriations are available for that purpose.
“§ 13122.

5 USC 13122.

 Authority and functions“(a) Overall Direction of Executive Branch Policies Relating to Prevention of Conflicts of Interest.—The Director shall provide, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, overall direction of executive branch policies related to preventing conflicts of interest on the part of officers and employees of any executive agency, as defined in section 105 of this title. “(b) Responsibilities of Director.—The responsibilities of the Director shall include—“(1) developing, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations to be promulgated by the President or the Director pertaining to conflicts of interest and ethics in the executive branch, including rules and regulations establishing procedures for the filing, review, and public availability of financial statements filed by officers and employees in the executive branch as required by subchapter I; “(2) developing, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations to be promulgated by the President or the Director pertaining to the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest; “(3) monitoring and investigating compliance with the public financial disclosure requirements of subchapter I by officers and employees of the executive branch and executive 131 STAT. 4297 agency officials responsible for receiving, reviewing, and making available financial statements filed pursuant to subchapter I; “(4) conducting a review of financial statements to determine whether such statements reveal possible violations of applicable conflict of interest laws or regulations and recommending appropriate action to correct any conflict of interest or ethical problems revealed by such review; “(5) monitoring and investigating individual and agency compliance with any additional financial reporting and internal review requirements established by law for the executive branch; “(6) interpreting rules and regulations issued by the President or the Director governing conflict of interest and ethical problems and the filing of financial statements; “(7) consulting, when requested, with agency ethics counselors and other responsible officials regarding the resolution of conflict of interest problems in individual cases; “(8) establishing a formal advisory opinion service whereby advisory opinions are rendered on matters of general applicability or on important matters of first impression after, to the extent practicable, providing interested parties with an opportunity to transmit written comments with respect to the request for such advisory opinion, and whereby such advisory opinions are compiled, published, and made available to agency ethics counselors and the public; “(9) ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees which the Director deems necessary; “(10) requiring such reports from executive agencies as the Director deems necessary; “(11) assisting the Attorney General in evaluating the effectiveness of the conflict of interest laws and in recommending appropriate amendments; “(12) evaluating, with the assistance of the Attorney General and the Office of Personnel Management, the need for changes in rules and regulations issued by the Director and the agencies regarding conflict of interest and ethical problems, with a view toward making such rules and regulations consistent with and an effective supplement to the conflict of interest laws; “(13) cooperating with the Attorney General in developing an effective system for reporting allegations of violations of the conflict of interest laws to the Attorney General, as required by section 535 of title 28; “(14) providing information on and promoting understanding of ethical standards in executive agencies; and “(15) developing, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, and promulgating such rules and regulations as the Director determines necessary or desirable with respect to the evaluation of any item required to be reported by subchapter I. “(c) Consultation.—In the development of policies, rules, regulations, procedures, and forms to be recommended, authorized, or prescribed by the Director, the Director shall consult when appropriate with the executive agencies affected and with the Attorney General. “(d) Established Written Procedures.—131 STAT. 4298 “(1) In general.—The Director shall, by the exercise of any authority otherwise available to the Director under this subchapter, ensure that each executive agency has established written procedures relating to how the agency is to collect, review, evaluate, and, if applicable, make publicly available, financial disclosure statements filed by any of its officers or employees. “(2) Conformance with applicable requirements.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that each agency’s procedures are in conformance with all applicable requirements, whether established by law, rule, regulation, or Executive order. “(e)

Regulations.

Requirements.

Reports From Executive Agencies.—In carrying out subsection (b)(10), the Director shall prescribe regulations under which—“(1) each executive agency shall be required to submit to the Office an annual report containing—“(A)

Evaluation.

a description and evaluation of the agency’s ethics program, including any educational, counseling, or other services provided to officers and employees, in effect during the period covered by the report; “(B) the position title and duties of—“(i) each official who was designated by the agency head to have primary responsibility for the administration, coordination, and management of the agency’s ethics program during any portion of the period covered by the report; and “(ii) each officer or employee who was designated to serve as an alternate to the official having primary responsibility during any portion of such period; and “(C) any other information that the Director may require in order to carry out the responsibilities of the Director under this subchapter; and “(2) each executive agency shall be required to inform the Director upon referral of any alleged violation of Federal conflict of interest law to the Attorney General pursuant to section 535 of title 28, except that nothing under this paragraph shall require any notification or disclosure which would otherwise be prohibited by law. “(f) Corrective Actions.—“(1) Executive agencies.—In carrying out subsection (b)(9) with respect to executive agencies, the Director—“(A) may—“(i) order specific corrective action on the part of an agency based on the failure of such agency to establish a system for the collection, filing, review, and, when applicable, public inspection of financial disclosure statements, in accordance with applicable requirements, or to modify an existing system in order to meet applicable requirements; or “(ii) order specific corrective action involving the establishment or modification of an agency ethics program (other than with respect to any matter under clause (i)) in accordance with applicable requirements; and “(B)

Notification.

shall, if an agency has not complied with an order under subparagraph (A) within a reasonable period of time, 131 STAT. 4299 notify the President and the Congress of the agency’s noncompliance in writing (including, with the notification, any written comments which the agency may provide). “(2) Individual officers and employees.—“(A)

Notifications.

Determinations.

In general.—In carrying out subsection (b)(9) with respect to individual officers and employees—“(i) the Director may make such recommendations and provide such advice to such officers and employees as the Director considers necessary to ensure compliance with rules, regulations, and Executive orders relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct; “(ii) if the Director has reason to believe that an officer or employee is violating, or has violated, any rule, regulation, or Executive order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct, the Director—“(I) may recommend to the head of the officer’s or employee’s agency that such agency head investigate the possible violation and, if the agency head finds such a violation, that such agency head take any appropriate disciplinary action (such as reprimand, suspension, demotion, or dismissal) against the officer or employee, except that, if the officer or employee involved is the agency head, any such recommendation shall instead be submitted to the President; and “(II) shall notify the President in writing if the Director determines that the head of an agency has not conducted an investigation pursuant to subclause (I) within a reasonable time after the Director recommends such action; “(iii) if the Director finds that an officer or employee is violating any rule, regulation, or Executive order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct, the Director—“(I) may order the officer or employee to take specific action (such as divestiture, recusal, or the establishment of a blind trust) to end such violation; and “(II) shall, if the officer or employee has not complied with the order under subclause (I) within a reasonable period of time, notify, in writing, the head of the officer’s or employee’s agency of the officer’s or employee’s noncompliance, except that, if the officer or employee involved is the agency head, the notification shall instead be submitted to the President; and “(iv) if the Director finds that an officer or employee is violating, or has violated, any rule, regulation, or Executive order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct, the Director—“(I) may recommend to the head of the officer’s or employee’s agency that appropriate disciplinary action (such as reprimand, suspension, demotion, or dismissal) be brought against the officer or employee, except that if the officer or employee 131 STAT. 4300 involved is the agency head, any such recommendations shall instead be submitted to the President; and “(II) may notify the President in writing if the Director determines that the head of an agency has not taken appropriate disciplinary action within a reasonable period of time after the Director recommends such action. “(B) Investigations and findings concerning possible violations.—“(i) Authority of director.—In order to carry out the Director’s duties and responsibilities under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (iv) with respect to individual officers and employees, the Director may conduct investigations and make findings concerning possible violations of any rule, regulation, or Executive order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct applicable to officers and employees of the executive branch. “(ii) Notification of alleged violation and opportunity to comment.—“(I) Notification before a finding is made.—Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, before any finding is made under subparagraphs (A)(iii) or (iv), the officer or employee involved shall be afforded notification of the alleged violation, and an opportunity to comment, either orally or in writing, on the alleged violation. “(II) Procedures.—The Director shall, in accordance with section 553 of this title, establish procedures for such notification and comment. “(iii) Hearing.—Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, before any action is ordered under subparagraph (A)(iii), the officer or employee involved shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing, if requested by such officer or employee, except that any such hearing shall be conducted on the record. “(iv) Exception.—The procedures described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph do not apply to findings or orders for action made to obtain compliance with the financial disclosure requirements in subchapter I.

Applicability.

 For those findings and orders, the procedures in section 13108 of this title shall apply. “(3)

Records.

Copies of orders relating to finding of violation.—The Director shall send a copy of any order under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) to—“(A) the officer or employee who is the subject of such order; and “(B) the head of the officer’s or employee’s agency or, if such officer or employee is the agency head, to the President. “(4) Agency headed by board, committee, or other group.—For purposes of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii), (iii), (iv), and (3)(B), in the case of an officer or employee within an agency which is headed by a board, committee, or other group of individuals (rather than by a single individual), any notification, recommendation, or other matter which would otherwise 131 STAT. 4301 be sent to an agency head shall instead be sent to the officer’s or employee’s appointing authority. “(5) No authority to make findings of criminal law violations.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be considered to allow the Director (or any designee) to make any finding that a provision of title 18, or any criminal law of the United States outside of title 18, has been or is being violated. “(6) Limitation on availability of records.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no record developed pursuant to the authority of this section concerning an investigation of an individual for a violation of any rule, regulation, or Executive order relating to a conflict of interest shall be made available pursuant to section 552(a)(3) of this title, unless the request for such information identifies the individual to whom such records relate and the subject matter of any alleged violation to which such records relate, except that nothing in this subsection shall affect the application of the provisions of section 552(b) of this title to any record so identified.
“§ 13123.

5 USC 13123.

 Administrative provisions“(a) Assistance to Director.—Upon the request of the Director, each executive agency is directed to—“(1) make its services, personnel, and facilities available to the Director to the greatest practicable extent for the performance of functions under this chapter; and “(2)

Records.

except when prohibited by law, furnish to the Director all information and records in its possession which the Director may determine to be necessary for the performance of the Director’s duties.
The authority of the Director under this section includes the authority to request assistance from the inspector general of an agency in conducting investigations pursuant to the Office of Government Ethics responsibilities under this chapter. The head of any agency may detail such personnel and furnish such services, with or without reimbursement, as the Director may request to carry out the provisions of this chapter.“(b) Gift Acceptance Authority.—“(1) In general.—The Director is authorized to accept and utilize on behalf of the United States, any gift, donation, bequest, or devise of money, use of facilities, personal property, or services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office of Government Ethics. “(2) Limitations.—No gift may be accepted—“(A) that attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable laws or regulations; or “(B) that is conditioned upon or will require the expenditure of appropriated funds that are not available to the Office of Government Ethics. “(3) Criteria for determining appropriateness of gift acceptance.—

Regulations.

The Director shall establish written rules setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of contributions of money, services, use of facilities, or personal property under this subsection would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Office of Government Ethics, or any employee of such Office, to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective manner, or would 131 STAT. 4302 compromise the integrity or the appearance of the integrity of its programs or any official involved in those programs.
“§ 13124.

5 USC 13124.

 Rules and regulations  “In promulgating rules and regulations pertaining to financial disclosure, conflict of interest, and ethics in the executive branch, the Director shall issue rules and regulations in accordance with chapter 5 of this title. Any person may seek judicial review of any such rule or regulation.
“§ 13125.

5 USC 13125.

 Authorization of appropriations  “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
“§ 13126.

5 USC 13126.

 Reports to Congress  “The Director shall, no later than April 30 of each year in which the second session of a Congress begins, submit to the Congress a report containing—“(1)

Summary.

Time period.

a summary of the actions taken by the Director during a 2-year period ending on December 31 of the preceding year in order to carry out the Director’s functions and responsibilities under this subchapter; and “(2) such other information as the Director may consider appropriate.
“Subchapter III—

5 USC

prec. 13141.

LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
“§ 13141.

5 USC 13141.

 Definitions  “In this subchapter:“(1) Charitable organization.—The term ‘charitable organization’ means an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 170(c)). “(2) Honorarium.—The term ‘honorarium’ means a payment of money or any thing of value for an appearance, speech or article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or articles if the subject matter is directly related to the individual’s official duties or the payment is made because of the individual’s status with the Government) by a Member, officer or employee, excluding any actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by such individual (and one relative) to the extent that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, and the amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such expenses to the extent that such expenses are not paid or reimbursed. “(3) Member.—The term ‘Member’ means a Senator in, a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. “(4) Officer or employee.—The term ‘officer or employee’ means any officer or employee of the Government except any special Government employee (as defined in section 202 of title 18). “(5) Travel expenses.—The term ‘travel expenses’ means, with respect to a Member, officer or employee, or a relative 131 STAT. 4303 of any such individual, the cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and meals while away from his or her residence or principal place of employment.
“§ 13142.

5 USC 13142.

 Administration  “This subchapter shall be subject to the rules and regulations of—“(1) and administered by—“(A) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, with respect to Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives; and “(B) in the case of Senators and legislative branch officers and employees other than those officers and employees specified in subparagraph (A), the committee to which reports filed by such officers and employees under subchapter I are transmitted under that subchapter, except that the authority of this section may be delegated by such committee with respect to such officers and employees; “(2) the Office of Government Ethics and administered by designated agency ethics officials with respect to officers and employees of the executive branch; and “(3) and administered by the Judicial Conference of the United States (or such other agency as it may designate) with respect to officers and employees of the judicial branch.
“§ 13143.

5 USC 13143.

 Outside earned income limitation“(a) Outside Earned Income Limitation.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), a Member or an officer or employee who is a noncareer officer or employee and who occupies a position classified above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule, may not in any calendar year have outside earned income attributable to such calendar year which exceeds 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of this title, as of January 1 of such calendar year. “(2) Portion of year.—In the case of any individual who during a calendar year becomes a Member or an officer or employee who is a noncareer officer or employee and who occupies a position classified above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule, such individual may not have outside earned income attributable to the portion of that calendar year which occurs after such individual becomes a Member or such an officer or employee which exceeds 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of this title, as of January 1 of such calendar year multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days such individual is a Member or such officer or employee during such calendar year and the denominator of which is 365.131 STAT. 4304 “(b) Honoraria Prohibition.—An individual may not receive any honorarium while that individual is a Member, officer or employee. “(c) Treatment of Charitable Contributions.—Any honorarium which, except for subsection (b), might be paid to a Member, officer or employee, but which is paid instead on behalf of such Member, officer or employee to a charitable organization, shall be deemed not to be received by such Member, officer or employee. No such payment shall exceed $2,000 or be made to a charitable organization from which such individual or a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent relative of such individual derives any financial benefit.
“§ 13144.

5 USC 13144.

 Limitations on outside employment“(a) Limitations.—A Member or an officer or employee who is a noncareer officer or employee and who occupies a position classified above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule shall not—“(1) receive compensation for affiliating with or being employed by a firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity which provides professional services involving a fiduciary relationship; “(2) permit that Member’s, officer’s, or employee’s name to be used by any such firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity; “(3) receive compensation for practicing a profession which involves a fiduciary relationship; “(4) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of any association, corporation, or other entity; or “(5) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior notification and approval of the appropriate entity referred to in section 13142 of this title. “(b) Teaching Compensation of Justices and Judges Retired From Regular Active Service.—For purposes of the limitation under section 13143(a) of this title, any compensation for teaching approved under subsection (a)(5) of this section shall not be treated as outside earned income—“(1) when received by a justice of the United States retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of title 28; “(2) when received by a judge of the United States retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of title 28, for teaching performed during any calendar year for which such judge has met the requirements of subsection (e) of section 371 of title 28, as certified in accordance with such subsection; or “(3) when received by a justice or judge of the United States retired from regular active service under section 372(a) of title 28.
“§ 13145.

5 USC 13145.

 Civil penalties“(a) Civil Action.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who violates any provision of section 13143 or 13144 of this title. The court in which such action is brought may assess 131 STAT. 4305 against such individual a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 or the amount of compensation, if any, which the individual received for the prohibited conduct, whichever is greater. “(b) Advisory Opinions.—Any entity described in section 13142 of this title may render advisory opinions interpreting this subchapter, in writing, to individuals covered by this subchapter. Any individual to whom such an advisory opinion is rendered and any other individual covered by this subchapter who is involved in a fact situation which is indistinguishable in all material aspects, and who, after the issuance of such advisory opinion, acts in good faith in accordance with its provisions and findings shall not, as a result of such actions, be subject to any sanction under subsection (a).
“§ 13146.

5 USC 13146.

 Conditional termination  “This subchapter shall cease to be effective if the provisions of section 703 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–194, 5 U.S.C. 5318 note) are repealed.”
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SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.(a) Amendments To Update References to Federal Advisory Committee Act.—(1) Section 204(b) (matter before paragraph (1)) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1534(b) (matter before paragraph (1)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (2) Section 3(8)(B)(vi) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act;” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;”. (3) Section 411(c)(1)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act;” and inserting “section 1001 of title 5;”. (4) Section 2(6) of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–648, 5 U.S.C. 561 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (5) Section 562(7) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of this title”. (6) Section 11(e)(1) of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–320, 5 U.S.C. 563 note) is amended by striking “section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 1008 of title 5, United States Code,”. (7) Section 565(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of this title”. (8) Section 566 of title 5, United State Code, is amended—(A) in subsection (c), by striking “section 10(e) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1009(e) of this title,”; (B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking “section 10(b) and (c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1009(b) and (c) of this title,”; and131 STAT. 4306 (C) in subsection (g), by striking “section 10(b) and (c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “section 1009(b) and (c) of this title.”. (9) Section 568(c) (matter before paragraph (1)) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 7(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1006(d) of this title,”. (10) Section 8473(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of this title”. (11) Section 606 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306, 6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT” and inserting “CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE”; and (B) in subsection (a), by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (12) Section 210D(h) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124k(h)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in section text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (13) Section 232(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 162(b)(2)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.))” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code)”. (14) Section 311(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 191(i)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act Exemption” and inserting “Exemption From Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (15) Section 508(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 10 of such Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, including subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 1009 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4307 (16) Section 871(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451(a)) is amended by striking “Public Law 92–463,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (17) Section 1016(g)(4) of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(g)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (18) Section 2224(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 673(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (19) Section 2(a)(15)(E) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(15)(E)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (20) Section 21(b) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (21) Section 3(c)(11)(F) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(11)(F)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (22) Section 5 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390c) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT” and inserting “CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (23) Section 3a(c)(2) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (7 U.S.C. 473a(c)(2)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (24) Section 5 of the Act of August 23, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 511d) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (25) Section 2(b)(3)(B) of the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–239, 7 U.S.C. 1635k note) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and131 STAT. 4308 (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (26) Section 205(e) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1725(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (27) Section 11(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(o)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (28) Section 607(b)(3) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(3)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (29) Section 921(g)(1) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2279b(g)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;”. (30) Section 1806(2) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2286(2)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (31) Section 1408(f) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code.”. (32) Section 1408A(a)(2)(E) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)(2)(E)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code,”. (33) Section 1409A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3124a(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4309 (34) Section 1413B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3129a) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT EXEMPTION” and inserting “EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (35) Section 1417(k) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(k)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (36) Section 2(j) of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 3157(j)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (37) Section 1434(f) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (38) Section 1634(l) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843(l)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (39) Section 2119(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(a)) is amended by striking “(in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2 et seq.)) (hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘Board’)” and inserting “(hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘Board’) in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (40) Section 420(b)(3) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721(b)(3)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (41) Section 1308(c)(5) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7958(c)(5)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and131 STAT. 4310 (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (42) Section 1210(d)(3)(B) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8740(d)(3)(B)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (43) Section 1210(d)(3)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9040(d)(3)(B)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (44) Section 286(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(k)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (45) Section 343(e)(9) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14”and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, other than section 1013 of title 5”. (46) Section 946(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (47) Section 723(d)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65, 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (48) Section 722(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484, 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (49) Section 718(g)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375, 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4311 (50) Section 1783 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 1001(2) of title 5”. (51) Section 2012(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (52) Section 2164(d)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), but may close meetings in accordance with such Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, but may close meetings in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5.”. (53) Section 2705(d)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (54) Section 202(b) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1708(b)) is amended—(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (B) in paragraph (10), by striking “Section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1006 of title 5, United States Code,”. (55) Section 1205(f) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–73, 12 U.S.C. 1818 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (56) Section 5.12 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2246) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (57) Section 104(d) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(d)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act, except that section 14 of that Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, except that section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in paragraph (7), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (58) Section 111(g) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (59) Section 1013(h) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493(h)) is amended—131 STAT. 4312(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), such Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, such chapter”. (60) Section 2925(a)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (61) Section 2944 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”. (62) Section 11A(a)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (which shall be in addition to the National Market Advisory Board established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (which shall be in addition to the National Market Advisory Board established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section),”. (63) Section 17A(f)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q–1(f)(4)) is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”; (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act;” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;”; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (64) Section 39(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78pp(i)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (65) Section 25(m)(4) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(m)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA applicability” and inserting “Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5, united states code,”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (66) Section 7(b) of the Small Business Computer Security and Education Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–362, 15 U.S.C. 131 STAT. 4313 633 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (67) Section 31(b)(2)(D) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2080(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (68) Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended—(A) in subsection (f)(2) —(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (ii) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; (B) in subsection (l)(3)—(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (ii) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (69) Section 26(b)(4)(E) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(4)(E)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (70) Section 604(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–358, 15 U.S.C. 3701 note) is amended—(A) in the clause heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (71) Section 24(k)(4) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719(k)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (72) Section 273(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (15 U.S.C. 4603(i)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (73) Section 5203 of the Competitiveness Policy Council Act (15 U.S.C. 4802) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”.131 STAT. 4314 (74) Section 5207 of the Competitiveness Policy Council Act (15 U.S.C. 4806) is amended—(A) in subsection (g)(6), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (h)—(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (ii) in text, by striking “subsections (e) and (f) of section 10, of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “subsections (e) and (f) of section 1009 of title 5, United States Code,”. (75) Section 101(b)(3) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(3)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (76) Section 214(c) of the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (15 U.S.C. 6554(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (77) Section 11(c) of the National Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310(c)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (78) Section 4(f) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(f)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (79) Section 5 of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 410nn–3) is amended—(A) in subsection (d), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (e), by striking “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776),” and inserting “section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (80) Section 6(e) of Public Law 100–479 (16 U.S.C. 410oo–5(e)) is amended by striking “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776),” and inserting “section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (81) Section 3(g)(4) of Public Law 100–571 (16 U.S.C. 410qq–2(g)(4)) is amended by striking “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776),” and inserting “section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (82) Section 106(h) of the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410tt–4(h)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and131 STAT. 4315 (B) in text, by striking “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code, and except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (83) Section 201(i) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww–21(i)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (84) Section 307(c) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–6(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (85) Section 407(c) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–27(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (86) Section 518(c) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–58(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (87) Section 10(d) of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410hhh–8(d)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (88) Section 7001(e)(9) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 410lll(e)(9)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA nonapplicability” and inserting “Nonapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (89) Section 3032(k)(9) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (16 U.S.C. 410qqq(k)(9)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA nonapplicability” and inserting “Nonapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (90) Section 5(e) of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–8(e)) is amended by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (91) Section 14 of the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460vv–12) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4316 (92) Section 206(e) of the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–5(e)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776). The provisions of section 14(b) of such Act (relating to the charter of the Committee)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code. The provisions of section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code (relating to the charter of the Committee),”. (93) Section 1029(g)(4) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(g)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (94) Section 522(h) of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–22(h)) is amended by striking “Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (95) Section 8(c)(1) of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460mmm–6(c)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;”. (96) Section 131(h) of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn–51(h)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (97) Section 2407(c)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460zzz–6(c)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;”. (98) Section 8(a) of Public Law 93–535 (16 U.S.C. 541g(a)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (99) Section 4(o) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(o)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (100) Section 1(a)(2) [title IX, §902(f)] of Public Law 106–553 (16 U.S.C. 669 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Inapplicability of Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (101) Section 11(e) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–2(e)) is amended—131 STAT. 4317(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United Stats Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (102) Section 1007 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 698u–5) is amended—(A) in subsection (f), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (i), by striking “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (15 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (103) Section 14(f) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (104) Section 4(h)(10)(D)(iii) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839b(h)(10)(D)(iii)), as added to the “Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act” (meaning the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act), is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (105) Section 4(a)(1)(E) of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 953(a)(1)(E)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (106) Section 4(b)(6) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971b(b)(6)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (107) Section 3(a)(67)(B)(vii) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(67)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776),” and inserting “section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (108) Section 117(d)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1386(d)(2)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (109) Section 118(f)(6)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1387(f)(6)(D)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (110) Section 120(i)(1)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1389(i)(1)(B)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (111) Section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421c(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 131 STAT. 4318 “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (112) Section 315(a) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a(a)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (113) Section 4(f)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)(2)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (114) Section 14(b) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1612(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (115) Section 5(d) of Public Law 100–629 (16 U.S.C. 1823 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (116) Section 302(i)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(i)(1)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (117) Section 303(d) of the Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 3602(d)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (118) Section 3(i) of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3632(i)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (119) Section 1262(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3862(d)), as generally amended by Public Law 110–246 as the “Farm Security Act of 1985” (meaning the Food Security Act of 1985), is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA Requirements” and inserting “Requirements of Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (120) Section 2104(c) of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4214(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4319 (121) Section 7(c) of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4265a(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (122) Section 4(a)(1) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)) is amended by striking “Public Law 92–463, as amended,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (123) Section 9(c) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5305c(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (124) Section 202(f)(2) of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5601(f)(2)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (125) Section 208(d) of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5607(d)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (126) Section 706 of the Yukon River Salmon Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5705) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (127) Section 204 of the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 5723) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (128) Section 7(b)(3) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(3)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (129) Section 4(i)(5) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303(i)(5)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (130) Section 103(b)(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513(b)(2)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4320 (131) Section 6(c) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6605(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (132) Section 804(d)(12) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6803(d)(12)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (133) Section 503(d)(1)(C) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6902(d)(1)(C)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (134) Section 208(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”. (135) Section 3056(a)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (136) Section 105 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107–56, 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (137) Section 13031(k) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform and Extension Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 58c(k)) is amended by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code.”. (138) Section 135(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; (B) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “subsections (a) and (b) of sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “subsections (a) and (b) of sections 1009 and 1010 of title 5, United States Code”; and (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “subsection (a)(2) of section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “subsection (a) of section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (139) Section 127(j) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act (Public Law 105–277, 19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and131 STAT. 4321 (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (140) Section 306(h) of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2605(h)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. Appendix I) shall apply to the Committee except that the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 and section 11 of such Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Committee, except that the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1009 and section 1010 of title 5, United States Code”. (141) Section 102(b)(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3312(b)(1)) is amended (matter at end) by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (142) Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3512(b)(1)(B)) is amended (matter at end) by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (143) Section 109 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4316) is amended—(A) in subsection (d), by striking “section 10(f) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 1009(f) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (f), by striking “Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory committees)” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (144) Section 702(g) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4422(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 10 and section 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “section 1009 and section 1010 of title 5, United States Code”. (145) Section 12(g) of the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20 U.S.C. 80q–10(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4322 (146) Section 114(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(d)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee, except that section 14 of such Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Committee, except that section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (147) Section 491(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098(k)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (148) Section 492(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098a(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (149) Section 114(d)(1)(D) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)(1)(D)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (150) Section 9(b)(6) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5508(b)(6)) is amended by striking “Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (151) Section 11(f) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5607b(f)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (152) Section 1601(b)(4)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6571(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;”. (153) Section 114(g) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9514(g)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (154) Section 302(h) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621(h)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to the Assessment Board, other than sections 10, 11, and 12 of such Act.” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the Assessment Board, other than sections 1009, 1010, and 1011 of title 5, United States Code.”.131 STAT. 4323 (155) Section 513(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(b)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the “Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (156) Section 520(f)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(f)(3)) is amended (matter at end) by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (157) Section 567(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–6(a)(4)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (158) Section 572(d)(3)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc–1(d)(3)(C)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (159) Section 712(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379d–1(a)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (160) Section 917(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387q(d)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; (B) in paragraph (3)—(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (ii) in text, by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (161) Section 410(h) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a(h)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (162) Section 810(i)(1) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1908(i)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (163) Section 543(b) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 290m–2(b)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (164) Section 8(a) of the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–186, 22 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended—131 STAT. 4324(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (165) Section 301(h) of the International Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2124(h)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (166) Section 234A(b)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194b(b)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (167) Section 637(g) of the HELP Commission Act (22 U.S.C. 2394b(g)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (168) Section 8D(f) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507d(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (169) Section 406(f)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4356(f)(3)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory Committee to the extent that the provisions of this title are inconsistent with that Act.” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Advisory Committee to the extent that the provisions of this title are inconsistent with that chapter.”. (170) Section 303(d) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4833(d)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (171) Section 202(e) of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5422(e)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (172) Section 206 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6434) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (173) Section 1238(g) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and131 STAT. 4325 (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (174) Section 5204(h)(2) of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–178, 23 U.S.C. 502 note) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (175) Section 6011(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240, 23 U.S.C. 502 note) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (176) Section 5305(h)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59, 23 U.S.C. 512 note) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (177) Section 5307(a)(4)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59, 23 U.S.C. 512 note) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (178) Section 515(h)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (179) Section 4(d)(2) of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 225b(d)(2)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (180) Section 19 of Public Law 103–435 (25 U.S.C. 166) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT” and inserting “CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (181) Section 3307(j) of the Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act (Public Law 106–310, 25 U.S.C. 1671 note) is 131 STAT. 4326 amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (182) Section 1138(b) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2018(b)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking “section 7(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1006(d) of title 5, United States Code,”. (183) Section 15(m) of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2812(m)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (184) Section 306(c) of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4046(c)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (185) Section 9 of the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–447, 25 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT” and inserting “CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE, UNITED STATES CODE”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (186) Section 15(d)(2)(F) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(d)(2)(F)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (187) Section 205(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 765(i)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (188) Section 904(a)(6) of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Public Law 112–144, 29 U.S.C. 792 note) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA waiver” and inserting “Waiver of chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (189) Section 512(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1142(e)) is amended by striking “Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating 131 STAT. 4327 to termination)” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code (relating to termination),”. (190) Section 517(f)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1147(f)(3)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (191) Section 4002(h)(8) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1302(h)(8)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (192) Section 166(i)(4)(G) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221(i)(4)(G)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (193) Section 9(f) of the Mining and Mineral Resources Institutes Act (30 U.S.C. 1229(f)) is amended by striking “Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1009 of title 5, United States Code,”. (194) Section 624(d) of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554, 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (195) Section 202(c)(2) of the Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103–202, 31 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended by striking “section 10(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “section 1009(c) of title 5, United States Code,”. (196) Section 5135(h) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”. (197) Section 1564(c) of the Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act (Public Law 102–550, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (198) Section 8(f)(9) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(9)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4328 (199) Section 8004(g)(2)(D) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114, 33 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (200) Section 3(a) of the Oceans Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–256, 33 U.S.C. 857–19 note) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except for sections 3, 7, and 12,” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, except for sections 1001, 1006, and 1011,”. (201) Section 311(t)(2)(C)(viii) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(t)(2)(C)(viii)) is amended—(A) in the clause heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (202) Section 302(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2251(f)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, other than section 1013,”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (203) Section 2034(j) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(j)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (204) Section 2035(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2344(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (205) Section 5008(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2738(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (206) Section 903(b) of the Oceans and Human Health Act (33 U.S.C. 3102(b)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (207) Section 9003(h) of the National Levee Safety Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302(h)) is amended—131 STAT. 4329(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (208) Section 12005(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3405(b)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (209) Section 12304(d)(4)(E) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(d)(4)(E)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (210) Section 807(e) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10226(e)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (211) Section 210303(b)(2) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12591(b)(2)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (212) Section 7(n) of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30306(n)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (213) Section 215(d) of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 40314(d)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (214) Section 217 [Article VIII(a) of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact] of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 40316) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (215) Section 5(h) of title 35, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (216) Section 8(b) of the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272, 36 U.S.C. note prec. 101) is amended—131 STAT. 4330(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “Section 14(a)(2) of such Act” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (217) Section 545(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “Section 14 of such Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”. (218) Section 546(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “Section 14 of such Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”. (219) Section 7314(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (220) Section 7320(e)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (221) Section 2(b)(4) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–287, 38 U.S.C. 7325 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (222) Section 303(a) of the Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–422, 38 U.S.C. 7328 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (223) Section 7329(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (224) Section 7330(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (225) Section 7330A(c)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (226) Section 407(b)(3) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5)”. (227) Section 217(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 218(d)) is amended by striking “Section 14(a) of the 131 STAT. 4331 Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (228) Section 319L(e)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(e)(2)) is amended by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (229) Section 337(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254j(c)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (230) Section 399U(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–10(e)) is amended by striking “Appendix 2 of title 5, United States Code.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (231) Section 402(b) (matter after last paragraph) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b) (matter after last paragraph)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (232) Section 405(c) (matter after paragraph (4)) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (233) Section 14(d) of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (42 U.S.C. 284m–1(d)) is amended by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (234) Section 452(c)(1) (matter after subparagraph (F)) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g–4(c)(1)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (235) Section 3(d)(1) of the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l–3(d)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (236) Section 501(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa(h)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (237) Section 749(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent that the provisions of such Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent that the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (238) Section 757(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294f(g)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and131 STAT. 4332 (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent that the provisions of such Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent that the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (239) Section 5101(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 294q(c)(1)) is amended by striking “section 5 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 1004 of title 5, United States Code.”. (240) Section 851(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297t(h)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent that the provisions of such Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent that the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (241) Section 915(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299b–4(a)(5)) is amended by striking “Appendix 2 of title 5, United States Code.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (242) Section 942(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c(j)) is amended by striking “section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (243) Section 941(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c–1(c)(3)) is amended by striking “section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,”. (244) Section 1111(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–10(g)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act, an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government under section 9(a) of such Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, an advisory committed established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government under section 1008(a) of title 5, United States Code.”. (245) Section 1446(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–5(d)) is amended by striking “Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating to termination)” and inserting “Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code (relating to termination),”. (246) Section 3002(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–12(e)) is amended—131 STAT. 4333(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14 of such Act,” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, other than section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (247) Section 3302(a)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–1(a)(6)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (248) Section 3(b)(3) of the Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–460, 42 U.S.C. 423 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code)”. (249) Section 703(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 903(h)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (250) Section 5006(e)(1) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 1320b–24) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (251) Section 1834A(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m–1(f)(2)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (252) Section 1847(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3(c)(4)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (253) Section 3134(b)(1)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148, 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (254) Section 4012(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33, 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23 note) is amended by striking “section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 131 STAT. 4334 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code,”. (255) Section 1868(c)(1)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ee(c)(1)(G)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (256) Section 2021(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397k(j)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (257) Section 2022(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397k–1(j)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (258) Section 23(j) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–9(j)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (259) Section 1061(l)(2) of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(l)(2)) is amended by striking “section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)).” and inserting “section 1001(2) of title 5, United States Code).”. (260) Section 170(l) of the Atomic Energy Damages Act (42 U.S.C. 2210(l)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in paragraph (4)—(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title 5, United States Code.” and inserting “title 5, United States Code.”; and (ii) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (261) Section 308 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277, 42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT” and inserting “CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (262) Section 309(b)(5) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277, 42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code,”; and (B) in text by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (263) Section 1345(b) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4081(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”.131 STAT. 4335 (264) Section 106(g) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5816(g)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (265) Section 253(c)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6273(c)(1)) is amended by striking “sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “sections 1009 and 1010 of title 5, United States Code,”. (266) Section 624 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7234) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (267) Section 3112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136, 42 U.S.C. 7234 note) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT” and inserting “CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,”; and (B) in text, by striking “section 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 1001 of title 5, United States Code.”. (268) Section 3142(f) of the Department of Energy Facilities Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 1999 (42 U.S.C. 7383(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (269) Section 169B(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7492(c)(4)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, Section 1).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (270) Section 176A(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506a(b)(2)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (271) Section 5(a)(5)(D) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)(5)(D)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act application” and inserting “Application of chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C. 14)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (272) Section 172(e) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10173b(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4336 (273) Section 408(10) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10248(10)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (274) Section 163(c) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12623(c)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (275) Section 192A(h) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651b(h)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (276) Section 103(h)(7) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13458(h)(7)) is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (277) Section 205(e) of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15704(e)) is amended by striking “section 14(b)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Advisory Committee shall not be required to file a charter subsequent to its initial charter, filed under section 9(c) of such Act,” and inserting “section 1013(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, the Advisory Committee shall not be required to file a charter subsequent to its initial charter, filed under section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code,”. (278) Section 990(b) of the Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16354(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (279) Section 494(e) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17123(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA Exemption” and inserting “Exemption From Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code.”. (280) Section 641(e)(3)(B) of the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231(e)(3)(B)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (281) Section 1303(a)(3) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17383(a)(3)) is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4337 (282) Section 1322(b)(4)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18042(b)(4)(E)) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “faca” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the advisory board, except that section 14 of such Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the advisory board, except that section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (283) Section 205 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (43 U.S.C. 1475a) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988)):” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code:”. (284) Section 4(b) of the Colorado River Floodway Protection Act (43 U.S.C. 1600b(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (285) Section 309(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1739(a)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770; 5 U.S.C. App. 1).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (286) Section 8(d)(2) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–526, 44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (287) Section 2701(b) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except that the Committee shall be of permanent duration, notwithstanding any provision of section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, except that the Committee shall be of permanent duration, notwithstanding any provision of section 1013 of title 5.”. (288) Section 1168(a) of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (45 U.S.C. 1116(a)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (289) Section 613(a) of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 U.S.C. 1212(a)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (290) Section 7510(c)(9) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (291) Section 9307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—131 STAT. 4338(A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking “section 10(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 1009(c) of title 5.”; and (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (292) Section 51313(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (293) Section 109(a)(2) of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–295, 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (294) Section 70112(b)(4)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 10(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 1009(c) of title 5.”. (295) Section 70112(b)(7) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (296) Section 332(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(b)(4)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (297) Section 201(h) of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–260, 47 U.S.C. 613 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (298) Section 106(f) of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (47 U.S.C. 615c(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (299) Section 113 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923) is amended—(A) in subsection (h)(3)(E), by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (i)(9), by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4339 (300) Section 603(f) of the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act (47 U.S.C. 1202(f)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) nor any rule, order, or regulation promulgated under that Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, nor any rule, order, or regulation promulgated under that chapter”. (301) Section 6203(e) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1423(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (302) Section 106(p)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (303) Section 1325(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (304) Section 6305(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the advisory council established under this section, except that section 14 of that Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5 shall apply to the advisory council established under this section, except that section 1013 of title 5”. (305) Section 14504a(d)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (306) Section 20133(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5,”. (307) Section 502(c)(5) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432, 49 U.S.C. 26106 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92–463)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4340 (308) Section 30306(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “sections 10(e) and (f) and 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).” and inserting “sections 1009(e) and (f) and 1013 of title 5.”. (309) Section 4144(d) of the Motor Carrier Safety Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–59, 49 U.S.C. 31100 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (310) Section 5106(a)(5) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94, 49 U.S.C. 31102 note) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (311) Section 274(b)(5)(C) of the Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–264, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended—(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code,”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (312) Section 805(d) of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–181, 49 U.S.C. 40128 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in paragraph (3)—(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and (ii) in text, by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”. (313) Section 44508(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.)” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”. (314) Section 44511(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”. (315) Section 204(f) of the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–216, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (316) Section 44903(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (317) Section 44946(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—131 STAT. 4341(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”. (318) Section 703(l) of the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–567, 50 U.S.C. 3161 note) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (319) Section 410(b)(3) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50 U.S.C. 3309(3)) is amended by striking “section 4(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) that an advisory committee cannot comply with the requirements of such Act.” and inserting “section 1003(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, that an advisory committee cannot comply with the requirements of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”. (320) Section 19(c) of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3617(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (321) Section 708(d)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4558(d)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act, whether or not such Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, whether or not such chapter”. (322) Section 708(n) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4558(n)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Advisory Committee Act Provisions” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (323) Section 722(e) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4567(e)) is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”. (324) Section 121(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–611, 51 U.S.C. 20111 note) is amended by striking “section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.” and inserting “section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code.”. (325) Section 40308(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (326) Section 60304(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.),” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5,”.131 STAT. 4342 (327) Section 70906(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”. (328) Section 100906(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(b) of title 5”. (329) Section 101919(e) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (330) Section 102303(h) of title 54, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), with the exception of section 14(b),” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, with the exception of section 1013(b),”. (331) Section 304105(i) of title 54, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and (B) in text, by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5.”. (b) Amendments To Update References to Inspector General Act of 1978.—(1) Subsection (d)(1) of the Library of Congress Inspector General Act of 2005 (2 U.S.C. 185(d)(1)) is amended by striking “Sections 4, 5 (other than subsections (a)(13)), 6(a) (other than paragraphs (7) and (8) thereof), and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Sections 404, 405 (other than subsection (b)(13)), 406(a) (other than paragraphs (7) and (8) thereof), and 407 of title 5, United States Code,”. (2) Section 3(8)(B)(xvii) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)(B)(xvii)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (3) Subsection (d)(1) of the Architect of the Capitol Inspector General Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808(d)(1)) is amended by striking “Sections 4, 5 (other than subsections (a)(13) and (e)(1)(B) thereof), 6 (other than subsection (a)(7) and (8) thereof), and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Sections 404, 405 (other than subsections (b)(13) and (f)(1)(B) thereof), 406 (other than subsection (a)(7) and (8) thereof), and 407 of title 5, United States Code,”. (4) Section 1004 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 (2 U.S.C. 1909) is amended—(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 4),” and inserting “section 404 of title 5, United States Code,”; (B) in subsection (c)(2)—(i) by striking “section 5 (other than subsection (a)(13) thereof) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 5).” and inserting “section 405 (other 131 STAT. 4343 than subsection (b)(13) thereof) of title 5, United States Code.”; (ii) by striking “section 5 of such Act” and inserting “section 405 of such title”; and (iii) by striking “section 5(b) of such Act.” and inserting “section 405(c) of such title.”; and (C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section.” and inserting “section 406(a) of title 5, United States Code, other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section.”. (5)

5 USC 403 note.

Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409, 122 Stat. 4305) is amended by striking “sections 3(g) and 8G(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by this section).” and inserting “sections 403(g) and 415(g) of title 5, United States Code.”. (6)

5 USC 423 note.

Section 4(d) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409, 122 Stat. 4304) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 12(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by section 7(a) of this Act);” and inserting “section 401 of title 5, United States Code;” and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 8G(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “section 415(a) of title 5, United States Code;”. (7)

5 USC 403 note.

Section 101(d)(3) of title I of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681–585), as amended by section 1000(a)(5) [title II, §239(a)] of Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–302), is amended by striking “section 8D(j) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 412(j) of title 5, United States Code,”. (8)

5 USC 405 note.

Section 845(a)(1) of the Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–181, div. A, title VIII, 122 Stat. 240) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (9)

5 USC 405 note.

Section 6009(b) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355, 108 Stat. 3367), as amended by section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106, 110 Stat. 394) is amended by striking “section 5(a)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 405(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code,”. (10)

5 USC 406 note.

Section 2 of Public Law 106–422 (114 Stat. 1873) is amended—(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”; (B) in subsection (a)(2) (matter before subparagraph (A)), by striking “section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 401 of title 5, United States Code”; (C) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”;131 STAT. 4344 (D) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”; (E) in subsection (b)(2) (matter before subparagraph (A)), by striking “section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 401 of title 5, United States Code”; and (F) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (11)

50 USC 3602 note.

Section 403(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–126, 128 Stat. 1409) is amended by striking “section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 403 of title 5, United States Code,”. (12)

50 USC 3041a note.

Section 413(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–126, 128 Stat. 1410) is amended by striking “section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 403 of title 5, United States Code,”. (13)

5 USC 415 note.

Section 11314(a)(1) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–94, div. A, title XI, 129 Stat. 1674) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (14)

5 USC 415 note.

The matter under the headings “RELATED agencies”, “Commission on civil rights”, “salaries and expenses”, and “(including transfer of funds)”, in title IV of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6, div. B, 127 Stat. 266) is amended—(A) in the 4th proviso, by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978:” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code:”; and (B) in the 7th proviso (which is not classified to the United States Code), by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978)” and inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code)”. (15)

5 USC 415 note.

Section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amended—(A) in subsection (c)(6), by striking “section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code.”; (B) in subsection (f)(3)—(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “inspector general act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, united states code”; and (ii) in text, by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (C) in subsection (g)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in the paragraph heading, by striking “inspector general act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, united states code”; and (II) in text, by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code,”; and131 STAT. 4345 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.”. (16)

5 USC 415 note.

The 2d proviso in the matter under the headings “Chemical safety and hazard investigation board” and “salaries and expenses” in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–73, 115 Stat. 679) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended:” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code:”. (17)

5 USC 415 note.

Section 3001 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108–106) is amended—(A) in subsection (c)(4), by striking “section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code.”; (B) in subsection (f)(3), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”; (C) in subsection (g)—(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.”; and (D) in subsection (i)(3), by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code.”. (18)

5 USC 415 note.

Section 409(b) of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–134, 111 Stat. 2587) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (19)

5 USC 422 note.

Section 102(e)(4) of the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100–504, 102 Stat. 2517) is amended by striking “section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code.”. (20)

5 USC 424 note.

Section 7 of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–15, 123 Stat. 1605) is amended by striking “section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 424 of title 5, United States Code,”. (21) Section 103(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(b)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (22) Section 1413(a)(1)(A) of the National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1142(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.; Public Law 95–452);” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code;”. (23) Section 1337 (matter after paragraph (3)) of the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2270 (matter after paragraph (3))) is amended by striking “the authority provided in section 6, or described in section 9, of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 131 STAT. 4346 6, 9).” and inserting “the authority provided in section 406 of title 5, United States Code, or described in section 9 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452, 92 Stat. 1107).”. (24) The proviso in the matter under the heading “Office of the inspector general (including transfers of funds)” in title I of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 2270a) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (25) Section 22(c) of the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980 (Public Law 96–132, 8 U.S.C. 1551 note) is amended—(A) in the matter before paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (ii) by striking “such Act:” and inserting “such chapter:”; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “Section 4” and inserting “Section 404”; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “Section 5” and inserting “Section 405”; (D) in paragraph (3), by striking “Section 6” and inserting “Section 406”; and (E) in paragraph (4), by striking “Section 7” and inserting “Section 407”. (26) Section 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(A) in subsection (a), by striking “section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App. 3).” and inserting “section 403 of title 5.”; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5.”. (27) Section 1034(b)(1)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978;” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5;”. (28) Section 2409(g)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (29) Section 1601(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66, 10 U.S.C. 2533a note) is amended by striking “section 8(f)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 408(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code.”. (30) Section 7020(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (31) Section 8020(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (32) Section 9020(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (33) Section 216(j)(5)(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1790d(j)(5)(A)) is amended by striking “section 8L 131 STAT. 4347 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 419 of title 5, United States Code,”. (34) Section 1317(d) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4517(d)) is amended by striking “section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code.”. (35) Section 121 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5231) is amended—(A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking “section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code.”; (B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking “section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 403(e) of title 5, United States Code.”; (C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”; (D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code.”; (E) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.”; (F) in subsection (d)(3), by striking “section 6(e)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (G) in subsection (h), by striking “section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 424 of title 5, United States Code,”. (36) Section 211 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5391) is amended—(A) in subsection (d)(3), by striking “section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 405(b) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (e)(3), by striking “section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 405(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (37) Section 30(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “section 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “section 407 of title 5, United States Code;”. (38) Section 6(d) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76l(d)) is amended—(A) by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (B) by striking “such Act” and inserting “such chapter”. (39) Section 432(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(f)(2)) is amended—(A) by striking “section 6(a)(4) of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 406(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) by striking “that Act” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”.131 STAT. 4348 (40) Section 202(c) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412(c)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended by section 508(n) of this Act).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (41) Section 211 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3422) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended by section 508(n) of this Act).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (42) Section 209(e)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(e)(1)) is amended—(A) by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code,”; (B) by striking “section 11(2) of such Act)” and inserting “section 401 of title 5, United States Code)”; (C) by striking “that Act,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (D) by striking “section 6(b) and (c) of such Act.” and inserting “section 406(c) and (d) of title 5, United States Code.”. (43) Section 339(c)(2) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, as enacted by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 (22 U.S.C. 3929 note) is amended by striking “section 7(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.);” and inserting “section 407(b) of title 5, United States Code;”. (44) Section 413(b) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4861(b)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (45) Section 308(j)(3) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(j)(3)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (46) Section 7803(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7803(d)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1) (matter before subparagraph (A)), by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code”; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A) (matter before clause (i)), by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code”. (47) Section 9(b)(2) of Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49h(b)(2)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (48) Section 185(b)(3)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3245(b)(3)(D)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (49) Section 902(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5.”. (50) Section 1105(a)(25) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 401 of title 5.”.131 STAT. 4349 (51) Section 301(27) of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, as enacted by section 1(a)(7) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554, 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended—(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452):” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code:”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “Section 5(b).” and inserting “Section 405(c).”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “Section 5(d).” and inserting “Section 405(e).”. (52) Section 3003(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–66, 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code;”. (53) Section 5(e)(1) of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–248, 31 U.S.C. 3321 note) is amended by striking “subparagraph (A), (B), or (I) of section 11(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “subparagraph (A), (B), or (I) of section 424(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code,”. (54) Section 804(b) (matter before paragraph (1)) of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208, div. A, §101(f) [title VIII], 31 U.S.C. 3512 note) is amended by striking “section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 405(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (55) Section 3521(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,”. (56) Section 3801(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978)” and inserting “section 401 of title 5)”; (B) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking “section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978)” and inserting “section 415(a) of title 5)”; (C) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”; and (D) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (57) Section 3808(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (58) Section 9105(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,”. (59) Section 3703 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 11298) is amended—(A) in subsection (a) (matter before paragraph (1)), by striking “section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 403 or 415 of title 5, United States Code,”; and131 STAT. 4350 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (60) Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(A) in subsection (a), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5.”; and (B) in subsection (c)(1) (matter before subparagraph (A)), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,”. (61) Section 7366(a)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(A) by striking “sections 4(a)(1) and 6(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “sections 404(a)(1) and 406(a)(1) of title 5,”; and (B) by striking “such Act.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5.”. (62) Section 202(e)(3) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 8G(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 415(e) of title 5.”. (63) Section 410(b)(10) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978;” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5;”. (64) Section 504(h)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,”. (65) Section 1003 of title 39, United States Code, is amended—(A) in subsection (a), by striking “section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 415 of title 5,”; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking “section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 401(1) of title 5.”. (66) Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 8G(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 415(f) of title 5.”. (67) Section 2009 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 8G(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 415(f) of title 5,”. (68) Section 4(b) of the Mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98–186, 39 U.S.C. 3005 note) is amended by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code.”. (69) Section 3013 (matter after paragraph (6)) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “section 405 of title 5”. (70) Section 15704(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 403(a) of title 5.”. (71) Section 1505 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,”.131 STAT. 4351 (72) Section 4705(a)(3) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5.”. (73) Section 4706(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 403 or 415 of title 5”. (74) Section 4712(g)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (75) Section 351A(i)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(i)(2)) is amended by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code.”. (76) Section 702(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(e)) is amended by striking “section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code.”. (77) Section 1128A(m)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(m)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (78) Section 1128C(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7c(a)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (4), by striking “paragraphs (3) through (9) of section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “paragraphs (3) through (9) of section 406(a) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in paragraph (5), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (79) Section 1128D(a)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7d(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code,”. (80) Section 322(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286k(a)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (81) The last proviso in the matter under the heading “Nuclear regulatory commission—office of inspector general” in title IV of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2286l) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (82) Section 160 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262f) is amended—(A) in subsection (a) (matter before paragraph (1))—(i) by striking “section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 401(1) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (ii) by striking “section 8E(f)(1) as established by section 8E(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100–504)” and inserting “section 415(f) of title 5, United States Code,”; and131 STAT. 4352 (B) in subsection (c), by striking “section 2 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 402 of title 5, United States Code,”. (83) Section 183(c)(2)(B) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12643(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (84) Section 204(b)(2) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82, 42 U.S.C. 12651 note) is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code;”; and (B) in subparagraph (B) (matter before clause (i)), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”. (85) Section 192A(g)(6) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)(6)) is amended by striking “section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978;” and inserting “section 414 of title 5, United States Code;”. (86) Section 193A(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651d(a)) is amended by striking “section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 414 of title 5, United States Code.”. (87) Section 194(b)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651e(b)(2)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (88) Section 195(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651f(a)) is amended by striking “section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 414 of title 5, United States Code,”. (89) Section 3555(b)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,”. (90) Section 3903(a) (matter before paragraph (1)) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking “Sections 4, 5, 6 (other than subsection (a)(7) and (8) thereof), and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App. 3)” and inserting “Sections 404, 405, 406 (other than subsection (a)(7) and (8) thereof), and 407 of title 5”. (91) Section 9–A(b) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1422d(b)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as amended.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (92) Section 17(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1599(b)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as amended.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (93) Section 501(c) of Public Law 96–205 (48 U.S.C. 1668(c)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as amended.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”. (94) Section 4(b) of the Act of June 30, 1954 (48 U.S.C. 1681b(b)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as amended.” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”.131 STAT. 4353 (95) Section 114(o) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”. (96) Section 1137(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “subsections (a) and (b) of section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “subsections (a) and (c) of section 406 of title 5.”. (97) Section 1326(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “subsections (a) and (b) of section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “subsections (a) and (c) of section 406 of title 5.”. (98) Section 20109(a)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.; Public Law 95–452);” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5;”. (99) Section 103H(k)(5)(H) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(H)) is amended by striking “section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 416 of title 5, United States Code.”. (100) Section 507(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3106(a)(1)) is amended by striking “section 8H(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 416(h) of title 5, United States Code.”. (101) Section 3001(j)(1)(C)(i) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking “subsections (a)(1), (d), and (h) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “subsections (b)(1), (e), and (i) of section 416 of title 5, United States Code;”. (c) Amendments To Update References to Ethics in Government Act of 1978.—(1) Section 1201(c)(5) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 612(c)(5)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code;”. (2) Section 301(k) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(k)) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (3) Section 3(4)(D) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(4)(D)) is amended by striking “section 109(13) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 13101(13) of title 5, United States Code.”. (4) Section 304 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 4712) is amended—(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking “section 103(h)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “section 13105(h)(1) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (c), by striking “section 103(h)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13105(h)(1) of title 5, United States Code,”. (5) Section 901(a) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (2 U.S.C. 4725(a)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978;” and inserting “section 13104(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code;”; and131 STAT. 4354 (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking “section 107(2) of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–521).” and inserting “section 13101(16) of title 5, United States Code.”. (6) Section 3374(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 131 of this title,”. (7) Section 1110(e)(2)(E) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84, 5 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978;” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code;”. (8) Section 3704(b)(2)(E) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978;” and inserting “chapter 131 of this title;”. (9) Section 7353(d)(1)(E) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 are transmitted under such title,” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of this title are transmitted under such subchapter,”. (10) Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–402 (5 U.S.C. 7353 note) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 109(5) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 13101(5) of title 5, United States Code.”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 109(10) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 13101(10) of title 5, United States Code.”. (11)

5 USC 13101 note.

Section 2 of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–105, 126 Stat. 291, 5 U.S.C. App. 101 note) is amended—(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “section 109(11) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(11))).” and inserting “section 13101(11) of title 5, United States Code).”; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking “section 109(10) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (U.S.C. App. 109(10)).” and inserting “section 13101(10) of title 5, United States Code.”; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking “section 109(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(8)).” and inserting “section 13101(9) of title 5, United States Code.”; and (D) in paragraph (6), by striking “section 109(18) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(18)).” and inserting “section 13101(18) of title 5, United States Code.”. (12)

5 USC 13103 note.

Section 17(a) of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–105, 126 Stat. 303, 5 U.S.C. App. 101 note) is amended by striking “section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101)” and inserting “section 13103 of title 5, United States Code,”. (13)

5 USC 13104 note.

Section 22(c) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–65, 109 Stat. 705, 5 U.S.C. App. 102 note) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government 131 STAT. 4355 Act of 1978” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (14)

5 USC 13105 note.

Section 1003(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–55, 119 Stat. 572, 5 U.S.C. App. 103 note) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (15)

5 USC 13107 note.

Section 8 of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–105, 126 Stat. 295, 5 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended—(A) in subsection (a)—(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking “section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as added by this Act,” and inserting “section 13105(l) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (b)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking “section 103(h)(1)(A) of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978;” and inserting “section 13105(h)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code;”; and (II) in subparagraph (B)—(aa) in clause (ii), by striking “section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13105(l) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (bb) in the matter following clause (iii), by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.),” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 105(b)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “section 13107(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code,”; (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking “section 105(b)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13107(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (16)

5 USC 13107 note.

Section 11 of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–105, 126 Stat. 298, 5 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended—(A) in subsection (a)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.),” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (II) by striking “section 101 of that Act” and inserting “section 13103 of title 5, United States Code,”; and131 STAT. 4356 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking “section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as added by this Act,” and inserting “section 13105(l) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in subsection (b)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking “section 103 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103),” and inserting “section 13105 of title 5, United States Code,”; (II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13105(l) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (III) in the matter following clause (iii) of subparagraph (B), by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.),” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “section 105(b)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 105(b)(2))” and inserting “section 13107(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code,”; (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking “section 105(b)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 105(b)(1)),” and inserting “section 13107(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code,”; and (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (17)

5 USC 13102 note.

Section 902(a) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–194, 103 Stat. 1780, 5 U.S.C. App. 111 note) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (18) Section 7601(f)(4)(B)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939(f)(4)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking “section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.))” and inserting “section 13101 of title 5, United States Code)”. (19) Section 1110(g)(2)(E) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92, 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.);” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code;”. (20)

10 USC note prec. 4091.

Section 232(b)(3)(B)(v) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291, 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (21) Section 2904(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5.”.131 STAT. 4357 (22) Section 3(k)(2)(C) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(k)(2)(C)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.).” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (23) Section 5.11(c)(2)(C)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2245(c)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978;” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code;”. (24) Section 21A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–1) is amended—(A) in subsection (g)(2)(B)(ii), by striking “section 109(11) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(11))).” and inserting “section 13101(11) of title 5, United States Code).”; (B) in subsection (h)(2)—(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking “section 109(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(8));” and inserting “section 13101(9) of title 5, United States Code;”; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “section 109(10) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(10)).” and inserting “section 13101(10) of title 5, United States Code.”; and (C) in subsection (i), by striking “section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978” and inserting “section 13103(f) of title 5, United States Code,”. (25) Section 208(c)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 2053a(c)(2)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (26) Section 103(c)(5) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333, 16 U.S.C. 460bb note) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act,” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (27) Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5,”; and (B) in subsection (d)(1)—(i) by striking “section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.” and inserting “section 13107 of title 5.”; and (ii) by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5.”. (28) Section 116(c)(4)(D) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9516(c)(4)(D)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (29) Section 712(c) (matter before paragraph (1)) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379d–1(c) (matter before paragraph (1))) is amended by striking “section 107(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13109(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,”. (30) Section 1103(d)(1)(D) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3613(d)(1)(D)) is amended by striking “sections 501(a) and 502(a)(4) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 131 STAT. 4358 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “sections 13143(a) and 13144(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code,”. (31) Section 1112(b)(5) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3622(b)(5)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1824), as amended;” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code;”. (32) Section 3504(b) of the Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160, div. C, title XXXV, 22 U.S.C. 3641 note) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (33) Section 7701(k) (matter before paragraph (1)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7701(k) (matter before paragraph (1))) is amended by striking “section 501(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13143(b) of title 5, United States Code,”. (34) Section 7802(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7802(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking “section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for purposes of title I of such Act, except that section 101(d) of such Act” and inserting “section 13103(f) of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 131 of such title, except that section 13103(d) of such title”. (35) Section 731(i)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5;”. (36) Section 3730(e)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 13103(f) of title 5.”. (37)

36 USC note prec. 20101.

Section 3(h)(4)(A) of the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act (Public Law 111–332, 36 U.S.C. note prec. 20101) is amended by striking “section 109(16) of the Ethics in Government Act, 1978)” and inserting “section 13101(16) of title 5, United States Code)”. (38) Section 399G(h)(4)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280e–11(h)(4)(A)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act,” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (39) Section 499(j)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290b(j)(2)) is amended by striking “section 109(16) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978)” and inserting “section 13101(16) of title 5, United States Code)”.131 STAT. 4359 (40) Section 5101(c)(2)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 294q(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (41) Section 1805(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–6(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–521).” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (42) Section 1868(c)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ee(c)(1)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–521).” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (43) Section 1900(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking “title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–521).” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.”. (44) Section 204 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862m) is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,”. (45) Section 109(b) of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2129(b)) is amended by striking “section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).” and inserting “section 13104 of title 5, United States Code.”. (46) Section 106(p)(6)(I)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for purposes of title I of such Act; except that section 101(d) of such Act” and inserting “section 13103(f) of title 5 for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 131 of such title; except that section 13103(d) of such title”. (47) Section 710(b)(5)(B) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4560(b)(5)(B)) is amended—(A) by striking “section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978,” and inserting “section 13103 of title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) by striking “section 107 of that Act” and inserting “section 13109 of title 5, United States Code,”. (d) Amendments To Update Tables of Contents in Title 5, United States Code.—(1) Table of contents of title.—The table of contents of title 5, United States Code,

5 USC prec. 101.

is amended by inserting after the item relating to part III the following: “IV.  13101”. (2) Table of contents of part i.—The table of contents of part I of title 5, United States Code,

5 USC prec. 101.

 is amended—(A) by inserting after the item relating to chapter 3 the following: “4.  401”; and131 STAT. 4360(B) by inserting after the item relating to chapter 9 the following: “10.  1001”. (3) Table of contents of part iv.—Part IV of title 5, United States Code, as inserted by section 3(c),

5 USC

prec. 13101.

is amended by inserting after the heading of part IV the following: “Chap.  “131.  13101”.
SEC. 5.

5 USC note

prec. 101.

TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Restated provision.—The term “restated provision” means a provision of title 5, United States Code, that is enacted by section 3. (2) Source provision.—The term “source provision” means a provision of law that is replaced by a restated provision. (b) Cutoff Date.—The restated provisions replace certain provisions of law enacted on or before October 19, 2021. If a law enacted after that date amends or repeals a source provision, that law is deemed to amend or repeal, as the case may be, the corresponding restated provision. If a law enacted after that date is otherwise inconsistent with a restated provision or a provision of this Act, that law supersedes the restated provision or provision of this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. (c) Original Date of Enactment Unchanged.—A restated provision is deemed to have been enacted on the date of enactment of the corresponding source provision. (d) References to Restated Provisions.—A reference to a restated provision is deemed to refer to the corresponding source provision. (e) References to Source Provisions.—A reference to a source provision, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding restated provision. (f) Regulations, Orders, and Other Administrative Actions.—A regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect under a source provision continues in effect under the corresponding restated provision. (g) Actions Taken and Offenses Committed.—An action taken or an offense committed under a source provision is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding restated provision. (h) Legislative Construction.—An inference of legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of a restated provision’s location in the United States Code or by reason of the heading used for the restated provision.
SEC. 6.

5 USC note

prec. 13101.

EFFECT OF REFERENCES TO TITLE 5 ON APPLICATION OF ETHICS PROVISIONS.  A Federal statute providing that title 5 of the United States Code as a whole is inapplicable, or providing that an appointment may be made without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive service, shall not affect the application of any provision of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code.131 STAT. 4361
SEC. 7.

5 USC note

prec. 101.

REPEALS.

  The following provisions of law are repealed, except with respect to rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, or proceedings that were begun before the date of enactment of this Act:

Schedule of Laws Repealed ActSectionUnited States Code
Former Classification Pub. L. 92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)25 U.S.C. App. (FACA §2). 35 U.S.C. App. (FACA §3). 45 U.S.C. App. (FACA §4). 55 U.S.C. App. (FACA §5). 65 U.S.C. App. (FACA §6). 75 U.S.C. App. (FACA §7). 85 U.S.C. App. (FACA §8). 95 U.S.C. App. (FACA §9). 105 U.S.C. App. (FACA §10). 115 U.S.C. App. (FACA §11). 125 U.S.C. App. (FACA §12). 135 U.S.C. App. (FACA §13). 145 U.S.C. App. (FACA §14). 155 U.S.C. App. (FACA §15). Pub. L. 95–452 (Inspector General Act of 1978)25 U.S.C. App. (IGA §2). 35 U.S.C. App. (IGA §3). 45 U.S.C. App. (IGA §4). 55 U.S.C. App. (IGA §5). 65 U.S.C. App. (IGA §6). 75 U.S.C. App. (IGA §7). 85 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8). 8A(c) through (f)5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8A(c) through (f)). 8B5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8B). 8C5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8C). 8D5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8D). 8E5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8E). 8F5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8F). 8G5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8G). 8H5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8H). 8I5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8I). 8J5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8J). 8L5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8L). 8M5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8M). 8N5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8N). 95 U.S.C. App. (IGA §9). 115 U.S.C. App. (IGA §11). 125 U.S.C. App. (IGA §12). Pub. L. 95–521 (Ethics in Government Act of 1978)1015 U.S.C. App. (EGA §101). 1025 U.S.C. App. (EGA §102). 1035 U.S.C. App. (EGA §103). 1045 U.S.C. App. (EGA §104). 1055 U.S.C. App. (EGA §105). 1065 U.S.C. App. (EGA §106). 1075 U.S.C. App. (EGA §107). 1085 U.S.C. App. (EGA §108). 1095 U.S.C. App. (EGA §109). 1105 U.S.C. App. (EGA §110). 1115 U.S.C. App. (EGA §111). 4015 U.S.C. App. (EGA §401).131 STAT. 4362 4025 U.S.C. App. (EGA §402). 4035 U.S.C. App. (EGA §403). 4045 U.S.C. App. (EGA §404). 4055 U.S.C. App. (EGA §405). 4085 U.S.C. App. (EGA §408). 5015 U.S.C. App. (EGA §501). 5025 U.S.C. App. (EGA §502). 5035 U.S.C. App. (EGA §503). 5045 U.S.C. App. (EGA §504). 5055 U.S.C. App. (EGA §505). Pub. L. 110–409 (Inspector General Reform Act of 2008)4(a)(3)5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §3) note. 4(b)5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §3) note. 4(c)5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §3) note.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5961: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–193 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 1, 8, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–287: To reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, and for other purposes. Public Law287 Public Law 117–287136 Stat. 4363 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–287—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4363 Public Law117–287 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 5973]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

16 USC 941 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT OF 1990.(a) Reports.—Section 1008 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941f) is amended—(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—(A) by inserting “and not later than December 31, 2027,” after “2021,”; (B) by striking “Committee on Resources” and inserting “Committee on Natural Resources”; and (C) by inserting “, with respect to the period covered by the report” after “describes”; and (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2016 through 2020” and inserting “2023 through 2028”. (b) Reauthorization.—Section 1009(a) of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941g(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2016 through 2021” and inserting “2023 through 2028”.136 STAT. 4364 (c) Administrative Costs.—Section 1009(a)(1)(B) of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941g(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking “5” and inserting “3”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5973: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–298 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–288: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the “Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building”. Public Law288 Public Law 117–288136 Stat. 4365 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–288—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4365 Public Law117–288 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the “Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6042]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CAESAR H. WRIGHT JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6042: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–289: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma. Public Law289 Public Law 117–289136 Stat. 4366 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–289—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4366 Public Law117–289 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6064]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ASSESSMENTS BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS LINKED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA FOR PURPOSES OF AWARDING DISABILITY COMPENSATION.(a)

Deadline.

Agreement.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this Act referred to as the “National Academies”) to perform the services covered by this section. (b)

Determinations.

Comprehensive Review.—Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies under this section, the National Academies shall conduct a comprehensive review of examinations, furnished by the Secretary to individuals who submit claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma (in this Act referred to as “MST”), for the purpose of assessing the impairments of such individuals arising from MST. The review carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:(1) A determination of the adequacy of tools and protocols used by the Secretary to provide examinations described in this subsection, including—(A) the Disability Benefits Questionnaires; (B) the Department’s schedule of rating disabilities; (C) consideration of whether certain conditions linked to MST should require referral for both a mental health examination and a physical health examination; and (D) the necessity of internal pelvic examinations to diagnose certain conditions linked to MST, and whether alternatives to such examinations could be considered if a veteran objects to or cannot complete such examination. (2) A determination of what credentials and training are necessary for a health care specialist or provider to perform 136 STAT. 4367 such examinations related to physical conditions linked to MST, for men and for women, including—(A) sexual dysfunction; (B) pelvic pain; (C) pelvic dysfunction; (D) musculoskeletal disabilities; and (E) cardiovascular conditions (including stroke). (3) A determination of what credentials and training are necessary for a health care specialist or provider to perform such examinations related to mental health conditions linked to MST, for men and for women. (4)

Assessment.

Recommenda-

tions.

An assessment of the quality of MST training for individuals who perform such examinations, including recommendations for improvements to such training. (c) Reports.—(1) Report of the national academies.—Not later than 540 days after the date on which the Secretary enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the National Academies shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the comprehensive review conducted under subsection (b). Such report shall include the following elements:(A) The findings of the National Academies under subsection (b). (B)

Recommenda-

tions.

Recommendations of the National Academies regarding legislative or administrative action to improve of the adjudication of claims described in subsection (b). (2) Report of the secretary.—Not later than 90 days after submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the plans of the Secretary to carry out any action based on the findings and recommendations of the National Academies.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6064: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–290: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the “Ronald A. Robinson Post Office”. Public Law290 Public Law 117–290136 Stat. 4368 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–290—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4368 Public Law117–290 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the “Ronald A. Robinson Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6080]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RONALD A. ROBINSON POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the “Ronald A. Robinson Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Ronald A. Robinson Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6080: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–291: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the “W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office”. Public Law291 Public Law 117–291136 Stat. 4369 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–291—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4369 Public Law117–291 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the “W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6218]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. W.O.C. KORT MILLER PLANTENBERG POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6218: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Public Law 117–292: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the “Charles P. Nord Post Office”. Public Law292 Public Law 117–292136 Stat. 4370 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–292—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4370 Public Law117–292 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the “Charles P. Nord Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6220]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARLES P. NORD POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Charles P. Nord Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Charles P. Nord Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6220: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–293: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the “James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office”. Public Law293 Public Law 117–293136 Stat. 4371 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–293—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4371 Public Law117–293 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the “James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6221]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JAMES A. ROGERS JR. POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6221: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–294: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in Suffern, New York, as the “Sergeant Gerald T. ‘Jerry’ Donnellan Post Office”. Public Law294 Public Law 117–294136 Stat. 4372 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–294—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4372 Public Law117–294 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in Suffern, New York, as the “Sergeant Gerald T. ‘Jerry’ Donnellan Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6267]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SERGEANT GERALD T. “JERRY” DONNELLAN POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in Suffern, New York, shall be known and designated as the “Sergeant Gerald T. ‘Jerry’ Donnellan Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sergeant Gerald T. ‘Jerry’ Donnellan Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6267: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–295: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the “Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building”. Public Law295 Public Law 117–295136 Stat. 4373 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–295—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4373 Public Law117–295 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the “Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6386]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6386: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 10, 11, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–296: To amend the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act to modify the boundary of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. Public Law296 Public Law 117–296136 Stat. 4374 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–296—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4374 Public Law117–296 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act to modify the boundary of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6427]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act.
SECTION 1.

16 USC 668dd note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act”.
SEC. 2. RED RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.  Section 3(a)(1) of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act (Public Law 106–300; 114 Stat. 1055)

16 USC 668dd note.

 is amended by striking “map entitled ‘Red River National Wildlife Refuge—Selection Area’, dated September 5, 2000” and inserting “map entitled ‘Red River National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition Boundary’ and dated March 21, 2022”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6427: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–615 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–297: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the method by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines the effects of a closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such institution. Public Law297 Public Law 117–297136 Stat. 4375 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–297—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4375 Public Law117–297 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the method by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines the effects of a closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such institution.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6604]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act”.
SEC. 2. CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT TRANSFER CREDITS FROM CERTAIN CLOSED OR DISAPPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.  Section 3699(c)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “An individual” and inserting “(i) An individual”; (2) by designating the second sentence as clause (iv) and indenting appropriately; and (3) by inserting after clause (i), as designated by paragraph (1), the following new clauses:“(ii)

Requirements.

In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary shall—“(I)

Certification.

require an individual to certify in writing that the individual has transferred fewer than 12 credits as described in such clause; “(II) require an individual who makes a certification under subclause (I) to acknowledge in writing that if the individual transfers 12 or more credits as described in such clause (i)—“(aa) the individual may not be deemed under such clause to be an individual who did not receive such credits; and “(bb)

Rescission.

the Secretary shall rescind the certificate of eligibility provided under subclause (IV); “(III) accept a certification under subclause (I) as proof of the individual transferring fewer than 12 credits; and “(IV) provide to the individual who makes a certification under subclause (I) and makes the acknowledgment under subclause (II) a certificate of eligibility that the individual may provide to an educational institution as proof of the individual being covered by this paragraph. “(iii)

Notification.

The Secretary shall notify individuals described in subparagraph (B) of being eligible to be covered by this paragraph.” .136 STAT. 4376
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO SPECIFY AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF A TRANSFER OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO A DEPENDENT.  Section 3319(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by adding “and” after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6604: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 16, 17, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–298: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the “PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building”. Public Law298 Public Law 117–298136 Stat. 4377 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–298—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4377 Public Law117–298 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the “PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6630]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PFC JANG HO KIM POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, shall be known and designated as the “PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6630: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–299: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the “Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building”. Public Law299 Public Law 117–299136 Stat. 4378 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–299—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4378 Public Law117–299 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the “Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6917]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RYAN J. CUMMINGS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6917: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–300: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma. Public Law300 Public Law 117–300136 Stat. 4379 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–300—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4379 Public Law117–300 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 6961]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING ON CLAIMS INVOLVING MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.(a) Requirement.—Section 7102 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c)(1) The Secretary shall ensure that there is offered to each member of the Board an annual training on military sexual trauma and proceedings that concern a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma experienced by a veteran. “(2) A proceeding that concerns a claim specified in paragraph (1) may not be assigned to an individual member of the Board or to a panel of members unless the individual member, or each member of the panel, as the case may be, has completed the annual training most recently offered to that member pursuant to such paragraph. “(3) In this subsection, the term ‘military sexual trauma’ has the meaning given that term in section 1166(c) of this title.” . (b)

Deadline.

38 USC 7102 note.

First Training.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each member of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals is offered the first annual training under section 7102(c) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c)

38 USC 7102 note.

Applicability.—The limitation under section 7102(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to the assignment of proceedings on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2.

38 USC 1166 note.

REVIEW OF LANGUAGE AND PRACTICES USED IN CONNECTION WITH CLAIMS INVOLVING MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.(a) Board of Veterans’ Appeals.—(1) In general.—Section 7112 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(A) by inserting “(a) Remanded Claims.—” before “The Secretary”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsections:“(b) Claims Involving Military Sexual Trauma.—

Determination.

The Board shall promptly determine whether a notice of disagreement filed with the Board is a covered case.136 STAT. 4380 “(c) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) The term ‘covered case’ means a case—“(A) that concerns a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma; and “(B) for which the appellant has requested a hearing in the notice of disagreement filed with the Board pursuant to section 7105 of this title. “(2) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of this title.” . (2) Clerical amendments.—(A) Section heading.—The heading of such section is amended by striking “remanded” and inserting “certain”. (B) Table of sections.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title

38 USC

prec. 7101.

 is amended by striking the item relating to section 7112 and inserting the following: “7112. (b) Audit and Modification of Denial Letters.—(1) Requirement.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct an audit of the language used in letters sent to individuals to explain the decision by the Secretary to deny covered claims.

Deadline.

 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify the letters to ensure that—(A) the letters use trauma-informed language; and (B) veterans are not re-traumatized through insensitive language. (2) Consultation.—The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in consultation with veterans service organizations and other stakeholders as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c)

Protocols.

Examinations.—The Secretary shall establish protocols for Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers and contract medical providers to ensure that the medical providers conduct examinations regarding covered claims using trauma-informed practices. (d) Definitions.—In this section:(1) The term “compensation” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term “contract medical provider” means a medical provider who contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide a medical examination or a medical opinion when such an examination or opinion is necessary to make a decision on a claim under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (3) The term “covered claim” means a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma experienced by a veteran. (4) The term “military sexual trauma” has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of title 38, United States Code. (5) The term “trauma-informed” means, with respect to language or practices, using language or carrying out practices in a manner that—(A) is based on a knowledge of the awareness of the prevalence and impact of trauma on the physical, emotional, and mental health of an individual, the behaviors 136 STAT. 4381 of the individual, and the engagement by the individual to services; (B) is aimed at ensuring environments and services are welcoming and engaging to the individual who receives such services and the staff who provide such services; and (C) ensures that the language or practices do not retraumatize the individual.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6961: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–301: To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes. Public Law301 Public Law 117–301136 Stat. 4382 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–301—Dec. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4382 Public Law117–301 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7181]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Human Trafficking Prevention Act

of 2022.

22 USC 7101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. POSTING OF NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PHONE NUMBER IN CERTAIN RESTROOMS.  Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii))) is amended by—(1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: “The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows:“(I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. “(II)

Coordination.

The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. “(III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information136 STAT. 4383 of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry.” .
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7181: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–477, Pt. 1 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 19, considered and passed House.

Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–302: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Public Law302 Public Law 117–302136 Stat. 4384 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–302—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4384 Public Law117–302 117th Congress
An Act To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7299]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022” or the “SVAC Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

Deadlines.

INDEPENDENT CYBERSECURITY ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) Independent Assessment Required.—(1) In general.—

Contracts.

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide to the Secretary an independent cybersecurity assessment of—(A) five high-impact information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (B) the effectiveness of the information security program and information security management system of the Department. (2) Detailed analysis.—The independent cybersecurity assessment provided under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed analysis of the ability of the Department—(A) to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information, information systems, and devices of the Department; and (B) to protect against—(i) advanced persistent cybersecurity threats; (ii) ransomware; (iii) denial of service attacks; (iv) insider threats; (v) threats from foreign actors, including state sponsored criminals and other foreign based criminals; (vi) phishing; (vii) credential theft; (viii) cybersecurity attacks that target the supply chain of the Department; (ix) threats due to remote access and telework activity; and (x) other cyber threats.136 STAT. 4385 (3) Types of systems.—The independent cybersecurity assessment provided under paragraph (1) shall cover on-premises, remote, cloud-based, and mobile information systems and devices used by, or in support of, Department activities. (4) Shadow information technology.—

Evaluation.

The independent cybersecurity assessment provided under paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of the use of information technology systems, devices, and services by employees and contractors of the Department who do so without the heads of the elements of the Department that are responsible for information technology at the Department knowing or approving of such use. (5) Methodology.—In conducting the cybersecurity assessment to be provided under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center shall take into account industry best practices and the current state-of-the-art in cybersecurity evaluation and review. (b) Plan.—(1) In general.—Not later than 120 days after the date on which an independent assessment is provided to the Secretary by a federally funded research and development center pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to address the findings of the federally funded research and development center set forth in such assessment. (2) Elements.—The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:(A) Improvements to the security controls of the information systems of the Department assessed under subsection (a) to—(i) achieve the goals specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of such subsection; and (ii) protect against the threats specified in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph. (B) Improvements to the information security program and information security management system of the Department to achieve such goals and protect against such threats. (C)

Cost estimate.

A cost estimate for implementing the plan. (D)

Timeline.

A timeline for implementing the plan. (E) Such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Comptroller General of the United States Evaluation and Review.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the plan under subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—(1) commence an evaluation and review of—(A) the independent cybersecurity assessment provided under subsection (a); and (B) the response of the Department to such assessment; and (2)

Briefing.

Recommenda-

tions.

provide to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the 136 STAT. 4386 results of the evaluation and review, including any recommendations made to the Secretary regarding the matters covered by the briefing.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7299: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered in House.

Nov. 17, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–303: To improve coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. Public Law303 Public Law 117–303136 Stat. 4387 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–303—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4387 Public Law117–303 117th Congress
An Act To improve coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7335]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

MST Claims Coordination Act.

38 USC 1166 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “MST Claims Coordination Act”.
SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION COORDINATION FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS ARISING FROM MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.(a) Coordinated Provision of Materials.—(1) Required materials.—During or immediately after each covered event, and together with each covered document, in a claim for compensation arising from military sexual trauma experienced by a covered individual, the Under Secretary for Benefits of the Veterans Benefits Administration, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration, shall provide, to the covered individual—(A) outreach letters; (B) information on the Veterans Crisis Line; (C) information on how to make an appointment with a mental health provider; and (D) other information on available resources relating to military sexual trauma (including information on military sexual trauma coordinators of the Veterans Health Administration, mental health providers trained in military sexual trauma issues, and peer support specialists). (2) Format of materials.—Materials described in paragraph (1) may be provided electronically. (b) Automatic Notification System.—In a claim for compensation arising from military sexual trauma experienced by a veteran, if the veteran is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, and consents to the notification system under this subsection, the Under Secretary for Benefits shall automatically notify the Under Secretary for Health shortly before the veteran—(1) participates in any covered event; or (2) receives any covered document. (c) Implementation Deadline.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement this Act not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.136 STAT. 4388 (d) Definitions.—In this section:(1) The term “compensation” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term “covered document” means a determination (including a rating determination) that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides to the claimant in connection with a claim for compensation. (3) The term “covered event” includes, with respect to a claim for compensation—(A) a medical examination under section 5103A of title 38, United States Code; (B) a hearing before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals under section 7107 of such title; and (C) any other event determined relevant by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (4) The term “covered individual” means a former member of the Armed Forces (as that term is defined in section 1720D of title 38, United States Code) who elects to receive materials under subsection (a). (5) The term “military sexual trauma” has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of title 38, United States Code. (6) The term “Veterans Crisis Line” means the toll-free hotline for veterans established under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7335: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

May 18, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–304: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the “Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building”. Public Law304 Public Law 117–304136 Stat. 4389 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–304—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4389 Public Law117–304 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the “Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7514]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ANDREW GOMER WILLIAMS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the “Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7514: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–305: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, as the “Roy E. Dickens Post Office”. Public Law305 Public Law 117–305136 Stat. 4390 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–305—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4390 Public Law117–305 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, as the “Roy E. Dickens Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7518]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROY E. DICKENS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the “Roy E. Dickens Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Roy E. Dickens Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7518: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–306: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the “Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building”. Public Law306 Public Law 117–306136 Stat. 4391 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–306—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4391 Public Law117–306 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the “Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7519]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DR. EZRA S. PARKE POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the “Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7519: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–307: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the “U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office”. Public Law307 Public Law 117–307136 Stat. 4392 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–307—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4392 Public Law117–307 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the “U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7638]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. U.S. MARINE CORPORAL RONALD R. PAYNE JR. POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, shall be known and designated as the “U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7638: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–308: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the appraisal requirements for certain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Public Law308 Public Law 117–308136 Stat. 4393 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–308—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4393 Public Law117–308 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the appraisal requirements for certain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 7735]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022.

38 USC 3731 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

Deadline.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING APPRAISAL DELIVERY TIMES.  Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives recommendations for improving the delivery times for appraisals for loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 3. UPDATE OF APPRAISAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a)

Deadline.

Updated Regulations Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe updated regulations or program requirements to clarify when an appraisal is required, how an appraisal is to be conducted, and who is eligible to conduct an appraisal for a loan guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, for any purpose described in section 3710(a) of such title. In prescribing updated regulations or program requirements under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the recommendations of the Secretary submitted under section 2. (b) Waiver of Requirement for Certain Properties.—In prescribing updated regulations or program requirements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider making changes applicable to—(1) certification requirements for appraisers; (2) minimum property requirements; (3) the process for selecting and reviewing comparable sales; (4) quality control processes; (5) the Assisted Appraisal Processing Program; and (6) the use of waivers or other alternatives to existing appraisal processes.136 STAT. 4394 (c)

Guidelines.

Desk Top Appraisals.—In prescribing updated regulations or program guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide guidance for the use of the authority under section 3731(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, taking into consideration—(1) situations in which the use of such authority would provide for cost savings for the borrower; and (2) situations in which a traditional appraisal requirement could cause a delay substantial enough to jeopardize the ability of a borrower to complete a transaction.
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7735: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered in House.

Sept. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–309: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Martin Olav Sabo Post Office”. Public Law309 Public Law 117–309136 Stat. 4395 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–309—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4395 Public Law117–309 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Martin Olav Sabo Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 8025]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARTIN OLAV SABO POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Martin Olav Sabo Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Martin Olav Sabo Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8025: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–310: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Charles W. Lindberg Post Office”. Public Law310 Public Law 117–310136 Stat. 4396 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–310—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4396 Public Law117–310 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Charles W. Lindberg Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 8026]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARLES W. LINDBERG POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Charles W. Lindberg Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Charles W. Lindberg Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8026: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–311: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the “Bob Krueger Post Office”. Public Law311 Public Law 117–311136 Stat. 4397 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–311—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4397 Public Law117–311 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the “Bob Krueger Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 8203]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOB KRUEGER POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Bob Krueger Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Bob Krueger Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8203: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, considered in House.

Dec. 1, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–312: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 236 Concord Exchange North in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the “Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building”. Public Law312 Public Law 117–312136 Stat. 4398 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–312—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4398 Public Law117–312 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 236 Concord Exchange North in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the “Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 8226]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OFFICER LEO PAVLAK POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 236 Concord Exchange North in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8226: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–313: To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the timeframe for designation of benefits under Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance programs, to improve the treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Public Law313 Public Law 117–313136 Stat. 4399 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–313—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4399 Public Law117–313 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the timeframe for designation of benefits under Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance programs, to improve the treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 8260]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TIMEFRAME FOR DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE BENEFICIARIES AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS.(a) National Service Life Insurance.—Section 1917(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “two years” and inserting “one year”; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “four” and inserting “two”. (b) United States Government Life Insurance.—Section 1952(c)(1) of such title is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “two years” and inserting “one year”; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “four” and inserting “two”. (c)

38 USC 1917 note.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the death of an insured person occurring on or after the date that is two years before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION PROCESS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS.(a) NSLI.—Section 1917 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:“(a)(1) A person who enrolls in insurance maturing on or after August 1, 1946, may designate a beneficiary of the insurance policy. The insured shall, subject to regulations, at all times have the right to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such insurance without the consent of such beneficiary or beneficiaries. “(2)

Determination.

If a person enrolled in insurance maturing on or after August 1, 1946, does not designate a beneficiary under paragraph (1) before the veteran dies, or if a designated beneficiary predeceases 136 STAT. 4400 the veteran, the Secretary shall determine the beneficiary in the following order:“(A) The surviving spouse of the insured person. “(B) The children of the insured person and descendants of deceased children by representation. “(C) The parents of the insured person or the survivors of the parents. “(D) The duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the insured person. “(E) Other next of kin of the insured person entitled under the laws of domicile of the insured person at the time of the death of the insured person.” . (b) USGLI.—(1) In general.—Section 1949 of such title is amended to read as follows:
“§ 1949. Beneficiaries“(a) Designation.—A person who enrolls in United States Government life insurance may designate a beneficiary of the insurance policy. Subject to regulations, the insured person shall at all times have the right to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries of a United States Government life insurance policy without the consent of such beneficiary or beneficiaries. “(b) Determination in Cases of Non-Designation.—If a person enrolled in United States Government life insurance does not designate a beneficiary under subsection (a) before the insured person dies, or if a designated beneficiary predeceases the insured person, the Secretary shall determine the beneficiary in the following order:“(1) The surviving spouse of the insured person. “(2) The children of the insured person and descendants of deceased children by representation. “(3) The parents of the insured person or the survivors of the parents. “(4) The duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the insured person. “(5) Other next of kin of the insured person entitled under the laws of domicile of the insured person at the time of the death of the insured person.”
. (2) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 19 of such title

38 USC

prec. 1901.

 is amended by striking the item relating to section 1949 and inserting the following new item: “1949. (c)

38 USC 1917 note.

Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the death of an insured person occurring on or after the date that is two years before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4.

38 USC note

prec. 1981.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IMPROVEMENT OF TREATMENT OF UNDISBURSED LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS.(a) Improvement of Processes.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall improve the processes and procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to identifying, locating, and paying hard-to-find beneficiaries of life insurance policies issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, including by—136 STAT. 4401(1) improving the search tools available on the website of the Department; (2) conducting outreach to veterans, veterans service organizations, and the general public with respect to such search tools; (3) improving the processes for searching for information relating to potential recipients through internal Department sources and sources available through other Federal agencies, State government agencies, and non-government entities; and (4)

Deadline.

ensuring the Department has sufficient dedicated staff whose primary responsibilities are identifying, locating, and paying hard-to-find beneficiaries, with the goal of disbursing by not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, all funds that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are owed to a beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should work with interagency partners to determine the types of records, reports, and other materials that may be required to identify, locate, and disburse undisbursed life insurance benefits to hard-to-find beneficiaries. (c) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out this section. (d) Undisbursed Life Insurance Benefits Defined.—The term “undisbursed life insurance benefits”—(1) means any amount of money that is owed to a beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, and that has not been disbursed for a period of two years or longer; and (2) does not include any amount of money that—(A) has not been disbursed due to a contested claim; or (B) is in dispute by two or more parties over who is the entitled beneficiary.
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the 136 STAT. 4402 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8260: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–463 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered in House.

Sept. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–314: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the “Susan A. Davis Post Office”. Public Law314 Public Law 117–314136 Stat. 4403 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–314—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4403 Public Law117–314 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the “Susan A. Davis Post Office”.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 9308]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSAN A. DAVIS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, shall be known and designated as the “Susan A. Davis Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Susan A. Davis Post Office”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 9308: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 29, considered in House.

Dec. 1, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–315: To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. Public Law315 Public Law 117–315136 Stat. 4404 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–315—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4404 Public Law117–315 117th Congress
An Act To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 7]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022.

34 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES.(a) Amendment.—Section 2001(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441(d)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “Indian”; (B) in subparagarph (B), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “Indian”; (C) in subparagraph (C)—(i) by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “tribal communities”; and (ii) by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “Indian”; and (D) in subparagraph (D)—(i) by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “Indian tribes”; and (ii) by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “against Indian”; (2) in paragraph (2)—(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “Indian tribes”; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “Indian tribes”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(6) Native hawaiian defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘Native Hawaiian’ has the meaning given that term in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221).” . (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—Section 40002(a)(42) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(42)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A)—¨136STAT. 4405­(A) by inserting “, Native Hawaiian organizations, or the Native Hawaiian community” after “Indian service providers”; (B) by inserting “, organizations, or communities” after “member providers”; and (C) by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “designed to assist Indian”; and (2) in subparagraph (B)—(A) in clause (i), by inserting “, organizations, or communities” after “member service providers”; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “tribal communities”.
SEC. 3.

34 USC 10441 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act shall become effective one day after enactment.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 7: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–316: To establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Public Law316 Public Law 117–316136 Stat. 4406 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–316—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4406 Public Law117–316 117th Congress
An Act To establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 558]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a)

15 USC 9701 note.

Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act” or the “FLOODS Act”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  Sec. 5.  Sec. 6.  Sec. 7.  Sec. 8.  Sec. 9.  Sec. 10.  Sec. 11.  Sec. 12.  Sec. 13.  Sec. 14.  Sec. 15.  Sec. 16.  Sec. 17. 
SEC. 2.

15 USC 9701.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) State.—The term “State” means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 3.

15 USC 9702.

NATIONAL INTEGRATED FLOOD INFORMATION SYSTEM.(a)

Establishment.

In General.—The Administrator shall establish a system, to be known as the “National Integrated Flood Information System”, 136 STAT. 4407 to better inform and provide for more timely decision making to reduce flood-related effects and costs. (b) System Functions.—The Administrator, through the National Integrated Flood Information System, shall—(1) provide an effective flood early warning system that—(A) collects and integrates information on the key indicators of floods and flood impacts, including streamflow, reservoir release and diversion, precipitation, soil moisture, snow water equivalent, land cover, and evaporative demand; (B) makes usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of floods; (C)

Assessment.

assesses the severity of flood conditions and effects; (D) provides information described in subparagraph (A), forecasts described in subparagraph (B), and assessments described in subparagraph (C) at the national, regional, and local levels, as appropriate; and (E) communicates flood forecasts, flood conditions, and flood impacts to appropriate entities engaged in flood planning, preparedness, and response and post-event flood extent, including—(i) decision makers at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal levels of government; and (ii) the public; (2)

Data.

provide timely data, information, and products that reflect differences in flood conditions among localities, regions, watersheds, and States; (3)

Coordination.

coordinate and integrate, through interagency agreements as practicable, Federal research and monitoring in support of the flood early warning information system provided under paragraph (1); (4) use existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships; (5) make improvements in seasonal precipitation and temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperature, and flood water prediction; and (6) continue ongoing research and monitoring activities relating to floods, including research activities relating to—(A) the prediction, length, severity, and impacts of floods and improvement of the accuracy, timing, and specificity of flash flood warnings; (B) the role of extreme weather events and climate variability in floods; and (C) how water travels over and through surfaces. (c) Partnerships.—The Administrator, through the National Integrated Flood Information System, may—(1)

Determination.

engage with the private sector to improve flood monitoring, forecasts, land and topography data, and communication, if the Administrator determines that such engagement is appropriate, cost effective, and beneficial to the public and decision makers described in subsection (b)(1)(E)(i); (2) facilitate the development of 1 or more academic cooperative partnerships to assist in carrying out the functions of the National Integrated Flood Information System described in subsection (b);136 STAT. 4408 (3) use and support monitoring by citizen scientists, including by developing best practices to facilitate maximum data integration, as the Administrator considers appropriate; (4) engage with, and leverage the resources of, entities within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such as the National Weather Service with respect to forecast and warning functions, the National Integrated Drought Information System, the Regional Climate Center, and the National Mesonet Program, to improve coordination of water monitoring, forecasting, and management; and (5) engage with and support water monitoring by the United States Geological Survey—(A) to improve the availability and continuity of streamflow data at critical locations through the deployment of rapid deployment gages and the flood-hardening of at-risk streamflow gauges; and (B) to increase storm surge monitoring data through the deployment of additional storm surge sensors. (d) Consultation.—In developing and maintaining the National Integrated Flood Information System, the Administrator shall consult with relevant Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies, research institutions, and the private sector. (e) Cooperation From Other Federal Agencies.—Each Federal agency shall cooperate as appropriate with the Administrator in carrying out this section.
SEC. 4.

15 USC 9703.

OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING FOR TOTAL WATER PREDICTION.(a)

Evaluations.

Partnerships.—(1) In general.—The Administrator shall establish partnerships with 1 or more institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to evaluate observations that would improve total water prediction. (2) Priority observations.—In establishing partnerships under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial systems. (b) Maintained Observations.—If the Administrator determines that incorporating additional observations improves total water prediction, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, continue incorporating those observations. (c) Modeling Improvements.—The Administrator shall advance geographic coverage, resolution, skill, and efficiency of coastal oceanographic modeling, including efforts that improve the coupling of and interoperability between hydrological models and coastal ocean models.
SEC. 5.

15 USC 9704.

SERVICE COORDINATION HYDROLOGISTS AT RIVER FORECAST CENTERS OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.(a) Designation of Service Coordination Hydrologists.—(1) In general.—The Director of the National Weather Service (in this section referred to as the “Director”) shall designate at least 1 service coordination hydrologist at each River Forecast Center of the National Weather Service. (2) Performance by other employees.—Performance of the responsibilities outlined in this section is not limited to the service coordination hydrologist position.136 STAT. 4409 (b) Primary Role of Service Coordination Hydrologists.—The primary role of the service coordination hydrologist shall be to carry out the responsibilities required by this section. (c) Responsibilities.—(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), consistent with the analysis described in section 409 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–25; 131 Stat. 112), and in order to increase impact-based decision support services, each service coordination hydrologist designated under subsection (a) shall, with respect to hydrology—(A) be responsible for providing service to the geographic area of responsibility covered by the River Forecast Center at which the service coordination hydrologist is employed to help ensure that users of products and services of the National Weather Service can respond effectively to improve outcomes from flood events; (B) liaise with users of products and services of the National Weather Service, such as the public, academia, media outlets, users in the hydropower, transportation, recreation, and agricultural communities, and forestry, land, fisheries, and water management interests, to evaluate the adequacy and usefulness of the products and services of the National Weather Service; (C) collaborate with such River Forecast Centers and Weather Forecast Offices and Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies as the Director considers appropriate in developing, proposing, and implementing plans to develop, modify, or tailor products and services of the National Weather Service to improve the usefulness of such products and services; (D) engage in interagency partnerships with Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies to explore the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations to reduce flood risk; (E) ensure the maintenance and accuracy of flooding call lists, appropriate office flooding policy or procedures, and other flooding information or dissemination methodologies or strategies; and (F) work closely with Federal, State, local, and Tribal emergency and floodplain management agencies, and other agencies relating to disaster management, to ensure a planned, coordinated, and effective preparedness and response effort. (2) Other staff.—The Director may assign a responsibility set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the Director considers appropriate to carry out such responsibility. (d) Additional Responsibilities.—(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), a service coordination hydrologist designated under subsection (a) may, with respect to hydrology—(A) work with a State agency to develop plans for promoting more effective use of products and services of the National Weather Service throughout the State; (B) identify priority community preparedness objectives; (C) develop plans to meet the objectives identified under subparagraph (B); and136 STAT. 4410 (D) conduct flooding event preparedness planning and citizen education efforts with and through various State, local, and Tribal government agencies and other disaster management-related organizations. (2) Other staff.—The Director may assign a responsibility set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the Director considers appropriate to carry out such responsibility.
SEC. 6.

15 USC 9705.

IMPROVING NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATION OF FUTURE FLOOD RISKS AND HAZARDOUS FLASH FLOOD EVENTS.(a) Assessment of Flash Flood Watches and Warnings.—(1) In general.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—(A) conduct an assessment of—(i) the flash flood watches and warnings of the National Weather Service; and (ii) the information delivery to support preparation and responses to floods; and (B)

Reports.

submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Administrator with respect to the assessment required by subparagraph (A). (2) Elements.—The assessment required by paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following:(A)

Evaluations.

An evaluation of whether the watches, warnings, and information described in paragraph (1)(A) effectively—(i) communicate risk to the general public; (ii) inform action to prevent loss of life and property; (iii) inform action to support flood preparation and response; and (iv) deliver information in a manner designed to lead to appropriate action. (B)

Recommenda-

tions.

Subject to subsection (b)(2), such recommendations as the Administrator may have for—(i) legislative and administrative action to improve the watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i); and (ii) such research as the Administrator considers necessary to address the focus areas described in paragraph (3). (3) Focus areas.—The assessment required by paragraph (1)(A) shall focus on the following areas:(A) Ways to communicate the risks posed by hazardous flash flood events to the public that are most likely to result in informed decision making regarding the mitigation of those risks. (B) Ways to provide actionable geographic information to the recipient of a watch or warning for a flash flood, including partnering with emergency response agencies, as appropriate. (C)

Evaluation.

Evaluation of information delivery to support the preparation for and response to floods. (4) Consultation.—In conducting the assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall consult with—(A) individuals in the academic sector, including individuals in the field of social and behavioral sciences;136 STAT. 4411 (B) other weather services; (C) media outlets and other entities that distribute the watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i); (D) floodplain managers and emergency planners and responders, including State, local, and Tribal emergency management agencies; (E) other government users of the watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), including the Federal Highway Administration; and (F) such other Federal agencies as the Administrator determines rely on watches and warnings regarding flash floods for operational decisions. (5)

Contracts.

Review.

National academy of sciences.—The Administrator shall engage with the National Academy of Sciences, as the Administrator considers necessary and practicable, including by contracting with the National Research Council to review the scientific and technical soundness of the assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), including the recommendations under paragraph (2)(B). (6) Methodologies.—In conducting the assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall use such methodologies as the Administrator considers are generally accepted by the weather enterprise, including social and behavioral sciences. (b) Improvements to Flash Flood Watches and Warnings.—(1) In general.—Based on the assessment required by subsection (a)(1)(A), the Administrator shall make such improvements to the watches and warnings described in that subsection as the Administrator considers necessary—(A) to improve the communication of the risks posed by hazardous flash flood events; and (B) to provide actionable geographic information to the recipient of a watch or warning for a flash flood. (2) Requirements regarding recommendations.—In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a)(1)(A), the Administrator shall ensure that any recommendation under subsection (a)(2)(B) that the Administrator considers a major change—(A) is validated by social and behavioral science using a generalizable sample; (B) accounts for the needs of various demographics, vulnerable populations, and geographic regions; (C) responds to the needs of Federal, State, local, and Tribal government partners and media partners; and (D) accounts for necessary changes to federally operated watch and warning propagation and dissemination infrastructure and protocols. (c) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Watch; warning.—(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms “watch” and “warning”, with respect to a hazardous flash flood event, mean products issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intended for use by the general public—(i) to alert the general public to the potential for or presence of the event; and136 STAT. 4412 (ii) to inform action to prevent loss of life and property. (B) Exclusion.—The terms “watch” and “warning” do not include technical or specialized meteorological and hydrological forecasts, outlooks, or model guidance products. (2) Weather enterprise.—The term “weather enterprise” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501).
SEC. 7.

15 USC 9706.

FRESHWATER MONITORING ALONG THE COAST.(a) Data Availability Assessment.—The Administrator shall assess the availability of short- and long-term data on large-scale freshwater flooding into oceans, bays, and estuaries, including data on—(1) flow rate, including discharge; (2) conductivity; (3) oxygen concentration; (4) nutrient load; (5) water temperature; and (6) sediment load. (b) Data Needs Assessment.—The Administrator shall assess the need for additional data to assess and predict the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsection (a). (c) Inventory of Data Needs.—Based on the assessments required by subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall create an inventory of data needs with respect to the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b). (d) Planning.—In planning for the collection of additional data necessary for ecosystem-based modeling of the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall use the inventory created under subsection (c).
SEC. 8. TORNADO WARNING IMPROVEMENT.  Section 103 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8513) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:“(c)

Examination.

Innovative Observations.—The Under Secretary shall ensure that the program periodically examines the value of incorporating innovative observations, such as acoustic or infrasonic measurements, observations from phased array radars, and observations from mesonets, with respect to the improvement of tornado forecasts, predictions, and warnings.” .
SEC. 9. HURRICANE FORECAST IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.  Section 104(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8514(b)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 4413 “(4) evaluating and incorporating, as appropriate, innovative observations, including acoustic or infrasonic measurements.” .
SEC. 10. WEATHER AND WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.  Section 105(2) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8515(2)) is amended by inserting “and flood-event” after “operational weather”.
SEC. 11. FORECAST COMMUNICATION COORDINATORS.  Section 1762(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 8521(f)(1)) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “may” and inserting “shall”.
SEC. 12.

15 USC 9707.

ESTIMATES OF PRECIPITATION FREQUENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Freely associated states.—The term “Freely Associated States” means the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, which have each entered into a Compact of Free Association with the United States. (2) United states.—The term “United States” means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Freely Associated States. (b) In General.—The Administrator shall establish a program, to be known as the “NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the United States”, to compile, estimate, analyze, and communicate the frequency of precipitation in the United States. (c) Functions.—The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the United States—(1) shall better inform the public and provide information on—(A) temporal and spatial distribution of heavy precipitation; (B) analyses of seasonality in precipitation; and (C) trends in annual maximum series data; and (2) may serve as the official source of the Federal Government on estimates of precipitation frequency and associated information with respect to the United States. (d)

Estimates.

Requirements.—(1) Coverage.—The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the United States shall include such estimates of the frequency of precipitation in the United States as the Administrator determines appropriate. (2) Frequency.—Such estimates—(A)

Time period.

shall be conducted not less frequently than once every 10 years; and (B) may be conducted more frequently if determined appropriate by the Administrator. (3) Publication.—Such estimates and methodologies used to conduct such estimates shall be—(A)

Determination.

subject to an appropriate, scientific process, as determined by the Administrator; and136 STAT. 4414 (B)

Public information.

Web posting.

published on a publicly accessible website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (e) Partnerships.—The Administrator may partner with other Federal agencies, members of the private sector, academic cooperative partnerships, or nongovernment associations to assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection (c). (f) Consultation.—In carrying out this section, the Administrator may consult with relevant Federal, State, local, Tribal, and Territorial government agencies, research institutions, and the private sector, as the Administrator determines necessary. (g) Coordination.—In carrying out this section, the Administrator may coordinate with other Federal agencies. (h)

Time period.

Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this Act, $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2030.
SEC. 13.

15 USC 9708.

INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE.(a) Establishment.—There is established a committee, to be known as the “Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure” (in this section referred to as the “Water Policy Committee”). (b) Membership.—The Water Policy Committee shall be composed of the following members:(1) The Administrator. (2) The Secretary of the Interior. (3) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (4) The Secretary of Agriculture. (5) The Secretary of Commerce. (6) The Secretary of Energy. (7) The Secretary of the Army. (8) The heads of such other agencies as the co-chairs consider appropriate. (c) Co-Chairs.—The Water Policy Committee shall be co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (d)

Time period.

Meetings.—The Water Policy Committee shall meet not less frequently than 6 times each year, at the call of the co-chairs. (e) General Purpose and Duties.—The Water Policy Committee shall ensure that agencies and departments across the Federal Government that engage in water-related matters, including water storage and supplies, water quality and restoration activities, water infrastructure, transportation on United States rivers and inland waterways, and water forecasting, work together where such agencies and departments have joint or overlapping responsibilities to—(1) improve interagency coordination among Federal agencies and departments on water resource management and water infrastructure issues; (2) coordinate existing water-related Federal task forces, working groups, and other formal cross-agency initiatives, as appropriate;136 STAT. 4415 (3) prioritize managing the water resources of the United States and promoting resilience of the water-related infrastructure of the United States, including—(A) increasing water storage, water supply reliability, and drought resiliency; (B) improving water quality, source water protection, and nutrient management; (C) promoting restoration activities; (D) improving water systems, including with respect to drinking water, desalination, water reuse, wastewater, and flood control; and (E) improving water data management, research, modeling, and forecasting; (4) improve interagency coordination of data management, access, modeling, and visualization with respect to water-related matters; (5) promote integrated planning for Federal investments in water-related infrastructure to enhance coordination and protect taxpayer investment; and (6) support workforce development and efforts to recruit, train, and retain professionals to operate and maintain essential drinking water, wastewater, flood control, hydropower, water delivery, and water storage facilities in the United States. (f)

Deadline.

List.

Cross-Agency Priority Research Needs.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Water Policy Committee shall develop and submit to Congress a list of research needs that includes needs for cross-agency research and coordination.
SEC. 14.

15 USC 9709.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Assistant administrator.—The term “Assistant Administrator” means the Assistant Administrator for Weather Services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) Decision support services.—The term “decision support services” means information, including data and refined products, that supports water resources-related decision-making processes. (3) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). (4) NOAA line offices.—The term “NOAA line offices” means the following offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:(A) The National Ocean Service. (B) The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. (C) The National Marine Fisheries Service. (D) The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. (E) The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. (b) Hydrologic Research Fellowship Program.—(1) Establishment.—The Administrator shall establish a hydrologic research fellowship program (in this section referred to as the “program”) for qualified individuals.136 STAT. 4416 (2) Qualified individual.—For purposes of this section, a qualified individual is an individual who is—(A) a citizen of the United States; and (B) enrolled in a research-based graduate program, at an institution of higher education, in a field that advances the research priorities developed by the Assistant Administrator under paragraph (7), such as—(i) hydrology; (ii) earth sciences; (iii) atmospheric sciences; (iv) computer sciences; (v) engineering; (vi) environmental sciences; (vii) geosciences; (viii) urban planning; or (ix) related social sciences. (3) Award guidelines.—Fellowships under the program shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the Assistant Administrator. (4) Selection preference.—In selecting qualified individuals for participation in the program, the Assistant Administrator shall give preference to applicants from historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions. (5) Placement.—The program shall support the placement of qualified individuals in positions within the executive branch of the Federal Government where such individuals can address and advance the research priorities developed by the Assistant Administrator under paragraph (7). (6)

Time period.

Fellowship term.—A fellowship under the program shall be for a period of up to 2 years. (7)

Publication.

Fellowship research priorities.—The Assistant Administrator, in consultation with representatives from the NOAA line offices, the United States Geological Survey, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Army Corps of Engineers, as appropriate, shall develop and publish priorities for the conduct of research by fellows, which may include the following:(A) Advance the collaborative development of a flexible community-based water resources modeling system. (B) Apply artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to advance existing hydrologic modeling capabilities. (C) Support the evolution and integration of hydrologic modeling within an Earth Systems Modeling Framework. (D) Improve visualizations of hydrologic model outputs. (E) Advance the state of coupled freshwater and salt water modeling and forecasting capabilities. (F) Advance understanding and process representation of water quality parameters. (G) Advance the assimilation of in-situ and remotely sensed observations and data. (H) Support the integration of social science to advance decision support services. (I) Develop methods to study groundwater sustainability and estimate the efficiency of recharge management. (c) Direct Hiring.—136 STAT. 4417 (1) Authority.—During fiscal year 2022 and any fiscal year thereafter, the head of any Federal agency may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, to a position with the Federal agency a recipient of a fellowship under the program who—(A) earned a degree from a program described in subsection (b)(2)(B); (B) successfully fulfilled the requirements of the fellowship within the executive branch of the Federal Government; and (C) meets qualification standards established by the Office of Personnel Management. (2)

Deadline.

Exercise of authority.—The direct hire authority provided by this subsection shall be exercised with respect to an individual described in paragraph (1) not later than 2 years after the date on which the individual completed the fellowship under the program.
SEC. 15.

15 USC 9710.

IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT OF CONSISTENT, FEDERAL SET OF FORWARD-LOOKING, LONG-TERM METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Extreme weather.—The term “extreme weather” includes observed or anticipated severe and unseasonable atmospheric conditions, including drought, heavy precipitation, hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms (including derechos), large hail, extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding, sustained temperatures or precipitation that deviate substantially from historical averages, and any other weather event that the Administrator determines qualifies as extreme weather. (2) Long-term.—The term “long-term” shall have such meaning as the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Administrator, considers appropriate for purposes of this section. (3) Other environmental trends.—The term “other environmental trends” means wildfires, coastal flooding, inland flooding, land subsidence, rising sea levels, and any other challenges relating to changes in environmental systems over time that the Administrator determines qualify as environmental challenges other than extreme weather. (b) Identification and Support of Consistent, Federal Set of Forward-looking, Long-term Meteorological Information.—The Administrator shall identify, and support research that enables, a consistent, Federal set of forward-looking, long-term meteorological information that models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations, including mesoscale information as determined appropriate by the Administrator.
SEC. 16.

15 USC 9711.

GAP ANALYSIS ON AVAILABILITY OF SNOW-RELATED DATA TO ASSESS AND PREDICT FLOOD AND FLOOD IMPACTS.(a) In General.—The Administrator, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, shall conduct an analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts, including data on the following:(1) Snow water equivalent.136 STAT. 4418 (2) Snow depth. (3) Snowpack temperature. (4) Snow and mixed-phase precipitation. (5) Snow melt. (6) Rain-snow line. (b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on—(1) the findings of the gap analysis required by subsection (a); and (2) opportunities for additional collaboration among Federal agencies to collect snow-related data to better assess and predict floods and flood impacts.
SEC. 17.

15 USC 9712.

AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC OF FLOOD-RELATED DATA.(a)

Web posting.

In General.—The Administrator shall make flood-related data available to the public on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (b) Cost.—The Administrator may make the data under subsection (a) freely accessible or available at a cost that does not exceed the cost of preparing the data.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 558: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Sept. 30, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–317: To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians. Public Law317 Public Law 117–317136 Stat. 4419 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–317—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4419 Public Law117–317 117th Congress
An Act To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 789]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act.

25 USC 71 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act” or the “RESPECT Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE LAWS RELATING TO INDIANS.(1) Section 2080 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 72) is repealed. (2) Section 2100 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 127) is repealed. (3) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 128), is repealed. (4) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 424, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 129), is amended under the heading “CHEYENNES AND ARAPAHOES.” by striking “; that the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to withhold, from any tribe of Indians who may hold any captives other than Indians, any moneys due them from the United States until said captives shall be surrendered to the lawful authorities of the United States”. (5) Section 2087 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 130) is repealed. (6) Section 3 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 137), is repealed. (7) Section 2101 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 138) is repealed. (8) Section 7 of the Act of June 23, 1879 (21 Stat. 35, chapter 35; 25 U.S.C. 273), is repealed. (9) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat. 612, chapter 209), is amended—(A) under the heading “MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORTS.” (27 Stat. 628; 25 U.S.C. 283), by striking the last 2 undesignated paragraphs; and (B) under the heading “FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.” (27 Stat. 635; 25 U.S.C. 283), by striking the second undesignated paragraph. (10) Section 18 of the Act of June 30, 1913 (38 Stat. 96, chapter 4; 25 U.S.C. 285), is amended by striking the tenth undesignated paragraph.136 STAT. 4420 (11) The Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, chapter 3504), is amended under the heading “commissioner.” under the heading “I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.” (34 Stat. 328; 25 U.S.C. 302) by striking the fourth undesignated paragraph.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 789: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–606 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–19 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

May 27, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–318: To authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats, and for other purposes. Public Law318 Public Law 117–318136 Stat. 4421 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–318—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4421 Public Law117–318 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 1466]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. SALINE LAKE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE GREAT BASIN STATES ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING PROGRAM.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Program.—The term “Program” means the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program established under subsection (b). (2) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey. (b) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program to assess and monitor the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on those ecosystems to inform and support coordinated management and conservation actions to benefit those ecosystems, migratory birds, and other wildlife. (c) Work and Implementation Plan.—(1) In general.—Under the Program, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the entities described in paragraph (2), shall establish a multiyear work and implementation plan to assess, monitor, and conserve saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on those ecosystems. (2) Coordinating entities.—The entities referred to in paragraph (1) include—(A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies; (B) institutions of higher education; (C) nonprofit organizations; and (D) other local stakeholders. (3) Inclusions.—The work and implementation plan established under paragraph (1) shall include—136 STAT. 4422(A) a synthesis of available information, literature, and data, and an assessment of scientific and informational needs, relating to—(i) water quantity, water quality, water use, and water demand; (ii) migratory bird and other wildlife populations, habitats, and ecology; (iii) annual lifecycle needs of migratory birds; and (iv) environmental changes and other stressors, including climatic stressors; (B) a description of how the plan should be implemented to address the scientific and informational needs described in subparagraph (A), including proposed activities, such as monitoring, data infrastructure needs, and development of tools necessary to implement the Program; (C)

Recommenda-

tions.

recommendations and a cost assessment for the implementation of the plan; and (D) such other matters as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (4) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the work and implementation plan established under paragraph (1). (d) Implementation.—The Secretary shall implement the Program based on the information, findings, and recommendations contained in the work and implementation plan established under subsection (c). (e) Cooperative Agreements and Grants.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative funding agreements with, or provide grants to, entities described in subsection (c)(2) for the purposes of—(1) participating in developing, or providing information to inform the development of, the work and implementation plan under subsection (c); (2) carrying out assessments and monitoring of water quality, quantity, use, and demand under the Program; and (3) carrying out ecological, biological, and avian assessments and monitoring under the Program. (f) Effect.—The work and implementation plan established under subsection (c)(1) shall not affect—(1) any interstate water compacts in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including full development of any apportionment made in accordance with those compacts; (2) valid and existing water rights in any State located wholly or partially within the Great Basin; (3) water rights held by the United States in the Great Basin; and (4) the management and operation of Bear Lake or Stewart Dam, including the storage, management, and release of water.136 STAT. 4423 (g)

Time period.

Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1466 (H.R. 5345): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–577 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying H.R. 5345. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 30, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 12, considered and passed House, amended.

Dec. 19, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–319: To amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes. Public Law319 Public Law 117–319136 Stat. 4424 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–319—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4424 Public Law117–319 117th Congress
An Act To amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 1687]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

15 USC 631 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. DUTIES OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER COUNSELORS.(a) Cyber Training.—Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(o) Cyber Strategy Training for Small Business Development Centers.—“(1) Definitions.—In this subsection—“(A) the term ‘cyber strategy’ means resources and tactics to assist in planning for cybersecurity and defending against cyber risks and attacks; and “(B) the term ‘lead small business development center’ means a small business development center that receives reimbursement from the Administrator under paragraph (5). “(2) Certification program.—The Administrator shall establish a cyber counseling certification program, or designate 1 or more substantially similar governmental or private cybersecurity certification programs, to certify the employees of lead small business development centers in providing cyber planning assistance to small business concerns. “(3) Number of certified employees.—The Administrator shall ensure that the number of employees of each lead small business development center who are certified in providing cyber planning assistance is not less than the lesser of—“(A) 5; or “(B) 10 percent of the total number of employees of the lead small business development center. “(4) Cyber strategy.—In carrying out paragraph (2), the Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall consider any cyber strategy methods included in the Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 1841(a)(3)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2662). “(5) Reimbursement for certification.—136 STAT. 4425 “(A) In general.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may reimburse each lead small business development center for costs relating to the certification of 1 or more employees of the lead small business center in providing cyber planning assistance under a program established or designated under paragraph (2). “(B) Limitation.—The total amount reimbursed by the Administrator under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $350,000 in any fiscal year.” . (b) Implementation.

Deadline.

15 USC 648 note.

—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall implement paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 21(o) of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a).
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1687: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 5, considered in House.

Dec. 6, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House, amended.

Dec. 14, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–320: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979–1981, highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United States. Public Law320 Public Law 117–320136 Stat. 4426 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–320—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4426 Public Law117–320 117th Congress
An Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979–1981, highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United States.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 2607]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Iran Hostages

Congressional

Gold Medal Act.

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) On January 20, 1981, United States diplomats, military personnel, and civilians were released after being held hostage for 444 days by militant student supporters of Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in a violation of international law. The individuals were taken from the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and the ordeal came to be known as the Iran Hostage Crisis. (2) The hostages were subjected to intense physical and psychological torture throughout their captivity, such as mock executions, beatings, solitary confinement, and inhospitable living conditions. (3) Throughout their time held, the hostages were routinely told to denounce the United States and, when they refused, they were tortured, but remained strong in their spirit. (4) One hostage wrote “Viva la roja, blanco, y azul”, which translates to “Long live the red, white, and blue”, on the wall of his cell as a reminder of the values he swore to protect. (5) The hostages showed extraordinary courage by continually engaging in acts of resistance against their captors, such as by refusing to sign condemnations of the United States, in the face of gross violations of their human rights. (6) Many of the hostages still experience trauma as a result of the events of the crisis and deserve to have their suffering recognized. (7) While, as of the date of enactment of this Act, 35 of the hostages are living, it is important that the people of the United States reflect on the resilience and strength of the hostages, which serve as an example to current generations. (8) The people of the United States should—136 STAT. 4427(A) acknowledge the hostages as heroes who—(i) experienced great tribulation; and (ii) endured, so that the people of the United States may know the blessing of living in the United States; and (B) strive to demonstrate the values shown by the hostages. (9) On January 22, 1981, President Jimmy Carter met with the hostages in West Germany and stated the following: “One of the acts in my life which has been the most moving and gratifying in meeting with and discussing the future and the past with the now liberated Americans who were held hostage in Iran for so long. I pointed out to them that, since their capture by the Iranian terrorists and their being held in this despicable act of savagery, that the American people’s hearts have gone out to them and the Nation has been united as perhaps never before in history and that the prayers that have gone up from the people throughout the world to God for their safety have finally been answered.”. (10) On January 28, 1981, when welcoming the hostages home, President Ronald Reagan stated the following: “You’ve come home to a people who for 444 days suffered the pain of your imprisonment, prayed for your safety, and most importantly, shared your determination that the spirit of free men and women is not a fit subject for barter. You’ve represented under great stress the highest traditions of public service. Your conduct is symbolic of the millions of professional diplomats, military personnel, and others who have rendered service to their country.”. (11) During the 444 days the brave hostages were held, the rest of the United States held its breath, waiting for news of the hostages. The United States hoped and prayed together, as one, for the hostages’ safe return. (12) Bruce Laingen, who served as United States Ambassador to Iran from 1979 to 1980 and was the highest ranking diplomat held hostage, summed up the experience by saying the following: “Fifty-three Americans who will always have a love affair with this country and who join with you in a prayer of thanksgiving for the way in which this crisis has strengthened the spirit and resilience and strength that is the mark of a truly free society.”. It is now the responsibility of the people of the United States to honor the spirit, resilience, and strength that the hostages displayed during their 444 days of imprisonment. (13) Now, more than 4 decades later, the United States continues to honor the hostages. The recipients of the award bestowed by this Act are heroes in every sense of the word. They are role models who wore their pride in the United States with esteem and have allowed for subsequent generations to appreciate the blessing of living in the United States. Today, as we mark 40 years since their release, the people of the United States acknowledge their endurance, strength, and contributions to seeing a more peaceful world. The hostages suffered for the United States and now it is the duty of the United States to recognize them for it.136 STAT. 4428
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.  In this Act, the term “hostage” means a person of the United States who was taken captive on November 4, 1979, in Tehran, Iran, at the United States embassy and released on—(1) July 11, 1980; or (2) January 20, 1981.
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Award Authorized.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the 53 hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis, in recognition of their bravery and endurance throughout their captivity, which started on November 4, 1979, and lasted until January 21, 1981. (b)

Determination.

Design and Striking.—For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State. (c) Smithsonian Institution.—(1) In general.—Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for loan, as appropriate, so that the medal may be displayed elsewhere.
SEC. 5. BRONZE DUPLICATE MEDALS.(a) In General.—The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 4, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. (b) Proceeds of Sales.—The amounts received from the sale of duplicate medals under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.  There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act.
SEC. 7. STATUS OF MEDALS.(a) National Medals.—The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the 136 STAT. 4429 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2607: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–321: To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades to the security camera and radio systems of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure the health and safety of employees and inmates. Public Law321 Public Law 117–321136 Stat. 4430 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–321—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4430 Public Law117–321 117th Congress
An Act To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades to the security camera and radio systems of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure the health and safety of employees and inmates.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 2899]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Prison Camera Reform Act of 2021.

18 USC 4042 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Prison Camera Reform Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) The Bureau of Prisons has 122 institutions located throughout the United States. The Bureau of Prisons employs nearly 38,000 employees and is responsible for more than 150,000 Federal inmates. (2) Video footage from security camera systems and reliable communication over radio systems within Bureau of Prisons institutions are essential to protecting the health and safety of Bureau of Prisons employees and Federal inmates. (3) Based on the experience of Bureau of Prisons correctional staff, the noticeable presence of functioning security cameras serves as an effective deterrent to criminal behavior and misconduct. (4) Well-documented deficiencies of camera systems at Bureau of Prisons’ facilities have hindered investigators’ ability to substantiate allegations of serious misconduct by staff and inmates, including sexual and physical assaults, medical neglect, and introduction of contraband. (5) In a 2016 report, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Justice determined that “deficiencies within the BOP’s security camera system have affected the OIG’s ability to secure prosecutions of staff and inmates in BOP contraband introduction cases, and these same problems adversely impact the availability of critical evidence to support administrative or disciplinary action against staff and inmates”. (6) Shortcomings in the land-mobile radio systems at Bureau of Prison facilities institutions impede the communication abilities of staff, slowing or preventing the response of correctional officers during an emergency or threat of attack, and jeopardizing the safety of both staff and Federal inmates.136 STAT. 4431
SEC. 3. REQUIRED PLAN FOR REFORM OF BOP SECURITY CAMERA AND RADIO COVERAGE AND CAPABILITIES.(a)

Deadline.

Plan.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall—(1)

Evaluation.

evaluate the security camera, land-mobile radio (referred to in this Act as “LMR”), and public address (referred to in this Act as “PA”) systems in use by the Bureau of Prisons as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a plan for ensuring that all Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities have the security camera, LMR, and PA system coverage and capabilities necessary to—(A) ensure the health and safety of staff and Federal inmates; and (B) ensure the documentation and accessibility of video evidence that may pertain to misconduct by staff or inmates, negligent or abusive treatment of inmates, or criminal activity within correctional facilities. (b) Contents.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall—(1) identify and include plans to address any deficiencies in the security camera system in use at Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, including those related to—(A) an insufficient number of cameras; (B) inoperable or malfunctioning cameras; (C) blind spots; (D) poor quality video; and (E) any other deficits in the security camera system; (2) identify and include plans to adopt and maintain any security camera system upgrades needed to achieve the purposes described in subsection (a), including—(A) conversion of all analog cameras to digital surveillance systems, with corresponding infrastructure and equipment upgrade requirements; (B) upgrades to ensure the secure storage, logging, preservation, and accessibility of recordings such that the recordings are available to investigators or Courts at such time as may be reasonably required; and (C) additional enterprise-wide camera system capabilities needed to enhance the safety and security of inmates and staff; (3) identify and include plans to address any deficiencies in the LMR and PA systems in use at Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, including those related to—(A) an inadequate number of radios; (B) inoperable, outdated, or malfunctioning LMR or PA systems; (C) areas of Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities that lack adequate reception for radio operation; (D) radios that lack an emergency notification feature (also known as a “man down” function), which automatically sends an alert and transmits the location of that radio in the event the wearer is in a prone position; and (E) any other deficits in the LMR or PA systems; (4)

Assessment.

include an assessment of operational and logistical considerations in implementing the plan required under subsection (a), including—136 STAT. 4432 (A) a prioritization of facilities for needed upgrades, beginning with high security institutions; (B) the personnel and training necessary to implement the changes; and (C) ongoing repair and maintenance requirements; and (5) include a 3-year strategic plan and cost projection for implementing the changes and upgrades to the security camera, LMR, and PA systems identified under paragraphs (1) through (4). (c) Implementation Deadline.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a)(2), and subject to appropriations, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall complete implementation of the submitted plan. (d) Annual Progress Reports.—Beginning 1 year after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a)(2), and each year thereafter until the end of the 3-year period described in subsection (c), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the implementation of the submitted plan.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2899: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–322: To establish a Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and for other purposes. Public Law322 Public Law 117–322136 Stat. 4433 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–322—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4433 Public Law117–322 117th Congress
An Act To establish a Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 2991]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Countering

Human

Trafficking Act

of 2021.
SECTION 1.

6 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2.

6 USC 242a note.

SENSE OF CONGRESS.  It is the sense of Congress that—(1) the victim-centered approach must become universally understood, adopted, and practiced; (2) criminal justice efforts must increase the focus on, and adeptness at, investigating and prosecuting forced labor cases; (3) corporations must eradicate forced labor from their supply chains; (4) the Department of Homeland Security must lead by example—(A) by ensuring that its government supply chain of contracts and procurement are not tainted by forced labor; and (B) by leveraging all of its authorities against the importation of goods produced with forced labor; and (5) human trafficking training, awareness, identification, and screening efforts—(A) are a necessary first step for prevention, protection, and enforcement; and (B) should be evidence-based to be most effective.
SEC. 3.

6 USC 242a.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER FOR COUNTERING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.(a) Establishment.—(1) In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall operate, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Center for Countering Human Trafficking (referred to in this Act as “CCHT”). (2) Purpose.—The purpose of CCHT shall be to serve at the forefront of the Department of Homeland Security’s unified global efforts to counter human trafficking through law enforcement operations and victim protection, prevention, and awareness programs. (3) Administration.—Homeland Security Investigations shall—136 STAT. 4434(A) maintain a concept of operations that identifies CCHT participants, funding, core functions, and personnel; and (B) update such concept of operations, as needed, to accommodate its mission and the threats to such mission. (4) Personnel.—(A)

Appointment.

Director.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall appoint a CCHT Director, who shall—(i) be a member of the Senior Executive Service; and (ii) serve as the Department of Homeland Security’s representative on human trafficking. (B) Minimum core personnel requirements.—Subject to appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that CCHT is staffed with at least 45 employees in order to maintain continuity of effort, subject matter expertise, and necessary support to the Department of Homeland Security, including—(i) employees who are responsible for the Continued Presence Program and other victim protection duties; (ii) employees who are responsible for training, including curriculum development, and public awareness and education; (iii) employees who are responsible for stakeholder engagement, Federal interagency coordination, multilateral partnerships, and policy; (iv) employees who are responsible for public relations, human resources, evaluation, data analysis and reporting, and information technology; (v) special agents and criminal analysts necessary to accomplish its mission of combating human trafficking and the importation of goods produced with forced labor; and (vi) managers. (b) Operations Unit.—The CCHT Director shall operate, within CCHT, an Operations Unit, which shall, at a minimum—(1) support criminal investigations of human trafficking (including sex trafficking and forced labor)—(A) by developing, tracking, and coordinating leads; and (B) by providing subject matter expertise; (2) augment the enforcement of the prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor through civil and criminal authorities; (3)

Coordination.

coordinate a Department-wide effort to conduct procurement audits and enforcement actions, including suspension and debarment, in order to mitigate the risk of human trafficking throughout Department acquisitions and contracts; and (4) support all CCHT enforcement efforts with intelligence by conducting lead development, lead validation, case support, strategic analysis, and data analytics. (c) Protection and Awareness Programs Unit.—The CCHT Director shall operate, within CCHT, a Protection and Awareness Programs Unit, which shall—136 STAT. 4435(1) incorporate a victim-centered approach throughout Department of Homeland Security policies, training, and practices; (2) operate a comprehensive Continued Presence program; (3)

Review.

conduct, review, and assist with Department of Homeland Security human trafficking training, screening, and identification tools and efforts; (4) operate the Blue Campaign’s nationwide public awareness effort and any other awareness efforts needed to encourage victim identification and reporting to law enforcement and to prevent human trafficking; and (5)

Coordination.

coordinate external engagement, including training and events, regarding human trafficking with critical partners, including survivors, nongovernmental organizations, corporations, multilateral entities, law enforcement agencies, and other interested parties.
SEC. 4. SPECIALIZED INITIATIVES.(a)

Strategy.

Proposal.

Human Trafficking Information Modernization Initiative.—The CCHT Director, in conjunction with the Science and Technology Directorate Office of Science and Engineering, shall develop a strategy and proposal to modify systems and processes throughout the Department of Homeland Security that are related to CCHT’s mission in order to—(1) decrease the response time to access victim protections; (2) accelerate lead development; (3) advance the identification of human trafficking characteristics and trends; (4) fortify the security and protection of sensitive information; (5) apply analytics to automate manual processes; and (6) provide artificial intelligence and machine learning to increase system capabilities and enhance data availability, reliability, comparability, and verifiability. (b) Submission of Plan.—Upon the completion of the strategy and proposal under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a summary of the strategy and plan for executing the strategy to—(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 5.

6 USC 242b.

REPORTS.(a) Information Sharing to Facilitate Reports and Analysis.—Each subagency of the Department of Homeland Security shall share with CCHT—(1) any information needed by CCHT to develop the strategy and proposal required under section 4(a); and (2) any additional data analysis to help CCHT better understand the issues surrounding human trafficking. (b) Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the CCHT Director shall submit a report to Congress that identifies any legislation that is needed to facilitate the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to end human trafficking. (c) Annual Report on Potential Human Trafficking Victims.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 136 STAT. 4436 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that includes—(1)

Summary.

the numbers of screened and identified potential victims of trafficking (as defined in section 103(17) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(17))) at or near the international border between the United States and Mexico, including a summary of the age ranges of such victims and their countries of origin; and (2)

Update.

an update on the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to establish protocols and methods for personnel to report human trafficking, pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor, and Child Sexual Exploitation, published in January 2020.
SEC. 6.

6 USC 242 note.

TRANSFER OF OTHER FUNCTIONS RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.(a) Blue Campaign.—The functions and resources of the Blue Campaign located within the Office of Partnership and Engagement on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby transferred to CCHT. (b)

Deadlines.

Other Transfer.—(1) Authorization.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer the functions and resources of any component, directorate, or other office of the Department of Homeland Security related to combating human trafficking to the CCHT. (2) Notification.—Not later than 30 days before executing any transfer authorized under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives of such planned transfer.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.  In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out this Act $14,000,000, which shall remain available until expended.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2991: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–73 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–323: To reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, and for other purposes. Public Law323 Public Law 117–323136 Stat. 4437 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–323—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4437 Public Law117–323 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 3846]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022.

SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION PROGRAM.  Section 2991(b)(5) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651(b)(5)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (I)—(A) in clause (i), by striking “teams and treatment accountability services for communities” and inserting “teams, treatment accountability services for communities, and training for State and local prosecutors relating to diversion programming and implementation”; (B) in clause (v)—(i) in subclause (III), by striking “and” at the end; (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following:“(V) coordinate, implement, and administer models to address mental health calls that include specially trained officers and mental health crisis workers responding to those calls together.” ; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(vi) Suicide prevention services.—Funds may be used to develop, promote, and implement comprehensive suicide prevention programs and services for incarcerated individuals that include ongoing risk assessment. “(vii) Case management services.—Funds may be used for case management services for preliminary qualified offenders and individuals who are released from any penal or correctional institution to—“(I) reduce recidivism; and “(II) assist those individuals with reentry into the community. “(viii) Enhancing community capacity and links to mental health care.—Funds may be used to support, administer, or develop treatment capacity and 136 STAT. 4438 increase access to mental health care and substance use disorder services for preliminary qualified offenders and individuals who are released from any penal or correctional institution. “(ix) Implementing 988.—Funds may be used to support the efforts of State and local governments to implement and expand the integration of the 988 universal telephone number designated for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system under section 251(e)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)(4)), including by hiring staff to support the implementation and expansion.” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(K) Teams addressing mental health calls.—With respect to a multidisciplinary team described in subparagraph (I)(v) that receives funds from a grant under this section, the multidisciplinary team—“(i) shall, to the extent practicable, provide response capability 24 hours each day and 7 days each week to respond to crisis or mental health calls; and “(ii) may place a part of the team in a 911 call center to facilitate the timely response to mental health crises.” .
SEC. 3. EXAMINATION AND REPORT ON PREVALENCE OF MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS.  Section 5(d) of the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416; 122 Stat. 4355) is amended by striking “2009” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3846: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 23, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 29, considered and passed House, amended.

Dec. 14, Senate concurred in House amendment.

 Public Law 117–324: To prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, and for other purposes. Public Law324 Public Law 117–324136 Stat. 4439 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–324—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4439 Public Law117–324 117th Congress
An Act To prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 3905]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act.

41 USC 2303 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act”.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION.(a) In General.

Deadline.

—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation—(1)

Updates.

to provide and update—(A) definitions related to specific types of organizational conflicts of interest, including unequal access to information, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules; (B) definitions, guidance, and illustrative examples related to relationships of contractors with public, private, domestic, and foreign entities that may cause contract support to be subject to potential organizational conflicts of interest, including undue influence; and (C) illustrative examples of situations related to the potential organizational conflicts of interest identified under this paragraph, including an example of the awarding by a Federal regulatory agency of a contract for consulting services to a contractor if employees of the contractor performing work under such contract are permitted by the contractor to simultaneously perform work under a contract for a private sector client under the regulatory purview of such agency; (2) to provide executive agencies with solicitation provisions and contract clauses to avoid or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest, for agency use as needed, that require contractors to disclose information relevant to potential organizational conflicts of interest and limit future contracting with respect to potential conflicts of interest with the work to be performed under awarded contracts; (3) to allow executive agencies to tailor such solicitation provisions and contract clauses as necessary to address risks associated with conflicts of interest and other considerations that may be unique to the executive agency; (4)

Requirements.

Procedures.

to require executive agencies—136 STAT. 4440 (A) to establish or update as needed agency conflict of interest procedures to implement the revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation made under this section; and (B) to periodically assess and update such procedures as needed to address agency-specific conflict of interest issues; and (5)

Update.

Procedures.

to update the procedures set forth in section 9.506 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to permit contracting officers to take into consideration professional standards and procedures to prevent organizational conflicts of interest to which an offeror or contractor is subject. (b) Executive Agency Defined.—In this section, the term “executive agency” has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3905: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–325: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises. Public Law325 Public Law 117–325136 Stat. 4441 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–325—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4441 Public Law117–325 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 4003]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022.

State and local governments.
SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCALATION, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES.(a) Definitions.—Section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (27), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(29) the term ‘de-escalation’ means taking action or communicating verbally or non-verbally during a potential force encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the threat so that more time, options, and resources can be called upon to resolve the situation without the use of force or with a reduction in the force necessary; “(30) the term ‘mental or behavioral health or suicidal crisis’—“(A) means a situation in which the behavior of a person—“(i) puts the person at risk of hurting himself or herself or others; or “(ii) impairs or prevents the person from being able to care for himself or herself or function effectively in the community; and “(B) includes a situation in which a person—“(i) is under the influence of a drug or alcohol, is suicidal, or experiences symptoms of a mental illness; or “(ii) may exhibit symptoms, including emotional reactions (such as fear or anger), psychological impairments (such as inability to focus, confusion, or psychosis), and behavioral reactions (such as the trigger of a freeze, fight, or flight response);136 STAT. 4442 “(31) the term ‘disability’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); “(32) the term ‘crisis intervention team’ means a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings together specially trained law enforcement officers, mental health providers, and other community stakeholders to respond to mental health-related calls, use appropriate de-escalation techniques, and assess if referral to services or transport for mental health evaluation is appropriate; and “(33) the term ‘covered mental health professional’ means a mental health professional working on a crisis intervention team—“(A) as an employee of a law enforcement agency; or “(B) under a legal agreement with a law enforcement agency.” . (b) COPS Program.—Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(n) Training in Alternatives to Use of Force, De-Escalation Techniques, and Mental and Behavioral Health Crises.—“(1) Training curricula.—“(A)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall develop training curricula or identify effective existing training curricula for law enforcement officers and for covered mental health professionals regarding—“(i) de-escalation tactics and alternatives to use of force; “(ii) safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health or suicidal crisis or an individual with a disability, including techniques and strategies that are designed to protect the safety of that individual, law enforcement officers, mental health professionals, and the public; “(iii) successfully participating on a crisis intervention team; and “(iv) making referrals to community-based mental and behavioral health services and support, housing assistance programs, public benefits programs, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and other services. “(B)

Assessments.

Requirements.—The training curricula developed or identified under this paragraph shall include—“(i) scenario-based exercises; “(ii) pre-training and post-training tests to assess relevant knowledge and skills covered in the training curricula; and “(iii) follow-up evaluative assessments to determine the degree to which participants in the training apply, in their jobs, the knowledge and skills gained in the training. “(C) Consultation.—The Attorney General shall develop and identify training curricula under this paragraph in consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government, associations 136 STAT. 4443 that represent individuals with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, professional law enforcement organizations, local law enforcement labor and representative organizations, law enforcement trade associations, mental health and suicide prevention organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil rights and civil liberties groups. “(2)

Deadlines.

Certified programs and courses.—“(A) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which training curricula are developed or identified under paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney General shall establish a process to—“(i) certify training programs and courses offered by public and private entities to law enforcement officers or covered mental health professionals using 1 or more of the training curricula developed or identified under paragraph (1), or equivalents to such training curricula, which may include certifying a training program or course that an entity began offering on or before the date on which the Attorney General establishes the process; and “(ii) terminate the certification of a training program or course if the program or course fails to continue to meet the standards under the training curricula developed or identified under paragraph (1). “(B) Partnerships with mental health organizations and educational institutions.—Not

Criteria.

 later than 180 days after the date on which training curricula are developed or identified under paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney General shall develop criteria to ensure that public and private entities that offer training programs or courses that are certified under subparagraph (A) collaborate with local mental health organizations to—“(i) enhance the training experience of law enforcement officers through consultation with and the participation of individuals with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or disabilities, particularly such individuals who have interacted with law enforcement officers; and “(ii) strengthen relationships between health care services and law enforcement agencies. “(3) Transitional regional training programs for state and local agency personnel.—“(A)

Time period.

In general.—During the period beginning on the date on which the Attorney General establishes the process required under paragraph (2)(A) and ending on the date that is 18 months after that date, the Attorney General shall, and thereafter the Attorney General may, provide, in collaboration with law enforcement training academies of States and units of local government as appropriate, regional training to equip personnel from law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government in a State to offer training programs or courses certified under paragraph (2)(A). “(B) Continuing education.—The Attorney General shall develop and implement continuing education requirements for personnel from law enforcement agencies of 136 STAT. 4444 States and units of local government who receive training to offer training programs or courses under subparagraph (A). “(4)

Deadline.

Publication.

List.—Not later than 1 year after the Attorney General completes the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General shall publish a list of law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government employing law enforcement officers or using covered mental health professionals who have successfully completed a course using 1 or more of the training curricula developed or identified under paragraph (1), or equivalents to such training curricula, which shall include—“(A) the total number of law enforcement officers that are employed by the agency; “(B) the number of such law enforcement officers who have completed such a course; “(C) whether personnel from the law enforcement agency have been trained to offer training programs or courses under paragraph (3); “(D) the total number of covered mental health professionals who work with the agency; and “(E) the number of such covered mental health professionals who have completed such a course. “(5)

Time periods.

Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection—“(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; “(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; “(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and “(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.” . (c) Byrne JAG Program.—Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended—(1) by redesignating section 508

42 USC 3758.

as section 509; and (2) by inserting after section 507 the following:
“SEC. 508.

34 USC 10159.

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS.“(a) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘certified training program or course’ means a program or course using 1 or more of the training curricula developed or identified under section 1701(n)(1), or equivalents to such training curricula—“(1) that is provided by the Attorney General under section 1701(n)(3); or “(2) that is—“(A) provided by a public or private entity, including the personnel of a law enforcement agency or law enforcement training academy of a State or unit of local government who have been trained to offer training programs or courses under section 1701(n)(3); and “(B) certified by the Attorney General under section 1701(n)(2). “(b) Authority.—“(1)

Deadline.

Grants.

In general.—Not later than 90 days after the Attorney General completes the activities required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(n), the Attorney General shall, from amounts made available to fund training programs pursuant to subsection (h), make grants to States for use by the State or a unit of government located in the State to—136 STAT. 4445 “(A) pay for—“(i) costs associated with conducting a certified training program or course or, subject to paragraph (2), a certified training program or course that provides continuing education; and “(ii) attendance by law enforcement officers or covered mental health professionals at a certified training program or course, including a course provided by a law enforcement training academy of a State or unit of local government; “(B)

Contracts.

procure a certified training program or course or, subject to paragraph (2), a certified training program or course that provides continuing education on 1 or more of the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A); “(C) in the case of a law enforcement agency of a unit of local government that employs fewer than 50 employees (determined on a full-time equivalent basis), pay for the costs of overtime accrued as a result of the attendance of a law enforcement officer or covered mental health professional at a certified training program or course for which the costs associated with conducting the certified training program or course are paid using amounts provided under this section; “(D) pay for the costs of developing mechanisms to comply with the reporting requirements established under subsection (d), in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award; and “(E) pay for the costs associated with participation in the voluntary National Use-of-Force Data Collection of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award, if a law enforcement agency of the State or unit of local government is not already reporting to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection. “(2) Requirements for use for continuing education.—“(A) Definition.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered topic’ means a topic covered under the curricula developed or identified under clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 1701(n)(1)(A). “(B)

Time period.

Requirement to provide initial training.—A State or unit of local government shall ensure that all officers who have been employed with the State or unit of local government for at least 2 years have received training as part of a certified training program or course on all covered topics before the State or unit of local government uses amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) for continuing education with respect to any covered topic. “(C) Start date of availability of funding.—“(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), a State or unit of local government may not use amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) for continuing education with respect to a covered topic until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022.136 STAT. 4446 “(ii) Exception.—A State or unit of local government may use amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) for continuing education with respect to a covered topic during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 if the State or unit of local government has complied with subparagraph (B) using amounts available to the State or unit of local government other than amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1). “(3) Maintaining relationships with local mental health organizations.—A State or unit of local government that receives funds under this section shall establish and maintain relationships between law enforcement officers and local mental health organizations and health care services. “(c) Allocation of Funds.—“(1) In general.—Of the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall allocate funds to each State in proportion to the total number of law enforcement officers in the State that are employed by the State or a unit of local government within the State, as compared to the total number of law enforcement officers in the United States. “(2) Retention of funds for training for state law enforcement officers proportional to number of state officers.—Each fiscal year, each State may retain, for use for the purposes described in this section, from the total amount of funds provided to the State under paragraph (1) an amount that is not more than the amount that bears the same ratio to such total amount as the ratio of—“(A) the total number of law enforcement officers employed by the State; to “(B) the total number of law enforcement officers in the State that are employed by the State or a unit of local government within the State. “(3) Provision of funds for training for local law enforcement officers.—“(A) In general.—A State shall make available to units of local government in the State for the purposes described in this section the amounts remaining after a State retains funds under paragraph (2). “(B) Additional uses.—A State may, with the approval of a unit of local government, use the funds allocated to the unit of local government under subparagraph (A)—“(i) to facilitate offering a certified training program or course or, subject to subsection (b)(2), a certified training program or course that provide continuing education in 1 or more of the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A) to law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local government; or “(ii) for the costs of training local law enforcement officers, including through law enforcement training academies of States and units of local government, to conduct a certified training program or course. “(C) Consultation.—The Attorney General, in consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies of States 136 STAT. 4447 and units of local government, associations that represent individuals with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, professional law enforcement organizations, local law enforcement labor and representative organizations, law enforcement trade associations, mental health and suicide prevention organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil rights and civil liberties groups, shall develop criteria governing the allocation of funds to units of local government under this paragraph, which shall ensure that the funds are distributed as widely as practicable in terms of geographical location and to both large and small law enforcement agencies of units of local government. “(D)

Deadline.

Announcement of allocations.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which a State receives an award under paragraph (1), the State shall announce the allocations of funds to units of local government under subparagraph (A).

Reports.

A State shall submit to the Attorney General a report explaining any delays in the announcement of allocations under this subparagraph. “(d) Reporting.—“(1) Units of local government.—Any unit of local government that receives funds from a State under subsection (c)(3) for a certified training program or course shall submit to the State or the Attorney General an annual report with respect to the first fiscal year during which the unit of local government receives such funds and each of the 2 fiscal years thereafter that—“(A) shall include the number of law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local government that have completed a certified training program or course, including a certified training program or course provided on or before the date on which the Attorney General begins certifying training programs and courses under section 1701(n)(2), the topics covered in those courses, and the number of officers who received training in each topic; “(B) may, at the election of the unit of local government, include the number of law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local government that have completed a certified training program or course using funds provided from a source other than the grants described under subsection (b), the topics covered in those courses, and the number of officers who received training in each topic; “(C) shall include the total number of law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local government; “(D) shall include a description of any barriers to providing training on the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A); “(E) shall include information gathered through—“(i) pre-training and post-training tests that assess relevant knowledge and skills covered in the training curricula, as specified in section 1701(n)(1); and “(ii)

Assessments.

follow-up evaluative assessments to determine the degree to which participants in the training apply, in their jobs, the knowledge and skills gained in the training; and136 STAT. 4448 “(F)

Plan.

shall include the amount of funds received by the unit of local government under subsection (c)(3) and a tentative plan for training all law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local government using available and anticipated funds. “(2) States.—A State receiving funds under this section shall submit to the Attorney General—“(A) any report the State receives from a unit of local government under paragraph (1); and “(B) if the State retains funds under subsection (c)(2) for a fiscal year, a report by the State for that fiscal year, and each of the 2 fiscal years thereafter—“(i) indicating the number of law enforcement officers employed by the State that have completed a certified training program or course, including a certified training program or course provided on or before the date on which the Attorney General begins certifying training programs or courses under section 1701(n)(2), the topics covered in those courses, and the number of officers who received training in each topic, including, at the election of the State, a certified training program or course using funds provided from a source other than the grants described under subsection (b); “(ii) indicating the total number of law enforcement officers employed by the State; “(iii) providing information gathered through—“(I) pre-training and post-training tests that assess relevant knowledge and skills covered in the training curricula, as specified in section 1701(n)(1); and “(II)

Assessments.

follow-up evaluative assessments to determine the degree to which participants in the training apply, in their jobs, the knowledge and skills gained in the training; “(iv) discussing any barriers to providing training on the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A); and “(v)

Plan.

indicating the amount of funding retained by the State under subsection (c)(2) and providing a tentative plan for training all law enforcement officers employed by the State using available and anticipated funds. “(3)

Portal.

Reporting tools.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall develop a portal through which the data required under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be collected and submitted. “(4) Reports on the use of de-escalation tactics and other techniques.—“(A) In general.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, relevant law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government, associations that represent individuals with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, professional law enforcement organizations, local law enforcement labor and representative organizations, law enforcement trade associations, mental health and suicide prevention 136 STAT. 4449 organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil rights and civil liberties groups, shall establish—“(i) reporting requirements on interactions in which de-escalation tactics and other techniques in curricula developed or identified under section 1701(n)(1) are used by each law enforcement agency that receives funding under this section; and “(ii) mechanisms for each law enforcement agency to submit such reports to the Department of Justice. “(B) Reporting requirements.—The requirements developed under subparagraph (A) shall—“(i) specify—“(I) the circumstances under which an interaction shall be reported, considering—“(aa) the cost of collecting and reporting the information; and “(bb) the value of that information for determining whether—“(AA) the objectives of the training have been met; and “(BB) the training reduced or eliminated the risk of serious physical injury to officers, subjects, and third parties; and “(II) the demographic and other relevant information about the officer and subjects involved in the interaction that shall be included in such a report; and “(ii) require such reporting be done in a manner that—“(I) is in compliance with all applicable Federal and State confidentiality laws; and “(II) does not disclose the identities of law enforcement officers, subjects, or third parties. “(C) Review of reporting requirements.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with the entities specified under subparagraph (A), shall review and consider updates to the reporting requirements. “(5) Failure to report.—“(A)

Determination.

In general.—An entity receiving funds under this section that fails to file a report as required under paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable and as determined by the Attorney General, shall not be eligible to receive funds under this section for a period of 2 fiscal years. “(B) Rule of construction.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to prohibit a State that fails to file a report as required under paragraph (2), and is not eligible to receive funds under this section, from making funding available to a unit of local government of the State under subsection (c)(3), if the unit of local government has complied with the reporting requirements. “(e) Attorney General Reports.—“(1) Implementation report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and each year thereafter in which grants are made under this section, the Attorney 136 STAT. 4450 General shall submit a report to Congress on the implementation of activities carried out under this section. “(2) Contents.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, information on—“(A) the number, amounts, and recipients of awards the Attorney General has made or intends to make using funds authorized under this section; “(B) the selection criteria the Attorney General has used or intends to use to select recipients of awards using funds authorized under this section; “(C) the number of law enforcement officers of a State or unit of local government who were not able to receive training on the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A) due to unavailability of funds and the amount of funds that would be required to complete the training; and “(D) the nature, frequency, and amount of information that the Attorney General has collected or intends to collect under subsection (d). “(3) Privacy protections.—A report under paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of individual law enforcement officers who received, or did not receive, training under a certified training program or course. “(f) National Institute of Justice Study.—“(1)

Evaluations.

Study and report.—Not later than 2 years after the first grant award using funds authorized under this section, the National Institute of Justice shall conduct a study of the implementation of training under a certified training program or course in at least 6 jurisdictions representing an array of agency sizes and geographic locations, which shall include—“(A) a process evaluation of training implementation, which shall include an analysis of the share of officers who participated in the training, the degree to which the training was administered in accordance with the curriculum, and the fidelity with which the training was applied in the field; and “(B)

Analysis.

Recommenda-

tions.

an impact evaluation of the training, which shall include an analysis of the impact of the training on interactions between law enforcement officers and the public, any factors that prevent or preclude law enforcement officers from successfully de-escalating law enforcement interactions, and any recommendations on modifications to the training curricula and methods that could improve outcomes. “(2) National institute of justice access to portal.—For the purposes of preparing the report under paragraph (1), the National Institute of Justice shall have direct access to the portal developed under subsection (d)(3). “(3) Privacy protections.—The study under paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of individual law enforcement officers who received, or did not receive, training under a certified training program or course. “(4) Funding.—Not more than 1 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this section during any fiscal year shall be made available to conduct the study under paragraph (1). “(g) GAO Report.—136 STAT. 4451 “(1)

Review.

Study and report.—Not later than 3 years after the first grant award using funds authorized under this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the grant program under this section and submit to Congress a report assessing the grant program, including—“(A) the process for developing and identifying curricula under section 1701(n)(1), including the effectiveness of the consultation by the Attorney General with the agencies, associations, and organizations identified under section 1701(n)(1)(C); “(B) the certification of training programs and courses under section 1701(n)(2), including the development of the process for certification and its implementation; “(C) the training of law enforcement personnel under section 1701(n)(3), including the geographic distribution of the agencies that employ the personnel receiving the training and the sizes of those agencies; “(D) the allocation of funds under subsection (c), including the geographic distribution of the agencies that receive funds and the degree to which both large and small agencies receive funds; and “(E) the amount of funding distributed to agencies compared with the amount appropriated under this section, the amount spent for training, and whether plans have been put in place by the recipient agencies to use unspent available funds. “(2) GAO access to portal.—For the purposes of preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall have direct access to the portal developed under subsection (d)(3). “(h)

Time periods.

Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—“(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and “(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.”
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Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4003: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 29, considered and failed House.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–326: To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes. Public Law326 Public Law 117–326136 Stat. 4452 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–326—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4452 Public Law117–326 117th Congress
An Act To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 5229]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

2 USC 2133 note.
SECTION 1.

Deadlines.

REPLACEMENT OF BUST OF ROGER BROOKE TANEY WITH BUST OF THURGOOD MARSHALL.(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:(1) While sitting in the Capitol, the Supreme Court issued the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford decision on March 6, 1857. Written by Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, whose bust sits inside the entrance to the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Capitol, this opinion declared that African Americans were not citizens of the United States and could not sue in Federal courts. This decision further declared that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. (2) Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney’s authorship of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the effects of which would only be overturned years later by the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, renders a bust of his likeness unsuitable for the honor of display to the many visitors to the Capitol. (3) As Frederick Douglass said of this decision in May 1857, “This infamous decision of the Slaveholding wing of the Supreme Court maintains that slaves are within the contemplation of the Constitution of the United States, property; that slaves are property in the same sense that horses, sheep, and swine are property; that the old doctrine that slavery is a creature of local law is false; that the right of the slaveholder to his slave does not depend upon the local law, but is secured wherever the Constitution of the United States extends; that Congress has no right to prohibit slavery anywhere; that slavery may go in safety anywhere under the star-spangled banner; that colored persons of African descent have no rights that white men are bound to respect; that colored men of African descent are not and cannot be citizens of the United States.”. (4) While the removal of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney’s bust from the Capitol does not relieve the Congress of the historical wrongs it committed to protect the institution of slavery, it expresses Congress’s recognition of one of the most notorious wrongs to have ever taken place in one of its rooms, 136 STAT. 4453 that of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney’s Dred Scott v. Sandford decision. (b) Removal of Bust of Roger Brooke Taney.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library (referred to in this Act as the “Joint Committee”) shall remove from public display the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and the plinth upon which the bust is placed. The bust and plinth shall remain in the custody of the Senate Curator. (c) Bust of Thurgood Marshall.—(1) Obtaining bust.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee shall enter into an agreement to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate and consistent with applicable law. (2) Placement.—(A) In general.—The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Joint Committee, shall permanently install the bust obtained under paragraph (1) in a prominent location in the Capitol or on the United States Capitol Grounds, as described in section 5102 of title 40, United States Code. (B) Priority for location.—In determining the location for the permanent installation of the bust obtained under paragraph (1), the Joint Committee shall give priority to identifying an appropriate location near the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5229: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

Public Law 117–327: To increase accessibility to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. Public Law327 Public Law 117–327136 Stat. 4454 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–327—DEC. 27, 2022 136 STAT. 4454 Public Law117–327 117th Congress
An Act To increase accessibility to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

Dec. 27, 2022

[S. 5230]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Billy’s Law.
SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as “Billy’s Law” or the “Help Find the Missing Act”.
SEC. 2.

34 USC 40506.

AUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM.(a) In General.—The Attorney General, shall maintain the “National Missing and Unidentified Persons System” or “NamUs”, consistent with the following:(1)

Contracts.

The NamUs shall be a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States administered by the National Institute of Justice and managed through an agreement with an eligible entity. (2)

Coordination.

The NamUs shall coordinate or provide—(A) online database technology which serves as a national information clearinghouse to help expedite case associations and resolutions; (B) various free-of-charge forensic services to aid in the identification of missing persons and unidentified remains; (C) investigative support for criminal justice efforts to help missing and unidentified person case resolutions; (D) technical assistance for family members of missing persons; (E) assistance and training by coordinating State and local service providers in order to support individuals and families impacted by the loss or disappearance of a loved one; and (F) training and outreach from NamUs subject matter experts, including assistance with planning and facilitating Missing Person Day events across the country. (b) Permissible Use of Funds.—(1) In general.—The permissible use of funds awarded under this section for the implementation and maintenance of the agreement created in subparagraph (a)(1) include the use of funds—136 STAT. 4455(A) to hire additional personnel to provide case support and perform other core NamUs functions; (B) to develop new technologies to facilitate timely data entry into the relevant data bases; (C) to conduct contracting activities relevant to core NamUs services; (D) to provide forensic analyses to support the identification of missing and unidentified persons, to include, but not limited to DNA typing, forensic odontology, fingerprint examination, and forensic anthropology; (E) to train State, local, and Tribal law enforcement personnel and forensic medicine service providers to use NamUs resources and best practices for the investigation of missing and unidentified person cases; (F) to assist States in providing information to the NCIC database, the NamUs database, or any future database system for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases; (G) to report to law enforcement authorities in the jurisdiction in which the remains were found information on every deceased, unidentified person, regardless of age; (H) to participate in Missing Person Days and other events to directly support family members of the missing with NamUs case entries and DNA collections; (I) to provide assistance and training by coordinating State and local service providers in order to support individuals and families; (J)

Analysis.

to conduct data analytics and research projects for the purpose of enhancing knowledge, best practices, and training related to missing and unidentified person cases, as well as developing NamUs system enhancements; (K) to create and maintain a secure, online, nationwide critical incident response tool for professionals that will connect law enforcement, medico-legal and emergency management professionals, as well as victims and families during a critical incident; and (L) for other purposes consistent with the goals of this section. (c) Amendments to the Crime Control Act of 1990 to Require Reports of Missing Children to NamUs.—(1) Reporting requirement.—Section 3701(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 41307(a)) is amended by striking the period and inserting the following: “and, consistent with section 3 (including rules promulgated pursuant to section 3(c)) of the Help Find the Missing Act, shall also report such case, either directly or through authorization described in such section to transmit, enter, or share information on such case, to the NamUs databases.”. (2) State requirements.—Section 3702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 41308) is amended—(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “or the National Crime Information Center computer database” and inserting “, the National Crime Information Center computer database, or the NamUs databases”; (B) in the matter following paragraph (3), by striking “and the National Crime Information Center computer networks” and inserting “, the National Crime Information 136 STAT. 4456 Center computer networks, and the NamUs databases”; and (C) in paragraph (4)—(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or the NamUs databases” after “National Crime Information Center”; and (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and National Crime Information Center computer networks” and inserting “, National Crime Information Center computer networks, and the NamUs databases”. (3) Effective date.—The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to reports made before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3.

Deadlines.

34 USC 40507.

INFORMATION SHARING.(a) Access to NCIC.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with this section, provide access to the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files to the National Institute of Justice or its designee administering the NamUs program as a grantee or contractor, for the purpose of reviewing missing and unidentified person records in NCIC for case validation and NamUs data reconciliation. (b) Electronic Data Sharing.—

Assessment.

Plan.

Criteria.

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with this section, have completed an assessment of the NCIC and NamUs system architectures and governing statutes, policies, and procedures and provide a proposed plan for the secure and automatic data transmission of missing and unidentified person records that are reported to and entered into the NCIC database, with the following criteria, to be electronically transmitted to the NamUs system.(1) Missing Person cases with an MNP (Missing Person) code of CA (Child Abduction) or AA (Amber Alert) within 72 hours of entry into NCIC; (2) Missing Person cases with an MNP code EME (Endangered) or EMI (Involuntary) within 30 days of entry into NCIC; (3)

Time period.

All other Missing Person cases that have been active (non-cancelled) in NCIC for 180 days; (4)

Time period.

Unidentified person cases that have been active (non-cancelled) in NCIC for 60 days; (5)

Updates.

Once case data are transmitted to NamUs, cases are marked as such within NCIC, and any updates to such cases will be transmitted to NamUs within 24 hours. (c) Rules on Confidentiality.—(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the FBI, shall promulgate rules pursuant to notice and comment that specify the information the Attorney General may allow NamUs to access from the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person files or be transmitted from the NCIC database to the NamUs databases for purposes of this Act. Such rules shall—(A) provide for the protection of confidential, private, and law enforcement sensitive information contained in the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person files; and136 STAT. 4457 (B) specify the circumstances in which access to portions of information in the Missing Person and Unidentified Person files may be withheld from the NamUs databases.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES.  Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report to offices of forensic medicine service providers, and Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies describing the best practices for the collection, reporting, and analysis of data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains. Such best practices shall—(1) provide an overview of the NCIC database and NamUs databases; (2) describe how local law enforcement agencies, and offices of forensic medicine service providers should access and use the NCIC database and NamUs databases; (3) describe the appropriate and inappropriate uses of the NCIC database and NamUs databases; and (4) describe the standards and protocols for the collection, reporting, and analysis of data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains.
SEC. 5.

34 USC 40508.

REPORT TO CONGRESS.(a) In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report describing the status of the NCIC database and NamUs databases. (b) Contents.—The report required by subsection (a) shall describe, to the extent available, information on the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.
SEC. 6.

34 USC 40506 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Authorized agency.—The term “authorized agency” means a Government agency with an originating agency identification (ORI) number and that is a criminal justice agency, as defined in section 20.3 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations. (2) FBI.—The term “FBI” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (3) Forensic medicine service provider.—The term “forensic medicine service provider” means a State or unit of local government forensic medicine service provider having not fewer than 1 part-time or full-time employed forensic pathologist, or forensic pathologist under contract, who conducts medicolegal death investigations, including examinations of human remains, and who provides reports or opinion testimony with respect to such activity in courts of law within the United States. (4) Forensic science service provider.—The term “forensic science service provider” means a State or unit of local government agency having not fewer than 1 full-time 136 STAT. 4458 analyst who examines physical evidence in criminal or investigative matters and provides reports or opinion testimony with respect to such evidence in courts in the United States. (5) Namus databases.—The term “NamUs databases” means the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Missing Persons database and National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Unidentified Decedents database maintained by the National Institute of Justice of the Department of Justice, which serves as a clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases. (6) NCIC database.—The term “NCIC database” means the National Crime Information Center Missing Person File and National Crime Information Center Unidentified Person File of the National Crime Information Center database of the FBI, established pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States Code. (7) Qualifying law enforcement agency defined.—The term “qualifying law enforcement agency” means a State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency. (8) State.—The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5230: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

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An Act Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Dec. 29, 2022

[H.R. 2617]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  Sec. 5.  Sec. 6.  DIVISION A— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— DIVISION B— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION C— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— Title VIII— DIVISION D— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION E— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— Title VIII— DIVISION F— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION G— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION H— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— DIVISION I— Title I— Title II— DIVISION J— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION K— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— DIVISION L— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— DIVISION M— DIVISION N— DIVISION O— Title I— Title II— Title III— Title IV— Title V— Title VI— Title VII— Title VIII— Title IX— Title X— DIVISION P— DIVISION Q— DIVISION R— DIVISION S— DIVISION T— DIVISION U— DIVISION V— DIVISION W— DIVISION X— DIVISION Y— DIVISION Z— DIVISION AA— DIVISION BB— DIVISION CC— DIVISION DD— DIVISION EE— DIVISION FF— DIVISION GG— DIVISION HH— DIVISION II— DIVISION JJ— DIVISION KK— Division LL— DIVISION MM—
SEC. 3.

1 USC 1 note.

REFERENCES.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.136 STAT. 4462
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.  The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about December 19, 2022, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.  The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
SEC. 6.

2 USC 4501 note.

ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2023.
DIVISION A—

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Processing, Research, and Marketing</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $65,067,000 of which not to exceed $7,432,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,396,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall be to establish a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land grant university with existing indigenous public health expertise to expand current partnerships and collaborative efforts with indigenous groups, including but not limited to, tribal organizations and institutions such as tribal colleges, tribal technical colleges, tribal community colleges and tribal universities, to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate public health services and functions in American Indian communities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty; not to exceed $9,280,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2279/c/5">7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5)</ref>; not to exceed $28,422,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $26,716,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4463">136 STAT. 4463</page> in the Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to exceed $4,609,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $8,738,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c3c02d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote>That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s551–558">5 U.S.C. 551–558</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c3c02e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c3c02f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c3c030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c3c031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>during any 30 day notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public announcement of such action in any form.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Operations</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the chief economist</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $28,181,000, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3155">7 U.S.C. 3155</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6924">7 U.S.C. 6924</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12504">section 12504 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of hearings and appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $16,703,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of budget and program analysis</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $14,967,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4464">136 STAT. 4464</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Chief Information Officer</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $92,284,000, of which not less than $77,428,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the department.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Chief Financial Officer</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $7,367,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Civil Rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $37,595,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agriculture Buildings and Facilities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/92/313">Public Law 92–313</ref>, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s121">40 U.S.C. 121</ref>, for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $40,581,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Hazardous Materials Management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6901/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.</ref>), $7,581,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Safety, Security, and Protection</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and Protection, $21,800,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4465">136 STAT. 4465</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/452">Public Law 95–452</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $111,561,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/452">Public Law 95–452</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/452">Public Law 95–452</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/pl/97/98">Public Law 97–98</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the General Counsel</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $60,537,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Ethics</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $5,556,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $2,384,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic Research Service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $92,612,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Agricultural Statistics Service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $211,076,000, of which up to $66,413,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c48382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveys.</p></sidenote>That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2204g/d">7 U.S.C. 2204g(d)</ref> and (f).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agricultural Research Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4466">136 STAT. 4466</page> exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,744,279,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4d1a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2254">7 USC 2254</ref>.</p></sidenote> That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref> for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $500,000, whichever is greater: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4d1a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease agreement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4d1a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Maryland.</p></sidenote>That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That appropriations <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4d1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Easements.</p></sidenote>hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s113a">21 U.S.C. 113a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4d1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Easements.</p></sidenote>That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $74,297,000 to remain available until expended, of which $56,697,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4467">136 STAT. 4467</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institute of Food and Agriculture</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and education activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $1,094,121,000 which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, Hispanic serving institutions education grants, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, grants management systems, tribal colleges education equity grants, and scholarships at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4f8b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4f8b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c4f8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote>That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds for providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3221">7 U.S.C. 3221</ref> and 3222: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3157">7 U.S.C. 3157</ref> may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native american institutions endowment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s301">7 U.S.C. 301 note</ref>), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extension activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $565,410,000 which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds for extension services at 1994 institutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That institutions eligible to receive funds under <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3221">7 U.S.C. 3221</ref> for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s343/b">7 U.S.C. 343(b)</ref> and (c)) and section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4468">136 STAT. 4468</page> 208(c) of <ref href="/us/pl/93/471">Public Law 93–471</ref> shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">integrated activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $41,500,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7626">7 U.S.C. 7626</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c594fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4085">22 U.S.C. 4085</ref>), $1,171,071,000 of which up to $9,552,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); of which $514,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds (“contingency fund”) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $15,450,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $39,183,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $4,096,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1831">15 U.S.C. 1831</ref>); of which $64,930,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $216,117,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests, of which $8,500,000, to remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4469">136 STAT. 4469</page> September 30, 2024, shall be for one-time control and management and associated activities directly related to the multiple-agency response to citrus greening; of which, $14,986,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $21,567,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which $44,067,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness and response; of which $62,562,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $6,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to carry out the science program and transition activities for the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c594fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Brucellosis eradication.</p></sidenote>funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this appropriation shall be available for the purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of aircraft: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of the United States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8310">7 U.S.C. 8310</ref> and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7751">7 U.S.C. 7751</ref> and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c594fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c594fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c594ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>In fiscal year 2023, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services.</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4470">136 STAT. 4470</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>, and acquisition of land as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2268a">7 U.S.C. 2268a</ref>, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agricultural Marketing Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">marketing services</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c5e320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $237,695,000, of which $7,504,000 shall be available for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/113/79/s12306">section 12306 of Public Law 113–79</ref>, and of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dA/s779">section 779 of division A of Public Law 117–103</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12513">section 12513 of Public Law 115–334</ref>, of which $23,000,000 shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives established in <ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref> and the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between these three regional innovation initiatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c5e321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c5e322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref>), except for the cost of activities relating to the development or maintenance of grain standards under the United States Grain Standards Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s71/etseq">7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.</ref></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c5e323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</ref>), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s742a/etseq">16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.</ref>); (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/pl/87/128">Public Law 87–128</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4471">136 STAT. 4471</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states and possessions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1623/b">7 U.S.C. 1623(b)</ref>), $1,235,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c60a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $1,117,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Food Safety and Inspection Service</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c63145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1766">7 U.S.C. 1766</ref>), $1,158,266,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s138f">7 U.S.C. 138f</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c63146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Employment positions.</p></sidenote> no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2023 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1901/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c63147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote> That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of <ref href="/us/pl/110/246/s11016">section 11016 of Public Law 110–246</ref> as further clarified by the amendments made in <ref href="/us/pl/113/79/s12106">section 12106 of Public Law 113–79</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4472">136 STAT. 4472</page></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,727,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Production and Conservation Business Center</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, $248,684,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3841/a">16 U.S.C. 3841(a)</ref>) shall be transferred to and merged with this account.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Service Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,215,307,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacancies at Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loan officers and shall be available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a67c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> That not more than 50 percent of the funding made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives written or electronic notification of receipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/investment, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and approved by the Committees <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a67d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a67e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4473">136 STAT. 4473</page> fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made available to county committees, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, any funds made available to county committees in the current fiscal year that the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency deems to exceed or not meet the amount needed for the county committees may be transferred to or from the Farm Service Agency for necessary expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a67f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c6a680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state mediation grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5101–5106">7 U.S.C. 5101–5106</ref>), $7,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grassroots source water protection program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3839bb–2">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2</ref>), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">dairy indemnity program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/387">Public Law 106–387</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/114/1549A–12">114 Stat. 1549A–12</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4474">136 STAT. 4474</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under section 1621 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8792">7 U.S.C. 8792</ref>), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">agricultural credit insurance fund program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c71bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1922/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.</ref>) and operating (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1941/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.</ref>) loans, emergency loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1961/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.</ref>), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5136">25 U.S.C. 5136</ref>), boll weevil loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1989">7 U.S.C. 1989</ref>), guaranteed conservation loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1924/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.</ref>), relending program (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1936c">7 U.S.C. 1936c</ref>), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5136">25 U.S.C. 5136</ref>) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $3,100,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,633,333,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $4,062,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; relending program, $61,426,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c71bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pink Bollworm.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c71bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $249,000 for emergency loans, to remain available until expended; and $23,520,000 for direct farm operating loans, $11,228,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans, $10,983,000 for the relending program, and $894,000 for Indian highly fractionated land loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c71bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,461,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of this amount, $305,803,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses”.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c71bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c71bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c71bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Risk Management Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $66,870,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1516/b/2/C">7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)</ref>), and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4475">136 STAT. 4475</page> shall be in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1506/i">7 U.S.C. 1506(i)</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Natural Resources Conservation Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">conservation operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s590a–f">16 U.S.C. 590a–f</ref>), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2268a">7 U.S.C. 2268a</ref>); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $941,124,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which up to $22,973,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref> for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250a">7 U.S.C. 2250a</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">watershed and flood prevention operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but not limited to surveys and investigations, engineering operations, works of improvement, and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001–1005">16 U.S.C. 1001–1005</ref> and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $20,591,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c769d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That for funds provided by this Act or any other prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land treatment measures): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to projects and activities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4476">136 STAT. 4476</page> that can commence promptly following enactment; that address regional priorities for flood prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient irrigation systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed protection; or that address authorized ongoing projects under the authorities of section 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (<ref href="/us/pl/78/534">Public Law 78–534</ref>) with a primary purpose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater damage and stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the authorities under <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001–1005">16 U.S.C. 1001–1005</ref> and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">watershed rehabilitation program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $2,000,000 is provided.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">healthy forests reserve program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy Forests Reserve Program under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6571–6578">16 U.S.C. 6571–6578</ref>), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">urban agriculture and innovative production</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program under section 222 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6923">7 U.S.C. 6923</ref>), as added by <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12302">section 12302 of Public Law 115–334</ref>, $8,500,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CORPORATIONS<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c7b7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote></heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.</chapeau><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1516">7 U.S.C. 1516</ref>), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commodity Credit Corporation Fund</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reimbursement for net realized losses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4477">136 STAT. 4477</page> losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s713a–11">15 U.S.C. 713a–11</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s714i">15 U.S.C. 714i</ref>) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c7df0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c7df0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in writing 15 days prior to the obligation or commitment of any emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hazardous waste management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on expenses)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9607/g">42 U.S.C. 9607(g)</ref>), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6961">42 U.S.C. 6961</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $1,620,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Development</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $351,087,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, up to $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Rural Partners Network activities of the Department of Agriculture, and may be transferred to other agencies of the Department for such purpose, consistent with the missions and authorities of such agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, no less than $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for information technology expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4478">136 STAT. 4478</page> this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support Rural Development programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1472/i">42 U.S.C. 1472(i)</ref>), any amounts collected under such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this account and will remain available until expended for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Housing Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing insurance fund program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c87b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,250,000,000 shall be for direct loans, $7,500,000 shall be for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration program for Native American Tribes, and $30,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $70,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c87b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $46,375,000 shall be for direct loans; Single Family Housing Relending demonstration program for Native American Tribes, $2,468,000; section 504 housing repair loans, $2,324,000; section 523 self-help housing land development loans, $267,000; section 524 site development loans, $208,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $13,377,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c87b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661/etseq">2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</ref>), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490q">42 U.S.C. 1490q</ref>) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c87b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8a260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Incentives.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8a261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not be limited <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4479">136 STAT. 4479</page> to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authorities to earn a Return on Investment on their own resources to include proceeds from low income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated with owner’s oversight of asset referred to as “<term>Asset Management Fee</term>” of up to $7,500 per property.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c8a262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $36,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8a263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement, obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c8a264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1484">42 U.S.C. 1484</ref>, 1486), $14,084,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c8a265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rental assistance program<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8a266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,487,926,000, and in addition such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon request by an owner of a project financed by an existing loan under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has expired, subject to annual appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That rental assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4480">136 STAT. 4480</page> provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2023 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8c977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8c978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That except as provided in the fourth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2023 for a project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing voucher account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, $48,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the funds made available under this heading shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c8f089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mutual and self-help housing grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490c">42 U.S.C. 1490c</ref>), $32,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing assistance grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1474">42 U.S.C. 1474</ref>, and 1490m, $48,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4481">136 STAT. 4481</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural community facilities program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c93eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c93eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $341,490,328, to remain available until expended, of which up to $325,490,328 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $6,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c93eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c93ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no amounts may be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or that were specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement for <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dA">division A of Public Law 117-103</ref> described in section 4 in the matter preceding such division A: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading.</proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4482">136 STAT. 4482</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Business—Cooperative Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural business program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $86,520,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $9,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2009aa/etseq">7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.</ref>), the Northern Border Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.</ref>), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.</ref>) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2008w">7 U.S.C. 2008w</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">intermediary relending program fund account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c98cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1936b">7 U.S.C. 1936b</ref>), $18,889,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c98ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $3,313,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1936b">7 U.S.C. 1936b</ref>), of which $331,000 shall be available through June 30, 2023, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $663,000 shall be available through June 30, 2023, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/100/460">Public Law 100–460</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c98cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural economic development loans program account</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c98cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $75,000,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4483">136 STAT. 4483</page>  The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects shall not exceed $15,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural cooperative development grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1932">7 U.S.C. 1932</ref>), $28,300,000, of which $3,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/107/171/s6402">section 6402 of Public Law 107–171</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural microentrepreneur assistance program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c9b3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s</ref>), $25,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c9b3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s</ref>).</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural energy for america program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c9daf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</ref>), $20,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c9daf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</ref>), $18,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c9daf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote>That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">healthy food financing initiative</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18c9daf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6953">7 U.S.C. 6953</ref>), as added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18c9daf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote>That such costs of loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4484">136 STAT. 4484</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Utilities Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural water and waste disposal program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ca502a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as follows: $1,420,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for guaranteed loans.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ca502b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $596,404,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $70,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/105/83/s325">section 325 of Public Law 105–83</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ca502c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote>That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/105/83/s325">section 325 of Public Law 105–83</ref> for training and technical assistance programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ca502d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed $37,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $21,180,000 of the amount appropriated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4485">136 STAT. 4485</page> under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for solid waste management grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $2,724,000 of the amounts appropriated under this heading shall be available as the Secretary deems appropriate for water and waste direct one percent loans for distressed communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ca502e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That if the Secretary determines that any portion of the amount made available for one percent loans is not needed for such loans, the Secretary may use such amounts for grants authorized by section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That if any funds made available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain unobligated after July 31, 2024, such unobligated balances may be used for grant programs funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s918a">7 U.S.C. 918a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ca773f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s904">7 U.S.C. 904</ref>, 935, 936, 940c–1, and 940g) shall be made as follows: guaranteed rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursuant to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in 4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, $4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000; and for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of that Act, $690,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, design, engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ca7740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s935/d/2">7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)</ref>), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $3,726,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ca7741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $11,500,000 to remain available until expended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8107a">7 U.S.C. 8107a</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the energy efficiency measures supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ca7742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4486">136 STAT. 4486</page> shall be paid to the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18cac563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950aaa/etseq">7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.</ref>, $64,991,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $4,991,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cac564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That funding provided under this heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18cac565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sections 601 and 602 of the Rural Electrification Act, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18cac566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot program established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s901/etseq">7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</ref>), $363,512,317, to remain available until expended, of which up to $15,512,317 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cac567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950bb/a">7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)</ref>) for the purposes of carrying out such pilot program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the cost of direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That at least 90 percent of the households to be served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to broadband: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of such pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as twenty-five megabits per second downstream and three megabits per second upstream: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent possible, projects receiving funds provided under the pilot program must build out service to at least one hundred megabits per second downstream, and twenty megabits per second upstream: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That an entity to which a loan or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service area by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum service threshold: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than four percent of the funds made available in this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot program and up to three percent of funds made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4487">136 STAT. 4487</page> available in this paragraph may be available for technical assistance and pre-development planning activities to support the most rural communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Rural Utilities Service is directed to expedite program delivery methods that would implement this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cac568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area assessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950cc">7 U.S.C. 950cc</ref>).</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18cac569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s950bb–3">7 U.S.C. 950bb–3</ref>.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,376,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Food and Nutrition Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">child nutrition programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1751/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1771/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</ref>), except sections 17 and 21; $28,545,432,000 to remain available through September 30, 2024, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</ref>), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount available, $20,162,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1771/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount available, $21,005,000 shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount available, $14,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769/g">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769/g/3/c">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)</ref>), the total grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal year 2023 shall not exceed $500,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount available, $30,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4488">136 STAT. 4488</page> or expansion of the school breakfast program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount available, $40,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount available, $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out activities authorized under subsections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769b–1/a/2">42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(2)</ref> and (e)(2)): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount available, $3,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024 to carry out section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1793">42 U.S.C. 1793</ref>), of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants under such section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769g/d">42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2010 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2010 through 2024</quotedText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1758/h/3">42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1758/h/4">42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic)</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>), $6,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786/h/10">42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)</ref>), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall use funds made available under this heading to increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for women and children participants to an amount recommended by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for inflation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cb61aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s246.12/g/6">7 CFR 246.12(g)(6)</ref> at the request of a State agency.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">supplemental nutrition assistance program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011/etseq">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</ref>), $153,863,723,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4489">136 STAT. 4489</page> such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be used to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s4003/b">section 4003(b) of Public Law 115–334</ref> relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cb88bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Workfare requirements.</p></sidenote> That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1183A">8 U.S.C. 1183A</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cb88bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cb88bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cb88be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote> That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">commodity assistance program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c">7 U.S.C. 612c note</ref>); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/188">Public Law 108–188</ref>); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $457,710,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2023 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2036/a">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)</ref>), the Secretary may use up to 20 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nutrition programs administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $189,348,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/107/171/s4404">section 4404 of Public Law 107–171</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/110/246/s4401">section 4401 of Public Law 110–246</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4490">136 STAT. 4490</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.</proviso></chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of codex alimentarius</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Foreign Agricultural Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1766">7 U.S.C. 1766</ref>), $237,330,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for overseas operations to include the payment of locally employed staff: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cbd6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1737">7 U.S.C. 1737</ref>) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for International Development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">food for peace title ii grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4491">136 STAT. 4491</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1736o–1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1</ref>), $243,331,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cbfdf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, not more than 10 percent, but not less than $24,300,000, shall remain available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1736o–1/a/2">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,063,000, to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses”.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Health and Human Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">food and drug administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18cc9a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/92/313">Public Law 92–313</ref> for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/255">Public Law 114–255</ref>); for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/107/188/s521">section 521 of Public Law 107–188</ref>; $6,562,793,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,310,319,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h">21 U.S.C. 379h</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $324,777,000 shall be derived from medical device <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4492">136 STAT. 4492</page> user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j">21 U.S.C. 379j</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $582,500,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42">21 U.S.C. 379j–42</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $41,600,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52">21 U.S.C. 379j–52</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $32,144,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–12">21 U.S.C. 379j–12</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $29,303,000 shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–21">21 U.S.C. 379j–21</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s387s">21 U.S.C. 387s</ref>, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2023 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug assessments for fiscal year 2023, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2023 but credited for fiscal year 2023, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2023 limitations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2023 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2024, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2024 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2023 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $1,196,097,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported seafood; (2) $2,289,290,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain available until expended; (3) $489,594,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $287,339,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $736,359,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $76,919,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $677,165,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) $214,082,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $55,893,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4493">136 STAT. 4493</page> paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) $236,166,000 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $359,782,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cc9a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the administration of, section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379dd/n">21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)</ref>) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities and shall not exceed $2,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts that are made available under this heading for “other activities”, and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General” for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cc9a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote>funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18cc9a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cc9a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>In addition, mammography user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s263b">42 U.S.C. 263b</ref>, export certification user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s381">21 U.S.C. 381</ref>, priority review user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n">21 U.S.C. 360n</ref> and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–31">21 U.S.C. 379j–31</ref>, outsourcing facility fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–62">21 U.S.C. 379j–62</ref>, prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s353/e/3">21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3)</ref>, third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360eee–3/c/1">21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1)</ref>, third-party auditor fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s384d/c/8">21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8)</ref>, medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–4a">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a</ref>, and fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–72">21 U.S.C. 379j–72</ref> shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $12,788,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fda innovation account, cures act</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes under the heading “<headingText>Salaries and Expenses</headingText>”, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4494">136 STAT. 4494</page> 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for “Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses” solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cce856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Credit Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $88,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t12/s2249">12 U.S.C. 2249</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cce857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s2128/b/2/A/i">12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)</ref>), the Farm Credit Administration may exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the application of the limitation provided in that clause of export loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner other than described in subclause (II) of the clause.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions and transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="701"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 701. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary may use any appropriations made available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2023 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year 2018: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd0f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, prior to purchasing additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd0f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd0f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd0f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 30 days of the notification.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="702"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 702.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd367c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd367d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and for the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4495">136 STAT. 4495</page> improvement, delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and administrative information technology services, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department’s National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 716 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or from the National Finance Center prior to written notification to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the requirements of section 716 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the National Finance Center Information Technology Services Division personnel and data center management responsibilities, and control of any functions, missions, and systems for current and future human resources management and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall remain in the National Finance Center and under the management responsibility and administrative control of the National Finance Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to existing and new Departments and other government agencies National Finance Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll, financial management, and human capital shared services and allow the National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared services provided by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of financial, administrative, and information technology services, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd5d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the limitations on the obligation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4496">136 STAT. 4496</page> of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="703"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 703. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="704"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 704.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd849f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="705"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 705. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="706"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 706. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd84a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cd84a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cdabb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11319">section 11319 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement accompanying <ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref>.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="707"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 707. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1524/b">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)</ref>) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="708"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 708. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4497">136 STAT. 4497</page> assistance under section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="709"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 709. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for information technology expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="710"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 710. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="711"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 711. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18cdd2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</ref>) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cdd2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s714i">15 U.S.C. 714i</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cdd2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="712"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 712. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="713"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 713.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cdf9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18cdf9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18cdf9d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="714"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 714. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/110/246/s14222/b">subsection (b) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c–6">7 U.S.C. 612c–6</ref>; in this section referred to as “section 14222”), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</ref>; in this section referred to as “section 32”) in excess of $1,483,309,000 (exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000; Administration of section 32 Commodity Purchases—$37,178,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ce20e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ce20ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That, of the total funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2023, such unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2024 and shall remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4498">136 STAT. 4498</page> until expended for any of the purposes of section 32, except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, with the exception of any available carryover funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 32.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="715"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 715. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President’s budget submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="716"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 716.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ce47fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ce47fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ce47fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18cee43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2257">7 U.S.C. 2257</ref>) or <ref href="/us/pl/89/106/s8">section 8 of Public Law 89–106</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2263">7 U.S.C. 2263</ref>), that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>relocates an office or employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18cee445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18cee446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4499">136 STAT. 4499</page> authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>augments existing programs, projects, or activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cee449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18cee44a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18cf0b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18cf0b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cf0b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cf0b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with ten or more personnel; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18cf0b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18cf0b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18cf0b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="717"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 717.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf0b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1932/g/5">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)</ref>), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="718"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 718. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process to any non-Department of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4500">136 STAT. 4500</page> Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="719"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 719.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf0b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">News stories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf0b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="720"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 720. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf3275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf3276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="721"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 721.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf3277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf3278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="722"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 722. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s353/b/1">21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)</ref>), to be distributed to such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="723"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 723. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf5989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf598a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance for Rural Development programs the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="724"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 724.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf598b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf598c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf598d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="725"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 725.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf598e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf598f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2235a">7 U.S.C. 2235a</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/107/76">Public Law 107–76</ref>) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of Departmental financial management, information technology, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4501">136 STAT. 4501</page> administrative, and information technology services, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture.</proviso></content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="726"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 726. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the “variety” requirements of the final rule entitled “Enhancing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)” published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (<ref href="/us/fr/81/90675">81 Fed. Reg. 90675</ref>) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the definition of the term “<term>variety</term>” as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s278.1/b/1/ii/C">section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and “variety” as applied in the definition of the term “<term>staple food</term>” as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s271.2">section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, to increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category so that the total number of such items in each staple food category exceeds the number of such items in each staple food category included in the final rule as published on December 15, 2016: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf7fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18cf7fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> That until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="727"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 727. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1472">42 U.S.C. 1472</ref>), the Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490p–2">42 U.S.C. 1490p–2</ref>) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="728"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 728. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be available for the United States Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref> after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="729"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 729. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for the supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>), $315,000,000 are hereby rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="730"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 730. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge establishments subject to the inspection requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s451/etseq">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</ref>, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s601">21 U.S.C. 601</ref> et seq, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1031/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.</ref>, for the cost of inspection services provided outside of an establishment’s approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services provided on Federal holidays: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any sums charged pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/135/242">135 Stat. 242</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That sums received by the Secretary under this paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, remain available until expended <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4502">136 STAT. 4502</page> to the Secretary without further appropriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated with FSIS inspections.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="731"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 731.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18d01be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The Secretary of Agriculture shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01be3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d01be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d01be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>veterinary control and oversight;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>disease history and vaccination practices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>livestock demographics and traceability;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>epidemiological separation from potential sources of infection;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>surveillance practices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>emergency preparedness and response; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d01bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d01bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d01bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>promptly make publicly available the final reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d01bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d01bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under its international trade agreements.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="732"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 732. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="733"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 733. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur any expense related to the issuance of licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2133">7 U.S.C. 2133</ref>), or the renewal of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell Random Source dogs and cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or testing.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="734"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 734.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d01bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iron and steel products.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18d0b833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y18d0b834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>No Federal funds made available for this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1926/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.</ref>) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>iron and steel products</term>” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) or the designee of the Secretary finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d0b838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d0b839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d0b83a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4503">136 STAT. 4503</page> make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Secretary or the designee concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> The Secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for “Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account” for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection if the plans and specifications have received required approvals from State agencies prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d0b845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>For purposes of this section, the terms “United States” and “State” shall include each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian Tribe.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="735"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 735.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0b847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="736"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 736. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the total amounts made available by this Act for direct loans and grants under the following headings: “Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account”; “Rural Housing Service—Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants”; “Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Assistance Grants”; “Rural Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program Account”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Business Program Account”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Cooperative Development Grants”; “Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program”; “Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account”; “Rural Utilities Service—Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account”; and “Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program”, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under this section, including, notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, any county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 percent: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0df58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or possession of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d0df59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That with respect to specific activities for which program levels have been made available by this Act that are not supported <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4504">136 STAT. 4504</page> by budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="737"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 737. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1066a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human embryos.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/i">21 U.S.C. 355(i)</ref>) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/a/3">42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)</ref>) in research in which a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="738"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 738. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” and published on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="739"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 739. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for a pilot program for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="740"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 740.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1066b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1066c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">School breakfast.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For school years 2022–2023 and 2023–2024, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce the matter following the first comma in the second sentence of footnote (c) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s220.8/c">section 220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, with respect to the substitution of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="741"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 741. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18d12d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d12d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5940">7 U.S.C. 5940</ref>), subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d12d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d12d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hemp and hemp seeds.</p></sidenote><content>to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside the State in which the hemp is grown or cultivated.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="742"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 742. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants under <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12502">section 12502 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="743"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 743. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s3307">section 3307 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="744"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 744. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d15491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7632/g">7 U.S.C. 7632(g)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="745"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 745. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to provide technical assistance, including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4505">136 STAT. 4505</page> to facilitate the acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas where the Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit housing organizations and public housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time as determined by the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="746"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 746. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000, to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s4208">section 4208 of Public Law 115–334</ref>, including for project locations in additional regions.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="747"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 747. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000 to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s12301">section 12301 of Public Law 115–334</ref>, Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="748"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 748. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Water.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="749"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 749.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="750"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 750.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance inspection.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2144">7 USC 2144 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, ARS facilities as described in the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare” (16–6100–0103–MU Revision 16–1) shall be inspected by APHIS for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and its regulations and standards.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="751"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 751.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Poultry and poultry products.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d17ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1751/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</ref>), the Child and Adult Care Food Program under section 17 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1766">42 U.S.C. 1766</ref>), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1761">42 U.S.C. 1761</ref>), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1771/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="752"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 752.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1a2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1a2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1a2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">School lunches.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For school year 2023–2024, only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of June 30, 2022, shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1760/p">42 U.S.C. 1760(p)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="753"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 753. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term operations and financial health by providing technical assistance through analysis of current hospital management practices.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4506">136 STAT. 4506</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="754"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 754. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1a2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any funds made available by this or any other Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5921/g/2">7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)</ref>), as amended, shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment research: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may transfer such funds among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for purposes of making such grants.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="755"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 755. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s5925/g/4/B">7 U.S.C. 5925(g)(4)(B)</ref>) as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s7209">section 7209 of Public Law 115–334</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="756"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 756.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1c9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2146">7 USC 2146 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Hereafter, none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to implement any activities related to the permitting of non-recording of observed violations of the Animal Welfare Act or its regulations on official inspection reports.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="757"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 757. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For necessary expenses associated with cotton classing activities pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s55">7 U.S.C. 55</ref>, to include equipment and facility upgrades, and in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available in this section shall be treated as funds collected by fees authorized under Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, §5, <ref href="/us/stat/42/1518">42 Stat. 1518</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s55">7 U.S.C. 55</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="758"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 758. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move any staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within the Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation affirming such move.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="759"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 759. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</ref>), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2203">16 U.S.C. 2203</ref>) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3851/a/1">16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)</ref>), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="760"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 760. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d1f0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In administering the pilot program established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>), the Secretary of Agriculture may, for purposes of determining entities eligible to receive assistance, consider those communities which are “Areas Rural in Character”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program</headingText>” for the purposes of the pilot program established by <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/s779">section 779 of Public Law 115–141</ref> may be used for this purpose.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="761"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 761. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18d217f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d217f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s603">21 U.S.C. 603</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4507">136 STAT. 4507</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d217f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1901">7 U.S.C. 1901 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/104/127">Public Law 104–127</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d217f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to implement or enforce <ref href="/us/cfr/t9/s352.19">section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="762"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 762. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1310">16 U.S.C. 1310</ref>, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1301–1311">16 U.S.C. 1301–1311</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="763"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 763.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d217f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d217f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fish and fishing.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall, not later than September 30, 2023, and following the review required under Executive Order No. 12866 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s601">5 U.S.C. 601 note</ref>; relating to regulatory planning and review), issue advice revising the advice provided in the notice of availability entitled “Advice About Eating Fish, From the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability” (<ref href="/us/fr/82/6571">82 Fed. Reg. 6571</ref> (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is consistent with nutrition science recognized by the Food and Drug Administration on the net effects of seafood consumption.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="764"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 764.</inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out <ref href="/us/pl/115/334/s2103">section 2103 of Public Law 115–334</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d23f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wetlands.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d23f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conservation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall prioritize the wetland compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="765"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 765. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d23f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Genetic engineering.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include the words “genetically engineered” prior to the existing acceptable market name.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="766"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 766. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, for an additional amount for “Agricultural Programs—Processing, Research, and Marketing—Office of the Secretary”, $5,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for necessary expenses, under such terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, related to testing soil, water, or agricultural products for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the request of an agricultural producer, assisting agricultural producers affected by PFAS contamination with costs related to mitigate the impacts to their operation that have resulted from such contamination and indemnifying agricultural producers for the value of unmarketable crops, livestock, and other agricultural products related to PFAS contamination: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall prioritize such assistance to agricultural producers in states and territories that have established a tolerance threshold for PFAS in a food or agricultural product: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d26619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That, not later than 90 days after the end of fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, and method of such assistance by state and territory and the status of the amounts obligated and plans for further expenditure, and include improvements that can be made to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, either administratively or legislatively, to increase support for agricultural producers impacted by PFAS contamination and to enhance scientific knowledge on PFAS uptake in crops and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4508">136 STAT. 4508</page> livestock and PFAS mitigation and remediation methods and disseminate such knowledge to agricultural producers.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="767"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 767. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2661a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2023, an amount of funds made available in title III under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated under such headings for REAP Zones.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="768"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 768. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to carry out the duties of the working group established under section 770 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/89">133 Stat. 89</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="769"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 769. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for the Office of the Secretary, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue the Institute for Rural Partnerships as established in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/s778">section 778 of Public Law 117–103</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d28d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d28d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote> That the Institute for Rural Partnerships shall continue to dedicate resources to researching the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas, and develop community partnerships to address such challenges: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That administrative or other fees shall not exceed one percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d28d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d28d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d28d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That such partnership shall coordinate and publish an annual report.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="770"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 770. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations made available under the heading “<headingText>Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account</headingText>”, $73,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="771"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 771. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amount of reimbursement for administrative and operating expenses available for crop insurance contracts described in subsection (a)(2)(F) of section III of the 2023 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) that cover agricultural commodities described in section 101 of title I of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1621">7 U.S.C. 1621 note</ref>), there is hereby appropriated $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, to pay, with respect to such contracts for the 2021 reinsurance year, an amount that is equal to the difference between the amount to be paid pursuant to the SRA for the applicable reinsurance year and the amount that would be paid if such contracts were not subject to a reduction described in subsection (a)(2)(G) of section III of the SRA but subject to a reimbursement rate equal to 17.5 percent of the net book premium.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="772"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 772. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for the “Office of the Secretary”, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of the eight topics and scientific questions related to alcohol previously published by USDA and HHS and other relevant topics: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the panel or panels established by the National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct the study shall operate in a fully transparent manner and include a balanced representation of individuals who have <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4509">136 STAT. 4509</page> expertise in the health effects of alcohol consumption, are unbiased, and are free from conflicts of interests: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the findings and recommendations of the study shall be based on the preponderance of the scientific and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341 of title 7 of United States Code: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2b440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than eighteen months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit its report to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Congress of its systematic review and data analysis of the eight research topics: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2b441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2b442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2b443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans process includes a recommendation for alcohol and shall be based on the preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341 of title 7 of United States Code: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure the process is fully transparent and includes a balanced representation of individuals who are unbiased and free from conflicts of interest.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="773"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 773. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Foreign investments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disclosures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3501">7 USC 3501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary, as part of the report on foreign landholding required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (<ref href="/us/pl/95/460">Public Law 95–460</ref>), shall report to Congress on foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States, including the impact foreign ownership has on family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> That within 3 years after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a streamlined process for electronic submission and retention of disclosures made under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, including an internet database that contains disaggregated data from each disclosure submitted: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote>, That all prior year disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States are published in the database: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Privacy.</p></sidenote> That the plan includes a process to ensure the protection of personally identifiable information and that all disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land on the USDA website be disaggregated by: (1) in any case in which such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person; and (2) in any case in which such foreign person is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such foreign person.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="774"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 774.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d2db5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kanpachi.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the common name “Kanpachi” shall serve as an acceptable market name under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>) for labeling and marketing of ocean-farmed Seriola rivoliana.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="775"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 775.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d3026f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kansas.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d30270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s190">6 USC 190 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In this or any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the operation of and all property required to operate the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d30271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d30272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> such transfer of function shall include the transfer of up to 40 full time equivalent positions, to be completed within 120 days of the effective date of the transfer of function, as jointly determined by the Secretaries.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="776"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 776.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18d30273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1636i">7 U.S.C. 1636i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4510">136 STAT. 4510</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18d30274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1635">7 U.S.C. 1635 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/106/78">Public Law 106–78</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="777"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 777. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769/g">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Access to Local Foods: Farm to School Program.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Access to Local Foods: Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="778"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 778. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1991/a/13">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)</ref>, the Secretary shall consider a city or town to be a rural area for the purposes of eligibility for a guaranteed loan funded through the Rural Community Facilities Program Account if the project to be funded received a prior loan from such account in fiscal year 2021.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="779"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 779.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d32985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances in the “Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dA/s742">section 742 of division A of Public Law 113–235</ref>, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="780"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 780. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>) for the “Rural Community Facilities Program Account” under section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1926">7 U.S.C. 1926</ref>, for the principal amount of direct loans are to remain available through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal year 2018.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="781"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 781. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x18d35096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to carry out section 749(g) of the Agricultural Appropriations Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>), $80,000,000 are hereby rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION B—

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d35099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Trade Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d39eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining business investment in the United States, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4511">136 STAT. 4511</page> <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2672">section 2672 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; not to exceed $325,000 for purchase of armored vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $625,000,000, of which $85,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d39ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d39ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2455/f">22 U.S.C. 2455(f)</ref> and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of amounts provided under this heading, up to $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the purpose of carrying out a pilot fellowship program of the United States Commercial Service under which the Secretary of Commerce may make competitive grants to appropriate institutions of higher education or students to increase the level of knowledge and awareness of, and interest in employment with, that Service among minority students: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d39ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d39ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d39ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote> That any grants awarded under such program shall be made pursuant to regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, which shall require as a condition of the initial receipt of grant funds, a commitment by prospective grantees to accept full-time employment in the Global Markets unit of the International Trade Administration upon the completion of participation in the program.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Industry and Security</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2672">section 2672 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4512">136 STAT. 4512</page> National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; <ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/2208">132 Stat. 2208</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4801/etseq">50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.</ref>), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (<ref href="/us/stat/40/223">40 Stat. 223</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s401/b">22 U.S.C. 401(b)</ref>); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $191,000,000, of which $76,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d3c5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2455/f">22 U.S.C. 2455(f)</ref> and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d3ece1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote> That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic Development Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic development assistance programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by sections 27, 28, 29, and 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722">15 U.S.C. 3722</ref>, 3722a, 3722b, and 3723), as amended, $430,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 27, $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 28, $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 29 in amounts determined by the Secretary, and $2,500,000 shall be for grants under section 30: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $68,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided under this heading may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976; title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 through 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722–3723">15 U.S.C. 3722–3723</ref>), as amended; and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Minority Business Development Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">minority business development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Development Agency in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprises, as authorized by law, $70,000,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4513">136 STAT. 4513</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic and Statistical Analysis</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of the Census</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">current surveys and programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $330,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">periodic censuses and programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,155,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Telecommunications and Information Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $62,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d43b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535/d">31 U.S.C. 1535(d)</ref>, the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4514">136 STAT. 4514</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Patent and Trademark Office</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,253,404,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4b033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2023, so as to result in a fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4b034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That during fiscal year 2023, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $4,253,404,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any amount received in excess of $4,253,404,000 in fiscal year 2023 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4b035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote> That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office “Salaries and Expenses” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the budget of the President submitted for fiscal year 2024 under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall include within amounts provided under this heading for necessary expenses of the USPTO any increases that are expected to result from an increase promulgated through rule or regulation in offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law in either fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2023 for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in fiscal year 2023 from the amounts made available for “Salaries and Expenses” for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8334/a">section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4515">136 STAT. 4515</page> of those accounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t35/s42/c">section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/29">Public Law 112–29</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That within the amounts appropriated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institute of Standards and Technology</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">scientific and technical research and services</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $953,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the “Working Capital Fund”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $62,532,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph “NIST STRS Community Project Funding/NIST External Projects” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">industrial technology services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction of research facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278c–278e">15 U.S.C. 278c–278e</ref>), $462,285,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $332,285,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph “NIST Construction Community Project Funding/NIST Extramural Construction” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4516">136 STAT. 4516</page> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to one percent of amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may be used for the administrative costs of such projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4fe56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4fe57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4fe58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d4fe59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1513b">15 USC 1513b note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials for fiscal year 2024 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations, research, and facilities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot programs for State-led fisheries management, notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,500,997,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition, $344,901,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled “Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries”, which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Observers and Training; Fisheries Management Programs and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for payment to the “Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the $4,868,898,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $4,500,997,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $344,901,000 is provided by transfer, and $23,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $111,465,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph “NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA Special Projects” in the explanatory statement described in section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4517">136 STAT. 4517</page> 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch55">10 U.S.C. ch. 55</ref>), such sums as may be necessary.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, acquisition and construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,653,630,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, except that funds provided for acquisition and construction of vessels and aircraft, and construction of facilities shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the $1,666,630,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $1,653,630,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d54c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d54c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d54c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1513a">15 USC 1513a note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials for fiscal year 2024 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">pacific coastal salmon recovery</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5738d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5738e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5738f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d57390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote> That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4518">136 STAT. 4518</page> That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fisheries disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of administering the fishery disaster assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/pl/94/265">Public Law 94–265</ref>) and the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (<ref href="/us/pl/99/659/tIII">title III of Public Law 99–659</ref>), $300,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fishermen’s contingency fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/95/372/tIV">title IV of Public Law 95–372</ref>, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fisheries finance program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2023, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $95,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5c1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5c1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>no employee of the Department of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce for more than 180 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary and expenses of the employee for the entire period of assignment using funds provided under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available to the Department of Commerce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 508 of this or any prior Act to the account funded under this heading, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances that threaten life or property.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">renovation and modernization</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nonrecurring expenses fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for technology modernization projects and cybersecurity risk mitigation of the Department of Commerce, $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading are in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4519">136 STAT. 4519</page> addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5e8c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5e8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That any unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/116/93/dB/tI/s111">section 111 of title I of division B of Public Law 116–93</ref>, may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $48,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Commerce</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d5e8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1514">15 U.S.C. 1514</ref>), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3324">31 U.S.C. 3324</ref>, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343">31 U.S.C. 1343</ref> and 1344; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d60fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d60fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d60fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Incorporation by reference.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d60fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d60fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s878a">33 USC 878a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x18d60fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/55">Public Law 112–55</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/113/6/dB/tI/s105">section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6</ref>, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the life cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Program is $6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost for the Space Weather Follow On Program is $692,800,000.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4520">136 STAT. 4520</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d636ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d636ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child pornography.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d636ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian Tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d65dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d65e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fee.</p></sidenote> a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d65e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d65e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading “<headingText>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities</headingText>” and shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4521">136 STAT. 4521</page> for programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for which such amounts have been made available.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts provided by this Act for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the heading “<headingText>National Institute of Standards and Technology—Industrial Technology Services</headingText>” shall not be subject to cost share requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s278k/e/2">15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(2)</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the authority made available pursuant to this section shall be elective, in whole or in part, for any Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center that also receives funding from a State that is conditioned upon the application of a Federal cost sharing requirement.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d68513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18d6ac24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d6ac25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in whole or in part, the matching requirements under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1455">16 U.S.C. 1455</ref>, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operations, Research, and Facilities</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</headingText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18d6ac26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>up to 50 percent of the matching requirements under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1455">16 U.S.C. 1455</ref>, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading “<headingText>Procurement, Acquisition and Construction</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x18d6ac27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d6ac28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $145,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">justice information sharing technology</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4522">136 STAT. 4522</page> direction, $138,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Office for Immigration Review</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $860,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the “Immigration Examinations Fee” account, and of which not less than $29,000,000 shall be available for services and activities provided by the Legal Orientation Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $50,000,000 of the total amount made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for build-out and modifications of courtroom space.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Parole Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $14,591,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d6fa49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Term extension.</p></sidenote>That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been appointed.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Legal Activities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, general legal activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18d7486a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $1,138,000,000, of which not to exceed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4523">136 STAT. 4523</page> $50,000,000 for litigation support contracts and information technology projects, including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to the Criminal Division for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d7486b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to “Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities” from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d7486c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s10305">52 U.S.C. 10305</ref>) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds provided under this heading in prior year appropriations Acts that remain available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s10305">52 U.S.C. 10305</ref>) may also be used to carry out any authorized purposes of the Civil Rights Division: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts repurposed by the preceding proviso may not be used to increase the number of permanent positions.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18d7486d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, $31,738,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, antitrust division</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $225,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d76f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $190,000,000 in fiscal year 2023), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d76f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4524">136 STAT. 4524</page> so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $35,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, united states attorneys</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $2,632,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $19,600 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $40,000,000 shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d76f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human trafficking.</p></sidenote> each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states trustee system fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $255,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits of discretionary offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s589a">section 589a of title 28, United States Code</ref> (as limited by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s589a/f/2">section 589a(f)(2) of title 28, United States Code</ref>), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent that fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in fiscal year 2023, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed $255,000,000, those excess amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d79691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2023, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at $269,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $2,504,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fees and expenses of witnesses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $35,000,000 is for the purchase, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4525">136 STAT. 4525</page> installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses, community relations service</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $25,024,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d7bda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assets forfeiture fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s524/c/1">section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Marshals Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,705,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal prisoner detention</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4013">section 4013 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, $2,129,789,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered “funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance” pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4013/b">section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4526">136 STAT. 4526</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Security Division</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $133,512,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d80bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Interagency Law Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">interagency crime and drug enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, $550,458,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d832d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Bureau of Investigation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $10,676,000,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $284,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification, and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $651,895,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4527">136 STAT. 4527</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Drug Enforcement Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s530C">section 530C of title 28, United States Code</ref>; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,563,116,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/106/310/s3672">section 3672 of Public Law 106–310</ref>, up to $10,000,000 may be used to reimburse States, units of local government, Indian Tribal Governments, other public entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean up and safely dispose of substances associated with clandestine methamphetamine laboratories, conversion and extraction operations, tableting operations, or laboratories and processing operations for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances which may present a danger to public health or the environment.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,672,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s924/d/2">section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925/c">section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s925/c">section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to construction of laboratory facilities, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements; construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of federally <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4528">136 STAT. 4528</page> owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; $75,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Prison System</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $8,392,588,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>), of which not less than 2 percent shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Office of Justice Programs—Research, Evaluation and Statistics” for the National Institute of Justice to carry out evaluations of programs and activities related to the First Step Act of 2018: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d8cf15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s250a">42 USC 250a</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Attorney General may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d8cf16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d8cf17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended for necessary operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d8cf18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $108,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4529">136 STAT. 4529</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal prison industries, incorporated</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18d8f629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State and Local Law Enforcement Activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office on Violence Against Women</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">violence against women prevention and prosecution programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18da55ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.</ref>) (“the 1968 Act”); title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (commonly known as the “Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”) (<ref href="/us/pl/90/284">Public Law 90–284</ref>) (“the Indian Civil Rights Act”); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>) (“the 1994 Act”); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>) (“the 1990 Act”); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</ref>); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.</ref>) (“the 1974 Act”); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</ref>) (“the 2000 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/22">Public Law 114–22</ref>) (“the 2015 Act”); and the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/392">Public Law 115–392</ref>); and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division W of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4530">136 STAT. 4530</page> <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>) (“the 2022 Act”); and for related victims services, $700,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$255,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act, and any applicable increases for the amount of such grants, as authorized by section 5903 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $10,000,000 shall be for any such increases under such section 5903, which shall apply to fiscal year 2023 grants funded by amounts provided in this paragraph;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$50,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research, evaluation, and statistics of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to “Research, Evaluation and Statistics” for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$17,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence, of which $3,500,000 is to engage men and youth in preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$60,500,000 is for grants to improve the criminal justice response as authorized by part U of title I the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative; up to $4,000,000 is for a domestic violence lethality reduction initiative; $8,000,000 is for an initiative to promote effective policing and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including evaluation of the effectiveness of funded interventions (“Policing and Prosecution Initiative”); and $1,000,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecution and investigation of online abuse and harassment (“Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse Initiative”): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That subsections (c) and (d) of section 2101 of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4531">136 STAT. 4531</page> 1968 Act shall not apply to the Policing and Prosecution Initiative or the Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse Initiative;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act, of which $12,500,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal colleges and universities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$55,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$9,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$22,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: <proviso><i> Provided, </i>That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$12,000,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may be transferred to “Research, Evaluation and Statistics” for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>$500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$11,000,000 is for programs to assist Tribal Governments in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to grants made;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$2,500,000 is for the purposes authorized under the 2015 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>$15,000,000 is for a grant program to support restorative justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including evaluations of those responses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the definitions and grant conditions in section 109 of the 2022 Act, shall apply to this program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>$11,000,000 is for culturally specific services for victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>$3,000,000 is for an initiative to support cross-designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys: <proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4532">136 STAT. 4532</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for an initiative to support victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including through the provision of technical assistance, as authorized by section 206 of the 2022 Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>$2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services Line to provide remote services to Deaf victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking: <proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this service line;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for grants for outreach and services to underserved populations, as authorized by section 120 of the 2005 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><content>$4,000,000 is for an initiative to provide financial assistance to victims, including evaluation of the effectiveness of funded projects: <proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18da55da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">(25) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim-centered training for law enforcement, and related research and evaluation activities, as authorized by section 41701 of the 1994 Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18da55dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">(26) </num><content>$1,500,000 is for a pilot program to improve victim services on college campuses.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Justice Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research, evaluation and statistics</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18daa3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>) (“the 1994 Act”); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (“the 1974 Act”); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11291/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.</ref>); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</ref>) (“the PROTECT Act”); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/199">Public Law 110–199</ref>); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Public Law 109–248</ref>) (“the Adam Walsh Act”); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/401">Public Law 110–401</ref>); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>) (“the 2002 Act”); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/79">Public Law 108–79</ref>) (“PREA”); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/180">Public Law 110–180</ref>); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>); the First Step Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>); and other programs, $77,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4533">136 STAT. 4533</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18daa3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$42,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18daa3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$35,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle C of title II of the 2002 Act, and for activities authorized by or consistent with the First Step Act of 2018, of which $7,500,000 is for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention; $1,000,000 is for research to study the root causes of school violence to include the impact and effectiveness of grants made under the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>); $1,000,000 is for research on violence against American Indians and Alaska Natives or otherwise affecting indigenous communities, in connection with extractive industry activities; $1,000,000 is for research on gun violence prevention; $1,000,000 is for surveys on the campus sexual assault climate; $1,200,000 is for a study on certain school-based crimes; and $1,000,000 is for a study on law enforcement and community agency responses to opioid overdoses.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and local law enforcement assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18dcedf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>) (“the 1994 Act”); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/pl/90/351">Public Law 90–351</ref>) (“the 1968 Act”); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>) (“the 1990 Act”); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/164">Public Law 109–164</ref>) (“the TVPRA of 2005”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Public Law 109–248</ref>) (“the Adam Walsh Act”); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</ref>) (“the Victims of Trafficking Act”); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/180">Public Law 110–180</ref>); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>) (“the 2002 Act”); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/79">Public Law 108–79</ref>) (“PREA”); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/199">Public Law 110–199</ref>); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/403">Public Law 110–403</ref>); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/416">Public Law 110–416</ref>); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>) (“CARA”); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/324">Public Law 114–324</ref>); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dQ">division Q of Public Law 115–141</ref>) (“Kevin and Avonte’s Law”); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tIII">title III of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>) (“the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act”); the STOP School Violence Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4534">136 STAT. 4534</page> of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>) (“the STOP School Violence Act”); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tVI">title VI of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>); the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/185">Public Law 115–185</ref>); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>); the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>); the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/401">Public Law 115–401</ref>); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/277">Public Law 116–277</ref>); the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30507">34 U.S.C. 30507</ref>); the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dW">division W of Public Law 117–103</ref> (“the 2022 Act”); and other programs, $2,416,805,000, to remain available until expended as follows—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dcedf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>$770,805,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dcedf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dcedf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$3,500,000 is for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dcedf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$10,000,000 is for a grant program for State and local law enforcement to provide officer training on responding to individuals with mental illness or disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dcedf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/110/315/s952">section 952 of Public Law 110–315</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dcedf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and other programs, as authorized by PREA;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as amended by Kevin and Avonte’s Law;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$20,000,000 is for grants authorized under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/185">Public Law 115–185</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>$13,000,000 is for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/108/405/s426">section 426 of Public Law 108–405</ref>, and for grants for wrongful conviction review;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd150a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>$3,000,000 is for a national center on restorative justice;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd150b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>$1,000,000 is for the purposes of the Ashanti Alert Communications Network as authorized under the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/401">Public Law 115–401</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd150c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>$3,500,000 is for a grant program to replicate and support family-based alternative sentencing programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd150d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>$2,000,000 is for a grant program to support child advocacy training in post-secondary education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd150e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>$8,000,000 is for a rural violent crime initiative, including assistance for law enforcement;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4535">136 STAT. 4535</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd150f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>$6,000,000 is for grants authorized under the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/277">Public Law 116–277</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>$4,000,000 is for a drug data research center to combat opioid abuse;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>$1,500,000 is for grants to accredited institutions of higher education to support forensic ballistics programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="Q">(Q) </num><content>$229,551,000 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, “Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants”, in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="R">(R) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for the purposes authorized under section 1506 of the 2022 Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="S">(S) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for a program to improve virtual training for law enforcement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="T">(T) </num><content>$7,000,000 is for programs for cybercrime enforcement, as authorized by sections 1401 and 1402 of the 2022 Act;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$234,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(I)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1231/I/5">8 U.S.C. 1231(I)(5)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$95,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking Act, by the TVPRA of 2005, or programs authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$13,000,000 for a grant program to prevent and address economic, high technology, white collar, and Internet crime, including as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/110/403/s401">section 401 of Public Law 110–403</ref>, of which not less than $2,500,000 is for intellectual property enforcement grants including as authorized by section 401, and $2,000,000 is for grants to develop databases on Internet of Things device capabilities and to build and execute training modules for law enforcement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd151a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That $1,500,000 shall be transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing, and evaluation programs;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd151b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd151c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$95,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4536">136 STAT. 4536</page> Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/180">Public Law 110–180</ref>) and Fix NICS Act of 2018;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd151d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$35,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd151e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><chapeau>$170,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd151f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$130,000,000 is for the purposes authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/546">Public Law 106–546</ref>) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>, section 303);</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$20,000,000 for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$15,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program (<ref href="/us/pl/108/405">Public Law 108–405</ref>, section 412); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/108/405/s304">section 304 of Public Law 108–405</ref>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$55,000,000 for community-based grant programs to improve the response to sexual assault, including assistance for investigation and prosecution of related cold cases;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$15,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$60,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><chapeau>$125,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/199">Public Law 110–199</ref>) and by the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/391">Public Law 115–391</ref>), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$8,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and Tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for children of incarcerated parents demonstration programs to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$5,000,000 is for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, of which no less than $500,000 shall be used for a project that provides training, technical assistance, and best practices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd152a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$10,000,000 is for a grant program for crisis stabilization and community reentry, as authorized by the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/281">Public Law 116–281</ref>):</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x18dd152b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4537">136 STAT. 4537</page> be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model and reentry housing;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd152c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><chapeau>$445,000,000 for comprehensive opioid use reduction activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the following programs, which shall address opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders consistent with underlying program authorities, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd152d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$95,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd152e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$45,000,000 is for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/416">Public Law 110–416</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd152f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$45,000,000 is for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$35,000,000 is for a veterans treatment courts program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$35,000,000 is for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$190,000,000 is for a comprehensive opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorder program;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$2,500,000 for a competitive grant program authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$82,000,000 for grants to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>$3,500,000 for grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses involving civil rights, authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/325">Public Law 114–325</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>$25,000,000 for grants to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate and prosecute hate crimes, as authorized by section 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>$10,000,000 for grants to support community-based approaches to advancing justice and reconciliation, facilitating dialogue between all parties, building local capacity, de-escalating community tensions, and preventing hate crimes through conflict resolution and community empowerment and education;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>$10,000,000 for programs authorized under the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30507">34 U.S.C. 30507</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dd1539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>$120,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-community relations, of which $35,000,000 is for a competitive matching grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law enforcement; $35,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction; and $50,000,000 is for a community violence intervention and prevention initiative:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18dd153a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4538">136 STAT. 4538</page> of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in the spending plan submitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the Office of Justice Programs shall specifically and explicitly identify all changes in the administration of competitive grant programs for fiscal year 2023, including changes to applicant eligibility, priority areas or weightings, and the application review process.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">juvenile justice programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ddb07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (“the 1974 Act”); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11291/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.</ref>); the PROTECT Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</ref>); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/647">Public Law 101–647</ref>) (“the 1990 Act”); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Public Law 109–248</ref>) (“the Adam Walsh Act”); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/401">Public Law 110–401</ref>); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/4">Public Law 113–4</ref>) (“the 2013 Act”); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/324">Public Law 114–324</ref>); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/267">Public Law 115–267</ref>); the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/385">Public Law 115–385</ref>); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/chXIV">chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473</ref>) (“the 1984 Act”); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>); and other juvenile justice programs, $400,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$75,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$107,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>$65,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent trafficking of girls;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$17,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated parents;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$5,500,000 shall be for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$12,500,000 shall be for an initiative relating to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and substance use disorder;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$10,000,000 shall be for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$2,000,000 shall be for grants to protect vulnerable and at-risk youth;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4539">136 STAT. 4539</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$41,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$105,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/401">Public Law 110–401</ref>) shall not apply for purposes of this Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$4,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ddd799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18ddd79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public safety officer benefits</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until expended; and $34,800,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ddd79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to “Public Safety Officer Benefits” from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Oriented Policing Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community oriented policing services programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18de73dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/322">Public Law 103–322</ref>); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</ref>) (“the 2005 Act”); the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/37">Public Law 115–37</ref>); the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/113">Public Law 115–113</ref>) (“the LEMHW Act”); the SUPPORT for Patients <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4540">136 STAT. 4540</page> and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>); and the Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/32">Public Law 116–32</ref>) (“the STOIC Act”), $662,880,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$324,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10381">34 U.S.C. 10381</ref>) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10384/c">34 U.S.C. 10384(c)</ref>), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $34,000,000 is for improving Tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $44,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and merged with “Research, Evaluation, and Statistics” for administration by the Office of Justice Programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, no less than $4,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, mental health program activities, and other support services as authorized under the LEMHW Act and the STOIC Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10381">34 U.S.C. 10381</ref>);</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$12,000,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/199">Public Law 114–199</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$16,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: <proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18de73e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote>, That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$35,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18de73e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote>these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tV">title V of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4541">136 STAT. 4541</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$45,000,000 is for community policing development activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10381">34 U.S.C. 10381</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18de73e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$177,880,000 is for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program, and related law enforcement and public safety equipment, which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, “Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects/ COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment”, in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose: <i> </i></proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That grants funded by such amounts shall not be subject to section 1703 of title I of the 1968 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10383">34 U.S.C. 10383</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Justice</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18de9af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18de9af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18de9af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18de9af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18dec20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this section shall not apply to the following—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dec20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>paragraph 1(Q) under the heading “<headingText>State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance</headingText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18dec20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>paragraph (7) under the heading “<headingText>Community Oriented Policing Services Programs</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dec20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4542">136 STAT. 4542</page> States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dee91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prisons and prisoners.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18dee91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18dee920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dee921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18df1032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s545">section 545 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18df3743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Research, Evaluation and Statistics”, “State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance”, and “Juvenile Justice Programs”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18df3744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>up to 2 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18df3745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4543">136 STAT. 4543</page> Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18df3746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(Q) under the heading “<headingText>State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance</headingText>”.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18df3747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18df3748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18df3749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18df5e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2020 through 2023 for the following programs, waive the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18df5e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10631/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.</ref>), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10631/g/1">34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18df5e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30305/c/3">34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)</ref>), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12109/a">34 U.S.C. 12109(a)</ref>) shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18df856d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s40901">34 U.S.C. 40901</ref>), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18dfac7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/102/140/tI">title I of Public Law 102–140</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/105/784">105 Stat. 784</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s527">28 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2023, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18dfac7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/102/140/tI">title I of Public Law 102–140</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/105/784">105 Stat. 784</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s527">28 U.S.C. 527 note</ref>) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2023, and any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18dfac80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s524/c/8/E">section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2023, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under such authorities as have been enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts in prior fiscal years and the current fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4544">136 STAT. 4544</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dfac81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dfac82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate quarterly reports on the Crime Victims Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund, and the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall contain at least the same level of information and detail for each Fund as was provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/101/647/s3201">Section 3201 of Public Law 101–647</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s509">28 U.S.C. 509 note</ref>), is hereby amended: (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Immigration and Naturalization Service</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Federal Prison System, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or the United States Marshals Service</quotedText>”; and (2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dfd393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Live tissue.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dfd394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to conduct, contract for, or otherwise support, live tissue training, unless the Attorney General issues a written, non-delegable determination that such training is medically necessary and cannot be replicated by alternatives.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dfd395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alabama.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18dfd396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Designation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The facilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, shall be known and designated as the “Richard Shelby Center for Innovation and Advanced Training”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18dffaa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Redstone Arsenal referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Richard Shelby Center for Innovation and Advanced Training”.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level><p class="fontsize10" id="x18dffaa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="III">TITLE III</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18dffaa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Science Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SCIENCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Science and Technology Policy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.</ref>), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $7,965,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Space Council</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in carrying out the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/100/685/tV">title V of Public Law 100–685</ref> and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Space Council may accept personnel support from Federal agencies, departments, and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff without <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4545">136 STAT. 4545</page> reimbursement to the National Space Council for purposes provided herein.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">science</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,795,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">aeronautics</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $935,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">space technology</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e06fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space technology research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $227,000,000 shall be for On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $110,000,000 shall be for the development, production, and demonstration of a nuclear thermal propulsion system, of which not less than $45,000,000 shall be for reactor development, not less than $45,000,000 shall be for fuel materials development, and not less than $20,000,000 shall be for non-nuclear systems development and acquisition planning: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e06fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e06fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> That, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide a plan for the design of a flight demonstration.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4546">136 STAT. 4546</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">exploration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of Artemis Campaign Development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,468,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not less than $1,338,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not less than $2,600,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simultaneously to be used to the maximum extent practicable, including for Earth to Moon missions and Moon landings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts provided for SLS, not less than $600,000,000 shall be for SLS Block 1B development including the Exploration Upper Stage and associated systems including related facilitization, to support an SLS Block 1B mission available to launch in 2025 in addition to the planned Block 1 missions for Artemis I through Artemis III: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $799,150,000 shall be for Exploration Ground Systems and associated Block 1B activities, including up to $281,350,000 for a second mobile launch platform: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e096ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e096ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget profile.</p></sidenote> That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated system that includes the SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems that will ensure a crewed launch as early as possible, as well as a system-based funding profile for a sustained launch cadence that contemplates the use of an SLS Block 1B cargo variant with an 8.4 meter fairing and associated ground systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $2,600,300,000 shall be for Artemis Campaign Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">space operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities, including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4547">136 STAT. 4547</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engagement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $143,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $26,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $58,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">safety, security and mission services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,129,451,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That if available balances in the “Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund” are not sufficient to provide for the grant disbursements required under the third and fourth provisos under such heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (<ref href="/us/pl/100/404">Public Law 100–404</ref>) as amended by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/327">Public Law 103–327</ref>) up to $1,000,000 shall be available from amounts made available under this heading to make such grant disbursements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $30,701,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>NASA Community Projects/NASA Special Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction and environmental compliance and restoration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4548">136 STAT. 4548</page> condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration, $47,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e10c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e10c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e10c21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145">51 USC 20145 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2023 in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e10c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e10c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e10c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30103">51 USC 30103 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20145">section 20145 of title 51, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $47,600,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e18155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e18156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s20144">51 USC 20144 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e18157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any funds transferred to “Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration” for construction activities shall not increase that account by more than 50 percent and any funds transferred to or within “Exploration” for Exploration Ground Systems shall not increase Exploration Ground Systems by more than $49,300,000. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e18158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under previous appropriations Acts that remains available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023 may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall retain its original availability and shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e18159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e1815a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote>The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the theme, program, project, and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4549">136 STAT. 4549</page> 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e1815b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is less, of the amounts made available in the current-year Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR) appropriation may be applied to CECR projects funded under previous years’ CECR appropriations. Use of current-year funds under this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e1a86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the amounts made available in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement</headingText>” (“STEM Engagement”), up to $5,000,000 shall be available to jointly fund, with an additional amount of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made available in this Act under the headings “Science”, “Aeronautics”, “Space Technology”, “Exploration”, and “Space Operations”, projects and activities for engaging students in STEM and increasing STEM research capacities of universities, including Minority Serving Institutions.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e1a86d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30102/b">Section 30102(b) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by:</p><p class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="x18e1a86e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  (1) <amendingAction type="redesignate">Redesignating</amendingAction> existing paragraph (3) to (4); and</p><p class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="x18e1a86f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  (2) <amendingAction type="insert">Inserting</amendingAction>, after paragraph (2), the following:</p><quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e1a870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information technology (it) modernization</inline>.—</heading><content>The fund shall also be available for the purpose of funding IT Modernization activities, as described in section 1077(b)(3)(A)–(E) of <ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>, on a non-reimbursable basis.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e1a871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="undecomposed" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $18,162,000 made available for the current fiscal year in this Act within “Safety, Security and Mission Services” may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Balances so transferred shall be available until expended only for activities described in <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30102/b/3">section 30102(b)(3) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this Act, and shall remain available until expended. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Science Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and related activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>), and <ref href="/us/pl/86/209">Public Law 86–209</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1880/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.</ref>); services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,021,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $640,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4550">136 STAT. 4550</page> Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">major research equipment and facilities construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>), including authorized travel, $187,230,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">stem education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics, and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $1,154,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">agency operations and award management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.</ref>); services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard services; $448,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e1f692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2023 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal year.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the national science board</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1863">42 U.S.C. 1863</ref>) and <ref href="/us/pl/86/209">Public Law 86–209</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1880/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.</ref>), $5,090,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $23,393,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4551">136 STAT. 4551</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e244b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e244b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e244b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e244b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in advance of any planned divestment through transfer, decommissioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, structures, and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e244b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e244b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1875a">42 USC 1875a</ref>.</p></sidenote>There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “National Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” (the Fund). Unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the National Science Foundation by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund. Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for information and business technology system modernization and facilities infrastructure improvements, including nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation of the Foundation or its funded research facilities, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e244b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e244ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18e244bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Science Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission on Civil Rights</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $14,350,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals under Schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt213/sptC">subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref> exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4552">136 STAT. 4552</page> days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e26bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote> That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1975a">42 U.S.C. 1975a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding the preceding proviso, $2,000,000 shall be used to separately fund the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/233">Public Law 110–233</ref>), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/325">Public Law 110–325</ref>), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/2">Public Law 111–2</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $31,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $455,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e292dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Workforce proposals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e292de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e292df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote>That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Trade Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $122,400,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Legal Services Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the legal services corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $560,000,000, of which $516,100,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $5,700,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $26,200,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4553">136 STAT. 4553</page> is for management and grants oversight; $5,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2996d/d">42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e2b9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><i>,</i> That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—legal services corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of <ref href="/us/pl/105/119">Public Law 105–119</ref>, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2022 and 2023, respectively.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Marine Mammal Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1361/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</ref>), $4,500,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the United States Trade Representative</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $61,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">trade enforcement trust fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities of the United States Trade Representative authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s4405">19 U.S.C. 4405</ref>), including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4554">136 STAT. 4554</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State Justice Institute</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10701/etseq">42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.</ref>) $7,640,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e32f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e32f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504. </inline> </num><content class="inline">If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e35633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e35634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e35635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4555">136 STAT. 4555</page> projects, or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e35636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e37d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t48">title 48, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e37d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y18e37d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e37d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e37d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term “<term>promotional items</term>” has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3a45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3a45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e3cb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e3cb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e3cb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="508"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 508. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3cb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="509"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 509.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3cb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tobacco and tobacco products.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x18e3cb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4556">136 STAT. 4556</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3f284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 USC 20101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/chXIV/s1402">section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 U.S.C. 20101</ref>) in any fiscal year in excess of $1,900,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and remain available until expended for oversight and auditing purposes associated with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be available to the Office for Victims of Crime for grants, consistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian Tribes to improve services for victims of crime.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3f285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="512"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 512. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="513"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 513.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3f286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e3f287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e440a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e440a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e440aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e440ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e440ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e440ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any matter described in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b">section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e440ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e467bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e467c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e467c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e467c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e467c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e467c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4557">136 STAT. 4557</page> the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="514"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 514.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e467c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e4b5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems” unless the agency has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4b5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4b5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4b5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cyber threats.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote>in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e4b5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mitigation strategy.</p></sidenote><content>developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4b5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>determined, in consultation with NIST and the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4b5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the agency Inspector General.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="515"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 515.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4b5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Torture.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="516"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 516. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18e4dd05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4dd06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4dd07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e4dd08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4558">136 STAT. 4558</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="517"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 517.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e4dd09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National security letter.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="518"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 518. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5041a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5041b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5041c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5041d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5041e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project’s management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="519"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 519. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094">50 U.S.C. 3094</ref>) during fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e52b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e52b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e52b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e52b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taxes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e52b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.</content></section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(rescissions)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e52b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e5c775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances in the “Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/116/93/dB/s111/a">section 111(a) of division B of Public Law 116–93</ref>, $50,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4559">136 STAT. 4559</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e5c776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available to the Department of Commerce under the heading “<headingText>Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs</headingText>”, $10,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e5c777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2023, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs”, $15,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs”, $75,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c77a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>“State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services”, $15,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e5c77b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2023, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c77c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Working Capital Fund”, $705,768,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c77d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund”, $500,000,000.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e5c77e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5c77f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2023, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e5c780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) shall not be from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e5c781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><chapeau>The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) shall not be from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>amounts provided under subparagraph (Q) of paragraph (1) under the heading “<headingText>State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dB/tII">title II of division B of Public Law 117–103</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5c783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>amounts provided under paragraph (7) under the heading “<headingText>State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Community Oriented Policing Services—Community Oriented Policing Services Programs</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dB/tII">title II of division B of Public Law 117–103</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5c784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Airline travel.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5c785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conference attendees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18e5ee96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5ee97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4560">136 STAT. 4560</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e5ee98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5ee99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5ee9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5ee9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>such conference is a scientific conference and the department or agency head determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within at least 15 days of that determination and the basis for that determination.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5ee9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Performance plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e5ee9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18e615ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e615af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e615b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e615b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e615b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e615b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e63cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Light bulbs.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are “Energy Star” qualified or have the “Federal Energy Management Program” designation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e63cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e663d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e663d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e663d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e663d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have certified—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e663da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e68aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e68aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e68aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e68aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4561">136 STAT. 4561</page>shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18e68aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e68af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e68af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e68af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e68af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and the State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6b204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or for performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (“Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research”) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</ref>) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="531"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 531.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6b205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6b206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6b207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6b208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Medical marijuana.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="532"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 532.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6d919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6d91a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such travel.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="533"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 533. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available by this Act, not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4562">136 STAT. 4562</page> for Public Works grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722">15 U.S.C. 3722</ref>) shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6d91b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any Territory or possession of the United States.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="534"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 534.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6d91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exports and imports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6d91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e6d91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e74e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, <ref href="/us/cfr/t22/s121.1">section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e74e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e74e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e74e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>does not permit the export without a license of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e74e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e74e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e74e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e74e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e74e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e74e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e74e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e74e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><content>The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e74e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p></sidenote> The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4563">136 STAT. 4563</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="535"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 535.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e74e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e74e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ammunition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2778/b/1/B">22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B)</ref> and qualified pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t27/s478.112">27 CFR section 478.112</ref> or .113, for a permit to import United States origin “curios or relics” firearms, parts, or ammunition.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="536"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 536.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e7756e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exports and imports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e7756f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18e77570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e77571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e77572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="537"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 537. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="538"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 538.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e79b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e79b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18e79b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e79b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e79b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e79b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content>is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="539"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 539.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e79b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e79b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e7e9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e7e9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e7e9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e7e9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e7e9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e7e9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e7e9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="540"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 540.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18e837d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to “Office of the United States Trade Representative—Salaries and Expenses” in title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/113">Public Law 116–113</ref>), are hereby rescinded, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4564">136 STAT. 4564</page> and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be available for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes, and under the same authorities for which the funds were originally provided in <ref href="/us/pl/116/113">Public Law 116–113</ref>, except that all references to “2023” under such heading in <ref href="/us/pl/116/113">Public Law 116–113</ref> shall be deemed to refer instead to “2024”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e837d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to “Office of the United States Trade Representative—Trade Enforcement Trust Fund” in title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/113">Public Law 116–113</ref>), are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be available for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes, and under the same authorities for which the funds were originally provided in <ref href="/us/pl/116/113">Public Law 116–113</ref>, except that the reference to “2023” under such heading in <ref href="/us/pl/116/113">Public Law 116–113</ref> shall be deemed to refer instead to “2024”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e837d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e837d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Each amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="541"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 541. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available to the Department of Commerce and under the heading “<headingText>Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to the Department of Commerce and under the heading “<headingText>Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” in prior year Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be available to provide payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680b/i/2">22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this proviso may not exceed $5,000,000 for the Department of Commerce and $5,000,000 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="542"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 542.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18e85ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e85ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e85ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e85ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e85eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds in this Act may be used for design or construction of the Mobile Launcher 2 until 30 days after the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4565">136 STAT. 4565</page> Administration (the “Administrator”) submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate (the “Committees”), the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration detailing a cost and schedule baseline for the Mobile Launcher 2.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e885fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote> Such plan shall include each of the requirements described in subsection (c)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t51/s30104">section 30104 of title 51, United States Code</ref>, as well as an estimated date for completion of design and construction of the Mobile Launcher 2.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e885fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e885fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 90 days after the submission of the plan described in subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter, the Administrator shall report to the Committees, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on steps taken to implement such plan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="543"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 543.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e885fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e885ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18e8fb30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y18e8fb31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dA">division A of Public Law 117–167</ref>), including the transfer authority in such paragraphs of that section of that Act, to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified, in the table titled “Department of Commerce Allocation of National Institute of Standards and Technology Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e8fb32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made available from the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 106 of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dA">division A of Public Law 117–167</ref>), including the transfer authority in section 106(b)(2) of that Act, to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified, in the table titled “Department of Commerce Allocation of National Telecommunications and Information Administration Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e8fb33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 102(d)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dA">division A of Public Law 117–167</ref>), to the account specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table titled “National Science Foundation Allocation of Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e92244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 or under section 102(d)(2) of such Act if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal year for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4566">136 STAT. 4566</page> not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated funds from the CHIPS for America Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in subsection (a) of this section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e92245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e92246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e92247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and subject to the terms and conditions in section 505 of this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e92248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate funds allocated to Industrial Technology Services for <ref href="/us/pl/116/283/s9906">section 9906 of Public Law 116–283</ref> by subsection (a)(1) of this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18e92249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Director of the National Science Foundation may reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund by subsection (a)(3) of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e9224a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e9224b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made available under section 102(a)(2) and section 102(d)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18e9224c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18e9224d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Department of Commerce and the National Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, and the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.</content></subsection> </section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION C—

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $49,628,305,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4567">136 STAT. 4567</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $36,706,395,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $15,050,088,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $35,427,788,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force on active duty and cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,109,400,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4568">136 STAT. 4568</page> or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $5,212,834,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10211">section 10211 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,400,831,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10211">section 10211 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $826,712,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Reserve Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on active duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12301/d">section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,457,519,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Guard Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s708">section 708 of title 32, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s502/f">section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4569">136 STAT. 4569</page> <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $9,232,554,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Guard Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s708">section 708 of title 32, United States Code</ref>, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s502/f">section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, in connection with performing duty specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/a">section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s16131">section 16131 of title 10, United States Code</ref>; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,913,538,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $59,015,977,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $12,478,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $68,260,046,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $15,055,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $9,891,998,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $60,279,937,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $7,699,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4570">136 STAT. 4570</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law, $4,086,883,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $49,574,779,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than $2,981,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s166a">section 166a of title 10, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be available for centers defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2411/1/D">10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $49,071,000 to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,467,009,000, of which $1,510,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaa8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the “Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip Fund”, $475,000,000, to remain available until September <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4571">136 STAT. 4571</page> 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; construction for facility fortification and humane treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated groups: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Security mission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ead007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes:</proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such contributions when providing any assistance for construction for facility fortification: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaf718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaf719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaf71a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2780">22 U.S.C. 2780</ref> and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaf71b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, “Iraq Train and Equip Fund” in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or groups to the United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaf71c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, “Iraq Train and Equip Fund” in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4572">136 STAT. 4572</page> of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eaf71d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or individuals.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,206,434,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,278,050,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $347,633,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,700,800,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4573">136 STAT. 4573</page> compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $8,299,187,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $7,382,079,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $16,003,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used for official representation purposes.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Army</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eb6c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>For the Department of the Army, $324,500,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Navy</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eb935f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> the Department of the Navy, $400,113,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4574">136 STAT. 4574</page> removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Air Force</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ebba70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>For the Department of the Air Force, $573,810,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ebba71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ebba72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>For the Department of Defense, $10,979,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4575">136 STAT. 4575</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ebe183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>For the Department of the Army, $317,580,000, to remain available until transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>), $170,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts shall not be subject to the limitation in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s407/c/3">section 407(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cooperative Threat Reduction Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, $351,598,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account, $111,791,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no other amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred to the Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal year 2023 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1705/d">section 1705(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4576">136 STAT. 4576</page> plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,847,834,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,848,853,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,505,157,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2854">section 2854 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,770,120,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4577">136 STAT. 4577</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $8,668,148,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $19,031,864,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Weapons Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,823,113,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2854">section 2854 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4578">136 STAT. 4578</page> expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $920,884,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ed4114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed4115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Columbia Class Submarine, $3,079,223,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed4116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Columbia Class Submarine (AP), $2,778,553,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed4117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–80), $1,465,880,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed4118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–81), $1,052,024,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed4119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Virginia Class Submarine, $4,534,184,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed682a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,025,651,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed682b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $612,081,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed682c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DDG–1000 Program, $72,976,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed682d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DDG–51 Destroyer, $6,946,537,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed682e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $695,652,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed682f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  FFG–Frigate, $1,135,224,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LPD Flight II, $1,673,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LPD Flight II (AP), $250,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LHA Replacement, $1,374,470,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Expeditionary Fast Transport, $645,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  TAO Fleet Oiler, $782,588,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $95,915,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Ship to Shore Connector, $454,533,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Service Craft, $21,056,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $71,218,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed6839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  LCAC SLEP, $36,301,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed683a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Auxiliary Vessels, $133,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed683b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $707,412,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18ed683c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $1,312,646,000.</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18ed683d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">In all: $31,955,124,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2027, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for Columbia Class Submarine (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2218a">section 2218a of title 10, United States Code</ref>, only in accordance with the provisions of the applicable subsection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4579">136 STAT. 4579</page></proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $12,138,590,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds are also available for the maintenance, repair, and modernization of ships under a pilot program established for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $3,669,510,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Aircraft Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $22,196,175,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4580">136 STAT. 4580</page> and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $2,999,346,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2854">section 2854 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $857,722,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $28,034,122,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,462,188,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4581">136 STAT. 4581</page> expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $6,139,674,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Production Act Purchases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4518">50 U.S.C. 4518</ref>, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $372,906,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027, which shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary of Defense as if delegated the necessary authorities conferred by the Defense Production Act of 1950.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,150,141,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $26,017,309,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4582">136 STAT. 4582</page> rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $44,946,927,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $16,631,377,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $34,565,478,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $449,294,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Working Capital Funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,654,710,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Health Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $39,225,101,000; of which $35,613,417,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, and of which up to $18,577,877,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $570,074,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, shall be for procurement; and of which $3,041,610,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4583">136 STAT. 4583</page> other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $1,561,000,000 shall be made available to the Defense Health Agency to carry out the congressionally directed medical research programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eeeede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly reports on the current status of the deployment of the electronic health record: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eeeedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eeeee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eeeee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide notice to the congressional defense committees not later than 10 business days after delaying the proposed timeline of such deployment if such delay is longer than 1 week: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18eeeee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote> That the Comptroller General of the United States shall perform quarterly performance reviews of such deployment.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1521">50 U.S.C. 1521</ref>), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $1,059,818,000, of which $84,612,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $53,186,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $22,778,000 for activities on military installations and $30,408,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to assist State and local governments; and $975,206,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $971,742,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and <ref href="/us/usc/t32">title 32, United States Code</ref>; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $970,764,000, of which $614,510,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $130,060,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; $200,316,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program; and $25,878,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ef15f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4584">136 STAT. 4584</page> back to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ef15f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a new start program or project only after written prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $485,359,000, of which $481,971,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made upon the Inspector General’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,524,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,864,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Support for International Sporting Competitions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For logistical and security support for international sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active duty in connection with providing such support), $10,377,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intelligence Community Management Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $562,265,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VIII">TITLE VIII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8001.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ef6415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8002.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ef6416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1584">10 USC 1584 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4585">136 STAT. 4585</page> any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5332">section 5332 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ef6417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Turkey.</p></sidenote> That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8003"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8003. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8004"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8004.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ef8b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8005"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8005.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18efb239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x18efb23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $6,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18efb23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18efb23c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming requests.</p></sidenote> That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18efb23d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming requests.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18efb23e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4586">136 STAT. 4586</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8006"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8006.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18efd94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act and the tables contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18efd950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18efd951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8007"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8007.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f04e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f04e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report shall include—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f04e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f04e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following appropriations accounts:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Army”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Navy”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Air Force”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>“Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f04e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>“Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8008"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8008.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f04e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2208">section 2208 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That transfers may be made between such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f04e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f04e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> transfers may be made between working capital funds and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4587">136 STAT. 4587</page> the “Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense” appropriation and the “Operation and Maintenance” appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8009"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8009.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f075a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f075a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8010"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8010.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f075a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f075a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f075a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f075a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3501">10 USC 3501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18f0c3c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government’s liability: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0c3c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0c3ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0c3cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f0c3cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0c3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f0c3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f0c3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f0c3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4588">136 STAT. 4588</page></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18f0c3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for multiyear procurement contracts for up to 15 DDG–51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8011"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8011.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0c3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Humanitarian assistance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0c3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s401">section 401 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch20">chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0eae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s401">section 401 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and these obligations shall be reported as required by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s401/d">section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/99/239">Public Law 99–239</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0eae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f0eae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Hawaii.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8012"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8012.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f13907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>During the current fiscal year, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any constraint or limitation in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees, but are to be managed solely on the basis of, and in a manner consistent with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f13908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the total force management policies and procedures established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129a">section 129a of title 10, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f13909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the workload required to carry out the functions and activities of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f1390a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the funds made available to the Department for such fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f1390b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1390c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Workforce reduction.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1390d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to reduce the civilian workforce programmed full time equivalent levels absent the appropriate analysis of the impact of these reductions on workload, military force structure, lethality, readiness, operational effectiveness, stress on the military force, and fully burdened costs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f1390e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>A projection of the number of full-time equivalent positions shall not be considered a constraint or limitation for purposes of subsection (a) and reducing funding for under-execution of such a projection shall not be considered managing based on a constraint or limitation for purposes of such subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f1390f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f13910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote><content>The fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense, and any justification material and other documentation supporting such a request, shall be prepared and submitted to Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) were effective with respect to such fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f13911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4589">136 STAT. 4589</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8013"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8013.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f13912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8014"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8014. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8015"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8015.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f16023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f16024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget justification documents in support of the budget for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) a description of each transfer under this section that occurred during the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which such budget is submitted.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8016"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8016.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f18735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Anchor and mooring chain.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f18736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for the purpose of this section, the term “<term>manufactured</term>” shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f18737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f18738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the Service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8017"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8017.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f18739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4590">136 STAT. 4590</page> in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1873a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8018"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8018.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1ae4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arms and munitions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1ae4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8019"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8019. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1ae4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1ae4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8020"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8020. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in this Act, $25,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">25 U.S.C. 1544</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1d55f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">section 1544 of title 25, United States Code</ref>, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221/9">section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code</ref>, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">25 U.S.C. 1544</ref>) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1d560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s1906">section 1906 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1544">section 1544 of title 25, United States Code</ref>, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221/9">section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8021"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8021.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1d561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1d562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f1fc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4591">136 STAT. 4591</page> Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f1fc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1fc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f1fc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f1fc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f1fc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>Indian tribe</term>” means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/454">Public Law 103–454</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/108/4792">108 Stat. 4792</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8022"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8022. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8023"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8023. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8024"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8024. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated for “Working Capital Fund, Army”, $115,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8025"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8025.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f24a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $64,800,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f24a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$51,300,000 shall be available from “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force” to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f24a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$11,600,000 shall be available from “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f24a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$1,900,000 shall be available from “Other Procurement, Air Force” for vehicle procurement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f24a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8026"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8026.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f298be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4592">136 STAT. 4592</page> an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f298bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f298c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings not located on a military installation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f298c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2023, not more than $2,788,107,000 may be funded for professional technical staff-related costs of the defense FFRDCs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That within such funds, not more than $446,097,000 shall be available for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f298c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f298c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget estimates.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC by program during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates, by appropriation account and program.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f298c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $129,893,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this subsection shall not apply to appropriations for the National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8027"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8027.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f2bfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term “<term>congressional defense committees</term>” means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8028"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8028.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f2bfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term “<term>congressional intelligence committees</term>” means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8029"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8029. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4593">136 STAT. 4593</page> of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f2bfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f2bfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote> That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8030"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8030.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f2e6e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f2e6ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f2e6eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> For purposes of this subsection, the term “<term>Buy American Act</term>” means <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f30dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fraud.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Debarment.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4658">section 4658 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f30e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8031"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8031.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f30e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8032"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8032.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f35c26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y18f35c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8304">41 USC 8304 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f35c2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote><content>An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4594">136 STAT. 4594</page> United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f35c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2023. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2501/etseq">19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f35c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>Buy American Act</term>” means <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8033"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8033.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ball and roller bearings.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f35c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of “commercial products”, as defined by <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8034"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8034. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any other funds made available for such purposes, there is appropriated $93,500,000, for an additional amount for the “National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund”, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for activities pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98/etseq">50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f38347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f38348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 90 days after the Secretary of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed execution plan for such funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8035"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8035.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f38349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Supercomputers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3834a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8036"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8036.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3834b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3834c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f3aa5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4851">section 4851 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f3aa5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3d16f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3d170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3d171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Subsection (a) applies with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f3d172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4595">136 STAT. 4595</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f3d173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f3d174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8037"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8037.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3d175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Flags.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3d176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4862">10 USC 4862 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act, or any subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense, may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4862/b">section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8038"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8038. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account shall be available until expended for the payments specified by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687a/b/2">section 2687a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8039"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8039. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $350,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3d177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in a named contingency operation overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8040"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8040. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Up to $13,720,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Navy</headingText>” may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the United States Indo-Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3f888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Humanitarian assistance.</p></sidenote> funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8041"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8041.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3f889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3f88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tobacco and tobacco products.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f3f88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2484">10 USC 2484 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8042"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8042.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f41f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4596">136 STAT. 4596</page> sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f41f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f41f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f41f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>The fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2024 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2024 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8043"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8043.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f445b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3521">50 USC 3521 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3093">50 U.S.C. 3093</ref>) shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for the construction, improvement, or alteration of facilities, including leased facilities, to be used primarily by personnel of the intelligence community, shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</proviso></content></section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8044"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8044. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, $47,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8045"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8045.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f493d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f493d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to establish a field operating agency; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f493d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee’s place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4597">136 STAT. 4597</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f493d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f493d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f493d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f493d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f493d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>This section does not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f493d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f493da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f493db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f493dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f493dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8046"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8046.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f4baee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f4baef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f53020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f53022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f53024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>10 percent of the most efficient organization’s personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$10,000,000; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f53029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f5302a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y18f5302b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2461">section 2461 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4598">136 STAT. 4598</page> commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f5302c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8503">section 8503 of title 41, United States Code</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f5302d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f5302e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450b/e">25 U.S.C. 450b(e)</ref>), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/a/15">15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f5302f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f53030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2304">section 2304 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps"> (rescissions)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8047"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8047. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x18f5a561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:</proviso></p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Army”, 2021/2023, $7,300,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Army”, 2021/2023, $3,177,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”, 2021/2023, $115,804,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, 2022/2023, $105,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund”, 2022/2023, $65,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Army”, 2022/2024, $9,437,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Army”, 2022/2024, $71,544,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: CVN Refueling Overhauls”, 2022/2026, $191,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: Service Craft”, 2022/2026, $6,092,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”, 2022/2024, $205,568,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Other Procurement, Air Force”, 2022/2024, $9,100,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Procurement, Space Force”, 2022/2024, $7,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, 2022/2023, $26,700,000;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4599">136 STAT. 4599</page></listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force”, 2022/2023, $117,727,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force”, 2022/2023, $113,400,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x18f5cc81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Working Capital Fund”, XXXX/XXXX, $30,000,000.</listContent></listItem></list></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8048"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8048. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8049"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8049.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f5cc82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f5cc83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Armed Forces remains.</p></sidenote> That this restriction shall not apply to any activities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of United States Armed Forces personnel from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8050"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8050.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f5f394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8051"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8051.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f5f395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f5f396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s274">10 USC 274 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f5f397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f5f398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f5f399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506">50 USC 3506 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8052"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8052. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $49,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f61aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $24,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8053"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8053. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f61aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> The Secretary of each military department, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head of each other relevant component of the Department <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4600">136 STAT. 4600</page> of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, concurrent with submission of the budget justification documents to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, a report with a detailed accounting of the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides taken from programs, projects, or activities within such department, agency, or component during the most recently completed fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8054"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8054.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f61aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18f641bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f641be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f641bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8055"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8055. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>” may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2012">section 2012 of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8056"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8056. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18f68fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1552">section 1552 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f68fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f68fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f68fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, <ref href="/us/pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1551">31 U.S.C. 1551 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4601">136 STAT. 4601</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x18f68fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f68fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f68fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall include with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>) a statement describing each instance if any, during each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2023 in which the authority in this section was exercised.</proviso></continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8057"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8057.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f68fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f6b6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f6b6f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8058"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8058.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f6de0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or prior Acts may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any C–40 aircraft.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f6de0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f6de0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual C–40 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable due to a Class A mishap.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f6de0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f6de0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification in writing that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of maintenance, repairs, or other reasons.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f6de0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f6de10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the necessary steps taken by the Department of Defense to meet the travel requirements for official or representational duties of members of Congress and the Cabinet in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8059"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8059.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f6de11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f72c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping in accordance with an approved test strategy, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f72c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>If the number of end-items budgeted with funds appropriated in title IV of this Act exceeds the number required in an approved test strategy, the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), in coordination with the responsible Service Acquisition Executive, shall certify in writing to the congressional defense committees that there is a bonafide need for the additional end-items at the time of submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f72c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4602">136 STAT. 4602</page> pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the use of funds requested in research, development, test and evaluation accounts for end-items used in development, prototyping and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> That the report shall set forth, for each end item covered by the preceding proviso, a detailed list of the statutory authorities under which amounts in the accounts described in that proviso were used for such item: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that funds requested for fiscal year 2024 in research, development, test and evaluation accounts are in compliance with this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8060"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8060. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8061"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8061.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</headingText>” for any new start defense innovation acceleration or rapid prototyping program demonstration project with a value of more than $5,000,000 may only be obligated 15 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f72c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8062"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8062.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f7534f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Classified</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f75350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f75351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a classified quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8063"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8063. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s12310/b">section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s502/f">section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8064"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8064.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f75352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Arms and munitions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f75353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of “armor penetrator”, “armor piercing (AP)”, “armor piercing incendiary (API)”, or “armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)”, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4603">136 STAT. 4603</page> to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8065"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8065.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667">section 2667 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t32/s508/d">section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code</ref>, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, on a case-by-case basis.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8066"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8066. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Army</headingText>”, $158,967,374 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f77a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8067"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8067.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f7ef9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7ef9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7ef9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7ef9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7ef9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f7efa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (1)–(3) of subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f7efa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f7efa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f7efa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote><content>The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4604">136 STAT. 4604</page> processes.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f7efa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Risk assessment.</p></sidenote> Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f7efa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7efa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7efa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f7efa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><content>receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f7efa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f7efaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8068"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8068. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts made available elsewhere in this Act, $200,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to operation and maintenance accounts, procurement accounts, and research, development, test and evaluation accounts only for those efforts by the United States Africa Command or United States Southern Command to expand cooperation or improve the capabilities of our allies and partners in their areas of operation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f816bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f816bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 60 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees an execution plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f816bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f816be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps"> (including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8069"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8069. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, and “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force” may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2493/d">section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8070"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8070. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1105">2 U.S.C. 1105</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4605">136 STAT. 4605</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8071"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8071. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f83dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote> That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written modification has been proposed to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f83dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f83dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any proposed modification shall not preclude the ability of the commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to meet operational requirements.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8072"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8072.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f83dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f83dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f83dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601">10 USC 3601 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any notice that is required to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601">section 3601 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 804(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be submitted pursuant to that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8073"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8073. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings “Procurement, Defense-Wide” and “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of this amount, $80,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $127,000,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program; $40,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $80,000,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which $80,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $173,000,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8074"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8074. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18f92835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, $1,312,646,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for the following programs:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2013/2023: Carrier Replacement Program, $461,700,000;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4606">136 STAT. 4606</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2015/2023: Virginia Class Submarine Program, $46,060,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2015/2023: DDG–51 Destroyer, $30,231,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2015/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $4,250,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9283a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2023: DDG–51 Destroyer, $24,238,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9283b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2023: Virginia Class Submarine Program, $58,642,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9283c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2023: TAO Fleet Oiler, $9,200,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9283d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $18,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9283e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2023: CVN Refueling Overhauls, $62,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9283f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2016/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program, $1,750,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2017/2023: DDG–51 Destroyer, $168,178,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2017/2023: LPD–17, $17,739,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2017/2023: LHA Replacement Program, $19,300,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2017/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $29,030,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2018/2023: DDG–51 Destroyer, $5,930,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2018/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $9,538,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2018/2023: TAO Fleet Oiler, $12,500,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2018/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program, $2,800,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2019/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $6,983,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f92849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2019/2023: TAO Fleet Oiler, $106,400,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9284a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2019/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program, $2,450,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9284b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2021/2023: Virginia Class Submarine Program, $200,000,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9284c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>”, 2021/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program, $15,727,000.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8075"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8075. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities and intelligence-related activities not otherwise authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094">50 U.S.C. 3094</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4607">136 STAT. 4607</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8076"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8076.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f94f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8077"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8077. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f94f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f94f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f94f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fisher House Foundation, Inc.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8078"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8078.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f94f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nuclear armed interceptors.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8079"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8079. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of decommissioning the USS <i>Fort Worth</i>, the USS <i>Wichita</i>, the USS <i>Billings</i>, the USS <i>Indianapolis</i>, or the USS <i>St. Louis.</i></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8080"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8080.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f97672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8081"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8081.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f97673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Foreign intelligence.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the <ref href="/us/cons/amd4">Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution</ref> as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8082"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8082.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f97674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18f99d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f99d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8083"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8083.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f99d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and development.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f99d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Science and technology.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f99d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and except for funds appropriated for the purchase of real property, which shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8084"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8084.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f99d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1553/b">section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>” shall be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4608">136 STAT. 4608</page> considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading “<headingText>Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy</headingText>” appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8085"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8085.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18f9ebab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f9ebac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report shall include—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9ebad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9ebae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18f9ebaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18f9ebb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f9ebb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8086"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8086. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any transfer of amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account in or for fiscal year 2023 to a military department or Defense Agency pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1705/e/1">section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be covered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8087"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8087.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f9ebb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18f9ebb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18fa39d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/d">50 U.S.C. 3024(d)</ref>) that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fa39d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates a new start effort;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fa39d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fa39d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fa39d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fa39d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024/d">50 U.S.C. 3024(d)</ref>) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8088"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8088.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fa39da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fa39db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fa39dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fa39dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18fa60ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4609">136 STAT. 4609</page> the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fa60ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fa60f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fa60f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fa60f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fa60f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8089"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8089.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fa60f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18faaf15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18faaf16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fad627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fad628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fad629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a “covered subcontractor” is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fad62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fad62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fad62c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fad62d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fad62e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fad62f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4610">136 STAT. 4610</page> before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8090"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8090. </inline> </num><content class="inline">From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $168,000,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, <ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by <ref href="/us/pl/110/417/s706">section 706 of Public Law 110–417</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fad630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8091"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8091. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130h">section 130h of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8092"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8092. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8093"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8093.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fafd41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fafd42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming requests.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fafd43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2023.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8094"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8094. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy”, $133,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027, may be used for the purchase of two used sealift vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s57100">46 U.S.C. 57100</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb2454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4611">136 STAT. 4611</page> related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2218">section 2218 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, none of these funds shall be transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund for execution.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8095"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8095.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb2455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb2456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb2457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public website in a searchable format.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8096"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8096.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb2458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveillance.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18fb4b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fb4b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fb4b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2510/8">section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code</ref>) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8097"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8097.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb4b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Salaries.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express authorization of Congress: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8098"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8098. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $589,325,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s57100">46 U.S.C. 57100</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb4b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8099"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8099.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb4b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gaming.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb4b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Adult entertainment.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8100"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8100.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb7280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18fb7281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds provided in this Act for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; and anchor chains, specifically for the seventh and subsequent ships of the fleet.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fb7282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds provided in this Act for the FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Air circuit breakers; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4612">136 STAT. 4612</page> gyrocompasses; electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard cranes; auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion propellers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb7283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate United States manufactured propulsion engines and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate program beginning not later than with the eleventh ship of the program.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fb9994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act for requirements development, performance specification development, concept design and development, ship configuration development, systems engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, operations research analysis, industry studies, preliminary design, development of the Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals solicitation package, or related activities for the T–ARC(X) Cable Laying and Repair Ship or the T–AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be used to award a new contract for such activities unless these contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equipment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manufactured in the United States.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8102. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18fbc0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No amounts credited or otherwise made available in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account may be transferred to:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fbc0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2302">10 U.S.C. 2302 note</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fbc0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>credited to a military-department specific fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">From funds made available in title II of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8104.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18fbe7b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fbe7b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary for the national defense, including intelligence activities.<sidenote><p>Pornography.</p></sidenote></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8105.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fbe7ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x18fbe7bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds provided for, or otherwise made available, in this or any other Act, may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary ceremonial honors, operational military units, or operational military platforms if the Secretary determines that providing such units, platforms, or equipment would undermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equipment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4613">136 STAT. 4613</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8106.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18fc0ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Corporations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taxes.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Federal agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fc0ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc0ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation described in such subsection and has made a determination that such suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8107.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18fc5cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Amounts appropriated under title IV of this Act, as detailed in budget activity eight of the “Explanation of Project Level Adjustments” tables in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, may be used for expenses for the agile research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and operation and maintenance, only for the following Software and Digital Technology Pilot programs—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Defensive CYBER (PE 0608041A);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Risk Management Information (PE 0608013N);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Maritime Tactical Command and Control (PE 0608231N);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Space Command & Control (PE 1208248SF);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>National Background Investigation Services (PE 0608197V);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Global Command and Control System (PE 0303150K); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fc5cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fc5cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated by this or prior Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended to initiate additional Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs in fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8108. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $686,500,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc5cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc5cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc8310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That in making such funds available, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That as a condition of receiving funds under this section a local educational agency or State shall provide a matching share as described in the notice titled “Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4614">136 STAT. 4614</page> Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations” published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (<ref href="/us/fr/76/55883/etseq">76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fc8311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8109. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x18fcaa22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984):</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fcaa23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2340A">Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fcaa24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/277/dG">division G of Public Law 105–277</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/112/2681">112 Stat. 2681</ref>–822; <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1231">8 U.S.C. 1231 note</ref>) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under <ref href="/us/cfr/t8/pt208">part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and <ref href="/us/cfr/t22/pt95">part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fcaa25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/148">Public Law 109–148</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; lethal assistance; logistics support, supplies and services; salaries and stipends; sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and national security forces of Ukraine, and to other forces or groups recognized by and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine, including governmental entities within Ukraine, engaged in resisting Russian aggression against Ukraine, for replacement of any weapons or articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States, and to recover or dispose of equipment procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this section, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not more than 60 days after such notification is made, inform such committees if such funds have not been obligated and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall consult with such committees in advance of the provision of support provided to other forces or groups recognized by and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That equipment procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4615">136 STAT. 4615</page> to the military or national security forces of Ukraine or to other assisted entities, or returned by such forces or other assisted entities to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350j/c">section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, such contributions shall, upon receipt, be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $1,510,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be available for International Security Cooperation Programs and other programs to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner capacity programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcd13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcf84d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this section, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any planned obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcf84e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8113. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be available to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref>), for enhanced border security, of which not less than $150,000,000 shall be for Jordan: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcf84f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcf850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this section, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any planned obligation and the nature of the expenses incurred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcf851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1541/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8115.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fcf852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child soldiers.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s333">section 333 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/457">Public Law 110–457</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2370c–1">22 U.S.C. 2370c–1</ref>) may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4616">136 STAT. 4616</page> permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8116.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd1f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Taliban.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be made available for any member of the Taliban.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign countries in connection with the conduct of operations in which the United States is not participating, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s331/d">section 331(d) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, shall be made in accordance with section 8005 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8118.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd1f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd1f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd1f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd1f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd1f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rosoboronexport.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18fd6d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fd6d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fd6d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content>Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fd6d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Ukraine; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fd6d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fd6d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd6d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8119. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to other appropriations available to the Department of Defense in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of conducting activities relating to improvements of infrastructure and defueling at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts transferred pursuant to this appropriation shall be merged with, and be available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriations to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd94a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4617">136 STAT. 4617</page> the purposes provided in this section, such amounts may be transferred back to this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided pursuant to this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd94a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd94a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd94a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd94aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, setting forth all categories and amounts of obligations and expenditures made under the authority provided in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8120.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fd94ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vietnam.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18fdbbbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2215">section 2215 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Secretary of State, for use by the United States Agency for International Development, amounts to be used for the Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup in Vietnam.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fdbbbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Not more than $15,000,000 may be transferred in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030 under the transfer authority in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fdbbbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The transfer authority in subsection (a) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fdbbbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fdbbc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fdbbc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fdbbc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Defense determines to use the transfer authority in subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of that determination not later than 30 days before the Secretary uses the transfer authority.</content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8121. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts appropriated in title III, title IV, or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,052,501,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the procurement and research, development, test and evaluation accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force to reflect revised economic assumptions: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fdbbc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fde2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed execution plan for such funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8122. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $956,400,000.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8123. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Equipment procured using funds provided in prior Acts under the heading “<headingText>Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund</headingText>” for the program authorized by section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>), or under the heading “<headingText>Iraq Train and Equip Fund</headingText>” for the program authorized by section 1236 of such Act, and not yet transferred to authorized recipients may be transferred to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals, authorized to receive assistance using amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund</headingText>” in this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fde2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fde2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That such equipment may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4618">136 STAT. 4618</page> be transferred 15 days following written notification to the congressional defense committees.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8124. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>”, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following written notification to the appropriate congressional committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days following written notification to the appropriate congressional committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8125.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe09ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18fe30ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In carrying out the program described in the memorandum on the subject of “Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members” issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fe3100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe3101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Embryos.</p></sidenote><content>the limitation on periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fe3102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe3103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>the term “<term>assisted reproductive technology</term>” shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8126"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8126. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to transfer the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or prohibit cooperation, collaboration, and coordination between the National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force or any other elements of the Department of Defense.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8127"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8127. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds awarded pursuant to the authority in section 8085 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/118">Public Law 111–118</ref>) to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate may be used for facility operations and maintenance, and program activities, without regard to any previous endowment disbursement limitations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8128"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8128.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe5814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe5815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing not more than 30 days after <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4619">136 STAT. 4619</page> the receipt of any contribution of funds received from the government of a foreign country for any purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the United States Armed Forces: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such notification shall include the amount of the contribution; the purpose for which such contribution was made; and the authority under which such contribution was accepted by the Secretary of Defense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe5816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees in writing a notification of the planned use of such contributions, including whether such contributions would support existing or new stationing or operations of the United States Armed Forces.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8129"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8129.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe5817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y18fe7f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chiefs of the Armed Forces, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, a report on the use of operation and maintenance funds for activities or exercises in excess of $5,000,000 that have been designated by the Secretary of Defense as unplanned activities for fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fe7f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Each report required by subsection (a) shall also include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fe7f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the title, date, and location, of each activity and exercise covered by the report;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fe7f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an identification of the military department and units that participated in each such activity or exercise (including an estimate of the number of participants);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fe7f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fe7f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>the total cost of the activity or exercise, by budget line item (with a breakdown by cost element such as transportation); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fe7f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a short explanation of the objective of the activity or exercise.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18fe7f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8130.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fea640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fea641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 15 days after the date on which any foreign base that involves the stationing or operations of the United States Armed Forces, including a temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and operated by a foreign country, is opened or closed, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the opening or closing of such base: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such notification shall also include information on any personnel changes, costs, and savings associated with the opening or closing of such base.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8131.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fea642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1541/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.</ref>), including for the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1542">50 U.S.C. 1542</ref> and 1543).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8132"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8132.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fea643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1541/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.</ref>), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4620">136 STAT. 4620</page> airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1542">50 U.S.C. 1542</ref> and 1543).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8133"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8133.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fecd54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iran.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fecd55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">North Korea.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the use of force against Iran or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8134"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8134.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fecd56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Iraq.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18fecd57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fecd58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18fecd59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fecd5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syria.</p></sidenote><content>To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq or Syria.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8135"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8135. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund</headingText>”, and under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</headingText>” for Department of Defense security cooperation grant programs, may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8136"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8136. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide” may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8137"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8137.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fef46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wuhan Institute of Virology.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support any activity conducted by, or associated with, the Wuhan Institute of Virology.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8138"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8138.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fef46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Azov Battalion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8139"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8139.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fef46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18fef46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18ff1b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ff1b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ff1b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff1b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content>is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8140.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff1b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff1b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/92">Public Law 114–92</ref>) and section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8141"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8141.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y18ff69a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4621">136 STAT. 4621</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18ff69a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.<sidenote><p>Detainees.</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>Cuba.</p></sidenote></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18ff69a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ff69a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ff69a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ff69aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ff69ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8142"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8142.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff69ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8143"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8143.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff69ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff69ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff69af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff69b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ff69b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x18ffb7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund any work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China on research supported by the government of China unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a waiver to such prohibition is in the national security interests of the United States and, not later than 14 days after granting such a waiver, submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification for the waiver, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ffb7d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an identification of the Department of Defense entity obligating or expending the funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ffb7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an identification of the amount of such funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ffb7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an identification of the intended purpose of such funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ffb7d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an identification of the recipient or prospective recipient of such funds (including any third-party entity recipient, as applicable);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ffb7d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>an explanation for how the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18ffb7d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>any other information the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8144"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8144.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ffb7d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18ffb7da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y190005fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to the transfer authority in section 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dA">division A of Public Law 117–167</ref>), to the account specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified, in the table titled “Department of Defense Allocation of Funds: CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190005fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal year for the Department of Defense: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated using funds transferred from the CHIPS for America Defense Fund, which may be allocated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4622">136 STAT. 4622</page> 2022 only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in subsection (a) of this section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190005fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190005fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds allocated by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the provisos in section 8005 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts may be reallocated pursuant to this subsection only for those requirements necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>).</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190005ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19000600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made available under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19000601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19000602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Department of Defense shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8145"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 8145.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19000603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ridge Alkonis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19000604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19000605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary of the Navy shall continue to provide pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, United States Navy, until such time as the Secretary of the Navy makes a determination with respect to the separation of Lieutenant Alkonis from the Navy.</content></section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION D—

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Corps of Engineers—Civil</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">investigations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4623">136 STAT. 4623</page> ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $172,500,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19005428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,808,800,000, to remain available until expended; of which $75,518,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 35 percent of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19007b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mississippi river and tributaries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $370,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,390,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19007b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation and maintenance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $5,078,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,227,092,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4624">136 STAT. 4624</page> and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; of which such sums as become available from fees collected under <ref href="/us/pl/104/303/s217">section 217 of Public Law 104–303</ref> shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; and of which $56,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238c">33 U.S.C. 2238c</ref>) and shall be designated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1900a24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1900a24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1900a24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1900c95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">regulatory program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $218,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">formerly utilized sites remedial action program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy program, $400,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">flood control and coastal emergencies</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4625">136 STAT. 4625</page> Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $215,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no part of any other appropriation provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3016/b/3">10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3)</ref>, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1900f06f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1900f070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote> That not more than 75 percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under each heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), to specific programs, projects, or activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">water infrastructure finance and innovation program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $7,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> </appropriations> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1901b3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901b3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901b3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901b3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901b3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content>increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content>proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content>augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4626">136 STAT. 4626</page> (6) through (10), unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investigations</inline>.—</heading><content>For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operation and maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mississippi river and tributaries</inline>.—</heading><content>The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Formerly utilized sites remedial action program</inline>.—</heading><content>Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1901dae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De Minimus Reprogrammings</inline>.—</heading><content>In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1901dae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuing Authorities Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1901dae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4627">136 STAT. 4627</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1901dae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901dae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1901daea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading “<headingText>Operation and Maintenance</headingText>” to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1341">33 U.S.C. 1341</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That until an open lake placement alternative for dredged material is approved under a State water quality certification, the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement of such dredged material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2211">33 U.S.C. 2211</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190201fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kentucky.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (<ref href="/us/stat/60/636">60 Stat. 636</ref>, ch. 595).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to reorganize or to transfer the Civil Works functions or authority of the Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army to another department or agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190201fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190201fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Additional funding provided in this Act shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the Chief of Engineers.</content></section> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Central Utah Project</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">central utah project completion account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,600,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4628">136 STAT. 4628</page> shall be available until September 30, 2024, for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,880,000 for administrative expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BUREAU OF RECLAMATION</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">water and related resources</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,787,151,000, to remain available until expended, of which $22,165,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,584,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $500,000 shall be available for transfer into the Aging Infrastructure Account established by section 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s510b/d/1">43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such transfers, except for the transfer authorized by the preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account established by <ref href="/us/pl/114/322/s4011/e">section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322</ref>, or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6806">16 U.S.C. 6806</ref> shall be derived from that Fund or account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds contributed under <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s395">43 U.S.C. 395</ref> are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds advanced under <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s397a">43 U.S.C. 397a</ref> shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/106/554/appD/dB/tI/s110">section 110 of title I of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1706">16 U.S.C. 1706</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That within available funds, $250,000 shall be for grants and financial assistance for educational activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/114/322/s4007">section 4007 of Public Law 114–322</ref> and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated November 30, 2022, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 shall be made available to the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Phase 2, and the North-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4629">136 STAT. 4629</page> of-the-Delta Off Stream Storage (Sites Reservoir Project): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/114/322/s4009/a">section 4009(a) of Public Law 114–322</ref> and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated November 30, 2022, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2022 shall be made available to the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/114/322/s4009/c">section 4009(c) of Public Law 114–322</ref> and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated November 30, 2022, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2022 shall be made available to the Eastern Municipal Water District.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">central valley project restoration fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums as may be collected in fiscal year 2023 in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of <ref href="/us/pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</ref>, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19029e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote> That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/102/575/s3407/d">section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19029e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">california bay-delta restoration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of Calfed Program management: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That Calfed implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">policy and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2024, $65,079,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s377">43 U.S.C. 377</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4630">136 STAT. 4630</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19036190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19036191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$400,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19036199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1903619a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1903619b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1903619c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903619d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>transfer</term>” means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1903619e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the amounts made available in this title under the heading “<headingText>Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources</headingText>” shall be expended for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the “Final Bill” columns in the “Water and Related Resources” table included under the heading “<headingText>Title II—Department of the Interior</headingText>” in the explanatory <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4631">136 STAT. 4631</page> statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1903619f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190361a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190361a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190361a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190361a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y190388b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190388b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190388b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote><content>The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the “Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan” and the “SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan” described in the report entitled “Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995”, prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10364/e">42 U.S.C. 10364(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$750,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$820,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1903afc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/108/361/tI">Title I of Public Law 108–361</ref> (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (<ref href="/us/stat/118/1681">118 Stat. 1681</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dD/s204">section 204 of division D of Public Law 117–103</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante</i>, p. 221.</p></sidenote> shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022” each place it appears.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1903afca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 103(f)(4)(A) of <ref href="/us/pl/108/361">Public Law 108–361</ref> (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/1696">118 Stat. 1696</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/111/11/s9106/g/2">Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11</ref> (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/123/1309">123 Stat. 1309</ref>.</p></sidenote> shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903afcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2214">43 USC 2214 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1903d6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2214/c">43 U.S.C. 2214(c)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1903d6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903d6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2241">43 USC 2241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2241">43 U.S.C. 2241</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2022” and by substituting “$130,000,000” for “$120,000,000”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 529(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/541">Public Law 106–541</ref>) as amended,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1903d6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/114/2658">114 Stat. 2658</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for pre-construction or construction activities for any project recommended after enactment of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 and prior to enactment of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4632">136 STAT. 4632</page> transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress pursuant to section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</ref>) if such project is not named in this Act, <ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>, or <ref href="/us/pl/117/43">Public Law 117–43</ref>.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENERGY PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $3,460,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $223,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $25,143,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Electricity</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $23,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Energy</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4633">136 STAT. 4633</page> of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,473,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 shall be transferred to “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Science”, for hot cells operations and maintenance: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $85,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall be from the amount specified as including that purpose in the “Final Bill” column in the “Department of Energy” table included under the heading “<headingText>Title III—Department of Energy</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Fossil Energy and Carbon Management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy and carbon management research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s3">30 U.S.C. 3</ref>, 1602, and 1603), $890,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount $70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Energy Projects</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out community project funding activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), $221,968,652, to remain available until expended, for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending of Energy Projects</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $13,004,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Strategic Petroleum Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>), $207,175,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4634">136 STAT. 4634</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SPR Petroleum Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>), sections 403 and 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 U.S.C. 6241</ref>, 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 U.S.C. 6241 note</ref>), and section 30204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 U.S.C. 6241 note</ref>), $100,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the unobligated balances from amounts deposited under this heading pursuant to section 167(b)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6247/b/3">42 U.S.C. 6247(b)(3)</ref>), $2,052,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</ref>), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Energy Information Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle, $358,583,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in addition, fees collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6939f">section 6939f of title 42, United States Code</ref>, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2023 pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dC/tIII/s309">section 309 of title III of division C of Public Law 116–94</ref> are appropriated, to remain available until expended, for mercury storage costs.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $879,052,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $14,800,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4635">136 STAT. 4635</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Science</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles, including one ambulance, for replacement only, $8,100,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $211,211,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Waste Disposal</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, <ref href="/us/pl/97/425">Public Law 97–425</ref>, as amended, $10,205,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Technology Transitions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for carrying out the activities of technology transitions, $22,098,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $13,183,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Clean Energy Demonstrations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for clean energy demonstrations in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $89,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $25,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (<ref href="/us/pl/110/69">Public Law 110–69</ref>), $470,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $37,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19055d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4636">136 STAT. 4636</page> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $66,206,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $66,206,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and used for necessary administrative expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2023 exceed $66,206,000, those excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19055d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2023 (estimated at $35,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/s609.10">section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19055d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available in the first proviso of section 1425 of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</ref>) for the cost of loan guarantees under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, $150,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, commitments to guarantee loans for eligible projects under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $15,000,000,000, to remain available until committed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts provided under this paragraph are in addition to those provided in any other Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for amounts collected pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the source of such payment received from borrowers may not be a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of such loan guarantee authority made available under this paragraph shall be available for commitments to guarantee loans for any projects where funds, personnel, or property (tangible or intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumentality, personnel, or affiliated entity are expected be used (directly or indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, procurements, sales, other transaction authority, or other arrangements, to support the project or to obtain goods or services from the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19058497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the preceding proviso shall not be interpreted as precluding the use of the loan guarantee authority provided under this paragraph for commitments to guarantee loans for: (1) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from otherwise allowable Federal income tax benefits; (2) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from being located on Federal land pursuant to a lease or right-of-way agreement for which all consideration for all uses is: (A) paid exclusively in cash; (B) deposited in the Treasury as offsetting receipts; and (C) equal to the fair <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4637">136 STAT. 4637</page> market value as determined by the head of the relevant Federal agency; (3) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from Federal insurance programs, including under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2210">42 U.S.C. 2210</ref>; commonly known as the “Price-Anderson Act”); or (4) electric generation projects using transmission facilities owned or operated by a Federal Power Marketing Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority that have been authorized, approved, and financed independent of the project receiving the guarantee: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19058498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19058499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That none of the loan guarantee authority made available under this paragraph shall be available for any project unless the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has certified in advance in writing that the loan guarantee and the project comply with the provisions under this paragraph.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $9,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1905abaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502">25 USC 3502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> in this fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>), the Secretary of Energy may also provide direct loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1905abab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502">25 USC 3502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That such direct loans shall be made through the Federal Financing Bank, with the full faith and credit of the United States Government on the principal and interest: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1905abac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502">25 USC 3502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That any funds previously appropriated for the cost of loan guarantees under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>) may also be used, in this fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, for the cost of direct loans provided under such section of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for the cost of direct loans for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program as provided for in the preceding three provisos and for the cost of guaranteed loans for such program under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s3502/c">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</ref>), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Energy Policy and Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4638">136 STAT. 4638</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), $383,578,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1511/etseq">31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2023 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/95/238/s201">section 201 of Public Law 95–238</ref>, notwithstanding the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1905d2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $283,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $86,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Weapons Activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $17,116,119,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $130,070,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,490,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4639">136 STAT. 4639</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Naval Reactors</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $2,081,445,000, to remain available until expended, of which, $99,747,000 shall be transferred to “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy”, for the Advanced Test Reactor: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $58,525,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $475,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $17,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Environmental Cleanup</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,025,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $317,002,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $586,035,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account, which shall be transferred to the “Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund”.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Defense Activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4640">136 STAT. 4640</page> property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,035,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $364,734,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bonneville Power Administration Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/93/454">Public Law 93–454</ref>, are approved for the Colville Tribes Residents Fish Hatchery Expansion, Chief Joseph Hatchery Water Quality Project, and Umatilla Hatchery Facility Project and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That during fiscal year 2023, no new direct loan obligations may be made.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), as applied to the southeastern power area, $8,173,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref> and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $8,173,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1906960e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $78,696,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $53,488,000, to remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4641">136 STAT. 4641</page> expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref> and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), up to $42,880,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1906bd1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $10,608,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $70,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1906e430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7152">42 U.S.C. 7152</ref>), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $299,573,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $299,573,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</ref>), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s392a">43 U.S.C. 392a</ref>), up to $200,841,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1906e431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $98,732,000, of which $98,732,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $475,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4642">136 STAT. 4642</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $6,330,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/255">68 Stat. 255</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, up to $6,102,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19070b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $1,598,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction>, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19070b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $508,400,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19070b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7171">42 USC 7171 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $508,400,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2023 shall be retained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19073255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19073256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7171">42 USC 7171 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4643">136 STAT. 4643</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1907f5a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1907f5a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1907f5a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1907f5aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1907f5ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content>make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading “<headingText>Department of Energy—Energy Programs</headingText>”, enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 days in advance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the “Final Bill” column in the “Department of Energy” table included under the heading “<headingText>Title III—Department of Energy</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4644">136 STAT. 4644</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19081cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19081cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19081cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094">50 U.S.C. 3094</ref>) during fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oversight.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19081cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under <ref href="/us/cfr/t10/pt830">10 CFR Part 830</ref> unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190842ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190842ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190842f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 U.S.C. 6241</ref>), upon a determination by the President in this fiscal year that a regional supply shortage of refined petroleum product of significant scope and duration exists, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4645">136 STAT. 4645</page> that a severe increase in the price of refined petroleum product will likely result from such shortage, and that a draw down and sale of refined petroleum product would assist directly and significantly in reducing the adverse impact of such shortage, the Secretary of Energy may draw down and sell refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be deposited into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6247">42 U.S.C. 6247</ref>), and such amounts shall be available for obligation, without fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds shall be transferred directly from “Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area Power Administration” to the general fund of the Treasury in the current fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All unavailable collections currently in the United States Enrichment Corporation Fund shall be transferred to and merged with the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and shall be available only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19086a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/s40401/a/2">section 40401(a)(2) of Public Law 117–58</ref>, paragraph (3) of section 1702(r) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16512/r/3">42 U.S.C. 16512(r)(3)</ref>) as added by section 40401(c)(2)(C) of <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>, and subsection (l) of section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17013/l">42 U.S.C. 17013(l)</ref>), are hereby <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="309"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 309.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19086a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Property interests.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19086a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7274">42 USC 7274</ref><i>l</i>–1.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19089114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Hereafter, for energy development, demonstration, and deployment programs funded under Department of Energy appropriations (other than those for the National Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Environmental Management) provided for fiscal year 2022, the current fiscal year, or any fiscal year thereafter (including by Acts other than appropriations Acts), the Secretary may vest unconditional title or other property interests acquired under projects in an award recipient, subrecipient, or successor in interest, including the United States, at the conclusion of the award period for projects receiving an initial award in fiscal year 2022 or later.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19089115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Upon vesting unconditional title pursuant to subsection (a) in an award recipient, subrecipient, or successor in interest other than the United States, the United States shall have no liabilities or obligations to the property.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19089116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19089117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>property interest</term>” does not include any interest in intellectual property developed using funding provided under a project.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="310"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 310. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to support a grant allocation award, discretionary grant award, or cooperative agreement that exceeds $100,000,000 in Federal funding unless the project is carried out through internal independent project management procedures.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4646">136 STAT. 4646</page></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Appalachian Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/100/456">Public Law 100–456</ref>, section 1441, $41,401,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Delta Regional Authority</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $30,100,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Denali Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds shall be available for construction projects for which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary funding source in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/277/dC/tIII">division C, title III, Public Law 105–277</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/106/113/appD/tVII/s701">section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/113/1501A–280">113 Stat. 1501A–280</ref>), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be available for the payment of such a non-Federal share for any project for which the Denali Commission is not the sole or primary funding source, provided that such project is consistent with the purposes of the Commission.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4647">136 STAT. 4647</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Northern Border Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15751/b">section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Southeast Crescent Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Southwest Border Regional Commission</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Regulatory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $911,384,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $777,498,000 in fiscal year 2023 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19092d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $133,886,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $15,769,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $12,655,000 in fiscal year 2023 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2024, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19092d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $3,114,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4648">136 STAT. 4648</page> appropriated under this heading, $1,520,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/100/203">Public Law 100–203</ref>, section 5051, $3,945,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909546a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information, consistent with Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1909a28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The amounts made available by this title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909a28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1909a28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909a291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909a295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts made available by this title for “Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses” shall be expended as directed in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909a296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909a297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909a298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which includes the following for each program, project, or activity, including any prior year appropriations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1909a299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>total budget authority;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1909a29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>total unobligated balances; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1909a29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>total unliquidated obligations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4649">136 STAT. 4649</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909c9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1909f0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909f0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1909f0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909f0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1909f0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each authority.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y190a17d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190a17d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190a17d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section>

  This division may be cited as the “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.136 STAT. 4650

 DIVISION E—

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023.

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190a17d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Offices</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x190a8d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $273,882,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for the administration of financial assistance, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>information technology modernization requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including entering into cooperative agreements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>operations and maintenance of facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y190a8d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>international operations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">committee on foreign investment in the united states fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190ab422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee (including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts so transferred shall remain available until expended <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4651">136 STAT. 4651</page> for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4565">50 U.S.C. 4565</ref>), and shall be available in addition to any other funds available to any department or agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That fees authorized by section 721(p) of such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190ab423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023, so as to result in a total appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of terrorism and financial intelligence</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $216,059,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656">22 U.S.C. 2656 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to $12,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cybersecurity enhancement account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount made available under this heading $6,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief Information Officer.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">department-wide systems and capital investments programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $11,118,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s offices, bureaus, and other organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement “Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support” or “Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4652">136 STAT. 4652</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $48,878,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 U.S.C. 1321 note</ref>); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">treasury inspector general for tax administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>); and services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; $174,250,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/343">Public Law 110–343</ref>), $9,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Financial Crimes Enforcement Network</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $190,193,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4653">136 STAT. 4653</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of the Fiscal Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x190b2954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $372,485,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x190b5065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/101/380/s1012">section 1012 of Public Law 101–380</ref>.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $148,863,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and label applications: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the costs associated with enforcement of and education regarding the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t27/s201/etseq">27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Mint</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states mint public enterprise fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5136">section 5136 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2023 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed $50,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x190c13b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/tI">title I of Public Law 103–325</ref>), including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–III, $324,000,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4654">136 STAT. 4654</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $196,000,000, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108/e">section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/e">12 U.S.C. 4707(e)</ref>) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 2024, for financial assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of <ref href="/us/pl/103/325">Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/a/1/A">12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)</ref> and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for training and outreach under <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s109">section 109 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4708">12 U.S.C. 4708</ref>), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108/d">subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/d">12 U.S.C. 4707(d)</ref>), may be available to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions to expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities, and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be for the Economic Mobility Corps to be operated in conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12571">42 U.S.C. 12571</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this paragraph, excluding those made to community development financial institutions to expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities and those made to community development financial institutions that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties, the CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote>, That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>high-poverty area</term>” means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2016–2020 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2010 Island areas Decennial Census data for any territory or possession of the United States;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not less than $25,000,000, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108/e">section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/e">12 U.S.C. 4707(e)</ref>), is available until September 30, 2024, for financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and other suitable providers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not less than $35,000,000 is available until September 30, 2024, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s108">section 108 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4707/d">12 U.S.C. 4707(d)</ref> and (e)), is available until September 30, 2024, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions for the purpose of offering <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4655">136 STAT. 4655</page> affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>not less than $9,000,000 is available until September 30, 2024, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs under <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/s122">section 122 of Public Law 103–325</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4719">12 U.S.C. 4719</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical assistance;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>up to $35,000,000 is available for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better assess and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190c13c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>during fiscal year 2023, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4713a">12 U.S.C. 4713a</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $500,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4713a">12 USC 4713a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>, That such section 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds awarded under this heading, except those provided for the Economic Mobility Corps, not less than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c13c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>, That for the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (1), the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county, including county equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016–2020 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census or any other territory or possession of the United States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island Areas Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Internal Revenue Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">taxpayer services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not less than $11,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $26,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to $200,000, of which not less than $40,000,000, to remain available until September <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4656">136 STAT. 4656</page> 30, 2024, shall be available for the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance, and of which not less than $236,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be for identity theft and refund fraud casework.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>), and to provide other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $5,437,622,000; of which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amount made available for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts made available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the “Operations Support” heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $4,100,826,000, of which not to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for research; and of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c88f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c88f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c88f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c88fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7801">26 USC 7801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing major information technology investments in the Internal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on the status of plans, costs, and results; prior results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c88fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote> That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4657">136 STAT. 4657</page> for fiscal year 2024, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—internal revenue service</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190c88fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service under the “Enforcement” heading, and not to exceed 5 percent of any other appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service, may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190cb00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190cb00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190cb00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190cb010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Identify theft. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190cb011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the <ref href="/us/cons/amd1">First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled “Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Anaheim, California” (Reference Number 2013–10–037).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x190cfe32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4658">136 STAT. 4658</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190cfe33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, or recognition program; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190cfe34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>under any hiring or personnel selection process with respect to re-hiring a former employee;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x190cfe35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and return information.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1344">section 1344 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place of employment.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—Department of the Treasury</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d2546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901">5 U.S.C. 5901</ref>), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d2547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings “Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses”, “Office of Inspector General”, “Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program”, “Financial Crimes Enforcement Network”, “Bureau of the Fiscal Service”, and “Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau” may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d4c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x190d4c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4659">136 STAT. 4659</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the “Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Salaries and Expenses” to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d4c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d4c5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d736c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s414">50 U.S.C. 414</ref>) during fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d736d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d736e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d9a7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofit organizations. </p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x190d9a80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During fiscal year 2023—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190d9a81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4660">136 STAT. 4660</page> 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regulations published at <ref href="/us/fr/78/71535">78 Fed. Reg. 71535</ref> (November 29, 2013)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190d9a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d9a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190d9a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organizations created on, before, or after such date.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190dc195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 125.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190dc196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y190e0fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190e0fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The reports required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190e0fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190e0fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e0fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190e0fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190e0fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e0fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y190e0fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y190e0fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e0fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Testimony.</p></sidenote><content>At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="126"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 126. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out section 4018 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>).</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="127"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 127. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x190e0fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 127 of the Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2019<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e0fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5142">31 USC 5142 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dD/tI">title I of division D of Public Law 116–6</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, including public improvements in the area around such facility to mitigate traffic impacts caused by the construction and occupancy of the facility</quotedText>”.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x190e0fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4661">136 STAT. 4661</page></p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e36d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">The White House</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105">3 U.S.C. 105</ref>; subsistence expenses as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105">3 U.S.C. 105</ref>, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s103">3 U.S.C. 103</ref>); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s107">3 U.S.C. 107</ref>, $77,681,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Residence at the White House</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $15,609,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105">3 U.S.C. 105</ref>, 109, 110, and 112–114.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reimbursable expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance payment.</p></sidenote> Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><i> further,</i> That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4662">136 STAT. 4662</page> on a United States Government claim under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3717">31 U.S.C. 3717</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190e84fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch37">chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">White House Repair and Restoration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s105/d">3 U.S.C. 105(d)</ref>, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Council of Economic Advisers</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1021/etseq">15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.</ref>), $4,903,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Security Council and Homeland Security Council</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $17,901,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s107">3 U.S.C. 107</ref>, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $115,463,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of information resources within the Executive Office of the President: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4663">136 STAT. 4663</page> for a program to provide payments (such as stipends, subsistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to students, recent graduates, and veterans recently discharged from active duty who are performing voluntary services in the Executive Office of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3111/b">section 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or comparable authority and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available to pay or compensate such individuals: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such payments shall not be considered compensation for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may be paid in advance.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Management and Budget</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, $128,035,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s601/etseq">7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f213f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policy reviews.</p></sidenote>the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f2146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>no later than 14 days after the submission of the budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 2024, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4664">136 STAT. 4664</page> Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a tabular list for each agency that submits budget justification materials (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at minimum, the name of the agency, the date on which the budget justification materials of the agency were submitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where the budget justification materials are published on the website of the agency.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/403">Public Law 110–403</ref>), including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $1,902,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the National Cyber Director</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>), $21,926,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of National Drug Control Policy</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $21,500,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f4857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1702">21 USC 1702 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal drug control programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">high intensity drug trafficking areas program</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $302,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (“HIDTAs”), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4665">136 STAT. 4665</page> be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $5,800,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities and $1,500,000 shall be for the Grants Management System for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2021 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Submissions.</p></sidenote>That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2022, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2022 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2023 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f6f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">other federal drug control programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x190f967f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $137,120,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $109,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by <ref href="/us/pl/107/82/s4">section 4 of Public Law 107–82</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/271/s8204">section 8204 of Public Law 115–271</ref>; $3,000,000 for drug court training and technical assistance; $15,250,000 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,420,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and $5,200,000 for activities authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/114/198/s103">section 103 of Public Law 114–198</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f9680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x190f9681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p></sidenote>That the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating funds under this heading for United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the proposed uses of these funds.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4666">136 STAT. 4666</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Unanticipated Needs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s108">3 U.S.C. 108</ref>, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Information Technology Oversight and Reform</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $13,700,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Special Assistance to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s106">3 U.S.C. 106</ref>, including subsistence expenses as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s106">3 U.S.C. 106</ref>, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,076,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Official Residence of the Vice President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s106/b/2">3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2)</ref>, $321,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19100bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">From funds made available in this Act under the headings “The White House”, “Executive Residence at the White House”, “White House Repair and Restoration”, “Council of Economic Advisers”, “National Security Council and Homeland Security Council”, “Office of Administration”, “Special Assistance to the President”, and “Official Residence of the Vice President”, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4667">136 STAT. 4667</page> advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19100bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote>That no amount shall be transferred from “Special Assistance to the President” or “Official Residence of the Vice President” without the approval of the Vice President.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191059d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>During fiscal year 2023, any Executive order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191059d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Any such statement shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191059da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order or memorandum on the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191059dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191059dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191059de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued during fiscal year 2023 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or memorandum is issued.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191059e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191059e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513">31 USC 1513 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter—(1) the Office of Management and Budget shall operate and maintain the automated system required to be implemented by section 204 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dE">division E of Public Law 117–103</ref>) and shall continue to post each document apportioning an appropriation, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, including any associated footnotes, in a format that qualifies each such document as an open Government data asset (as that term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>); and (2) the requirements specified in subsection (c), the first and second provisos of subsection (d)(1), and subsection (d)(2) of such section 204 shall continue to apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x191080f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for “Office of National Drug Control Policy—Salaries and Expenses”, $10,482,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4668">136 STAT. 4668</page> to the President” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x191080fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="III">TITLE III</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191080fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">THE JUDICIARY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Supreme Court of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910a80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343">31 U.S.C. 1343</ref> and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $109,551,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910a80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">care of the building and grounds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s6111">40 U.S.C. 6111</ref> and 6112, $29,246,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910cf1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $36,735,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910cf1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of International Trade</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910cf20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $21,260,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910cf21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4669">136 STAT. 4669</page></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910f632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $5,905,055,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910f633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1910f634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/pl/99/660">Public Law 99–660</ref>), not to exceed $9,975,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">defender services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3006A">18 U.S.C. 3006A</ref> and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3006A">18 U.S.C. 3006A</ref>) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1875/d/1">28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1)</ref>; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s983/b/1">18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1)</ref> in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s4100/b">18 U.S.C. 4100(b)</ref>; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $1,382,680,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fees of jurors and commissioners</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1871">28 U.S.C. 1871</ref> and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1863">28 U.S.C. 1863</ref>; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/app/r71.1/h">28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)</ref>), $58,239,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5332">5 U.S.C. 5332</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4670">136 STAT. 4670</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">court security</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (<ref href="/us/pl/100/702">Public Law 100–702</ref>), $750,163,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this heading may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program to facilitate security and emergency management services among the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, General Services Administration, other Federal agencies, state and local governments and the public; and, notwithstanding sections 331, 566(e)(1), and 566(i) of <ref href="/us/usc/t28">title 28, United States Code</ref>, for identifying and pursuing the voluntary redaction and reduction of personally identifiable information on the internet of judges and other familial relatives who live at the judge’s domicile.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Office of the United States Courts</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1345">31 U.S.C. 1345</ref>, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">31 U.S.C. 1343(b)</ref>, advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $102,673,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Judicial Center</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/90/219">Public Law 90–219</ref>, $34,261,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4671">136 STAT. 4671</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Sentencing Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch58">chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, $21,641,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—the Judiciary</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except “Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services” and “Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners”, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for “Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services” shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1911b985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3315/a">Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “Federal” for “executive” each place it appears.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s561–569">28 U.S.C. 561–569</ref>, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s1315">40 U.S.C. 1315</ref> authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s1315/b/2/E">40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E)</ref>. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1911b986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191207a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/650">Public Law 101–650</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s133">28 U.S.C. 133 note</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the matter following paragraph 12—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191207a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>31 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>32 years and 6 months</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4672">136 STAT. 4672</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191207a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>28 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>29 years and 6 months</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191207aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/115">Public Law 109–115</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2470">119 Stat. 2470</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s133">28 U.S.C. 133 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>29 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>30 years and 6 months</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191207ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (<ref href="/us/pl/107/273">Public Law 107–273</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s133">28 U.S.C. 133 note</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191207ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>20 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>21 years</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191207ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>19 years and 6 months</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>20 years and 6 months</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191207ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>18 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>19 years</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19122ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s677">Section 677 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19122ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19122ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The Counselor, with the approval of the Chief Justice, shall establish a retention and recruitment program that is consistent with section 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1926">2 U.S.C. 1926</ref>) for Supreme Court Police officers and other critical employees who agree in writing to remain employed with the Supreme Court for a period of service of not less than two years.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19122ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s996/b">Section 996(b) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>84 (Federal Employees’ Retirement System),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>83 (Retirement),</quotedText>”.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19122ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="IV">TITLE IV</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191255d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Funds</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for resident tuition support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19127ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Account.</p></sidenote> the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4673">136 STAT. 4673</page> appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19127ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the district of columbia courts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $291,068,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,055,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $140,973,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $88,290,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $46,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, in addition to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia Courts for administering bar examinations and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4674">136 STAT. 4674</page> items and entities funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch35/schII">subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912cb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations made available under this heading, $22,000,000, are hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $285,016,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $204,579,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which $7,798,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for costs associated with the relocation under replacement leases for headquarters offices, field offices <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4675">136 STAT. 4675</page> and related facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $80,437,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which $998,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912f21e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1912f21f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their terms of supervision.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19131930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19131931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to the program set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch35/schII">subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3523/b/3/B">section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in accordance with section 403 of the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of the United States Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19131932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of <ref href="/us/usc/t41">title 41, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $2,450,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for judicial commissions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4676">136 STAT. 4676</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for school improvement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/10/dC">division C of Public Law 112–10</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19134043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Scholarships.</p></sidenote> to the extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/125/211">125 Stat. 211</ref>) including students who were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,750,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the activities specified in section 3009 of the Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for the district of columbia national guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $4,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">District of Columbia Funds</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19138e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia (“General Fund”) for programs and activities set forth in the Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24–486) and at rates set forth under such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2023 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4677">136 STAT. 4677</page> Columbia for such fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19138e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2023, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.</proviso></content></appropriations> <level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19138e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Conference of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s591/etseq">5 U.S.C. 591 et seq.</ref>, $3,465,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund, established by <ref href="/us/pl/99/661/s1408">section 1408 of Public Law 99–661</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4707">20 U.S.C. 4707</ref>), for necessary expenses to carry out activities pursuant to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4701/etseq">20 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.</ref>), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commodity Futures Trading Commission</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.</ref>), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which not less than $4,218,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1913dc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> notwithstanding the limitations in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1553">31 U.S.C. 1553</ref>, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4678">136 STAT. 4678</page> amounts provided under this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any lease obligations that should have been recorded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1552">31 U.S.C. 1552</ref>, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been established for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid obligations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Consumer Product Safety Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">5 U.S.C. 5376</ref>, purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $152,500,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out the program, including administrative costs, required by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (<ref href="/us/pl/110/140">Public Law 110–140</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8004">15 U.S.C. 8004</ref>), and of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out the program, including administrative costs, required by section 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dQ/tII">title II of division Q of Public Law 117–103</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—consumer product safety commission</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x191451b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During fiscal year 2023, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (<ref href="/us/fr/79/68964">79 Fed. Reg. 68964</ref>) until after—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191451ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191451bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination. </p></sidenote><chapeau>the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as “ROV”) rollovers in the off-road environment, including the repeatability and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such requirements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4679">136 STAT. 4679</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191451c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191451c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Election Assistance Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/252">Public Law 107–252</ref>), $28,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and of which $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Help America Vote College Program as authorized by title V of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">election<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191478d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments. </p></sidenote> security grants</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19149fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s20904/c/2/B">52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)</ref>), $75,000,000 is provided to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make election security improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19149fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Northern Mariana Islands.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of applying such sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each reference to the “Administrator of General Services” or the “Administrator” in sections 101 and 103 shall be deemed to refer to the “Election Assistance Commission”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each reference to “$5,000,000” in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to “$1,000,000” and each reference to “$1,000,000” in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to “$200,000”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19149fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>further, That not later than two years after receiving a payment under this heading, a State shall make available funds for such activities in an amount equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the payment made to the State under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19149fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19149feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote> later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall make the payments to States under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19149fec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That States shall submit quarterly financial reports and annual progress reports.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4680">136 STAT. 4680</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Communications Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $390,192,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $390,192,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1914c6fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t47/s309/j/8/B">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)</ref>, proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed $132,231,000 for fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $12,131,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal communications commission</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1914c6fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/3998">118 Stat. 3998</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/136/269">136 Stat. 269</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Election Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $81,674,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4681">136 STAT. 4681</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Labor Relations Authority</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $29,400,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5703">5 U.S.C. 5703</ref>) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Trade Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $430,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3718">31 U.S.C. 3718</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected in fiscal year 2023 for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>), (and estimated to be $190,000,000 in fiscal year 2023) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6101/etseq">15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</ref>), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2023), shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19153c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023 and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts credited to this account as offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $48,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a note</ref>), none of the funds credited to this account <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4682">136 STAT. 4682</page> as offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that were unavailable for obligation as of September 30, 2022, shall become available for obligation except as provided in the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831t">12 U.S.C. 1831t</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">real property activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal buildings fund</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitations on availability of revenue</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x191673b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191673b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote> in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $10,013,150,000, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191673b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$807,809,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services) and remediation, in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, as follows:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Connecticut:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Hartford, U.S. Courthouse, $61,500,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  District of Columbia:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $252,963,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Lease Purchase Option, $21,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Southeast Federal Center Remediation, $3,946,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Florida:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Fort Lauderdale, U.S. Courthouse, $55,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  National Capital Region:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Consolidation, $375,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Tennessee:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $38,400,000:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4683">136 STAT. 4683</page></listContent></listItem></list><continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x191673bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That each of the foregoing limits of costs on construction, acquisition, and remediation projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 20 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount;</proviso></continuation></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191673c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>$662,280,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191673c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$244,783,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations as follows:<list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Multiple Locations:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  National Conveying Systems, $30,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  National Capital Region:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Fire Alarm Systems, $40,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  California:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  San Francisco, Federal Building, $15,687,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Georgia:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Atlanta, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, $10,229,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Massachusetts:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Boston, John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse, $10,345,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Montana:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Butte, Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, $25,792,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  New York:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  New York, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, $68,497,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Ohio:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Cleveland, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, $10,235,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Oklahoma:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Oklahoma City, William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, $3,093,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Pennsylvania:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Philadelphia, James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, $12,927,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  Vermont:</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentDown1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x191673d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  St. Albans, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Custom House, $17,978,000;</listContent></listItem></list></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19169ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$398,797,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations, of which $3,000,000 is for repairs to the water feature at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, FL; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19169ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$18,700,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs as follows:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19169aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  Judiciary Capital Security Program, $18,700,000;</continuation><continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19169aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19169aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4684">136 STAT. 4684</page> the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for “Repairs and Alterations” may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading “<headingText>Repairs and Alterations</headingText>”, may be transferred to “Basic Repairs and Alterations” or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for “Basic Repairs and Alterations” may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading “<headingText>Repairs and Alterations</headingText>” or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19169aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,561,680,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19169aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$2,981,381,000 for building operations to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19169aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposed prospectus.</p></sidenote>That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3307/a">40 U.S.C. 3307(a)</ref>, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592/b/2">40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)</ref> and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3056">18 U.S.C. 3056</ref>, shall be available from such revenues and collections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2023, excluding reimbursements under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s592/b/2">40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)</ref>, in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">government-wide policy</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4685">136 STAT. 4685</page> acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and evaluation activities as authorized by statute; $71,186,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, and management; the hire of zero-emission passenger motor vehicles and supporting charging or fueling infrastructure; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; $54,478,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">civilian board of contract appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, $10,352,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $74,583,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for information technology enhancements related to implementing cloud services, improving security measures, and providing modern technology case management solutions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government property: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allowances and office staff for former presidents</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102 note</ref>), and <ref href="/us/pl/95/138">Public Law 95–138</ref>, $5,200,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal citizen services fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s323">40 U.S.C. 323</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3604">44 U.S.C. 3604</ref>; and for expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $90,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4686">136 STAT. 4686</page> into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2023 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions and full-time hires to support activities related to the Administration’s requirements under title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/435">Public Law 115–435</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">technology modernization fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Technology Modernization Fund, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for technology-related modernization activities.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services Administration, $5,900,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Administrator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide support services for Federal rulemaking agencies.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—general services administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2023 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19171020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote>That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19173731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Courts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19173732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2024 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19173733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4687">136 STAT. 4687</page> and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/pl/92/313">Public Law 92–313</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19173734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">From funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue</headingText>”, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19175e45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19175e46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19175e47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3307">40 U.S.C. 3307</ref>, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19175e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spending plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19175e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">With respect to projects funded under the heading “<headingText>Federal Citizen Services Fund</headingText>”, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19175e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Site selection.</p></sidenote><content><p class="inline" id="x1917855b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall select a site from one of the three listed in the General Services Administration (GSA) Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR–FBI–NCR17 prospectus for a new fully consolidated Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1917855c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1917855d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1917855e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1917855f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Maryland.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19178560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19178561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> considering the September 2022 and amended November 2022 GSA Site Selection Plan for the FBI Suburban Headquarters, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, prior to any action by the GSA site selection panel for the new Federal FBI headquarters, the GSA Administrator shall conduct separate and detailed consultations with individuals representing the sites from the State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia to further consider perspectives related to mission requirements, sustainable siting and equity, and evaluate the viability of the GSA’s Site Selection Criteria for the FBI Headquarters to ensure it is consistent with Congressional intent as expressed in the resolution of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate (112th Congress), adopted December 8, 2011 and further described in the General Services Administration Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR–FBI–NCR17 prospectus. Following those consultations, the Administrator shall proceed with the site selection process.</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4688">136 STAT. 4688</page></content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by <ref href="/us/pl/93/642/s10">section 10 of Public Law 93–642</ref>, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Merit Systems Protection Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5509">5 U.S.C. 5509 note</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $49,655,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s5601/etseq">20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.</ref>), $1,800,000, to remain available for direct expenditure until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/102/259/s6/7">section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/106/568/s817/a">section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s5604/7">20 U.S.C. 5604(7)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That all current and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior will remain available until expended for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), as amended, and for annual independent financial audits of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/289">Public Law 107–289</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual independent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/289">Public Law 107–289</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4689">136 STAT. 4689</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environmental dispute resolution fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,943,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Archives and Records Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901">5 U.S.C. 5901</ref>), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $427,520,000, of which $30,000,000 shall remain available until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, manage, and store Government records, and of which up to $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended to implement the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/426">Public Law 115–426</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, <ref href="/us/pl/110/409">Public Law 110–409</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/122/4302">122 Stat. 4302</ref>–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,980,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">repairs and restoration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $22,224,000, to remain available until expended, of which no less than $7,250,000 is for upgrades to the Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, Georgia and of which $6,000,000 is for the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Museum in Starkville, Mississippi.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national historical publications and records commission</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants program</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s2504">44 U.S.C. 2504</ref>, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $2,000,000 shall be to preserve and make publicly available the congressional papers of former Members of the House and Senate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4690">136 STAT. 4690</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—national archives and records administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program”, $22,573,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Administrative Provisions—National Archives and Records Administration</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Credit Union Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development revolving loan fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9812">42 U.S.C. 9812</ref>, 9822, and 9910, $3,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That credit unions designated solely as minority depository institutions shall be eligible to apply for and receive such technical assistance.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Government Ethics</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $24,500,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Personnel Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of trust funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $190,784,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount made available under this heading, $19,373,000 shall remain available until expended, for information technology modernization and Trust Fund Federal Financial System migration <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4691">136 STAT. 4691</page> or modernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount made available under this heading, $1,381,748 may be made available for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4001/etseq">41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $194,924,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1918bde2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote>That the President’s Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2023, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to an information technology working capital fund established for purposes authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11301">40 U.S.C. 11301 note</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1918bde3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1918bde4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1918bde5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the OPM Director shall notify, and receive approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts transferred to such a fund under such transfer authority from any organizational category of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such organizational category’s budget as identified in the report required by section 608 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2026.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of trust funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1918bde6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,908,000, and in addition, not to exceed $29,487,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management’s <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4692">136 STAT. 4692</page> retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Special Counsel</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $31,904,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000ee">42 U.S.C. 2000ee</ref>), $10,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public Buildings Reform Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/287">Public Law 114–287</ref>), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Securities and Exchange Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19193317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,149,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $18,979,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19193318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s District of Columbia headquarters facilities, not to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4693">136 STAT. 4693</page> exceed $57,405,000, to remain available until expended; and for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities, not to exceed $3,365,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19193319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78ee/j">15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)</ref>) for fiscal year 2023, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78ee">15 U.S.C. 78ee</ref>) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $2,149,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed $57,405,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for move, replication, and related costs under this heading associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s District of Columbia headquarters facilities; and not to exceed $3,365,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for move, replication, and related costs under this heading associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1919331a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2023 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That if any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s District of Columbia headquarters facilities or if any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities is subsequently de-obligated by the Commission, such amount that was derived from the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, and such amounts that were derived from fees or assessments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each national securities exchange and national securities association, respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such national securities exchange or national securities association under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78ee">15 U.S.C. 78ee</ref>) in fiscal year 2023.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Selective Service System</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s4101–4118">5 U.S.C. 4101–4118</ref> for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $31,700,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19195a2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19195a2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exemption.</p></sidenote>That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1341">31 U.S.C. 1341</ref>, whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4694">136 STAT. 4694</page> for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Small Business Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of <ref href="/us/usc/t31">title 31, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $326,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1919813d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/108/447/dK/s132/a">section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447</ref>, during fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $20,000,000 shall be available for costs associated with the certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s657f–1">15 U.S.C. 657f–1</ref>; 657f), respectively, and <ref href="/us/pl/116/283/s862">section 862 of Public Law 116–283</ref>, to be available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">entrepreneurial development programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $320,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $140,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2024 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $41,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s636/m/4">15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)</ref>) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $20,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s649/l">15 U.S.C. 649(l)</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $32,020,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4695">136 STAT. 4695</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of advocacy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/94/305/tII">title II of Public Law 94–305</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s634a/etseq">15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.</ref>) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s601/etseq">5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</ref>), $10,211,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">business loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2023 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and commitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s696/7">15 U.S.C. 696(7)</ref>) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $15,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That during fiscal year 2023 commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $35,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That during fiscal year 2023 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $5,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That during fiscal year 2023, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $165,300,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disaster loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $179,000,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $169,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the funds provided under this heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5122/2">42 U.S.C. 5122(2)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount for major disasters under this heading is designated by the Congress <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4696">136 STAT. 4696</page> as being for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate and section 1(f) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—small business administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="540"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 540. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="541"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 541.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1919f66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the headings “Salaries and Expenses” and “Business Loans Program Account” may be transferred to the Administration’s information technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts transferred to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2026.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="542"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 542. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Small Business Administration—Salaries and Expenses”, $179,710,000, which shall be for initiatives related to small business development and entrepreneurship, including programmatic, construction, and acquisition activities, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading “<headingText>Administrative Provisions—Small Business Administration</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191a1d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191a1d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That, notwithstanding sections 2701.92 and 2701.93 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t2">title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may permit awards to subrecipients for initiatives funded under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose.</proviso></content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Postal Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the postal service fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of <ref href="/us/usc/t39/s2401">section 2401 of title 39, United States Code</ref>, $50,253,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191a4491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mail.</p></sidenote>That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4697">136 STAT. 4697</page> support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/241">Public Law 111–241</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $271,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/435">Public Law 109–435</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Tax Court</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $57,300,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amount made available under <ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7475">26 U.S.C. 7475</ref> shall be transferred and added to any amounts available under <ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7473">26 U.S.C. 7473</ref>, to remain available until expended, for the operation and maintenance of the United States Tax Court: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191a4492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certificate. </p></sidenote> travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> (including rescission of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="601"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 601. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="602"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 602. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3173/d">section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="603"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 603.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191a6ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4698">136 STAT. 4698</page> existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="604"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 604. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="605"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 605. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s1307">19 U.S.C. 1307</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="606"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 606.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191a92b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="607"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 607. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="608"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 608.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ab9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That prior to any significant reorganization, restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4699">136 STAT. 4699</page> project, and activity as detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="609"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 609. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for each such account for the purposes authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requests.</p></sidenote> That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="610"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 610.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ae0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Background investigations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y191b2efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191b2efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191b2eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b2f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b2f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tax exemption.</p></sidenote> determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191b2f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191b2f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b2f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191b2f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="611"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 611. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The cost accounting standards promulgated under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch15">chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code</ref> shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="612"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 612. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="613"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 613.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b2f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="614"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 614. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4700">136 STAT. 4700</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="615"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 615. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11101">section 11101 of title 40, United States Code</ref>), that is a commercial item (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s103">section 103 of title 41, United States Code</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="616"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 616. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1353">section 1353 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="617"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 617.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191b7d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y191b7d28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b7d29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b7d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191b7d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b7d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content>Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191b7d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191b7d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>Executive agency covered by this Act</term>” means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="618"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 618.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191bf25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Compensation of the President (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Payments to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s377/o">28 U.S.C. 377(o)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s376/c">28 U.S.C. 376(c)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t28/s178/l">28 U.S.C. 178(l)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Payment of Government contributions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch89">chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (<ref href="/us/stat/74/849">74 Stat. 849</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch87">5 U.S.C. ch. 87</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4701">136 STAT. 4701</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8348">5 U.S.C. 8348</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191bf269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch84">chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191bf26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="619"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 619.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191bf26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191bf26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled <i>“Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts”</i> unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="620"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 620.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191c197d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191c197e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c197f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote><content>Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="621"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 621. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="622"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 622. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of <ref href="/us/usc/t18">title 18, United States Code</ref>) in a manner that violates the <ref href="/us/cons/amd4">Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="623"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 623.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c4090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c4091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c4092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Each Inspector General covered by this section shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4702">136 STAT. 4702</page> report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="624"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 624. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t47/s54.307">section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, as in effect on July 15, 2015: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this section shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers until support under such mechanism commences.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="625"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 625.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191c67a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c67a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191c67a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="626"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 626.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c67a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c67a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="627"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 627.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c8eb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conference attendees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c8eb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191c8eba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y191c8ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191c8ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="628"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 628. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.125 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4703">136 STAT. 4703</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="629"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 629. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for expenses related to enhancements to www.oversight.gov, $850,000, to remain available until expended, shall be provided for an additional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any authority available to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="630"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 630.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191cb5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="631"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 631.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191cb5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="632"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 632.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191cb5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x191cdce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191cdce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191cdce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191cdce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="633"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 633. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="634"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 634.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191d03f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="635"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 635.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191d03f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/114/94/s41002/c/1">Section 41002(c)(1) of Public Law 114–94</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4370m–1/c/1">42 U.S.C. 4370m–1(c)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y191d2b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191d2b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel</inline>.—</heading><content>The Executive Director of the Council may appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as the Executive Director considers necessary to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the Executive Director.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4704">136 STAT. 4704</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191d2b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/114/94/s41009/d/2">Section 41009(d)(2) of Public Law 114–94</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4370m–8/d/2">42 U.S.C. 4370m–8(d)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>staffing of the Office of the Executive Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appointing and fixing the compensation of such employees as the Executive Director considers necessary to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the Executive Director</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="636"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 636.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191d2b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">California.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y191d2b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Designation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The Federal building located at 90 7th Street in San Francisco, California, shall be known and designated as the “Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191d2b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="637"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 637. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances available in the Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, established by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9703">section 9703 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, $150,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</content></section> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE</heading> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departments, Agencies, and Corporations</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="701"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 701.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191d521c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drug-free workplace.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2023 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>)) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="702"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 702.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191d792d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343">31 USC 1343 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/c">section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $26,733 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $27,873: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/101/549">Public Law 101–549</ref> over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="703"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 703. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4705">136 STAT. 4705</page> are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5922–5924">5 U.S.C. 5922–5924</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="704"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 704.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191da03e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3101">5 USC 3101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324b/a/3/B">8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)</ref>; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1157">8 U.S.C. 1157</ref> or is granted asylum under <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1158">8 U.S.C. 1158</ref> and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191da03f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Affidavits.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191da040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Affidavits.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191da041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p></sidenote>That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191da042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period. </p></sidenote>That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191da043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period. </p></sidenote>That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="705"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 705. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/stat/73/479">73 Stat. 479</ref>), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (<ref href="/us/stat/86/216">86 Stat. 216</ref>), or other applicable law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="706"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 706. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x191dee64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191dee65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4706">136 STAT. 4706</page> (December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191dee66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191dee67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="707"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 707.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191dee68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch91">chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="708"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 708. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="709"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 709. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="710"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 710.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191e1579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191e157a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>For the purposes of this section, the term “<term>office</term>” shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="711"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 711. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref>, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="712"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 712.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191e3c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191e3c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4707">136 STAT. 4707</page> 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt213/sptC">subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191e3c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003/4">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</ref>)).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="713"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 713. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x191e639e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191e639f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191e63a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="714"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 714.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191eb1c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191eb1c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191eb1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191eb1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191eb1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or “new age” belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191eb1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191eb1c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4708">136 STAT. 4708</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="715"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 715.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191eb1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191eb1c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="716"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 716. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee’s home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="717"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 717.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ed8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval requirement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="718"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 718.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191ed8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="719"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 719.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191effec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191effed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>agency</term>”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191effee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>means an Executive agency, as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">5 U.S.C. 105</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191effef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title and the United States Postal Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191efff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s6301/2">5 U.S.C. 6301(2)</ref>, has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time in the performance of official duties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="720"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 720. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref> and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="721"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 721.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f2701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f2702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref> and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse “General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy” with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President’s Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4709">136 STAT. 4709</page> Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1120">31 U.S.C. 1120</ref>, and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of “General Services Administration, Government-Wide Policy” during fiscal year 2023 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f2703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f2704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p></sidenote>That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f2705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote>That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2023; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f4e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f4e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications. </p></sidenote>That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="722"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 722.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f4e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Breastfeeding.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="723"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 723. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref>, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f4e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="724"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 724.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f4e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4710">136 STAT. 4710</page> requirements in <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/pt200">part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191f4e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="725"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 725.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y191fc34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals’ Internet Use<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc34d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191fc34e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc34f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x191fc350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191fc351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y191fc356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>regulatory</term>” means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y191fc358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>supervisory</term>” means examinations of the agency’s supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="726"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 726.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19201179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920117a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920117b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920117c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contraceptives.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1920117d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920117e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Religion.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1920117f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>any of the following religious plans:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19201180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Personal Care’s HMO; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19201181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19201182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19201183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19201184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote><content>In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19201185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19201186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="727"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 727.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19201187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Anti-doping.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4711">136 STAT. 4711</page> and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="728"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 728. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="729"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 729. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to <ref href="/us/cfr/t5/pt300">part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="730"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 730.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19203898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19203899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="731"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 731.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19205faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">News stories.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="732"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 732. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552a">section 552a of title 5, United States Code</ref> (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="733"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 733.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19205fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y192086bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s395/b">6 U.S.C. 395(b)</ref>) or any subsidiary of such an entity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192086bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waivers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192086be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192086bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192086c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192086c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="734"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 734. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1920add2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">During fiscal year 2023, for each employee who—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4712">136 STAT. 4712</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1920add3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1920add4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8348/a/1/B">section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="735"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 735.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920add5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1920d4e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1920d4e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1920d4e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1920d4e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920d4ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, each of the terms “contribution”, “expenditure”, “independent expenditure”, “electioneering communication”, “candidate”, “election”, and “Federal office” has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<ref href="/us/usc/t52/s30101/etseq">52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="736"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 736.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920fbfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Portraits.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s133">section 133 of title 41, United States Code</ref>), or the head of an office of the legislative branch.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="737"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 737.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920fbfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1920fbfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5343">5 USC 5343 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1921983e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1921983f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2023, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5342/a/2/A">section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19219840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2023, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19219841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2023, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4713">136 STAT. 4713</page> survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19219842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2023 under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5303">section 5303 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19219843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2023 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19219844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5342/a/2">section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19219845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19219846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19219847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2022, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19219848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19219849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2022, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1921be5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1921be5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1921be5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1921be5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1921be5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1921be5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1921be60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1921be61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Locality pay.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2023 under sections 5344 and 5348 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1921be62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, and prevailing rate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4714">136 STAT. 4714</page> employees described in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5343/a/5">section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as “Rest of United States” pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for purposes of this subsection; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1921be63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1921be64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="738"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 738.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1921be65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1921be66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19223397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2023 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19223398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19223399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of its purpose;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1922339a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of participants attending;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1922339b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922339c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost statement.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1922339d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the cost of any food or beverages;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1922339e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the cost of any audio-visual services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1922339f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192233a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192233a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>a description of the contracting procedures used including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192233a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192233a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192233a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192233a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192233a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192233a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2023 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192233a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192233a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192233aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192233ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="739"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 739. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4715">136 STAT. 4715</page> reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President’s budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="740"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 740. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled “Competitive Area” published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (<ref href="/us/fr/73/20180/etseq">73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="741"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 741. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="742"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 742.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192281cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192281cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192281ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192281cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality agreements. </p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192281d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="743"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 743.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1922a8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922a8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nondisclosure agreements.</p></sidenote>No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: “These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4716">136 STAT. 4716</page> or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1922cff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1922cff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="744"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 744.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Corporations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tax liability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="745"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 745.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922cfff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922d000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922d001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Corporations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922d002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criminal violations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922d003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922d004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="746"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 746.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1922f715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922f716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content>During fiscal year 2023, on the date on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/111/203/s1017">section 1017 of Public Law 111–203</ref>, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1922f717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922f718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1922f719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting. </p></sidenote><content>Any notification required by this section shall be made available on the Bureau’s public website.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="747"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 747.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1923ba6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5303">5 USC 5303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s104">section 104 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2023 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2022, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dE/s747">section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–103</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5318">section 5318 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or any other provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 2023 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31, 2022, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dE/s747">section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–103</ref>. Such an employee may not receive a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4717">136 STAT. 4717</page> rate increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in subsection (i).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/465">Public Law 96–465</ref>) or any other provision of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1923ba71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>This subsection applies to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1923ba73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1923ba74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in subsection (i).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or similar authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3161">section 3161 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch51">chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, applied to them.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content>This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3392/c">section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for such time as that election is in effect.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/465">Public Law 96–465</ref>) for such time as that election is in effect.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position only if that new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than the level or range for the position held immediately before the movement. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2022, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dE/s747">section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–103</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2022, by operation of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dE/s747">section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–103</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4718">136 STAT. 4718</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>If an employee affected by this section is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2023 but ends in calendar year 2024, the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>For the purpose of this section, the term “<term>covered position</term>” means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1923ba82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923ba83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>This section takes effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="748"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 748.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923e194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923e195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923e196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1923e197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the Congress.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="749"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 749.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192408a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192408a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192408aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Each department or agency of the executive branch of the United States Government shall notify the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192408ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an apportionment is not made in the required time period provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192408ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an approved apportionment received by the department or agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on further action; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192408ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an approved apportionment received by the department or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such department or agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192408ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Any notification submitted to a congressional committee pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="750"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 750.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19242fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2023 that are specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of the requirements of <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/s200.334">2 CFR 200.334</ref>, regarding records retention, and <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/s200.337">2 CFR 200.337</ref>, regarding access by the Comptroller General of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19242fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the Comptroller General.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="751"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 751. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">section 1346 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4719">136 STAT. 4719</page> Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="752"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 752.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1925dd71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1925dd72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1925dd73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1925dd74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1925dd75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1925dd76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s794d–1">29 USC 794d–1</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 100 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in this section referred to as the “Director”), in coordination with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board and the Administrator of General Services (in this section referred to as the “Administrator”), shall disseminate amended or updated criteria and instructions to any Federal department or agency (in this section referred to as an “agency”) covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s794d">29 U.S.C. 794d</ref>) for the evaluation required pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1925dd77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Such criteria and instructions shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19260488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19260489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926048a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>include, at minimum, requirements that information technologies and digital services must–</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1926048b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>conform to the technical standards referenced in subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section 508, as determined by appropriate conformance testing; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1926048c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926048d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Accessibility.</p></sidenote><content>be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities as determined from consultation with individuals with disabilities, including those with visual, auditory, tactile, and cognitive disabilities, or members of any disability organization; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926048e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926048f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19260490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19260491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>provide guidance to agencies regarding the types and format of data and information to be submitted to the Director and the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (3), including how to submit such data and information, the metrics by which compliance will be assessed in the reports required in subsection (b), and any other directions necessary for agencies to demonstrate compliance with accessibility standards for electronic and information technology procured and in use within an agency, as required by such section 508.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19260492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19260493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>Not later than 225 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19260494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>evaluate the extent to which the electronic and information technology of the agency are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities described in subsection (a)(1) of such section 508 compared to the access to and use of the technology and services by individuals described in such section who are not individuals with disabilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19260495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>evaluate the electronic and information technology of the agency in accordance with the criteria and instructions provided in paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19260496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>submit a report containing the evaluations jointly to the Director and the Administrator.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19260497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19260498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report that shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19260499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926049a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926049b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>a comprehensive assessment (including information identifying the metrics and data used) of compliance by each agency, and by the Federal Government generally, with the criteria and instructions disseminated under subsection (a)(1);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4720">136 STAT. 4720</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926049c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926049d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed description of the actions, activities, and other efforts made by the Administrator over the year preceding submission to support such compliance at agencies and any planned efforts in the coming year to improve compliance at agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926049e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926049f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192604a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192604a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>a list of recommendations that agencies or Congress may take to help support that compliance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192604a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192604a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192604a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>The Administrator shall ensure that the reports required under this subsection are made available on a public website and are maintained as an open Government data asset (as that term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3502">section 3502 of title 44, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="753"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 753.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1346">31 U.S.C. 1346</ref> and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse “General Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund” with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other activities, including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3604">44 U.S.C. 3604</ref> and enabling Federal agencies to take advantage of information technology in sharing information: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of “General Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund” during fiscal year 2023 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p></sidenote>That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote> the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2023; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19262bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="754"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 754. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4721">136 STAT. 4721</page></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VIII">TITLE VIII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="801"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 801. </inline> </num><content class="inline">There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="802"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 802.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192652cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192652cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="803"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 803.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1926a0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926a0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926a0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote>increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1926a0f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926a0f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="804"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 804. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="805"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 805. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1926ef19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1926ef1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> For purposes of this section, the term “<term>official duties</term>” does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and workplace, except in the case of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4722">136 STAT. 4722</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1926ef21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="806"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 806.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19271632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19271633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Voting rights.</p></sidenote><content>None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19271634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="807"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 807.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19271635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Needle distribution.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="808"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 808.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19271636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contraceptives.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19271637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conscience exception. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a “conscience clause” which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="809"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 809.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19273d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19273d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19273d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19273d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801/etseq">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</ref>) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4723">136 STAT. 4723</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="810"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 810.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19273d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="811"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 811.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1927645d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1927645e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1927645f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating budget.</p></sidenote><content>No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2023 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19276460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19276461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19276462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="812"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 812.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19278b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19278b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating budget.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="813"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 813.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1927b285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1927b286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1927b287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1927b288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="814"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 814. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="815"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 815. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for each such account for the purposes authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1927b289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote>That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4724">136 STAT. 4724</page> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1927b28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="816"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 816.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1927d99b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y192827bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y192827bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>During fiscal year 2024, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192827be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2024 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2024 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192827bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192827c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 is in effect; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192827c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2024.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192827c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192827c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192827c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2024 for which this section applies to such project or activity.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192827c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau>This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2024 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192827c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192827c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192827c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="817"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 817.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19284ed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19284eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19284edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19284edc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>Long Bridge Project</term>” means the project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and other related projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4725">136 STAT. 4725</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="818"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 818.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19284edd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source year of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="819"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 819.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19289cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19289cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 11–2604(a), District of Columbia Official Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at a fixed rate of $90 per hour</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an hourly rate not to exceed the rate payable under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3006A/d/1">section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19289d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19289d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19289d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19289d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 11–2605, District of Columbia Official Code, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in subsections (b) and (c) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, in the case of investigative services, a fixed rate of $25 per hour)</quotedText>” each place it appears.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19289d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19289d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to investigative services provided in connection with cases and proceedings initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="820"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 820. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19289d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION F—

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary and Executive Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for executive management for operations and support, $336,746,000; of which $18,862,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $30,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1928c419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Submission.</p></sidenote> That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits, to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, responses to all questions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2024 budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for executive management for procurement, construction, and improvements, $8,048,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4726">136 STAT. 4726</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for executive management for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $40,000,000, which shall be transferred to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, of which $20,000,000 shall be for targeted violence and terrorism prevention grants and of which $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Alternatives to Detention Case Management pilot program.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Management Directorate</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for operations and support, including vehicle fleet modernization, $1,743,160,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, $325,245,000, of which $137,245,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which $188,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal protective service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal Protective Service.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness for operations and support, $316,640,000, of which $95,273,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to buildings.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General for operations and support, $214,879,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4727">136 STAT. 4727</page> expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1929394a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929394b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929394c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929394d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929394e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period. </p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2023, to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal years 2022 or 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1929394f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance. </p></sidenote><content>The Inspector General shall review the report required by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with applicable laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than February 15, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report that includes total obligations of the Department for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19293956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Award fees.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, which shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19296067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19296068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds available under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9705/g/4/B">section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19296069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds identified for such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of the proposed transfer.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All official costs associated with the use of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929877a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929877b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1929877c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y192a23bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Under Secretary for Management shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition Oversight list between Acquisition Decision Event and Full Operational Capability, including programs that have been removed from such list during the preceding quarter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192a23be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>For each such program, the briefing described in subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired and the component(s) sponsoring the acquisition;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4728">136 STAT. 4728</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the total number of units, as appropriate, to be acquired annually until procurement is complete under the current acquisition program baseline;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the Acquisition Review Board status, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the current acquisition phase by increment, as applicable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the date of the most recent review; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the program has been paused or is in breach status;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a comparison between the initial Department-approved acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives and the program’s current such thresholds and objectives, if applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for comparison to the Future Years Homeland Security Program, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the confidence level for the estimate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the fiscal years included in the estimate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>a breakout of the estimate for the prior five years, the current year, and the budget year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a breakout of the estimate by appropriation account or other funding source; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a description of and rationale for any changes to the estimate as compared to the previously approved baseline, as applicable, and during the prior fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the findings of any independent verification and validation of the items to be acquired or an explanation for why no such verification and validation has been performed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><content>a table displaying the obligation of all program funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the subsequent fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192a23d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or performance that could result in a program breach if not successfully mitigated.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192a23d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192a23d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Under Secretary for Management shall submit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for programs described in this section to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than five business days after the date of approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for Management or the designee of the Under Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192abf18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or demonstration unless the component or office carrying out such pilot or demonstration has documented the information described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192abf19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of any such funds made available for “Operations and Support” for a new pilot or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the information described in subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192abf1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>The information required under subsections (a) and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the following—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>documented objectives that are well-defined and measurable;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4729">136 STAT. 4729</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment methodology that details—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the type and source of assessment data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the methods for, and frequency of, collecting such data; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how such data will be analyzed; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedules.</p></sidenote><content>an implementation plan, including milestones, cost estimates, and implementation schedules, including a projected end date.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192abf27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192abf29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection (e) the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing lessons learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continuation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned transition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring program or operation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192abf2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau>For the purposes of this section, a pilot or demonstration program is a study, demonstration, experimental program, or trial that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is a small-scale, short-term experiment conducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the design of an effort prior to implementation of a larger scale effort; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192abf2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or more, but does not include congressionally directed programs or enhancements and does not include programs that were in operation as of March 15, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192abf2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>For the purposes of this section, a pilot or demonstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or initial deployment phase executed under a procurement contract for the acquisition of information technology services or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by a non-federal recipient under any financial assistance agreement funded by the Department.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amount made available by section 4005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>), $14,000,000 shall be transferred to “Office of Inspector General—Operations and Support” for oversight of the use of funds made available under such section 4005.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and international agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4730">136 STAT. 4730</page> purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; $15,590,694,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9505/c/3">26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)</ref>) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s551/e/1">6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)</ref>); of which $500,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024; and of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/f/3">19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)</ref>), shall be derived from that account: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $800,000,000 shall be transferred to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance” to support sheltering and related activities provided by non-Federal entities, including facility improvements and construction, in support of relieving overcrowding in short-term holding facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, of which not to exceed $11,200,000 shall be for the administrative costs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $5,000,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Patrol: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192b0d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That of the amounts made available under this heading for the Executive Leadership and Oversight program, project, and activity, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the reports concerning human capital strategic plans and the Office of Field Operations workload staffing model that are directed in such explanatory statement are submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for procurement, construction, and improvements, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems, $581,558,000, of which $481,658,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025; and of which $99,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4731">136 STAT. 4731</page> vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities; $8,396,305,000; of which not less than $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which $46,696,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; of which not less than $2,000,000 is for paid apprenticeships for participants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellectual property rights violations, including operation of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not less than $4,181,786,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, including transportation of unaccompanied alien minors: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2081">19 U.S.C. 2081</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192b345f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That of the amounts made available under this heading for the Executive Leadership and Oversight program, project, and activity, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the reports directed under this heading in the explanatory statements accompanying Public Laws 116–6, 116–93, and 117–103 have been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, $22,997,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Transportation Security Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x192b5b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for operations and support, $8,798,363,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That security service fees authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44940">section 44940 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation security: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192b5b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum appropriated under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $6,308,363,000.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4732">136 STAT. 4732</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for procurement, construction, and improvements, $141,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for research and development, $33,532,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Coast Guard</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats necessary for overseas deployments and activities; payments pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/377/s156">section 156 of Public Law 97–377</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s402">42 U.S.C. 402 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/96/1920">96 Stat. 1920</ref>); and recreation and welfare; $9,700,478,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/5">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)</ref>); of which $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025; of which $24,359,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for environmental compliance and restoration; and of which $70,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall only be available for vessel depot level maintenance: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procurement, construction, and improvements, including aids to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense installations used by the Coast Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $1,669,650,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/5">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research and development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $7,476,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2712/a/5">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That there may be credited to and used <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4733">136 STAT. 4733</page> for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">retired pay</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s356">section 356 of title 37, United States Code</ref>, concurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch55">chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, $2,044,414,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Secret Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of behavioral research in support of protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and payment, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5702">section 5702 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, of subsistence expenses of employees who are on protective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations; $2,734,267,000; of which $52,296,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which up to $20,500,000 may be for calendar year 2022 premium pay in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the rate of pay contained in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5547/a">section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5547">5 U.S.C. 5547 note</ref>), as last amended by <ref href="/us/pl/116/269">Public Law 116–269</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, $83,888,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4734">136 STAT. 4734</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for research and development, $4,025,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c1ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 201 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dF">division F of Public Law 115–141</ref>), related to overtime compensation limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act, except that “fiscal year 2023” shall be substituted for “fiscal year 2018”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c1ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c1ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virgin Islands.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funding made available under the headings “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” and “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of <ref href="/us/usc/t48">title 48, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c45d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c45d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c45d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mexico.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/42">Public Law 112–42</ref>), fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/a/5">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)</ref>) shall be available until expended.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192c6ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c6ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>For an additional amount for “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year 2023 from amounts authorized to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/i">8 U.S.C. 1356(i)</ref>), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8311">7 U.S.C. 8311</ref>), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/125">Public Law 114–125</ref>), or other such authorizing language.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192c6cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>To the extent that amounts realized from such collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c6ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c6cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c6ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x192c6cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c6cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c9400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That this section shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the prescription drug may not be—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192c9401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192c9402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192c9403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s501/b">section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4735">136 STAT. 4735</page> the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representatives from the United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192c9404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c9405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c9406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192c9407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s501/b">section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, with respect to such transportation, and the disposition of such requests.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192cbb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192cbb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192cbb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192cbb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border crossing fee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192cbb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192cbb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>border crossing fee</term>” means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192ce22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192ce22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192ce230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure plan for any amounts made available for “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” in this Act and prior Acts to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192ce231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No such amounts provided in this Act may be obligated prior to the submission of such plan.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192ce232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 211 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dF">division F of Public Law 116–260</ref>), prohibiting the use of funds for the construction of fencing in certain areas, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192d0943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter operations within the National Targeting Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192d0944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the components funded by this Act, may be used to reduce anticipated or planned vetting operations at existing locations unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192d5765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Of the amounts transferred from “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance” in this Act, up to $785,000,000 may be made available for the emergency food and shelter program under title II of the McKinney Vento Homeless <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4736">136 STAT. 4736</page> Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11331">42 U.S.C. 11331</ref>) for the purposes of providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192d5766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding sections 313(a) and 316 of such Act, up to $50,000,000 of any amounts made available to the emergency food and shelter program under subsection (a) may be used for the construction and expansion of shelter facilities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192d5767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192d5768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding section 311 of such Act, funds made available for the purposes described in subsection (b) may be awarded to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board up to 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192d5769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192d576a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192d576b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding sections 315 and 316(b) of such Act, funds made available under subsection (b) may be disbursed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board up to 24 months after the date on which such funds become available.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192d576c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192d576d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192d576e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Amounts made available under subsection (a) may be available for the reimbursement of costs incurred after June 30, 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192d576f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>The real property disposition requirements at <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/s200.311/c">2 CFR 200.311(c)</ref> shall not apply to grants funded by the amounts transferred from “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” to “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance” in this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x192d7e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the total amount made available under “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $581,558,000 shall be available only as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192d7e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$230,277,000 for the acquisition and deployment of border security technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192d7e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$126,047,000 for trade and travel assets and infrastructure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192d7e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$99,900,000 for facility construction and improvements;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192d7e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$92,661,000 for integrated operations assets and infrastructure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192d7e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$32,673,000 for mission support and infrastructure.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192d7e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1357/g">8 U.S.C. 1357(g)</ref>) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192da597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192da598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192da599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s211">6 USC 211 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds provided under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be used to continue any contract for the provision of detention services if the two most recent overall performance evaluations received by the contracted facility are less than “adequate” or the equivalent median score in any subsequent performance evaluation system.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192da59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The performance evaluations referenced in subsection (a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192da59b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Aliens.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Without regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may reprogram within and transfer funds to “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support” as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192da59c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192da59d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192da59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1378a">8 USC 1378a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The reports required to be submitted under section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4737">136 STAT. 4737</page> 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dF">division F of Public Law 116–260</ref>) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each matter required to be included in such reports by such section 216 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent during the period described in such section 216.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192dccaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of sections 216 and 217 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/93/dD">division D of Public Law 116–93</ref>) shall apply to this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, including the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the President, including the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage screening.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192dccb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Explosives detection systems.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any award by the Transportation Security Administration to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reliance on other screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury rates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192df3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192df3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Explosives detection systems. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44923">section 44923 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2023, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44923/h">section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, may be used for the procurement and installation of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such title.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192df3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192df3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x192e1ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not later than 45 days after the submission of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security in the House of Representatives a single report that fulfills the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192e1ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained and unconstrained, that includes a plan for continuous and sustained capital investment in new, and the replacement of aged, transportation security equipment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192e1ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the 5-year technology investment plan as required by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (<ref href="/us/pl/113/245">Public Law 113–245</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192e1ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies report as required by the Senate Report accompanying the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 115–283).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dA/s225">Section 225 of division A of Public Law 116–6</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44901">49 U.S.C. 44901 note</ref>), relating to a pilot program for screening outside of an existing primary passenger terminal screening area, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in subsection (e) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192e41e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192e41ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vessels.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Operations and Support</headingText>” shall be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s12114">section 12114 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, except to the extent fees are collected <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4738">136 STAT. 4738</page> from owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Operations and Support</headingText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192e41eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel documentation functions under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch121/schII">subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, may perform documentation under section 12114.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x192e41ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Without regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, in accordance with the notification requirement described in subsection (b) of such section, up to the following amounts may be reprogrammed within “Coast Guard—Operations and Support”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192e41ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$10,000,000 to or from the “Military Personnel” funding category; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192e41ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$10,000,000 between the “Field Operations” funding subcategories.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192e68ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investment plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192e6900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a future-years capital investment plan as described in the second proviso under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/4">Public Law 114–4</ref>), which shall be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth provisos under such heading.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds made available for defense-related activities under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Operations and Support</headingText>”, up to $190,000,000 that are used for enduring overseas missions in support of the global fight against terrorism may be reallocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems Center mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund in fiscal year 2023 shall be available until expended to carry out the purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2946">section 2946 of title 14, United States Code</ref>, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192eb721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s2110">section 2110 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to charge a fee for an inspection of a towing vessel, as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4739">136 STAT. 4739</page> defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t46/s136.110">46 CFR 136.110</ref>, that utilizes the Towing Safety Management System option for a Certificate of Inspection issued under subchapter M of <ref href="/us/cfr/t46">title 46, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192eb722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192eb723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply after the date the Commandant of the Coast Guard makes a determination under section 815(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</ref>) and, as necessary based on such determination, carries out the requirements of section 815(b) of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192eb724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive agencies, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s105">section 105 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available under the heading “<headingText>United States Secret Service—Operations and Support</headingText>” at the end of the fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y192eb725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be made available for the protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y192eb726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192eb727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192eb728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>The Director of the United States Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192ede39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192ede3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funding made available in this Act for “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support” is available for travel of United States Secret Service employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of the United States Secret Service or a designee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 10 or more days in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such expenditures.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>United States Secret Service—Operations and Support</headingText>”, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be distributed as a grant or cooperative agreement for existing National Computer Forensics Institute facilities currently used by the United States Secret Service to carry out activities under <ref href="/us/usc/t6/s383">section 383 of title 6, United States Code</ref>, of which not to exceed 5 percent, or the applicable negotiated rate, shall be for the administrative costs of the Department of Homeland Security in carrying out this section.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for operations and support, $2,350,559,000, of which $36,293,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4740">136 STAT. 4740</page> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $5,500 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, $549,148,000, of which $522,048,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which $27,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for research and development, $7,431,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Emergency Management Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for operations and support, $1,379,680,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, $207,730,000, of which $130,425,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which $77,305,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x192fefab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $3,882,014,000, which shall be allocated as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$520,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s605">6 U.S.C. 605</ref>), of which $90,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and $15,000,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s606">6 U.S.C. 606</ref>): <proviso><i>Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x192fefad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Puerto Rico.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2023, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$615,000,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s604">6 U.S.C. 604</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$305,000,000 for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4741">136 STAT. 4741</page> of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s604">6 U.S.C. 604</ref> and 605), of which $152,500,000 is for eligible recipients located in high-risk urban areas that receive funding under section 2003 of such Act and $152,500,000 is for eligible recipients that are located outside such areas: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That eligible recipients are those described in section 2009(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609a/b">6 U.S.C. 609a(b)</ref>) or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$105,000,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1135">6 U.S.C. 1135</ref>, 1163, and 1182), of which $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such public transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70107">section 70107 of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$720,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $360,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $360,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2229">15 U.S.C. 2229</ref> and 2229a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$355,000,000 for emergency management performance grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121">42 U.S.C. 5121</ref>), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7701">42 U.S.C. 7701</ref>), <ref href="/us/usc/t6/s762">section 762 of title 6, United States Code</ref>, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$312,750,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement any other sums appropriated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, and such additional sums as may be provided by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4101/f/2">42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)</ref>), to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$12,000,000 for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$130,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11331">42 U.S.C. 11331</ref>), to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total administrative costs.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$56,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning System.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau>$335,145,000 for Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending grants, which shall be for the purposes, and the amounts, specified in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$86,140,285, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for emergency operations center grants under section 614 of the Robert T. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4742">136 STAT. 4742</page> Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5196c">42 U.S.C. 5196c</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$233,043,782, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5133/e">42 U.S.C. 5133(e)</ref>, notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), and (l) of that section (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5133/f">42 U.S.C. 5133(f)</ref>, (g), (l)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$15,960,933 is for management and administration costs of recipients.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y192fefbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$316,119,000 to sustain current operations for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disaster relief fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>), $19,945,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) and is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate and section 1(f) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national flood insurance fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19303ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4001/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</ref>), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/126/916">126 Stat. 916</ref>), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/89">Public Law 113–89</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1020">128 Stat. 1020</ref>), $225,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4015/d">42 U.S.C. 4015(d)</ref>); of which $18,500,000 shall be available for mission support associated with flood management; and of which $206,500,000 shall be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any additional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4015/d">42 U.S.C. 4015(d)</ref>) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in fiscal year 2023, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4017">42 U.S.C. 4017</ref>) in excess of—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19303dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$223,770,000 for operating expenses and salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance operations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19303ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$960,647,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19303de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19303de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$175,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4104c">42 U.S.C. 4104c</ref>), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4104c/e">42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)</ref>, 4017):</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19303de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts collected under section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4012a">42 U.S.C. 4012a</ref>) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4743">136 STAT. 4743</page> and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4104c/e">42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)</ref>), shall be deposited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4012a/f/8">42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8)</ref>, 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That total administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4033">42 U.S.C. 4033</ref>).</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193064f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> Provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> </appropriations> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support</headingText>” may be made available for the necessary expenses of procuring or providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent agencies, corporations, establishments, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government of the United States, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, fusion centers as described in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s124h">6 U.S.C. 124h</ref>), and Information and Analysis Organizations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19308c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19308c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19308c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19308c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (or the Director’s designee) shall provide the briefings to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives described under the heading “<headingText>Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings</headingText>” in the explanatory statement for <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dF">division F of Public Law 117–103</ref> described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Public Law—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19308c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>with respect to the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, not later than the later of 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act or January 30, 2023; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19308c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>with respect to each subsequent fiscal quarter in fiscal year 2023, not later than 21 days after the end of each such quarter.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19308c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19308c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>In the event that any such briefing required during this fiscal year under subsection (a) is not provided, the amount made available in title III to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the heading “<headingText>Operations and Support</headingText>” shall be reduced by $50,000 for each day of noncompliance with subsection (a), and the amount made available under such heading and specified in the detailed funding table in the explanatory statement for this division described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for Management and Business Activities shall be correspondingly reduced by an equivalent amount.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1930b31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s609/a/12">6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)</ref>) or any other provision of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (5) under “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, may be used by the recipient for expenses directly related to administration of the grant.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4744">136 STAT. 4744</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1930b31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1930b31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also apply to a state recipient for the administration of a grant under such paragraph (3).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 2004(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s605/e/1">6 U.S.C. 605(e)(1)</ref>), the meaning of “total funds appropriated for grants under this section and section 2003” in each place that it appears shall not include any funds provided for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program in paragraph (3) under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>” in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1930da2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Applications for grants under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of an application.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1930da30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1930da31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1930da32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1930da33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>Under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for grants under paragraphs (1) through (5) and (9), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing publicly the intention of making an award.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1930da34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1930da35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescission.</p></sidenote><content>If any such public announcement is made before 5 full business days have elapsed following such briefing, $1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support” shall be rescinded.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19310146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x19310147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund</headingText>” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/4">Public Law 114–4</ref>), related to reporting on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2023 with respect to budget year 2024 and current fiscal year 2023, respectively—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19310148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1) by substituting “fiscal year 2024” for “fiscal year 2016”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19310149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1931014a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>in paragraph (2) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>business</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fifth</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="309"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 309. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In making grants under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may grant waivers from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2229a">15 U.S.C. 2229a</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="310"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 310.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19314f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19314f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote><content>The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2023, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5196e">42 U.S.C. 5196e</ref>), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4745">136 STAT. 4745</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19314f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19314f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19314f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2023, and remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="311"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 311.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19314f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In making grants under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>”, for Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may waive subsection (k) of section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2229">15 U.S.C. 2229</ref>).</content></section> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for operations and support, including for the E-Verify Program and for the Refugee and International Operations Programs, $242,981,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed to require any reduction of any fee described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/m">8 U.S.C. 1356(m)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for Federal assistance for the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for operations and support, including the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $354,552,000, of which $66,665,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for procurement, construction, and improvements, $51,995,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4746">136 STAT. 4746</page> construction and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Science and Technology Directorate</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for operations and support, including the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $384,107,000, of which $219,897,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, $55,216,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for research and development, $461,218,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for operations and support, $151,970,000, of which $50,446,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for procurement, construction, and improvements, $75,204,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for research and development, $64,615,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $139,183,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4747">136 STAT. 4747</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1931ebb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1931ebb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ residences and places of employment.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided by employees (including employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193212c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Biometrics.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using appropriate technology.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including representatives from the Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process to continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y193239d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers may accept transfers to its “Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” account from Government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535/b">31 U.S.C. 1535(b)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y193239d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion of such facilities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s501">31 U.S.C. 501 note</ref>).</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers and rescissions of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4748">136 STAT. 4748</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1932d616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the components in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the components funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1932d619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity, or increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1932d61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>contracts out any function or activity presently performed by Federal employees or any new function or activity proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Homeland Security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1932d61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>augments funding for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1932d61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>reduces funding for any program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1932d61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932d61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at least 15 days in advance of such reprogramming.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932d620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such transfer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932d621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations based upon an initial notification provided after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932d623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation in the current year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932d625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of Homeland Security: <proviso>Provided, That the Secretary shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4749">136 STAT. 4749</page> notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 5 days in advance of such transfer.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1932d626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932d628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s501">31 USC 501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Section 504 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dF">division F of Public Law 115–31</ref>), related to the operations of a working capital fund, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932d629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Funds from such working capital fund may be obligated and expended in anticipation of reimbursements from components of the Department of Homeland Security.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1932fd3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932fd3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023, as recorded in the financial records at the time of a reprogramming notification, but not later than June 30, 2024, from appropriations for “Operations and Support” for fiscal year 2023 in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2024, in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1932fd3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1932fd3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance with section 503 of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1933244e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds made available by this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s414">50 U.S.C. 414</ref>) during fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1933244f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts described in subsection (a) made available for “Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness—Operations and Support” that exceed the amounts in such authorization for such account shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Management Directorate—Operations and Support</headingText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19332450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19332451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19332452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred under subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on a plan for the use of such funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19339983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information. </p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 3 full business days in advance of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19339989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1933998a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $4,000,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1933998b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1933998c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>making a sole-source grant award; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1933998d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>announcing publicly the intention to make or award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1933998e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1933998f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4750">136 STAT. 4750</page> life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19339991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>A notification under this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19339992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>may not involve funds that are not available for obligation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19339993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type of contract; and the account from which the funds are being drawn.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="508"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 508.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19339995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers’ facilities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="509"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 509. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus otherwise required under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch33">chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No Federal funds may be available to pay the salary of any employee serving as a contracting officer’s representative, or anyone acting in a similar capacity, who has not received contracting officer’s representative training.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1933c0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Sections 522 and 530 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/161/dE">division E of Public Law 110–161</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/121/2073">121 Stat. 2073</ref> and 2074) shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such sections applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="512"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 512.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1933c0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1933c0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1933c0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of subsection (a), the term “<term>Buy American Act</term>” means <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="513"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 513. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1448">8 U.S.C. 1448</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="514"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 514. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds provided or otherwise made available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s452">6 U.S.C. 452</ref>) unless explicitly authorized by the Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="515"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 515.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1933e7ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National identification card.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="516"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 516.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1933e7bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Delegation authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1933e7bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Any official that is required by this Act to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform that act unless specifically authorized herein.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4751">136 STAT. 4751</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="517"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 517. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="518"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 518. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324a/h/3">8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="519"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 519.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19340ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19340ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19340ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19340ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193434e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/stI">subtitle I of title 41, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch137">chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to the above referenced statutes.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193434e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Firearms.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19345bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19345bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Conference attendees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19345bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19345bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19345bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the basis for that determination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19345bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19345bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section the term “<term>international conference</term>” shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19345bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19345bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Employees who attend a conference virtually without travel away from their permanent duty station within the United States shall not be counted for purposes of this section, and the prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to payments for the costs of attendance for such employees.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4752">136 STAT. 4752</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in a National Special Security Event.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1934aa1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934aa1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pay reform.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934aa1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Employment positions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934aa1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934aa20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><chapeau>None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for the implementation of any structural pay reform or the introduction of any new position classification that will affect more than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934aa21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of full-time positions affected by such change;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934aa22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>funding required for such change for the current fiscal year and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934aa23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>justification for such change; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934aa24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934aa25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>for a structural pay reform, an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change that were considered by the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1934aa26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934aa27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>it was proposed in the President’s budget proposal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934aa28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>funds for such change have not been explicitly denied or restricted in this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1934f849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934f84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934f84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934f84c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934f84d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in this Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1934f84e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934f84f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises homeland or national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1934f850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1934f851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934f852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for not less than 45 days except as otherwise specified in law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1934f853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funding provided in this Act for “Operations and Support” may be used for minor procurement, construction, and improvements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1934f854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>For purposes of subsection (a), “minor” refers to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1934f855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The authority provided by section 532 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>) regarding primary and secondary schooling of dependents shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19351f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Aliens.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19351f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Congress.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19354678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens, or to make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4753">136 STAT. 4753</page> a visiting Member of Congress or such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19354679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A Member of Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935467a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such a Member for the purposes of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1935467b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting oversight.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1935467c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1935467d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>With respect to individuals described in subsection (a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="530"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 530.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19356d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>For an additional amount for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, exclusively for providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement or other emergency personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19356d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19356d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Subsections (b) through (f) of section 534 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>), shall be applied with respect to amounts made available by subsection (a) of this section by substituting “October 1, 2023” for “October 1, 2018” and “October 1, 2022” for “October 1, 2017”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="531"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 531.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19356d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pregnant women.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19356d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations. </p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1935bbb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used to place restraints on a woman in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (including during transport, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical facility) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1935bbb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a pregnant woman if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935bbb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>an appropriate official of the Department of Homeland Security makes an individualized determination that the woman—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935bbb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is a serious flight risk, and such risk cannot be prevented by other means; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935bbb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>poses an immediate and serious threat to harm herself or others that cannot be prevented by other means; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935bbb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a medical professional responsible for the care of the pregnant woman determines that the use of therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the woman.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1935bbb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to subsection (b), only the safest and least restrictive restraints, as determined by the appropriate medical professional treating the woman, may be used. In no case may restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be restrained in a face-down position with four-point restraints, on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent feasible, on her left side.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4754">136 STAT. 4754</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="532"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 532.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1935bbba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records. </p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1935e2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other record pertaining to any—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935e2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>death of,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935e2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated against, or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1935e2ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1935e2cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">an individual held in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1935e2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in litigation, to an individual who has been charged with a crime, been placed into segregation, or otherwise punished as a result of an allegation described in paragraph (3), upon the request of such individual.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="533"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 533.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1935e2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability. </p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dF/s519">Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114–113</ref>, regarding a prohibition on funding for any position designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with respect to any Federal funds in the same manner as such section applied to funds made available in that Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="534"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 534.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19365802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19365803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Under Secretary for Management of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the unfunded priorities, for the Department of Homeland Security and separately for each departmental component, for which discretionary funding would be classified as budget function 050.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19367f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Each report under this section shall specify, for each such unfunded priority—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary description, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the description, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>account information, including the following (as applicable):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>appropriation account; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>program, project, or activity name; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the additional number of full-time or part-time positions to be funded as part of such priority.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19367f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>unfunded priority</term>”, in the case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not funded in the budget referred to in subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational or contingency plan for the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>would have been recommended for funding through the budget referred to in subsection (a) if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the requirement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the requirement has emerged since the budget was formulated; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19367f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the requirement is necessary to sustain prior-year investments.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4755">136 STAT. 4755</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="535"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 535.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19367f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Threat assessments.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1936a63a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Not later than 10 days after a determination is made by the President to evaluate and initiate protection under any authority for a former or retired Government official or employee, or for an individual who, during the duration of the directed protection, will become a former or retired Government official or employee (referred to in this section as a “covered individual”), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification to congressional leadership and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives (referred to in this section as the “appropriate congressional committees”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1936a63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Such notification may be submitted in classified form, if necessary, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the threat assessment, scope of the protection, and the anticipated cost and duration of such protection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1936a63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 days before terminating, protection for a covered individual, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification regarding the extension or termination and any change to the threat assessment to the congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1936a63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1936a63e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees, which may be submitted in classified form, if necessary, detailing each covered individual, and the scope and associated cost of protection.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="536"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 536.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1936cd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Project proposal.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19371b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used by an agency to submit an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G of title X of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/91">Public Law 115–91</ref>)) unless, concurrent with the submission of an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization Board, the head of the agency—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content>notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the proposed submission of the project proposal;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>submits to the Committees on Appropriations a copy of the project proposal; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>provides a detailed analysis of how the proposed project funding would supplement or supplant funding requested as part of the Department’s most recent budget submission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19371b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization Fund shall be available for obligation until 15 days after a report on such funds has been transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19371b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>The report described in subsection (b) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the full project proposal submitted to and approved by the Fund’s Technology Modernization Board;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4756">136 STAT. 4756</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>the finalized interagency agreement between the Department and the Fund including the project’s deliverables and repayment terms, as applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a detailed analysis of how the project will supplement or supplant existing funding available to the Department for similar activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19371b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repayment plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for how the Department will repay the Fund, including specific planned funding sources, as applicable; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19371b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>other information as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="537"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 537.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within 60 days of any budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2024 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives specific reductions in proposed discretionary budget authority commensurate with the revenues assumed in such proposals in the event that they are not enacted prior to October 1, 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="538"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 538.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Treaty resolution.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="539"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 539.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19374299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security may be used to enter into a procurement contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or guarantee to, any entity identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</ref>) or any subsidiary of such entity.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="540"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 540. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1937b7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 205 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5135">42 U.S.C. 5135</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>at the end of subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>at the end of subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local governments, insular areas, and Indian tribal governments</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local governments and Tribal governments</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (m)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1937b7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1937b7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means a State or an Indian tribal government that has received a major disaster declaration pursuant to section 401.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (10);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1937b7d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (11) as paragraph (9).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="541"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 541. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for an Emergency Operations Center grant under section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5196c">42 U.S.C. 5196c</ref>), in addition <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4757">136 STAT. 4757</page> to amounts otherwise available, for the project identified as the “Vermilion Safe Room” in the table entitled “Homeland Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” under the heading “<headingText>Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dA">division A of Public Law 117–103</ref>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="542"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 542. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The contents in the “Senate” sub column of the “Requestor(s)” column for the project identified as the “Emergency Operations Center” for the recipient “Baker County Sheriff’s Office” in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” under the heading “<headingText>Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dA">division A of Public Law 117–103</ref> are deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Wyden</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Merkley, Wyden</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="543"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 543.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1937dee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1937deea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s320">6 USC 320 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Subsection (c) of section 16005 of title VI of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>) shall be applied as if the language read as follows: “Subsection (a) shall apply until September 30, 2023.”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="544"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 544.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1937deeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1937deec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x193805fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y193805fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y193805ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19380600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content>is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="545"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 545.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19380601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19380602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19380603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19387b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Homeland Security (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall, on a bimonthly basis beginning immediately after the date of enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number of noncitizens anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19387b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>cover the current fiscal year and the following fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>include a breakout by demographics, to include single adults, family units, and unaccompanied children;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19387b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19387b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>undergo an independent validation and verification review;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>are used to inform policy planning and budgeting processes within the Department of Homeland Security; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>are included in the budget materials submitted to Congress in support of the President’s annual budget request pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act and, for such budget materials shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the most recent bimonthly estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description and quantification of the estimates used to justify funding requests for Department programs related to border security, immigration enforcement, and immigration services;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4758">136 STAT. 4758</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description and quantification of the anticipated workload and requirements resulting from such estimates; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19387b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a confirmation as to whether the budget requests for impacted agencies were developed using the same estimates.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19387b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary shall share the bimonthly estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="546"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 546.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1938c962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>For an additional amount for the accounts, in the amounts, and for the purposes specified, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1938c963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $1,563,143,000 for border management requirements of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1938c964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support”, $339,658,000 for non-detention border management requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1938c965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided in subsection (a)(1) shall be used—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1938c966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to hire permanent Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1938c967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for any flight hours other than those flown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, except for internal transportation of noncitizens; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1938c968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to acquire, maintain, or extend border security technology and capabilities, except for technology and capabilities to improve Border Patrol processing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1938c969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1938c96a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1938c96b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management shall provide an expenditure plan for the use of the funds made available in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1938c96c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1938c96d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1938c96e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The plan required in subsection (c) shall be updated to reflect changes and expenditures and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives every 60 days until all funds are expended or expired.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="547"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 547.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1938c96f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1938c970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s124n">6 USC 124n note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s124n/i">6 U.S.C. 124n(i)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2023” for “the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this section”.</content></section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps"> (rescissions of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="548"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 548. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19393ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$139,928,000 from the unobligated balances available under the heading “<headingText>U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$12,207 from the unobligated balances available in the “Transportation Security Administration—Transportation Security Support” account (70 X 0554).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4759">136 STAT. 4759</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$32,750,000 from the unobligated balances available in the “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—Operations and Support” account (70 22/23 0300).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$187,278 from the unobligated balances available in the “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—Operations and Support” account (70 X 0300).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$65,165 from the unobligated balances available in the “Federal Emergency Management Agency—State and Local Programs” account (70 X 0560).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$50,880 from the unobligated balances available in the “Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection—Operating Expenses” account (70 X 0900).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$113,000,000 from the unobligated balances available under the heading “<headingText>Management Directorate—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$42,730,000 from <ref href="/us/pl/116/93">Public Law 116–93</ref> under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19393eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$19,000,000 from <ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116-6</ref> under the heading “<headingText>Coast Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="549"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 549. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19398ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The following unobligated balances made available to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>) are rescinded:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$23,858,130 from “Office of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$604,580 from “Management Directorate—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$636,170 from “Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$338,830 from “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$8,972,900 from “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$6,332,670 from “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$1,250,420 from “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$10,899 from “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$3,208,190 from “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$459,790 from “Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$141,630 from “Science and Technology Directorate—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1939b3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$350,450 from “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office—Operations and Support”.</content></paragraph> </section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023”.136 STAT. 4760

 DIVISION G—

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Land Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">management of lands and resources</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1939dafa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/96/487/s1010/a">section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3150/a">16 U.S.C. 3150(a)</ref>), $1,368,969,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024; of which $76,187,000 for annual maintenance and deferred maintenance programs and $147,888,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/92/195">Public Law 92–195</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1331/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>), shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1939dafb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drilling permits.</p></sidenote>That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of authorizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $3,500,000 may be made available for the purposes described in section 122(e)(1)(A) of <ref href="/us/pl/115/21/dG">division G of Public Law 115–21</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1748c/e/1/A">43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 is for projects specified for Land Management Priorities in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1939dafc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1939dafd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2023, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,368,969,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">oregon and california grant lands</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4761">136 STAT. 4761</page> lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $120,334,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193a020e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2605">43 U.S.C. 2605</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">range improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1751">43 U.S.C. 1751</ref>), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s315b">43 U.S.C. 315b</ref>, 315m) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">service charges, deposits, and forfeitures</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under <ref href="/us/pl/94/579">Public Law 94–579</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1701/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s185">30 U.S.C. 185</ref>), to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193a291f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735">43 USC 1735 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of <ref href="/us/pl/94/579/s305/a">section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735/a">43 U.S.C. 1735(a)</ref>), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735/c">43 U.S.C. 1735(c)</ref>), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193a2920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1735">43 USC 1735 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">miscellaneous trust funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under <ref href="/us/pl/94/579/s307">section 307 of Public Law 94–579</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t43">43 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4762">136 STAT. 4762</page> 1737), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1721/b">43 U.S.C. 1721(b)</ref>), to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $10,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193a7741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193a7742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/90/620">Public Law 90–620</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t44/s501">44 U.S.C. 501</ref>), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193a7743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote>That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Fish and Wildlife Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">resource management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,555,684,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $23,398,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</ref>) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii) of such section): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $25,641,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for projects specified for Stewardship Priorities in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4763">136 STAT. 4763</page> and shall continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were originally appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $29,904,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cooperative endangered species conservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1535">16 U.S.C. 1535</ref>), $24,564,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national wildlife refuge fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s715s">16 U.S.C. 715s</ref>), $13,228,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">north american wetlands conservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4401/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.</ref>), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">neotropical migratory bird conservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6101/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</ref>), $5,100,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">multinational species conservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4201/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.</ref>), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4261/etseq">16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.</ref>), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5301/etseq">16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6301/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</ref>), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6601/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.</ref>), $21,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and tribal wildlife grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $73,812,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided herein, $6,200,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $7,612,000 is for a competitive grant program to implement approved plans for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4764">136 STAT. 4764</page> States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b1384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b1385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b1386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall, after deducting $13,812,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b1387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote>the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b1388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Adjustment.</p></sidenote>amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b1389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reapportionment.</p></sidenote>amount apportioned in 2023 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2024, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2025, in the manner provided herein.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b3a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b3a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b3a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b3a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s501">44 U.S.C. 501</ref>, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b61ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote>the Service may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4765">136 STAT. 4765</page> accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b61af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading “<headingText>United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management</headingText>” and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the second proviso under the heading “<headingText>United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/112/74/dE/tI">title I of division E of Public Law 112–74</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s742l–1">16 U.S.C. 742l–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2012</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$400,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$750,000</quotedText>”.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Park Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of the national park system</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193b88c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,923,424,000, of which $11,661,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $135,980,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for constructed assets and cultural resources and $10,000,000 for uses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101122">section 101122 of title 54, United States Code</ref> shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act are available for the purposes of <ref href="/us/pl/95/348/s5">section 5 of Public Law 95–348</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t36">36 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 101; <ref href="/us/pl/115/102">Public Law 115–102</ref>), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be made available for the purposes specified by that Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That sections (7)(b) and (8) of that Act <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b88c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t36">36 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193b88c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote>shall be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>July 1, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>July 1, 2024</quotedText>”.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193b88c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for purposes described in <ref href="/us/pl/116/9/s2404">section 2404 of Public Law 116–9</ref>, an amount equal to the amount deposited in this fiscal year into the National Park Medical Services Fund established pursuant to such section of such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from such Fund.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national recreation and preservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $92,512,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $2,919,000 shall be for projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4766">136 STAT. 4766</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">historic preservation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/stIII/dA">division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code</ref>), $204,515,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $26,500,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation of nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s3089">54 U.S.C. 3089</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193bafd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193bafd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote>That all projects to be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193bafd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That of the funds provided for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with communities currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary; $29,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement; $11,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; $12,500,000 is for competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of national, State, and local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, to be made without imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s302904">54 U.S.C. 302904</ref>) of the National Historical Preservation Act; $10,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation; and $29,115,000 is for projects specified for the Historic Preservation Fund in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such competitive grants shall be made without imposing the matching requirements in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s302902/b/3">section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code</ref> to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including Certified Local Governments, and non-profit organizations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, and related equipment, and compliance and planning for programs and areas administered by the National Park Service, $239,803,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193bd6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2023 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at <ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s52.232">48 CFR 52.232</ref>–18: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That National Park Service Donations, Park <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4767">136 STAT. 4767</page> Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193bd6e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges authorized by this section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">centennial challenge</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101701">section 101701 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, relating to challenge cost share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193c2509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c250a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>addition to other uses set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101917/c/2">section 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193c250b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</ref>), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193c250c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s203">23 U.S.C. 203</ref>. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Geological Survey</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">surveys, investigations, and research</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s31">43 U.S.C. 31</ref>, 1332, and 1340; classify <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4768">136 STAT. 4768</page> lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s641">30 U.S.C. 641</ref>); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s3">30 U.S.C. 3</ref>, 21a, and 1603; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98g/a/1">50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)</ref>) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,497,178,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024; of which $92,184,000 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $74,840,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c4c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s50">43 USC 50</ref>.</p></sidenote>That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,130,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initiatives in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading and shall continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were originally appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193c732e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations, observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That activities<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c732f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c7330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6302">section 6302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c7331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s6101">41 U.S.C. 6101</ref>, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4769">136 STAT. 4769</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Ocean Energy Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ocean energy management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for granting and administering leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $219,960,000, of which $182,960,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which $37,000,000 is to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c9a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193c9a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $182,960,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offshore safety and environmental enforcement</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193cc154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $175,886,000, of which $153,886,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which $22,000,000 is to remain available until expended, including $3,000,000 for offshore decommissioning activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193cc155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $156,886,000.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193cc156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193cc157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>additional amount, $38,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4770">136 STAT. 4770</page> non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2023, as provided in this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $38,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of $38,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>), including the review of applications for permits to drill.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">oil spill research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016; title IV, sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $15,099,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">regulation and technology</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193ce868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, <ref href="/us/pl/95/87">Public Law 95–87</ref>, $121,026,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $65,000,000 shall be available for State and tribal regulatory grants: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ce869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1211">30 USC 1211 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193ce86a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Office pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/95/87/s507">section 507 of Public Law 95–87</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1257">30 U.S.C. 1257</ref>), $40,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ce86b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1257">30 USC 1257 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ce86c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than $121,026,000.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">abandoned mine reclamation fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193d368d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, <ref href="/us/pl/95/87">Public Law 95–87</ref>, $33,904,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d368e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Debt collection.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d368f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/97/365">Public Law 97–365</ref>, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under <ref href="/us/pl/95/87/tIV">title IV of Public Law 95–87</ref> may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4771">136 STAT. 4771</page> restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193d3690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such additional amount shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1233/a">30 U.S.C. 1233(a)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of such additional amount, $88,042,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, $35,218,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $11,740,000 shall be for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes without regard to their status as certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1233/a">30 U.S.C. 1233(a)</ref>), for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) and shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d3691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d3692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d3693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d3694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That such additional amount shall be allocated to States and Indian Tribes within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Affairs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Indian Affairs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of indian programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s13">25 U.S.C. 13</ref>) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), $1,906,998,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,494,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4772">136 STAT. 4772</page> allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $63,586,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, land acquisition, attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $4,240,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initiatives (CDS) in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2024, may be transferred during fiscal year 2025 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193d5ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expiration date.</p></sidenote>any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United States Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s202/b/1">23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1)</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian land consolidation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/462">Public Law 106–462</ref>), and the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/374">Public Law 108–374</ref>), $8,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any provision of the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/462">Public Law 106–462</ref>) that requires or otherwise relates to application of a lien shall not apply to the acquisitions funded herein.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments for tribal leases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>) for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4773">136 STAT. 4773</page> any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/87/483">Public Law 87–483</ref>; $153,309,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s13">25 U.S.C. 13</ref>), shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193daac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the WIIN Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1749">130 Stat. 1749</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts provided under this heading are made available for the modernization of Federal field communication capabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 114–322, and 116–260, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $825,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian guaranteed loan program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $13,884,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $2,680,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $150,213,551.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Indian Education</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of indian education programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4774">136 STAT. 4774</page> November 2, 1921 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s13">25 U.S.C. 13</ref>), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), the Education Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2001–2019">25 U.S.C. 2001–2019</ref>), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2501/etseq">25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>), $1,133,552,000 to remain available until September 30, 2024, except as otherwise provided herein: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $833,592,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self–Determination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2008">25 U.S.C. 2008</ref>), not to exceed $95,822,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">education construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $267,887,000 to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193df8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any <ref href="/us/pl/100/297">Public Law 100–297</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2501">25 U.S.C. 2501</ref>, et seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/87/279">Public Law 87–279</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s15">25 U.S.C. 15</ref>), the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except Executive Direction and Administrative Services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4775">136 STAT. 4775</page> provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/413">Public Law 103–413</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropriations.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s452/etseq">25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.</ref>, shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  No<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Charter schools.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s2021">25 U.S.C. 2021</ref>)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e6e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e6e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including <ref href="/us/pl/106/113/appC/tI/s113">section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113</ref>, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on <ref href="/us/pl/101/301/s5/f">section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301</ref>, the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e9538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e9539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e953a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4776">136 STAT. 4776</page> cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193e953b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>That the term “<term>satellite school</term>” means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x193e953c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an Indian Tribe.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal trust programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $111,272,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $17,867,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, “Operation of Indian Programs” and Bureau of Indian Education, “Operation of Indian Education Programs” accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, “Salaries and Expenses” account; and the Office of the Secretary, “Departmental Operations” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2023, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), shall remain available until expended<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ebc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> by the contractor or grantee: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall issue<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ebc4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ebc4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $100,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4777">136 STAT. 4777</page> purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 102 of the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ebc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/412">Public Law 103–412</ref>) or any other provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic statements of performance for the individual accounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ebc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ebc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That with respect to the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain available to the individual account holders.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Offices</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">departmental operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $135,884,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs “Operation of Indian Programs” and Bureau of Indian Education “Operation of Indian Education Programs” accounts and the Office of the Special Trustee “Federal Trust Programs” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2023, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5301/etseq">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For fiscal year 2023, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch69">chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts available for payments authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch69">chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193f0a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6903">31 USC 6903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> in the event the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units of local government, then the payment to each local government shall be made proportionally: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4778">136 STAT. 4778</page> to individual units of local government to correct for prior overpayments or underpayments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Insular Affairs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance to territories</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in <ref href="/us/pl/108/188/s104/e">section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188</ref>, $120,357,000, of which: (1) $110,140,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t48/s1661/c">48 U.S.C. 1661(c)</ref>); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/pl/94/241">Public Law 94–241</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/90/272">90 Stat. 272</ref>); and (2) $10,217,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193f3184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193f3185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t48/s1469b">48 USC 1469b</ref>.</p></sidenote>That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch35">chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193f3186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non–Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170c">42 U.S.C. 5170c</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">compact of free association</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/99/658">Public Law 99–658</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/108/188">Public Law 108–188</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 is for deposit into the Compact <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4779">136 STAT. 4779</page> Trust Fund of the Republic of the Marshall Islands as compensation authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/108/188">Public Law 108–188</ref> for adverse financial and economic impacts.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  At<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193f5897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guam.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193f5898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote> the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under <ref href="/us/pl/108/188/s104/e">section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Solicitor</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $101,050,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $67,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department-Wide Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $663,786,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided $247,000,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4780">136 STAT. 4780</page> is for fuels management activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided $20,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That persons hired pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1469">43 U.S.C. 1469</ref> may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1856d">42 U.S.C. 1856d</ref>, sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1856/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq.</ref>, protection of United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193fcdc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193fcdca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels management activities, and for training and monitoring associated with such fuels management activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (<ref href="/us/pl/109/154">Public Law 109–154</ref>), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ff4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote> That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ff4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ff4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ff4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x193ff4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response actions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4781">136 STAT. 4781</page> shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States and international organizations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildfire suppression operations reserve fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” for wildfire suppression operations, $340,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings “Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” and “Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19401bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19401bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That amounts may be transferred to the “Wildland Fire Management” accounts in the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior only upon the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19401bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19401bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That, in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">central hazardous materials fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>), $10,064,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">energy community revitalization program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/s40704">section 40704 of Public Law 117–58</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1245">30 U.S.C. 1245</ref>), and carry out the purposes of section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4782">136 STAT. 4782</page> 349 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s15907">42 U.S.C. 15907</ref>), as amended, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amount shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts appropriated under this heading are available for program management and oversight of these activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19404304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> the Secretary may transfer the funds provided under this heading in this Act to any other account in the Department to carry out such purposes, and may expend such funds directly, or through grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these amounts are not available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>) obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether for payment of funds or for work to be performed.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">natural resource damage assessment and restoration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">natural resource damage assessment fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1251/etseq">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</ref>), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2701/etseq">33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.</ref>), and <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100721/etseq">54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq.</ref>, $8,037,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, data management, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $112,198,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19406a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote>none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of the Interior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal government employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to <ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19406a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19406a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19406a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tribal governments.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment, or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s3306/a">section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19406a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19406a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4783">136 STAT. 4783</page> Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase, or through available excess surplus property: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of natural resources revenue</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for management of the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $174,934,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024; of which $69,751,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary of the Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions, Department of the Interior</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency transfer authority—department-wide</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4784">136 STAT. 4784</page> and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in <ref href="/us/pl/106/224/s417/b">section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7717/b">7 U.S.C. 7717(b)</ref>); for emergency reclamation projects under <ref href="/us/pl/95/87/s410">section 410 of Public Law 95–87</ref>; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1940df4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1940df4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1940df4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for “wildland fire suppression” shall be exhausted within 30 days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1940df4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorized use of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, when authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorized use of funds, indian trust management</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1941065f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19410660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19410661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any funds under this section, including the amount expended or transferred and how the funds will be used.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4785">136 STAT. 4785</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2023. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ellis, governors, and liberty islands</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19412d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New York.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19412d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New Jersey.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19412d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein, including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts, or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">outer continental shelf inspection fees</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1941a2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>In fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the “Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement” account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1348/c">43 U.S.C. 1348(c)</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1941a2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1941a2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1941a2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig units as outlined in title <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/pt250">30 CFR 250</ref> subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4786">136 STAT. 4786</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1941a2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1941a2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1941a2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1941a2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end of the following quarter.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1941c9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1336">16 USC 1336 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3903">section 3903 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1941c9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mass marking of salmonids</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contracts and agreements with indian affairs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2023, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">department of the interior experienced services program</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y194217e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194217e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194217e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4787">136 STAT. 4787</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194217e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194217ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>result in the displacement of individuals currently employed by the Department, including partial displacement through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment benefits;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194217eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>result in the use of an individual under the Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the Department; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194217ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>affect existing contracts for services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">obligation of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194217ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Amounts appropriated by this Act to the Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">separation of accounts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19423efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19423eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6906">31 USC 6906 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6906">Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19423f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19423f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19423f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19423f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Subject to subsection (b), in any case in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s585.103">30 CFR 585.103</ref>; <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s550.141">30 CFR 550.141</ref>; <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s550.142">30 CFR 550.142</ref>; <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s250.141">30 CFR 250.141</ref>; or <ref href="/us/cfr/t30/s250.142">30 CFR 250.142</ref>, the head of such bureau shall post a description of such departure or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 business days after such issuance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19423f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business information.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">long bridge project</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1942b435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1942b436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virginia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1942b437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Authorization of Conveyance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>On request by the State of Virginia or the District of Columbia for the purpose of the construction of rail and other infrastructure relating to the Long Bridge Project, the Secretary of the Interior may convey to the State or the District of Columbia, as applicable, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres of National Park Service land depicted as “Permanent Impact to NPS Land” on the Map dated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4788">136 STAT. 4788</page> May 15, 2020, that is identified by the State or the District of Columbia.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1942b438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Such conveyance of the National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. If such conveyed land is no longer being used for the purposes specified in this section, the lands or interests therein shall revert to the National Park Service after they have been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1942b439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary and the State or the District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement, may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1942b43a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>make minor boundary adjustments to the National Park Service land to be conveyed to the State or the District of Columbia under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1942b43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>correct any minor errors in the Map referred to in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1942b43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1942b43d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long bridge project</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Long Bridge Project</term>” means the rail project, as identified by the Federal Railroad Administration, from Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1942b43e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1942b43f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Virginia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">interagency motor pool</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/100/297">Public Law 100–297</ref> may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related services for performance of any activities carried out under such grants to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national heritage areas and corridors</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19432970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/449/tI">title I of Public Law 103–449</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19432971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$17,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$19,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19432972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19432973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/pl/104/333/dII/tIV">title IV of division II of Public Law 104–333</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$22,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19432974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Section 608(a) of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/333/dII/tVI">title VI of division II of Public Law 104–333</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19432975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$17,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$19,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19432976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Subsection 157(h)(1) of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/pl/106/291/s157">section 157 of Public Law 106–291</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19432977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$17,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19432978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Sections 411, 432, and 451 of title IV of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/229">Public Law 110–229</ref>), <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19432979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 15 years after the date of</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of each section and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2024.</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4789">136 STAT. 4789</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1943297a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage Area Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 108–447</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1943297b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1943297c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content>Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447/tVI">title VI of Public Law 108–447</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1943297d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1943297e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/98/398/s125/a">Section 125(a) of Public Law 98–398</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/109/338/s402">section 402 of Public Law 109–338</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/120/1853">120 Stat. 1853</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1943297f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19432980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/98/398/s125/a">Section 125(a) of Public Law 98–398</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19432981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/120/1853">120 Stat. 1853</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">appraiser pay authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For fiscal year 2023, funds made available in this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal reviews conducted in support of the Department’s realty programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) through (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5305">section 5305 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sage-grouse</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19435092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19435093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19435094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state conservation grants</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For expenses necessary to carry out <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200305">section 200305 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, the National Park Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conservation Grants program to provide to States, the District of Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to support state program administrative costs.</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">lowell national historic park</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/95/290/s103/a">Section 103(a) of Public Law 95–290</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410cc–13/a">16 U.S.C. 410cc–13(a)</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/92/292">92 Stat. 292</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (1).</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">visitor experience improvement authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101938">Section 101938 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>9</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4790">136 STAT. 4790</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">delaware water gap authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194377a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 4(b) of The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/115/101/s1">section 1 of Public Law 115–101</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2021”.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Science and Technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $802,276,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds included under this heading, $30,751,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which $13,251,000 shall be for projects specified for Science and Technology in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Environmental Programs and Management</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x194413e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,286,330,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds included under this heading may be used for environmental justice implementation and training grants, and associated program support costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds included under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194413e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$30,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194413e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$681,726,000 shall be for Geographic Programs as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4791">136 STAT. 4791</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194413e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for grants, including grants that may be awarded on a non-competitive basis, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs to establish and implement a program to assist Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaskan Native Village Corporations, federally-recognized tribes in Alaska, Alaska Native Non-Profit Organizations and Alaska Native Nonprofit Associations, and intertribal consortia comprised of Alaskan tribal entities to address contamination on lands conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1601/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</ref>) that were or are contaminated at the time of conveyance and are on an inventory of such lands developed and maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194413ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194413eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>grants awarded using funds made available in this paragraph may be used by a recipient to supplement other funds provided by the Environmental Protection Agency through individual media or multi-media grants or cooperative agreements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available in this paragraph, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, the Environmental Protection Agency may reserve up to $2,000,000 for salaries, expenses, and administration.</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x194413ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2625/b/1">15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That fees collected pursuant to that section of that Act and deposited in the “TSCA Service Fee Fund” as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2023 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194413ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2023 shall be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during fiscal year 2023, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent that amounts realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those amount in excess of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the “TSCA Service Fee Fund” as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2023, shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194413ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote>That of the funds included in the first paragraph under this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 2014.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $44,030,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Buildings and Facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $48,752,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4792">136 STAT. 4792</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Hazardous Substance Superfund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9611">42 U.S.C. 9611</ref>), and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,282,700,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2022, and not otherwise appropriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,282,700,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19443aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote>appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,800,000 shall be paid to the “Office of Inspector General” appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2024, and $31,607,000 shall be paid to the “Science and Technology” appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $93,205,000, to remain available until expended, of which $67,425,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,780,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Inland Oil Spill Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $22,072,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State and Tribal Assistance Grants</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19460fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $4,480,428,000, to remain available until expended, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19460fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,638,861,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4793">136 STAT. 4793</page> $1,126,101,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $863,108,642 of the funds made available for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and $609,255,899 of the funds made available for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the construction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water quality protection in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for projects specified for “STAG—Drinking Water SRF” and “STAG—Clean Water SRF” in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and, for purposes of these grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 20 percent of the cost of the project unless the grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and projects are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Administrator is authorized to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this heading under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1381">33 U.S.C. 1381</ref>) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2023 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19460fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19460fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote>That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of providing assistance: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4794">136 STAT. 4794</page> (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences or small commercial establishments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the provisions of such subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences or small commercial establishments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used for grants for training, technical assistance, and educational programs relating to the operation and management of the treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19460fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oklahoma.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19460fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That for fiscal year 2023, funds reserved under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined in <ref href="/us/pl/92/203">Public Law 92–203</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote>That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent of the funds made available under this title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4795">136 STAT. 4795</page> to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to help address a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in a State in which such an emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–12/o">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)</ref>), the Administrator shall reserve $12,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2023 for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregulated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the unobligated balances available in the “State and Tribal Assistance Grants” account appropriated prior to fiscal year 2012 for “special project grants” or “special needs infrastructure grants,” or for the administration, management, and oversight of such grants, $13,300,000 are permanently rescinded: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$36,386,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$39,686,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote>That of these <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4796">136 STAT. 4796</page> funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1301">33 U.S.C. 1301</ref>) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1921/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.</ref>) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote>That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this section, the term “<term>persistent poverty counties</term>” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the United States;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$69,927,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$30,158,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19a">42 U.S.C. 300j–19a</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$30,500,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–24/d">42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$25,011,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19b">42 U.S.C. 300j–19b</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$7,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19a/l">42 U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$27,000,000 shall be for grants under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1254/b/8">33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1301">33 U.S.C. 1301</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>$6,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s4283/a">33 U.S.C. 4283(a)</ref>), of which not more than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out such section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oklahoma.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding section 302(a) of such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia consistent with the requirements in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s35.504/a">40 CFR 35.504(a)</ref>, to former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4797">136 STAT. 4797</page> the Interior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in <ref href="/us/pl/92/203">Public Law 92–203</ref>;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>$7,000,000 shall be for grants under section 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke preparedness grants in accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out such section;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>$16,973,000 shall be for State and Tribal Assistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts specified for those projects and for the purposes delineated in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for remediation, construction, and related environmental management activities in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–19g">42 U.S.C. 300j–19g</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>$4,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–3c">42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194636ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Administrator may award grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, intertribal consortia, public or private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals, without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s6101">section 6101 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, and enter into interagency agreements as appropriate;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>$3,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1302f/b">33 U.S.C. 1302f(b)</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>$4,000,000 shall be for grants under section 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1276">33 U.S.C. 1276</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194636f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><content>$1,160,625,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized Tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement, and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, and under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist States in developing and implementing programs for control of coal combustion residuals, of which: $47,195,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $10,836,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated program support costs; $1,505,000 shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program</headingText>” to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4798">136 STAT. 4798</page> specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19468513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19468514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote>For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $68,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19468515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote>the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/39189">85 FR 39189</ref>) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading “<headingText>Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account</headingText>” in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19468516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19468517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be available for any project unless the Administrator and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19468518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>That, for the purposes of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19468519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946851a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4799">136 STAT. 4799</page></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions—Environmental Protection Agency</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946d33b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote>For fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6303/1">31 U.S.C. 6303(1)</ref> and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>), to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/d/2">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)</ref>), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>) for fiscal year 2023.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6939g">42 U.S.C. 6939g</ref>) for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $368,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading “<headingText>Environmental Programs and Management</headingText>” to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000 per project.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>For fiscal year 2023, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1377/f">33 U.S.C. 1377(f)</ref>), the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4800">136 STAT. 4800</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Environmental Programs and Management</headingText>” for fiscal year 2023 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1946fa5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1946fa5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>For fiscal year 2023, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds appropriated under the headings “Environmental Programs and Management” and “Science and Technology”, contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s5">41 U.S.C. 5</ref>, for the temporary or intermittent personal services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purpose: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not exceed $2,000,000.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $1,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environment mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Forest Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest service operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $1,152,744,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That a portion of the funds made available under this heading shall be for the base salary and expenses of employees in the Chief’s Office, the Work Environment and Performance Office, the Business Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer’s Office to carry out administrative and general management support functions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds provided under this heading shall be available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and sites where these administrative, general management and other Forest Service support functions take place; the costs of all utility and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4801">136 STAT. 4801</page> telecommunication expenses of the Forest Service, as well as business services; and, for information technology, including cyber security requirements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary expenses to carry out administrative and general management support functions of the Forest Service not otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest and rangeland research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $307,273,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds provided, $32,197,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and private forestry</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including for invasive plants, and conducting an international program and trade compliance activities as authorized, $337,758,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, as authorized by law, of which $30,167,000 shall be for projects specified for Forest Resource Information and Analysis in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national forest system</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $1,974,388,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds provided, $32,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7303/f">16 U.S.C. 7303(f)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19476f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That for the funds provided in the preceding proviso, section 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7303/d/3/A">16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(A)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “20” for “10” and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s7303/d/3/B">16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(B)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “4” for “2”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be for forest products: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided, $207,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the “State and Private Forestry” appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19476f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4802">136 STAT. 4802</page> contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities, and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, <ref href="/us/pl/106/393/tVI">Public Law 106–393, title VI</ref>, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the “State and Private Forestry” appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19476f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19476f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19476f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1751">43 USC 1751 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1012">7 U.S.C. 1012</ref>), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices approved by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated to this account shall be available for the base salary and expenses of employees that carry out the functions funded by the “Capital Improvement and Maintenance” account, the “Range Betterment Fund” account, and the “Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses” account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital improvement and maintenance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $158,048,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and for maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s532–538">16 U.S.C. 532–538</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s101">23 U.S.C. 101</ref> and 205: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $6,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s538/a">16 U.S.C. 538(a)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $5,048,000 shall be for projects specified for Construction Projects in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2023 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s501">16 U.S.C. 501</ref>) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">acquisition of lands for national forests special acts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4803">136 STAT. 4803</page> Francis and Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $664,000, to be derived from forest receipts.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s484a">16 U.S.C. 484a</ref>), to remain available through September 30, 2026, (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s516–617a">16 U.S.C. 516–617a</ref>, 555a; <ref href="/us/pl/96/586">Public Law 96–586</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/76/589">Public Law 76–589</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/76/591">Public Law 76–591</ref>; and <ref href="/us/pl/78/310">Public Law 78–310</ref>).</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">range betterment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/94/579/s401/b/1">section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579</ref>, to remain available through September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1643/b">16 U.S.C. 1643(b)</ref>, $45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">management of national forest lands for subsistence uses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3111/etseq">16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.</ref>), $1,099,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire management</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $945,956,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds, including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the “National Forest System” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19480bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4804">136 STAT. 4804</page> for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds provided shall be available for support to Federal emergency response: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildfire suppression operations reserve fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to the amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” for wildfire suppression operations, $2,210,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings “Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” and “Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194832e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194832e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>amounts may be transferred to the “Wildland Fire Management” accounts in the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture only upon the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194832e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194832e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">communications site administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</ref>), shall be deposited in the special account established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, shall be available to cover the costs described in subsection (c)(3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts shall be transferred to the “National Forest System” account.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4805">136 STAT. 4805</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—forest service</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2225">7 U.S.C. 2225</ref>, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2250">7 U.S.C. 2250</ref>); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s428a">7 U.S.C. 428a</ref>; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s558a">16 U.S.C. 558a</ref>, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3718/c">31 U.S.C. 3718(c)</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act may be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or decrease the funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by more than ten percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Wildland Fire Management</headingText>” will be obligated within 30 days: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such transferred funds shall remain available through September 30, 2026: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4806">136 STAT. 4806</page> for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States government, private sector, and international organizations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Intergovern-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">mental relations.</p></sidenote> That the Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs on forestry and rangeland management: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to maximize effectiveness of domestic and international research and cooperation, the International Program may utilize all authorities related to forestry, research, and cooperative assistance regardless of program designations.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Section 509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, “Forest Service International Foundation” to assist the Foundation in meeting administrative, project, and other expenses, and may provide for the Foundation’s use of Forest Service personnel and facilities.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wild horses and burros.</p></sidenote> appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s556i">16 USC 556i</ref>.</p></sidenote>None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2257">7 U.S.C. 2257</ref>), <ref href="/us/pl/106/224/s442">section 442 of Public Law 106–224</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s7772">7 U.S.C. 7772</ref>), or <ref href="/us/pl/107/171/s10417/b">section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–171</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8316/b">7 U.S.C. 8316(b)</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain information technology services, including telecommunications and system modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1721/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>).</p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4807">136 STAT. 4807</page> <p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of <ref href="/us/pl/101/593">Public Law 101–593</ref>, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match funds made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/98/244/s2/b/2">section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244</ref>, up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19491d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19491d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19494473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofits.</p></sidenote> appropriated to the Forest Service under the National Forest System heading shall be available for the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies, tribes, States, local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and educational institutions to support the work of forest or grassland collaboratives on activities benefitting Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal lands, including for technical assistance, administrative functions or costs, and other capacity support needs identified by the Forest Service.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19494474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19494475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rural and urban areas.</p></sidenote>Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19494476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and <ref href="/us/pl/99/663/s16/a/2">section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19494477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3056/c/2">42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)</ref>).</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19494478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19494479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4808">136 STAT. 4808</page> as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil litigation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the sums requested for transfer.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1949447a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3056/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.</ref>) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t28/ch171">chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1949447b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to pay, from a single account, the base salary and expenses of employees who carry out functions funded by other accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource Manager, Job Corps, and National Technology and Development Program.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Health Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian health services</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1949b9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (<ref href="/us/stat/68/674">68 Stat. 674</ref>), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,919,670,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, except as otherwise provided herein; and, in addition, $4,627,968,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2023, and remain available through September 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided herein; together with payments received during each fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s238/b">42 U.S.C. 238(b)</ref> and 238b), for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450">25 U.S.C. 450</ref>), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $2,500,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for grants or contracts with public or private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, including alcohol detoxification services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount of funds provided, $1,993,510,000 shall remain available until expended for Purchased/Referred Care, of which $996,755,000 shall be from funds that become available on October 1, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount specified in the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred Care, $108,000,000 shall be for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund of which $54,000,000 shall be from funds that become available on October 1, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, up to $51,000,000 shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4809">136 STAT. 4809</page> remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount of funds provided, $116,000,000, including $58,000,000 from funds that become available on October 1, 2023, shall be for costs related to or resulting from accreditation emergencies, including supplementing activities funded under the heading “<headingText>Indian Health Facilities</headingText>”, of which up to $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613a">25 U.S.C. 1613a</ref> and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund authorized by section 108A of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1616a–1">25 U.S.C. 1616a–1</ref>) and shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1616a–1/c">25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)</ref>), funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613a">25 U.S.C. 1613a</ref> and 1616a): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote>the amounts made available within this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for transformation and modernization costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record system, for national quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from public and private insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer’s grants, for Village Built Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613">25 U.S.C. 1613</ref>) shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1613">25 U.S.C. 1613</ref>) shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>, such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4810">136 STAT. 4810</page> Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1400/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2023, may be used for implementation of the Electronic Health Record System or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided, $74,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic Health Record system shall be available for obligation or expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance of such obligation.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1949e0c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the unobligated balances under the heading “<headingText>Indian Health Services</headingText>” from amounts made available in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dG/tIII">title III of division G of Public Law 117–103</ref> for the fiscal year 2022 costs of staffing and operating new facilities, $29,388,000 are hereby rescinded.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be necessary: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1949e0c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That amounts obligated but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments for tribal leases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>) for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian health facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2004a">42 U.S.C. 2004a</ref>), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $958,553,000, to remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4811">136 STAT. 4811</page> until expended; and, in addition, $501,490,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2023, and remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $500,000 may be used for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2023, may be used for Health Care Facilities Construction or for Sanitation Facilities Construction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading for fiscal year 2023 for Sanitation Facilities Construction, $15,192,000 shall be for projects specified for Sanitation Facilities Construction (CDS) in the table titled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—indian health service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">5 U.S.C. 5376</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or allowances therefor as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2651–2653">42 U.S.C. 2651–2653</ref>) shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered under <ref href="/us/pl/86/121">Public Law 86–121</ref>, the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and <ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aa317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4812">136 STAT. 4812</page> for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450/etseq">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</ref>), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aa318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aa319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aa31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote>with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aa31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Indian Health Service may provide to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such hospitals: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aa31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institutes of Health</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of environmental health sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9660/a">42 U.S.C. 9660(a)</ref>) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $83,035,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4813">136 STAT. 4813</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">toxic substances and environmental public health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $85,020,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aca2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Studies.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194aca2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2023, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Executive Office of the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $4,676,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194af13f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>, and for services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref> but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">5 U.S.C. 5376</ref>, $14,400,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194af140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Career positions.</p></sidenote> That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194af141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s415">5 USC 415 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><i>,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4814">136 STAT. 4814</page> position of Inspector General of the Board: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194af142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s415">5 USC 415 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/93/531">Public Law 93–531</ref>, $3,060,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/93/531/s11">section 11 of Public Law 93–531</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/88/1716">88 Stat. 1716</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A of <ref href="/us/pl/99/498/tXV">title XV of Public Law 99–498</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4411/etseq">20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.</ref>), $13,482,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Smithsonian Institution</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; and purchase, rental, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4815">136 STAT. 4815</page> repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $892,855,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $26,974,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Museum of the American Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance payments.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote>That the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the general trust funds of the Institution to be available as trust funds for expenses associated with the purchase of a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that federally supported activities will be housed there: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the use of such amounts in the general trust funds of the Institution for such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the Federal Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote>That no appropriated funds may be used directly to service debt which is incurred to finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, designing, and constructing improvements to such building: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194b6679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>any agreement entered into by the Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its ownership interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/2536">133 Stat. 2536</ref>) on the intended sale.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">facilities capital</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (<ref href="/us/stat/63/623">63 Stat. 623</ref>), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $251,645,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Gallery of Art</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (<ref href="/us/stat/50/51">50 Stat. 51</ref>), as amended by the public resolution of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4816">136 STAT. 4816</page> April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5901–5902">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</ref>); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $170,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $3,875,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">repair, restoration and renovation of buildings</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $39,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of this amount, $27,208,000 shall be available for design and construction of an off-site art storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and may be transferred to the Smithsonian Institution for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194bb49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and maintenance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $27,640,000, to remain available until September, 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital repair and restoration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $17,740,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4817">136 STAT. 4817</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/stat/82/1356">82 Stat. 1356</ref>) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Endowment for the Arts</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Endowment for the Humanities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $188,250,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $18,750,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $15,750,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such small <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4818">136 STAT. 4818</page> grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission of Fine Arts</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch91">chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, $3,661,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c50db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or education: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national capital arts and cultural affairs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/99/190">Public Law 99–190</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 U.S.C. 956a</ref>), $5,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c50dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c50dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 USC 956a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That the item relating to “National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs” in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986, as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/99/190/s101/d">section 101(d) of Public Law 99–190</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 U.S.C. 956a</ref>), shall be applied in fiscal year 2023 in the second paragraph by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, calendar year 2020 excluded</quotedText>” before the first period: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c50de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c50df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c50e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s956a">20 USC 956a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That in determining an eligible organization’s annual income for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023, funds or grants received by the eligible organization from any supplemental appropriations Act related to coronavirus or any other law providing appropriations for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus shall be counted as part of the eligible organization’s annual income.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Advisory Council on Historic Preservation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (<ref href="/us/pl/89/665">Public Law 89–665</ref>), $8,585,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Capital Planning Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch87">chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, $8,750,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4819">136 STAT. 4819</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Holocaust Memorial Museum</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">holocaust memorial museum</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/106/292">Public Law 106–292</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t36/s2301–2310">36 U.S.C. 2301–2310</ref>), $65,231,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for the Museum’s equipment replacement program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Presidio Trust</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/333">Public Law 104–333</ref>), in an amount not to exceed $90,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194c9f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460bb">16 USC 460bb note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$150,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$250,000,000</quotedText>”.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">World War I Centennial Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War I Centennial Commission Act (<ref href="/us/pl/112/272">Public Law 112–272</ref>) and the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>), for necessary expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in addition to the authority provided by section 6(g) of such Act, the World War I Commission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, contractual support, or any appropriate support from any executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Semiquincentennial Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate observances and activities associated with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/116/282">Public Law 116–282</ref>, the technical amendments to <ref href="/us/pl/114/196">Public Law 114–196</ref>, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children (referred to in this paragraph as the “Commission”), $550,000 to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in addition to the authority provided by section 3(g)(5) and 3(h) of <ref href="/us/pl/114/244">Public Law 114–244</ref>, the Commission may hereafter accept in-kind personnel services, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4820">136 STAT. 4820</page> contractual support, or any appropriate support from any executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">restriction on use of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1913">18 U.S.C. 1913</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">obligation of appropriations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disclosure of administrative expenses</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194ced22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194ced23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including working capital fund charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mining applications</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y194d1434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d1435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Patents and trademarks.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation of Funds<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194d1436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d1437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d1438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s29">30 U.S.C. 29</ref> and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s35">30 U.S.C. 35</ref>, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s42">30 U.S.C. 42</ref>) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194d3b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>On September 30, 2024, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4821">136 STAT. 4821</page> a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/208">Public Law 104–208</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194d3b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mineral Examinations</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs, prior year limitation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d3b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</ref>) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contract support costs, fiscal year 2023 limitation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2023 under the headings “Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs” and “Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs” are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2023 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest management plans</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d625c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1604">16 USC 1604 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1604/f/5/A">16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)</ref>) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1600/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.</ref>) or any other law: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d625d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Courts.</p></sidenote> That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition within national monuments</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4822">136 STAT. 4822</page> the Mineral Leasing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s181/etseq">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</ref>) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1331/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</ref>) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s431/etseq">16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.</ref>) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on takings</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="409"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 409.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194d625e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on no-bid contracts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="410"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 410. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x194db07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch33">Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch137">Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194db080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194db081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/pl/93/638">Public Law 93–638</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450/etseq">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</ref>) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s450b/e">25 U.S.C. 450b(e)</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194db082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">posting of reports</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="411"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 411.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y194dd793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194dd794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194dd795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194dd796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194dd797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194dd798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194dd799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194dd79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194dd79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national endowment for the arts grant guidelines</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="412"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 412. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x194dfeac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4823">136 STAT. 4823</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194dfead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194dfeae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194dfeaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote>The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194dfeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs or projects.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national endowment for the arts program priorities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="413"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 413.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y194e73e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194e73e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194e73e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194e73e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>underserved population</term>” means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194e73e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>poverty line</term>” means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9902/2">42 U.S.C. 9902(2)</ref>)) applicable to a family of the size involved.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194e73e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194e73e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194e73e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194e73e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194e73ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194e73eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194e73ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4824">136 STAT. 4824</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194e73ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">status of balances of appropriations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="414"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 414. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194e73ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extension of grazing permits</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="415"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 415. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of <ref href="/us/pl/108/108/s325">section 325 of Public Law 108–108</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/117/1307">117 Stat. 1307</ref>), regarding grazing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1752">43 U.S.C. 1752</ref>), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">funding prohibition</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="416"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 416.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194e9aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y194e9b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194e9b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">humane transfer and treatment of animals</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="417"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 417.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194e9b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wild horses and burros.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y194f1033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the “Secretary concerned”), may transfer excess wild horses and burros that have been removed from land administered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local government agencies for use as work animals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f1034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f1035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in <ref href="/us/pl/92/195/s2">section 2 of Public Law 92–195</ref> (commonly known as the “Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1332">16 U.S.C. 1332</ref>)).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f1036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f1037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial product;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f1038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro for processing into a commercial product; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4825">136 STAT. 4825</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f1039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>euthanize the horse or burro, except on the recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe injury, illness, or advanced age.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f103a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau>Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f103b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f103c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a commercial product.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="418"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 418. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f103d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f103e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s580d">16 USC 580d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/109/54/s503/f">Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s580d">16 U.S.C. 580d note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2023” for “September 30, 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">use of american iron and steel</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="419"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 419.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y194f856f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y194f8570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</ref>) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f8571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f8572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this section, the term “<term>iron and steel</term>” products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f8573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the “Administrator”) finds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f8574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f8575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y194f8576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f8577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f8578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f8579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f857a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f857b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f857c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f857d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f857e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4826">136 STAT. 4826</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y194f857f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment and supplies for wildfires</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="420"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 420. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194f8580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s121/c">section 121(c) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s521">section 521 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary is further authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire management program to such organizations.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">recreation fees</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="421"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 421. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fac91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fac92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6809">16 USC 6809 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6809">16 U.S.C. 6809</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “October 1, 2024” for “September 30, 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reprogramming guidelines</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="422"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 422. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fac93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">local contractors</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="423"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 423. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fac94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fac95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s565a–1">16 USC 565a–1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/112/74/dE/s412">Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112–74</ref> shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="424"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 424. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fd3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/110/161/dF/s422">Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110–161</ref> (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">interpretive association authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="425"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 425. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fd3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fd3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s565a–1">16 USC 565a–1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dG/s426">Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113–76</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s565a–1">16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2023” for “September 30, 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">puerto rico schooling authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="426"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 426.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fd3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The authority provided by the 19th unnumbered paragraph under heading “Administrative Provisions, Forest <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4827">136 STAT. 4827</page> Service” in <ref href="/us/pl/109/54/tIII">title III of Public Law 109–54</ref>, as amended, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="427"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 427.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fd3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194fd3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s528">16 USC 528 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/106/113">Public Law 106–113</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s528">16 U.S.C. 528 note</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/108/108/s335/6">section 335(6) of Public Law 108–108</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/s432">section 432 of Public Law 113–76</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2019”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">chaco canyon</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="428"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 428. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under <ref href="/us/cfr/t43/s3120.3">43 CFR 3120.3</ref> et seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of the cultural resources investigation identified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tribal leases</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="429"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 429.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x194ffabc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y195021cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease proposal.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195021ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195021cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 2023 consult with tribes and tribal organizations through public solicitation and other means regarding the requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5324/l">25 U.S.C. 5324(l)</ref>) on how to implement a consistent and transparent process for the payment of such leases.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest ecosystem health and recovery fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="430"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 430. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195021d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The authority provided under the heading “<headingText>Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund</headingText>” in <ref href="/us/pl/111/88/tI">title I of Public Law 111–88</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dF/s117">section 117 of division F of Public Law 113–235</ref>, shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2023” for “fiscal year 2020” each place it appears.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allocation of projects, national parks and public land legacy restoration fund and land and water conservation fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="431"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 431.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19510c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19510c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19510c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19510c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">54 USC 200303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts made available from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402">section 200402 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, and as provided in subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4828">136 STAT. 4828</page> (e) of such section of such title, to the agencies of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture specified, in the amounts specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19510c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">section 200303 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, to the agencies and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19510c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this section, neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402">section 200402 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, or subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">section 200303 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, other than in amounts and for projects and activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated funds from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19510c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19510c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19510c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency’s “Contingency Fund” line in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2023” to any project funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund within the same agency, from any fiscal year, that experienced a funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns, in accordance with the following requirements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19510c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Contingency Fund” amounts may only be reallocated if there is a risk to project completion resulting from unforeseen cost overruns;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19510c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Contingency Fund” amounts may only be reallocated for cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19510c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19510c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture must provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any actions authorized by this subsection if the amount reallocated from the “Contingency Fund” line for a project is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the following, as applicable:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19510c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The amount allocated to that project in the table titled “Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4829">136 STAT. 4829</page> Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19510c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The initial estimate in the most recent report submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to section 431(e) of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19513350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19513351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19513352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data sheets.</p></sidenote>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets for the projects in the “Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402/h">section 200402(h) of title 54, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the “Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress” must include a “Contingency Fund” line for each agency within the allocations defined in subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402">section 200402 of title 54, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act for the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to complete a specified project, such amounts may be reallocated in such submission to that agency’s “Contingency Fund” line: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any proposals to change the scope of or terminate a previously approved project must be clearly identified in such submission.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19513353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y19513354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19513355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service that are in addition to the “Submission of Cost Estimates” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, that are prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, and that total no less than half the full amount allocated to each account for that land management Agency under the allocations submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303">section 200303 of title 54, United States Code</ref> are no longer needed because a project has been completed or can no longer be executed, such amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for reallocation in the annual budget submission.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19513356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects in the “Submission of Cost Estimates” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, and on the list of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A) shall be comprised only of projects for which a willing seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or market research has been initiated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19513357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets in the same format and containing the same level of detailed information that is found on such sheets in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4830">136 STAT. 4830</page> Budget Justifications annually submitted by the Department of the Interior with the President’s Budget for the projects in the “Submission of Cost Estimates” required by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200303/c/1">section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, and in the same format and containing the same level of detailed information that is found on such sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>) for the list of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19513358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19513359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section and the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds, and, for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">policies relating to biomass energy</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="432"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 432. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1951a88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">To support the key role that forests in the United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is consistent across all Federal departments and agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest management; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>establish clear and simple policies for the use of forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>encourage private investment throughout the forest biomass supply chain, including in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1951a891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>working forests;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1951a892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>harvesting operations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1951a893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>forest improvement operations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1951a894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>forest bioenergy production;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1951a895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>wood products manufacturing; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1951a896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>paper manufacturing;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>encourage forest management to improve forest health; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1951a898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest biomass.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4831">136 STAT. 4831</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">small remote incinerators</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="433"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 433. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1951a899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1951a89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation issued on March 21, 2011 at <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt60">40 CFR part 60</ref> subparts CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State of Alaska that are defined as “small, remote incinerator” units in those regulations and, until a subsequent regulation is issued, the Administrator shall implement the law and regulations in effect prior to such date.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">timber sale requirements</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="434"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 434. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1951cfab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transfer authority to federal highway administration for the national parks and public land legacy restoration fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="435"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 435. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available or allocated in this Act to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and limitations in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402/e">54 U.S.C. 200402(e)</ref> and prohibitions in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200402/f">54 U.S.C. 200402(f)</ref> may be further allocated or reallocated to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation projects of the covered agencies defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s200401/2">54 U.S.C. 200401(2)</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on use of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="436"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 436. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7661/etseq">42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.</ref>) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">greenhouse gas reporting restrictions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="437"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 437. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4832">136 STAT. 4832</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">funding prohibition</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="438"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 438. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2601/etseq">15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.</ref>) or any other law.</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">road construction</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="439"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 439. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 8206(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2113a/a/4/B/i">16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)(4)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Bureau of Land Management managed</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>National Forest System</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">firefighter pay cap</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="440"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 440. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19521dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 1701 of division B of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5547">5 U.S.C. 5547 note</ref>), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19521dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the last sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Any Services during a given calendar year that generate payments payable in the subsequent calendar year shall be disregarded in applying this subsection</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19521dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsections (a), (b), and (c) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2023</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>or 2022</quotedText>” each place it appears.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest service interest bearing account</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="441"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 441.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y195244df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195244e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s579c–1">16 USC 579c–1</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Investment Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Any monies covered into the Treasury under section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1958 (<ref href="/us/pl/85/464">Public Law 85–464</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s579c">16 U.S.C. 579c</ref>), including all monies that were previously collected by the United States in a forfeiture, judgment, compromise, or settlement, shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in interest bearing obligations of the United States to the extent the amounts are not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195244e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any interest earned under subsection (a) shall be available in the same manner as the monies covered into the Treasury under section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1958 (<ref href="/us/pl/85/464">Public Law 85–464</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s579c">16 U.S.C. 579c</ref>) to cover the costs to the United States specified in section 7 of that Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195244e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any portion of the monies received or earned under subsection (a) in excess of the amount expended in performing the work necessitated by the action which led to their receipt may be used to cover the other work specified in section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1958 (<ref href="/us/pl/85/464">Public Law 85–464</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s579c">16 U.S.C. 579c</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195244e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">technical correction</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="442"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 442. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In the table entitled “Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dA">division A of Public Law 117–103</ref> and in the table under the heading “Disclosure of Earmarks <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4833">136 STAT. 4833</page> and Congressionally Directed Spending Items” in such explanatory statement, the project relating to “City of Metlakatla for Solid Waste Multi Use Portable Shredder” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>City of Metlakatla for Solid Waste Multi Use Portable Shredder</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Metlakatla Indian Community for Solid Waste Multi Use Portable Shredder</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hazardous substance superfund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="443"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 443.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19526bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19529305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVI/s613">Section 613 of title VI of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19529306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9507">26 USC 9507 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19529307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19529308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9507">26 USC 9507 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>For this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as are available in the Hazardous Substance Superfund established under section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 at the end of the preceding fiscal year from taxes received in the Treasury under subsection (b)(1) of such section shall be available, without further appropriation, to remain available until expended, to be used to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amount provided by this subsection is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19529309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Expenditures made pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVI/s613">section 613 of title VI of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> shall be charged to the appropriation in subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">golden gate national recreation area</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="444"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 444. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1952ba1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><ref href="/us/pl/92/592/s3">Section 3 of Public Law 92–592</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460cc–2">16 U.S.C. 460cc–2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1952ba1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Grant Easements and Rights-of-Way Permit</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1952ba1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior may grant, to any State or local government, an easement or right-of-way permit over Federal lands within Golden Gate National Recreation Area for operation and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion and associated structures for continued public access.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1952ba1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charges and reimbursements of costs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may grant such an easement or right-of-way permit without charge for the value of the use so conveyed, except for reimbursement of costs incurred by the United States for processing the application therefore and managing such use. Amounts received as such reimbursement shall be credited to the relevant appropriation account.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">alaska native regional health entities authorization extension</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="445"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 445.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1952e12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1952e12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/76">Public Law 113–76</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “October 1, 2023” for “December 24, 2022”.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.136 STAT. 4834

 DIVISION H—

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1952e132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1952e133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>LABOR</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Employment and Training Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">training and employment services</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1953cb94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as “WIOA”) and the National Apprenticeship Act, $4,140,911,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,929,332,000 as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$885,649,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $173,649,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$948,130,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$1,095,553,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $235,553,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1953cb99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the funds available for allotment to outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding the requirements of WIOA, outlying areas may submit a single application for a consolidated grant that awards funds that would otherwise be available to such areas to carry out the activities described in subtitle B of title I of the WIOA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such application shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as “Secretary”), at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That outlying areas awarded a consolidated grant described in the preceding provisos may use the funds for any of the programs and activities authorized under such subtitle B of title I of the WIOA subject to approval of the application and such reporting requirements issued by the Secretary; and</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>for national programs, $1,211,579,000 as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>$325,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $125,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4835">136 STAT. 4835</page> there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the funds provided under this subparagraph, $115,000,000 shall be for training and employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) and 170 of the WIOA as follows:</proviso></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1953cb9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be for workers in the Appalachian region, as defined by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14102/a/1">40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1)</ref>, workers in the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 4(2) of the Delta Development Act (<ref href="/us/pl/100/460">Public Law 100–460</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/102/2246">102 Stat. 2246</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2009aa/2">7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2)</ref>), and workers in the region served by the Northern Border Regional Commission, as defined by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15733">40 U.S.C. 15733</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$65,000,000 shall be for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs at community colleges, defined as public institutions of higher education, as described in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and at which the associate’s degree is primarily the highest degree awarded, with other eligible institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, eligible to participate through consortia, with community colleges as the lead grantee: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1953f2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall follow the requirements for the program in House Report 116–62: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That any grant funds used for apprenticeships shall be used to support only apprenticeship programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA;</proviso></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$60,000,000 for Native American programs under section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$97,396,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $90,134,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $6,591,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $671,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4836">136 STAT. 4836</page> of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That notwithstanding the definition of “eligible seasonal farmworker” in section 167(i)(3)(A) of the WIOA relating to an individual being “low-income”, an individual is eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA under that definition if, in addition to meeting the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 167(i)(3)(A), such individual is a member of a family with a total family income equal to or less than 150 percent of the poverty line;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$105,000,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>$115,000,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of this amount, $30,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare for employment young adults with criminal legal histories, young adults who have been justice system-involved, or young adults who have dropped out of school or other educational programs, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>$6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>$285,000,000 to expand opportunities through apprenticeships only registered under the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA, to be available to the Secretary to carry out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements, with States and other appropriate entities, including equity intermediaries and business and labor industry partner intermediaries, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1953f2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>$217,324,000 for carrying out Demonstration and Pilot projects under section 169(c) of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in addition to funds available for such activities under subparagraph (A) for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such funds may be used for projects that are related to the employment and training needs of dislocated workers, other adults, or youth: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That the 10 percent funding limitation under such section of the WIOA shall not apply to such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That section 169(b)(6)(C) of the WIOA shall not apply to such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That sections 102 and 107 of this Act shall not apply to such funds.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4837">136 STAT. 4837</page></proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">job corps</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195419c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,760,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195419c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195419c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$123,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195419c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195419ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195419cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$33,830,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x195419cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps Centers.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community service employment for older americans</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “OAA”), $405,000,000, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal unemployment benefits and allowances</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments during fiscal year 2023 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, $494,400,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this heading may remain available for obligation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4838">136 STAT. 4838</page> beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2317/c">19 U.S.C. 2317(c)</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state unemployment insurance and employment service operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19552b3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,925,084,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (“the Trust Fund”), of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19552b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$3,134,635,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $375,000,000 to carry out reemployment services and eligibility assessments under section 306 of such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as defined in such section, including those who are profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may be eligible for such services and assessments: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amount, $117,000,000 is specified for grants under section 306 of the Social Security Act and is provided to meet the terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate and section 1(j)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, and $258,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate and section 1(j) of such House resolution; and $9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8501–8523">5 U.S.C. 8501–8523</ref>, and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2023, except that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2023, and for State obligation through September 30, 2025, or, if the automation is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2029, and for expenditure through September 30, 2030, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals to training, as appropriate, shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2023 (except that funds for outcome payments pursuant to section 306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act shall be available for Federal obligation through March 31, 2024), and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2025, and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the State through September <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4839">136 STAT. 4839</page> 30, 2024, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced through September 30, 2023 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2023;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1955524f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$23,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19555250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$658,639,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19555251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$25,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including assisting States in adopting or modernizing information technology for use in the processing of certification requests), and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19555252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$83,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $60,528,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $23,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19555253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, of which up to $9,800,000 may be used to carry out research and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available for research and demonstration projects under this paragraph to the “Office of Disability Employment Policy” account for such purposes:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19555254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (“AWIU”) for fiscal year 2023 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 1,778,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19555255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote>the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19555256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote>, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19555257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19555258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4840">136 STAT. 4840</page> center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19555259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States and non-State entities under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the final rule entitled “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards” at <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/pt200">part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1955525a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallotment.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1955525b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s9a">29 U.S.C. 9a</ref>, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for such purposes.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8509">5 U.S.C. 8509</ref>, and to the “Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances” account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $118,900,000, together with not to exceed $54,015,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4841">136 STAT. 4841</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Employee Benefits Security Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $191,100,000, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 2024, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">pension benefit guaranty corporation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1955a07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“Corporation”) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">31 U.S.C. 9104</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2023, for the Corporation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2023 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $493,314,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2023, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2027, for obligations for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1955a07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1955a07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That obligations in excess of the amounts provided for administrative expenses in this paragraph may be incurred and shall be available through September 30, 2027 for obligation for unforeseen and extraordinary pre-termination or termination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That an additional amount shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2027 to the extent the Corporation’s costs exceed $250,000 for the provision of credit or identity monitoring to affected individuals upon suffering a security incident or privacy breach, not to exceed an additional $100 per affected individual.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Wage and Hour Division</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $260,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Labor-Management Standards</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $48,515,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4842">136 STAT. 4842</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $110,976,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, $120,500,000, together with $2,205,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special benefits</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195615af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses not otherwise authorized) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s81">5 U.S.C. 81</ref>; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading “<headingText>Civilian War Benefits</headingText>” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/app2012">50 U.S.C. App. 2012</ref>); obligations incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1701/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, $250,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees’ Compensation Fund established under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8147/a">5 U.S.C. 8147(a)</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195615b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That amounts appropriated may be used under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8104">5 U.S.C. 8104</ref> by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195615b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote>further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2022, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195615b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8147/c">5 U.S.C. 8147(c)</ref> to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, $81,752,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195615b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $27,727,000;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4843">136 STAT. 4843</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195615b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $26,125,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195615b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $26,126,000;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195615b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>For program integrity, $1,744,000; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195615b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x195615b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s81">5 U.S.C. 81</ref>, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special benefits for disabled coal miners</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19563cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/107/275">Public Law 107–275</ref>, $36,031,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19563cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19563ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, $10,250,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $64,564,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">black lung disability trust fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195663dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195663dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9501">26 USC 9501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the “Fund”), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2023 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $42,194,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, “Salaries and Expenses”; not to exceed $38,407,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, “Salaries and Expenses”; not to exceed $353,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, “Office of Inspector General”; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4844">136 STAT. 4844</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1956d90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $632,309,000, including not to exceed $120,000,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the “Act”), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956d90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s9a">29 U.S.C. 9a</ref>, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956d910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Farms and farming.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956d911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Small businesses.</p></sidenote>funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (“DART”) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1956d912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1956d913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1956d914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1956d915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1956d916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4845">136 STAT. 4845</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1956d917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1956d918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956d919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $12,787,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants, of which not more than $6,500,000 is for Susan Harwood Training Capacity Building Developmental grants, for program activities starting not later than September 30, 2023 and lasting for a period of 12 months: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Mine Safety and Health Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $387,816,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956ff2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s966">30 USC 966 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956ff2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956ff2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956ff2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956ff2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1956ff2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s962">30 USC 962</ref>.</p></sidenote>any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Labor Statistics</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $629,952,000, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4846">136 STAT. 4846</page> together with not to exceed $68,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Disability Employment Policy</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $43,000,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be for research and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under this heading for research and demonstration projects to the “State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations” account for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $391,889,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $81,725,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19577460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19577461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not less than $30,175,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $30,175,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $8,281,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer grants for the purpose of evaluation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and open competition: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19577462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds available to the Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the workforce: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4847">136 STAT. 4847</page> of the amounts made available to the Women’s Bureau, not less than $5,000,000 shall be used for grants authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans’ employment and training</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1957c283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $269,841,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, of which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1957c284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$185,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4102A/b/5">38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)</ref> to support disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expenditure by the States through September 30, 2025, and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1957c285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$34,379,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4113">38 U.S.C. 4113</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1144">10 U.S.C. 1144</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1957c286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$47,048,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 2021, 2021A and 2023 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That, up to $500,000 may be used to carry out the Hire VETS Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dO">division O of Public Law 115–31</ref>); and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1957c287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4109">38 U.S.C. 4109</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1957c288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1957c289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made.</proviso></continuation><continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1957c28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $65,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1957c28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2023, to provide services under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That services provided under sections 2021 or under 2021A may include, in addition to services to homeless veterans described in section 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were homeless at some point within the 60 days prior to program entry or veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 60 days, and that services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4848">136 STAT. 4848</page> incarceration who are at risk of homelessness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1957c28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1957c28d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>paragraph (3) under this heading, funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, such funds shall be available for expenditure pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1553">31 U.S.C. 1553</ref>.</proviso></continuation><continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1957c28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1957c28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to section 5(b) of the HIRE Vets Act, and such amounts shall be available to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such sums shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purposes, including funds available under paragraph (3) of this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 2(d) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31">Public Law 115–31</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4100">38 U.S.C. 4100 note</ref>) shall not apply.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">it modernization</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $34,269,000, which shall be available through September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $91,187,000, together with not to exceed $5,841,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than $2,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading may be available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x195810b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195810b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4849">136 STAT. 4849</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. </inline>103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195810b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child labor.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s2916a">29 U.S.C. 2916a</ref>) may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Employment and Training Administration</headingText>” shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19585ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to “Program Administration” when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19585ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act to “Program Administration” in order to carry out program integrity activities relating to any of the programs or activities that are funded under any such discretionary appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding proviso, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the “Office of Job Corps” account to paragraph (3) of such account to carry out program integrity activities related to the Job Corps program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19585ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19585ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That funds transferred under this subsection shall be available to the Secretary to carry out program integrity activities directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements with States and other appropriate entities: <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4850">136 STAT. 4850</page> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds transferred under the authority provided by this subsection shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195885e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1958acf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to “Departmental Management” for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1958acf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1958acfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: “Training and Employment Services”, “Job Corps”, “Community Service Employment for Older Americans”, “State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations”, “Employee Benefits Security Administration”, “Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs”, “Wage and Hour Division”, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs”, “Office of Labor Management Standards”, “Occupational Safety and Health Administration”, “Mine Safety and Health Administration”, “Office of Disability Employment Policy”, funding made available to the “Bureau of International Labor Affairs” and “Women’s Bureau” within the “Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses” account, and “Veterans’ Employment and Training”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1958acfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1958d40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s207">29 U.S.C. 207</ref>) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1959222d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="s">“(s)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1959222e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1959222f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19592230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19594941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>whose duties include any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19594942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19594943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19594944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19594945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>negotiating settlements; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4851">136 STAT. 4851</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19594946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>making recommendations regarding litigation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19594947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19594948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19594949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote>For purposes of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1959494a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the term ‘<term>major disaster</term>’ means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1959494b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the term ‘<term>employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster</term>’ means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1959494c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the term ‘<term>affiliate</term>’ means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1959494d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1959494e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1959976f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of H–2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19599770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19599771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for crossings after 90th day</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19599772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19599773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>completes a new assessment of the local labor market by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19599774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19599775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer’s place of employment; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19599776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19599777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>applies for the job; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19599778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>will be available at the time and place of need.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19599779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption from rules with respect to staggering</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s655.20/d">section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any other applicable provision of law.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4852">136 STAT. 4852</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1959977a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">H–2B Nonimmigrants Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>H–2B nonimmigrants</term>” means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/15/H/ii/B">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1959be8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1959be8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wages.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The determination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H–2B program shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position in the same location; or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B nonimmigrant will be employed, based on the best information available at the time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H–2B program, the Secretary shall accept private wage surveys even in instances where Occupational Employment Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary determines that the methodology and data in the provided survey are not statistically supported.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used to enforce the definition of corresponding employment found in <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s655.5">20 CFR 655.5</ref> or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in <ref href="/us/cfr/t20/s655.20">20 CFR 655.20</ref>, or any references thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H–2B program, the definition of temporary need shall be that provided in <ref href="/us/cfr/t8/s214.2/h/6/ii/B">8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B)</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1959be8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, up to $2,000,000 of excess personal property, at a value determined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship programs for the purpose of training apprentices in those programs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1959e59e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y195a0caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Act entitled “An Act to create a Department of Labor”, approved March 4, 1913 (<ref href="/us/stat/37/736/ch141">37 Stat. 736, chapter 141</ref>) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such Act:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y195a5ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="12">“SEC. 12. </num><heading class="fontsize12">SECURITY DETAIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195a5ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195a5ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Labor is authorized to employ law enforcement officers or special agents to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>provide protection for the Secretary of Labor during the workday of the Secretary and during any activity that is preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official duties by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide protection, incidental to the protection provided to the Secretary, to a member of the immediate family of the Secretary who is participating in an activity or event relating to the official duties of the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provide continuous protection to the Secretary (including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) and to the members of the immediate family of the Secretary if there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide protection to the Deputy Secretary of Labor or another senior officer representing the Secretary of Labor at a public event if there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195a5ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Labor may authorize a law enforcement officer or special agent employed under subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4853">136 STAT. 4853</page> (a), for the purpose of performing the duties authorized under subsection (a), to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>carry firearms;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>make arrests without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of such officer or special agent;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>perform protective intelligence work, including identifying and mitigating potential threats and conducting advance work to review security matters relating to sites and events;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195a5adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with local law enforcement agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a5add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195a5ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigations.</p></sidenote>initiate criminal and other investigations into potential threats to the security of the Secretary, in coordination with the Inspector General of the Department of Labor.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195a5adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A law enforcement officer or special agent employed under subsection (a) shall exercise any authority provided under this section in accordance with any—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a81f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195a81f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y195a81f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195a81f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195a81f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary is authorized to dispose of or divest, by any means the Secretary determines appropriate, including an agreement or partnership to construct a new Job Corps center, all or a portion of the real property on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center is situated. Any sale or other disposition, to include any associated construction project, will not be subject to any requirement of any Federal law or regulation relating to the disposition of Federal real property or relating to Federal procurement, including but not limited to <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch5/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 of the United States Code</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t42/ch119/schV">subchapter V of chapter 119 of title 42 of the United States Code</ref>, and chapter 33 of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/stI/dC">division C of subtitle I of title 41 of the United States Code</ref>. The net proceeds of such a sale shall be transferred to the Secretary, which shall be available until expended to carry out the Job Corps Program on Treasure Island.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x195aa905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195aa906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between the United States Department of Labor and the United States Department of Agriculture; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y195aa907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>close any of the Civilian Conservation Centers, except if such closure is necessary to prevent the endangerment of the health and safety of the students, the capacity of the program is retained, and the requirements of section 159(j) of the WIOA are met.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195aa908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x195aa909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated funds available under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/s/2">8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)</ref>), $142,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195aa90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4854">136 STAT. 4854</page></p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195aa90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Health Resources and Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">primary health care</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the “PHS Act”) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,858,772,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no more than $1,000,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no more than $120,000,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out subsections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 224 of the PHS Act, and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as “HHS”) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health workforce</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195b1e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $1,390,376,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That section 751(j)(2) of the PHS Act and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294a">42 USC 294a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>available under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this title as the “Secretary”) may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> section 756(c) of the PHS Act shall apply to paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(a) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such section and subpart: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $125,600,000 shall remain available until expended for the purposes of providing primary health services, assigning National Health Service Corps (“NHSC”) participants to expand the delivery of substance use disorder treatment services, notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, and making payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, within the amount made available in the previous proviso, $15,600,000 shall remain available until expended for the purposes of making payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4855">136 STAT. 4855</page> 338B of the PHS Act to individuals participating in such program who provide primary health services in Indian Health Service facilities, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs (as those terms are defined by the Secretary), notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under section 333(b) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of the previous two provisos, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be applied as if the term “<term>primary health services</term>” includes clinical substance use disorder treatment services, including those provided by masters level, licensed substance use disorder treatment counselors: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be available to make grants to establish, expand, or maintain optional community-based nurse practitioner fellowship programs that are accredited or in the accreditation process, with a preference for those in Federally Qualified Health Centers, for practicing postgraduate nurse practitioners in primary care or behavioral health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for activities under section 775 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the United States may recover liquidated damages in an amount determined by the formula under section 338E(c)(1) of the PHS Act if an individual either fails to begin or complete the service obligated by a contract under section 775(b) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of section 775(c)(1) of the PHS Act, the Secretary may include other mental and behavioral health disciplines as the Secretary deems appropriate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b1e44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may terminate a contract entered into under section 775 of the PHS Act in the same manner articulated in section 206 of this title for fiscal year 2023 contracts entered into under section 338B of the PHS Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195b4555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of the funds made available under this heading, $60,000,000 shall remain available until expended for grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians provided by such institutions, including funding for infrastructure development, maintenance, equipment, and minor renovations or alterations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, in awarding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b4556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> such grants, the Secretary shall give priority to public institutions of higher education located in States with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That grants so awarded<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b4557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> are limited to such public institutions of higher education in States in the top quintile of States with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the minimum amount of a grant so awarded to such an institution shall be not less than $1,000,000 per <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b4558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such a grant may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such a grant awarded with <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b4559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Matching funds.</p></sidenote>respect to a year to such an institution shall be subject to a matching requirement of non-Federal funds in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal funds provided in the grant to such institution with respect to such year.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maternal and child health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health and title V of the Social <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4856">136 STAT. 4856</page> Security Act, $1,171,430,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $219,116,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ryan white hiv/aids program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,571,041,000, of which $2,045,630,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2025, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act; and of which $165,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available to the Secretary for carrying out a program of grants and contracts under title XXVI or section 311(c) of such Act focused on ending the nationwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, with any grants issued under such section 311(c) administered in conjunction with title XXVI of the PHS Act, including the limitation on administrative expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health systems</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $99,009,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities-related expenses of the National Hansen’s Disease Program.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $352,407,000, of which $64,277,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $20,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available to award grants to public or non-profit private entities for the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Program, and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services and other efforts to improve health care coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $12,500,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $12,500,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2025, to support the Rural Residency Development Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $145,000,000 shall be for the Rural Communities Opioids Response Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4857">136 STAT. 4857</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">family planning</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b937a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195b937b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote> provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hrsa-wide activities and program support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title III of the Public Health Service Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1,735,769,000, of which $38,050,000 shall be for expenses necessary for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the advancement of telehealth activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”, “Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Systems”, and “Rural Health”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $1,521,681,000 shall be used for the projects financing the construction and renovation (including equipment) of health care and other facilities, and for the projects financing one-time grants that support health-related activities, including training and information technology, and in the amounts specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">vaccine injury compensation program trust fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $15,200,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">covered countermeasures process fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 319F–4 of the PHS Act, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4858">136 STAT. 4858</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">immunization and respiratory diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $499,941,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,391,056,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $698,772,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended to pay for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">chronic disease prevention and health promotion</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $1,175,464,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this heading may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $16,500,000 shall be available to continue and expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $205,560,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health scientific services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $754,497,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4859">136 STAT. 4859</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environmental health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $229,850,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts appropriated under this heading up to $4,000,000 may remain available until expended for carrying out the Vessel Sanitation Program, in addition to user fee collections available for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c2fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c2fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any use of funds pursuant to the preceding proviso.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">injury prevention and control</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $761,379,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute for occupational safety and health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $362,800,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">energy employees occupational illness compensation program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in <ref href="/us/pl/106/554/dB/tI/s151/b">section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $692,843,000, of which: (1) $128,921,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024 for international HIV/AIDS; and (2) $293,200,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2025 for global public health protection: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health preparedness and response</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $883,200,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c56ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detailees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c7ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c7de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c7de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c7de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195c7de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this title as “CDC”) or the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry may detail staff without reimbursement to support an activation of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director or Administrator, as applicable, provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4860">136 STAT. 4860</page> Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority, a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed, and an update of such report every 180 days until staff are no longer on detail without reimbursement to the CDC Emergency Operations Center.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, $40,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available to this account in this or any prior Act that are available for the acquisition of real property or for construction or improvement of facilities shall be available to make improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not exceed $2,500,000, and that the primary benefit of such improvements accrues to CDC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available to this account in this or any prior Act that are available for the acquisition of real property or for construction or improvement of facilities in conjunction with the new replacement mine safety research facility shall be available to make improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not exceed $5,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition, the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to former employees in accounts of CDC made available for Individual Learning Accounts shall be credited to and merged with the amounts made available under this heading to support the replacement of the mine safety research facility.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cdc-wide activities and program support</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $563,570,000, of which: (1) $350,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for public health infrastructure and capacity; and (2) $50,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024 for forecasting epidemics and outbreak analytics: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available to the Director of the CDC for deposit in the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund established by <ref href="/us/pl/115/245/dB/s231">section 231 of division B of Public Law 115–245</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ca4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4861">136 STAT. 4861</page> under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ca4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detailees.</p></sidenote> That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program and the Respirator Certification Program shall be available through September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institutes of Health</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national cancer institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cancer, $7,104,159,000, of which up to $30,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national heart, lung, and blood institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $3,982,345,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of dental and craniofacial research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $520,163,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $2,300,721,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of neurological disorders and stroke</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $2,588,925,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of allergy and infectious diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $6,562,279,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4862">136 STAT. 4862</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of general medical sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to general medical sciences, $3,239,679,000, of which $1,412,482,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not less than $425,956,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to child health and human development, $1,749,078,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national eye institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $896,549,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of environmental health sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $913,979,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on aging</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to aging, $4,407,623,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $685,465,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on deafness and other communication disorders</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $534,333,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of nursing research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $197,693,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $595,318,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on drug abuse</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,662,695,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4863">136 STAT. 4863</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of mental health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, $2,112,843,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national human genome research institute</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to human genome research, $663,200,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $440,627,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national center for complementary and integrative health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, $170,384,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute on minority health and health disparities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $524,395,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">john e. fogarty international center</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act), $95,162,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national library of medicine</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to health information communications, $497,548,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195d8f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That in fiscal year 2023, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as “NIH”).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national center for advancing translational sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $923,323,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to $70,000,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That at least $629,560,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4864">136 STAT. 4864</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the director</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195db667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $2,642,914,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $180,000,000 shall be for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes study: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $722,401,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $80,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 404I of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s283K">42 U.S.C. 283K</ref>), relating to biomedical and behavioral research facilities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $5,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the “Office of Inspector General” for oversight of grant programs and operations of the NIH, including agency efforts to ensure the integrity of its grant application evaluation and selection processes, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the NIH: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195db668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195db669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote> That the funds provided in the previous proviso may be transferred from one specified activity to another with 15 days prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ddd7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ddd7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ddd7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ddd7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Inspector General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate before submitting to the Committees an audit plan for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading are also available to establish, operate, and support the Research Policy Board authorized by section 2034(f) of the 21st Century Cures Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ddd7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That the funds made available under this heading for the Office of Research on Women’s Health shall also be available for making grants to serve and promote the interests of women in research, and the Director of such Office may, in making such grants, use the authorities available to NIH Institutes and Centers.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195ddd7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9008">26 U.S.C. 9008</ref>), for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the study of, construction of, demolition of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4865">136 STAT. 4865</page> including the acquisition of real property, $350,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nih innovation account, cures act</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes in the appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, $1,085,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Director of the National Institutes of Health to other accounts of the National Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ddd80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Director that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mental health</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, $2,693,507,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $93,887,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading for subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act, at least 5 percent shall be available to support evidence-based crisis systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e2ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e2ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That up to 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out the Children’s Mental Health Services program may be used to carry out demonstration grants or contracts for early interventions with persons not more than 25 years of age at clinical high risk of developing a first episode of psychosis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $385,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025 for grants to communities and community organizations who meet criteria for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/113/93/s223/a">section 223(a) of Public Law 113–93</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4866">136 STAT. 4866</page> 241 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $21,420,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/93">Public Law 113–93</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa">42 U.S.C. 290aa</ref> 22 note).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">substance abuse treatment</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195e79c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX of such Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and prevention, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, $4,076,098,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $1,575,000,000 shall be for State Opioid Response Grants for carrying out activities pertaining to opioids and stimulants undertaken by the State agency responsible for administering the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–21/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of such amount $55,000,000 shall be made available to Indian Tribes or tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Opioids.</p></sidenote> 15 percent of the remaining amount shall be for the States with the highest mortality rate related to opioid use disorders: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p></sidenote> That in allocating the amount made available in the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall ensure that the formula avoids a significant cliff between States with similar overdose mortality rates to prevent unusually large funding changes in States when compared to prior year allocations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts provided for State Opioid Response Grants not more than 2 percent shall be available for Federal administrative expenses, training, technical assistance, and evaluation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.<?GPOvSpace 01?></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195e79cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That of the amount not reserved by the previous four provisos, the Secretary shall make allocations to States, territories, and the District of Columbia according to a formula using national survey results that the Secretary determines are the most objective and reliable measure of drug use and drug-related deaths: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall submit the formula methodology to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not less than 21 days prior to publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That prevention and treatment activities funded through such grants may include education, treatment (including the provision of medication), behavioral health services for individuals in treatment programs, referral to treatment services, recovery support, and medical screening associated with such treatment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each State, as well as the District of Columbia, shall receive not less than $4,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act or State Opioid Response Grants shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4867">136 STAT. 4867</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">substance abuse prevention</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $236,879,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health surveillance and program support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings “Mental Health”, “Substance Abuse Treatment”, and “Substance Abuse Prevention” in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $301,932,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $160,777,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195ea0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote></proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(o) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading (other than amounts specified in the first proviso under this heading) may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Mental Health”, “Substance Abuse Treatment”, and “Substance Abuse Prevention”.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">healthcare research and quality</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, $373,500,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4868">136 STAT. 4868</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants to states for medicaid</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195ec7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $367,357,090,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195ec7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 2023, for the last quarter of fiscal year 2023 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195ec7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, $197,580,474,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195ec7f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to the health care trust funds</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195eef03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, <ref href="/us/pl/97/248/s278/d/3">section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248</ref>, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $548,130,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195eef04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program management</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That all funds derived in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9701">31 U.S.C. 9701</ref> from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195f1615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2023 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4869">136 STAT. 4869</page> made available under this heading, $397,334,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be available for the Survey and Certification Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts available under this heading to support quality improvement organizations (as defined in section 1152 of the Social Security Act) shall not exceed the amount specifically provided for such purpose under this heading in division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">health care fraud and abuse control account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $893,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $665,648,000 shall be for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program integrity activities, of which $105,145,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, and of which $122,207,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2023 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $317,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate, and $576,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate and section 1(h) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022 for additional health care fraud and abuse control activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall provide not less than $35,000,000 from amounts made available under this heading and amounts made available for fiscal year 2023 under section 1817(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act for the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat health care fraud and abuse.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Children and Families</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195f3d26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,883,000,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x195f3d27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4870">136 STAT. 4870</page></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">low income home energy assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8621/etseq">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</ref>), $1,500,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 2609A(a) of such Act, not more than $9,600,000 may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures, and to supplement funding otherwise available for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Act, and the Secretary may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all but $884,848,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act and in the second paragraph under this heading in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2023 was less than $1,975,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195f6438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195f6439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195f643a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195f643b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> That, after applying all applicable provisions of section 2604 of such Act and the previous proviso, each State or territory that would otherwise receive an allocation, from the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act together with the amount appropriated in the second paragraph under this heading in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, that is less than 97 percent of the amount that it received under this heading for fiscal year 2022 from amounts appropriated in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref> shall have its allocation increased to that 97 percent level, with the portions of other States’ and territories’ allocations that would exceed 100 percent of the amounts they respectively received in such fashion for fiscal year 2022 being ratably reduced.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">refugee and entrant assistance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (“TVPA”), and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $6,427,214,000, of which $6,377,459,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2025 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts available under this heading to carry out the TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195f8b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the limitation in section 205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting “15 percent” for “3 percent”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the contribution of funds requirement under section 235(c)(6)(C)(iii) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 shall not apply to funds made available under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for any month in fiscal year 2023 that the number of unaccompanied children referred to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4871">136 STAT. 4871</page> 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 exceeds 13,000, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, an additional $27,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be made available for obligation for every 500 unaccompanied children above that level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 500), for carrying out such sections 462 and 235.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states for the child care and development block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (“CCDBG Act”), $8,021,387,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x195fb25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all funds made available to carry out section 418 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s618">42 U.S.C. 618</ref>), including funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the reservation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the Secretary under section 658O(a)(2)(A) of such Act, $214,960,000 shall be for Indian tribes and tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, the Secretary may reserve up to 0.5 percent for Federal administrative expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">social services block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">children and families services programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19604e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services Block Grant Act (“CSBG Act”); and for necessary administrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $14,618,437,000, of which $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments, as defined by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions and legal guardianships completed before September 30, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4872">136 STAT. 4872</page> 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $11,996,820,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act, including for Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships, and, of which, notwithstanding section 640 of such Act:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19604e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$596,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living adjustment, and with respect to any continuing appropriations act, funding available for a cost of living adjustment shall not be construed as an authority or condition under this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19604ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of the Head Start Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12), and 645A(d) of such Act, and such funds shall not be included in the calculation of “base grant” in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19604ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$262,000,000 shall be available for quality improvement consistent with section 640(a)(5) of such Act except that any amount of the funds may be used on any of the activities in such section, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be available to migrant and seasonal Head Start programs for such activities, in addition to funds made available for migrant and seasonal Head Start programs under any other provision of section 640(a) of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19604ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$100,000,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes under section 640 of the Head Start Act, shall be available through September 30, 2024, for awards to eligible entities for Head Start and Early Head Start programs and to entities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act for high quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships, and for training and technical assistance for such activities: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, up to $21,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the administrative costs of carrying out this paragraph;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19604ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$8,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Program consistent with section 648(g) of such Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19604ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$21,000,000 shall be available to supplement funding otherwise available for research, evaluation, and Federal administrative costs:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19604ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may reduce the reservation of funds under section 640(a)(2)(C) of such Act in lieu of reducing the reservation of funds under sections 640(a)(2)(B), 640(a)(2)(D), and 640(a)(2)(E) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $315,000,000 shall be available until December 31, 2023 for carrying out sections 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to 3 percent of the funds in the preceding proviso shall be available for technical assistance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such section 9212: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $804,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19604ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19604ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That for services furnished under the CSBG Act with funds made available for such purpose in this fiscal year and in fiscal year 2022, States may apply the last sentence of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting “200 percent” for “125 percent”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $34,383,000 shall be for section 680 of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $22,383,000 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4873">136 STAT. 4873</page> shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $12,000,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding section 675C(a)(3) of the CSBG Act, to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under such Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19604ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19604ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19604eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9921">42 USC 9921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196075bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9921">42 USC 9921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196075bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196075bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9921">42 USC 9921 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $240,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 303(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated notwithstanding section 303(a)(2) of such Act for carrying out section 309 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the percentages specified in section 112(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system’s effectiveness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $107,848,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">promoting safe and stable families</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $86,515,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds available to carry out section 437, $59,765,000 shall be allocated consistent with subsections (b) through (d) of such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds available to carry out section 437, to assist in meeting the requirements described in section 471(e)(4)(C), $20,000,000 shall be for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4874">136 STAT. 4874</page> grants to each State, territory, and Indian tribe operating title IV–E plans for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs, as described in section 427(a)(1) of such Act and $6,750,000, in addition to funds otherwise appropriated in section 476 for such purposes, shall be for the Family First Clearinghouse and to support evaluation and technical assistance relating to the evaluation of child and family services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19609cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That section 437(b)(1) shall be applied to amounts in the previous proviso by substituting “5 percent” for “3.3 percent”, and notwithstanding section 436(b)(1), such reserved amounts may be used for identifying, establishing, and disseminating practices to meet the criteria specified in section 471(e)(4)(C): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the reservation in section 437(b)(2) and the limitations in section 437(d) shall not apply to funds specified in the second proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the minimum grant award for kinship navigator programs in the case of States and territories shall be $200,000, and, in the case of tribes, shall be $25,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments for foster care and permanency</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19609ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, $7,606,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19609cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, $3,200,000,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19609cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Community Living</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">aging and disability services programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Older Americans Act of 1965 (“OAA”), the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II and VII (and section 14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $2,482,545,000, together with $55,242,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of amounts made available under this heading to carry out sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up to one percent of such amounts shall be available for developing and implementing evidence-based practices for enhancing senior nutrition, including medically-tailored meals: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4875">136 STAT. 4875</page> provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to 5 percent of the funds provided for adult protective services grants under section 2042 of title XX of the Social Security Act may be used to make grants to Tribes and tribal organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1960eaf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19611203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10802">42 U.S.C. 10802</ref>)) to continue to pursue any legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf of an individual or group of individuals with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s15002/8/A">20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)</ref>) that is attributable to a mental impairment (or a combination of mental and physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, unless reasonable public notice of the action has been provided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting such legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the limitations in the immediately preceding proviso shall not apply in the case of an individual who is neither competent to consent nor has a legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply in the case of individuals who are a ward of the State or subject to public guardianship: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $41,644,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general departmental management</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19613914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4876">136 STAT. 4876</page> vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $537,144,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of this amount, $60,000,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants which exclusively implement education in sexual risk avoidance (defined as voluntarily refraining from non-marital sexual activity): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19616025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sexual risk avoidance.</p></sidenote> That funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no more than 10 percent of the funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall be available for technical assistance and administrative costs of such programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19616026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Embryo adoption.</p></sidenote> That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such services shall be provided consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s59.5/a/4">42 CFR 59.5(a)(4)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out prize competitions sponsored by the Office of the Secretary to accelerate innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney diseases (as authorized by section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</ref>)).</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4877">136 STAT. 4877</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medicare hearings and appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for Medicare hearings and appeals in the Office of the Secretary, $196,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the national coordinator for health information technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $66,238,000 shall be from amounts made available under section 241 of the PHS Act.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $87,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s228">18 U.S.C. 228</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount appropriated under this heading, necessary sums shall be available for carrying out activities authorized under section 3022 of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300jj–52">42 U.S.C. 300jj–52</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office for civil rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $39,798,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health and social services emergency fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1961ae47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $1,647,569,000, of which $950,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4878">136 STAT. 4878</page> products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That $75,000,000 of the amounts made available to support coordination of the development, production, and distribution of vaccines, therapeutics, and other medical countermeasures shall remain available through September 30, 2024.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1961ae48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $820,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1961ae49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act, $965,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1961ae4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $335,000,000; of which $300,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">advanced research projects agency for health</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to advanced research projects for health, $1,500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the President shall appoint in the Department of Health and Human Services a director of advanced research projects for health (Director): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That funds may be used to make or rescind appointments of scientific, medical, and professional personnel without regard to any provision in title 5 governing appointments under the civil service laws: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That funds may be used to fix the compensation of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Director, up to the amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">section 102 of title 3, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cash prizes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Director may use funds made available under this heading to make awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and cash prizes, and enter into other transactions (as defined in section 319L(a)(3) of the PHS Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That activities supported with funds provided under this heading shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 406(a)(3)(A)(ii) or 492 of the PHS Act: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote></proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may transfer the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, including the functions, personnel, missions, activities, authorities, and funds, within 30 days of enactment of this Act to any agency or office of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241">42 USC 241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4879">136 STAT. 4879</page> shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to prevent the NIH from paying up to 100 percent of the salary of an individual at this rate.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1961fc7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962238c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962238d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962238e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962238f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19622390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19622391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the effective date of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2023 under section 338B of such Act, or at any time if the individual who has been awarded such contract has not received funds due under the contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19624aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19624aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Children, youth, and families.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19624aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Family planning.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19624aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child abuse.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19624aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4880">136 STAT. 4880</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19624aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity’s enrollees): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196271b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gun control.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196271b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Government employees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196271ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Children, youth, and families.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196271bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">AIDS.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1962bfdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2023:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1962bfdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1962bfdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cooperation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">HIV/AIDS.</p></sidenote> Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1962bfe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and <ref href="/us/usc/t22">22 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4881">136 STAT. 4881</page> 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">section 5304 of title 5, United States Code</ref> if such personnel’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch63/schI">subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period. </p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962bfea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the “Office of AIDS Research” account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1962e6fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH (“Director”) may use funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1962e6fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962e6fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962e6fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Peer Review</inline>.—</heading><content>In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1962e6ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed $100,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $5,000,000 per project.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards (“NRSA”) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4882">136 STAT. 4882</page> Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19630d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19635b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/c/1/B">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)</ref>), if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19635b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>funds are available and obligated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19635b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19635b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19635b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA’s programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19635b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>A contract entered into under this section—<sidenote><p>Determination.</p></sidenote></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19635b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3903">section 3903 of title 41, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19635b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1963a959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963a95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963a95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2024 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1963a95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1963a95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963a95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1963a95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1963a960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1963a961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1963a962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4883">136 STAT. 4883</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1963a963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963d074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2024 budget of the President submitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, information that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2024. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading “<headingText>Health Insurance Exchange Transparency</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program Management” account, may be used for payments under <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s1342/b/1">section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148</ref> (relating to risk corridors).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1963f785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963f786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the heading “<headingText>Prevention and Public Health Fund</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1963f787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1963f788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963f789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1963f78a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x19641e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Effective during the period beginning on November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2025, any provision of law that refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary involved as if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19641e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such reference to such current recommendations were a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention last issued before 2009; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19641e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/jj">42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19641e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In making Federal financial assistance, the provisions relating to indirect costs in <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/pt75">part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, including with respect to the approval of deviations from negotiated rates, shall continue to apply to the National Institutes of Health to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions were applied in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of Health and Human <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4884">136 STAT. 4884</page> Services or to any department or agency may be used to develop or implement a modified approach to such provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal effect of the approval of such deviations from negotiated rates beyond the proportional effect of such approvals in such quarter.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19641e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Opioids.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19641ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19641ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The NIH Director may transfer funds for opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and addiction, pain management, and addiction treatment to other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to be used for the same purpose 15 days after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the transfer authority provided in the previous proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19646cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19646cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Detailed monthly enrollment figures from the Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the open enrollment period; and<sidenote><p>Notifications.</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>Grants.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19646cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Notification of any new or competitive grant awards, including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19646cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19646cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public release of enrollment information or the award of such grants.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the amounts otherwise available for “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Program Management”, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $455,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related to the Medicare Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of <ref href="/us/pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</ref> or <ref href="/us/pl/111/152">Public Law 111–152</ref> (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19646cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a biannual report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act that are available for salaries and expenses of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services shall also be available to pay travel and related expenses of such an employee or of a member of his or her family, when such employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that are the subject of a determination of a public health emergency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be adequately addressed in that location at that time.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> For purposes of this section, the term “<term>U.S. territory</term>” means Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4885">136 STAT. 4885</page> Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Department of Health and Human Services may accept donations from the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups independent of the Federal Government for the care of unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>)) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families, including medical goods and services, which may include early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote the wellbeing of such children.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196493df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x19650910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance</headingText>” may be obligated to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied alien children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>)) in any facility that is not State-licensed for the care of unaccompanied alien children, except in the case that the Secretary determines that housing unaccompanied alien children in such a facility is necessary on a temporary basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency, provided that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19650911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19650912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19650913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the terms of the grant or contract for the operations of any such facility that remains in operation for more than six consecutive months shall require compliance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19650914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19650915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the same requirements as licensed placements, as listed in Exhibit 1 of the Flores Settlement Agreement that the Secretary determines are applicable to non-State licensed facilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19650916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>staffing ratios of one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every eight (8) children or youth during waking hours, one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every sixteen (16) children or youth during sleeping hours, and clinician ratios to children (including mental health providers) as required in grantee cooperative agreements;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19650917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19650918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19650919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965091a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary may grant a 60-day waiver for a contractor’s or grantee’s non-compliance with paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies and provides a report to Congress on the contractor’s or grantee’s good-faith efforts and progress towards compliance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1965091b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not more than four consecutive waivers under paragraph (2) may be granted to a contractor or grantee with respect to a specific facility;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1965091c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>ORR shall ensure full adherence to the monitoring requirements set forth in section 5.5 of its Policies and Procedures Guide as of May 15, 2019;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1965091d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>for any such unlicensed facility in operation for more than three consecutive months, ORR shall conduct a minimum of one comprehensive monitoring visit during the first three months of operation, with quarterly monitoring visits thereafter; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1965091e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965091f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19650920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, ORR shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate outlining the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4886">136 STAT. 4886</page> requirements of ORR for influx facilities including any requirement listed in paragraph (1)(A) that the Secretary has determined are not applicable to non-State licensed facilities.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279">6 USC 279 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In addition to the existing Congressional notification for formal site assessments of potential influx facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard-sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely outcome is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children will be otherwise placed in danger.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> Within 60 days of bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report detailing the total number of children in care at the facility, the average length of stay and average length of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length of stay and reason for delay in release.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Congress.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19653039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or Member of the House of Representatives from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279/g/2">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</ref>)), provided that such Senator or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business days in advance to ensure that such visit would not interfere with the operations (including child welfare and child safety operations) of such facility.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965574a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965574b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965574c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965574d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alien children.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965574e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279">6 USC 279 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x1965574f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make publicly available online, a report with respect to children who were separated from their parents or legal guardians by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regardless of whether or not such separation was pursuant to an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during the previous month. Each report shall contain the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19657e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number and ages of children so separated subsequent to apprehension at or between ports of entry, to be reported by sector where separation occurred; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19657e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the documented cause of separation, as reported by DHS when each child was referred.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act that are available for salaries and expenses of employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligible dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory as defined in section 229 of this Act at costs not in excess of those paid for or reimbursed by the Department of Defense.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4887">136 STAT. 4887</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19657e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances in the “Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/110/161/dG/s223">section 223 of division G of Public Law 110–161</ref>, $650,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="237"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 237. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19657e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19657e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary of Health and Human Services may waive penalties and administrative requirements in title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act for awards under such title from amounts provided under the heading “<headingText>Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and Services Administration</headingText>” in this or any other appropriations Act for this fiscal year, including amounts made available to such heading by transfer.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19657e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="III">TITLE III</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1965a576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Education for the Disadvantaged</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “ESEA”) and section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “HEA”), $19,087,790,000, of which $8,159,490,000 shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for academic year 2023–2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as “Secretary”) on October 1, 2022, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $5,282,550,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $5,282,550,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $224,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 2 of part B of title II: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $52,123,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Impact Aid</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the ESEA, $1,618,112,000, of which $1,468,242,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 7003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 7003(d), $18,406,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, shall be for construction under section 7007(b), $78,313,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 7002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 7008: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 7003(a) for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4888">136 STAT. 4888</page> school year 2022–2023, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">School Improvement Programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,810,642,000, of which $3,952,312,000 shall become available on July 1, 2023, and remain available through September 30, 2024, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for academic year 2023–2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $390,000,000 shall be for part B of title I: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $1,329,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $45,897,000 shall be for part B of title VI, which may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any public elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to a public elementary school or secondary school that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $44,953,000 shall be for part C of title VI, which shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and may be used for construction, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 6305 of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $55,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make such arrangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $24,464,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $215,000,000 shall be for part B of title V: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $1,380,000,000 shall be available for grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, $194,746,000, of which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4889">136 STAT. 4889</page> $72,000,000 shall be for subpart 2 of part A of title VI and $12,365,000 shall be for subpart 3 of part A of title VI: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the 5 <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19661aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>percent limitation in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 6133(g) of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That grants<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19661aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> awarded under sections 6132 and 6133 of the ESEA with funds provided under this heading may be for a period of up to 5 years.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Innovation and Improvement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $1,253,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $286,000,000 shall be for subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II and shall be made available without regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 2241: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $683,000,000 shall be for parts C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, and shall be made available without regard to sections 4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to the funds available for part C of title IV: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds available for part C of title IV, the Secretary shall use not less than $60,000,000 to carry out section 4304, of which not more than $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 4304(k), $140,000,000, to remain available through March 31, 2024, to carry out section 4305(b), and not more than $16,000,000 to carry out the activities in section 4305(a)(3): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 4601(b), $284,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2023 for subpart 1 of part F of title IV: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds available for subpart 4 of part F of title IV, not less than $8,000,000 shall be used for continuation grants for eligible national nonprofit organizations, as described in the Applications for New Awards; Assistance for Arts Education Program published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022, for activities described under section 4642(a)(1)(C).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Safe Schools and Citizenship Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $457,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $216,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $150,000,000 shall be available for section 4625: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $91,000,000 shall be for section 4624.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">English Language Acquisition</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, $890,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4890">136 STAT. 4890</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Special Education<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196668c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $15,453,264,000, of which $5,870,321,000 shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for academic year 2023–2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2022, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States’ relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967050a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote>That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967050b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967050c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1411">20 USC 1411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That the amount by which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967050d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967050e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until the entire reduction is applied: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967050f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1411">20 USC 1411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19670510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1411">20 USC 1411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1234a">20 U.S.C. 1234a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4891">136 STAT. 4891</page> further, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19670511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That States <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19672c22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>may use funds reserved for other State-level activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to carry out activities authorized by those sections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19672c23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>That, notwithstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if 5 or fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each State in an amount equal to the maximum amount described in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19672c24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>That if more than 5 States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall award funds to those States on the basis of the States’ relative populations of infants and toddlers except that no such State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount described in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That States <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19672c25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>may use funds allotted under section 643(c) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to carry out activities authorized by section 638 of IDEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding section 638 of the IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention services to a child who previously received services under part C of the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of the school year following the child’s third birthday with parental consent and without regard to the procedures in section 635(c) of the IDEA.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rehabilitation Services</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $4,092,906,000, of which $3,949,707,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act, and unobligated balances from title III of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dH">division H of Public Law 117–103</ref>), that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment as defined in section 7 of such Act for youth and other individuals with disabilities, including related Federal administrative expenses, and for improving monitoring and oversight of grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act, including information technology modernization: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19675336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>That up to 15 percent of the amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4892">136 STAT. 4892</page> available subsequent to reallotment for the activities described in the first proviso from funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, may be used for evaluation and technical assistance related to such activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19675337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19675338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, nonprofit entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds provided in this Act and made available subsequent to reallotment for the purposes described in the first proviso shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may transfer funds provided in this Act and made available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act to “Institute of Education Sciences” for the evaluation of outcomes for students receiving services and supports under IDEA and under title I, section 504 of title V, and title VI of the Rehabilitation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">american printing house for the blind</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $43,431,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national technical institute for the deaf</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $92,500,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gallaudet university</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $165,361,000, of which up to $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for construction, as defined by section 201(2) of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Career, Technical, and Adult Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (“Perkins Act”) and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (“AEFLA”), $2,191,436,000, of which $1,400,436,000 shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $25,000,000 shall be available for innovation and modernization grants under such section 114(e) of the Perkins Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 242.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4893">136 STAT. 4893</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Student Financial Assistance</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1967a159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,615,352,000 which shall remain available through September 30, 2024.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1967a15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1967a15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1070a">20 USC 1070a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2023–2024 shall be $6,335.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Student Aid Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $2,033,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968168c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate new student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan servicers on the basis of their past performance compared to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process new and existing accounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968168d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087f">20 USC 1087f note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That for student loan contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2017, the Secretary shall allow student loan borrowers who are consolidating Federal student loans to select from any student loan servicer to service their new consolidated student loan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in order to promote accountability and high-quality service to borrowers, the Secretary shall not award funding for any contract solicitation for a new Federal student loan servicing environment, including the solicitation for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, unless such an environment provides for the participation of multiple student loan servicers that contract directly with the Department of Education to manage a unique portfolio of borrower accounts and the full life-cycle of loans from disbursement to pay-off with certain limited exceptions, and allocates student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan servicers based on performance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968168e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p></sidenote>That the Department shall re-allocate accounts from servicers for recurring non-compliance with FSA guidelines, contractual requirements, and applicable laws, including for failure to sufficiently inform borrowers of available repayment options: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968168f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That such servicers shall be evaluated based on their ability to meet contract requirements (including an understanding of Federal and State law), future performance on the contracts, and history of compliance with applicable consumer protections laws: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent FSA permits student loan servicing subcontracting, FSA shall hold prime contractors accountable for meeting the requirements of the contract, and the performance and expectations of subcontractors shall be accounted for in the prime contract and in the overall performance of the prime contractor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That FSA shall ensure that the Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal loan servicing environment, incentivize more support to borrowers at risk of delinquency or default: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That FSA shall ensure that in such environment contractors have the capacity to meet and are held accountable for performance on service levels; are held accountable for and have a history of compliance with applicable consumer protection laws; and have relevant experience and demonstrated effectiveness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefings.</p></sidenote>the Secretary shall provide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4894">136 STAT. 4894</page> quarterly briefings to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on general progress related to solicitations for Federal student loan servicing contracts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> That FSA shall strengthen transparency through expanded publication of aggregate data on student loan and servicer performance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, FSA shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this account for fiscal year 2023 and provide quarterly updates on this plan (including contracts awarded, change orders, bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, and any other activity carried out using amounts provided under this heading for fiscal year 2023): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the FSA Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal student loan servicing environment, shall include accountability measures that account for the performance of the portfolio and contractor compliance with FSA guidelines: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19681699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968169a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968169b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>notwithstanding the requirements of the Federal Property and Administration Services Act of 1949, <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3101/etseq">41 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</ref>, as amended; parts 6, 16, and 37 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t48">title 48, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>; or any other procurement limitation on the period of performance, the Secretary may extend the period of performance for any contract under section 456 of the HEA for servicing activities for up to one year from the current date of expiration.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Higher Education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins Act, $3,526,037,000, of which $184,000,000 shall remain available through December 31, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19683dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19683dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote>That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 313(d) of the HEA shall not apply to an institution of higher education that is eligible to receive funding under section 318 of the HEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available for carrying out section 419N of the HEA may be awarded notwithstanding the limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of the HEA: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $429,587,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4895">136 STAT. 4895</page> explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 302 of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Howard University</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For partial support of Howard University, $354,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA, $298,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196864be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $752,065,725: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196864bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $528,000.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Institute of Education Sciences</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19688bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education Sciences as authorized by section 208 of the Department of Education Organization Act and carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $807,605,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19688bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4896">136 STAT. 4896</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Management</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $426,907,000, of which up to $7,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for relocation expenses, and for the renovation and repair of leased buildings: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the Department of Education available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization that decentralizes, reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, or functionality of the Budget Service of the Department of Education, relative to the organization and operation of the Budget Service as in effect on January 1, 2018.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office for civil rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $140,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $67,500,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968b2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Voluntary prayer.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968b2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Meditation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="302"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 302. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968d9f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968d9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="303"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 303. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968d9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act and consolidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="304"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 304.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1968d9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Scholarships.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19690108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2023 may use the income <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4897">136 STAT. 4897</page> from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19690109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969010a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="305"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 305. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969010b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969010c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1011c">20 USC 1011c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 114(f) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1011c/f">20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2021”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="306"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 306. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969010d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969010e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087h">20 USC 1087h note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087h/a">20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “2023” for “2021”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="307"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 307. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “<headingText>Student Aid Administration</headingText>” may be available for payments for student loan servicing to an institution of higher education that services outstanding Federal Perkins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087aa/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="308"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 308. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated under section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1070a/b/7/A/iv/XI">20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI)</ref>) for fiscal year 2023, $75,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="309"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 309. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969281f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loan cancellation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available in this title under the heading “<headingText>Student Aid Administration</headingText>”, $2,300,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Education to conduct outreach to borrowers of loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 who may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087e/m">20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)</ref>), to ensure that borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of such loan cancellation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall specifically conduct outreach to assist borrowers who would qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of such Act except that the borrower has made some, or all, of the 120 required payments under a repayment plan that is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, to encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment plan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19692820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall also communicate to all Direct Loan borrowers the full requirements of section 455(m) of such Act and improve the filing of employment certification by providing improved outreach and information such as outbound calls, electronic communications, ensuring prominent access to program requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire payment certification process electronically and on a centralized website.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="310"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 310. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19694f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19694f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19694f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act for an HEA program, except for any amounts made available for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, to carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to collect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized by the HEA: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no funds made available in this Act for the “Student Aid Administration” account shall be subject to the reservation under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any funds reserved under this section shall be available through September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That if, under any other provision of law, funds are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activities with respect to a program or project, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4898">136 STAT. 4898</page> the Secretary may also reserve funds for such program or project for the purposes described in this section so long as the total reservation of funds for such program or project does not exceed any statutory limits on such reservations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19694f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19694f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> That not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a plan that identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld for the purposes of this section, and the activities to be carried out with such funds.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="311"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 311. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Innovation and Improvement</headingText>” for purposes authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, there are hereby appropriated an additional $200,443,000 which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds made available for such projects shall be subject to section 302 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="312"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 312. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for “Institute of Education Sciences”, $19,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Education (“the Secretary”) to provide support services to the Institute of Education Sciences (including, but not limited to information technology services, lease or procurement of office space, human resource services, financial management services, financial systems support, budget formulation and execution, legal counsel, equal employment opportunity services, physical security, facilities management, acquisition and contract management, grants administration and policy, and enterprise risk management): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall calculate the actual amounts obligated and expended for such support services by using a standard Department of Education methodology for allocating the cost of all such support services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may transfer any amounts available for IES support services in excess of actual amounts needed for IES support services, as so calculated, to the “Program Administration” account from the “Institute of Education Sciences” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in order to address any shortfall between amounts available for IES support services and amounts needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Secretary may transfer necessary amounts to the “Institute of Education Sciences” account from the “Program Administration” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19697646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19697647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance of any transfer made pursuant to this section.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="313"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 313. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19697648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1652">20 USC 1652</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19699d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Education Amendments Act of 1972 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 802.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4899">136 STAT. 4899</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="314"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 314. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19699d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances available under the heading “<headingText>Student Financial Assistance</headingText>” for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, $360,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19699d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (referred to in this title as “the Committee”) established under <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8502">section 8502 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, $13,124,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969c46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969c46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofits.</p></sidenote> That in order to authorize any central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8503/c">section 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code</ref>, to perform requirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 51–3.2 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, the Committee shall enter into a written agreement with any such central nonprofit agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and reporting provisions as necessary to implement <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch85">chapter 85 of title 41, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such agreement shall include the elements listed under the heading “<headingText>Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Elements</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/s4">section 4 of Public Law 114–113</ref> (in the matter preceding division A of that consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under section 51–3.5 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, prior to executing a written agreement with the Committee: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no less than $3,150,000 shall be available for the Office of Inspector General.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Corporation for National and Community Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as “CNCS”) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as “1973 Act”) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as “1990 Act”), $975,525,000, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $19,538,000 shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4900">136 STAT. 4900</page> to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) $37,735,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (4) $8,558,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969c46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the national service trust</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $230,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969eb7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1969eb80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within “Operating Expenses” allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1513/b">31 U.S.C. 1513(b)</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</ref>, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $99,686,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $7,595,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a1291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a1292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2023, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a1293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a1294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a1295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12571">42 USC 12571 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4901">136 STAT. 4901</page> minimum share requirement as provided in <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/s2521.60">section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/s2521.70">section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a39a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donations.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x196a60b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196a60b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered “qualified entities” under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (“NCPA”);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196a60b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>individuals described in such section shall be considered “volunteers” under section 3 of NCPA; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196a60ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with <ref href="/us/pl/92/544">Public Law 92–544</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a60bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146 and 147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully completes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours during a period of not more than one year may receive a national service education award having a value of 70 percent of the value of a national service education award determined under section 147(a) of the Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a60bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act shall be applied by substituting “an approved national service position” for “a national service program that receives grants under subtitle C”.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Corporation for Public Broadcasting</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196a87cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2025, $535,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a87ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196a87cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Political test.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196a87d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the costs associated with <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction> and upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection system and other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4902">136 STAT. 4902</page> technologies and services that create infrastructure and efficiencies within the public media system, $60,000,000.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196aaee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (“Service”) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $53,705,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdiction.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $18,012,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Institute of Museum and Library Services</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of museum and library services: grants and administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $294,800,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Medicaid and Chip Payment and Access Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $9,405,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Medicare Payment Advisory Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act, $13,824,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4903">136 STAT. 4903</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Council on Disability</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $3,850,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Labor Relations Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $299,224,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196afd02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Electronic voting.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Mediation Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $15,113,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $15,449,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Railroad Retirement Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">dual benefits payments account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $9,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of <ref href="/us/pl/98/76">Public Law 98–76</ref>; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4904">136 STAT. 4904</page> and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196b2413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment schedule.</p></sidenote> That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/98/76/s417">section 417 of Public Law 98–76</ref>.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board (“Board”) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $128,000,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to hire students attending qualifying educational institutions or individuals who have recently completed qualifying educational programs using current excepted hiring authorities established by the Office of Personnel Management.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on the office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $14,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Social Security Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to social security trust funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $11,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">supplemental security income program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196b7234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, <ref href="/us/pl/92/603/s401">section 401 of Public Law 92–603</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/93/s212">section 212 of Public Law 93</ref>–<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4905">136 STAT. 4905</page> 66, as amended, and <ref href="/us/pl/95/216/s405">section 405 of Public Law 95–216</ref>, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $48,609,338,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than $86,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2025.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196b7235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196b7236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196b7237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, $15,800,000,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196bc058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, including the hire and purchase of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $13,985,978,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not less than $2,700,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $55,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for activities to address the disability hearings backlog within the Office of Hearings Operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2023 not needed for fiscal year 2023 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196bc059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196bc05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s7131">5 U.S.C. 7131</ref>, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196be76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Of <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196be76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196be76d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the total amount made available in the first paragraph under this heading, not more than $1,784,000,000, to remain available through March 31, 2024, is for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings derived from services demonstrate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4906">136 STAT. 4906</page> an individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social Security Administration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate, and $1,511,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate and section 1(i) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the additional new budget authority described in the preceding proviso, up to $15,100,000 may be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General”, Social Security Administration, for the cost of jointly operated co-operative disability investigation units: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196be76e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196be76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by <ref href="/us/pl/104/121/s103/d/2">section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121</ref> for fiscal years 1996 through 2002: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds described in this paragraph shall be available for transfer or reprogramming except as specified in this paragraph.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196be770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, $140,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or <ref href="/us/pl/93/66/s212/b/3">section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66</ref>, which shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2023 exceed $140,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2024 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196be771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196be772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $32,000,000, together with not to exceed $82,665,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for information technology modernization, including related hardware and software infrastructure and equipment, and for administrative expenses directly associated with information technology modernization.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196be773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the “Limitation on Administrative Expenses”, Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196be774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196be775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That notice <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4907">136 STAT. 4907</page> of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 501. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="502"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 502. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="503"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 503.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196c0e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propaganda.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196c0e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196c3598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s4002">section 4002 of Public Law 111–148</ref> shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196c3599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s4002">section 4002 of Public Law 111–148</ref> shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196c5caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196c5cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gun control.</p></sidenote><content>The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="504"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 504. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4908">136 STAT. 4908</page> representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for “Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses”; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for “National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="505"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 505. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x196c83bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196c83bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196c83be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196c83bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="506"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 506.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196c83c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196caad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196caad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196caad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196caad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term “<term>health benefits coverage</term>” means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="507"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 507.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196caad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196cf8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196cf8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196cf8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196cf8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196cf8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196cf8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y196cf8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196cf8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196cf8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196cf8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>In this subsection, the term “<term>health care entity</term>” includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4909">136 STAT. 4909</page> a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="508"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 508.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196cf900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human embryos.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196d2011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196d2012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196d2013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/s46.204/b">45 CFR 46.204(b)</ref> and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s289g/b">42 U.S.C. 289g(b)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196d2014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d2015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>For purposes of this section, the term “<term>human embryo or embryos</term>” includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/pt46">45 CFR 46</ref> as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="509"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 509.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d2016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196d4727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196d4728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="510"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 510.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d4729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Health and health care.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="511"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 511. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d472a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d472b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x196d6e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196d6e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4212/d">38 U.S.C. 4212(d)</ref> regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196d6e3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="512"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 512. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="513"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 513. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d6e3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x196d6e40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4910">136 STAT. 4910</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="514"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 514.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d9551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d9552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196d9553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196de374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>relocates an office or employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>reorganizes or renames offices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>reorganizes programs or activities; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196de37b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x196de37c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196de37d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196e0a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196e0a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196e0a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x196e0a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.</continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="515"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 515.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e0a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Political disclosure.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196e0a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196e0a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="516"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 516. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e0a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e0a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating plan.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2023 that are different than those specified in this Act, the explanatory statement described <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4911">136 STAT. 4911</page> in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) or the fiscal year 2023 budget request.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="517"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 517. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e30a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e30a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e30a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000, individually or in total for a particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2023, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="518"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 518. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that is not the claimant’s number and the performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="519"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 519. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e57ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mexico.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="520"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 520.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y196e57bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196e57bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.<sidenote><p>Pornography.</p></sidenote></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="521"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 521. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x196e7ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196e7ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y196e7ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="522"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 522. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at United States taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4912">136 STAT. 4912</page> made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="523"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 523.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196e7ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196ea5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dH/s526">section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76</ref>, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting “Fiscal Year 2023” for “Fiscal Year 2014” in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting “September 30, 2027” for “September 30, 2018” each place it appears: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such pilots shall include communities that have experienced civil unrest.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196ea5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dH/s526">section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dG/s524">section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dH/s525">section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dH/s525">section 525 of division H of Public Law 115–31</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dH/s525">section 525 of division H of Public Law 115–141</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dA/s524">section 524 of division A of Public Law 116–94</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dH/s524">section 524 of division H of Public Law 116–260</ref>, and <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dH/s523">section 523 of division H of Public Law 117–103</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196eccf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies up to an additional 5 years to operate under such authorities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="524"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 524. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1502">31 USC 1502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of fiscal year 2023 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a report on the status of balances of appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the monthly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="525"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 525. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196eccfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or competitive grant award notifications, including supplements, issued at the discretion of such Departments not less than 3 full business days before any entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices (other than emergency response grants at any time of the year or for grant awards made during the last 10 business days of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the program year).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="526"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 526. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196ef40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Needles.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196ef40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Syringes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196ef40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x196ef40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196ef410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196ef411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">HIV.</p></sidenote>That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds for elements of a program other than making such purchases if the relevant State or local health department, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is operating in accordance with State and local law.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4913">136 STAT. 4913</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="527"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 527. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196ef412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Each department and related agency funded through this Act shall provide answers to questions submitted for the record by members of the Committee within 45 business days after receipt.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="528"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 528. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act and the income derived from investment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, $14,628,000,000 shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="529"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 529.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196f1b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196f1b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y196f4235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>This section applies to: (1) the Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation Office and the statistical-related cooperative and interagency agreements and contracting activities of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196f4236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196f4237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196f4238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content>Amounts made available under this Act which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That when an office referenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may use a single Treasury account for such activities, with funding advanced on a reimbursable basis.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y196f4239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which such amounts are available.</content></subsection> </section>

  This division may be cited as the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION I—

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x196f423c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s60a">2 USC 60a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">LEGISLATIVE BRANCH</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SENATE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Expense Allowances</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196f694d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $195,000.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x196f694e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4914">136 STAT. 4914</page></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries, Officers and Employees</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $258,677,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the vice president</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the Vice President, $2,907,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the president pro tempore</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $832,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the president pro tempore emeritus</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $359,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the majority and minority leaders</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $6,196,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the majority and minority whips</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,876,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">committee on appropriations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $17,900,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">conference committees</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,891,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,782,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $940,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">policy committees</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,931,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,862,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the chaplain</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Office of the Chaplain, $598,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the secretary</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Office of the Secretary, $29,282,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4915">136 STAT. 4915</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $108,929,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $2,126,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">agency contributions and related expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $77,088,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $8,150,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Senate Legal Counsel</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,350,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inquiries and investigations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/304">Public Law 96–304</ref>), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $145,615,000, of which $14,561,500 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $552,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">secretary of the senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $17,515,000, of which $13,254,193 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $4,260,807 shall remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4916">136 STAT. 4916</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $171,844,000, of which $160,144,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for Senate hearing room audiovisual equipment, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,500,000 shall be for a residential security system program, to remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sergeant at arms fellowships fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses authorized by the Sergeant at Arms Fellowships Fund established in section 102 of this Act, $6,277,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">miscellaneous items</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For miscellaneous items, $27,814,000 which shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">senators’ official personnel and office expense account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $512,000,000, of which $20,128,950 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated solely for the purpose of providing financial compensation to Senate interns.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">official mail costs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">requiring amounts remaining in senators’ official personnel and office expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading “<headingText>SENATE</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</headingText>” under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">senators’ official personnel and office expense account</headingText>” shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after the end of the period of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading “<headingText>GENERAL PROVISION</headingText>” under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4107">2 U.S.C. 4107</ref>) and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4917">136 STAT. 4917</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mccain-mansfield and sfc sean cooley and spc christopher horton congressional gold star family fellowships programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197053af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6519">2 USC 6519</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1970c8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Definitions<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the term “<term>appropriate committees of the Senate</term>” means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the term “<term>Fellowships Programs</term>” means the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program (commonly referred to as the “Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program”) established under Senate Resolution 442 (117th Congress), agreed to November 4, 2021, and the McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program established under Senate Resolution 443 (117th Congress), agreed to November 4, 2021, or any successor program to such programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the term “<term>Fund</term>” means the Sergeant at Arms Fellowships Fund established under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the term “<term>Sergeant at Arms</term>” means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1970c8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Contingent Expenses of the Senate</headingText>” an account to be known as the “<inline class="smallCaps">sergeant at arms fellowships fund</inline>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1970c8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Amounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Sergeant at Arms for the costs of compensation of fellows under the Fellowships Programs and the administration of the Fellowships Programs, except as provided in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Agency contributions for the Fellowships Programs shall be paid from the appropriations account for “Salaries, Officers and Employees” of the Senate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1970c8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Sergeant at Arms shall provide to the appropriate committees of the Senate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1970c8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>a plan regarding the administration of the Fund by the Sergeant at Arms prior to obligation of any funds, to be updated and resubmitted following any changes to the plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1970c8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1970c8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>annual reports regarding the costs of the Fellowships Programs paid from the Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1970c8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as are necessary for the compensation of fellows under the Fellowships Programs during the fiscal year and for the administration of the Fellowships Programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1970c8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion for Purposes of Staffing Limits on the Office of the Sergeant at Arms</inline>.—</heading><content>The payment of compensation to any individual serving in a fellowship under the Fellowships Programs by the Sergeant at Arms shall not be included for purposes of any limitation on staffing levels of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">senate democratic leadership offices funding authorities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19711710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Section 104 of division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6154">2 U.S.C. 6154 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19711711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Office of the Assistant Leader</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>office of the designated officer</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4918">136 STAT. 4918</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19711712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19711713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>means the 117th Congress; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>means the 118th Congress;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19711714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and ending on January 3, 2023.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and ending on January 7, 2025; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19711715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y19713e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19713e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>the term ‘<term>designated officer of the applicable conference</term>’ means the member of the leadership of the applicable conference to whom the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference are assigned under subsection (b).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19713e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 3, 2021, assign to the Assistant Leader of the applicable conference</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 3, 2023, at the direction of the Chair of the applicable conference, assign to a member of the leadership of the applicable conference</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19713e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Assistant Leader</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>designated officer</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19713e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19713e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6154">2 USC 6154 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 3, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,847,571,000, as follows:</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">House Leadership Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: <proviso><i> Provided</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1971653c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2023 until January 2, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Members’ Representational Allowances</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">including members’ clerk hire, official expenses of members, and official mail</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $810,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5322a">2 U.S.C. 5322a</ref>) for the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4919">136 STAT. 4919</page> compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, $20,638,800, to remain available through January 2, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 120(b) of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Representatives may use not more than $46,800 of the allowance available under this heading during legislative year 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5106">2 U.S.C. 5106</ref>) for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain available through January 2, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority Floor Leader.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>) for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, special, and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), $2,600,000, to remain available through January 2, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Administration.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee Offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>) for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropriations, $463,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $231,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Committee Employees</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Standing Committees, Special and Select</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $180,587,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4920">136 STAT. 4920</page> That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2024, except that $5,800,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Committee on Appropriations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $31,294,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries, Officers and Employees</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $324,057,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representation and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $40,827,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $38,793,000, of which $22,232,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $211,572,000, of which $25,977,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, $3,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,138,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,912,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,184,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,746,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $13,457,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized employees, $744,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available until expended under this heading to the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $4,700,000 shall be for activities associated with securing the permanent residences of Members of the House of Representatives in the congressional districts the Members represent and securing the temporary residences of Members in the District of Columbia, and may not be transferred or merged under sections 101(b) or 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5507/b">2 U.S.C. 5507(b)</ref> and (c)(2)): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1972017d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That as used in the preceding proviso, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4921">136 STAT. 4921</page> the term “<term>Members of the House of Representatives</term>” shall include a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Allowances and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $430,785,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable employee benefits, $387,368,200, to remain available until March 31, 2024, except that $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $22,841,000, of which $6,776,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, $9,674,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,762,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $1,500,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5513">2 U.S.C. 5513</ref>), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1972288e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> That disbursement from this account is subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds provided in this account shall only be used for initiatives recommended by the Select Committee on Modernization or approved by the Committee on House Administration.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19724f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—<inline class="smallCaps">Salaries and Expenses</inline>—<inline class="smallCaps">members’ representational allowances</inline>” shall be available only for fiscal year 2023. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2023 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19724fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19724fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19724fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19724fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>As used in this section, the term “<term>Member of the House of Representatives</term>” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4922">136 STAT. 4922</page></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on amount available to lease vehicles</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance to the House of Representatives in the House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">house intern resource office</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197276b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5549">2 USC 5549</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1972c4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Establishment; Coordinator<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1972c4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment; coordinator</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives the House Intern Resource Office (hereinafter referred to as the “Office”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1972c4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall be headed by the House Intern Resource Coordinator (hereinafter referred to as the “Coordinator”), who shall be employed by the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1972c4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In consultation with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and such other offices as the Coordinator considers appropriate, the Office shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1972c4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide support services, such as accommodations, training, and professional development, to interns of offices of the House of Representatives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1972c4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>serve as a center for resources and best practices for the recruitment, hiring, training, and use of interns by offices of the House of Representatives; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1972c4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>gather demographic and other data about interns of offices of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1972c4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Addressing Inequities in Access to Internships</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out its duties, the Office shall consider inequities in access to internships in offices of the House of Representatives, and shall consider the viability of establishing an intern stipend program for interns from underrepresented backgrounds, including those who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other Minority Serving Institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q/a">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1972ebed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1972ebee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4923">136 STAT. 4923</page></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"> educational assistance and professional development for house employees</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1972ebef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Expansion of Student Loan Repayment Program to Cover Educational Assistance and Professional Development<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4536/a">2 U.S.C. 4536(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19733a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program to Cover Student Loan Repayment, Educational Assistance, and Professional Development for House Employees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19733a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19733a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19733a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19733a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for expenses paid by the employee for the employee’s educational and professional development; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19733a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for credentialing, professional accreditation, professional licensure, and professional certification expenses paid by the employee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19733a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of members</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19733a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19733a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4536">2 USC 4536 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made during fiscal year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">house services revolving fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19736129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Funds Received From Operation of Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5545/a">2 U.S.C. 5545(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973612a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>The operation of the House Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973612b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>Other activities related to the operation of services offered by the House of Representatives, as approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1973612c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Amounts Subject to Notification Provided to Committee on Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 105(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5545/b">2 U.S.C. 5545(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>which is approved by</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>upon notification provided by the Chief Administrative Officer to</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1973612d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1973612e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1973612f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s5545">2 USC 5545 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">clarification of use of child care center revolving fund to staff training classes and conferences</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19738840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Use of Fund<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Section 312(d)(3)(B) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2062/d/3/B">2 U.S.C. 2062(d)(3)(B)</ref>) is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4924">136 STAT. 4924</page> amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The reimbursement of individuals employed by the center for the cost of training classes and conferences</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The cost of training classes and conferences for individuals employed by the center</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19738841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19738842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19738843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2062">2 USC 2062 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">availability of authority of executive agencies to use appropriated amounts for child care to house of representatives</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1973af54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Availability of Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s590/g">Section 590(g) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973af55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to house of representatives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This subsection shall apply with respect to the House of Representatives in the same manner as it applies to an Executive agency, except that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973af56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1973af57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management shall be exercised with respect to the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973af58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>amounts may be made available to implement this subsection with respect to the House of Representatives without advance notice to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1973af59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1973af5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1973af5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s590">40 USC 590 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">JOINT ITEMS</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Joint Committees, as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Joint Economic Committee</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Joint Committee on Taxation</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1973d66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $12,948,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1973d66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For other joint items, as follows:</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Attending Physician</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1973fd7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and their assistants, including:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973fd7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending Physician;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973fd80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4925">136 STAT. 4925</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973fd81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973fd82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1973fd83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$2,880,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $4,181,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Congressional Accessibility Services</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,702,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CAPITOL POLICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19742494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $541,730,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $64,912,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $16,000,000 shall be available for retention bonuses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $3,450,000 is for agreed upon protection activities for Members of Congress and shall be available until September 30, 2024, with notification to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19744ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $192,846,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee, of which $6,028,000 shall be for agreed upon protection activities for Members of Congress and shall be available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19744ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> That amounts made available for the Enhanced Member Protection Program may be obligated and expended only upon approval of the Committees <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4926">136 STAT. 4926</page> on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 2023 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">volunteer chaplain services</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19744ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1912">2 USC 1912</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y197472b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Chief of the Capitol Police shall have authority to accept unpaid religious chaplain services, whereby volunteers from multiple faiths, authorized by their respective religious endorsing agency or organization, may advise, administer, and perform spiritual care and religious guidance for Capitol Police employees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y197472b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Chaplains shall not be required to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony, and employees shall not be required to receive such rite, ritual, or ceremony, if doing so would compromise the conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs of such chaplain or employees or the chaplain’s endorsing agency or organization.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y197472ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197472bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Threat assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Protective details.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1966a">2 USC 1966a</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1341">section 1341 of title 31, United States Code</ref>), hereafter, the United States Capitol Police shall perform a threat assessment for former Speakers of the House of Representatives, and if warranted, any such former Speaker shall receive a United States Capitol Police protective detail for a period of not more than one year beginning on the date they leave such office, except that such former Speaker shall have the option to decline such protective detail at any time: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That at the conclusion of the one year period, the United States Capitol Police shall perform a threat assessment to determine whether extension of the protective detail is warranted: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension authority.</p></sidenote>the protective detail may be extended beyond the initial one year period, with the concurrence of the relevant former Speaker, if the United States Capitol Police determines that information or conditions, including but not limited to violent threats, warrant such protection: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote> That the United States Capitol Police is authorized to enter into Memoranda of Understanding with relevant state and local law enforcement agencies, as needed, to carry out this section.</proviso></content></section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197499d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197499d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director in connection with official representation and reception expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4927">136 STAT. 4927</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1974c0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $63,237,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Director shall use not less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this heading for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2) to increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capital Construction and Operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and administrative support in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $145,843,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading in this Act or any other Act, including previous Acts, may be used for a home-to-work vehicle for the Architect or a duly authorized designee.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Building</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $80,589,000, of which $6,099,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $42,785,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Grounds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $16,365,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Senate Office Buildings</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $184,596,000, of which $66,000,000 shall remain <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4928">136 STAT. 4928</page> available until September 30, 2027, and of which $36,100,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">House Office Buildings</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $126,279,000, of which $14,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $40,600,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the House Office Building Fund established under section 176(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2001">2 U.S.C. 2001 note</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Power Plant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $166,951,000, of which $68,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Library Buildings and Grounds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $144,220,000, of which $108,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, $402,907,000, of which $346,255,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall be for design and construction of enhanced screening vestibules at the north and south Capitol Building entrances: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of such amount, $238,455,000 shall be for the Capitol Complex Security Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4929">136 STAT. 4929</page> available for the Capitol Complex Security Program may be obligated and expended only upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Botanic Garden</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $23,560,000, of which $8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2146">2 U.S.C. 2146</ref>), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Capitol Visitor Center</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $27,692,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 130. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19758436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program.</content></section> <section role="instruction"><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reauthorization of fallen heroes flag act of 2016</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 131. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Section 5 of the Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1881c">2 U.S.C. 1881c</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2028</quotedText>”.</content></section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">LIBRARY OF CONGRESS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; information technology services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4930">136 STAT. 4930</page> not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $582,529,000, and, in addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2023 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; <ref href="/us/stat/32/480">32 Stat. 480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s150">2 U.S.C. 150</ref>), shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1975ab47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> of the total amount appropriated, not more than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses, including for the Overseas Field Offices: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $12,245,000 shall remain available until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $1,459,000 shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available until expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the program and facilitate a greater number of donations to eligible entities across the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $3,976,000 shall remain available until expended for the Veterans History Project to continue digitization efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater number of veterans to record their stories, and promote public access to the Project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the COVID–19 American History Project.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Copyright Office</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $100,674,000, of which not more than $39,702,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2023 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of <ref href="/us/usc/t17">title 17, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than $7,210,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2023 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1975d258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $46,912,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $17,100,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an “International Copyright Institute” in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1975d259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4931">136 STAT. 4931</page> for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any provision of <ref href="/us/usc/t17/ch8">chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code</ref>, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Congressional Research Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s166">2 U.S.C. 166</ref>) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $133,600,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1975f96a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approvals.</p></sidenote> That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a non-confidential CRS product includes any written product containing research or analysis that is currently available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business and does not include material prepared in response to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; <ref href="/us/stat/46/1487">46 Stat. 1487</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s135a">2 U.S.C. 135a</ref>), $58,657,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost to the individual.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reimbursable and revolving fund activities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 140.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1976207b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>For fiscal year 2023, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $308,554,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1976207c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the Legislative Branch.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4932">136 STAT. 4932</page></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">use of appropriated funds to cover salaries of certain personnel of little scholars child development center</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="141"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 141.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1976478d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Use of Funds<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Section 210 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s162b">2 U.S.C. 162b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1976478e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (f)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pay to the Library of Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>except as provided in subsection (g), pay to the Library of Congress</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1976478f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19766ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19766ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement for Certain Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection (f), in the case of expenses described in such paragraph which are attributable to the compensation of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director of the Center, the Librarian of Congress may reimburse the Center for such expenses from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19766ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19766ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19766ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s162b">2 USC 162b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> </level><appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Congressional Publishing</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $82,992,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s906">section 906 of title 44, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197695b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s718">section 718 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch7">chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s718">section 718 of title 44, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197695b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197695b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197695b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote>That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund</headingText>” no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4933">136 STAT. 4933</page> heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications in any format, and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $35,257,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1976bcc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1976bcca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1976bccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund</headingText>” no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,605,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1976e3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1976e3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t44">title 44, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4934">136 STAT. 4934</page> further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109/b">section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That activities financed through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide information in any format: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Business Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents</headingText>” may not be used for contracted security services at Government Publishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Columbia.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19770aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109/b">section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3324">section 3324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4081/5">22 U.S.C. 4081(5)</ref>, (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $790,319,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, in addition, $55,865,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of <ref href="/us/usc/t31">title 31, United States Code</ref>, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19770aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> amounts provided under this heading and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19770af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19773201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a payment to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1151">2 U.S.C. 1151</ref>), $6,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19773202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Russia.</p></sidenote> funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4935">136 STAT. 4935</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1105">2 U.S.C. 1105</ref>), $430,000.</content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maintenance and care of private vehicles</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fiscal year limitation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2023 unless expressly so provided in this Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rates of compensation and designation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (<ref href="/us/stat/46/32/etseq">46 Stat. 32 et seq.</ref>) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">consulting services</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19775913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19775914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">costs of legislative branch financial managers council</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19778025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4936">136 STAT. 4936</page> legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on transfers</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">guided tours of the capitol</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1977a736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2242/b/8">2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1977a737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1977a738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote>At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on telecommunications equipment procurement</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1977a739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Huawei Technologies Company.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1977a73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">ZTE Corporation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1977a73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19781c6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high or moderate impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems” unless the agency, office, or other entity acquiring the equipment or system has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19781c6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information systems within the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19781c6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19781c6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cyber threats.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Country listing.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4937">136 STAT. 4937</page> People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19781c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19781c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mitigation strategy.</p></sidenote><content>developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19781c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system is in the vital national security interest of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19781c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended for acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report may include a classified annex as necessary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on certain operational expenses</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19781c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1978438b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1978438c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">plastic waste reduction</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1978438d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1978438e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">All agencies and offices funded by this Act that contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capitol complex health and safety</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x1978438f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In addition to the amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading “<headingText class="smallCaps">Office of the Attending Physician</headingText>”, there is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Attending Physician $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for response to COVID–19, including testing, subject to the same terms and conditions as the amounts appropriated under such heading.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023”.136 STAT. 4938

 DIVISION J—

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19786aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $1,553,825,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19786aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, of this amount, not to exceed $275,651,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $658,260,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Army</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $4,345,320,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197891b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That, of this amount, not to exceed $515,473,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $492,929,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4939">136 STAT. 4939</page> by law, $2,614,996,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1978b8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, of this amount, not to exceed $251,634,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $509,540,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Air Force</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $2,626,078,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1978dfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, of the amount, not to exceed $506,927,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $109,680,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Defense-Wide</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Army National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $459,018,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1978dfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, of the amount, not to exceed $83,435,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4940">136 STAT. 4940</page> made available under this heading, $151,540,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Army National Guard</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Air National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $279,353,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197906e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, of the amount, not to exceed $56,982,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $112,970,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Air National Guard</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Army Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $193,878,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19792df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>of the amount, not to exceed $24,829,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $74,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Army Reserve</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Navy Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $36,837,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19792dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, of the amount, not to exceed $9,090,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4941">136 STAT. 4941</page> and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Air Force Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch1803">chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $85,423,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1979550b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>of the amount, not to exceed $27,573,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, $35,800,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading “<headingText>Military Construction, Air Force Reserve</headingText>” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Security Investment Program</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2806">section 2806 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $220,139,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense Base Closure Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">10 U.S.C. 2687 note</ref>), $574,687,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Construction, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $169,339,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4942">136 STAT. 4942</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $446,411,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $337,297,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $378,224,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Construction, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $232,788,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $365,222,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, $50,113,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Family Housing Improvement Fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $6,442,000, to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2883">section 2883 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4943">136 STAT. 4943</page> expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2883">section 2883 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.</content></appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1979ca3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1979ca3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1979f14e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s210">section 210 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1979f14f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a1860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a1861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Steel.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a3f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a3f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Japan.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4944">136 STAT. 4944</page> Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a3f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Kwajalein Atoll.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a3f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a3f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Military exercise.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a3f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a8d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197a8d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in “Family Housing” accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4945">136 STAT. 4945</page> Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in “<term>Military Construction</term>” accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/ch169/schIV">subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3374">42 U.S.C. 3374</ref>) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3374/a/1/A">42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A)</ref>. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ab4aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2821">10 USC 2821 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ab4ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ab4ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2814">section 2814 of title 10, United States Code</ref>, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ab4ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ab4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4946">136 STAT. 4946</page> obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation “<term>Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense</term>”, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x197b29df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2027:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $243,490,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $423,300,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $527,300,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $151,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army National Guard”, $54,743,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army Reserve”, $56,600,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy Reserve”, $116,964,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force Reserve”, $9,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Family Housing Construction, Army”, $321,722,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b29e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Family Housing Construction, Air Force”, $18,800,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197b29ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction and cost to complete projects identified in the respective military department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2023 submitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b29eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b29ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="125"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 125. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b29ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allotment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b29ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">All amounts appropriated to the “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Army”, “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Air Force”, and “Department of Defense—Military Construction, Defense-Wide” accounts pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2023 in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for the full scope of authorized projects.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="126"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 126. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, funds made available in this Act or any available unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obligated before October 1, 2024 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4947">136 STAT. 4947</page> for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 military construction projects for which project authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended for fiscal year 2023 by a National Defense Authorization Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no amounts may be obligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="127"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 127. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b50ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term “<term>congressional defense committees</term>” means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="128"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 128. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x197b7710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design, unspecified minor construction, and authorized major construction projects, for construction improvements to Department of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2027:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b7711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $20,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b7712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $10,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b7713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $90,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197b7714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b7715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b7716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b7717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="129"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 129. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x197b9e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design and unspecified minor construction, for improving military installation resilience, to remain available until September 30, 2027:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b9e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $25,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b9e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $40,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197b9e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $25,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197b9e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b9e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b9e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197b9e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 130. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Air Force”, $360,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for expenses incurred as a result of natural disasters: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4948">136 STAT. 4948</page></proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 131. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x197bec50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified to address cost increases identified subsequent to the fiscal year 2023 budget request for authorized major construction projects included either in that request or funded in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dJ/tI">Title I of Division J of Public Law 117–103</ref>, to remain available until September 30, 2027:<sidenote><p>Deadline.</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote></p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $103,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $331,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $273,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $279,347,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army National Guard”, $66,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $17,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army Reserve”, $24,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197bec58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy Reserve”, $5,500,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c1369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force Reserve”, $11,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197c136a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c136b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c136c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="132"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 132. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x197c136d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design and authorized major construction projects, for child development centers, to remain available until September 30, 2027:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c136e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $15,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c136f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $15,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c1370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $37,400,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197c1371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c1372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c1373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="133"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 133. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for planning and design of water treatment and distribution facilities construction, including relating to improvements of infrastructure and defueling at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c3a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c3a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote>That not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="134"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 134. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x197c88a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified to address cost increases for authorized major construction projects funded by this Act, to remain available until September 30, 2027:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army”, $48,600,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $166,500,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force”, $63,350,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Defense-Wide”, $14,200,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army National Guard”, $18,900,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $4,900,000;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4949">136 STAT. 4949</page></listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Army Reserve”, $2,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x197c88ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Military Construction, Air Force Reserve”, $500,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197c88af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c88b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c88b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c88b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this section.</proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="135"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 135. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Air National Guard”, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for planning and design for construction at future foreign military training sites: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c88b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c88b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="136"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 136. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197c88b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Veterans Benefits Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">compensation and pensions</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/app541/etseq">50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.</ref>) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $146,778,136,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197cafc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed $21,423,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2024 under this heading shall be reimbursed to “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”, and “Information Technology Systems” for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the “Compensation and Pensions” appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197cafc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to “Medical Care Collections Fund” to augment the funding of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4950">136 STAT. 4950</page> individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">readjustment benefits</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $8,452,500,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3104">section 3104 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans insurance and indemnities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $121,126,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans housing benefit program fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197cfde8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch37">chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, during fiscal year 2023, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197cfde9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $282,361,131.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">vocational rehabilitation loans program account</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197cfdea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $7,171, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch31">chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $942,330.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197cfdeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $445,698, which may be paid to the appropriation for “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native american veteran housing loan program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch37/schV">subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $1,400,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4951">136 STAT. 4951</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $3,863,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197d24fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3104/a">section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Veterans Health Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720G">section 1720G of title 38, United States Code</ref>, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/163">Public Law 111–163</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/124/1174">124 Stat. 1174</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7681">38 U.S.C. 7681 note</ref>), monthly assistance allowances authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s322/d">section 322(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, grants authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s521A">section 521A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and administrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, and hospital care and medical services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1787">section 1787 of title 38, United States Code</ref>; $261,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, $74,004,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197d731d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drugs and drug abuse.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4952">136 STAT. 4952</page> with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That nothing in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2044/e/1">section 2044(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, may be construed as limiting amounts that may be made available under this heading for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 in this or prior Acts.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical community care</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, at non-Department facilities, $4,300,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, $33,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical support and compliance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2651/etseq">42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.</ref>), $1,400,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, $12,300,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4953">136 STAT. 4953</page> $1,500,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, $8,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, $500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">medical and prosthetic research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch73">chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $916,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading are available for prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Cemetery Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $430,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general administration</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $433,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">board of veterans appeals</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $285,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4954">136 STAT. 4954</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">information technology systems</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $5,782,000,000, plus reimbursements: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $1,494,230,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $4,145,678,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $142,092,000 shall be for information technology systems development, and shall remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology systems development may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available for the “Information Technology Systems” account for development may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e366e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">veterans electronic health record</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x197e848f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities related to implementation, preparation, development, interface, management, rollout, and maintenance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, United States Code, $1,759,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e8490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quarterly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and deployment implementation by facility, including any changes from the deployment plan or schedule: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds provided in this account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be administered by that Office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e8491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e8492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e8493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> That 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading shall not be available until July 1, 2023, and are contingent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs—</proviso></chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4955">136 STAT. 4955</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y197e8494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e8495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197e8496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>providing the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing the status of outstanding issues impacting the stability and usability of the new electronic health record system, including those that contributed to the October 13, 2022, deployment delay, along with a timeline and measurable metrics to resolve issues, no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y197e8497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>certifying and detailing any changes to the full deployment schedule, no later than 60 days prior to July 1, 2023; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y197e8498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>certifying in writing no later than 30 days prior to July 1, 2023, the following—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y197e8499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the status of issues included in the report referenced in paragraph (1), including issues that have not been closed but have been suitably resolved or mitigated in a manner that will enhance provider productivity and minimize the potential for patient harm; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y197e849a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether the system is stable, ready, and optimized for further deployment at VA sites.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $273,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction, major projects</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch81">chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, not otherwise provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a/3/A">section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $1,447,890,000, of which $731,722,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $716,168,000 shall remain available until expended, of which $1,500,000 shall be available for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities, including for projects that would otherwise be funded by the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or National Cemetery Administration accounts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ed2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ed2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design for major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund, staffing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4956">136 STAT. 4956</page> expenses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project that has not been notified to Congress through the budgetary process or that has not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such Act and presented to the President at the time of enrollment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ed2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the “General Administration” account for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management employees to support the full range of capital infrastructure services provided, including minor construction and leasing services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ed2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ed2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2023, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2023; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197ed2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a">section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, amounts made available under this heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities shall be available for the completion of both new and existing seismic projects of the Department.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction, minor projects</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch81">chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104/a/3/A">section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $626,110,000, of which $563,499,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $62,611,000 shall remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous “Construction, Minor Projects” appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4957">136 STAT. 4957</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants for construction of state extended care facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants for construction of veterans cemeteries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2408">section 2408 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For investment in the delivery of veterans’ health care associated with exposure to environmental hazards, the expenses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health care and benefits associated with exposure to environmental hazards, and medical and other research relating to exposure to environmental hazards, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s324">section 324 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes in the appropriations provided in this or prior Acts, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f20e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f20e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading for fiscal year 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provisions</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any appropriation for fiscal year 2023 for “Compensation and Pensions”, “Readjustment Benefits”, and “Veterans Insurance and Indemnities” may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f47f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f47f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That, before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f6f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f6f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, in this or any other Act, under the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Medical Facilities” accounts may be transferred among the accounts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any transfers among the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, and “Medical Support and Compliance” accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4958">136 STAT. 4958</page> Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfers among the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, and “Medical Support and Compliance” accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfers to or from the “Medical Facilities” account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for “Construction, Major Projects”, and “Construction, Minor Projects”) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f9617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>)), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the “Medical Services” account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197f9618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Appropriations available in this title for “Compensation and Pensions”, “Readjustment Benefits”, and “Veterans Insurance and Indemnities” shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2022.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t31">title 31, United States Code</ref>, except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from “Compensation and Pensions”.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197fbd29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1920">section 1920 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1923">section 1923 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1955">section 1955 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, reimburse the “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration” and “Information Technology Systems” accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4959">136 STAT. 4959</page> That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2023 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197fbd2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2023 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services shall be available until expended.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Resources and Administration for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $86,481,000 for the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,812,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and $4,576,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Resources and Administration: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts received shall be credited to the “General Administration” and “Information Technology Systems” accounts for use by the office that provided the service.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197fe43b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disclosure.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x197fe43c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects” accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4960">136 STAT. 4960</page> or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19800b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Amounts made available under “Medical Services” are available—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19800b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19800b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department.</content></paragraph> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1729A">section 1729A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, may be transferred to the “Medical Services” and “Medical Community Care” accounts to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural Alaska. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>The term “<term>rural Alaska</term>” shall mean those lands which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Such sums as may be deposited into the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8118">section 8118 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, may be transferred to the “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects” accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19803266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the financial status of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained in the paragraph entitled “Quarterly reporting”, under the heading “<headingText>General Administration</headingText>” in the joint explanatory statement accompanying <ref href="/us/pl/114/223">Public Law 114–223</ref>.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available under the “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, “Medical Facilities”, “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”, “Board of Veterans Appeals”, “General Administration”, and “National Cemetery Administration” accounts for fiscal year 2023 may be transferred to or from the “Information Technology Systems” account: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4961">136 STAT. 4961</page> total amount made available by this Act for the “Information Technology Systems” account: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19805977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote> That, before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 for “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, “Medical Facilities”, “Construction, Minor Projects”, and “Information Technology Systems”, up to $330,140,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2571">123 Stat. 2571</ref>) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19808088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19808089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980808a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/136/552">136 Stat. 552</ref>.</p></sidenote>220 of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dJ/tII">title II of division J of Public Law 117–103</ref> is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980808b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2023, for “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Medical Facilities”, up to $314,825,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2571">123 Stat. 2571</ref>) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980808c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1729A">section 1729A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>) shall also be available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4962">136 STAT. 4962</page> Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2571">123 Stat. 2571</ref>); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/417">Public Law 110–417</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/4500">122 Stat. 4500</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Public Law 111–84</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2573">123 Stat. 2573</ref>), amounts transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund shall remain available until expended.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts available in this title for “Medical Services”, “Medical Community Care”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Medical Facilities”, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8111/d">section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8111">section 8111 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980cead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980ceae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980ceaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available for “Construction, Major Projects” may be used for a project in excess of the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x1980f5c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing performance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained in the section entitled “Disability claims backlog”, under the heading “<headingText>General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration</headingText>” in the joint explanatory statement accompanying <ref href="/us/pl/114/223">Public Law 114–223</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the report shall also include information on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly basis.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4963">136 STAT. 4963</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1980f5c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19811cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the “Medical Services” account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2023 in this title (except appropriations made to the “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration” account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2023, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19811cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote>transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19811cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><i>further,</i> That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request.</proviso></content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including transfer of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, under the “Board of Veterans Appeals” and the “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration” accounts may be transferred between such accounts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19811cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote> That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs if such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4964">136 STAT. 4964</page> instance of reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1981b91c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b91d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Suicide hotline.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720F/h">section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provides to individuals who contact the hotline immediate assistance from a trained professional; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>adheres to all requirements of the American Association of Suicidology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1981b920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1981b921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service position, or establishing a new civil service position, at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a position relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1981b922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote>In this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the term “<term>civil service</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2101/1">section 2101(1) of title 5, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>Executive action</term>” includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1981b926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>any Executive order, Presidential memorandum, or other action by the President; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1981b927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any agency policy, order, or other directive.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1981b928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1981b929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b92a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data. </p></sidenote>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from such hotline.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1981b92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>At<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote> a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive follow up services from the hotline or mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1981b932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>determine the number of veterans described in subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1981b934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Effective during the period beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2024, none of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended in contravention of the “Veterans Health Administration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for Breast Cancer Guidance” published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the Veterans Health Administration National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19822e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the “Medical Services” account may be used to provide—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a covered veteran; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19822e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19822e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote> this section:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4965">136 STAT. 4965</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>service-connected</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>covered veteran</term>” means a veteran, as such term is defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, who has a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>assisted reproductive technology</term>” means benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1074/c/4/A">section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, as described in the memorandum on the subject of “Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members” issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such policy, including any limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such a member except that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the time periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such term includes embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19822e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>adoption reimbursement</term>” means reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act under the same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement program of the Department of Defense, as authorized in Department of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in such instruction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19825580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Amounts made available for the purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/115">Public Law 109–115</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2506">119 Stat. 2506</ref>); or (2) <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8110/a/5">section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19825581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"><ref href="/us/pl/109/115/s842">Section 842 of Public Law 109–115</ref> shall not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, or National Cemetery Administration to contractor performance by a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304/e">section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code</ref>, or one or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s637/a/15">section 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="237"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 237.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19827c92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19827c93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discontinuation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19827c94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19827c95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19827c96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5701. </p></sidenote>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs as follows:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4966">136 STAT. 4966</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19827c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, not later than March 23, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19827c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not later than March 23, 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19827c99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in an information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is required to obtain information the Secretary requires from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1982a3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dF/s238">section 238 of division F of Public Law 116–94</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="238"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 238. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982a3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024 for “Medical Services”, <ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dA/s239">section 239 of division A of Public Law 114–223</ref> shall apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="239"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 239. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other account within the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="240"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 240. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982a3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 for “Medical Services”, funds may be used in each year to carry out and expand the child care program authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/111/163/s205">section 205 of Public Law 111–163</ref>, notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="241"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 241. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982a3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this title may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the individual from speaking to members of Congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="242"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 242. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982cabe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982cabf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024, <ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dA/s258">section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223</ref> shall apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="243"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 243.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982cac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982cac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance. </p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1982f1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), or to prevent or impede the access of the Inspector General to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of access.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1982f1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1982f1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1982f1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982f1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives within <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4967">136 STAT. 4967</page> 5 calendar days of any failure by any department or agency covered by this section to comply with this requirement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="244"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 244. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="245"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 245. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982f1d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982f1d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1982f1d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health Administration may be used in fiscal year 2023 to convert any program which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year 2022 to a general purpose funded program unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notification of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to any such action and an approval is issued by the Committees.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="246"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 246. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024, <ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dA/s248">section 248 of division A of Public Law 114–223</ref> shall apply.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="247"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 247.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research and development.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Animals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198318f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s303">38 USC 303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1983b531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1983b532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1983b533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983b534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the conduct of research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the scientific objectives of the research can only be met by using such canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such scientific objectives are directly related to an illness or injury that is combat-related; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the research is consistent with the revised Department of Veterans Affairs canine research policy document dated December 15, 2017, including any subsequent revisions to such document.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1983b538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Secretary may not delegate the authority under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1983b539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>If <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983b53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>the Secretary approves any new research pursuant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the commencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the nature of the research to be conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date on which the Secretary approved the research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the justification for the determination of the Secretary that the scientific objectives of such research could only be met using canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the frequency and duration of such research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety, and efficacy of the research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1983b540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983b541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>any research being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-human primates as of the date of the submittal of the report;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4968">136 STAT. 4968</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the circumstances under which such research was conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the justification for using canines, felines, or non-human primates to conduct such research; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983b545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety, and efficacy of such research.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1983b546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983b547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983b548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> Department shall implement a plan under which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates by not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of <ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="248"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 248.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1983dc59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation conducted under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch31">chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equivalent.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1983dc5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983dc5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch31">chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983dc5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983dc5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote> assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1983dc5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983dc5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1983dc60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations for such action as the Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="249"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 249. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available for the “Veterans Health Administration, Medical Community Care” account in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="250"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 250. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19840371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Obligations and expenditures applicable to the “Medical Services” account in fiscal years 2017 through 2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1741">section 1741 of title 38, United States Code</ref>) shall remain in the “Medical Community Care” account for such fiscal years.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="251"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 251. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, in this or any other Act, under the “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Services”, “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Community Care”, “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Support and Compliance”, and “Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities” accounts, $840,446,000 shall be made available for gender-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care for women veterans.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="252"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 252. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19842a82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2023 in the “Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dJ/s243">section 243 of division J of Public Law 114–113</ref>, and in addition to any funds otherwise made available for such purposes in this, prior, or subsequent fiscal years, the following amounts shall be available for the following purposes during the period of availability of the Fund:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19842a83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$804,510,000, for constructing, altering, extending, and improving medical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, including all supporting activities and required contingencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19842a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$88,490,000, for facilities improvements at existing medical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4969">136 STAT. 4969</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19842a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$75,000,000, for the deployment, upgrade, or installation of infrastructure or equipment to support goals established in Executive Order 14057:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19842a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19842a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Execution plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19842a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19842a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>prior to obligation of any of the funds provided in this subsection, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appropriated in this subsection to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19842a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19842a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19842a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That funds may be reprogrammed among the three purposes subject to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs providing a request with the amount and purpose of the reprogramming to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such Committees issuing an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso></continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="253"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 253. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984519d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of the “Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund”, established to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984519e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984519f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote>That, at a minimum, the report shall include an update on obligations by program, project or activity and a plan for expending the remaining funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198451a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198451a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198451a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198451a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit notification of any plans to reallocate funds from the current apportionment categories of “Medical Services”, “Medical Support and Compliance”, “Medical Facilities”, “Medical Community Care”, or “Medical and Prosthetic Research”, including the amount and purpose of each reallocation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="254"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 254. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198451a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198451a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Any amounts transferred to the Secretary and administered by a corporation referred to in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7364/b">section 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1535">section 1535 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, that are available for obligation pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7364/b/1">section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, are to remain available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred by such corporation during the period of performance of such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that such amounts need to remain available for such liquidation.</content></section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(rescissions of funds)</inline></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="255"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 255. </inline> </num><content><p class="inline" id="x198478b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Veterans Affairs from prior appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified:</p><list class="indentUp0"><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x198478b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Asset and Infrastructure Review”, $5,000,000;</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x19849fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Departmental Administration—Veterans Electronic Health Record”, $150,000,000; and</listContent></listItem><listItem class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10 depth0" id="x19849fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><listContent>  “Departmental Administration—Construction, Major Projects”, $76,000,000:</listContent></listItem></list><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19849fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4970">136 STAT. 4970</page></proviso></p></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="256"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 256. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19849fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19849fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19849fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rural and urban areas.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities as part of a planned realignment of services until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report including an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and transportation costs to access a Department medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary care.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(rescission of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="257"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 257. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the unobligated balances in the “Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund” established in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dJ/s243">section 243 of division J of Public Law 114–113</ref>, $90,874,000 is hereby rescinded.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="258"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 258. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unobligated balances available under the headings “Construction, Major Projects” and “Construction, Minor Projects” may be obligated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/294">Public Law 114–294</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8103">38 U.S.C. 8103 note</ref>), as amended, to provide additional funds or to fund an escalation clause under such section of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984c6de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Obligation request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984c6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984c6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That before such unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1984c6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>request to obligate such unobligated balances must provide Congress notice that the entity described in <ref href="/us/pl/114/294/s2/a/2">section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 114–294</ref>, as amended, has exhausted available cost containment approaches as set forth in the agreement under section 2(c) of such Public Law.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">American Battle Monuments Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $87,500,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4971">136 STAT. 4971</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign currency fluctuations account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t36/s2109">section 2109 of title 36, United States Code</ref>.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, $46,900,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $3,385,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth under this heading in <ref href="/us/pl/102/229">Public Law 102–229</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of Defense—Civil</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Cemeterial Expenses, Army</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $93,400,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the “Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies” account.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for planning and design and construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $62,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,500,000 shall be for study, planning and design, and architect and engineering services for Memorial Avenue improvements at Arlington National Cemetery; and $60,000,000 shall be for planning and design and construction associated with the Southern Expansion project at Arlington National Cemetery.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Armed Forces Retirement Home</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">trust fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $75,360,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $7,300,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4972">136 STAT. 4972</page> Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">major construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for necessary expenses related to design, planning, and construction for renovation of the Sheridan Building at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, $77,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be paid from the general fund of the Treasury to the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administrative Provision</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 301. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts deposited into the special account established under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7727">10 U.S.C. 7727</ref> are appropriated and shall be available until expended to support activities at the Army National Military Cemeteries.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><content class="inline">All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of “E-Commerce” technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1985b042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985b043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985b044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985b045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985b046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4973">136 STAT. 4973</page> Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1985b047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1985b048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the public posting of the report compromises national security; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1985b049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the report contains confidential or proprietary information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1985b04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985b04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1985b04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985b04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1985b04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="409"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 409. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="410"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 410. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985d75f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="411"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 411. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/e/8">section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="412"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 412.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985d760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1985d761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cuba.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1985fe72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1985fe73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1985fe74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19862585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19862586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19862587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19862588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section>

  This division may be cited as the “Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.136 STAT. 4974

 DIVISION K—

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1986e8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $9,463,159,000, of which $844,418,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which up to $3,813,707,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1986e8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote>That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human resources</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (<ref href="/us/stat/62/11">62 Stat. 11</ref>; Chapter 36), $3,420,898,000, of which up to $684,767,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overseas programs</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,841,831,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diplomatic policy and support</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as authorized, $1,043,372,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security programs</inline>.—</heading><content>For necessary expenses for security activities, $3,157,058,000, of which up to $3,128,940,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees and payments collected</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4975">136 STAT. 4975</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Of the amount made available under this heading for Worldwide Security Protection, not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service</headingText>”, to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1986e8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>the exercise of the authority provided by this subparagraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Funds <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1986e8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1108/g">section 1108(g) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support the activities of the Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, as described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Of the amount made available under this heading, up to $75,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available in title I of this Act under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1986e8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That the exercise of the authority provided by this subparagraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The eleventh proviso under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic and Consular Programs</headingText>” in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (title I of division J of Public Law <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1986e8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2706a">22 USC 2706a</ref>.</p></sidenote>110–161) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for expenses of rewards programs</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>for rewards payments</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452b">22 U.S.C. 2452b</ref>), up to $25,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading may be obligated and expended for United States participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including for construction and operation of a United States pavilion at Expo 2025.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1986e8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1986e8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719">22 USC 2719 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a postsecondary educational institution for the purpose of establishing a program to increase the participation of undergraduate students in the Foreign Service, as authorized by section 150 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719">22 U.S.C. 2719</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such grant program shall hereafter be named the “Nancy Pelosi Fellowship Program”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4976">136 STAT. 4976</page></proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19871002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $98,500,000, of which $14,775,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading are made available notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3929/a/1">22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)</ref>), as it relates to post inspections.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19871003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight, $35,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">educational and cultural exchange programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $777,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $287,500,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than $115,000,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19873714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fellowships and scholarships.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19873715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be made available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dF">division F of Public Law 116–6</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for the Arctic Exchange Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19873716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19873717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">representation expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">protection of foreign missions and officials</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4977">136 STAT. 4977</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">embassy security, construction, and maintenance</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19875e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s292/etseq">22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.</ref>), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, $902,615,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation expenses as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies of the United States Government.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19875e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,055,206,000, to remain available until expended.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Repatriation Loans Program Account</headingText>”.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">repatriation loans program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $4,753,048.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the american institute in taiwan</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/8">Public Law 96–8</ref>), $34,083,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international center, washington, district of columbia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $1,842,732 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act (<ref href="/us/pl/90/553">Public Law 90–553</ref>), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4978">136 STAT. 4978</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987853a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s269a">22 USC 269a note</ref>. </p></sidenote>Organizations</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contributions to international organizations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987ac4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United Nations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987ac4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,438,000,000, of which $96,240,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987ac4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987ac4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987ac4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contributions for international peacekeeping activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United Nations.</p></sidenote>necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $1,481,915,000, of which $740,958,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such acts while participating in such mission, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4979">136 STAT. 4979</page> including prosecution in their home countries and making information about such prosecutions publicly available on the website of the United Nations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to Congress such a recommendation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1987fa80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s269a">22 USC 269a note</ref>. </p></sidenote>Commissions</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19882191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows:</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $57,935,000, of which $8,690,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198848a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $53,030,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198848a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198848a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the United States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Salaries and Expenses</headingText>” to carry out the purposes of the United States Section, which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4980">136 STAT. 4980</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">american sections, international commissions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for technical assistance grants and the Community Assistance Program of the North American Development Bank, $16,204,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024, and up to $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made available for representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international fisheries commissions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $65,719,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3324">section 3324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Agency for Global Media</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international broadcasting operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $875,000,000, of which $43,750,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $60,708,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $40,000,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with the table included under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be reprogrammed within and between amounts designated in such table, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that no such reprogramming may reduce a designated amount by more than 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available in accordance with the principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22">22 U.S.C. </ref><page identifier="/us/stat/136/4981">136 STAT. 4981</page> 6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6204">22 U.S.C. 6204</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p></sidenote>the USAGM Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of such Act or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That significant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $5,000,000 from the USAGM Buying Power Maintenance account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>”, which shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1988bdde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law and shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">broadcasting capital improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">The Asia Foundation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4402">22 U.S.C. 4402</ref>), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Institute of Peace</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4601/etseq">22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</ref>), $55,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall not be used for construction activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4982">136 STAT. 4982</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2078">22 U.S.C. 2078</ref>), the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2023, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s5204–5205">20 U.S.C. 5204–5205</ref>), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2023, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19890bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Salaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19890c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5376">section 5376 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; or for purposes which are not in accordance with section 200 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t2">title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, including the restrictions on compensation for personal services.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Israeli Arab Scholarship Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452">22 U.S.C. 2452 note</ref>), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2023, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">East-West Center</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $22,000,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Endowment for Democracy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4412">22 U.S.C. 4412</ref>), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $205,632,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and $109,368,000 shall be for democracy programs: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4983">136 STAT. 4983</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER COMMISSIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $819,000, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t54/ch3123">chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19893311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19893312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote>That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19893313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Commission on International Religious Freedom</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6431/etseq">22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.</ref>), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by <ref href="/us/pl/94/304">Public Law 94–304</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3001/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</ref>), $2,908,000, including not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6911/etseq">22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.</ref>), $2,300,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7002">22 U.S.C. 7002</ref>), $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4984">136 STAT. 4984</page> September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19898134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19898135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,743,350,000, of which up to $261,503,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1989a846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1989a847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>” in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1989a848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1989a849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1989a84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to “Operating Expenses” in accordance with the provisions of those sections: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated or otherwise made available in title II of this Act under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>”, subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $259,100,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1989a84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> appropriated under this heading shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4985">136 STAT. 4985</page> subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $80,500,000, of which up to $12,075,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024, for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows:</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global health programs</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198c194c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c194d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote>necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $4,165,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c194e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">HIV/AIDS.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c194f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tuberculosis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Polio.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Malaria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Zoonotic diseases.</p></sidenote> amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and emerging global health threats, including zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproductive health: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for United States contributions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral vaccine development partnership to support epidemic preparedness: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote> none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4986">136 STAT. 4986</page> determination: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c1959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote>That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c195a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Family planning.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c195b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c195c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c195d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c406e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c406f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Discrimination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c4070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c4071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term “<term>motivate</term>”, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c4072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Condoms.</p></sidenote>That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4987">136 STAT. 4987</page> that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198c4073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c4074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote>for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $6,395,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/25">Public Law 108–25</ref>), for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount of such contribution shall be $2,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c4075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2023 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">development assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $4,368,613,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c4076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote>That funds made available under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $3,905,460,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c6787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c6788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That funds made available under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transition initiatives</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transition to democracy and long-term development of countries in crisis, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c8e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new, or terminating a, program <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4988">136 STAT. 4988</page> of assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c8e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c8e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">complex crises fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 116–94</ref>), $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198c8e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic support fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $4,301,301,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">democracy fund</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198cb5ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of <ref href="/us/pl/98/164">Public Law 98–164</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4411">22 U.S.C. 4411</ref>), $222,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available to the National Endowment for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198cb5ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198cb5af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for such purposes, $133,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall be made available for the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, United States Agency for International Development.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/pl/102/511">Public Law 102–511</ref>), and the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/179">Public Law 101–179</ref>), $500,334,000, to remain <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4989">136 STAT. 4989</page> available until September 30, 2024, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 7047 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5801">22 U.S.C. 5801</ref>) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5402">22 U.S.C. 5402</ref>), in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” that are made available for assistance for such countries shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 of the SEED Act of 1989: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for contributions to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">migration and refugee assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2601">22 U.S.C. 2601</ref>), and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3901/etseq">22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.</ref>); allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $2,912,188,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2601/c">22 U.S.C. 2601(c)</ref>), $100,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d03d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> in excess of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such section shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Migration and Refugee Assistance</headingText>”.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Independent Agencies</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">peace corps</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2501/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</ref>), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, $430,500,000, of which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4990">136 STAT. 4990</page> $7,300,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2515">22 U.S.C. 2515</ref>), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d2ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to the requirements under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or a country program unless there is a substantial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d2ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortions.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d2ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding the previous proviso, <ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dE/s614">section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76</ref> shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">millennium challenge corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7701/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.</ref>) (MCA), $930,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $130,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d51f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That section 605(e) of the MCA (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7704/e">22 U.S.C. 7704(e)</ref>) shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7708">22 U.S.C. 7708</ref>) only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inter-american foundation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states african development foundation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the African Development Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/96/533/tV">title V of Public Law 96–533</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s290h/etseq">22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.</ref>), $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4991">136 STAT. 4991</page> expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d7905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s290h–3/a/2">22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)</ref>), in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d7906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the USADF shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees after each time such waiver authority is exercised: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d7907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote>That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the African Development Foundation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for program purposes.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of the Treasury</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international affairs technical assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $38,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not more than $9,500,000 may be used for administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198d7908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That amounts made available under this heading may be made available to contract for services as described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which such services are performed.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">debt restructuring</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198da019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198da01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>“Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of the Treasury—Debt Restructuring” there is appropriated $52,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries as the President may determine, including the costs of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, including Paris Club debt restructurings and the “Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts may be used notwithstanding any other provision of law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tropical forest and coral reef conservation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198da01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198da01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination. </p></sidenote>the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4992">136 STAT. 4992</page> the President may determine, for which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available for programs within the International Affairs Budget Function 150, including the costs of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as a result of concessional loans made to eligible countries pursuant to part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international narcotics control and law enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198dc72d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,391,004,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading that are transferred to another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading for Program Development and Support may be made available notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in this Act, except for the notification requirements of section 7015.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $921,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5854">22 U.S.C. 5854</ref>), section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4993">136 STAT. 4993</page> provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198dee3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198dee3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198dee40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198dee41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">peacekeeping operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $460,759,000, of which $330,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia under the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</headingText>”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e1552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international military education and training</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $112,925,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4994">136 STAT. 4994</page> improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e3c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended to increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded under this heading, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign military financing program</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198e6374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), $6,053,049,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e6375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e6376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e6377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote>funds made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1501/a">section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198e8a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  None of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts. </p></sidenote> the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification. </p></sidenote>That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That not more than $70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4995">136 STAT. 4995</page> on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That not more than $1,253,810,229 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2761/e/1/A">22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)</ref>) may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2792/b">22 U.S.C. 2792(b)</ref>), except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international organizations and programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $508,600,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198e8a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, such funds shall be made available for core contributions for each entity listed in the table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) unless otherwise provided for in this Act, or if the Secretary of State has justified to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed uses of funds other than for core contributions following prior consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">International Financial Institutions</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global environment facility</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $150,200,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the clean technology fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contribution to the Clean Technology Fund, $125,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to $125,000,000 of such amount shall be available to cover costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans issued to the Clean Technology Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans without limitation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4996">136 STAT. 4996</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on callable capital subscriptions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the international development association</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,430,256,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the asian development fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,610,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the african development bank</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $54,648,752, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on callable capital subscriptions</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $856,174,624.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the african development fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contribution to the international fund for agricultural development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global agriculture and food security program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/4997">136 STAT. 4997</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">contributions to the international monetary fund facilities and trust funds</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contribution by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust or the Resilience and Sustainability Trust of the International Monetary Fund, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Export-Import Bank of the United States</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $7,500,000, of which up to $1,125,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f26d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f4de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f4de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s635a">12 USC 635a note</ref>.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f4de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4998">136 STAT. 4998</page> with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program budget appropriations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f74f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f74f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f74f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f74f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote> such funds shall remain available until September 30, 2038, for the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">receipts collected</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<ref href="/us/pl/79/173">Public Law 79–173</ref>) and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198f74f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States International Development Finance Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), $5,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">corporate capital account</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x198fea2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The United States International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to make such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accordance with the law, and to make such expenditures and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Corporation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for necessary expenses of the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD <page identifier="/us/stat/136/4999">136 STAT. 4999</page> Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>) and for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities and project-specific transaction costs described in section 1434(d) of such Act, $1,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y198fea2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$220,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $25,000) and project-specific transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) of such Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y198fea2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$780,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts obligated in a fiscal year for activities described in section 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for disbursement for the term of the underlying project: <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this paragraph may be paid to the “United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account” for programs authorized by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x198fea2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198fea2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198fea2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That funds may only be obligated pursuant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198fea30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for support by the Corporation in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198fea31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Collections.</p></sidenote>That in fiscal year 2023 collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such collections collected in fiscal year 2023 in excess of $1,000,000,000 shall be credited to this account and shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in fiscal year 2023, if such collections are less than $1,000,000,000, receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may not be used to provide any type of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198fea32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote>That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under this heading so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $588,000,000.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x198fea33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote>account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Amounts paid from “United States International Development Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Account” (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5000">136 STAT. 5000</page> paid to this account from CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>) shall be available for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modifying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19901144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19901145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>That such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain available for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19901146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> made available in this Act and transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the total loan principal or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed $8,000,000,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Trade and Development Agency</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which no more than $21,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allowances and differentials</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7001"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7001. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub<ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch59">chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">unobligated balances report</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7002"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7002. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19903857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19903858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2023 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report required by this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter and should specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5001">136 STAT. 5001</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">consulting services</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7003"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7003. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19903859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic facilities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7004"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7004.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1990867a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Capital Security Cost Sharing Exception<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by <ref href="/us/pl/106/113/s1000/a/7">section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113</ref> and contained in appendix G of that Act), as amended by section 111 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/323">Public Law 114–323</ref>), a project to construct a facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1990867b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2023, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” in House Report 117–401.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1990867c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1990867d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security</inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990867e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> vulnerabilities.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” may be made available, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, to address security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1990867f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19908680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19908681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19908682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Soft Targets</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” may be made available for security upgrades to soft targets, including schools, recreational facilities, and residences used by United States diplomatic personnel and their dependents.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">personnel actions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7005"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7005. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5002">136 STAT. 5002</page> in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990ad93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on publicity or propaganda</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7006"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7006. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before enactment of this Act by Congress: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/pl/96/533">Public Law 96–533</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151a">22 U.S.C. 2151a note</ref>).</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition against direct funding for certain countries</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7007"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7007. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">coups d’état</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7008"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7008.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1990fbb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d’état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d’état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes, or to support a democratic transition: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1990fbb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, following consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-program basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1990fbbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5003">136 STAT. 5003</page></proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transfer of funds authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7009"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7009.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1991e61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Department of State and United States Agency for Global Media<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of state</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading “<headingText>Representation Expenses</headingText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Embassy security</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, including for Worldwide Security Protection, “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance”, and “Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service” in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for emergency evacuations, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act and under any other provision of law.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states agency for global media</inline>.—</heading><content>Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the United States Agency for Global Media under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as reprogramming</inline>.—</heading><content>Any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1991e628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Transfers of Funds Between Agencies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation and transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5004">136 STAT. 5004</page> 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e62c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1991e62d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States International Development Finance Corporation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e62e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>) may only be transferred from funds made available under title III of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e62f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any such transfers, and any amounts transferred to the United States International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to section 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign assistance programs implemented by the Department of State and USAID: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no funds transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 may be used by the Corporation to post personnel abroad.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1991e632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of funds from millennium challenge corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Millennium Challenge Corporation</headingText>” in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be transferred to accounts under the heading “<headingText>United States International Development Finance Corporation</headingText>” and, when so transferred, may be used for the costs of activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be subject to the limitations provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos under the heading “<headingText>United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account</headingText>” in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer executed pursuant to the transfer authority provided in this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an individual Compact awarded pursuant to section 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/199/tVI">title VI of Public Law 108–199</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5005">136 STAT. 5005</page> the United States International Development Finance Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That such authority shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1991e636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part of the Compact from which funds were transferred under this authority to the United States International Development Finance Corporation, any unobligated balances shall be transferred back to the Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19920d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19920d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19920d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19920d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19920d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Policy justification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Funds Between Accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19920d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19920d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Audit of Inter-Agency Transfers of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds and report to the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such audits: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19920d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transmittals.</p></sidenote>That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition and limitation on certain expenses</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7010"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7010.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1992827f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">First-Class Travel<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of United States Government departments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19928280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19928281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Computer Networks</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act for the operating expenses of any United States Government department or agency may be used to establish or maintain a computer network for use by such department or agency unless such network has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit websites: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That nothing in this subsection shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5006">136 STAT. 5006</page> law enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying out the following activities: criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken as part of official business.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19928282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems) of the same type.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19928283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Email Servers Outside the .gov Domain</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Diplomatic Programs” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title I, and “Operating Expenses” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title II that are made available to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development may be made available to support the use or establishment of email accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records management as part of a Federal government records management program in contravention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/187">Public Law 113–187</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19928284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Representation and Entertainment Expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States foreign policy interests, and—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19928285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>are primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19928286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>are principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19928287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>are not for employee-only events; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19928288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19928289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on Entertainment Expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings “International Military Education and Training” or “Foreign Military Financing Program” for Informational Program activities or under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” may be obligated or expended to pay for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1992a89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992a89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.</p></sidenote>alcoholic beverages; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1992a89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992a89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">availability of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7011"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7011. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992a89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided by this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5007">136 STAT. 5007</page> 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>), and funds made available for “United States International Development Finance Corporation” and under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>” shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992a89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 2023, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on assistance to countries in default</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7012"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7012. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992cfb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992cfb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992cfb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992cfb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1992cfb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation. </p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on taxation of united states assistance</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7013"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7013.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199344e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199344e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Negotiation.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Taxation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19936bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification and Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>An<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19936bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2023 on funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs, either directly <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5008">136 STAT. 5008</page> or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2024 and for prior fiscal years and allocated for the central government of such country or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later than September 30, 2024, such taxes have not been reimbursed.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19936bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De Minimis Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19936bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reprogramming of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds withheld from obligation for each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19936bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determinations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19936bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19936bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19936bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The provisions of this section shall not apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19936bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>such foreign government or entity has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19936c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United States assistance is not subject to taxation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19936c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19936c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any foreign government or entity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19936c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19936c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19936c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19936c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As used in this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19936c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>bilateral agreement</term>” refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19936c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taxes and taxation</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>taxes and taxation</term>” shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reservations of funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7014"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7014.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19939319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Reprogramming<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1993931a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any such reprogramming shall be subject <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5009">136 STAT. 5009</page> to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1993931b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1993931c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1993931d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1993931e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Acts</inline>.—</heading><content>Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">notification requirements</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7015"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7015.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199519bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Notification of Changes in Programs, Projects, and Activities<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>None of the funds made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the headings “Peace Corps” and “Millennium Challenge Corporation”, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs to the departments and agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>create new programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus, centers, or offices; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>contract out or privatize any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x199540d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of Reprogramming of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds provided under titles I, II, and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to the departments and agencies funded under such titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5010">136 STAT. 5010</page> to the department and agency funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>augments or changes existing programs, projects, or activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>relocates an existing office or employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress;</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x199540dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “Peace Corps”, “Millennium Challenge Corporation”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, “International Military Education and Training”, “Foreign Military Financing Program”, “International Organizations and Programs”, “United States International Development Finance Corporation”, and “Trade and Development Agency” shall be available for obligation for programs, projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote>That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a program, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for obligation for such program, project, or activity for the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Defense Programs and Funding Notifications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under any authority of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>, or any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5011">136 STAT. 5011</page> Act making or authorizing appropriations for the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, submits a justification to such Committees that includes a description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the support or continuation of such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification on excess defense articles</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Country Notification Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trust Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated or otherwise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds available for the Department of State, foreign operations, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5012">136 STAT. 5012</page> related programs that are made available for a trust fund held by an international financial institution shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such notification shall include the information specified under this section in House Report 117–401.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Program Notification Requirement</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Diplomatic programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title I of this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” that are made available for lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for the following programs and activities shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Global Engagement Center;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Power Africa and Prosper Africa initiatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>community-based police assistance conducted pursuant to the authority of section 7035(a)(1) of this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Prevention and Stabilization Fund and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Indo-Pacific Strategy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Countering PRC Influence Fund and the Countering Russian Influence Fund;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>funds specifically allocated for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democracy program policy and procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>Modifications to democracy program policy and procedures, including relating to the use of consortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199540f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Arms sales</inline>.—</heading><content>The reports, notifications, and certifications, and any other documents, required to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2776">22 U.S.C. 2776</ref>), and such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) through (d) of such Act with respect to countries that have received assistance provided with funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall be concurrently submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and shall include information about the source of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at the time of submission.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of application of a provision of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199540fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199540fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Prior Consultation Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 7 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5013">136 STAT. 5013</page> days prior to informing a government of, or publicly announcing a decision on, the suspension or early termination of assistance to a country or a territory, including as a result of an interagency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such consultation shall include a detailed justification for such suspension, including a description of the assistance being suspended.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">documents, report posting, records management, and related cybersecurity protections</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7016"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7016.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1995dd3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Document Requests<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1995dd3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Posting of Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall be posted on the public Web site of such agency not later than 45 days following the receipt of such report by Congress.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the public posting of the report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the report contains proprietary or other privileged information; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the public posting of the report is specifically exempted in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The agency posting such report shall do so only after the report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1995dd44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Records Management and Related Cybersecurity Protections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1995dd46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1995dd47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1995dd48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>regularly review and update the policies, directives, and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda concerning the preservation of all records made or received in the conduct of official business, including record emails, instant messaging, and other online tools;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>use funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Diplomatic Programs” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title I, and “Operating Expenses” and “Capital Investment Fund” in title II, as appropriate, to improve Federal records management pursuant to the Federal Records Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch21">44 U.S.C. Chapters 21</ref>, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records management statutes, regulations, or policies for the Department of State and USAID;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>direct departing employees, including senior officials, that all Federal records generated by such employees belong to the Federal Government;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5014">136 STAT. 5014</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>substantially reduce, compared to the previous fiscal year, the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal records, including requests made pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1995dd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1995dd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1995dd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation.</p></sidenote><content>strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control of national security information, and implement the recommendations of the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of Inspector General.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">use of funds in contravention of this act</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7017"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. </inline>7017. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996045f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19960460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19960461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19960462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program or policy.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7018"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7018. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19962b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19962b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote> None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">allocations and reports</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7019"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7019.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y1996a0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Allocation Tables<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Subject to subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall be made available in the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such designated amounts for foreign countries and international organizations shall serve as the amounts for such countries and international organizations transmitted to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available for such foreign <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5015">136 STAT. 5015</page> countries and international organizations notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such report.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1996a0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized Deviations</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, may only deviate up to 10 percent from the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996a0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That such percentage may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, determines and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such deviation is necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, or to address other exceptional circumstances directly related to the national security interest of the United States, including a description of such events or circumstances: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996a0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996a0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote></proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That deviations pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1996a0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>For specifically designated amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection (b) may only take place after submission of such report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1996a0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1996a0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1996a0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amounts designated for “International Military Education and Training” in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1996a0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>funds for which the initial period of availability has expired; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1996a0af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>amounts designated by this Act as minimum funding requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1996a0b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The authority of subsection (b) to deviate from amounts designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table included under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” in such statement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1996a0b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996a0b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>With respect to the amounts designated for “Global Programs” in the table under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the matter preceding the first proviso in subsection (b) of this section shall be applied by substituting “5 percent” for “10 percent”, and the provisos in such subsection (b) shall not apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1996a0b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, in House Report 117–401 and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless otherwise directed in such explanatory statement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1996c7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall not be included for purposes of meeting <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5016">136 STAT. 5016</page> amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically designated as the source of funds.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">multi-year pledges</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7020"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7020. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996c7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996c7c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996c7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge.</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7021"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7021.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996c7c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1996c7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19973cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Lethal Military Equipment Exports<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4813/c">50 U.S.C. 4813(c)</ref>):<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19973cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19973cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19973d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers the United States national interest.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19973d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>otherwise supports international terrorism; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5017">136 STAT. 5017</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19973d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19973d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19973d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19973d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorization requirements</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7022"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7022. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Trade and Development Agency</headingText>”, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding <ref href="/us/pl/91/672/s10">section 10 of Public Law 91–672</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2412">22 U.S.C. 2412</ref>), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680">22 U.S.C. 2680</ref>), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6212">22 U.S.C. 6212</ref>), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094/a/1">50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)</ref>).</content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">definition of program, project, and activity</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7023"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7023. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x1997641a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act, “program, project, and activity” shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” accounts, “program, project, and activity” shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account, and for the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International Development, “program, project, and activity” shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1997641b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>justified to Congress; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1997641c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this Act.</content></paragraph> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation, and united states african development foundation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7024"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7024. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19978b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19978b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19978b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5018">136 STAT. 5018</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">commerce, trade and surplus commodities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7025"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7025.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19980060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">World Markets<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the United States International Development Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19980061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this subsection shall not prohibit—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19980062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19980063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19980064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19980065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19980066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this subsection shall not prohibit—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19980067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19980068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>research activities intended primarily to benefit United States producers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19980069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998006a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998006b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998006c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1998006d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998006e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262h">22 USC 262h note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">International Financial Institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5019">136 STAT. 5019</page> vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">separate accounts</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7026"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7026.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998006f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2362">22 USC 2362 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y1998c3c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Separate Accounts for Local Currencies<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998c3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of local currencies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>project and sector assistance activities; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>debt and deficit financing; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for the administrative requirements of the United States Government.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programming accountability</inline>.—</heading><content>USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of assistance programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1998c3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998c3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5020">136 STAT. 5020</page> of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other funds.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of other provisions of law</inline>.—</heading><content>Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance, including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998c3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998c3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1998c3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1998c3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">eligibility for assistance</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7027"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7027.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199911f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199911f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199911fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199911fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199911fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sterilization.</p></sidenote>That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199911fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199911fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps"><ref href="/us/pl/480">Public Law 480</ref></inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal year 2023, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199911ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section shall not apply—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19991200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5021">136 STAT. 5021</page> assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19991201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disability programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7028"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7028.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19993912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>” shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, political and electoral participation, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds shall be made available to support disability rights advocacy organizations in developing countries.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19993913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management, Oversight, and Technical Support</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may be used by USAID for management, oversight, and technical support.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international financial institutions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7029"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7029.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19993914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y199a2375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Evaluations<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a2376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safeguards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standard</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability, standards, and best practices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans or other financing for projects unless such projects—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provide for accountability and transparency, including the collection, verification, and publication of beneficial ownership information related to extractive <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5022">136 STAT. 5022</page> industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the project;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a237a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>will be developed and carried out in accordance with best practices regarding environmental conservation, cultural protection, and empowerment of local populations, including free, prior and informed consent of affected Indigenous communities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a237b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199a237c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote>do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced displacement or other violations of human rights; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a237d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises owned or controlled by the armed forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a237e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5315">section 5315 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5316">section 5316 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a237f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human Rights</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to promote human rights due diligence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution in accordance with the requirements specified under this section in House Report 117–401.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a2380-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fraud and Corruption</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a2381-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficial Ownership Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives funds from any such financial institution.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a2382-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Whistleblower Protections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to effectively implement and enforce policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2383-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosure;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2384-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>legal burdens of proof;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2385-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5023">136 STAT. 5023</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a2387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior employment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a2388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grievance Mechanisms and Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the United States to provide due process and fair compensation, including the right to reinstatement, for employees who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, false allegations, or other misconduct.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199a2389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199a238a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199a238b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199a238c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199a238d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Capital Increases</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support a new capital increase for an international financial institution unless the President submits a budget request for such increase to Congress and determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a4a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the institution has completed a thorough analysis of the development challenges facing the relevant geographical region, the role of the institution in addressing such challenges and its role relative to other financing partners, and the steps to be taken to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199a4a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the governors of such institution have approved the capital increase.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">technology security</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7030"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7030.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199abfd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Insecure Communications Networks<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs, including through the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>advance the adoption of secure, next-generation communications networks and services, including 5G, and cybersecurity policies, in countries receiving assistance under this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote>counter the establishment of insecure communications networks and services, including 5G, promoted by the People’s Republic of China and other state-backed enterprises that are subject to undue or extrajudicial control by their country of origin; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide policy and technical training on deploying open, interoperable, reliable, and secure networks to information communication technology professionals in countries receiving assistance under this Act, as appropriate:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x199abfd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That such funds, including funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, may be used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and communications technology capacity, including participation of foreign law enforcement and military personnel in non-military activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199abfd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">CHIPS for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5024">136 STAT. 5024</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to the transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dA">division A of Public Law 117–167</ref>), to the accounts specified and in the amounts specified, in the table titled “CHIPS for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal year for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated using funds transferred from the CHIPS for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made available under section 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199abfdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199abfe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of State shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">financial management, budget transparency, and anti-corruption</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7031"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7031.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199bf761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the requirements included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dF">division F of Public Law 116–6</ref>) are fully met; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the government of the recipient country is taking steps to reduce corruption.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5025">136 STAT. 5025</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made available for direct government-to-government assistance subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf766-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf767-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension of assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf769-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2024 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf76a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Debt service payment prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the government of any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199bf76b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Budget and Contract Transparency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf76c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency</inline>.—</heading><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf76d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the “minimum requirements of fiscal transparency” for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dK">division K of Public Law 113–76</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf76e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf76f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Determination and report</inline>.—</heading><content>For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or update any determination of “significant progress” or “no significant progress” in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual “Fiscal Transparency Report” to be posted on the Department of State website: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such report shall include the elements included under this section in House Report 117–401.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5026">136 STAT. 5026</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199bf772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 USC 1182 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ineligibility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved, directly or indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention of locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or a United States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for entry into the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199bf777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Concurrent with the application of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer the matter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, to determine whether to apply sanctions authorities in accordance with United States law to block the transfer of property and interests in property, and all financial transactions, in the United States involving any person described in such subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Secretary shall also publicly or privately designate or identify the officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199bf779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals shall not be ineligible for entry into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199c1e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199c1e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199c1e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199c1e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2024, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Posting of report</inline>.—</heading><content>Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State website.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5027">136 STAT. 5027</page> the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199c1e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extraction of Natural Resources</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/2052">122 Stat. 2052</ref>) and the amendments made by such section, and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and for technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public disclosure and independent audits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of such country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by United States law, and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered that: (1) accurately account for and publicly disclose payments to the government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources; (2) include independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and the public disclosure of such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of agreement and bidding documents, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y199c1e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of such subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">democracy programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7032"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7032.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199ce1e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Funding<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199ce1e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $2,900,000,000 should be made available for democracy programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199ce1e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available for democracy programs under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than $117,040,000 shall be made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199ce1eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and under the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5028">136 STAT. 5028</page> heading “<headingText>National Endowment for Democracy</headingText>” may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199ce1ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficiaries</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this Act for the NED are made available pursuant to the authority of the National Endowment for Democracy Act (<ref href="/us/pl/98/164/tV">title V of Public Law 98–164</ref>), including all decisions regarding the selection of beneficiaries.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Democracy Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term “<term>democracy programs</term>” means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to this section that are made available for programs to strengthen government institutions shall be prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a commitment to democracy and the rule of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on Foreign Government Interference</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199ce1f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prior approval</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of the assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to prior approval by the government of any foreign country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y199ce1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure of implementing partner information</inline>.—</heading><content>If the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199ce1f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199ce1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Negotiation</p></sidenote> Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, determines that the government of the country is undemocratic or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, or attacks against organizations implementing democracy programs, any new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which assistance is provided to such country shall not require the disclosure of the names of implementing partners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform to this requirement.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuation of Current Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>USAID shall continue to implement civil society and political competition and consensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Digital Security and Countering Disinformation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to advance digital security and counter disinformation as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Informing the National Endowment for Democracy</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, USAID, shall regularly inform <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5029">136 STAT. 5029</page> the NED of democracy programs that are planned and supported with funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Democracy Fund”, not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available to support and protect civil society activists and journalists who have been threatened, harassed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with the United States Agency for Global Media.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Freedom of Expression and Independent Media</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect international freedom of expression and independent media, as described under this section in House Report 117–401.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199ce1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199ce1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8201">22 USC 8201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">David E. Price Legislative Strengthening Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Democracy Fund</headingText>” shall be made available for legislative strengthening programs: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199ce1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199ce1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such programs shall hereafter be collectively named the “David E. Price Legislative Strengthening Program”.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international religious freedom</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7033"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7033.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y199d301d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">International Religious Freedom Office<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” shall be made available for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Department of State.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199d301e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, and “International Broadcasting Operations” shall be made available for international religious freedom programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall be made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199d301f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That funds made available by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Democracy Fund” pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials, and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199d3020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y199d3021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x199d3022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Non-State Actors</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dJ">division J of Public Law 115–31</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5030">136 STAT. 5030</page></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">special provisions</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7034"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7034.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19a01653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced Burmese<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated in title III of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a01654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forensic Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available for forensic anthropology assistance related to the exhumation and identification of victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be in addition to funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for countries.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>”, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America and Mexico.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a01657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">World Food Programme</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds managed by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a01658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Directives and Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research and training</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>” shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4501/etseq">22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a0165a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a0165b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Genocide victims memorial sites</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” may be made available as contributions to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a0165c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a0165d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a0165e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Private sector partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance” and “Economic Support Fund” that are made available for private sector partnerships, including partnerships with philanthropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph may only be made available following prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a0165f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>”, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5031">136 STAT. 5031</page> up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656d">22 U.S.C. 2656d</ref>), including to facilitate collaboration with Indigenous communities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Innovation</inline>.—</heading><content>The USAID Administrator may use funds appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive awards in accordance with the terms and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6/dF">division F of Public Law 116–6</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That each individual award may not exceed $100,000.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development innovation ventures</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>” and made available for the Development Innovation Ventures program may be made available for the purposes of chapter I of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a01663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a01664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exchange visitor program</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange Visitor Program administered by the Department of State to implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/pl/87/256">Public Law 87–256</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2451/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.</ref>), except through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s551/etseq">5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.</ref>) and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rulemaking process in such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available for such purpose shall only be made available after consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modification would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a01665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a01666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote>That such consultation shall take place not later than 30 days prior to the publication in the Federal Register of any regulatory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Program.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Diplomatic Programs” and “Operating Expenses”, except for funds designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2680b/i/2">22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a01668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a01669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Afghan allies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a0166a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a0166b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>34,500</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>38,500</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clauses (i) and (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transatlantic engagement</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” are available for support of an institute for transatlantic engagement if legislation establishing such an institute is enacted into law by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5032">136 STAT. 5032</page> September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in the event that such legislation is not enacted into law by such date, the amounts described in this paragraph shall be available under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” for the purposes therein.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Partner Vetting</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to initiating a partner vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for such program.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Contingencies</inline>.—</heading><content>During fiscal year 2023, the President may use up to $145,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Child Abductions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of Funds for Extraordinary Protection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading “<headingText>Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials</headingText>” unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” for fiscal year 2023, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms and conditions of section 7034(k) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dG">division G of Public Law 116–94</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Migration and Refugee Assistance</headingText>” may be used to carry out section 5(a)(6) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2605/a/6">22 U.S.C. 2605(a)(6)</ref>) for employing up to 50 individuals domestically without regard to the geographic limitation in such section, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Impact on Jobs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7056 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5753">5 USC 5753 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Incentives for critical posts</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5033">136 STAT. 5033</page> Act, 2009 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/32">Public Law 111–32</ref>) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Categorical eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/167">Public Law 101–167</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 599D (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1157">8 U.S.C. 1157 note</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022, and 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 599E(b)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1255">8 U.S.C. 1255 note</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction competitive status</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1715">8 USC 1715 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of balances</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7081(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dJ">division J of Public Law 115–31</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protective services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7071 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dK">division K of Public Law 117–103</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of loan guarantees to israel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/11">Public Law 108–11</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/576">117 Stat. 576</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> under the heading “<headingText>Loan Guarantees to Israel</headingText>”—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding the first proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the second proviso, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2028</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring and Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficiary feedback</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings “Development Assistance”, “International Disaster Assistance”, and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall be made available for the regular and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidelines.</p></sidenote> not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, and post on their respective websites, updated procedures for implementing partners that receive funds under such headings for regularly and systematically collecting and responding to such feedback, including guidelines for the reporting on actions taken in response to the feedback received:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oversight.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly—</proviso></chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5034">136 STAT. 5034</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is regularly collected and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the results of such oversight.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ex-post evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for ex-post evaluations of the effectiveness and sustainability of United States Government-funded assistance programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</ref>) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</ref>) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a03da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">(o) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loans, Consultation, and Notification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Foreign countries.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Loan guarantees</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Small Island Developing States, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a03dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a03db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 30 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection, but not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall designate, and concurrently report such designation to the appropriate congressional committees, the Federal agency or agencies responsible for managing the legacy loan guarantee portfolio, maintaining the current and future financial exposure of loan guarantees, and executing future loan guarantees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a064c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="p">(p) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Local Works</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5035">136 STAT. 5035</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance” and “Economic Support Fund”, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available for Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dJ">division J of Public Law 113–235</ref>), which may remain available until September 30, 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2152i">22 USC 2152i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dJ">division J of Public Law 113–235</ref>), “eligible entities” shall be defined as small local, international, and United States-based nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That departments or centers of such educational institutions may be considered individually in determining such eligibility.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a064c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">(q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Procurement Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/74/dI">division I of Public Law 112–74</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a064c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="r">(r) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Section 889</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of obligations and expenditures made with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the waiver authority in section 889(d)(2) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</ref>) may also be available to the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Director of National Intelligence: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the use of the authority of this subsection since the date of enactment of this Act, which shall include the scope and duration of any waiver granted, the entity covered by such waiver, and a detailed description of the national security interest served: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> That such report shall be updated every 60 days until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a064ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="s">(s) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 USC 1182 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term “<term>funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs</term>” means funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262h">22 USC 262h note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">International financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this Act “international financial institutions” means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricultural <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5036">136 STAT. 5036</page> Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this Act, the term “<term>spend plan</term>” means a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall include, at a minimum, a description of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>realistic and sustainable goals, criteria for measuring progress, and a timeline for achieving such goals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>amounts and sources of funds by account;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how such funds will complement other ongoing or planned programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>implementing partners, to the maximum extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Successor operating unit</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference to a particular operating unit or office in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include any successor operating unit performing the same or similar functions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a064da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a064db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2152i">22 USC 2152i note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">USAID</inline>.—</heading><content>In this Act, the term “<term>USAID</term>” means the United States Agency for International Development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">law enforcement and security</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7035"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7035.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19a19d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a19d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community-based police assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available under titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a19d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combat casualty care</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a19d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” shall be made available for combat casualty training and equipment in an amount above the prior fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a19d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty care training and equipment as a component of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “Foreign Military Financing Program”:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a19d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a19d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the requirement of this subparagraph shall apply to a country in conflict, unless the Secretary determines that such country has in place, to the maximum extent practicable, functioning combat casualty care treatment and equipment <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5037">136 STAT. 5037</page> that meets or exceeds the standards recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any such training and equipment for combat casualty care shall be made available through an open and competitive process.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training related to international humanitarian law</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall offer training related to the requirements of international humanitarian law as a component of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “Foreign Military Financing Program”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or is complying with international humanitarian law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any such training shall be made available through an open and competitive process.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International prison conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” shall be made available for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds prior to obligation and not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available by this Act for such purpose.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a1c477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reconstituting civilian police authority</inline>.—</heading><content>In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7034(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c47a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p></sidenote> of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dJ">division J of Public Law 113–235</ref>) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c47c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c47d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c47e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Egypt.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c47f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Commercial leasing of defense articles</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2763">22 U.S.C. 2763</ref>) may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5038">136 STAT. 5038</page> commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special defense acquisition fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2795/c/2">22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)</ref>) for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c482-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight and accountability</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y19a1c485-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Prior to the signing of a new Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”, the Secretary of State shall consult with each recipient government to ensure that the LOA between the United States and such recipient government complies with the purposes of section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2754">22 U.S.C. 2754</ref>) and that the defense articles, services, and training procured with funds appropriated under such heading are consistent with United States national security policy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19a1c486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of any instance in which the Secretary of State has credible information that such assistance was used in a manner contrary to such agreement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a1c488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child soldiers</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c48a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Landmines and cluster munitions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c48b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c48c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on implementation of the United States policy regarding anti-personnel landmines (APLs) announced on June 21, 2022, to include progress on the destruction of APLs, and the number and types of APLs required by such policy for the defense of the Republic of Korea and the methodology used to determine such number: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report shall include the types (by Department of Defense Ammunition Code) and quantities of landmines demilitarized and removed from the demilitarization account of the United States Armed Forces, and demilitarization accomplished by contract or outside the continental United States.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c48d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cluster munitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5039">136 STAT. 5039</page> munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c48e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Crowd control</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State has information that a unit of a foreign security force uses excessive force to repress peaceful expression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to the environment or human health, or the fairness of electoral processes, or in countries that are undemocratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Secretary shall promptly determine if such information is credible: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That if the information is determined to be credible, funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary of State determines that the foreign government is taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of such unit to justice.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a1c492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2022, by country and purpose of assistance, under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations”, “International Military Education and Training”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a1c494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1c495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annual foreign military training report</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term “<term>military training provided to foreign military personnel by the Department of Defense and the Department of State</term>” shall be deemed to include all military training provided by foreign governments with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of State, except for training provided by the government of a country designated by section 517(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2321k/b">22 U.S.C. 2321k(b)</ref>) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such third-country training shall be clearly identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for innocent victims of conflict</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7036"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7036. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for the Marla Ruzicka Fund for Innocent Victims of Conflict: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1eba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1eba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5040">136 STAT. 5040</page> on Appropriations not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the proposed uses of such funds.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">palestinian statehood</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7037"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7037.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1eba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a1eba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19a260da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation on Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the governing entity of a new Palestinian state—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>termination of all claims or states of belligerency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a260e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a260e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a260e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a260e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a260e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a260e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (“Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority”).</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7038"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7038. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5041">136 STAT. 5041</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for the west bank and gaza</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7039"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7039.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a287f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a287fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a287fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a287fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a287fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a287fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19a3243f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Oversight<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>For fiscal year 2023, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for the West Bank and Gaza.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a32440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Vetting</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity’s governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a32445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a32446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recognition of acts of terrorism</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a32447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a32448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any educational institution located in the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an individual who the Secretary of State determines has committed an act of terrorism.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3244a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance and reporting requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3244b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3244c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the steps being taken by the Palestinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, including by bringing to justice members of Palestinian security forces who commit such crimes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5042">136 STAT. 5042</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a3244d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight by the United States Agency for International Development</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3244e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3244f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a32454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $1,300,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, investigations, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a32455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General of the United States Audit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsequent <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigation.</p></sidenote>to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2023 under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, and such audit shall address—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a32457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a32458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a34a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a34a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a34a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification Procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7040"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7040.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a34a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19a3bf9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition of Funds<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a3bf9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bf9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a3bfa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of Application of Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a3bfa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5043">136 STAT. 5043</page></proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a3bfa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bfa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a3bfa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3bfa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3bfa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bfa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bfa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bfa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3bfaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/446">Public Law 109–446</ref>) with respect to this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3bfab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a3bfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a3bfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">middle east and north africa</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7041"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7041.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19a71b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Egypt<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification and report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be made available for assistance for the Government of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5044">136 STAT. 5044</page> Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economic support fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $40,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs, including not less than $15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students with high financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Egypt that are currently accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or meets standards equivalent to those required for United States institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency recognized by such Department: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be made available for democracy programs, and for development programs in the Sinai.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign military financing program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, should be made available for assistance for Egypt: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the uses of any interest earned on such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $225,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is taking sustained and effective steps to—</proviso></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strengthen the rule of law, democratic institutions, and human rights in Egypt, including to protect religious minorities and the rights of women, which are in addition to steps taken during the previous calendar year for such purposes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>implement reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and the media to function without interference;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>hold Egyptian security forces accountable, including officers credibly alleged to have violated human rights;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>provide regular access for United States officials to monitor such assistance in areas where the assistance is used; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>comply with the requirement under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5045">136 STAT. 5045</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may waive the certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such funds are necessary for counterterrorism, border security, or nonproliferation programs or that it is otherwise important to the national security interest of the United States to do so, and submits a report to such Committees containing a detailed justification for the use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraph (A) cannot be met: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the report required by this paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Political prisoners.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a71b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Detainees.</p></sidenote><content>In addition to the funds withheld pursuant to subparagraph (A), $95,000,000 of the funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is making clear and consistent progress in releasing political prisoners, providing detainees with due process of law, and preventing the intimidation and harassment of American citizens.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a71b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Iran</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs” shall be made available for the programs and activities described under this section in House Report 117–401.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semi-annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semi-annual report required by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2160e/d/4">42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)</ref>), as added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/17">Public Law 114–17</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sanctions report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the status of United States bilateral sanctions on Iran;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the reimposition and renewed enforcement of secondary sanctions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the impact such sanctions have had on Iran’s destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a71b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Iraq</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>bilateral economic assistance and international security assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>stabilization assistance, including in Anbar Province;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>programs to support government transparency and accountability, support judicial independence, protect the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5046">136 STAT. 5046</page> right of due process, end the use of torture, and combat corruption;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>humanitarian assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>programs to protect and assist religious and ethnic minority populations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>programs to increase United States private sector investment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a71b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basing rights</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Government of the United States to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Iraq.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a74248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7424a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Israel</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $775,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a7424b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Jordan</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made available for budget support for the Government of Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a7424c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lebanon</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7424d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/228">Public Law 107–228</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2346">22 U.S.C. 2346 note</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7424e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7424f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lebanese Internal Security Forces.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lebanese Armed Forces.</p></sidenote>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” that are made available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p></sidenote>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for Lebanon may only be made available for programs to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a74255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>professionalize the LAF to mitigate internal and external threats from non-state actors, including Hizballah;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a74256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure the borders of Lebanon and address security <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5047">136 STAT. 5047</page> and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict in Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19a74257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701:</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19a74258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Spend plan.</p></sidenote>That prior to obligating funds made available by this subparagraph for assistance for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is used only for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7425a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That any notification submitted pursuant to such section shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment.</proviso></continuation></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7425b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a7425c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Libya</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for stabilization assistance for Libya, including support for a United Nations-facilitated political process and border security: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7425d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the limitation on the uses of funds for certain infrastructure projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/76/dK">division K of Public Law 113–76</ref>) shall apply to such funds.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a7425e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Morocco</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Morocco.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a7425f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Saudi Arabia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Military Education and Training</headingText>” may be made available for assistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Export-import bank</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs should be obligated or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or participate in the extension of) credit in connection with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other nuclear technology-related goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>has in effect a nuclear cooperation agreement pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2153">42 U.S.C. 2153</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>has committed to renounce uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory under that agreement; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has signed and implemented an Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a74265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Syria</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5048">136 STAT. 5048</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-lethal assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue response and chemical weapons investigations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>may not be made available for a project or activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</ref>)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7426a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>may not be made available for activities that further the strategic objectives of the Government of the Russian Federation that the Secretary of State determines may threaten or undermine United States national security interests; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7426b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7426c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bashar al-Assad.</p></sidenote>should not be used in areas of Syria controlled by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated forces.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7426d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a7426e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tunisia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7426f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a74270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia for programs to improve economic growth and opportunity, support democratic governance and civil society, protect due process of law, and maintain regional stability and security, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the extent to which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Government of Tunisia is implementing economic reforms, countering corruption, and taking credible steps to restore constitutional order and democratic governance, including respecting freedoms of expression, association, and the press, and the rights of members of political parties, that are in addition to steps taken in the preceding fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Government of Tunisia is maintaining the independence of the judiciary and holding security forces who commit human rights abuses accountable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Tunisian military has remained an apolitical and professional institution.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a74275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">West Bank and Gaza</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” shall be made available for programs in the West Bank and Gaza, which may include water, sanitation, and other infrastructure improvements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for assistance for the West Bank and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5049">136 STAT. 5049</page> Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advance Middle East peace;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a74279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>improve security in the region;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7427a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7427b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>promote a private sector economy; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7427c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>address urgent humanitarian needs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7427d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a7427e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y19a7427f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19a74280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19a74281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19a74282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a76993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a76994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a76995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a76996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y19a76997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a76998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a76999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7699a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7699b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (<ref href="/us/pl/100/204">Public Law 100–204</ref>) if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19a7699c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19a7699d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>initiated or actively supported an ICC investigation against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes against Palestinians.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19a7699e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a7699f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President may waive <ref href="/us/pl/100/204/s1003">section 1003 of Public Law 100–204</ref> if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any waiver of the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/100/204/s1003">section 1003 of Public Law 100–204</ref> under clause (i) of this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5050">136 STAT. 5050</page> subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under this clause may be exercised.</proviso></content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19a769a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a769a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of taylor force act</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141/dS/tX">title X of division S of Public Law 115–141</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a769a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a769a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Security report</inline>.—</heading><content>The reporting requirements in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/252">Public Law 110–252</ref>) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the security strategy of the Palestinian Authority.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a769a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incitement report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace and coexistence with Israel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">africa</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7042"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7042.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19a85405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">African Great Lakes Region Assistance Restriction<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a85406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a85407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Military Education and Training</headingText>” for the central government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may be made available only for Expanded International Military Education and Training and professional military education until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed groups.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a85408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Central African Republic</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a85409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a8540a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lord’s Resistance Army.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a8540b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Child soldiers.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Counter Illicit Armed Groups</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a8540c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a8540d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ebola.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Democratic Republic of the Congo</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for stabilization, democracy, global health, and bilateral economic assistance, including in areas affected by, and at risk from, the Ebola virus disease: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall also be made available to support security, stabilization, development, and democracy in Eastern DRC: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “International Military Education and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5051">136 STAT. 5051</page> Training” that are made available for such purposes may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a8540e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ethiopia</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a8540f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement in Tigray;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a85410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>political dialogues and confidence building measures to end other conflicts in the country;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a85411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>civil society and protect human rights;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a85412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>efforts to provide unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a85413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of human rights; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a85414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>restoration of basic services in areas impacted by conflict.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a85415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Malawi</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for higher education programs in Malawi shall be made available for higher education and workforce development programs in agriculture as described under this section in House Report 117–401.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a85416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">South Sudan</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan, except to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in South Sudan: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a87b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for any new program, project, or activity in South Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a87b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sudan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a87b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under title III that are made available for assistance for Sudan may be made available to support a civilian-led transition in Sudan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a87b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Sudan, except to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in Sudan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a87b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19a87b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a87b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a87b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19a87b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 USC 2151 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zimbabwe</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a87b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Instruction</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5052">136 STAT. 5052</page> promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19a87b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">east asia and the pacific</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7043"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7043.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19ab3a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Burma<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $136,127,000 shall be made available for assistance for Burma, which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab3a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p></sidenote><content>may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may be made available for support for the administrative operations and programs of entities that support peaceful efforts to establish an inclusive and representative democracy in Burma and a federal union to foster equality among Burma’s diverse ethnic groups, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>shall be made available for programs to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, and accountability and to combat gender-based violence, including in Kachin, Chin, Mon, Karen, Karenni, Rakhine, and Shan states;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>shall be made available for community-based organizations with experience operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Migration and Refugee Assistance</headingText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab3a5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote>shall be made available for programs and activities to investigate and document violations of human rights in Burma committed by the military junta.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International security assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Military Education and Training” and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be made available for assistance for Burma.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab3a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Burma may be made available to the State Administration Council or any organization or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization that has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs administered by the Department of State and USAID or the President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for programs administered by NED.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5053">136 STAT. 5053</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2023 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab3a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cambodia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $82,505,000 shall be made available for assistance for Cambodia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification and exceptions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab3a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for the Government of Cambodia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such Government is taking effective steps to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strengthen regional security and stability, particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the enforcement of international sanctions with respect to North Korea;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assert its sovereignty against interference by the People’s Republic of China, including by verifiably maintaining the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other military installations in Cambodia, and dual use facilities such as the runway at the Dara Sakor development project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>cease violence, threats, and harassment against civil society and the political opposition in Cambodia, and dismiss any politically motivated criminal charges against critics of the government; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>respect the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia as enacted in 1993.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>The certification required by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for democracy, health, education, and environment programs, programs to strengthen the sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to educate and inform the people of Cambodia of the influence activities of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>research, documentation, and education programs associated with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>programs in the Khmer language to monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the People’s Republic of China to expand its influence in Cambodia.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab3a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/409">Public Law 115–409</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab3a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab3a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Countering prc influence fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5054">136 STAT. 5054</page> Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $325,000,000 shall be made available for a Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting on their behalf globally, which shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the uses of such funds shall be the joint responsibility of the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, and shall be allocated as specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” may remain available until September 30, 2024:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for any project or activity that directly supports or promotes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s Republic of China; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the use of technology, including biotechnology, digital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, determines that such use does not adversely impact the national security of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maps</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act should be used to create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered by Taiwan authorities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab6188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Agent Orange.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Laos</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $93,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Laos, including for assistance for persons with disabilities caused by unexploded ordnance accidents, and of which not less than $1,500,000 should be made available for programs to assist persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab618a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab618b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Orange: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be used, in consultation with the Government of Laos, for assessments <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5055">136 STAT. 5055</page> of the existence of dioxin contamination resulting from the use of Agent Orange in Laos and the feasibility and cost of remediation.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab618c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">North Korea</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab618d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab618e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab618f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees engages in significant transactions contributing materially to the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Government of North Korea: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of State shall submit the report required by section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/122">Public Law 114–122</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9229">22 U.S.C. 9229</ref>) to the Committees on Appropriations:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States, including a description of such interest served.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Broadcasts</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>” shall be made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human rights</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Democracy Fund” shall be made available for the promotion of human rights in North Korea: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6194-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That the authority of section 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6195-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available for assistance for the Government of North Korea.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab6196-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab6197-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Pacific Islands Countries</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6198-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Operations</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title I in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for establishing and operating diplomatic facilities in Kiribati, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, subject to section 7015(a)(3) of this Act and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab6199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement", "Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Pacific Islands countries, as specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available for joint development and security programs between the United States and such countries in coordination with regional allies and partners, including Taiwan.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab619a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">People’s Republic of China</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5056">136 STAT. 5056</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab619b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab619c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab619d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab619e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab619f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">People’s liberation army</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hong kong</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democracy programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the first paragraph under the heading “<headingText>Democracy Fund</headingText>”, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, including legal and other support for democracy activists.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for assistance for Hong Kong should be obligated for assistance for the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party or any entity acting on their behalf in Hong Kong.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab61a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required under section 7043(f)(3)(C) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>) shall be updated and submitted to the Congress in the manner described.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab61a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Philippines</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdiction.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab61a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taiwan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global cooperation and training framework</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, which shall be administered by the American Institute in Taiwan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign military financing</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>”, except for amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5057">136 STAT. 5057</page> for Taiwan, if otherwise authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs may include the costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or any agency of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the gross principal balance of such direct loans shall not exceed $2,000,000,000, and the gross principal balance of guaranteed loans shall not exceed $2,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of State may use amounts charged to the borrower as origination fees to pay for the cost of such loans.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fellowship program</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan</headingText>” shall be made available to establish a Taiwan Fellowship Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab61aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab61ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made available pursuant to this subsection:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab61ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab61ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tibet</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financing of projects in tibet</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs for tibetan communities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations with experience working with Tibetan communities to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan communities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan communities and the Central Tibetan Administration in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds are in addition to amounts made available in subparagraph (A) for programs inside Tibet.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for programs to strengthen the capacity of the Central Tibetan Administration: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5058">136 STAT. 5058</page> That such funds shall be administered by the United States Agency for International Development.</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ab88c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vietnam</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $197,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Vietnam, of which not less than—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab88c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Agent Orange.</p></sidenote>$30,000,000 shall be made available for health and disability programs to assist persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be prioritized to assist persons whose disabilities may be related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance accidents;</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$20,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for activities related to the remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>$3,000,000 shall be made available for the Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Initiative; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ab88ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 7043(i)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dK">division K of Public Law 117–103</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ab88cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante</i>, p. 650.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>: <proviso><i>Provided,</i> That such funds shall be prioritized to assist persons whose disabilities</proviso></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">south and central asia</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7044"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7044.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19ad0e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Afghanistan<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad0e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for direct assistance to the Taliban.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad0e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Afghan special immigrant visas</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Administration for Foreign Affairs</headingText>” and fees available for obligation during fiscal year 2023 in the Consular and Border Security Programs account shall be made available for additional Department of State personnel necessary to eliminate processing backlogs and expedite adjudication of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa cases, including for the National Visa Center and the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Unit.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad0e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Afghan students</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to support the higher education of students from Afghanistan studying outside of the country, including the costs of reimbursement to institutions hosting such students, as appropriate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad0e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds for such purposes.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5059">136 STAT. 5059</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad0e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing plans, consistent with the restriction contained in paragraph (1), to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>protect and strengthen the rights of Afghan women and girls;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>support higher education programs, including continued support for the American University of Afghanistan’s (AUAF) online programs and support for other higher education institutions in South Asia and the Middle East that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan students;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>support Afghan civil society activists, journalists, and independent media, including in third countries; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>support health, education, including community-based education, and other programs to address the basic needs of the people of Afghanistan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ad3586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bangladesh</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $23,500,000 shall be made available to address the needs of communities impacted by refugees from Burma;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect freedom of expression and association, and the right of due process; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not less than $23,300,000 shall be made available for democracy programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ad358a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nepal</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for Nepal shall only be made available for humanitarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities, and in support of international peacekeeping operations, military professionalization and training, and border security activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad358b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad358c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad358d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote> That such funds may only be made available for additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war by the Nepal Army, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ad358e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pakistan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad358f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad3592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilateral economic assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” for assistance for the central Government of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount of financing and other support, if any, provided by the Government of Pakistan to schools supported by, affiliated with, or run by the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5060">136 STAT. 5060</page> Taliban or any domestic or foreign terrorist organization in Pakistan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the extent of cooperation by such government in issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors, including officials and representatives of nongovernmental organizations, engaged in assistance and security programs in Pakistan;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the extent to which such government is providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by conflict in Pakistan and the region; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the extent to which such government is strengthening democracy in Pakistan, including protecting freedom of expression, assembly, and religion.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad3597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority and uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" id="y19ad3598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19ad3599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad359a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” shall be made available for border security programs in Pakistan, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19ad359b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Funds appropriated by title III of this Act shall be made available for programs to promote democracy and for gender programs in Pakistan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad359c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad359d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad359e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Shakil Afridi.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ad359f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sri Lanka</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic development programs, particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad35a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such Government is taking effective and consistent steps to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ad35a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Human rights.</p></sidenote><content>protect the rights and freedoms of the people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and religious belief, including by investigating violations of human rights and the laws of war and holding perpetrators of such violations accountable;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>address the basic needs of the people of Sri Lanka and responsibly mitigate the impact of the country’s economic collapse, including by increasing transparency and accountability in governance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>combat corruption, including bringing to justice public officials who have engaged in significant acts of corruption;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>assert its sovereignty against influence by the People’s Republic of China; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5061">136 STAT. 5061</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>promote reconciliation between ethnic and religious groups, particularly arising from past conflict in Sri Lanka, including by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>addressing land confiscation and ownership issues;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>resolving cases of missing persons, including by maintaining a functioning and credible office of missing persons;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>reducing the presence of the armed forces in former conflict zones and restructuring the armed forces for a peacetime role that contributes to post-conflict reconciliation and regional security;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>repealing or <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> laws on arrest and detention by security forces to comply with international standards; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest and torture, and supporting a credible justice mechanism for resolving cases of war crimes:</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19ad35ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; to protect human rights, locate and identify missing persons, and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance maritime security and domain awareness; to promote fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for International Military Education and Training.</proviso></continuation></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Sri Lankan armed forces, except for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, instruction in human rights and related curricula development, maritime security and domain awareness, including professionalization and training for the navy and coast guard, and funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Military Education and Training</headingText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ad35b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available for assistance for Sri Lanka other than for the purposes specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ad35b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia to significantly increase the recruitment, training, and retention of women in the judiciary, police, and other security forces, and to train judicial and security personnel in such countries to prevent and address gender-based violence, human trafficking, and other practices that disproportionately harm women and girls.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">latin america and the caribbean</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7045"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7045.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19af7fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Central America<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, including through the Central America Regional Security Initiative: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such assistance shall be prioritized for programs that address the violence, poverty, corruption, and other factors that contribute to irregular migration, particularly of unaccompanied minors, to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5062">136 STAT. 5062</page> United States, including for programs to reduce violence against women and girls, protect the rights of Indigenous people, support civil society and other independent institutions, enhance economic opportunity, combat corruption and impunity, and dismantle illegal armed groups and drug trafficking organizations.</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1)—<sidenote><p>Migration.</p></sidenote></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$61,500,000 should be made available to support entities and activities to combat corruption and impunity in such countries, including, as appropriate, offices of Attorneys General; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>$70,000,000 should be made available for programs to reduce violence against women and girls, including for Indigenous women and girls.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Within the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) and made available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, up to $100,000,000 should be made available for programs that support locally-led development in such countries: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to 15 percent of the funds made available to carry out this subparagraph may be used by the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for administrative and oversight expenses related to the purposes of this subparagraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19af7fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of funds to carry out this subparagraph prior to the initial obligation of funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19af7fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made available for the youth empowerment program established pursuant to section 7045(a)(1)(C) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dK">division K of Public Law 117–103</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on assistance to certain central governments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19af7fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19af7fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” and under title IV of this Act, 60 percent of such funds that are made available for assistance for each of the central governments of El Salvador and Guatemala, and 45 percent of such funds that are made available for assistance for the central government of Honduras, may only be obligated after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>combating corruption and impunity, including investigating and prosecuting government officials, military personnel, and police officers credibly alleged to be corrupt;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>implementing reforms, policies, and programs to strengthen the rule of law, including increasing the transparency of public institutions, strengthening the independence of judicial and electoral institutions, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5063">136 STAT. 5063</page> and improving the transparency of political campaign and political party financing;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political parties, and the independence of the media;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>providing effective and accountable law enforcement and security for its citizens, curtailing the role of the military in public security, and upholding due process of law;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>implementing programs to reduce violence against women and girls;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic growth and opportunity, including the implementation of reforms to strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and programs for at-risk youth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>improving border security and combating human smuggling and trafficking and countering the activities of criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and transnational criminal organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>implementing policies that improve the environment for foreign investment, including executing tax reform in a transparent manner, ensuring effective legal mechanisms for reimbursements of tax refunds owed to United States businesses, and resolving disputes involving the confiscation of real property of United States entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reprogramming</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary is unable to make the certification required by subparagraph (A) for one or more of the central governments, such assistance shall be reprogrammed for assistance for civil society organizations in such country, or for other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, notwithstanding the funding provisions in this subsection and the limitations in section 7019 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19af7fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The limitation of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>judicial entities and activities related to combating corruption and impunity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>programs to combat gender-based violence;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>programs to promote and protect human rights, including those of Indigenous communities and Afro-descendants;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>humanitarian assistance; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>food security programs.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign military financing program</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” may be made available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19af7fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Colombia</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5064">136 STAT. 5064</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19af7fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, $487,375,000 should be made available for assistance for Colombia: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be made available for the programs and activities described under this section in House Report 117–401: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” and made available for assistance pursuant to this paragraph, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available to enhance rural security in coca producing municipalities and other municipalities with high levels of illicit activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be prioritized in such municipalities that are also targeted for assistance programs that provide viable economic alternatives and improve access to public services.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19afa6d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19afa6d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withholding of funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counternarcotics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is implementing an effective whole-of-government strategy to substantially and sustainably reduce coca cultivation and cocaine production levels in Colombia, including programs and activities that support illicit crop eradication, alternative development, drug interdiction, dismantling of drug trafficking and money laundering networks, rural security, environmental protection, judicial sector strengthening, and public health services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such strategy is in accordance with the 2016 peace accord between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human rights</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” and made available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial authorities, as appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators of gross violations of human rights, including those with command responsibility, to deprivation of liberty;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in reducing threats and attacks against human rights defenders and other civil society activists, and judicial authorities are prosecuting and punishing those responsible for ordering and carrying out such attacks;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in protecting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities and is respecting their rights and territories;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5065">136 STAT. 5065</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>senior military officers credibly alleged, or whose units are credibly alleged, to be responsible for ordering, committing, and covering up cases of false positives and other extrajudicial killings, or of committing other gross violations of human rights, or of conducting illegal communications intercepts or other illicit surveillance, are being held accountable, including removal from active duty if found guilty through criminal, administrative, or disciplinary proceedings; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully with the requirements described in subclauses (I) through (IV).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>” and made available for assistance for the Colombian National Police (CNP), five percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Colombia is bringing to justice the police personnel who ordered, directed, and used excessive force and engaged in other illegal acts against protesters in 2020 and 2021, and that the CNP is cooperating fully with such efforts.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>The limitations of paragraph (2) shall not apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Aircraft supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and made available for assistance for Colombia may be used to transport personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication and interdiction, including security for such activities, and to provide transport in support of alternative development programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for assistance for Colombia may be made available for payment of reparations to conflict victims or compensation to demobilized combatants associated with a peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19afa6e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Haiti</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs of the Haitian people.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Haiti may only be made available for the central Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that a democratically elected government has taken office, or the country is being led by a transitional governing authority that is broadly representative of Haitian society, and it is in the national interest of the United States to provide such assistance.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5066">136 STAT. 5066</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), funds may be made available to support—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>free and fair elections;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>anti-gang police and administration of justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial detention and eliminate inhumane prison conditions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>public health, food security, subsistence farmers, water and sanitation, education, and other programs to meet basic human needs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>disaster relief and recovery.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for assistance for Haiti shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided</i>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19afa6ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the requirement of this paragraph shall also apply to any funds from such Acts that are made available for support for an international security force in Haiti.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for assistance for the armed forces of Haiti.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Haitian coast guard</inline>.—</heading><content>The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2751/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</ref>) for the Coast Guard.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19afa6f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nicaragua</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs for Nicaragua, including to support civil society.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19afa6f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">The Caribbean</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $82,000,000 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19afa6f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Venezuela</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>”, $50,000,000 should be made available for democracy programs for Venezuela.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19afa6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19afa6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19afa6f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under title III shall be made available for assistance for communities in countries supporting or otherwise impacted by refugees from Venezuela, including Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Curacao, and Trinidad and Tobago: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts are in addition to funds otherwise made available for assistance for such countries, subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">europe and eurasia</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7046"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7046.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b01c27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Assistance<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b01c28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Georgia</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $132,025,000 shall be made available for assistance for Georgia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b04339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ukraine</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b0433a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Territorial Integrity</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5067">136 STAT. 5067</page> of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b0433b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b0433c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That except as otherwise provided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b0433d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That prior to executing the authority contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national security interest of the United States.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b0433e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5812">22 U.S.C. 5812 note</ref>) shall not apply to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b0433f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5851/etseq">22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.</ref>) and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2333">50 U.S.C. 2333</ref>) or non-proliferation assistance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b04340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b04341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b04342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the United States International Development Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/254/dF">division F of Public Law 115–254</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b04343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<ref href="/us/pl/79/173">Public Law 79–173</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b04344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>humanitarian assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b04345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b04346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b04347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Turkey</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2761/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.</ref>) unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that members of the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds made available by this Act for border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and facilities in Turkey.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">countering russian influence and aggression</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7047"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7047.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b10698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b10699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annexation of Territory</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5068">136 STAT. 5068</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b1069a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b1069b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b1069c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b1069d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b1069e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b1069f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea or other territory in Ukraine;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements and limitations of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b106a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall publish on the Department of State website a list of any such central governments in a timely manner: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b106ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5069">136 STAT. 5069</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the Russian Federation occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International financial institutions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b106af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Countering Russian Influence Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “International Military Education and Training”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/44">Public Law 115–44</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9543">22 U.S.C. 9543</ref>) and notwithstanding the country limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and security forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia and strengthen security cooperation between such countries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” may remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b106b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Economics and trade</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements and trade agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b12dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Democracy Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support democracy programs in the Russian Federation and other countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, including to promote Internet freedom: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to strengthen democracy and civil society in Central Europe, including for transparency, independent media, rule of law, minority rights, and programs to combat anti-Semitism.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united nations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7048"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7048.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b26643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Transparency and Accountability<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations whether each organization, department, or agency receiving a contribution from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Contributions to International Organizations” and “International Organizations and Programs”—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5070">136 STAT. 5070</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p></sidenote><content>is posting on a publicly available website, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>has submitted a report to the Department of State, which shall be posted on the Department’s website in a timely manner, demonstrating that such organization is effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>legal burdens of proof;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2664a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2664b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and selection of external arbitration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2664c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior employment; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2664d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including restrictions on first-class and business-class travel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b2664e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2664f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Terrorism.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on united states delegations</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4813/c">50 U.S.C. 4813(c)</ref>), supports international terrorism.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4813/c">50 U.S.C. 4813(c)</ref>), or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States, including a description of the national interest served.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b26655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Israel.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United Nations Human Rights Council</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available in support of the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is important to the national <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5071">136 STAT. 5071</page> interest of the United States and that such Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such report shall include a description of the national interest served and the steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Resolution.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2665a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2023, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of members to such council.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b2665b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2665c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United Nations Relief and Works Agency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, in writing, on whether UNRWA is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2665d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2665e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b2665f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedure.</p></sidenote><content>implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b26665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b26667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country’s delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b26668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5072">136 STAT. 5072</page> Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2666a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2666b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b2666c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Operations</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2666d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary has credible information that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Secretary determines that the government of such country is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2666e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b2666f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such withholding not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold such assistance is made: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist such government in bringing the responsible members of such unit to justice: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the policies, mechanisms, and procedures established to implement this subsection, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b26672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b26673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated by this Act which are returned or not made available due to the second proviso under the heading “<headingText>Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</headingText>” in title I of this Act or section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2227/a">22 U.S.C. 2227(a)</ref>), shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">war crimes tribunal</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7049"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7049. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b28d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b28d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b28d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Drawdown.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b28d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United Nations.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5073">136 STAT. 5073</page> 552(c): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b28d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global internet freedom</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7050"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7050.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b377e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Funding<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2023 under the headings “International Broadcasting Operations”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, not less than $90,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interest of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b377ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of state and united states agency for international development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinated with other democracy programs funded by this Act under such headings, and shall be incorporated into country assistance and democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace, the Department of State International Cyberspace Policy Strategy required by section 402 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dN">division N of Public Law 114–113</ref>), and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8754">22 U.S.C. 8754</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the technological advantage of the United States Government over such censorship techniques: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b377f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b377f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States Agency for Global Media Chief Executive Officer (USAGM CEO) and the President of the Open Technology Fund (OTF), shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5074">136 STAT. 5074</page> in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies; and</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>made available only with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, that such funds are allocated consistent with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the strategies referenced in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>best practices regarding security for, and oversight of, Internet freedom programs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>sufficient resources and support for the development and maintenance of anti-censorship technology and tools.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states agency for global media</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>” that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>made available only for open-source tools and techniques to securely develop and distribute USAGM digital content, facilitate audience access to such content on websites that are censored, coordinate the distribution of USAGM digital content to targeted regional audiences, and to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinated by the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the OTF President, with programs funded by this Act under the heading “<headingText>International Broadcasting Operations</headingText>”, and shall be incorporated into country broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>coordinated by the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the OTF President, to solicit project proposals through an open, transparent, and competitive process, seek input from technical and subject matter experts to select proposals, and support Internet circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in countries that are strategic priorities for the OTF and in a manner consistent with the United States Government Internet freedom strategy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b377fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b377fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>made available for the research and development of new tools or techniques authorized in subparagraph (A) only after the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the OTF President, and other relevant United States Government departments and agencies, evaluates the risks and benefits of such new tools or techniques, and establishes safeguards to minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b377fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b377fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and Spend Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the OTF President, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Department of State spend plan shall include funding for all such programs for all relevant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5075">136 STAT. 5075</page> Department of State and United States Agency for International Development offices and bureaus.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b377fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security Audits</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available pursuant to this section to promote Internet freedom globally may only be made available to support open-source technologies that undergo comprehensive security audits consistent with the requirements of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State to ensure that such technology is secure and has not been compromised in a manner detrimental to the interest of the United States or to individuals and organizations benefiting from programs supported by such funds: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b377ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b37800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> That the security auditing procedures used by such Bureau shall be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect current industry security standards.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7051"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7051.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b39e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prohibition<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b39e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b39e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by foreign police, military, or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">aircraft transfer, coordination, and use</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7052"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7052.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b3ec34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Transfer Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Andean Counterdrug Initiative”, and “Andean Counterdrug Programs” may be used for any other program and in any region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b3ec35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b3ec36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b3ec37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property Disposal</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b3ec38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b3ec39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b3ec3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aircraft Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b3ec3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That official travel <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5076">136 STAT. 5076</page> for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds received by the Department of State in connection with the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund of the Department and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b3ec3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b3ec3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b3ec3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aircraft Operations and Maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7053"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7053. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b4134f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) shall apply to this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2022” for “September 30, 2009”.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international monetary fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7054"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7054.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b41350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19b41351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Extensions<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) shall apply to this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b41352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private or multilateral creditors.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extradition</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7055"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7055.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b46173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Limitation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings “Development Assistance”, “International Disaster Assistance”, “Complex Crises Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, “United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund”, and “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance”) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b46174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b46175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5077">136 STAT. 5077</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b46176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b46177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interest of the United States.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">enterprise funds</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7056"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec.</inline> 7056. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b46178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b46179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b4617a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b4617b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance notice.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19b4888c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Notification<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b4888d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of Assets Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b4888e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition or Operating Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united nations population fund</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7057"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7057.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b4d6af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Contribution<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds made available under the heading “<headingText>International Organizations and Programs</headingText>” in this Act for fiscal year 2023, $32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b4d6b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b4d6b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the “Global Health Programs” account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Use of Funds in China</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions on Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b4d6b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Abortion.</p></sidenote><content>UNFPA does not fund abortions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress and Dollar-for-Dollar Withholding of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b4d6b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b4d6ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5078">136 STAT. 5078</page> available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">global health activities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7058"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7058.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b54beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/stat/117/711">117 Stat. 711</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7601/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.</ref>), as amended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b54bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pandemics and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b54bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global health security</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” shall be made available for global health security programs to accelerate the capacity of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening public health capacity where there is a high risk of emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b54bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b54bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of such funds.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b54bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial intermediary fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” may be made available for contributions to a financial intermediary fund for pandemic preparedness and global heath security.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b54bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b54bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b54bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extraordinary measures</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, not to exceed an aggregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “International Disaster Assistance”, “Complex Crises Fund”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Democracy Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, and “Millennium Challenge Corporation” may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency, and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings for the purposes of this paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b54bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency reserve fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Up to $90,000,000 of the funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Global Health Programs</headingText>” may be made available for the Emergency Reserve Fund established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/31/dJ">division J of Public Law 115–31</ref>): <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5079">136 STAT. 5079</page> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be made available under the same terms and conditions of such section.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b57305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b57306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b57307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">China.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this Act may be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of China.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">gender equality and women’s empowerment</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7059"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7059.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b5c128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b5c129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gender equality</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the economic participation and opportunities for political leadership, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b5c12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Women’s economic empowerment<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act are available to implement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/428">Public Law 115–428</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b5e83b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of such Act.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b5e83c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gender equity and equality action fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, up to $200,000,000 may be made available for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b5e83d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b5e83e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151–2">22 USC 2151–2 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Madeleine K. Albright Women’s Leadership Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for programs specifically designed to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such programs shall hereafter be collectively named the “Madeleine K. Albright Women’s Leadership Program”.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b5e83f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Gender-Based Violence</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b5e840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b5e841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5080">136 STAT. 5080</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b5e842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Women, Peace, and Security</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $150,000,000 should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">sector allocations</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7060"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7060.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b6d2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Basic Education and Higher Education<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basic education</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151c">22 USC 2151c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $970,000,000 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall also be used for secondary education activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 should be available for the education of girls in areas of conflict: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/pl/115/56/s7/a">section 7(a) of Public Law 115–56</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation.</p></sidenote> shall be implemented by substituting “the thirtieth day of June following” for “180 days after”.</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $160,000,000 shall be made available for contributions to multilateral partnerships that support education.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $285,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for new and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries focused on building the capacity of higher education institutions and systems in developing countries: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such partnerships.</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scholar rescue programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, not less than $7,000,000 shall be made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5081">136 STAT. 5081</page> available for scholar rescue programs, including for scholars from Afghanistan, Burma, Ethiopia, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Yemen: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on such programs not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made available for USAID cooperative development programs and not less than $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Food Security and Agricultural Development</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/195">Public Law 114–195</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds may be made available for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</ref>), as amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</ref>).</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall seek to enter into negotiations with key foreign governments and multilateral, philanthropic, and private sector entities, including the United Nations Rome-based agencies and the World Bank, regarding the potential establishment of a multilateral fund focused on food security, as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, especially women.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $116,400,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally, including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not less than $87,000,000 shall be from funds made available under the heading “<headingText>International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement</headingText>”: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> That funds made available by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” that are made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons should be obligated and programmed consistent with the country-specific recommendations included in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reconciliation Programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Development Assistance</headingText>”, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5082">136 STAT. 5082</page> people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, racial, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be administered by the Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention, USAID.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Water and Sanitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $475,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which not less than $237,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $17,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives by local communities in developing countries to build and maintain safe latrines.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b6d2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deviation</inline>.—</heading><content>Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum funding requirements designated in sections 7059, 7060, and 7061 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding such designation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposals.</p></sidenote> That concurrent with the submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are planned at the time of submission of such report: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That any deviations proposed subsequent to the submission of such report shall be subject to prior consultation with such Committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b6d2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That not later than November 1, 2024, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority of this subsection.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">environment programs</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7061"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7061.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b7960f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the provisions of this section and only subject to the reporting procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19b79611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $385,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity conservation programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Not less than $125,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b79614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b79615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Poaching.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b79616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5083">136 STAT. 5083</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity programs shall not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, mining, or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution (IFI) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any financing of any such activity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support a new public-private partnership for conservation to promote long-term management of protected areas in developing countries, if legislation establishing a foundation to facilitate such partnership is enacted into law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each IFI that it is the policy of the United States to use the voice and vote of the United States, in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution, regarding the construction of any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering whether the project involves important foreign policy objectives.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b7961a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $185,000,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b7961b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $270,000,000 shall be made available for adaptation programs, including in support of the implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b7961c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $260,000,000 shall be made available for clean energy programs, including in support of carrying out the purposes of the Electrify Africa Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/121">Public Law 114–121</ref>) and implementing the Power Africa initiative.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b7961d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this Act under title III may be made available for United States contributions to the Adaptation Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b7961e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes enumerated under section 7060(c)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dK">division K of Public Law 116–260</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b7961f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That such funds may only be made available following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to support Indigenous and other civil society organizations in developing countries that are working to protect the environment, including threatened and endangered species, as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b79621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b79622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall implement the directive regarding law enforcement in national parks and protected areas as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5084">136 STAT. 5084</page></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">budget documents</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7062"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7062.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b7bd33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19b80b54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Operating Plans<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2023, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the congressional budget justification funding levels, the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels, and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b80b55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and activities specified in the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b80b56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spend Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b80b57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State or Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b80b58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance</headingText>” in title III.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b80b59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 percent of the funds contained in a spend plan required by this subsection may be obligated prior to the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid significant programmatic disruption: <proviso>Provided, That not less than seven days prior to such obligation, the Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the justification for such obligation and the proposed uses of such funds.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b80b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b80b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Budget Justification</inline>.—</heading><content>The congressional budget justification for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5085">136 STAT. 5085</page> for fiscal year 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b80b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appendices.</p></sidenote> That the appendices for such justification shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 10 calendar days thereafter.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">reorganization</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7063"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7063.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b8597d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prior Consultation and Notification<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, or any other Act may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, or any other Federal department, agency, or organization funded by this Act without prior consultation by the head of such department, agency, or organization with the appropriate congressional committees: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any such notification submitted to such Committees shall include a detailed justification for any proposed action: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That congressional notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be deemed to meet the notification requirements of this section.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b8597e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to subsection (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any action to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8597f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize covered departments, agencies, or organizations, including bureaus and offices within or between such departments, agencies, or organizations, including the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and responsibilities of such bureaus and offices;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b85980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United States official presence overseas, including at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic facilities and other platforms; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b85981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally employed staff workforce of the Department of State and USAID from the staffing levels previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations for fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">department of state management</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7064"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec.</inline> 7064. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b85982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19b8a7a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Working Capital Fund<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund that are made available for new service centers, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b8a7a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8a7a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b8ceb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State bureau or office with responsibility for the management and oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5086">136 STAT. 5086</page> grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8ceb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b8ceb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>When making a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or office to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8ceb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>account for the obligated funds at the country and program level, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8ceba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8cebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>establish performance measures and indicators;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8cebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>review activities and performance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8cebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>assess final results and reconcile finances.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19b8cebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b8cebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary of State is unable to make a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau or office into compliance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b8cec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Technology Platform</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act under the heading “<headingText>Administration of Foreign Affairs</headingText>” may be made available for a new major information technology investment without the concurrence of the Chief Information Officer, Department of State.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">united states agency for international development management</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7065"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec.</inline> 7065. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b8cec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3948">22 USC 3948 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19b943f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Authority<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Up to $170,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”, may be used by the United States Agency for International Development to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3948">22 U.S.C. 3948</ref> and 3949).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b943f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expiration date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2024.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Account Charged</inline>.—</heading><content>The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily relate: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading “<headingText>Operating Expenses</headingText>”.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign Service Limited Extensions</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3949">22 U.S.C. 3949</ref>), may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b943f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disaster Surge Capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia</headingText>”, may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5087">136 STAT. 5087</page> in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personal Services Contractors</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (<ref href="/us/pl/83/480">Public Law 83–480</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1721/etseq">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</ref>), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small Business</inline>.—</heading><content>In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b943fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/117/dF">division F of Public Law 111–117</ref>) may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b96b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crisis Operations Staffing</inline>.—</heading><content>Up to $86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 116–94</ref>) may be made available for the United States Agency for International Development to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with growing instability: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That functions carried out by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and may remain attributed to any minimum funding requirement for which they were originally made available: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b96b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b96b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> the USAID Administrator shall coordinate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and consult with the appropriate congressional committees on implementation of this provision.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7066"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7066.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19b9921f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Prevention and Stabilization Fund<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5088">136 STAT. 5088</page> Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $135,000,000 shall be made available for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dJ/tV">title V of division J of Public Law 116–94</ref>), of which $25,000,000 may be made available for the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund authorized by section 510(c) of such Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be allocated as specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That funds appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available pursuant to this subsection that are transferred to funds appropriated under the heading “<headingText>Foreign Military Financing Program</headingText>” may remain available until September 30, 2024.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b9b934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transitional Justice</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds made available by this Act for such purposes: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such programs shall include components to develop local investigative and judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including for use in prosecutions, and may include the establishment of, and assistance for, transitional justice mechanisms: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote> That such funds shall be administered by the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State, and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available by this paragraph shall be made available on an open and competitive basis.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19b9b936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be made available to the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, including as a contribution.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">debt-for-development</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7067"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7067. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19b9b938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5089">136 STAT. 5089</page></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">extension of consular fees and related authorities</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7068"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec.</inline> 7068. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19b9b93a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214">22 USC 214 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19ba075b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214/b/1">22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)</ref>) shall be applied through fiscal year 2023 by substituting “the costs of providing consular services” for “such costs”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ba075c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136/dB">division B of Public Law 116–136</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/592">134 Stat. 592</ref>) shall be applied during fiscal year 2023 by substituting “2020 through 2023” for “2020 and 2021”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ba075d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ba075e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authorities.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ba075f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ba0760-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ba0761-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>Discretionary amounts made available to the Department of State under the heading “<headingText>Administration of Foreign Affairs</headingText>” of this Act, and discretionary unobligated balances under such heading from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may be transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sustain consular operations, following consultation with such Committees: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act and under any other provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no amounts may be transferred from amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ba0762-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to section 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/v/2/A">8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)</ref>), for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of providing consular services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ba0763-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Amounts provided pursuant to subsection (b) are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">management of international transboundary water pollution</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7069"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7069.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ba0764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mexico.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ba0765-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s277j">22 USC 277j</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x19baa3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In fiscal year 2023 and in each fiscal year thereafter—</chapeau><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19baa3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a"> (a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19baa3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19baa3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the “Administrator”) may transfer amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants</headingText>” in the USMCA Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/113/tIX">title IX of Public Law 116–113</ref>) to the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (the “Commission”), by entering into an interagency agreement or by awarding a grant, to support the construction of treatment works (as that term is defined in section 212(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1292/2">33 U.S.C. 1292(2)</ref>)), that will be owned or operated by the Commission: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Commission shall, in consultation with the Administrator and subject to the requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5090">136 STAT. 5090</page> Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1372">33 U.S.C. 1372</ref> and 1388), use amounts transferred pursuant to this section for general, administrative, or other costs (including construction management) related to the planning, study, design, and construction, of treatment works that, as determined by the Commissioner of the Commission, will—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19baa3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>protect residents in the United States-Mexico border region from water pollution resulting from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19baa3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>transboundary flows of wastewater, stormwater, or other international transboundary water flows originating in Mexico; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19baa3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any inadequacies or breakdowns of treatment works in Mexico; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19baa3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide treatment of the flows and water pollution described in subparagraph (A) in compliance with local, State, and Federal law: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Commission may also use amounts transferred pursuant to this section to operate and maintain any new treatment work constructed, which shall be in addition to any amounts otherwise available to the Commission for such purposes.</proviso></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19baa3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19baa3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>The Commission is authorized to enter into an agreement with the appropriate official or officials of the United States and Mexican States for the operation and maintenance by the Commission of any new treatment works, pursuant to subsection (a): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such agreement shall contain a provision relating to the division between the two Governments of the costs of such operation and maintenance, or of the works involved there as may be recommended by said Commission and approved by the Government of Mexico.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19baa3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>Nothing in this section modifies, amends, repeals, or otherwise limits the authority of the Commission under—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19baa3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the treaty relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers, and of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) from Fort Quitman, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico, and supplementary protocol, signed at Washington February 3, 1944 (<ref href="/us/stat/59/1219">59 Stat. 1219</ref>), between the United States and Mexico; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19baa3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any other applicable treaty.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19baa3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19baa3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19baa3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">waiver authority</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7070"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7070. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bacac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bacac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bacac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The President may waive <ref href="/us/pl/101/246/s414">section 414 of Public Law 101–246</ref> and <ref href="/us/pl/103/236/s410">section 410 of Public Law 103–236</ref> with respect to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization if the President determines and reports in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5091">136 STAT. 5091</page> committees that to do so would enable the United States to counter Chinese influence or to promote other national interests of the United States: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the authority of this section shall cease to have effect if, after enactment of this Act, the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bacac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Termination date.</p></sidenote> That the authority of this section shall sunset on September 30, 2025, unless extended in a subsequent Act of Congress.</proviso></content></section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">organization of american states</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7071"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7071.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19baf1da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use the voice and vote of the United States to: (1) implement budgetary reforms and efficiencies within the Organization; (2) eliminate arrears, increase other donor contributions, and impose penalties for successive late payment of assessments; (3) prevent programmatic and organizational redundancies and consolidate duplicative activities and functions; (4) prioritize areas in which the OAS has expertise, such as strengthening democracy, monitoring electoral processes, and protecting human rights; and (5) implement reforms within the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG has the necessary leadership, integrity, professionalism, independence, policies, and procedures to properly carry out its responsibilities in a manner that meets or exceeds best practices in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19baf1db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19baf1dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for an assessed contribution to the Organization of American States, but not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on actions taken or planned to be taken pursuant to subsection (a) that are in addition to actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and the results of such actions.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">multilateral development banks</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7072"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7072.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19bb18ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">International Development Association Twentieth Replenishment<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The International Development Association Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s284/etseq">22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19bb3ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="32">“SEC. 32. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bb3fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s284dd">22 USC 284dd</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">TWENTIETH REPLENISHMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bb4000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,500,000,000 to the twentieth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bb4001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,500,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bb4002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Asian Development Fund Twelfth Replenishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Asian Development Bank Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s285/etseq">22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5092">136 STAT. 5092</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19bb4003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658142"><num class="fontsize12" value="37">“SEC. 37. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bb4004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s285hh">22 USC 285hh</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bb4005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><content>The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $177,440,000 to the twelfth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bb4006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><content>In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $177,440,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">war crimes accountability</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7073"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7073.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19bb8e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Exception for Certain Investigations<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Section 2004(h) of the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7423/h">22 U.S.C. 7423(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bb8e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Agents.—No agent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“Agents.—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19bb8e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No agent”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bb8e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19bbb53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to investigative activities that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bbb53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>relate solely to investigations and prosecutions of foreign persons for crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court related to the Situation in Ukraine; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bbb53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>are undertaken in concurrence with the Attorney General.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bbb53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Certain Support</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2015 of the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7433">22 U.S.C. 7433</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Nothing</quotedText>” through the end of such section and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bbb53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bbdc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Saddam Hussein.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bbdc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Slobodan Milosovic.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bbdc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Osama bin Laden.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this title shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, or from rendering assistance to the International Criminal Court to assist with investigations and prosecutions of foreign nationals related to the Situation in Ukraine, including to support victims and witnesses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bbdc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance made available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be made available notwithstanding section 705 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000 and 2001 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7401">22 U.S.C. 7401</ref>), except that none of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be made available for the purpose of supporting investigations or prosecutions of U.S. servicemembers or other covered United States persons or covered allied persons as such terms are defined in section 2013 of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bbdc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bbdc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, of any amounts obligated pursuant to subsection (b) not later than 15 days before such obligation is made.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bbdc56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bbdc57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7423">22 USC 7423 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section may be construed to modify the existing roles or authorities of any Federal agency or official.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5093">136 STAT. 5093</page></content></subsection> </section> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">rescissions</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7074"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 7074.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19bc0368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Millennium Challenge Corporation<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Millennium Challenge Corporation</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $100,000,000 are rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bc0369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts available under the heading “<headingText>Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $42,000,000 are rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bc036a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts available under the heading “<headingText>Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</headingText>” from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $100,000,000 are rescinded.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bc036b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction</inline>.—</heading><content>No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</content></subsection> </section> </level>

  This division may be cited as the “Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION L—

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.

TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num value="I">TITLE I</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc036e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19bc9faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $171,014,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$3,569,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$1,277,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$28,089,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$17,469,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, of which $2,000,000 is for the Office for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$21,026,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$3,968,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5094">136 STAT. 5094</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$41,399,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$5,727,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs and Public Engagement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$2,312,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$15,533,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$29,195,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bc9fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$1,450,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Government Affairs:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19bc9fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this title as the “Secretary”) is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such transfers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Funding approval.</p></sidenote> notice of any change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $48,996,000, of which $37,542,000 shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of such amounts that are available until expended, $3,224,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure (ARPA–I) as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s119">section 119 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bc9fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s112">49 USC 112 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national infrastructure investments</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional project assistance grant program under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702">section 6702 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $800,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/f/2">section 6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of amounts made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be awarded to projects in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty as defined under section 6702(a)(1) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5095">136 STAT. 5095</page> of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/g">section 6702(g) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act not less than 5 percent shall be made available for the planning, preparation, or design of eligible projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd13f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That grants awarded under this heading in this Act for eligible projects for planning, preparation, or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd13f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That in distributing amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/c/2/C">section 6702(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a grant award under this heading in this Act shall be not greater than $45,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/c/3">section 6702(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than 15 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be awarded to projects in a single State: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/f/1">section 6702(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd13f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd13f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote> That of the amounts awarded under this heading in this Act, not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in rural areas and not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in urbanized areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd13f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd13f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote> That for the purpose of determining if an award for planning, preparation, or design under this heading in this Act is an urban award, the project location is the location of the project being planned, prepared, or designed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, and may transfer portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the program authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702">section 6702 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall consider and award projects based solely on the selection criteria as identified under section 6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">thriving communities initiative</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19bd621a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for a thriving communities program, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd621b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation shall make such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5096">136 STAT. 5096</page> amounts available for technical assistance and cooperative agreements to develop and implement technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to improve and foster thriving communities through transportation improvements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd621c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, to provide such technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to State, local, or Tribal governments, United States territories, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of State or local governments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd621d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That to be eligible for a cooperative agreement under this heading, a recipient shall provide assistance to entities described in the preceding proviso on engaging in public planning processes with residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and to the extent practicable, philanthropic organizations, educational institutions, or other community stakeholders: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd621e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That such cooperative agreements shall facilitate the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization activities supported by the Department of Transportation under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code, that increase mobility, reduce pollution from transportation sources, expand affordable transportation options, facilitate efficient land use, preserve or expand jobs, improve housing conditions, enhance connections to health care, education, and food security, or improve health outcomes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may prioritize assistance provided with amounts made available under this heading to communities that have disproportionate rates of pollution and poor air quality, communities experiencing disproportionate effects (as defined by Executive Order No. 12898), areas of persistent poverty as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/a/1">section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, or historically disadvantaged communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the preceding proviso shall not prevent the Secretary from providing assistance with amounts made available under this heading to entities described in the second proviso under this heading that request assistance through the thriving communities program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That planning and technical assistance made available under this heading may include pre-application assistance for capital projects eligible under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may retain amounts made available under this heading for the necessary administrative expenses of (1) developing and disseminating best practices, modeling, and cost-benefit analysis methodologies to assist entities described in the second proviso under this heading with applications for financial assistance programs under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code, and (2) award, administration, and oversight of cooperative agreements to carry out the provisions under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such amounts and payments as may be necessary to carry out the thriving communities program may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other operating administrations within the Department of Transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd621f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd6220-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 3 business days prior to a transfer carried out under the preceding proviso.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5097">136 STAT. 5097</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s116">49 U.S.C. 116</ref>, $8,850,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd6221-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such amounts are in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s608">section 608 of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bd8932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote> Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch224">chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and such authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">financial management capital</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cyber security initiatives</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of identity management and authentication capabilities, securing and protecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls on agency computers and mobile devices, $48,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of civil rights</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $14,800,000.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transportation planning, research, and development</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, $36,543,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of such amount, $5,436,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That there may be transferred to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5098">136 STAT. 5098</page> this heading for IIPIC activities not related to transportation infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of major infrastructure projects not related to transportation only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in accordance with the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, $12,914,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $505,285,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the limitation in the preceding proviso on operating expenses shall not apply to entities external to the Department of Transportation or for funds provided in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no funds made available by this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdd753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdd754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdd755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote> That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach activities, $5,132,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s332">section 332 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, such amounts may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That appropriations made available under this heading shall be available for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations that were made available under the heading “<headingText>Office of the Secretary—Minority Business Resource Center Program</headingText>”.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to air carriers</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under sections 41731 through 41742 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, $354,827,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdfe66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That in determining between <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5099">136 STAT. 5099</page> or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41732/b/3">section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/b">section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdfe67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p></sidenote> That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s45303">section 45303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41733">section 41733 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2023, the requirements established under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41731/a/1">section 41731(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and the subsidy cap established by section 332 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, shall not apply to maintain eligibility under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41731">section 41731 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation</inline></heading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission and transfer of funds)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdfe68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bdfe69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional notification.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be257a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be257b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be257c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be257d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall post on the web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be257e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be257f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transit benefits.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">In addition to authority provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s327">section 327 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Department’s Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/s7905">5 U.S.C. 7905 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be2580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of transit benefits: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be2581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from available funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Receipts collected in the Department’s Working Capital Fund, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s327">section 327 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for unused transit and van pool benefits, in an amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5100">136 STAT. 5100</page> not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2023 collections, shall be available until expended in the Department’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual services in support of section 189 of this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That obligations in fiscal year 2023 of such collections shall not exceed $1,000,000.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="105"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 105.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be4c92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Retention bonuses.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be4c93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds in this title may be obligated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses for an employee of the Department of Transportation without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="106"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to authority provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s327">section 327 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Department’s Administrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to transfer information technology equipment, software, and systems from Departmental sources or other entities and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of transferred assets.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="107"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 107. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be73a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19be73a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="108"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 108. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, as authorized in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s328">section 328 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19be9ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available in section 157(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dA">division A of Public Law 117–180</ref>) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be available, without additional competition, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2020 national infrastructure investments program, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19be9ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available in section 157(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dA">division A of Public Law 117–180</ref>) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be available, without additional competition, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2019 national infrastructure investments program, in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109A"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109A.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19bec1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Amounts made available to the Secretary of Transportation or the Department of Transportation’s operating administrations in this Act or in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref> for the costs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5101">136 STAT. 5101</page> of award, administration, or oversight of financial assistance under the programs identified in subsection (c) may be transferred to the account identified in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/s801">section 801 of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref>, to remain available until expended, for the necessary expenses of award, administration, or oversight of any financial assistance programs in the Department of Transportation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bec1c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts transferred under the authority in this section are available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19bec1ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>The program from which funds made available under this Act or in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref> may be transferred under subsection (a) is the local and regional project assistance program under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702">section 6702 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="109B"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 109B. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Of the amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>National Infrastructure Investments</headingText>”, not less than $1,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000 shall be available to complete port infrastructure projects that received awards from the national infrastructure investments program under title I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>) or rail infrastructure projects that received awards from the national infrastructure investments program under title I of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That an award funded under this section may allow the total award to a recipient to be greater than $25,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bee8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That sponsors of projects eligible for funds made available under this section shall provide sufficient written justification describing, at a minimum, the current project cost estimate, why the project cannot be completed with the obligated grant amount, and any other relevant information, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the allocation under the preceding proviso will be for the amounts necessary to cover increases to eligible project costs since the grant was obligated, based on the information provided: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/cfr/t2/s200.204">section 200.204 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts made available under this section shall not be part of the Federal share of total project costs and shall be up to 100 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/c/3">section 6702(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s6702/f">section 6702(f) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bee8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That of amounts made available under this section, the Secretary may award to rail infrastructure projects only amounts that the Secretary determines are not needed to complete port infrastructure projects.</proviso></content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Aviation Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19bf5e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5102">136 STAT. 5102</page> of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $11,915,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $9,993,821,000 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf5e0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $1,630,794,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf5e0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$8,812,537,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf5e10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$37,854,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf5e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$918,049,000 shall be available for finance and management activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf5e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$65,581,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf5e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$152,509,000 shall be available for security and hazardous materials safety activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19bf8524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$297,676,000 shall be available for staff offices:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19bf8525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation under this heading by more than 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44506">49 USC 44506 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40101">49 U.S.C. 40101 note</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf852a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 60 days after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been transmitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf852b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf852c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf852d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44502">49 USC 44502 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf852e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote> That the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 days after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been submitted to Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf852f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Nonprofits.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Aviation safety.</p></sidenote> That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bf8533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That there may be credited to this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5103">136 STAT. 5103</page> appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $187,800,000 shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air traffic control towers in the contract tower program, including the contract tower cost share program, and any airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds made available by this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers program at any airport.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">facilities and equipment</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/stVII/ptA">part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code</ref>, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,945,000,000, of which $570,000,000 is for personnel and related expenses and shall remain available until September 30, 2024, $2,221,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and $153,800,000 is for terminal facilities and shall remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investment plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That not later than 60 days after submission of the budget request, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That section 405 of this Act shall apply to amounts made available under this heading in title VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ">division J of Public Law 117–58</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5104">136 STAT. 5104</page> further, That the amounts in the table entitled “Allocation of Funds for FAA Facilities and Equipment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2023” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall be the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7) of such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding paragraphs (5) and (6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified for projects and activities in the table referred to in the preceding proviso may be transferred to any other funding level specified for projects and activities in such table and no transfer of such funding levels may increase or decrease any funding level in such table by more than 10 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading for terminal facilities, $45,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research, engineering, and development</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19bfd35a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/stVII/ptA">part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code</ref>, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $255,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading shall be used in accordance with the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19bfd35b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be transferred to any other funding level specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no transfer may increase or decrease any funding level by more than 10 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5105">136 STAT. 5105</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants-in-aid for airports</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(airport and airway trust fund)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch475/schI">subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41743">section 41743 of title 49, United States Code</ref>; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44706">section 44706 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47117/g">section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47109/a">section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of such section for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, not less than $137,372,000 shall be available for administration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, $40,828,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to “Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses” to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0217c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Request for proposals.</p></sidenote> That in addition to airports eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41743">section 41743 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, such program may include the participation of an airport that serves a community or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a request for proposals.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants-in-aid for airports</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c0488d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Grants-In-Aid for Airports”, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and subchapter 1 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5106">136 STAT. 5106</page> of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch475">chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $558,555,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum percentages under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch471">chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c0488e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$283,555,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c0488f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>up to $275,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to airports, of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to any commercial service airport, notwithstanding the requirement for the airport to be located in an air quality nonattainment or maintenance area in section 47102(3)(K) and 47102(3)(L) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, for work necessary to construct or modify airport facilities to provide low-emission fuel systems, gate electrification, other related air quality improvements, acquisition of airport-owned vehicles or ground support equipment with low-emission technology:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c04890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c04891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary may make discretionary grants to primary airports for airport-owned infrastructure required for the on-airport distribution, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuels that achieve at least a 50 percent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, using a methodology determined by the Secretary, including, but not limited to, on-airport construction or expansion of pipelines, rail lines and spurs, loading and off-loading facilities, blending facilities, and storage tanks: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may make discretionary grants for airport development improvements of primary runways, taxiways, and aprons necessary at a nonhub, small hub, medium hub, or large hub airport to increase operational resilience for the purpose of resuming commercial service flight operations following an earthquake, flooding, high water, hurricane, storm surge, tidal wave, tornado, tsunami, wind driven water, or winter storms: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts made available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this heading.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal aviation administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="110"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 110. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5107">136 STAT. 5107</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="111"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 111. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on “below-market” rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control facilities.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="112"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 112. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c06fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/a/1">section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, from fees credited under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s45303">section 45303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and any amount remaining in such account at the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/a/1">section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for the subsequent fiscal year.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="113"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 113. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40113/e">section 40113(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes as such appropriation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="114"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 114. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5546/a">section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="115"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 115. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="116"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 116. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar identifying information from any ground based display to the public that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that aircraft’s movements, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="117"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 117. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="118"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 118. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0bdc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0bdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44721">section 44721 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, until the Federal Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0bdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance notice.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5108">136 STAT. 5108</page> Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119A"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119A. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0bdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">New Jersey.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119B"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119B. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0e4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to withhold from consideration and approval any new application for participation in the Contract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Program participants so long as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an application from the airport, and so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration published establishment criteria.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119C"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119C. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0e4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming request.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or the technical center unless the Administrator submits a request for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119D"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119D. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0e4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Federal Aviation Administration Administrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed after performance or paid in advance from funds available to the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal agencies for which the Fund performs services.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119E"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119E. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c0e4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x19c10beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the FAA may be used to carry out the FAA’s obligations under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44502/e">section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, unless the eligible air traffic system or equipment to be transferred to the FAA under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44502/e">section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, was purchased by the transferor airport—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c10bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>during the period of time beginning on October 5, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2021; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c10bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor airports located in a non-contiguous States.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="119F"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 119F. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c10bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c10bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19c10bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the funds provided under the heading “<headingText>Grants-in-aid for Airports</headingText>”, up to $3,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses, including an independent verification regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and providers of general aviation ground support services, or other aviation tenants, located at those airports closed during a temporary flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal Government: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c13301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit.</p></sidenote> That no funds shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and providers of general aviation ground support services until an independent audit is completed: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That losses incurred as a result of violations of law, or through fault or negligence, of such operators and service providers or of third parties (including airports) are not eligible for reimbursements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional upon full release of the United States Government for all claims for financial losses resulting from such actions.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5109">136 STAT. 5109</page></content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Highway Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">limitation on administrative expenses</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not to exceed $473,535,991 together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That in addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104/a">section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal-aid highways</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Funds<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c13302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104">23 USC 104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> available for the implementation or execution of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of $58,764,510,674 for fiscal year 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the limitation on obligations under this heading shall only apply to contract authority authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), unless otherwise specified in law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, $59,503,510,674 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">highway infrastructure programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c29293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary $3,417,811,613: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the funds made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2023 in this or any other Act for: (1) “Federal-aid Highways” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>; (2) the Appalachian Development Highway System as authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/102/240/s1069/y">section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240</ref>; (3) the nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal projects program under section 1123 of the FAST Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s201">23 U.S.C. 201 note</ref>); (4) the Northern Border Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.</ref>); or (5) the Denali Commission, and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c29294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That, except for funds made available under this heading for the Northern Border Regional Commission and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5110">136 STAT. 5110</page> Denali Commission, <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/s11101/e">section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58</ref> shall apply to funds made available under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unless otherwise specified, amounts made available under this heading shall be available until September 30, 2026, and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs set forth in any Act making annual appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c29295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,862,811,613 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That funds made available under this paragraph that are used for Tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch2">chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, except that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s202/b/3">section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), shall not apply to such funds;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c29296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System, as authorized under <ref href="/us/pl/102/240/s1069/y">section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c29297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for the purposes of funds made available under this paragraph, the term “<term>Appalachian State</term>” means a State that contains 1 or more counties (including any political subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian region as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14102/a">section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, except as provided in the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a project carried out with funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be carried out in the same manner as a project under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s14501">section 14501 of title 40, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That subject to the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be apportioned to Appalachian States according to the percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian Development Highway System Cost-to-Complete Estimate, adopted in Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative share of the estimated remaining need to complete the Appalachian Development Highway System, adjusted to exclude those corridors that such States have no current plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Report, unless those States have modified and assigned a higher <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5111">136 STAT. 5111</page> priority for completion of an Appalachian Development Highway System corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Development Highway System Future Outlook: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c29298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionments.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the amount made available for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System under this heading: <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c29299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote></proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making adjustments under the preceding two provisos: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System under this heading shall be up to 100 percent;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2929a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$40,000,000 shall be for the nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal projects program under section 1123 of the FAST Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s201">23 U.S.C. 201 note</ref>), of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to tribal governments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2929b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$12,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s601">23 U.S.C. 601 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for funds made available under this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2929c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$20,000,000 shall be for the national scenic byways program under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s162">section 162 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2929d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$45,000,000 shall be for the active transportation infrastructure investment program under section 11529 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s217">23 U.S.C. 217 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c2929e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> That except as otherwise provided under such section or this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this paragraph shall remain available until expended;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2929f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$3,000,000 shall be to carry out the Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s332">section 332 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for a cooperative series of agreements with universities, Federal agencies, the National Academy of Sciences, transportation agencies, or nonprofit organizations, to examine the impacts of culverts, roads, and bridges on threatened or endangered salmon populations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, for funds made available under this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs of an activity carried out with such funds shall be 80 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch5">chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau>$1,145,000,000 shall be for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c292a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote> That, for the purposes of funds made available under this paragraph, the term “<term>State</term>” <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5112">136 STAT. 5112</page> means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia and the term “<term>qualifying State</term>” means any State in which the percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in such State is at least 5 percent or in which the percentage of total bridges classified as in poor condition in such State is at least 5 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the funds made available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall reserve $6,000,000 for each State that does not meet the definition of a qualifying State: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c292a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That, after making the reservations under the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall distribute the remaining funds made available under this paragraph to each qualifying State by the proportion that the percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in such qualifying State bears to the sum of the percentages of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in all qualifying States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the funds made available under this paragraph—</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>no qualifying State shall receive more than $60,000,000;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>each State shall receive an amount not less than $6,000,000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>after calculating the distribution of funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, any amount in excess of $60,000,000 shall be redistributed equally among each State that does not meet the definition of a qualifying State:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19c292a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds made available under this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c292a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Calculation.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of total deck area of bridges (including the percentages of total deck area classified as in poor condition) and the percentages of total bridge counts (including the percentages of total bridges classified as in poor condition) based on the National Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2018: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c292a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern Border Regional Commission (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/etseq">40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.</ref>) to make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Northern Border Regional Commission for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure projects: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That a grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered in the same manner as a grant made under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stV">subtitle V of title 40, United States Code</ref>;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c292ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>$150,000,000 shall be for competitive awards for activities eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s176/d/4">section 176(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, of which $125,000,000 shall be for such activities eligible under subparagraph (A) of such section, and of which $25,000,000 shall be for such activities eligible under subparagraph (C) of such section: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c292ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Apportionment.</p></sidenote> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5113">136 STAT. 5113</page> <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch1">chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if made available to carry out section 176(d) of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, for purposes of the calculation under section 176(d)(5)(G)(ii) of such title, amounts made available under this paragraph shall be included in the calculation of the total amount provided for fiscal year 2023 under section 176(d) of such title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c292ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of applying the set-asides under section 176(d)(5)(H)(ii) and (iii) of such title, amounts made available under this paragraph for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such title shall be included in the calculation of the amounts made available to carry out section 176(d) of such title for fiscal year 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, the Secretary may retain not more than a total of 5 percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph to carry out this paragraph and to review applications for grants under this paragraph, and may transfer portions of the funds retained under this proviso to the relevant Administrators to fund the award and oversight of grants provided under this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a project assisted with funds made available under this paragraph shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2b9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission for activities eligible under section 307(e) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3121">42 U.S.C. 3121 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/105/277">Public Law 105–277</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That except as otherwise provided under section 307(e) of such Act or this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act, including the requirement in section 307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a 10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any necessary land or planning and design funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds shall be available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 90 percent; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c2b9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission to carry out the Denali Access System Program under section 309 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3121">42 U.S.C. 3121 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/105/277">Public Law 105–277</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That a transfer under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That except as otherwise provided under this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this paragraph shall be available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 100 percent.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5114">136 STAT. 5114</page></proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal highway administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="120"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 120.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c2b9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104">23 USC 104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19c44061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s104/a">section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c44069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determine the proportion that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4406a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4406b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s119">section 119 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4406c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4406d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4406e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, by multiplying—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4406f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c44072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote><chapeau>distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref> (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s119">section 119 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, that are exempt from <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5115">136 STAT. 5115</page> the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, to all States for such fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c44075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions From Obligation Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations under or for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c44076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s125">section 125 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s144">23 U.S.C. 144 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/92/2714">92 Stat. 2714</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/stat/95/1701">95 Stat. 1701</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (<ref href="/us/stat/96/2119">96 Stat. 2119</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4678a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (<ref href="/us/stat/101/198">101 Stat. 198</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4678b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/stat/105/2027">105 Stat. 2027</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4678c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s157">section 157 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4678d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4678e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s105">section 105 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4678f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<ref href="/us/stat/112/107">112 Stat. 107</ref>) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c46791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s105">section 105 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<ref href="/us/usc/t23/s118">23 U.S.C. 118 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/1248">119 Stat. 1248</ref>), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c46794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s119">section 119 of title 23, United States Code</ref> (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2023, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c46795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c46796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c46798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><content>revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c46799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5116">136 STAT. 5116</page> of <ref href="/us/pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</ref>) and 104 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c4679a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4679b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4679c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch5">chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4679d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4679e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>title III of division A of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4679f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c467a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c467a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c467a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s202">section 202 of title 23, United States Code</ref>) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c467a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s204">section 204 of title 23, United States Code</ref>), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ratio</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c467aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s133/b">section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="121"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 121. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c467ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</ref>, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch63">chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="122"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 122.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t23/s313">23 USC 313 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall post on a website any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="123"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 123. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c48ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to make a grant for a project under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s117">section 117 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5117">136 STAT. 5117</page> before making a grant under that section, provides written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="124"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 124.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19c4dce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>A State or territory, as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s165">section 165 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, may use for any project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation limitation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of its intent to use its authority under this section and submits an annual report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would be applied.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made available under this section shall be the same as associated with the earmark.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c4dcea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dcec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>earmarked amount</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4dced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c4dcee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c4dcef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dcf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dcf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dcf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><content>The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within the same general geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply such authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities the State or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments have been made under a final voucher.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c4dcf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c4dcf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the information provided by the States and territories annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">motor carrier safety operations and programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5118">136 STAT. 5118</page> and programs pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s31110">section 31110 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), $367,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds available for implementation, execution, or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not exceed total obligations of $367,500,000, for “Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs” for fiscal year 2023, of which $14,073,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, is for the research and technology program, and of which not less than $63,098,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, is for development, modernization, enhancement, and continued operation and maintenance of information technology and information management.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">motor carrier safety grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c55225-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, $506,150,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $506,150,000 in fiscal year 2023 for “Motor Carrier Safety Grants”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c55226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$398,500,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for the motor carrier safety assistance program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c55227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$42,650,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial driver’s license program implementation program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c55228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$58,800,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for the high priority program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c55229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$1,200,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5522a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$5,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant program.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="130"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 130. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c5522b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c5522c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Mail.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19c5522d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49/s385.308">section 385.308 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5119">136 STAT. 5119</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="131"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec.</inline> 131. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c5522e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c5522f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c55230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s31142">49 USC 31142 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall update annual inspection regulations under Appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49">title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, as recommended by GAO–19–264.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="132"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 132. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s31137">section 31137 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, or any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1471">7 U.S.C. 1471</ref>) or insects.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety, authorized under chapter 301 and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/stVI/ptC">part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $210,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and research</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c5a051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s403">section 403 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, including behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, section 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), and <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch303">chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $197,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2023, are in excess of $197,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5a052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$190,000,000 shall be for programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s403">section 403 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, including behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5a053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$7,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch303">chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c5c764-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That within the $197,000,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5120">136 STAT. 5120</page> further, That amounts for behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls are in addition to any other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal year 2023 in this Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">highway traffic safety grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c5ee75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, and grant administration expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch4">chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, to remain available until expended, $795,220,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year 2023 are in excess of $795,220,000 for programs authorized under sections 402, 404, and 405 of <ref href="/us/usc/t23">title 23, United States Code</ref>, and grant administration expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch4">chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5ee76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$370,900,000 shall be for “Highway Safety Programs” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s402">section 402 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5ee77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$346,500,000 shall be for “National Priority Safety Programs” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405">section 405 of title 23, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5ee78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$38,300,000 shall be for the “High Visibility Enforcement Program” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s404">section 404 of title 23, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c5ee79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$39,520,000 shall be for grant administrative expenses under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/ch4">chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c5ee7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for “National Priority Safety Programs” under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405">section 405 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, for “Impaired Driving Countermeasures” (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That with respect to the “Transfers” provision under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405/a/8">section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c5ee7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c5ee7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the preceding proviso or under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405/a/8">section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code</ref>, within 5 days.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="140"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 140. </inline> </num><content class="inline">An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5121">136 STAT. 5121</page> amount limited for <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s402">section 402 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="141"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 141. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="142"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 142. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s405/a/9">section 405(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="143"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 143. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19c6158d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c6158e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s30111">49 USC 30111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c63c9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the ‘<shortTitle role="section">Honoring the Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving Act</shortTitle>’.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Railroad Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">safety and operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $250,449,000, of which $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">railroad research and development</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $44,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be available pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s20108/d">section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements at the Transportation Technology Center.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grants as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24911">section 24911 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c6b1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grants, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907">section 22907 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $535,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c6b1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not less than $150,000,000 shall be for projects eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/2">section 22907(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, that support the development of new intercity passenger rail service routes including alignments for existing routes;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5122">136 STAT. 5122</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c6d8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not less than $25,000,000 shall be for projects eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/11">section 22907(c)(11) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to projects that are located in counties with the most pedestrian trespasser casualties;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c6d8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for preconstruction planning activities and capital costs related to the deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c6d8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$30,426,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That requirements under subsections (g) and (l) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907">section 22907 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c6d8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That any remaining funds available after the distribution of the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending described in this paragraph shall be available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants under this heading; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c6d8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>not less than $5,000,000 shall be available for workforce development and training activities as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/13">section 22907(c)(13) of title 49, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c6d8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, eligible projects under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/8">section 22907(c)(8) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall also include railroad systems planning (including the preparation of regional intercity passenger rail plans and State Rail Plans) and railroad project development activities (including railroad project planning, preliminary engineering, design, environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and the development and analysis of project alternatives): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22905/f">section 22905(f) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act for projects that implement or sustain positive train control systems otherwise eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c/1">section 22907(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this Act for projects selected for commuter rail passenger transportation may be transferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be administered in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, eligible recipients under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/b/7">section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall include any holding company of a Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s20102">section 20102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/e/1/A">section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/e/1/A">section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of funding opportunity that includes funds made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the preceding proviso shall not apply to funds made available under this heading in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ">division J of Public Law 117–58</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c6d8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That unobligated balances remaining after 6 years from the date of enactment of this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5123">136 STAT. 5123</page> Act may be used for any eligible project under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/c">section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), $1,260,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts made available under both this heading in this Act and the “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” heading in this Act to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>), the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24905">section 24905 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with the National Network as authorized by section 22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dB">division B of Public Law 117–58</ref>), $1,193,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may retain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route Committee established under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24712">section 24712 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That at least $50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be available for the development, installation and operation of railroad safety improvements, including the implementation of a positive train control system, on State-supported routes as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24102/13">section 24102(13) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, on which positive train control systems are not required by law or regulation as identified on or before the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any unexpended balances from amounts provided under this heading in this Act and in prior fiscal years for the development, installation and operation of railroad safety technology on State-supported routes on which positive train control systems are not required by law or regulation shall also be available for railroad safety improvements on State-supported routes as identified on or before the date of enactment of <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided under this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak to give notice under subsection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5124">136 STAT. 5124</page> (a) or (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24706">section 24706 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, with respect to long-distance routes (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24102">section 24102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>) on which Amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line and a positive train control system is not required by law or regulation, or, except in an emergency or during maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementation of service permitted by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24305/a/3/A">section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, in lieu of rail service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may use up to $66,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act to support planning and capital costs, and operating assistance consistent with the Federal funding limitations under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22908">section 22908 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, of corridors selected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s25101">section 25101 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, that are operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—federal railroad administration</inline></heading> </level><level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">(including rescission)</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="150"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 150. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s2101/etseq">29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="151"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 151. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The amounts made available to the Secretary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of award, administration, and project management oversight of financial assistance which are administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in this and prior Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration’s “Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance” account for the necessary expenses to support the award, administration, project management oversight, and technical assistance of financial assistance administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same manner as appropriated for in this and prior Acts: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That this section shall not apply to amounts that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="152"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 152. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—Restoration and Enhancement</headingText>” in any prior fiscal years are subject to the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22908">section 22908 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, as in effect on the effective date of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</ref>).</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="153"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 153. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19c77529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII/s802">Section 802 of title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c7752a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/135/1437">135 Stat. 1437</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7752b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the first proviso, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that could be</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>amounts</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7752c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the second proviso, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that could be</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>amounts</quotedText>”:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5125">136 STAT. 5125</page></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c7752d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</proviso></continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="154"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 154. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19c7752e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Of the unobligated balances of funds remaining from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7752f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>“Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program” account totaling $1,811,124.16 appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</ref> is hereby permanently rescinded; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c77530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>“Railroad Safety Grants” account totaling $1,610,000.00 appropriated by <ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref> is hereby permanently rescinded.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="155"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 155. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Overtime.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Amtrak.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c79b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by Amtrak for 2022 and the 3 prior calendar years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month for 2022 and for the 3 prior calendar years.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="156"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 156. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings “Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” and “National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation” may be used to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Department uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger trains or at stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the staffing level on May 1, 2019.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="157"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 157. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19c7c258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7c259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>long-distance passenger rail routes provide much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 riders in 325 communities in 40 States and are particularly important in rural areas; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7c25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>long-distance passenger rail routes and services should be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout the National Network (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24102">section 24102 of title 49, United States Code</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="158"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 158. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19c7c25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">State-supported routes operated by Amtrak. <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s24712/a">Section 24712(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, is hereby amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 24712(a)(7) the following—<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7e96c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7e96d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation of an executive director and other Committee employees necessary for the Committee to carry out its duties; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5126">136 STAT. 5126</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7e96e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>enter into contracts necessary to carry out its duties, including providing Committee employees with retirement and other employee benefits under the condition that Non-Federal members or officers, the executive director, and employees of the Committee are not Federal employees for any purpose.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c7e96f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts made available by the Secretary of Transportation for the Committee may be used to carry out this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="159"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 159. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For an additional amount for “Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for projects selected in response to the Notice of Funding Opportunity published by the Federal Railroad Administration on August 19, 2019 (<ref href="/us/fr/84/42979">84 FR 42979</ref>), and where a grant for the project was obligated after June 1, 2021 and remains open: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c81080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That sponsors of projects eligible for funds made available under this heading in this section shall provide sufficient written justification describing, at a minimum, the current project cost estimate, why the project cannot be completed with the obligated grant amount, and any other relevant information, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c81081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That funds made available under this section shall be allocated to projects eligible to receive funding under this section in order of the date the grants were obligated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the allocation under the preceding proviso will be for the amounts necessary to cover increases to eligible project costs since the grant was obligated, based on the information provided: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amounts made available under this section shall not be part of the Federal share of total project costs under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s22907/h/2">section 22907(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c81082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Federal Railroad Administration shall provide the amounts allocated to projects under this section no later than 90 days after the date the sufficient written justifications required under this section have been submitted.</proviso></content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Transit Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transit formula grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(liquidation of contract authorization)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(highway trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5305">49 U.S.C. 5305</ref>, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, <ref href="/us/pl/112/141/s20005/b">section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141</ref>, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, $13,634,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5305">49 U.S.C. 5305</ref>, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5127">136 STAT. 5127</page> 20005(b) of <ref href="/us/pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</ref>, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of $13,634,000,000 in fiscal year 2023.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transit infrastructure grants</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c8acc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5339/b">section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, low or no emission grants under section 5339(c) of such title, ferry boats grants under section 5307(h) of such title, bus testing facilities under section 5318 of such title, innovative mobility solutions grants under section 5312 of such title, accelerating innovative mobility initiative grants under section 5312 of such title, accelerating the adoption of zero emission buses under section 5312 of such title, Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending for projects and activities eligible under chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for rural communities under <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dG/s71103">section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117–58</ref>, $541,959,324, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums provided under this heading in this Act—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8acc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$90,000,000 shall be available for buses and bus facilities competitive grants as authorized under section 5339(b) of such title;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8acc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be available for the low or no emission grants as authorized under section 5339(c) of such title: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That the minimum grant award shall be not less than $750,000;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8acc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be available for ferry boat grants as authorized under section 5307(h) of such title: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for low or zero emission ferries or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and the infrastructure to support such ferries;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8acc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$2,000,000 shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected under section 5318 of such title;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8acc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$360,459,324 shall be available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c8acc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c8acca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p></sidenote> unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall apply to amounts made available in this paragraph, except that the Federal share of the costs for a project in this paragraph shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the net costs of the project, unless the Secretary approves a higher maximum Federal share of the net costs of the project consistent with administration of similar projects funded under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8accb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$17,500,000 shall be available for ferry service for rural communities under <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dG/s71103">section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117–58</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for amounts made available in this paragraph, notwithstanding section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible service shall include passenger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas with a single segment over 20 miles <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5128">136 STAT. 5128</page> between the two rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5307/h">section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That entities that provide eligible service pursuant to the preceding proviso may use amounts made available in this paragraph for public transportation capital projects to support any ferry service between two rural areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That entities eligible for amounts made available in this paragraph shall only provide ferry service to rural areas;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8accc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be available for the demonstration and deployment of innovative mobility solutions as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts shall be available for competitive grants or cooperative agreements for the development of software to facilitate the provision of demand-response public transportation service that dispatches public transportation fleet vehicles through riders mobile devices or other advanced means: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c8accd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall evaluate the potential for software developed with grants or cooperative agreements to be shared for use by public transportation agencies;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8d3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be for the accelerating innovative mobility initiative as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such amounts shall be available for competitive grants to improve mobility and enhance the rider experience with a focus on innovative service delivery models, creative financing, novel partnerships, and integrated payment solutions in order to help disseminate proven innovation mobility practices throughout the public transportation industry; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c8d3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be available to support technical assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment activities or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero emission buses in public transit as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c8d3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth in this or any other Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">technical assistance and training</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5314">section 5314 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the assistance provided under this heading does not duplicate the activities of section 5311(b) or <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312">section 5312 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading are in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations set forth in this or any other Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital investment grants</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19c92201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital investment grants under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</ref>), $2,210,000,000, to remain available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5129">136 STAT. 5129</page> until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading in this Act—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c92202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$1,772,900,000 shall be available for projects authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/d">section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c92203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/e">section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c92204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$215,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/h">section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c92205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$100,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c92206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c92207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall continue to administer the capital investment grants program in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That projects that receive a grant agreement under the Expedited Project Delivery for Capital Investment Grants Pilot Program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act shall be deemed eligible for funding provided for projects under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, without further evaluation or rating under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funding shall not exceed the Federal share under section 3005(b): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c92208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2024 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on capital investment grants, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2024.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/432">Public Law 110–432</ref>), $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c92209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="noSmallCaps">administrative provisions—federal transit administration</inline></heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="160"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 160. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5338">49 U.S.C. 5338</ref>, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="161"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 161. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c9491a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19c9491b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Grants</headingText>” of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act not obligated by September 30, 2026, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5130">136 STAT. 5130</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="162"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 162. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c9491c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2022, under any section of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch53">chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="163"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 163. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9503/e/4">26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="164"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 164. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project advancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal contribution from the capital investment grants program of greater than 40 percent of project costs as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309">section 5309 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="165"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 165. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19c9973d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">For an additional amount for “Department of Transportation—Federal Transit Administration—Capital Investment Grants”, $425,000,000, to remain available until expended, for allocation to recipients with existing full funding grant agreements under sections 5309(d) and 5309(e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c9973e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> allocations shall be made only to recipients—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c9973f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that have received allocations for fiscal year 2022 or that have expended 100 percent of the funds allocated under section 3401(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c99740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c99741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>that have a non-capital investment grant share of at least $800,000,000 and either a capital investment grant share of 40 percent or less or signed a full funding grant agreement between January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2021; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19c99742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>that have expended at least 75 percent of the allocations received under paragraph (4) of section 3401(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>) or expended at least 50 percent of the Federal operating assistance allocations received under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5307">section 5307 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dM">division M of Public Law 116–260</ref>), or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>):</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19c99743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That recipients with projects open for revenue service shall not be eligible to receive an allocation of funding under this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts shall be provided to recipients proportionally based on the non-capital investment grant share of the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no project may receive an allocation of more than 15 percent of the total amount in this section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c99744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall proportionally distribute funds in excess of such 15 percent to recipients for which the percent of funds does not exceed 15 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts allocated pursuant to this section shall be provided to eligible recipients notwithstanding the limitation of any calculation of the maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the project under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5309/k/2/C/ii">section 5309(k)(2)(C)(ii) of title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c99745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c99746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Federal Transit Administration shall allocate amounts under this section no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="166"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 166.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19c9be57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to the Department <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5131">136 STAT. 5131</page> of Transportation in section 422 under title IV of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and shall be available for the same purposes and under the same authorities for which such amounts were originally provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19c9be58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to the Department of Transportation under the heading “<headingText>Federal Transit Administration—Capital Investment Grants</headingText>” in division H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and shall be available for the same purposes and under the same authorities for which such amounts were originally provided in <ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="167"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 167. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any unexpended balances from amounts previously appropriated for low or no emission vehicle component assessment under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5312/h">49 U.S.C. 5312(h)</ref> under the headings “Transit Formula Grants” and “Transit Infrastructure Grants” in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 may be used by the facilities selected for such vehicle component assessment for capital projects in order to build new infrastructure and enhance existing facilities in order to expand component testing capability, in accordance with the industry stakeholder testing objectives and capabilities as outlined through the work of the Federal Transit Administration Transit Vehicle Innovation and Deployment Centers program and included in the Center for Transportation and the Environment report submitted to the Federal Transit Administration for review.</content></section> </level><appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation</heading> <chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19c9e569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s9104">section 9104 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.</chapeau><appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and maintenance</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(harbor maintenance trust fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $38,500,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $14,800,000 shall be for the seaway infrastructure program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5132">136 STAT. 5132</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Maritime Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maritime security program</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch531">chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, to serve the national security needs of the United States, $318,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $55,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cable security fleet</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cable security fleet program, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/ch532">chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tanker security program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s53406">section 53406 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and training</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19ca5a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $213,181,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ca5a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$87,848,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for the operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ca5a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$11,900,000 shall remain available until expended, for facilities maintenance and repair, and equipment, at the United States Merchant Marine Academy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ca5a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$31,921,000 shall remain available until expended, for capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ca5a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">section 50307 of title 46, United States Code</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ca5a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for the America’s Marine Highway Program to make grants for the purposes authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601/b">section 55601(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19ca5aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ca5aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ca5aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sexual assault and harassment.</p></sidenote> That the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51318">46 U.S.C. 51318</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That available balances under this heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program (now known as the America’s Marine Highway Program) from prior year recoveries shall be available <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5133">136 STAT. 5133</page> to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601/b">section 55601(b) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state maritime academy operations</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19caa8c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of operations, support, and training activities for State Maritime Academies, $120,700,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19caa8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19caa8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>$30,500,000 shall remain available until expended, for maintenance, repair, life extension, insurance, and capacity improvement of National Defense Reserve Fleet training ships, and for support of training ship operations at the State Maritime Academies, of which not more than $8,000,000 shall be for expenses related to training mariners, and for costs associated with training vessel sharing pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51504/g/3">section 51504(g)(3) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, for costs associated with mobilizing, operating and demobilizing the vessel; travel costs for students, faculty and crew; and the costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insurance, operational fees, and vessel hire costs, as determined by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19caa8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19caa8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including funds for construction, planning, administration, and design of school ships and, as determined by the Secretary, necessary expenses to design, plan, construct infrastructure, and purchase equipment necessary to berth such ships;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19caa8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for the Student Incentive Program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19caa8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$6,800,000 shall remain available until expended, for training ship fuel assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19caa8ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for direct payments for State Maritime Academies:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19caa8cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Administrator of the Maritime Administration may use the funds made available under paragraph (2) and the funds provided for shoreside infrastructure improvements in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref> for the purposes described in paragraph (2): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19caa8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such funds may be used to reimburse State Maritime Academies for costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance to small shipyards</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54101">section 54101 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ship disposal</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations made available under this heading, $12,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5134">136 STAT. 5134</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for “Maritime Administration—Operations and Training”.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">port infrastructure development program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301">section 54301 of title 46, United States Code</ref>, $212,203,512, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That projects eligible for amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be projects for coastal seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $187,203,512 shall be for coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19caf6ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That the requirements under section 3501(a)(12) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/81">Public Law 117–81</ref>) shall apply to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for grants awarded under this heading in this Act, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the requirement under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s54301/a/6/A/ii">section 54301(a)(6)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to projects located in noncontiguous States or territories.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative provision—maritime administration</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="170"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 170. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.</proviso></content></section> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operational expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $29,936,000, of which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hazardous materials safety</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $70,743,000, of which $12,070,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for carrying out section 5107(i) of title 49, United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5135">136 STAT. 5135</page> States Code: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That up to $800,000 in fees collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5108/g">section 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">pipeline safety</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(pipeline safety fund)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(oil spill liability trust fund)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19cb450e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60107">section 60107 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/pl/101/380">Public Law 101–380</ref>), $190,385,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which $29,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $153,985,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000 shall be derived from the fees collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60303">section 60303 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and deposited in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which $7,000,000 shall be derived from fees collected under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60302">section 60302 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and deposited in the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60141">section 60141 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not less than $1,058,000 of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for the One-Call State grant program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cb450f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cb4510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cb4511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That any amounts made available under this heading in this Act or in prior Acts for research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or research other transactions agreements (“OTAs”) shall require written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before such research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or research OTAs are announced by the Department of Transportation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cb4512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the report on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursuant to section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260/dR">division R of Public Law 116–260</ref>):<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cb4513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Research plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cb4514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may obligate amounts made available under this heading to engineer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or make any other public improvements for research facilities at the Transportation Technology Center after the Secretary submits an updated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and after such plan and report in the preceding proviso are approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5136">136 STAT. 5136</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency preparedness grants</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(limitation on obligations)</subheading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(emergency preparedness fund)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency Preparedness Grants program, not more than $28,318,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, from amounts made available by section 5116(h) and subsections (b) and (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5128">section 5128 of title 49, United States Code</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5116/h/4">section 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay the administrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and 5108(g)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5128">section 5128 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, and the limitation on obligations provided under this heading, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop and deliver hazardous materials emergency response training for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $108,073,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (<ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1001">18 U.S.C. 1001</ref>), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Transportation</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="180"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 180.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19cb9335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19cb9336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department and its operating administrations shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance the missions of the Department of Transportation or an operating administration of the Department of Transportation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5137">136 STAT. 5137</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19cb9337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Congress as if this provision was in effect when the system was purchased, procured, or contracted for.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="181"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 181. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="182"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 182.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19cbba48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>No recipient of amounts made available by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2725/3">section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code</ref>) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2725/1">section 2725(1) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, except as provided in <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2721">section 2721 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, for a use permitted under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2721">section 2721 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19cbba49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold amounts made available by this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="183"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 183. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 125 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="184"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 184. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration’s “Federal-Aid Highways” account and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s “Safety and Operations” account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s20105">section 20105 of title 49, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="185"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 185. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cbe15a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cbe15b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cbe15c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cbe15d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cbe15e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19cc086f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds made available by this Act or in <ref href="/us/pl/117/58/dJ/tVIII">title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58</ref> to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, federally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally funded cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the Department or its operating administrations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc0870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the notification required under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc0871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any “quick release” of funds from the emergency relief program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5138">136 STAT. 5138</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="186"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 186. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees, and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to organizational units of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="187"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 187. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc0872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reprogramming notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc0873-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approvals.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided by or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and such reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc2f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="188"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 188. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act to the operating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration or administrations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="189"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 189. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s7905">section 7905 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="190"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 190. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc2f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc2f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><chapeau class="inline" id="x19cc5697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Department of Transportation may use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or construction project with which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cc5698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cc5699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that the grant recipient will include appropriate provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does not displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cc569a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does not delay or displace any transportation project in the applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or Transportation Improvement Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5139">136 STAT. 5139</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="191"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 191. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc569b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc569c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc569d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content class="inline" id="x19cc7dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with funds provided under this title were procured using such practices.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19cc7daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num value="II">TITLE II</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cc7db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Management and Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">executive offices</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $18,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this title as “the Secretary”) for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">administrative support offices</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19cccbd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $659,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$90,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$125,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel, of which not less than $20,300,000 shall be for the Departmental Enforcement Center;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$225,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration, of which not less than $3,500,000 may be for modernization and deferred maintenance of the Weaver Building;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$51,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$28,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$65,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$4,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ccf2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$70,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19ccf2ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5140">136 STAT. 5140</page> 3109 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that directly support program activities funded in this title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ccf2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ccf2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ccf2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ccf2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">program offices</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19cd19ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Offices, $1,054,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cd1a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$278,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Public and Indian Housing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cd1a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$163,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Community Planning and Development;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cd1a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$465,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Housing, of which not less than $13,300,000 shall be for the Office of Recapitalization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cd1a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$39,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Policy Development and Research;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cd1a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$97,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cd1a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$11,100,000 shall be available for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">working capital fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19cd4116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the “Fund”), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3535/f">42 U.S.C. 3535(f)</ref>), amounts transferred, including reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this heading shall be available only for Federal shared services used by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records management, space renovation, furniture, or supply services the Secretary has determined shall be provided through the Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts within the Fund shall not be available to provide services not specifically authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cd4117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That upon a determination by the Secretary that any other service (or portion thereof) authorized under this heading shall be provided through the Fund, amounts made available in this title for salaries and expenses under the headings “Executive Offices”, “Administrative Support Offices”, “Program Offices”, and “Government National Mortgage Association”, for such services shall be transferred to the Fund, to remain available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cd4118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance notice.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of its plans for executing such transfers at least 15 days in advance of such transfers.</proviso><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5141">136 STAT. 5141</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public and Indian Housing</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tenant-based rental assistance<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cd4119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Vouchers.</p></sidenote></heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19cf15da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>) (in this title “the Act”), not otherwise provided for, $23,599,532,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2022 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that shall be available on October 1, 2022), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf15db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf15dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>$23,748,420,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf15dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf15de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2023 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration, which are instead governed in accordance with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf15df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf15e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2023:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extension.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote> </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the preceding provisos: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may offset public housing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5142">136 STAT. 5142</page> agencies’ calendar year 2023 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2022 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2023 MTW funding allocation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the preceding two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $200,000,000 shall be available only:</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>for vouchers that were not in use during the previous 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a funding obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop affordable housing for an agency added to the MTW demonstration under the expansion authority provided in section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>for adjustments for costs associated with HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their authorized vouchers,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>have low amounts of budget authority in their net restricted assets accounts and HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to other agencies, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>are not participating in the Moving to Work demonstration, to enable such agencies to lease more vouchers;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>for withheld payments in accordance with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in the previous calendar year that were subsequently paid by the public housing agency after the agency’s actual costs were validated; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>for public housing agencies that have experienced increased costs or loss of units in an area for which the President declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5143">136 STAT. 5143</page> T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.</ref>):</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19cf3cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$337,000,000 shall be available for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, relocation of witnesses (including victims of violent crimes) in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/106/569">Public Law 106–569</ref>, as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts made available under this paragraph for units assisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded under the “Project-Based Rental Assistance” heading under this title where the owner has received a Notice of Default and the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such tenant protection assistance made available under the preceding proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5144">136 STAT. 5144</page> that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$2,777,612,000 shall be available for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no less than $2,747,612,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2023 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/pl/105/276">Public Law 105–276</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the preceding proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>$606,500,000 shall be available for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>), including necessary administrative expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $10,000,000 shall be available only—</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for adjustments in the allocation for public housing agencies, after applications for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in Mainstream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen circumstances; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5145">136 STAT. 5145</page> rental assistance for Mainstream families as a result of insufficient funding:</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19cf3d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to non-elderly persons with disabilities;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Of the amounts provided under paragraph (1), up to $7,500,000 shall be available for rental assistance and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD–VASH to serve Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>such amount shall be made available for renewal grants to recipients that received assistance under prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including data on the utilization of assistance reported by grant recipients: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such assistance shall be administered in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and modeled after the HUD–VASH program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall be authorized to waive, or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization of such rental assistance and other program data, as prescribed by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf3d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from awards under the Tribal HUD–VASH program under prior Acts to existing recipients under the Tribal HUD–VASH program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf3d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be available for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 203 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf6424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf6425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5146">136 STAT. 5146</page> that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf6426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf6427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Veterans.</p></sidenote> assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 may be for additional fees established by and allocated pursuant to a method determined by the Secretary for administrative and other expenses (including those eligible activities defined by notice to facilitate leasing, such as security deposit assistance and costs related to the retention and support of participating owners) of public housing agencies in administering HUD–VASH vouchers;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf6428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>$30,000,000 shall be available for the family unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of the Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf6429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuations.</p></sidenote> the amounts made available under this paragraph are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf642a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be available for new incremental voucher assistance: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the assistance made available under this subparagraph shall continue to remain available for family unification upon turnover; and</proviso></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf642b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be available for new incremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of the Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That assistance made available under this subparagraph shall continue to remain available for such eligible youth upon turnover: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount made available under this subparagraph, up to $15,000,000 shall be available on a noncompetitive basis to public housing agencies that partner with public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible youth, that request such assistance to timely assist such eligible youth, and that meet any other criteria as specified by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf642c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall review utilization of the assistance made available under the preceding proviso, at an interval to be determined by the Secretary, and unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer needed shall be recaptured by the Secretary and reallocated pursuant to the preceding proviso:</proviso></content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x19cf642d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf642e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19cf642f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reallocation.</p></sidenote> That for any public housing agency administering voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act under the family unification program, or made available and competitively selected under this paragraph, that determines that it no longer has an identified need for such assistance upon turnover, such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency and reallocate it to any other public housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher assistance in connection with such specified program or eligible youth, as applicable;</proviso></continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf6430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be available for new incremental voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the Act to be allocated pursuant to a method, as determined by the Secretary, which may include a formula that may include such factors as severe <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5147">136 STAT. 5147</page> cost burden, overcrowding, substandard housing for very low-income renters, homelessness, and administrative capacity, where such allocation method shall include both rural and urban areas: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may specify additional terms and conditions to ensure that public housing agencies provide vouchers for use by survivors of domestic violence, or individuals and families who are homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11302/a">42 U.S.C. 11302(a)</ref>), or at risk of homelessness, as defined in section 401(1) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11360/1">42 U.S.C. 11360(1)</ref>); and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19cf6431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>the Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing certificate fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescissions)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading “<headingText>Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing</headingText>” and the heading “<headingText>Project-Based Rental Assistance</headingText>”, for fiscal year 2023 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal years that have been terminated shall be rescinded: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public housing fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d00072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For 2023 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/e">42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)</ref>) (the “Act”), and to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/d">42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)</ref>), $8,514,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d00073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$5,109,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund formula at <ref href="/us/cfr/t24/pt990">part 990 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, for 2023 payments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d00074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d00075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d00076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>$25,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to allocate pursuant to a need-based application process notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject to such Operating Fund formula to public housing agencies that experience, or are at risk of, financial shortfalls, as determined by the Secretary: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d00077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That after all such shortfall needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any remaining funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata basis pursuant to such Operating Fund formula;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5148">136 STAT. 5148</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d00078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$3,200,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula at <ref href="/us/cfr/t24/s905.400">section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for funds provided under this paragraph, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d00079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>the Secretary may waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0007a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0007b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers under the preceding proviso if the request is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting the request: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0278c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bonus awards.</p></sidenote> That from the funds made available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2023 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0278d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0278e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d0278f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs, including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity, as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) occurring in fiscal year 2023, of which $20,000,000 shall be available for public housing agencies under administrative and judicial receiverships or under the control of a Federal monitor: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available under this paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d02790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d02791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> in addition to the amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and security measures, any amounts that remain available, after all applications received on or before September 30, 2024, for emergency capital needs have been processed, shall be allocated to public housing agencies for such safety and security measures;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d02792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d02793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>$65,000,000 shall be available for competitive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing, including lead-based paint (by carrying out the activities of risk assessments, abatement, and interim controls, as those terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4851b">42 U.S.C. 4851b</ref>)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire safety: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d02794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> That not less than $25,000,000 of the amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded for evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of environmental review, a grant under this paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or activities under title I of the Act for purposes of section 26 of the Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437x">42 U.S.C. 1437x</ref>) and shall be subject to the regulations implementing such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this paragraph shall be combined with amounts made available under the sixth paragraph under this heading in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) and shall be used in accordance with the purposes and requirements under this paragraph;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5149">136 STAT. 5149</page></proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d02795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be available to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, designated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk, as determined by the Secretary, for costs associated with public housing asset improvement, in addition to other amounts for that purpose provided under any heading under this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d02796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$50,000,000 shall be available to support ongoing public housing financial and physical assessment activities:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19d02797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d02798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term “<term>obligate</term>” means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">choice neighborhoods initiative</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437v">42 U.S.C. 1437v</ref>) unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs, $350,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than 20 percent of the amount of any grant made with amounts made available under this heading may be used for necessary supportive services notwithstanding subsection (d)(1)(L) of such section 24: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the use of amounts made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be for public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal, or private funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That grantees may include local governments, Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437x">42 U.S.C. 1437x</ref>), and grants made with amounts available under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $175,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing agencies: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such grantees shall create partnerships with other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5150">136 STAT. 5150</page> local organizations, including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)</headingText>” in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d075c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall make grant awards not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437v/o">42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)</ref>), the Secretary may, until September 30, 2023, obligate any available unobligated balances made available under this heading in this or any prior Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">self-sufficiency programs</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d0c3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance related to Self-Sufficiency Programs, to remain available until September 30, 2026, $175,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d0c3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$125,000,000 shall be available for the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437u">42 U.S.C. 1437u</ref>), to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d0c3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$35,000,000 shall be available for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide for supportive services, service coordinators, and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437z–6">42 U.S.C. 1437z–6</ref>) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4101/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this paragraph may be used to renew Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program grants to allow the public housing agency, or a new owner, to continue to serve (or restart service to) residents of a project with assistance converted from public housing to project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) or assistance under section 8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading “<headingText>Rental Assistance Demonstration</headingText>” in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/55">Public Law 112–55</ref>), as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>); and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d0c3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$15,000,000 shall be available for a Jobs-Plus Initiative, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That funding provided under this paragraph shall be available for competitive grants to partnerships between public housing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5151">136 STAT. 5151</page> authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3122">29 U.S.C. 3122</ref>), and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a</ref>, 1437d), as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Initiative as a voluntary program for residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d0c3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native american programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d1391c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (in this heading “<headingText>NAHASDA</headingText>”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4111/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.</ref>), title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>) with respect to Indian tribes, and related training and technical assistance, $1,020,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d1391d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$787,000,000 shall be available for the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d1391e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d1391f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d13920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d13921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d13922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$150,000,000 shall be available for competitive grants under the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall obligate such amount for competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply for funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That in awarding amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider need and administrative capacity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation of housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a grant funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount not greater than $7,500,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any amounts transferred for the necessary costs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5152">136 STAT. 5152</page> of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of such additional amounts in prior Acts may also be used for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing such additional amount;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d13923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available in this and prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and other obligations that are unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, shall be available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any remaining loan guarantee limitation authorized for this program in fiscal year 2020 or prior fiscal years is hereby rescinded;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d16034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$75,000,000 shall be available for grants to Indian tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Development Block Grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 203 of this Act), not more than $5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with amounts made available in this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d16035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose, shall be available for providing training and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally designated housing entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing units, for contract expertise, and for training and technical assistance related to amounts made available under this heading and other headings in this Act for the needs of Native American families and Indian country: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available in this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall be for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4212">25 U.S.C. 4212</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d16036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That amounts made available in this paragraph may be used, contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d16037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch63">chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977), the amounts made available in this paragraph may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private organizations, agencies, institutions, and other technical assistance providers to support the administration of negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4116">25 U.S.C. 4116</ref>), the administration of the allocation formula under section 302 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4152">25 U.S.C. 4152</ref>), and the administration of performance tracking and reporting under section 407 of NAHASDA (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4167">25 U.S.C. 4167</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5153">136 STAT. 5153</page></proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">indian housing loan guarantee fund program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–13a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a</ref>), $5,521,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available in this and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–13a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a</ref>), that are unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, shall be available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any remaining loan guarantee limitation authorized under this heading in fiscal year 2020 or prior fiscal years is hereby rescinded: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any amounts determined by the Secretary to be unavailable are hereby returned to the General Fund of the Treasury.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native hawaiian housing block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4221/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.</ref>), $22,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under this heading in investment securities and other obligations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That up to $1,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for training and technical assistance related to amounts made available under this heading and other headings in this Act for the needs of Native Hawaiians and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–13b">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b</ref>), any part of which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in total loan principal, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary may enter into commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Planning and Development</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing opportunities for persons with aids</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d1ae58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5154">136 STAT. 5154</page> Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12901/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.</ref>), $499,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall renew or replace all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d1ae59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote> That the process for submitting amendments and approving replacement contracts shall be established by the Secretary in a notice: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d1ae5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d1ae5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d2238c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For assistance to States and units of general local government, and other entities, for economic and community development activities, and other purposes, $6,397,285,641, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d2238d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$3,300,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>) (in this heading “<headingText>the Act</headingText>”): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2238e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this paragraph may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal considerations, but shall use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2238f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made available under this paragraph may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subsection (e)(2) of section 105;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d22390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$85,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to award grants on a competitive basis to State and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and multijurisdictional entities for additional activities under title I of the Act for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That eligible uses of such grants include activities to further develop, evaluate, and implement housing policy plans, improve housing strategies, and facilitate affordable housing production and preservation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall prioritize applicants that are able to (A) demonstrate progress and a commitment to overcoming local barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable housing production and preservation; and (B) demonstrate an acute demand for housing affordable to households with incomes below 100 percent of the area median income: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5155">136 STAT. 5155</page> further, That funds allocated for such grants shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d22391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> in administering such amounts the Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of such title I except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, the environment, and requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income, upon a finding that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of such amounts;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d22392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$30,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a State under paragraph (1) of this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d22393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such activities based on the notice establishing the funding formula published in <ref href="/us/fr/84/16027">84 FR 16027</ref> (April 17, 2019) except that the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for 2020 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d22394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$2,982,285,641 shall be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That eligible expenses of such grants may include administrative, planning, operations and maintenance, and other costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d22395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d22396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That such grants for the EDI shall be available for reimbursement of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act and prior to the date of grant execution: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the amounts made available under this paragraph for grants for the EDI shall be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d22397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d22398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> That grants for the EDI authorized under this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Public Law 117–103</ref>) shall also be available for reimbursement of otherwise eligible expenses (including those eligible expenses identified in the first proviso of this paragraph) incurred on or after the date of enactment of such Act and prior to the date of grant execution, and shall not be subject to the second proviso under such heading in such Act:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19d22399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2239a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2239b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>, That for amounts made available under paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development loan guarantees program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>), during fiscal year 2023, commitments to guarantee <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5156">136 STAT. 5156</page> loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5308">42 U.S.C. 5308</ref>), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d249ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such commitment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of such section 108: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d249ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Distribution.</p></sidenote> That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">home investment partnerships program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12721/etseq">42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.</ref>), $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 231(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12771/b">42 U.S.C. 12771(b)</ref>), all unobligated balances remaining from amounts recaptured pursuant to such section that remain available until expended shall be combined with amounts made available under this heading and allocated in accordance with the formula under section 217(b)(1)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12747/b/1/A">42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d270be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d270bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocations within 60 days after enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d270c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That section 218(g) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12748/g">42 U.S.C. 12748(g)</ref>) shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar year from 2016 through 2025 under that section: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d270c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That section 231(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12771/b">42 U.S.C. 12771(b)</ref>) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 through 2025 under that section.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">preservation and reinvestment initiative for community enhancement</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d2bee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize manufactured housing and eligible manufactured housing communities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5301/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</ref>), $225,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2bee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2bee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote> That recipients of grants provided with amounts made available under this heading shall be States, units of general local government, resident-owned manufactured housing communities, cooperatives, nonprofit entities including consortia of nonprofit entities, community development financial institutions, Indian Tribes (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5157">136 STAT. 5157</page> U.S.C. 4103)), or other entities approved by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2bee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may reserve an amount for Indian Tribes within such competition: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may approve entities for selection that partner with one or several residents of such eligible communities or that propose to implement a grant program that would assist residents of such eligible communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That eligible uses of such grants may include infrastructure, planning, resident and community services (including relocation assistance and eviction prevention), resiliency activities, and providing other assistance to residents or owners of manufactured homes, which may include providing assistance for manufactured housing land and site acquisition: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2bee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, except as determined by the Secretary, participation in this program shall not encumber the future transfer of title or use of property by the residents, owners, or communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That when selecting recipients, the Secretary shall prioritize applications that primarily benefit low- or moderately low-income residents and preserve long-term housing affordability for residents of manufactured housing or a manufactured housing community: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That eligible manufactured housing communities may include those that are—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d2bee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>owned by the residents of the manufactured housing community through a resident-controlled entity, as defined by the Secretary; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d2bee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2bee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determined by the Secretary to be subject to binding agreements that will preserve the community and maintain affordability on a long-term basis:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19d2beea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, of the amounts made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be for a pilot program for the Secretary to provide grants to assist in the redevelopment of manufactured housing communities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) as replacement housing that is affordable, as defined by the Secretary: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That each such redevelopment project shall provide, for each unit of single-family manufactured housing (including pre-1976 mobile homes) replaced under the project, up to 4 dwelling units of such affordable housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall define eligible activities for grant assistance under the pilot program, which may include relocation assistance or buy-outs for residents of a manufactured housing community or downpayment assistance for such residents: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2beeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall require each grantee under the pilot program to supplement the amount of the grant with non-Federal amounts exceeding 50 percent of the grant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2beec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That resiliency activities means the reconstruction, repair, or replacement of manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities to protect the health and safety of manufactured housing residents and to address weatherization and energy efficiency needs, except that for pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made available under this heading may be used only for replacement: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d2beed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the use of amounts made available under this heading (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such amounts.</proviso></continuation><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5158">136 STAT. 5158</page></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d30d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12805">42 U.S.C. 12805 note</ref>), and for related activities and assistance, $62,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d30d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$13,500,000 shall be available for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under such section 11;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d30d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$42,000,000 shall be available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building entities specified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9816">42 U.S.C. 9816 note</ref>), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity building activities: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d30d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$6,000,000 shall be available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations having experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d30d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$1,000,000 shall be available for a program to rehabilitate and modify the homes of disabled or low-income veterans, as authorized under section 1079 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2101">38 U.S.C. 2101 note</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d30d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote> That the issuance of a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the amounts made available in this paragraph shall be completed not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and such amounts shall be awarded not later than 180 days after such issuance.</proviso></content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">homeless assistance grants</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d3a954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11360/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.</ref>), and for related activities and assistance, $3,633,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the sums appropriated under this heading—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d3a955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$290,000,000 shall be available for the Emergency Solutions Grants program authorized under subtitle B of such title IV (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11371/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d3a958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$3,154,000,000 shall be available for the Continuum of Care program authorized under subtitle C of such title IV (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11381/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</ref>) and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11408">42 U.S.C. 11408</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of Care program to continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower performing projects to higher performing projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5159">136 STAT. 5159</page> provide incentives to create projects that coordinate with housing providers and healthcare organizations to provide permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary may establish by notice an alternative maximum amount for administrative costs related to the requirements described in sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A of such title IV or no more than 5 percent or $50,000, whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent limitation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That of the amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program under this paragraph, not less than $52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing projects and supportive service projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible activities that the Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> made available for the Continuum of Care program under this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under this heading in prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-competitively renew or replace grants for youth homeless demonstration projects under the Continuum of Care program, notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the Continuum of Care program;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d3a95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$7,000,000 shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3a95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t31/s6301–6308">31 U.S.C. 6301–6308</ref>), the amounts made available under this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with such entities as may be determined by the Secretary, including public and private organizations, agencies, and institutions;</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d3d06f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$107,000,000 shall be available to implement projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to 25 communities with a priority for communities with substantial rural populations in up to eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available under this paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for youth homelessness system improvement grants to support communities, including but not limited to the communities assisted under the matter preceding this proviso, in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness, or for improving their existing system: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be to provide technical assistance to communities, including but not limited to the communities assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter preceding such proviso, on improving system responses to youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data and performance measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in coordination with other technical assistance funds provided under this title: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may use up to 10 percent of the amount made available under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of current technical assistance providers or to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5160">136 STAT. 5160</page> train new technical assistance providers with verifiable prior experience with systems and programs for youth experiencing homelessness; and</proviso></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d3d070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$75,000,000 shall be available for one-time awards under the Continuum of Care program for new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive housing, of which not more than 20 percent of such awards may be used for other Continuum of Care eligible activities associated with such projects and not more than 10 percent of such awards may be used for project administration: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That these <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3d071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>amounts shall be awarded on a competitive basis, based on need and other factors to be determined by the Secretary, including incentives to establish projects that coordinate with housing providers, healthcare organizations and social service providers: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not less than $30,000,000 shall be awarded to applicants for projects within States with populations less than 2,500,000, except that if such amount is undersubscribed any remaining amounts may be awarded to qualified applicants for projects in any State: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3d072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote> the grants for ongoing costs associated with such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the Continuum of Care program subject to the same terms and conditions as other renewal applicants:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19d3d073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3d074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Children, youth, and families.</p></sidenote>That youth aged 24 and under seeking assistance under this heading shall not be required to provide third party documentation to establish their eligibility under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11302">42 U.S.C. 11302</ref>) to receive services: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth-serving providers funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any project funded under this heading to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-housing: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for all matching funds requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3d075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to provide funding for new projects, except for projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which they improve the continuum of care’s system performance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3d076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior years, except for rental assistance amounts that were recaptured and made available until expended, shall be available for the current purposes authorized <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5161">136 STAT. 5161</page> under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Housing Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">project-based rental assistance<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d3d077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote></heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>) (“the Act”), not otherwise provided for, $13,537,580,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2022 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2022), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11401">42 U.S.C. 11401</ref>), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $343,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/f">42 U.S.C. 1437(f)</ref>: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may also use such amounts in the preceding proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1/a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)</ref>); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</ref>); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1/f/2">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)</ref>); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013/d/2">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</ref>); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/pl/86/372">Public Law 86–372</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/73/667">73 Stat. 667</ref>); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/pl/86/372">Public Law 86–372</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/73/667">73 Stat. 667</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading “<headingText>Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing</headingText>”, or the heading “<headingText>Housing Certificate Fund</headingText>”, may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d41e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency to require that surplus project funds be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5162">136 STAT. 5162</page> deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing for the elderly</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>), for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q note</ref>), and for supportive services associated with the housing, $1,075,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading, up to $120,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d46cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That any funding for existing service coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided </i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d46cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d46cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><i>further,</i> That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d46cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That upon request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to remain available until September 30, 2026: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the purposes authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be available for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $25,000,000 shall be used to expand the supply of intergenerational dwelling units (as such term is defined in section 202 of the Legacy Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q note</ref>)) for elderly caregivers raising children: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d46cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>That for the purposes of the preceding proviso the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>) in order to facilitate the development of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5163">136 STAT. 5163</page> such units, except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $6,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to support preservation transactions of housing for the elderly originally developed with a capital advance and assisted by a project rental assistance contract under the provisions of section 202(c) of the Housing Act of 1959.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing for persons with disabilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/557">Public Law 95–557</ref>: <ref href="/us/stat/92/2090">92 Stat. 2090</ref>), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $360,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d493ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>upon the request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to remain available until September 30, 2026: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">housing counseling assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $57,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5164">136 STAT. 5164</page> of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d493cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5401/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.</ref>), up to $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 620(e) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5419/e">42 U.S.C. 5419(e)</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d4bae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary may assess and collect fees from any program participant: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such collections shall be deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Housing Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mutual mortgage insurance program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That during fiscal year 2023, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d4e1f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2023, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5165">136 STAT. 5165</page> notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–20/g">12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)</ref>), during fiscal year 2023 the Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed zero.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">general and special risk program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–3">12 U.S.C. 1715z–3</ref> and 1735c), shall not exceed $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That during fiscal year 2023, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Government National Mortgage Association</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1721/g">12 U.S.C. 1721(g)</ref>), shall not exceed $900,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $40,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for necessary salaries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage Association: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d50902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2023, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d50903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote> That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1716/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.</ref>) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Policy Development and Research</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and technology</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701z–1/etseq">12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.</ref>), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $125,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d55724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5166">136 STAT. 5166</page> cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or universities for research projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d55725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Matching contribution.</p></sidenote>That with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d55726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote> That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/282">Public Law 109–282</ref>, <ref href="/us/usc/t31">31 U.S.C. note</ref>) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3545/a/4/C">42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)</ref>) with respect to documentation of award decisions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d55727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d55728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d55729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the funds provided under this heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That an additional $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for competitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That in awarding grants under the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high rates of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to low-income individuals, including those with limited English proficiency or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to administer such assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d5572a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and rural areas.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with grant funds made available under this heading is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in rural areas.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fair housing activities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</ref>), and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3616a">42 U.S.C. 3616a</ref>), $86,355,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d57e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3302">section 3302 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop on-line courses and provide such training: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d57e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lobbying.</p></sidenote>funds made available under this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,355,000 shall be available to the Secretary for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5167">136 STAT. 5167</page> the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">lead hazard reduction</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d5f36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4852">42 U.S.C. 4852</ref>), the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701z–1">12 U.S.C. 1701z–1</ref> and 1701z–2), and for related activities and assistance, $410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$290,000,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not less than $95,000,000 shall be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f36f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>$85,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards, and mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards in housing of low-income families, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for the implementation of projects in up to five communities that are served by both the Healthy Homes Initiative and the Department of Energy weatherization programs to demonstrate whether the coordination of Healthy Homes remediation activities with weatherization activities achieves cost savings and better outcomes in improving the safety and quality of homes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>$30,000,000 shall be for grants to experienced non-profit organizations, States, local governments, or public housing agencies for safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors to enable them to remain in their primary residence: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount made available under this subparagraph no less than $10,000,000 shall be available to meet such needs in communities with substantial rural populations;</proviso></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4854">42 U.S.C. 4854</ref>, 4854a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be transferred to the heading “<headingText>Research and Technology</headingText>” for the purposes of conducting research and studies and for use in accordance with the provisos under that heading for non-competitive agreements;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5168">136 STAT. 5168</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d5f374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$25,000,000 shall be for a lead-risk assessment demonstration for public housing agencies to conduct lead hazard screenings or lead-risk assessments during housing quality standards inspections of units in which a family receiving assistance under section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)</ref>) resides or expects to reside, and has or expects to have a child under age 6 residing in the unit, while preserving rental housing availability and affordability; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d61a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$5,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon testing and mitigation safety demonstration program (the radon demonstration) in public housing: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the testing method, mitigation method, or action level used under the radon demonstration shall be as specified by applicable State or local law, if such law is more protective of human health or the environment than the method or level specified by the Secretary:</proviso></content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19d61a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</ref>) and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program, or other demonstrations or programs under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, or under the heading “<headingText>Housing for the Elderly</headingText>” under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d61a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d61a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>That each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading, except for amounts in paragraph (2)(B) for home modification repairs and renovations, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still remaining available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed.</proviso></continuation></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Information Technology Fund</heading> <chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19d68fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems and infrastructure, $374,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which up to $23,950,000 shall be for development, modernization, and enhancement projects, including planning for such projects: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d68fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> That not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under this heading for development, modernization, and enhancement may be obligated until the Secretary submits and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations approve a plan that—</proviso></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>identifies for each development, modernization, and enhancement project to be funded from available balances, including carryover—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>plain language summaries of the project scope;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated total project cost; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>key milestones to be met; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>identifies for each major modernization project—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5169">136 STAT. 5169</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the estimated life-cycle cost;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>key milestones to be met through the project end date, including any identified system decommissioning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a description of the procurement strategy and governance structure for the project and the number of HUD staff and contractors supporting the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d68fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote>certification from the Chief Information Officer that each project is compliant with the Department’s enterprise architecture, life-cycle management and capital planning and investment control requirements:</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19d68fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d68fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d68fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote> That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Secretary shall submit an updated report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate summarizing the status, cost and plan for all modernization projects; and for each major modernization project with an approved project plan, identifying—</proviso></continuation><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any variances in cost, schedule (including procurement), or functionality from the previously approved project plan, reasons for such variances and estimated impact on total life-cycle costs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d68fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work.</content></paragraph> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $146,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.</proviso></content></appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Provisions—Department of Housing and Urban Development</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <section><heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including rescission)</heading><num style="-uslm-lc:I658120 -uslm-lc:emspace2" value="201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5170">136 STAT. 5170</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used during fiscal year 2023 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="203"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 203. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3545">42 U.S.C. 3545</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="204"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1811–1">12 U.S.C. 1811–1</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="205"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 205. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="206"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2023 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="207"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 207. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d704fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d704fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="208"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 208. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661/etseq">2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5171">136 STAT. 5171</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="209"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 209.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d72c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19d8648f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19d86490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phased Transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19d86491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau>The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d86492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number and bedroom size of units</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d86493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For occupied units in the transferring project: The number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d86494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d86495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>For unoccupied units in the transferring project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d86496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d86497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become economically nonviable when complying with State or Federal requirements for community integration and reduced concentration of individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d86498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d86499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8649a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d8649b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d8649c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d8649d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8649e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8649f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d864a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d864a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d864a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5172">136 STAT. 5172</page> necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d864a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</ref>)) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19d864a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d864a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the terms “low-income” and “very low-income” shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>multifamily housing project</term>” means housing that meets one of the following conditions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</ref>), as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the term “<term>project-based assistance</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/b">42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1715z–1">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q/c/2">12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013/d/2">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</ref>);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5173">136 STAT. 5173</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the term “<term>receiving project or projects</term>” means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the term “<term>transferring project</term>” means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d864ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19d864bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d864bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Research Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="210"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 210.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19d8d9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) to any individual who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>));</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>is under 24 years of age;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>is not a veteran;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>is unmarried;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>does not have a dependent child;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437a/b/3/E">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)</ref>) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19d8d9f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d8d9f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/etseq">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</ref>), from private sources, or from an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</ref>)), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="211"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 211. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d8d9f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d8d9f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Eligibility.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The funds made available for Native Alaskans under paragraph (1) under the heading “<headingText>Native American Programs</headingText>” in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under paragraph (2) of such heading.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="212"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 212. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2023, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5174">136 STAT. 5174</page> on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d9010a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d9010b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government that such a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section “MAHRAA”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>), and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d9010c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d9010d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described in this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="213"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 213. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="214"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 214. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d9281e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g">42 USC 1437g note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement, and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/d">42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)</ref>,(e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g/g/1">42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1)</ref>, (2)): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g).</proviso></content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="215"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 215. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d9281f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts “Executive Offices”, “Administrative Support <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5175">136 STAT. 5175</page> Offices”, “<term>Program Offices</term>”, “<term>Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account</term>”, and “<term>Office of Inspector General</term>” within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="216"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 216. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d92820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d92821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d92822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notices.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3545a">42 USC 3545a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2023, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may make the NOFO available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government website or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="217"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 217. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="218"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 218. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for any office under the headings “Administrative Support Offices” or “Program Offices” to any other such office under such headings: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote>That no appropriation for any such office under such headings shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 3 business days in advance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="219"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 219.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19d94f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19da399c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Any entity receiving housing assistance payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of any property covered under a housing assistance payment contract.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19da399d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>) or a contract for similar project-based assistance—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) score of 59 or less; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies identified by the inspector at the project have been corrected.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19da60b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>), but shall not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/13">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)</ref>) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437g">42 U.S.C. 1437g</ref>).</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19da60b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19da60b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timetable.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate Assessment Center (“REAC”) inspection, the Secretary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5176">136 STAT. 5176</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19da60bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>At the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><content>require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p></sidenote><content>impose civil money penalties, which shall be used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as designated by the Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the property affected by the penalty;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, who will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is offered;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>transfer the existing section 8 contract to another project or projects and owner or owners;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions or debarments from Federal programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>work with the owner, lender, or other related party to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>take any other regulatory or contractual remedies available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19da60c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety after written notice to the affected tenants. To <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (“MAHRAA”); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19da60cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS physical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within the past 36 months. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The report shall include—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5177">136 STAT. 5177</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identification of the enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identification of properties that have such conditions multiple times;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identification of actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19da60d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da60d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>any administrative or legislative recommendations to further improve the living conditions at properties covered under a housing assistance payment contract.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19da60d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, and the second report shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal of the first report.</continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="220"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 220. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="221"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 221. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da87e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da87e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19da87ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act and provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such notification shall list each grant award by State and congressional district.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="222"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 222. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Association, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a State.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="223"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 223. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5302">42 U.S.C. 5302</ref>)) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5306">42 U.S.C. 5306</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="224"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 224. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Amounts made available by this Act that are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made available to that Office subject to reprogramming requirements in section 405 of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5178">136 STAT. 5178</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="225"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 225. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used for awards, including performance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to administrative discipline (including suspension from work), in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the effective date of any such administrative discipline or after any final decision over-turning such discipline.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="226"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 226. </inline> </num><content class="inline">With respect to grant amounts awarded under the heading “<headingText>Homeless Assistance Grants</headingText>” for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipient’s CoC program.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="227"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 227.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19daaefb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19dad60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>From amounts made available under this title under the heading “<headingText>Homeless Assistance Grants</headingText>”, the Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11381/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</ref>) to transition from one Continuum of Care program component to another.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19dad60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dad60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dad60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum of care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="228"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 228. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Promise Zone designations and Promise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="229"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 229. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the amounts made available in this Act may be used to consider Family Self-Sufficiency performance measures or performance scores in determining funding awards for programs receiving Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinator funding provided in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="230"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 230. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Any public housing agency designated as a Moving to Work agency pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL/s239">section 239 of division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/2897">129 Stat. 2897</ref>) may, upon such designation, use funds (except for special purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by the public housing agency or funds held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/1321">110 Stat. 1321</ref>–28), notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 231. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Public Housing Fund</headingText>” for competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this Act or that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, voluntary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5179">136 STAT. 5179</page> agreement, or similar document for a violation of the Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 232. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this title may be used to issue rules or guidance in contravention of <ref href="/us/pl/115/254/s1210">section 1210 of Public Law 115–254</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/132/3442">132 Stat. 3442</ref>) or section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5155">42 U.S.C. 5155</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="233"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 233. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dafd20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds previously made available in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>) for the “Choice Neighborhoods Initiative” that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2018 are to remain available through fiscal year 2024 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2016 through 2018.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="234"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 234. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (<ref href="/us/fr/80/42272">80 Fed. Reg. 42272</ref> (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool” (<ref href="/us/fr/79/57949">79 Fed. Reg. 57949</ref> (September 26, 2014)).</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="235"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 235. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19db2431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19db2432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocation.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary determines or has determined, for any prior formula grant allocation administered by the Secretary through the Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, or Housing, that a recipient received an allocation greater than the amount such recipient should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such funding error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and (b) reallocating any available balances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient’s eligibility under the next applicable formula allocation cycle: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19db4b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> That all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula allocation cycle: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19db4b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> That the term “<term>next applicable formula allocation cycle</term>” means the first formula allocation cycle for a program that is reasonably available for correction following such a Secretarial determination: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19db4b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> That if, upon request by a recipient and giving consideration to all Federal resources available to the recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary determines that the offset in the next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient’s ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula allocation cycles.</proviso></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="236"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 236. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19db7256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19db7257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a"> (a) </num><content>in section 515, by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19dbc078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dbc079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dbc07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Rent Adjustments and Subsequent Renewals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After the initial renewal of a section 8 contract pursuant to this section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5180">136 STAT. 5180</page> and notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract regarding the adjustment of rents or subsequent renewal of such contract for a project, including such a provision in section 514 or this section, in the case of a project subject to any restrictions imposed pursuant to sections 514 or this section, the Secretary may, not more often than once every 10 years, adjust such rents or renew such contracts at rent levels that are equal to the lesser of budget-based rents or comparable market rents for the market area upon the request of an owner or purchaser who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dbc07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><chapeau>demonstrates that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>project income is insufficient to operate and maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is currently needed, as determined by the Secretary; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the rent adjustment or renewal contract is necessary to support commercially reasonable financing (including any required debt service coverage and replacement reserve) for rehabilitation necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the project, as determined by the Secretary, and in the event the owner or purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation as required by the Secretary, the Secretary may take such action against the owner or purchaser as allowed by law; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>agrees to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>extend the affordability and use restrictions required under 514(e)(6) for an additional twenty years; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>enter into a binding commitment to continue to renew such contract for and during such extended term, provided that after the affordability and use restrictions required under 514(e)(6) have been maintained for a term of 30 years:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an owner with a contract for which rent levels were set at the time of its initial renewal under section 514(g)(2) shall request that the Secretary renew such contract under section 524 for and during such extended term; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19dbc083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an owner with a contract for which rent levels were set at the time of its initial renewal under section 514(g)(1) may request that the Secretary renew such contract under section 524 for and during such extended term.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19dbc084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>in section 579, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2022</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> in lieu thereof “<quotedText>October 1, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="237"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 237. </inline> </num><content class="inline">The Secretary may transfer from amounts made available for salaries and expenses under this title (excluding amounts made available under the heading “<headingText>Office of Inspector General</headingText>”) up to $500,000 from each office to the heading “<headingText>Information Technology Fund</headingText>” for information technology needs, including for additional development, modernization, and enhancement, to remain available until September 30, 2025: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this transfer authority shall not be used to fund information technology projects or activities that have known out-year development, modernization, or enhancement costs in excess of $500,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall provide notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no less than three business days in advance of any such transfer.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5181">136 STAT. 5181</page></proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="238"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 238. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds previously made available in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/6">Public Law 116–6</ref>) for “Lead Hazard Reduction” that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain available through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 2020.<sidenote><p>Notification.</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>Deadline.</p></sidenote></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="239"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 239. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dbe695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The Secretary shall comply with all process requirements, including public notice and comment, when seeking to revise any annual contributions contract.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="240"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 240. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19dbe696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or prior Acts may be used by the Department to carry out customer experience activities within the Office of the Assistant Chief Financial Officer for Budget.</content></section> </level><level><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19dbe697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023</shortTitle>”.</p></level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Access Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s792">29 U.S.C. 792</ref>), $9,850,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Maritime Commission</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t46/s46107">46 U.S.C. 46107</ref>), including services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1343/b">section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code</ref>; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, $38,260,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not to exceed $3,500 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Railroad Passenger Corporation</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of Inspector General</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app3">5 U.S.C. App. 3</ref>), $27,935,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5182">136 STAT. 5182</page> Code, by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dc34b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dc34b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Budget request.</p></sidenote>That concurrent with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2024, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2024 in similar format and substance to budget requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Transportation Safety Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, $129,300,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8101–8107">42 U.S.C. 8101–8107</ref>), $166,000,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That an additional $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be for the promotion and development of shared equity housing models.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Surface Transportation Board</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, $41,429,000: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5183">136 STAT. 5183</page> the amounts made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $40,179,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Interagency Council on Homelessness</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $4,000,000.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="401"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 401. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="402"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 402. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="403"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 403. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dca9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109">section 3109 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="404"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 404.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19dcd0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dcd0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dcd0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dcd0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dcd0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or “new age” belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dcd100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19dcd101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="405"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 405. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19dd4632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5184">136 STAT. 5184</page> Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd4633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates a new program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd4634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>eliminates a program, project, or activity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd4635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd4636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd6d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd6d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19dd6d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd6d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p></sidenote>creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x19dd6d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"> <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd6d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the report shall include—</proviso></continuation><level class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y19dd6d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;</content></level> <level class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y19dd6d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd6d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, the table accompanying the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), accompanying reports of the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations, or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations, whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which new budget (obligational) authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and</content></level> <level class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y19dd6d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an identification of items of special congressional interest.</content></level> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="406"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 406. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for each such account <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5185">136 STAT. 5185</page> for the purposes authorized: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd6d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Advance approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd6d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure requests.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd6d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="407"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 407. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd9464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Eminent domain.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (<ref href="/us/pl/107/118">Public Law 107–118</ref>) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="408"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 408. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="409"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 409. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dd9465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8301–8305">41 U.S.C. 8301–8305</ref>, popularly known as the “Buy American Act”).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="410"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 410. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t41/s8301–8305">41 U.S.C. 8301–8305</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="411"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 411. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t41">title 41, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="412"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 412. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ddbb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ddbb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>That for purposes of this section the term “<term>international conference</term>” shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="413"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 413. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5186">136 STAT. 5186</page> authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1914">section 1914 of title 28, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="414"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 414.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19dde288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dde289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pornography.</p></sidenote>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19dde28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="415"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 415.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dde28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19de099c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19de099d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19de099e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19de099f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de09a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de09a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="416"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 416. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de09a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de09a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="417"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 417. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de30b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de30b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de30b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="418"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 418.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19de30b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of <ref href="/us/usc/t49">title 49, United States Code</ref>, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5187">136 STAT. 5187</page> country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19de57c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="419"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 419. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available by this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used in contravention of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s306108">section 306108 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="420"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 420.</inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19de57c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><subsection class="inline" id="y19de7eda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds previously made available in chapter 9 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</ref>, division A; <ref href="/us/stat/127/36">127 Stat. 36</ref>) under the heading “<headingText>Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund</headingText>” that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to remain available until expended for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19de7edb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="421"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 421. </inline> </num><chapeau class="inline" id="x19df1b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">In the table of projects in the explanatory statement referenced in section 417 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dL">division L of Public Law 117–103</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the item relating to “Greensboro Judy Center Early Learning Hub Facility” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Greensboro Judy Center Early Learning Hub Facility</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Building maintenance for Greensboro Judy Center Early Learning Hub Facility</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the item relating to “Constructing commercial kitchen to increase access to healthy food” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> recipient “<quotedText>Cross Street Partners</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Good Stuff</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the item relating to “Covenant House PA Transition Housing” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> recipient “<quotedText>Covenant House Pennsylvania</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Covenant House Pennsylvania Under 21</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the item relating to “Long Island Greenway” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Long Island Greenway</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For the planning and design of the Long Island Greenway</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the item relating to “Acquisition of property for permanent Veterans’ homeless shelter” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Acquisition of property for permanent Veterans’ homeless shelter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Acquisition or rehabilitation of property for permanent veterans’ homeless shelter</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5188">136 STAT. 5188</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the item relating to “Gourdy Ampitheater Project” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Gourdy Ampitheater Project</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Goudy Park</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the item relating to “Community Bike Works: Easton” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Easton</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Easton and Allentown</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the item relating to “Barrington Town Offices and Emergency Operations Center Construction” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Barrington Town Offices and Emergency Operations Center Construction</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For activities of the Town of Barrington</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>the item relating to “Holladay Community Center Public Facility” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> recipient “<quotedText>Housing Authority of Salt Lake City (HASLC)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Salt Lake County</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>the item relating to “Somersworth Fire Training Tower” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tower</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Equipment</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>the item relating to “Generator and structure to house generator for Guma Esperansa” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Generator and structure to house generator for Guma Esperansa</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For the installation and ongoing maintenance of the generator and its structure at Guma Esperansa</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>the item relating to “Facility Improvements” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> recipient “<quotedText>Sterling House Community Center Inc.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Town of Stratford</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>the item relating to “Stateline Boys & Girls Club—Beloit, WI Facility Construction” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Facility Construction</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>the item relating to “The MEWS at Spencer Road, Affordable Housing and Mixed Use Development” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> recipient “<quotedText>Will County Development Corporation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Will County Housing Development Corporation</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><content>the item relating to “Bluefield Historic District Restoration” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Historic District</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19df1b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><content>the item relating to “Port of West Virginia Railroad Bridge Improvements” is deemed to be amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Bridge</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="422"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 422. </inline> </num><content class="inline">None of the funds made available to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in this or prior Acts may be used to issue a solicitation or accept bids on any solicitation that is substantially equivalent to the draft solicitation entitled “Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract Support Services (HAPSS)” posted to www.Sam.gov on July 27, 2022.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="423"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 423. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19df423d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/pl/102/240">Public Law 102–240</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/109/598">109 Stat. 598</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/133/3018">133 Stat. 3018</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the seventh, eighth, and ninth sentences.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023”.136 STAT. 5189

 DIVISION M—

Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023.

ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Foreign Agricultural Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">food for peace title ii grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Food for Peace Title II Grants”, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants”, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Army”, $54,252,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Navy”, $1,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Marine Corps”, to remain available until September 30, 2023, $1,400,000, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Air Force”, $31,028,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5190">136 STAT. 5190</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Space Force”, $3,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses, including for hardship duty pay.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $3,020,741,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $871,410,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps”, $14,620,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $580,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Space Force”, $8,742,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $21,160,737,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, $9,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative shall be available to the Secretary of Defense under the same terms and conditions as are provided for in section 8110 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dfde80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contributions.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including money, personal property, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5191">136 STAT. 5191</page> and services, from foreign governments and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dfde81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That contributions of money for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this account, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and used for such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, up to $11,880,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, may be transferred to accounts under the headings “Operation and Maintenance” and “Procurement” for replacement of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for defense services of the Department of Defense and military education and training, provided to the Government of Ukraine or to foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dfde82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dfde83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the details of such transfers not less than 15 days before any such transfer: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19dfde84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with this appropriation: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the transfer authority provided herein is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Army”, $354,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement of Ammunition, Army”, $687,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and procurement and installation of equipment appliances, and machine tools in such plants, for the purpose of increasing production of critical munitions to replace defense articles provided to the Government of Ukraine or foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Army”, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5192">136 STAT. 5192</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Air Force”, $730,045,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Defense-Wide”, $3,326,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, $5,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy”, $38,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force”, $185,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $89,515,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Health Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Health Program”, $14,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be for operation and maintenance, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Inspector General</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of the Inspector General”, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be for operation and maintenance, to carry out reviews of the activities of the Department of Defense to execute funds appropriated in this title, including assistance provided to Ukraine: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Inspector General of the Department of Defense <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5193">136 STAT. 5193</page> shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Intelligence Community Management Account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Intelligence Community Management Account”, $75,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1201. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e053b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate on measures being taken to account for United States defense articles designated for Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly measures with regard to such articles that require enhanced end-use monitoring; measures to ensure that such articles reach their intended recipients and are used for their intended purposes; and any other measures to promote accountability for the use of such articles: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such report shall include a description of any occurrences of articles not reaching their intended recipients or used for their intended purposes and a description of any remedies taken: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1202"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1202. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e053b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide a written report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate describing United States security assistance provided to Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine, including a comprehensive list of the defense articles and services provided to Ukraine and the associated authority and funding used to provide such articles and services: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENERGY PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Nuclear Energy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Nuclear Energy”, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000 shall be for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5194">136 STAT. 5194</page> the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $60,000,000 shall be to carry out the demonstrations of the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $20,000,000 shall be to carry about activities for the National Reactor Innovation Center: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $120,000,000 shall be to carry about activities for the Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation”, $126,300,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1301"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1301.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19e0c8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Of the unobligated balances from amounts deposited in the SPR Petroleum Account pursuant to section 167(b)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6247/b/3">42 U.S.C. 6247(b)(3)</ref>), $10,395,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e0c8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Section 403(a) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/74">Public Law 114–74</ref>) is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e0c8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 USC 6241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon in paragraph (5), <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon in paragraph (6) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period, and <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (7) and (8).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e0c8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Section 32204(a)(1) of the FAST Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e0c8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 USC 6241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon in subparagraph (A), <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon in subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period, and <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (C) and (D).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e0c8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Section 30204(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/123">Public Law 115–123</ref>) is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e0c8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6241">42 USC 6241 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the word “<quotedText>Reserve</quotedText>” and everything that follows and <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>Reserve 30,000,000 barrels of crude oil during the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Security Council and Homeland Security Council</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">salaries and expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses of the National Security Council.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5195">136 STAT. 5195</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Children and Families</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">refugee and entrant assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Refugee and Entrant Assistance”, $2,400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used for grants or contracts with qualified organizations, including nonprofit entities, to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including wraparound services, housing assistance, medical assistance, legal assistance, and case management assistance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (Director) to issue awards or supplement awards previously made by the Director: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Director, in carrying out section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1522/c/1/A">8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)</ref>) with amounts made available under this heading in this Act, may allocate such amounts among the States in a manner that accounts for the most current data available.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1501"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1501. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 2502 of the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43/dC">division C of Public Law 117–43</ref>) is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e0effe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 USC 1101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">LEGISLATIVE BRANCH</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Salaries and Expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of the amounts provided in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dN">division N of Public Law 117–103</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/117/128">Public Law 117–128</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dB">division B of Public Law 117–180</ref>, and this Act.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">diplomatic programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Diplomatic Programs”, $147,054,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not less than $60,000,000 shall be made available to respond <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5196">136 STAT. 5196</page> to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $5,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operating expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of inspector general</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $937,902,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including the provision of emergency food and shelter, and for assistance for other vulnerable populations and communities, including through local and international nongovernmental organizations.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">transition initiatives</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Transition Initiatives”, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic support fund</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $12,966,500,000 to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, which may include budget support: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries and may be made available as contributions.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5197">136 STAT. 5197</page></proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, $350,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance and related programs for Ukraine and other countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5801">22 U.S.C. 5801</ref>) and section 3(c) of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s5402/c">22 U.S.C. 5402(c)</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">migration and refugee assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $1,535,048,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $620,000,000 shall be made available to address humanitarian needs in, and to assist refugees from, Ukraine, and for additional support for other vulnerable populations and communities.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">international narcotics control and law enforcement</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $374,996,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not less than $300,000,000 shall be for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, $105,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">foreign military financing program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Foreign Military Financing Program”, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees, if otherwise authorized by any provision of law: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such costs may include the costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or any agency of the United States: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the gross principal balance of such direct loans shall not exceed $2,000,000,000, and the gross principal balance of guaranteed loans shall not exceed $2,000,000,000: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of State may use amounts charged to the borrower as origination fees to pay for the cost of such loans.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5198">136 STAT. 5198</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1701"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1701. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e18c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During fiscal year 2023, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318/a/1">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$14,500,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1702"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1702. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e18c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During fiscal year 2023, section 506(a)(2)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2318/a/2/B">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$400,000,000” for “$200,000,000” and by substituting “$150,000,000” for “$75,000,000” in clause (i).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1703"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1703. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e18c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">During fiscal year 2023, section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2348a/c/2">22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “$50,000,000” for “$25,000,000”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1704"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1704.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19e20172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the heading “<headingText>Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading “<headingText>Capital Investment Fund</headingText>” to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e20173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine and for assistance for other vulnerable populations and communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e20174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the heading “<headingText>Economic Support Fund</headingText>” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the headings “United States International Development Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Account”, “United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account”, “Export-Import Bank of the United States—Program Account”, and “Trade and Development Agency” to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e20175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e20176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content>The transfer authorities provided by this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e20177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e20178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e20179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>The exercise of the transfer authorities provided by this section shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e2017a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e2017b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such appropriations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1705"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1705.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19e24f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title may be made available for direct financial support for the Government of Ukraine, including for Ukrainian first responders, and may be made available as a cash transfer subject to the requirements of subsection (b): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote> funds shall be provided on a reimbursable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5199">136 STAT. 5199</page> basis and matched by sources other than the United States Government, to the maximum extent practicable: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall ensure third-party monitoring of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That at least 15 days prior to the initial obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall certify and report to the appropriate congressional committees that mechanisms for monitoring and oversight of such funds are in place and functioning and that the Government of Ukraine has in place substantial safeguards to prevent corruption and ensure accountability of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That not less than 45 days after the initial obligation of such funds, the Inspectors General of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing and assessing the mechanisms for monitoring and safeguards described in the previous proviso.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e24fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandum.</p></sidenote>Funds made available to the Government of Ukraine as a cash transfer under subsection (a) shall be subject to a memorandum of understanding between the governments of the United States and Ukraine that describes how the funds proposed to be made available will be used and the appropriate safeguards to ensure transparency and accountability: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such assistance shall be maintained in a separate, auditable account and may not be commingled with any other funds.</proviso></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e24fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of funds provided for direct financial support to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 45 days thereafter until all such funds have been expended: <proviso><i> Provided</i>, That such reports shall include a detailed description of the use of such funds, including categories and amounts, the intended results and the results achieved, a summary of other donor contributions, and a description of the efforts undertaken by the Secretary and Administrator to increase other donor contributions for direct financial support: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such reports shall also include the metrics established to measure such results.</proviso></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1706"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1706. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Diplomatic Programs”, “Operating Expenses”, “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e24fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>That notifications submitted pursuant to this section shall include for each program notified—(1) total funding made available for such program, by account and fiscal year; (2) funding that remains unobligated for such program; (3) funding that is obligated but unexpended for such program; and (4) funding committed, but not yet notified for such program.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1707"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1707. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this title for the Inspectors General of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development are in addition to funds otherwise provided for such Inspectors General for fiscal year 2023 and are <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5200">136 STAT. 5200</page> made available to provide oversight of funds appropriated by this title and funds appropriated in <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dN/tVI">title VI of division N of Public Law 117–103</ref>, <ref href="/us/pl/117/128/tV">title V of Public Law 117–128</ref>, and <ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dB/tIII">title III of division B of Public Law 117–180</ref>: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Inspectors General shall coordinate with the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense and Inspectors General of other relevant Federal agencies in conducting such oversight: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e276b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspectors General shall provide a report on oversight plans and initial findings to the appropriate congressional committees.</proviso></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1708"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1708.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19e2ebe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>The Attorney General may transfer to the Secretary of State the proceeds of any covered forfeited property for use by the Secretary of State to provide assistance to Ukraine to remediate the harms of Russian aggression towards Ukraine. Any such transfer shall be considered foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151/etseq">22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.</ref>), including for purposes of making available the administrative authorities and implementing the reporting requirements contained in that Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e2ebe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e2ebea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>Not later than 15 days after any transfers made pursuant to subsection (a), the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall submit a report describing such transfers to the appropriate congressional committees.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e2ebeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e2ebec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>covered forfeited property</term>” means property forfeited under chapter 46 or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1963">section 1963 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, which property belonged to, was possessed by, or was controlled by a person subject to sanctions and designated by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, or which property was involved in an act in violation of sanctions enacted pursuant to Executive Order 14024, and as expanded by Executive Order 14066 of March 8, 2022, and relied on for additional steps taken in Executive Order 14039 of August 20, 2021, and Executive Order 14068 of March 11, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e2ebf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e2ebf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>The authority under this section shall apply to any covered forfeited property forfeited on or before May 1, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5201">136 STAT. 5201</page></content></subsection> </section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VIII">TITLE VIII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1801"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1801. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3094/a/1">50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1802"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1802. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1803"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1803. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1804"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1804. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1805"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 1805. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19e31309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each amount provided by this division is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION N—

Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023.

DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 <num class="smallCaps" value="I">TITLE I</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Processing, Research and Marketing</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e33a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> an additional amount for “Office of the Secretary”, $3,741,715,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to losses of revenue, quality or production losses of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from planting in 2022, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, including a polar vortex, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022 under such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e33a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> the amounts provided under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall use up to $494,500,000 to provide assistance to producers of livestock, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, for losses incurred during calendar year 2022 due to drought or wildfires: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the first, second, and fourth through twelfth <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5202">136 STAT. 5202</page> provisos under this heading in title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43/dB">division B of Public Law 117–43</ref>), except that each reference to 2020 or 2021 in such provisos in such Act shall be deemed to be a reference instead to 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Agricultural Research Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Buildings and Facilities”, $58,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Food Safety and Inspection Service</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Food Safety and Inspection Service”, $29,700,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Farm Service Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency forest restoration program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Emergency Forest Restoration Program”, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Natural Resources Conservation Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">watershed and flood prevention operations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations” for necessary expenses for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, $925,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Housing Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural housing assistance grants</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Rural Housing Assistance Grants”, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to homes damaged by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1471/b/3">42 U.S.C. 1471(b)(3)</ref> shall not apply: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the income limit shall be capped at 80 percent of the area median income: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding section 1490m(c)(2) of such title, a grant made under <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1490m">42 U.S.C. 1490m</ref> of such title using funds made available under this heading in this Act, may not exceed $50,000.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural community facilities program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Rural Community Facilities Program Account”, $75,300,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act, $50,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for grants to repair essential community facilities damaged by Presidentially <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5203">136 STAT. 5203</page> declared disasters in calendar year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the percentage of the cost of the facility that may be covered by a grant pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 75 percent.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Rural Utilities Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">rural water and waste disposal program account</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account”, $325,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act, $265,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses related to water systems damaged by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, notwithstanding section 343(a)(13)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, a grant using funds made available pursuant to the preceding proviso may not be awarded to a community with a population of more than 35,000 people: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed $8,000,000 of the amount made available pursuant to the first proviso shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">In addition to other funds available for such purposes, not more than three percent of the amounts provided in each account under the “Rural Development Programs” heading in this title shall be paid to the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses” for administrative costs to carry out the emergency rural development programs in this title.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For necessary expenses for salary and related costs associated with Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Services activities pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t21/s136a/6">21 U.S.C. 136a(6)</ref>, and in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to offset the loss of quarantine and inspection fees collected pursuant to sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s136">21 U.S.C. 136</ref>, 136a): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available in this section shall be treated as funds collected by fees authorized under sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s136">21 U.S.C. 136</ref>, 136a) for purposes of section 421(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s231/f">6 U.S.C. 231(f)</ref>).</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="II">TITLE II</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Economic Development Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">economic development assistance programs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e3d65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3233">42 U.S.C. 3233</ref>), for an additional amount for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5204">136 STAT. 5204</page> “Economic Development Assistance Programs” for necessary expenses related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster designation as a result of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, and of wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>), $500,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That within the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, up to 3 percent of funds may be transferred to the “Salaries and Expenses” account for administration and oversight activities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e3d65f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary personnel as may be necessary to implement the requirements under this heading in this Act, without regard to the provisions of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing appointments in competitive service: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That within the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for carrying out investigations and audits related to the funding provided under this heading in this Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e3d660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Development Assistance Programs” for grants authorized by sections 28 and 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3722a">15 U.S.C. 3722a</ref> and 3722b), $618,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $459,000,000 shall be for grants under section 28 and $159,000,000 shall be for grants under section 29 in amounts determined by the Secretary.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institute of Standards and Technology</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">scientific and technical research and services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Scientific and Technical Research and Services” to investigate the impacts of hurricanes, typhoons, and wildfires in calendar year 2022 to support the development of resilience standards with regard to weather and climate disasters, in addition to the underlying research to support those standards, and for necessary expenses to carry out investigations of building failures pursuant to the National Construction Safety Team Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7301">15 U.S.C. 7301</ref>), $40,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">industrial technology services</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Industrial Technology Services”, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dB">division B of Public Law 117–167</ref>), of which $13,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $14,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5205">136 STAT. 5205</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations, research, and facilities</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e3fd71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operations, Research, and Facilities” for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, and wildfires in calendar year 2022, $29,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for repair and replacement of observing assets, real property, and equipment; for marine debris assessment and removal; and for mapping, charting, and geodesy services.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e3fd72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $62,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to carry out activities described in title II of division JJ of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to support the adoption of innovative fishing gear deployment and fishing techniques to reduce entanglement risk to North Atlantic right whales, including through cooperative agreements pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3701">16 U.S.C. 3701</ref>).</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, acquisition and construction</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e42483-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Acquisition and Construction” for the acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft and related expenses as authorized under section 413(a) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/25">Public Law 115–25</ref>), $327,701,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e42484-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Acquisition and Construction”, $108,838,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">fisheries disaster assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Fisheries Disaster Assistance” for necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery disasters, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That such funds shall be used for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary of Commerce.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Prison System</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">buildings and facilities</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Buildings and Facilities”, $182,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SCIENCE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction and environmental compliance and restoration</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e44b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration” for repair and replacement of National <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5206">136 STAT. 5206</page> Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole or scheduled for derating due to deterioration, $189,400,000, to remain available until expended.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e44b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration”, $367,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028.</p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Science Foundation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">research and related activities</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e44b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research and Related Activities” for necessary expenses related to damage to research facilities and scientific equipment in calendar year 2022, including related to the consequences of wildfires, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e44b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research and Related Activities”, $818,162,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $210,000,000 shall be to implement the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dB">division B of Public Law 117–167</ref>).</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">stem education</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “STEM Education”, $217,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $125,000,000 shall be to implement the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dB">division B of Public Law 117–167</ref>).</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Legal Services Corporation</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payment to the legal services corporation</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Payment to the Legal Services Corporation” to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather that occurred during calendar year 2022, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That none of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of <ref href="/us/pl/105/119">Public Law 105–119</ref>, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2022 and 2023, respectively, and except that sections 501 and 503 of <ref href="/us/pl/104/134">Public Law 104–134</ref> (referenced by <ref href="/us/pl/105/119">Public Law 105–119</ref>) shall not apply to the amount made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That, for the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5207">136 STAT. 5207</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2201"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unobligated balances from amounts made available in paragraph (1) under the heading “<headingText>Procurement, Acquisition and Construction</headingText>” in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43/dB">division B of Public Law 117–43</ref>) may be used for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes and of wildfires in calendar year 2022: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of such concurrent resolution and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="III">TITLE III</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $82,875,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve”, $6,786,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard”, $16,572,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="IV">TITLE IV</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">investigations</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Investigations” for necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, studies that are currently authorized or that are authorized after <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5208">136 STAT. 5208</page> the date of enactment of this Act, to reduce risks from future floods and hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act shall be for high-priority studies of projects in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Ian, Fiona, and Nicole: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e4c0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e4c0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e4c0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this heading in this Act, including a list of study locations, new studies selected to be initiated, the total cost for all studies, the remaining cost for all ongoing studies, and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e4c0cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under this heading in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e535fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction” for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects, construct Corps of Engineers projects, and rehabilitate and repair damages caused by natural disasters to Corps of Engineers projects, $261,300,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available in this paragraph in this Act are available to construct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, projects which are currently authorized or which are authorized after the date of enactment of this Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, projects which have signed Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which are studied using funds provided under the heading “<headingText>Investigations</headingText>” of this Act if the Secretary determines such projects to be technically feasible, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable, in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Ian, Fiona, and Nicole: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That to the extent that ongoing construction projects are constructed using funding pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph in this Act, such construction shall be at full Federal expense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may initiate additional new construction starts with funds provided pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That using funds provided in this paragraph in this Act, the non-Federal cash contribution for projects eligible for funding pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph in this Act shall be financed in accordance with the provisions of <ref href="/us/pl/99/662/s103/k">section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662</ref> over a period of 30 years from the date of completion of the project or separable element: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available in this paragraph in this Act may be for ongoing projects that have previously received funds under this heading in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</ref>) and for which non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary at the time of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That projects <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5209">136 STAT. 5209</page> receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available in this paragraph in this Act may be for projects that have previously received funds under this heading in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/123">Public Law 115–123</ref>) and for which non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary at the time of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That projects receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/123">Public Law 115–123</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available in this paragraph in this Act may be used for projects that have previously received funds under this heading in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43">Public Law 117–43</ref>) and for which non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary at the time of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That projects receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43">Public Law 117–43</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That construction of ongoing projects that have previously received funds under this heading from the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43">Public Law 117–43</ref>) to complete certain features, useful increments of work, or components of the project shall be at full Federal expense with respect to funds provided to the project under this heading in such Act or in this paragraph in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the sums appropriated in this paragraph in this Act, any sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible construction costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors eligible to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 or section 104 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 shall be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That for projects receiving funding in this paragraph in this Act, the limitation concerning total project costs in section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</ref>), as amended, shall not apply to funds provided in this paragraph in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That any projects using funds appropriated in this paragraph in this Act shall be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act, including a list of project locations, new construction projects selected to be initiated, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5210">136 STAT. 5210</page> the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts repurposed pursuant to this paragraph that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of such concurrent resolution and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e55d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction”, $297,200,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $45,000,000 shall be for flood and storm damage reduction: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $36,575,000 shall be for flood control: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, for flood and storm damage reduction and flood control, $43,650,000 shall be to continue construction of projects that principally address drainage in urban areas: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $36,575,000 shall be for shore protection: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $113,550,000 shall be for major rehabilitation, construction, and related activities for rivers and harbors navigation projects, of which $10,000,000 shall be for authorized reimbursements: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the sums appropriated in this paragraph in this Act, any sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible construction costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors eligible to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 or section 104 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 shall be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $19,000,000 shall be for other authorized project purposes, of which up to $11,900,000 shall be for the execution of comprehensive restoration plans developed by the Corps for major bodies of water: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $28,500,000 shall be for environmental restoration or compliance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $18,000,000 shall be for water-related environmental infrastructure assistance to make environmentally sound repairs and upgrades to water infrastructure: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e55d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act, including a list of project locations, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5211">136 STAT. 5211</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">mississippi river and tributaries</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Mississippi River and Tributaries” for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects in response to, and rehabilitate and repair damages caused by natural disasters to Corps of Engineers projects, $15,500,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e58427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e58428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote>within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e58429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under this heading in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation and maintenance</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e5842a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance” for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal projects caused by natural disasters, $324,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided in this paragraph in this Act, such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That within 60 <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p></sidenote>days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e5ab3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance”, $52,800,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amount provided in this paragraph in this Act, $36,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses at inland waterways projects: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount provided in this paragraph in this Act, $16,800,000 shall be for other authorized project purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Work plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote> That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act, including a list of project locations, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</proviso></p><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5212">136 STAT. 5212</page></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">flood control and coastal emergencies</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies”, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</ref>), for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters, as authorized by law, $519,200,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funding provided under this heading in this Act and utilized for authorized shore protection projects shall restore such projects to the full project profile at full Federal expense: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these fund provided under this heading in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">expenses</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Expenses” for necessary expenses to administer and oversee the obligation and expenditure of amounts provided in this Act for the Corps of Engineers, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5ab43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these fund provided under this heading in this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENERGY PROGRAMS</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Electricity</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Electricity”, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out activities to improve the resilience of the Puerto Rican electric grid, including grants for low and moderate income households and households that include individuals with disabilities for the purchase and installation of renewable energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5d254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote> That the Department of Energy shall coordinate with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development on these activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration”, $520,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purchase of power and transmission services: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the amount made available under this heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund of the Treasury and shall be reimbursable from amounts collected by the Western Area Power Administration <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5213">136 STAT. 5213</page> pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred to Western Area Power Administration’s Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund account to be used for the same purposes as outlined under this heading.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="V">TITLE V</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">General Services Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">real property activities</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">federal buildings fund</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount to be deposited in the “Federal Buildings Fund”, $36,788,390, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Ian, for repair and alteration of buildings under the jurisdiction, custody and control of the Administrator of General Services, and real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e5f965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote>That the amount provided under this heading in this Act may be used to reimburse the Fund for obligations incurred for this purpose prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Small Business Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disaster loans program account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Disaster Loans Program Account” for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $858,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with “Office of Inspector General” for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loans programs; and of which $850,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with “Salaries and Expenses” for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan program or any disaster loan authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VI">TITLE VI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY</heading> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Coast Guard</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operations and support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operations and Support”, $39,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5214">136 STAT. 5214</page> necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">procurement, construction, and improvements</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $115,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Emergency Management Agency</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">disaster relief fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Disaster Relief Fund”, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>), of which $13,000,000 shall be transferred to “Office of the Inspector General—Operations and Support” for audits and investigations of activities funded under this heading.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">hermit’s peak/calf canyon fire assistance account</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Account”, $1,450,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, of which $1,000,000 shall be transferred to “Office of the Inspector General—Operations and Support” for oversight of activities authorized by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e64786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e64787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/136/2122">136 Stat. 2122</ref>.</p></sidenote> the amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall be subject to the reporting requirement in the third proviso of section 136 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dA">division A of Public Law 117–180</ref>).</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2601"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2601. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Notwithstanding sections 104(c) and (d) of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dG">division G of Public Law 117–180</ref>), the Federal Emergency Management Agency may compensate for the replacement of water treatment facilities, to the extent necessitated by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, in lieu of compensating for temporary injury, in an amount not to exceed $140,000,000 from funds made available under the heading “<headingText>Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Account</headingText>” in this Act or in section 136 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dA">division A of Public Law 117–180</ref>).</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2602"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2602. </inline> </num><content class="inline">For necessary expenses related to providing customs and immigration inspection and pre-inspection services at, or in support of ports of entry, pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356">section 1356 of title 8, United States Code</ref>, and <ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/f">section 58c(f) of title 19, United States Code</ref>, and in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5215">136 STAT. 5215</page> there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $309,000,000, to offset the loss of Immigration User Fee receipts collected pursuant to section 286(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1356/h">8 U.S.C. 1356(h)</ref>), and fees for certain customs services collected pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (8) and paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s58c/a/1">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(1)</ref>–(8) and (a)(10)).</content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="VII">TITLE VII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Fish and Wildlife Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction”, $247,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023, including winter storm damages at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Park Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction”, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">United States Geological Survey</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">surveys, investigations, and research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Surveys, Investigations, and Research”, $41,040,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Indian Affairs</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Indian Affairs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">operation of indian programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation of Indian Programs”, $44,500,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Construction”, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5216">136 STAT. 5216</page> to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Bureau of Indian Education</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">education construction</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Education Construction”, $90,465,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of flooding at the To’Hajiilee Community School.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Departmental Offices</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department-Wide Programs</subheading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire management</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e6bcb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Wildland Fire Management”, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, for wildland fire suppression activities.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e6bcb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Wildland Fire Management”, $429,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, $45,343,000 shall be available for fire preparedness.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program”, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">State and Tribal Assistance Grants</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e70ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “State and Tribal Assistance Grants”, $1,067,210,000, to remain available until expended, of which $665,210,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and of which $402,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 2 and 4 in amounts determined by the Administrator for wastewater treatment works and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That States or Territories shall prioritize funds, as appropriate, to Tribes and disadvantaged <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5217">136 STAT. 5217</page> communities: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each State shall use 100 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants, or any combination of these: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster at treatment works, as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or any eligible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to further such purposes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act for management and oversight.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e70adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “State and Tribal Assistance Grants”, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for technical assistance and grants under section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–1/b">42 U.S.C. 300j–1(b)</ref>) in areas where the President declared an emergency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act for salaries, expenses, and administration: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e70adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>the agency shall submit an annual report to the Committees on Appropriations until all funds have been obligated, with a status on the use of funds for this effort.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e70add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “State and Tribal Assistance Grants”, $450,000,000, to remain available until expended, for capitalization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300j–12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e70ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>That notwithstanding section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Region 4 in amounts determined by the Administrator in areas where there the President declared an emergency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding the requirements of section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each State shall use 100 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, grants, negative interest loans, other loan forgiveness, and through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt or any combination thereof: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5218">136 STAT. 5218</page> or cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act for management and oversight.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RELATED AGENCIES</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</subheading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Forest Service</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">forest and rangeland research</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Forest and Rangeland Research”, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">state and private forestry</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “State and Private Forestry”, $148,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, up to $20,000,000 is for grants to states to support economic recovery activities in communities damaged by wildfire: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, no less than $100,000,000 is for cooperative lands forest management activities.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national forest system</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “National Forest System”, $210,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, including for high priority post-wildfire restoration for watershed protection, public access and critical habitat, hazardous fuels mitigation for community protection, and burned area recovery.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">capital improvement and maintenance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Capital Improvement and Maintenance”, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">wildland fire management</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e758ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Wildland Fire Management”, $375,000,000, to remain available until expended, for wildland fire suppression activities.</p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e75900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Wildland Fire Management”, $1,171,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5219">136 STAT. 5219</page> $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, $160,000,000 shall be available for forest fire presuppression.</proviso></p></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="VIII">TITLE VIII</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">cdc-wide activities and program support</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support”, $86,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">National Institutes of Health</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">national institute of environmental health sciences</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences”, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9660/a">42 U.S.C. 9660(a)</ref>) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121/etseq">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</ref>) in 2022.</content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">office of the director</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfer of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of the Director”, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be transferred to the accounts of Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the NIH.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5220">136 STAT. 5220</page></proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration for Children and Families</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">low income home energy assistance</heading> <content><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e7a721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Low Income Home Energy Assistance”, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8621/etseq">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</ref>): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, $500,000,000 shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2023 was less than $1,975,000,000.</proviso></p><p class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19e7a722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Low Income Home Energy Assistance”, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8621/etseq">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</ref>).</p></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">payments to states for the child care and development block grant</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant”, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e7ce33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e7ce34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e7ce35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall allocate such funds to States, Territories, and tribes based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J and 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That not to exceed 2 percent of funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be reserved, to remain available until expended, for Federal administration costs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds may be used for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs, including for child care facilities without regard to section 658F(b) of such Act, and for other expenditures related to child care, as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act may be used without regard to section 658G of such Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes excluded from the calculation of percentages under subsection 658E(c)(3) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act, funds allotted to a State may be obligated by the State in that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e7ce36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Parameters.</p></sidenote> That Federal interest provisions will not apply to the renovation or construction of privately-owned family child care homes, and the Secretary shall develop parameters on the use of funds for family child care homes: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e7ce37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> That the Secretary shall not retain Federal interest after a period of 10 years (from the date on which the funds are made available to purchase or improve the property) in any facility renovated or constructed with funds made available under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act shall not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5221">136 STAT. 5221</page> either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">children and families services programs</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Children and Families Services Programs”, $408,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That $345,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be for Head Start programs, including making payments under the Head Start Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That none of funds made available in the preceding proviso shall be included in the calculation of the “base grant” in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available in first proviso are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act or the matching requirements of section 640(b) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $10,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be for payments to States, Territories, and tribes for activities authorized under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, with such funds allocated based on assessed need notwithstanding section 423 of such Act and paid without regard to percentage limitations in subsections (a), (c), or (e) in section 424 of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $10,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be for payments to States, Territories, tribes, and coalitions for carrying out sections 303(a) and 303(b) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, notwithstanding the matching requirements in section 306(c)(4) of such Act and allocated based on assessed need, notwithstanding section 303(a)(2) of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may make funds made available under the preceding proviso available for providing temporary housing and assistance to victims of family, domestic, and dating violence: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available by the fifth proviso shall be available for expenditure, by a State, Territory, tribe, coalition, or any recipient of funds from a grant, through the end of fiscal year 2027: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That $25,000,000 of the amount made available under this heading in this Act shall be for payments to States, territories, and tribes authorized under the Community Services Block Grant Act, with such funds allocated based on assessed need, notwithstanding sections 674(b), 675A, and 675B of such Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e81c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote> That notwithstanding section 676(b)(8) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, each State, Territory, or tribe receiving funds made available under the preceding proviso may allocate funds to eligible entities based on assessed need: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e81c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That for services furnished under the CSBG Act with funds appropriated under this heading in this Act, a State, territory or tribe that receives a supplemental grant award may apply the last sentence of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting “200 percent” for “125 percent”: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act may be used for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e81c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That the Secretary shall not retain Federal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5222">136 STAT. 5222</page> interest after a period of 10 years (from the date on which the funds are made available to purchase or improve the property) in any facility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appropriated under this heading in this Act, with the exception of funds appropriated for Head Start programs: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act shall not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That up to $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for Federal administrative expenses: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Office of the Secretary</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public health and social services emergency fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund”, $128,792,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (referred to under this heading as the “PHS Act”): <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act may be used for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made available under this heading in this Act may be used for the purchase or hire of vehicles: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, $65,000,000 shall be transferred to “Health Resources and Services Administration—Primary Health Care” for expenses directly related to a disaster or emergency for disaster response and recovery, for the Health Centers Program under section 330 of the PHS Act, including alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by a disaster or emergency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under the preceding proviso: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $22,000,000 shall be transferred to “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—Health Surveillance and Program Support” for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment (including screening and diagnosis), treatment of substance use disorders (including screening and diagnosis), crisis counseling, and other related helplines, and for other similar programs to provide support to individuals impacted by a disaster or emergency: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $15,000,000 shall be transferred to “Administration for Community Living—Aging and Disability Services Programs” for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That funds made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5223">136 STAT. 5223</page> available under the preceding proviso are not subject to the allotment, reservation, matching, or application and State and area requirements of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and Rehabilitation Act of 1973: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, not less than $392,000 shall be transferred to “Food and Drug Administration—Buildings and Facilities” for costs related to repair of facilities, for replacement of equipment, and for other increases in facility-related costs due to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, up to $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to “Office of the Secretary—Office of Inspector General” for oversight of activities responding to such disasters or emergencies.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <level style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2801"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2801.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline" id="y19e8918b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e8918c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="smallCaps">In General<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>As the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines necessary to respond to a critical hiring need for emergency response positions, after providing public notice and without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3319 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may appoint candidates directly to the following positions, consistent with subsection (b), to perform critical work directly relating to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e8918d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Intermittent disaster-response personnel in the National Disaster Medical System, under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–11">42 U.S.C. 300hh–11</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e8918e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Term or temporary related positions in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e8918f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expiration</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 270 days after the date of enactment of this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2802"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 2802. </inline> </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e89190-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e89191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Operating plan.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appropriated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title by State and Territory, and by program, project, and activity, to the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating plans are provided to the Committees: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e8b8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e8b8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Submission.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e8b8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>That such plans shall be updated, including obligations to date and anticipated use of funds made available in this title, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations biweekly until all such funds are expended.</proviso></content></section> </level> <num class="smallCaps" value="IX">TITLE IX</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps”, $41,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e8b8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e8b8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenditure plan.</p></sidenote> not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5224">136 STAT. 5224</page> an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading in this Act: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That such funds may be obligated or expended for planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.</proviso></content></appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="X">TITLE X</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Highway Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">emergency relief program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for the “Emergency Relief Program” as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s125">section 125 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, $803,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That notwithstanding subsection (e) of <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s120">section 120 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, for this fiscal year and hereafter, the Federal share for Emergency Relief funds made available under section 125 of such title to respond to damage caused by Hurricane Fiona, shall be 100 percent.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Federal Transit Administration</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">public transportation emergency relief program</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program” as authorized under <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s5324">section 5324 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, $213,905,338, to remain available until expended, for transit systems affected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That not more than three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emergency relief shall be available for administrative expenses and ongoing program management oversight as authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(c)(2) of such title and shall be in addition to any other appropriations for such purpose.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="major"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT</heading> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Public and Indian Housing</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">tenant-based rental assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Tenant-Based Rental Assistance”, $2,653,580,000, to remain available until expended, for activities specified in paragraph (1) (excluding any set-asides) of such heading in title II of division L of this consolidated Act.</content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Community Planning and Development</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">community development fund</heading> <subheading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">(including transfers of funds)</subheading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Community Development Fund”, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated under such heading in title VIII of the Disaster Relief <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5225">136 STAT. 5225</page> Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/43/dB">division B of Public Law 117–43</ref>), except that such amounts shall be for major disasters that occurred in 2022 or later until such funds are fully allocated and the fourth, twentieth, and twenty-first provisos under such heading in such Act shall not apply: <proviso><i> Provided,</i> That amounts made available under this heading in this Act and under such heading in such Act may be used by a grantee to assist utilities as part of a disaster-related eligible activity under section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5305/a">42 U.S.C. 5305(a)</ref>): </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, up to $10,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building and technical assistance, including assistance on contracting and procurement processes, to support States, units of general local government, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that receive allocations related to major disasters under this heading in this, prior, or future Acts: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, up to $5,000,000 shall be transferred to “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and Development” for necessary costs, including information technology costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts made available under this heading in this Act or any prior or future Act that makes amounts available for purposes related to major disasters under such heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That the amount specified in the preceding proviso shall be combined with funds appropriated under this same heading for this same purpose in any prior Acts and the aggregate of such amounts shall be available for the costs of administering and overseeing any funds appropriated to the Department related to major disasters in this, prior, or future Acts, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, up to $5,000,000 shall be transferred to “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Office of the Inspector General” for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing amounts made available under this heading in this Act or any prior or future Act that makes amounts available for purposes related to major disasters under such heading: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further,</i> That amounts repurposed under this heading that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</proviso></content></appropriations> </appropriations> <appropriations level="intermediate"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Housing Programs</heading> <appropriations level="small"> <heading class="varAlign fontsize10 smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">project-based rental assistance</heading> <content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Project-Based Rental Assistance”, $969,420,000, to remain available until expended.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5226">136 STAT. 5226</page></content></appropriations> </appropriations> </appropriations> <num class="smallCaps" value="XI">TITLE XI</num><heading class="smallCaps" style="-uslm-lc:I658174">GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21101"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 21101. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21102"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 21102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21103"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 21103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2023.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21104"><inline class="smallCaps">Sec. 21104. </inline> </num><content class="inline" id="x19e954e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243">Each amount provided by this division is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.</content></section>

  This division may be cited as the “Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023”.

 DIVISION O—EXTENDERS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF DHS AUTHORITY AND REPORTING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1525/a">6 U.S.C. 1525(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>NDAA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE TECHNICAL CORRECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e9a309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of section 611 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e9a30a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b">37 USC 402b</ref>.</p></sidenote>2023 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9a30b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>402b(b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>402b</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9a30c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (1) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19e9a30d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9a30e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>by inserting ‘(A)’ before ‘the gross’;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9a30f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>by striking ‘130 percent’ and inserting ‘150 percent’;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9a310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>by striking ‘; and’ and inserting ‘; or’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9a311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>by inserting at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5227">136 STAT. 5227</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19e9ca22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“ ‘(B) </num><content>if the Secretary concerned determines it appropriate (based on location, household need, or special circumstance), the gross household income of the member during the most recent calendar year did not exceed an amount equal to 200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services for the location of the member and the number of individuals in the household of the member for such year; and’; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19e9ca23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19e9ca24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘130 percent’ and inserting ‘150 percent (or, in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 percent)’.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e9ca25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e9ca26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b">37 USC 402b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO APPLICABILITY OF AGREEMENT BY A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SPORT CONSTITUTING BREACH OF AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e9f137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 553 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e9f138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e9f139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7448">10 USC 7448 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall only apply with respect to a cadet or midshipman who first enrolls in the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy on or after June 1, 2021.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19e9f13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e9f13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7448">10 USC 7448 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and apply as if originally included in the enactment of such Act.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>IMMIGRATION EXTENSIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e9f13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19e9f13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324a">8 USC 1324a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>E-VERIFY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2023” for “September 30, 2015”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ea184e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ea184f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 USC 1101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NON-MINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subclauses (II) and (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/27/C/ii">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2023” for “September 30, 2015”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ea1850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1184">8 USC 1184 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>H–2B SUPPLEMENTAL VISAS EXEMPTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1184/g/1/B">8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)</ref>), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon determining that the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied during fiscal year 2023 with United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, may increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/15/H/ii/b">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)</ref>) in such fiscal year above such limitation by not more than the highest number of H–2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H–2B <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5228">136 STAT. 5228</page> returning worker program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical limitation.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ea1851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ea1852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 USC 1182 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1182">8 U.S.C. 1182 note</ref>) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2023” for “September 30, 2015”.</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE GREAT LAKES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ea6673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ea6674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15301/a">Section 15301(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19ea8d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Great Lakes Authority.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ea8d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15101/1">Section 15101(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Authority</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>a Commission</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ea8d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Region</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ea8d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch157/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 157 of title 40, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19eab499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="15734">“§ 15734.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eab49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s15734">40 USC 15734</ref>.</p></sidenote> Great Lakes Authority</heading><chapeau class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19eab49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eab49c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State listing.</p></sidenote> region of the Great Lakes Authority shall consist of areas in the watershed of the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes System (as such terms are defined in section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1268/a/3">33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3)</ref>)), in each of the following States:</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Illinois.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab49e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Indiana.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab49f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Michigan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab4a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Minnesota.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab4a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>New York.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab4a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Ohio.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab4a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>Pennsylvania.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eab4a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>Wisconsin.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eab4a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch157/schII">subchapter II of chapter 157 of title 40, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eab4a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40">40 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eab4a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 15701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“15734. </designator> <label>Great Lakes Authority.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM VOLUNTEER SERVICES, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, AND REFUGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 7(g) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s742f">16 U.S.C. 742f</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><heading>PATRICK LEAHY LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eb01c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 120 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1270">33 U.S.C. 1270</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb01c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>patrick leahy</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>lake</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5229">136 STAT. 5229</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb01ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Patrick Leahy</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Lake Champlain Basin Program</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb01cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g)(1), in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Lake</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Patrick leahy lake</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb01cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (i) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eb01cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eb01ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eb01cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1201(c) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4721">16 U.S.C. 4721</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Patrick Leahy</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Lake Champlain Basin Program</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eb01d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eb01d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1270">33 USC 1270 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “Lake Champlain Basin Program” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="405">SEC. 405. </num><heading>CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19eb7702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16091">42 U.S.C. 16091</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, lease, license, or contract for service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>to sell</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, lease, license, or contract for service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>that own</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, lease, license, or contract for service</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb7709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb770a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i)(II), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, lease, license, or contract for service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>purchase</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb770b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb770c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (iv) as clause (v);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb770d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (iii) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19eb9e1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a charter school (as defined in section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7221i">20 U.S.C. 7221i</ref>)) responsible for the purchase, lease, license, or contract for service of school buses for that charter school; or”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eb9e1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in subclause (II) of clause (v) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, lease, license, or contract for service</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>purchase</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eb9e20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eb9e21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>in subsection (b)(5)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except that, if the award is to an eligible contractor and the contract with the local educational agency (including charter schools operating as local educational agencies under State law) ends before the end of the 5-year period, those school buses may be operated as part of another local educational agency eligible for the same or higher priority consideration under paragraph (4), subject to the limitations under paragraph (7)</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5230">136 STAT. 5230</page></content></paragraph> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO THE FLIGHT CREW ALERTING REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec1352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch447">Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 44743 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19ec8883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="44744">“§ 44744.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec8884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44744">49 USC 44744</ref>.</p></sidenote>Flight crew alerting</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec8885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec8886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on December 27, 2022, the Administrator may not issue a type certificate for a transport category airplane unless such airplane incorporates a flight crew alerting system that, at a minimum—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>displays and differentiates among warnings, cautions, and advisories; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>includes functions to assist the flight crew in prioritizing corrective actions and responding to systems failures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec8889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any application for an original or amended type certificate that was submitted to the Administrator prior to December 27, 2020.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec888a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safety Enhancements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec888b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on airworthiness certificate issuance</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec888c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Administrator issues a type certificate for the Boeing 737-10, the Administrator may not issue an original airworthiness certificate for any Boeing 737 MAX aircraft unless the Administrator finds that the type design for the aircraft includes safety enhancements that have been approved by the Administrator.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec888d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec888e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on operation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the Administrator issues a type certificate for the Boeing 737-10, no person may operate a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec888f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the type design for the aircraft includes safety enhancements approved by the Administrator; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the aircraft was—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>produced in conformance with such type design; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>altered in accordance with such type design.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec8893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boeing 737 max aircraft</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Boeing 737 MAX aircraft</term>’ means any—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Model 737 series aircraft designated as a 737-7, 737-8, 737-8200, 737-9, or 737-10; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>other variant of a model described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safety enhancement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>safety enhancement</term>’ means any design change to the flight crew alerting system approved by the Administrator for the Boeing 737-10, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ec8899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>synthetic enhanced angle-of-attack system; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19ec889a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>means to shut off stall warning and overspeed alerts; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5231">136 STAT. 5231</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec889b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any design changes equivalent to subparagraph (A) determined appropriate by the Administrator.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec889c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of ACSAA Section 116(b)(1)</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 116 of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44704">49 U.S.C. 44704 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec889d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec889e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning on December 27, 2022, the Administrator may not issue a type certificate for a transport category aircraft unless, in the case of a transport category aircraft other than a transport airplane, the type certificate applicant provides a means acceptable to the Administrator to assist the flight crew in prioritizing corrective actions and responding to systems failures (including by cockpit or flight manual procedures).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec889f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec88a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44744">49 USC 44744 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Any costs associated with the safety enhancements required by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44744">section 44744 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall be borne by the holder of the type certificate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec88a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec88a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ec88a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44744">49 USC 44744 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Briefings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 1, 2023, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Administrator shall brief Congress on the status of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec88a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the issuance of a type certificate for the Boeing 737-7 and 737-10, including any design enhancements, pilot procedures, or training requirements resulting from system safety assessments; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ec88a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the implementation of safety enhancements for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as required by <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44744">section 44744 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ec88a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The chapter analysis for <ref href="/us/usc/t49/ch447">chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecafb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t49">49 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecafb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 44701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 44743 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“44744. </designator> <label>Flight Crew Alerting.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Effective as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/114">Public Law 116–114</ref>), section 2 of such Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecafb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/103">134 Stat. 103</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/135/264">135 Stat. 264</ref>, 380, 1504; <ref href="/us/stat/136/17">136 Stat. 17</ref>, 33, 801.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>”and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT OF HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><heading>FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT OF HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19ecafba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1204(e) of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s3053/e">15 U.S.C. 3053(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ecd6cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment by Commission of Rules of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission, by rule in accordance with section 553 of title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5232">136 STAT. 5232</page> 5, United States Code, may abrogate, add to, and modify the rules of the Authority promulgated in accordance with this Act as the Commission finds necessary or appropriate to ensure the fair administration of the Authority, to conform the rules of the Authority to requirements of this Act and applicable rules approved by the Commission, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecd6cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">United States Parole Commission Additional Extension</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecd6cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading>UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ecfdde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecfddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1">18 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ecfde0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecfde1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 USC 3551 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 U.S.C. 3551 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Public Law 98–473</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/2032">98 Stat. 2032</ref>), as such section relates to <ref href="/us/usc/t18/ch311">chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, and the United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to “35 years and 46 days” or “35-year and 46-day period” shall be deemed a reference to “36 years” or “36-year period”, respectively.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ecfde2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) shall take effect as though enacted as part of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ecfde3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ecfde4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3551">18 USC 3551 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Superseded Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 103 of division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 shall have no force or effect.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="IX">TITLE IX—</num><heading>EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="901">SEC. 901. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t47/s309/j/11">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 9, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="X">TITLE X—</num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1001">SEC. 1001. </num><heading>BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ed7315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statutory Paygo Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ed7316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Senate Paygo Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ed7317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Classification of Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5233">136 STAT. 5233</page> budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be estimated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ed7318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ed7319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ed731a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ed731b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Balances on the PAYGO Scorecards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ed731c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal year 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of the annual report issued pursuant to section 5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s934">2 U.S.C. 934</ref>) after adjournment of the second session of the 117th Congress, and for determining whether a sequestration order is necessary under such section, the debit for the budget year on the 5-year scorecard, if any, and the 10-year scorecard, if any, shall be deducted from such scorecards in 2023 and added to such scorecards in 2025.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ed731d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal year 2024</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of the annual report issued pursuant to section 5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s934">2 U.S.C. 934</ref>) after adjournment of the first session of the 118th Congress, and for determining whether a sequestration order is necessary under such section, the debit for the budget year on the 5-year scorecard, if any, and the 10-year scorecard, if any, shall be deducted from such scorecards in 2024 and added to such scorecards in 2025.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION P—

Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement

Act of 2022.

ELECTORAL COUNT REFORM AND PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION IMPROVEMENT
SEC. 1.

3 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE, ETC.  This division may be cited as the “Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022”.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ed9a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Electoral Count Reform</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ed9a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>ELECTORAL COUNT REFORM ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ed9a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s1">3 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>TIME FOR APPOINTING ELECTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19edc144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3">Title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> sections 1 and 2 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19edc145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658161"><num class="fontsize12" value="1">“§ 1.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19edc146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s1">3 USC 1</ref>.</p></sidenote>Time of appointing electors</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on election day, in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19edc147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election Day</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s21">Section 21 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5234">136 STAT. 5234</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ede858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ede859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>‘election day’ means the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President held in each State, except, in the case of a State that appoints electors by popular vote, if the State modifies the period of voting, as necessitated by force majeure events that are extraordinary and catastrophic, as provided under laws of the State enacted prior to such day, ‘election day’ shall include the modified period of voting.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ede85a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ede85b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 1 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1. </designator> <label>Time of appointing electors.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO VACANCIES IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s4">Section 4 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>enacted prior to election day</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>by law</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ee5d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s5">Section 5 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19eef9cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658161"><num class="fontsize12" value="5">“§ 5.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eef9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eef9d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the date that is 6 days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, the executive of each State shall issue a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors, under and in pursuance of the laws of such State providing for such appointment and ascertainment enacted prior to election day.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of certificate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>set forth the names of the electors appointed and the canvass or other determination under the laws of such State of the number of votes given or cast for each person for whose appointment any and all votes have been given or cast;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>bear the seal of the State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>contain at least one security feature, as determined by the State, for purposes of verifying the authenticity of such certificate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eef9d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It shall be the duty of the executive of each State—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to transmit to the Archivist of the United States, immediately after the issuance of a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors and by the most expeditious method available, such certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to transmit to the electors of such State, on or before the day on which the electors are required to meet under section 7, six duplicate-originals of the same certificate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eef9d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certificate as Conclusive</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 15:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certificate issued by executive</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a certificate of ascertainment <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5235">136 STAT. 5235</page> of appointment of electors issued pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as conclusive in Congress with respect to the determination of electors appointed by the State.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certificates issued pursuant to court orders</inline>.—</heading><content>Any certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors required to be issued or revised by any State or Federal judicial relief granted prior to the date of the meeting of electors shall replace and supersede any other certificates submitted pursuant to this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of federal questions</inline>.—</heading><content>The determination of Federal courts on questions arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States with respect to a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors shall be conclusive in Congress.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eef9dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Venue and Expedited Procedure</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any action brought by an aggrieved candidate for President or Vice President that arises under the Constitution or laws of the United States with respect to the issuance of the certification required under section (a)(1), or the transmission of such certification as required under subsection (b), shall be subject to the following rules:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Venue</inline>.—</heading><content>The venue for such action shall be the Federal district court of the Federal district in which the State capital is located.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">3-judge panel<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>Such action shall be heard by a district court of three judges, convened pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s2284">section 2284 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, except that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the court shall be comprised of two judges of the circuit court of appeals in which the district court lies and one judge of the district court in which the action is brought; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>section 2284(b)(2) of such title shall not apply.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited procedure</inline>.—</heading><content>It shall be the duty of the court to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action, consistent with all other relevant deadlines established by this chapter and the laws of the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appeals</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1253">section 1253 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, the final judgment of the panel convened under subparagraph (B) may be reviewed directly by the Supreme Court, by writ of certiorari granted upon petition of any party to the case, on an expedited basis, so that a final order of the court on remand of the Supreme Court may occur on or before the day before the time fixed for the meeting of electors.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This subsection—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall be construed solely to establish venue and expedited procedures in any action brought by an aggrieved candidate for President or Vice President as specified in this subsection that arises under the Constitution or laws of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall not be construed to preempt or displace any existing State or Federal cause of action.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eef9e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive of a State</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s21">Section 21 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 102(b), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5236">136 STAT. 5236</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eef9ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>‘executive’ means, with respect to any State, the Governor of the State (or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia), except when the laws or constitution of a State in effect as of election day expressly require a different State executive to perform the duties identified under this chapter.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19eef9eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s9">Section 9 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annex to each of the certificates one of the lists of the electors</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>annex to each of the certificates of votes one of the certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19eef9ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19eef9ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 5 <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“5. </designator> <label>Certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>DUTIES OF THE ARCHIVIST.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ef20ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s6">Section 6 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19ef4810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658161"><num class="fontsize12" value="6">“§ 6.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Duties of Archivist</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19ef4811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors received by the Archivist of the United States under section 5 shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ef4812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be preserved for one year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ef4813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>be a part of the public records of such office; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ef4814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>be open to public inspection.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ef4815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19ef4816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to section 6 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“6. </designator> <label>Duties of Archivist.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading>MEETING OF ELECTORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ef6f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Time for Meeting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s7">Section 7 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ef6f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Monday</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tuesday</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19ef6f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as the legislature of such State shall direct</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ef6f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification on Sealing of Certificates of Votes</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 10 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the certificates so made by them</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="107">SEC. 107. </num><heading>TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFICATES OF VOTES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19ef963b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s11">Section 11 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19efbd4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658162"><num class="fontsize12" value="11">“§ 11.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Transmission of certificates by electors</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19efbd4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The electors shall immediately transmit at the same time and by the most expeditious method available the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19efbd4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>One set shall be sent to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5237">136 STAT. 5237</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19efbd4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Two sets shall be sent to the chief election officer of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by such official for one year and shall be a part of the public records of such office and shall be open to public inspection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19efbd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Two sets shall be sent to the Archivist of the United States at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate and the other of which shall be preserved by the Archivist of the United States for one year and shall be a part of the public records of such office and shall be open to public inspection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19efbd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>One set shall be sent to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19efbd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19efbd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 11 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“11. </designator> <label>Transmission of certificates by electors.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="108">SEC. 108. </num><heading>FAILURE OF CERTIFICATE OF VOTES TO REACH RECIPIENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f05994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s12">Section 12 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f05995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>When</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f05996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and list</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f05997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in December,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f05998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, if he be absent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, if the President of the Senate be absent</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f05999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>secretary of State</quotedText>” and insert “<quotedText>chief election officer</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f0599a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>lodged with him</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>lodged with such officer</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f0599b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>his duty</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the duty of such chief election officer of the State</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f0599c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by registered mail</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by the most expeditious method available</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f0599d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continued Failure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s13">Section 13 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f0599e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>When</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f0599f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in December,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f059a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, if he be absent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, if the President of the Senate be absent</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f059a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that list</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that certificate</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f059a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Messenger’s Penalty</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f059a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3">Title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 14.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f059a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f059a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 14.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="109">SEC. 109. </num><heading>CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f0ced6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s15">Section 15 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5238">136 STAT. 5238</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19f19227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658162"><num class="fontsize12" value="15">“§ 15.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Counting electoral votes in Congress</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f19228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Congress shall be in session on the sixth day of January succeeding every meeting of the electors. The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives at the hour of 1 o’clock in the afternoon on that day, and the President of the Senate shall be their presiding officer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f19229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Powers of the President of Senate</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f1922a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ministerial in nature</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the role of the President of the Senate while presiding over the joint session shall be limited to performing solely ministerial duties.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f1922b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Powers explicitly denied</inline>.—</heading><content>The President of the Senate shall have no power to solely determine, accept, reject, or otherwise adjudicate or resolve disputes over the proper certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors, the validity of electors, or the votes of electors.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f1922c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of Tellers</inline>.—</heading><content>At the joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives described in subsection (a), there shall be present two tellers previously appointed on the part of the Senate and two tellers previously appointed on the part of the House of Representatives by the presiding officers of the respective chambers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f1922d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Procedure at Joint Session Generally</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f1922e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President of the Senate shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f1922f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>open the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the votes of electors appointed pursuant to a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors issued pursuant to section 5, in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter A; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>upon opening any certificate, hand the certificate and any accompanying papers to the tellers, who shall read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Action on certificate</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the reading of each certificate or paper, the President of the Senate shall call for objections, if any.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for objections or questions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Objections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No objection or other question arising in the matter shall be in order unless the objection or question—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is made in writing;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is signed by at least one-fifth of the Senators duly chosen and sworn and one-fifth of the Members of the House of Representatives duly chosen and sworn; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of an objection, states clearly and concisely, without argument, one of the grounds listed under clause (ii).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grounds for objections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The only grounds for objections shall be as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>The electors of the State were not lawfully certified under a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors according to section 5(a)(1).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f1923a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>The vote of one or more electors has not been regularly given.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5239">136 STAT. 5239</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f1923b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of objections and questions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f1923c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>When all objections so made to any vote or paper from a State, or other question arising in the matter, shall have been received and read, the Senate shall thereupon withdraw, and such objections and questions shall be submitted to the Senate for its decision; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, in like manner, submit such objections and questions to the House of Representatives for its decision.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f1923d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>No objection or any other question arising in the matter may be sustained unless such objection or question is sustained by separate concurring votes of each House.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f1923e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reconvening</inline>.—</heading><content>When the two Houses have voted, they shall immediately again meet, and the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the questions submitted. No vote or paper from any other State shall be acted upon until the objections previously made to any vote or paper from any State, and other questions arising in the matter, shall have been finally disposed of.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f1923f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules for Tabulating Votes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Counting of votes</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>only the votes of electors who have been appointed under a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors issued pursuant to section 5, or who have legally been appointed to fill a vacancy of any such elector pursuant to section 4, may be counted; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>no vote of an elector described in clause (i) which has been regularly given shall be rejected.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The vote of an elector who has been appointed under a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors issued pursuant to section 5 shall not be counted if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>there is an objection which meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2)(B)(i); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f19246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>each House affirmatively sustains the objection as valid.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of majority</inline>.—</heading><content>If the number of electors lawfully appointed by any State pursuant to a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors that is issued under section 5 is fewer than the number of electors to which the State is entitled under section 3, or if an objection the grounds for which are described in subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii)(I) has been sustained, the total number of electors appointed for the purpose of determining a majority of the whole number of electors appointed as required by the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution shall be reduced by the number of electors whom the State has failed to appoint or as to whom the objection was sustained.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f19248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of votes by tellers; declaration of winner</inline>.—</heading><content>The tellers shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from the said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted according to the rules in this subchapter provided, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5240">136 STAT. 5240</page> the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f19249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f1924a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 15 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“15. </designator> <label>Counting electoral votes in Congress.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="110">SEC. 110. </num><heading>RULES RELATING TO JOINT SESSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f1e06b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limit of Debate in Each House</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s17">Section 17 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19f2077c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658162"><num class="fontsize12" value="17">“§ 17.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Same; limit of debate in each House</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19f2077d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “When the two Houses separate to decide upon an objection pursuant to section 15(d)(2)(C)(i) that may have been made to the counting of any electoral vote or votes from any State, or other question arising in the matter—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f2077e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>all such objections and questions permitted with respect to such State shall be considered at such time;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f2077f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>each Senator and Representative may speak to such objections or questions for up to five minutes, and not more than once;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the total time for debate for all such objections and questions with respect to such State shall not exceed two hours in each House, equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader, or their respective designees; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>at the close of such debate, it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of each House to put each of the objections and questions to a vote without further debate.”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f20782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parliamentary Procedure</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s18">Section 18 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>motion to withdraw</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f20783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Sections 16 of <ref href="/us/usc/t3">title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>meeting</quotedText>” each place it appears in the text and in the heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>session</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Sections 18 of <ref href="/us/usc/t3">title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>meeting</quotedText>” each place it appears in the text and in the heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>session</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f20787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>meeting</quotedText>” in the item relating to section 16 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>session</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f20789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>meeting</quotedText>” in the item relating to section 18 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>session</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><heading>SEVERABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f22e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t3">Title 3, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 21 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y19f22e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658162"><num class="fontsize12" value="22">“§ 22.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f22e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s22">3 USC 22</ref>.</p></sidenote> Severability</heading><content class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">  “If any provision of this chapter, or the application of a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5241">136 STAT. 5241</page> unconstitutional, the remainder of this chapter, and the application of the provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f22e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for <ref href="/us/usc/t3/ch1">chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code</ref>, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f22e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3">3 USC </ref>prec. 1.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“22. </designator> <label>Severability.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f255af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Presidential Transition Improvement Act.</p></sidenote><heading>PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION IMPROVEMENT ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f255b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t3/s1">3 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Presidential Transition Improvement Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT OF 1963.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f45181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f4edc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y19f4edc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><heading class="smallCaps">Apparent Successful Candidates<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f4edc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this Act, the ‘apparent successful candidate’ for the office of President and Vice President, respectively, shall be determined as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>If all but one eligible candidate for the office of President and one eligible candidate for the office of Vice President, respectively, concede the election, then the candidate for each such office who has not conceded shall be the apparent successful candidate for each such office.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f4edc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>If, on the date that is 5 days after the date of the election, more than one eligible candidate for the office of President has not conceded the election, then each of the remaining eligible candidates for such office and the office of Vice President who have not conceded shall be treated as the apparent successful candidates until such time as a single candidate for the office of President is treated as the apparent successful candidate pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (iv).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>If a single candidate for the office of President or Vice President is determined by the Administrator to meet the qualifications under subparagraph (B), the Administrator may determine that such candidate shall solely be treated as the apparent successful candidate for that office until such time as a single candidate for the office of President is treated as the apparent successful candidate pursuant to clause (iv).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>If a single candidate for the office of President or Vice President is the apparent successful candidate for such office under subparagraph (C), that candidate shall solely be treated as the apparent successful candidate for that office.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f4edcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f4edcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim discretionary qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On or after the date that is 5 days after the date of the election, the Administrator may determine that a single candidate for the office of President or Vice President shall be treated as the sole apparent successful candidate for that office pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) if it is substantially certain the candidate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5242">136 STAT. 5242</page> will receive a majority of the pledged votes of electors, based on consideration of the following factors:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f4edce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The results of the election for such office in States in which significant legal challenges that could alter the outcome of the election in the State have been substantially resolved, such that the outcome is substantially certain.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The certified results of the election for such office in States in which the certification is complete.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The results of the election for such office in States in which there is substantial certainty of an apparent successful candidate based on the totality of the circumstances.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory qualifications</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or (B), a candidate shall be the sole apparent successful candidate for the office of President or Vice President pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iv) for purposes of this Act if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the candidate receives a majority of pledged votes of electors of such office based on certifications by States of their final canvass, and the conclusion of any recounts, legal actions, or administrative actions pertaining to the results of the election for such office;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case where subclause (I) is not met, the candidate receives a majority of votes of electors of such office at the meeting and vote of electors under <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s7">section 7 of title 3, United States Code</ref>; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case where neither subclause (I) or (II) is met, the candidate is declared as the person elected to such office at the joint session of Congress under <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s15">section 15 of title 3, United States Code</ref>.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification if state unable to certify election results or appoints more than one slate of electors</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i), if a State is unable to certify its election results or a State appoints more than one slate of electors, the votes of the electors of such State shall not count towards meeting the qualifications under such subclauses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f514e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period of Multiple Possible Apparent Successful Candidates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During any period in which there is more than one possible apparent successful candidate for the office of President—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Administrator is authorized to provide, upon request, to each remaining eligible candidate for such office and the office of Vice President described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) access to services and facilities pursuant to this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Administrator, in conjunction with the Federal Transition Coordinator designated under section 4(c) and the senior career employee of each agency and senior career employee of each major component and subcomponent of each agency designated under subsection (f)(1) to oversee and implement the activities of the agency, component, or subcomponent relating to the Presidential transition, shall make efforts to ensure that each such candidate is provided equal access to agency information and spaces as requested pursuant to this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f514eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f514ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>the Administrator shall provide weekly reports to Congress containing a brief summary of the status of funds being <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5243">136 STAT. 5243</page> distributed to such candidates under this Act, the level of access to agency information and spaces provided to such candidates, and the status of such candidates with respect to meeting the qualifications to be the apparent successful candidate for the office of President or Vice President under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f514ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19f514ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>if a single candidate for the office of President or Vice President is treated as the apparent successful candidate for such office pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) or (A)(iv) of paragraph (1), not later than 24 hours after such treatment is effective, the Administrator shall make available to the public a written statement that such candidate is treated as the sole apparent successful candidate for such office for purposes of this Act, including a description of the legal basis and reasons for such treatment based on the qualifications under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), as applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f514f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible candidate</term>’ has the meaning given that term in subsection (h)(4).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19f514f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (<ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">3 U.S.C. 102 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 3—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>presidents-elect and vice-presidents-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>apparent successful candidates</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each President-elect, each Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each apparent successful candidate for the office of President and Vice President (as determined by subsection (c))</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each such candidate</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect, the Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect, the Vice-President-elect, or the designee of the President-elect or Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate or their designee</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in paragraph (8), in subparagraph (A)(v) and (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate for the office of President</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (10)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f514ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any President-elect, Vice-President-elect, or eligible candidate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5244">136 STAT. 5244</page> apparent successful candidate or eligible candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect and Vice President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidates</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f51501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, or after the inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidates, or after the inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of President as President and the inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of Vice President as Vice President</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect, Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f51504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate for the office of President</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate for the office of Vice-President</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f51507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any President-elect or Vice-President-elect may be made upon the basis of a certificate by him or the assistant designated by him</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any apparent successful candidate may be made upon the basis of a certificate by the candidate or their designee</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f5150a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f5150b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Any apparent successful candidate for the office of President</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f5150c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of President as President and the inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of Vice President as Vice President</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f5150d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case where the President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case where the Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case where an apparent successful candidate for the office of President is the incumbent President or in the case where an apparent successful candidate for the office of Vice President is the incumbent Vice President</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f5150e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5245">136 STAT. 5245</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f5150f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B)(iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f51511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)(3)(C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of President as President and the inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of Vice President as Vice President</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>upon request of the President-elect or the Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>upon request of the apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f51514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 4—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f51515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidates (as determined by section 3(c))</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f51517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect is inaugurated</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate for the office of President is inaugurated</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate for the office of President</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate for the office of President</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 5, in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>apparent successful candidates (as determined by section 3(c))</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 6—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate (as determined by section 3(c))</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>inauguration of the President-elect as President and the Vice-President-elect as Vice President</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>inauguration of the apparent successful candidate for the office of President as President and the apparent successful <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5246">136 STAT. 5246</page> candidate for the office of Vice-President as Vice President</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)(1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect or Vice-President-elect’s</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidate’s</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The President-elect and Vice-President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each apparent successful candidate</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19f53b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 7(a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the President-elect and Vice President-elect</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the apparent successful candidates</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> DIVISION Q—AVIATION RELATED MATTERS
SEC. 101.

49 USC 40101 note.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM.(a)

Deadline.

Grants.

Establishment.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to provide grants that assist an eligible entity to plan for the development and deployment of infrastructure necessary to facilitate AAM operations, locally and regionally, within the United States. (b) Planning Grants.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to develop comprehensive plans under paragraph (2) related to AAM infrastructure. (2) Comprehensive plan.—(A)

Deadline.

Public information.

Web posting.

In general.—Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive plan, including the development of potential public use or private-owned vertiport infrastructure, in a format capable of being published on the website of the Department of Transportation. (B) Plan contents.—The Secretary shall establish content requirements for comprehensive plans submitted under this subsection, which shall include as many of the following as possible:(i) The identification of planned or potential public use and private-owned vertiport locations. (ii) A description of infrastructure necessary to support AAM operations. (iii) A description of types of planned or potential AAM operations and a forecast for proposed vertiport operations, including estimates for initial operations and future growth. (iv) The identification of physical and digital infrastructure required to meet any standards for vertiport design and performance characteristics established by the Federal Aviation Administration (as in effect on the date on which the Secretary issues a grant to 136 STAT. 5247 an eligible entity), including modifications to existing infrastructure and ground sensors, electric charging or other fueling requirements, electric utility requirements, wireless and cybersecurity requirements, fire safety, perimeter security, and other necessary hardware or software. (v) A description of any hazard associated with planned or potential vertiport infrastructure, such as handling of hazardous materials, batteries, or other fuel cells, charging or fueling of aircraft, aircraft rescue and firefighting response, and emergency planning. (vi) A description of potential environmental effects of planned or potential construction or siting of vertiports, including efforts to reduce potential aviation noise. (vii) A description of how planned or potential vertiport locations, including new or repurposed infrastructure, fit into State and local transportation systems and networks, including—(I) connectivity to existing public transportation hubs and intermodal and multimodal facilities for AAM operations; (II) opportunities to create new service to rural areas and areas underserved by air transportation; or (III) any potential conflict with existing aviation infrastructure that may arise from the planned or potential location of the vertiport. (viii) A description of how vertiport planning will be incorporated in State or metropolitan planning documents. (ix) The identification of the process an eligible entity will undertake to ensure an adequate level of engagement with any potentially impacted community for each planned or potential vertiport location and planned or potential AAM operations, such as engagement with communities in rural areas, underserved communities, Tribal communities, individuals with disabilities, or racial and ethnic minorities to address equity of access. (x) The identification of State, local, or private sources of funding an eligible entity may use to assist with the construction or operation of a vertiport. (xi) The identification of existing Federal aeronautical and airspace requirements that must be met for the eligible entity’s planned or potential vertiport location. (xii) The identification of the actions necessary for an eligible entity to undertake the construction of a vertiport, such as planning studies to assess existing infrastructure, environmental studies, studies of projected economic benefit to the community, lease or acquisition of an easement or land for new infrastructure, and activities related to other capital costs. (3) Application.—To apply for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall provide to the Secretary an 136 STAT. 5248 application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (4) Selection.—(A) In general.—In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the following:(i) Geographic diversity. (ii) Diversity of the proposed models of infrastructure financing and management. (iii) Diversity of proposed or planned AAM operations. (iv) The need for comprehensive plans that—(I) ensure the safe and efficient integration of AAM operations into the National Airspace System; (II) improve transportation safety, connectivity, access, and equity in both rural and urban regions in the United States; (III) leverage existing public transportation systems and intermodal and multimodal facilities; (IV) reduce surface congestion and the environmental impacts of transportation; (V) grow the economy and create jobs in the United States; and (VI) encourage community engagement when planning for AAM-related infrastructure. (B) Priority.—The Secretary shall prioritize awarding grants under this subsection to eligible entities that collaborate with commercial AAM entities, institutions of higher education, research institutions, or other relevant stakeholders to develop and prepare a comprehensive plan. (C) Minimum allocation to rural areas.—The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (c) are used to award grants to eligible entities that submit a comprehensive plan under paragraph (2) that is related to infrastructure located in a rural area. (5) Grant amount.—Each grant made under this subsection shall be made in an amount that is not more than $1,000,000. (6) Briefing.—(A)

Deadlines.

Termination date.

In general.—Not later than 180 days after the first comprehensive plan is submitted under paragraph (2), and every 180 days thereafter through September 30, 2025, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the comprehensive plans submitted to the Secretary under such paragraph. (B) Contents.—The briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall include—(i)

Evaluation.

an evaluation of all planned or potential vertiport locations included in the comprehensive plans submitted under paragraph (2) and how such planned or potential vertiport locations may fit into the overall United States transportation system and network; and (ii) a description of lessons or best practices learned through the review of comprehensive plans and how the Secretary will incorporate any such lessons or best practices into Federal standards or guidance for the 136 STAT. 5249 design and operation of AAM infrastructure and facilities. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.—(1)

Time periods.

Authorization.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, to remain available until expended. (2) Administrative expenses.—Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may retain up to 1 percent for personnel, contracting, and other costs to establish and administer the pilot program under this section. (d) Termination.—(1) In general.—No grant may be awarded under this section after September 30, 2024. (2) Continued funding.—Funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (c) may be expended after September 30, 2024—(A) for grants awarded prior to September 30, 2024; and (B) for administrative expenses. (e) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Advanced air mobility; aam.—The terms “advanced air mobility” and “AAM” have the meaning given such terms in section 2(i) of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). (2) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (3) Commercial aam entities.—The term “commercial AAM entities” means—(A) manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, propulsion systems, and air traffic management systems related to AAM; (B) intended commercial operators of AAM aircraft and systems; and (C) intended commercial operators and developers of vertiports. (4) Eligible entity.—The term “eligible entity” means—(A) a State, local, or Tribal government, including a political subdivision thereof; (B) an airport sponsor; (C) a transit agency; (D) a port authority; (E) a metropolitan planning organization; or (F) any combination or consortium of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E). (5) Metropolitan planning organization.—The term “metropolitan planning organization” has the meaning given such term in section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code. (6) Rural area.—The term “rural area” means an area located outside a metropolitan statistical area (as designated by the Office of Management and Budget). (7) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.136 STAT. 5250 (8) State.—The term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. (9) Vertiport.—The term “vertiport” means a designated location used or intended to be used to support AAM operations, including the landing, take-off, loading, taxiing, parking, and storage of aircraft developed for AAM operations. (10) Vertical take-off and landing aircraft.—The term “vertical take-off and landing aircraft” has the meaning given such term in section 2(i) of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). (f) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed as conferring upon any person, State, local, or Tribal government the authority to determine the safety of any AAM operation or the feasibility of simultaneous operations by AAM and conventional aircraft within any given area of the national airspace system.
SEC. 102.

Samya Rose Stumo National Air Grant Fellowship Program

Act of 2022.

SAMYA ROSE STUMO NATIONAL AIR GRANT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.(a)

49 USC 40101 note.

Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Samya Rose Stumo National Air Grant Fellowship Program Act of 2022”. (b) Designation.—(1) In general.—Section 131 of division V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended—(A) in the section heading, by inserting “samya rose stumo” before “national air grant fellowship program”; (B) in the paragraph heading of subsection (a)(4), by inserting “Samya rose stumo” before “National air grant fellowship program”; and (C) by inserting “Samya Rose Stumo” before “National Air Grant Fellowship Program” each place it appears. (2) Clerical amendment.—Section 101(b) of division V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amended by striking the item relating to section 131 and by inserting the following: “Sec. 131.  (c)

49 USC 40101 note.

References.—On and after the date of enactment of this section, any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “National Air Grant Fellowship Program” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Samya Rose Stumo National Air Grant Fellowship Program”. (d) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that—(1) the lives of 189 passengers and crew, who died in the Lion Air Flight 610 crash on October 29, 2018, are commemorated and recognized, including, but not limited to, Captain Bhavye Suneja, First Officer Harvino, Permadi Anggrimulja, Liu Chandra, Chairul Aswan, Resti Amelia, Reni Ariyanti, Daniel Suhardja Wijaya, Mardiman, Dadang, Diah Damayanti, Dolar, Dony, Dwinanto, Eryant, Cici Ariska, Fendi Christanto, Dr. Ibnu Fajariyadi Hantoro, Inayah Fatwa Kurnia Dewi, Hendra, Hesti Nuraini, Henry Heuw, Khotijah, Jannatun Cintya Dewi, Ammad Mughni, Sudibyo Onggowardoyo, Shintia Melina, Citra Novita Anggelia Putri, Alviani Hidayatul Solikha, Damayanti Simarmata, Mery Yulyanda, Putri Yuniarsi, Putty 136 STAT. 5251 Fatikah Rani, Tan Toni, Tami Julian, Moedjiono, Deny Maula, Michelle Vergina Bonkal, Mathew Darryl Bongkal, Adonia Magdiel Bonkal, Fiona Ayu Zen S, Agil Nugroho Septian, Wahyu Alldilla, Xherdan Fachredzi, Deryl Fida Febrianto, Bambang Rosali Usman, Nikki Bagus Santoso, Andrea Manfredi, Muhammad Luthfi Nurrandhani, Shandy Johan Ramadhan, Muchtar Rasyid, Rebiyanti, Eka Suganda, Yulia Silvianti, Syahrudin, Sekar Maulana, Fais Saleh Harharah, Natalia Setiawan, Alfiani Hidayatul Solikah, Robert Susanto, Rudolf Petrus Sayers, Muhammad Syafi, Sian Sian, Arif Yustian, Vicky Ardian, Wanto, and Verian Utama; (2) the life of Samya Rose Stumo and the lives of 156 passengers and crew who died in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on March 10, 2019, are commemorated and recognized, including, but not limited to, Abdishakur Shahad, Abdullahi Mohammed, Adam Kornaski, Adam Mbicha, Professor Agnes W. Gathumbi, Ahmednur Mohammed Omar, Alexandra Wachtmeister, Ama Tesfamariam, Ambassador Abiodun Oluremi Bashua, Ameen Ismail Noormohamed, Amina Ibrahim Odawaa, Amos Namanya, Angela Rehhorn, Ann Wangui Karanja, Anne Mogoi Birundu, Anne (last name unknown), Anne-Katrin Feigl, Anushka Dixit, Ashka Dixit, Kosha Vaidya, Prerit Dixit, Bennett Riffel, Benson Maina Gathu, Bernard Musembi Mutua, Captain Yared Getachew, Carolyne Karanja, Ryan Njuguna, Kerri Pauls, Rubi Pauls, Cedric Asiavugwa, Chunming Jack Wang, Cosmas Kipngetich Rogony, CP Christine Alalo, Danielle Moore, Darcy Belanger, Dawn Tanner, Djordje Vdovic, Doaa Atef Abdel Salam, Dr. Ben Ahmed Chihab, Dr. Manisha Nukavarapu, Ekta Adhikari, Elsabet Menwyelet, Father George Mukua, First Officer Ahmednur Mohammed, Ayantu Girma, Sara Gebre Michael, Carlo Spini, Gabriella Viciani, George Kabau, George Kabugi, George Kamau Thugge, Getnet Alemayehu, GaoShuang, Ghislaine De Claremont, Harina Hafitz, Siraje Hussein Abdi, Hussein Swaleh, Isaac Mwangi, Isabella Beryl Achieng Jaboma, Jackson Musoni, Jared Babu Mwazo, Mercy Ngami Ndivo, Jessica Hyba, Joanna Toole, Jonathan Seex, Jordi Dalmau Sayol, Josefin Ekermann, Joseph Kuria Waithaka, Julia Mwashi, Karim Saafi, Karoline Aadland, Kodjo Glato, Marcelino Rassul Tayob, Marie Philipp, Maria Pilar Buzzetti, Matthew Vecere, Max Thabiso Edkins, Mel Riffel, Micah John Messent, Michael Ryan, Meraf Yirgalem Areda, Juliet Otieno, Mulugeta Asfaw Shenkut, Mulusew Alemu, Mwazo, Nadia Adam Abaker Ali, Oliver Vick, Paolo Dieci, Peter DeMarsh, Professor Adesanmi, Saad Khalaf Al-Mutairi, Sam Pegram, Sara Chalachew, Sarah Auffret, Sebastiano Tusa, Shikha Garg, Sintayehu Aymeku, Sintayehu Shafi Balaker, Sofia Faisal Abdulkadir, Stéphanie Lacroix, Stella Mbicha Konarska, Tamirat Mulu Demessie, Anthony Wanjohi Ngare, United States Army Captain Antoine Lewis, Vaibhav Lahoti, Victor Tsang, Virginia Chimenit, WangHeo, Xavier Fricaudet, Yekaterina Polyakova, Alexander Polyako, Zhen Zhen Huang, ZhouYuan, Pannagesh Vaidya, Hansini Vaidya, Joseph Waithaka, Blanka Hrnko, Martin Hrnko, Michala Hrnko, Sergei Vyalikov, Suzan Mohamed Abu-Farag, Nasser Fatehy Al-Azab Douban, Asraf Mohamed Abdel Halim Al-Turkim, Abdel-Hamid Farrag Mohamed Magly, Essmat Abdel-Sattar Taha Aransa, Jin Yetao, Derick Lwugi, Reverend 136 STAT. 5252 Sister Florence Wangari Yongi, Melvin Riffel, Mwazo Mercy Ngami, Reverend Norman Tendis, and Pius Adesanmi; (3) the life of Indonesian diver Syachrul Anto, who died during search and rescue recovery operations in the aftermath of the Lion Air Flight 610 crash, is commemorated and recognized; and (4) the Senate and the House of Representatives express their condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of those who died on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and commend their ongoing advocacy to advance aviation safety for the flying public at large.
SEC. 103. TEMPORARY INSURANCE FOR AIR CARRIERS FOR CERTAIN TERMINATED COVERAGE.(a) In General.—Chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 44302 the following:
“§ 44302a.

49 USC 44302a.

 Temporary insurance“(a)

Time period.

In General.—The Secretary may provide insurance or reinsurance under this section to or for an air carrier for 1 coverage period not to exceed 90 days. Except as otherwise provided in this section, such insurance or reinsurance shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter. “(b) Restrictions.—A policy for insurance or reinsurance issued under this section—“(1) may not be issued unless the insurance carrier of the air carrier has unilaterally terminated the air carrier’s war risk liability coverage pursuant to—“(A) notice under the policy; “(B) an endorsement to the policy; or “(C) an automatic termination provision in the policy or any endorsement thereto; and “(2) may cover hull, comprehensive, and third party liability risks. “(c) Premium.—A premium for insurance or reinsurance provided under this section shall be calculated based on a prorated amount equivalent to the premium that was in effect under the terminated insurance carrier policy. “(d) Approval.—A policy for insurance or reinsurance provided under this section—“(1) shall be exempt from the requirements of section 44302(c); and “(2) may provide coverage to the extent allowed under section 44303, as determined by the Secretary, notwithstanding any determination by the President in subsection (a)(1) of such section.”
. (b) Conforming Amendments.—(1) General authority.—Section 44303(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 44302” and inserting “sections 44302 and 44302a”. (2) Ending effective date.—Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 44305” and inserting “sections 44302a and 44305”. (c) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code,

49 USC

prec. 44301.

is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44302 the following: “44302a. 136 STAT. 5253
SEC. 104. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON VETERANS CONCURRENTLY SERVING IN THE OFFICES OF ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.  Section 106(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “, a retired regular officer of an armed force, or a former regular officer of an armed force”.
SEC. 105.

49 USC 40101 note.

NATIONAL AVIATION PREPAREDNESS PLAN.(a)

Deadline.

In General.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of such other Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate, shall develop a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks. (b) Contents of Plan.—The plan developed under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—(1) provide airports and air carriers with an adaptable and scalable framework with which to align the individual plans, including the emergency response plans, of such airports and air carriers and provide guidance as to each individual plan; (2) improve coordination among airports, air carriers, the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other appropriate Federal entities, and State and local governments and health agencies with respect to preparing for and responding to communicable disease outbreaks; (3) to the extent practicable, improve coordination among relevant international entities; (4) create a process to identify appropriate personal protective equipment, if any, for covered employees to reduce the likelihood of exposure to a covered communicable disease, and thereafter issue recommendations for the equipage of such employees; (5) create a process to identify appropriate techniques, strategies, and protective infrastructure, if any, for the cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitization of aircraft and enclosed facilities owned, operated, or used by an air carrier or airport, and thereafter issue recommendations pertaining to such techniques, strategies, and protective infrastructure; (6) create a process to evaluate technologies and develop procedures to effectively screen passengers for communicable diseases, including through the use of temperature checks if appropriate, for domestic and international passengers, crew members, and other individuals passing through airport security checkpoints; (7) identify and assign Federal agency roles in the deployment of emerging and existing technologies and solutions to reduce covered communicable diseases in the aviation ecosystem; (8) clearly delineate the responsibilities of the sponsors and operators of airports, air carriers, and Federal agencies in responding to a covered communicable disease;136 STAT. 5254 (9)

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incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations made by the Comptroller General of the United States to the Secretary of Transportation contained in the report titled “Air Travel and Communicable Diseases: Comprehensive Federal Plan Needed for U.S. Aviation System’s Preparedness”, issued in December 2015 (GAO-16-127); (10) consider the latest peer-reviewed scientific studies that address communicable disease with respect to air transportation; and (11) consider funding constraints. (c) Consultation.—When developing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with aviation industry and labor stakeholders, including representatives of—(1) air carriers, which shall include domestic air carriers consisting of major air carriers, low-cost carriers, regional air carriers and cargo carriers; (2) airport operators, including with respect to large hub, medium hub, small hub, and nonhub commercial service airports; (3) labor organizations that represent airline pilots, flight attendants, air carrier airport customer service representatives, and air carrier maintenance, repair, and overhaul workers; (4) the labor organization certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, as the exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic controllers of the Federal Aviation Administration; (5) the labor organization certified under such section as the exclusive bargaining representative of airway transportation systems specialists and aviation safety inspectors of the Federal Aviation Administration; (6) trade associations representing air carriers and airports; (7) aircraft manufacturing companies; (8) general aviation; and (9) such other stakeholders as the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Report.—Not later than 30 days after the plan is developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes such plan. (e)

Deadline.

Consultation.

Review of Plan.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which a report is submitted under subsection (d), and again not later than 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review the plan included in such report and, after consultation with aviation industry and labor stakeholders, make changes by rule as the Secretary considers appropriate. (f)

Deadline.

Assessment.

GAO Study.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall conduct and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a study assessing the national aviation preparedness plan developed under subsection (a), including—(1) whether such plan—136 STAT. 5255(A) is responsive to any previous recommendations relating to aviation preparedness with respect to an outbreak of a covered communicable disease or global health emergency made by the Comptroller General; and (B) meets the obligations of the United States under international conventions and treaties; and (2) the extent to which the United States aviation system is prepared to respond to an outbreak of a covered communicable disease. (g) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Covered employee.—The term “covered employee” means—(A) an individual whose job duties require interaction with air carrier passengers on a regular and continuing basis and who is an employee of—(i) an air carrier; (ii) an air carrier contractor; (iii) an airport; or (iv) the Federal Government; or (B) an air traffic controller or systems safety specialist of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Covered communicable disease.—The term “covered communicable disease” means a communicable disease that has the potential to cause a future epidemic or pandemic of infectious disease that would constitute a public health emergency of international concern as declared, after the date of enactment of this section, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). (3) Temperature check.—The term “temperature check” means the screening of an individual for a fever.
SEC. 106. AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY TASK FORCE.(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Establishment.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency Task Force (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”) to—(1) identify and assess risks to United States aerospace supply chains, including the availability of raw materials and critical manufactured goods, with respect to—(A) major end items produced by the aerospace industry; and (B) the infrastructure of the National Airspace System; and (2)

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identify best practices and make recommendations to mitigate risks identified under paragraph (1) and support a robust United States aerospace supply chain. (b)

Appointments.

Membership.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall appoint not more than 21 individuals to the Task Force. (2) Composition.—In appointing individuals to the Task Force, the Secretary shall appoint:(A) At least 1 individual representing each of the following:(i) Manufacturers of aircraft. (ii) Manufacturers of avionics. (iii) Manufacturers of aircraft propulsion systems.136 STAT. 5256 (iv) Manufacturers of aircraft structures. (v) Manufacturers of communications, navigation, and surveillance equipment used for the provision of air traffic services. (vi) Manufacturers of commercial space transportation launch vehicles. (vii) Commercial air carriers. (viii) General aviation operators. (ix) Rotorcraft operators. (x) Unmanned aircraft system operators. (xi) Aircraft maintenance providers. (xii) Aviation safety organizations. (B) At least 1 individual representing certified labor representatives of each of the following:(i) Aircraft mechanics. (ii) Aircraft engineers. (iii) Aircraft manufacturers. (iv) Airway transportation system specialists employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. (C) Individuals with expertise in logistics, economics, supply chain management, or another field or discipline related to the resilience of industrial supply chains. (c) Activities.—In carrying out the responsibilities of the Task Force described in subsection (a), the Task Force shall—(1) engage with the aerospace industry to document trends in changes to production throughput and lead times of major end items produced by the aerospace industry; (2)

Determination.

determine the extent to which United States aerospace supply chains are potentially exposed to significant disturbances, including the existence of and potential for supply chain issues such as chokepoints, bottlenecks, or shortages that could prevent or inhibit the production or flow of major end items and services; (3) explore new solutions to resolve such supply chain issues identified under paragraph (2), including through the use of—(A) existing aerospace infrastructure; and (B) aerospace infrastructure, manufacturing capabilities, and production capacities in small or rural communities; (4) evaluate the potential for the introduction and integration of advanced technology to—(A) relieve such supply chain issues; and (B) fill such gaps; (5) utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, existing supply chain studies, reports, and materials in carrying out the activities described in this subsection; and (6)

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provide recommendations to address, manage, and relieve such supply chain issues. (d) Meetings.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Task Force shall convene at such times and places, and by such means, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, which may include the use of remote conference technology. (2) Timing.—The Task Force shall convene for an initial meeting not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section and at least every 90 days thereafter.136 STAT. 5257 (e) Reports to Congress.—(1) Report of task force.—(A) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the initial meeting of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the activities of the Task Force. (B)

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Contents.—The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include—(i) best practices and recommendations identified pursuant to subsection (a)(2); (ii) a detailed description of the findings of the Task Force pursuant to the activities required by subsection (c); and (iii) recommendations of the Task Force, if any, for regulatory, policy, or legislative action to improve Government efforts to reduce barriers, mitigate risk, and bolster the resiliency of United States aerospace supply chains. (2) Report of secretary.—Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the status or implementation of recommendations of the Task Force included in the report required under paragraph (1). (f) Applicable Law.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force. (g) Sunset.—The Task Force shall terminate upon the submission of the report required by subsection (e)(1). (h) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—(A) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) Major end item.—The term “major end item” means—(A) an aircraft; (B) an aircraft engine or propulsion system; (C) communications, navigation, or surveillance equipment used in the provision of air traffic services; and (D) any other end item the manufacture and operation of which has a significant effect on air commerce, as determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 107. COVERED OPERATIONS ELECTIVE STANDARDS.(a) In General.—Section 44729(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “covered operations until attaining 65 years of age.” and inserting the following: “covered operations described in subsection (b)(1) until attaining 65 years of

Notification.

age. Air carriers that employ pilots who serve in covered operations described in subsection (b)(2) may elect to implement an age restriction to prohibit employed pilots from serving in such covered operations after attaining 70 years of age by delivering written notice to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Such election—“(1)

Effective date.

shall take effect 1 year after the date of delivery of written notice of the election; and136 STAT. 5258 “(2) may not be terminated after the date on which such election takes effect by the air carrier.” . (b) Covered Operations.—Section 44729(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “means operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.” and inserting the following: “means—“(1) operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or “(2) operations by a person that—“(A) holds an air carrier certificate issued pursuant to part 119 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to conduct operations under part 135 of such title; “(B) holds management specifications under subpart K of title 91 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and “(C) performed an aggregate total of at least 75,000 turbojet operations in calendar year 2019 or any subsequent year.” . (c)

49 USC 44729 note.

Protection for Compliance.—An action or election taken in conformance with the amendments made by this section, or taken in conformance with a regulation issued to carry out the amendments made by this section, may not serve as a basis for liability or relief in a proceeding brought under any employment law or regulation before any court or agency of the United States or of any State or locality.
DIVISION R—

No TikTok on Government Devices Act.

NO TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES
SEC. 101.

44 USC 3553 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act”.
SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TIKTOK.(a) Definitions.—In this section—(1) the term “covered application” means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited; (2) the term “executive agency” has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (3) the term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. (b) Prohibition on the Use of TikTok.—(1)

Deadline.

Standards.

Guidelines.

In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, and consistent with the information security requirements under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies requiring the removal of any covered application from information technology.136 STAT. 5259 (2) National security and research exceptions.—The standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall include—(A) exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests and activities, and security researchers; and (B) for any authorized use of a covered application under an exception, requirements for executive agencies to develop and document risk mitigation actions for such use.
DIVISION S—OCEANS RELATED MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fd9fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act.</p></sidenote>DRIFTNET MODERNIZATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fd9fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1801">16 USC 1801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>DEFINITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3(25) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1802/25">16 U.S.C. 1802(25)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>more</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>FINDINGS AND POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19fdedd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 206(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826/b">16 U.S.C. 1826(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fdedd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fdedd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fdedd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19fdedd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>within the exclusive economic zone, large-scale driftnet fishing that deploys nets with large mesh sizes causes significant entanglement and mortality of living marine resources, including myriad protected species, despite limitations on the lengths of such nets.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19fdedd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 206(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826/c">16 U.S.C. 1826(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fdedd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fdedd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fdedda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y19fdeddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>prioritize the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing in the exclusive economic zone and promote the development and adoption of alternative fishing methods and gear types that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>TRANSITION PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19fe14ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 206 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826">16 U.S.C. 1826</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following—<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19fe3bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fishing Gear Transition Program</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5260">136 STAT. 5260</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fe3bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fe3bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, the Secretary shall conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase-out of large-scale driftnet fishing and adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources, and shall award grants to eligible permit holders who participate in the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fe3c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permissible uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any permit holder receiving a grant under paragraph (1) may use such funds only for the purpose of covering—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fe3c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any fee originally associated with a permit authorizing participation in a large-scale driftnet fishery, if such permit is surrendered for permanent revocation, and such permit holder relinquishes any claim associated with the permit;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fe3c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a forfeiture of fishing gear associated with a permit described in subparagraph (A); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fe3c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the purchase of alternative gear with minimal incidental catch of living marine resources, if the fishery participant is authorized to continue fishing using such alternative gears.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fe3c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall certify that, with respect to each participant in the program under this subsection, any permit authorizing participation in a large-scale driftnet fishery has been permanently revoked and that no new permits will be issued to authorize such fishing.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>EXCEPTION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x19fe6315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 307(1)(M) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1857/1/M">16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(M)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon the following: <quotedContent>“, unless such large-scale driftnet fishing—<clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y19fe6316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>deploys, within the exclusive economic zone, a net with a total length of less than two and one-half kilometers and a mesh size of 14 inches or greater; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y19fe6317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fe6318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>is conducted within 5 years of the date of enactment of the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fe6319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1862">16 USC 1862 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19feb13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19feb13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19feb13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19feb13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Approval.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19feb13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The North Pacific Fishery Management Council may recommend, and the Secretary of Commerce may approve, regulations necessary for the collection of fees from charter vessel operators who guide recreational anglers who harvest Pacific halibut in International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas 2C and 3A as those terms are defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t50/pt300">part 300 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19fed84f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any fees collected under this section shall be available for the purposes of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fed850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>financing administrative costs of the Recreational Quota Entity program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fed851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the purchase of halibut quota shares in International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas 2C and 3A by the recreational quota entity authorized in <ref href="/us/cfr/t50/pt679">part 679 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fed852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>halibut conservation and research; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5261">136 STAT. 5261</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y19fed853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>promotion of the halibut resource by the recreational quota entity authorized in <ref href="/us/cfr/t50/pt679">part 679 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19fed854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Collection and Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Fees shall be collected and available pursuant to this section only to the extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, subject to subsection (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y19fed855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee Collected During Start-up Period</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (c), fees may be collected through the date of enactment of an Act making appropriations for the activities authorized under this Act through September 30, 2023, and shall be available for obligation and remain available until expended.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fed856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act.</p></sidenote>FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTERS IMPROVEMENT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x19fed857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1801">16 USC 1801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER RELIEF.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a00fb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1861a/a">16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a042f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fishery Resource Disaster Relief</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a042f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Allowable cause</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>allowable cause</term>’ means a natural cause, discrete anthropogenic cause, or undetermined cause, including a cause that occurred not more than 5 years prior to the date of a request for a fishery resource disaster determination that affected such applicable fishery.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anthropogenic cause</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>anthropogenic cause</term>’ means an anthropogenic event, such as an oil spill or spillway opening—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>that could not have been addressed or prevented by fishery management measures; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that is otherwise beyond the control of fishery managers to mitigate through conservation and management measures, including regulatory restrictions imposed as a result of judicial action or to protect human health or marine animals, plants, or habitats.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fishery resource disaster</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>fishery resource disaster</term>’ means a disaster that is determined by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection and—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is an unexpected large decrease in fish stock biomass or other change that results in significant loss of access to the fishery resource, which may include loss of fishing vessels and gear for a substantial period of time and results in significant revenue loss or negative subsistence impact due to an allowable cause; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>does not include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>reasonably predictable, foreseeable, and recurrent fishery cyclical variations in species distribution or stock abundance; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5262">136 STAT. 5262</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>reductions in fishing opportunities resulting from conservation and management measures taken pursuant to this Act.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a042f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Indian Tribe</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5130">25 U.S.C. 5130</ref>), and the term ‘<term>Tribal</term>’ means of or pertaining to such an Indian tribe.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Natural cause</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>natural cause</term>’—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>means a weather, climatic, hazard, or biology-related event, such as—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a hurricane;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a flood;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a harmful algal bloom;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>a tsunami;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>a hypoxic zone;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>a drought;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>El Niño effects on water temperature;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>a marine heat wave; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>disease; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>does not mean a normal or cyclical variation in a species distribution or stock abundance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">12-month revenue loss<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The term ‘<term>12-month revenue loss</term>’ means the percentage reduction, as applicable, in commercial, charter, headboat, or processor revenue for the affected fishery for the 12 months during which the fishery resource disaster occurred, when compared to average annual revenue in the most recent 5 years when no fishery resource disaster occurred or equivalent for stocks with cyclical life histories.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Undetermined cause</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>undetermined cause</term>’ means a cause in which the current state of knowledge does not allow the Secretary to identify the exact cause, and there is no current conclusive evidence supporting a possible cause of the fishery resource disaster.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall have the authority to determine the existence, extent, and beginning and end dates of a fishery resource disaster under this subsection in accordance with this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>After the Secretary determines that a fishery resource disaster has occurred, the Secretary is authorized to make sums available, from funds appropriated for such purposes, to be used by the affected State, Indian Tribe, or interstate marine fisheries commission, or by the Secretary in cooperation with the affected State, Indian Tribe, or interstate marine fisheries commission.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings clause</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements under this paragraph and paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) shall take effect only with respect to fishery resource disaster determination requests submitted after the date of enactment of the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiation of a fishery resource disaster review</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible requesters</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5263">136 STAT. 5263</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0456bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary has not independently determined that a fishery resource disaster has occurred, a request for a fishery resource disaster determination may be submitted to the Secretary at any time, but not later than the applicable date determined under clause (ii), by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Governor of an affected State;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an official resolution of an Indian Tribe; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>any other comparable elected or politically appointed representative as determined by the Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The applicable date under this clause shall be—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>1 year after the date of the conclusion of the fishing season;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a distinct cause that occurs during more than 1 consecutive fishing season, 2 years after the date of the conclusion of the fishing season for which the request for a fishery resource disaster determination is made; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a complete fishery closure, 1 year after the date on which that closure is determined by the Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A complete request for a fishery resource disaster determination under subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identification of all presumed affected fish stocks;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>identification of the fishery as Federal, non-Federal, or both;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the geographical boundaries of the fishery, as determined by the eligible requester, including geographic boundaries that are smaller than the area represented by the eligible requester;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>preliminary information on causes of the fishery resource disaster, if known; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0456c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>information needed to support a finding of a fishery resource disaster, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>information demonstrating the occurrence of an unexpected large decrease in fish stock biomass or other change that results in significant loss of access to the fishery resource, which could include the loss of fishing vessels and gear, for a substantial period of time;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>significant—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>12-month revenue loss for the affected fishery; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>negative subsistence impact for the affected fishery, or if a fishery resource disaster has occurred at any time in the previous 5-year period, the most recent 5 years when no fishery resource disaster occurred;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>if applicable, information on lost resource tax revenues assessed by local communities, such as a raw fish tax and local sourcing requirements; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5264">136 STAT. 5264</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>if applicable and available, information on affected fishery 12-month revenue loss for charter, headboat, or processors related to the information provided under subclause (I), subject to section 402(b).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may provide data and analysis assistance to an eligible requester described in paragraph (1), if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the assistance is so requested;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary is in possession of the required information described in subparagraph (B); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the data is not available to the requester, in carrying out the complete request under subparagraph (B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiation of review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall have the discretion to initiate a fishery resource disaster review without a request.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review process</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0456d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Interim response</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 20 days after receipt of a request under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall provide an interim response to the individual that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>acknowledges receipt of the request;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provides a regional contact within the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>outlines the process and timeline by which a request shall be considered; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>requests additional information concerning the fishery resource disaster, if the original request is considered incomplete.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of requests</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall complete a review, within the time frame described in clause (ii), using the best scientific information available, in consultation with the affected fishing communities, States, or Indian Tribes, of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>the information provided by the requester and any additional information relevant to the fishery, which may include—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>fishery characteristics;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>stock assessments;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the most recent fishery independent surveys and other fishery resource assessments and surveys conducted by Federal, State, or Tribal officials;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>estimates of mortality; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>overall effects; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>the available economic information, which may include an analysis of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>landings data;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>revenue;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the number of participants involved;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><chapeau>the number and type of jobs and persons impacted, which may include—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>fishers;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>charter fishing operators;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>subsistence users;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5265">136 STAT. 5265</page></content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">“(DD) </num><content>United States fish processors; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="EE">“(EE) </num><content>an owner of a related fishery infrastructure or business affected by the disaster, such as a marina operator, recreational fishing equipment retailer, or charter, headboat, or tender vessel owner, operator, or crew;</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a0456ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>an impacted Indian Tribe;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a047dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>other forms of disaster assistance made available to the fishery, including prior awards of disaster assistance for the same event;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>the length of time the resource, or access to the resource, has been restricted;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="hh">“(hh) </num><content>status of recovery from previous fishery resource disasters;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>lost resource tax revenues assessed by local communities, such as a raw fish tax; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="jj">“(jj) </num><content>other appropriate indicators to an affected fishery, as determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Time frame</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall complete the review described in clause (i), if the fishing season, applicable to the fishery—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has concluded or there is no defined fishing season applicable to the fishery, not later than 120 days after the Secretary receives a complete request for a fishery resource disaster determination;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a047e06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has not concluded, not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the fishing season; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>is expected to be closed for the entire fishing season, not later than 120 days after the Secretary receives a complete request for a fishery resource disaster determination.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fishery resource disaster determination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the determination of a fishery resource disaster based on the criteria for determinations listed in paragraph (5).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a51a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 14 days after the conclusion of the review under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the requester and the Governor of the affected State or Indian Tribe representative of the determination of the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for determinations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall make a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred, based on the revenue loss thresholds under subparagraph (B), and, if a fishery resource disaster has occurred, whether the fishery resource disaster was due to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a natural cause;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an anthropogenic cause;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5266">136 STAT. 5266</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a51f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a combination of a natural cause and an anthropogenic cause; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>an undetermined cause.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revenue loss thresholds</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Based on the information provided or analyzed under paragraph (4)(B), the Secretary shall apply the following 12-month revenue loss thresholds in determining whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Losses greater than 80 percent may result in a positive determination that a fishery resource disaster has occurred, based on the information provided or analyzed under paragraph (4)(B).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Losses between 35 percent and 80 percent shall be evaluated to determine whether economic impacts are severe enough to determine that a fishery resource disaster has occurred.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Losses less than 35 percent shall not be eligible for a determination that a fishery resource disaster has occurred.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charter fishing</inline>.—</heading><content>In making a determination of whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred, the Secretary shall consider the economic impacts to the charter fishing industry to ensure financial coverage for charter fishing businesses.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Negative subsistence impacts</inline>.—</heading><content>In considering negative subsistence impacts, the Secretary shall evaluate the severity of negative impacts to the fishing community instead of applying the revenue loss thresholds described in clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Ineligible fisheries</inline>.—</heading><content>A fishery subject to overfishing in any of the 3 years preceding the date of a determination under this subsection is not eligible for a determination of whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred unless the Secretary determines that overfishing was not a contributing factor to the fishery resource disaster.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptional circumstances</inline>.—</heading><content>In an exceptional circumstance where substantial economic impacts to the affected fishery and fishing community have been subject to a disaster declaration under another statutory authority, such as in the case of a natural disaster or from the direct consequences of a Federal action taken to prevent, or in response to, a natural disaster for purposes of protecting life and safety, the Secretary may determine a fishery resource disaster has occurred without a request, notwithstanding the requirements under subparagraph (B) and paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disbursal of appropriated funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall allocate funds available under paragraph (9) for fishery resource disasters.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allocation of appropriated fishery resource disaster assistance</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of funding availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>When there are appropriated funds for 1 or more fishery resource disasters, the Secretary shall notify—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5267">136 STAT. 5267</page></chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the public; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>representatives of affected fishing communities with a positive disaster determination that is unfunded;</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a04a535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">of the availability of funds, not more than 14 days after the date of the appropriation or the determination of a fishery resource disaster, whichever occurs later.</continuation></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may extend the deadline under clause (i) by 90 days to evaluate and make determinations on eligible requests.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining the allocation of appropriations for a fishery resource disaster, the Secretary shall consider commercial, charter, headboat, or seafood processing revenue losses and negative impacts to subsistence or Indian Tribe ceremonial fishing opportunity, for the affected fishery, and may consider the following factors:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Direct economic impacts.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Uninsured losses.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Losses of recreational fishing opportunity.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a53b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Aquaculture operations revenue loss.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a53c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Direct revenue losses to a fishing community.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a53d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Treaty obligations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a53e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Other economic impacts.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a53f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Spend plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To receive an allocation from funds available under paragraph (9), a requester with an affirmative fishery resource disaster determination shall submit a spend plan to the Secretary, not more than 120 days after receiving notification that funds are available, that shall include the following information, if applicable:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Objectives and outcomes, with an emphasis on addressing the factors contributing to the fishery resource disaster and minimizing future uninsured losses, if applicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Statement of work.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Budget details.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regional contact</inline>.—</heading><content>If so requested, the Secretary shall provide a regional contact within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to facilitate review of spend plans and disbursal of funds.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disbursal of funds</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a04a547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds shall be made available to grantees not later than 90 days after the date the Secretary receives a complete spend plan.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Method</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide an allocation of funds under this subsection in the form of a grant, direct payment, cooperative agreement, loan, or contract.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible uses</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04a54a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funds allocated for fishery resources disasters under this subsection shall restore the fishery affected by such a disaster, prevent a similar disaster in the future, or assist the affected fishing community, and shall prioritize the following uses, which are not in order of priority:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5268">136 STAT. 5268</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>Habitat conservation and restoration and other activities, including scientific research, that reduce adverse impacts to the fishery or improve understanding of the affected species or its ecosystem.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>The collection of fishery information and other activities that improve management of the affected fishery.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>In a commercial fishery, capacity reduction and other activities that improve management of fishing effort, including funds to offset budgetary costs to refinance a Federal fishing capacity reduction loan or to repay the principal of a Federal fishing capacity reduction loan.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>Developing, repairing, or improving fishery-related public infrastructure.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>Direct assistance to a person, fishing community (including assistance for lost fisheries resource levies), or a business to alleviate economic loss incurred as a direct result of a fishery resource disaster, particularly when affected by a circumstance described in paragraph (5)(D) or by negative impacts to subsistence or Indian Tribe ceremonial fishing opportunity.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>Hatcheries and stock enhancement to help rebuild the affected stock or offset fishing pressure on the affected stock.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Displaced fishery employees</inline>.—</heading><content>Where appropriate, individuals carrying out the activities described in items (aa) through (dd) of subclause (I) shall be individuals who are, or were, employed in a commercial, charter, or Indian Tribe fishery for which the Secretary has determined that a fishery resource disaster has occurred.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal share</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out under the authority of this subsection shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost of that activity.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may waive the non-Federal share requirements of this subsection, if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>no reasonable means are available through which the recipient of the Federal share can meet the non-Federal share requirement; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the probable benefit of 100 percent Federal financing outweighs the public interest in imposition of the non-Federal share requirement.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal share shall be equal to 100 percent in the case of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>direct assistance as described in paragraph (6)(F)(iii)(I)(ee); or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5269">136 STAT. 5269</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>assistance to subsistence or Tribal fisheries.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 3 percent of the funds available under this subsection may be used for administrative expenses by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State governments or indian tribes</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds remaining after the use described in clause (i), not more than 5 percent may be used by States, Indian Tribes, or interstate marine fisheries commissions for administrative expenses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fishing capacity reduction program</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No funds available under this subsection may be used as part of a fishing capacity reduction program in a fishery unless the Secretary determines that adequate conservation and management measures are in place in such fishery.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition of providing assistance under this subsection with respect to a vessel under a fishing capacity reduction program, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>prohibit the vessel from being used for fishing in Federal, State, or international waters; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>require that the vessel be—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>scrapped or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved by the Secretary;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>donated to a nonprofit organization and thereafter used only for purposes of research, education, or training; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>used for another non-fishing purpose provided the Secretary determines that adequate measures are in place to ensure that the vessel cannot reenter any fishery anywhere in the world.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No fishery endorsement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A vessel that is prohibited from fishing under subparagraph (C)(ii)(I) shall not be eligible for a fishery endorsement under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s12113/a">section 12113(a) of title 46, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noneffective</inline>.—</heading><content>A fishery endorsement for a vessel described in clause (i) shall not be effective.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No sale</inline>.—</heading><content>A vessel described in clause (i) shall not be sold to a foreign owner or reflagged.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public information on data collection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make available and update as appropriate, information on data collection and submittal best practices for the information described in paragraph (4)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a04cb7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $377,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a05199c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 315 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1864">16 U.S.C. 1864</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5270">136 STAT. 5270</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a05199d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 113(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460ss">16 U.S.C. 460ss note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05199e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Annual report</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Report</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05199f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Ac, and biennially thereafter</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0519a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the calendar year 2003</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the most recent</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><heading>INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0540b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s4107">16 U.S.C. 4107</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0540b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Edit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632/k/1">15 U.S.C. 632(k)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as determined by the Secretary of Commerce under section 308(b) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as determined by the Secretary of Commerce under the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><heading>BUDGET REQUESTS; REPORTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a05b5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a05b5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1861a">16 USC 1861a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Budget Request</inline>.—</heading><content>In the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Commerce for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105/a">section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code</ref>), the Secretary of Commerce shall include a separate statement of the amount for each outstanding unfunded fishery resource disasters.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a05b5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Driftnet Act Amendments of 1990 Report and Bycatch Reduction Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1801/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a05b5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1822">16 USC 1822</ref>.</p></sidenote>in section 202(h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a05b5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826">16 USC 1826</ref>.</p></sidenote>in section 206—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (e) and (f); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biennial report on international compliance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 607 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826h">16 U.S.C. 1826h</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a) <headingText class="smallCaps">In General</headingText>.—</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and indenting appropriately; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a05b5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a05dd00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to the information described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a), the report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a060411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>a description of the actions taken to carry out the provisions of section 206 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826">16 U.S.C. 1826</ref>), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a060412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a060413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the progress of those efforts, the impacts on living marine resources, including available observer data, and specific plans for further action;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a060414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a060415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>a list and description of any new fisheries developed by nations that conduct, or authorize their nationals <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5271">136 STAT. 5271</page> to conduct, large-scale driftnet fishing beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a060416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a060417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>a list of the nations that conduct, or authorize their nationals to conduct, large-scale driftnet fishing beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation in a manner that diminishes the effectiveness of or is inconsistent with any international agreement governing large-scale driftnet fishing to which the United States is a party or otherwise subscribes; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a060418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a description of the actions taken to carry out the provisions of section 202(h) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1822/h">16 U.S.C. 1822(h)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a060419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>If, at any time, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, identifies any nation that warrants inclusion in the list described under subsection (b)(1)(C), due to large scale drift net fishing, the Secretary shall certify that fact to the President. Such certification shall be deemed to be a certification for the purposes of section 8(a) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s1978/a">22 U.S.C. 1978(a)</ref>).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a06041a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act.</p></sidenote><heading>ALASKA SALMON RESEARCH TASK FORCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a062b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The purposes of this title are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a062b2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to ensure that Pacific salmon trends in Alaska regarding productivity and abundance are characterized and that research needs are identified;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a062b2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to prioritize scientific research needs for Pacific salmon in Alaska;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a062b2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>to address the increased variability or decline in Pacific salmon returns in Alaska by creating a coordinated salmon research strategy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a062b2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>to support collaboration and coordination for Pacific salmon conservation efforts in Alaska.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a065240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a065241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>salmon are an essential part of Alaska’s fisheries, including subsistence, commercial, and recreational uses, and there is an urgent need to better understand the freshwater and marine biology and ecology of salmon, a migratory species that crosses many borders, and for a coordinated salmon research strategy to address salmon returns that are in decline or experiencing increased variability;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a065242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>salmon are an essential element for the well-being and health of Alaskans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a065243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>there is a unique relationship between people of Indigenous heritage and the salmon they rely on for subsistence and traditional and cultural practices.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5272">136 STAT. 5272</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a065244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading>ALASKA SALMON RESEARCH TASK FORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a082705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a082706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Governor of Alaska, shall convene an Alaska Salmon Research Task Force (referred to in this section as the “Research Task Force”) to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a082707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a082708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review existing Pacific salmon research in Alaska;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a082709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify applied research needed to better understand the increased variability and declining salmon returns in some regions of Alaska; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08270a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>support sustainable salmon runs in Alaska.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a08270b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition and Appointment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08270c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Research Task Force shall be composed of not fewer than 13 and not more than 19 members, who shall be appointed under paragraphs (2) and (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08270d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment by secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint members to the Research Task Force as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08270e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>One representative from each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a08270f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who is knowledgeable about salmon and salmon research efforts in Alaska.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The North Pacific Fishery Management Council.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The United States section of the Pacific Salmon Commission.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a082712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>Not less than 2 and not more than 5 representatives from each of the following categories, at least 2 of whom shall represent Alaska Natives who possess personal knowledge of, and direct experience with, subsistence uses in rural Alaska, to be appointed with due regard to differences in regional perspectives and experience:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Residents of Alaska who possess personal knowledge of, and direct experience with, subsistence uses in rural Alaska.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>Alaska fishing industry representatives throughout the salmon supply chain, including from—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>directed commercial fishing;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>recreational fishing;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>charter fishing;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>seafood processors;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>salmon prohibited species catch (bycatch) users; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a08271a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>hatcheries.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08271b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>5 representatives who are academic experts in salmon biology, salmon ecology (marine and freshwater), salmon habitat restoration and conservation, or comprehensive marine research planning in the North Pacific.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08271c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment by the governor of alaska</inline>.—</heading><content>The Governor of Alaska shall appoint to the Research Task Force one representative from the State of Alaska who is knowledgeable about the State of Alaska’s salmon research efforts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a08271d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08271e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Research Task Force shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08271f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>conduct a review of Pacific salmon science relevant to understanding salmon returns in Alaska, including an examination of—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5273">136 STAT. 5273</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>traditional ecological knowledge of salmon populations and their ecosystems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>marine carrying capacity and density dependent constraints, including an examination of interactions with other salmon species, and with forage base in marine ecosystems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>life-cycle and stage-specific mortality;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>genetic sampling and categorization of population structure within salmon species in Alaska;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>methods for predicting run-timing and stock sizes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082725-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>oceanographic models that provide insight into stock distribution, growth, and survival;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>freshwater, estuarine, and marine processes that affect survival of smolts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>climate effects on freshwater and marine habitats;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>predator/prey interactions between salmon and marine mammals or other predators; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>salmon productivity trends in other regions, both domestic and international, that put Alaska salmon populations in a broader geographic context; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08272a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identify scientific research gaps in understanding the Pacific salmon life cycle in Alaska.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08272b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date the Research Task Force is convened, the Research Task Force shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Alaska State Legislature, and make publicly available, a report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08272c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>describing the review conducted under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08272d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a08272e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a08272f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a082730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on filling knowledge gaps that warrant further scientific inquiry; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>findings from the reports of work groups submitted under subsection (d)(2)(C).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a082732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Matters</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a082733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chairperson and vice chairperson</inline>.—</heading><content>The Research Task Force shall select a Chair and Vice Chair by vote from among the members of the Research Task Force.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a082734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a082735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Work groups</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a082736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Research Task Force—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a082738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>not later than 30 days after the date of the establishment of the Research Task Force, shall establish a work group focused specifically on the research needs associated with salmon returns in the AYK (Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim) regions of Western Alaska; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5274">136 STAT. 5274</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a082739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may establish additional regionally or stock focused work groups within the Research Task Force, as members determine appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a08273a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each work group established under this subsection shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>consist of not less than 5 individuals who—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>are knowledgeable about the stock or region under consideration; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>need not be members of the Research Task Force; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>be balanced in terms of stakeholder representation, including commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries, as well as experts in statistical, biological, economic, social, or other scientific information as relevant to the work group’s focus.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 9 months after the date the Research Task Force is convened, each work group established under this subsection shall submit a report with the work group’s findings to the Research Task Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Each member of the Research Task Force shall serve without compensation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a084e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative support</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Commerce shall provide such administrative support as is necessary for the Research Task Force and its work groups to carry out their duties, which may include support for virtual or in-person participation and travel expenses.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a084e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Advisory Committee Act</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Research Task Force.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><heading>DEFINITION OF PACIFIC SALMON.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, the term “<term>Pacific salmon</term>” means salmon that originates in Alaskan waters.</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>IUU TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>IUU TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a0ae663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826d/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1826d et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0ae665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826j">16 USC 1826j</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 609—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae666-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0ae669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826k">16 USC 1826k</ref>.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in section 610—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5275">136 STAT. 5275</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0ae671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> DIVISION T—

SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

SECURE 2.0 ACT OF 2022
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.(a)

26 USC 1 note.

Short Title.—This division may be cited as the “SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022”. (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this division an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>EXPANDING COVERAGE AND INCREASING RETIREMENT SAVINGS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXPANDING AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN RETIREMENT PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0b82b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart B of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 414 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1a0c1ef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="414A">“SEC. 414A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1ef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414A">26 USC 414A</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0c1ef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as otherwise provided in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1efa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an arrangement shall not be treated as a qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in section 401(k) unless such arrangement meets the automatic enrollment requirements of subsection (b), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1efb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an annuity contract otherwise described in section 403(b) which is purchased under a salary reduction agreement shall not be treated as described in such section unless such agreement meets the automatic enrollment requirements of subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0c1efc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic Enrollment Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1efd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An arrangement or agreement meets the requirements of this subsection if such arrangement or agreement is an eligible automatic contribution arrangement (as defined in section 414(w)(3)) which meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (4).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1efe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of permissible withdrawals</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible automatic contribution arrangement meets the requirements of this paragraph if such arrangement allows employees to make permissible withdrawals (as defined in section 414(w)(2)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1eff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum contribution percentage</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible automatic contribution arrangement meets the requirements of this paragraph if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the uniform percentage of compensation contributed by the participant under such arrangement during the first year of participation is not less than 3 percent and not more than 10 percent (unless the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5276">136 STAT. 5276</page> participant specifically elects not to have such contributions made or to have such contributions made at a different percentage), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>effective for the first day of each plan year starting after each completed year of participation under such arrangement such uniform percentage is increased by 1 percentage point (to at least 10 percent, but not more than 15 percent) unless the participant specifically elects not to have such contributions made or to have such contributions made at a different percentage.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial reduced ceiling for certain plans</inline>.—</heading><content>In the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1f04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>case of any eligible automatic contribution arrangement (other than an arrangement that meets the requirements of paragraph (12) or (13) of section 401(k)), for plan years ending before January 1, 2025, subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be applied by substituting ‘10 percent’ for ‘15 percent’.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible automatic contribution arrangement meets the requirements of this paragraph if amounts contributed pursuant to such arrangement, and for which no investment is elected by the participant, are invested in accordance with the requirements of section 2550.404c-5 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Simple plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to any simple plan (within the meaning of section 401(k)(11)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for plans or arrangements established before enactment of section</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) shall not apply to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any qualified cash or deferred arrangement established before the date of the enactment of this section, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any annuity contract purchased under a plan established before the date of the enactment of this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-enactment adoption of multiple employer plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1f0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>(A) shall not apply in the case of an employer adopting after such date of enactment a plan maintained by more than one employer, and subsection (a) shall apply with respect to such employer as if such plan were a single plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for governmental and church plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to any governmental plan (within the meaning of section 414(d)) or any church plan (within the meaning of section 414(e)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for new and small businesses</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New business</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to any qualified cash or deferred arrangement, or any annuity contract purchased under a plan, while the employer maintaining such plan (and any predecessor employer) has been in existence for less than 3 years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small businesses</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to any qualified cash or deferred arrangement, or any annuity contract purchased under a plan, earlier than the date that is 1 year after the close of the first taxable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5277">136 STAT. 5277</page> year with respect to which the employer maintaining the plan normally employed more than 10 employees.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of multiple employer plans</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer, subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be applied separately with respect to each such employer, and all such employers to which subsection (a) applies (after the application of this paragraph) shall be treated as maintaining a separate plan for purposes of this section.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0c1f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for subpart B of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c1f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 410.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 414 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 414A. </designator> <label>Requirements related to automatic enrollment.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0c4628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0c4629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414A">26 USC 414A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR SMALL EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN STARTUP COSTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0cbb5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Credit Percentage for Smaller Employers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45E(e) of is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0cbb5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45E">26 USC 45E</ref>.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0cbb5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increased credit for certain small employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0cbb5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>case of an employer which would be an eligible employer under subsection (c) if section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) was applied by substituting ‘50 employees’ for ‘100 employees’, subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting ‘100 percent’ for ‘50 percent’.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0cbb5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Credit for Employer Contributions by Certain Small Employers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45E, as amended by subsection (a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0d097f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Credit for Employer Contributions by Certain Eligible Employers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d0980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an eligible employer, the credit allowed for the taxable year under subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subsection) shall be increased by an amount equal to the applicable percentage of employer contributions (other than any elective deferrals (as defined in section 402(g)(3)) by the employer to an eligible employer plan (other than a defined benefit plan (as defined in section 414(j))).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d0981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d0982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dollar limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount determined under paragraph (1) (before the application of subparagraph (B)) with respect to any employee of the employer shall not exceed $1,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit phase-in</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any eligible employer which had for the preceding taxable year more than 50 employees, the amount determined under paragraph (1) (without regard to this subparagraph) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount otherwise so determined under paragraph (1), multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a percentage equal to 2 percentage points for each employee of the employer for the preceding taxable year in excess of 50 employees.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wage limitation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No contributions with respect to any employee who receives wages from the employer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5278">136 STAT. 5278</page> for the taxable year in excess of $100,000 may be taken into account for such taxable year under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wages</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ‘<term>wages</term>’ has the meaning given such term by section 3121(a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d3099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2023, the $100,000 amount under clause (i) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d309a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such dollar amount, multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d309b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2007’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a0d309c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">If any amount as adjusted under this clause is not a multiple of $5,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5,000.</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d309d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable percentage</inline>.—</heading><content><p>For purposes of this section, the applicable percentage for the taxable year during which the eligible employer plan is established with respect to the eligible employer shall be 100 percent, and for taxable years thereafter shall be determined under the following table:</p><p class="centered fontsize12 bold" id="x1a0d309e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658245">“In the case of the following taxable year beginning after the taxable year during which plan is established with respect to the eligible employer: </p></content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent><p class="centered fontsize12 bold" id="x1a0d309f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658246">The applicable percentage shall be: </p><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658225"> <designator>1st</designator> <target style="-uslm-lc:I658207">100%</target> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658225"> <designator>2nd</designator> <target style="-uslm-lc:I658207">75%</target> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658225"> <designator>3rd</designator> <target style="-uslm-lc:I658207">50%</target> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658225"> <designator>4th</designator> <target style="-uslm-lc:I658207">25%</target> </referenceItem><headingItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658225"> <designator>Any taxable year thereafter</designator> <target style="-uslm-lc:I658207">0%<?GPOvSpace 04?></target> </headingItem> </toc> <?GPOvSpace 04?> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d30a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of eligible employer; number of employees</inline>.—</heading><content>For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0d30a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>purposes of this subsection, whether an employer is an eligible employer and the number of employees of an employer shall be determined under the rules of subsection (c), except that paragraph (2) thereof shall only apply to the taxable year during which the eligible employer plan to which this section applies is established with respect to the eligible employer.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0d30a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disallowance of Deduction</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45E(e)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d57b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disallowance of deduction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No deduction shall be allowed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d57b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for that portion of the qualified startup costs paid or incurred for the taxable year which is equal to so much of the portion of the credit determined under subsection (a) as is properly allocable to such costs, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a0d57b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for that portion of the employer contributions by the employer for the taxable year which is equal to so much of the credit increase determined under subsection (f) as is properly allocable to such contributions.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0d57b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a0d57b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45E">26 USC 45E note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5279">136 STAT. 5279</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>SAVER’S MATCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a0f2c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter B of chapter 65 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1a112849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6433">“SEC. 6433. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a11284a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6433">26 USC 6433</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SAVER’S MATCH.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a11284b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11284c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowance of match</inline>.—</heading><content>Any eligible individual who makes qualified retirement savings contributions for the taxable year shall be allowed a matching contribution for such taxable year in an amount equal to the applicable percentage of so much of the qualified retirement savings contributions made by such eligible individual for the taxable year as does not exceed $2,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11284d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of match</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11284e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the matching contribution under this section shall be allowed as a credit which shall be payable by the Secretary as a contribution (as soon as practicable after the eligible individual has filed a tax return making a claim for such matching contribution for the taxable year) to the applicable retirement savings vehicle of the eligible individual.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11284f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an eligible individual who elects the application of this subparagraph and with respect to whom the matching contribution determined under paragraph (1) is greater than zero but less than $100 for the taxable year, subparagraph (A) shall not apply and such matching contribution shall be treated as a credit allowed by subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a112850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Percentage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a112851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the applicable percentage is 50 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a112852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Phaseout</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The percentage under paragraph (1) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the number of percentage points which bears the same ratio to 50 percentage points as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a112853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the excess of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a112854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income for such taxable year, over</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a112855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the applicable dollar amount, bears to</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a112856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the phaseout range.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a112857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">If any reduction determined under this paragraph is not a whole percentage point, such reduction shall be rounded to the next lowest whole percentage point.</continuation><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable dollar amount; phaseout range</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Joint returns and surviving spouses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the applicable dollar amount is $41,000, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the phaseout range is $30,000.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other returns</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)), the applicable dollar amount and the phaseout range shall be ¾ of the amounts applicable under subparagraph (A) (as adjusted under subsection (h)), and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5280">136 STAT. 5280</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>any taxpayer who is not filing a joint return, who is not a head of a household (as so defined), and who is not a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), the applicable dollar amount and the phaseout range shall be ½ of the amounts applicable under subparagraph (A) (as so adjusted).</chapeau><subsection class="indentDown3 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a114f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a114f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Individual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible individual</term>’ means any individual if such individual has attained the age of 18 as of the close of the taxable year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dependents and full-time students not eligible</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible individual</term>’ shall not include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any individual with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowed to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such individual’s taxable year begins, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any individual who is a student (as defined in section 152(f)(2)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonresident aliens not eligible</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible individual</term>’ shall not include any individual who is a nonresident alien individual for any portion of the taxable year unless such individual is treated for such taxable year as a resident of the United States for purposes of chapter 1 by reason of an election under subsection (g) or (h) of section 6013.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown3 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a114f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a114f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified retirement savings contributions</term>’ means, with respect to any taxable year, the sum of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the amount of the qualified retirement contributions (as defined in section 219(e)) made by the eligible individual,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the amount of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any elective deferrals (as defined in section 402(g)(3)) of such individual, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any elective deferral of compensation by such individual under an eligible deferred compensation plan (as defined in section 457(b)) of an eligible employer described in section 457(e)(1)(A), and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the amount of voluntary employee contributions by such individual to any qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 4974(c)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a114f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">Such term shall not include any amount attributable to a payment under subsection (a)(2).</continuation><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction for certain distributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The qualified retirement savings contributions determined under paragraph (1) for a taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate distributions received by the individual during the testing period from any entity of a type to which contributions under paragraph (1) may be made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testing period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the testing period, with respect to a taxable year, is the period which includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such taxable year,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the 2 preceding taxable years, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5281">136 STAT. 5281</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the period after such taxable year and before the due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for such taxable year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excepted distributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any distribution referred to in section 72(p), 401(k)(8), 401(m)(6), 402(g)(2), 404(k), or 408(d)(4),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any distribution to which section 408(d)(3) or 408A(d)(3) applies, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any portion of a distribution if such portion is transferred or paid in a rollover contribution (as defined in section 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408A(e), or 457(e)(16)) to an account or plan to which qualified retirement savings contributions can be made.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of distributions received by spouse of individual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of determining distributions received by an individual under subparagraph (A) for any taxable year, any distribution received by the spouse of such individual shall be treated as received by such individual if such individual and spouse file a joint return for such taxable year and for the taxable year during which the spouse receives the distribution.</chapeau><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a114f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Retirement Savings Vehicle</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a114f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable retirement savings vehicle</term>’ means an account or plan elected by the eligible individual under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any such election to have contributed the amount determined under subsection (a) shall be to an account or plan which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>the portion of a plan which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is described in clause (v) of section 402(c)(8)(B), is a qualified cash or deferred arrangement (within the meaning of section 401(k)), or is an annuity contract described in section 403(b) which is purchased under a salary reduction agreement, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>does not consist of a qualified Roth contribution program (as defined in section 402A(b)), or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an individual retirement plan which is not a Roth IRA,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is for the benefit of the eligible individual,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>accepts contributions made under this section, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>is designated by such individual (in such form and manner as the Secretary may provide).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a114f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Definitions and Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified adjusted gross income</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>modified adjusted gross income</term>’ means adjusted gross income—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>determined without regard to sections 911, 931, and 933, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>determined without regard to any exclusion or deduction allowed for any qualified retirement savings contribution made during the taxable year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5282">136 STAT. 5282</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any contribution under subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>except as otherwise provided in this section or by the Secretary under regulations, such contribution shall be treated as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an elective deferral made by the individual, if contributed to an applicable retirement savings vehicle described in subsection (e)(2)(A)(i), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>as an individual retirement plan contribution made by such individual, if contributed to such a plan,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such contribution shall not be taken into account with respect to any applicable limitation under sections 402(g)(1), 403(b), 408(a)(1), 408(b)(2)(B), 408A(c)(2), 414(v)(2), 415(c), or 457(b)(2), and shall be disregarded for purposes of sections 401(a)(4), 401(k)(3), 401(k)(11)(B)(i)(III), and 416, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such contribution shall not be treated as an amount that may be paid, made available, or distributable to the participant under section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV), 403(b)(7)(A)(i)(V), or 457(d)(1)(A)(iii).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a114fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of qualified plans, etc</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan or arrangement to which a contribution is made under this section shall not be treated as violating any requirement under section 401, 403, 408, or 457 solely by reason of accepting such contribution.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Erroneous matching contributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1175b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If any contribution is erroneously paid under subsection (a)(2), including a payment that is not made to an applicable retirement savings vehicle, the amount of such erroneous payment shall be treated as an underpayment of tax (other than for purposes of part II of subchapter A of chapter 68) for the taxable year in which the Secretary determines the payment is erroneous.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of erroneous matching contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a contribution to which subparagraph (A) applies—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1175b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>section 402(a), 403(a)(1), 403(b)(1), 408(d)(1), or 457(a)(1), whichever is applicable, shall not apply to any distribution of such contribution, and section 72(t) shall not apply to the distribution of such contribution or any income attributable thereto, if such distribution is received not later than the day prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing the individual’s return for such taxable year, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any plan or arrangement from which such a distribution is made under this subparagraph shall not be treated as violating any requirement under section 401, 403, or 457 solely by reason of making such distribution.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception from reduction or offset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any payment made to any individual under this section shall not be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subject to reduction or offset pursuant to subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 6402 or any similar authority permitting offset, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>reduced or offset by other assessed Federal taxes that would otherwise be subject to levy or collection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5283">136 STAT. 5283</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Saver’s match recovery payments<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicable retirement savings vehicle to which contributions have been made under subsection (a)(2), and from which a specified early distribution has been made during the taxable year, if the aggregate amount of such contributions exceeds the account balance of such savings vehicle at the end of the such taxable year, the tax imposed by chapter 1 shall be increased by an amount equal to such excess (reduced by the amount by which the tax under such chapter was increased under section 72(t)(1) with respect to such distribution).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified early distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>specified early distribution</term>’ means any portion of a distribution—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>which is from such applicable retirement savings vehicle to which a contribution has been made under subsection (a)(2),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which is includible in gross income, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to which 72(t)(1) applies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excess may be repaid</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The increase in tax for any taxable year under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by so much of such specified early distribution as the individual elects to contribute to an applicable retirement savings vehicle not later than the day prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing such individual’s return for such taxable year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contribution of excess</inline>.—</heading><content>Any individual who elects to contribute an amount under clause (i) may make one or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of the specified early distribution to which the election relates to an applicable retirement savings vehicle and to which a rollover contribution of such distribution could be made under section 402(c), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or 457(e)(16), as the case may be.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on contributions to applicable retirement savings vehicle other than iras</inline>.—</heading><content>The aggregate amount of contributions made by an individual under clause (ii) to any applicable savings retirement vehicle which is not an individual retirement plan shall not exceed the aggregate amount of specified early retirement distributions which are made from such savings retirement vehicle to such individual. Clause (ii) shall not apply to contributions to any applicable retirement savings vehicle which is not an individual retirement plan unless the individual is eligible to make contributions (other than those described in clause (ii)) to such retirement savings vehicle.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of repayments of distributions from applicable eligible retirement plans other than iras</inline>.—</heading><content>If a <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1175c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>contribution is made under clause (ii) with respect to a specified early distribution from an applicable savings retirement vehicle other than <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5284">136 STAT. 5284</page> an individual retirement plan, then the taxpayer shall, to the extent of the amount of the contribution, be treated as having received such distribution in an eligible rollover distribution (as defined in section 402(c)(4)) and as having transferred the amount to the savings retirement vehicle in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the distribution.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of repayments for distributions from iras</inline>.—</heading><content>If a <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1175c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>contribution is made under clause (ii) with respect to a specified early distribution from an individual retirement plan, then, to the extent of the amount of the contribution, such distribution shall be treated as a distribution described in section 408(d)(3) and as having been transferred to the applicable retirement savings vehicle in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the distribution.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules to account for investment loss</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe such rules as may be appropriate to reduce any increase in tax otherwise made under subparagraph (A) to properly account for the extent to which any portion of the excess described in such subparagraph is allocable to investment loss in the retirement savings vehicle.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1175ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision by Secretary of Information Relating to Contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an amount elected by an eligible individual to be contributed to an account or plan under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary shall provide general guidance applicable to the custodian of the account or the plan sponsor, as the case may be, detailing the treatment of such contribution under subsection (f)(2) and the reporting requirements with respect to such contribution under section 6058, particularly as such requirements are modified pursuant to section 102(c)(2) of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1175cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2027, the $41,000 amount in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>such dollar amount, multiplied by</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2026’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>Any increase determined under paragraph (1) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1175d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1175d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6433">26 USC 6433 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certain Possessions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments to possessions with mirror code tax systems</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of the amendments made by this section. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1175d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided by the government of the respective possession.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments to other possessions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5285">136 STAT. 5285</page> which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided to eligible residents of such possession by reason of the amendments made by this section if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the respective possession has a process, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which such possession promptly transfers the payments directly on behalf of eligible residents to a retirement savings vehicle established under the laws of such possession or the United States that is substantially similar to a plan, or is a plan, described in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or an individual retirement plan, and the restrictions on distributions from such retirement savings vehicle are substantially similar to the provisions of section 6433(d)(2) of such Code (as added by this section).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with united states saver’s match</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No matching contribution shall be allowed under section 6433 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) to any person—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to whom a matching contribution is paid by the possession by reason of the amendments made by this section, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1175d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>who is eligible for a payment under a plan described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mirror code tax system</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term “<term>mirror code tax system</term>” means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1324">section 1324 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the payments under this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a119cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Provisions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deficiencies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6211(b)(4)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a119cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6211">26 USC 6211</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 7527A</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7527A, and 6433</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a119cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6058">26 USC 6058 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury shall amend the forms relating to reports required under section 6058 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>separate reporting of the aggregate amount of contributions received by the plan during the year under section 6433 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>similar reporting with respect to individual retirement accounts (as defined in section 408 of such Code) and individual retirement annuities (as defined in section 408(b) of such Code).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a119cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment Authority</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1324/b/2">Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 7527A</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>7527A, or 6433</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a119cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5286">136 STAT. 5286</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Paragraph (1) of section 25B(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a119cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s25B">26 USC 25B</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the sum of—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>the amount of contributions made before January 1, 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the amount of contributions made before January 1, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a119cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The table of sections for subchapter B of <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a119cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a119cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 6411.</p></sidenote>chapter 65 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 6433. </designator> <label>Saver’s Match.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a119cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a119cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6433">26 USC 6433 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>PROMOTION OF SAVER’S MATCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a11eb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a11eb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6433">26 USC 6433 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such steps as the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate to increase public awareness of the matching contribution provided under section 6433 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a11eb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress to summarize the anticipated promotion efforts of the Treasury under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>a description of plans for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the development and distribution of digital and print materials, including the distribution of such materials to States for participants in State facilitated retirement savings programs,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the translation of such materials into the 10 most commonly spoken languages in the United States after English (as determined by reference to the most recent American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>communicating the adverse consequences of early withdrawal from an applicable retirement savings vehicle to which a matching contribution has been paid under section 6333(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including the operation of the Saver’s Match Recovery Payment rules under section 6433(f)(6) of such Code and associated early withdrawal penalties, and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a11eb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such other information as the Secretary determines is necessary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS MODIFICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a121234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002/43/B/ii">29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a123945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>designate a named fiduciary (other than an employer in the plan) to be responsible for collecting contributions to the plan and require such fiduciary to implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic;”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a123946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a123947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002">29 USC 1002 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading>MULTIPLE EMPLOYER 403(b) PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1323a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(b) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1323a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a134aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Multiple employer plans</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5287">136 STAT. 5287</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a134abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except in the case of a church plan, this subsection shall not be treated as failing to apply to an annuity contract solely by reason of such contract being purchased under a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a134abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of employers failing to meet requirements of plan</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a134abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer, this subsection shall not be treated as failing to apply to an annuity contract held under such plan merely because of one or more employers failing to meet the requirements of this subsection if such plan satisfies rules similar to the rules of section 413(e)(2) with respect to any such employer failure.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a134abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional requirements in case of non-governmental plans</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan shall not be treated as meeting the requirements of this subparagraph unless the plan satisfies rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 413(e)(1), except in the case of a multiple employer plan maintained solely by any of the following: A State, a political subdivision of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a134abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Registration for 403</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Multiple Employer Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6057<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a134ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6057">26 USC 6057</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a134ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">403</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Multiple Employer Plans Treated as One Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a134ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the case of annuity contracts to which this section applies and to which section 403(b) applies by reason of the plan under which such contracts are purchased meeting the requirements of paragraph (15) thereof, such plan shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a134ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Information Returns for 403</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Multiple Employer Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6058 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a134ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">403</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Multiple Employer Plans Treated as One Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a134ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the case of annuity contracts to which this section applies and to which section 403(b) applies by reason of the plan under which such contracts are purchased meeting the requirements of paragraph (15) thereof, such plan shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a134ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of </inline>1974.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a134ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3(43)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a134ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002">29 USC 1002</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a134ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 501(a) of such Code or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 501(a) of such Code, a plan that consists of annuity contracts described in section 403(b) of such Code, or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a134aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the flush text at the end following clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the plan.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the plan, but such term shall include any plan (other than a plan excepted from the application of this title by section 4(b)(2)) maintained for the benefit of the employees of more than 1 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5288">136 STAT. 5288</page> employer that consists of annuity contracts described in section 403(b) of such Code and that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) of section 413(e)(1) of such Code.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1371db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 3(43)(B)(v)(II) and 3(44)(A)(i)(I) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002">29 USC 1002</ref>.</p></sidenote> are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 401(a) of such Code or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 401(a) of such Code, a plan that consists of annuity contracts described in section 403(b) of such Code, or</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1371dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations Relating to Employer Failure to Meet Multiple Employer Plan Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to clarify, in the case of plans to which section 403(b)(15) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies, the treatment of an employer departing such plan in connection with such employer’s failure to meet multiple employer plan requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1371e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s413">26 USC 413 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Model Plan Language, etc</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1371e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan notifications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall modify the model plan language published under section 413(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include language that requires participating employers be notified that the plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and that such employer is a plan sponsor with respect to its employees participating in the multiple employer plan and, as such, has certain fiduciary duties with respect to the plan and to its employees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1371e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Model plans for multiple employer </inline>403(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> plans</inline>.—</heading><content>For plans to which section 403(b)(15)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies (other than a plan maintained for its employees by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing), the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall publish model plan language similar to model plan language published under section 413(e)(5) of such Code.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1371e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Educational outreach to employers exempt from tax</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall provide education and outreach to increase awareness to employers described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and which are exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, that multiple employer plans are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and that such employer is a plan sponsor with respect to its employees participating in the multiple employer plan and, as such, has certain fiduciary duties with respect to the plan and to its employees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1371e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No </inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Inference With Respect to Church Plans.—</heading><content>Regarding any application of section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to an annuity contract purchased under a church plan (as defined in section 414(e) of such Code) maintained by more than 1 employer, or to any application of rules similar to section 413(e) of such Code to such a plan, no inference shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5289">136 STAT. 5289</page> be made from section 403(b)(15)(A) of such Code (as added by this Act) not applying to such plans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1371e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1371e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1371ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1371eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate (determined without regard to such amendment) to provide for the proper treatment of a failure to meet any requirement applicable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to one employer (and its employees) in the case of a plan to which section 403(b)(15) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="107">SEC. 107. </num><heading>INCREASE IN AGE FOR REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE FOR MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a13c00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a13c00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 72</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable age</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a13c00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spouse Beneficiaries; Special Rule for Owners</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraphs (B)(iv)(I) and (C)(ii)(I) of section 401(a)(9) are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 72</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable age</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a13c00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Age</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(9)(C) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a13c010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable age</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a13c011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>In the case of an individual who attains age 72 after December 31, 2022, and age 73 before January 1, 2033, the applicable age is 73.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a13c012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>In the case of an individual who attains age 74 after December 31, 2032, the applicable age is 75.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a13c013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The last sentence of section 408(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 72</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable age (determined under section 401(a)(9)(C)(v) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a13c014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a13c015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions required to be made after December 31, 2022, with respect to individuals who attain age 72 after such date.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="108">SEC. 108. </num><heading>INDEXING IRA CATCH-UP LIMIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a13e726-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (C) of section 219(b)(5) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a140e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indexing of catch-up limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2023, the $1,000 amount under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a140e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such dollar amount, multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a140e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2022’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a140e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">If any amount after adjustment under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $100.”</continuation></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a140e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a140e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s219">26 USC 219 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5290">136 STAT. 5290</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="109">SEC. 109. </num><heading>HIGHER CATCH-UP LIMIT TO APPLY AT AGE 60, 61, 62, AND 63.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a145c5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a145c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans other than simple plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following before the period: “<quotedText>(the adjusted dollar amount, in the case of an eligible participant who would attain age 60 but would not attain age 64 before the close of the taxable year)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a145c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Simple plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 414(v)(2)(B)(ii) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following before the period: “<quotedText>(the adjusted dollar amount, in the case of an eligible participant who would attain age 60 but would not attain age 64 before the close of the taxable year)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a145c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted Dollar Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 414(v)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a148371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted dollar amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (B), the adjusted dollar amount is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a148372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of clause (i) of subparagraph (B), the greater of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a148373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$10,000, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a148374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an amount equal to 150 percent of the dollar amount which would be in effect under such clause for 2024 for eligible participants not described in the parenthetical in such clause, or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a148375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of clause (ii) of subparagraph (B), the greater of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a14aa86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$5,000, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a14aa87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an amount equal to equal to 150 percent of the dollar amount which would be in effect under such clause for 2025 for eligible participants not described in the parenthetical in such clause.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a14aa88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-of-living Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (C) of section 414(v)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a14aa89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> “<quotedText>In the case of a year beginning after December 31, 2025, the Secretary shall adjust annually the adjusted dollar amounts applicable under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (E) for increases in the cost-of-living at the same time and in the same manner as adjustments under the preceding sentence; except that the base period taken into account shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2024.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a14aa8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a14aa8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="110">SEC. 110. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AS ELECTIVE DEFERRALS FOR PURPOSES OF MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a156ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 401(m)(4) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of clause (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1594ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>subject to the requirements of paragraph (14), any employer contribution made to a defined contribution plan on behalf of an employee on account of a qualified student loan payment.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1594ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1594ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified Student Loan Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4) of section 401(m) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5291">136 STAT. 5291</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a1594f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified student loan payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified student loan payment</term>’ means a payment made by an employee in repayment of a qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the employee to pay qualified higher education expenses, but only—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1594f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>to the extent such payments in the aggregate for the year do not exceed an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1594f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the limitation applicable under section 402(g) for the year (or, if lesser, the employee’s compensation (as defined in section 415(c)(3)) for the year), reduced by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1594f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the elective deferrals made by the employee for such year, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1594f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>if the employee certifies annually to the employer making the matching contribution under this paragraph that such payment has been made on such loan.</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a15bc05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>qualified higher education expenses</term>’ means the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 221(d)(2)).”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a15bc06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Contributions for Qualified Student Loan Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(m)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a15bc07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (13) as paragraph (14), and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (12) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching contributions for qualified student loan payments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (4)(A)(iii), an employer contribution made to a defined contribution plan on account of a qualified student loan payment shall be treated as a matching contribution for purposes of this title if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the plan provides matching contributions on account of elective deferrals at the same rate as contributions on account of qualified student loan payments,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the plan provides matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments only on behalf of employees otherwise eligible to receive matching contributions on account of elective deferrals,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>under the plan, all employees eligible to receive matching contributions on account of elective deferrals are eligible to receive matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the plan provides that matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments vest in the same manner as matching contributions on account of elective deferrals.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment for purposes of nondiscrimination rules, etc</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a15e31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nondiscrimination rules</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), subsection (a)(4), and section 410(b), matching contributions described in paragraph (4)(A)(iii) shall not fail to be treated as available to an employee solely because such employee does not <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5292">136 STAT. 5292</page> have debt incurred under a qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a160a30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Student loan payments not treated as plan contribution</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in clause (iii), a qualified student loan payment shall not be treated as a contribution to a plan under this title.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a160a31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching contribution rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Solely for purposes of meeting the requirements of paragraph (11)(B), (12), or (13) of this subsection, or paragraph (11)(B)(i)(II), (12)(B), (13)(D), or (16)(D) of subsection (k), a plan may treat a qualified student loan payment as an elective deferral or an elective contribution, whichever is applicable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a160a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actual deferral percentage testing</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining whether a plan meets the requirements of subsection (k)(3)(A)(ii) for a plan year, the plan may apply the requirements of such subsection separately with respect to all employees who receive matching contributions described in paragraph (4)(A)(iii) for the plan year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a160a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer may rely on employee certification</inline>.—</heading><content>The employer may rely on an employee certification of payment under paragraph (4)(D)(ii).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a160a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Simple Retirement Accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 408(p) is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a160a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a163146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching contributions for qualified student loan payments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a163147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the rules of clause (iii), an arrangement shall not fail to be treated as meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A)(iii) solely because under the arrangement, solely for purposes of such subparagraph, qualified student loan payments are treated as amounts elected by the employee under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to the extent such payments do not exceed—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a163148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the applicable dollar amount under subparagraph (E) (after application of section 414(v)) for the year (or, if lesser, the employee’s compensation (as defined in section 415(c)(3)) for the year), reduced by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a163149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any other amounts elected by the employee under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) for the year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a16314a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a16314b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified student loan payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a16314c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified student loan payment</term>’ means a payment made by an employee in repayment of a qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the employee to pay qualified higher education expenses, but only if the employee certifies to the employer making the matching contribution that such payment has been made on such a loan.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a16314d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified higher education expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified higher education expenses</term>’ has the same meaning as when used in section 401(m)(4)(D).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5293">136 STAT. 5293</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a16314e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (i) shall apply to an arrangement only if, under the arrangement—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a16314f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments are provided only on behalf of employees otherwise eligible to elect contributions under subparagraph (A)(i)(I), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a163150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>all employees otherwise eligible to participate in the arrangement are eligible to receive matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a163151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">403</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(12)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a163152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>The fact that the employer offers matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments as described in section 401(m)(13) shall not be taken into account in determining whether the arrangement satisfies the requirements of clause (ii) (and any regulation thereunder).</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a163153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">457</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of section 457 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>A plan which is established and maintained by an employer which is described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of this subsection solely because the plan, or another plan maintained by the employer which meets the requirements of section 401(a) or 403(b), provides for matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments as described in section 401(m)(13).</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a163154-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a163155-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulatory Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Treasury (or such Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe regulations for purposes of implementing the amendments made by this section, including regulations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a163156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>permitting a plan to make matching contributions for qualified student loan payments, as defined in sections 401(m)(4)(D) and 408(p)(2)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, at a different frequency than matching contributions are otherwise made under the plan, provided that the frequency is not less than annually;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a165867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>permitting employers to establish reasonable procedures to claim matching contributions for such qualified student loan payments under the plan, including an annual deadline (not earlier than 3 months after the close of each plan year) by which a claim must be made; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a165868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promulgating model amendments which plans may adopt to implement matching contributions on such qualified student loan payments for purposes of sections 401(m), 408(p), 403(b), and 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a165869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a16586a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made for plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><heading>APPLICATION OF CREDIT FOR SMALL EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN STARTUP COSTS TO EMPLOYERS WHICH JOIN AN EXISTING PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a16586b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 45E(d)(3)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>effective</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>effective with respect to the eligible employer</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a16586c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a16586d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45E">26 USC 45E note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 104 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5294">136 STAT. 5294</page> of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="112">SEC. 112. </num><heading>MILITARY SPOUSE RETIREMENT PLAN ELIGIBILITY CREDIT FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a16f4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1a1742cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="45AA">“SEC. 45AA. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1742d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s45AA">26 USC 45AA</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">MILITARY SPOUSE RETIREMENT PLAN ELIGIBILITY CREDIT FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of section 38, in the case of any eligible small employer, the military spouse retirement plan eligibility credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>$200 with respect to each military spouse who is an employee of such employer and who participates in an eligible defined contribution plan of such employer at any time during such taxable year, plus</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>so much of the contributions made by such employer (other than an elective deferral (as defined in section 402(g)(3)) to all such plans with respect to such employee during such taxable year as do not exceed $300.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual shall only be taken into account as a military spouse under subsection (a) for the taxable year which includes the date on which such individual began participating in the eligible defined contribution plan of the employer and the 2 succeeding taxable years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1742d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Small Employer</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>eligible small employer</term>’ means an eligible employer (as defined in section 408(p)(2)(C)(i)(I).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1742d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Military Spouse</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>military spouse</term>’ means, with respect to any employer, any individual who is married (within the meaning of section 7703 as of the first date that the employee is employed by the employer) to an individual who is a member of the uniformed services (as defined <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101/a/5">section 101(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code</ref>) serving on active duty. For purposes of this section, an employer may rely on an employee’s certification that such employee’s spouse is a member of the uniformed services if such certification provides the name, rank, and service branch of such spouse.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of highly compensated employees</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to any employer, the term ‘<term>military spouse</term>’ shall not include any individual if such individual is a highly compensated employee of such employer (within the meaning of section 414(q)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Defined Contribution Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>eligible defined contribution plan</term>’ means, with respect to any eligible small employer, any defined contribution plan (as defined in section 414(i)) of such employer if, under the terms of such plan—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>military spouses employed by such employer are eligible to participate in such plan not later than the date which is 2 months after the date on which such individual begins employment with such employer, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>military spouses who are eligible to participate in such plan—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5295">136 STAT. 5295</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1742df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>are immediately eligible to receive an amount of employer contributions under such plan which is not less the amount of such contributions that a similarly situated participant who is not a military spouse would be eligible to receive under such plan after 2 years of service, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1742e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>immediately have a nonforfeitable right to the employee’s accrued benefit derived from employer contributions under such plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregation Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as one employer for purposes of this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1742e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 38(b)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1742e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plus</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (39), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (40) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, plus</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1768f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="41">“(41) </num><content>in the case of an eligible small employer (as defined in section 45AA(c)), the military spouse retirement plan eligibility credit determined under section 45AA(a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1768f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified Credit for Purposes of Certified Professional Employer Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3511(d)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respectively, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a1768f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>section 45AA (military spouse retirement plan eligibility credit),”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1768f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1768f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref>prec. 38.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 45AA. </designator> <label>Military spouse retirement plan eligibility credit for small employers.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1768f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1768fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s38">26 USC 38 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="113">SEC. 113. </num><heading>SMALL IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a17b71b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 401(k)(4) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(other than a de minimis financial incentive (not paid for with plan assets) provided to employees who elect to have the employer make contributions under the arrangement in lieu of receiving cash)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>any other benefit</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a17b71c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 403</inline>(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(12), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>A plan shall not fail to satisfy clause (ii) solely by reason of offering a de minimis financial incentive (not derived from plan assets) to employees to elect to have the employer make contributions pursuant to a salary reduction agreement.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a17b71d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption From Prohibited Transaction Rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of section 4975 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (22), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (23) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a17b71e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><content>the provision of a de minimis financial incentive described in section 401(k)(4)(A).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5296">136 STAT. 5296</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a17b71f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of section 408 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1108/b">29 U.S.C. 1108(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a17b720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">“(21) </num><content>The provision of a de minimis financial incentive described in section 401(k)(4)(A) or section 403(b)(12)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a17b721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a17b722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="114">SEC. 114. </num><heading>DEFERRAL OF TAX FOR CERTAIN SALES OF EMPLOYER STOCK TO EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN SPONSORED BY S CORPORATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a180543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1042(c)(1)(A) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a180544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s1042">26 USC 1042</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>domestic C corporation</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>domestic corporation</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a180545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10">10<inline class="smallCaps"> Percent Limitation on Application of Gain on Sale of </inline>S<inline class="smallCaps"> Corporation Stock</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1042 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a180546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Section to Sale of Stock in </inline>S<inline class="smallCaps"> Corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of the sale of qualified securities of an S corporation, the election under subsection (a) may be made with respect to not more than 10 percent of the amount realized on such sale for purposes of determining the amount of gain not recognized and the extent to which (if at all) the amount realized on such sale exceeds the cost of qualified replacement property. The portion of adjusted basis that is properly allocable to the portion of the amount realized with respect to which the election is made under this subsection shall be taken into account for purposes of the preceding sentence.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a180547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a180548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s1042">26 USC 1042 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="115">SEC. 115. </num><heading>WITHDRAWALS FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY EXPENSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a185369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a18a18a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions for certain emergency expenses</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18a18b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any emergency personal expense distribution.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18a18c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 1 distribution per calendar year may be treated as an emergency personal expense distribution by any individual.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18a18d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dollar limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount which may be treated as an emergency personal expense distribution by any individual in any calendar year shall not exceed the lesser of $1,000 or an amount equal to the excess of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the individual’s total nonforfeitable accrued benefit under the plan (the individual’s total interest in the plan in the case of an individual retirement plan), determined as of the date of each such distribution, over</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>$1,000.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Emergency personal expense distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a18c8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>emergency personal expense distribution</term>’ means any distribution from an applicable eligible retirement plan <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5297">136 STAT. 5297</page> (as defined in subparagraph (H)(vi)(I)) to an individual for purposes of meeting unforeseeable or immediate financial needs relating to necessary personal or family emergency expenses. The administrator of an applicable eligible retirement plan may rely on an employee’s written certification that the employee satisfies the conditions of the preceding sentence in determining whether any distribution is an emergency personal expense distribution. The Secretary may provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the employee’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of employee misrepresentation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of plan distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>If a distribution to an individual would (without regard to clause (ii) or (iii)) be an emergency personal expense distribution, a plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title merely because the plan treats the distribution as an emergency personal expense distribution, unless the number or the aggregate amount of such distributions from all plans maintained by the employer (and any member of any controlled group which includes the employer, determined as provided in subparagraph (H)(iv)(II)) to such individual exceeds the limitation determined under clause (ii) or (iii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a18c8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount distributed may be repaid</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (H)(v) shall apply with respect to an individual who receives a distribution to which clause (i) applies.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on subsequent distributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a18c8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>distribution is treated as an emergency personal expense distribution in any calendar year with respect to a plan of the employee, no amount may be treated as such a distribution during the immediately following 3 calendar years with respect to such plan unless—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such previous distribution is fully repaid to such plan pursuant to clause (vi), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the aggregate of the elective deferrals and employee contributions to the plan (the total amounts contributed to the plan in the case of an individual retirement plan) subsequent to such previous distribution is at least equal to the amount of such previous distribution which has not been so repaid.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a18c8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a18c8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of subclauses (II) and (IV) of subparagraph (H)(vi) shall apply to any emergency personal expense distribution.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a18c8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a18c8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Cross-reference</inline>.—</heading><content>See section 311 of this Act for amendment to section 72(t)(2)(H)(v)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 limiting repayment of distribution to 3 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a18c8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a18c8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5298">136 STAT. 5298</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="116">SEC. 116. </num><heading>ALLOW ADDITIONAL NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SIMPLE PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a193ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a193de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification to definition</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 408(p)(2) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a193de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (iv) as clause (v), and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (iii) the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a1964f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the employer may make nonelective contributions of a uniform percentage (up to 10 percent) of compensation for each employee who is eligible to participate in the arrangement, and who has at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for the year, but such contributions with respect to any employee shall not exceed $5,000 for the year, and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1964f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 408(p)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>The compensation taken into account under clause (iv) for any year shall not exceed the limitation in effect for such year under section 401(a)(17).</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1964f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overall dollar limit on contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (8) of section 408(p) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a1964f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1964f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with maximum limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any simple retirement account—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1964f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting for ‘the amount in effect for such taxable year under section 219(b)(1)(A)’ the following: ‘the sum of the dollar amount in effect under subsection (p)(2)(A)(ii), the employer contribution required under subsection (p)(2)(A)(iii) or (p)(2)(B)(i), whichever is applicable, and a contribution which meets the requirement of subsection (p)(2)(A)(iv) with respect to the employee’, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1964f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be applied by substituting for ‘the dollar amount in effect under section 219(b)(1)(A)’ the following: ‘the sum of the dollar amount in effect under subsection (p)(2)(A)(ii), the employer contribution required under subsection (p)(2)(A)(iii) or (p)(2)(B)(i), whichever is applicable, and a contribution which meets the requirement of subsection (p)(2)(A)(iv) with respect to the employee’.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1964f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment for inflation</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 408(p), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a198c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a198c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment for inflation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the $5,000 amount in subparagraph (A)(iv)(II) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a198c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such amount, multiplied by</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a198c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘2023’ for ‘2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a198c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a198c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5299">136 STAT. 5299</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a198c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 408(p)(2)(A)(v), as redesignated by subsection (a), is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a198c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (iii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (iii), or (iv)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a198c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 401(k)(11)(B)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subclause (III) as subclause (IV), and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subclause (II) the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a198c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the employer may make nonelective contributions of a uniform percentage (up to 10 percent) of compensation, but not to exceed the amount in effect under section 408(p)(2)(A)(iv) in any year, for each employee who is eligible to participate in the arrangement and who has at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for the year, and”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a198c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 401(k)(11)(B)(i)(IV), as redesignated by paragraph (2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (II)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (II), or (III)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a198c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a198c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="117">SEC. 117. </num><heading>CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR SIMPLE PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1aeba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (E) of section 408(p)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1aeba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>amount is</quotedText>” and all that follows in clause (i) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“dollar amount is—<subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b12b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the adjusted dollar amount in the case of an eligible employer described in clause (iii) which had not more than 25 employees who received at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for the preceding year,</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b12ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the adjusted dollar amount in the case of an eligible employer described in clause (iii) which is not described in subclause (I) and which elects, at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the Secretary, the application of this subclause for the year, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b12bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>$10,000 in any other case.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b12bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (ii) as clause (iii) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (i) the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a1b12bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjusted dollar amount</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), the adjusted dollar amount is an amount equal to 110 percent of the dollar amount in effect under clause (i)(III) for calendar year 2024.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b12be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">adjustment</headingText>.—In the case of</quotedText>” in clause (iii), as so redesignated, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">adjustment</headingText>.—<subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b12bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain large employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b12c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)</quotedText>” in such clause (iii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (i)(III)</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b12c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end of such clause (iii) the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b39d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b39d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Other employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a year beginning after December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall adjust annually the adjusted dollar amount under clause (ii) in the manner provided under subclause (I) of this clause, except that the base <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5300">136 STAT. 5300</page> period taken into account shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2023.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b39d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Catch-up Contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (2) of <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b39d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414</ref>.</p></sidenote>section 414(v) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable</quotedText>” in clause (ii), as amended by this Act, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>except as provided in clause (iii), the applicable</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>In the case of an applicable employer plan—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>which is maintained by an eligible employer described in section 408(p)(2)(E)(i)(I), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b39dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>to which an election under section 408(p)(2)(E)(i)(II) applies for the year (including a plan described in section 401(k)(11) which is maintained by an eligible employer described in section 408(p)(2)(E)(i)(II) and to which such election applies by reason of subparagraphs (B)(i)(I) and (E) of section 401(k)(11)),</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a1b39dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">the applicable dollar amount is an amount equal to 110 percent of the dollar amount in effect under clause (ii) for calendar year 2024.”, and</continuation></clause> </quotedContent></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C), as amended by this Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">adjustment.</headingText>—In the case of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">adjustment.—</headingText><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain large employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of”</content></clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b39e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b60f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b60f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a year beginning after December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall adjust annually the dollar amount described in subparagraph (B)(iii) in the manner provided under clause (i) of this subparagraph, except that the base period taken into account shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2023.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b60f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer Match</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (ii) of section 408(p)(2)(C) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b60f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The term</quotedText>” in subclause (I) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subclause (IV), the term</quotedText>”,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b60f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b60f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for electing larger employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b60f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the case of an employer which had more than 25 employees who received at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for the preceding year, and which makes the election under subparagraph (E)(i)(II) for any year, subclause (I) shall be applied for such year by substituting ‘4 percent’ for ‘3 percent’.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b60f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 percent</quotedText>” each place it appears in subclauses (II) and (III) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable percentage</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b60fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Nonelective Employer Contribution for Electing Larger Employers</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (B) of section 408(p)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b60fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for electing larger employers</inline>.—</heading><content>In the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b60fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>case of an employer which had more than 25 employees who received at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for the preceding <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5301">136 STAT. 5301</page> year, and which makes the election under subparagraph (E)(i)(II) for any year, clause (i) shall be applied for such year by substituting ‘3 percent’ for ‘2 percent’.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b60fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 408(p), as amended by this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b60fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote> is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a1b880f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">2-year grace period<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>An eligible employer which had not more than 25 employees who received at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for 1 or more years, and which has more than 25 such employees for any subsequent year, shall be treated for purposes of subparagraph (E)(i) as having 25 such employees for the 2 years following the last year the employer had not more than 25 such employees, and not as having made the election under subparagraph (E)(i)(II) for such 2 years. Rules similar to the second sentence of subparagraph (C)(i)(II) shall apply for purposes of this subparagraph.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b8810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments Apply Only if Employer Has Not Had Another Plan Within 3 Years</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (E) of section 408(p)(2), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a1b8811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer has not had another plan within 3 years</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible employer is described in this clause only if, during the 3-taxable-year period immediately preceding the 1st year the employer maintains the qualified salary reduction arrangement under this paragraph, neither the employer nor any member of any controlled group including the employer (or any predecessor of either) established or maintained any plan described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 219(g)(5)(A) with respect to which contributions were made, or benefits were accrued, for substantially the same employees as are eligible to participate in such qualified salary reduction arrangement.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b8812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments Relating to Simple </inline>401(k)<inline class="smallCaps">s</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Subclause (I) of section 401(k)(11)(B)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(after the application of any election under section 408(p)(2)(E)(i)(II))</quotedText>” before the comma.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Paragraph (11) of section 401(k) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employers electing increased contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b8816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the case of an employer which applies an election under section 408(p)(2)(E)(i)(II) for purposes of the contribution requirements of this paragraph under subparagraph (B)(i)(I), rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B)(iii), (C)(ii)(IV), and (G) of section 408(p)(2) shall apply for purposes of subparagraphs (B)(i)(II) and (B)(ii) of this paragraph.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b8817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b8818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1b8819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b881a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Reports by Secretary</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b881b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b881c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1b881d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than December 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, report to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5302">136 STAT. 5302</page> Means and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on the data described in paragraph (2), together with any recommendations the Secretary deems appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b881e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall collect data and information on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b881f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of plans described in section 408(p) or 401(k)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are maintained or established during a year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of participants eligible to participate in such plans for such year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>median contribution amounts for the participants described in subparagraph (B);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the types of investments that are most common under such plans; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1b8823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the fee levels charged in connection with the maintenance of accounts under such plans.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a1b8824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">Such data and information shall be collected separately for each type of plan. For purposes of collecting such data, the Secretary of the Treasury may use such data as is otherwise available to the Secretary for publication and may use such approaches as are appropriate under the circumstances, including the use of voluntary surveys and collaboration on studies.</continuation></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="118">SEC. 118. </num><heading>TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN NONTRADE OR BUSINESS SEP CONTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1bd645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (B) of section 4972(c)(6) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1bd646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>408(p)) or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>408(p)),</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1bd647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or a simplified employee pension (within the meaning of section 408(k))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>401(k)(11))</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1bd648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1bd649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4972">26 USC 4972 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1bd64a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1bd64b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No inference</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to infer the proper treatment under section 4972(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of nondeductible contributions to which the amendments made by this section do not apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="119">SEC. 119. </num><heading>APPLICATION OF SECTION 415 LIMIT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1c246c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 415(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for certain employees of rural electric cooperatives</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to a participant in an eligible rural electric cooperative plan, except in the case of a participant who was a highly compensated employee (as defined in section 414(q)) of an employer maintaining such plan for the earlier of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the plan year in which the participant terminated employment with such employer, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1c4b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the plan year in which distributions commence under the plan with respect to the participant, or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5303">136 STAT. 5303</page> <?removedLocator I658124?> for any of the 5 plan years immediately preceding such earlier plan year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible rural electric cooperative plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1c4b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible rural electric cooperative plan</term>’ means a plan maintained by more than 1 employer, with respect to which at least 85 percent of the employers maintaining the plan are rural cooperatives described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 401(k)(7)(B) or are a national association of such a rural cooperative.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1c4b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election</inline>.—</heading><content>An employer maintaining an eligible rural cooperative plan may elect not to have subparagraph (A) apply to its employees.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations and other guidance as are necessary to limit the application of subparagraph (A) such that it does not result in increased benefits for highly compensated employees.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1c4b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1c4b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s415">26 USC 415 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to limitation years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="120">SEC. 120. </num><heading>EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY TRANSACTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1df93a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4975(d), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (23), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (24) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1e204b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">“(25) </num><content>the receipt of fees and compensation by the automatic portability provider for services provided in connection with an automatic portability transaction.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1e204c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Definitions and Special Rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4975(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules relating to automatic portability transactions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (d)(25)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic portability transaction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An automatic portability transaction is a transfer of assets made—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>from an individual retirement plan which is established on behalf of an individual and to which amounts were transferred under section 401(a)(31)(B)(i),</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to an employer-sponsored retirement plan described in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B) (other than a defined benefit plan) in which such individual is an active participant, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic portability provider</inline>.—</heading><content>An automatic portability provider is a person, other than an individual, who executes transfers described in clause (i).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5304">136 STAT. 5304</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions for automatic portability transactions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d)(25) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acknowledgment of fiduciary status</inline>.—</heading><content>An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary of Labor, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The fees and compensation received, directly or indirectly, by the automatic portability provider for services provided in connection with the automatic portability transaction (including any increase in such fees or compensation and any fees or compensation in connection with, but received before, the transaction)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>shall not exceed reasonable compensation, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>shall be fully disclosed to and approved in writing in advance of the transaction by a plan fiduciary of the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) which is independent of the automatic portability provider.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a1ee3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">An automatic portability provider shall not receive any fees or compensation in connection with an automatic portability transaction involving a plan which is sponsored or maintained by the automatic portability provider.</continuation></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data usage</inline>.—</heading><content>The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) or to the participants of the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open participation</inline>.—</heading><content>The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Pre-transaction notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At least 60 days in advance of an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established which includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a description of the automatic portability transaction and a complete and accurate statement of all fees which will be charged and all compensation which will be received in connection with the transaction,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a clear and prominent description of the individual’s right to affirmatively elect not to participate in the transaction as well as the other available distribution options, the deadline by which the individual must make an election, the procedures for such an election, and a telephone number for the automatic portability provider that the individual may call to make such election,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5305">136 STAT. 5305</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a description of the individual’s right to designate a beneficiary and the procedures to do so, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>such other disclosures as the Secretary of Labor may require by regulation.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-transaction notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 business days after an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the actions taken by the automatic portability provider with respect to the individual’s account,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>all relevant information regarding the location and amount of any transferred assets,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a statement of fees charged against the account by the automatic portability provider or its affiliates in connection with the transfer,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>a telephone number at which the individual can contact the automatic portability provider, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>such other disclosures as the Secretary of Labor may require by regulation.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average person and shall not include inaccurate or misleading statements.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frequency of searches</inline>.—</heading><content>The automatic portability provider shall query on at least a monthly basis whether any individual with an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) has an account in a plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeliness of execution</inline>.—</heading><content>After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on exercise of discretion</inline>.—</heading><content>The automatic portability provider shall neither have nor exercise discretion to affect the timing or amount of the transfer pursuant to an automatic portability transaction other than to deduct the appropriate fees as described in clause (ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Record retention and audits</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An automatic portability provider shall, for not less than 6 years after the automatic portability transaction has occurred, maintain the records sufficient to demonstrate the terms of this subparagraph have been met. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>The automatic portability provider shall make such records available to any authorized employee of the Department of the Treasury or the Department of Labor within 30 calendar days of the date of a written request for such records.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5306">136 STAT. 5306</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits</inline>.—</heading><content>An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor, of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this paragraph and any regulations thereunder and identify any instances of noncompliance therewith, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary of Labor, in such form and manner as specified by such Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lists.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Website</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The automatic portability provider shall maintain a website which contains—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a list of recordkeepers for each plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) with respect to which the provider carries out automatic portability transactions, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a list of all fees described in clause (ii)(II) paid to the provider.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4975">26 USC 4975 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulatory Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue such guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the amendments made by this section, including regulations or other guidance which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>require an automatic portability provider to provide a notice to individuals on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in paragraph (12)(A)(i)(I) of section 4975(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, is established in advance of the notices specified in paragraph (12)(B)(v) of such section, as so added,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>require an automatic portability provider to disclose to plans described in paragraph (12)(A)(i)(II) of section 4975(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, information required to be provided by a covered service provider pursuant to section 2550.408b–2(c) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1ee3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ee3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>require a plan described in such paragraph (12)(A)(i)(II), as so added, to fully disclose fees related to an automatic portability transaction in its summary plan description or summary of material modifications, as relevant,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>require a plan described in such paragraph, as so added, to invest amounts received on behalf of a participant pursuant to an automatic portability transaction in the participant’s current investment election under the plan or, if no election is made or permitted, in the plan’s qualified default investment alternative (within the meaning of section 2550.404c–5 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) or another investment selected by a fiduciary with respect to such plan,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>prohibit or restrict the receipt or payment of third party compensation (other than a direct fee paid by a plan sponsor which is in lieu of a fee imposed on an individual retirement plan owner) by an automatic portability provider in connection with an automatic portability transaction,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>prohibit exculpatory provisions in an automatic portability provider’s contracts or communications with individuals disclaiming or limiting its liability in the event that an automatic portability transaction results in an improper transfer,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5307">136 STAT. 5307</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>require an automatic portability provider to take actions necessary to reasonably ensure that participant and beneficiary data is current and accurate,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>limit the use of data related to automatic portability transactions for any purpose other than the execution of such transactions or locating missing participants, except as permitted by the Secretary of Labor,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>provide for corrections procedures in the event an auditor determines the automatic portability provider was not in compliance with this provision and related regulations as specified in paragraph (12)(B)(ix)(II) of section 4975(f) of such Code, as so added, including deadlines, supplemental audits, and corrective actions which may include a temporary prohibition from relying on the exemption provided by paragraph (25) of section 4975(d) of such Code, as added by this section,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>ensure that the appropriate participants and beneficiaries, in fact, receive all the required notices and disclosures, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>make clear that the exemption provided by paragraph (25) of section 4975(d) of such Code, as added by this section, applies solely to the automatic portability transactions described therein, and, to the extent the Secretary deems necessary or advisable, specify how the application of the exemption relates to or coordinates with the application of other statutory provisions, regulations, administrative guidance, or exemptions.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a1f0aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">Any term used in this subsection which is used in paragraph (12) of section 4975(f) of such Code, as added by this section, has the same meaning as when used in such paragraph.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1f0aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4975">26 USC 4975 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the first audit report received by the Secretary of Labor from any automatic portability provider, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall report to the Committees on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Finance of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the effectiveness of automatic portability transactions under the exemption provided by paragraph (25) of section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, detailing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the number of automatic cash outs from qualified plans to individual retirement plans described in section 4975(f)(12)(A)(i)(I) of such Code,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the number of completed automatic portability transactions to employer-sponsored retirement plans described in section 4975(f)(12)(A)(i)(II) of such Code,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the number of individual retirement plans described in section 4975(f)(12)(A)(i)(I) of such Code which have been transferred to designated beneficiaries,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the number of individual retirement plans described in section 4975(f)(12)(A)(i)(I) of such Code for which the automatic portability provider is searching for next of kin due to a deceased account holder without a designated beneficiary, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5308">136 STAT. 5308</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the number of accounts that were reduced to a zero balance while in the automatic portability provider’s custody;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a summary of any consumer complaints submitted to the Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding automatic portability transactions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a summary of compliance issues found in the annual audit described in section 4975(f)(12)(B)(xiii)(II) of such Code, if any, and their corrections;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a summary of the fees individuals are charged in connection with automatic portability transactions, including whether those fees have increased since the last report;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations of any necessary statutory changes to this exemption to improve the effectiveness of automatic portability transactions, including repeal of this provision in the event of a pattern of noncompliance; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>any other information the Secretary of Labor deems important.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a1f0afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">The report required by this subsection shall be made publicly available.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a1f0afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on notices relating to automatic transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Treasury shall report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means on the adequacy of the notices relating to transfers under section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1f0afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4975">26 USC 4975 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to transactions occurring on or after the date which is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1f0b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading>STARTER 401(k) PLANS FOR EMPLOYERS WITH NO RETIREMENT PLAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a1ff561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(k)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a1ff562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Starter </inline>401(k)<inline class="smallCaps"> deferral-only plans for employers with no retirement plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement maintained by an eligible employer shall be treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Starter </inline>401(k)<inline class="smallCaps"> deferral-only arrangement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement</term>’ means any cash or deferred arrangement which meets—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the automatic deferral requirements of subparagraph (C),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the contribution limitations of subparagraph (D), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the requirements of subparagraph (E) of paragraph (13).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic deferral</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement, each eligible employee is treated as having elected to have <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5309">136 STAT. 5309</page> the employer make elective contributions in an amount equal to a qualified percentage of compensation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election out</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The election treated as having been made under clause (i) shall cease to apply with respect to any employee if such employee makes an affirmative election—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to not have such contributions made, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to make elective contributions at a level specified in such affirmative election.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified percentage</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>qualified percentage</term>’ means, with respect to any employee, any percentage determined under the arrangement if such percentage is applied uniformly and is not less than 3 or more than 15 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a206a9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contribution limitations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements of this subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the only contributions which may be made are elective contributions of employees described in subparagraph (C), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the aggregate amount of such elective contributions which may be made with respect to any employee for any calendar year shall not exceed $6,000.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a206aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-of-living adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any calendar year beginning after December 31, 2024, the $6,000 amount under clause (i) shall be adjusted in the same manner as under section 402(g)(4), except that ‘2023’ shall be substituted for ‘2005’.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a206aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Catch-up contributions for individuals age 50 or over</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an individual who has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, the limitation under clause (i)(II) shall be increased by the applicable amount determined under section 219(b)(5)(B)(ii) (after the application of section 219(b)(5)(C)(iii)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible employer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible employer</term>’ means any employer if the employer does not maintain a qualified plan with respect to which contributions are made, or benefits are accrued, for service in the year for which the determination is being made. If only individuals other than employees described in subparagraph (A) of section 410(b)(3) are eligible to participate in such arrangement, then the preceding sentence shall be applied without regard to any qualified plan in which only employees described in such subparagraph are eligible to participate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2090b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relief for acquisitions, etc</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 408(p)(10) shall apply for purposes of clause (i).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified plan</term>’ means a plan, contract, pension, account, or trust described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5310">136 STAT. 5310</page> (5) of section 219(g) (determined without regard to the last sentence of such paragraph (5)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible employee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible employee</term>’ means any employee of the employer who meets the minimum age and service conditions described in section 410(a)(1).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2090bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><content>The employer may elect to exclude from such definition any employee described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 410(b).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2090be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Annuity Contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(b), as amended by the preceding provision of this Act, <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2090bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote>is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">“(16) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe harbor deferral-only plans for employers with no retirement plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A safe harbor deferral-only plan maintained by an eligible employer shall be treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (12).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe harbor deferral-only plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>safe harbor deferral-only plan</term>’ means any plan which meets—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the automatic deferral requirements of subparagraph (C),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the contribution limitations of subparagraph (D), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the requirements of subparagraph (E) of section 401(k)(13).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic deferral</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this subparagraph are met if, under the plan, each eligible employee is treated as having elected to have the employer make elective contributions in an amount equal to a qualified percentage of compensation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election out</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The election treated as having been made under clause (i) shall cease to apply with respect to any eligible employee if such eligible employee makes an affirmative election—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to not have such contributions made, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to make elective contributions at a level specified in such affirmative election.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified percentage</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>qualified percentage</term>’ means, with respect to any employee, any percentage determined under the plan if such percentage is applied uniformly and is not less than 3 or more than 15 percent.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contribution limitations</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements of this subparagraph are met if, under the plan—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the only contributions which may be made are elective contributions of eligible employees, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2105ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the aggregate amount of such elective contributions which may be made with respect to any employee for any calendar year shall not exceed $6,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5311">136 STAT. 5311</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a210600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a210601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-of-living adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any calendar year beginning after December 31, 2024, the $6,000 amount under clause (i) shall be adjusted in the same manner as under section 402(g)(4), except that ‘2023’ shall be substituted for ‘2005’.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a210602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Catch-up contributions for individuals age 50 or over</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an individual who has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, the limitation under clause (i)(II) shall be increased by the applicable amount determined under section 219(b)(5)(B)(ii) (after the application of section 219(b)(5)(C)(iii)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a210603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible employer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a210604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible employer</term>’ means any employer if the employer does not maintain a qualified plan with respect to which contributions are made, or benefits are accrued, for service in the year for which the determination is being made. If only individuals other than employees described in subparagraph (A) of section 410(b)(3) are eligible to participate in such arrangement, then the preceding sentence shall be applied without regard to any qualified plan in which only employees described in such subparagraph are eligible to participate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a210605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a210606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Relief for acquisitions, etc</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 408(p)(10) shall apply for purposes of clause (i).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a210607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified plan</term>’ means a plan, contract, pension, account, or trust described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (5) of section 219(g) (determined without regard to the last sentence of such paragraph (5)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a210608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible employee</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>eligible employee</term>’ means any employee of the employer other than an employee who is permitted to be excluded under paragraph (12)(A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a210609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Starter and Safe Harbor Plans Not Treated as Top-Heavy Plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (H) of section 416(g)(4)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a21060a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s416">26 USC 416</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a21060b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">arrangements</headingText></quotedText>” in the heading and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">arrangements or plans</headingText></quotedText>”,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a21060c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>” at the end of clause (i) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and matching contributions with respect to which the requirements of paragraph (11), (12), or (13) of section 401(m) are met, or</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a21060d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (i) the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a212d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement described in section 401(k)(16)(B) or a safe harbor deferral-only plan described in section 403(b)(16).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a212d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a212d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="122">SEC. 122. </num><heading>ASSIST STATES IN LOCATING OWNERS OF APPLICABLE SAVINGS BONDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a217b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3105">Section 3105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5312">136 STAT. 5312</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a221782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a221783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a221784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide each State, in digital or other electronic form, with information describing any applicable savings bond which has an applicable address that is within such State, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a221785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the name and applicable address of the registered owner; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a221786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the name and applicable address of any registered co-owner or beneficiary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a221787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The information provided under subparagraph (A) may include the serial number of any applicable savings bond.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a221788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1a221789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>applicable address</term>’ means, with respect to any applicable savings bond—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22178a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the registered address for the registered owner, co-owner, or beneficiary (as applicable) of such bond; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22178b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if such information is available to the Secretary, the last known address for the registered owner, co-owner, or beneficiary (as applicable) of such bond.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a22178c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For purposes of clause (i), if the information described in subclause (II) of clause (i) with respect to any individual is available to the Secretary, subclause (I) of such clause shall not apply.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a22178d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a22178e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a22178f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a221790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a221791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including rules to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a221792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>protect the privacy of the owners of applicable savings bonds;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a221793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>prevent fraud; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a221794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>ensure that any information provided to a State under this subsection shall be used solely to carry out the purposes of this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a221795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Except as deemed necessary to protect privacy or prevent fraud or misuse of savings bond information, any regulations or guidance prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not have the effect of prohibiting, restricting, or otherwise preventing a State from obtaining all information described in paragraph (1)(A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a221796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a221797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a221798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for each year during the 5-year period beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report assessing all efforts to satisfy the requirement under paragraph (1)(A).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a221799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>Any State that receives information described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an applicable savings bond may use such information to locate the owner of such bond pursuant to the same standards and requirements as are applicable under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the abandoned property rules and regulations of such State; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any regulations or guidance promulgated under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a223eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary may disclose to the public any information with respect to any applicable savings bond which a State may disclose to the public pursuant to paragraph (4).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5313">136 STAT. 5313</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a223ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a223eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>applicable savings bond</term>’ means a savings bond which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is more than 3 years past its date of final maturity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1a223eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>is in paper form; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a223eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>is in paperless or electronic form and for which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>there is no designated bank account or routing information; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the designated bank account or routing information is incorrect; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a223eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has not been redeemed.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a223eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a223eb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s3105">31 USC 3105 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="123">SEC. 123. </num><heading>CERTAIN SECURITIES TREATED AS PUBLICLY TRADED IN CASE OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2265c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(35)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2265c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a22b3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10">ESOP<inline class="smallCaps"> rules relating to publicly traded securities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an applicable defined contribution plan which is an employee stock ownership plan, an employer security shall be treated as described in subparagraph (G)(v) if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the security is the subject of priced quotations by at least 4 dealers, published and made continuously available on an interdealer quotation system (as such term is used in section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) which has made the request described in section 6(j) of such Act to be treated as an alternative trading system,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the security is not a penny stock (as defined by section 3(a)(51) of such Act),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the security is issued by a corporation which is not a shell company (as such term is used in section 4(d)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933), a blank check company (as defined in section 7(b)(3) of such Act), or subject to bankruptcy proceedings,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the security has a public float (as such term is used in section 240.12b-2 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t17">title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) which has a fair market value of at least $1,000,000 and constitutes at least 10 percent of the total shares issued and outstanding.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>in the case of a security issued by a domestic corporation, the issuer publishes, not less frequently than annually, financial statements audited by an independent auditor registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board established under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><chapeau>in the case of a security issued by a foreign corporation, the security is represented by a depositary share (as defined under section 240.12b-2 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t17">title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>), or is issued by a foreign corporation incorporated in Canada and readily tradeable on an established securities market in Canada, and the issuer—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is subject to, and in compliance with, the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5314">136 STAT. 5314</page> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78m">15 U.S.C. 78m</ref> or 78o(d)),</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is subject to, and in compliance with, the reporting requirements of <ref href="/us/cfr/t17/s230.257">section 230.257 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a22b3f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>is exempt from such requirements under section 240.12g3–2(b) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t17">title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a22b3f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a22b3f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="124">SEC. 124. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF AGE REQUIREMENT FOR QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a22db06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 529A(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 26</quotedText>” each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(II) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 46</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a22db07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a22db08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s529A">26 USC 529A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="125">SEC. 125. </num><heading>IMPROVING COVERAGE FOR PART-TIME WORKERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a239e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a239e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee retirement income security act of </inline>1974.—</heading><content>Section 202 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1052">29 U.S.C. 1052</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a23c56b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule for Certain Part-time Employees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c56c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A pension plan that includes either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or a salary reduction agreement (as described in section 403(b) of such Code) shall not require, as a condition of participation in the arrangement or agreement, that an employee complete a period of service with the employer (or employers) maintaining the plan extending beyond the close of the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c56d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the period permitted under subsection (a)(1) (determined without regard to subparagraph (B)(i) thereof); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c56e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a23c56f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the first 24-month period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>consisting of 2 consecutive 12-month periods during each of which the employee has at least 500 hours of service; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by the close of which the employee has met the requirement of subsection (a)(1)(A)(i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to any employee described in section 410(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with time of participation rules</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a23c574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>of employees who are eligible to participate in the arrangement or agreement solely by reason of paragraph (1)(B), or by reason of such paragraph and section 401(k)(2)(D)(ii) of such Code, the rules of subsection (a)(4) shall apply to such employees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a23c576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">12-month</inline><inline class="smallCaps"> period</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, 12-month periods shall be determined in the same manner as under the last sentence of subsection (a)(3)(A), except that 12-month periods beginning before January 1, 2023, shall not be taken into account.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Internal revenue code of </inline>1986.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5315">136 STAT. 5315</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23c578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(b)(12) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a23c579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a23ec8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules relating to certain part-time employees</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23ec8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of employees who are eligible to participate in the agreement solely by reason of section 202(c)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23ec8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>notwithstanding section 401(a)(4), an employer shall not be required to make nonelective or matching contributions on behalf of such employees even if such contributions are made on behalf of other employees eligible to participate in the plan, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23ec8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the employer may elect to exclude such employees from the application of subsections (a)(4), (k)(3), (k)(12), (k)(13), and (m)(2) of section 401 and section 410(b).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a23ec8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23ec8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The last sentence of section 403(b)(12)(A), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and section 202(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>under section 410(b)(4)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a23ec90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Section 401(k)(15)(B)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or by reason of such paragraph and section 202(c)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(D)(ii)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a23ec91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vesting</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 203(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1053/b">29 U.S.C. 1053(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2413a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Part-time employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of determining whether an employee who became eligible to participate in a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement under a plan solely by reason of section 202(c)(1)(B) has a nonforfeitable right to employer contributions—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2413a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>except as provided in subparagraph (B), each 12-month period for which the employee has at least 500 hours of service shall be treated as a year of service; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2413a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2413a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>paragraph (3) shall be applied by substituting ‘at least 500 hours of service’ for ‘more than 500 hours of service’ in subparagraph (A) thereof.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a2413a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">For <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2413a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>purposes of this paragraph, 12-month periods shall be determined in the same manner as under the last sentence of section 202(a)(3)(A), except that 12-month periods beginning before January 1, 2023, shall not be taken into account.”</continuation></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2413a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction in Period Service Requirement for Qualified Cash and Deferred Arrangements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(k)(2)(D)(ii) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2413a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pre-</inline>2021<inline class="smallCaps"> Service</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 112(b) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 U.S.C. 401 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 401(k)(2)(D)(ii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (2)(D)(ii) and (15)(B)(iii) of section 401(k)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2413aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Rules for Top-heavy Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (H) of section 416(g)(4), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before “<quotedText>If, but</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>Such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5316">136 STAT. 5316</page> term shall not include a plan solely because such plan does not provide nonelective or matching contributions to employees described in section 401(k)(15)(B)(i).</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2413ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2413ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2413ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2413ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsection </inline>(d)<inline class="smallCaps"> and </inline>(e).—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (d) and (e) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 112 of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="126">SEC. 126. </num><heading>SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS FROM LONG-TERM QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS TO ROTH IRAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a24d6ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3) of section 529(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a24fe10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a24fe11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rollover to roth iras from long-term qualified tuition programs</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a distribution from a qualified tuition program of a designated beneficiary which has been maintained for the 15-year period ending on the date of such distribution, subparagraph (A) shall not apply to so much the portion of such distribution which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>does not exceed the aggregate amount contributed to the program (and earnings attributable thereto) before the 5-year period ending on the date of the distribution, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is paid in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a Roth IRA maintained for the benefit of such designated beneficiary.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a24fe17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annual limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (i) shall only apply to so much of any distribution as does not exceed the amount applicable to the designated beneficiary under section 408A(c)(2) for the taxable year (reduced by the amount of aggregate contributions made during the taxable year to all individual retirement plans maintained for the benefit of the designated beneficiary).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregate limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>This subparagraph shall not apply to any distribution described in clause (i) to the extent that the aggregate amount of such distributions with respect to the designated beneficiary for such taxable year and all prior taxable years exceeds $35,000.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a24fe19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment Under Roth IRA Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) of section 408A(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a24fe1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>from a qualified tuition program to the extent provided in section 529(c)(3)(E).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>The earnings and contributions of any qualified tuition <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5317">136 STAT. 5317</page> program from which a qualified rollover contribution is made under subparagraph (C) shall be treated in the same manner as the earnings and contributions of a Roth IRA from which a qualified rollover contribution is made under subparagraph (A).</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of contribution limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 408A(c)(5)(B)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a24fe21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408A">26 USC 408A</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A qualified rollover contribution</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a24fe23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A qualified rollover contribution”</content></clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for rollovers from qualified tuition programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (i) shall not apply to any qualified rollover contribution described in subsection (e)(1)(C).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a24fe26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of roth ira income limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408A(c)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a252537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for certain transfers from qualified tuition programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount determined under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a252538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount of contributions described in section 529(c)(3)(E) for the taxable year, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a252539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount of the reduction determined under such subparagraph (determined without regard to this subparagraph).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a25253a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 529(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a25253b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each officer</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a25253c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each officer”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a25253d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by this paragraph</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a25253e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a25253f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a252540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Rollover distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any distribution described in subsection (c)(3)(E), the officer or employee having control of the qualified tuition program (or their designee) shall provide a report to the trustee of the Roth IRA to which the distribution is made. Such report shall be filed at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and shall include information with respect to the contributions, distributions, and earnings of the qualified tuition program as of the date of the distribution described in subsection (c)(3)(A), together with such other matters as the Secretary may require.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a252541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a252542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408A">26 USC 408A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to distributions after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="127">SEC. 127. </num><heading>EMERGENCY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS LINKED TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a27bd53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee Pension Benefit Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002">29 U.S.C. 1002</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a27e464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="45">“(45) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pension-linked emergency savings account</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>pension-linked emergency savings account</term>’ means a short-term savings account established and maintained as part of an individual account plan, in accordance with section 801, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5318">136 STAT. 5318</page> on behalf of an eligible participant (as such term is defined in section 801(b)) that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a27e465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is a designated Roth account (within the meaning of section 402A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and accepts only participant contributions, as described in section 801(d)(1)(A), which are designated Roth contributions subject to the rules of section 402A(e) of such Code; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a27e466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>meets the requirements of part 8 of subtitle B.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a27e467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pension-linked Emergency Savings Accounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a27e468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021/etseq">29 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><part id="y1a29b929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num class="fontsize12 bold" value="8">“PART 8—</num><heading class="fontsize12 bold">PENSION-LINKED EMERGENCY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a29b92a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">“SEC. 801. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29b92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1193">29 USC 1193</ref>.</p></sidenote>PENSION-LINKED EMERGENCY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a29b92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan sponsor of an individual account plan may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>include in such individual account plan a pension-linked emergency savings account meeting the requirements of subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a29b92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>offer to enroll an eligible participant in such pension-linked emergency savings account; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a29b930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>automatically enroll an eligible participant in such account pursuant to an automatic contribution arrangement described in paragraph (2) of subsection (c).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a29b931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Participant</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29b933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this part, the term ‘<term>eligible participant</term>’, with regard to an individual account plan, means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>meets any age, service, and other eligibility requirements of the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is not a highly compensated employee.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible participant who becomes a highly compensated employee</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), an individual who is enrolled in a pension-linked emergency savings account and thereafter becomes a highly compensated employee may not make further contributions to such account, but retains the right to withdraw any account balance of such account in accordance with subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>highly compensated employee</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 414(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a29b938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Account Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A pension-linked emergency savings account—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b93a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b93b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not have a minimum contribution or account balance requirement;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b93c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>allow for withdrawal by the participant of the account balance, in whole or in part at the discretion of the participant, at least once per calendar month and for distribution of such withdrawal to the participant as soon as practicable from the date on which the participant elects to make such withdrawal; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5319">136 STAT. 5319</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b93d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>be, as selected by the plan sponsor, held as cash, in an interest-bearing deposit account, or in an investment product—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b93e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>designed to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b93f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>maintain over the term of the investment, the dollar value that is equal to the amount invested in the product; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>preserve principal and provide a reasonable rate of return, whether or not such return is guaranteed, consistent with the need for liquidity; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>offered by a State- or federally-regulated financial institution;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may be subject to, as permitted by the Secretary, reasonable restrictions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1a29b944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>may not, for not less than the first 4 withdrawals of funds from the account in a plan year, be subject to any fees or charges solely on the basis of such a withdrawal; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a29b945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may, for any subsequent withdrawal in a plan year, be subject to reasonable fees or charges in connection with such a withdrawal, including reasonable reimbursement fees imposed for the incidental costs of handling of paper checks.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment and termination of account</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of account</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pension-linked emergency savings account feature shall be included in the plan document of the individual account plan. Such individual account plan shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>separately account for contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account of the individual account plan and any earnings properly allocable to the contributions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>maintain separate recordkeeping with respect to each such pension-linked emergency savings account; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b94a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>allow withdrawals from such account in accordance with section 402A(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b94b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of account</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan sponsor may terminate the pension-linked emergency savings account feature of an individual account plan at any time.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a29b94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Account Contributions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (B), no contribution shall be accepted to a pension-linked emergency savings account to the extent such contribution would cause the portion of the account balance attributable to participant contributions to exceed the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$2,500; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an amount determined by the plan sponsor of the pension-linked emergency savings account.</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a29b951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29b952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote>In the case of contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall adjust the amount under clause (i) at the same time and in the same manner as the adjustment made by the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5320">136 STAT. 5320</page> of the Treasury under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2023. Any increase under the preceding sentence which is not a multiple of $100 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excess contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent any contribution to the pension-linked emergency savings account of a participant for a taxable year would exceed the limitation of subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a participant with another designated Roth account under the individual account plan, such plan may provide that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the participant may elect to increase the participant’s contribution to such other account; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the absence of such a participant election, the participant is deemed to have elected to increase the participant’s contributions to such other account at the rate at which contributions were being made to the pension-linked emergency savings account; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in any other case, such plan shall provide that such excess contributions will not be accepted.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic contribution arrangement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An automatic contribution arrangement described in this paragraph is an arrangement under which an eligible participant is treated as having elected to have the plan sponsor make elective contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account at a participant contribution rate that is not more than 3 percent of the compensation of the eligible participant, unless the eligible participant, at any time (subject to such reasonable advance notice as is required by the plan administrator), affirmatively elects to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>make contributions at a different rate or amount; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>opt out of such contributions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participant contribution rate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of an automatic contribution arrangement described in subparagraph (A), the plan sponsor—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall select a participant contribution rate under such automatic contribution arrangement that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may amend (prior to the plan year in which an amendment would take effect) such rate not more than once annually.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure by plan administrator of contributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29b960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29b961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to an individual account plan with a pension-linked emergency savings account feature, the administrator of the plan shall, not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to date of the first contribution to the pension-linked emergency savings account, including any contribution under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5321">136 STAT. 5321</page> an automatic contribution arrangement described in subsection (d)(2), or the date of any adjustment to the participant contribution rate under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii), and not less than annually thereafter, shall furnish to the participant a notice describing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the purpose of the account, which is for short-term, emergency savings;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the limits on, and tax treatment of, contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account of the participant;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any fees, expenses, restrictions, or charges associated with such pension-linked emergency savings account;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>procedures for electing to make contributions to or opting out of the pension-linked emergency savings account, for changing participant contribution rates for such pension-linked emergency savings account, and for making participant withdrawals from such pension-linked emergency savings account, including any limits on frequency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>as applicable, the amount of the intended contribution to such pension-linked emergency savings account or the change in the percentage of the compensation of the participant of such contribution;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the amount in the emergency savings account and the amount or percentage of compensation that a participant has contributed to the pension-linked emergency savings account;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the designated investment option under subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii) for amounts contributed to the pension-linked emergency savings account;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>the options under subsection (e) for the account balance of the pension-linked emergency savings account after termination of the employment of the participant or termination by the plan sponsor of the pension-linked emergency savings account; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e07a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>the ability of a participant who becomes a highly compensated employee (as such term is defined in paragraph (3) of subsection (b)) to, as described in paragraph (2) of such subsection, withdraw any account balance from a pension-linked emergency savings account and the restriction on the ability of such a participant to make further contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e07b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A notice furnished to a participant under subparagraph (A) shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e07c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to apprise the participant of the rights and obligations of the participant with regard to the pension-linked emergency savings account of the participant; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average participant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidated notices</inline>.—</heading><content>The required notices under subparagraph (A) may be included with any other notice under this Act, including under section 404(c)(5)(B) or 514(e)(3), or under section 401(k)(13)(E) or 414(w)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if such other notice <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5322">136 STAT. 5322</page> is provided to the participant at the time required for such notice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer matching contributions to an individual account plan for employee contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If an employer makes any matching contributions to an individual account plan of which a pension-linked emergency savings account is part, subject to the limitations of paragraph (1)(A), the employer shall make matching contributions on behalf of a participant on account of the contributions by the participant to the pension-linked emergency savings account at the same rate as any other matching contribution on account of an elective contribution by such participant. The matching contributions shall be made to the participant’s account under the individual account plan that is not the pension-linked emergency savings account. Such matching contributions on account of contributions under paragraph (1)(A) shall not exceed the maximum account balance under paragraph (1)(A) for such plan year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination rule</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of any applicable limitation on matching contributions, any matching contributions made under the plan shall be treated first as attributable to the elective deferrals of the participant other than contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Matching contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>matching contribution</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 401(m)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a29e084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Account Balance After Termination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon termination of employment of the participant, or termination by the plan sponsor of the pension-linked emergency savings account, the pension-linked emergency savings account of such participant in an individual account plan shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>allow, at the election of the participant, for transfer by the participant of the account balance of such account, in whole or in part, into another designated Roth account of the participant under the individual account plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for any amounts in such account not transferred under paragraph (1), make such amounts available within a reasonable time to the participant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a29e087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anti-abuse Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan of which a pension-linked emergency savings account is part—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may employ reasonable procedures to limit the frequency or amount of matching contributions with respect to contributions to such account, solely to the extent necessary to prevent manipulation of the rules of the plan to cause matching contributions to exceed the intended amounts or frequency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e08a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall not be required to suspend matching contributions following any participant withdrawal of contributions, including elective deferrals and employee contributions, whether or not matched and whether or not made pursuant to an automatic contribution arrangement <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5323">136 STAT. 5323</page> described in section 402A(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e08b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e08c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations or other guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall issue regulations or other guidance not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 with respect to the anti-abuse rules described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a29e08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="802">“SEC. 802. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1193a">29 USC 1193a</ref>.</p></sidenote>PREEMPTION OF STATE ANTI-GARNISHMENT LAWS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this part shall supersede any law of a State which would directly or indirectly prohibit or restrict the use of an automatic contribution arrangement, described in section 801(d)(2), for a pension-linked emergency savings account. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>The Secretary may promulgate regulations to establish minimum standards that such an arrangement would be required to satisfy in order for this subsection to apply with respect to such an account.</content></section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a29e091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="803">“SEC. 803. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1193b">29 USC 1193b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a29e093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to address reporting and disclosure requirements for pension-linked emergency savings accounts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a29e095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>seek to prevent unnecessary reporting and disclosure for such accounts under this Act, including for purposes of any reporting or disclosure related to pension plans required by this title or under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a29e096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="804">“SEC. 804. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1193c">29 USC 1193c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EMERGENCY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a29e098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a29e099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><chapeau>conduct a study on the use of emergency savings from individual account plan accounts, including emergency savings from a pension-linked emergency savings account regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>whether the amount of the dollar limitation under section 801(d)(1)(A) is sufficient;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>whether the limitation on the contribution rate under section 801(d)(2)(A) is appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the extent to which plan sponsors offer such accounts and participants participate in such accounts and the resulting impact on participant retirement savings, including the impact on retirement savings leakage and the effect of such accounts on retirement plan participation by low- and moderate-income households; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a29e09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </section> </part> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a29e09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1001">29 U.S.C. 1001 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 734 the following new items:<quotedContent><toc> <headingItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator>“Part 8. </designator> <label>Pension-linked Emergency Savings Accounts</label> </headingItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“801. </designator> <label>Pension-linked emergency savings accounts.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“802. </designator> <label>Preemption of State anti-garnishment laws.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“803. </designator> <label>Reporting and disclosure requirements.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“804. </designator> <label>Report to Congress on emergency savings accounts.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5324">136 STAT. 5324</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2a06af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting for a Pension-linked Emergency Savings Account</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative methods of compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 110(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1030/a">29 U.S.C. 1030(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including pension-linked emergency savings account features within a pension plan)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>class of pension plans</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimized reporting burden for pension-linked emergency savings accounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021">29 U.S.C. 1021</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (n) as subsection (o); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (m) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pension-linked Emergency Savings Accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary from providing, by regulations or otherwise, simplified reporting procedures or requirements regarding such a pension-linked emergency savings account.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fiduciary Duty</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 404(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1104/c">29 U.S.C. 1104(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Default investment arrangements for a pension-linked emergency savings account</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (1), a participant in a pension-linked emergency savings account shall be treated as exercising control over the assets in the account with respect to the amount of contributions and earnings which are invested in accordance with section 801(c)(1)(A)(iii).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax Treatment of Pension-linked Emergency Savings Accounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2a06b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2a06b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402A">26 USC 402A</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402A <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pension-linked Emergency Savings Accounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An applicable retirement plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>may—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>include a pension-linked emergency savings account established pursuant to section 801 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, shall be treated for purposes of this title as a designated Roth account, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>either—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>offer to enroll an eligible participant in such pension-linked emergency savings account, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>automatically enroll an eligible participant in such account pursuant to an automatic contribution arrangement described in paragraph (4), and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>separately account for contributions to such account and any earnings properly allocable to the contributions,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>maintain separate recordkeeping with respect to each such account, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5325">136 STAT. 5325</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>allow withdrawals from such account in accordance with paragraph (7).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible participant</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible participant</term>’, with regard to a defined contribution plan, means an individual, without regard to whether the individual is otherwise a participant in such plan, who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>meets any age, service, and other eligibility requirements of the plan, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is not a highly compensated employee (as defined in section 414(q)).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible participant who becomes a highly compensated employee</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual on whose behalf a pension-linked emergency savings account is established who thereafter becomes a highly compensated employee (as so defined) may not make further contributions to such account, but retains the right to withdraw any account balance of such account in accordance with paragraphs (7) and (8).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contribution limitation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (B), no contribution shall be accepted to a pension-linked emergency savings account to the extent such contribution would cause the portion of the account balance attributable to participant contributions to exceed the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$2,500; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an amount determined by the plan sponsor of the pension-linked emergency savings account.</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a2b8d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2b8d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote>the case of contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall adjust the amount under clause (i) at the same time and in the same manner as the adjustment made under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2023. Any increase under the preceding sentence which is not a multiple of $100 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excess contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent any contribution to the pension-linked emergency savings account of a participant for a taxable year would exceed the limitation of subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of an eligible participant with another designated Roth account under the defined contribution plan, the plan may provide that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the participant may elect to increase the participant’s contribution to such other account, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the absence of such a participant election, the participant is deemed to have elected to increase the participant’s contributions to such account at the rate at which contributions were being made to the pension-linked emergency savings account, and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in any other case, such plan shall provide that such excess contributions will not be accepted.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Automatic contribution arrangement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5326">136 STAT. 5326</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An automatic contribution arrangement described in this paragraph is an arrangement under which an eligible participant is treated as having elected to have the plan sponsor make elective contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account at a participant contribution rate that is not more than 3 percent of the compensation of the eligible participant, unless the eligible participant, at any time (subject to such reasonable advance notice as is required by the plan administrator), affirmatively elects to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>make contributions at a different rate, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>opt out of such contributions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participant contribution rate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of an automatic contribution arrangement described in subparagraph (A), the plan sponsor—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall select a participant contribution rate under such automatic contribution arrangement which meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>may amend such rate (prior to the plan year for which such amendment would take effect) not more than once annually.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure by plan sponsor</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2b8d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2b8d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to a defined contribution plan which includes a pension-linked emergency savings account, the administrator of the plan shall, not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to the date of the first contribution to the pension-linked emergency savings account, including any contribution under an automatic contribution arrangement described in section 801(d)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or the date of any adjustment to the participant contribution rate under section 801(d)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act, and not less than annually thereafter, shall furnish to the participant a notice describing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the purpose of the account, which is for short-term, emergency savings;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the limits on, and tax treatment of, contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account of the participant;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any fees, expenses, restrictions, or charges associated with such pension-linked emergency savings account;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>procedures for electing to make contributions or opting out of the pension-linked emergency savings account, changing participant contribution rates for such account, and making participant withdrawals from such pension-linked emergency savings account, including any limits on frequency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the amount of the intended contribution or the change in the percentage of the compensation of the participant of such contribution, if applicable;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the amount in the pension-linked emergency savings account and the amount or percentage of compensation that a participant has contributed to such account;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5327">136 STAT. 5327</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the designated investment option under section 801(c)(1)(A)(iii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 for amounts contributed to the pension-linked emergency savings account;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>the options under section 801(e) of such Act for the account balance of the pension-linked emergency savings account after termination of the employment of the participant; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>the ability of a participant who becomes a highly compensated employee (as such term is defined in section 414(q)) to, as described in section 801(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, withdraw any account balance from a pension-linked emergency savings account and the restriction on the ability of such a participant to make further contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A notice furnished to a participant under subparagraph (A) shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to apprise the participant of the rights and obligations of the participant with regard to the pension-linked emergency savings account of the participant; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average participant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidated notices</inline>.—</heading><content>The required notices under subparagraph (A) may be included with any other notice under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, including under section 404(c)(5)(B) or 514(e)(3) of such Act, or under section 401(k)(13)(E) or 414(w)(4), if such other notice is provided to the participant at the time required for such notice.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb49c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer matching contributions to a defined contribution plan for employee contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If an employer makes any matching contributions to a defined contribution plan of which a pension-linked emergency savings account is part, subject to the limitations of paragraph (3), the employer shall make matching contributions on behalf of an eligible participant on account of the participant’s contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account at the same rate as any other matching contribution on account of an elective contribution by such participant. The matching contributions shall be made to the participant’s account under the defined contribution plan which is not the pension-linked emergency savings account. Such matching contributions on account of contributions to the pension-linked emergency savings account shall not exceed the maximum account balance under paragraph (3)(A) for such plan year.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb49e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination rule</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of any applicable limitation on matching contributions, any matching contributions made under the plan shall be treated first as attributable to the elective deferrals of the participant other than contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5328">136 STAT. 5328</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb49f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2bb4a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Matching contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘<term>matching contribution</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 401(m)(4).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A pension-linked emergency savings account shall allow for withdrawal by the participant on whose behalf the account is established of the account balance, in whole or in part at the discretion of the participant, at least once per calendar month and for distribution of such withdrawal to the participant as soon as practicable after the date on which the participant elects to make such withdrawal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of distributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any distribution from a pension-linked emergency savings account in accordance with subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>shall be treated as a qualified distribution for purposes of subsection (d), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>shall be treated as meeting the requirements of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(i), 403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Account balance after termination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon termination of employment of the participant, or termination by the plan sponsor of the pension-linked emergency savings account, the pension-linked emergency savings account of such participant in a defined contribution plan shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>allow, at the election of the participant, for transfer by the participant of the account balance of such account, in whole or in part, into another designated Roth account of the participant under the defined contribution plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for any amounts in such account not transferred under paragraph (1), make such amounts available within a reasonable time to the participant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition of certain transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>No amounts shall be transferred by the participant from another account of the participant under any plan of the employer into the pension-linked emergency savings account of the participant.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with section 72</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (F) of section 408A(d)(3) shall not apply (including by reason of subsection (c)(4)(D) of this section) to any rollover contribution of amounts in a pension-linked emergency savings account under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with distribution of excess deferrals</inline>.—</heading><content>If any excess deferrals are distributed under section 402(g)(2)(A) to a participant, such amounts shall be distributed first from any pension-linked emergency savings account of the participant to the extent contributions were made to such account for the taxable year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of account balances</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a distribution from a pension-linked emergency savings account shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution for purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of termination of employment of the participant, or termination by the plan <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5329">136 STAT. 5329</page> sponsor of the pension-linked emergency savings account, except for purposes of 401(a)(31)(B), a distribution from a pension-linked emergency savings account which is contributed as provided in paragraph (8)(A)(i) shall be treated as an eligible rollover distribution.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to plan amendment rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6), a plan which includes a pension-linked emergency savings account may cease to offer such accounts at any time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Anti-abuse rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan of which a pension-linked emergency savings account is part—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may employ reasonable procedures to limit the frequency or amount of matching contributions with respect to contributions to such account, solely to the extent necessary to prevent manipulation of the rules of the plan to cause matching contributions to exceed the intended amounts or frequency, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall not be required to suspend matching contributions following any participant withdrawal of contributions, including elective deferrals and employee contributions, whether or not matched and whether or not made pursuant to an automatic contribution arrangement described in paragraph (4).</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a2bb4b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2bb4b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall issue regulations or other guidance not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 with respect to the anti-abuse rules described in the preceding sentence.”</continuation></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment for purposes of additional tax on early distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 72(t)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions from pension-linked emergency savings account</inline>.—</heading><content>Distributions from a pension-linked emergency savings account pursuant to section 402A(e).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bb4b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Basis recovery</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 72(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, contributions to a pension-linked emergency savings account to which section 402A(e) applies (and any income allocable thereto) may be treated as a separate contract.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2bdbcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402A">26 USC 402A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulatory Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury (or a delegate of either such Secretary) shall have authority to issue regulations or other guidance, and to coordinate in developing regulations or other guidance, to carry out the purposes of this Act, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>adjustment of the limitation under section 801(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 402A(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this Act, to account for inflation;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>expansion of corrections programs, if necessary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>model plan language and notices relating to pension-linked emergency savings accounts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>with regard to interactions with section 401(k)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5330">136 STAT. 5330</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2bdbd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2bdbd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="128">SEC. 128. </num><heading>ENHANCEMENT OF 403(b) PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2c02e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(7) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2c02e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>if the amounts are to be invested in regulated investment company stock to be held in that custodial account</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>if the amounts are to be held in that custodial account and are invested in regulated investment company stock or a group trust intended to satisfy the requirements of Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 81–100 (or any successor guidance)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2c02e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of paragraph (7) of section 403(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">for regulated investment company stock</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2c02e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2c02e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts invested after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>PRESERVATION OF INCOME</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>REMOVE REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION BARRIERS FOR LIFE ANNUITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2c29f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(9) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a2c5108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain increases in payments under a commercial annuity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall prohibit a commercial annuity (within the meaning of section 3405(e)(6)) that is issued in connection with any eligible retirement plan (within the meaning of section 402(c)(8)(B), other than a defined benefit plan) from providing one or more of the following types of payments on or after the annuity starting date:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2c5109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>annuity payments that increase by a constant percentage, applied not less frequently than annually, at a rate that is less than 5 percent per year,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2c510a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>a lump sum payment that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2c510b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>results in a shortening of the payment period with respect to an annuity or a full or partial commutation of the future annuity payments, provided that such lump sum is determined using reasonable actuarial methods and assumptions, as determined in good faith by the issuer of the contract, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2c510c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>accelerates the receipt of annuity payments that are scheduled to be received within the ensuing 12 months, regardless of whether such acceleration shortens the payment period with respect to the annuity, reduces the dollar amount of benefits to be paid under the contract, or results in a suspension of annuity payments during the period being accelerated,</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2c510d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>an amount which is in the nature of a dividend or similar distribution, provided that the issuer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5331">136 STAT. 5331</page> of the contract determines such amount using reasonable actuarial methods and assumptions, as determined in good faith by the issuer of the contract, when calculating the initial annuity payments and the issuer’s experience with respect to those factors, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2c510e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a final payment upon death that does not exceed the excess of the total amount of the consideration paid for the annuity payments, less the aggregate amount of prior distributions or payments from or under the contract.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2c510f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2c5110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply to calendar years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2c7821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>QUALIFYING LONGEVITY ANNUITY CONTRACTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2d6282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2d6283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2d6284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than the date which is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall amend the regulation issued by the Department of the Treasury relating to “Longevity Annuity Contracts” (<ref href="/us/fr/79/37633">79 Fed. Reg. 37633</ref> (July 2, 2014)), as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal 25-percent premium limit</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary (or delegate) shall amend Q&A–17(b)(3) of Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–6 and Q&A–12(b)(3) of Treas. Reg. section 1.408–8 to eliminate the requirement that premiums for qualifying longevity annuity contracts be limited to 25 percent of an individual’s account balance, and to make such corresponding changes to the regulations and related forms as are necessary to reflect the elimination of this requirement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase dollar limitation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary (or delegate) shall amend Q&A–17(b)(2)(i) of Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–6 and Q&A–12(b)(2)(i) of Treas. Reg. section 1.408–8 to increase the dollar limitation on premiums for qualifying longevity annuity contracts from $125,000 to $200,000, and to make such corresponding changes to the regulations and related forms as are necessary to reflect this increase in the dollar limitation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6288-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2d6289-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments for inflation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary (or delegate) shall amend Q&A–17(d)(2)(i) of Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–6 to provide that, in the case of calendar years beginning on or after January 1 of the second year following the year of enactment of this Act, the $200,000 dollar limitation (as increased by subparagraph (A)) will be adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as the limits are adjusted under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1 of the year of enactment of this Act, and any increase to such dollar limitation which is not a multiple of $10,000 will be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10,000.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d628a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facilitate joint and survivor benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary (or delegate) shall amend Q&A–17(c) of Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–6, and make such corresponding changes to the regulations and related forms as are necessary, to provide that, in the case of a qualifying longevity annuity contract which was purchased with joint and survivor annuity benefits for the individual and the individual’s spouse which were permissible under the regulations at the time the contract <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5332">136 STAT. 5332</page> was originally purchased, a divorce occurring after the original purchase and before the annuity payments commence under the contract will not affect the permissibility of the joint and survivor annuity benefits or other benefits under the contract, or require any adjustment to the amount or duration of benefits payable under the contract, provided that any qualified domestic relations order (within the meaning of section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or, in the case of an arrangement not subject to section 414(p) of such Code or section 206(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, any divorce or separation instrument (as defined in subsection (b))—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d628b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>provides that the former spouse is entitled to the survivor benefits under the contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d628c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provides that the former spouse is treated as a surviving spouse for purposes of the contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d628d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>does not modify the treatment of the former spouse as the beneficiary under the contract who is entitled to the survivor benefits; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d628e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>does not modify the treatment of the former spouse as the measuring life for the survivor benefits under the contract.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d628f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permit short free look period</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary (or delegate) shall amend Q&A–17(a)(4) of Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–6 to ensure that such Q&A does not preclude a contract from including a provision under which an employee may rescind the purchase of the contract within a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of purchase.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2d6290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Divorce or Separation Instrument</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subsection (a)(3), the term “<term>divorce or separation instrument</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a decree of divorce or separate maintenance or a written instrument incident to such a decree;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a written separation agreement; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a decree (not described in paragraph (1)) requiring a spouse to make payments for the support or maintenance of the other spouse.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2d6294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates, Enforcement, and Interpretations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective dates</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to contracts purchased or received in an exchange on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to contracts purchased or received in an exchange on or after July 2, 2014.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement and interpretations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury issues final regulations pursuant to subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d6299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary (or delegate) shall administer and enforce the law in accordance with subsection (a) and the effective dates in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2d629a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>taxpayers may rely upon their reasonable good faith interpretations of subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2d629b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulatory Successor Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference to a regulation under this section shall be treated as including a reference to any successor regulation thereto.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5333">136 STAT. 5333</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2d629c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s817">26 USC 817 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INSURANCE-DEDICATED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2dfedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2dfede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2dfedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the date which is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall amend the regulation issued by the Department of the Treasury relating to “Income Tax; Diversification Requirements for Variable Annuity, Endowment, and Life Insurance Contracts”, <ref href="/us/fr/54/8728">54 Fed. Reg. 8728</ref> (March 2, 1989), and make any necessary corresponding amendments to other regulations, in order to facilitate the use of exchange-traded funds as investment options under variable contracts within the meaning of section 817(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designate Certain Authorized Participants and Market Makers as Eligible Investors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall amend Treas. Reg. section 1.817–5(f)(3) to provide that satisfaction of the requirements in Treas. Reg. section 1.817–5(f)(2)(i) with respect to an exchange-traded fund shall not be prevented by reason of beneficial interests in such a fund being held by 1 or more authorized participants or market makers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Define Relevant Terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> Treas. Reg. section 1.817–5(f)(3) in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall provide definitions consistent with the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exchange-traded fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>exchange-traded fund</term>” means a regulated investment company, partnership, or trust—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end investment company or a unit investment trust;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the shares of which can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund only by an authorized participant; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the shares of which are traded throughout the day on a national stock exchange at market prices that may or may not be the same as the net asset value of the shares.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized participant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>authorized participant</term>” means a financial institution that is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered under section 17A(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that enters into a contractual relationship with an exchange-traded fund pursuant to which the financial institution is permitted to purchase and redeem shares directly from the fund and to sell such shares to third parties, but only if the contractual arrangement or applicable law precludes the financial institution from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>purchasing the shares for its own investment purposes rather than for the exclusive purpose of creating and redeeming such shares on behalf of third parties; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>selling the shares to third parties who are not market makers or otherwise described in Treas. Reg. section 1.817–5(f) (1) and (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2dfee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Market maker</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>market maker</term>” means a financial institution that is a registered broker or dealer under section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that maintains liquidity for an exchange-traded fund on a national stock <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5334">136 STAT. 5334</page> exchange by being always ready to buy and sell shares of such fund on the market, but only if the financial institution is contractually or legally precluded from selling or buying such shares to or from persons who are not authorized participants or otherwise described in Treas. Reg. section 1.817–5(f) (2) and (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2dfeea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply to segregated asset account investments made on or after the date which is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a2dfeeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ELIMINATING A PENALTY ON PARTIAL ANNUITIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2e741c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eliminating a Penalty on Partial Annuitization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall amend the regulations under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that if an employee’s benefit is in the form of an individual account under a defined contribution plan, the plan may allow the employee to elect to have the amount required to be distributed from such account under such section for a year to be calculated as the excess of the total required amount for such year over the annuity amount for such year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2e741d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2e741e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Total required amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>total required amount</term>”, with respect to a year, means the amount which would be required to be distributed under Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–5 (or any successor regulation) for the year, determined by treating the account balance as of the last valuation date in the immediately preceding calendar year as including the value on that date of all annuity contracts which were purchased with a portion of the account and from which payments are made in accordance with Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)–6.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2e741f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annuity amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>annuity amount</term>”, with respect to a year, is the total amount distributed in the year from all annuity contracts described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2e7420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Regulatory Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall amend the regulations under sections 403(b)(10), 408(a)(6), 408(b)(3), and 457(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform to the amendments described in subsection (a). Such conforming amendments shall treat all individual retirement plans (as defined in section 7701(a)(37) of such Code) which an individual holds as the owner, or which an individual holds as a beneficiary of the same decedent, as one such plan for purposes of the amendments described in subsection (a). Such conforming amendments shall also treat all contracts described in section 403(b) of such Code which an individual holds as an employee, or which an individual holds as a beneficiary of the same decedent, as one such contract for such purposes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2e7421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The modifications and amendments required under subsections (a) and (c) shall be deemed to have been made as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and as of such date—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2e7422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all applicable laws shall be applied in all respects as though the actions which the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) is required to take under such subsections had been taken, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5335">136 STAT. 5335</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2e7423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>until such time as such actions are taken, taxpayers may rely upon their reasonable good faith interpretations of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>SIMPLIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION OF RETIREMENT PLAN RULES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>RECOVERY OF RETIREMENT PLAN OVERPAYMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2f5e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overpayments Under </inline>ERISA.—</heading><content>Section 206 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1056">29 U.S.C. 1056</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a2ffac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules Applicable to Benefit Overpayments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General rule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an inadvertent benefit overpayment by any pension plan, the responsible plan fiduciary shall not be considered to have failed to comply with the requirements of this title merely because such fiduciary determines, in the exercise of its discretion, not to seek recovery of all or part of such overpayment from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any participant or beneficiary,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>any plan sponsor of, or contributing employer to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an individual account plan, provided that the amount needed to prevent or restore any impermissible forfeiture from any participant’s or beneficiary’s account arising in connection with the overpayment is, separately from and independently of the overpayment, allocated to such account pursuant to the nonforfeitability requirements of section 203 (for example, out of the plan’s forfeiture account, additional employer contributions, or recoveries from those responsible for the overpayment), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffaca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a defined benefit pension plan subject to the funding rules in part 3 of this subtitle B, unless the responsible plan fiduciary determines, in the exercise of its fiduciary discretion, that failure to recover all or part of the overpayment faster than required under such funding rules would materially affect the plan’s ability to pay benefits due to other participants and beneficiaries, or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffacb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>any fiduciary of the plan, other than a fiduciary (including a plan sponsor or contributing employer acting in a fiduciary capacity) whose breach of its fiduciary duties resulted in such overpayment, provided that if the plan has established prudent procedures to prevent and minimize overpayment of benefits and the relevant plan fiduciaries have followed such procedures, an inadvertent benefit overpayment will not give rise to a breach of fiduciary duty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffacc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction in future benefit payments and recovery from responsible party</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) shall not fail to apply with respect to any inadvertent benefit overpayment merely because, after discovering such overpayment, the responsible plan fiduciary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffacd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>reduces future benefit payments to the correct amount provided for under the terms of the plan, or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5336">136 STAT. 5336</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2fface-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>seeks recovery from the person or persons responsible for the overpayment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffacf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer funding obligations</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall relieve an employer of any obligation imposed on it to make contributions to a plan to meet the minimum funding standards under part 3 of this subtitle B or to prevent or restore an impermissible forfeiture in accordance with section 203.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recoupment from participants and beneficiaries</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the responsible plan fiduciary, in the exercise of its fiduciary discretion, decides to seek recoupment from a participant or beneficiary of all or part of an inadvertent benefit overpayment made by the plan to such participant or beneficiary, it may do so, subject to the following conditions:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>No interest or other additional amounts (such as collection costs or fees) are sought on overpaid amounts for any period.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If the plan seeks to recoup past overpayments of a non-decreasing annuity by reducing future benefit payments—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the reduction ceases after the plan has recovered the full dollar amount of the overpayment,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the amount recouped each calendar year does not exceed 10 percent of the full dollar amount of the overpayment, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>future benefit payments are not reduced to below 90 percent of the periodic amount otherwise payable under the terms of the plan.</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a2ffad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">Alternatively, if the plan seeks to recoup past overpayments of a non-decreasing annuity through one or more installment payments, the sum of such installment payments in any calendar year does not exceed the sum of the reductions that would be permitted in such year under the preceding sentence.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>If the plan seeks to recoup past overpayments of a benefit other than a non-decreasing annuity, the plan satisfies requirements developed by the Secretary of Labor for purposes of this subparagraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Efforts to recoup overpayments are—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not accompanied by threats of litigation, unless the responsible plan fiduciary makes a determination that there is a reasonable likelihood of success to recover an amount greater than the cost of recovery, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a2ffada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not made through a collection agency or similar third party, unless the participant or beneficiary ignores or rejects efforts to recoup the overpayment following either a final judgment in Federal or State court or a settlement between the participant or beneficiary and the plan, in either case authorizing such recoupment.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Recoupment of past overpayments to a participant is not sought from any beneficiary of the participant, including a spouse, surviving spouse, former spouse, or other beneficiary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Recoupment may not be sought if the first overpayment occurred more than 3 years before the participant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5337">136 STAT. 5337</page> or beneficiary is first notified in writing of the error, except in the case of fraud or misrepresentation by the participant.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3021ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A participant or beneficiary from whom recoupment is sought is entitled to contest all or part of the recoupment pursuant to the claims procedures of the plan that made the overpayment to the extent such procedures are consistent with section 503 of this title and in the case of an inadvertent benefit overpayment from a plan to which paragraph (1) applies that is transferred to an eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) by or on behalf of a participant or beneficiary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such plan shall notify the plan receiving the rollover of such dispute,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the plan receiving the rollover shall retain such overpayment on behalf of the participant or beneficiary (and shall be entitled to treat such overpayment as plan assets) pending the outcome of such procedures, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the portion of such overpayment with respect to which recoupment is sought on behalf of the plan shall be permitted to be returned to such plan if it is determined to be an overpayment (and the plans making and receiving such transfer shall be treated as permitting such transfer).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>In determining the amount of recoupment to seek, the responsible plan fiduciary may take into account the hardship that recoupment likely would impose on the participant or beneficiary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of culpability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (4) shall not apply to protect a participant or beneficiary who is culpable. For purposes of this paragraph, a participant or beneficiary is culpable if the individual bears responsibility for the overpayment (such as through misrepresentations or omissions that led to the overpayment), or if the individual knew that the benefit payment or payments were materially in excess of the correct amount. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an individual is not culpable merely because the individual believed the benefit payment or payments were or might be in excess of the correct amount, if the individual raised that question with an authorized plan representative and was told the payment or payments were not in excess of the correct amount.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3021f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Overpayments Under Internal Revenue Code of </inline>1986.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3021f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualification requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 414<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3021f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a304907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules Applicable to Benefit Overpayments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a304908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan shall not fail to be treated as described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 219(g)(5)(A) (and shall not fail to be treated as satisfying the requirements of section 401(a) or 403) merely because—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a304909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the plan fails to obtain payment from any participant, beneficiary, employer, plan sponsor, fiduciary, or other party on account of any inadvertent benefit overpayment made by the plan, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30490a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the plan sponsor amends the plan to increase past, or decrease future, benefit payments to affected <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5338">136 STAT. 5338</page> participants and beneficiaries in order to adjust for prior inadvertent benefit overpayments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30490b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction in future benefit payments and recovery from responsible party</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) shall not fail to apply to a plan merely because, after discovering a benefit overpayment, such plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30490c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>reduces future benefit payments to the correct amount provided for under the terms of the plan, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30490d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>seeks recovery from the person or persons responsible for such overpayment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30490e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employer funding obligations</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall relieve an employer of any obligation imposed on it to make contributions to a plan to meet the minimum funding standards under sections 412 and 430 or to prevent or restore an impermissible forfeiture in accordance with section 411.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30490f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a304910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Observance of benefit limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a plan to which paragraph (1) applies shall observe any limitations imposed on it by section 401(a)(17) or 415. The plan may enforce such limitations using any method approved by the Secretary for recouping benefits previously paid or allocations previously made in excess of such limitations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a304911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with other qualification requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a304912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a304913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a304914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>Secretary may issue regulations or other guidance of general applicability specifying how benefit overpayments and their recoupment or non-recoupment from a participant or beneficiary shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying any requirement applicable to a plan to which paragraph (1) applies.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a304915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rollovers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a307026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><chapeau>In the case of an inadvertent benefit overpayment from a plan to which section 414(aa)(1) applies that is transferred to an eligible retirement plan by or on behalf of a participant or beneficiary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a307027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the portion of such overpayment with respect to which recoupment is not sought on behalf of the plan shall be treated as having been paid in an eligible rollover distribution if the payment would have been an eligible rollover distribution but for being an overpayment, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a307028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the portion of such overpayment with respect to which recoupment is sought on behalf of the plan shall be permitted to be returned to such plan and in such case shall be treated as an eligible rollover distribution transferred to such plan by the participant or beneficiary who received such overpayment (and the plans making and receiving such transfer shall be treated as permitting such transfer).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a307029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a30702a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402">26 USC 402 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a30702b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a30702c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402">26 USC 402 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Actions Before Date of Enactment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Plans, fiduciaries, employers, and plan sponsors are entitled to rely on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30702d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a reasonable good faith interpretation of then existing administrative guidance for inadvertent benefit overpayment recoupments and recoveries that commenced before the date of enactment of this Act, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5339">136 STAT. 5339</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30702e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>determinations made before the date of enactment of this Act by the responsible plan fiduciary, in the exercise of its fiduciary discretion, not to seek recoupment or recovery of all or part of an inadvertent benefit overpayment.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a30702f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">In the case of a benefit overpayment that occurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act, any installment payments by the participant or beneficiary to the plan or any reduction in periodic benefit payments to the participant or beneficiary, which were made in recoupment of such overpayment and which commenced prior to such date, may continue after such date. Nothing in this subsection shall relieve a fiduciary from responsibility for an overpayment that resulted from a breach of its fiduciary duties.</continuation></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>REDUCTION IN EXCISE TAX ON CERTAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a30bd50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4974(a)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a30bd51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4974">26 USC 4974</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>50 percent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>25 percent</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a30bd52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction in Excise Tax on Failures to Take Required Minimum Distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4974 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a30e463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction of Tax in Certain Cases</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a taxpayer who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>receives a distribution, during the correction window, of the amount which resulted in imposition of a tax under subsection (a) from the same plan to which such tax relates, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>submits a return, during the correction window, reflecting such tax (as modified by this subsection),</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a30e467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">the first sentence of subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting ‘10 percent’ for ‘25 percent’.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction window</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>correction window</term>’ means the period of time beginning on the date on which the tax under subsection (a) is imposed with respect to a shortfall of distributions from a plan described in subsection (a), and ending on the earliest of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the date of mailing a notice of deficiency with respect to the tax imposed by subsection (a) under section 6212,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the date on which the tax imposed by subsection (a) is assessed, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a30e46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the last day of the second taxable year that begins after the end of the taxable year in which the tax under subsection (a) is imposed.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a30e46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a30e46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4974">26 USC 4974 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>RETIREMENT SAVINGS LOST AND FOUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31599e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1131/etseq">29 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a31f5df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="523">“SEC. 523. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a31f5e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1153">29 USC 1153</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RETIREMENT SAVINGS LOST AND FOUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a31f5e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish an online <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5340">136 STAT. 5340</page> searchable database (to be managed by the Secretary in accordance with this section) to be known as the ‘Retirement Savings Lost and Found’. The Retirement Savings Lost and Found shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>allow an individual to search for information that enables the individual to locate the administrator of any plan described in paragraph (2) with respect to which the individual is or was a participant or beneficiary, and provide contact information for the administrator of any such plan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>allow the Secretary to assist such an individual in locating any such plan of the individual; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>allow the Secretary to make any necessary changes to contact information on record for the administrator based on any changes to the plan due to merger or consolidation of the plan with any other plan, division of the plan into two or more plans, bankruptcy, termination, change in name of the plan, change in name or address of the administrator, or other causes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plans described</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan described in this paragraph is a plan to which the vesting standards of section 203 apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Retirement Savings Lost and Found established under subsection (a) shall provide individuals described in subsection (a)(1) only with the ability to search for information that enables the individual to locate the administrator and contact information for the administrator of any plan with respect to which the individual is or was a participant or beneficiary, sufficient to allow the individual to locate the individual’s plan in order to make a claim for benefits owing to the individual under the plan.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safeguarding Participant Privacy and Security</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the Retirement Savings Lost and Found under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall take all necessary and proper precautions to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>ensure that individuals’ plan and personal information maintained by the Retirement Savings Lost and Found is protected; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>allow any individual to contact the Secretary to opt out of inclusion in the Retirement Savings Lost and Found.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>administrator</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(16)(A).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a31f5ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Information Collection From Plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Effective with respect to plan years beginning after the second December 31 occurring after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the administrator of a plan to which the vesting standards of section 203 apply shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and in such form and manner as is prescribed in regulations—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the information described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 6057(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 6057(a)(2) of such Code;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>the name and taxpayer identifying number of each participant or former participant in the plan—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>who, during the current plan year or any previous plan year, was reported under section 6057(a)(2)(C) of such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5341">136 STAT. 5341</page> Code, and with respect to whom the benefits described in clause (ii) thereof were fully paid during the plan year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>with respect to whom any amount was distributed under section 401(a)(31)(B) of such Code during the plan year; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>with respect to whom a deferred annuity contract was distributed during the plan year; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a31f5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>in the case of a participant or former participant to whom paragraph (3) applies—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of a participant described in subparagraph (B) thereof, the name and address of the designated trustee or issuer described in section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) of such Code and the account number of the individual retirement plan to which the amount was distributed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a participant described in subparagraph (C) thereof, the name and address of the issuer of such annuity contract and the contract or certificate number.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Information Collected</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>may use or disclose information collected under this section only for the purpose described in subsection (a)(1)(B), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may disclose such information only to such employees of the Department of Labor whose official duties relate to the purpose described in such subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a31f5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Program Integrity Audit</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On an annual basis for each of the first 5 years beginning one year after the establishment of the database in subsection (a)(1) and every 5 years thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>conduct an audit of the administration of the Retirement Savings Lost and Found; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a31f5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a31f600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>submit a report on such audit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a31f601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1001/etseq">29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 522 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 523. </designator> <label>Retirement Savings Lost and Found.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>UPDATING DOLLAR LIMIT FOR MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a321d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 203(e)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1053/e/1">29 U.S.C. 1053(e)(1)</ref>) and sections 401(a)(31)(B)(ii) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a321d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>, 411.</p></sidenote>and 411(a)(11)(A) are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,000</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a321d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a321d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a321d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEE PLANS COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION SYSTEM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a32e067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, regulations, or other guidance of general applicability prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), any eligible inadvertent failure to comply with the rules applicable <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5342">136 STAT. 5342</page> under section 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408(p), or 408(k) of such Code may be self-corrected under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (as described in Revenue Procedure 2021–30, or any successor guidance, and hereafter in this section referred to as the “EPCRS”), except to the extent that (1) such failure was identified by the Secretary prior to any actions which demonstrate a specific commitment to implement a self-correction with respect to such failure, or (2) the self-correction is not completed within a reasonable period after such failure is identified. For purposes of self-correction of an eligible inadvertent failure, the correction period under section 9.02 of Revenue Procedure 2021–30 (or any successor guidance), except as otherwise provided under such Code, regulations, or other guidance of general applicability prescribed by the Secretary, is indefinite and has no last day, other than with respect to failures identified by the Secretary prior to any actions which demonstrate a specific commitment to implement a self-correction with respect to such failure or with respect to a self-correction that is not completed within a reasonable period, as described in the preceding sentence.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a32e068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loan Errors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of an eligible inadvertent failure relating to a loan from a plan to a participant—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a32e069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such failure may be self-corrected under subsection (a) according to the rules of section 6.07 of Revenue Procedure 2021–30 (or any successor guidance), including the provisions related to whether a deemed distribution must be reported on Form 1099–R,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a32e06a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Secretary of Labor shall treat any such failure which is so self-corrected under subsection (a) as meeting the requirements of the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program of the Department of Labor if, with respect to the violation of the fiduciary standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, there is a similar loan error eligible for correction under EPCRS and the loan error is corrected in such manner, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a32e06b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Secretary of Labor may impose reporting or other procedural requirements with respect to parties that intend to rely on the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program for self-corrections described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a32e06c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">EPCRS for IRAs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall expand the EPCRS to allow custodians of individual retirement plans (as defined in section 7701(a)(37) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to address eligible inadvertent failures with respect to an individual retirement plan (as so defined), including (but not limited to)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a32e06d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a33077e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>waivers of the excise tax which would otherwise apply under section 4974 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a33077f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>rules permitting a nonspouse beneficiary to return distributions to an inherited individual retirement plan described in section 408(d)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in a case where, due to an inadvertent error by a service provider, the beneficiary had reason to believe that the distribution could be rolled over without inclusion in income of any part of the distributed amount.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a330780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction Methods for Eligible Inadvertent Failures</inline>.—</heading><content>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a330781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>Secretary shall issue guidance on correction methods that are required to be used to correct eligible inadvertent failures, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5343">136 STAT. 5343</page> including general principles of correction if a specific correction method is not specified by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a330782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Inadvertent Failure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a330783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “<term>eligible inadvertent failure</term>” means a failure that occurs despite the existence of practices and procedures which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a330784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>satisfy the standards set forth in section 4.04 of Revenue Procedure 2021–30 (or any successor guidance), or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a330785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>satisfy similar standards in the case of an individual retirement plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a330786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a330787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>eligible inadvertent failure</term>” shall not include any failure which is egregious, relates to the diversion or misuse of plan assets, or is directly or indirectly related to an abusive tax avoidance transaction.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a330788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Certain Requirements for Correcting Errors</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall not apply to any failure unless the correction of such failure under this section is made in conformity with the general principles that apply to corrections of such failures under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including regulations or other guidance issued thereunder and including those principles and corrections set forth in Revenue Procedure 2021–30 (or any successor guidance).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a330789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a33078a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Issuance of Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall revise Revenue Procedure 2021–30 (or any successor guidance) to take into account the provisions of this section not later than the date which is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>ELIMINATE THE “FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH” REQUIREMENT FOR GOVERNMENTAL SECTION 457(b) PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a332e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 457(b)(4)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a332e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s457">26 USC 457</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a332e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>which provides that compensation—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a332e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in the case of an eligible employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A), will be deferred only if an agreement providing for such deferral has been entered into before the compensation is currently available to the individual, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a332e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in any other case, will be deferred for any calendar month only if an agreement providing for such deferral has been entered into before the beginning of such month,”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a332ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a332ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s457">26 USC 457 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="307">SEC. 307. </num><heading>ONE-TIME ELECTION FOR QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION TO SPLIT-INTEREST ENTITY; INCREASE IN QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION LIMITATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a33a3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">One-time Election for Qualified Charitable Distribution to Split-interest Entity</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(d)(8) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a33f1f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">One-time election for qualified charitable distribution to split-interest entity</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A taxpayer may for a taxable year elect under this subparagraph to treat as meeting the requirement of subparagraph (B)(i) any distribution <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5344">136 STAT. 5344</page> from an individual retirement account which is made directly by the trustee to a split-interest entity, but only if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>an election is not in effect under this subparagraph for a preceding taxable year,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the aggregate amount of distributions of the taxpayer with respect to which an election under this subparagraph is made does not exceed $50,000, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>such distribution meets the requirements of clauses (iii) and (iv).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a33f1f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Split-interest entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>split-interest entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a charitable remainder annuity trust (as defined in section 664(d)(1)), but only if such trust is funded exclusively by qualified charitable distributions,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a charitable remainder unitrust (as defined in section 664(d)(2)), but only if such unitrust is funded exclusively by qualified charitable distributions, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a charitable gift annuity (as defined in section 501(m)(5)), but only if such annuity is funded exclusively by qualified charitable distributions and commences fixed payments of 5 percent or greater not later than 1 year from the date of funding.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contributions must be otherwise deductible</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A distribution meets the requirements of this clause only if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a distribution to a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust, a deduction for the entire value of the remainder interest in the distribution for the benefit of a specified charitable organization would be allowable under section 170 (determined without regard to subsection (b) thereof and this paragraph), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f1ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a charitable gift annuity, a deduction in an amount equal to the amount of the distribution reduced by the value of the annuity described in section 501(m)(5)(B) would be allowable under section 170 (determined without regard to subsection (b) thereof and this paragraph).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on income interests</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A distribution meets the requirements of this clause only if—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>no person holds an income interest in the split-interest entity other than the individual for whose benefit such account is maintained, the spouse of such individual, or both, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the income interest in the split-interest entity is nonassignable.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charitable remainder trusts</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 664(b), distributions made <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5345">136 STAT. 5345</page> from a trust described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) shall be treated as ordinary income in the hands of the beneficiary to whom the annuity described in section 664(d)(1)(A) or the payment described in section 664(d)(2)(A) is paid.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a33f205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Charitable gift annuities</inline>.—</heading><content>Qualified charitable distributions made to fund a charitable gift annuity shall not be treated as an investment in the contract for purposes of section 72(c).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a33f206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(d)(8), <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a33f207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote>as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a341918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a341919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a34191a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2023, each of the dollar amounts in subparagraphs (A) and (F) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a34191b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such dollar amount, multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a34191c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2022’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a34191d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>If any dollar amount increased under clause (i) is not a multiple of $1,000, such dollar amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a34191e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a34191f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="308">SEC. 308. </num><heading>DISTRIBUTIONS TO FIREFIGHTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a344030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 72(t)(10) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>414(d))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>414(d)) or a distribution from a plan described in clause (iii), (iv), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B) to an employee who provides firefighting services</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a344031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The heading of paragraph (10) of section 72(t) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">in governmental plans</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">and private sector firefighters</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a344032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a344033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="309">SEC. 309. </num><heading>EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DISABILITY-RELATED FIRST RESPONDER RETIREMENT PAYMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a34b564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 139B the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1a34dc75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="139C">“SEC. 139C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a350386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s139C">26 USC 139C</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">CERTAIN DISABILITY-RELATED FIRST RESPONDER RETIREMENT PAYMENTS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a350387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an individual who receives qualified first responder retirement payments for any taxable year, gross income shall not include so much of such payments as do not exceed the annualized excludable disability amount with respect to such individual.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5346">136 STAT. 5346</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a350388-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a350389-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified First Responder Retirement Payments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified first responder retirement payments</term>’ means, with respect to any taxable year, any pension or annuity which but for this section would be includible in gross income for such taxable year and which is received—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a35038a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>from a plan described in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B), and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a35038b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in connection with such individual’s qualified first responder service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a35038c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a35038d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annualized Excludable Disability Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a35038e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a35038f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>annualized excludable disability amount</term>’ means, with respect to any individual, the service-connected excludable disability amounts which are properly attributable to the 12-month period immediately preceding the date on which such individual attains retirement age.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a350390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service-connected excludable disability amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>service-connected excludable disability amount</term>’ means periodic payments received by an individual which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a350391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>are not includible in such individual’s gross income under section 104(a)(1),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a350392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>are received in connection with such individual’s qualified first responder service, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a350393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>terminate when such individual attains retirement age.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a350394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a350395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for partial-year payments</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an individual who only receives service-connected excludable disability amounts properly attributable to a portion of the 12-month period described in paragraph (1), such paragraph shall be applied by multiplying such amounts by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in such period to which such amounts were properly attributable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a350396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified First Responder Service</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>qualified first responder service</term>’ means service as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a350397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a350398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26">26 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a350399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 101.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 139B the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 139C. </designator> <label>Certain disability-related first responder retirement payments.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a35039a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a35039b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s139C">26 USC 139C note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="310">SEC. 310. </num><heading>APPLICATION OF TOP HEAVY RULES TO DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS COVERING EXCLUDABLE EMPLOYEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a352aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 416(c) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a352aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to employees not meeting age and service requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Any employees not meeting the age or service requirements of section 410(a)(1) (without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof) may be excluded from consideration in determining whether any plan of the employer meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5347">136 STAT. 5347</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a352aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a352aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s416">26 USC 416 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><heading>REPAYMENT OF QUALIFIED BIRTH OR ADOPTION DISTRIBUTION LIMITED TO 3 YEARS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3551c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 72(t)(2)(H)(v)(I) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3551c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may make</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may, at any time during the 3-year period beginning on the day after the date on which such distribution was received, make</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3551c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3551c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3551c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3551c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary rule with respect to distributions already made</inline>.—</heading><content>In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3551c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the case of a qualified birth or adoption distribution (as defined in section 72(t)(2)(H)(iii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, section 72(t)(2)(H)(v)(I) of such Code (as amended by this Act) shall apply to such distribution by substituting “after such distribution and before January 1, 2026” for “during the 3-year period beginning on the day after the date on which such distribution was received”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="312">SEC. 312. </num><heading>EMPLOYER <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3578d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>MAY RELY ON EMPLOYEE CERTIFYING THAT DEEMED HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTION CONDITIONS ARE MET.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a35c6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cash or Deferred Arrangements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(k)(14) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a35ee09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining whether a distribution is upon the hardship of an employee, the administrator of the plan may rely on a written certification by the employee that the distribution is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>on account of a financial need of a type which is deemed in regulations prescribed by the Secretary to be an immediate and heavy financial need, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not in excess of the amount required to satisfy such financial need, and</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a35ee0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">that the employee has no alternative means reasonably available to satisfy such financial need. The Secretary may provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the employee’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of employee misrepresentation.”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a35ee0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10">403(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Custodial accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(b)(7) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining whether a distribution is upon the financial hardship of an employee, the administrator of the plan may rely on a written certification by the employee that the distribution is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>on account of a financial need of a type which is deemed in regulations prescribed by the Secretary to be an immediate and heavy financial need, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not in excess of the amount required to satisfy such financial need, and</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a35ee12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">that the employee has no alternative means reasonably available to satisfy such financial need. The Secretary may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5348">136 STAT. 5348</page> provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the employee’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of employee misrepresentation.”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a35ee13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a35ee14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annuity contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(b)(11) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In determining whether a distribution is upon hardship of an employee, the administrator of the plan may rely on a written certification by the employee that the distribution is on account of a financial need of a type which is deemed in regulations prescribed by the Secretary to be an immediate and heavy financial need and is not in excess of the amount required to satisfy such financial need, and that the employee has no alternative means reasonably available to satisfy such financial need. The Secretary may provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the employee’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of employee misrepresentation.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a35ee15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10">457(b)<inline class="smallCaps"> Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 457(d) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a361526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participant certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining whether a distribution to a participant is made when the participant is faced with an unforeseeable emergency, the administrator of a plan maintained by an eligible employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A) may rely on a written certification by the participant that the distribution is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a361527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>made when the participant is faced with an unforeseeable emergency of a type which is described in regulations prescribed by the Secretary as an unforeseeable emergency, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a361528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>not in excess of the amount required to satisfy the emergency need, and</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a361529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">that the participant has no alternative means reasonably available to satisfy such emergency need. The Secretary may provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the participant’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of participant misrepresentation.”</continuation></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a36152a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a36152b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="313">SEC. 313. </num><heading>INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLAN STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR EXCISE TAX ON EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACCUMULATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a363c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6501(l) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a36634d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual retirement plans</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a36634e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of any tax imposed by section 4973 or 4974 in connection with an individual retirement plan, the return referred to in this section shall include the income tax return filed by the person on whom the tax under such section is imposed for the year in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5349">136 STAT. 5349</page> which the act (or failure to act) giving rise to the liability for such tax occurred.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a36634f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule in case of individuals not required to file return</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a person who is not required to file an income tax return for such year—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a366350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the return referred to in this section shall be the income tax return that such person would have been required to file but for the fact that such person was not required to file such return, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a366351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a368a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the 3-year period referred to in subsection (a) with respect to the return shall be deemed to begin on the date by which the return would have been required to be filed (excluding any extension thereof).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a368a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Period for assessment in case of income tax return</inline>.—</heading><content>In <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a368a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>any case in which the return with respect to a tax imposed by section 4973 is the individual’s income tax return for purposes of this section, subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting a 6-year period in lieu of the 3-year period otherwise referred to in such subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a368a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for certain acquisitions of property</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any tax imposed by section 4973 that is attributable to acquiring property for less than fair market value, subparagraph (A) shall not apply.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a368a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a368a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6501">26 USC 6501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="314">SEC. 314. </num><heading>PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWAL FROM RETIREMENT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL IN CASE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a36d888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 72(t),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a36d889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72</ref>.</p></sidenote> as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a3726aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution from retirement plan in case of domestic abuse</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3726ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3726ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The aggregate amount which may be treated as an eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim by any individual shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3726ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>$10,000, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3726ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>50 percent of the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit of the employee under the plan.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3726af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3726b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3726b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A distribution shall be treated as an eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim if such distribution is from an applicable eligible retirement plan and is made to an individual during the 1-year period beginning on any date on which the individual is a victim of domestic abuse by a spouse or domestic partner.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a374dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic abuse</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>domestic abuse</term>’ means physical, psychological, sexual, emotional, or economic abuse, including efforts to control, isolate, humiliate, or intimidate the victim, or to undermine the victim’s ability to reason <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5350">136 STAT. 5350</page> independently, including by means of abuse of the victim’s child or another family member living in the household.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of plan distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>If a distribution to an individual would (without regard to clause (ii)) be an eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim, a plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title merely because the plan treats the distribution as an eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim, unless the aggregate amount of such distributions from all plans maintained by the employer (and any member of any controlled group which includes the employer, determined as provided in subparagraph (H)(iv)(II)) to such individual exceeds the limitation under clause (ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a374dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Amount distributed may be repaid</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (H)(v) shall apply with respect to an individual who receives a distribution to which clause (i) applies.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition and special rules</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable eligible retirement plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable eligible retirement plan</term>’ means an eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) other than a defined benefit plan or a plan to which sections 401(a)(11) and 417 apply.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption of distributions from trustee to trustee transfer and withholding rules</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, an eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions treated as meeting plan distribution requirements; self-certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Any distribution which the employee or participant certifies as being an eligible distribution to a domestic abuse victim shall be treated as meeting the requirements of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(i), 403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a374dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2024, the $10,000 amount in clause (ii)(I) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such dollar amount, multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a374dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2023’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a374dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">If any amount after adjustment under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.”</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a374dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a374dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5351">136 STAT. 5351</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="315">SEC. 315. </num><heading>REFORM OF FAMILY ATTRIBUTION RULE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a37c302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 414<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a37c303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37c304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37c305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For purposes of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a37c306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37c307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a37ea18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for applying family attribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of applying the attribution rules under section 1563 with respect to paragraph (1), the following rules apply:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Community property laws shall be disregarded for purposes of determining ownership.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Except as provided by the Secretary, stock of an individual not attributed under section 1563(e)(5) to such individual’s spouse shall not be attributed to such spouse by reason of the combined application of paragraphs (1) and (6)(A) of section 1563(e).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Except as provided by the Secretary, in the case of stock in different corporations that is attributed to a child under section 1563(e)(6)(A) from each parent, and is not attributed to such parents as spouses under section 1563(e)(5), such attribution to the child shall not by itself result in such corporations being members of the same controlled group.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a37ea1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan shall not fail to be treated as satisfying this section</inline>.—</heading><content>If application of paragraph (2) causes 2 or more entities to be a controlled group or to no longer be in a controlled group, such change shall be treated as a transaction to which section 410(b)(6)(C) applies.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (m)(6)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Ownership.—</headingText>In determining</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">Ownership.—</headingText><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining”</content></clause> </quotedContent>,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a37ea20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clauses:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a381131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for applying family attribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of applying the attribution rules under section 318 with respect to clause (i), the following rules apply:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a381132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Community property laws shall be disregarded for purposes of determining ownership.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a381133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Except as provided by the Secretary, stock of an individual not attributed under section 318(a)(1)(A)(i) to such individual’s spouse shall not be attributed by reason of the combined application of paragraphs (1)(A)(ii) and (4) of section 318(a) to such spouse from a child who has not attained the age of 21 years.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a381134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Except as provided by the Secretary, in the case of stock in different organizations which is attributed under section 318(a)(1)(A)(ii) from each parent to a child who has not attained the age of 21 years, and is not attributed to such parents as spouses under section 318(a)(1)(A)(i), such attribution to the child shall not by itself result in such organizations being members of the same affiliated service group.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5352">136 STAT. 5352</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a381135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan shall not fail to be treated as satisfying this section</inline>.—</heading><content>If <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a381136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>the application of clause (ii) causes two or more entities to be an affiliated service group, or to no longer be in an affiliated service group, such change shall be treated as a transaction to which section 410(b)(6)(C) applies.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a381137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>apply</quotedText>” in clause (i), as so added, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>apply, except that community property laws shall be disregarded for purposes of determining ownership</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a381138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a381139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="316">SEC. 316. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO INCREASE BENEFIT ACCRUALS UNDER PLAN FOR PREVIOUS PLAN YEAR ALLOWED UNTIL EMPLOYER TAX RETURN DUE DATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a38384a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(b)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a38384b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a385f5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive plan amendments that increase benefit accruals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a385f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an employer amends a stock bonus, pension, profit-sharing, or annuity plan to increase benefits accrued under the plan effective as of any date during the immediately preceding plan year (other than increasing the amount of matching contributions (as defined in subsection (m)(4)(A))),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a385f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>such amendment would not otherwise cause the plan to fail to meet any of the requirements of this subchapter, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a385f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such amendment is adopted before the time prescribed by law for filing the return of the employer for the taxable year (including extensions thereof) which includes the date described in subparagraph (A),</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a385f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">the employer may elect to treat such amendment as having been adopted as of the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective.”</continuation></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a385f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a385f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="317">SEC. 317. </num><heading>RETROACTIVE FIRST YEAR ELECTIVE DEFERRALS FOR SOLE PROPRIETORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a388673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(b)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In the case of an individual who owns the entire interest in an unincorporated trade or business, and who is the only employee of such trade or business, any elective deferrals (as defined in section 402(g)(3)) under a qualified cash or deferred arrangement to which the preceding sentence applies, which are made by such individual before the time for filing the return of such individual for the taxable year (determined without regard to any extensions) ending after or with the end of the plan’s first plan year, shall be treated as having been made before the end of such first plan year.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a388674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a388675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5353">136 STAT. 5353</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="318">SEC. 318. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a388676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS FOR ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a38d497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a38d498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a38d499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1104">29 USC 1104 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regulations under section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1104">29 U.S.C. 1104</ref>) providing that, in the case of a designated investment alternative that contains a mix of asset classes, the administrator of a plan may, but is not required to, use a benchmark that is a blend of different broad-based securities market indices if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a38d49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the blend is reasonably representative of the asset class holdings of the designated investment alternative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a38d49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for purposes of determining the blend’s returns for 1-, 5-, and 10-calendar-year periods (or for the life of the alternative, if shorter), the blend is modified at least once per year if needed to reflect changes in the asset class holdings of the designated investment alternative;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a38d49c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the blend is furnished to participants and beneficiaries in a manner that is reasonably calculated to be understood by the average plan participant; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a38d49d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>each securities market index that is used for an associated asset class would separately satisfy the requirements of such regulation for such asset class.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a38d49e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the applicability date of regulations issued under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall deliver a report to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives regarding the utilization, and participants’ understanding, of the benchmarking requirements under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="319">SEC. 319. </num><heading>REVIEW AND REPORT TO CONGRESS RELATING TO REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3922bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall review the reporting and disclosure requirements as applicable to each such agency head, of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3922c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 applicable to pension plans (as defined in section 3(2) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002/2">29 U.S.C. 1002(2)</ref>) covered by title I of such Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3922c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applicable to qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 4974(c) of such Code, without regard to paragraphs (4) and (5) of such section).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3922c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3922c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3922c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3922c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3922c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, jointly, and after consultation with a balanced group of participant and employer representatives, shall with respect to plans referenced in subsection (a) report on the effectiveness of the applicable reporting and disclosure requirements and make such recommendations as may be appropriate to the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate to consolidate, simplify, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5354">136 STAT. 5354</page> standardize, and improve such requirements so as to simplify reporting for, and disclosure from, such plans and ensure that plans can furnish and participants and beneficiaries timely receive and better understand the information they need to monitor their plans, plan for retirement, and obtain the benefits they have earned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3922c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis of effectiveness</inline>.—</heading><content>To assess the effectiveness of the applicable reporting and disclosure requirements, the report shall include an analysis of how participants and beneficiaries are providing preferred contact information, the methods by which plan sponsors and plans are furnishing disclosures, and the rate at which participants and beneficiaries are receiving, accessing, understanding, and retaining disclosures.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3922c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3922c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Surveys.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3922ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of information</inline>.—</heading><content>The agencies shall conduct appropriate surveys and data collection to obtain any needed information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="320">SEC. 320. </num><heading>ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY PLAN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO UNENROLLED PARTICIPANTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a39be0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of </inline>ERISA.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a39be0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Part 1 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021/etseq">29 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a39be0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s664">18 USC 664</ref>, prec. 1001, 1027, 1954; <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s441">29 USC 441</ref>, 1031.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> section 111 as section 112 and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 110 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a3a0c2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">“SEC. 111. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a0c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1030a">29 USC 1030a</ref>.</p></sidenote>ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY PLAN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO UNENROLLED PARTICIPANTS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, with respect to any individual account plan, no disclosure, notice, or other plan document (other than the notices and documents described in paragraphs (1) and (2)) shall be required to be furnished under this title to any unenrolled participant if the unenrolled participant is furnished—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an annual reminder notice of such participant’s eligibility to participate in such plan and any applicable election deadlines under the plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any document requested by such participant that the participant would be entitled to receive notwithstanding this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unenrolled Participant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>unenrolled participant</term>’ means an employee who—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is eligible to participate in an individual account plan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>has been furnished—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the summary plan description pursuant to section 104(b), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any other notices related to eligibility under the plan required to be furnished under this title, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in connection with such participant’s initial eligibility to participate in such plan;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>is not participating in such plan; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>satisfies such other criteria as the Secretary of Labor may determine appropriate, as prescribed in guidance issued in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a3a0c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">For purposes of this section, any eligibility to participate in the plan following any period for which such employee was not eligible to participate shall be treated as initial eligibility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5355">136 STAT. 5355</page></continuation></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reminder Notice</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>annual reminder notice</term>’ means a notice provided in accordance with section 2520.104b–1 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation), which—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>is furnished in connection with the annual open season election period with respect to the plan or, if there is no such period, is furnished within a reasonable period prior to the beginning of each plan year;<sidenote><p>Definition.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>notifies the unenrolled participant of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the unenrolled participant’s eligibility to participate in the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the key benefits and rights under the plan, with a focus on employer contributions and vesting provisions; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provides such information in a prominent manner calculated to be understood by the average participant.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 111 and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 110 the following new items:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 111. </designator> <label>Eliminating unnecessary plan requirements related to unenrolled participants.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 112. </designator> <label>Repeal and effective date.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3a0c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Internal Revenue Code of </inline>1986.—</heading><content>Section 414, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a0c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eliminating Unnecessary Plan Requirements Related to Unenrolled Participants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, with respect to any defined contribution plan, no disclosure, notice, or other plan document (other than the notices and documents described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)) shall be required to be furnished under this title to any unenrolled participant if the unenrolled participant is furnished—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an annual reminder notice of such participant’s eligibility to participate in such plan and any applicable election deadlines under the plan, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any document requested by such participant that the participant would be entitled to receive notwithstanding this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a5a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Unenrolled participant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>unenrolled participant</term>’ means an employee who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is eligible to participate in a defined contribution plan,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>has been furnished—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the summary plan description pursuant to section 104(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any other notices related to eligibility under the plan and required to be furnished under this title, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, in connection with such participant’s initial eligibility to participate in such plan,</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>is not participating in such plan, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5356">136 STAT. 5356</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>satisfies such other criteria as the Secretary of the Treasury may determine appropriate, as prescribed in guidance issued in consultation with the Secretary of Labor.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a3a5a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">For purposes of this subsection, any eligibility to participate in the plan following any period for which such employee was not eligible to participate shall be treated as initial eligibility.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a5a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reminder notice</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>annual reminder notice</term>’ means the notice described in section 111(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3a5a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a5a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="321">SEC. 321. </num><heading>REVIEW OF PENSION RISK TRANSFER INTERPRETIVE BULLETIN.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a3a8185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a8186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3a8187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a8188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3a8189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>review section 2509.95–1 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (relating to the fiduciary standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 when selecting an annuity provider for a defined benefit pension plan) and consult with the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (established under section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1142">29 U.S.C. 1142</ref>)), to determine whether amendments to section 2509.95–1 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> are warranted; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3aa89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3aa89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>report to Congress on the findings of such review and consultation, including an assessment of any risk to participants.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="322">SEC. 322. </num><heading>TAX TREATMENT OF IRA INVOLVED IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3acfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(e)(2)(A) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3acfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of clause (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a3acfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>each individual retirement plan of the individual shall be treated as a separate contract.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3acfaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3acfb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3acfb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3acfb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No inference</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to infer the proper treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of individual retirement plans as 1 contract in the case of any other provision of such Code to which the amendments made by this section do not apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="323">SEC. 323. </num><heading>CLARIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL PERIODIC PAYMENT RULE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3b9303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4) of section 72(t) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a3b9304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rollovers to subsequent plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3b9305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>payments described in paragraph (2)(A)(iv) are being made from a qualified retirement plan,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5357">136 STAT. 5357</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3b9306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a transfer or a rollover from such qualified retirement plan of all or a portion of the taxpayer’s benefit under the plan is made to another qualified retirement plan, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>distributions from the transferor and transferee plans would in combination continue to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(A)(iv) if they had been made only from the transferor plan,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a3bba18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">such transfer or rollover shall not be treated as a modification under subparagraph (A)(ii), and compliance with paragraph (2)(A)(iv) shall be determined on the basis of the combined distributions described in clause (iii).”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3bba19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonqualified Annuity Contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (3) of section 72(q) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) as subclauses (I) and (II), and by moving such subclauses 2 ems to the right;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), by moving such clauses 2 ems to the right, and by adjusting the flush language at the end accordingly;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">payments</headingText>.—If</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">payments</headingText>.—<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If—”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exchanges to subsequent contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>payments described in paragraph (2)(D) are being made from an annuity contract,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an exchange of all or a portion of such contract for another contract is made under section 1035, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3bba22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the aggregate distributions from the contracts involved in the exchange continue to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(D) as if the exchange had not taken place,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a3bba23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">such exchange shall not be treated as a modification under subparagraph (A)(ii), and compliance with paragraph (2)(D) shall be determined on the basis of the combined distributions described in clause (iii).”</continuation></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3bba24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6724<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3bba25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6724">26 USC 6724</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3be136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rule for Reporting Certain Additional Taxes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No penalty shall be imposed under section 6721 or 6722 if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a person makes a return or report under section 6047(d) or 408(i) with respect to any distribution,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>such distribution is made following a rollover, transfer, or exchange described in section 72(t)(4)(C) or section 72(q)(3)(C),</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in making such return or report the person relies upon a certification provided by the taxpayer that the distributions satisfy the requirements of section 72(t)(4)(C)(iii) or section 72(q)(3)(B)(iii), as applicable, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be13a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>such person does not have actual knowledge that the distributions do not satisfy such requirements.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3be13b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe Harbor for Annuity Payments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be13c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified retirement plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 72(t)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following flush sentence:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5358">136 STAT. 5358</page> <quotedContent><p class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="x1a3be13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">“For purposes of clause (iv), periodic payments shall not fail to be treated as substantially equal merely because they are amounts received as an annuity, and such periodic payments shall be deemed to be substantially equal if they are payable over a period described in clause (iv) and satisfy the requirements applicable to annuity payments under section 401(a)(9).”</p></quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other annuity contracts</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 72(q) is <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3be13f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72</ref>.</p></sidenote>amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following flush sentence:<quotedContent><p class="fontsize10" id="x1a3be140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">“For purposes of subparagraph (D), periodic payments shall not fail to be treated as substantially equal merely because they are amounts received as an annuity, and such periodic payments shall be deemed to be substantially equal if they are payable over a period described in subparagraph (D) and would satisfy the requirements applicable to annuity payments under section 401(a)(9) if such requirements applied.”</p></quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3be141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3be142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3be143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to transfers, rollovers, and exchanges occurring after December 31, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annuity payments</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to distributions commencing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3be146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No inference</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create an inference with respect to the law in effect prior to the effective date of such amendments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="324">SEC. 324. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3c0857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TREASURY GUIDANCE ON ROLLOVERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3c5678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3c5679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3c567a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3c567b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3c567c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate shall, to simplify, standardize, facilitate, and expedite the completion of rollovers to eligible retirement plans (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and trustee-to-trustee transfers from individual retirement plans (as defined in section 7701(a)(37) of such Code), develop and issue—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c567d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>guidance in the form of sample forms (including relevant procedures and protocols) for rollovers of eligible rollover distributions from a retirement to an eligible retirement plan which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c567e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average person, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c567f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>can be used by both distributing eligible retirement plans and receiving retirement plans, and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c5680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>guidance in the form of sample forms (including relevant procedures and protocols) for trustee-to-trustee transfers of amounts from an individual retirement plan to another individual retirement plan which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c5681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>are written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average person, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c5682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>can be used by both transferring individual retirement plans and individual retirement plans receiving the transfer.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3c5683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the sample forms under subsection (a), the Secretary (or Secretary’s delegate) shall obtain relevant information from participants and plan sponsor <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5359">136 STAT. 5359</page> representatives and consider potential coordination with sections 319 and 336 of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="325">SEC. 325. </num><heading>ROTH PLAN DISTRIBUTION RULES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (d) of section 402A <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory distribution rules not to apply before death</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding sections 403(b)(10) and 457(d)(2), the following provisions shall not apply to any designated Roth account:<sidenote><p><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402A">26 USC 402A</ref>.</p></sidenote></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Section 401(a)(9)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The incidental death benefit requirements of section 401(a).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3c7d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402A">26 USC 402A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3c7d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall not apply to distributions which are required with respect to years beginning before January 1, 2024, but are permitted to be paid on or after such date.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="326">SEC. 326. </num><heading>EXCEPTION TO PENALTY ON EARLY DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 72(t)(2), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terminal illness</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Distributions which are made to the employee who is a terminally ill individual on or after the date on which such employee has been certified by a physician as having a terminal illness.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>terminally ill individual</term>’ has the same meaning given such term under section 101(g)(4)(A), except that ‘84 months’ shall be substituted for ‘24 months’.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, an employee shall not be considered to be a terminally ill individual unless such employee furnishes sufficient evidence to the plan administrator in such form and manner as the Secretary may require.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3ccbc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount distributed may be repaid</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (H)(v) shall apply with respect to an individual who receives a distribution to which clause (i) applies.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3ccbc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3ccbc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="327">SEC. 327. </num><heading>SURVIVING SPOUSE ELECTION TO BE TREATED AS EMPLOYEE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d19e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(9)(B)(iv), as amended by this Act, is further amended to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a3d40f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for surviving spouse of employee</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the designated beneficiary referred to in clause (iii)(I) is the surviving spouse of the employee <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5360">136 STAT. 5360</page> and the surviving spouse elects the treatment in this clause—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3d40f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the regulations referred to in clause (iii)(II) shall treat the surviving spouse as if the surviving spouse were the employee,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3d40f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the date on which the distributions are required to begin under clause (iii)(III) shall not be earlier than the date on which the employee would have attained the applicable age, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3d40f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3d40fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>if the surviving spouse dies before the distributions to such spouse begin, this subparagraph shall be applied as if the surviving spouse is the employee.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a3d40fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">An election described in this clause shall be made at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the Secretary, shall include a timely notice to the plan administrator, and once made may not be revoked except with the consent of the Secretary.”</continuation></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d40fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3d40fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Election of at Least as Rapidly Rule</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall amend Q&A–5(a) of Treasury Regulation section 1.401(a)(9)–5 (or any successor regulation thereto) to provide that if the surviving spouse is the employee’s sole designated beneficiary and the spouse elects treatment under section 401(a)(9)(B)(iv), then the applicable distribution period for distribution calendar years after the distribution calendar year including the employee’s date of death is determined under the uniform lifetime table.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d40fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="328">SEC. 328. </num><heading>REPEAL OF DIRECT PAYMENT REQUIREMENT ON EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM GOVERNMENTAL PLANS FOR HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.<sidenote><p><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote></heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d680f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402(l)(5)(A)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3d6810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402">26 USC 402</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a3d6811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct payment to insurer permitted</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3d6812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3d6813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall apply to a distribution without regard to whether payment of the premiums is made directly to the provider of the accident or health plan or qualified long-term care insurance contract by deduction from a distribution from the eligible retirement plan, or is made to the employee.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3d6814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a payment made to the employee as described in clause (i), the employee shall include with the return of tax for the taxable year in which the distribution is made an attestation that the distribution does not exceed the amount paid by the employee for qualified health insurance premiums for such taxable year.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d6815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3d6816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402">26 USC 402 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="329">SEC. 329. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE AGE FOR EXEMPTION FROM EARLY WITHDRAWAL PENALTY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d8f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) of section 72(t)(10), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 50</quotedText>” <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5361">136 STAT. 5361</page> and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>age 50 or 25 years of service under the plan, whichever is earlier</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3d8f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3d8f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="330">SEC. 330. </num><heading>EXEMPTION FROM EARLY WITHDRAWAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3db63a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (i) of section 72(t)(10)(B)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3db63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or emergency medical services</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>emergency medical services, or services as a corrections officer or as a forensic security employee providing for the care, custody, and control of forensic patients</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3db63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3db63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="331">SEC. 331. </num><heading>SPECIAL RULES FOR USE OF RETIREMENT FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH QUALIFIED FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3f15ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax-Favored Withdrawals From Retirement Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3f15cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 72(t), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3f15d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions from retirement plans in connection with federally declared disasters</inline>.—</heading><content>Any qualified disaster recovery distribution.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3f15d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified disaster recovery distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 72(t) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a3fb212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified disaster recovery distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (2)(M)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fb214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term>qualified disaster recovery distribution</term>’ means any distribution made—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>on or after the first day of the incident period of a qualified disaster and before the date that is 180 days after the applicable date with respect to such disaster, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to an individual whose principal place of abode at any time during the incident period of such qualified disaster is located in the qualified disaster area with respect to such qualified disaster and who has sustained an economic loss by reason of such qualified disaster.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregate dollar limitation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb218-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the aggregate amount of distributions received by an individual which may be treated as qualified disaster recovery distributions with respect to any qualified disaster in all taxable years shall not exceed $22,000.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb219-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of plan distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>If a distribution to an individual would (without regard to clause (i)) be a qualified disaster recovery distribution, a plan shall not be treated as violating any requirement of this title merely because the plan treats such distribution as a qualified disaster recovery distribution, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5362">136 STAT. 5362</page> unless the aggregate amount of such distributions from all plans maintained by the employer (and any member of any controlled group which includes the employer) to such individual exceeds $22,000 with respect to the same qualified disaster.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb21a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fb21b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Controlled group</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (ii), the term ‘<term>controlled group</term>’ means any group treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb21c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fb21d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount distributed may be repaid</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fb21e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fb21f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any individual who receives a qualified disaster recovery distribution may, at any time during the 3-year period beginning on the day after the date on which such distribution was received, make one or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such distribution to an eligible retirement plan of which such individual is a beneficiary and to which a rollover contribution of such distribution could be made under section 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or 457(e)(16), as the case may be.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of repayments of distributions from eligible retirement plans other than iras</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this title, if a contribution is made pursuant to clause (i) with respect to a qualified disaster recovery distribution from a plan other than an individual retirement plan, then the taxpayer shall, to the extent of the amount of the contribution, be treated as having received the qualified disaster recovery distribution in an eligible rollover distribution (as defined in section 402(c)(4)) and as having transferred the amount to the eligible retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the distribution.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of repayments for distributions from iras</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this title, if a contribution is made pursuant to clause (i) with respect to a qualified disaster recovery distribution from an individual retirement plan, then, to the extent of the amount of the contribution, the qualified disaster recovery distribution shall be treated as a distribution described in section 408(d)(3) and as having been transferred to the eligible retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the distribution.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Income inclusion spread over 3-year period</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any qualified disaster recovery distribution, unless the taxpayer elects not to have this subparagraph apply for any taxable year, any amount required to be included in gross income for such taxable year shall be so included ratably over the 3-taxable year period beginning with such taxable year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fd935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (E) of section 408A(d)(3) shall apply.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fd937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified disaster</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (8), the term ‘<term>qualified disaster</term>’ <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5363">136 STAT. 5363</page> means any disaster with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act after December 27, 2020.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (8)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified disaster area</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd93a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualified disaster area</term>’ means, with respect to any qualified disaster, the area with respect to which the major disaster was declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd93b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><content>Such term shall not include any area which is a qualified disaster area solely by reason of section 301 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd93c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incident period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>incident period</term>’ means, with respect to any qualified disaster, the period specified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the period during which such disaster occurred.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd93d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable date</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>applicable date</term>’ means the latest of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd93e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the date of the enactment of this paragraph,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd93f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the first day of the incident period with respect to the qualified disaster, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the date of the disaster declaration with respect to the qualified disaster.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible retirement plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible retirement plan</term>’ shall have the meaning given such term by section 402(c)(8)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption of distributions from trustee to trustee transfer and withholding rules</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, qualified disaster recovery distributions shall not be treated as eligible rollover distributions.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified disaster recovery distributions treated as meeting plan distribution requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this title—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a qualified disaster recovery distribution shall be treated as meeting the requirements of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(i), 403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a money purchase pension plan, a qualified disaster recovery distribution which is an in-service withdrawal shall be treated as meeting the requirements of section 401(a) applicable to distributions.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fd948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fd949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to distributions with respect to disasters the incident period (as defined in section 72(t)(11)(F)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this subsection) for which begins on or after the date which is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5364">136 STAT. 5364</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a3fd94a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recontributions of Withdrawals for Home Purchases</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a3fd94b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individual retirement plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (8) of section 72(t)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a3fd94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a40005d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a40005e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recontributions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40005f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General rule</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any individual who received a qualified distribution may, during the applicable period, make one or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such qualified distribution to an eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) of which such individual is a beneficiary and to which a rollover contribution of such distribution could be made under section 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 408(d)(3), as the case may be.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a400062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of repayments</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (11)(C) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>qualified distribution</term>’ means any distribution—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>which is a qualified first-time homebuyer distribution,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>which was to be used to purchase or construct a principal residence in a qualified disaster area, but which was not so used on account of the qualified disaster with respect to such area, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>which was received during the period beginning on the date which is 180 days before the first day of the incident period of such qualified disaster and ending on the date which is 30 days after the last day of such incident period.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a400067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable period</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>applicable period</term>’ means, in the case of a principal residence in a qualified disaster area with respect to any qualified disaster, the period beginning on the first day of the incident period of such qualified disaster and ending on the date which is 180 days after the applicable date with respect to such disaster.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a400068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of section 402, as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a404e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recontributions of withdrawals for home purchases</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General rule</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any individual who received a qualified distribution may, during the applicable period, make one or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such qualified distribution to an eligible retirement plan (as defined in paragraph (8)(B)) of which such individual is a beneficiary and to which a rollover contribution of such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5365">136 STAT. 5365</page> distribution could be made under subsection (c) or section 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 408(d)(3), as the case may be.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a404e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of repayments</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 72(t)(11)(C) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a404e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>qualified distribution</term>’ means any distribution—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>described in section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV), 403(b)(7)(A)(i)(V), or 403(b)(11)(B),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which was to be used to purchase or construct a principal residence in a qualified disaster area, but which was not so used on account of the qualified disaster with respect to such area, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a404e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>which was received during the period beginning on the date which is 180 days before the first day of the incident period of such qualified disaster and ending on the date which is 30 days after the last day of such incident period.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the terms ‘qualified disaster’, ‘qualified disaster area’, and ‘incident period’ have the meaning given such terms under section 72(t)(11), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the term ‘<term>applicable period</term>’ has the meaning given such term under section 72(t)(8)(F).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a404e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a404e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to recontributions of withdrawals for home purchases with respect to disasters the incident period (as defined in section 72(t)(11)(F)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this subsection) for which begins on or after the date which is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a404e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Loans From Qualified Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a404e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (p) of section 72<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a404e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a40c3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in limit on loans not treated as distributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a40c3cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of any loan from a qualified employer plan to a qualified individual made during the applicable period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘$100,000’ for ‘$50,000’, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>clause (ii) of such paragraph shall be applied by substituting ‘the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit of the employee under the plan’ for ‘one-half of the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit of the employee under the plan’.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a40c3d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delay of repayment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a qualified individual with respect to any qualified disaster with an outstanding loan from a qualified employer plan on or after the applicable date with respect to the qualified disaster—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>if the due date pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) for any repayment with respect to such loan occurs during the period beginning on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5366">136 STAT. 5366</page> the first day of the incident period of such qualified disaster and ending on the date which is 180 days after the last day of such incident period, such due date may be delayed for 1 year,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any subsequent repayments with respect to any such loan may be appropriately adjusted to reflect the delay in the due date under clause (i) and any interest accruing during such delay, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in determining the 5-year period and the term of a loan under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), the period described in clause (i) may be disregarded.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified individual</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified individual</term>’ means any individual—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>whose principal place of abode at any time during the incident period of any qualified disaster is located in the qualified disaster area with respect to such qualified disaster, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>who has sustained an economic loss by reason of such qualified disaster.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The applicable period with respect to any disaster is the period—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>beginning on the applicable date with respect to such disaster, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>ending on the date that is 180 days after such applicable date.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the terms ‘applicable date’, ‘qualified disaster’, ‘qualified disaster area’, and ‘incident period’ have the meaning given such terms under subsection (t)(11), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the term ‘<term>applicable period</term>’ has the meaning given such term under subsection (t)(8).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a40c3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a40c3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a40c3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to plan loans made with respect to disasters the incident period (as defined in section 72(t)(11)(F)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this subsection) for which begins on or after the date which is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a40c3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on taxpayer utilization of the retirement disaster relief permitted by the amendments made by this section and or permitted by prior legislation, including a comparison of utilization by higher and lower income taxpayers and whether the $22,000 threshold on distributions provides adequate relief for taxpayers who suffer from a disaster.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5367">136 STAT. 5367</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="332">SEC. 332. </num><heading>EMPLOYERS ALLOWED TO REPLACE SIMPLE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS WITH SAFE HARBOR 401(k) PLANS DURING A YEAR.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a413815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(p)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a413816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Replacement of simple retirement accounts with safe harbor plans during plan year</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the requirements of this paragraph, an employer may elect (in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe) at any time during a year to terminate the qualified salary reduction arrangement under paragraph (2), but only if the employer establishes and maintains (as of the day after the termination date) a safe harbor plan to replace the terminated arrangement.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Combined limits on contributions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The terminated arrangement and safe harbor plan shall both be treated as violating the requirements of paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or section 401(a)(30) (whichever is applicable) if the aggregate elective contributions of the employee under the terminated arrangement during its last plan year and under the safe harbor plan during its transition year exceed the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the applicable dollar amount for such arrangement (determined on a full-year basis) under this subsection (after the application of section 414(v)) with respect to the employee for such last plan year multiplied by a fraction equal to the number of days in such plan year divided by 365, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the applicable dollar amount (as so determined) under section 402(g)(1) for such safe harbor plan on such elective contributions during the transition year multiplied by a fraction equal to the number of days in such transition year divided by 365.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition year</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the transition year is the period beginning after the termination date and ending on the last day of the calendar year during which the termination occurs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a415f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe harbor plan</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>safe harbor plan</term>’ means a qualified cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements of paragraph (11), (12), (13), or (16) of section 401(k).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a415f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of 2-year Withdrawal Limitation in Case of Plans Converting to </inline>401(k)<inline class="smallCaps"> or </inline>403(b).—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (6) of section 72(t) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a415f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">accounts</headingText>.—In the case of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">accounts</headingText>.—<subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a415f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a418643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a418644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver in case of plan conversion to </inline>401(k)<inline class="smallCaps"> or </inline>403(b).—</heading><content>In the case of an employee of an employer which terminates the qualified salary reduction arrangement of the employer under section 408(p) and establishes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in section 401(k) or purchases annuity contracts described in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5368">136 STAT. 5368</page> section 403(b), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any amount which is paid in a rollover contribution described in section 408(d)(3) into a qualified trust under section 401(k) (but only if such contribution is subsequently subject to the rules of section 401(k)(2)(B)) or an annuity contract described in section 403(b) (but only if such contribution is subsequently subject to the rules of section 403(b)(12)) for the benefit of the employee.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a418645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (G) of section 408(d)(3)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a418646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408">26 USC 408</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>72(t)(6)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>72(t)(6)(A)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a418647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a418648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="333">SEC. 333. </num><heading>ELIMINATION OF ADDITIONAL TAX ON CORRECTIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a41ad59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (A) of section 72(t)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a41ad5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of clause (vii);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a41ad5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of clause (viii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a41ad5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (viii) the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a41d46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>attributable to withdrawal of net income attributable to a contribution which is distributed pursuant to section 408(d)(4).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a41d46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a41d46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a41d470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to any determination of, or affecting, liability for taxes, interest, or penalties which is made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether the act (or failure to act) upon which the determination is based occurred before such date of enactment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create an inference with respect to the law in effect prior to the effective date of such amendments.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="334">SEC. 334. </num><heading>LONG-TERM CARE CONTRACTS PURCHASED WITH RETIREMENT PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a433401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (38) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43a932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="39">“(39) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified long-term care distributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43a933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A trust forming part of a defined contribution plan shall not be treated as failing to constitute a qualified trust under this section solely by reason of allowing qualified long-term care distributions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43a934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified long-term care distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified long-term care distribution</term>’ means so much of the distributions made during the taxable year as does not exceed, in the aggregate, the least of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>The amount paid by or assessed to the employee during the taxable year for or with respect to certified long-term care insurance for the employee or the employee’s spouse (or other family member of the employee as provided by the Secretary by regulation).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5369">136 STAT. 5369</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>An amount equal to 10 percent of the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit of the employee under the plan.<sidenote><p>Regulations.</p></sidenote></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>$2,500.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d04a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d04b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment for inflation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the $2,500 amount in clause (i)(II) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d04c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>such dollar amount, multiplied by</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d04d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 2023’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a43d04e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.</continuation></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d04f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certified long-term care insurance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>certified long-term care insurance</term>’ means—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a qualified long-term care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) covering qualified long-term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c)),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>coverage of the risk that an insured individual would become a chronically ill individual (within the meaning of section 101(g)(4)(B)) under a rider or other provision of a life insurance contract which satisfies the requirements of section 101(g)(3) (determined without regard to subparagraph (D) thereof), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>coverage of qualified long-term care services (as so defined) under a rider or other provision of an insurance or annuity contract which is treated as a separate contract under section 7702B(e) and satisfies the requirements of section 7702B(g),</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a43d054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">if such coverage provides meaningful financial assistance in the event the insured needs home-based or nursing home care. For purposes of the preceding sentence, coverage shall not be deemed to provide meaningful financial assistance unless benefits are adjusted for inflation and consumer protections are provided, including protection in the event the coverage is terminated.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions must otherwise be includible</inline>.—</heading><content>Rules similar to the rules of section 402(l)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long-term care premium statement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No distribution shall be treated as a qualified long-term care distribution unless a long-term care premium statement with respect to the employee has been filed with the plan.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long-term care premium statement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, a long-term care premium statement is a statement provided by the issuer of long-term care coverage, upon request by the owner of such coverage, which includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d05a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the name and taxpayer identification number of such issuer,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d05b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a statement that the coverage is certified long-term care insurance,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5370">136 STAT. 5370</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d05c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>identification of the employee as the owner of such coverage,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d05d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>identification of the individual covered and such individual’s relationship to the employee,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d05e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the premiums owed for the coverage for the calendar year, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d05f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>such other information as the Secretary may require.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disclosure.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Filing with secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>A long-term care premium statement will be accepted only if the issuer has completed a disclosure to the Secretary for the specific coverage product to which the statement relates. Such disclosure shall identify the issuer, type of coverage, and such other information as the Secretary may require which is included in the filing of the product with the applicable State authority.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a43d062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (V), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (VI), and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a43d065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>as provided in section 401(a)(39),”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 403(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a43d067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43d068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified long-term care distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>An annuity contract shall not fail to be subject to this subsection solely by reason of allowing distributions to which section 401(a)(39) applies.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 403(b)(7)(A)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subclause (VI) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a43d06a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>as provided for distributions to which section 401(a)(39) applies, and”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43d06b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 403(b)(11) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43f77c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>for distributions to which section 401(a)(39) applies.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43f77d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 457(d)(1)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the comma at the end of clause (iv) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a43f77e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>as provided in section 401(a)(39),”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a43f77f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption From Additional Tax on Early Distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 72(t)(2), as amended by this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a43f780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified long-term care distributions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43f781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a43f782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any qualified long-term care distribution to which section 401(a)(39) applies.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43f783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If, with respect to the plan, the individual covered by the long-term care coverage to which such distribution relates is the spouse of the employee, clause (i) shall apply only if the employee and the employee’s spouse file a joint return.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a43f784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption of distributions from trustee to trustee transfer and withholding rules</inline>.—</heading><content>For <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5371">136 STAT. 5371</page> purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, any qualified long-term care distribution described in clause (i) shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a43f785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a43f786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a4445a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="6050Z">“SEC. 6050Z. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4445a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6050Z">26 USC 6050Z</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REPORTS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE PREMIUM STATEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4445a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement of Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any issuer of certified long-term care insurance (as defined in section 401(a)(39)(C)) who provides a long-term care premium statement with respect to any purchaser pursuant to section 401(a)(39)(E) for a calendar year, shall make a return not later than February 1 of the succeeding calendar year, according to forms or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting forth with respect to each such purchaser—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the name and taxpayer identification number of such issuer,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a statement that the coverage is certified long-term care insurance as defined in section 401(a)(39)(C),</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the name of the owner of such coverage,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>identification of the individual covered and such individual’s relationship to the owner,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the premiums paid for the coverage for the calendar year, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>such other information as the Secretary may require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4445b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement to Be Furnished to Persons With Respect to Whom Information Is Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Every person required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each individual whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the issuer of the contract or coverage, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4445b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the aggregate amount of premiums and charges paid under the contract or coverage covering the insured individual during the calendar year.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a4445b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4445b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the individual or individuals on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return required under subsection (a) was required to be made.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4445b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts or Coverage Covering More Than One Insured</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of contracts or coverage covering more than one insured, the return and statement required by subsections (a) and (b) shall identify only the portion of the premium that is properly allocable to the insured in respect of whom the return or statement is made.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4445b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4445b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4445b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Statement to Be Furnished on Request</inline>.—</heading><content>If any individual to whom a return is required to be furnished under subsection (b) requests that such a return be furnished at any time before the close of the calendar year, the person required to make the return under subsection (b) shall comply with such request and shall furnish to the Secretary at such time a copy of the return so provided.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a446cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 6724(d)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a446cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s872">26 USC 872</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5372">136 STAT. 5372</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a446ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of clause (xxvii) and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after such clause the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a446ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xxviii">“(xxviii) </num><content>section 6050Z (relating to reports relating to long-term care premium statements), and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a446ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a446cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (JJ), relating to section 6050Y, as subparagraph (KK) and moving such subparagraph to the position immediately after subparagraph (JJ), relating to section 6226(a)(2),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a446ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (II),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a446cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (JJ), relating to section 6226(a)(2), and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a comma,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a446cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (KK), as so redesignated, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a446cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (KK), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a446cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="LL">“(LL) </num><content>section 6050Z (relating to reports relating to long-term care premium statements).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a446cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a446cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a446cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 6041.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 6050Y the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 6050Z. </designator> <label>Reports relating to long-term care premium statements.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a446cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a446cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date which is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a446cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a446cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure to Treasury of Long-term Care Insurance Products</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall issue such forms and guidance as are necessary to collect the filing required by section 401(a)(39)(E)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="335">SEC. 335. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a446cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s430">26 USC 430 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CORRECTIONS OF MORTALITY TABLES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4493ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4493ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4493ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall amend the regulation relating to “Mortality Tables for Determining Present Value Under Defined Benefit Pension Plans” (<ref href="/us/fr/82/46388">82 Fed. Reg. 46388</ref> (October 5, 2017)). Under such amendment, for valuation dates occurring during or after 2024, such mortality improvement rates shall not assume for years beyond the valuation date future mortality improvements at any age which are greater than .78 percent. The Secretary of the Treasury (or delegate) shall by regulation modify the .78 percent figure in the preceding sentence as necessary to reflect material changes in the overall rate of improvement projected by the Social Security Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4493ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments required under subsection (a) shall be deemed to have been made as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and as of such date all applicable laws shall be applied in all respects as though the actions which the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) is required to take under such subsection had been taken.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5373">136 STAT. 5373</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="336">SEC. 336. </num><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS ON SECTION 402(f) NOTICES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on the notices provided by retirement plan administrators to plan participants under section 402(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a44bb00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a44bb01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> The report shall analyze the effectiveness of such notices and make recommendations, as warranted by the findings, to facilitate better understanding by recipients of different distribution options and corresponding tax consequences, including spousal rights.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="337">SEC. 337. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION RULES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a44e212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(9)(H)(iv)(II)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a44e213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref></p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>no individual</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>no beneficiary</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a44e214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(a)(9)(H)(v) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following flush sentence:<quotedContent><p class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="x1a44e215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">“For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of a trust the terms of which are described in clause (iv)(II), any beneficiary which is an organization described in section 408(d)(8)(B)(i) shall be treated as a designated beneficiary described in subclause (II).”</p></quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a44e216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a44e217-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="338">SEC. 338. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PAPER STATEMENTS IN CERTAIN CASES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a457e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 105(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1025/a/2">29 U.S.C. 1025(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a457e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(iv), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to subparagraph (E),</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>may be delivered</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a457e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a457e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a457e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of paper statements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to at least 1 pension benefit statement furnished for a calendar year with respect to an individual account plan under paragraph (1)(A), and with respect to at least 1 pension benefit statement furnished every 3 calendar years with respect to a defined benefit plan under paragraph (1)(B), such statement shall be furnished on paper in written form except—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a457e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of a plan that furnishes such statement in accordance with section 2520.104b-1(c) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a457e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a plan that permits a participant or beneficiary to request that the statements referred to in the matter preceding clause (i) be furnished by electronic delivery, if the participant or beneficiary requests that such statements be delivered electronically and the statements are so delivered.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a45a56f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45a570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1025">29 USC 1025 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45a572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45a573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Labor shall, not later than December 31, 2024, update section 2520.104b-1(c) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, to provide that a plan may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5374">136 STAT. 5374</page> furnish the statements referred to in subparagraph (E) of section 105(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by electronic delivery only if, with respect to participants who first become eligible to participate, and beneficiaries who first become eligible for benefits, after December 31, 2025, in addition to meeting the other requirements under the regulations such plan furnishes each participant or beneficiary a one-time initial notice on paper in written form, prior to the electronic delivery of any pension benefit statement, of their right to request that all documents required to be disclosed under title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 be furnished on paper in written form.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45a575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In implementing the amendment made by subsection (a) with respect to a plan that discloses required documents or statements electronically, in accordance with applicable guidance governing electronic disclosure by the Department of Labor (with the exception of section 2520.104b-1(c) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>), the Secretary of Labor shall, not later than December 31, 2024, update such guidance to the extent necessary to ensure that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a participant or beneficiary under such a plan is permitted the opportunity to request that any disclosure required to be delivered on paper under applicable guidance by the Department of Labor shall be furnished by electronic delivery;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>each paper statement furnished under such a plan pursuant to the amendment shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>an explanation of how to request that all such statements, and any other document required to be disclosed under title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, be furnished by electronic delivery; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>contact information for the plan sponsor, including a telephone number;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a57a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the plan may not charge any fee to a participant or beneficiary for the delivery of any paper statements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a57b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>each document required to be disclosed that is furnished by electronic delivery under such a plan shall include an explanation of how to request that all such documents be furnished on paper in written form; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45a57c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>a plan is permitted to furnish a duplicate electronic statement in any case in which the plan furnishes a paper pension benefit statement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a45a57d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45a57e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1025">29 USC 1025 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="339">SEC. 339. </num><heading>RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a45f39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Internal Revenue Code of </inline>1986.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45f3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (ii) of section 414(p)(1)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Tribal</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45f3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (B) of section 414(p)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following flush sentence:<quotedContent><p class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="x1a45f3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">“For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45f3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> purposes of clause (ii), the term ‘<term>Tribal</term>’ with respect to a domestic relations law means such a law which is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5375">136 STAT. 5375</page> issued by or under the laws of an Indian tribal government, a subdivision of such an Indian tribal government, or an agency or instrumentality of either.”</p></quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a45f3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45f3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 206(d)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1056/d/3/B/ii/II">29 U.S.C. 1056(d)(3)(B)(ii)(II)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Tribal</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a45f3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 206(d)(3)(B) of such Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following flush sentence:<quotedContent><p class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="x1a45f3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">“For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45f3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote> purposes of clause (ii)(II), the term ‘<term>Tribal</term>’ with respect to a domestic relations law means such a law which is issued by or under the laws of an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 7701(a)(40) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), a subdivision of such an Indian tribal government, or an agency or instrumentality of either.”</p></quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a45f3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45f3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a45f3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to domestic relations orders received by plan administrators after December 31, 2022, including any such order which is submitted for reconsideration after such date.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="340">SEC. 340. </num><heading>DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN FEE DISCLOSURE IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a4641cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 3 years<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4641cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4641ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4641cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review section 2550.404a–5 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t29">title 29, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (relating to fiduciary requirements for disclosure in participant-directed individual account plans);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4641d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>explore, through a public request for information or otherwise, how the contents and design of the disclosures described in such section may be improved to enhance participants’ understanding of fees and expenses related to a defined contribution plan (as defined in section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002">29 U.S.C. 1002</ref>)) as well as the cumulative effect of such fees and expenses on retirement savings over time; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4641d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4641d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4641d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4641d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on the findings of the exploration described in paragraph (2), including beneficial education for consumers on financial literacy concepts as related to retirement plan fees and recommendations for legislative changes needed to address such findings.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="341">SEC. 341. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4641d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSOLIDATION OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN NOTICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a4668e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4668e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4668e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote> later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury (or such Secretaries’ delegates) shall adopt regulations providing that a plan (as defined in section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002">29 U.S.C. 1002</ref>)) may, but is not required to, consolidate 2 or more of the notices required under sections 404(c)(5)(B) and 514(e)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1104/c/5/B">29 U.S.C. 1104(c)(5)(B)</ref> and <ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1144/e/3">29 U.S.C. 1144(e)(3)</ref>) and sections 401(k)(12)(D), 401(k)(13)(E), and 414(w)(4) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5376">136 STAT. 5376</page> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 into a single notice so long as the combined notice—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4668e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>includes the required content;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4668ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>clearly identifies the issues addressed therein;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4668eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>is furnished at the time and with the frequency required for each such notice; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4668ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>is presented in a manner that is reasonably calculated to be understood by the average plan participant and that does not obscure or fail to highlight the primary information required for each notice.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a4668ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">This section shall not be interpreted as preventing the consolidation of any other notices required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of the Treasury (or either such Secretary’s delegate), as applicable.</continuation></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="342">SEC. 342. </num><heading>INFORMATION NEEDED FOR FINANCIAL OPTIONS RISK MITIGATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47052e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Part 1 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021/etseq">29 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.</ref>), as amended by the preceding provisions of this title, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a47a16f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="113">“SEC. 113. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a47a170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1032">29 USC 1032</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">NOTICE AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO LUMP SUMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47a171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a47a172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A plan administrator of a pension plan that amends the plan to provide a period of time during which a participant or beneficiary may elect to receive a lump sum, instead of future monthly payments, shall furnish notice—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to each participant or beneficiary offered such lump sum amount, in the manner in which the participant and beneficiary receives the lump sum offer from the plan sponsor, not later than 90 days prior to the first day on which the participant or beneficiary may make an election with respect to such lump sum; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to the Secretary and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, not later than 30 days prior to the first day on which participants and beneficiaries may make an election with respect to such lump sum.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to Participants and Beneficiaries</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The notice required under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Available benefit options, including the estimated monthly benefit that the participant or beneficiary would receive at normal retirement age, whether there is a subsidized early retirement option or qualified joint and survivor annuity that is fully subsidized (in accordance with section 417(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the monthly benefit amount if payments begin immediately, and the lump sum amount available if the participant or beneficiary takes the option.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An explanation of how the lump sum was calculated, including the interest rate, mortality assumptions, and whether any additional plan benefits were included in the lump sum, such as early retirement subsidies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>In a manner consistent with the manner in which a written explanation is required to be given under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5377">136 STAT. 5377</page> 417(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the relative value of the lump sum option for a terminated vested participant compared to the value of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c88a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the single life annuity, (or other standard form of benefit); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c88b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the qualified joint and survivor annuity (as defined in section 205(d)(1));</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c88c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>A statement that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c88d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a commercial annuity comparable to the annuity available from the plan may cost more than the amount of the lump sum amount, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c88e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>it may be advisable to consult an advisor regarding this point if the participant or beneficiary is considering purchasing a commercial annuity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c88f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The potential ramifications of accepting the lump sum, including longevity risks, loss of protections guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (with an explanation of the monthly benefit amount that would be protected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation if the plan is terminated with insufficient assets to pay benefits), loss of protection from creditors, loss of spousal protections, and other protections under this Act that would be lost.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>General tax rules related to accepting a lump sum, including rollover options and early distribution penalties with a disclaimer that the plan does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice, and a suggestion that participants and beneficiaries consult with their own tax, legal, and accounting advisors before determining whether to accept the offer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>How to accept or reject the offer, the deadline for response, and whether a spouse is required to consent to the election.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Contact information for the point of contact at the plan administrator for participants and beneficiaries to get more information or ask questions about the options.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plain language</inline>.—</heading><content>The notice under this subsection shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan participant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Model notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue a model notice for purposes of the notice under subsection (a)(1), including for information required under subparagraphs (C) through (F) of paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to the Secretary and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The notice required under subsection (a)(2) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The total number of participants and beneficiaries eligible for such lump sum option.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The length of the limited period during which the lump sum is offered.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>An explanation of how the lump sum was calculated, including the interest rate, mortality assumptions, and whether any additional plan benefits were included in the lump sum, such as early retirement subsidies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A sample of the notice provided to participants and beneficiaries under subsection (a)(1), if otherwise required.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5378">136 STAT. 5378</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-Offer Report to the Secretary and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the limited period during which participants and beneficiaries in a plan may accept a plan’s offer of a lump sum, a plan sponsor shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that includes the number of participants and beneficiaries who accepted the lump sum offer and such other information as the Secretary may require.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a47c89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the information provided in the notice to the Secretary required under subsection (a)(2) and in the post-offer reports submitted under subsection (d) publicly available in a form that protects the confidentiality of the information provided.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biennial Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than the last day of the second calendar year after the calendar year including the applicability date of the final rules under section 342(e) of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, so long as the Secretary has received notices and post-offer reports under subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes such notices and post-offer reports during the applicable reporting period. The applicable reporting period begins on the first day of the second calendar year preceding the calendar year that the report is submitted to Congress and ends on the last day of the calendar year preceding the calendar year the report is due.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the proceeding provisions of this title, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 112 the following new item:<toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>Sec. 113. </designator> <label>Notice and disclosure requirements with respect to lump sum windows.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1132">29 U.S.C. 1132</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or section 105(a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, section 105(a), or section 113(a)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a47c8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>105(c)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 105(c) or 113(a)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a47c8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1032">29 USC 1032 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of section 113 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by subsection (b), shall apply beginning on the applicable effective date specified in the final regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (e).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a47c8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a47c8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a47c8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1032">29 USC 1032 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulatory Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Not earlier than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue regulations to implement section 113 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by subsection (a). Such regulations shall be applicable not earlier than the issuance of a final rule and not later than 1 year after issuance of a final rule.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="343">SEC. 343. </num><heading>DEFINED BENEFIT ANNUAL FUNDING NOTICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a488bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a488bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 101(f)(2)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021/f/2/B">29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i)(I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>funding target attainment percentage (as defined in section 303(d)(2))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5379">136 STAT. 5379</page> “<quotedText>percentage of plan liabilities funded (as described in clause (ii)(I)(bb))</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)(I)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, a statement of</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> item (aa);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> item (bb) as item (aa);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in item (aa), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a488bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a statement of</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the value</quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a488c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and for the preceding 2 plan years as of the last day of each such plan year,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>determined using</quotedText>”,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a488c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a488c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><item class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a48b313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>for purposes of the statement in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), the percentage of plan liabilities funded, calculated as the ratio between the value of the plan’s assets and liabilities, as determined under item (aa), for the plan year to which the notice relates and for the 2 preceding plan years, and</content></item> <item class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a48b314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>if the information in (aa) and (bb) is presented in tabular form, a statement that describes that in the event of a plan termination the corporation’s calculation of plan liabilities may be greater and that references the section of the notice with the information required under clause (x), and”</content></item> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in clause (ii)(II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subclause (I)(bb)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subclause (I)(aa)</quotedText>”,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in clause (iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the plan year to which the notice relates as of the last day of such plan year and the preceding 2 plan years, in tabular format,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>participants</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in clause (iv)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plan and the asset</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>plan, the asset</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and the average return on assets for the plan year,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>assets)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (ix) through (xi) as clause (x) through (xii), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (viii) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a48b31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><chapeau>in the case of a single-employer plan, a statement as to whether the plan’s funded status, based on the plan’s liabilities described under subclause (II) for the plan year to which the notice relates, and for the 2 preceding plan years, is at least 100 percent (and, if not, the actual percentages), that includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the plan’s assets, as of the last day of the plan year and for the 2 preceding plan years, as determined under clause (ii)(I)(aa),</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the plan’s liabilities, as of the last day of the plan year and for the 2 preceding plan years, as determined under clause (ii)(1)(aa), and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the funded status of the plan, determined as the ratio of the plan’s assets and liabilities calculated under subclauses (I) and (II), for the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5380">136 STAT. 5380</page> plan year to which the notice relates, and for the 2 preceding plan years,”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a48b320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in clause (x), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the comma at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“and a statement that, in the case of a single-employer plan—<subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a48d931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>if plan assets are determined to be sufficient to pay vested benefits that are not guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, participants and beneficiaries may receive benefits in excess of the guaranteed amount, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1a48d932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>such a determination generally uses assumptions that result in a plan having a lower funded status as compared to the plan’s funded status disclosed in this notice.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a48d933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a48d934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021">29 USC 1021 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="344">SEC. 344. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a48d935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1023">29 USC 1023 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a492756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Labor shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a492757-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a492758-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><chapeau>conduct a study on the pooled employer plan (as such term is defined in section 3(43) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1002/43">29 U.S.C. 1002(43)</ref>)) industry, including on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a492759-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the legal name and number of pooled employer plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49275a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of participants in such plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49275b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the range of investment options provided in such plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49275c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the fees assessed in such plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49275d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the manner in which employers select and monitor such plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49275e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the disclosures provided to participants in such plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a494e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the number and nature of any enforcement actions by the Secretary of Labor on such plans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a494e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the extent to which such plans have increased retirement savings coverage in the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a494e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>any additional information as the Secretary determines is necessary; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a494e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a494e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a494e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a494e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a494e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, submit to Congress and make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations on how pooled employer plans can be improved, through legislation, to serve and protect retirement plan participants.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="345">SEC. 345. </num><heading>ANNUAL AUDITS FOR GROUP OF PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a497587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6058">26 U.S.C. 6058 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a497588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>so that all members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“so that—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a497589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>all members”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49758a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a49758b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5381">136 STAT. 5381</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a49758c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1023/a/3">29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)</ref>) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a49758d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a49758e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6058">26 USC 6058 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="346">SEC. 346. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a49758f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3228">29 USC 3228</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WORKER OWNERSHIP, READINESS, AND KNOWLEDGE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>existing program</term>” means a program, designed to promote employee ownership, that exists on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility authorized under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Initiative</term>” means the Employee Ownership Initiative established under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>new program</term>” means a program, designed to promote employee ownership, that does not exist on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility authorized under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Labor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” has the meaning given the term under section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Employee Ownership Initiative</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Labor an Employee Ownership Initiative to promote employee ownership.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Initiative, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>support within the States existing programs designed to promote employee ownership; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>facilitate within the States the formation of new programs designed to promote employee ownership.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To carry out the functions enumerated in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall support new programs and existing programs by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>making Federal grants authorized under subsection (d); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1a4c34be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>acting as a clearinghouse on techniques employed by new programs and existing programs within the States, and disseminating information relating to those techniques to the programs; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c34bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>funding projects for information gathering on those techniques, and dissemination of that information to the programs, by groups outside the Department of Labor.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation with treasury</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, in the case of any employee ownership arrangements or structures the administration and enforcement of which are within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Treasury.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programs Regarding Employee Ownership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c34c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to encourage new programs and existing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5382">136 STAT. 5382</page> programs within the States to foster employee ownership throughout the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose of program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of the program established under paragraph (1) is to encourage new and existing programs within the States that focus on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>providing education and outreach to inform employees and employers about the possibilities and benefits of employee ownership and business ownership succession planning, including providing information about financial education, employee teams, open-book management, and other tools that enable employees to share ideas and information about how their businesses can succeed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing technical assistance to assist employee efforts to become business owners, to enable employers and employees to explore and assess the feasibility of transferring full or partial ownership to employees, and to encourage employees and employers to start new employee-owned businesses;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>training employees and employers with respect to methods of employee participation in open-book management, work teams, committees, and other approaches for seeking greater employee input; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>training other entities to apply for funding under this subsection, to establish new programs, and to carry out program activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program details</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may include, in the program established under paragraph (1), provisions that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the case of activities described in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>target key groups, such as retiring business owners, senior managers, labor organizations, trade associations, community organizations, and economic development organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>encourage cooperation in the organization of workshops and conferences; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>prepare and distribute materials concerning employee ownership, and business ownership succession planning;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the case of activities described in paragraph (2)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>provide preliminary technical assistance to employee groups, managers, and retiring owners exploring the possibility of employee ownership;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provide for the performance of preliminary feasibility assessments;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>assist in the funding of objective third-party feasibility studies and preliminary business valuations, and in selecting and monitoring professionals qualified to conduct such studies; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>provide a data bank to help employees find legal, financial, and technical advice in connection with business ownership;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in the case of activities described in paragraph (2)(C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>provide for courses on employee participation; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5383">136 STAT. 5383</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provide for the development and fostering of networks of employee-owned companies to spread the use of successful participation techniques; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in the case of training described in paragraph (2)(D)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>provide for visits to existing programs by staff from new programs receiving funding under this section; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>provide materials to be used for such training.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall issue formal guidance, for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>recipients of grants awarded under subsection (d) and one-stop partners (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</ref>)) affiliated with the workforce development systems (as so defined) of the States, proposing that programs and other activities funded under this section be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>proactive in encouraging actions and activities that promote employee ownership of businesses; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>comprehensive in emphasizing both employee ownership of businesses so as to increase productivity and broaden capital ownership; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>acceptable standards and procedures to establish good faith fair market value for shares of a business to be acquired by an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 407(d)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1107/d/6">29 U.S.C. 1107(d)(6)</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a4c34de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">The guidance under subparagraph (B) shall be prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.</continuation></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c34df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program established under subsection (c), the Secretary may make grants for use in connection with new programs and existing programs within a State for any of the following activities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Education and outreach as provided in subsection (c)(2)(A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Technical assistance as provided in subsection (c)(2)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Training activities for employees and employers as provided in subsection (c)(2)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Activities facilitating cooperation among employee-owned firms.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Training as provided in subsection (c)(2)(D) for new programs provided by participants in existing programs dedicated to the objectives of this section, except that, for each fiscal year, the amount of the grants made for such training shall not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of the grants made under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c34e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts and conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall determine the amount and any conditions for a grant made under this subsection. The amount of the grant shall be subject to paragraph (6), and shall reflect the capacity of the applicant for the grant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>Each entity desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5384">136 STAT. 5384</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State applications</inline>.—</heading><content>Each State may sponsor and submit an application under paragraph (3) on behalf of any local entity consisting of a unit of State or local government, State-supported institution of higher education, or nonprofit organization, meeting the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications by entities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entity applications</inline>.—</heading><content>If a State fails to support or establish a program pursuant to this section during any fiscal year, the Secretary shall, in the subsequent fiscal years, allow local entities described in paragraph (4) from that State to make applications for grants under paragraph (3) on their own initiative.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application screening</inline>.—</heading><content>Any State failing to support or establish a program pursuant to this section during any fiscal year may submit applications under paragraph (3) in the subsequent fiscal years but may not screen applications by local entities described in paragraph (4) before submitting the applications to the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c34ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A recipient of a grant made under this subsection shall not receive, during a fiscal year, in the aggregate, more than the following amounts:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c34ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025, $300,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, $330,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For fiscal year 2027, $363,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>For fiscal year 2028, $399,300.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>For fiscal year 2029, $439,200.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c5c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>For each year, each recipient of a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary a report describing how grant funds allocated pursuant to this subsection were expended during the 12-month period preceding the date of the submission of the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary is authorized to reserve not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section, for the purposes of conducting evaluations of the grant programs identified in subsection (d) and to provide related technical assistance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than the expiration of the 36-month period following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>on progress related to employee ownership in businesses in the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c5c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>containing an analysis of critical costs and benefits of activities carried out under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c5c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorizations of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of making grants pursuant to subsection (d) the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025, $4,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, $7,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>For fiscal year 2027, $10,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>For fiscal year 2028, $13,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>For fiscal year 2029, $16,000,000.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of funding the administrative expenses related to the Initiative—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024, $200,000, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5385">136 STAT. 5385</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, an amount not in excess of the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>$350,000; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c5c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>5.0 percent of the maximum amount available under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="347">SEC. 347. </num><heading>REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR ON THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a4c8328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c8329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4c832a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Study.</p></sidenote><content>conduct a study on the impact of inflation on retirement savings; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4c832b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="348">SEC. 348. </num><heading>CASH BALANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4caa3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Internal Revenue Code of 1986</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 411(b)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4caa3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s411">26 USC 411</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4caa3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projected interest crediting rate</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), in the case of an applicable defined benefit plan (as defined in subsection (a)(13)(C)) which provides variable interest crediting rates, the interest crediting rate which is treated as in effect and as the projected interest crediting rate shall be a reasonable projection of such variable interest crediting rate, not to exceed 6 percent.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4caa3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 204(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1060/b">29 U.S.C. 1060(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4caa40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projected interest crediting rate</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), in the case of an applicable defined benefit plan (within the meaning of section 203(f)(3)) which provides variable interest crediting rates, the interest crediting rate which is treated as in effect and as the projected interest crediting rate shall be a reasonable projection of such variable interest crediting rate, not to exceed 6 percent.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4caa41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4caa42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s411">26 USC 411 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="349">SEC. 349. </num><heading>TERMINATION OF VARIABLE RATE PREMIUM INDEXING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4cf863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (8) of 4006(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1306/a">29 U.S.C. 1306(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4cf864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4cf865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (vi), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4cf866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (vii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4cf867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4d1f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>for plan years beginning after calendar year 2023, $52.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4d1f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and before 2024</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>2012</quotedText>” ; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5386">136 STAT. 5386</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4d1f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(vii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and before 2024</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>2019</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4d1f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Clause (i) of section 4006(a)(3)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1306/a/3/E">29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (H)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (I)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4d1f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4d1f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1306">29 USC 1306 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="350">SEC. 350. </num><heading>SAFE HARBOR FOR CORRECTIONS OF EMPLOYEE ELECTIVE DEFERRAL FAILURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4d6d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 414,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4d6d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414</ref>.</p></sidenote> as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correcting Automatic Contribution Errors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any plan or arrangement shall not fail to be treated as a plan described in sections 401(a), 403(b), 408, or 457(b), as applicable, solely by reason of a corrected error.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrected error defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>corrected error</term>’ means a reasonable administrative error—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1a4de2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>made in implementing an automatic enrollment or automatic escalation feature with respect to an eligible employee (or an affirmative election made by an eligible employee covered by such feature), or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>made by failing to afford an eligible employee the opportunity to make an affirmative election because such employee was improperly excluded from the plan], and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>that is corrected prospectively by implementing an automatic enrollment or automatic escalation feature with respect to an eligible employee (or an affirmative election made by an eligible employee) determined in accordance with the terms of an eligible automatic contribution arrangement (as defined under subsection (w)(3)), provided that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>such implementation error is corrected not later than—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the date of the first payment of compensation made by the employer to the employee on or after the last day of the 9½ month-period after the end of the plan year during which such error with respect to the employee first occurred, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if earlier in the case of an employee who notifies the plan sponsor of such error, the date of the first payment of compensation made by the employer to the employee on or after the last day of the month following the month in which such notification was made,</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of an employee who would have been entitled to additional matching contributions had any missed elective deferral been made, the plan sponsor makes a corrective allocation, not later than the deadline specified by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance prescribed under paragraph (3), of matching contributions on behalf of the employee in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5387">136 STAT. 5387</page> an amount equal to the additional matching contributions to which the employee would have been so entitled (adjusted to account for earnings had the missed elective deferrals been made).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>such implementation error is of a type which is so corrected for all similarly situated participants in a nondiscriminatory manner,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4de2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4de2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>notice of such error is given to the employee not later than 45 days after the date on which correct deferrals begin, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the notice under clause (iv) satisfies such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary prescribes under paragraph (4).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a4de2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">Such correction may occur before or after the participant has terminated employment and may occur without regard to whether the error is identified by the Secretary.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No obligation for employer to restore missed elective deferrals</inline>.—</heading><content>If the requirements of paragraph (2)(B) are satisfied, the employer will not be required to provide eligible employees with the missed amount of elective deferrals resulting from a reasonable administrative error described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (ii) through a qualified nonelective contribution, or otherwise.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations and guidance for favorable correction methods</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall by regulations or other guidance of general applicability prescribe—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the deadline for making a corrective allocation of matching contributions required by paragraph (2)(B)(ii),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the content of the notice required by paragraph (2)(B)(iv),</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the manner in which the amount of the corrective allocation under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) is determined,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the manner of adjustment to account for earnings on matching contributions under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>such other rules as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the subsection.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4de2e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4de2e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to any errors with respect to which the date referred to in section 414(cc) (as added by this section) is after December 31, 2023. Prior to the application of any regulations or other guidance prescribed under paragraph (3) of section 414(cc) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), taxpayers may rely upon their reasonable good faith interpretations of the provisions of such section.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2019.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments relating to section 103</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 401(m)(12)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4e7f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) (as so amended) the following new subparagraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5388">136 STAT. 5388</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>meets the notice requirements of subsection (k)(13)(E), and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments relating to section 112</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 401(k)(15)(B)(i)(II)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4e7f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (m)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (2), (11), and (12) of subsection (m)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 401(k)(15)(B)(iii) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under the arrangement</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under the plan</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Section 401(k)(15)(B)(iv) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 410(a)(1)(A)(ii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (2)(D)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendment relating to section 116</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4973(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end of the flush matter the following: “<quotedText>Such term shall not include any designated nondeductible contribution (as defined in subparagraph (C) of section 408(o)(2)) which does not exceed the nondeductible limit under subparagraph (B) thereof by reason of an election under section 408(o)(5).</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 72(t)(2)(H)(vi)(IV) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>403(b)(7)(A)(ii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText> 403(b)(7)(A)(i)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 401(k)(12)(G) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the requirements under subparagraph (A)(i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the contribution requirements under subparagraph (B) or (C)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 401(k)(13)(D)(iv) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (F)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (G)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 408(o)(5)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 219(b)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Section 408A(c)(2)(A) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d)(1) or</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4e7f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4e7f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the section of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 to which the amendment relates.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMENDMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4f699c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f699d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If this section applies to any retirement plan or contract amendment—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f699e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>such retirement plan or contract shall be treated as being operated in accordance with the terms of the plan during the period described in subsection (b)(2)(A); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f699f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>except as provided by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), such retirement plan shall not fail to meet the requirements of section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 204(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by reason of such amendment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4f69a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Which Section Applies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section shall apply to any amendment to any retirement plan or annuity contract which is made—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>pursuant to any amendment made by this Act or pursuant to any regulation issued by the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5389">136 STAT. 5389</page> of the Treasury or the Secretary of Labor (or a delegate of either such Secretary) under this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>on or before the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, or such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a4f69a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), or an applicable collectively bargained plan, this paragraph shall be applied by substituting “2027” for “2025”. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “<term>applicable collectively bargained plan</term>” means a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more employers ratified before the date of enactment of this Act.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section shall not apply to any amendment unless—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>during the period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>beginning on the date the legislative or regulatory amendment described in paragraph (1)(A) takes effect (or in the case of a plan or contract amendment not required by such legislative or regulatory amendment, the effective date specified by the plan); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ending on the date described in paragraph (1)(B) (as modified by the second sentence of paragraph (1)) (or, if earlier, the date the plan or contract amendment is adopted),</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a4f69ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">the plan or contract is operated as if such plan or contract amendment were in effect; and</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such plan or contract amendment applies retroactively for such period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4f69ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Provisions Relating to Plan Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10">SECURE<inline class="smallCaps"> act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 601(b)(1) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s414">26 USC 414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” in subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substituting ‘2024’ for ‘2022’.</quotedText>” in the flush matter at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substituting ‘2027’ for ‘2025’.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10">CARES<inline class="smallCaps"> act</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s72">26 USC 72 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules for use of retirement funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2202(c)(2)(A) of the CARES Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” in clause (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary waiver of required minimum distributions rules for certain retirement plans and accounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2203(c)(2)(B)(i) of the CARES Act<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">26 USC 401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” in subclause (II) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substituting ‘2024’ for ‘2022’.</quotedText>” in the flush matter at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substituting ‘2027’ for ‘2025’.</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4f69ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taxpayer certainty and disaster tax relief act of 2020</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 302(d)(2)(A) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4f69bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/3074">134 Stat. 3074</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5390">136 STAT. 5390</page> “<quotedText>January 1, 2022</quotedText>” in clause (ii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>REVENUE PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>SIMPLE AND SEP ROTH IRAS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4fdeec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408A<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a4fdeed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s408A">26 USC 408A</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (f).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a4fdeee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules Relating to Simplified Employee Pensions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4fdeef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402(h)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4fdef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in the case of any contributions pursuant to a simplified employer pension which are made to an individual retirement plan designated as a Roth IRA, such contribution shall not be excludable from gross income.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4fdef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402(h)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or section 408A(d) in the case of an individual retirement plan designated as a Roth IRA)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a4fdef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election required</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(k) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively, and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a500603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roth contribution election</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual retirement plan which is designated as a Roth IRA shall not be treated as a simplified employee pension under this subsection unless the employee elects for such plan to be so treated (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a500604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules Relating to Simple Retirement Accounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a500605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election required</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(p), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a500606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roth contribution election</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual retirement plan which is designated as a Roth IRA shall not be treated as a simple retirement account under this subsection unless the employee elects for such plan to be so treated (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a500607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rollovers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408A(e) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a500608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Simple retirement accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of any payment or distribution out of a simple retirement account (as defined in section 408(p)) with respect to which an election has been made under section 408(p)(12) and to which 72(t)(6) applies, the term ‘<term>qualified rollover contribution</term>’ shall not include any payment or distribution paid into an account other than another simple retirement account (as so defined).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a500609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408A(d)(2)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or employer in the case of a simple retirement account (as defined in section 408(p)) or simplified employee pension (as defined in section 408(k)),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>individual’s spouse</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a50060a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a50060b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402">26 USC 402 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5391">136 STAT. 5391</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><heading>HARDSHIP WITHDRAWAL RULES FOR 403(b) PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a50542c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(b),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a50542d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403</ref>.</p></sidenote> as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">“(17) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rules relating to hardship withdrawals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraphs (7) and (11)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts which may be withdrawn</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following amounts may be distributed upon hardship of the employee:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of section 3121(a)(5)(D)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Qualified nonelective contributions (as defined in section 401(m)(4)(C)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Qualified matching contributions described in section 401(k)(3)(D)(ii)(I).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Earnings on any contributions described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No requirement to take available loan</inline>.—</heading><content>A distribution shall not be treated as failing to be made upon the hardship of an employee solely because the employee does not take any available loan under the plan.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a507b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 403(b)(7)(A)(i)(V) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the case of contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of section 3121(a)(5)(D))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to the provisions of paragraph (17)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Paragraph (11) of section 403(b), as amended by this Act, is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in</quotedText>” in subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to the provisions of paragraph (17), in</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a507b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second sentence.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a507b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a507b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s403">26 USC 403 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><heading>ELECTIVE DEFERRALS GENERALLY LIMITED TO REGULAR CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a50c96c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Employer Plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 414(v) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f07d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain deferrals must be roth contributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f07e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), in the case of an eligible participant whose wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) for the preceding calendar year from the employer sponsoring the plan exceed $145,000, paragraph (1) shall apply only if any additional elective deferrals are designated Roth contributions (as defined in section 402A(c)(1)) made pursuant to an employee election.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f07f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Roth option</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of an applicable employer plan with respect to which subparagraph (A) applies to any participant for a plan year, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the plan unless the plan provides that any eligible participant may make the participant’s additional elective deferrals as designated Roth contributions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of an applicable employer plan described in paragraph (6)(A)(iv).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5392">136 STAT. 5392</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election to change deferrals</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide by regulations that an eligible participant may elect to change the participant’s election to make additional elective deferrals if the participant’s compensation is determined to exceed the limitation under subparagraph (A) after the election is made.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a50f083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a50f084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost of living adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a year beginning after December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall adjust annually the $145,000 amount in subparagraph (A) for increases in the cost-of-living at the same time and in the same manner as adjustments under 415(d); except that the base period taken into account shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2023, and any increase under this subparagraph which is not a multiple of $5,000 shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $5,000.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a50f085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 402(g)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a50f087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 457(e)(18)(A)(ii) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the lesser of any designated Roth contributions made by the participant to the plan or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the applicable dollar amount</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a50f088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a50f089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402">26 USC 402 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><heading>OPTIONAL TREATMENT OF EMPLOYER MATCHING OR NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AS ROTH CONTRIBUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5164ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402A(a) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (1), and by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5164bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any designated Roth contribution which pursuant to the program is made by the employer on the employee’s behalf on account of the employee’s contribution, elective deferral, or (subject to the requirements of section 401(m)(13)) qualified student loan payment shall be treated as a matching contribution for purposes of this chapter, except that such contribution shall not be excludable from gross income,</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5164bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>any designated Roth contribution which pursuant to the program is made by the employer on the employee’s behalf and which is a nonelective contribution shall be nonforfeitable and shall not be excludable from gross income, and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5164bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Included in Qualified Roth Contribution Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 402A(b)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5164be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or to have made on the employee’s behalf,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>elect to make</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5164bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or of matching contributions or nonelective contributions which may otherwise be made on the employee’s behalf,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>otherwise eligible to make</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5164c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designated Roth Matching Contributions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402A(c)(1) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, matching contribution, or nonelective contribution</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>elective deferral</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5164c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Contribution Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 402A(f), as redesignated by this Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a518bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching contribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>matching contribution</term>’ means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5393">136 STAT. 5393</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a518bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any matching contribution described in section 401(m)(4)(A), and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a518bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>any contribution to an eligible deferred compensation plan (as defined in section 457(b)) by an eligible employer described in section 457(e)(1)(A) on behalf of an employee and on account of such employee’s elective deferral under such plan,</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a518bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">but only if such contribution is nonforfeitable at the time received.”</continuation></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a518bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a518bd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s402A">26 USC 402A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="605">SEC. 605. </num><heading>CHARITABLE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a52c458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Deduction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a52c459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 170(h)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a52c45a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s170">26 USC 170</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a53609b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on deduction for qualified conservation contributions made by pass-through entities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53609c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A contribution by a partnership (whether directly or as a distributive share of a contribution of another partnership) shall not be treated as a qualified conservation contribution for purposes of this section if the amount of such contribution exceeds 2.5 times the sum of each partner’s relevant basis in such partnership.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53609d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53609e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relevant basis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53609f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>relevant basis</term>’ means, with respect to any partner, the portion of such partner’s modified basis in the partnership which is allocable (under rules similar to the rules of section 755) to the portion of the real property with respect to which the contribution described in subparagraph (A) is made.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modified basis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>modified basis</term>’ means, with respect to any partner, such partner’s adjusted basis in the partnership as determined—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>immediately before the contribution described in subparagraph (A),</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>without regard to section 752, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>by the partnership after taking into account the adjustments described in subclauses (I) and (II) and such other adjustments as the Secretary may provide.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for contributions outside 3-year holding period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any contribution which is made at least 3 years after the latest of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the last date on which the partnership that made such contribution acquired any portion of the real property with respect to which such contribution is made,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the last date on which any partner in the partnership that made such contribution acquired any interest in such partnership, and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5394">136 STAT. 5394</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>if the interest in the partnership that made such contribution is held through 1 or more partnerships—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the last date on which any such partnership acquired any interest in any other such partnership, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the last date on which any partner in any such partnership acquired any interest in such partnership.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for family partnerships</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any contribution made by any partnership if substantially all of the partnership interests in such partnership are held, directly or indirectly, by an individual and members of the family of such individual.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5360ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members of the family</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>members of the family</term>’ means, with respect to any individual—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the spouse of such individual, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any individual who bears a relationship to such individual which is described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 152(d)(2).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for contributions to preserve certified historic structures</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any qualified conservation contribution the conservation purpose of which is the preservation of any building which is a certified historic structure (as defined in paragraph (4)(C)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to other pass-through entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as may be otherwise provided by the Secretary, the rules of this paragraph shall apply to S corporations and other pass-through entities in the same manner as such rules apply to partnerships.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations or other guidance—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to require reporting, including reporting related to tiered partnerships and the modified basis of partners, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this paragraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of accuracy-related penalties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6662(b)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5360b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6662">26 USC 6662</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a5360b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>Any disallowance of a deduction by reason of section 170(h)(7).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as gross valuation misstatement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6662(h)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end of subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and</quotedText>”, and by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a5360ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any disallowance of a deduction described in subsection (b)(10).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No reasonable cause exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6664(c)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or to any disallowance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5395">136 STAT. 5395</page> of a deduction described in section 6662(b)(10)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approval of assessment not required</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 6751(b)(2)(A)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5360bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s6751">26 USC 6751</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(9)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (9) or (10) of subsection (b)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5360be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5360bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s170">26 USC 170 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of statute of limitations for listed transactions</inline>.—</heading><content>Any contribution with respect to which any deduction was disallowed by reason of section 170(h)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this subsection) shall be treated for purposes of sections 6501(c)(10) and 6235(c)(6) of such Code as a transaction specifically identified by the Secretary as a tax avoidance transaction for purposes of section 6011 of such Code.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5360c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 170(f) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">“(19) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain qualified conservation contributions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a qualified conservation contribution to which this paragraph applies, no deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for such contribution unless the partnership making such contribution—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>includes on its return for the taxable year in which the contribution is made a statement that the partnership made such a contribution, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provides such information about the contribution as the Secretary may require.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contributions to which this paragraph applies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This paragraph shall apply to any qualified conservation contribution—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the conservation purpose of which is the preservation of any building which is a certified historic structure (as defined in subsection (h)(4)(C)),</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>which is made by a partnership (whether directly or as a distributive share of a contribution of another partnership), and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the amount of which exceeds 2.5 times the sum of each partner’s relevant basis (as defined in subsection (h)(7)) in the partnership making the contribution.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to other pass-through entities</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as may be otherwise provided by the Secretary, the rules of this paragraph shall apply to S corporations and other pass-through entities in the same manner as such rules apply to partnerships.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a53aeea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53aeeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s170">26 USC 170 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aeec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aeed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No inference</inline>.—</heading><content>No inference is intended as to the appropriate treatment of contributions made in taxable years ending on or before the date specified in paragraph (1), or as to any contribution for which a deduction is not disallowed by reason of section 170(h)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a53aeee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53aeef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s170">26 USC 170 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe Harbors and Opportunity for Donor to Correct Certain Deed Errors</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53aef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53aef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury (or such Secretary’s delegate) shall, within 120 days after the date of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5396">136 STAT. 5396</page> the enactment of this Act, publish safe harbor deed language for extinguishment clauses and boundary line adjustments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Opportunity to correct</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53aef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the 90-day period beginning on the date of publication of the safe harbor deed language under paragraph (1), a donor may amend an easement deed to substitute the safe harbor language for the corresponding language in the original deed if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53aef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>the amended deed is signed by the donor and donee and recorded within such 90-day period, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>such amendment is treated as effective as of the date of the recording of the original easement deed.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an easement deed relating to any contribution—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aefa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aefb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>is part of a reportable transaction (as defined in section 6707A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aefc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>is described in Internal Revenue Service Notice 2017–10,</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aefd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>which by reason of section 170(h)(7) of such Code, as added by this section, is not treated as a qualified conservation contribution,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aefe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>if a deduction for such contribution under section 170 of such Code has been disallowed by the Secretary of the Treasury (or such Secretary’s delegate), and the donor is contesting such disallowance in a case which is docketed in a Federal court on a date before the date the amended deed is recorded by the donor, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53aeff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a53af00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau>if a claimed deduction for such contribution under section 170 of such Code resulted in an underpayment to which a penalty under section 6662 or 6663 of such Code applies and—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53af01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>such penalty has been finally determined administratively, or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a53af02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>if such penalty is challenged in court, the judicial proceeding with respect to such penalty has been concluded by a decision or judgment which has become final.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="606">SEC. 606. </num><heading>ENHANCING RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS IN PENSION PLANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a547253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of </inline>1986.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a547254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4) of section <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a547255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s420">26 USC 420</ref>.</p></sidenote>420(b) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a547256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">De minimis transfer rule</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a547257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e) of section 420 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a549968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for de minimis transfers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a549969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a54996a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a transfer of an amount which is not more than 1.75 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2)(A) by a plan which meets the requirements of subparagraph (B), paragraph (2)(B) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5397">136 STAT. 5397</page> shall be applied by substituting ‘<term>110 percent</term>’ for ‘<term>125 percent</term>’.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a54996b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Two-year lookback requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>A plan is described in this subparagraph if, as of any valuation date in each of the 2 plan years immediately preceding the plan year in which the transfer occurs, the amount determined under paragraph (2)(A) exceeded 110 percent of the sum of the funding target and the target normal cost determined under section 430 for each such plan year.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a54996c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost maintenance period</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (D) of section 420(c)(3) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 taxable years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 taxable years (7 taxable years in the case of a transfer to which subsection (e)(7) applies)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a54996d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a54996e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excess pension assets</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Clause (i) of section 420(f)(2)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a54996f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">In general</headingText>.—In</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">In general</headingText>.—<subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a549970-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>In”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>,</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a549971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (e)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (e)(2)(B)</quotedText>”, and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a549972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a549973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for collectively bargained transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining excess pension assets for purposes of a collectively bargained transfer, subsection (e)(7) shall not apply.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a549974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum cost</inline>.—</heading><content>Subclause (I) of section 420(f)(2)(D)(i) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4th year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4th year (the 6th year in the case of a transfer to which subsection (e)(7) applies)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a549975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Transfers of Excess Pension Assets to Retiree Health Accounts Under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of </inline>1974.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a549976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 101(e)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1021/e/3">29 U.S.C. 1021(e)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in effect on the date of enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a549977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of assets</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 403(c)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1103/c/1">29 U.S.C. 1103(c)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in effect on the date of enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a549978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 408(b)(13) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s1108/b/13">29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(13)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a549979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2033</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a54997a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in effect on the date of enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022)</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5398">136 STAT. 5398</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a54997b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a54997c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s420">26 USC 420 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>TAX COURT RETIREMENT PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><heading>PROVISIONS RELATING TO JUDGES OF THE TAX COURT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a55f90d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Thrift Savings Plan Contributions for Judges in the Federal Employees Retirement System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a55f90e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (j)(3)(B) of section 7447<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a55f90f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7447">26 USC 7447</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a55f910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contributions for benefit of judge</inline>.—</heading><content>No contributions under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8432/c">section 8432(c) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall be made for the benefit of a judge who has filed an election to receive retired pay under subsection (e).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a55f911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offset</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3) of section 7447(j) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a562022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Offset</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a judge who receives a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan and who later receives retired pay under subsection (d), the retired pay shall be offset by an amount equal to the amount of the distribution which represents the Government’s contribution to the individual’s Thrift Savings Account during years of service as a full-time judicial officer under the Federal Employees Retirement System, without regard to earnings attributable to such amount.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a562023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Where such an offset would exceed 50 percent of the retired pay to be received in the first year, the offset may be divided equally over the first 2 years in which the individual receives the annuity.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a562024-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a562025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7447">26 USC 7447 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to basic pay earned while serving as a judge of the United States Tax Court on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a562026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Change in Vesting Period for Survivor Annuities and Waiver of Vesting Period in the Event of Assassination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a562027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility in case of death</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (h) of section 7448 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a569558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Entitlement to Annuity</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56955a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annuity to surviving spouse</inline>.—</heading><content>If a judge or special trial judge described in paragraph (2) is survived by a surviving spouse but not by a dependent child, there shall be paid to such surviving spouse an annuity beginning with the day of the death of the judge or special trial judge or following the surviving spouse’s attainment of age 50, whichever is the later, in an amount computed as provided in subsection (m).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56955b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annuity to surviving spouse and child</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a judge or special trial judge described in paragraph (2) is survived by a surviving spouse and dependent child or children, there shall be paid to such surviving spouse an annuity, beginning on the day of the death of the judge or special trial judge, in an amount computed as provided in subsection (m), and there shall also be paid <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5399">136 STAT. 5399</page> to or on behalf of each such child an immediate annuity equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a56955c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>10 percent of the average annual salary of such judge or special trial judge (determined in accordance with subsection (m)), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a56955d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>20 percent of such average annual salary, divided by the number of such children.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56955e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annuity to surviving dependent children</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a judge or special trial judge described in paragraph (2) leaves no surviving spouse but leaves a surviving dependent child or children, there shall be paid to or on behalf of each such child an immediate annuity equal to the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a56955f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>20 percent of the average annual salary of such judge or special trial judge (determined in accordance with subsection (m)), or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a569560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>40 percent of such average annual salary divided by the number of such children.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a569562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a569563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered judges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) applies to any judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>who dies while a judge or special trial judge after having rendered at least 18 months of civilian service computed as prescribed in subsection (n), for the last 18 months of which the salary deductions provided for by subsection (c)(1) or the deposits required by subsection (d) have actually been made or the salary deductions required by the civil service retirement laws have actually been made, or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>who dies by assassination after having rendered less than 18 months of civilian service computed as prescribed in subsection (n) if, for the period of such service, the salary deductions provided for by subsection (c)(1) or the deposits required by subsection (d) have actually been made.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of annuity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Surviving spouse</inline>.—</heading><content>The annuity payable to a surviving spouse under this subsection shall be terminable upon such surviving spouse’s death or such surviving spouse’s remarriage before attaining age 55.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Surviving child</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any annuity payable to a child under this subsection shall be terminable upon the earliest of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a569569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the child’s attainment of age 18,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a56956a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the child’s marriage, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a56956b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the child’s death,</content></clause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a56956c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">except that if such child is incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical disability the child’s annuity shall be terminable only upon death, marriage, or recovery from such disability.</continuation></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56956d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dependent child after death of surviving spouse</inline>.—</heading><content>In case of the death of a surviving spouse of a judge or special trial judge leaving a dependent child or children of the judge or special trial judge surviving such spouse, the annuity of such child or children shall be recomputed and paid as provided in paragraph (1)(C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56956e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recomputation with respect to other dependent children</inline>.—</heading><content>In any case in which the annuity of a dependent child is terminated under this subsection, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5400">136 STAT. 5400</page> the annuities of any remaining dependent child or children based upon the service of the same judge or special trial judge shall be recomputed and paid as though the child whose annuity was so terminated had not survived such judge.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56956f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a569570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule for assassinated judges</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a survivor of a judge or special trial judge described in paragraph (2)(B), there shall be deducted from the annuities otherwise payable under this section an amount equal to the amount of salary deductions that would have been made if such deductions had been made for 18 months prior to the death of the judge or special trial judge.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of assassination</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7448(a)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a569572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7448">26 USC 7448</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a569573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>The terms ‘assassinated’ and ‘assassination’ mean the killing of a judge or special trial judge that is motivated by the performance by the judge or special trial judge of his or her official duties.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of assassination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (i) of section 7448 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a569575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">of Dependency and Disability</headingText>.—Questions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">by Chief Judge</headingText>.—<paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a56bc86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dependency and disability</inline>.—</heading><content>Questions”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56bc87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a56bc88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a56bc89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assassination</inline>.—</heading><content>The chief judge shall determine whether the killing of a judge or special trial judge was an assassination, subject to review only by the Tax Court. The head of any Federal agency that investigates the killing of a judge or special trial judge shall provide to the chief judge any information that would assist the chief judge in making such a determination.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a56bc8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computation of annuities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7448(m) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a570aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a570aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Computation of Annuities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The annuity of the surviving spouse of a judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) shall be an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the product of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>1.5 percent of the average annual salary (whether judge’s or special trial judge’s salary or compensation for other allowable service) received by such judge or special trial judge—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a570aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for judicial service (including periods in which he received retired pay under section 7447(d), section 7447A(d), or any annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>) or for any other prior allowable service during the period of 3 consecutive years in which such judge or special trial judge received the largest such average annual salary, or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a judge or special trial judge who has served less than 3 years, during the total period of such service prior to such judge’s or special trial judge’s death, multiplied by the sum of, multiplied by</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the sum of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the judge’s or special trial judge’s years of such judicial service,<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5401">136 STAT. 5401</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the judge’s or special trial judge’s years of prior allowable service as a Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress,</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the judge’s or special trial judge’s years of prior allowable service performed as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the judge’s or special trial judge’s years, not exceeding 15, of prior allowable service performed as a congressional employee (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2107">section 2107 of title 5 of the United States Code</ref>), plus</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>three-fourths of 1 percent of such average annual salary multiplied by the judge’s years of any other prior allowable service,</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a570ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">except that such annuity shall not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of such average annual salary, nor be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such average annual salary, and shall be further reduced in accordance with subsection (d) (if applicable). In determining the period of 3 consecutive years referred to in the preceding sentence, there may not be taken into account any period for which an election under section 7447(f)(4) is in effect.”</continuation></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a570ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7448">26 USC 7448</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7448 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a570aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="u">“(u) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Benefits in Case of Assassination</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a judge or special trial judge who is assassinated, an annuity shall be paid under this section notwithstanding a survivor’s eligibility for or receipt of benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch81">chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, except that the annuity for which a surviving spouse is eligible under this section shall be reduced to the extent that the total benefits paid under this section and chapter 81 of that title for any year would exceed the current salary for that year of the office of the judge or special trial judge.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a570abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of Retirement and Survivor Annuity With the Federal Employees Retirement System</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7447 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 8331(8)</quotedText>” in subsection (g)(2)(C) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 8331(8) and 8401(19)</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Civil Service Commission</quotedText>” both places it appears in subsection (i)(2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Office of Personnel Management</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annuities to surviving spouses and dependent children</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7448 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 8332</quotedText>” in subsection (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 8332 and 8411</quotedText>”, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 8332</quotedText>” in subsection (n) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 8332 and 8411</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a570ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limit on Teaching Compensation of Retired Judges</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a570ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7447 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5731d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5731d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Teaching Compensation of Retired Judges</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the limitation under section 501(a) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), any compensation for teaching approved under section 502(a)(5) of such Act shall not be treated as outside earned income when received by a judge of the United States Tax Court who has retired under subsection (b) for teaching performed during any calendar year for which such a judge has <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5402">136 STAT. 5402</page> met the requirements of subsection (c), as certified by the chief judge, or has retired under subsection (b)(4).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5731d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5731d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7447">26 USC 7447 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to any individual serving as a retired judge of the United States Tax Court on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5731d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5731d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7447">26 USC 7447 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading>PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGES OF THE TAX COURT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a57f52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement and Recall for Special Trial Judges</inline>.—</heading><content>Part I of subchapter C of chapter 76 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 7447 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a58916b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="7447A">“SEC. 7447A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58916c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7447A">26 USC 7447A</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RETIREMENT FOR SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a58916d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58916e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Any special trial judge appointed pursuant to section 7443A may retire from service as a special trial judge if the individual meets the age and service requirements set forth in the following table:<?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="Quoted fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc: 'c2,L2(4,4,4,4,0,0),tp0,p8,8/9,36,r56'; "><xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:148pt ; max-width:148pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 277pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:148.0pt ; max-width:148.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">“If the special trial judge has attained age:</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 277.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">And the years of service as a special trial judge are at least:</xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">65</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">15</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">66</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">14</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">67</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">13</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">68</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">12</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">69</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">11</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="-uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-right:0.0pt solid black;">70</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:0.0pt solid black;">10.</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58916f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Length of service</inline>.—</heading><content>In making any determination of length of service as a special trial judge there shall be included all periods (whether or not consecutive) during which an individual served as a special trial judge</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a589170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement Upon Disability</inline>.—</heading><content>Any special trial judge appointed pursuant to section 7443A who becomes permanently disabled from performing such individual’s duties shall retire from service as a special trial judge.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a589171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recalling of Retired Special Trial Judges</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any individual who has retired pursuant to subsection (a) may be called upon by the chief judge to perform such judicial duties with the Tax Court as may be requested of such individual for a period or periods specified by the chief judge, except that in the case of any such individual—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a589173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>the aggregate of such periods in any 1 calendar year shall not (without the consent of such individual) exceed 90 calendar days, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>such individual shall be relieved of performing such duties during any period in which illness or disability precludes the performance of such duties.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1a589175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">Any act, or failure to act, by an individual performing judicial duties pursuant to this subsection shall have the same force and effect as if it were the act (or failure to act) of a special trial judge. Any individual who is performing judicial duties pursuant to this subsection shall be paid the same compensation (in lieu <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5403">136 STAT. 5403</page> of retired pay) and allowances for travel and other expenses as a special trial judge.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a589176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retired Pay</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any individual who retires pursuant to subsection (a) and elects under subsection (e) to receive retired pay under this subsection shall receive retired pay during any period of retirement from service as a special trial judge at a rate which bears the same ratio to the rate of the salary payable to a special trial judge during such period as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of years such individual has served as special trial judge bears to,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>15,</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1a58917a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">except that the rate of such retired pay shall not be more than the rate of such salary for such period.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58917b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58917c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retirement upon disability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any individual who retires pursuant to subsection (b) and elects under subsection (e) to receive retired pay under this subsection shall receive retired pay during any period of retirement from service as a special trial judge—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58917d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>at a rate equal to the rate of the salary payable to a special trial judge during such period, if the individual had at least 10 years of service as a special trial judge before retirement, and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58917e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at a rate equal to ½ the rate described in subparagraph (A), if the individual had fewer than 10 years of service as a special trial judge before retirement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58917f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beginning date and payment</inline>.—</heading><content>Retired pay under this subsection shall begin to accrue on the day following the date on which the individual’s salary as a special trial judge ceases to accrue, and shall continue to accrue during the remainder of such individual’s life. Retired pay under this subsection shall be paid in the same manner as the salary of a special trial judge.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a589181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partial years</inline>.—</heading><content>In computing the rate of the retired pay for an individual to whom paragraph (1) applies, any portion of the aggregate number of years such individual has served as a special trial judge which is a fractional part of 1 year shall be eliminated if it is less than 6 months, or shall be counted as a full year if it is 6 months or more.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a589183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recalled service</inline>.—</heading><content>In computing the rate of the retired pay for an individual to whom paragraph (1) applies, any period during which such individual performs services under subsection (c) on a substantially full-time basis shall be treated as a period during which such individual has served as a special trial judge.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a589184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Election to Receive Retired Pay</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any special trial judge may elect to receive retired pay under subsection (d). Such an election—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a589186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>may be made only while an individual is a special trial judge (except that in the case of an individual who fails to be reappointed as a special trial judge, such election may be made within 60 days after such individual leaves office as a special trial judge),</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>once made, shall be irrevocable, and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a589188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a589189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>shall be made by filing notice thereof in writing with the chief judge.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5404">136 STAT. 5404</page> <?removedLocator I658120?> The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58918a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote> chief judge shall transmit to the Office of Personnel Management a copy of each notice filed with the chief judge under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a58918b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Rules Made Applicable</inline>.—</heading><content>The rules of subsections (f), (g), (h)(2), (i), and (j), and the first sentence of subsection (h)(1), of section 7447 shall apply to a special trial judge in the same manner as a judge of the Tax Court. For purposes of the preceding sentence, any reference to the President in such subsections shall be applied as if it were a reference to the chief judge.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a58918c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58918d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 3121(b)(5)(E)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58918e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s3121">26 USC 3121</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or special trial judge</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>of the United States Tax Court</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58918f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 7448(b)(2) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a58b8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special trial judges</inline>.—</heading><content>Any special trial judge may by written election filed with the chief judge elect the application of this section. Such election shall be filed while such individual is a special trial judge.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a58b8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 210(a)(5)(E) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s410/a/5/E">42 U.S.C. 410(a)(5)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or special trial judge</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>of the United States Tax Court</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a58b8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections for part I of subchapter C of chapter 76<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58b8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">26 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58b8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7441.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 7447 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 7447A. </designator> <label>Retirement for special trial judges.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a58b8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58b8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s7447A">26 USC 7447A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that section 7447A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a58b8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Special trial judges retiring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and before the date that is 180 days after the date of such enactment, may file an election under such section not later than 60 days after such date.</content></subsection> </section> DIVISION U—

Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.

JOSEPH MAXWELL CLELAND AND ROBERT JOSEPH DOLE MEMORIAL VETERANS BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2022
SEC. 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Short Title.—This division may be cited as the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this division is as follows: DIVISION U— Sec. 1.  TITLE I— Subtitle A— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Subtitle B— Sec. 111.  Sec. 112.  Subtitle C— Chapter 1— Sec. 121.  Sec. 122.  Chapter 2— Sec. 125.  Sec. 126.  Chapter 3— Sec. 131.  Sec. 132.  Sec. 133.  Sec. 134.  Chapter 4— Sec. 141.  Sec. 142.  Sec. 143.  Sec. 144.  Subtitle D— Sec. 151.  Sec. 152.  Sec. 153.  Subtitle E— Sec. 161.  Sec. 162.  Sec. 163.  Sec. 164.  Sec. 165.  Subtitle F— Sec. 171.  Sec. 172.  Subtitle G— Sec. 181.  Sec. 182.  Sec. 183.  Sec. 184.  Subtitle H— Sec. 191.  Sec. 192.  Sec. 193.  Sec. 193A.  Subtitle I— Sec. 194.  Sec. 195.  TITLE II— Subtitle A— Sec. 201.  Sec. 202.  Sec. 203.  Sec. 204.  Subtitle B— Sec. 211.  Sec. 212.  Sec. 213.  Sec. 214.  Sec. 215.  Sec. 216.  Subtitle C— Sec. 231.  Sec. 232.  Sec. 233.  Sec. 234.  Subtitle D— Sec. 241.  Sec. 242.  Sec. 243.  Sec. 244.  Subtitle E— Sec. 251.  Sec. 252.  Sec. 253.  Sec. 254.  Sec. 255.  TITLE III— Sec. 301.  Sec. 302.  Sec. 303.  Sec. 304.  Sec. 305.  Sec. 306.  Sec. 307.  Sec. 308.  Sec. 309.  Sec. 310.  Sec. 311.  Sec. 312.  Sec. 313.  TITLE IV— Sec. 401.  Sec. 402.  Sec. 403.  Sec. 404.  Sec. 405.  Sec. 406.  Sec. 407.  Sec. 408. 
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>HEALTH CARE MATTERS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Access to Care</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NURSING HOME CARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a59ca1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710/a/2/E">Section 1710(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of the Mexican border period or of World War I;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“of—<clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a59ca1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Mexican border period;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a59ca1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>World War I; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5408">136 STAT. 5408</page></content></clause> <clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1a59ca1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>World War II;”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a59ca20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a59ca21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">38 USC 1710 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on March 31, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a59f032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TREATMENT AND RESEARCH OF PROSTATE CANCER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Prostate cancer is the number one cancer diagnosed in the Veterans Health Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A 1996 report published by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine established a link between prostate cancer and exposure to herbicides, such as Agent Orange.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>It is essential to acknowledge that due to these circumstances, certain veterans are made aware that they are high-risk individuals when it comes to the potential to develop prostate cancer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>In being designated as “high risk”, it is essential that veterans are proactive in seeking earlier preventative clinical services for the early detection and successful treatment of prostate cancer, whether that be through the Veterans Health Administration or through a community provider.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Clinical preventative services and initial detection are some of the most important components in the early detection of prostate cancer for veterans at high risk of prostate cancer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>For veterans with prostate cancer, including prostate cancer that has metastasized, precision oncology, including biomarker-driven clinical trials and innovations underway through the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Department of Veterans Affairs partnership, represents one of the most promising areas of interventions, treatments, and cures for such veterans and their families.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5b76da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Clinical Pathway</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer, from early detection to end of life care. The clinical pathway shall be established in the National Surgery Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in close collaboration with the National Program Office of Oncology, the Office of Research and Development, and other relevant entities of the Department, including Primary Care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The national clinical pathway established under this subsection shall include the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A diagnosis pathway for prostate cancer that includes early screening and diagnosis protocol, including screening recommendations for veterans with evidence-based risk factors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A treatment pathway that details the respective roles of each office of the Department that will interact with veterans receiving prostate cancer care, including treatment protocol recommendations for veterans with evidence-based risk factors.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Treatment recommendations for all stages of prostate cancer that reflect nationally recognized standards for oncology, including National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. xt><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5409">136 STAT. 5409</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A suggested protocol timeframe for each point of care, from early screening to treatment and end-of-life care, based on severity and stage of cancer.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>A plan that includes, as appropriate, both Department medical facilities and community-based partners and providers and research centers specializing in prostate cancer, especially such centers that have entered into partnerships with the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration and coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In establishing the clinical pathway required under this section, the Secretary may collaborate and coordinate with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the National Institutes of Health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the National Cancer Institute;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>other Institutes and Centers as the Secretary determines necessary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing the clinical pathway required under this section, the Secretary shall consult with, and incorporate feedback from, veterans who have received prostate cancer care at Department medical facilities as well as experts in multi-disciplinary cancer care and clinical research.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>publish the clinical pathway established under this subsection on a publicly available Department website; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>update the clinical pathway as needed by review of the medical literature and available evidence-based guidelines at least annually, in accordance with the criteria under paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5b76f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Program and Implementation of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Pathway</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b76fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway developed under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The comprehensive prostate cancer program shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>receive direct oversight from the Deputy Undersecretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>include a yearly program implementation evaluation to facilitate replication for other disease states or in other healthcare institutions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b76ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>be metric driven and include the development of biannual reports on the quality of prostate cancer care, which shall be provided to the leadership of the Department, medical centers, and providers and made publicly available in an electronic form; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b7700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b7701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>include an education plan for patients and providers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5410">136 STAT. 5410</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b7702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program implementation evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program evaluation tool to learn best practices and to inform the Department and Congress regarding further use of the disease specific model of care delivery.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b7703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b7704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prostate cancer research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan that provides for continual funding through the Office of Research and Development of the Department of Veterans for supporting prostate cancer research designed to position the Department as a national resource for prostate cancer detection and treatment. Such plan shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b7705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>include details regarding the funding of and coordination between the National Precision Oncology Program of the Department and the PCF–VA Precision Oncology Centers of Excellence as related to the requirements of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b7706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>affirm that no funding included in such funding plan is duplicative in nature.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5b7707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on National Registry</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the barriers and challenges associated with creating a national prostate cancer registry.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b9e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b9e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> Such report shall include recommendations for centralizing data about veterans with prostate cancer for the purpose of improving outcomes and serving as a resource for providers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5b9e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b9e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clinical pathway</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>clinical pathway</term>” means a health care management tool designed around research and evidence-backed practices that provides direction for the clinical care and treatment of a specific episode of a condition or ailment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5b9e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evidence-based risk factors</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>evidence-based risk factors</term>” includes race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, exposure risks, genetic risks, including family history, and such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Health Care Employees</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5b9e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>THIRD PARTY REVIEW OF APPOINTEES IN VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION WHO HAD A LICENSE TERMINATED FOR CAUSE AND NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS TREATED BY THOSE APPOINTEES IF DETERMINED THAT AN EPISODE OF CARE OR SERVICES THAT THEY RECEIVED WAS BELOW THE STANDARD OF CARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5bec3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Third Party Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5bec3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5bec40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5bec41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a contract or other agreement with an organization that is not part of the Federal Government to conduct a clinical review for quality management of hospital care or medical services furnished by covered providers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5bec42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that each review of a covered provider under this subsection is performed by an individual who is licensed in the same specialty as the covered provider.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5bec43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to Patients Treated by Covered Providers</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to hospital care or medical services furnished by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5411">136 STAT. 5411</page> a covered provider under the laws administered by the Secretary, if a clinical review for quality management under subsection (a) determines that the standard of care was not met during an episode of care, the Secretary shall notify the individual who received such care or services from the covered provider as described in applicable policy of the Veterans Heath Administration.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5bec44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5bec45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered provider</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered provider</term>” means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5bec46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>was appointed to the Veterans Health Administration under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">section 7401 of title 38, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5bec47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>before such appointment, had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for hospital care or medical services provided in a facility that is not a facility of the Veterans Health Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5bec48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hospital care or medical services</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “hospital care” and “medical services” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">section 1701 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="112">SEC. 112. </num><heading>COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINING QUALIFICATIONS AND CLINICAL ABILITIES OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5d4bd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch74/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a5e363a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="7414">“§ 7414.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e363b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">38 USC 7414</ref>.</p></sidenote> Compliance with requirements for examining qualifications and clinical abilities of health care professionals</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e363c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Credentialing Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department, in a consistent manner—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e363d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>compiles, verifies, and reviews documentation for each health care professional of the Department at such medical center regarding, at a minimum—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e363e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the professional licensure, certification, or registration of the health care professional;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e363f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>whether the health care professional holds a Drug Enforcement Administration registration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e3640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the education, training, experience, malpractice history, and clinical competence of the health care professional; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e3641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>continuously monitors any changes to the matters under paragraph (1), including with respect to suspensions, restrictions, limitations, probations, denials, revocations, and other changes, relating to the failure of a health care professional to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice in a manner that presents reasonable concern for the safety of patients.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e3642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration Regarding Controlled Substances</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a5e3643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that each covered health care professional holds an active Drug Enforcement Administration registration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e3644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e3645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e3646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e3647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p></sidenote><content>determine the circumstances in which a medical center of the Department must obtain a waiver under section 302(d) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5412">136 STAT. 5412</page> of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s822/d">21 U.S.C. 822(d)</ref>) with respect to covered health care professionals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e3648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>establish a process for medical centers to request such waivers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e3649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department monitors the Drug Enforcement Administration registrations of covered health care professionals at such medical center in a manner that ensures the medical center is made aware of any change in status in the registration by not later than seven days after such change in status.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e364a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>If a covered health care professional does not hold an active Drug Enforcement Administration registration, the Secretary shall carry out any of the following actions, as the Secretary determines appropriate:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Obtain a waiver pursuant to paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Transfer the health care professional to a position that does not require prescribing, dispensing, administering, or conducting research with controlled substances.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Take appropriate actions under subchapter V of this chapter, with respect to an employee of the Department, or take appropriate contract administration actions, with respect to a contractor of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reviews of Concerns Relating to Quality of Clinical Care</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a5e5d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department, in a consistent manner, carries out—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>ongoing, retrospective, and comprehensive monitoring of the performance and quality of the health care delivered by each health care professional of the Department located at the medical center, including with respect to the safety of such care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>timely and documented reviews of such care if an individual notifies the Secretary of any potential concerns relating to a failure of a health care professional of the Department to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice in a manner that presents reasonable concern for the safety of patients.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a policy to carry out paragraph (1), including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determining the period by which a medical center of the Department must initiate the review of a concern described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph following the date on which the concern is received; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>ensuring the compliance of each medical center with such policy.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Requirements for Reporting Quality of Care Concerns</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary substantiates a concern relating to the clinical competency of, or quality of care delivered by, a health care professional of the Department (including a former health care professional of the Department), the Secretary shall ensure that the appropriate medical center of the Department timely notifies the following entities of such concern, as appropriate:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The appropriate licensing, registration, or certification body in each State in which the health care professional is licensed, registered, or certified.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Drug Enforcement Administration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5413">136 STAT. 5413</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The National Practitioner Data Bank established pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Any other relevant entity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Certain Settlement Agreement Terms</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a5e5d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary may not enter into a settlement agreement relating to an adverse action against a health care professional of the Department if such agreement includes terms that require the Secretary to conceal from the personnel file of the employee a serious medical error or lapse in clinical practice that constitutes a substantial failure to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice as to raise reasonable concern for the safety of patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Nothing in paragraph (1) limits—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the right of an employee to appeal a quality of care determination; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the rights of an employee under sections 1214 and 1221 of title 5.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall provide mandatory training on the following duties to employees of the Department who are responsible for performing such duties:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Compiling, validating, or reviewing the credentials of health care professionals of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Reviewing the quality of clinical care delivered by health care professionals of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Taking adverse privileging actions or making determinations relating to other disciplinary actions or employment actions against health care professionals of the Department for reasons relating to the failure of a health care professional to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice in a manner that presents reasonable concern for the safety of patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Making notifications under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>controlled substance</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s802">21 U.S.C. 802</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered health care professional</term>’ means an individual employed in a position as a health care professional of the Department, or a contractor of the Department, that requires the individual to be authorized to prescribe, dispense, administer, or conduct research with, controlled substances.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Drug Enforcement Administration registration</term>’ means registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration under section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 U.S.C. 823</ref>) 302 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s822">21 U.S.C. 822</ref>) by health care practitioners authorized to dispense, prescribe, administer, or conduct research with, controlled substances.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>health care professional of the Department</term>’ means an individual working for the Department in a position described in section 7401 of this title, including a contractor of the Department serving in such a position.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5414">136 STAT. 5414</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7401.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 7413 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“7414. </designator> <label>Compliance with requirements for examining qualifications and clinical abilities of health care professionals.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">38 USC 7414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence the implementation of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">section 7414 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), by the following dates:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>With respect to subsections (a), (c)(2), (d), and (f) of such section, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>With respect to subsection (c)(1) of such section, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>With respect to subsection (b)(2) of such section, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">38 USC 7414 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits and Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Audits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out annual audits of the compliance of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs with the matters required by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">section 7414 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conduct of audits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out audits under subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>may not authorize the medical center being audited to conduct the audit; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may enter into an agreement with another department or agency of the Federal Government or a nongovernmental entity to conduct such audits.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the audits conducted under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of the compliance by each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs with the matters required by <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">section 7414 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall include in the first report submitted under subparagraph (A) the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>A description of the progress made by the Secretary in implementing <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7414">section 7414 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), including any matters under such section that the Secretary has not fully implemented.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5e5d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the feasibility, advisability, and cost of requiring credentialing employees of the Department to be trained by an outside entity and to maintain a credentialing certification.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5415">136 STAT. 5415</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Updates to Policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs for Reporting Patient Safety Concerns to Appropriate State and Other Entities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to update policies and practices for employees of medical centers of the Department, Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and the Veterans Health Administration to report to State licensing boards, the National Practitioner Data Bank established pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.</ref>), and any other relevant entity health care professionals who are employed by or separated from employment with the Department and whose behavior and clinical practice so substantially failed to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice as to raise reasonable concern for the safety of patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include a description of the efforts of the Department to consult with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>State licensing boards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the National Practitioner Data Bank; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5e5d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the exclusive representative of employees of the Department appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401/1">section 7401(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Care From Non-Department of Veterans Affairs Providers</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>WAIT TIMES FOR CARE</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><heading>CALCULATION OF WAIT TIME FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a5e84ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703/d">Section 1703(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5eabbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5eabbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>In determining under paragraph (1)(D) whether the Department is able to furnish care or services in a manner that complies with designated access standards developed by the Secretary under section 1703B of this title, for purposes of calculating a wait time for a veteran to schedule an appointment at a medical facility of the Department, the Secretary shall measure from the date of request for the appointment, unless a later date has been agreed to by the veteran in consultation with a health care provider of the Department, to the first next available appointment date relevant to the requested medical service.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="122">SEC. 122. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5eabbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5eabbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">38 USC 1703 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PLAN REGARDING INFORMING VETERANS OF EXPECTED WAIT TIMES FOR APPOINTMENTS FOR CARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than October 1, 2023, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a plan to ensure that veterans eligible for care or services pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703/d/1">section 1703(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, including veterans making their own <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5416">136 STAT. 5416</page> appointments using advanced technology, are informed of the expected number of days between the date on which the veteran requested care until—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the date on which the veteran will be able to receive care through a non-Department of Veterans Affairs provider under such section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the date on which the veteran will be able to receive care through a provider of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the date on which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Department will schedule an appointment for care through a non-Department provider under such section; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for veterans making their own appointments using advanced technology, the veteran would be able to schedule an appointment for care through a provider of the Department or through a non-Department provider under such section;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the date on which the Department will schedule an appointment for care through a provider of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a) not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5f20f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5f20f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters To Be Included</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall include in the plan required under subsection (a) a list of the information technology systems, contracting mechanisms, staff, legislative authorities, pilot programs, and other components that the Secretary determines necessary to implement the plan within the three-year implementation deadline under subsection (b), as well as their associated milestones and resource requirements.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5f20fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5f20fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5f20fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a5f20fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than quarterly, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and submit to those committees a report in writing regarding the status of the implementation of the plan required under subsection (a), to include an assessment of the progress of the Secretary in meeting the three-year implementation deadline under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>IMPROVEMENT OF PROVISION OF CARE</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="125">SEC. 125. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO ACCESS STANDARDS FOR CARE FURNISHED THROUGH COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a5f962e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703B">Section 1703B of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a5f962f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (f) and (g) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a600b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall meet the access standards established under subsection (a) when furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services to a covered veteran under section 1703 of this title and shall ensure that meeting such access standards is reflected in the contractual requirements of Third Party Administrators.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall ensure that health care providers specified under section 1703(c) of this title are able to comply with the access standards established under subsection (a) for such providers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5417">136 STAT. 5417</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a600b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A Third Party Administrator may request a waiver to the requirement under this subsection to meet the access standards established under subsection (a) if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1a600b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>the scarcity of available providers or facilities in the region precludes the Third Party Administrator from meeting those access standards; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the landscape of providers or facilities has changed, and certain providers or facilities are not available such that the Third Party Administrator is not able to meet those access standards; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to address the scarcity of available providers or the change in the provider or facility landscape, as the case may be, the Third Party Administrator has contracted with other providers or facilities that may not meet those access standards but are the currently available providers or facilities most accessible to veterans within the region of responsibility of the Third Party Administrator.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Any waiver requested by a Third Party Administrator under subparagraph (A) must be requested in writing and submitted to the Office of Integrated Veteran Care of the Department for approval by that office.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>As part of any waiver request under subparagraph (A), a Third Party Administrator must include conclusive evidence and documentation that the access standards established under subsection (a) cannot be met because of scarcity of available providers or changes to the landscape of providers or facilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In evaluating a waiver request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The number and geographic distribution of eligible health care providers available within the geographic area and specialty referenced in the waiver request.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The prevailing market conditions within the geographic area and specialty referenced in the waiver request, which shall include the number and distribution of health care providers contracting with other health care plans (including commercial plans and the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>)) operating in the geographic area and specialty referenced in the waiver request.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Whether the service area is comprised of highly rural, rural, or urban areas or some combination of such areas.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>How significantly the waiver request differs from the access standards established under subsection (a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The rates offered to providers in the geographic area covered by the waiver.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The Secretary shall not consider inability to contract as a valid sole rationale for granting a waiver under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a600b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available internet website of the Department the designated access standards established under this section for purposes of section 1703(d)(1)(D) of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary shall publish on a publicly available internet website of the Department the access standards established under subsection (a).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a600b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (i), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5418">136 STAT. 5418</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a600b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a600b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term ‘<term>inability to contract</term>’, with respect to a Third Party Administrator, means the inability of the Third Party Administrator to successfully negotiate and establish a community care network contract with a provider or facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a60328f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a603290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term ‘<term>Third Party Administrator</term>’ means an entity that manages a provider network and performs administrative services related to such network within the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a603291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevention of Suspension of Veterans Community Care Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1703(a) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a603292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to suspend the program established under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="126">SEC. 126. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a603293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE IN THE CASE OF THE REALIGNMENT OF A MEDICAL FACILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a60ced4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the Veterans Health Administration should ensure that veterans do not experience a lapse of care when transitioning in receiving care due to the realignment of a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a60ced5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60ced6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a60ced7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Office of Integrated Veteran Care, the Chief Strategy Office, the Office of Asset Enterprise Management, or any successor office that has similar and related functions, shall develop and periodically update a strategic plan to ensure continuity of health care through care furnished at a facility of the Department or through the Community Care Program for veterans impacted by the realignment of a medical facility of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60ced8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategic plan required under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60ced9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a60ceda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the progress of the Department in identifying impending realignments of medical facilities of the Department and the impact of such realignments on access of veterans to care, including any impact on the network of health care providers under the Community Care Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The progress of the Department in establishing operated sites of care and related activities to address the impact of such a realignment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>An outline of collaborative actions and processes the Department can take to address potential gaps in health care created by such a realignment, including actions and processes to be taken by the Office of Integrated Veteran Care, the Chief Strategy Office, and the Office of Asset Enterprise Management of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of how the Department can identify to Third Party Administrators changes in the catchment areas of medical facilities to be realigned and develop a process with Third Party Administrators to strengthen provider coverage in advance of such realignments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a60cedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5419">136 STAT. 5419</page> for Health of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives the plan developed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a60cee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community care program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Community Care Program</term>” means the Veterans Community Care Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Realignment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>realignment</term>”, with respect to a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any action that changes the number of facilities or relocates services, functions, or personnel positions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>strategic collaborations between the Department and non-Federal Government entities, including tribal organizations and Urban Indian Organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Third party administrator</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Third Party Administrator</term>” means an entity that manages a provider network and performs administrative services related to such network within the Veterans Community Care Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>tribal organization</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a60cee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Urban indian organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Urban Indian Organization</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1603">25 U.S.C. 1603</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>COMMUNITY CARE SELF-SCHEDULING PILOT PROGRAM</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="131">SEC. 131. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a60f5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">38 USC 1703 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a611d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a611d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a611d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a611d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a611d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered veteran</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered veteran</term>” means a covered veteran under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703/b">section 1703(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a611d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>pilot program</term>” means the pilot program required under section 132(a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a611d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans community care program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Veterans Community Care Program</term>” means the program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="132">SEC. 132. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY CARE APPOINTMENT SELF-SCHEDULING TECHNOLOGY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a616b30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a616b31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence a pilot program under which covered veterans eligible for hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under subsection (d)(1) of section 1703 of title 38, United States <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5420">136 STAT. 5420</page> Code, may use a technology that has the capabilities specified in section 133(a) to schedule and confirm medical appointments with health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a616b32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion or Development of New Technology</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary may expand capabilities of an existing appointment self-scheduling technology of the Department of Veterans Affairs or purchase a new appointment self-scheduling technology.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a616b33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a616b34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competition</inline>.—</heading><content>In contracting for the expansion of capabilities of an existing appointment self-scheduling technology of the Department or the purchase of a new appointment self-scheduling technology under the pilot program, the Secretary shall comply with <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3301">section 3301 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, and award any such contract not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a616b35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall select not fewer than two Veterans Integrated Services Networks of the Department in which to carry out the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a619246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration of Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a619247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for an 18-month period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a619248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a619249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may extend the duration of the pilot program and may expand the selection of Veterans Integrated Services Networks under subsection (d) if the Secretary determines that the pilot program is reducing the wait times of veterans seeking hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under the Veterans Community Care Program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a61924a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that veterans participating in the Veterans Community Care Program in Veterans Integrated Services Networks in which the pilot program is being carried out are informed about the pilot program.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="133">SEC. 133. </num><heading>APPOINTMENT SELF-SCHEDULING CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a622e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the appointment self-scheduling technology used in the pilot program includes the following capabilities:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a622e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Capability to self-schedule, modify, and cancel appointments directly online for primary care, specialty care, and mental health care under the Veterans Community Care Program with regard to each category of eligibility under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703/d/1">section 1703(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a622e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Capability to support appointments for the provision of health care under the Veterans Community Care Program regardless of whether such care is provided in person or through telehealth services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62559e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Not fewer than two of the following capabilities:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62559f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Capability to view appointment availability in real time to the extent practicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Capability to load relevant patient information from the Decision Support Tool of the Department or any other information technology system of the Department used to determine the eligibility of veterans for health care under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703/d/1">section 1703(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5421">136 STAT. 5421</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Capability to search for providers and facilities participating in the Veterans Community Care Program based on distance from the residential address of a veteran.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Capability to filter provider results by clinical expertise, ratings, reviews, sex, languages spoken, and other criteria as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Capability to provide telephonic and electronic contact information for all such providers that do not offer online scheduling at the time.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>Capability to store and print authorization letters for veterans for health care under the Veterans Community Care Program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>Capability to provide prompts or reminders to veterans to schedule initial appointments or follow-up appointments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Capability to be used 24 hours per day, seven days per week.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>Capability to ensure veterans who self-schedule appointments through the appointment self-scheduling technology have scheduled such appointment with a provider possessing the required specialty and clinical expertise.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>Capability to integrate with the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture of the Department and the health record deployed by the Electronic Health Record Modernization program, or any successor information technology system or health record of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>Capability to integrate with information technology systems of Third Party Administrators.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6255aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Validation and Verification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6255ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate whether the appointment self-scheduling technology used in the pilot program includes the capabilities required under subsection (a) and successfully performs such capabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6255ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6255ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Comptroller General completes the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on such evaluation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6255af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6255b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after commencement of the pilot program, the Secretary shall certify to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives whether the appointment self-scheduling technology used in the pilot program and any other patient self-scheduling technology developed or used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to schedule appointments under the Veterans Community Care Program as of the date of the certification includes the capabilities required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6255b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Third Party Administrator Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Third Party Administrator</term>” means an entity that manages a provider network and performs administrative services related to such network within the Veterans Community Care Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5422">136 STAT. 5422</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="134">SEC. 134. </num><heading>REPORT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a62a2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a62a2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a62a2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an assessment by the Secretary of the pilot program during the 180-day period preceding the date of the report, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the cost of the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the volume of usage of the appointment self-scheduling technology under the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the quality of the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>patient satisfaction with the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>benefits to veterans of using the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the feasibility of allowing self-scheduling for different specialties under the pilot program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>participation in the pilot program by health care providers under the Veterans Community Care Program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>such other findings and conclusions with respect to the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a62a2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a62a2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>extension of the pilot program to other or all Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a62a2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>making the pilot program permanent.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>ADMINISTRATION OF NON-DEPARTMENT CARE</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="141">SEC. 141. </num><heading>CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a631813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Credentialing Verification Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a631814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1703E the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a636635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="1703F">“§ 1703F.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a636636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703F">38 USC 1703F</ref>.</p></sidenote> Credentialing verification requirements for providers of non-Department health care services</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a638d47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a638d48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that Third Party Administrators and credentials verification organizations comply with the requirements specified in subsection (b) to help ensure certain health care providers are excluded from providing non-Department health care services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a638d49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements Specified</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall require Third Party Administrators and credentials verification organizations to carry out the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Hold and maintain an active credential verification accreditation from a national health care accreditation body.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a638d4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Conduct initial verification of provider history and license sanctions for all States and United States territories for a period of time—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>that includes the period before the provider began providing non-Department health care services; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5423">136 STAT. 5423</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>dating back not less than 10 years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a638d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>Not less frequently than every three years, perform recredentialing, including verifying provider history and license sanctions for all States and United States territories.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Implement continuous monitoring of each provider through the National Practitioner Data Bank established pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11101/etseq">42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Perform other forms of credentialing verification as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a638d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>credentials verification organization</term>’ means an entity that manages the provider credentialing process and performs credentialing verification for non-Department providers that participate in the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of this title through a Veterans Care Agreement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Third Party Administrator</term>’ means an entity that manages a provider network and performs administrative services related to such network within the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Veterans Care Agreement</term>’ means an agreement for non-Department health care services entered into under section 1703A of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>non-Department health care services</term>’ means services—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provided under this subchapter at non-Department facilities (as defined in section 1701 of this title);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>provided under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/146">Public Law 113–146</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>purchased through the Medical Community Care account of the Department; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>purchased with amounts deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund under section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/146">Public Law 113–146</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a638d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a638d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a638d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 1703E the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1703F. </designator> <label>Credentialing verification requirements for providers of non-Department health care services.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a638d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a638d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703F">38 USC 1703F note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence the implementation of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703F">section 1703F of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a)(1).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="142">SEC. 142. </num><heading>CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT FURNISHED TO VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a640291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment for Non-Service-Connected Disabilities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a640292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1725">Section 1725 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a640293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (h); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a640294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following new subsections (f) and (g):<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5424">136 STAT. 5424</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6429a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6429a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of Claims for Direct Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual or entity seeking payment under subsection (a)(2) for treatment provided to a veteran in lieu of reimbursement to the veteran shall submit a claim for such payment not later than 180 days after the latest date on which such treatment was provided.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6429a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hold Harmless</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>No veteran described in subsection (b) may be held liable for payment for emergency treatment described in such subsection if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6429a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a claim for direct payment was submitted by an individual or entity under subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6429a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>such claim was submitted after the deadline established by such subsection due to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6429aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an administrative error made by the individual or entity, such as submission of the claim to the wrong Federal agency, under the wrong reimbursement authority (such as section 1728 of this title), or submission of the claim after the deadline; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6429ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an administrative error made by the Department, such as misplacement of a paper claim or deletion of an electronic claim.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6429ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment for and in Connection With Service-Connected Disabilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1728 of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6429ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6429ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6450bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><chapeau>No veteran described in subsection (a) may be held liable for payment for emergency treatment described in such subsection if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a claim for direct payment was submitted by an individual or entity under subsection (b)(2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>such claim was submitted after a deadline established by the Secretary for purposes of this section due to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an administrative error made by the individual or entity, such as submission of the claim to the wrong Federal agency or submission of the claim after the deadline; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an administrative error made by the Department, such as misplacement of a paper claim or deletion of an electronic claim.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6450c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 1705A(d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(h)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 1725(b)(3)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (f)(2)(B) or (f)(2)(C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (h)(2)(B) or (h)(2)(C)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 1728(d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(f)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(h)(1)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 1781(a)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(h)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6450c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 1787(b)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(f)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 1725(h)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="143">SEC. 143. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6450ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703B">38 USC 1703B note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLICATION OF CLARIFYING INFORMATION FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVIDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a649eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a649eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a649eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a649eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a649eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish on one or more publicly available internet websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the main internet website <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5425">136 STAT. 5425</page> regarding emergency care authorization for non-Department providers, the following information:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a649ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A summary table or similar resource that provides a list of all authorities of the Department to authorize emergency care from non-Department providers and, for each such authority, the corresponding deadline for submission of claims.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a649ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An illustrated summary of steps, such as a process map, with a checklist for the submission of clean claims that non-Department providers can follow to assure compliance with the claims-filing process of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a649ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Contact information for the appropriate office or service line of the Department to address process questions from non-Department providers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a649ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every 180 days, the Secretary shall review the information published under subsection (a) to ensure that such information is current.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a649ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clean Claims Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>clean claims</term>” means clean electronic claims and clean paper claims (as those terms are defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703D/i">section 1703D(i) of title 38, United States Code</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="144">SEC. 144. </num><heading>INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CARE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a64c605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 108 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/182">Public Law 115–182</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a64c606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a64c607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a64c608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a64c609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a64c60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to deny or revoke the eligibility of a health care provider to provide non-Department health care services to veterans under subsection (a) shall apply to any removal under paragraph (1) of such subsection or violation under paragraph (2) of such subsection that occurred on or after a date determined by the Secretary that is not less than five years before the date of the enactment of this Act.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Improvement of Rural Health and Telehealth</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="151">SEC. 151. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a64ed1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC PLAN REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICE OF CONNECTED CARE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a664cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The COVID–19 pandemic caused the Department of Veterans Affairs to exponentially increase telehealth and virtual care modalities, including VA Video Connect, to deliver health care services to veteran patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Between January 2020 and January 2021, the number of telehealth appointments offered by the Department increased by 1,831 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Department maintains strategic partnerships, such as the Digital Divide Consult, with a goal of ensuring veterans who reside in rural, highly rural, or medically underserved areas have access to high-quality telehealth services offered by the Department.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5426">136 STAT. 5426</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>As of 2019, veterans who reside in rural and highly rural areas make up approximately ⅓ \\ of veteran enrollees in the patient enrollment system, and are on average, older than their veteran peers in urban areas, experience higher degrees of financial instability, and live with a greater number of complex health needs and comorbidities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The Federal Communications Commission estimated in 2020 that 15 percent of veteran households do not have an internet connection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>), Congress granted the Department additional authority to enter into short-term agreements or contracts with private sector telecommunications companies to provide certain broadband services for the purposes of providing expanded mental health services to isolated veterans through telehealth or VA Video Connect during a public health emergency.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The authority described in paragraph (6) was not utilized to the fullest extent by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Though the Department has made significant progress in expanding telehealth services offered to veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system, significant gaps still exist to ensure all veterans receive equal and high-quality access to virtual care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Questions regarding the efficacy of using telehealth for certain health care services and specialties remain, and should be further studied.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>The Department continues to expand telehealth and virtual care offerings for primary care, mental health care, specialty care, urgent care, and even remote intensive care units.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a664cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the telehealth services offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs should be routinely measured and evaluated to ensure the telehealth technologies and modalities delivered to veteran patients to treat a wide variety of health conditions are as effective as in-person treatment for primary care, mental health care, and other forms of specialty care.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a664cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Office of Connected Care of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall develop a strategic plan to ensure the effectiveness of the telehealth technologies and modalities delivered by the Department to veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall update the strategic plan required under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every three years following development of the plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall prepare any update required under subparagraph (A) in consultation with the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The Chief Officer of the Office of Connected Care of the Department.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5427">136 STAT. 5427</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The Executive Director of Telehealth Services of the Office of Connected Care.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The Executive Director of Connected Health of the Office of Connected Care.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The Executive Director of the Office of Rural Health of the Department.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>The Executive Director of Solution Delivery, IT Operations and Services of the Office of Information and Technology of the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategic plan required under paragraph (1), and any update to that plan under paragraph (2), shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A comprehensive list of all health care specialties the Department is currently delivering by telehealth or virtual care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness and patient outcomes for each type of health care specialty delivered by telehealth or virtual care by the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of satisfaction of veterans in receiving care through telehealth or virtual care disaggregated by age group and by Veterans Integrated Service Network.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An assessment of the percentage of virtual visits delivered by the Department through each modality including standard telephone telehealth, VA Video Connect, and the Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations program of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An outline of all current partnerships maintained by the Department to bolster telehealth or virtual care services for veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>An assessment of the barriers faced by the Department in delivering telehealth or virtual care services to veterans residing in rural and highly rural areas, and the strategies the Department is deploying beyond purchasing hardware for veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>A detailed plan illustrating how the Department is working with other Federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to enhance connectivity in rural, highly rural, and medically underserved areas to better reach all veterans.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>The feasibility and advisability of partnering with Federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals to fill the gap for health care services that exists for veterans who reside in rural and highly rural areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of the number of veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system who have previously received care under the Veterans Community Care Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a664cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the development of the strategic plan under paragraph (1) of subsection (c), and not later than 180 days after each update under paragraph (2) of such subsection thereafter, the Secretary shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5428">136 STAT. 5428</page> submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The completed strategic plan or update, as the case may be.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a664cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>An identification of areas of improvement by the Department in the delivery of telehealth and virtual care services to veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system, with a timeline for improvements to be implemented.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a664cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Patient enrollment system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>patient enrollment system</term>” means the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural; highly rural</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “rural” and “highly rural” have the meanings given those terms in the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas coding system of the Department of Agriculture.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a664cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">VA video connect</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>VA Video Connect</term>” means the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to connect veterans with their health care team from anywhere, using encryption to ensure a secure and private connection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="152">SEC. 152. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BY THIRD PARTIES FOR RURAL VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a66c20a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the program the establishment of which was facilitated under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111A/b">section 111A(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a66c20b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a66c20c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c20d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of the program described in such subsection, including descriptions of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c20e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The purpose of the program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c20f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The activities carried out under the program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the sufficiency of the program with respect to the purpose of the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the cost effectiveness of the program in comparison to alternatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the health benefits for veterans who have participated in the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the sufficiency of staffing of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are responsible for facilitating the maintenance of the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c214-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment, with respect to the purpose of the program, of the number of vehicles owned by and operating in conjunction with the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c215-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of the awareness and usage of the program by veterans and their families.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a66c216-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>An assessment of other options for transportation under the program, such as local taxi companies and ridesharing programs such as Uber and Lyft.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5429">136 STAT. 5429</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="153">SEC. 153. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON TELEHEALTH SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a673747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on telehealth services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a673748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a673749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67374a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The telehealth and virtual health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including VA Video Connect.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67374b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The challenges faced by the Department in delivering telehealth and virtual health care to veterans who reside in rural and highly rural areas due to lack of connectivity in many rural areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67374c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Any mitigation strategies used by the Department to overcome connectivity barriers for veterans who reside in rural and highly rural areas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67374d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The partnerships entered into by the Office of Connected Care of the Department in an effort to bolster telehealth services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67374e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The extent to which the Department has examined the effectiveness of health care services provided to veterans through telehealth in comparison to in-person treatment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67374f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Satisfaction of veterans with respect to the telehealth services provided by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a673750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The use by the Department of telehealth appointments in comparison to referrals to care under the Veterans Community Care Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a673751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Such other areas as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Care for Aging Veterans</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="161">SEC. 161. </num><heading>STRATEGY FOR LONG-TERM CARE FOR AGING VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a678572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a strategy for the long-term care of veterans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a678573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The strategy developed under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a678574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify current and future needs for the long-term care of veterans based on demographic data and availability of services both from the Department of Veterans Affairs and from non-Department providers in the community, include other Federal Government, non-Federal Government, nonprofit, for profit, and other entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a678575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>identify the current and future needs of veterans for both institutional and non-institutional long-term care (for example, home-based and community-based services), taking into account the needs of growing veteran population groups, including women veterans, veterans with traumatic brain injury, veterans with memory loss, and other population groups with unique needs; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5430">136 STAT. 5430</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a678576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>address new and different care delivery models, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a678577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a678578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assessing the implications of such models for the design of facilities and how those facilities may need to change;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a678579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a67857a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>examining the workforce needed to support aging populations of veterans as they grow and receive long-term care through different trends of care delivery; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67857b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>considering the feasibility and advisability of implementing a veteran-focused independent provider model for non-institutional care.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a67857c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the strategy developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="162">SEC. 162. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a67857d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1741">38 USC 1741 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENT OF STATE VETERANS HOMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a67d39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardized Sharing Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a standardized process throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs for entering into sharing agreements between State homes and medical centers of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a67d39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Medication to Catastrophically Disabled Veterans</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1745/b">Section 1745(b) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67d3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Any veteran who has been determined by the Secretary to be catastrophically disabled, as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t38/s17.36/e">section 17.36(e) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulations, and on whose behalf the Secretary is paying a per diem for nursing home or domiciliary care in a State home under this chapter.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a67d3a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight of Inspections</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67d3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall monitor any contractor used by the Department to conduct inspections of State homes, including by reviewing the inspections conducted by each such contractor for quality not less frequently than quarterly.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67d3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting of deficiencies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require that any deficiencies of a State home noted during the inspection of the State home be reported to the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a67d3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a67d3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a67d3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transparency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish the results of any inspection of a State home, and any associated corrective actions planned by the State home, on a publicly available internet website of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a67fab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State Home Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>State home</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101/19">section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="163">SEC. 163. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a67fab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1741">38 USC 1741 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY PILOT PROGRAM AT STATE VETERANS HOMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6848d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6848da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence the conduct of a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide geriatric psychiatry assistance to eligible veterans at State homes.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6848db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under this section for a two-year period.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6848dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Type of Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Assistance provided under the pilot program under this section may include—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5431">136 STAT. 5431</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>direct provision of geriatric psychiatry services, including health care if feasible;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>payments to non-Department of Veterans Affairs providers in the community to provide such services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>collaboration with other Federal agencies to provide such services; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>such other forms of assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6848e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of Local Area Needs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In providing assistance under the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall consider the geriatric psychiatry needs of the local area, including by considering—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>State homes with a high proportion of residents with unmet mental health needs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>State homes located in mental health care health professional shortage areas designated under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254e">42 U.S.C. 254e</ref>); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6848e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>State homes located in rural or highly rural areas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6848e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “State home” and “veteran” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="164">SEC. 164. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6848e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2041">38 USC 2041 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORT FOR AGING VETERANS AT RISK OF OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a686ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall work with public housing authorities and local organizations to assist aging homeless veterans in accessing existing housing and supportive services, including health services like home-based and community-based services from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from non-Department providers in the community.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a686ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment for Services</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, and is encouraged to, pay for services for aging homeless veterans described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="165">SEC. 165. </num><heading>SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF CARE FOR VETERANS IN NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a690c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a690c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720">Section 1720 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a695a5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>During the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, and subject to paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>at the request of a veteran for whom the Secretary is required to provide nursing home care under section 1710A of this title, the Secretary may place the veteran in a medical foster home that meets Department standards, at the expense of the United States, pursuant to a contract, agreement, or other arrangement entered into between the Secretary and the medical foster home for such purpose; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Secretary may pay for care of a veteran placed in a medical foster home before such date of enactment, if the home meets Department standards, pursuant to a contract, agreement, or other arrangement entered into between the Secretary and the medical foster home for such purpose.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5432">136 STAT. 5432</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A veteran on whose behalf the Secretary pays for care in a medical foster home under paragraph (1) shall agree, as a condition of such payment, to accept home health services furnished by the Secretary under section 1717 of this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>In any year, not more than a daily average of 900 veterans receiving care in a medical foster home, whether placed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, may have their care covered at the expense of the United States under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The prohibition under section 1730(b)(3) of this title shall not apply to a veteran whose care is covered at the expense of the United States under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>medical foster home</term>’ means a home designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who are unable to live independently and prefer a family setting.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720">38 USC 1720 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720">section 1720 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by paragraph (1), shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720">38 USC 1720 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ongoing Monitoring of Medical Foster Home Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall create a system to monitor and assess the workload for the Department of Veterans Affairs in carrying out the authority under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720/h">section 1720(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a)(1), including by tracking—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>requests by veterans to be placed in a medical foster home under such section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>denials of such requests, including the reasons for such denials;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the total number of medical foster homes applying to participate under such section, disaggregated by those approved and those denied approval by the Department to participate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>veterans receiving care at a medical foster home at the expense of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>veterans receiving care at a medical foster home at their own expense.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Based on the monitoring and assessments conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify and submit to Congress a report on such modifications to implementing <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720/h">section 1720(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a)(1), as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the authority under such section is functioning as intended and care is provided to veterans under such section as intended.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medical foster home defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>medical foster home</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720/h">section 1720(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a695a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comptroller General Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than each of three years and six years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>assessing the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5433">136 STAT. 5433</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assessing the impact of the monitoring and modifications under subsection (b) on care provided under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720/h">section 1720(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a)(1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a695a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a695a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>setting forth recommendations for improvements to the implementation of such section, as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Foreign Medical Program</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="171">SEC. 171. </num><heading>ANALYSIS OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF EXPANDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO CAREGIVERS TO INCLUDE CAREGIVERS OF VETERANS IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Although section 161 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/182">Public Law 115–182</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/1438">132 Stat. 1438</ref>) expanded the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720G/a">section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, to veterans of all eras, it did not expand the program to family caregivers for veterans overseas.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Although caregivers for veterans overseas can access online resources as part of the program of support services for caregivers of veterans under subsection (b) section 1720G of such title, those caregivers are not currently eligible for the comprehensive services and benefits provided under subsection (a) of such section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Department has an outpatient clinic and a regional benefits office in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, and the Foreign Medical Program of the Department under section 1724 of such title is used heavily in the Republic of the Philippines by veterans who live in that country.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Due to the presence of facilities of the Department in the Republic of the Philippines and the number of veterans who reside there, that country is a suitable test case to analyze the feasibility and advisability of expanding caregiver support to caregivers of veterans overseas.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6a1dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete an analysis of the feasibility and advisability of making assistance and support under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720G/a">section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, available to caregivers of veterans in the Republic of the Philippines.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6a1dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the analysis conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The results of such analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the number of veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system and reside in the Republic of the Philippines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the number of veterans residing in the Republic of the Philippines with a disability rating from the Department of not less than 70 percent.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5434">136 STAT. 5434</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the number of veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system and reside in the Republic of the Philippines that have a caregiver to provide them personal care services described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720G/a/C">section 1720G(a)(C) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the staffing needs and associated costs of making assistance and support available to caregivers of veterans in the Republic of the Philippines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An assessment of the infrastructure needs and associated costs of making assistance and support available to caregivers of veterans in the Republic of the Philippines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An assessment of the local transportation challenges to making assistance and support available to caregivers of veterans in the Republic of the Philippines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>An assessment of how the Secretary would determine payment rates for caregivers of veterans in the Republic of the Philippines to account for variances in living standards in the Republic of the Philippines.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6a1dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Caregiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>caregiver</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720G/d">section 1720G(d) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Patient enrollment system</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>patient enrollment system</term>” means the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705(a) of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6a1ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veteran</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>veteran</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="172">SEC. 172. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON FOREIGN MEDICAL PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ab91e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the Foreign Medical Program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ab91f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the most recent five fiscal years for which data are available, an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of veterans who live overseas and are eligible for the Foreign Medical Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number of veterans who live overseas, are registered for the Foreign Medical Program, and use such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The number of veterans who live overseas, are registered for the Foreign Medical Program, and do not use such program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The number of veterans who are eligible for care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, live in the United States, including territories of the United States, and make use of such care, including through the Veterans Community Care Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703">section 1703 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>Any challenges faced by the Department in administering the Foreign Medical Program, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5435">136 STAT. 5435</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>outreach to veterans on eligibility for such program and ensuring veterans who live overseas are aware of such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>executing timely reimbursements of claims by veterans under such program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>need for and use of translation services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>Any trends relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the timeliness of processing by the Department of claims under the Foreign Medical Program and reimbursement of veterans under such program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab92a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>types of care or treatment sought by veterans who live overseas that is reimbursed under such program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>types of care or treatment eligible for reimbursement under such program that veterans have difficulty accessing overseas.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Any barriers or obstacles cited by veterans who live overseas who are registered for the Foreign Medical Program, including any differences between veterans who use the program and veterans who do not.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Satisfaction of veterans who live overseas with the Foreign Medical Program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ab92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Such other areas as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ab92f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign Medical Program Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Foreign Medical Program</term>” means the program under with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides hospital care and medical services under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1724">section 1724 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading>Research Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="181">SEC. 181. </num><heading>INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ae040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch73/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a6b0751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="7330D">“§ 7330D.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b0752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7330D">38 USC 7330D</ref>.</p></sidenote> Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act to research activities</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly referred to as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’) shall not apply to the voluntary collection of information during the conduct of research by the Veterans Health Administration, including the Office of Research and Development, or individuals or entities affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6b0753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b0754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b0755-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7301.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 7330C the following new item:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6b0756-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>“7330D. Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act to research activities.”.</content></paragraph> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="182">SEC. 182. </num><heading>RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6b5577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Research and Development</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch73">Chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subchapter:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5436">136 STAT. 5436</page> <quotedContent><subchapter id="y1a6b7c88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 smallCaps" value="V">“SUBCHAPTER V—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b7c89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b7c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec 7381.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a6b7c8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="7381">“§ 7381.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b7c8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7381">38 USC 7381</ref>.</p></sidenote> Office of Research and Development</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6b7c8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6b7c8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Research and Development</inline>.—</heading><content>There is in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Research and Development (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6b7c8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><content>The function of the Office is to serve veterans through a full spectrum of research (including pre-clinical, clinical, and health systems science), technology transfer, and application.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6b7c90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chief Research and Development Officer</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of the Office is the Chief Research and Development Officer.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6b7c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organization and Personnel</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall be organized in such manner, and its personnel shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a6b7c92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="7382">“§ 7382.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6ba3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7382">38 USC 7382</ref>.</p></sidenote> Research personnel</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program Limits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may waive the limit on the period and number of assignments required under section 3372(a) of title 5 with respect to an individual who performs research for the Department under the mobility program under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of such title (commonly referred to as the ‘Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outside Earned Income for Research for the Department</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a6ba3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Compensation from a nonprofit corporation established under subchapter IV of this chapter, or a university affiliated with the Department, may be paid, without regard to section 209 of title 18, to an employee described in paragraph (2), for research conducted pursuant to section 7303 of this title if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the research has been approved in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary for Health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the employee conducts research under the supervision of personnel of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Secretary agreed to the terms of such compensation in writing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>An employee described in this subsection is an employee who has an appointment within the Department, whether with or without compensation, and without regard to the source of such compensation.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subchapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6ba3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6ba3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6ba3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 7301.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new items:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="subchapter" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator><inline class="smallCaps"> “subchapter v—</inline></designator> <label><inline class="smallCaps">research and development</inline></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“7381. </designator> <label>Office of Research and Development.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“7382. </designator> <label>Research personnel.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="183">SEC. 183. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN CLASSES OF RESEARCH OCCUPATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401/3">Section 7401(3) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>statisticians, economists, informaticists, data scientists, and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="184">SEC. 184. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DEDICATED RESEARCH TIME FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the amount of time dedicated for research <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5437">136 STAT. 5437</page> for clinician-scientists appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6bf1d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of the policies and practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the time dedicated for research for the personnel specified in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6bf1d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of the effect of such policies and practices on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The recruitment and retention efforts of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The productivity of the personnel specified in subsection (a) with respect to research.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The efficient use of resources available for research on issues relating to the health of veterans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6bf1d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading>Mental Health Care</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="191">SEC. 191. </num><heading>ANALYSIS OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cb528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A systematic review in 2019 of the economics and quality of life relating to treatment-resistant depression summarized that major depressive disorder (in this subsection referred to as “MDD”) is a global public health concern and that treatment-resistant depression in particular represents a key unmet need. The findings of that review highlighted the need for improved therapies for treatment-resistant depression to reduce disease burden, lower medical costs, and improve the quality of life of patients.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of MDD (in this subsection referred to as the “CPG”) developed jointly by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense defines treatment-resistant depression as at least two adequate treatment trials and lack of full response to each.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The CPG recommends electro-convulsive therapy (in this subsection referred to as “ECT”) as a treatment strategy for patients who have failed multiple other treatment strategies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The CPG recommends offering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (in this subsection referred to as “rTMS”), an intervention that is indicated by the Food and Drug Administration, for treatment during a major depressive episode in patients with treatment-resistant MDD.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The final report of the Creating Options for Veterans’ Expedited Recovery Commission (commonly referred to as the “COVER Commission”) established under section 931 of the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act (title IX of Public <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5438">136 STAT. 5438</page> Law 114–198; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>) found that treatment-resistant depression is a major issue throughout the mental health treatment system, and that an estimated 50 percent of depressed patients are inadequately treated by available interventions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The COVER Commission also reported data collected from the Department of Veterans Affairs that found that only approximately 1,166 patients throughout the Department were referred for ECT in 2018 and only approximately 772 patients were referred for rTMS during that year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cb52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6cb530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete an analysis of the feasibility and advisability of making repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation available at all medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and electro-convulsive therapy available at one medical center located within each Veterans Integrated Service Network for the treatment of veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system and have a diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cb531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of Assessment of Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The analysis conducted under subsection (b) shall include an assessment of the final report of the COVER Commission submitted under section 931(e)(2) of the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198/tIX">title IX of Public Law 114–198</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cb532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6cb533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the analysis conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The results of such analysis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the number of veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system and who have a diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression per Veterans Integrated Service Network during the two-year period preceding the date of the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>An assessment of the number of the veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system who have a diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression and who have received or are currently receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation or electro-convulsive therapy as a treatment modality during the two-year period preceding the date of the report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of the number and locations of medical centers of the Department that currently provide repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system and who have a diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6cb538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of the number and locations of medical centers of the Department that currently provide electro-convulsive therapy to veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system and who have a diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cb539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Patient Enrollment System Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>patient enrollment system</term>” means the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5439">136 STAT. 5439</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="192">SEC. 192. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6cb53a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MODIFICATION OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE PEER SPECIALISTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cdc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6cdc4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system, or successor system, to ensure that resource allocations under such system, or successor system, include peer specialists appointed under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7402/b/13">section 7402(b)(13) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6cdc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system</term>” means the resource allocation system established pursuant to section 429 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and House and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (<ref href="/us/pl/104/204">Public Law 104–204</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/110/2929">110 Stat. 2929</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="193">SEC. 193. </num><heading>GAP ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d2a6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete a gap analysis throughout the entire health care system of the Veterans Health Administration on the use and availability of psychotherapeutic interventions recommended in widely used clinical practice guidelines as recommended in the final report of the COVER Commission submitted under section 931(e)(2) of the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198/tIX">title IX of Public Law 114–198</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d2a71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The gap analysis required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An assessment of the psychotherapeutic interventions available and routinely delivered to veterans at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs within each Veterans Integrated Service Network of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>An assessment of the barriers faced by medical centers of the Department in offering certain psychotherapeutic interventions and why those interventions are not widely implemented or are excluded from implementation throughout the entire health care system of the Veterans Health Administration.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report and Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after completing the gap analysis under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a report on the results of the analysis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>a plan with measurable, time-limited steps for the Department to implement—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to address the gaps that limit access of veterans to care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6d2a78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to treat various mental health conditions across the entire health care system of the Veterans Health Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="193A">SEC. 193A. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS FOR FIRST THREE MENTAL HEALTH CARE OUTPATIENT VISITS OF VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d7899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Collection</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17">Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d789a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d789b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1722B <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5440">136 STAT. 5440</page> the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a6d789c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="1722C">“§ 1722C.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d789d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1722C">38 USC 1722C</ref>.</p></sidenote> Copayments: prohibition on collection of copayments for first three mental health care outpatient visits of veterans</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d789e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding section 1710(g) of this title or any other provision of law, the Secretary may not impose or collect a copayment for the first three mental health care outpatient visits of a veteran in a calendar year for which the veteran would otherwise be required to pay a copayment under the laws administered by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d9faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Copayment for Medications</inline>.—</heading><content>The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the imposition or collection of copayments for medications pursuant to section 1722A of this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d9fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental Health Care Outpatient Visit Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>mental health care outpatient visit</term>’ means an outpatient visit with a qualified mental health professional for the primary purpose of seeking mental health care or treatment for substance abuse disorder.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d9fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6d9fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d9fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6d9fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1722C">38 USC 1722C note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to mental health care outpatient visits occurring on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading>Other Matters</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="194">SEC. 194. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT FOR ONGOING INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT PROCESSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6e6305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ongoing Assessments</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch17/schI">Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1704 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a6f9b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="1704A">“§ 1704A.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1704A">38 USC 1704A</ref>.</p></sidenote> Independent assessments of health care delivery systems and management processes</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Assessments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a6f9b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Not less frequently than once every 10 years, the Secretary shall enter into one or more contracts with a private sector entity or entities described in subsection (d) to conduct an independent assessment of the hospital care, medical services, and other health care furnished by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Each assessment required under paragraph (1) shall address each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Current and projected demographics and unique health care needs of the patient population served by the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The accuracy of models and forecasting methods used by the Department to project health care demand, including with respect to veteran demographics, rates of use of health care furnished by the Department, the inflation of health care <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5441">136 STAT. 5441</page> costs, and such other factors as may be determined relevant by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The reliability and accuracy of models and forecasting methods used by the Department to project the budgetary needs of the Veterans Health Administration and how such models and forecasting methods inform budgetary trends.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The authorities and mechanisms under which the Secretary may furnish hospital care, medical services, and other health care at facilities of the Department and non-Department facilities, including through Federal and private sector partners and at joint medical facilities, and the effect of such authorities and mechanisms on eligibility and access to care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The organization, workflow processes, and tools used by the Department to support clinical staffing, access to care, effective length-of-stay management and care transitions, positive patient experience, accurate documentation, and subsequent coding of inpatient services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The efforts of the Department to recruit and retain staff at levels necessary to carry out the functions of the Veterans Health Administration and the process used by the Department to determine staffing levels necessary for such functions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The staffing level at each medical facility of the Department and the productivity of each health care provider at the medical facility, compared with health care industry performance metrics, which may include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>An assessment of the case load of, and number of patients treated by, each health care provider at such medical facility during an average week.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the time spent by each such health care provider on matters other than the case load of the health care provider, including time spent by the health care provider as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>At a medical facility that is affiliated with the Department.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Conducting research.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Training or supervising other health care professionals of the Department.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>An assessment of the complexity of health care conditions per patient treated by each health care provider at such medical facility during an average week.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>The information technology strategies of the Department with respect to furnishing and managing health care, including an identification of any weaknesses or opportunities with respect to the technology used by the Department, especially those strategies with respect to clinical documentation of hospital care, medical services, and other health care, including any clinical images and associated textual reports, furnished by the Department in facilities of the Department or non-Department facilities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>Business processes of the Veterans Health Administration, including processes relating to furnishing non-Department health care, insurance identification, third-party revenue collection, and vendor reimbursement, including an identification of mechanisms as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>To avoid the payment of penalties to vendors.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5442">136 STAT. 5442</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>To increase the collection of amounts owed to the Department for hospital care, medical services, or other health care provided by the Department for which reimbursement from a third party is authorized and to ensure that such amounts collected are accurate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>To increase the collection of any other amounts owed to the Department with respect to hospital care, medical services, or other health care and to ensure that such amounts collected are accurate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>To increase the accuracy and timeliness of payments by the Department to vendors and providers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>To reduce expenditures while improving the quality of care furnished.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><chapeau>The purchase, distribution, and use of pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical supplies, medical devices, and health care-related services by the Department, including the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>The prices paid for, standardization of, and use by, the Department with respect to the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Pharmaceuticals.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Medical and surgical supplies.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Medical devices.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The use by the Department of group purchasing arrangements to purchase pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical supplies, medical devices, and health care-related services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The strategy and systems used by the Department to distribute pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical supplies, medical devices, and health care-related services to Veterans Integrated Service Networks and medical facilities of the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>The competency of Department leadership with respect to culture, accountability, reform readiness, leadership development, physician alignment, employee engagement, succession planning, and performance management.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>The effectiveness of the authorities and programs of the Department to educate and train health personnel pursuant to section 7302 of this title.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">“(M) </num><content>The conduct of medical and prosthetic research of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">“(N) </num><content>The provision of assistance by the Department to Federal agencies and personnel involved in responding to a disaster or emergency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">“(O) </num><content>Such additional matters as may be determined relevant by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The private sector entity or entities carrying out an assessment pursuant to subsection (a) shall complete such assessment not later than 18 months after entering into the contract described in such paragraph.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leveraging of Existing Data and Contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent practicable, the private sector entity or entities carrying out an assessment pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>make maximum use of existing data that has been compiled by the Department, compiled for the Department, or purchased by the Department, including data that has been collected for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the performance of quadrennial market assessments under section 7330C of this title;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5443">136 STAT. 5443</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the quarterly publication of information on staffing and vacancies with respect to the Veterans Health Administration pursuant to section 505 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/182">Public Law 115–182</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s301">38 U.S.C. 301 note</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the conduct of annual audits pursuant to section 3102 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/315">Public Law 116–315</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>maximize the use of existing contracts and other agreements of the Department for studies, analysis, data collection, or research in order to efficiently fulfill the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Private Sector Entities Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A private sector entity described in this subsection is a private entity that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>has experience and proven outcomes in optimizing the performance of national health care delivery systems, including the Veterans Health Administration, other federal health care systems, and systems in the private, non-profit, or public health care sector;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>specializes in implementing large-scale organizational and cultural transformations, especially with respect to health care delivery systems; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>is not currently under contract with the Department to provide direct or indirect patient care or related clinical care services or supplies under the laws administered by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Integrator</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a6f9bbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>If the Secretary enters into contracts with more than one private sector entity under subsection (a) with respect to a single assessment under such subsection, the Secretary shall designate one such entity as the program integrator.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9bbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>The program integrator designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible for coordinating the outcomes of the assessments conducted by the private sector entities pursuant to such contracts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9bc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6f9bc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a6f9bc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a6f9bc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Not later than 60 days after completing an assessment pursuant to subsection (a), the private sector entity or entities carrying out such assessment shall submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings and recommendations of the private sector entity or entities with respect to such assessment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Each report under subparagraph (A) with respect to an assessment shall include an identification of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>Any changes with respect to the matters included in such assessment since the date that is the later of the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>The date on which the independent assessment under section 201 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/146">Public Law 113–146</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>) was completed.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6f9bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>The date on which the last assessment under subsection (a) was completed.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a6fc2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations regarding matters to be covered by subsequent assessments under subsection (a), including any additional matters to include for assessment or previously assessed matters to exclude.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5444">136 STAT. 5444</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6fc2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">publication.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 30 days after receiving a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish such report in the Federal Register and on a publicly accessible internet website of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6fc2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>Not later than 90 days after receiving a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report outlining the feasibility and advisability of implementing the recommendations made by the private sector entity or entities in such report received, including an identification of the timeline, cost, and any legislative authorities necessary for such implementation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6fc2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirement to enter into contracts under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2055.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6fc2e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1701.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 1704 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1704A. </designator> <label>Independent assessments of health care delivery systems and management processes.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a6fc2e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a6fc2e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1704A">38 USC 1704A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for Initial Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The initial assessment under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1704A">section 1704A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a), shall be completed by not later than December 31, 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="195">SEC. 195. </num><heading>IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY OF, ACCESS TO, AND USABILITY OF DATA PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a70ad47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Timeliness and Quality of Care Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70ad48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70ad49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete a review of data that is publicly available on the Access to Care internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs (or successor website)) (in this section referred to as the “Website”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70ad4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The review under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the access to and usability of the publicly available data on the Website, including a review of the availability of the following data:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d45b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Any numeric indicators relating to timely care, effective care, safety, and veteran-centered care that the Secretary collects at medical facilities of the Department pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1703C">section 1703C of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d45c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The patient wait times information required by subsection (a) of section 206 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/146">Public Law 113–146</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1780">128 Stat. 1780</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d45d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the patient safety, quality of care, and outcome measures required by subsection (b) of such section 206.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d45e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the review under paragraph (1) of data described in such paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with veterans service organizations, veterans, and caregivers of veterans from geographically diverse areas and representing different eras of service in the Armed Forces to gather insights about potential modifications that could help improve the understanding and use of such data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d45f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after completing the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5445">136 STAT. 5445</page> Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the outcome of the review, including an assessment of how the Secretary plans to modify the presentation of data described in such paragraph in light of the findings of the review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a70d461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements of Website</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, in addition to the requirements of section 206(b)(4) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/146">Public Law 113–146</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/128/1781">128 Stat. 1781</ref>), the Secretary shall ensure that the Website meets the following requirements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The Website is directly accessible from—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the main homepage of the publicly accessible internet website of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the main homepage of the publicly accessible internet website of each medical center of the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Where practicable, the Website is organized and searchable by each medical center of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Website is easily understandable and usable by the general public.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d46a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and contract authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d46b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>shall consult with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d46c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>veterans service organizations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d46d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>veterans and caregivers of veterans from geographically diverse areas and representing different eras of service in the Armed Forces; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d46e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d46f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>may enter into a contract to design the Website with a company, non-profit entity, or other entity specializing in website design that has substantial experience in presenting health care data and information in a easily understandable and usable manner to patients and consumers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a70d470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accuracy of Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual process</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a process to annually audit a generalizable subset of the data contained on the Website to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that each audit under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a70d476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determines the extent that the medical record information, clinical information, data, and documentation provided by each medical facility of the Department that is used to calculate the information on the Website is accurate and complete;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identifies any deficiencies in the recording of medical record information, clinical information, or data by medical facilities of the Department that affects the accuracy and completeness of the information on the Website; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>provides recommendations to medical facilities of the Department on how to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5446">136 STAT. 5446</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>improve the accuracy and completeness of the medical record information, clinical information, data, and documentation that is used to calculate the information on the Website; and<sidenote><p>Recommenda-</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>tions.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d47a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ensure that each medical facility of the Department provides such information in a uniform manner.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a70d47b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of each audit under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>BENEFITS MATTERS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Benefits Generally</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE CLAIMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7170bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the .</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7170bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process for Clothing Allowance Claims</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1162">Section 1162 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7170be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary under</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7170bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, under”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7170c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7170c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>which (A) a physician</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction>: “<quotedText>which—</quotedText>”<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a7170c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a physician”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7170c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and (B) the Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“; and<subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a7170c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Secretary”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7170c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e5f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuous Nature of Payments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Payments made to a veteran under subsection (a) shall continue on an automatically recurring annual basis until the earlier of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e5f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The date on which the veteran elects to no longer receive such payments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e5f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e5f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The date on which the Secretary determines the veteran is no longer eligible pursuant to subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e5fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reviews of Claims</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a71e5fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall, in accordance with this subsection, conduct reviews of a claim on which a clothing allowance for a veteran under subsection (a) is based to determine the continued eligibility of the veteran for such allowance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e5fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e5fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall prescribe standards for determining whether a claim for a clothing allowance is based on a veteran’s wearing or use of a prosthetic, orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair), or medication whose wear or tear or irreparable damage on a veteran’s outergarments or clothing is as likely as not subject to no change for the duration of such wearing or use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e5fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a71e5ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>If the Secretary determines, pursuant to standards prescribed under paragraph (2), that a claim for a clothing allowance is based on wear or tear or irreparable damage that is as likely as not subject to no change, the veteran shall continue to be deemed eligible for receipt of a clothing allowance under this section until the Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>receives notice under subparagraph (B); or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5447">136 STAT. 5447</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>finds otherwise under subparagraph (C) or (D).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall require a veteran who is receiving a clothing allowance under subsection (a), based on the wearing or use of a prosthetic, orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair), or medication, to notify the Secretary when the veteran terminates the wearing or use of such a prosthetic, orthopedic appliance, or medication.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>For each veteran who is receiving a clothing allowance under subsection (a), based on the wearing or use of a prosthetic, orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair), or medication, the Secretary shall periodically review the veteran’s Department records for evidence that the veteran has terminated the wearing or use of such a prosthetic, orthopedic appliance, or medication.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>If a veteran who is receiving a clothing allowance under subsection (a), based on the wearing or use of a prosthetic, orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair), or medication, has received such clothing allowance beyond the prescribed or intended lifespan of such prosthetic, orthopedic appliance, or medication, the Secretary may periodically request the veteran to attest to continued usage.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>If the Secretary determines that a claim for a clothing allowance under subsection (a) does not meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(A), then the Secretary may require the veteran to recertify the veteran’s continued eligibility for a clothing allowance under this section periodically, but not more frequently than once each year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>When reviewing a claim under this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate the evidence presented by the veteran and such other relevant evidence as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination Regarding Continued Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary determines, as the result of a review of a claim conducted under subsection (c), that the veteran who submitted such claim no longer meets the requirements specified in subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>provide to the veteran notice of such determination that includes a description of applicable actions that may be taken following the determination, including the actions specified in section 5104C of this title; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>discontinue the clothing allowance based on such claim.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a71e615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a71e616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1162">38 USC 1162 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>claims for clothing allowance submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a71e618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>claims for clothing allowance submitted prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, if the veteran who submitted such claim is in receipt of the clothing allowance as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>MEDICAL OPINIONS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES WHO DIE OF COVID–19.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a731d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a731d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a731d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1164">38 USC 1164 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall secure a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death before notifying the survivor of the final decision in any case in which all of the following factors are met:</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5448">136 STAT. 5448</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A claim for compensation is filed under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch13">chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, with respect to a veteran with one or more service-connected disabilities who dies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The death certificate for the veteran identifies Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) as the principal or contributory cause of death.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The death certificate does not clearly identify any of the service-connected disabilities of the veteran as the principal or contributory cause of death.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>A service-connected disability of the veteran includes a condition more likely to cause severe illness from COVID–19 as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The claimant is not entitled to benefits under section 1318 of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The evidence to support the claim does not result in a preliminary finding in favor of the claimant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a731da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide information to veterans, dependents, and veterans service organizations about applying to dependency and indemnity compensation when a veteran dies from COVID–19.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a731da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall provide such information through the website of the Department of Veterans Affairs and via other outreach mechanisms.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a731da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the effects of the requirement to secure medical opinions pursuant to such subsection on dependency and indemnity compensation benefits under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch13">chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the year for which the report is submitted, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The total number of dependency and indemnity compensation claims filed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The number and percentage of dependency and indemnity compensation claims for which a disposition has been made, disaggregated by whether the disposition was a grant, denial, deferral, or withdrawal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The accuracy rate for all dependency and indemnity compensation claims.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The total number of covered claims filed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The number and percentage of covered claims for which a disposition has been made, disaggregated by whether the disposition was a grant, denial, deferral, or withdrawal.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The accuracy rate for covered claims.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a731dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The total number and cost of medical opinions secured by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a731dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Claims Denied Prior to Enactment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7344c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study on covered claims that were denied prior to the date of the enactment of this Act and submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5449">136 STAT. 5449</page> of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to such study, including a description of any improvements made as a result of such study to trainings of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to dependency and indemnity compensation claims.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a statistically valid, random sample of covered claims.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to covered claims denied prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the following elements:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7344c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>A review of whether the individuals processing such covered claims—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>correctly applied applicable laws, regulations, and policies, operating procedures, and guidelines of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the adjudication of dependency and indemnity compensation claims; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>completed all necessary claim development actions prior to making a disposition for the claim.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>An identification of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the total number of covered claims reviewed under the study;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the number and percentage of such covered claims the processing of which involved errors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the top five claims processing errors and the number of such covered claims the processing of which involved any of such five errors.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7344cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Claims Denied Following Enactment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7344cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study on covered claims that have been denied following the date of the enactment of this Act and submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to such study, including a description of any improvements made as a result of such study to trainings of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to dependency and indemnity compensation claims.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a statistically valid, random sample of covered claims.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7344cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The study under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to covered claims denied following the date of the enactment of this Act, each of the elements specified in subsection (d)(3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7344d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Claim Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>covered claim</term>” means a dependency and indemnity compensation claim filed with respect to a veteran the death certificate of whom identifies COVID–19 as the principal or contributory cause of death.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>ENHANCED LOAN UNDERWRITING METHODS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7392f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3710">Section 3710 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a740822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a740823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a740824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a740825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the advisory group established under paragraph (3)(A), shall prescribe regulations and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5450">136 STAT. 5450</page> issue guidance to assist lenders in evaluating the sufficiency of the residual income of a veteran pursuant to paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a740826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a740827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Pursuant to the regulations and guidance prescribed under paragraph (1), in the case of a loan to a veteran to be guaranteed under this chapter, if the veteran provides to the lender an energy efficiency report described in subparagraph (B) —</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a740828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a740829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>the evaluation by the lender of the sufficiency of the residual income of the veteran shall include a consideration of the estimate of the expected energy cost savings contained in the report; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a74082a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the lender may apply the underwriting expertise of the lender in adjusting the residual income of the veteran in accordance with the information in the report.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a74082b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>An energy efficiency report described in this subparagraph is a report made with respect to a home for which a loan is to be guaranteed under this chapter that includes each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a74082c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a74082d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the expected energy cost savings specific to the home, based on specific information about the home, including savings relating to electricity or natural gas, oil, and any other fuel regularly used to supply energy to the home.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a74082e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Any information required to be included pursuant to the regulations and guidance and regulations prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (1).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>Information with respect to the energy efficiency of the home as determined pursuant to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Residential Energy Service Network’s Home Energy Rating System (commonly know as ‘HERS’) by an individual certified by such Network; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an other method determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory group under paragraph (3), including with respect to third-party quality assurance procedures.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a742f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a742f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a742f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>To assist the Secretary in carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish an advisory group consisting of individuals representing the interests of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>mortgage lenders;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>appraisers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>energy raters and residential energy consumption experts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>energy efficiency organizations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>real estate agents;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>home builders and remodelers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>consumer advocates;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>veterans’ service organizations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>other persons determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a742f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The advisory group established under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a742f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that marketing materials that the Secretary provides to veterans with respect to loans guaranteed under this chapter include information regarding the use of energy efficiency reports under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a742f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a742f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary issues the regulations and guidance pursuant to paragraph <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5451">136 STAT. 5451</page> (2),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a742f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a742f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote> and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes the following information for the year covered by the report:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>An enumeration of the number of loans guaranteed under this chapter for which a veteran provided to the Secretary an energy efficiency report under this subsection, including the number of such loans for which cost savings were taken into account pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a742f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Of the number of loans enumerated under subparagraph (A), an enumeration of the default rates and rates of foreclosure, including how such enumeration compares with the default rates and rates of foreclosure for guaranteed loans for which no energy efficiency report is provided.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a742f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification of Requirements Regarding Energy Efficiency Standards</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3704(f) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such standards</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>the standards established under such section 109, as in effect on the date of such construction</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LOAN FEES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The loan fee table in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3729/b/2">section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 14, 2031</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>November 14, 2031</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Education</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="211">SEC. 211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a742f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act.</p></sidenote><heading>NATIVE VETSUCCESS AT TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a758ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a758ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3697B">38 USC 3697B note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a758eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a758eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a758eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding the VetSuccess on Campus program to additional Tribal colleges and universities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a758eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The pilot program carried out under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a758eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program required by subsection (b)(1) during the five-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a758eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parameters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Under the pilot program required by subsection (b)(1) the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a758ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify three regional Native VetSuccess service areas consisting of at least two participating Tribal colleges or universities that do not already have a VetSuccess program, counselor, or outreach coordinator; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a758ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>assign to each regional Native VetSuccess service area a VetSuccess on Campus counselor and a full-time Vet Center outreach coordinator, both of whom shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a758ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be based on one or more of the participating Tribal colleges or universities in the service area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide for eligible students at such participating colleges and universities with all services for which such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5452">136 STAT. 5452</page> students would be eligible under the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a75b604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Students</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the pilot program, an eligible student is a student who is a veteran, member of the Armed Forces, or dependent of a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for any service or benefit under the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a75b605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the pilot program required by subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall, acting through the Veteran Readiness and Employment Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in coordination with the Office of Tribal Government Relations of the Department, consult with Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations, and seek comment from the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs of the Department, and veterans service organizations regarding each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The design of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The process for selection of the three regional Native VetSuccess service areas and participating Tribal colleges and universities, taking into consideration—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of eligible students enrolled in the college or university and in the regional service area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the capacity of the colleges and universities in the regional service area to accommodate a full-time VetSuccess on Campus counselor and a full-time Vet Center outreach coordinator;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b60a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>barriers in specific regional service areas that prevent native veterans’ access to benefits and services under the laws administered by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b60b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other factor that the Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and after considering input from veterans service organizations and the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs identifies as relevant.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b60c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The most effective way to provide culturally competent outreach and services to eligible students at Tribal colleges and universities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a75b60d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a75b60e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach to Colleges and Universities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide notice of the pilot program to all Tribal colleges and universities and encourage all Tribal colleges and universities to coordinate with each other to create regional service areas to participate in the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a75b60f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefings and Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b610-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation briefing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the design, structure, and objectives of the pilot program required by subsection (b)(1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the three regional Native Vet Success service areas and the Tribal colleges and universities selected for participation in the pilot program and the reason for the selection of such service areas and such colleges and universities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than four years after the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5453">136 STAT. 5453</page> appropriate committees of Congress a report on the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The number of eligible students provided services through the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The types of services that eligible students received through the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The graduation rate of eligible students who received services through the pilot program and graduation rate of eligible students who did not receive services through the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The rate of employment within one year of graduation for eligible students who received services through the pilot program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>Feedback from each Tribal college or university that participated in the pilot program, including on the regional nature of the program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a75b61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>Analysis of the feasibility of expanding a regionally based Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Program, including an explanation of the challenges of such a model due to issues with distance, communication, and coordination, and to the level of unmet services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>A detailed proposal regarding a long-term extension of the pilot program, including a budget, unless the Secretary determines that such an extension is not appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a75b61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate committee of congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Culturally competent</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>culturally competent</term>” means considerate of the unique values, customs, traditions, cultures, and languages of Native American veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal college or university</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal college or university</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>Tribal College or University</term>” under section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a75b624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Tribal organization</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="212">SEC. 212. </num><heading>EDUCATION FOR SEPARATING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES REGARDING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1144/b/1">Section 1144(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including apprenticeship programs approved under chapters 30 through 36 of title 38)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>employment opportunities</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5454">136 STAT. 5454</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="213">SEC. 213. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a75b625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s4102A">38 USC 4102A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WEBSITES REGARDING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a760446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Website Under the Jurisdiction of Secretary of Labor</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a760447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a user-friendly website (or update an existing website) that is available to the public on which veterans can find information about apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (<ref href="/us/stat/50/664">50 Stat. 664</ref>; commonly referred to as the “National Apprenticeship Act”) and approved under chapters 30 through 36 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>. Such information shall be searchable and sortable by occupation and location, and include, with regard to each such program, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a760448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>A description, including any cost to a veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a760449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Contact information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a76044a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Whether the program has been endorsed by a veterans service organization or nonprofit organization that caters to veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a76044b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Whether the program prefers to hire veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a76044c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Each certification or degree an individual earns by completing the program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a76044d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a76044e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Other Website</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary shall update all information regarding programs for veterans listed on apprenticeship.gov (or any successor website) to include the information specified under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="214">SEC. 214. </num><heading>TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a762b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3319/h">section 3319(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a765270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Death of transferor</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a765271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The death of an individual transferring an entitlement under this section shall not affect the use of the entitlement by the dependent to whom the entitlement is transferred.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a765272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Death prior to transfer to designated transferees</inline>.—</heading><clause class="inline" id="y1a765273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>In the case of an eligible individual whom the Secretary has approved to transfer the individual’s entitlement under this section who, at the time of death, is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter and has designated a transferee or transferees under subsection (e) but has not transferred all of such entitlement to such transferee or transferees, the Secretary shall transfer the entitlement of the individual under this section by evenly distributing the amount of such entitlement between all such transferees who would not be precluded from using some or all of the transferred benefits due to the expiration of time limitations found in paragraph (5) of this subsection or section 3321 of this title, notwithstanding the limitations under subsection (f).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a765274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>If a transferee cannot use all of the transferred benefits under clause (i) because of expiration of a time limitation, the unused benefits will be distributed among the other designated transferees who would not be precluded from using some or all of the transferred benefits due to expiration of time limitations found in paragraph (5) of this subsection or section 3321 of this title, unless <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5455">136 STAT. 5455</page> or until there are no transferees who would not be precluded from using the transferred benefits because of expiration of a time limitation.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a765275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a765276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3319">38 USC 3319 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (4)(B) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3319/h">section 3319(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, shall apply with respect to an eligible individual who dies on or after November 1, 2018.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="215">SEC. 215. </num><heading>USE OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a767987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3501/a/6">Section 3501(a)(6) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a767988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>secondary school,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a767989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>secondary school level</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>postsecondary school level</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a76798a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a76798b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3501">38 USC 3501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2026, and shall apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after that date.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="216">SEC. 216. </num><heading>ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTIONS FOR A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO LEAVES A COURSE OF EDUCATION, PAID FOR WITH CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, TO PERFORM CERTAIN SERVICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a76c7ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch36">Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 3691 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a773cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="3691A">“§ 3691A.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a773cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3691A">38 USC 3691A</ref>.</p></sidenote> Withdrawal or leave of absence from certain education</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a773cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a773ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>A covered member may, after receiving orders to enter a period of covered service, withdraw or take a leave of absence from covered education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a773ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a773ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The institution concerned may not take any adverse action against a covered member on the basis that such covered member withdraws or takes a leave of absence under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a773ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Adverse actions under subparagraph (A) include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a773ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The assignment of a failing grade to a covered member for covered education.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a773ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The reduction of the grade point average of a covered member for covered education.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a773ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The characterization of any absence of a covered member from covered education as unexcused.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a773ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The assessment of any financial penalty against a covered member.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7763f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Withdrawal</inline>.—</heading><content>If a covered member withdraws from covered education under subsection (a), the institution concerned shall refund all tuition and fees (including payments for housing) for the academic term from which the covered member withdraws.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7763f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leave of Absence</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a covered member takes a leave of absence from covered education under subsection (a), the institution concerned shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7763fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>assign a grade of ‘incomplete’ (or equivalent) to the covered member for covered education for the academic term from which the covered member takes such leave of absence; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5456">136 STAT. 5456</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7763fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to the extent practicable, permit the covered member, upon completion of the period covered service, to complete such academic term.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7763fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7763fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered education</term>’ means a course of education—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7763fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>at an institution of higher education; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7763ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>paid for with educational assistance furnished under a law administered by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>covered member</term>’ means a member of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) enrolled in covered education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered service</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>active service or inactive-duty training, as such terms are defined in section 101 of title 10; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>State active duty, as defined in section 4303 of this title.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>institution concerned</term>’ means, with respect to a covered member, the institution of higher education where the covered member is enrolled in covered education.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a776406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>The term ‘<term>period of covered service</term>’ means the period beginning on the date on which a covered member enters covered service and ending on the date on which the covered member is released from covered service or dies while in covered service.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a776407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents at the beginning of such chapter is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a776408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a776409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3670.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 3691 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“3691A.</designator> <label>Withdrawal or leave of absence from certain education.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a77640a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a77640b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="231">SEC. 231. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a77640c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="232">SEC. 232. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BY REASON OF SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO EMERGENCY AND OTHER SITUATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a77b22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Montgomery GI Bill</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3031">Section 3031 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a77b22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and subsection (i)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>through (g)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a77b22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a780050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a780051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a780052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a780053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In the case of an individual eligible for educational assistance under this chapter who is prevented from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of education before the expiration of the 10-year period for the use of entitlement under this chapter otherwise applicable under this section because of a covered reason, as determined by the Secretary, such 10-year period—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5457">136 STAT. 5457</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a780054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall not run during the period the individual is so prevented from pursuing such program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a780055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>shall again begin running on a date determined by the Secretary that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a780056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not earlier than the first day after the individual is able to resume pursuit of a program of education with educational assistance under this chapter; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a780057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not later than 90 days after that day.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a780058-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In this subsection, a covered reason is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a780059-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the temporary or permanent closure of an educational institution by reason of an emergency situation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78005a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>another reason that prevents the individual from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of education, as determined by the Secretary.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a78005b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Post-9/11 Educational Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau> Section 3321(b)(1) of such title <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78005c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Subsections</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78005d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(d), and (i)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78005e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a78005f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a780060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a780061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>Subsection (i) of section 3031 of this title shall apply with respect to the running of the 15-year period described in paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(A) of this subsection in the same manner as such subsection (i) applies under such section 3031 with respect to the running of the 10-year period described in subsection (a) of such section.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="233">SEC. 233. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY BY REASON OF SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO EMERGENCY AND OTHER SITUATIONS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRAINING AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a782772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3103">Section 3103 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a782773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (g)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g), or (h)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a782774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a784e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a784e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a784e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In the case of a veteran who is eligible for a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter and who is prevented from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program within the period of eligibility prescribed in subsection (a) because of a covered reason, as determined by the Secretary, such period of eligibility—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a784e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall not run during the period the veteran is so prevented from participating in such program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a784e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>shall again begin running on a date determined by the Secretary that is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a784e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a784e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not later than 90 days after that day.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a784e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In this subsection, a covered reason is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a784e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the temporary or permanent closure of an educational institution by reason of an emergency situation; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a784e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a784e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>another reason that prevents the veteran from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program, as determined by the Secretary.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5458">136 STAT. 5458</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="234">SEC. 234. </num><heading>PERIOD FOR ELIGIBILITY UNDER SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3512">Section 3512 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a78c3c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following persons may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter at any time after August 1, 2023, and without regard to the age of the person:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>A person who first becomes an eligible person on or after August 1, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A person who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>first becomes an eligible person before August 1, 2023; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>becomes 18 years of age, or completes secondary schooling, on or after August 1, 2023.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a78c3c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The educational</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subsection (g), the educational</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (g) or</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>provided in</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Notwithstanding</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subsection (g), notwithstanding</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a78c3ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>No person</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Except as provided in subsection (g), no person</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="241">SEC. 241. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7938ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Report Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a793901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>complete a study on fraud, waste, and abuse of the benefits furnished under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111">section 111 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, that may have occurred during the five-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the study completed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a793903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Study conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall cover the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The quantity and monetary amount of claims that have been adjudicated as fraudulent or improper, disaggregated, to the extent possible, by general health care travel and by special mode of transportation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5459">136 STAT. 5459</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Instances of potential fraud or improper payments that may have occurred but were not detected, disaggregated, to the extent possible, by general health care travel and by special mode of transportation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The efforts of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to mitigate fraud and the effectiveness of the efforts of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a793908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>Assessment of communication and training provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to employees and contractors handling claims filed under section 111 of such title regarding fraud.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a793909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79390a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79390b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Such recommendations as the Comptroller General may have for further mitigation of fraud, waste, and abuse.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="242">SEC. 242. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT AND DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a795f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79862d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>complete a study on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79862e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the efficacy of the current mileage reimbursement rate under subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111">section 111 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, in mitigating the financial burden of transportation costs for traveling to and from Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for medical care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79862f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the origins of the amount of the deductible under subsection (c) of such section and its impact on the efficacy of the benefits provided under such section in mitigating financial burden on veterans seeking medical care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a798630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a798631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a798632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>developing such recommendations as the Comptroller General may have for how this program or another transportation assistance program could further encourage veterans, especially low-income veterans, to seek medical care, especially mental health care; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a798633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the study completed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="243">SEC. 243. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a798634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111">38 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRANSPORTATION PILOT PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a79fb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79fb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79fb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing payments authorized under subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111">section 111 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, 48 hours in advance of travel to eligible appointments to veterans and other eligible individuals who are also eligible for a deduction waiver as provided by paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c) of such section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a79fb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program during the five-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a79fb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than five locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a79fb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5460">136 STAT. 5460</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of individuals who benefitted from the pilot program broken, disaggregated by geographic location, race or ethnicity, age, disability rating, and sex.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Average distance traveled by participants to appointments and average funds provided per appointment, disaggregated by geographic region.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of any impediments to carrying out the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>An account of payments provided for travel that did not occur or was authorized incorrectly.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>An account of any attempts to retrieve such payment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79fb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79fb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations of the Secretary for legislative or administrative action to reduce improper payments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a79fb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79fb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing payments as described in subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="244">SEC. 244. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a79fb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s111">38 USC 111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM FOR TRAVEL COST REIMBURSEMENT FOR ACCESSING READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7ae5d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7ae5d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and commence a pilot program, within the Readjustment Counseling Services of the Veterans Health Administration, to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing payment to cover or offset financial difficulties of an individual in accessing or using transportation to and from the nearest Vet Center service site providing the necessary readjustment counseling services for the individual’s plan of service.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7ae5da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7ae5db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall limit participation—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by individuals pursuant to paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by Vet Centers pursuant to paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation by individuals</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall limit participation in the pilot program to individuals who are eligible for services at a participating Vet Center and experiencing financial hardship.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financial hardship</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall determine the meaning of “financial hardship” for purposes of subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation of vet centers</inline>.—</heading><content>Vet Centers participating in the program shall be chosen by the Secretary from among those serving individuals in areas designated by the Secretary as rural or highly rural or Tribal lands.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7b0cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel Allowances and Reimbursements</inline>.—</heading><content>Under the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide a participating individual a travel allowance or reimbursement at the earliest time practicable, but not later than 10 business days after the date of the appointment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5461">136 STAT. 5461</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a) during the five-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than five locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing initiative</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations participating in existing initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the locations selected under paragraph (1), four shall be the locations participating in the initiative commenced under section 104(a) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/154">Public Law 112–154</ref>), as most recently amended by section 105 of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180">Public Law 117–180</ref>), as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of existing initiative</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 104(a) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, as so amended, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the date on which the pilot program required by subsection (a) of section 244 of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022 commences at each of the locations described in subsection (e)(2)(A) of such section</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the pilot program required by subsection (a) and each year thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The number of individuals who benefitted from the pilot program, disaggregated by age, race or ethnicity, and sex, to the extent possible.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The average distance traveled by each individual per each Vet Center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0cff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The definition of financial hardship determined by the Secretary under subsection (b)(2)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0d00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A description of how the funds are distributed.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0d01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The average amount of funds distributed per instance, disaggregated by Vet Center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0d02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>A description of any impediments to the Secretary in paying expenses or allowances under the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7b0d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the potential for fraudulent receipt of payment under the pilot program and the recommendations of the Secretary for legislative or administrative action to reduce such fraud.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7b0d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7b0d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7b0d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to the payment of expenses or allowances.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5462">136 STAT. 5462</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7b0d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vet Center Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Vet Center</term>” means a center for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">section 1712A of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7b0d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="251">SEC. 251. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7b0d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">38 USC 101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="252">SEC. 252. </num><heading>PROHIBITION OF DEBT ARISING FROM OVERPAYMENT DUE TO DELAY IN PROCESSING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7bd05b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bar to Recovery</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7bd05c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch53">Chapter 53 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 5302A the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a7c1e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="5302B">“§ 5302B.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c1e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5302B">38 USC 5302B</ref>.</p></sidenote> Prohibition of debt arising from overpayment due to delay in processing</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a7c1e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Except as provided in paragraph (2), no individual may incur a debt to the United States that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>arises from the participation of the individual in a program or benefit administered by the Under Secretary for Benefits; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is attributable to the failure of an employee or official of the Department to process information provided by or on behalf of that individual within applicable timeliness standards established by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the penal and forfeiture provisions for fiduciaries set forth in chapter 61 of this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c1e85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c1e86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a7c1e87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>If the Secretary determines that the Secretary has made an overpayment to an individual, the Secretary shall provide notice to the individual of the overpayment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Notice under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed explanation of the right of the individual—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to dispute the overpayment, including a detailed explanation of the process by which to dispute the overpayment; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to request a waiver of indebtedness.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delay on Collection</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a7c1e8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may not take any action under section 3711 of title 31 regarding an overpayment described in a notice under subsection (b) of this section until the date that is 90 days after the date the Secretary issues such notice.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c1e8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary may take action under section 3711 of title 31 regarding an overpayment described in a notice under subsection (b) of this section before the date that is 90 days after the date the Secretary issues such notice if the Secretary determines that delaying such action is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>likely to make repayment of such overpayment more difficult for an individual;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5463">136 STAT. 5463</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c1e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>likely to cause an unpaid debt to be referred to the Treasury Offset Program; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>not in the best interest of the individual.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c45a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c45a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5301.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 5302A the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“5302B. </designator> <label>Prohibition of debt arising from overpayment due to delay in processing.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c45a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c45a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5302B">38 USC 5302B note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to establish standards under section 5302B(a)(2) of such title, as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c45a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan for Improved Notification and Communication of Debts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c45aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and one year thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of representatives a briefing and submit to such committees a report on the improvement of the notification of and communication with individuals who receive overpayments made by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The plan of the Secretary to carry out each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The development and implementation of a mechanism by which individuals enrolled in the patient enrollment system under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705">section 1705 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, may view their monthly patient medical statements electronically.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>The development and implementation of a mechanism by which individuals eligible for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary may receive electronic correspondence relating to debt and overpayment information.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>The development and implementation of a mechanism by which individuals eligible for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary may access information related to Department of Veterans Affairs debt electronically.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>The improvement and clarification of Department communications relating to overpayments and debt collection, including letters and electronic correspondence and including information relating to the most common reasons individuals eligible for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary incur debts to the United States and the process for requesting a waiver of such debt. The Secretary shall develop such improvements and clarifications in consultation with veterans service organizations, labor organizations that represent employees of the Department, other relevant nongovernmental organizations, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the current efforts and plans for improving the accuracy of payments to individuals entitled <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5464">136 STAT. 5464</page> to benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, including specific data matching agreements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A description of steps to be taken to improve the identification of underpayments to such individuals and to improve Department procedures and policies to ensure that such individuals who are underpaid receive adequate compensation payments.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c45b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>A list of actions completed, implementation steps, and timetables for each requirement described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c45b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>A description of any new legislative authority required to complete any such requirement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="253">SEC. 253. </num><heading>PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTEREST AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST CHARGES FOR DEBTS RELATING TO CERTAIN BENEFITS PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c6cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5315/a/1">Section 5315(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c6cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>other than a loan</quotedText>” and all that follows through the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>other than—</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c6cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c93d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a loan, loan-guaranty, or loan-insurance program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c93da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a disability compensation program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c93db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a pension program; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7c93dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an educational assistance program.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c93dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c93de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5315">38 USC 5315 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an indebtedness that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="254">SEC. 254. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF WINDOW TO REQUEST RELIEF FROM RECOVERY OF DEBT ARISING UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c93df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5302/a">Section 5302(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>180 days</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>one year</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7c93e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7c93e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5302">38 USC 5302 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="255">SEC. 255. </num><heading>REFORMS RELATING TO RECOVERY BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF AMOUNTS OWED BY INDIVIDUALS TO THE UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d3022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Indebtedness Offsets</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5314">section 5314 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d5733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Subject to</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d5734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d5735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary may not make a deduction under paragraph (1) while the existence or amount of such indebtedness is disputed under section 5314A of this title.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d5736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Process for Dispute of Existence or Amount of Indebtedness</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d5737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch53">Chapter 53 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 5314 the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a7d7e48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658165"><num class="fontsize12" value="5314A">“§ 5314A.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7d7e49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5314A">38 USC 5314A</ref>.</p></sidenote> Dispute of indebtedness</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7d7e4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that establish an administrative process for the dispute of the existence or amount of an indebtedness described in section <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5465">136 STAT. 5465</page> 5314(a)(1) of this title (without regard to whether the Secretary has made a deduction under such section regarding such indebtedness).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><content>The process under subsection (a) shall be efficient, effective, and equitable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeliness</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that each dispute under subsection (a) proceeds in accordance with standards for timeliness prescribed by the Secretary under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not submit to any debt collector (as defined in section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1692a">15 U.S.C. 1692a</ref>)) any dispute pending under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the procedures for seeking review of a decision of the agency of original jurisdiction described in section 5104C(a)(1) of this title.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7d7e51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5314A">38 USC 5314A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing administrative process</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out section 5314A of such title, as added by paragraph (1), by improving the administrative process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the dispute of the existing or amount of an indebtedness that was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements to department website and notices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improve the website of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>ensure that such website and written notices sent to a person about indebtedness described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5314/a">section 5314(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, contain all information a person needs to dispute such an indebtedness, including a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the specific actions the person will need to take in order to dispute the indebtedness;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the documentation that will be required for the dispute; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>how the documentation is to be submitted.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7d7e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7d7e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 5301.</p></sidenote> amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 5314 the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“5314A. </designator> <label>Dispute of indebtedness.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Authority To Recover Debts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5302/a">Section 5302(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>There</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7d7e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7d7e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary may not seek to recover an indebtedness described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the cost to the Department to recover such indebtedness, as determined when the debt is established, would exceed the amount of the indebtedness.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>HOMELESSNESS MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>ADJUSTMENTS OF GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS TO SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Matching Requirement</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5466">136 STAT. 5466</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011/c">Section 2011(c) of title 38, United States Code</ref>s, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7e1aa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">38 USC 2011 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any grant awarded under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">section 2011 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7e1aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7e1aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">38 USC 2011 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of amount of grant</inline>.—</heading><content>On or after the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may determine the maximum amount of a grant under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">section 2011 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, which shall be not less than 70 percent of the estimated cost of the project concerned.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4201(b)(2) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/315">Public Law 116–315</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/5009">134 Stat. 5009</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">38 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subsection (c)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c)(2)”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) shall cease to be effective on the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of Property Disposition Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7e1ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">38 USC 2011 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A recipient of a grant awarded under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">section 2011 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act for a project described in subsection (b)(1) of such section shall not be subject to any real property or equipment disposition requirements relating to the grant under <ref href="/us/cfr/t38/s61.67">section 61.67 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, sections 200.311(c) and 200.313(e) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t2">title 2, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or successor regulations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4201(b)(6) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/315">Public Law 116–315</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/5010">134 Stat. 5010</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">38 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>During</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e1ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e1ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e1ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Subparagraph (A) shall cease to be effective on the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF HOUSING BY FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a7e68d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2013">Section 2013 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e68d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (b) as subsection (d);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e68d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following new subsections:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5467">136 STAT. 5467</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e68d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Services</inline>.—</heading><content>Services provided under the program shall include services to assist veterans described in subsection (a) with navigating resources provided by the Federal Government and State, local, and Tribal governments.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e68da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing</inline>.—</heading><content>In geographic areas where individuals who meet the licensure and certification requirements to provide services under the program are in high demand as determined by the Secretary, such services may be provided through one or more individuals with a master’s degree in social work who are undergoing training to meet such requirements, if such individuals are under the supervision of an individual who meets such requirements.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a7e68db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7e68dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7e68dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a7e68de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection to submit to the Secretary a report that describes the services provided or coordinated with amounts under such grant.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a7f2c2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2021">Section 2021 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a8064b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2021">“§ 2021.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Homeless veterans reintegration programs</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall conduct, directly or through grant or contract, such programs as that Secretary determines appropriate to provide job training, counseling, and placement services (including job readiness and literacy and skills training) to expedite the reintegration into the labor force of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>homeless veterans, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>veterans who were homeless but found housing during the 60-day period preceding the date on which the veteran begins to participate in a program under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>veterans who are at risk of homelessness during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the veteran begins to participate in a program under this section;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance is provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/19">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)</ref>) or the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Indians who are veterans and receiving assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4101/etseq">25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>veterans described in section 2023(d) of this title or any other veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs rapid rehousing and prevention program authorized in section 2044 of this title.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5468">136 STAT. 5468</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8064bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>In awarding grants for purposes of conducting programs described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider applications for fundable grants from entities in all States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>In each State in which no entity has been awarded a grant described in paragraph (1) as of the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Director of Veterans’ Employment and Training in the State, organize and conduct an outreach and education program to ensure communities are aware of the programs conducted under this section and the benefits of the programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8064c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Labor shall provide training and technical assistance to entities seeking a grant or contract under this section and recipients of a grant or contract under this section regarding the planning, development, and provision of services for which the grant or contract is awarded, including before and during the grant application or contract award period.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The training and technical assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall include outreach and assistance specifically designed for entities serving regions and populations underserved by the programs conducted under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Secretary of Labor may provide training and technical assistance under paragraph (1) directly or through grants or contracts with such public or nonprofit private entities as that Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement to Monitor Expenditures of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8064c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that Secretary considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds appropriated to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Information collected under paragraph (1) shall include data with respect to the results or outcomes of the services provided to each homeless veteran under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Information collected under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration Through Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Services to Veterans in Certain Institutions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8064c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Attorney General of the United States shall permit a recipient of a grant or contract under this section or section 2023 of this title to provide services under this section or section 2023 of this title to any veteran described in subsection (a)(4) who is residing in a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The recipient of a grant or contract under this section may provide to officials of an institution described in paragraph (1) information regarding the services provided to veterans under this section and section 2023 of this title during the 18-month period preceding the release or discharge of a veteran from the institution.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5469">136 STAT. 5469</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Services Provided</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8064cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary of Labor shall require each recipient of a grant or contract under this section to submit to that Secretary a report on the services provided and veterans served using grant or contract amounts not later than 90 days after the end of each program year, beginning with the program year the begins after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>To the extent practicable, each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>disaggregate the number of veterans served by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>sex;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>age;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>race;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>ethnicity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>approximate era in which the veteran served in the Armed Forces;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the highest level of education attained;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the average period of time the veteran was unemployed or underemployed before receiving services under this section and while receiving such services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><chapeau>housing status as of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the date on which the veteran is first enrolled in services under this section; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any subsequent date, if such data is available; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>include data on the number of veterans receiving services under this section who are eligible for health care and benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8064dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8064dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Not less frequently than every two years, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on the programs conducted under this section. The Secretary of Labor shall include in the report the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>An evaluation of services furnished to veterans under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8064e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the information collected under subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>An identification of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the total number of applications for grants under this section that the Secretary of Labor received during the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report is submitted; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the number of such applications that were denied.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8064e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>With respect to each State in which no entity was awarded a grant under this section during the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report is submitted—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an identification of the top five reasons why entities that applied for such a grant were not awarded the grant; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>information regarding the specific criteria used to score the applications and an explanation of if, how, or why such criteria differed from the previous fiscal year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a808bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the end of the program year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, and not later than 120 days after the end of each program year thereafter, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5470">136 STAT. 5470</page> the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report setting forth the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a808bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Data obtained from the reports submitted under subsection (g), disaggregated by geographic location.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The number of grants and contracts not awarded under this section due to insufficient funds.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The number of returning recipients of grants or contracts that were and were not awarded grants or contracts under this section during the most recent application cycle.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The number of applications received from entities in States in which no entities received a grant or contract under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The number of veterans who were admitted to a program conducted under this section but not placed in a job following participation in such program, disaggregated by geographic location, age, sex, and race or ethnicity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a808bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a808c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a808c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section amounts as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2023.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a808c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a808c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall remain available until expended. Funds obligated in any fiscal year to carry out this section may be expended in that fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a808c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2021A/e">Section 2021A(e) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2021(d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 2021(h)(1)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a80d92b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2041">section 2041 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a80d92c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a80d92d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or permanent housing</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shelter</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a80d92e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>named in, or approved by the Secretary under, section 5902 of this title</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that is the recipient of a grant under section 2011, 2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81003f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or tribal entity,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a810040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a810041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a810042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or permanent housing</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shelter</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a810043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(I)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>utilize</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a810044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the comma and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5471">136 STAT. 5471</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a810045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a810046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness;”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a810047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the comma and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a810048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2017</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2026</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><heading>TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a817579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supportive Services for Very Low-income Families in Permanent Housing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2044/e">Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81757a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81757b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) From amounts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>From amounts</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81757c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive Service Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81757d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch20/schII">Subchapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81757e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> section 2014<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81757f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2014">38 USC 2014</ref>, 2016.</p></sidenote> as section 2016; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a817580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 2013 the following new sections 2014 and 2015:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a819c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2014">“§ 2014.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81c3a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2014">38 USC 2014</ref>.</p></sidenote> Training and technical assistance for recipients of certain financial assistance</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81c3a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide training and technical assistance to recipients of grants under sections 2011 and 2013 of this title and recipients of per diem payments under sections 2012 and 2061 of this title regarding the planning, development, and provision of services for which the grant or payment is made.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81c3a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Training and Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide training and technical assistance under subsection (a) directly or through grants or contracts with such public or nonprofit private entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a81c3a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2015">“§ 2015.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81c3a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2015">38 USC 2015</ref>.</p></sidenote> Training and technical assistance for entities regarding services provided to veterans at risk of, experiencing, or transitioning out of homelessness</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81c3a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall provide training and technical assistance to entities serving veterans at risk of, experiencing, or transitioning out of homelessness regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81c3a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the provision of such services to such veterans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81c3a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the planning and development of such services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81c3aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may coordinate the provision of training and technical assistance under subsection (a) with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81c3ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><content>The training and technical assistance provided under subsection (a) shall include coordination and communication of best practices among all programs administered by the Veterans Health Administration directed at serving veterans at risk of, experiencing, or transitioning out of homelessness.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a81c3ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide the training and technical assistance under subsection (a) directly or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5472">136 STAT. 5472</page> through grants or contracts with such public or nonprofit private entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81c3ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81c3ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81c3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2014">38 USC 2014 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide training and technical assistance under sections 2014 and 2015 of such title, as inserted by paragraph (1)(B), using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81c3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 20013(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2011">38 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2014</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81c3b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81c3b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81c3b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2001.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the item relating to section 2014 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new items:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2014. </designator> <label>Training and technical assistance for recipients of certain financial assistance.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2015. </designator> <label>Training and technical assistance for entities regarding services provided to veterans at risk of, experiencing, or transitioning out of homelessness.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2016. </designator> <label>Authorization of appropriations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTITIES COLLABORATING WITH THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a81eac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 304(c)(2)(A) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2041">38 U.S.C. 2041 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81eac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81eac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a81eac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>providing case management services to veterans for obtaining suitable housing at varying locations nationwide or in the area or areas similar to where the services will be provided under the relevant contract or agreement;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="307">SEC. 307. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a81eac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2041">38 USC 2041 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SHARING OF INFORMATION RELATING TO COORDINATED ENTRY PROCESSES FOR HOUSING AND SERVICES OPERATED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8211d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8211da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>provide to staff of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs and homelessness service providers of the Department the information described in subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8211db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that such information, and other resources the Under Secretary determines are appropriate, are accessible to such staff and providers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8211dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Described</inline>.—</heading><content>The information described in this subsection is information related to best practices with respect to the collaboration between medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, homelessness service providers of the Department, and local partners (including local offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or public housing agencies, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5473">136 STAT. 5473</page> and private and public local community organizations) on the centralized or coordinated assessment systems established and operated by Continuums of Care under <ref href="/us/cfr/t24/s578.7/a/8">section 578.7(a)(8) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, including making referrals and sharing data, as the Under Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="308">SEC. 308. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8211dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s701">38 USC 701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNICATION WITH EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a8238ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall clearly communicate with employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose responsibilities are related to homelessness assistance programs regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8238ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the measurement of performance of such programs by the Homeless Programs Office of the Department; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8238f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how to obtain and provide feedback about performance measures.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="309">SEC. 309. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8238f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2041">38 USC 2041 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SYSTEM FOR SHARING AND REPORTING DATA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a826002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall work together to develop a system for effectively sharing and reporting data between the community-wide homeless management information system described in section 402(f)(3) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11360a/f/3">42 U.S.C. 11360a(f)(3)</ref>) and the Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a826003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that the system developed under subsection (a) is operational not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="310">SEC. 310. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a826004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2061">38 USC 2061 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON GRANTS FOR HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a839885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a839886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to eligible entities to meet the health care needs of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>veterans who are homeless;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839889-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a83988a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than five locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a83988b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award of Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83988c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for the purpose described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83988d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, an eligible entity is any entity that is providing transitional housing services to veterans as of the date on which the entity applies for a grant under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83988e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preference</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that are recipients of grants under sections 2012 and 2061 of title <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5474">136 STAT. 5474</page> 38, United States Code, as of the date on which the entity applies for a grant under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83988f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equitable distribution; prioritization</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839890-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equitable distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, grant amounts awarded under paragraph (1) are equitably distributed among eligible entities across geographic regions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839891-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In awarding grants under this section, and in compliance with paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may prioritize eligible entities located—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a839892-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in rural communities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a839893-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>on Tribal lands; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a839894-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in areas where there is a significant population of veterans aged 55 years old and older.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intervals of payment and maximum grant amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish intervals of payment for the administration of grants under this section and a maximum grant amount to be awarded, in accordance with the services being provided by staff hired using grant amounts and the duration of such services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a839896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Grant Amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The recipient of a grant under the pilot program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall use grant amounts for the hiring of appropriately qualified medical staff to care for veterans described in subsection (a) who require assistance with activities of daily living or need consistent medical attention and monitoring; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a839898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may use such amounts for supplies, administrative support, and infrastructure needs associated with the duties of such staff and the needs of such veterans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a839899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Receipt of Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83989a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification that services are from department</inline>.—</heading><content>Each entity receiving a grant under this section shall notify the recipients of services provided pursuant to grant amounts that such services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83989b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity receiving a grant under this section shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83989c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinate with the Secretary with respect to the provision of clinical services to eligible individuals or any other provisions of the law regarding the delivery of health care by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83989d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>inform each veteran who receives assistance under this section from the entity of the ability of the veteran to apply for enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83989e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>if such a veteran wishes to so enroll, inform the veteran of a point of contact at the Department who can assist the veteran in such enrollment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a83989f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8398a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Services Provided</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require each eligible entity awarded a grant under this section to submit to the Secretary a report that describes the services provided or coordinated with amounts under such grant.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8398a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program during the five-year period beginning on the date on which the pilot program commences.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8398a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5475">136 STAT. 5475</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the first grants are awarded under this section, and annually thereafter until the program terminates, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the number of veterans served by the pilot program under the care of a staff member the funding for whom is provided by a grant under the program, disaggregated by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>geographic location;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>sex;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>age;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>race and ethnicity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>whether or not a veteran received health care from the Department during the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran began participating in the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the number of veterans who transitioned into permanent housing as a result of participation in the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8398ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>with respect to veterans who did not transition into permanent housing as a result of participation in the program, the main reasons for not so transitioning;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83bfbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>discharge status; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a83bfbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>eligibility for health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a83bfbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720A">38 USC 1720A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM ON AWARD OF GRANTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RECOVERY FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85bb8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a85bb90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence carrying out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for the provision or coordination of services for recovery from substance use disorder for veterans who are homeless, were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing, or are at risk of becoming homeless.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85bb91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program during the five-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85bb92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than five locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85bb93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award of Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85bb94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall award a grant to an eligible entity for each veteran with substance use disorder participating in the pilot program for which the eligible entity is providing or coordinating the provision of recovery services for substance use disorder under the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85bb95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intervals of payment and maximum amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish intervals of payment for the administration of grants under this section and a maximum amount to be awarded, in accordance with the services being provided and the duration of such services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5476">136 STAT. 5476</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85bb96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preference</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities providing or coordinating the provision of recovery services for substance use disorder for veterans with substance-use dependency who face barriers in accessing substance-use recovery services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85bb97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equitable distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, grant amounts awarded under paragraph (1) are equitably distributed across geographic regions, including rural and Tribal communities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85bb98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a85e2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on services provided</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require each eligible entity awarded a grant under paragraph (1) to submit to the Secretary a report that describes the services provided or coordinated with amounts under such grant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Receipt of Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification that services are from department</inline>.—</heading><content>Each entity receiving a grant under this section shall notify the recipients of services provided pursuant to grant amounts that such services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity receiving a grant under this section shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinate with the Secretary with respect to the provision of clinical services to eligible individuals or any other provisions of law regarding the delivery of health care by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>inform each veteran who receives assistance under this section from the entity of the ability of the veteran to apply for enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1705/a">section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>if such a veteran wishes to so enroll, inform the veteran of a point of contact at the Department who can assist the veteran in such enrollment.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Application</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity seeking the award of a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor in such form, in such manner, and containing such commitments and information as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each application submitted by an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A description of the recovery services for substance use disorder proposed to be provided by the eligible entity under the pilot program and the identified need for those services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of the types of veterans with substance use disorder proposed to be provided such recovery services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a85e2b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the number of veterans with substance use disorder proposed to be provided such recovery services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Evidence of the experience of the eligible entity in providing such recovery services to veterans with substance use disorder.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5477">136 STAT. 5477</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>A description of the managerial capacity of the eligible entity—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to assess continually the needs of veterans with substance use disorder for such recovery services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to coordinate the provision of such recovery services with services provided by the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to tailor such recovery services to the needs of veterans with substance use disorder.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria for selection</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish criteria for the selection of eligible entities to be awarded grants under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Criteria established under subparagraph (A) with respect to an eligible entity shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Relevant accreditation as may be required by each State in which the eligible entity operates.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Experience coordinating care or providing treatment for veterans or members of the Armed Forces.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>Participation by a veteran in the pilot program shall not affect any eligibility status or requirements for such veteran with respect to other benefits or services provided by the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide training and technical assistance to eligible entities awarded grants under this section regarding the planning, development, and provision of recovery services for substance use disorder under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide the training required under paragraph (1) directly or through grants or contracts with such public or nonprofit private entities as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section, including through grants awarded under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2064">section 2064 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection of Information</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the Secretary may collect information from an eligible entity awarded a grant under this section relating to a substance use disorder of a veteran participating in the pilot program for inclusion in the electronic health record of the Department for such veteran for the sole purpose of improving care provided to such veteran.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Effectiveness of Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting the needs of veterans with substance use disorder.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comparison</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall compare the results of the pilot program with other programs of the Department dedicated to the delivery to veterans of recovery services for substance use disorder.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In making the comparison required by paragraph (2), to the extent data is available, the Secretary shall examine the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The satisfaction of veterans targeted by the programs described in paragraph (2).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5478">136 STAT. 5478</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The health status of such veterans, including mental health.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The degree to which such programs encourage such veterans to engage in productive activity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>The number of veterans using such programs, disaggregated by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>veterans who have received health care provided by the Department during the two-year period preceding the conduct of the study;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>veterans who have not received health care provided by the Department during such period;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>veterans eligible for health care provided by the Department, disaggregated by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>veterans eligible for services from the Department similar to services provided under the pilot program; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>veterans not eligible for such services from the Department; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>veterans ineligible for health care provided by the Department.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The number of veterans who are still homeless or at risk of becoming homeless one year after completion of receipt of recovery services under such programs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The number of veterans who still have a substance use disorder that negatively impacts their daily living and ability to maintain independent housing 180 days after discharge from receipt of services provided under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The status of the discharge from the Armed Forces of veterans covered under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>eligible entity</term>” means any of the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>An incorporated private institution or foundation—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>that has a governing board that is responsible for the operation of the recovery services for substance use disorder provided under this section; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>that is approved by the Secretary with respect to financial responsibility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A for-profit limited partnership, the sole general partner of which is an organization meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>A corporation wholly owned and controlled by an organization meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>A tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s4103">25 U.S.C. 4103</ref>)).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5479">136 STAT. 5479</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a85e2e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Substance use disorder</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>substance use disorder</term>”, with respect to a veteran, means the veteran has been diagnosed with, or is seeking treatment for, substance use disorder, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="312">SEC. 312. </num><heading>REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a865812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the availability of affordable housing for veterans who have or are participating in any program administered by the Homeless Programs Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a865813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a865814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the one-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a865815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of veterans using housing vouchers under the program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f/o/19">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)</ref>) (commonly referred to as “HUD–VASH”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a865816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number of veterans who were allocated a housing voucher described in paragraph (1) but who have been unable to attain permanent housing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a865817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The number of available housing vouchers described in paragraph (1) that are unused for any reason.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a865818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a865819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Available data regarding the number of veterans who were discharged from transitional housing provided using amounts provided under sections 2061 and 2012 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, and did not transition to permanent housing due to a shortage of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a86581a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>case managers under the program described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a86581b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>housing vouchers described in such paragraph; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a86581c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>housing that meets the requirements and limitations with respect to such vouchers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a86581d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disaggregation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The contents of the report described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (b) shall be disaggregated by veterans with a household income that does not exceed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a867f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the area median income;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a867f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>80 percent of the area median income;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a867f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>50 percent of the area median income; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a867f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>30 percent of the area median income.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="313">SEC. 313. </num><heading>STUDY ON FINANCIAL AND CREDIT COUNSELING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a882ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a comprehensive study on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the use of and variation of financial and credit counseling services available for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>barriers to accessing financial and credit counseling for such veterans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the ability to evaluate and assess the potential effects of financial and credit counseling for such veterans with respect to housing, employment, income, and other outcomes the Secretary determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5480">136 STAT. 5480</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a882ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Methodology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a882ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Survey.</p></sidenote><chapeau>survey—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability who are enrolled in the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such veterans who do not seek or receive the care or services under such program or a similar program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>grantees of the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>financial and credit counselors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>persons who are subject matter experts regarding the use of financial and credit counseling services that the Secretary determines appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>administer the survey to a representative sample of homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability in areas with high veteran homelessness.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a882cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use and Variation of Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a882cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a882cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>use data from the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program and other data collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs, data collected by other departments or agencies of the Federal Government, and data collected by nongovernmental entities to compare the use of and variation of financial and credit counseling services available for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability and such use and variation for other individuals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a885403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess such services made available through the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, including with respect to the types, modes of delivery, duration, consistency, and quality, of such services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a885404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Barriers to Counseling</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall conduct research on the effects of the following perceived barriers to financial and credit counseling for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability surveyed in the study:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a885406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p></sidenote><content>The cost of financial and credit counseling services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The perceived stigma associated with seeking financial and credit counseling assistance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The effect of driving distance or availability of other forms of transportation to the nearest facility that received a grant under the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The availability of child care.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88540a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The comprehension of eligibility requirements for, and the scope of services available under, the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88540b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The effectiveness of outreach for the services available to such veterans under the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88540c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>The location and operating hours of facilities that provide services to such veterans under the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88540d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>The COVID–19 pandemic and other health related issues.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88540e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Such other significant barriers as the Secretary considers appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5481">136 STAT. 5481</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a88540f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation and Assessment of Effects of Counseling</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall conduct research on the ability to evaluate and assess the potential effects of financial and credit counseling services on homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability with respect to the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The effects of such services on employment by comparing the veterans who received such services and the veterans who did not receive such services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The effects of such services on housing status by comparing the veterans who received such services and the veterans who did not receive such services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The effects of such services on income by comparing the veterans who received such services and the veterans who did not receive such services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The effects of such services on credit score by comparing the veterans who received such services and the veterans who did not receive such services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The effects of such services on other outcomes the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data and recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a885418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the relevant data that is available to the Secretary and determine the confidence of the Secretary with respect to accessing any additional data the Secretary may require; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide recommendations regarding the optimal research or evaluation design that would generate the greatest insights and value.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a88541a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Discharge by Contract</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may seek to enter into a contract with a qualified independent entity or organization to carry out the study and research required under this section, including such an entity or organization that is able to access credit scores, data maintained by the Internal Revenue Service, and other date beneficial to studying income.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a88541b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mandatory Review of Data by Certain Elements of Department</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88541c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reviews required</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the head of each element of the Department of Veterans Affairs specified in paragraph (3) reviews the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88541d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a88541e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a88541f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of findings</inline>.—</heading><content>The head of each element specified in paragraph (3) shall submit to the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management the findings of the head with respect to the review conducted by the under paragraph (1), including recommendations regarding what data the Secretary should collect from grantees under the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The elements of the Department of Veterans Affairs specified in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2066">section 2066 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Advisory Committee on Women Veterans established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s542">section 542 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5482">136 STAT. 5482</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s544">section 544 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Homeless Programs Office of the Veterans Health Administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Office of Tribal Government Relations of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a885426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report on the study under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study under subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a88542a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a88542b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the findings of the head of each element of the Department specified under subsection (g)(3); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a88542c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a88542d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a88542e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for such administrative and legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a88542f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability</term>” means veterans who are homeless (as that term is defined in subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s11302">42 U.S.C. 11302</ref>)).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a885431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supportive services for veterans families program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Supportive Services for Veterans Families program</term>” means the program established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2044">section 2044 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a885432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8121">38 USC 8121 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a893d93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Critical Items and Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>A description of the items and types of items the Secretary considers critical with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the ongoing response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>future epidemic, pandemic, emergency, national emergency, or natural disaster scenarios.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The quantities of the items described in paragraph (1) that are available, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in inventories, emergency caches, or other emergency inventories of the Department of Veterans Affairs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5483">136 STAT. 5483</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The anticipated quantities of the items described in paragraph (1) that would be necessary under potential epidemic, pandemic, emergency, national emergency, or natural disaster scenarios the Secretary determines to be relevant for planning purposes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The assumptions and key planning factors used by the Secretary to identify the items, types of items, and necessary quantities of items for types of scenarios, as described in paragraphs (1) and (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a893d9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Participation in Warstopper Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a893d9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a893d9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement to provide for the participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the program known as the “Warstopper Program” of the Defense Logistics Agency, or any successor program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Pursuant to the agreement under paragraph (1), the Defense Logistics Agency shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893d9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>ensure the maintenance and stability of the items that are identified as critical in the report required under subsection (a) and that the Secretary of Defense determines are appropriate for the Warstopper Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893da0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a893da1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>establish guidance for the participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Warstopper Program that includes an identification of the items and types of items that are critical to the needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893da2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>use existing contracts and agreements and enter into new contracts and agreements, as necessary, with manufacturers and distributors to reserve the supply of such critical items rather than rely on holding physical inventories of such items.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a893da3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the Secretary of Defense for any expenses or obligations incurred to facilitate the participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Warstopper Program pursuant to subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a893da4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Exclusive Reliance on Regional Inventories</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the Department does not exclusively rely on holding regional, physical inventories of critical items in order to respond to greater than expected needs for such items during epidemic, pandemic, emergency, national emergency, or natural disaster situations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a893da5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893da6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 450 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893da7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain each the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893da8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a893da9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p></sidenote><content>An implementation plan for the participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Warstopper Program, including milestones and timelines for related administrative, contracting, and readiness activities.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5484">136 STAT. 5484</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>For each of the items and associated quantities identified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a893dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the method by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs plans to ensure the Department continues to have access to adequate quantities of such items and types of items, including in the Warstopper Program, in regional, physical inventories, or other methods; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a893dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>justifications for the method or methods identified under clause (i).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a893dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall update the report required under paragraph (1) on an annual basis for each of the two years following the submission of the report under such paragraph and submit such updates to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a00fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alignment of Equal Employment Opportunity Director</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a00ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting and duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (h) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">section 516 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a0100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The provisions</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) The provisions</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a0101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a2812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8a2813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, in carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the official of the Department who serves as the Equal Employment Opportunity Director of the Department—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a2814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>reports directly to the Deputy Secretary with respect to the functions under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a2815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not also serve in a position that has responsibility over personnel functions of the Department or other functions that conflict with the functions under this section.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a2816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such section is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a2817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in accordance with subsection (h)(2),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>an Assistant Secretary or a Deputy Assistant Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a2818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Secretary</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a2819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alignment of EEO Program Managers</inline>.—</heading><content>Such section is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a281a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8a281b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>In accordance with subsection (b), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall ensure that each Equal Employment Opportunity program manager of the Department at the facility level reports to the head of the Office of Resolution Management, or such successor office established pursuant to subsection (a), with respect to the equal employment functions of the program manager.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5485">136 STAT. 5485</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a281c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Harassment and Employment Discrimination Complaints</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (a) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a281d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) The Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a281e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the employment discrimination complaint resolution system established under paragraph (1) requires that any manager of the Department who receives a sexual or other harassment or employment discrimination complaint reports such complaint to the Office of Resolution Management, or successor office, immediately, or if such immediate reporting is impracticable, not later than two days after the date on which the manager receives the complaint.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a8a4f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8a4f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall provide to each employee of the Department mandatory annual training on identifying and addressing sexual and other harassment and employment discrimination, including with respect to processes under the Harassment Prevention Program of the Department, or such successor program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An employee of the Department who is hired on or after such date shall receive the first such mandatory annual training not later than 60 days after being hired.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8a4f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8a4f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">38 USC 516 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Harassment and Employment Discrimination Policies and Directives</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a regular basis thereafter, review the policies relating to sexual and other harassment and employment discrimination of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that such policies are complete and in accordance with the sexual and other harassment and employment discrimination policies established by the Office of Resolution Management of the Department, or successor office; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue a final directive and a handbook for the Harassment Prevention Program of the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8a4f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8a4f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">38 USC 516 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Semiannual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter for one year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the progress the Secretary has made in carrying out this section and <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">section 516 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by this section, including with respect to reporting sexual and other harassment and employment discrimination complaints pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of such section 516.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REFORM ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8b87be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch81">Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subchapter:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5486">136 STAT. 5486</page> <quotedContent><subchapter id="y1a8d356f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 smallCaps" value="VI">“SUBCHAPTER VI—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8171.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES</heading><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a8d3572-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="8171">“§ 8171.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3573-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8171">38 USC 8171</ref>.</p></sidenote> Definitions</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a8d3574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this subchapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>information technology</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a8d357a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>information technology project</term>’ means a project or program of the Department (including a project or program of any element of the Department) for, or including, the acquisition or implementation of information technology.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d357b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>In cases where the Secretary transmits to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget information regarding information technology investments, which may consist of individual or multiple projects, the term ‘<term>information technology project</term>’ refers to an individual project or program or a grouping of multiple projects or programs resulting in the acquisition or implementation of discrete information technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d357c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>life cycle costs</term>’ means all direct and indirect costs to acquire, implement, operate, and maintain information technology, including with respect to costs of any element of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d357d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>major information technology project</term>’ means an information technology project if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d357e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the project is designated by the Secretary, the Chief Information Officer of the Department, or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget as a major information technology investment, as defined in section 11302 of title 40; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d357f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the dollar value of the project is estimated by the Secretary to exceed—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>$1,000,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation pursuant to section 1908 of title 41) for the total life cycle costs of the project; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>$200,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation pursuant to section 1908 of title 41) annually.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>The term ‘<term>business owner</term>’ means, with respect to an information technology project, the program manager, project manager, or other supervisory official of the Department responsible for the project.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a8d3583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="8172">“§ 8172.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8172">38 USC 8172</ref>.</p></sidenote> Management of major information technology projects</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d3585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost, Schedule, and Performance Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8d3587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing information on the cost, schedule, and performance of each major information technology project that begins after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5487">136 STAT. 5487</page> Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, as generated by the business owner of the project, prior to the commencement of such project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d3588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) for a project shall include, with respect to such project, the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d358a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of acquisition costs, implementation costs, and life cycle costs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d358b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d358c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation schedule.</p></sidenote><content>An intended implementation schedule indicating significant milestones, initial operating capability, and full operating capability or completion.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d358d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Key business, functional, and performance objectives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d358e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Baseline</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8d358f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>The Secretary shall use the information on the cost, schedule, and performance of a major information technology project included in the report under subsection (a) as the baseline against which changes or variances are measured during the life cycle of such project.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d3590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>annually update the baseline of a major information technology project pursuant to subsection (c); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d3594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>include such updated baseline in the documents providing detailed information on the budget for the Department that the Secretary submits to Congress in conjunction with the President’s budget submission pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d3595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d3597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Changes and Variances</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8d3598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary identifies a change or variance described in paragraph (2) in the cost, schedule, or performance of a major information technology project, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Information Officer, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such change or variance, including a description and explanation for such change or variance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d3599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>A change or variance in the cost, schedule, or performance of a major information technology project described in this paragraph is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d359a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>with respect to the acquisition, implementation, or life cycle cost of the project, or development increment therein, a change or variance that is 10 percent or greater compared to the baseline;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d359b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d359c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>with respect to the schedule for a development increment or for achieving a significant milestone, initial operating capability, or full operating capability, or for the final completion of the project, a change or variance that is 180 days or greater compared to the baseline; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d359d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>with respect to the performance, an instance where a key business, functional, or performance objective is not attained, or is not anticipated to be attained, in whole or in part.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d359e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that each major information technology project is managed by an interdisciplinary team consisting of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d359f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>A project manager who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1a8d35a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>is certified in project management at level three by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Department;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Federal Acquisition Institute pursuant to section 1201 of title 41; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5488">136 STAT. 5488</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the Department of Defense pursuant to section 1701a of title 10; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>holds an equivalent certification by a private sector project management certification organization, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is an employee of the Office of Information and Technology of the Department or an employee of an element of the Department at which the project originates.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>A functional lead who is an employee of the element of the Department at which the project originates.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>A technical lead who is an employee of the Office of Information and Technology of the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>A contracting officer.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Sufficient other project management, functional, technical, and procurement personnel as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a8d35ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="8173">“§ 8173.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d35ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8173">38 USC 8173</ref>.</p></sidenote> Information technology activities of the Financial Services Center</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Consistent with sections 11302 and 11319 of title 40—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>the Chief Information Officer of the Department shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>exercise authority over the management, governance, and oversight processes relating to existing or proposed information technology of the Financial Services Center of the Department, or such successor office; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>supervise the information technology employees and contractors of the Financial Services Center; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Director of the Financial Services Center of the Department, or the head of such successor office, may not enter into a contract or other agreement for information technology or information technology services unless the contract or other agreement has been reviewed and approved by the Chief Information Officer.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Oversight</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chief Information Officer shall have oversight and operational authority over all information security practices of the Financial Services Center of the Department.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a8d35b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="8174">“§ 8174.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d35b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8174">38 USC 8174</ref>.</p></sidenote> Submission of annual reviews of information technology</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees each annual review of the information technology portfolio of the Department conducted pursuant to section 11319(d)(3) of title 40.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>The first annual review submitted under subsection (a) shall include a copy of each previous annual review conducted under section 11319(d)(3) of title 40.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a8d35b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="8175">“§ 8175.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d35b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8175">38 USC 8175</ref>.</p></sidenote> Information technology matters to be included in budget justification materials for the Department</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">List of Information Technology Projects in Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that whenever the budget justification materials are submitted to Congress in support of the Department budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President for such fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5489">136 STAT. 5489</page> such budget justification materials include a list of every information technology project currently in effect at the Department (including not only congressional projects and subprojects as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the Secretary).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritized List of Unfunded Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8d35bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>In addition to the list included in the budget justification materials required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the budget justification materials described in such subsection also include summary descriptions and a prioritized list, in rank order, of every information technology project of the Department, proposed or intended to be proposed for the following one, two, or three fiscal years, that is unfunded as of the time of the inclusion of the list under this paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>In producing the list required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>ensure such list represents a ranking of all proposed information technology projects that reflects the needs of all elements of the Department;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>produce one unified list for the entire Department demonstrating how the various proposed information technology projects of each of the elements of the Department rank in priority with the information technology projects of the other elements of the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>ensure that the list—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>does not disaggregate and rank information technology projects based on element of the Department; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d35c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>does identify the element of the Department requesting the information technology project.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d35c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a8d35c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d35c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>In producing each list under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize and rank each information technology project based on an assessment of each of the following factors:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Degree of collaboration between business owners and the Chief Information Officer with respect to joint functional-technical planning, requirements, and management.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Operational or efficiency benefits to employees of the Department created or produced by the information technology project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p></sidenote><content>The life cycle cost of the information technology project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost.</p></sidenote><content>The cost savings or cost avoidance yielded by the information technology project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Time to completion of the information technology project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The difficulty of the information technology project, the likelihood the information technology project will be completed, or the risks associated with undertaking the information technology project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Tangible benefits to veterans created or produced by the information technology project.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>Such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that each list produced under paragraph (1) includes, for each information technology project included in the list, a brief description of the findings of the Secretary with respect to each assessment carried out by the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5490">136 STAT. 5490</page> for each factor for the information technology project under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Projected Funding Needs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8d5ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>In addition to the matters included under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall ensure that the budget justification materials described in subsection (a) also include a projection of the one-year, two-year, and three-year funding needs of the Department for information technology, disaggregated by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>portfolio; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the product line of the Department that requires the funding.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>In addition to the projections under paragraph (1), with respect to each of the periods set forth in such paragraph, the Secretary shall include a description of the funding required for each technology business management category used by the Office of Information Technology of the Department (commonly referred to as ‘cost pools’ and ‘towers’).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subchapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 8101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="subchapter" style="-uslm-lc:I658274"> <designator><inline class="smallCaps"> “subchapter vi—</inline></designator> <label><inline class="smallCaps">information technology projects and activities</inline></label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 8171. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 8172. </designator> <label>Management of major information technology projects.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 8173. </designator> <label>Information technology activities of the Financial Services Center.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 8174. </designator> <label>Submission of annual reviews of information technology.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 8175. </designator> <label>Information technology matters to be included in budget justification materials for the Department.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application and Report Regarding Management of Major Information Technology Projects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8172">38 USC 8172 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current and new major projects</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as specifically provided in subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8172">section 8172 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a) of this section, such section 8172 shall apply with respect to major information technology projects that begin before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on current projects</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on each major information technology project that the Secretary is carrying out as of the date of the report.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall contain, with respect to each project described in such subparagraph, information on the cost, schedule, and performance of the project as described in subsection (a) of section 8172 of such title, as so added.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8172">38 USC 8172 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the terms “appropriate congressional committees” and “major information technology project” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8171">section 8171 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8173">38 USC 8173 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Technology Activities of the Financial Services Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 8173 of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5491">136 STAT. 5491</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a)(2) of such section shall apply with respect to contracts and agreements entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d5cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8d5cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8175">38 USC 8175 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date of Requirement for Projects in Budget Justification Materials</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of section 8175 of such title, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall take effect on the first Monday in the second January beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><heading>REPORT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DASHBOARD INFORMATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8d8407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8dab18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an explanation of the ratings, rankings, and risk categorizations used by the Chief Information Officer pursuant to subparagraph (C) of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11302/c/3">section 11302(c)(3) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, with respect to the information technology dashboard, or successor system, of the Office of Management and Budget developed under such section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8dab19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8dab1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>copies of supporting or explanatory information provided by the Chief Information Officer to the Office of Management and Budget with respect to submissions by the Chief Information Officer to the information technology dashboard, or successor system, for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted (other than information not otherwise made public pursuant to such section).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8dab1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8171">section 8171 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by section 403.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="405">SEC. 405. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSPARENCY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8e957c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of Information</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s902">Section 902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8ebc8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ebc8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall publish on the internet website of each facility of the Department the following information with respect to the facility:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ebc91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ebc92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Summaries and statistics covering the previous five-year period regarding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>arrests made by and tickets issued by Department police officers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>prosecutions, ticketing, and other actions relating to such arrests;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the use of force and weapons discharge by Department police officers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>complaints, investigations, and disciplinary actions regarding Department police officers.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Contact information for employees of the Department and the public to directly contact the police force of the facility, including for an individual (or the representative, attorney, or authorized agent of the individual) to request information regarding the arrest, ticketing, detainment, use of force, or other police matters pertaining to that individual.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5492">136 STAT. 5492</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Secretary shall ensure that each police force of a facility of the Department is able to provide to an individual who contacts the police force pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) the information described in such paragraph.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ebc9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Body Worn Cameras by Department Police Officers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) of such section 902 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall require Department police officers to use cameras worn on the individual police officer’s person that record and store audio and video (commonly known as ‘body worn cameras’).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ebc9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ebc9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s902">38 USC 902 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue, and make publicly available, guidance on the use of body worn cameras by Department police officers pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s902/a/3">section 902(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ee3af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue the guidance under paragraph (2) in consultation with veterans service organizations, civil rights organizations, law enforcement organizations, law enforcement accreditation organizations, privacy rights organizations, and other relevant organizations or experts.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ee3b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data and Reporting on Police Incidents</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s902">Section 902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f0ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f0ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Police Incidents</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a8f0ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a8f0ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>The Secretary shall track and analyze the following information regarding the police force of the Department:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f0ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Arrests made by and tickets issued by Department police officers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f0ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Prosecutions, ticketing, and other actions relating to such arrests.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f0ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The use of force and weapons discharge.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f0ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Complaints, investigations, and disciplinary actions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f0ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Secretary shall carry out subparagraph (A) by implementing one or more Department-wide data systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f0aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a8f31db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall ensure that each incident described in subparagraph (C) is promptly reported to the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for operations, preparedness, security, and law enforcement functions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f31dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary shall, in a timely manner—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>review each incident described in subparagraph (C)(i) that is reported under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Investigate.</p></sidenote><content>investigate each incident described in subparagraph (C)(ii) that is reported under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>An incident described in this subparagraph is either of the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5493">136 STAT. 5493</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>An incident, including an allegation, of the use of force by a Department police officer.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>An incident, including an allegation, of the use of force by a Department police officer that results in any person receiving medical attention.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan on Police Staffing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall develop a plan that establishes minimum standards for police staffing at each facility of the Department, including with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of Department police officers assigned to each facility; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the pay grades for such officers.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>With respect to the staffing needs of the Department police force—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>identification of the amount of turnover among Department police officers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>how the compensation for Department police officers affects such turnover;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>a comparison of such compensation with the compensation provided to specialty police units, such as police units at medical facilities and other police units in the same locality pay area; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>the plan developed under subsection (d), including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimates.</p></sidenote><content>estimates on the costs to carry out the plan; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for legislative actions required to carry out the plan.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>With respect to body worn cameras, a review of the implementation and use of body worn cameras by Department police officers, including under pilot programs carried out by the Secretary during the five-year period preceding the date of the report.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8f31f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s902">38 USC 902 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Body worn camera</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>body worn camera</term>” means a camera worn on an individual police officer’s person that records and stores audio and video.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8f31f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department police officer</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Department police officer</term>” means an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs described in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s902/a">section 902(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="406">SEC. 406. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8f31fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s303">38 USC 303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PLAN FOR REDUCTION OF BACKLOG OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ff54b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff54c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff54d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and carry out a plan for the Secretary to meet, by not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5494">136 STAT. 5494</page> States Code, (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act” or “FOIA”) with respect to providing documents and information under such section within the timeframes required by such section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff54e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff54f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Improving and acquiring technology, including with respect to searching email and other electronic information, and the timelines for such improvement, to ensure that the information technology of the Department of Veterans Affairs is capable of carrying out the plan.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Identification of efficient procedures, policies, and systems of the Department that could be developed to allow employees of the Department responsible for replying to requests under such section 552 to search and review documents rather than other employees of the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p></sidenote><content>A schedule for carrying out the plan, including key milestones and metrics.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ff553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall request the Director of the Office of Government Information Services of the National Archives and Records Administration to conduct an assessment of the compliance by the Department of Veterans Affairs with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ff554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on implementing subsections (a) and (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>The plan established under subsection (a).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff55a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>An analysis of the root causes of the backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff55b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff55c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff55d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations with respect to any additional resources or legislative action the Secretary determines necessary for such implementation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff55e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff55f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the five-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives annual reports on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>carrying out the plan under subsection (a), including any updates or changes made to the plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the compliance by the Department as described in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a8ff562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a8ff564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Department the reports under paragraphs (1) and (2) by not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the reports to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a8ff565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Backlog of Freedom of Information Act Requests</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests</term>” means the number of requests, as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5495">136 STAT. 5495</page> reported by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Attorney General in the Annual FOIA Report, made by individuals to the Secretary pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, for documents or information that the Secretary has not fulfilled or provided a response to the individual.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="407">SEC. 407. </num><heading>MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION TECHNICAL CORRECTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a904286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2003(a) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/315">Public Law 116–315</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a906997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/4969">134 Stat. 4969</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,388.68</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,406.73</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a906998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction to Certain Pension Payments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a906999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correct codification</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1562/a/1">Section 1562(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,388.68</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$ 1,406.73</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a90699a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a90699b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1562">38 USC 1562 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if it were enacted immediately after the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/315">Public Law 116–315</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a90699c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a90699d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1562">38 USC 1562 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Certain Pension Payments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a90699e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A payment described in paragraph (2) shall be treated as an authorized payment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a90699f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9069a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payments described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A payment described in this paragraph is a payment of pension under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1562">section 1562 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9069a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the amount of $1,406.73 during the period beginning on January 5, 2021, and ending on November 30, 2021;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9069a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the amount of $1,489.73 during the period beginning on December 1, 2021, and ending on November 30, 2022; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9069a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the amount of $1,619.34 during the period beginning on December 1, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="408">SEC. 408. </num><heading>IMPOSITION OF CAP ON EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WHO PROVIDE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COUNSELING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a915404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimposition of Cap</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a915405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">Section 516 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 7(a) of the Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act (<ref href="/us/pl/117/76">Public Law 117–76</ref>), is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a915406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a915407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g):<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1a91a229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a91a22a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a22b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Except as provided in paragraph (4), beginning on the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022 and ending on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of such Act, the number of employees of the Department whose duties include equal employment opportunity counseling functions may not exceed 76 full-time equivalent employees.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5496">136 STAT. 5496</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a22c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a22d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Except as provided in paragraph (4), beginning on the date that is three years after the date of enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the number of employees of the Department whose duties include equal employment opportunity counseling functions may not exceed 81 full-time equivalent employees.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a22e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraph (4), of the 76 full-time equivalent employees set forth in paragraph (1), the number of employees of the Department whose duties include equal employment opportunity counseling functions as well as other unrelated functions may not exceed 40 full-time equivalent employees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a22f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Except as provided in paragraph (4), any employee described in paragraph (2) whose duties include equal employment opportunity counseling functions as well as other unrelated functions may be assigned equal employment opportunity counseling functions only at Department facilities in remote geographic locations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1a91a231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall promptly notify Congress if, at any point in time, the number of full-time equivalent employees of the Department specified in paragraph (1), whose duties include equal opportunity counseling functions, is insufficient for the Department to meet its required obligations under law.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Notification under subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a91a235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>the specific legal obligations relating to employment discrimination, or other matters similar to those covered by regulations prescribed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, that the Department is unable to meet; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a91a237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the total additional number of full-time equivalent employees of the Department that would be needed for the Department to meet such obligations.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91a238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Repeal.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) of section 7 of such Act is hereby <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91a23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91a23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>An accounting of the number of informal stage cases filed with the employment discrimination complaint resolution system established and administered under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516/a">section 516(a) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, disaggregated by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>A comparison of timeliness, with respect to the average time to process, of processing of informal stage cases by such system with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An accounting of the amounts, times, and quality of informal claims processed by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose duties include only equal employment <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5497">136 STAT. 5497</page> opportunity counseling functions under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">section 516 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, disaggregated by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the ten-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91c955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">38 USC 516 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and once each year thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make available to the public on an internet website of the Department an annual report that includes, for the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Total number of complaints filed through the employment discrimination complaint resolution system established and administered under subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s516">section 516 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Total number of such complaints completed processing by such system in a timely manner.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The percentage of all pre-complaint counseling provided under such section that led to resolution without further action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The percentage of all pre-complaint counseling provided under such section that led to resolution via alternative dispute resolution.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The percentage of all pre-complaint counseling provided under such section that led to filing of a formal complaint via such system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>An accounting of the amounts, times, and quality of informal claims processed by employees of the Department whose duties include equal employment opportunity counseling under such section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a91c95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An estimate of the required ratio of Department employees whose duties include equal employment opportunity counseling functions relative to the number of full-time equivalent employees in the Department.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a91c961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c962-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the first report is made available under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an independent assessment of the ratio reported by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (7) of such subsection. Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c963-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a91c964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> assessment shall include such recommendations as the Secretary may have for improving such ratio and the ability of the Department to provide equal employment opportunity counseling.</content></subsection> </section> DIVISION V—

Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022.

STRONG VETERANS ACT OF 2022
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a)

38 USC 101 note.

Short Title.—This division may be cited as the “Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022” or the “STRONG Veterans Act of 2022”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this division is as follows: DIVISION V— Sec. 1.  TITLE I— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Sec. 104.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  Subtitle A— Sec. 211.  Sec. 212.  Sec. 213.  Sec. 214.  Subtitle B— Sec. 221.  Sec. 222.  Subtitle C— Sec. 231.  TITLE III— Sec. 301.  Sec. 302.  Sec. 303.  TITLE IV— Sec. 401.  Sec. 402.  Sec. 403.  Sec. 404.  TITLE V— Sec. 501.  Sec. 502.  Sec. 503.  Sec. 504.  Sec. 505.  Sec. 506.  Sec. 507.  Sec. 508.  Sec. 509. 
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>TRAINING TO SUPPORT VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a921789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION OUTREACH TO MINORITY VETERANS AND AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a92dada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dadb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">38 USC 1712A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each medical center of the Department <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5499">136 STAT. 5499</page> of Veterans Affairs has no fewer than one full-time employee whose responsibility is serving as a minority veteran coordinator.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a92dadc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dadd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">38 USC 1712A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Indian Health Service and the Director of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall ensure that all minority veteran coordinators receive training in delivery of mental health and suicide prevention services culturally appropriate for American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, especially with respect to the identified populations and tribes within the coordinators’ catchment areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a92dade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dadf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">38 USC 1712A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Suicide Prevention Coordinators</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, shall ensure that the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each medical center of the Department have developed and disseminated to the director of the medical center a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the catchment area of the medical center. Each such plan shall include for each tribe covered by the plan—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92dae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>contact information for tribal leadership and the tribal health facility or Indian Health Service facility serving that tribe;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92dae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92dae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a schedule for and list of outreach plans (including addressing any barriers to accessing Department mental health care);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92dae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>documentation of any conversation with tribal leaders that may guide culturally appropriate delivery of mental health care to American Indian or Alaska Native veterans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92dae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>documentation of any progress in incorporating traditional healing practices into mental health and suicide prevention protocols and options available for veterans who are members of such tribe; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92dae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>documentation of any coordination among the Department, the Indian Health Service, urban Indian health organizations, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the purpose of improving suicide prevention efforts tailored to veterans who are members of such tribe and the provision of culturally competent mental health care to such veterans.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a92dae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on outreach efforts to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of minority veteran coordinators within the Department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number and percentage of minority veteran coordinators who are women.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The number and percentage of minority veteran coordinators who are persons of color.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The number and percentage of Department medical centers with minority veteran coordinators.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5500">136 STAT. 5500</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The number and percentage of Department mental health providers who are enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian tribe or self-identify as Native American.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The number and percentage of Department mental health providers who speak a second language.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92daf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>A review of the outreach plans developed and submitted to all Department medical centers for outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a92daf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92daf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92daf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>A review of mental health care provided annually by the Department to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans for the past three years, including number of appointments, and an assessment of any barriers to providing this care.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a92daf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">38 USC 1712A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANSION OF VET CENTER WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a930206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a930207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall hire an additional 50 full-time equivalent employees for Vet Centers to bolster the workforce of Vet Centers and to provide expanded mental health care to veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their families through outreach, community access points, outstations, and Vet Centers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a930208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vet Center Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Vet Center</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A/h">section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a930209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a93291a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a93291b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and the Office of Academic Affiliations, shall add an additional 250 paid trainee slots in covered mental health disciplines to the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a93291c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered Mental Health Disciplines Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>covered mental health disciplines</term>” means psychiatry, psychology, advanced practice nursing (with a focus on mental health or substance use disorder), social work, licensed professional mental health counseling, and marriage and family therapy.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a93773d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a93773e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7611">38 USC 7611 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Health Professional Scholarship Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in academic year 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include not fewer than an additional (as compared to academic year 2021) 50 awards per academic year under the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch76/schII">subchapter II of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, for applicants otherwise eligible for such program who are pursuing degrees or training in mental health disciplines, including advanced practice nursing (with a focus on mental health or substance use disorder), psychology, and social work.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a93773f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a937740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7681">38 USC 7681 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion of Education Debt Reduction Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a937741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a937742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Secretary shall provide not fewer than an additional (as compared to fiscal year 2021) 200 debt reduction awards per year under <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5501">136 STAT. 5501</page> the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch76/schVII">subchapter VII of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, to be used to recruit mental health professionals to the Department of Veterans Affairs in disciplines that include psychiatry, psychology, advanced practice nursing (with a focus on mental health or substance use disorder), and social work.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a937743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $8,000,000 per year to carry out the additional awards under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a937744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a937745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7401">38 USC 7401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a937746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a937747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a public awareness campaign to encourage veterans and mental health professionals to choose the Department for their mental health career.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a937748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The campaign required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a937749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall advertise the paid trainee, scholarship, and loan repayment opportunities offered by the Department; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93774a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>may highlight the new graduate medical education residencies available at the Department for medical students entering residency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>VETERANS CRISIS LINE</heading> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a939e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a939e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720F">38 USC 1720F note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>VETERANS CRISIS LINE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, the term “<term>Veterans Crisis Line</term>” means the toll-free hotline for veterans established under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720F/h">section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Veterans Crisis Line Training and Quality Management</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="211">SEC. 211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a939e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>STAFF TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a93ec7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Training for Veterans Crisis Line Call Responders</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93ec7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a93ec80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with an organization outside the Department of Veterans Affairs to review the training for Veterans Crisis Line call responders on assisting callers in crisis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93ec81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Completion of review</inline>.—</heading><content>The review conducted under paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93ec82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of review</inline>.—</heading><content>The review conducted under paragraph (1) shall consist of a review of the training provided by the Department on subjects including risk assessment, lethal means assessment, substance use and overdose risk assessment, safety planning, referrals to care, supervisory consultation, and emergency dispatch.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93ec83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Update of training</inline>.—</heading><content>If any deficiencies in the training for Veterans Crisis Line call responders are found pursuant to the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall update such training and associated standards of practice to correct <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5502">136 STAT. 5502</page> those deficiencies not later than one year after the completion of the review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a93ec84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retraining Guidelines for Veterans Crisis Line Call Responders</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93ec85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop guidelines on retraining and quality management for when a Veterans Crisis Line call responder has an adverse event or when a quality review check by a supervisor of such a call responder denotes that the call responder needs improvement.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a93ec86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements of guidelines</inline>.—</heading><content>The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall specify the subjects and quantity of retraining recommended and how supervisors should implement increased use of silent monitoring or other performance review mechanisms.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="212">SEC. 212. </num><heading>QUALITY REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a943aa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monitoring of Calls on Veterans Crisis Line</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a943aa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9461b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall require that not fewer than two calls per month for each Veterans Crisis Line call responder be subject to supervisory silent monitoring, which is used to monitor the quality of conduct by such call responder during the call.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9461ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benchmarks</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish benchmarks for requirements and performance of Veterans Crisis Line call responders on supervisory silent monitored calls.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9461bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quarterly reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than quarterly, the Secretary shall submit to the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs a report on occurrence and outcomes of supervisory silent monitoring of calls on the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9461bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quality Management Processes for Veterans Crisis Line</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9461bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the leadership for the Veterans Crisis Line, in partnership with the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department and the National Center for Patient Safety of the Department, shall establish quality management processes and expectations for staff of the Veterans Crisis Line, including with respect to reporting of adverse events and close calls.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9461be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Common Cause Analysis for Callers to Veterans Crisis Line Who Die by Suicide</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9461bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall perform a common cause analysis for all identified callers to the Veterans Crisis Line that died by suicide during the one-year period preceding the conduct of the analysis before the caller received contact with emergency services and in which the Veterans Crisis Line was the last point of contact.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9461c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of results</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall submit to the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department the results of each analysis conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9461c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of themes or lessons</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall apply any themes or lessons learned under an analysis under paragraph (1) to updating training and standards of practice for staff of the Veterans Crisis Line.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5503">136 STAT. 5503</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="213">SEC. 213. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9461c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>GUIDANCE FOR HIGH-RISK CALLERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a94afe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a94afe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of Enhanced Guidance and Procedures for Response to Calls Related to Substance Use and Overdose Risk</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with national experts within the Department of Veterans Affairs on substance use disorder and overdose, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>develop enhanced guidance and procedures to respond to calls to the Veterans Crisis Line related to substance use and overdose risk;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>update training materials for staff of the Veterans Crisis Line in response to such enhanced guidance and procedures; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a94afe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>update criteria for monitoring compliance with such enhanced guidance and procedures.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a94afe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and Improvement of Standards for Emergency Dispatch</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>review the current emergency dispatch standard operating procedure of the Veterans Crisis Line to identify any additions to such procedure to strengthen communication regarding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>emergency dispatch for disconnected callers; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the role of social service assistants in requesting emergency dispatch and recording such dispatches; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94afee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a94afef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>update such procedure to include the additions identified under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94aff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that all staff of the Veterans Crisis Line are trained on all updates made under paragraph (1)(B) to the emergency dispatch standard operating procedure of the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="214">SEC. 214. </num><heading>OVERSIGHT OF TRAINING OF SOCIAL SERVICE ASSISTANTS AND CLARIFICATION OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a94d701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a94d702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94d703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish oversight mechanisms to ensure that social service assistants and supervisory social service assistants working with the Veterans Crisis Line are appropriately trained and implementing guidance of the Department regarding the Veterans Crisis Line; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a94d704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>refine standard operating procedures to delineate roles and responsibilities for all levels of supervisory social service assistants working with the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Pilot Programs and Research on Veterans Crisis Line</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="221">SEC. 221. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a94d705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a954c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extended Safety Planning Pilot Program for Veterans Crisis Line</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a954c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Commencing not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to determine <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5504">136 STAT. 5504</page> whether a lengthier, templated safety plan used in clinical settings could be applied in call centers for the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a954c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a954c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a briefing on the findings of the Secretary under the pilot program conducted under paragraph (1), which shall include any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the continuation or discontinuation of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a954c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crisis Line Facilitation Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Commencing not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program on the use of crisis line facilitation to increase use of the Veterans Crisis Line among high-risk veterans.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a briefing on the findings of the Secretary under the pilot program under paragraph (1), including any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the continuation or discontinuation of the pilot program.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The term “<term>crisis line facilitation</term>”, with respect to a high-risk veteran, means the presentation by a therapist of psychoeducational information about the Veterans Crisis Line and a discussion of the perceived barriers and facilitators to future use of the Veterans Crisis Line for the veteran, which culminates in the veteran calling the Veterans Crisis Line with the therapist to provide firsthand experiences that may counter negative impressions of the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a954c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>high-risk veteran</term>” means a veteran receiving inpatient mental health care following a suicidal crisis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="222">SEC. 222. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a954c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVENESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF VETERANS CRISIS LINE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, a total of $5,000,000 for the Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct research on the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line and areas for improvement for the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Transition of Crisis Line Number</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="231">SEC. 231. </num><heading>FEEDBACK ON TRANSITION OF CRISIS LINE NUMBER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a957353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall solicit feedback from veterans service organizations on how to conduct outreach to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their family members, and other members of the military and veterans community on the move to 988 as the new, national three-digit suicide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5505">136 STAT. 5505</page> and mental health crisis hotline, which is expected to be implemented by July 2022, to minimize confusion and ensure veterans are aware of their options for reaching the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a957354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplication of FACA</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to any feedback solicited under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a957355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans Service Organization Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>veterans service organization</term>” means an organization recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5902">section 5902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>OUTREACH TO VETERANS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a957356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">38 USC 1712A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DESIGNATION OF BUDDY CHECK WEEK BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a965db7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall designate one week each year to organize outreach events and educate veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks, which shall be known as “Buddy Check Week”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a965db8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Educational Opportunities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965db9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During Buddy Check Week, the Secretary, in consultation with organizations that represent veterans, nonprofits that serve veterans, mental health experts, members of the Armed Forces, and such other entities and individuals as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall collaborate with organizations that represent veterans to provide educational opportunities for veterans to learn how to conduct peer wellness checks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training matters</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As part of the educational opportunities provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>A script for veterans to use to conduct peer wellness checks that includes information on appropriate referrals to resources veterans might need.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Online and in-person training, as appropriate, on how to conduct a peer wellness check.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Opportunities for members of organizations that represent veterans to learn how to train individuals to conduct peer wellness checks.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Training for veterans participating in Buddy Check Week on how to transfer a phone call directly to the Veterans Crisis Line.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Resiliency training for veterans participating in Buddy Check Week on handling a veteran in crisis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a965dc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a965dc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Online materials</inline>.—</heading><content>All training materials provided under the educational opportunities under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly available on a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a965dc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in collaboration with organizations that represent veterans, may conduct outreach regarding educational opportunities under subsection (b) at—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>public events where many veterans are expected to congregate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>meetings of organizations that represent veterans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilities of the Department; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5506">136 STAT. 5506</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>such other locations as the Secretary, in collaboration with organizations that represent veterans, considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a965dc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans Crisis Line Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that a plan exists for handling the potential increase in the number of calls into the Veterans Crisis Line that may occur during Buddy Check Week.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submittal of plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The head of the Veterans Crisis Line shall submit to the Secretary a plan for how to handle excess calls during Buddy Check Week, which may include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Additional hours for staff.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The use of a backup call center.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any other plan to ensure that calls from veterans in crisis are being answered in a timely manner by an individual trained at the same level as a Veterans Crisis Line responder.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a965dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>organization that represents veterans</term>” means an organization recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5902">section 5902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>veteran</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of such title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a965dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>Veterans Crisis Line</term>” means the toll-free hotline for veterans provided by the Secretary under section 1720F(h) of such title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a965dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s6303">38 USC 6303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO VETERANS JUSTICE OUTREACH PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct outreach regarding the Veterans Justice Outreach Program to justice-involved veterans, military and veterans service organizations, and relevant stakeholders in the criminal justice community, including officials from local law enforcement, court, and jail systems and others as determined appropriate by the Secretary. Such outreach—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>shall be designed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to spread awareness and understanding of the Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to spread awareness and understanding of veteran eligibility for the Program, including the eligibility of veterans who were discharged from service in the Armed Forces under conditions other than honorable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to improve the identification of justice-involved veterans; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may be conducted in person, virtually, or through other means, including by the dissemination of informational materials and contact information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a strategic plan for the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. In developing such plan, the Secretary shall conduct—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of barriers to working with justice-involved veterans in rural, remote, and underserved areas, including potential steps to address such barriers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a workforce gap analysis for the Program.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5507">136 STAT. 5507</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase in Number of VJO Specialists</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increase</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase the number of Veterans Justice Outreach specialists responsible for supporting justice-involved veterans in rural, remote, or underserved areas, including areas located far from Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, as determined by the Secretary, through—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the hiring of additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the reallocation of existing Veterans Justice Outreach specialists; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>such other means as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall determine the number of Veterans Justice Outreach specialists required, and the locations of such specialists, under paragraph (1) by taking into account—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>such number and locations needed to achieve the mission and strategic goals of the Veterans Justice Outreach Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any gaps in the workforce of the Program, including such gaps identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>strategies to address such gaps.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of technology</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the use of virtual technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance Goals and Implementation Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish performance goals and implementation plans for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Veterans Justice Outreach Program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>providing support for research regarding justice-involved veterans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency with strategic plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that the performance goals and implementation plans under paragraph (1) are consistent with the strategic plan under subsection (b) and include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>qualitative and quantitative milestones, measures, and metrics, and associated timelines for completion of the plans under paragraph (1) and barriers to such completion;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an identification of relevant staff; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>an estimate of resource needs and sources.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980ba3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a process to regularly collect and analyze performance data to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of implementing the plans under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980ba4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure that all Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists receive training not less frequently than annually on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>best practices for identifying and conducting outreach to justice-involved veterans and relevant stakeholders in the criminal justice community; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>veteran eligibility for the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, including with respect to consistently communicating changes regarding eligibility (including through the use of a script or other reference materials).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5508">136 STAT. 5508</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports on Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>An assessment of implementing subsection (c), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>strategies to increase Veterans Justice Outreach specialists responsible for supporting justice-involved veterans in rural, remote, or underserved areas; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the progress of the Secretary in addressing gaps in the workforce of the Veterans Justice Outreach Program identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The performance goals and implementation plans established under subsection (d)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date on which the first report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress of the Secretary in meeting the performance goals and carrying out activities under the implementation plans established under subsection (d)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Veterans Treatment Courts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall submit to Congress a report on the engagement of the Department of Veterans Affairs with veterans treatment courts, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the availability and efficacy of veterans treatment courts in meeting the needs of justice-involved veterans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>best practices for Department of Veterans Affairs staff and justice-involved veterans in working with veterans treatment courts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the ability of justice-involved veterans to access veterans treatment courts, including any barriers that exist to increasing such access.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a980bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>justice-involved veteran</term>” means a veteran with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal justice system.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The term “<term>Veterans Justice Outreach Program</term>” means the program through which the Department of Veterans Affairs identifies justice-involved veterans and provides such veterans with access to Department services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The term “<term>Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist</term>” means an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who serves as a liaison between the Department and the local criminal justice system on behalf of a justice-involved veteran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a980bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The term “<term>veterans treatment court</term>” means a State or local court that is participating in the veterans treatment court program (as defined in section 2991(i)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3797aa/i/1">42 U.S.C. 3797aa(i)(1)</ref>)).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a980bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1720F">38 USC 1720F note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GOVERNORS CHALLENGE PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with States, territories, and American Indian and Alaska Native <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5509">136 STAT. 5509</page> tribes for the development and implementation of veteran suicide prevention proposals through the Governors Challenge Program.</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>MENTAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF PEER SPECIALIST SUPPORT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a98f51a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expansion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/182">Public Law 115–182</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>Each such peer specialist shall be a full-time employee whose primary function is to serve as a peer specialist and shall be in addition to all other employees of such medical center.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the heading of subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Timeframe</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Initial Timeframe</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f51f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Selection</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Initial Selection</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary shall</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In establishing the program at initial locations, the Secretary shall</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a98f521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a991c32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeframe for Expansion of Program; Selection of Additional Locations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a991c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timeframe for expansion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall make permanent and expand the program to additional medical centers of the Department as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a991c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>As of the date of the enactment of the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022, the Secretary shall make such program permanent at each medical center participating in the program on the day before such date of enactment.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a991c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>During the seven-year period following such date of enactment, the Secretary shall expand the program to an additional 25 medical centers per year until the program is carried out at each medical center of the Department.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a994346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection of additional locations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In selecting medical centers for the expansion of the program under paragraph (1)(B), until such time as each medical center of the Department is participating in the program by establishing not fewer than two peer specialists at the medical center, the Secretary shall prioritize medical centers in the following areas:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a994347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Rural areas and other areas that are underserved by the Department.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a994348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Areas that are not in close proximity to an active duty military installation.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a994349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Areas representing different geographic locations, such as census tracts established by the Bureau of the Census.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99434a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5510">136 STAT. 5510</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99434b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Gender-specific Services</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Considerations for Hiring Peer Specialists</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99434c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>location selected under subsection (c)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>medical center</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99434d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99434e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a99434f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>female peer specialists are hired and made available to support female veterans who are treated at each medical center.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a994350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1), to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a996a61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a996a62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a996a63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the program, including the expansion of the program under subsection (d)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a996a64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a999175-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the one-year period preceding the submission of the report, the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a999176-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The findings and conclusions of the Secretary with respect to the program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a999177-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>An assessment of the benefits of the program to veterans and family members of veterans.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a999178-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>An assessment of the effectiveness of peer specialists in engaging under subsection (f) with health care providers in the community and veterans served by such providers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a999179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The name and location of each medical center where new peer specialists were hired.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a99917a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The number of new peer specialists hired at each medical center pursuant to this section and the total number of peer specialists within the Department hired pursuant to this section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a99917b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>An assessment of any barriers confronting the recruitment, training, or retention of peer specialists.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99917c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a99917d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a99917e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the Secretary determines that the program is being carried out at each medical center of the Department, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report notifying such committees of such determination.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a99917f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a999180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement section 506 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/182">Public Law 115–182</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), the following amounts:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>$3,600,000 for fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>$7,200,000 for fiscal year 2023.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5511">136 STAT. 5511</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>$10,800,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>$14,400,000 for fiscal year 2025.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>$18,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>$21,600,000 for fiscal year 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a999187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a99dfa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans and Members Using Educational Assistance Benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99dfa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clauses (i) through (vi)</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clauses (i) through (vii)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99dfaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in clause (vii)</quotedText>” both places it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in clause (viii)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99dfab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(1)(C)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99dfac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (vii) as clause (viii); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99dfad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (vi) the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1a99dfae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Any veteran or member of the Armed Forces pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a99dfaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9a06c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered educational assistance benefits</term>’ means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>chapter 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this title;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/48">Public Law 115–48</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3001">38 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3001">38 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref> prec.).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9a06c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report assessing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the mental health needs of veterans pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits (as defined in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A/h/6">section 1712A(h)(6) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as added by subsection (a)); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a06c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to address such mental health needs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>ELIGIBILITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9a7bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A/a/1">Section 1712A(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 402, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a9a7bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>in the case of a veteran or member who died by suicide, to the degree that counseling furnished to such individual is found to aid in coping with the effects of such suicide.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(i)(II)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in item (aa), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5512">136 STAT. 5512</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in item (bb), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9a7c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following;<quotedContent><item class="fontsize10" id="y1a9aa314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>coping with the effects of a suicide described in subclause (III) of such clause.”</content></item> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9aa315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)(vii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9aa316-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9aa317-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9aa318-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1a9aa319-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>veteran or member of the Armed Forces who died by suicide.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9aa31a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9aa31b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1712A">38 USC 1712A note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to family members of a member or veteran who died by suicide before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9aa31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1167">38 USC 1167</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9af13d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental Health Consultations for Veterans Filing for Compensation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9af13e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch11/schVI">Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a9b184f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="1167">“§ 1167.</num><heading class="fontsize12"> Mental health consultations</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9b1850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b1851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b1852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 days after the date on which a veteran submits to the Secretary a claim for compensation under this chapter for a service-connected disability relating to a mental health diagnosis, the Secretary shall offer the veteran a mental health consultation to assess the mental health needs of, and care options for, the veteran.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9b1853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9b1854-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>offer a veteran a consultation under subsection (a) without regard to any previous denial or approval of a claim of that veteran for a service-connected disability relating to a mental health diagnosis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9b1855-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>ensure that a veteran offered a mental health consultation under subsection (a) may elect to receive such consultation during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the consultation is offered or during such longer period beginning on such date as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9b1856-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>A consultation provided to a veteran under this section shall not be construed as a determination that any disability of such veteran is service-connected for the purposes of any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9b1857-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b1858-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b1859-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 1101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“1167. </designator> <label>Mental health consultations.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9b185a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental Health Consultations for Veterans Entering Homeless Programs Office Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9b185b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t38/ch20/schVII">Subchapter VII of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5513">136 STAT. 5513</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1a9b3f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658164"><num class="fontsize12" value="2068">“§ 2068.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s2068">38 USC 2068</ref>.</p></sidenote> Mental health consultations</heading><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9b3f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two weeks after the date on which a veteran described in subsection (b) enters into a program administered by the Homeless Programs Office of the Department, the Secretary shall offer the veteran a mental health consultation to assess the health needs of, and care options for, the veteran.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9b3f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veteran Described</inline>.—</heading><content>A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran to whom a mental health consultation is not offered or provided through the case management services of the program of the Homeless Programs Office into which the veteran enters.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9b3f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">38 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 2001.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new item:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“2068. </designator> <label>Mental health consultations.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>RESEARCH</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38">38 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9b3f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 3001.</p></sidenote><heading>VETERANS INTEGRATION TO ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c02c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9c02c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The report shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number of medical centers of the Department, institutions of higher learning, non-college degree programs, and student veterans supported by the program, and relevant trends since the program began.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The staff and resources allocated to the program, and relevant trends since the program began.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>An assessment of the outcomes and effectiveness of the program in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>supporting student veterans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>connecting student veterans to needed services of the Department or services provided by non-Department entities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>addressing the mental health needs of student veterans;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>lowering the suicide risk of student veterans; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>helping student veterans achieve educational goals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An assessment of barriers to expanding the program and how the Secretary intends to address such barriers.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>An assessment of whether the program should be expanded outside of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention to support students veterans with needs unrelated to mental health or suicide.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uniform Best Practices, Goals, and Measures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish best practices, goals, and measures for the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program of the Department that are uniform among the medical centers of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct outreach among the Armed Forces, veterans service organizations, institutions of higher learning, and non-college degree programs with respect to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5514">136 STAT. 5514</page> the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall assess the feasibility and advisability of including the suicide rate for student veterans in the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The term “<term>institution of higher learning</term>” has the meaning given that term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3452">section 3452 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The term “<term>student veteran</term>” means the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>A veteran or member of the Armed Forces using educational assistance under any of the following provisions of law:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Chapter 30, 31, 32, or 33 of <ref href="/us/usc/t38">title 38, United States Code</ref>, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/48">Public Law 115–48</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3001">38 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s3001">38 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref> prec.).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c02dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A veteran who is enrolled in an institution of higher learning or other training program, without regard to whether the veteran is using educational assistance specified in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9c02de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1701">38 USC 1701 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVEMENT OF SLEEP DISORDER CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c780f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to the analysis conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such action as the Secretary considers appropriate to improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders, including by conducting in-home sleep studies for veterans.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c7810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct an analysis of the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat sleep disorders among veterans, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c7811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9c7812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assessment and treatment options for such disorders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c7813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>barriers to care for such disorders, such as wait time, travel time, and lack of staffing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c7814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the efficacy of the clinical practice guidelines of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense for such disorders; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c7815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the availability of and efficacy of the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c7816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c7817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the findings from the analysis conducted under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9c7818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any actions taken under subsection (a) to improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9c7819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations for In-Home Sleep Studies</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5515">136 STAT. 5515</page> of Veterans Affairs $5,000,000 to be used to conduct in-home sleep studies for veterans, as part of sleep disorder assessment and treatment conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading>STUDY ON INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9ced4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9ced4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9ced4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete the conduct of a study on access of veterans to care under the residential rehabilitation treatment programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>if there are sufficient geographic offerings of inpatient mental health care, especially for veterans in rural and remote communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>if there are sufficient bed spaces at each location, based on demand and drive time from the homes of veterans;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>if there are any workforce-related capacity limitations at each location, including if beds are unable to be used because there are not enough providers to care for additional patients;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>if there are diagnosis-specific or sex-specific barriers to accessing care under such programs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>the average wait time for a bed in such a program, broken out by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Veterans Integrated Service Network;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>rural or urban area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>sex; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>specialty (general program, substance use disorder program, military sexual trauma program, etc.).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9ced56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations for Modifications to Treatment Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Using the results from the study conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make recommendations for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>new locations for opening facilities to participate in the residential rehabilitation treatment programs of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>facilities under such programs at which new beds can be added; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9ced59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>any additional specialty tracks to be added to such programs, such as substance use disorder or military sexual trauma, in order to meet veteran need and demand.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9ced5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a) and the recommendations made by the Secretary under subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="504">SEC. 504. </num><heading>STUDY ON TREATMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9d3b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9d3b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9d3b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study examining—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d3b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the availability of treatment programs for veterans with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (including both inpatient and outpatient care);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d628f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any geographic disparities in access to such programs, such as for rural and remote veterans; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d6290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the average wait times for care under such programs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5516">136 STAT. 5516</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9d6291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d6292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d6293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d6294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9d6295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9d6296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations resulting from the study conducted under subsection (a) with respect to improving timeliness and quality of care and meeting treatment preferences for veterans with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9d6297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of any actions taken by the Secretary to improve care for such veterans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="505">SEC. 505. </num><heading>STUDY ON WORKLOAD OF SUICIDE PREVENTION TEAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9db0b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9db0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Under Secretary for Health and the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, shall conduct a study evaluating the workload of local suicide prevention teams of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9db0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9db0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify the effects of the growth of the suicide prevention program of the Department on the workload of suicide prevention teams;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9db0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incorporate key practices for staffing model design in determining suicide prevention staffing needs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9db0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9db0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine which facilities of the Department need increased suicide prevention coordinator staffing to meet the needs of veterans, with an emphasis placed on facilities with high patient volume and facilities located in States with high rates of veteran suicide.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9db0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9db0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9db0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9db0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>indicating any changes made to the staffing of suicide prevention teams of the Department resulting from the determinations made under subsection (b)(3), including a list of facilities of the Department where staffing was adjusted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="506">SEC. 506. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1a9db0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7303">38 USC 7303 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXPANSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9dd7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research on Moral Injury</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Office of Research and Development of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct suicide prevention and mental health care improvement research on how moral injury relates to the mental health needs of veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and best practices for mental health treatment for such veterans.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5517">136 STAT. 5517</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9dd7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs an additional $10,000,000 to be used by the Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention of the Department and the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center for purposes of conducting research on the factors impacting veteran suicide and best practices for early intervention and support.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="507">SEC. 507. </num><heading>STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9dfee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study on secondary post-traumatic stress disorder and depression and its impact on spouses, children, and caregivers of members of the Armed Forces.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1a9dfee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9dfee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress, veterans service organizations, and military support organizations a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9dfee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9dfeea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The term “<term>military support organization</term>” has the meaning given that term by the Secretary of Defense.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9dfeeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The term “<term>veterans service organization</term>” means an organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s5902">section 5902 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="508">SEC. 508. </num><heading>RESEARCH ON BRAIN HEALTH.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs an additional $5,000,000 for ongoing and future research at the Translational Research Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs for traumatic brain injury and stress disorders to provide better understanding of, and improved treatment options for, veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and who have traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="509">SEC. 509. </num><heading>STUDY ON EFFICACY OF CLINICAL AND AT-HOME RESOURCES FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1a9e4d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Office of Research and Development of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9e4d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the efficacy of clinical and at-home resources, such as mobile applications like COVID Coach, for providers, veterans, caregivers, and family members to use for dealing with stressors;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9e4d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the feasibility and advisability of developing more such resources;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9e4d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>strategies for improving mental health care and outcomes for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1a9e4d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>best practices for helping family members of veterans deal with secondary post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health concerns.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5518">136 STAT. 5518</page></content></paragraph> </section> DIVISION W—

Unleashing American Innovators

Act of 2022.

UNLEASHING AMERICAN INNOVATORS ACT OF 2022
SEC. 101.

35 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022”.
SEC. 102.

35 USC 1 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this division:(1) Director.—The term “Director” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the Office. (2) Office.—The term “Office” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (3) Patent pro bono programs.—The term “patent pro bono programs” means the programs established pursuant to section 32 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 2 note). (4) Southeast region of the united states.—The term “southeast region of the United States” means the area of the United States that is comprised of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
SEC. 103. SATELLITE OFFICES.(a) Amendments to Purpose and Required Considerations.—Section 23 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “increase outreach activities to”; and (ii) by inserting after “Office” the following: “, including by increasing outreach activities, including to individual inventors, small businesses, veterans, low-income populations, students, rural populations, and any geographic group of innovators that the Director may determine to be underrepresented in patent filings”; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:“(2) enhance patent examiner and administrative patent judge retention, including patent examiners and administrative patent judges from economically, geographically, and demographically diverse backgrounds;” ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)—(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following:“(F) with respect to each office established after January 1, 2023, shall consider the proximity of the office to anchor institutions (such as hospitals primarily serving veterans and institutions of higher education), individual inventors, small businesses, veterans, low-income populations, students, rural populations, and any geographic 136 STAT. 5519 group of innovators that the Director may determine to be underrepresented in patent filings.” . (b)

35 USC 1 note.

Southeast Regional Office.—(1)

Deadline.

Establishment.

In general.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a satellite office of the Office in the southeast region of the United States. (2) Considerations.—When selecting a site for the office required under paragraph (1), the Director shall consider the following:(A) The number of patent-intensive industries located near the site. (B) How many research-intensive institutions, including institutions of higher education, are located near the site. (C) The State and local government legal and business frameworks that support intellectual property-intensive industries located near the site. (c)

Deadline.

Determination.

Study on Additional Satellite Offices.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall complete a study to determine whether additional satellite offices of the Office are necessary to—(1) achieve the purposes described in section 23(b) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note), as amended by this section; and (2) increase participation in the patent system by individual inventors, small businesses, veterans, low-income populations, students, rural populations, and any geographic group of innovators that the Director may determine to be underrepresented in patent filings.
SEC. 104.

35 USC 1 note.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICES.(a) Establishment.—(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish not fewer than 4 community outreach offices throughout the United States. (2) Restriction.—No community outreach office established under paragraph (1) may be located in the same State as—(A) the principal office of the Office; or (B) any satellite office of the Office. (3) Requirement for northern new england region.—(A) In general.—The Director shall establish not less than 1 community outreach office under this subsection in the northern New England region, which shall serve the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. (B) Considerations.—In determining the location for the office required to be established under subparagraph (A), the Director shall give preference to a location in which—(i) as of the date of enactment of this Act—(I) there is located not less than 1 public institution of higher education and not less than 1 private institution of higher education; and (II) there are located not more than 15 registered patent attorneys, according to data from 136 STAT. 5520 the Office of Enrollment and Discipline of the Office; and (ii) according to data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners conducted by the Bureau of the Census, less than 45 percent of the firms (as that term is defined for the purposes of that Survey) are owned by women, minorities, or veterans. (b) Purposes.—The purposes of the community outreach offices established under subsection (a) are to—(1) further achieve the purposes described in section 23(b)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note), as amended by this division; (2) partner with local community organizations, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and businesses to create community-based programs that—(A) provide education regarding the patent system; and (B) promote the career benefits of innovation and entrepreneurship; and (3) educate prospective inventors, including individual inventors, small businesses, veterans, low-income populations, students, rural populations, and any geographic group of innovators that the Director may determine to be underrepresented in patent filings, about all public and private resources available to potential patent applicants, including the patent pro bono programs.
SEC. 105.

35 USC 2 note.

UPDATES TO THE PATENT PRO BONO PROGRAMS.(a) Study and Updates.—(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall—(A) complete a study of the patent pro bono programs; and (B) submit the results of the study required under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) Scope of the study.—The study required under paragraph (1)(A) shall—(A)

Assessment.

assess—(i) whether the patent pro bono programs, as in effect on the date on which the study is commenced, are sufficiently serving prospective and existing participants; (ii) whether the patent pro bono programs are sufficiently funded to serve prospective participants; (iii) whether any participation requirement of the patent pro bono programs, including any requirement to demonstrate knowledge of the patent system, serves as a deterrent for prospective participants; (iv) the degree to which prospective inventors are aware of the patent pro bono programs; (v) what factors, if any, deter attorneys from participating in the patent pro bono programs; (vi) whether the patent pro bono programs would be improved by expanding those programs to include non-attorney advocates; and136 STAT. 5521 (vii) any other issue the Director determines appropriate; and (B)

Recommenda-

tions.

make recommendations for such administrative and legislative action as may be appropriate. (b)

Update.

Use of Results.—Upon completion of the study required under subsection (a), the Director shall work with the Pro Bono Advisory Council, the operators of the patent pro bono programs, and intellectual property law associations across the United States to update the patent pro bono programs in response to the findings of the study. (c) Expansion of Income Eligibility.—(1) In general.—The Director shall work with and support, including by providing financial support to, existing patent pro bono programs and intellectual property law associations across the United States to expand eligibility for the patent pro bono programs to an individual living in a household, the gross household income of which is not more than 400 percent of the Federal poverty line. (2) Rule of construction.—Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed to prevent a patent pro bono program from electing to establish a higher eligibility level, as compared to the level described in that paragraph.
SEC. 106.

35 USC 131 note.

PRE-PROSECUTION ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM.(a)

Deadline.

Assessments.

Pilot Program.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a pilot program to assist first-time prospective patent applicants in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a potential patent application submitted by such a prospective applicant. (b) Considerations.—In developing the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Director shall establish—(1)

Notification.

a notification process to notify a prospective patent applicant seeking an assessment described in that subsection that any assessment so provided may not be considered an official ruling of patentability from the Office; (2) conditions to determine eligibility for the pilot program, taking into consideration available resources; (3) reasonable limitations on the amount of time to be spent providing assistance to each individual first-time prospective patent applicant; (4)

Procedures.

procedures for referring prospective patent applicants to legal counsel, including through the patent pro bono programs; and (5)

Procedures.

procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information disclosed by prospective patent applicants.
SEC. 107. FEE REDUCTION FOR SMALL AND MICRO ENTITIES.(a) Title 35.—Section 41(h) of title 35, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “50 percent” and inserting “60 percent”; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking “75 percent” and inserting “80 percent”. (b) False Certifications.—Title 35, United States Code, is amended—(1) in section 41, by adding at the end the following:“(j)

Determination.

Penalty for False Assertions.—In addition to any other penalty available under law, an entity that is found to have falsely 136 STAT. 5522 asserted entitlement to a fee reduction under this section shall be subject to a fine, to be determined by the Director, the amount of which shall be not less than 3 times the amount that the entity failed to pay as a result of the false assertion, whether the Director discovers the false assertion before or after the date on which a patent has been issued.” ; and (2) in section 123, by adding at the end the following:“(f) Penalty for False Certifications.—In addition to any other penalty available under law, an entity that is found to have falsely made a certification under this section shall be subject to a fine, to be determined by the Director, the amount of which shall be not less than 3 times the amount that the entity failed to pay as a result of the false certification, whether the Director discovers the false certification before or after the date on which a patent has been issued.” . (c) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.—Section 10(b) of the Leahy Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended—(1) by striking “50 percent” and inserting “60 percent”; and (2) by striking “75 percent” and inserting “80 percent”. (d) Study on Fees.—(1)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall—(A) complete a study of the fees charged by the Office; and (B) submit the results of the study required under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) Scope of study.—The study required under paragraph (1)(A) shall—(A)

Assessments.

assess whether—(i) fees for small and micro entities are inhibiting the filing of patent applications by those entities; (ii) fees for examination should approximately match the costs of examination and what incentives are created by using maintenance fees to cover the costs of examination; and (iii) the results of the assessments performed under clauses (i) and (ii) counsel in favor of changes to the fee structure of the Office, such as—(I) raising standard application and examination fees; (II) reducing standard maintenance fees; and (III) reducing the fees for small and micro entities as a percentage of standard application fees; and (B)

Recommenda-

tions.

make recommendations for such administrative and legislative action as may be appropriate.136 STAT. 5523
DIVISION X—EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.  Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “December 23, 2022” and inserting “December 23, 2024”.
 DIVISION Y—

Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2022.

CONTRACT ACT OF 2022
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2022” or the “CONTRACT Act of 2022”.
SEC. 102.

5 USC 101 note.

ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT.  Section 8421a(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “as an air traffic” and inserting the following: “as an—“(1) air traffic” ; (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(2) air traffic controller pursuant to a contract made with the Secretary of Transportation under section 47124 of title 49.” .
DIVISION Z—

Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022.

COVS ACT
SEC. 101.

40 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022” or the “COVS Act”.
SEC. 102.

40 USC 549a note.

FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Access to computers and computer technology is indispensable for success in the 21st century. Millions of Americans do not regularly use a computer and research shows that substantial disparities remain in both internet use and the quality of access, with the digital divide concentrated among older, less educated, less affluent populations, especially veterans, low-income students, and senior citizens. (2) The COVID–19 pandemic has highlighted the gap between those with computer access and those without. Millions of students, their families, and workers from across the economy were unable to do schoolwork, work remotely from home, or connect to loved ones and their communities because of the digital divide. (3) Any Federal program that distributes surplus, repairable Federal computers or technology equipment would benefit 136 STAT. 5524 from a partnership with a nonprofit organization whose mission is bridging the digital divide.
SEC. 103. REFURBISHMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT.(a) In General.—Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 549 the following:
“§ 549a.

40 USC 549a.

 Donation of personal property through nonprofit refurbishers“(a)

Deadline.

Transfer authority.

Authorization.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator provides State agencies for surplus property an opportunity to review surplus computer or technology equipment under section 549, the Administrator shall, as appropriate, transfer full title to such surplus computer or technology equipment that is determined to be eligible under subsection (b)(1) to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair, distribution, and subsequent transfer of full title of the equipment to eligible recipients under this section. “(b) Eligibility, Participation, and Duties.—“(1)

Determination.

Eligibility.—Surplus computer or technology equipment is eligible for transfer under this section if a Federal agency determines that—“(A) the surplus computer or technology equipment is repairable; and “(B) the surplus computer or technology equipment meets the Guidelines for Media Sanitization issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST Special Publication 800–88), or any successor thereto. “(2) Participation.—The Administrator may establish partnerships with nongovernmental entities, at no cost and through cooperative agreements, to facilitate the identification and participation of nonprofit computer refurbishers under this section. “(3) Duties of refurbishers.—A nonprofit computer refurbisher that receives surplus computer or technology equipment under this section shall—“(A) make necessary repairs to restore the surplus computer or technology equipment to working order; “(B) distribute the repaired surplus computer or technology equipment to eligible recipients at no cost, except to the extent—“(i) necessary to facilitate shipping and handling of such equipment; and “(ii) that such cost is consistent with any regulations promulgated by the Administrator under subsection (d); “(C) offer training programs on the use of the repaired computers and technology equipment for the recipients of the equipment; and “(D) use recyclers to the maximum extent practicable in the event that surplus computer or technology equipment transferred under this section cannot be repaired or reused. “(c) Reporting Requirements.—“(1) Refurbisher reports.—A nonprofit computer refurbisher that receives surplus computer or technology equipment under this section shall provide the Administrator with any 136 STAT. 5525 information the Administrator determines to be necessary for required reporting—“(A) including information about the distribution of such equipment; and “(B) which shall not include any personal identifying information about the recipient of such equipment apart from whether a recipient is an educational institution, individual with disabilities, low-income individual, student, senior in need, or veteran for the purposes of eligibility under this section. “(2)

Public information.

Lists.

Administrator reports.—Annually and consistent with reporting requirements for transfers of Federal personal property to non-Federal entities, the Administrator shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes, for the period covered by the report—“(A) a description of the efforts of the Administrator under this section; “(B) a list of nongovernmental entities with which the Administrator had a partnership described in subsection (b)(2); “(C) a list of nonprofit computer refurbishers that received, made repairs to, and distributed surplus computer and technology equipment, including disclosure of any foreign ownership interest in a nonprofit computer refurbisher; and “(D) a list of donated and subsequently repaired surplus computer or technology equipment identifying—“(i) the Federal agency that donated the surplus computer or technology equipment; “(ii) the State and county (or similar unit of local government) where the recipient is located; and “(iii) whether the recipient is an educational institution, individual with disabilities, low-income individual, student, senior in need, or veteran. “(3)

Public information.

Agency reports.—Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall make publicly available a report on the number of pieces of repairable surplus computer or technology equipment that were sent to recycling, abandoned, or destroyed. “(d) Regulations.—The Administrator shall issue regulations that are necessary and appropriate to implement this section, including—“(1) allowing nonprofit computer refurbishers to assess nominal fees (which shall not exceed fair market value) on recipients of refurbished surplus computer or technology equipment to facilitate shipping and handling of the surplus computer or technology equipment; “(2)

Determination.

determining, in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, eligibility and certification requirements for nongovernmental entities and nonprofit computer refurbishers to participate in the program established under this section, including whether the participation of a nongovernmental entity or nonprofit computer refurbisher poses any actual or potential harm to the national security interests of the United States;136 STAT. 5526 “(3) establishing an efficient process for identifying eligible recipients; and “(4)

Determination.

determining appropriate recyclers to dispose of surplus computer or technology equipment if it cannot be repaired or refurbished under this section. “(e) Judicial Review.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any substantive or procedural right or benefit enforceable by law by a party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or its employees. “(f) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede the requirements of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–480; 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). “(g) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) Administrator.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services. “(2) Digital divide.—The term ‘digital divide’ means the gap between those who have an internet-connected computer and the skills to use the computer and those who do not. “(3) Disability.—The term ‘disability’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). “(4) Educational institution.—The term ‘educational institution’ means—“(A) any public or private child care center, preschool, elementary school, secondary school, accredited institution of vocational or professional education, or institution of higher education; “(B) in the case of an accredited institution of vocational or professional education or an institution of higher education composed of more than 1 school, college, or department that is administratively a separate unit, each such school, college, or department; and “(C) a home school (whether treated as a home school or private school for the purposes of applicable State law). “(5) Eligible recipient.—The term ‘eligible recipient’ means an educational institution, individual with a disability, low-income individual, student, senior in need, or veteran that is residing or based in the United States. “(6) Institution of higher education.—The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). “(7) Low-income individual.—The term ‘low-income individual’ has the meaning given that term in section 351 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 689). “(8) Nongovernmental entity.—The term ‘nongovernmental entity’ means an organization or group of organizations that—“(A) are not part of a Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial government; and “(B) are nonprofit computer refurbishers or other industry participants that—“(i) primarily work to improve access to information and communication technology in their mission to bridge the digital divide through coordination and oversight of computer refurbishment and repair; and136 STAT. 5527 “(ii) operate in the United States. “(9) Nonprofit computer refurbisher.—The term ‘nonprofit computer refurbisher’ means a nonprofit organization that—“(A) primarily works to improve access to information and communication technology in their mission to bridge the digital divide; and “(B) operates in the United States. “(10) Nonprofit organization.—The term ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization that is described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. “(11) Repairable.—The term ‘repairable’ means property that is unusable in its current state but can be economically repaired. “(12) Secondary school.—The term ‘secondary school’ has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). “(13) Senior.—The term ‘senior’ means an individual who is 65 years of age or older. “(14) Senior in need.—The term ‘senior in need’ means a senior who experiences cultural, social, or geographical isolation that—“(A) restricts the ability of the senior to perform normal daily tasks; or “(B) threatens the capacity of the senior to live independently. “(15) State agency for surplus property.—The term ‘State agency for surplus property’ has the meaning given the term ‘state agency’ under section 549(a). “(16) Student.—The term ‘student’ means any individual enrolled in an educational institution, but not a public or private child care center. “(17) Surplus computer or technology equipment.—The term ‘surplus computer or technology equipment’ means computer or technology equipment that is property described under section 549(b)(2). “(18) Technology equipment.—The term ‘technology equipment’ means any physical asset related to a computer or information technology, including any peripheral component, tablet, communication device (such as a router, server, or cell phone), printer, scanner, uninterruptible power source, cable, or connection. “(19) Veteran.—The term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38.”
. (b)

40 USC

prec. 501.

Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 549 the following: “549a. 136 STAT. 5528
DIVISION AA—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>REGISTRATION FOR INDEX-LINKED ANNUITIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa48e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77s">15 USC 77s note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PARITY FOR REGISTERED INDEX-LINKED ANNUITIES REGARDING REGISTRATION RULES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Commission</term>” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investment company</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>investment company</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s80a–3">15 U.S.C. 80a–3</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Market value adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>market value adjustment</term>” means, with respect to a registered index-linked annuity, after an early withdrawal or contract discontinuance—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an adjustment to the value of that annuity based on calculations using a predetermined formula; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a change in interest rates (or other factor, as determined by the Commission) that apply to that annuity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purchaser</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>purchaser</term>” means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c6ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registered index-linked annuity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>registered index-linked annuity</term>” means an annuity—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is deemed to be a security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77e">15 U.S.C. 77e</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>that is issued by an insurance company that is subject to the supervision of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the insurance commissioner or bank commissioner of any State; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>any agency or officer performing like functions as a commissioner described in clause (i);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>that is not issued by an investment company; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>the returns of which—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate (or a registered exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn before the end of the period during which that market value adjustment applies.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Security</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>security</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77b/a">15 U.S.C. 77b(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa5c70a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c70b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa5c70c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall propose, and, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and finalize, new or amended rules, as appropriate, to establish a new form in accordance with paragraph (2) on which an issuer of a registered index-linked annuity may register that registered index-linked <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5529">136 STAT. 5529</page> annuity, subject to conditions the Commission determines appropriate, which may include requiring the issuer to take the steps described in section 240.12h–7(e) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t17">title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation, with respect to the registered index-linked annuity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c70d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Design of form</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing the form required to be established under paragraph (1), the Commission shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c70e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>design the form to ensure that a purchaser using the form receives the information necessary to make knowledgeable decisions, taking into account—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c70f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the availability of information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the knowledge and sophistication of that class of purchasers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the complexity of the registered index-linked annuity; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>any other factor the Commission determines appropriate;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>engage in investor testing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>incorporate the results of the testing required under subparagraph (B) in the design of the form, with the goal of ensuring that key information is conveyed in terms that a purchaser is able to understand.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa5c715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t17/s239.17b">section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparation</inline>.—</heading><content>A registration described in paragraph (1) shall be prepared pursuant to applicable provisions of the form described in that paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa5c719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section may be construed to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c71a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>limit the authority of the Commission to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c71b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c71c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa5c71d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa5c71e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>MASIH ALINEJAD HUNT ACT OF 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa5c71f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8501">22 USC 8501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5530">136 STAT. 5530</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa5ee30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8561">22 USC 8561</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aa6ffa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress finds that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran surveils, harasses, terrorizes, tortures, abducts, and murders individuals who peacefully defend human rights and freedoms in Iran, and innocent entities and individuals considered by the Government of Iran to be enemies of that regime, including United States citizens on United States soil, and takes foreign nationals hostage, including in the following instances:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>In 2021, Iranian intelligence agents were indicted for plotting to kidnap United States citizen, women’s rights activist, and journalist Masih Alinejad, from her home in New York City, in retaliation for exercising her rights under the <ref href="/us/cons/amd1">First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States</ref>. Iranian agents allegedly spent at least approximately half a million dollars to capture the outspoken critic of the authoritarianism of the Government of Iran, and studied evacuating her by military-style speedboats to Venezuela before rendition to Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Prior to the New York kidnapping plot, Ms. Alinejad’s family in Iran was instructed by authorities to lure Ms. Alinejad to Turkey. In an attempt to intimidate her into silence, the Government of Iran arrested 3 of Ms. Alinejad’s family members in 2019, and sentenced her brother to 8 years in prison for refusing to denounce her.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>According to Federal prosecutors, the same Iranian intelligence network that allegedly plotted to kidnap Ms. Alinejad is also targeting critics of the Government of Iran who live in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>In 2021, an Iranian diplomat was convicted in Belgium of attempting to carry out a 2018 bombing of a dissident rally in France.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>In 2021, a Danish high court found a Norwegian citizen of Iranian descent guilty of illegal espionage and complicity in a failed plot to kill an Iranian Arab dissident figure in Denmark.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>In 2021, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) appealed to the United Nations to protect BBC Persian employees in London who suffer regular harassment and threats of kidnapping by Iranian government agents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>In 2021, 15 militants allegedly working on behalf of the Government of Iran were arrested in Ethiopia for plotting to attack citizens of Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates, according to United States officials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa6ffaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Jamshid Sharmahd.</p></sidenote><content>In 2020, Iranian agents allegedly kidnapped United States resident and Iranian-German journalist Jamshid Sharmahd, while he was traveling to India through Dubai. Iranian authorities announced they had seized Mr. Sharmahd in “a complex operation”, and paraded him blindfolded on state television. Mr. Sharmahd is arbitrarily detained in Iran, allegedly facing the death penalty. In 2009, Mr. Sharmahd was the target of an alleged Iran-directed assassination plot in Glendora, California.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa6ffac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Habib Chabi.</p></sidenote><content>In 2020, the Government of Turkey released counterterrorism files exposing how Iranian authorities allegedly collaborated with drug gangs to kidnap Habib Chabi, an Iranian-Swedish activist for Iran’s Arab minority. In 2020, the Government of Iran allegedly lured Mr. Chabi to Istanbul through <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5531">136 STAT. 5531</page> a female agent posing as a potential lover. Mr. Chabi was then allegedly kidnapped from Istanbul, and smuggled into Iran where he faces execution, following a sham trial.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa6ffad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>In 2020, a United States-Iranian citizen and an Iranian resident of California pleaded guilty to charges of acting as illegal agents of the Government of Iran by surveilling Jewish student facilities, including the Hillel Center and Rohr Chabad Center at the University of Chicago, in addition to surveilling and collecting identifying information about United States citizens and nationals who are critical of the Iranian regime.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Masoud Molavi Vardanjani.</p></sidenote><content>In 2019, 2 Iranian intelligence officers at the Iranian consulate in Turkey allegedly orchestrated the assassination of Iranian dissident journalist Masoud Molavi Vardanjani, who was shot while walking with a friend in Istanbul. Unbeknownst to Mr. Molavi, his “friend” was in fact an undercover Iranian agent and the leader of the killing squad, according to a Turkish police report.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>In 2019, around 1,500 people were allegedly killed amid a less than 2 week crackdown by security forces on anti-government protests across Iran, including at least an alleged 23 children and 400 women.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ruhollah Zam.</p></sidenote><content>In 2019, Iranian operatives allegedly lured Paris-based Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam to Iraq, where he was abducted, and hanged in Iran for sedition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ali Javanmardi.</p></sidenote><content>In 2019, a Kurdistan regional court convicted an Iranian female for trying to lure Voice of America reporter Ali Javanmardi to a hotel room in Irbil, as part of a foiled Iranian intelligence plot to kidnap and extradite Mr. Javanmardi, a critic of the Government of Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">(15) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Roya Hakakian.</p></sidenote><content>In 2019, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents visited the rural Connecticut home of Iran-born United States author and poet Roya Hakakian to warn her that she was the target of an assassination plot orchestrated by the Government of Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="16">(16) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ahmad Mola Nissi.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reza Kolahi Samadi.</p></sidenote><content>In 2019, the Government of the Netherlands accused the Government of Iran of directing the assassination of Iranian Arab activist Ahmad Mola Nissi, in The Hague, and the assassination of another opposition figure, Reza Kolahi Samadi, who was murdered near Amsterdam in 2015.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="17">(17) </num><content>In 2018, German security forces searched for 10 alleged spies who were working for Iran’s al-Quds Force to collect information on targets related to the local Jewish community, including kindergartens.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="18">(18) </num><content>In 2017, Germany convicted a Pakistani man for working as an Iranian agent to spy on targets including a former German lawmaker and a French-Israeli economics professor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="19">(19) </num><content>In 2012, an Iranian American pleaded guilty to conspiring with members of the Iranian military to bomb a popular Washington, DC, restaurant with the aim of assassinating the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">(20) </num><content>In 1996, agents of the Government of Iran allegedly assassinated 5 Iranian dissident exiles across Turkey, Pakistan, and Baghdad, over a 5-month period that year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="21">(21) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Salman Rushdie.</p></sidenote><content>In 1992, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom expelled 2 Iranians employed at the Iranian Embassy in London and a third Iranian on a student <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5532">136 STAT. 5532</page> visa amid allegations they were plotting to kill Indian-born British American novelist Salman Rushdie, pursuant to the fatwa issued by then supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">(22) </num><content>In 1992, 4 Iranian Kurdish dissidents were assassinated at a restaurant in Berlin, Germany, allegedly by Iranian agents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">(23) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fereydoun Farrokhzad.</p></sidenote><content>In 1992, singer, actor, poet, and gay Iranian dissident Fereydoun Farrokhzad was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his apartment in Germany. His death is allegedly the work of Iran-directed agents.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">(24) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ali Akbar Tabatabaei.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Dawud Salahuddin.</p></sidenote><content>In 1980, Ali Akbar Tabatabaei, a leading critic of Iran and then president of the Iran Freedom Foundation, was murdered in front of his Bethesda, Maryland, home by an assassin disguised as a postal courier. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had identified the “mailman” as Dawud Salahuddin, born David Theodore Belfield. Mr. Salahuddin was working as a security guard at an Iranian interest office in Washington, DC, when he claims he accepted the assignment and payment of $5,000 from the Government of Iran to kill Mr. Tabatabaei.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="25">(25) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Shahriar Shafiq.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Shapour Bakhtiar.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Gholam Ali Oveissi.</p></sidenote><content>Other exiled Iranian dissidents alleged to have been victims of the Government of Iran’s murderous extraterritorial campaign include Shahriar Shafiq, Shapour Bakhtiar, and Gholam Ali Oveissi.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa726da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">(26) </num><content>Iranian Americans face an ongoing campaign of intimidation both in the virtual and physical world by agents and affiliates of the Government of Iran, which aims to stifle freedom of expression and eliminate the threat Iranian authorities believe democracy, justice, and gender equality pose to their rule.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa726db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8562">22 USC 8562</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aa773fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa773fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Admission; admitted; alien</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “admission”, “admitted”, and “alien” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa773fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate congressional committees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa773ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa77400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa79b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correspondent account; payable-through account</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms “correspondent account” and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5318A">section 5318A of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa79b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign financial institution</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign financial institution</term>” has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8513/i">22 U.S.C. 8513(i)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5533">136 STAT. 5533</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa79b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Foreign person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>foreign person</term>” means any individual or entity that is not a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa79b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United states person</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>United States person</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa79b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa79b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa79b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8563">22 USC 8563</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN ABUSES TOWARD DISSIDENTS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa88578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa88579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Attorney General, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8ac8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>includes a detailed description and assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the state of human rights and the rule of law inside Iran, including the treatment of marginalized individuals and communities in Iran;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>actions taken by the Government of Iran during the year preceding submission of the report to target and silence dissidents both inside and outside of Iran who advocate for human rights inside Iran;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the methods used by the Government of Iran to target and silence dissidents both inside and outside of Iran; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>the means through which the Government of Iran finances efforts to target and silence dissidents both inside and outside of Iran and the amount of that financing;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8ac91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>identifies foreign persons working as part of the Government of Iran or acting on behalf of that Government or its proxies that are involved in harassment and surveillance and that the Secretary of State may also, as appropriate, determine, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, are knowingly responsible for, complicit in, or involved in ordering, conspiring, planning, or implementing the surveillance, harassment, kidnapping, illegal extradition, imprisonment, torture, killing, or assassination, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, of citizens of Iran (including citizens of Iran of dual nationality) or citizens of the United States, inside or outside Iran, who seek—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to expose illegal or corrupt activity carried out by officials of the Government of Iran; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote the human rights of individuals, including members of marginalized communities, in Iran; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>includes, for each foreign person identified under subparagraph (B), a clear explanation for why the foreign person was so identified.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5534">136 STAT. 5534</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates of report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required by paragraph (1) shall be updated, and the updated version submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, during the 10-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>not less frequently than annually; and<sidenote><p>Time period.</p></sidenote></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>with respect to matters relating to the identification of foreign persons under paragraph (1)(B), on an ongoing basis as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Form of report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each report required by paragraph (1) and each update required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8ac9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of State shall post the unclassified portion of each report required by paragraph (1) and each update required by paragraph (2) on a publicly available internet website of the Department of State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8ac9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Imposition of Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a foreign person identified under paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a) in the most recent report or update submitted under that subsection, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c), pursuant to this section or an appropriate Executive authority.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sanctions Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8ac9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8aca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Blocking of property</inline>.—</heading><content>The President shall exercise all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701/etseq">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person described in subsection (a)(1)(B) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inadmissibility of certain individuals </inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ineligibility for visas and admission to the united states</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a foreign person described in subsection (a)(1)(B) who is an individual, the individual is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>inadmissible to the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/etseq">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Current visas revoked</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The visa or other entry documentation of an individual described in subparagraph (A) shall be revoked, regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Immediate effect</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A revocation under clause (i) shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8aca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>take effect immediately; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aa8acaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the individual’s possession.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5535">136 STAT. 5535</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8acab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8564">22 USC 8564</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CONDUCTING SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN ABUSES TOWARD DISSIDENTS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa8d3bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report Required</inline>.—</heading><content>Not earlier than 30 days and not later than 60 days after the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report required by section 204(a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies any foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts a significant transaction with a foreign person identified in the report submitted under section 204(a) on or after the date on which the foreign person is identified in that report.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa8d3bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Imposition of Sanctions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit the opening, or prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution identified under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="206">SEC. 206. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa8d3be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8565">22 USC 8565</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXCEPTIONS; WAIVERS; IMPLEMENTATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa921df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa921e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and national security activities</inline>.—</heading><content>Sanctions under sections 204 and 205 shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa921e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>Sanctions under section 204(c)(2) shall not apply with respect to the admission of an individual to the United States if the admission of the individual is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other applicable international obligations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa921e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa921e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Interests Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President may waive the application of sanctions under section 204 with respect to a person if the President—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa921e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa921e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determines that the waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa921e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa921e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa921e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation; Penalties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa921e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa921ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</ref> and 1704) to carry out this title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa921eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><content>A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of section 204(c)(1) or 205(b) or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out either such section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</ref>) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5536">136 STAT. 5536</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="207">SEC. 207. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aa948fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8566">22 USC 8566</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa948fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this title shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aa948fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Good Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>good</term>” means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>TRADING PROHIBITIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>TRADING PROHIBITION FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE NON-INSPECTION YEARS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aa9700f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 104(i) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s7214/i">15 U.S.C. 7214(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa97010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the foreign jurisdiction described in clause (i)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a foreign jurisdiction</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa97011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa97012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">3</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aa97013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING WHISTLEBLOWER IMPROVEMENT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaa0c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5323">Section 5323 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, as amended by section 6314 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/283/dF">division F of Public Law 116–283</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaaa895-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa896-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aaaa897-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aaaa898-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In any covered judicial or administrative action, or related action, the Secretary, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and subject to subsection (c), shall pay an award or awards to 1 or more whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information to the employer of the individual, the Secretary, or the Attorney General, as applicable, that led to the successful enforcement of the covered judicial or administrative action, or related action, in an aggregate amount equal to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa899-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>not less than 10 percent, in total, of what has been collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or related actions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa89a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>not more than 30 percent, in total, of what has been collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or related actions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa89b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment of awards</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa89c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amount paid under paragraph (1) shall be paid from the Fund established under paragraph (3).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5537">136 STAT. 5537</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa89d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Related actions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may pay awards less than the amount described in paragraph (1)(A) for related actions in which a whistleblower may be paid by another whistleblower award program.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa89e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Source of awards</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa89f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There shall be established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the Financial Integrity Fund (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fund’).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of fund</inline>.—</heading><content>The Fund shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitations, only for the payment of awards to whistleblowers as provided in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restrictions on use of fund</inline>.—</heading><content>The Fund shall not be available to pay any personnel or administrative expenses.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposits and credits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund an amount equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any monetary sanction collected by the Secretary or Attorney General in any judicial or administrative action under this title, chapter 35 or section 4305 or 4312 of title 50, or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1901/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>), unless the balance of the Fund at the time the monetary sanction is collected exceeds $300,000,000; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>all income from investments made under paragraph (5).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>If the amounts deposited into or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) are not sufficient to satisfy an award made under this subsection, there shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund an amount equal to the unsatisfied portion of the award from any monetary sanction collected by the Secretary of the Treasury or Attorney General in the covered judicial or administrative action on which the award is based.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>No amounts to be deposited or transferred into the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund pursuant to the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20144">34 U.S.C. 20144</ref>) or the Crime Victims Fund pursuant section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 U.S.C. 20101</ref>) shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Investments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amounts in fund may be invested</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Treasury may invest the portion of the Fund that is not required to meet the current needs of the Fund.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible investments</inline>.—</heading><content>Investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States or obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interest and proceeds credited</inline>.—</heading><content>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5538">136 STAT. 5538</page> obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5323">Section 5323 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraphs (1) and (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subchapter or subchapter III</quotedText>” each place the term appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subchapter, chapter 35 or section 4305 or 4312 of title 50, the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1901/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>), or .), and for conspiracies to violate the aforementioned provisions</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>respect to any</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this subchapter or subchapter III</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>action by the Secretary or the Attorney General</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>covered action</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subchapter and subchapter III</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subchapter, chapter 35 or section 4305 or 4312 of title 50, and the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1901/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>either such subchapter</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the covered judicial or administrative action</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaaa8b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g)(4)(D)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chapter 35 or section 4305 or 4312 of title 50, or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1901/etseq">21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.</ref>),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subchapter,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>SMALL BUSINESS MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, SALES, AND BROKERAGE SIMPLIFICATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND ACQUISITION BROKERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aab44f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o/b">15 U.S.C. 78o(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration exemption for merger and acquisition brokers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an M&A broker shall be exempt from registration under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac566a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Excluded activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An M&A broker is not exempt from registration under this paragraph if such broker does any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac566b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Directly or indirectly, in connection with the transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company, receives, holds, transmits, or has custody of the funds or securities to be exchanged by the parties to the transaction.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac566c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Engages on behalf of an issuer in a public offering of any class of securities that is registered, or is required to be registered, with the Commission under section 12 or with respect to which the issuer <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5539">136 STAT. 5539</page> files, or is required to file, periodic information, documents, and reports under subsection (d).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac566d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Engages on behalf of any party in a transaction involving a shell company, other than a business combination related shell company.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac566e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Directly, or indirectly through any of its affiliates, provides financing related to the transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac566f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><chapeau>Assists any party to obtain financing from an unaffiliated third party without—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>complying with all other applicable laws in connection with such assistance, including, if applicable, Regulation T (12 C.F.R. 220 et seq.); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>disclosing any compensation in writing to the party.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Represents both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction without providing clear written disclosure as to the parties the broker represents and obtaining written consent from both parties to the joint representation.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>Facilitates a transaction with a group of buyers formed with the assistance of the M&A broker to acquire the eligible privately held company.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>Engages in a transaction involving the transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company to a passive buyer or group of passive buyers.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>Binds a party to a transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disqualification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An M&A broker is not exempt from registration under this paragraph if such broker (and if and as applicable, including any officer, director, member, manager, partner, or employee of such broker)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>has been barred from association with a broker or dealer by the Commission, any State, or any self-regulatory organization; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is suspended from association with a broker or dealer.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit any other authority of the Commission to exempt any person, or any class of persons, from any provision of this title, or from any provision of any rule or regulation thereunder.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac567a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac567b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Business combination related shell company</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>business combination related shell company</term>’ means a shell company that is formed by an entity that is not a shell company—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac567c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>solely for the purpose of changing the corporate domicile of that entity solely within the United States; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac567d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>solely for the purpose of completing a business combination transaction (as defined under <ref href="/us/cfr/t17/s230.165/f">section 230.165(f) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>) among one or more entities other than the company itself, none of which is a shell company.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5540">136 STAT. 5540</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac567e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Control</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>control</term>’ means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise. There is a presumption of control if, upon completion of a transaction, the buyer or group of buyers—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac567f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has the right to vote 25 percent or more of a class of voting securities or the power to sell or direct the sale of 25 percent or more of a class of voting securities; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, has the right to receive upon dissolution, or has contributed, 25 percent or more of the capital.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible privately held company</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible privately held company</term>’ means a privately held company that meets both of the following conditions:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>The company does not have any class of securities registered, or required to be registered, with the Commission under section 12 or with respect to which the company files, or is required to file, periodic information, documents, and reports under subsection (d).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>In the fiscal year ending immediately before the fiscal year in which the services of the M&A broker are initially engaged with respect to the securities transaction, the company meets either or both of the following conditions (determined in accordance with the historical financial accounting records of the company):</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>The earnings of the company before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are less than $25,000,000.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>The gross revenues of the company are less than $250,000,000.</content></item> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1aac5686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128">For<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aac5687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> purposes of this subclause, the Commission may by rule modify the dollar figures if the Commission determines that such a modification is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.</continuation></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">M&A broker<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>M&A broker</term>’ means a broker, and any person associated with a broker, engaged in the business of effecting securities transactions solely in connection with the transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company, regardless of whether the broker acts on behalf of a seller or buyer, through the purchase, sale, exchange, issuance, repurchase, or redemption of, or a business combination involving, securities or assets of the eligible privately held company, if the broker reasonably believes that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>upon consummation of the transaction, any person acquiring securities or assets of the eligible privately held company, acting alone or in concert—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5541">136 STAT. 5541</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac568a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>will control the eligible privately held company or the business conducted with the assets of the eligible privately held company; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac568b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>directly or indirectly, will be active in the management of the eligible privately held company or the business conducted with the assets of the eligible privately held company, including without limitation, for example, by—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aac568c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>electing executive officers;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aac568d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>approving the annual budget;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aac568e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>serving as an executive or other executive manager; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aac568f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">“(DD) </num><content>carrying out such other activities as the Commission may, by rule, determine to be in the public interest; and</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aac5691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>if any person is offered securities in exchange for securities or assets of the eligible privately held company, such person will, prior to becoming legally bound to consummate the transaction, receive or have reasonable access to the most recent fiscal year-end financial statements of the issuer of the securities as customarily prepared by the management of the issuer in the normal course of operations and, if the financial statements of the issuer are audited, reviewed, or compiled, any related statement by the independent accountant, a balance sheet dated not more than 120 days before the date of the offer, and information pertaining to the management, business, results of operations for the period covered by the foregoing financial statements, and material loss contingencies of the issuer.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Shell company</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>shell company</term>’ means a company that at the time of a transaction with an eligible privately held company—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has no or nominal operations; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>has—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>no or nominal assets;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inflation adjustment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac5699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aac569a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aac569b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and every 5 years thereafter, each dollar amount in subparagraph (E)(iii)(II) shall be adjusted by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac569c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>dividing the annual value of the Employment Cost Index For Wages and Salaries, Private Industry Workers (or any successor index), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the adjustment is being made by the annual value <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5542">136 STAT. 5542</page> of such index (or successor) for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac569d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>multiplying such dollar amount by the quotient obtained under subclause (I).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aac569e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rounding</inline>.—</heading><content>Each dollar amount determined under clause (i) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aac569f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aac56a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o">15 USC 78o note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and any amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>PUBLIC AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING FIRE SAFETY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading>SMOKE ALARMS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aae0451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Housing, Tenant-Based Assistance, and Project-Based Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The United States Housing Act of 1937 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae0452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 3(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437a/a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aae2b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each public housing agency shall ensure that a qualifying smoke alarm is installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in any dwelling unit in public housing owned or operated by the public housing agency, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y1aae2b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aae2b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and is sealed, is tamper resistant, and contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5543">136 STAT. 5543</page></content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 8 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae2b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (k) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aae7990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying Smoke Alarms</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each owner of a dwelling unit receiving project-based assistance under this section shall ensure that qualifying smoke alarms are installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this subsection and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this subsection—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I)</num><item class="inline" id="y1aae7997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aae7998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aae7999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>is sealed;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aae799a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>is tamper resistant; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1aae799b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae799c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aae799d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aae799e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (o), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aaec7bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each dwelling unit receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under this subsection shall have a qualifying smoke alarm installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5544">136 STAT. 5544</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aaec7c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y1aaec7c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and is sealed, is tamper resistant, and contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaec7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaec7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supportive Housing for the Elderly</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 202(j) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q/j">12 U.S.C. 1701q(j)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each owner of a dwelling unit assisted under this section shall ensure that qualifying smoke alarms are installed in accordance with the requirements of applicable codes and standards and the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aaf15ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y1aaf15f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and is sealed, is tamper resistant, and contains silencing means; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5545">136 STAT. 5545</page></content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaf15f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 811(j) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s8013/j">42 U.S.C. 8013(j)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each dwelling unit assisted under this section shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aaf3d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y1aaf3d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and is sealed, is tamper resistant, and contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaf3d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 856 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12905">42 U.S.C. 12905</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aaf8b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying Smoke Alarms</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aaf8b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each dwelling unit assisted under this subtitle shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5546">136 STAT. 5546</page> by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab35bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this subsection and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this subsection—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I)</num><item class="inline" id="y1ab35bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ab35bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>is sealed;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>is tamper resistant; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this subsection, is hardwired.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural Housing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1471/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab35bd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 514 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1484">42 U.S.C. 1484</ref>), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying Smoke Alarms</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Housing and related facilities constructed with loans under this section shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab3a8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5547">136 STAT. 5547</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this subsection and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this subsection—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a8fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I)</num><item class="inline" id="y1ab3a8ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="aa">(aa) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></item> <item class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ab3a900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>is sealed;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>is tamper resistant; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this subsection, is hardwired.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3a906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 515(m) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1485/m">42 U.S.C. 1485(m)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab3f727-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying Smoke Alarms</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f728-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Housing and related facilities rehabilitated or repaired with amounts received under a loan made or insured under this section shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f729-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab3f72a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f72b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f72c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying smoke alarm defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f72d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f72e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y1ab3f72f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ab3f730-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and is sealed, is tamper resistant, and contains silencing means; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f731-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f732-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5548">136 STAT. 5548</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab3f733-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans & Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1486">42 U.S.C. 1486</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f734-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f735-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ab3f738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>that such housing shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards published by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab3f73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ab41e4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab41e4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>the term ‘<term>smoke alarm</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>smoke detector</term>’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2225/d">15 U.S.C. 2225(d)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ab4455f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab44560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the term ‘<term>qualifying smoke alarm</term>’ means a smoke alarm that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1ab44563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>is hardwired; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ab44564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable primary batteries and—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44565-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>is sealed;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44566-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>is tamper resistant; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44567-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>contains silencing means; and</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44568-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab44569-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, is hardwired.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab4456a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab4456b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the amendments made by this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab4456c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab4456d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 USC 1701q note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) through (f) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab4456e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab4456f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1701q">12 USC 1701q note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Preemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to preempt or limit the applicability of any State or local law relating to the installation and maintenance of smoke alarms in housing that requires standards that are more stringent than the standards described in the amendments made by this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5549">136 STAT. 5549</page></content></subsection> </section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab44570-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act.</p></sidenote>BENJAMIN BERELL FERENCZ CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab44571-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5111">31 USC 5111 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading>FINDINGS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ab4baa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4baa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Benjamin “Ben” Berell Ferencz was born on March 11, 1920, in Transylvania, now modern-day Hungary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>In 1920, Ben and his family fled anti-Semitic persecution and emigrated to the United States. Ben grew up in New York City, and, in 1940, was awarded a scholarship to Harvard Law School where he graduated with honors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>After the onset of World War II, Ben enlisted in the United States Army in 1943, and joined an anti-aircraft artillery battalion preparing for the invasion of France. As an enlisted man under General Patton, he fought in most of the major campaigns in Europe.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>As Nazi atrocities were uncovered, Ben was transferred to a newly created War Crimes Branch of the Army to gather evidence of war crimes that could be used in a court of law to prosecute persons responsible for these crimes. Ben documented the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany, visiting concentration camps as they were liberated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>At the end of 1945, Ben was honorably discharged from the United States Army with the rank of Sergeant of Infantry. He had been awarded five battle stars.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>In 1946, the United States Government recruited Ben to join the team working on the Nuremberg tribunals, a novel independent court established to try top-ranking Nazi officials for crimes perpetrated during the course of the war, including those crimes we now call the Holocaust. Mr. Ferencz was sent to Berlin to oversee a team of 50 researchers investigating official Nazi records, which provided overwhelming evidence to implicate German doctors, lawyers, judges, generals, industrialists, and others in genocide.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>By 1948, at age 27, Ben had secured enough evidence to prosecute 22 SS members of Nazi killing squads charged for the murder of over 1,000,0000 Jewish, Roma, Soviet, and other men, women, and children in shooting massacres in occupied Soviet territory. He was appointed chief prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen Trial, in what the Associated Press called “the biggest murder trial in history”. The court found 20 Nazi officials guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership in a criminal organization for their roles in the murder of over a million people. An additional two defendants were found guilty for membership in a criminal organization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>After the Nuremberg trials ended, Ben fought for compensation for victims and survivors of the Holocaust, the return of stolen assets, and other forms of restitution for those who had suffered at the hands of the Nazis.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5550">136 STAT. 5550</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Since the 1970s, Ben has worked tirelessly to promote development of international mechanisms to outlaw and punish aggressive war and the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. His efforts contributed to the establishment of the International Criminal Court and to the recognition of aggression as an international crime.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Ben is a tireless advocate for international criminal justice and the conviction that the rule of law offers the world a sustainable path to stem conflict and reach peaceful conclusions to geopolitical disputes. His unwavering goal has been “to establish a legal precedent that would encourage a more humane and secure world in the future”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab4e1bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Ben, at age 102, is still active, giving speeches throughout the world about lessons learned during his extraordinary career. He is compelled by the imperative to “replace the rule of force with the rule of law”, promoting judicial mechanisms that can resolve conflict. He often tells young people to “never give up” because the fight for peace and justice is worth the long struggle ahead.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab508ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presentation Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Benjamin Berell Ferencz, in recognition of his service to the United States and international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and rule of law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab508cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Design and Striking</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this title as the “Secretary”) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. The design shall bear an image of, and inscription of the name of, Benjamin Berell Ferencz.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab508d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab508d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Donald Ferencz.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition of Medal</inline>.—</heading><content>Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to Benjamin Berell Ferencz or, if unavailable, to his son, Donald Ferencz.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><heading>DUPLICATE MEDALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab52fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 703, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab52fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">United States Holocaust Memorial Museum</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab52fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide a duplicate bronze medal described under subsection (a) to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab52fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum should make the duplicate medal received under this subsection available for display to the public whenever the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum determines that such display is timely, feasible, and practical.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5551">136 STAT. 5551</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><heading>STATUS OF MEDALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab556f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Medals</inline>.—</heading><content>The medals struck pursuant to this title are national medals for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch51">chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab556f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Numismatic Items</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5134">section 5134 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, all medals struck under this title shall be considered to be numismatic items.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab556f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Use Fund Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this title.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab556f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proceeds of Sale</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 704 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMISSION</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading>TERMINATION OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4020(f) of the CARES Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9055/f">15 U.S.C. 9055(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>June 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></section> <num value="IX">TITLE IX—</num><heading>FLOOD INSURANCE</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="901">SEC. 901. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab57e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Financing</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4016/a">42 U.S.C. 4016(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab57e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Expiration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4026">42 U.S.C. 4026</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab57e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab57e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s4016">42 USC 4016 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> DIVISION BB—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>MANUFACTURING.GOV</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab5a51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1512">15 USC 1512 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab61a4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab61a50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab61a51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab61a52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to be known as the “manufacturing.gov hub”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5552">136 STAT. 5552</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab61a53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The manufacturing.gov hub established under subsection (b) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>serve as the primary hub for information relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled “U.S. Manufacturing” (GAO 17–240), published on March 28, 2017;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide the contact information of relevant program offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>provide an avenue for public input and feedback relating to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the functionality of the website of the Department of Commerce;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>any other manufacturing-related challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United States;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab6416a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>establish web pages within the hub that shall focus on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab6416b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>technology and research and development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab6416c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>trade;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab6416d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>workforce development and training;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab6416e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>industrial commons and supply chains; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab6416f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>small and medium manufacturers; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>use machine learning to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64171-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identify frequently asked questions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab64172-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>disseminate to the public answers to the questions identified under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab64173-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Additional Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>STURDY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab64174-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2056f">15 USC 2056f</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD TO PROTECT AGAINST TIP-OVER OF CLOTHING STORAGE UNITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab779f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clothing Storage Unit Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>clothing storage unit</term>” means any free-standing furniture item manufactured in the United States or imported for use in the United States that is intended for the storage of clothing, typical of bedroom furniture.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab779f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CPSC Determination of Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall specify the types of furniture items within the scope of subsection (a) as part of a standard promulgated under this section based on tip-over data as reasonably necessary to protect children up to 72 months of age from injury or death.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab779f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consumer Product Safety Standard Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab779f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab779f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in subsection (f )(1), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab779fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab779fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab779fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with representatives of consumer groups, clothing storage unit manufacturers, craft or handmade furniture manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, examine and assess the effectiveness of any voluntary consumer product safety standards for clothing storage units; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5553">136 STAT. 5553</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab779fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab779fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab779ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, and paragraph (2), promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, that shall take effect 180 days after the date of promulgation or such a later date as the Commission determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The standard promulgated under paragraph (1) shall protect children from tip-over-related death or injury with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>tests that simulate the weight of children up to 60 pounds;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>objective, repeatable, reproducible, and measurable tests or series of tests that simulate real-world use and account for impacts on clothing storage unit stability that may result from placement on carpeted surfaces, drawers with items in them, multiple open drawers, and dynamic force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>testing of all clothing storage units, including those 27 inches and above in height; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>warning requirements based on ASTM F2057–19, or its successor at the time of enactment, provided that the Consumer Product Safety Commission may strengthen the warning requirements of ASTM F2057–19, or its successor, if reasonably necessary to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Testing clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Tests referred to in paragraph (2)(B) shall allow for the utilization of safety features (excluding tip restraints) to work as intended if the features cannot be overridden by consumers in normal use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of standard</inline>.—</heading><content>A consumer product safety standard promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2058">15 U.S.C. 2058</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab77a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adoption of Voluntary Standard</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab77a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab77a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab77a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If a voluntary standard exists that meets the requirements of paragraph (2), the Commission shall, not later than 90 days after the date on which such determination is made and in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, promulgate a final consumer product safety standard that adopts the applicable performance requirements of such voluntary standard related to protecting children from tip-over-related death or injury. A consumer product safety standard promulgated under this subsection shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2058">15 U.S.C. 2058</ref>).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab77a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> Such standard shall take effect 120 days after the date of the promulgation of the rule, or such a later date as the Commission determines appropriate. Such standard will supersede any other existing standard for clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a11c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The requirements of this paragraph with respect to a voluntary standard for clothing storage units are that such standard—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a11d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>protects children up to 72 months of age from tip-over-related death or injury;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5554">136 STAT. 5554</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a11e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>meets the requirements described in subsection (c)(2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a11f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>is, or will be, published not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>is developed by ASTM International or such other standard development organization that the Commission determines is in compliance with the intent of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice required to be published in the federal register</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall publish a notice in the Federal Register upon beginning the promulgation of a rule under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab7a125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revision of Voluntary Standard</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice to commission</inline>.—</heading><content>If the performance requirements of a voluntary standard adopted under subsection (d) are subsequently revised, the organization that revised the performance requirements of such standard shall notify the Commission of such revision after final approval.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a129-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of revision</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Commission is notified of revised performance requirements of a voluntary standard described in paragraph (1) (or such later date as the Commission determines appropriate), the Commission shall determine whether the revised performance requirements meet the requirements of subsection (d)(2)(B), and if so, modify, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, the standard promulgated under subsection (d) to include the revised performance requirements that the Commission determines meet such requirements.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a12a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> The modified standard shall take effect after 180 days or such later date as the Commission deems appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ab7a12b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subsequent Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a12c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a12d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a12e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, subsequent to the publication of a consumer product safety standard under this section, the Commission may, at any time, initiate rulemaking, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to modify the requirements of such standard or to include additional provisions if the Commission makes a determination that such modifications or additions are reasonably necessary to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a12f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Petition for revision of rule</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a130-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a131-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a132-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Commission receives a petition for a new or revised test that permits incorporated safety features (excluding tip restraints) to work as intended, if the features cannot be overridden by consumers in normal use and provide an equivalent or greater level of safety as the tests developed under subsection (c)(2) or the performance requirements described in subsection (d)(2)(B), as applicable, the Commission shall determine within 120 days—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a133-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>whether the petition meets the requirements for petitions set forth in <ref href="/us/cfr/t16/s1051.5">section 1051.5 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor regulation implementing section 9(i) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2058/i">15 U.S.C. 2058(i)</ref>); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5555">136 STAT. 5555</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a134-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a135-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>whether the petition demonstrates that the test could reasonably meet the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(B), and if so, the Commission shall determine by recorded vote, within 60 days after the determination, whether to initiate rulemaking, in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, to revise a consumer product safety standard promulgated under this section to include the new or revised test.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a137-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Demonstration of compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>Compliance with the testing requirements of a standard revised under subparagraph (A) may be demonstrated either through the performance of a new or revised test under subparagraph (A) or the performance of the tests otherwise required under a standard promulgated under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ab7a138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Any rule promulgated under this subsection, including any modification or revision made under this subsection, shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2058">15 U.S.C. 2058</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>INFORM CONSUMERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ab7a139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s45f">15 USC 45f</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COLLECTION, VERIFICATION, AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY ONLINE MARKETPLACES TO INFORM CONSUMERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb23aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection and Verification of Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collection</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An online marketplace shall require any high-volume third party seller on such online marketplace’s platform to provide, not later than 10 days after qualifying as a high-volume third party seller on the platform, the following information to the online marketplace:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bank account</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A bank account number, or, if such seller does not have a bank account, the name of the payee for payments issued by the online marketplace to such seller.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provision of information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The bank account or payee information required under subclause (I) may be provided by the seller in the following ways:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>To the online marketplace.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>To a payment processor or other third party contracted by the online marketplace to maintain such information, provided that the online marketplace ensures that it can obtain such information within 3 business days from such payment processor or other third party.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contact information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Contact information for such seller as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>With respect to a high-volume third party seller that is an individual, the individual’s name.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5556">136 STAT. 5556</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><chapeau>With respect to a high-volume third party seller that is not an individual, one of the following forms of contact information:</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>A copy of a valid government-issued identification for an individual acting on behalf of such seller that includes the individual’s name.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>A copy of a valid government-issued record or tax document that includes the business name and physical address of such seller.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tax id</inline>.—</heading><content>A business tax identification number, or, if such seller does not have a business tax identification number, a taxpayer identification number.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working email and phone number</inline>.—</heading><content>A current working email address and phone number for such seller.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of change; annual certification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An online marketplace shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>periodically, but not less than annually, notify any high-volume third party seller on such online marketplace’s platform of the requirement to keep any information collected under subparagraph (A) current; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>require any high-volume third party seller on such online marketplace’s platform to, not later than 10 days after receiving the notice under clause (i), electronically certify that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the seller has provided any changes to such information to the online marketplace, if any such changes have occurred; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>there have been no changes to such seller’s information.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension</inline>.—</heading><content>In the event that a high-volume third party seller does not provide the information or certification required under this paragraph, the online marketplace shall, after providing the seller with written or electronic notice and an opportunity to provide such information or certification not later than 10 days after the issuance of such notice, suspend any future sales activity of such seller until such seller provides such information or certification.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Verification</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An online marketplace shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>verify the information collected under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 10 days after such collection; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>verify any change to such information not later than 10 days after being notified of such change by a high-volume third party seller under paragraph (1)(B).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Presumption of verification</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a high-volume third party seller that provides a copy of a valid government-issued tax document, any information contained in such document shall be presumed to be verified as of the date of issuance of such document.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5557">136 STAT. 5557</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data use limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Data collected solely to comply with the requirements of this section may not be used for any other purpose unless required by law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data security requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>An online marketplace shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, appropriate to the nature of the data and the purposes for which the data will be used, to protect the data collected to comply with the requirements of this section from unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modification.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb23cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disclosure Required</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An online marketplace shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>require any high-volume third party seller with an aggregate total of $20,000 or more in annual gross revenues on such online marketplace, and that uses such online marketplace’s platform, to provide the information described in subparagraph (B) to the online marketplace; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>disclose the information described in subparagraph (B) to consumers in a clear and conspicuous manner—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>on the product listing page (including via hyperlink); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in the order confirmation message or other document or communication made to the consumer after the purchase is finalized and in the consumer’s account transaction history.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The information described in this subparagraph is the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Subject to paragraph (2), the identity of the high-volume third party seller, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the full name of the seller, which may include the seller name or seller’s company name, or the name by which the seller or company operates on the online marketplace;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the physical address of the seller; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>contact information for the seller, to allow for the direct, unhindered communication with high-volume third party sellers by users of the online marketplace, including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>a current working phone number;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>a current working email address; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>other means of direct electronic messaging (which may be provided to such seller by the online marketplace), provided that the requirements of this item shall not prevent an online marketplace from monitoring communications between high-volume third party sellers and users of the online marketplace for fraud, abuse, or spam.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Whether the high-volume third party seller used a different seller to supply the consumer product to the consumer upon purchase, and, upon the request of an authenticated purchaser, the information described in clause (i) relating to any such seller that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5558">136 STAT. 5558</page> supplied the consumer product to the purchaser, if such seller is different than the high-volume third party seller listed on the product listing prior to purchase.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (B), upon the request of a high-volume third party seller, an online marketplace may provide for partial disclosure of the identity information required under paragraph (1)(B)(i) in the following situations:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>If such seller certifies to the online marketplace that the seller does not have a business address and only has a residential street address, or has a combined business and residential address, the online marketplace may—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>disclose only the country and, if applicable, the State in which such seller resides; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>inform consumers that there is no business address available for the seller and that consumer inquiries should be submitted to the seller by phone, email, or other means of electronic messaging provided to such seller by the online marketplace.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>If such seller certifies to the online marketplace that the seller is a business that has a physical address for product returns, the online marketplace may disclose the seller’s physical address for product returns.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>If such seller certifies to the online marketplace that the seller does not have a phone number other than a personal phone number, the online marketplace shall inform consumers that there is no phone number available for the seller and that consumer inquiries should be submitted to the seller’s email address or other means of electronic messaging provided to such seller by the online marketplace.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb23e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb23e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If an online marketplace becomes aware that a high-volume third party seller has made a false representation to the online marketplace in order to justify the provision of a partial disclosure under subparagraph (A) or that a high-volume third party seller who has requested and received a provision for a partial disclosure under subparagraph (A) has not provided responsive answers within a reasonable time frame to consumer inquiries submitted to the seller by phone, email, or other means of electronic messaging provided to such seller by the online marketplace, the online marketplace shall, after providing the seller with written or electronic notice and an opportunity to respond not later than 10 days after the issuance of such notice, suspend any future sales activity of such seller unless such seller consents to the disclosure of the identity information required under paragraph (1)(B)(i).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting mechanism</inline>.—</heading><content>An online marketplace shall disclose to consumers in a clear and conspicuous manner on the product listing of any high-volume third party seller a reporting mechanism that allows for electronic and telephonic <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5559">136 STAT. 5559</page> reporting of suspicious marketplace activity to the online marketplace.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb4af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb4af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb4afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Suspension.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>If a high-volume third party seller does not comply with the requirements to provide and disclose information under this subsection, the online marketplace shall, after providing the seller with written or electronic notice and an opportunity to provide or disclose such information not later than 10 days after the issuance of such notice, suspend any future sales activity of such seller until the seller complies with such requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb4afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unfair and deceptive acts or practices</inline>.—</heading><content>A violation of subsection (a) or (b) by an online marketplace shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s57a/a/1/B">15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Powers of the commission</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission shall enforce subsections (a) and (b) in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s41/etseq">15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.</ref>) were incorporated into and made a part of this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privileges and immunities</inline>.—</heading><content>Any person that violates subsection (a) or (b) shall be subject to the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s41/etseq">15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Commission may promulgate regulations under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, with respect to the collection, verification, or disclosure of information under this section, provided that such regulations are limited to what is necessary to collect, verify, and disclose such information.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority preserved</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any other provision of law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb4b02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement by State Attorneys General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that any online marketplace has violated or is violating this section or a regulation promulgated under this section that affects one or more residents of that State, the attorney general of the State may bring a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States, to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>enjoin further such violation by the defendant;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>enforce compliance with this section or such regulation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>obtain civil penalties in the amount provided for under subsection (c);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>obtain other remedies permitted under State law; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>obtain damages, restitution, or other compensation on behalf of residents of the State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb4b0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice</inline>.—</heading><content>The attorney general of a State shall provide prior written notice of any action under paragraph (1) to the Commission and provide the Commission with a copy of the complaint in the action, except in any case in which such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5560">136 STAT. 5560</page> prior notice is not feasible, in which case the attorney general shall serve such notice immediately upon instituting such action.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intervention by the commission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon receiving notice under paragraph (2), the Commission shall have the right—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to intervene in the action;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising therein; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>to file petitions for appeal.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on state action while federal action is pending</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Commission has instituted a civil action for violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section, no State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may bring a separate action under paragraph (1) during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the Commission for any violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section that is alleged in the complaint. A State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may join a civil action for a violation of this section or regulation promulgated under this section filed by the Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of bringing a civil action under paragraph (1), nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the chief law enforcement officer, or official or agency of a State, from exercising the powers conferred on such chief law enforcement officer, or official or agency of a State, by the laws of the State to conduct investigations, administer oaths or affirmations, or compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions by other state officials</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to civil actions brought by attorneys general under paragraph (1), any other officer of a State who is authorized by the State to do so, except for any private person on behalf of the State attorney general, may bring a civil action under paragraph (1), subject to the same requirements and limitations that apply under this subsection to civil actions brought by attorneys general.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings provision</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit an authorized official of a State from initiating or continuing any proceeding in a court of the State for a violation of any civil or criminal law of the State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb4b14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Severability</inline>.—</heading><content>If any provision of this section, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this section and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb4b15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Commission</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Commission</term>” means the Federal Trade Commission.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consumer product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>consumer product</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5561">136 STAT. 5561</page> (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2301">15 U.S.C. 2301</ref>) and <ref href="/us/cfr/t16/s700.1">section 700.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">High-volume third party seller</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abb4b1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>high-volume third party seller</term>” means a participant on an online marketplace’s platform who is a third party seller and, in any continuous 12-month period during the previous 24 months, has entered into 200 or more discrete sales or transactions of new or unused consumer products and an aggregate total of $5,000 or more in gross revenues.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of calculating the number of discrete sales or transactions or the aggregate gross revenues under subparagraph (A), an online marketplace shall only be required to count sales or transactions made through the online marketplace and for which payment was processed by the online marketplace, either directly or through its payment processor.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Online marketplace</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>online marketplace</term>” means any person or entity that operates a consumer-directed electronically based or accessed platform that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>includes features that allow for, facilitate, or enable third party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, storage, shipping, or delivery of a consumer product in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is used by one or more third party sellers for such purposes; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>has a contractual or similar relationship with consumers governing their use of the platform to purchase consumer products.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Seller</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>seller</term>” means a person who sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product through an online marketplace’s platform.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Third party seller</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>third party seller</term>” means any seller, independent of an online marketplace, who sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product in the United States through such online marketplace’s platform.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>third party seller</term>” does not include, with respect to an online marketplace—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a seller who operates the online marketplace’s platform; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>a business entity that has—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>made available to the general public the entity’s name, business address, and working contact information;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>an ongoing contractual relationship with the online marketplace to provide the online marketplace with the manufacture, distribution, wholesaling, or fulfillment of shipments of consumer products; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>provided to the online marketplace identifying information, as described in subsection (a), that has been verified in accordance with that subsection.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb4b29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Verify</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>verify</term>” means to confirm information provided to an online marketplace pursuant to this section, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5562">136 STAT. 5562</page> which may include the use of one or more methods that enable the online marketplace to reliably determine that any information and documents provided are valid, corresponding to the seller or an individual acting on the seller’s behalf, not misappropriated, and not falsified.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb4b2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relationship to State Laws</inline>.—</heading><content>No State or political subdivision of a State, or territory of the United States, may establish or continue in effect any law, regulation, rule, requirement, or standard that conflicts with the requirements of this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb4b2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT REAUTHORIZATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>COVERED ENTITY DEFINED.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb984c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1403 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8002">15 U.S.C. 8002</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb984d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb984e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1abb984f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>covered entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb9850-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abb9851-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an Indian Tribe.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1abb9852-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Indian Tribe</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304/e">25 U.S.C. 5304(e)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abb9853-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Correction</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (10) of section 1403 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (as so redesignated) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3(10) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2052/10">15 U.S.C. 2052(10)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2052/a">15 U.S.C. 2052(a)</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abbe674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8004">15 U.S.C. 8004</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1abc5ba5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1405">“SEC. 1405. </num><heading class="bold">SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5ba6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations authorized by subsection (e), the Commission shall carry out a grant program to provide assistance to eligible covered entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5ba7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible for a grant under the program, a covered entity shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5ba8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that, as of the date on which the covered entity submits an application to the Commission for a grant under this section, the covered entity has enacted and provides for the enforcement of a statute that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5ba9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>except as provided in section 1406(a)(1)(A)(i), applies to all swimming pools constructed in the State or in the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe (as the case may be) on or after such date; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5563">136 STAT. 5563</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>meets the minimum State law requirements of section 1406; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>submit an application to the Commission at such time, in such form, and containing such additional information as the Commission may require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of Grant</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission shall determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section, and shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the population of the covered entity;<sidenote><p>Determination.</p></sidenote></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the relative enforcement and implementation needs of the covered entity; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>allocation of grant funds in a manner designed to provide the maximum benefit from the program in terms of protecting children from drowning or entrapment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Grant Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State or an Indian Tribe receiving a grant under this section shall use—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>at least 25 percent of amounts made available—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to hire and train personnel for implementation and enforcement of standards under the swimming pool and spa safety law of the State or Indian Tribe; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to defray administrative costs associated with the hiring and training programs under subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>the remainder—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to educate pool owners, pool operators, and other members of the public about the standards under the swimming pool and spa safety law of the State or Indian Tribe and about the prevention of drowning or entrapment of children using swimming pools and spas; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to defray administrative costs associated with the education programs under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2023 $2,500,000 to carry out this section.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1406 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8005">15 U.S.C. 8005</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the eligibility of a State</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the eligibility of a covered entity</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abc5bba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abc5bbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>State</term>’ includes an Indian Tribe.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF CPSC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1abc82cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1407 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8006">15 U.S.C. 8006</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1abca9dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1407">“SEC. 1407. </num><heading class="bold">EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abca9de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Commission shall establish and carry out an education and awareness program to inform the public of methods to prevent drowning and entrapment in swimming pools and spas. In carrying out the program, the Commission shall develop—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abca9df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>educational materials designed for swimming pool and spa manufacturers, service companies, and supply retail outlets, including guidance on barrier and drain cover inspection, maintenance, and replacement;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5564">136 STAT. 5564</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abca9e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>educational materials designed for swimming pool and spa owners and operators, consumers, States, and Indian Tribes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abca9e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>a national media campaign to promote awareness of swimming pool and spa safety.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abca9e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2023 $2,500,000 to carry out the education and awareness program authorized by subsection (a).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abca9e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act.</p></sidenote><heading>RANSOMWARE ACT</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">RANSOMWARE Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading>INCLUSION OF REPORT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1abcd0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/116/173/s2">Section 2 of Public Law 116–173</ref><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abcd0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/134/837">134 Stat. 837</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abcd0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abcd0f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abcd0f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1abcd0f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the first report required by the RANSOMWARE Act.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading>REPORT ON RANSOMWARE AND OTHER CYBER-RELATED ATTACKS BY CERTAIN FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abd944a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With the transmission of the report required by <ref href="/us/pl/116/173/s2">section 2 of Public Law 116–173</ref>, and separately in 2025 and 2027, the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report, which may include a classified annex for information that is nonpublic or related to Commission investigations or interagency deliberations, and that shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd944b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The number and details of cross-border complaints received by the Commission (including which such complaints were acted upon and which such complaints were not acted upon) that relate to incidents that were reported to the Commission as committed by individuals, companies, or governments, including those described in subsection (b), broken down by each type of individual, type of company, or government described in a paragraph of such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd944c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The number and details of cross-border complaints received by the Commission (including which such complaints were acted upon and which such complaints were not acted upon) that involve ransomware or other cyber-related attacks that were reported to the Commission as committed by individuals, companies, or governments, including those described in subsection (b), broken down by each type of individual, type of company, or government described in a paragraph of such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd944d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>A description of trends in the number of cross-border complaints received by the Commission and reported to the Commission as incidents that were committed by individuals, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5565">136 STAT. 5565</page> companies, or governments, including those described in subsection (b), broken down by each type of individual, type of company, or government described in a paragraph of such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd944e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Identification and details of foreign agencies (including foreign law enforcement agencies (as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s44">15 U.S.C. 44</ref>))) located in Russia, China, North Korea, or Iran with which the Commission has cooperated and the results of such cooperation, including any foreign agency enforcement action or lack thereof.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd944f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A description of Commission litigation, in relation to cross-border complaints described in paragraphs (1) and (2), brought in foreign courts and the results of such litigation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd9450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abd9451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abd9452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations for legislation that may advance the mission of the Commission in carrying out the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 and the amendments made by such Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abd9453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abdbb64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abdbb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations for legislation that may advance the security of the United States and United States companies against ransomware and other cyber-related attacks.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abdbb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abdbb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>Any recommendations for United States citizens and United States businesses to implement best practices on mitigating ransomware and other cyber-related attacks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abdbb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Individuals, Companies, and Governments Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The individuals, companies, and governments described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>An individual located within Russia or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>A company located within Russia or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Government of the Russian Federation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>An individual located within China or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>A company located within China or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>The Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>An individual located within North Korea or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>A company located within North Korea or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>An individual located within Iran or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>A company located within Iran or with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5566">136 STAT. 5566</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>TRAVEL AND TOURISM</heading> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="600">SEC. 600. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abdbb76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9801">15 USC 9801</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINED TERM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1abdbb77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, the term “<term>COVID–19 public health emergency</term>”—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>means the public health emergency first declared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) with respect to COVID–19; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abdbb79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such section 319.</content></paragraph> </section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abde28a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Visit America Act.</p></sidenote><heading>Travel Promotion</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abde28b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9801">15 USC 9801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Visit America Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abde28c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9802">15 USC 9802</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PURPOSES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1abe099d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The purposes of this subtitle are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe099e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to support the travel and tourism industry, which produces economic impacts that are vital to our national economy; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe099f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>to establish national goals for international visitors to the United States, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe09a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recommendations for achieving such goals and timelines for implementing such recommendations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe09a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordination between Federal and State agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe09a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the resources needed by each Government agency to achieve such goals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe09a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the number of international visitors and the value of national travel exports.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abe09a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9802">15 USC 9802 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1abe30b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe30b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>setting a national goal for the number of international visitors to the United States is vital for aligning Federal tourism policy to support American jobs and economic growth;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe57c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>setting a national goal for travel exports is vital for aligning Federal tourism policy to support American jobs, increase travel exports, and improve our Nation’s balance of trade;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe57c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the travel industry is an essential part of the United States services exports with respect to business, education, medical, and leisure travel;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe57c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the promotion of travel and visitation by the Corporation for Travel Promotion (doing business as “Brand USA”) is vital to increasing visitation and articulating the visitation laws of the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe57ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>there is an urgent need for a coordinated travel and tourism industry response and strategy to respond to the current state of such industry and future unforeseen circumstances that may impact the travel and tourism industry.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abe57cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t19/s2171">19 USC 2171 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR TRAVEL AND TOURISM.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1abe57cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2(d) of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1979 (<ref href="/us/stat/93/1382">93 Stat. 1382</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5567">136 STAT. 5567</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe57cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>There shall be in the Department two additional Assistant Secretaries</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) There shall be in the Department three additional Assistant Secretaries, including the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abe57ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1abe7edf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="605">SEC. 605. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1abe7ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9803">15 USC 9803</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR TRAVEL AND TOURISM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1abfde71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Visitation Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism (referred to in this section as the “Assistant Secretary”) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>after consultation with the travel and tourism industry, work with the Travel Promotion Committee and the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to establish an annual goal, consistent with the goals of the travel and tourism strategy developed pursuant to section 606(1), for—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of international visitors to the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the value of travel and tourism commerce;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop recommendations for achieving the annual goals established pursuant to paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>ensure that travel and tourism policy is developed in consultation with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Tourism Policy Council;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of State;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Secretary of Homeland Security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1abfde7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Corporation for Travel Promotion;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0058b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0058c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>travel and tourism industry representatives, including public and private destination marketing organizations, travel and tourism suppliers, gig economy representatives, and labor representatives from these industries;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0058d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>establish short, medium, and long-term timelines for implementing the recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0058e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>conduct Federal agency needs assessments, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget and other relevant Federal agencies, to identify the resources, statutory or regulatory changes, and private sector engagement needed to achieve the annual visitation goals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0058f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>provide assessments and recommendations to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the public through a publicly accessible website.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac00593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Domestic Travel and Tourism</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>evaluate, on an ongoing basis, domestic policy options for supporting competitiveness with respect to the strengths, weaknesses, and growth of the domestic travel industry;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5568">136 STAT. 5568</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>develop recommendations and goals to support and enhance domestic tourism, separated by business and leisure; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>engage public and private stakeholders to support domestic tourism.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac00597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>consult with the Secretary of Labor to develop strategies and best practices for improving the timeliness and reliability of travel and tourism workforce data;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac00599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>work with the Secretary of Labor and the Bureau of Economic Analysis to improve travel and tourism industry data;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0059a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>provide recommendations for policy enhancements and efficiencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0059b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>provide policy recommendations regarding the gig economy as it relates to travel and tourism.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac0059c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facilitation of International Business Travel</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall strive to increase and facilitate international business travel to the United States and ensure competitiveness by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0059d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>facilitating large meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0059e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>emphasizing rural and other destinations in the United States that are rich in cultural heritage or ecological tourism, among other uniquely American destinations, as locations for hosting international meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0059f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>facilitating sports and recreation events and activities in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac005a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recovery Strategies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac005a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after amounts are appropriated to the Department of Commerce to accomplish the purposes of this section, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the entities referred to in subsection (a)(3), shall develop recovery strategies for the travel and tourism industry in response to the economic impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic and in anticipation of other unpredictable catastrophic events that would significantly affect the travel and tourism industry, such as hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes, wildfires, terrorist attacks, and pandemics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cost-benefit analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the recovery strategies under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall conduct cost-benefit analyses that take into account the health and economic effects of public health mitigation measures on the travel and tourism industry.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac005a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistant secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall produce an annual forecasting report on the travel and tourism industry, which shall include current and anticipated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>domestic employment needs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>international inbound volume and spending, taking into account the lasting effects of the COVID–19 public health emergency and the impact of the recovery strategy implemented pursuant to subsection (e)(1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>domestic volume and spending, including Federal and State public land travel and tourism data.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5569">136 STAT. 5569</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bureau of economic analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, subject to the availability of appropriations and to the extent feasible, should make quarterly updates to the Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>State-level travel and tourism spending data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>travel and tourism workforce data for full-time and part-time employment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Federal and State public lands outdoor recreational activity and tourism spending data.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National travel and tourism office</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the National Travel and Tourism Office—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in partnership with the Bureau of Economic Analysis and other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide a monthly report on international arrival and spending data to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the public through a publicly accessible website; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac005b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall include questions in the Survey of International Air Travelers regarding wait-times, visits to public lands, and State data, to the extent applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="606">SEC. 606. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac005b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9804">15 USC 9804</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ac02cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac02cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac02cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> less frequently than once every 10 years, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the Tourism Policy Council, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop and submit to Congress a 10-year travel and tourism strategy, which shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac02cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the establishment of goals with respect to the number of annual international visitors to the United States and the annual amount of travel and tourism commerce in the United States during such 10-year period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac02cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the resources needed to achieve the goals established pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac02cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes that would be necessary to achieve such goals.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="607">SEC. 607. </num><heading>UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD.<sidenote><p>Recommenda-</p></sidenote><sidenote><p>tions.</p></sidenote></heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ac053d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to encourage travel in the United States, and for other purposes” (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1546">15 U.S.C. 1546</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ac0a1fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="3">“SEC. 3. </num><heading class="fontsize12">UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac0a1fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac0a1fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the ‘Board’), the members of which shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for 2-year terms from companies and organizations in the travel and tourism industry.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac0a1fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive Director</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism shall serve as the Executive Director of the Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac0a1fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive Secretariat</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Travel and Tourism Office of the International Trade Administration shall serve as the Executive Secretariat for the Board.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac0a1ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board’s Charter shall specify that the Board will—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5570">136 STAT. 5570</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0a200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>serve as the advisory body to the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0a201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>advise the Secretary of Commerce on government policies and programs that affect the United States travel and tourism industry;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0a202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>offer counsel on current and emerging issues;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0a203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to problems related to the travel and tourism industry; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac0a204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>provide advice regarding the domestic travel and tourism industry as an economic engine.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac0a205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recovery Strategies</inline>.—</heading><content>The Board shall assist the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism in the development and implementation of the recovery strategies required under section 605(e)(1) of the Visit America Act.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="608">SEC. 608. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac0a206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9805">15 USC 9805</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DATA ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND TOURISM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall collect and make public aggregate data on domestic travel and tourism trends.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="609">SEC. 609. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac0a207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s9801">15 USC 9801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>COMPLETION OF PROCEEDING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  If the Secretary of Commerce, before the date of the enactment of this Act, has taken any action that, in whole or in part, implements this title or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary is not required to revisit such action to the extent such action is consistent with this title and the amendments made by this title.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Travel Safety</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="611">SEC. 611. </num><heading>STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF COVID–19 PANDEMIC ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac228a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pandemic period</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>pandemic period</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>emergency period</term>” in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)</ref>), excluding any portion of such period after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Travel and tourism industry</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>travel and tourism industry</term>” means the travel and tourism industry in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac228ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>complete an interim study, which shall be based on data available at the time the study is conducted and provide a framework for the study required under subsection (c), regarding the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry, including various segments of the travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, international, leisure, business, conventions, meetings, and events; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5571">136 STAT. 5571</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>submit a report containing the results of such interim study to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac228b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac228b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac228b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the report described in paragraph (1) publicly available on the website of the Department of Commerce.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac228b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the head of any other Federal agency the Secretary considers appropriate, shall complete a study on the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry, including various segments of the travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, international, leisure, business, conventions, meetings, and events.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac228b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matters for Consideration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the interim study required under subsection (b) and the study required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>changes in employment rates in the travel and tourism industry during the pandemic period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>changes in revenues of businesses in the travel and tourism industry during the pandemic period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>changes in employment and sales in industries related to the travel and tourism industry, and changes in contributions of the travel and tourism industry to such related industries, during the pandemic period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>the effects attributable to the changes described in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel and tourism industry and such related industries on the overall economy of the United States, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac24fcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of regional economies (on a per capita basis) during the pandemic period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the projected effects of such changes on the regional and overall economy of the United States following the pandemic period;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the effects attributable to the changes described in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel and tourism industry and such related industries on minority communities, including Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>reports on the economic impact of COVID–19 issued by other Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the costs and health benefits associated with COVID–19 requirements for air travel for entry into or exit from the United States and any consequent disincentives for tourism;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>any Federal barriers related to the response to the COVID–19 pandemic that are disincentivizing international tourism in the United States, including the source and policy rationale for these barriers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>any additional matters that the Secretary considers appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation and Public Comment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>consult with representatives of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the small business sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the restaurant or food service sector;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5572">136 STAT. 5572</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the hotel and alternative accommodations sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the attractions or recreation sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the outdoor recreation sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the travel distribution services sector;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>destination marketing organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>State tourism offices;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the passenger air, railroad, bus, and rental car sectors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><chapeau>labor representatives for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the sectors referred to in subparagraph (I); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>security screening personnel designated by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>provide an opportunity for public comment and advice relevant to conducting such study.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 6 months after the completion of the study required under subsection (c), the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the Tourism Policy Council, shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that contains—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of such study;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac24fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac24fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>policy recommendations for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>promoting and assisting the travel and tourism industry generally; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>promoting and assisting travel and tourism to Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities, by fully implementing the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/221">Public Law 114–221</ref>); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of the actions that should be taken by the Federal Government to accelerate the implementation of travel and tourism policies and programs authorized by law.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac24feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac24fec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac24fed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the report described in paragraph (1) publicly available on the website of the Department of Commerce.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION CC—WATER RELATED MATTERS
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO FISH RECOVERY PROGRAMS.  Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 123 Stat. 1310) is amended—(1) by striking “2023” each place it appears and inserting “2024”; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “$179,000,000” and inserting “$184,000,000”; (3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking “$30,000,000” and inserting “$25,000,000”; (4) in subsection (h), by striking “, at least 1 year prior to such expiration,”; and136 STAT. 5573 (5) in subsection (j), by striking “2021” each place it appears and inserting “2022”.
SEC. 102. COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM CONSERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.  Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235), is amended—(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking “additional funds” and inserting “funds for new water conservation agreements or”; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking “2022” and inserting “2024”; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking “2018” and inserting “2025”.
SEC. 103.

California.

SALTON SEA PROJECTS.  Section 1101 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4661) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:“(b) Additional Project Authorities.—“(1)

Grants.

Contracts.

In general.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may provide grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to carry out projects located in the area of the Salton Sea in southern California to mitigate impacts from dust from dry and drying lakebeds and to improve fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and water quality, in partnership with—“(A) State, Tribal, and local governments; “(B) water districts; “(C) joint powers authorities, including the Salton Sea Authority; “(D) nonprofit organizations; and “(E) institutions of higher education. “(2) Included activities.—The projects described in paragraph (1) may include—“(A) construction, operation, maintenance, permitting, and design activities required for the projects; and “(B) dust suppression projects.” ; and (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking “project referred to in subsection (a)” and inserting “projects referred to in subsections (a) and (b)”.
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF SUN RIVER PROJECT, MONTANA.(a) Authorization.—The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and pursuant to the reclamation laws, may construct, operate, and maintain facilities in the Sun River project, Montana, for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. (b) Effect.—The authorization under subsection (a) shall—(1) be in addition to any other authorizations for the Sun River project under existing law; and (2) not limit, restrict, or alter operations of the Sun River project in a manner that would be adverse to the satisfaction of valid existing water rights or water deliveries to the holder of any valid water service contract.136 STAT. 5574
SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT OF SMALL WATER STORAGE AND GROUNDWATER STORAGE PROJECTS.  Section 40903(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3203(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking “2,000” and inserting “200”.
 DIVISION DD—PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT
SEC. 1.

43 USC 776 note.

DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.  In this division, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac3607e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1732">43 USC 1732 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PILOT PROGRAM FOR NATIVE PLANT SPECIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac3fcbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Invasive species</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>invasive species</term>” means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, a nonnative organism, the introduction of which causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human, animal, or plant health.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locally adapted</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>locally adapted</term>” means, with respect to plants, plants that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>originate from an area that is geographically proximate to a planting area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>are environmentally adapted to and likely to become established and persist in that planting area.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Native plant species</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>native plant species</term>” means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, a species that, other than as a result of an introduction, historically occurred or currently occurs in that ecosystem.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonnative</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>nonnative</term>” means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, an organism, including the seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material of the organism capable of propagating that species, that occurs outside of the natural range of the organism.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plant material</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>plant material</term>” means a plant or the seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material of a plant capable of propagating the species of the plant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac423d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall, in accordance with any existing laws and management policies, carry out a pilot program to prioritize the use of native plant species within geographically diverse units of the National Park System and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac423d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>give preference to the use of locally adapted native plant materials where appropriate;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5575">136 STAT. 5575</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incorporate efforts to prevent, control, or eradicate the spread of invasive species;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>incorporate efforts to use native plants in areas that have experienced a recent wildfire event; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>identify situations in which the use of non-native plants may be warranted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac423dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, in carrying out the pilot program under subsection (b), coordinate activities with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the National Seed Strategy of the Bureau of Land Management;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Plant Conservation Alliance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Plant Materials Centers of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac423e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (b) terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the pilot program is established under that subsection.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac423e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the authority to carry out the pilot program terminates under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the pilot program carried out under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac423e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the cost-effectiveness of using native plants in units of the National Park System and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ac4c025-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Highlands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/pl/108/421">Public Law 108–421</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/118/2375">118 Stat. 2375</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4c026-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in section 3—<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac4c027-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/2375">118 Stat. 2375</ref>.</p></sidenote></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4c028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ac4e739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Highlands region</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>Highlands region</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the area depicted on the map entitled ‘The Highlands Region’, dated June 2004, updated after the date of enactment of this subparagraph to comprise each municipality included on the list of municipalities included in the Highlands region as of that date of enactment, and maintained in the headquarters of the Forest Service in Washington, District of Columbia; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a municipality approved by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under section 4(e).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ac4e73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>identified by a Highlands State as having high conservation value using the best available science and geographic information systems; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a political subdivision thereof; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) through (7);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 4—<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac4e741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/2376">118 Stat. 2376</ref>.</p></sidenote></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the Study</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>using the best available science and geographic information systems; and</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5576">136 STAT. 5576</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ac4e744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>provides that land conservation partnership projects will be consistent with areas identified as having high conservation value in accordance with the purposes described in section 2 in the Highlands region.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2005 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2029</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (g); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac4e747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac50e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request for Inclusion of Additional Municipality</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may, at the request of a Highlands State, with the concurrence of the municipality, approve the inclusion of a municipality within the State as part of the Highlands region.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac50e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior may not expend more than $300,000 for the administration of this Act in each fiscal year.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State administration</inline>.—</heading><content>A State that receives funds under this section for a land conservation partnership project may not use more than 5 percent of the funds to administer the land conservation partnership project.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 5—<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac50e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/2377">118 Stat. 2377</ref>.</p></sidenote></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Study, Update, and any future study that the Forest Service may undertake in</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a Pennsylvania and Connecticut Update</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the findings</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with stakeholders regarding implementation of the program; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2005 through 2014</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2029</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac50e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in section 6,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac50e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/118/2378">118 Stat. 2378</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac53575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appraisal Methodology</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac53576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to an appraisal related to a land acquisition carried out under this Act, a Highlands State shall use an appraisal methodology approved by the Secretary of the Interior.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac53577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alternative appraisal methodology</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A Highlands State may petition the Secretary of the Interior to consider an alternative appraisal methodology when there is a conflict, in any Highlands State, between—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac53578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an appraisal methodology approved by the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac53579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>applicable State law.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac5357a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s776">43 USC 776</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cadastre</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>cadastre</term>” means an inventory of real property developed through collecting, storing, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5577">136 STAT. 5577</page> retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data depicting natural or man-made physical features, phenomena, or boundaries of the earth, and any information related to the data, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>surveys;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>maps;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>charts;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>satellite and airborne remote sensing data;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>images; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><chapeau>services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by 1 or more professionals, as authorized to perform the services under State law, if applicable, such as—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a surveyor;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>a photogrammetrist;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>a hydrographer;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>a geodesist; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>a cartographer.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>cadastre</term>” includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a reference frame consisting of a current geodetic network that is consistent with, and not duplicative of, the National Geodic Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a series of current and accurate large-scale maps;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>an existing cadastral boundary overlay delineating all cadastral parcels;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a system for indexing and identifying each cadastral parcel; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a series of land data files, each including the parcel identifier, which can be used to retrieve information and cross-reference between and among other existing data files that may contain information about the use, assets, and infrastructure of each parcel.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cd9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal real property</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Federal real property</term>” means any real property owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Secretary concerned.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Federal real property</term>” does not include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>real property held in trust by the Federal Government for the benefit of 1 or more Indian Tribes or individual Indians; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>restricted land owned by an Indian Tribe or individual Indians.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Real property</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>real property</term>” means real estate consisting of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>land;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>buildings, crops, forests, or other resources still attached to or within the land;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>improvements or fixtures permanently attached to the land;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any structure on the land; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in the property described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary concerned</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>Secretary concerned</term>” means—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5578">136 STAT. 5578</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Secretary; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cadastre of Federal Real Property</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency data standardization</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of data relating to Federal real property.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of cadastre</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall develop (and thereafter maintain) a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries concerned to support Federal land management activities on Federal real property, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>resource development and conservation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>agricultural use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>active forest management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>environmental protection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>other use of the real property.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidation and report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized by law or maintained by the Secretary concerned, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the statutory authorization for each existing real property inventory or component of a cadastre; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the amount expended by the Federal Government for each existing real property inventory or component of a cadastre in fiscal year 2022;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized by law or maintained by the Secretary concerned that will be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1ac7cdbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>the existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized by law or maintained by the Secretary concerned that will not be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (2); and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a justification for not eliminating or consolidating an existing real property inventory or component of a cadastre described in clause (i) into the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (2);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the use of existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre currently maintained by any unit of State or local government that can be used to identify Federal real property within that unit of government;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5579">136 STAT. 5579</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the cost savings that will be achieved by eliminating or consolidating duplicative or unneeded real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized by law or maintained by the Secretary concerned that will become part of the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for the implementation of this section, including a cost estimate and an assessment of the feasibility of using revenue from any transactional activity authorized by law to offset any costs of implementing this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7cdc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for any legislation necessary to increase the cost savings and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of <amendingAction type="substitute">replacing</amendingAction>, eliminating, or consolidating Federal real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized by law or maintained by the Secretary concerned.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Secretaries concerned shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>participate (in accordance with section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3501">44 U.S.C. 3501 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/107/347">Public Law 107–347</ref>) and section 757 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2806">43 U.S.C. 2806</ref>)) in the establishment of such standards and common protocols as are necessary to ensure the interoperability of geospatial information pertaining to the cadastre under paragraph (2) for all users of the information;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7cdcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>coordinate with, seek assistance and cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Federal Geographic Data Committee established by section 753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2802/a">43 U.S.C. 2802(a)</ref>) for the implementation of and compliance with such standards and requirements of that Act as may be applicable to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the cadastre under paragraph (2); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>any aspect of the development of the cadastre under paragraph (2);</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>integrate, or make the cadastre interoperable with, the Federal Real Property Profile or other inventories established pursuant to Executive Order 13327 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s121">40 U.S.C. 121 note</ref>; relating to Federal real property asset management), the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s1303">40 U.S.C. 1303 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/114/287">Public Law 114–287</ref>), or the Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/318">Public Law 114–318</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/130/1608">130 Stat. 1608</ref>); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, integrate with and leverage current cadastre activities of units of State and local government.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts considered surveying and mapping</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract between the Secretaries concerned and a member of the private sector to provide products and services for the development of the cadastre shall be considered to be a contract <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5580">136 STAT. 5580</page> for services of surveying and mapping (within the meaning of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch11">chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Selection procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract described in clause (i) shall be entered into in accordance with the selection procedures in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch11">chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transparency and Public Access</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7f4e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in accordance with any requirements applicable to the Secretary concerned under section 759 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2808">43 U.S.C. 2808</ref>), make the cadastre under subsection (b)(2) publicly available on the internet—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in a graphically geo-enabled and searchable format; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in a manner that is consistent with, and meets any requirements for integration with, the GeoPlatform established under section 758(a) of that Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2807/a">43 U.S.C. 2807(a)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that the inventory referred to in subsection (b) includes the identification of all land suitable for disposal and the appraised value of the land, if an appraisal has been conducted, in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1701/etseq">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, prevent the disclosure of any parcel or parcels of land, any buildings or facilities on the land, or any information related to the land, buildings, or facilities if that disclosure would impair or jeopardize the national security or homeland defense of the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ac7f4ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Law</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any data that is part of the cadastre developed under subsection (b)(2) shall be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>considered to be geospatial data for purposes of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2801/etseq">43 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>subject to the requirements of that Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>creates any substantive or procedural right or benefit; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>requires or authorizes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any new surveying or mapping of Federal real property;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the evaluation of any parcel of land or other real property for potential management by a non-Federal entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the disposal of any Federal real property; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>any new appraisal or assessment of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the value of any parcel of Federal land or other real property; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac7f4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the cultural and archaeological resources on any parcel of Federal land or other real property.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>SALE OR LEASE OF LAND TO FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES UNDER THE RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac89138-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application; Acreage Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The first section of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”) (<ref href="/us/stat/44/741/ch578">44 Stat. 741, chapter 578</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/68/174/ch263">68 Stat. 174, chapter 263</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s869">43 U.S.C. 869</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89139-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5581">136 STAT. 5581</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8913a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the first sentence—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8913b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>federally recognized Indian Tribe,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Territory,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8913c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Territorial,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8913d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Tribal,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>or local authority</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8913e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8913f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(i) For recreational</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ac89140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>For recreational”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(ii) For public purposes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ac89142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>For public purposes”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ac89144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>To any federally recognized Indian Tribe, 6,400 acres.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ac89146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>To any federally recognized Indian Tribe, 640 acres.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>States and counties and to State and Federal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>States, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and counties and to State, Tribal, Territorial, and Federal</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac89149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the last sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, except for a use authorized under the Act of June 1, 1938 (<ref href="/us/stat/52/609">52 Stat. 609</ref>; 43 U.S.C., sec. 682a), as amended</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac8914a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”) (<ref href="/us/stat/44/741/ch578">44 Stat. 741, chapter 578</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t43/s869–1">43 U.S.C. 869–1</ref>), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8914b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, federally recognized Indian Tribe</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>, Territory</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8914c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>Territorial,</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac8914d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>federally recognized Indian Tribe or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>municipal corporation</quotedText>” each place it appears.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>FOREST SERVICE PROVISIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac9c9ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 502 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9c9cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (11) through (15) as paragraphs (12) through (16), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (10) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified resident or relative</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified resident or relative</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a former resident of the area within the Recreation Area or the spouse of a former resident of that area; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a widow, widower, or lineal descendant of an individual buried in a cemetery located in the Recreation Area.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5582">136 STAT. 5582</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(b) of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–11(b)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Status of unit</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall administer the Recreation Area as a separate unit of the National Forest System.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Board</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 522 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–22) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>17</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>13</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (6) as paragraph (4);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonconsecutive terms</inline>.—</heading><content>Members of the Advisory Board may serve multiple terms, but may not serve consecutive terms.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may advise</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall advise</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ac9f0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aca1803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>an annual work plan for recreation and environment education areas in the Recreation Area, including the heritage program, with the nonappropriated amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aca1804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>an annual forest management and harvest plan for the Recreation Area; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aca1805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca1806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca1807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>biannually</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>twice each year</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca1808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, on a public website of the Department of Agriculture,</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>and by</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca1809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aca180a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aca180b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aca180c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minutes</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish the minutes of each meeting of the Advisory Board on a public website of the Department of Agriculture.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca180d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 523(a) of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–23(a)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may charge reasonable fees</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall charge reasonable fees, in consultation with the Advisory Board and consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6801/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.</ref>),</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca180e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition of Receipts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 524 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460lll–24">16 U.S.C. 460lll–24</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca3f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund shall be available to the Secretary until expended, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5583">136 STAT. 5583</page> without further appropriation, for construction, improvement, or maintenance in the Recreation Area.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca3f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Restriction on Use of Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund shall not be used for management of the Recreation Area, including salaries and expenses.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca3f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Authorities and Gifts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 526 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–26) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca3f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Memoranda of Understanding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may, for purposes of carrying out this Act—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca3f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>enter into memoranda of understanding with State or local government entities, including law enforcement, as appropriate, to clarify jurisdictional matters, such as road management, policing, and other functions that are typically performed by the entity on non-Federal land; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca3f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aca3f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aca3f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>make available on a public website of the Department of Agriculture any memoranda of understanding entered into under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca3f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cemeteries</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 528 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–28) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca3f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca3f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca3f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca663b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land for Plots for Qualified Residents or Relatives</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca663c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requests</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, on request from a qualified resident or relative or a cemetery association, shall grant additional land for the minor expansion of existing cemeteries within the Recreation Area, to the extent necessary, to allow for the burial of qualified residents or relatives.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca663d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Any expenses required to move border fences or markers due to an expansion under paragraph (1) shall be the responsibility of the person making the request under that paragraph.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca663e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resource Management</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 529 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–29) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca8d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historical Resources</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall identify and manage the historical resources of the Recreation Area—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t54/stIII/dA">division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code</ref> (formerly known as the ‘National Historic Preservation Act’); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in consultation with qualified residents or relatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in accordance with applicable law, give consideration to requests by qualified residents or relatives to use and maintain traditional sites, buildings, cemeteries, and other areas of cultural importance in the Recreation Area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aca8d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with qualified residents or relatives in the management of the historical resources of the Recreation Area.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5584">136 STAT. 5584</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aca8d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 551 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460">16 U.S.C. 460</ref><i>lll</i>–61) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Recreation Area area</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Recreation Area</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aca8d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (c) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acab36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acab36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may expend amounts appropriated to carry out this title in a manner consistent with the authorities exercised by the Tennessee Valley Authority before the transfer of the Recreation Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, including campground management and visitor services, paid advertisement, and procurement of food and supplies for resale purposes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acab36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Agriculture shall not use amounts appropriated to carry out this title for an activity described in section 524(b).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>HAWAII NATIONAL FOREST STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acb76bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study area</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>study area</term>” means the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai in the State of Hawaii.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a study—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acb9dd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Forest System in the study area; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to identify available land within the study area that could be included in the unit described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination and consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>coordinate with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>consult with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and other interested governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, and any interested individuals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>consider unique vegetation types that occur in the study area and that should be targeted for inclusion in the unit of the National Forest System described in paragraph (1)(A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acb9ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>evaluate the ability of the Secretary—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to improve and protect forest areas within the study area; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to secure favorable water flows within the study area;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acb9ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>determine whether the unit of the National Forest System described in paragraph (1)(A) would expand, enhance, or duplicate—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>resource protection; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>visitor-use opportunities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5585">136 STAT. 5585</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>consider parcels of an appropriate size or location to be capable of economical administration as part of the National Forest System separately or jointly with the other land identified under paragraph (1)(B);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acb9de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the willingness of landowners to sell or transfer land in the study area to the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acb9de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the suitability of land in the study area for potential selection and designation as a research natural area or an experimental forest;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance that would be needed to establish the unit of the National Forest System described in paragraph (1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>consider other alternatives for the conservation, protection, and use of areas within the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acb9de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to take any action that would affect the use of any land owned by the United States or not owned by the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acb9dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acb9dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>LAND CONVEYANCES AND EXCHANGES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acb9ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">South Dakota.</p></sidenote><heading>GILT EDGE MINE CONVEYANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acc613e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc613f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal land</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Federal land</term>” means all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 266 acres of National Forest System land within the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Boundary, as generally depicted on the map.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6140-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>map</term>” means the map entitled “Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act” and dated August 20, 2020.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6141-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6142-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means State of South Dakota.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acc6143-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6144-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the terms and conditions described in this section, if the State submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land for the market value, as determined by the appraisal under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall convey the Federal land to the State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6145-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6146-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>subject to valid existing rights;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6147-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>made by quitclaim deed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6148-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc6149-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appraisal</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5586">136 STAT. 5586</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc885a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acc885b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>After the State submits an offer under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall complete an appraisal to determine the market value of the Federal land.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc885c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The appraisal under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accordance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acc885d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acc885e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc885f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8860-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of map</inline>.—</heading><content>The map shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8861-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction of errors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may correct any errors in the map.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for the conveyance under paragraph (1), the State shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the Federal land, as determined by the appraisal under paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The State shall prepare a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary of the exact acreage and legal description of the Federal land to be conveyed under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of conveyance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition on the conveyance under paragraph (1), the State shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the appraisal under paragraph (3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the survey under paragraph (6).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proceeds from the sale of land</inline>.—</heading><content>Any proceeds received by the Secretary from the conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for the maintenance and improvement of land or administration facilities in the Black Hills National Forest in the State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acc8868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Environmental conditions</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9620/h/3/A">42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)</ref>), the Secretary shall not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the Federal land conveyed to the State under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="302">SEC. 302. </num><heading>CONVEYANCES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acde7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acde7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Available state-selected land</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>available State-selected land</term>” means Federal land in the State that has been selected by the State pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/85/508/s6/b">section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21), including land upon which the State has, prior to December 31, 1993, filed a future selection application under section 906(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1635/e">43 U.S.C. 1635(e)</ref>), but not conveyed or patented to the State, pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/85/508">Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acde7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inholding</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>inholding</term>” means any interest in land owned by the University within—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5587">136 STAT. 5587</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acde7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>any conservation system unit (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3102">16 U.S.C. 3102</ref>)); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acde7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any unit of the National Forest System in the State.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acde7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acde7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Alaska.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">University</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>University</term>” means the University of Alaska, acting through the Board of Regents.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a program within the Bureau of Land Management—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to identify and convey available State-selected land to the University to support higher education in the State; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to acquire, by purchase or exchange, University-owned inholdings in the State.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of Land to Be Conveyed to the University</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ace0f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the State and the University may jointly identify not more than 500,000 acres of available State-selected land for inclusion in the program established under subsection (b), of which not more than 360,000 acres may be conveyed and patented to the University.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>On the request of the State and the University, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance in the identification of available State-selected land for inclusion in the program established under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maps</inline>.—</heading><content>As soon as practicable after the date on which the available State-selected land is identified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 1 or more maps depicting the available State-selected land identified for potential conveyance to the University.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ace0f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (5), if the State and the University notify the Secretary in writing that the State and the University jointly concur with the conveyance of all or a portion of the available State-selected land identified under paragraph (1), and that the State will conditionally relinquish the selection rights of the State to the land covered by the notification on the issuance of the land being tentatively approved, and will fully relinquish those selection rights on final patent by the Secretary to the University, the Secretary shall convey the applicable identified available State-selected land to the University, subject to valid existing rights, in the same manner and subject to the same terms, conditions, and limitations as is applicable to the State under <ref href="/us/pl/85/508/s6/b">section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21) and other applicable law, to be held in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the University, to be administered in accordance with subsection (e).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and conditions</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5588">136 STAT. 5588</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maximum acreage</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall convey not more than a total of 360,000 acres of available State-selected land to the University under this subsection, not to exceed the remaining entitlement of the State under <ref href="/us/pl/85/508/s6/b">section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Letters of concurrence</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (4) and subject to the maximum acreage limitation under paragraph (1), the State and the University may submit to the Secretary 1 or more joint letters of concurrence identifying parcels of available State selected land for conveyance as a subset of the total acres to be conveyed under this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acreage charged against alaska statehood act entitlement</inline>.—</heading><content>The acreage of land conveyed to the University under this subsection shall be charged against the remaining entitlement of the State under <ref href="/us/pl/85/508/s6/b">section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey costs</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with <ref href="/us/pl/85/508">Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21), the Secretary shall be responsible for the costs of required surveys.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submerged lands</inline>.—</heading><content>Lands beneath navigable waters (as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1301">43 U.S.C. 1301</ref>)) shall not be available for conveyance to the University under the program established under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">University of Alaska Inholdings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, may acquire by purchase or exchange, with the consent of the University, University-owned inholdings within Federal land in the State.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ace0f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appraisals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The value of the land to be exchanged or acquired under this subsection shall be determined by the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, through appraisals conducted—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in accordance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by a qualified appraiser mutually agreed to by the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, and the University.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Equal value exchanges</inline>.—</heading><content>For any land exchange entered into under this subsection, the Federal land and University-owned inholdings exchanged shall be of equal value.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purchase acquisitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t54/ch2003">chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, amounts in the Land and Water Conservation Fund established by section 200302 of that title may be used for the purchase of University-owned inholdings within Federal land in the State under this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Any land acquired by the United States under this subsection shall be administered in accordance with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5589">136 STAT. 5589</page> the laws (including regulations) applicable to the conservation system unit or unit of the National Forest System in which the land is located.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Conveyed or Exchanged Land</inline>.—</heading><content>All available State-selected land that is tentatively approved or conveyed to the University under this section, and all land or assets acquired by the University through an exchange under this section, together with the income therefrom and the proceeds from any dispositions thereof, shall be administered by the University in trust to meet the necessary expenses of higher education programs, similar to prior Federal land grants to the University.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State and University Participation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section requires the State or the University—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to participate in the program established under subsection (b); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to enter into sales or exchanges of University-owned inholdings under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ace0f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of any conveyance and patent to the University under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives of the land conveyed and patented.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ace0f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Effect on Alaska Statehood Act Entitlement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except for any available State-selected land conveyed under subsection (c) and charged against the remaining entitlement of the State under <ref href="/us/pl/85/508/s6/b">section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the operation of the program established under subsection (b) shall not diminish or alter the rights of the State to receive the entitlement of the State in any way; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ace0f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the State may continue to pursue the transfer of the remaining entitlement of the State under <ref href="/us/pl/85/508/s6/b">section 6(b) of Public Law 85–508</ref> (commonly known as the “Alaska Statehood Act”) (<ref href="/us/usc/t48">48 U.S.C. note</ref> prec. 21) at any time.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="303">SEC. 303. </num><heading>BONNEVILLE SHORELINE TRAIL WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf20a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wilderness Area Included in Mount Olympus Wilderness</inline>.—</heading><chapeau> Section 102(a) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1657">98 Stat. 1657</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (11), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (12), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1acf20a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><content>certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest which comprise approximately 326.27 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’ dated July 9, 2020, are, subject to valid existing rights, hereby incorporated as part of the Mount Olympus Wilderness designated under paragraph (3).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf20aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Wilderness Boundary Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mount naomi wilderness boundary adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102 of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1657">98 Stat. 1657</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5590">136 STAT. 5590</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf20ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest which comprise approximately 11.17 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, are hereby removed from the Mount Naomi Wilderness designated under subsection (a)(1).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><content>The Mount Naomi Wilderness, as designated under section 102(a)(1) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1658">98 Stat. 1658</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) and adjusted under subparagraph (A), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, shall be managed as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mount olympus wilderness boundary adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf20b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102 of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1657">98 Stat. 1657</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>), as amended by paragraph (1)(A), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf47c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mount Olympus Wilderness Boundary Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest which comprise approximately 197.4 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, are hereby removed from the Mount Olympus Wilderness designated under subsection (a)(3).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><content>The Mount Olympus Wilderness, as designated under section 102(a)(3) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1658">98 Stat. 1658</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) and adjusted under subparagraph (A), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, shall be managed as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Twin peaks wilderness boundary adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 102 of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1657">98 Stat. 1657</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>), as amended by paragraphs (1) and (2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf47c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Twin Peaks Wilderness Boundary Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest which comprise approximately 9.8 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, are hereby removed from the Twin Peaks Wilderness designated under subsection (a)(4).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><content>The Twin Peaks Wilderness, as designated under section 102(a)(4) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/pl/98/428">Public Law 98–428</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/98/1658">98 Stat. 1658</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) and adjusted under subparagraph (A), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, shall be managed as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lone peak wilderness boundary adjustment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2 of the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/237">Public Law 95–237</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/92/42">92 Stat. 42</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (j), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subsection (k), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5591">136 STAT. 5591</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown3 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf47cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><content>certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, which comprise approximately 107.9 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, are hereby removed from the Lone Peak Wilderness Area designated under subsection (i).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><content>The Lone Peak Wilderness Area, as designated under section 2(i) of the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/pl/95/237">Public Law 95–237</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/92/42">92 Stat. 42</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1132">16 U.S.C. 1132 note</ref>) and adjusted under subparagraph (A), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, shall be managed as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf47ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or interest in water;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>affects any water right (as defined by applicable State law) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including any water right held by the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>affects any interstate water compact in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acf47d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map on file</inline>.—</heading><content>The map entitled the “Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map”, dated July 9, 2020, shall be on file and available for inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acf47d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrections</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Agriculture may make technical corrections to the map described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><heading>ARIZONA EXPERIMENT STATION LAND CONVEYANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acfe416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Easement</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>easement</term>” means an easement to access and use Forest Service Road 9201D from its junction with Forest Service Road 0618 (commonly known as “Beaver Creek”).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal land</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Federal land</term>” means the approximately 13.3 acres of National Forest System land within the Coconino National Forest in the State of Arizona, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Act to Convey Certain NFS Land and non-Federal Land in Arizona Winter Quarters” and dated June 20, 2019.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Agriculture.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe41a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">University</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>University</term>” means the Arizona Board of Regents, acting on behalf of the University of Arizona Experiment Station.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1acfe41b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe41c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acfe41d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to this subsection, if the University submits to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act a written request to acquire the Federal land for market value, as determined by the appraisal conducted under paragraph (4), the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5592">136 STAT. 5592</page> shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, convey to the University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that land, including related infrastructure, improvements, and easements on that land.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe41e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The conveyance authorized under paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe41f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>subject to valid existing rights;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>notwithstanding any other provision of law; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>subject to any other terms and conditions as considered appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Forest service access</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall retain all other rights not included in the conveyance authorized under paragraph (1) to Forest Service Road 9201D from its junction with Forest Service Road 0618 (commonly known as “Beaver Creek”), including the maintenance of, and continued administrative access to, that road.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appraisal</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1acfe424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1acfe425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad00b36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the University submits a written request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall complete an appraisal to determine the market value of the Federal land.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad00b37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The appraisal under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accordance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad00b38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad00b39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad00b3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Washington.</p></sidenote><heading>WIND RIVER ADMINISTRATIVE SITE CONVEYANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">County</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>County</term>” means Skamania County, Washington.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>map</term>” means the map entitled “Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Proposal” and dated July 7, 2020.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad11cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conveyance of Land and Improvements</inline>.—</heading><content>If the County submits a written request to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 23.4 acres of National Forest System land, related infrastructure, and all improvements, as generally depicted as “proposed conveyance” on the map.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of map</inline>.—</heading><content>The map shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Correction of errors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The conveyance under subsection (b) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>subject to valid existing rights;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5593">136 STAT. 5593</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>notwithstanding any other provision of law, made without consideration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>made by quitclaim deed;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>subject to a right-of-way and restrictive easement reservation of a width to be determined by the Secretary, for the protection of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>completed in accordance with the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s580d">16 U.S.C. 580d note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/109/54">Public Law 109–54</ref>), except that subsections (b) and (c) of section 504 of that Act shall not apply;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>subject to right-of-way reservations made pursuant to section 507 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t43/s1767">43 U.S.C. 1767</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>subject to the County managing a portion of the land conveyed under subsection (b) for public recreational purposes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>subject to the County retaining ownership of the land conveyed under subsection (b) in perpetuity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reversion</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The land conveyed under subsection (b) shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the land is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use described in paragraph (1)(G); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the County attempts to dispose of the land.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal Property Disposal</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter 5 of <ref href="/us/usc/t40/stI">subtitle I of title 40, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to the conveyance under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hazardous Materials</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the conveyance under subsection (b), the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s9620/h">42 U.S.C. 9620(h)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Closing Costs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition for the conveyance under subsection (b), the County shall pay all closing costs associated with the conveyance, including for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>title insurance and title search; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any applicable inspection fees, escrow fees, attorneys’ fees, and recording fees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11cc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survey</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad11ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Costs of survey</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may bear all costs associated with the survey under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad11ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Land</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The land and related infrastructure conveyed under subsection (b) shall be maintained by the County pursuant to standards established by the Secretary of the Interior under <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s306101">section 306101 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5594">136 STAT. 5594</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad11ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reversion</inline>.—</heading><content>If any portion of the land conveyed under subsection (b) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use described in paragraph (1), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="306">SEC. 306. </num><heading>RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT FOR NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION MAIN SEGMENT AT VALLEY FORGE NHP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad19200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may issue a right-of-way permit pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t36/pt14">part 14 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), for the covered main segment if the covered main segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge Park Road and North Gulph Road within the Park.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad19201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad19202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to grant a right-of-way permit under subsection (a) shall apply only to the covered main segment and shall not apply to any other part of the natural gas distribution main system or any other pipeline system within the Park.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad19203-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad19204-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered main segment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered main segment</term>” means the portions of the natural gas distribution main (including all appurtenances used in the operation of such main) within the Park—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad19205-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>existing on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad19206-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>that are located under, along, or adjacent to the segments of North Gulph Road and Valley Forge Park Road (SR3039 and SR0023 respectively, as those roads were aligned on January 21, 2022) that are between—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad19207-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the intersection of North Gulph Road with Richards Road; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad19208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>a point on Valley Forge Park Road located 500 feet northwest of its intersection with County Line Road.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad19209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Park</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Park</term>” means Valley Forge National Historical Park.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>DESIGNATION OF YORK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, MAINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad2a37a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274/a">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="231">“(231) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">York river, maine</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following segments of the main stem and tributaries (including portions of Bass Cove Creek, Cider Hill Creek, Cutts Ridge Brook, Dolly Gordon Brook, Libby Brook, Rogers Brook, and Smelt Brook) in the State of Maine, totaling approximately 30.8 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, as a recreational river:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The approximately 0.95-mile segment of Bass Cove Creek from the outlet of Boulter Pond in York, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with the York River in York, Maine.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5595">136 STAT. 5595</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The approximately 3.77-mile segment of Cider Hill Creek from the Middle Pond dam in York, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with the York River in York, Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The approximately 2.15-mile segment of Cutts Ridge Brook from the headwaters in Kittery, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with the York River in York, Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The approximately 3.17-mile segment of Dolly Gordon Brook from the headwaters in York, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with the York River in York, Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The approximately 1.65-mile segment of Libby Brook from the headwaters in Kittery, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with Dolly Gordon Brook in York, Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The approximately 2.43-mile segment of Rogers Brook from the headwaters in Eliot, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with the York River in York, Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>The approximately 4.54-mile segment of Smelt Brook from the Bell Marsh Reservoir dam in York, Maine, and extending downstream to the confluence with the York River in York, Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>The approximately 12.14-mile segment of the York River from the outlet of York Pond in Eliot, Maine, and extending downstream to the Route 103 Bridge in York, Maine, including Barrell Mill Pond in York, Maine.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad2ca95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274">16 USC 1274 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management of York Wild and Scenic River, Maine</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered segment</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>covered segment</term>” means a river segment designated by paragraph (231) of section 3(a) of the of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274/a">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</ref>) (as added by subsection (a)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Maine.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stewardship committee</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Stewardship Committee</term>” means the York River Stewardship Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stewardship plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>stewardship plan</term>” means the plan entitled the “York River Watershed Stewardship Plan”, dated August 2018, and developed pursuant to the study described in section 5(b)(21) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/b/21">16 U.S.C. 1276(b)(21)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stewardship plan</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall manage the covered segments in accordance with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the stewardship plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>any amendments to the stewardship plan that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2ca9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the Secretary determines are consistent with this section; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>are approved by the Stewardship Committee.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive management plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The stewardship plan shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274/d">16 U.S.C. 1274(d)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5596">136 STAT. 5596</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with committee</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this section and the amendments made by this section with the Stewardship Committee, as provided in the stewardship plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To provide for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the covered segments, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1281/e">16 U.S.C. 1281(e)</ref>, 1282(b)(1)) with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the State;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the towns of Eliot, Kittery, South Berwick, and York in the State; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>appropriate local, regional, or State planning, environmental, or recreational organizations.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>shall be consistent with the stewardship plan; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may include provisions for Federal financial or other assistance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Land management</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zoning ordinances</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of the covered segments, the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), including any provisions for the conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associated with the covered segments, shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1277/c">16 U.S.C. 1277(c)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition of land</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authority of the Secretary to acquire land for the purposes of the covered segments shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner of the land; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2caaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>subject to the additional criteria provided in the stewardship plan.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2cab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No condemnation</inline>.—</heading><content>No land or interest in land within the watersheds of the covered segments may be acquired by condemnation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2f0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to the national park system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1281/c">16 U.S.C. 1281(c)</ref>), the covered segments shall not be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2f0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>administered as a unit of the National Park System; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad2f0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>subject to the laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Park System.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading>DESIGNATION OF HOUSATONIC WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, CONNECTICUT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad3b414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274/a">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</ref>) (as amended by section 401(a)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="232">“(232) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Housatonic river, connecticut</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5597">136 STAT. 5597</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The following segments of the Housatonic River in the State of Connecticut, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The approximately 14.9-mile segment from the Massachusetts-Connecticut boundary to the covered bridge in West Cornwall, as a scenic river.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The approximately 4.1-mile segment from the covered bridge in West Cornwall to the Cornwall Bridge, as a recreational river.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The approximately 9.1-mile segment from the Cornwall Bridge to the Route 341 bridge in Kent, as a scenic river.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4023a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The approximately 12.2-mile segment from the Route 341 bridge in Kent to the Boardman Bridge in New Milford, as a recreational river.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4023b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effects on hydroelectric facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The designation of the river segments in subparagraph (A) shall not—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4023c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>impact or alter the existing terms of permitting, licensing, or operation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4023d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Falls Village Hydroelectric Generating Station located in Falls Village, Connecticut (FERC P–2576); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4023e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Bulls Bridge Hydroelectric Generating Station located in New Milford, Connecticut (FERC P–2576); or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4023f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>preclude the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the operation or continued operation of the facilities named in clause (i).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad40240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad40241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274">16 USC 1274 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Housatonic River segments shall be managed in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Management Plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>such amendments to the Management Plan as the Secretary determines are consistent with this section and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1271/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Comprehensive management plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Management Plan shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1274/d">16 U.S.C. 1274(d)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative management</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To provide for long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the Housatonic River segments, the Secretary shall coordinate management responsibilities under this section, and may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1281/e">16 U.S.C. 1281(e)</ref> and 1282(b)(1)), with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the State of Connecticut;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the towns of Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, Salisbury, New Milford, Kent, and North Canaan, Connecticut; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4024a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>appropriate planning, environmental, and recreational organizations, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4024b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>local, regional, State, and multistate organizations; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5598">136 STAT. 5598</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4024c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>any other appropriate organizations, as determined by the Housatonic River Commission, or its successor organization, as defined in the Management Plan.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4024d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Each cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall be consistent with the Management Plan and may include provisions for financial or other assistance from the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4024e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Zoning ordinances</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of the Housatonic River segments, the zoning ordinances adopted by the municipalities named in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) shall be deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1277/c">16 U.S.C. 1277(c)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4024f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition of lands</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authority of the Secretary to acquire land for the Housatonic River segments shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner thereof; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>subject to the additional criteria set forth in the Management Plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No condemnation</inline>.—</heading><content>No land or interest in land may be acquired for the Housatonic River segments by condemnation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Relation to the national park system</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1281/c">16 U.S.C. 1281(c)</ref>), the Housatonic River segments shall not be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>administered as a part or unit of the National Park System; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>subject to regulations that govern the National Park System.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Management Plan</term>” means the Housatonic River Management Plan, dated September 2006.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad40258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Housatonic river segments</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Housatonic River segments</term>” means the river segments designated by the amendments made by subsection(a).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>DESIGNATION FOR STUDY OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS, LITTLE MANATEE RIVER, FLORIDA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad42969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/a">16 U.S.C. 1276(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4507a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="145">“(145) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Little manatee river, florida</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The approximately 50-mile segment beginning at the source in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, including appropriate tributaries, but shall not include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4507b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>those portions lying within Manatee County, Florida, and being more particularly described as Parcel ID 247800059, Parcel ID 248200008, and Parcel ID 248100000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4507c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>South Fork.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad4507d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/b">16 U.S.C. 1276(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5599">136 STAT. 5599</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4507e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="22">“(22) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Little manatee river, florida</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad4507f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>complete the study of the Little Manatee River, Florida named in subsection (a)(145); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad45080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the study.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad45081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad45082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276">16 USC 1276 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on Management</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall not interfere with the current management of the area of the Little Manatee River described in paragraph (145) of section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/a">16 U.S.C. 1276(a)</ref>), nor shall the fact that such area is listed for study under that Act be used as justification for more restrictive management until Congress acts on the study recommendations.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><heading>DESIGNATION FOR STUDY OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS, KISSIMMEE RIVER, FLORIDA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad49ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/a">16 U.S.C. 1276(a)</ref>) (as amended by section 403(a)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad49ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="146">“(146) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kissimmee river, florida</inline>.—</heading><content>The restored segment of the Kissimmee River, beginning approximately 16 miles downstream of Lake Kissimmee and ending approximately 15 miles upstream of Lake Okeechobee.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad49ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies and Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/b">16 U.S.C. 1276(b)</ref>) (as amended by section 403(b)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad49ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="23">“(23) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad49ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Kissimmee river, florida</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad49ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>complete the study of the Kissimmee River, Florida named in paragraph (146) of subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad49ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the study.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad49eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad49eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276">16 USC 1276 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect on Management</inline>.—</heading><content>This section and the amendments made by this section shall not interfere with the current management of the area of the Kissimmee River described in paragraph (146) of section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1276/a">16 U.S.C. 1276(a)</ref>), nor shall the fact that such area is listed for study under that Act be used as justification for more restrictive management until Congress acts on the study recommendations.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading>DESIGNATION OF THE CHILKOOT NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ad4c5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1244/a">16 U.S.C. 1244(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="31">“(31) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chilkoot national historic trail</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chilkoot National Historic Trail, an approximately 16.5-mile route within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park that was traditionally <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5600">136 STAT. 5600</page> used as a trading route by the Tlingit Indian Tribe and Tagish First Nation and as a gold rush route, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Chilkoot National Historic Trail’, numbered KLGO–461–173787, and dated October 2020.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of map</inline>.—</heading><content>The map described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>The designation of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall not affect any authorities under <ref href="/us/pl/94/323">Public Law 94–323</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410bb/etseq">16 U.S.C. 410bb et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with public and nongovernmental organizations and institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, Alaska Native Corporations, and, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Government of Canada and any political subdivisions of the Government of Canada for the purposes of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>exchanging information and research relating to the Chilkoot National Historic Trail;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>supporting the preservation of, and educational programs relating to, the Chilkoot National Historic Trail;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>providing technical assistance with respect to the Chilkoot National Historic Trail; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad513e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>working to establish an international historic trail incorporating the Chilkoot National Historic Trail that provides for complementary preservation and education programs in the United States and Canada.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading>ALASKA LONG NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ad53af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1244/c">16 U.S.C. 1244(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad56208-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="48">“(48) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Alaska long trail</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad56209-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Alaska Long Trail, extending approximately 500 miles from Seward, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad5620a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Secretary’) shall study the feasibility of designating the trail described in subparagraph (A), including evaluating the potential impacts of the trail on rights-of-way, existing rights, or other recreational uses of the land proposed to be used for the trail.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad5620b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct the study under this paragraph in consultation with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad5620c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad5620d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the State of Alaska;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad5620e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>units of local government in the State of Alaska;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad5620f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Alaska Native Corporations; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5601">136 STAT. 5601</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad56210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>representatives of the private sector, including any entity that holds a permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad56211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ohio.</p></sidenote><heading>BUCKEYE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ad56212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1244/c">16 U.S.C. 1244(c)</ref>) (as amended by section 502) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad56213-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="49">“(49) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Buckeye trail</inline>.—</heading><content>The Buckeye Trail, a system of trails creating a loop extending approximately 1,454 miles from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, through the farmland of northwest Ohio, the hills of Appalachia, the Black Hand sandstone cliffs of the Hocking Hills region, and the Bluegrass region of southwest Ohio.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROVISIONS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Additions to the National Park System</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad58924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Illinois.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad58925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320101">54 USC 320101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NEW PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad64c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historic site</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>historic site</term>” means the New Philadelphia National Historic Site established by subsection (b)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means the State of Illinois.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad64c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of New Philadelphia National Historic Site</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the State as a unit of the National Park System the New Philadelphia National Historic Site.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the historic site is to protect, preserve, and interpret the historic resources associated with the town of New Philadelphia, the first town in the United States planned and legally registered by a free African American before the Civil War.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boundary</inline>.—</heading><content>The historic site shall consist of the approximately 124.33 acres of land within the boundary generally depicted as “Proposed Boundary” on the map prepared by the National Park Service entitled “New Philadelphia National Historic Site Proposed Boundary”, numbered 591/176,516, and dated July 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad64c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the historic site in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of <ref href="/us/usc/t54">title 54, United States Code</ref>; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t54/ch3201">chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad64c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5602">136 STAT. 5602</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad67394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State or other public and private entities—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad67395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>to coordinate preservation and interpretation activities within the historic site; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad67396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>to identify, interpret, and provide assistance for the preservation and interpretation of non-Federal land within the boundary of the historic site and at sites in close proximity to the historic site that are located outside the boundary of the historic site.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad67397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public access</inline>.—</heading><content>Any cooperative agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) to provide assistance to non-Federal land shall provide for reasonable public access to the non-Federal land.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad67398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition of land</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad67399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may acquire land and interests in land for inclusion in the historic site by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6739a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>donation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6739b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6739c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>exchange.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6739d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Any land owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State may be acquired for inclusion in the historic site only by donation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6739e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical and preservation assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide public interpretation and technical assistance for the preservation of historic structures of, the maintenance of the cultural landscape of, and local preservation planning for, related historic and cultural resources within the boundaries of the historic site.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6739f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad673a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall complete a general management plan for the historic site in accordance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad673a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100502">section 100502 of title 54, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad673a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any other applicable laws.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Modifications to Existing Units of the National Park System</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="611">SEC. 611. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad673a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320301">54 USC 320301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal land</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Federal land</term>” means the approximately 97.71 acres of Forest Service land identified as “Proposed transfer from USDA Forest Service to National Park Service” on the Map.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Map</term>” means the map entitled “Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Draft Proposed Boundary Adjustment”, numbered 039/80,053d, and dated January 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Monument</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Monument</term>” means the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 1911 (<ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320301">54 U.S.C. 320301 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/46/3023">46 Stat. 3023</ref>) and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5603">136 STAT. 5603</page> redesignated by section 15 of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act (<ref href="/us/pl/101/612">Public Law 101–612</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/104/3222">104 Stat. 3222</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Modification</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to national park service</inline>.—</heading><content>Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land is transferred from the Forest Service to the National Park Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boundary modification</inline>.—</heading><content>The boundary of the Monument is modified to include the Federal land.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Federal land added to the Monument under paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>as part of the Monument; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad6e8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="612">SEC. 612. </num><heading>ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad70ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nystrom Elementary School Addition</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2 of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410ggg">16 U.S.C. 410ggg</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad75e11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Areas Included</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The boundaries of the park shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1ad75e14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>the areas generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Boundary Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park’, numbered 963/80,000, and dated May 2000; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad75e15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the areas depicted as the ‘Proposed Boundary Addition’ on the map entitled ‘Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 499/168,353, and dated May 2020; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>any other historic properties identified by the Secretary as appropriate for addition to the park, subject to the requirement that a historic property proposed for addition to the park shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>be determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>have a direct connection to World War II home front themes in Richmond, California; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>relate to the purpose, significance, and interpretive themes of the park.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of maps</inline>.—</heading><content>The maps referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad75e1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(a) of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410ggg–1/a">16 U.S.C. 410ggg–1(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5604">136 STAT. 5604</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad75e1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nystrom elementary school</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this Act affects the authority of the West Contra Costa Unified School District to administer Nystrom Elementary School.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad75e1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(b) of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410ggg–1/b">16 U.S.C. 410ggg–1(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad7852e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">West contra costa unified school district</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad7852f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the West Contra Costa Unified School District and other appropriate public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions to carry out the purposes of this Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad78530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Visitor interpretation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall coordinate visitor interpretation of the Nystrom Elementary School site with the West Contra Costa Unified School District.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="613">SEC. 613. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad78531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16">16 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad78532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">459b–7 note.</p></sidenote><heading>CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE ADVISORY COMMISSION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ad78533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Effective<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad78534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> September 26, 2018, <ref href="/us/pl/87/126/s8">section 8 of Public Law 87–126</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s459b–7">16 U.S.C. 459b–7</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad78535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2029</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad78536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (g); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad78537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (h) as subsection (g).</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="614">SEC. 614. </num><heading>CANE RIVER CREOLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ad7ac48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 303(b) of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410ccc–1/b">16 U.S.C. 410ccc–1(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad7ac49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>The approximately 46.1 acres of land identified as ‘Proposed Addition’, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Cane River Creole National Historical Park Proposed Addition—Magnolia Plantation Unit’, numbered 494/176,958, and dated October 2021.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="615">SEC. 615. </num><heading>USE OF CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4(b) of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/156">Public Law 109–156</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/119/2948">119 Stat. 2948</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/131/2246">131 Stat. 2246</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Until</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Until September 30, 2026, subsection (a)</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="616">SEC. 616. </num><heading>WILSON’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ad7fa6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/86/434/s1/b">Section 1(b) of Public Law 86–434</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s430kk/b">16 U.S.C. 430kk(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad7fa6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad7fa6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The map</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad8217d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of maps</inline>.—</heading><content>The maps described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad8217e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1) The boundaries</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ad8217f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional land</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad82180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The boundaries”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5605">136 STAT. 5605</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad82181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) (as so designated) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad82182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Newtonia battlefield addition</inline>.—</heading><content>The boundary of the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield is revised to include the approximately 25 acres of land identified as ‘Proposed Addition’ on the map entitled ‘Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Modification’, numbered 410/177,379, and dated July 2022.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad82183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad82184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Errors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior may correct any clerical or typographical error in a map described in subparagraph (A) or (B).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad82185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad82186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2) The Secretary is authorized to acquire the lands referred to in paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ad82187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Method of acquisition</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad82188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the second sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the park</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="617">SEC. 617. </num><heading>STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad896b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7134(a) of the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (as enacted into law by section 121(a)(2) of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410xxx/a/3">16 U.S.C. 410xxx(a)(3)</ref>)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad896ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>numbered 571/149,942, and dated December 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>numbered 571/177,464, and dated September 2021</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad896bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad896bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad896bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of the Interior.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad896be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority To Correct Errors in Map</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 7134(d) of the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (as enacted into law by section 121(a)(2) of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410xxx/d">16 U.S.C. 410xxx(d)</ref>)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad896bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Map</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad896c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Map”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad896c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ad896c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to correct errors</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the Map.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad896c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Visitor Center and Administrative Facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7134(e) of the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (as enacted into law by section 121(a)(2) of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410xxx/e">16 U.S.C. 410xxx(e)</ref>)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad8bdd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Visitor center</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad8bdd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may acquire, by donation, the land (including any improvements to the land) owned by the city of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and used as the visitor center for the Historical Park, as generally depicted on the Map as ‘Proposed Boundary Addition’; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5606">136 STAT. 5606</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad8bdd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>on acquisition of the land described in subparagraph (A), shall revise the boundary of the Historical Park to include the acquired land.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad8bdd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may acquire, by purchase from a willing seller or by donation, not more than 20 acres of land in the vicinity of the Historical Park for administrative facilities for the Historical Park.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="618">SEC. 618. </num><heading>CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN MAINE FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/99/420/s102/f">Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s341">16 U.S.C. 341 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by any town which so desires</quotedText>” in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island, subject to the limitation that the Secretary may retain not more than 15 acres of the Federal land identified as ‘4DBH’ on the map, to be used by the Secretary to provide housing and administrative facilities for the use of, and supporting the purposes of, the Park.</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="619">SEC. 619. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad8e4e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Illinois.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad8e4e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410jjjj">16 USC 410jjjj</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DESIGNATION OF PULLMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historical park</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>historical park</term>” means the Pullman National Historical Park.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Map</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>map</term>” means the map entitled “Pullman National Historical Park Boundary”, numbered 590/125,485, and dated November 2021.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redesignation of Pullman National Monument</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Pullman National Monument, established by Proclamation Number 9233, dated February 19, 2015, is redesignated as the “Pullman National Historical Park”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any funds available for purposes of the Pullman National Monument shall be available for purposes of the historical park.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any references in a law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Pullman National Monument shall be considered to be a reference to the historical park.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Proclamation</inline>.—</heading><content>Proclamation Number 9233, dated February 19, 2015, shall have no force or effect.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of the historical park are to preserve, protect, and interpret Pullman’s nationally significant cultural and historical resources associated with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the labor history of the United States and creation of a national Labor Day holiday;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the first planned industrial community in the United States;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the architecture and landscape design of the planned community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the pivotal role of the Pullman porter in the rise of the African-American middle class; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the entirety of history, culture, and historic figures embodied in Presidential Proclamation Number 9233.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9cf58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall administer the land within the boundary of the historical park in accordance with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f66a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5607">136 STAT. 5607</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f66b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 of <ref href="/us/usc/t54">title 54, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f66c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t54/ch3201">chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9f66d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f66e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To further the purposes of this section and notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/ch63">chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Illinois, other public and nonprofit entities, and other interested parties, subject to paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to support collaborative interpretive and educational programs at non-Federal historic properties within the boundaries of the historical park; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to identify, interpret, and provide assistance for the preservation of non-Federal land within the boundaries of the historical park and at sites in close proximity to the historical park, but located outside the boundaries of the historical park, including providing for placement of directional and interpretive signage, exhibits, and technology-based interpretive devices.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public access</inline>.—</heading><content>A cooperative agreement entered under this subsection shall provide for reasonable public access.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9f672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad9f675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad9f676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reimbursement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inconsistent purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any payment made by the Secretary under this subsection shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the amount provided by the Secretary to the project; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ad9f678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9f679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acquisition of Land</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the historical park any land (including interests in land), buildings, or structures owned by the State of Illinois, or any other political, private, or nonprofit entity by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ad9f67a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ad9f67b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall complete a management plan for the historical park.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="620">SEC. 620. </num><heading>PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK BOUNDARY ADDITION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ada449c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Boundary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410nnn–1/b/2">16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada449d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5608">136 STAT. 5608</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>In addition to the land described in paragraph (1), the historical park shall consist of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the approximately 34 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Palo Alto Battlefield NHS Proposed Boundary Expansion’, numbered 469/80,012, and dated May 21, 2008; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>on the date that such land is donated to the United States, the approximately 166.44 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled ‘PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit’, numbered 469/143,589, and dated April 2018.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Before accepting any donated land described in this subparagraph, the Secretary shall complete a boundary study analyzing the feasibility of adding the land to the national historical park.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>If a boundary study completed under clause (ii) finds that acceptance of the donated land is feasible and appropriate, the Secretary may accept such land and administer the land as part of the historical park after providing notice of such finding to Congress.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">map</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">maps</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>map</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maps</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ada6bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Legal Description</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s410nnn–1/b/3">16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>after</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>Secretary of the Interior</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>after the addition of lands to the historic park boundary, the Secretary of the Interior</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="621">SEC. 621. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ada6bb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Virgin Islands.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ada6bb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s398">16 USC 398 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INSTALLATION OF PLAQUE COMMEMORATING SLAVE REBELLION ON ST. JOHN.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ada92ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ada92cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ada92cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of Plaque</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plaque installed under subsection (a) shall include information regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada92cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>important facts about the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada92ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the collective suicide that occurred during the slave rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on St. John in 1734; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ada92cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the significance of the slave rebellion to the history of St. John, the United States Virgin Islands, and the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5609">136 STAT. 5609</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>National Park Service Studies</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="631">SEC. 631. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ada92d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ohio.</p></sidenote><heading>SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF JOHN P. PARKER HOUSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adb0801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Study Area</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>study area</term>” means the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, which was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1997.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adb0802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb0803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb0804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb0805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb0806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the national significance of the study area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb0807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb0808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb0809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb080a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb080b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb080c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb080d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100507">section 100507 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb080e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb080f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb0810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any recommendations of the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="632">SEC. 632. </num><heading>DEARFIELD, COLORADO, SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adb7c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb7c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Oliver Toussaint Jackson.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Study Area</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>study area</term>” means the site known as “Dearfield”, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adb7c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb7c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the national significance of the study area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb7c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5610">136 STAT. 5610</page> Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adb7c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable law</inline>.—</heading><content>The study required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100507">section 100507 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adb7c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out the study under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adb7c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the study; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adba361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="633">SEC. 633. </num><heading>SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF LYNCHING LOCATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adc3fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Tennessee.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Wash Henley.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Christopher Bender.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Bud Whitfield.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Thomas Moss.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Will Stewart.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Calvin McDowell.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Lee Walker.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Warner Williams.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Daniel Hawkins.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Robert Haynes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Edward Hall.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">John Hayes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Graham White.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ell Persons.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Jesse Lee Bond.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Elbert Williams.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Study Area</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>study area</term>” means sites within approximately 100 miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place, including the lynching sites of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Wash Henley in 1869;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Christopher Bender and Bud Whitfield in 1868;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Thomas Moss, Will Stewart, and Calvin McDowell in 1892 during the event referred to as “The People’s Grocery Lynchings”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Lee Walker in 1893;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Warner Williams, Daniel Hawkins, Robert Haynes, Edward Hall, John Hayes, and Graham White in 1894;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Ell Persons in 1917;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Jesse Lee Bond in 1939; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Elbert Williams in 1940.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adc3fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adc3fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the special resource study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the national significance of the study area;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adc3fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested persons; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Law</inline>.—</heading><content>The special resource study required under subsection (b) shall be conducted in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100507">section 100507 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5611">136 STAT. 5611</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the results of the special resource study required under subsection (b); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adc3fc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any recommendations of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="634">SEC. 634. </num><heading>RESOURCE STUDY OF THE LOS ANGELES COASTAL AREA, CALIFORNIA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adcb4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of Study Area</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>study area</term>” means the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and the Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of the City of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adcb4fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Resource Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb4fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb4fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb4fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adcb4ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate the national significance of the study area;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adcb501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb502-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb503-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adcb504-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb505-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb506-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable law</inline>.—</heading><content>The study required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s100507">section 100507 of title 54, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb507-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb508-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the results of the study; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adcb509-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>National Park Service Programs</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="641">SEC. 641. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adcb50a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Maryland.</p></sidenote><heading>ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRAINING CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add032b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5612">136 STAT. 5612</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add032c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Center</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Center</term>” means the Historic Preservation Training Center and related facilities of the National Park Service in Frederick County, Maryland.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add032d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add032e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Acquisition</inline>.—</heading><content>To further develop the Center in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s305306">section 305306 of title 54, United States Code</ref>, the Secretary may acquire not more than 20 acres of land or interests in land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Center for the purpose of supporting the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce development capacity of the Center.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add032f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Method of Acquisition</inline>.—</heading><content>Land or an interest in land for the Center may only be acquired under subsection (b) by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add0330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration of Acquired Land</inline>.—</heading><content>On acquisition of land or an interest in land for the Center under subsection (b), the acquired land or interest in land shall be administered by the Secretary for the purpose described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="642">SEC. 642. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1add0331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8909">40 USC 8909 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE FOR VETERANS’ SPECIAL EVENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add7862-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add7863-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Member of a gold star family</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>member of a Gold Star Family</term>” means any individual that meets the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add7864-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special events</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>special events</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t36/s7.96/g/1">section 7.96(g)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or a successor regulation).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add7865-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">The district of columbia and its environs</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>the District of Columbia and its environs</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8902/a">section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add7866-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veteran</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>veteran</term>” has the meaning given the term in <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s101">section 101 of title 38, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add7867-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Veterans’ special event<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>The term “<term>veterans’ special event</term>” means a special event at which the majority of attendees are veterans or members of Gold Star Families.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1add7868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">War memorial</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>war memorial</term>” means any memorial or monument that has been erected or dedicated to commemorate a military unit, military group, war, conflict, victory, or peace.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add7869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1add786a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><content>The application fee for any application for a special use permit, the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans’ special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, shall be waived.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add786b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability of Existing Laws</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (b), an applicant for a special use permit described in that subsection shall be subject to any other law (including regulations) or policy applicable to the application, issuance, or execution of the special use permit.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1add786c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall apply to any special use permit application submitted after the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5613">136 STAT. 5613</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="643">SEC. 643. </num><heading>UNITED STATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS PRESERVATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1added9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t54/stIII/dB/sd1">Subdivision 1 of division B of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after chapter 3085 the following:<quotedContent><chapter id="y1ade62ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num class="fontsize10 bold" value="3086">“CHAPTER 3086—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade62cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">54 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade62d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 308601.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">UNITED STATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS PRESERVATION PROGRAM</heading><toc> <headingItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec.</designator> <label/> </headingItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“308601. </designator> <label>Definitions.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“308602. </designator> <label>United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“308603. </designator> <label>Authority to make grants.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“308604. </designator> <label>Cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding.</label> </referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“308605. </designator> <label>Private property protection.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ade62d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658166"><num class="fontsize12" value="308601">“§ 308601.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade62d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s308601">54 USC 308601</ref>.</p></sidenote> Definitions</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ade62d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Burial ground</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>burial ground</term>’ means any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains are deposited as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Historic</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>historic</term>’, with respect to a property, means a property that can reasonably be considered to date back at least 50 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Program</term>’ means the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program established under section 308602(a).</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ade62d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658166"><num class="fontsize12" value="308602">“§ 308602.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade62d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s308602">54 USC 308602</ref>.</p></sidenote> United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade62d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish within the Service, in accordance with this chapter, a program to be known as the ‘United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program’.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade62da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and members of the African-American heritage community, shall develop a program for the provision of grants in accordance with section 308603(a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade62db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Donations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may accept monetary donations to further the purposes of this chapter.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade62dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consent of Private Property Owner Required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Burial grounds shall only be considered for a grant under the Program—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>with the consent of the property owner; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>at the request of an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, State, Tribal, or local government, or other entity.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ade62df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658166"><num class="fontsize12" value="308603">“§ 308603.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade62e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s308603">54 USC 308603</ref>.</p></sidenote> Authority to make grants</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade62e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may make grants to other Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, historic preservation groups, and private nonprofit organizations in accordance with this chapter for—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the identification of historic African-American burial grounds that may qualify for the Program;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5614">136 STAT. 5614</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the preservation and restoration of African-American burial grounds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the interpretation of African-American burial grounds; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>related research and documentation for historic African-American burial grounds.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade62e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade62e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade89f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade89f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amounts made available for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) that are not used during that fiscal year shall be available for use under this section during any subsequent fiscal year.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ade89fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658166"><num class="fontsize12" value="308604">“§ 308604.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade89fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s308604">54 USC 308604</ref>.</p></sidenote> Cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ade89fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, Tribal governments, regional governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and private entities—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade89fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to achieve the purposes of this chapter; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade89fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to ensure effective coordination of the Federal elements and non-Federal elements provided a grant or other assistance under the Program with System units and programs of the Service.</content></paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1ade89ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658166"><num class="fontsize12" value="308605">“§ 308605.</num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade8a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s308605">54 USC 308605</ref>.</p></sidenote> Private property protection</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ade8a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Nothing in this chapter—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade8a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>authorizes the Secretary to require or affect the management or use of private property without the written consent of the owner of the private property;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade8a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>prohibits the Secretary from providing land management guidance or requirements relating to private property as a condition of a grant provided to the owner of the private property under this chapter; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ade8a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>shall be construed as creating any new regulatory burden on any Federal, State, Tribal, or private entity.”</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ade8a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of chapters for <ref href="/us/usc/t54">title 54, United States Code</ref>,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade8a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">54 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade8a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 100101.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to chapter 3085 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658260"> <designator>“3086.  </designator> <label>United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program</label> <target leaderAlign="left" leaderChar="." style="-uslm-lc:I658252">308601”.</target> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="644">SEC. 644. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade8a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54">54 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ade8a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 308101.</p></sidenote><heading>NORMAN Y. MINETA JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION GRANTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aded82a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/109/441">Public Law 109–441</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/120/3289">120 Stat. 3289</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aded82b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/120/3288">120 Stat. 3288</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aded82c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 2,<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aded82d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/120/3289">120 Stat. 3289</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aded82e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aded82f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Japanese american confinement education grants</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Japanese American Confinement Education Grants</term>’ means competitive grants, awarded through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Program, for Japanese American organizations to educate individuals, including through the use of digital resources, in the United States on the historical importance of Japanese American confinement during World War II, so that present and future generations may learn from Japanese American confinement and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5615">136 STAT. 5615</page> commitment of the United States to equal justice under the law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aded830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aded831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Japanese american organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Japanese American organization</term>’ means a private nonprofit organization within the United States established to promote the understanding and appreciation of the ethnic and cultural diversity of the United States by illustrating the Japanese American experience throughout the history of the United States.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aded832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in section 4—<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aded833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/120/3290">120 Stat. 3290</ref>.</p></sidenote></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aded834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(a) <headingText class="smallCaps">In General.—</headingText></quotedText>” before “<quotedText>There are authorized</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aded835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$38,000 ,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$80,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aded836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adeff47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Japanese American Confinement Education Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adeff48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available under this section, not more than $10,000,000 shall be awarded as Japanese American Confinement Education Grants to Japanese American organizations. Such competitive grants shall be in an amount not less than $750,000 and the Secretary shall give priority consideration to Japanese American organizations with fewer than 100 employees.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adeff49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching requirement</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adeff4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fifty percent</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for funds awarded under this subsection, the Secretary shall require a 50 percent match with non-Federal assets from non-Federal sources, which may include cash or durable goods and materials fairly valued, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adf265b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adf265c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under subparagraph (A), if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1adf265d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>no reasonable means are available through which an applicant can meet the matching requirement; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1adf265e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the probable benefit of the project funded outweighs the public interest in the matching requirement.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="645">SEC. 645. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adf265f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54">54 USC note</ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adf2660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">prec. 308101.</p></sidenote><heading>JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HISTORY NETWORK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish, within the National Park Service, a program to be known as the “Japanese American World War II History Network” (referred to in this section as the “Network”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of Secretary</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the Network, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>review studies and reports to complement and not duplicate studies of Japanese American World War II history and Japanese American experiences during World War II, including studies related to relocation centers and confinement sites, that are underway or completed;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information relating to Japanese American World War II history and Japanese American experiences during the war, including relocation centers and confinement sites;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5616">136 STAT. 5616</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection (d); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1adfc2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>issue regulations for the use of the symbol or device adopted under subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adfc2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Network shall encompass the following elements:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adfc2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>All units and programs of the National Park Service that are determined by the Secretary to relate to Japanese American World War II history and Japanese American experiences during the war, including relocation centers and confinement sites.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>With the consent of the property owner, other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and privately owned properties that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>relate to Japanese American World War II history and Japanese experiences during the war, including relocation centers and confinement sites;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>have a verifiable connection to Japanese American World War II history and Japanese experiences during the war, including relocation and confinement sites; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>are included in, or determined by the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly related to Japanese American World War II history and the experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, including relocation centers and confinement sites.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adfc2b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding</inline>.—</heading><content>To achieve the purposes of this section and to ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the Network described in subsection (c) with units of the National Park System and programs of the National Park Service, including the Japanese American Confinement Sites Program, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, Indian Tribes, regional governmental bodies, and private entities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1adfc2b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of the Secretary under this section shall expire 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="646">SEC. 646. </num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1adfc2b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t54/s101122/a">Section 101122(a) of title 54, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$15,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1adfc2b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2030</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>COMMEMORATIVE WORKS AND NATIONAL MEMORIALS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adfe9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Ohio.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1adfe9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320301">54 USC 320301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DESIGNATION OF THE KOL ISRAEL FOUNDATION HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae010d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Recognition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5617">136 STAT. 5617</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae010d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>recognizes the significance of the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in preserving the memory of the 6,000,000 Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and allies and collaborators of the Nazi regime; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae010da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>honors the life and legacy of the Holocaust survivors who erected the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae010db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae010dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial located in Bedford Heights, Ohio, is designated as a national memorial.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae010dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of designation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae010de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The national memorial designated by paragraph (1) is not a unit of the National Park System.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae010df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of federal funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The designation of the national memorial by paragraph (1) shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose relating to the national memorial.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae037f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae037f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO COMMEMORATE THE COMMITMENT AND SERVICE REPRESENTED BY WOMEN WHO WORKED ON THE HOME FRONT DURING WORLD WAR II.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae08612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae08613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works</inline>.—</heading><content>The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch89">chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Commemorative Works Act”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae08614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae08615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae08616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility of women who worked on the home front foundation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae08617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposit of Excess Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae08618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8906/b/1">section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae08619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">On expiration of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903/e">section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5618">136 STAT. 5618</page> with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary or Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL LIBERTY MEMORIAL COMMEMORATIVE WORK.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0861a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903/e">section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, the authority provided by section 2860 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/112/239/dB">division B of Public Law 112–239</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/126/2164">126 Stat. 2164</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 U.S.C. 8903 note</ref>) shall continue to apply through September 30, 2027.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0861b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0861c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROIC DEEDS AND SACRIFICES OF SERVICE ANIMALS AND HANDLERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS IN THE UNITED STATE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0fb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">National Service Animals Monument Corporation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The National Service Animals Monument Corporation (referred to in this section as the “Corporation”) may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service animals and handlers of service animals in the United States.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works</inline>.—</heading><content>The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch89">chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Commemorative Works Act”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility of the national service animals monument corporation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Corporation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposit of Excess Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8906/b/1">section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Corporation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae0fb55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">On expiration of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903/e">section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section, the Corporation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5619">136 STAT. 5619</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0fb56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0fb57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">France.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae0fb58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR JEAN MONNET.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae14979-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Embassy of France in Washington, DC (referred to in this section as the “Embassy”), may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean Monnet with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1497a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>restoring peace between European nations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1497b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>establishing the European Union.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae1497c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works</inline>.—</heading><content>The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch89">chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Commemorative Works Act”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae1497d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1497e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1497f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility of the embassy of france in washington, dc</inline>.—</heading><content>The Embassy shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae14980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposit of Excess Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae14981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8906/b/1">section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Embassy shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae14982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">On expiration of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903/e">section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Embassy shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae17093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Texas.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae17094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t54/s320301">54 USC 320301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DESIGNATION OF EL PASO COMMUNITY HEALING GARDEN NATIONAL MEMORIAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae17095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Healing Garden located at 6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas, is designated as the “El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae17096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The national memorial designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial shall not require or authorize Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5620">136 STAT. 5620</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="707">SEC. 707. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae17097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae17098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO COMMEMORATE THE ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS WHO ENDURED THE MIDDLE PASSAGE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae1e5ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the enslaved individuals, the identities of whom may be known or unknown, who endured the Middle Passage.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works</inline>.—</heading><content>The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch89">chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Commemorative Works Act”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibility of the georgetown african american historic landmark project and tour</inline>.—</heading><content>The Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposit of Excess Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8906/b/1">section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account provided for section 8906(b)(3) of that title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae1e5d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">On expiration of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903/e">section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="708">SEC. 708. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae1e5d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae1e5d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>APPROVAL OF LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR JOURNALISTS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO A FREE PRESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The location of a commemorative work to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause within Area I, as depicted on the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, is approved.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5621">136 STAT. 5621</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="709">SEC. 709. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae1e5d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae1e5d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF THOMAS PAINE COMMEMORATIVE WORK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae233f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae233f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Thomas Paine Memorial Association.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Thomas Paine Memorial Association may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the United States patriot, Thomas Paine.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae233f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works</inline>.—</heading><content>The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch89">chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Commemorative Works Act”).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae233f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae233fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deposit of Excess Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae233fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8906/b/1">section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Thomas Paine Memorial Association shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae233fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">On expiration of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903/e">section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Thomas Paine Memorial Association shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraphs (2) and (3) of that section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="710">SEC. 710. </num><heading>DESIGNATION OF UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE PARK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae25b0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae25b0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The area described in paragraph (2) shall be designated as “Ukrainian Independence Park”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae25b0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Description of area</inline>.—</heading><content>The area designated under paragraph (1) is the approximately 0.35 acres generally depicted as “Ukrainian Independence Park” on the map entitled “Ukrainian Independence Park Proposed Boundary”, numbered 802/180,561, and dated June 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae25b10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reference</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, paper, or other record of the United States to the area or properties described in subsection (a) is deemed to be a reference to “Ukrainian Independence Park”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae28121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Signage</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may post signs on or near Ukrainian Independence Park that include information on the importance of the independence, freedom, and sovereignty of Ukraine and the solidarity between the people of Ukraine and the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5622">136 STAT. 5622</page></content></subsection> </section> <num value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading>MISCELLANEOUS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading>LONG-TERM ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ae2a832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 40701(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1231a/c">30 U.S.C. 1231a(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2a833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Grants under</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ae2a834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), grants under”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2a835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ae2f656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not more than 30 percent of the total amount of a grant made annually under subsection (b)(1) may be retained by the recipient of the grant if those amounts are deposited into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund established under State law, from which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are expended by the State or Indian Tribe, as applicable, for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the abatement of the causes and the treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage resulting from coal mining practices, including for the costs of building, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating acid mine drainage treatment systems;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the prevention, abatement, and control of subsidence; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f65a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the prevention, abatement, and control of coal mine fires.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f65b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each recipient of a grant under subsection (b)(1) that deposits grant amounts into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>offer amendments to the inventory maintained under section 403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1233/c">30 U.S.C. 1233(c)</ref>) to reflect the use of the amounts for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f65d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>acid mine drainage abatement and treatment;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>subsidence prevention, abatement, and control; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f65f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>coal mine fire prevention, abatement, and control; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>include in the annual grant report of the recipient information on the status and balance of amounts in the long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Amounts retained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>subsection (d)(4)(B); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae2f663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any other limitation on the length of the term of an annual grant under subsection (b)(1).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><heading>CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Congress consents to the amendment to the Constitution of the State of New Mexico proposed by House Joint Resolution 1 of the 55th Legislature of the State of New Mexico, First Session, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5623">136 STAT. 5623</page> 2021, entitled “A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to <ref href="/us/cons/a12/s7">Article 12, Section 7 of the Constitution</ref> of New Mexico to Provide for Additional Annual Distributions of the Permanent School Fund for Enhanced Instruction for Students at Risk of Failure, Extending the School Year, Teacher Compensation and Early Childhood Education; Requiring Congressional Approval for Distributions for Early Childhood Education”.</content></section> DIVISION EE—POST OFFICE DESIGNATIONS
SEC. 101.

Minnesota.

COYA KNUTSON POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 2nd Avenue in Oklee, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the “Coya Knutson Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Coya Knutson Post Office”.
SEC. 102.

South Carolina.

ROBERT SMALLS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11 Robert Smalls Parkway Suite C in Beaufort, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “Robert Smalls Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Robert Smalls Post Office”.
SEC. 103.

Kansas.

ROBERT J. DOLE MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 West Wisconsin Street in Russell, Kansas, shall be known and designated as the “Robert J. Dole Memorial Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Robert J. Dole Memorial Post Office Building”.
SEC. 104.

South Carolina.

CHARLES E. FRASER POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Bow Circle in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “Charles E. Fraser Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Charles E. Fraser Post Office Building”.
SEC. 105.

South Carolina.

HARRIET TUBMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the “Harriet Tubman Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 136 STAT. 5624 referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Harriet Tubman Post Office Building”.
SEC. 106.

Illinois.

CORPORAL BENJAMIN DESILETS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 North Magnolia Street in Elmwood, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office”.
SEC. 107.

Illinois.

SGT. JEREMY C. SHERMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Walnut Street in Watseka, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman Post Office Building”.
SEC. 108.

Oklahoma.

SERGEANT BRET D. ISENHOWER MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, shall be known and designated as the “Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building”.
SEC. 109.

California.

COTTLE CENTANNI POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4770 Eureka Avenue in Yorba Linda, California, shall be known and designated as the “Cottle Centanni Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Cottle Centanni Post Office Building”.
SEC. 110.

Wisconsin.

CAPTAIN ROBERT C. HARMON AND PRIVATE JOHN R. PEIRSON POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the “Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building”.
SEC. 111.

Wisconsin.

CORPORAL MITCHELL RED CLOUD, JR. POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 619 Hewett Street in Neillsville, Wisconsin, shall 136 STAT. 5625 be known and designated as the “Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Post Office”.
SEC. 112.

Pennsylvania.

CORPORAL JOSEPH RODNEY CHAPMAN POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 415 High Street in Freeport, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the “Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office”.
SEC. 113.

Pennsylvania.

HAROLD BILLOW POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 East Main Street in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the “Harold Billow Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Harold Billow Post Office Building”.
SEC. 114. ROMUALD “BUD” BRZEZINSKI POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at N4805 State Highway 32 in Krakow, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the “Romuald ‘Bud’ Brzezinski Post Office”.

Wisconsin.

 (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Romuald ‘Bud’ Brzezinski Post Office”.
SEC. 115.

Wisconsin.

MITCHELL F. LUNDGAARD POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Franklin Street in Appleton, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the “Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building”.
SEC. 116.

California.

JUDGE JAMES PEREZ POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 615 North Bush Street in Santa Ana, California, shall be known and designated as the “Judge James Perez Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Judge James Perez Post Office”.
SEC. 117.

California.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE.  Section 1 of Public Law 116–80

133 Stat. 1178.

 is amended to read as follows:136 STAT. 5626
“SEC. 1. MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE BUILDING.“(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15701 Sherman Way in Van Nuys, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building’. “(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building’.”
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SEC. 118.

Virginia.

JESUS ANTONIO COLLAZOS POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 North George Mason Drive in Arlington, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the “Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building”.
SEC. 119.

California.

ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 396 South California Avenue in West Covina, California, shall be known and designated as the “Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building”.
SEC. 120. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 Southern Avenue Southeast in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as the “District of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “District of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office”.
SEC. 121.

Illinois.

ARMY SPECIALIST JOSEPH “JOEY” W. DIMOCK II POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 75 Commerce Drive in Grayslake, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building”.
SEC. 122.

California.

CORPORAL HUNTER LOPEZ MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, 136 STAT. 5627 California, shall be known and designated as the “Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building”.
SEC. 123.

California.

CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, shall be known and designated as the “Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office”.
SEC. 124.

California.

CHAIRMAN RICHARD MILANOVICH POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California, shall be known and designated as the “Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office”.
SEC. 125.

New Mexico.

U.S. SENATOR DENNIS CHÁVEZ POST OFFICE.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, shall be known and designated as the “U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office”.
DIVISION FF—

Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEC. 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this division is as follows:

DIVISION FF— Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  TITLE I— Sec. 1001.  Subtitle A— Chapter 1— Sec. 1101.  Sec. 1102.  Sec. 1103.  Chapter 2— Sec. 1111.  Sec. 1112.  Sec. 1113.  Sec. 1114.  Chapter 3— Sec. 1121.  Sec. 1122.  Sec. 1123.  Sec. 1124.  Chapter 4— Sec. 1131.  Chapter 5— Sec. 1141.  Chapter 6— Sec. 1151.  Subtitle B— Chapter 1— Sec. 1201.  Chapter 2— Sec. 1211.  Sec. 1212.  Sec. 1213.  Sec. 1214.  Sec. 1215.  Sec. 1216.  Sec. 1217.  Sec. 1218.  Sec. 1219.  Sec. 1220.  Sec. 1221.  Chapter 3— Sec. 1231.  Sec. 1232.  Sec. 1233.  Sec. 1234.  Sec. 1235.  Sec. 1236.  Sec. 1237.  Chapter 4— Sec. 1241.  Sec. 1242.  Sec. 1243.  Sec. 1244.  Sec. 1245.  Sec. 1246.  Sec. 1247.  Chapter 5— Sec. 1251.  Sec. 1252.  Chapter 6— Sec. 1261.  Sec. 1262.  Sec. 1263.  Sec. 1264.  Chapter 7— Sec. 1271.  Sec. 1272.  Sec. 1273.  Subtitle C— Chapter 1— Sec. 1301.  Chapter 2— Sec. 1311.  Sec. 1312.  Chapter 3— Sec. 1321.  Chapter 4— Sec. 1331.  Subtitle D— Chapter 1— Sec. 1401.  Sec. 1402.  Sec. 1403.  Sec. 1404.  Chapter 2— Sec. 1411.  Sec. 1412.  Chapter 3— Sec. 1421.  Sec. 1422.  Sec. 1423.  Sec. 1424.  Chapter 4— Sec. 1431.  Sec. 1432.  Subtitle E— Sec. 1501.  TITLE II— Sec. 2001.  Subtitle A— Chapter 1— Sec. 2101.  Sec. 2102.  Sec. 2103.  Sec. 2104.  Chapter 2— Sec. 2111.  Sec. 2112.  Sec. 2113.  Sec. 2114.  Sec. 2115.  Subtitle B— Chapter 1— Sec. 2201.  Chapter 2— Sec. 2211.  Sec. 2212.  Sec. 2213.  Sec. 2214.  Sec. 2215.  Sec. 2216.  Chapter 3— Sec. 2221.  Sec. 2222.  Sec. 2223.  Sec. 2224.  Sec. 2225.  Sec. 2226.  Sec. 2227.  Chapter 4— Sec. 2231.  Sec. 2232.  Sec. 2233.  Sec. 2234.  Sec. 2235.  Sec. 2236.  Subtitle C— Chapter 1— Sec. 2301.  Sec. 2302.  Sec. 2303.  Sec. 2304.  Chapter 2— Sec. 2311.  Sec. 2312.  Sec. 2313.  Sec. 2314.  Sec. 2315.  Chapter 3— Sec. 2321.  Sec. 2322.  Sec. 2323.  Sec. 2324.  Sec. 2325.  Sec. 2326.  Chapter 4— Sec. 2331.  Subtitle D— Sec. 2401.  Sec. 2402.  Sec. 2403.  Sec. 2404.  Sec. 2405.  Sec. 2406.  Sec. 2407.  Sec. 2408.  Sec. 2409.  Sec. 2410.  Sec. 2411.  Subtitle E— Chapter 1— Sec. 2501.  Sec. 2502.  Sec. 2503.  Sec. 2504.  Sec. 2505.  Chapter 2— Sec. 2511.  Sec. 2512.  Sec. 2513.  Sec. 2514.  Sec. 2515.  TITLE III— Sec. 3001.  Sec. 3002.  Subtitle A— Sec. 3101.  Sec. 3102.  Sec. 3103.  Sec. 3104.  Sec. 3105.  Sec. 3106.  Sec. 3107.  Sec. 3108.  Sec. 3109.  Subtitle B— Chapter 1— Sec. 3201.  Sec. 3202.  Sec. 3203.  Sec. 3204.  Sec. 3205.  Sec. 3206.  Sec. 3207.  Sec. 3208.  Sec. 3209.  Sec. 3210.  Sec. 3211.  Sec. 3212.  Sec. 3213.  Chapter 2— Sec. 3221.  Sec. 3222.  Sec. 3223.  Sec. 3224.  Subtitle C— Sec. 3301.  Sec. 3302.  Sec. 3303.  Sec. 3304.  Sec. 3305.  Sec. 3306.  Sec. 3307.  Sec. 3308.  Sec. 3309.  Subtitle D— Sec. 3401.  Subtitle E— Sec. 3501.  Sec. 3502.  Sec. 3503.  Sec. 3504.  Sec. 3505.  Sec. 3506.  Sec. 3507.  Sec. 3508.  Subtitle F— Chapter 1— Sec. 3601.  Sec. 3602.  Sec. 3603.  Sec. 3604.  Sec. 3605.  Sec. 3606.  Sec. 3607.  Chapter 2— Sec. 3611.  Sec. 3612.  Sec. 3613.  Sec. 3614.  Sec. 3615.  Sec. 3616.  Sec. 3617.  Chapter 3— Sec. 3621.  Sec. 3622.  Sec. 3623.  Sec. 3624.  Sec. 3625.  Sec. 3626.  Sec. 3627.  Sec. 3628.  Sec. 3629.  Sec. 3630.  Sec. 3631.  TITLE IV— Subtitle A— Sec. 4101.  Sec. 4102.  Sec. 4103.  Subtitle B— Sec. 4111.  Sec. 4112.  Sec. 4113.  Sec. 4114.  Subtitle C— Sec. 4121.  Sec. 4122.  Sec. 4123.  Sec. 4124.  Sec. 4125.  Sec. 4126.  Sec. 4127.  Sec. 4128.  Sec. 4129.  Sec. 4130.  Subtitle D— Sec. 4131.  Sec. 4132.  Sec. 4133.  Sec. 4134.  Sec. 4135.  Sec. 4136.  Sec. 4137.  Sec. 4138.  Sec. 4139.  Sec. 4140.  Sec. 4141.  Sec. 4142.  Sec. 4143.  Subtitle E— Sec. 4151.  Subtitle F— Sec. 4161.  Sec. 4162.  Sec. 4163.  TITLE V— Subtitle A— Sec. 5101.  Subtitle B— Sec. 5111.  Sec. 5112.  Sec. 5113.  Sec. 5114.  Sec. 5115.  Subtitle C— Sec. 5121.  Sec. 5122.  Sec. 5123.  Sec. 5124.  Subtitle D— Sec. 5131.  Subtitle E— Sec. 5141.  TITLE VI— Sec. 6101.  Sec. 6102.  Sec. 6103. 
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae7b1a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Restoring Hope </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae7b1a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">for Mental Health and </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae7b1a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Well-Being Act </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae7b1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>RESTORING HOPE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1001">SEC. 1001. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae7b1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s201">42 USC 201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5635">136 STAT. 5635</page></content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Mental Health and Crisis Care Needs</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>CRISIS CARE SERVICES AND 9–8–8 IMPLEMENTATION</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1101">SEC. 1101. </num><heading>BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS COORDINATING OFFICE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ae7ffc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 501A (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–0">42 U.S.C. 290aa–0</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1ae84de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="501B">“SEC. 501B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae84dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae84deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290aa–0a.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS COORDINATING OFFICE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae84dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae84ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish, within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an office to coordinate work relating to behavioral health crisis care across the operating divisions and agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, and external stakeholders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae84dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duty</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The office established under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>convene Federal, State, Tribal, local, and private partners;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>launch and manage Federal workgroups charged with making recommendations regarding issues related to mental health and substance use disorder crises, including with respect to health care best practices, workforce development, health disparities, data collection, technology, program oversight, public awareness, and engagement; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>support technical assistance, data analysis, and evaluation functions in order to assist States, localities, Territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations in developing crisis care systems and identifying best practices with the objective of expanding the capacity of, and access to, local crisis call centers, mobile crisis care, crisis stabilization, psychiatric emergency services, and rapid post-crisis follow-up care provided by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline and Response System;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Veterans Crisis Line;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>community mental health centers (as defined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>certified community behavioral health clinics, as described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae84df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>other community mental health and substance use disorder providers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae84df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae84df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1102">SEC. 1102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae84df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae84dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290aa–0a note.</p></sidenote><heading>CRISIS RESPONSE CONTINUUM OF CARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae9385b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall facilitate the identification and publication of best practices for a crisis response continuum of care related to mental health and substance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5636">136 STAT. 5636</page> use disorders for use by health care providers, crisis services administrators, and crisis services providers in responding to individuals (including children and adolescents) experiencing mental health crises, substance-related crises, and crises arising from co-occurring disorders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ae9385c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae9385d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The best practices published under subsection (a) shall, as appropriate, address best practices related to crisis response services for the range of entities that furnish such services, taking into consideration such services that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>do not require prior authorization from an insurance provider or group health plan nor a referral from a health care provider prior to the delivery of services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>provide for serving all individuals regardless of age or ability to pay;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>provide for operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>provide for care and support through resources described in paragraph (2)(A) until the individual has been stabilized or transferred to the next level of crisis care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>address psychiatric stabilization, including for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>individuals screened over the phone, text, and chat; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>individuals stabilized on the scene by mobile teams.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Identification of functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The best practices published under subsection (a) shall consider the functions of the range of services in the crisis response continuum, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Identification of resources for referral and enrollment in continuing mental health, substance use, or other human services relevant for the individual in crisis where necessary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>A description of access and entry points to services within the crisis response continuum.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Identification, as appropriate and consistent with State laws, of any protocols and agreements for the transfer and receipt of individuals to and from other segments of the crisis response continuum segments as needed, and from outside referrals, including health care providers, first responders (including law enforcement, paramedics, and firefighters), education institutions, and community-based organizations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Description of the qualifications of the range of crisis services staff, including roles for physicians, licensed clinicians, case managers, and peers (in accordance with State licensing requirements or requirements applicable to Tribal health professionals).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The convening of collaborative meetings of relevant crisis response system partners, such as crisis response service providers, first responders (including law enforcement, paramedics, and firefighters), and community partners (including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or 9–8–8 call centers, 9–1–1 public service answering points, and local mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers), operating in a common region for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5637">136 STAT. 5637</page> the discussion of case management, best practices, and general performance improvement.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Service capacity and quality best practices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The best practices under subsection (a) may include recommendations on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the volume of services to meet population need;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>appropriate timely response; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>capacity to meet the needs of different patient populations that may experience a mental health or substance use crisis, including children, families, and all age groups, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with chronic illness.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation timeframe</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae95f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae95f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, publish and maintain the best practices required by subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>after 3 years, facilitate the identification of any updates to such best practices, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae95f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae95f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae95f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, an assessment of relevant programs related to mental health and substance use disorder crises authorized under title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.</ref>) in order to assess the extent to which such programs meet objectives and performance metrics, as determined by the Secretary.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ae95f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote> Such evaluation may, as appropriate, include data on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the type and variety of services provided when responding to mental health and substance use-related crises;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the impact on emergency department facility use and length of stay, including for patients who require further psychiatric care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the impact on access to crisis care centers and crisis bed services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the impact on linkage to appropriate post-crisis care; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ae95f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the use of best practices and recommendations identified under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1103">SEC. 1103. </num><heading>SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE IMPROVEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeabf1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suicide Prevention Lifeline</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520E–3(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36c/b">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supporting and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>coordinating</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>crisis intervention services</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health crisis intervention services, including appropriate follow-up services,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5638">136 STAT. 5638</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeabf25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aeae636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>improving awareness of the program for suicide prevention and mental health crisis intervention services, including by conducting an awareness initiative and ongoing outreach to the public; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1aeae637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>improving the collection and analysis of demographic information, in a manner that protects personal privacy, consistent with applicable Federal and State privacy laws, in order to understand disparities in access to the program among individuals who are seeking help.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeae638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c</ref>) is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeae639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (c) as subsection (f); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeae63a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb345b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb345c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of supporting the crisis centers under subsection (b)(1) and maintaining the suicide prevention hotline under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall develop and implement a plan to ensure the provision of high-quality services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb345d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb345e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb345f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>Program evaluation, including performance measures to assess progress toward the goals and objectives of the program and to improve the responsiveness and performance of the hotline, including at all backup call centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb3461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Requirements that crisis centers and backup centers must meet—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to participate in the network under subsection (b)(1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to ensure that each telephone call and applicable other communication received by the hotline, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner, consistent with evidence-based guidance or other guidance or best practices, as appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Specific recommendations and strategies for implementing evidence-based practices, including with respect to followup and communicating the availability of resources in the community for individuals in need.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Criteria for carrying out periodic testing of the hotline during each fiscal year, including at crisis centers and backup centers, to identify and address any problems in a timely manner.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing requirements under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall consult with State departments of health, local governments, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb3468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial plan; updates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, complete development of the initial plan under paragraph (1) and make such plan publicly available; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb346a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>periodically thereafter, update such plan and make the updated plan publicly available.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5639">136 STAT. 5639</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb346b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transmission of data to cdc and to assist state and local agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c), as added by paragraph (2), the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb346c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb346d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving Epidemiological Data</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, as appropriate, formalize and strengthen agreements between the Suicide Prevention Lifeline program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the secure sharing of de-identified epidemiological data.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb346e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Privacy.</p></sidenote> Such agreements shall include appropriate privacy and security protections that meet the requirements of applicable Federal law, at a minimum.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb346f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data to Assist State and Local Suicide Prevention Activities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the aggregated information collected and any applicable analyses conducted under subsection (b)(5), including from local call centers, as applicable, are made available in a usable format to State and local agencies in order to inform suicide prevention activities.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb3470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (f) of section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c</ref>), as redesignated by paragraph (2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $101,621,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–36c note. </p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program on Innovative Technologies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall, as appropriate, carry out a pilot program to research, analyze, and employ various technologies and platforms of communication (including social media platforms, texting platforms, and email platforms) for suicide prevention in addition to the telephone and online chat service provided by the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 24 months after the date on which the pilot program under paragraph (1) commences, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall submit to the Congress a report on the pilot program. With respect to each platform of communication employed pursuant to the pilot program, the report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a full description of the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of individuals served by the program;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the average wait time for each individual to receive a response;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>the cost of the program, including the cost per individual served; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>any other information the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">HHS Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services completes development of the plan under section 520E–3(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)(B), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>complete a study on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the implementation of such plan, including the progress towards meeting the goals and objectives identified pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of such section 520E–3(c); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5640">136 STAT. 5640</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, options to improve data regarding usage of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, such as repeat calls, consistent with applicable Federal and State privacy laws; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>submit a report to Congress on the progress made on meeting the goals and objectives identified pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of such section 520E–3(c) and recommendations on improving the program, including improvements to enhance data collection and usage.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services begins implementation of the plan required by section 520E–3(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)(B), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>complete a study on the Suicide Prevention Lifeline; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit a report to the Congress on the results of such study.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study required by paragraph (1) shall include what is known about—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the feasibility of routing calls to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline to the nearest crisis center based on the physical location of the contact;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>capacity of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>State and regional variation with respect to access to crisis centers described in section 520E–3(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36c/b/1">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c(b)(1)</ref>), including wait times, answer times, hours of operation, and funding sources;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the implementation of the plan under section 520E–3(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)(B), including the progress toward meeting the goals and objectives in such plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the capacity of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline to handle calls from individuals with limited English proficiency.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeb5b9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>The report required by paragraph (1) shall include recommendations for improving the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, including recommendations for administrative actions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeb5ba0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5ba1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeb5ba2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–36c note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>Suicide Prevention Lifeline</term>” means the suicide prevention hotline maintained pursuant to section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>INTO THE LIGHT FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1111">SEC. 1111. </num><heading>SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aec9423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 317L–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–13a">42 U.S.C. 247b–13a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec9424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal depression</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal mental health and substance use disorders</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5641">136 STAT. 5641</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec9425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec9426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>States</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec9427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aec9428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for women who are pregnant, or who have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal depression</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for women who are postpartum, pregnant, or have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal mental health and substance use disorders</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aec9429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (b) of section 317L–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–13a">42 U.S.C. 247b–13a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec942a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a State shall submit</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an entity listed in subsection (a) shall submit</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec942b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraphs (1) and (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal depression</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal mental health and substance use disorders</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aec942c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (c) of section 317L–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–13a">42 U.S.C. 247b–13a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec942d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may give priority to States proposing to improve or enhance access to screening</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“shall, as appropriate, give priority to entities listed in subsection (a) that—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aec942e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>are proposing to create, improve, or enhance screening, prevention, and treatment”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec942f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal depression</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal mental health and substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec9430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (1), as so designated, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aec9431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after such paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aecbb42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>are currently partnered with, or will partner with, one or more community-based organizations to address maternal mental health and substance use disorders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aecbb43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>are located in, or provide services under this section in, an area with disproportionately high rates of maternal mental health or substance use disorders or other related disparities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aecbb44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>operate in a health professional shortage area designated under section 332, including maternity care health professional target areas.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aecbb45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (d) of section 317L–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–13a">42 U.S.C. 247b–13a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to health care providers; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening, brief intervention, treatment (as applicable for health care providers), and referrals for treatment to health care providers in the primary care setting and, as applicable, relevant health paraprofessionals;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to health care providers, including information on maternal depression screening, treatment, and followup support services, and linkages to community-based resources; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening, brief intervention, treatment (as applicable for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5642">136 STAT. 5642</page> health care providers) and referrals for treatment, follow-up support services, and linkages to community-based resources to health care providers in the primary care setting and, as applicable, relevant health paraprofessionals; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aecbb4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to the extent practicable and appropriate, enabling health care providers (such as obstetrician-gynecologists, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, pediatricians, psychiatrists, mental and other behavioral health care providers, and adult primary care clinicians) to provide or receive real-time psychiatric consultation (in-person or remotely), including through the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models (as defined in section 330N), to aid in the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>for rural areas</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aecbb52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aece163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>providing assistance to pregnant and postpartum women to receive maternal mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including patient consultation, care coordination, and navigation for such treatment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aece164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>coordinating, as appropriate, with maternal and child health programs of State, local, and Tribal governments, including child psychiatric access programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aece165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>conducting public outreach and awareness regarding grants under subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aece166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>creating multistate consortia to carry out the activities required or authorized under this subsection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aece167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>training health care providers in the primary care setting and relevant health paraprofessionals on trauma-informed care, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, and best practices related to training to improve the provision of maternal mental health and substance use disorder care for racial and ethnic minority populations and reduce related disparities in the delivery of such care.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aece168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Provisions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 317L–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–13a">42 U.S.C. 247b–13a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aece169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (h); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aece16a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aed087b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to grantees and entities listed in subsection (a) for carrying out activities pursuant to this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aed087c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aed087d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination of Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, based on evaluation of the activities funded pursuant to this section, shall identify and disseminate evidence-based or evidence-informed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5643">136 STAT. 5643</page> practices for screening, assessment, treatment, and referral to treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders, including culturally and linguistically appropriate services, for women during pregnancy and 12 months following pregnancy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aed087e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal share of the cost of the activities for which a grant is made to an entity under subsection (a) shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of such activities.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aed087f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (h) of section 317L–1 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–13a">42 U.S.C. 247b–13a</ref>) of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated by subsection (e), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aed0880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$24,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aed0881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1112">SEC. 1112. </num><heading>MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aed2f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g/etseq">42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp0 firstIndent0" id="y1aeda4c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="399V–7">“SEC. 399V–7. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">280g–18.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeda4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall maintain, by grant or contract, a national maternal mental health hotline to provide emotional support, information, brief intervention, and mental health and substance use disorder resources to pregnant and postpartum women at risk of, or affected by, maternal mental health and substance use disorders, and to their families or household members.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeda4c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements for Hotline</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The hotline under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>be a 24/7 real-time hotline;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide voice and text support;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>be staffed by certified peer specialists, licensed health care professionals, or licensed mental health professionals who are trained on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>maternal mental health and substance use disorder prevention, identification, and intervention; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>providing culturally and linguistically appropriate support; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide maternal mental health and substance use disorder assistance and referral services to meet the needs of underserved populations, individuals with disabilities, and family and household members of pregnant or postpartum women at risk of experiencing maternal mental health and substance use disorders.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In maintaining the hotline under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>consult with the Domestic Violence Hotline, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and Veterans Crisis Line to ensure that pregnant and postpartum women are connected in real-time to the appropriate specialized hotline service, when applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>conduct a public awareness campaign for the hotline;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>consult with Federal departments and agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to increase awareness regarding the hotline; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5644">136 STAT. 5644</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>consult with appropriate State, local, and Tribal public health officials, including officials who administer programs that serve low-income pregnant and postpartum individuals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the hotline under subsection (a) and implementation of this section, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the effectiveness of activities conducted or supported under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a directory of entities or organizations to which staff maintaining the hotline funded under this section may make referrals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aeda4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>such additional information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aeda4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1113">SEC. 1113. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aeda4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–31 note.</p></sidenote><heading>TASK FORCE ON MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef799f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aef79a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for purposes of identifying, evaluating, and making recommendations to coordinate and improve Federal activities related to addressing maternal mental health conditions, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>establish a task force to be known as the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”); or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>incorporate the duties, public meetings, and reports specified in subsections (c) through (f) into existing relevant Federal committees or working groups, such as the Maternal Health Interagency Policy Committee and the Maternal Health Working Group, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall be composed of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Federal members under paragraph (2); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the non-Federal members under paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal members of the Task Force shall consist of the following heads of Federal departments and agencies (or their designees):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, who shall serve as co-chairs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The Director of the Indian Health Service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>Such other Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate that serve individuals with maternal mental health conditions.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5645">136 STAT. 5645</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The non-Federal members of the Task Force shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>compose not more than one-half, and not less than one-third, of the total membership of the Task Force;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>be appointed by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>representatives of professional medical societies, professional nursing societies, and relevant health paraprofessional societies with expertise in maternal or mental health;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>representatives of nonprofit organizations with expertise in maternal or mental health;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>relevant industry representatives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>other representatives, as appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline for designating designees</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, or the head of a Federal department or agency serving as a member of the Task Force under paragraph (2), chooses to be represented on the Task Force by a designee, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, or department or agency head shall designate such designee not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>prepare and regularly update a report that analyzes and evaluates the state of maternal mental health programs at the Federal level, and identifies best practices with respect to maternal mental health (which may include co-occurring substance use disorders), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>a set of evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising practices with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>prevention strategies for maternal mental health conditions, including strategies and recommendations to reduce racial, ethnic, geographic, and other health disparities;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the identification, screening, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of maternal mental health conditions and affected families;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the timely referral to supports, and implementation of practices, that prevent and mitigate the effects of a maternal mental health condition, including strategies and recommendations to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that exist in maternal mental health; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>community-based or multigenerational practices that provide support related to maternal mental health conditions, including support for affected families; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Federal and State programs and activities that support prevention, screening, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of maternal mental health conditions;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>develop and regularly update a national strategy for maternal mental health, taking into consideration the findings of the report under paragraph (1), on how the Task Force and Federal departments and agencies represented on the Task Force may prioritize options for, and may improve coordination <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5646">136 STAT. 5646</page> with respect to, addressing maternal mental health conditions, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>increasing prevention, screening, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and access to maternal mental health care, including clinical and nonclinical care such as peer-support and community health workers, through the public and private sectors;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing support relating to the prevention, screening, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of maternal mental health conditions, including families, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>reducing racial, ethnic, geographic, and other health disparities related to prevention, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and access to maternal mental health care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>identifying opportunities to modify, strengthen, and better coordinate existing Federal infant and maternal health programs in order to improve screening, diagnosis, research, prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment with respect to maternal mental health; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>improving planning, coordination, and collaboration across Federal departments, agencies, offices, and programs;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>solicit public comments, as appropriate, from stakeholders for the report under paragraph (1) and the national strategy under paragraph (2) in order to inform the activities and reports of the Task Force; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>consider the latest research related to maternal mental health in developing the strategy, including, as applicable and appropriate, data and information disaggregated by relevant factors, such as race, ethnicity, geographical location, age, socioeconomic level, and others, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>meet not less than two times each year; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>convene public meetings, as appropriate, to fulfill its duties under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Public and Federal Leaders</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Task Force shall make publicly available and submit to the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and other relevant congressional committees, the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Not later than 1 year after the first meeting of the Task Force, an initial report under subsection (c)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Not later than 2 years after the first meeting of the Task Force, an initial national strategy under subsection (c)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>Each year thereafter—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an updated report under subsection (c)(1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an updated national strategy under subsection (c)(2); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aef79d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>if no update is made under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2), a report summarizing the activities of the Task Force.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Governors</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon finalizing the initial national strategy under subsection (c)(2), and upon making relevant updates to such strategy, the Task Force shall submit a report to the Governors of all States describing any opportunities for local- and State-level partnerships identified under subsection (c)(2).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5647">136 STAT. 5647</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The Task Force shall terminate on September 30, 2027.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aef79d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonduplication of Federal Efforts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may relieve the Task Force, in carrying out subsections (c) through (f), from responsibility for carrying out such activities as may be specified by the Secretary as duplicative of other activities carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1114">SEC. 1114. </num><heading>RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN PILOT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aefc7f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 508(r) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–1/r">42 U.S.C. 290bb–1(r)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aefc7f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aefc7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aefc7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)(B), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aefc7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Director</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Director</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aefc7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the relevant committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>REACHING IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1121">SEC. 1121. </num><heading>INNOVATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af0b25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 501A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–0">42 U.S.C. 290aa–0</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af0b25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes or tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af0b25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e)(3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af0b25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af0b260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af0b261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af0b262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af0b263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare a report on the work of the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory established under section 501A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–0">42 U.S.C. 290aa–0</ref>), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af0b264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the extent to which such Laboratory is meeting its responsibilities as set forth in such section 501A; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af0b265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af0b266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af0b267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommendations for improvement, including methods to expand the use of evidence-based practices across programs, recommendations to improve program evaluations for effectiveness, and dissemination of resources to stakeholders and the public.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af0b268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5648">136 STAT. 5648</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af0b269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 1101, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 501B, as added by such section 1101, the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y1af19cca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="501C">“SEC. 501C. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290aa–0b.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">INTERDEPARTMENTAL SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS COORDINATING COMMITTEE.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af19ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary, shall establish a committee to be known as the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19cd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal advisory committee act</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in this section, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall apply to the Committee.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af19cd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall meet not fewer than 2 times each year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af19cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19cd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than each of 1 year and 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to Congress and any other relevant Federal department or agency a report including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19cd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of advances in serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance research related to the prevention of, diagnosis of, intervention in, and treatment and recovery of serious mental illnesses, serious emotional disturbances, and advances in access to services and support for adults with a serious mental illness or children with a serious emotional disturbance;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19cd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an evaluation of the effect Federal programs related to serious mental illness have on public health, including outcomes such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>rates of suicide, suicide attempts, incidence and prevalence of serious mental illnesses, serious emotional disturbances, and substance use disorders, overdose, overdose deaths, emergency hospitalizations, emergency department boarding, preventable emergency department visits, interaction with the criminal justice system, homelessness, and unemployment;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>increased rates of employment and enrollment in educational and vocational programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>quality of mental and substance use disorders treatment services; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>any other criteria as may be determined by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af19cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>specific recommendations for actions that agencies can take to better coordinate the administration of mental health services for adults with a serious mental illness or children with a serious emotional disturbance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af19cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall be composed of the following Federal representatives, or the designees of such representatives—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall serve as the Chair of the Committee;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Attorney General;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5649">136 STAT. 5649</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af19ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the Secretary of Defense;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the Secretary of Education;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>the Secretary of Labor;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>the Commissioner of Social Security.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-federal members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Committee shall also include not less than 14 non-Federal public members appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, of which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>at least 2 members shall be an individual who has received treatment for a diagnosis of a serious mental illness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a parent or legal guardian of an adult with a history of a serious mental illness or a child with a history of a serious emotional disturbance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c3ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a representative of a leading research, advocacy, or service organization for adults with a serious mental illness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>at least 2 members shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a licensed psychiatrist with experience in treating serious mental illnesses;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a licensed psychologist with experience in treating serious mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a licensed clinical social worker with experience treating serious mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a licensed psychiatric nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant with experience in treating serious mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a licensed mental health professional with a specialty in treating children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a mental health professional who has research or clinical mental health experience in working with minorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a mental health professional who has research or clinical mental health experience in working with medically underserved populations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a State certified mental health peer support specialist;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a judge with experience in adjudicating cases related to criminal justice or serious mental illness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c40a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><content>at least 1 member shall be a law enforcement officer or corrections officer with extensive experience in interfacing with adults with a serious mental illness, children with a serious emotional disturbance, or individuals in a mental health crisis; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c40b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>at least 1 member shall have experience providing services for homeless individuals and working with adults <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5650">136 STAT. 5650</page> with a serious mental illness, children with a serious emotional disturbance, or individuals in a mental health crisis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c40c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall serve for a term of 3 years, and may be reappointed for 1 or more additional 3-year terms. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. A member may serve after the expiration of the member’s term until a successor has been appointed.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af1c40d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Working Groups</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out its functions, the Committee may establish working groups. Such working groups shall be composed of Committee members, or their designees, and may hold such meetings as are necessary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af1c40e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c40f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 501(l)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/l/2">42 U.S.C. 290aa(l)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 6031 of such Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 501C</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Reform Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/255/dB">Division B of Public Law 114–255</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by repealing section 6031; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by conforming the item relating to such section in the table of contents in <ref href="/us/pl/114/255/s1/b">section 1(b) of Public Law 114–255</ref>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af1c414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority Mental Health Needs of Regional and National Significance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–32">42 U.S.C. 290bb–32</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes or tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af1c416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$394,550,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$599,036,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1122">SEC. 1122. </num><heading>CRISIS CARE COORDINATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af2fc97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strengthening Community Crisis Response Systems</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520F of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–37">42 U.S.C. 290bb–37</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1af34ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="520F">“SEC. 520F. </num><heading class="bold">MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af34ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">State and local governments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Native Americans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to States, localities, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis response teams that divert the response for mental health and substance use disorder crises from law enforcement to mobile crisis teams, as described in subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af34abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mobile Crisis Teams Described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A mobile crisis team, for purposes of this section, is a team of individuals—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>that is available to respond to individuals in mental health and substance use disorder crises and provide immediate stabilization, referrals to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and supports, and triage to a higher level of care if medically necessary;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5651">136 STAT. 5651</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>which may include licensed counselors, clinical social workers, physicians, paramedics, crisis workers, peer support specialists, or other qualified individuals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>which may provide support to divert mental health and substance use disorder crisis calls from the 9–1–1 system to the 9–8–8 system.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af34ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applications which account for the specific needs of the communities to be served, including children and families, veterans, rural and underserved populations, and other groups at increased risk of death from suicide or overdose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af34ac3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on steps taken by States, localities, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations prior to the date of enactment of this section to strengthen the partnerships among mental health providers, substance use disorder treatment providers, primary care physicians, mental health and substance use disorder crisis teams, paramedics, law enforcement officers, and other first responders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Progress reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded to carry out this section, and for each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the grants made during the year covered by the report, which shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>impact data on the teams and people served by such programs, including demographic information of individuals served, volume, and types of service utilization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>outcomes of the number of linkages made to community-based resources or short-term crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, as applicable, and diversion from law enforcement or hospital emergency department settings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>data consistent with the State block grant requirements for continuous evaluation and quality improvement, and other relevant data as determined by the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>identification and, where appropriate, recommendations of best practices from States and localities providing mobile crisis response and stabilization services for youth and adults; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>identification of any opportunities for improvements to the program established under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af34acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af34ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af34acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental Health Awareness Training Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520J(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–41/b">42 U.S.C. 290bb–41(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes, tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe, tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe, Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5652">136 STAT. 5652</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe, tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe, Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1af34ad8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>suicide intervention and prevention.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ad9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe, tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe, Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af34adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (6) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1af371ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may provide technical assistance to grantees in carrying out this section, which may include assistance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>program evaluation and related activities, including related data collection and reporting;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>implementing and disseminating evidence-based practices and programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>facilitating collaboration among grantees.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$14,693,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$24,963,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical corrections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520J(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–41/b">42 U.S.C. 290bb–41(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading of paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Emergency Services Personnel</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Emergency services personnel</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the heading of paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Distribution of Awards</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Distribution of awards</headingText></quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af371f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adult Suicide Prevention</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520L of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–43">42 U.S.C. 290bb–43</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>individuals who are 25 years of age or older</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>adult individuals</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prevention</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>raise awareness of suicide</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af371fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af371fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal organization</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal organization</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3)(C) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1af371fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Raising awareness of suicide prevention resources and promoting help seeking among those at risk for suicide.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af371ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af37200-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af37201-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5653">136 STAT. 5653</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1af37202-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>identify best practices, as applicable, to improve the identification, assessment, treatment, and timely transition, as appropriate, to additional or follow-up care for individuals in emergency departments who are at risk for suicide and enhance the coordination of care for such individuals during and after discharge, in support of activities under subsection (a).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af39913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1123">SEC. 1123. </num><heading>TREATMENT OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af43554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assertive Community Treatment Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af43555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520M(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–44/b">42 U.S.C. 290bb–44(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe or Tribal organization</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af43556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520M(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–44/d/1">42 U.S.C. 290bb–44(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af43557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than the end of fiscal year 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than the end of fiscal year 2026</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af43558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af43559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520M(e)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–44/d/1">42 U.S.C. 290bb–44(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af4355a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assisted Outpatient Treatment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af4355b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af4355c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af4355d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290aa–17.</p></sidenote> (<ref href="/us/pl/113/93">Public Law 113–93</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa">42 U.S.C. 290aa note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af4355e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>4-year pilot</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af4355f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af43560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2023, and biennially thereafter</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af43561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af43562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1af45b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Demographic information regarding participation of those served by the grant compared to demographic information in the population of the grant recipient.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af45b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af45b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2015 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af45b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5654">136 STAT. 5654</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1af45b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af45b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af45b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report examining the efficacy of assisted outpatient treatment programs that received funding under section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/pl/113">Public Law 113</ref>– 93; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa">42 U.S.C. 290aa note</ref>) in improving health outcomes and treatment adherence, reducing rates of incarceration, and reducing rates of homelessness. Such report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af45b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a comparison of health outcomes, treatment compliance, program participant feedback, reduced rates of incarceration, and reduced rates of homelessness as compared to other evidence- and community-based outpatient treatment programs and services, including information on geographic differences in program efficacy, as applicable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af45b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>identification of best practices used, as applicable, in the implementation of assisted outpatient treatment programs to ensure program participants are receiving treatment in the least restrictive environment that is clinically appropriate consistent with Federal and State law, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1124">SEC. 1124. </num><heading>STUDY ON THE COSTS OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af593fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, the Attorney General of the United States, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall conduct a study on the direct and indirect costs of serious mental illness with respect to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af593fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>nongovernmental entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af593fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Federal Government and State, local, and Tribal governments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af593ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The study under subsection (a) shall consider each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>The costs to the health care system for health services, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>office-based physician visits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>residential and inpatient treatment programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>outpatient treatment programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>emergency department visits;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>crisis stabilization programs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>home health care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>skilled nursing and long-term care facilities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>prescription drugs and digital therapeutics; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>any other relevant health services.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5940a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>The costs of homelessness, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5940b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>homeless shelters;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5940c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>street outreach activities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5940d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>crisis response center visits; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5940e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other supportive services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5655">136 STAT. 5655</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5940f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The costs of structured residential facilities and other supportive housing for residential and custodial care services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>The costs of law enforcement encounters and encounters with the criminal justice system, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>encounters that do and do not result in an arrest;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>criminal and judicial proceedings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>services provided by law enforcement and judicial staff (including public defenders, prosecutors, and private attorneys); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>incarceration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>The costs of serious mental illness on employment.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>With respect to family members and caregivers, the costs of caring for an individual with a serious mental illness.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Any other relevant costs for programs and services administered by the Federal Government or State, Tribal, or local governments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af59418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Disaggregation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall (to the extent feasible)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>disaggregate data by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5941a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>costs to nongovernmental entities, the Federal Government, and State, local, and Tribal governments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5941b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>types of serious mental illnesses and medical chronic diseases common in patients with a serious mental illness; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5941c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>demographic characteristics, including race, ethnicity, sex, age (including pediatric subgroups), and other characteristics determined by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5941d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af5941e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><chapeau>include an estimate of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af5941f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the total number of individuals with a serious mental illness in the United States, including in traditional and nontraditional housing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>the percentage of such individuals in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af59421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>homeless shelters;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af59422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>penal facilities, including Federal prisons, State prisons, and county and municipal jails; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af59423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>nursing facilities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af59424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>submit to the Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af59426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af59427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>make such report publicly available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>ANNA WESTIN LEGACY</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1131">SEC. 1131. </num><heading>MAINTAINING EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EATING DISORDERS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1af5e248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–31/etseq">42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1af63069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="520N">“SEC. 520N. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6577a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6577b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–45.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EATING DISORDERS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EATING DISORDERS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af6577c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6577d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6577e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall maintain, by competitive grant or contract, a Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (referred to in this section as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5656">136 STAT. 5656</page> the ‘Center’) to improve the identification of, interventions for, and treatment of eating disorders in a manner that is developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af6577f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subgrants and Subcontracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Center shall coordinate and implement the activities under subsection (c), in whole or in part, which may include by awarding competitive subgrants or subcontracts—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>across geographical regions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>in a manner that is not duplicative.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af65782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Center—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>provide training and technical assistance, including for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af65785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>primary care and mental health providers to carry out screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for individuals experiencing, or at risk for, eating disorders; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1af65786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>other paraprofessionals and relevant individuals providing nonclinical community services to identify and support individuals with, or at disproportionate risk for, eating disorders;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>facilitate the development of, and provide training materials to, health care providers (including primary care and mental health professionals) regarding the effective treatment and ongoing support of individuals with eating disorders, including children and marginalized populations at disproportionate risk for eating disorders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af65789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>collaborate and coordinate, as appropriate, with other centers of excellence, technical assistance centers, and psychiatric consultation lines of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration regarding eating disorders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6578a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6578b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p></sidenote><content>coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, to disseminate training to primary care and mental health care providers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6578c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>support other activities, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6578d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6578e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>support the integration of protocols pertaining to screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for individuals experiencing, or at risk for, eating disorders, with health information technology systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6578f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>develop and provide training materials to health care providers, including primary care and mental health providers, to provide screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for members of the military and veterans experiencing, or at risk for, eating disorders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af65790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af65791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult, as appropriate, with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on prevention, identification, intervention for, and treatment of eating disorders.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5657">136 STAT. 5657</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af65792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af65793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="5">CHAPTER 5—</num><heading><b>COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT REAUTHORIZATION</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1141">SEC. 1141. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af6ccc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1920(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–9/a">42 U.S.C. 300x–9(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$532,571,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$857,571,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af6ccc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-Aside for Evidence-based Crisis Care Services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–9">42 U.S.C. 300x–9</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af6f3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Crisis Care</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (3), a State shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount the State receives pursuant to section 1911 for each fiscal year to support evidenced-based programs that address the crisis care needs of individuals with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances, which may include individuals (including children and adolescents) experiencing mental health crises demonstrating serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, as applicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Core elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the discretion of the single State agency responsible for the administration of the program of the State under a grant under section 1911, funds expended pursuant to paragraph (1) may be used to fund some or all of the core crisis care service components, as applicable and appropriate, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Crisis call centers.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>24/7 mobile crisis services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6f3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Crisis stabilization programs offering acute care or subacute care in a hospital or appropriately licensed facility, as determined by such State, with referrals to inpatient or outpatient care.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6f3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State flexibility</inline>.—</heading><content>In lieu of expending 5 percent of the amount the State receives pursuant to section 1911 for a fiscal year to support evidence-based programs as required by paragraph (1), a State may elect to expend not less than 10 percent of such amount to support such programs by the end of two consecutive fiscal years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vi) shall not be construed as limiting the provision of crisis care services pursuant to paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6f3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af6f3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300x–9 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2025, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Congress on the crisis care strategies and programs pursued by States pursuant to subsection (d) of section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–9">42 U.S.C. 300x–9</ref>), as added by subsection (b). Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of each State’s crisis care activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the population served, including information on demographics, including age;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the outcomes of such activities, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5658">136 STAT. 5658</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>how such activities reduced hospitalizations and hospital stays;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>how such activities reduced incidents of suicidal ideation and behaviors; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>how such activities reduced the severity of onset of serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance, as applicable; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af6f3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any other relevant information the Secretary determines is necessary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="6">CHAPTER 6—</num><heading><b>PEER-SUPPORTED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1151">SEC. 1151. </num><heading>PEER-SUPPORTED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1af7420a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb">42 U.S.C. 290bb</ref>—31 et seq.) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 520G (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb">42 U.S.C. 290bb</ref>—38) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1af7902b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="520H">“SEC. 520H. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af7902c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af7902d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–39.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">PEER-SUPPORTED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af7902e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants Authorized</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to develop, expand, and enhance access to mental health peer-delivered services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af7902f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall be used to develop, expand, and enhance national, statewide, or community-focused programs, including virtual peer-support services and technology-related capabilities, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>carrying out workforce development, recruitment, and retention activities, to train, recruit, and retain peer-support providers;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>building connections between mental health treatment programs, including between community organizations and peer-support networks, including virtual peer-support networks, and with other mental health support services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>reducing stigma associated with mental health disorders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>expanding and improving virtual peer mental health support services, including through the adoption of technologies and capabilities to expand access to virtual peer mental health support services, such as by acquiring equipment and software necessary to efficiently run virtual peer-support services; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau>conducting research on issues relating to mental illness and the impact peer-support has on resiliency, including identifying—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the signs of mental illness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the resources available to individuals with mental illness and to their families; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af79037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the resources available to help support individuals living with mental illness.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af79038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to the unique needs of rural areas.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af79039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af7903a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>a consumer-run nonprofit organization that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5659">136 STAT. 5659</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af7903b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is principally governed by people living with a mental health condition; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af7903c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>mobilizes resources within and outside of the mental health community, which may include through peer-support networks, to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term wellness of individuals living with a mental health condition, including those with a co-occurring substance use disorder; or</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af7903d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, Urban Indian organization, or consortium of Tribes or Tribal organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af7903e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af7903f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>NATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1201">SEC. 1201. </num><heading>BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RESOURCES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1af7de60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 506A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–5a">42 U.S.C. 290aa–5a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1af85391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="506A">“SEC. 506A. </num><heading class="bold">BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RESOURCES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af85392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af85393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means any health program administered directly by the Indian Health Service, a Tribal health program, an Indian Tribe, a Tribal organization, an Urban Indian organization, and a Native Hawaiian health organization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af85394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The terms ‘Indian Tribe’, ‘Tribal health program’, ‘Tribal organization’, and ‘Urban Indian organization’ have the meanings given to the terms ‘Indian tribe’, ‘Tribal health program’, ‘tribal organization’, and ‘Urban Indian organization’ in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af85395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>health program administered directly by the Indian Health Service</term>’ means a ‘health program administered by the Service’ as such term is used in section 4(12)(A) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af85396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The term ‘<term>Native Hawaiian health organization</term>’ means ‘Papa Ola Lokahi’ as defined in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af85397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af85398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and in consultation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, as appropriate, shall award funds to eligible entities, in amounts developed in accordance with paragraph (2), to be used by the eligible entity to provide services for the prevention of, treatment of, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5660">136 STAT. 5660</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af85399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af8539a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Formula</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, using the process described in subsection (d), shall develop a formula to determine the amount of an award under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8539b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af8539c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delivery of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>On request from an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and in coordination with the Director of the Indian Health Service, may award funds under this section through a contract or compact under, as applicable, title I or V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af87aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance and Program Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af87aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af87aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>provide technical assistance to applicants and awardees under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af87ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, conference with Urban Indian organizations, and engagement with a Native Hawaiian health organization, identify and establish appropriate mechanisms for Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and a Native Hawaiian health organization to demonstrate outcomes and report data as required for participation in the program under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af87ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data submission and reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of receipt of funds under this section, an applicant shall agree to submit program evaluation data and reports consistent with the data submission and reporting requirements developed under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af87ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, using an accountable process, consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, confer with Urban Indian organizations, and engage with a Native Hawaiian health organization regarding the development of funding allocations pursuant to subsection (b)(2) and program evaluation and reporting requirements pursuant to subsection (c). In establishing such requirements, the Secretary shall seek to minimize administrative burden for eligible entities, as practicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af87ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity desiring an award under subsection (b) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af87ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report describing the services provided pursuant to this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1af87ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1af87ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5661">136 STAT. 5661</page></content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>SUMMER BARROW PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1211">SEC. 1211. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 506(e) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–5/e">42 U.S.C. 290aa–5(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1212">SEC. 1212. </num><heading>PRIORITY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1af8c8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–2">42 U.S.C. 290bb–2</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8c8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>use disorder</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8c8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8c8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes and tribal organizations (as the terms ‘Indian tribes’ and ‘tribal organizations’ are defined</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8c8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8c8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Abuse</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Use Disorder</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8c8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$333,806,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$521,517,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1213">SEC. 1213. </num><heading>EVIDENCE-BASED PRESCRIPTION OPIOID AND HEROIN TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS DEMONSTRATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1af8efee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 514B of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–10">42 U.S.C. 290bb–10</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8efef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8eff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorder</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8eff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes and tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes and Tribal organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8eff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>addiction</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8eff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes and tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes and Tribal organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af8eff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2017 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1214">SEC. 1214. </num><heading>PRIORITY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1af91705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 516 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–22">42 U.S.C. 290bb–22</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af91706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af91707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>use</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af93e18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter following paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes or tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes or Tribal organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af93e19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Abuse</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Use Disorder</headingText></quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5662">136 STAT. 5662</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1af93e1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$211,148,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$218,219,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1215">SEC. 1215. </num><heading>SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING (STOP) UNDERAGE DRINKING REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1afa4f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 519B of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–25b">42 U.S.C. 290bb–25b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afa4f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afa769d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afa769e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>The term ‘<term>alcohol beverage industry</term>’ means the brewers, vintners, distillers, importers, distributors, and retail or online outlets that sell or serve beer, wine, and distilled spirits.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afa769f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>school-based prevention</term>’ means programs, which are institutionalized, and run by staff members or school-designated persons or organizations in any grade of school, kindergarten through 12th grade.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afa76a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>youth</term>’ means persons under the age of 21.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afa76a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (c) through (g) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afcc092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency Coordinating Committee; Annual Report on State Underage Drinking Prevention and Enforcement Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency coordinating committee on the prevention of underage drinking</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in collaboration with the Federal officials specified in subparagraph (B), shall continue to support and enhance the efforts of the interagency coordinating committee, that began operating in 2004, focusing on underage drinking (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Committee’).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>The officials referred to in subparagraph (A) are the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Surgeon General, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and such other Federal officials as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall serve as the chair of the Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall guide policy and program development across the Federal Government with respect to underage drinking, provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as transferring <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5663">136 STAT. 5663</page> regulatory or program authority from an agency to the Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Committee shall actively seek the input of and shall consult with all appropriate and interested parties, including States, public health research and interest groups, foundations, and alcohol beverage industry trade associations and companies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afcc09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, on behalf of the Committee, shall annually submit to the Congress a report that summarizes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>all programs and policies of Federal agencies designed to prevent and reduce underage drinking, including such programs and policies that support State efforts to prevent or reduce underage drinking;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the extent of progress in preventing and reducing underage drinking at State and national levels;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afcc09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>data that the Secretary shall collect with respect to the information specified in clause (ii); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>such other information regarding underage drinking as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under clause (i) shall include information on the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Patterns and consequences of underage drinking as reported in research and surveys such as, but not limited to, Monitoring the Future, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Measures of the availability of alcohol from commercial and non-commercial sources to underage populations.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Measures of the exposure of underage populations to messages regarding alcohol in advertising, social media, and the entertainment media.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afcc0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Surveillance data, including, to the extent such information is available, information on the onset and prevalence of underage drinking, consumption patterns and beverage preferences, trends related to drinking among different age groups, including between youth and adults, the means of underage access, including trends over time, for these surveillance data, and other data, as <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afcc0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>appropriate. The Secretary shall develop a plan to improve the collection, measurement, and consistency of reporting Federal underage alcohol data.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>Any additional findings resulting from research conducted or supported under subsection (g).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5664">136 STAT. 5664</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Evidence-based best practices to prevent and reduce underage drinking and provide treatment services to those youth who need such services.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report on state underage drinking prevention and enforcement activities</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, with input and collaboration from other appropriate Federal agencies, States, Indian Tribes, territories, and public health, consumer, and alcohol beverage industry groups, annually issue a report on each State’s performance in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, programs, and other actions to prevent or reduce underage drinking based on the best practices identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(F)(ii)(VI). For purposes of this paragraph, each such report, with respect to a year, shall be referred to as the ‘State Report’. Each State Report may be used as a resource to inform the identification and implementation of activities to prevent underage drinking, as determined to be appropriate by such State or other applicable entity.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance measures</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop, in consultation with the Committee, a set of measures to be used in preparing the State Report on best practices, including as they relate to State laws, regulations, other actions, and enforcement practices.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afcc0af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State report content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State Report shall include updates on State laws, regulations, and other actions, including those described in previous reports to Congress, including with respect to the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Whether or not the State has comprehensive anti-underage drinking laws such as for the illegal sale, purchase, attempt to purchase, consumption, or possession of alcohol; illegal use of fraudulent ID; illegal furnishing or obtaining of alcohol for an individual under 21 years; the degree of strictness of the penalties for such offenses; and the prevalence of the enforcement of each of these infractions.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Whether or not the State has comprehensive liability statutes pertaining to underage access to alcohol such as dram shop, social host, and house party laws, and the prevalence of enforcement of each of these laws.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Whether or not the State encourages and conducts comprehensive enforcement efforts to prevent underage access to alcohol at retail outlets, such as random compliance checks and shoulder tap programs, and the number of compliance checks within alcohol retail outlets measured against the number of total alcohol retail outlets in each State, and the result of such checks.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>Whether or not the State encourages training on the proper selling and serving of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5665">136 STAT. 5665</page> alcohol for all sellers and servers of alcohol as a condition of employment.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>Whether or not the State has policies and regulations with regard to direct sales to consumers and home delivery of alcoholic beverages.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Whether or not the State has programs or laws to deter adults from purchasing alcohol for minors; and the number of adults targeted by these programs.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>Whether or not the State has enacted graduated drivers licenses and the extent of those provisions.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>Whether or not the State has adopted any other policies consistent with evidence-based practices related to the prevention of underage alcohol use, which may include any such practices described in relevant reports issued by the Surgeon General and practices related to youth exposure to alcohol-related products and information.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>A description of the degree to which the practices of local jurisdictions within the State vary from one another.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afcc0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afcc0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Media Campaign To Prevent Underage Drinking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall develop or continue an intensive, multifaceted national media campaign aimed at adults to reduce underage drinking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afcc0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of the national media campaign described in this section shall be to achieve the following objectives:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Promote community awareness of, and a commitment to, reducing underage drinking.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Encourage activities, including activities carried out by adults, that inhibit the illegal use of alcohol by youth.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Discourage activities, including activities carried out by adults, that promote the illegal use of alcohol by youth.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Components</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>When implementing the national media campaign described in this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>educate the public about the public health and safety benefits of evidence-based strategies to reduce underage drinking, including existing laws related to the minimum legal drinking age, and engage the public and parents in the implementation of such strategies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>educate the public about the negative consequences of underage drinking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>identify specific actions by adults to discourage or inhibit underage drinking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>discourage adult conduct that tends to facilitate underage drinking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>establish collaborative relationships with local and national organizations and institutions to further the goals <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5666">136 STAT. 5666</page> of the campaign and assure that the messages of the campaign are disseminated from a variety of sources;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>conduct the campaign through multi-media sources; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>take into consideration demographics and other relevant factors to most effectively reach target audiences.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing and implementing the national media campaign described in this section, the Secretary shall review recommendations for reducing underage drinking, including those published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Surgeon General. The Secretary shall also consult with interested parties including the alcohol beverage industry, medical, public health, and consumer and parent groups, law enforcement, institutions of higher education, community-based organizations and coalitions, and other relevant stakeholders.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost projections.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall produce an annual report on the progress of the development or implementation of the media campaign described in this subsection, including expenses and projected costs, and, as such information is available, report on the effectiveness of such campaign in affecting adult attitudes toward underage drinking and adult willingness to take actions to decrease underage drinking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research on youth-oriented campaign</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, based on the availability of funds, conduct or support research on the potential success of a youth-oriented national media campaign to reduce underage drinking. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall report to Congress any such results and any related recommendations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may enter into an agreement with another Federal agency to delegate the authority for execution and administration of the adult-oriented national media campaign.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afce7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants To Prevent Underage Drinking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of program</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, in consultation with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall award enhancement grants to eligible entities to design, implement, evaluate, and disseminate comprehensive strategies to maximize the effectiveness of community-wide approaches to preventing and reducing underage drinking. This subsection is subject to the availability of appropriations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purposes of this subsection are to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, Tribal Governments, and State and local governments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol use among youth;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5667">136 STAT. 5667</page> organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>implement evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce underage drinking in communities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>enhance, not supplant, effective local community initiatives for preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity desiring an enhancement grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, and in such manner, and accompanied by such information and assurances, as the Assistant Secretary may require. Each application shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a complete description of the entity’s current underage alcohol use prevention initiatives and how the grant will appropriately enhance the focus on underage drinking issues; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a complete description of the entity’s current initiatives, and how it will use the grant to enhance those initiatives by adding a focus on underage drinking prevention.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds to carry out the activities described in such entity’s application submitted pursuant to paragraph (3) and obtain specialized training and technical assistance by the entity funded under <ref href="/us/pl/107/82/s4">section 4 of Public Law 107–82</ref>, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s1521">21 U.S.C. 1521 note</ref>). Grants<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> under this subsection shall not exceed $60,000 per year and may not exceed four years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement not supplant</inline>.—</heading><content>Grant funds provided under this subsection shall be used to supplement, not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds available for carrying out the activities described in this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><content>Grants under this subsection shall be subject to the same evaluation requirements and procedures as the evaluation requirements and procedures imposed on recipients of drug-free community grants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means an organization that is currently receiving or has received grant funds under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 6 percent of a grant under this subsection may be expended for administrative expenses.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $11,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afce7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants to Organizations Representing Pediatric Providers and Other Related Health Professionals To Reduce Underage Drinking Through Screening and Brief Interventions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall make awards to one or more entities representing pediatric <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5668">136 STAT. 5668</page> providers and other related health professionals with demonstrated ability to increase among the members of such entities effective practices to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among individuals under the age of 21, including college students.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants under this subsection shall be made to improve—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>screening adolescents for alcohol use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>offering brief interventions to adolescents to discourage such use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>educating parents about the dangers of and methods of discouraging such use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>diagnosing and treating alcohol use disorders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>referring patients, when necessary, to other appropriate care.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity receiving a grant under this section may use the grant funding to promote the practices specified in paragraph (2) among its members by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>providing training to health care providers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>disseminating best practices, including culturally and linguistically appropriate best practices, and developing and distributing materials; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>supporting other activities as determined appropriate by the Assistant Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, and in such manner, and accompanied by such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. Each application shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of the activities to be completed that will promote the practices specified in paragraph (2);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a description of the entity’s qualifications for performing such activities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce80b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote><content>a timeline for the completion of such activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purpose of this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce80e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Brief intervention</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>brief intervention</term>’ means, after screening a patient, providing the patient with brief advice and other brief motivational enhancement techniques designed to increase the insight of the patient regarding the patient’s alcohol use, and any realized or potential consequences of such use to effect the desired related behavioral change.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce80f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Screening</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>screening</term>’ means using validated patient interview techniques to identify and assess the existence and extent of alcohol use in a patient.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afce812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Collection and Research</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional research on underage drinking</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, support the collection of data, and conduct or support research that is not duplicative of research currently being conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services, on underage drinking, with respect to the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5669">136 STAT. 5669</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afce815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>The evaluation, which may include through the development of relevant capabilities of expertise within a State, of the effectiveness of comprehensive community-based programs or strategies and statewide systems to prevent and reduce underage drinking, across the underage years from early childhood to age 21, such as programs funded and implemented by governmental entities, public health interest groups and foundations, and alcohol beverage companies and trade associations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afce817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Obtaining and reporting more precise information than is currently collected on the scope of the underage drinking problem and patterns of underage alcohol consumption, including improved knowledge about the problem and progress in preventing, reducing, and treating underage drinking, as well as information on the rate of exposure of youth to advertising and other media messages encouraging and discouraging alcohol consumption.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afce818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The development and identification of evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies to reduce underage drinking, which may include through translational research.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afce819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Improving and conducting public health data collection on alcohol use and alcohol-related conditions in States, which may include by increasing the use of surveys, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, to monitor binge and excessive drinking and related harms among individuals who are at least 18 years of age, but not more than 20 years of age, including harm caused to self or others as a result of alcohol use that is not duplicative of research currently being conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afce81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afce81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine study</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd0e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afd0e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afd0e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><content>contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study developments in research on underage drinking and the implications of these developments; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afd0e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afd0e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>report to the Congress on the results of such review.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd0e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afd0e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $500,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1216">SEC. 1216. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAMS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1afd8364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520G of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–38">42 U.S.C. 290bb–38</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>up to 125</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5670">136 STAT. 5670</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes and tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes and Tribal organizations</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes, and tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes, and Tribal organizations</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd836a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, a health facility or program described in subsection (a), or a public or nonprofit entity referred to in subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd836b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afd836c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>peer recovery support services,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>disorder treatment,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1afd836d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe, or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe, or Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd836e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd836f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe, or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe, or Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and paraprofessionals</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>professionals</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or arrest</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, arrest, or release</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe, or tribal organization</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe, or Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (h), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe, or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe, or Tribal organization</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afd8374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (j), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$4,269,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1217">SEC. 1217. </num><heading>FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 521 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290cc–21">42 U.S.C. 290cc–21</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1218">SEC. 1218. </num><heading>PROJECTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 535(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290cc–35/a">42 U.S.C. 290cc–35(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1219">SEC. 1219. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR REDUCING OVERDOSE DEATHS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afe46c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe46c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal of maximum grant amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) of section 544(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3/a">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(a)</ref>) is hereby <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe46c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity; subgrants</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 544(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3/a">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1afe46c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afe46c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means a State, Territory, locality, or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5671">136 STAT. 5671</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1afe46ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Subgrants</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes for which a grant is awarded under this section, the eligible entity receiving the grant may award subgrants to a Federally qualified health center (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act), an opioid treatment program (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s8.2">section 8.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations)), any practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs pursuant to section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act, or any nonprofit organization that the Secretary deems appropriate, which may include Urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prescribing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 544(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3/a/4">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(a)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including patients prescribed both an opioid and a benzodiazepine</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drug overdose</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>overdose</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (5) of section 544(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3/c">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1afe6ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afe6de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Protocols.</p></sidenote><content>To establish protocols to connect patients who have experienced an overdose with appropriate treatment, including overdose reversal medications, medication assisted treatment, and appropriate counseling and behavioral therapies.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving access to overdose treatment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 544 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (e)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe6de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (c) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1afe94f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving Access to Overdose Treatment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information on best practices</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health and human services</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide information to States, localities, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations on best practices for prescribing or co-prescribing a drug or device approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, including for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and patients being treated for opioid use disorders.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Defense</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may, as appropriate, consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the provision of information to prescribers within Department of Defense medical facilities on best practices for prescribing or co-prescribing a drug or device approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, including for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and patients being treated for opioid use disorders.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Veterans affairs</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may, as appropriate, consult with the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5672">136 STAT. 5672</page> Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding the provision of information to prescribers within Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities on best practices for prescribing or co-prescribing a drug or device approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, including for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and patients being treated for opioid use disorders.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as establishing or contributing to a medical standard of care.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afe94fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 544(g) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3/g">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(g)</ref>), as redesignated, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2017 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>Section 544 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3</ref>), as amended, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>approved or cleared</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1afe94ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 107 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/198">Public Law 114–198</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afe9500-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1afe9501-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290dd–3 note.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1220">SEC. 1220. </num><heading>OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION ACCESS AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aff0a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 545 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee">42 U.S.C. 290ee</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff0a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>access and education grant programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>access, education, and co-prescribing grant programs</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff0a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the heading of subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Grants to States</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Grants</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff0a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall make grants to States</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall make grants to States, localities, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff0a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>implement strategies for pharmacists to dispense a drug or device</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>implement strategies that increase access to drugs or devices</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff0a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff0a38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1aff0a39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>encourage health care providers to co-prescribe, as appropriate, drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aff0a3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Period</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 545(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee/d/2">42 U.S.C. 290ee(d)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3 years</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>5 years</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aff0a3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (3) of section 545(d) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee/d">42 U.S.C. 290ee(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5673">136 STAT. 5673</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff314c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff314d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>use not more than 10 percent of a grant under this section for educating the public pursuant to subsection (a)(5); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff314e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>use not less than 20 percent of a grant under this section to offset cost-sharing for distribution and dispensing of drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aff314f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aff3150-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 545(h)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2017 through 2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1aff3151-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 545 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee">42 U.S.C. 290ee</ref>), as amended, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>approved or cleared</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1221">SEC. 1221. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aff3152-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aff3153-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">294i–1.</p></sidenote><heading>EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1aff7f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 7091 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aff7f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1aff7f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">294i–1.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>demonstration</quotedText>” (and by conforming the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b));</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the subsection heading to read as follows: “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Grant Program</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>demonstration</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Demonstration</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (d)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Report</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Reports</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1aff7f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 1 year after completion of the demonstration program under this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of the demonstration program</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than the end of each of fiscal years 2024 and 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the program</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1affa690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2019 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>EXCELLENCE IN RECOVERY HOUSING</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1231">SEC. 1231. </num><heading>CLARIFYING THE ROLE OF SAMHSA IN PROMOTING THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY RECOVERY HOUSING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1affcda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa">42 U.S.C. 290aa</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1affcda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (24)(E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1affcda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (25), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5674">136 STAT. 5674</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1affcda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1affcda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">“(26) </num><content>collaborate with national accrediting entities, recovery housing providers, organizations or individuals with established expertise in delivery of recovery housing services, States, Federal agencies (including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the agencies listed in section 550(e)(2)(B)), and other relevant stakeholders, to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing and services for individuals with a substance use disorder.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1232">SEC. 1232. </num><heading>DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR STATES TO PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY RECOVERY HOUSING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b001bc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 550(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–5/a">42 U.S.C. 290ee–5(a)</ref>) (relating to national recovery housing best practices) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b001bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b001bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the individuals and entities specified in paragraph (2), shall continue activities to identify, facilitate the development of, and periodically update consensus-based best practices, which may include model laws for implementing suggested minimum standards for operating, and promoting the availability of, high-quality recovery housing.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b001bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>officials representing the agencies described in subsection (e)(2);”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes, tribal organizations, and tribally</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Tribally</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b001bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b0042e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The best practices referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0042e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0042e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>made publicly available; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0042e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0042e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>published on the public website of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b0042e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of guideline on treatment services</inline>.—</heading><content>In facilitating the development of best practices under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not include any best practices with respect to substance use disorder treatment services.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1233">SEC. 1233. </num><heading>COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF RECOVERY HOUSING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b00b817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 550 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–5">42 U.S.C. 290ee–5</ref>) (relating to national recovery housing best practices), as amended by section 1232, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b00b818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b00b819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes, tribal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes, Tribal</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b00b81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)(2), as so redesignated—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5675">136 STAT. 5675</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b00b81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribe</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribe</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b00b81c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal organization</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b00b81d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b012d4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination of Federal Activities To Promote the Availability of Housing for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness, Individuals With a Mental Illness, and Individuals With a Substance Use Disorder</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b012d50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall convene an interagency working group for the following purposes:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>To increase collaboration, cooperation, and consultation among the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Federal agencies listed in paragraph (2)(B), with respect to promoting the availability of housing, including high-quality recovery housing, for individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals with mental illnesses, and individuals with substance use disorder.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>To align the efforts of such agencies and avoid duplication of such efforts by such agencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b012d54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>To develop objectives, priorities, and a long-term plan for supporting State, Tribal, and local efforts with respect to the operation of high-quality recovery housing that is consistent with the best practices developed under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>To improve information on the quality of recovery housing.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Composition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The interagency working group under paragraph (1) shall be composed of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who shall serve as the co-chairs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>representatives of each of the following Federal agencies:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The Health Resources and Services Administration.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The Indian Health Service.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The Department of Agriculture.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>The Department of Justice.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>The Office of National Drug Control Policy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>The Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content>The Department of Labor.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content>The Department of Veterans Affairs.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content>Any other Federal agency as the co-chairs determine appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b012d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The working group shall meet on a quarterly basis.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b012d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b012d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b012d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the working group <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5676">136 STAT. 5676</page> shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report describing the work of the working group and any recommendations of the working group to improve Federal, State, and local coordination with respect to recovery housing and other housing resources and operations for individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals with a mental illness, and individuals with a substance use disorder.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1234">SEC. 1234. </num><heading>NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b017b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b017b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b017b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b017b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to study the quality and effectiveness of recovery housing in the United States and whether the availability of such housing meets demand; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b017b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b017b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b017b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>to identify recommendations to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b017b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>report to the Congress on the results of such review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b017b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b017b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1235">SEC. 1235. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR STATES TO PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF RECOVERY HOUSING AND SERVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b01a2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 550 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–5">42 U.S.C. 290ee–5</ref>) (relating to national recovery housing best practices), as amended by sections 1232 and 1233, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) (as inserted by section 1233) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b01c9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants for Implementing National Recovery Housing Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall award grants to States (and political subdivisions thereof), Indian Tribes, and territories—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for the provision of technical assistance to implement the guidelines and recommendations developed under subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>to promote—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the availability of recovery housing for individuals with a substance use disorder; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the maintenance of recovery housing in accordance with best practices developed under this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b01c9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b01c9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State promotion plans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after receipt of a grant under paragraph (1), and every 2 years thereafter, each State (or political subdivisions thereof,) Indian Tribe, or territory receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary, and publish on a publicly accessible internet website of the State (or political subdivisions thereof), Indian Tribe, or territory—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5677">136 STAT. 5677</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the plan of the State (or political subdivisions thereof), Indian Tribe, or territory, with respect to the promotion of recovery housing for individuals with a substance use disorder located within the jurisdiction of such State (or political subdivisions thereof), Indian Tribe, or territory; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01c9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of how such plan is consistent with the best practices developed under this section.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1236">SEC. 1236. </num><heading>FUNDING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (i) of section 550 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–5">42 U.S.C. 290ee–5</ref>) (relating to national recovery housing best practices), as redesignated by section 1233, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1237">SEC. 1237. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b01f0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/etseq">42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01f0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> section 550 (relating to Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–10">42 U.S.C. 290ee–10</ref>),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b01f0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b01f0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290ee–5a.</p></sidenote> as added by <ref href="/us/pl/115/271/s8214">section 8214 of Public Law 115–271</ref>, as section 550A; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b01f0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by moving such section so it appears after section 550 (relating to national recovery housing best practices).</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1241">SEC. 1241. </num><heading>ELIMINATING STIGMATIZING LANGUAGE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b02db35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the part heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subpart II, by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the subpart heading to read as follows: “<quotedText><b>Block Grants for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services</b></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 1922(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–22/a">42 U.S.C. 300x–22(a)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such abuse</quotedText>” each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such disorders</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 1923 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–23">42 U.S.C. 300x–23</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drug abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in section 1925(a)(1) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–25/a/1">42 U.S.C. 300x–25(a)(1)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>alcohol or drug abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>alcohol or other substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in section 1926(b)(2)(B) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–26/b/2/B">42 U.S.C. 300x–26(b)(2)(B)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in section 1931(b)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–31/b/2">42 U.S.C. 300x–31(b)(2)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5678">136 STAT. 5678</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in section 1933(d)(1) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–33/d">42 U.S.C. 300x–33(d)</ref>), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>abuse of alcohol and other drugs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>use of substances</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (4) of section 1934 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–34">42 U.S.C. 300x–34</ref>) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b02db43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b02db44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><content>The term ‘<term>substance use disorder</term>’ means the recurrent use of alcohol or other drugs that causes clinically significant impairment.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><chapeau>in section 1935 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–35">42 U.S.C. 300x–35</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>in section 1949 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–59">42 U.S.C. 300x–59</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” each place it appears in subsections (a) and (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau>in section 1954(b)(4) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–64/b/4">42 U.S.C. 300x–64(b)(4)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such disorders</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>in section 1956 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–66">42 U.S.C. 300x–66</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use disorders</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b02db4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Programs Regarding Mental Health and Substance Abuse</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Part C of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300y/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300y et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the part heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 1971 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300y">42 U.S.C. 300y</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance abuse</quotedText>” each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (f) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>substance use</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b02db50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300y–11">42 U.S.C. 300y–11</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>intravenous abuse</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>intravenous use</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1242">SEC. 1242. </num><heading>AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1921(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–21/b">42 U.S.C. 300x–21(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>activities to prevent and treat substance use disorders</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>activities to prevent, treat, and provide recovery support services for substance use disorders</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1243">SEC. 1243. </num><heading>STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b032971-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1932(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–32/b/1/A">42 U.S.C. 300x–32(b)(1)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b032972-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (vi) through (ix) as clauses (vii) through (x), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b032973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (v) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b032974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><chapeau>provides a description of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b032975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the State’s comprehensive statewide recovery support services activities, including the number of individuals being served, target populations, workforce capacity (consistent with clause (viii)), and priority needs; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b032976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the amount of funds received under this subpart expended on recovery support services, disaggregated by the amount expended for type of service activity;”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5679">136 STAT. 5679</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b032977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disorders workforce</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disorders workforce, including with respect to prevention, treatment, and recovery,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1244">SEC. 1244. </num><heading>UPDATING CERTAIN LANGUAGE RELATING TO TRIBES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b039ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1933(d) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–33/d">42 U.S.C. 300x–33(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of an Indian tribe or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such tribe</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such Tribe</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe or Tribal organization</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary under this</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Secretary under this subpart</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in the matter following subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe or Tribal organization</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b039eb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe or tribal organization as grantee</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount reserved by the Secretary on the basis of a determination under this subsection shall be granted to the Indian Tribe or Tribal organization serving the individuals for whom such a determination has been made.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe or tribal organization</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe or Tribal organization</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Definition</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Definitions</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b039eb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The terms</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>given such terms</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings given the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ </quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1245">SEC. 1245. </num><heading>BLOCK GRANTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b03c4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1935(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–35/a">42 U.S.C. 300x–35(a)</ref>), as amended by section 1241, is further amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriated</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>2022..</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>appropriated $1,908,079,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b03c4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1935(b)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–35/b/1/B">42 U.S.C. 300x–35(b)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the collection of data in this paragraph is</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1246">SEC. 1246. </num><heading>REQUIREMENT OF REPORTS AND AUDITS BY STATES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b03ebd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1942(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–52/a">42 U.S.C. 300x–52(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b03ebda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b03ebdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b03ebdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b03ebdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the amount provided to each recipient in the previous fiscal year.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5680">136 STAT. 5680</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1247">SEC. 1247. </num><heading>STUDY ON ASSESSMENT FOR USE OF STATE RESOURCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0412ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0412ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), shall, in consultation with States and other local entities providing prevention, treatment, or recovery support services related to substance use, conduct a study on strategies to assess community needs with respect to such services in order to facilitate State use of block grant funding received under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–21/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.</ref>) to provide services to substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0412f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimates.</p></sidenote> study shall, where feasible and appropriate, include estimates of resources for community needs strategies respective to prevention, treatment, or recovery support services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0412f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="5">CHAPTER 5—</num><heading><b>TIMELY TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1251">SEC. 1251. </num><heading>STUDY ON EXEMPTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER THROUGH OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS DURING THE COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b048822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use shall conduct a study, in consultation with patients and other stakeholders, on activities carried out pursuant to exemptions granted—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b048823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b048824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">District of Columbia.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b048825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote><content>to a State (including the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States) or an opioid treatment program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b048826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>pursuant to <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s8.11/h">section 8.11(h) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b048827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b048828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>during the period—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b048829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>beginning on the declaration of the public health emergency for the COVID–19 pandemic under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b04882a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>ending on the earlier of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b04882b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the termination of such public health emergency, including extensions thereof pursuant to such section 319; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b04882c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the end of calendar year 2022.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b04882d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy</inline>.—</heading><content>The section does not authorize the disclosure by the Department of Health and Human Services of individually identifiable information about patients.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b04882e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Feedback</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use shall gather feedback from the States and opioid treatment programs on their experiences in implementing exemptions described in subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b04882f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b048830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the end of the period described in subsection (a)(3)(B), and subject to subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use shall publish a report on the results of the study under this section.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5681">136 STAT. 5681</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1252">SEC. 1252. </num><heading>CHANGES TO FEDERAL OPIOID TREATMENT STANDARDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b04af41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mobile Medication Units</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s822/e">21 U.S.C. 822(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b04af42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant that is dispensing pursuant to section 303(g) narcotic drugs to individuals for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment shall not be required to have a separate registration to incorporate one or more mobile medication units into the registrant’s practice to dispense such narcotics at locations other than the registrant’s principal place of business or professional practice described in paragraph (1), so long as the registrant meets such standards for operation of a mobile medication unit as the Attorney General may establish.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b04af43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revise Opioid Treatment Program Admission Criteria to Eliminate Requirement That Patients Have an Opioid Use Disorder for at Least 1 Year</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b04af44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b04af45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 USC 823 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s8.12/e/1">section 8.12(e)(1) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations), to eliminate the requirement that an opioid treatment program only admit an individual for treatment under the program if the individual has been addicted to opioids for at least 1 year before being so admitted for treatment.</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="6">CHAPTER 6—</num><heading><b>ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ADDICTION TREATMENT</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1261">SEC. 1261. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b04d656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s238f">42 USC 238f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROHIBITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Notwithstanding any provision of this title and the amendments made by this title, no funds made available to carry out this title or any amendment made by this title shall be used to purchase, procure, or distribute pipes or cylindrical objects intended to be used to smoke or inhale illegal scheduled substances.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1262">SEC. 1262. </num><heading>ELIMINATING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPENSING NARCOTIC DRUGS IN SCHEDULE III, IV, AND V FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0599a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823/g">21 U.S.C. 823(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (2);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs to individuals for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(g) Practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs (other than narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V) to individuals for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(i) security of stocks</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A) security of stocks</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(ii) the maintenance of records</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(B) the maintenance of records</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0599ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Changes</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5682">136 STAT. 5682</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Subsections (a) and (d)(1) of section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s824">21 U.S.C. 824</ref>) are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)(1)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>303(g)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 309A(a)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s829a">21 U.S.C. 829a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the controlled substance is to be administered for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment under section 303(g)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the controlled substance is a narcotic drug in schedule III, IV, or V to be administered for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and—</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>is to be administered by injection or implantation;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and is to be administered by injection or implantation;</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 520E–4(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36d/c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36d(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information on any qualified practitioner that is certified to prescribe medication for opioid dependency under section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled Substances Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>information on any practitioner who prescribes narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 544(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290dd–3">42 U.S.C. 290dd–3</ref>), as added by section 1219(a)(2), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs pursuant to section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>any practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0599b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>Section 1833(bb)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/bb/3/B">42 U.S.C. 1395l(bb)(3)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>first receives a waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act on or after January 1, 2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>first begins prescribing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment on or after January 1, 2021</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Section 1834(o)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/o/3/C/ii">42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(3)(C)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>first receives a waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act on or after January 1, 2019</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>first begins prescribing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment on or after January 1, 2021</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>Section 1866F(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395cc–6/c/3">42 U.S.C. 1395cc–6(c)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>Section 1903(aa)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396b/aa/2/C">42 U.S.C. 1396b(aa)(2)(C)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (ii); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0599bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (iii) as clause (ii).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5683">136 STAT. 5683</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1263">SEC. 1263. </num><heading>REQUIRING PRESCRIBERS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO COMPLETE TRAINING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b060ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823">21 U.S.C. 823</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b06d241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Training for Prescribers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition on registration under this section to dispense controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V, the Attorney General shall require any qualified practitioner, beginning with the first applicable registration for the practitioner, to meet the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>If the practitioner is a physician (as defined under section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act) and the practitioner meets one or more of the following conditions:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The physician holds a board certification in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine from the American Board of Medical Specialties.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The physician holds a board certification from the American Board of Addiction Medicine.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The physician holds a board certification in addiction medicine from the American Osteopathic Association.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau>The physician has, with respect to the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, or the safe pharmacological management of dental pain and screening, brief intervention, and referral for appropriate treatment of patients with or at risk of developing opioid or other substance use disorders, completed not less than 8 hours of training (through classroom situations, seminars at professional society meetings, electronic communications, or otherwise) that is provided by—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d248-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Dental Association, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Psychiatric Association, or any other organization accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition (CCEPR);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d249-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any organization accredited by a State medical society accreditor that is recognized by the ACCME or the CCEPR;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d24a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>any organization accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide continuing medical education; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d24b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>any organization approved by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the ACCME, or the CCEPR.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d24c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b06d24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The physician graduated in good standing from an accredited school of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dental surgery, or dental medicine in the United States during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date on which the physician first registers or renews under this section and has successfully <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5684">136 STAT. 5684</page> completed a comprehensive allopathic or osteopathic medicine curriculum or accredited medical residency or dental surgery or dental medicine curriculum that included not less than 8 hours of training on—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the safe pharmacological management of dental pain and screening, brief intervention, and referral for appropriate treatment of patients with or at risk of developing opioid and other substance use disorders.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>If the practitioner is not a physician (as defined under section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act), the practitioner is legally authorized by the State to dispense controlled substances under schedule II, III, IV, or V and is dispensing such substances within such State in accordance with all applicable State laws, and the practitioner meets one or more of the following conditions:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The practitioner has completed not fewer than 8 hours of training with respect to the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (through classroom situations, seminars at professional society meetings, electronic communications, or otherwise) provided by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Academy of Physician Associates, or any other organization approved or accredited by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use or the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b06d253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><content>The practitioner has graduated in good standing from an accredited physician assistant school or accredited school of advanced practice nursing in the United States during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date on which the practitioner first registers or renews under this section and has successfully completed a comprehensive physician assistant or advanced practice nursing curriculum that included not fewer than 8 hours of training on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">One-time training</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Attorney General shall not require any qualified practitioner to complete the training described in clause (iv) or (v) of paragraph (1)(A) or clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(B) more than once.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b06d257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5685">136 STAT. 5685</page> Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, the Attorney General shall provide to qualified practitioners a single written, electronic notification of the training described in clauses (iv) and (v) of paragraph (1)(A) or clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to preclude the use, by a qualified practitioner, of training received pursuant to this subsection to satisfy registration requirements of a State or for some other lawful purpose; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d25a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to preempt any additional requirements by a State related to the dispensing of controlled substances under schedule II, III, IV, or V.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d25b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d25c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">First applicable registration</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>first applicable registration</term>’ means the first registration or renewal of registration by a qualified practitioner under this section that occurs on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d25d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualified practitioner</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>qualified practitioner</term>’ means a practitioner who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d25e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is licensed under State law to prescribe controlled substances; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b06d25f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is not solely a veterinarian.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b06d260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b06d261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing the impact of the elimination of the waiver program established under section 303(g)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s823/g/2">21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)</ref>), as amended by the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1264">SEC. 1264. </num><heading>INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS BEFORE WHICH CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MUST BE ADMINISTERED.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 309A(a)(5) of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s829a/a/5">21 U.S.C. 829a(a)(5)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>14 days</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>45 days</quotedText>”.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="7">CHAPTER 7—</num><heading><b>OPIOID CRISIS RESPONSE</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1271">SEC. 1271. </num><heading>OPIOID PRESCRIPTION VERIFICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b076ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials for Training Pharmacists on Certain Circumstances Under Which a Pharmacist May Decline to Fill a Prescription</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b076ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to materials</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3212(a) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s829">21 U.S.C. 829 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall develop and disseminate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5686">136 STAT. 5686</page> Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall develop and disseminate not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, and update periodically thereafter</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials included</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3212(b) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s829">21 U.S.C. 829 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b076ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>pharmacists on how to verify the identity of the patient;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials for training on patient verification </inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3212 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s829">21 U.S.C. 829 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b076eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Materials for Training on Verification of Identity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b076eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after seeking stakeholder input in accordance with subsection (c), shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b076ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>update the materials developed under subsection (a) to include information for pharmacists on how to verify the identity of the patient; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b076eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>disseminate, as appropriate, the updated materials.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0795bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incentivizing States To Build or Maintain Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0795c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 392A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280b–1">42 U.S.C. 280b–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0795c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0795c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0795c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants to States under subsections (a) and (b), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may give priority to jurisdictions with a disproportionately high rate of drug overdoses or drug overdose deaths, as applicable.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0795c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming change</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 392A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280b–1">42 U.S.C. 280b–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1272">SEC. 1272. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0795c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0795c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–25g note.</p></sidenote><heading>SYNTHETIC OPIOID AND EMERGING DRUG MISUSE DANGER AWARENESS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b085917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide for the planning and implementation of a public education campaign to raise public awareness of synthetic opioids (including fentanyl and its analogues) and emerging drug use and misuse issues, as appropriate. Such campaign related to synthetic opioids shall include the dissemination of information that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088029-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>promotes awareness about the potency and dangers of fentanyl and its analogues and other synthetic opioids;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5687">136 STAT. 5687</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b08802a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>explains services provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (and any entity providing such services under a contract entered into with such agencies) with respect to the use and misuse of opioids (including synthetic opioids) and other emerging drug threats, such as stimulants, as appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b08802b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>relates generally to opioid use and pain management, including information on alternative, nonopioid pain management treatments.</content></paragraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1b08802c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b08802d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall update such campaign to address emerging drug misuse issues, as appropriate.</continuation></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b08802e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Media</inline>.—</heading><content>The campaign under subsection (a) may be implemented through the use of television, radio, internet, in-person public communications, and other commercial marketing venues and may be targeted to specific demographic groups.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b08802f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of Report Findings</inline>.—</heading><content>In planning and implementing the public education campaign under subsection (a) related to synthetic opioids, the Secretary shall take into consideration the findings of the report required under section 7001 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (<ref href="/us/pl/115/271">Public Law 115–271</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b088030-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In coordinating the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to provide ongoing advice on the effectiveness of information disseminated through the campaign.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b088031-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement of Campaign</inline>.—</heading><content>The campaign implemented under subsection (a) shall not be duplicative of any other Federal efforts relating to eliminating substance use and misuse.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b088032-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088033-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088034-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088035-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the campaign implemented under subsection (a) is subject to an independent evaluation, beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 2 years thereafter.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088036-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Measures and benchmarks</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of an evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088037-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>establish baseline measures and benchmarks to quantitatively evaluate the impact of the campaign under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088038-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088039-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>conduct qualitative assessments regarding the effectiveness of strategies employed under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b08803a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b08803b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 2 years thereafter, submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the campaign implemented under subsection (a) towards meeting the measures and benchmarks established under subsection (f)(2).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b08803c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination of Information Through Providers</inline>.—</heading><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b08803d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall develop and implement a plan for the dissemination of information related to synthetic opioids, to health care providers who participate in Federal programs, including programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Medicare program under title XVIII of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5688">136 STAT. 5688</page> Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>), and the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b08803e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b08803f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Guide and Outreach on Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b088043-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training guide</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design, publish, and make publicly available on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a training guide and webinar for first responders and other individuals who also may be at high risk of exposure to synthetic opioids that details measures to prevent that exposure.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088044-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall also conduct outreach about the availability of the training guide and webinar published under paragraph (1) to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088045-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>fire department staff;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088046-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>law enforcement officers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088047-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>ambulance transport and other first responders;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088048-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>hospital emergency department personnel; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b088049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>other high-risk occupations, as identified by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1273">SEC. 1273. </num><heading>GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE AND TRIBAL RESPONSE TO OPIOID USE DISORDERS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b091c8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–3">42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b0a550b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1003">“SEC. 1003. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a550c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a550d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290ee–3a.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE AND TRIBAL RESPONSE TO OPIOID USE DISORDERS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a550e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall carry out the grant program described in subsection (b) for purposes of addressing opioid misuse and use disorders and, as applicable and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders, within States, Indian Tribes, and populations served by Tribal organizations and Urban Indian organizations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a550f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5510-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall award grants to the single State agency responsible for administering the substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–21/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.</ref>), Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations for the purpose of addressing opioid misuse and use disorders, and as applicable and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders, within such States, such Indian Tribes, and populations served by such Tribal organizations, in accordance with paragraph (2). Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations may also apply for an award as part of a consortia or may include in an application a partnership with an Urban Indian organization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5511-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum allocations</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding subsection (i)(3), in determining grant amounts for each recipient of a grant under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each State and the District of Columbia receive not less than $4,000,000 and ensure that each Territory receives not less than $250,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Formula methodology</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5689">136 STAT. 5689</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a5514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At least 30 days before publishing a funding opportunity announcement with respect to grants under this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>develop a formula methodology to be followed in allocating grant funds awarded under this section among grantees, which, where applicable and appropriate based on populations being served by the relevant entity—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>with respect to allocations for States, gives preference to States whose populations have a prevalence of opioid misuse and use disorders or drug overdose deaths that is substantially higher relative to the populations of other States;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>with respect to allocations for Tribes and Tribal organizations, gives preferences to Tribes and Tribal organizations (including those applying in partnership with an Urban Indian organization) serving populations with demonstrated need with respect to opioid misuse and use disorders or drug overdose deaths;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a5519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><content>includes performance assessments for continuation awards; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a551a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>ensures that the formula avoids a funding cliff between States with similar overdose mortality rates to prevent funding reductions when compared to prior year allocations, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a551b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a551c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>not later than 30 days after developing the formula methodology under clause (i), submit the formula methodology to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a551d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a551e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a551f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a5520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>assesses how grant funding is allocated to States under this section and how such allocations have changed over time;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>assesses how any changes in funding under this section have affected the efforts of States to address opioid misuse and use disorders and, as applicable and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a5523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>assesses the use of funding provided through the grant program under this section and other similar grant programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5690">136 STAT. 5690</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Grants awarded under this subsection shall be used for carrying out activities that supplement activities pertaining to opioid misuse and use disorders and, as applicable and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders (including co-occurring substance misuse and use disorders), undertaken by the entities described in paragraph (1), which may include public health-related activities such as the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Implementing substance use disorder and overdose prevention activities, including primary prevention activities, and evaluating such activities to identify effective strategies to prevent substance use disorders and overdoses, which may include drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Establishing or improving prescription drug monitoring programs.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Training for health care practitioners, such as best practices for prescribing opioids, pain management, recognizing potential cases of substance use disorders, referral of patients to treatment programs, preventing diversion of controlled substances, and overdose prevention.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Supporting access to and the provision of substance use disorder-related health care services, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>services provided by federally certified opioid treatment programs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>services provided in outpatient and residential substance use disorder treatment programs or facilities, including those that utilize medication-assisted treatment, as appropriate; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>services provided by other appropriate health care providers to treat substance use disorders, including crisis services and services provided in integrated health care settings by appropriate health care providers that treat substance use disorders.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>Recovery support services, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>community-based services that include education, outreach, and peer supports such as peer support specialists and recovery coaches to help support recovery;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>mutual aid recovery programs that support medication-assisted treatment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>services to address housing needs; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>services related to supporting families that include an individual with a substance use disorder.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Other public health-related activities, as such entity determines appropriate, related to addressing opioid misuse and use disorders and, as applicable and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders, within such entity, including directing resources in accordance with local needs related to substance use disorders.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accountability and Oversight</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State receiving a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary a description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the purposes for which the grant funds received by the State under such subsection for the preceding fiscal year <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5691">136 STAT. 5691</page> were expended and a description of the activities of the State under the grant;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the ultimate recipients of amounts provided to the State;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the number of individuals served through the grant; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>such other information as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Any funds made available pursuant to subsection (i) shall not be used for any purpose other than the grant program under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, shall identify and establish appropriate mechanisms for Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to demonstrate or report the information as required under subsections (b), (c), and (d).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a7c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, a report that includes a summary of the information provided to the Secretary in reports made pursuant to subsections (c) and (d), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the purposes for which grant funds are awarded under this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the activities of the grant recipients; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>each entity that receives a grant under this section, including the funding level provided to such recipient.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, including through the Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as applicable, shall provide entities described in subsection (b)(1) with technical assistance concerning grant application and submission procedures under this section, award management activities, and enhancing outreach and direct support to rural and underserved communities and providers in addressing substance use disorders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Indian Tribe</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>Indian tribe</term>’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Tribal organization</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>tribal organization</term>’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 1954(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300x–64/b">42 U.S.C. 300x–64(b)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Urban indian organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Urban Indian organization</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0a7c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of carrying out the grant program under subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated $1,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5692">136 STAT. 5692</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to award grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall not use more than 2 percent for Federal administrative expenses, training, technical assistance, and evaluation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set aside</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to award grants under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>award not more than 5 percent to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0a7c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>of the amount remaining after application of subparagraph (A), set aside up to 15 percent for awards to States with the highest age-adjusted rate of drug overdose death based on the ordinal ranking of States according to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Access to Mental Health Care and Coverage</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>IMPROVING UPTAKE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO INTEGRATED CARE SERVICES</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1301">SEC. 1301. </num><heading>IMPROVING UPTAKE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO INTEGRATED CARE SERVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0b189b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520K of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–42">42 U.S.C. 290bb–42</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b0c782c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="520K">“SEC. 520K. </num><heading class="bold">IMPROVING UPTAKE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO INTEGRATED CARE SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c782d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c782e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible entity</term>’ means a State, or an appropriate State agency, in collaboration with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c782f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>1 or more qualified community programs as described in section 1913(b)(1); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7830-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>1 or more health centers (as defined in section 330(a)), rural health clinics (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act), or Federally qualified health centers (as defined in such section), or primary care practices serving adult or pediatric patients or both.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7831-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Integrated care; bidirectional integrated care</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7832-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The term ‘<term>integrated care</term>’ means collaborative models, including the psychiatric collaborative care model and other evidence-based or evidence-informed models, or practices for coordinating and jointly delivering behavioral and physical health services, which may include practices that share the same space in the same facility.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The term ‘<term>bidirectional integrated care</term>’ means the integration of behavioral health care and specialty physical health care, and the integration of primary and physical health care within specialty behavioral health settings, including within primary health care settings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Psychiatric collaborative care model</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>psychiatric collaborative care model</term>’ means the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method that includes—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5693">136 STAT. 5693</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>care directed by the primary care team;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>structured care management;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>regular assessments of clinical status using developmentally appropriate, validated tools; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>modification of treatment as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special population</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>special population</term>’ means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c783a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>adults with a serious mental illness or adults who have co-occurring mental illness and physical health conditions or chronic disease;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c783b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance who have a co-occurring physical health condition or chronic disease;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c783c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>individuals with a substance use disorder; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c783d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>individuals with a mental illness who have a co-occurring substance use disorder.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c783e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants and Cooperative Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c783f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may award grants and cooperative agreements to eligible entities to support the improvement of integrated care for physical and behavioral health care in accordance with paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this section shall be used—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to promote full integration and collaboration in clinical practices between physical and behavioral health care, including for special populations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to support the improvement of integrated care models for physical and behavioral health care to improve overall wellness and physical health status, including for special populations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>to promote the implementation and improvement of bidirectional integrated care services provided at entities described in subsection (a)(1), including evidence-based or evidence-informed screening, assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and recovery services for mental and substance use disorders, and co-occurring physical health conditions and chronic diseases; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>in the case of an eligible entity that is collaborating with a primary care practice, to support the implementation of evidence-based or evidence-informed integrated care models, including the psychiatric collaborative care model, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>by hiring staff;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by identifying and formalizing contractual relationships with other health care providers or other relevant entities offering care management and behavioral health consultation to facilitate the adoption of integrated care, including, as applicable, providers who will function as psychiatric consultants and behavioral health care managers in providing behavioral health integration services through the collaborative care model;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>by purchasing or upgrading software and other resources, as applicable, needed to appropriately provide behavioral health integration, including resources needed to establish a patient registry and implement measurement-based care; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5694">136 STAT. 5694</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c7848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>for such other purposes as the Secretary determines to be applicable and appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c7849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c784a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>An eligible entity that is seeking a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require, including the contents described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c784b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents for awards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any such application of an eligible entity seeking a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall include, as applicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c784c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of a plan to achieve fully collaborative agreements to provide bidirectional integrated care to special populations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c784d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c784e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary of the policies, if any, that are barriers to the provision of integrated care, and the specific steps, if applicable, that will be taken to address such barriers;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c784f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a description of partnerships or other arrangements with local health care providers to provide services to special populations and, as applicable, in areas with demonstrated need, such as Tribal, rural, or other medically underserved communities, such as those with a workforce shortage of mental health and substance use disorder, pediatric mental health, or other related professionals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c9e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c9e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>an agreement and plan to report to the Secretary performance measures necessary to evaluate patient outcomes and facilitate evaluations across participating projects; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>a description of the plan or progress in implementing the psychiatric collaborative care model, as applicable and appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>a description of the plan or progress of evidence-based or evidence-informed integrated care models other than the psychiatric collaborative care model implemented by primary care practices, as applicable and appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c9e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for sustainability beyond the grant or cooperative agreement period under subsection (e).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant and Cooperative Agreement Amounts</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Target amount</inline>.—</heading><content>The target amount that an eligible entity may receive for a year through a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be no more than $2,000,000.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment permitted</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, taking into consideration the quality of an eligible entity’s application and the number of eligible entities that received grants under this section prior to the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, may adjust the target amount that an eligible entity may receive for a year through a grant or cooperative agreement under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c9e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Allocations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity that is receiving funding under subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>may not allocate more than 10 percent of the funds awarded to such eligible entity under this section to administrative functions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall allocate the remainder of such funding to health facilities that provide integrated care.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5695">136 STAT. 5695</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Program Outcomes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity receiving a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary. Such annual report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the progress made to reduce barriers to integrated care as described in the entity’s application under subsection (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a description of outcomes with respect to each special population listed in subsection (a)(4), including outcomes related to education, employment, and housing, or, as applicable and appropriate, outcomes for such populations receiving behavioral health care through the psychiatric collaborative care model in primary care practices; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>progress in meeting performance metrics and other relevant benchmarks; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>such other information that the Secretary may require.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance for Primary-behavioral Health Care Integration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain recipients</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may provide appropriate information, training, and technical assistance to eligible entities that receive a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(2), in order to help such entities meet the requirements of this section, including assistance with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>development and selection of integrated care models;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>dissemination of evidence-based interventions in integrated care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>establishment of organizational practices to support operational and administrative success; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>as appropriate, appropriate information, training, and technical assistance in implementing the psychiatric collaborative care model when an eligible entity is collaborating with 1 or more primary care practices for the purposes of implementing the psychiatric collaborative care model.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional dissemination of technical information</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to providing the assistance described in paragraph (1) to recipients of a grant or cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary may also provide such assistance to other States and political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, outpatient mental health and addiction treatment centers, community mental health centers that meet the criteria under section 1913(c), certified community behavioral health clinics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, primary care organizations such as Federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act, primary health care practices, the community-based organizations, and other entities engaging in integrated care activities, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c9e7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5696">136 STAT. 5696</page> shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives summarizing the information submitted in reports to the Secretary under subsection (f), including progress made in meeting performance metrics and the uptake of integrated care models, any adjustments made to target amounts pursuant to subsection (d)(2), and any other relevant information.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0c9e7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Increasing uptake of the psychiatric collaborative care model by primary care practices</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less than 10 percent of funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be for the purposes of implementing the psychiatric collaborative care model implemented by primary care practices under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0c9e81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding contingency</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a fiscal year unless the amount made available to carry out this section for such fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated to carry out this section (as in effect before the date of enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022) for fiscal year 2022.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>HELPING ENABLE ACCESS TO LIFESAVING SERVICES</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1311">SEC. 1311. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION AND PROVISION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 756 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294e–1">42 U.S.C. 294e–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(which may include master’s and doctoral level programs)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>occupational therapy</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period the following: “<quotedText>, including training to increase skills and capacity to meet the needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training Demonstration Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 760 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294k">42 U.S.C. 294k</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use disorders</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use disorder</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including for individuals completing clinical training requirements for licensure)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>training</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>counselors, nurses,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>psychologists,</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5697">136 STAT. 5697</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including such settings that serve pediatric populations;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(3)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disorder</quotedText>” (as inserted by paragraph (1)) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disorders</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or pediatric populations</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>addiction</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including such settings that serve pediatric populations)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>settings</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(2)(F)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>counselors, nurses,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>psychologists</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including such entities that serve pediatric populations.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>health service psychologists, nurses</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fellows,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>counselors,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>physician assistants</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, which may include such settings that serve pediatric populations</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>settings</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>health</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>mental</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in subsection (d)(2)(C), <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(which may include trauma-informed care, as appropriate)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>care</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in subsection (g), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and $31,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0d88fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in subsection (f)(2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disorder</quotedText>” (as inserted by paragraph (1)) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>disorders</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1312">SEC. 1312. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 597(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ll/c">42 U.S.C. 290ll(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$12,669,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>ELIMINATING THE OPT-OUT FOR NONFEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL HEALTH PLANS</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1321">SEC. 1321. </num><heading>ELIMINATING THE OPT-OUT FOR NONFEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL HEALTH PLANS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0db00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2722(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300gg–21/a/2">42 U.S.C. 300gg–21(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b0dd71e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset of election option</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0dd71f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this paragraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0dd720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>no election described in subparagraph (A) with respect to section 2726 may be made on or after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0dd721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>except as provided in clause (ii), no such election with respect to section 2726 expiring on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of such enactment may be renewed.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5698">136 STAT. 5698</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0dd722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for certain collectively bargained plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding clause (i)(II), a plan described in subparagraph (B)(ii) that is subject to multiple agreements described in such subparagraph of varying lengths and that has an election described in subparagraph (A) with respect to section 2726 in effect as of the date of the enactment of this subparagraph that expires on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of such enactment may extend such election until the date on which the term of the last such agreement expires.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PARITY IMPLEMENTATION</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1331">SEC. 1331. </num><heading>GRANTS TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PARITY IMPLEMENTATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0dfe33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2794(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300gg–94/c">42 U.S.C. 300gg–94(c)</ref>) (as added by section 1003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</ref>)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e2544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Parity implementation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e2545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e2546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e2547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning during the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall, out of funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (C), award grants to eligible States to enforce and ensure compliance with the mental health and substance use disorder parity provisions of section 2726.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e2548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible state</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State shall be eligible for a grant awarded under this paragraph only if such State—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e2549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>submits to the Secretary an application for such grant at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as specified by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e254a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>agrees to request and review from health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage the comparative analyses and other information required of such health insurance issuers under subsection (a)(8)(A) of section 2726 relating to the design and application of nonquantitative treatment limitations imposed on mental health or substance use disorder benefits.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e254b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e254c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the first five fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, to remain available until expended, for purposes of awarding grants under subparagraph (A).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0e254d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2794 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300gg–95">42 U.S.C. 300gg–95</ref>), as added by section 6603 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</ref>) is redesignated as section 2795.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5699">136 STAT. 5699</page></content></subsection> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Children and Youth</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>SUPPORTING CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1401">SEC. 1401. </num><heading>TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0e4c5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 399Z–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280h–5">42 U.S.C. 280h–5</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e4c5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (l) as subsection (m); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e4c60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (k) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0e7371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e7372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e7373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance by grants or contracts awarded to private, nonprofit entities with demonstrated expertise related to school-based health centers. Such technical assistance, taking into account local and regional differences among school based health centers, shall support such entities in providing services described in subsection (a)(1) pursuant to this section, including mental health and substance use disorder services, and may include technical assistance relating to program operations and support for the implementation of evidence-based or evidence-informed best practices related to the provision of high quality health care services to children and adolescents.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1402">SEC. 1402. </num><heading>INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0e9a84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 399Z–2 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280h–6">42 U.S.C. 280h–6</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e9a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (f) as subsection (g);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e9a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (e) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0e9a87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e9a88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0e9a89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, directly or by awarding grants or contracts to public and private nonprofit entities, provide training and technical assistance to eligible entities to carry out activities described in subsection (d).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0e9a8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$20,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1403">SEC. 1403. </num><heading>CO-OCCURRING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUTH STUDY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0ec19b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0ec19c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>complete a study on the rates of suicidal behaviors among children and adolescents with chronic illnesses, including substance use disorders, autoimmune disorders, and heritable blood disorders; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0ec19d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0ec19e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0ec19f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0ec1a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0ec1a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>submit a report to the Congress on the results of such study, including recommendations for early intervention services for such children and adolescents at risk of suicide, the dissemination of best practices to support the emotional and mental health needs of youth, and strategies to lower the rates of suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents described in paragraph (1) to reduce any demographic disparities in such rates.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5700">136 STAT. 5700</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1404">SEC. 1404. </num><heading>BEST PRACTICES FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION TEAMS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0f0fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Public Health Service Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 520H of such Act, as added by section 1151 of this Act, the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp0 firstIndent0" id="y1b0fac03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="520H–1">“SEC. 520H–1. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0fac04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0fac05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290bb–39a.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">BEST PRACTICES FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION TEAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fac06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0fac07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall submit to the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee of the Senate and the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives a report that identifies best practices related to using behavioral and mental health intervention teams, which may be used to assist elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education interested in voluntarily establishing and using such teams to support students exhibiting behaviors interfering with learning at school or who are at risk of harm to self or others.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fac08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0fac09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subsection (a) shall assess evidence supporting such best practices and, as appropriate, include consideration of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>How behavioral and mental health intervention teams might operate effectively from an evidence-based, objective perspective while protecting the constitutional and civil rights and privacy of individuals.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>The use of behavioral and mental health intervention teams—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to identify and support students exhibiting behaviors interfering with learning or posing a risk of harm to self or others; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to implement evidence-based interventions to meet the behavioral and mental health needs of such students.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>How behavioral and mental health intervention teams can—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>access evidence-based professional development to support students described in paragraph (2)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>ensure that such teams—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>are composed of trained, diverse stakeholders with expertise in child and youth development, behavioral and mental health, and disability; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>use cross validation by a wide-range of individual perspectives on the team.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>How behavioral and mental health intervention teams can help mitigate inappropriate referral to mental health services or law enforcement by implementing evidence-based interventions that meet student needs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fac14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the Secretary of Education;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the Director of the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the Attorney General;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>teachers (which shall include special education teachers), principals and other school leaders, school board members, behavioral and mental health professionals (including <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5701">136 STAT. 5701</page> school-based mental health professionals), and parents of students;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>local law enforcement agencies and campus law enforcement administrators;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>privacy, disability, and civil rights experts; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>other education and mental health professionals as the Secretary deems appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fac1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b0fac1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish the report under subsection (a) in an accessible format on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fac1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>behavioral and mental health intervention team</term>’ means a multidisciplinary team of trained individuals who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>are trained to identify and assess the behavioral health needs of children and youth and who are responsible for identifying, supporting, and connecting students exhibiting behaviors interfering with learning at school, or who are at risk of harm to self or others, with appropriate behavioral health services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>develop and facilitate implementation of evidence-based interventions to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>mitigate the threat of harm to self or others posed by a student described in subparagraph (A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>meet the mental and behavioral health needs of such students; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>support positive, safe, and supportive learning environments.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The terms ‘elementary school’, ‘parent’, and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given to such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fac26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given to such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>CONTINUING SYSTEMS OF CARE FOR CHILDREN</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1411">SEC. 1411. </num><heading>COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fd337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 565(d)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ff–4/d/2/B">42 U.S.C. 290ff–4(d)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may be)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>may be), kinship caregivers of the child,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b0fd338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Paragraph (1) of section 565(f) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ff–4/f">42 U.S.C. 290ff–4(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fd339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by moving the margin of such paragraph 2 ems to the right; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0fd33a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$119,026,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1412">SEC. 1412. </num><heading>SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b0ffa4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 514 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–7">42 U.S.C. 290bb–7</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5702">136 STAT. 5702</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0ffa4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian tribes or tribal organizations</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b0ffa4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>GARRETT LEE SMITH MEMORIAL REAUTHORIZATION</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1421">SEC. 1421. </num><heading>SUICIDE PREVENTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b10486e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520C of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–34">42 U.S.C. 290bb–34</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b10486f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribes</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b104870-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b104871-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 520C(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–34/a">42 U.S.C. 290bb–34(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b104872-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b106f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b106f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b106f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this subsection, as applicable with respect to assistance to entities serving members of the Armed Forces and veterans, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, collaborate with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b106f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520C(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–34/c">42 U.S.C. 290bb–34(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,988,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b106f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520C(d) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–34/d">42 U.S.C. 290bb–34(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1422">SEC. 1422. </num><heading>YOUTH SUICIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b110bc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520E of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribe</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribe</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pediatric health programs,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>foster care systems,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (b)(1)(B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a public organization or private nonprofit organization designated by a State or Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) to develop or direct the State-sponsored statewide or Tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy; or”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5703">136 STAT. 5703</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pediatric health programs,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>foster care systems,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pediatric health programs,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>foster care systems,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pediatric health programs,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>educational institutions,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (13), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (14), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b110bd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b1132e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="15">“(15) </num><content>provide to parents, legal guardians, and family members of youth, supplies to securely store means commonly used in suicide, if applicable, within the household.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Direct Services</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Suicide Prevention Activities</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>direct services, of which not less than 5 percent shall be used for activities authorized under subsection (a)(3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>suicide prevention activities</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (e)(3)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Department of Education, as appropriate</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>agencies and suicide working groups</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>18</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>24</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2 years after the date of enactment of Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Reform Act of 2016</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2025</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in subsection (l)(4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>between 10 and 24 years of age</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>up to 24 years of age</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1132ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>in subsection (m), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1423">SEC. 1423. </num><heading>MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b11cf2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520E–2 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290bb–36b">42 U.S.C. 290bb–36b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on campus</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for students in higher education</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use disorders</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use disorders and promote resiliency</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use disorder services.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use disorder resources and services.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>staff to respond effectively to students with mental and substance use disorders.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>staff to recognize and respond effectively and appropriately to students experiencing mental health and substance use disorders.</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5704">136 STAT. 5704</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>regarding improving the behavioral health of students through clinical services, outreach, prevention, or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to improve the behavioral health of students through clinical services, outreach, prevention, promotion of mental health, or</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>in paragraph (10), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and behavioral disorders,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and behavioral health disorders,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in paragraph (12), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>best practices.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>best practices, and trauma-informed practices.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental and substance use</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>mental health and substance use</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>promoting access to services,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>promoting mental health and access to services,</quotedText>”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Congress</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including efforts</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including through prevention, early detection, early intervention, and efforts</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b11cf42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b11cf43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>An assessment of the mental health and substance use disorder needs of the populations served by recipients of grants under this section.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11cf44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1424">SEC. 1424. </num><heading>MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b11f655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 549 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290ee–4">42 U.S.C. 290ee–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11f656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on college campuses</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at institutions of higher education</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11f657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including minority-serving institutions as described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q</ref>) and community colleges</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>higher education</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b11f658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1431">SEC. 1431. </num><heading>STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SMARTPHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON ADOLESCENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b124479-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may conduct or support research on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12447a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>smartphone and social media use by adolescents; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5705">136 STAT. 5705</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12447b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the effects of such use on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12447c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>emotional, behavioral, and physical health and development; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12447d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any disparities in the mental health outcomes of rural, minority, and other underserved populations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b12447e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12447f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress, and make publicly available, a report on the findings of research under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1432">SEC. 1432. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b124480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b124481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">285g–11.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFECTS OF MEDIA AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY ON INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b12b9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall, as appropriate, conduct or support research related to the health and developmental effects, including long-term effects, of media and related technology use on infants, children, and adolescents, which may include the effects of exposure to, and use of, media and related technology, such as social media, applications, websites, television, motion pictures, artificial intelligence, mobile devices, computers, video games, virtual and augmented reality, and other content, networks, or platforms disseminated through the internet, broadcasted, or other media technologies, as applicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b12b9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall, as appropriate, develop a research agenda to assess the effects of media and related technologies on infants, children, and adolescents, which may include consideration of the following, as appropriate:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12b9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The cognitive development of infants, children, and adolescents, which may include effects related to language development, learning abilities, and other areas of cognitive development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12b9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The physical health of infants, children, and adolescents, which may include effects related to diet, exercise, sleeping and eating routines, and other areas of physical development.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12b9b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The mental health of infants, children, and adolescents, which may include effects related to self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, decision-making, violence, bullying, privacy, mental disorders, and other areas related to mental health.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b12b9b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the research agenda under subsection (b), the Secretary may consult with appropriate national research institutes, academies, and centers, relevant consortia, and non-Federal experts, as appropriate. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote> Secretary may utilize scientific workshops, symposia, and other activities to assess current knowledge and identify relevant research opportunities and gaps in this area.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b12b9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12b9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>on the progress made in improving data and expanding research on the health and developmental effects of media <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5706">136 STAT. 5706</page> and related technology on infants, children, and adolescents in accordance with this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b12b9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>that summarizes the grants and research funded under this section for each of the years covered by the report.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Miscellaneous Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="1501">SEC. 1501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">290aa–18.</p></sidenote><heading>LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In carrying out any program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration whose statutory authorization is enacted or amended by this title, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not allocate funding, or require award recipients to prioritize, dedicate, or allocate funding, without consideration of the incidence, prevalence, or determinants of mental health or substance use issues, unless such allocation or requirement is consistent with statute, regulation, or other Federal law.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act.</p></sidenote>PREPARING FOR AND RESPONDING TO EXISTING VIRUSES, EMERGING NEW THREATS, AND PANDEMICS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2001">SEC. 2001. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b12b9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s201">42 USC 201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="title">PREVENT Pandemics Act</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Strengthening Federal and State Preparedness</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>FEDERAL LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2101">SEC. 2101. </num><heading>APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b135602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Part A of title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/etseq">42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 304 the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b144063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="305">“SEC. 305. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b144064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242c">42 USC 242c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b144065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b144066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the ‘CDC’) shall be headed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the ‘Director’), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such individual shall also serve as the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry consistent with section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. The Director shall perform functions provided for in subsection (b) and such other functions as the Secretary may prescribe.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5707">136 STAT. 5707</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b144067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>implement and exercise applicable authorities and responsibilities provided for in this Act or other applicable law related to the investigation, detection, identification, prevention, or control of diseases or conditions to preserve and improve public health domestically and globally and address injuries and occupational and environmental hazards, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>be responsible for the overall direction of the CDC and for the establishment and implementation of policies related to the management and operation of programs and activities within the CDC;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14406a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>coordinate and oversee the operation of centers, institutes, and offices within the CDC;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14406b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>support, in consultation with the heads of such centers, institutes, and offices, program coordination across such centers, institutes, and offices, including through priority setting reviews and the development of strategic plans, to reduce unnecessary duplication and encourage collaboration between programs;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14406c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>oversee the development, implementation, and updating of the strategic plan established pursuant to subsection (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14406d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>ensure that appropriate strategic planning, including the use of performance metrics, is conducted by such centers, institutes, and offices to facilitate and improve CDC programs and activities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14406e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>communicate, including through convening annual meetings, with public and private entities regarding relevant public health programs and activities, and, as applicable, the strategic plan established pursuant to subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b14406f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144070-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b144071-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b144072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and at least every 4 years thereafter, the Director shall develop and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and post on the website of the CDC, a coordinated strategy to provide strategic direction and facilitate collaboration across the centers, institutes, and offices within the CDC. Such strategy shall be known as the ‘CDC Strategic Plan’.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The CDC Strategic Plan shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>identify strategic priorities and objectives related to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>preventing, reducing, and eliminating the spread of communicable and noncommunicable diseases or conditions, and addressing injuries, and occupational and environmental hazards;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>supporting the efforts of State, local, and Tribal health departments to prevent and reduce the prevalence of the diseases or conditions under clause (i);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>containing, mitigating, and ending disease outbreaks;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5708">136 STAT. 5708</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144078-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>enhancing global and domestic public health capacity, capabilities, and preparedness, including public health data, surveillance, workforce, and laboratory capacity and safety; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144079-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>other priorities, as established by the Director;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14407a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>describe the capacity and capabilities necessary to achieve the priorities and objectives under subparagraph (A), and progress towards achieving such capacity and capabilities, as appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14407b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>include a description of how the CDC Strategic Plan incorporates—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b14407c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>strategic communications;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b14407d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>partnerships with private sector entities, and State, local, and Tribal health departments, and other public sector entities, as appropriate; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b14407e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>coordination with other agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14407f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of plans</inline>.—</heading><content>Strategic plans developed and updated by the centers, institutes, and offices of the CDC shall be prepared regularly and in such a manner that such plans will be informed by the CDC Strategic Plan developed and updated under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b144080-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appearances Before Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144081-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b144082-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each fiscal year, the Director shall appear before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives at hearings on topics such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144083-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>support for State, local, and Tribal public health preparedness and responses to any recent or ongoing public health emergency, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144084-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any objectives, activities, or initiatives that have been carried out, or are planned, by the Director to prepare for, or respond to, the public health emergency, including relevant strategic communications or partnerships and any gaps or challenges identified in such objectives, activities, or initiatives;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144085-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any objectives and planned activities for the upcoming fiscal year to address gaps in, or otherwise improve, State, local, and Tribal public health preparedness; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b144086-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>other potential all-hazard threats that the Director is preparing to address;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144087-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>activities related to public health and functions of the Director described in subsection (b); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b144088-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b146699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>updates on other relevant activities supported or conducted by the CDC, or in collaboration or coordination with the heads of other Federal departments, agencies, or stakeholders, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14669a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14669b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate or the Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5709">136 STAT. 5709</page> of the House of Representatives may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) for the applicable fiscal year with respect to the applicable Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14669c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this subsection shall not be construed to impact the appearance of other Federal officials or the Director at hearings of either Committee described in paragraph (1) at other times and for purposes other than the times and purposes described in paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14669d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Closed hearings</inline>.—</heading><content>Information that is not appropriate for disclosure during an open hearing under paragraph (1) in order to protect national security may instead be discussed in a closed hearing that immediately follows the open hearing.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b14669e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Transactions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b14669f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director may enter into transactions other than a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for purposes of infectious disease research, biosurveillance, infectious disease modeling, and public health preparedness and response.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1466a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written determination</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to a project that is expected to cost the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than $40,000,000, the Director may exercise the authority under paragraph (1) only upon a written determination by the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources of the Department of Health and Human Services, that the use of such authority is essential to promoting the success of the project. The authority of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources under this paragraph may not be delegated.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1466a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1466a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidelines</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish guidelines regarding the use of the authority under paragraph (1). Such guidelines shall include auditing requirements.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1466a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1466a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242c">42 USC 242c note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The first sentence of section 305(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on January 20, 2025.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2102">SEC. 2102. </num><heading>ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b14b4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/etseq">42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 305, as added by section 2101, the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b155106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="305A">“SEC. 305A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b155107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b155108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">242c–1.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE DIRECTOR.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b155109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b15510a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b15510b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the ‘Director’), shall maintain or establish an advisory committee within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advise the Director on policy and strategies that enable the agency to fulfill its mission.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b15510c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions and Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Committee may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15510d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>make recommendations to the Director regarding ways to prioritize the activities of the agency in alignment with the CDC Strategic Plan required under section 305(c);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5710">136 STAT. 5710</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15510e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>advise on ways to achieve or improve performance metrics in relation to the CDC Strategic Plan, and other relevant metrics, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15510f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provide advice and recommendations on the development of the CDC Strategic Plan, and any subsequent updates, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>advise on grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or other transactions, as applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>provide other advice to the Director, as requested, to fulfill duties under sections 301 and 311; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>appoint subcommittees.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b155113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b155115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Committee shall consist of not more than 15 non-Federal members, including the Chair, to be appointed by the Secretary under paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ex officio members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any ex officio members of the Advisory Council may consist of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Assistant Secretary for Health;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the Director; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15511a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>such additional officers or employees of the United States as the Secretary determines necessary for the advisory committee to effectively carry out its functions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15511b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appointed members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Individuals shall be appointed to the Advisory Committee under paragraph (1) as follows:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15511c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Twelve of the members shall be appointed by the Director from among the leading representatives of the health disciplines (including public health, global health, health disparities, biomedical research, public health preparedness, and other fields, as applicable) relevant to the activities of the agency or center, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15511d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Three of the members may be appointed by the Secretary from the general public and may include leaders in fields of innovation, public policy, public relations, law, economics, or management.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15511e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>Ex officio members of the Advisory Council who are officers or employees of the United States shall not receive any compensation for service on the advisory committee. The remaining members of the advisory committee may receive, for each day (including travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the functions of the advisory committee, compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent to the annual rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5314">section 5314 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b15511f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms of office</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term of office of a member of the advisory committee appointed under paragraph (3) shall be 4 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall serve for the remainder of such term.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b155121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory committee in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members not all expire in the same year. A member of the advisory committee may serve after the expiration of such member’s term until a successor has been appointed and taken office.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5711">136 STAT. 5711</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reappointments</inline>.—</heading><content>A member who has been appointed to the advisory committee for a term of 4 years may not be reappointed to the advisory committee during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which such 4-year term expired.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b155123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b155124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Time for appointment</inline>.—</heading><content>If a vacancy occurs in the advisory committee among the members appointed under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall make an appointment to fill such vacancy within 90 days from the date the vacancy occurs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b155125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall select a member of the advisory committee to serve as the Chair of the committee. The Secretary may so select an individual from among the appointed members. The term of office of the chair shall be 2 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b155126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The advisory committee shall meet at the call of the Chair or upon request of the Director, but in no event less than 2 times during each fiscal year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b155127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b155128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Executive Secretary and Staff</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall designate a member of the staff of the agency to serve as the executive secretary of the advisory committee. The Director shall make available to the advisory committee such staff, information, and other assistance as it may require to carry out its functions. The Director shall provide orientation and training for new members of the advisory committee to provide for their effective participation in the functions of the advisory committee.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2103">SEC. 2103. </num><heading>PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COORDINATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b16b0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Health Emergency Fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d/b">42 U.S.C. 247d(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16b0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16b0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16b0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16b0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (E), the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b16b0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>support the initial deployment and distribution of contents of the Strategic National Stockpile, as appropriate; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16b0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3)(A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the expenditures made from the Public Health Emergency Fund in such fiscal year, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount obligated;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the recipient or recipients of such obligated funds;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the specific response activities such obligated funds will support; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the declared or potential public health emergency for which such funds were obligated; and”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving Public Health and Medical Preparedness and Response Coordination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination with federal agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2801 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh">42 U.S.C. 300hh</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination With Federal Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>In leading the Federal public health and medical response to a declared or potential public health emergency, consistent with this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with, and may request support from, other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5712">136 STAT. 5712</page> Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate in order to carry out necessary activities and leverage the expertise of such departments and agencies, which may include the provision of assistance at the direction of the Secretary related to supporting the public health and medical response for States, localities, and Tribes.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">ASPR duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–10/b">42 U.S.C. 300hh–10(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, consistent with the National Response Framework and other applicable provisions of law, assist the Secretary in carrying out the functions under section 2801</quotedText>” before the period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16d7db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (E) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the actions necessary to overcome these obstacles.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“recommend actions necessary to overcome these obstacles, such as—<clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b16feec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>improving coordination with relevant Federal officials;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b16feed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>partnering with other public or private entities to leverage capabilities maintained by such entities, as appropriate and consistent with this subsection; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b16feee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>coordinating efforts to support or establish new capabilities, as appropriate.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16feef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (G)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16fef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II) and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16fef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b16fef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each year, including national-level and State-level full-scale exercises not less than once every 4 years</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>operational exercises</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b16fef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>exercises based on—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“exercises—<clause class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1b16fef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>based on”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16fef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b16fef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b172607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that assess the ability of the Strategic National Stockpile, as appropriate, to provide medical countermeasures, medical products, and other supplies, including ancillary medical supplies, to support the response to a public health emergency or potential public health emergency, including a threat that requires the large-scale and simultaneous deployment of stockpiles and a long-term public health and medical response; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b172608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>conducted in coordination with State and local health officials.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b172609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b17260a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medical product and supply capacity planning</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Coordinate efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services to support—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b174d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>preparedness for medical product and medical supply needs directly related to responding to chemical, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5713">136 STAT. 5713</page> biological, radiological, or nuclear threats, including emerging infectious diseases, and incidents covered by the National Response Framework, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b174d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>sharing information, including with appropriate stakeholders, related to the anticipated need for, and availability of, such products and supplies during such responses;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b174d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>supporting activities, which may include public-private partnerships, to maintain capacity of medical products and medical supplies, as applicable and appropriate; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b174d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>planning for potential surges in medical supply needs for purposes of a response to such a threat; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b174d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>situational awareness with respect to anticipated need for, and availability of, such medical products and medical supplies within the United States during a response to such a threat.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b174d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appearances Before and Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2811 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–10">42 U.S.C. 300hh–10</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b179b41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appearances Before Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b179b43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall appear before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives at hearings, on topics such as—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordination of Federal activities to prepare for, and respond to, public health emergencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>activities and capabilities of the Strategic National Stockpile, including whether, and the degree to which, recommendations made pursuant to section 2811–1(c)(1)(A) have been met;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>support for State, local, and Tribal public health and medical preparedness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>activities implementing the countermeasures budget plan described under subsection (b)(7), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any challenges in meeting the full range of identified medical countermeasure needs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>progress in supporting advanced research, development, and procurement of medical countermeasures, pursuant to subsection (b)(3);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the strategic direction of, and activities related to, the sustainment of manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities for medical countermeasures pursuant to section 319L and the distribution and deployment of such countermeasures;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>any additional objectives, activities, or initiatives that have been carried out or are planned by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and associated challenges, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the specific all-hazards threats that the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is preparing to address, or that are being addressed, through the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>objectives, activities, or initiatives related to the coordination and consultation required under subsections <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5714">136 STAT. 5714</page> (b)(4)(H) and (b)(4)(I), in a manner consistent with paragraph (3), as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate or the Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) for the applicable fiscal year with respect to the applicable Committee.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The requirements of this subsection shall not be construed to impact the appearance of other Federal officials or the Assistant Secretary at hearings of either Committee described in paragraph (1) at other times and for purposes other than the times and purposes described in paragraph (1)</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b179b51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Closed hearings</inline>.—</heading><content>Information that is not appropriate for disclosure during an open hearing under paragraph (1) in order to protect national security may instead be discussed in a closed hearing that immediately follows such open hearing.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b179b52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Emergency Response and Preparedness</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2801 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh">42 U.S.C. 300hh</ref>), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b17c263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report on Emergency Response and Preparedness</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit a written report each fiscal year to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>updated information related to an assessment of the response to any public health emergency declared, or otherwise in effect, during the previous fiscal year;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>findings related to drills and operational exercises completed in the previous fiscal year pursuant to section 2811(b)(4)(G);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the state of public health preparedness and response capabilities for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, including emerging infectious diseases; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>any challenges in preparing for or responding to such threats, as appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b17c26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report on Interagency Agreements and Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>conduct a review of previous and current interagency agreements established between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of other relevant Federal departments or agencies pursuant to section 2801(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh/b">42 U.S.C. 300hh(b)</ref>), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the specific roles and responsibilities of each Federal department or agency that is a party to any such interagency agreement;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the manner in which specific capabilities of each such Federal department or agency may be utilized under such interagency agreements;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the frequency with which such interagency agreements have been utilized;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5715">136 STAT. 5715</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c272-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>gaps, if any, in interagency agreements that prevent the Secretary from carrying out the goals under section 2802 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–1">42 U.S.C. 300hh–1</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c273-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>barriers, if any, to establishing or utilizing such interagency agreements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>recommendations, if any, on the ways in which such interagency agreements can be improved to address the gaps and barriers identified under subparagraphs (D) and (E);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>conduct a review of the implementation and utilization of the authorities described under section 2801(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh/c">42 U.S.C. 300hh(c)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b17c276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the reviews under paragraphs (1) and (2), including related recommendations, as applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2104">SEC. 2104. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b17c278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–3.</p></sidenote><heading>OFFICE OF PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE POLICY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1a8199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1a819a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1a819b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1a819c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (referred to in this section as the “Office”), which shall be headed by a Director (referred to in this section as the “Director”) appointed by the President and who shall be compensated at the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule in <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref>. The President is authorized to appoint not more than 2 Associate Directors, who shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed that provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of such title. Associate Directors shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1a819d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions of the Director</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The primary function of the Director is to provide advice, within the Executive Office of the President, on policy related to preparedness for, and response to, pandemic and other biological threats that may impact national security, and support strategic coordination and communication with respect to relevant activities across the Federal Government. In addition to such other functions and activities as the President may assign, the Director, consistent with applicable laws and the National Response Framework, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1a819e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>serve as the principal advisor to the President on all matters related to pandemic preparedness and response policy and make recommendations to the President regarding pandemic and other biological threats that may impact national security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>coordinate Federal activities to prepare for, and respond to, pandemic and other biological threats, by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>providing strategic direction to the heads of applicable Federal departments, agencies, and offices, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the establishment, implementation, prioritization, and assessment of policy goals and objectives across the Executive Office of the President and such departments, agencies, and offices;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5716">136 STAT. 5716</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>supporting the assessment and clarification of roles and responsibilities related to such Federal activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>supporting the development and implementation of metrics and performance measures to evaluate the extent to which applicable activities meet such goals and objectives;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>providing, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of other relevant Federal departments, agencies, and offices, leadership with respect to the National Biodefense Strategy and related activities pursuant to section 1086 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s104">6 U.S.C. 104</ref>) and section 363 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s105">6 U.S.C. 105</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>facilitating coordination and communication between such Federal departments, agencies, and offices to improve preparedness for, and response to, such threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>ensuring that the authorities, capabilities, and expertise of each such department, agency, and office are appropriately leveraged to facilitate the whole-of-Government response to such threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>overseeing coordination of Federal efforts to prepare for and support the production, supply, and distribution of relevant medical products and supplies during a response to a pandemic or other biological threat, as applicable and appropriate, including supporting Federal efforts to assess any relevant vulnerabilities in the supply chain of such products and supplies, and identify opportunities for private entities to engage with the Federal Government to address medical product and medical supply needs during such a response;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>overseeing coordination of Federal efforts for the basic and advanced research, development, manufacture, and procurement of medical countermeasures for such threats, including by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>serving, with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as co-Chair of the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise established pursuant to section 2811–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–10a">42 U.S.C. 300hh–10a</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>promoting coordination between the medical countermeasure research, development, and procurement activities of respective Federal departments and agencies, including to advance the discovery and development of new medical products and technologies;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>convening heads of Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, on topics related to capabilities to prepare for, and respond to, such threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>assessing and advising on international cooperation in preparing for, and responding to, such threats to advance the national security objectives of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>overseeing other Federal activities to assess preparedness for, and responses to, such threats, including—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5717">136 STAT. 5717</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>drills and operational exercises conducted pursuant to applicable provisions of law; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Federal after-action reports developed following such drills and exercises or a response to a pandemic or other biological threat;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>promote and support the development of relevant expertise and capabilities within the Federal Government to ensure that the United States can quickly detect, identify, and respond to such threats, and provide recommendations, as appropriate, to the President;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and other relevant officials within the Executive Office of the President, including the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, regarding activities related to preparing for, and responding to, such threats and relevant research and emerging technologies that may advance the biosecurity and preparedness and response goals of the Federal Government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>identify opportunities to leverage current and emerging technologies, including through public-private partnerships, as appropriate, to address such threats and advance the preparedness and response goals of the Federal Government; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>ensure that findings of Federal after-action reports conducted pursuant to paragraph (2)(I)(ii) are implemented to the maximum extent feasible within the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support From Other Agencies</inline>.—</heading><content>Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including any independent agency, is authorized to support the Director by providing the Director such information as the Director determines necessary to carry out the functions of the Director under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparedness Outlook Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Within its first year of operation, the Director, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies and other officials within the Executive Office of the President, shall through a report submitted to the President and made available to the public, to the extent practicable, identify and describe situations and conditions which warrant special attention within the next 5 years, involving current and emerging problems of national significance related to pandemic or other biological threats, and opportunities for, and the barriers to, the research, development, and procurement of medical countermeasures to adequately respond to such threats.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revisions</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office shall revise the report under paragraph (1) not less than once every 5 years and work with relevant Federal officials to address the problems, barriers, opportunities, and actions identified under this report through the development of the President’s Budgets and programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interdepartmental Working Group</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall lead an interdepartmental working group that will meet on a regular basis to evaluate national biosecurity and pandemic preparedness issues and make recommendations to the heads of applicable Federal departments, agencies and offices. The working group shall consist of representatives from—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5718">136 STAT. 5718</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, to serve as the chair;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Department of Health and Human Services;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the Department of Homeland Security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the Department of Defense;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the Office of Management and Budget; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>other Federal Departments and agencies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Industry Liaison</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 10 days after the initiation of a Federal response to a pandemic or other biological threat that may pose a risk to national security, the Director shall appoint an Industry Liaison within the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy to serve until the termination of such response.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Industry Liaison shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 20 days after the initiation of such response, identify affected industries and develop a plan to regularly communicate with, and receive input from, affected industries;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>work with relevant Federal departments and agencies to support information sharing and coordination with industry stakeholders; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>communicate, and support the provision of technical assistance, as applicable, with private entities interested in supporting such response, which may include entities not historically involved in the public health or medical sectors, as applicable and appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Functions of the Director</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in addition to the other duties and functions set forth in this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>serve as a member of the Domestic Policy Council and the National Security Council;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>serve as a member of the Intergovernmental Science, Engineering, and Technology Advisory Panel under section 205(b) of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6614/b">42 U.S.C. 6614(b)</ref>) and the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology under section 401 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6651">42 U.S.C. 6651</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consult with State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments, industry, academia, professional societies, and other stakeholders, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>use for administrative purposes, on a reimbursable basis, the available services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of Federal, State, and local agencies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>at the President’s request, perform such other duties and functions and enter into contracts and other arrangements for studies, analyses, and related services with public or private entities, as applicable and appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may hold such hearings in various parts of the United States as necessary to determine the views of the entities and individuals referred to in paragraph (1) and of the general public, concerning national needs and trends in pandemic preparedness and response.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5719">136 STAT. 5719</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing and Detailees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out functions under this section, the Director may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote><content>appoint not more than 25 individuals to serve as employees of the Office as necessary to carry out this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>fix the compensation of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Director, up to the amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">section 102 of title 3, United States Code</ref>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>utilize the services of consultants, which may include by obtaining services described under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3109/b">section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>direct, with the concurrence of the Secretary of a department or head of an agency, the temporary reassignment within the Federal Government of personnel employed by such department or agency, in order to carry out the functions of the Office.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Preparedness Review and Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director, in consultation with the heads of applicable Federal departments, agencies, and offices, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, conduct a review of applicable Federal strategies, policies, procedures, and after-action reports to identify gaps and inefficiencies related to pandemic preparedness and response;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1aa8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau>not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, submit to the President and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>current and emerging pandemic and other biological threats that pose a significant level of risk to national security;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the roles and responsibilities of the Federal Government in preparing for, and responding to, such threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any barriers or limitations related to addressing such findings;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>current and planned activities to update Federal strategies, policies, and procedures to address such findings, consistent with applicable laws and the National Response Framework;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>current and planned activities to support the development of expertise within the Federal Government pursuant to subsection (b)(3); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>opportunities to improve Federal preparedness and response capacities and capabilities through the use of current and emerging technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonduplication of Effort</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall ensure that activities carried out under this section do not unnecessarily duplicate the efforts of other Federal departments, agencies, and offices.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>Section 2811–1 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–10a">42 U.S.C. 300hh–10a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5720">136 STAT. 5720</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the second sentence of subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall serve as chair</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy shall serve as co-chairs</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1aa8fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (9) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1b1ad00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>The Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 101(c)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3021/c/1">50 U.S.C. 3021(c)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Treasury,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>The National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6601/etseq">42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 205(b)(2) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6614/b/2">42 U.S.C. 6614(b)(2)</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(C)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and (D) the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ad015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in section 401(b) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6651/b">42 U.S.C. 6651(b)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Technology Policy</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>STATE AND LOCAL READINESS</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2111">SEC. 2111. </num><heading>IMPROVING STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1b1e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319C–1(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–3a/b/2">42 U.S.C. 247d–3a(b)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b1e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b1e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (vii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>following a public health emergency</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b1e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> clause (viii) to read as follows:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b454a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>a description of how the entity, as applicable and appropriate, will coordinate with State emergency preparedness and response plans in public health emergency preparedness, including State education agencies (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), State child care lead agencies (designated under section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990), and other relevant State agencies”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b454b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (xi), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b454c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (xii) as clause (xiii); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b454d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (xi) the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b454e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content>a description of how the entity will provide technical assistance to improve public health preparedness and response, as appropriate, to agencies or other entities that operate facilities within the entity’s jurisdiction in which there is an increased risk of infectious disease outbreaks in the event of a public health emergency declared under section 319, such as residential care facilities, group homes, and other similar settings; and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5721">136 STAT. 5721</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b454f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (D) through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b4550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1b4551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>an assurance that the entity will require relevant staff to complete relevant preparedness and response trainings, including trainings related to efficient and effective operation during an incident or event within an Incident Command System;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1b4552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1b4553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1b4554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">247d–3a note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any cooperative agreement entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2112">SEC. 2112. </num><heading>SUPPORTING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c08a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/d">42 U.S.C. 290aa(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (24) and (25) as paragraphs (25) and (26), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (23) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c08a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="24">“(24) </num><content>support the continued access to, or availability of, mental health and substance use disorder services during, or in response to, a public health emergency declared under section 319, including in consultation with, as appropriate, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of other relevant agencies, in preparing for, and responding to, a public health emergency;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c08a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 501(l)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/l/4">42 U.S.C. 290aa(l)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>specify a strategy to support the continued access to, or availability of, mental health and substance use disorder services, including to at-risk individuals (as defined in section 2802(b)(4)), during, or in response to, public health emergencies declared pursuant to section 319.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c08ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biennial Report Concerning Activities and Progress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 501(m) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa/m">42 U.S.C. 290aa(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c08b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>a description of the Administration’s activities to support the continued provision of mental health and substance use disorder services, as applicable, in response to public health emergencies declared pursuant to section 319;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>relevant preparedness and response activities;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1c2ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1c2ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1c2ec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Councils</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5722">136 STAT. 5722</page> and Substance Use shall issue a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, reflecting the feedback of the advisory councils for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Center for Mental Health Services, pursuant to section 502 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–1">42 U.S.C. 290aa–1</ref>), with recommendations to improve the continued provision of mental health and substance use disorder services during a public health emergency declared under section 319 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>), and the provision of such services as part of the public health and medical response to such an emergency, consistent with title XXVIII of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.</ref>), including related to the capacity of the mental health and substance use disorder workforce and flexibilities provided to awardees of mental health and substance use disorder programs.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1c2eca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on programs and activities of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the provision of mental health and substance use disorder services and related activities during the COVID–19 pandemic, including the provision of such services as part of the medical and public health response to such pandemic. Such report shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1c2ecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><content>examine the role played by the advisory councils described in section 502 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–1">42 U.S.C. 290aa–1</ref>) and the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory established under section 501A of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290aa–0">42 U.S.C. 290aa–0</ref>) in providing technical assistance and recommendations to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the response of such agency to the public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) with respect to COVID–19;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>describe the manner in which existing awardees of mental health and substance use disorder programs provided and altered delivery of services during such public health emergency, including information on the populations served by such awardees and any barriers faced in delivering services; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1c2ece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>describe activities of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the response to such public health emergency, including through technical assistance, provision of services, and any flexibilities provided to such existing awardees, and any barriers faced in implementing such activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2113">SEC. 2113. </num><heading>TRAUMA CARE REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e038f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1201 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300d">42 U.S.C. 300d</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0390-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0391-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0392-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>analyze,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>compile,</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5723">136 STAT. 5723</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0393-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and medically underserved areas</quotedText>” before the semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0394-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0395-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (5); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (6) as paragraph (5);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e0398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e2aa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, shall support the efforts of States and consortia of States to coordinate and improve emergency medical services and trauma care during a public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 or a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Such support may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e2aaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1e2aab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1e2aac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote><content>developing, issuing, and updating guidance, as appropriate, to support the coordinated medical triage and evacuation to appropriate medical institutions based on patient medical need, taking into account regionalized systems of care;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e2aad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>disseminating, as appropriate, information on evidence-based or evidence-informed trauma care practices, taking into consideration emergency medical services and trauma care systems, including such practices identified through activities conducted under subsection (a) and which may include the identification and dissemination of performance metrics, as applicable and appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e2aae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>other activities, as appropriate, to optimize a coordinated and flexible approach to the emergency response and medical surge capacity of hospitals, other health care facilities, critical care, and emergency medical systems.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e2aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants to Improve Trauma Care in Rural Areas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1202 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300d–3">42 U.S.C. 300d–3</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e2ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the section heading to read as follows: “<quotedText>grants to improve trauma care in rural areas</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e2ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out research and demonstration projects to support the improvement of emergency medical services and trauma care in rural areas through the development of innovative uses of technology, training and education, transportation of seriously injured patients for the purposes of receiving such emergency medical services, access to prehospital care, evaluation of protocols for the purposes of improvement of outcomes and dissemination of any related best practices, activities to facilitate clinical research, as applicable and appropriate, and increasing communication and coordination with applicable State or Tribal trauma systems.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a public or private entity that provides trauma care in a rural area.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that will provide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5724">136 STAT. 5724</page> services under the grant in any rural area identified by a State under section 1214(d)(1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require to inform administration of the program under this section.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Competitive Grants for Trauma Centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1204 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300d–6">42 U.S.C. 300d–6</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the section heading to read as follows: “<quotedText>competitive grants for trauma centers</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that design, implement, and evaluate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to design, implement, and evaluate new or existing</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>emergency care</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>emergency medical</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and improve access to trauma care within such systems</quotedText>” before the period;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e51ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a State or consortia of States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a consortium of level I, II, or III trauma centers designated by applicable State or local agencies within an applicable State or region, and, as applicable, other emergency services providers; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>a consortium or partnership of nonprofit Indian Health Service, Indian Tribal, and urban Indian trauma centers.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that proposes a pilot project</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an emergency medical and trauma system that—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a new or existing emergency medical and trauma system. Such eligible entity shall use amounts awarded under this subsection to carry out 2 or more of the following activities:</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1) —</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>coordinates</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Strengthening coordination and communication</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an approach to emergency medical and trauma system access throughout the region, including 9–1–1 Public Safety Answering Points and emergency medical dispatch;</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>approaches to improve situational awareness and emergency medical and trauma system access.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>includes</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Providing</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>support patient movement to</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>region to</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5725">136 STAT. 5725</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>allows for</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Improving</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>includes a consistent</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Supporting a consistent</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1e78f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b1e78f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Establishing, implementing, and disseminating, or utilizing existing, as applicable, evidence-based or evidence-informed practices across facilities within such emergency medical and trauma system to improve health outcomes, including such practices related to management of injuries, and the ability of such facilities to surge.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b1ea004-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>Conducting activities to facilitate clinical research, as applicable and appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea005-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea006-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea007-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the proposed</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable emergency medical and trauma system</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea008-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or Tribal entity</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>equivalent State office</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea009-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in clause (vi), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea00a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea00b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b1ea00c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for eligible entities described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (b)(1), a description of, and evidence of, coordination with the applicable State Office of Emergency Medical Services (or equivalent State Office) or applicable such office for a Tribe or Tribal organization; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea00d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b1ea00e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The matching requirement described in paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2025.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea00f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>population in a medically underserved area</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>medically underserved population</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea010-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea011-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>described in</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea012-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the system characteristics that contribute to</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>opportunities for improvement, including recommendations for how to improve</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (4);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b1ea018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>any evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies developed or utilized pursuant to subsection (c)(5).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1ea019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (h) to read as follows:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5726">136 STAT. 5726</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1ea01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1ea01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination of Findings</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the completion of the final project under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the information contained in each report submitted pursuant to subsection (g) and any additional actions planned by the Secretary related to regionalized emergency care and trauma systems.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1ea01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300d–32/a">42 U.S.C. 300d–32(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2010 through 2014</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2114">SEC. 2114. </num><heading>ASSESSMENT OF CONTAINMENT AND MITIGATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1eee3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1eee3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that reviews a geographically diverse sample of States and territories that, in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, implemented preparedness and response plans that included isolation and quarantine recommendations or requirements. Such study shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1eee3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a review of such State and territorial preparedness and response plans in place during the COVID–19 pandemic, an assessment of the extent to which such plans facilitated or presented challenges to State and territorial responses to such public health emergency, including response activities relating to isolation and quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID–19; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1eee40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of the technical assistance provided by the Federal Government to help States and territories facilitate such response activities during responses to relevant public health emergencies declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, including the public health emergency with respect to COVID–19, and a review of the degree to which such State and territorial plans were implemented and subsequently revised in response to the COVID–19 pandemic to address any challenges.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1eee41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report on the study under subsection (a) to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2115">SEC. 2115. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1eee42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 USC 247d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSIDERATION OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN NONCONTIGUOUS STATES AND TERRITORIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b1f1553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  During<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b1f1554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultations.</p></sidenote> any public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct quarterly meetings or consultations, as applicable or appropriate, with noncontiguous States and territories with regard to addressing unique public health challenges in such States and territories associated with such public health emergency.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5727">136 STAT. 5727</page></content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Improving Public Health Preparedness and Response Capacity</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSES</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2201">SEC. 2201. </num><heading>ADDRESSING FACTORS RELATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b1f8a85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s243/etseq">42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b1f8a86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 317U the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y1b2026c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="317V">“SEC. 317V. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2026c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2026c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">247b–24.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ADDRESSING FACTORS RELATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2026ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2026cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2026cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, as appropriate, award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the conduct of evidence-based or evidence-informed projects, which may include the development of networks to improve health outcomes by improving the capacity of such entities to address factors that contribute to negative health outcomes in communities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2026cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an entity shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b2026cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>be a State, local, or Tribal health department, community-based organization, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act), or other public or private entity, as the Secretary determines appropriate; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b2026d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>be a consortia of entities described in subparagraph (A) or a public-private partnership, including a community partnership;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>in the case of an entity other than a community-based organization, demonstrate a history of successfully working with an established community-based organization to address health outcomes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2026d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>submit a plan to conduct activities described in subsection (a) based on a community needs assessment that takes into account community input.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2026d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity described in subsection (b) shall use funds received under subsection (a), in consultation with State, local, and Tribal health departments, community-based organizations, entities serving medically underserved communities, and other entities, as applicable, for one or more of the following purposes:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Supporting the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of strategies, through evidence-informed or evidence-based programs and through the support and use of public health and health care professionals to address factors related to health outcomes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Establishing, maintaining, or improving, in consultation with State, local, or Tribal health departments, technology <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5728">136 STAT. 5728</page> platforms or networks to support, in a manner that is consistent with applicable Federal and State privacy law—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordination among appropriate entities, and, as applicable and appropriate, activities to improve such coordination;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>information sharing on health and related social services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>technical assistance and related support for entities participating in the platforms or networks.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2026db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Implementing best practices for improving health outcomes and reducing disease among underserved populations.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204dec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Supporting consideration of factors related to health outcomes in preparing for, and responding to, public health emergencies, through outreach, education, research, and other relevant activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b204ded-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b204dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b204def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Best Practices and Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Minority Health, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living, may award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities, including minority serving institutions (defined, for purposes of this subsection, as institutions and programs described in section 326(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and institutions described in section 371(a) of such Act of 1965), to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>identify or facilitate the development of best practices to support improved health outcomes for underserved populations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>provide technical assistance, training, and evaluation assistance to award recipients under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>disseminate best practices, including to award recipients under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>leverage, establish, or operate regional centers to develop, evaluate, and disseminate effective strategies on factors related to health outcomes, including supporting research and training related to such strategies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b204df4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b204df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Extensions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Award Periods</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue awards under this section for periods of not more than 5 years and may issue extensions of such award periods for an additional period of up to 3 years.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b204df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes information on activities funded under this section. Such report shall include a description of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>changes in the capacity of public health entities to address factors related to health outcomes in communities, including any applicable platforms or networks developed or utilized to coordinate health and related social services and any changes in workforce capacity or capabilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>improvements in health outcomes and in reducing health disparities in medically underserved communities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204df9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>activities conducted to support consideration of factors related to health outcomes in preparing for, and responding to, public health emergencies, through outreach, education, and other relevant activities;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5729">136 STAT. 5729</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204dfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>communities and populations served by recipients of awards under subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204dfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>activities supported under subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204dfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>other relevant activities and outcomes, as determined by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b204dfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b204dfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Of the amounts appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, 5 percent shall be reserved for awards under subsection (a) to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act), and Tribal health departments.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b204dff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> section 330D (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–4">42 U.S.C. 254c–4</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b204e00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b204e01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Energy and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the program authorized under section 317V of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), including a review of the outcomes and effectiveness of the program and coordination with other programs in the Department of Health and Human Services with similar goals to ensure that there was no unnecessary duplication of efforts.</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>IMPROVING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH DATA</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2211">SEC. 2211. </num><heading>MODERNIZING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL BIOSURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE DATA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2222c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 319D of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–4">42 U.S.C. 247d–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>. Activities</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>include</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, by</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, infectious disease outbreaks,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>bioterrorism</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and local</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, local, and Tribal</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>;</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, deidentified</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>information</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>The Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out pursuant to the previous sentence are conducted in a manner that protects personal privacy, to the extent <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5730">136 STAT. 5730</page> required by applicable Federal and State information privacy or security law, at a minimum.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>modernize,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>establish,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that is deidentified, as applicable,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>share data and information</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, to the extent practicable</quotedText>” before the period of the second sentence; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>The Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out pursuant to this paragraph are conducted in a manner that protects personal privacy, to the extent required by applicable Federal and State information privacy or security law, at a minimum.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a period; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (v); and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and make recommendations to improve the quality of data collected pursuant to subparagraph (A) to ensure complete, accurate, and timely sharing of such data, as appropriate, across such elements as described in subparagraph (A)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>under subparagraph (A)</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and operating</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, operating, and updating, as appropriate,</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that is deidentified, as applicable,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>analyses</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in accordance with applicable Federal and State privacy and security law</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2222e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2249f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>in collaboration with State, local, and Tribal public health officials, integrate and update applicable existing public health data systems and networks of the Department of Health and Human Services to reflect technological advancements, consistent with section 2823, as applicable.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 180 days after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Innovation Act of 2019,</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and other representatives as the Secretary determines appropriate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>experts in State-based public <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5731">136 STAT. 5731</page> health data systems; experts in standards and implementation specifications, including transaction standards; and experts in privacy and data security</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including existing public health data systems</quotedText>” before the semicolon;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>in subclause (V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">(cc) </num><content>in subclause (VI), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b2249fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">(dd) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2249fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>strategies to integrate laboratory and public health data systems and capabilities to support rapid and accurate reporting of laboratory test results and associated relevant data;</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2249ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>strategies to improve the collection, reporting, and dissemination of relevant, aggregated, deidentified demographic data to inform responses to public health emergencies, including identification of at-risk populations and to address potential health disparities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b224a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>strategies to improve the electronic exchange of health information, as appropriate, between State and local health departments and health care providers and facilities to improve the detection of, and responses to, potentially catastrophic infectious disease outbreaks.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b224a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)(A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b224a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and every 5 years thereafter,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Innovation Act of 2019,</quotedText>”</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b224a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in clause (iii)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b224a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b224a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b227116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>improve coordination and collaboration, as appropriate, with other Federal departments to improve the capabilities of the network and reduce administrative burden on State, local, and Tribal entities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b227117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>implement applicable lessons learned from recent public health emergencies to address gaps in situational awareness and biosurveillance capabilities;”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b227118-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b227119-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in clause (v), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including a description of how such steps will further the goals of the network, consistent with paragraph (1); and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b22711a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b22711b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>identifies and demonstrates measurable steps the Secretary will take to further develop and integrate infectious disease detection, support rapid, accurate, and secure sharing of laboratory test results, deidentified as appropriate, during a public health <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5732">136 STAT. 5732</page> emergency, and improve coordination and collaboration with State, local, and Tribal public health officials, clinical laboratories, and other entities with expertise in public health surveillance.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22711c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b22711d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules of construction</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22711e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supplant, in whole or in part, State, local, or Tribal activities or responsibilities related to public health surveillance.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22711f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter the authority of the Secretary with respect to the types of data the Secretary may receive through systems supported or established under this section.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b227120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b227121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b227122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b227123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>deidentified</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>data, information</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b227124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in consultation with such State or consortium of States</quotedText>” before the semicolon;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b227125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including any public-private partnerships or other partnerships entered into to improve such capacity</quotedText>” before the semicolon; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b227126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b229837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-duplication of effort</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that activities carried out under an award under this subsection do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of other agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b229838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (e);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b229839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), as subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22983a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (6), and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b22983b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b22983c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There are authorized to be appropriated—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22983d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to carry out subsection (a), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22983e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to carry out subsections (b), (c), and (d), $136,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b22983f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2212">SEC. 2212. </num><heading>GENOMIC SEQUENCING, ANALYTICS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF PATHOGENS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b230d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b230d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b230d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–34 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance Supporting Genomic Sequencing of Pathogens Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments or agencies, as appropriate, shall issue guidance to support collaboration relating to genomic sequencing of pathogens, including the use of new and innovative approaches and technology for the detection, characterization, and sequencing of pathogens, to improve public health surveillance and preparedness and response activities, consistent with section 2824 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5733">136 STAT. 5733</page> subsection (b). Such guidance shall address the secure sharing, for public health surveillance purposes, of specimens of such pathogens, between appropriate entities and public health authorities, consistent with the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320d–2">42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note</ref>), as applicable, and in a manner that protects personal privacy to the extent required by applicable privacy law, at a minimum, and the appropriate use of sequence data derived from such specimens.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b230d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Genomic Sequencing Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b235b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2824">“SEC. 2824. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b235b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b235b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b235b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b235b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–34.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">GENOMIC SEQUENCING, ANALYTICS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF PATHOGENS PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b235b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Genomic Sequencing, Analytics, and Public Health Surveillance of Pathogens Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and heads of other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall strengthen and expand activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens, including through new and innovative approaches and technology for the detection, characterization, and sequencing of pathogens, analytics, and public health surveillance, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b235b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>continuing and expanding activities, which may include existing genomic sequencing activities related to advanced molecular detection, to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b235b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>identify and respond to emerging infectious disease threats; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b235b9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>identify the potential use of genomic sequencing technologies, advanced computing, and other advanced technology to inform surveillance activities and incorporate the use of such technologies, as appropriate, into related activities;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b235b9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>providing technical assistance and guidance to State, Tribal, local, and territorial public health departments to increase the capacity of such departments to perform genomic sequencing of pathogens, including recipients of funding under section 2821;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b235b9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>carrying out activities to enhance the capabilities of the public health workforce with respect to pathogen genomics, epidemiology, and bioinformatics, including through training; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>continuing and expanding activities, as applicable, with public and private entities, including relevant departments and agencies, laboratories, academic institutions, and industry.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2382b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to entities, including academic and other laboratories, with expertise in genomic sequencing for public health purposes, including new and innovative approaches to, and related technology for, the detection, characterization, and sequencing of pathogens.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2382b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centers of Excellence</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5734">136 STAT. 5734</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, as appropriate, award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public health agencies for the establishment or operation of centers of excellence to promote innovation in pathogen genomics and molecular epidemiology to improve the control of and response to pathogens that may cause a public health emergency. Such centers shall, as appropriate—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>identify and evaluate the use of genomics, or other related technologies that may advance public health preparedness and response;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>improve the identification, development, and use of tools for integrating and analyzing genomic and epidemiologic data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>assist with genomic surveillance of, and response to, infectious diseases, including analysis of pathogen genomic data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>conduct applied research to improve public health surveillance of, and response to, infectious diseases through innovation in pathogen genomics and molecular epidemiology; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>develop and provide training materials for experts in the fields of genomics, microbiology, bioinformatics, epidemiology, and other fields, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2382b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible for an award under paragraph (1), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of how the entity will partner, as applicable, with academic institutions or a consortium of academic partners that have relevant expertise, such as microbial genomics, molecular epidemiology, or the application of bioinformatics or statistics.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2382b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and 90 days following expenditure of all funds under section 2402 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives outlining how funds awarded under such section 2402 were expended as of the date of such report.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2213">SEC. 2213. </num><heading>SUPPORTING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH DATA.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25577a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of Public Health Data Standards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2823(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–33/a/2">42 U.S.C. 300hh–33(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25577b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In carrying out</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25577c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25577d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall, as appropriate and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act,</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25577e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No duplicative efforts</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, may use input gathered <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5735">136 STAT. 5735</page> (including input and recommendations gathered from the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee), and materials developed, prior to the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation of standards</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with sections 13111 and 13112 of the HITECH Act, the data and technology standards designated pursuant to this paragraph shall align with the standards and implementation specifications previously adopted by the Secretary pursuant to section 3004, as applicable.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Privacy and security</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as modifying applicable Federal or State information privacy or security law.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b257e93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257e94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Laboratory Information Standards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257e96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall conduct a study to review the use of standards for electronic ordering and reporting of laboratory test results.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Areas of concentration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine the extent to which clinical laboratories are using standards for electronic ordering and reporting of laboratory test results;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>assess trends in laboratory compliance with standards for ordering and reporting laboratory test results and the effect of such trends on the interoperability of laboratory data with public health data systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>identify challenges related to collection and reporting of demographic and other data elements with respect to laboratory test results;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>identify any challenges associated with using or complying with standards and reporting laboratory test results with data elements identified in standards for electronic ordering and reporting of such results; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>review other relevant areas determined appropriate by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report concerning the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b257ea0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257ea1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257ea2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257ea3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b257ea4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Use Agreements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257ea5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interagency data use agreements within the department of health and human services for public health emergencies</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257ea6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) shall, as appropriate, facilitate the development of, or updates to, memoranda of understanding, data use agreements, or other applicable interagency agreements regarding appropriate access, exchange, and use of public health data between the Centers for Disease Control and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5736">136 STAT. 5736</page> Prevention, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, other relevant agencies or offices within the Department of Health and Human Services, and other relevant Federal agencies, in order to prepare for, identify, monitor, and respond to declared or potential public health emergencies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257ea7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out activities pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257ea8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>ensure that the agreements and memoranda of understanding described in such subparagraph—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257ea9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>address the methods of granting access to data held by one agency or office with another to support the respective missions of such agencies or offices;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257eaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>consider minimum necessary principles of data sharing for appropriate use;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257eab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>include appropriate privacy and cybersecurity protections; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257eac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>are subject to regular updates, as appropriate;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257ead-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and, as appropriate, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and other entities within the Department of Health and Human Services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b257eae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>consider the terms and conditions of any existing data use agreements with other public or private entities and any need for updates to such existing agreements, consistent with paragraph (2).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257eaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data use agreements with external entities</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, may update memoranda of understanding, data use agreements, or other applicable agreements and contracts to improve appropriate access, exchange, and use of public health data between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and external entities, including State, Tribal, and territorial health departments, laboratories, hospitals and other health care providers, electronic health records vendors, and other entities, as applicable and appropriate, in order to prepare for, identify, monitor, and respond to declared or potential public health emergencies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b257eb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the status of the agreements under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b257eb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving Information Sharing and Availability of Public Health Data</inline>.—</heading><content>Part A of title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/etseq">42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5737">136 STAT. 5737</page> <quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b25cbd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="310B">“SEC. 310B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242u">42 USC 242u</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">IMPROVING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL INFORMATION SHARING.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25cbd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may, in consultation with State, local, and Tribal public health officials, carry out activities to improve the availability of appropriate and applicable public health data related to communicable diseases, and information sharing between, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and such State, local, and Tribal public health officials, which may include such data from—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>health care providers and facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>public health and clinical laboratories;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>health information exchanges and health information networks; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>State, local, and Tribal health departments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25cbd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content, Form, and Manner</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, consistent with the requirements of this section, work with such officials and relevant stakeholders to provide information on the content, form, and manner in which such data, deidentified as applicable, may most effectively support the ability of State, local, and Tribal health departments to respond to such communicable diseases, including related to the collection and reporting of demographic and other relevant data elements. Such form and manner requirements shall align with the standards and implementation specifications adopted by the Secretary under section 3004, as applicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25cbda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decreased Burden</inline>.—</heading><content>In facilitating the coordination of efforts under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make reasonable efforts to limit reported public health data to the minimum necessary information needed to accomplish the intended public health purpose.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25cbdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption of Certain Public Health Data From Disclosure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may exempt from disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/3">section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, public health data that are gathered under this section if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an individual is identified through such data; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>there is at least a very small risk, as determined by current scientific practices or statistical methods, that some combination of the information, the request, and other available data sources or the application of technology could be used to deduce the identity of an individual.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25cbde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–33 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Data</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for purposes of identifying, developing, or disseminating best practices in electronic health information and the use of designated data standards and implementation specifications, including privacy standards, to improve the quality and completeness of data, including demographic data used for public health purposes.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under this subsection an entity shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>be a health care provider, academic medical center, community-based organization, State, local governmental <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5738">136 STAT. 5738</page> entity, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>)), urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s1603">25 U.S.C. 1603</ref>)), or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entity, or a consortia of any such entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Entities receiving awards under this subsection shall use such award to develop and test best practices for training health care providers to use standards and implementation specifications that assist in the capture, access, exchange, and use of electronic health information, deidentified as applicable, such as demographic information, disability status, veteran status, and functional status. Such activities shall include, at a minimum—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>improving, understanding, and using data standards and implementation specifications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>developing or identifying methods to improve communication with patients in a culturally- and linguistically-appropriate manner, including to better capture information related to demographics of such individuals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>developing methods for accurately categorizing and recording patient responses using available data standards;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>educating providers regarding the utility of such information for public health purposes and the importance of accurate collection and recording of such data; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>providing information regarding how data will be deidentified if used for such public health purposes, as applicable and appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting by award recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>Each recipient of an award under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of best practices identified, developed, or disseminated through such award.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the completion of the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the success of best practices developed under such program, opportunities for further dissemination of such best practices, and recommendations for improving the capture, access, exchange, and use of information to improve public health and reduce health disparities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-duplication of efforts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the activities and programs carried out under this subsection are free of unnecessary duplication of effort.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b25cbf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b25cbf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242u">42 USC 242u note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rules of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>supplant, in whole or in part, State, local, or Tribal activities or responsibilities related to public health surveillance, as applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>alter the authority of the Secretary with respect to the types of data the Secretary may receive through systems supported or established in this section or other laws; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5739">136 STAT. 5739</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b25cbf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>modify applicable Federal or State information privacy or security law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2214">SEC. 2214. </num><heading>EPIDEMIC FORECASTING AND OUTBREAK ANALYTICS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b25f308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 2212, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b261a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2825">“SEC. 2825. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b261a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b261a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–35.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">EPIDEMIC FORECASTING AND OUTBREAK ANALYTICS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b261a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue activities related to the development of infectious disease outbreak analysis capabilities to enhance the prediction, modeling, and forecasting of potential public health emergencies and other infectious disease outbreaks, which may include activities to support preparedness for, and response to, such emergencies and outbreaks. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall identify strategies to include and leverage, as appropriate, the capabilities to public and private entities, which may include conducting such activities through collaborative partnerships with public and private entities, including academic institutions, and other Federal agencies, consistent with section 319D, as applicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b261a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may consider public health data and, as appropriate, other data sources related to preparedness for, or response to, public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b261a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b261a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for each of the subsequent 4 years, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, regarding an update on progress on activities conducted under this section to develop infectious disease outbreak analysis capabilities and any additional information relevant to such efforts.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2215">SEC. 2215. </num><heading>PUBLIC HEALTH DATA TRANSPARENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b266840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b266841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a report assessing practices, objectives, and associated progress and challenges in achieving such objectives, of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the collection and dissemination of public health data related to a public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) or a potential public health emergency.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b266842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b266843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days following the issuance of the report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a plan that shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b266844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>steps to improve the timely reporting and dissemination of deidentified public health data related to a public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) or a potential public health emergency that is collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including any associated barriers;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5740">136 STAT. 5740</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b266845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b266846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b266847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations to Congress regarding gaps in such practices and objectives described in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b266848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>considerations regarding the requirements and limitations of data use agreements for such purposes, as applicable, and any efforts undertaken to address those requirements and limitations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2216">SEC. 2216. </num><heading>GAO REPORT ON PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY DATA CAPABILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b26dd79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the “Comptroller General”) shall conduct a study on the efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that public health preparedness, response, and recovery data capabilities related to pandemic and other biological threats are not unnecessarily duplicative, overlapping, or fragmented. Such study shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b26dd7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a comprehensive list of all public health preparedness, response, and recovery data collection, such as incidence and prevalence of disease tracking, hospitalizations, critical care capacity, and testing programs, at the Department of Health and Human Services, as identified by the department and its component agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b26dd7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of any duplication, overlap, or fragmentation of the programs identified in paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identification of any efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services to reduce unnecessary duplication and improve coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of such programs and any associated challenges;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b26dd80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b26dd81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any practices that threaten individual privacy and recommendations to improve the protection of individual, identifiable data; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a description of the funding and other resources dedicated to the operation of each such program identified in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b26dd83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Based on the study conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b26dd86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a complete report on such study.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1)(B) shall include recommendations, as appropriate, with respect to public health preparedness, response, and recovery data programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>streamline data collection and reduce fragmentation and address any associated challenges;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>reduce duplication in such programs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b26dd8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>improve information-sharing across programs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5741">136 STAT. 5741</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>REVITALIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2221">SEC. 2221. </num><heading>IMPROVING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE FRONTLINE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b283d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 776 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s295f–1">42 U.S.C. 295f–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b283d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b283d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supply of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>supply of, and encourage recruitment and retention of,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b283d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b283d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b283d21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b286432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b286433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b286434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a student in an accredited institution of higher education or school of public health in the final semester (or equivalent) of a program leading to a certificate or degree, including a master’s or doctoral degree, in public health, epidemiology, laboratory sciences, data systems, data science, data analytics, informatics, statistics, or another subject matter related to public health; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b286435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>be employed by, or have accepted employment with, a State, local, or Tribal public health agency, or a related training fellowship at such State, local, or Tribal public health agency, as recognized by the Secretary, to commence upon graduation; or”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b286436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>accredited educational institution in a State or territory</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>accredited institution of higher education or school of public health</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a public health or health professions degree or certificate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a certificate or degree, including a master’s or doctoral degree, in public health, epidemiology, laboratory sciences, data systems, data science, data analytics, informatics, statistics, or another subject matter related to public health</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b28643a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b28643b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal,</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b28643c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fellowship,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fellowship at such State, local, or Tribal public health agency,</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b28643d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b28643e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b28643f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>equal to the greater of—</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of at least 3 consecutive years;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b286440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b286441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b286442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b286443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A loan repayment provided for an individual under a written contract under the Program shall consist of payment, in accordance with paragraph (2), for the individual toward the outstanding principal and interest on education loans incurred by the individual in the pursuit of the relevant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5742">136 STAT. 5742</page> degree or certificate described in subsection (b)(1) in accordance with the terms of the contract.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b286444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>For each year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b286446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each year”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$35,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$50,000</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$105,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$150,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b286449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b288b5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may take action in making awards under this section to ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an appropriate proportion of contracts are awarded to individuals who are eligible to participate in the program pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>contracts awarded under this section are equitably distributed among—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the geographical regions of the United States;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>local, State, and Tribal public health departments; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>such public health departments under subclause (II) serving rural and urban areas.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subsection (e), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>receiving a degree or certificate from a health professions or other related school</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with a contract to serve under subsection (c)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b288b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b288b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>In the event that a participant fails to either begin or complete the obligated service requirement of the loan repayment contract under this section, the Secretary may waive or suspend either the unfulfilled service or the assessed damages as provided for under section 338E(d), as appropriate.</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (g) as subsection (i);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b288b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2927a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Loans</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The loans eligible for repayment under this section are each of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Any loan for education or training for employment by a health department.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Any loan under part E of title VIII (relating to nursing student loans).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Any Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or Federal Direct Consolidation Loan (as such terms are used in section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Any Federal Perkins Loan under part E of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Any other Federal loan, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2927ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2927ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Loans.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, as appropriate, establish a pilot program, to be known as the Bio-Preparedness Workforce Pilot Program, to provide for loan repayment for health professionals with expertise in infectious diseases and emergency preparedness and response activities to ensure an adequate supply of such professionals. Such program shall be administered consistent with the requirements of this section, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5743">136 STAT. 5743</page> except that, to be eligible to participate in the pilot program, an individual shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b2927b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a student in an accredited institution of higher education in the final semester (or equivalent) of a program leading to a health professions degree or certificate program relevant to such program; or</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b2927b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2927b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>have graduated, during the preceding 10-year period, from an accredited institution of higher education with a health professions degree or certificate program relevant to such program; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>be employed by, or have accepted employment with—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a Federal health care facility;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a nonprofit health care facility that is located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332), a frontier health professional shortage area (as defined in section 799B), or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>an entity receiving assistance under title XXVI for the provision of clinical services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a health program, or a facility, operated by an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) or by an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2927b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>another relevant entity determined appropriate by the Secretary, as a health professional with expertise in infectious diseases or emergency preparedness and response.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-duplication of effort</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the pilot program established under paragraph (1) does not unnecessarily duplicate the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, or any other loan repayment program operated by the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation and report to congress</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall evaluate the pilot program at the conclusion of the first cycle of recipients funded by the pilot program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the evaluation under subparagraph (A). The report shall include, at a minimum, outcomes information from the pilot program, including any impact on recruitment and retention of health professionals with expertise in infectious diseases and emergency preparedness and response activities.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendation</inline>.—</heading><content>The report under this subparagraph shall include a recommendation by the Secretary as to whether the pilot program under this subsection should be extended.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5744">136 STAT. 5744</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$195,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>tribal</quotedText>” each place such term appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Tribal</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2927c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study on Public Health Workforce</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2927c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><chapeau>conduct an evaluation of what is known about the public health workforce in the United States, which shall address—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>existing gaps in the Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health workforce, including positions that may be required to prepare for, and respond to, a public health emergency such as COVID–19;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>challenges associated with the hiring, recruitment, and retention of the Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health workforce; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Federal efforts to improve hiring, recruitment, and retention of the public health workforce; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2927c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2927c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on such review.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2222">SEC. 2222. </num><heading>AWARDS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2a875a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 399V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–11">42 U.S.C. 280g–11</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2a875b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the section heading to read as follows: “<quotedText>awards to support community health workers and community health</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2a875c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2aae6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2aae6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2aae6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes for populations in medically underserved communities by leveraging community health workers, including by addressing ongoing and longer-term community health needs, and by building the capacity of the community health worker workforce. Such grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements shall be awarded in alignment and coordination with existing funding arrangements supporting community health workers.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2aae70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2aae71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2aae72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Grants awarded</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to any requirements for the scope of licensure, registration, or certification of a community health worker under applicable State law, grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2aae73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>support community health workers</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2aae74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2aae75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5745">136 STAT. 5745</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2ad586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>recruit, hire, train, and retain community health workers that reflect the needs of the community;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2ad587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>support community health workers in providing education and outreach, in a community setting, regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>health conditions prevalent in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>medically underserved communities (as defined in section 799B), particularly racial and ethnic minority populations; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>other such at-risk populations or geographic areas that may require additional support during public health emergencies, which may include counties identified by the Secretary using applicable measures developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other Federal agencies; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>addressing health disparities, including by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>promoting awareness of services and resources to increase access to health care, mental health and substance use disorder services, child services, technology, housing services, educational services, nutrition services, employment services, and other services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>assisting in conducting individual and community needs assessments;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2ad58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>educate community members, including regarding effective strategies to promote healthy behaviors;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to educate</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>educate</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (5), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to identify</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>identify</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>healthcare agencies</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>health care agencies</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>healthcare services and to eliminate duplicative care; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>health care services and to streamline care, including serving as a liaison between communities and health care agencies; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to educate, guide, and provide</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>support community health workers in educating, guiding, or providing</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>maternal health and prenatal care</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>chronic diseases, maternal health, prenatal, and postpartum care in order to improve maternal and infant health outcomes</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Each eligible entity</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>accompanied by</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>To be eligible to receive an award under subsection (a), an entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>awarding grants</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>making awards</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ad59a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2afcab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>propose to serve—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>areas with populations that have a high rate of chronic disease, infant mortality, or maternal morbidity and mortality;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5746">136 STAT. 5746</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>low-income populations, including medically underserved populations (as defined in section 330(b)(3));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>populations residing in health professional shortage areas (as defined in section 332(a));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>populations residing in maternity care health professional target areas identified under section 332(k); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>rural or traditionally underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minority populations or low-income populations;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including rural populations and racial and ethnic minority populations;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with community health workers.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and established relationships with community health workers in the communities expected to be served by the program;</quotedText>” and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2afcb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>develop a plan for providing services to the extent practicable, in the language and cultural context most appropriate to individuals expected to be served by the program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>propose to use evidence-informed or evidence-based practices, as applicable and appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>community health worker programs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>eligible entities</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and one-stop delivery systems under section 121(e)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, health professions schools, minority-serving institutions (defined, for purposes of this subsection, as institutions and programs described in section 326(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and institutions described in section 371(a) of such Act), area health education centers under section 751 of this Act, and one-stop delivery systems under section 121</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2afcba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2b23cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide to eligible entities that receive awards under subsection (a) technical assistance with respect to planning, development, and operation of community health worker programs authorized or supported under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2b23cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2b23cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dissemination of Best Practices</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, the Secretary shall, based on activities carried out under this section and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, identify and disseminate evidence-based or evidence-informed practices regarding recruitment and retention of community health workers and paraprofessionals to address ongoing public health and community health needs, and to prepare for, and respond to, future public health emergencies.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2b23ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report concerning <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5747">136 STAT. 5747</page> the effectiveness of the program under this section in addressing ongoing public health and community health needs.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2b4adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2b4ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> Such report shall include recommendations regarding any improvements to such program, including recommendations for how to improve recruitment, training, and retention of the community health workforce.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2b4ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (k) as subsection (j); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau>in subsection (j), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (1), (2), and (4);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (3) as paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>entity (including a State or public subdivision of a State</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>entity, including a State or political subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, an urban Indian organization, a community-based organization</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4ae9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as defined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2b4aea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2b4aeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2b4aec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe; tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings given the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’, respectively, in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b2b4aed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Urban indian organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>urban Indian organization</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2b4aee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2b4aef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of submission of the report under subsection (h) of section 399V of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–11">42 U.S.C. 280g–11</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the program authorized under such section 399V, including a review of the efforts of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate such program with applicable programs of the Health Resources and Services Administration to ensure there is no unnecessary duplication of efforts among such programs, and identification of any areas of duplication.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2223">SEC. 2223. </num><heading>IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2be630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Appointments to Support Public Health Emergency Responses</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Appointments to Support Public Health Emergency Responses</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c5b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order to support the initial response to a public health emergency declared by the Secretary under this section, the Secretary may, subject to paragraph (2) and without regard to sections 3309 through 3318 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, appoint individuals directly to positions in the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5748">136 STAT. 5748</page> Department of Health and Human Services for which the Secretary has provided public notice in order to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>address a critical hiring need directly related to responding to a public health emergency declared by the Secretary under this section; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>address a severe shortage of candidates that impacts the operational capacity of the Department of Health and Human Services to respond in the event of a public health emergency declared by the Secretary under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c5b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of appointments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes a determination of a public health emergency under subsection (a) (not including a renewal), the Secretary may directly appoint not more than—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>400 individuals under paragraph (1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>100 individuals under paragraph (1)(B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>The annual rate of basic pay of an individual appointed under this subsection shall be determined in accordance with chapter 51 and <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch53/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c5b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish and maintain records regarding the use of the authority under this subsection, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of positions filled through such authority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the types of appointments of such positions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the titles, occupational series, and grades of such positions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the number of positions publicly noticed to be filled under such authority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the number of qualified applicants who apply for such positions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the qualification criteria for such positions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>the demographic information of individuals appointed to such positions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c5b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c5b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event the Secretary, within a single fiscal year, directly appoints more than 50 percent of the individuals allowable under either subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, not later than 15 days after the date of such action, notify the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. Such notification shall, in a manner that protects personal privacy, to the extent required by applicable Federal and State privacy law, at a minimum, include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>information on each such appointment within such fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of how each such position relates to the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the additional number of personnel, if any, the Secretary anticipates to be necessary to adequately support a response to a public health emergency declared under this section using the authorities described in paragraph (1) within such fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5749">136 STAT. 5749</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which the authority under this subsection is used, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the total number of appointments filled under this subsection within the fiscal year and a description of how the positions relate to the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under this subsection shall expire on September 30, 2028.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the issuance of the initial report under subsection (g)(6) of section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>), as added by subsection (a), and again 180 days after the date on which the authority provided under section 319(g) of such Act expires pursuant to paragraph (7) of such section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority provided under such section. Such report shall, in a manner that protects personal privacy, at a minimum, include information on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of positions publicly noticed and filled under the authority of each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such section 319(g)(1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the occupational series, grades, and types of appointments of such positions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c5b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how such positions related to addressing a need or shortage described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c8290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>how the Secretary of Health and Human Services made appointment decisions under each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c8291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>sources used to identify candidates for filling such positions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c8292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the number of individuals appointed under each such subparagraph;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c8293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>aggregated demographic information related to individuals appointed under each such subparagraph; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c8294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c8295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2c8296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any challenges, limitations, or gaps related to the use of the authority under each such subparagraph and any related recommendations to address such challenges, limitations, or gaps.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2224">SEC. 2224. </num><heading>INCREASING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2c8297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 755(b) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294e/b">42 U.S.C. 294e(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2c8298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Increasing educational opportunities in physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions, which may include offering scholarships or stipends and carrying out other activities to improve retention, for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds or individuals who are underrepresented in such professions.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5750">136 STAT. 5750</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2225">SEC. 2225. </num><heading>PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE CORPS ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 219 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s210–1">42 U.S.C. 210–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Reserve Corps</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Ready Reserve Corps</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such regulations shall not authorize annual leave to be accumulated in excess of sixty days</proviso></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2cd0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>The regulations described in subsection (a) may authorize accumulated annual leave of not more than 120 days for any commissioned officer of the Regular Corps or officer of the Ready Reserve Corps on active duty.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (d) as subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2cd0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2cd0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2cd0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">210–1 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to accumulated annual leave (as defined in section 219 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s210–1">42 U.S.C. 210–1</ref>)) that a commissioned officer of the Regular Corps or officer of the Ready Reserve Corps on active duty would, but for the regulations described in such section, lose at the end of fiscal year 2022 or a subsequent fiscal year.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2226">SEC. 2226. </num><heading>LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PILOT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2cf7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.</ref>), as amended by section 2214, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b2d45f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2826">“SEC. 2826. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d45f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d45f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–36.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PILOT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2d45f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d45f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, establish a voluntary program to provide additional training to individuals in eligible positions, as described in subsection (c), to support the continuous professional development of such individuals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2d45fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2d45fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration</inline>.—</heading><content>The program under subsection (a) shall provide for fellowships, details, or other relevant placements with Federal agencies or departments, or State or local health departments, pursuant to the guidance issued under paragraph (2), for a maximum period of 2 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2d45fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue guidance establishing criteria for identifying placements that demonstrate ongoing sufficient mastery of knowledge, skills, and abilities to satisfy the field experience criteria under the program established under subsection (a), including assignments and experiences that develop public health and medical preparedness and response expertise.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2d45fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d45fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Position</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘<term>eligible position</term>’ means any position at the Department of Health and Human Services at or above grade GS–13 of the General Schedule, or the equivalent, for which not less than 50 percent of the time of such position is spent on activities related to public health preparedness or response.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5751">136 STAT. 5751</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2d45ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Period and Final Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The pilot program authorized under this section shall not exceed 5 years. Not later than 90 days after the end of the program, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2d4600-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of individuals who participated in such pilot, as applicable;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2d4601-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a description of the professional growth experience in which individuals participated; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2d4602-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d4603-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d4604-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d4605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tion.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the outcomes of such program, including a recommendation on whether such program should be continued.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2227">SEC. 2227. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d4606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2d4607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading>CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SERVING IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2dbb38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 752 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s294b">42 U.S.C. 294b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2dbb39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the section heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>rural and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>serving in</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2dbb3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2dbb3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, as appropriate, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support access to accredited continuing medical education for primary care physicians and health care providers at community health centers or rural health clinics to improve and increase access to care for patients in rural and medically underserved areas. Such grants or contracts may be used</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2dbb3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>faculty members</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>health care providers</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2de24d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>increase primary care physician and health care provider knowledge,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>practice environment,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2de24e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (b), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, such as a community health center or rural health clinic</quotedText>” before the period;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2de24f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by require.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“may require, including—<paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b2de250-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>a description of how participation in activities funded under this section will help improve access to, and quality of, health care services and training needs of primary care physicians and health care providers; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b2de251-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2de252-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>a plan for providing peer-to-peer training, as appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2de253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (d) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2e0964-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Funds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e0965-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity shall use amounts awarded under a grant or contract under this section to provide innovative supportive activities to enhance education for primary care physicians and health care providers described in subsection (a) through distance learning, continuing educational activities, collaborative conferences, and electronic and telelearning activities, with priority for primary care providers who are seeking additional education in specialty fields such as infectious disease, endocrinology, pediatrics, mental health <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5752">136 STAT. 5752</page> and substance use disorders, pain management, geriatrics, and other areas, as appropriate, in order to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e0966-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>improve retention of primary care physicians and health care providers and increase access to specialty health care services for patients; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e0967-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>support access to the integration of specialty care through existing service delivery locations and care across settings.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e0968-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Entities may use amounts awarded under a grant or contract under this section for continuing educational activities that include a clinical training component, including in-person patient care, in the respective community health center or rural health clinic, with the primary care physician or health care provider at such site and the clinical specialist from whom such additional training is being provided.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e0969-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsection (e) as subsection (g);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e096a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2e096b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity that revives a grant or contract under this section shall use not more than 5 percent of the amounts received under the grant or contract under this section for administrative expenses.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2e096c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-duplication of Effort</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that activities under this section do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of other programs overseen by the Health Resources and Services Administration, including activities described in section 330N.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e096d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2025</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2231">SEC. 2231. </num><heading>CENTERS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2e578e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319F of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6">42 U.S.C. 247d–6</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2e578f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2eccc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2eccc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education, including accredited schools of public health, or other nonprofit private entities to establish or maintain a network of Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response (referred to in this subsection as ‘Centers’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under this subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of how the entity will—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>coordinate relevant activities with applicable State, local, and Tribal health departments and officials, health care facilities, and health care coalitions to improve public health preparedness and response, as informed by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5753">136 STAT. 5753</page> the public health preparedness and response needs of the community, or communities, involved;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>prioritize efforts to implement evidence-informed or evidence-based practices to improve public health preparedness and response, including by helping to reduce the transmission of emerging infectious diseases; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>use funds awarded under this subsection, including by carrying out any activities described in paragraph (3).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Centers established or maintained under this subsection shall use funds awarded under this subsection to carry out activities to advance public health preparedness and response capabilities, which may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2eccca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote><content>identifying, translating, and disseminating promising research findings or strategies into evidence-informed or evidence-based practices to inform preparedness for, and responses to, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats, including emerging infectious diseases, and other public health emergencies, which may include conducting research related to public health preparedness and response systems;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ecccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2ecccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><content>improving awareness of such evidence-informed or evidence-based practices and other relevant scientific or public health information among health care professionals, public health professionals, other stakeholders, and the public, including through the development, evaluation, and dissemination of trainings and training materials, consistent with section 2802(b)(2), as applicable and appropriate, and with consideration given to existing training materials, to support preparedness for, and responses to, such threats;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ecccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>utilizing and expanding relevant technological and analytical capabilities to inform public health and medical preparedness and response efforts;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>expanding activities, including through public-private partnerships, related to public health preparedness and response, including participation in drills and exercises and training public health experts, as appropriate; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ecccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>providing technical assistance and expertise that relies on evidence-based practices, as applicable, related to responses to public health emergencies, as appropriate, to State, local, and Tribal health departments and other entities pursuant to paragraph (2)(A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of awards</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subsection, the Secretary shall support not fewer than 10 Centers, subject to the availability of appropriations, and ensure that such awards are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2eccd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (f)(1)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, of which $5,000,000 shall be used to carry out paragraphs (3) through (5) of such subsection</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2eccd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 319G of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–7">42 U.S.C. 247d–7</ref>) is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5754">136 STAT. 5754</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2232">SEC. 2232. </num><heading>VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLANS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2ef3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 319A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–1">42 U.S.C. 247d–1</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ef3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ef3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or other federally purchased vaccine to address another pandemic</quotedText>” before the period at the end of the first sentence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ef3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or other pandemic</quotedText>” before the period at the end of the second sentence; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2ef3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or other pandemics</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>influenza pandemics</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2233">SEC. 2233. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2ef3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2ef3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">247d–12.</p></sidenote><heading>COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION REGARDING BLOOD SUPPLY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2f1afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f1afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>ensure coordination and collaboration between relevant Federal departments and agencies related to the safety and availability of the blood supply, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f1afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Health Resources and Services Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f1afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the Department of Defense; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f1afe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f1aff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2f1b00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consult and communicate with private stakeholders, including blood collection establishments, health care providers, accreditation organizations, researchers, and patients, regarding issues related to the safety and availability of the blood supply.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2234">SEC. 2234. </num><heading>SUPPORTING LABORATORY CAPACITY AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b2f6921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 319E of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–5">42 U.S.C. 247d–5</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f6922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (k), (l), and (m) as subsections (m), (n), and (o), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2f6923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (j), the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2fb744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Network of Antibiotic Resistance Regional Laboratories</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, as appropriate, maintain a network of antibiotic resistance laboratory sites to ensure the maintenance of appropriate capabilities, within existing laboratory capacity maintained or supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb746-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>identify and monitor the emergence and changes in the patterns of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb747-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>detect, identify, confirm, and isolate such resistant pathogens, including, as appropriate, performing such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5755">136 STAT. 5755</page> activities upon the request of another laboratory and providing related technical assistance, and, as applicable, support efforts to respond to local or regional outbreaks of such resistant pathogens; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb748-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>perform activities to support the diagnosis of such resistant pathogens and determine the susceptibility of relevant pathogen samples to applicable treatments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb749-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Geographic distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that such capacity and capabilities are appropriately distributed among the geographical regions of the United States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb74a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships and nonduplication of current domestic capacity</inline>.—</heading><content>Activities supported under this subsection may be based in an academic center, a State health department, or other facility operated by a public or private entity that carries out relevant laboratory or public health surveillance activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2fb74b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb74c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in coordination with heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall support activities related to addressing antimicrobial resistance internationally, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb74d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>supporting basic, translational, epidemiological, and clinical research related to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, including such pathogens that have not yet been detected in the United States, and improving related public health surveillance systems, and laboratory and other response capacity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb74e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>providing technical assistance related to antimicrobial resistant infection and control activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b2fb74f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2fb750-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2fb751-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public and private entities, including nongovernmental organizations, with applicable expertise, for purposes of supporting new and innovative approaches to the prevention, detection, and mitigation of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2235">SEC. 2235. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2fb752-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2fb753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b2fb754-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300hh–37.</p></sidenote><heading>ONE HEALTH FRAMEWORK.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2fde65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">One Health Framework</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop, or update as appropriate, in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, a One Health framework to address zoonotic diseases and advance public health preparedness.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2fde66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">One Health Coordination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a One Health coordination mechanism at the Federal level to strengthen One Health collaboration related to prevention, detection, control, and response for zoonotic diseases and related One Health work across the Federal Government.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b2fde67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5756">136 STAT. 5756</page> Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report providing an update on the activities under subsections (a) and (b).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2236">SEC. 2236. </num><heading>SUPPORTING CHILDREN DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b305398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2811A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300hh–10b">42 U.S.C. 300hh–10b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b305399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30539a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b30539b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and behavioral</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, behavioral, developmental</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b30539c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30539d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30539e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b30539f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provide advice and consultation with respect to continuity of care and education for all children and supporting parents and caregivers during all-hazards emergencies.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>care; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>care;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b3053a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>at least 4 non-Federal members representing child care settings, State or local educational agencies, individuals with expertise in children with disabilities, and parents; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (ii); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3053a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Accelerating Research and Countermeasure Discovery</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>FOSTERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVING COORDINATION</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2301">SEC. 2301. </num><heading>RESEARCH CENTERS FOR PATHOGENS OF PANDEMIC CONCERN.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b30a1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 447C (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s285f–4">42 U.S.C. 285f–4</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b30efe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="447D">“SEC. 447D. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30efea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30efeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">285f–5.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">RESEARCH CENTERS FOR PATHOGENS OF PANDEMIC CONCERN.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b30efec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director of the Institute, in collaboration, as appropriate, with the directors of applicable institutes, centers, and divisions of the National Institutes of Health, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, shall establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5757">136 STAT. 5757</page> medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, through support for research centers.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b30efed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30efee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30efef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of Funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Institute shall award funding through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or private entities to provide support for research centers described in subsection (a) for the purpose of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30eff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>conducting basic research through preclinical development of new medical products or technologies, including platform technologies, to address pathogens of pandemic concern;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30eff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>identifying potential targets for therapeutic candidates, including antivirals, to treat such pathogens;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30eff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>identifying existing medical products with the potential to address such pathogens, including candidates that could be used in outpatient settings; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30eff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>carrying out or supporting other research related to medical products to address such pathogens, as determined appropriate by the Director.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b30eff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Institute shall, as appropriate, provide for the coordination of activities among the centers described in subsection (a), including through—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30eff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>facilitating the exchange of information and regular communication among the centers, as appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30eff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30eff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30eff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>requiring the periodic preparation and submission to the Director of reports on the activities of each center.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b30eff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>In awarding funding through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Director of the Institute shall, as appropriate, give priority to applicants with existing frameworks and partnerships, as applicable, to support the advancement of such research.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b30effa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Collaboration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Institute shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30effb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>collaborate with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments, agencies, and offices with respect to the identification of additional priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b30effc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b30effd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>collaborate with the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority with respect to the research conducted by centers described in subsection (a), including, as appropriate, providing any updates on the research advancements made by such centers, identifying any advanced research and development needs for such countermeasures, consistent with section 319L(a)(6), and taking into consideration existing manufacturing capacity and future capacity needs for such medical products or technologies, including platform technologies, supported by the centers described in subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b30effe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement, Not Supplant</inline>.—</heading><content>Any support received by a center described in subsection (a) under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other public or private support for activities authorized to be supported.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2302">SEC. 2302. </num><heading>IMPROVING MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE RESEARCH COORDINATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b31170f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 402(b) in the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s282/b">42 U.S.C. 282(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b311710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (24), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5758">136 STAT. 5758</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b311711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (25), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b311712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (25) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b313e23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="26">“(26) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b313e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of other Federal agencies and offices, as appropriate, regarding research needs to advance medical countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent or toxin, including emerging infectious diseases, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent that may cause a public health emergency or other research needs related to emerging public health threats;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2303">SEC. 2303. </num><heading>ACCESSING SPECIMEN SAMPLES AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b318c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a">42 USC 262a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improving Research and Development of Medical Countermeasures for Novel Pathogens</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b318c47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sample access</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) shall make publicly available policies and procedures related to public and private entities accessing specimens of, or specimens containing, pathogens or suitable surrogates for, or alternatives to, such pathogens as the Secretary determines appropriate to support public health preparedness and response activities or biomedical research for purposes of the development and validation, as applicable, of medical products to address emerging infectious diseases and for use to otherwise respond to emerging infectious diseases. Such policies and procedures shall take into account, as appropriate, any applicable existing Federal resources.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b318c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall issue guidance regarding the procedures for carrying out paragraph (1), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b318c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the method for requesting such samples;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b318c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>considerations for sample availability and use of suitable surrogates or alternatives to such pathogens, as appropriate, including applicable safeguard and security measures; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b318c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>information required to be provided in order to receive such samples or suitable surrogates or alternatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b318c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Earlier Development of Diagnostic Tests</inline>.—</heading><content>Title III of the Public Health Service Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 319A (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–1">42 U.S.C. 247d–1</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b318c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="319B">“SEC. 319B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">247d–2.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">EARLIER DEVELOPMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.</heading><content class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b318c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote> Secretary may contract with public and private entities, as appropriate, to increase capacity in the rapid development, validation, manufacture, and dissemination of diagnostic tests, as appropriate, to State, local, and Tribal health departments and other appropriate entities for immediate public health response activities to address an emerging infectious disease with respect to which a public health emergency is declared under section 319, or that has significant potential to cause such a public health emergency.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5759">136 STAT. 5759</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2304">SEC. 2304. </num><heading>NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE STUDY ON NATURAL IMMUNITY IN RELATION TO THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b31da75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b31da76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b31da77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><content>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the “National Academies”) to conduct a study related to the current scientific evidence on the durability of immunity to COVID–19.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b31da78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b31da79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>Inclusions.—</heading><chapeau>The study pursuant to the contract under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b31da7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an assessment of scientific evidence related to the durability of immunity resulting from SARS–CoV–2 infection, COVID–19 vaccination, or both, including any differences between population groups;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b31da7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an assessment of the extent to which the Federal Government makes publicly available the scientific evidence used by relevant Federal departments and agencies to inform public health recommendations related to immunity resulting from SARS–CoV–2 infection and COVID–19 vaccination; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b31da7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b31da7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>a summary of scientific studies and evidence related to SARS–CoV–2 infection-acquired immunity from a sample of other countries or multilateral organizations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b31da7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academies shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the study pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>IMPROVING BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2311">SEC. 2311. </num><heading>IMPROVING CONTROL AND OVERSIGHT OF SELECT BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b324faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a">42 U.S.C. 262a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>proper training, including with respect to notification requirements under this section, of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>individuals who are involved in the handling and use of such agents and toxins, including appropriate skills to handle such agents and toxins;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>individuals whose responsibilities routinely place them in close proximity to laboratory facilities in which such agents and toxins are being transferred, possessed, or used; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>individuals who perform administrative or oversight functions of the facility related to the transfer, possession, or use of such agents and toxins on behalf of registered persons;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (e)(1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including the risk of use in domestic or international terrorism)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including risks posed by the release, theft, or loss of such agent or toxin, or use in domestic or international terrorism)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (k)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5760">136 STAT. 5760</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b324fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3276c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification with respect to federal facilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the event <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3276ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>of the release, loss, or theft of an agent or toxin listed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(1), or by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 212(a)(1) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, from or within a laboratory facility owned or operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, or other Federal laboratory facility subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary, in a manner that does not compromise national security, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3276cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>not later than 72 hours after such event is reported to the Secretary, notify the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives of such event, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b329ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Federal laboratory facility in which such release, loss, or theft occurred; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b329ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the circumstances of such release, loss, or theft; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b329dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b329ddf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>not later than 14 days after such notification, update such Committees on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b329de0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>any actions taken or planned by the Secretary to mitigate any potential threat such release, loss, or theft may pose to public health and safety; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b329de1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any actions taken or planned by the Secretary to review the circumstances of such release, loss, or theft, and prevent similar events.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b329de2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (2), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b329de3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on an annual basis a report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b329de4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b329de5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote>summarizing the number and nature of notifications received under subsection (e)(8) (relating to theft or loss) and subsection (j) (relating to releases), during the preceding fiscal year;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b329de6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b329de7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b329de8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>describing actions taken by the Secretary to address such incidents, such as any corrective action plans required and steps taken to promote adherence to, and compliance with, safety and security best practices, standards, and regulations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b329de9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>describing any gaps, challenges, or limitations with respect to ensuring that such safety and security practices are consistently applied and adhered to, and actions taken to address such gaps, challenges, or limitations.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b329dea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in subsection (m), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2002 through 2007</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5761">136 STAT. 5761</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2312">SEC. 2312. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b329deb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a">42 USC 262a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>STRATEGY FOR FEDERAL HIGH-CONTAINMENT LABORATORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33131c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategy for Federal High-containment Laboratories</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33131d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall establish a strategy for the management, maintenance, and oversight of federally-owned laboratory facilities operating at Biosafety Level 3 or 4, including equivalent classification levels and facilities with Biosafety Level 4 capabilities. Such strategy shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33131e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the roles and responsibilities of relevant Federal departments and agencies with respect to the management, maintenance, and oversight of Biosafety Level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33131f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b331320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of the needs of the Federal Government with respect to Biosafety Level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b331321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b331322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>a summary of existing federally-owned Biosafety Level 3 or 4 laboratory facility capacity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b331323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b331324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>a summary of other Biosafety Level 3 or 4 laboratory facility capacity established through Federal funds;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b331325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>a description of how the capacity described in paragraphs (3) and (4) addresses the needs of the Federal Government, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b331326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>how relevant Federal departments and agencies coordinate to provide access to appropriate laboratory facilities to reduce unnecessary duplication; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b331327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any gaps in such capacity related to such needs;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b331328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b331329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33132a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>a summary of plans that are in place for the maintenance of such capacity within each relevant Federal department or agency, as applicable and appropriate, including processes for determining whether to maintain or expand such capacity, and a description of how the Federal Government will address rapid changes in the need for such capacity within each relevant Federal department or agency during a public health emergency; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33132b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>a description of how the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies will coordinate to ensure appropriate oversight of federally-owned laboratory facility capacity and leverage such capacity within each relevant Federal department, as appropriate, to fulfill the needs of each Federal department and agency in order to reduce unnecessary duplication and improve collaboration within the Federal Government.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33132c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>The strategy under subsection (a) shall not be construed to supersede the authorities of each relevant Federal department or agency with respect to the management, maintenance, and oversight of the Federally-owned laboratory facilities operated by any such Federal department or agency.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2313">SEC. 2313. </num><heading>NATIONAL SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD FOR BIOSECURITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33875d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s281/etseq">42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b33d57e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="404O">“SEC. 404O. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33d57f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s283r">42 USC 283r</ref>.</p></sidenote>NATIONAL SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD FOR BIOSECURITY.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33d580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall establish an advisory committee, to be known <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5762">136 STAT. 5762</page> as the ‘National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Board’).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33d581-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33d582-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity referred to in section 205 of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/417">Public Law 109–417</ref>) (referred to in this section as the ‘Board’) shall provide technical advice, guidance, or recommendations, to relevant Federal departments and agencies related to biosafety and biosecurity oversight of biomedical research, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33d583-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>oversight of federally-conducted or federally-supported dual use biomedical research, such as the review of policies or frameworks used to assess and appropriately manage safety and security risks associated with such research, taking into consideration national security concerns, the potential benefits of such research, considerations related to the research community, transparency, and public availability of information, and international research collaboration; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33d584-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>continuing to carry out the activities required under section 205 of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/417">Public Law 109–417</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33fc95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Board may consider strategies to improve the safety and security of biomedical research, including through—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>leveraging or using new technologies and scientific advancements to reduce safety and security risks associated with such research and improve containment of pathogens; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>outreach to, and education and training of, researchers, laboratory personnel, and other appropriate individuals with respect to safety and security risks associated with such research and mitigation of such risks.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33fc98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Board shall be composed of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>Non-voting, ex officio members, including the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>At least one representative of each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The Department of Health and Human Services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The Department of Defense.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The Department of Agriculture.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>The Department of Homeland Security.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fc9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>The Department of Energy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>The Department of State.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>The Office of Science and Technology Policy.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Representatives of such other Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the requirements of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b33fca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33fca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote>Individuals, appointed by the Secretary, with expertise in biology, infectious diseases, public health, ethics, national security, and other fields, as the Secretary determines appropriate, who shall serve as voting members.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33fca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33fca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s283r">42 USC 283r note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Orderly Transition.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition to the authority of the National Science <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5763">136 STAT. 5763</page> Advisory Board for Biosecurity established under section 404O of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), from any authority of the Board described in section 205 of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (<ref href="/us/pl/109/417">Public Law 109–417</ref>), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b33fca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33fca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s283r">42 USC 283r note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Application.—</heading><content>The requirements under section 404O of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), related to the mission, activities, or functions of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity shall not apply until the completion of any work undertaken by such Board before the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2314">SEC. 2314. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b33fcaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a">42 USC 262a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RESEARCH TO IMPROVE BIOSAFETY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3423bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall, as appropriate, conduct or support research to improve the safe conduct of biomedical research activities involving pathogens of pandemic potential or biological agents or toxins listed pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a/a/1">42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3423bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives regarding an overview of any research conducted or supported under this section, any relevant findings, and steps the Secretary is taking to disseminate any such findings to support the reduction of risks associated with biomedical research involving pathogens of pandemic potential or biological agents or toxins listed pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a/a/1">42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2315">SEC. 2315. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3423bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6627">42 USC 6627</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH WITH ENHANCED PATHOGENS OF PANDEMIC POTENTIAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b34e70e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review and Oversight of Enhanced Pathogens of Pandemic Potential</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e70f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b34e710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b34e711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (referred to in this section as the “Director”), in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>continue or conduct a review of existing Federal policies related to research proposed for Federal funding that may be reasonably anticipated to involve the creation, transfer, or use of enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>establish or update a Federal policy for the consistent review and oversight of such proposed research that appropriately considers the risks associated with, and potential benefits of, such research; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not less than every 4 years thereafter, review and update such policy, as necessary and appropriate, to ensure that such policy fully accounts for relevant research that may be reasonably anticipated to involve the creation, transfer, or use of enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential, takes into consideration the benefits of such research, and supports the mitigation of related risks.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5764">136 STAT. 5764</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a clear scope to support the consistent identification of research proposals subject to such policy by relevant Federal departments and agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a framework for such reviews that accounts for safety, security, and ethical considerations related to the creation, transfer, or use of enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>measures to enhance the transparency and public availability of information related to such research activities in a manner that does not compromise national security, the safety and security of such research activities, or any identifiable, sensitive information of relevant individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b34e71a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b34e71b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote>consistent procedures across relevant Federal department and agencies to ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>proposed research that has been determined to have scientific and technical merit and may be subject to such policy is identified and referred for review;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>subjected research activities conducted under an award, including activities undertaken by any subrecipients of such award, are monitored regularly throughout the project period to ensure compliance with such policy and the terms and conditions of such award; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in the event that federally-funded research activities not subject to such policy produce unanticipated results related to the creation, transfer, or use of enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential, such research activities are identified and appropriately reviewed under such policy.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Reviews required pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any applicable requirements for research project applications required under the Public Health Service Act, including reviews required under section 492 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s289a">42 U.S.C. 289a</ref>), as applicable, or other applicable laws.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b350e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b350e32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b350e33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Director shall direct all heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies to update, modernize, or promulgate applicable implementing guidance to implement the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates</inline>.—</heading><content>Consistent with the requirements under subsection (a)(1)(B), the Director shall require all heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies to update such policies consistent with any changes to the policy established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b350e35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b350e36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>Limitations on Countries of Concern Conducting Certain Research.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not fund research conducted by a foreign entity at a facility located in a country of concern, in the estimation of the Director of National Intelligence or the head of another relevant Federal department or agency, as appropriate, in consultation with the Secretary of Health <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5765">136 STAT. 5765</page> and Human Services, involving pathogens of pandemic potential or biological agents or toxins listed pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262a/a/1">42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions for lifting or suspending prohibition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may lift or suspend the prohibition of funding under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>only after the review required under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) is complete; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b350e3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b350e3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b350e3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>only if the Secretary notifies Congress not less than 15 days before such prohibition is lifted or suspended.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>PREVENTING UNDUE FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2321">SEC. 2321. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b350e3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242v">42 USC 242v</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b35354e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intramural Research</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35354f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b353550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this chapter as the “Secretary”) shall prohibit personnel of the National Institutes of Health engaged in intramural research from participation in foreign talent recruitment programs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b353551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to participation in international conferences or other international exchanges, partnerships, or programs, for which such participation has been approved by the National Institutes of Health. In such circumstances, the National Institutes of Health shall ensure appropriate training is provided to the participant on how to respond to overtures from individuals associated with foreign talent recruitment programs.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b353552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b355c63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b355c64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Disclosure.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b355c65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Extramural Research</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require disclosure of participation in foreign talent recruitment programs, including the provision of copies of all grants, contracts, or other agreements related to such programs, and other supporting documentation related to such programs, as a condition of receipt of Federal extramural biomedical research funding awarded through the Department of Health and Human Services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b355c66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the policies developed, updated, or issued pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) are, to the greatest extent practicable, consistent with the requirements of <ref href="/us/pl/117/167/dB/tVI/stD">subtitle D of title VI of division B of Public Law 117–167</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19231/etseq">42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.</ref>) related to foreign talent recruitment programs.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2322">SEC. 2322. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b355c67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b355c68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242v–1">42 USC 242v–1</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SECURING IDENTIFIABLE, SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND ADDRESSING OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS RELATED TO RESEARCH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b35d199-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b35d19a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and other national security experts, as appropriate, shall ensure that biomedical research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health and other relevant agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services is conducted or supported in a manner that appropriately considers national security risks, including national security implications related to research involving the sequencing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5766">136 STAT. 5766</page> of human genomic information, and collection, analysis, or storage of identifiable, sensitive information, as defined in section 301(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/d/4">42 U.S.C. 241(d)(4)</ref>), and the potential misuse of such data. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that the National Institutes of Health and other relevant agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the heads of agencies and national security experts, including the Office of the National Security within the Department of Health and Human Services—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d19b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b35d19c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b35d19d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote>develop a comprehensive framework and policies for assessing and managing such national security risks that includes, or review and update, as appropriate, the current (as of the date of review) such framework and policies to include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d19e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b35d19f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote>criteria for how and when to conduct risk assessments for projects that may have national security implications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>security controls and training for researchers or entities, including peer reviewers, that manage or have access to such data that may present national security risks; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>methods to incorporate risk mitigation in the process for funding such projects that may have national security implications and monitor associated research activities following issuance of an award, including changes in the terms and conditions related to the use of such funds, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>not later than 1 year after the framework and policies are developed or reviewed and updated, as applicable, under paragraph (1), develop and implement controls to ensure that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b35d1a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>researchers or entities involved in projects reviewed under the framework and relevant policies, including such projects that manage or have access to sensitive, identifiable information, have complied with the requirements of paragraph (1) and ongoing requirements with such paragraph;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>consideration of funding for projects that may have national security implications takes into account the extent to which the country in which the proposed research will be conducted or supported poses a risk to the integrity of the United States biomedical research enterprise; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>data access committees reviewing data access requests for projects that may have national security risks, as appropriate, include members with expertise in current and emerging national security threats, in order to make appropriate decisions, including related to access to such identifiable, sensitive information; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>not later than 2 years after the framework and relevant policies are developed or reviewed and updated, as applicable, under paragraph (1), update data access and sharing policies related to human genomic data, as applicable, based on current and emerging national security threats.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b35d1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Briefing</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5767">136 STAT. 5767</page> and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives on the activities required under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2323">SEC. 2323. </num><heading>DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b35f8b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 402(b) in the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s282/b">42 U.S.C. 282(b)</ref>), as amended by section 2302, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (26) (as added by section 2302) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35f8ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="27">“(27) </num><content>shall consult with the Director of the Office of National Security within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of other appropriate agencies on a regular basis, regarding biomedical research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health that may affect or be affected by matters of national security;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35f8bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="28">“(28) </num><content>shall ensure that recipients of awards from the National Institutes of Health, and, as appropriate and practicable, entities collaborating with such recipients, have in place and are adhering to appropriate technology practices and policies for the security of identifiable, sensitive information, including information collected, stored, managed, or analyzed by domestic and non-domestic entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b35f8bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="29">“(29) </num><content>shall ensure that recipients of awards from the National Institutes of Health are in compliance with the terms and conditions of such award, which may include activities to support awareness of, and compliance with, such terms and conditions by any subrecipients of the award.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2324">SEC. 2324. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b361fcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242v–2">42 USC 242v–2</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROTECTING AMERICA’S BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b366dee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b366def-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b366df0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies, and in consultation with research institutions and research advocacy organizations or other relevant experts, as appropriate, shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b366df1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>identify ways to improve the protection of intellectual property and other proprietary information, as well as identifiable, sensitive information of participants in biomedical research and development, from national security risks and other applicable threats, including the identification of gaps in policies and procedures in such areas related to biomedical research and development supported by the Department of Health and Human Services, and make recommendations to institutions of higher education or other entities that have traditionally received Federal funding for biomedical research to protect such information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b366df2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b366df3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategies.</p></sidenote>identify or develop strategies to prevent, mitigate, and address national security risks and threats in biomedical research and development supported by the Federal Government, including such threats associated with foreign talent programs, by countries seeking to exploit United States technology and other proprietary information as it relates to such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5768">136 STAT. 5768</page> biomedical research and development, and make recommendations for additional policies and procedures to protect such information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b366df4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>identify national security risks and potential misuse of proprietary information, and identifiable, sensitive information of biomedical research participants and other applicable risks, including with respect to peer review, and make recommendations for additional policies and procedures to protect such information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b366df5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>develop a framework to identify areas of biomedical research and development supported by the Federal Government that are emerging areas of interest for state actors and would compromise national security if they were to be subjected to undue foreign influence; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b366df6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b366df7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>regularly review recommendations or policies developed under this section and make additional recommendations or updates, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b366df8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to President and to Congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, in a manner that does not compromise national security, to the President and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and other congressional committees as appropriate, a report on the findings and recommendations pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2325">SEC. 2325. </num><heading>GAO STUDY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b36e329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b36e32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the “Comptroller General”) shall conduct a study to assess the extent to which the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Department”) utilizes or provides funding to entities that utilize such funds for human genomic sequencing services or genetic services (as such term is defined in section 201(6) of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000ff/6">42 U.S.C. 2000ff(6)</ref>)) provided by entities, or subsidiaries of such entities, organized under the laws of a country or countries of concern, in the estimation of the Director of National Intelligence or the head of another Federal department or agency, as appropriate.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b36e32b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the study under this section, the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b36e32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>consider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b36e32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the extent to which the country or countries of concern could obtain human genomic information of citizens and residents of the United States from such entities that sequence, analyze, collect, or store human genomic information and which the Director of National Intelligence or the head of another Federal department or agency reasonably anticipates may use such information in a manner inconsistent with the national security interests of the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b36e32e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether the Department or recipient of such funds from the Department sought to provide funding to, or to use, domestic entities with no such ties to the country <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5769">136 STAT. 5769</page> or countries of concern for such purposes and any barriers to the use of domestic entities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b36e32f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether data use agreements, data security measures, and other such measures taken by the Department or recipient of such funds from the Department are sufficient to protect the identifiable, sensitive information of the people of the United States and the national security interests of the United States; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b36e330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b36e331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b36e332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>make recommendations to address any vulnerabilities to the United States national security identified, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b36e333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Estimation</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study under this section, the Comptroller General may, as appropriate and necessary to complete such study, investigate specific instances of such utilization of genetic sequencing services or genetic services, as described in subsection (a), to produce estimates of the potential prevalence of such utilization among entities in receipt of Departmental funds.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b36e334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the study under this section, in a manner that does not compromise national security, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the extent practicable, but may include a classified annex.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2326">SEC. 2326. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b36e335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s242v–3">42 USC 242v–3</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT ON PROGRESS TO ADDRESS UNDUE FOREIGN INFLUENCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b373156-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the House of Representatives, in a manner that does not compromise national security, a report on actions taken by the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b373157-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>to address cases of noncompliance with disclosure requirements or research misconduct related to foreign influence, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b373158-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of potential noncompliance cases investigated by the National Institutes of Health or reported to the National Institutes of Health by a research institution, including relating to undisclosed research support, undisclosed conflicts of interest or other conflicts of commitment, and peer review violations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b373159-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of cases referred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of National Security of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other law enforcement agencies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b37315a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of enforcement actions taken for noncompliance related to undue foreign influence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b37315b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other relevant information; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b37315c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to prevent, address, and mitigate instances of noncompliance with disclosure requirements or research misconduct related to foreign influence.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5770">136 STAT. 5770</page></content></paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="4">CHAPTER 4—</num><heading><b>ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY–HEALTH</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2331">SEC. 2331. </num><heading>ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY–HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b392d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title IV of the Public Health Service Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><part id="y1b3d4bde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658173"><num class="fontsize12 bold" value="J">“PART J—</num><heading class="fontsize12 bold">ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY–HEALTH.</heading><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b3d4bdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="499A">“SEC. 499A. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4be0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s290c">42 USC 290c</ref>.</p></sidenote>ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY–HEALTH.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established within the National Institutes of Health the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health (referred to in this section as ‘ARPA–H’)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4be3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall transfer all functions, personnel, missions, activities, authorities, and funds of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health as in existence on the date of enactment of this section, to ARPA–H established by the preceding sentence.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Organization</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>There shall be within ARPA–H—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an Office of the Director;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not more than 8 program offices; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>such special project offices as the Director may establish.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4be9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Not fewer than two-thirds of the program offices of ARPA–H shall be exclusively dedicated to supporting research and development activities, consistent with the goals and functions described in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4beb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Notification.—</heading><content>The Director shall submit a notification to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives if the Director determines that additional program offices are required to carry out this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption from certain policies of nih</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as otherwise provided for in this section, and subject to subparagraph (B), in establishing ARPA–H pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may exempt ARPA–H from policies and requirements of the National Institutes of Health that are in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section as necessary and appropriate to ensure ARPA–H can most effectively achieve the goals described in subsection (b)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote>Notice.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register describing the specific policies and requirements of the National Institutes of Health from which the Secretary intends to exempt ARPA–H, including a rationale for such exemptions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals and Functions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Goals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The goals of ARPA–H shall be to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5771">136 STAT. 5771</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>foster the development of novel, breakthrough, and broadly applicable capabilities and technologies to accelerate transformative innovation in biomedical science and medicine in a manner that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional Federal biomedical research and development programs or commercial activity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>revolutionize the detection, diagnosis, mitigation, prevention, treatment, and cure of diseases and health conditions by overcoming long-term and significant technological and scientific barriers to developing transformative health technologies;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>promote high-risk, high-reward innovation to enable the advancement of transformative health technologies; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>contribute to ensuring the United States—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>pursues initiatives that aim to maintain global leadership in science and innovation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>improves the health and wellbeing of its citizens by supporting the advancement of biomedical science and innovation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>ARPA–H shall achieve the goals specified in paragraph (1) by addressing specific scientific or technical questions by involving high-impact transformative, translational, applied, and advanced research in relevant areas of science, by supporting—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>discovery, identification, and promotion of revolutionary advancements in science;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>translation of scientific discoveries into transformative health technologies with potential application for biomedical science and medicine;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>creation of platform capabilities that draw on multiple disciplines;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>delivery of proofs of concept that demonstrate meaningful advances with potential clinical application;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>development of new capabilities and methods to identify potential targets and technological strategies for early disease detection and intervention, such as advanced computational tools and predictive models; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>acceleration of transformational health technological advances in areas with limited technical certainty.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Director</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d4c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The President shall appoint a director of ARPA–H (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall be an individual who, by reason of professional background and experience—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>is especially qualified to advise the Secretary on, and manage—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>research and development programs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>large-scale, high-risk initiatives with respect to health research and technology development across multiple sectors, including identifying and supporting potentially transformative health technologies; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>has a demonstrated ability to identify and develop partnerships to address strategic needs in meeting the goals described in subsection (b)(1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director shall report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5772">136 STAT. 5772</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The duties of the Director shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Establish strategic goals, objectives, and priorities for ARPA–H to advance the goals described in subsection (b)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Approve the projects and programs of ARPA–H and restructure, expand, or terminate any project or program within ARPA–H that is not achieving its goals.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d4c0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Develop funding criteria and assess the success of programs through the establishment of technical milestones.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d731e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Request that applications for funding disclose current and previous research and development efforts related to such applications, as appropriate, and identify any challenges associated with such efforts, including any scientific or technical barriers encountered in the course of such efforts or challenges in securing sources of funding, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d731f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>Coordinate with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies to facilitate sharing of data and information, as applicable and appropriate, and ensure that research supported by ARPA–H is informed by and supplements, not supplants, the activities of such departments and agencies and is free of unnecessary duplication of effort.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Ensure ARPA–H does not provide funding for a project unless the program manager determines that the project aligns with the goals described in subsection (b)(1).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>Prioritize investments based on considerations such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>scientific opportunity and potential impact, especially in areas that fit within the strategies and operating practices of ARPA–H and require public-private partnerships to effectively advance research and development activities; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the potential applications that an innovation may have to address areas of currently unmet need in medicine and health, including health disparities and the potential to prevent progression to serious disease.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>Encourage strategic collaboration and partnerships with a broad range of entities, which may include institutions of higher education, minority-serving institutions (defined, for the purposes of this section, as institutions and programs described in section 326(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and institutions described in section 371(a) of such Act), industry, nonprofit organizations, Federally funded research and development centers, or consortia of such entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Term</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding section 405(a)(2), the Director—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>shall be appointed for a 4-year term; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>may be reappointed for 1 consecutive 4-year term.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Autonomy of agency regarding recommendations and testimony</inline>.—</heading><content>No office or agency of the United States shall have authority to require the Director to submit legislative recommendations, or testimony or comments on legislation, to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5773">136 STAT. 5773</page> any officer or agency of the United States for approval, comments, or review prior to the submission of such recommendations, testimony or comments to Congress, if such recommendations, testimony, or comments to Congress include a statement indicating that the views expressed therein are those of the Director and do not necessarily reflect the views of the President or another Federal department, agency, or office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d732a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote>Deputy director.—</heading><content>The Director shall appoint a Deputy Director to serve as the principal assistant to the Director.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d732b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplication of certain provision</inline>.—</heading><content>The restrictions contained in section 202 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (<ref href="/us/pl/102/394">Public Law 102–394</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s238f">42 U.S.C. 238f note</ref>) related to consultants and individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time shall not apply to the Director appointed under this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d732c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Certain Flexibilities</inline>.—</heading><content>The flexibilities provided to the National Institutes of Health under section 301(g) shall apply to ARPA–H with respect to the functions described in subsection (b)(2).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d732d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protection of Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d732e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No authorization for disclosure</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Director to disclose any information that is a trade secret or other privileged or confidential information subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d732f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If there have been requests under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s522">section 522 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or the Secretary has used such authority to withhold information within the preceding year, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the number of instances in which the Secretary has used the authority under this subsection to withhold information from disclosure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the nature of any request under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, that was denied using such authority.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>The protections for trade secrets or other privileged or confidential information described in paragraph (1) shall not be construed to limit the availability or disclosure of information necessary to inform and facilitate the evaluation required under subsection (k)(2). Any such information made available to members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the ‘National Academies’) for such evaluation shall be kept confidential by such members and shall not be used for any purposes other than informing and facilitating the evaluation required under subsection (k)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d7333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperation With the Food and Drug Administration</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5774">136 STAT. 5774</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In order to facilitate the enhanced collaboration and communication with respect to the most current priorities of ARPA–H, the Food and Drug Administration may meet with ARPA–H and any other Federal partners at appropriate intervals to discuss the development status, and actions that may be taken to facilitate the development, of medical products and projects that are the highest priorities to ARPA–H.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement</inline>.—</heading><content>Utilizing interagency agreements or other appropriate resource allocation mechanisms available, the Director shall reimburse, using funds made available to ARPA–H, the Food and Drug Administration, as appropriate, for activities identified by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Director as being conducted by the Food and Drug Administration under the authority of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d7336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Awards</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7337-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7338-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Director may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7339-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d733a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d733b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d733c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote>award grants and cooperative agreements, which shall include requirements to publicly report indirect facilities and administrative costs, broken out by fixed capital costs, administrative overhead, and labor costs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d733d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>award contracts, which may include multi-year contracts subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t41/s3903">section 3903 of title 41, United States Code</ref>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d733e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d733f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cash prizes.</p></sidenote>award cash prizes, utilizing the authorities and processes established under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7340-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>enter into other transactions, as defined by section 319L(a)(3), subject to paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7341-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations on entering into other transactions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7342-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of competitive procedures</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum extent practicable, competitive procedures shall be used when entering into other transactions under this section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7343-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written determination required</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The authority of paragraph (1)(D) may be exercised for a project if the program manager—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7344-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>submits a request to the Director for each individual use of such authority before conducting or supporting a program, including an explanation of why the use of such authority is essential to promoting the success of the project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7345-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>receives approval for the use of such authority from the Director; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7346-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>for each year in which the program manager has used such authority in accordance with this paragraph, submits a report to the Director on the activities of the program related to such project.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7347-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemptions from certain requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Research funded by ARPA–H shall not be subject to the requirements of section 406(a)(3)(A)(ii) or section 492.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d7348-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facilities Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7349-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d734a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d734b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Real property.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Director is authorized, for administrative purposes, to—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5775">136 STAT. 5775</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d734c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>acquire (by purchase, lease, condemnation or otherwise), construct, improve, repair, operate, and maintain such real and personal property as are necessary to carry out this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d734d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d734e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>lease an interest in property for not more than 20 years, notwithstanding <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1341/a/1">section 1341(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code</ref>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d734f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Locations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>ARPA–H, including its headquarters, shall not be located on any part of the existing National Institutes of Health campuses.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7351-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number of locations</inline>.—</heading><content>ARPA–H shall have offices or facilities in not less than 3 geographic areas.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7352-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining the location of each office or facility, the Director shall make a fair and open consideration of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7353-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the characteristics of the intended location; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7354-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the extent to which such location will facilitate advancement of the goals and functions specified in subsection (b).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d7355-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personnel</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7356-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7357-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7358-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote>appoint and remove scientific, engineering, medical, and professional personnel, which may include temporary or term-limited appointments as determined by the Director to fulfill the mission of ARPA–H, without regard to any provision in <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>, governing appointments and removals under the civil service laws;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7359-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d735a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any requirement with respect to General Schedule pay rates under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch53/schIII">subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, fix the base pay compensation of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Director, up to the amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in <ref href="/us/usc/t3/s102">section 102 of title 3, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d735b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d735c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>contract with private recruiting firms for assistance in identifying highly qualified candidates for technical positions needed to carry out this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d735d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support staff</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director may use authorities in existence on the date of enactment of this section that are provided to the Secretary to hire administrative, financial, clerical, and other staff necessary to carry out functions that support the goals and functions described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d735e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d735f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p></sidenote>Number of personnel.—</heading><content>The Director may appoint not more than 210 personnel under this section.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7360-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7361-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> The Director shall submit a notification to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives if the Director determines that additional personnel are required to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7362-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification on previous positions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7363-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7364-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Director shall ensure that the personnel who are appointed to staff or support ARPA–H are individuals who, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5776">136 STAT. 5776</page> at the time of appointment and for 3 years prior to such appointment, were not employed by the National Institutes of Health. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Exemption.</p></sidenote>The Director may grant an exemption only for individuals who are uniquely qualified, by way of professional background and expertise, to advance the goals and functions specified in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplication of provision</inline>.—</heading><content>The restriction provided under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individuals who are employed by ARPA–H on the date of enactment of this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In appointing personnel under this subsection, the Director—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d7368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d7369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>may contract with private entities for the purposes of recruitment services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d997a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall make efforts to recruit a diverse workforce, including individuals underrepresented in science, engineering, and medicine, including racial and ethnic minorities, provided such efforts do not conflict with applicable Federal civil rights law, and individuals with a variety of professional experiences or backgrounds; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d997b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>shall recruit program managers with demonstrated expertise in a wide range of scientific disciplines and management skills.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d997c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of intergovernmental personnel act</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent needed to carry out the authorities under paragraph (1) and the goals and functions specified in subsection (b), the Director may utilize hiring authorities under sections 3371 through 3376 of <ref href="/us/usc/t5">title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d997d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d997e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Authority to accept federal detailees.—</heading><content>The Director may accept officers or employees of the United States or members of the uniformed service on a detail from an element of the Federal Government, on a reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to exceed 3 years.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d997f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Managers</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9980-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d9981-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d9982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Director shall appoint program managers for 3-year terms (and may reappoint such program managers for 1 additional consecutive 3-year term) for the programs carried out by ARPA–H.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A program manager shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>establish, in consultation with the Director, research and development goals for programs, including timelines and milestones, and make such goals available to the public;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>manage applications and proposals, through the appropriate officials, for making awards as described in subsection (g) for activities consistent with the goals and functions described in subsection (b);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>issue funding opportunity announcements, using uniform administrative processes, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>select, on the basis of merit, each of the projects to be supported under a program carried out by ARPA–H, and taking into consideration—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the scientific, technical merit, and novelty of the proposed project;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5777">136 STAT. 5777</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9989-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the ability of the applicant to successfully carry out the proposed project;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d998a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the potential future commercial applications of the project proposed by the applicant, including whether such applications may have the potential to address areas of currently unmet need within biomedicine and improve health outcomes;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d998b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the degree to which the proposed project has the potential to transform biomedicine and addresses a scientific or technical question pursuant to subsection (b);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d998c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the potential for the project to take an interdisciplinary approach; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d998d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>such other criteria as established by the Director;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d998e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>provide project oversight and management of strategic initiatives to advance the program, including by conducting project reviews not later than 18 months after the date of funding awards to identify and monitor progress of milestones with respect to each project and prior to disbursement of additional funds;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d998f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>provide recommendations to the Director with respect to advancing the goals and functions specified in subsection (b);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9990-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>encourage research collaborations and cultivate opportunities for the application or utilization of successful projects, including through identifying and supporting applicable public-private partnerships or partnerships between or among award recipients;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9991-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>provide recommendations to the Director to establish, expand, restructure, or terminate partnerships or projects; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9992-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>communicate and collaborate with leaders and experts within the health care and biomedical research and development fields, including from both the public and private sectors and, as necessary, through the convening of workshops and meetings, to identify research and development gaps and opportunities and solicit stakeholder input on programs and goals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d9993-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9994-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9995-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, as part of the annual budget request submitted for each fiscal year, the Director shall submit a report on the actions undertaken, and the results generated, by ARPA–H, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9996-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d9997-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a description of projects supported by ARPA–H in the previous fiscal year and whether such projects are meeting the goals developed by the Director pursuant to subsection (c)(4)(A);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d9998-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d9999-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a description of projects terminated in the previous fiscal year, and the reason for such termination;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d999a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d999b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>a description of planned programs starting in the next fiscal year, pending the availability of funding;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5778">136 STAT. 5778</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d999c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>activities conducted in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d999d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a description of any successes with, or barriers to, coordinating with other Federal departments and agencies to achieve the goals and functions under subsection (b);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d999e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>aggregated demographic information, if available, of direct recipients and performers in funded projects and of the ARPA–H workforce (consistent with the reporting requirements under paragraph (3)); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d999f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>a summary of award recipient compliance with section 2321 of the PREVENT Pandemics Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which the National Academies conducts an evaluation of whether ARPA–H is meeting the goals and functions specified in subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote>Submission of results.—</heading><content>The agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall require the National Academies to submit the evaluation conducted under such agreement to the Director, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and make the report publicly available.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting related to arpa–h personnel</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall establish and maintain records regarding the use of the authority under subsection (i)(1)(A), including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of positions filled through such authority;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the types of appointments of such positions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the titles, occupational series, and grades of such positions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the number of positions publicly noticed to be filled under such authority;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the number of qualified applicants who apply for such positions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the qualification criteria for such positions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the demographic information of individuals appointed to such positions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which such authority is used, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5779">136 STAT. 5779</page> of Representatives a report describing the total number of appointments filled under subsection (i) within the fiscal year and how the positions relate to the goals and functions of ARPA–H.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority provided under subsection (i)(1)(A). Such report shall, in a manner that protects personal privacy, to the extent required by applicable Federal and State privacy law, at a minimum, include information on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of positions publicly noticed and filled under the authority under subsection (i);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the occupational series, grades, and types of appointments of such positions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>how such positions related to advancing the goals and functions of ARPA–H;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>how the Director made appointment decisions under subsection (i);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a summary of sources used to identify candidates for filling such positions, as applicable;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the number of individuals appointed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>aggregated demographic information related to individuals appointed; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>any challenges, limitations, or gaps related to the use of the authority under subsection (i) and any related recommendations to address such challenges, limitations, or gaps.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d99c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall provide to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a strategic plan describing how ARPA–H will carry out investments each fiscal year in the following 3-year period. The requirements regarding individual institute and center strategic plans under section 402(m), including paragraph (3) of such subsection, shall not apply to ARPA–H.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d99c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Independent Review.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, an independent review of the biomedical research and development portfolio of the Department of Health and Human Services, including ARPA–H, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>to assess the degree of any potential duplication of existing Federal programs and projects; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3d99c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>to make any recommendations regarding any potential reorganization, consolidation, or termination of such programs and projects.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5780">136 STAT. 5780</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3d99c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prioritization</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>prioritize awarding grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, prizes, and other transaction awards to entities that will conduct funded work in the United States;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>as appropriate and practicable, encourage nondomestic recipients of any grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, prizes, and other transactions under this section to collaborate with a domestic entity;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>not make awards under this section to nondomestic entities organized under the laws of a covered foreign country (as defined in section 119C of the National Security Act of 1947 (<ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3059">50 U.S.C. 3059</ref>)); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3d99ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>in accordance with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch33">chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code</ref>, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, not make awards under this section to entities that have more than 3 ongoing concurrent awards under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote>Clarification.—</heading><content>In making an award under this section, the Director may waive the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of paragraph (1) if such requirements cannot reasonably be met, and the proposed project has the potential to advance the goals described in subsection (b)(1). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>The Director shall provide notice to Congress not later than 30 days after waiving such requirements.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="o">“(o) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out this section, the Director may consult with—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>representatives of professional or scientific organizations, including academia and industry, with expertise in specific technologies under consideration or development by ARPA–H;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>an existing advisory committee providing advice to the Secretary or the head of any operating or staff division of the Department;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the advisory committee established under subsection (p); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>any other entity the Director may deem appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="p">“(p) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory Committee</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc0eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>There is established an ARPA–H Interagency Advisory Committee (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Advisory Committee’) to coordinate efforts and provide advice and assistance on specific program or project tasks and the overall direction of ARPA–H.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Committee established under paragraph (1) shall consist of the heads of the following agencies or their designees:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The National Institutes of Health.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Food and Drug Administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>The Office of Science of the Department of Energy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>The National Science Foundation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5781">136 STAT. 5781</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Any other agency or office with subject matter expertise that the Director of ARPA–H determines appropriate to advance programs or projects under this section.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplicability of faca</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory nature</inline>.—</heading><content>The functions of the Advisory Committee shall be advisory in nature, and nothing in this subsection shall be construed as granting such Committee authority over the activities authorized under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Performance measures framework</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Director, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall develop a performance measures framework for programs or projects supported by ARPA–H in order to inform and facilitate the evaluation required under subsection (k)(2), including identification of any data needed to perform such evaluation,</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>Availability of performance measures.—</heading><content>The Director shall provide to the National Academies such performance measures and data necessary to perform the evaluation required under subsection (k)(2).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="q">“(q) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>The authorities under this section, with respect to the Director, are additional authorities that do not supersede or modify any existing authorities.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="r">“(r) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transformative Health Technology Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>transformative health technology</term>’ means a novel, broadly applicable capability or technology—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>that has potential to revolutionize the detection, diagnosis, mitigation, prevention, cure, or treatment of a disease or health condition that can cause severe health outcomes and which is an area of currently unmet need; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>for which—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>significant scientific or technical challenges exist; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3dc101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>incentives in the commercial market are unlikely to result in the adequate or timely development of such capability or technology.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="s">“(s) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content>To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, to remain available until expended.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc104-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="t">“(t) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc105-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Proposal.</p></sidenote>Additional Budget Clarification.—</heading><content>Any budget request for ARPA–H shall propose a separate appropriation from the other accounts of the National Institutes of Health.”</content></subsection> </section> </part> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3dc106-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc107-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc108-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3dc109-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Animals.</p></sidenote>GAO Report on Certain Research Requirements.—</heading><content>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review to assess the extent to which relevant research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health meets Federal animal research requirements pursuant of the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Such review shall also consider whether, for research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health that involves the use of animals, the processes of the National Institutes of Health for reviewing initial research proposals and monitoring funded research include a review of project protocols and methods to ensure that results generated by such project may be reasonably anticipated to be reproducible and replicable and achieve similar results, as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5782">136 STAT. 5782</page> applicable, in clinical trials. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the review required under this subsection to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Modernizing and Strengthening the Supply Chain for Vital Medical Products</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2401">SEC. 2401. </num><heading>WARM BASE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY FOR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b3ef98a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319L of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–7e">42 U.S.C. 247d–7e</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3ef98b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(6)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3ef98c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f209d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (iii), the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f209e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>activities to support, maintain, and improve domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities, as appropriate, including through the utilization of advanced manufacturing and platform technologies, to increase the availability of products that are or may become qualified countermeasures or qualified pandemic or epidemic products;”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f209f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (vi) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>manufacturing,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>improvement,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>support for domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>initiatives for innovation,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B), the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>activities to support, maintain, and improve domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities, as appropriate, including through the utilization of advanced manufacturing and platform technologies, to increase the availability of products that are or may become qualified countermeasures or qualified pandemic or epidemic products; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon “<quotedText>, including through the establishment and maintenance of domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities, consistent with subsection (a)(6)(B)(iv)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5783">136 STAT. 5783</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f20ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>facilitating such communication, as appropriate, regarding manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities with respect to qualified countermeasures and qualified pandemic or epidemic products to prepare for, or respond to, a public health emergency or potential public health emergency; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f20af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>facilitating such communication, as appropriate and in a manner that does not compromise national security, with respect to potential eligibility for the material threat medical countermeasure priority review voucher program under section 565A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (ii)(III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f20b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after clause (ii), the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f47c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><content> communicate regularly with entities in receipt of an award pursuant to subparagraph (B)(v), and facilitate communication between such entities and other entities in receipt of an award pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv), as appropriate, for purposes of planning and response regarding the availability of countermeasures and the maintenance of domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities, including any planned uses of such capacity and capabilities in the near- and mid-term, and identification of any significant challenges related to the long-term maintenance of such capacity and capabilities; and”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f47c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f47c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f47ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and enter into other transactions to support, maintain, and improve domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities, including through supporting flexible or advanced manufacturing, to ensure that additional capacity is available to rapidly manufacture products that are or may become qualified countermeasures or qualified pandemic or epidemic products in the event of a public health emergency declaration or significant potential for a public health emergency.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f47ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5784">136 STAT. 5784</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f47cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><content> <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>consult with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, pursuant to section 565(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to ensure that facilities performing manufacturing, pursuant to an award under subparagraph (B)(v), are in compliance with applicable requirements under such Act and this Act, as appropriate, including current good manufacturing practice pursuant to section 501(a)(2)(B) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including to improve manufacturing capacities and capabilities for medical countermeasures</quotedText>” before the semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>in subparagraph (E)(ix), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual reports by award recipients</inline>.—</heading><content>As a condition of receiving an award under subparagraph (B)(v), a recipient shall develop and submit to the Secretary annual reports related to the maintenance of such capacity and capabilities, including ensuring that such capacity and capabilities are able to support the rapid manufacture of countermeasures as required by the Secretary.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supporting warm-base and surge capacity and capabilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote> to an award under subparagraph (B)(v), the Secretary may make payments for activities necessary to maintain domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities supported under such award to ensure that such capacity and capabilities are able to support the rapid manufacture of countermeasures as required by the Secretary to prepare for, or respond to, an existing or potential public health emergency or otherwise address threats that pose a significant level of risk to national security. The Secretary may support the utilization of such capacity and capabilities under awards for countermeasure and product advanced research and development, as appropriate, to provide for the maintenance of such capacity and capabilities.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (f)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6eea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6eeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6eec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the PREVENT Pandemics Act</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6eed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6eee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f6eef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b3f6ef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f6ef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>plans for the near-, mid-, and long-term sustainment of manufacturing activities carried out under this section, including such activities pursuant to subsection (c)(5)(H), specific actions to regularly assess the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5785">136 STAT. 5785</page> ability of recipients of an award under subsection (c)(4)(B)(v) to rapidly manufacture countermeasures as required by the Secretary, and recommendations to address challenges, if any, related to such activities.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2402">SEC. 2402. </num><heading>SUPPLY CHAIN CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b3f9605-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subclause (II) of section 319F–2(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/a/2/B/i">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(2)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp4 fontsize10" id="y1b3f9606-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>planning considerations for appropriate manufacturing capacity and capability to meet the goals of such additions or modifications (without disclosing proprietary information), including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f9607-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>consideration of the effect such additions or modifications may have on the availability of such products and ancillary medical supplies on the health care system; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b3f9608-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3f9609-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of the current supply chain for such products, including information on supply chain redundancies, any known domestic manufacturing capacity for such products, and any related vulnerabilities;”</content></item> </subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2403">SEC. 2403. </num><heading>STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b3fbd1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 319F–2(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/a/3">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3fbd1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, regularly reviewed, and updated</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>followed</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3fbd1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (D) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b3fe42d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3fe42e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b3fe42f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote>review and revise, as appropriate, the contents of the stockpile on a regular basis to ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3fe430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>emerging threats, advanced technologies, and new countermeasures are adequately considered;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3fe431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the potential depletion of countermeasures currently in the stockpile is identified and appropriately addressed, including through necessary replenishment; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b3fe432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>such contents are in working condition or usable, as applicable, and are ready for deployment, which may include conducting maintenance services on such contents of the stockpile and disposing of such contents that are no longer in working condition, or usable, as applicable;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2404">SEC. 2404. </num><heading>IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND PREDICTABILITY OF PROCESSES OF THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b403253-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b403254-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b403255-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b">42 USC 247d–6b note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall issue guidance describing the processes by which the Secretary deploys the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/a">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)</ref>), or otherwise distributes medical countermeasures, as applicable, to States, territories, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), and other applicable entities. Such guidance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5786">136 STAT. 5786</page> shall include information related to processes by which to request access to the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile, factors considered by the Secretary when making deployment or distribution decisions, and processes and points of contact through which entities may contact the Secretary to address any issues related to products requested or received by such entity from the stockpile, and on other relevant topics.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b403256-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Meetings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319F–2(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/a/3">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b403257-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b403258-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (J), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b403259-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40325a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><content>convene meetings, not less than once per year, with representatives from State, local, and Tribal health departments or officials, relevant industries, other Federal agencies, and other appropriate stakeholders, in a manner that does not compromise national security, to coordinate and share information related to maintenance and use of the stockpile, including a description of future countermeasure needs and additions, modifications, and replenishments of the contents of the stockpile, and considerations related to the manufacturing and procurement of products consistent with the requirements of the with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the ‘Buy American Act’), as appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2405">SEC. 2405. </num><heading>IMPROVING SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY FOR THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b40a78b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40a78c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40a78d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(F), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as required by the Secretary of Homeland Security</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>at the discretion of the Secretary, in consultation with, or at the request of, the Secretary of Homeland Security,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40a78e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40a78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vendor-managed inventory and warm-base surge capacity</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b40f5b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of maintaining the stockpile under paragraph (1) and carrying out procedures under paragraph (3), the Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with vendors, which may include manufacturers or distributors of medical products, with respect to medical products intended to be delivered to the ownership of the Federal Government. Each such contract or cooperative agreement shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may specify, including terms and conditions with respect to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>procurement, maintenance, storage, and delivery of products, in alignment with inventory management and other applicable best practices, under such contract or cooperative agreement, which may <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5787">136 STAT. 5787</page> consider, as appropriate, costs of transporting and handling such products; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>maintenance of domestic manufacturing capacity and capabilities of such products to ensure additional reserved production capacity and capabilities are available, and that such capacity and capabilities are able to support the rapid manufacture, purchase, storage, and delivery of such products, as required by the Secretary to prepare for, or respond to, an existing or potential public health emergency.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on any contracts or cooperative agreements entered into under subparagraph (A) for purposes of establishing and maintaining vendor-managed inventory or reserve manufacturing capacity and capabilities for products intended for the stockpile, including a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the amount of each award;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the recipient of each award;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the product or products covered through each award; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>how the Secretary works with each recipient to ensure situational awareness related to the manufacturing capacity for, or inventory of, such products and coordinates the distribution and deployment of such products, as appropriate and applicable.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (viii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ix), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">“(x) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b40f5bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>with respect to reports issued in 2027 or any subsequent year, an assessment of selected contracts or cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (5).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b40f5c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2)(C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on an annual basis</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>not later than March 15 of each year</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b40f5c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 319F–2(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/f/1">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(f)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$610,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$610,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, and $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2406">SEC. 2406. </num><heading>REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN SUPPLIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b411cd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Paragraph (7) of section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/a">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)</ref>), as so redesignated by section 405(a)(1)(B), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b416af3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement for certain supplies</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5788">136 STAT. 5788</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b416af4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b416af5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may, at appropriate intervals, make available for purchase excess contents procured for, and maintained within, the stockpile under paragraph (1) to any Federal agency or State, local, or Tribal government. The Secretary shall make such contents available for purchase only if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b416af6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>such contents are in excess of what is required for appropriate maintenance of such stockpile;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b416af7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary determines that the costs for maintaining such excess contents are not appropriate to expend to meet the needs of the stockpile; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b416af8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the Secretary determines that such action does not compromise national security and is in the national interest.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b416af9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reimbursement and collection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require reimbursement for contents that are made available under subparagraph (A), in an amount that reflects the cost of acquiring and maintaining such contents and the costs incurred to make available such contents in the time and manner specified by the Secretary. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriations account or fund that incurred the costs to procure such contents, and shall remain available, without further appropriation, until expended, for the purposes of the appropriation account or fund so credited.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b416afa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>This paragraph shall not be construed to preclude transfers of contents in the stockpile under other authorities.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b416afb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority provided under this paragraph, including details of each action taken pursuant to this paragraph, the account or fund to which any collected amounts have been credited, and how the Secretary has used such amounts.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b416afc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under this paragraph shall terminate on September 30, 2028.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2407">SEC. 2407. </num><heading>ACTION REPORTING ON STOCKPILE DEPLETION.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b416afd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>), as amended by section 2223, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b41920e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stockpile Depletion Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the deployment of contents of the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2(a) to respond to a public health emergency declared by the Secretary under this section or an emergency or major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and every 30 days thereafter until the expiration or termination of such public health emergency, emergency, or major disaster, submit a report to the Committee on Health, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5789">136 STAT. 5789</page> Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b41920f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the deployment of the contents of the stockpile in response to State, local, and Tribal requests;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b419210-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the amount of such products that remain within the stockpile following such deployment; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b419211-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b419212-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>plans to replenish such products, as appropriate, including related timeframes and any barriers or limitations to replenishment.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2408">SEC. 2408. </num><heading>PROVISION OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES TO INDIAN PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b41df33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 319F–2(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b/a/3">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b41df34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and local</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local, and Tribal</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b41df35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph ( J), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and local</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>local, and Tribal</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b41df36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of Medical Countermeasures to Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><content>Title III of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s241/etseq">42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 319F–4 the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp0 firstIndent0" id="y1b41df37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="319F–5">“SEC. 319F–5. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b41df38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6f">42 USC 247d–6f</ref>.</p></sidenote>PROVISION OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES TO INDIAN PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In the event that the Secretary deploys the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2(a), or otherwise distributes medical countermeasures to States to respond to a public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the applicable States, make such contents or countermeasures directly available to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>), which may include through health programs or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service, that are affected by such public health emergency.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2409">SEC. 2409. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR STATE STRATEGIC STOCKPILES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b427b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><content>Section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4365da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program to Support State Medical Stockpiles</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4365dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants or cooperative agreements to not fewer than 5 States, or consortia of States, with consideration given to distribution among the geographical regions of the United States, to establish, expand, or maintain a stockpile of appropriate drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, and other medical supplies determined by the State to be necessary to respond to a public health emergency declared by the Governor of a State or by the Secretary under section 319, or a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, in order to support the preparedness goals described in paragraphs (2) through (6) and (8) of section 2802(b). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4365dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>A recipient <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5790">136 STAT. 5790</page> of such an award may not use award funds to support the stockpiling of security countermeasures (as defined in subsection (c)(1), unless the eligible entity provides justification for maintaining such countermeasures and the Secretary determines such justification is appropriate and applicable.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under paragraph (1), an entity shall prepare, in consultation with appropriate health care entities and health officials within the jurisdiction of such State or States, and submit to the Secretary an application that contains such information as the Secretary may require, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4365e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>a plan for such stockpile, consistent with paragraph (4), including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a description of the activities such entity will carry out under the agreement;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an assurance that such entity will use funds under such award in alignment with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the ‘Buy American Act’); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4365e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Outline.</p></sidenote>an outline of proposed expenses; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of how such entity will coordinate with relevant entities in receipt of an award under section 319C–1 or 319C–2 pursuant to paragraph (4), including through promoting alignment between the stockpile plan established pursuant to clause (i) and applicable plans that are established by such entity pursuant to section 319C–1 or 319C–2.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching funds</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may not make an award under this subsection unless the applicant agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the applicant in carrying out the purpose described in this subsection, to make available non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, not less than $1 for each $20 of Federal funds provided in the award; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than $1 for each $10 of Federal funds provided in the award.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4365ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Waiver.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, upon the request of a State, waive the requirement under clause (i), in whole or in part, if the Secretary determines that extraordinary economic conditions in the State in the fiscal year involved or in the previous fiscal year justify the waiver. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4365ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>A waiver provided by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall apply only to the fiscal year involved.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Not more than 10 percent of amounts received by an entity pursuant to an award under this subsection may be used for administrative expenses.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lead entity</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity in receipt of an award under paragraph (1) may designate a lead entity, which may be a <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5791">136 STAT. 5791</page> public or private entity, as appropriate, to manage the stockpile at the direction of the State or consortium of States.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity in receipt of an award under paragraph (1) shall use such funds to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>purchase, store, and maintain a stockpile of appropriate drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, and other medical supplies to be used during a public health emergency, major disaster, or emergency described in paragraph (1), in such numbers, types, and amounts as the entity determines necessary, consistent with such entity’s stockpile plan established pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(i);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4365f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>deploy the stockpile as required by the entity to respond to an actual or potential public health emergency, major disaster, or other emergency described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>replenish and make necessary additions or modifications to the contents of such stockpile, including to address potential depletion;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>in consultation with Federal, State, and local officials, take into consideration the availability, deployment, dispensing, and administration requirements of medical products within the stockpile;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>ensure that procedures are followed for inventory management and accounting, and for the physical security of the stockpile, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote>review and revise, as appropriate, the contents of the stockpile on a regular basis to ensure that, to the extent practicable, new technologies and medical products are considered;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>carry out exercises, drills, and other training for purposes of stockpile deployment, dispensing, and administration of medical products, and for purposes of assessing the capability of such stockpile to address the medical supply needs of public health emergencies, major disasters, or other emergencies described in paragraph (1) of varying types and scales, which may be conducted in accordance with requirements related to exercises, drills, and other training for recipients of awards under section 319C–1 or 319C–2, as applicable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content>carry out other activities related to the State strategic stockpile as the entity determines appropriate, to support State efforts to prepare for, and respond to, public health threats.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement not supplant</inline>.—</heading><content>Awards under paragraph (1) shall supplement, not supplant, the maintenance and use of the Strategic National Stockpile by the Secretary under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>Guidance for states.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with States, health officials, and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, shall issue guidance, and update such guidance as appropriate, for States related to maintaining and replenishing a stockpile of medical products, which may include strategies and best practices related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>types of medical products and medical supplies that are critical to respond to public health emergencies, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5792">136 STAT. 5792</page> and may be appropriate for inclusion in a stockpile by States, with consideration of threats that require the large-scale and simultaneous deployment of stockpiles, including the stockpile maintained by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a), and long-term public health and medical response needs;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>appropriate management of the contents of a stockpile, including management by vendors of reserve amounts of medical products and supplies intended to be delivered to the ownership of the State and appropriate disposition of excess products, as applicable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the procurement of medical products and medical supplies consistent with the requirements of <ref href="/us/usc/t41/ch83">chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the ‘Buy American Act’).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide assistance to States, including technical assistance, as appropriate, in establishing, maintaining, improving, and utilizing a medical stockpile, including appropriate inventory management and disposition of products.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>State reports.—</heading><content>Each entity receiving an award under paragraph (1) shall update, as appropriate, the plan established pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(i) and submit to the Secretary an annual report on implementation of such plan, including any changes to the contents of the stockpile supported under such award. The Secretary shall use information obtained from such reports to inform the maintenance and management of the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the initial issuance of awards pursuant to paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for the duration of the program established under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on such program, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Federal and State expenditures to support stockpiles under such program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>activities conducted pursuant to paragraph (4); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>any additional information from the States that the Secretary determines relevant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content>To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, to remain available until expended.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b438d1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date on which awards are first issued pursuant to subsection (i)(1) of section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b</ref>), as added by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the State <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5793">136 STAT. 5793</page> stockpiles established or maintained pursuant to this <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b438d1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>section. Such report shall include an assessment of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>coordination and communication between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and entities in receipt of an award under this section, or a lead entity designated by such entity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>technical assistance provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to such entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b438d20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the impact of such stockpiles on the ability of the State to prepare for and respond to a public health emergency, major disaster, or other emergency described in subsection (i)(1) of section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b">42 U.S.C. 247d–6b</ref>), as added by subsection (a), including the availability and distribution of items from such State stockpile to health care entities and other applicable entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2410">SEC. 2410. </num><heading>STUDY ON INCENTIVES FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF GENERIC MEDICINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b43db41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), acting through the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b43db42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct a study on the feasibility, including related to sustainment, and potential effectiveness, and utility of providing incentives for increased domestic production and capacity of specified generic medicines and their active pharmaceutical ingredients, which may include through applicable nonprofit or for-profit private entities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b43db43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b43db44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report on such study to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b43db45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b43db46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>Specified Generic Medicine.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>specified generic medicine</term>” means a generic drug approved under section 505(j) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/j">21 U.S.C. 355(j)</ref>) that is —</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b43db47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>used to prevent, mitigate, or treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, or used in a common procedure that could be life-threatening without such medicine;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b43db48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an antibiotic or antifungal used to treat a serious or life threatening infectious disease;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b43db49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>critical to the public health during a public health emergency; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b43db4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>life-supporting, life-sustaining, or intended for use in the prevention or treatment of a debilitating disease or condition.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2411">SEC. 2411. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b43db4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d–6b">42 USC 247d–6b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INCREASED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL ANTIBIOTIC DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4588fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4588fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4588fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Commissioner of Food and Drugs, may award contracts to increase the domestic manufacturing capacity of certain antibiotic drugs with identified supply chain vulnerabilities, or the active pharmaceutical ingredient or key starting material of such antibiotic drugs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5794">136 STAT. 5794</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4588ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive an award under this subsection, an entity shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458900-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b458901-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>be a manufacturer that is in compliance with, or demonstrates capability to comply with, the relevant requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458902-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, and in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>a description of proposed activities to be supported by an award under this subsection to increase manufacturing capacity for such antibiotic drug or drugs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the antibiotic drug or drugs, or related active pharmaceutical ingredients or key starting materials for such drug or drugs, that such entity intends to manufacture with any increased manufacturing capacity supported by an award under this subsection;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any additional products such increased manufacturing capacity could be used to manufacture;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>a description of the current supply chain for such antibiotic drugs, including any existing and applicable manufacturing facilities, known vulnerabilities in the supply chain, known or potential supply limitations, such as foreign export restrictions, or subsidies from foreign governments, as applicable;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>a description of how such entity may use advanced or flexible manufacturing in carrying out the terms of an award under this subsection; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b458909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote>a strategic plan regarding the maintenance, operation, and sustainment of such increased manufacturing capacity following the expiration of a contract under this subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45890a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>A recipient of an award under this subsection shall use such funds to build, expand, upgrade, modify, or recommission a facility located in the United States, which may include the purchase or upgrade of equipment, as applicable, to support increased manufacturing capacity of certain antibiotic drugs for which supply chain vulnerabilities exist, or the active pharmaceutical ingredient or key starting material of such antibiotic drugs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45890b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>An entity in receipt of an award under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require related to increasing domestic manufacturing capacity of antibiotic drugs pursuant to a contract under this subsection, including actions taken to implement the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(B)(vi).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45890c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b45890d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>Contract terms.—</heading><chapeau>The following shall apply to a contract to support increased domestic manufacturing capacity under this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45890e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b45890f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Milestone-based payments.—</heading><content>The Secretary may provide payment, including advance payment or partial payment for significant milestones, if the Secretary makes a determination that such payment is necessary and appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repayment</inline>.—</heading><content>The contract shall provide that such payment is required to be repaid if there is a failure to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5795">136 STAT. 5795</page> perform by the manufacturer under the contract; if the specified milestones are reached, an advance or partial payment shall not be required to be repaid.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract duration</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each contract shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-renewability</inline>.—</heading><content>A contract shall not be renewable.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications of extensions and terminations</inline>.—</heading><content>If the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b458915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b458916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Secretary decides to terminate a contract prior to its expiration, the Secretary shall notify the manufacturer within 90 days of such determination.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional terms</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, in any contract under this subsection—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458918-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>may specify—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b458919-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the amount of funding that will be dedicated by the Secretary for supporting increased manufacturing capacity under such contract; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b45891a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the amount of manufacturing capacity that such eligible entity must meet; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b45891b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b45891c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote>shall provide a clear statement of defined Federal Government purpose limited to uses related to increasing domestic manufacturing capacity for antibiotic drugs to address identified supply chain vulnerabilities and challenges to establishing and maintaining domestic manufacturing capacity.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45891d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b45891e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>Sustainment.—</heading><content>Each contract shall provide for the eligible entity to update the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(B)(vi) throughout the duration of such contract, as required by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b45891f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every year thereafter until the termination or expiration of all such contracts, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on any activities supported under subsection (a), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the antibiotic drugs for which the Secretary prioritized awards under subsection (a), including a description of how the Secretary consulted with stakeholders to inform such prioritization;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>information regarding each contract awarded pursuant to subsection (a), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the recipient of each such contract, including any recipients of a subaward;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the milestone and performance requirements pursuant to each such contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the duration of each such contract;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the amount of funding provided by the Secretary pursuant to each such contract, including any advanced or partial payments;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the antibiotic drugs supported through each such contract, including a description of the medical necessity of each such antibiotic drug and any supply chain vulnerabilities, limitations, and related characteristics <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5796">136 STAT. 5796</page> identified pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iv) for each such antibiotic drug; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the amount of increased manufacturing capacity for such antibiotic drug that each such contract supports; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a description of how such contracts address supply chain vulnerabilities, including increasing manufacturing capacity of antibiotic drugs in the United States; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b458929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a description of the strategic plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(vi) by each recipient of an award under subsection (a).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b45892a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45892b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to limit, directly or indirectly, or otherwise impact the private distribution, purchase, or sale of antibiotic drugs or active pharmaceutical ingredients or key starting materials; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45892c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>to authorize the Secretary to disclose any information that is a trade secret, or other privileged or confidential information subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b45892d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45892e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Active pharmaceutical ingredient</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>active pharmaceutical ingredient</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 744A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–41">21 U.S.C. 379j–41</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45892f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Antibiotic drug</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>antibiotic drug</term>” means an antibacterial or antifungal drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/j">21 U.S.C. 355(j)</ref>) that is of significant priority to providing health care and is medically necessary to have available at all times in an amount adequate to serve patient needs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45b040-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Key starting material</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>key starting material</term>” means any component of a drug that the Secretary determines to be necessary to the safety and effectiveness of the drug.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b45b041-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b45b042-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority to enter into new contracts under this section shall cease to be effective 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and, beginning on the date that is 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Enhancing Development and Combating Shortages of Medical Products</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2501">SEC. 2501. </num><heading>ACCELERATING COUNTERMEASURE DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b45d753-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 565 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–4">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b462574-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerating Countermeasure Development and Review During an Emergency</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5797">136 STAT. 5797</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b462575-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceleration of countermeasure development and review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, at the request of the sponsor of a countermeasure, during a domestic, military, or public health emergency or material threat described in section 564A(a)(1)(C), expedite the development and review of countermeasures that are intended to address such domestic, military, or public health emergency or material threat for approval, licensure, clearance, or authorization under this title or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b462576-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The actions to expedite the development and review of a countermeasure under paragraph (1) may include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b462577-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Expedited review of submissions made by sponsors of countermeasures to the Food and Drug Administration, including rolling submissions of countermeasure applications and other submissions.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b462578-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Expedited and increased engagement with sponsors regarding countermeasure development and manufacturing, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b462579-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>holding meetings with the sponsor and the review team and providing timely advice to, and interactive communication with, the sponsor regarding the development of the countermeasure to ensure that the development program to gather the nonclinical and clinical data necessary for approval, licensure, clearance, or authorization is as efficient as practicable;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b46257a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>involving senior managers and experienced review staff, as appropriate, in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary review;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b46257b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>assigning a cross-disciplinary project lead for the review team to facilitate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b46257c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>taking steps to ensure that the design of the clinical trials is as efficient as practicable, when scientifically appropriate, such as by minimizing the number of patients exposed to a potentially less efficacious treatment; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b46257d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>streamlining the review of approved, licensed, cleared, or authorized countermeasures to treat or prevent new or emerging threats, including the review of any changes to such countermeasures.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b46257e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Expedited issuance of guidance documents and publication of other regulatory information regarding countermeasure development and manufacturing.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b46257f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Other steps to expedite the development and review of a countermeasure application submitted for approval, licensure, clearance, or authorization, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b462580-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation of effect</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Secretary to grant, or take any other action related to, a request of a sponsor to expedite the development and review of a countermeasure for approval, licensure, clearance, or authorization under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2502">SEC. 2502. </num><heading>THIRD PARTY TEST EVALUATION DURING EMERGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b464c91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 565 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–4">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4</ref>), as amended by section 2501, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5798">136 STAT. 5798</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b469ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Third Party Evaluation of Tests Used During an Emergency</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b469ab3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469ab4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469ab5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>For purposes of conducting evaluations regarding whether an in vitro diagnostic product (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s809.3">section 809.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations)) for which a request for emergency use authorization is submitted under section 564 meets the criteria for issuance of such authorization, the Secretary may, as appropriate, consult with persons with appropriate expertise with respect to such evaluations or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with such persons under which such persons conduct such evaluations and make such recommendations, including, as appropriate, evaluations and recommendations regarding the scope of authorization and conditions of authorization.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b469ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements regarding evaluations and recommendations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b469ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In evaluating and making recommendations to the Secretary regarding the validity, accuracy, and reliability of in vitro diagnostic products, as described in paragraph (1), a person shall consider and document whether the relevant criteria under subsection (c)(2) of section 564 for issuance of authorization under such section are met with respect to the in vitro diagnostic product.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b469ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Written recommendations</inline>.—</heading><content>Recommendations made by a person under this subsection shall be submitted to the Secretary in writing, and shall include the reasons for such recommendation and other information that may be requested by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b469aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content> Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Secretary to consult with, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, persons as described in paragraph (1) for purposes of authorizing an in vitro diagnostic product or otherwise affecting the emergency use authorization authorities under this section or section 564.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b469abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21">21 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">360bbb–4 note.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) shall issue draft guidance on consultations with persons under subsection (i) of section 565 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–4">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4</ref>), as added by subsection (a), including considerations concerning conflicts of interest, compensation arrangements, and information sharing. Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote> later than 1 year after the public comment period on such draft guidance ends, the Secretary shall issue a revised draft guidance or final guidance.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2503">SEC. 2503. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b469ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading>PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b475e13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 506J of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356j">21 U.S.C. 356j</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b47fa54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="506K">“SEC. 506K. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b47fa55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356k">21 USC 356k</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b47fa56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program for the designation of platform technologies that meet the criteria described in subsection (b).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5799">136 STAT. 5799</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b47fa57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A platform technology incorporated within or utilized by a drug or biological product is eligible for designation as a designated platform technology under this section if—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the platform technology is incorporated in, or utilized by, a drug approved under section 505 of this Act or a biological product licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>preliminary evidence submitted by the sponsor of the approved or licensed drug described in paragraph (1), or a sponsor that has been granted a right of reference to data submitted in the application for such drug, demonstrates that the platform technology has the potential to be incorporated in, or utilized by, more than one drug without an adverse effect on quality, manufacturing, or safety; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>data or information submitted by the applicable person under paragraph (2) indicates that incorporation or utilization of the platform technology has a reasonable likelihood to bring significant efficiencies to the drug development or manufacturing process and to the review process.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b47fa5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request for Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>A person may request the Secretary designate a platform technology as a designated platform technology concurrently with, or at any time after, submission under section 505(i) of this Act or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act for the investigation of a drug that incorporates or utilizes the platform technology that is the subject of the request.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b47fa5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b47fa5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 calendar days after the receipt of a request under subsection (c), the Secretary shall determine whether the platform technology that is the subject of the request meets the criteria described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that the platform technology meets the criteria described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall designate the platform technology as a designated platform technology and may expedite the development and review of any subsequent application submitted under section 505(b) of this Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act for a drug that uses or incorporates the platform technology pursuant to subsection (e), as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination not to designate</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that the platform technology does not meet the criteria under subsection (b), the Secretary shall include with the determination not to designate the technology a written description of the rationale for such determination.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b47fa62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Revocation of designation.—</heading><content>The Secretary may revoke a designation made under paragraph (2), if the Secretary determines that the designated platform technology no longer meets the criteria described in subsection (b). The Secretary shall communicate the determination to revoke a designation to the requesting sponsor in writing, including a description of the rationale for such determination.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall prevent a product that uses or incorporates a designated platform technology from being eligible for expedited approval pathways if it is otherwise eligible under this Act or the Public Health Service Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5800">136 STAT. 5800</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b47fa64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may take actions to expedite the development and review of an application for a drug that incorporates or utilizes a designated platform technology, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>engaging in early interactions with the sponsor to discuss the use of the designated platform technology and what is known about such technology, including data previously submitted that is relevant to establishing, as applicable, safety or efficacy under section 505(b) of this Act or safety, purity, or potency under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>providing timely advice to, and interactive communication with, the sponsor regarding the development of the drug that proposes to use the designated platform technology to ensure that the development program designed to gather data necessary for approval or licensure is as efficient as practicable, which may include holding meetings with the sponsor and the review team throughout the development of the drug; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b47fa67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>considering inspectional findings, including prior findings, related to the manufacture of a drug that incorporates or utilizes the designated platform technology.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b47fa68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leveraging Data From Designated Platform Technologies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, consistent with applicable standards for approval, authorization, or licensure under this Act and section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act, allow the sponsor of an application under section 505(b) of this Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act or a request for emergency use authorization under section 564, in order to support approval, licensure, or authorization, to reference or rely upon data and information within an application or request for a drug or biological product that incorporates or utilizes the same platform technology designated under subsection (d), provided that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b482179-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>such data and information was submitted by the same sponsor, pursuant to the application for the drug with respect to which designation of the designated platform technology under subsection (d) was granted; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48217a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the sponsor relying on such data and information received a right of reference to such data and information from the sponsor described in paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b48217b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Changes to a Designated Platform Technology</inline>.—</heading><content>A sponsor of more than one application approved under section 505(b) of this Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act for drugs that incorporate or utilize a designated platform technology may submit a single supplemental application for proposed changes to the designated platform technology that may be applicable to more than one such drug that incorporates or utilizes the same designated platform technology. Such supplemental application may cross-reference data and information submitted in other applications and may include one or more comparability protocols regarding how such changes to the platform technology would be made for each applicable drug or biological product.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b48217c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48217d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>platform technology</term>’ means a well-understood and reproducible technology, which may include a nucleic acid sequence, molecular structure, mechanism of action, delivery method, vector, or a combination of any such technologies that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, that the sponsor demonstrates—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5801">136 STAT. 5801</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48217e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is incorporated in or utilized by a drug or biological product and is essential to the structure or function of such drug or biological product;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48217f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>can be adapted for, incorporated into, or utilized by, more than one drug or biological product sharing common structural elements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b482180-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>facilitates the manufacture or development of more than one drug or biological product through a standardized production or manufacturing process or processes.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b482181-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The term ‘<term>designated platform technology</term>’ means a platform technology that is designated as a platform technology under subsection (d).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b482182-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b482183-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>alter the authority of the Secretary to approve drugs pursuant to section 505 of this Act or license biological products pursuant to section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, including standards of evidence and applicable conditions for approval or licensure under the applicable Act; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b482184-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>confer any new rights with respect to the permissibility of a sponsor of an application for a drug product or biological product referencing information contained in another application submitted by the holder of an approved application under section 505(c) of this Act or of a license under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b482185-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b482186-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b482187-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356k">21 USC 356k note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall issue draft guidance on the implementation of this section. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b482188-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote>Such guidance shall include examples of drugs that can be manufactured using platform technologies, including drugs that contain or consist of vectors and nucleic acids, information about the Secretary’s review of platform technologies, information regarding submitting for designation, considerations for persons submitting a request for designation who have been granted a right of reference, the implementation of the designated platform technology designation program, efficiencies that may be achieved in the development and review of products that incorporate or utilize designated platform technologies, and recommendations and requirements for making and reporting manufacturing changes to a designated platform technology in accordance with section 506K(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by subsection (a)) and section 506A of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356a">21 U.S.C. 356a</ref>), as applicable.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b482189-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2026, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2029, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48218a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of requests for designation under the program under section 506K of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48218b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of designations under such program issued, active, and revoked;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48218c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the resources required to carry out such program (including the review time used for full-time equivalent employees);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5802">136 STAT. 5802</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48218d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>any efficiencies gained in the development, manufacturing, and review processes associated with such designations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b48218e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>recommendations, if any, to strengthen the program to better leverage platform technologies that can be used in more than one drug and meet patient needs in a manner as timely as possible, taking into consideration the resources available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for carrying out such program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2504">SEC. 2504. </num><heading>INCREASING EUA DECISION TRANSPARENCY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b48489f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 564(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–3/h">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4848a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4848a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on the internet website of the Food and Drug Administration and</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>promptly publish</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4848a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>application under section 505(i), 512(j), or 520(g), even if such summary may indirectly reveal the existence of such application</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>application, request, or submission under this section or section 505(b), 505(i), 505(j), 512(b), 512(j), 512(n), 515, 510(k), 513(f)(2), 520(g), 520(m), 571, or 572 of this Act, or section 351(a) or 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act, even if such summary may reveal the existence of such an application, request, or submission, or data contained in such application, request, or submission</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4848a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end of the second sentence the following: “<quotedText>, which may include a summary of the data and information supporting such revisions</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4848a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following: “<quotedText>Information made publicly available by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be considered a disclosure authorized by law for purposes of <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref></quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2505">SEC. 2505. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b486fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s393">21 USC 393 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING FDA GUIDANCE AND COMMUNICATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b490bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FDA Report and Implementation of Good Guidance Practices</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b490bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall develop, and publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a report identifying best practices for the efficient prioritization, development, issuance, and use of guidance documents, within centers, across the Food and Drug Administration, and across other applicable agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b490bfa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p></sidenote>a plan for implementation of such best practices, including across other applicable agencies, which shall address—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490bfb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>streamlining development and review of guidance documents within centers and across the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490bfc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>streamlining processes for regulatory submissions to the Food and Drug Administration, including through the revision or issuance of guidance documents; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490bfd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>implementing innovative guidance development processes and practices and transitioning or updating guidance issued during the COVID–19 public health emergency, as appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5803">136 STAT. 5803</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b490bfe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report and Implementation of FDA Best Practices for Communicating With External Stakeholders</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b490bff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall develop and publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a report on the practices of the Food and Drug Administration to broadly communicate with external stakeholders, other than through guidance documents, which shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490c00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a review of the types and methods of public communication that the Food and Drug Administration uses to communicate and interact with medical product sponsors and other external stakeholders;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490c01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the identification of best practices for the efficient development, issuance, and use of such communications; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490c02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b490c03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Implementation plan.</p></sidenote>a plan for implementation of best practices for communication with external stakeholders, which shall address—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490c04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>advancing the use of innovative forms of communication, including novel document types and formats, to provide increased regulatory clarity to product sponsors and other stakeholders, and advancing methods of communicating and interacting with medical product sponsors and other external stakeholders, including the use of tools such as product submission templates, webinars, and frequently asked questions communications;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490c05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>streamlining processes for regulatory submissions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b490c06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>implementing innovative communication development processes and transitioning or updating communication practices used during the COVID–19 public health emergency, as appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b490c07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing and publishing the report and implementation plan under this section, the Secretary shall consult with stakeholders, including researchers, academic organizations, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device developers, clinical research organizations, clinical laboratories, health care providers, patient groups, and other appropriate stakeholders.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b490c08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b490c09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>Manner of Issuance.—</heading><content> For purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary may update an existing report or plan, and may combine the reports and implementation plans described in subsections (a) and (b) into one or more documents.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b49331a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49331b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49331c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publications.</p></sidenote>Timing.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49331d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, publish a draft of the reports and plans required under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49331e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>not later than 180 days after publication of the draft reports and plans under paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49331f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>publish a final report and plan; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b493320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>begin implementation of the best practices pursuant to such final plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>MITIGATING SHORTAGES</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2511">SEC. 2511. </num><heading>ENSURING REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN DRUG AND DEVICE MANUFACTURERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b493321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration of Certain Foreign Establishments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 510(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360/i">21 U.S.C. 360(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5804">136 STAT. 5804</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b495a32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b495a33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply regardless of whether the drug or device undergoes further manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing at a separate establishment outside the United States prior to being imported or offered for import into the United States.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b495a34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b495a35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b495a36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360">21 USC 360 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Updating Regulations.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall update regulations, as appropriate, to implement the amendment made by subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2512">SEC. 2512. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b495a37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p></sidenote><heading>EXTENDING EXPIRATION DATES FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b49cf68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49cf69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49cf6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49cf6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49cf6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall issue draft guidance, or revise existing guidance, to address recommendations for sponsors of applications submitted under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>) regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b49cf6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>the submission of stability testing data in such applications, including considerations for data requirements that could be streamlined or reduced to facilitate faster review of longer proposed expiration dates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>establishing in the labeling of drugs the longest feasible expiration date scientifically supported by such data, taking into consideration how extended expiration dates may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>help prevent or mitigate drug shortages; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>affect product quality; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the use of innovative approaches for drug and combination product stability modeling to support initial product expiration dates and expiration date extensions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b49cf73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and again 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of drugs for which the Secretary has requested the manufacturer make a labeling change regarding the expiration date; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>for each drug for which the Secretary has requested a labeling change with respect to the expiration date, information regarding the circumstances of such request, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the name and dose of such drug;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the rationale for the request;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>whether the drug, at the time of the request, was listed on the drug shortage list under section 506E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356e">21 U.S.C. 356e</ref>), or was at risk of shortage;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>whether the request was made in connection with a public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b49cf7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>whether the manufacturer made the requested change by the requested date, and for instances where the manufacturer does not make the requested change, the manufacturer’s justification for not making the change, if the manufacturer agrees to provide such justification for inclusion in the report.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5805">136 STAT. 5805</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2513">SEC. 2513. </num><heading>COMBATING COUNTERFEIT DEVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a1c9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited Acts</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331">21 U.S.C. 331</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a43ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="fff">“(fff)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1b4a43ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Forging, counterfeiting, simulating, or falsely representing, or without proper authority using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other identification upon any device or container, packaging, or labeling thereof so as to render such device a counterfeit device.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a43ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Making, selling, disposing of, or keeping in possession, control, or custody, or concealing any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark or imprint of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any device or container, packaging, or labeling thereof so as to render such device a counterfeit device.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a43af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The doing of any act which causes a device to be a counterfeit device, or the sale or dispensing, or the holding for sale or dispensing, of a counterfeit device.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a43b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 303 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s333">21 U.S.C. 333</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a43b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (b)(8), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or who violates section 301(fff)(3) by knowingly making, selling or dispensing, or holding for sale or dispensing, a counterfeit device,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>a counterfeit drug</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a43b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or (6) for having violated section 301(fff)(2) if such person acted in good faith and had no reason to believe that use of the punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing involved would result in a device being a counterfeit device, or for having violated section 301(fff)(3) if the person doing the act or causing it to be done acted in good faith and had no reason to believe that the device was a counterfeit device</quotedText>” before the period.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a43b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Seizure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 304(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s334/a/2">21 U.S.C. 334(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a43b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and (E)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (E)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a43b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, (F) Any device that is a counterfeit device, (G) Any container, packaging, or labeling of a counterfeit device, and (H) Any punch, die, plate, stone, labeling, container, or other thing used or designed for use in making a counterfeit device or devices</quotedText>” before the period.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2514">SEC. 2514. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4a43b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>PREVENTING MEDICAL DEVICE SHORTAGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4a91d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506J of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356j">21 U.S.C. 356j</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a91d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or (h)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a91d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4a91da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (g) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ab8eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Additional Notifications.—</heading><content>The Secretary may receive voluntary notifications from a manufacturer of a device that is life-supporting, life-sustaining, or intended for use in emergency medical care or during surgery, or any other device the Secretary determines to be critical to the public health, pertaining to a permanent discontinuance in the manufacture of the device (except for any discontinuance as a result of an approved modification of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5806">136 STAT. 5806</page> device) or an interruption of the manufacture of the device that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in the supply of that device in the United States, and the reasons for such discontinuance or interruption.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ab8ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356j">21 USC 356j note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Guidance on Voluntary Notifications of Discontinuance or Interruption of Device Manufacture.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue draft guidance to facilitate voluntary notifications under subsection (h) of section 506J of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356j">21 U.S.C. 356j</ref>), as added by subsection (a). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeframes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Processes.</p></sidenote>Such guidance shall include a description of circumstances in which a voluntary notification under such subsection (h) may be appropriate, recommended timeframes for such a notification, the process for receiving such a notification, and actions the Secretary may take to mitigate or prevent a shortage resulting from a discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of a device for which such notification is received. The Secretary shall issue final guidance not later than 1 year after the close of the comment period for the draft guidance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ab8f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356j">21 USC 356j note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Guidance on Device Shortage Notification Requirement.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue or revise draft guidance regarding requirements under section 506J of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356j">21 U.S.C. 356j</ref>). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ab8f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>Such guidance shall include a list of each device product code for which a manufacturer of such device is required to notify the Secretary in accordance with section 506J.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="2515">SEC. 2515. </num><heading>TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4b0716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections to the CARES Act</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Division A of the CARES Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b0717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 3111(1),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b0718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356c">21 USC 356c</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b0719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 3112(d)(1),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b071a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374">21 USC 374</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and subparagraphs (A) and (B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as subparagraphs (A) and (B)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b071b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in section 3112(e),<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b071c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360">21 USC 360</ref>.</p></sidenote> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal Food, Drug, Cosmetic Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4b071d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Related to the CARES Act</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b071e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Section 506c</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 506C(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356c/a">21 U.S.C. 356c(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the flush text at the end, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the second comma after “<quotedText>in the United States</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b071f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b0720-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356c">21 USC 356c note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Effective date.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in section 3112 of division A of the CARES Act (<ref href="/us/pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4b0721-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Technical Correction to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 505B(f)(6)(I) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355c/f/6/I">21 U.S.C. 355c(f)(6)(I)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(3)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(4)(C)</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5807">136 STAT. 5807</page></content></subsection> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b0722-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3001">SEC. 3001. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b0723-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301">21 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3002">SEC. 3002. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4b0724-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a–1">21 USC 350a–1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>DEFINITION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  In this title, except as otherwise specified, the term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></section> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Reauthorizations</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3101">SEC. 3101. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–5/f">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,265,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3102">SEC. 3102. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s284m/d/1">42 U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$5,273,973 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3103">SEC. 3103. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN DEVICE EXEMPTION INCENTIVE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360j/m/6/A/iv">21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3104">SEC. 3104. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIA PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 305(e) of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/85">Public Law 110–85</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s282">42 U.S.C. 282 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,107,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3105">SEC. 3105. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION PERTAINING TO DRUGS CONTAINING SINGLE ENANTIOMERS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b4b5545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 505(u) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/u">21 U.S.C. 355(u)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b5546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(other than bioavailability studies)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>any clinical investigations</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4b5547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3106">SEC. 3106. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN DEVICE INSPECTIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 704(g)(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/g/11">21 U.S.C. 374(g)(11)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2027</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5808">136 STAT. 5808</page></content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3107">SEC. 3107. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF ORPHAN DRUG GRANTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b4b7c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 5 of the Orphan Drug Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360ee">21 U.S.C. 360ee</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ba369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ba36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(3)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ba36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the period at the end the following: “<quotedText>, and (4) developing regulatory science pertaining to the chemistry, manufacturing, and controls of individualized medical products to treat individuals with rare diseases or conditions</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ba36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$6,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3108">SEC. 3108. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PENDING GENERIC DRUG APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY REVIEW APPLICATIONS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 807 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ba36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/131/1073">131 Stat. 1073</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3109">SEC. 3109. </num><heading>REAUTHORIZATION OF THIRD-PARTY REVIEW PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 523(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360m/c">21 U.S.C. 360m(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on October 1, 2027</quotedText>” .</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Drugs and Biologics</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPETITION IMPROVEMENTS</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3201">SEC. 3201. </num><heading>PROMPT REPORTS OF MARKETING STATUS BY HOLDERS OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4c66be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356i">21 U.S.C. 356i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The holder of an application approved under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The holder of an application approved under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 of this Act or subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>established name</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>established name (or, in the case of a biological product, the proper name)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or abbreviated application number</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, abbreviated application number, or biologics license application number</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The holder of an application approved under subsection (c) or (j)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The holder of an application approved under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 of this Act or subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5809">136 STAT. 5809</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>established name</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>established name (or, in the case of a biological product, the proper name)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or abbreviated application number</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, abbreviated application number, or biologics license application number</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4c66c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional One-Time Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (c) of section 506I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356i">21 U.S.C. 356i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4c8dd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4c8dd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4c8dda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>Additional One-Time Report.—</heading><chapeau>Within 180 days of the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, all holders of applications approved under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act shall review the information in the list published under section 351(k)(9)(A) of the Public Health Service Act and shall submit a written notice to the Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c8ddb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>stating that all of the application holder’s biological products in the list published under such section 351(k)(9)(A) that are not listed as discontinued are available for sale; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c8ddc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>including the information required pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, for each of the application holder’s biological products that are in the list published under such section 351(k)(9)(A) and not listed as discontinued, but have been discontinued from sale or never have been available for sale.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4c8ddd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purple Book</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356i">21 U.S.C. 356i</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4c8dde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (d) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Failure To Meet Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a holder of an approved application fails to submit the information required under subsection (a), (b), or (c), the Secretary may—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4cb4f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>move the application holder’s drugs from the active section of the list published under section 505(j)(7)(A) to the discontinued section of the list, except that the Secretary shall remove from the list in accordance with section 505(j)(7)(C) drugs the Secretary determines have been withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>identify the application holder’s biological products as discontinued in the list published under section 351(k)(9)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, except that the Secretary shall remove from the list in accordance with section 351(k)(9)(B) of such Act biological products for which the license has been revoked or suspended for reasons of safety, purity, or potency.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4cb4f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the first sentence the following: “<quotedText>The Secretary shall update the list published under section 351(k)(9)(A) of the Public Health Service Act based on information provided under subsections (a), (b), and (c) by identifying as discontinued biological products that are not available for sale, except that biological products for which the license has been revoked or suspended for safety, purity, or potency reasons shall be removed from the list in accordance with section 351(k)(9)(B) of the Public Health Service Act.</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5810">136 STAT. 5810</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>monthly updates to the list</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>monthly updates to the lists referred to in the preceding sentences</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and shall update the list based on</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and shall update such lists based on</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Corrections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506I(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356i/e">21 U.S.C. 356i(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection 505(j)(7)(A)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 505(j)(7)(A)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4cb4fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection 505(j)(7)(C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 505(j)(7)(C)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3202">SEC. 3202. </num><heading>IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF RARE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report on Orphan Drug Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report summarizing the activities of the Food and Drug Administration, with respect to the period of fiscal years 2023 through fiscal year 2025, related to designating drugs under section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bb">21 U.S.C. 360bb</ref>) for a rare disease or condition and approving such drugs under section 505 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) or licensing such drugs under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>), including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of applications for such drugs under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>) received by the Food and Drug Administration, the number of such applications accepted and rejected for filing, and the numbers of such applications pending, approved, and for which a complete response letter has been issued by the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of applications for which the sponsor requested written recommendations pursuant to section 525 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360aa">21 U.S.C. 360aa</ref>) and the number of such applications for which the sponsor received such written recommendations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of trends in drug approvals for rare diseases and conditions across review divisions at the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the extent to which the Food and Drug Administration is consulting with external experts pursuant to section 569(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–8/a/2">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–8(a)(2)</ref>) on topics pertaining to drugs for a rare disease or condition, including how and when any such consultation is occurring;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the number of applications for which the Secretary allowed the sponsor to rely upon data and information pursuant to section 529A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360ff–1">21 U.S.C. 360ff–1</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau>a description of the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to promote best practices in the development of novel treatments for rare diseases or conditions, including—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5811">136 STAT. 5811</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>reviewer training on policies, methods, and tools related to rare diseases and conditions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>new regulatory science and coordinated support for patient and stakeholder engagement.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make the report under paragraph (1) available to the public, including by posting the report on the website of the Food and Drug Administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information disclosure</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure under section 301(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331/j">21 U.S.C. 331(j)</ref>) or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or subject to withholding under paragraph (4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b">section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><content>Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish final guidance related to the draft guidance titled, “Rare Diseases: Common Issues in Drug Development”, issued on February 1, 2019.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on European Union Safety and Efficacy Reviews of Drugs for Rare Diseases and Conditions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the “National Academies”) to conduct a study on processes for evaluating the safety and efficacy of drugs for rare diseases or conditions in the United States and the European Union, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>flexibilities, authorities, or mechanisms available to regulators in the United States and the European Union specific to rare diseases or conditions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>the consideration and use of supplemental data submitted during review processes in the United States and the European Union, including data associated with open label extension studies and expanded access programs specific to rare diseases or conditions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>an assessment of collaborative efforts between United States and European Union regulators related to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>product development programs under review;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>policies under development and those recently issued; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>scientific information related to product development or regulation; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed7fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for how Congress can support collaborative efforts described in subparagraph (C).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The contract under paragraph (1) shall provide for consultation with relevant stakeholders, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>representatives from the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>patients with rare diseases or conditions; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>patient groups that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed7ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>represent patients with rare diseases or conditions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>have international patient outreach.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed801-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The contract under paragraph (1) shall provide for, not later than 2 years after the date of entering into such contract—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5812">136 STAT. 5812</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed802-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the completion of the study under paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed803-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the submission of a report on the results of such study to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed804-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed805-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Public availability.—</heading><content>The contract under paragraph (1) shall provide for the National Academies to make the report under paragraph (3) available to the public, including by posting the report on the website of the National Academies.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ed806-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Meeting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall convene one or more public meetings to solicit input from stakeholders regarding the approaches described in paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approaches</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The public meeting or meetings under paragraph (1) shall address approaches to increasing and improving engagement with rare disease or condition patients, groups representing such patients, rare disease or condition experts, and experts on small population studies, in order to improve the understanding with respect to rare diseases or conditions of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed80a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>patient burden;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed80b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>treatment options; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed80c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>side effects of treatments, including understanding the risks of side effects relative to the health status of the patient and the progression of the disease or condition.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed80d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed80e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comments.</p></sidenote>Public docket.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a public docket to receive written comments related to the approaches addressed during each public meeting under paragraph (1). Such public <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed80f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>docket shall remain open for 60 days following the date of each such public meeting.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Reports.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 180 days after each public meeting under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall develop and publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a report on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the approaches discussed at the public meeting; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4ed815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>any related recommendations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4ed816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation on the Science of Small Population Studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 569(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–8/b">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–8(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (6), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (7), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4ed819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b4eff2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>the science of small population studies.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4eff2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4eff2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report assessing the policies, practices, and programs of the Food <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5813">136 STAT. 5813</page> and Drug Administration with respect to the review of applications for approval of drugs under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) and licensing of biological products under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>) intended to treat rare diseases and conditions.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content of report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>describe the activities of the Food and Drug Administration dedicated to the development and review of drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) and section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>describe challenges with developing and obtaining approval or licensure of drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions, such as challenges related to designing and conducting clinical trials, clinical trial subject recruitment and enrollment, study endpoints, and ensuring data quality, assessing the benefit-risk profile of drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions, and meeting requirements for approval or licensure;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4eff32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><chapeau>assess the effectiveness of policies and practices of the Food and Drug Administration related to the review of applications for drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>initiatives to support the development and review of drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions, including initiatives related to regulatory science, clinical trial design, statistical analysis, and other relevant topics;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>consideration of relevant patient-focused drug development data and information, including patient experience data and the views of patients, pursuant to section 569C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–8c">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–8c</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>training and other efforts to ensure the expertise of personnel of the Food and Drug Administration regarding the review of applications for drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>consultations and engagement with stakeholders and external experts pursuant to section 569 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–8">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–8</ref>);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4eff38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote>assess the extent to which the Food and Drug Administration is applying the policies and practices described in subparagraph (C) consistently across review divisions, and the factors that influence the extent to which such application is consistent; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4eff39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4eff3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4eff3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>include recommendations to address challenges and deficiencies identified, including recommendations to improve the effectiveness, consistency, and coordination of policies, practices, and programs of the Food and Drug Administration related to the review of applications for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5814">136 STAT. 5814</page> drugs and biological products intended to treat rare diseases and conditions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4eff3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “rare disease or condition”, “rare diseases or conditions”, and “rare diseases and conditions” have the meaning given the term “<term>rare disease or condition</term>” in section 526(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb/a/2">21 U.S.C. 360bbb(a)(2)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3203">SEC. 3203. </num><heading>EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b4f264d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s201/etseq">21 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 566 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–5">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b4fc28e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="566A">“SEC. 566A. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4fc28f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">21 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4fc290-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">360bbb–5a.</p></sidenote>EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4fc291-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Establishment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc292-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a program to support the adoption of, and improve the development of, innovative approaches to drug design and manufacturing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc293-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc294-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>facilitate and increase communication between public and private entities, consortia, and individuals with respect to innovative drug product design and manufacturing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc295-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>solicit information regarding, and conduct or support research on, innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc296-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>convene meetings with representatives of industry, academia, other Federal agencies, international agencies, and other interested persons, as appropriate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc297-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>convene working groups to support drug product design and manufacturing research and development;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc298-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>support education and training for regulatory staff and scientists related to innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc299-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>advance regulatory science related to the development and review of innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc29a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>convene or participate in working groups to support the harmonization of international regulatory requirements related to innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc29b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4fc29c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4fc29d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>award grants or contracts to carry out or support the program under paragraph (1).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc29e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants and contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To seek a grant or contract under this section, an entity shall submit an application—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc29f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>in such form and manner as the Secretary may require; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>how the entity will conduct the activities to be supported through the grant or contract; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>how such activities will further research and development related to, or adoption of, innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5815">136 STAT. 5815</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b4fc2a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>issue or update guidance to help facilitate the adoption of, and advance the development of, innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>include in such guidance descriptions of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>any regulatory requirements related to the development or review of technologies related to innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing, including updates and improvements to such technologies after product approval; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>data that can be used to demonstrate the identity, safety, purity, and potency of drugs manufactured using such technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an annual accounting of the allocation of funds made available to carry out this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a description of how Food and Drug Administration staff were utilized to carry out this section and, as applicable, any challenges or limitations related to staffing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the number of public meetings held or participated in by the Food and Drug Administration pursuant to this section, including meetings convened as part of a working group described in subparagraph (D) or (G) of subsection (a)(2), and the topics of each such meeting; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b4fc2ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the number of drug products approved or licensed, after the date of enactment of this section, using an innovative approach to drug product design and manufacturing.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3204">SEC. 3204. </num><heading>NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED AND CONTINUOUS PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b50ad0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3016 of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s399h">21 U.S.C. 399h</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b56c78f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3016">“SEC. 3016. </num><heading class="bold">NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED AND CONTINUOUS PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56c790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>may, to support the advancement, development, and implementation of advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>solicit requests for designation as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (in this section referred to as a ‘National Center of Excellence’);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56c794-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56c795-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designations.</p></sidenote>beginning not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, designate as National Centers of Excellence institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c796-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>request such designation; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c797-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>meet the eligibility criteria specified in subsection (c); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c798-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56c799-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p></sidenote>award grants to such institutions or consortia of institutions; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5816">136 STAT. 5816</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c79a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56c79b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designations.</p></sidenote>shall so designate not more than 5 institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56c79c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Request for Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>A request for designation under subsection (a) shall be made to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56c79d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility Criteria for Designation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a designation under this section, an institution of higher education or consortium of institutions of higher education shall include in its request for designation a description of the institution’s or consortium’s—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c79e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>physical capacity and technical capabilities to conduct advanced research on, and to develop and implement, advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56c79f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>collaboration or partnerships with other institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers, including generic and nonprescription manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and other relevant entities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>proven capacity to design, develop, implement, and demonstrate new, highly effective technologies for use in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>proven ability to facilitate training of a qualified workforce for advanced research on, and development and implementation of, advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b56eeb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>experience in participating in and leading advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing technology partnerships with other institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers, including generic and nonprescription manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and other relevant entities to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>support the implementation of advanced or continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing for companies manufacturing or seeking to manufacture in the United States;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>support Federal agencies with technical assistance and workforce training, which may include regulatory and quality metric guidance as applicable, and hands-on training, for advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>organize and conduct advanced research and development activities, with respect to advanced or continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, needed to develop new and more effective technology, and to develop and support technological leadership;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>develop best practices for designing, developing, and implementing advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing processes; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>identify and assess workforce needs for advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, and address such workforce needs, which may include the development and implementing of training programs; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eeb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eeba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>a plan, to be implemented within 2 years, to establish partnerships described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eebc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eebd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote>Termination of Designation.—</heading><content>The Secretary may terminate the designation of any National Center of Excellence designated under this section if the Secretary determines such National <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5817">136 STAT. 5817</page> Center of Excellence no longer meets the criteria specified in subsection (c). <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eebe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eebf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>Not later than 90 days before the effective date of such a termination, the Secretary shall provide written notice to the National Center of Excellence, including the rationale for such termination.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eec0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eec1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eec2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>Conditions for Designation.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition of designation as a National Center of Excellence under this section, the Secretary shall require that an institution of higher education or consortium of institutions of higher education enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which the institution or consortium agrees—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eec3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to collaborate directly with the Food and Drug Administration to publish the reports required by subsection (g);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eec4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to share data with the Food and Drug Administration regarding best practices and research generated through the funding under subsection (f);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eec5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eec6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote>to develop, along with industry partners (which may include large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers, including generic and nonprescription manufacturers, and contract research organizations or contract manufacturers that carry out drug development and manufacturing activities) and another institution or consortium designated under this section, if any, a strategic plan for developing an advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing workforce;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Strategic plan.</p></sidenote>to develop, along with industry partners and other institutions or consortia of such institutions designated under this section, a strategic plan for strengthening existing, and developing new, partnerships with other institutions of higher education or consortia thereof, or nonprofit organizations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>to provide an annual report to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the designee’s activities under this section, including a description of how the designee continues to meet and make progress on the criteria specified in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall award funding, through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to the entities designated as National Centers of Excellence under this section for the purposes of supporting the advanced research on, and development and implementation of, advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, and recommending improvements to advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>expanding capacity for advanced research on, and development of, advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>implementing advanced research capacity and capabilities in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing suitable for accelerating the development of drug products needed to respond to public health threats, mitigate or prevent drug shortages, address drug quality issues and supply chain disruptions, and other circumstances with respect to which the Secretary may determine the rapid development of new products or new manufacturing processes may be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency with fda mission</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As a condition on receipt of funding under this subsection, a National Center <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5818">136 STAT. 5818</page> of Excellence shall consider any input from the Secretary regarding the use of funding related to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>best practices to increase, and provide for the advancement of, advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing through the National Center of Excellence; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the extent to which activities conducted by the National Center of Excellence are consistent with the mission of the Food and Drug Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding a National Center for Excellence designated under this section from receiving funds under any other provision of this Act or any other Federal law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Review and Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than one year after the date on which the first designation is made under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>submit to Congress a report describing the activities, partnerships and collaborations, Federal policy recommendations, previous and continuing funding, and findings of, and any other applicable information from, the National Centers of Excellence designated under this section;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eed8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eed9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Expenses.</p></sidenote>include in such report an accounting of the Federal administrative expenses described in subsection (i)(2) over the reporting period; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eedb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eedc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>make such report available to the public in an easily accessible electronic format on the website of the Food and Drug Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eedd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eede-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>Center of excellence report.—</heading><content>An entity receiving a grant under this section shall, not later than 1 year after receiving such grant, and annually thereafter for the duration of the grant period, submit to the Secretary a summary of programs and activities funded under the grant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eedf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall periodically review the National Centers of Excellence designated under this section to ensure that such National Centers of Excellence continue to meet the criteria for designation under this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eee0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eee1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eee2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eee3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote>Additional report to congress.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first designation is made under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the National Centers of Excellence designated under this section, shall submit a report to the Congress on the role of the Food and Drug Administration in supporting advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eee4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a national framework of principles related to the implementation of advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a plan for the development of Federal regulations and guidance to support and facilitate the incorporation of advanced or continuous manufacturing into the development of pharmaceuticals;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>a plan for development of Federal regulations or guidance related to the review of advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, including how such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5819">136 STAT. 5819</page> manufacturing practices may be incorporated into the review of medical product applications; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>a summary of relevant feedback related to improving advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing solicited from the public, which may include other institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers, including generic and nonprescription manufacturers, and contract manufacturers, and other relevant entities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eee9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing</term>’ refers to a method of pharmaceutical manufacturing, or a combination of pharmaceutical manufacturing methods—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>that incorporates a novel technology, or uses an established technique or technology in a new or innovative way, that enhances drug quality or improves the manufacturing process for a drug, including processes that may apply to advanced therapies and the production of biological products, such as cell and gene therapies; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for which the input materials are continuously fed into and transformed within the process, and the output materials are continuously removed from the system, utilizing an integrated manufacturing process that consists of a series of 2 or more simultaneous unit operations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biological product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>biological product</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/i">42 U.S.C. 262(i)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drug</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>drug</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 201(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321/g">21 U.S.C. 321(g)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eeef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Institution of higher education</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1001/a">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eef0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eef1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eef2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eef3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b56eef4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Federal administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall not use more than 8 percent for Federal administrative expenses, including training, technical assistance, reporting, and evaluation.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eef5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eef6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eef7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s399h">21 USC 399h note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Transition Rule.—</heading><content>Section 3016 of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s399h">21 U.S.C. 399h</ref>), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall apply with respect to grants awarded under such section before such date of enactment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5820">136 STAT. 5820</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b56eef8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clerical Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The item relating to section 3016 in the table of contents in section 1(b) of the 21st Century Cures Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/255">Public Law 114–255</ref>) <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b56eef9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/130/1034">130 Stat. 1034</ref>.</p></sidenote><amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 3016. </designator> <label>National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3205">SEC. 3205. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b57150a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON CELL THERAPIES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall convene a public workshop with relevant stakeholders to discuss best practices on generating scientific data necessary to further facilitate the development of certain human cell-, tissue-, and cellular-based medical products (and the latest scientific information about such products) that are regulated as drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>) and biological products under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>), namely, stem cell and other cellular therapies.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3206">SEC. 3206. </num><heading>CLARIFICATIONS TO EXCLUSIVITY PROVISIONS FOR FIRST INTERCHANGEABLE BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b573c1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 351(k)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/k/6">42 U.S.C. 262(k)(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b573c1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b573c1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Upon review of</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary shall not make approval as an interchangeable biological product effective with respect to</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b573c1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>relying on</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that relies on</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b573c1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Secretary shall not make a determination under paragraph (4) that the second or subsequent biological product is interchangeable for any condition of use</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b573c20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the flush text that follows subparagraph (C)(ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>taken.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>taken, and the term ‘<term>first interchangeable biosimilar biological product</term>’ means any interchangeable biosimilar biological product that is approved on the first day on which such a product is approved as interchangeable with the reference product.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3207">SEC. 3207. </num><heading>GAO REPORT ON NONPROFIT PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b578a41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the “Comptroller General”) shall prepare a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b578a42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>what is known about nonprofit pharmaceutical manufacturing organizations, including the impact of such organizations on the development, availability, and cost of prescription drugs in the United States, which may include information with respect to the capacity and capability to help prevent or mitigate shortages of such drugs, and any challenges to manufacturing or other operations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b578a43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b578a44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b578a45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>recommendations to address such challenges.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b578a46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit the report described in subsection (a) to the Committee on Health, Education, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5821">136 STAT. 5821</page> Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3208">SEC. 3208. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b578a47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360aa">21 USC 360aa note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>RARE DISEASE ENDPOINT ADVANCEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b57d868-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b57d869-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary establishes procedures to provide increased interaction with sponsors of rare disease drug development programs for purposes of advancing the development of efficacy endpoints, including surrogate and intermediate endpoints, for drugs intended to treat rare diseases, including through—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b57ff7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>determining eligibility of participants for such program; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b57ff7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b57ff7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote>developing and implementing a process for applying to, and participating in, such a program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b57ff7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b57ff7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Public Workshops.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct up to 3 public workshops, which shall be completed not later than September 30, 2026, to discuss topics relevant to the development of endpoints for rare diseases, which may include discussions about—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b57ff7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>novel endpoints developed through the pilot program established under this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b57ff80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>as appropriate, the use of real world evidence and real world data to support the validation of efficacy endpoints, including surrogate and intermediate endpoints, for rare diseases.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b57ff81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b57ff82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the completed and ongoing activities in the pilot program established under this section and public workshops described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b57ff83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the outcomes of the pilot program established under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b57ff84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b57ff85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary shall issue guidance describing best practices and strategies for development of efficacy endpoints, including surrogate and intermediate endpoints, for rare diseases.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b57ff86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not accept any new application or request to participate in the program established by this section on or after October 1, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3209">SEC. 3209. </num><heading>ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b582697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b582698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b582699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>preclinical tests (including tests on animals)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nonclinical tests</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b58269a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>animal</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>nonclinical tests</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b58269b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (y) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5822">136 STAT. 5822</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b584dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="z">“(z) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonclinical Test Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section, the term ‘<term>nonclinical test</term>’ means a test conducted in vitro, in silico, or in chemico, or a nonhuman in vivo test, that occurs before or during the clinical trial phase of the investigation of the safety and effectiveness of a drug. Such test may include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b584dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Cell-based assays.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b584dae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Organ chips and microphysiological systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b584daf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Computer modeling.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b584db0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Other nonhuman or human biology-based test methods, such as bioprinting.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b584db1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>Animal tests.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b584db2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biosimilar Biological Product Applications</inline>.—</heading><content>Item (bb) of section 351(k)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/k/2/A/i/I">42 U.S.C. 262(k)(2)(A)(i)(I)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><item class="indentUp5 fontsize10" id="y1b584db3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>an assessment of toxicity (which may rely on, or consist of, a study or studies described in item (aa) or (cc)); and”</content></item> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3210">SEC. 3210. </num><heading>MODERNIZING ACCELERATED APPROVAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b59fb64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356/c">21 U.S.C. 356(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b59fb65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b59fb66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b59fb67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Approval of a product</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b59fb68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Approval of a product”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b59fb69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in clause (i) of such subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>appropriate postapproval studies</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an appropriate postapproval study or studies</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b59fb6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a227b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a227c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Studies not required.—</heading><content>If the Secretary does not require that the sponsor of a product approved under accelerated approval conduct a postapproval study under this paragraph, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration the rationale for why such study is not appropriate or necessary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a227d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a227e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Postapproval study conditions.—</heading><content>Not later than the date of approval of a product under accelerated approval, the Secretary shall specify the conditions for a postapproval study or studies required to be conducted under this paragraph with respect to such product, which may include enrollment targets, the study protocol, and milestones, including the target date of study completion.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a227f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Studies begun before approval</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require, as appropriate, a study or studies to be underway prior to approval, or within a specified time period after the date of approval, of the applicable product.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2280-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2281-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as prescribed by the Secretary in regulations which shall include an opportunity for an informal hearing)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>described in subparagraph (B)</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5823">136 STAT. 5823</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2282-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2283-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary may</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a2284-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2285-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in clause (i) of such subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drug with due diligence</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>product with due diligence, including with respect to conditions specified by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(C)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2286-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in clause (iii) of such subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shown to be</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>product is not</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a2287-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a70a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited procedures described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Expedited procedures described in this subparagraph shall consist of, prior to the withdrawal of accelerated approval—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>providing the sponsor with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote><content>due notice;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an explanation for the proposed withdrawal;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an opportunity for a meeting with the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appeal.</p></sidenote>an opportunity for written appeal to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the Commissioner; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>a designee of the Commissioner who has not participated in the proposed withdrawal of approval (other than a meeting pursuant to subclause (III)) and is not subordinate of an individual (other than the Commissioner) who participated in such proposed withdrawal;</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote>providing an opportunity for public comment on the proposal to withdraw approval;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>the publication of a summary of the public comments received, and the Secretary’s response to such comments, on the website of the Food and Drug Administration; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>convening and consulting an advisory committee on issues related to the proposed withdrawal, if requested by the sponsor and if no such advisory committee has previously advised the Secretary on such issues with respect to the withdrawal of the product prior to the sponsor’s request.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a70b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports of Postmarketing Studies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506B(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356b/a">21 U.S.C. 356b(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a70bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a70bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accelerated approval</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a sponsor of a drug approved pursuant to accelerated approval shall submit to the Secretary a report of the progress of any study required under section 506(c), including progress toward enrollment targets, milestones, and other information as required by the Secretary, not later than 180 days after the approval of such drug and not less frequently than every 180 days thereafter, until the study is completed or terminated. <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5824">136 STAT. 5824</page> The Secretary <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a70bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>shall promptly publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, in an easily searchable format, the information reported under this paragraph.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a70be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331">21 U.S.C. 331</ref>), as amended by title II, is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a97cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ggg">“(ggg)</num><chapeau> The failure of a sponsor of a product approved under accelerated approval pursuant to section 506(c)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to conduct with due diligence any postapproval study required under section 506(c) with respect to such product; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>to submit timely reports with respect to such product in accordance with section 506B(a)(2).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356">21 USC 356 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall issue guidance describing—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>how sponsor questions related to the identification of novel surrogate or intermediate clinical endpoints may be addressed in early-stage development meetings with the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the use of novel clinical trial designs that may be used to conduct appropriate postapproval studies as may be required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356/c/2/A">21 U.S.C. 356(c)(2)(A)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the expedited procedures described in section 506(c)(3)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356/c/3/B">21 U.S.C. 356(c)(3)(B)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>considerations related to the use of surrogate or intermediate clinical endpoints that may support the accelerated approval of an application under 506(c)(1)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356/c/1/A">21 U.S.C. 356(c)(1)(A)</ref>), including considerations in evaluating the evidence related to any such endpoints.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>Final guidance.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall issue—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>draft guidance under paragraph (1) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>final guidance not later than 1 year after the close of the public comment period on such draft guidance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a97dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356–2">21 USC 356–2</ref>.</p></sidenote>Accelerated Approval Council.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an intra-agency coordinating council (referred to in this subsection as the “Council”) within the Food and Drug Administration to ensure the consistent and appropriate use of accelerated approval across the Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to section 506(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356/c">21 U.S.C. 356(c)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The members of the Council shall consist of the following senior officials, or a designee of such official, from the Food and Drug Administration and relevant Centers:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The Director of the Oncology Center of Excellence.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>The Director of the Office of New Drugs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5825">136 STAT. 5825</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>The Director of the Office of Orphan Products Development.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>The Director of the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>The Director of the Office of Medical Policy.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>At least 3 directors of review divisions or offices overseeing products approved under accelerated approval, including at least one director within the Office of Neuroscience.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties of the council</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><content>The Council shall convene not fewer than 3 times per calendar year to discuss issues related to accelerated approval, including any relevant cross-disciplinary approaches related to product review with respect to accelerated approval.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy development</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Council shall directly engage with product review teams to support the consistent and appropriate use of accelerated approval across the Food and Drug Administration. Such engagement may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>developing guidance for Food and Drug Administration staff and best practices for, and across, product review teams, including with respect to communication between sponsors and the Food and Drug Administration and the review of products under accelerated approval;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>providing training for product review teams; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>advising review divisions on best practices with respect to product-specific development, review, and withdrawal of products under accelerated approval.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5a97f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Publication of a report.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Council shall publish on the public website of the Food and Drug Administration a report on the activities of the Council.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5a97f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356">21 USC 356 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Rule of Construction.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section (including the amendments made by this section) shall be construed to affect ongoing withdrawal proceedings for products approved pursuant to section 506(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356/c">21 U.S.C. 356(c)</ref>) for which a notice of proposed withdrawal has been published in the Federal Register prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Such proceedings may continue under procedures in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3211">SEC. 3211. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5a97f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ANTIFUNGAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5abf08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Draft Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue draft guidance for industry for the purposes of assisting entities seeking approval under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) or licensure under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>) of antifungal therapies designed to treat coccidioidomycosis (commonly known as Valley Fever).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5abf09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final Guidance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the close of the public comment period on the draft guidance issued pursuant <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5826">136 STAT. 5826</page> to subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall finalize the draft guidance.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5abf0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workshop</inline>.—</heading><content>To assist entities developing preventive vaccines for fungal infections and coccidioidomycosis, the Secretary shall hold a public workshop.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3212">SEC. 3212. </num><heading>ADVANCING QUALIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRODUCT INNOVATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5b0d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 505E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355f">21 U.S.C. 355f</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b0d2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (c)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b0d2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>;</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b0d2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b0d2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b5b3440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>an application pursuant to section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b3441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of this Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>section 505(b)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b3442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (g) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5b3443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5b3444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>Qualified Infectious Disease Product.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>qualified infectious disease product</term>’ means a drug (including a biological product), including an antibacterial or antifungal drug, for human use that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b3445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>acts on bacteria or fungi or on substances produced by such bacteria or fungi; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b3446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening infection, including such an infection caused by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b3447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>an antibacterial or antifungal resistant pathogen, including novel or emerging infectious pathogens; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5b3448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>qualifying pathogens listed by the Secretary under subsection (f).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5b3449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 524A(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n–1/a">21 U.S.C. 360n–1(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of this Act, or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act, that requires clinical data (other than bioavailability studies) to demonstrate safety or effectiveness</quotedText>” before the period.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3213">SEC. 3213. </num><heading>ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES DESIGNATION PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b5ba97a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s351/etseq">21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.</ref>), as amended by title II, is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 506K the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b5c6ccb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="506L">“SEC. 506L. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c6ccc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356">21 USC 356</ref><i>l</i>.</p></sidenote>ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES DESIGNATION PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5c6ccd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c6cce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate a program under which persons may request designation of an advanced manufacturing technology as described in subsection (b).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5827">136 STAT. 5827</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5c6ccf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Designation Process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a process for the designation under this section of methods of manufacturing drugs, including biological products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients of such drugs, as advanced manufacturing technologies. A method of manufacturing, or a combination of manufacturing methods, is eligible for designation as an advanced manufacturing technology if such method or combination of methods incorporates a novel technology, or uses an established technique or technology in a novel way, that will substantially improve the manufacturing process for a drug while maintaining equivalent, or providing superior, drug quality, including by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>reducing development time for a drug using the designated manufacturing method; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>increasing or maintaining the supply of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a drug that is life-supporting, life-sustaining, or of critical importance to providing health care; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a drug that is on the drug shortage list under section 506E.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation and Designation of an Advanced Manufacturing Technology</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>Submission.—</heading><chapeau>A person who requests designation of a method of manufacturing as an advanced manufacturing technology under this section shall submit to the Secretary data or information demonstrating that the method of manufacturing meets the criteria described in subsection (b) in a particular context of use. The Secretary may facilitate the development and review of such data or information by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>providing timely advice to, and interactive communication with, such person regarding the development of the method of manufacturing; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>involving senior managers and experienced staff of the Food and Drug Administration, as appropriate, in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary review of the method of manufacturing, as applicable.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Evaluation and designation.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 calendar days after the receipt of a request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether to designate such method of manufacturing as an advanced manufacturing technology, in a particular context of use, based on the data and information submitted under paragraph (1) and the criteria described in subsection (b).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5c93ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary designates a method of manufacturing as an advanced manufacturing technology, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>expedite the development and review of an application submitted under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, including supplemental applications, for drugs that are manufactured using a designated advanced manufacturing technology; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>allow the holder of an advanced technology designation, or a person authorized by the advanced manufacturing technology designation holder, to reference or rely upon, in an application submitted under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, including a supplemental application, data and information about the designated advanced manufacturing technology for use in manufacturing <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5828">136 STAT. 5828</page> drugs in the same context of use for which the designation was granted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5c93ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation and Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c93f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Public meeting.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of a public meeting, to be held not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, to discuss, and obtain input and recommendations from relevant stakeholders regarding—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the goals and scope of the program under this section, and the framework, procedures, and requirements suitable for such program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>ways in which the Food and Drug Administration will support the use of advanced manufacturing technologies and other innovative manufacturing approaches for drugs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program guidance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10">In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>not later than 180 days after the public meeting under paragraph (1), issue draft guidance regarding the goals and implementation of the program under this section; and<sidenote><p>Deadlines.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, issue final guidance regarding the implementation of such program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The guidance described in subparagraph (A) shall address—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the process by which a person may request a designation under subsection (b);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the data and information that a person requesting such a designation is required to submit under subsection (c), and how the Secretary intends to evaluate such submissions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c93ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the process to expedite the development and review of applications under subsection (d); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the criteria described in subsection (b) for eligibility for such a designation.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c9402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c9403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>Report.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report containing a description and evaluation of the program being conducted under this section, including the types of innovative manufacturing approaches supported under the program. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The number of persons that have requested designations and that have been granted designations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The number of methods of manufacturing that have been the subject of designation requests and that have been granted designations.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The average number of calendar days for completion of evaluations under subsection (c)(2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5c9408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote>An analysis of the factors in data submissions that result in determinations to designate and not to designate after evaluation under subsection (c)(2).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5829">136 STAT. 5829</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c9409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>The number of applications received under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, including supplemental applications, that have included an advanced manufacturing technology designated under this section, and the number of such applications approved.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5c940a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c940b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>may not consider any requests for designation submitted under subsection (c) after October 1, 2032; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5c940c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may continue all activities under this section with respect to advanced manufacturing technologies that were designated pursuant to subsection (b) prior to such date, if the Secretary determines such activities are in the interest of the public health.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>TRANSPARENCY, PROGRAM INTEGRITY, AND REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3221">SEC. 3221. </num><heading>SAFER DISPOSAL OF OPIOIDS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 505–1(e)(4)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355–1/e/4/B">21 U.S.C. 355–1(e)(4)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for purposes of rendering drugs nonretrievable (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s1300.05">section 1300.05 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation))</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3222">SEC. 3222. </num><heading>THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCE EVALUATIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b5cbb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 505(j)(7)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/j/7/A">21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5d304e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b5d304f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5d3050-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5d3051-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote>With respect to an application submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) for a drug that is subject to section 503(b) for which the sole difference from a listed drug relied upon in the application is a difference in inactive ingredients not permitted under clause (iii) or (iv) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s314.94/a/9">section 314.94(a)(9) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations), the Secretary shall make an evaluation with respect to whether such drug is a therapeutic equivalent (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s314.3">section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations)) to another approved drug product in the prescription drug product section of the list under this paragraph as follows:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5d3052-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>With respect to such an application submitted after the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, the evaluation shall be made with respect to a listed drug relied upon in the application pursuant to subsection (b)(2) that is a pharmaceutical equivalent (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s314.3">section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations)) to the drug in the application pursuant to subsection (b)(2) at the time of approval of such application or not later than 180 days after the date of such approval, provided that the request for such an evaluation is made in the original application (or in a resubmission to a complete response letter), and all necessary data and information are submitted in the original application (or in a resubmission in response to a complete response letter) for the therapeutic equivalence evaluation, including information to demonstrate bioequivalence, in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5830">136 STAT. 5830</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5d3053-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau>With respect to such an application approved prior to or on the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, the evaluation shall be made not later than 180 days after receipt of a request for a therapeutic equivalence evaluation submitted as part of a supplement to such application; or with respect to an application that was submitted prior to the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 but not approved as of the date of enactment of such Act, the evaluation shall be made not later than 180 days after the date of approval of such application if a request for such evaluation is submitted as an amendment to the application, provided that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5d3054-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>such request for a therapeutic equivalence evaluation is being sought with respect to a listed drug relied upon in the application, and the relied upon listed drug is in the prescription drug product section of the list under this paragraph and is a pharmaceutical equivalent (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s314.3">section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations)) to the drug for which a therapeutic equivalence evaluation is sought; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5d3055-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the amendment or supplement, as applicable, containing such request, or the relevant application, includes all necessary data and information for the therapeutic equivalence evaluation, including information to demonstrate bioequivalence, in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5d3056-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5d3057-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revisions.</p></sidenote>When the Secretary makes an evaluation under subclause (I), the Secretary shall, in revisions made to the list pursuant to clause (ii), include such information for such drug.”</content></subparagraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3223">SEC. 3223. </num><heading>PUBLIC DOCKET ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THIRD-PARTY VENDORS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5da588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5da58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5da58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote>Opening public docket.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall open a single public docket to solicit comments on factors that generally should be considered by the Secretary when reviewing requests from sponsors of drugs subject to risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to change third-party vendors engaged by sponsors to aid in implementation and management of the strategies.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da58c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Factors</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Such factors include the potential effects of changes in third-party vendors on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da58d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>patient access; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da58e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>prescribing and administration of the drugs by health care providers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da58f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5da590-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Closing public docket.—</heading><content>The Secretary may close such public docket not earlier than 90 days after such docket is opened.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da591-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No delay</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall delay agency action on any modification to a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5da592-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2026, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5831">136 STAT. 5831</page> and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da593-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of changes in third-party vendors (engaged by sponsors to aid implementation and management of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies) for an approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy the Secretary has approved under section 505–1(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355–1/h">21 U.S.C. 355–1(h)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da594-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>any issues affecting patient access to the drug that is subject to the strategy or considerations with respect to the administration or prescribing of such drug by health care providers that arose as a result of such changes; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5da595-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how such issues were resolved, as applicable.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3224">SEC. 3224. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5da596-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revisions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5da597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5da598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>ENHANCING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICINES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b5da599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 505(j)(10)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/j/10/A">21 U.S.C. 355(j)(10)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clauses (i) through (iii) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5dcbaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a revision to the labeling of the listed drug has been approved by the Secretary within 90 days of when the application is otherwise eligible for approval under this subsection;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5dcbab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the sponsor of the application agrees to submit revised labeling for the drug that is the subject of the application not later than 60 days after approval under this subsection of the application;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b5dcbac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the labeling revision described under clause (i) does not include a change to the ‘Warnings’ section of the labeling; and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Medical Devices</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3301">SEC. 3301. </num><heading>DUAL SUBMISSION FOR CERTAIN DEVICES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b5dcbad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 513 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360c">21 U.S.C. 360c</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5df2be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><chapeau>For a device authorized for emergency use under section 564 for which, in accordance with section 564(m), the Secretary has deemed a laboratory examination or procedure associated with such device to be in the category of examinations and procedures described in section 353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, the sponsor of such device may, when submitting a request for classification under section 513(f)(2), submit a single submission containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5df2bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the information needed for such a request; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5df2c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5df2c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>sufficient information to enable the Secretary to determine whether such laboratory examination or procedure satisfies the criteria to be categorized under section 353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3302">SEC. 3302. </num><heading>MEDICAL DEVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e19d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5e19d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5e19d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall convene one or more panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee not less than once per year for the purpose of providing advice to the Secretary on topics related to medical devices used in pandemic preparedness and response, including topics related to in vitro diagnostics.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e19d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Panel Member</inline>.—</heading><content>A panel convened under subsection (a) shall include at least 1 population health-specific representative.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5832">136 STAT. 5832</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e19d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This section shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2027.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3303">SEC. 3303. </num><heading>GAO REPORT ON THIRD-PARTY REVIEW.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b5e40e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than September 30, 2026, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the third-party review program under section 523 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360m">21 U.S.C. 360m</ref>). Such report shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5e40e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a description of the financial and staffing resources used to carry out such program;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5e40e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a description of actions taken by the Secretary pursuant section 523(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360m/b/2/C">21 U.S.C. 360m(b)(2)(C)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5e40ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5e40eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Audit.</p></sidenote>the results of an audit of the performance of select persons accredited under such program.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3304">SEC. 3304. </num><heading>CERTIFICATES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b5e67fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 801(e)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s381/e/4">21 U.S.C. 381(e)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5e67fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> clause (iii); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5e67fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e8f0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b5e8f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5e8f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>This paragraph applies to requests for certification under this subparagraph of a device manufactured by a device establishment located outside of the United States that is registered under section 510, if the device is listed pursuant to section 510(j), the device has been cleared, approved, or is not required to submit a premarket report pursuant to subsection (l) or (m) of section 510, and the device is imported or offered for import into the United States.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e8f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The Secretary shall issue the certification as described in clause (iii) if the device or devices for which certification is requested under this subparagraph meet the applicable requirements of this Act.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e8f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1b5e8f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5e8f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Fees.</p></sidenote>A certification for a device described in clause (i) shall be subject to the fee described in subparagraph (B).</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e8f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), a certification for a device described in clause (i) shall address and include the same material information as a ‘Certificate to Foreign Government’ and shall have a document title including the words ‘Certificate to Foreign Government’.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5e8f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5e8f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote>The requirements and procedures of subparagraph (E) shall apply to a denial of a certification under this subparagraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3305">SEC. 3305. </num><heading>ENSURING CYBERSECURITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5f5269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s351/etseq">21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b5f797a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="524B">“SEC. 524B. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5f797b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n–2">21 USC 360n–2</ref>.</p></sidenote>ENSURING CYBERSECURITY OF DEVICES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5f797c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>A person who submits an application or submission under section 510(k), 513, 515(c), 515(f), or 520(m) for a device that meets the definition of a cyber device under this section shall include such information as the Secretary may require to ensure that such cyber device meets the cybersecurity requirements under subsection (b).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5833">136 STAT. 5833</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa08d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cybersecurity Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The sponsor of an application or submission described in subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa08e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa08f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>submit to the Secretary a plan to monitor, identify, and address, as appropriate, in a reasonable time, postmarket cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exploits, including coordinated vulnerability disclosure and related procedures;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Processes.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>design, develop, and maintain processes and procedures to provide a reasonable assurance that the device and related systems are cybersecure, and make available postmarket updates and patches to the device and related systems to address—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on a reasonably justified regular cycle, known unacceptable vulnerabilities; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>as soon as possible out of cycle, critical vulnerabilities that could cause uncontrolled risks;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>provide to the Secretary a software bill of materials, including commercial, open-source, and off-the-shelf software components; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>comply with such other requirements as the Secretary may require through regulation to demonstrate reasonable assurance that the device and related systems are cybersecure.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term ‘<term>cyber device</term>’ means a device that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>includes software validated, installed, or authorized by the sponsor as a device or in a device;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>has the ability to connect to the internet; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>contains any such technological characteristics validated, installed, or authorized by the sponsor that could be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may identify devices, or categories or types of devices, that are exempt from meeting the cybersecurity requirements established by this section and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, and update, as appropriate, a list of the devices, or categories or types of devices, so identified by the Secretary.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited Act</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331/q">21 U.S.C. 331(q)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The failure to comply with any requirement under section 524B(b)(2) (relating to ensuring device cybersecurity).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331">21 USC 331 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Rule of Construction.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section, including the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to affect the Secretary’s authority related to ensuring that there is a reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of devices, which may include ensuring that there is a reasonable assurance of the cybersecurity of certain cyber devices, including for devices approved or cleared prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331">21 USC 331 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Effective Date.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. An application or submission submitted before such effective date shall not be subject to the requirements under subsection (a) or (b) of section 524B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n–2">21 USC 360n–2 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff on Device Cybersecurity.—</heading><content>Not <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter as appropriate, the Secretary, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5834">136 STAT. 5834</page> in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall review and, as appropriate and after soliciting and receiving feedback from device manufacturers, health care providers, third-party-device servicers, patient advocates, and other appropriate stakeholders, update the guidance entitled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices” (or a successor document).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n–2">21 USC 360n–2 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Resources Regarding Cybersecurity of Devices.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall update public information provided by the Food and Drug Administration, including on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, with information regarding improving cybersecurity of devices. Such information shall include information on identifying and addressing cyber vulnerabilities for health care providers, health systems, and device manufacturers, and how such entities may access support through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other Federal entities, including the Department of Health and Human Services, to improve the cybersecurity of devices.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote>GAO Report.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall publish a report identifying challenges in cybersecurity for devices, including legacy devices that may not support certain software security updates. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examinations.</p></sidenote>Through such report, the Comptroller General shall examine—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>challenges for device manufacturers, health care providers, health systems, and patients in accessing Federal support to address vulnerabilities across Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how Federal agencies can strengthen coordination to better support cybersecurity for devices; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>statutory limitations and opportunities for improving cybersecurity for devices.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fa0b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fa0b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360n–2">21 USC 360n–2 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Definition.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>device</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321/h">21 U.S.C. 321(h)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3306">SEC. 3306. </num><heading>BANS OF DEVICES FOR ONE OR MORE INTENDED USES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fc7c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 516(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360f/a">21 U.S.C. 360f(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fc7ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for one or more intended uses</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b5fc7cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in the matter following paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or to make such intended use or uses a banned intended use or uses. A device that is banned for one or more intended uses is not a legally marketed device under section 1006 when intended for such use or uses</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>banned device</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b5fc7cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fc7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360f">21 USC 360f note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Rule of Construction.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to amend, in accordance with section 516 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360f">21 U.S.C. 360f</ref>), as amended by this section, and <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch5">chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, regulations promulgated pursuant to such section 516, as amended by this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3307">SEC. 3307. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b5fc7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360g–2">21 USC 360g–2</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>THIRD PARTY DATA TRANSPARENCY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6015ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent the Secretary relies on any data, analysis, or other information or findings provided by entities that has been funded in whole or in part by, or otherwise performed <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5835">136 STAT. 5835</page> under contract with, the Food and Drug Administration, in regulatory decision-making with respect to devices, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6015f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>request access to the datasets, inputs, clinical or other assumptions, methods, analytical code, results, and other components underlying or comprising the analysis, conclusions, or other findings upon which the Secretary seeks to rely; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6015f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6015f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>in the event that information described in paragraph (1) is used to support regulatory decision-making, and as otherwise appropriate, to the extent practicable, provide the manufacturer or manufacturers subject to such decision a summary of such information, subject to protection of confidential commercial information or trade secret information or personally identifiable information.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6015f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6015f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Report.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, a report on the number of postmarket device signals communications issued by the Secretary, the sources of data for such signals, and how such signals were revised or resolved.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6015f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the delay of any regulatory decision-making or other action of the Food and Drug Administration.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3308">SEC. 3308. </num><heading>PREDETERMINED CHANGE CONTROL PLANS FOR DEVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b608b26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s351/etseq">21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 515B (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360e–3">21 U.S.C. 360e–3</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b60b237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="515C">“SEC. 515C. </num><heading class="bold"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60b238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360e–4">21 USC 360e–4</ref>.</p></sidenote>PREDETERMINED CHANGE CONTROL PLANS FOR DEVICES.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b60b239-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approved Devices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60b23a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 515(d)(5)(A), a supplemental application shall not be required for a change to a device approved under section 515, if such change is consistent with a predetermined change control plan that is approved pursuant to paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60b23b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Predetermined change control plan</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may approve a predetermined change control plan submitted in an application, including a supplemental application, under section 515 that describes planned changes that may be made to the device (and that would otherwise require a supplemental application under section 515), if the device remains safe and effective without any change.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d94f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>Scope.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require that a change control plan include labeling required for safe and effective use of the device as such device changes pursuant to such plan, notification requirements if the device does not function as intended pursuant to such plan, and performance requirements for changes made under the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b60d950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cleared Devices</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 510(k), a premarket notification shall not be required for a change to a device cleared under section 510(k), if such change is consistent with an established predetermined change control plan granted pursuant to paragraph (2).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5836">136 STAT. 5836</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Predetermined change control plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may clear a predetermined change control plan submitted in a notification submitted under section 510(k) that describes planned changes that may be made to the device (and that would otherwise require a new notification), if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the device remains safe and effective without any such change; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the device would remain substantially equivalent to the predicate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d956-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d957-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p></sidenote>Scope.—</heading><content>The Secretary may require that a change control plan include labeling required for safe and effective use of the device as such device changes pursuant to such plan, notification requirements if the device does not function as intended pursuant to such plan, and performance requirements for changes made under the plan.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b60d959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d95a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Predicate Devices.—</heading><content>In making a determination of substantial equivalence pursuant to section 513(i), the Secretary shall not compare a device to changed versions of a device implemented in accordance with an established predetermined change control plan as a predicate device. Only the version of the device cleared or approved, prior to changes made under the predetermined change control plan, may be used by a sponsor as a predicate device.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b60d95b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d95c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cleared devices</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 510(l)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360/l/1">21 U.S.C. 360(l)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or with respect to a change that is consistent with a predetermined change control plan cleared under section 515C</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d95d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Approved devices</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 515(d)(5)(A)(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360e/d/5/A/i">21 U.S.C. 360e(d)(5)(A)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A supplemental</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Unless the change is consistent with a predetermined change control plan approved under section 515C, a supplemental</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b60d95e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Documentation of rationale for significant decisions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 517A(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360g–1/a/1">21 U.S.C. 360g–1(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b60d95f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b60d960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide a substantive summary of the scientific and regulatory rationale for any significant decision of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health regarding submission or review of a report under section 510(k), a petition for classification under section 513(f), an application under section 515, or an application for an exemption under section 520(g), including documentation of significant controversies or differences of opinion and the resolution of such controversies or differences of opinion.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3309">SEC. 3309. </num><heading>SMALL BUSINESS FEE WAIVER.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b612781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738(a)(3)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j">21 U.S.C. 379j</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b612782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>No fee</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b612783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>No fee”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b612784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b6175a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Small businesses fee waiver</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6175a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of small business</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this clause, the term ‘<term>small business</term>’ <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5837">136 STAT. 5837</page> means an entity that reported $1,000,000 or less of gross receipts or sales in its most recent Federal income tax return for a taxable year, including such returns of all of its affiliates.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6175a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Waiver.—</heading><content>The Secretary may grant a waiver of the fee required under subparagraph (A) for the annual registration (excluding the initial registration) of an establishment for a year, beginning on October 1, 2024, if the Secretary finds that the establishment is a small business and paying the fee for such year represents a financial hardship to the establishment as determined by the Secretary.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6175ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Firms submitting tax returns to the united states internal revenue </inline><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certifications.</p></sidenote>service.—</heading><content>The establishment shall support its claim that it meets the definition under subclause (I) by submission of a copy of its most recent Federal income tax return for a taxable year, and a copy of such returns of its affiliates, which show an amount of gross sales or receipts that is less than the maximum established in subclause (I). The establishment, and each of such affiliates, shall certify that the information provided is a true and accurate copy of the actual tax forms they submitted to the Internal Revenue Service. If no tax forms are submitted for any affiliate, the establishment shall certify that the establishment has no affiliates.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6175ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Firms not submitting tax returns to the united states internal revenue service</inline>.—</heading><content>In the<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote> case of an establishment that has not previously submitted a Federal income tax return, the establishment and each of its affiliates shall demonstrate that it meets the definition under subclause (I) by submission of a signed certification, in such form as the Secretary may direct through a notice published in the Federal Register, that the establishment or affiliate meets the criteria for a small business and a certification, in English, from the national taxing authority, if extant, of the country in which the establishment or, if applicable, affiliate is headquartered. The certification from such taxing authority shall bear the official seal of such taxing authority and shall provide the establishment’s or affiliate’s gross receipts or sales for the most recent year in both the local currency of such country and in United States dollars, the exchange rate used in converting such local currency to dollars, and the dates during which these receipts or sales were collected. The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote>establishment shall also submit a statement signed by the head of the establishment’s firm or by its chief financial officer that the establishment has submitted certifications for all of its affiliates, or that the establishment has no affiliates.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5838">136 STAT. 5838</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6175b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Request for waiver.—</heading><content>An establishment seeking a fee waiver for a year under this clause shall submit supporting information to the Secretary at least 60 days before the fee is required pursuant to subparagraph (C). The decision of the Secretary regarding whether an entity may receive the waiver for such year is not reviewable.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6175b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Taxing Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 738(d)(2)(B)(iii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/d/2/B/iii">21 U.S.C. 379j(d)(2)(B)(iii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, if extant,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>national taxing authority</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Infant Formula</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3401">SEC. 3401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6175b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a–1">21 USC 350a–1</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PROTECTING INFANTS AND IMPROVING FORMULA SUPPLY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b654647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b654648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>infant formula</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 201(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321/z">21 U.S.C. 321(z)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b654649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Critical food</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321">21 U.S.C. 321</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b65464a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ss">“(ss) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>critical food</term>’ means a food that is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65464b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an infant formula; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65464c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>a medical food, as defined in section 5(b)(3) of the Orphan Drug Act.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b65464d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Office of Critical Foods</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65464e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65464f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition an office to be known as the Office of Critical Foods.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b654650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall appoint a Director to lead such Office.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b654651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><content>The Office of Critical Foods shall be responsible for oversight, coordination, and facilitation of activities related to critical foods, as defined in section 201(ss) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a)(2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b654652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premarket Submissions of Infant Formula to Address Shortages</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a">21 U.S.C. 350a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b656d63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Premarket Submissions To Address Shortages</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b656d65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b656d66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b656d67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall waive the 90-day premarket submission requirement under subsection (c) and apply a 30-day premarket submission requirement for any person who intends to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any new infant formula.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The waiver authority under this subsection shall remain in effect—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for 90 days beginning on the date that the Secretary distributes information under section 424(a)(2) with respect to a shortage of infant formula; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b656d6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>such longer period as the Secretary determines appropriate, to prevent or mitigate a shortage of infant formula.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b656d6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5839">136 STAT. 5839</page> and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that includes—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of premarket submissions for new infant formula the Secretary has received under section 412(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a/d">21 U.S.C. 350a(d)</ref>) each year since 2012;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how many of such submissions received requests from the Secretary for additional information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how long after receiving such submissions the Secretary sent such requests for additional information;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>what additional information the Secretary requested of the persons submitting such submissions; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the date each new infant formula described in subparagraph (A) was first marketed, if available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b656d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b656d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b656d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>Infant Formula Flexibilities.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish a list on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services providing information on how to identify appropriate substitutes for infant formula products in shortage that are relied upon by infants and other individuals with inborn errors of metabolism or other serious health conditions.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b656d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Harmonization of Infant Formula Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b656d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b659487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>shall participate in meetings with representatives from other countries to discuss methods and approaches to harmonizing regulatory requirements for infant formula, including with respect to inspections, labeling, and nutritional requirements; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b659488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b659489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote>may enter into arrangements or agreements regarding such requirements with other countries, as appropriate, including arrangements or agreements with a foreign government or agency of a foreign government to recognize the inspection of foreign establishments that manufacture infant formula for export to the United States.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65948a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on infant formula</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65948b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65948c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65948d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65948e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this paragraph as the “National Academies”) to examine and report on challenges in supply, market competition, and regulation of infant formula in the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65948f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of the report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report developed pursuant to the agreement under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b659490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b659491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b659492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>assess and evaluate—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b659493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>infant formula marketed in the United States;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b659494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>any challenges in supply, or market competition with respect to such infant formula; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b659495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>any differences between infant formula marketed in the United States and infant formula marketed in the European Union, including with respect to nutritional content and applicable labeling and other regulatory requirements; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b659496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b659497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b659498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>include recommendations, including for infant formula manufacturers, on measures to address supply and market competition in the United States.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5840">136 STAT. 5840</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b659499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>The agreement under subparagraph (A) shall specify that the National Academies shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, complete such study and submit a report on the results of such study to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b65949a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transparency and Accountability To Support Infant Formula Innovation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65949b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional notification of recall</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a">21 U.S.C. 350a</ref>), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b65bbac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Congressional Notification of Recall</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65bbae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Not later than 24 hours after the initiation of a recall of infant formula as described in subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a notification of such recall.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65bbb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summaries.</p></sidenote>Contents.—</heading><chapeau>A notification under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>If the recall is required by the Food and Drug Administration, a summary of the information supporting a determination that the adulterated or misbranded infant formula presents a risk to human health.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>If the recall is voluntarily initiated by the manufacturer, a summary of the information provided to the Food and Drug Administration by the manufacturer regarding infant formula that has left the control of the manufacturer that may be adulterated or misbranded.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Specification of when the Food and Drug Administration was first made aware of the instance or circumstances surrounding the recall.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65bbb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>An initial estimate of the disruption in domestic production that may result from the recall.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65bbb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual report to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a">21 U.S.C. 350a</ref>), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b65e2c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">“(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than March 30 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress containing, with respect to the preceding calendar year, the following information:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The number of submissions received by the Secretary under subsection (d).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The number of such submissions that included any new ingredients that were not included in any infant formula already on the market.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The number of inspections conducted by the Food and Drug Administration or any agent thereof to evaluate compliance with the requirements for infant formulas under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The time between any inspection referred to in subparagraph (C) and any necessary reinspection to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5841">136 STAT. 5841</page> evaluate compliance with the requirements for infant formulas under subsection (b).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>A breakdown of the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) between foreign and domestic manufacturers and facilities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that the reports under paragraph (1) do not include any information that is a trade secret or confidential information subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New infant formula submissions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 412(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a/d">21 U.S.C. 350a(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b65e2d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65e2d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall provide a response to a submission under this subsection not later than 45 days after receiving such submission.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b65e2d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65e2d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65e2d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>List of nutrients.—</heading><content>Section 412(i)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a/i">21 U.S.C. 350a(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or, if revised by the Secretary under paragraph (2), as so revised</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>, which shall be reviewed by the Secretary every 4 years as appropriate. In reviewing such table, the Secretary shall consider any new scientific data or information related to infant formula nutrients, including international infant formula standards.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b65e2d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote> The Secretary may revise the list of nutrients and the required level for any nutrient required by the table</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6609e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Guidance.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance regarding information sponsors may consider including in submissions required under section 412(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a/d">21 U.S.C. 350a(d)</ref>), including considerations for meeting each of the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (d).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical correction</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 412(c)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a/c/1/B">21 U.S.C. 350a(c)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (c)(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (d)(1)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6609e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to Recall</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Manufacturer submission</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Promptly after the initiation of a recall of infant formula, the manufacturer of the recalled infant formula shall submit information to the Secretary regarding such recall.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6609ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plans.</p></sidenote>Contents.—</heading><chapeau>A submission under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6609ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Timeline.</p></sidenote>A plan (including an estimated timeline, as applicable) of actions the manufacturer will take, suited to the individual circumstances of the particular recall, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>to identify and address any cause of, and contributing factor in, known or suspected adulteration or known or suspected misbranding; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>if appropriate, to restore operation of the impacted facilities.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>In the case that a recall of the manufacturer’s infant formula products, and subsequent actions to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5842">136 STAT. 5842</page> respond to such recall, impacts over 10 percent of the production of the infant formula intended for sale in the United States, a plan to backfill the supply of the manufacturer’s infant formula supply if the current domestic supply of such infant formula has fallen, or is expected to fall, below the expected demand for the formula.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Promptly after a submission under paragraph (1) is received, the Secretary shall provide such submission, together with the information specified in subparagraph (B), in a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Information concerning the current domestic supply of infant formula, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>a breakdown of the specific types of formula involved; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6609f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote>an estimate of how long current supplies will last.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>If a submission or submissions under paragraph (1) show that the recall and subsequent actions to respond to the recall impact over 10 percent of the domestic production of infant formula intended for sale in the United States—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>actions to work with the impacted manufacturer or other manufacturers to increase production; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>specification of—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>any additional authorities needed regarding production or importation to fill a supply gap; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>any supplemental funding necessary to address the shortage.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6609ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>This subsection shall cease to have force or effect on September 30, 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b660a00-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>Coordination With Manufacturer.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>Communication following inspection.—</heading><chapeau>Upon completing an inspection of an infant formula manufacturing facility impacted by a recall, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall provide the manufacturer involved a list of any actions necessary to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>address deficiencies contributing to the potential adulteration or misbranding of product at the facility; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>safely restart production at the facility.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Response to manufacturer</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 7 days after receiving a written communication from a manufacturer of infant formula containing corrective actions to address manufacturing deficiencies identified during an inspection of a facility engaged in the manufacturing of an infant formula impacted by a recall, the Secretary, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5843">136 STAT. 5843</page> acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall provide a substantive response to such communication concerning the sufficiency of the proposed corrective actions.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspections</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure timely communication with a manufacturer of infant formula following an inspection of a facility engaged in the manufacturing of infant formula for consumption in the United States. If a reinspection of a manufacturer of an infant formula is required to ensure that such manufacturer completed any remediation actions or addressed any deficiencies, the Secretary shall reinspect such facility in a timely manner. The Secretary shall prioritize and expedite an inspection or reinspection of an establishment that could help mitigate or prevent a shortage of an infant formula.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual inspections</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than once per calendar year thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct inspections, including unannounced inspections, of the facilities (including foreign facilities) of each manufacturer of an infant formula required to be registered under section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a/c/1/A">21 U.S.C. 350a(c)(1)(A)</ref>), in accordance with a risk-based approach and ensure timely and effective internal coordination and alignment among the Office of Regulatory Affairs and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote>In meeting the inspection requirements under this subsection, the Secretary may rely on inspections conducted by foreign regulatory authorities, under arrangements or agreements, and conducted by State agencies under contract, memoranda of understanding, or any other obligation.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b660a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>National Strategy on Infant Formula.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and other heads of relevant departments and agencies, shall develop and issue, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a national strategy on infant formula to increase the resiliency of the infant formula supply chain, protect against future contamination and other potential causes of supply disruptions and shortages, and ensure parents and caregivers have access to infant formula and information they need.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote>Immediate national strategy.—</heading><chapeau>The national strategy under paragraph (1) shall include efforts—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>to increase the resiliency of the infant formula supply chain in the short-term by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>assessing causes of any supply disruption or shortage of infant formula in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act and potential causes of future supply disruptions and shortages;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>assessing and addressing immediate infant formula needs associated with the shortage; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>developing a plan to increase infant formula supply, including through increased competition; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>to ensure the development and updating of education and communication materials for parents and caregivers that cover—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>where and how to find infant formula;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>comparable infant formulas on the market;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5844">136 STAT. 5844</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>what to do if a specialty infant formula is unavailable;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>safe practices for handling infant formula; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>other topics, as appropriate.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote>Long-term strategy.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report described in subsection (f)(2), the Secretary shall update the national strategy under paragraph (1) to include efforts to improve preparedness against infant formula shortages in the long-term by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>outlining methods to improve information-sharing between the Federal Government and State and local governments, and other entities as appropriate, regarding shortages;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recommending measures for protecting the integrity of the infant formula supply and preventing contamination;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b660a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Outline.</p></sidenote>outlining methods to incentivize new infant formula manufacturers to increase supply and mitigate future shortages; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b660a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>recommending other necessary authorities to gain insight into the supply chain and risk for shortages, and to incentivize new infant formula manufacturers.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b660a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meaningful Disruption in the Production of Critical Food</inline>.—</heading><content>Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s341/etseq">21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b667e56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="424">“SEC. 424. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350m">21 USC 350m</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">REQUIREMENTS FOR CRITICAL FOOD.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b667e58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of Meaningful Disruption for Critical Food</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A manufacturer of a critical food (as defined in section 201(ss)) shall notify the Secretary of a permanent discontinuance in the manufacture or an interruption of the manufacture of such food that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in the supply of such food in the United States, and the reasons for such discontinuance or interruption, as soon as practicable, but not later than 5 business days after such discontinuance or such interruption.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Distribution of information.—</heading><content>Not later than 5 calendar days after receiving a notification under paragraph (1), if the Secretary has determined that such discontinuance or interruption has resulted, or is likely to result, in a shortage of such critical food, the Secretary shall distribute, to the Secretary of Agriculture and to the maximum extent practicable to the appropriate entities, as determined by the Secretary through such means as the Secretary determines appropriate, information on such shortage.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to disclose any information that is a trade secret or confidential information subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>Meaningful disruption.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>meaningful disruption</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>means a change in production that is reasonably likely to lead to a significant reduction in the supply of a critical food by a manufacturer that affects the ability <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5845">136 STAT. 5845</page> of the manufacturer to meet expected demand for its product; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>does not include interruptions in manufacturing due to matters such as routine maintenance, changes or discontinuance of flavors, colors, or other insignificant formulation characteristics, or insignificant changes in manufacturing so long as the manufacturer expects to resume operations in a short period of time.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b667e62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote>Risk Management Plans.—</heading><chapeau>Each manufacturer of a critical food shall develop, maintain, and implement, as appropriate, a redundancy risk management plan that identifies and evaluates risks to the supply of the food, as applicable, for each establishment in which such food is manufactured. A risk management plan under this subsection—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>may identify and evaluate risks to the supply of more than one critical food, or critical food category, manufactured at the same establishment;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>may identify mechanisms by which the manufacturer would mitigate the impacts of a supply disruption through alternative production sites, alternative suppliers, stockpiling of inventory, or other means; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>shall be subject to inspection and copying by the Secretary pursuant to an inspection under section 704.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b667e67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Failure To Meet Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If a person fails to submit information required under, and in accordance with, subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Letter.</p></sidenote><content>the Secretary shall issue a letter to such person informing such person of such failure; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>not later than 45 calendar days after the issuance of a letter under subparagraph (A), subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available to the public on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, with appropriate redactions made to protect the information described in subsection (a)(3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the letter issued under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>at the request of such person, any response to such letter such person submitted to the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b667e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b667e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>Exception.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that the letter under paragraph (1) was issued in error or, after review of such response, the person had a reasonable basis for not submitting a notification as required under subsection (a), the requirements of paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b667e74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="l">(l) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specialty Infant Formula for Importation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s350a">21 U.S.C. 350a</ref>), as amended by subsection (f)(2), is further amended by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b66a585-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">“(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of Requirements for Importation of Specialty Infant Formula</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66a586-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66a587-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may, during a shortage of specialty infant formula as determined by the Secretary, waive any requirement under this Act applicable to facilitate the importation of specialty infant formula. Such a waiver may be applicable to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66a588-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the importation of specialty infant formula from any country that is determined by the Secretary to be <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5846">136 STAT. 5846</page> implementing and enforcing requirements for infant formula that provide a similar assurance of safety and nutritional adequacy as the requirements of this Act; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66a589-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the distribution and sale of such imported specialty infant formula.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66a58a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to require a recall of, or otherwise impose restrictions and requirements under this Act with respect to, specialty infant formula that is subject to a waiver under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66a58b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of specialty infant formula</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>specialty infant formula</term>’ means infant formula described in subsection (h)(1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b66cc9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="m">(m) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Importation for Personal Use</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cc9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66cc9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>), during the 90-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, an individual may, without prior notice to the Food and Drug Administration, import up to a 3-month supply of infant formula for personal use from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cc9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66cca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p></sidenote>Canada;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any country in the European Union; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66cca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>any other country that is determined by the Secretary to be implementing and enforcing requirements for infant formula that provide a similar assurance of safety and nutritional adequacy as the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Infant formula may be imported pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the infant formula—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is exclusively for personal use and will not be commercialized or promoted; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>does not present an unreasonable risk to human health.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting of adverse events</inline>.—</heading><content>If a health care provider becomes aware of any adverse event which the health care provider reasonably suspects to be associated with infant formula imported pursuant to paragraph (1), the health care provider shall report such adverse event to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66cca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66cca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote>Public notice.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall post on the public website of the Food and Drug Administration notice that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66ccaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>infant formula imported pursuant to paragraph (1) may not have been manufactured in a facility that has been inspected by the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66ccab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the labeling of such infant formula may not meet the standards and other requirements applicable with respect to infant formula under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66ccac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the nutritional content of infant formula imported pursuant to paragraph (1) may vary from that of infant formula meeting such standards and other requirements.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b66ccad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of congress</inline>.—</heading><content>It is the sense of Congress that persons considering the personal importation of infant formula should consult with their pediatrician about such importation.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5847">136 STAT. 5847</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66ccae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66ccaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Act of 2022.</p></sidenote>Cosmetics</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3501">SEC. 3501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b66ccb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301">21 USC 301 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="subtitle">Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3502">SEC. 3502. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO COSMETIC REQUIREMENTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b68c881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Chapter VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s361/etseq">21 U.S.C. 361 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6bfcd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="604">“SEC. 604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6bfcd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364">21 USC 364</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">DEFINITIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adverse event</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>adverse event</term>’ means any health-related event associated with the use of a cosmetic product that is adverse.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cosmetic product</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>cosmetic product</term>’ means a preparation of cosmetic ingredients with a qualitatively and quantitatively set composition for use in a finished product.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>facility</term>’ includes any establishment (including an establishment of an importer) that manufactures or processes cosmetic products distributed in the United States.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>Such term does not include any of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Beauty shops and salons, unless such establishment manufactures or processes cosmetic products at that location.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Cosmetic product retailers, including individual sales representatives, direct sellers (as defined in section 3508(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), retail distribution facilities, and pharmacies, unless such establishment manufactures or processes cosmetic products that are not sold directly to consumers at that location.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>Hospitals, physicians’ offices, and health care clinics.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Public health agencies and other nonprofit entities that provide cosmetic products directly to the consumer.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>Entities (such as hotels and airlines) that provide complimentary cosmetic products to customers incidental to other services.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>Trade shows and other venues where cosmetic product samples are provided free of charge.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfcdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>An establishment that manufactures or processes cosmetic products that are solely for use in research or evaluation, including for production testing and not offered for retail sale.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><chapeau>An establishment that solely performs one or more of the following with respect to cosmetic products:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Labeling.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Relabeling.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Packaging.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>Repackaging.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>Holding.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Distributing.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5848">136 STAT. 5848</page></content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6bfce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>For the purposes of subparagraph (B)(viii), the terms ‘packaging’ and ‘repackaging’ do not include filling a product container with a cosmetic product.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Responsible person</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>responsible person</term>’ means the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of a cosmetic product whose name appears on the label of such cosmetic product in accordance with section 609(a) of this Act or section 4(a) of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Serious adverse event</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>serious adverse event</term>’ means an adverse event that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>results in—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>death;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a life-threatening experience;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>inpatient hospitalization;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a persistent or significant disability or incapacity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c23ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a congenital anomaly or birth defect;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2400-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>an infection; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2401-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>significant disfigurement (including serious and persistent rashes, second- or third-degree burns, significant hair loss, or persistent or significant alteration of appearance), other than as intended, under conditions of use that are customary or usual; or</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2402-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>requires, based on reasonable medical judgment, a medical or surgical intervention to prevent an outcome described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c2403-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="605">“SEC. 605. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2404-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364a">21 USC 364a</ref>.</p></sidenote>ADVERSE EVENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Serious Adverse Event Reporting Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The responsible person shall submit to the Secretary any report received of a serious adverse event associated with the use, in the United States, of a cosmetic product manufactured, packed, or distributed by such person.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2406-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote>Serious adverse event report.—</heading><content>The responsible person shall submit to the Secretary a serious adverse event report accompanied by a copy of the label on or within the retail packaging of such cosmetic product no later than 15 business days after the report is received by the responsible person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New medical information</inline>.—</heading><content>The responsible person shall submit to the Secretary any new and material medical information, related to a serious adverse event report submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), that is received by the responsible person within 1 year of the initial report to the Secretary, no later than 15 business days after such information is received by such responsible person.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c240a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consolidation of reports</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop systems to enable responsible persons to submit a single report that includes duplicate reports of, or new medical information related to, a serious adverse event.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c240b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c240c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Exemptions.—</heading><content>The Secretary may establish by regulation an exemption to any of the requirements of this section if the Secretary determines that such exemption would have no significant adverse effect on public health.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c240d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contact Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The responsible person shall receive reports of adverse events through the domestic address, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5849">136 STAT. 5849</page> domestic telephone number, or electronic contact information included on the label in accordance with section 609(a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c240e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance and Inspection of Adverse Event Records</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c240f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2410-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>Maintenance.—</heading><content>The responsible person shall maintain records related to each report of an adverse event associated with the use, in the United States, of a cosmetic product manufactured or distributed by such person received by such person, for a period of 6 years, except that a responsible person that is considered a small business for the purposes of section 612, who does not engage in the manufacturing or processing of the cosmetic products described in subsection 612(b), shall maintain such records for a period of 3 years.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2411-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inspection</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2412-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content> The responsible person shall permit an authorized person to have access to records required to be maintained under this section during an inspection pursuant to section 704.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2413-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2414-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote>Authorized person.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>authorized person</term>’ means an officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services who has—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2415-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>appropriate credentials, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2416-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>been duly designated by the Secretary to have access to the records required under this section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2417-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2418-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote>Fragrance and Flavor Ingredients.—</heading><content>If the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that an ingredient or combination of ingredients in a fragrance or flavor has caused or contributed to a serious adverse event required to be reported under this section, the Secretary may request in writing a list of such ingredients or categories of ingredients in the specific fragrances or flavors in the cosmetic product, from the responsible person.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2419-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> The responsible person shall ensure that the requested information is submitted to the Secretary within 30 days of such request. In response to a request under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, information submitted to the Secretary under this subsection shall be withheld under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/3">section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c241a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protected Information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A serious adverse event report submitted to the Secretary under this section, including any new medical information submitted under subsection (b)(2), or an adverse event report, or any new information, voluntarily submitted to the Secretary shall be considered to be—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c241b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c241c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>a safety report under section 756 and may be accompanied by a statement, which shall be a part of any report that is released for public disclosure, that denies that the report or the records constitute an admission that the product involved caused or contributed to the adverse event; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c241d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c241e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>a record about an individual under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552a">section 552a of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) and a medical or similar file the disclosure of which would constitute a violation of section 552 of such title 5 (commonly referred to as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’), and shall not be publicly disclosed unless all personally identifiable information is redacted.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c241f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of Section</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5850">136 STAT. 5850</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2420-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2421-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote>In general.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Secretary to provide adverse event reports and information to any health, food, or drug officer or employee of any State, territory, or political subdivision of a State or territory, under a memorandum of understanding between the Secretary and such State, territory, or political subdivision.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2422-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Personally identifiable information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, personally-identifiable information in adverse event reports provided by the Secretary to any health, food, or drug officer or employee of any State, territory, or political subdivision of a State or territory, shall not—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2423-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>be made publicly available pursuant to any State or other law requiring disclosure of information or records; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2424-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>otherwise be disclosed or distributed to any party without the written consent of the Secretary and the person submitting such information to the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2425-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall permit a State, territory, or political subdivision of a State or territory, to use any safety report received from the Secretary in a manner inconsistent with this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2426-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>The submission of any report in compliance with this section shall not be construed as an admission that the cosmetic product involved caused or contributed to the relevant adverse event.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c2427-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="606">“SEC. 606. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2428-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364b">21 USC 364b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2429-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall by regulation establish good manufacturing practices for facilities that are consistent, to the extent practicable, and appropriate, with national and international standards, in accordance with section 601. Any such regulations shall be intended to protect the public health and ensure that cosmetic products are not adulterated. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c242a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inspection.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c242b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c242c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote>Such regulations may allow for the Secretary to inspect records necessary to demonstrate compliance with good manufacturing practices prescribed by the Secretary under this paragraph during an inspection conducted under section 704.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c242d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>In establishing regulations for good manufacturing practices under this section, the Secretary shall take into account the size and scope of the businesses engaged in the manufacture of cosmetics, and the risks to public health posed by such cosmetics, and provide sufficient flexibility to be practicable for all sizes and types of facilities to which such regulations will apply. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c242e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote>Such regulations shall include simplified good manufacturing practice requirements for smaller businesses, as appropriate, to ensure that such regulations do not impose undue economic hardship for smaller businesses, and may include longer compliance times for smaller businesses. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c242f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote>Before issuing regulations to implement subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with cosmetics manufacturers, including smaller businesses, consumer organizations, and other experts selected by the Secretary.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2430-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2431-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2432-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2433-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>Timeframe.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 and shall publish a final such rule not later than 3 years after such date of enactment.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5851">136 STAT. 5851</page></content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c2434-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="607">“SEC. 607. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2435-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2436-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364c">21 USC 364c</ref>.</p></sidenote>REGISTRATION AND PRODUCT LISTING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2437-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Registration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2438-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c2439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote>Initial registration.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c243a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Existing facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Every person that, on the date of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, owns or operates a facility that engages in the manufacturing or processing of a cosmetic product for distribution in the United States shall register each facility with the Secretary not later than 1 year after date of enactment of such Act.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c243b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">New facilities</inline>.—</heading><content>Every person that owns or operates a facility that first engages, after the date of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, in manufacturing or processing of a cosmetic product for distribution in the United States, shall register with the Secretary such facility within 60 days of first engaging in such activity or 60 days after the deadline for registration under subparagraph (A), whichever is later.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c243c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Biennial renewal of registration</inline>.—</heading><content>A person required to register a facility under paragraph (1) shall renew such registrations with the Secretary biennially.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c243d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contract manufacturers</inline>.—</heading><content>If a facility manufactures or processes cosmetic products on behalf of a responsible person, the Secretary shall require only a single registration for such facility even if such facility is manufacturing or processing its own cosmetic products or cosmetic products on behalf of more than one responsible person. Such single registration may be submitted to the Secretary by such facility or any responsible person whose products are manufactured or processed at such facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c243e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c243f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote>Updates to content.—</heading><content>A person that is required to register under subsection (a)(1) shall notify the Secretary within 60 days of any changes to information required under subsection (b)(2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Abbreviated renewal registrations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for an abbreviated registration renewal process for any person that owns or operates a facility that has not been required to submit updates under paragraph (4) for a registered facility since submission of the most recent registration of such facility under paragraph (1) or (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Format; Contents of Registration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Registration information under this section may be submitted at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The registration under subsection (a) shall contain—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the facility’s name, physical address, email address, and telephone number;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>with respect to any foreign facility, the contact for the United States agent of the facility, and, if available, the electronic contact information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the facility registration number, if any, previously assigned by the Secretary under subsection (d);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>all brand names under which cosmetic products manufactured or processed in the facility are sold; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5852">136 STAT. 5852</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c2448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the product category or categories and responsible person for each cosmetic product manufactured or processed at the facility.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c2449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cosmetic Product Listing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c244a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each cosmetic product, the responsible person shall submit to the Secretary a cosmetic product listing, or ensure that such submission is made, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote>Cosmetic product listing.—</heading><content>The responsible person of a cosmetic product that is marketed on the date of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 shall submit to the Secretary a cosmetic product listing not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, or for a cosmetic product that is first marketed after the date of enactment of such Act, within 120 days of marketing such product in interstate commerce. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Thereafter, any updates to such listing shall be made annually, consistent with paragraphs (4) and (5).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Abbreviated renewal</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for an abbreviated process for the renewal of any cosmetic product listing under this subsection with respect to which there has been no change since the responsible person submitted the previous listing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of listing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each such cosmetic product listing shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the facility registration number of each facility where the cosmetic product is manufactured or processed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the name and contact number of the responsible person and the name for the cosmetic product, as such name appears on the label;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the applicable cosmetic category or categories for the cosmetic product;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a list of ingredients in the cosmetic product, including any fragrances, flavors, or colors, with each ingredient identified by the name, as required under <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s701.3">section 701.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations), or by the common or usual name of the ingredient; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the product listing number, if any previously assigned by the Secretary under subsection (d).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Flexible listings</inline>.—</heading><content>A single listing submission for a cosmetic product may include multiple cosmetic products with identical formulations, or formulations that differ only with respect to colors, fragrances or flavors, or quantity of contents.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>Updates to content.—</heading><content>A responsible person that is required to submit a cosmetic product listing shall submit any updates to such cosmetic product listing annually.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission</inline>.—</heading><content>A responsible person may submit product listing information as part of a facility registration or separately.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Facility Registration and Product Listing Numbers</inline>.—</heading><content>At the <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assignment.</p></sidenote>time of the initial registration of any facility under subsection (a)(1) or initial listing of any cosmetic product under (c)(1), the Secretary shall assign a facility registration number to the facility <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5853">136 STAT. 5853</page> and a product listing number to each cosmetic product. The Secretary shall not make such product listing number publicly available.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><content>In response to a request under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, information described in subsection (b)(2)(D) or (c)(4)(A)(i) that is derived from a registration or listing under this section shall be withheld under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/3">section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>Suspensions.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Suspension of registration of a facility</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may suspend the registration of a facility if the Secretary determines that a cosmetic product manufactured or processed by a registered facility and distributed in the United States has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death to humans and the Secretary has a reasonable belief that other products manufactured or processed by the facility may be similarly affected because of a failure that cannot be isolated to a product or products, or is sufficiently pervasive to raise concerns about other products manufactured in the facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notice of suspension</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Before suspending a facility registration under this section, the Secretary shall provide—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>notice to the facility registrant of the cosmetic product or other responsible person, as appropriate, of the intent to suspend the facility registration, which shall specify the basis of the determination by the Secretary that the facility registration should be suspended; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote>an opportunity, within 5 business days of the notice provided under subparagraph (A), for the responsible person to provide a plan for addressing the reasons for possible suspension of the facility registration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hearing on suspension</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide the registrant subject to an order under paragraph (1) or (2) with an opportunity for an informal hearing, to be held as soon as possible but not later than 5 business days after the issuance of the order, or such other time period agreed upon by the Secretary and the registrant, on the actions required for reinstatement of registration and why the registration that is subject to the suspension should be reinstated. The Secretary shall reinstate a registration if the Secretary determines, based on evidence presented, that adequate grounds do not exist to continue the suspension of the registration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote>Post-hearing corrective action plan.—</heading><content>If, after providing opportunity for an informal hearing under paragraph (3), the Secretary determines that the suspension of registration remains necessary, the Secretary shall require the registrant to submit a corrective action plan to demonstrate how the registrant plans to correct the conditions found by the Secretary. The <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote>Secretary shall review such plan not later than 14 business days after the submission of the corrective action plan or such other time period as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the registrant.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vacating of order; reinstatement</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon a determination by the Secretary that adequate grounds do not exist to continue the suspension actions, the Secretary shall promptly vacate the suspension and reinstate the registration of the facility.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5854">136 STAT. 5854</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of suspension</inline>.—</heading><content>If the registration of the facility is suspended under this section, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce in the United States cosmetic products from such facility.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority conferred by this section to issue an order to suspend a registration or vacate an order of suspension shall not be delegated to any officer or employee other than the Commissioner.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c4b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="608">“SEC. 608. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364d">21 USC 364d</ref>.</p></sidenote>SAFETY SUBSTANTIATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Substantiation of Safety</inline>.—</heading><content>A responsible person for a cosmetic product shall ensure, and maintain records supporting, that there is adequate substantiation of safety of such cosmetic product.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coal-Tar Hair Dye</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall not apply to coal-tar hair dye that otherwise complies with the requirements of section 601(a). A responsible person for a coal-tar hair dye shall maintain records related to the safety of such product.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adequate substantiation of safety</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>adequate substantiation of safety</term>’ means tests or studies, research, analyses, or other evidence or information that is considered, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of cosmetic products and their ingredients, sufficient to support a reasonable certainty that a cosmetic product is safe.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Safe</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>safe</term>’ means that the cosmetic product, including any ingredient thereof, is not injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling thereof, or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual. The Secretary shall not consider a cosmetic ingredient or cosmetic product injurious to users solely because it can cause minor and transient reactions or minor and transient skin irritations in some users. In determining for purposes of this section whether a cosmetic product is safe, the Secretary may consider, as appropriate and available, the cumulative or other relevant exposure to the cosmetic product, including any ingredient thereof.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c4b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="609">“SEC. 609. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364e">21 USC 364e</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">LABELING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Each cosmetic product shall bear a label that includes a domestic address, domestic phone number, or electronic contact information, which may include a website, through which the responsible person can receive adverse event reports with respect to such cosmetic product.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>Fragrance Allergens.—</heading><content>The responsible person shall identify on the label of a cosmetic product each fragrance allergen included in such cosmetic product. Substances that are fragrance allergens for purposes of this subsection shall be determined by the Secretary by regulation. <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking promulgating the regulation implementing this requirement not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, and not later than 180 days after the date on which the public comment period on the proposed rulemaking closes, shall issue a final rulemaking. In promulgating regulations implementing this subsection, the Secretary shall consider international, State, and local requirements for allergen disclosure, including the substance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5855">136 STAT. 5855</page> and format of requirements in the European Union, and may establish threshold levels of amounts of substances subject to disclosure pursuant to such regulations.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cosmetic Products for Professional Use</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of professional</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘<term>professional</term>’ means an individual who is licensed by an official State authority to practice in the field of cosmetology, nail care, barbering, or esthetics.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Professional use labeling</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A cosmetic product introduced into interstate commerce and intended to be used only by a professional shall bear a label that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote>contains a clear and prominent statement that the product shall be administered or used only by licensed professionals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is in conformity with the requirements of the Secretary for cosmetics labeling under this Act and section 4(a) of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c4b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="610">“SEC. 610. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364f">21 USC 364f</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RECORDS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><content>If the Secretary has a reasonable belief that a cosmetic product, including an ingredient in such cosmetic product, and any other cosmetic product that the Secretary reasonably believes is likely to be affected in a similar manner, is likely to be adulterated such that the use or exposure to such product presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans, each responsible person and facility shall, at the request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary, permit such officer or employee, upon presentation of appropriate credentials and a written notice to such person, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, to have access to and copy all records relating to such cosmetic product, and to any other cosmetic product that the Secretary reasonably believes is likely to be affected in a similar manner, that are needed to assist the Secretary in determining whether the cosmetic product is adulterated and presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans. This subsection shall not be construed to extend to recipes or formulas for cosmetics, financial data, pricing data, personnel data (other than data as to qualification of technical and professional personnel performing functions subject to this Act), research data (other than safety substantiation data for cosmetic products and their ingredients), or sales data (other than shipment data regarding sales).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to inspect records or require establishment and maintenance of records under any other provision of this Act, including section 605 or 606.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c4b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="611">“SEC. 611. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364g">21 USC 364g</ref>.</p></sidenote>MANDATORY RECALL AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c4b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c4b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote>In General.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that there is a reasonable probability that a cosmetic is adulterated under section 601 or misbranded under section 602 and the use of or exposure to such cosmetic will cause serious adverse health consequences or death, the Secretary shall provide the responsible person with an opportunity to voluntarily cease distribution and recall such article. If <sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote>the responsible person refuses to or does not voluntarily cease distribution or recall such cosmetic within the time and manner prescribed by the Secretary (if so prescribed), the Secretary <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5856">136 STAT. 5856</page> may, by order, require, as the Secretary determines necessary, such person to immediately cease distribution of such article.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Hearing.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide the responsible person who is subject to an order under subsection (a) with an opportunity for an informal hearing, to be held not later than 10 days after the date of issuance of the order, on whether adequate evidence exists to justify the order.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Order Resolution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After an order is issued according to the process under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall, except as provided in subsection (d)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>vacate the order, if the Secretary determines that inadequate grounds exist to support the actions required by the order;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuation.</p></sidenote>continue the order ceasing distribution of the cosmetic until a date specified in such order; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notifications.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Schedule.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote>amend the order to require a recall of the cosmetic, including any requirements to notify appropriate persons, a timetable for the recall to occur, and a schedule for updates to be provided to the Secretary regarding such recall.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Action Following Order</inline>.—</heading><content>Any person who is subject to an order pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) shall immediately cease distribution of or recall, as applicable, the cosmetic and provide notification as required by such order.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p></sidenote>Notice to Persons Affected.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines necessary, the Secretary may require the person subject to an order pursuant to subsection (a) or an amended order pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) to provide either a notice of a recall order for, or an order to cease distribution of, such cosmetic, as applicable, under this section to appropriate persons, including persons who manufacture, distribute, import, or offer for sale such product that is the subject of an order and to the public.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting a recall under this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>ensure that a press release is published regarding the recall, and that alerts and public notices are issued, as appropriate, in order to provide notification—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>of the recall to consumers and retailers to whom such cosmetic was, or may have been, distributed; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>that includes, at a minimum—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the name of the cosmetic subject to the recall;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of the risk associated with such article; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to the extent practicable, information for consumers about similar cosmetics that are not affected by the recall; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>ensure publication, as appropriate, on the website of the Food and Drug Administration of an image of the cosmetic that is the subject of the press release described in paragraph (1), if available.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Delegation</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority conferred by this section to order a recall or vacate a recall order shall not be delegated to any officer or employee other than the Commissioner.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Secretary to request or participate in a voluntary recall, or to issue an order to cease distribution or to recall under any other provision of this chapter.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5857">136 STAT. 5857</page></content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c71c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="612">“SEC. 612. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364h">21 USC 364h</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">SMALL BUSINESSES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Responsible persons, and owners and operators of facilities, whose average gross annual sales in the United States of cosmetic products for the previous 3-year period is less than $1,000,000, adjusted for inflation, and who do not engage in the manufacturing or processing of the cosmetic products described in subsection (b), shall be considered small businesses and not subject to the requirements of section 606 or 607.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements Applicable to All Manufacturers and Processors of Cosmetics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The exemptions under subsection (a) shall not apply to any responsible person or facility engaged in the manufacturing or processing of any of the following products:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>Cosmetic products that regularly come into contact with mucus membrane of the eye under conditions of use that are customary or usual.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>Cosmetic products that are injected.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>Cosmetic products that are intended for internal use.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6c71cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>Cosmetic products that are intended to alter appearance for more than 24 hours under conditions of use that are customary or usual and removal by the consumer is not part of such conditions of use that are customary or usual.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c71d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="613">“SEC. 613. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364i">21 USC 364i</ref>.</p></sidenote>EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND FACILITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b), a cosmetic product or facility that is also subject to the requirements of chapter V shall be exempt from the requirements of sections 605, 606, 607, 608, 609(a), 610, and 611.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>A facility described in subsection (a) that also manufactures or processes cosmetic products that are not subject to the requirements of chapter V shall not be exempt from the requirements of sections 605, 606, 607, 608, 609(a), 610, and 611, with respect to such cosmetic products.</content></subsection> </section> <section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b6c71d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="614">“SEC. 614. </num><heading class="fontsize12"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6c71d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364j">21 USC 364j</ref>.</p></sidenote>PREEMPTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>No State or political subdivision of a State may establish or continue in effect any law, regulation, order, or other requirement for cosmetics that is different from or in addition to, or otherwise not identical with, any requirement applicable under this chapter with respect to registration and product listing, good manufacturing practice, records, recalls, adverse event reporting, or safety substantiation.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments to this Act made by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 shall be construed to preempt any State statute, public initiative, referendum, regulation, or other State action, except as expressly provided in subsection (a). Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any State from prohibiting the use or limiting the amount of an ingredient in a cosmetic product, or from continuing in effect a requirement of any State that is in effect at the time of enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 for the reporting to the State of an ingredient in a cosmetic product.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments to this Act made by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, nor any standard, rule, requirement, regulation, or adverse event report shall be construed to modify, preempt, or displace any action for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5858">136 STAT. 5858</page> damages or the liability of any person under the law of any State, whether statutory or based in common law.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6c71d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, expand, or limit the provisions under section 752.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3503">SEC. 3503. </num><heading>ENFORCEMENT AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6d5c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6d5c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited acts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331">21 U.S.C. 331</ref>), as amended by section 3210, is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6d834c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6d834d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="hhh">“(hhh)</num><content> The failure to register or submit listing information in accordance with section 607.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6d834e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii)</num><content> The refusal or failure to follow an order under section 611.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6d834f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (d), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 564</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, 564, or 607</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6d8350-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adulterated products</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s361">21 U.S.C. 361</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6daa61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><content>If it has been manufactured or processed under conditions that do not meet the good manufacturing practice requirements of section 606.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6daa62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><content>If it is a cosmetic product, and the cosmetic product, including each ingredient in the cosmetic product, does not have adequate substantiation for safety, as defined in section 608(c).”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Misbranded cosmetics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 602(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s362/b">21 U.S.C. 362(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>numerical count</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>; and (3) the information required under section 609</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adverse event reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in section 301(e) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331/e">21 U.S.C. 331(e)</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>564, 703</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>564, 605, 703</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>564, 760</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>564, 605, 611, 760</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in section 301(ii) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331/ii">21 U.S.C. 331(ii)</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>760 or 761) or</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>604, 760, or 761) or</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or required under section 605(a)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>report (as defined under section 760 or 761</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in section 801(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s381/a">21 U.S.C. 381(a)</ref>)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 760 or 761</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 605, 760, or 761</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>defined in such section 760 or 761</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>defined in section 604, 760, or 761</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of such section 760 or 761</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of such section 605, 760, or 761</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>described in such section 760 or 761</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>described in such section 605, 760, or 761</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in section 801(b) (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s381/b">21 U.S.C. 381(b)</ref>)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5859">136 STAT. 5859</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>requirements of sections 760 or 761,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>requirements of section 605, 760, or 761</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as defined in section 760 or 761</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as defined in section 604, 760, or 761</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with section 760 or 761</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>with section 605, 760, or 761</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6daa76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Dates</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6daa78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331">21 USC 331 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6daa7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364e">21 USC 364e note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Labeling requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 609(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 802, shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6daa7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6daa7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364">21 USC 364 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall take appropriate measures to ensure that there are in effect effective procedures to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential commercial information that is obtained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to this subtitle, including the amendments made by this subtitle.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6daa7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this subtitle, including the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure under section 301(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s331/j">21 U.S.C. 331(j)</ref>) or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or that is subject to withholding under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3504">SEC. 3504. </num><heading>RECORDS INSPECTION.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 704(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/a/1">21 U.S.C. 374(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the second sentence the following: “<quotedText>In the case of a facility (as defined in section 604) that manufactures or processes cosmetic products, the inspection shall extend to all records and other information described in sections 605, 606, and 610, when the standard for records inspection under such section applies.</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3505">SEC. 3505. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6daa7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6daa80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s364d">21 USC 364d note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TALC-CONTAINING COSMETICS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b6dd191-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Secretary of Health and Human Services—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6dd192-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, shall promulgate proposed regulations to establish and require standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6dd193-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than 180 days after the date on which the public comment period on the proposed regulations closes, shall issue such final regulations.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3506">SEC. 3506. </num><heading>PFAS IN COSMETICS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6df8a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6df8a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall assess the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetic products and the scientific evidence regarding the safety of such use in cosmetic products, including any risks associated with such use. In conducting such assessment, the Secretary may, as appropriate, consult with the National Center for Toxicological Research.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5860">136 STAT. 5860</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6df8a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6df8a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6df8a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a report summarizing the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3507">SEC. 3507. </num><heading>SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ANIMAL TESTING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of the Congress that animal testing should not be used for the purposes of safety testing on cosmetic products and should be phased out with the exception of appropriate allowances.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3508">SEC. 3508. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6df8a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>FUNDING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated $14,200,000 for fiscal year 2023, $25,960,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $41,890,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027, for purposes of conducting the activities under this subtitle (including the amendments made by this subtitle) and hiring personnel required to carry out this subtitle (including the amendments made by this subtitle).</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Cross-Cutting Provisions</heading> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading><b>CLINICAL TRIAL DIVERSITY AND MODERNIZATION</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3601">SEC. 3601. </num><heading>DIVERSITY ACTION PLANS FOR CLINICAL STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e46ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Drugs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="z">“(z)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1b6e94ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>With respect to a clinical investigation of a new drug that is a phase 3 study, as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s312.21/c">section 312.21(c) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations), or, as appropriate, another pivotal study of a new drug (other than bioavailability or bioequivalence studies), the sponsor of such drug shall submit to the Secretary a diversity action plan.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau>Such diversity action plan shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6e94ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the sponsor’s goals for enrollment in such clinical study;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6e94ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the sponsor’s rationale for such goals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6e94f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>an explanation of how the sponsor intends to meet such goals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6e94f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6e94f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The sponsor shall submit to the Secretary such diversity action plan, in the form and manner specified by the Secretary in guidance, as soon as practicable but not later than the date on which the sponsor submits the protocol to the Secretary for such a phase 3 study or other pivotal study of the drug. The sponsor may submit modifications to the diversity action plan. Any such modifications shall be in the form and manner specified by the Secretary in guidance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b6e94f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6e94f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6e94f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>On the initiative of the Secretary or at the request of a sponsor, the Secretary may waive any requirement in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) if the Secretary determines that a waiver is necessary based on what is known or what can be determined about the prevalence or incidence of the disease or condition for which the new drug is under investigation (including in terms of the patient population that may use the drug), if conducting a clinical investigation in accordance with a diversity action plan <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5861">136 STAT. 5861</page> would otherwise be impracticable, or if such waiver is necessary to protect public health during a public health emergency.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6e94f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall issue a written response granting or denying a request from a sponsor for a waiver within 60 days of receiving such request.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>No diversity action plan shall be required for a submission described in section 561.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6e94fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Devices</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 520(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360j/g">21 U.S.C. 360j(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6ee31c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b6ee31d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b6ee31e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>The sponsor of a device for which submission of an application for an investigational device exemption is required shall submit to the Secretary in such application a diversity action plan for clinical studies of the device, in the form and manner specified in guidance issued by the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6ee31f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The sponsor of a device for which submission of an application for an investigational device exemption is not required, except for a device being studied as described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s812.2/c">section 812.2(c) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations), shall develop a diversity action plan for any clinical study with respect to the device. Such diversity action plan shall be submitted to the Secretary in any premarket notification under section 510(k), request for classification under section 513(f)(2), or application for premarket approval under section 515 for such device.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6ee320-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>A diversity action plan under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6ee321-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the sponsor’s goals for enrollment in the clinical study;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6ee322-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the sponsor’s rationale for such goals; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6ee323-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>an explanation of how the sponsor intends to meet such goals.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6ee324-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b6ee325-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6ee326-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6ee327-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>On the initiative of the Secretary or at the request of a sponsor, the Secretary may waive any requirement in subparagraph (A) or (B) if the Secretary determines that a waiver is necessary based on what is known or can be determined about the prevalence or incidence of the disease or condition for which the device is under investigation (including in terms of the patient population that may use the device), if conducting a clinical investigation in accordance with a diversity action plan would otherwise be impracticable, or if such waiver is necessary to protect public health during a public health emergency.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6ee328-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6ee329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>The Secretary shall issue a written response granting or denying a request from a sponsor for a waiver within 60 days of receiving such request.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6ee32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>No diversity action plan shall be required for a submission described in section 561.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3602">SEC. 3602. </num><heading>GUIDANCE ON DIVERSITY ACTION PLANS FOR CLINICAL STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcd8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcd8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall update or issue guidance relating to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the format and content of the diversity action plans required by sections 505(z) and 520(g)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/z">21 U.S.C. 355(z)</ref>; 360j(g)(9)) (as amended by section 3601) pertaining to the sponsor’s goals for clinical study enrollment, disaggregated by age group, sex, and racial and ethnic demographic characteristics of clinically relevant study populations, and may include characteristics <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5862">136 STAT. 5862</page> such as geographic location and socioeconomic status, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>the rationale for the sponsor’s enrollment goals, which may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the estimated prevalence or incidence in the United States of the disease or condition for which the drug or device is being investigated in the relevant clinical trial, if such estimated prevalence or incidence is known or can be determined based on available data;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>what is known about the disease or condition for which the drug or device is being investigated;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>any relevant pharmacokinetic or pharmacogenomic data;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau>what is known about the patient population for such disease or condition, including, to the extent data is available—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>demographic information, which may include age group, sex, race, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>non-demographic factors, including co-morbidities affecting the patient population; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>potential barriers to enrolling diverse participants, such as patient population size, geographic location, and socioeconomic status; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>any other data or information relevant to selecting appropriate enrollment goals, disaggregated by demographic subgroup, such as the inclusion of pregnant and lactating women; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>an explanation for how the sponsor intends to meet such goals, including demographic-specific outreach and enrollment strategies, study-site selection, clinical study inclusion and exclusion practices, and any diversity training for study personnel;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submission of any modifications to the diversity action plan;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>considerations for the public posting by a sponsor of key information from the diversity action plan that would be useful to patients and providers on the sponsor’s website, as appropriate;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>criteria that the Secretary will consider in assessing whether to grant a sponsor’s request to waive the requirement to submit a diversity action plan under section 505(z)(4) or 520(g)(9)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as amended by section 3601); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau>how sponsors may include in regular reports otherwise required by the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the sponsor’s progress in meeting the goals referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any updates needed to be made to a diversity action plan referred to in paragraph (1) to help meet goals referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcd9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>if the sponsor does not expect to meet goals referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the sponsor’s reasons for why the sponsor does not expect to meet such goals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6fcda0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Issuance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5863">136 STAT. 5863</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, issue new draft guidance or update existing draft guidance described in subsection (a); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b6fcda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcda6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comments.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 9 months after closing the comment period on such draft guidance, finalize such guidance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b6fcda7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b6fcda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 505(z) and 520(g)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 3601, shall apply only with respect to clinical investigations for which enrollment commences after the date that is 180 days after the publication of final guidance required under this section.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3603">SEC. 3603. </num><heading>PUBLIC WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE CLINICAL STUDY DIVERSITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7042da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7042db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with drug sponsors, medical device sponsors, clinical research organizations, academia, patients, and other stakeholders, shall convene one or more public workshops to solicit input from stakeholders on increasing the enrollment of historically underrepresented populations in clinical studies and encouraging clinical study participation that reflects the prevalence of the disease or condition among demographic subgroups, where appropriate, and other topics, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7042dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>how and when to collect and present the prevalence or incidence data on a disease or condition by demographic subgroup, including possible sources for such data and methodologies for assessing such data;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7042dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>considerations for the dissemination, as appropriate, after approval, of information to the public on clinical study enrollment demographic data;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7042de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the establishment of goals for enrollment in clinical trials, including the relevance of the estimated prevalence or incidence, as applicable, in the United States of the disease or condition for which the drug or device is being developed; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7042df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>approaches to support inclusion of underrepresented populations and to encourage clinical study participation that reflects the population expected to use the drug or device under study, including with respect to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7069f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the establishment of inclusion and exclusion criteria for certain subgroups, such as pregnant and lactating women and individuals with disabilities, including intellectual or developmental disabilities or mental illness;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7069f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>considerations regarding informed consent with respect to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or mental illness, including ethical and scientific considerations;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7069f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the appropriate use of decentralized trials or digital health tools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7069f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>clinical endpoints;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7069f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>biomarker selection; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7069f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>studying analysis.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7069f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public Docket</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish a public comment period to receive written comments related to the topics addressed during each public workshop convened under this section. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> public comment period shall remain open for 60 days following the date on which each public workshop is convened.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5864">136 STAT. 5864</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7069f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the close of the public comment period for each public workshop convened under this section, the Secretary shall make available on the public website of the Food and Drug Administration a report on the topics discussed at such workshop. The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote> report shall include a summary of topics and responses to any recommendations raised in such workshop.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3604">SEC. 3604. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7069ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT ON PROGRESS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b709110-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b709111-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b709112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress, and publish on the public website of the Food and Drug Administration, a report that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b709113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>summarizes, in aggregate, the diversity action plans received pursuant to section 505(z) or 520(g)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 3601; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b709114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>contains information, in the aggregate, on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b709115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for drugs, biological products, and devices approved, licensed, cleared, or classified under section 505, 515, 510(k), or 513(f)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>; 360e; 360(k); and 360(f)(2)), or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/a">42 U.S.C. 262(a)</ref>), whether the clinical studies conducted with respect to such applications met the demographic subgroup enrollment goals from the diversity action plan submitted for such applications; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b709116-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the reasons provided, if any, for why enrollment goals from submitted diversity action plans were not met.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b709117-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to disclose any information that is a trade secret or confidential information subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3605">SEC. 3605. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b70b828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b70b829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading>PUBLIC MEETING ON CLINICAL STUDY FLEXIBILITIES INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO COVID–19 PANDEMIC.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b71064a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71064b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the COVID–19 emergency period ends, the Secretary shall convene a public meeting to discuss the recommendations provided by the Food and Drug Administration during the COVID–19 emergency period to mitigate disruption of clinical studies, including recommendations detailed in the guidance entitled “Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency, Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards”, as updated on August 8, 2021, and by any subsequent updates to such guidance. The Secretary shall invite to such meeting representatives from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries who sponsored clinical studies during the COVID–19 emergency period and organizations representing patients.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b71064c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71064d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71064e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Topics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the public meeting under subsection (a) is convened, the Secretary shall make available on the public website of the Food and Drug Administration a report on the topics discussed at such meeting. Such topics shall include discussion of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71064f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the actions sponsors took to utilize such recommendations and the frequency at which such recommendations were employed;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5865">136 STAT. 5865</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b710650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the characteristics of the sponsors, studies, and patient populations impacted by such recommendations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b710651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a consideration of how recommendations intended to mitigate disruption of clinical studies during the COVID–19 emergency period, including any recommendations to consider decentralized clinical studies when appropriate, may have affected access to clinical studies for certain patient populations, especially unrepresented or underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b710652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>recommendations for incorporating certain clinical study disruption mitigation recommendations into current or additional guidance to improve clinical study access and enrollment of diverse patient populations.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b710653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">COVID–19 Emergency Period Defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>COVID–19 emergency period</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term>emergency period</term>” in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)</ref>).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3606">SEC. 3606. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b710654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b710655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b710656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21">21 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b710657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">360a–1 note.</p></sidenote><heading>DECENTRALIZED CLINICAL STUDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b71c9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, issue or revise draft guidance that includes recommendations to clarify and advance the use of decentralized clinical studies to support the development of drugs and devices, including recommendations for how to advance the use of flexible and novel clinical trial designs and to help improve trial participant engagement, recruitment, enrollment, and retention of a meaningfully diverse clinical population, including with respect to race, ethnicity, age, sex, and geographic location, when appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>not later than 1 year after closing the comment period on such draft guidance, finalize such guidance.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b71c9ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content of Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The guidance under subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations related to digital health technology or other assessment options, such as telehealth, local laboratories, local health care providers, or other options for remote data collection, could support decentralized clinical studies, including guidance on considerations for selecting technological platforms and mediums, data collection and use, data integrity and security, and communication to study participants through digital technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Recommendations for subject recruitment, retention, and engagement, including considerations for sponsors to minimize or reduce burdens for clinical study participants through the use of digital health technology, telehealth, local health care providers and laboratories, health care provider home visits, direct-to-participant engagement, electronic informed consent, or other means, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations with respect to the evaluation of data collected within a decentralized clinical study setting.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Recommendations for methods of remote data collection, including clinical trial participant experience data, through the use of digital health technologies, telemedicine, local laboratories, local health care providers, or other options for data collection.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5866">136 STAT. 5866</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Considerations for sponsors to minimize or reduce burdens for clinical trial participants associated with participating in a clinical trial, such as the use of digital technologies, telemedicine, local laboratories, local health care providers, or other data collection or assessment options, health care provider home visits, direct-to-participant shipping of investigational drugs and devices, and electronic informed consent, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Recommendations regarding conducting decentralized clinical trials to facilitate and encourage meaningful diversity among clinical trial participants, including with respect to race, ethnicity, age, sex, and geographic location, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Recommendations for strategies and methods for recruiting, retaining, and engaging with clinical trial participants, including communication regarding the role of clinical trial participants and community partners to facilitate clinical trial recruitment and engagement, including with respect to diverse and underrepresented populations, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Considerations for review and oversight by sponsors and institutional review boards, including remote trial oversight.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Recommendations for decentralized clinical trial protocol designs and processes for evaluating such proposed clinical trial designs.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Recommendations related to digital health technology and other remote assessment tools that may support decentralized clinical trials, including guidance on appropriate technological platforms and tools, data collection and use, data integrity, and communication to clinical trial participants through such technology.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71c9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>A description of the manner in which the Secretary will assess or evaluate data collected within a decentralized clinical trial to support the development of the drug or device, if the manner is different from that used for a nondecentralized trial.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">(12) </num><content>Considerations for sponsors to validate digital technologies and establish appropriate clinical endpoints for use in decentralized trials.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">(13) </num><content>Considerations for privacy and security of personally identifiable information of trial participants.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b71c9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="14">(14) </num><content>Considerations for conducting clinical trials using centralized approaches in conjunction with decentralized approaches.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b71f0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>decentralized clinical study</term>” means a clinical study in which some or all of the study-related activities occur at a location separate from the investigator’s location.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3607">SEC. 3607. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revisions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Guidance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21">21 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b71f0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">360a–1 note.</p></sidenote><heading>MODERNIZING CLINICAL TRIALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b72db3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarifying the Use of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue or revise draft guidance regarding the appropriate use of digital health technologies in clinical trials to help improve recruitment for, retention in, participation in, and data collection during, clinical trials, and provide for novel clinical trial designs utilizing such technology for purposes of supporting the development of, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5867">136 STAT. 5867</page> review of applications for, drugs and devices. Not later than 18 months after the public comment period on such draft guidance ends, the Secretary shall issue a revised draft guidance or final guidance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The guidance described in paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recommendations for data collection methodologies by which sponsors may incorporate the use of digital health technologies in clinical trials to collect data remotely from trial participants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>considerations for privacy and security protections for data collected during a clinical trial, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>recommendations for the protection of trial participant data that are collected or used in research using digital health technologies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>compliance with the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320d–2">42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note</ref>), <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/pt50/sptB">subpart B of part 50 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/pt56/sptC">subpart C of part 56 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, the Federal policy for the protection of human subjects under <ref href="/us/cfr/t45/pt46/sptA">subpart A of part 46 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (commonly known as the “Common Rule”), and <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/pt2">part 2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>recommendations for the protection of clinical trial participant data against cybersecurity threats, as applicable;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>considerations on data collection methods to help increase recruitment of clinical trial participants and the level of participation of such participants, reduce burden on clinical trial participants, and optimize data quality;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>recommendations for the use of electronic methods to obtain informed consent from clinical trial participants, taking into consideration applicable Federal law, including <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/pt50/sptB">subpart B of part 50 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations), and, as appropriate, State law;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>best practices for communication between sponsors and the Secretary on the development of data collection methods;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the appropriate format to submit such data to the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>a description of the manner in which the Secretary may assess or evaluate data collected through digital health technologies to support the development of the drug or device;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>recommendations regarding the data and information needed to demonstrate that a digital health technology is fit-for-purpose for a clinical trial, and a description of how the Secretary will evaluate such data and information; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>recommendations for increasing access to, and the use of, digital health technologies in clinical trials to facilitate the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented populations, as appropriate, including considerations for access <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5868">136 STAT. 5868</page> to, and the use of, digital health technologies in clinical trials by people with disabilities and pediatric populations.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b72db4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Seamless and Concurrent Clinical Trials</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue or revise draft guidance on the use of seamless, concurrent, and other innovative clinical trial designs to support the expedited development and review of applications for drugs, as appropriate. Not later than 18 months after the public comment period on such draft guidance ends, the Secretary shall issue a revised draft guidance or final guidance.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The guidance described in paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>recommendations on the use of expansion cohorts and other seamless clinical trial designs to assess different aspects of product candidates in one continuous trial, including how such clinical trial designs can be used as part of meeting the substantial evidence standard under section 505(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/d">21 U.S.C. 355(d)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>recommendations on the use of clinical trial designs that involve the concurrent conduct of different or multiple clinical trial phases, and the concurrent conduct of preclinical testing, to expedite the development of new drugs and facilitate the timely collection of data;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b72db52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for how to streamline trial logistics and facilitate the efficient collection and analysis of clinical trial data, including any planned interim analyses and how such analyses could be used to streamline the product development and review processes;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>considerations to assist sponsors in ensuring the rights, safety, and welfare of clinical trial participants, maintaining compliance with good clinical practice regulations, minimizing risks to clinical trial data integrity, and ensuring the reliability of clinical trial results;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>recommendations for communication between sponsors and the Food and Drug Administration on the development of seamless, concurrent, or other adaptive clinical trial designs, including review of, and feedback on, clinical trial protocols; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b72db55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>a description of the manner in which the Secretary will assess or evaluate data collected through seamless, concurrent, or other adaptive clinical trial designs to support the development of drugs.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b72db56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b72db57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Memorandums.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">International Harmonization</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, as appropriate, work with foreign regulators pursuant to memoranda of understanding or other arrangements governing the exchange of information to facilitate international harmonization of the regulation and use of decentralized clinical trials, digital technology in clinical trials, and seamless, concurrent, and other adaptive or innovative clinical trial designs.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5869">136 STAT. 5869</page></content></subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading><b>INSPECTIONS</b></heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3611">SEC. 3611. </num><heading>DEVICE INSPECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b737698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 704(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/a/1">21 U.S.C. 374(a)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>restricted devices</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>devices</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b737699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Records or Other Information</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b73769a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 704(a)(4)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/a/4/A">21 U.S.C. 374(a)(4)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b73769b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an establishment that is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing of a drug</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an establishment that is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing of a drug or device, or a site or facility that is subject to inspection under paragraph (5)(C),</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b73769c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>records requested.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>records or other information requested and a rationale for requesting such records or other information in advance of, or in lieu of, an inspection.</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b73769d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b73769e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374">21 USC 374 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b73769f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7376a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall issue or update guidance describing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7376a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>circumstances in which the Secretary intends to issue requests for records or other information in advance of, or in lieu of, an inspection under section 704(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by paragraph (1);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7376a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>processes for responding to such requests electronically or in physical form; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7376a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>factors the Secretary intends to consider in evaluating whether such records and other information are provided within a reasonable timeframe, within reasonable limits, and in a reasonable manner, accounting for resource and other limitations that may exist, including for small businesses.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7376a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7376a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7376a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, issue draft guidance under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7376a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the close of the comment period for such draft guidance, issue final guidance under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3612">SEC. 3612. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7376a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><heading>BIORESEARCH MONITORING INSPECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7412e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 704(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/a">21 U.S.C. 374(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74881a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b74881b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>The Secretary may, to ensure the accuracy and reliability of studies and records or other information described in subparagraph (B) and to assess compliance with applicable requirements under this Act or the Public Health Service Act, enter sites and facilities specified in subparagraph (C) in order to inspect such records or other information.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5870">136 STAT. 5870</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74881c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>An inspection under this paragraph shall extend to all records and other information related to the studies and submissions described in subparagraph (E), including records and information related to the conduct, results, and analyses of, and the protection of human and animal trial participants participating in, such studies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74881d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b74af2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>The sites and facilities subject to inspection by the Secretary under this paragraph are those owned or operated by a person described in clause (ii) and which are (or were) utilized by such person in connection with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>developing an application or other submission to the Secretary under this Act or the Public Health Service Act related to marketing authorization for a product described in paragraph (1);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>preparing, conducting, or analyzing the results of a study described in subparagraph (E); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>holding any records or other information described in subparagraph (B).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>A person described in this clause is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the sponsor of an application or submission specified in subparagraph (E);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a person engaged in any activity described in clause (i) on behalf of such a sponsor, through a contract, grant, or other business arrangement with such sponsor;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>an institutional review board, or other individual or entity, engaged by contract, grant, or other business arrangement with a nonsponsor in preparing, collecting, or analyzing records or other information described in subparagraph (B); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>any person not otherwise described in this clause that conducts, or has conducted, a study described in subparagraph (E) yielding records or other information described in subparagraph (B).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b74af38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>Subject to clause (ii), an entity that owns or operates any site or facility subject to inspection under this paragraph shall provide the Secretary with access to records and other information described in subparagraph (B) that is held by or under the control of such entity, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>permitting the Secretary to record or copy such information for purposes of this paragraph;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>providing the Secretary with access to any electronic information system utilized by such entity to hold, process, analyze, or transfer any records or other information described in subparagraph (B); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>permitting the Secretary to inspect the facilities, equipment, written procedures, processes, and conditions through which records or other information described in subparagraph (B) is or was generated, held, processed, analyzed, or transferred.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Nothing in clause (i) shall negate, supersede, or otherwise affect the applicability of provisions, under this or any other Act, preventing or limiting the disclosure of confidential commercial information or other information considered proprietary or trade secret.</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>An inspection under this paragraph shall be conducted at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5871">136 STAT. 5871</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>The studies and submissions described in this subparagraph are each of the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Clinical and nonclinical studies submitted to the Secretary in support of, or otherwise related to, applications and other submissions to the Secretary under this Act or the Public Health Service Act for marketing authorization of a product described in paragraph (1).<sidenote><p>Studies.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Postmarket safety activities conducted under this Act or the Public Health Service Act.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>Any other clinical investigation of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a drug subject to section 505 or 512 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a device subject to section 520(g).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b74af45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>Any other submissions made under this Act or the Public Health Service Act with respect to which the Secretary determines an inspection under this paragraph is warranted in the interest of public health.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>This paragraph clarifies the authority of the Secretary to conduct inspections of the type described in this paragraph and shall not be construed as a basis for inferring that, prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary lacked the authority to conduct such inspections, including under this Act or the Public Health Service Act.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74af47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b74af48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374">21 USC 374 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of Processes and Practices; Guidance for Industry</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>review processes and practices in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act applicable to inspections of foreign and domestic sites and facilities described in subparagraph (C)(i) of section 704(a)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b74af4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>evaluate whether any updates are needed to facilitate the consistency of such processes and practices.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall issue guidance describing the processes and practices applicable to inspections of sites and facilities described in subparagraph (C)(i) of section 704(a)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), including with respect to the types of records and information required to be provided, best practices for communication between the Food and Drug Administration and industry in advance of or during an inspection or request for records or other information, and other inspections-related conduct, to the extent not specified in existing publicly available Food and Drug Administration guides and manuals for such inspections.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b74af50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, issue draft guidance under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b74af52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not later than 1 year after the close of the public comment period for such draft guidance, issue final guidance under subparagraph (A).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5872">136 STAT. 5872</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3613">SEC. 3613. </num><heading>IMPROVING FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION INSPECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b74fd73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Risk Factors for Establishments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 510(h)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360/h/4">21 U.S.C. 360(h)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74fd74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b74fd75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (E) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b752486-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The compliance history of establishments in the country or region in which the establishment is located that are subject to regulation under this Act, including the history of violations related to products exported from such country or region that are subject to such regulation.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b752487-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Records</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 704(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/a/4">21 U.S.C. 374(a)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b752488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b752489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b75248a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The Secretary may rely on any records or other information that the Secretary may inspect under this section to satisfy requirements that may pertain to a preapproval or risk-based surveillance inspection, or to resolve deficiencies identified during such inspections, if applicable and appropriate.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b75248b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recognition of Foreign Government Inspections</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 809 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s384e">21 U.S.C. 384e</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75248c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>preapproval or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>risk-based inspections</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75248d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b75248e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic Review</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75248f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b752490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b752491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, the Secretary shall periodically assess whether additional arrangements and agreements with a foreign government or an agency of a foreign government, as allowed under this section, are appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b752492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report describing the findings and conclusions of each review conducted under paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3614">SEC. 3614. </num><heading>GAO REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FOREIGN ESTABLISHMENTS MANUFACTURING DRUGS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on inspections conducted by—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Secretary of foreign establishments pursuant to subsections (h) and (i) of section 510 and section 704 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360">21 U.S.C. 360</ref>; 374); or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5873">136 STAT. 5873</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a foreign government or an agency of a foreign government pursuant to section 809 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s384e">21 U.S.C. 384e</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report conducted under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>what alternative tools, including remote inspections or remote evaluations, other countries are utilizing to facilitate inspections of foreign establishments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how frequently trusted foreign regulators conduct inspections of foreign facilities that could be useful to the Food and Drug Administration to review in lieu of its own inspections;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>how frequently and under what circumstances, including for what types of inspections, the Secretary utilizes existing agreements or arrangements under section 809 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s384e">21 U.S.C. 384e</ref>) and whether the use of such agreements could be appropriately expanded;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>whether the Secretary has accepted reports of inspections of facilities in China and India conducted by entities with which they have entered into such an agreement or arrangement;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>what additional foreign governments or agencies of foreign governments the Secretary has considered entering into a mutual recognition agreement with and, if applicable, reasons why the Secretary declined to enter into a mutual recognition agreement with such foreign governments or agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>what tools, if any, the Secretary used to facilitate inspections of domestic facilities that could also be effectively utilized to appropriately inspect foreign facilities;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>what steps the Secretary has taken to identify and evaluate tools and strategies the Secretary may use to continue oversight with respect to inspections when in-person inspections are disrupted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>how the Secretary is considering incorporating alternative tools into the inspection activities conducted pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b75c0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>what steps the Secretary has taken to identify and evaluate how the Secretary may use alternative tools to address workforce shortages to carry out such inspection activities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3615">SEC. 3615. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b75c0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374">21 USC 374 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>UNANNOUNCED FOREIGN FACILITY INSPECTIONS PILOT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b763611-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b763612-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary increases the conduct of unannounced surveillance inspections of foreign human drug establishments and evaluates the differences between such inspections of domestic and foreign human drug establishments, including the impact of announcing inspections to persons who own or operate foreign human drug establishments in advance of an inspection. Such pilot program shall evaluate—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>differences in the number and type of violations of section 501(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s351/a/2/B">21 U.S.C. 351(a)(2)(B)</ref>) identified as a result of unannounced and announced inspections of foreign human drug establishments and any other significant differences between each type of inspection;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5874">136 STAT. 5874</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b763615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost benefits.</p></sidenote><content>costs and benefits associated with conducting announced and unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>barriers to conducting unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments and any challenges to achieving parity between domestic and foreign human drug establishment inspections; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>approaches for mitigating any negative effects of conducting announced inspections of foreign human drug establishments.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b763618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Scope</inline>.—</heading><content>The inspections evaluated under the pilot program under this section shall be routine surveillance inspections and shall not include inspections conducted as part of the Secretary’s evaluation of a request for approval to market a drug submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s301/etseq">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</ref>) or the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s201/etseq">42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b763619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b76361a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot Program Initiation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall initiate the pilot program under this section not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b76361b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b76361c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b76361d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b76361e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b76361f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days following the completion of the pilot program under this section, make available on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a final report on the pilot program under this section, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>findings and any associated recommendations with respect to the evaluation under subsection (a), including any recommendations to address identified barriers to conducting unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>findings and any associated recommendations regarding how the Secretary may achieve parity between domestic and foreign human drug inspections; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b763622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the number of unannounced inspections during the pilot program that would not be unannounced under practices in use as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3616">SEC. 3616. </num><heading>ENHANCING COORDINATION AND TRANSPARENCY ON INSPECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b76f973-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506D of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356d">21 U.S.C. 356d</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b76f974-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b76f975-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coordination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure timely and effective internal coordination and alignment among the field investigators of the Food and Drug Administration and the staff of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s Office of Compliance and Drug Shortage Program regarding—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b76f976-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the reviews of reports shared pursuant to section 704(b)(2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b76f977-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>any feedback or corrective or preventive actions in response to such reports.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b76f978-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subsection (f) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b772089-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b77208a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> Subsections (b), (c), and (e) shall not be in effect during the period beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and ending on <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5875">136 STAT. 5875</page> the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b77208b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> Subsections (b), (c), and (e) shall be in effect beginning on the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b77208c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77208d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 506C–1(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356c–1/a">21 U.S.C. 356c–1(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77208e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77208f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b772090-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>describes the coordination and alignment activities undertaken pursuant to section 506D(g);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b772091-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>provides the number of reports that were required under section 704(b)(2) to be sent to the appropriate offices of the Food and Drug Administration with expertise regarding drug shortages, and the number of such reports that were sent;”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b772092-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (5)(A), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (7)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (9)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b772093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b772094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">21 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b772095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">356c–1 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to reports submitted under section 506C–1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356c–1">21 U.S.C. 356c–1</ref>) on or after March 31, 2024. </content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b772096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting of Mutual Recognition Agreements for Inspections and Review Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 510(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360/h">21 U.S.C. 360(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b772097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b772098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Beginning in 2014, not</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Not</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b772099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" id="y1b7747ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="i">(i) </num><content>the number of domestic and foreign establishments registered pursuant to this section in the previous fiscal year;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the number of such registered establishments in each region of interest;<sidenote><p>Time period.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the number of such domestic establishments and the number of such foreign establishments, including the number of establishments in each region of interest, that the Secretary inspected in the previous fiscal year;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the number of inspections to support actions by the Secretary on applications under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, including the number of inspections to support actions by the Secretary on supplemental applications, including changes to manufacturing processes, the Secretary conducted in the previous fiscal year;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>the number of routine surveillance inspections the Secretary conducted in the previous fiscal year, including in each region of interest;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>the number of for-cause inspections the Secretary conducted in the previous fiscal year, not including inspections described in clause (iv), including in each region of interest; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>the number of inspections the Secretary has recognized pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to section 809, or otherwise recognized, for each of the types of inspections described in clauses (v) and (vi), <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5876">136 STAT. 5876</page> including for inspections of establishments in each region of interest.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7747b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7747b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7747b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7747b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the status of the efforts of the Food and Drug Administration to expand its recognition of inspections conducted or recognized by foreign regulatory authorities under section 809, including any obstacles to expanding the use of such recognition.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7747b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b776ec7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b776ec8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Region of interest</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of paragraph (6)(A), the term ‘<term>region of interest</term>’ means a foreign geographic region or country, including the People’s Republic of China, India, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and any other country or geographic region, as the Secretary determines appropriate.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3617">SEC. 3617. </num><heading>ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY OF DRUG FACILITY INSPECTION TIMELINES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b7795d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 902 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b77bcea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="902">“SEC. 902. </num><heading class="fontsize12">ANNUAL REPORT ON INSPECTIONS.</heading><chapeau class=" fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Not<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b77bceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b77bcec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b77bced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote> later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall post on the website of the Food and Drug Administration information related to inspections of facilities necessary for approval of a drug under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) or approval of a device under section 515 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360e">21 U.S.C. 360e</ref>) that were conducted during the previous fiscal year. Such information shall include the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>The median time following a request from staff of the Food and Drug Administration reviewing an application or report to the beginning of the inspection, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the median time for drugs described in 505(j)(11)(A)(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/j/11/A/i">21 U.S.C. 355(j)(11)(A)(i)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the median time for drugs for which a notification has been submitted in accordance with section 506C(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356c/a">21 U.S.C. 356c(a)</ref>) during the previous fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the median time for drugs on the drug shortage list in effect under section 506E of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s356e">21 U.S.C. 356e</ref>) at the time of such request.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>The median time from the issuance of a report pursuant to section 704(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s374/b">21 U.S.C. 374(b)</ref>) to the sending of a warning letter, issuance of an import alert, or holding of a regulatory meeting for inspections for which the Secretary concluded that regulatory or enforcement action was indicated, including the median time for each category of drugs listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The median time from the sending of a warning letter, issuance of an import alert, or holding of a regulatory meeting <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5877">136 STAT. 5877</page> related to conditions observed by the Secretary during an inspection, to the time at which the Secretary concludes that corrective actions to resolve such conditions have been taken.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b77bcf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>The number of facilities that failed to implement adequate corrective or preventive actions following a report issued pursuant to such section 704(b), resulting in a withhold recommendation for an application under review, including the number of such facilities manufacturing each category of drugs listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1).”</content></paragraph> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </chapter> <chapter style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="3">CHAPTER 3—</num><heading><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3621">SEC. 3621. </num><heading>REGULATION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS AS DRUGS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b77e405-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s353">21 U.S.C. 353</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b783226-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1b783227-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>Any contrast agent, radioactive drug, or OTC monograph drug shall be deemed to be a drug under section 201(g) and not a device under section 201(h).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b783228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b783229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definitions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>For purposes of this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b78322a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>contrast agent</term>’ means an article that is intended for use in conjunction with a medical imaging device, and—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b78322b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, as defined in sections 315.2 and 601.31 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t21">title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b78322c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is a diagnostic agent that improves the visualization of structure or function within the body by increasing the relative difference in signal intensity within the target tissue, structure, or fluid.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b78593d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>radioactive drug</term>’ has the meaning given such term in <ref href="/us/cfr/t21/s310.3/n">section 310.3(n) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulations), except that such term does not include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b78593e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>an implant or article similar to an implant;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b78593f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an article that applies radiation from outside of the body; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b785940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the radiation source of an article described in clause (i) or (ii).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b785941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The term ‘<term>OTC monograph drug</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 744L.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b785942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as allowing for the classification of a product as a drug (as defined in section 201(g)) if such product—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b785943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>is not described in paragraph (1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b785944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>meets the definition of a device under section 201(h),</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="fontsize10" id="x1b785945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">unless another provision of this Act otherwise indicates a different classification.</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b785946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b785947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waiver authority.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The Secretary shall waive the application fee under sections 736 and 744B for applications for drugs that are—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b785948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>on the date of enactment of the Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022, legally marketed as devices; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b785949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>deemed drugs pursuant to paragraph (1)”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5878">136 STAT. 5878</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3622">SEC. 3622. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b78594a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading>WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH ROADMAP.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b78594b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Women’s Health of the Food and Drug Administration, established under section 1011 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s399b">21 U.S.C. 399b</ref>), shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b78594c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b78594d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b78594e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote><content>review and, as appropriate, update the Women’s Health Research Roadmap issued in December 2015; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b78594f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b785950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Briefing.</p></sidenote><content>brief the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the review and, as appropriate, any resulting update.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3623">SEC. 3623. </num><heading>STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLAN AND REPORT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b78a771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s371/etseq">21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 714A the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1b791ca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="714B">“SEC. 714B. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b791ca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21">21 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b791ca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">379d–3b.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLAN AND REPORT.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b791ca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b791ca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b791ca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, and at least every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop, begin implementation of, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and post on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, a coordinated strategy and report to provide direction for the activities and programs of the Secretary to recruit, hire, train, develop, and retain the workforce needed to fulfill the public health mission of the Food and Drug Administration, including to facilitate collaboration across centers, to keep pace with new biomedical, technological, and scientific advancements, and support the development, review, and regulation of medical products. Each such report shall be known as the ‘Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan’.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b791ca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of the Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b791ca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Update.</p></sidenote>Each center within the Food and Drug Administration shall develop and update, as appropriate, a strategic plan that will be informed by the Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plans developed under subsection (a).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b791caa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents of the Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>include agency-wide human capital strategic goals and priorities for recruiting, hiring, training, developing, and retaining a qualified workforce for the Food and Drug Administration;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>establish specific actions the Secretary will take to achieve such strategic goals and priorities and address the workforce needs of the Food and Drug Administration in the forthcoming fiscal years;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>identify challenges and risks the Secretary will face in meeting its strategic goals and priorities, and the actions the Secretary will take to overcome those challenges and mitigate those risks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>establish performance measures, benchmarks, or other elements that the Secretary will use to measure and evaluate progress in achieving such strategic goals and priorities and the effectiveness of such strategic goals and priorities; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5879">136 STAT. 5879</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791caf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>define functions, capabilities, and gaps in such workforce and identify strategies to recruit, hire, train, develop, and retain such workforce.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b791cb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In developing each Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the number of employees (including senior leadership and non-senior leadership employees) eligible for retirement, the expertise of such employees, and the employing center of such employees;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the vacancy and turnover rates for employees with different types of expertise and from different centers, including any changes or trends related to such rates;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>the results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey for employees of the Food and Drug Administration, including any changes or trends related to such results;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>rates of pay for different types of positions, including rates for different types of expertise within the same field (such as differences in pay between different medical specialists), and how such rates of pay impact the ability of the Secretary to achieve the strategic goals and priorities described in subsection (c);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>the statutory hiring authorities used to hire Food and Drug Administration employees, and the time to hire across different hiring authorities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>any other timely and relevant information, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b791cb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of Progress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan issued pursuant to subsection (a), with the exception of the first such Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan, shall include an evaluation of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the progress the Secretary has made, based on the performance measures, benchmarks, and other elements that measure successful recruitment, hiring, training, development, and retention activities; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b791cb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>whether actions taken in response to the Plan improved the capacity of the Food and Drug Administration to achieve the strategic goals and priorities described in subsection (c)(1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b791cba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Food and Drug Administration Strategic Workforce Plan issued in fiscal year 2023 shall address the effect of the COVID–19 pandemic on hiring, retention, and other workforce challenges for the Food and Drug Administration, including protecting such workforce during public health emergencies.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3624">SEC. 3624. </num><heading>ENHANCING FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HIRING AUTHORITY FOR SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b7991eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 714A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379d–3a">21 U.S.C. 379d–3a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including cross-cutting operational positions,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>professional positions</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the regulation of food and cosmetics</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>medical products</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5880">136 STAT. 5880</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the 21st Century Cures Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that examines the extent</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>, including</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that includes</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>updated</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>analysis</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7991f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7991f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b79b909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b79b90a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of how the Secretary has used the authorities provided under this section, and a plan for how the Secretary will use the authority under this section, and other applicable hiring authorities, for employees of the Food and Drug Administration; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b79b90b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a recruitment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>an updated recruitment</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3625">SEC. 3625. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b79b90c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7aca7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">PDUFA Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736(g)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h/g/2">21 U.S.C. 379h(g)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7aca7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7aca7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall be available to defray</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“shall be available—<subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b7aca80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, to defray”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7aca81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7aca82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b7af093-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, to defray the costs of the resources allocated for the process for the review of human drug applications (including such costs for an additional number of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of Health and Human Services to be engaged in such process), only if the sum of the amounts allocated by the Secretary for such costs, excluding costs paid from fees collected under this section, plus other costs for the maintenance, renovation, and repair of facilities and acquisition, maintenance, and repair of fixtures, furniture, and other necessary materials and supplies in connection with the process for the review of human drug applications, is no less than the amount allocated for such costs, excluding any such costs paid from fees collected under this section, for fiscal year 1997, multiplied by the adjustment factor.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af094-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the process for the review of human drug applications</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as described in subclause (I) or (II) of such subparagraph, as applicable</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7af095-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">BsUFA Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744H(f)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–52/f/2">21 U.S.C. 379j–52(f)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af096-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)(i)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5881">136 STAT. 5881</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af097-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>available for a fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2012</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“available—<subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b7af098-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023,”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af099-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the fiscal year involved.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such fiscal year; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af09a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b7af09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, to defray the costs of the process for the review of biosimilar biological product applications (including such costs for an additional number of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of Health and Human Services to be engaged in such process), only if the sum of the amounts allocated by the Secretary for such costs, excluding costs paid from fees collected under this section, plus other costs for the maintenance, renovation, and repair of facilities and acquisition, maintenance, and repair of fixtures, furniture, and other necessary materials and supplies in connection with the process for the review of biosimilar biological product applications, is no less than $20,000,000, multiplied by the adjustment factor applicable to the fiscal year involved.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (B) in any fiscal year if the costs described in such subparagraph</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (B)(i) in any fiscal year if the costs allocated as described in subclause (I) or (II) of such subparagraph, as applicable,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7af09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GDUFA Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–42">21 U.S.C. 379j–42</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (e)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>744A(11)(C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>744A(12)(C)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7af0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>available for a fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2012</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“available—<subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023,”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the fiscal year involved.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such fiscal year; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, to defray the costs of human generic drug activities (including such costs for an additional number of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of Health and Human Services to be engaged in such activities), only if the sum of the amounts allocated by the Secretary for such costs, excluding costs paid from fees collected under this section, plus other costs for the maintenance, renovation, and repair of facilities and acquisition, maintenance, and repair of fixtures, furniture, and other necessary materials and supplies in connection with human generic drug activities, is no less than $97,000,000 multiplied by <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5882">136 STAT. 5882</page> the adjustment factor defined in section 744A(3) applicable to the fiscal year involved.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for human generic activities</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as described in subclause (I) or (II) of such subparagraph, as applicable,</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">MDUFA Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j">21 U.S.C. 379j</ref>), as amended by section 3309, is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, if extant,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>national taxing authority</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)(2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall be available to defray</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“shall be available—<subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, to defray”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b17be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b3ecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, to defray the costs of the resources allocated for the process for the review of device applications (including such costs for an additional number of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of Health and Human Services to be engaged in such process), only if the sum of the amounts allocated by the Secretary for such costs, excluding costs paid from fees collected under this section, plus other costs for the maintenance, renovation, and repair of facilities and acquisition, maintenance, and repair of fixtures, furniture and other necessary materials and supplies in connection with the process for the review of device applications, is no less than the amount allocated for such costs, excluding any such costs paid from fees collected under this section, for fiscal year 2009 multiplied by the adjustment factor.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b3ed0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the process for the review of device applications</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as described in subclause (I) or (II) of such subparagraph, as applicable</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b3ed1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (g)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>737(9)(C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>737(10)(C)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7b3ed2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Correction</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b3ed3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 905(b)(2) of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7b3ed4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/131/1090">131 Stat. 1090</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Section 738(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j/h">21 U.S.C. 379j(h)</ref>) is amended</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subsection (g) of section 738 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j">21 U.S.C. 379j</ref>), as so redesignated by section 203(f)(2)(B)(i), is amended</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7b3ed5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7b3ed6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j">21 USC 379j note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as though included in the enactment of section 905 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/52">Public Law 115–52</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5883">136 STAT. 5883</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3626">SEC. 3626. </num><heading>USER FEE PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7d61b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">PDUFA</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization; reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736B(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h–2/a">21 U.S.C. 379h–2(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in clause (vii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in clause (viii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7d61be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content>the number of investigational new drug applications submitted per fiscal year, including for each review division.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d61bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following flush text:<quotedContent><p class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="x1b7d61c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">“Nothing in subparagraph (B) shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure under section 301(j) of this Act or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or that is subject to withholding under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.”</p></quotedContent>;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7d88d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end of paragraph (3)(B) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentUp1 fontsize10" id="y1b7d88d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7d88d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7dd6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7dd6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7dd6f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>For fiscal years 2023 and 2024, of the meeting requests from sponsors for which the Secretary has determined that a face-to-face meeting is appropriate, the number of face-to-face meetings requested by sponsors to be conducted in person (in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe on the website of the Food and Drug Administration), and the number of such in-person meetings granted by the Secretary, with both such numbers disaggregated by the relevant agency center.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dd6f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dd6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7dd6f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the number of individuals hired as agreed upon in the letters described in section 1001(b) of the Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 and the number of remaining vacancies, the number of full-time equivalents funded by fees collected pursuant to section 736, and the number of full-time equivalents funded by budget authority at the Food and Drug Administration by each division within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, and the Office of the Commissioner;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dd6fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the fee revenue amounts and costs for the process for the review of human drug applications, including identifying—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>drivers of such changes; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5884">136 STAT. 5884</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>changes in the average total cost per full-time equivalent in the prescription drug review program;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the average full-time equivalent hours required to complete review of each type of human drug application.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 736B(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379h–2/f">21 U.S.C. 379h–2(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with regulated industry, shall provide regular updates on negotiations on the reauthorization of this part to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Before presenting the recommendations developed under paragraphs (1) through (5) to the Congress, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, not later than 30 days after each such negotiation meeting</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in sufficient detail,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shall summarize</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">MDUFA</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization; reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738A(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–1/a/1/A">21 U.S.C. 379j–1(a)(1)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7dfe1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the number of investigational device exemption applications submitted under section 520(g) per fiscal year, including for each review division; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the number of expedited development and priority review requests and designations under section 515B per fiscal year, including for each review division.</content></subclause> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1b7e2532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126">Nothing in this clause shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure under section 301(j) of this Act or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or that is subject to withholding under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552/b/4">section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code</ref>.”</continuation></quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in clause (iv) (relating to rationale for MDUFA program changes)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5885">136 STAT. 5885</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subclause (I) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the number of individuals hired as agreed upon in the letters described in section 2001(b) of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022 and the number of remaining vacancies, the number of full-time equivalents funded by fees collected pursuant to section 738, and the number of full time equivalents funded by budget authority at the Food and Drug Administration by each division within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, and the Office of the Commissioner;”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subclause (II) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the fee revenue amounts and costs for the process for the review of device applications, including identifying—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>drivers of such changes; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e2539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>changes in the average total cost per full-time equivalent in the medical device review program;”</content></item> </subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e253a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e253b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the average full-time equivalent hours required to complete review of medical device application types.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 738A(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–1/b">21 U.S.C. 379j–1(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with regulated industry, shall provide regular updates on negotiations on the reauthorization of this part to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Before presenting the recommendations developed under paragraphs (1) through (5) to the Congress, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, not later than 30 days after each such negotiation meeting</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in sufficient detail,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shall summarize</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GDUFA</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization; reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744C(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–43/a/3">21 U.S.C. 379j–43(a)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5886">136 STAT. 5886</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the number of individuals hired as agreed upon in the letters described in section 3001(b) of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 and the number of remaining vacancies, the number of full-time equivalents funded by fees collected pursuant to section 744B, and the number of full time equivalents funded by budget authority at the Food and Drug Administration by each division within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, and the Office of the Commissioner;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e4c5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e736b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the fee revenue amounts and costs for human generic drug activities, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e736c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>identifying drivers of such changes; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e736d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>changes in the total average cost per full-time equivalent in the generic drug review program;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e736e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e736f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e7370-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the average full-time equivalent hours required to complete review of each type of abbreviated new drug application.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7371-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744C(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–43/f">21 U.S.C. 379j–43(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7372-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7373-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7e7374-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with regulated industry, shall provide regular updates on negotiations on the reauthorization of this part to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7375-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7), as so redesignated—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7376-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7377-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Before presenting the recommendations developed under paragraphs (1) through (5) to the Congress, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7378-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, not later than 30 days after each such negotiation meeting</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e7379-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, in sufficient detail,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shall summarize</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e737a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">BsUFA</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e737b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization; reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744I(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–53/a/4">21 U.S.C. 379j–53(a)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e737c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e737d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the number of individuals hired as agreed upon in the letters described in section 4001(b) of the Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022 and the number of remaining <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5887">136 STAT. 5887</page> vacancies, the number of full-time equivalents funded by fees collected pursuant to section 744H, and the number of full time equivalents funded by budget authority at the Food and Drug Administration by each division within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, and the Office of the Commissioner;”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e737e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the fee revenue amounts and costs for the process for the review of biosimilar biological product applications, including identifying—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>drivers of such changes; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>changes in the average total cost per full-time equivalent in the biosimilar biological product review program;”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>data, analysis, and discussion of the changes in the average full-time equivalent hours required to complete review of each type of biosimilar biological product application.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorization</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 744I(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s379j–53/f">21 U.S.C. 379j–53(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7e9a97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prior public input</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Prior to beginning negotiations with the regulated industry on the reauthorization of this part, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ec1aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ec1ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p></sidenote><content>publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public input on the reauthorization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>hold a public meeting at which the public may present its views on the reauthorization;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ec1ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>provide a period of 30 days after the public meeting to obtain written comments from the public suggesting changes to this part; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ec1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>publish the comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s website.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>Not less frequently than once every month during negotiations with the regulated industry, the Secretary shall hold discussions with representatives of patient and consumer advocacy groups to continue discussions of their views on the reauthorization and their suggestions for changes to this part as expressed under paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Updates to congress</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with regulated industry, shall provide regular updates on negotiations on the reauthorization of this part to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ec1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b7ee8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minutes of negotiation meetings</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ee8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ee8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ee8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public availability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make publicly available, on the public website of the Food and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5888">136 STAT. 5888</page> Drug Administration, minutes of all negotiation meetings conducted under this subsection between the Food and Drug Administration and the regulated industry, not later than 30 days after each such negotiation meeting.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7ee8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7ee8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content</inline>.—</heading><content>The minutes described under subparagraph (A) shall summarize, in sufficient detail, any substantive proposal made by any party to the negotiations as well as significant controversies or differences of opinion during the negotiations and their resolution.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3627">SEC. 3627. </num><heading>IMPROVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7fac1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s393">21 USC 393 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FDA Strategic Information Technology Plan</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2023, and at least every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and post on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, a coordinated information technology strategic plan to modernize the information technology systems of the Food and Drug Administration. Each such report shall be known as the “Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan”. The first such report may include the Data and Technology Modernization Strategy, as set forth in the letters described in section 1001(b) of the FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dF">division F of Public Law 117–180</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content of strategic plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>agency-wide strategic goals and priorities for modernizing the information technology systems of the Food and Drug Administration to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of such systems for enabling the Food and Drug Administration to fulfill its public health mission;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>specific activities and strategies for achieving the goals and priorities identified under subparagraph (A), and specific milestones, metrics, and performance measures for assessing progress against such strategic goals and priorities;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>specific activities and strategies for improving and streamlining internal coordination and communication within the Food and Drug Administration, including for activities and communications related to signals of potential public health concerns;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>challenges and risks the Food and Drug Administration will face in meeting its strategic goals and priorities, and the activities the Food and Drug Administration will undertake to overcome those challenges and mitigate those risks;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the ways in which the Food and Drug Administration will use the Plan to guide and coordinate the projects and activities of the Food and Drug Administration across its offices and centers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Inventory.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>a skills inventory, needs assessment, gap analysis, and initiatives to address skills gaps as part of a strategic approach to information technology human capital planning.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5889">136 STAT. 5889</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of progress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan issued pursuant to this subsection, with the exception of the first such Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan, shall include an evaluation of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the progress the Secretary has made, based on the metrics, benchmarks, and other milestones that measure successful development and implementation of information technology systems; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>whether actions taken in response to the previous Plan improved the capacity of the Food and Drug Administration to achieve the strategic goals and priorities set forth in such previous Plans.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b7fac2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2026, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing the implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan adopted pursuant to subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Content of report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the development and implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan, including the sufficiency of the plan, progress of the Food and Drug Administration in meeting the results-oriented goals, milestones, and performance measures identified in such plan and any gaps in such implementation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the efficiency and effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration’s expenditures on information technology systems over the preceding 10 fiscal years, including the implementation by the Food and Drug Administration of the Technology Modernization Action Plan and Data Modernization Action Plan;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>challenges posed by the information technology systems of the Food and Drug Administration for carrying out the Food and Drug Administration’s public health mission, including on meeting user fee agreement performance goals, conducting inspections, responding to identified safety concerns, and keeping pace with new scientific and medical advances; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b7fac35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b7fac37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for the Food and Drug Administration to address the identified challenges, improve its implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Strategic Information Technology Plan, and to otherwise improve the Food and Drug Administration’s information technology systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3628">SEC. 3628. </num><heading>REPORTING ON MAILROOM AND OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b80bda8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5890">136 STAT. 5890</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bda9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>information related to policies, procedures, and activities of the mailroom and the Office of the Executive Secretariat of the Food and Drug Administration, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>taking receipt, tracking, managing, and prioritizing confidential informant complaints;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>taking receipt of common carrier packages to the Food and Drug Administration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the organizational structure and management of the mailroom;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the organizational structure and management of the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>the total number of employees and contractors in the mailroom including those working remotely and those working in person;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>the total number of employees and contractors in the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>the number of vacant positions in the mailroom;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>the number of vacant positions in the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the average number of days for response to correspondence received by the Office of the Secretariat;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>the extent to which there is a backlog of common carrier packages received by the mailroom and the number of common carrier packages in any backlog;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>the extent to which there is a backlog of correspondence in the Office of the Executive Secretariat that has not been appropriately responded to by the Food and Drug Administration and the number of correspondence or common carrier packages in any backlog;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>a rationale for the failure of the Office of the Executive Secretariat to respond to correspondence in any backlog and the position of the decision-making official who determined not to respond to such correspondence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>the number of whistleblower correspondence received, including within each agency center;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="N">(N) </num><content>the amount of resources expended for the mailroom, including a breakdown of budget authority and user fee dollars;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="O">(O) </num><content>the amount of resources expended for the Office of the Executive Secretariat and correspondence-related activities, including a breakdown of budget authority and user fee dollars; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="P">(P) </num><content>the performance of third-party contractors responsible for correspondence-related activities with respect to the receipt and tracking of correspondence, and efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to improve performance by such contractors; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b80bdbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the development and implementation of new or revised policies and procedures of the Food and Drug Administration to monitor and ensure—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the effective receipt, tracking, managing, and prioritization of such complaints; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80bdbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the effective receipt of common carrier packages to the Food and Drug Administration.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b80bdbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than the end of each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5891">136 STAT. 5891</page> and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the implementation of the new or revised policies of the Food and Drug Administration reported under subsection (a)(2), and since such implementation—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the volume of incoming common carrier packages to the mailroom;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the volume of incoming correspondence to the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the extent to which new backlogs occur in the processing of common carrier packages received by the mailroom;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the extent to which new backlogs occur in the processing of correspondence received by the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the length of time required to resolve each such backlog;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>any known issues of unreasonable delays in correspondence being provided to the intended recipient, or in correspondence being lost, and the measures taken to remedy such delays or lost items;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>the average number of days it takes to respond to correspondence received by the Office of the Executive Secretariat;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>the resources expended by the mailroom, including a breakdown of budget authority and user fee dollars; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>the resources expended by the Office of the Executive Secretariat on correspondence-related activities, including a breakdown of budget authority and user fee dollars.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b80e4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b80e4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing the policies and practices of the Division of Executive Operations of the Office of the Executive Secretariat of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the receipt, tracking, managing, and prioritization of correspondence.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3629">SEC. 3629. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b80e4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 USC 355 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FACILITATING THE USE OF REAL WORLD EVIDENCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b815a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b815a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b815a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b815a0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue or revise existing guidance on considerations for the use of real world data and real world evidence to support regulatory decision-making, as follows:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>With respect to drugs, such guidance shall address the use of such data and evidence to support the approval of a drug application under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>) or a biological product application under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>), and to support an investigational use exemption submission under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355/i">21 U.S.C. 355(i)</ref>) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262/a/3">42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)</ref>). Such guidance shall include considerations for the inclusion, in such applications and submissions, of real world data and real world evidence obtained as a result of the use of drugs authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–3">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3</ref>), and considerations for standards and methodologies for collection and analysis <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5892">136 STAT. 5892</page> of real world evidence included in such applications and submissions, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>With respect to devices, such guidance shall address the use of such data and evidence to support the approval, clearance, or classification of a device pursuant to an application or submission submitted under section 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360/k">21 U.S.C. 360(k)</ref>, 360c(f)(2), 360e), to support an investigational use exemption submission under section 520(g) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360j/g">21 U.S.C. 360j(g)</ref>), and to support a determination by the Secretary for purposes of section 353 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s263a">42 U.S.C. 263a</ref>) (including the category described under subsection (d)(3) of such section). Such guidance shall include considerations for the inclusion, in such applications and submissions, of real world data and real world evidence obtained as a result of the use of devices authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–3">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3</ref>), including considerations related to a determination under section 353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s263a/d/3">42 U.S.C. 263a(d)(3)</ref>), and considerations for standards and methodologies for collection and analysis of real world evidence included in such applications, submissions, or determinations, as appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b815a11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the end of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</ref>) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of applications, submissions, or requests submitted for clearance, approval, or authorization under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s355">21 U.S.C. 355</ref>, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s262">42 U.S.C. 262</ref>), for which an authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s360bbb–3">21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3</ref>) was previously granted;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>of the number of applications so submitted, the number of such applications—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for which real world evidence was submitted and used to support a regulatory decision; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for which real world evidence was submitted and determined to be insufficient to support a regulatory decision; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b815a16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b815a17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><content>a summary explanation of why, in the case of applications described in paragraph (2)(B), real world evidence could not be used to support regulatory decisions.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b818128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information Disclosure</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1905">section 1905 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, or subject to withholding under subsection (b)(4) of <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s552">section 552 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5893">136 STAT. 5893</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3630">SEC. 3630. </num><heading>FACILITATING EXCHANGE OF PRODUCT INFORMATION PRIOR TO APPROVAL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b821d69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s352">21 U.S.C. 352</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82447a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82447b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drugs for coverage</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drugs or devices for coverage</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82447c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drug</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>drug or device</quotedText>”, respectively;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82447d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2)(B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 505 or under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82447e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (a)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82447f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 505 or under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b824480-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in section 505(a) or in subsections (a) and (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b824481-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b82e0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1b82e0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Unless its labeling bears adequate directions for use in accordance with paragraph (f), except that (in addition to drugs or devices that conform with exemptions pursuant to such paragraph) no drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded under such paragraph through the provision of truthful and not misleading product information to a payor, formulary committee, or other similar entity with knowledge and expertise in the area of health care economic analysis carrying out its responsibilities for the selection of drugs or devices for coverage or reimbursement if the product information relates to an investigational drug or device or investigational use of a drug or device that is approved, cleared, granted marketing authorization, or licensed under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (as applicable), provided—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>the product information includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>a clear statement that the investigational drug or device or investigational use of a drug or device has not been approved, cleared, granted marketing authorization, or licensed under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (as applicable) and that the safety and effectiveness of such drug or device for such use has not been established;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>information related to the stage of development of the drug or device involved, such as—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the status of any study or studies in which the investigational drug or device or investigational use is being investigated;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>how the study or studies relate to the overall plan for the development of the drug or device; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>whether an application, premarket notification, or request for classification for the investigational <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5894">136 STAT. 5894</page> drug or device or investigational use has been submitted to the Secretary and when such a submission is planned;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>in the case of information that includes factual presentations of results from studies, which shall not be selectively presented, a description of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>all material aspects of study design, methodology, and results; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>all material limitations related to the study design, methodology, and results;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Labeling.</p></sidenote><content>where applicable, a prominent statement disclosing the indication or indications for which the Secretary has approved, granted marketing authorization, cleared, or licensed the product pursuant to section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, and a copy of the most current required labeling; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><content>updated information, if previously communicated information becomes materially outdated as a result of significant changes or as a result of new information regarding the product or its review status; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>the product information does not include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>information that represents that an unapproved product—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>has been approved, cleared, granted marketing authorization, or licensed under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (as applicable); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>has otherwise been determined to be safe or effective for the purpose or purposes for which the drug or device is being studied; or</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>information that represents that an unapproved use of a drug or device that has been so approved, granted marketing authorization, cleared, or licensed—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>is so approved, granted marketing authorization, cleared, or licensed; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>that the product is safe or effective for the use or uses for which the drug or device is being studied.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b82e0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><chapeau>For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘<term>product information</term>’ includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>information describing the drug or device (such as drug class, device description, and features);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>information about the indication or indications being investigated;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the anticipated timeline for a possible approval, clearance, marketing authorization, or licensure pursuant to section 505, 510(k), 513, or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>drug or device pricing information;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>patient utilization projections;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>product-related programs or services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>factual presentations of results from studies that do not characterize or make conclusions regarding safety or efficacy.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">GAO Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning on the date that is 5 years and 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5895">136 STAT. 5895</page> the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the provision and use of information pursuant to section 502(gg) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by this subsection (a), between manufacturers of drugs and devices (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s321">21 U.S.C. 321</ref>)) and entities described in such section 502(gg). Such<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote> study shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The types of information communicated between such manufacturers and payors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The manner of communication between such manufacturers and payors.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b82e0e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1b82e0ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>Whether such manufacturers file an application for approval, marketing authorization, clearance, or licensing of a new drug or device or the new use of a drug or device that is the subject of communication between such manufacturers and payors under section 502(gg) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b82e0eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>How frequently the Food and Drug Administration approves, grants marketing authorization, clears, or licenses the new drug or device or new use.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b82e0ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>The timeframe between the initial communications permitted under section 502(gg) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), regarding an investigational drug or device or investigational use, and the initial marketing of such drug or device.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3631">SEC. 3631. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b82e0ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">247d–12 note.</p></sidenote><heading>STREAMLINING BLOOD DONOR INPUT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t44/ch35">Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code</ref>, shall not apply to the collection of information to which a response is voluntary and that is initiated by the Secretary to solicit information from blood donors or potential blood donors to support the development of recommendations by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, concerning blood donation.</content></section> </chapter> </subtitle> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>MEDICARE PROVISIONS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Medicare Extenders</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4101">SEC. 4101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b83551f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/12">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b835520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on December 24, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2023, and in fiscal year 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in fiscal year 2025</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b835521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)(i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b835522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding subclause (I)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or portion of a fiscal year</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022 and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022 and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5896">136 STAT. 5896</page> 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on December 24, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2023, and fiscal year 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022 or during the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b837c39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2022 and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022’ </quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b837c3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b837c3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 USC 1395ww note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4102">SEC. 4102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b83a34c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/5/G">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (ii)(II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b83ca5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of target amounts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/b/3/D">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 24, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (iv), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022 and the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 U.S.C. 1395ww note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2022, or the portion of fiscal year 2023 beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2024</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4103">SEC. 4103. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ADD-ON PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b83ca64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/l">42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (12)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b83ca66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (13), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2023</quotedText>” in each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2025</quotedText>” in each such place.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5897">136 STAT. 5897</page></content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Other Expiring Medicare Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4111">SEC. 4111. </num><heading>EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8466a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(z) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/z">42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, with respect to 2025, 3.5 percent)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>5 percent</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2024</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2025</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2025</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2026</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 and 2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, 2024, and 2025</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or, with respect to 2025, 3.5 percent)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>5 percent</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8466b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–4/q/1/C/iii">42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)(1)(C)(iii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8466b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subclause (III), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2026</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4112">SEC. 4112. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN ADJUSTING TO MEDICARE PAYMENT CHANGES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b84b4d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–4">42 U.S.C. 1395w–4</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2)(B)(iv)(V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021 or 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (t)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the subsection header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 and 2022</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 Through 2024</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during 2021 and 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> at the end “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> at the end the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84b4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b84dbf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>such services furnished on or after January 1, 2023, and before January 1, 2024, by 2.5 percent; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5898">136 STAT. 5898</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b84dbf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>such services furnished on or after January, 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, by 1.25 percent.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b84dbf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84dbf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the subparagraph header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 and 2022</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2021 through 2024</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84dbf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for services furnished in 2021 or 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for services furnished in 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b84dbf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2022, respectively</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, 2022, 2023, or 2024, respectively</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4113">SEC. 4113. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b84dbf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>ADVANCING TELEHEALTH BEYOND COVID–19.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b863b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removing Geographic Requirements and Expanding Originating Sites for Telehealth Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>With</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case that the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, with</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that are furnished during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that are furnished during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending December 31, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)(C)(iii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>With</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case that the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, with</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that are furnished during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>that are furnished during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending on December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b863b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expanding Practitioners Eligible to Furnish Telehealth Services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/4/E">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, for the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, in the case that the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, for the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending on December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b863b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extending Telehealth Services for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/8/A">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in the case that such emergency period ends before December 31, 2024, during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending on December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b863b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delaying the In-person Requirements Under Medicare for Mental Health Services Furnished Through Telehealth and Telecommunications Technology</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delay in requirements for mental health services furnished through telehealth</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5899">136 STAT. 5899</page> the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/7/B/i">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on or after the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the period at the end of the emergency sentence described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on or after January 1, 2025 (or, if later, the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental health visits furnished by rural health clinics</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(y) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/y">42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">to hospice patients</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prior to January 1, 2025 (or, if later, the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental health visits furnished by federally qualified health centers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(o)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/o/4">42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)</ref> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">to hospice patients</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b863b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>prior to January 1, 2025 (or, if later, the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b863b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allowing for the Furnishing of Audio-only Telehealth Services</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b863b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Continuations.</p></sidenote>Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/m/9">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary shall continue to provide coverage and payment under this part for telehealth services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only telecommunications system during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case that the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall continue to provide coverage and payment under this part for telehealth services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only communications system during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending on December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8662aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of Telehealth to Conduct Face-to-face Encounter Prior to Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice Care During Emergency Period</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395f/a/7/D/i/II">42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and, in the case that such emergency period ends before December 31, 2024, during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period described in such section 1135(g)(1)(B) and ending on December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8662ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study on Telehealth and Medicare Program Integrity</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5900">136 STAT. 5900</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8662ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct a study using medical record review, as described in subparagraph (C), on program integrity related to telehealth services under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395j/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8662b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of study</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In conducting the study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall review and analyze information (to the extent that such information is available) on the duration of telehealth services furnished, the types of telehealth services furnished, and, to the extent feasible, the impact of the telehealth services furnished on future utilization of health care services by Medicare beneficiaries, such as the utilization of additional telehealth services or in-person services, including hospitalizations and emergency department visits. The Secretary may also review and analyze information on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>any geographic differences in utilization of telehealth services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>documentation of the care and methods of delivery associated with telehealth services; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>other areas, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medical record review</inline>.—</heading><content>In conducting the study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall conduct medical record review of a sample of claims for telehealth services with dates of service during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2024. For such claims with a date of service during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)</ref>), the Secretary shall only conduct medical record review of those claims that have undergone standard program integrity review (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)), as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives an interim report on the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a final report on the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standard program integrity review</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>standard program integrity review</term>” refers to the review of any claim that requires a review of the associated medical record by the Secretary to determine the medical necessity of the services furnished or to identify potential fraud.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5901">136 STAT. 5901</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Telehealth service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>telehealth service</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 1834(m)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/m/4/F">42 U.S.C. 1395(m)(4)(F)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8662bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2023, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8662bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8662be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395f">42 USC 1395f note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Instruction Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the provisions of, including amendments made by, this section through program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4114">SEC. 4114. </num><heading>REVISED PHASE-IN OF MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST PAYMENT CHANGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b86b0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revised Phase-in of Reductions From Private Payor Rate Implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m–1/b/3">42 U.S.C. 1395m–1(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2026</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024 through 2026</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revised Reporting Period for Reporting of Private Sector Payment Rates for Establishment of Medicare Payment Rates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834A(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m–1/a/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1395m–1(a)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in clause (ii)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b86b0e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Medicare Mental Health Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4121">SEC. 4121. </num><heading>COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b877439-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage of Services</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87743a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/s/2">42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87743b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (GG), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87743c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (HH), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87743d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5902">136 STAT. 5902</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b87743e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>marriage and family therapist services (as defined in subsection (lll)(1)) and mental health counselor services (as defined in subsection (lll)(3));”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87743f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b87c260-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="lll">“(lll)</num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marriage and Family Therapist Services; Marriage and Family Therapist; Mental Health Counselor Services; Mental Health Counselor</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c261-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marriage and family therapist services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>marriage and family therapist services</term>’ means services furnished by a marriage and family therapist (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (other than services furnished to an inpatient of a hospital), which the marriage and family therapist is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State law) of the State in which such services are furnished, as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a physician’s professional service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c262-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Marriage and family therapist</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>marriage and family therapist</term>’ means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c263-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>possesses a master’s or doctor’s degree which qualifies for licensure or certification as a marriage and family therapist pursuant to State law of the State in which such individual furnishes the services described in paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c264-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is licensed or certified as a marriage and family therapist by the State in which such individual furnishes such services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c265-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>after obtaining such degree has performed at least 2 years of clinical supervised experience in marriage and family therapy; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c266-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>meets such other requirements as specified by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c267-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental health counselor services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>mental health counselor services</term>’ means services furnished by a mental health counselor (as defined in paragraph (4)) for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (other than services furnished to an inpatient of a hospital), which the mental health counselor is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by the State law) of the State in which such services are furnished, as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as incident to a physician’s professional service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c268-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mental health counselor</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>mental health counselor</term>’ means an individual who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c269-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>possesses a master’s or doctor’s degree which qualifies for licensure or certification as a mental health counselor, clinical professional counselor, or professional counselor under the State law of the State in which such individual furnishes the services described in paragraph (3);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c26a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>is licensed or certified as a mental health counselor, clinical professional counselor, or professional counselor by the State in which the services are furnished;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5903">136 STAT. 5903</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c26b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>after obtaining such a degree has performed at least 2 years of clinical supervised experience in mental health counseling; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c26c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>meets such other requirements as specified by the Secretary.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c26d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395">42 U.S.C. 1395</ref><i>l</i>(a)(1)), as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/117/169/s11101/b">section 11101(b) of Public Law 117–169</ref>, is further amended—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c26e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and (EE)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(EE)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c26f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>and (FF) with respect to marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under section 1861(s)(2)(II), the amounts paid shall be 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for the services or 75 percent of the amount determined for payment of a psychologist under subparagraph (L)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c270-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services from skilled nursing facility prospective payment system</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395yy/e/2/A/ii">42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>marriage and family therapist services (as defined in section 1861(lll)(1)), mental health counselor services (as defined in section 1861(lll)(3)),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>qualified psychologist services,</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87c271-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion of marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors as practitioners for assignment of claims</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395u/b/18/C">42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(18)(C)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clauses:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b87e982-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>A marriage and family therapist (as defined in section 1861(lll)(2)).</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b87e983-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>A mental health counselor (as defined in section 1861(lll)(4)).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b87e984-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage of Certain Mental Health Services Provided in Certain Settings</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87e985-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1861(aa)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/aa/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(1)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or by a clinical social worker (as defined in subsection (hh)(1))</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, by a clinical social worker (as defined in subsection (hh)(1)), by a marriage and family therapist (as defined in subsection (lll)(2)), or by a mental health counselor (as defined in subsection (lll)(4))</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b87e986-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hospice programs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1861(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/dd/2/B/i/III">42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>social worker</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b87e987-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b87e988-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395">42 USC 1395</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4122">SEC. 4122. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8885c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/h">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8885ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(F)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (9)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(9), and (10)</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5904">136 STAT. 5904</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8885cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (4)(H)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (9)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(9), and (10)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8885cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b89220d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of additional residency positions in psychiatry and psychiatry subspecialties</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b89491e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional residency positions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89491f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894920-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2026, the Secretary shall, subject to the succeeding provisions of this paragraph, increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital (as defined in subparagraph (F)) that submits a timely application under this subparagraph by such number as the Secretary may approve effective beginning July 1 of the fiscal year of the increase.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894921-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Number available for distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>The aggregate number of such positions made available under this paragraph shall be equal to 200.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894922-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution for psychiatry or psychiatry subspecialty residencies</inline>.—</heading><content>At least 100 of the positions made available under this paragraph shall be distributed for a psychiatry or psychiatry subspecialty residency (as defined in subparagraph (F)).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894923-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894924-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894925-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> Such increase shall be effective beginning July 1 of such fiscal year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894927-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894928-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of providing an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit under subparagraph (A), the following shall apply:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894929-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b89492a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations in distribution</inline>.—</heading><content>In determining for which qualifying hospitals such an increase is provided under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into account the demonstrated likelihood of the hospital filling the positions made available under this paragraph within the first 5 training years beginning after the date the increase would be effective, as determined by the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89492b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89492c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89492d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Hospitals in which the reference resident level of the hospital (as specified in subparagraph (F)(iii)) is greater than the otherwise applicable resident limit.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89492e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><chapeau>Hospitals in States with—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b89492f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>new medical schools that received ‘Candidate School’ status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or that <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5905">136 STAT. 5905</page> received ‘Pre-Accreditation’ status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved or continue to progress toward ‘Full Accreditation’ status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or toward ‘Accreditation’ status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation); or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b894930-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>additional locations and branch campuses established on or after January 1, 2000, by medical schools with ‘Full Accreditation’ status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or ‘Accreditation’ status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation).</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894931-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>Hospitals that serve areas designated as health professional shortage areas under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894932-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pro rata application</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall ensure that each qualifying hospital that submits a timely application under subparagraph (A) receives at least 1 (or a fraction of 1) of the positions made available under this paragraph before any qualifying hospital receives more than 1 of such positions.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894933-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894934-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>A hospital may not receive more than 10 additional full-time equivalent residency positions under this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894935-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on distribution to hospitals without an increase agreement</inline>.—</heading><content>No increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit of a hospital may be made under this paragraph unless such hospital agrees to increase the total number of full-time equivalent residency positions under the approved medical residency training program of such hospital by the number of such positions made available by such increase under this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b894936-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement for hospitals to expand programs</inline>.—</heading><content>If a hospital that receives an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit under this paragraph would be eligible for an adjustment to the otherwise applicable resident limit for participation in a new medical residency training program under <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s413.79/e/3">section 413.79(e)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation), the hospital shall ensure that any positions made available under this paragraph are used to expand an existing program of the hospital, and not for participation in a new medical residency training program.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894937-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of per resident amounts for nonprimary care</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5906">136 STAT. 5906</page> under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894938-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting facilities to apply aggregation rules</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall permit hospitals receiving additional residency positions attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph to, beginning in the fifth year after the effective date of such increase, apply such positions to the limitation amount under paragraph (4)(F) that may be aggregated pursuant to paragraph (4)(H) among members of the same affiliated group.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894939-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89493a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Otherwise applicable resident limit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>otherwise applicable resident limit</term>’ means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), (8)(B), and (9)(A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89493b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Psychiatry or psychiatry subspecialty residency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>psychiatry or psychiatry subspecialty residency</term>’ means a residency in psychiatry as accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for the purpose of preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental health disorders.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89493c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying hospital</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualifying hospital</term>’ means a hospital described in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89493d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reference resident level</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>reference resident level</term>’ means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before the date of enactment of this paragraph, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b89493e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Resident level</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>resident level</term>’ has the meaning given such term in paragraph (7)(C)(i).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b89493f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">IME</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/d/5/B">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (v), in the third sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (h)(9)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(h)(9), and (h)(10)</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by moving clause (xii) 4 ems to the left; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b894942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b894943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xiii">“(xiii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>For discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2026, insofar as an additional payment amount under this subparagraph is attributable to resident positions distributed to a hospital under subsection (h)(10), the indirect teaching adjustment factor shall be computed in the same manner as provided under clause (ii) with respect to such resident positions.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b894945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition on Judicial Review</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1886(h)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 U.S.C. 1395ww</ref>—4(h)(7)(E)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (10),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>paragraph (8),</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5907">136 STAT. 5907</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4123">SEC. 4123. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b894946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING MOBILE CRISIS CARE IN MEDICARE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8a0c97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment for Psychotherapy for Crisis Services Furnished in an Applicable Site of Service</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a0c98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1848(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–4/b">42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b8a33a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a33aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment for psychotherapy for crisis services furnished in an applicable site of service</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish new HCPCS codes under the fee schedule established under this subsection for services described in subparagraph (B) that are furnished on or after January 1, 2024.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Services described</inline>.—</heading><content>The services described in this subparagraph are psychotherapy for crisis services that are a furnished in an applicable site of service.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of payment</inline>.—</heading><content>For services described in subparagraph (B) that are furnished to an individual in a year (beginning with 2024), in lieu of the fee schedule amount that would otherwise be determined under this subsection for such year, the fee schedule amount for such services for such year shall be equal to 150 percent of the fee schedule amount for non-facility sites of service for such year determined for services identified, as of January 1, 2022, by HCPCS codes 90839 and 90840 (and any succeeding codes).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this paragraph:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable site of service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>applicable site of service</term>’ means a site of service other than a site where the facility rate under the fee schedule under this subsection applies and other than an office setting.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Psychotherapy for crisis services</inline>.—</heading><content>The code descriptions for services described in subparagraph (B) shall be the same as the code descriptions for services identified, as of January 1, 2022, by HCPCS codes 90839 and 90840 (and any succeeding codes), except that such new codes shall be limited to services furnished in an applicable site of service.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Waiver of budget neutrality</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–4/c/2/B/iv">42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)(B)(iv)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subclause (IV), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subclause (V), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>” and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a33b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ac5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>subsection (b)(12) shall not be taken into account in applying clause (ii)(II) for 2024.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ac6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5ac7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5ac8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–4 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education and Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall use existing communications mechanisms to provide education and outreach to stakeholders with respect to the ability of health professionals to bill for psychotherapy for crisis services under the Medicare physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–4">42 U.S.C. 1395w–4</ref>) when such services are furnished in an applicable site of service to a Medicare beneficiary who is experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5908">136 STAT. 5908</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ac9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5aca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5acb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–4 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Open Door Forum</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall convene stakeholders and experts for an open door forum or other appropriate mechanism to discuss current Medicare program coverage and payment policies for services that can be furnished to provide care to a Medicare beneficiary who is experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8a5acc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Education and Outreach on the Use of Peer Support Specialists and Other Auxiliary Personnel in Furnishing of Psychotherapy for Crisis Services and Behavioral Health Integration Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5acd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5ace-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–4 note.</p></sidenote>Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall use existing communication mechanisms to provide education and outreach to providers of services, physicians, and practitioners with respect to the ability of auxiliary personnel, including peer support specialists, to participate, consistent with applicable requirements for auxiliary personnel, in the furnishing of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a5acf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>psychotherapy for crisis services billed under the Medicare physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–4">42 U.S.C. 1395w–4</ref>), as well as other services that can be furnished to a Medicare beneficiary experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ad0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>behavioral health integration services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ad1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5ad2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8a5ad3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395w–4 note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ad4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable site of service</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>applicable site of service</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 1848(b)(12)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ad5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Behavioral health integration services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>behavioral health integration services</term>” means services identified, as of January 1, 2022, by HCPCS codes 99484, 99492, 99493, 99494, and G2214 (and any successor or similar codes as determined appropriate by the Secretary).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ad6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Psychotherapy for crisis services</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>psychotherapy for crisis services</term>” means services described in 1848(b)(12)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8a5ad7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4124">SEC. 4124. </num><heading>ENSURING ADEQUATE COVERAGE OF OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8b1e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification of Definition of Partial Hospitalization Services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1861(ff)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/ff/1">42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for an individual determined (not less frequently than monthly) by a physician to have a need for such services for a minimum of 20 hours per week</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>prescribed by a physician</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8b1e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage of Intensive Outpatient Services</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b1e2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Scope of benefits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b1e2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community mental health centers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1832(a)(2)(J) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395k/a/2/J">42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(J)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and intensive outpatient services</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>partial hospitalization services</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b1e2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incident-to services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1861(s)(2)(B) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or intensive outpatient services</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>partial hospitalization services</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5909">136 STAT. 5909</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b1e2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1861(ff) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/ff">42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b453e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the header, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; Intensive Outpatient Services</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>Partial Hospitalization Services</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b453f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8b4540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>The term ‘<term>intensive outpatient services</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term>partial hospitalization services</term>’ in paragraph (1), except that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>section 1835(a)(2)(F)(i) shall not apply;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the reference in such paragraph to an individual ‘determined (not less frequently than monthly) by a physician to have a need for such services for a minimum of 20 hours per week’ shall be treated as a reference to an individual ‘determined (not less frequently than once every other month) by a physician to have a need for such services for a minimum of 9 hours per week’; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the reference to ‘a community mental health center (as defined in subparagraph (B))’ in paragraph (3) shall be treated as a reference to ‘a community mental health center (as defined in subparagraph (B)), a Federally qualified health center, or a rural health clinic’.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion from calculation of certain treatment costs</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1833(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/c/2">42 U.S.C. 1395l(c)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or intensive outpatient services</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>partial hospitalization services</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Intensive outpatient services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/aa">42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b4549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b454a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown3 fontsize10" id="y1b8b454b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>intensive outpatient services (as defined in section 1861(ff)(4)),”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b454c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through (D)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b454d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provider of services</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1866(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395cc/e/2">42 U.S.C. 1395cc(e)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or intensive outpatient services (as described in section 1861(ff)(4))</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>partial hospitalization services (as described in section 1861(ff)(1))</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8b454e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Payment Rule for FQHCs and RHCs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m">42 U.S.C. 1395m</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b454f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (o), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special payment rule for intensive outpatient services</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of intensive outpatient services furnished by a Federally qualified health center, the payment amount for such services shall be equal to the amount that would have been paid under this title for such services had such services been covered OPD services furnished by a hospital.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5910">136 STAT. 5910</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>Costs associated with intensive outpatient services shall not be used to determine the amount of payment for Federally qualified health center services under the prospective payment system under this subsection.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (y)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">to Hospice Patients</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special payment rule for intensive outpatient services</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b6b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of intensive outpatient services furnished by a rural health clinic, the payment amount for such services shall be equal to the amount that would have been paid under this title for such services had such services been covered OPD services furnished by a hospital.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8b9278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion</inline>.—</heading><content>Costs associated with intensive outpatient services shall not be used to determine the amount of payment for rural health clinic services under the methodology for all-inclusive rates (established by the Secretary) under section 1833(a)(3).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8b9279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8b927a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395k">42 USC 1395k note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2024.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4125">SEC. 4125. </num><heading>IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND PSYCHIATRIC UNITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8c2ebb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements Through Additional Claims Data</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1886(s) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/s">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(s)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7cdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional data and information</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7cdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8c7cde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revisions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall collect data and information as the Secretary determines appropriate to revise payments under the system described in paragraph (1) for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units pursuant to subparagraph (D) and for other purposes as determined appropriate by the Secretary.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8c7cdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote> The Secretary shall begin to collect such data by not later than October 1, 2023.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data and information</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The data and information to be collected under subparagraph (A) may include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>charges, including those related to ancillary services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the required intensity of behavioral monitoring, such as cognitive deficit, suicide ideations, violent behavior, and need for physical restraint; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>interventions, such as detoxification services for substance abuse, dependence on respirator, total parenteral nutritional support, dependence on renal dialysis, and burn care.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Method of collection</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may collect the additional data and information under subparagraph (A) on cost reports, on claims, or otherwise.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revisions to payment rates</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8c7ce7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection or section 124 of the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5911">136 STAT. 5911</page> Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, for rate year 2025 (and for any subsequent rate year, if determined appropriate by the Secretary), the Secretary shall, by regulation, implement revisions to the methodology for determining the payment rates under the system described in paragraph (1) for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Such revisions may be based on a review of data and information collected under subparagraph (A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may make revisions to the diagnosis-related group classifications, in accordance with subsection (d)(4)(C), to reflect nursing and staff resource use and costs involved in furnishing services at such hospitals and units, including considerations for patient complexity and prior admission to an inpatient psychiatric facility, which may be based on review of data and information collected under subparagraph (A), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ce9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget neutrality</inline>.—</heading><content>Revisions in payment implemented pursuant to clause (i) for a rate year shall result in the same estimated amount of aggregate expenditures under this title for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units furnished in the rate year as would have been made under this title for such care in such rate year if such revisions had not been implemented.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8c7cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements Through Standardized Patient Assessment Data</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(s) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/s">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(s)</ref>), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraphs (C) and (E)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8c7cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardized patient assessment data</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For rate year 2028 and each subsequent rate year, in addition to such data on the quality measures described in subparagraph (C), each psychiatric hospital and psychiatric unit shall submit to the Secretary, through the use of a standardized assessment instrument implemented under clause (iii), the standardized patient assessment data described in clause (ii). Such data shall be submitted with respect to admission and discharge of an individual (and may be submitted more frequently as the Secretary determines appropriate).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardized patient assessment data described</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of clause (i), the standardized patient assessment data described in this clause, with respect to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit, is data with respect to the following categories:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Functional status, such as mobility and self-care at admission to a psychiatric hospital or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5912">136 STAT. 5912</page> unit and before discharge from a psychiatric hospital or unit.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Cognitive function, such as ability to express ideas and to understand, and mental status, such as depression and dementia.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>Special services, treatments, and interventions for psychiatric conditions.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>Medical conditions and co-morbidities, such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, and pressure ulcers.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>Impairments, such as incontinence and an impaired ability to hear, see, or swallow.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>Other categories as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standardized assessment instrument</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of clause (i), the Secretary shall implement a standardized assessment instrument that provides for the submission of standardized patient assessment data under this title with respect to psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units which enables comparison of such assessment data across all such hospitals and units to which such data are applicable.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall provide for the transfer, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account, of $10,000,000 for purposes of carrying out subclause (I).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraph (C)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subparagraphs (C) and (F)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional considerations for diagnosis-related group classifications</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ccb1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ccb20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ccb21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revisions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection (other than paragraph (5)) or section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, beginning not later than rate year 2031, in addition to any revisions pursuant to paragraph (5), the Secretary shall, by regulation, implement revisions to the methodology for determining the payment rates under the system described in paragraph (1) for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to take into account the patient assessment data described in paragraph (4)(E)(ii).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Budget neutrality</inline>.—</heading><content>Revisions in payment implemented pursuant to subparagraph (A) for a rate year shall result in the same estimated amount of aggregate expenditures under this title for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units furnished in the rate year as would have been made under this title for such care in such rate year if such revisions had not been implemented.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5913">136 STAT. 5913</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8ccb23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Improvements Through Inclusion of Patients’ Perspective on Care Quality Measure</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(s)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/s/4">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(s)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8cf234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b8cf235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8cf236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">Patients’ perspective on care<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><content>Not later than for rate year 2031, the quality measures specified under this subparagraph shall include a quality measure of patients’ perspective on care.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8cf237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the quality measure of patients’ perspective on care described in subparagraph (D)(iv),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shall report quality measures</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4126">SEC. 4126. </num><heading>EXCEPTION FOR PHYSICIAN WELLNESS PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8d6768-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1877(e) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395nn/e">42 U.S.C. 1395nn(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Physician wellness programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A bona fide mental health or behavioral health improvement or maintenance program offered to a physician by an entity, if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>such program—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>consists of counseling, mental health services, a suicide prevention program, or a substance use disorder prevention and treatment program;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is made available to a physician for the primary purpose of preventing suicide, improving mental health and resiliency, or providing training in appropriate strategies to promote the mental health and resiliency of such physician;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>is set out in a written policy, approved in advance of the operation of the program by the governing body of the entity providing such program (and which shall be updated accordingly in advance to substantial changes to the operation of such program), that includes—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a description of the content and duration of the program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddc9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a description of the evidence-based support for the design of the program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ddca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated cost of the program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the personnel (including the qualifications of such personnel) conducting the program; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the method by which such entity will evaluate the use and success of the program;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>is offered by an entity described in subparagraph (B) with a formal medical staff to all physicians who practice in the geographic area served by such entity, including physicians who hold bona fide appointments to the medical staff of such entity or otherwise have clinical privileges at such entity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>is offered to all such physicians on the same terms and conditions and without regard to the volume or value of referrals or other business generated by a physician for such entity;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>is evidence-based and conducted by a qualified health professional; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5914">136 STAT. 5914</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ddca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ddca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>meets such other requirements the Secretary may impose by regulation as needed to protect against program or patient abuse;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>such entity is—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a hospital;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>an ambulatory surgical center;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>a community health center;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>a rural emergency hospital;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>a rural health clinic;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>a skilled nursing facility; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>a similar entity, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>neither the provision of such program, nor the value of such program, are contingent upon the number or value of referrals made by a physician to such entity or the amount or value of other business generated by such physician for the entity.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception Under the Anti-kickback Statute</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1128B(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320a–7b/b/3">42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(b)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (J), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (K), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ddcb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b8e51e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><chapeau>a bona fide mental health or behavioral health improvement or maintenance program, if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>such program—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>consists of counseling, mental health services, a suicide prevention program, or a substance use disorder prevention and treatment program;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>is made available to a physician or other clinician for the primary purpose of preventing suicide, improving mental health and resiliency, or providing training in appropriate strategies to promote the mental health and resiliency of such physician or other clinician;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><chapeau>is set out in a written policy, approved in advance of the operation of the program by the governing body of the entity providing such program (and which shall be updated accordingly in advance to substantial changes to the operation of such program), that includes—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>a description of the content and duration of the program;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>a description of the evidence-based support for the design of the program;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e51ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Cost estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated cost of the program;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>the personnel (including the qualifications of such personnel) implementing the program; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>the method by which such entity will evaluate the use and success of the program;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>is offered by an entity described in clause (ii) with a formal medical staff to all physicians and other clinicians who practice in the geographic area served by such entity, including physicians who hold bona fide appointments to the medical staff of such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5915">136 STAT. 5915</page> entity or otherwise have clinical privileges at such entity;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>is offered to all such physicians and clinicians on the same terms and conditions and without regard to the volume or value of referrals or other business generated by a physician or clinician for such entity;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>is evidence-based and conducted by a qualified health professional; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e51f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e51f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p></sidenote><content>meets such other requirements the Secretary may impose by regulation as needed to protect against program or patient abuse;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>such entity is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a hospital;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>an ambulatory surgical center;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>a community health center;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>a rural emergency hospital;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>a skilled nursing facility; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>any similar entity, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e51ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>neither the provision of such program, nor the value of such program, are contingent upon the number or value of referrals made by a physician or other clinician to such entity or the amount or value of other business generated by such physician for the entity.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4127">SEC. 4127. </num><heading>CONSIDERATION OF SAFE HARBOR UNDER THE ANTI-KICKBACK STATUTE FOR CERTAIN CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b8e7910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1128D(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320a–7d/a">42 U.S.C. 1320a–7d(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e7911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration of safe harbor for certain contingency management interventions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e7912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e7913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e7914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Inspector General shall conduct a review on whether to establish a safe harbor described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) for evidence-based contingency management incentives and the parameters for such a safe harbor. In conducting the review under the previous sentence, the Inspector General shall consider the extent to which providing such a safe harbor for evidence-based contingency management incentives may result in any of the factors described in paragraph (2).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8e7915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e7916-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8e7917-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary and the Inspector General shall submit to Congress recommendations, including based on the review conducted under subparagraph (A), for improving access to evidence-based contingency management interventions while ensuring quality of care, ensuring fidelity to evidence-based practices, and including strong program integrity safeguards that prevent increased waste, fraud, and abuse and prevent medically unnecessary or inappropriate items or services reimbursed in whole or in part by a Federal health care program.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5916">136 STAT. 5916</page></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4128">SEC. 4128. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ea028-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395">42 USC 1395</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading>PROVIDER OUTREACH AND REPORTING ON CERTAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8ec739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall conduct outreach to physicians and appropriate non-physician practitioners participating under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>) with respect to behavioral health integration services described by any of HCPCS codes 99492 through 99494 or 99484 (or any successor code). Such outreach shall include a comprehensive, one-time education initiative to inform such physicians and practitioners of the inclusion of such services as a covered benefit under the Medicare program, including describing the requirements to bill for such codes and the requirements for beneficiary eligibility for such services.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8ec73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ec73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provider outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the completion of the education initiative described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the outreach conducted under such subsection. Such report shall include a description of the methods used for such outreach.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8ec73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ec73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Utilization rates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the completion of the education initiative described in subsection (a), and two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the number of Medicare beneficiaries (including those beneficiaries accessing services in rural and underserved areas) who, during the preceding year, were furnished services described in subsection (a) for which payment was made under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4129">SEC. 4129. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8ec73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395">42 USC 1395</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading>OUTREACH AND REPORTING ON OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES FURNISHED BY OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8f155f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8f1560-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provider outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall conduct outreach to physicians and appropriate non-physician practitioners participating under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>) with respect to opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by an opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(jjj) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/jjj">42 U.S.C. 1395x(jjj)</ref>)). Such outreach shall include a comprehensive, one-time education initiative to inform such physicians and practitioners of the inclusion of such services as a covered benefit under the Medicare program, including describing the requirements for billing and the requirements for beneficiary eligibility for such services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8f1561-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beneficiary outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall conduct outreach to Medicare beneficiaries with respect to opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by an opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(jjj) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/jjj">42 U.S.C. 1395x(jjj)</ref>)), including a comprehensive, one-<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5917">136 STAT. 5917</page> time education initiative informing such beneficiaries about the eligibility requirements to receive such services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8f1562-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8f1563-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date of the completion of the education initiatives described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the outreach conducted under such subsection. Such report shall include a description of the methods used for such outreach.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8f1564-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Utilization rates</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 18 months after the date of the completion of the education initiatives described in subsection (a), and two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the number of Medicare beneficiaries who, during the preceding year, were furnished opioid use disorder treatment services by an opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(jjj) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/jjj">42 U.S.C. 1395x(jjj)</ref>)) for which payment was made under title XVIII of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4130">SEC. 4130. </num><heading>GAO STUDY AND REPORT COMPARING COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER BENEFITS AND NON-MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER BENEFITS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8f8a95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the “Comptroller General”) shall conduct a study that compares the mental health and substance use disorder benefits offered by Medicare Advantage plans (including specialized MA plans for special needs individuals, as defined in section 1859(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–28/b/6">42 U.S.C. 1395w–28(b)(6)</ref>) under part C of title XVIII of such Act with—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>benefits (other than mental health and substance use disorder benefits) offered by such Medicare Advantage plans; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the mental health and substance use disorder benefits under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B of such title XVIII.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Analysis</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent data is available and reliable, the study under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>out-of-pocket expenses for in-network care;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the use of prior authorization and other utilization management tools;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>the mental health and substance use disorder benefits offered; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>other items determined appropriate by the Comptroller General.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8fb1af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Examination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan and service specific</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent practicable, the study under paragraph (1) shall examine differences by type of Medicare Advantage plan and type of item or service.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Both required and supplemental benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of the study under paragraph (1), benefits offered <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5918">136 STAT. 5918</page> by Medicare Advantage plans (including specialized MA plans for special needs individuals) under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act shall include both and differentiate between—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>benefits under the original Medicare fee-for-service program, as described in section 1852(a)(1)(B) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–22/a/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(1)(B)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>supplemental health care benefits, as described in section 1852(a)(3)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–22/a/3/A">42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(3)(A)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b8fb1b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Other Medicare Provisions</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4131">SEC. 4131. </num><heading>TEMPORARY INCLUSION OF AUTHORIZED ORAL ANTIVIRAL DRUGS AS COVERED PART D DRUG.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b8fd8c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1860D–2(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–102/e/1">42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(e)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fd8c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> at the end “<quotedText>or</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fd8c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the comma at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fd8c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fd8c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b8fd8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and ending on December 31, 2024, an oral antiviral drug that may be dispensed only upon a prescription and is authorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, on the basis of the declaration published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 1, 2020 (<ref href="/us/fr/85/18250/etseq">85 Fed. Reg. 18250 et seq.</ref>),”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4132">SEC. 4132. </num><heading>RESTORATION OF CBO ACCESS TO CERTAIN PART D PAYMENT DATA.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b8fffda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">   Section 1860D–15(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–115/f/2">42 U.S.C. 1395w–115(f)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fffdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> at the end “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fffdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> at the end the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fffdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b8fffde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office for the purposes of analysis of programs authorized under the Social Security Act, as applicable, and the fulfilment of such Director’s duties under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4133">SEC. 4133. </num><heading>MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN LYMPHEDEMA COMPRESSION TREATMENT ITEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b90c32f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90c330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x</ref>), as amended by section 4121(a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90c331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (s)(2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b90c332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (HH), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5919">136 STAT. 5919</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b90c333-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subparagraph (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b90c334-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1b90c335-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="JJ">“(JJ) </num><content>lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in subsection (mmm));”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90c336-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b90ea47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="mmm">“(mmm)</num><heading class="fontsize10"><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b90ea48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><inline class="smallCaps">Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>lymphedema compression treatment items</term>’ means standard and custom fitted gradient compression garments and other items determined by the Secretary that are—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>furnished on or after January 1, 2024, to an individual with a diagnosis of lymphedema for the treatment of such condition;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose and for the treatment of lymphedema, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>prescribed by a physician (or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or a clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in section 1861(aa)(5)) to the extent authorized under State law).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/a/1">42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)</ref>) , as amended by section 4121(a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>(FF)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>, and (GG) with respect to lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in section 1861(mmm)), the amount paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or the amount determined under the payment basis determined under section 1834(z)</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b90ea50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment basis and limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m">42 U.S.C. 1395m</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b911161-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="z">“(z) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment for Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b911163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall determine an appropriate payment basis for lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in section 1861(mmm)). In making such a determination, the Secretary may take into account payment rates for such items under State plans (or waivers of such plans) under title XIX, the Veterans Health Administration, and group health plans and health insurance coverage (as such terms are defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act), and such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frequency limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>No payment may be made under this part for lymphedema compression treatment items furnished other than at such frequency as the Secretary may establish.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911165-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of competitive acquisition</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of lymphedema compression treatment items that are included in a competitive acquisition program in a competitive acquisition area under section 1847(a)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5920">136 STAT. 5920</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911166-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the payment basis under this subsection for such items furnished in such area shall be the payment basis determined under such competitive acquisition program; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911167-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the Secretary may use information on the payment determined under such competitive acquisition programs to adjust the payment amount otherwise determined under this subsection for an area that is not a competitive acquisition area under section 1847, and in the case of such adjustment, paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 1842(b) shall not be applied.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911168-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1847(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395w–3/a/2">42 U.S.C. 1395w–3(a)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b911169-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Lymphedema compression treatment items</inline>.—</heading><content>Lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in section 1861(mmm)) for which payment would otherwise be made under section 1834(z).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b91116a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in Requirements for Suppliers of Medical Equipment and Supplies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m">42 U.S.C. 1395m</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91116b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(20)(D), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b91116c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>Lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in section 1861(mmm)).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91116d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (j)(5)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91116e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91116f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b911170-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in section 1861(mmm));”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4134">SEC. 4134. </num><heading>PERMANENT IN-HOME BENEFIT FOR IVIG SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b91adb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coverage</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (s)(2)(Z) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, and items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2024, related to the administration of intravenous immune globulin,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>globulin</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (zz), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>furnished before January 1, 2024,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>but not including items or services</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b91adb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1842(o) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395u/o">42 U.S.C. 1395u(o)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b91adb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>In the case of intravenous immune globulin described in section 1861(s)(2)(Z) that are furnished on or after January 1, 2024, to an individual by a supplier in the patient’s home, the Secretary shall provide for a separate bundled payment to the supplier for all items and services related to the administration of such intravenous immune globulin to such individual in the patient’s home during a calendar day in an amount that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, which may be based on the payment established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 101 of the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012. For purposes of the preceding sentence, such separate bundled payment <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5921">136 STAT. 5921</page> shall not apply in the case of an individual receiving home health services under section 1895.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b91adb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification With Respect to Payment for the In-home Administration of IVIG Items and Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(j)(5) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/j/5">42 U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>items and services related to the administration of intravenous immune globulin furnished on or after January 1, 2024, as described in section 1861(zz);”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b91adbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Coinsurance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/a/1">42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)</ref>, as amended by section 4121(a) and section 4133(a), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>(GG)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b91adbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> before the semicolon at the end the following: “<quotedText>, and (HH) with respect to items and services related to the administration of intravenous immune globulin furnished on or after January 1, 2024, as described in section 1861(zz), the amounts paid shall be the lesser of the 80 percent of the actual charge or the payment amount established under section 1842(o)(8)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b91adbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Funding for Medicare IVIG Demonstration Project</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is hereby appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,300,000 for purposes of paying for items and services furnished under the demonstration project established by the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l">42 U.S.C. 1395l note</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b91adc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplement, not supplant</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any other amounts otherwise appropriated pursuant to any other provision of law.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4135">SEC. 4135. </num><heading>ACCESS TO NON-OPIOID TREATMENTS FOR PAIN RELIEF.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b927112-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/t">42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b927113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(E), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and temporary additional payments for non-opioid treatments for pain relief under paragraph (16)(G),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>payments under paragraph (6)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b927114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (16), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary additional payments for non-opioid treatments for pain relief</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92bf37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92bf38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, with respect to a non-opioid treatment for pain relief (as defined in clause (iv)) furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall not package payment for such non-opioid treatment for pain relief into a payment for a covered OPD service (or group of services), and shall make an additional payment as <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5922">136 STAT. 5922</page> specified in clause (ii) for such non-opioid treatment for pain relief.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92bf3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of payment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the limitation under clause (iii), the amount of the payment specified in this clause is, with respect to a non-opioid treatment for pain relief that is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a drug or biological product, the amount of payment for such drug or biological determined under section 1847A that exceeds the portion of the otherwise applicable Medicare OPD fee schedule that the Secretary determines is associated with the drug or biological; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a medical device, the amount of the hospital’s charges for the device, adjusted to cost, that exceeds the portion of the otherwise applicable Medicare OPD fee schedule that the Secretary determines is associated with the device.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The additional payment amount specified in clause (ii) shall not exceed the estimated average of 18 percent of the OPD fee schedule amount for the OPD service (or group of services) with which the non-opioid treatment for pain relief is furnished, as determined by the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of non-opioid treatment for pain relief</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>non-opioid treatment for pain relief</term>’ means a drug, biological product, or medical device that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in the case of a drug or biological product, has a label indication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce postoperative pain, or produce postsurgical or regional analgesia, without acting upon the body’s opioid receptors;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>in case of a medical device, is used to deliver a therapy to reduce postoperative pain, or produce postsurgical or regional analgesia, and has—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>an application under section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that has been approved with respect to the device, been cleared for market under section 510(k) of such Act, or is exempt from the requirements of section 510(k) of such Act pursuant to subsection (l) or (m) or section 510 of such Act or section 520(g) of such Act; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid intraoperative or postoperative opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed in a clinical trial or through data published in a peer-reviewed journal;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>does not receive transitional pass-through payment under paragraph (6); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92bf44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>has payment that is packaged into a payment for a covered OPD service (or group of services).”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b92bf45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1833(i) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/i">42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5923">136 STAT. 5923</page> <quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary additional payments for non-opioid treatments for pain relief</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92e658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of surgical services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028, the payment system described in paragraph (2)(D)(i) shall provide, in a budget-neutral manner, for an additional payment for a non-opioid treatment for pain relief (as defined in clause (iv) of subsection (t)(16)(G)) furnished as part of such services in the amount specified in clause (ii) of such subsection, subject to the limitation under clause (iii) of such subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition</inline>.—</heading><content>A drug or biological that meets the requirements of <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s416.174">section 416.174 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation) and is a non-opioid treatment for pain relief (as defined in clause (iv) of subsection (t)(16)(G)) shall receive additional payment in the amount specified in clause (ii) of such subsection, subject to the limitation under clause (iii) of such subsection.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b92e65a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation of Coverage and Payment for Non-opioid Therapies and Therapeutic Services for Pain Management</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e65b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than January 1, 2028, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subsection referred to as the “Secretary”) shall submit to Congress a report—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>identifying limitations, gaps, barriers to access, or deficits in Medicare coverage or reimbursement for restorative therapies, behavioral approaches, and complementary and integrative health services that are identified in the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report and that have demonstrated the ability to replace or reduce opioid consumption;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e65d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92e65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92e65f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommending actions to address the limitations, gaps, barriers to access, or deficits identified under subparagraph (A) to improve Medicare coverage and reimbursement for such therapies, approaches, and services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b92e661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>comparing, for the 12-month period following the first 6 months in which additional payment for non-opioid treatments for pain relief (as defined in clause (iv) of section 1833(t)(16)(G) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)) is made under such section 1833(t)(16)(G)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>with respect to Medicare beneficiaries who received a non-opioid treatment for pain relief (as so defined) as part of a covered OPD service, the quantity of opioids administered, dispensed, and prescribed for the same covered OPD service, including postoperative management; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>with respect to Medicare beneficiaries who did not receive a non-opioid treatment for pain relief (as so defined) as part of the same covered OPD service in clause (i)), the quantity of opioids administered, dispensed, and prescribed for the same covered OPD service, including postoperative management.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting standard and public consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall compare results from nationally represented samples of <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5924">136 STAT. 5924</page> beneficiaries and consult with relevant stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b92e665-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusive treatment</inline>.—</heading><content>Any drug, biological product, or medical device that is a non-opioid treatment for pain relief (as defined in section 1833(t)(16)(G)(iv) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)) shall not be considered a therapeutic service for purposes of the report under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4136">SEC. 4136. </num><heading>TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO MEDICARE SEPARATE PAYMENT FOR DISPOSABLE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b933386-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1834(s) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m/s">42 U.S.C. 1395m(s)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b933387-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b935a98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b935a99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b935a9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The separate payment amount established under this paragraph for an applicable disposable device for a year shall be equal to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b935a9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for a year before 2024, the amount of the payment that would be made under section 1833(t) (relating to payment for covered OPD services) for the year for the Level I Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for which the description for a professional service includes the furnishing of such device;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for 2024, the supply price used to determine the relative value for the service under the fee schedule under section 1848 (as of January 1, 2022) for the applicable disposable device, updated by the specified adjustment described in subparagraph (B) for such year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>for 2025 and each subsequent year, the payment amount established under this paragraph for such device for the previous year, updated by the specified adjustment described in subparagraph (B) for such year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified adjustment</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the specified adjustment described in this subparagraph for a year is equal to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 12-month period ending in June of the previous year; minus</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the productivity adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(xi)(II) for such year.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification on application of the productivity adjustment</inline>.—</heading><content>The application of clause (i)(II) may result in a specified adjustment of less than 0.0 for a year, and may result in the separate payment amount under this subsection for an applicable device for a year being less than such separate payment amount for such device for the preceding year.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exclusion of nursing and therapy services from separate payment</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9381b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote>With respect to applicable devices furnished on or after January 1, 2024, the separate <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5925">136 STAT. 5925</page> payment amount determined under this paragraph shall not include payment for nursing or therapy services described in section 1861(m). Payment for such nursing or therapy services shall be made under the prospective payment system established under section 1895 and shall not be separately billable.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9381b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b9381b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9381b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9381b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Claims.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>As part of submitting claims for the separate payment established under this subsection, beginning with 2024, the Secretary shall accept and process claims submitted using the type of bill that is most commonly used by home health agencies to bill services under a home health plan of care.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4137">SEC. 4137. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF CERTAIN HOME HEALTH RURAL ADD-ON PAYMENTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b93a8c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subsection (b)(1)(B) of section 421 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/pl/108/173">Public Law 108–173</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/117/2283">117 Stat. 2283</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395fff">42 U.S.C. 1395fff note</ref>), as amended by section 5201(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/171">Public Law 109–171</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/120/46">120 Stat. 46</ref>), section 3131(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (<ref href="/us/pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/124/428">124 Stat. 428</ref>), section 210 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/10">Public Law 114–10</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/129/151">129 Stat. 151</ref>), and section 50208 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/123">Public Law 115–123</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/187">132 Stat. 187</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93a8ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93a8cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b93a8cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>in the case of episodes and visits ending during 2023, by 1 percent; and”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4138">SEC. 4138. </num><heading>REMEDYING ELECTION REVOCATIONS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION OF COVID–19 VACCINES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b93f6ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1821(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395i–5/b/5/A">42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b)(5)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93f6ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” or at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93f6ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93f6f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b93f6f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this clause, that is a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A).”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b93f6f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special Rules for COVID–19 Vaccines Relating to Revocation of Election</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b93f6f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b93f6f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b93f6f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395i–5 note.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1821(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395i–5/b">42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b)</ref>), in the case of an individual with a revocation of an election under such section prior to the date of enactment of this Act by reason of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395x/s/10/A">42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A)</ref>), the following rules shall apply:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93f6f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b93f6f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><content>Beginning on such date of enactment, such individual may make an election under such section, which shall take effect immediately upon its execution, if such individual would be eligible to make such an election if they had not received such COVID–19 vaccine and its administration.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b93f6f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Such revoked election shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the effective date for an election described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph (4).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5926">136 STAT. 5926</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4139">SEC. 4139. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b93f6f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395m">42 USC 1395m note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>PAYMENT RATES FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b941e0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Areas Other Than Rural and Noncontiguous Areas</inline>.—</heading><content>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b941e0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote> Secretary shall implement <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s414.210/g/9/v">section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through the remainder of the duration of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)</ref>) or December 31, 2023, whichever is later.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b941e0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">All Areas</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not implement <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s414.210/g/9/vi">section 414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation) until the date immediately following the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B">42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)</ref>), or January 1, 2024, whichever is later.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b941e0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4140">SEC. 4140. </num><heading>EXTENDING ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE AT HOME WAIVERS AND FLEXIBILITIES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b94933e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 1866F the following new section:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1b952f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658145"><num class="fontsize12" value="1866G">“SEC. 1866G. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b952f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42">42 USC </ref></p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b952f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">1395cc–7. </p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">EXTENSION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE AT HOME INITIATIVE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b952f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b952f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b952f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to inpatient hospital admissions occurring during the period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and ending on December, 31, 2024, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall grant waivers and flexibilities (as described in paragraph (2)) to an individual hospital that submits a request for such waivers and flexibilities and meets specified criteria (as described in paragraph (3)) in order to participate in the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative of the Secretary.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b952f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acute hospital care at home waivers and flexibilities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purposes of paragraph (1), the waivers and flexibilities described in this paragraph are the following waivers and flexibilities that were made available to individual hospitals under the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative of the Secretary during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B):</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b955696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>Subject to paragraph (3)(D), waiver of the requirements to provide 24-hour nursing services on premises and for the immediate availability of a registered nurse under <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s482.23/b">section 482.23(b) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation), and the waivers of the physical environment and Life Safety Code requirements under <ref href="/us/cfr/t42/s482.41">section 482.41 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or any successor regulation).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5927">136 STAT. 5927</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b955697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>Flexibility to allow a hospital to furnish inpatient services, including routine services, outside the hospital under arrangements, as described in Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals: Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; COVID–19 (<ref href="/us/fr/87/71748/etseq">87 Fed. Reg. 71748 et seq.</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b955698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Waiver of the telehealth requirements under clause (i) of section 1834(m)(4)(C), as amended by section 4113(a) of the Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, such that the originating sites described in clause (ii) of such section shall include the home or temporary residence of the individual.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b955699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>Other waivers and flexibilities that, as of the date of enactment of this section, were in place for such initiative during such emergency period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95569a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b95569b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Specified criteria</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the specified criteria for granting such waivers and flexibilities to individual hospitals are:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95569c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The hospital shall indicate to the Secretary the criteria it would use to ensure that hospital services be furnished only to an individual who requires an inpatient level of care, and shall require that a physician document in the medical record of each such individual that the individual meets such criteria.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95569d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The hospital and any other entities providing services under arrangements with the hospital shall ensure that the standard of care to treat an individual at home is the same as the standard of care to treat such individual as an inpatient of the hospital.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95569e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>The hospital shall ensure that an individual is only eligible for services under paragraph (1) if the individual is a hospital inpatient or is a patient of the hospital’s emergency department for whom the hospital determines that an inpatient level of care is required (as described in subparagraph (A)).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95569f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>The hospital shall meet all patient safety standards determined appropriate by the Secretary, in addition to those that otherwise apply to the hospital, except those for which the waivers and flexibilities under this subsection apply.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><chapeau>The hospital shall provide to the Secretary, at a time, form and manner determined by the Secretary, any data and information the Secretary determines necessary to do the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>Monitor the quality of care furnished, and to the extent practicable, ensure the safety of individuals and analyze costs of such care.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>Undertake the study described in subsection (b).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>The hospital meets such other requirements and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5928">136 STAT. 5928</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may terminate a hospital from participation in such initiative (and the waivers and flexibilities applicable to such hospital) if the Secretary determines that the hospital no longer meets the criteria described in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9556a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Study and Report</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analyses.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall conduct a study to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>analyze, to the extent practicable, the criteria established by hospitals under the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative of the Secretary to determine which individuals may be furnished services under such initiative; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>analyze and compare, to the extent practicable—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>quality of care furnished to individuals with similar conditions and characteristics in the inpatient setting and through the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative, including health outcomes, hospital readmission rates, hospital mortality rates, length of stay, infection rates, and patient experience of care;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>clinical conditions treated and diagnosis-related groups of discharges from the inpatient setting and under the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Costs.</p></sidenote><content>costs incurred by furnishing care in the inpatient setting and through the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the quantity, mix and intensity of such services (such as in-person visits and virtual contacts with patients) furnished in the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative and furnished in the inpatient setting; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>socioeconomic information on beneficiaries treated under the initiative, including racial and ethnic data, income, and whether such beneficiaries are dually eligible for benefits under this title and title XIX.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall post on a website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9556b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2023, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9556b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement this section by program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9556b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9556b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publicly Available Information</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall, as feasible, make the information collected under subsections (a)(3)(E) and (b)(1) available on the Medicare.gov internet website (or a successor website).”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4141">SEC. 4141. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF PASS-THROUGH STATUS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN DEVICES IMPACTED BY COVID–19.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b957dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395l/t/6">42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5929">136 STAT. 5929</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>A category</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to subparagraph (K), a category</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b95a4de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pass-through extension for certain devices</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a device whose period of pass-through status under this paragraph will end on December 31, 2022, such pass-through status shall be extended for a 1–year period beginning on January 1, 2023.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No adjustment for packaged costs</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of the 1–year period described in clause (i), the Secretary shall not remove the packaged costs of such device (as determined by the Secretary) from the payment amount under this subsection for a covered OPD service (or group of services) with which it is packaged.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No application of aggregate limit or budget neutrality</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, this subparagraph shall not be taken into account—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>in applying the limit on annual aggregate adjustments under subparagraph (E) for 2023; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b95a4e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in making any budget neutrality adjustments under this subsection for 2023.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b95a4e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b95a4e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395">42 USC 1395</ref><i>l</i> note.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Service may implement the amendments made by subsection (a) by program instruction or otherwise.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4142">SEC. 4142. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b95cbf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b95cbf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b95cbf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395fff">42 USC 1395fff note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INCREASING TRANSPARENCY FOR HOME HEALTH PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b961a19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b961a1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notice.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b961a1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public comments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b961a1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Regulations.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b961a1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transparency</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In notice and comment rulemaking used to implement section 1895(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395fff/b/3/D">42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(D)</ref>, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall, on the date of the notice of proposed rulemaking, make available through the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b961a1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b961a1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>Electronic data files showing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services simulation of 60-day episodes under the home health prospective payment system in effect prior to the Patient Driven Groupings Model using data from 30-day periods paid under such Model, if such data are used in determining payment adjustments under clauses (ii) or (iii) of such section 1895(b)(3)(D).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b961a20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>To the extent practicable, a description of actual behavior changes, as described in clause (i) of such section 1895(b)(3)(D), including behavior changes as a result of the implementation of sections 1895(b)(2)(B) and 1895(b)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395fff/b/2/B">42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(2)(B)</ref> and 1395(b)(4)(B)) that occurred in calendar years 2020 through 2026.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b961a21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Engagement With Stakeholders</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b961a22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b961a23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall use an open door forum, a town hall meeting, a web-based forum, or other <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5930">136 STAT. 5930</page> appropriate mechanism to receive input from home health stakeholders and interested parties on Medicare home health payment rate development, including the items described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with respect to the home health prospective payment system rate for calendar year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b961a24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>At least 30 days before the forum, meeting, or other mechanism referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available through the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the items described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with respect to the home health prospective payment system rate for calendar year 2023 as finalized in the final rule entitled “Medicare Program; Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements” published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2022 (<ref href="/us/fr/87/66790">87 Fed. Reg. 66790</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b961a25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any change in the methodology used by the Secretary to implement such section 1895(b)(3)(D), to restrict the Secretary’s discretion in establishing the methodology to implement such section, or to suggest that the Secretary’s promulgation of the methodology implementing such Calendar Year 2023 home health final rule was inadequate under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/ch5">Chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code</ref> (commonly known as the “Administrative Procedures Act”) or any other provision of law.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4143">SEC. 4143. </num><heading>WAIVER OF CAP ON ANNUAL PAYMENTS FOR NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PAYMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b966846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1886(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/l/2/B">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(l)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b966847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">payments</headingText>.—Such ratio</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“<headingText class="smallCaps">payments</headingText>.—<clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b966848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to clause (ii), such ratio”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b966849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b968f5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to annual limitation for each of 2010 through 2019</inline>.—</heading><content>For each of 2010 through 2019, the limitation under clause (i) on the total amount of additional payments for nursing and allied health education to be distributed to hospitals under this subsection for portions of cost reporting periods occurring in the year shall not apply to such payments made in such year to those hospitals that, as of the date of the enactment of this clause, are operating a school of nursing, a school of allied health, or a school of nursing and allied health.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b968f5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Affect on Payments for Direct Graduate Medical Education</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1886(h)(3)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww/h/3/D/iii">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(3)(D)(iii)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following sentence: “<quotedText>In applying the preceding sentence for each of 2010 through 2019, the Secretary shall not take into account any increase in the total amount of such additional payment amounts for such nursing and allied health education for portions <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5931">136 STAT. 5931</page> of cost reporting periods occurring in the year pursuant to the application of paragraph (2)(B)(ii) of such subsection.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b968f5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b968f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395ww">42 USC 1395ww note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retroactive Application</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made for portions of cost reporting periods occurring in 2010 through 2019.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b968f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2023, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out the amendments made by this section.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Health Care Tax Provisions</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4151">SEC. 4151. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF SAFE HARBOR FOR ABSENCE OF DEDUCTIBLE FOR TELEHEALTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b96b66f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 223(c)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b96b670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s223">26 USC 223</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>In the case of plan years</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>a plan</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedContent>“In the case of—<clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1b96b671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>months beginning after March 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2023, and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y1b96b672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021, or after December 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2025,</content></clause> <continuation class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1b96b673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124">a plan”</continuation></quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b96b674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Certain Coverage Disregarded</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 223(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(in the case of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021, or in the case of months beginning after March 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2023)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(in the case of months or plan years to which paragraph (2)(E) applies)</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b96b675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b96b676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s223">26 USC 223 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading>Offsets</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4161">SEC. 4161. </num><heading>REDUCTION OF MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395iii/b/1">42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$7,278,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$180,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4162">SEC. 4162. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT TO CALCULATION OF HOSPICE CAP AMOUNT UNDER MEDICARE.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b96dd87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1814(i)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1395f/i/2/B">42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b96dd88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2032</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b96dd89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in clause (iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2031</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2032</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="4163">SEC. 4163. </num><heading>MEDICARE DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1b972baa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s901a/6">2 U.S.C. 901a(6)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5932">136 STAT. 5932</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>On the dates OMB issues its sequestration preview reports</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>On the date on which the President submits the budget under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>pursuant to section 254(c),</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by moving the margin 2 ems to the left;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b972baf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (D) and (E); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b972bb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b972bb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b972bb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Sequestration.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b972bb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b972bb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>On the date on which the President submits the budget under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1105">section 1105 of title 31, United States Code</ref>, for fiscal year 2032, the President shall order a sequestration of payments for the Medicare programs specified in section 256(d), effective upon issuance, such that, notwithstanding the 2 percent limit specified in subparagraph (A) for such payments—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>with respect to the first 6 months in which such order is effective for such fiscal year, the payment reduction shall be 2.0 percent; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b972bb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>with respect to the second 6 months in which such order is effective for such fiscal year, the payment reduction shall be 0 percent.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>MEDICAID AND CHIP PROVISIONS</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Territories</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5101">SEC. 5101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9752c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>MEDICAID ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE TERRITORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b992789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Revising Allotments for Puerto Rico</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1308/g">42 U.S.C. 1308(g)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99278a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99278b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99278c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99278d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (ii)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>clause (ii) or (iii)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99278e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99278f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b992790-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b992791-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in paragraph (11) for such fiscal year;”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b992792-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in the matter following subparagraph (E), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each fiscal year after fiscal year 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2022 (and, in the case of a territory other than Puerto Rico, for each subsequent fiscal year)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b992793-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b99c3d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">“(11) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allotment amounts for puerto rico for fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(iii), subject to paragraphs (12) and (13), the amounts specified in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>For fiscal year 2023, $3,275,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>For fiscal year 2024, $3,325,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>For fiscal year 2025, $3,475,000,000.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5933">136 STAT. 5933</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>For fiscal year 2026, $3,645,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>For fiscal year 2027, $3,825,000,000.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>For fiscal year 2028, the sum of the amount that would have been provided under this subsection for Puerto Rico for such fiscal year in accordance with clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A) (without regard to clause (iii) of such paragraph) had the amount provided under this subsection for Puerto Rico for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2027 been equal to the following:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>For fiscal year 2020, the sum of the amount provided under this subsection for Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2019, increased by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-month period ending in March preceding the beginning of the fiscal year, rounded to the nearest $100,000.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2027, the sum of the amount provided under this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year, increased in accordance with the percentage increase described in clause (i), rounded to the nearest $100,000.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><content>For fiscal year 2029 and each subsequent fiscal year, the sum of the amount specified in this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-month period ending in March preceding the beginning of the fiscal year, rounded to the nearest $100,000.</content></subparagraph> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1b99c3de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122">In<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> determining the amount specified under subparagraph (F) for fiscal year 2028 or under subparagraph (G) for fiscal year 2029 or a subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary may in no way take into account the amount that was provided under this subsection for Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2022 that was based on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ interpretation of the flush language following paragraph (2)(E) (as described in the letters sent by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to the Director of the Medicaid Program for Puerto Rico dated September 24, 2021, and November 18, 2021, respectively).</continuation></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b99c3e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional increase for puerto rico</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2027, the amount specified in paragraph (11) for the fiscal year shall be equal to the amount specified for such fiscal year under such paragraph increased by $300,000,000 if the Secretary certifies that, with respect to such fiscal year, Puerto Rico’s State plan under title XIX (or waiver of such plan) establishes a reimbursement floor, implemented through a directed payment arrangement plan, for physician services that are covered under the Medicare part B fee schedule in the Puerto Rico locality established under section 1848(b) that is not less than 75 percent of the payment that would apply to such services if they were furnished under part B of title XVIII during such fiscal year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5934">136 STAT. 5934</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to managed care</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In certifying whether Puerto Rico has established a reimbursement floor under a directed payment arrangement plan that satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall apply such requirements to payments for physician services under a managed care contract entered into or renewed after the date of enactment of this paragraph and disregard payments for physician services under any managed care contract that was entered into prior to such date; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>for each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2027—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Secretary shall disregard payments made under subcapitated arrangements for services such as primary care case management; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>if the reimbursement floor for physician services applicable under a managed care contract satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year in which the contract is entered into or renewed, such reimbursement floor shall be deemed to satisfy such requirements for the subsequent fiscal year.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplication of increase in determining allotments for subsequent fiscal years</inline>.—</heading><content>An increase under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not be taken into account in calculating the amount specified under paragraph (11) for the succeeding fiscal year.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b99c3ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Further increase for puerto rico</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99c3ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99c3f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the amount specified in paragraph (11) for the fiscal year shall be equal to the amount specified for such fiscal year under such paragraph (increased, if applicable, in accordance with paragraph (12)) and further increased—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb01-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the case of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025, by $75,000,000 if the Secretary determines that Puerto Rico fully satisfies the requirements described in paragraph (7)(A)(i) for such fiscal year; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb02-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in the case of each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, by $75,000,000 if the Secretary determines that Puerto Rico fully satisfies the requirements described in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb03-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>paragraph (7)(A)(i) for such fiscal year; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb04-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>paragraph (7)(A)(v) for such fiscal year.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonapplication of increase in determining allotments for subsequent fiscal years</inline>.—</heading><content>An increase under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not be taken into account in calculating the amount specified under paragraph (11) for the succeeding fiscal year.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b99eb06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Increased FMAPs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/ff">42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Temporary</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subject to section 1108(g)(7)(C),</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5935">136 STAT. 5935</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2027,</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for the period beginning December 21, 2019, and ending December 23, 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning December 21, 2019</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b99eb0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of Asset Verification Program Requirements to Puerto Rico</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1940 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396w">42 U.S.C. 1396w</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb0e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (3)(A), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb0f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b99eb10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation in puerto rico</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall require Puerto Rico to implement an asset verification program under this subsection by January 1, 2026.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exemption of territories</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exemption of certain territories</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the District of Columbia</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (k)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on or after January 1, 2021</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for a non-compliant State shall be reduced—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: <quotedContent>“for—<subparagraph class="indentDown2 fontsize10" id="y1b99eb1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a non-compliant State that is one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia shall be reduced—”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b99eb1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b9a122d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a non-compliant State that is Puerto Rico shall be reduced—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a122e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2026 beginning on or after January 1, 2026, by 0.12 percentage points;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a122f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2027, by 0.25 percentage points;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1230-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2028, by 0.35 percentage points; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1231-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, by 0.5 percentage points.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1232-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the District of Columbia</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9a1233-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Reporting Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1108(g)(9) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1308/g/9">42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(9)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5936">136 STAT. 5936</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1234-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year (or, in the case of Puerto Rico, and for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year before fiscal year 2028)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fiscal year 2021)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1235-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or by reason of the amendments made by section 5101 of the Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9a1236-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Puerto Rico Program Integrity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1108(g)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1308/g/7/A">42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(7)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1237-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in clause (iii), in the header, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">reporting</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">reform</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a1238-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent><clause class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1b9a3949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a394a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracting and procurement oversight lead requirement</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a394b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a394c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Designation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this clause, the agency responsible for the administration of Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program under title XIX shall designate an officer (other than the director of such agency) to serve as the Contracting and Procurement Oversight Lead to carry out the duties specified in subclause (II).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a394d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a394e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter (beginning with the first fiscal quarter beginning on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this clause), the officer designated pursuant to subclause (I) shall, with respect to each contract described in clause (iii) with an annual value exceeding $150,000 entered into during such quarter, certify to the Secretary either—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a394f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>that such contract has met the procurement standards identified under any of sections 75.327, 75.328, and 75.329 of <ref href="/us/cfr/t45">title 45, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations); or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a3950-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>that extenuating circumstances (including a lack of multiple entities competing for such contract) prevented the compliance of such contract with such standards.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a3951-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a3952-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><content>The officer designated pursuant to subclause (I) shall make public each certification containing extenuating circumstances described in subclause (II)(bb) not later than 30 days after such certification is made, including a description of, and justification of, such extenuating circumstances.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a3953-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a3954-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of compliance</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this clause, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the compliance of Puerto Rico with the provisions of this clause.”</content></subclause> </clause> </quotedContent>.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5937">136 STAT. 5937</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9a3955-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid Data Systems Improvement Payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1308">42 U.S.C. 1308</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9a8776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data Systems Improvement Payments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8777-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall pay to each eligible territory an amount equal to 100 percent of the qualifying data system improvement expenditures incurred by such territory on or after October 1, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8778-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as medicaid payments</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8779-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Payments to eligible territories made under this paragraph shall be considered to have been made under, and are subject to the requirements of, section 1903.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a877a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Nonduplication</inline>.—</heading><content>No payment shall be made under title XIX (other than as provided under paragraph (1)), title XXI, or any other provision of law with respect to an expenditure for which payment is made under such paragraph.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a877b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allotments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall specify an allotment for each eligible territory for payments made under paragraph (1) in a manner such that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a877c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the total amount of payments made under such paragraph for all eligible territories does not exceed $20,000,000; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a877d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>each eligible territory receives an equitable allotment of such payments.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a877e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No effect on territorial caps</inline>.—</heading><content>A payment to an eligible territory under this subsection shall not be taken into account for purposes of applying the payment limits under subsections (f) and (g).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a877f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8780-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible territory</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible territory</term>’ means American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8781-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying data system improvement expenditure</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>qualifying data system improvement expenditure</term>’ means an expenditure by an eligible territory to improve, update, or enhance a data system that is used by the territory to carry out an administrative activity for which Federal financial participation is available under section 1903(a).”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9a8782-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Strategic Plan and Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8783-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a8784-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each territory described in paragraph (2) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8785-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a8786-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>not later than September 30, 2023, submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a 4-year strategic plan that outlines the territory’s goals relating to workforce development, financing, systems implementation and operation, and program integrity with respect to the territory’s Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396/etseq">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8787-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9a8788-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>not later than September 30, 2027, submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an analysis of the extent to which the territory has achieved, or is making progress toward achieving, the goals described in such strategic plan, and any policy changes relating to such goals <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5938">136 STAT. 5938</page> that were adopted by the territory after the submission of the plan.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9a8789-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Territories described</inline>.—</heading><content>The territories described in this paragraph are American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Medicaid and CHIP Coverage</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5111">SEC. 5111. </num><heading>FUNDING EXTENSION OF THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM AND RELATED PROVISIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9c0d2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397dd/a">42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c0d2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (27), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2026</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c343c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (28)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c343d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for fiscal year 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for fiscal year 2029</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c343e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on March 31, 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on October 1, 2028, and ending on March 31, 2029</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c343f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on April 1, 2027, and ending on September 30, 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on April 1, 2029, and ending on September 30, 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9c3440-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CHIP Allotments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3441-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2104(m) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397dd/m">42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3442-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, 2023, and 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, and 2029</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3443-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2029</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3444-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (7)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3445-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2027,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2029</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3446-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the flush left matter at the end, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or fiscal year 2026.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2026, or fiscal year 2028.</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3447-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (9), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or 2029</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3448-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (11)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3449-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the paragraph header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">fiscal year 2027</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">fiscal year 2029</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c344a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c344b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2026</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c344c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c344d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 50101(b)(2) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/123">Public Law 115–123</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9c344e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/stat/132/173">132 Stat. 173</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c344f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph header, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">fiscal year 2027</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">fiscal year 2029</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2027</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal year 2029</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5939">136 STAT. 5939</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on March 31, 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>beginning on October 1, 2028, and ending on March 31, 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9c3452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other Related CHIP Policies</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pediatric quality measures program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1139A(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1320b–9a/i/1">42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a(i)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3454-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> at the end “<quotedText>and</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3455-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3456-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b9c3457-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029, $15,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this section (other than subsections (e), (f), and (g)).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3458-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assurance of eligibility standards for children</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397ee/d/3">42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3459-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">through september 30, 2027</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">through september 30, 2029</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c345a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2027</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c345b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Qualifying states option</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2105(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397ee/g/4">42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c345c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">through 2027</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">through 2029</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c345d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c345e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outreach and enrollment program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2113 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397mm">42 U.S.C. 1397mm</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c345f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3460-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2029</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3461-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>through 2029</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3462-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (g)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3463-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2017,,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2017,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3464-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and $48,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$48,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3465-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after “<quotedText>through 2027</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText>, and $40,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2028 and 2029</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3466-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child enrollment contingency fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2104(n) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397dd/n">42 U.S.C. 1397dd(n)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3467-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024 through 2026</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c3468-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, and 2027</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023, and 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9c3469-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Certain Provisions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c346a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Express lane eligibility option</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1902(e)(13)(I) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/e/13/I">42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(I)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2029</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5940">136 STAT. 5940</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c346b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments for assurance of affordability standard for children and families</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1902(gg)(2) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/gg/2">42 U.S.C. 1396a(gg)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c346c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">through september 30, 2027</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">through september 30, 2029</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c346d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2029,</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5112">SEC. 5112. </num><heading>CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9c828e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under the Medicaid Program</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/e">42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (12) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9c828f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="12">“(12) </num><heading class="fontsize10 smallCaps">1 year of continuous eligibility for children<inline class="noSmallCaps">.—</inline></heading><chapeau>The<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9ca9a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote> State plan (or waiver of such State plan) shall provide that an individual who is under the age of 19 and who is determined to be eligible for benefits under a State plan (or waiver of such plan) approved under this title under subsection (a)(10)(A) shall remain eligible for such benefits until the earlier of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of such determination;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the time that such individual attains the age of 19; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the date that such individual ceases to be a resident of such State.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Under the Children’s Health Insurance Program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397gg/e/1">42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (K) through (T) as subparagraphs (L) through (U), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (J) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9ca9a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Section 1902(e)(12) (relating to 1 year of continuous eligibility for children), except that a targeted low-income child enrolled under the State child health plan or waiver may be transferred to the Medicaid program under title XIX for the remaining duration of the 12-month continuous eligibility period, if the child becomes eligible for full benefits under title XIX during such period.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9ca9a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9ca9aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal quarter that begins on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5113">SEC. 5113. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9ca9ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MODIFICATIONS TO POSTPARTUM COVERAGE UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Effective as if included in the enactment of sections 9812 and 9822 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>), subsection (b) of each such section<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9ca9ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>, 1397gg note.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>during the 5-year period</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5114">SEC. 5114. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON REBALANCING DEMONSTRATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subsection (h) of section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5941">136 STAT. 5941</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in each of subparagraphs (F), (H), and (J), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (K), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">“(L) </num><content>$450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30 of the subsequent fiscal year</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9cf7d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b9d1ee5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9d1ee6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for fiscal 2023 and for each subsequent 3-year period through fiscal year 2029, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out subsections (f) and (g).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9d1ee7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9d1ee8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Rescission.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redistribution of Unexpended Grant Awards</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (e)(2) of section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>Any portion of a State grant award for a fiscal year under this section that is unexpended by the State at the end of the fourth succeeding fiscal year shall be rescinded by the Secretary and added to the appropriation for the fifth succeeding fiscal year.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5115">SEC. 5115. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF MEDICAID PROTECTIONS AGAINST SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT FOR RECIPIENTS OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 2404 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396r–5">42 U.S.C. 1396r–5 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Medicaid and CHIP Mental Health</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5121">SEC. 5121. </num><heading>MEDICAID AND CHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH SCREENINGS, REFERRALS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE JUVENILES IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9dbb29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid State Plan Requirement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9dbb2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)(84)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9dbb2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, subject to subparagraph (D),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>but</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9dbb2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (B), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9dbb2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9dbb2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b9de23f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9de240-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>in the case of an individual who is an eligible juvenile described in subsection (nn)(2) and is within 30 days of the date on which such eligible juvenile is scheduled <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5942">136 STAT. 5942</page> to be released from a public institution following adjudication, the State shall have in place a plan, and in accordance with such plan, provide for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9de241-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9de242-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>in the 30 days prior to the release of such eligible juvenile from such public institution (or not later than one week, or as soon as practicable, after release from the public institution), and in coordination with such institution, any screening or diagnostic service which meets reasonable standards of medical and dental practice, as determined by the State, or as indicated as medically necessary, in accordance with paragraphs (1)(A) and (5) of section 1905(r), including a behavioral health screening or diagnostic service; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9de243-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in the 30 days prior to the release of such eligible juvenile from such public institution, and for at least 30 days following the release of such eligible juvenile from such institution, targeted case management services, including referrals for such eligible juvenile to the appropriate care and services available in the geographic region of the home or residence of such eligible juvenile (where feasible) under the State plan (or waiver of such plan);”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9de244-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (nn)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(30)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(31)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9de245-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Federal Financial Participation</inline>.—</heading><content>The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/a">42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)</ref>) following paragraph (31) of such section <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or in the case of an eligible juvenile described in section 1902(a)(84)(D) with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and targeted case management services required under such section</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>(except as a patient in a medical institution</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9de246-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CHIP Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9de247-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 2102 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397bb">42 U.S.C. 1397bb</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9e0958-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment of Children Who Are Inmates of a Public Institution</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e0959-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9e095a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determinations.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State child health plan shall provide that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e095b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the State shall not terminate eligibility for child health assistance under the State child health plan for a targeted low-income child because the child is an inmate of a public institution, but may suspend coverage during the period the child is such an inmate;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e095c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a targeted low-income child who was determined eligible for child health assistance under the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) immediately before becoming an inmate of a public institution, the State shall, prior to the child’s release from such public institution, conduct a redetermination of eligibility for such child with respect to such child health assistance (without requiring a new application from the child) and, if the State determines pursuant to such redetermination that the child continues to meet the eligibility requirements for such child health assistance, the State shall restore <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5943">136 STAT. 5943</page> coverage for such child health assistance to such child upon the child’s release from such public institution; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e095d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>in the case of a targeted low-income child who is determined eligible for child health assistance while an inmate of a public institution (subject to the exception to the exclusion of children who are inmates of a public institution described in section 2110(b)(7)), the State shall process any application for child health assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the child such that the State makes a determination of eligibility for the child with respect to child health assistance upon release of the child from the public institution.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e095e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required coverage of screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management for certain inmates pre-release</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9e095f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9e0960-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>A State child health plan shall provide that, in the case of a targeted low-income child who is within 30 days of the date on which such child is scheduled to be released from a public institution following adjudication, the State shall have in place a plan for providing, and shall provide in accordance with such plan, screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management services otherwise covered under the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) in the same manner as described in section 1902(a)(84)(D).”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e0961-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>Section 2110(b) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397jj/b">42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e3072-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>except as provided in paragraph (7),</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>a child who is an inmate of a public institution</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e3073-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1b9e3074-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception to exclusion of children who are inmates of a public institution</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9e3075-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>In the case of a child who is an inmate of a public institution, during the 30 days prior to the release of the child from such institution the child shall not be considered to be described in paragraph (2)(A) with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management services otherwise covered under the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) that the State is required to provide under section 2102(d)(2).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9e3076-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9e3077-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins on or after the date that is 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5122">SEC. 5122. </num><heading>REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR INMATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE JUVENILES PENDING DISPOSITION OF CHARGES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Medicaid</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d/a">42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)</ref>) following paragraph (31) of such section, as amended by section 5121(b), is further amended by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, or, at the option of the State, for an individual who is an eligible juvenile (as defined in section 1902(nn)(2)), while such individual is an inmate of a public institution (as defined in section 1902(nn)(3)) pending disposition of charges</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>or in the case of an eligible juvenile described in section 1902(a)(84)(D) with respect <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5944">136 STAT. 5944</page> to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management required under such section</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/a/84/A">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(or in the case of a State electing the option described in the subdivision (A) following paragraph (31) of section 1905(a), during such period beginning after the disposition of charges with respect to such individual)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>is such an inmate</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">CHIP</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 2110(b)(7) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13977jj/b/7">42 U.S.C. 13977jj(b)(7)</ref>), as added by section 5121(c)(2)(B), <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exception</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Exceptions</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new sentence: “<quotedText>At the option of the State, a child who is an inmate of a public institution shall not be considered to be described in paragraph (2)(A) during the period that the child is an inmate of such institution pending disposition of charges.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9e7e9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9e7e9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date that is 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to items and services furnished for periods beginning on or after such date.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5123">SEC. 5123. </num><heading>REQUIRING ACCURATE, UPDATED, AND SEARCHABLE PROVIDER DIRECTORIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9f1ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application to Managed Care</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1932(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396u–2/a/5">42 U.S.C. 1396u–2(a)(5)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f1ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (B)(i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including as required by subparagraph (E)</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f1ae2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6903-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Provider directories</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6904-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9f6905-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9f6906-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9f6907-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web postings.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each managed care organization, prepaid inpatient health plan (as defined by the Secretary), prepaid ambulatory health plan (as defined by the Secretary), and, when appropriate, primary care case management entity (as defined by the Secretary) with a contract with a State to enroll individuals who are eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under this title or under a waiver of such plan, shall publish (and update on at least a quarterly basis or more frequently as required by the Secretary) on a public website, a searchable directory of network providers, which shall include physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, providers of mental health services, providers of substance use disorder services, providers of long term services and supports as appropriate, and such other providers as required by the Secretary, and that includes with respect to each such provider—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6908-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the name of the provider;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6909-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the specialty of the provider;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f690a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the address at which the provider provides services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f690b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the telephone number of the provider; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5945">136 STAT. 5945</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f690c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau>information regarding—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f690d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the provider’s cultural and linguistic capabilities, including languages (including American Sign Language) offered by the provider or by a skilled medical interpreter who provides interpretation services at the provider’s office;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f690e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>whether the provider is accepting as new patients, individuals who receive medical assistance under this title;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f690f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>whether the provider’s office or facility has accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities, including offices, exam rooms, and equipment;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6910-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>the Internet website of such provider, if applicable; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6911-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>whether the provider offers covered services via telehealth; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6912-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>other relevant information, as required by the Secretary.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6913-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Network provider defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subparagraph, the term ‘<term>network provider</term>’ includes any provider, group of providers, or entity that has a network provider agreement with a managed care organization, a prepaid inpatient health plan (as defined by the Secretary), a prepaid ambulatory health plan (as defined by the Secretary), or a primary care case management entity (as defined by the Secretary) or a subcontractor of any such entity or plan, and receives payment under this title directly or indirectly to order, refer, or render covered services as a result of the State’s contract with the entity or plan. For purposes of this subparagraph, a network provider shall not be considered to be a subcontractor by virtue of the network provider agreement.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9f6914-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments to State Plan Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9f6915-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (83) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1b9fb736-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="83">“(83) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fb737-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fb738-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fb739-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><chapeau>provide that in the case of a State plan (or waiver of the plan) that provides medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system described in section 1915(b)(1), the State shall publish (and update on at least a quarterly basis or more frequently as required by the Secretary) on the public website of the State agency administering the State plan, a searchable directory of the providers described in subsection (mm) that, in addition to such other requirements as the Secretary may specify, such as making paper directories available to enrollees, includes with respect to each such provider—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb73a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the name of the provider;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb73b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the specialty of the provider;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb73c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the address at which the provider provides services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb73d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the telephone number of the provider;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb73e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau>information regarding—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5946">136 STAT. 5946</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb73f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the provider’s cultural and linguistic capabilities, including languages (including American Sign Language) offered by the provider or by a skilled medical interpreter who provides interpretation services at the provider’s office;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb740-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>whether the provider is accepting as new patients individuals who receive medical assistance under this title;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb741-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>whether the provider’s office or facility has accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities, including offices, exam rooms, and equipment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb742-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>the Internet website of such provider, if applicable; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb743-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>whether the provider offers covered services via telehealth; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb744-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>other relevant information as required by the Secretary;”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fb745-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (mm) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9fde56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="mm">“(mm) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Directory Provider Described</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fde57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fde58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A provider described in this subsection, at a minimum, includes physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, providers of mental health services, providers of substance use disorder services, providers of long term services and supports as appropriate, and such other providers as required by the Secretary, and—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fde59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>in the case of a provider or a provider type for which the State agency, as a condition of receiving payment for items and services furnished by the provider to individuals eligible to receive medical assistance under the State plan (or a waiver of the plan), requires the enrollment of the provider with the State agency, includes a provider that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fde5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>is enrolled with the agency as of the date on which the directory is published or updated (as applicable) under subsection (a)(83); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fde5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>received payment under the State plan in the 12-month period preceding such date; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fde5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>in the case of a provider or a provider type for which the State agency does not require such enrollment, includes a provider that received payment under the State plan (or a waiver of the plan) in the 12-month period preceding the date on which the directory is published or updated (as applicable) under subsection (a)(83).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1b9fde5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State option to include other participating providers</inline>.—</heading><content>At State option, a provider described in this subsection may include any provider who furnishes services and is participating under the State plan under this title or under a waiver of such plan.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9fde5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General Application to CHIP</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1397gg/e/1/G">42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and subsection (a)(83) of section 1902 (relating to searchable directories of the providers described in subsection (mm) of such section)</quotedText>” before the period.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1b9fde5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fde60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2025.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5947">136 STAT. 5947</page></content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5124">SEC. 5124. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fde61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1b9fde62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396w–7">42 USC 1396w–7</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORTING ACCESS TO A CONTINUUM OF CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba0efd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall issue guidance to States regarding Medicaid and CHIP that includes the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba0efd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba0efd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><chapeau>Provides, in consultation with health care providers and stakeholders with expertise in mental health and substance use disorder crisis response services, recommendations for an effective continuum of crisis response services that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>includes crisis call centers, including 988 crisis services hotlines, mobile crisis teams, crisis response services delivered in home, community, residential facility, and hospital settings, and coordination with follow-on mental health and substance use disorder services, such as intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, as well as connections to social services and supports;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>promotes access to appropriate and timely mental health and substance use disorder crisis response services in the least restrictive setting appropriate to an individual’s needs; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>promotes culturally competent, trauma-informed care, and crisis de-escalation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Outlines the Federal authorities through which States may finance and enhance under Medicaid and CHIP the availability of crisis response services across each stage of the continuum of crisis response services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efdb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Addresses how States under Medicaid and CHIP may support the ongoing implementation of crisis call centers, including 988 crisis services hotlines, and how Medicaid administrative funding, including enhanced matching, and the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture 3.0 framework, may be used to establish or enhance regional or statewide crisis call centers, including 988 crisis services hotlines, that coordinate in real time.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efdc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Identifies how States under Medicaid and CHIP may support access to crisis response services that are responsive to the needs of children, youth, and families, including through CHIP health services initiatives, behavioral disorder-specific crisis response, trained peer support services, and establishing or enhancing crisis call centers that are youth-focused.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efdd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>Identifies policies and practices to meet the need for crisis response services with respect to differing patient populations, including urban, rural, and frontier communities, differing age groups, cultural and linguistic minorities, individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder conditions, and individuals with disabilities.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efde-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>Identifies policies and practices to promote evidence-based suicide risk screenings and assessments.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efdf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><content>Identifies strategies to facilitate timely provision of crisis response services, including how States can enable access to crisis response services without requiring a diagnosis, the use of presumptive eligibility at different stages of the continuum of crisis response services, the use of telehealth to deliver crisis response services, strategies to make crisis response services available 24/7 in medically underserved <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5948">136 STAT. 5948</page> regions, and best practices used by States and health providers for maximizing capacity to deliver crisis response services, such as identifying and repurposing available beds, space, and staff for crisis response services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><content>Describes best practices for coordinating Medicaid and CHIP funding with other payors and sources of Federal funding for mental health and substance use disorder crisis response services, and best practices for Medicaid and CHIP financing when the continuum of crisis response services serves individuals regardless of payor.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><content>Describes best practices for establishing effective connections with follow-on mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as with social services and supports.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><content>Describes best practices for coordinating and financing a continuum of crisis response services through Medicaid managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and fee-for-service delivery systems, including when States carve-out from delivery through Medicaid managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, or fee-for-service systems, mental health or substance use disorder benefits or a subset of such services.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="11">(11) </num><content>Identifies strategies and best practices for measuring and monitoring utilization of, and outcomes related to, crisis response services.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical Assistance Center</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall establish a technical assistance center to help States under Medicaid and CHIP design, implement, or enhance a continuum of crisis response services for children, youth, and adults. Such technical assistance shall, at least in part, provide support to States in—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>leveraging the Federal authorities through which Medicaid and CHIP may finance mental health and substance use disorder crisis response services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>coordinating Medicaid and CHIP funds with other sources of Federal funding for mental health and substance use disorder crisis response services; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>after the guidance described in subsection (a) is issued, adopting the best practices and strategies identified in such guidance.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba0efe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba0efea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compendium of best practices</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall develop and maintain a publicly available compendium of best practices for the successful operation under Medicaid and CHIP of a continuum of crisis response services.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba0efeb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba0efec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba0efed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote> The Secretary annually shall review the information available through the compendium and shall update such information when appropriate.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba116fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended for purposes of carrying out subsections (a) and (b), $8,000,000.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba116ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba11700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretary</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5949">136 STAT. 5949</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba11701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>State</term>” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading>Transitioning From Medicaid FMAP Increase Requirements</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5131">SEC. 5131. </num><heading>TRANSITIONING FROM MEDICAID FMAP INCREASE REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba20162-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396d">42 U.S.C. 1396d note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba20163-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba20164-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to subsection (b)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ba22875-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Temporary fmap increase</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subsections (b) and (f)”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22876-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the last day of the calendar quarter in which the last day of such emergency period occurs</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>December 31, 2023</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22877-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>6.2 percentage points</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the applicable number of percentage points for the quarter (as determined in paragraph (2))</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22878-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ba22879-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba2287a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable number of percentage points</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable number of percentage points for a calendar quarter is the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba2287b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>For each calendar quarter that occurs during the portion of the period described in paragraph (1) that ends on March 31, 2023, 6.2 percentage points.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba2287c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>For the calendar quarter that begins on April 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2023, 5 percentage points.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba2287d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>For the calendar quarter that begins on July 1, 2023, and ends on September 30, 2023, 2.5 percentage points.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba2287e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>For the calendar quarter that begins on October 1, 2023, and ends on December 31, 2023, 1.5 percentage points.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba2287f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22880-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a)(1)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22881-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, with respect to an individual enrolled under such plan (or waiver),</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22882-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22883-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as of the date of enactment of this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>as of March 18, 2020,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22884-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>such date of enactment</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 18, 2020,</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22885-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the last day of the month in which the emergency period described in subsection (a) ends</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2023,</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22886-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the end of the month in which such emergency period ends</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2023,</quotedText>”;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5950">136 STAT. 5950</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22887-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the subsection (d) added by section 11 of division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) as subsection (e); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba22888-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba276a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility Redeterminations During Transition Period</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba276aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content> For each calendar quarter occurring during the portion of the period described in subsection (a)(1) that begins on April 1, 2023, and ends on December 31, 2023 (such portion to be referred to in this subsection as the ‘transition period’), if a State described in such subsection satisfies the conditions of subsection (b) and paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State shall receive the increase to the Federal medical assistance percentage of the State applicable under subsection (a).<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba276ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote> Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting a State, following the expiration of the condition described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b), from initiating renewals, post-enrollment verifications, and redeterminations over a 12-month period for all individuals who are enrolled in such plan (or waiver) as of April 1, 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba276ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions for fmap increase during transition period</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The conditions of this paragraph with respect to a State and the transition period are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba276ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance with federal requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The State conducts eligibility redeterminations under title XIX of the Social Security Act in accordance with all Federal requirements applicable to such redeterminations, including renewal strategies authorized under section 1902(e)(14)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a/e/14/A">42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14)(A)</ref>) or other alternative processes and procedures approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba276ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of up-to-date contact information</inline>.—</heading><content>The State, using the National Change of Address Database Maintained by the United States Postal Service, State health and human services agencies, or other reliable sources of contact information, attempts to ensure that it has up-to-date contact information (including a mailing address, phone number, and email address) for each individual for whom the State conducts an eligibility redetermination.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba276af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement to attempt to contact beneficiaries prior to disenrollment</inline>.—</heading><content>The State does not disenroll from the State plan or waiver any individual who is determined ineligible for medical assistance under the State plan or waiver pursuant to such a redetermination on the basis of returned mail unless the State first undertakes a good faith effort to contact the individual using more than one modality.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba276b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable Quarters</inline>.—</heading><content>A State that ceases to meet the requirements of subsection (b) or (f) (as applicable) shall not qualify for the increase described in subsection (a) in the Federal medical assistance percentage for such State for the calendar quarter in which the State ceases to meet such requirements.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba276b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting and Enforcement and Corrective Action</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subsection:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5951">136 STAT. 5951</page> <quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba312f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="tt">“(tt) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba312f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements Relating to Transition From Families First Coronavirus Response Act FMAP Increase Requirements; Enforcement and Corrective Action</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba312f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each month occurring during the period that begins on April 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024, each State shall submit to the Secretary, on a timely basis, a report, that the Secretary shall make publicly available, on the activities of the State relating to eligibility redeterminations conducted during such period, and which include, with respect to the month for which the report is submitted, the following information:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>The number of eligibility renewals initiated, beneficiaries renewed on a total and ex parte basis, and individuals whose coverage for medical assistance, child health assistance, or pregnancy-related assistance was terminated.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>The number of individuals whose coverage for medical assistance, child health assistance, or pregnancy-related assistance was so terminated for procedural reasons.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>Where applicable, the number of individuals who were enrolled in a State child health plan or waiver in the form described in paragraph (1) of section 2101(a).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau>Unless the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports such information on behalf of the State:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>In a State with a Federal or State American Health Benefit Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in which the systems used to determine eligibility for assistance under this title or title XXI are not integrated with the systems used to determine eligibility for coverage under a qualified health plan with advance payment under section 1412(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of any premium tax credit allowed under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of individuals whose accounts were received via secure electronic transfer by the Federal or State American Health Benefit Exchange, or a basic health program established under section 1331 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the number of individuals identified in subclause (I) who were determined eligible for a qualified health plan, as defined in section 1301(a)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or (if applicable) the basic health program established under section 1331 of such Act; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the number of individuals identified in subclause (II) who made a qualified health plan selection or were enrolled in a basic health program plan (if applicable).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>In a State with a State American Health Benefit Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in which the systems used to determine eligibility for assistance <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5952">136 STAT. 5952</page> under this title or title XXI are integrated with the systems used to determine eligibility for coverage under a qualified health plan with advance payment under section 1412(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of any premium tax credit allowed under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba312ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of individuals who were determined eligible for a qualified health plan, as defined in section 1301(a)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or (if applicable) the basic health program established under section 1331 of such Act; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the number of individuals identified in subclause (I) who made a qualified health plan selection or were enrolled in a basic health program plan (if applicable).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba31302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>The total call center volume, average wait times, and average abandonment rate (as determined by the Secretary) for each call center of the State agency responsible for administering the State plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan) during such month.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>Such other information related to eligibility redeterminations and renewals during the period described in paragraph (1), as identified by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement and corrective action</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba31306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reduction.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>For each fiscal quarter that occurs during the period that begins on July 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024, if a State does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1), the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for the State for the quarter under section 1905(b) shall be reduced by the number of percentage points (not to exceed 1 percentage point) equal to the product of 0.25 percentage points and the number of fiscal quarters during such period for which the State has failed to satisfy such requirements.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrective action plan; additional authority</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba31309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba3130a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba3130b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may assess a State’s compliance with all Federal requirements applicable to eligibility redeterminations and the reporting requirements described in paragraph (1), and, if the Secretary determines that a State did not comply with any such requirements during the period that begins on April 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024, the Secretary may require the State to submit and implement a corrective action plan in accordance with clause (ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba3130c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba3130d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Corrective action plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State that receives a written notice from the Secretary that the Secretary has determined that the State is not in compliance with a requirement described in clause (i) shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba3130e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>not later than 14 days after receiving such notice, submit a corrective action plan to the Secretary;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5953">136 STAT. 5953</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba3130f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>not later than 21 days after the date on which such corrective action plan is submitted to the Secretary, receive approval for the plan from the Secretary; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>begin implementation of such corrective action plan not later than 14 days after such approval.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba31311-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effect of failure to submit or implement a corrective action plan</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba31312-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Penalties.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba31313-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>If a State fails to submit or implement an approved corrective action plan in accordance with clause (ii), the Secretary may, in addition to any reduction applied under subparagraph (A) to the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for the State and any other remedy available to the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out this title, require the State to suspend making all or some terminations of eligibility for medical assistance from the State plan under this title (including any waiver of such plan) that are for procedural reasons until the State takes appropriate corrective action, as determined by the Secretary, and may impose a civil money penalty of not more than $100,000 for each day a State is not in compliance.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba31314-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba31315-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396a">42 USC 1396a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section take effect on April 1, 2023.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading>Medicaid Improvement Fund</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="5141">SEC. 5141. </num><heading>MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1396w–1/b/3/A">42 U.S.C. 1396w–1(b)(3)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for fiscal year 2025 and thereafter, $0</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>for fiscal year 2028 and thereafter, $7,000,000,000</quotedText>”.</content></section> </subtitle> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading>HUMAN SERVICES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6101">SEC. 6101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba33926-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>JACKIE WALORSKI MATERNAL AND CHILD HOME VISITING REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba5f847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba5f848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1305">42 USC 1305 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="section">Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba5f849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outcomes Dashboard</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 511(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/d/1">42 U.S.C. 711(d)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba5f84a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the paragraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">benchmark areas</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">benchmark areas related to individual family outcomes</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba5f84b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (D)(i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(C)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba5f84c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba61f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba61f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba61f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba61f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Website.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba61f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba61f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba61f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Outcomes dashboards</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract, establish and operate a website accessible to the public that includes an annually updated dashboard that—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5954">136 STAT. 5954</page> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba61f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provides easy-to-understand information on the outcomes achieved by each eligible entity with respect to each of the benchmarks described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that apply to the eligible entity, which shall be based on only the data elements or types of data collected before the date of the enactment of this section unless administering agencies and the Secretary agree pursuant to subsection (h)(6) that additional data is required;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba64675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba64676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Template.</p></sidenote><chapeau>includes a template provided by the Secretary that will enable comparison among eligible entities not referred to in subsection (k)(2)(A) of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba64677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a profile of each eligible entity showing outcome indicators and how the outcomes compare to benchmarks described in subclause (II);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba64678-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>information on the outcome indicators and requisite outcome levels established for each eligible entity;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba64679-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>information on each model employed in the program operated by each eligible entity, and regarding each benchmark area described in subsection (d)(1)(A) in which the model used by the eligible entity is expected to affect participant outcomes;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba6467a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the most recently available information from the report required by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba6467b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>an electronic link to the State needs assessment under subsection (b)(1); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba6467c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>information regarding any penalty imposed, or other corrective action taken, by the Secretary against a State for failing to achieve a requisite outcome level or any other requirement imposed by or under this section, and an indication as to whether the eligible entity is operating under a corrective action plan under subparagraph (E)(ii) of this paragraph, and if so, a link to the plan, an explanation of the reason for the implementation of the plan, and a report on any progress made in operating under the plan;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba6467d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>includes information relating to those eligible entities for which funding is reserved under subsection (k)(2)(A), with modifications as necessary to reflect tribal sovereignty, data privacy, and participant confidentiality; and<sidenote><p>Reports.</p></sidenote></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba6467e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba6467f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Privacy.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba64680-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Confidentiality.</p></sidenote><content>protects data privacy and confidentiality of participant families.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba64681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba64682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant amounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba64683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/c/4">42 U.S.C. 711(c)(4)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ba730e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant amounts</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Base grants</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba730e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General rule</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for which an eligible entity not referred to in subsection (k)(2)(A) <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5955">136 STAT. 5955</page> is awarded a base grant under this section, the amount of the grant payable to the eligible entity for the fiscal year is the amount described by clause (ii) of this subparagraph with respect to the eligible entity, except as provided in subclause (II) of this clause.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Substitution of successor eligible entity for predecessor</inline>.—</heading><content>If the 1st fiscal year for which an eligible entity is awarded a base grant under this section for a program operated in a State is among fiscal years 2024 through 2027, the amount described by clause (ii) with respect to the eligible entity is the amount of the base grant for which a program operated in the State was eligible under this subparagraph for fiscal year 2023.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount described</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General rule</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to the succeeding provisions of this clause, the amount described by this clause with respect to an eligible entity is—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the amount made available under subsection (k) for base grants for fiscal year 2023 that remains after making the reservations required by subsection (k)(2) or any other reductions required by Federal law for fiscal year 2023; multiplied by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba730ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the percentage of children in all States who have not attained 5 years of age (as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the data most recently available before fiscal year 2023) that is represented by the number of such children in the State in which the eligible entity is operating a program pursuant to this section (as so determined).</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments to ensure stable funding</inline>.—</heading><content>If the amount otherwise payable to an eligible entity under subclause (I) for fiscal year 2023 is less than 90 percent, or greater than 110 percent, of the amount payable under this section to the eligible entity for the program for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall increase the amount otherwise so payable to 90 percent, or decrease the amount otherwise so payable to 110 percent, as the case may be, of the amount otherwise so payable.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustment to ensure all base grant funds are allocated</inline>.—</heading><content>If the amount described by subclause (I)(aa) is different than the total of the amounts otherwise described by subclause (I) after applying subclause (II), the Secretary shall increase or decrease the amounts otherwise so described after applying subclause (II) by such equal percentage as is necessary to reduce that difference to zero.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum base grant amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5956">136 STAT. 5956</page> clause, the amount described by this clause with respect to an eligible entity shall be not less than $1,000,000.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching grants</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount of grant</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba730f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General rule</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 for which an eligible entity not referred to in subsection (k)(2)(A) is awarded a grant under this section, the Secretary shall increase the amount of the grant payable to the eligible entity for the fiscal year under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph by the matching amount (if any) determined under subclause (II) of this clause with respect to the eligible entity for the fiscal year and the additional matching amount (if any) determined under clause (iii) of this subparagraph with respect to the eligible entity for the fiscal year.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba730f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Matching amount</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75807-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to item (bb) of this subclause, the matching amount with respect to an eligible entity for a fiscal year is 75 percent of the sum of—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75808-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the total amount obligated by the eligible entity for home visiting services in the State for the fiscal year, from Federal funds made available for the fiscal year under this subparagraph; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75809-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the total amount so obligated by the eligible entity from non-Federal funds, determined under subclause (III).</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7580a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The matching amount with respect to an eligible entity for a fiscal year shall not exceed the allotment under subclause (IV) for the State in which the eligible entity is operating a program under this section for the fiscal year.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7580b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination of obligations from non-federal funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of this clause, the total amount obligated by an eligible entity from non-Federal funds is the total of the amounts that are obligated by the eligible entity from non-Federal sources, to the extent that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7580c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the services are delivered in compliance with subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3);</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7580d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the eligible entity has reported the obligations to the Secretary; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7580e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>the amount is not counted toward meeting the maintenance of effort requirement in subsection (f).</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7580f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State allotments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The amount allotted under this subclause for a State in which an eligible entity is operating a program under this section for a fiscal year is—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75810-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the minimum matching grant allocation amount for the fiscal year; plus<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5957">136 STAT. 5957</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75811-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb)</num><subitem class="inline" id="y1ba75812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="AA">(AA) </num><content>the amount (if any) by which the amount made available under subsection (k) for matching grants for the fiscal year that remains after making the reservations required by subsection (k)(2) or any other reduction required by Federal law for the fiscal year exceeds the sum of the minimum matching grant allocation amounts for all eligible entities for the fiscal year; multiplied by</content></subitem> <subitem class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba75813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba75814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the percentage of children in all States who have not attained 5 years of age and are members of families with income not exceeding the poverty line (as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recently available data) that is represented by the number of such children in the State (as so determined).</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minimum matching grant allocation amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba75816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote>Subject to subclause (VI), for purposes of subclause (IV), the minimum matching grant allocation amount for a fiscal year is—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>in the case of fiscal year 2024, $776,000;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>in the case of fiscal year 2025, $1,000,000;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>in the case of fiscal year 2026, $1,500,000; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7581a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>in the case of fiscal year 2027, $2,000,000.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7581b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>If, after making any reductions otherwise required by law for a fiscal year, the amount made available for matching grants under this clause for the fiscal year is insufficient to provide the minimum matching grant allocation amount to each eligible entity operating a program under this section for the fiscal year, the Secretary may make a proportionate adjustment to the minimum matching grant allocation amount for the fiscal year to accommodate the reductions.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7581c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of statement expressing interest in additional matching funds if available</inline>.—</heading><content>Before the beginning of a fiscal year for which an eligible entity desires a matching grant under this subparagraph for a program operated under this section, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a statement as to whether the eligible entity desires additional matching grant funds that may be made available under clause (iii) for the fiscal year.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7581d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Carryover and reallocation of unobligated funds</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7581e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba7581f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines that an amount allotted under clause (i)(IV) of this subparagraph for a fiscal year will not be awarded during the fiscal year, or that an amount made available under subsection (k)(1) for a fiscal <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5958">136 STAT. 5958</page> year for matching grants will not be obligated by an eligible entity for the fiscal year, the amount shall be available for matching grants under this subparagraph for the succeeding fiscal year for eligible entities that have made submissions under clause (ii) of this subparagraph for additional matching grant funds from the amount.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75820-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State allotments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall allot to each eligible entity that has made such a submission for a fiscal year—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75821-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the total amount (if any) made available under subclause (I) for the fiscal year; multiplied by</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75822-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba75823-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the percentage of children who have not attained 5 years of age and are members of families with income not exceeding the poverty line (as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recently available data) in all of the States in which any eligible entity that has made such a submission is so operating a program, that is represented by the number of such children in the State (as so determined) in which the eligible entity is operating such a program.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75824-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional matching amount</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75825-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to item (bb) of this subclause, the additional matching amount with respect to an eligible entity for a fiscal year is 75 percent of the sum of—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the total amount obligated by the eligible entity for home visiting services in the State for the fiscal year, from Federal funds made available for the fiscal year under this subparagraph; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the total amount so obligated by the eligible entity from non-Federal funds, determined under clause (i)(III),</content></subitem> <continuation class="firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="x1ba75828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130">that are not taken into account in determining the matching amount with respect to the eligible entity under clause (i).</continuation></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1ba75829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The additional matching amount with respect to an eligible entity for a fiscal year shall not exceed the allotment under subclause (II) for the State in which the eligible entity is operating a program under this section for the fiscal year.”</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7582a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of effort</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(f) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711">42 U.S.C. 711</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba77f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance of Effort</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may not make a grant to an eligible entity under this section for a fiscal year if the total amount of non-Federal funds obligated by the eligible entity in the State in the fiscal year for a program operated pursuant to this section is less than the total amount of non-Federal funds reported to have been expended by any eligible entity for such <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5959">136 STAT. 5959</page> a program in the State in fiscal year 2019 or 2021, whichever is the lesser.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba77f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba77f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Federal Register, publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba77f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 30, 2023, the Secretary shall cause to have published in the Federal Register the amount of non-Federal funds expended as described in this section that has been reported by each eligible entity not referred to in subsection (k)(2)(A) for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2021.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grace period</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may, in exceptional circumstances, allow an eligible entity a period to come into compliance with this subsection. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to any eligible entity to assist the entity in doing so.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reservations of funds for certain purposes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 511(j)(2) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/j/2">42 U.S.C. 711(j)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the amount</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>each amount made available for base grants and each amount made available for matching grants</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>3</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>6</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and administering</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>grants</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba77f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>2 percent of such amount for purposes of providing technical assistance, directly or through grants or contracts—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7a65a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for purposes as otherwise described in subsections (c)(5), (d)(1)(C)(iii), (d)(1)(E)(iii), and (d)(4)(E); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7a65b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to entities referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>2 percent of such amount for purposes of the provision of workforce support, retention, and case management, including workforce-related technical assistance, to eligible entities, research and evaluation, and program administration, directly or through grants or contracts, of which the Secretary shall use not more than $1,500,000 to establish and operate the Jackie Walorski Center for Evidence-Based Case Management; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a65d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>3 percent of such amount for purposes of research and evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts), and for administering this section (directly, through contracts, or otherwise).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7a65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba7a65f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7a660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/j/1">42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (A) through (H) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>for fiscal year 2023, $500,000,000 for base grants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for fiscal year 2024, $550,000,000, of which $500,000,000 shall be for base grants and $50,000,000 shall be for matching grants;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>for fiscal year 2025, $600,000,000, of which $500,000,000 shall be for base grants and $100,000,000 shall be for matching grants;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5960">136 STAT. 5960</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7a664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>for fiscal year 2026, $650,000,000, of which $500,000,000 shall be for base grants and $150,000,000 shall be for matching grants; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>for fiscal year 2027, $800,000,000, of which $500,000,000 shall be for base grants and $300,000,000 shall be for matching grants.”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Obligations and expenditures made pursuant to section 201 of division D of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/180">Public Law 117–180</ref>) and section 201 of division C of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 shall be charged to the appropriation made by section 511(j)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2023 (as added by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Repeal</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/pl/117/180/dD/tII/s201">Section 201 of title II of division D of Public Law 117–180</ref> and section 201 of division C of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba7cd78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><i>Ante,</i> p. 2135, 2133.</p></sidenote> are hereby <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition of excess funds reserved for research, evaluation, and administration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(j) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/j">42 U.S.C. 711(j)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Disposition of excess funds reserved for research, evaluation, and administration</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent that the amounts reserved under paragraph (2)(D) for a fiscal year are not obligated in the fiscal year, the Secretary may use the funds for any purpose described in this section or to offset any reduction with respect to this section that is required by Federal law.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement That Home Visiting Programs Be Targeted and Intensive</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/d/3">42 U.S.C. 711(d)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of grant to provide or support targeted, intensive home visiting services</inline>.—</heading><content>The program uses the grant to provide or support targeted, intensive home visiting services for the populations described in paragraph (5).”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on Use of Funds for Administration</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7cd7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(d) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/d">42 U.S.C. 711(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7f48f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation on use of funds for administrative costs</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f490-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, an eligible entity to which funds are provided under subsection (c) or (h)(2)(B) shall not use more than 10 percent of the funds to cover the costs of administration.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f491-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to grant exceptions</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f492-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may authorize an eligible entity that meets a condition of clause (ii) of this subparagraph to exceed the percentage limitation in subparagraph (A) with respect to a program conducted under this subsection by not more than 5 <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5961">136 STAT. 5961</page> percentage points, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f493-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An eligible entity meets a condition of this clause if the eligible entity—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f494-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>conducts the program by directly providing home visits to eligible families and without a sub-recipient;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f495-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>in the fiscal year for which the grant for the program is made under this section, proposes to expand services in 1 or more communities identified in the statewide needs assessment under subsection (b) and in which home visiting services are not provided; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f496-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>has conducted the program for fewer than 3 years.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f497-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(i)(2) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/i/2">42 U.S.C. 711(i)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (C) and <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba7f498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba7f499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511 of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711">42 U.S.C. 711</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (i) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba842ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">“(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Annual Report to Congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>By December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a written report on the grants made under this section for the then preceding fiscal year, which shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>an eligible entity-by-eligible entity summary of the outcomes measured by the entity with respect to each benchmark described in subsection (e)(5) that apply to the entity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>information regarding any technical assistance funded under subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (k)(2), including the type of any such assistance provided;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>information on the demographic makeup of families served by each such entity to the extent possible while respecting participant confidentiality, including race, ethnicity, educational attainment at enrollment, household income, and other demographic markers as determined by the Secretary;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>the information described in subsection (d)(1)(E);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba842c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated share of the eligible population served using grants made under this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>a description of each service delivery model funded under this section by the eligible entities in each State, and the share (if any) of the grants expended on each model;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><content>a description of non-Federal expenditures by eligible entities to qualify for matching funds under subsection (c)(4);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><content>information on the uses of funds reserved under subsection (k)(2)(C);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>information relating to those eligible entities for which funding is reserved under subsection (k)(2)(A), with modifications as necessary to reflect tribal data sovereignty, data privacy, and participant confidentiality; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba842c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba842c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>a list of data elements collected from eligible entities, and the purpose of each data element in measuring performance or enforcing requirements under this section.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendments</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5962">136 STAT. 5962</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>Section 511 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711">42 U.S.C. 711</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(k)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(l)(2)</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>in subsection (h)(2)(B)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(j)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(k)</quotedText>”; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(k)(1)(B)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(l)(1)(B)</quotedText>”.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba842ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>Section 511A(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711a/c">42 U.S.C. 711a(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in each of paragraphs (5) and (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>511(k)(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>511(l)(2)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba842cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction of Administrative Burden</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(h) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/h">42 U.S.C. 711(h)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction of administrative burden</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba890f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reviews.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall reduce the burden, on States and public and private implementing agencies at the local level, of administering this section, by—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba890f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><content>reviewing and revising administrative data collection instruments and forms to eliminate duplication and streamline reporting requirements for States, eligible entities referred to in subsection (k)(2)(A), and nonprofit organizations referred to in subsection (l)(1)(B), including timelines for submitting reports;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba890f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>conducting an analysis of the total number of hours reported by administering agencies on complying with paperwork requirements, and exploring, in consultation with administering agencies, ways to reduce the number of hours spent by at least 15 percent;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>conducting a review of paperwork and data collection requirements for tribal grantees, and exploring, in consultation with tribes and tribal organizations, ways to reduce administrative burden, respect sovereignty, and acknowledge the different focus points for tribal grantees;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>collecting input from relevant State fiscal officials to align fiscal requirements and oversight for States and eligible entities to ensure consistency with standards and guidelines for other Federal formula grant programs; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba890fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content>consulting with administering agencies and service delivery model representatives on needed and unneeded data elements regarding the dashboards provided for in subsection (d)(1)(B), consistent with the data requirements of such subsection.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings on paperwork reduction</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusion in report</inline>.—</heading><content>In the 1st report submitted pursuant to subsection (j) more than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall include the findings of the Secretary with respect to the matters described in subparagraph (A).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba890fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba890fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><content>Within 2 years after complying with clause (i), the Secretary shall implement the findings referred to in clause (i).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba890ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Virtual Home Visiting Authorization and Restrictions</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5963">136 STAT. 5963</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba89100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Virtual home visits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba89101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(e) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/e">42 U.S.C. 711(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (10) as paragraph (11) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (9) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ba8b812-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau>At the option of the eligible entity—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b813-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>a description of any limitations or constraints on virtual home visits under the program, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b814-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a description of the plan of the eligible entity to encourage in-person home visits; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b815-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of the considerations to be used in determining when a virtual home visit is appropriate, including client consent, client preference, geographic limitations, model fidelity, and hazardous conditions including public health emergencies, weather events, health concerns for home visitors and client families, and other local issues;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b816-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>an assurance that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b817-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the virtual home visit is implemented as a model enhancement; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b818-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the Secretary has identified the home visit as part of an effective model or model adaptation, based on an evidence of effectiveness review conducted using the criteria established under subsection (d)(3)(A)(iii); and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b819-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba8b81a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>an assurance to the Secretary that at least 1 in-person home visit shall be conducted for each client family under the program during the 12-month period that begins with the entry of the client family into the program, and during each succeeding 12-month period, except that any such period in which a public health emergency declared under Federal law, or under the law of the State in which the program is conducted, is in effect shall be extended by the length of time in which the declaration is in effect.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8b81b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applicable rules</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(d) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/d">42 U.S.C. 711(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) (as added by subsection (e)(1) of this section) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1ba8df2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Virtual home visits</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A virtual home visit conducted under the program shall be considered a home visit for purposes of this section if the application for funding of the program submitted pursuant to this section most recently after the effective date of this paragraph includes the material described in subsection (e)(10).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Standards for training applicable to virtual service delivery</inline>.—</heading><content>The standards for training requirements applicable to virtual service delivery under a home visiting model shall be equivalent to those that apply to in-person service delivery under the model.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>A grant made under this section for the program may not be used for any virtual home visit during a year, unless the eligible entity to which the grant is made submits the report described in subsection (e)(8)(A) for the year.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5964">136 STAT. 5964</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Virtual home visit defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term ‘<term>virtual home visit</term>’ means a visit conducted solely by use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba8df32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Grants.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba8df33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary finds that an eligible entity has not complied with the assurance described in subsection (e)(10)(C), the Secretary shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, provide the eligible entity with such technical assistance as is necessary to assist the eligible entity in doing so.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(d)(3)(C) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/d/3/C">42 U.S.C. 711(d)(3)(C)</ref>), as so redesignated by subsection (d) of this section, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1ba8df35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>If the application submitted by the eligible entity includes the assurance described in subsection (e)(10)(C) with respect to the program, the program provides in-person service consistent with the assurances.”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba90646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 511(e)(8)(A) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711/e/8/A">42 U.S.C. 711(e)(8)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, including the number of virtual home visits conducted under the program in the year covered by the report, disaggregated with respect to each home visiting model under which the virtual home visits are conducted</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba90647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba90648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711">42 USC 711 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Transition rule</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba90649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A virtual home visit conducted before the effective date of the amendments made by this subsection under an early childhood home visitation program funded under section 511 of the Social Security Act shall be considered a home visit for purposes of such section.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba9064a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Virtual home visit defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In subparagraph (A), the term “<term>virtual home visit</term>” means a visit conducted solely by use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba9064b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ba9064c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s711">42 USC 711 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba9064d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba9064e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Virtual home visiting provisions</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (h) shall take effect on October 1, 2023.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6102">SEC. 6102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2023, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="6103">SEC. 6103. </num><heading>1-YEAR EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba9546f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>The following provisions of the Social Security Act are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95470-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 436(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629f/a">42 U.S.C. 629f(a)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5965">136 STAT. 5965</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95471-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 436(b)(4)(A) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629f/b/4/A">42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(A)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95472-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 436(b)(5) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629f/b/5">42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(5)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95473-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 438(d) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629h/d">42 U.S.C. 629h(d)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba95474-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau>The following provisions of the Social Security Act are each amended by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95475-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Section 425 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s625">42 U.S.C. 625</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95476-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Section 437(a) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629g/a">42 U.S.C. 629g(a)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95477-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Section 437(f)(3)(A) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629g/f/3/A">42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ba95478-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>Section 437(f)(10) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s629g/f/10">42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(10)</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading>SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7701">SEC. 7701. </num><heading>SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ba9f0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1baa17ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="3352">“SEC. 3352. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1baa17cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">42 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1baa17cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">300mm–62.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">SUPPLEMENTAL FUND.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established a fund to be known as the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund (referred to in this section as the ‘Supplemental Fund’), consisting of amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection (b).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><content>Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2023 $1,000,000,000, for deposit into the Supplemental Fund, which amounts shall remain available through fiscal year 2032.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Uses of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts deposited into the Supplemental Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, without further appropriation and without regard to any spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program Administrator as needed at the discretion of such Administrator, for carrying out any provision in this title, including sections 3303 and 3341(c).</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Return of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amounts that remain in the Supplemental Fund on September 30, 2032, shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.”</content></subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm/etseq">42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm–21/a/4/B/i/II">42 U.S.C. 300mm–21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3351</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 3351 and 3352</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm–31/a/3/B/i/II">42 U.S.C. 300mm–31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3351</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>sections 3351 and 3352</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 3331 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm–41">42 U.S.C. 300mm–41</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subsection (d)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in paragraph (1)(B), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(excluding any expenditures from amounts in the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352)</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5966">136 STAT. 5966</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in paragraph (2), in the flush text following subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(excluding any expenditures from amounts in the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352)</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in section 3351(b) (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm–61/b">42 U.S.C. 300mm–61(b)</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or as available from the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or as available from the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevention and Public Health Fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300u-11/b">42 U.S.C. 300u-11(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (8), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,800,000,000; and</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$1,525,000,000;</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (9) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><content>for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029, $1,725,000,000; and”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa17e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1baa17e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><content>for fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, $2,000,000,000.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="7702">SEC. 7702. </num><heading>RESEARCH COHORT FOR EMERGING HEALTH IMPACTS ON YOUTH.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baa8c12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 3341 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm–51">42 U.S.C. 300mm–51</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa8c13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa8c14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>With respect</quotedText>” through “<quotedText>subtitle B, the</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa8c15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of such individuals</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa8c16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (b)(1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and individuals who were exposed within a geographic area related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a manner similar to the exposure within such geographic area experienced by individuals meeting the eligibility criteria under section 3311(a)(2) or 3321(a)(1)(B)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>treatment</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa8c17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baa8c18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baab329-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Research Cohort for Emerging Health Impacts on Youth</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baab32a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The WTC Program Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a research cohort of sufficient size to conduct future research studies on the health and educational impacts of exposure to airborne toxins, or any other hazard or adverse condition, resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including on the population of individuals who were 21 years of age or younger at the time of exposure, including such individuals who are screening-eligible WTC survivors or certified-eligible WTC survivors.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5967">136 STAT. 5967</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baab32b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Populations studied</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The research cohort under paragraph (1) may include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baab32c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>individuals who, on September 11, 2001, were 21 years of age or younger and were—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1baab32d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>outside the New York City disaster area; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1baab32e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1baab32f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the area of Manhattan not further north than 14th Street; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1baab330-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Brooklyn; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baab331-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>control populations, including populations of individuals who, on September 11, 2001, were 21 years of age or younger.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baab332-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3351(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm–61/b">42 U.S.C. 300mm–61(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1baada43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation for research cohort for emerging health impacts on youth</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the amounts made available under such paragraph may not be used for fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to carry out subsection (c) of section 3341.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1baada44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3301(f)(2)(E) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300mm/f/2/E">42 U.S.C. 300mm(f)(2)(E)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 3341(a)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (a) or (c) of section 3341</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> DIVISION GG—

Merger

Filing Fee

Modernization

Act of 2022.

MERGER FILING FEE MODERNIZATION
SEC. 101.

15 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022”.
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>MODERNIZING MERGER FILING FEE COLLECTIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS; LIMITATION ON FUNDING</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OF PREMERGER NOTIFICATION FILING FEES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bab768a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/101/162/s605">Section 605 of Public Law 101–162</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bab768b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bab768c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab768d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$45,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$30,000</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab768e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$161,500,000</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab768f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2004</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2003</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$125,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$100,000,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$161,500,000</quotedText>”;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>but less</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>but is less</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5968">136 STAT. 5968</page></chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$280,000</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$250,000</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>but is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published);</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bab7699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1bab9daa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>$400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a/a/2">15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)</ref>) is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1bab9dab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><content>$800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a/a/2">15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)</ref>) is not less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1bab9dac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><content>$2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a/a/2">15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)</ref>) is not less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bab9dad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1babc4be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" id="y1babc4bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1babc4c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1babc4c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1babc4c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>For each fiscal year commencing after September 30, 2023, the filing fees in this section shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Department of Labor or its successor, for the year then ended over the level so established for the year ending September 30, 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1babc4c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1babc4c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1babc4c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31 of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the adjusted amounts required by paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1babc4c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts required by paragraph (1) if the percentage increase described in paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1babc4c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><content>An amount adjusted under this section shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1babc4c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MERGER FEE COLLECTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bac12e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FTC and DOJ Joint Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice shall jointly and annually report to the Congress on the operation of section 7A of the Clayton Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>) and shall include in such report the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac12ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The amount of funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively, from the premerger notification filing fees under this section, as adjusted by the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, as compared to the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively, from premerger notification filing fees as the fees were determined in fiscal year 2022.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac12eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The total revenue derived from premerger notification filing fees, by tier, by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac12ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The gross cost of operations of the Federal Trade Commission, by Budget Activity, and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, respectively.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5969">136 STAT. 5969</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bac12ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FTC Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Federal Trade Commission shall include in the report required under subsection (a), in addition to the requirements under subsection (a), for the previous fiscal year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac12ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bac12ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>for actions with respect to which the record of the vote of each member of the Federal Trade Commission is on the public record of the Federal Trade Commission, a list of each action with respect to which the Federal Trade Commission took or declined to take action on a 3 to 2 vote; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac12f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>for all actions for which the Federal Trade Commission took a vote, the percentage of such actions that were decided on a 3 to 2 vote.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bac12f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summary</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice shall make the report required under subsection (a) available to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, and shall, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, no later than July 1, present a summary of the joint annual report for the preceding fiscal year, including the information required in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>DISCLOSURE OF SUBSIDIES BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bac12f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18b">15 USC 18b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bac6113-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac6114-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Foreign subsidies, which can take the form of direct subsidies, grants, loans (including below-market loans), loan guarantees, tax concessions, preferential government procurement policies, or government ownership or control, can distort the competitive process by enabling the subsidized firm to submit a bid higher than other firms in the market, or otherwise change the incentives of the firm in ways that undermine competition following an acquisition.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac6115-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Foreign subsidies are particularly problematic when granted by countries or entities that constitute a strategic or economic threat to United States interests.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac8826-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>The Made in China 2025 plan, states that the Chinese Communist Party will “support enterprises to carry out mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity investment, and venture capital overseas”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac8827-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The 2020 report to Congress from the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission concluded that the Chinese Government subsidizes companies with a goal of their expanding into the United States and other countries, finding that “[t]his process assists Chinese national champions in surpassing and supplanting global market leaders”. The report warns that the risk is particularly acute when it comes to emerging technologies, where China seeks to “surpass and displace the United States altogether [and that] [f]ailure to appreciate the gravity of this challenge and defend U.S. competitiveness would be dire . . . [and] risks setting back U.S. economic and technological progress for decades”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bac8828-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>In remarks before the Hudson Institute on December 8, 2020, FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips stated, “[O]ne area where antitrust needs to reckon with the strategic interests <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5970">136 STAT. 5970</page> of other nations is when we scrutinize mergers or conduct involving state-owned entities . . . companies that are controlled, to varying degrees, by the state . . . [and] often are a government tool for implementing industrial policies or to protect national security”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bac8829-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bac882a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of this section is to require parties providing pre-merger notifications to include in the notification required under section 7A of the Clayton Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>) information concerning subsidies they receive from countries or entities that are strategic or economic threats to the United States.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bac882b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18b">15 USC 18b</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>MERGERS INVOLVING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bacaf3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “<term>foreign entity of concern</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 40207 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s18741/a">42 U.S.C. 18741(a)</ref>).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bacaf3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bacaf3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accounting for Foreign Government Subsidies</inline>.—</heading><content>A person required to file a notification under section 7A of the Clayton Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s18a">15 U.S.C. 18a</ref>) that received a subsidy from a foreign entity of concern shall include in such notification content regarding such subsidy.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bacaf3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bacaf40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of Antitrust Regulators</inline>.—</heading><content>The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chair of the United States International Trade Commission, the United States Trade Representative, and the heads of other appropriate agencies, and by rule in accordance with <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s553">section 553 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, shall require that the notification required under subsection (b) be in such form and contain such documentary material and information relevant to a proposed acquisition as is necessary and appropriate to enable the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice to determine whether such acquisition may, if consummated, violate the antitrust laws.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bacaf41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (b) shall take effect on the date on which the rule described in subsection (c) takes effect.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>VENUE FOR STATE ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>VENUE FOR STATE ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bacd652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s1407">Section 1407 of title 28, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bacd653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (g) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or a State</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>United States</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; but shall not include section 4A of the Act of October 15, 1914, as added July 7, 1955 (<ref href="/us/stat/69/282">69 Stat. 282</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t15/s15a">15 U.S.C. 15a</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bacd654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h).</content></paragraph> </section> DIVISION HH—AGRICULTURE
SEC. 101.

7 USC 2016a note.

DEFINITION.  In this division, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.136 STAT. 5971
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>CONSERVATION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bacd656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s6712">7 USC 6712</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>GREENHOUSE GAS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER AND THIRD-PARTY VERIFIER PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb317e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Advisory council</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Advisory Council</term>” means the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council established under subsection (f)(1).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agriculture or forestry credit</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>agriculture or forestry credit</term>” means a credit representing an amount of greenhouse gas emissions from an agricultural or forestry activity that are prevented, reduced, or mitigated (including through the sequestration of carbon) as a result of an agricultural or forestry activity.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Beginning, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, or veteran farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>beginning, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, or veteran farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner</term>” means a farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner who is—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>a beginning farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2279/a">7 U.S.C. 2279(a)</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2003/e">7 U.S.C. 2003(e)</ref>));</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a limited resource farmer or rancher (as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s1470.3">section 1470.3 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations)); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>a veteran farmer (as defined in section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2279">7 U.S.C. 2279</ref>)).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>covered entity</term>” means a person or entity, including a private business, non-profit organization, or public agency, that either—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>is a provider of technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in carrying out sustainable land use management practices that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including through the sequestration of carbon); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is a third-party verifier entity that conducts the verification of the processes described in protocols for voluntary environmental credit markets.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse gas</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>greenhouse gas</term>” means—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>carbon dioxide;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>methane;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>nitrous oxide; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>any other gas that the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, determines has been identified to have heat trapping qualities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>Program</term>” means the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program established under subsection (b).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocol</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>protocol</term>” means a systematic approach for generating an agriculture or forestry credit, which <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5972">136 STAT. 5972</page> follows a transparent and thorough science-based methodology (including 1 or more baseline scenarios)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>for the development of projects to prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including projects to sequester carbon); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>for demonstrating how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify the prevention, reduction, or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions by projects described in subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Socially disadvantaged group</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>socially disadvantaged group</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2003/e">7 U.S.C. 2003(e)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>technical assistance</term>” means technical expertise, information, and tools to assist a farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner, who is engaged in or wants to engage in a project to prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including a project to sequester carbon), as necessary to meet a protocol.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voluntary environmental credit market</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>voluntary environmental credit market</term>” means a voluntary market through which agriculture or forestry credits may be bought or sold.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb317fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb317ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb31800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make a determination of whether establishing a voluntary program to register covered entities that carry out activities described in subsection (c)(2) will further each of the following purposes:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Facilitating the participation of farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in voluntary environmental credit markets.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>Facilitating the provision of technical assistance, through covered entities, to farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners to help overcome barriers to entry into voluntary environmental credit markets.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>Ensuring that participating farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners receive fair distribution of revenues derived from the sale of an agriculture or forestry credit.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>Increasing access for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners to resources relating to existing voluntary environmental credit markets, including information relating to the basic market structure and the various roles and qualifications of different parties.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f16-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><content>In making the determination under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (g)(2)(A) and any other relevant information.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f17-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that establishing such a program will further <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5973">136 STAT. 5973</page> such purposes, the Secretary shall establish a voluntary program, to be known as the “<term>Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program</term>”, to register covered entities that carry out activities described in subsection (c).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f18-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after making the determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a report describing the reasons for such determination, including how establishing a program under this subsection would or would not further each of the purposes described in paragraph (1)(A).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb33f19-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Protocols, Qualifications, and Activities</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f1a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Widely accepted protocols and qualifications</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f1b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f1c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f1d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f1e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote> providing public notice and at least a 60-day period for public comment, but not later than 90 days after the date on which the Program is established, the Secretary shall publish—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f20-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a list of, and documents relating to, widely accepted protocols that are designed to ensure consistency, reliability, effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of voluntary environmental credit markets, including protocol documents and details relating to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>calculations;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>sampling methodologies;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>voluntary environmental credit accounting principles;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>systems for verification, monitoring, measurement, and reporting; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>methods to account for additionality, permanence, leakage, and, where appropriate, avoidance of double counting; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>descriptions of widely accepted qualifications possessed by covered entities that provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A covered entity may register under the Program with respect to technical assistance or process verification the covered entity carries out for activities that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>land or soil carbon sequestration;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>emissions reductions derived from fuel choice or reduced fuel use;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f2a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>livestock emissions reductions, including emissions reductions achieved through—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f2b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>feeds, feed additives, and the use of byproducts as feed sources; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f2c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>manure management practices;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f2d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>on-farm energy generation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f2e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>energy feedstock production;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>fertilizer or nutrient use emissions reductions;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>reforestation;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>forest management, including improving harvesting practices and thinning diseased trees;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f32-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>prevention of the conversion of forests, grasslands, and wetlands;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f33-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>restoration of wetlands or grasslands;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5974">136 STAT. 5974</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f34-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">(K) </num><content>grassland management, including prescribed grazing;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f35-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="L">(L) </num><content>current practices associated with private land conservation programs administered by the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="M">(M) </num><content>such other activities, or combinations of activities, that the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Inclusions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In publishing the list of widely accepted protocols and the descriptions of widely accepted qualifications under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, shall include all relevant information relating to market-based protocols, as appropriate, with regard to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>quantification;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>verification;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>additionality;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>permanence;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>reporting; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f3d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>other expertise, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f3e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f3f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Revision.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Periodic review</inline>.—</heading><content>As appropriate, the Secretary shall periodically review and revise the list and descriptions published under paragraph (1) to include any additional protocols or qualifications described in paragraph (3).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb33f40-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration, Website, and Publication of Lists</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f41-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration list</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f42-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after establishing the Program, the Secretary shall publish, through a website maintained by the Secretary, a registration list consisting of a list of covered entities that have submitted information to the Secretary, which list the Secretary shall regularly update.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A covered entity may register under the Program to be included on the registration list by submitting to the Secretary, through a website maintained by the Secretary, information that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the region in which the covered entity provides its services;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f47-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>whether the covered entity is a technical assistance provider or a verifier; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f48-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the protocols in which the covered entity has proficiency; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f49-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>may include additional information that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>has been identified by the Advisory Council in its initial assessment under subsection (g)(1) to ensure certainty for producers in the marketplace for agriculture or forestry credits; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the Secretary determines is appropriate for inclusion.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Website and solicitation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>During the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the Program is established, the Secretary shall publish, through an existing website maintained by the Secretary—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>information describing how covered entities may register under the Program in accordance with paragraph (1);<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5975">136 STAT. 5975</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">List.</p></sidenote><content>a list of the widely accepted protocols and qualifications published by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>instructions and suggestions to assist farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in facilitating the development of agriculture or forestry credits and accessing voluntary environmental credit markets, including—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>through working with covered entities registered under the Program; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by providing information relating to programs, registries, and protocols of programs and registries that provide market-based participation opportunities for working and conservation agricultural and forestry lands.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Programmatic integrity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that covered entities registered under the Program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f56-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>act in good faith to provide realistic estimates of costs and revenues relating to activities and verification of processes described in subsection (c)(2), as applicable to the covered entity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f57-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>demonstrate expertise in, and are able to perform in accordance with, best management practices for agricultural and forestry activities that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including through the sequestration of carbon).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f58-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal from registration list</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f59-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f5a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f5b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Removal</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall remove a covered entity from the registration list under the Program if the Secretary determines that the covered entity has not acted in accordance with—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f5c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the information provided by the entity under paragraph (1)(B); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f5d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>best management practices for agricultural and forestry activities that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including through the sequestration of carbon).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may make a determination under clause (i)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>based on a periodic review of a representative sample of covered entities, which shall occur not less frequently than once each year; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>as necessary.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appeal of removal</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A covered entity that has been removed from the registration list pursuant to subparagraph (A) may appeal the determination to the Secretary.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Re-registration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A covered entity that appeals a determination under clause (i) may re-register under the Program if the covered entity successfully proves, as determined by the Secretary, that the covered entity has acted in accordance with, as applicable—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>the information provided by the entity under paragraph (1)(B); and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5976">136 STAT. 5976</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>best management practices for agricultural and forestry activities that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including through the sequestration of carbon).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Secretary removes a covered entity from the registration list pursuant to subparagraph (A), to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>request from that covered entity contact information for all farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners to which the covered entity provided technical assistance or the verification of the processes described in protocols of voluntary environmental credit markets; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>notify those farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners of the removal.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Savings clause</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to compel a farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner to participate in a transaction or project facilitated by a covered entity certified under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb33f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Submission of Fraudulent Information or Claims</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>A person or entity, regardless of whether the person or entity is registered under the Program, shall not make a fraudulent submission under subsection (d) or make a fraudulent claim regarding the presence of that person or entity on the registration list published under such subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Penalty</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any person or entity that violates paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>subject to a civil penalty equal to such amount as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, not to exceed $1,000 per violation; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb33f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb33f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>ineligible to register under the Program for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the violation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb36681-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36682-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb36683-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb36684-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb36685-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Establishment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>During the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the Program is established, the Secretary shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the “Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council”.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36686-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Membership</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36687-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb36688-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appointment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Council shall be composed of members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36689-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General representation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Council shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3668a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>be broadly representative of the agriculture and private forest sectors;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3668b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>include beginning, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and veteran farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3668c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>be composed of not less than 51 percent farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3668d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Members appointed under subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3668e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>not more than 2 representatives of the Department of Agriculture, as determined by the Secretary;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5977">136 STAT. 5977</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3668f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>not more than 1 representative of the Environmental Protection Agency, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>not more than 1 representative of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>not fewer than 12 representatives of the agriculture industry, appointed in a manner that is broadly representative of the agriculture sector, including not fewer than 6 active farmers and ranchers;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>not fewer than 4 representatives of private forest landowners or the forestry and forest products industry appointed in a manner that is broadly representative of the private forest sector;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>not more than 4 representatives of the relevant scientific research community, including not fewer than 2 representatives from land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</ref>)), of which 1 shall be a representative of a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the “Second Morrill Act”) (<ref href="/us/stat/26/417/ch841">26 Stat. 417, chapter 841</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t7/s321/etseq">7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.</ref>), including Tuskegee University;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>not more than 2 experts or professionals familiar with voluntary environmental credit markets and the verification requirements in those markets;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><content>not more than 3 members of nongovernmental or civil society organizations with relevant expertise, of which not fewer than 1 shall represent the interests of socially disadvantaged groups;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>not more than 3 members of private sector entities or organizations that participate in voluntary environmental credit markets; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb36698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>any other individual whom the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the Advisory Council is composed of a diverse group of representatives of industry, academia, independent researchers, and public and private entities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb36699-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Chair</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall designate a member of the Advisory Council to serve as the Chair.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3669a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Terms</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3669b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term of a member of the Advisory Council shall be 2 years, except that, of the members first appointed—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3669c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>not fewer than 8 members shall serve for a term of 1 year;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3669d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>not fewer than 12 members shall serve for a term of 2 years; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3669e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>not fewer than 12 members shall serve for a term of 3 years.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb3669f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional terms</inline>.—</heading><content>After the initial term of a member of the Advisory Council, including the members first appointed, the member may serve not more than 4 additional 2-year terms.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Meetings</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5978">136 STAT. 5978</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Frequency</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Council shall meet not less frequently than annually, at the call of the Chair.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial meeting</inline>.—</heading><content>During the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the members are appointed under paragraph (2)(A), the Advisory Council shall hold an initial meeting.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General duties</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Advisory Council shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>periodically review and recommend any appropriate changes to—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the list of protocols and description of qualifications published by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the activities described in subsection (c)(1)(B);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366a9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the best practices that should be included in the protocols, description of qualifications, and activities described in subparagraph (A); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366aa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>advise the Secretary regarding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366ab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the current methods used by voluntary environmental credit markets to quantify and verify the prevention, reduction, or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions (including the sequestration of carbon);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366ac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>means to reduce barriers to entry in the business of providing technical assistance or the verification of the processes described in protocols of voluntary environmental credit markets for covered entities, including by improving technical assistance provided by the Secretary;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366ad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>means to reduce compliance and verification costs for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in entering voluntary environmental credit markets, including through mechanisms and processes to aggregate the value of activities across land ownership;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366ae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><content>issues relating to land and asset ownership in light of evolving voluntary environmental credit markets; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366af-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>additional means to reduce barriers to entry in voluntary environmental credit markets for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners, particularly for beginning, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and veteran farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compensation</inline>.—</heading><content>The members of the Advisory Council shall serve without compensation.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conflict of interest</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall prohibit any member of the Advisory Council from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>engaging in any determinations or activities of the Advisory Council that may result in the favoring of, or a direct and predictable effect on—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the member or a family member, as determined by the Secretary;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>stock owned by the member or a family member, as determined by the Secretary; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>the employer of, or a business owned in whole or in part by, the member or a family member, as determined by the Secretary; or<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5979">136 STAT. 5979</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>providing advice or recommendations regarding, or otherwise participating in, matters of the Advisory Council that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>constitute a conflict of interest under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s208">section 208 of title 18, United States Code</ref>; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>may call into question the integrity of the Advisory Council, the Program, or the technical assistance or verification activities described under subsection (c)(2).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">FACA applicability</inline>.—</heading><content>The Advisory Council shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app">5 U.S.C. App.</ref>), except that section 14(a)(2) of that Act shall not apply.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb366ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Initial assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 90 days after the Advisory Council holds an initial meeting, the Advisory Council shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an initial assessment that examines ways to ensure certainty for farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in the marketplace for agriculture or forestry credits, including identification of any information that may be appropriate for entities to provide when registering under subsection (d)(1)(B).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">General assessment</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>conduct an assessment, which incorporates information from existing publications and reports of the Department of Agriculture and other entities with relevant expertise, regarding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the number and categories of non-Federal actors in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors involved in development, generation, or sale of agriculture or forestry credits in voluntary environmental credit markets;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Estimate.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated overall domestic market demand for agriculture or forestry credits at the end of the preceding 4-calendar year period, and historically, in voluntary environmental credit markets;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the total number of agriculture or forestry credits (measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) that were estimated to be in development, generated, or sold in market transactions during the preceding 4-calendar year period, and historically, in voluntary environmental credit markets;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the estimated supply and demand of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of offsets in the global marketplace for the next 4 years;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>the barriers to entry due to compliance and verification costs described in subsection (f)(4)(C)(iii);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>the state of monitoring and measurement technologies needed to quantify long-term carbon sequestration in soils and from other activities to prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture and forestry sectors;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5980">136 STAT. 5980</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">(vii) </num><content>means to reduce barriers to entry into voluntary environmental credit markets for beginning, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and veteran farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners, and the extent to which existing protocols of voluntary environmental credit markets allow for aggregation of projects among farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">(viii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>the extent to which the existing regimes for generating and selling agriculture or forestry credits (as the regimes exist at the end of the preceding 4-calendar year period, and historically), and existing voluntary environmental credit markets, may be impeded or constricted, or achieve greater scale and reach, if the Department of Agriculture were involved, including involvement in education described in clause (ix);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ix">(ix) </num><content>the extent to which Department of Agriculture education of stakeholders about voluntary environmental credit markets would benefit those stakeholders, including whether that education would reduce barriers to entry identified under clause (v);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="x">(x) </num><content>the extent to which existing protocols of voluntary environmental credit markets, including verification, additionality, permanence, and reporting, adequately take into consideration and account for factors encountered by the agriculture and private forest sectors in preventing, reducing, or mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (including by sequestering carbon) through agriculture and forestry practices, considering variances across regions, topography, soil types, crop or species varieties, and business models;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xi">(xi) </num><content>the extent to which existing protocols of voluntary environmental credit markets consider options to ensure the continued valuation, through discounting or other means, of agriculture and forestry credits in the case of the practices underlying those credits being disrupted due to unavoidable events, including production challenges and natural disasters; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="xii">(xii) </num><content>opportunities for other voluntary markets outside of voluntary environmental credit markets to foster the trading, buying, or selling of credits that are derived from activities that provide other ecosystem service benefits, including activities that improve water quality, water quantity, wildlife habitat enhancement, and other ecosystem services, as the Secretary determines appropriate;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p></sidenote><content>publish the assessment; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>submit the assessment to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Publication.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb366d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Quadriennial assessment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Advisory Council, shall conduct the assessment described in paragraph (2)(A) and publish and submit such assessment in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) every 4 years after the publication and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5981">136 STAT. 5981</page> submission of the first assessment under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb366d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Confidentiality</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb366d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary, any other officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture or any agency of the Department of Agriculture, or any other person may not disclose to the public the information held by the Secretary described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38ceb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided in clause (ii), the information prohibited from disclosure under subparagraph (A) is—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>personally identifiable information, including in a contract or service agreement, of a farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner, obtained by the Secretary under subsection (d)(4)(C)(i); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38ced-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>confidential business information in a contract or service agreement of a farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner obtained by the Secretary under subsection (d)(4)(C)(i).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Aggregated release</inline>.—</heading><content>Information described in clause (i) may be released to the public if the information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not allow the identification of the person who supplied or is the subject of the particular information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit the disclosure by an officer or employee of the Federal Government of information described in paragraph (1)(B) as otherwise directed by the Secretary or the Attorney General for enforcement purposes.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb38cf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to the amount made available under paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Direct funding</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rescission</inline>.—</heading><content>There is rescinded $4,100,000 of the unobligated balance of amounts made available by section 1003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>If such unobligated amounts are available to execute the rescission under subparagraph (A), on the day after the execution of the rescission, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,100,000 to carry out this section to remain available for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibition</inline>.—</heading><content>None of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb38cf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of Construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide authority to the Secretary for the establishment or operation of a Federal market through which agriculture or forestry credits may be bought or sold.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5982">136 STAT. 5982</page></content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF PRIVATE FUNDS FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bb40228-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 1241(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3841/f">16 U.S.C. 3841(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb40229-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in the subsection heading, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">for Public-Private Partnerships</headingText></quotedText>” after “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Contributions</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4022a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4022b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment of public-private partnership contributions accounts</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall establish the necessary accounts and process to accept contributions of private funds for the purposes of addressing the changing climate, sequestering carbon, improving wildlife habitat, protecting sources of drinking water, and addressing other natural resource priorities identified by the Secretary.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4022c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a conservation program administered by the Secretary under subtitle D shall be deposited into the sub-account</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a covered program shall be deposited into the account</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4022d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Secretarial authority</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may accept under this subsection contributions of such funds as the Secretary determines appropriate, taking into consideration—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the source of the funds to be contributed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the natural resource concerns to be addressed through the use of the funds;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the amount of funds to be contributed;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>whether the activities proposed to be carried out using the funds are consistent with the priorities of the Secretary; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>any other factors the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Determination</inline>.—</heading><content>A determination of whether to accept private funds under this subsection shall be at the sole discretion of the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Match of contributed funds</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may provide matching Federal funds, and determine the level of such match, which shall not exceed 75 percent, for the private funds contributed under this subsection, subject to the availability of funding for the applicable covered program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Distribution of federal funding for states</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may not provide any matching Federal funds pursuant to subparagraph (A) in a manner that would result in a substantial reduction in the historical distribution of Federal funding to any State for any covered program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>No funds made available pursuant to <ref href="/us/pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</ref> may be used to provide matching Federal funds pursuant to subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Role of contributing entity</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity contributing funds under this subsection may—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>designate the covered program for which the contributed funds are intended to be used;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>specify the geographic area in which the contributed funds are intended to be used;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5983">136 STAT. 5983</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>identify a natural resource concern the contributed funds are intended to be used to address;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>with respect to an activity funded pursuant to this subsection that may result in environmental services benefits to be sold through an environmental services market, subject to the approval of the Secretary, prescribe the terms for ownership of the entity’s share of such environmental services benefits resulting from such activity; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ec9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>work with the Secretary to promote the activities funded pursuant to this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Producer participation</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb4eca2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a process to provide notice to producers—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>of activities that may be carried out, through a covered program, pursuant to this section; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>any terms prescribed by the contributing entity under paragraph (5)(D) with respect to such activities.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Retention of environmental services benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not claim or impede any action of a producer with respect to the environmental services benefits they accrue through activities funded pursuant to this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consistency with program requirements</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure that the terms and conditions of activities carried out using funds contributed under this subsection are consistent with the requirements of the applicable covered program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Adjustments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4eca9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb4ecaa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may, if the Secretary determines necessary, adjust a regulatory requirement of a covered program, or related guidance, as it applies to an activity carried out using funds contributed under this subsection—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to provide a simplified process; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to better reflect unique local circumstances and to address a specific priority of the contributing entity.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall not adjust the application of statutory requirements for a covered program, including requirements governing appeals, payment limits, and conservation compliance.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than December 31, 2024, and each year thereafter through December 31, 2031, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the name and a description of each entity contributing private funds under this subsection that took an action under paragraph (5), and a description of each such action;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the name and a description of each entity contributing private funds under this subsection for which the Secretary has provided matching Federal funds, and the <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5984">136 STAT. 5984</page> level of that match, including the amount of such matching Federal funds; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>the total amounts of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>private funds contributed under this subsection; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>matching Federal funds provided by the Secretary under paragraph (4).</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered program defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term ‘<term>covered program</term>’ means a program carried out by the Secretary under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>subtitle D (except for subchapter B of such subtitle), subtitle H, or subtitle I;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s2203">16 U.S.C. 2203</ref>);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6571/etseq">16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1001/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</ref>), except for any program established by the Secretary to carry out section 14 of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1012">16 U.S.C. 1012</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb4ecb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="10">“(10) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Duration of authority</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority of the Secretary under this subsection shall expire, with respect to each covered program, on the date on which the authority of the covered program expires.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading>IN GENERAL.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bb53ada-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/pl/117/25/s1/b">Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/135/297">135 Stat. 297</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/136/2133">136 Stat. 2133</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb53adb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb53adc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb53add-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional transfers</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts transferred under paragraph (1), the Commission may transfer up to $10,000,000 from the Fund into the account.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb53ade-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb53adf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraphs (1) and (2)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb53ae0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>until</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>until October 1, 2024.</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb53ae1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on</quotedText>” and all that follows through “<quotedText>shall</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on October 1, 2024, shall</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>FORESTRY</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading>MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF EASEMENTS UNDER THE HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bb561f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6572">16 U.S.C. 6572</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5985">136 STAT. 5985</page><quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb5b013-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Easement Modification or Termination</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b014-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may modify or terminate an easement or other interest in land administered by the Secretary under this title if—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b015-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the owner of the land agrees to the modification or termination; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b016-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb5b017-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the Secretary determines that the modification or termination—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b018-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>will address a compelling public need for which there is no practicable alternative; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b019-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is in the public interest.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b01a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb5b01b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compensation.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consideration; conditions</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b01c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination</inline>.—</heading><content>As consideration for termination of an easement or other interest in land under this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into a compensatory arrangement, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b01d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Modification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of a modification of an easement or other interest in land under this subsection—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b01e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>as a condition of the modification, the owner of the land shall enter into a compensatory arrangement, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to incur the costs of modification; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b01f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>the Secretary shall ensure that—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b020-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the modification will not adversely affect the forest ecosystem functions and values for which the easement or other interest in land was acquired;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b021-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>any adverse impacts will be mitigated by enrollment and restoration of other land that provides greater forest ecosystem functions and values at no additional cost to the Federal Government; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb5b022-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the modification will result in equal or greater environmental and economic values to the United States.”</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>NUTRITION</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb5b023-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2016a">7 USC 2016a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>EBT BENEFIT FRAUD PREVENTION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb736c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Guidance; Rulemaking</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>issue guidance to State agencies, on an ongoing basis, as informed by the process outlined in paragraph (4), that describes security measures that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>are effective, as determined by the Secretary, in detecting and preventing theft of benefits, including through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>are consistent with industry standards for detecting, identifying, and preventing debit and credit card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>consider the feasibility of cost, availability, and implementation for States;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5986">136 STAT. 5986</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>promulgate regulations through notice-and-comment rulemaking to require State agencies to take the security measures described in the guidance issued under paragraph (1);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than December 1, 2023, promulgate regulations (including an interim final rule) to require State agencies to implement procedures for the replacement of benefits consistent with subsection (b);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><chapeau>coordinate with the Administrator of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General of the United States, State agencies, retail food stores, and EBT contractors—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to determine—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>how benefits are being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>how those stolen benefits are used; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, the locations where card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods are taking place;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>to establish measures, including equipment enhancements for retail food stores, to prevent benefits from being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Standards.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>to establish standard reporting methods for States to collect and share data with the Secretary on the scope of benefits being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><chapeau>not later than October 1, 2024, submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, information on the frequency of theft of benefits and the location of those thefts, including benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>a description of the determinations made under paragraph (4)(A), the measures established under paragraph (4)(B), and methods established in paragraph (4)(C);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>a description of the industry standards described in paragraph (1)(B); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations on how to consistently detect, track, report, and prevent theft of benefits, including benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb736e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirement.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Replacement of Benefits</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall use funds appropriated under section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2027">7 U.S.C. 2027</ref>) to require States to replace benefits that are determined by the State agency to have been stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods, subject to the conditions that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Plan.</p></sidenote><chapeau>the State agency shall submit to the Secretary not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act for prior approval a plan for the replacement of stolen benefits that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau>includes appropriate procedures, as determined by the Secretary, for the timely submission of claims to, timely <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5987">136 STAT. 5987</page> validation of claims by, and replacement issuance by the State agency that includes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Statement.</p></sidenote><content>a signed statement by the affected household on the benefit theft, consistent with the signature requirements and options provided by section 11(e)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2020/e/2/C">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C)</ref>);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Criteria.</p></sidenote><content>criteria to determine if a submitted claim is valid;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>procedures for the documentation of replacement issuances, including the submitted claims and findings from the validation;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>the submission of data reports on benefit theft and replacement activity to the Secretary;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">(v) </num><content>procedures to inform households of their right to a fair hearing, consistent with those already established by section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2020/e">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)</ref>) and corresponding regulations concerning replacement issuances; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">(vi) </num><content>the State agency’s use and planned use of benefit theft prevention measures, including any additional guidance that may be issued under subsection (a)(1);</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>includes appropriate procedures, as determined by the Secretary, for reporting the scope and frequency of card skimming affecting households within the State to the Secretary;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>upon approval shall be incorporated into the State plan of operation required under section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2020/e">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>the Secretary may approve after the date on which guidance is issued under subsection (a)(1);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the replacement of stolen benefits for a household—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>shall not exceed the lesser of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>the amount of benefits stolen from the household; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>the amount equal to 2 months of the monthly allotment of the household immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>shall not occur more than 2 times per Federal fiscal year per household by a single State agency; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb736fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>shall only apply to benefits stolen during the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2024;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>plans approved under paragraph (1) will remain in effect until the effective date of the rule promulgated pursuant to subsection (a)(3); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb736fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>replacements of benefits under this section shall not be regarded as losses for the purpose of section 7(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2016/e">7 U.S.C. 2016(e)</ref>) to the extent such replacements are made in accordance with an approved plan that complies with this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb736ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the terms “allotment”, “benefit”, “household”, “retail food store”, and “State agency” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5988">136 STAT. 5988</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb73700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rescission</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated balances made available for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized by section 1101(b)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</ref>), $8,000,000 is hereby rescinded.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading>INCREASING ACCESS TO SUMMER MEALS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH EBT AND ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY OPTIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb8bda1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 12(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1760/b">42 U.S.C. 1760(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb8bda2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Indian Tribal organizations</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>State agencies</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb8bda3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and Indian Tribal organization</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>budget</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb8bda4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncongregate Meals</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1761">42 U.S.C. 1761</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb8bda5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bb932d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="13">“(13) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Noncongregate meals</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Urban and </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">rural areas.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning not later than summer 2023, the Secretary shall make available an option to States to provide program meals under this section for noncongregate consumption in a rural area with no congregate meal service, as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision in this paragraph, for summer 2023, the Secretary may allow States to use implementation models developed by the Secretary for demonstration projects carried out under section 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2132">123 Stat. 2132</ref>), to carry out subparagraph (A).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility determination</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In administering this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that noncongregate meals are only available for a child—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in an area in which poor economic conditions exist; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>in an area that is not an area in which poor economic conditions exist, if the child is determined to be eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under this Act or a free or reduced price breakfast under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</ref>).</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priorities</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>States shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>identify areas with no congregate meal service that could benefit the most from the provision of noncongregate meals; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>encourage participating service institutions in those areas to provide noncongregate meals as appropriate.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Areas</inline>.—</heading><content>Areas identified under clause (i) may include areas that are not areas in which poor economic conditions exist but that have children who are determined to be eligible for free or reduced price lunch under this Act or free or reduced price breakfast under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5989">136 STAT. 5989</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administration</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In administering this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>any meal served for noncongregate consumption—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>meets all applicable State and local health, safety, and sanitation standards; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>meets the requirements under subsection (f)(1);</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>over a 10-day calendar period, the number of reimbursable meals provided to a child does not exceed the number of meals that could be provided over a 10-day calendar period, as established under subsection (b)(2); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p></sidenote><content>States establish a process for identifying gaps in service and barriers in reaching needy children for congregate and noncongregate models.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb932ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Regulations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations (which shall include interim final regulations) to carry out this section, including provisions—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to ensure the integrity of the alternative option for program delivery described in subparagraph (A); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to incorporate best practices and lessons learned from noncongregate demonstration projects under section 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2132">123 Stat. 2132</ref>).”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (n)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>by January 1 of each year of its intent to administer the program and shall submit for approval by February 15</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of its intent to administer the program and shall submit for approval by April 1, 2023,</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(1)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(A)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb932f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a05-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(C)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a06-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(4)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(D)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a07-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(E)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a08-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and (6)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(F)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a09-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">(H) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and (G) the State’s plan for using the alternative option for program delivery described in subsection (a)(13), if applicable, including plans to provide a reasonable opportunity to access meals across all areas of the State.</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a0a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the subsection designation and all that follows through “<quotedText>Each State</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb95a0b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="n">“(n) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Management and Administration State Plans</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a0c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>Each State”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb95a0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">(J) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 fontsize10" id="y1bb9811e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb9811f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb98120-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bb98121-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer 2024 and beyond</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning in 2024, each State desiring to participate in the program under this section or in the summer EBT program under section 13A shall notify the Secretary by January 1 of each year of its intent to administer the applicable program and shall submit for approval by February 15 a management and administration plan for <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5990">136 STAT. 5990</page> the applicable program for the fiscal year, which shall include, as applicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb98122-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the requirements listed in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb98123-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the administrative budget of the State for administering the summer EBT program under section 13A;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb98124-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>the State’s plan to comply with the State requirements in section 13A(c) and any other standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 13A;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb98125-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><content>the State’s plan to identify areas with no congregate meal service;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb98126-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>the State’s plan to target priority areas identified under subsection (a)(13)(D)(i)(I); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bb98127-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><content>the State’s plan to ensure that summer EBT benefits (as described in section 13A(a)) are issued to children based on their school attendance at the end of the instructional year immediately preceding such summer.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bb98128-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer EBT</inline>.—</heading><content>The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 13 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1761">42 U.S.C. 1761</ref>) the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1bbae0b9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="13A">“SEC. 13A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0ba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1762">42 USC 1762</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbae0bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program Established</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary shall establish a program under which States and covered Indian Tribal organizations electing to participate in such program shall, beginning with summer 2024 and annually for each summer thereafter, issue to each eligible household summer electronic benefit transfer benefits (referred to in this section as ‘summer EBT benefits’)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>in accordance with this section; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for the purpose of providing nutrition assistance through electronic benefit transfer or methods described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (b)(2)(B) during the summer months for each eligible child, to ensure continued access to food when school is not in session for the summer.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbae0bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer EBT Benefits Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purchase options</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Territories.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefits issued by states</inline>.—</heading><content>Summer EBT benefits issued pursuant to subsection (a) by a State may only be used by the eligible household that receives such summer EBT benefits to purchase food (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</ref>)) from retail food stores that have been approved for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under such Act and in accordance with section 7(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2016/b">7 U.S.C. 2016(b)</ref>) or in the nutrition assistance program in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Benefits issued by covered indian tribal organizations</inline>.—</heading><content>Summer EBT benefits issued pursuant to subsection (a) by a covered Indian Tribal organization may only be used by the eligible household that receives such summer EBT benefits to purchase supplemental foods from vendors that have been approved for participation in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5991">136 STAT. 5991</page> infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Summer EBT benefits issued pursuant to subsection (a)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><chapeau>shall be—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>for calendar year 2024, in an amount equal to $40, which may be proportionately higher consistent with the adjustments established under section 12(f) for each eligible child in the eligible household per month during the summer operational period; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>for calendar year 2025 and each year thereafter, in an amount equal to the unrounded benefit amount from the prior year, adjusted to the nearest lower dollar increment to reflect changes to the cost of the diet described in section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2012/u">7 U.S.C. 2012(u)</ref>) for the 12-month period ending on November 30 of the preceding calendar year and rounded to the nearest lower dollar increment; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>may be issued—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>in the form of an EBT card;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>through other electronic methods, as determined by the Secretary; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>in the case of a State that does not issue nutrition assistance program benefits electronically, using the same methods by which that State issues benefits under the nutrition assistance program of that State.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enforcement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Summer EBT benefits issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>be subject to sections 12, 14, and 15 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2021">7 U.S.C. 2021</ref>, 2023, 2024) and subsections (n), (o), and (p) of section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>), as applicable; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate technology tools consistent with industry standards that track or prevent theft of benefits, cloning, or other fraudulent activities.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), summer EBT benefits issued pursuant to subsection (a) may only be issued for the purpose of purchasing food during the summer months, with appropriate issuance and expungement timelines as determined by the Secretary (but with an expungement timeline not to exceed 4 months).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Continuous school calendar</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of children who are under a continuous school calendar, the Secretary shall establish alternative plans for the period during which summer EBT benefits may be issued pursuant to subsection (a) and used.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enrollment in Program</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>States that elect to participate in the program under this section shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>with respect to summer, automatically enroll each eligible child who is directly certified, is an identified student (as defined in section 11(a)(1)(F)(i)), or is otherwise determined by a school food authority to be eligible to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5992">136 STAT. 5992</page> receive free or reduced price meals in the instructional year immediately preceding the summer or during the summer operational period in the program under this section, without further application from households;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>make an application available for children who do not meet the criteria described in subparagraph (A) and make eligibility determinations using the eligibility criteria for free or reduced price lunches under this Act;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>establish procedures to carry out the enrollment described in subparagraph (A);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><content>establish procedures for expunging summer EBT benefits from the account of a household, consistent with the requirements under subsection (b)(4); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>allow eligible households to opt out of participation in the program under this section and establish procedures for opting out of such participation.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered indian tribal organization requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>Covered Indian Tribal organizations participating in the program under this section shall, to the maximum extent practicable, meet the requirements under paragraph (1).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbae0de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative Expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall pay to each State agency and covered Indian Tribal organization an amount equal to 50 percent of the administrative expenses incurred by the State agency or covered Indian Tribal organization in operating the program under this section, including the administrative expenses of local educational agencies and other agencies in each State or covered Indian Tribal organization relating to the operation of the program under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbae0e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer </inline>EBT<inline class="smallCaps"> Authority</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in summer 2024, the Secretary shall not allow States to use the authority in section 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2132">123 Stat. 2132</ref>), to provide access to food through electronic benefit transfer benefits to children during the summer months when schools are not in regular session.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbae0e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbae0e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Issuance of Interim Final Regulations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations (which shall include interim final regulations) to carry out this section, including provisions that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbae0e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau>incorporate best practices and lessons learned from demonstration projects under—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>section 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/123/2132">123 Stat. 2132</ref>); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>the pandemic EBT program under section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/127">Public Law 116–127</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>ensure timely and fair service to applicants for and recipients of benefits under this section;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau>establish quality assurance and program integrity procedures to ensure that States and local educational agencies have adequate processes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to correctly determine the eligibility of children for benefits under this section; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to reliably enroll and issue benefits to eligible children; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5993">136 STAT. 5993</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau>allow States and covered Indian Tribal organizations to streamline program administration, including by—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>automatically enrolling each eligible child who is able to be directly certified; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb06fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>establishing a single summer operational period.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb06fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">“(g) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbb06ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbb0700-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Compliance.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative and Management Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Beginning in 2024, each State desiring to participate in the program under this section shall comply with the requirements under section 13(n).</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb0701-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0702-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Covered indian tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>covered Indian Tribal organization</term>’ means an Indian Tribal organization that participates in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0703-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible child</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible child</term>’ means, with respect to a summer, a child who—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0704-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>was, at the end of the instructional year immediately preceding such summer or during the summer operational period—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0705-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>certified to receive free or reduced price lunch under the school lunch program under this Act;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0706-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>certified to receive free or reduced price breakfast under the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</ref>); or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0707-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>able to be directly certified;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0708-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>was, at the end of the instructional year immediately preceding such summer—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0709-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>enrolled in a school described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 11(a)(1); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb070a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" id="y1bbb070b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="I">(I) </num><content>an identified student (as defined in section 11(a)(1)(F)(i)); or</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb070c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a child who otherwise met the requirements to receive free or reduced price meals, as determined through an application process using the eligibility criteria for free or reduced price meals under this Act; or</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb070d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><content>has been determined to be eligible for the program under this section in accordance with subsection (c)(1)(B).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb070e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible household</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>eligible household</term>’ means a household that includes at least 1 eligible child.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb070f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Supplemental foods</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>supplemental foods</term>’—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0710-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau>means foods—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0711-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>containing nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of children; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0712-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that promote the health of the population served by the program under this section, as indicated by relevant nutrition science, public health concerns, and cultural eating patterns, as determined by the Secretary; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0713-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>includes foods not described in subparagraph (A) substituted by State agencies, with the approval of the Secretary, that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0714-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>provide the nutritional equivalent of foods described in such subparagraph; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5994">136 STAT. 5994</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0715-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>allow for different cultural eating patterns than foods described in such subparagraph.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb0716-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Amendments to </inline>P-EBT<inline class="smallCaps"> for Summer 2023</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 1101(i) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/127">Public Law 116–127</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0717-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The Secretary</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb0718-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb0719-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>approve or</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>may</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb071a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb071b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitation</inline>.—</heading><content>A State shall not provide benefits during a covered summer period pursuant to paragraph (1) to children who, at the end of the school year immediately preceding the covered summer period, attended a school that did not participate in the school lunch program or school breakfast program described in that paragraph.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb071c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other assistance not required</inline>.—</heading><content>A State shall not be required to provide assistance under subsection (a) or (h) in order to provide assistance under this subsection.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb071d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbb071e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1762">42 USC 1762 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No Duplication of Summer Benefits</inline>.—</heading><content>A State may not provide to a household summer EBT benefits (as described in section 13A(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act) under that section and benefits under section 1101(i) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/127">Public Law 116–127</ref>) for the same period.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading>OFFSETS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb2e2f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1101(i) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/127">Public Law 116–127</ref>) (as amended by section 502(d)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbb2e30-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Summer 2023</inline>.—</heading><content>Any benefits issued to households during a covered summer period pursuant to paragraph (1) in summer 2023 shall not exceed $120 per child for the covered summer period, except that benefits may be proportionately higher consistent with any adjustments established under section 12(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1760/f">42 U.S.C. 1760(f)</ref>).”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb2e31-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Allotments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 2302 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/127">Public Law 116–127</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbb5542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset</inline>.—</heading><content>The authority under subsection (a)(1) shall expire after the issuance of February 2023 benefits under that subsection.”</content></subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading>OTHER MATTERS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbb5543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">7 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbb5544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">2204b–2 note.</p></sidenote><heading>SUPPORT FOR COTTON MERCHANDISERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbba365-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cotton Merchandiser Pandemic Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbba366-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pandemic assistance payments to cotton merchandisers</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbba367-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote>The Secretary shall make pandemic assistance payments, under terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary, to cotton merchandisers that purchased cotton from a United States cotton producer or marketed cotton on behalf of a United States cotton producer during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on the date of enactment of this Act.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5995">136 STAT. 5995</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbba368-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbba369-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment determinations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall take into consideration economic impacts of COVID–19 and other supply chain disruptions in determining payment rates under this subsection, such that the amounts made available under paragraph (4)(A) are fully expended no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbba36a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cotton merchandiser defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this subsection, the term “<term>cotton merchandiser</term>” means an entity that markets, sells, or trades cotton to end users.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbba36b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding limitations</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbba36c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the funds made available under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make available $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbba36d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of the funds under subparagraph (A) for administrative costs necessary to carry out this subsection.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbba36e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make available $100,000,000 to be derived from the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 751 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>) to carry out subsection (a).</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><heading>ASSISTANCE FOR RICE PRODUCERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbc66bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make a 1-time payment to each producer of rice on a farm in the United States with respect to the 2022 crop year.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Payment Amount</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In accordance with the amount made available under subsection (e), the amount of a payment to a rice producer on a farm under subsection (a) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>the payment rate per pound, as determined by the Secretary, but which shall be—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the same for all varieties of rice;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>not less than 2 cents per pound; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>notwithstanding subparagraph (B), adjusted by the Secretary such that the amount made available under subsection (e) is fully expended;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" id="y1bbc66c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243"><num value="A">(A) </num><content>in the case of a producer with an average actual production history per planted acre of rice determined in accordance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s1508/g/2">7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)</ref>), that average actual production history; or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbc66c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in the case of a producer without an average actual production history described in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>if an area yield for the 2022 crop year determined in accordance with subparagraphs (C) and (E) of that section is available, that area yield; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>if an area yield described in clause (i) is not available, the yield determined by the Secretary; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>the sum obtained by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction>, as applicable—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the number of certified planted acres of rice on the farm for the 2022 crop year, as reported to the Secretary; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>the number of certified acres of rice prevented from being planted on the farm for the 2022 crop year, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5996">136 STAT. 5996</page> as reported to the Secretary, multiplied by the prevented planting coverage factor applicable to those acres.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbc66cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall impose payment limitations consistent with <ref href="/us/cfr/t7/s760.1507/b">section 760.1507(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (as in effect on September 30, 2021).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Separate limitations</inline>.—</heading><content>The payment limitations imposed under paragraph (1) shall be separate from annual payment limitations under any other program.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbc66d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Payments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>The Secretary shall make payments under this section not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbc66d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rescission</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the unobligated balance of the amounts made available by section 751 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/134/2105">134 Stat. 2105</ref>), $250,000,000 is rescinded.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbc66d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriation</inline>.—</heading><content>There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000 to carry out this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Enactment by reference.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s8302">7 USC 8302</ref>;</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s661">16 USC 661 note</ref>,</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">667i and note.</p></sidenote><heading>ENACTMENT OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT ACT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The provisions of H.R. 5608 of the 117th Congress, as engrossed in the House of Representatives on December 8, 2021, are hereby enacted into law.</content></section> <num value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022.</p></sidenote><heading>PESTICIDES</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbc66dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136">7 USC 136 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="title">Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading>BILINGUAL LABELING.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bbcdc0d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a/f">7 U.S.C. 136a(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f5e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Bilingual labeling</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirement</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subject to clause (ii), not later than the applicable deadline described in subparagraph (B), each registered pesticide product released for shipment shall include—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the translation of the parts of the labeling contained in the Spanish Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G) on the product container; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f62-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a link to such translation via scannable technology or other electronic methods readily accessible on the product label.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f63-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exceptions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding clause (i)—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/5997">136 STAT. 5997</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>an antimicrobial pesticide product may, in lieu of including a translation or a link under clause (i), provide a link to the safety data sheets in Spanish via scannable technology or other electronic methods readily accessible on the product label; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>a non-agricultural pesticide product that is not classified by the Administrator as restricted use under subsection (d)(1)(A) may, in lieu of including a translation or a link under clause (i), provide a link to the safety data sheets in Spanish via scannable technology or other electronic methods readily accessible on the product label.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadlines for bilingual labeling</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pesticide products classified as restricted use</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of pesticide products classified by the Administrator as restricted use under subsection (d)(1)(A), the deadline specified in this subparagraph is the date that is 3 years following the date of enactment of this paragraph.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pesticide products not classified as restricted use</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In the case of pesticide products not classified by the Administrator as restricted use under subsection (d)(1)(A), the deadline specified in this subparagraph shall be as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agricultural</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acute toxicity category i</inline>.—</heading><content>For agricultural pesticides classified as Acute Toxicity Category I, the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acute toxicity category ii</inline>.—</heading><content>For agricultural pesticides classified as Acute Toxicity Category II, the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Antimicrobial and non-agricultural</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acute toxicity category i</inline>.—</heading><content>For antimicrobial and non-agricultural pesticide products classified as Acute Toxicity Category I, the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acute toxicity category ii</inline>.—</heading><content>For antimicrobial and non-agricultural pesticide products classified as Acute Toxicity Category II, the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Other pesticide products</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to pesticide products not described in subclause (I) or (II), the date that is 8 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Implementation</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-notification</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this paragraph, the Administrator shall allow translations of the parts of the label of a pesticide contained in the Spanish Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G) and scannable technology or <page identifier="/us/stat/136/5998">136 STAT. 5998</page> other electronic methods to be added using non-notification procedures.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Non-notification procedure defined</inline>.—</heading><content>In this clause, the term ‘<term>non-notification procedure</term>’ refers to a procedure under which a change may be made to a pesticide label without notifying the Administrator.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperation and consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out this paragraph, the Administrator shall cooperate and consult with State lead agencies for pesticide regulation for the purpose of implementing bilingual labeling as provided in this paragraph as expeditiously as possible.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbd9f76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">End use labeling</inline>.—</heading><content>The labeling requirements of this paragraph shall apply to end use product labels.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbd9f78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbd9f79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Incorporation timeframe</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>After initial translation deadlines provided in subparagraph (B), updates to the Spanish Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G) shall be incorporated into labeling on the earlier of—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbd9f7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau>in the case of agricultural use pesticide labels, as determined by the Administrator—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc68b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>1 year after the date of publication of the updated Spanish Label Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G); or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc68c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the released for shipment date specified on the EPA Stamped Approved Label after the pesticide label is next changed or amended following the date of publication of the updated Spanish Label Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G); and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc68d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>in the case of antimicrobial and non-agricultural use pesticide labels, as determined by the Administrator—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc68e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>2 years after the date of publication of the updated Spanish Label Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G); or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc68f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the released for shipment date specified on the EPA Stamped Approved Label after the pesticide label is next changed or amended following the date of publication of the updated Spanish Label Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G).</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc690-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification of updates to the spanish translation guide for pesticide labeling</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbdc691-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than 10 days after updating the Spanish Translation Guide described in subparagraph (G), the Administrator shall notify registrants of the update to such guide.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc692-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Accessibility of bilingual labeling for farm workers</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbdc693-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, to the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall seek stakeholder input on ways to make bilingual labeling required under this paragraph accessible to farm workers.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/5999">136 STAT. 5999</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc694-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbdc695-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Plan</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall implement a plan to ensure that farm workers have access to the bilingual labeling required under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc696-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbdc697-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall develop and implement, and make publicly available, a plan for tracking the adoption of the bilingual labeling required under this paragraph.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbdc698-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Spanish translation guide described</inline>.—</heading><content>The Spanish Translation Guide described in this subparagraph is the Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide Labeling issued in October 2019, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022, and any successor guides or amendments to such guide.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading>EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE FEE AUTHORITY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension and Modification of Maintenance Fee Authority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 4(i) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a–1/i">7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022, and $42,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022, and $172,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (ii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022, and $277,200 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb0ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (E)(i)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb100-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022, and $105,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb101-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in subclause (II), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022, and $184,800 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb102-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (L), (M), and (N);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbeb103-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (F) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b64-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Farm worker training and education grants</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b65-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b66-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $7,500,000 of the amounts collected under this paragraph to provide grants to organizations described in clause (ii) for purposes of facilitating—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b67-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>training of farm workers;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b68-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>education of farm workers with respect to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b69-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>rights of farm workers relating to pesticide safety; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6000">136 STAT. 6000</page></content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the worker protection standard under <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt170">part 170 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations);</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the development of new informational materials;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the development of training modules; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the development of innovative methods of delivery of such informational materials and training modules.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph, an organization shall have demonstrated experience in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>providing training and education services for farm workers or handlers of pesticides; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>developing informational materials for farm workers or handlers of pesticides.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community-based organizations</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Community-based non-profit farm worker organization grants</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall use funds available under clause (i) to provide grants to community-based non-profit farm worker organizations.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall apply the unspent balance of funds available (up to $1,800,000) under clause (i) in fiscal years 2025 through 2027 to carry out subclause (I).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim funding</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, the Administrator may use not more than $1,200,000 in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to fund existing cooperative agreements that were authorized under section 33(c)(3)(B), as such section was in effect as of March 8, 2019.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Organizations described in clause (ii) may apply for a grant under this subparagraph as a partnership with another organization, provided such organizations, at the time of application, have entered into an agreement designating—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a member of the partnership that will enter into the assistance agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency for the purposes of accountability for the proper expenditure of Federal funds;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>performance of the assistance agreement;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>liability for claims for recovery of unallowable costs incurred under the agreement; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>specifying roles in performing the proposed scope of work for the assistance agreement.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="H">“(H) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Health care provider training</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to other amounts available, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $2,500,000 of the amounts collected under this paragraph to provide grants to nonprofit organizations described in clause (ii) for purposes of facilitating—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6001">136 STAT. 6001</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>technical assistance and training of health care providers relating to the recognition, treatment, and management of pesticide-related injuries and illnesses;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the development of informational materials for technical assistance and training described in subclause (I); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the development of outreach and delivery methods relating to the recognition, treatment, and management of pesticide-related illnesses.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph, a nonprofit organization shall have demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance and training to health care providers who serve farm worker populations.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnerships</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Organizations described in clause (ii) may apply for a grant under this subparagraph as a partnership with another organization, provided such organizations, at the time of application, have entered into an agreement designating—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>a member of the partnership that will enter into the assistance agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency for the purposes of accountability for the proper expenditure of Federal funds;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>performance of the assistance agreement;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>liability for claims for recovery of unallowable costs incurred under the agreement; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>roles in performing the proposed scope of work for the assistance agreement.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Partnership grants</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to funds otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $500,000 of the amounts collected under this paragraph for partnership grants.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pesticide safety education program</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $500,000 of the amounts collected under this paragraph to carry out the pesticide safety education program.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="K">“(K) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bbf9b8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Technical assistance to grantees</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to other amounts available, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $1,750,000 of the amounts collected under this paragraph to provide grants to nonprofit organizations, subject to such conditions as the Administrator establishes to prevent conflicts of interest, to provide easily accessible technical assistance to grantees receiving, and potential grantees applying for, grants under subparagraphs (G) and (H).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Considerations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In evaluating requests for grants under this subparagraph, the Administrator shall consider, at a minimum, the extent to which—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the organization applying for the grant has experience providing technical assistance to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6002">136 STAT. 6002</page> farm worker or clinician-training organizations; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau>the proposed project would make specific technical assistance available to organizations seeking information and assistance concerning—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the grant application process;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the drafting of grant applications; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>compliance with grant management and reporting requirements.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No suitable organization</inline>.—</heading><content>If no suitable organization requests a grant under this subparagraph, the Administrator shall provide technical assistance described in clause (i) using the amounts made available by that clause.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Stakeholder input</inline>.—</heading><content>In formulating requests for proposals for grants under subparagraphs (G) and (H) for a fiscal year, the Administrator shall solicit and consider, in an open and transparent manner that does not provide a competitive advantage to any person or persons, input from persons who conduct farm worker education and training, or technical assistance and training of clinicians, regarding the request for proposals.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in subparagraph (N) (as so redesignated), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 33(b)(3)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>section 33(b)(3)(B)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018 and ending on September 30, 2025</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and ending on September 30, 2029</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bbf9b9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Prohibition on Tolerance Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s346a/m/3">21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act and ending on September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and ending on September 30, 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><heading>REREGISTRATION AND EXPEDITED PROCESSING FUND.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bc1223c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 4(k) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a–1/k">7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc1223d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(A), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>including, to the maximum extent practicable, during periods in which Environmental Protection Agency employees are on shutdown or emergency furlough as a result of a lapse in appropriations,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>limitation,</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc1223e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraphs (3) and (4) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc1705f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Review of registrant submissions not covered by section 33(b)(3)(b)</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17060-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of submission not covered by section 33(b)(3)(b)</inline>.—</heading><content>In this paragraph, the term ‘<term>submission not covered by section 33(b)(3)(B)</term>’ means any submission filed by a registrant with the Administrator relating to <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6003">136 STAT. 6003</page> a registration that is not covered by a fee table under section 33(b)(3)(B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17061-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17062-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc17063-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use approximately ⅛ of the amounts made available to the Administrator in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund for the activities described in clause (ii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17064-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, the Administrator shall use amounts made available under clause (i) to obtain sufficient personnel and resources to process submissions not covered by section 33(b)(3)(B) to meet the applicable deadlines described in—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17065-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the notice of the Administrator entitled ‘Pesticide Registration Notice (PR) 98–10: Notifications, Non-Notifications and Minor Formulation Amendments’ and dated October 22, 1998 (and any successor amendments to such notice); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17066-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>subsections (c)(3)(B) and (h) of section 3.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc17067-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development of public health performance standards for antimicrobial pesticide devices</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc17068-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc17069-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $500,000 of the amounts made available to the Administrator in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund for the activities described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc1706a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Antimicrobial pesticide devices</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subparagraph (A) to develop efficacy test methods for antimicrobial pesticide devices making public health claims.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc1706b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in paragraph (5)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc1706c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc1706d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (5) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc2cffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">“(6) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agency training and staff</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2cfff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2d000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $500,000 of the amounts made available to the Administrator in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund for the activities described in subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2d001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subparagraph (A) to carry out the following activities:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2d002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training for agency employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall administer training and education programs for employees of the Environmental Protection Agency, relating to the regulatory responsibilities and policies established by this Act, including programs—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6004">136 STAT. 6004</page> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f613-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>for improving the scientific, technical, and administrative skills of officers and employees authorized to administer programs under this Act;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f614-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to align competencies identified by the Administrator for mission accomplishment;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f615-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>for addressing best practices for operational performance and improvement;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f616-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>for improving administrative processes and procedures and addressing efficiency issues;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f617-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>to promote consistent regulatory decision-making; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f618-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>for educating registrants and regulated stakeholders on regulatory procedures.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f619-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f61a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Agreements with institutions of higher education</inline>.<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f61b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote>—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year, to the maximum extent practicable, after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022, the Administrator shall establish a competitive grant program to develop training curricula and programs in accordance with clause (i) through financial assistance agreements with 1 or more of the following institutions of higher education:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f61c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>Non-land-grant colleges of agriculture (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</ref>)).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f61d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>Land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</ref>)).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f61e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s301">7 U.S.C. 301 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</ref>)).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc2f61f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="7">“(7) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vector expedited review vouchers</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f620-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f621-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-aside</inline>.—</heading><content>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $500,000 of the amounts made available to the Administrator in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund to establish and carry out the Vector Expedited Review Voucher program in accordance with subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f622-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Vector expedited review voucher program</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f623-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subparagraph:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f624-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>program</term>’ means the Vector Expedited Review Voucher program established under clause (ii).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f625-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Voucher</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>voucher</term>’ means a voucher—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f626-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>issued under the program by the Administrator to a pesticide registration applicant that entitles the holder to an expedited review described under clause (vi) of a single different pesticide registration action; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f627-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the entitlement to which may be transferred (including by sale) by the holder <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6005">136 STAT. 6005</page> of the voucher, without limitation on the number of times the voucher may be transferred, before the voucher is redeemed.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f628-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f629-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022, the Administrator, acting though the Office of Pesticide Programs, shall establish a program to be known as the Vector Expedited Review Voucher program.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f62a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><content>The purpose of the program is to incentivize the development of new insecticides to control and prevent the spread of vector borne disease by expediting reviews by decreasing decision review times provided in section 33(b)(3)(B).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f62b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Issuance of vouchers</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f62c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f62d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall issue a voucher to a pesticide registration applicant for a new active ingredient if the applicant submits and has successfully registered a mosquito-control product that—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f62e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>demonstrates a proven efficacy against pyrethroid or other insecticide-resistant mosquitoes;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f62f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>prevents, mitigates, destroys, or repels pyrethroid or other insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, with a novel or unique mechanism or mode of action, different from other insecticides already registered by the Administrator for mosquito control;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f630-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>targets mosquitoes capable of spreading such diseases as Malaria, Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, St. Louis encephalitis, Eastern encephalitis, Western encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, Cache Valley encephalitis, LaCrosse encephalitis, and Yellow Fever;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f631-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><chapeau>the registrant has submitted a global access plan that will be made publicly available for the active ingredient and that includes—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f632-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>manufacturing locations, including any licensed third-party manufacturers;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f633-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>distribution and procurement processes for malaria vector control programs in selected countries; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f634-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>the prices for common quantities of the product;</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f635-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>meets the appropriate guidelines as being effective in the primary vector control intervention areas, including insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spray;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f636-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><chapeau>is made accessible for use in—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f637-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the United States, including territories or possessions of the United States; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6006">136 STAT. 6006</page></content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f638-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>countries where mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, are prevalent;</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f639-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>meets registration requirements for human health and environmental effects, labeling, and presents no unreasonable adverse effects to the environment;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f63a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="hh">“(hh) </num><content>broadens the adoption of integrated pest management strategies, such as insecticide resistance management, or makes those strategies more effective;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f63b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>is not contained in any pesticide product registered by the Administrator as of the date of the enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f63c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="jj">“(jj) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f63d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>does not contain as attested to by the registrant, an active ingredient approved in the 2-year period preceding the date of registration by any global stringent regulatory authority for the same uses, vectors, and applications.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f63e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f63f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Mosquito vector priority</inline>.—</heading><content>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the focus of the program shall be to incentivize the development of insecticides to control and prevent the spread of mosquitoes bearing diseases described in subclause (I)(cc).</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f640-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f641-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Administrator determines that there is a significant public health benefit, an active ingredient that is registered for agricultural use that is repurposed and submitted for control of mosquitoes and that otherwise meets the requirements of subclause (I) (excluding items (bb) and (jj)) as determined necessary by the Administrator, shall be considered a mosquito control product meeting the criteria specified in such subclause.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f642-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility criteria modifications</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f643-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f644-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Beginning in fiscal year 2028, the Administrator shall review the program and recommend—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f645-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>modifications to the requirements described in subclause (I); and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f646-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>additional vectors to be included in the program, prioritizing vectors that pose the most significant population health risks.</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f647-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Public involvement</inline>.—</heading><content>In carrying out item (aa), the Administrator shall solicit the involvement of registrants, nongovernmental organizations, and governmental agencies engaged in vector-borne disease mitigation and treatment.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f648-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Redemption of vouchers</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To redeem a voucher, the holder shall—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f649-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>notify the Administrator of the intent of the holder to submit a pesticide application with <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6007">136 STAT. 6007</page> a voucher for expedited review not less than 90 days before the submission of the application; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f64a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>pay the applicable registration service fee under section 33(b).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f64b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f64c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Expedited review</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>On redemption of a voucher, in furtherance of the purpose described in clause (iii), the Administrator shall expedite decision review times as follows:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f64d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>6 months less than the decision review time for Category R010, New Active Ingredient, Food use.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f64e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>6 months less than the decision review time for Category R020, New Active Ingredient, Food use; reduced risk.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f64f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>6 months less than the decision review time for Category R060, New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f650-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>6 months less than the decision review time for Category R110, New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f651-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>4 months less than the decision review time for Category R070, New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor; reduced risk.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f652-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>2 months less than the decision review time for Category R120, New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor; reduced risk.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f653-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than September 30, 2025, and not later than September 30 of each year thereafter, the Administrator shall issue a report on the program, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f654-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of submissions seeking a voucher;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f655-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the total time in review for each such submission;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f656-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the number of such vouchers awarded;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f657-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the number of such vouchers redeemed; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f658-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau>with respect to each such redeemed voucher—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f659-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the decision review time for the pesticide application for which the voucher was redeemed; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f65a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the average standard decision review time for the applicable pesticide category.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f65b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Unused amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Any unused amounts made available under this paragraph at the end of each fiscal year shall be made available to the Administrator to carry out other activities for which amounts in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund are authorized to be used.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc2f65c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="8">“(8) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc2f65d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pesticide surveillance program</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In addition to amounts otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall use not more than $500,000 of the amounts made available to the Administrator in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund to support the interagency agreement with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to support the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk pesticides program—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6008">136 STAT. 6008</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f65e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>with a goal of increasing the number of participating States, prioritizing expansion in States with the highest numbers of agricultural workers; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f65f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>to improve reporting by participating States.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc2f660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), in the first sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2), (3), (4), and (5)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(2) through (8)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><heading>PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc603a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension and Modification of Fee Authority</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc603a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 33(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/b">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc603a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (2)(E)(iii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>after review</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>on completion of, where appropriate, the initial screening of the contents of the application or the preliminary technical screening</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc603a4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>paragraph (3)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc603a5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Subject to paragraph (6),</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc62ab6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Data evaluation records</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>At the decision review time under a fee table specified in subparagraph (B) or as agreed upon under subsection (f)(5), for each covered application under a fee table specified in such subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62ab7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>complete data evaluation records for studies submitted by the applicant in support of the application; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62ab8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>release those data evaluation records to the applicant, using appropriate protections for confidential business information.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc62ab9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Schedule, actions, and fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (6),”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62aba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (6)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62abb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc62abc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (A) to read as follows: “<quotedText>Subject to the following sentence, effective for a covered application received during the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2026, the Administrator may increase by 5 percent the registration service fee payable for the application under paragraph (3). No adjustment may be made under the preceding sentence until the date on which the Administrator begins to implement clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (k)(2)(A).</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62abd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc62abe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective dates.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows: “<quotedText>Subject to the following sentence, effective for a covered application received on or after October 1, 2026, the Administrator may increase by an additional 5 percent the registration service fee in effect as of September 30, 2026. No adjustment may be made under the preceding sentence until the date on which the Administrator begins to implement any recommendations for process improvements contained in the report under subsection (c)(4), as appropriate.</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6009">136 STAT. 6009</page></content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62abf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (7)(A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(commonly referred to as a Gold Seal letter)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(including a Gold Seal letter and a Certificate of Establishment)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62ac0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(3)</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>subsection (b)(3)(B)</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc62ac1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pesticide Registration Fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 33(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/c">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(c)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc62ac2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Endangered species review of outdoor use of pesticide products</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall use the amounts made available in the Fund to develop, receive comments with respect to, and finalize, guidance to registrants regarding analysis necessary to support the review of outdoor uses of pesticide products under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Deadlines for guidance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall issue final guidance required by clause (i) in accordance with the following:</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>With respect to new active ingredients or any registration review decision proposed for 1 or more outdoor uses, not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>With respect to new outdoor uses of a registered pesticide, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>With respect to antimicrobial pesticide products, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Independent third party assessments</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7152a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall use the amounts made available in the Fund to carry out the activities described in clauses (ii) and (iii).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7152b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Workforce assessment</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7152c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7152d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator shall procure a competitive contract with a qualified, independent contractor with expertise in assessing public sector workforce data analysis and reporting to conduct an assessment of current methodologies and data or metrics available to represent the workforce implementing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and the amendments made by that Act, including an assessment of filled and vacant positions and full-time equivalent employees relating to that implementation.</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7152e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6010">136 STAT. 6010</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7152f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau>the contractor selected under subclause (I) shall submit to the Administrator a report describing—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the findings from the assessment under that subclause; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>recommendations for improved methodologies to represent full-time equivalent resources described in that subclause; and</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc71533-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>the Administrator shall publish the report submitted under item (aa) on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content></item> </subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71534-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Process assessment</inline>.—</heading><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71535-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71536-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc71537-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contracts</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Within 1 year of the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022, to the extent practicable, the Administrator shall issue a competitive contract to a private, independent consulting firm—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71538-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>to conduct the assessment described in subclause (II); and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71539-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>to submit to the Administrator a report describing the findings of the assessment and the processes and performance of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the implementation of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and the amendments made by that Act.</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7153a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligibility</inline>.—</heading><content>The firm described in item (aa) shall be capable of performing the technical analysis, management assessment, and program evaluation tasks required to address the scope of the assessment under subclause (II).</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7153b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment</inline>.—</heading><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7153c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>The Administrator, applicants, and registrants shall participate in a targeted assessment of the process for the review of applications submitted under this Act.</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7153d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>The firm selected under subclause (I) shall consult with the Administrator and applicants at the start of the assessment under item (aa) and prior to submission of the report under subclause (I)(aa)(BB).</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7153e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7153f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc71540-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc71541-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The assessment under item (aa) shall evaluate and make recommendations regarding—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71542-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the initial content screen;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71543-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the preliminary technical screen;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71544-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>performance, processes, and progress toward reducing renegotiation <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6011">136 STAT. 6011</page> rates and the average length of renegotiations;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71545-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">“(DD) </num><content>performance, processes, and progress toward eliminating the backlog of registrant submissions not covered by subsection (b)(3);</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71546-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="EE">“(EE) </num><content>performance, processes, and progress toward ensuring that all registrant submissions not covered by subsection (b)(3) are completed by the applicable deadlines described in the notice of the Administrator entitled ‘Pesticide Registration Notice (PR) 98–10: Notifications, Non-Notifications and Minor Formulation Amendments’ and dated October 22, 1998 (and any successor amendments to that notice) and described in subsections (c)(3)(B) and (h) of section 3;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71547-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="FF">“(FF) </num><content>compliance with the provisions of this Act relating to renegotiations and registrant submissions not covered by subsection (b)(3);</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71548-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="GG">“(GG) </num><content>information technology systems;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71549-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="HH">“(HH) </num><content>recommended improvements to employee training;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7154a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>performance, progress, and processes in completing registration review; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7154b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="JJ">“(JJ) </num><content>other appropriate issues, such as submissions by inert suppliers and fast-track amendments under subsections (c)(3)(B) and (h) of section 3.</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7154c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7154d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report to congress</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the receipt of an assessment required under this section, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7154e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7154f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Records.</p></sidenote><content>a copy of each such assessment; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71550-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc71551-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc71552-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>the Administrator’s evaluation of the findings and recommendations contained in each such assessment.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71553-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall include with the report submitted under subclause (III) a classification of each recommendation described in the report as—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71554-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>can be implemented through administrative action of the Administrator; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71555-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>requires a statutory change.”</content></item> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71556-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71557-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71558-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc71559-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (A) the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6012">136 STAT. 6012</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7155a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>shall be available during periods in which Environmental Protection Agency employees are on shutdown or emergency furlough as a result of a lapse in appropriations; and”</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7155b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assessment of Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/d/2">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7155c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(as in existence in fiscal year 2012)</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7155d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the amount of appropriations for covered functions for fiscal year 2012 (excluding the amount of any fees appropriated for the fiscal year).</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$166,000,000.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7155e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reforms to Reduce Decision Time Review Periods and Prevent Double Payment of Registration Fees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 33(e) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/e">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7155f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through “<quotedText>To the maximum</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc73c70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reforms to Reduce Decision Time Review Periods and Prevent Double Payment of Registration Fees</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reduction of decision time review periods</inline>.—</heading><content>To the maximum”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc73c73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prevention of double payment of registration service fees</inline>.—</heading><content><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc73c74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Process.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc73c75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote>The Administrator shall develop and implement a process to determine the appropriate fee category or categories for an application that qualifies for more than one fee category in order to assist applicants and prevent unnecessary payment of fees for multiple categories for a single application.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc73c76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decision Time Review Periods</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 33(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/f">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (4)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in clause (i), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Final fee category</inline>.—</heading><content>The fee category of a covered application or other actions may not be changed, without providing the information to the applicant, after completion of the preliminary technical screening described in clause (iv).”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in clause (iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>automate the process, to the maximum extent practicable, and</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>determine</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau>in clause (iv)—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall determine if—</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>shall—</quotedText>”;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau>in subclause (I)—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>determine if</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the application and</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau>in subclause (II)—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6013">136 STAT. 6013</page></chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">(aa) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>determine if</quotedText>” before “<quotedText>the application, data,</quotedText>”; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">(bb) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc73c85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc76396-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc76397-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>determine, if applicable, whether an application qualifies for a reduced risk determination under subsection (c)(10) or (h) of section 3;</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc76398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc76399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Waivers.</p></sidenote><content>grant or deny any data waiver requests submitted by the applicant with the application;</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7639a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7639b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Verification.</p></sidenote><content>verify and validate the accuracy of the fee category selected by the applicant; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7639c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7639d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>notify the applicant, in writing, if a new or different fee category is required and calculate the new decision review time based on the original submission date.”</content></subclause> </quotedContent>; and</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7639e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (E) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc78aaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Applications for reduced risk</inline>.—</heading><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc78ab0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee</inline>.—</heading><content>If an application for a reduced risk new active ingredient or a reduced risk new use is determined not to qualify as reduced risk, the applicant shall pay the difference in fee for the corresponding non-reduced risk application.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc78ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Decision review time period</inline>.—</heading><content>After receipt by the Administrator of the original covered reduced risk application and fee, the decision time review period for the corresponding non-reduced risk application shall begin within the time periods described in subparagraph (A), based on the submission date of the original covered reduced risk application.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc78ab2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> paragraph (5) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of decision time review period</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Notification</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the Administrator cannot meet a decision time review period under this subsection, the Administrator shall notify the applicant, in writing, of—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the reasons why additional time is needed; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>the number of days needed that would allow the Administrator to make a regulatory decision.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension by negotiation or mutual agreement</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator, acting solely through the Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs, and the applicant may mutually agree, in writing, to extend a decision time review period under this subsection if—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc7b1c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><content>there is new or additional data or information from the applicant that is necessary for the Administrator to make a decision on the application that cannot be made available within the original decision time review period; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a public comment period associated with the application generates significant comments that cannot be addressed within the original decision time review period.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><content>Once a decision time review period for a covered action described in subsection (b)(3)(B) is <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6014">136 STAT. 6014</page> missed or extended, the Administrator shall make any action on the application a priority.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc7b1cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Information Technology</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (k) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc95f7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="k">“(k) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports and Information Technology</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95f80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time periods.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 120 days after the last day of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Administrator shall publish an annual report describing—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>actions taken under this section;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>registrant submissions not covered by subsection (b)(3)(B);</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>the initial content and preliminary technical screenings required in subsection (f)(4)(B); and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>staffing relating to implementing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and the amendments made by that Act.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95f86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Summary.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each report published under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of the following information:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95f88-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Actions under this section</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent practicable, data for each action taken under this section that is completed during the fiscal year covered by the report or pending at the conclusion of that fiscal year, organized by registering division, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f89-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the Action Code;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f8a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the application receipt date;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f8b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the electronic portal tracking number assigned to the application at the time of submission to the electronic submission portal or the Environmental Protection Agency tracking number;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f8c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the original decision due date based on the Action Code;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f8d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the dates of any renegotiations and the renegotiated due dates, if applicable;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f8e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>the reasons for each renegotiation, if applicable;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f8f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>if the submission had to be recoded, reassigned codes, if applicable;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f90-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content>the date that the submission was recoded, if applicable;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f91-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content>the decision completion date, if the action has been completed;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f92-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="X">“(X) </num><chapeau>the status of the action, which may be—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f93-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>failed initial content screen;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f94-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>failed preliminary technical screen;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f95-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>approved;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f96-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>withdrawn;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content>denied;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content>do not grant; or</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content>pending;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XI">“(XI) </num><content>the reason for any denial or do not grant decision, if applicable;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6015">136 STAT. 6015</page></content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XII">“(XII) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95f9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of the progress made in carrying out each requirement of subsections (e) and (f), including, to the extent determined appropriate by the Administrator and consistent with the authorities of the Administrator and limitations on delegation of functions by the Administrator, recommendations for the allowance and use of summaries of acute toxicity studies;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XIII">“(XIII) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95f9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a review of the progress in carrying out section 3(g), including—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95f9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau>the number of pesticides or pesticide cases reviewed and the number of registration review decisions completed, including—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>the number of cases cancelled;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>the number of cases requiring risk mitigation measures;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>the number of cases removing risk mitigation measures;</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="DD">“(DD) </num><content>the number of cases with no risk mitigation needed; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="EE">“(EE) </num><content>the number of cases in which risk mitigation has been fully implemented;</content></subitem> </item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XIV">“(XIV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95fa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><chapeau>a review of the progress made toward implementing enhancements to—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content>the electronic tracking of conditional registrations; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content>the endangered species database;</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fa9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XV">“(XV) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95faa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of the progress made in updating the Pesticide Incident Data System, including progress toward making the information contained in the System available to the public (as the Administrator determines is appropriate);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fab-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XVI">“(XVI) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95fac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>an assessment of the public availability of summary pesticide usage data;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XVII">“(XVII) </num><content>the number of the active ingredients approved, new uses, and pesticide end use products granted in connection with the Design for the Environment program (or any successor program) of the Environmental Protection Agency;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XVIII">“(XVIII) </num><chapeau>with respect to funds in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund described under section 4(k), a review that includes—</chapeau><item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95faf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau>a description of the amount and use of such funds—</chapeau><subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content>to carry out activities relating to worker protection under subparagraphs (G) and (H) of section 4(i)(1);</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content>to award partnership grants under subparagraph (I) of such section; and</content></subitem> <subitem class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658131"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content>to carry out the pesticide safety education program under subparagraph (J) of such section;</content></subitem> </item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="bb">“(bb) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95fb4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Evaluation.</p></sidenote><content>an evaluation of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the activities, grants, and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6016">136 STAT. 6016</page> program under subparagraphs (G), (H), (I), and (J) of such section;</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content>a description of how stakeholders are engaged in the decision to fund such activities, grants, and program in accordance with the stakeholder input provided under such subparagraphs; and</content></item> <item class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658130"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content>with respect to activities relating to worker protection carried out under subparagraphs (G) and (H) of section 4(i)(1), a summary of the analyses from stakeholders, including from worker community-based organizations, on the appropriateness and effectiveness of such activities.</content></item> </subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XIX">“(XIX) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95fb8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>beginning two years after enactment, report on the progress of meeting the deadlines listed in paragraph (5) of section 3(f); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fb9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="XX">“(XX) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc95fba-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Review.</p></sidenote><content>a review of progress made in implementing the pesticide surveillance program referred to in paragraph (8) of section 4(k).</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fbb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registrant submissions not covered by section 33(b)(3)(b)</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Each registrant submission not covered by subsection (b)(3)(B), that is completed during the fiscal year covered by the report or pending at the conclusion of that fiscal year, organized by registering division, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fbc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the submission date;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fbd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the electronic portal tracking number assigned to the application at the time of the submission of the application to the electronic submission portal;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fbe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the type of regulatory action, as defined by statute or guidance document, and the specific label action;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fbf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the status of the action;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the due date;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content>the reason for the outcome; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content>the completion date, if applicable.</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Screening process</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Data for the initial content screens and preliminary technical screens that are completed during the fiscal year covered by the report or pending at the conclusion of that fiscal year, organized by registering division, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of applications successfully passing each type of screen;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the number of applications that failed the screening process for each type of screen;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the number of notifications issued by the Administrator under subsection (f)(4)(B)(ii)(II);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the number of notifications issued by the Administrator under subsection (f)(4)(B)(ii)(I) and the number of applications resulting in a rejection; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc95fc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><content>the number of notifications issued under <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/s152.105">section 152.105 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (or successor regulations), and to the extent practicable, the reasons for that issuance.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6017">136 STAT. 6017</page></content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985d9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc985da-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Data.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Staffing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Data on the staffing relating to work covered under the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and the amendments made by that Act, organized by registering division, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985db-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of new hires and personnel departures;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985dc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalents at the end of each fiscal year;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985dd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalents working on registration review activities; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985de-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>the number of full-time equivalents working on registrant submissions not covered by subsection (b)(3)(B).</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985df-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Publication</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall publish each report under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc985e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><content>on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>by such other methods as the Administrator determines to be the most effective for efficiently disseminating the report.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Information technology</inline>.—</heading><sidenote><p>Determination.</p></sidenote><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc985e5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">System</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022, the Administrator shall establish an information technology system that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>includes all registering divisions in the Office of Pesticide Programs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>provides a real-time, accurate, tracking system for all regulatory submissions to the Office of Pesticide Programs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>provides a real-time, accessible information that provides each applicant confidential, online access to the status and progress of the regulatory submissions of the applicant; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985e9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bc985ea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Updates.</p></sidenote><chapeau>updates the electronic submission portal—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>to ensure that label reviews are limited to current label changes, to the maximum extent practicable;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>to automate, to the extent practicable, minor, low risk regulatory actions; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>to allow self-certification of certain regulatory actions, as determined by the Administrator.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Access to registration data and decisions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Administrator shall implement efforts to expand existing, and develop new, information technology tools and databases to improve access by Environmental Protection Agency employees to data used to fulfill registrations, and public access to information about regulatory decisionmaking tools, including opportunities for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>analysis of the impact of submitted studies on Environmental Protection Agency assessments and decisions;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>facilitation of read-across or computational model development to help fill information gaps;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>tracking and reporting submission and decision metrics relating to the use and acceptance of test methods; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6018">136 STAT. 6018</page></content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>drafting and publication of policies communicating Environmental Protection Agency acceptance of novel technologies or approaches.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bc985f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Termination of Effectiveness</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 33(m) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/m">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2024</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2028</headingText></quotedText>” ; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2024</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2028</quotedText>”; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C)—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>in the subparagraph heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2025</headingText></quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">2029</headingText></quotedText>”; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1bc985fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2025</quotedText>” each place it appears and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2029</quotedText>”.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><heading>REVISION OF TABLES REGARDING COVERED PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS AND OTHER COVERED ACTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bd1271c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 33(b)(3) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8/b/3">7 U.S.C. 136w–8(b)(3)</ref>) (as amended by section 705(a)(1)(C)) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 fontsize10" id="y1bd1271d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Schedule, actions, and fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (6), the schedule of registration applications and other covered actions and their corresponding registration service fees shall be as follows:</content></subparagraph> </quotedContent><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 1. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161644"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161644"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e161652"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6021">136 STAT. 6021</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161661"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161669"><num>(4)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R010</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">36</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,079,356</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R020</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Food use; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">899,464</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R040</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Food use; Experimental Use Permit application; establish temporary tolerance; submitted before application for registration; credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161669">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">662,883</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6019">136 STAT. 6019</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R060</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">30</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">749,886</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R070</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">24</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">624,905</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R090</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor; Experimental Use Permit application; submitted before application for registration; credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161669">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">463,930</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R110</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161669">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">20</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">417,069</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R120</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161669">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">347,556</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R121</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor; Experimental Use Permit application; submitted before application for registration; credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161669">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">261,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R122</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Enriched isomer(s) of registered mixed-isomer active ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">454,526</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6020">136 STAT. 6020</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R123</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Seed treatment only; includes agricultural and non-agricultural seeds; non-food use, not requiring a tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">676,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R126</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Seed treatment only; limited uptake into raw agricultural commodities; use requiring a tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161652">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">31</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">743,925</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R125</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Seed treatment; Experimental Use Permit application; submitted before application for registration; credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161661">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161669">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">463,930</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 2. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW USES</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161961"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e161961"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6024">136 STAT. 6024</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161970"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161978"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161986"><num>(4)</num> Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed labeling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) containing the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision review time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the appropriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e161994"><num>(5)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R130</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">First food use; indoor; food/food handling. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161970">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">274,388</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R140</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food use; Indoor; food/food handling. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">64,028</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R150</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">First food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161970">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">454,490</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R155</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">First food use, Experimental Use Permit application; active ingredient registered for non-food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">21</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">378,742</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R160</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">First food use; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161970">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">378,742</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R170</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">19</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">113,728</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R175</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">20</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food uses covered within a crop group resulting from the conversion of existing approved crop group(s) to one or more revised crop groups. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">94,774</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6022">136 STAT. 6022</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R180</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">21</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food use; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">94,774</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R190</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">22</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food uses; 6 or more submitted in one application. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">682,357</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R200</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional Food Use; 6 or more submitted in one application; Reduced Risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">568,632</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R210</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">24</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food use; Experimental Use Permit application; establish temporary tolerance; no credit toward new use registration. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">70,210</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R220</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">25</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional food use; Experimental Use Permit application; crop destruct basis; no credit toward new use registration. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">28,434</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R230</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">26</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use; non-food; outdoor. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,453</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R240</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use; non-food; outdoor; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">37,878</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R250</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">28</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use; non-food; outdoor; Experimental Use Permit application; no credit toward new use registration. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">28,434</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R251</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">29</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application which requires no changes to the tolerance(s); non-crop destruct basis. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">28,434</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6023">136 STAT. 6023</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R260</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">30</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use; non-food; indoor. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">21,954</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R270</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">31</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use; non-food; indoor; reduced risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R271</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">32</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use; non-food; indoor; Experimental Use Permit application; no credit toward new use registration. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13,940</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R273</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">33</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use; seed treatment only; use not requiring a new tolerance; includes crops with established tolerances (e.g., for soil or foliar application). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">72,302</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R274</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">34</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use; seed treatment only; 6 or more submitted in one application; uses not requiring new tolerances; includes crops with established tolerances (e.g., for soil or foliar application). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">433,793</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R276</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">35</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use, seed treatment only; limited uptake into raw agricultural commodities; use requiring a tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">79,560</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R277</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">36</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional use, seed treatment only; 6 or more submitted in one application; limited uptake into raw agricultural commodities; use requiring a tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161978">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161986">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e161994">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">477,360</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6025">136 STAT. 6025</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 3. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — IMPORT AND OTHER TOLERANCES</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162521"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e162521"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6028">136 STAT. 6028</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162530"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162538"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162546"><num>(4)</num> Amendment applications to add the revised use pattern(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the category. All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the amendment application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if an amendment application only proposes to register the amendment for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the base fee. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the category decision review time.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R280</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">37</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for residues in imported commodities; new active ingredient or first food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162530">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">22</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">457,311</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R290</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">38</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for residues in imported commodities; Additional new food use.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91,465</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R291</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">39</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for residues in imported commodities; additional food uses; 6 or more crops submitted in one petition.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">548,773</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R292</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">40</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend an established tolerance (e.g., decrease or increase) and/or harmonize established tolerances with Codex Maximum Residue Limits; domestic or import; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">64,987</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R293</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">41</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerance(s) for inadvertent residues in one crop; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">76,656</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R294</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">42</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for inadvertent residues; 6 or more crops submitted in one application; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">459,922</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6026">136 STAT. 6026</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R295</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">43</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerance(s) for residues in one rotational crop in response to a specific rotational crop application; submission of corresponding label amendments which specify the necessary plant-back restrictions; applicant-initiated. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162538">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162546">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">94,774</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R296</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">44</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for residues in rotational crops in response to a specific rotational crop petition; 6 or more crops submitted in one application; submission of corresponding label amendments which specify the necessary plant-back restrictions; applicant-initiated. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162538">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162546">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">568,632</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R297</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend 6 or more established tolerances (e.g., decrease or increase) in one petition; domestic or import; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">389,897</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R298</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">46</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend an established tolerance (e.g., decrease or increase); domestic or import; submission of corresponding amended labels (requiring science review). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162538">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162546">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">83,940</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6027">136 STAT. 6027</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R299</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">47</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend 6 or more established tolerances (e.g., decrease or increase); domestic or import; submission of corresponding amended labels (requiring science review). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162538">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162546">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">408,853</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R281</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">48</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for residues in imported commodities; additional new food use; submission of residue chemistry data review conducted by Codex or other competent national regulatory authority.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">68,599</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R282</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">49</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Establish tolerances for residues in imported commodities; additional new food uses; 6 or more crops submitted in one petition; submission of residue chemistry data review conducted by Codex or other competent national regulatory authority.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">411,580</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6029">136 STAT. 6029</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl80,xl49C,10L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 4. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW PRODUCTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 185pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 119pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:44pt ; max-width:44pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 185.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 119.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162792"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:44.0pt ; max-width:44.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162792"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e162800"><num>(2)</num> An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6039">136 STAT. 6039</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162809"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162817"><num>(4)</num> For the purposes of classifying proposed registration actions into PRIA categories, “pest(s) requiring efficacy” are both invertebrate and vertebrate pests. Invertebrate public health pests (e.g., ticks, mosquitoes, cockroaches, flies, etc.), structural pests (e.g., termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetles) and certain invasive invertebrate species (e.g., Asian Longhorned beetle, Emerald Ashborer) are listed in the product performance rule, <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt158/sptR">subpart R of part 158 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>. This list may be updated/refined as invasive pest needs arise. All other pests (e.g., vertebrates) are listed in the Pesticide Registration Notice 2002-1. To determine the number of pests for the PRIA categories, pest groups, subgroups, and pest specific claims as listed in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt158">part 158 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, should be counted as follows. If seeking a label claim against a general pest group (e.g., cockroaches, mosquitoes, termites, etc.), each group will count as 1. If seeking a claim against a pest subgroup (e.g., small biting flies, filth flies, etc.) or specific pests (e.g., smokybrown cockroach, house fly, etc.) without a general claim, then each subgroup or specific pest will count as 1.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e162825"><num>(5)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R300</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">50</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; or similar combination product (already registered) to an identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient; no data review on acute toxicity, efficacy or child-resistant packaging — only product chemistry data; cite-all data citation, or selective data citation where applicant owns all required data, or applicant submits specific authorization letter from data owner. Category also includes 100% re- package of registered end-use or manufacturing-use product that requires no data submission nor data matrix. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,270</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R301</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">51</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; or similar combination product (already registered) to an identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient; selective data citation only for data on product chemistry and/or acute toxicity and/or public health pest efficacy (identical data citation and claims to cited product(s)), where applicant does not own all required data and does not have a specific authorization letter from data owner. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,720</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6030">136 STAT. 6030</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R310</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">52</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use or manufacturing-use product with registered source(s) of active ingredient(s); includes products containing two or more registered active ingredients previously combined in other registered products; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. Child-resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy – for up to 3 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>7</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10,466</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6031">136 STAT. 6031</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R314</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">53</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product containing up to three registered active ingredients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new product label is identical or substantially similar to the labels of currently registered products which separately contain the respective component active ingredients; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. child resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref> for up to 3 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>8</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12,364</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6032">136 STAT. 6032</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R319</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">54</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product containing up to three registered active ingredients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new product label is identical or substantially similar to the labels of currently registered products which separately contain the respective component active ingredients; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. child resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref> - for 4 to 7 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>10</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,097</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6033">136 STAT. 6033</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R318</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">55</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product containing four or more registered active ingredients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; 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border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy – for up to 3 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>9</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,994</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6034">136 STAT. 6034</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R321</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">56</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product containing four or more registered active ingredients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new product label is identical or substantially similar to the labels of currently registered products which separately contain the respective component active ingredients; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. child resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref> - for 4 to 7 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>11</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">24,727</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; 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vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. product chemistry and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. acute toxicity and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>5. child resistant packaging. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>9</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14,075</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6035">136 STAT. 6035</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; 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border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. child resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy - for 4 to 7 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>9</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16,199</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R317</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">59</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use or manufacturing-use product with registered source(s) of active ingredient(s) including products containing two or more registered active ingredients previously combined in other registered products; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; and requires review of data and/or waivers for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. child resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. 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border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">60</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; new physical form; requires data review in science divisions. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162825">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R331</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">61</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; repack of identical registered end-use product as a manufacturing-use product; same registered uses only. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R332</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">62</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient; unregistered source of active ingredient; submission of completely new generic data package; registered uses only; requires review in RD and science divisions. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; 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new physical form; etc. Cite-all or selective data citation where applicant owns all required data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">28,434</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R334</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">64</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; 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border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R361</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">65</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product containing up to three registered active ingredients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new product label is identical or substantially similar to the labels of currently registered products which separately contain the respective component active ingredients; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>2. acute toxicity and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. Child resistant packaging and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. pest(s) requiring efficacy – for more than 7 target pests. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162800">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162809">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e162817">(4)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23,400</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6038">136 STAT. 6038</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R362</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">66</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product containing four or more registered active ingredients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new product label is identical or substantially similar to the labels of currently registered products which separately contain the respective component active ingredients; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>2. acute toxicity and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. 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(b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR Notice 98–10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requiring data review are subject to registration service fees.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163358"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e163366"><num>(4)</num> For the purposes of classifying proposed registration actions into PRIA categories, “pest(s) requiring efficacy” are both invertebrate and vertebrate pests. Invertebrate public health pests (e.g., ticks, mosquitoes, cockroaches, flies, etc.), structural pests (e.g., termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetles) and certain invasive invertebrate species (e.g., Asian Longhorned beetle, Emerald Ashborer) are listed in the product performance rule, <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt158/sptR">subpart R of part 158 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>. This list may be updated/refined as invasive pest needs arise. All other pests (e.g., vertebrates) are listed in the Pesticide Registration Notice 2002-1. To determine the number of pests for the PRIA categories, pest groups, subgroups, and pest specific claims as listed in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt158">part 158 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, should be counted as follows. If seeking a label claim against a general pest group (e.g., cockroaches, mosquitoes, termites, etc.), each group will count as 1. If seeking a claim against a pest subgroup (e.g., small biting flies, filth flies, etc.) or specific pests (e.g., smokybrown cockroach, house fly, etc.) without a general claim, then each subgroup or specific pest will count as 1.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6042">136 STAT. 6042</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163375"><num>(5)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R340</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">68</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment requiring data review within RD (e.g., changes to precautionary label statements); includes adding/modifying pest(s) claims for up to 2 target pests; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163350">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,150</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6040">136 STAT. 6040</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R341</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">69</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment requiring data review within RD (e.g., changes to precautionary label statements), includes adding/modifying pest(s) claims for greater than 2 target pests; excludes products requiring or citing an animal safety study. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163350">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8,584</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R345</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">70</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amending on-animal products previously registered, with the submission of data and/or waivers for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. animal safety and</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. pest(s) requiring efficacy and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. product chemistry and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. acute toxicity and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>5. child resistant packaging. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163350">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163366">(4)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>7</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12,643</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R350</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">71</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment requiring data review in science divisions (e.g., changes to Restricted Entry Interval, or Personal Protective Equipment, or Preharvest Interval, or use rate, or number of applications; or add aerial application; or modify Ground Water/Surface Water advisory statement). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163350">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163375">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R351</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">72</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment adding a new unregistered source of active ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163350">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6041">136 STAT. 6041</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R352</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">73</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment adding already approved uses; selective method of support; does not apply if the applicant owns all cited data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163350">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R371</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">74</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment to Experimental Use Permit; (does not include extending a permit’s time period). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163358">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14,463</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 6. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — OTHER ACTIONS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; 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border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163570"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R124</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">75</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Conditional Ruling on Pre-application Study Waivers; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R272</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">76</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Review of Study Protocol applicant- initiated; excludes Data Analysis Reporting Tool, pre- registration conference, Rapid Response review, developmental neurotoxicity protocol review, protocol needing Human Studies Review Board review, companion animal safety protocol.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R275</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">77</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Rebuttal of Agency reviewed protocol, applicant initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R278</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">78</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Review of Protocol for companion animal safety study.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>R279</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">79</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Comparative product determination for reduced risk submission, applicant initiated; submitted before application for reduced risk new active ingredient or reduced risk new use.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5,200</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6043">136 STAT. 6043</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 7. — ANTIMICROBIAL DIVISION (AD) — NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163692"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163692"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e163700"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6044">136 STAT. 6044</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163709"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163717"><num>(4)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A380</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">80</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient; Indirect Food use; establish tolerance or tolerance exemption if required. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163700">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163709">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163717">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">26</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">227,957</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A390</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">81</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient; Direct Food use; establish tolerance or tolerance exemption if required. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163700">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163709">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163717">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">26</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">329,265</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A410</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">82</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient Non-food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163700">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163709">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163717">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">278,659</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A431</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">83</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; low-risk. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163700">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163709">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163717">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">114,984</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 8. — ANTIMICROBIAL DIVISION (AD) — NEW USES</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163853"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163853"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163861"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163869"><num>(3)</num> If EPA data rules are amended to newly require clearance under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s346a">21 U.S.C. 346a</ref>) for an ingredient of an antimicrobial product where such ingredient was not previously subject to such a clearance, then review of the data for such clearance of such product is not subject to a registration service fee for the tolerance action for two years from the effective date of the rule.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e163877"><num>(4)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6046">136 STAT. 6046</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163886"><num>(5)</num> Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed labeling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) containing the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision review time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the appropriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e163894"><num>(6)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A440</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">84</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Use, Indirect Food Use, establish tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163861">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163869">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163877">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163894">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A441</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">85</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional Indirect food uses; establish tolerances or tolerance exemptions if required; 6 or more submitted in one application. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163869">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163877">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163886">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163894">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">164,639</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A450</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">86</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use, Direct food use, establish tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163861">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163869">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163877">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163894">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">23</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">137,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A451</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">87</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Additional Direct food uses; establish tolerances or tolerance exemptions if required; 6 or more submitted in one application. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163869">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163877">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163886">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163894">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">22</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">261,333</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A500</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">88</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use, non-food. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163877">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163886">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163894">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6045">136 STAT. 6045</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A501</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">89</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use, non-food; 6 or more submitted in one application. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163877">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163886">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e163894">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">109,764</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 9. — ANTIMICROBIAL DIVISION (AD) — NEW PRODUCTS AND AMENDMENTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164086"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164086"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e164094"><num>(2)</num> An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6050">136 STAT. 6050</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164103"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164111"><num>(4)</num> (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices, such as PR Notice 98–10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requiring data review are subject to registration service fees.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164119"><num>(5)</num> The applicant must identify the substantially similar product if opting to use cite-all or the selective method to support acute toxicity data requirements.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164127"><num>(6)</num> Once an application for an amendment or a new product with public health organisms has been submitted and classified into any of categories A460 through A465 or A470 through A475, additional organisms submitted for the same product before the first application is granted will result in combination and reclassification of both the original and subsequent submissions into the appropriate new category based on the sum of the number of organisms in both submissions. Submission of additional organisms would result in a new PRIA start date and may require additional fees to meet the fee of a new category.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164136"><num>(7)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A530</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">90</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product, identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; no data review or only product chemistry data; cite all data citation or selective data citation where applicant owns all required data; or applicant submits specific authorization letter from data owner. Category also includes 100% re-package of registered end-use or manufacturing-use product that requires no data submission nor data matrix. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6047">136 STAT. 6047</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A531</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient: selective data citation only for data on product chemistry and/or acute toxicity and/or public health pest efficacy, where applicant does not own all required data and does not have a specific authorization letter from data owner. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,616</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A532</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">92</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; registered active ingredient; unregistered source of active ingredient; cite-all data citation except for product chemistry; product chemistry data submitted. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A550</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">93</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm); non-FQPA product. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A560</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">94</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient; selective data citation. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,054</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6048">136 STAT. 6048</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A565</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">95</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient; unregistered source of active ingredient; submission of new generic data package; registered uses only; requires science review. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">26,135</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A572</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">96</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Product or amendment requiring data review for risk assessment by Science Branch (e.g., changes to Restricted Entry Interval, or Personal Protective Equipment, or use rate). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164111">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164136">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A460</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">97</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only; 0 to 10 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A461</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">98</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only; 11 to 20 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10,158</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A462</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">99</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only; 21 to 30 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12,995</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A463</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">100</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only; 31 to 40 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15,831</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A464</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">101</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only; 41 to 50 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,668</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6049">136 STAT. 6049</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A465</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">102</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only; 51 or more public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164094">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">21,505</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A470</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">103</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Label amendment requiring data review; 0 to 10 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164111">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5,493</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A471</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">104</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Label amendment requiring data review; 11 to 20 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164111">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8,506</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A472</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; 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border-right:1px solid black;">10,219</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A473</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">106</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Label amendment requiring data review; 31 to 40 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164111">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11,933</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A474</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">107</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Label amendment requiring data review; 41 to 50 public health organisms. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164103">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164111">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164119">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164127">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13,646</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A475</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; 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-uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 10. — ANTIMICROBIAL DIVISION (AD) — EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER ACTIONS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164630"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164630"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164638"><num>(2)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt ">3) If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A520</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">109</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application, non-food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164638">(2)</ref> (3)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9,151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6051">136 STAT. 6051</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A521</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">110</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Review of public health efficacy study protocol within AD, per AD Internal Guidance for the Efficacy Protocol Review Process; Code will also include review of public health efficacy study protocol; applicant-initiated; Tier 1.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6,776</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A522</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">111</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Review of public health efficacy study protocol outside AD by members of AD Efficacy Protocol Review Expert Panel; Code will also include review of public health efficacy study protocol; applicant-initiated; Tier 2.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A537</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">112</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient/New Use, Experimental Use Permit application; Direct food use; Establish tolerance or tolerance exemption if required. Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient/new use application that follows. (3)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">219,512</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A538</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">113</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient/New Use, Experimental Use Permit application; Indirect food use; Establish tolerance or tolerance exemption if required Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient/new use application that follows. (3)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">137,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6052">136 STAT. 6052</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A539</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">114</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Active Ingredient/New Use, Experimental Use Permit application; Nonfood use. Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient/new use application that follows. (3)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">132,094</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A529</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">115</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment to Experimental Use Permit; requires data review or risk assessment. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164638">(2)</ref> (3)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16,383</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A523</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">116</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Review of protocol other than a public health efficacy study (i.e., Toxicology or Exposure Protocols).</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A571</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">117</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Science reassessment: refined ecological risk, and/or endangered species; applicant-initiated. (3)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">137,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A533</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">118</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Exemption from the requirement of an Experimental Use Permit. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164638">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,559</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A534</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">119</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Rebuttal of Agency reviewed protocol, applicant initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6,776</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A535</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">120</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Conditional ruling on pre-application study waiver or data bridging argument; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,454</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A536</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">121</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Conditional ruling on pre-application direct food, indirect food, nonfood use determination; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,559</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6053">136 STAT. 6053</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>A575</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">122</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Efficacy similarity determination; if two products can be bridged or if confirmatory efficacy data are needed.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,389</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 11. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164888"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164888"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e164896"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6055">136 STAT. 6055</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164905"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e164913"><num>(4)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B580</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">123</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New active ingredient; petition to establish a tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164896">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164905">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164913">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">22</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">73,173</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B590</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">124</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New active ingredient; petition to establish a tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164896">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164905">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164913">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">20</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6054">136 STAT. 6054</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B600</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">125</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New active ingredient; no change to a permanent tolerance or tolerance exemption (includes non-food uses). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164896">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164905">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164913">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27,443</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B610</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">126</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New active ingredient; Experimental Use Permit application; petition to establish a permanent or temporary tolerance or temporary tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164905">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164913">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B620</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">127</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New active ingredient; Experimental Use Permit application; non-food use (includes crop destruct). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164905">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e164913">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9,151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 12. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — NEW USES</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165066"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e165066"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6056">136 STAT. 6056</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165075"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165083"><num>(3)</num> Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed labeling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) containing the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision review time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the appropriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screen, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165091"><num>(4)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165099"><num>(5)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B630</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">128</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">First food use; petition to establish/amend a tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165075">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165091">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165099">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B640</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">129</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">First food use; petition to establish/amend a tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165075">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165091">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165099">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">19</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27,443</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B644</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">130</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use, no change to an established tolerance or tolerance exemption (includes non-food uses). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165083">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165091">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165099">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B645</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">131</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use; Experimental Use Permit; petition to establish a permanent or temporary tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165091">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165099">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B646</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">132</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New use; Experimental Use Permit; non-food use (includes crop destruct). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165091">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165099">(5)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9,151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6057">136 STAT. 6057</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 13. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — NEW PRODUCTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165251"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165251"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e165259"><num>(2)</num> An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6059">136 STAT. 6059</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165268"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B660</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">133</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; registered source of active ingredient(s); identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; no data submission or data matrix (or submission of product chemistry data only). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165259">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165268">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B670</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">134</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; registered source of active ingredient(s); no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; (including non-food); Must address Product-Specific Data Requirements. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165259">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165268">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B672</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">135</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; unregistered source of at least one active ingredient (or registered source with new generic data package); no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption (including non-food); must address Product-Specific and Generic Data Requirements. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165259">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165268">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13,069</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6058">136 STAT. 6058</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B673</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">136</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; unregistered source of active ingredient(s); citation of Technical Grade Active Ingredient (TGAI) data previously reviewed and accepted by the Agency; requires an Agency determination that the cited data support the new product. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165259">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165268">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B674</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">137</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New product; repack of identical registered end-use product or repack of an end-use product as a manufacturing-use product; same registered uses only. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165259">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165268">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B677</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">138</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New end-use non-food animal product with submission of two or more target animal safety studies; includes data and/or waivers of data for only:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. product chemistry and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. acute toxicity and/or</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. public health pest efficacy and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>4. animal safety studies and/or</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>5. child resistant packaging. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165259">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165268">(3)</ref></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>12</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12,643</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 14. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — AMENDMENTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165441"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e165441"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6061">136 STAT. 6061</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165450"><num>(2)</num> (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices, such as PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requiring data review are subject to registration service fees.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165458"><num>(3)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165466"><num>(4)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B621</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">139</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; Experimental Use Permit; no change to an established temporary or permanent tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165466">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B622</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">140</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; Experimental Use Permit; petition to amend a permanent or temporary tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165466">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B641</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">141</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; changes to an established tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165466">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B680</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">142</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; registered sources of active ingredient(s); no new use(s); no changes to an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; requires data submission. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165450">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6060">136 STAT. 6060</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B681</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">143</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; unregistered source of active ingredient(s); no change to an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; requires data submission. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165450">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8,714</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B683</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">144</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; no change to an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; requires review/update of previous risk assessment(s) without data submission (e.g., labeling changes to Restricted Entry Interval, Personal Protective Equipment, Preharvest Interval). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165450">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B684</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">145</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amending non-food animal product that includes submission of target animal safety data; previously registered. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165450">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12,643</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B685</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">146</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; add a new biochemical unregistered source of active ingredient or a new microbial production site; requires submission of analysis of samples data and source/production site-specific manufacturing process description. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165458">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 15. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — STRAIGHT-CHAIN LEPIDOPTERAN PHEROMONES (SCLP)</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165656"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165656"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165664"><num>(2)</num> All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the Agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165672"><num>(3)</num> An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e165680"><num>(4)</num> (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices, such as PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requiring data review are subject to registration service fees.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6064">136 STAT. 6064</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165689"><num>(5)</num> Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed labeling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) containing the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision review time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the appropriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the preliminary technical screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165697"><num>(6)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165706"><num>(7)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B690</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">147</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; new active ingredient; food or non-food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165664">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165706">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,662</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B700</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">148</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; Experimental Use Permit application; new active ingredient or new use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165706">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B701</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">149</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; Extend or amend Experimental Use Permit. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165706">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6062">136 STAT. 6062</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B710</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">150</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; new product; registered source of active ingredient(s); identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; no data submission or data matrix (or only product chemistry data); (Includes 100% re-pack; repack of registered end-use product as a manufacturing-use product). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165672">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B720</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">151</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; new product; registered source of active ingredient(s); no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption (including non-food); Must address Product-Specific Data Requirements. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165672">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B721</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">152</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP: new product; unregistered source of active ingredient; no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption (including non-food); must address Product-Specific and Generic Data Requirements. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165672">(3)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,836</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B722</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">153</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; new use and/or amendment; petition to establish a tolerance or tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165680">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165689">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165706">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,552</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6063">136 STAT. 6063</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B730</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">154</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">SCLP; amendment requiring data submission. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165680">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165697">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1,833</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 16. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — OTHER ACTIONS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165914"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e165914"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B614</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">155</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Pre-application; Conditional Ruling on rationales for addressing a data requirement in lieu of data; applicant-initiated; applies to one <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e165914">(1)</ref> rationale at a time.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,627</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6065">136 STAT. 6065</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B682</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">156</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Protocol review; applicant initiated; excludes time for Human Studies Review Board review (Includes rebuttal of protocol review).</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3,487</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B616</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">157</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Pre-application; Conditional Ruling on a non-food use determination.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4,715</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B617</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">158</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Pre-application; biochemical classification determination.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4,715</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — PLANT-INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS (PIP)</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166028"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166028"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166036"><num>(2)</num> ‘New PIP’ means a PIP with an active ingredient that has not been registered.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166044"><num>(3)</num> ‘Registered PIP’ means a PIP with an active ingredient that is currently registered.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166052"><num>(4)</num> Transfer registered PIP through conventional breeding for new food/feed use, such as from field corn to sweet corn.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166060"><num>(5)</num> If, during review of the application, it is determined that review by the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) is needed, the applicant will submit an application for category B905, which will be processed concurrently, and the decision review time for both applications will be the longer of the two associated applications. The scientific data involved in this category are complex. EPA often seeks technical advice from the SAP on risks that pesticides pose to wildlife, farm workers, pesticide applicators, non-target species, insect resistance, and novel scientific issues surrounding new technologies. The scientists of the SAP neither make nor recommend policy decisions. They provide advice on the science used to make these decisions. Their advice is invaluable to the EPA as it strives to protect humans and the environment from risks posed by pesticides. Due to the time it takes to schedule and prepare for meetings with the SAP, additional time and costs are needed.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166068"><num>(6)</num> Registered PIPs stacked through conventional breeding.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e166077"><num>(7)</num> Deployment of a registered PIP with a different Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) plan (e.g., seed blend).</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6076">136 STAT. 6076</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166086"><num>(8)</num> The negotiated acreage cap will depend upon EPA’s determination of the potential environmental exposure, risk(s) to non-target organisms, and the risk of targeted pest developing resistance to the pesticidal substance. The uncertainty of these risks may reduce the allowable acreage, based upon the quantity and type of non-target organism data submitted and the lack of insect resistance management data, which is usually not required for seed-increase registrations. Registrants are encouraged to consult with EPA prior to submission of a registration application in this category.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166094"><num>(9)</num> Application can be submitted prior to or concurrently with an application for commercial registration.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166102"><num>(10)</num> For example, IRM plan modifications that are applicant-initiated.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166110"><num>(11)</num> (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices, such as PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requiring data review are subject to registration service fees.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166118"><num>(12)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166127"><num>(13)</num> This category does not include genetic modifications in animals not intended for use as a pesticide, e.g., genetic modifications in animals intended for food use or animals intended for use as companion animals.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166135"><num>(14)</num> If the Administrator determines that endangered species analysis is required for this action, using guidance finalized according to section 33(c)(3)(B) for this specific type of action, the decision review time can be extended for endangered species assessment one time only for up to 50%, upon written notification to the applicant, prior to completion of the technical screening. To the extent practicable, any reason for renegotiation should be resolved during the same extension.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B740</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">159</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; no petition for tolerance/tolerance exemption; includes:</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1. non-food/feed use(s) for a new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> or registered <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166044">(3)</ref> PIP (12);</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2. food/feed use(s) for a new or registered PIP with crop destruct;</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>3. food/feed use(s) for a new or registered PIP in which an established tolerance/tolerance exemption exists for the intended use(s). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166052">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12)</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="yes" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>9</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">137,198</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6066">136 STAT. 6066</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B750</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">160</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; with a petition to establish a temporary or permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient. Includes new food/feed use for a registered <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166044">(3)</ref> PIP. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166052">(4)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B771</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">161</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP; with petition to establish a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient; credit 75% of B771 fee toward registration application for a new active ingredient that follows. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B772</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">162</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Application to amend or extend a PIP Experimental Use Permit; no petition since the established tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient is unaffected. (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B773</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">163</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Application to amend or extend a PIP Experimental Use Permit; with petition to extend a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient. (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6067">136 STAT. 6067</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B780</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">164</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP; non-food/feed or food/feed without tolerance petition based on an existing permanent tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">228,657</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B800</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">165</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP; with petition to establish permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient based on an existing temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">246,949</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B820</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">166</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP; with petition to establish or amend a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">19</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">292,682</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B851</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">167</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new event of a previously registered PIP active ingredient(s); no petition since permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6068">136 STAT. 6068</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B870</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">168</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; registered <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166044">(3)</ref> PIP; new product; new use; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166052">(4)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">54,881</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B880</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">169</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; registered <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166044">(3)</ref> PIP; new product or new terms of registration; additional data submitted; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166068">(6)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166077">(7)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B883</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">170</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP, seed increase with negotiated acreage cap and time-limited registration; with petition to establish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient based on an existing temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166086">(8)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6069">136 STAT. 6069</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B884</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">171</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP, seed increase with negotiated acreage cap and time-limited registration; with petition to establish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166086">(8)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">19</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">228,657</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B885</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">172</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; registered <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166036">(2)</ref> PIP, seed increase; breeding stack of previously approved PIPs, same crop; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166094">(9)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B890</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">173</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Application to amend a seed increase registration; converts registration to commercial registration; no petition since permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91,465</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B900</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">174</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Application to amend a registration, including actions such as modifying an IRM plan, or adding an insect to be controlled. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (10) (11) (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B902</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">175</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">PIP Protocol review.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9,151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6070">136 STAT. 6070</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B903</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">176</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Inert ingredient permanent tolerance exemption; e.g., a marker such as NPT II; reviewed in BPPD.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91,465</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B904</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">177</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Import tolerance or tolerance exemption; processed commodities/food only (inert or active ingredient).</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B905</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">178</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Review.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91,465</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B906</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">179</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Petition to establish a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for one or more active ingredients.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,733</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B907</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">180</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Petition to establish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for one or more active ingredients based on an existing temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B909</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">181</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">PIP tolerance exemption determination; applicant-initiated; request to determine if an existing tolerance exemption applies to a PIP.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B910</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Biotechnology Notification for small-scale field testing of genetically engineered microbes.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9,151</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6071">136 STAT. 6071</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B921</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">183</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; genetic modifications in animals intended for use as a pesticide (e.g., for pest population control); non-food/feed. This category would cover substances produced and used in animals that are intended for use as a pesticide, such as for pest population control, including the genetic material in such animals. Credit 75% of B921 fee toward registration application for the new active ingredient that follows (B922). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (13)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">182,927</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B922</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">184</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new active ingredient; genetic modifications in animals intended for use as a pesticide (e.g., for pest population control); non-food/feed. This category would cover substances produced and used in animals that are intended for use as a pesticide, such as for pest population control, including the genetic material in such animals. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (13) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">16</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">228,657</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6072">136 STAT. 6072</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B923</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">185</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; genetic modifications in animals intended for use as a pesticide (e.g., for pest population control); with petition to establish a temporary or permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active ingredient. This category would cover substances produced and used in animals that are intended for use as a pesticide, such as for pest population control, including the genetic material in such animals. Credit 75% of B923 fee toward registration application for the new active ingredient that follows (B924). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (13) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">228,658</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6073">136 STAT. 6073</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B924</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">186</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new active ingredient; genetic modifications in animals intended for use as a pesticide (e.g., for pest population control); with petition to establish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active ingredient. This category would cover substances produced and used in animals that are intended for use as a pesticide, such as for pest population control, including the genetic material in such animals. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (13) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">19</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">292,682</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B925</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">187</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; exogenous applications of RNA to elicit the RNA interference pathway in pests; non-food/feed; credit 75% of B925 fee toward registration application for the new active ingredient that follows (B926). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">27,452</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B926</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">188</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new active ingredient; exogenous applications of RNA to elicit the RNA interference pathway in pests; non-food/feed. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">82,329</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6074">136 STAT. 6074</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B927</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">189</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Experimental Use Permit application; exogenous applications of RNA to elicit the RNA interference pathway in pests; with petition to establish a temporary or permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active ingredient; credit 75% of B927 fee toward registration application for the new active ingredient that follows (B928). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">54,889</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B928</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">190</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new active ingredient; exogenous applications of RNA to elicit the RNA interference pathway in pests; with petition to establish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12) (14)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">22</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">137,210</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B929</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">191</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Registration application; new product, registered active ingredient; exogenous applications of RNA to elicit the RNA interference pathway in pests; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,322</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6075">136 STAT. 6075</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B930</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">192</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Application to amend or extend a non-PIP Emerging Technologies Experimental Use Permit; no petition since the established tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient is unaffected. (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B931</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">193</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Application to amend or extend a non-PIP Emerging Technologies Experimental Use Permit; with petition to extend a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient. (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">45,737</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>B932</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">194</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">(new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amendment; application to amend a non-PIP Emerging Technologies registration. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166052">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166060">(5)</ref> (12)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,296</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 18. — INERT INGREDIENTS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166809"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166809"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166817"><num>(2)</num> If another covered application is submitted that depends upon an application to approve an inert ingredient, each application will be subject to its respective registration service fee. The decision review time for both submissions will be the longest of the associated applications. If the application covers multiple ingredients grouped by EPA into one chemical class, a single registration service fee will be assessed for approval of those ingredients.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166825"><num>(3)</num> If EPA data rules are amended to newly require clearance under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s346a">21 U.S.C. 346a</ref>) for an ingredient of an antimicrobial product where such ingredient was not previously subject to such a clearance, then review of the data for such clearance of such product is not subject to a registration service fee for the tolerance action for two years from the effective date of the rule.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e166833"><num>(4)</num> Due to low fee and short time frame this category is not eligible for small business waivers.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I001</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">195</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new food use inert ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166825">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">38,698</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I002</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">196</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend currently approved inert ingredient tolerance or exemption from tolerance; new data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">13</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">10,750</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6077">136 STAT. 6077</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I003</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">197</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend currently approved inert ingredient tolerance or exemption from tolerance; no new data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4,742</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I004</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">198</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new non-food use inert ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15,803</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I005</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">199</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend currently approved non-food use inert ingredient with new use pattern; new data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,903</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I006</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">200</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Amend currently approved non-food use inert ingredient with new use pattern; no new data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4,742</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I007</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">201</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of substantially similar non-food use inert ingredients when original inert is compositionally similar with similar use pattern. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,371</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I008</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">202</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new or amended polymer inert ingredient, food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5,374</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I009</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">203</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new or amended polymer inert ingredient, non-food use. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">4,427</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I010</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">204</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Petition to amend a single tolerance exemption descriptor, or single non-food use descriptor, to add ≤ 10 CASRNs; no new data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,371</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I011</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">205</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new food use safener with tolerance or exemption from tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">26</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">856,631</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6078">136 STAT. 6078</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I012</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">206</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new non-food use safener. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">21</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">595,147</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I013</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">207</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of additional food use for previously approved safener with tolerance or exemption from tolerance. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">90,260</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I014</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">208</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of additional non-food use for previously approved safener. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">36,074</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I015</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">209</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of new generic data for previously approved food use safener. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">26</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">386,589</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I016</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">210</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Approval of amendment(s) to tolerance and label for previously approved safener. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166817">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">79,942</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I017<br/></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">211 (new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Add new source of previously approved safener.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18,958</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>I018<br/></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">212 (new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Petition to add one approved inert ingredient (CASRN) to the Commodity Inert Ingredient List; no data. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e166833">(4)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">3</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,371</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6079">136 STAT. 6079</page> <xhtml:table xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="fullWidth" style="border-collapse:collapse; -uslm-lc: 'c5,L4(4,4,4,4,4,0),p8,8/9,9L,8C,xl70,xl49C,12L'; "><xhtml:caption role="title" style="font-size:10pt; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I658095 caption-side:top;">“TABLE 19. — EXTERNAL REVIEW AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS</xhtml:caption> <xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:40pt ; max-width:40pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:36pt ; max-width:36pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 171pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="reading" style="min-width: 125pt;"/> <xhtml:col role="figure" style="width:52pt ; max-width:52pt;"/> </xhtml:colgroup><xhtml:thead><xhtml:tr class="header" style="font-size:8pt; border-top:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:h1"> <xhtml:th style="width:40.0pt ; max-width:40.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>EPA</b><br/><b>No</b>.</xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:36.0pt ; max-width:36.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>New</b><br/><b> CR</b><br/><b>No.</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 171.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Action</b></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="min-width: 125.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b>Decision</b><br/><b>Review Time</b><br/><b> (Months)</b><ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167155"><sub>(1)</sub></ref></xhtml:th><xhtml:th style="width:52.0pt ; max-width:52.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><b> Registration</b><br/><b> Service Fee</b><br/><b>($)</b></xhtml:th></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:thead><xhtml:tfoot style=" border-top:1px solid black;"><xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167155"><num>(1)</num> A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <tr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote xmlns="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/uslm" id="fn-d108679e167163"><num>(2)</num> Any other covered application that is associated with and dependent on the review by the Human Studies Review Board will be subject to its separate registration service fee. The decision review times for the associated actions run concurrently, but will end at the date of the latest review time.</footnote></xhtml:td> </tr><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6082">136 STAT. 6082</page> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167172"><num>(3)</num> Any other covered application that is associated with and dependent on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel review will be subject to its separate registration service fee. The decision review time for the associated action will be extended by the decision review time for the SAP review.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167180"><num>(4)</num> If another covered application is submitted that depends upon an application to approve an inert ingredient, each application will be subject to its respective registration service fee. The decision review time for both submissions will be the longest of the associated applications. If the application covers multiple ingredients grouped by EPA into one chemical class, a single registration service fee will be assessed for approval of those ingredients.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167188"><num>(5)</num> An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167196"><num>(6)</num> Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency-stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests additional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the associated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167205"><num>(7)</num> Due to low fee and short time frame this category is not eligible for small business waivers.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr> <xhtml:td colspan="5" style="text-align:justify; text-indent:1em; font-size:8pt "><footnote id="fn-d108679e167213"><num>(8)</num> This category includes amendments the sole purpose of which is to add ‘Design for the Environment’ (DfE) (or equivalent terms that do not use ‘safe’ or derivatives of ‘safe’) logos to a label. DfE is a voluntary program. A label bearing a DfE logo is not considered an Agency endorsement because the ingredients in the qualifying product must meet objective, scientific criteria established and widely publicized by EPA.”.</footnote></xhtml:td> </xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tfoot><xhtml:tbody style="line-height:9pt; font-size:8pt;"><xhtml:tr style="border-top:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M001</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">213</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Study protocol requiring Human Studies Review Board review as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt26">40 CFR Part 26</ref> in support of a currently registered active ingredient.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11,378</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M002</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">214</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Completed study requiring Human Studies Review Board review as defined in <ref href="/us/cfr/t40/pt26">40 CFR Part 26</ref> in support of an active ingredient. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167163">(2)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">14</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">11,378</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M003</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">215</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">External technical peer review of new active ingredient, product, or amendment (e.g., consultation with FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel) for an action with a decision timeframe of less than 12 months. Applicant initiated request based on a requirement of the Administrator, as defined by FIFRA § 25(d), in support of a novel active ingredient, or unique use pattern or application technology. Excludes PIP active .ingredients. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167172">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91,651</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6080">136 STAT. 6080</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M004</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">216</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">External technical peer review of new active ingredient, product, or amendment (e.g., consultation with FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel) for an action with a decision timeframe of greater than 12 months. Applicant initiated request based on a requirement of the Administrator, as defined by FIFRA § 25(d), in support of a novel active ingredient, or unique use pattern or application technology. Excludes PIP active ingredients. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167172">(3)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">91,651</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M005</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">217</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">New Product: Combination, Contains a combination of active ingredients from a registered and/or unregistered source; conventional, antimicrobial and/or biopesticide. Requires coordination with other regulatory divisions to conduct review of data, label and/or verify the validity of existing data as cited. Only existing uses for each active ingredient in the combination product. <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167180">(4)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167188">(5)</ref> <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167196">(6)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">9</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">31,604</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M006</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">218</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Request for up to 5 letters of certification (Gold Seal) for one actively registered product (excludes distributor products). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167205">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">398</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6081">136 STAT. 6081</page> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M007</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">219</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Request to extend Exclusive Use of data as provided by FIFRA Section 3(c)(1)(F)(ii).</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">12</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">7,903</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M008</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">220</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Request to grant Exclusive Use of data as provided by FIFRA Section 3(c)(1)(F)(vi) for a minor use, when a FIFRA Section 2(ll)(2) determination is required.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">15</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">2,371</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M009</inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">221</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Non-FIFRA Regulated Determination; applicant-initiated, per product.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">6</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px 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border-right:1px solid black;">4</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">5,230</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M012<br/></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">224 (new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Request for up to 5 letters of certification (Certificate of Establishment) for one actively registered product or one product produced for export (excludes distributor products). <ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn-d108679e167205">(7)</ref></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">1</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">398</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M013<br/></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">225 (new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Cancer reassessment; applicant-initiated.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">18</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">284,144</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> <xhtml:tr style="border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01"><xhtml:td leaders="yes" stubHierarchy="1" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;"><inline>M014<br/></inline></xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">227 (new)</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">Pre-application nano-particle determination.</xhtml:td><xhtml:td style=" text-align:center; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">8</xhtml:td><xhtml:td leaders="no" style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black;">17,424</xhtml:td></xhtml:tr> </xhtml:tbody></xhtml:table><?GPOvSpace 04?></content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="707">SEC. 707. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd8ef4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd8ef4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd8ef50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w">7 USC 136w note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>INFORMATION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1bd93d71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall post on a single webpage of the website of the Environmental Protection Agency aggregated information on pesticide regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136/etseq">7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.</ref>), including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd93d72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>all guidance relating to risk assessment, risk mitigation, benefits assessments, and cost-benefit balancing;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd93d73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>hyperlinks to resources, including the Department of Agriculture’s “national list of allowed and prohibited substances” for organic crop and livestock production;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd93d74-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>biopesticides and pesticides exempt pursuant to section 25(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w/b">7 U.S.C. 136w(b)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd93d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>integrated pest management principles developed under section 28(c) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–3/c">7 U.S.C. 136w–3(c)</ref>), including technical assistance for implementation of those principles.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="708">SEC. 708. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd93d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">7 USC</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd93d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">136a–1 note.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPLEMENTATION DATES WITH RESPECT TO FEES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bd96488-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fee Increases</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd96489-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Registration service fees</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to amendments made by this title to increase registration service fees specified in section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136w–8">7 U.S.C. 136w–8</ref>), such increases shall <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6083">136 STAT. 6083</page> not be effective until the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this title, regardless of whether such section 33 specifies (as so amended) that such increases are effective for fiscal year 2023.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9648a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Maintenance fees</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to amendments made by this title to increase the amount of maintenance fees to be collected under section 4(i) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a–1/i">7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)</ref>), such increases shall be effective beginning on October 1, 2022.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bd9648b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Set-asides</inline>.—</heading><content>With respect to any set-asides specified in subsection (i) or (k) of section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a–1">7 U.S.C. 136a–1</ref>), such set-asides shall be effective beginning on October 1, 2022.</content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Other Matters Relating to Pesticides</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="711">SEC. 711. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd9648c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a">7 USC 136a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REGISTRATION REVIEW DEADLINE EXTENSION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9bd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 3(g)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a/g/1/A/iii/I">7 U.S.C. 136a(g)(1)(A)(iii)(I)</ref>), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) shall complete the initial registration review of each pesticide or pesticide case covered by that section not later than October 1, 2026.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9be-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Interim Registration Review Decision Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9bf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definition of covered interim registration review decision</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this subsection, the term “<term>covered interim registration review decision</term>” means an interim registration review decision—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>that is associated with an initial registration review described in subsection (a);</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bd9d9c2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>that is noticed in the Federal Register during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2026; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>for which the Administrator has not, as of the date on which the decision is noticed in the Federal Register, made effects determinations or completed any necessary consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1536/a/2">16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Requirements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Any covered interim registration review decision shall include, where applicable, measures to reduce the effects of the applicable pesticide on—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>); or</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any designated critical habitat.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bd9d9c7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Consultation</inline>.—</heading><content>In developing measures described in paragraph (2), the Administrator shall take into account the input received from the Secretary of Agriculture and other members of the interagency working group established under section 3(c)(11) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s136a/c/11">7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(11)</ref>).<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6084">136 STAT. 6084</page></content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> DIVISION II—

Pregnant Workers

Fairness Act.

PREGNANT WORKERS
SEC. 101.

42 USC 2000gg note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”.
SEC. 102.

42 USC 2000gg.

DEFINITIONS.  As used in this division—(1) the term “Commission” means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (2) the term “covered entity”—(A) has the meaning given the term “respondent” in section 701(n) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(n)); and (B) includes—(i) an employer, which means a person engaged in industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees as defined in section 701(b) of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(b)); (ii) an employing office, as defined in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301) and section 411(c) of title 3, United States Code; (iii) an entity employing a State employee described in section 304(a) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16c(a)); and (iv) an entity to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a)) applies; (3) the term “employee” means—(A) an employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(f)); (B) a covered employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), and an individual described in section 201(d) of that Act (2 U.S.C. 1311(d)); (C) a covered employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 411(c) of title 3, United States Code; (D) a State employee (including an applicant) described in section 304(a) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16c(a)); or (E) an employee (including an applicant) to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a)) applies; (4) the term “known limitation” means physical or mental condition related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions that the employee or employee’s representative has communicated to the employer whether or not such condition meets the definition of disability specified in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); (5) the term “person” has the meaning given such term in section 701(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(a));136 STAT. 6085 (6) the term “qualified employee” means an employee or applicant who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position, except that an employee or applicant shall be considered qualified if—(A) any inability to perform an essential function is for a temporary period; (B) the essential function could be performed in the near future; and (C) the inability to perform the essential function can be reasonably accommodated; and (7) the terms “reasonable accommodation” and “undue hardship” have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111) and shall be construed as such terms are construed under such Act and as set forth in the regulations required by this division, including with regard to the interactive process that will typically be used to determine an appropriate reasonable accommodation.
SEC. 103.

42 USC

2000gg–1.

NONDISCRIMINATION WITH REGARD TO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS RELATED TO PREGNANCY.  It shall be an unlawful employment practice for a covered entity to—(1) not make reasonable accommodations to the known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of a qualified employee, unless such covered entity can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of such covered entity; (2) require a qualified employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions to accept an accommodation other than any reasonable accommodation arrived at through the interactive process referred to in section 102(7); (3) deny employment opportunities to a qualified employee if such denial is based on the need of the covered entity to make reasonable accommodations to the known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of the qualified employee; (4) require a qualified employee to take leave, whether paid or unpaid, if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to the known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of the qualified employee; or (5) take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against a qualified employee on account of the employee requesting or using a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of the employee.
SEC. 104.

42 USC

2000gg–2.

REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT.(a) Employees Covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in sections 705, 706, 707, 709, 710, and 711 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 et seq.) to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person alleging a violation of title VII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) 136 STAT. 6086 shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(A) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (b) Employees Covered by Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) for the purposes of addressing allegations of violations of section 201(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to address an allegation of an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(B), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) for the purposes of addressing allegations of such a violation shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to address allegations of such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, for purposes of addressing allegations of such a violation, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to address any allegation of such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (c) Employees Covered by Chapter 5 of Title 3, United States Code.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, to the President, the Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or any person alleging a violation of section 411(a)(1) of such title shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the President, the Commission, the Board, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee 136 STAT. 6087 described in section 102(3)(C), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the President, the Commission, the Board, or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the President, the Commission, the Board, or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (d) Employees Covered by Government Employee Rights Act of 1991.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in sections 302 and 304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b; 2000e–16c) to the Commission or any person alleging a violation of section 302(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b(a)(1)) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(D), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (e) Employees Covered by Section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16) to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person alleging a violation of that section shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(E), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, 136 STAT. 6088 remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (f) Prohibition Against Retaliation.—(1) In general.—No person shall discriminate against any employee because such employee has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this division or because such employee made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this division. (2) Prohibition against coercion.—It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of such individual having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of such individual having aided or encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this division. (3) Remedy.—The remedies and procedures otherwise provided for under this section shall be available to aggrieved individuals with respect to violations of this subsection. (g) Limitation.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)(3), (b)(3), (c)(3), (d)(3), and (e)(3), if an unlawful employment practice involves the provision of a reasonable accommodation pursuant to this division or regulations implementing this division, damages may not be awarded under section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a) if the covered entity demonstrates good faith efforts, in consultation with the employee with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions who has informed the covered entity that accommodation is needed, to identify and make a reasonable accommodation that would provide such employee with an equally effective opportunity and would not cause an undue hardship on the operation of the covered entity.
SEC. 105.

Deadlines.

42 USC

2000gg–3.

RULEMAKING.(a) EEOC Rulemaking.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue regulations in an accessible format in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, to carry out this division. Such regulations shall provide examples of reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. (b) OCWR Rulemaking.—(1)

Applicability.

In general.—Not later than 6 months after the Commission issues regulations under subsection (a), the Board (as defined in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301)) shall (in accordance with section 304 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1384)), issue regulations to implement the provisions of this division made applicable to employees described in section 102(3)(B), under section 104(b).136 STAT. 6089 (2) Parallel with agency regulations.—The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive regulations issued by the Commission under subsection (a) except to the extent that the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulations issued under paragraph (1) that a modification of such substantive regulations would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protection under this division.
SEC. 106.

42 USC

2000gg–4.

WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY.  A State shall not be immune under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this division. In any action against a State for a violation of this division, remedies (including remedies both at law and in equity) are available for such a violation to the same extent as such remedies are available for such a violation in an action against any public or private entity other than a State.
SEC. 107.

42 USC

2000gg–5.

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.(a) In General.—Nothing in this division shall be construed—(1) to invalidate or limit the powers, remedies, and procedures under any Federal law or law of any State or political subdivision of any State or jurisdiction that provides greater or equal protection for individuals affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; or (2) by regulation or otherwise, to require an employer-sponsored health plan to pay for or cover any particular item, procedure, or treatment or to affect any right or remedy available under any other Federal, State, or local law with respect to any such payment or coverage requirement. (b) Rule of Construction.—This division is subject to the applicability to religious employment set forth in section 702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–1(a)).
SEC. 108.

42 USC

2000gg–6.

SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this division or the application of that provision to particular persons or circumstances is held invalid or found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this division and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
SEC. 109.

42 USC

2000gg note.

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
 DIVISION JJ—NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES <num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES AND REGULATIONS</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdcc049-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1387">16 USC 1387 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES AND REGULATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bdd0e6a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdd0e6b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of law except as provided in subsection (b), for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6090">136 STAT. 6090</page> 2028, the Final Rule <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (<ref href="/us/fr/86/51970">86 Fed. Reg. 51970</ref>) shall be deemed sufficient to ensure that the continued Federal and State authorizations of the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries are in full compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1361/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</ref>) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>). The National Marine Fisheries Service shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdd0e6c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdd0e6d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>throughout the period described in the preceding sentence, in consultation with affected States and fishing industry participants, promote the innovation and adoption of gear technologies in the fisheries described in the preceding sentence, in order to implement additional whale protection measures by December 31, 2028;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdd0e6e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdd0e6f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Effective date.</p></sidenote><content>promulgate new regulations for the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries consistent with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1361/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</ref>) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>) that take effect by December 31, 2028, utilizing existing and innovative gear technologies, as appropriate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdd0e70-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdd0e71-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>in consultation with affected States, submit an annual report to Congress on the status of North Atlantic Right Whales, the actions taken and plans to implement measures expected to not exceed Potential Biological Removal by December 31, 2028, the amount of serious injury and mortality by fishery and country, and the proportion of the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries that have transitioned to innovative gear technologies that reduce harm to the North Atlantic Right Whale.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bdd0e72-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to an existing emergency rule, or any action taken to extend or make final an emergency rule that is in place on the date of enactment of this Act, affecting lobster and Jonah crab.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>GRANT AUTHORITY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdd0e73-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1393">16 USC 1393</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CONSERVATION AND MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde1fe4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bde1fe5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Contracts.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Assistance</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fe6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bde1fe7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (in this title referred to as the “Under Secretary”) shall establish a program to provide competitive financial assistance, on an annual basis, and cooperative agreements including multiyear grants and direct payment, to eligible entities for eligible uses, such as projects designed to reduce the lethal and sub-lethal effects of human activities on North Atlantic right whales.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fe8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Use of existing authorities</inline>.—</heading><content>Assistance provided under this section shall be carried out in a manner consistent with authorities available to the Secretary under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1531/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</ref>) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1361/etseq">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fe9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Cooperative agreements</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the National Fish and <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6091">136 STAT. 6091</page> Wildlife Foundation established by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t16/s3701/etseq">16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</ref>) to carry out this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde1fea-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Entities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>An entity is an eligible entity for purposes of assistance awarded under subsection (a) if the entity is—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1feb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a relevant port authority for a port;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a relevant State, regional, local, or Tribal government;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>any other individual or entity, as determined appropriate by the Under Secretary, including—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>an owner or operator of a vessel, as defined under <ref href="/us/usc/t1/s3">section 3 of title 1, United States Code</ref>; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>participants within sectors of the maritime industry, such as boating, shipping, fishing, fishing gear and rope manufacturing, and other maritime activities;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a nonprofit organization or research institution with expertise in commercial fisheries, gear innovation, and North Atlantic right whale conservation; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>a consortium of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible Uses</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Assistance awarded under subsection (a) may be used to develop, assess, and carry out activities that reduce human induced threats to North Atlantic right whales, including—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>funding research to identify, deploy, or test innovative gear technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>subsidizing acquisition of innovative gear technologies to improve adoption of those technologies by fisheries participants, which may include direct payment to fisheries participants;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>training for fisheries participants to improve deployment, safety, and adoption of innovative gear technologies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>funding for monitoring necessary to support dynamic management of fisheries, vessel traffic, or other needs; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bde1ff8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>other uses as determined by the Under Secretary in consultation with relevant eligible entities.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde1ff9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In determining whether to fund project proposals under this section, the Under Secretary shall prioritize projects—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ffa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>with a substantial likelihood of reducing lethal and sub-lethal effects on North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear entanglements or vessel collisions;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ffb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>that include cooperation with fishing industry participants or other private sector stakeholders; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ffc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>that demonstrate, or have the potential to provide, economic benefits to small businesses based in the United States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde1ffd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Prohibited Uses</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1ffe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds awarded under this section may not be used to distribute resources to an entity or individual that is not a United States person (as defined in section 7701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde1fff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>Funds awarded under this section may be used to distribute resources to a partnership that includes an entity or individual that is not a United States person (as defined in section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if the resources are distributed directly to a partner in the partnership that is a United States person (as so defined).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde2000-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Reporting</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6092">136 STAT. 6092</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde2001-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Each individual or entity that receives assistance under this section for a project shall submit to the Under Secretary periodic reports (at such intervals as the Under Secretary may require) that include all information that the Under Secretary, after consultation with other government officials, determines is necessary to evaluate the progress and success of the project for the purposes of ensuring positive results, assessing problems, and fostering improvements.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde2002-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Availability to the public</inline>.—</heading><content>Reports under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public in a timely manner.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bde2003-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1393">16 USC 1393 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT TO CONGRESS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the results and effectiveness of projects receiving assistance provided under this title.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><heading>FUNDING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde6e24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde6e25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization</inline>.—</heading><content>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary to carry out this title $50,000,000 (of which not less than $40,000,000 shall be for innovative gear deployment and technology) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bde6e26-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Administrative expenses</inline>.—</heading><content>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Under Secretary may expend not more than 5 percent, or up to $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this title.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bde6e27-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bde6e28-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1393">16 USC 1393 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Acceptance and Use of Donations</inline>.—</heading><content>The Under Secretary may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, consistent with policy of the Department of Commerce in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide assistance under section 201.</content></subsection> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>CONTINUOUS PLANKTON RECORDER</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bde6e29-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s883a">33 USC 883a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SURVEY.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bdebc4a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdebc4b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on an ongoing basis thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a Continuous Plankton Recorder survey.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bdebc4c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Required Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For the purpose of conducting the survey required under subsection (a), the Northeast Fisheries Science Center shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdebc4d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>to the extent possible, utilize the resources of and partner with, on a volunteer basis, research institutions, nonprofit organizations, commercial vessels, and other Federal agencies;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdebc4e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdebc4f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><content>in as short a time as possible, ensure relevant survey samples and results are analyzed, stored, archived, and made publicly available;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6093">136 STAT. 6093</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdebc50-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>prioritize the collection of plankton samples and data that inform the conservation of North Atlantic right whales; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1bdebc51-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdebc52-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Coordination.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdebc53-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Canada.</p></sidenote><content>to the extent practicable, coordinate with the Government of Canada to develop a transboundary understanding of plankton abundance and distribution.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1bdebc54-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1bdebc55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out this section there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $300,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032, which shall be derived from existing funds otherwise appropriated to the Secretary.</content></subsection> </section> DIVISION KK—

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act.

PUMP FOR NURSING MOTHERS ACT
SEC. 101.

29 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act” or the “PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act”.
SEC. 102. BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE.(a) Expanding Employee Access to Break Time and Space.—The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended—(1) in section 7 (29 U.S.C. 207), by striking subsection (r); and (2) by inserting after section 18C (29 U.S.C. 218c) the following:
“SEC. 18D.

29 USC 218d.

BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE.“(a) In General.—An employer shall provide—“(1) a reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for such employee’s nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express the milk; and “(2) a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk. “(b) Compensation.—“(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), an employer shall not be required to compensate an employee receiving reasonable break time under subsection (a)(1) for any time spent during the workday for such purpose unless otherwise required by Federal or State law or municipal ordinance. “(2) Relief from duties.—Break time provided under subsection (a)(1) shall be considered hours worked if the employee is not completely relieved from duty during the entirety of such break. “(c) Exemption for Small Employers.—An employer that employs less than 50 employees shall not be subject to the requirements of this section, if such requirements would impose an undue hardship by causing the employer significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, or structure of the employer’s business. “(d) Exemption for Crewmembers of Air Carriers.—136 STAT. 6094 “(1) In general.—An employer that is an air carrier shall not be subject to the requirements of this section with respect to an employee of such air carrier who is a crewmember “(2) Definitions.—In this subsection:“(A) Air carrier.—The term ‘air carrier’ has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. “(B) Crewmember.—The term ‘crewmember’ has the meaning given such term in section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). “(e) Applicability to Rail Carriers.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), an employer that is a rail carrier shall be subject to the requirements of this section. “(2) Certain employees.—An employer that is a rail carrier shall be subject to the requirements of this section with respect to an employee of such rail carrier who is a member of a train crew involved in the movement of a locomotive or rolling stock or who is an employee who maintains the right of way, provided that compliance with the requirements of this section does not—“(A) require the employer to incur significant expense, such as through the addition of such a member of a train crew in response to providing a break described in subsection (a)(1) to another such member of a train crew, removal or retrofitting of seats, or the modification or retrofitting of a locomotive or rolling stock; or “(B) result in unsafe conditions for an individual who is an employee who maintains the right of way. “(3) Significant expense.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), it shall not be considered a significant expense to modify or retrofit a locomotive or rolling stock by installing a curtain or other screening protection. “(4) Definitions.—In this subsection:“(A) Employee who maintains the right of way.—The term ‘employee who maintains the right of way’ means an employee who is a safety-related railroad employee described in section 20102(4)(C) of title 49, United States Code. “(B) Rail carrier.—The term ‘rail carrier’ means an employer described in section 13(b)(2). “(C) Train crew.—The term ‘train crew’ has the meaning given such term as used in chapter II of subtitle B of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). “(f) Applicability to Motorcoach Services Operators.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), an employer that is a motorcoach services operator shall be subject to the requirements of this section. “(2) Employees who are involved in the movement of a motorcoach.—An employer that is a motorcoach services operator shall be subject to the requirements of this section with respect to an employee of such motorcoach services operator who is involved in the movement of a motorcoach provided that compliance with the requirements of this section does not—136 STAT. 6095“(A) require the employer to incur significant expense, such as through the removal or retrofitting of seats, the modification or retrofitting of a motorcoach, or unscheduled stops; or “(B) result in unsafe conditions for an employee of a motorcoach services operator or a passenger of a motorcoach. “(3) Significant expense.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), it shall not be considered a significant expense—“(A) to modify or retrofit a motorcoach by installing a curtain or other screening protection if an employee requests such a curtain or other screening protection; or “(B) for an employee to use scheduled stop time to express breast milk. “(4) Definitions.—In this subsection:“(A) Motorcoach; motorcoach services.—The terms ‘motorcoach’ and ‘motorcoach services’ have the meanings given the terms in section 32702 of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note). “(B) Motorcoach services operator.—The term ‘motorcoach services operator’ means an entity that offers motorcoach services. “(g) Notification Prior to Commencement of Action.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), before commencing an action under section 16(b) for a violation of subsection (a)(2), an employee shall—“(A) notify the employer of such employee of the failure to provide the place described in such subsection; and “(B)

Time period.

Compliance.

provide the employer with 10 days after such notification to come into compliance with such subsection with respect to the employee. “(2) Exceptions.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply in a case in which—“(A) the employee has been discharged because the employee—“(i) has made a request for the break time or place described in subsection (a); or “(ii) has opposed any employer conduct related to this section; or “(B) the employer has indicated that the employer has no intention of providing the place described in subsection (a)(2). “(h) Interaction With State and Federal Law.—“(1) Laws providing greater protection.—Nothing in this section shall preempt a State law or municipal ordinance that provides greater protections to employees than the protections provided for under this section. “(2) No effect on title 49 preemption.—This section shall have no effect on the preemption of a State law or municipal ordinance that is preempted under subtitle IV, V, or VII of title 49, United States Code.”
. (b) Clarifying Remedies.—The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended—(1) in section 15(a) (29 U.S.C. 215(a))—(A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting “; and”; and (B) by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 6096 “(6) to violate any of the provisions of section 18D.” ; and (2) in section 16(b) (29 U.S.C. 216(b)), by striking “15(a)(3)” each place the term appears and inserting “15(a)(3) or 18D”. (c) Authorizing Employees to Temporarily Obscure the Field of View of an Image Recording Device on a Locomotive or Rolling Stock While Expressing Breast Milk.—Section 20168(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “A railroad carrier” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a railroad carrier” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Temporarily obscuring field of view of an image recording device while expressing breast milk.—“(A) In general.—For purposes of expressing breast milk, an employee may temporarily obscure the field of view of an image recording device required under this section if the passenger train on which such device is installed is not in motion. “(B) Resuming operation.—The crew of a passenger train on which an image recording device has been obscured pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall ensure that such image recording device is no longer obscured immediately after the employee has finished expressing breast milk and before resuming operation of the passenger train.” .
SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE.(a)

29 USC 207 note.

Expanding Access.—The amendments made by section 102(a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b)

29 USC 215 note.

Remedies and Clarification.—The amendments made by section 102(b) shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (c)

49 USC 20168 note.

Authorizing Employees to Temporarily Obscure the Field of View of an Image Recording Device on a Locomotive or Rolling Stock While Expressing Breast Milk.—The amendments made by section 102(c) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (d)

29 USC 218d note.

Application of Law to Employees of Rail Carriers.—(1) In general.—Section 18D of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as added by section 102(a)) shall not apply to employees who are members of a train crew involved in the movement of a locomotive or rolling stock or who are employees who maintain the right of way of an employer that is a rail carrier until the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Definitions.—In this subsection:(A) Employee; employer.—The terms “employee” and “employer” have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). (B) Employees who maintains the right of way; rail carrier; train crew.—The terms “employee who maintains the right of way”, “rail carrier”, and “train crew” have the meanings given such terms in section 18D(e)(4) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as added by section 102(a).136 STAT. 6097 (e)

29 USC 218d note.

Application of Law to Employees of Motorcoach Services Operators.—(1) In general.—Section 18D of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as added by section 102(a)) shall not apply to employees who are involved in the movement of a motorcoach of an employer that is a motorcoach services operator until the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Definitions.—In this subsection:(A) Employee; employer.—The terms “employee” and “employer” have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). (B) Motorcoach; motorcoach services operator.—The terms “motorcoach” and “motorcoach services operator” have the meanings given such terms in section 18D(f)(4) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as added by section 102(a).
DIVISION LL—

State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act.

STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL FISCAL RECOVERY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DISASTER RELIEF FLEXIBILITY
SEC. 101.

42 USC 1305 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This division may be cited as the “State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act”.
SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO USE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.(a) In General.—Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as amended by section 40909 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, is amended—(1) in section 602—

42 USC 802.

(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “(except as provided in subsection (c)(5))” after “December 31, 2024”; and (B) in subsection (c)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “paragraph (3)” and inserting “paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)”; (II) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:“(C) for the provision of government services up to an amount equal to the greater of—“(i) the amount of the reduction in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal government due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, or Tribal government prior to the emergency; or “(ii) $10,000,000;” ; (III) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and136 STAT. 6098 (IV) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(E) to provide emergency relief from natural disasters or the negative economic impacts of natural disasters, including temporary emergency housing, food assistance, financial assistance for lost wages, or other immediate needs.” ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) Authority to use funds for certain infrastructure projects.—“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (C), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State, territory, or Tribal government receiving a payment under this section may use funds provided under such payment for projects described in subparagraph (B), including, to the extent consistent with guidance or rules issued by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to subparagraph (C)(iv)—“(i) in the case of a project eligible under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, or section 5309 or 6701 of title 49, United States Code, to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such a project; and “(ii) in the case of a project eligible for credit assistance under the TIFIA program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code—“(I) to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such a project; and “(II) to repay a loan provided under such program. “(B) Projects described.—A project referred to in subparagraph (A) is any of the following:“(i) A project eligible under section 117 of title 23, United States Code. “(ii) A project eligible under section 119 of title 23, United States Code. “(iii) A project eligible under section 124 of title 23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(iv) A project eligible under section 133 of title 23, United States Code. “(v) An activity to carry out section 134 of title 23, United States Code. “(vi) A project eligible under section 148 of title 23, United States Code. “(vii) A project eligible under section 149 of title 23, United States Code. “(viii) A project eligible under section 151(f) of title 23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(ix) A project eligible under section 165 of title 23, United States Code. “(x) A project eligible under section 167 of title 23, United States Code.136 STAT. 6099 “(xi) A project eligible under section 173 of title 23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(xii) A project eligible under section 175 of title 23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(xiii) A project eligible under section 176 of title 23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(xiv) A project eligible under section 202 of title 23, United States Code. “(xv) A project eligible under section 203 of title 23, United States Code. “(xvi) A project eligible under section 204 of title 23, United States Code. “(xvii) A project eligible under the program for national infrastructure investments (commonly known as the ‘Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program’). “(xviii) A project eligible for credit assistance under the TIFIA program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code. “(xix) A project that furthers the completion of a designated route of the Appalachian Development Highway System under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code. “(xx) A project eligible under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code. “(xxi) A project eligible under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. “(xxii) A project eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code. “(xxiii) A project eligible under section 5337 of title 49, United States Code. “(xxiv) A project eligible under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code. “(xxv) A project eligible under section 6703 of title 49, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(xxvi) A project eligible under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). “(xxvii) A project eligible under the bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction program under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘highway infrastructure program’ under the heading ‘Federal Highway Administration’ under the heading ‘DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’ under title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “(C) Limitations; application of requirements.—“(i) Limitation on amounts to be used for infrastructure projects.—“(I) In general.—The total amount that a State, territory, or Tribal government may use from a payment made under this section for uses 136 STAT. 6100 described in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the greater of—“(aa) $10,000,000; and “(bb) 30 percent of such payment. “(II) Rule of application.—The spending limitation under subclause (I) shall not apply to any use of funds permitted under paragraph (1), and any such use of funds shall be disregarded for purposes of applying such spending limitation. “(ii) Limitation on operating expenses.—Funds provided under a payment made under this section shall not be used for operating expenses of a project described in clauses (xx) through (xxiv) of subparagraph (B). “(iii) Application of requirements.—Except as otherwise determined by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to clause (iv) or provided in this section—“(I) the requirements of section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act shall apply to funds provided under a payment made under this section that are used pursuant to subparagraph (A) for a project described in clause (xxvi) of subparagraph (B) that relates to broadband infrastructure; “(II) the requirements of titles 23, 40, and 49 of the United States Code, title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq) shall apply to funds provided under a payment made under this section that are used for projects described in subparagraph (B); and “(III) a State government receiving a payment under this section may use funds provided under such payment for projects described in clauses (i) through (xxvii) of subparagraph (B), as applicable, that—“(aa) demonstrate progress in achieving a state of good repair as required by the State’s asset management plan under section 119(e) of title 23, United States Code; and “(bb) support the achievement of 1 or more performance targets of the State established under section 150 of title 23, United States Code. “(iv) Oversight.—The Secretary may delegate oversight and administration of the requirements described in clause (iii) to the appropriate Federal agency. “(v) Supplement, not supplant.—Amounts from a payment made under this section that are used by a State, territory, or Tribal government for uses described in subparagraph (A) shall supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, 136 STAT. 6101 and local government funds (as applicable) otherwise available for such uses. “(D) Reports.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall provide periodic reports on the use of funds by States, territories, and Tribal governments under subparagraph (A). “(E)

Time period.

Termination date.

Availability.—Funds provided under a payment made under this section to a State, territory, or Tribal government shall remain available for obligation for a use described in subparagraph (A) through December 31, 2024, except that no amount of such funds may be expended after September 30, 2026.” ; and (2) in subsection 603—

42 USC 803.

(A) in subsection (a), by inserting “(except as provided in subsection (c)(6))” after “December 31, 2024”; and (B) in subsection (c)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “paragraphs (3) and (4)” and inserting “paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6)”; (II) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:“(C) for the provision of government services up to an amount equal to the greater of—“(i) the amount of the reduction in revenue of such metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county to the emergency; or “(ii) $10,000,000;” ; (III) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (IV) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(E) to provide emergency relief from natural disasters or the negative economic impacts of natural disasters, including temporary emergency housing, food assistance, financial assistance for lost wages, or other immediate needs.” ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(6) Authority to use funds for certain infrastructure projects.—“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county receiving a payment under this section may use funds provided under such payment for projects described in subparagraph (B) of section 602(c)(5), including, to the extent consistent with guidance or rules issued by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv)—“(i) in the case of a project eligible under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, or section 5309 136 STAT. 6102 or 6701 of title 49, United States Code, to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such a project; and “(ii) in the case of a project eligible for credit assistance under the TIFIA program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code—“(I) to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such a project; and “(II) to repay a loan provided under such program. “(B) Limitations; application of requirements.—“(i) Limitation on amounts to be used for infrastructure projects.—“(I) In general.—The total amount that a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county may use from a payment made under this section for uses described in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the greater of—“(aa) $10,000,000; and “(bb) 30 percent of such payment. “(II) Rule of application.—The spending limitation under subclause (I) shall not apply to any use of funds permitted under paragraph (1), and any such use of funds shall be disregarded for purposes of applying such spending limitation. “(ii) Limitation on operating expenses.—Funds provided under a payment made under this section shall not be used for operating expenses of a project described in clauses (xx) through (xxiv) of section 602(c)(5)(B). “(iii)

Determination.

Application of requirements.—Except as otherwise determined by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to clause (iv) or provided in this section—“(I) the requirements of section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act shall apply to funds provided under a payment made under this section that are used pursuant to subparagraph (A) for a project described in clause (xxvi) of section 602(c)(5)(B) that relates to broadband infrastructure; and “(II) the requirements of titles 23, 40, and 49 of the United States Code, title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq) shall apply to funds provided under a payment made under this section that are used for projects described in section 602(c)(5)(B). “(iv) Oversight.—The Secretary may delegate oversight and administration of the requirements described in clause (iii) to the appropriate Federal agency. “(v) Supplement, not supplant.—Amounts from a payment made under this section that are used by a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local 136 STAT. 6103 government, or county for uses described in subparagraph (A) shall supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, and local government funds (as applicable) otherwise available for such uses. “(C) Reports.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall provide periodic reports on the use of funds by metropolitan cities, nonentitlement units of local government, or counties under subparagraph (A). “(D)

Time period.

Termination date.

Availability.—Funds provided under a payment made under this section to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county shall remain available for obligation for a use described in subparagraph (A) through December 31, 2024, except that no amount of such funds may be expended after September 30, 2026.” . (b) Technical Amendments.—Sections 602(c)(3) and 603(c)(3) of title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)(3), 803(c)(3)) are each amended by striking “paragraph (17) of”. (c)

42 USC 802 note.

Guidance and Effective Date.—(1)

Deadline.

Updates.

Guidance or rule.—Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall issue guidance or promulgate a rule to carry out the amendments made by this section, including updating reporting requirements on the use of funds under this section. (2) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the issuance of guidance or the promulgation of a rule described in paragraph (1). (d) Department of the Treasury Administrative Expenses.—(1) Reduction of funds available for administrative expenses.—Title IV of division A of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended—(A) in section 4003(f)

15 USC 9042.

, by striking “$100,000,000” and inserting “61,000,000”; and (B) in section 4112(b),

15 USC 9072.

 by striking “$100,000,000” and inserting “$67,000,000”. (2)

Determination.

Authority.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) for administrative expenses pursuant to the provisions specified in paragraph (3) shall be available to the Secretary (in addition to any other appropriations provided for such purpose) for the purpose described in paragraph (4) (subject to the limitation in such paragraph) and for administrative expenses of the Department of the Treasury, except for the Internal Revenue Service, determined by the Secretary to be necessary to respond to the coronavirus emergency, including any expenses necessary to implement any provision of—(A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136); (B) division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260); (C) the American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117–2); or136 STAT. 6104 (D) title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). (3) Provisions specified.—The provisions specified in this paragraph are the following:(A) Amounts made available under section 4027(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 9061(a)) to pay costs and administrative expenses under section 4003(f) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(f))) and amounts made available by section 4120(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 9080) to pay costs and administrative expenses under section 4112(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9072(b)) (after application of the amendments made by paragraph (1) of this subsection). (B) Section 421(f)(2) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). (C) Sections 3201(a)(2)(B), 3206(d)(1)(A), and 7301(b)(5) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2). (D) Section 602(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(a)(2)). (4) Payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments.—Of amounts made available under paragraph (2), up to $10,600,000 shall be available to the Secretary (in addition to any other appropriations provided for such purpose) for making payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments under subsection (g) of section 605 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 805), as added by section 103 of this Act.
SEC. 103. ALLOWING PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS FROM LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND.(a) In General.—Section 605 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 805) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(g) Payments to Eligible Revenue Sharing Consolidated Governments.—“(1) Payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

Allocation.

Time periods.

Effective date.

—The Secretary shall allocate and pay to each eligible revenue sharing consolidated government for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 an amount equal to the amount that the Secretary would have allocated to such eligible revenue sharing consolidated government for fiscal year 2022 if all eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments had been treated as eligible revenue sharing counties for purposes of being eligible for payments under subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year using the allocation methodology adopted by the Department of the Treasury for such eligible revenue sharing counties as of the date of enactment of this subsection. “(2) Funding for payments.—“(A) In general.—The Secretary shall make the allocations and payments described in paragraph (1) from the amounts described in subparagraph (B), which shall be available to the Secretary for such purpose notwithstanding any other provision of law.136 STAT. 6105 “(B) Amounts described.—The amounts described in this subparagraph are the following:“(i) Any amount allocated to an eligible revenue sharing county under subsection (b)(1) for fiscal year 2022 or 2023 that, as of January 31, 2023, has not been requested by such county. “(ii) Amounts made available to the Secretary under section 102(d)(4) of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 605 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 805), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended—(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, subject to subsection (g),” after “obligated”; (2) in subsection (c), by striking “or an eligible Tribal government” and inserting “, an eligible Tribal government, or an eligible revenue sharing consolidated government”; (3) in subsections (d) and (e), by inserting “or eligible revenue sharing consolidated government” after “eligible revenue sharing county” each place it appears; and (4) in subsection (f)—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:“(1) Eligible revenue sharing consolidated government.—

Definition.

The term ‘eligible revenue sharing consolidated government’ means a county, parish, or borough—“(A) that has been classified by the Bureau of the Census as an active government consolidated with another government; and “(B) for which, as determined by the Secretary, there is a negative revenue impact due to implementation of a Federal program or changes to such program.” .
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.  Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) is amended by inserting “(or, in the case of costs incurred by a Tribal government, during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 31, 2022)” before the period.
SEC. 105. RESCISSION OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUNDS DECLINED BY STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 606.

42 USC 806.

RESCISSION OF FUNDS DECLINED BY STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.“(a) Rescission.—“(1) In general.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if a State, territory, or other governmental entity provides notice to the Secretary of the Treasury in the manner provided by the Secretary of the Treasury that the State, territory, or other governmental entity intends to decline all or a portion of the amounts that are to be awarded to the State, territory, 136 STAT. 6106 or other governmental entity from funds appropriated under this title, an amount equal to the unaccepted amounts or portion of such amounts allocated by the Secretary of the Treasury as of the date of such notice that would have been awarded to the State, territory, or other governmental entity shall be rescinded from the applicable appropriation account. “(2) Exclusion.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to funds that are to be paid to a State under section 603 for distribution to nonentitlement units of local government. “(3) Rules of construction.—Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as—“(A) preventing a sub-State governmental entity, including a nonentitlement unit of local government, from notifying the Secretary of the Treasury that the sub-State governmental entity intends to decline all or a portion of the amounts that a State may distribute to the entity from funds appropriated under this title; or “(B) allowing a State to prohibit or otherwise prevent a sub-State governmental entity from providing such a notice. “(b) Use for Deficit Reduction.—Amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. “(c) State or Other Governmental Entity Defined.—In this section, the term ‘State, territory, or other governmental entity’ means any entity to which a payment may be made directly to the entity under this title other than a Tribal government, as defined in sections 601(g), 602(g), and 604(d), and an eligible Tribal government, as defined in section 605(f).”
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 DIVISION MM—FAIRNESS FOR 9/11 FAMILIES ACT
SEC. 101.

Fairness for 9/11 Families Act.

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM ACT.(a)

34 USC 10101 note.

Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Fairness for 9/11 Families Act”. (b) In General.—Section 404 of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A)

Time period.

in paragraph (1)(B), in the first sentence, by inserting “and during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, the Special Master may utilize an additional 5 full-time equivalent Department of Justice personnel” before the period at the end; and (B)

Deadline.

Update.

Procedures.

Guidance.

in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting “Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, the Special Master shall update, as necessary as a result of the enactment of such Act, such procedures and other guidance previously issued by the Special Master.” after the period at the end of the second sentence; (2) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:136 STAT. 6107 “(ii)

Deadlines.

Not later than 90 days after the date of obtaining a final judgment, with regard to a final judgment obtained on or after the date of that publication, unless—“(I) the final judgment was awarded to a 9/11 victim, 9/11 spouse, or 9/11 dependent before the date of enactment of the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Clarification Act, in which case such United States person shall have 90 days from the date of enactment of such Act to submit an application for payment; or “(II) the final judgment was awarded to a 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victim or a 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victim before the date of enactment of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, in which case such United States person shall have 180 days from the date of enactment of such Act to submit an application for payment.” ; (3) in subsection (d)—(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by adding at the end the following:“(iii) For the purposes of clause (i), the calculation of the total compensatory damages received or entitled or scheduled to be received by an applicant who is a 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victim or a 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victim from any source other than the Fund shall include the total amount received by the applicant as a result of or in connection with the proceedings captioned Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 10 Vic. 4518 (S.D.N.Y.), or the proceedings captioned In Re 650 Fifth Avenue & Related Properties, No. 08 Civ. 10934 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 17, 2008), such that any such applicant who has received or is entitled or scheduled to receive 30 percent or more of such applicant’s compensatory damages judgment as a result of or in connection with such proceedings shall not receive any payment from the Fund, except in accordance with the requirements of clause (i), or as part of a lump-sum catch-up payment in accordance with paragraph (4)(D).” ; and (B) in paragraph (4)—(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “(B) and (C)” and inserting “(B), (C), and (D)”; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following:“(iv) Authorization.—“(I) In general.—The Special Master shall authorize lump sum catch-up payments in amounts equal to the amounts described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of clause (iii). “(II) Appropriations.—“(aa) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out this clause, to remain available until expended.136 STAT. 6108 “(bb) Limitation.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to item (aa) may not be used for a purpose other than to make lump sum catch-up payments under this clause.” ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following:“(D) Lump sum catch-up payments for 1983 beirut barracks bombing victims and 1996 khobar towers bombing victims.—“(i)

Deadline.

Audit.

Federal Register, publication.

Notice.

In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, and in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and publish in the Federal Register a notice of proposed lump sum catch-up payments to the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victims and the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victims who have submitted applications in accordance with subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii)(II) on or after such date of enactment, in amounts that, after receiving the lump sum catch-up payments, would result in the percentage of the claims of such victims received from the Fund being equal to the percentage of the claims of non-9/11 victims of state sponsored terrorism received from the Fund, as of such date of enactment. “(ii)

Time period.

Effective date.

Public comment.—The Comptroller General shall provide an opportunity for public comment for a 30-day period beginning on the date on which the notice is published under clause (i). “(iii)

Determinations.

Report.—Not later than 30 days after the expiration of the comment period in clause (ii), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Special Master a report that includes the determination of the Comptroller General on—“(I) the amount of the proposed lump sum catch-up payment for each 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victim; “(II) the amount of the proposed lump sum catch-up payment for each 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victim; and “(III) amount of lump sum catch-up payments described in subclauses (I) and (II). “(iv) Lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund.—“(I) In general.—There is established within the Fund a lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund, to remain in reserve except in accordance with this subsection. “(II)

Deadlines.

Authorization.—Not earlier than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General submits the report required under clause (iii), and not later than 1 year after such date, the Special Master shall authorize lump sum catch-up payments from the reserve fund established 136 STAT. 6109 under subclause (I) in amounts equal to the amounts described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (iii). “(III) Appropriations.—“(aa) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to the lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund $3,000,000,000 to carry out this clause, to remain available until expended. “(bb) Limitation.—Except as provided in subclause (IV), amounts appropriated pursuant to item (aa) may not be used for a purpose other than to make lump sum catch-up payments under this clause. “(IV) Expiration.—“(aa) In general.—The lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund established by this clause shall be terminated not later than 1 year after the Special Master disperses all lump sum catch-up payments pursuant to subclause (II). “(bb) Remaining amounts.—All amounts remaining in the lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund in excess of the amounts described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (iii) shall be deposited into the Fund under this section.” ; (4) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following:“(v) Exception for 1983 beirut barracks bombing victims and 1996 khobar towers bombing victims.—Nothing in this subparagraph shall apply with respect to—“(I) a 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victim or a 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victim who submits an application under subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii)(II) on or after the date of enactment of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act; or “(II) the assets, or the net proceeds of the sale of properties or related assets, attributable to a person described in subclause (I).” ; and (5) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following:“(15)

Definition.

1983 beirut barracks bombing victim.—The term ‘1983 Beirut barracks bombing victim’—“(A) means a plaintiff, or estate or successor in interest thereof, who has an eligible claim under subsection (c) that arises out of the October 23, 1983, bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon; and “(B) includes a plaintiff, estate, or successor in interest described in subparagraph (A) who is a judgment creditor in the proceedings captioned Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 10 Vic. 4518 (S.D.N.Y.), or a Settling Judgment Creditor as identified in the order dated May 27, 2014, in the proceedings captioned In Re 650 Fifth Avenue & Related Properties, No. 08 Vic.10934 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 17, 2008).136 STAT. 6110 “(16)

Definition.

1996 khobar towers bombing victim.—The term ‘1996 Khobar Towers bombing victim’—“(A) means a plaintiff, or estate or successor in interest thereof, who has an eligible claim under subsection (c) that arises out of the June 25, 1996 bombing of the Khobar Tower housing complex in Saudi Arabia; and “(B) includes a plaintiff, estate, or successor in interest described in subparagraph (A) who is a judgment creditor in the proceedings captioned Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 10 Vic. 4518 (S.D.N.Y.), or a Settling Judgment Creditor as identified in the order dated May 27, 2014, in the proceedings captioned In Re 650 Fifth Avenue & Related Properties, No. 08 Vic.10934 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 17, 2008).” . (c) GAO Report on Funding for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.—

Evaluation.

Assessments.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating ways to increase deposits into the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund established under paragraph (1) of section 404(e) of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144(e)) (in this subsection referred to as the “Fund”), including assessing the advisability and effect of—(1) expanding the scope of the criminal offenses for which funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the United States are deposited in the Fund under paragraph (2)(A)(i) of such section; (2) expanding the scope of the civil penalties or fines for which funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the United States are deposited in the Fund under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of such section to include civil penalties or fines imposed, including as part of a settlement agreement, on an entity for providing material support to an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and (3) increasing to 100 percent the percentage of funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the United States as a civil penalty or fine that are deposited in the Fund under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of such section. (d) Rescissions.—(1) Business loans program account.—Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the heading “Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account, CARES Act”, for carrying out paragraphs (36) and (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), $4,954,772,000 are hereby rescinded. (2) Shuttered venue operators grant.—Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the heading “Small Business Administration—Shuttered Venue Operators”, for carrying out section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a), $459,000,000 are hereby rescinded.136 STAT. 6111 (3) Aviation manufacturing payroll support program.—Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 7202 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9132), $568,228,000 are hereby rescinded.
Approved December 29, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2617: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–164 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 26, Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 14, House concurred in certain Senate amendments, and in another with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1518.

Dec. 20–22, Senate considered and concurred in House amendment with an amendment.

Dec. 23, House concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–329: To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. Public Law329 Public Law 117–329136 Stat. 6112 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–329—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6112 Public Law117–329 117th Congress
An Act To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[H.R. 897]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act”.
SEC. 2. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.(a) In General.—The approximately 2,560 acres of land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians generally depicted as “Lands to be Taken into Trust” on the map entitled “Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Land to be Taken into Trust” and dated November 17, 2021, is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. (b) Lands Part of Reservation.—Lands taken into trust by this section shall be part of the Tribe’s reservation and shall be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. (c) Gaming Prohibited.—Lands taken into trust by this section for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians 136 STAT. 6113 shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 897 (S. 3273): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–194 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–125 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S. 3273. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 1, 8, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–330: To study the incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives. Public Law330 Public Law 117–330136 Stat. 6114 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–330—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6114 Public Law117–330 117th Congress
An Act To study the incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives.

Jan. 5, 2023

[H.R. 1082]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Sami’s Law.
SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Sami’s Law”.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGERS, TNC DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS OF OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES.(a)

34 USC 41313.

GAO Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes the results of a study regarding—(1)

Time period.

the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault and sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar years (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the first study)—(A) against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and riders of for-hire vehicles; and (B) against passengers and riders by other passengers and TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including the incidences that are committed by individuals who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles; (2) the nature and specifics of any background checks conducted on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including any State and local laws requiring those background checks; and (3) the safety steps taken by transportation network companies and other for-hire vehicle services (including taxicab companies) related to rider and driver safety.136 STAT. 6115 (b) Sexual Assault Defined.—In this section, the term “sexual assault” means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1082: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 13, considered in House.

Dec. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 22, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 23, House concurred in Senate amendments pursuant to H. Res. 1531.

 Public Law 117–331: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. Public Law331 Public Law 117–331136 Stat. 6116 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–331—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6116 Public Law117–331 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[H.R. 1154]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Heritage area.—The term “Heritage Area” means the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area. (2) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) States.—The term “States” means the States of Virginia and North Carolina. (4) Study area.—The term “study area” means—(A) the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk in the State of Virginia; (B) Isle of Wight County in the State of Virginia; (C) Camden, Currituck, Gates, and Pasquotank counties in the State of North Carolina; and (D) any other areas in the States that—(i) have heritage aspects that are similar to the areas described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C); and (ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, those areas.
SEC. 3. STUDY.(a) In General.—The Secretary, in consultation with State and local organizations and governmental agencies, Tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and other appropriate entities, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the “Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area”. (b) Requirements.—

Analysis.

The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area—(1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that—(A) represent distinctive aspects of the people and cultures of the United States;136 STAT. 6117 (B) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use; and (C) would be best managed—(i) through partnerships among public and private entities; and (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and active communities; (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the United States; (3) provides outstanding opportunities—(A) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features; and (B) for recreation and education; (4) contains resources that—(A) are important to any identified themes of the study area; and (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of supporting interpretation; (5) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, and State, local, and Tribal governments, and other appropriate entities that—(A) are involved in the planning of the Heritage Area; (B) have developed a conceptual financial plan that outlines the roles of all participants in the Heritage Area, including the Federal Government; and (C) have demonstrated support for the designation of the Heritage Area; (6) has a potential management entity to work in partnership with the individuals and entities described in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage Area while encouraging State and local economic activity; and (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the public.
SEC. 4. REPORT.  Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—(1) the findings of the study under section 3; and136 STAT. 6118 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1154: HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–104 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

July 26, Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

 Public Law 117–332: To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes. Public Law332 Public Law 117–332136 Stat. 6119 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–332—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6119 Public Law117–332 117th Congress
An Act To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[H.R. 1917]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act.

42 USC 5170c note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION AND DEMOLITION ASSISTANCE PROJECTS.(a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2) Covered project.—The term “covered project” means a project that—(A) is an acquisition and demolition project for which an entity began implementation, including planning or construction, before or after requesting assistance for the project under a hazard mitigation assistance program; and (B) qualifies for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (3) Hazard mitigation assistance program.—The term “hazard mitigation assistance program” means—(A) any grant program authorized under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133); (B) the hazard mitigation grant program authorized under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c); and (C) the flood mitigation assistance program authorized under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c). (b) Eligibility for Assistance for Covered Projects.—(1) In general.—An entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program may be eligible to receive that assistance for a covered project if—(A) the entity—(i) complies with all other eligibility requirements of the hazard mitigation assistance program for acquisition or demolition projects, including extinguishing all incompatible encumbrances; and136 STAT. 6120 (ii) complies with all Federal requirements for the covered project; and (B)

Determination.

the Administrator determines that the covered project—(i) qualifies for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (ii) is compliant with applicable floodplain management and protection of wetland regulations and criteria; and (iii) does not require consultation under any other environmental or historic preservation law or regulation or involve any extraordinary circumstances. (2) Costs incurred.—An entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program shall be responsible for any project costs incurred by the entity for a covered project if the covered project is not awarded, or is determined to be ineligible for, assistance. (c) Applicability.—This Act shall apply to covered projects started on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on use of the authority under this Act, including—(1) how many applicants used the authority; (2) how many applicants using the authority successfully obtained a grant; (3) how many applicants were not able to successfully obtain a grant; (4) the reasons applicants were not able to obtain a grant; and (5) the extent to which applicants using the authority were able to comply with all necessary Federal environmental, historic preservation, and other related laws and regulations. (e) Termination.—The authority provided under this Act shall cease to be effective on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1917 (S. 1877): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–170, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–205 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) accompanying S. 1877. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021):

Nov. 3, 4, considered and passed House.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 21, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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An Act To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[H.R. 7939]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a)

38 USC 101 note.

Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  Sec. 4.  Sec. 5.  Sec. 6.  Sec. 7.  Sec. 8.  Sec. 9.  Sec. 10.  Sec. 11.  Sec. 12.  Sec. 13.  Sec. 14.  Sec. 15.  Sec. 16.  Sec. 17.  Sec. 18.  Sec. 19.  Sec. 20.  Sec. 21.  Sec. 22.  Sec. 23. 
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.(a) In General.—Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—136 STAT. 6122(1)

38 USC

prec. 3670, 3680.

by redesignating subchapters I and II as subchapters II and III, respectively; and (2) by inserting before subchapter II, as so redesignated, the following new subchapter:“SUBCHAPTER I—

38 USC

prec. 3601.

EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
“§ 3601.

38 USC 3601.

 Definition of emergency situation  “In this chapter, the term ‘emergency situation’ means a situation that—“(1)

President.

the President declares is an emergency; and “(2)

Determination.

the Secretary determines is an emergency for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary.
“§ 3602.

38 USC 3602.

 Continuation of educational assistance benefits during emergency situations“(a) Authority.—(1) If the Secretary determines under subsection (c) that an individual is negatively affected by an emergency situation, the Secretary may provide educational assistance to that individual under the laws administered by the Secretary as if such negative effects did not occur. “(2) The authority under this section is in addition to the other authorities of the Secretary to provide benefits in emergency situations, but in no case may the Secretary provide more than a total of four weeks of additional educational assistance by reason of any other such authority and this section. “(b) Housing and Allowances.—In providing educational assistance to an individual pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may—“(1) continue to pay a monthly housing stipend under chapter 33 of this title, during a month the individual would have been enrolled in a program of education or training but for the emergency situation at the same rate such stipend would have been payable if the individual had not been negatively affected by the emergency situation, except that the total number of weeks for which stipends may continue to be so payable may not exceed four weeks; and “(2) continue to pay payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10 during a month for a period of time that the individual would have been enrolled in a program of education or training but for the emergency situation, except that the total number of weeks for which payments or allowances may continue to be so payable may not exceed four weeks. “(c) Determination of Negative Effects.—The Secretary shall determine that an individual was negatively affected by an emergency situation if—“(1) the individual is enrolled in a covered program of education of an educational institution or enrolled in training at a training establishment and is pursuing such program or training using educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary; “(2)

Certification.

the educational institution or training establishment certifies to the Secretary that such program or training is truncated, delayed, relocated, canceled, partially canceled, converted from being on-site to being offered by distance learning, 136 STAT. 6123 or otherwise modified or made unavailable by reason of the emergency situation; and “(3) the Secretary determines that the modification to such program or training specified under paragraph (2) would reduce the amount of educational assistance (including with respect to monthly housing stipends, payments, or subsistence allowances) that would be payable to the individual but for the emergency situation. “(d)

Determination.

Effect on Entitlement Period.—If the Secretary determines that an individual who received assistance under this section did not make progress toward the completion of the program of education in which the individual is enrolled during the period for which the individual received such assistance, any assistance provided pursuant to this section shall not be counted for purposes of determining the total amount of an individual’s entitlement to educational assistance, housing stipends, or payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10.
“§ 3603.

38 USC 3603.

 Continuation of educational assistance benefits for certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergency situations  “In the case of a program of education approved by a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an educational institution or training establishment to being offered by distance learning by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to provide educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including with respect to paying any—“(1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of this title; or “(2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10.
“§ 3604.

38 USC 3604.

 Effects of closure of educational institution and modification of courses by reason of emergency situation“(a) Closure or Disapproval.—Any payment of educational assistance described in subsection (b) shall not—“(1) be charged against any entitlement to educational assistance of the individual concerned; or “(2) be counted against the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational assistance by such individual. “(b)

Determination.

Educational Assistance Described.—Subject to subsection (d), the payment of educational assistance described in this subsection is the payment of such assistance to an individual for pursuit of a course or program of education at an educational institution under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 of title 10, if the Secretary determines that the individual—“(1) was unable to complete such course or program as a result of—136 STAT. 6124“(A) the closure of the educational institution, or the full or partial cancellation of a course or program of education, by reason of an emergency situation; or “(B) the disapproval of the course or a course that is a necessary part of that program under this chapter because the course was modified by reason of such emergency; and “(2) did not receive credit or lost training time, toward completion of the program of education being so pursued. “(c)

Applicability.

Housing Assistance.—In this section, educational assistance includes, as applicable—“(1)

Time period.

monthly housing stipends payable under chapter 33 of this title for any month the individual would have been enrolled in a course or program of education; and “(2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10 during a month the individual would have been enrolled in a course or program of education. “(d) Period Not Charged.—The period for which, by reason of this section, educational assistance is not charged against entitlement or counted toward the applicable aggregate period under section 3695 of this title shall not exceed the aggregate of—“(1) the portion of the period of enrollment in the course from which the individual did not receive credit or with respect to which the individual lost training time, as determined under subsection (b)(2); and “(2) the period by which a monthly stipend is extended under section 3680(a)(2)(B) of this title. “(e)

Determination.

Continuing Pursuit of Disapproved Courses.—(1) The Secretary may treat a course of education that is disapproved under this chapter as being approved under this chapter with respect to an individual described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines, on a programmatic basis, that—“(A) such disapproval is the result of an action described in subsection (b)(1)(B); and “(B) continuing pursuing such course is in the best interest of the individual. “(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who is pursuing a course of education at an educational institution under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 of title 10, as of the date on which the course is disapproved as described in subsection (b)(1)(B). “(f) Status as Full-time Student for Purposes of Housing Stipend Calculation.—In the case of an individual who, as of the first day of an emergency situation was enrolled on a full-time basis in a program of education and was receiving educational assistance under chapter 33 of this title or subsistence allowance under chapter 31 of this title, and for whom the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (b), the individual shall be treated as an individual enrolled in a program of education on a full-time basis for the purpose of calculating monthly housing stipends payable under chapter 33 of this title, or subsistence allowance payable under chapter 31 of this title, for any month the individual is enrolled in the program of education on a part-time basis to complete any course of education that was partially or fully canceled by reason of the emergency situation.136 STAT. 6125 “(g)

Deadline.

Notice of Closures.—Not later than five business days after the date on which the Secretary receives notice that an educational institution will close or is closed by reason of an emergency situation, the Secretary shall provide to each individual who is enrolled in a course or program of education at such educational institution using entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10 notice of—“(1) such closure and the date of such closure; and “(2) the effect of such closure on the individual’s entitlement to educational assistance pursuant to this section.
“§ 3605.

38 USC 3605.

 Payment of educational assistance in cases of withdrawal“(a) In General.—In the case of any individual who withdraws from a program of education or training, other than a program by correspondence, in an educational institution under chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this title for a covered reason during the period of an emergency situation, the Secretary shall find mitigating circumstances for purposes of section 3680(a)(1)(C)(ii) of this title. “(b) Covered Reason.

Definition.

—In this section, the term ‘covered reason’ means any reason related to an emergency situation, including—“(1) illness, quarantine, or social distancing requirements; “(2) issues associated with accessibility; “(3) access or availability of childcare; “(4) providing care for a family member or cohabitants; “(5) change of location or residence due to the emergency situation or associated school closures; “(6) employment changes or financial hardship; and “(7) issues associated with changes in format or medium of instruction.”
. (b)

38 USC

prec. 3601.

Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended—(1) by striking the item relating to subchapter II and inserting the following new item: “subchapter iii–miscellaneous provisions”. (2) by striking the item relating to subchapter I and inserting the following new item: “subchapter ii–state approving agencies”. (3) by inserting before the item relating to subchapter II the following new items: “subchapter i–emergency situations “3601. “3602. “3603. “3604. “3605. (c) Conforming Repeals.—The following provisions of law are repealed:(1) Sections 1102, 1103, and 1104 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315).

38 USC note

prec. 3001.

38 USC note

prec. 3001.

 (2) Public Law 116–128.136 STAT. 6126
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT.(a) Montgomery BI Bill.—Section 3031 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(i)

Time period.

In the case of an individual eligible for educational assistance under this chapter who is prevented from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of education before the expiration of the 10-year period for the use of entitlement under this chapter otherwise applicable under this section because the educational institution or training establishment closed (temporarily or permanently) under an established policy based on an Executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation, such 10-year period—“(1) shall not run during the period the individual is so prevented from pursuing such program; and “(2) shall again begin running on the first day after the individual is able to resume pursuit of a program of education with educational assistance under this chapter.” . (b) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.—(1) In general.—Section 3321(b)(1) of such title is amended—(A) by inserting “(A)” before “Subsections”; (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A), by striking “and (d)” and inserting “(d), and (i)”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(B)

Applicability.

Subsection (i) of section 3031 shall apply with respect to the running of the 15-year period described in paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(A) of this subsection in the same manner as such subsection applies under section 3031 of this title with respect to the running of the 10-year period described in section 3031(a) of this title.” . (2) Transfer period.—Section 3319(h)(5) of such title is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or (C)” after “subparagraph (B)”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(C)

Determination.

Extension.

Emergency situations.—In any case in which the Secretary determines that an individual to whom entitlement is transferred under this section has been prevented from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of education before the individual attains the age of 26 years because the educational institution or training establishment closed (temporarily or permanently) under an established policy based on an Executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the period during which the individual may use such entitlement for a period equal to the number of months that the individual was so prevented from pursuing the program of education, as determined by the Secretary.” . (c) Vocational Rehabilitation and Training.—(1) Period for use.—Section 3103 of such title is amended—(A) in subsection (a), by striking “or (g)” and inserting “(g), or (h)”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:136 STAT. 6127 “(h)

Determination.

Deadline.

In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran has been prevented from participating in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter within the 12-year period of eligibility prescribed in subsection (a) due to an emergency situation, such 12-year period—“(1) shall not run during the period the individual is so prevented from participating such program; and “(2) shall again begin running on the first day after the individual is able to resume participation in such program.” . (2) Duration of program.—Section 3105(b) of such title is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraphs (2) and (3)”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3)(A)

Determinations.

Extensions.

In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran has been prevented from participating in counseling and placement and postplacement services described in paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 3104(a) of this title due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the period during which the Secretary may provide such counseling and placement and postplacement services for the veteran for a period equal to the number of months that the veteran was so prevented from participating in such counseling and services, as determined by the Secretary. “(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran has been prevented from participating in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the period of the veteran’s vocational rehabilitation program for a period equal to the number of months that the veteran was so prevented from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program, as determined by the Secretary.” . (d) Educational Assistance for Members of the Selected Reserve.—Section 16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5)

Determination.

Extension.

In any case in which the Secretary concerned determines that a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter has been prevented from using such person’s entitlement due to an emergency situation, the Secretary concerned shall extend the period of entitlement prescribed in subsection (a) for a period equal to the number of months that the person was so prevented from using such entitlement, as determined by the Secretary.” . (e) Emergency Situation Defined.—(1) Post-9/11 educational assistance program.—Section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):“(2) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning given such term in section 3601 of this title.” . (2) MGIB.—Section 3002 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(9) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning given such term in section 3601 of this title.” . (3) Vocational rehabilitation and training.—136 STAT. 6128 (A) In general.—Section 3101 of such title is amended—(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; and (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by clause (i), the following new paragraph:“(10) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning given such term in section 3601 of this title.” . (B) Conforming amendments.—Such title is amended—(i) in section 1728(a)(4)(A), by striking “section 3101(9) of” and inserting “section 3101 of”; and (ii) in section 3695(b), by striking “in section 3101(5)” and inserting “in section 3101”. (4) Educational assistance for members of the selected reserve.—Section 16133 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c) In this section, the term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning given such term in section 3601 of title 38.” . (f)

10 USC 16133 note; 38 USC 3031 note, 3105 note, 3319 note, 3321 note.

Conforming Repeal.—Section 6 of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140) is repealed.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF PAYMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES.(a) In General.—Section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(e)

Determination.

In the case of any veteran whom the Secretary determines is satisfactorily following a program of employment services provided under subsection (a)(5) during the period of an emergency situation, the Secretary may pay the veteran a subsistence allowance, as prescribed in section 3108 of this title for full-time training for the type of program that the veteran was pursuing, for two additional months, if the Secretary determines that the veteran is negatively affected by the emergency situation.” . (b) Conforming Repeal.—Section 8 of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140)

38 USC 3108 note.

 is repealed.
SEC. 5. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.(a) In General.—Section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(f)(1) In case of an individual who is in receipt of work-study allowance pursuant to an agreement described in subsection (a)(3) as of the date on which an emergency situation occurs and who is unable to continue to perform qualifying work-study activities described in subsection (a)(4) by reason of the emergency situation—“(A) the Secretary may continue to pay work-study allowance under this section or make deductions described in subsection (e)(1) during the period of such emergency situation, notwithstanding the inability of the individual to perform such work-study activities by reason of such emergency situation; and “(B) at the option of the individual, the Secretary shall extend the agreement described in subsection (a)(3) with the individual for any subsequent period of enrollment initiated during the emergency situation, notwithstanding the inability 136 STAT. 6129 of the individual to perform work-study activities described in subsection (a)(4) by reason of such emergency situation. “(2)

Determination.

The amount of work-study allowance payable to an individual under paragraph (1)(A) during the period of an emergency situation shall be an amount determined by the Secretary but may not exceed the amount that would be payable under subsection (a)(2) if the individual worked 25 hours per week paid during such period. “(3)

Definition.

The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning given that term in section 3601 of this title.” . (b) Conforming Repeal.—Section 3 of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140)

38 USC 3485 note.

 is repealed.
SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.(a) In General.—Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(h) Payments During Emergency Situations.—(1) The Secretary may pay allowances to an eligible veteran or eligible person under subsection (a)(2)(A), if the veteran or person is enrolled in a program or course of education that—“(A) is provided by an educational institution or training establishment that is closed by reason of an emergency situation; or “(B) is suspended by reason of an emergency situation. “(2) The total number of weeks for which allowances may be paid by reason of this subsection may not exceed four weeks. “(3) Any amount paid under this subsection shall not be counted for purposes of the limitation on allowances under subsection (a)(2)(A).” . (b) Conforming Repeal.—Section 4 of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140)

38 USC 3680 note.

 is repealed.
SEC. 7. APPRENTICESHIP OR ON-JOB TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.(a) In General.—Section 3687(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph (2):“(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), for any month in which an individual fails to complete 120 hours of training, the entitlement otherwise chargeable under paragraph (1) shall be reduced in the same proportion as the monthly training assistance allowance payable is reduced under subsection (b)(3). “(B) In the case of an individual who is unemployed by reason of an emergency situation during any month, the 120-hour requirement under subparagraph (A) for that month shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the individual’s period of unemployment, except that the amount of monthly training assistance otherwise payable to the individual under subsection (b)(3) shall not be reduced. “(C) Any period during which an individual is unemployed by reason of an emergency situation shall not—“(i) be charged against any entitlement to educational assistance of the individual; or “(ii) be counted against the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational assistance by such individual.136 STAT. 6130 “(D) Any amount by which the entitlement of an individual is reduced under subparagraph (A) shall not—“(i) be charged against any entitlement to educational assistance of the individual; or “(ii) be counted against the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational assistance by such individual. “(E)(i) In the case of an individual who fails to complete 120 hours of training during a month, but who completed more than 120 hours of training during the preceding month, the individual may apply the number of hours in excess of 120 that the individual completed for that month to the month for which the individual failed to complete 120 hours. If the addition of such excess hours results in a total of 120 hours or more, the individual shall be treated as an individual who has completed 120 hours of training for that month. Any excess hours applied to a different month under this subparagraph may only be applied to one such month. “(F)

Applicability.

This paragraph applies to amounts described in section 3313(g)(3)(B)(iv) and section 3032(c)(2) of this title and section 16131(d)(2) of title 10. “(G)

Definition.

In this paragraph:“(i) The term ‘unemployed’ includes being furloughed or being scheduled to work zero hours. “(ii) The term ‘fails to complete 120 hours of training’ means, with respect to an individual, that during any month, the individual completes at least one hour, but fewer than 120 hours, of training, including in a case in which the individual is unemployed for part of, but not the whole, month.” . (b) Conforming Repeal.—Section 1106 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315)

38 USC 3687 note.

 is repealed.
SEC. 8. PROHIBITION OF CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT OF STUDENTS UNABLE TO PURSUE A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.(a) Permanent Applicability.—Section 3699(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “and” at the end and inserting “or” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(C) the temporary closure of an educational institution or training establishment or the temporary closure or termination of a course or program of education by reason of an emergency situation; and” . (b) Conforming Repeal.—Section 5 of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140)

38 USC 3699 note.

Time period.

 is repealed.
SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROVAL OF CERTAIN STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS.(a) In General.—Section 3680A(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (2) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:136 STAT. 6131 “(2)(A)

Contracts.

In the case of a covered study-abroad course, the Secretary may approve the course for a period of not more than five years, if the contract or other written agreement under which the course is offered provides that—“(i) the educational institution that offers a course that is approved under this chapter agrees—“(I) to assume responsibility for the quality and content of the covered study-abroad course; and “(II) to serve as the certifying official for the course for purposes of this chapter; and “(ii)

Deadline.

the educational institution that offers the covered study-abroad course agrees to seek the approval of the course under this chapter by not later than five years after the date of the agreement. “(B)

Definition.

In this paragraph, the term ‘covered study-abroad course’ means a course that—“(i) is provided as a part of a program of education offered by an educational institution under a contract or other written agreement by another educational institution that offers a course that is approved under this chapter; “(ii) is provided at a location in a foreign country; and “(iii) has not been approved under this chapter.” . (b)

Effective date.

38 USC 3680A note.

Treatment of Certain Courses.—In the case of any covered study-abroad course, under the meaning given such term in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 3680A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that is being offered under a contract or other written agreement as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve such course under such paragraph (2) for the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, if such contract or other written agreement meets the criteria provided in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph.
SEC. 10.

Sgt. Wolf Kyle Weninger Veterans Education Fairness Act of 2022.

38 USC 101 note.

ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SOLE SURVIVORSHIP DISCHARGES.(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Sgt. Wolf Kyle Weninger Veterans Education Fairness Act of 2022”. (b) Eligibility.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 3311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “who”; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting such clause two ems to the right; (3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A):“(A) who—” ; (4) in subparagraph (A)(ii), as so redesignated—(A) by striking “in subparagraph (A)” and inserting “in clause (i)”; and (B) by striking the period and inserting “or by reason of a sole survivorship discharge (as that term is defined in section 1174(i) of title 10); or”; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B):136 STAT. 6132 “(B) who—“(i) commencing on or after September 11, 2001, completes at least 30 continuous days of service described in subsection (d) (1) or (2); and “(ii) after completion of service described in clause (i), is discharged or released by reason of a sole survivorship discharge (as that term is defined in section 1174(i) of title 10).” . (c) Conforming Amendment.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking “The following” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(B), the following”.
SEC. 11.

Requirements.

State and local governments.

UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION.(a) In General.—Subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3672 the following new section:
“§ 3672A.

38 USC 3672A.

 Uniform application“(a) In General.—(1) The Secretary, in partnership with State approving agencies, educational institutions, and training establishments, shall require the use of a uniform application by any educational institution or training establishment seeking the approval of a new course of education under this chapter. “(2) The Secretary shall maintain one uniform application for institutions of higher learning and one such application for other educational institutions and training establishments. “(3) In the case of any State that uses approval criteria not covered by a uniform application under this section, the State approving agency for that State shall require the use of the uniform application and may require the submittal of additional information. “(b) Requirements.—The uniform application required under subsection (a) shall meet the following requirements:“(1) A requirement that the appropriate executive of the educational institution or training establishment seeking the approval of a course of education attests on behalf of the educational institution or training establishment that the educational institution or training establishment—“(A) is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the approval of courses of education under this chapter; and “(B)

Time period.

during the five-year period preceding the date of the application—“(i) has not been subject to, or been party to a contract with any individual or entity that has been subject to, any adverse administrative or judicial action that—“(I) related to the instruction or training, including with respect to the quality of education, provided by the institution or establishment; and “(II) resulted in a fine or penalty in an amount equal to or more than five percent of the amount of funding provided to the institution or establishment under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year preceding the year in which the application is submitted; or136 STAT. 6133 “(ii) has not employed an individual, or been party to a contract with any individual or entity, that has been convicted of a Federal fraud charge related to the instruction or training provided by the institution or establishment. “(2) In the case of any educational institution or training establishment that is not participating in title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), a requirement for the inclusion of—“(A)

Records.

a copy of—“(i) the articles of incorporation filed on behalf of the institution or establishment or proof of licensing to operate as an educational institution or training establishment in the State where the institution or establishment is located; and “(ii) the financial position of the institution or establishment, as prepared by an appropriate third-party entity; or “(B)

Determination.

other adequate evidence, as determined by the Secretary, that the institution or establishment is authorized to provide post-secondary education or training in the State where the institution or establishment is located. “(3) In the case of any course of education that is offered by an educational institution or training establishment that has never offered a course of education that was approved under this chapter, a requirement for the inclusion of information about the course of education covered by the application, including—“(A)

Time period.

the number of students who have entered and graduated from the course during the preceding two-year period; and “(B) if available, the cohort default rate for funds provided to the institution or establishment under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). “(4)

Lists.

In the case of any educational institution or training establishment that is not an institution of higher learning, a requirement for the inclusion of—“(A) a list of individuals who will serve as fully qualified instructors for the course of education, as of the date of the application, and an attestation that such individuals—“(i) have a degree or other training, as appropriate, in the field of the course; “(ii) effectively teach the skills offered under the course; and “(iii) have demonstrated relevant industry experience in the field of the course; and “(B) a list of individuals who will serve as career services employees for students enrolled in the course and an attestation that such individuals are skilled at identifying professions in the relevant industry that are in need of new employees to hire, tailoring the course of education to meet market needs, and identifying the employers likely to hire graduates. “(c)

Determination.

Requirements for State Approving Agencies.—During the approval process with respect to a uniform application submitted 136 STAT. 6134 by an educational institution or training establishment, a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, shall contact the Secretary of Education to determine whether the course of education subject to such approval process has withdrawn, or been denied or suspended, from receiving for benefits under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). “(d) Appropriate Executive.—In this section, the appropriate executive of an educational institution or training establishment is a senior executive official, senior administrator, owner, or operator designated by the institution or establishment.”
. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter

38 USC

prec. 3601.

 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3672 the following new item: “3672A. (c)

38 USC 3672A note.

Applicability.—The application required by section 3672A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall—(1)

Deadline.

be developed by not later than October 1, 2023; and (2) be required for the approval of any new course of education proposed on or after that day.
SEC. 12.

Time periods.

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATION SURVEYS.(a) Risk-based Survey.—Section 3673A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(d) Notice.—To the maximum amount feasible, the Secretary, or a State approving agency, as applicable, shall provide not more than one business day of notice to an educational institution before conducting a targeted risk-based survey of the institution under this section.” . (b) Compliance Surveys.—Section 3693 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):“(c) To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary, or a State approving agency, as applicable, shall provide not more than 10 business days of notice to an educational institution or training establishment before conducting a compliance survey of the institution or establishment under this section.” .
SEC. 13. EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT VERIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.   Section 3313(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary”; and (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph (4):“(4) Exception.—An educational institution is not required to submit verification of an individual under paragraph (1)(A) if—“(A) the individual is enrolled in a course or program of education offered by the educational institution on at 136 STAT. 6135 least a full-time basis before the date on which the individual is able to withdraw from the course or program of education without penalty; “(B) the educational institution charges the same amount of tuition and fees for students who are enrolled on a full-time basis and students who are enrolled on a more-than-full-time basis; and “(C) the individual remains enrolled in the course or program of education after the date on which the individual is able to withdraw from the course or program of education without penalty.” .
SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.(a) Expansion of Eligibility.—Paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(12)

Criteria.

Costs.

Regulations.

Such license fees and essential equipment, supplies, and minimum stocks of materials as the Secretary determines to be necessary for a veteran to begin self-employment and are within the criteria and cost limitations that the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations for the furnishing of such fees, equipment, supplies, and stocks.” . (b) Priority.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by inserting before the first period the following: “, including with respect to providing priority for services under subsection (a)(12) to veterans with the most severe service-connected disabilities who require homebound training or self-employment, or both homebound training and self-employment”. (c) Technical Amendments.—Section 3117 of such title is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking “this clause” and inserting “this subparagraph”; and (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “insure” and inserting “ensure”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “clause” both places it appears and inserting “paragraph”.
SEC. 15.

Reports.

POSSIBLE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.  Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing possible definitions of the Secretary for each of the following terms:(1) Student services. (2) Marketing. (3) Classroom instruction.
SEC. 16. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.  Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “October 30, 2028” and inserting “November 30, 2031”.136 STAT. 6136
SEC. 17. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN CONSUMER CONTRACTS BY SERVICEMEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS WHO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AFTER RECEIVING MILITARY ORDERS FOR PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION BUT THEN RECEIVE STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.(a) In General.—Section 305A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956) is amended—(1) in the section heading, by striking “telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service” and inserting “certain consumer”; (2) in subsection (a)—(A) in the heading, by adding “or Dependent of a Servicemember” at the end; (B) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “after the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract.” and inserting “after—”; and (ii)

Time periods.

by adding at the end the following:“(A) the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract; or “(B) the date the servicemember, while in military service, receives military orders for a permanent change of station, thereafter enters into the contract, and then receives a stop movement order issued by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security in response to a local, national, or global emergency, effective for an indefinite period or for a period of not less than 30 days, that prevents the servicemember from using the services provided under the contract.” ; and (C) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(D) The spouse or dependent of a servicemember, described in paragraph (1)(B), who accompanies such servicemember during the period of relocation.” ; (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:“(b) Covered Contracts.—A contract described in this subsection is a contract—“(1) for—“(A) commercial mobile service; “(B) telephone exchange service; “(C) internet access service; “(D) multichannel video programming service; “(E) a gym membership or fitness program; or “(F) home security services; and “(2) entered into by a servicemember before receiving the military orders referred to in subsection (a)(1).” ; and (4) in subsection (g)—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):“(2) The terms ‘military orders’ and ‘permanent change of station’ have the meanings given such terms in section 305.” .136 STAT. 6137 (b)

50 USC 3956 note.

Retroactive Application.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders issued on or after March 1, 2020.
SEC. 18. RESIDENCE FOR TAX PURPOSES.  Section 511(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4001(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:“(2) Spouses.—A spouse of a servicemember shall neither lose nor acquire a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation with respect to the person, personal property, or income of the spouse by reason of being absent or present in any tax jurisdiction of the United States solely to be with the servicemember in compliance with the servicemember’s military orders. “(3) Election.—For any taxable year of the marriage, a servicemember and the spouse of such servicemember may elect to use for purposes of taxation, regardless of the date on which the marriage of the servicemember and the spouse occurred, any of the following:“(A) The residence or domicile of the servicemember. “(B) The residence or domicile of the spouse. “(C) The permanent duty station of the servicemember.” .
SEC. 19. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEIR SPOUSES.(a) In General.—Title VII of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 705 (50 U.S.C. 4025) the following new section:
“SEC. 705A.

50 USC 4025a.

PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES.“(a) In General.—In any case in which a servicemember or the spouse of a servicemember has a covered license and such servicemember or spouse relocates his or her residency because of military orders for military service to a location that is not in the jurisdiction of the licensing authority that issued the covered license, such covered license shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for in the jurisdiction of such new residency for the duration of such military orders if such servicemember or spouse—“(1)

Records.

provides a copy of such military orders to the licensing authority in the jurisdiction in which the new residency is located; “(2) remains in good standing with—“(A) the licensing authority that issued the covered license; and “(B) every other licensing authority that has issued to the servicemember or the spouse of a servicemember a license valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied in the jurisdiction of such licensing authority; “(3) submits to the authority of the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements. 136 STAT. 6138 “(b) Interstate Licensure Compacts.—If a servicemember or spouse of a servicemember is licensed and able to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure compact, with respect to services provided in the jurisdiction of the interstate licensure compact by a licensee covered by such compact, the servicemember or spouse of a servicemember shall be subject to the requirements of the compact or the applicable provisions of law of the applicable State and not this section. “(c) Covered License Defined.—In this section, the term ‘covered license’ means a professional license or certificate—“(1) that is in good standing with the licensing authority that issued such professional license or certificate; “(2) that the servicemember or spouse of a servicemember has actively used during the two years immediately preceding the relocation described in subsection (a); and “(3) that is not a license to practice law.”
. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 705 the following new item: “Sec. 705A. 
SEC. 20. PROVISION OF NONARTICULATING TRAILERS AS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT.  Section 3901(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “and special” and inserting “special”; and (2) by striking “conveyance.” and inserting “conveyance, and nonarticulating trailers solely designed to transport powered wheelchairs, powered scooters, or other similar mobility devices.”.
SEC. 21. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AUTOMOBILE OR OTHER CONVEYANCE.  Section 3903(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraphs (2) and (3)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3)

Time periods.

The Secretary may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with an additional automobile or other conveyance under this chapter—“(A) if more than 30 years have elapsed since the eligible person most recently received an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter; or “(B)

Effective date.

beginning on the day that is 10 years after date of the enactment of the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022, if more than 10 years have elapsed since the eligible person most recently received an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter.” .
SEC. 22. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TREATMENT OF CERTAIN VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS AS MEDICAL SERVICES.  Section 1701(6) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(I) The provision of medically necessary van lifts, raised doors, raised roofs, air conditioning, and wheelchair tiedowns for passenger use.” . 136 STAT. 6139
SEC. 23. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7939: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Sept. 13, considered in House.

Sept. 14, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed House.

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 21, 22, House considered and concurred in Senate amendment.

 Public Law 117–334: To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. Public Law334 Public Law 117–334136 Stat. 6140 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–334—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6140 Public Law117–334 117th Congress
An Act To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 450]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Emmett Till

and Mamie

Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021.

31 USC 5111 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) The brutal lynching of Emmett Till and the subsequent bravery and boldness of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. (2) On August 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped, beaten, and shot in Money, Mississippi, where he had traveled from Chicago to stay with his great uncle, Moses Wright. (3) The corpse of Emmett Till was discovered 3 days later in the Tallahatchie River and his murderers were acquitted despite Moses Wright providing an eyewitness testimony that the men on trial kidnapped Emmett Till. (4) Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, demonstrated her love for her son and her courage and strength in suffering in the days that followed as she brought the body of Emmett Till back to Chicago for burial and demanded an open casket funeral, which drew more than 50,000 attendees. (5) Mamie Till-Mobley further allowed a photograph to be taken of Emmett Till in his casket, which was shown throughout the world. (6) The original casket of Emmett Till stands on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture as an enduring reminder of the racial violence that is a part of the history of the United States that the people of the United States must confront. (7) The heroic actions of Mamie Till-Mobley in the midst of evil, injustice, and grief became a catalyst for the civil rights movement and continued in the years to come as she worked for justice and honored the legacy of Emmett Till. (8) Mamie Till-Mobley went on to create the Emmett Till Players, which was a significant national cultural contribution as teenagers traveled throughout the country presenting Martin Luther King Jr. speeches in the name of Emmett Till.136 STAT. 6141 (9) Mamie Till-Mobley also served as chair and co-founder of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, which had the dual mission of reopening the murder of Emmett Till for a reinvestigation and a passage into law of Federal legislation to ensure that other racially motivated murders during the civil rights era were investigated and, when possible, prosecuted. (10) The efforts of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign led to the successful joint investigation by the State of Mississippi, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Justice in 2004, the passage of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–344; 122 Stat. 3934), signed into law by President George W. Bush, and the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–325; 130 Stat. 1965), signed into law by President Barack Obama. (11) The people of the United States honor the legacy of Emmett Till and the incredible suffering and equally incredible courage, resilience, and efforts of Mamie Till-Mobley that led to the civil rights movement that began in the 1950s.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.(a) Presentation Authorized.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. (b) Design and Striking.—For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. The design shall bear an image of, and inscriptions of the name of, “Emmett Till” and “Mamie Till-Mobley”. (c) Award of Medal.—(1) In general.—After the award of the gold medal referred to in subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where it shall be displayed as appropriate. (2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the National Museum of African American History and Culture should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations and events associated with Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.  The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.(a) National Medals.—Medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.—For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.136 STAT. 6142
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.(a) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act. (b) Proceeds of Sales.—Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 450: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Jan. 10, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–335: To establish a Native American language resource center in furtherance of the policy set forth in the Native American Languages Act. Public Law335 Public Law 117–335136 Stat. 6143 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–335—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6143 Public Law117–335 117th Congress
An Act To establish a Native American language resource center in furtherance of the policy set forth in the Native American Languages Act.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 989]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

20 USC 6301 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

20 USC 7457.

NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this Act is to further align the resources provided by the Department of Education with the policies set forth in the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) through establishment of a program within the Department of Education to support 1 or more Native American language resource centers. (b)

Grants.

Contracts.

In General.—The Secretary of Education is authorized to make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, an eligible entity for the purpose of—(1) establishing, strengthening, and operating a Native American language resource center; and (2) staffing the center with individuals with relevant expertise and experience, including staff who speak American Indian and Alaska Native languages and the Native Hawaiian language and have worked in language education in the American Indian and Alaska Native languages and the Native Hawaiian language in a preschool, elementary school, secondary school, adult education, or higher education program. (c) Authorized Activities.—The Native American language resource center established under subsection (b) shall carry out activities to—(1) improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages; (2) further Native American language use and acquisition; (3) preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American languages in furtherance of—(A) the policies set forth in the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and (B) the United States trust responsibility to Native American communities; (4) address the effects of past discrimination and ongoing inequities experienced by Native American language speakers;136 STAT. 6144 (5) support the revitalization and reclamation of Native American languages; and (6) support the use of Native American languages as a medium of instruction for a wide variety of age levels, academic content areas, and types of schools, including Native American language medium education. (d) Additional Authorized Activities.—The Native American language resource center established under subsection (b) may also carry out activities—(1) to encourage and support the use of Native American languages within educational systems in the same manner as other world languages, including by encouraging State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to offer Native American language courses the same full academic credit as courses in other world languages; (2)

Assessments.

to support the development, adoption, and use of educational outcome metrics aligned with the Native American language of instruction, including assessments, qualifications, and processes based on promising practices in Native American language medium education; (3) to provide assistance to Native American language programs seeking Federal resources; (4) to encourage and support teacher preparation programs that prepare teachers to teach Native American languages and to use Native American languages as a medium of instruction, including by disseminating promising practices and developing pedagogical programming and through appropriate alternative pathways to teacher certification; (5) to provide information and resources—(A) on promising practices in the use and revitalization of Native American languages in Native American communities, including use in educational institutions; and (B) for the use of technology in school and community-based Native American language programs to support the retention, use, and teaching of Native American languages; (6) to support the use of distance learning technologies and training for parents, students, teachers, and learning support staff associated with Native American language programs, including—(A) the compilation and curation of digital libraries and other online resources for Native American languages, except that any materials collected by the center shall only be materials provided by a Native American language program or Native American community; (B) the development of optional distance learning curricula appropriate for preschool, elementary school, secondary school, adult education, and postsecondary education; (C) pedagogical training for Native American language teachers; and (D) other efforts necessary to continue Native American language acquisition through distance learning; (7) to provide technical assistance for Native American communities and school systems to develop Native American language medium education programs in preschool, elementary 136 STAT. 6145 school, secondary school, or adult education programs conducted through the medium of Native American languages; (8) to support Native American language programs and Native American communities in—(A) accessing international best practices, resources, and research in indigenous language revitalization; and (B) gathering and sharing technical assistance, promising practices, and experiences; (9) for the operation of intensive programs, including summer institutes, to train Native American language speakers, to provide professional development, and to improve Native American language instruction through preservice and in-service language training for teachers; and (10) that otherwise support the Native American language resource center established under subsection (b) to carry out the activities required in subsection (c). (e) Definitions.—In this section:(1) ESEA definitions.—The terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “secondary school”, and “State educational agency” have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) Eligible entity.—The term “eligible entity” means—(A) an institution of higher education; (B) an entity within an institution of higher education with dedicated expertise in Native American language and culture education; or (C) a consortium that includes 1 or more institutions of higher education or 1 or more entities described in subparagraph (B). (3) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). (4) Native american; native american language.—The terms “Native American” and “Native American language” have the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902).136 STAT. 6146 (f) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each fiscal year.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 989: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–46 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–336: To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. Public Law336 Public Law 117–336136 Stat. 6147 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–336—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6147 Public Law117–336 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 1294]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Protecting American Intellectual Property Act

of 2022.

President.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022”.

50 USC 1701 note.

SEC. 2.

50 USC 1709.

IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS OF UNITED STATES PERSONS.(a) Report Required.—(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report—(A)

Determination.

identifying any foreign person the President determines, during the period specified in paragraph (2)—(i) has knowingly engaged in, or benefitted from, significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, if the theft of such trade secrets occurred on or after such date of enactment and is reasonably likely to result in, or has materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States; (ii) has provided significant financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of or to benefit significantly from, such theft; (iii) is an entity that is owned or controlled by, or that has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any foreign person identified under clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) is a chief executive officer or member of the board of directors of any foreign entity identified under clause (i) or (ii); (B) describing the nature, objective, and outcome of the theft of trade secrets each foreign person described in subparagraph (A)(i) engaged in or benefitted from; and (C)

Assessment.

assessing whether any chief executive officer or member of the board of directors described in clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) engaged in, or benefitted from, activity described in clause (i) or (ii) of that subparagraph.136 STAT. 6148 (2) Period specified.—The period specified in this paragraph is—(A) in the case of the first report required by paragraph (1), the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the report is required to be submitted; and (B) in the case of each subsequent report required by paragraph (1), the one-year period preceding the date on which the report is required to be submitted. (3) Form of report.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (b) Authority to Impose Sanctions.—(1) Sanctions applicable to entities.—In the case of a foreign entity identified under subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) in the most recent report submitted under that subsection, the President shall impose 5 or more of the following:(A) Blocking of property.—The President may, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the entity if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (B) Inclusion on entity list.—The President may include the entity on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations, for activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. (C) Export-import bank assistance for exports to sanctioned persons.—The President may direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States not to give approval to the issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or services to the entity. (D) Loans from united states financial institutions.—

Time period.

The President may prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans or providing credits to the entity totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period unless the person is engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and the loans or credits are provided for such activities. (E) Loans from international financial institutions.—The President may direct the United States executive director to each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan from the international financial institution that would benefit the entity. (F) Prohibitions on financial institutions.—The following prohibitions may be imposed against the entity if the entity is a financial institution:136 STAT. 6149(i) Prohibition on designation as primary dealer.—Neither the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System nor the Federal Reserve Bank of New York may designate, or permit the continuation of any prior designation of, the financial institution as a primary dealer in United States Government debt instruments. (ii) Prohibition on service as a repository of government funds.—The financial institution may not serve as agent of the United States Government or serve as repository for United States Government funds. The imposition of either sanction under clause (i) or (ii) shall be treated as one sanction for purposes of this paragraph, and the imposition of both such sanctions shall be treated as 2 sanctions for purposes of this paragraph. (G) Procurement sanction.—The United States Government may not procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, any goods or services from the entity. (H) Foreign exchange.—The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the entity has any interest. (I) Banking transactions.—The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the entity. (J) Ban on investment in equity or debt of sanctioned person.—The President may, pursuant to such regulations or guidelines as the President may prescribe, prohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the entity. (K)

Determination.

Exclusion of corporate officers.—The President may direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, any alien that the President determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, the entity. (L) Sanctions on principal executive officers.—The President may impose on the principal executive officer or officers of the entity, or on individuals performing similar functions and with similar authorities as such officer or officers, any of the sanctions under this paragraph. (2) Sanctions applicable to individuals.—In the case of an alien identified under subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) in the most recent report submitted under that subsection, the following shall apply:(A) Blocking of property.—The President shall, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the 136 STAT. 6150 alien if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.—(i) Visas, admission, or parole.—An alien described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) is—(I) inadmissible to the United States; (II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (ii) Current visas revoked.—(I) In general.—An alien described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. (II) Immediate effect.—A revocation under subclause (I) shall—(aa) take effect pursuant to section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)); and (bb) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession. (c) National Interest Waiver.—The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President—(1)

Determination.

determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and (2)

Deadline.

Notification.

not more than 15 days after issuing the waiver, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of the waiver and the reasons for the waiver. (d) Implementation; Penalties.—(1) Implementation.—The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section. (2) Penalties.—A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (e) Exceptions.—(1) Intelligence activities.—This section shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (2) Law enforcement activities.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to any authorized law enforcement activities of the United States.136 STAT. 6151 (3) Exception to comply with international agreements.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if such admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the United States under the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations. (4) Exception relating to importation of goods.—(A) In general.—The authority or a requirement to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (B) Good defined.—In this paragraph, the term “good” means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. (f) Sunset.—This section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Admission; admitted; alien; lawfully admitted for permanent residence.—The terms “admission”, “admitted”, “alien”, and “lawfully admitted for permanent residence” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (2) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (3) Entity.—The term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization. (4) Export administration regulations.—The term “Export Administration Regulations” has the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801). (5) Foreign entity.—The term “foreign entity” means an entity that is not a United States person. (6) Foreign person.—The term “foreign person” means any person that is not a United States person. (7) Knowingly.—The term “knowingly”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. (8) Person.—The term “person” means an individual or entity. (9) Trade secret.—The term “trade secret” has the meaning given that term in section 1839 of title 18, United States Code. (10) United states person.—The term “United States person” means—136 STAT. 6152(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1294: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–337: To amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other purposes. Public Law337 Public Law 117–337136 Stat. 6153 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–337—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6153 Public Law117–337 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 1402]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act

of 2022.
SECTION 1.

25 USC 2901 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THE SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.(a) In General.—Section 106 of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2905) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(c)

President.

Evaluation; Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President shall—“(1)

Requirements.

require the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation described in subsection (a)(1); and “(2) submit to Congress a report that describes—“(A) the results of the evaluations; and “(B) the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with Indian tribes, traditional leaders, and representatives of Native American language communities, for amendments to Federal laws that are needed—“(i) to bring the Federal laws into compliance with this Act; “(ii) to improve interagency coordination for purposes of supporting revitalization, maintenance, and use of Native American languages; and “(iii) to reduce duplication, inefficiencies, and barriers Native American language communities face in accessing Federal programs to support efforts to revitalize, maintain, or increase the use of Native American languages.” . (b) Survey on Native American Languages.—The Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 108.

25 USC 2907.

SURVEY ON NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.“(a) In General.—

Deadline.

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the 136 STAT. 6154 Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’), shall undertake a survey of the use of all Native American languages in the United States. “(b) Updates.—Prior to conducting each subsequent survey after the initial survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall update the survey in accordance with this section. “(c) Consultation Required.—The Secretary shall design the initial survey under subsection (a) and each updated survey under subsection (b)—“(1) in consultation with Indian tribes; and “(2) after considering feedback received from Native American language speakers and experts. “(d) Contents.—Each survey under subsection (a) shall solicit—“(1) information on which Native American languages are currently spoken; “(2) estimates of the number of speakers of each Native American language; “(3) any language usage statistics or information that the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and experts, determines to be relevant and appropriate; “(4) information on the types of Native American language maintenance and revitalization projects and practices that are currently being carried out; “(5) information on any unmet Native American language resource needs of Indian tribes and Native American language communities; and “(6) any other information that the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and experts, determines to be necessary. “(e)

Contracts.

Coordination.—The Secretary may coordinate, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Director of the Bureau of the Census for the purposes of carrying out this section. “(f) Outreach and Engagement.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall carry out outreach and engagement activities to provide Indian tribes, Native American language communities, and the public information about—“(A) opportunities to provide input on the development and design of each survey under subsection (a), including information on the consultations required under subsection (c); “(B) the goals and purpose of the surveys conducted under subsection (a); and “(C) the benefits and importance of participation in surveys under subsection (a). “(2) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements authorized.—The Secretary may carry out the outreach and engagement activities required under paragraph (1)—“(A) directly; “(B) in partnership with the Bureau of the Census; or “(C) through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with—“(i) Indian tribes;136 STAT. 6155 “(ii) tribal organizations; and “(iii) nonprofit organizations that work with Indian tribes, Native American language programs, and Native American language communities. “(g) Limitation.—Nothing in this section requires an Indian tribe, Native American language community, or Native American language speaker—“(1) to participate in a survey under subsection (a); or “(2) to provide specific or culturally sensitive information in completing such a survey. “(h) Availability of Survey Materials and Findings.—“(1) In general.

Deadline.

Public information.

—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and prior to conducting each survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a description of—“(A) the feedback received under subsection (c) on the design of the survey; “(B) the form and content of the survey; “(C) the plan for deploying the survey to ensure a robust response; and “(D) how the Secretary will ensure any survey enumeration efforts are culturally informed and appropriate. “(2)

Deadline.

Public information.

Results.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which analysis of each survey under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, the results of the survey. “(i) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each fiscal year—“(1) preceding a fiscal year during which a survey under subsection (a) is conducted; and “(2) during which a survey under that subsection is conducted.”
.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1402: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–45 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–338: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities. Public Law338 Public Law 117–338136 Stat. 6156 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–338—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6156 Public Law117–338 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 1541]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

47 USC 609 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.(a) In General.—Section 276 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 276) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)—(A) by striking “per call”; (B) by inserting “, and all rates and charges are just and reasonable,” after “fairly compensated”; (C) by striking “each and every”; (D) by striking “call using” and inserting “communications using”; and (E) by inserting “or other calling device” after “payphone”; and (2) in subsection (d), by inserting “and advanced communications services described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), and (E) of section 3(1)” after “inmate telephone service”. (b) Definition of Advanced Communications Services.—Section 3(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153(1)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(E) any audio or video communications service used by inmates for the purpose of communicating with individuals outside the correctional institution where the inmate is held, regardless of technology used.” . (c) Application of the Act.—Section 2(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 152(b)) is amended by inserting “section 276,” after “sections 223 through 227, inclusive,”.
SEC. 3.

47 USC 152 note.

IMPLEMENTATION.(a) Rulemaking.

Deadlines.

—Not earlier than 18 months and not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 136 STAT. 6157 Communications Commission shall promulgate any regulations necessary to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Use of Data.—In implementing this Act and the amendments made by this Act, including by promulgating regulations under subsection (a) and determining just and reasonable rates, the Federal Communications Commission—(1) may use industry-wide average costs of telephone service and advanced communications services and the average costs of service of a communications service provider; and (2) shall consider costs associated with any safety and security measures necessary to provide a service described in paragraph (1) and differences in the costs described in paragraph (1) by small, medium, or large facilities or other characteristics.
SEC. 4.

47 USC 152 note.

EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify or affect any Federal, State, or local law to require telephone service or advanced communications services at a State or local prison, jail, or detention facility or prohibit the implementation of any safety and security measures related to such services at such facilities.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1541: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–339: To standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes. Public Law339 Public Law 117–339136 Stat. 6158 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–339—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6158 Public Law117–339 117th Congress
An Act To standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 1942]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

National Heritage Area Act.

Historic preservation.

State listings.
SECTION 1.

54 USC 100101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “National Heritage Area Act”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.(a) In General.—Subtitle I of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“DIVISION C—

54 USC

prec. 120101.

NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS“CHAPTER 1201—

54 USC

prec. 120101.

NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM “Sec. “120101. “120102. “120103. “120104.
“§ 120101.

54 USC 120101.

 Definition of National Heritage Area  “In this chapter, the term ‘National Heritage Area’ means a component of the National Heritage Area System described in section 120102(b).
“§ 120102.

54 USC 120102.

 Establishment of National Heritage Area System“(a) In General.—To recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret those nationally significant stories and the natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources of areas that illustrate significant aspects of the heritage of the United States, there is established a National Heritage Area System through the administration of which the Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of the National Heritage Areas. “(b) National Heritage Area System Components.—The National Heritage Area System shall be composed of—“(1) each National Heritage Area, National Heritage Corridor, National Heritage Canalway, Cultural Heritage Corridor, National Heritage Route, and National Heritage Partnership 136 STAT. 6159 designated by Congress before or on the date of enactment of this chapter; and “(2) each National Heritage Area designated by Congress after the date of enactment of this chapter. “(c) Relationship to the System.—“(1) Relationship to system units.—The Secretary shall—“(A) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, participation and assistance by any administrator of the System unit that is located near or encompassed by a National Heritage Area in local initiatives for the National Heritage Area to conserve and interpret resources consistent with the applicable management plan for the National Heritage Area; and “(B) work with local coordinating entities to promote public enjoyment of System units and System-related resources. “(2) Treatment.—“(A) In general.—A National Heritage Area shall not be—“(i) considered to be a System unit; or “(ii) subject to the authorities applicable to System units. “(B) Effect.—Nothing in this paragraph affects the administration of a System unit located within the boundaries of a National Heritage Area. “(d) Authorities.—In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may—“(1) conduct or review, as applicable, feasibility studies in accordance with section 120103(a); “(2)

Reports.

Recommenda-

tions.

conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of, and submit to Congress a report that includes recommendations regarding the role of the Service with respect to, each National Heritage Area, in accordance with section 120104; “(3) enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies, States, Tribal governments, local governments, local coordinating entities, and other interested individuals and entities to achieve the purposes of the National Heritage Area System; “(4) provide information, promote understanding, and encourage research regarding National Heritage Areas, in partnership with local coordinating entities; and “(5) provide national oversight, analysis, coordination, technical and financial assistance, and support to ensure consistency and accountability of the National Heritage Area System.
“§ 120103.

54 USC 120103.

 National Heritage Area studies and designation“(a) Studies.—“(1)

Assessments.

In general.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may carry out or review a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of each proposed National Heritage Area for designation as a National Heritage Area. “(2) Preparation.—“(A) In general.—A study under paragraph (1) may be carried out—“(i) by the Secretary, in consultation with State and local historic preservation officers, State and local 136 STAT. 6160 historical societies, State and local tourism offices, and other appropriate organizations and governmental agencies; or “(ii)

Certification.

by interested individuals or entities, if the Secretary certifies that the completed study meets the requirements of paragraph (3). “(B)

Deadline.

Review.

Certification.—Not later than 1 year after receiving a study carried out by interested individuals or entities under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall review and certify whether the study meets the requirements of paragraph (3). “(3)

Analysis.

Determinations.

Requirements.—A study under paragraph (1) shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the proposed National Heritage Area—“(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that—“(i) represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States; “(ii) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use; and “(iii) would be best managed—“(I) through partnerships among public and private entities; and “(II) by linking diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and active communities; “(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the United States; “(C) provides outstanding opportunities—“(i) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features; and “(ii) for recreation and education; “(D) contains resources that—“(i) are important to any identified themes of the proposed National Heritage Area; and “(ii) retain a degree of integrity capable of supporting interpretation; “(E) includes a diverse group of residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, and State and local governments that—“(i) are involved in the planning of the proposed National Heritage Area; “(ii) have developed a conceptual financial plan that outlines the roles of all participants in the proposed National Heritage Area, including the Federal Government; and “(iii) have demonstrated significant support for the designation of the proposed National Heritage Area; “(F) has a potential management entity to work in partnership with the individuals and entities described in subparagraph (E) to develop the proposed National Heritage Area while encouraging State and local economic activity; and “(G) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the public. “(4) Report.—“(A) In general.—For each study carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 136 STAT. 6161 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes—“(i) any correspondence received by the Secretary demonstrating support for, or opposition to, the establishment of the National Heritage Area; “(ii) the findings of the study; and “(iii) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary. “(B) Timing.—“(i) Studies carried out by the secretary.—With respect to a study carried out by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall submit a report under subparagraph (A) not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out the study. “(ii) Studies carried out by other interested parties.

Certification.

—With respect to a study carried out by interested individuals or entities in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall submit a report under subparagraph (A) not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary certifies under paragraph (2)(B) that the study meets the requirements of paragraph (3). “(b) Designation.—An area shall be designated as a National Heritage Area only by an Act of Congress.
“§ 120104.

54 USC 120104.

 Evaluation“(a)

Determination.

In General.—At reasonable and appropriate intervals, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may—“(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of a National Heritage Area in accordance with subsection (b); and “(2)

Reports.

Recommenda-

tions.

prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that includes recommendations for the continued role of the Service with respect to each National Heritage Area in accordance with subsection (c). “(b) Components.—An evaluation under subsection (a)(1) shall—“(1)

Assessment.

assess the progress of the applicable local coordinating entity of a National Heritage Area with respect to—“(A) accomplishing the purposes of the applicable National Heritage Area; and “(B) achieving the goals and objectives of the management plan; “(2)

Analysis.

Determination.

analyze Federal, State, local, Tribal government, and private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and “(3)

Review.

review the management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for sustainability of the National Heritage Area. “(c) Recommendations.—Each report under subsection (a)(2) shall include—136 STAT. 6162“(1)

Analyses.

if the report contains a recommendation of the Secretary that Federal funding for the applicable National Heritage Area should be continued, an analysis of—“(A) any means by which that Federal funding may be reduced or eliminated over time; and “(B) the appropriate time period necessary to achieve the recommended reduction or elimination of Federal funding; or “(2) if the report contains a recommendation of the Secretary that Federal funding for the applicable National Heritage Area should be eliminated, a description of potential impacts on conservation, interpretation, and sustainability in the applicable National Heritage Area.”
. (b) Private Property and Regulatory Protections.—(1)

54 USC 120101 note.

In general.—Nothing in this section (including an amendment made by this section)—(A) abridges any right of a public or private property owner, including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within a National Heritage Area; (B) requires any property owner to permit public access (including Federal, State, Tribal government, or local government access) to a property; (C) modifies any provision of Federal, State, Tribal, or local law with respect to public access or use of private land; (D)(i) alters any applicable land use regulation, land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or local agency or Tribal government; or (ii) conveys to any local coordinating entity any land use or other regulatory authority; (E) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights; (F) diminishes the authority of a State to manage fish and wildlife, including through the regulation of fishing and hunting within a National Heritage Area in the State; or (G) creates or affects any liability—(i) under any other provision of law; or (ii) of any private property owner with respect to any person injured on private property. (2) Conforming amendment.—Section 8004(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1245) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the following:“(2) requires any property owner to permit public access (including Federal, State, Tribal government, or local government access) to a property; “(3) modifies any provision of Federal, State, Tribal, or local law with respect to public access or use of private land; “(4)(A) alters any applicable land use regulation, land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or local agency or Tribal government; or “(B) conveys to any local coordinating entity any land use or other regulatory authority;” .136 STAT. 6163 (c) Conforming Amendment.—Section 3052(a) of Public Law 113–291 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2). (d) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for subtitle I of title 54, United States Code,

54 USC

prec. 100101.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “DIVISION C— “1201.
SEC. 3.

Assessments.

AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDIES.(a) Kaena Point National Heritage Area Study.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), in consultation with State of Hawaii and local historic preservation officers, State and local historical societies, State and local tourism offices, and other appropriate organizations and governmental agencies and in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating all or a portion of Honolulu County on the island of Oahu as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the “Kaena Point National Heritage Area”. (b) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Study.—(1) In general.—The Secretary, in consultation with State and local organizations and governmental agencies, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities and in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the areas described in paragraph (2) in the States of Virginia and North Carolina as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the “Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area”. (2) Description of study area.—The areas to be studied under paragraph (1) include—(A) the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk in the State of Virginia; (B) Isle of Wight County in the State of Virginia; (C) Camden, Currituck, Gates, and Pasquotank Counties in the State of North Carolina; and (D) any other area in the State of Virginia or North Carolina that—(i) has heritage aspects that are similar to the heritage aspects of an area described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and (ii) is adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, an area described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). (c) Guam National Heritage Area Study.—The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate regional and local organizations or agencies, and in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in Guam as a National Heritage Area.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA DESIGNATIONS.(a) Designations.—Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 768) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(7)

54 USC 320101 note.

Alabama black belt national heritage area.—136 STAT. 6164 “(A) In general.—There is established the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Alabama Black Belt Proposed National Heritage Area’, numbered 258/177,272, and dated September 2021. “(B) Local coordinating entity.—The Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). “(8)

54 USC 320101 note.

Bronzeville-black metropolis national heritage area, illinois.—“(A) In general.—There is established the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois. “(B) Boundaries.—The National Heritage Area shall consist of the region in the city of Chicago, Illinois, bounded as follows:“(i) 18th Street on the north to 22nd Street on the south, from Lake Michigan on the east to Wentworth Avenue on the west. “(ii) 22nd Street on the north to 35th Street on the south, from Lake Michigan on the east to the Dan Ryan Expressway on the west. “(iii) 35th Street on the north to 47th Street on the south, from Lake Michigan on the east to the B&O Railroad (Stewart Avenue) on the west. “(iv) 47th Street on the north to 55th Street on the south, from Cottage Grove Avenue on the east to the Dan Ryan Expressway on the west. “(v) 55th Street on the north to 67th Street on the south, from State Street on the west to Cottage Grove Avenue/ South Chicago Avenue on the east. “(vi) 67th Street on the North to 71st Street on the South, from Cottage Grove Avenue/ South Chicago Avenue on the west to the Metra Railroad tracks on the east. “(C) Local coordinating entity.—The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). “(9)

54 USC 320101 note.

Downeast maine national heritage area.—“(A) In general.—There is established the Downeast Maine National Heritage Area in the State of Maine, consisting of Hancock and Washington Counties, Maine. “(B) Local coordinating entity.—The Sunrise County Economic Council shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). “(10)

54 USC 320101 note.

Northern neck national heritage area, virginia.—“(A) In general.—There is established the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in the State of Virginia, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Northern Neck National Heritage Area Proposed Boundary’, numbered 671/177,224, and dated August 2021. “(B) Local coordinating entity.—The Northern Neck Tourism Commission, a working committee of the Northern 136 STAT. 6165 Neck Planning District Commission, shall serve as the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). “(11)

54 USC 320101 note.

St. croix national heritage area, u.s. virgin islands.—“(A) In general.—There is established on the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, the St. Croix National Heritage Area, consisting of the entire island of St. Croix. “(B) Local coordinating entity.—The Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). “(12)

54 USC 320101 note.

Southern campaign of the revolution national heritage corridor, north carolina and south carolina.—“(A) In general.—There is established the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Campaign of the Revolution Proposed National Heritage Corridor’, numbered 257/177,271, and dated September 2021. “(B) Local coordinating entity.—The University of South Carolina shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). “(13)

54 USC 320101 note.

Southern maryland national heritage area.—“(A) In general.—There is established the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area in the State of Maryland, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Proposed Boundary’, numbered 672/177,225B, and dated November 2021. “(B) Local coordinating entity.—The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A).” . (b)

Deadline.

54 USC 320101 note.

Management Plans.—For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 772), the local coordinating entity for each of the National Heritage Areas designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan for the applicable National Heritage Area not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Termination of Authority.—For the purposes of section 6001(g)(4) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 776), the authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under that section for each of the National Heritage Areas designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AUTHORITIES.(a) Extensions.—(1) Illinois and michigan canal national heritage corridor.—Section 126 of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 98–398; 98 Stat. 1456; 120 Stat. 1853), as amended by 136 STAT. 6166 section 119(a) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (2) John h. chafee blackstone river valley national heritage corridor.—Section 10(a) of Public Law 99–647 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 100 Stat. 3630; 104 Stat. 1018; 128 Stat. 3804), as amended by section 119(b) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (3) Delaware and lehigh national heritage corridor.—Section 12 of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 123 Stat. 1293; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(c) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended—(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”; and (B) in subsection (d), by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (4) The last green valley national heritage corridor.—Section 106(b) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 103–449; 108 Stat. 4755; 113 Stat. 1728; 123 Stat. 1291; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(d) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (5) National coal heritage area.—Section 107 of the National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4244; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(e)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (6) Tennessee civil war heritage area.—Section 208 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4248; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 Stat. 661; 133 Stat. 778), as amended by section 119(e)(9) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (7) Augusta canal national heritage corridor.—Section 310 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4252; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 Stat. 661; 133 Stat. 778), as amended by section 119(e)(7) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (8) Rivers of steel national heritage area.—Section 408 of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4256; 136 STAT. 6167 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(e)(2) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (9) Essex national heritage area.—Section 507 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4260; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(e)(3) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (10) South carolina national heritage corridor.—Section 607 of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4264; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 Stat. 661; 133 Stat. 778), as amended by section 119(e)(8) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (11) America’s agricultural heritage partnership.—Section 707 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4267; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(e)(4) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (12) Ohio & erie national heritage canalway.—Section 809 of the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(e)(5) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (13) Maurice d. hinchey hudson river valley national heritage area.—Section 910 of division II of Public Law 104–333 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 110 Stat. 4281; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801), as amended by section 119(e)(6) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (14) Motorcities national heritage area.—Section 109 of the Automobile National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 105–355; 112 Stat. 3252; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(f) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (15) Lackawanna valley national heritage area.—Section 108 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(g)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 136 STAT. 6168 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (16) Schuylkill river valley national heritage area.—Section 209 of the Schuylkill River Valley Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(g)(2) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (17) Wheeling national heritage area.—Subsection (i) of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 967; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(h) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (18) Yuma crossing national heritage area.—Section 7 of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–319; 114 Stat. 1284; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(i) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (19) Erie canalway national heritage corridor.—Section 811 of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A–295; 128 Stat. 3802), as amended by section 119(j) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (20) Blue ridge national heritage area.—Subsection (j) of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1280; 133 Stat. 778), as amended by section 119(k) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2037”. (21) National aviation heritage area.—Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3367; 133 Stat. 2713) is amended by striking “September 30, 2022” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (22) Oil region national heritage area.—Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372; 133 Stat. 2713) is amended by striking “September 30, 2022” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (23) Northern rio grande national heritage area.—Section 208 of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1790), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (24) Atchafalaya national heritage area.—Section 221 of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1795), as amended 136 STAT. 6169 by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (25) Arabia mountain national heritage area.—Section 240 of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1799), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (26) Mormon pioneer national heritage area.—Section 260 of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1807), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (27) Freedom’s frontier national heritage area.—Section 269 of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1813), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (28) Upper housatonic valley national heritage area.—Section 280B of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1819), as amended by section 119(l)(2) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (29) Champlain valley national heritage partnership.—Section 289 of the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Act of 2006 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1824), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (30) Great basin national heritage route.—Section 291J of the Great Basin National Heritage Route Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1831), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (31) Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage corridor.—Section 295L of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1837), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”.136 STAT. 6170 (32) Crossroads of the american revolution national heritage area.—Section 297H of the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act of 2006 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1844), as amended by section 119(l)(1) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking “September 30, 2023” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (33) Abraham lincoln national heritage area.—Section 451 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 824) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of the enactment of this subtitle” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (34) Journey through hallowed ground national heritage area.—Section 411 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 809) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (35) Niagara falls national heritage area.—Section 432 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 818) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (36) Sangre de cristo national heritage area.—Section 8001(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1229) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (37) Cache la poudre river national heritage area.—Section 8002(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1234) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (38) South park national heritage area.—Section 8003(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1240) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (39) Northern plains national heritage area.—Section 8004(j) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1247; 123 Stat. 2929) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (40) Baltimore national heritage area.—(A) Extension.—Section 8005(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1253) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (B) Boundary modification.—136 STAT. 6171 (i) Map.—Section 8005(a)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking “entitled” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “entitled ‘Baltimore National Heritage Area Proposed Boundary’, numbered T10/179,623, and dated February 2022.”. (ii) Boundaries.—Section 8005(b)(2) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:“(A) The area encompassing the Baltimore City Heritage Area certified by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority in July 2020.” . (41) Freedom’s way national heritage area.—Section 8006(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1260) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (42) Mississippi hills national heritage area.—Section 8007(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1267) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (43) Mississippi delta national heritage area.—Section 8008(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1275) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (44) Muscle shoals national heritage area.—Section 8009(j) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1282) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (45) Kenai mountains-turnagain arm national heritage area.—Section 8010(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1288) is amended by striking “the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 30, 2037”. (b)

Time period.

Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated for each National Heritage Area extended under an amendment made by paragraphs (1) through (45) of subsection (a) not more than $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2037, subject to any other applicable provisions of, but notwithstanding any limitation on total appropriations for the applicable National Heritage Area established by, a law amended by that subsection.136 STAT. 6172
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.(a) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.—Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 Stat. 778) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “$20,000,000” and inserting “$22,000,000”. (b) Essex National Heritage Area.—Section 508(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4260; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 Stat. 778) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “$20,000,000” and inserting “$22,000,000”. (c) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.—Section 608(a) of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4264; 122 Stat. 824; 133 Stat. 2714) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “$17,000,000” and inserting “$19,000,000”. (d) America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership.—Section 708(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4267; 122 Stat. 824; 134 Stat. 1505) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “$17,000,000” and inserting “$19,000,000”. (e) Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway.—Section 810(a) of the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826; 133 Stat. 778) is amended by striking “$20,000,000” and inserting “$22,000,000”. (f) Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.—Section 909(c) of division II of Public Law 104–333 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 110 Stat. 4280; 122 Stat. 824) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “$15,000,000” and inserting “$17,000,000”. (g) MotorCities National Heritage Area.—Section 110(a) of the Automobile National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 105–355; 112 Stat. 3252; 133 Stat. 778) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “$12,000,000” and inserting “$14,000,000”. (h) Wheeling National Heritage Area.—Subsection (h)(1) of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 967; 133 Stat. 778) is amended by striking “$15,000,000” and inserting “$17,000,000”. (i) The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor.—Section 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 103–449; 108 Stat. 4756; 113 Stat. 1729; 123 Stat. 1292; 133 Stat. 2714) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking “$17,000,000” and inserting “$19,000,000”. (j) Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area.—Section 109(a) of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 818; 134 Stat. 1505) is amended by striking “$12,000,000” and inserting “$14,000,000”. (k) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.—Subsection (i)(1) of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1280; 133 Stat. 778) is amended by striking “$14,000,000” and inserting “$16,000,000”.136 STAT. 6173
SEC. 7. REDESIGNATIONS.(a)

54 USC 320101 note.

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.—(1) Redesignation.—The America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership established by section 703(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4266) shall be known and designated as the “Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area”. (2) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the partnership referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area”. (b)

54 USC 320101 note.

Great Basin National Heritage Area.—(1) Designation of the great basin national heritage area.—The Great Basin National Heritage Route Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended—(A) by striking “the Heritage Route” each place it appears and inserting “the Heritage Area”; (B) by striking “along” each place it appears and inserting “in”; (C) in the subtitle heading, by striking “Route” and inserting “Area”; (D) in section 291, by striking “Route” and inserting “Area”; (E) in section 291A(a)—(i) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking “the Great Basin Heritage Route” each place it appears and inserting “the Great Basin National Heritage Area”; and (ii) in paragraph (13), by striking “a Heritage Route” and inserting “a Heritage Area”; (F) in section 291B, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:“(2)

Definition.

Heritage area.—The term ‘Heritage Area’ means the Great Basin National Heritage Area established by section 291C(a).” ; (G) in section 291C—(i) in the section heading, by striking “route” and inserting “area”; and (ii) in subsection (a), by striking “Heritage Route” and inserting “Heritage Area”; and (H) in section 291L(d), in the subsection heading, by striking “in Heritage Route” and inserting “in Heritage Area”. (2) Designation of great basin heritage area partnership.—The Great Basin National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended by striking “Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership” each place it appears and inserting “Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership”.
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO COMPLETE CERTAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.  Section 6001(c)(1) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 136 STAT. 6174 Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 772) is amended by striking “3” and inserting “5”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1942: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–156 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–340: To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes. Public Law340 Public Law 117–340136 Stat. 6175 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–340—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6175 Public Law117–340 117th Congress
An Act To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 2333]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

36 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES.(a) United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.—(1) Duties.—Section 220505(d) of title 36, United States Code, is amended—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following:“(D) with respect to a sport for which the corporation conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the corporation to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where ‘equivalent’ means ‘equal’ except that it shall be permissible—“(i) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and “(ii) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs 136 STAT. 6176 or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams.” ; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:“(2) Advocacy.—The corporation shall take all reasonable steps, in collaboration with affected athletes, to advocate to international sports federations and other event organizers to equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other support provided to athletes by such federations and organizers.” . (2) Annual report on equal treatment of athletes.—(A) In general.—Subchapter I of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 220514.

36 USC 220514.

 Annual report on equal treatment of athletes“(a) In General.—Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall submit to Congress a report on the compliance of the corporation with paragraphs (1)(D) and (2) of section 220505(d). “(b) Matters To Be Included.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall include detailed information on the median, minimum, and maximum stipends and bonuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, and, as applicable, status of participation on a professional sports team.”
. (B) Conforming amendment.—The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is

36 USC

prec. 220501.

 amended by adding at the end the following: “220514. (b) National Governing Bodies.—(1) Duties.—Section 220524(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (14) as paragraphs (9) through (16), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:“(7) with respect to a sport for which a national governing body conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the national governing body to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where ‘equivalent’ means ‘equal’ except that it shall be permissible—“(A) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and “(B) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams;136 STAT. 6177 “(8) take all reasonable steps, in collaboration with affected athletes, to advocate to international sports federations and other event organizers to equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other support provided to athletes by such federations and organizers;” . (2) Annual report on equal treatment of athletes.—(A) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 220530A.

36 USC 220530A.

 Annual report on equal treatment of athletes“(a) In General.—Not less frequently than annually, each national governing body shall submit to the corporation and Congress a report on the compliance of the national governing body with paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 220524(a). “(b) Matters To Be Included.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall include detailed information on the median, minimum, and maximum stipends and bonuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, and, as applicable, status of participation on a professional sports team.”
. (B) Conforming amendment.—The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code,

36 USC

prec. 220501.

 is amended by adding at the end the following: “220530A. (c)

36 USC 220505 note.

Implementation Period and Reports to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act—(1) the corporation shall—(A) attain full compliance, and require as a condition of continued certification that each national governing body attains and maintains full compliance, with the applicable amendments made by this Act; and (B) submit to Congress a report describing such compliance of the corporation and each national governing body; and (2) each national governing body shall—(A) attain full compliance with the applicable amendments made by this Act; and (B) submit to Congress a report describing such compliance. (d)

36 USC 220505 note.

Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed—(1) to supersede, nullify, or diminish the rights of any individual under any Federal law or the law of any State or political subdivision of any State or jurisdiction; (2) to prohibit an individual athlete or a group of athletes from receiving compensation from an individual or entity other than a national governing body or the corporation for the use of, as applicable, the name, image, or likeness of the individual athlete or the names, images, or likenesses of the group of athletes; or (3) to prohibit a team or group of athletes from accepting outside sponsorships or endorsements, or from participating in outside promotional events or marketing campaigns, even if a team or group of athletes of another gender are not offered 136 STAT. 6178 equivalent sponsorships, endorsements, or participation in outside promotional events or marketing campaigns.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2333: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–341: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program. Public Law341 Public Law 117–341136 Stat. 6179 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–341—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6179 Public Law117–341 117th Congress
An Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 2834]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 1305 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. PRESERVING ACCESS TO REHABILITATION INNOVATION CENTERS UNDER MEDICARE.(a) In General.—Section 1886(j)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(j)(7)(E)) is amended—(1) by striking “Public availability of data submitted.—The” and inserting “Public availability of data submitted.—“(i) In general.—The” ; and (2) by inserting after clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new clauses:“(ii) Public recognition of rehabilitation innovation centers.—

Effective date.

Public information.

Web posting.

Lists.

Updates.

Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall make publicly available on such Internet website, in addition to the information required to be reported on such website under clause (i), a list of all rehabilitation innovation centers, and shall update such list on such website not less frequently than biennially. “(iii) Rehabilitation innovation centers defined.—For purposes of clause (ii), the term ‘rehabilitation innovation centers’ means a rehabilitation facility that, as of the applicable date (as defined in clause (v)), is a rehabilitation facility described in clause (iv). “(iv) Rehabilitation facility described.—“(I) In general.—Subject to subclause (II), a rehabilitation facility described in this clause is a rehabilitation facility that—“(aa) is classified as a rehabilitation facility under the IRF Rate Setting File for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2019 (83 Fed. Reg. 38514), or any successor regulations that contain such information;136 STAT. 6180 “(bb) holds at least one Federal rehabilitation research and training designation for research projects on traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research at the Department of Health and Human Services, based on such data submitted to the Secretary by a facility, in a form, manner, and time frame specified by the Secretary; “(cc) submits to the Secretary a description of the clinical research enterprise of the facility and a summary of research activities of the facility that are supported by Federal agencies; “(dd) has a minimum Medicare estimated average weight per discharge of 1.20 for the most recent fiscal year for which such information is available according to the IRF Rate Setting File described in item (aa), or any successor regulations that contain such information; and “(ee) has a minimum teaching status of 0.075 for the most recent fiscal year for which such information is available according to the IRF Rate Setting File described in item (aa), or any successor regulations that contain such information. “(II) Waiver.—The Secretary may, as determined appropriate, waive any of the requirements under items (aa) through (ee) of subclause (I). “(v) Applicable date defined.—For purposes of clauses (iii) and (iv), the term ‘applicable date’ means—“(I) with respect to the initial publication of a list under clause (ii), the date of the enactment of such clause; and “(II) with respect to the publication of an updated list under clause (ii), a date specified by the Secretary that is not more than one year prior to the date of such publication. “(vi) Implementation.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law the Secretary may implement clauses (ii) through (v) by program instruction or otherwise. “(vii) Nonapplication of paperwork reduction act.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to data collected under clauses (ii) through (v).” . (b) Report.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services—(1)

Recommenda-

tions.

shall submit to Congress a report containing any recommendations on action as the Secretary determines appropriate to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (as defined in section 1886(j)(7)(E)(iii) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)); and136 STAT. 6181 (2) may, in the report described in paragraph (1), as permitted by law, disseminate research, best practices, and other clinical information identified or developed by such rehabilitation innovation centers, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2834: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–342: To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes. Public Law342 Public Law 117–342136 Stat. 6182 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–342—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6182 Public Law117–342 117th Congress
An Act To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3168]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE RURAL WATER SYSTEM.(a) Extension of Enforceability Date.—(1) In general.—Section 309(d)(2) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3088; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended—(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “April 30, 2023” and inserting “December 30, 2027”; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “May 1, 2023” and inserting “December 31, 2027”. (2) Conforming amendment.—Section 3(b)(2) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act (Public Law 110–390; 122 Stat. 4191; 124 Stat. 3092) is amended by striking “beginning on” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “beginning on December 31, 2027.”. (b) Cost Indexing.—Section 312(c) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3095) is amended by striking “All amounts made available under” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:“(1) White mountain apache tribe water rights settlement subaccount.—All amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect the changes since October 1, 2007, in the construction cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved in the construction of the WMAT rural water system and the maintenance of the WMAT rural water system. “(2) WMAT settlement fund.—All amounts made available under subsection (b)(2) shall be adjusted annually to reflect the changes since October 1, 2007, in the construction cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved in the construction of the WMAT rural water system and the maintenance of the WMAT rural water system. “(3) WMAT maintenance fund.—All amounts made available under subsection (b)(3) shall be adjusted on deposit to reflect changes since October 1, 2007, in the Consumer Price 136 STAT. 6183 Index for All Urban Consumers West Urban 50,000 to 1,500,000 published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “(4) WMAT cost overrun subaccount.—Of the amounts made available under subsection (e)(2)—“(A) $35,000,000 shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect the changes since October 1, 2007, in the construction cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved in the construction of the WMAT rural water system and the maintenance of the WMAT rural water system; and “(B) additional funds, in excess of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A), shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect the changes since April 1, 2021, in the construction cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved in the construction of the WMAT rural water system and the maintenance of the WMAT rural water system. “(5) Construction costs adjustment.—The amounts made available under subsections (a), (b)(2), and (e)(2) shall be adjusted to address construction cost changes necessary to account for unforeseen market volatility that may not otherwise be captured by engineering cost indices, as determined by the Secretary, including repricing applicable to the types of construction and current industry standards involved. “(6) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the enforceability date, any increase in the amounts appropriated under subsections (a)(1), (b)(3)(B), and (e)(2)(A) because of cost indexing shall not be available from funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. “(7) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated funding for the purposes provided in this subsection.” . (c) Funding for WMAT Cost Overrun Subaccount.—Section 312(e)(2)(B) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3095) is amended by striking “$11,000,000” and inserting “$541,000,000”. (d) Return to Treasury.—(1) In general.—Section 312(e)(4)(B) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3096) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “shall be—” and all that follows through the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting “shall be returned to the general fund of the Treasury.”. (2) Conforming amendment.—Section 312(b)(2) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3093; 132 Stat. 1626) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:“(B)

Appropriation authorization.

Transfers to fund.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the WMAT Settlement Fund $78,500,000.” . (e) Conveyance of Title to Tribe.—Section 307(d)(2)(E) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3082; 132 Stat. 1626) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “water system—” and all that follows through the period at the end of 136 STAT. 6184 clause (ii)(II) and inserting “water system is substantially complete, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (k).”. (f) Requirements for Determination of Substantial Completion of the WMAT Rural Water System.—Section 307 of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3080; 132 Stat. 1626) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(k) Requirements for Determination of Substantial Completion of the WMAT Rural Water System.—The WMAT rural water system shall be determined to be substantially complete if—“(1) the infrastructure constructed is capable of storing, diverting, treating, transmitting, and distributing a supply of water as set forth in the final project design described in subsection (c); or “(2) the Secretary—“(A) expended all of the available funding provided to construct the WMAT rural water system; and “(B) despite diligent efforts, cannot complete construction as described in the final project design described in subsection (c) due solely to the lack of additional authorized funding.” . (g) Requirement.—Section 310(b) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3090) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(3) Expenditures.—If, before the enforceability date, Federal funds are expended to carry out activities described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) in excess of the amounts provided pursuant to the White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act (Public Law 110–390; 122 Stat. 4191), such expenditures shall be accounted for as White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Subaccount funds.” . (h) Enforceability Date Effectiveness.—Section 309(d)(1) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3088; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended—(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:“(D) such amount, up to the amount made available under section 312(e)(2), as the Secretary determines to be necessary to construct the WMAT rural water system that is capable of storing, diverting, treating, transmitting, and distributing a supply of water as set forth in the final project design described in section 307(c) has been deposited in the WMAT Cost Overrun Subaccount;” . (i) Prohibition.—Section 312(e) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3095) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(5) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be made available from—“(A) the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund established by section 70101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (25 U.S.C. 149(a)); or136 STAT. 6185 “(B) the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund established by section 10501(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)).” . (j) Oversight and Accounting.—Section 312 of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3093) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(h) Oversight and Accounting.—“(1) In

Reports.

 general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter, the Director of the Bureau shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an annual report that describes all expenditures, during the year covered by the report, from—“(A) the WMAT Settlement Fund established by subsection (b)(2)(A) and the WMAT Maintenance Fund established by subsection (b)(3)(A) (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Funds’); and “(B) the WMAT Cost Overrun Subaccount established by subsection (e)(1) (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Subaccount’). “(2)

Costs.

Inclusions.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to:“(A) Progress and cost accounting on the planning, design and construction of the Miner Flat Dam and any additional water supply facilities resulting from expenditures from the Funds and the Subaccount. “(B) A cost accounting of the administrative expenses related to activities resulting from expenditures from the Funds and the Subaccount. “(C) A cost accounting of the environmental regulatory and economic process related to activities resulting from expenditures from the Funds and the Subaccount. “(D) A projection of such costs described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) for the next fiscal year and specific goals and objectives for the next fiscal year. “(E) Whether those projections and specific goals and objectives have been met and any barriers encountered in the last fiscal year.” .
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3168: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–285 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–343: To authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. Public Law343 Public Law 117–343136 Stat. 6186 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–343—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6186 Public Law117–343 117th Congress
An Act To authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3308]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.  The purposes of this Act are to authorize—(1) the CRIT to enter into lease or exchange agreements, storage agreements, and agreements for conserved water for the economic well-being of the CRIT; and (2) the Secretary to approve any lease or exchange agreements, storage agreements, or agreements for conserved water entered into by the CRIT.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) Agreement for conserved water.—The term “agreement for conserved water” means an agreement for the creation of system conservation, storage of conserved water in Lake Mead, or other mechanisms for voluntarily leaving a portion of the CRIT reduced consumptive use in Lake Mead. (2) Allottee.—The term “allottee” means an individual who holds a beneficial real property interest in an allotment of Indian land that is—(A) located within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation; and (B) held in trust by the United States. (3) Consolidated decree.—The term “Consolidated Decree” means the decree entered by the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona v. California, 547 U.S. 150 (2006). (4) Consumptive use.—The term “consumptive use” means a portion of the decreed allocation that has a recent history of use by the CRIT within the exterior boundary of the Reservation. Any verified reduction in consumptive use pursuant to a lease or exchange agreement, a storage agreement, or an agreement for conserved water shall be deemed to be a consumptive use in the year in which the reduction occurred, subject to the condition that the reduction is reflected in the Water Accounting Report.136 STAT. 6187 (5) CRIT.—The term “CRIT” means the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (6) Decreed allocation.—The term “decreed allocation” means the volume of water of the mainstream of the Colorado River allocated to the CRIT that is accounted for as part of the apportionment for the State in part I–A of the Appendix of the Consolidated Decree. (7) Lower basin.—The term “Lower Basin” has the meaning given the term in article II(g) of the Colorado River Compact of 1922, as approved by Congress in section 13 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617l) and by the Presidential Proclamation of June 25, 1929 (46 Stat. 3000). (8) Person.—The term “person” means an individual, a public or private corporation, a company, a partnership, a joint venture, a firm, an association, a society, an estate or trust, a private organization or enterprise, the United States, an Indian Tribe, a governmental entity, or a political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under, or subject to, the constitution and laws of the State. (9) Reservation.—The term “Reservation” means the portion of the reservation established for the CRIT that is located in the State. (10) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. (11) State.—Except for purposes of section 16, the term “State” means the State of Arizona. (12) Storage.—The term “storage” means the underground storage, in accordance with State law, of a portion of the consumptive use off the Reservation within the Lower Basin in the State. (13) Water accounting report.—The term “Water Accounting Report” means the annual report of the Bureau of Reclamation entitled the “Colorado River Accounting and Water Use Report: Arizona, California, and Nevada” which includes the compilation of records in accordance with article V of the Consolidated Decree.
SEC. 4. LEASE OR EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS.(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the “Indian Trade and Intercourse Act”) (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other provision of law, the CRIT is authorized, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a), and has the sole authority, to enter into, with any person, an agreement to lease or exchange, or an option to lease or exchange, a portion of the consumptive use for a use off the Reservation (referred to in this Act as a “lease or exchange agreement”), subject to the conditions that the use off the Reservation is located in the Lower Basin in the State and is not located in the counties of Navajo, Apache, or Cochise in the State. (b) Term of Lease or Exchange Agreement.—The term of any lease or exchange agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be mutually agreed, except that the term shall not exceed 100 years. (c) Modifications.—Any lease or exchange agreement entered into under subsection (a) may be renegotiated or modified at any time during the term of the lease or exchange agreement, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a), subject to 136 STAT. 6188 the condition that the term of the renegotiated lease or exchange agreement does not exceed 100 years. (d) Applicable Law.—Any person entering into a lease or exchange agreement with the CRIT under this section shall use the water received under the lease or exchange agreement in accordance with applicable Federal and State law.
SEC. 5. STORAGE AGREEMENTS.(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the “Indian Trade and Intercourse Act”) (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other provision of law, the CRIT is authorized, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a), and has the sole authority, to enter into an agreement, including with the Arizona Water Banking Authority (or a successor agency or entity), for the storage of a portion of the consumptive use, or the water received under an exchange pursuant to an exchange agreement under section 4, at 1 or more underground storage facilities or groundwater savings facilities off the Reservation (referred to in this Act as a “storage agreement”), subject to the conditions that the facility is located in the Lower Basin in the State and is not located in the counties of Navajo, Apache, or Cochise in the State. (b) Modifications.—Any storage agreement entered into under subsection (a) may be renegotiated or modified at any time during the term of the storage agreement, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a). (c) Applicable Law.—Any storage agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be in accordance with applicable Federal and State law. (d) Delegation of Rights.—The CRIT may assign or sell any long-term storage credits accrued as a result of a storage agreement, subject to the condition that the assignment or sale is in accordance with applicable State law.
SEC. 6. AGREEMENTS FOR CREATION OF WATER FOR THE COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM FOR STORING WATER IN LAKE MEAD.(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the “Indian Trade and Intercourse Act”) (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other provision of law, the CRIT is authorized, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a), and has the sole authority, to enter into, with any person, an agreement for conserved water, subject to the conditions that if the conserved water is delivered, the delivery is to a location in the Lower Basin in the State and is not to a location in the counties of Navajo, Apache, or Cochise in the State. (b) Term of an Agreement for Conserved Water.—The term of any agreement for conserved water entered into under subsection (a) shall be mutually agreed, except that the term shall not exceed 100 years. (c) Modifications.—Any agreement for conserved water entered into under subsection (a) may be renegotiated or modified at any time during the term of the agreement for conserved water, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a). (d) Applicable Law.—Any agreement for conserved water entered into under subsection (a), and any use of conserved water, shall be in accordance with Federal law, including any program authorized by Federal law.136 STAT. 6189
SEC. 7. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; DISAPPROVAL; AGREEMENTS.(a) Authorization.—The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any—(1) lease or exchange agreement; (2) modification to a lease or exchange agreement; (3) storage agreement; (4) modification to a storage agreement; (5) agreement for conserved water; or (6) modification to an agreement for conserved water. (b) Secretarial Agreements.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into a lease or exchange agreement, a storage agreement, or an agreement for conserved water with the CRIT, subject to the condition that the Secretary pays the fair market value for the CRIT reduced consumptive use. (c) Requirements.—(1) Lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements.—The Secretary shall not approve any lease or exchange agreement, or any modification to a lease or exchange agreement, or any storage agreement, or any modification to a storage agreement, that is not in compliance with—(A) this Act; and (B) the agreement entered into between the CRIT, the State, and the Secretary under section 10(a). (2) Agreements for conserved water.—The Secretary shall not approve any agreement for conserved water, or any modification to an agreement for conserved water, that is not in compliance with—(A) this Act; and (B) other applicable Federal law, including any program authorized by Federal law. (3) Permanent alienation.—The Secretary shall not approve any lease or exchange agreement, or any modification to a lease or exchange agreement, any storage agreement, or any modification to a storage agreement, or any agreement for conserved water, or any modification to an agreement for conserved water, that permanently alienates any portion of the CRIT decreed allocation. (d) Other Requirements.—The requirement for Secretarial approval under subsection (a) shall satisfy the requirements of section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the “Indian Trade and Intercourse Act”) (25 U.S.C. 177). (e) Authority of the Secretary.—Nothing in this Act, or any agreement entered into or approved by the Secretary under this Act, including any lease or exchange agreement, storage agreement, or agreement for conserved water, shall diminish or abrogate the authority of the Secretary to act under applicable Federal law or regulation, including the Consolidated Decree.
SEC. 8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.(a) Compliance.—When approving a lease or exchange agreement, a storage agreement, or an agreement for conserved water, the Secretary shall promptly comply with all aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all other applicable environmental laws and regulations.136 STAT. 6190 (b) Documentation.—The Secretary shall document any lease or exchange agreement, storage agreement, or agreement for conserved water in the Water Accounting Report.
SEC. 9.

Applicability.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CRIT AND THE STATE.(a) In General.—Before entering into the first lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement, the CRIT shall enter into an agreement with the State that outlines all notice, information sharing, and collaboration requirements that shall apply to any potential lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement the CRIT may enter into. (b) Requirement.—The agreement required under subsection (a) shall include a provision that requires the CRIT to submit to the State all documents regarding a potential lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement.
SEC. 10. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CRIT, THE STATE, AND THE SECRETARY.(a) In General.—Before approving the first lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement under section 7, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State and the CRIT that describes the procedural, technical, and accounting methodologies for any lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement the CRIT may enter into, including quantification of the reduction in consumptive use and water accounting. (b) NEPA.—The execution of the agreement required under subsection (a) shall not constitute a major Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (c) Effect.—Nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary from agreeing with the CRIT and the State to a modification to an agreement entered into under subsection (a) (including an appendix or exhibit to the agreement) if the modification—(1) is in compliance with this Act; and (2) does not otherwise require congressional approval under section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the “Indian Trade and Intercourse Act”) (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other provision of law.
SEC. 11. NO EFFECT ON THE CRIT DECREED ALLOCATION.(a) Temporary Use.—A lease or exchange agreement, a storage agreement, or an agreement for conserved water—(1) shall provide for the temporary use, storage, or conservation of a portion of the consumptive use off the Reservation; and (2) shall not permanently alienate the decreed allocation. (b) Priority Status.—(1) In general.—The lease or exchange of a portion of the consumptive use shall not cause that portion to lose or change its priority under the Consolidated Decree. (2) Nonuse.—Any nonuse by a person who is a party to any lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement with the CRIT shall not result in forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or other loss by the CRIT of all or any portion of the decreed allocation. (c) Reservation of Rights.—The lease, exchange, storage, or conservation of a portion of the consumptive use shall not reduce 136 STAT. 6191 or limit the right of the CRIT to use the remaining portion of the decreed allocation on the Reservation. (d) Storage Agreements.—A storage agreement entered into under this Act shall account for the quantity of water in storage off the Reservation in accordance with applicable State law.
SEC. 12. ALLOTTEE USE OF WATER.(a) Interference.—The lease, exchange, storage, or conservation of a portion of the consumptive use shall not directly or indirectly interfere with, or diminish, any entitlement to water for an allottee under Federal or Tribal law. (b) Water Rights of Allottees.—The Secretary shall protect the rights of the allottees to a just and equitable distribution of water for irrigation purposes, pursuant to section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (commonly known as the “Indian General Allotment Act”) (24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381) (referred to in this section as the “Act”). (c) Relief Under Tribal Law.—Prior to asserting any claim against the United States pursuant to the Act, or any other applicable law, an allottee shall exhaust all remedies available under applicable Tribal law. (d) Relief Under the Indian General Allotment Act.—Following an exhaustion of remedies available under applicable Tribal law, an allottee may seek relief under the Act or any other applicable law. (e) Relief From the Secretary.—Following exhaustion of remedies available under the Act, or any other applicable law, an allottee may petition the Secretary for relief.
SEC. 13. CONSIDERATION PAID TO THE CRIT.  The CRIT, and not the United States in any capacity, shall be entitled to all consideration due to the CRIT under any lease or exchange agreement, storage agreement, or agreement for conserved water.
SEC. 14. LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES.(a) Limitation of Liability.—The United States shall not be liable to the CRIT or to any party to a lease or exchange agreement, a storage agreement, or an agreement for conserved water in any claim relating to the negotiation, execution, or approval of any lease or exchange agreement, storage agreement, or agreement for conserved water, including any claim relating to the terms included in such an agreement, except for claims relating to the requirements of section 8(a). (b) Obligations.—The United States shall have no trust obligation or other obligation to monitor, administer, or account for—(1) any funds received by the CRIT as consideration under any lease or exchange agreement, storage agreement, or agreement for conserved water; or (2) the expenditure of such funds.
SEC. 15. APPLICATION.(a) In General.—This Act shall only apply to the portion of the decreed allocation that is available for use in the State. (b) Requirement.—The portion of the decreed allocation that is available for use in the State shall not be used, directly or indirectly outside the Lower Basin in the State or in the counties of Navajo, Apache, or Cochise in the State.136 STAT. 6192
SEC. 16. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.  Nothing in this Act establishes, or shall be considered to establish, a precedent in any litigation involving, or alters, affects, or quantifies, any water right with respect to—(1) the United States; (2) any other Indian Tribe, band, or community; (3) any State or political subdivision or district of a State; or (4) any person.
Approved January 5, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3308: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–286 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–344: To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, and for other purposes. Public Law344 Public Law 117–344136 Stat. 6193 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–344—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6193 Public Law117–344 117th Congress
An Act To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3405]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Low Power Protection Act.

47 USC 336 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Low Power Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. LOW POWER TV STATIONS.(a) Definitions.—In this section—(1) the term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission; (2) the term “Designated Market Area” means—(A) a Designated Market Area determined by Nielsen Media Research or any successor entity; or (B) a Designated Market Area under a system of dividing television broadcast station licensees into local markets using a system that the Commission determines is equivalent to the system established by Nielsen Media Research; and (3) the term “low power TV station” has the meaning given the term “digital low power TV station” in section 74.701 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (b) Purpose.—The purpose of this section is to provide low power TV stations with a limited window of opportunity to apply for the opportunity to be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees. (c) Rulemaking.—(1) In general.—

Deadline.

Notice.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to issue a rule that contains the requirements described in this subsection. (2) Requirements.—(A) In general.—

Time period.

The rule with respect to which the Commission is required to issue notice under paragraph (1) shall provide that, during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which that rule takes effect, a low power TV station may apply to the Commission to be accorded primary status as a Class A television licensee under section 73.6001 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.136 STAT. 6194 (B) Considerations.—The Commission may approve an application submitted under subparagraph (A) if the low power TV station submitting the application—(i) satisfies—(I)

Time period.

section 336(f)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(f)(2)) and the rules issued under that section, including the requirements under such section 336(f)(2) with respect to locally produced programming, except that, for the purposes of this subclause, the period described in the matter preceding subclause (I) of subparagraph (A)(i) of such section 336(f)(2) shall be construed to be the 90-day period preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and (II) paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of 73.6001 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (ii) demonstrates to the Commission that the Class A station for which the license is sought will not cause any interference described in section 336(f)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(f)(7)); and (iii) as of the date of enactment of this Act, operates in a Designated Market Area with not more than 95,000 television households. (3) Applicability of license.—A license that accords primary status as a Class A television licensee to a low power TV station as a result of the rule with respect to which the Commission is required to issue notice under paragraph (1) shall—(A) be subject to the same license terms and renewal standards as a license for a full power television broadcast station, except as otherwise expressly provided in this subsection; and (B) require the low power TV station to remain in compliance with paragraph (2)(B) during the term of the license. (d) Reporting.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report regarding the implementation of this section, which shall include—(1)

List.

a list of the current, as of the date on which the report is submitted, licensees that have been accorded primary status as Class A television licensees; and (2) of the licensees described in paragraph (1), an identification of each such licensee that has been accorded the status described in that paragraph because of the implementation of this section. (e) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed to affect a decision of the Commission relating to completion of the transition, relocation, or reimbursement of entities as a result of the systems of competitive bidding conducted pursuant to title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), and the amendments made by 136 STAT. 6195 that title, that are collectively commonly referred to as the “Television Broadcast Incentive Auction”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3405: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–345: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Public Law345 Public Law 117–345136 Stat. 6196 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–345—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6196 Public Law117–345 117th Congress
An Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3519]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act.
SECTION 1.

16 USC 1241 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act”.
SEC. 2.

State listing.

DESIGNATION OF THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.  Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(31) Butterfield overland national historic trail.—“(A) In general.—The Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, a trail of approximately 3,292 miles following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the ‘Ox-Bow Route’, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern termini of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the States of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western terminus of San Francisco, California, as generally depicted on the maps numbered 1 through 15, entitled ‘Study Route Maps’, and contained in the report prepared by the National Park Service entitled ‘Butterfield Overland Trail National Historical Trail Special Resource Study’ and dated May 2018. “(B)

Public information.

Maps.—The maps described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. “(C) Administration.—The trail established by subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. “(D) Land acquisition.—The United States shall not acquire for the trail established by subparagraph (A) any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. “(E) No buffer zone created.—“(i) In general.—Nothing in this paragraph, the acquisition of land or an interest in land authorized by this paragraph, or any management plan for the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail creates 136 STAT. 6197 a buffer zone outside of the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail. “(ii) Outside activities.—The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail can be seen, heard, or detected from land or an interest in land acquired for the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of the activity or use. “(F) Effect on energy development, production, or transmission.—Nothing in this paragraph, the acquisition of land or an interest in land authorized by this paragraph, or any management plan for the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail shall prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the development, production, or transmission of energy. “(G) No eminent domain or condemnation.—In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation.” .
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3519: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–346: To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. Public Law346 Public Law 117–346136 Stat. 6198 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–346—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6198 Public Law117–346 117th Congress
An Act To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3773]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

Montana.

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION LEASING AUTHORITY.  Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting “, land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation” after “Crow Tribe of Montana”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3773 (H.R. 6964): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–681 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
H.R. 6964. SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–233 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–347: To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for other purposes. Public Law347 Public Law 117–347136 Stat. 6199 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–347—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6199 Public Law117–347 117th Congress
An Act To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3946]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

34 USC 10101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  Sec. 3.  TITLE I— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Sec. 104.  Sec. 105.  Sec. 106.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  TITLE III— Subtitle A— Sec. 311.  Subtitle B— Sec. 321.  Sec. 322.  Sec. 323.  Sec. 324.  TITLE IV— Sec. 401.  Sec. 402.  Sec. 403.  Sec. 404.  Sec. 405.  Sec. 406. 
SEC. 3.

34 USC 20145 note.

DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:136 STAT. 6200(1) Computer.—The term “computer” includes a computer network and any interactive electronic device. (2) Cybercrime against individuals.—The term “cybercrime against individuals” has the meaning given that term in section 1401(a) Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (34 U.S.C. 30107(a)). (3) Homeless youth.—The term “homeless youth” has the meaning given the term “homeless children and youths” in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cabf6bb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 111(c)(1) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20708/c/1">34 U.S.C. 20708(c)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, which may include programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cabf6bc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 107(c)(4)(A) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7105/c/4/A">22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)(A)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>in order to fulfill the purposes described in section 111 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20708">34 U.S.C. 20708</ref>)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING UPDATE TO CIVIL REMEDY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1595/a">Section 1595(a) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or attempts or conspires to benefit,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>whoever knowingly benefits,</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cac1dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7101/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1cac6bee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="114">“SEC. 114. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cac6bef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7115">22 USC 7115</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the term ‘<term>covered grant</term>’ means a grant from the Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 106(b), 107(b), or 107(f); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the term ‘<term>covered recipient</term>’ means a grantee or subgrantee receiving funds under a covered grant.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grant Conditions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Covered grants and covered recipients shall be subject, at the election of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, to—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6201">136 STAT. 6201</page></chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>the conditions under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s12291/b/2">34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)</ref>) that apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees and subgrantees for such grants; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the conditions under section 306(c)(5) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s10406/c/5">42 U.S.C. 10406(c)(5)</ref>) that apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees and subgrantees for such grants.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Justice-sponsored Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a covered recipient from sharing personally identifying information with researchers seeking the information for the purposes of conducting research—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>that is funded by the Department of Justice;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>for which protections are in place in accordance with the requirements under <ref href="/us/cfr/t28/pt22">part 22 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, or any successor thereto, and section 812(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10231/a">34 U.S.C. 10231(a)</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cac6bf9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><content>for which a current privacy certificate is on file documenting how the researchers intend to fulfill the obligations under such part 22.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>GRANTS FOR STATE IMPROVEMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cad083a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Enhancing the Ability of State, Local, and Tribal Child Welfare Agencies to Identify and Respond to Children Who Are, or Are at Risk of Being, Victims of Trafficking</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad083b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Title II of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20701/etseq">34 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 204 the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp1 firstIndent-2" id="y1cad565c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="204A">“SEC. 204A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cad565d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20705a">34 USC 20705a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO CHILDREN WHO ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING, VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cad565e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants To Enhance Child Welfare Services</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to eligible States to develop, improve, or expand programs that assist State, local, or Tribal child welfare agencies with identifying and responding to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad565f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>children considered victims of ‘child abuse and neglect’ and of ‘sexual abuse’ under the application of section 111(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5106g/b/1">42 U.S.C. 5106g(b)(1)</ref>) because of being identified as being a victim or at risk of being a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad5660-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>children over whom such agencies have responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and for whom there is reasonable cause to believe are, or are at risk of being a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cad5661-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad5662-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Child</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>child</term>’ means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the State has elected under section 475(8) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s675/8">42 U.S.C. 675(8)</ref>). At the option of an eligible State, such term may include an individual who has not attained 26 years of age.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6202">136 STAT. 6202</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad5663-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Eligible state</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term ‘<term>eligible State</term>’ means a State that has not received more than 3 grants under this section and meets 1 or more of the following criteria:</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad5664-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elimination of third party control requirement</inline>.—</heading><content>The State has eliminated or will eliminate any requirement relating to identification of a controlling third party who causes a child to engage in a commercial sex act in order for the child to be considered a victim of trafficking or a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons for purposes of accessing child welfare services and care.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d75-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application of standard for human trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>The State considers a child to be a victim of trafficking if the individual is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of section 103(11) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7102/11">22 U.S.C. 7102(11)</ref>).</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d76-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cad7d77-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cad7d78-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Development and implementation of state child welfare plan protocols</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The State agency responsible for administering the State plan for foster care and adoption assistance under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s670/etseq">42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.</ref>) has developed and is implementing or will develop and implement protocols that meet the following reporting requirements:</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d79-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>The requirement to report immediately, and in no case later than 24 hours after receiving, information on children who have been identified as being a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons to law enforcement authorities under paragraph (34)(A) of section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s671/a">42 U.S.C. 671(a)</ref>).</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d7a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>The requirement to report immediately, and in no case later than 24 hours after receiving, information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, including children classified as ‘runaways’, for entry into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, under paragraph (35)(B) of such section.</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d7b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>The requirement to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the total number of children who are victims of child human trafficking under paragraph (34)(B) of such section.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d7c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trafficking-specific protocol</inline>.—</heading><content>The State has developed and implemented or will develop and implement a specialized protocol for responding to a child who is, or is at risk of being, a trafficking victim to ensure the response focuses on the child’s specific safety needs as a victim of trafficking, and that includes the development and use of an alternative mechanism for investigating and responding to cases of child human trafficking in which the alleged offender is not the child’s parent or caregiver without utilizing existing processes for investigating and responding to other forms of child abuse or neglect that require the filing of an abuse or neglect petition.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6203">136 STAT. 6203</page></content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d7d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Indian tribe; tribal organization</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>Indian tribe</term>’ and ‘tribal organization’ have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t25/s5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d7e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cad7d7f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Definition.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State</term>’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Such term includes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium with a plan approved under section 479B of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s679c">42 U.S.C. 679c</ref>), or which is receiving funding to provide foster care under part E of title IV of such Act pursuant to a cooperative agreement or contract with a State.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d80-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/pl/109/164">Public Law 109–164</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7101">22 U.S.C. 7101 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after the item relating to section 204 the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“204A. </designator> <label>Enhancing the ability of State, local, and Tribal child welfare agencies to identify and respond to children who are, or are at risk of being, victims of trafficking.”.<?GPOvSpace 04?></label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cad7d81-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 113(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7110/b">22 U.S.C. 7110(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d82-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cad7d83-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants for state improvements</inline>.—</heading><content>To carry out the purposes of section 204A of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, there are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cad7d84-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress Regarding Health Care Professionals and Trafficking Prevention</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that health care and social service licensing boards and professional membership associations should facilitate access to trafficking-specific training guided by the Department of Health and Human Service’s Core Competencies for Human Trafficking Response in Health Care and Behavioral Health Systems on—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the scope and signs of human trafficking and child sexual abuse that present in the applicable health care, behavioral health, or social services settings;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>how to interact with potential victims of trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7102">22 U.S.C. 7102</ref>)) and with survivors of human trafficking, using an age-appropriate, gender-responsive, culturally and linguistically appropriate, and trauma-informed approach; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cad7d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the manner in which to respond to victims and potential victims of trafficking or child sexual exploitation and abuse.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>ADDITIONAL REAUTHORIZATION.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae19c8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Airport Personnel Training To Identify and Report Human Trafficking Victims</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 303 of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/425">Public Law 115–425</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/5488">132 Stat. 5488</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae19c9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Hero Corps Hiring</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 890A(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s473/g/2">6 U.S.C. 473(g)(2)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2019 through 2022</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6204">136 STAT. 6204</page></content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae19ca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reauthorizing the Special Assessment and Ensuring Full Funding for the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3014">Section 3014 of title 18, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19cb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and ending on December 16, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19cc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>in subsection (e)(1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19cd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19ce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (A), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s14044c">42 U.S.C. 14044c</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20705">34 U.S.C. 20705</ref>)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19cf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subparagraph (C), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s13002/b">42 U.S.C. 13002(b)</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20304">34 U.S.C. 20304</ref>)</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in subparagraph (D), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s17616">42 U.S.C. 17616</ref>)</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>(<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s21116">34 U.S.C. 21116</ref>)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae19d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of Anti-Trafficking Grant Programs</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7101/etseq">22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in section 112A(b)(4) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7109a/b/4">22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in section 112B(d) (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7109b/d">22 U.S.C. 7109b(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2008 through 2011</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>in section 113 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7110">22 U.S.C. 7110</ref>)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subsection (b)(2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subsection (d)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae19d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>in subsection (e)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2008 through 2011</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2022 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae19d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 628(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20985/d">34 U.S.C. 20985(d)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2007 through 2010</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2022 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading>REDESIGNATIONS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae67f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants for Specialized Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance for Service Providers</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 111 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20708">34 U.S.C. 20708</ref>) is redesignated as section 208 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 207 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae67fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Provisions</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae67fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cae67fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s3583">18 USC 3583</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Justice for victims of trafficking act of 2015</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 114, 119, and 606 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20709">34 U.S.C. 20709</ref>, 20710, 20711) are redesignated as sections 209, 210, and 211, respectively, of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 208 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred by subsection (a) of this section.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae67fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Abolish human trafficking act of 2017</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 7 of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20709a">34 U.S.C. 20709a</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cae67fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20712">34 USC 20712</ref>.</p></sidenote> is redesignated as section 212 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 211 of the Trafficking Victims Protection <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6205">136 STAT. 6205</page> Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred by paragraph (1) of this subsection.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae67ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Trafficking victims protection act of 2017</inline>.—</heading><content>Sections 501 and 504 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20709b">34 U.S.C. 20709b</ref>, 20709c)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cae6800-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20713">34 USC 20713</ref>, 20714; <ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7105">22 USC 7105</ref>.</p></sidenote> are redesignated as sections 213 and 214, respectively, of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 212 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred by paragraph (2) of this subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>BANKRUPTCY.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cae8f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t11/s523/a">Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae8f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (18), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae8f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (19), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; or</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cae8f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after paragraph (19) the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentDown1 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cae8f15-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="20">“(20) </num><content>for injury to an individual by the debtor relating to a violation of chapter 77 of title 18, including injury caused by an instance in which the debtor knowingly benefitted financially, or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that the debtor knew or should have known engaged in an act in violation of chapter 77 of title 18.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>CYBER HARASSMENT PREVENTION</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Cybercrime Statistics</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><heading>NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND REPORTING ON CYBERCRIME.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1caedd36-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1caedd37-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30109">34 USC 30109 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">National Strategy</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a national strategy, which shall be developed to supplement, not duplicate, the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction of the Department of Justice, to—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caedd38-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caedd39-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caedd3a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1caedd3b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting on Cybercrime Taxonomy</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3(c) of the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30109">34 U.S.C. 30109 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>, which shall include the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>committees of Congress</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6206">136 STAT. 6206</page></content></subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="321">SEC. 321. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1caedd3c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30110">34 USC 30110</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVED INVESTIGATIVE AND FORENSIC RESOURCES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS RELATED TO CYBERCRIMES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1caf044d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, including the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, shall, with respect to cybercrimes against individuals—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf044e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>ensure that there are not fewer than 10 additional operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes against individuals;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf044f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>ensure that each office of a United States Attorney designates at least 1 Assistant United States Attorney as responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf0450-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau>ensure the implementation of a regular and comprehensive training program—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf0451-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the purpose of which is to train agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws related to cybercrimes against individuals; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf0452-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>that includes relevant forensic training related to investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="322">SEC. 322. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1caf0453-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101">34 USC 20101 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>REPORT.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1caf5274-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the National Academy of Sciences submits the report required under section 3(c) of the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30109">34 U.S.C. 30109 note</ref>), and once each year thereafter, the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that addresses, to the extent data are available, the nature, extent, and amount of funding under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.</ref>) for victims of cybercrimes against individuals.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1caf5275-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Contents</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf5276-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1caf5277-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><content>an analysis of victims’ assistance, victims’ compensation, and discretionary grants under which victims of cybercrimes against individuals received assistance; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1caf5278-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1caf5279-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1caf527a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>recommendations for improving services for victims of cybercrimes against individuals.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="323">SEC. 323. </num><heading>INFORMATION SHARING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cafa09b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reciprocal Information Sharing</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafa09c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subtitle I of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s481/etseq">6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafa09d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> sections 895 through 899;<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cafa09e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2517">18 USC 2517</ref> and note; <ref href="/us/usc/t18/app6">18 USC app. 6</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1806">50 USC 1806</ref>, 1825, 3365.</p></sidenote> and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafa09f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6207">136 STAT. 6207</page> <quotedContent><section class="centered fontsize12" id="y1cafa0a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="895">“SEC. 895. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cafa0a1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s484a">6 USC 484a</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize12">RECIPROCAL INFORMATION SHARING.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  “Acting in accordance with a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion and on the basis of reciprocity, may provide information from the National Sex Offender Registry relating to a conviction for a sex offense against a minor (as such terms are defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20911">34 U.S.C. 20911</ref>)) to a foreign government upon the request of the foreign government, and may receive comparable information from the foreign government.”</content></section> </quotedContent>.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafa0a2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/116/2135">116 Stat. 2135</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the items relating to sections 895 through 899 and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><toc> <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242"> <designator>“Sec. 895.</designator> <label><sidenote><p class="centered fontsize12" id="x1cafa0a3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658280"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s484a">6 USC 484a</ref>.<?GPOvSpace 04?></p></sidenote> Reciprocal information sharing.”.</label> </referenceItem></toc> </quotedContent></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafc7b4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cafc7b5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s2517">18 USC 2517 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Rule of construction</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in the amendments made by this subsection shall be construed to effect the amendments made by sections 895 through 899 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/116/2256">116 Stat. 2256</ref>).</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cafc7b6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification With Respect to Continuing Registration</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 240(b) of William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s212b/b">22 U.S.C. 212b(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafc7b7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Clarification with respect to continuing registration</inline>.—</heading><content>An individual may not be issued or reissued a passport without a unique identifier solely because the individual has moved or otherwise resides outside the United States.”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="324">SEC. 324. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cafc7b8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s30111">34 USC 30111</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cafeec9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the United States Secret Service, the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, and nongovernmental and survivor stakeholders, shall create, compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and provide the necessary training and technical assistance, to assist States and units of local government in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafeeca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, preventing, understanding, and mitigating the impact of—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafeecb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of cybercrime victims, including victims of human trafficking that is facilitated by interactive computer services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafeecc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>exploitation of cybercrime victims; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafeecd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>deprioritization of cybercrime; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cafeece-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and psychological trauma to victims of cybercrime.</content></paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <num value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading>OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cafeecf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s1534">6 USC 1534</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CYBERCRIME.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cb015e0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in accordance with the comparable level of the General Schedule, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6208">136 STAT. 6208</page> incentive pay, in an amount that is not more than 25 percent of the basic pay of the individual, to an individual appointed to a position in the Department of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation) or the Department of Homeland Security (including positions in Homeland Security Investigations), respectively, requiring significant cyber skills, including to aid in—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb015e1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the protection of trafficking victims;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb015e2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the prevention of trafficking in persons; or</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb015e3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the prosecution of technology-facilitated crimes against children by buyers or traffickers in persons.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb015e4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20145">34 USC 20145</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cb03cf5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Minors</inline>.—</heading><content>A Federal agency may not require a survivor of human trafficking who is less than 18 years of age or a homeless youth to obtain the consent or signature of the parent or guardian of the survivor or homeless youth to receive a copy of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cb03cf6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>A Federal agency may not charge a survivor of human trafficking or a homeless youth a fee to obtain a copy of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.</content></subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading>TIP ORGANIZATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cb06407-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s524/c/1">Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb06408-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subparagraph (H), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb06409-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (I), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0640a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1cb0640b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="J">“(J) </num><chapeau>at the discretion of the Attorney General, payments to reimburse operating expenses and program costs incurred by crime-tip organizations that—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0640c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau>annually waive their qualification for—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0640d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>awards for information leading to forfeiture under subparagraph (C); and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0640e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>receiving payment from equitably shared forfeiture funds; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb08b1f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>offer rewards for information about violations of Federal criminal laws prohibiting human trafficking.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="404">SEC. 404. </num><heading>DATA COLLECTION.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cb0d940-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7103/d/7">22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d941-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subparagraph (Q)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d942-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in clause (vii), by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d943-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in clause (viii), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d944-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subparagraph (R), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d945-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in the first subparagraph (S), as added by section 121(a) of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<ref href="/us/pl/115/425">Public Law 115–425</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/132/5478">132 Stat. 5478</ref>), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d946-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="redesignate">redesignating</amendingAction> the second subparagraph (S), as added by section 7154(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (<ref href="/us/pl/116/92">Public Law 116–92</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/113/2260">113 Stat. 2260</ref>), as subparagraph (T);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d947-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>in subparagraph (T), as so redesignated, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> a semicolon; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d948-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6209">136 STAT. 6209</page> <quotedContent><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d949-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="U">“(U) </num><content>with respect to applications described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (F), when available, if the application was denied, the reason for the denial and the length of time it took for the denial to be issued; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d94a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau>disaggregated data regarding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d94b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the number of victims trafficked by third parties and by family members;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d94c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>victims trafficked by victim age; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1cb0d94d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>victims trafficked by the type of trafficking.”</content></clause> </subparagraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="405">SEC. 405. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb0d94e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s41309">34 USC 41309 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>CUMULATIVE BIENNIAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION AND STATISTICS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1cb1276f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 280 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall each submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the status of the required data collection and reporting requirements of the Attorney General and the Secretary, respectively, related to trafficking, which shall include the status of—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb12770-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the study required under section 201(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20701/a/1/B/ii">34 U.S.C. 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb12771-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the State reports required under section 237(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s41309/b">34 U.S.C. 41309(b)</ref>) to be included in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National Incident-Based Reporting System;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb12772-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the report required under section 237(c)(1)(A) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/457">Public Law 110–457</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/5084">122 Stat. 5084</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb12773-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the report required under section 237(c)(1)(B) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/457">Public Law 110–457</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/5084">122 Stat. 5084</ref>);</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb12774-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>the report required under section 237(c)(1)(C) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/457">Public Law 110–457</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/5084">122 Stat. 5084</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb12775-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>the comprehensive study required under section 237(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/pl/110/457">Public Law 110–457</ref>; <ref href="/us/stat/122/5085">122 Stat. 5085</ref>).</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="406">SEC. 406. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb12776-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>FORCED LABOR REQUIREMENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cb17597-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb17598-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s531">28 USC 531 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Justice</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb17599-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb1759a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor trafficking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb1759b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1cb1759c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb1759d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s242a">6 USC 242a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Department of Homeland Security</inline>.—</heading><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6210">136 STAT. 6210</page> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb1759e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1cb1759f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the Center for Countering Human Trafficking of the Department of Homeland Security to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor trafficking.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1cb175a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until expended.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3946: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

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An Act To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 3949]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

22 USC 7101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Sec. 2.  TITLE I— Subtitle A— Sec. 101.  Sec. 102.  Sec. 103.  Subtitle B— Sec. 121.  Sec. 122.  Sec. 123.  Sec. 124.  Subtitle C— Sec. 131.  Sec. 132.  Sec. 133.  Sec. 134.  Sec. 135.  Sec. 136.  Sec. 137.  TITLE II— Sec. 201.  Sec. 202.  TITLE III— Sec. 301.  136 STAT. 6212
<num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES</heading> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading>Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To Human Trafficking</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>AUTHORITY TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN STATE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18249a55-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s621/etseq">42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><section class="indentUp2 firstIndent-2" id="y1825abc6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658144"><num class="bold" value="429A">“SEC. 429A. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1825abc7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s628c">42 USC 628c</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="bold">GRANTS TO STATES TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN STATE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS.</heading><subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825abc8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">“(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Purpose</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The purpose of this section is to authorize the Secretary, in collaboration with the Attorney General and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>to make grants to State child welfare and juvenile justice agencies and child- and youth-serving agencies to collaborate in the collection of data relating to dual status youth; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1825abcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Procedures.</p></sidenote><chapeau>to develop practices, policies, and protocols—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>to confront the challenges presented and experienced by dual status youth; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>for the development of interoperable data systems.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825abce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">“(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authority to Award Grants</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to the availability of appropriations, from amounts reserved under section 423(a)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award competitive grants jointly to a State child welfare agency and a State juvenile justice agency to facilitate or enhance collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems of the State in order to carry out programs to address the needs of dual status youth and their families.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Length of grants</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to subparagraph (B), a grant shall be awarded under this section for a period of not less than 2 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Extension of grant</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the application of the grantee, the Secretary may extend the period for which a grant is awarded under this section for not more than 2 fiscal years.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825abd3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">“(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Additional Requirements</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Application</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In order for a State to be eligible for a grant under this section, the State shall submit an application, subject to the approval of the Secretary, that includes—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the proposed leadership collaboration group (including the membership of such group), and how such group will manage and oversee a review and analysis of current practices while working to jointly <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6213">136 STAT. 6213</page> address enhanced practices to improve outcomes for dual status youth;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>a description of how the State proposes—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to identify dual status youth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to identify individuals who are at risk of becoming dual status youth;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825abd9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to identify common characteristics shared by dual status youth in the State; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825abda-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>to determine the prevalence of dual status youth in the State;</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2eb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau>a description of current and proposed practices and procedures that the State intends to use—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2ec-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>to screen and assess dual status youth for risks and treatment needs;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2ed-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>to provide targeted and evidence-based services, including educational, behavioral health, and pro-social treatment interventions for dual status youth and their families; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2ee-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>to provide for a lawful process to enhance or ensure the abilities of the State and any relevant agencies to share information and data about dual status youth, while maintaining confidentiality and privacy protections under Federal and State law; and</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2ef-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1825d2f0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Certification.</p></sidenote><content>a certification that the State has involved local governments, as appropriate, in the development, expansion, modification, operation, or improvement of proposed policy and practice reforms to address the needs of dual status youth.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">No supplantation of other funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amounts paid to a State under a grant under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other State expenditures on dual status youths or children involved with either the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Evaluation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Up to 10 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be made available to the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects funded under this section, using a methodology that—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>includes random assignment whenever feasible, or other research methods that allow for the strongest possible causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>generates evidence on the impact of specific projects, or groups of projects with identical (or similar) practices and procedures.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>A State child welfare agency and a State juvenile justice agency receiving a grant under this section shall jointly submit to the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, a report on the evaluation of the activities carried out under the grant at the end of each fiscal year during the period of the grant. Such report shall include—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>a description of the scope and nature of the dual status youth population in the State, including the number of dual status youth;<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6214">136 STAT. 6214</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><content>a description of the evidence-based practices and procedures used by the agencies to carry out the activities described in clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (1)(C); and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2f8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1825d2f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Analysis.</p></sidenote><chapeau>an analysis of the effects of such practices and procedures, including information regarding—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the collection of data related to individual dual status youths;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau>aggregate data related to the dual status youth population, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>characteristics of dual status youths in the State;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>case processing timelines; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>information related to case management, the provision of targeted services, and placements within the foster care or juvenile justice system; and</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d2ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau>the extent to which such practices and procedures have contributed to—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d300-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>improved educational outcomes for dual status youths;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d301-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>fewer delinquency referrals for dual status youths;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d302-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">“(III) </num><content>shorter stays in intensive restrictive placements for dual status youths; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y1825d303-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content>such other outcomes for dual status youths as the State child welfare agency and State juvenile justice agency may identify.</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825d304-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">“(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Training and Technical Assistance</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Secretary may support State child welfare agencies and State juvenile justice agencies by offering a program, developed in consultation with organizations and agencies with subject matter expertise, of training and technical assistance to assist such agencies in developing programs and protocols that draw on best practices for serving dual status youth in order to facilitate or enhance—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d305-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>collaboration between State child welfare agencies and State juvenile justice agencies; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d306-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>the effectiveness of such agencies with respect to working with Federal agencies and child welfare and juvenile justice agencies from other States.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825d307-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">“(e) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Report</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall jointly submit to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, a report on the grants provided under this section.</content></subsection> <subsection class="indentDown2 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825d308-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">“(f) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d309-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Dual status youth</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>dual status youth</term>’ means a child who has come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and occupies various statuses in terms of the individual’s relationship to such systems.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d30a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Leadership collaboration group</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>leadership collaboration group</term>’ means a group composed of senior <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6215">136 STAT. 6215</page> officials from the State child welfare agency, the State juvenile justice agency, and other relevant youth and family-serving public agencies and private organizations, including, to the extent practicable, representatives from the State judiciary branch.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d30b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State juvenile justice agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State juvenile justice agency</term>’ means the agency of the State or Indian tribe responsible for administering grant funds awarded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s11101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d30c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">“(4) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State child welfare agency</inline>.—</heading><content>The term ‘<term>State child welfare agency</term>’ means the State agency responsible for administering the program under this subpart, or, in the case of a tribal organization that is receiving payments under section 428, the tribal agency responsible for administering such program.”</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1825d30d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendments</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 423(a) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s623/a">42 U.S.C. 623(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d30e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>The sum appropriated</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1825d30f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to paragraph (2), the sum appropriated”</content></paragraph> </quotedContent>; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825d310-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y1825fa21-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Grants to states to enhance collaboration between state child welfare and juvenile justice systems</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2023 for which the amount appropriated under section 425 for the fiscal year exceeds $270,000,000—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825fa22-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><content>the Secretary shall reserve from such excess amount such sums as are necessary for making grants under section 429A for such fiscal year; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1825fa23-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1825fa24-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><content>the remainder to be applied under paragraph (1) for purposes of making allotments to States for such fiscal year shall be determined after the Secretary first allots $70,000 to each State under such paragraph and reserves such sums under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  The Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (<ref href="/us/pl/114/22/s115">section 115 of Public Law 114–22</ref>)<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1825fa25-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7103b">22 USC 7103b</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subsection (h).</content></section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>PILOT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AT HIGH RISK OF BEING TRAFFICKED.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18262136-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 202(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20702/b">34 U.S.C. 20702(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18269667-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Pilot demonstration program</inline>.—</heading><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18269668-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">“(A) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Attorney General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall establish a pilot demonstration program, through which community-based organizations in underserved communities, prioritizing rural communities, in the United States may apply for funding to develop, implement, and build replicable treatment models, based on the type of housing unit that the individual being treated lives in, with supportive services and innovative care, treatment, and services.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6216">136 STAT. 6216</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18269669-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Population to be served</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The program established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall primarily serve adolescents and youth who—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1826966a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>are transitioning out of foster care;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1826966b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>struggle with substance use disorder;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1826966c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>are pregnant or parenting; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y1826966d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>have experienced foster care involvement or involvement in the child welfare system, child poverty, child abuse or neglect, human trafficking, juvenile justice involvement, gang involvement, or homelessness.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1826966e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorized activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Funding provided under subparagraph (A) may be used for—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y1826966f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>providing residential care, including temporary or long-term placement as appropriate;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269670-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>providing 24-hour emergency social services response;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269671-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>providing clothing and other daily necessities needed to keep individuals from returning to living on the street;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content>case management services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="v">“(v) </num><content>mental health counseling, including specialized counseling and substance abuse treatment;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content>legal services;</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269675-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content>specialized training for social service providers, public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely to encounter sex trafficking and labor trafficking victims on issues related to the sex trafficking and labor trafficking of minors; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y18269676-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content>outreach and education programs to provide information about deterrence and prevention of sex trafficking and labor trafficking of minors.</content></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y18269677-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">“(D) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Funding priority</inline>.—</heading><content>The Assistant Attorney General shall give funding priority to community-based programs that provide crisis stabilization, emergency shelter, and addiction treatment for adolescents and transitional age residential programs that have reputable outcomes.”</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </quotedContent>.</content></section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading>Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><heading>COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL SUPPLY CHAINS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1826e398-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than June 1, 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on Federal contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of trafficking in persons.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1826e399-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1826e39a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Assessments.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Elements</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The report required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1826e39b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>The compliance of Federal agencies with the requirement under section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7104b/c/1">22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1)</ref>) to refer to suspension and debarment officials allegations of trafficking in persons activities on the part of contract, grant, and cooperative agreement recipients.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6217">136 STAT. 6217</page></content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1826e39c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>The compliance of Federal agencies with the requirement to include the contract clause regarding combating trafficking in persons provided for under section 222.50 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or successor regulations).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1826e39d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Federal agency enforcement and monitoring activities related to ensuring the compliance of Federal contractors and subcontractors with the annual certification requirements under such section 222.50.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1826e39e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term “<term>appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1826e39f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1826e3a0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="122">SEC. 122. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18270ab1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s4103">5 USC 4103 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>ENSURING ANTI-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS TRAININGS AND PROVISIONS INTO CODES OF CONDUCT OF ALL FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1827f512-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f513-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>Human trafficking is inimical to every Federal agency’s core values and inherently harmful and dehumanizing.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f514-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>Through the adoption of a Code of Conduct, Federal agencies hold their personnel to similar standards that are required of contractors and subcontractors of the agency under Federal law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f515-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and against Federal law.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f516-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>The United States Government seeks to deter activities that would facilitate or support trafficking in persons.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1827f517-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Sense of Congress on Implementation of Anti-trafficking-in-persons Policies</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f518-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f519-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of every Federal agency should incorporate a module on human trafficking into its staff training requirements and menu of topics to be covered in the annual ethics training of such agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f51a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>such staff trainings should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f51b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>Federal agencies that already provide counter trafficking-in-persons training for staff should share their curricula with agencies that do not have such curricula;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f51c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>the head of each agency should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the Code of Conduct of the agency;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f51d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>employees of each Federal agency should sign acknowledgment of the agency’s Code of Conduct, which should be kept in the file of the employee; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f51e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="6">(6) </num><content>a violation of the Code of Conduct should lead to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1827f51f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f520-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">President.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f521-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Requirements.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Policy for Executive Branch Employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The President shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that each officer and employee (including temporary employees, persons stationed abroad while working for the United States, and detailees from other agencies of the Federal Government) of an agency in <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6218">136 STAT. 6218</page> the executive branch of the Federal Government is subject to a policy with a minimum standard that contains—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f522-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>a prohibition from engaging in human trafficking while employed by the Government in a full-time or part-time capacity;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f523-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a requirement that all Federal personnel, without regard to whether the person is stationed abroad, be sensitized to human trafficking and the ethical conduct requirements that prohibit the procurement of trafficking in persons;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f524-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>a requirement that all such personnel be equipped with the necessary knowledge and tools to prevent, recognize, report, and address human trafficking offenses through a training for new personnel and through regular refresher courses offered every 2 years; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f525-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>a requirement that all such personnel report to the applicable inspector general and agency trafficking in persons point of contact any suspected cases of misconduct, waste, fraud, or abuse relating to trafficking in persons.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1827f526-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Timing</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The policy described in subsection (c)—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f527-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>shall be established or integrated into all applicable employee codes of conduct not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f528-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>may not replace any preexisting code of conduct that contains more robust requirements than the requirements described in subsection (c); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f529-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>shall be signed by all personnel described in subsection (c) not later than 2 years after such date of enactment.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1827f52a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f52b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reporting</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Office of Inspector General of a Federal department or agency, in consultation with the head of such agency, shall submit an annual report to Congress, which shall be publicly accessible, containing—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f52c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the number of suspected violations reported;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f52d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>the number of investigations;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f52e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>the status and outcomes of such investigations; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1827f52f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f530-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Recommenda-</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f531-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">tions.</p></sidenote><content>any recommended actions to improve the programs and operations of such agency.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="123">SEC. 123. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1827f532-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Reports.</p></sidenote><heading>GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY ON ACCESSIBILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x18281c43-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18281c44-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>conduct a study of the accessibility of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of various ages; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18281c45-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>submit a report to Congress containing the findings of such study and recommendations for increased accessibility and affordability for survivors of trafficking.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="124">SEC. 124. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18281c46-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1862w">42 USC 1862w</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1828df97-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section:</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df98-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Human trafficking</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “<term>human trafficking</term>” means an act or practice described in section 103(11) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7102/11">22 U.S.C. 7102(11)</ref>).</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df99-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Social media platform</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The term “<term>social media platform</term>” means a website or internet medium that—<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6219">136 STAT. 6219</page></chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df9a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>permits a person to become a registered user, establish an account, or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to create, share, and view user-generated content through such an account or profile;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df9b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>enables 1 or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of the medium; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df9c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with content generated by other users of the medium.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1828df9d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Support of Research</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking, which may include—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df9e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>fundamental research on digital forensic tools or other technologies for verifying the authenticity of social media platform users and their materials, that are utilized in the promotion or operation of human trafficking networks;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828df9f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>fundamental research on privacy preserving technical tools that may aid law enforcement’s ability to identify and prosecute individuals or entities promoting or involved in human trafficking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>social and behavioral research related to social media platform users who engage with those promoting or involved in human trafficking;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><content>research on the effectiveness of expanding public understanding, awareness, or law enforcement efforts in combating human trafficking through social media platforms; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">(5) </num><content>research awards coordinated with other Federal agencies and programs, including the Information Integrity Research and Development Interagency Working Group and the Privacy Research and Development Interagency Working Group of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, the Blue Campaign of the Department of Homeland Security, the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State, and activities of the Department of Transportation and the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1828dfa3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Survivors</inline>.—</heading><content>To the extent possible, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall ensure that research supported under subsection (b) incorporates the experiences, input, and safety and privacy concerns of human trafficking survivors.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1828dfa4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Reports</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Findings and recommendations</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>the Director’s findings with respect to the feasibility for research opportunities, including with the private sector <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6220">136 STAT. 6220</page> social media platform companies, to improve the ability to combat human trafficking operations; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>any recommendations of the Director that could facilitate and improve communication and coordination among the private sector, the National Science Foundation, and relevant Federal agencies to improve the ability to combat human trafficking operations through social media.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1828dfa8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Results of research</inline>.—</heading><content>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the results of the research supported under this section.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading>Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="131">SEC. 131. </num><heading>TRANSPARENCY IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING EXPENDITURES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18292dc9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18292dca-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadlines.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18292dcb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Public information.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18292dcc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Web posting.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than October 1 of each of the following 5 years, the head of each Federal department or agency to which amounts are appropriated for the purpose of awarding grants for anti-trafficking in persons, and the head of each Federal department and agency contributing to the annual congressional earmark for counter-trafficking in persons, shall publish on the public website of the department or agency, with respect to the prior fiscal year—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18292dcd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>each obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18292dce-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>subject to subsection (b), and with respect to each such obligation or expenditure, the name of a primary recipient, and any subgrantees, and their project location, activity, award amounts, and award periods.</content></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y18292dcf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x18292dd0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exception for Security Concerns</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If the head of a Federal department or agency determines that a primary recipient or subgrantee for purposes of subsection (a) has a security concern—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18292dd1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the award recipients shall not be publicly identified pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y18292dd2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>only the activity, award amounts, and award periods shall be publicly listed pursuant to such subsection.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="132">SEC. 132. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES COMPANIES ADOPTING COUNTER-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS POLICIES.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x182a1833-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1834-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182a1835-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><chapeau>companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s632">15 U.S.C. 632</ref>)) should adopt a written policy not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act that—</chapeau><page identifier="/us/stat/136/6221">136 STAT. 6221</page> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1836-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>prohibits trafficking in persons;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1837-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>is published annually; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1838-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>is accessible in a prominent place on their public website; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1839-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>such policy should expressly prohibit the company, its employees, or agents from—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a183a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>engaging in human trafficking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a183b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>using forced labor for the development, production, shipping, or sale of its goods or services;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a183c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise denying access by an employee to the employee’s identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers’ licenses, regardless of issuing authority;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a183d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau>using misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y182a183e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or potential employee, basic information; or</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y182a183f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau>making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1840-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>wages and fringe benefits;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1841-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>the location of work;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1842-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="III">(III) </num><content>the living conditions;</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1843-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="IV">(IV) </num><content>housing and associated costs (if employer- or agent-provided or arranged);</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1844-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="V">(V) </num><content>any significant costs to be charged to the employee or potential employee; and</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1845-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="VI">(VI) </num><content>the hazardous nature of the work, if applicable;</content></subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1846-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>using recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1847-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>providing or arranging housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a1848-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau>failing to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y182a1849-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau>in writing—</chapeau><subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a184a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">(I) </num><content>in a language the employee understands; or</content></subclause> <subclause class="fontsize10" id="y182a184b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658128"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">(II) </num><content>along with an independent interpreter if the document cannot be provided in a language the employee understands;</content></subclause> </clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y182a184c-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182a184d-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content>not later than 5 days before the employee relocates, if relocation is required to perform the work; and</content></clause> <clause class="fontsize10" id="y182a184e-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">(iii) </num><content>that includes details about work description, wages, work locations, living accommodations and associated costs, time off, round-trip transportation arrangements, grievance processes, and the content of applicable laws and regulations that prohibit trafficking in persons.</content></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="133">SEC. 133. </num><heading>AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 111(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5106g/b/1">42 U.S.C. 5106g(b)(1)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a victim of</quotedText>” <page identifier="/us/stat/136/6222">136 STAT. 6222</page> and all that follows and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>a victim of ‘child abuse and neglect’ and of ‘sexual abuse’ if the child is identified, by a State or local agency employee of the State or locality involved, as being a victim of human trafficking.</quotedText>”.</content></section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="134">SEC. 134. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY SUBMISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORTS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x182a3f5f-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a3f60-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>the Department of Justice has failed to meet its reporting requirements under title IV of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101/etseq">34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.</ref>); and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a3f61-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>progress on critical data collection about human trafficking and crime reporting are in jeopardy as a result of such failure and must be addressed immediately.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="135">SEC. 135. </num><heading>SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x182a6672-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a6673-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>all States (including the District of Columbia) and territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a child as a victim of sex trafficking, to—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a6674-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>aid in the identification and prevention of child sex trafficking;</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a8d85-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>protect children; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a8d86-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>appropriately prosecute perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182a8d87-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>a person is qualified as a victim of child sex trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human trafficking.</content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="136">SEC. 136. </num><heading>MISSING AND ABDUCTED FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x182ab498-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182ab499-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>each State child welfare agency should—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182ab49a-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>prioritize developing and implementing protocols to comply with section 471(a)(35) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s671/a/35">42 U.S.C. 671(a)(35)</ref>), as amended by section 137; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182ab49b-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>report the information the agency receives about missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children and to law enforcement authorities for inclusion in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Information Center database, in accordance with section 471(a)(34) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s671/a/34">42 U.S.C. 671(a)(34)</ref>);</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182adbac-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau>the reports described in paragraph (1)(B)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182adbad-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>should be made immediately (and in no case later than 24 hours) after the information is received; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182adbae-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>were required to be provided to the Secretary of Health and Human Services beginning on September 30, 2016; and</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182adbaf-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>according to section 471(a)(34) of such Act, each State child welfare agency was required to submit annual reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services beginning on September 30, 2017, to notify the Secretary of the total number of children and youth who are victims of human trafficking.<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6223">136 STAT. 6223</page></content></paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="137">SEC. 137. </num><heading>MODIFICATION TO STATE PLAN FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y182b02c0-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">State Plan Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 471(a)(35)(B) of the Social Security Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s671/a/35/B">42 U.S.C. 671(a)(35)(B)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “(referred to in this subparagraph as <quotedContent>“NCMEC”), and that the State agency shall maintain regular communication with law enforcement agencies and NCMEC in efforts to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth, including by sharing information pertaining to the child’s or youth’s recovery and circumstances related to the recovery, and that the State report submitted to law enforcement agencies and NCMEC shall include where reasonably possible—<clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y182b29d1-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth;</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y182b29d2-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>a description of the child’s or youth’s physical features, such as height, weight, sex, ethnicity, race, hair color, and eye color; and</content></clause> <clause class="indentUp3 fontsize10" id="y182b29d3-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>endangerment information, such as the child’s or youth’s pregnancy status, prescription medications, suicidal tendencies, vulnerability to being sex trafficked, and other health or risk factors;”</content></clause> </quotedContent>.</content></subsection> <subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y182b29d4-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182b29d5-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s671">42 USC 671 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b29d6-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b29d7-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182b29d8-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Determination.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Delay if state legislation required</inline>.—</heading><content>In the case of a State plan under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.</content></paragraph> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS</heading> <section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x182b77f9-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 113 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7110">22 U.S.C. 7110</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b77fa-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in subsection (b)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b77fb-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in paragraph (1), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>To carry out the purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b),</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>To carry out the purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b) of this Act and section 429A of the Social Security Act,</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/136/6224">136 STAT. 6224</page></content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b77fc-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in paragraph (2), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b77fd-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (d)(3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b77fe-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>in subsection (f), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021.</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph> <paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b77ff-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau>in subsection (i)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b9f10-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2023 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph> <subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y182b9f11-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>of which $2,000,000 shall be made available each fiscal year for the establishment of a labor trafficking investigation team within the Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and the remaining funds shall be used</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>expended,</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182b9f12-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Appropriation authorization.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182b9f13-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>IMPROVING ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028, to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<ref href="/us/usc/t19/s1307">19 U.S.C. 1307</ref>).</content></section> <num value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading>SEVERABILITY</heading> <section style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x182b9f14-38f9-11f1-850e-1d8f7df6e243" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7103b">22 USC 7103b note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SEVERABILITY.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.</content></section> Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3949: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–349: To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes. Public Law349 Public Law 117–349136 Stat. 6225 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–349—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6225 Public Law117–349 117th Congress
An Act To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4104]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.  The purposes of this Act are—(1) to resolve, fully and finally, all claims to rights to water in the State, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River, of—(A) the Hualapai Tribe, on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe; and (B) the United States, acting as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, and the allottees; (2) to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, to the extent that agreement is consistent with this Act; (3) to authorize and direct the Secretary to execute and perform the duties and obligations of the Secretary under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act; and (4) to authorize the appropriation of funds necessary to carry out the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:(1) 1947 judgment.—The term “1947 Judgment” means the Judgment and the Stipulation and Agreement, including exhibits to the Judgment and the Stipulation and Agreement, entered on March 13, 1947, in United States v. Santa Fe Pac. R.R. Co., No. E–190 (D. Ariz.) and attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.1. (2) AFY.—The term “AFY” means acre-feet per year. (3) Allotment.—The term “allotment” means any of the 4 off-reservation parcels that are—(A) held in trust by the United States for individual Indians in the Big Sandy River basin in Mohave County, 136 STAT. 6226 Arizona, under the patents numbered 1039995, 1039996, 1039997, and 1019494; and (B) identified as Parcels 1A, 1B, 1C, and 2 on the map attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.6. (4) Allottee.—The term “allottee” means any Indian owner of an allotment. (5) Available cap supply.—The term “available CAP supply” means, for any year—(A) all fourth priority water available for delivery through the Central Arizona Project; (B) water available from Central Arizona Project dams and reservoirs other than the Modified Roosevelt Dam; and (C) return flows captured by the Secretary for Central Arizona Project use. (6) Bill williams act.—The term “Bill Williams Act” means the Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–223; 128 Stat. 2096). (7) Bill williams agreements.—The term “Bill Williams agreements” means the Amended and Restated Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Amended and Restated Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, including all exhibits to each agreement, copies of which (excluding exhibits) are attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.11. (8) Bill williams river phase 2 enforceability date.—The term “Bill Williams River Phase 2 Enforceability Date” means the date described in section 14(d). (9) Bill williams river phase 2 water rights settlement agreement.—The term “Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement” means the agreement of that name that is attached to, and incorporated in, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 4.3.3. (10) Cap contract.—The term “CAP contract” means a long-term contract (as defined in the CAP repayment stipulation) with the United States for delivery of CAP water through the CAP system. (11) Cap contractor.—(A) In general.—The term “CAP contractor” means a person that has entered into a CAP contract. (B) Inclusion.—The term “CAP contractor” includes the Hualapai Tribe. (12) Cap fixed om&r charge.—The term “CAP fixed OM&R charge” has the meaning given the term “Fixed OM&R Charge” in the CAP repayment stipulation. (13) Cap m&i priority water.—The term “CAP M&I priority water” means water within the available CAP supply having a municipal and industrial delivery priority. (14) Cap nia priority water.—The term “CAP NIA priority water” means water within the available CAP supply having a non-Indian agricultural delivery priority. (15) Cap operating agency.—The term “CAP operating agency” means—136 STAT. 6227(A) the 1 or more entities authorized to assume responsibility for the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the CAP system; and (B) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. (16) Cap pumping energy charge.—The term “CAP pumping energy charge” has the meaning given the term “Pumping Energy Charge” in the CAP repayment stipulation. (17) Cap repayment contract.—The term “CAP repayment contract” means—(A) the contract dated December 1, 1988 (Contract No. 14–06–W–245, Amendment No. 1), between the United States and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District for the Delivery of Water and Repayment of Costs of the Central Arizona Project; and (B) any amendment to, or revision of, that contract. (18) Cap repayment stipulation.—The term “CAP repayment stipulation” means the Stipulated Judgment and the Stipulation for Judgment, including any exhibits to those documents, entered on November 21, 2007, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in the consolidated civil action Central Arizona Water Conservation District v. United States, numbered CIV 95–625–TUC–WDB (EHC) and CIV 95–1720–PHX–EHC. (19) Cap subcontract.—The term “CAP subcontract” means a long-term subcontract (as defined in the CAP repayment stipulation) with the United States and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District for the delivery of CAP water through the CAP system. (20) Cap subcontractor.—The term “CAP subcontractor” means a person that has entered into a CAP subcontract. (21) Cap system.—The term “CAP system” means—(A) the Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant; (B) the Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct; (C) the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct; (D) the Tucson Aqueduct; (E) any pumping plant or appurtenant work of a feature described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); and (F) any extension of, addition to, or replacement for a feature described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E). (22) Cap water.—The term “CAP water” has the meaning given the term “Project Water” in the CAP repayment stipulation. (23) Central arizona project.—The term “Central Arizona Project” means the reclamation project authorized and constructed by the United States in accordance with title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.). (24) Central arizona water conservation district.—The term “Central Arizona Water Conservation District” means the political subdivision of the State that is the contractor under the CAP repayment contract. (25) Colorado river compact.—The term “Colorado River Compact” means the Colorado River Compact of 1922, as ratified and reprinted in article 2 of chapter 7 of title 45, Arizona Revised Statutes.136 STAT. 6228 (26) Colorado river water entitlement.—The term “Colorado River water entitlement” means the right or authorization to use Colorado River water in the State through a mainstem contract with the Secretary pursuant to section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617d). (27) Diversion.—The term “diversion” means an act to divert. (28) Divert.—The term “divert” means to receive, withdraw, develop, produce, or capture water using—(A) a ditch, canal, flume, bypass, pipeline, pit, collection or infiltration gallery, conduit, well, pump, turnout, dam, or any other mechanical device; or (B) any other act of man. (29) Domestic purpose.—(A) In general.—The term “domestic purpose” means any use relating to the supply, service, or activity of a household or private residence. (B) Inclusions.—The term “domestic purpose” includes the application of water to not more than 2 acres of land to produce a plant or parts of a plant for—(i) sale or human consumption; or (ii) use as feed for livestock, range livestock, or poultry. (30) Effluent.—The term “effluent” means water that—(A) has been used in the State for domestic, municipal, or industrial purposes, other than solely for hydropower generation; and (B) is available for reuse for any purpose, regardless or whether the water has been treated to improve the quality of the water. (31) Enforceability date.—The term “Enforceability Date” means the date described in section 14(a). (32) Exchange.—The term “exchange” means a trade between 1 or more persons of any water for any other water, if each person has a right or claim to use the water the person provides in the trade, regardless of whether the water is traded in equal quantities or other consideration is included in the trade. (33) Fourth priority water.—The term “fourth priority water” means Colorado River water that is available for delivery in the State for the satisfaction of entitlements—(A) in accordance with contracts, Secretarial reservations, perfected rights, and other arrangements between the United States and water users in the State entered into or established after September 30, 1968, for use on Federal, State, or privately owned land in the State, in a total quantity of not greater than 164,652 AFY of diversions; and (B) after first providing for the delivery of Colorado River water for the CAP system, including for use on Indian land, under section 304(e) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1524(e)), in accordance with the CAP repayment contract. (34) Freeport.—(A) In general.—The term “Freeport” means the Delaware corporation named “Freeport Minerals Corporation”.136 STAT. 6229 (B) Inclusions.—The term “Freeport” includes all subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns of Freeport Minerals Corporation, including Byner Cattle Company, a Nevada corporation. (35) Gila river adjudication.—The term “Gila River adjudication” means the action pending in the Superior Court of the State, in and for the County of Maricopa, In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights To Use Water In The Gila River System and Source, W–1 (Salt), W–2 (Verde), W–3 (Upper Gila), W–4 (San Pedro) (Consolidated). (36) Gila river adjudication court.—The term “Gila River adjudication court” means the Superior Court of the State, in and for the County of Maricopa, exercising jurisdiction over the Gila River adjudication. (37) Gila river adjudication decree.—The term “Gila River adjudication decree” means the judgment or decree entered by the Gila River adjudication court in substantially the same form as the form of judgment attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.43. (38) Groundwater.—The term “groundwater” means all water beneath the surface of the Earth within the State that is not—(A) surface water; (B) effluent; or (C) Colorado River water. (39) Hualapai fee land.—The term “Hualapai fee land” means land, other than Hualapai trust land, that—(A) is located in the State; (B) is located outside the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation or Hualapai trust land; and (C) as of the Enforceability Date, is owned by the Hualapai Tribe, including by a tribally owned corporation. (40) Hualapai land.—The term “Hualapai land” means—(A) the Hualapai Reservation; (B) Hualapai trust land; and (C) Hualapai fee land. (41) Hualapai reservation.—The term “Hualapai Reservation” means the land within the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, including—(A) all land withdrawn by the Executive order dated January 4, 1883, as modified by the May 28, 1942, order of the Secretary pursuant to the Act of February 20, 1925 (43 Stat. 954, chapter 273); (B) the land identified by the Executive orders dated December 22, 1898, May 14, 1900, and June 2, 1911; and (C) the land added to the Hualapai Reservation by sections 11 and 12. (42) Hualapai tribe.—The term “Hualapai Tribe” means the Hualapai Tribe, a federally recognized Indian Tribe of Hualapai Indians organized under section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5123) (commonly known as the “Indian Reorganization Act”). (43) Hualapai tribe cap water.—The term “Hualapai Tribe CAP water” means the 4,000 AFY of the CAP NIA priority water that—(A) was previously allocated to non-Indian agricultural entities;136 STAT. 6230 (B) was retained by the Secretary for reallocation to Indian Tribes in the State pursuant to section 104(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–451; 118 Stat. 3487); and (C) is reallocated to the Hualapai Tribe pursuant to section 13. (44) Hualapai tribe water delivery contract.—The term “Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract” means the contract entered into in accordance with the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and section 13(c) for the delivery of Hualapai Tribe CAP water. (45) Hualapai tribe water rights settlement agreement.—(A) In general.—The term “Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement” means the agreement, including exhibits, entitled “Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement” and dated February 11, 2019. (B) Inclusions.—The term “Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement” includes—(i) any amendments necessary to make the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement consistent with this Act; and (ii) any other amendments approved by the parties to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and the Secretary. (46) Hualapai trust land.—The term “Hualapai trust land” means land, other than Hualapai fee land, that is—(A) located—(i) in the State; and (ii) outside the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation; and (B) as of the Enforceability Date, held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe. (47) Hualapai water project.—The term “Hualapai Water Project” means the project constructed in accordance with section 6(a)(7)(A). (48) Hualapai water trust fund account.—The term “Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account” means the account established under section 6(a)(1). (49) Indian tribe.—The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). (50) Injury to water rights.—(A) In general.—The term “injury to water rights” means any interference with, diminution of, or deprivation of, a water right under Federal, State, or other law. (B) Exclusion.—The term “injury to water rights” does not include any injury to water quality. (51) Lower basin.—The term “lower basin” has the meaning given the term in article II(g) of the Colorado River Compact. (52) Lower colorado river basin development fund.—The term “Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund” means the fund established by section 403(a) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543(a)). (53) Member.—The term “member” means any person duly enrolled as a member of the Hualapai Tribe.136 STAT. 6231 (54) OM&R.—The term “OM&R” means—(A) any recurring or ongoing activity relating to the day-to-day operation of a project; (B) any activity relating to scheduled or unscheduled maintenance of a project; and (C) any activity relating to replacing a feature of a project. (55) Parcel 1.—The term “Parcel 1” means the parcel of land that is—(A) depicted as 3 contiguous allotments identified as 1A, 1B, and 1C on the map attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.6; and (B) held in trust for certain allottees. (56) Parcel 2.—The term “Parcel 2” means the parcel of land that is—(A) depicted as “Parcel 2” on the map attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.6; and (B) held in trust for certain allottees. (57) Parcel 3.—The term “Parcel 3” means the parcel of land that is—(A) depicted as “Parcel 3” on the map attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.6; (B) held in trust for the Hualapai Tribe; and (C) part of the Hualapai Reservation pursuant to Executive Order 1368, dated June 2, 1911. (58) Party.—The term “party” means a person that is a signatory to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement. (59) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. (60) State.—The term “State” means the State of Arizona. (61) Stock watering.—The term “stock watering” means the watering of livestock, range livestock, or poultry. (62) Surface water.—The term “surface water” means all water in the State that is appropriable under State law. (63) Truxton basin.—The term “Truxton Basin” means the groundwater aquifer described in the report issued by the United States Geological Survey entitled “Groundwater Availability in the Truxton Basin, Northwestern Arizona”, Scientific Investigations Report No. 2020–5017–A. (64) Water.—The term “water”, when used without a modifying adjective, means—(A) groundwater; (B) surface water; (C) effluent; and (D) Colorado River water. (65) Water right.—The term “water right” means any right in or to groundwater, surface water, effluent, or Colorado River water under Federal, State, or other law.
SEC. 4.

Contracts.

RATIFICATION AND EXECUTION OF HUALAPAI TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.(a) Ratification.—136 STAT. 6232 (1) In general.—Except as modified by this Act and to the extent the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement does not conflict with this Act, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed. (2) Amendments.—If an amendment to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, or to any exhibit attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary, is executed in accordance with this Act to make the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement consistent with this Act, the amendment is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to the extent the amendment is consistent with this Act. (b) Execution.—(1) In general.—To the extent the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement does not conflict with this Act, the Secretary shall execute the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, including all exhibits to, or parts of, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary. (2) Modifications.—Nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary from approving any modification to an appendix or exhibit to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement that is consistent with this Act, to the extent the modification does not otherwise require congressional approval under section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other applicable provision of Federal law. (c) Environmental Compliance.—(1) In general.—In implementing the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement (including all exhibits to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary) and this Act, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable provisions of—(A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (B) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the implementing regulations of that Act; and (C) all other applicable Federal environmental laws and regulations. (2) Compliance.—(A) In general.—In implementing the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act, the Hualapai Tribe shall prepare any necessary environmental documents, consistent with all applicable provisions of—(i) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (ii) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the implementing regulations of that Act; and (iii) all other applicable Federal environmental laws and regulations. (B) Authorizations.—The Secretary shall—(i)

Evaluation.

independently evaluate the documentation submitted under subparagraph (A); and (ii) be responsible for the accuracy, scope, and contents of that documentation.136 STAT. 6233 (3) Effect of execution.—The execution of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement by the Secretary under this section shall not constitute a major action for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS.(a) Water Rights To Be Held in Trust.—(1) Hualapai tribe.—The United States shall hold the following water rights in trust for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe:(A) The water rights for the Hualapai Reservation described in subparagraph 4.2 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement. (B) The water rights for Hualapai trust land described in subparagraph 4.4 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement. (C) The water rights described in section 12(e)(2) for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe—(i) after the Enforceability Date; and (ii) in accordance with section 12(e)(1). (D) All Hualapai Tribe CAP water. (2) Allottees.—The United States shall hold in trust for the benefit of the allottees all water rights for the allotments described in subparagraph 4.3.2 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement. (b) Forfeiture and Abandonment.—The following water rights shall not be subject to loss through non-use, forfeiture, abandonment, or other operation of law:(1) The water rights for the Hualapai Reservation described in subparagraph 4.2 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement. (2) The water rights for Hualapai trust land described in subparagraph 4.4 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement. (3) Any Colorado River water entitlement purchased by the Hualapai Tribe wholly or substantially with amounts in the Economic Development Fund described in section 8.1 of the Amended and Restated Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement. (c) Alienation.—Any Colorado River water entitlement purchased by the Hualapai Tribe wholly or substantially with amounts in the Economic Development Fund described in section 8.1 of the Amended and Restated Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement shall be restricted against permanent alienation by the Hualapai Tribe. (d) Hualapai Tribe Cap Water.—The Hualapai Tribe shall have the right to divert, use, and store the Hualapai Tribe CAP water in accordance with section 13. (e) Colorado River Water Entitlements.—(1)

Effective date.

Uses.—The Hualapai Tribe shall have the right to use any Colorado River water entitlement purchased by or donated to the Hualapai Tribe at the location to which the entitlement is appurtenant on the date on which the entitlement is purchased or donated. (2) Storage.—136 STAT. 6234 (A) In general.—Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), the Hualapai Tribe may store Colorado River water available under any Colorado River water entitlement purchased by or donated to the Hualapai Tribe at underground storage facilities or groundwater savings facilities located within the State and in accordance with State law. (B) Assignments.—The Hualapai Tribe may assign any long-term storage credits accrued as a result of storage under subparagraph (A) in accordance with State law. (3) Transfers.—The Hualapai Tribe may transfer the entitlement for use or storage under paragraph (1) or (2), respectively, to another location within the State, including the Hualapai Reservation, in accordance with the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and all applicable Federal and State laws governing the transfer of Colorado River water entitlements within the State. (4) Leases.—The Hualapai Tribe may lease any Colorado River water entitlement for use or storage under paragraph (1) or (2), respectively, to a water user within the State, in accordance with the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and all applicable Federal and State laws governing the transfer of Colorado River water entitlements within the State. (5) Transports.—The Hualapai Tribe, or any person who leases a Colorado River water entitlement from the Hualapai Tribe under paragraph (4), may transport Colorado River water available under the Colorado River water entitlement through the Central Arizona Project in accordance with all laws of the United States and the agreements between the United States and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District governing the use of the Central Arizona Project to transport water other than CAP water. (f) Use Off-Reservation.—No water rights to groundwater under the Hualapai Reservation or Hualapai trust land, or to surface water on the Hualapai Reservation or Hualapai trust land, may be sold, leased, transferred, or used outside the boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation or Hualapai trust land, other than under an exchange. (g) Groundwater Transportation.—(1) Fee land.—Groundwater may be transported in accordance with State law away from Hualapai fee land and away from land acquired in fee by the Hualapai Tribe, including by a tribally owned corporation, after the Enforceability Date. (2) Land added to hualapai reservation.—Groundwater may be transported in accordance with State law away from land added to the Hualapai Reservation by sections 11 and 12 to other land within the Hualapai Reservation.
SEC. 6. HUALAPAI WATER TRUST FUND ACCOUNT; CONSTRUCTION OF HUALAPAI WATER PROJECT; FUNDING.(a) Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account.—(1) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a trust fund account, to be known as the “Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account”, to be managed, invested, and distributed by the Secretary and to remain available until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of the Treasury, consisting of the amounts deposited in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund 136 STAT. 6235 Account under paragraph (2), together with any interest earned on those amounts, for the purposes of carrying out this Act. (2) Deposits.—The Secretary shall deposit in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account the amounts made available pursuant to section 7(a)(1). (3) Management and interest.—(A) Management.—On receipt and deposit of funds into the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account, the Secretary shall manage, invest, and distribute all amounts in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account in a manner that is consistent with the investment authority of the Secretary under—(i) the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a); (ii) the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and (iii) this subsection. (B) Investment earnings.—In addition to the deposits made to the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account under paragraph (2), any investment earnings, including interest, credited to amounts held in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account are authorized to be appropriated to be used in accordance with paragraph (7). (4)

Effective dates.

Availability of amounts.—(A) In general.—Amounts appropriated to, and deposited in, the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account, including any investment earnings, shall be made available to the Hualapai Tribe by the Secretary beginning on the Enforceability Date, subject to the requirements of this section. (B) Use.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), amounts deposited in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account shall be available to the Hualapai Tribe on the date on which the amounts are deposited for environmental compliance, as provided in section 8. (5) Withdrawals.—(A) Withdrawals under the american indian trust fund management reform act of 1994.—(i) In general.—The Hualapai Tribe may withdraw any portion of the amounts in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account on approval by the Secretary of a Tribal management plan submitted by the Tribe in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). (ii) Requirements.—In addition to the requirements under the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Tribal management plan under this subparagraph shall require that the Hualapai Tribe spend all amounts withdrawn from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account and any investment earnings accrued through the investments under the Tribal management plan in accordance with this Act. (iii)

Determination.

Enforcement.—The Secretary may carry out such judicial and administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to enforce the Tribal management plan under this subparagraph to ensure 136 STAT. 6236 that amounts withdrawn by the Hualapai Tribe from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account under clause (i) are used in accordance with this Act. (B) Withdrawals under expenditure plan.—(i) In general.—The Hualapai Tribe may submit to the Secretary a request to withdraw funds from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account pursuant to an approved expenditure plan. (ii) Requirements.—To be eligible to withdraw amounts under an expenditure plan under this subparagraph, the Hualapai Tribe shall submit to the Secretary an expenditure plan for any portion of the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account that the Hualapai Tribe elects to withdraw pursuant to this subparagraph, subject to the condition that the amounts shall be used for the purposes described in this Act. (iii) Inclusions.—An expenditure plan under this subparagraph shall include a description of the manner and purpose for which the amounts proposed to be withdrawn from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account will be used by the Hualapai Tribe, in accordance with paragraph (7). (iv)

Determination.

Approval.—The Secretary shall approve an expenditure plan submitted under clause (ii) if the Secretary determines that the plan—(I) is reasonable; and (II) is consistent with, and will be used for, the purposes of this Act. (v)

Determination.

Enforcement.—The Secretary may carry out such judicial and administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to enforce an expenditure plan to ensure that amounts disbursed under this subparagraph are used in accordance with this Act. (6) Effect.—Nothing in this section gives the Hualapai Tribe the right to judicial review of a determination of the Secretary relating to whether to approve a Tribal management plan under paragraph (5)(A) or an expenditure plan under paragraph (5)(B) except under subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Administrative Procedure Act”). (7) Uses.—Amounts from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account shall be used by the Hualapai Tribe—(A)

Plan.

Compliance.

to plan, design, construct, and conduct related activities, including compliance with Federal environmental laws under section 8, the Hualapai Water Project, which shall be designed to divert, treat, and convey up to 3,414 AFY of water from the Colorado River in the lower basin in the State, including locations on or directly adjacent to the Hualapai Reservation, for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation; (B) to perform OM&R on the Hualapai Water Project; (C) to construct facilities to transport electrical power to pump water for the Hualapai Water Project; (D) to construct, repair, and replace such infrastructure as may be necessary for groundwater wells on the Hualapai 136 STAT. 6237 Reservation and to construct infrastructure for delivery and use of such groundwater on the Hualapai Reservation; (E) to acquire land, interests in land, and water rights outside the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation that are located in the Truxton Basin; (F)

Reimbursement.

Time periods.

to reimburse the Hualapai Tribe for any—(i) planning, design, and engineering costs associated with the Hualapai Water Project that the Hualapai Tribe incurs using Tribal funds during the period—(I) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and (II) ending on the Enforceability Date; and (ii) construction costs associated with the Hualapai Water Project that the Hualapai Tribe incurs using Tribal funds during the period—(I) beginning on the date on which the Secretary issues a record of decision; and (II) ending on the Enforceability Date; and (G) to make contributions to the Economic Development Fund described in section 8.1 of the Amended and Restated Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement for the purpose of purchasing additional Colorado River water entitlements and appurtenant land. (8) Liability.—The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury shall not be liable for the expenditure or investment of any amounts withdrawn from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account by the Hualapai Tribe under paragraph (5). (9) Title to infrastructure.—Title to, control over, and operation of any project constructed using funds from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account shall remain in the Hualapai Tribe. (10) OM&R.—All OM&R costs of any project constructed using funds from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account shall be the responsibility of the Hualapai Tribe. (11) No per capita distributions.—No portion of the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account shall be distributed on a per capita basis to any member of the Hualapai Tribe. (12) Expenditure reports.—The Hualapai Tribe shall annually submit to the Secretary an expenditure report describing accomplishments and amounts spent from use of withdrawals under a Tribal management plan or an expenditure plan under this Act. (b) Hualapai Water Settlement Implementation Fund Account.—(1) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a nontrust, interest-bearing account, to be known as the “Hualapai Water Settlement Implementation Fund Account” (referred to in this subsection as the “Implementation Fund Account”) to be managed and distributed by the Secretary, for use by the Secretary for carrying out this Act. (2) Deposits.—The Secretary shall deposit in the Implementation Fund Account the amounts made available pursuant to section 7(a)(2).136 STAT. 6238 (3) Uses.—The Implementation Fund Account shall be used by the Secretary to carry out section 15(c), including for groundwater monitoring in the Truxton Basin. (4) Interest.—In addition to the deposits under paragraph (2), any investment earnings, including interest, credited to amounts unexpended in the Implementation Fund Account are authorized to be appropriated to be used in accordance with paragraph (3).
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.(a) Authorizations.—(1) Hualapai water trust fund account.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account $312,000,000, to be available until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of the Treasury. (2) Hualapai water settlement implementation fund account.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the Hualapai Water Settlement Implementation Fund account established by section 6(b)(1) $5,000,000. (3) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available under paragraph (1) or (2) shall not be made available from the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund established by section 10501(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)). (b) Fluctuation in Costs.—(1) In general.—The amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(1) shall be increased or decreased, as appropriate, by such amounts as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in costs occurring after the date of enactment of this Act, as indicated by the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost Index—Composite Trend. (2)

Determination.

Construction costs adjustment.—The amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(1) shall be adjusted to address construction cost changes necessary to account for unforeseen market volatility that may not otherwise be captured by engineering cost indices as determined by the Secretary, including repricing applicable to the types of construction and current industry standards involved. (3) Repetition.—The adjustment process under this subsection shall be repeated for each subsequent amount appropriated until the amount authorized, as adjusted, has been appropriated. (4) Period of indexing.—The period of indexing adjustment for any increment of funding shall end on the date on which the funds are deposited in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account.
SEC. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.(a)

Effective date.

In General.—Effective beginning on the date of deposit of funds in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account, the Hualapai Tribe may commence any environmental, cultural, and historical compliance activities necessary to implement the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act, including activities necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of—(1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);136 STAT. 6239 (2) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the implementing regulations of that Act; and (3) all other applicable Federal environmental or historical and cultural protection laws and regulations. (b) No Effect on Outcome.—Nothing in this Act affects or directs the outcome of any analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other applicable Federal environmental or historical and cultural protection law. (c) Compliance Costs.—Any costs associated with the performance of the compliance activities under subsection (a) shall be paid from funds deposited in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account, subject to the condition that any costs associated with the performance of Federal approval or other review of such compliance work or costs associated with inherently Federal functions shall remain the responsibility of the Secretary. (d) Record of Decision.—Construction of the Hualapai Water Project shall not commence until the Secretary issues a record of decision after completion of an environmental impact statement for the Hualapai Water Project. (e)

Time period.

Construction Costs.—Any costs of construction incurred by the Hualapai Tribe during the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary issues a record of decision and ending on the Enforceability Date shall be paid by the Hualapai Tribe and not from funds deposited in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account, subject to the condition that, pursuant to section 6(a)(7)(F), the Hualapai Tribe may be reimbursed after the Enforceability Date from the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account for any such costs of construction incurred by the Hualapai Tribe prior to the Enforceability Date.
SEC. 9. WAIVERS, RELEASES, AND RETENTIONS OF CLAIMS.(a) Waivers and Releases of Claims by the Hualapai Tribe.—(1) Claims against the state and others.—(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Hualapai Tribe, on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees) and the United States, acting as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees), as part of the performance of the respective obligations of the Hualapai Tribe and the United States under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act, are authorized to execute a waiver and release of any claims against the State (or any agency or political subdivision of the State) and any other individual, entity, corporation, or municipal corporation under Federal, State, or other law for all—(i) past, present, and future claims for water rights, including rights to Colorado River water, for Hualapai land, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever; (ii) past, present, and future claims for water rights, including rights to Colorado River water, arising 136 STAT. 6240 from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land by the Hualapai Tribe, the predecessors of the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, or predecessors of the members of the Hualapai Tribe; (iii) past and present claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, for Hualapai land, arising from time immemorial through the Enforceability Date; (iv) past, present, and future claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land by the Hualapai Tribe, the predecessors of the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, or predecessors of the members of the Hualapai Tribe; (v) claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising after the Enforceability Date, for Hualapai land, resulting from the off-reservation diversion or use of surface water, Colorado River water, or effluent in a manner not in violation of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or State law; (vi) past, present, and future claims arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, or this Act; (vii) claims for water rights of the Hualapai Tribe or the United States, acting as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and members of the Hualapai Tribe, with respect to Parcel 3, in excess of 300 AFY; (viii) claims for injury to water rights arising after the Enforceability Date for Hualapai land resulting from the off-reservation diversion or use of groundwater from—(I) any well constructed outside of the Truxton Basin on or before the date of enactment of this Act; (II) any well constructed outside of the Truxton Basin, and not more than 2 miles from the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, after the date of enactment of this Act if—(aa) the well was constructed to replace a well in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; (bb) the replacement well was constructed within 660 feet of the well being replaced; and (cc) the pumping capacity and case diameter of the replacement well do not exceed the pumping capacity and case diameter of the well being replaced; or (III)

Applicability.

any well constructed outside the Truxton Basin, and not less than 2 miles from the exterior 136 STAT. 6241 boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the condition that the authorizations and restrictions regarding the location, size, and operation of wells in the Bill Williams River watershed set forth in the Bill Williams agreements and the Bill Williams Act, and the waivers of claims in the Bill Williams agreements and the Bill Williams Act, shall continue to apply to the parties to the Bill Williams agreements, notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection; and (ix)

Effective dates.

Notices.

claims for injury to water rights arising after the Enforceability Date, for Hualapai land, resulting from the off-reservation diversion or use of groundwater in the Truxton Basin from—(I) any well constructed within the Truxton Basin for domestic purposes or stock watering—(aa) on or before the date on which the Secretary provides written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2); or (bb) after the date on which the Secretary provides written notice to the State pursuant to that section if—(AA) the well was constructed to replace a well in existence on the date on which the notice was provided; (BB) the replacement well was constructed within 660 feet of the well being replaced; and (CC) the pumping capacity and case diameter of the replacement well do not exceed the pumping capacity and case diameter of the well being replaced; and (II) any well constructed within the Truxton Basin for purposes other than domestic purposes or stock watering—(aa) on or before the date of enactment of this Act; (bb) after the date of enactment of this Act if the Secretary has not provided written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2); or (cc) after the date of enactment of this Act if the Secretary has provided written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2) and if—(AA) the well was constructed to replace a well in existence on the on which date the notice was provided; (BB) the replacement well was constructed within 660 feet of the well being replaced; and (CC) the pumping capacity and case diameter of the replacement well do not exceed the pumping capacity and case diameter of the well being replaced.136 STAT. 6242 (B) Effective date.—The waiver and release of claims described in subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the Enforceability Date. (C) Reservation of rights and retention of claims.—Notwithstanding the waiver and release of claims described in subparagraph (A), the Hualapai Tribe, acting on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe, and the United States, acting as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees), shall retain any right—(i) subject to subparagraph 12.7 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or this Act in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; (iii) to assert claims for water rights based on State law for land owned or acquired by the Hualapai Tribe in fee, under subparagraph 4.8 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; (iv) to object to any claims for water rights or injury to water rights by or for any Indian Tribe or the United States, acting on behalf of any Indian Tribe; (v) to assert past, present, or future claims for injury to water rights against any Indian Tribe or the United States, acting on behalf of any Indian Tribe; (vi) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under the Bill Williams agreements or the Bill Williams Act in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction; (vii) subject to paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section 5(e), to assert the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under any Colorado River water entitlement purchased by or donated to the Hualapai Tribe; and (viii)

Effective dates.

Notices.

to assert claims for injury to water rights arising after the Enforceability Date for Hualapai land resulting from any off-reservation diversion or use of groundwater, without regard to quantity, from—(I) any well constructed after the date of enactment of this Act outside of the Truxton Basin and not more than 2 miles from the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, except a replacement well described in subparagraph (A)(viii)(II), subject to the authorizations and restrictions regarding the location, size, and operation of wells in the Bill Williams River watershed, and the waivers of claims, set forth in the Bill Williams agreements and the Bill Williams Act; (II) any well constructed within the Truxton Basin for domestic purposes or stock watering after the date on which the Secretary has provided written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2), 136 STAT. 6243 except for a replacement well described in subparagraph (A)(ix)(I)(bb); and (III) any well constructed within the Truxton Basin for purposes other than domestic purposes or stock watering after the date of enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has provided notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2), except for a replacement well as described in subparagraph (A)(ix)(II)(cc). (2) Claims against united states.—(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Hualapai Tribe, acting on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees) as part of the performance of the obligations of the Hualapai Tribe under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of all claims against the United States, including agencies, officials, and employees of the United States, under Federal, State, or other law for all—(i) past, present, and future claims for water rights, including rights to Colorado River water, for Hualapai land, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever; (ii) past, present, and future claims for water rights, including rights to Colorado River water, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land by the Hualapai Tribe, the predecessors of the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, or predecessors of the members of the Hualapai Tribe; (iii) past and present claims relating in any manner to damages, losses, or injury to water rights (including injury to rights to Colorado River water), land, or other resources due to loss of water or water rights (including damages, losses, or injuries to hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights due to loss of water or water rights, claims relating to interference with, diversion, or taking of water, or claims relating to the failure to protect, acquire, or develop water, water rights, or water infrastructure) within the State that first accrued at any time prior to the Enforceability Date; (iv) past and present claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, for Hualapai land, arising from time immemorial through the Enforceability Date; (v) past, present, and future claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land by the Hualapai Tribe, the predecessors of the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, or predecessors of the members of the Hualapai Tribe; (vi) claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising after 136 STAT. 6244 the Enforceability Date for Hualapai land, resulting from the off-reservation diversion or use of surface water, Colorado River water, or effluent in a manner not in violation of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or State law; (vii) past, present, and future claims arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, or this Act; (viii)

Effective dates.

claims for injury to water rights arising after the Enforceability Date for Hualapai land resulting from the off-Reservation diversion or use of groundwater from—(I) any well constructed on public domain land outside of the Truxton Basin on or before the date of enactment of this Act; (II) any well constructed on public domain land outside of the Truxton Basin, and not more than 2 miles from the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, after the date of enactment of this Act if—(aa) the well was constructed to replace a well in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; (bb) the replacement well was constructed within 660 feet of the well being replaced; and (cc) the pumping capacity and case diameter of the replacement well do not exceed the pumping capacity and case diameter of the well being replaced; or (III)

Applicability.

any well constructed on public domain land outside of the Truxton Basin, and not less than 2 miles from the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the condition that the authorizations and restrictions regarding the location, size, and operation of wells in the Bill Williams River watershed set forth in the Bill Williams agreements and the Bill Williams Act, and the waivers of claims in the Bill Williams agreements and the Bill Williams Act, shall continue to apply to the parties to the Bill Williams agreements, notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection; and (ix)

Effective dates.

Notices.

claims for injury to water rights arising after the Enforceability Date for Hualapai land resulting from the off-reservation diversion or use of groundwater in the Truxton Basin from—(I) any well constructed on public domain land within the Truxton Basin for domestic purposes or stock watering—(aa) on or before the date on which the Secretary provides written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2); or136 STAT. 6245 (bb) after the date on which the Secretary provides written notice to the State pursuant to that section if—(AA) the well was constructed to replace a well in existence on the date on which the notice was provided; (BB) the replacement well was constructed within 660 feet of the well being replaced; and (CC) the pumping capacity and case diameter of the replacement well do not exceed the pumping capacity and case diameter of the well being replaced; and (II) any well constructed on public domain land within the Truxton Basin for purposes other than domestic purposes or stock watering—(aa) on or before the date of enactment of this Act; (bb) after the date of enactment of this Act if the Secretary has not provided written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2); or (cc) after the date of enactment of this Act if the Secretary has provided written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2) and if—(AA) the well was constructed to replace a well in existence on the date on which the notice was provided; (BB) the replacement well was constructed within 660 feet of the well being replaced; and (CC) the pumping capacity and case diameter of the replacement well do not exceed the pumping capacity and case diameter of the well being replaced. (B) Effective date.—The waiver and release of claims described in subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the Enforceability Date. (C) Retention of claims.—Notwithstanding the waiver and release of claims described in subparagraph (A), the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees) shall retain any right—(i) subject to subparagraph 12.7 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or this Act in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; (iii) to assert claims for water rights based on State law for land owned or acquired by the Hualapai 136 STAT. 6246 Tribe in fee under subparagraph 4.8 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; (iv) to object to any claims for water rights or injury to water rights by or for any Indian Tribe or the United States, acting on behalf of any Indian Tribe; (v) to assert past, present, or future claims for injury to water rights against any Indian Tribe or the United States, acting on behalf of any Indian Tribe; (vi) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under the Bill Williams agreements or the Bill Williams Act in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction; (vii) subject to paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section 5(e), to assert the rights of the Hualapai Tribe under any Colorado River water entitlement purchased by or donated to the Hualapai Tribe; and (viii)

Effective dates.

Notices.

to assert any claims for injury to water rights arising after the Enforceability Date for Hualapai land resulting from any off-reservation diversion or use of groundwater, without regard to quantity, from—(I) any well constructed after the date of enactment of this Act on public domain land outside of the Truxton Basin and not more than 2 miles from the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation, except for a replacement well described in subparagraph (A)(viii)(II), subject to the authorizations and restrictions regarding the location, size, and operation of wells in the Bill Williams River watershed, and the waivers of claims, set forth in the Bill Williams agreements and the Bill Williams Act; (II) any well constructed on public domain land within the Truxton Basin for domestic purposes or stock watering after the date on which the Secretary has provided written notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2), except for a replacement well described in subparagraph (A)(ix)(I)(bb); and (III) any well constructed on public domain land within the Truxton Basin for purposes other than domestic purposes or stock watering after the date of enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has provided notice to the State pursuant to section 15(c)(2), except for a replacement well as described in subparagraph (A)(ix)(II)(cc). (b) Waivers and Releases of Claims by United States, Acting as Trustee for Allottees.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the United States, acting as trustee for the allottees of the Hualapai Tribe, as part of the performance of the obligations of the United States under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of any claims against the State (or any agency or political subdivision of the State), the Hualapai Tribe, and any other individual, entity, corporation, or municipal corporation under Federal, State, or other law, for all—136 STAT. 6247(A) past, present, and future claims for water rights, including rights to Colorado River water, for the allotments, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever; (B) past, present, and future claims for water rights, including rights to Colorado River water, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land by the allottees or predecessors of the allottees; (C) past and present claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, for the allotments, arising from time immemorial through the Enforceability Date; (D) past, present, and future claims for injury to water rights, if any, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land by the allottees or predecessors of the allottees; (E) claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising after the Enforceability Date, for the allotments, resulting from the off-reservation diversion or use of water in a manner not in violation of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or State law; (F) past, present, and future claims arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, or this Act; and (G) claims for any water rights of the allottees or the United States acting as trustee for the allottees with respect to—(i) Parcel 1, in excess of 82 AFY; or (ii) Parcel 2, in excess of 312 AFY. (2) Effective date.—The waiver and release of claims under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the Enforceability Date. (3) Retention of claims.—Notwithstanding the waiver and release of claims described in paragraph (1), the United States, acting as trustee for the allottees of the Hualapai Tribe, shall retain any right—(A) subject to subparagraph 12.7 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the allottees, if any, under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or this Act in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction; (B) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the allottees under any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; (C) to object to any claims for water rights or injury to water rights by or for—(i) any Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe; or (ii) the United States, acting on behalf of any Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe;136 STAT. 6248 (D) to assert past, present, or future claims for injury to water rights against—(i) any Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe; or (ii) the United States, acting on behalf of any Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe; and (E) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the allottees under the Bill Williams agreements or the Bill Williams Act in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction. (c) Waiver and Release of Claims by United States Against Hualapai Tribe.—(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the United States, in all capacities (except as trustee for an Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe), as part of the performance of the obligations of the United States under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of all claims against the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, or any agency, official, or employee of the Hualapai Tribe, under Federal, State or any other law for all—(A) past and present claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, resulting from the diversion or use of water on Hualapai land arising from time immemorial through the Enforceability Date; (B) claims for injury to water rights, including injury to rights to Colorado River water, arising after the Enforceability Date, resulting from the diversion or use of water on Hualapai land in a manner that is not in violation of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or State law; and (C) past, present, and future claims arising out of, or related in any manner to, the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, any judgment or decree approving or incorporating the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, or this Act. (2) Effective date.—The waiver and release of claims under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the Enforceability Date. (3) Retention of claims.—Notwithstanding the waiver and release of claims described in paragraph (1), the United States shall retain any right to assert any claim not expressly waived in accordance with that paragraph, including any right to assert a claim for injury to, and seek enforcement of, any right of the United States under the Bill Williams agreements or the Bill Williams Act, in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction. (d) Bill Williams River Phase 2 Water Rights Settlement Agreement Waiver, Release, and Retention of Claims.—(1) Claims against freeport.—(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the United States, acting solely on behalf of the Department of the Interior (including the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), as part of the performance of the obligations of the United States under the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights 136 STAT. 6249 settlement agreement, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of all claims of the United States against Freeport under Federal, State, or any other law for—(i) any past or present claim for injury to water rights resulting from—(I) the diversion or use of water by Freeport pursuant to the water rights described in Exhibit 4.1(ii) to the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement; and (II) any other diversion or use of water for mining purposes authorized by the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement; (ii) any claim for injury to water rights arising after the Bill Williams River Phase 2 Enforceability Date resulting from—(I) the diversion or use of water by Freeport pursuant to the water rights described in Exhibit 4.1(ii) to the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement in a manner not in violation of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement; (II) the diversion of up to 2,500 AFY of water by Freeport from Sycamore Creek as permitted by section 4.3(iv) of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement; and (III) any other diversion or use of water by Freeport authorized by the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement, subject to the condition that such a diversion and use of water is conducted in a manner not in violation of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement; and (iii) any past, present, or future claim arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation or execution of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, or this Act. (B) Effective date.—The waiver and release of claims under subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the Bill Williams River Phase 2 Enforceability Date. (C) Retention of claims.—The United States shall retain all rights not expressly waived in the waiver and release of claims under subparagraph (A), including, subject to section 6.4 of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement, the right to assert a claim for injury to, and seek enforcement of, the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement or this Act, in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction (but not a Tribal court). (2) No precedential effect.—(A) Pending and future proceedings.—The Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement shall have no precedential effect in any other administrative or judicial proceeding, including—(i) any pending or future general stream adjudication, or any other litigation involving Freeport or the 136 STAT. 6250 United States, including any proceeding to establish or quantify a Federal reserved water right; (ii) any pending or future administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an application—(I) to appropriate water (for instream flow or other purposes); (II) to sever and transfer a water right; (III) to change a point of diversion; or (IV) to change a place of use for any water right; and (iii) any proceeding regarding water rights or a claim relating to any Federal land. (B) No methodology or standard.—Nothing in the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement establishes any standard or methodology to be used for the quantification of any claim to water rights (whether based on Federal or State law) in any judicial or administrative proceeding, other than a proceeding to enforce the terms of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement.
SEC. 10. SATISFACTION OF WATER RIGHTS AND OTHER BENEFITS.(a) Hualapai Tribe and Members.—(1) In general.—The benefits realized by the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees) under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, this Act, the Bill Williams agreements, and the Bill Williams Act shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, and the United States, acting in the capacity of the United States as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe, for water rights and injury to water rights under Federal, State, or other law with respect to Hualapai land. (2) Satisfaction.—Any entitlement to water of the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees) or the United States, acting in the capacity of the United States as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees), for Hualapai land shall be satisfied out of the water resources and other benefits granted, confirmed, quantified, or recognized by the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, this Act, the Bill Williams agreements, and the Bill Williams Act to or for the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees), and the United States, acting in the capacity of the United States as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in the capacity of the members as allottees). (b) Allottee Water Claims.—(1) In general.—The benefits realized by the allottees of the Hualapai Tribe under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, this Act, the Bill Williams agreements, and the Bill Williams Act shall be in complete replacement of and substitution for, and full satisfaction of, all claims with respect to allotments of the allottees and the United States, 136 STAT. 6251 acting in the capacity of the United States as trustee for the allottees, for water rights and injury to water rights under Federal, State, or other law. (2) Satisfaction.—Any entitlement to water of the allottees or the United States, acting in the capacity of the United States as trustee for the allottees, for allotments shall be satisfied out of the water resources and other benefits granted, confirmed, or recognized by the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, this Act, the Bill Williams agreements, and the Bill Williams Act to or for the allottees and the United States, acting as trustee for the allottees. (c) Effect.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this Act or the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement—(1) recognizes or establishes any right of a member of the Hualapai Tribe or an allottee to water on Hualapai land; or (2) prohibits the Hualapai Tribe or an allottee from acquiring additional water rights by purchase of land, credits, or water rights.
SEC. 11. LAND ADDED TO HUALAPAI RESERVATION.  The following land in the State is added to the Hualapai Reservation:(1) Public law 93–560.—The land held in trust by the United States for the Hualapai Tribe pursuant to the first section of Public Law 93–560 (88 Stat. 1820). (2) 1947 judgment.—The land deeded to the United States in the capacity of the United States as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe pursuant to the 1947 judgment. (3) Truxton triangle.—That portion of the S½ sec. 3, lying south of the south boundary of the Hualapai Reservation and north of the north right-of-way boundary of Arizona Highway 66, and bounded by the west section line of that sec. 3 and the south section line of that sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 12 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona. (4) Hunt parcel 4.—SW¼NE¼ sec. 7, T. 25 N., R. 13 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona. (5) Hunt parcels 1 and 2.—In T. 26 N., R. 14 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona—(A) NE¼SW¼ sec. 9; and (B) NW¼SE¼ sec. 27. (6) Hunt parcel 3.—SW¼NE¼ sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 15 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona. (7) Hunt parcel 5.—In sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 14 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona—(A) SE¼; (B) E½SW¼; and (C) SW¼SW¼. (8) Valentine cemetery parcel.—W½NW¼SW¼ sec. 22, T. 23 N., R. 13 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona, excepting and reserving to the United States a right-of-way for ditches or canals constructed by the 136 STAT. 6252 authority of the United States, pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
SEC. 12. TRUST LAND.(a) Land To Be Taken Into Trust.—(1)

Effective date.

In general.—On the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to take legal title to the land described in paragraph (2) and hold such land in trust for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe. (2) Cholla canyon ranch parcels.—The land referred to in paragraph (1) is, in T. 16 N., R. 13 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Mohave County, Arizona—(A) SW¼ sec. 25; and (B) NE¼ and NE¼ SE¼ sec. 35. (b) Reservation Status.—The land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be part of the Hualapai Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. (c) Valid Existing Rights.—The land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, contracts, and management agreements. (d) Limitations.—Nothing in subsection (a) affects—(1) any water right of the Hualapai Tribe in existence under State law before the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) any right or claim of the Hualapai Tribe to any land or interest in land in existence before the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Future Trust Land.—(1)

Effective date.

New statutory requirement.—Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and except as provided in subsection (a), any land located in the State outside the exterior boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation may only be taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe by an Act of Congress—(A) that specifically authorizes the transfer of the land for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe; and (B) the date of enactment of which is after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Water rights.—Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the Hualapai Tribe under paragraph (1)—(A) shall include water rights only under State law; and (B) shall not include any federally reserved water rights.
SEC. 13. REALLOCATION OF CAP NIA PRIORITY WATER; FIRMING; WATER DELIVERY CONTRACT; COLORADO RIVER ACCOUNTING.(a)

Effective date.

Reallocation to the Hualapai Tribe.—On the Enforceability Date, the Secretary shall reallocate to the Hualapai Tribe the Hualapai Tribe CAP water. (b) Firming.—(1)

Time period.

Hualapai tribe cap water.—Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(H), the Hualapai Tribe CAP water shall be firmed as follows:136 STAT. 6253 (A) In accordance with section 105(b)(1)(B) of the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–451; 118 Stat. 3492), for the 100-year period beginning on January 1, 2008, the Secretary shall firm 557.50 AFY of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water to the equivalent of CAP M&I priority water. (B) In accordance with section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–451; 118 Stat. 3492), for the 100-year period beginning on January 1, 2008, the State shall firm 557.50 AFY of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water to the equivalent of CAP M&I priority water. (2) Additional firming.—The Hualapai Tribe may, at the expense of the Hualapai Tribe, take additional actions to firm or supplement the Hualapai Tribe CAP water, including by entering into agreements for that purpose with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, the Arizona Water Banking Authority, or any other lawful authority, in accordance with State law. (c) Hualapai Tribe Water Delivery Contract.—(1) In general.—In accordance with the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and the requirements described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall enter into the Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract. (2) Requirements.—The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:(A) In general.—The Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract shall—(i) be for permanent service (as that term is used in section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617d)); (ii)

Effective date.

take effect on the Enforceability Date; and (iii) be without limit as to term. (B) Hualapai tribe cap water.—(i) In general.—The Hualapai Tribe CAP water may be delivered for use in the lower basin in the State through—(I) the Hualapai Water Project; or (II) the CAP system. (ii) Method of delivery.—The Secretary shall authorize the delivery of Hualapai Tribe CAP water under this subparagraph to be effected by the diversion and use of water directly from the Colorado River in the State. (C) Contractual delivery.—The Secretary shall deliver the Hualapai Tribe CAP water to the Hualapai Tribe in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract. (D) Distribution of cap nia priority water.—(i) In general.—Except as provided in clause (ii), if, for any year, the available CAP supply is insufficient to meet all demands under CAP contracts and CAP subcontracts for the delivery of CAP NIA priority water, the Secretary and the CAP operating agency shall prorate the available CAP NIA priority water among the CAP contractors and CAP subcontractors holding contractual entitlements to CAP NIA priority 136 STAT. 6254 water on the basis of the quantity of CAP NIA priority water used by each such CAP contractor and CAP subcontractor in the last year in which the available CAP supply was sufficient to fill all orders for CAP NIA priority water. (ii) Exception.—(I) In general.—Notwithstanding clause (i), if the available CAP supply is insufficient to meet all demands under CAP contracts and CAP subcontracts for the delivery of CAP NIA priority water in the year following the year in which the Enforceability Date occurs, the Secretary shall assume that the Hualapai Tribe used the full volume of Hualapai Tribe CAP water in the last year in which the available CAP supply was sufficient to fill all orders for CAP NIA priority water. (II) Continuation.—The assumption described in subclause (I) shall continue until the available CAP supply is sufficient to meet all demands under CAP contracts and CAP subcontracts for the delivery of CAP NIA priority water. (III) Determination.—The Secretary shall determine the quantity of CAP NIA priority water used by the Gila River Indian Community and the Tohono O’odham Nation in the last year in which the available CAP supply was sufficient to fill all orders for CAP NIA priority water in a manner consistent with the settlement agreements with those Tribes. (E) Leases and exchanges of hualapai tribe cap water.

Effective date.

—On and after the date on which the Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract becomes effective, the Hualapai Tribe may, with the approval of the Secretary, enter into contracts or options to lease, or contracts or options to exchange, the Hualapai Tribe CAP water within the lower basin in the State, and not in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise Counties, providing for the temporary delivery to other persons of any portion of Hualapai Tribe CAP water. (F) Term of leases and exchanges.—(i) Leasing.—Contracts or options to lease under subparagraph (E) shall be for a term of not more than 100 years. (ii) Exchanging.—Contracts or options to exchange under subparagraph (E) shall be for the term provided for in the contract or option, as applicable. (iii) Renegotiation.—The Hualapai Tribe may, with the approval of the Secretary, renegotiate any lease described in subparagraph (E), at any time during the term of the lease, if the term of the renegotiated lease does not exceed 100 years. (G) Prohibition on permanent alienation.—No Hualapai Tribe CAP water may be permanently alienated. (H) No firming of leased water.—The firming obligations described in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply 136 STAT. 6255 to any Hualapai Tribe CAP water leased by the Hualapai Tribe to another person. (I) Entitlement to lease and exchange funds; obligations of united states.—(i) Entitlement.—(I) In general.—The Hualapai Tribe shall be entitled to all consideration due to the Hualapai Tribe under any contract to lease, option to lease, contract to exchange, or option to exchange the Hualapai Tribe CAP water entered into by the Hualapai Tribe. (II) Exclusion.—The United States shall not, in any capacity, be entitled to the consideration described in subclause (I). (ii) Obligations of united states.—The United States shall not, in any capacity, have any trust or other obligation to monitor, administer, or account for, in any manner, any funds received by the Hualapai Tribe as consideration under any contract to lease, option to lease, contract to exchange, or option to exchange the Hualapai Tribe CAP water entered into by the Hualapai Tribe, except in a case in which the Hualapai Tribe deposits the proceeds of any lease, option to lease, contract to exchange, or option to exchange into an account held in trust for the Hualapai Tribe by the United States. (J) Water use and storage.—(i) In general.—The Hualapai Tribe may use the Hualapai Tribe CAP water on or off the Hualapai Reservation within the lower basin in the State for any purpose. (ii) Storage.—The Hualapai Tribe, in accordance with State law, may store the Hualapai Tribe CAP water at 1 or more underground storage facilities or groundwater savings facilities, subject to the condition that, if the Hualapai Tribe stores Hualapai Tribe CAP water that has been firmed pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the stored water may only be—(I) used by the Hualapai Tribe; or (II) exchanged by the Hualapai Tribe for water that will be used by the Hualapai Tribe. (iii) Assignment.—The Hualapai Tribe, in accordance with State law, may assign any long-term storage credit accrued as a result of storage described in clause (ii), subject to the condition that the Hualapai Tribe shall not assign any long-term storage credit accrued as a result of the storage of Hualapai Tribe CAP water that has been firmed pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (K) Use outside state.—The Hualapai Tribe may not use, lease, exchange, forbear, or otherwise transfer any Hualapai Tribe CAP water for use directly or indirectly outside of the lower basin in the State. (L) Cap fixed om&r charges.—(i) In general.—The CAP operating agency shall be paid the CAP fixed OM&R charges associated with the delivery of all Hualapai Tribe CAP water.136 STAT. 6256 (ii) Payment of charges.—Except as provided in subparagraph (O), all CAP fixed OM&R charges associated with the delivery of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water to the Hualapai Tribe shall be paid by—(I) the Secretary, pursuant to section 403(f)(2)(A) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543(f)(2)(A)), subject to the condition that funds for that payment are available in the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; and (II) if the funds described in subclause (I) become unavailable, the Hualapai Tribe. (M) Cap pumping energy charges.—(i) In general.—The CAP operating agency shall be paid the CAP pumping energy charges associated with the delivery of Hualapai Tribe CAP water only in cases in which the CAP system is used for the delivery of that water. (ii) Payment of charges.—Except for CAP water not delivered through the CAP system, which does not incur a CAP pumping energy charge, or water delivered to other persons as described in subparagraph (O), any applicable CAP pumping energy charges associated with the delivery of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water shall be paid by the Hualapai Tribe. (N) Waiver of property tax equivalency payments.—No property tax or in-lieu property tax equivalency shall be due or payable by the Hualapai Tribe for the delivery of CAP water or for the storage of CAP water in an underground storage facility or groundwater savings facility. (O) Lessee responsibility for charges.—(i)

Requirement.

In general.—Any lease or option to lease providing for the temporary delivery to other persons of any Hualapai Tribe CAP water shall require the lessee to pay the CAP operating agency all CAP fixed OM&R charges and all CAP pumping energy charges associated with the delivery of the leased water. (ii) No responsibility for payment.—Neither the Hualapai Tribe nor the United States in any capacity shall be responsible for the payment of any charges associated with the delivery of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water leased to other persons. (P) Advance payment.—No Hualapai Tribe CAP water shall be delivered unless the CAP fixed OM&R charges and any applicable CAP pumping energy charges associated with the delivery of that water have been paid in advance. (Q) Calculation.—The charges for delivery of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water pursuant to the Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract shall be calculated in accordance with the CAP repayment stipulation. (R) Cap repayment.—For purposes of determining the allocation and repayment of costs of any stages of the CAP system constructed after November 21, 2007, the costs associated with the delivery of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water, regardless of whether the Hualapai Tribe CAP water is delivered for use by the Hualapai Tribe or in accordance 136 STAT. 6257 with any lease, option to lease, exchange, or option to exchange providing for the delivery to other persons of the Hualapai Tribe CAP water, shall be—(i) nonreimbursable; and (ii) excluded from the repayment obligation of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. (S) Nonreimbursable cap construction costs.—(i) In general.—With respect to the costs associated with the construction of the CAP system allocable to the Hualapai Tribe—(I) the costs shall be nonreimbursable; and (II) the Hualapai Tribe shall have no repayment obligation for the costs. (ii) Capital charges.—No CAP water service capital charges shall be due or payable for the Hualapai Tribe CAP water, regardless of whether the Hualapai Tribe CAP water is delivered—(I) for use by the Hualapai Tribe; or (II) under any lease, option to lease, exchange, or option to exchange entered into by the Hualapai Tribe. (d) Colorado River Accounting.—All Hualapai Tribe CAP water diverted directly from the Colorado River shall be accounted for as deliveries of CAP water within the State.
SEC. 14.

Deadline.

ENFORCEABILITY DATE.(a)

Federal Register, publication.

Statement.

In General.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, including the waivers and releases of claims described in section 9, shall take effect and be fully enforceable on the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a statement of findings that—(1) to the extent the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement conflicts with this Act—(A) the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement has been revised through an amendment to eliminate the conflict; and (B) the revised Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, including any exhibits requiring execution by any party to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, has been executed by the required party; (2) the waivers and releases of claims described in section 9 have been executed by the Hualapai Tribe and the United States; (3) the abstracts referred to in subparagraphs 4.8.1.2, 4.8.2.1, and 4.8.2.2 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement have been completed by the Hualapai Tribe; (4) the full amount described in section 7(a)(1), as adjusted by section 7(b), has been deposited in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account; (5) the Gila River adjudication decree has been approved by the Gila River adjudication court substantially in the form of the judgment and decree attached to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement as Exhibit 3.1.43, as amended to ensure consistency with this Act; and (6) the Secretary has executed the Hualapai Tribe water delivery contract described in section 13(c). (b) Repeal on Failure To Meet Enforceability Date.—136 STAT. 6258 (1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the Secretary fails to publish in the Federal Register a statement of findings under subsection (a) by April 15, 2029, or such alternative later date as may be agreed to by the Hualapai Tribe, the Secretary, and the State—(A) this Act is repealed; (B) any action taken by the Secretary and any contract or agreement entered into pursuant to this Act shall be void; and (C) any amounts appropriated under section 7, together with any investment earnings on those amounts, less any amounts expended under section 6(a)(4)(B), shall revert immediately to the general fund of the Treasury. (2) Severability.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the Secretary fails to publish in the Federal Register a statement of findings under subsection (a) by April 15, 2029, or such alternative later date as may be agreed to by the Hualapai Tribe, the Secretary, and the State, section 11 and subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 12 shall remain in effect. (c) Right To Offset.—If the Secretary has not published in the Federal Register the statement of findings under subsection (a) by April 15, 2029, or such alternative later date as may be agreed to by the Hualapai Tribe, the Secretary, and the State, the United States shall be entitled to offset any Federal amounts made available under section 6(a)(4)(B) that were used or authorized for any use under that section against any claim asserted by the Hualapai Tribe against the United States described in section 9(a)(2)(A). (d) Bill Williams River Phase 2 Enforceability Date.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement (including the waivers and releases described in section 9(d) of this Act and section 5 of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement) shall take effect and become enforceable among the parties to the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement on the date on which all of the following conditions have occurred:(1) The Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement becomes enforceable pursuant to subsection (a). (2) Freeport has submitted to the Arizona Department of Water Resources a conditional withdrawal of any objection to the Bill Williams River watershed instream flow applications pursuant to section 4.4(i) of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement, which withdrawal shall take effect on the Bill Williams River Phase 2 Enforceability Date described in this subsection. (3) Not later than the Enforceability Date, the Arizona Department of Water Resources has issued an appealable, conditional decision and order for the Bill Williams River watershed instream flow applications pursuant to section 4.4(iii) of the Bill Williams River phase 2 water rights settlement agreement, which order shall become nonconditional and effective on the Bill Williams River Phase 2 Enforceability Date described in this subsection. (4) The conditional decision and order described in paragraph (3)—(A) becomes final; and136 STAT. 6259 (B) is not subject to any further appeal.
SEC. 15. ADMINISTRATION.(a) Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity.—(1) Waiver.—(A) In general.—In any circumstance described in paragraph (2)—(i) the United States or the Hualapai Tribe may be joined in the action described in the applicable subparagraph of that paragraph; and (ii) subject to subparagraph (B), any claim by the United States or the Hualapai Tribe to sovereign immunity from the action is waived. (B) Limitation.—A waiver under subparagraph (A)(ii)—(i) shall only be for the limited and sole purpose of the interpretation or enforcement of—(I) this Act; (II) the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement, as ratified by this Act; or (III) the Bill Williams River phase 2 water right settlement agreement, as ratified by this Act; and (ii) shall not include any award against the United States or the Hualapai Tribe for money damages, court costs, or attorney fees. (2) Circumstances described.—A circumstance referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is any of the following:(A) Any party to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement—(i) brings an action in any court of competent jurisdiction relating only and directly to the interpretation or enforcement of—(I) this Act; or (II) the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; and (ii) names the United States or the Hualapai Tribe as a party in that action. (B) Any landowner or water user in the Verde River Watershed—(i) brings an action in any court of competent jurisdiction relating only and directly to the interpretation or enforcement of—(I) paragraph 10.0 of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; (II) Exhibit 3.1.43 to the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; or (III) section 9; and (ii) names the United States or the Hualapai Tribe as a party in that action. (C) Any party to the Bill Williams River phase 2 settlement agreement—(i) brings an action in any court of competent jurisdiction relating only and directly to the interpretation or enforcement of—(I) this Act; or136 STAT. 6260 (II) the Bill Williams River phase 2 settlement agreement; and (ii) names the United States or the Hualapai Tribe as a party in that action. (b) Effect on Current Law.—Nothing in this section alters the law with respect to pre-enforcement review of Federal environmental or safety-related enforcement actions. (c) Basin Groundwater Withdrawal Estimates.—(1) Groundwater withdrawal estimates.—(A)

Deadline.

In general.—Not later than 1 year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the United States Geological Survey Water Use Program, shall issue an estimate for groundwater withdrawals in the Truxton Basin outside the boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation. (B)

Determination.

Annual estimates.—Each year after publication of the initial estimate required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary, acting through the United States Geological Survey Water Use Program, shall issue an estimate for groundwater withdrawals in the Truxton Basin outside the boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation until such time as the Secretary, after consultation with the Hualapai Tribe, determines that annual estimates are not warranted. (2) Notice to the state.—Based on the estimates under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the State, in writing, if the total withdrawal of groundwater from the Truxton Basin outside the boundaries of the Hualapai Reservation exceeds the estimate prepared pursuant to that paragraph by 3,000 or more AFY, exclusive of any diversion or use of groundwater on Hualapai fee land and any land acquired by the Hualapai Tribe, including by a tribally owned corporation, in fee after the Enforceability Date. (d) Antideficiency.—Notwithstanding any authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act, the United States shall not be liable for any failure of the United States to carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this Act (including all agreements or exhibits ratified or confirmed by this Act) if—(1) adequate appropriations are not provided expressly by Congress to carry out the purposes of this Act; or (2) there are not enough monies available to carry out this Act in the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. (e) Application of Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.—The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.) and any other acreage limitation or full-cost pricing provision of Federal law shall not apply to any person, entity, or tract of land solely on the basis of—(1) receipt of any benefit under this Act; (2) execution or performance of this Act; or (3) the use, storage, delivery, lease, or exchange of CAP water. (f) Effect.—(1) No modification or preemption of other law.—Unless expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act modifies, conflicts with, preempts, or otherwise affects—(A) the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.);136 STAT. 6261 (B) the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act (43 U.S.C. 618 et seq.); (C) the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the “Colorado River Storage Project Act”) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.); (D) the Colorado River Basin Project Act (Public Law 90–537; 82 Stat. 885); (E) the Treaty between the United States of America and Mexico respecting utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219); (F) the Colorado River Compact; (G) the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact; (H) the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991); or (I) case law concerning water rights in the Colorado River system other than any case to enforce the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement or this Act. (2) Effect on agreements.—Nothing in this Act or the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement limits the right of the Hualapai Tribe to enter into any agreement for the storage or banking of water in accordance with State law with—(A) the Arizona Water Banking Authority (or a successor agency or entity); or (B) any other lawful authority. (3) Effect of act.—Nothing in this Act—(A) quantifies or otherwise affects the water rights, claims, or entitlements to water of any Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe; (B) affects the ability of the United States to take action on behalf of any Indian Tribe other than the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, and the allottees; or (C) limits the right of the Hualapai Tribe to use any water of the Hualapai Tribe in any location on the Hualapai Reservation.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4104: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–287 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–350: To maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes. Public Law350 Public Law 117–350136 Stat. 6262 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–350—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6262 Public Law117–350 117th Congress
An Act To maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4120]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022” or the “Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZING AND IMPROVING THE CHILDHOOD STAR ACT.(a) Children’s Cancer Biorepositories.—Section 417E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a–11) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following: “, such as collected samples of both solid tumor cancer and paired samples”; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking “Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018” and inserting “Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022”; (C) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:“(10) Report on researcher access to children’s cancer biorepository samples.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Director of NIH shall—“(A)

Review.

conduct a review of the procedures established under paragraph (2)(C) and other policies or procedures related to researcher access to such biospecimens to identify any opportunities to reduce administrative burden, consistent with paragraph (2)(D), in a manner that protects personal privacy to the extent required by applicable Federal and State privacy law, at a minimum; and “(B) submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the review under subparagraph (A) and whether the Director of NIH plans to make any changes to the policies or procedures considered in such review, based on such findings.” ; and136 STAT. 6263 (2) in subsection (d), by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2024 through 2028”. (b) Cancer Survivorship Programs.—Section 201 of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–180)

42 USC

285a–11a note.

 is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Pilot Programs to Explore” and inserting “Research to Evaluate” (B) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “may make awards to eligible entities to establish pilot programs” and inserting “shall, as appropriate, make awards to eligible entities to conduct or support research”; (ii) by striking “model systems” and inserting “approaches”; (iii) by inserting “and adolescent” after “childhood”; and (iv) by striking “evaluation of models for”; (C) in paragraph (2)—(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “within the existing peer review process,” after “practicable,”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(v), by striking “in treating survivors of childhood cancers” and inserting “in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1)”; and (D) in paragraph (3)(B)(v), by striking “design of systems for the effective transfer of treatment information and care summaries from cancer care providers to other health care providers” and inserting “design tools to support the secure electronic transfer of treatment information and care summaries between health care providers or, as applicable and appropriate, longitudinal childhood cancer survivorship cohorts”; and (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking “date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “date of enactment of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022”; and (B) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A); and (iii) by adding at the end the following:“(B) recommendations for enhancing or promoting activities of the Department of Health and Human Services related to workforce development for health care providers136 STAT. 6264 who provide psychosocial care to pediatric cancer patients and survivors.” .
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4120: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–351: To amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, to broaden the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes. Public Law351 Public Law 117–351136 Stat. 6265 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–351—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6265 Public Law117–351 117th Congress
An Act To amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, to broaden the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4240]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act.
SECTION 1.

18 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act”.
SEC. 2. WAR CRIMES.  Section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:“(b) Jurisdiction.—There is jurisdiction over an offense described in subsection (a) if—“(1) the offense occurs in whole or in part within the United States; or “(2) regardless of where the offense occurs—“(A) the victim or offender is—“(i) a national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or “(ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, regardless of nationality; or “(B) the offender is present in the United States, regardless of the nationality of the victim or offender.” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(e) Nonapplicability of Certain Limitations.—In the case of an offense described in subsection (a) and further described in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(3), an indictment may be found or an information may be instituted at any time without limitation. “(f) Certification Requirement.—“(1) In general.—No prosecution for an offense described in subsection (a) shall be undertaken by the United States except on written certification of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General, which function of approving prosecutions may not be delegated, that a prosecution by the United States is in the public interest and necessary to secure substantial justice. “(2) Offender present in united states.—For an offense for which jurisdiction exists under subsection (b)(2)(B) (and does not exist under any other provision of subsection (b)), the written certification required under paragraph (1) of this subsection that a prosecution by the United States is in the public interest and necessary to secure substantial justice shall 136 STAT. 6266 be made by the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General, which function may not be delegated. In issuing such certification, the same official shall weigh and consider, among other relevant factors—“(A) whether the alleged offender can be removed from the United States for purposes of prosecution in another jurisdiction; and “(B) potential adverse consequences for nationals, servicemembers, or employees of the United States. “(g) Input From Other Agency Heads.—The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State may submit to the Attorney General for consideration their views generally regarding potential benefits, or potential adverse consequences for nationals, servicemembers, or employees of the United States, of prosecutions of offenses for which jurisdiction exists under subsection (b)(2)(B). “(h) No Judicial Review.—Certifications under subsection (f) and input from other agency heads under subsection (g) are not subject to judicial review. “(i) Rules of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as—“(1) support for ratification of or accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on July 1, 2002; or “(2) consent by the United States to any assertion or exercise of jurisdiction by any international, hybrid, or foreign court.” .
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4240: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–352: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the “Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building”. Public Law352 Public Law 117–352136 Stat. 6267 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–352—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6267 Public Law117–352 117th Congress
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the “Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building”.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4411]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VANESSA GUILLÉN POST OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4411 (H.R. 224): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–353: To take certain Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes. Public Law353 Public Law 117–353136 Stat. 6268 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–353—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6268 Public Law117–353 117th Congress
An Act To take certain Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4439]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act”.
SEC. 2. LAND HELD IN TRUST FOR THE KARUK TRIBE.(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—(1) the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land is located in the ancestral territory of the Karuk Tribe; and (2) the Karuk Tribe has historically used, and has an ongoing relationship with, the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land. (b) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Katimiîn and ameekyáaraam land.—The term “Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land” means the approximately 1,031 acres of Federal land, including improvements and appurtenances to the Federal land, located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, and generally depicted as “Proposed Area” on the map of the Forest Service entitled “Katimiîn Area Boundary Proposal” and dated August 9, 2021. (2) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. (c) Administrative Transfer.—Administrative jurisdiction of the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land is hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary, subject to the condition that the Chief of the Forest Service shall continue to manage the component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land. (d) Land Held in Trust.—The Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land is hereby taken into trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, subject to—(1) valid existing rights, contracts, and management agreements relating to easements and rights-of-way; and (2) continued access by the Chief of the Forest Service for the purpose of managing the component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam land.136 STAT. 6269 (e)

Deadline.

Survey.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the Secretary a complete survey of the land taken into trust under subsection (d). (f) Use of Land.—(1) In general.—Land taken into trust under subsection (d) may be used for traditional and customary uses for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe. (2) Gaming.—Class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be allowed on the land taken into trust under subsection (d). (g) Wild and Scenic Rivers Management.—(1) In general.—Nothing in this section affects the status or administration of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, including any component that flows through the land taken into trust under subsection (d). (2) Memorandum of understanding.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Karuk Tribe, consistent with the obligations of the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (c), to establish mutual goals for the protection and enhancement of the river values of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the land taken into trust under subsection (d).
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4439 (H.R. 6032): HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–679 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
H.R. 6032. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–354: To amend chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Public Law354 Public Law 117–354136 Stat. 6270 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–354—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6270 Public Law117–354 117th Congress
An Act To amend chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4926]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Respect for Child Survivors Act.
SECTION 1.

28 USC 1 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Respect for Child Survivors Act”.
SEC. 2. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS.(a) Amendment.—Chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“§ 540D.

28 USC 540D.

Multidisciplinary teams“(a) Definitions.—In this section—“(1) the term ‘child sexual abuse material’ means a visual depiction described in section 2256(8)(A) of title 18; “(2) the term ‘covered investigation’ means any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; “(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; “(4) the term ‘multidisciplinary team’ means a multidisciplinary team established or used under subsection (b)(2); “(5) the term ‘relevant children’s advocacy center personnel’ means children’s advocacy center staff that regularly participate in multidisciplinary child support settings, including the director of the children’s advocacy center, the coordinator of a multidisciplinary team, forensic interviewers, victim advocates, forensic medical evaluators, physicians, sexual assault nurse examiners, and mental health clinicians; and “(6) the term ‘victim advocate’ means a person, whether paid or serving as a volunteer, who provides services to victims under the auspices or supervision of a victim services program. “(b) FBI Victim Support Requirements.—“(1) In general.—To carry out the functions described in subsection (c) in connection with each covered investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director shall, unless unavailable or otherwise inconsistent with applicable Federal law—“(A) use a multidisciplinary team; and136 STAT. 6271 “(B) in accordance with paragraph (3), use—“(i) a trained Federal Bureau of Investigation child adolescent forensic interviewer; or “(ii) in the absence of a trained Federal Bureau of Investigation child adolescent forensic interviewer, a trained forensic interviewer at a children’s advocacy center. “(2) Use and coordination.—The Director shall use and coordinate with children’s advocacy center-based multidisciplinary teams as necessary to carry out paragraph (1). “(3) Children’s advocacy centers.—The Director—“(A) may work with children’s advocacy centers to implement a multidisciplinary team approaches for purposes of covered investigations; and “(B) shall allow, facilitate, and encourage multidisciplinary teams to collaborate with a children’s advocacy center with regard to availability, provision, and use of services to and by victims and families that are participants in or affected by the actions at issue in a covered investigation. “(4) Report.—The Director shall submit to the Attorney General an annual report identifying any interview of a victim reporting child sexual abuse material or child trafficking that took place—“(A) without the use of—“(i) a multidisciplinary approach; “(ii) a trained forensic interviewer; or “(iii) either the use of a multidisciplinary approach or a trained forensic interviewer; and “(B) for each interview identified under subparagraph (A), describing the exigent circumstances that existed with respect to the interview, in accordance with paragraph (1). “(5) Memoranda of understanding.—The Director shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a reputable national accrediting organization for children’s advocacy centers—“(A) under which—“(i) the children’s advocacy services of the national organization are made available to field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States; and “(ii) special agents and other employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are made aware of the existence of such memoranda and its purposes; and “(B) which shall reflect a trauma-informed, victim-centered approach and provide for case review. “(c) Functions.—The functions described in this subsection are the following:“(1) To provide for the sharing of information among the members of a multidisciplinary team, when such a team is used, and with other appropriate personnel regarding the progress of a covered investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “(2) To provide for and enhance collaborative efforts among the members of a multidisciplinary team, when such a team 136 STAT. 6272 is used, and other appropriate personnel regarding a covered investigation. “(3) To enhance the social services available to victims in connection with a covered investigation, including through the enhancement of cooperation among specialists and other personnel providing such services in connection with a covered investigation. “(4) To carry out other duties regarding the response to investigations of child sexual abuse or trafficking. “(d) Personnel.—“(1) In general.—Each multidisciplinary team shall be composed of the following:“(A) Appropriate investigative personnel. “(B) Appropriate mental health professionals. “(C) Appropriate medical personnel. “(D) Victim advocates or victim specialists. “(E) Relevant children’s advocacy center personnel, with respect to covered investigations in which the children’s advocacy center or personnel of the children’s advocacy center were used in the course of the covered investigation. “(F) Prosecutors, as appropriate. “(2) Expertise and training.—“(A) In general.—Any individual assigned to a multidisciplinary team shall possess such expertise, and shall undertake such training as is required to maintain such expertise, in order to ensure that members of the team remain appropriately qualified to carry out the functions of the team under this section. “(B) Requirement.—The training and expertise required under subparagraph (A) shall include training and expertise on special victims’ crimes, including child sexual abuse. “(e) Sharing of Information.—“(1) Access to information.—“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), relevant children’s advocacy center personnel who are assigned to work on a covered investigation under this section shall be granted access to the case information necessary to perform their role conducting forensic interviews and providing mental health treatment, medical care, and victim advocacy for Federal Bureau of Investigation cases. “(B) Included information.—The case information described in subparagraph (A) to which relevant children’s advocacy center personnel shall be granted access includes—“(i) case outcome of forensic interviews; “(ii) medical evaluation outcomes; “(iii) mental health treatment referrals and treatment completion; “(iv) safety planning and child protection issues; “(v) victim service needs and referrals addressed by the victim advocate; “(vi) case disposition; “(vii) case outcomes; and136 STAT. 6273 “(viii) any other information required for a children’s advocacy centers as a part of the standards of practice of the children’s advocacy center; and “(C) Exempt information.—The case information described in subparagraph (A) does not include—“(i) classified information; “(ii) the identity of confidential informants; or “(iii) other investigative information not included as a part of the standards of practice of the children’s advocacy center. “(2) Sharing information with fbi.—Children’s advocacy centers shall provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation with forensic interview recordings and documentation, medical reports, and other case information on Federal Bureau of Investigation-related cases. “(3) Security clearances.—“(A) In general.—The Federal Bureau of Investigation may provide security clearances to relevant children’s advocacy center personnel for purposes of case review by multidisciplinary teams, if it is determined that those personnel are eligible and possess a need-to-know specific classified information to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized government function. “(B) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out subparagraph (A). “(f) Use of Teams.—Multidisciplinary teams used under this section shall be made available to victims reporting child sexual abuse or child trafficking in covered investigations, regardless of the age of the victim making the report. “(g) Case Review by Multidisciplinary Team.—Throughout a covered investigation, a multidisciplinary team supporting an investigation under this section shall, at regularly scheduled times, convene to—“(1) share information about case progress; “(2) address any investigative or prosecutorial barriers; and “(3) ensure that victims receive support and needed treatment. “(h) Availability of Advocates.—The Director shall make advocates available to each victim who reports child sexual abuse or child trafficking in connection with an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “(i) Rules of Construction.—“(1) Investigative authority.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to augment any existing investigative authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or to expand the jurisdiction of any Federal law enforcement agency. “(2) Protecting investigations.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the legal obligations of the Director under any other provision of law, including section 552a of title 5 (commonly known as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’), or require the sharing of classified information with unauthorized persons.”
.136 STAT. 6274 (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code,

28 USC

prec. 531.

is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 540C the following: “540D.
SEC. 3. IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES.  The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.) is amended—(1) in section 211 (34 U.S.C. 20301)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “3,300,000” and inserting “3,400,000”; and (ii) by striking “, and drug abuse is associated with a significant portion of these”; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; (C) by inserting afer paragraph (2) the following:“(3) a key to a child victim healing from abuse is access to supportive and healthy families and communities;” ; and (D) in paragraph (9)(B), as so redesignated, by inserting “, and operations of centers” before the period at the end; (2) in section 212 (34 U.S.C. 20302)—(A) in paragraph (5), by inserting “coordinated team” before “response”; and (B) in paragraph (8), by inserting “organizational capacity” before “support”; (3) in section 213 (34 U.S.C. 20303)—(A) in subsection (a)—(i) in the heading, by inserting “and Maintenance” after “Establishment”; (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—(I) by striking “, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime,”; and (II) by inserting “and maintain” after “establish”; (iii) in paragraph (3)—(I) by striking “and victim advocates” and inserting “victim advocates, multidisciplinary team leadership, and children’s advocacy center staff”; and (II) by striking “and” at the end; (iv) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); (v) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:“(4) provide technical assistance, training, coordination, and organizational capacity support for State chapters; and” ; and (vi) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking “and oversight to” and inserting “organizational capacity support, and oversight of”; (B) in subsection (b)—(i) in paragraph (1)—(I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and maintain” after “establish”; and (II) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking “and technical assistance to aid communities in establishing” and inserting “training and 136 STAT. 6275 technical assistance to aid communities in establishing and maintaining”; and (ii) in paragraph (2)—(I) in subparagraph (A)—(aa) in clause (ii), by inserting “Center” after “Advocacy”; and (bb) in clause (iii), by striking “of, assessment of, and intervention in” and inserting “and intervention in child”; and (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking “centers and interested communities” and inserting “centers, interested communities, and chapters”; and (C) in subsection (c)—(i) in paragraph (2)—(I) in subparagraph (B), by striking “evaluation, intervention, evidence gathering, and counseling” and inserting “investigation and intervention in child abuse”; and (II) in subparagraph (E), by striking “judicial handling of child abuse and neglect” and inserting “multidisciplinary response to child abuse”; (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking “so that communities can establish multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse” and inserting “and chapters so that communities can establish and maintain multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse and chapters can establish and maintain children’s advocacy centers in their State”; (iii) in paragraph (4)(B)—(I) in clause (iii), by striking “and” at the end; (II) in by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and (III) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:“(iv) best result in supporting chapters in each State; and” ; and (iv) in paragraph (6), by inserting “under this Act” after “recipients”; (4) in section 214 (34 U.S.C. 20304)—(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:“(a)

Grants.

In General.—The Administrator shall make grants to—“(1) establish and maintain a network of care for child abuse victims where investigation, prosecutions, and interventions are continually occurring and coordinating activities within local children’s advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; “(2) develop, enhance, and coordinate multidisciplinary child abuse investigations, intervention, and prosecution activities; “(3) promote the effective delivery of the evidence-based, trauma-informed Children’s Advocacy Center Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse; and “(4)

Standards.

develop and disseminate practice standards for care and best practices in programmatic evaluation, and support State chapter organizational capacity and local children’s 136 STAT. 6276 advocacy center organizational capacity and operations in order to meet such practice standards and best practices.” ; (B) in subsection (b), by striking “, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime,”; (C) in subsection (c)(2)—(i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “to the greatest extent practicable, but in no case later than 72 hours,” after “hours”; and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) through (I) and inserting the following:“(D) Forensic interviews of child victims by trained personnel that are used by law enforcement, health, and child protective service agencies to interview suspected abuse victims about allegations of abuse. “(E) Provision of needed follow up services such as medical care, mental healthcare, and victims advocacy services. “(F) A requirement that, to the extent practicable, all interviews and meetings with a child victim occur at the children’s advocacy center or an agency with which there is a linkage agreement regarding the delivery of multidisciplinary child abuse investigation, prosecution, and intervention services. “(G)

Coordination.

Coordination of each step of the investigation process to eliminate duplicative forensic interviews with a child victim. “(H)

Designation.

Designation of a director for the children’s advocacy center. “(I)

Designation.

Designation of a multidisciplinary team coordinator. “(J) Assignment of a volunteer or staff advocate to each child in order to assist the child and, when appropriate, the child’s family, throughout each step of intervention and judicial proceedings. “(K)

Coordination.

Coordination with State chapters to assist and provide oversight, and organizational capacity that supports local children’s advocacy centers, multidisciplinary teams, and communities working to implement a multidisciplinary response to child abuse in the provision of evidence-informed initiatives, including mental health counseling, forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary team coordination, and victim advocacy. “(L)

Criteria.

Regulations.

Such other criteria as the Administrator shall establish by regulation.” ; and (D) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:“(f) Grants to State Chapters for Assistance to Local Children’s Advocacy Centers.—In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall ensure that a portion of the grants is distributed to State chapters to enable State chapters to provide oversight, training, and technical assistance to local centers on evidence-informed initiatives including mental health, counseling, forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary team coordination, and victim advocacy.” ; (5) in section 214A (34 U.S.C. 20305)—(A) in subsection (a)—136 STAT. 6277(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “attorneys and other allied” and inserting “prosecutors and other attorneys and allied”; and (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting “Center” after “Advocacy”; and (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:“(A) a significant connection to prosecutors who handle child abuse cases in State courts, such as a membership organization or support service providers; and” ; and (6) by striking 214B (34 U.S.C. 20306) and inserting the following:
“SEC. 214B.

Time period.

34 USC 20306.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.  “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 213, 214, and 214A, $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2028.”
.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4926: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–355: To amend title 38, United States Code, to address green burial sections in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. Public Law355 Public Law 117–355136 Stat. 6278 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–355—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6278 Public Law117–355 117th Congress
An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to address green burial sections in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4949]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2.

Payment.

38 USC 2303 note.

PLOT AND INTERMENT ALLOWANCES FOR VETERANS BURIED BEFORE MARCH 15, 2022, IN CEMETERIES ON TRUST LAND OWNED BY, OR HELD IN TRUST FOR, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay a plot or interment allowance under paragraph (1) of section 2303(b) of title 38, United States Code, for a veteran if—(1) the veteran was buried, before March 15, 2022, in a cemetery, or in a section of a cemetery, that is on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization; (2) the tribal organization that is responsible for operating and maintaining the cemetery, or the section of cemetery, applies for such allowance; (3) a plot or interment allowance was not already paid for the burial of such veteran under paragraph (2) of such section; and (4) the burial of the veteran otherwise meets the requirements under paragraph (1) of such section.
SEC. 3. GREEN BURIAL SECTIONS AT NATIONAL CEMETERIES.  Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (c)(2)—(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(E) in the case of grave sites in a green burial section designated under subsection (i), the Secretary may provide for grave markers of such type as the Secretary considers appropriate.” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(i)(1) The Secretary may designate one or more sections in any national cemetery as green burial sections.136 STAT. 6279 “(2)

Definition.

In this subsection, the term ‘green burial section’ means a section of a cemetery in which the remains of individuals interred in that section—“(A) have been prepared for interment in a manner that does not involve chemicals or embalming fluids; and “(B) have been interred in a natural manner or in completely biodegradable burial receptacles.” .
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER LAND AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS, FOR EXPANSION OF FORT BLISS NATIONAL CEMETERY.(a) Transfer Authorized.—The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of real property consisting of approximately two acres located at Fort Bliss, Texas, directly adjacent to, and contiguous with, Fort Bliss National Cemetery. (b) Condition of Transfer.—(1) In general.—As a condition of the transfer authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may complete appropriate environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on the real property described in subsection (c) before determining whether the property is suitable for cemetery purposes. (2) Coordination.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of the Army as needed during the performance of the activities described in paragraph (1). (c) Description of Property.—(1)

Determination.

In general.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be transferred under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary the Army. (2) Cost of survey.—The cost of the survey described in paragraph (1) shall be borne by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (d) Additional Terms and Conditions; Costs of Transfer.—(1) Additional terms and conditions.—The Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the transfer under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (2) Reimbursement of costs .—(A) In general.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the Secretary of the Defense for costs incurred by the Secretary of the Army in implementing this section, including the costs of any surveys. (B) No payment for value of real property.—Notwithstanding any other legal requirement that might otherwise apply, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall not be required to make payment of any kind for the value of the real property described in subsection (c).
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND FOR USE AS A NATIONAL CEMETERY.  Section 2406 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “As additional lands” and inserting “(a) In General.—As additional lands”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:136 STAT. 6280 “(b) Transfer of Department of the Interior Land for Use as a National Cemetery.—Notwithstanding section 204(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714(d)), if the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior agree to a transfer under subsection (a) of any land for use by the Department as a national cemetery, the land shall be—“(1) withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws; “(2) subject to valid existing rights; “(3) transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and “(4) deemed to be property (as defined in section 102(9) of title 40) for as long as the land remains under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.” .
SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERMENT OR MEMORIALIZATION IN THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION OR ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY OF PERSONS COMMITTING CERTAIN CRIMES.(a) In General.—Section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in the section heading—(A) by inserting “certain” before “Federal”; and (B) by striking “capital”; (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (4)—(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “(42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.);” and inserting “(34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.); and”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or to a period of 99 years or more” after “life imprisonment”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) A person who—“(A) is found (as provided in subsection (c)) to have committed a Federal or State crime that would cause the person to be a tier III sex offender for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.); but “(B) has not been convicted of such crime by reason of such person not being available for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecution.” ; (3) in subsection (c), by striking “subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “paragraph (3) or (5) of subsection (b)”; (4) in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii), by striking “or a State capital crime” and inserting “, a State capital crime, or a Federal or State crime that would cause the person to be a tier III sex offender for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.),”; and (5) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking “or a State capital crime” and inserting “, a State capital crime, or a Federal or State crime that would cause the person to be a tier III sex offender for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.),”.136 STAT. 6281 (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 of such title

38 USC

prec. 2400.

is amended by striking the item relating to section 2411 and inserting the following new item: “2411.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4949: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–356: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program. Public Law356 Public Law 117–356136 Stat. 6282 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–356—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6282 Public Law117–356 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 4978]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022.

SECTION 1.

42 USC 201 note.

SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. STATE OFFICES OF RURAL HEALTH.  Section 338J(i)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254r(i)(1)) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2018 through 2022” and inserting “fiscal years 2023 through 2027”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4978: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–357: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the “Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System”, and for other purposes. Public Law357 Public Law 117–357136 Stat. 6283 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–357—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6283 Public Law117–357 117th Congress
An Act To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the “Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System”, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 5016]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds the following:(1) Mary Louise (Milligan) Rasmuson was born April 11, 1911, in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (2) Mary Louise received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Carnegie Institute of Technology and a Master of Education degree from the University of Pittsburgh. (3) Mary Louise was one of the first two women to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. (4) In 1942, Mary Louise joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps as a Private and was in the first graduating class. (5) Mary Louise worked up the ranks, and in 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Mary Louise as the Fifth Director of the Women’s Army Corps and she was reappointed to this position by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. (6) In 1962, Colonel Rasmuson retired from the Army. (7) Colonel Rasmuson was recognized for her outstanding service in the Women’s Army Corps with the Legion of Merit award with two Oak Leaf Clusters for her work in expanding the roles and duties of women in the Army, as well as her role in integrating Black women in the Women’s Army Corps. (8) Colonel Rasmuson became Director of the Women’s Army Corps during tumultuous times and is credited with enhancing the image and recruitment of women into the Women’s Army Corps during her years as the Director. (9) Colonel Rasmuson expanded opportunities for women to serve in assignments previously reserved only for men, starting with the assignments of 12 enlisted women into the First Missile Master Unit at Fort Meade, Maryland. (10) Colonel Rasmuson was instrumental in enabling women to be promoted above the grade of E–7 into the highest enlisted ranks of the Army, E–8 and E–9.136 STAT. 6284 (11) During her time in the Women’s Army Corps, Colonel Rasmuson was the guiding force behind the Army opening up the college enlistment option to women under the self-enhancement programs and witnessed the first female enlisted member attend college under those programs. (12) The career of Colonel Rasmuson also laid the groundwork for women to be fully integrated into the United States Army when the Women’s Army Corps was disbanded in 1978. (13) In 1961, Mary Louise married a prominent leader in Alaska, Elmer E. Rasmuson, and she was the first Director of the Women’s Army Corps to be married while serving in that position. (14) After her retirement from military service in 1962, Mary Louise moved to Alaska where she continued her leadership as a veteran in her community in Alaska. (15) Mary Louise served as First Lady of Anchorage after the devastating magnitude 9.2 earthquake in 1964, after her husband, Elmer, was elected as mayor, serving from 1964 to 1967. (16) Mary Louise was an advocate of social justice, education, and the arts during her 45 years of work on the Board of the Rasmuson Foundation. (17) Mary Louise served as the Honorary Chair and was a major founder to renovate the Anchorage Veterans Memorial on the Delaney Parkstrip in downtown Anchorage. (18) Mary Louise also contributed to the Army Women’s Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the National Museum of the United States Army. (19) Mary Louise was the Chair of the Anchorage Museum Foundation and helped establish the museum in Anchorage, serving as its Chair for 21 years. (20) On July 30, 2012, Mary Louise died at her home in Anchorage, at the age of 101, but her legacy of character and leadership will endure as an example to all who serve in the United States military.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF COLONEL MARY LOUISE RASMUSON CAMPUS OF THE ALASKA VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.(a) Designation.—The medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Anchorage, Alaska, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the “Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System”.136 STAT. 6285 (b) Reference.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5016: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–358: To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. Public Law358 Public Law 117–358136 Stat. 6286 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–358—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6286 Public Law117–358 117th Congress
An Act To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 5066]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Don Young Recognition Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Don Young Recognition Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.  Congress finds that—(1) on June 9, 1933, Donald Edwin Young was born to James Young and Nora (Bucy) Young in Meridian, California; (2) Don Young earned—(A) an associate degree from Yuba Junior College; and (B) a bachelor’s degree in teaching from Chico State University; (3) from 1955 to 1957, Don Young began decades of service to the United States when he served in the Army as part of the 41st Tank Battalion; (4) in 1959, Don Young moved to Alaska and found his true home in the village of Fort Yukon, which is located 7 miles above the Arctic Circle; (5) Don Young met and married the first love of his life, Lula “Lu” Young, in Fort Yukon; (6) Don and Lu Young had—(A) 2 wonderful daughters, Joni and Dawn (Sister); and (B) 14 grandchildren; (7) Don Young—(A) taught fifth grade at a school run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the winter; and (B) during the warmer months, worked—(i) in construction, mining, fishing, and trapping; and (ii) as a tugboat captain; (8) Don Young—(A) was elected mayor of Fort Yukon in 1964; and (B) served as mayor of Fort Yukon until 1967; (9) Don Young was elected to and served in—(A) the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1970; and (B) the Alaska State Senate from 1970 to 1973; (10) Don Young—(A) was elected to the House of Representatives in 1973 in a special election; and136 STAT. 6287 (B) served 24 additional consecutive terms in the House of Representatives; (11) Representative Don Young served as—(A) the Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001; and (B) the Chair of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007; (12) Representative Don Young was a champion for Alaska Natives, including as Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; (13) Representative Don Young—(A) fiercely defended Alaska and Alaskans as the sole Representative for the largest State in the United States; and (B) devoted himself to fulfilling the immense promise of his home State; (14) Representative Don Young was a leader in strengthening the role of Alaska in providing for the national defense of the United States through his—(A) support for—(i) the Coast Guard; (ii) the Alaskan Command; and (iii) the ballistic missile defense; and (B) steadfast commitment to the leadership of the United States in the Arctic; (15) Representative Don Young—(A) sponsored not fewer than 85 bills that were enacted into Federal law; and (B) sponsored and cosponsored many more measures that were part of broader legislation; (16) legislative achievements by Representative Don Young span the policy spectrum, from authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to important amendments and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); (17) Representative Don Young authored and advocated for generational laws, including—(A) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) in 1975; (B) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) in 1976; (C) the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–57; 111 Stat. 1252) in 1997; (D) SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144) in 2005; (E) the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–132; 121 Stat. 1360) in 2007; and (F) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 429) in 2021; (18) Representative Don Young—(A) formed strong relationships and friendships with Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle; and (B) proudly worked with 10 different Presidents;136 STAT. 6288 (19) in 2015, Representative Don Young married his second love, Anne Garland Walton, in the United States Capitol; (20) on December 5, 2017, Representative Don Young became the 45th Dean of the House of Representatives, reflecting his status as the most senior Member of the House of Representatives; (21) Representative Don Young was the longest-serving Republican in the history of Congress; and (22) Representative Don Young ultimately served the 49th State with dedication and distinction for 49 years and 13 days, which is more than ¾ of the period during which Alaska has been a State.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT YOUNG, ALASKA.(a) Designation.—

Deadline.

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board on Geographic Names shall designate the 2,598-foot volcanic peak known as “Mount Cerberus” located at 51.93569°N, 179.5848°E, on Semisopochnoi Island in the State of Alaska as “Mount Young”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain peak described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to “Mount Young”.
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG ALASKA JOB CORPS CENTER.(a) Designation.—The Job Corps center located at 800 East Lynn Martin Drive in Palmer, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the “Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center”. (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Job Corps center described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center”.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING.(a) Designation.—The Federal office building located at 101 12th Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the “Don Young Federal Office Building”.136 STAT. 6289 (b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal office building described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Don Young Federal Office Building”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5066: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 12, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–359: To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes. Public Law359 Public Law 117–359136 Stat. 6291 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–359—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6291 Public Law117–359 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 5087]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE JOINT COMMISSION ON REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST INDIANS.(a) Extension of Commission and Activities of the Commission.—Section 4 of the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–166; 134 Stat. 767) is amended—(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking “18 months after the enactment” and inserting “36 months after the date of enactment”; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking “2 years” and inserting “42 months”. (b) Additional Support for Activities of Commission.—Section 4(b) of the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–166; 134 Stat. 767) is amended—(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting “; Operation” after “Membership”; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(7) Gifts.—The Commission may accept and use gifts or donations of services or property from Indian tribes or Tribal 136 STAT. 6291 entities, academic institutions, or other not-for-profit organizations as it considers necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission described in subsection (c).” .
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5087: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–360: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes. Public Law360 Public Law 117–360136 Stat. 6292 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–360—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6292 Public Law117–360 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 5168]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022.

8 USC 1101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. CHANGES IN NONIMMIGRANT CATEGORIES.(a) Transit Through United States.—Section 101(a)(15)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(C)) is amended to read as follows:“(C)(i)

Time periods.

an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, for a period not to exceed 29 days; “(ii) an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District (as defined in section 209A(e) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4309a(e))) and foreign countries, under the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 11 of the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, done at Lake Success June 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 758); or “(iii) an alien passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform, or to disembark from a vessel on which the alien performed, ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade, for a period not to exceed 180 days;” . (b) Alien Crewmen.—Section 101(a)(15)(D) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(D)) is amended—(1) in clause (ii), by adding “or” at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(iii)

Time period.

 an alien crewman performing ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade, who intends to land temporarily solely in pursuit of the alien’s responsibilities as a crewman and to depart from the United States on the vessel on which the alien arrived or on another vessel or aircraft, for a period not to exceed 180 days;” .136 STAT. 6293
SEC. 3. CONDITIONAL PERMITS TO LAND TEMPORARILY.  Section 252(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1282(a)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “or” at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following:“(3)

Determination.

180 days, if the immigration officer determines that the crewman—“(A) intends to depart, within the period for which the crewman is permitted to land, on the same vessel or on a vessel or aircraft other than the vessel on which the crewman arrived; and “(B) will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade during such period.” .
SEC. 4.

8 USC 1101 note.

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.  For purposes of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, the performance by a crewman of ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade shall not be considered, for immigration purposes, to be services, work, labor or employment by the crewman within the United States.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5168: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–361: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance. Public Law361 Public Law 117–361136 Stat. 6294 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–361—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6294 Public Law117–361 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 5328]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINAL LAKES ASSISTANCE.  Section 2507(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6(f)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2025”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5328: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 22, considered and passed House.

 Public Law 117–362: To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. Public Law362 Public Law 117–362136 Stat. 6295 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117public PUBLIC LAW 117–362—JAN. 5, 2023 136 STAT. 6295 Public Law117–362 117th Congress
An Act To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.

Jan. 5, 2023

[S. 5329]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BILL EMERSON GOOD SAMARITAN FOOD DONATION ACT.  The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791) is amended—(1)

Definitions.

in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price” before the period at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:“(6) Good samaritan reduced price.—The term ‘good Samaritan reduced price’ means, with respect to the price of an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product, a price that is an amount not greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product.” ; and (D) by adding at the end the following:“(12) Qualified direct donor.—The term ‘qualified direct donor’ means a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)).” ; and (2) in subsection (c)—(A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting “at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price” after “needy individuals” each place it appears; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:136 STAT. 6296 “(3) Direct donations to needy individuals.—A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith to a needy individual at zero cost.” ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking “and (2)” and inserting “, (2), and (3)”.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 5329: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

 P R I V A T E  L A W S SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS Private Law 117–1: For the relief of Rebecca Trimble. Private Law1 Private Law 117–1 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117private 6297 6299PRIVATE LAW 117–1—DEC. 27, 2022 Private Law117–1 117th Congress
An Act For the relief of Rebecca Trimble.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 681]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR REBECCA TRIMBLE.(a) In General.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Rebecca Trimble shall be eligible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of Status.—If Rebecca Trimble enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Rebecca Trimble shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Rebecca Trimble may not be removed from the United States, denied admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Rebecca Trimble by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d)

Deadline.

Application and Payment of Fees.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of immigrant visas or the application for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e)

Time period.

Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.—Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent residence to Rebecca Trimble, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following fiscal year—6300 (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Rebecca Trimble under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Rebecca Trimble under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
  Approved December 27, 2022.
Private Law 117–2: For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso. Private Law2 Private Law 117–2 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117private 6301PRIVATE LAW 117–2—DEC. 27, 2022 Private Law117–2 117th Congress
An Act For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso.

Dec. 27, 2022

[H.R. 785]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, ALBERTO BUESO MENDOZA, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE BUESO.(a) In General.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of Status.—If Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso may not be removed from the United States, denied admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance 6302 of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e)

Time period.

Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.—Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives.—The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
  Approved December 27, 2022.
Private Law 117–3: For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. Private Law3 Private Law 117–3 2023-01-05 2023-01-05 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-04-15 117private 6303PRIVATE LAW 117–3—JAN. 5, 2023 Private Law117–3 117th Congress
An Act For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

Jan. 5, 2023

[H.R. 680]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ARPITA KURDEKAR, GIRISH KURDEKAR, AND VANDANA KURDEKAR.(a) In General.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of Status.—If Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d)

Time period.

Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.—Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives.—The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall 6304 not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  Approved January 5, 2023.
6305 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAR. 10, 2022136 STAT. 6307 SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS S.Con.Res. 25: HARRY MASON REID, JR., LYING IN STATE—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution25Jan. 10, 2022

Jan. 10, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   25]

HARRY MASON REID, JR., LYING IN STATE—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That in recognition of the long and distinguished service rendered to the Nation by Harry Mason Reid, Jr., a Senator from the State of Nevada, his remains be permitted to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, and the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take all necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
Agreed to January 10, 2022.
S.Con.Res. 26: HARRY MASON REID, JR., MEMORIAL SERVICE—CATAFALQUE AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution26Jan. 10, 2022

Jan. 10, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   26]

HARRY MASON REID, JR., MEMORIAL SERVICE—CATAFALQUE AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to transfer the catafalque which is situated in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol so that such catafalque may be used in connection with services to be conducted there for the Honorable Harry Mason Reid, Jr., a Senator from the State of Nevada.
Agreed to January 10, 2022.
H.Con.Res. 69: JOINT SESSION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution69Feb. 10, 2022

Feb. 10, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   69]

JOINT SESSION   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of receiving such communication as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them.
Agreed to February 10, 2022.
H.Con.Res. 79: ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 2471 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution79Mar. 10, 2022

Mar. 10, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   79]

ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 2471   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2471, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following correction:

Amend the title so as to read: “Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes.”.
Agreed to March 10, 2022.
136 STAT. 6308 H.Con.Res. 74: NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE AND NATIONAL HONOR GUARD AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION—CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution74Apr. 26, 2022
NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE AND NATIONAL HONOR

Apr. 26, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   74]

GUARD AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION—CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 1. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE.(a) In General.—The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 41st Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to as the “Memorial Service”), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2021. (b) Date of Memorial Service.—The Memorial Service shall be held on May 15, 2022, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate, with preparation for the event to begin on May 10, 2022, and takedown completed on May 16, 2022.
SEC. 2. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL HONOR GUARD AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION.(a) In General.—The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (in this resolution referred to as the “Exhibition”), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bagpipe exhibition. (b) Date of Exhibition.—The Exhibition shall be held on May 14, 2022, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate.
SEC. 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.(a) In General.—Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be—(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress. (b) Expenses and Liabilities.—The sponsors of the Memorial Service and Exhibition shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the events.
SEC. 4. EVENT PREPARATIONS.Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsors referred to in section 3(b) are authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment, as may be required for the Memorial Service and Exhibition.136 STAT. 6309
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, in connection with the events.
Agreed to April 26, 2022.
H.Con.Res. 88: SOAP BOX DERBY RACES—CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution88June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   88]

SOAP BOX DERBY RACES—CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR SOAP BOX DERBY RACES.(a) In General.—The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association (in this resolution referred to as the “sponsor”) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box derby races (in this resolution referred to as the “event”), on the Capitol Grounds. (b) Date of Event.—The event shall be held on June 18, 2022, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate.
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.(a) In General.—Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be—(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress. (b) Expenses and Liabilities.—The sponsor shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make such additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the event.
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event.
Agreed to June 16, 2022.
136 STAT. 6310 S.Con.Res. 42: HERSHEL WOODROW “WOODY” WILLIAMS, LYING IN HONOR—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution42July 13, 2022

July 13, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   42]

HERSHEL WOODROW “WOODY” WILLIAMS, LYING IN HONOR—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
SECTION 1. HONORING THE LAST SURVIVING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT OF WORLD WAR II.In recognition of Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II, his remains shall be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945. The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take all necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
Agreed to July 13, 2022.
S.Con.Res. 44: HARRY S. TRUMAN STATUE—PRESENTATION CEREMONY—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution44Sept. 21, 2022
HARRY S. TRUMAN STATUE—PRESENTATION

Sept. 21, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   44]

CEREMONY—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR CEREMONY FOR PRESENTATION OF STATUE OF HARRY S. TRUMAN FROM THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI.The State of Missouri is authorized to use the rotunda of the Capitol on September 29, 2022, for a ceremony to present the statue of Harry S. Truman from the people of Missouri for placement in the rotunda of the Capitol. Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.
Agreed to September 21, 2022.
S.Con.Res. 45: ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 6833 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution45Sept. 30, 2022

Sept. 30, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   45]

ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 6833   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That, in the enrollment of H.R. 6833, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall amend the title so as to read: “Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.”.
Agreed to September 30, 2022.
136 STAT. 6311 H.Con.Res. 118: CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD CEREMONY—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution118Nov. 30, 2022
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD

Nov. 30, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   118]

CEREMONY—CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR CEREMONY TO PRESENT CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS TO UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE AND OTHERS WHO PROTECTED THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021.The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used on December 6, 2022, for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police and others who protected the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.
Agreed to November 30, 2022.
H.Con.Res. 121: ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 7776 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution121Dec. 15, 2022

Dec. 15, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   121]

ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 7776   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 7776, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following correction: Amend the long title so as to read: “An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.”.
Agreed to December 15, 2022.
H.Con.Res. 123: ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 1437 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution123Dec. 15, 2022

Dec. 15, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   123]

ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 1437   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That, in the enrollment of H.R. 1437, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall amend the title so as to read: “Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.”.
Agreed to December 15, 2022.
136 STAT. 6312 H.Con.Res. 82: “BLACK AMERICANS IN CONGRESS, 1870–1989”—HOUSE PRINT GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 House Concurrent Resolution82Dec. 21, 2022

Dec. 21, 2022

[H.   Con.   Res.   82]

“BLACK AMERICANS IN CONGRESS, 1870–1989”—HOUSE PRINT   Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 1. PRINTING OF REVISED VERSION OF “BLACK AMERICANS IN CONGRESS, 1870–1989”.(a) In General.—An updated version of House Document 101–117, entitled “Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1989” (as revised by the Library of Congress), shall be printed as a House document by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, with illustrations and suitable binding, under the direction of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. (b) Number of Copies.—In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed such number of copies of the document referred to in subsection (a) as does not exceed a total production and printing cost of $500,000, of which—(1) 80 percent shall be for the use of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; and (2) 20 percent shall be for the use of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
Agreed to December 21, 2022.
S.Con.Res. 51: ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS—H.R. 2617 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution51Dec. 23, 2022

Dec. 23, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   51]

ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS—H.R. 2617   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That, in the enrollment of H.R. 2617, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following corrections: (1) Amend the title so as to read: “Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes.”. (2) Strike the first section 1 immediately following the enacting clause and all that follows through the end of the first section 2, up to and including “under subsection (b)(5) for that agency”. (3) In title IV of division O, strike section 403. (4) Strike the final section 3 and all that follows through the end.
Agreed to December 23, 2022.
S.Con.Res. 52: ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 4373 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-04-15 Senate Concurrent Resolution52Dec. 23, 2022

Dec. 23, 2022

[S.   Con.   Res.   52]

ENROLLMENT CORRECTION—H.R. 4373   Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That, in the enrollment of H.R. 4373, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall amend the title so as to read: “Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.”.
Agreed to December 23, 2022.
P R O C L A M A T I O N S 10334 January 14, 2022Religious Freedom Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10334 of January 14, 2022
Religious Freedom Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

From the earliest days of our Nation, courageous people from every part of the world have come to the United States in search of religious liberty, risking everything to flee oppression, persecution, and discrimination because of their beliefs. Our Founders enshrined the principle of religious freedom in the First Amendment to our Constitution, establishing it as a cornerstone of who we are as a Nation. Today, America remains a religiously diverse Nation—a land uniquely strengthened by the routine and extraordinary commingling of faiths and belief systems. On Religious Freedom Day, we recommit ourselves to the protection and advancement of this vital aspect of our American character—and to protecting the freedom of people of all faiths and none, both across our Nation and around the world.

Our country’s greatest strength is and always has been our diversity, including the multitude of faiths and beliefs practiced across our Nation. My Administration is committed to strengthening the Federal workforce by ensuring that it resembles the full breadth of our people by promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, including on the basis of religion. That is why I reestablished the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to serve people in need by partnering with both religious and secular organizations. These public-private partnerships embody the American system of religious freedom and are effective—whether by working together to get people vaccinated against COVID–19, providing nutritious meals to children, or welcoming and resettling refugees to the United States.

Everyone should feel safe when attending a religious service, school, a community center event, or while walking down the street wearing the symbols of their faith. To help ensure that everyone can practice their faith without fear, my Administration has implemented increased funding for the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which makes funding available to threatened nonprofits—including houses of worship and other religious affiliated entities—to improve their safety and security. I also signed the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act, which included the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act to provide tools that we know are effective in preventing and prosecuting hate crimes. We must constantly affirm that hate has no safe harbor in America. My Administration remains steadfast in our efforts to lead and advance human rights including the freedom of religion around the globe at a time when many people are subject to horrifying persecution for their faith and beliefs.

In my life, faith has always been a beacon of hope and a calling to purpose, as it is for so many Americans, and I believe that protecting religious freedom is as important now as it has ever been. We must continue our work to ensure that people of all faiths—or none—are treated as full participants in society, equal in rights and dignity. We can only fully realize the freedom we wish for ourselves by helping to ensure liberty for all. On Religious Freedom Day, let us rededicate ourselves to these fundamental principles.136 STAT. 6316

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2022, as Religious Freedom Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10335 January 14, 2022Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10335 of January 14, 2022
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On a late summer day in 1963, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the National Mall before hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered to march for freedom, justice, and equality. On that day, Dr. King shared a dream that has continued to inspire a Nation: To bring justice where there is injustice, freedom where there is oppression, peace where there is violence, and opportunity where there is poverty. Today, people of all backgrounds continue that march—raising their voices to confront abuses of power, challenge hate and discrimination, protect the right to vote, and access quality jobs, health care, housing, and education. On this day, we reflect on the legacy of a man who issued a call to the conscience of our Nation and our world.

Dr. King pushed us to see ourselves in one another, recognizing that we are “caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”; He reminded us that we have a duty to uphold our founding ideals and work to perfect our Union. Through bus boycotts, restaurant sit-ins, freedom rides, and marches, the movement that Dr. King helped lead used non-violent protest and civil disobedience to advance the call for justice. He was jailed dozens of times for his efforts, but Dr. King’s commitment to justice never wavered. From a Birmingham jail, he reminded us that “human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability . . . injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action.”;

Living up to his legacy, and what Dr. King believed our Nation could become requires more than just reflection—it requires action. We must protect the hard-fought gains he helped achieve and continue his unfinished struggle. That is why the Congress must pass Federal legislation to protect the right to vote—a right that is under attack by a sinister combination of voter suppression and election subversion. We must confront the scourge of racism and white supremacy—a stain on our Nation—and give hate no safe harbor in America. We must strive to achieve not just political equality but also economic justice so that workers can earn a decent living, students can learn safely, the sick can access health care, the poor can climb out of poverty, the elderly 136 STAT. 6317 can age with dignity, and everyone in America can live without discrimination or fear.

Just as in Dr. King’s time, there are those who now say that change would be too disruptive and that these urgent needs can wait. But we must resist complacency, summon new resolve to advance the cause of freedom and opportunity, and do our part to bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice. This is the cause of our time. We are at an inflection point in our history—in the midst of a battle for the very soul of our Nation. We all must find the courage to keep pushing forward in our struggle to realize Dr. King’s dream for a freer, fairer, and more just society. We must keep the faith in that righteous cause—and in each other.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, January 17, 2022, as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. I encourage all Americans to observe this day with appropriate civic, community, and service projects in honor of Dr. King and to visit www.MLKDay.gov to find Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service projects across our country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10336 January 31, 2022American Heart Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10336 of January 31, 2022
American Heart Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 650,000 people each year. During American Heart Month, we raise awareness of the risks of heart disease, remember those we have lost, and highlight steps we can all take to save the lives of countless loved ones and address the unequal burden of heart disease in high-risk communities.

Through research and innovation, we have made considerable progress in recent years to advance our knowledge and treatment of heart disease. New technologies allow us to diagnose, prevent, and treat heart disease more rapidly and effectively than ever before. We also have a better understanding of heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, smoking, being overweight or obese, and type 2 diabetes.

Despite the significant progress we have made, heart disease continues to exact a heartbreaking toll—a burden disproportionately carried by Black and brown Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and people who live in rural communities. Cardiovascular diseases—including heart conditions and strokes—are also a leading cause of 136 STAT. 6318 pregnancy-related deaths, which are highest among women of color. Addressing these tragic disparities and improving heart health has never been more important, as people suffering from heart disease and related conditions are also at increased risk of severe illness and long-term effects from COVID–19.

My Administration is committed to supporting Americans in their efforts to achieve better heart health, as well as closing the racial gaps in cardiovascular disease. That is why I have asked the Congress to launch a major new initiative—the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA–H—which would invest billions of dollars in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and other deadly diseases. My Administration is also working across Federal agencies to develop new programs to alleviate heart health disparities, including those that threaten maternal health.

Engaging in regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy diet and weight, managing stress, avoiding smoking and vaping, and getting quality sleep each night can all reduce the risk of heart disease and help people live longer, healthier lives. While it is essential to see a health care professional if you have symptoms or risk factors related to heart disease, research shows that taking a little time each day to promote a healthy lifestyle can help improve your long-term heart health.

On Friday, February 4th—National Wear Red Day—we honor those we have lost to heart disease and raise awareness of the actions we can all take to prevent it. The First Lady and I encourage all Americans to observe this important day. Continuing the fight against cardiovascular disease is crucial to improving our Nation’s public health. During American Heart Month, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring a healthier future for all Americans.

In acknowledgement of the importance of the ongoing fight against cardiovascular disease, the Congress, by Joint Resolution approved December 30, 1963, as amended (36 U.S.C. 101), has requested that the President issue an annual proclamation designating February as “American Heart Month.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim February 2022 as American Heart Month, and I invite all Americans to participate in National Wear Red Day on February 4, 2022. I also invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the American people to join me in recognizing and reaffirming our commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10337 January 31, 2022National Black History Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10337 of January 31, 2022
National Black History Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are essential to the ongoing story of America—our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations. Shining a light on Black history today is as important to understanding ourselves and growing stronger as a Nation as it has ever been. That is why it is essential that we take time to celebrate the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans, honor the legacies and achievements of generations past, reckon with centuries of injustice, and confront those injustices that still fester today.

Our Nation was founded on an idea: that all of us are created equal and deserve to be treated with equal dignity throughout our lives. It is a promise we have never fully lived up to but one that we have never, ever walked away from. The long shadows of slavery, Jim Crow, and redlining—and the blight of systemic racism that still diminishes our Nation today—hold America back from reaching our full promise and potential. But by facing those tragedies openly and honestly and working together as one people to deliver on America’s promise of equity and dignity for all, we become a stronger Nation—a more perfect version of ourselves.

Across the generations, countless Black Americans have demonstrated profound moral courage and resilience to help shape our Nation for the better. Today, Black Americans lead industries and movements for change, serve our communities and our Nation at every level, and advance every field across the board, including arts and sciences, business and law, health and education, and many more. In the face of wounds and obstacles older than our Nation itself, Black Americans can be seen in every part of our society today, strengthening and uplifting all of America.

Vice President Harris and I are deeply committed to advancing equity, racial justice, and opportunity for Black Americans as we continue striving to realize America’s founding promise. That began by building a Federal Government that looks like America: including the first Black Secretary of Defense, the first Black woman to head the Office of Management and Budget, the first Black man to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, the first Black woman to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development in more than 40 years, the first Black chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, a Black Ambassador representing America at the United Nations, and the first Black and South Asian Vice President in our history. We have been proud to appoint accomplished Black Americans to serve in a vast array of roles across our Administration. I am prouder still to have already nominated eight Black women to serve as Federal appellate judges—matching in just 1 year the total number of Black women who have ever served on Federal appeals courts.

My Administration has worked hard to reverse decades of underinvestment in Black communities, schools, and businesses. Both the Amer136 STAT. 6320 ican Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are making historic investments in Black America—from vaccine shots in arms to checks in families’ pockets and tax cuts for working families with children to a landmark $5.8 billion investment in and support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. And in my first year in office, the American Rescue Plan provided the full Child Tax Credit to the lower income families of more than 26 million children—who are disproportionately Black—and put us on a path to cut Black child poverty in half.

As the Infrastructure Law continues to be implemented, we will expand on that progress. Lead service lines that have contaminated the water of too many homes and schools in Black communities will be removed and replaced. We will deliver high-speed internet to every community so that no Black family is left behind in the 21st century economy. Historic investments in public transportation will help more people in more neighborhoods get to where good jobs actually are quickly and safely. We will reconnect Black neighborhoods cut off from opportunity by highways that were built to brush them aside. Long-standing environmental injustices that have hit Black communities the hardest will be remediated. We will deliver major investments in Black entrepreneurs and small businesses—including making the Minority Business Development Agency permanent and seeding it with a record $110 million in new resources to help level the playing field for Black businesses.

But this is only the start. To fulfill America’s promise for all, we will work tirelessly in the year ahead to deliver on my Build Back Better agenda, bringing down the costs that families face on child care, housing, education, health care, prescription drugs, and so much more. We will continue to battle the COVID–19 pandemic with equity at the center of our response. We will not rest until we have protected the foundation of our democracy: the sacred right to vote. And we will fight to keep dismantling all of those structural inequities that have served as barriers for Black families for generations.

As we celebrate National Black History Month, let us all recommit ourselves to reach for that founding promise. Let us continue to fight for the equity, opportunity, and dignity to which every Black American is due in equal measure. Let us carry forward the work to build an America that is, in the beautiful words of the poet Amanda Gorman, “Bruised, but whole—benevolent, but bold, fierce, and free.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 2022 as National Black History Month. I call upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10338 January 31, 2022National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10338 of January 31, 2022
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to ensuring our society is one in which all young people can live fulfilling and productive lives free of violence and fear.

Teen dating violence takes many forms, including physical or sexual assault, stalking, coercive and controlling behavior, emotional abuse, harassment, and exploitation. It can occur in person, online, or through various forms of technology. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research shows that more than 8 percent of high school students in the United States reported experiencing physical or sexual dating violence over the course of a 1-year period, with young women and LGBTQI+ youth facing the highest rates. Young people who are survivors of teen dating violence can suffer from depression, substance abuse, risk of suicide, eating disorders, poor academic outcomes, unintended pregnancy, and other struggles. Sadly, survivors of teenage dating violence are more likely to be revictimized as adults. These effects are compounded for girls and young women of color, who are less often recognized as survivors of dating and sexual violence and face additional barriers to seeking help.

My Administration is committed to supporting programs that are proven to help preteens and teens develop safe and healthy relationships. We have released a range of new resources to equip communities with effective tools to prevent and address teen dating violence. These tools will help teens stay safe online and when they use electronic devices; help colleges and universities respond effectively to dating violence, sexual assault, stalking and other forms of abuse; and provide resources and training programs that prevent abuse and promote healthy relationships. Information on these programs, as well as other resources, are available at VetoViolence.CDC.gov. We are also enforcing Title IX’s protections for students on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation to support transgender students who experience higher rates of violence.

During National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to ending this scourge of our society and providing our young people every chance to live the fulfilling and productive lives they deserve.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 2022 as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. I call upon everyone to educate themselves and others about teen dating violence so that together we can stop it.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and 136 STAT. 6322 of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10339 February 4, 2022To Continue Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10339 of February 4, 2022
To Continue Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. On January 23, 2018, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “Trade Act”;) (19 U.S.C. 2253), the President issued Proclamation 9693, imposing a safeguard measure for a period of 4 years that included both a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, not partially or fully assembled into other products, provided for in subheading 8541.40.6025 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), and an increase in duties (safeguard tariff) on imports of CSPV cells exceeding the TRQ and all imports of other CSPV products, including modules provided for in subheading 8541.40.6015 of the HTS. Proclamation 9693 exempted imports from certain designated beneficiary countries under the Generalized System of Preferences from the application of the safeguard measure.

2. Clause (4) and Annex I of Proclamation 9693 directed the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to establish procedures for interested persons to request the exclusion of particular products from the safeguard measure. These provisions also authorized the USTR, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, to determine whether a particular product should be excluded, and, upon publication of a determination in the Federal Register, to modify the HTS to implement such determination. Furthermore, they authorized the USTR to modify or to terminate such determinations. Effective June 13, 2019, the USTR excluded bifacial solar panels that absorb light and generate electricity on each side of the panel and that consist of only bifacial solar cells that absorb light and generate electricity on both sides of the cells (bifacial modules). Exclusion of Particular Products From the Solar Products Safeguard Measure, 84 FR 27684 (June 13, 2019).

3. On February 7, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) issued its report, pursuant to section 204(a)(2) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(a)(2)), on the results of its monitoring of developments with respect to the domestic solar industry (USITC, Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products: Monitoring Developments in the Domestic Industry, No. TA–201–075 (Monitoring)). In its report, the USITC found that, following imposition of the safeguard measure, prices for CSPV cells and modules declined in a manner consistent with histor136 STAT. 6323 ical trends, but that prices were higher than they would have been without the safeguard measure.

4. On March 6, 2020, the USITC issued an additional report pursuant to a request from the USTR under section 204(a)(4) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(a)(4)), regarding the probable economic effect on the domestic CSPV cell and module manufacturing industry of modifying the safeguard measure to increase the level of the TRQ on CSPV cells from the current 2.5 gigawatts (GW) to 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 GW (USITC, Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Certain Modifications to the Safeguard Measure, No. TA–201–075 (Modification)). In its report, the USITC advised that increasing the TRQ would help to continue growth in solar module production, but that expanded access to imported cells not subject to safeguard duties would put downward pressure on prices for cells made in the United States.

5. After taking into account the information provided in the USITC’s reports, and after receiving a petition from a majority of the representatives of the domestic industry with respect to each of the following modifications, and under section 204(b)(1)(B) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(b)(1)(B)), the President issued Proclamation 10101 on October 10, 2020, in which he determined that the domestic industry has begun to make a positive adjustment to import competition, as shown by the increases in domestic module production capacity, production, and market share. Proclamation 10101 also:

(a) revoked the exclusion of bifacial modules from application of the safeguard measure on the basis that it had impaired and was likely to continue to impair the effectiveness of the safeguard action; and

(b) adjusted the safeguard tariff for the fourth year of the safeguard measure from 15 percent to 18 percent on the basis that the exclusion of bifacial modules from application of the safeguard tariffs had impaired the remedial effectiveness of the 4-year action proclaimed in Proclamation 9693, and to achieve the full remedial effect envisaged in that action.

6. On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of International Trade held in Solar Energy Industries Association et al. v. United States (SEIA) that the President acted outside of his statutory authority in issuing Proclamation 10101, and enjoined the Government from enforcing that proclamation. This injunction had the effect of reinstating the exclusion of bifacial modules from the safeguard tariffs and lowering the fourth year safeguard tariff to 15 percent. On January 14, 2022, the Government filed a notice of appeal of SEIA to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

7. On December 8, 2021, in response to petitions by representatives of the domestic industry, the USITC issued its determination and report pursuant to section 204(c) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(c)), finding that safeguard action continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to the domestic industry, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition (USITC, Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products, Investigation No. TA–201–75 (Extension)).136 STAT. 6324

8. Section 203(e)(1)(B) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(e)(1)(B)) authorizes the President, after receiving an affirmative determination from the USITC pursuant to section 204(c) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(c)), to extend the effective period of any action taken under section 203 of the Trade Act if the President determines that the action continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury, and there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition.

9. After taking into account the information provided in the USITC’s report and the information received from the public through the process published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2021 (86 FR 54279), pursuant to section 203(e)(1)(B) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(e)(1)(B)), I have determined that the safeguard action on imports of CSPV cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to the domestic industry, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition. I have further determined to extend the safeguard measure proclaimed in Proclamation 9693, as modified by Proclamation 10101 (to the extent permitted by law), as follows:

(a) continuation of the TRQ on imports of solar cells not partially or fully assembled into other products described in paragraph 1 of this proclamation for an additional period of 4 years, with unchanging within-quota quantities of 5.0 GW for each year and annual reductions in the rates of duty applicable to goods entered in excess of those quantities of cells in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth years, as described in Annex I to this proclamation;

(b) continuation of the increase in duties on imports of modules described in paragraph 1 of this proclamation for an additional period of 4 years, with annual reductions in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth years, as described in Annex I to this proclamation; and

(c) exclusion of bifacial panels from the extension of duties proclaimed in this paragraph.

10. I have determined that an extension of this safeguard measure will provide greater economic and social benefits than costs.

11. As provided in Proclamation 9693, this safeguard measure shall continue to apply to imports from all countries, except as provided in clause (4) of this proclamation and paragraph 10 of Proclamation 9693.

12. Section 204(a)(2) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(a)(2)) requires the USITC to issue a report on its monitoring of developments with respect to the domestic industry, including the progress and specific efforts made by workers and firms in the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition, no later than the midpoint of the period of the extension. After I receive that report, I will evaluate whether to reduce, modify, or terminate the safeguard measure pursuant to section 204(b)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(b)(1)).

13. As proclaimed in Proclamation 9693, the in-quota quantity in each year of the TRQ described in paragraph 9 of this proclamation shall be allocated among all countries except those countries the products of which are excluded from such TRQ pursuant to clause (4) of this proclamation or paragraph 10 of Proclamation 9693.136 STAT. 6325

14. In order to address certain technical errors in the HTS, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex II to this proclamation.

15. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including sections 203, 204, and 604 of the Trade Act, do proclaim that:

(1) In order to extend the measure applicable to imports of CSPV cells, not partially or fully assembled into other products, described in paragraph 1 of this proclamation, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex I to this proclamation, subject to clauses (3) and (4) below. Any merchandise subject to the safeguard measure that is admitted into United States foreign trade zones on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 7, 2022, must be admitted as “privileged foreign status”; as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, and will be subject upon entry for consumption to any tariffs or quantitative restrictions related to the classification under the applicable HTS subheading.

(2) Except as provided in clause (3) below, imports of CSPV products of World Trade Organization Member countries, as listed in subdivision (b) of Note 18 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS (Note 18), shall continue to be excluded from the safeguard measure extended by this proclamation, and such imports shall not be counted toward the TRQ limits that trigger the over-quota rates of duties.

(3) If, after the extension proclaimed herein is in effect, the USTR determines that:

(a) the share of total imports of a country listed in subdivision (b) of Note 18 exceeds 3 percent;

(b) imports of the product from all listed countries with less than 3 percent import share collectively account for more than 9 percent of total imports of the product; or

(c) a country listed in subdivision (b) of Note 18 is no longer a developing country for purposes of this proclamation;

the USTR is authorized, upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to revise subdivision (b) of Note 18 to remove the relevant country from the list or suspend operation of that subdivision, as appropriate.

(4) I instruct the USTR to enter into negotiations pursuant to section 203(f) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(f)) with Canada and Mexico. In the event that the USTR concludes an agreement that the USTR, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, determines will ensure that imports of Canada or Mexico do not undermine the effectiveness of the action extended through clause (1) of this proclamation, the USTR is authorized, upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to revise Note 18 to suspend application of that subdivision, in whole or in part, as appropriate, with respect to imports of Canada or Mexico. If the USTR subsequently determines, 136 STAT. 6326 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, that such an agreement is not effective, the USTR is authorized, pursuant to section 203(f) of the Trade Act, by publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to revise Note 18 to terminate any previous suspension of the action with respect to imports of Canada or Mexico.

(5) One year after the termination of the safeguard measure established in this proclamation, the U.S. note and tariff provisions established in Annex I to this proclamation shall be deleted from the HTS.

(6) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

 

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 10340 February 18, 2022National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10340 of February 18, 2022
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week provides an opportunity to draw attention to one of the most serious mental health conditions impacting the lives of Americans and their families today. Eating disorders—including binge-eating, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa—affect people of all backgrounds and genders. Nearly 1 in 10 Americans are expected to develop an eating disorder in their lifetime. In recent years, there has been a troubling surge in eating disorders among children, older adults, military service members, and transgender individuals. When undiagnosed or untreated, eating disorders can have serious—even fatal—consequences, which is why improving mental health services and support is so important.

The COVID–19 pandemic has been especially challenging for individuals with eating disorders. National eating disorder hotlines have seen a more than 70 percent spike in the volume of calls and chats since the pandemic started. Research shows that the number of hospitalizations for eating disorders has doubled during that same time period.

Despite the fact that eating disorders have among the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, the shame and stigmatization of eating disorders often prevent people who are suffering from seeking help. That is why it is important to make more people aware that, with early de136 STAT. 6329 tection and medical intervention, full recovery from an eating disorder is possible.

My Administration is working to improve access to treatment, recovery, and social support for everyone currently living with an eating disorder as well as for their caregivers, families, and friends. Through the National Institute of Mental Health, we are working to develop better therapies and interventions. My Administration is also working to ensure that eating disorder care and treatment are treated the same as any other medical conditions by health insurance plans. Funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides health care providers, families, caregivers, and community members the tools, training, and resources to recognize the symptoms of an eating disorder so that referrals to specialty providers and treatment can be provided as early as possible.

We are also working to increase access to mental health services and support for young people, who are uniquely vulnerable to eating disorders. The American Rescue Plan included $122 billion to help schools reopen safely, enabling them to support the mental health of their students. I have also called for doubling the number of school-based health counselors, social workers, and nurses. Together, these resources will be essential to addressing the mental health needs of our Nation’s youth.

To all those families who have watched a loved one face an eating disorder and to all those who are currently facing or recovering from an eating disorder—you are in our hearts and you are not alone. It is within our power to reduce the burden of eating disorders on the lives of Americans and their families. As we work toward these improvements, immediate assistance is available for those in need of help. The SAMHSA National Helpline at 1–800–662–4357 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-days-a-year information and referral service. For anyone experiencing a crisis, immediate help is also available by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1–800–273–TALK.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 21 through February 27, 2022, as National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other interested groups to join in activities that will increase awareness of what Americans can do to prevent eating disorders and improve access to care and other support services for those currently living with an eating disorder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10341 February 18, 2022Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10341 of February 18, 2022
Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Eighty years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, stripping people of Japanese descent of their civil rights. That order and the subsequent actions carried out by the Federal Government represent one of the most shameful chapters in our Nation’s history. On this Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II, we acknowledge the unjust incarceration of some 120,000 Japanese Americans, approximately two-thirds of whom were born in the United States.

Despite never being charged with a crime, and without due process, Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and communities and incarcerated, simply because of their heritage. For years, many Japanese Americans lived in harsh, overcrowded conditions, surrounded by barbed wire fences and armed guards. Not only did they lose their homes, businesses, property, and savings—they also lost their liberty, security, and the fundamental freedoms that belong to all Americans in equal measure.

I have always believed that great nations do not ignore their most painful moments—they confront them with honesty and, in doing so, learn from them and grow stronger as a result. The incarceration of Japanese Americans 80 years ago is a reminder to us today of the tragic consequences we invite when we allow racism, fear, and xenophobia to fester.

Today, we reaffirm the Federal Government’s formal apology to Japanese Americans whose lives were irreparably harmed during this dark period of our history, and we solemnly reflect on our collective moral responsibility to ensure that our Nation never again engages in such un-American acts. We acknowledge the intergenerational trauma and loss that the incarceration of Japanese Americans has caused. We also uplift the courage and resilience of brave Japanese Americans who, despite being unjustly incarcerated, formed powerful communities and marshalled incredible dignity and strength.

Many of those whose families were incarcerated volunteered or were drafted to serve in combat—courageously serving in the 100th Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, Army Nurse Corps, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team with unwavering patriotism. The all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team became two of the most decorated and distinguished military units in our Nation’s history. Countless Japanese Americans carry forward this legacy of extraordinary service today, and their work to preserve the history of this period strengthens our Nation and our democracy.

We reflect on the bravery of civil rights leaders like Fred Korematsu, Minoru Yasui, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Mitsuye Endo, and that of every Japanese American who organized and sought redress. Their efforts helped bring about the first Day of Remembrance, led President 136 STAT. 6331 Jimmy Carter to sign the law creating the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, and spurred President Ronald Reagan to sign the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which provided monetary reparations to living survivors and an official apology to the Japanese American community. At the same time, we also acknowledge the painful reality that Japanese Latin Americans, who were taken from their Central and South American homes and incarcerated by the United States Government during World War II, were excluded from the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Today, the National Park Service helps preserve several Japanese American incarceration camps. These tangible reminders of our history provide important spaces for reflection and learning about the injustices born of prejudice. Preserving incarceration sites as national parks and historic landmarks is proof of our Nation’s commitment to facing the wrongs of our past, to healing the pain still felt by survivors and their descendants, and to ensuring that we always remember why it matters that we never stop fighting for equality and justice for all. My Administration is committed to maintaining these national parks and landmarks for future generations and to combating xenophobia, hate, and intolerance—including through the reestablished White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. In the words of Dr. Frank Kitamoto, who was incarcerated as a child, “This is not just a Japanese American story but an American story with implications for the world.”;

The words we use to describe the historical and present treatment of communities of color and other underserved communities have profound meaning. Today, we recognize that euphemistic terms that we have collectively used in the past—such as “assembly centers,”; “relocation,”; or “internment”;—do not adequately describe the injustice experienced by some 120,000 people; we recognize the forced removal and mass incarceration of Japanese Americans and others during World War II; and we reaffirm our commitment to Nidoto Nai Yoni, which translates to “Let It Not Happen Again.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 19, 2022, as a Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II. I call upon the people of the United States to commemorate this injustice against civil liberties and civil rights during World War II; to honor the sacrifice of those who defended the democratic ideals of this Nation; and to commit together to eradicate systemic racism to heal generational trauma in our communities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10342 February 28, 2022American Red Cross Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10342 of February 28, 2022
American Red Cross Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Throughout our history, Americans have always stepped up for each other in moments of crisis. This spirit is woven into the fabric of our Nation, and for more than 140 years it has been exemplified by devoted employees, volunteers, and supporters of the American Red Cross. This month, we honor the American Red Cross and the selfless Americans who serve our communities in need across our country and around the world.

Since its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton, a nurse and educator, the American Red Cross has carried out its noble mission of preventing and easing human suffering. Today, in big cities and small towns across the country, hundreds of thousands of Red Cross workers—more than 90 percent of whom are volunteers—continue to carry out that mission by selflessly giving blood, making donations, and teaching first aid in local communities.

Support from the American Red Cross has provided hope to people in their darkest hours—in the face of armed conflict, climate-related disasters, and the COVID–19 pandemic. Red Cross volunteers are on the front lines of recovery, providing emergency shelter to families impacted by devastating floods, tornadoes, fires, and other disasters; donating lifesaving blood to meet the rising demand of hospital patients; supporting our Nation’s service members, veterans, and their families; and providing medical care and essential resources to combat diseases worldwide.

During American Red Cross Month, Americans who can are encouraged to answer the call to donate blood and serve communities in need. You are encouraged to learn more about eligibility and the steps involved to donating blood. Let us renew our commitment to Clara Barton’s timeless ideal of caring for one another in times of hardship and uncertainty. Let us take part in this proud tradition of lending a helping hand to those in need. Let us live up to the duty of care we owe each other through acts of compassion every day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America and Honorary Chair of the American Red Cross, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2022 as American Red Cross Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities, and by supporting the work of service and relief organizations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10343 February 28, 2022Irish-American Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10343 of February 28, 2022
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For centuries, Irish Americans have played a crucial role in helping define the soul of our Nation, and today, nearly 1 in 10 Americans proudly trace their roots back to the Emerald Isle. With hope and faith in their hearts, the first immigrants from Ireland crossed the Atlantic in search of liberty and opportunity. It was the dream of a better life that brought my ancestors—the Blewitts of County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth—and countless other Irish immigrants.

Like so many Irish American families, my grandparents carried the spirit and memory of Ireland in their hearts—a pride and passion they instilled in their home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Through the journeys of their own mothers and fathers and in the lessons they passed on to my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, they joined Irish Americans in every corner of America in helping to write the next chapter of the American story.

The story of Irish Americans has always been one of strength and perseverance through adversity. Many Irish immigrants arrived on America’s shores to escape the Great Famine, only to face discrimination, prejudice, and poverty. Despite these hard times, they embraced their new homes in every corner of America—from the Atlantic to the Pacific, across the Midwest and through the Rocky Mountains—and helped build and fortify our Nation into what it is today.

Irish Americans expanded the American middle class, building ladders of opportunity that future generations could climb. They became teachers, firefighters, police officers, labor leaders, farmers, business owners, and more. Along the way, Irish Americans contributed enormously to the American labor movement—championing safe working conditions, advocating for children’s rights, and fighting racism, prejudice, and income inequality. They bravely answered the call to serve, defending our Union and its values in every battle. They continue to work on behalf of the American people as public servants—serving in the Congress, the Supreme Court, Federal agencies, the White House, and in State and local offices across the country. Irish Americans have enriched our culture and nourished our hearts and souls through the arts and humanities, earning recognition as Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning poets and authors, award-winning musicians, storytellers, and dancers, and critically acclaimed actors. They have blessed our Nation with their indomitable spirit, faith, and love for family that has been passed down through the generations. This sense of community, hospitality, resilience, and passion are integral pieces of America’s cultural tapestry.

The United States and Ireland are deeply and forever intertwined: linked in memory and imagination—in joy, sorrow, and resilience—by our common love and common dreams. We share, in every heart, an unrelenting optimism—a flicker of hope that guides us through even the darkest of nights.136 STAT. 6334

As we celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month, let us honor the journey and contributions of Irish Americans who helped shape this land of opportunity and define what it means to be American. Let us reaffirm the legacy of friendship and strong family ties between the United States of America and Ireland—united by our common purpose, by our histories, and by our futures.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2022 as Irish-American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Irish Americans to our Nation with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10344 February 28, 2022National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10344 of February 28, 2022
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Cancer is personal to nearly every family, including my own. Each year, more than 50,000 families across the country lose a loved one to colorectal cancer—the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in America. The toll it exacts is immeasurable, but when we detect colorectal cancer early, we can save lives and deliver hope. During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we raise awareness of this dreaded disease and renew our commitment to ending cancer as we know it.

While anyone can be afflicted by colorectal cancer, we know that this illness strikes at a disproportionate rate among Black Americans as well as Americans over the age of 50. Getting regular screenings and identifying symptoms and risk factors are both pivotal to saving lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms such as blood in the stool, a change in bowel habits, stomach pain, bloating, cramps that do not go away, or weight loss without a known cause should be discussed with a health care provider. However, early stages of colorectal cancer often emerge without symptoms, and it is important to begin regular screenings starting at the age of 45.

In addition, people who smoke, consume alcohol, or are obese are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Adopting healthy behaviors—including quitting the use of tobacco products, reducing alcohol consumption, and eating meals that include fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—can also reduce your risk. For more information on risk factors, please visit www.Cancer.gov.

I believe that it is within our power to end cancer as we know it. That is why I have re-ignited the Cancer Moonshot and set new ambitious 136 STAT. 6335 goals, to reduce the death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25 years and to improve the lives of people and their families living with and surviving cancer. I have called on the Congress to create the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H), which will invest billions of dollars to advance breakthroughs in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer and other deadly diseases. As we continue to pursue game-changing scientific breakthroughs, my Administration also remains steadfast in our commitment to increasing colorectal cancer screenings, follow-ups, and referrals, with a particular focus on underserved populations. On February 2, 2022, the First Lady and I launched a call to action on cancer screening and early detection. Our goal is to jumpstart progress on potentially life-saving screenings that far too many Americans have missed as a result of the pandemic and help ensure that everyone in the United States benefits equitably from the tools we have to detect and diagnose cancer. We are calling on every American to get back on track with their recommended screenings, including colorectal cancer screenings, and for the public and private sectors to increase access to early detection for individuals and communities.

Ensuring that every American has access to quality, affordable health coverage is another critical way that we can win the fight against cancer. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans must cover certain preventive services with no out-of-pocket costs. This coverage now includes colorectal cancer screenings for adults over the age of 45, making it easier to get colorectal cancer screenings and helping improve access to earlier treatment. Health coverage under the Affordable Care Act has never been more accessible and affordable than it is today, and I encourage all Americans to learn more by visiting www.HealthCare.gov.

During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I urge every American to exercise vigilance around their own health and the health of their loved ones. Early diagnosis and treatment save lives—and getting screened for colorectal cancer is vitally important as we continue our shared mission to end cancer as we know it.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2022 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage all citizens, government agencies, private businesses, non-profit organizations, and other groups to join in activities that will increase awareness and prevention of colorectal cancer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10345 February 28, 2022Women’s History Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10345 of February 28, 2022
Women’s History Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every March, Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to honor the generations of trailblazing women and girls who have built our Nation, shaped our progress, and strengthened our character as a people.

Throughout our history, despite hardship, exclusion, and discrimination, women have strived and sacrificed for equity and equality in communities across the country. Generations of Native American women were stewards of the land and continue to lead the fight for climate justice. Black women fought to end slavery, advocate for civil rights, and pass the Voting Rights Act. Suffragists helped pass the 19th Amendment to the Constitution so that no American could be denied a vote on the basis of sex.

Standing on the shoulders of the heroines who came before them, today’s women and girls continue to carry forward the mission of ensuring our daughters have the same opportunities as our sons. Women of the labor movement are achieving monumental reforms to help all workers secure the better pay, benefits, and safety they deserve. LGBTQI+ women and girls are leading the fight for justice, opportunity, and equality—especially for the transgender community. Women and girls continue to lead groundbreaking civil rights movements for social justice and freedom, so that everyone can realize the full promise of America.

But despite the progress being made, women and girls—especially women and girls of color—still face systemic barriers to full participation and wider gaps in opportunity and equality. The COVID–19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated those disparities which have disproportionately impacted women’s labor force participation, multiplied the burden on paid and unpaid caregivers, and increased rates of gender-based violence. The constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade is facing an unprecedented assault as States pass increasingly onerous restrictions to critical reproductive health care and bodily autonomy. Workers contend with gender and racial wage gaps that can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars denied over the course of their lifetimes. The Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the States for ratification 50 years ago and it is long past time that the principle of women’s equality should be enshrined in our Constitution.

My Administration has made this issue a top priority from day one. Through historic Executive actions, my Administration launched Government-wide efforts to advance gender equity and equality, racial equity, and LGBTQI+ equality. Through the American Rescue Plan, my Administration delivered immediate relief to women and families, funded domestic violence and sexual assault services, supported child care providers, and invested in care workers—who are disproportionately women of color. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are working to ensure equitable access to good-paying jobs, particularly in sectors where women have historically been underrepresented. We have taken critical steps to end the scourge of gender-based violence 136 STAT. 6337 and advocate for the long overdue reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act—legislation that I was proud to author and champion as a United States Senator. We are confronting the epidemic levels of violence that transgender women and girls continue to face. We are working to expand access to health care, including reproductive health care for all people regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, income, or zip code. We are fighting to lower the costs of child care and provide access to free preschool for all three- and four-year olds. We issued a call to action to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health care, which disproportionately impact Black and Indigenous women. And my Administration established a Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund to advance the rights and economic security of women and girls around the world.

This work is being led by the most diverse and gender-balanced Cabinet in American history, including the first woman—and woman of color—to serve as Vice President, Kamala Harris; the first women ever to serve as Treasury Secretary and Director of National Intelligence; the first Native American woman to serve as a Cabinet Secretary; women leading the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, along with the Small Business Administration and the Office of Management and Budget; and women of color representing America on the world stage as United States Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States Trade Representative as well as leading my Council of Economic Advisers in the White House. In addition, I established the first White House Gender Policy Council to advance gender equity across the Federal Government and released the first-ever national gender strategy to support the full participation of all people—including women and girls—in the United States and around the world.

This Women’s History Month, as we reflect on the achievements of women and girls across the centuries and pay tribute to the pioneers who paved the way, let us recommit to the fight and help realize the deeply American vision of a more equal society where every person has a shot at pursuing the American dream. In doing so, we will advance economic growth, our health and safety, and the security of our Nation and the world.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2022 as Women’s History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month and to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. I also invite all Americans to visit www.WomensHistoryMonth.gov to learn more about the vital contribution of women to our Nation’s history.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10346 March 1, 2022Read Across America Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10346 of March 1, 2022
Read Across America Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Reading ignites imagination, insight, and inspiration. It nourishes a child’s creativity and curiosity, and inspires a passion for lifelong learning. Books can challenge and inspire. They can teach important lessons, reveal new worlds, and enrich our understanding of our own—of different people, perspectives, and cultures. On Read Across America Day, we celebrate the joy of learning and give thanks to the parents, caregivers, educators, librarians, authors, and community members who invest in our Nation’s children.

For many young Americans, the path to literacy begins with treasured and timeless traditions: being read to at bedtime, gathering in classrooms for story time, and attending events at local libraries with family and friends. Children’s classics such as Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham”; and “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”; have inspired a passion for reading and endless creativity that spans generations. Today’s stories and adventures are as diverse as the world in which we live, and by reading them, we come to more fully understand the vibrant diversity of our Nation—and the world. This is especially important as young people learn and grow and engage with their own sense of identity. Books build each child’s sense of belonging and can help inculcate respect and empathy for others.

The First Lady, a lifelong educator, has said, “reading is the foundation of all education. It affects every aspect of our society.”; This has never been truer than today. It is one of the many reasons why my Administration is committed to advancing educational excellence for every child and literacy for every American. It is why I have proposed making 2 years of high-quality preschool available to every child in America. It is one of the reasons why safely reopening schools for in-person instruction was a priority for my Administration from day one—so that children could get back to learning in the classroom with their peers—and why the American Rescue Plan included $122 billion to keep schools open safely and help address the learning loss and mental health impacts of missing school. School districts across the country are already using these funds to support literacy efforts by updating curricula and hiring specialists.

My Administration is also committed to supporting volunteer and literacy programs that help young people and adults master reading. This work is crucial, as half of adults in the United States are unable to read a book written for the eighth-grade level, and nearly a quarter of American adults have not read a book over the last year.

I often say that children are the kite strings that keep our National ambitions aloft. On Read Across America Day, we dedicate ourselves to helping each new generation of readers and thinkers become the leaders who will write a more hopeful chapter in the American narrative and in the story of our shared world. As the great American writer Toni Morrison reminds us: “If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”;136 STAT. 6339

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2, 2022, as Read Across America Day. I call upon children, families, educators, librarians, public officials, and all the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10347 March 4, 2022National Consumer Protection Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10347 of March 4, 2022
National Consumer Protection Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

As our Nation recovers and our economy continues its historic growth following a global pandemic, it is important that consumers are fully informed about their rights and the potential risks in the marketplace. Hardworking American families deserve to feel secure in the knowledge that, as we build back better, we are building an economy based on principles of fairness, privacy, and equity. During National Consumer Protection Week, we recommit ourselves to those basic rights, to protecting consumers, to raising awareness about bad actors and deceptive practices in the marketplace, and to empowering people to make informed financial decisions so that our economy works for everyone.

My Administration has zero tolerance for criminals who steal Americans’ hard-earned dollars or abuse their personal information. Particularly in moments of crisis, like this pandemic, unscrupulous individuals have tried to take advantage of struggling Americans by price gouging, stealing money, harvesting personal information, and offering false hope for economic assistance, jobs, treatments, and cures. We are committed to halting these practices and protecting all consumers, including small businesses and gig workers, from fraud and unlawful business practices. Our Nation’s consumer protection agencies—including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Consumer Product Safety Commission—work with the Department of Justice and law enforcement agencies nationwide to fight fraud, predatory practices, and data exploitation by abusers large and small. These agencies work every day to protect consumers and ensure product safety through investigations, law enforcement actions, and free, actionable, plain-language consumer education resources.

Abusive practices have an especially harmful impact on communities of color, who are often targeted by bad actors. A report from the FTC—Serving Communities of Color—found that people living in majority-Black and Latino communities were more likely to experience problems with credit bureaus, banks and lenders, and used car issues than 136 STAT. 6340 those living in majority-white communities. That is why my Administration is reviving the Government’s top consumer watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to address racial disparities in access to loans, capital, and credit, while protecting consumers in historically underserved communities.

As a Nation, let us work together to create an environment that protects and educates American consumers and communities. This National Consumer Protection Week, and all year long, my Administration is committed to ensuring that every American has access to information that can help protect themselves and their communities. To learn more about these resources, please visit consumer.ftc.gov. To learn how to get involved with National Consumer Protection Week, you can visit ftc.gov/ncpw.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 6, 2022, through March 12, 2022, as National Consumer Protection Week. I call upon government officials, industry leaders, and advocates across the Nation to share information about consumer protection and provide our citizens with information about their rights as consumers.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10348 March 14, 2022National Equal Pay Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10348 of March 14, 2022
National Equal Pay Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Equal pay is a matter of justice, fairness, and dignity—it is about living up to our values and who we are as a Nation. For over 25 years, Equal Pay Day has helped draw attention to gender-based pay disparities by highlighting how far into a new year a woman must work, on average, to earn what a man did in the previous year.

This year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 15, the earliest we have ever marked the occasion. The earlier that Equal Pay Day arrives, the closer our Nation has come to achieving pay fairness. But while we should celebrate the progress we have made, as I have said in the past, we should not be satisfied until Equal Pay Day is no longer necessary at all.

In 2020, the average woman working full-time, year-round, for wages or a salary earned 83 cents for every dollar paid to their average male counterpart. And once again, the disparities are even greater for Black, Native American, Latina, and certain subpopulations of Asian women when compared to white men. Disabled women also continue to experience significant disparities and make 80 cents for every dollar compared to men with disabilities. The pay gap reflects outright discrimi136 STAT. 6341 nation as well as barriers that women face in accessing good-paying jobs and meeting caregiving responsibilities—including a lack of affordable child care, paid family and medical leave, and fair and predictable scheduling—which often prevent women from joining and staying in the workforce.

Over the course of a career, the pay gap can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost earnings, particularly for women of color, significantly impacting retirement savings and uniquely burdening households led by single mothers.

The Biden-Harris Administration has moved quickly to deliver results for women and working families and to dismantle the barriers that women face in the workplace. In our first full year in office, we saw the largest calendar year decline in unemployment. We also saw the strongest economic growth in nearly 4 decades, rising wages, and an estimated nearly 40 percent decline in child poverty. We have turned the tide on women’s labor force participation, which the COVID–19 pandemic had pushed to a more than 30-year low. In addition, my Administration has taken key steps to address pay discrimination, including issuing an Executive Order directing the Office of Personnel Management to take appropriate steps to advance equal pay at Federal agencies. And I have raised the minimum wage for Federal contractors, which has significantly benefitted women—especially women of color—who are disproportionately represented in minimum-wage and low-wage jobs.

We can be proud of that progress—but there is more we need to do. My Administration is fighting to ensure that women have the free and fair choice to organize and collectively bargain for the wages and benefits they deserve and to access training for good-paying jobs in sectors where they have historically been underrepresented. We are working to eliminate anticompetitive barriers that keep women from bargaining for better pay and demanding dignity and respect in the workplace. I have continued to call on the Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help mitigate sex-based pay discrimination while ensuring greater transparency and reporting of disparities in wages. And I am continuing to work with the Congress to pass critical legislation that would lower the cost of child care, elder care, home-based health care, and other major barriers to working families, while raising compensation for care workers, who are disproportionately women of color and who have been underpaid and undervalued for far too long.

If we are going to continue our record-breaking recovery and build a truly strong and competitive economy for the future, we have to address the barriers that have long held women back from full participation and fair treatment in the workforce. The founding promise of our Nation is that all people are created equal—and my Administration is committed to ensuring that all Americans have a fair and equal opportunity to get ahead, so that one day soon we can render Equal Pay Day a relic of the past.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 15, 2022, as National Equal Pay Day. I call upon all Americans to recognize the full value of women’s skills and their significant contribu136 STAT. 6342 tions to the labor force, acknowledge the injustice of wage inequality, and join efforts to achieve equal pay.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10349 March 18, 2022National Poison Prevention Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10349 of March 18, 2022
National Poison Prevention Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Each year, more than 2 million poisoning cases are reported in the United States—some of which are tragically fatal, but many of which are preventable. While we have made great strides in the decades since National Poison Prevention Week was first observed 60 years ago—including a decline in unintentional poisoning—poisoning remains a risk, especially for children and older Americans. During National Poison Prevention Week, we raise awareness about the dangers posed by poisonous substances, precautions people can take to prevent an incident, and how to respond in a poison emergency.

Each year, an average of 31 children die from unintended poisonings at home, and an estimated 75,000 children under the age of five end up in hospital emergency departments from poisoning. Approximately 85 percent of unintentional poisonings take place in the home where medicines and harmful chemicals are stored.

To prevent children from unintentionally ingesting poisonous household products, it is important to keep these products out of their sight and beyond their reach. Items such as hand sanitizer, laundry detergent, medications, coin cell batteries, cleaning products, and liquid nicotine should be stored in child-resistant packaging. Medications should be safely secured, and if unused, properly discarded. For elderly Americans—particularly those who may have become isolated due to the pandemic—it is important that household products are secured in their original packaging and that medications are clearly labeled to avoid accidental ingestion or the mistaking of medications.

Health professionals working around the clock and responding to millions of calls each year at poison control centers are critical to our Nation’s response. They not only help the public in need of assistance or information, they are also a tremendous asset to health care providers, health departments, law enforcement, and first responders.

If you suspect that you or someone else has been poisoned, do not wait for signs of poisoning. Immediately call the Poison Control Help line at 800–222–1222. For more information, go to poisonhelp.hrsa.gov.

Poison awareness, control, and education are essential to saving lives. During National Poison Prevention Week, we recommit to raising awareness about the dangers of accidental poisonings and taking the 136 STAT. 6343 necessary precautions to prevent and respond quickly to these incidents and protect our loved ones.

To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of unintentional poisonings and to take appropriate preventive measures, on September 26, 1961, the United States Congress, by joint resolution (75 Stat. 681), authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week of March each year as “National Poison Prevention Week.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 20 through March 26, 2022, to be National Poison Prevention Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by taking actions to safeguard their families and friends from poisonous products, chemicals, and medicines often found in our homes, and to raise awareness of these dangers to prevent accidental injuries and deaths.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10350 March 21, 2022National Agriculture Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10350 of March 21, 2022
National Agriculture Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Agriculture Day, we recognize the invaluable contributions of American farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, fishers, foresters, and other agricultural workers, who have practiced their craft for generations and touch the lives of Americans every day. Their tireless efforts growing crops, raising livestock, and distributing food, fuel, and fiber sustain America and the entire world. They put meals on our plates, clothes on our backs, and roofs over our heads. Along the way, America’s agricultural workers serve as stewards of the land; ensure the safety and health of animals, plants, and people; and strengthen our rural communities with economic opportunities.

Throughout the COVID–19 pandemic, the country’s agricultural workers have stepped up and stayed resilient, adapting their operations to ensure that every family has enough food on the table. To support their efforts and ensure a stable food supply, our pandemic economic recovery assistance supports our agricultural businesses, whose operations were among the hardest hit by market disruptions. We are building a food system that will be more competitive, balanced, and equitable—made possible by expanded and fairer markets, investments that sharpen farmers’ competitive edge, and an emphasis on more affordable, healthy food for consumers that is produced closer to home.

My Administration is also committed to protecting farmers—including small family farms that are vital to our food system—by bolstering competition across the industry and around the world. We are taking 136 STAT. 6344 action to enforce antitrust laws, move agriculture products to market more expeditiously, expand new agriculture processing capacity, and strengthen our supply chain resiliency. We are also eliminating systemic barriers that have denied underserved producers consistent, fair, and equal access to opportunities for far too long. My Administration remains determined to advance an American agriculture sector that works for everyone.

National Agriculture Day also celebrates the farmers, ranchers, fishers, and foresters who adopt agricultural practices that help combat the climate crisis. Extreme weather events, including droughts, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other climate-related disasters, have had a devastating impact on American agriculture. My Administration is committed to helping the agriculture sector enhance its resiliency and sustainability while increasing its productivity and profitability. By working together, we can ensure that American agriculture continues to lead the world in production, that our food supply is secure, and that our economy remains strong.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 22, 2022, as National Agriculture Day. I call upon all Americans to join me in recognizing and reaffirming our commitment to and appreciation for our country’s farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and all those who work in the agriculture sector across the Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10351 March 23, 2022Death of Madeleine Korbel Albright GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10351 of March 23, 2022
Death of Madeleine Korbel Albright By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Madeleine Albright was a force. She defied convention and broke barriers again and again. She was an immigrant fleeing persecution. A refugee in need of safe haven. And like so many before her—and after—she was proudly American.

As the devoted mother of three beloved daughters, she worked tirelessly raising them while earning her doctorate degree and starting her career in American diplomacy. She took her talents first to the Senate as a staffer for Senator Edmund Muskie followed by the National Security Council under President Carter. And then to the United Nations where she served as United States Ambassador, and ultimately, made history as our first woman Secretary of State, appointed by President Clinton. A scholar, teacher, bestselling author, and later accomplished business woman, she always believed America was the indispensable Nation, and inspired the next generation of public servants to follow her lead, including countless women leaders around the world. Mad136 STAT. 6345 eleine was always a force for goodness, grace, and decency—and for freedom.

As a mark of respect for former Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright and her life of service to our Nation, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on March 27, 2022. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10352 March 24, 2022Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10352 of March 24, 2022
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

In forming a Government that reflected the burgeoning spirit of America and united our young Nation around the core principles of liberty, justice, and the rule of law, our Founders looked to the birthplace of democracy—Greece. Decades after the American Revolution, the people of Greece came together to bravely affirm their commitment to democracy and declare their own independence from the Ottoman Empire. Today, as we mark the anniversary of Greek independence, we honor our countries’ deep and historic bond—forged in the struggle for liberty and self-governance—and the many contributions of the modern Hellenic Republic which promote international peace and stability and uphold our shared values.

The Greek bicentennial in 2021 was a year of celebration for Greece, for the Greek American community, and for the strong bilateral relationship between our two nations. The seeds of friendship planted long ago continue to bear fruit for both our people, with Greece and the United States standing together to defend democracy around the world. A crucial ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Greece promotes peace and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Western Balkans regions, and the United States is grateful for Greece’s continuing hospitality to the United States Naval Support Activity Souda Bay on Crete.

Greece and the United States are standing together to confront the challenges of our time, from meeting the climate crisis and diversifying the 136 STAT. 6346 region’s energy resources to proving that democracies deliver for our people and pushing back against the growing threat of authoritarianism. Through our ongoing Strategic Dialogue, Greece and the United States have increased cooperation across a range of critical issues, and last year’s update to our Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement will boost our defense and security cooperation for years to come.

The deep political and historical bonds that unite Greece and the United States are further reinforced by strong ties of family and affection and by the estimated 3 million Americans of Greek descent across our Nation. Throughout my career, I have seen firsthand the courage and determination of the Greek American community, and these qualities have been an invaluable source of strength to our Nation over the past year. Greek Americans have been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID–19 pandemic and our efforts to vaccinate the world. And last November, as Greek Americans proudly celebrated the construction of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in Manhattan 20 years after the original church structure had been destroyed in the September 11th terrorist attacks, they embodied our shared values of perseverance, resilience, and hope for the future.

As Greece and the United States look forward to what the next 200 years of partnership will bring, I am confident that our nations and our people will meet every challenge together. On this day, we recommit to the hard work ahead, to fortifying our democracies, and to reaffirming our ironclad friendship.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 25, 2022, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10353 March 28, 2022Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10353 of March 28, 2022
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we honor all those who bravely served in the Vietnam War and who sacrificed, as did their families and caregivers, on behalf of our Nation.

For almost two decades, Americans raised their right hands and committed to serve and defend our Constitution as uniformed members of 136 STAT. 6347 the United States Armed Forces during a tumultuous period in our country’s history. Throughout the years of the Vietnam War, 9 million Americans earned the title of United States veteran. Today and every day, we honor their bravery and commitment and give thanks to a generation of Americans who valiantly fought in service of the country they love while recognizing the continuing impact on so many veterans of the Vietnam conflict, along with their families, caregivers, and survivors. We will always remember those we lost and honor those who came home.

In 2012, our Nation launched a 13-year long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War to ensure that every veteran, family, caregiver, and survivor impacted by the difficult years in Vietnam feels our Nation’s gratitude for their sacrifice. Every service member of the Vietnam generation should know that their sacrifices mattered and that their service made a difference. The names etched in The Wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial remind us of our loved ones who gave their all and never came home. To the families, caregivers, and survivors of the more than 58,000 service members whose names are memorialized in the black granite, we pledge to never forget the eternal sacrifice of your loved ones and what you have sacrificed for the Nation.

To the families of the over 1,500 service members who remain missing and unaccounted for, know that our Nation’s efforts to bring them home will never stop.

We pledge our steadfast care and support to our Vietnam veterans, as we do for all of our veterans. We will honor our sacred obligation to you and your family.

And to each of the 6 million Vietnam War era veterans who are with us today, we honor your service and all that you have done for our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby affirm this Nation’s commitment to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, which began on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012, and which will continue through Veterans Day, November 11, 2025. I call upon all Americans to seek out and extend the Nation’s profound gratitude to each of our Vietnam veterans and their families and caretakers during public ceremonies and programs throughout the country, while expressing deep compassion for the families of the fallen, those who remain missing and unaccounted for, and all others who served yet no longer walk among us.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10354 March 30, 2022César Chávez Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10354 of March 30, 2022
César Chávez Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of César Estrada Chávez, a champion for social justice and advocate for hardworking people who build and sustain our Nation. Born into poverty and raised by migrant workers, Chávez courageously dedicated his life to improving conditions for workers across the country. Chávez witnessed firsthand the inequities of an economy that only served those at the top and left millions of hardworking Americans behind. Today, as we continue to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out and that rewards work and not just wealth, we stand on the shoulders of César Chávez and carry forward his fight to advance the rights and dignity of working people and fulfill the promise of America for all Americans.

When César Chávez founded the United Farm Workers of America alongside Dolores Huerta, he drew national attention to the many agricultural workers who experience inhumane working conditions and unlivable wages. Through strikes, marches, and boycotts, he inspired millions of people across the country to fight for safe and healthy workplaces, better wages, improved workplace protections from sickness and disability, and other core rights and protections.

In the process, Chávez inspired generations of people across all backgrounds, ages, and industries to organize, bargain, and expand opportunity for workers and their families. His devotion to “La Causa”; brought hope to workers and Latinos across the Nation—and his fight for justice, equality, and dignity gave workers and Latinos everywhere a voice. Today, we must summon the same courage and moral clarity to carry his legacy forward so that everyone has a fair shot at the American dream.

That is why my Administration continues to urge the Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act—so farmworkers can bargain collectively, obtain legal status, and have better working conditions. It is why I fought hard to pass the American Rescue Plan early in my Administration to ensure Latino workers, families, and small businesses had the protections and financial support they needed to pay rent and put food on their table. It is why I appointed Marty Walsh, a former union leader, to lead the Department of Labor—because he understands how union workers hold this country together. It is why my Administration created an historic Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment—because I believe in empowering workers to organize and providing those that put food on our table an earned pathway to citizenship.

As our Nation celebrates César Chávez’s 95th birthday, let us keep the lessons he taught in our minds and the values he lived by in our hearts: the power of workers to bargain for a better deal, strength in the face of extraordinary adversity, and the conviction to fight for what we believe in.

When I became President, I proudly placed a bust of César Chávez in the Oval Office—a constant reminder of the enduring values he em136 STAT. 6349 bodied, the vision of freedom he fought for, and his commitment to social justice and equal dignity that we must uphold each and every day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2022, as César Chávez Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day as a day of service and learning, with appropriate service, community, and education programs to honor César Chávez’s enduring legacy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10355 March 30, 2022Transgender Day of Visibility, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10355 of March 30, 2022
Transgender Day of Visibility, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

To everyone celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility, I want you to know that your President sees you. The First Lady, the Vice President, the Second Gentleman, and my entire Administration see you for who you are—made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, respect, and support. On this day and every day, we recognize the resilience, strength, and joy of transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people. We celebrate the activism and determination that have fueled the fight for transgender equality. We acknowledge the adversity and discrimination that the transgender community continues to face across our Nation and around the world.

Visibility matters, and so many transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming Americans are thriving. Like never before, they are sharing their stories in books and magazines; breaking glass ceilings of representation on television and movie screens; enlisting—once again—to serve proudly and openly in our military; getting elected and making policy at every level of government; and running businesses, curing diseases, and serving our communities in countless other ways.

Despite this progress, transgender Americans continue to face discrimination, harassment, and barriers to opportunity. Transgender women and girls—especially transgender women and girls of color—continue to face epidemic levels of violence, and 2021 marked the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans. Each of these lives lost was precious. Each of them deserved freedom, justice, and joy. We must honor their lives with action by advancing equity and civil rights for all transgender people.

In the past year, hundreds of anti-transgender bills in States were proposed across America, most of them targeting transgender kids. The onslaught has continued this year. These bills are wrong. Efforts to criminalize supportive medical care for transgender kids, to ban 136 STAT. 6350 transgender children from playing sports, and to outlaw discussing LGBTQI+ people in schools undermine their humanity and corrode our Nation’s values. Studies have shown that these political attacks are damaging to the mental health and well-being of transgender youth, putting children and their families at greater risk of bullying and discrimination.

My entire Administration is committed to ensuring that transgender people enjoy the freedom and equality that are promised to everyone in America. That is why I signed an Executive Order Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation. We are expanding Federal non-discrimination protections; promoting strategies to address violence against the transgender community and advance gender equity and equality; and disseminating new resources to enhance inclusion, opportunity, and safety for transgender people. Additionally, Americans will soon be able to select more inclusive gender markers on their passports. I continue to call on the Congress to swiftly pass the bipartisan Equality Act, which will ensure that LGBTQI+ individuals and families cannot be denied housing, employment, education, credit, and more because of who they are or who they love. We will continue to work to help transgender people around the world live free from discrimination and violence.

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor transgender people who are fighting for freedom, equality, dignity, and respect. We also celebrate the parents, teachers, coaches, doctors, and other allies who affirm the identities of their transgender children and help these young people reach their potential. Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know, and our Nation and the world are stronger, more vibrant, and more prosperous because of them. To transgender Americans of all ages, I want you to know that you are so brave. You belong. I have your back.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2022, as Transgender Day of Visibility. I call upon all Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating discrimination against all transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people—and all people.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10356 March 31, 2022Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10356 of March 31, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and advised the President of his opinion that steel articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.

2. In Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), the President concurred in the Secretary’s finding that steel articles, as defined in clause 1 of Proclamation 9705, as amended by clause 8 of Proclamation 9711 of March 22, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States, and decided to adjust the imports of those steel articles by imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on such articles imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico. The proclamation further stated that any country with which we have a security relationship is welcome to discuss with the United States alternative ways to address the threatened impairment to the national security caused by imports from that country, and noted that, should the United States and any such country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to address the threat to the national security such that the President determines that imports from that country no longer threaten to impair the national security, the President may remove or modify the restriction on steel articles imports from that country and, if necessary, adjust the tariff as it applies to other countries, as the national security interests of the United States require.

3. The United States has successfully concluded discussions with Japan on satisfactory alternative means to address the threatened impairment to the national security posed by imports of steel articles and derivative steel articles from Japan. The United States and Japan have agreed to expand coordination involving trade remedies and customs matters, monitor bilateral steel and aluminum trade, cooperate on addressing non-market excess capacity and carbon intensity in these sectors, and annually review their arrangement and their ongoing cooperation.

4. The United States will implement a number of actions, including a tariff-rate quota that restricts the quantity of steel articles imported into the United States from Japan without the application of the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705. Under the arrangement, steel articles that are melted and poured in Japan are eligible for in-quota treatment. In my judgment, these measures will provide an effective, long-term alternative means to address any contribution by Japanese steel articles imports to the threatened impairment to the national security by restraining steel articles imports to the United States from Japan, limiting 136 STAT. 6352 transshipment, discouraging excess steel capacity and production, and strengthening the United States-Japan partnership. In light of this agreement, I have determined that imports of specified volumes of eligible steel articles from Japan will no longer threaten to impair the national security and have decided to exclude such imports from Japan up to a designated quota from the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705. The United States will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the tariff-rate quota and other measures agreed upon with Japan in addressing our national security needs, and I may revisit this determination, as appropriate.

5. The alternative means, including the tariff-rate quota, advance the recommendations contained in the Secretary’s January 2018 report. The agreed-upon aggregate tariff-rate quota volume specified in the agreement between the United States and Japan, totaling 1.25 million metric tons, is consistent with the objective of reaching and maintaining a sufficient capacity utilization rate in the domestic steel industry.

6. In light of my determination to adjust the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705 as applied to eligible steel articles imported from Japan, I have considered whether it is necessary and appropriate in light of our national security interests to make any corresponding adjustments to such tariff as it applies to other countries. I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate, at this time, to maintain the current tariff level as it applies to other countries.

7. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security.

8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1) To establish a tariff-rate quota on imports of steel articles from Japan as set forth in paragraph 4 of this proclamation, U.S. Note 16 of subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended as provided for in the Annex to this proclamation. Imports of steel articles from Japan in excess of the tariff-rate quota quantities shall remain subject to the duties imposed by clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, as amended. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, shall recommend to the President, as warranted, updates to the in-quota volumes contained in the Annex to this proclamation. Steel articles from Japan imported under an exclusion granted pursuant to clause 3 of Proclamation 9705, as amended, shall count against the in-quota volume of the tariff-rate quota established in clause 1 of this proclamation.136 STAT. 6353

(2) Clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, as amended, is revised to read as follows:

“(2)(a) In order to establish certain modifications to the duty rate on imports of steel articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation and any subsequent proclamations regarding such steel articles.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, or in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports covered by heading 9903.80.01, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as follows: (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 23, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and the member countries of the European Union; (ii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea; (iii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 13, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey; (iv) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 20, 2019, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey; (v) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 2019, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea; (vi) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive; and (vii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive, and from Japan, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.81.25 through 9903.81.80, inclusive. Further, except as otherwise provided in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports from Turkey covered by heading 9903.80.02, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to a 50 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 13, 2018, and prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 2019. All steel articles imports covered by heading 9903.80.61, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to the additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty established herein with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the date specified in a determination by the Secretary granting relief. These rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported steel articles, shall apply to imports of steel articles from each country as specified in the preceding three sentences.”;

(3) The first two sentences of clause 1 of Proclamation 9980 of January 24, 2020 (Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and 136 STAT. 6354 Derivative Steel Articles Into the United States), are revised to read as follows:

“In order to establish increases in the duty rate on imports of certain derivative articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in Annex I and Annex II to this proclamation. Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, all imports of derivative aluminum articles specified in Annex I to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty, and all imports of derivative steel articles specified in Annex II to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty, with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as follows: (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 8, 2020, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, the Commonwealth of Australia (Australia), Canada, and the United Mexican States (Mexico) and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea; (ii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Mexico, and South Korea; and (iii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea.”;

(4) Steel eligible for treatment under clause 1 of this proclamation must be melted and poured in Japan in order to receive such treatment. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with this requirement. Failure to comply could result in applicable remedies such as the collection of the tariff set forth in clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, or penalties under United States law.

(5) The modifications to the HTSUS made by clause 1 of this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, and shall continue in ef136 STAT. 6355 fect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.

(6) Any imports of steel articles from Japan that were admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone under “privileged foreign status”; as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, shall be subject upon entry for consumption made on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, to the provisions of the tariff rate quota in effect at the time of the entry for consumption.

(7) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

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 10357 March 31, 2022Month of the Military Child, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10357 of March 31, 2022
Month of the Military Child, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Each April, the Month of the Military Child provides a chance for us to recognize and thank the children of our service members and veterans. I have always believed that America has a sacred obligation to prepare our troops when we send them into harm’s way and to support them and their families both while they are deployed and after they return home. The First Lady and I recognize that it is not only those who wear the uniform that serve our country—it is also their loved ones, and especially their children. In the timeless words of the poet John Milton, “They also serve who only stand and wait.”;

Military-connected children shoulder the burdens of service, facing unique challenges from a young age. They move frequently with their families—leaving friends, schools, and communities behind. They say goodbye to deploying family members, not knowing when they will see 136 STAT. 6365 them again. Some of these young people endure deployments and separations, spending months or even years away from their beloved parent. Birthdays, holidays, graduations, and other important milestones are celebrated with just a phone call or virtual hug. The First Lady and I witnessed these sacrifices firsthand, when our grandchildren experienced their father’s deployment to Iraq.

Even after their parent has left the military, children can continue to face challenges as their parent transitions to civilian life and they may be called on to care for wounds or injuries their parent suffered during their service. Too many live with the pain and loss of a parent or family member who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

This month—and every month—we share our gratitude for these children. We recognize the hardships they face and commit to supporting the physical, social, and emotional health and safety of their families. That is why the White House’s Joining Forces initiative, guided by the First Lady, is focused on supporting the military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors.

As a symbol of our support and gratitude to our military children, during the Month of the Military Child, the Department of Defense uses the color purple—representing all services in the military community. I encourage Americans everywhere to find ways to support our military-connected children, including by wearing purple to honor their service. Let us recommit ourselves to our sacred obligation to provide our military children and their families with the full support of our communities and our Government.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as the Month of the Military Child. I call upon the people of the United States to honor military children with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10358 March 31, 2022National Cancer Control Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10358 of March 31, 2022
National Cancer Control Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Since the Congress passed the landmark National Cancer Act in 1971, our Nation has made tremendous strides in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. But nearly all families—including my own and that of the Vice President’s—still know the pain a cancer diagnosis brings. Despite our Nation’s progress over the last 50 years, cancer in its many forms is still the second leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 600,000 deaths and nearly 1.9 million new cancer diag136 STAT. 6366 noses each year. A cancer diagnosis remains a crushing blow to those diagnosed, as well as their loved ones. In the name of all those we have lost and for all those still fighting, I believe we can end cancer as we know it.

During National Cancer Control Month, we renew our commitments to improve cancer prevention, promote early detection, enhance treatment, and support the needs of cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. We recognize that while the fight against cancer is often personal, the desire to make cancer more preventable, detectable, and treatable is one that has the potential to unite us as a Nation, inspiring us to stand together and work together.

In 2016, as Vice President, I led the Cancer Moonshot to accelerate our progress against cancer and take advantage of 21st century science and technology—an effort that has catalyzed change across the cancer community. As President, I have reignited the Cancer Moonshot and set ambitious new goals to reduce the death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25 years and to improve the experience of people and their families living with and surviving cancer. We are creating the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H), with the singular purpose of expediting breakthroughs in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer and other deadly diseases.

As part of a recommitment to the Cancer Moonshot, the First Lady and I announced a call to action on cancer screening and early detection. Our goal is to drive progress on potentially life-saving screenings that so many Americans have missed as a result of the pandemic and to help ensure that everyone in the United States benefits equitably from the technology we have to detect, diagnose, and treat cancer. We urge every American to get back on track with their recommended screenings, and we implore the public and private sectors to increase access to early detection for individuals and communities. To learn more about which cancer screenings are appropriate for you, talk to your healthcare provider, visit cdc.gov/cancerscreening or cancer.gov/screeningtests, or call 1–800–4–CANCER.

We also encourage Americans to take the proven steps to lower their risk for many forms of cancer. Experts agree that reducing tobacco use, eating healthily, engaging in regular physical activity and exercise, limiting alcohol consumption, and reducing exposure to the sun when it is at its peak can help reduce the risk of a cancer diagnosis. Given that cigarette smoking is responsible for 30 percent of all cancer deaths, helping people quit smoking and limiting exposure to secondhand smoke can save lives. Resources are available at SmokeFree.gov, by calling 1–800–QUIT–NOW, or by texting QUITNOW to 333888.

Access to health coverage is critical to the fight against cancer, and we were proud to expand access to quality, affordable coverage through the American Rescue Plan. Most health insurance plans are required to cover recommended cancer screenings with no out-of-pocket costs. But for millions of Americans, the care they need is not within reach. That is why I am committed to reducing prescription drug costs and health insurance premiums for millions of Americans and closing the Medicaid coverage gap in States that refuse to expand Medicaid. This would allow millions more of our fellow Americans to access cancer screenings and tobacco cessation services.136 STAT. 6367

We also thank the doctors, nurses, researchers, caregivers, and advocates who are dedicated to finding treatments and cures and reducing the pain and burden of cancer. Our Nation’s health care workers continued to provide care and support to cancer patients and their loved ones, even as a global pandemic made their jobs more difficult and demanding, and our Nation is forever grateful.

During Cancer Control Month, we reaffirm our national commitment to meet the scourge of cancer with urgency and with all the tools and talent we can bring to bear. For survivors and caregivers who carry the physical and mental scars of cancer treatment and recovery, for those who we have lost, and for those who we can save—let us end cancer as we know it.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as National Cancer Control Month. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other interested groups to join in activities that will increase awareness of what Americans can do to prevent, detect, treat, and control cancer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10359 March 31, 2022National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10359 of March 31, 2022
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every child deserves to live in a safe and loving household; yet, for hundreds of thousands of children across our Nation, abuse and neglect are a tragic reality. During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, our country stands as one to condemn and combat child abuse in all of its forms—including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as online sexual exploitation; we raise awareness about the risk factors that can lead to child abuse and neglect; and we highlight the importance of supporting families to prevent child maltreatment. As a Nation, we must work together to prevent and address child abuse and ensure that every child can grow up in a safe environment and live a happy, prosperous life.

Child abuse crosses all socioeconomic and educational levels, religions, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We know that abuse and neglect negatively impact every aspect and stage of a child’s life. Child abuse impacts the ability of students to succeed in school and often hinders their ability to forge healthy relationships with their loved ones and peers. It is associated with involvement in the juvenile justice system, especially for girls who have experienced sexual abuse. One of the most important tools to break the cycle and eliminate the tragedy of child abuse and neglect is prevention. This requires that we support and uplift our communities, families, and individuals so that our chil136 STAT. 6368 dren can be raised in safe, loving, and healthy environments. For those children and adolescents who do experience abuse, it is important to ensure access to trauma-informed services and healing.

In order to help prevent child abuse and neglect, my Administration is committed to providing high-quality and equitable support to all families that need it. The American Rescue Plan provided cash assistance to millions of working families and expanded the Child Tax Credit—which lifted millions of children and families out of poverty. It supplied critical funding to support State and community child abuse prevention and response efforts and authorized an additional $250 million for community-based child abuse prevention programs. This additional funding has allowed communities to address the complex structural issues that contribute to families becoming involved in the child welfare system. At a time when families are experiencing elevated hardships, especially vulnerable families that have been disproportionately affected by COVID–19, this extra support is more important than ever. Also, I was proud to sign into law a bill to help sustain the Crime Victims Fund, which provides assistance for child advocacy centers and other programs to address child abuse.

I was raised to believe that one of the greatest sins is the abuse of power, and there is no greater abuse of power than the abuse of a child. National Child Abuse Prevention Month is an opportunity to take bold action to better support parents and caregivers with access to resources to cope during challenging times. It is also a time to identify and take the necessary steps to address inequities experienced by those who have been historically underserved and adversely affected by continuous poverty and inequality. Reducing child poverty is critical to reducing the disproportional representation of low-income children and families—especially communities of color—in the child welfare system and foster care.

Our Nation is also witnessing a cynical and dangerous campaign waged by some elected leaders who are attempting to weaponize the child welfare system against families just because they love and affirm their transgender children. These leaders have sought to direct child abuse investigations into families simply because they have provided access to affirming care for their children. These discriminatory actions threaten to hurt our Nation’s children and must stop. Affirming a transgender child’s identity is one of the best things that a parent, teacher, or doctor can do to keep children from harm. My Administration will continue to take actions to keep transgender children and their families safe. That is why the Department of Health and Human Services recently released new guidance to State child welfare agencies on how they can support and affirm LGBTQI+ children who are in foster care.

During National Child Abuse Prevention Month and throughout the year, I call upon everyone to stand together against child abuse and neglect and show our appreciation of the hardworking child-welfare workforce and allies who are steadfast in their commitment to strengthening families, protecting children, and combating systemic inequities. For more information on how professionals and communities are supporting families and to learn strategies to advance equity in child abuse prevention programs, please view the 2021/2022 Prevention Resource Guide, available at childwelfare.gov.136 STAT. 6369

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by joining together as a Nation to promote the safety and well-being of all children and families and to recognize the child-welfare workforce and allies who work tirelessly to protect our children. And we honor the strength and resilience of adult survivors of child abuse.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10360 March 31, 2022National Donate Life Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10360 of March 31, 2022
National Donate Life Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today, more than 100,000 men, women, and children in the United States need a life-saving organ transplant. In many cases, an organ donation provides another chance to live a full life. For those waiting for that gift of life—the uncertainty can be excruciating, exacting a physical and emotional toll on the potential recipient and their loved ones. During National Donate Life Month, we give thanks to the families and friends of donors who have supported their loved one’s decision to save lives by donating; we show our appreciation for the professionals who serve the transplantation community; and we encourage Americans who can to become organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood donors. In so doing, we honor those who have given this most extraordinary of gifts.

Last year, because of the charity and generosity of the American people, our Nation’s transplant experts performed more than 41,000 organ transplants—a record number. We saw organ donations from deceased donors set an annual record for the 11th consecutive year. Living donor transplants, which decreased significantly in 2020 due to the COVID–19 pandemic, increased with over 6,500 living donor transplants performed.

Despite our progress, our Nation continues to face a critical shortage of organ donors, and the number of people in need of a transplant is high, with 17 people dying every day while waiting for a transplant. Today’s transplant waitlist also includes more than 1,900 children under the age of 18 awaiting the gift of life. That is why during National Donate Life Month, we also recognize National Pediatric Transplant Week from April 24–30, a period dedicated to ending the pediatric transplant waiting list.

Waitlist data shows that people of color make up nearly 60 percent of individuals awaiting an organ transplant. To increase access to transplantation for everyone, we recommit to promoting greater diversity in 136 STAT. 6370 organ donation, as we continue to advance health equity for all communities, including those that have gone underserved, across our Nation.

Every year, nearly 18,000 people in America are diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers or other diseases for which a blood stem cell transplant may be their best or only hope for a cure. Approximately 70 percent of these individuals need donors from outside their families. Although nearly 23 million adults in the United States are currently registered as blood stem cell donors, we need more registrants to help the many individuals who still have difficulty finding a suitably matched donor.

During National Donate Life Month, we thank the millions of individuals across America who are living or registered organ donors. We recognize and commend the researchers, advocates, volunteers, and medical professionals working to reduce the number of people awaiting vital organ transplants. Our Nation applauds the therapeutic innovations that have decreased rates of organ rejection and have extended the lifespan of transplanted organs.

While transplantation continues to increase substantially and meet the needs of many people with organ failure, we must continue our efforts to shorten the waiting list and encourage organ donation. If you have not signed up as an organ donor, we can use your help. I encourage every American to help people in need by visiting organdonor.gov for organ, eye, and tissue donation, and bloodstemcell.hrsa.gov for marrow and blood donation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as National Donate Life Month. I call upon every person who can to share the gift of life and hope by becoming organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood donors.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10361 March 31, 2022National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10361 of March 31, 2022
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

I was raised to believe that one of the greatest sins is the abuse of power—whether it is economic, psychological, or physical. The cruel fact is that people of every age, ability, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, socioeconomic background, and religion suffer the pain and trauma of the abuse of power that is sexual assault. Sexual violence can occur anywhere—and millions of assaults 136 STAT. 6371 occur each year at the workplace, in the home, at school, and online. These assaults are an intolerable affront to our shared humanity. During National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to ensuring that every person can live a life free from sexual violence. We continue in our commitment to stand with survivors, hold perpetrators accountable, and dismantle a culture that is complicit in allowing sexual violence to continue.

Sexual assault is also a public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 in 5 women in America experiences a rape or attempted rape, and nearly 44 percent of women and about 25 percent of all men experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. Tragically, many of those assaulted are young, and research shows that these assaults can have lifelong effects on health and are linked to chronic illnesses. Too often, this trauma is compounded by lost productivity, the challenge of seeking accountability, and the ensuing costs of medical and mental health care.

My Administration is committed to supporting survivors and alleviating the public health crisis of sexual assault. That is why we included $450 million in the American Rescue Plan to provide funding for domestic violence and sexual assault services, including rape crisis centers. We also included a historic commitment to funding culturally-specific community-based organizations to address the needs of survivors who face systemic barriers to accessing support and resources, including survivors of color, survivors with disabilities, and LGBTQI+ survivors. My Administration continues to fund innovative programs to support sexual assault survivors in rural and remote communities.

I am committed to addressing sexual violence wherever it occurs. Last year, I issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Education to review Title IX regulations and other agency actions to ensure that all students have an educational environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of sex. Because 1 in 3 women under the age of 35 has experienced sexual harassment online, I have made addressing online forms of sexual violence, harassment, and abuse a priority, and my Administration recently launched a new Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse.

Sexual violence is also a matter of national security and military readiness. To advance the goal of eliminating sexual assault in our Armed Forces, I signed the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the historic shift of legal decisions in cases of sexual assault from commanders to independent, specialized military prosecutors. To implement the I Am Vanessa Guillén Act, I also issued an Executive Order to add sexual harassment as a specific offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

I was proud to support and sign into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. This law advances efforts to prevent and address sexual harassment and sexual assault and promotes access to justice by guaranteeing that people who have experienced sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace are not forced into binding arbitration and are instead allowed to choose whether to go to court.

Ending violence against women and eliminating sexual assault has been a priority for me throughout my life. It is why I wrote and championed the original Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that 136 STAT. 6372 has transformed how we respond to sexual assault and which I count as one of my proudest legislative accomplishments. I am proud to have recently signed into law the reauthorization of VAWA, which expands prevention efforts and protections for survivors of sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence. The law will provide increased resources and training so that our law enforcement and our judicial systems are better able to appropriately handle these cases. It includes a new focus on addressing technology-facilitated abuse and establishes a Federal civil cause of action for victims of non-consensual distribution of intimate images. The Act will strengthen rape prevention and education efforts, support rape crisis centers, improve the training of sexual assault forensic examiners, reduce the backlog of untested DNA kits, and broaden access to legal services for all survivors. It will also expand recognition of the special criminal jurisdiction of Tribal courts to cover non-Native perpetrators of sexual assault, sex trafficking, child abuse, and stalking.

This month, we honor the bravery and leadership of survivors by rededicating ourselves to eliminating sexual violence. It will require care and commitment from each of us to realize an America where everyone is free from the threat and impact of sexual violence.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to support sexual assault survivors including when survivors reach out and disclose abuse.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10362 March 31, 2022Second Chance Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10362 of March 31, 2022
Second Chance Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

April marks Second Chance Month, when we reaffirm the importance of helping people who were formerly incarcerated reenter society. America is a Nation of second chances, and it is critical that our criminal and juvenile justice systems provide meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation and redemption. It is also vital that we address both the root causes of crime and the underlying needs of returning citizens using resources devoted to prevention, diversion, reentry, trauma-informed care, culturally-specific services, and social support. By supporting people who are committed to rectifying their mistakes, redefining themselves, and making meaningful contributions to society, we help reduce recidivism and build safer communities.

Every year, over 640,000 people are released from State and Federal prisons. More than 70 million Americans have a criminal record that 136 STAT. 6373 creates significant barriers to employment, economic stability, and successful reentry into society. Thousands of legal and regulatory restrictions prevent these individuals from accessing employment, housing, voting, education, business licensing, and other basic opportunities. Because of these barriers, nearly 75 percent of people who were formerly incarcerated are still unemployed a year after being released.

We must rethink the existing criminal justice system and whom we send to prison and for how long; how unaddressed trauma and abuse create pipelines to incarceration; how people are treated while incarcerated; how prepared they are to reenter society once they have served their time; and how the racial inequities that lead to disproportionate numbers of incarcerated people of color and other underserved groups.

My Administration recognizes that making the criminal and juvenile justice systems more equitable, just, and effective requires a holistic approach. It requires eliminating exceedingly long sentences and mandatory minimums that keep people incarcerated longer than they should be. It requires quality job training and educational opportunities during incarceration. It requires providing formerly incarcerated individuals with opportunities to enter the workforce, reunite with their families, find stable and safe homes, and access health care. It requires expunging and sealing certain criminal records so that people’s futures are not defined by their past.

That is why my Administration is working across Federal agencies to eliminate barriers to reentry. We are expanding avenues for employment, housing, education, health services, civic engagement, and other benefits. Last fall, the Department of Justice convened the Reentry Coordination Council in collaboration with the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Labor. I am confident that our collective efforts will help make our communities safer and stronger by reducing crime, recidivism, mass incarceration, and elements of the justice system that foster harmful disparate impacts on people of color and other historically disadvantaged communities.

But despite our progress, much more work remains. Our Federal, State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments, private employers, philanthropies, and community leaders play a significant role in preparing individuals returning to our communities for success. Together, let us recommit to empower Americans who have paid their debt to society and to provide them with a second chance to participate, contribute, and succeed.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as Second Chance Month. I call upon all government officials, educators, volunteers, and all the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10363 April 1, 2022National Public Health Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10363 of April 1, 2022
National Public Health Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Each year, National Public Health Week provides a chance for all of us to come together to restore and strengthen the public health of our Nation. As we have seen so starkly over the past 2 years, public health is essential to every part of our National life—not only to the safety and well-being of our families and communities but also to our prosperity. This week, we celebrate the progress we have made to revitalize our public health, recommit ourselves to the work that still remains, and recognize all of the remarkable health care workers and public health professionals whose extraordinary sacrifice and courage on the front lines have carried our Nation through one of the most difficult periods in our history.

Thanks to our brave and dedicated public health and health care workforce, the resilience of the American people, and our comprehensive strategy to tackle COVID–19, our Nation is far better positioned today than we were a year ago. Vaccines and boosters have been proven to offer the highest level of protection—and today, more than 250 million Americans have stepped up to protect themselves and their communities by getting at least one shot, saving more than a million American lives. We are ready with millions of antiviral treatments that reduce your chance of ending up in the hospital by 90 percent. We are continuing to vaccinate the world, having sent over half a billion vaccine doses to 114 countries with more to come.

My Administration has made hundreds of millions of tests available for Americans to order directly to their homes for free. We have successfully reopened schools and businesses across the country, most Americans can now go safely mask-free, and together we are moving forward safely back to more normal routines. We have positioned ourselves well to detect and prepare for new variants and have more tools to protect people than ever before—but making sure these tools are readily available requires additional funding from the Congress. We urgently need the Congress to provide the funding we have requested to maintain our preparedness against COVID–19 and ensure the American people continue to have access to treatments, vaccines, and tests. The consequences of inaction are severe and immediate, and they will only get more significant over time.

While COVID–19 remains a top public health priority, we are committed to a full range of efforts to improve the Nation’s general health, safety, and resilience. Last year, through the American Rescue Plan and other actions, we expanded access to—and lowered the cost of—quality health care for millions of Americans. In addition, we made new investments in mental health services; innovative health care technologies; our public health and health care workforce; and maternal, infant, and early childhood programs. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are also helping to address long-standing health inequities that have burdened communities of color and low-income neighborhoods for far too long. Because of this law, we are beginning to replace poisonous lead pipes so that every child, in every home and 136 STAT. 6375 school in America, finally has clean water to drink. By making landmark investments in public transit and delivering high-speed internet to every single community in the country, we are also making health care and telehealth services more accessible to each and every family.

Of course, there is much more that we need to do to improve our public health and build a better America. As we continue our fight to defeat the pandemic, we must also continue to expand health coverage and lower the cost of health care for every family—including the cost of prescription drugs like insulin. We must make transformational investments in our climate resilience and continue to address dangerous environmental injustices that threaten public health and have hit communities of color the hardest. We must take commonsense steps to address the public health epidemic of gun violence, which disproportionately impacts Black Americans. We must come together to address the toll that the mental health epidemic takes on America’s children, deliver the physical and mental health care that our veterans and service members deserve, and make landmark investments to spark breakthroughs in our fight against cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and other diseases.

During National Public Health Week, we recommit ourselves to reaching these goals—to improve our public health and, in so doing, improve our safety and security, our economic strength, the equity and fairness of our Nation, and our quality of life. Together, we share our appreciation to all those who safeguard the Nation’s public health through acts of service and those who seek to strengthen communities by fostering equitable opportunities for all. My Administration encourages all Americans to do their part for public health—especially by getting vaccinated and receiving a booster shot, if eligible. It takes all of us to preserve the health of our Nation, and together we are poised to make tremendous progress to build a better, stronger, and healthier America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 4 through April 10, 2022, as National Public Health Week. I call on all citizens, government agencies, private businesses, non-profit organizations, and other groups to take action to improve the health of our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10364 April 1, 2022World Autism Awareness Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10364 of April 1, 2022
World Autism Awareness Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On World Autism Awareness Day, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that the more than 5 million Americans who live with autism are able to make the most of their talents and participate fully in our society, and we celebrate the contributions autistic Americans have made to our families, our communities, our Nation, and the world.

We have made significant progress in improving access to opportunity for people with developmental disabilities in recent years. However, many autistic individuals still experience gaps in employment and income. The COVID–19 pandemic has compounded these inequities, creating unique challenges and strains for people with autism and their families.

That is why my Administration is committed to addressing the systemic barriers people with autism face in their daily lives. The pandemic upended school routines for children and students living with disabilities. That is why the Department of Education is working tirelessly to accelerate pandemic recovery for special education programs. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are committed to ensuring individuals with disabilities have access to affordable housing as we come through this pandemic.

In order to improve quality of life for people with autism and their families in every community, my Administration is committed to funding cutting-edge research to help us better understand, diagnose, and treat autism, including funding research at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that seeks to better understand the underlying mechanisms of autism from childhood through early adulthood, improve methods of early identification and diagnosis, and develop innovations in the delivery of interventions and services.

My Administration remains committed to reducing barriers in access to early diagnoses, interventions, and services for people with autism—regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, or geography—and to incorporating the lived experiences of individuals with autism into their research. Last June, when I signed the Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce, I promised to cultivate a Federal workforce that draws from the full diversity of the Nation. One of the ways we are delivering on that promise is through a partnership between the Department of Labor and the Administration for Community Living, which is expanding access to competitive, integrated employment opportunities for people with disabilities, including autism.

In addition, my Administration will continue to build on the work done by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, the National Autism Coordinator, and others to make certain that autistic Americans have access to the care, services, and support they need, so they can 136 STAT. 6377 pursue their educational, career, and life interests without discrimination.

Today and every day, we honor autistic people and celebrate the meaningful and measureless ways they contribute to our Nation. We applaud the millions of educators, advocates, family members, caregivers, and others who support them. As we continue to build a better America, we reaffirm our promise to provide Americans with autism the support they need to live independently, fully participate in their communities, and lead fulfilling lives of dignity and respect.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2, 2022, as World Autism Awareness Day. I call upon all Americans to learn more about autism to improve early diagnosis, to learn more about the experiences of autistic people from autistic people, and to build more welcoming and inclusive communities to support people with autism.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10365 April 8, 2022Black Maternal Health Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10365 of April 8, 2022
Black Maternal Health Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Pregnancy and childbirth should be a dignified, safe, and joyful experience for all. For far too many mothers, however, complications related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum can lead to devastating health outcomes—including hundreds of deaths each year. This maternal health crisis is particularly devastating for Black women, who are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. During Black Maternal Health Week, we renew our commitment to addressing the crisis of Black maternal mortality and morbidity across the country.

The Biden-Harris Administration remains fully committed to ameliorating these unacceptable disparities and building a health care system that is equitable and safe for Black families. The inequities that Black mothers face are not isolated incidents but, rather, the byproduct of systemic racism in our society that has festered for far too long. To root it out, and improve health outcomes, we must address a broad range of areas where unequal access persists along racial lines—including access to health care, adequate nutrition and housing, toxin-free environments, high-paying job sectors that provide paid leave, and workplaces free from harassment and discrimination.

That is why the American Rescue Plan gives States the opportunity to provide 12 months of extended postpartum coverage to pregnant peo136 STAT. 6378 ple enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. It is also why I signed the Protecting Moms Who Served Act—part of the Black Maternal Health “Momnibus”; Act that Vice President Harris introduced in the Senate—to address the maternal challenges that women veterans face. It is why Vice President Harris hosted the first-ever White House Maternal Day of Action Summit and announced a nationwide call to action to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.

To improve perinatal health outcomes and maternal health equity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services intends to propose the first-ever hospital quality designation specifically focused on maternity care. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently accepted applications for the Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women—a program that provides pregnant and postpartum women and their children with comprehensive substance use treatment and recovery support services across residential and outpatient settings. This year, the program will also extend services to fathers, partners, and other family members.

In the year ahead, we must build on this work by further expanding access to maternal care, lowering health care costs, and making new investments to drive down mortality and improve maternal health. We are going to expand and diversify the maternal health workforce, improve maternal mental health treatment, bolster community-based programs, train providers, enhance research, and ensure that maternal care is better coordinated. This is more than just the right thing to do—it is also a strategic imperative that makes all of us healthier and all of us stronger. When women—regardless of race—do not receive the health care they need and deserve, it threatens the strength and stability of our families, our communities, and our entire Nation.

It is on all of us to ensure that no person’s race ever determines their health outcomes and that every person preparing to give birth is treated with dignity, safety, and respect in our health care system. During Black Maternal Health Week, we refocus on that effort and celebrate America’s extraordinary maternal health care workforce—including doulas and midwives, who offer crucial support for our Nation’s mothers throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and whose work is essential to the health and well-being of all of our mothers and children.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 11 through April 17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week. I call upon all Americans to raise awareness of the state of Black maternal health in the United States by understanding the consequences of systemic discrimination, recognizing the scope of this problem and the need for urgent solutions, amplifying the voices and experiences of Black women, families, and communities, and committing to building a world in which Black women do not have to fear for their safety, their well-being, their dignity, or their lives before, during, and after pregnancy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the 136 STAT. 6379 Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10366 April 8, 2022Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10366 of April 8, 2022
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On April 14, 1890, 18 nations of this hemisphere came together to form the International Union of American Republics—the oldest regional international organization in the world and the precursor to the modern-day Organization of American States. Today, the Organization of American States consists of 35 independent States from North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and is dedicated to the principles of advancing peace, prosperity, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere. On Pan American Day and during Pan American Week, we recognize the strength of this regional community and celebrate our unity and shared values.

This year, as the United States prepares to host the Ninth Summit of the Americas—my Administration reaffirms our commitment to collectively addressing the challenges and opportunities we share with our regional neighbors. The theme of this year’s summit, “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future”; focuses on working together with our partners to produce better outcomes and strengthen our ability to respond to critical issues that affect all our nations. We need to emerge from the pandemic and bolster global health security, build strong and inclusive democracies, advance a joint approach to regional migration management, ensure humanitarian protection, and root out the corruption that reduces our ability to make progress. We will seize opportunities to address the climate crisis and accelerate the green energy transition. We will foster a transformation that will expand access to digital technologies, support independent media and civil society organizations, and ensure that economic growth is equitable and inclusive.

My Administration’s Build Back Better World initiative will play an important role in the Pan American region’s recovery from the economic impact of the pandemic, promoting the highest labor, environmental, social, and technical standards. In addition, our Call to Action, a public-private partnership supporting long-term development in Central America, will continue to generate private sector interest and build upon its $1.2 billion investment in the region.

It is in our economic and national security interest and the entire Pan American region for our nations to advance a secure, economically prosperous, healthy, and democratic hemisphere for all our people. We can reach that future if we unite around principled and democratic leadership, anchored in the rule of law. The people throughout the region want governments that are accountable to voters and deliver real benefits including jobs, education, security, equal opportunity, and fundamental human and political rights. Support for democracy and 136 STAT. 6380 respect for human rights is at the heart of all of the United States’ engagement with our neighbors throughout the Americas. Twenty years after approval of the Inter-American Democratic Charter—affirming a collective commitment to strengthen democracy in the region—there is more work to do to fortify democratic institutions and prevent democratic backsliding in this hemisphere.

We will continue to build on the commitments made at the 2021 Summit for Democracy, in which 26 governments in the Western Hemisphere participated, to forge a more inclusive and democratic future. We will work with hemispheric leaders—incorporating the recommendations of diverse voices from youth, marginalized communities, the private sector, independent media, and civil society—to fulfill our commitments and drive our momentum forward.

This is the time to take bold collective action to address our shared challenges. Climate change, the pandemic, repression, corruption, and democratic backsliding have created migration and refugee flows unequaled in the modern history of the region. This is bigger than any one country and any one border. Coordinated regional efforts are essential to respond to urgent humanitarian needs, provide legal alternatives to irregular migration, address root causes, counter corruption, and crack down on human smuggling networks that exploit the most vulnerable. As we approach the Summit of the Americas, our goal is to chart a new regional approach to improve how we jointly manage migration across the region for the coming decade.

My Administration will continue to work tirelessly to address these and other challenges, and to achieve our shared goals in the Pan American region.

During this Pan American Day and Pan American Week, we celebrate our close ties and shared values with the region, and we come together in the spirit of unity and optimism for a resilient, sustainable, and equitable future for all people of the Americas.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 14, 2022, as Pan American Day and April 10 through April 16, 2022, as Pan American Week. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of the other areas under the flag of the United States of America to honor these observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10367 April 8, 2022National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10367 of April 8, 2022
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On April 9, 1942, tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war began what would become known to history as the Bataan Death March. Thousands died during the march, but the indomitable spirit of those prisoners was never broken. Eighty years later, our Nation continues to honor their courage and recognize the more than half a million service members who sacrificed their own freedom as prisoners of war to ensure that our Nation and the values of freedom and democracy always prevail.

Former prisoners of war stand among the bravest of our Nation. They fought valiantly and served with honor—and under often agonizing conditions as prisoners, they demonstrated incredible personal courage, love of country, and devotion to duty. Through their extraordinary sacrifices and selflessness, they helped ensure freedom for millions of people. They are heroes.

I join all Americans in expressing our deepest gratitude to every service member who has endured being a prisoner of war and to their families, caregivers, and survivors. Their service—knowing all the risk and danger it could bring—is a credit to their character and to our Nation. On this day and every day, we remember the hardships of captivity they survived in service to our Nation. We also remember all the brave women and men who died as prisoners in foreign lands during our Nation’s past wars, and we grieve with those at home who prayed for their loved ones’ return. Their faith, love of family, and devotion to our Nation inspire us all, and we will always remember their sacrifices.

Today, our brave men and women in uniform carry on the rich legacy of our former prisoners of war—unrelenting in battle, unwavering in loyalty, unmatched in decency, and prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our Nation.

May God bless our former prisoners of war and their families, and may God protect our troops.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 9, 2022, as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. I call upon Americans to observe this day by honoring the service and sacrifice of all former prisoners of war as our Nation expresses its eternal gratitude for their sacrifice. I also call upon Federal, State, and local government officials and organizations to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10368 April 11, 2022Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10368 of April 11, 2022
Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

As we work together to build a better America, we must remember that education is the key to achieving greater opportunity, prosperity, stability, and equality both here and around the world. A high-quality education develops the mind, opens the heart, nurtures our talents, and fortifies our character. Through education, we learn to recognize ourselves in our neighbors and cherish the dignity of our shared human experience. No one understood this better than the man whose life and legacy we celebrate on this day: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

The Rebbe’s devotion to educating people worldwide and his profound respect for diversity, inclusiveness, and equal justice have set a strong example for generations of Americans and people across the globe. Having survived one of history’s cruelest chapters, the Rebbe emerged determined to help heal the soul of humanity. He left his mark as a thinker, leader, and teacher who recognized the limitless potential of every human being regardless of their background. His outreach is still felt today in countless houses of worship, centers of education, cultural exchanges, and service communities worldwide.

The Rebbe’s work reminds us, in the words of the Prophet Amos, to “hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the gate.”; We each share a responsibility to live up to those words—in and out of the classroom—and to plant the seeds of love, kindness, and empathy in the hearts and minds of every child in America.

To ensure that our children are provided every opportunity to learn and grow, my Administration provided resources through the American Rescue Plan for schools to safely reopen for in-person instruction. Today, thanks to our COVID–19 strategy and the resilience of local communities, more than 99 percent of America’s schools are open again. But if we are truly going to build a better America, we must continue to make transformational investments in education—including making high-quality pre-school available to every 3- and 4-year old in America and coming together to address the invisible toll on children’s mental health that was exacerbated by the pandemic.

Today—on what would have been the Rebbe’s 120th birthday—let us celebrate all the educators, advocates, and pioneers who teach young people the lessons that create caring neighbors and closer communities. Let us commit to learning together, sharing the best we have to offer, and working in unity for the common good.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 12, 2022, as Education and Sharing Day, USA. I call upon all government officials, educators, volunteers, and all the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.136 STAT. 6383

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10369 April 15, 2022National Park Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10369 of April 15, 2022
National Park Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

From the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee, to the wonderous sights of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, to the vast hidden treasures of the Channel Islands in California, our cherished national parks are home to so many of those most beautiful places on Earth, places that astonish us, inspire us, and fill us with a sense of pride and belonging. During National Park Week, we celebrate the natural splendor of our national parks and show our appreciation for the Department of the Interior and National Park Service’s dedicated stewardship of them.

Last month, our Nation celebrated the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park—the world’s first national park and a place that holds many treasured memories for me. The desire to protect and share the indescribable beauty, bountiful wildlife, and natural resources of Yellowstone laid the foundation for what would become America’s national parks system.

To protect our Nation’s outdoors and all of its marvels, I was proud to launch the “America the Beautiful”; initiative—the first-ever voluntary national conservation effort with a goal to conserve 30 percent of our country’s lands and waters by 2030. I have called for a whole-of-government approach that supports locally-led efforts to conserve and restore lands and waters across the country. In doing so, we will address the interconnected climate and biodiversity crises that our planet faces and also allow more people in more communities to have access to nature and the physical and spiritual nourishment it provides.

Historic investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Great American Outdoors Act are also allowing us to revitalize our national parks and public lands by modernizing facilities and addressing the extensive deferred maintenance and repair backlog. These laws also allow us to make progress on pollution clean-up, environmental sustainability, climate resiliency, and green energy initiatives. Through these important upgrades and restoration efforts, we will make it possible for more people to enjoy our national parks, today and for generations to come.

My Administration is working to fully engage with Tribal Nations by acknowledging their history and learning from their ancestral and modern connections to our national parks. By recognizing Native American Tribes’ connection to this land since time immemorial and finding opportunities to collaborate on managing our shared lands and waters, we 136 STAT. 6384 can preserve Native American Tribes’ rich histories while safeguarding America’s national parks for future generations. The National Park Service is also working with stakeholders to connect more Americans to our national parks, incorporating the experiences, backgrounds, and history of every community that these sites represent.

As part of my Administration’s efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion, we have made a priority of creating equitable access to our shared natural resources. Through programs funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund, such as the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership, we are working with communities to develop and preserve green space, reinvigorating existing national parks, and expanding opportunities to forge connections between people and the outdoors, particularly in economically underserved areas. By tackling the intersecting challenges of environmental and racial justice, we will create a future where all Americans can enjoy everything that our national parks have to offer.

As we have learned throughout the COVID–19 pandemic, providing easy and equitable access to the great outdoors is vital for our physical, mental, and social health. National parks, trails, and other close-to-home public spaces create opportunities for us to get outdoors, enjoy fresh air, and socialize or find sanctuary.

Our national parks serve as a source of recreation, inspiration, and spirit. They are, indeed, America’s best idea. I encourage all Americans to take some time during National Park Week to connect with our national parks.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 16 through April 24, 2022, as National Park Week. I encourage all Americans to find their park, recreate responsibly, and enjoy the benefits that come from spending time in the natural world.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10370 April 15, 2022National Volunteer Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10370 of April 15, 2022
National Volunteer Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Over the past year, we have seen that the American spirit of service is alive and well. Every day, Americans are giving their love and labor to care for seniors, help communities rebuild after disasters, support veterans and military families, tackle climate change, guide and mentor our youth, serve and strengthen the democratic process, feed the hungry, and keep communities healthy and safe. Tens of millions of Americans collectively volunteer billions of hours of their time each year. 136 STAT. 6385 This commitment to service represents the best of who we are as Americans. During National Volunteer Week, we recognize the contributions that our Nation’s volunteers make every day and encourage all Americans to discover their path to making a difference.

We also need to call on that spirit more than ever as we help our Nation recover from the COVID–19 pandemic. For example, we need volunteers in education to help students get back on track, and I encourage Americans to support our youth by serving as tutors and mentors or in other critical roles. As we tackle the pandemic and so many other challenges, government has a role to play, but our Nation is stronger, more connected, and best prepared for the future when government, nonprofits, community organizations, the private sector, and the American people work together.

Volunteering also benefits the volunteers. People who volunteer develop new skills, build their personal and professional networks, forge a deeper connection with their communities and service organizations, and experience the joy of serving a larger cause. The opportunities to volunteer are seemingly limitless. Students gain real world experience, workers apply their skills to organizations that benefit from their experience and often develop new skills in the process, and older Americans improve their health and longevity. At every age and stage in life, volunteers experience the profound joy of giving back.

Volunteerism is also a reinforcing cycle. Volunteers are more likely to become further involved in volunteer groups, participate in civic organizations, attend public meetings, and lend a helping hand to their neighbors. Serving together in common purpose has the power to unite us across the lines that sometimes divide. As I pursue a unity agenda in the Congress, volunteering serves as a unity agenda for our national life.

Vice President Harris and I salute all of our fellow Americans who take time to help others in need and the faith-based, nonprofit, national service, military service, and community organizations that make their service possible. My Administration is committed to encouraging and advancing volunteer service throughout our Nation and the world. Through AmeriCorps—a network of service programs across our country that helps meet community needs—we are removing barriers to service, expanding volunteer opportunities, and focusing on our Nation’s toughest challenges. AmeriCorps increased the living allowance for national service members through funding from the American Rescue Plan and is working with partners to recruit volunteers in underserved communities so that service opportunities are more accessible. To serve communities abroad in their response and recovery efforts from the pandemic, the Peace Corps has developed criteria and processes to return volunteers around the world. I encourage all Americans to learn how get involved by visiting AmeriCorps.gov and peacecorps.gov/volunteer.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 17 through April 23, 2022, as National Volunteer Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by volunteering in service projects across the country and pledging to make service a part of their daily lives.136 STAT. 6386

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10371 April 21, 2022Declaration of National Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10371 of April 21, 2022
Declaration of National Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and section 1 of title II of Public Law 65–24, ch. 30, June 15, 1917, as amended (Magnuson Act) (46 U.S.C. 70051), I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, hereby find and proclaim that:

The policies and actions of the Government of the Russian Federation to continue the premeditated, unjustified, unprovoked, and brutal war against Ukraine constitute a national emergency by reason of a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations of the United States. In order to address this national emergency and secure the observance of the rights and obligations of the United States, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to make and issue such rules and regulations as the Secretary may find appropriate to regulate the anchorage and movement of Russian-affiliated vessels, and delegate to the Secretary my authority to approve such rules and regulations, as authorized by the Magnuson Act.

Section 1. I hereby prohibit Russian-affiliated vessels from entering into United States ports.

Sec. 2. The prohibition of section 1 of this proclamation applies except:

(a) to Russian-affiliated vessels used in the transport of source material, special nuclear material, and nuclear byproduct material for which, and for such time as, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, determines that no viable source of supply is available that would not require transport by Russian-affiliated vessels; and

(b) to Russian-affiliated vessels requesting only to enter United States ports due to force majeure, solely to allow seafarers of any nationality to disembark or embark for purposes of conducting crew changes, emergency medical care, or for other humanitarian need.

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this proclamation:

(a) the term “Russian-affiliated vessels”; means:

(i) vessels of Russian registry (i.e., the vessel is Russian flagged);136 STAT. 6387

(ii) vessels that are Russian owned (i.e., the legal title of ownership of the vessel that appears on the ship’s registration documents is the Government of the Russian Federation or a Russian company, citizen, or permanent resident); or

(iii) vessels that are Russian operated (i.e., a Russian company, citizen, or permanent resident is responsible for the commercial decisions concerning the employment of a ship and decides how and where that asset is employed).

(b) the term “byproduct material”; has the same meaning given to that term in section 11(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA) (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)).

(c) the term “source material”; has the same meaning given to that term in section 11(z) of the AEA (42 U.S.C. 2014(z)).

(d) the term “special nuclear material”; has the same meaning given to that term in section 11(aa) of the AEA (42 U.S.C. 2014(aa)).

Sec. 4. The prohibition set forth in this proclamation shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 28, 2022, and shall be immediately transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal Register.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10372 April 21, 2022Earth Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10372 of April 21, 2022
Earth Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Fifty-two years ago, millions of people gathered across our country in a rally to protect our planet. This collective action gave birth to a new movement and spurred the creation of landmark environmental laws that protect the air we breathe and the water we drink. Today, we must recapture that spirit and, as I said in my Inaugural Address, heed a cry for survival that comes from the planet itself.

In their most recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provided yet another round of evidence that climate change is no longer in the distant future—it is here. Last year, extreme weather and climate disasters cost our communities $145 billion and claimed hundreds of lives. In the summer of 2021 alone, nearly 1 out of every 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster. The climate crisis is upending lives across the country and around the world. Environmental injustices continue to exact a toll on the health of communities of color, low-income communities, and Tribal and Indigenous communities. A number of wildlife species in the United States and around the world are facing an extinction crisis unparalleled in human history. The environmental challenges of our time call for historic action, and we intend to meet the moment.136 STAT. 6388

That is why my Administration has launched the most ambitious environmental and climate agenda in history. We have made the bold commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 50 to 52 percent by 2030, reach 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, and achieve net zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050. To work toward these goals, we have taken action across every sector of the economy, including setting the strongest-ever standards for greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, tackling super-pollutants like methane and hydrofluorocarbons, investing billions in the deployment of clean technologies, and launching the American offshore wind industry.

In addition, I was proud to start the “America the Beautiful”; initiative, our first-ever voluntary national conservation goal to conserve 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build on these actions and accelerate our Nation’s ability to confront the environmental and climate challenges we face. It will allow us to remediate and reclaim abandoned mine lands and oil wells leaking methane while putting Americans to work in good paying jobs; invest in coastal wetlands and habitats that can protect infrastructure and homes during storms; replace lead pipes that plague underserved communities and remove dangerous chemicals from our drinking water; restore watersheds and rivers; create fish passage to protect iconic species, such as salmon; restore forests as carbon sinks; build resilience to climate impacts including droughts, heat, floods, and wildfires; and build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations to accelerate our transition to electric mobility.

As my Administration implements this agenda, we are following through on our commitment to ensuring that our investments advance equity and justice and reach communities across the country—including rural communities, communities of color, and low-income communities. We will be guided by the steadfast conviction of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, my friend and former colleague, that “every person has the inalienable right to a decent environment,”; including those who have long been shut out of decisions that directly affect their lives and who are most likely to bear the brunt of pollution and climate change.

The responsibility to confront the climate crisis is not solely on the United States. It requires leaders across the world committing to a clean energy future. On my first day in office, I fulfilled my promise to rejoin our Nation to the Paris Agreement to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad.

For the future of our planet, for our health, and for our children and grandchildren, we must act now. Let us stand united in this effort to save our planet and, in the process, strengthen our economy and grow more connected to each other and the world we share.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 22, 2022, as Earth Day. I encourage all Americans to participate in programs and activities that will deepen their understanding of environmental protection, the urgency of climate change, and the need to create a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all people.136 STAT. 6389

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10373 April 22, 2022Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10373 of April 22, 2022
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and throughout this week of remembrance, we reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust when the Nazi regime systematically murdered 6 million Jews and millions of other innocents, including Roma, Sinti, Slavs, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, political dissidents, and many others. We stand with Jewish people in the United States, Israel, and around the world in grieving one of the darkest chapters in history. We honor the memories of the victims. We embrace the survivors. We commit to keeping alive the promise of “never again.”;

The world must never forget the truth of what happened across Europe during the Holocaust or forget the horrific crimes and suffering the Nazi regime inflicted on millions of innocent people. Entire families were wiped out. Communities were shattered. Survivors were left with agonizing memories and fading tattoos etched into their skin by the Nazis, reducing them to numbers. It is forever recorded into the history of mankind, and it is the shared responsibility of us all to ensure that the Shoah is never erased from our collective memory—especially as fewer and fewer survivors remain. The truth must always be known and shared with future generations in perpetuity.

I have taught my own children and grandchildren about the horrors of the Holocaust, just as my father taught me. I have taken my family to bear witness to the darkness at the Dachau concentration camp so that they could understand why we must always speak out against antisemitism and hatred in all of its pernicious forms. The legacy of the Holocaust must always remind us that silence in the face of such bigotry is complicity.

Remembrance is our eternal duty, but remembrance without action risks becoming an empty ritual. As individuals, we must never be indifferent to human cruelty and human suffering. As nations, we must stand together across the international community against antisemitism, which is once again rearing its ugly head around the world. We must combat other forms of hatred and educate new generations about the Holocaust. We must reject those who try to deny the Holocaust or to distort its history for their own ends. We recognize that, just as the Holocaust was an act of pure antisemitism, so too Holocaust denial is a form of antisemitism. We watch with dismay as the term “Nazi”; is deployed to make flawed historical parallels. Efforts to minimize, distort, or blur who the Nazis were and the genocide they per136 STAT. 6390 petrated are a form of Holocaust denial and, in addition to insulting both the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, spread antisemitism.

My Administration has stepped up our efforts to counter all the ugly forms antisemitism can take, including Holocaust denial and distortion. We co-sponsored a United Nations resolution that charged the international community with combating Holocaust denial through education. We are partnering with the German government to improve Holocaust education and counter Holocaust denial and distortion. A renowned scholar of the Holocaust and antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt, was recently confirmed as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.

In addition to speaking out against the evils of antisemitism, I signed—and my Administration continues to implement—legislation that gives us more tools to combat crimes that are based on a victim’s actual or perceived race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. We issued the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. My Administration has implemented increased funding for a program that helps threatened nonprofits—including houses of worship and other religious affiliated entities—to improve their safety and security. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I met with Bronia Brandman and the Vice President met with Ruth Cohen—both Auschwitz survivors—at the White House so we could bear witness to their stories, combat Holocaust denial and distortion, and give life to the lessons of that most terrible period in human history.

Those like Bronia and Ruth who survived the Holocaust and went on to build new lives inspire our Nation and the world, and they are living testaments to the enduring resilience of the human spirit. It is the responsibility of all of us to recognize the pain that they carry and to support them by ensuring that the cruelty of the Holocaust is never forgotten. Today and every day, we stand against antisemitism and all other forms of hate and continue our work to ensure that everyone can live in a world that safeguards the fundamental human dignity of all people.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 24 through May 1, 2022, as a week of observance of the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, and call upon the people of the United States to observe this week and pause to remember victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10374 April 22, 2022National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10374 of April 22, 2022
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Forty years ago, the President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime was established to help those who had experienced crime and their families—an important step toward the protection of and support for victims’ rights. Over the years, crime victims’ rights have evolved. Dedicated professionals have worked to develop support and services for survivors that are more holistic, trauma-informed, and effective at overcoming systemic barriers that certain communities face in prosecuting offenders and obtaining justice. However, more work remains to be done to advance these goals. During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, our Nation renews our commitment to providing survivors of crime the support they need to heal. We honor the dedicated victim service providers who support crime victims, and we continue to advance this important cause for all people.

Delivering true justice requires that we provide all victims with the support they need. Persistent barriers still prevent many survivors from receiving the services they need and the justice they deserve. Many crimes—including violent crimes, such as rape and sexual assault—often go unreported to law enforcement because, among other concerns, victims fear placing themselves in further danger and negative interactions with the criminal justice system. My Administration is also working to tackle the epidemic of gun violence, which is a public health and public safety crisis. In the absence of necessary Congressional action, my Administration is taking action to get illegal guns—and those who would use them to commit crimes—off of our streets.

Victims of crime not only face physical and emotional costs, they often suffer a serious economic toll as well, and this is another area in which my Administration is making progress. The Crime Victims Fund, established through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), helps provide critical resources for victim services and victim compensation programs throughout the country. That is why, last July, I signed the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victim Fund Act into law to strengthen VOCA and increase the revenues to support survivors of crime and victim services organizations. My Administration is supporting innovative programs like sexual assault telehealth services and hospital-based victim assistance, enabling providers to quickly reach more survivors and reduce repeated victimization. I am also proud to have recently signed into law the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which funds programs that provide services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This reauthorization of VAWA also expands the rights of victims of technology-facilitated gender-based violence and also includes historic Tribal provisions to protect Native communities and help them pursue justice.

Strengthening public safety also means addressing the trauma and inequality of victimization experienced by communities of color, Native American communities, the LGBTQI+ community, the Asian American community, and other historically marginalized groups. People of color 136 STAT. 6392 suffer higher rates of victimization, and violence is disproportionally concentrated in neighborhoods that have been harmed persistently by racial discrimination, segregation, redlining, and disinvestment. Breaking the cycle of violence enhances public safety, public health, and equity. We also know that members of the LGBTQI+ community are more likely to be victims of violent crime.

My Administration is committed to using all tools at our disposal to ensure every survivor of crime has equal access to the resources and services they need to recover from their ordeals and regain a feeling of safety. To address a surge in hate crimes and bias-motivated attacks—and to provide law enforcement with the resources to identify and investigate hate crimes, I signed the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act into law. As part of this law, we have funded a new Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services to help local programs better serve historically marginalized communities.

In addition to supporting crime victims, we must also hold offenders accountable. That is why the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security are committed to investigating and enforcing our criminal and civil laws and ensuring that Federal, State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors receive the training and resources they need to deliver justice to victims.

It takes enormous courage and extraordinary strength to emerge from life’s most painful moments. As a Nation, let us all work together to stop crimes before they happen and to give victims the support they need to restore a sense of trust and safety and to move toward healing and justice.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 24 through April 30, 2022, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by participating in events that raise awareness of victims’ rights and services and by volunteering to serve victims in their time of need.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10375 April 27, 2022Workers Memorial Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10375 of April 27, 2022
Workers Memorial Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Throughout America’s history, workers have sacrificed to grow our food, build our roads, transport our goods, provide care for our neighbors and families, and manufacture the products that are the envy of the world. Our strength and resilience as a Nation is due in no small measure to the strength and resilience of our workers. However, each 136 STAT. 6393 year, millions of workers get injured or sick doing the work that provides for their families and supports all of ours. Tragically, thousands of workers are killed by preventable workplace accidents and illnesses. The dangers have never been more apparent than during the past 2 years of the pandemic. No worker should risk avoidable injury, illness, or even death in the course of doing their job. Ensuring worker safety is a national priority and a moral imperative. On this Workers Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who lost their lives on the job and reaffirm every worker’s basic right to a safe and healthy workplace.

From my first day in office, I have made a priority of building our economy back stronger and empowering and protecting America’s workers. These priorities are inextricably linked. A stronger economy built from the bottom up and the middle out puts greater power in workers’ hands to improve their lives, provide for their families, and choose higher quality, higher paying, and safer jobs. Greater worker power means that workers have a stronger voice in their workplace, enabling them to advocate for safer working conditions. It also means workers secure a greater share of the economic success they create, which strengthens and expands America’s middle class—the backbone of our Nation and our economy.

Today, workers across the country are beginning the long overdue work of rebuilding our Nation’s roads and bridges, ports and waterways, public transit and passenger rail systems, and water and sewer lines while expanding electric vehicle charging station networks and broadband internet access in every community. In the coming years, millions of workers will be engaged in those efforts. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will create new jobs and modernize cities, small towns, and rural and Tribal communities across the country. And we are living up to our commitment that infrastructure jobs will be available to people of all races, genders, and backgrounds in every part of the country. We are committed to ensuring these jobs are safe and subject to high labor standards, including good wages, strong safety and health protections, and the free and fair choice to join or organize a union and collectively bargain with an employer. Through decades of organizing, negotiating, picketing, and protesting, labor unions secured vital workplace protections that union and non-union workers rely on today, and we are working to strengthen both unions and the workplace protections they provide.

On Workers Memorial Day, we mourn every worker who was lost on the job or from exposure to workplace hazards and join their families and everyone who loved and cared for them in turning pain into purpose. Their memories command us to continue our work toward a future in which no one has to risk their life for a paycheck. We honor the memories of the lives tragically taken from us and remain committed to safeguarding the health and safety of all workers.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 28, 2022, as Workers Memorial Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate service, community, and education programs and ceremonies in memory of those killed or injured due to unsafe working conditions.136 STAT. 6394

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10376 April 28, 2022Law Day, U.S.A., 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10376 of April 28, 2022
Law Day, U.S.A., 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America is unique among the nations of the world because we were not built around any particular tribe, religion, or ethnicity—instead, we were built around an idea: that all people are created equally and deserve to be treated equally throughout their lives. Though we have never fully lived up to that idea, we have never walked away from it either. It is an idea that serves as the heart of American democracy, enshrined in our Constitution 235 years ago on a summer day in Philadelphia. To uphold those fundamental principles of equality, “We the People”; would stand sovereign in America as stewards and subjects of the law—and ours would be, in the words of John Adams, “a government of laws, and not of men.”;

On Law Day, U.S.A., we recommit to extending the full promise of America to all Americans and to building a Nation in which the extraordinary power vested in “We the People”; truly and equally reflects all of us. This year’s Law Day theme, “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change,”; is a reflection of this critical moment of reckoning for our democracy. The impact of the COVID–19 pandemic on our communities has put a spotlight on lingering inequities that we must continue to address head on. Together, we must build a better America, anchored by the rule of law, to ensure that every one of us can live lives of limitless possibility. Amid unprecedented threats to democracy both here at home and across the globe, the world is watching America to see whether we can meet this moment.

The rule of law is the cornerstone for extending the Nation’s full promise to all of our people, including those who were originally excluded when our country was founded. Since my first day in office, I have taken action to ensure that everyone—regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, disability, income, or zip code—is ensured equal justice under the law and is entitled to an equal place in our democracy. My Administration continues to fight for voting rights legislation to protect that most sacred of rights from discriminatory and burdensome constraints, and continues to promote information about the election process and opportunities to register to vote.

The ongoing fight to strengthen American democracy informs our ability to support similar efforts around the world—including the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people in the unprovoked and unjustified war Russia has thrust upon them. Their fight is part of a larger fight 136 STAT. 6395 for essential democratic principles that unite all free people: the rule of law; free and fair elections; the freedom to speak, to write, and to assemble; the freedom to worship as one chooses; and the freedom of the press. These principles are essential in a free society, and we are leading efforts to advance good governance, transparency, and accountability and root out the corruption that undermines democratic institutions both at home and abroad.

This is a commitment we must all share. The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building bears an inscription from Plato: “Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.”; Our hearts and souls are up to the task.

On this Law Day, U.S.A., I encourage my fellow Americans to join me in pursuing the path of inclusion and equity over exclusion and hate, so that we may continue to perfect our Union and pass on a stronger democracy for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, in accordance with Public Law 87–20, as amended, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2022, as Law Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to acknowledge the importance of our Nation’s legal and judicial systems with appropriate ceremonies and activities, and to display the flag of the United States in support of this national observance.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10377 April 29, 2022Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10377 of April 29, 2022
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our Nation recognizes the innumerable contributions, vibrant cultures, and rich heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPIs). As some of the fastest-growing racial and ethnic groups in the Nation, AA and NHPI communities represent a multitude of ethnicities, languages, and experiences that enrich America and strengthen our Union.

AA and NHPIs have long played an essential role in writing the American story. From serving our country in uniform, advocating for civil rights, starting new businesses, and winning Olympic medals, the contributions of the AA and NHPI community touch the lives of Americans every day. AA and NHPIs serve with distinction at the highest levels of Federal, State, and local government. I am proud to have Vice President Kamala Harris, the first person of South Asian descent to 136 STAT. 6396 serve as Vice President, and Katherine Tai, the first Asian American United States Trade Representative, in my Administration.

As we celebrate AA and NHPI communities, we must also redouble our commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes. The First Lady and I shared the Nation’s outrage as we witnessed these crimes increase by 339 percent last year compared to the year before in cities across America. Many other incidents of anti-Asian bias, xenophobia, and harassment that surfaced throughout the COVID–19 pandemic were not even reported. We cannot allow these horrific acts to continue threatening the safety of AA and NHPI Americans—especially women, girls, and the elderly. These acts are wrong; they are un-American; and they must stop.

In my first week in office, I directed all executive departments and agencies to combat xenophobia, hate, and discrimination against AA and NHPI communities. I also signed into law last May the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act to provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report hate crimes and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible to AA and NHPI communities.

As we work to ensure that hatred has no safe harbor in America’s future, we must confront shameful chapters in our history. That is why, for example, I signed into law the Amache National Historic Site Act—to memorialize the 10,000 Japanese Americans who were unjustly imprisoned at Amache during World War II. And we will continue to root out racial injustices of our past and advance equity for all Americans as we move forward.

Toward that aim, my Administration is making long-overdue investments in AA and NHPI communities. I reestablished and expanded the President’s Advisory Commission and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The American Rescue Plan helped reduce poverty among AA and NHPI families by approximately 26 percent. We have increased access to capital, training, and counseling for AA and NHPI entrepreneurs so their businesses can thrive. We are also working to ensure that healthcare resources are available to AA and NHPI communities. And we are rebuilding our immigration system so everyone is treated fairly and humanely—including AA and NHPI communities.

This month, we celebrate our fellow Americans from AA and NHPI communities and pay tribute to all they have done to help fulfill the promise of America for all. Together, let us recommit ourselves to building a country in which every American—regardless of who they are, where they come from, or what they look like—has an equal opportunity to thrive.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to learn more about the history of AA and NHPIs, and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, 136 STAT. 6397 and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10378 April 29, 2022National Building Safety Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10378 of April 29, 2022
National Building Safety Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Building Safety Month, we renew our commitment to strengthening our buildings so that all Americans are safe. As our Nation continues to mourn the loss of those who perished in the Surfside condominium collapse and other building disasters, it is clear that the quality and resiliency of our infrastructure has never been more important. This month we also show our appreciation to the dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to create affordable, sustainable, and structurally sound buildings for our communities.

The impact of climate change and the increasing frequency and severity of natural hazard incidents—injuring people and damaging property and the environment—pose significant challenges for our infrastructure. Increasing our energy efficiency plays an important role in keeping Americans safe. Residential and commercial buildings account for more than one-third of the climate-altering carbon pollution that America releases each year—directly affecting our climate. Although hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, and wildfires impact communities across the Nation, they disproportionately impact communities of color and low-income communities that cannot necessarily afford to modernize their buildings or prepare for and recover from climate hazards.

The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law tackles these challenges head on. It enables us to repair our Nation’;s aging infrastructure, modernize and electrify our buildings, and advance our climate resiliency. By investing in infrastructure, we are investing in opportunities and quality jobs for Americans—particularly in disadvantaged and underserved communities. To further support these communities, we are also providing grant funds for equitable disaster recovery.

This year’;s National Building Safety Month theme—“Safety for All: Codes in Action”;—is an important reminder that modern building code adoption and enforcement is essential to keeping our homes, businesses, schools, and other facilities safe. By investing in our infrastructure, modernizing our buildings, and adopting building codes, our buildings will contribute less to climate change, protect more Americans, and be better positioned to withstand extreme natural hazards in the future.

As we recommit to effective safety standards this month, let us pay tribute to building professionals nationwide—architects, engineers, construction workers, inspectors, building officials, and others—who help safeguard our communities. Let us strengthen our collaboration within and across the public, private, and non-profit sectors to address building safety needs today so we can meet the infrastructure challenges of tomorrow.136 STAT. 6398

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as National Building Safety Month. I encourage citizens, government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, and other interested groups to join in activities that raise awareness about building safety. I also call on all Americans to learn more about how they can contribute to building safety at home, work, and in their communities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10379 April 29, 2022National Foster Care Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10379 of April 29, 2022
National Foster Care Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every May, we renew our commitment to ensuring that all youth in foster care have the love, support, and resources they need to thrive. We also celebrate the families who provide safe and loving homes for our Nation’;s foster children. We share our appreciation for the dedicated volunteers and professionals who help our Nation’;s foster youth find permanent homes and connect with their biological families when appropriate—many of whom are working hard to safely reunite with their children.

Today, nearly a third of children in foster care are being raised by kin—many of whom are grandparents. This helps children retain family bonds and a sense of cultural identity, which are so important to a child’;s resilience and well-being. As children and families of color are disproportionately overrepresented in foster care, it is essential that we invest in culturally supportive services to nurture all children and families who are impacted by the child welfare system.

The COVID–19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on young people in foster care. That is why my Administration implemented the Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act—helping foster youth aging out of the system access services to stay in school, participate in job training programs, pay rent and other bills, and transition to adulthood. My Administration also funded grants that help agencies connect kinship caregivers and foster parents to programs and services for children in their care and we continue to promote best practices that identify and notify relatives when a child has been placed into foster care.

This month, we also recognize the history of injustice in America’;s foster care system—particularly against Black and Native Americans. Relative to their white peers, Black and Native American children stay in foster care longer and are less likely to be adopted or reunited with their birth parents. Furthermore, foster care systems do not provide children with disabilities or LGBTQI+ youth with the individualized 136 STAT. 6399 support, resources, and safety measures they need and deserve. My Administration stands with transgender youth in foster care and with all families that love and care for their children.

To improve our foster care system, I have proposed a significant funding increase and a package of reforms to expand prevention services so more children can remain safely in their own homes. For children who need to be placed into foster care, my proposal provides States with incentives to place more children with relatives or adults with whom they are emotionally bonded, when appropriate. It will also increase resources for youth who are aging out of foster care. In addition, I have called for competitive grants for States to advance racial equity, expand prevention services, and improve education outcomes in our child welfare system. My proposal would also help more low- and moderate-income families afford the costs of adoption and legal guardianship of children who would otherwise be in foster care.

National Foster Care Month is an opportunity for us to celebrate foster youth and the people who provide them with love and support. It is our duty to help vulnerable children, and child welfare professionals and the families they serve. Through education, volunteering, and partnerships, we can strengthen our communities and ensure that youth in foster care have the support they need for a future they deserve.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as National Foster Care Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by reaching out in their neighborhoods and communities to the children and youth in foster care and their families, to those at risk of entering foster care, and to kin families and other caregivers.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10380 April 29, 2022National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10380 of April 29, 2022
National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Each May we raise awareness about the importance of mental health and its impact on the well-being of all Americans, including children, adults, families, and communities across our Nation. We also give thanks to the dedicated mental health providers whose service and support improve the lives of so many Americans. We stand in solidarity with those who are experiencing mental health conditions, renewing our commitment to providing them with the support they need and deserve. 136 STAT. 6400

Even before the pandemic, millions of Americans were experiencing stress, trauma, anxiety, and heightened levels of depression. The COVID–19 pandemic exacerbated those conditions, creating an unprecedented mental health crisis across our country. Communities of color, frontline workers, health care workers, and individuals with eating disorders have been disproportionately impacted, and the rate of depression across the country has more than tripled compared to rates in 2019.

Mental health challenges among our youth have also been particularly acute due to disruptions in routines, increased social isolation, and learning loss. Research has shown that social media plays a central role in increasing mental health challenges among young people—especially young women. Emergency department visits for attempted suicide among girls in 2021 increased by more than 50 percent compared to 2020. American Indians, Alaska Natives, Black youth, and LGBTQI+ youth also face a disproportionate risk of suicide.

Despite these disturbing trends, less than half of Americans struggling with mental illness receive the treatment they need—even fewer within Black and Brown communities. A variety of factors contribute to this problem. For example, too many communities lack sufficient numbers of mental health providers. Even where there are enough mental health providers, our fragmentated system makes it difficult for people to access them. Tragically, too, many Americans feel ashamed to reach out for help, or are stigmatized for seeking care.

My Administration is committed to transforming mental health care for all Americans. The American Rescue Plan laid the groundwork for this effort, investing nearly $5.5 billion nationwide to strengthen mental health and substance use care. It also invested billions of dollars in our Nation’;s schools, including mental health treatment for students and staff.

But far more needs to be done. That is why in this year’;s State of the Union Address, I outlined my vision for bolder investments to address our national mental health crisis. My strategy includes actions that will broaden the pipeline of behavioral health professionals in areas of greatest need, integrate mental health and substance use treatment into primary care, and expand access through more virtual care options.

In addition, last year the Surgeon General released an Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health that underscored the growing harms of digital technologies—especially social media—on the mental health of our youth. It is time to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising to children, and demand that technology companies stop collecting the personal data of our children. We must also continue researching the impact of social media on the mental health of our children, expand services in school to promote their well-being, and set them up for success so they can thrive as adults.

As my Administration works to expand suicide prevention and strengthen crisis care infrastructure within our communities, those who need immediate assistance can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1–800–273–TALK—which will transition to a simple three-digit number, 988, in July.

Each of us has an important role to play in supporting our fellow Americans who are living with mental health conditions. Learn the 136 STAT. 6401 warning signs of emotional distress and suicide. Engage affected loved ones in supportive dialogue. Fight the prejudice and negative attitudes that discourages those in need from seeking mental health support. Above all, let us collectively ensure that all children and adults experiencing mental health challenges are treated with the compassion, respect, and understanding they deserve.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as National Mental Health Awareness Month. I call upon citizens, government agencies, private businesses, non-profit organizations, and other groups to join in activities and take action to strengthen the mental health of our communities and our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10381 April 29, 2022National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10381 of April 29, 2022
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Throughout the pandemic, Americans have found creative ways to maintain their physical fitness through sports or other forms of physical activity. During National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we renew our commitment to staying active and encourage all Americans to participate in activities that improve their well-being and lead to healthier lifestyles.

Thanks to our dedicated health care professionals and millions of Americans who have gotten vaccinated and boosted, schools, gyms, and businesses across the country have reopened. Stadiums are, once again, filled with fans cheering on their favorite sports teams and athletes.

But for the past few years, rates of physical activity have decreased—especially among groups at high risk for COVID–19. Socioeconomic disparities, including a lack of opportunities to participate in sports and fitness programs, have exacerbated the problem. The environments where people live, learn, work, and play also affect physical activity. Other barriers to regular physical activity, such as time, money, safety, and accessibility, impact the health and well-being of children and adults in every community. We must seek out equitable solutions to ensure that all Americans can live a more active, healthier lifestyle.

Fitness and sports are not only good for our physical health, they also improve the quality of our lives overall. Experts agree that even small amounts of physical activity can make a significant difference in a person’s physical and mental health. For example, it can reduce the risk 136 STAT. 6402 of chronic diseases, blood pressure, and anxiety while improving sleep—among other health benefits.

Every sector has a role to play in removing barriers and increasing opportunities for Americans to participate in physical activities. That is why I issued an Executive Order to renew the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, focusing on the importance of mental health related to physical fitness and nutrition. Through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Active People, Healthy Nation”; initiative, we are providing an evidence-based blueprint to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services’; “Move Your Way”; campaign is informing Americans about activities they can do to stay healthy through the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

This month, let us all find ways to become more physically active in our daily lives. Take a walk, hike in your favorite park, try a new fitness class, join a local sports team, or volunteer at a community race. Whatever physical activity you choose, fitness will lead to better and healthier lives for all Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. I call upon the people of the United States to make daily physical activity a priority, to support efforts to increase access to sports opportunities in their communities, and to pursue physical fitness as an essential part of healthy living.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10382 April 29, 2022Older Americans Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10382 of April 29, 2022
Older Americans Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During Older Americans Month, we honor our Nation’s seniors and the tremendous impact they have made in helping build a more perfect Union. Older Americans contribute their time and wisdom to make our communities stronger, more informed, and better connected. They are our loved ones, friends, mentors, essential workers, volunteers, and neighbors. We celebrate their achievements and recommit to providing our elders with the support and services they need to thrive and age with dignity.

Older adults have always been a vital source of strength and resilience in America. During the pandemic, many seniors came out of retirement to serve their communities in health care and education roles, filling job vacancies in critical shortage areas. Moving forward, we must en136 STAT. 6403 sure that older Americans have the appropriate resources to maintain their independence and stay connected to their communities.

My Administration is committed to keeping older Americans safe and healthy as they age. The American Rescue Plan allocated $1.4 billion to providing older adults with services for nutrition, health promotion, disease prevention, caregiver support, and long-term care. It also provided additional Medicaid funding to support millions of older adults with disabilities and to help States improve the quality of caregiving jobs. My Administration is also dedicated to improving the safety and quality of care in nursing homes—ensuring that they have sufficient staff, that families have the necessary information to support their loved ones, and that poorly performing nursing homes are held accountable.

This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program—the first Federal program to support the well-being of older Americans through meal deliveries, nutrition services, educational programs, and counseling. We also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease and recommit to building upon this important work.

During Older Americans Month, let us pay tribute to the seniors who raised and guided us throughout our lives, and let us renew our commitment to honoring their contributions by giving them the fullest care, support, and respect they deserve.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as Older Americans Month. This month and beyond, I call upon all Americans to celebrate older adults for their contributions, support their independence, and recognize their unparalleled value to our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10383 April 29, 2022National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10383 of April 29, 2022
National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Each May, we raise awareness about the threat posed by hurricanes so that Americans living in potentially affected areas are more prepared for these powerful storms. Over the last several years, hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical storms have occurred with greater frequency and intensity, causing tremendous destruction across the United States. From the Gulf Coast and Caribbean Territories to New England, Hawaii, and the Pacific Territories, severe winds and flooding have cost lives, damaged homes, and caused financial setbacks for families. Dur136 STAT. 6404 ing National Hurricane Preparedness Week, we recommit to improving our Nation’s resilience to hurricanes and to stopping climate change from exacerbating the impact of climate-related catastrophes in the future.

Last year was the third most active hurricane season—and one of the costliest ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana and moved northeast, causing severe weather and flooding across Pennsylvania and New York. Hurricane Henri, the first hurricane to hit the northeast in 30 years, killed more than a 100 people and caused billions of dollars in damages. These and other hurricanes devastated infrastructure, economies, and communities in their path. Hurricanes also take an emotional toll—especially on low-income communities and communities of color, who are more likely to live in areas that are vulnerable to climate and weather hazards. I witnessed the aftermath of these storms firsthand in Louisiana, New Jersey, and New York as I walked with survivors through their devastated communities.

My Administration is committed not only to recovering and rebuilding in the aftermath of these climate-related events but also to preparing for them by strengthening the resiliency of our infrastructure and our communities. That is why I was proud to sign the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last year. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes long-overdue investments in coastal resilience, advances our understanding and forecasting of dangerous weather events, improves how we communicate forecasts to the public, and enhances the resiliency of underserved communities.

In addition, I have proposed more than $18 billion for climate resilience programs across the Federal Government in next year’s budget. Federal investments will also incorporate new flood standards so that our communities are more resilient to flooding. We are strengthening Federal coordination on meteorological services. We are working with State and local governments to strengthen and adopt building codes so, when disasters strike, buildings and the people in them are safer.

But the Government cannot address hurricane and extreme weather resilience alone—every individual and family living in a part of the country that is threatened by these storms has an important role to play. Staying informed, making sure your insurance policies are up to date, and having an emergency kit and plan ready are all important preparation steps. More information on how to prepare for hurricane season is available on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Ready.gov website.

As we enter hurricane season, let us recommit to working together so that we can save lives; reduce damage to our homes, communities, and infrastructure; and recover more quickly when hurricanes and tropical storms strike.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 1 through May 7, 2022, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. I urge all Americans to help build our climate-resilient Nation, so that individuals and organizations are empowered to take action to make their communities more resilient to weather disasters. I call on our 136 STAT. 6405 Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local government agencies to share information that will protect lives and property.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10384 April 29, 2022National Small Business Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10384 of April 29, 2022
National Small Business Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For generations, small businesses across America have shaped and embodied our Nation’s entrepreneurial spirit and driven our economy forward. Today, more than 32 million small businesses employ almost half of America’s workforce and represent the heart and soul of countless communities. During National Small Business Week, we celebrate America’s small businesses and their enormous contributions to American life and prosperity.

When I first took office, the pandemic had devastated America’s small business community. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses had closed, main streets were shuttered, and millions more Americans were out of work through no fault of their own. Even with the creativity and resilience of small business owners and workers, COVID–19 took an incalculable toll on so many lives and livelihoods. That is why I made it a top priority to provide substantial, immediate relief to our Nation’s small businesses, giving them the tools, resources, and support they needed to reopen, rehire, and rebuild.

My American Rescue Plan and other emergency relief programs distributed hundreds of billions of dollars to millions of small businesses to keep the lights on and keep workers on the payroll. My Administration also removed historic barriers to level the playing field for businesses across rural and urban America, especially businesses owned by veterans, women, and people of color. These efforts have helped millions of small businesses not only weather the pandemic, but thrive.

My Administration is committed to unlocking new opportunities to help small businesses grow and compete. Through the American Rescue Plan, our State Small Business Credit Initiative provides States, territories, and Tribal governments with resources to establish loan and equity capital programs to support entrepreneurs. In addition, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has created unprecedented contracting opportunities for small businesses in every community. Already, more than 4,000 projects have been announced to upgrade America’s infrastructure, creating significant opportunities for small businesses to grow. The law is delivering affordable high-speed internet access to every community—urban, rural, suburban, and Tribal—so every small business can use digital technologies and gain new customers across the country and around the world. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes the Minority Business Development Agency within the United 136 STAT. 6406 States Department of Commerce a permanent entity—seeded with a record amount of funding—so minority-owned businesses can receive tailored assistance for their unique challenges and access the capital they need to grow.

I firmly believe that equal opportunity is the bedrock of our democracy. That is why my Administration is committed to using Federal procurement dollars to support firms owned by underrepresented people and to help small businesses build generational wealth. Last year, I announced a set of reforms to increase contracting opportunities for underserved businesses by up to 50 percent by 2025. We are also capitalizing on our historic investments in supply chain resilience and “Made in America”; manufacturing so small businesses can innovate, compete, and build the products of tomorrow. To position small businesses for success in the long term, the United States Small Business Administration’s Community Navigator Pilot program is forging stronger partnerships with local organizations to get resources to underserved small businesses.

Thanks to these initiatives and the resilience of the American people, America’;s entrepreneurial spirit has never been stronger. New business applications grew by more than 30 percent over the course of the pandemic, with almost 5.4 million new applications in 2021 alone. More Americans than ever before—including more women and people of color—are following their dreams and starting new enterprises. My Administration will continue to support them, build upon this remarkable resurgence, and strengthen the foundation of our economy with America’s small businesses at the forefront.

This National Small Business Week, let us renew our commitment to supporting our Nation’s small businesses. From local “mom and pop”; shops to innovative start-ups, small businesses are pillars of our communities and the engine of our economy. By rebuilding our economy from the bottom up and middle out, we can maintain our global competitiveness and build a stronger Nation where everyone can succeed.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 1 through May 7, 2022, as National Small Business Week. I call upon all Americans to recognize the contributions of small businesses to the American economy, continue supporting them, and honor the occasion with programs and activities that highlight these important businesses.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10385 April 29, 2022National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10385 of April 29, 2022
National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

As the husband of a lifelong educator, who continues to teach full-time as First Lady, I have often heard Jill say: “Teaching is not what you do. It’s who you are.”; Our Nation’s teachers are selfless, dedicated, and caring individuals who devote themselves to the well-being and progress of our students. During this National Teacher Appreciation Day and throughout National Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor educators who touch the lives of students across America and who are essential to building the future of our Nation.

One of the greatest gifts our schools give to students and educators is time spent with one another—the daily opportunities to learn and grow together, face to face. There is no substitute for the wisdom this experience brings. That is why, when I took office, I made it a priority to reopen schools as quickly and safely as possible. Today, I am proud that more than 99 percent of schools are open for full-time in-person instruction. By following the science and making vaccines available for students, educators, and staff, we got kids back to school safely.

My Administration is working tirelessly to support educators. The American Rescue Plan provided a historic $122 billion investment to our Nation’;s schools so they could safely reopen for in-person instruction, address students’; mental health needs, hire more teachers, and make up for lost learning. Teachers have long been underpaid, and these funds help school districts increase compensation to recruit and retain the teachers that students need.

To counter the negative impacts of the pandemic on student learning, our educators have returned to the classroom with creative solutions. They have partnered with communities to implement safety measures, increase students’ access to mental health support, and equip them with critical life skills. Teachers have also found new ways to address unfinished learning and engage meaningfully with students and families. To support our educators, the Department of Education is offering unprecedented resources to help teachers meet student needs. My Administration is also committed to strengthening pathways into the teaching profession for future educators of color, ensuring a more diverse workforce.

I will never forget the educators who encouraged me as a child. Many of us remember our favorite teachers—the ones who instilled confidence in us, who encouraged us to dream boldly, and who helped us believe that we could achieve anything. On National Teacher Appreciation Day and during National Teacher Appreciation Week, we pay tribute to educators who empower students across the country with the knowledge and skills they need to reach their potential and achieve their dreams.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 136 STAT. 6408 3, 2022, as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 1 through May 7, 2022, as National Teacher Appreciation Week. I call upon all Americans to recognize the hard work and dedication of our Nation’s teachers and to observe this day and this week by supporting teachers through appropriate activities, events, and programs.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10386 April 29, 2022Public Service Recognition Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10386 of April 29, 2022
Public Service Recognition Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America’s dedicated public servants are the lifeblood of our democracy. Every day, millions of public workers at all levels of government do extraordinary things to make our lives better and our country stronger. During Public Service Recognition Week, we honor the dedicated Federal, State, Tribal, and local public servants who embody the spirit of service and endless possibilities that define America.

Public servants make crucial contributions in every community in America. They educate our children, keep our communities safe, defend our country, deliver our mail, maintain our roads and bridges, develop cures for diseases, improve sustainability, and care for our veterans—among countless other essential services that keep our country safe and propel us forward. Public servants reflect the full diversity of this Nation, and deliver the promise of a Government by and for the people.

Our public servants have displayed remarkable resilience and dedication throughout the COVID–19 pandemic. They have led vaccination efforts to keep our communities safe, provided relief to small businesses, supported natural disaster recovery efforts, and safely reopened schools so that our students can learn. I am proud that my Administration’s American Rescue Plan provided $350 billion to State, Tribal, and local governments so that they could retain and re-hire vital public servants—educators, police officers, firefighters, public works employees, and countless others. The American Rescue Plan also provided $122 billion for our public schools, equipping them with the resources they need to operate safely and support our students. Every day, public servants continue to put these funds to work in ways that transform our communities for the better.

My Administration is committed to protecting, empowering, and rebuilding the career Federal workforce so they can bring more resources to bear in service of the American people. To recruit and retain the best career civil service employees, I directed executive departments and agencies to increase the minimum wage for Federal employees to $15 per hour to make Government jobs more competitive. I established a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, 136 STAT. 6409 led by Vice President Harris, which has already put forward nearly 70 recommendations to strengthen the right to unionize among Federal Government workers. I have also taken steps to protect Federal employees against discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. I established a government-wide initiative to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Federal workforce—because when public servants reflect the full diversity of the communities they serve, governments are more effective and successful.

I am proud that my Administration has delivered significant relief to public servants who have Federal student loans. It is crucial that student loans create a pathway to opportunity, not a lifelong burden. In October, my Administration announced a series of actions to make it easier for borrowers to receive loan forgiveness. Since then, more than 100,000 public servants have received nearly $6.2 billion in student loan debt relief. We will continue to build a student loan system that provides borrowers the relief they need.

This week, we recognize the indispensable contributions of our Nation’s public servants. We honor all our public workers who perform critical roles across our country and around the globe. I have the greatest honor of serving alongside these workers every day, and I am humbled by their commitment to building a better America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 1 through May 7, 2022, as Public Service Recognition Week. I call upon all Americans to celebrate public servants and their contributions this week and throughout the year.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10387 April 29, 2022Loyalty Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10387 of April 29, 2022
Loyalty Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Loyalty Day, we reaffirm our allegiance to the Nation we share and to the principles of freedom, justice, equality, and dignity enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

Our unity and common purpose as Americans—not hindered but strengthened by our differences—is and has always been the source of our limitless potential. The weaving together of diverse cultures, heritages, religions, backgrounds, and ideals across generations has sparked our capacity to build the strongest, freest, and most prosperous country the world has ever known. And though we have not always fully lived up to our founding promise of equality and justice for all, we have never fully walked away from that promise either. It is up to each of 136 STAT. 6410 us to heed the call of our Constitution—to do all that we can to form a more perfect Union, coming together around the values and ideals that make us one united people.

Today, we salute the Americans whose hard work and sacrifice have strengthened our Nation in common cause—including veterans who have defended our country in uniform; abolitionists, suffragists, activists, and advocates who have helped deliver the full promise of America to more Americans; workers and entrepreneurs whose ingenuity and vision have helped expand the possibilities of life in our Nation; and countless others who have made America a beacon of hope for people throughout the world.

We also extend our deep and abiding gratitude to the members of our Armed Forces, as well as to their families, caregivers, and survivors. We thank our dedicated educators for their essential work lifting up the next generation of Americans, and we applaud our first responders and other essential workers for their selflessness and determination every day—especially throughout these past 2 years, as they have carried our Nation on their backs. May 1 is also International Workers’ Day—and today, we honor the workers of every age and background who built this country and who continue to help build a better America today. Today and every day, we are grateful to all of the workers who have organized and fought to improve our Nation and create a fairer and more just society for all.

To celebrate our shared American spirit and the sacrifices so many of our fellow citizens have made, the Congress, by Public Law 85–529, as amended, has designated the first day of May each year as Loyalty Day. On this day, let us reaffirm our commitment to the values that bind us together and honor all those who have defended our freedom and ideals.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2022, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon the people of the United States to join in this national observance, display the American flag, and pledge allegiance to our Republic for which it stands.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10388 April 29, 2022Jewish American Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10388 of April 29, 2022
Jewish American Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

In 1654, a small ship carrying 23 Jewish refugees sailed into the port of present-day New York City. Fleeing oppression and discrimination, these courageous women and men faced resistance from the colony’s leaders. Nevertheless, they secured the right to remain and became the 136 STAT. 6411 first Jewish communal presence to settle on American soil. In so doing, they expanded the frontier of religious freedoms that would help define the bedrock principles upon which this Nation was built. During Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor these 23 refugees and the centuries of successive generations of Jewish Americans, who—shaped by their own encounters with prejudice, persecution, and the promise of a better tomorrow—have emboldened our Nation to stand up for justice, equality, and freedom.

The story of America was written, in part, by Jewish Americans who, through their words and actions, embraced the opportunity and responsibility of citizenship knowing full well that democracy is not born, nor sustained, by accident. Inspired by Jewish American communal leadership, our Nation’s first President pledged that our Government will “give to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.”; Inspired by Jewish American poetry, our shores have welcomed millions with the words “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.”; Throughout our country’s history, Jewish Americans have proudly served our Nation in uniform, in elected office, and on our Nation’s highest courts. They have made enormous contributions to America’s cultural, scientific, artistic, and intellectual life, and they have marched, petitioned, and boarded buses to demand civil and political rights for all—from women’s rights to voting rights to workers’ rights.

Today, we continue to strive to live up to our founding ideals. As the scourge of white supremacy and antisemitic violence rises, my Administration remains committed to ensuring that hate has no safe harbor. That is why we have created new laws that give us more tools to combat hate crimes; developed the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism; provided assistance to religious organizations, places of worship, and nonprofits to protect their facilities and members; and named a new Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. My Administration will use the full force of our judicial system to confront bigotry and antisemitism wherever and whenever it surfaces.

The Jewish American story, and the story of our Nation as a whole, is fueled by faith, resilience, and hope. It is a story defined by a firm belief in possibilities, the resolve to make real the promise of America for all Americans, and a commitment to perfecting our Union, heeding the timeless words of Rabbi Tarfon, the first-century scholar who taught “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.”;

Three-hundred and sixty-eight years after those 23 brave Jewish refugees arrived in America, Jewish Americans continue to help our country thrive and prosper. This month, we honor the timeless traditions, heritage, and contributions of Jewish Americans that drive our progress as a Nation each and every day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as Jewish American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to visit JewishHeritageMonth.gov to learn more about the heritage and contributions of Jewish Americans and to observe this month with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies.136 STAT. 6412

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10389 May 4, 2022Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10389 of May 4, 2022
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For generations, Indigenous persons, including American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, have been forced to mourn a missing or murdered loved one without the answers and support they deserve. On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember these victims and their families, and commit to working with Tribal Nations and Native communities to achieve justice and healing.

The Federal Government has an obligation to ensure that cases of missing or murdered persons are met with swift and effective action. My Administration is fully committed to investigating and resolving these cases through a coordinated law enforcement response, as well as intervention and prevention efforts. We are also dedicated to researching the underlying causes of this violence and to working with Native communities to address them.

The safety and well-being of all Native Americans continues to be a top priority for my Administration. That is why during my first year in office, at the first White House Tribal Nations Summit, I issued an Executive Order directing Federal agencies to improve public safety and criminal justice for Native Americans and to address the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous people. This includes implementing a coordinated Federal law enforcement strategy that supports Tribal and other local law enforcement efforts. It also strengthens prevention, early intervention, and survivor services while improving data collection, analysis, and information sharing.

For far too long, justice for Indigenous communities has been elusive. We must improve our investigations to resolve missing or murdered cases while supporting victims and their families. Toward that aim, the Department of Justice is working closely with Tribal Nations to develop regionally appropriate guidelines for these cases. The Department of Justice has created a dedicated steering committee to oversee and coordinate this critical work, including an outreach services liaison for Federal criminal cases in Indian Country.

This March, I signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. This important law expands special criminal jurisdiction of Tribal courts to cover non-Native perpetrators of sexual assault, child abuse, stalking, sex trafficking, and assaults on Tribal law enforcement officers on Tribal lands and supports the development of 136 STAT. 6413 a pilot project to enhance access to safety for survivors in Alaska Native villages.

My Administration understands that Native people, particularly survivors of violence, know best what their communities need to feel safe. That is why we must work hand in hand with Tribal partners through each phase of the justice system to create solutions that are victim-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate.

Our Nation’s failure to address this ongoing tragedy not only demeans the dignity of each Indigenous person who goes missing or is murdered—it undermines the humanity of us all. Today and every day, we must continue to stand up for Indigenous people, and we must never forget the thousands of unsolved cases that continue to cry out for justice and healing. As a Nation, we must answer that call and work together to achieve the promise of America for all Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 5, 2022, as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. I call on all Americans and ask all levels of government to support Tribal governments and Tribal communities’ efforts to increase awareness of the issue of missing or murdered Indigenous persons through appropriate programs and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10390 May 4, 2022National Day of Prayer, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10390 of May 4, 2022
National Day of Prayer, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Throughout our history, prayer has been an anchor for countless Americans searching for strength and wisdom in times of struggle and sharing hope and gratitude in seasons of joy. In public reflections on life’s many blessings and in quiet moments during life’s most difficult trials, Americans of nearly every background and faith have turned to prayer for comfort and inspiration. Prayer is a sacred right protected by free speech and religious liberty enshrined in our Constitution, and it continues to lift our spirits as we navigate the challenges of our time.

On this day, we recognize the healing power of prayer, especially as we recover from the trauma and loss of the COVID–19 pandemic. Today we find ourselves in a moment of renewal—of lives saved, of new jobs created, and of new hope for rebuilding America. Today is also a moment of reflection when we are called to address some of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced—saving our planet from the existential threat of climate change; responding to attacks on de136 STAT. 6414 mocracy at home and abroad; and living up to our Nation’s promise of liberty, justice, and equality for all.

As the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “There is a need we all have in these days and times for some help which comes from outside ourselves.”; Across our diverse and cherished beliefs, on this National Day of Prayer, no matter how or whether we pray, we are all called to look outside ourselves. Let us find in our hearts and prayers the determination to put aside our differences, come together, and truly see one another as fellow Americans.

The Congress, by Public Law 100–307, as amended, has called on the President to issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a “National Day of Prayer.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 5, 2022, as a National Day of Prayer. I call upon the citizens of our Nation to give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I invite all people of faith to join me in asking for God’s continued guidance, mercy, and protection.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10391 May 5, 2022Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10391 of May 5, 2022
Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Military spouses are the rock on which their families, our military community, and our national security depend. Though most do not wear a uniform themselves, they serve and strengthen our Nation every day—providing our brave troops with support, comfort, and love. They build communities of strength on bases around the world to care for our military family, pitching in wherever they see a need that is unmet. On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we recognize the nearly one million military spouses and their vital contributions to our Nation. We are grateful for their selfless sacrifice and inspired by their strength, fortitude, and courage.

Today, America’s military spouses are a constellation of diverse individuals with unique backgrounds and the common attribute of uncommon resilience. Like their service members, they too represent the best of who we are as Americans. Military spouses know what it means to make sacrifices in defense of our ideals and freedoms. And they live with the hardship of having their life partner deployed away from home—juggling all the responsibilities of work and family while saying an extra prayer every morning that their spouse returns home safely.136 STAT. 6415

Even during the most demanding circumstances, military spouses continue to serve, creating innovative solutions to meet the challenges we face as a Nation. Today, military spouses serve in dynamic leadership roles across all sectors—using their own experiences to support the needs of the communities around them. With enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit, military spouses create businesses and support systems that serve the needs of others.

The Biden family is a military family, and caring for our Nation’s military spouses is something that Jill and I both deeply understand. While our Nation can never fully repay the debt we owe to our service members and their families, caregivers, and survivors, it is our sacred obligation to make sure that they receive the care and support they have earned. Through the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative, my Administration is strengthening support for military families in three critical areas: military spouse employment and entrepreneurship, military child education, and the well-being of military families. We continue to seek new and better ways to do more to address the needs of our military families, especially responding to the needs of military spouses with resources and services that allow them to thrive in all aspects of life.

On Military Spouse Appreciation Day and every day, we are grateful for the extraordinary service and sacrifice of America’s military spouses. May we continue to lift their voices, invest in their talents, and respond to their unique needs in ways that ease their challenges and enable them to reach their goals and aspirations. May God bless our military families, caregivers, and survivors, and may God protect our troops.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 6, 2022, as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. I call upon the people of the United States to honor military spouses with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10392 May 6, 2022National Women’s Health Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10392 of May 6, 2022
National Women’s Health Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Women’s Health Week, we recommit to ensuring the health and well-being of women and girls across our Nation. Central to this mission is protecting women’s fundamental rights to make their own choices and build their own future. I am committed to defending women’s rights, including their access to reproductive health care. Roe has been the law of the land for almost 50 years; basic fairness and 136 STAT. 6416 the stability of our law demand that it not be overturned. In response to the continued attack on abortion and reproductive rights across the country, my Administration is exploring all the tools at our disposal to strengthen and protect women’s access to critical reproductive health care. We will continue to work with the Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which will ensure that all women have access to critical reproductive health care, no matter where they live.

For every American, health care is a right, not a privilege, and gender equity in health care is a top priority for my Administration. That is why we are building upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve the health of all Americans—especially women. Through the ACA, millions of people are able to access health care. In addition, women with preexisting conditions cannot be denied coverage, and women can no longer be charged more for health insurance simply because they are women. Last month, my Administration proposed the most significant administrative action to improve the ACA by eliminating the “family glitch,”; which will save families hundreds of dollars a month and help them afford family coverage.

I am committed to ensuring that women also have access to the life-saving preventive care screenings that so many Americans have skipped or delayed because of the pandemic—including cholesterol, blood pressure, and cancer screenings.

Advancing health equity also requires improving maternal health care. America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, especially among Black and Native American women. That is why, through the American Rescue Plan, we have given States the opportunity to provide 12 months of extended postpartum coverage to pregnant women who are enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. By expanding access to maternal care and lowering health care costs, we can drive down mortality rates and ensure women can live full and healthy lives.

As I mentioned in my State of the Union Address, it is also time for America to make bolder investments to address our national mental health crisis—a crisis that disproportionately impacts young women and girls, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. My vision will broaden the pipeline of behavioral health providers, integrate mental health and substance use treatment into primary care, and expand access through more virtual care options.

As President, Vice President, and Senator, I have long been committed to ending gender-based violence and trauma, which have lasting effects on health outcomes for women, girls, and their families. That is why I first wrote the Violence Against Women Act in 1990 and worked with the Congress to reauthorize it through 2027 to increase support, funding, and resources for survivors and improve the health care system’s response to domestic violence and sexual assault.

We have achieved great progress, but there is still more work to do—including to defend reproductive rights, which are under unprecedented attack, and to ensure we do not go backwards on women’s equality. As we celebrate National Women’s Health Week, let us recommit to ensuring equal access to high-quality, affordable care for all women and girls and to improving the health of our Nation.136 STAT. 6417

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 8 through May 14, 2022, as National Women’s Health Week. During this week, I encourage all Americans to join us in a collective effort to improve the health of women and girls and promote health equity for all. I encourage all women and girls—especially those with underlying health conditions—to prioritize their health and catch up on any missed screenings, routine care, and vaccines.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10393 May 6, 2022Mother’s Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10393 of May 6, 2022
Mother’s Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every Mother’s Day, we give special thanks to honor and celebrate the mothers in our lives. Mothers across America provide unconditional love and extraordinary strength. They are our rocks in moments of crisis and our guiding lights when we need it most. Our Nation would not be where we are today without their enduring foundation of love and support.

This Mother’s Day and every day, I celebrate the mothers who have anchored my life. I honor my wife, Jill—the love of my life and my north star. After profound loss, Jill gave me back my life, and she made me believe that our family could be whole again. She brings us joy and laughter every day. And I remember my own mother—Catherine Eugenia “Jean”; Finnegan Biden—who has been gone since 2010 and whom I miss every day. She taught me that character and integrity matter. When I succeeded, she was also quick to remind me it was because of the support and prayer of others. And if I did not succeed the first time, she made sure I picked myself up and kept at it. To this day, I live by her words.

In a year of extraordinary challenges, mothers have done what they always have—carried their families, communities, and our Nation with selflessness and courage, despite the barriers that they so often face. Americans must always care for our mothers in turn: mothers who have worked to make ends meet for their families, even in workplaces where they face discrimination and disparities; mothers who serve simultaneously as frontline workers and caregivers; mothers who are grieving the loss of a child; and all mothers across the Nation, who sacrifice every day.

My Administration is working to build our economy from the bottom up and the middle out to give America’s hardworking mothers some much needed breathing room. Through the American Rescue Plan, we delivered a historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit, which helped 136 STAT. 6418 us reduce child poverty last year by an estimated 40 percent. We also delivered increased Federal subsidies for child care providers, along with critical utility assistance for low-income families. My Administration is also committed to ensuring that pregnancy and childbirth are safe and dignified experiences for all families. That is why we are working hard to address our maternal health crisis. America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women and Native American women, regardless of their income or education levels. We must continue working to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and mothers across the board.

The progress we are making for mothers is undeniable, but we are not done yet. We are still fighting hard to pass paid family and medical leave for American workers, to address the barriers and discrimination women continue to face in the workplace, and to strengthen and invest in our country’s care infrastructure. As we work to build a better America, I will continue to use every tool at my disposal to ensure that all mothers and families have the opportunities they need to thrive.

My mom used to always say, “The greatest virtue of all is courage, because without courage, you couldn’t love with abandon.”; Every day, mothers summon the courage to love us with abandon. On Mother’s Day, we honor all of the mothers who continue to build, shape, and sustain our Nation.

The Congress, by joint resolution approved May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), has designated the second Sunday in May each year as “Mother’s Day”; and requested the President to call for its appropriate observance.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 8, 2022, as Mother’s Day. I urge all Americans to express their love, respect, and gratitude to mothers everywhere. I call upon all citizens to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10394 May 12, 2022Remembering the 1,000,000 Americans Lost to COVID–19 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10394 of May 12, 2022
Remembering the 1,000,000 Americans Lost to COVID–19 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today, we mark a tragic milestone: one million American lives lost to COVID–19. One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a 136 STAT. 6419 Nation forever changed because of this pandemic. Jill and I pray for each of them.

As a Nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow. To heal, we must remember. We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible. In remembrance, let us draw strength from each other as fellow Americans. For while we have been humbled, we never give up. We can and will do this together as the United States of America.

In memory of the one million American lives lost to COVID–19 and their loved ones left behind, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset May 16, 2022. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10395 May 13, 2022Emergency Medical Services Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10395 of May 13, 2022
Emergency Medical Services Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every day, emergency medical service (EMS) providers put the needs of their communities above their own as they respond to crises, treat injuries, and save lives. Their heroism has been on full display throughout the COVID–19 pandemic, as resilient EMS workers across the country have provided essential care to Americans. This year’s Emergency Medical Services Week theme, “Rising to the Challenge,”; pays tribute to the brave frontline professionals who work tirelessly to help their fellow Americans get immediate medical attention in their hours of greatest need.

With compassion, determination, and skill, EMS providers embody the best of our Nation—from paramedics, 911 dispatchers, and emergency medical technicians to nurses, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. Collectively, they distributed COVID–19 vaccinations, provided aid after medical emergencies and disasters, and eased our suffering in countless ways. The unwavering commitment of EMS providers to public service often comes at the cost of their own physical well-being, mental health, and precious time with loved ones.

That is why my American Rescue Plan included billions of dollars to support women and men who serve in EMS roles. I have also made 136 STAT. 6420 it a priority to ensure that our State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners have the resources they need to train and equip EMS providers so they can respond to public health emergencies safely and effectively.

During Emergency Medical Services Week, we share our appreciation for the selfless EMS professionals who provide lifesaving services every day and risk their lives each time they answer the call of service. We also honor the EMS providers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty to protect their fellow Americans. Our Nation owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to these heroes and their loved ones. May God bless our Nation’s EMS workers and their families.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 15 through May 21, 2022, as National Emergency Medical Services Week. I call upon public officials, doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMS providers, and all the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to honor our brave EMS workers and to pay tribute to the EMS providers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10396 May 13, 2022National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10396 of May 13, 2022
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

In 1919, Army Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower joined a cross-country convoy of trucks and tanks to determine if our Nation had the capacity to transport military assets. He discovered a poorly connected patchwork of roads that were unsafe for civilians and unsuitable for our military needs. When he became the President 34 years later, Dwight Eisenhower made connecting the Nation a top priority by creating the unprecedented Interstate Highway System that linked the country to coast-to-coast travel and commerce, revolutionized public safety, and unleashed America’s unrivaled sense of discovery and exploration.

Today, America’s transportation system weaves together distant communities into one Nation, making our economy more competitive in the global market and enabling our American way of life. On National Defense Transportation Day and during National Transportation Week, we recognize the importance of our Nation’s infrastructure to our national and economic security.136 STAT. 6421

We also recognize that our transportation systems are not equally accessible to all groups. They link some neighborhoods while undermining, dividing, and leaving others behind. They create pollution and contribute to climate change. In addition, many of our roads, bridges, waterways, and airports that were once ranked among the best in the world have fallen into disrepair due to neglect and lack of investment.

That is why last year I signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—the largest investment in America’s infrastructure since President Dwight Eisenhower and the largest single investment ever in our roads, bridges, passenger rail, and public transit. These historic investments are funding crucial repairs to the infrastructure that our Nation relies on so heavily for interstate commerce and national security. The law also modernizes our Nation’s ports and waterways, strengthening our supply chains, our economic growth, and our global competitiveness while protecting communities from the accelerating impact of climate change.

Working together, governments at every level will be positioned to deliver tangible results for the American people—safer roads, better public transit options, and a national network of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. We will reconnect communities and create good-paying jobs, building and maintaining infrastructure projects that are funded by this landmark legislation.

During National Transportation Week, we acknowledge the importance of our transportation infrastructure and honor the men and women who design, build, operate, and maintain it. We also recognize transportation workers who serve traveling Americans every day. As we enter a new era in transportation infrastructure, my Administration will continue to support our Nation’s evolving transportation needs to fuel long-term economic growth and improve the quality of life for all Americans.

In recognition of the ongoing contributions of our Nation’s transportation system and in honor of the devoted professionals who work to sustain its tradition of excellence, the United States Congress has requested, by joint resolution approved May 16, 1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120), that the President designate the third Friday in May of each year as “National Defense Transportation Day”; and, by joint resolution approved May 14, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 133), that the week in which that Friday falls be designated as “National Transportation Week.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 20, 2022, as National Defense Transportation Day and May 15 through May 21, 2022, as National Transportation Week. I urge all Americans to observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities as we show our appreciation to those who build and operate our Nation’s transportation systems.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10397 May 13, 2022Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10397 of May 13, 2022
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For generations, courageous men and women of our Nation’s law enforcement community have dedicated their lives to protecting us in big cities, small towns, and suburban neighborhoods across America. Each morning, police officers pin on their shield and walk out the door to go to work, hoping they will come home safely. Last year, a record number of law enforcement officers died in the line of duty. On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we express our gratitude for these selfless public servants who put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe and honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty.

As we see a rise in gun violence and other violent crimes, it is critical that we fund law enforcement with the resources and training they need to do their jobs safely and effectively. That is why the American Rescue Plan provided $350 billion that cities, States, counties, and tribes can use to hire more police officers and invest in proven strategies like community violence intervention, youth programming, and other supportive services. It is also why my proposed 2023 budget more than doubles funding for effective community policing through the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program. In addition, my budget increases support for the United States Marshals and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, so they can apprehend fugitives and fight illegal gun trafficking.

Gun violence not only affects community members, it also targets law enforcement officers. Last month at the White House, surrounded by law enforcment, community leaders, and families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, we announced that the Department of Justice is reining in the proliferation of “ghost guns”;—privately-made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly showing up on our streets and being used to attack law enforcement officers and members of the public.

My Administration is also committed to supporting programs that protect the physical safety of our law enforcement—more bulletproof vests, active shooter trainings, and early warnings of threats targeting officers. We must also do more to protect our officers’ mental health and emotional well-being. Suicide and COVID–19 were among the leading causes of death for law enforcement officers in 2021. Last November, I was proud to sign into law three bills that extend critical peer counseling and mental health resources for officers, expand eligibility and benefits for first responders disabled in the line of duty, and protect Federal law enforcement serving abroad. Our officers swear an oath to protect us, and we owe them the same pledge.

We must not abandon our streets or accept the false choice between public safety and equal justice. The solution is not to defund our police. It is to make our streets more secure through policing that treats everyone with dignity and respect. It is to provide officers with the resources, tools, and training they need to keep our neighborhoods safe.136 STAT. 6423

During Police Week, let us demonstrate our appreciation for the unsung heroes who nobly wear the badge and put their lives at risk to protect people each and every day. Let us honor the brave officers whose bright futures were cut short in the line of duty. Let us come together to help police be the partners and protectors our communities and our Nation need for a safer, more just America.

By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103–322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136–137), the President has been authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each year as “Peace Officers Memorial Day”; and the week in which it falls as “Police Week.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2022, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 15 through May 21, 2022, as Police Week. I call upon all Americans to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and activities and salute our Nation’s brave law enforcement officers and remember their peace officer brothers and sisters who have given their last full measure of devotion in the line of duty. I also call on the Governors of the United States and its Territories, and appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10398 May 13, 2022World Trade Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10398 of May 13, 2022
World Trade Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

American workers are the finest in the world, and my Administration remains steadfast in our commitment to building a better America by pursuing a trade agenda that puts workers first and helps foster a fairer, more inclusive, more prosperous, and more resilient Nation. During World Trade Week, we highlight the importance of global trade and the role it plays in raising the quality of life of American families while strengthening our economy and our workforce.

There is no limit to what our Nation can achieve when we work together, and I know that we can out-compete any country in the world. Winning the competition for the 21st century requires investing in our country and our people here at home, and that is exactly what my Administration is doing. Last year, we saw an unprecedented revival of American manufacturing and the pride that comes with stamping products “Made in America.”; From automobiles and semiconductors to clean energy technologies, companies are building here in America again; we added over 350,000 manufacturing jobs to the economy in 136 STAT. 6424 2021—the best year for manufacturing jobs in nearly three decades. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are making crucial investments in our Nation’s infrastructure, including in our ports, highways, roads, airports, and bridges, which American companies rely on to export goods. Companies have announced billions of dollars in new investments to produce and manufacture more goods right here on American soil.

Not only are we building American products and services here at home—we are selling them around the globe. My Administration has developed a comprehensive trade policy that increases and diversifies the pool of American businesses engaging in international trade. We have set a bold goal to double the number of businesses receiving export assistance from the Department of Commerce, with particular emphasis on engaging with businesses in historically underserved communities. We have made it possible for small and medium enterprises engaged in export-oriented manufacturing projects to benefit from medium- and long-term loans and loan guarantees offered by the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

My Administration continues to marshal a whole-of-government approach to address issues that threaten our economic security and prosperity—from an unprecedented pandemic and the climate crisis to global conflict and geopolitical instability. We are making investments to strengthen our global supply chains even as we strengthen our domestic supply chains in critical industries, and we are standing up to bring an end to unfair foreign trade practices that harm American workers, producers, and businesses.

We are also deepening our crucial bilateral and multilateral economic relationships with partners and allies to ensure a level playing field for United States businesses and workers and build a more stable, fair, and dependable international economic arena. This entails working together to enforce existing trade agreements while establishing new and improved trade frameworks. We are also recommitting the United States to global multilateral institutions, including the World Trade Organization, in pursuit of more durable, resilient, and sustainable trade policies that deliver better results for American workers and families.

At the same time, we are resolving ongoing issues with our trading partners and using trade as a tool to help address our common challenges, including climate change and the threat of unfair competition from non-market and authoritarian regimes. We reached a groundbreaking deal with the European Union that included a commitment to negotiate the world’s first emission-based trade arrangement on steel and aluminum trade. We concluded a 17-year international commercial aviation dispute that will support good-paying jobs here at home. We reached deals with the United Kingdom and Japan on steel and aluminum. We addressed environmental protections through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. We are also using trade to rebuild our alliances and meet shared security challenges, which threaten our networks, our quality of life, and the strength of our democracies. We are ushering in a new era of transatlantic cooperation between the United States and the European Union—including the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council and Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework—and developing an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to strengthen our economic and trade relationships with partners in the region.136 STAT. 6425

Now more than ever, we need our trade policies to deliver for American workers and families. With strong investments and resources—and a bold strategy for inclusive and long-lasting economic prosperity—American businesses and workers will continue to meet every challenge and win the competition for the 21st century.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 15 through May 21, 2022, as World Trade Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week and to celebrate with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10399 May 20, 2022National Safe Boating Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10399 of May 20, 2022
National Safe Boating Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Exploring America’s magnificent lakes, rivers, ponds, bays, and oceans has long been a favorite pastime for recreational boaters and a memorable way to discover our Nation’s natural treasures. As we prepare for warmer weather, and as more Americans take to the water, National Safe Boating Week reminds us of the importance of following responsible and safe boating practices.

So many Americans enjoy recreational boating, and most trips are safe. But many preventable accidents occur each year that result in tragic deaths and injuries. Observing boating safety precautions is essential for all boaters, whether you are fishing, sailing, kayaking, or motoring.

Safe boating practices start well before the hull breaks the water’s surface. Experts agree that taking a State-offered boating safety course is one of the best ways to minimize accidents. Most boating fatalities involve boats whose operators—including paddlers in rentals—did not have proper boating safety education. I urge all Americans to use the free assistance of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and America’s Boating Club to ensure that your vessels are safe and that operators have the tools they need to operate them safely.

I also call upon Americans to follow basic boating safety procedures and to always wear a life jacket to protect yourself and your loved ones. In 2020, three-quarters of boating deaths were drownings, and nearly 7 out of every 8 drowning victims were not wearing a life jacket. In addition, avoid using alcohol or drugs when operating a boat. Alcohol continues to be a significant contributing factor in boating deaths, and its effects are compounded by water movement, exposure to the elements, and dynamic operating conditions. Finally, wearing an engine cut-off switch link will stop the boat’s engine in the event the op136 STAT. 6426 erator falls overboard, protecting everyone from vessel and propeller strikes. By adhering to safe boating practices, Americans will be safer on the water while enjoying the boating season.

This week, we also pay tribute to the United States Coast Guard and the Federal, State, Tribal, and local partners who help save lives and protect us from accidents on the water. This season, let us recommit to following basic boating safety procedures to prevent boating fatalities, avoid property damage, and help boaters stay safe as they enjoy the beauty of the open water.

In recognition of the importance of safe boating practices, the Congress, by joint resolution approved on June 4, 1958 (36 U.S.C. 131), as amended, has authorized and requested the President to proclaim annually the 7-day period before Memorial Day weekend as “National Safe Boating Week.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 21 through May 27, 2022, as National Safe Boating Week. I encourage all Americans who participate in boating activities to observe this occasion by learning more about safe boating practices, and by taking advantage of boating safety education opportunities. I also encourage the Governors of the States and Territories, and appropriate officials of all units of government, to join me in encouraging boating safety in every community.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10400 May 20, 2022Armed Forces Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10400 of May 20, 2022
Armed Forces Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Armed Forces Day, we share our unending appreciation for the proud patriots who answer the call to serve, taking the sacred oath to defend our Constitution. The brave members of our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, and National Guard and Reserve forces represent the best of our Nation. Today and every day, we honor their immeasurable service on behalf of our grateful Nation.

On this special day of tribute, we recognize the sacrifices that our service members and their families make on our behalf, and we recommit to our solemn duty to support them as they protect us. Our Nation has a sacred obligation to properly equip and prepare our troops when we send them in to harm’s way and to support them—both while they are serving abroad and when they return home—as well as their families, caregivers, and survivors. We must meet this obligation.

My Administration’s unity agenda focuses on key issues that bring Americans together: supporting our veterans, beating the opioid epi136 STAT. 6427 demic, addressing our national mental health crisis, and ending cancer as we know it. Each of these issues impact our military community, and each is essential to meeting our obligation to our troops, their families, caregivers, and survivors. Mental health issues pose a real challenge to our service members and their families, and my Administration will continue to strengthen the tools, resources, and support for our military community so our brave service members, who have answered the call to serve, can thrive. This includes taking bold action to reduce suicide among service members, veterans, and their families.

The success of our Armed Forces also rests on every member of our military community feeling that their safety and ability to prosper is prioritized as they defend our Nation. That is why my Administration is so focused on addressing the potential adverse consequences related to toxic exposures or exposures to other environmental hazards during deployment or in garrison.

Safety for our troops also means addressing the scourge of sexual harassment and sexual assault in our military. We have already taken important steps. In December, I was proud to sign into law historic military justice reforms as part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. The Department of Defense is working to implement these critical changes, alongside recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military for prevention, climate and culture, and victim care and support. Much work still lies ahead to deliver the progress that our troops deserve, and this will remain a top priority for my Administration.

Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths as a Nation, and we will continue to strive for our Armed Forces to reflect society at every level within its ranks. Ensuring equal opportunity and greater inclusivity will bolster the strength of our military and make sure every American knows they can succeed and thrive as a member of the United States Armed Forces. We are renewing our efforts to address the recruitment, retention, and well-being of women in the military as well as providing a path to service for other under-represented groups.

As we look around the world today, we are reminded again that freedom comes at great cost. Throughout our history, brave Americans have always stepped forward to defend our liberties—willing to pay the price to keep our country safe. Our Nation’s Armed Forces are the best in the world. And we know that it is not only the person who wears our Nation’s uniform that serves. Their loved ones serve as well. Today, we also honor the families, caregivers, and survivors of our Armed Forces—all those who sacrifice on our behalf and who give their all to support the service members they stand behind.

On Armed Forces Day, we salute our brave service members, whose dedication and sacrifice ensure that our Nation’s Armed Forces are unmatched in strength, unity, and resilience. They are the greatest fighting force the world has ever known.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, continuing the precedent of my predecessors in office, do hereby proclaim the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces Day.136 STAT. 6428

I direct the Secretary of Defense, on behalf of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of the Coast Guard, to plan for appropriate observances each year, with the Secretary of Defense responsible for soliciting the participation and cooperation of civil authorities and private citizens. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to provide for the observance of Armed Forces Day within their respective jurisdictions each year in an appropriate manner designed to increase public understanding and appreciation of the Armed Forces of the United States. I also invite veterans, civic leaders, and other organizations to join in the observance of Armed Forces Day each year.

Finally, I call upon all Americans to display the flag of the United States at their homes and businesses on Armed Forces Day, and I urge citizens to learn more about military service by attending and participating in the local observances of the day.

Proclamation 10210 of May 14, 2021, is hereby superseded.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10401 May 20, 2022National Maritime Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10401 of May 20, 2022
National Maritime Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

From sea to shining sea, whether in still or raging waters, America has always been a Nation of maritime travel. Across our 25,000 miles of waterways and over 360 commercial ports, the United States Merchant Marine is integral to our Nation’s prosperity. From helping move goods throughout the supply chain to supporting our troops wherever they are deployed, the Merchant Marine plays a vital role in the economic security and defense of our country. On National Maritime Day and every day, we honor the Merchant Marines for their service and sacrifice and acknowledge their crucial role in protecting our Nation’s security and commerce.

Today, our Merchant Marine remains inextricably linked to our national and economic security and competitiveness. Merchant mariners’ legacy of perseverance and dedication is carried on by today’s civilian mariners. As tyranny and violence again cause the tragic loss of innocent lives and senseless destruction in Europe, our merchant mariners have answered the call of duty by crewing vessels of our United States Ready Reserve, moving vital military cargo to help the Ukrainian people in their defense of freedom.

We also salute the remarkable efforts of our entire maritime industry throughout the COVID–19 pandemic. They put the well-being of the American people first, risking their lives to ensure that essential car136 STAT. 6429 goes of medical supplies and personal protective equipment were delivered to those in need across our Nation.

As we continue to build a better America, our Merchant Marine plays a pivotal role in securing our coastal and inland waterways so that they are open to trade. No matter the hardship, mariners provide a smooth passage for America’s critical domestic goods and serve as stewards of our Nation’s trading gateways with the rest of the world. My Administration continues its unwavering support of the United States Merchant Marine, as well as the Jones Act, which protects the integrity of our domestic maritime industry, supports hundreds of thousands of jobs, and contributes over $150 billion in economic benefits.

We also know that the future success of the vital maritime industry depends on its ability to attract the talent of all Americans and reflect the diversity of the Nation it serves. That is why we are resolved to continue the urgent work of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the ranks of the Merchant Marine and to end sexual assault, sexual harassment, and bullying in the workplace.

Our Nation’s merchant mariners serve with honor and integrity each and every day. Today, we recognize their service and sacrifice and recommit ourselves to fulfilling the promises and uplifting the values that they continue to protect.

The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 20, 1933, has designated May 22 of each year as “National Maritime Day”; to commemorate the first transoceanic voyage by a steamship in 1819 by the S.S. Savannah. By this resolution, the Congress has authorized and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for its appropriate observance. I also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 22, 2022, as National Maritime Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day and to celebrate the United States Merchant Marine and maritime industry with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10402 May 24, 2022Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10402 of May 24, 2022
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 24, 2022, by a gunman at Robb Elementary School 136 STAT. 6430 in Uvalde, Texas, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, May 28, 2022. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10403 May 27, 2022Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10403 of May 27, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and advised the President of his opinion that steel articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.

2. In Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), the President concurred in the Secretary’s finding that steel articles, as defined in clause 1 of Proclamation 9705, as amended by clause 8 of Proclamation 9711 of March 22, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States, and decided to adjust the imports of those steel articles by imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on such articles imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico. The proclamation further stated that any country with which we have a security relationship is welcome to discuss with the United States alternative ways to address the threatened impairment of the national security caused by imports from that country, and noted that, should the United States and any such country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to address the threat to the national security such that the President determines that imports from that country no longer threaten to impair the national security, the President may remove or modify the restriction on steel articles imports from that country and, if necessary, adjust the tariff as it applies to other countries, as the national security interests of the United States require.136 STAT. 6431

3. The United States and Ukraine have developed a close security relationship. Ukraine has expressed its willingness to work with the United States to address the global excess capacity for producing steel. Ukraine’s steel industry has been significantly disrupted by the Russian Federation’s unjustified, unprovoked, unyielding, and unconscionable war against Ukraine. The significant disruption in Ukraine’s steel production is expected to decrease the total amount of steel produced by Ukraine as well as the amount of steel imported into the United States from Ukraine, which in 2021 accounted for less than 1 percent of all steel imports into the United States. At the same time, the steel industry has been historically important to Ukraine, and both the United States and Ukraine have an interest in maintaining that industry as an economic lifeline while the country recovers.

4. The United States and Ukraine have recently engaged in broad security discussions. The current disruption of Ukrainian steel production has been part of those discussions, and the ongoing discussion is anticipated to include alternative measures to prevent imports of steel from Ukraine from threatening the national security of the United States as Ukraine’s steel production recovers from the significant disruption caused by the war.

5. In light of the ongoing security discussions and significant disruption of Ukraine’s ability to produce steel, I conclude that Ukraine’s present situation presents a special case. I have determined to suspend the tariffs set forth in Proclamation 9705 for the import of steel articles and derivative steel articles from Ukraine for 1 year. The Secretary shall monitor the situation in the domestic steel industry and developments in Ukraine’s steel industry and inform me of any need to terminate or extend this suspension.

6. In light of my determination to adjust the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705 as applied to eligible steel articles and derivative steel articles that are the product of Ukraine, I have considered whether it is necessary and appropriate in light of our national security interests to make any corresponding adjustments to such tariff as it applies to products of other countries. I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate, at this time, to maintain the current tariff level as it applies to products of other countries.

7. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, authorizes the President to take action to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security.

8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:136 STAT. 6432

(1) Clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, as amended, is revised to read as follows:

“(2)(a) In order to establish certain modifications to the duty rate on imports of steel articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation and any subsequent proclamations regarding such steel articles.

 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, or in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports covered by heading 9903.80.01, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as follows: (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 23, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and the member countries of the European Union; (ii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea; (iii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 13, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey; (iv) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 20, 2019, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey; (v) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 2019, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea; (vi) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive; (vii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive, and from Japan, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.81.25 through 9903.81.80, inclusive; and (viii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and except from Ukraine through 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive, and from Japan through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.81.25 through 9903.81.80, inclusive. Further, except as otherwise provided in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports from Turkey covered by heading 9903.80.02, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to a 50 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 13, 2018, and prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 2019. All steel articles imports covered by heading 9903.80.61, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to the additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty established herein with respect to goods en136 STAT. 6433 tered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the date specified in a determination by the Secretary granting relief. These rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported steel articles, shall apply to imports of steel articles from each country as specified in the preceding three sentences”;

(2) The first two sentences of clause 1 of Proclamation 9980 of January 24, 2020 (Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and Derivative Steel Articles Into the United States), are revised to read as follows:

“In order to establish increases in the duty rate on imports of certain derivative articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in Annex I and Annex II to this proclamation. Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, all imports of derivative aluminum articles specified in Annex I to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty, and all imports of derivative steel articles specified in Annex II to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty, with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as follows: (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 8, 2020, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, the Commonwealth of Australia (Australia), Canada, and the United Mexican States (Mexico) and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea; (ii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Mexico, and South Korea; (iii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea; and (iv) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of 136 STAT. 6434 the European Union, and Mexico, and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea, and except from Ukraine through 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023”;

(3) Any imports of steel articles from Ukraine that were admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone under “privileged foreign status”; as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, shall be subject upon entry for consumption made on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, to the 25 percent rate of duty imposed by Proclamation 9705, as amended.

(4) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

 

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 10404 May 27, 2022Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10404 of May 27, 2022
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Memorial Day, we remember the patriots who gave their lives in the service of America, in the service of freedom, and in the service of justice. They made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our Constitution and our democracy. We are free because they were brave, and we live by the light of the flame of liberty they kept burning. They are all heroes, and our Nation is forever grateful.

Those who wear the uniform of the United States Armed Forces know the pride of service and what it means to dedicate themselves to a

cause greater than themselves. These women and men put their 136 STAT. 6436 lives on the line for an idea—the idea of America. They are the best of us. On this day, as we honor the fallen angels who consecrated this great Nation and the ideals that we stand for with their blood, we rededicate ourselves to the unending work of bringing our country ever closer to that more perfect Union for which they died.

Today and every day, we ask God to protect our troops, to shine light perpetual upon the fallen, and to bring comfort to their families. To those who mourn a loved one, and to America’s Gold Star Families who have lost a loved one in conflict, my heart aches for you. Our Nation owes you and those you have lost a tremendous debt that we can never fully repay. On Memorial Day, we vow to honor their memories and support the families, caregivers, and survivors they left behind.

As we honor the memories of our fallen heroes, we are grateful for the future they made possible for us and rededicate ourselves to seeking enduring peace. Our heroes gave their lives for our country, and they live forever in our hearts—forever proud, forever honorable, and forever American.

In honor and recognition of all of our fallen service members, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950, as amended (36 U.S.C. 116), has requested that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the people of the United States might unite in prayer and reflection. The Congress, by Public Law 106–579, has also designated 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe, in their own way, the National Moment of Remembrance.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when people might unite in prayer and reflection. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information media to cooperate in this observance. I further ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.

I request the Governors of the United States and its Commonwealths and Territories, and the appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request the people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon period.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10405 May 31, 2022Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10405 of May 31, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. On January 19, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of aluminum articles on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and advised the President of his opinion that aluminum articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.

2. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), the President concurred in the Secretary’s finding that aluminum articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States, and decided to adjust the imports of aluminum articles by imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on such articles imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico. The proclamation further stated that any country with which we have a security relationship is welcome to discuss with the United States alternative ways to address the threatened impairment of the national security caused by imports from that country, and noted that, should the United States and any such country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to address the threat to the national security such that the President determines that imports from that country no longer threaten to impair the national security, the President may remove or modify the restriction on aluminum articles imports from that country and, if necessary, adjust the tariff as it applies to other countries, as the national security interests of the United States require.

3. The United States has successfully concluded discussions with the United Kingdom (UK) on satisfactory alternative means to address the threatened impairment to our national security posed by aluminum articles imports from the UK. The United States and the UK have agreed to expand coordination involving trade remedies and customs matters, monitor bilateral steel and aluminum trade, cooperate on addressing non-market excess capacity and carbon intensity in these sectors, annually review their arrangement and their ongoing cooperation, and confer on market-distorting influence or ownership in the steel and aluminum industries. The United States will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the measures agreed upon with the UK in addressing our national security needs, and I may revisit this determination, as appropriate.

4. The United States will implement a number of actions, including a tariff-rate quota that restricts the quantity of aluminum articles imported into the United States from the UK without the application of the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9704. Under the arrangement, aluminum articles, except semi-finished wrought aluminum articles, that are accompanied by a certificate of analysis are eligible for in-quota treatment. In order to be eligible for in-quota treatment, semi-fin136 STAT. 6438 ished wrought aluminum articles must be accompanied by a certificate of analysis and must not contain primary aluminum from the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, or the Republic of Belarus. In my judgment, these measures will provide an effective, long-term alternative means to address any contribution by UK aluminum articles imports to the threatened impairment to our national security by restraining aluminum articles imports to the United States from the UK, limiting transshipment, and discouraging excess capacity and excess aluminum production. In light of this agreement, I have determined that specified volumes of eligible aluminum articles imports from the UK will no longer threaten to impair the national security and have decided to exclude such imports from the UK up to a designated quota from the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9704. The United States will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the tariff-rate quota and other measures agreed upon with the UK in addressing our national security needs, and I may revisit this determination, as appropriate.

5. The alternative means, including the tariff-rate quota, are consistent with the recommendations specified in the original investigation into the effect of imports of aluminum articles on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The agreed-upon aggregate tariff-rate quota volume, totaling 900 metric tons of unwrought aluminum, 11,400 metric tons of semi-finished wrought aluminum other than foil, and 9,300 metric tons of foil, is consistent with the objective of reaching and sustaining a sufficient capacity utilization rate in the domestic aluminum industry.

6. In light of my determination to adjust the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9704 as applied to eligible aluminum articles imports from the UK, I have considered whether it is necessary and appropriate in light of our national security interests to make any corresponding adjustments to such tariff as it applies to other countries. I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate, at this time, to maintain the current tariff level as it applies to other countries.

7. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security.

8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1) To establish a tariff-rate quota on imports of eligible aluminum articles from the UK as set forth in paragraph 4 of this proclamation, 136 STAT. 6439 U.S. Note 19 of subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended as provided for in the Annex to this proclamation. Imports of aluminum articles from the UK in excess of the tariff-rate quota quantities shall remain subject to the duties imposed by clause 2 of Proclamation 9704, as amended. The Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall recommend to the President, as warranted, updates to the in-quota volumes contained in the Annex to this proclamation. Aluminum articles from the UK imported under an exclusion granted pursuant to clause 3 of Proclamation 9704, as amended, shall count against the in-quota volume of the tariff-rate quota established in clause 1 of this proclamation.

(2) Clause 2 of Proclamation 9704, as amended, is further amended in the second sentence by deleting “and”; before “(h)”; and inserting before the period at the end: “, and (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and from the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, and from the United Kingdom, for aluminum articles covered by headings 9903.85.25 through 9903.85.44, inclusive.”;

(3) Aluminum articles eligible for treatment under clause 1 of this proclamation must be accompanied by a certificate of analysis in order to receive such treatment. Eligible semi-finished wrought aluminum articles must not contain primary aluminum from the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, or the Republic of Belarus. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with this requirement. Failure to comply could result in applicable remedies or penalties under United States law.

(4) The modifications to the HTSUS made by clause 1 of this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, and shall continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.

(5) Any imports of aluminum articles from the UK that were admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone under “privileged foreign status”; as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, shall be subject upon entry for consumption made on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, to the provisions of the tariff-rate quota in effect at the time of the entry for consumption.

(6) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

 

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 10406 May 31, 2022Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10406 of May 31, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and advised the President of his opinion that steel articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.

2. In Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), the President concurred in the Secretary’s find136 STAT. 6444 ing that steel articles, as defined in clause 1 of Proclamation 9705, as amended by clause 8 of Proclamation 9711 of March 22, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States, and decided to adjust the imports of those steel articles by imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on such articles imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico. The proclamation further stated that any country with which we have a security relationship is welcome to discuss with the United States alternative ways to address the threatened impairment to the national security caused by imports from that country, and noted that, should the United States and any such country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to address the threat to the national security such that the President determines that imports from that country no longer threaten to impair the national security, the President may remove or modify the restriction on steel articles imports from that country and, if necessary, adjust the tariff as it applies to other countries, as the national security interests of the United States require.

3. The United States has successfully concluded discussions with the United Kingdom (UK) on satisfactory alternative means to address the threatened impairment to the national security posed by imports of steel articles and derivative steel articles from the UK. The United States and the UK have agreed to expand coordination involving trade remedies and customs matters, monitor bilateral steel and aluminum trade, cooperate on addressing non-market excess capacity and carbon intensity in these sectors, annually review their arrangement and their ongoing cooperation, and ensure that steel articles exports from the UK to the United States under the applicable tariff-rate quota for steel articles are not supported by market-distorting practices.

4. The United States will implement a number of actions, including a tariff-rate quota that restricts the quantity of steel articles and derivative steel articles imported into the United States from the UK without the application of the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705. Under the arrangement, steel articles that are melted and poured in the UK and imported from either the UK or further processed in the European Union, conferring European Union country of origin, and subsequently imported into the United States from the European Union are eligible for in-quota treatment. In my judgment, these measures will provide an effective, long-term alternative means to address any contribution by UK steel articles and derivative steel articles imports to the threatened impairment to the national security by restraining steel articles and derivative steel articles imports to the United States from the UK, limiting transshipment, discouraging excess steel capacity and production, and strengthening the United States-UK partnership. In light of this agreement, I have determined that imports of specified volumes of eligible steel articles and derivative steel articles from the UK will no longer threaten to impair the national security and have decided to exclude such imports from the UK up to a designated quota from the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705. The United States will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the tariff-rate quota and other measures agreed upon with the UK in addressing our national security needs, and I may revisit this determination, as appropriate.136 STAT. 6445

5. I conclude that the UK presents a special case because of the unique nature of the special relationship that exists between the United States and the UK. The United States has a deep security relationship with the UK, including a shared commitment to mutual support in addressing national security concerns, particularly through security, defense, and intelligence partnerships; a strong economic and strategic partnership; and a shared commitment to addressing global excess capacity in steel production.

6. The alternative means, including the tariff-rate quota, advance the recommendations contained in the Secretary’s January 2018 report. The agreed-upon aggregate tariff-rate quota volume specified in the agreement between the United States and the UK, totaling 500,000 metric tons, is consistent with the objective of reaching and maintaining a sufficient capacity utilization rate in the domestic steel industry and reflects the continued importance of the special relationship that exists between the United States and the UK.

7. In light of my determination to adjust the tariff proclaimed in Proclamation 9705 as applied to eligible steel articles and derivative steel articles that are melted and poured in the UK and imported from either the UK or the European Union, I have considered whether it is necessary and appropriate in light of our national security interests to make any corresponding adjustments to such tariff as it applies to other countries. I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate, at this time, to maintain the current tariff level as it applies to other countries.

8. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security.

9. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN Jr., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1) To establish a tariff-rate quota on imports of steel articles that are melted and poured in the UK and imported from either the UK or the European Union as set forth in paragraph 4 of this proclamation, U.S. Note 16 of subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended as provided for in the Annex to this proclamation. Imports of steel articles that are melted and poured in the UK and from either the UK or the European Union in excess of the tariff-rate quota quantities shall remain subject to the duties imposed by clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, as amended. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, shall recommend to the President, as warranted, updates to the in-quota vol136 STAT. 6446 umes contained in the Annex to this proclamation. Steel articles that are melted and poured in the UK and from either the UK or the European Union imported under an exclusion granted pursuant to clause 3 of Proclamation 9705, as amended, shall count against the in-quota volume of the tariff-rate quota established in clause 1 of this proclamation.

(2) Clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, as amended, is revised to read as follows:

“(2)(a) In order to establish certain modifications to the duty rate on imports of steel articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation and any subsequent proclamations regarding such steel articles.

 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, or in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports covered by heading 9903.80.01, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as follows: (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 23, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and the member countries of the European Union; (ii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea; (iii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 13, 2018, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey; (iv) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 20, 2019, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey; (v) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 2019, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea; (vi) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive; (vii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive, and from Japan, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.81.25 through 9903.81.80, inclusive; and (viii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and Ukraine, and except the member countries of the European Union through 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2023, for steel articles covered by headings 9903.80.65 through 9903.81.19, inclusive, and from Japan and the UK, for steel articles covered by subheadings 9903.81.25 through 9903.81.78 and heading 9903.81.80, and from the member countries of the European Union, for steel articles covered by heading 9903.81.81. Further, except as otherwise provided in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports from Turkey covered by heading 9903.80.02, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to a 50 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods en136 STAT. 6447 tered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 13, 2018, and prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 2019. All steel articles imports covered by heading 9903.80.61, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, shall be subject to the additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty established herein with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the date specified in a determination by the Secretary granting relief. These rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported steel articles, shall apply to imports of steel articles from each country as specified in the preceding three sentences.”;

(3) The first two sentences of clause 1 of Proclamation 9980 of January 24, 2020 (Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and Derivative Steel Articles Into the United States), are revised to read as follows:

“In order to establish increases in the duty rate on imports of certain derivative articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in Annex I and Annex II to this proclamation. Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, all imports of derivative aluminum articles specified in Annex I to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty, and all imports of derivative steel articles specified in Annex II to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty, with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as follows: (i) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 8, 2020, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, the Commonwealth of Australia (Australia), Canada, and the United Mexican States (Mexico) and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea; (ii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Mexico, and South Korea; (iii) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the 136 STAT. 6448 member countries of the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea; (iv) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, and Mexico, and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea, and except from Ukraine through 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023; and (v) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, these rates of duty, which are in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported derivative aluminum articles or steel articles, shall apply to imports of derivative aluminum articles described in Annex I to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Mexico, and the UK, and to imports of derivative steel articles described in Annex II to this proclamation from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the member countries of the European Union, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the UK, and except from Ukraine through 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023.”;

(4) Steel articles eligible for treatment under clause 1 of this proclamation must be melted and poured in the UK in order to receive such treatment. Steel articles melted and poured in the UK that are further processed in a member country of the European Union, conferring country of origin in a member country of the European Union, and subsequently imported into the United States is also eligible for treatment under clause 1 of this proclamation as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with this requirement. Failure to comply could result in applicable remedies such as the collection of the tariff set forth in clause 2 of Proclamation 9705, or penalties under United States law.

(5) In the case of any known UK steel producer that is owned or controlled by a company registered in the People’s Republic of China or a Chinese entity, and which exports steel to the United States under the applicable tariff-rate quota, the UK agreed to provide an attestation to the United States annually, based on an annual strategic audit conducted by an independent third party, to the effect that there is no evidence of market-distorting practices by that producer in the UK that would materially contribute to non-market excess capacity of steel. If the attestation is not provided annually as set out in the Annex to this proclamation, the Secretary may temporarily deny access for any UK steel producer to the in-quota rate for the applicable tariff-rate quota. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with the actions regarding attestations set forth in the Annex to this proclamation. If an attestation is not provided as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation, it could result in collection of the tariff set forth in clause 2 of Proclamation 9705.136 STAT. 6449

(6) The modifications to the HTSUS made by clause 1 of this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, and shall continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.

(7) Any imports of steel articles from the UK and steel articles that are melted and poured in the UK that are further processed in a member country of the European Union, conferring country of origin in a member country of the European Union, that were admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone under “privileged foreign status”; as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, shall be subject upon entry for consumption made on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2022, to the provisions of the tariff-rate quota in effect at the time of the entry for consumption.

(8) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

 

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 10407 May 31, 2022Black Music Appreciation Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10407 of May 31, 2022
Black Music Appreciation Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Music has the power to lift our spirits, comfort our souls, and inspire our hearts. It gives a voice to the human spirit, creating a common language that unites people and breaks down barriers. Perhaps no music has had as profound and powerful an impact in shaping America’s musical score as Black music. Intricately woven into the tapestry of our Nation, Black music enriches our lives and pushes the boundaries of creativity. Throughout the decades and across the country, Black music has fueled a myriad of genres—from rhythm and blues to jazz, gospel, country, rap and more. This month, we celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Black music on American culture and recognize the indelible impact it continues to have on the world.

For generations, Black music has conveyed the hopes and struggles of a resilient people—spirituals mourning the original sin of slavery and later heralding freedom from bondage, hard truths told through jazz and the sounds of Motown during the Civil Rights movement, and hip-hop and rhythm and blues that remind us of the work that still lies ahead. The music created by Black artists continues to influence musicians of all persuasions, entertain people of all backgrounds, and shape the story of our Nation.

During Black Music Appreciation Month, we honor Black musicians, singers, and contributors to the music industry—past and present—whose innovative talents unite us in joy as much as in sorrow and healing. We pay homage to the musical legends whose artistic expressions help build community, generate empathy, and foster a sense of shared identity. And we celebrate Black artists who have used their songs to stand up to injustice, fight for equality, and reflect a mirror on society—reminding us all of our enduring obligation to deliver the promise of America for all Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as Black Music Appreciation Month. I call upon public officials, educators, and all the people of the United States to observe this month by honoring Black Musicians and raising awareness and appreciation of Black music.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10408 May 31, 2022Great Outdoors Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10408 of May 31, 2022
Great Outdoors Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During Great Outdoors Month, we celebrate our Nation’s vast array of parks, wildlife refuges, forests, monuments, marine sanctuaries, waters, national conservation lands, and other natural treasures. Every day, Americans across the country draw inspiration and pride from the beauty of our magnificent outdoor spaces. From lush forests in Washington State and coral reefs in the Virgin Islands to snow-capped mountains in Alaska and rolling hills in Vermont—the grandeur of the American landscape fills our souls and fuels our spirit of adventure. These iconic and stunning natural wonders have always been central to our heritage as a people and essential to our identity as a Nation.

Boundless outdoor spaces across the country unite Americans of every age and background for hiking, fishing, canoeing, hunting, exploring, reflecting, and finding solace. As part of my Administration’s efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion, we are committed to ensuring that everyone can access and enjoy America’s great outdoors. Outreach efforts—including the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program—expand trails, conserve rivers, and restore green space so that more people can benefit. We are also enhancing safe outdoor resources for communities so that more people can participate in healthy, active outdoor recreation and enjoy the physical and spiritual nourishment it provides.

Today, our lands and waters face unprecedented threats from climate change that require historic action to safeguard and preserve them. That is why my Administration is setting ambitious environmental standards and making bold climate commitments for the United States: reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52 percent by 2030, reaching 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, and achieving net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.

Together with our State, Tribal, and local partners, we also launched the America the Beautiful Initiative, our Nation’s first-ever voluntary conservation goal, to conserve and restore 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030. We also spearheaded a $1 Billion America the Beautiful Challenge, combining Federal investments with private and philanthropic contributions to accelerate land, water, and wildlife conservation and restoration efforts across the country. And we are making critical investments through the Great American Outdoors Act for land acquisition and community-based conservation and recreation projects in national parks, national forests, public lands, and Tribal schools.

Land and ocean conservation is a crucial part of addressing the world’s climate challenges. Proper stewardship protects the outdoors while contributing to sustainability, climate mitigation, and climate resilience. It is estimated that as much as one-third of the global emissions reductions needed to stabilize the world’s climate can come from natural climate solutions. That’s why I issued an Executive Order on Earth Day to strengthen our Nation’s forests, communities, and local economies, and to take stock of nature and its benefits. 136 STAT. 6454

During Great Outdoors Month, I encourage Americans to take time to experience the natural wonders across our Nation. As we enjoy the great outdoor landscapes and seascapes, let us each recommit to doing our part in their stewardship, preservation, and sustainable use so they continue to be a source of inspiration for outdoor enthusiasts for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as Great Outdoors Month. I urge all Americans to explore the great outdoors, to experience our Nation’s natural heritage, and to continue our Nation’s tradition conserving our lands and waters for future generations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10409 May 31, 2022Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10409 of May 31, 2022
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month, we reflect on the progress we have made as a Nation in the fight for justice, inclusion, and equality while reaffirming our commitment to do more to support LGBTQI+ rights at home and abroad. I often say that America can be defined by one word: possibilities. This month, we celebrate generations of LGBTQI+ people who have fought to make the possibilities of our Nation real for every American.

Today, the rights of LGBTQI+ Americans are under relentless attack. Members of the LGBTQI+ community—especially people of color and trans people—continue to face discrimination and cruel, persistent efforts to undermine their human rights. An onslaught of dangerous anti-LGBTQI+ legislation has been introduced and passed in States across the country, targeting transgender children and their parents and interfering with their access to health care. These unconscionable attacks have left countless LGBTQI+ families in fear and pain. All of this compounded has been especially difficult on LGBTQI+ youth, 45 percent of whom seriously considered attempting suicide in the last year—a devastating reality that our Nation must work urgently to address.

This month, we remind the LGBTQI+ community that they are loved and cherished. My Administration sees you for who you are—deserving of dignity, respect, and support. As I said in my State of the Union Address—especially to our younger transgender Americans—I will always have your back as your President so that you can be yourself and 136 STAT. 6455 reach your God-given potential. Today and every day, my Administration stands with every LGBTQI+ American in the ongoing struggle against intolerance, discrimination, and injustice. We condemn the dangerous State laws and bills that target LGBTQI+ youth. And we remain steadfast in our commitment to helping LGBTQI+ people in America and around the world live free from violence.

Since my first day in office, I have taken historic action to ensure that everyone—no matter who they are or whom they love—has an equal place in our democracy. I signed a landmark Executive Order charging the Federal Government with preventing and combating discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. This includes non-discrimination protections for LGBTQI+ Americans in housing, health care, education, employment, credit and lending services, and the criminal justice system. My Administration has expanded access to inclusive passports for transgender Americans and instituted reforms to the traveler screening process at United States airports. We are supporting the open service for patriotic transgender military members and providing better services for LGBTQI+ veterans. I am honored by the service of the first openly gay Cabinet Secretary and the first transgender person confirmed by the Senate and to have been able to establish the first White House Gender Policy Council.

But there is more work to be done. That is why I continue to call on the Congress to pass the Equality Act, which will enshrine long overdue civil rights protections and build a better future for all LGBTQI+ Americans. We must also fight for LGBTQI+ seniors so that they can age with dignity. And we must confront the disproportionate levels of poverty, homelessness, and unemployment in the LGBTQI+ community.

This month, we honor the resilience of LGBTQI+ people, who are fighting to live authentically and freely. We reaffirm our belief that LGBTQI+ rights are human rights. And we recommit to delivering protections, safety, and equality to LGBTQI+ families so that everyone can realize the full promise of America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the achievements of the LGBTQI+ community, to celebrate the great diversity of the American people, and to wave their flags of pride high.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10410 May 31, 2022National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10410 of May 31, 2022
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America’s strength has always been rooted in our diversity. Since our Nation’s founding, generation after generation of immigrants have helped build this country, and the prosperity and opportunity that draw so many immigrants to America would not be possible without the contributions and legacies of Caribbean Americans. Today, millions of Caribbean Americans strengthen our country through their vibrant cultures, traditions, languages, and values. In recognition of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we honor the immeasurable ways Caribbean Americans have added to our American dream.

This month, our Nation also celebrates the extraordinary leadership and achievements of Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black American of Jamaican heritage to hold this high office. I am also honored to celebrate alongside brilliant and dedicated public servants of Caribbean heritage—including Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice.

Every day, we see the invaluable contributions Caribbean American communities have made to our country. Our Nation has seen the persistence and character of generations of Caribbean Americans who have fought for equity and equality despite continued discrimination and hardship. In addition, public servants like our Nation’s first Supreme Court Justice of Puerto Rican descent, Sonia Sotomayor, and the late General Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants and the first Black Secretary of State, have made essential contributions to American society and blazed new trails in service to the American people. Caribbean American entrepreneurs, scientists, medical professionals, teachers, artists, police officers, athletes, and contributors in every field have also left a lasting impact on our society.

In spite of innumerable achievements and undeniable contributions, too many Caribbean Americans continue to face systemic barriers to success. Caribbean Americans have been impacted by systemic racism and disparities in opportunity. My Administration has taken a whole-of-government approach to advancing racial justice and equity in order to begin healing those wounds and strengthening opportunity for all. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to ensure that every American—no matter who they are or where they come from—has equal access to the American dream.

During this National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we honor the generations of Caribbean Americans who have built our Nation, shaped our progress, and strengthened our national character.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. I encourage all Americans to join in celebrating the history, culture, and achievements of Caribbean Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities.136 STAT. 6457

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10411 May 31, 2022National Homeownership Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10411 of May 31, 2022
National Homeownership Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For many Americans, a home is more than just a residence. It is a place that instills a sense of pride, security, and comfort that, no matter what challenges in life arise, they have somewhere to go and call their own. Whether owning or renting, a home is where we can live with dignity and watch our families grow. During National Homeownership Month, we recognize the importance of housing and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that everyone has a place to call home.

Every American should be able to afford to rent or own a home of their own. Yet across the country, the price of housing—both for renters and homebuyers—is increasing, making it harder for people to find an affordable home. Our Nation is facing a housing shortage that is driving up prices—and with housing prices near record highs, too many families are unable to make other important investments, such as furthering their education or saving for retirement.

Throughout the pandemic, my Administration has helped people who have struggled, through no fault of their own, stay in their homes by providing financial relief to help pay the mortgage or the rent. To tackle the root causes of housing affordability, my Administration released a Housing Supply Action Plan, aimed at closing the nationwide shortfall of housing for purchase and rent in 5 years through a variety of measures: incentivizing States and localities to create the conditions for more housing, improving financing tools for a wider range of housing arrangements, enhancing existing forms of financing for housing construction, and addressing other barriers to housing supply and affordability, such as supply chain issues due to the pandemic. My budget also includes investments to address the critical shortage of affordable housing and provide first-generation down payment assistance to aspiring homeowners.

Homeownership is a major source of generational wealth for many Americans—it is a central part of the American dream. But for too many Americans—especially Black and Brown Americans—homeownership and the opportunity to build and pass down wealth through it are unattainable. Longstanding inequities in the housing system, from disinvestment to redlining and mis-valuation of homes in communities of color, have locked out entire generations from the American dream and the opportunity to build generational wealth. Housing also opens up opportunities that are tied to where one lives, and it is our shared responsibility to ensure that everyone has equitable access to those op136 STAT. 6458 portunities—from education and stable employment to quality health care and healthy food.

My Administration is committed to ending unlawful housing discrimination and advancing equity for underserved communities. Toward that aim, we have launched an aggressive effort to combat racial discrimination in housing. I also remain committed to expanding access to homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers and minority homebuyers while ensuring that Black and Brown families receive a fair appraisal for their homes. Through the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Action Plan, we have developed the most wide-ranging set of Federal reforms in history to ensure that the color of a person’s skin does not determine the value of their home.

As we mark National Homeownership Month, we recognize the importance of housing for all Americans. Whether owning, renting, or aspiring to do either, we renew our commitment to lowering costs and expanding access to safe, affordable homes that all Americans need and deserve. Together, we can ensure that every American has a safe place to call home.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as National Homeownership Month. I call upon the people of this Nation to safeguard the American Dream by ensuring that everyone has access to an affordable home in a community of their choice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10412 May 31, 2022National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10412 of May 31, 2022
National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The United States is a Nation of immigrants—shaped by the courageous people from around the world who leave their homes, lives, and loved ones to seek refuge and opportunity on our shores. Their sacrifices and entrepreneurial spirit have contributed to the rich tapestry that has defined the character of our country for generations. Since our founding, the very idea of America as a Nation of limitless possibilities has been nurtured and advanced by immigrants. During National Immigrant Heritage Month, we honor the contributions of immigrants to our great Nation and celebrate their profound impact.

Immigrants fuel our economy and work in every profession, including health care, public service, law, education, engineering, construction, caregiving, manufacturing, service, agriculture, and countless other industries. They create new businesses, small and large, and generate millions of jobs in America. They are essential workers, providing crit136 STAT. 6459 ical services during COVID–19 and serving on the frontlines of research for vaccines and treatments. Immigrants have also helped the United States lead the world in science, technology, and innovation while contributing to the arts, culture, and government. They bring new traditions, customs, and perspectives that keep American innovation dynamic.

My Administration is committed to ensuring that our immigration system is accessible and humane. I have called on the Congress to pass long-overdue legislation to comprehensively reform our immigration system. Through multiple Executive Orders, I have also directed agencies across the Federal Government to remove barriers that improperly impede access to immigration benefits and to assure fair and timely adjudication of those benefits.

An important part of our commitment is recognizing that, too often, immigrants face discrimination, xenophobia, and violence. Hate and fear are being given too much oxygen by those who pretend to love America but do not understand America. To confront the dangerous ideology of hate requires caring about all people—including our Nation’s immigrants. After all, the fundamental promise of America is that all of us are created equal and deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives. As a Nation, we have never fully lived up to that promise, but we have never walked away from it either. That is why my Administration will continue to use every tool at our disposal to ensure that all immigrants feel safe, valued, and respected.

The United States has long been a refuge for those seeking safe haven. In the wake of World War II, we opened our doors to hundreds of thousands fleeing the devastation in Europe and the horrors of the Holocaust. After the Vietnam War and other conflicts in Southeast Asia, we formed the United States Refugee Admissions Program, which has welcomed more than 3 million people fleeing persecution and war since 1980. More recently, we welcomed tens of thousands of Afghans and their families who served honorably alongside American forces, and we are now welcoming thousands of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion. My Administration continues to extend Temporary Protected Status for vulnerable migrant populations throughout the world who cannot safely return to their countries of origin. Furthermore, my Administration is committed to promoting naturalization and breaking down barriers to United States citizenship for all eligible candidates—a promise that honors our Nation’s values and makes us more secure and prosperous.

When someone becomes a United States citizen, it gives them the opportunity to fully participate in and contribute their unique talents to our American story. Each generation of immigrants has made our Nation stronger and reaffirmed that diversity is—and always has been—our greatest strength. This National Immigrant Heritage Month, we honor our immigrants and recommit to remaining a country worthy of their dreams and aspirations, a Nation true to our enduring values, and a democracy that forever stands as a beacon of hope to the world.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as National Immigrant Heritage Month. I call upon the people of the United States to learn more about the history of our Nation’s di136 STAT. 6460 verse and varied immigrant communities and to observe this month with appropriate programming and activities that remind us of the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10413 May 31, 2022National Ocean Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10413 of May 31, 2022
National Ocean Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

From the air we breathe to the food we eat, our magnificent ocean touches every aspect of our lives. It helps regulate the climate, supports millions of jobs, and serves as a place for exploration, commerce, and recreation. As it sustains and connects us, the ocean is woven into the cultures of local and Indigenous coastal and island communities. During National Ocean Month, we celebrate the beauty and bounty of our ocean and reaffirm our commitment to protecting and conserving our marine environments for a sustainable future.

Fifty years ago, our Nation enacted laws that created a robust foundation for environmental protection: the Clean Water Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Through these laws, we have protected our coastlines, safeguarded marine wildlife, sustained fisheries, and improved water quality. Today, the United States is a global leader in protecting and using precious marine resources in a responsible and sustainable way—but there is still more work to be done.

Earlier this year, my Administration released a sobering report on sea level rise caused by climate change. Addressing this issue requires collaboration and commitment. Working with State, Tribal, Territorial, and local partners, we will co-develop ocean-based climate solutions, including the United States Ocean-Climate Action Plan, which will help us mitigate and adapt to the effects of the climate crisis. To guide our understanding of the ocean, coasts, and climate change, we must also invest in science and solutions that recognize and elevate Indigenous and local knowledge.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a critical step forward in providing resources to enhance ocean and coastal observation, mapping, and forecasting—tools that will greatly improve the resilience of our coastal infrastructure and shorelines. The Natural Capital Accounts and National Nature Assessment I announced on Earth Day will also help us understand the ocean’s value to our economy, health, climate, and national security. My Administration is developing a National Ocean Plan to develop the ocean economy and create good-paying American jobs while protecting vital marine ecosystems. Toward that aim, we are already deploying offshore wind energy and joining inter136 STAT. 6461 national initiatives to manage the planet’s ocean equitably and sustainably.

We are also working to restore coastal habitats and ecosystems with nature-based solutions that protect coastal communities from flooding and storms. These investments go hand-in-hand with my Administration’s America the Beautiful Initiative, which set a national goal to voluntarily conserve and restore at least 30 percent of United States lands and waters by 2030.

In taking these steps, we recognize that access to our ocean and its benefits have not always been equally distributed. Communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities have often been shut out from ocean-related opportunities while shouldering disproportionate climate burdens. My Administration is committed to delivering climate justice, expanding access to ocean opportunities, and diversifying ocean workforces.

During National Ocean Month, as we celebrate the beauty and power of our ocean, let us remember our shared responsibility to protect and preserve it. Together, let us recommit to caring for our ocean and enhancing its economic and ecological sustainability for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2022 as National Ocean Month. I call upon Americans to take action to protect, conserve, and restore our ocean and coasts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10414 June 6, 2022Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules From Southeast Asia GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10414 of June 6, 2022
Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules From Southeast Asia By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Electricity is an essential part of modern life that powers homes, business, and industry. It is critical to the function of major sectors of the economy, including hospitals, schools, public transportation systems, and the defense industrial base. Even isolated interruptions in electric service can have catastrophic health and economic consequences. A robust and reliable electric power system is therefore not only a basic human necessity, but is also critical to national security and national defense.136 STAT. 6462

Multiple factors are threatening the ability of the United States to provide sufficient electricity generation to serve expected customer demand. These factors include disruptions to energy markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change. For example, in parts of the country, drought conditions coupled with heatwaves are simultaneously causing projected electricity supply shortfalls and record electricity demand. As a result, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation have both warned of near-term electricity reliability concerns in their recent summer reliability assessments.

In order to ensure electric resource adequacy, utilities and grid operators must engage in advance planning to build new capacity now to serve expected customer demand. Solar energy is among the fastest growing sources of new electric generation in the United States. Utilities and grid operators are increasingly relying on new solar installations to ensure that there are sufficient resources on the grid to maintain reliable service. Additions of solar capacity and batteries were expected to account for over half of new electric sector capacity in 2022 and 2023. The unavailability of solar cells and modules jeopardizes those planned additions, which in turn threatens the availability of sufficient electricity generation capacity to serve expected customer demand. Electricity produced through solar energy is also critical to reducing our dependence on electricity produced by the burning of fossil fuels, which drives climate change. The Department of Defense has recognized climate change as a threat to our national security.

In recent years, the vast majority of solar modules installed in the United States were imported, with those from Southeast Asia making up approximately three-quarters of imported modules in 2020. Recently, however, the United States has been unable to import solar modules in sufficient quantities to ensure solar capacity additions necessary to achieve our climate and clean energy goals, ensure electricity grid resource adequacy, and help combat rising energy prices. This acute shortage of solar modules and module components has abruptly put at risk near-term solar capacity additions that could otherwise have the potential to help ensure the sufficiency of electricity generation to meet customer demand. Roughly half of the domestic deployment of solar modules that had been anticipated over the next year is currently in jeopardy as a result of insufficient supply. Across the country, solar projects are being postponed or canceled.

The Federal Government is working with the private sector to promote the expansion of domestic solar manufacturing capacity, including our capacity to manufacture modules and other inputs in the solar supply chain, but building that capacity will take time. Immediate action is needed to ensure in the interim that the United States has access to a sufficient supply of solar modules to assist in meeting our electricity generation needs.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including by section 318(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1318(a), do hereby declare an emergency to exist with respect to the threats to the availability of sufficient electricity generation capacity to meet expected customer demand. Pursuant to this declaration, I hereby direct as follows:136 STAT. 6463

Section 1. Emergency Authority. (a) To provide additional authority to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to respond to the emergency herein declared, the authority under section 1318(a) of title 19, United States Code, is invoked and made available, according to its terms, to the Secretary.

(b) To provide relief from the emergency, the Secretary shall consider taking appropriate action under section 1318(a) of title 19, United States Code, to permit, until 24 months after the date of this proclamation or until the emergency declared herein has terminated, whichever occurs first, under such regulations and under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the importation, free of the collection of duties and estimated duties, if applicable, under sections 1671, 1673, 1675, and 1677j of title 19, United States Code, of certain solar cells and modules, exported from the Kingdom of Cambodia, Malaysia, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and that are not already subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order as of the date of this proclamation, and to temporarily extend during the course of the emergency the time therein prescribed for the performance of any act related to such imports.

(c) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their designees, before exercising, as invoked and made available under this proclamation, any of the authorities set forth in section 1318(a) of title 19, United States Code.

Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10415 June 10, 2022Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10415 of June 10, 2022
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting a flag for our new Nation—the United States of America. The reso136 STAT. 6464 lution specified 13 alternating red and white stripes with 13 stars on a blue field. The stars represented the colonies that declared independence, and in the years since, they have grown into 50 United States which comprise our great country today. For centuries, mariners looked to the stars to guide them across the seas, just as Americans and people across the globe look to our flag as a guiding symbol of freedom, opportunity, and hope. On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate the journey of progress represented in our banner and pay tribute to the inspiration it gives Americans at home and abroad.

Our flag belongs to all Americans, and its red, white, and blue colors are woven into a rich tapestry of different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs which connects us and honors our shared history. Old Glory has flown around the world in times of war and in times of peace. It has traveled to the Moon and to Mars. It has sailed on ships and flown on planes. It waves high above the White House, courthouses, post offices, schools, and homes across the Nation, and also above our embassies and military bases overseas—an enduring beacon of democracy.

From the Revolutionary War to the modern age, American Service members have fought bravely under the symbol of our flag, and those who give the last full measure of devotion are wrapped in its broad stripes and bright stars as they are laid to rest. We honor those who serve our country in uniform and pay homage to those who have made that ultimate sacrifice.

Every day, the American Flag instills pride—reminding us of the ideals upon which our Nation was founded and the values for which we stand. As we pledge our allegiance to the Star-Spangled Banner, and the legacy it holds in our history, let us continue the work of perfecting our Union so that, together, we can deliver the promise of America for all Americans.

To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as “Flag Day”; and requested the President issue an annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as “National Flag Week”; and calling upon all citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2022, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 12, 2022, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during this week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying the flag and honoring all of our brave service members and revering those who gave their last full measure of devotion defending our freedoms. I encourage the people of the United States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor the American spirit, to celebrate our history and the foundational values we strive to uphold, and to 136 STAT. 6465 publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10416 June 14, 2022World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10416 of June 14, 2022
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

It is more vital than ever that we ensure our older adults can age with the dignity, security, and appreciation that every person deserves. Honoring and respecting older Americans is a matter of basic human dignity and justice—it is part of the character of our Nation. Yet every year, many Americans aged 60 and older experience abuse and neglect. On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we join the international community to raise awareness and help end elder abuse here at home and across the world.

Elder abuse takes many forms, such as financial, emotional, physical, and sexual harm, including intimate partner violence in later life. It often comes in the form of neglect, abandonment, or exploitation. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 10 elderly Americans are abused annually. However, many of those who are abused suffer in silence, and many cases are never reported or brought to light. In the past few years, while the pandemic isolated all of us to different extents, it especially exacerbated the isolation felt by too many older adults. All of us have a role to play in preventing elder abuse and ensuring that our Nation’s seniors are able to age with dignity. With a majority of elder abuse victims being women, my Administration is focused particularly on improving our support for all women and preventing and addressing gender-based violence that impacts older adults both domestically and abroad.

We must remain steadfast in our commitment to preventing elder abuse. My Administration allotted $178 million through the American Rescue Plan and the COVID–19 recovery bill to improve and strengthen the work of Adult Protective Services (APS). Additionally, my budget proposal for 2023 would provide ongoing support for APS and State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs. Our comprehensive, collaborative efforts to respond to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation include initiatives to reform guardianship, support adult decision-making, crack down on scammers and fraudsters, and empower victims of exploitation. Our commitment to supporting survivors of all ages is reflected in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which includes dedicated Federal funds to support survivor service providers, law enforcement, and prosecutors working to respond to domestic and sexual violence experienced by older adults.136 STAT. 6466

As we continue to build a better America, we must ensure that we bring everyone along. That is why my Administration is committed to safeguarding the rights of those who live in retirement and shared residential settings. I have called on the Congress to deliver significant reforms to improve the safety and quality of care in our Nation’s nursing homes. Recognizing the critical work of caregivers, I have also proposed measures to create a strong and well-compensated caregiving workforce to advance the well-being of our Nation’s older adults. By ensuring a high quality of life and care for older Americans, we can support every community and honor the dignity of every person.

On this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, let us recommit to delivering all older Americans the promise of a comfortable and peaceful life with dignity. Let us reaffirm our commitment to a world free from the scourge of abuse and neglect. Let us join the world in celebrating the essential role older adults play in our lives.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 15, 2022, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. I encourage all Americans to be diligent, work together to strengthen existing partnerships, and develop new opportunities to improve our Nation’s prevention and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10417 June 17, 2022Father’s Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10417 of June 17, 2022
Father’s Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every year on Father’s Day, we honor the men who help shape our character through their love, guidance, and devotion. Dads and father figures across the country sacrifice so much to support their families and to ensure that their children can lead fulfilling lives.

I remember my own father, who instilled in me some of the most important values that guide me to this day. He taught me to treat all people with dignity, and that there is no higher calling than to be a good parent. He informed the way that I raised my own children—and how they continue to raise theirs. Just like my father, dads all over our country help teach their kids a sense of right and wrong that stays with them their entire lives. We owe these wonderful fathers a great deal of respect and gratitude.

For many of us, Father’s Day is an opportunity to pause and remember the fathers, stepfathers, father figures, grandfathers, brothers, and children that we have lost—but who are never gone. Too many of us know a dad who was lost too soon or a father who has lost a child. The pain 136 STAT. 6467 runs deep, but we draw strength from knowing that our loved ones will always remain with us.

Like so many Americans, I am thankful for the precious time I have had both as a son and as a father. The unique challenges of the last few years have reminded us to cherish the time we have with our dads—learning more from them, showing them more gratitude, and showering them with more love.

My Administration is dedicated to supporting our Nation’s fathers and families. We provided historic funding to help parents access child care during the pandemic, and we continue to fight for lower costs and higher quality child care for the long term. We are working to ensure that parents can access paid leave as they welcome a new child or care for a sick loved one. Additionally, we are working tirelessly for safer communities so that all fathers can raise their children in flourishing neighborhoods. From my own personal experience as a single dad, I know how critical support is when raising a family. That is why we remain committed to helping single parents ensure that their children have equal opportunities to thrive.

On Father’s Day, we pay tribute to the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, and father figures who lift us up on their shoulders so that we can reach our full potential. We express our gratitude for all that they sacrifice on our behalf. We honor the contributions they make every day to strengthen their families and our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of the Congress approved April 24, 1972, as amended (36 U.S.C. 109) do hereby proclaim June 19, 2022, as Father’s Day. I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on this day. Let us honor our fathers, living and deceased, and show them the love and gratitude they deserve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10418 June 17, 2022Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10418 of June 17, 2022
Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

After the Union Army captured New Orleans in 1862, slave owners in Confederate states migrated to Texas with more than 150,000 enslaved Black persons. For 3 years, even after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Black Americans in Texas remained in brutal bondage, immorally and illegally deprived of their freedom and basic dignity. On June 19, 1865—over 2 years after President Lincoln declared all enslaved persons free—Major General Gordon Granger and Union Army troops marched to Galveston, Texas, 136 STAT. 6468 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas.

Those who were freed from bondage celebrated their long-overdue emancipation on June 19. Today, our Nation commemorates Juneteenth: a chance to celebrate human freedom, reflect on the grievous and ongoing legacy of slavery, and rededicate ourselves to rooting out the systemic racism that continues to plague our society as we strive to deliver the full promise of America to every American.

This Juneteenth, we are freshly reminded that the poisonous ideology of racism has not yet been defeated—it only hides. Our Nation continues to mourn the 10 lives senselessly taken in Buffalo, New York, and grieve for the families who have lost a piece of their soul. As we confront the awful reality of yet another gunman massacring innocent people in the name of hatred, racism, and fear, we must meet this moment with renewed resolve. We must stand together against white supremacy and show that bigotry and hate have no safe harbor in America.

Juneteenth is a day to reflect on both bondage and freedom—a day of both pain and purpose. It is, in equal measure, a remembrance of both the long, hard night of slavery and subjugation, as well as a celebration of the promise of a brighter morning to come. On Juneteenth, we remember our extraordinary capacity to heal, to hope, and to emerge from our worst moments as a stronger, freer, and more just Nation. It is also a day to celebrate the power and resilience of Black Americans, who have endured generations of oppression in the ongoing journey toward equal justice, equal dignity, equal rights, and equal opportunity in America.

Last year, I was proud to sign bipartisan legislation establishing Juneteenth as our newest Federal holiday, so that all Americans can feel the power of this day, learn from our history, celebrate our progress, and recognize and engage in the work that continues. Great nations do not ignore their most painful moments—they face them. We grow stronger as a country when we honestly confront our past injustices, including the profound suffering and injustice wrought by slavery and generations of segregation and discrimination against Black Americans. To heal, we must remember. We must never rest until the promise of our Nation is made real for all Americans.

The emancipation of enslaved Black Americans was not the end of our Nation’s work to deliver on the promise of equality—it was only the beginning. On Juneteenth, we recommit to our shared work to ensure racial justice, equity, and equality in America. We commemorate the centuries of struggle and progress led by abolitionists, educators, civil rights advocates, lawyers, activists, trade unionists, religious leaders, public officials, and everyday Americans who have brought our Nation closer to fulfilling its promise.

As my good friend, the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, said, “Our children are the living messengers we send to a future we will never see.”; Together as a Nation, let us continue our work together to build a country we are all proud to pass along to our children—one where the foundational promises and ideals of America ring true for every child and every family.136 STAT. 6469

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 19, 2022, as Juneteenth Day of Observance. I call upon the people of the United States to acknowledge and condemn the history of slavery in our Nation and recognize how the impact of America’s original sin remains. I call on every American to celebrate the emancipation of all Black Americans and commit together to eradicate systemic racism and inequity that can never be tolerated and must always be fought against.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10419 June 22, 202250th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10419 of June 22, 2022
50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For 50 years, the Federal Pell Grant program has been the cornerstone of our Nation’s efforts to create a financial pathway for tens of millions of low- and middle-income students to attend college. Established by the Congress in 1972 and named after former United States Senator from Rhode Island Claiborne Pell, a champion of higher education with whom I served in the United States Senate, Pell Grants are awarded to students based exclusively on their financial need. Since the program’s creation, Pell Grants have helped more than 80 million students attend college and pursue their dreams.

Today, Pell Grants form the foundation of many students’ financial assistance packages—especially for students of color. As the single largest source of grants for postsecondary education, Pell Grants were awarded to more than one-third of undergraduate students last academic year.

My Administration is committed to ensuring that higher education is equitable, accessible, and affordable for every student across the country. That is why, earlier this year, I signed a bill that includes the largest Pell Grant increase in over a decade. My Fiscal Year 2023 Budget calls for another historic increase in Pell Grants for academic year 2023–2024 and would double the maximum Pell Grants provided by 2029. Together, these investments will make it possible for more students from all backgrounds to pursue a postsecondary education that prepares them for quality employment and helps our Nation compete in the 21st century.

My Administration has also significantly expanded the Second Chance Pell Initiative, which enables students who are incarcerated to receive this critical grant aid so they can participate in postsecondary education programs, supporting their success and helping them make greater contributions to society upon their release. First established in 2015 by the Obama-Biden Administration, the Initiative has expanded 136 STAT. 6470 under my Administration to 73 additional schools, providing access to education to thousands of additional students, reducing recidivism rates, and improving public safety. This will help the Department of Education prepare for the full expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students in July 2023.

On this 50th anniversary, our Nation pays tribute to the importance of Federal Pell Grants and the opportunities they afford millions of students across our Nation. Today, let us recommit to expanding access to quality education so that all of our citizens are empowered to achieve their professional goals and contribute to the success and prosperity of America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 23, 2022, as the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program. I call upon all Americans to observe this milestone and to recognize the significant contribution Pell Grants have made to strengthen our Nation’s prosperity by making a college education more available to all of our children.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10420 June 27, 2022Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10420 of June 27, 2022
Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. On April 8, 2022, I signed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act (19 U.S.C. 2434 note) (Suspending NTR Act). Section 3(a) of the Suspending NTR Act suspended nondiscriminatory tariff treatment for products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus, and imposed the rates of duty set forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) on all products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus, effective as of April 9, 2022. Section 3(b)(1) of the Suspending NTR Act provides that the President may proclaim increases in the column 2 rates of duty applicable to products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus.

2. On April 8, 2022, I signed the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act (22 U.S.C. 8923 note). Section 2 of the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act prohibits imports of all products of the Russian Federation classified under chapter 27 of the HTSUS, in a manner consistent with any implementation actions issued under Executive Order 14066 of March 8, 2022.136 STAT. 6471

3. In Executive Order 14066 of March 8, 2022, I prohibited, inter alia, importation into the United States of the following products of Russian Federation origin: crude oil; petroleum; petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation; liquefied natural gas; coal; and coal products.

4. In Executive Order 14068 of March 11, 2022, I prohibited, inter alia, the importation into the United States of the following products of Russian Federation origin: fish, seafood, and preparations thereof; alcoholic beverages; and non-industrial diamonds.

5. In accordance with section 3(b)(1) of the Suspending NTR Act, I have determined that increasing the column 2 rates of duty to 35 percent ad valorem on certain other products of the Russian Federation, the importation of which has not already been prohibited, is warranted and consistent with the foreign policy interests of the United States. These products are listed in Annex A to this proclamation. The United States will monitor the implementation of the increased duties, and I may revisit this determination, as appropriate.

6. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the HTSUS the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 3 of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act; section 301 of title 3, United States Code; and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1) To increase the column 2 rates of duty on imports of certain articles of the Russian Federation as set forth in paragraph 5 of this proclamation, HTSUS heading 9903.90.08 and new U.S. Note 30 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS are provided for in Annex A to this proclamation.

(2) The modifications to the HTSUS made by clause 1 of this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on the day that is 30 days after the date of this proclamation and shall continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.

(3) General Note 3(b) to the HTSUS is amended to add the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation to the list of countries subject to column 2 duties. This amendment is provided in Annex B to this proclamation.

(4) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.136 STAT. 6472

 

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 10421 July 5, 2022Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Highland Park, Illinois GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10421 of July 5, 2022
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Highland Park, Illinois By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, July 9, 2022. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, lega136 STAT. 6477 tions, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10422 July 8, 2022Death of Abe Shinzo GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10422 of July 8, 2022
Death of Abe Shinzo By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The longest serving Prime Minister in Japan’s history, Abe Shinzo was a proud servant of the Japanese people and a faithful friend to the United States. He worked with American Presidents of both parties to deepen the Alliance between our nations and advance a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Even in the moment he was attacked and killed, he was engaged in the work of democracy, to which he dedicated his life.

As a mark of respect for the memory of Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, July 10, 2022. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10423 July 15, 2022Captive Nations Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10423 of July 15, 2022
Captive Nations Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America has firmly set its sights on the ideals of freedom, democracy, equality, liberty, and justice for all. We have never fully lived up to that founding promise, but we have never walked away from it either. 136 STAT. 6478 These core values have also moved us to support people around the world—especially those who live under oppressive regimes—so that they can freely exercise their rights. As a long-standing democracy, the United States carries a responsibility to show the world how representative governance delivers benefits for all people. During Captive Nations Week, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting and amplifying the voices of the courageous individuals around the world who are striving to advance the universal principles of freedom, democracy, justice, and the rule of law while living under oppression.

Today, defending democracy is more vital and more urgent than ever. Around the world, we bear witness to alarming trends—autocratic nations brutally invading the territory of their neighbors, backsliding of democratic values, intrusive digital surveillance, widespread human rights abuses, and increasing acts of transnational repression. These practices and policies imperil the essential work of activists, journalists, and defenders of human rights, and they oppress average citizens. Increasingly, repressive regimes in Russia, Iran, Belarus, Syria, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the People’s Republic of China, and elsewhere are seeking to subjugate not only those within their own borders but also those in other countries. They reach across borders to surveil, harass, threaten, and even kill human rights defenders, media workers, and civilians in other sovereign nations. It is an outrage and an affront to the rules-based order that underwrites international peace and security. The world’s democracies must stand together and show the strength of our resolve to put an end to these injustices.

With the first Summit for Democracy in December 2021 and the ongoing Year of Action, the United States launched an effort to bring together governments around the world to counter authoritarianism, defend democracy, and safeguard the human rights and fundamental freedoms that foster peace, security, and prosperity. Collectively, we are working to bolster sustainable and independent media, protect and support civil society, and insist on the rule of law and accountability for those who commit abuses.

As Russia relentlessly wages its brutal and unprovoked war against the people of Ukraine, our Nation has led a global response to hold Russia accountable and denounce its inhumanity and its contempt for international law. We honor the valor and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine, who have reminded the world through their courage of the universal yearning for freedom. We will continue to stand with them as they defend their country, their liberty, and their democracy.

During Captive Nations Week, we stand in solidarity with the brave human rights and pro-democracy advocates around the world—many of whom risk their lives each day to protect the rights of others. We remain committed to ensuring that all those who are oppressed around the globe are heard, supported, and protected.

May Captive Nations Week reinvigorate our efforts to live up to our ideals by championing justice, dignity, and freedom for all.

The Congress, by joint resolution approved July 17, 1959 (73 Stat. 212), has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week of July of each year as “Captive Nations Week.”;136 STAT. 6479

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 17 through July 23, 2022, as Captive Nations Week. I call upon all Americans to reaffirm our commitment to championing those around the world who are working, often at great personal risk, to secure liberty and justice for all.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10424 July 15, 2022National Atomic Veterans Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10424 of July 15, 2022
National Atomic Veterans Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Atomic Veterans Day, we recognize the brave service of America’s Atomic Veterans. We renew our commitment to supporting Atomic Veterans and to preserving their stories, so that Americans will always remember both their crucial role in our history and our aspiration for a world without nuclear weapons.

The military personnel who participated in nuclear testing between 1945 and 1962, served in the Armed Forces in or around Hiroshima and Nagasaki through mid-1946, or were held as prisoners of war in or near Hiroshima or Nagasaki stand among our bravest heroes. Many of these veterans stepped forward to defend our democratic values and helped to end the deadliest conflict in history. Yet, despite their service in uniform, Atomic Veterans were prevented from discussing the nature of their service—including with their families. Although many Atomic Veterans developed serious health conditions due to radiation exposure, they were unable to seek medical care or disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for injuries and diseases associated with their exposure.

Decades later, when the United States Congress repealed the Nuclear Radiation and Secrecy Agreements Act, veterans exposed to radiation through their service-related activities were finally able to break their silence and qualify for select VA benefits and services. Tragically, many Atomic Veterans passed away without ever receiving the health care they deserved and without their families knowing the true extent of their service.

Our Nation has many obligations, but only one sacred obligation: to prepare and equip the troops that we send into harm’s way and to care for them when they return home, as well as their families, caregivers, and survivors. For far too long, our Nation failed in our sacred obligation to our Atomic Veterans. It is a mistake our country must never repeat. I am committed to ensuring that all of our Nation’s veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors have timely access to the services, medical care, and benefits that they deserve—including address136 STAT. 6480 ing the health effects of exposures to environmental toxins and harmful substances, such as the toxic fumes from burn pits. Since taking office, we have made several improvements to how we identify and address potential service-connected conditions, and the First Lady and I are personally committed to ensuring that all our veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors receive the benefits and services they have earned.

On National Atomic Veterans Day, we honor the Atomic Veterans who sacrificed on behalf our Nation. Our Atomic Veterans are patriots, and their bravery and service will always be remembered.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 16, 2022, as National Atomic Veterans Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor our Nation’s Atomic Veterans whose brave service and sacrifice played an important role in the defense of our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10425 July 22, 2022Made in America Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10425 of July 22, 2022
Made in America Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During Made in America Week, we celebrate American workers, the products they make, the services they provide, and the incredible impact they have on our Nation’s economy. Across the world, “Made in America”; is a badge of quality, and this week we honor the proud legacy and promising future of American goods, services, jobs, and innovation—the collective engine of American prosperity.

The COVID–19 pandemic and the economic crisis it caused, as well as Vladimir Putin’s unjustified and unprovoked war on Ukraine, have underscored the importance of a strong and secure domestic industrial base. We have seen in recent years that when goods made overseas become unavailable or exorbitantly costly, American families feel the pain. For years, “Buy American”; was a hollow slogan—too many goods and services paid for by American taxpayers were outsourced abroad at the expense of American jobs. In my Administration, “Buy American”; is an ironclad promise—and we have taken bold action to make it real.

During my first year in office, we created more manufacturing jobs on average per month than any other President has in the last 50 years. Businesses are investing in American manufacturing and creating thousands of good-paying union jobs to meet the demands of our modern economy and rebuild that economy around working people. We are 136 STAT. 6481 creating more opportunity for workers and businesses who have too often been overlooked by investing in racial, gender, and geographic diversity for industries across the country.

The Federal Government is the largest buyer of consumer goods in the world. To ensure that we are investing in American products, I recently announced a procurement rule that strengthens Buy American provisions by increasing the Made in America content threshold from 55 percent to 75 percent so that goods have to be truly made in America to be considered “Made in America.”; This represents the biggest change to the Buy American Act in almost 70 years. I also named our Nation’s first-ever Made in America Director to serve in a high-level White House role. I continue to call on the Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act so that we can create more resilient domestic supply chains and unleash the next generation of American innovation for the industries and jobs of the future.

The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is critical to advancing our Made in America agenda. We are rebuilding our Nation’s roads, bridges, ports, airports, and so much more. We are constructing a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers installed by union workers on highways and in communities across America. We are ensuring that every American has clean drinking water. We are creating good-paying union jobs, revitalizing American manufacturing, and positioning the United States to continue to lead throughout the 21st century.

In addition, we are leveraging a federally funded national network—the Manufacturing Extension Partnership—to help Government agencies connect with new suppliers across the country, including Black, Brown, and Native American-owned small businesses, which have often been excluded from these opportunities. My Administration also launched MadeInAmerica.gov to help American businesses in every community identify available government contracts, and we created a Made in America Council to help ensure that our future is made in all of America by all of America’s workers.

A vibrant domestic industrial base is key to building an economy that works for working people and advancing America’s global leadership with American manufacturers and workers at the forefront. During Made in America Week, let us celebrate everything that is Made in America and the workers, businesses, and innovators who are the driving force behind their success. America is the most innovative country in the world, and together, we will build a competitive economy for the future right here at home.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 24 through July 30, 2022, as Made in America Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by supporting American workers and domestic businesses that are the backbone of building a future here in America and celebrating Made in America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-second, 136 STAT. 6482 and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10426 July 25, 2022Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10426 of July 25, 2022
Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On July 26, 1990, with the signing into law of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), our Nation created the world’s first comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities. Since that time, this landmark legislation has been a driving force in moving America closer to the promise of equal opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for the 61 million individuals with disabilities in our country. The ADA prohibits disability discrimination by State and local governments; provides standards for access to places of public accommodation; protects people with disabilities from discrimination in the workplace; and ensures equal access to health care, social services, transportation, and telecommunications. But even more than that, it enshrines the idea—central to the spirit of our Nation—that all of us are deserving of equal dignity, respect, and opportunity.

I was enormously proud to co-sponsor the ADA when I served in the United States Senate, and over the past 32 years, I have seen firsthand how it has improved the lives of countless Americans. Because of the ADA, generations of people with disabilities have grown up with the assurance that they are accorded the same rights and chances as their non-disabled peers—and our communities, our economy, and our country are all stronger as a result.

Despite the progress we have made through the years, our work is far from over. Many individuals still face barriers to inclusion and equitable access in our society. That is why advancing equity and equal opportunity for people with disabilities has been a priority of mine since taking office. My Administration has made sure that the Department of Justice has the resources it needs to vigorously enforce the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. We are working to expand access to the integrated, long-term services and supports that make it possible for disabled individuals to live and thrive in their communities, including significant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. We are connecting disabled Americans to affordable accessible housing. My Administration is also working to expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities and providing resources so that employers can make their workplaces more inclusive.

I also remain committed to ensuring that all children and educators have the resources they need to thrive in the classroom. That is why the American Rescue Plan provided $3 billion for disabled students to receive equitable, high-quality, and inclusive services. My Administration has also developed guidance to help children with disabilities 136 STAT. 6483 who were disproportionately impacted by remote learning return to school safely.

As my Administration continues its work to address the COVID–19 pandemic, we recognize the long-standing health disparities and systemic discrimination faced by the disabled community. The pandemic has had an especially significant impact on the lives and independence of Americans with disabilities and has also been the cause of disability for many individuals.

As we celebrate the legacy of the ADA, let us take this opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made and renew our commitment to achieving the ADA’s full promise of advancing disability equity, dignity, access, and inclusion.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2022, the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I encourage Americans to celebrate the 32nd year of this defining moment in Civil Rights law and the essential contributions of individuals with disabilities for our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10427 July 26, 2022National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10427 of July 26, 2022
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

In June of 1950, the United States answered the call to defend freedom abroad by joining the Republic of Korea in its fight against the communist regime in North Korea and eventually the People’s Republic of China. After 3 years of violent combat across the Korean peninsula, an armistice was signed by representatives of the United States as head of the United Nations Command, the People’s Republic of China, and North Korea. For nearly 70 years, the ensuing peace and the abiding relationship between the Korean and American people has been the foundation for the thriving democracy and incredible economic progress of the Republic of Korea. During my recent visit to the Republic of Korea, I paid tribute to those Korean troops who fought and sacrificed shoulder-to-shoulder with Americans, along with our United Nations counterparts, to defend their country. Today, our Nation honors those selfless American service members whose courage and sacrifice helped forge the armistice, the enduring Alliance between our two nations, and a lasting legacy of freedom in the Republic of Korea.

Today, the Republic of Korea is our strong ally, a global center of innovation, and a vibrant democracy. In Seoul, I affirmed with President Yoon that the U.S.-ROK Alliance is stronger than ever, evolving to 136 STAT. 6484 maintain its role as a linchpin of peace and stability in the region and increasingly expanding to the global stage. At Osan Air Base, I met with some of the brave American troops and their families who are stationed in the Republic of Korea, still serving side-by-side with our South Korean allies and strengthening the bonds between our people.

During the Korean War, nearly 1.8 million Americans answered the call to serve and defend the freedoms and universal values that the people of South Korea enjoy today. They faced enormous challenges—often outnumbered by the enemy, facing extreme heat and cold while fighting in the mountains and valleys and in the rice paddies and rocky terrain of the Korean Peninsula. More than 36,000 of those American service members were killed in action, along with more than 7,000 Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers that fought with the United States Armed Forces—sacrificing everything to defend freedom and democracy on the Peninsula. Thousands were held in brutal captivity. Thousands remain unaccounted for to this day. Many more service members returned home with wounds of war, both visible and invisible. The First Lady and I are committed to fully accounting for all of our Prisoners of War and Missing in Action and fulfilling our sacred obligation to care for our veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors, making sure they receive the benefits and services they have earned.

Today and every day, we continue to remember our Nation’s Korean War Veterans and honor all that they made possible through service to our Nation and our highest ideals.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 27, 2022, as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. On this day, I encourage all Americans to reflect on the strength, sacrifices, and sense of duty of our Korean War Veterans and bestow upon them the high honor they deserve. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor and give thanks to our distinguished Korean War Veterans.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10428 August 5, 2022National Health Center Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10428 of August 5, 2022
National Health Center Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Over half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson piloted a program to deliver affordable primary health care to Americans who needed it most. He helped establish community health centers in underserved areas, making medical services accessible to people irrespective of their age, geography, or economic status. President Johnson’s philos136 STAT. 6485 ophy was simple: in a “Great Society,”; no one is left behind. Today, that ideal lives on. Health centers provide quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care services to more than 30 million Americans each year, and they remain a cornerstone of our public health system. During National Health Center Week, we celebrate the vital role these health centers play in safeguarding the well-being of Americans and honor the heroic staff who keep these facilities running.

Health care is a right, not a privilege. Yet many people still struggle to obtain the medical services they need. Nearly 4 million Americans remain locked out of Medicaid expansion, and millions more find it difficult to afford prescription drugs, mental health services, and preventive screenings. Access to care is also often unequal—Black and Brown Americans, rural residents, American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, and low-income families consistently report lower rates of coverage and lesser access to primary care. Federally funded health centers meet these challenges head-on by providing medical services—particularly to communities of color, rural communities, and individuals living in poverty—through nearly 1,400 community-based organizations operating over 14,000 service delivery sites. Given that clinics operate under a patient-majority governing board, health centers ensure that decisions are being directly informed and made by those being served.

Since taking office, my Administration has strengthened our Nation’s health center network. Last year, we invested $7.6 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to strengthen the health center workforce, renovate facilities, and equip them with essential COVID–19 medical supplies. We also allotted $400 million from the American Rescue Plan to create a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and AmeriCorps to train the next generation of public health workers, including in community health centers. We prevented sickness and treated illness for millions of Americans. We helped pay salaries for over 272,000 full-time health care workers and supporting staff.

Health centers are central to many of my Administration’s priorities. From reducing the cancer death rate by ensuring equitable access to cancer screenings and preventive care to helping Americans live healthier lives through new digital health technologies—we will ensure that health centers are equipped for the future of health care. I remain committed to working with the Congress to double the size of the Health Center Program, to putting even more Americans to work in these centers across our country, and to ensuring that each of us can access health care at an affordable price.

During National Health Center Week, let us recognize our health centers and staff for their outstanding contributions to communities across America. Let us thank them for their dedication, their service, and their commitment to a stronger, healthier, and more equitable health system.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week of August 7 through August 13, 2022, as National Health Center Week.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of 136 STAT. 6486 the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10429 August 19, 2022National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10429 of August 19, 2022
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Since our Nation’s founding, many courageous women and men have taken the oath to defend our Constitution by joining the National Guard and Reserve. During National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, we show our appreciation for the civilian employers who support and honor our brave service members and their families.

The citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard, and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen of the Reserve, are central to our Armed Forces and the security of our Nation. When activated, they answer the call to serve at a moment’s notice, sacrificing their personal and professional lives to protect our safety and freedoms. When they are not in uniform, these patriots from diverse backgrounds balance the competing demands of their families, their civilian careers, and their military responsibilities. They serve as teachers, pastors, engineers, civil servants, medical professionals, and other critical roles in their local communities—strengthening our Nation at home. The Biden family is a National Guard family, and we will always be inspired by all of those who put their country above themselves to defend our way of life, just as my son Major Beau Biden did in the Delaware National Guard.

Civilian employers play a critical role in ensuring a secure life for service members and their families through stable employment, health care, and benefits. Our Nation is forever grateful for the patriotic efforts of employers and businesses who empower our Guard and Reserve service members to thrive. During National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, we honor our National Guard and Reserve members and their families for their service and sacrifice. We also thank employers for their steadfast support of our Nation’s heroes, for their outstanding contributions to our economy, and for the role they play in the success of our military and our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 21 through August 27, 2022, as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. I call upon the people of the United States, State and local officials, private organizations, and all military commanders to honor employers of National Guard and Reserve members with appropriate ceremonies and activities.136 STAT. 6487

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10430 August 25, 2022Women’s Equality Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10430 of August 25, 2022
Women’s Equality Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On August 26, 1920, after decades of hard-fought advocacy, women won the right to vote, and our Nation moved one step closer to living out our sacred ideal that all people are created equal. On Women’s Equality Day, we honor the movement for universal suffrage that led to the 19th Amendment, celebrate the progress of women over the years, and renew our commitment to advancing gender equity and protecting women’s rights.

This commitment is more important than ever in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate a woman’s constitutional right to choose. My Administration is doing everything in its power to protect access to the reproductive health care that generations of women and activists have fought for, including abortion. We will continue to defend reproductive rights, which are integral to gender equality and the fundamental freedoms Americans hold dear. We will also continue to support the Equal Rights Amendment, so that we may enshrine the principle of gender equality in our Constitution.

With the ratification of the 19th Amendment, millions of women across the country were finally able to make their voices heard in our elections. Yet many women of color who helped lead the universal suffrage movement were effectively denied those rights until the Voting Rights Act passed 45 years later. Today, the struggle to ensure that every American can cast their ballot continues. More Americans voted in 2020 than during any election in our history, but some States are restricting this fundamental right through provisions that overwhelmingly impact people of color, low-income communities, and people with disabilities. Women are less likely to have time to vote in-person with increased caregiving demands and a disproportionate share of low-wage, inflexible work. The right to vote and to have that vote counted is essential to the future of our democracy.

Women and girls have fought for social justice and freedom throughout our history, and my Administration is committed to building on their progress. All Americans should have the opportunity to fully participate in society—no one’s rights should be denied because of their gender. As States across the country strip women of their ability to make decisions about their own bodies, families, and futures, my Administration remains dedicated to protecting access to critical reproductive health care, regardless of gender, race, zip code, or income. We will continue to defend the right of all people to live free from gender-based violence.136 STAT. 6488

We are also committed to ensuring women are treated fairly in the workplace and have economic security. We will fight for pay equity, to end discrimination in the workplace, and to promote equitable access to good-paying jobs, particularly in sectors where women are underrepresented. We remain dedicated to lowering the costs of child care and passing policies to help women navigate caregiving and work responsibilities.

On Women’s Equality Day, we celebrate the trailblazers who fought to deliver a better future for America’s daughters. We recognize the work that remains to ensure that everyone can fully participate in our democracy and make fundamental choices about their health and bodies. We strive to uphold our Nation’s promise of equality for all people.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2022, as Women’s Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate and continue to build on our country’s progress towards gender equality, and to defend and strengthen the right to vote.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10431 August 26, 2022Overdose Awareness Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10431 of August 26, 2022
Overdose Awareness Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The overdose epidemic has taken a heartbreaking toll on our Nation, claiming the lives of far too many Americans and devastating families and communities across the country. During Overdose Awareness Week, we renew our commitment to taking bold action to prevent overdoses and related deaths. We continue our efforts to enhance prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorder and addiction. We affirm our duty to stop the flow of illicit drugs from reaching our communities.

As the overdose epidemic has evolved, synthetic opioids —particularly illicitly manufactured fentanyl—now drive the majority of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 100,000 people died from an overdose, an approximate 15 percent increase from the previous year. Every loss is a painful reminder that, now more than ever, we must address our Nation’s overdose epidemic.

As I said during my State of the Union Address, beating the opioid overdose epidemic is an urgent priority for the Nation and a key pillar of my Administration’s Unity Agenda. That is why the American Rescue Plan provided nearly $4 billion to strengthen our Nation’s mental health and substance use care infrastructure. The Department of Justice 136 STAT. 6489 has seized record amounts of illicit drugs and provided $94 million to adult re-entry and recidivism reduction programs, including almost $30 million for substance use disorder treatment. The Department of Health and Human Services released a comprehensive Overdose Prevention Strategy, increasing access to services for affected individuals and families. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy released its first National Drug Control Strategy, focusing on untreated addiction and drug trafficking, two critical drivers of the overdose epidemic. We are making significant strides in ending the stigmatization surrounding addiction so people can access the help they need.

We are also changing how we help people with substance use disorder in a variety of ways. We are working to expand access to high-impact harm reduction interventions like naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, and to remove barriers to effective treatment. We are addressing the underlying factors that lead to substance use disorder and addiction. We are targeting drug trafficking organizations by disrupting the operating capital they need to sustain their criminal enterprises.

These are important steps, but we know more work lies ahead. That is why my budget calls for an historic investment of $42.5 billion for National Drug Control Program Agencies to support the National Drug Control Strategy, including $24.3 billion to support the expansion of evidence-based prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support services. This request also includes increasing funding to reduce illicit drug supplies and improve the health and safety of our communities.

Overdose Awareness Week is a time to remember those tragically lost to overdose and the pain of the families who are left behind. But it is also an opportunity to recommit ourselves to working together to build safe, healthy, and resilient communities. By adopting evidence-based approaches to reducing overdose risks and lowering barriers to treatment and support, we can save more American lives.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 28 through September 3, 2022, as Overdose Awareness Week. I call upon citizens, Government agencies, civil society organizations, healthcare providers, and research institutions to raise awareness of substance use disorder to combat stigmatization, to promote treatment and celebrate recovery, and to strengthen our collective efforts to prevent overdose deaths. August 31st also marks Overdose Awareness Day, on which we honor and remember those who have lost their lives to the drug overdose epidemic.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10432 August 31, 2022National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10432 of August 31, 2022
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we remember the bright lives of children we have lost to this terrible disease. We recommit ourselves to finding new therapies to treat and defeat pediatric cancer. And we pledge to help children not only survive cancer but thrive.

Cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease for American children under the age of 15, and survivors often face physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges. Jill and I know from personal experience how a cancer diagnosis can be paralyzing. Worry and heartache cast a shadow on life’s joys, medical bills mount, and treatment paths are often confusing and difficult to absorb.

My Administration is committed to ending cancer as we know it. The First Lady and I reignited the 2016 Cancer Moonshot Initiative, and we have set a goal of cutting the cancer death rate by at least half over the next 25 years. I formed a new Cancer Cabinet to ensure that Federal agencies are coordinating cancer care programs, research, and development. And this year, my Administration created the first Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H) with the single purpose of expediting breakthroughs in the prevention, detection, and treatment of deadly diseases. This is one of the pillars of the Unity Agenda I announced in my State of the Union Address.

Although significant progress has been made, many parents still have to advocate for their children’s basic care when insurance companies refuse to pay. My Administration is committed to strengthening the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help ensure access to preventive care screenings and life-saving treatments. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s provisions that build upon the Affordable Care Act and other actions my Administration has taken, 1 million children have gained health care coverage since I became President, helping to reverse the coverage losses during the previous Administration. And, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, 13 million Americans will continue to save $800 per year on health insurance premiums—making lifesaving care affordable for millions of American families. My Administration is also committed to helping families navigate the flood of information that comes with a cancer diagnosis. For anyone experiencing uncertainty around risk factors, treatment options, or other opportunities for support, you can connect with a trained specialist at 1–800–4–CANCER or visit cancer.gov.

During this National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we recognize the health care professionals, researchers, private philanthropies, social support organizations, and patient advocacy groups who work tirelessly to protect our children’s well-being. We honor the courage of our children fighting pediatric cancers and the strength of their families and caregivers who never stop loving, supporting, and advocating for them. We rededicate ourselves to ensuring that every child can enjoy a long, healthy, and fulfilling life.136 STAT. 6491

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and other interested groups to increase awareness of what Americans can do to support the fight against childhood cancer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10433 August 31, 2022National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10433 of August 31, 2022
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

This year, nearly 20,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Hard to detect and frequently discovered in advanced stages, this disease is often deadly for so many. Structural barriers inhibit access to quality and affordable health care, and documented disparities in treatment can lead to higher mortality rates for Black women and elderly women in particular. During Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, our Nation honors those who are struggling with this dreaded disease, remembers the loved ones we have lost, and recommits to ending ovarian cancer—and all cancer—as we know it.

This issue is personal to me and the First Lady, as it is for so many families. Earlier this year, we reignited the Cancer Moonshot Initiative which I oversaw in 2016. The Cancer Moonshot Initiative has a goal of cutting the cancer death rate in half—at least—over the next 25 years. My Administration also created, and the Congress has funded, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H) at the National Institutes of Health to revolutionize the way we detect and treat diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes. With improved screening and early detection technologies, diagnostics, treatments, and supportive care, we are on the cusp of real breakthroughs. The incidence of ovarian cancer has decreased over the last decades as survival rates have increased.

Of course, there is more work to do. I promised to protect and build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that is exactly what my Administration will do—including by guaranteeing protections for women with preexisting conditions and preventing insurance companies from dropping patients with ovarian cancer. The ACA covers visits to a primary care physician and gynecologist without copayments or deductibles, which can lead to earlier detection of ovarian cancer. We must also increase diversity in clinical trials to ensure that new treatments will work for everyone and to better understand why ovarian cancer impacts some Americans more than others. My Administration 136 STAT. 6492 will continue supporting the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies as they broaden outreach to racial and ethnic minority populations and other underrepresented groups and assess whether cancer treatments will be effective for the diverse range of patients who need them.

Expanding access to care is especially critical as we emerge from the COVID–19 pandemic. In the early days of the pandemic, Americans missed almost 10 million cancer screenings. Medical experts in my Administration and around the country encourage women to reschedule these appointments as soon as possible. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Inside Knowledge about Gynecologic Cancer”; website is a useful resource for information on ovarian cancer. For people who think they may be at risk for this disease, experts have compiled helpful information about ovarian cancer at cancer.gov/types/ovarianandcdc.gov/cancer. Being informed is a first step toward prevention.

As we observe National Ovarian Cancer month, we will never forget those we have lost. We honor our health care experts who work tirelessly to save lives. And we offer strength to women and families across this country fighting ovarian cancer today and in the future.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States to speak with their doctors and health care providers to learn more about ovarian cancer. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and other interested groups to increase awareness of what Americans can do to detect and treat ovarian cancer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10434 August 31, 2022National Preparedness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10434 of August 31, 2022
National Preparedness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Preparedness Month, my Administration recommits to preparing our Nation for disasters, both natural and manmade, and especially the extreme weather events that we face with increasing frequency and ferocity. We also continue our efforts to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to keep themselves and their families safe.

Every part of this Nation faces the threat of disasters, and while many emergencies are unpredictable, we know that the most vulnerable among us often bear the most significant impacts. When extreme 136 STAT. 6493 weather destroys homes, families with less savings are more prone to housing insecurity. When pandemics arise, individuals without access to health care are more liable to become sick or face financial hardship. For the future of all Americans, my Administration is committed to strengthening our disaster resilience and continuing our strong partnerships with State, local, Tribal, and territorial leaders.

Our work begins with tackling the climate crisis. We know that wildfires are super-charged by prolonged drought, that storms and coastal flooding are exacerbated by rising sea levels, and that extreme heat threatens our power grids and national security. That is why my Administration has invested billions of dollars in clean energy, secured funding for thousands of new climate-friendly jobs, and supported enhanced wildfire preparedness and forest restoration efforts. This summer, I signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic law that will slash our Nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent through investments in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies and also help communities cope with long-term drought. And demonstrating our commitment to global leadership, we rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement and pledged to support developing nations in their campaigns to combat climate change. By addressing climate challenges today, we can minimize the risk of natural disasters tomorrow.

My Administration has also taken steps to ensure that our roads, bridges, buildings, and energy sector infrastructure are more resilient to future natural and manmade disasters. Last year, I signed a once-in-a-generation infrastructure law to modernize our power grid, protect us against cyberattacks, and revamp our ports, airports, and freight infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests over $50 billion to protect against drought, heat, and flooding and includes funding for the weatherization of American homes. It also supports Army Corps of Engineers projects across the Nation, which will reduce the risks of coastal and inland flooding. Through our Justice40 Initiative, we are working to ensure that 40 percent of the overall benefits of these historic investments reach communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.

Additionally, we are investing in more resilient American supply chains to make us less reliant on foreign countries for the critical technologies that we need. In August, I signed the CHIPS and Science Act to accelerate the manufacturing of semiconductors in America and help prevent economic disaster when disruptions to global supply chains arise.

As we continue our fight against the COVID–19 pandemic and other pathogens, my Administration is preparing for the emergence of future biological threats of natural, accidental, and deliberate origin. We must be ready to prevent these catastrophes and treat pandemic preparedness, health security, and global health as top national security priorities. That is why I am requesting significant funding from the Congress to help us develop new vaccine technologies, accurate and affordable diagnostics, effective therapeutics, and next-generation personal protective equipment. We also need Federal funds to enhance partner countries’ capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats across the globe.

Preparedness is a collective effort that requires the whole of government and the communities we represent to work together. The Federal 136 STAT. 6494 Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is helping to prepare the Nation—hiring, training, qualifying, and retaining a ready workforce that is available to deploy to support disaster survivors across the country. By training emergency managers across all levels of government, FEMA is better equipping our country to respond quickly and support all Americans.

During this National Preparedness Month, let us strengthen our support for first responders—our first line of defense when catastrophes threaten our homes, businesses, schools, and families. Let us each recommit to doing our part to prepare for emergencies. I encourage all Americans to download the FEMA App and receive real-time alerts, to turn on wireless emergency alerts on mobile phones, and to pack emergency go-bags. Everyone can access free information about readiness at Ready.gov, or Listo.gov for Spanish-speakers. Together, we can be prepared for any disaster that lies ahead.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Preparedness Month. I encourage all Americans to recognize the importance of preparedness and work together to enhance our resilience and readiness.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10435 August 31, 2022National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10435 of August 31, 2022
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we recommit ourselves to taking on a cancer that will affect over 260,000 people in America this year alone. It is for those we have lost, those who continue to fight, and those who will undergo this battle in the future that we redouble our efforts to better understand prostate cancer, develop innovative treatments, and make care affordable and accessible.

Ending cancer as we know it is a top priority for my Administration and a key pillar of the Unity Agenda that I announced in my State of the Union Address. This is personal to my family, as it is for millions of Americans. That is why the First Lady and I reignited our 2016 Cancer Moonshot Initiative, setting a goal of cutting the cancer death rate by at least half over the next 25 years. My Administration created a new Cancer Cabinet to ensure that Federal agencies can better coordinate research and development. And with bipartisan support, we secured $1 billion in funding from the Congress to launch the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H), which will develop cutting-edge cancer medicines, therapies, and early detection technologies.136 STAT. 6495

While our Nation’s scientists push hard to find cures, we must also safeguard protections for patients with preexisting conditions and make treatments more affordable for individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer. No one should worry about whether they can pay for their doctor or choose between filling a prescription and putting food on the table. The provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will fulfil my promise to make prescription drugs more affordable for millions of Americans—many of whom are living with illnesses like cancer—by capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000. And it will finally allow Medicare the ability to negotiate prescription drug prices.

We must also increase awareness about the symptoms of prostate cancer so it can be detected and treated as early as possible. And it is important that we acknowledge how prostate cancer affects us unequally. Men over the age of 65, men who have a family history of prostate cancer, and Black men are most likely to be diagnosed and to die from this disease. I encourage these and all Americans to talk to their primary care providers about the risk factors for prostate cancer, ask about opportunities for screenings, and learn more about this disease at cancer.gov/types/prostateandcdc.gov/cancer/prostate.

Our Nation is defined by possibilities, and when we invest in American spirit and American ingenuity, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. During this National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, let us mourn those we have lost, offer strength to those who continue to fight, thank the health care workers who battle this disease to give others a chance at life, and join forces as one to protect the health of future generations.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other interested groups to join in activities that will increase awareness of what Americans can do to prevent and cure prostate cancer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10436 August 31, 2022National Recovery Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10436 of August 31, 2022
National Recovery Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today, more than 20 million Americans are recovering from substance use disorder. Whether they are parents, children, siblings, neighbors, co-workers, or friends, many of us are close to someone working to overcome drug or alcohol addiction. In celebration of Americans on the road to recovery, this National Recovery Month we recommit to help136 STAT. 6496 ing prevent substance use disorder, supporting those who are still struggling, and providing people in recovery with the resources they need to live full and healthy lives.

When our fellow Americans recover from substance use disorder, our Nation becomes stronger and more resilient. Still, we recognize that the path to full recovery can be long and demanding. For many struggling with untreated addiction, securing reliable housing and long-term employment can be a challenge, restoring relationships can take time, and treatment and recovery services can be expensive and hard to find. These obstacles are amplified for Tribal and other underserved communities, including rural communities that must often travel farther to find care. Black and Brown Americans are also often subject to harsher penalties for addiction-related charges.

My Administration is working to ensure that achieving and sustaining recovery is within reach for every American and that everyone has equal access to economic mobility and improved health. This year, we secured nearly $22 billion from the Congress to support drug prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support services, with a focus on underserved communities. With the additional $4 billion investment from our American Rescue Plan, my Administration is expanding recovery community organizations, recovery high schools, collegiate recovery programs, and recovery residences. These vital support networks allow people to balance healing with their everyday responsibilities. We are also advocating for recovery-ready workplace policies across the public and private sectors to promote inclusive hiring, enable employers to assist in the recovery process, and help companies retain talent. And to incentivize new innovations, the Department of Health and Human Services is launching its first-ever behavioral health Recovery Innovation Challenge to award funding to peer-run and community-based programs that advance recovery and can be scaled nationwide.

As I outlined in my State of the Union address this year, a key pillar of my Unity Agenda is beating the opioid epidemic. Drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll on our country, and addressing untreated addiction is a key component of our National Drug Control Strategy. We also recognize that alcoholism remains one of the leading preventable causes of death in the United States. We owe it to the loved ones we have lost to overdose and addiction to ensure that fewer harmful substances—and particularly illegally manufactured synthetic drugs—reach our communities and that people have greater access to mental health and substance use disorder services. That is why I am calling for more Federal funding to equip law enforcement agencies with the resources they need to target drug trafficking at our border and disrupt traffickers’ financial networks. It is also why I am calling for a historic investment to transform behavioral health services across America and help Americans receive the support they need and deserve.

As we consider the work ahead, let us remember that there are many pathways to recovery and that overcoming substance use disorder is courageous and difficult. Let us also understand the importance of eliminating the stigmatization of addiction. I believe everyone who experiences substance use disorder is capable of achieving and sustaining recovery, and my Administration will support all Americans on this journey.136 STAT. 6497

This National Recovery Month, we thank peer recovery support professionals, counselors, addiction specialists, first responders, scientists, family members, and everyone who works tirelessly to help our fellow Americans recover from substance use disorder. We offer strength to our loved ones at every step of their recovery process. And we rededicate ourselves to protecting our families and communities so all Americans can enjoy health and happiness.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Recovery Month. I call upon all citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other groups to take action to promote recovery and improve the health of our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10437 August 31, 2022National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10437 of August 31, 2022
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Sickle cell disease (SCD) presents grave health challenges for an estimated 100,000 Americans. For some, it triggers intermittent episodes of pain, difficulty with vision, and serious fatigue. Other survivors experience this disease more acutely—SCD can cause infections, strokes, and even organ failure. For almost everyone impacted, coping with inherited red blood cell disorders means putting plans on pause, living with excruciating pain, paying for expensive treatments, and hoping for a day when medications and doctor visits no longer interrupt life. During National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we recognize the perseverance of SCD patients, and we recommit to working with our partners in State and local government, the nonprofit space, and the private sector to develop treatments and cures for this debilitating disease.

Like many rare diseases, SCD affects our population unevenly. Black and Brown Americans are disproportionately affected. About 1 in 13 Black children tests positive for the sickle cell trait, and about 1 in 365 Black Americans develops the disease over the course of their lifetime. Due to persistent systemic inequities in our health care system, these same patients are also often the last to get help. Few specialty clinics are available for SCD treatments, information about detecting this disease is not always widely shared, and pain management can be a challenge due to the intermittent nature of sickle cell crises and persistent racial disparities in pain assessment and treatment. Moreover, there exists no universally effective cure; bone marrow and stem cell transplants have allowed some people to overcome SCD, but low donor 136 STAT. 6498 availability and treatment-related complications render these procedures unviable for many patients.

Medical professionals and scientists in my Administration and across our Nation are working to put an end to SCD. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved new drug therapies to help patients manage their pain. Through its “Cure Sickle Cell Initiative,”; the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is striving to develop safe and effective genetic therapies and exploring applications for machine learning to predict organ function decline in SCD patients. Additionally, the NIH has invited researchers to apply for funding to support large-scale clinical trials on treating SCD pain symptoms. We are closer than ever to finding a cure today for all patients, and I am optimistic about our progress.

Even so, it is still important for Americans to understand the signs of this disease, the risks of inheriting this condition, as well as the various resources available to those who test positive. Most people with the sickle cell trait do not exhibit symptoms, and many are unaware of their potential to carry on this gene. Experts agree that it is important to get tested, especially if you have family members who have been diagnosed with SCD. There are also helpful resources online to learn more about this disease, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s sickle cell information page at cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/index.html.

As we continue our quest to cure sickle cell disease, let us celebrate the strides our health experts have made in understanding and treating this condition. Let us offer strength to those Americans fighting its effects today and unite in our mission to enhance the quality of life for those diagnosed with SCD.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States to learn more about the progress we are making to reduce the burden of this disease on our fellow Americans.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10438 August 31, 2022National Wilderness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10438 of August 31, 2022
National Wilderness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

From the peaks of the Sierras to the rolling foothills of the Alleghenies, our Nation’s wilderness boasts national treasures that provide opportunities for discovery, wonder, and serenity. They are also the current and ancestral homelands of Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples, 136 STAT. 6499 many of whom have deep cultural, historic, and spiritual connections to these places. During National Wilderness Month, let us express gratitude for lands and waters that remain in their natural condition, acknowledge the importance of making public lands accessible to all Americans, and rededicate ourselves to conserving and protecting the earth for future generations.

When designated wilderness areas are left intact, they defend us against climate change, keep us resilient when natural disasters strike, and create a refuge for biodiversity. Our Nation’s forests offset 10 percent of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions every year. Native grasslands, wetlands, and other healthy soils retain water at faster rates, protecting us against flooding and offering drought relief for surrounding vegetation. Owing to the beauty of these places—and perhaps anticipating their environmental importance—President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the 1964 Wilderness Act and created the National Wilderness Preservation System. In the years since, the Congress has designated over 800 wilderness areas comprising more than 111 million acres of land.

Still, America’s natural spaces are in danger. Extreme wildfires threaten to destroy our woodlands. Rising tides imperil our coastlines. Runoff from toxic chemicals pollutes our rivers and endangers species. Even if designated wilderness areas appear safe from harm for now, the unpredictable nature of climate change and biodiversity loss looms over our entire Nation.

In response, my Administration has set ambitious goals to scale back our GHG emissions and chart a new course with clean energy. We pledged to reduce emissions by up to 52 percent by 2030, achieve 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, and create an economy with net-zero emissions by 2050. We set the first-ever national conservation goal through the America the Beautiful Initiative to voluntarily conserve at least 30 percent of lands and waters in the United States by 2030. We are funding ecosystem restoration and reforestation efforts with billions of dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and through the America the Beautiful Challenge, which merges Federal investments with private and philanthropic donations to boost conservation. We are making strategic investments through the Great American Outdoors Act to conserve at-risk lands, including critical habitats and migration corridors. On Earth Day, I signed an Executive Order to strengthen our Nation’s, and the world’s, vitally important forests.

As we reflect upon the work that remains before us, we must acknowledge that not all Americans share equal access to public lands. I remain committed to ensuring that everyone can benefit from the natural beauty and bountiful gifts of our wild spaces. I also remain committed to ensuring that Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities can continue sustainably using and connecting with their sacred lands. My Administration will honor those whose ancestors stewarded these lands since time immemorial.

This National Wilderness Month, we give thanks for the magnificent beauty that surrounds us, offer our gratitude to the men and women who maintain our public lands, and affirm our duty to safeguard designated wilderness areas and natural spaces across our world.136 STAT. 6500

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022 as National Wilderness Month. I encourage all Americans to experience our Nation’s outdoor heritage, to recreate responsibly and to leave no trace, to celebrate the value of preserving an enduring wilderness, and to strengthen our commitment to protecting these vital lands and waters now and for future generations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10439 September 2, 2022Labor Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10439 of September 2, 2022
Labor Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

American workers have built our communities, laid the foundation for our democracy, and powered the engine of our prosperity. From the factory hands who forged an Arsenal of Democracy and helped beat back fascism during World War II, to the immigrants who assembled the transcontinental railroad that connected America’s coasts, to the health care professionals and first responders who mobilized selflessly during the pandemic to save countless lives, American workers have guided us through our most difficult moments and delivered some of our Nation’s greatest triumphs.

Unions have been the voice of American workers, guiding their path to power as a major force in our society. Unions fought for higher wages and family-supporting benefits, established vital health and safety standards, secured an 8-hour work day, eradicated child labor, guarded against discrimination and harassment, and bargained for every worker’s fair share of economic prosperity. They give workers a say in critical decisions affecting their lives and livelihoods and play a transformative role in shaping the future of our democracy. The middle class built America, and unions built the middle class. When organized labor wins, families win. We all win.

I said from the start that I would be the most pro-worker and pro-union President in American history, and I am keeping that promise. When I took office, I put money in the pockets of hardworking Americans with the American Rescue Plan, offering families much-needed breathing room. I have now enacted a bold, long-term economic agenda that will lead to historic investments in our Nation and our workers: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. My economic agenda is a once-in-a-generation blueprint to rebuild America, outcompete every other economy in the world, and create thousands of good-paying and clean-manufacturing jobs. We are putting plumbers, pipefitters, electrical workers, steel workers, and so many others to work on a range of projects—from re136 STAT. 6501 building our infrastructure to manufacturing semiconductors, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. Many of these jobs will be union jobs.

This is just the beginning. To give workers more power and raise wages, I signed an Executive Order calling for a ban on unfair non-compete agreements that hinder people from building on their experience to take new jobs in their industries. I created a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment with the aim of identifying new ways the executive branch can facilitate the organizing of workers. I also appointed a former union president and card-carrying union member to serve this country as the Secretary of Labor.

Still, there is more we can do. I believe every worker should have a free and fair choice to organize and bargain collectively with their employer without coercion or intimidation. That is why I called on the Congress to finally pass the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which will make it easier for private-sector, State, and local government workers to join a union and bargain collectively.

As our economy recovers and rebuilds, we must build it from the bottom up and the middle out—not the top down—so everyone benefits. Our Nation continues to fall short of its promise to deliver equal opportunity to workers of color and women, among others, and we can do more to ensure that good-paying jobs are accessible to everyone. Only when all workers have a strong voice in their wages, benefits, and job treatment can we start to change how we value their labor. Only then can we begin to reward work and not just wealth.

I have had the honor of meeting workers of every stripe. I have visited longshore workers in California, firefighters in Colorado, transit workers in New Jersey, welders in Wisconsin, and teachers in Virginia, among many others. I also welcomed frontline worker-organizers into the Oval Office. Whenever I meet members of America’s labor community—dedicated women and men who derive purpose from their work—I am reminded of something my father used to tell me: “A job is about more than a paycheck—it is about dignity and respect.”;

This Labor Day, let us honor those trailblazers who have fought for the rights of working people. Let us stand in solidarity with all workers and strengthen their ability to organize and bargain with employers. Let us give thanks to all of America’s workers who build this Nation and pave our future.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 5, 2022, as Labor Day. I call upon all public officials and people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor the energy and innovation of working Americans.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10440 September 8, 2022Death of Queen Elizabeth II GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10440 of September 8, 2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era.

In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her. Queen Elizabeth II led always with grace, an unwavering commitment to duty, and the incomparable power of her example. She was a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock Alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States. She helped make our relationship special. The seven decades of her history-making reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human advancement and the forward march of human dignity. Her legacy will loom large in the pages of British history, and in the story of our world.

As a mark of respect for the memory of Queen Elizabeth II, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10441 September 8, 2022National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10441 of September 8, 2022
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On September 11, 2001, an act of deliberate evil ripped 2,977 innocent lives from this world in a horrifying attack on our Nation. For 21 years, children have grown up without parents. Parents have grieved lost children. Husbands and wives have had to push forward without their partners by their sides. Families across our country have been left to mark birthdays and milestones with a black hole in their hearts and an empty chair at their tables.136 STAT. 6503

In the week after the attacks, as we first observed a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, Americans banded together, consoled one another, and prayed for strength. We saw a true sense of national unity—in our shared resolve, in survivors’ resilience, and in a new generation’s readiness to defend and serve our Nation. In the years since, in New York, Shanksville, at the Pentagon, and all across our country, we have consecrated that day of observance, reflecting on the loved ones we lost, the heroes who rushed into harm’s way, and the courage of so many families who lost a piece of their soul but somehow still found a way to get up and keep going. Their strength is an inspiration.

As the quote from Virgil inscribed on the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero reminds us: “No day shall erase you from the memory of time.”; Each year, we have renewed our sacred vow: Never forget. Just weeks ago, we once again demonstrated our resolve and capacity to defend our Nation against threats by delivering justice to the emir of al-Qaeda—a man deeply involved in the terrorist group’s activities, including 9/11 and countless other deadly attacks against Americans. Thanks to the extraordinary persistence and patriotism of our intelligence and counterterrorism communities, the courageous families who lost so much on that searing September day in 2001 will hopefully find some measure of closure.

On these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we come together to not only honor the memories of those lost but to build a future worthy of their dreams and to find light in darkness and strength in broken places. The great and defining truth about America is this: We do not break. We never give in. We never back down.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 9, 2022, through September 11, 2022, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States honor the victims of September 11, 2001 and their loved ones with prayer, contemplation, memorial services and visits, bells, candlelight vigils, and other activities. I invite people around the world to join. I call on the citizens of our Nation to give thanks for our many freedoms and blessings, and I invite all people of faith to join me in asking for God’s continued guidance, mercy, and protection.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10442 September 9, 2022World Suicide Prevention Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10442 of September 9, 2022
World Suicide Prevention Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On World Suicide Prevention Day, our Nation joins the World Health Organization, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and countries across the globe in mourning those who have died by suicide. Suicide is a devastating tragedy that leaves loved ones with unanswered questions and families missing a piece of their soul, wishing for more time together. We are still in the early stages of learning about the conditions that can lead to suicide, including job strain or loss; serious illnesses; and financial, criminal, legal, and relationship problems. Acknowledging suicide and the impact it has on our communities is a first step to understanding how it can be prevented more effectively.

Suicide accounts for 1 of every 100 deaths globally, and it is the second leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 10 and 34. In the United States, American Indians, Alaska Native youth, LGBTQI+ youth, and rural men are disproportionately affected. Far too many service members, veterans, and law enforcement officials have taken or considered taking their own lives. And too frequently, these patriots and public servants do not receive the help they need due both to stigmas surrounding mental health challenges and lack of access to necessary resources.

During my State of the Union Address, I discussed tackling the mental health crisis as a key component of my Administration’s Unity Agenda. My Administration released a comprehensive Government strategy designed to address mental health with the same substance and specificity as our approach to physical health. It connects more Americans to care and creates a full spectrum of prevention and recovery support. My Administration’s budget proposes investing over $22.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2023 to bolster our mental health and care workforce, to establish new nontraditional health delivery sites, and to integrate quality mental health and substance use care into primary care settings. As we look ahead, we must advance equity in mental health and transform how mental health is understood, perceived, and treated. We also remain committed to expanding mental health research and services around the world.

Over the last 2 years, we have invested heavily in expanding the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which we transitioned from a 10-digit number to the 3-digit dialing code, 9–8–8, this summer. This new, easier-to-access tool connects people in crisis to trained professionals, 24-hours per day, 365 days per year.

This summer, I signed into law the first meaningful gun safety bill in nearly 30 years, which helps States implement red-flag laws that make it harder for people more likely to harm themselves and others to purchase guns. It funds more crisis intervention services and improves mental health access for children and families. With funding from my American Rescue Plan, my Administration strengthened our support for the Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention 136 STAT. 6505 and Early Intervention Program, which awards money to States and Tribes implementing critical strategies to save lives.

Last November, my Administration released a comprehensive public health strategy for reducing military and veteran suicide, which we are now working to implement. In March, the Department of Defense established the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee to prevent suicide in the military and address suicide risk for service members who have experienced sexual assault. I also signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to expand mental health care access to LGBTQI+ youth as a means of preventing suicide.

From committed crisis counselors who serve on hotlines and in schools to clinicians, behavioral health care practitioners, faith leaders, teachers, friends, and family members—we each have a role to play. Together, we can reduce the stigmatization of mental health issues, learn how to respond to suicide risk, and offer individuals and populations most impacted the essential care they need when a crisis arises. Together, we can save lives.

On this day of commemoration and action, we commit to studying the risk factors associated with suicide and to making mental health care accessible and affordable. Finally, to those experiencing emotional distress: please know that you are loved, and that you are not alone. There is hope, and there is help, and I encourage you to call or text 9–8–8 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 10, 2022, as World Suicide Prevention Day. I call upon all Americans, communities, organizations, and all levels of government to join me in creating hope through action and committing to preventing suicide across America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10443 September 9, 2022National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10443 of September 9, 2022
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today, Hispanic students make up nearly 20 percent of college undergraduates in the United States. They are our future leaders—the next generation of doctors and teachers, entrepreneurs and artists, first responders and scientists, elected officials and activists. Ensuring that these young people are prepared to take on the challenges of tomorrow is critical to the future of our Nation.136 STAT. 6506

That is why this week we celebrate Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which foster cultures of belonging and respect on their campuses and offer Hispanic students a nurturing, inclusive environment to learn and grow. Recently, I was pleased to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Julieta García, the first Mexican-American woman to lead the University of Texas at Brownsville, a center of excellence for countless students who have been inspired by her example. Committed to the value of education as a critical tool to uplift an entire community, Dr. García has demonstrated how HSIs can enable student success across the country.

My Administration knows that more needs to be done to support these places of higher learning that stand for the ideals of opportunity, dignity, and respect. Despite their many accomplishments, HSIs have been hit hard in recent years. Data show that Hispanic undergraduate enrollment has fallen by 7 percent since the pandemic began, and for the first time in 20 years, the number of these institutions has declined. That is why we are strengthening our commitment to help HSIs provide a pathway to opportunity and economic mobility for their students.

My Administration has invested approximately $11 billion from our American Rescue Plan to keep students and staff at HSIs safe from the COVID–19 pandemic and provide students emergency grants so they can stay enrolled. I also signed a bill to increase the maximum Pell Grant award by the greatest amount in over a decade, which will help approximately half of all Hispanic students, who depend on Pell Grants to pay for college.

Additionally, to address the financial harms of the pandemic, my Administration is providing up to $20,000 in debt relief as part of a comprehensive effort to address the burden of growing college costs. This action will have a significant impact on Hispanic borrowers, given that among Hispanic undergraduate borrowers, 65 percent receive Pell Grants. My Administration is also working to fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness program by giving public servants—many of whom are educators at HSIs and alumni—appropriate credit toward forgiveness. These proposed changes build on the transformations already made with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that expire on October 31, 2022. For more information, please visit PSLF.gov.

I have reestablished the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics. And since my Administration began, the First Lady and the Secretary of Education have visited HSIs across our Nation to support efforts to keep students engaged, enrolled, and moving toward the completion of a degree or certificate.

There is still much more work to be done. We have a long way to go to fulfill the full potential of America, and my Administration sees HSIs as a critical gateway to making that promise a reality. I am proposing that we double the maximum Pell Grant amount by 2029 and continue to make higher education more affordable for all Americans. I am also requesting increased funding from the Congress to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions, such as HSIs, expand their research and development infrastructure and strengthen their curricula in science, technology, and agriculture.136 STAT. 6507

Every day, Hispanic Americans contribute immensely to our Nation’s economy, security, and culture. It is our duty to ensure that the next generation of Hispanic students can make the most of their God-given talents. During National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, we recommit our support for the institutions helping to make this promise a reality.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 11 through September 17, 2022, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. I call on public officials, educators, and all the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that acknowledge the many ways these institutions and their graduates contribute to our country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10444 September 9, 2022National Grandparents Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10444 of September 9, 2022
National Grandparents Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Grandparents Day and every day, we give thanks to grandparents for their wisdom, strength, and love.

Grandparents are storytellers and gatekeepers of family tradition. They are wellsprings of knowledge and experience. They are the centerpieces of family gatherings and the glue that keeps so many families together. Grandparents also help raise children. They shuttle grandkids to-and-from school, babysit when parents are away from home, and offer advice and comfort when it is needed most. Sometimes they fill in as primary caregivers, putting aside their own needs and working full-time to provide the blessing of a loving family. I know from my own experience how grandparents can step up in critical moments. When my father lost his job in Scranton, Pennsylvania, my grandpop welcomed us into his home and offered us stability during a time of uncertainty.

While this is a day of celebration, it is also an opportunity to remember the grandparents who are no longer with us. The COVID–19 pandemic cut short the lives of too many loved ones—especially our seniors. My Administration sends strength to families who are no longer whole and to families whose grandparents are fighting for their health today. We also send encouragement to families who postponed gatherings and loving embraces during the pandemic. For Jill and me, our grandchildren are the love of our lives and the life of our love. We know how difficult it can be to remain physically apart, and we hope that the progress we have made—and continue to make—in ending the COVID–19 pandemic will allow more families to safely enjoy precious 136 STAT. 6508 time together. Finally, we acknowledge that, for many Americans, grandparents live on only through the stories of relatives who were fortunate enough to have known them, but that these bonds can be powerful too.

As we look ahead, my Administration will continue advocating for grandparents, especially as they care for children. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is preparing a National Caregiving Strategy to present the Congress with new recommendations to better support family caregivers. And, my Administration is committed to making health care more affordable for more Americans, including seniors—many of whom are grandparents. As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries will have the peace of mind of knowing that their prescription drug costs are capped at $2,000 annually. And millions of seniors will benefit from Medicare finally being able to negotiate prescription drug costs. My Administration will always protect Medicare and Social Security. Ensuring that seniors can age with dignity, security, and respect is not only the right thing to do—it is integral to our character as a Nation.

Many of our grandparents arrived in this country with nothing but a dream and an unwavering commitment to ensure that the lives of their children and grandchildren would be better than their own. Regardless of where they came from or how they got here, they have worked hard, planted roots, and built communities. They have had big hopes for us, and through our ups and downs, they have continued to love us just the same—because that is what grandparents do. On National Grandparents Day, let us honor the grandparents who teach us lessons, imbue us with family pride, and shower us with affection. On behalf of a grateful Nation, we thank you for the gifts of life and love.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2022, as National Grandparents Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the important role that grandparents play in the lives of their families and the children they love.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10445 September 9, 2022Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10445 of September 9, 2022
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On September 11, 2001, ordinary Americans performed extraordinary acts of heroism. Firefighters and police officers rushed into crumbling buildings and raging fires to save others. EMTs, construction workers, 136 STAT. 6509 colleagues, and strangers tended to the wounded. Passengers and crewmembers gave their lives to thwart another attack. And a generation of women and men answered the call of duty by joining our Armed Forces to defend our freedom and our democracy.

These patriots—people of undaunted courage, uncommon resolve, and unwavering perseverance—are forever ingrained in our national character. They are reminders that we are a great country because we are a good people. On this Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, we pay tribute to the heroes and victims who lost their lives on September 11, and we recommit ourselves to the spirit of unity, patriotism, and service that carried our Nation through in the days that followed.

Before they were national heroes, the women and men we honor were already heroes to so many others. They were the mothers who tucked their kids into bed at night. They were the fathers who drove the neighborhood carpools to school. They were the daughters who made their parents proud and the sons who lifted up their friends. To the families around America whose pain is especially personal on this day: Our entire Nation, including Jill and I, holds you close in our hearts and sends you our love. I know from personal experience that memorials can bring everything back as painfully as if it happened today—the moment you got the phone call—no matter how many years go by.

On this day, let us honor the memory of the innocent victims we lost and carry on the legacy of the selfless heroes who served our Nation on September 11 and in its aftermath. Let us also recognize the members of our intelligence and counterterrorism communities who worked with dedication and determination to deliver justice to Ayman al-Zawahiri, the emir of al-Qaeda and a key planner of this and other cruel attacks against our people.

I invite all Americans to observe this day with service; you can find opportunities in your community by visiting americorps.gov/911-day. Unity is what makes us who we are as Americans—it is our greatest strength. When we come together on this day, and every day, we demonstrate that even in the darkness, America remains a bright beacon of light and hope for the world.

By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107–89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day,”; and by Public Law 111–13, approved April 21, 2009, the Congress has requested the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized “National Day of Service and Remembrance.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2022, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. I call upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and its Territories and interested organizations and individuals to join in this observance. I call upon the people of the United States to participate in community service in honor of those our Nation lost, to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time to honor the inno136 STAT. 6510 cent victims who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10446 September 14, 2022National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10446 of September 14, 2022
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Hispanic heritage holds an indelible place in the heart and soul of our Nation, and National Hispanic Heritage Month reminds us that the American identity is a fabric of diverse traditions and stories woven together. Since the beginning, our country has drawn strength and insights from Hispanic writers, scientists, soldiers, doctors, entrepreneurs, academics, and leaders in labor and government. Our culture has been enriched by the rhythms, art, literature, and creativity of Hispanic peoples. And our deepest values have been informed by the love of family and faith that is at the core of so many Hispanic communities. All of these contributions help us realize the promise of America for all Americans.

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we reaffirm that diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths. We also acknowledge the Hispanic leaders who have stayed in the struggle for equal justice to ensure that everyone in this Nation can contribute their talents and have the opportunity to thrive.

My Administration is committed to the success of Hispanic communities. Since coming to office, we have provided billions of dollars in loans, including to Hispanic-owned small businesses, and are working to increase the share of Government contracts going to underserved businesses by 50 percent. We have helped students, including Hispanic students, earn postsecondary degrees by providing over $10 billion to community colleges and approximately $11 billion to Hispanic-Serving Institutions. My Administration has sent billions of dollars in emergency financial aid grants directly to students and has increased the maximum Pell Grant by the largest amount in over a decade. Additionally, my Administration is providing up to $20,000 in debt relief as part of a comprehensive effort to address the burden of growing college costs. This action will have a significant impact on Hispanic borrowers, given that among Hispanic undergraduate borrowers, 65 percent receive Pell Grants. We have also strengthened rental assistance for families facing eviction and bolstered community health centers that predominately serve Hispanic patients and other patients of color. Our American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit for 2021, providing critical relief to millions of working families and helping drive a historic reduction in Hispanic child poverty.136 STAT. 6511

As we look ahead, we will continue to build a fair, humane, and orderly immigration system and fight to protect the rights of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and others who call this country home. That means continuing to support a pathway to citizenship for those with temporary protected status as well as farm workers and other essential workers. It means keeping alive the torch of liberty that has led generations of immigrants to this land seeking new opportunities and a better future. We will also work to strengthen our partnerships with allies across Latin America.

Additionally, we are committed to reflecting the full talents of our Nation through our own Administration. I am proud to have appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman, as well as Hispanic staff at every level of the Federal Government.

This month, we carry on the important work of honoring Hispanic heritage. Let us give thanks to the many generations of Hispanic leaders who have helped build this country and continue to fight for equality and justice. Let us pledge to invest in the next generation of Hispanic men and women who hold the destiny of our Nation in their hands.

In recognition of the achievements of the Hispanic community, the Congress, by Public Law 100–402, as amended, has authorized and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating September 15 through October 15 as “National Hispanic Heritage Month.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through October 15, 2022, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs that celebrate Hispanic heritage and recognize the impact Hispanic peoples have had on our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10447 September 15, 2022National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10447 of September 15, 2022
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

From Belleau Wood to the Battle of the Bulge, Korea to Vietnam, Afghanistan to Iraq, and around the world, American patriots have dared all, risked all, and given all to defend our Nation and protect our liberties. Now and always, we honor their service, valor, and sacrifice. 136 STAT. 6512 We also continue the righteous work of bringing home our heroes who remain unaccounted for.

On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we pledge to seek out answers for the families of service members still missing in action. We commit to doing all in our power to identify and recover America’s missing sons and daughters. And we pay tribute to former prisoners of war—individuals who exhibited remarkable courage, love of country, and devotion to duty to protect our Nation’s safety and freedoms.

Today and every day, we fly the iconic black and white flag symbolizing America’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action above the White House, at the United States Capitol, on military bases, at memorials and cemeteries, and at homes across America. It is a reminder that we have not forgotten the heroism of our POWs and MIAs and that we still hope for their return. There is no undertaking more fundamental than the rite of remembrance, and there is no act more sacred or more American than keeping the faith with those who have sacrificed so much for our Nation.

On this day of heartache and of resolve, let us offer strength to the families still waiting for the return of their loved ones. Let us extend our gratitude to Americans and international partners working tirelessly to bring home our missing service members from prior conflicts. And let us remember that freedom is never free, that democracy always requires champions, and that we owe an eternal debt to the heroes of our Armed Forces.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 16, 2022, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Along with my fellow Americans, I salute our former POWs who overcame unspeakable indignities to return home with honor. We will work tirelessly to provide the families of those who have not yet come home the fullest possible measure of accounting. I urge all Americans to observe this day of honor and remembrance with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10448 September 16, 2022Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10448 of September 16, 2022
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America is founded on the most powerful idea in history—that we are all created equal. That idea sparked our revolution, ignited a wave of change across the world, and beats in the hearts of Americans today. 136 STAT. 6513 It is central to our Constitution, and citizenship embodies a true faith and allegiance to give it full meaning in our everyday lives. On this Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and during this Constitution Week, we recommit to protecting and defending the very idea of America.

When our Founding Fathers came together nearly 250 years ago, they set in motion an experiment that changed the world. They disagreed and debated but ultimately came together to forge a new system of self-government—a system balanced between a strong Federal Government and the States, held together by co-equal branches and a separation of powers. America would not be a land of kings or dictators; it would be a Nation of laws—a Nation of order, not chaos; of peace, not violence. Here in America, the people rule through the ballot, and their will prevails.

As we have seen throughout our history, though, nothing about our democracy is guaranteed. America is an idea—one that requires constant stewardship. We have to fight for it, earn it, and renew it with each generation. That is why my Administration will do everything in our power to uphold and defend our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to protect the rights and freedoms that it promises us all. That means we have to be firm, resolute, and unyielding in defending the right to vote and ensuring that each vote is counted. It is a sacred right from which all others flow. But last year alone, nearly 20 States passed laws to make it harder to vote—not only to suppress the vote, but to subvert it. I have directed Federal agencies to promote voting access, and I appointed top civil rights advocates to the Department of Justice, which has doubled its voting rights staff. We need the Congress to finally pass the Freedom to Vote and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts to prevent voter suppression, protect election officials, ban dark money, and end partisan gerrymandering, preserving our democracy and the spirit of our Constitution.

As we reflect today on the promise of our Nation, we also join millions of Americans in reaffirming the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and welcoming our new citizens, whose courage and faith in America has brought them here from every part of the world to start new lives. My Administration will keep working to make the naturalization process faster and more efficient and to build a more fair, orderly, and humane immigration system for all. The commitment, sacrifices, and dreams of new Americans have made us strong since our Nation’s founding, and we celebrate their optimism, drive, and contributions.

We are living at an inflection point in history, engaged in a struggle between democracy and autocracy at home and abroad. We have to show the world that democracy can deliver. Today, this week, and always, it is up to us all to stand for the rule of law, to preserve the flame of democracy, and to keep the promise of America alive.

To honor the timeless principles enshrined in our Constitution, the Congress has, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 106), designated September 17 as “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day” and authorized the President to issue a proclamation calling on United States officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day. By joint resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 108), the Congress further requested that the President proclaim 136 STAT. 6514 the week beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as “Constitution Week.”

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2022, as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17 through September 23 as Constitution Week. On this day and during this week, we celebrate our Constitution and the rights of citizenship that together we enjoy as the people of this proud Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10449 September 16, 2022Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10449 of September 16, 2022
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every day, America’s 9.2 million minority business enterprises deliver essential goods and services to their customers and help power the United States economy. They develop cutting-edge technologies, provide social services to people in need, construct roads and bridges, operate restaurants and retail shops, and make vital contributions to all industries. Minority business enterprises also provide proprietors and employees a sense of purpose, a source of dignity, and for some, a valuable asset to pass down through generations. During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we celebrate the ingenuity and dedication of America’s minority entrepreneurs, and we recommit to helping all Americans access the resources they need to build thriving businesses and a fairer, more prosperous Nation.

Minority business enterprises generate $1.8 trillion in annual GDP and provide income to millions of workers, yet many of these businesses suffer from the vestiges of historical discrimination. Obstacles to accessing capital, barriers to entering new markets, and limited access to Government contracts make it difficult for operators to start and grow their enterprises. Minority business owners are still more likely to be turned down for loans, earn less revenue, and employ fewer workers than their non-minority counterparts. Today, firms owned by Black Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders make up approximately 18 percent of employer businesses, yet receive just over 10 percent of Federal procurement spending. These disparities contribute to America’s racial wealth gap; estimates suggest that differences in business ownership account for 20 percent of the wealth gap between the average white household and the average Black household.

My Administration is committed to changing that. We have taken historic steps to counter chronic underinvestment in Black and Brown communities, boosting access to capital and markets. Our American 136 STAT. 6515 Rescue Plan established the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative at the Department of the Treasury, which will provide funding to States, territories, and Tribal Governments to establish lending and investment programs for main-street small businesses and early-stage companies in disadvantaged areas. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made permanent the Minority Business Development Agency, the only Federal agency dedicated to linking minority-owned businesses to private lenders, exporters, and public- and private-sector buyers; and it directs the Department of Transportation to prioritize contracts to small disadvantaged businesses. My Administration is also using the Federal Government’s tremendous purchasing power to drive change: We have pledged to boost the share of Federal contracting dollars awarded to small disadvantaged businesses by an unprecedented 50 percent by 2025, which is projected to bring minority-owned businesses as much as $100 billion in new revenue over this time period.

Our work is far from finished. I am calling on the Congress to strengthen funding for the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency to support women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other underserved business owners. I have also called for the expansion of the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which will help local lenders deliver more credit, capital, and financial support to historically overlooked business owners and communities.

Since this Nation’s founding, owning and operating a business has been an important path to achieving the American dream. This week and every week, my Administration will work to ensure that minority entrepreneurs have the resources to start and grow their own businesses, enriching their communities and the Nation. Together, we will grow the economy from the bottom up and the middle out, making sure it works for everyone.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 18 through September 24, 2022, as Minority Enterprise Development Week. I call upon the people of the United States to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and contributions of minority business owners and enterprises and commit to promote systemic economic equality.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10450 September 16, 2022National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10450 of September 16, 2022
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America’s farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers serve one of our most vital needs—they feed our Nation and sustain our communities. They steward our lands so they have the power to provide for us, generation after generation. They offer meaningful jobs to millions of people, rooted in the rewards of hard work and the beauty of nature. They help fuel our economy and enable our country to compete in markets around the globe. During National Farm Safety and Health Week, we commit to improving the safety and well-being of everyone working on our farms.

For all they provide for our Nation, we know the many barriers farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers face. Extreme weather—made more frequent and ferocious by the climate crisis—can jeopardize or destroy a season’s harvest, representing months, or even years, of investment and commitment. Fluctuating commodity prices and input costs can tighten profit margins and usher in tough, lean years. Accidents and injuries can cut precious lives short, dramatically threaten the livelihoods of survivors and their families, and rob businesses of the workers they rely upon.

My Administration is supporting the implementation of robust health and safety standards on farms and ranches. With up to $65 million from the American Rescue Plan, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping to minimize the risks of injuries on farms, on ranches, and in processing plants. The USDA is also investing $100 million into partnerships with labor unions and other workforce development experts to better train agricultural employees. For the first time, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a program to conduct heat-related indoor and outdoor workplace inspections in the face of yet another season of extreme and deadly heat.

My Administration is making health insurance more affordable and health care more accessible, which is especially important for farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers who suffer injuries. My Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan lowered annual premiums for families across the country. My Administration made a historic $1.5 billion investment in health workforce loan repayment and scholarship programs to incentivize primary care clinicians and other health care providers to work in underserved areas, including rural and Tribal communities. We are providing Federal field employees with training on the best uses of mental health resources and communication strategies while scaling our investment in programs that provide professional behavioral health counseling and other services to agricultural workers. We are also calling for programs that will reduce loan repayments for mental health and substance use disorder clinicians committed to practicing in rural and other underserved communities.

Supporting the well-being of our farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers means protecting their financial health as well. Last year, I signed into law the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As136 STAT. 6517 sistance Act, which includes $10 billion in assistance to agricultural producers impacted by wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and winter storms. My Administration also announced $700 million in available grant funding for State agencies, Tribal entities, and non-profit organizations to provide financial relief for farmworkers and meatpacking workers affected by the COVID–19 pandemic. We are devoted to ensuring that agricultural workers can do their jobs free from harm and that they can recover from accidents and injuries with dignity and financial security.

This week, we redouble our efforts to protect the health and safety of farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers, and we celebrate the immense contributions they have made and continue to make to our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 18 through September 24, 2022, as National Farm Safety and Health Week. I call upon the people of the United States, including America’s farmers and ranchers and agriculture-related institutions, organizations, and businesses, to reaffirm a dedication to farm safety and health. I also urge all Americans to express appreciation and gratitude to our farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers for their tireless service to our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10451 September 16, 2022National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10451 of September 16, 2022
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) help prepare their students to excel in every profession, and they foster transformative movements for greater justice and equality in our democracy. During National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, we celebrate HBCUs for their longstanding legacy of molding trailblazers, visionaries, and public servants; for enabling students to make immense contributions to this country as Black professionals and tradespeople; and for bringing us closer to the promise of an America for all Americans.

HBCUs have produced 40 percent of all Black engineers and 50 percent of all Black lawyers in America. Seventy percent of Black doctors in our country attended an HBCU, and 80 percent of Black judges are alumni of these schools. From the Fisk Jubilee Singers who performed for Queen Victoria to the female mathematicians who offered critical intelligence to NASA’s first human space flights, to the brilliant legal 136 STAT. 6518 scholars who helped dismantle structural segregation, and so many of the giants of the Civil Rights movement who dedicated their lives to lifting up the rights and dignity of all Americans, HBCUs have empowered graduates to form America’s cultural identity, write our national story, and safeguard this country’s most fundamental values. Our historic Vice President Kamala Harris is a HBCU graduate, as well as Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

My Administration is helping HBCUs weather the pandemic and make tuition more affordable for their students to continue this legacy of excellence and inclusion. Since taking office, we have invested a historic $5.8 billion to support staffing, teaching, and campus operations at these institutions. This includes providing HBCU students with emergency financial aid during the pandemic and forgiving over $1.6 billion in debt held by nearly half of all HBCUs to help them finance infrastructure improvement projects. This summer, I announced debt relief of up to $20,000 for low- and middle-income borrowers with Federal student loans, easing the burden of student loan debt for so many HBCU students and alumni. Students also have more financial resources because my Administration increased the maximum Pell Grant by $400 to $6,895—the largest increase in over a decade—helping 75 percent of students enrolled in HBCUs pay for their education. Additionally, I reestablished the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs to bridge relationships between these schools and the private sector, and we launched a White House initiative to help HBCUs secure additional Federal funding. Further, I am proposing a historic investment to create and expand HBCU programs in fields like cybersecurity, engineering, and health care.

This is only the start of my Administration’s campaign to empower HBCUs and expand their capacity to make even greater contributions to our society. This week and every week, we celebrate HBCUs for helping to make this country stronger and more inclusive, and we continue to champion and reinforce the ongoing achievements of these institutions—because we know that when they succeed, America succeeds.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 18 through September 24, 2022, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. I call upon educators, public officials, professional organizations, corporations, and all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that acknowledge the countless contributions these institutions and their alumni have made to our country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10452 September 19, 2022National Voter Registration Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10452 of September 19, 2022
National Voter Registration Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy—it defines us as Americans and serves as the cornerstone of our liberty. With it, anything is possible in America; without it, nothing is. It is a legacy passed down by our greatest leaders—a legacy which provides each one of us with a voice in the creation of a better Nation. It is the source of our power as citizens, our mightiest tool of social transformation, and the stabilizing tradition that confers legitimacy to our system of Government. Each year on National Voter Registration Day, we reaffirm our conviction that democracy only works when everyone can participate, and we encourage all eligible Americans to register to vote.

Our Nation has not always lived up to its promise of equal access to the right to vote, and so many Americans have struggled, suffered, and died fighting for a say in the destiny of our country. From Seneca Falls, New York, to Selma, Alabama, to Washington, DC—and across America—ordinary people have organized to protest disenfranchisement and won. The efforts of these courageous women and men have led to the passage of landmark civil rights legislation like the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act, which extended the blessings of democracy to millions of citizens. Lately, however, those protections have been weakened by decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. Now, State legislatures are passing new forms of voting restrictions to limit participation and choose whose vote can count at all. As the late Representative John Lewis, an icon of the voting rights struggle, would say, “democracy is not a state; it is an act.”; Our Founding Fathers understood this, as did the suffragists at the National Women’s Rights Convention of 1848, the other giants of the Civil Rights Movement, and today’s activists working for a freer, fairer, and more accessible voting system. Just as securing and protecting voting rights was the test of their times, it continues to be the challenge of ours.

As President, I will do everything in my power to protect the right to vote and ensure that every American has a free and fair opportunity to exercise this fundamental liberty. This means appointing highly qualified advocates to the Department of Justice and doubling the agency’s voting rights enforcement staff to ensure the Department has the resources to fight voter suppression in the courts. It also means issuing an Executive Order to establish a whole-of-government effort to promote access to voter registration and election information, especially in some of our most underserved communities. I have directed my Administration to take historic action to help college students and veterans register effectively. I continue to call on the Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. These laws would address election subversion, remove dark money from politics, end partisan gerrymandering, and fix the gaping holes in voter access left by the Supreme Court of the United States. They would also allow the Justice Department to halt discriminatory laws before they go into effect.136 STAT. 6520

In celebration of National Voter Registration Day, let us honor the heroes who fought to secure voting rights and expand them. I call on all eligible Americans to ensure that their registration is up to date and to encourage their family, neighbors, and friends to do the same. Let us all remain engaged with the ongoing struggle to build an America where every vote matters and where every citizen has the ability and the right to participate freely in the democratic process. We cannot give up now. The future of our Nation depends on it. To learn more about how to register or check your voter registration information, you can visit vote.gov.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 20, 2022, as National Voter Registration Day. I call on all eligible Americans to observe this day by ensuring that they are accurately registered and by committing to cast a ballot in upcoming elections.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10453 September 23, 2022National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10453 of September 23, 2022
National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every year, tens of millions of Americans take to the great outdoors to hunt and fish. These time-honored traditions offer opportunities for sport and leisure, put food on our tables, and bring families and friends together. They embody the American spirit of adventure and resourcefulness and inspire gratitude for the beauty and bounty of our natural world. On National Hunting and Fishing Day, we celebrate America’s hunters and anglers for strengthening our communities and recommit ourselves to conserving lands and waters so future generations can enjoy these beloved pastimes.

Hunting and fishing are more than just hobbies—they also sustain livelihoods. They contribute billions of dollars annually to our Nation’s economy and support over a million jobs in the United States. They bring important tourism dollars to communities and create new business opportunities for local entrepreneurs. To strengthen these industries, my Administration expanded hunting and fishing opportunities on 2.1 million acres of public lands last year, one of the largest increases in recent history. We have also proposed additional expansions to the number of Federal land and water units within the National Wildlife Refuge System where hunting and fishing are permitted.

The future of hunting and fishing depends on our ability to conserve America’s public lands and natural spaces. Over the years, the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change have made healthy fish and game harder to find. Hunters and anglers have been some of our 136 STAT. 6521 Nation’s earliest conservation leaders, and they continue to be an integral part of the solution. Additionally, for nearly a century, Federal programs that direct revenue from equipment and license sales have funded State and local conservation efforts throughout the country, bringing in more than $25.5 billion to date. To bolster the impact of these programs, my Administration recently announced a record investment of $1.5 billion in annual funding to support State and local wildlife and habitat conservation efforts and outdoor recreation. We also established the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation to coordinate efforts between the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Defense-Civil Works, and Commerce to strengthen the outdoor recreation economy. And my Administration’s America the Beautiful Initiative set a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our Nation’s lands and waters by 2030, launching a decade-long effort to support locally led and voluntary conservation and restoration projects. This work is tied to our fight against the climate crisis, our pledge to drastically reduce emissions, and our duty to build a better, healthier world.

As we reflect on the long-cherished traditions and cultural heritage of hunting and fishing, we recognize America’s hunters and anglers in their pursuit of adventure and commitment to conserve our natural world. We recommit to strengthening the hunting and fishing industries in a responsible and sustainable way while supporting the people whose livelihoods depend on them. And we renew our efforts to build partnerships with hunters and anglers; agricultural and forest landowners; outdoor enthusiasts; Tribal Nations, States, and territories; local officials; and other important stakeholders to make public lands accessible to all Americans and keep our outdoor spaces healthy and resilient for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 24, 2022, as National Hunting and Fishing Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10454 September 23, 2022National Public Lands Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10454 of September 23, 2022
National Public Lands Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Public Lands Day, we give thanks for the precious public lands that are the birthright of every American and at the heart of our national pride. From national parks to monuments, conservation areas, wildlife refuges, forests, grasslands, marine sanctuaries, reservoirs, and 136 STAT. 6522 lakes—these lands provide endless opportunities for adventure, education, and respite. They are the ancestral homelands of Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples—sacred sites with rich heritage. They sustain the outdoor recreation industry and strengthen our economy. They protect biodiversity, help mitigate climate change, and make communities more resilient to extreme weather events and natural disasters. On this day, we acknowledge our responsibility to make our public lands accessible to all Americans and recommit ourselves to conserving these spaces for generations to come.

Since 1994, volunteers across our country have joined together on this day to perform acts of service and help safeguard public lands. From the Colorado River to the Superior National Forest, participants clean waterways, maintain trails, reforest land, and learn about the value of conservation. The theme of this year’s National Public Lands Day is “Giving Back Together,”; an acknowledgement of the many ways public lands enrich our lives and a reminder of the power they have to unite us around a common appreciation for the natural world. I encourage everyone to visit blm.gov/national-public-lands-day and seek out volunteer opportunities near you.

My Administration is committed to helping protect and restore America’s cherished public lands. With our Inflation Reduction Act and historic funding from the Congress, we will tackle the climate crises by investing in clean energy, securing funding for climate-friendly jobs, strengthening wildfire resilience, and combatting deforestation. We will redouble our efforts to protect old-growth forests, reestablish the boundaries of treasured monuments, and reassert protections for wildlife. Through the Civilian Climate Corps, we hope to put Americans to work conserving public lands across our Nation. And with our America the Beautiful Initiative, my Administration is working with State, local, and Tribal governments, as well as private landowners, to voluntarily conserve 30 percent of our Nation’s lands and waters by 2030.

Additionally, we are working to ensure that our public lands—central to our Nation’s heritage—tell the full story of America and remain accessible to all Americans. That is why I signed the Amache National Historic Site Act to acknowledge the unjust incarceration of thousands of civilians of Japanese ancestry at Amache during World War II. I restored protections for the Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments to safeguard the ancestral homelands of Tribal Nations, preserve vital cultural and archaeological artifacts, and honor the history of those who stewarded these grounds since time immemorial. Public lands reflect our past and create opportunities for commemoration and healing for the future. It is essential that we continue to make public lands accessible to all Americans so that everyone can benefit and derive meaning from their splendor and the histories they tell.

Today, federally managed public lands will offer free admission to all visitors, and I encourage Americans to explore these locations. I also invite everyone to express gratitude to the dedicated staff and volunteers who work hard to preserve our public lands and safeguard these national treasures for all Americans to enjoy.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sep136 STAT. 6523 tember 24, 2022, as National Public Lands Day. I invite all Americans to join me in a day of service for our public lands.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10455 September 23, 2022Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10455 of September 23, 2022
Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today and always, we honor the families of American service members who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our lives and our liberties. Let us remember the heroes they lost, share in their grief, and support them as they navigate life without their loved ones by their sides.

The world teaches us time and again that peace is never guaranteed and that the blessings of a free society can never be taken for granted. As we again see the advance of authoritarianism around the globe, our Nation’s service members continue to preserve and defend an idea rooted in freedom and democracy: the idea of the United States of America. They answer duty’s call, prepared to sacrifice everything to keep our country safe and our fundamental principles strong and secure.

At every step, the families of these patriots share in the sacrifice—their service too often unseen, their heroism too often unsung. Military service often requires loved ones to celebrate life’s milestones apart, parents to raise children alone, and partners to forgo each other’s wisdom, comfort, and love when it is needed most. Deployments can bring uncertainty and fear—something my family has experienced firsthand. And for those who receive that devastating news—that their loved one is not returning home—life is never the same.

No words can fill the hole left in the heart of each of our Nation’s Gold Star families. No ceremonies can replace the missing pieces of their souls. But we must never fail to recognize all these families have given for our Nation. We will uphold our fundamental duty to remember the lives of our fallen warriors and honor our sacred obligation to stand by their surviving families—always. And through my Administration’s Joining Forces initiative, we will ensure that all military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors have what they need to begin healing.

On Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, our country renews its pledge to ensure that these heroes’ families have the resources and the support they need in their loved ones’ absences. We honor the Gold Star families who are there for one another even in their own grief, bringing solace to others who understand their pain. And on behalf of a grateful Nation, we thank these families for their service and their 136 STAT. 6524 sacrifice. May God bless our troops and may God bless our Gold Star families.

The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the last Sunday in September as “Gold Star Mother’s Day.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, September 25, 2022, as Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day. I call upon all Government officials to display the flag of the United States over Government buildings on this special day. I also encourage the American people to display the flag and hold appropriate ceremonies as a public expression of our Nation’s gratitude and respect for our Gold Star Mothers and Families.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10456 September 30, 2022Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10456 of September 30, 2022
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we highlight the importance of safeguarding our Nation’s critical infrastructure from malicious cyber activity and protecting citizens and businesses from ransomware and other attacks. We also raise awareness about the simple steps Americans can take to secure their sensitive data and stay safe online.

Cyberattacks affect our day-to-day lives, our economy, and our national security. By destroying, corrupting, or stealing information from our computer systems and networks, they can impact electric grids and fuel pipelines, hospitals and police departments, businesses and schools, and many other critical services that Americans trust and rely on every day. That is why my Administration started working immediately to shield our country and improve our defenses against cyberattacks.

Last year, I signed an Executive Order to modernize the Federal Government’s cybersecurity defenses and create a standard playbook for Federal agencies to better identify and mitigate cyber threats and to respond quickly and effectively when they are attacked. It also improves Federal information security by establishing robust security standards for software purchased by the Government, which in turn raises the standard of cybersecurity in software products sold to the American people. My Administration is using the enormous purchasing power of the Federal Government to move the market standard to better protect Americans.136 STAT. 6525

However, Government cannot meet our cyber resilience goals alone. The private sector owns and operates much of our Nation’s critical infrastructure, and my Administration is committed to partnering with private industry to keep the public safe. We have required minimum cybersecurity standards for vital sectors of the American economy, including new security directives issued by the Transportation Security Administration to strengthen our transportation sector and associated infrastructure. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are investing in cybersecurity as a critical component in everything we build, from bridges to the electrical grid. We will also continue exchanging information with private industry about cyber threats so they can keep strengthening their defenses and ensure that the critical services they provide to the American people stay up and running.

The challenges before us require urgency and cooperation around the globe. That is why we are also joining with our international partners to hold malicious cyber actors accountable for their disruptive and destabilizing cyber-attacks and to make it harder for them to conduct damaging activities. My Administration’s international Counter-Ransomware Initiative brings together more than 30 countries spanning 13 time-zones to disrupt malicious cyber activity around the world.

Cybersecurity is not limited to Government or critical infrastructure. Hackers target Americans every day, and cybersecurity is about protecting the American people and the services we rely on. This month, I encourage all Americans to increase their cybersecurity at home, at work, and in schools by taking steps such as enabling multi-factor authentication, using a trusted password manager and strong passwords, recognizing and reporting phishing, and updating their software regularly. As the threat of malicious cyber activities grows, we must all do our part to keep our Nation safe and secure.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. I call upon the people, businesses, and institutions of the United States to recognize the importance of cybersecurity, to take action to better protect yourselves against cyber threats, and to observe Cybersecurity Awareness Month in support of our national security and resilience.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10457 September 30, 2022National Arts and Humanities Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10457 of September 30, 2022
National Arts and Humanities Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For centuries, American arts and humanities have been a beacon of light and understanding, recording our history and advancing new 136 STAT. 6526 ways of thinking. This National Arts and Humanities month, we celebrate our Nation’s visionary artists, scholars, and creators whose work touches and reveals the soul of America.

My Administration is committed to making the arts and humanities more accessible to people of every age and background, uplifting more voices, inspiring new generations, and showing the full power of our example as a great Nation. We have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in strengthening the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and our American Rescue Plan allocated over a billion more to help museums, libraries, theaters, concert halls, and other venues recover from the pandemic.

This critical support comes on top of a historic Executive Order I signed this week to promote the arts, humanities, and museum and library services. The order re-establishes the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, and directs cooperation among Federal agencies and offices to strengthen our Nation’s health, economy, equity, and civic life through these disciplines. Additionally, I am proud to have appointed Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson to chair the NEA, the first African American and Mexican American to head the agency, and Shelly C. Lowe to chair the NEH, the first Native American in that role. Together, we will keep working to support artists, scholars, and leaders who look like America and will help tell our full story as a Nation.

The NEH charter says it best: Democracy demands wisdom. The steps we are taking this month will support American creators and communities, foster new understanding, and inspire us all to tackle our toughest challenges and keep pushing forward to form a more perfect Union.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Arts and Humanities Month. I call on the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and celebrations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10458 September 30, 2022National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10458 of September 30, 2022
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Far too many Americans face the overwhelming shock of a breast cancer diagnosis. They are flooded with new information, worried about loved ones, and at times unable to afford treatment—all the while staring down life’s toughest questions. During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we rededicate ourselves to supporting patients and 136 STAT. 6527 their families, boosting access to care, and raising awareness about the life-saving importance of early screening. We honor all those we have lost to this terrible disease and celebrate the courageous survivors and advocates fighting to beat it, along with the loved ones and medical providers who have their backs every day.

Cancer changes everyone and every family it touches, including ours—and breast cancer is the second most common form of the disease among women in the United States. One in eight women will be diagnosed in their lifetimes, including an expected 290,000 just this year. Fortunately, we are making progress in our fight to end cancer as we know it. The investments our Nation has made in research and screening technologies have been transformative. Groundbreaking immunotherapies and other new treatments have changed the prognosis for so many, and early detection is our most important tool. When found early, the 5-year survival rate is now 99 percent.

There is so much more that the greatest Nation in the world can and must do to get every American access to the care they need. This year, Jill and I reignited the Cancer Moonshot program that we first launched in 2016. We set a game-changing goal of cutting the overall cancer death rate by half in the next 25 years and brought leaders from 20-plus offices and agencies together to form a Cancer Cabinet to get it done. To accelerate research, my Administration also created ARPA–H, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Modeled on DARPA—the Pentagon agency that gave us the internet and GPS—ARPA–H will drive breakthroughs in preventing, detecting, and treating diseases like cancer. We are working to ensure that clinical trials recruit participants who reflect the full diversity of our Nation and find therapies that better preserve patients’ quality of life. A cancer diagnosis is not only frightening but also a doorway into a confusing world of appointments, costs, and care. Patients and their families need information and support, which is why the First Lady has worked to highlight programs that put people at the center of their care.

At the same time, my Administration is working to boost access to life-saving screenings and treatments. That means safeguarding the Affordable Care Act, which requires insurers to cover mammograms and stops them from turning away survivors by listing cancer as a “preexisting condition.”; It also means pushing to expand Medicaid so low-income Americans do not have to choose between paying the rent or paying for life-saving care. To that end, we made sure that the American Rescue Plan lowered health insurance costs for millions of families, and the Inflation Reduction Act will now lock in those lower premiums while also capping the amount of money seniors pay for prescription drugs, including cancer drugs, at $2,000 a year.

Finally, we are also joining with advocates to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of breast cancer screenings. Jill has dedicated herself to this work since 1993, when four of her friends were diagnosed with breast cancer in just 1 year. She later founded the Biden Breast Health Initiative, which educated high school girls in Delaware about breast health and encouraged them to spread the word to their own family members. As First Lady, she has traveled the country to encourage everyone to get the cancer screenings they need. Nearly 10 million life-saving screenings were missed during the pandemic. The First Lady and I call on all Americans to make sure they are caught up.136 STAT. 6528

As so many families know too well, cancer can rip lives apart forever. Beating it is one of the biggest things we can do—as individuals and together as a Nation. This work transcends party and politics, and there is nothing we cannot do when we come together as Americans. For all those we have lost and for the ones we can save, let us rededicate ourselves this month to ending cancer and keep building this moonshot into a movement worthy of the precious lives at stake.

More information on breast cancer is available at cancer.gov/types/breast. Information specialists at the National Cancer Institute are also available to help answer cancer-related questions in English and Spanish at 1–800–422–6237. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides breast cancer screenings and diagnostic services to those with low incomes who are uninsured or otherwise qualify for the program. Americans can learn more about this program at cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/screenings.htm.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other interested groups to join in activities that will increase awareness of what Americans can do to prevent and control breast cancer, and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives to this disease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10459 September 30, 2022National Clean Energy Action Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10459 of September 30, 2022
National Clean Energy Action Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Clean Energy Action Month, we strive to turn the climate crisis into opportunity and recommit to moving America to a clean energy future. By leading the world in manufacturing and exporting clean energy technologies, creating good-paying union jobs, lowering costs for families, and addressing environmental injustice, the United States can meet one of the most consequential challenges of our time.

During my first year in office, my Administration set a groundbreaking goal: to cut our Nation’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2035, and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. We have made significant progress, creating the first-ever National Climate Task Force, reinstating and strengthening environmental protections, and inspiring record-breaking private sector commitments to transition to clean energy.136 STAT. 6529

I have also signed key legislation to propel us toward these goals, including the historic Inflation Reduction Act, which is the largest investment to combat climate change in American history. This law will create a generation of good-paying jobs by expanding clean energy. It provides consumers with tax credits to buy electric cars or fuel cell vehicles, saving costs at the gas pump. It helps families keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter with rebates for efficient appliances and home weatherization. And it strengthens our energy security with incentives for clean energy production. In total, this law will save families hundreds of dollars per year in energy costs and reduce our Nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by a billion metric tons in the year 2030 alone.

These actions build on my Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, an unprecedented investment to fortify our infrastructure against the climate crisis. Through this law, we are modernizing public transit with the latest clean energy technology, upgrading our power grid, and implementing a nationwide electric vehicle charging network. We are funding thousands of miles of new, resilient transmission lines to deliver clean energy to American homes and businesses. We are fortifying our grid to improve our energy security and independence. Most importantly, we are creating jobs across the country, putting plumbers, pipefitters, electrical workers, steel workers, and so many others to work on projects that support families and help tackle the climate crisis.

My Administration will prioritize ensuring that frontline and fence-line communities most impacted by climate change receive the benefits of the clean energy economy. That is why I made a commitment to deliver 40 percent of the benefits from Federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities and why I established a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in my first month in office. At the same time, we take seriously our responsibility to create new, good-paying jobs for the hardworking Americans in energy communities that have powered our economy for over a century and often suffer from legacy pollution caused by fossil fuels. To this end, we are helping these communities access the resources they need to spur economic revitalization and clean up environmental pollution.

The climate crisis is here. Our Nation—and the world—sits at an inflection point. By investing in clean energy, modernizing our infrastructure, and ensuring that everyone benefits in the process, we can build a safer, healthier, and more energy-secure future.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Clean Energy Action Month. I call upon the citizens of the United States to recognize this month by working together to mitigate climate change and achieve a healthier environment for all.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10460 September 30, 2022National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10460 of September 30, 2022
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we celebrate the essential contributions to our workplaces, economy, and Nation made by disabled Americans and recommit to promoting equal opportunity for all people.

For far too long in this country, employers could refuse to hire you if you were disabled. Stores could turn you away. If you used a wheelchair, there was no real way to take a bus or train to work or school. America simply was not built for all Americans. In 1945, President Truman established National Disability Employment Awareness Month and issued the first national call for disabled people to access all the opportunities and rewards of work. Forty-five years later, in 1990, the Congress came together to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which helps to ensure our workforce is more productive, prosperous, and inclusive by banning disability discrimination, including in the workplace. Courageous activists of all backgrounds had fought for decades to lay the groundwork and change public consciousness, and I was proud to cosponsor this groundbreaking civil rights law. Since then, the ADA has not only transformed lives, but it has also inspired over 180 other countries to pass similar laws and brought us closer to realizing the full promise of our Nation.

Still, we have a long way to go. Studies have found that Americans with disabilities are especially productive and motivated workers—but they still have a harder time getting jobs, promotions, and fair pay. They are three times less likely than others to be employed and often earn sub-minimum wages for their work. That is wrong. We have an obligation to change that, and as the Nation’s largest employer, the Federal Government has a responsibility to set an example as a model workplace where everyone is valued and treated with respect. Last year, I issued an Executive Order putting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility front and center across the entire Federal Government. To ensure our Federal workforce actually looks like America, the Executive Order directs agencies to find and remove barriers to hiring and promotion and to recruit more recent graduates with disabilities.

Meanwhile, my Administration’s Labor Department is protecting the rights of workers with disabilities in the private sector, cracking down on employers who discriminate, and ending the unfair use of sub-minimum wages. The Departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration, are helping State and local governments, employers, and nonprofits that hire people with disabilities to access funding for competitive integrated employment opportunities. My Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is expanding access to transit, updating old train stations and airports so more people with disabilities can travel and work. We are working to ease the added threat the pandemic has posed to the disabled community and its support networks. Where long COVID has now risen to the level of a disability, we are helping people understand their rights and get the workplace accommodations they need.136 STAT. 6531

This month, let us acknowledge workers with disabilities who make our communities, our economy, and our Nation stronger. Let us continue the legacy of generations of disability rights activists who have fought for equal employment opportunities, integrated workplaces, and equal pay for equal work. Let us deliver the promise of America to all Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. I urge all Americans to embrace the talents and skills that workers with disabilities bring and to promote the right to equal employment opportunity for all.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10461 September 30, 2022National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10461 of September 30, 2022
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

While our Nation has made significant progress in addressing domestic violence by responding to the stories and leadership of courageous survivors, as well as through advocacy and legislative action, domestic violence nonetheless remains all too common in America. During National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we continue to shine a light on the causes of this scourge, strengthen the ability of Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local officials to take action, and call on all communities to strengthen prevention efforts. My Administration is working to ensure that all survivors have access to justice and the support they need for their healing and well-being.

When I introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the Senate in 1990 with the support of many members of the Congress and community advocates, we began to bring these cases of abuse out of the shadows. For too long, few in this country were willing to call domestic violence a national epidemic. VAWA increased survivors’ access to services and support, empowered Federal law enforcement to hold perpetrators accountable, and enhanced the enforcement of protection orders across State lines. In March of this year, I was proud to sign the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2022 into law, which extends all current VAWA grant programs until 2027 and increases services and support for all survivors, including by strengthening access to services for survivors from underserved or marginalized communities. It also enhances evidence-based, trauma-informed trainings for law enforcement officers involved in assisting victims and investigating these crimes.136 STAT. 6532

While we know that VAWA is making a significant difference, we also know that much work still remains. Millions of women and men are impacted by some form of intimate partner abuse each year. Domestic violence can cause injury, fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, housing insecurity, missed school or work, and other devastating consequences. Historically underserved populations, including LGBTQI+ survivors, persons with disabilities, immigrants, racial and ethnic minorities, and American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians face some of the highest rates of domestic and sexual violence, along with additional barriers to safety and support. The effects of this epidemic stretch well beyond the home, impacting extended families, schools, and the workplace.

Over the past three decades, I have continued this commitment to preventing and addressing domestic violence and all forms of gender-based violence. To strengthen our support for victims during the pandemic, when we saw a rise in domestic violence as survivors experienced increased isolation, economic insecurity, and barriers to accessing help, my Administration increased funding for shelters and supportive service providers and offered targeted resources to culturally-specific, community-based organizations that address the needs of survivors in marginalized communities. In total, we have invested nearly $1 billion in supplemental funding from our American Rescue Plan to bolster these programs.

I also created the White House Gender Policy Council and called for the development of the first-ever Government-wide National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, as well as updates to the 2016 United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally. These strategies will provide a roadmap to guide my Administration’s whole-of-government effort to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gender-based violence.

My efforts did not stop there. Last year, I signed the National Defense Authorization Act to fundamentally shift how the military investigates and prosecutes domestic violence, sexual assault, and related crimes. I also issued an Executive Order to implement important reforms to the military code. We owe it to those who bravely wear our Nation’s uniform to improve support for survivors and expand prevention of all forms of gender-based violence.

In July, I signed the Safer Communities Act and provided significant resources for States to implement extreme risk protection order laws and also expanded measures to prevent abusers convicted of assaulting their current or former dating partners from buying or owning guns. Millions of women across America report being threatened with a gun by an intimate partner, and evidence suggests that when a gun is present, the risk of death from domestic violence is five times greater. Additionally, because cyberstalking, sextortion, and other forms of intimate partner violence involving technology are becoming increasingly common, we established a new White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse and expanded efforts to prevent and address these harms.

As we continue the essential work of ending domestic violence, we can all help build a culture where abuse is not tolerated and where survivors are heard, supported, and protected. We can express our gratitude to the remarkable people and organizations that offer care and 136 STAT. 6533 critical services to survivors of domestic violence, and we must remain committed to building a better world where all people can feel safe and respected and live free from abuse.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. I call on all Americans to speak out against domestic violence and support efforts to educate all people about healthy relationships centered on respect; support victims and survivors in your own families and networks; and support the efforts of victim advocates, service providers, health care providers, and the legal system, as well as the leadership of survivors, in working to end domestic violence.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10462 September 30, 2022National Youth Justice Action Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10462 of September 30, 2022
National Youth Justice Action Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Youth Justice Action Month, we recommit to transforming our juvenile justice system, shifting its focus from punishment to support—from the past to the future. By investing more in all children’s health and well-being, our youth can build a foundation for full lives and our whole country can benefit from their unlimited potential.

Every child in America deserves a fair shot through good schools, safe communities, and equal opportunities. But some 36,000 young Americans remain confined in juvenile residential facilities, too often stuck in unsafe environments, facing adult charges or severe sentences, and living with untreated trauma that keeps them from moving forward. Young people of color and young people with disabilities are disproportionately affected. We are not giving America’s children the second chances they deserve. It is time to rethink our system in order to better reach the young people who need us most with guidance and support to keep them from coming in contact with the criminal justice system in the first place.

My Administration has invested historic amounts in improving our youth justice system, increasing funding for the Department of Justice’s Juvenile Justice Programs, which had seen sharp cuts. We have also invested in schools, mentorship, and job training programs, providing more than $120 billion of American Rescue Plan funding to help schools safely reopen during the pandemic, to hire more teachers and counselors, to launch afterschool and summer tutoring programs that help kids catch up, and to meet changing mental health needs. My Administration more than doubled funding for Full-Service Community Schools that support students and their families outside the classroom 136 STAT. 6534 with important services like health care and career counseling. We have launched a national partnership to recruit 250,000 Americans to serve as tutors and mentors and called on the Congress to fund new programs that would turn juvenile detention facilities into job-training centers. Once young people come in contact with the justice system, we are working to make sure they are treated fairly—boosting access to lawyers who will fight for them and safely expanding alternatives to incarceration, including intensive job training and mentorship programs. Once they leave the system, we are helping youth to find housing, jobs, and other support. We are also urging States to expunge, seal, or vacate juvenile records where appropriate so more young Americans can move forward and build lives of dignity and opportunity.

This month, I stand with youth justice advocates in urging States and communities across the country to do more to help every child realize their full promise. I will never quit working to strengthen America’s commitment to justice and building a system focused on redemption and rehabilitation, especially for our children.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Youth Justice Action Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by taking action to support our youth and by participating in appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs in their communities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10463 September 30, 2022National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10463 of September 30, 2022
National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, we rededicate ourselves to transforming the lives of America’s youth through prevention. We commit to building and supporting communities where young Americans can live healthy and fulfilling lives, free from the dangers of substance use, laying the groundwork for strong future generations.

Our country has been battered by twin crises in recent years: an overdose epidemic and COVID–19. Last year, a record 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, ripping a hole in families across every community in the Nation. More than a thousand of those who died were teenagers—sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, and friends who still had their whole lives ahead of them. We cannot let that continue. My Administration is drawing on evidence-based strategies to prevent substance use and to intervene early so we can help keep America’s young people healthy and safe. We are supporting programs that teach young 136 STAT. 6535 people about the risks of drug and alcohol use—including the dangers of illicit fentanyl and counterfeit pills—and about the life-saving power of naloxone.

Preventing substance use during adolescence has been shown to significantly reduce the chance of developing a substance use disorder later in life. For every dollar we spend today on effective school-based prevention programs, we save $18 in the future by avoiding potential medical costs and boosting productivity on the job. Prevention programs also make young people less likely to one day have children who use substances, highlighting the far-reaching value these efforts have across generations.

Americans can all agree that this work is critical—irrespective of their political party affiliation. That is why I made beating the opioid epidemic—our Nation’s most deadly drug use crisis—a pillar of the bipartisan Unity Agenda that I unveiled in this year’s State of the Union. I know that together, with resources and smart policy, we can overcome it. Last year, we invested nearly $4 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to expand mental health and substance use services and to help school districts increase the number of social workers on staff by as much as 54 percent. My Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposes $3.1 billion in National Drug Control funding for prevention, nearly $850 million more than last year. We have already provided more than $120 billion for quality tutoring, mental health, and afterschool programs. We are supporting Drug-Free Communities coalitions in all 50 States, giving local communities the tools and resources to address their own youth substance use issues in ways that are culturally appropriate. We are working to ensure that States leverage Medicaid funding to support schools providing mental health and substance use care to our youth. We are also working to ensure full parity between physical and mental health care so all Americans have access to quality, affordable care, including for substance use.

This month, I call on everyone—parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, teachers, community members, and more—to reach out to the young people in their lives to share information, promote healthy lifestyles, and help transform lives through evidence-based substance use prevention. We thank every individual and every organization working on the front lines to prevent youth substance use. And we renew our commitment to building a healthier and more supportive Nation where all young people can reach their full potential and achieve their dreams. I will never quit fighting to get everyone the support and resources needed to beat this crisis. No one is ever alone.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month. Let us all take action to implement practice and evidence-based prevention strategies and improve the health of our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10464 September 30, 2022National Community Policing Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10464 of September 30, 2022
National Community Policing Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Public trust is the foundation of public safety. Without trust in law enforcement, victims do not call for help, witnesses do not step forward, crimes go unsolved, and justice is not served. When police officers build trust with the public, they make our communities safer and our Nation more secure. This is the essence of community policing. This week, we reaffirm that safe, effective, and accountable community policing is the gold standard for law enforcement and recommit to supporting officers with the resources they need to do their jobs successfully and responsibly.

Police officers swear an oath to protect us from harm, uphold the rule of law, and serve their communities. While this job has always demanded excellence, working in law enforcement today is harder than it has ever been. Officers are expected to be everything all at once—from rescuing citizens from natural disasters, accidents, and crime to serving as counselors to people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Law enforcement is noble and dangerous work that requires adequate resources and collaboration from community stakeholders.

That is why my Administration is helping officers tackle the complex challenges they face on the job each day while building public trust in the process. Through my Administration’s American Rescue Plan, we secured historic funding to help States and cities hire officers for safe, accountable, and effective community policing, crime prevention, and intervention. We committed more Federal resources to support State and local law enforcement in 2021 than almost any other year on record. This year, through a bipartisan budget deal, we secured over $511 million for the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services Office. And my Administration has awarded Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to hire community policing professionals, to develop and test innovative policing strategies, and to provide training on collaborative policing approaches. I have also called for increased support for the DOJ’s Project Safe Neighborhoods, which brings together law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community leaders, and other stakeholders to produce local solutions to violent crime.

Additionally, this year I was proud to sign an Executive Order to help build trust between law enforcement and communities across America and enhance public safety. It calls for a fresh approach to recruiting, training, retaining, and recognizing officers who embody and exemplify the highest standards of the profession. The Executive Order mandates that all Federal agents wear and activate body cameras while on patrol, directs agencies to promote officer wellness, and creates a new national law enforcement accountability database in which all Federal law enforcement agencies must participate. This database will include records of officer misconduct as well as commendations and awards.

There is still much more we can do. This summer, I outlined my Administration’s Safer America Plan—an investment in police who walk 136 STAT. 6537 the beat, know the neighborhood, and are accountable to those they are sworn to serve and protect. This plan would help State and local police departments recruit, hire, and train 100,000 additional officers for safe, effective, and accountable community policing consistent with the standards in the Executive Order I signed. It would also help States, cities, Tribes, and territories increase mental health and substance use disorder services and crisis responders for non-violent situations to reduce the burden on police officers. This action builds on my Administration’s work to help States establish “Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams”; that provide individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis with rapid access to mental health professionals. My Safer America Plan will also address the root causes of crime and the burden on officers so they can focus on policing by investing $20 billion in housing, job training, reentry, youth enrichment, and other stabilizing social services.

I believe the vast majority of Americans want the same things from law enforcement: trust, safety, and accountability. Effective community policing can lower incidents of violent crime, decrease the occurrences of unjustified uses of force, build trust and community, and help address the long-standing inequities in our criminal justice system, which disproportionately affect people of color and people with disabilities.

During National Community Policing Week, I call on communities across our Nation to invest in strengthening relationships between officers and the individuals they serve and protect. I also encourage local residents, business owners, and other community stakeholders to collaborate with law enforcement, identify initiatives that will help build mutual trust, and help prevent crime. When Americans work together with common purpose and with mutual trust and respect, we can make this Nation stronger and keep our people safer.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2 through October 8, 2022, as National Community Policing Week. I call upon law enforcement agencies, elected officials, and all Americans to observe this week by recognizing ways to improve public safety, build trust, and strengthen community relationships.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10465 September 30, 2022Child Health Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10465 of September 30, 2022
Child Health Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Across America, parents are united by a common dream that their children’s lives will be healthier, happier, and more promising than their own. On Child Health Day, we rededicate ourselves to making that 136 STAT. 6538 dream a reality and recommit to providing every child with the quality health care, child care, and education they need to thrive.

Supporting our children means—first and foremost—keeping them safe. The devastating truth is that guns are currently the number one cause of death for children in the United States. That is not acceptable, and it is why I signed the first major bipartisan law in nearly 30 years to keep firearms out of the hands of people who are a danger to themselves and to others, protecting innocent children from rampant gun violence—especially in schools. This is just the beginning; I will continue to push for an assault weapon ban that will limit access to these dangerous weapons on American streets and in our communities. No child should have to live in fear.

At the same time, no parent should have to lie awake at night wondering how they will pay for the treatment or hospital care their child needs. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan and other key initiatives of my Administration, one million children have gained health coverage since I came into office. My Inflation Reduction Act will also lower health insurance premiums for 13 million Americans. To give hardworking parents more breathing room during the pandemic, I expanded the child tax credit—a measure estimated to have helped cut child poverty by over 40 percent last year. This money was a life-changer for families who too often must choose between a paycheck and taking care of themselves and their loved ones. Additionally, in September, I convened the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years, at which we released a national strategy to create a pathway to free, healthy school meals for all children—beginning by expanding free school meals to 9 million more kids by 2032.

My Administration’s efforts to tackle the national mental health crisis, especially among our Nation’s youth, build on these important measures. Today, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 10 and 24, and over the past several years, mental health emergencies have increased among youth of all ages. In response, my Administration is making it easier for children across America to access mental health specialists through their pediatricians’ offices. We are helping to address the harms of social media use on youth mental health and investing billions of dollars to expand access to mental health services and professionals in schools. We are also educating States on ways to leverage all Federal resources, including Medicaid, to improve the delivery of health care in schools. Already, we are making progress. As of July, the number of school social workers has risen 54 percent relative to the years before the pandemic. In the same period, the number of counselors is up 22 percent, and the number of school nurses has also increased by 22 percent.

To protect our children from the COVID–19 pandemic, my Administration rolled out vaccines for children 6 months and older, helping to ensure that kids and infants can be safer in all public spaces, including classrooms and daycares. We are delivering affordable high-speed internet to every American so students no longer have to sit in fast food parking lots just to use the Wi-Fi to do their homework. I secured funding to help replace every single lead pipe in the Nation so no one has to second-guess the quality of the water their child is drinking. The Inflation Reduction Act will also replace thousands of diesel school 136 STAT. 6539 buses with electric buses, saving our kids from inhaling dangerous fumes.

I know there is so much more work to do to build a future worthy of the hopes and dreams of our children. We must secure free, high-quality preschool for every American child and lower health care costs even more for American families. I continue calling for tax breaks for middle-class parents and for new laws that keep our children safe from violence at school and at home. I will do everything in my power to tackle the climate crisis and pass down a healthier planet to future generations. To win the competition for the future, we must continue building a healthier and safer Nation for our children. Our families and our country depend on it.

The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18, 1928, as amended (36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the designation of the first Monday in October as Child Health Day and has requested that the President issue a proclamation in observance of this day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 3, 2022, as Child Health Day. I call upon families, child health professionals, faith-based and community organizations, and governments to help ensure that America’s children stay safe and healthy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10466 October 5, 2022German-American Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10466 of October 5, 2022
German-American Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Since 1683, when thirteen families arrived in Philadelphia and founded the first German settlement in North America, generations of Germans have put their faith in the promises of this land and set down roots in communities across this country. On German-American Day, we honor the German immigrants who added their dreams to the American story, and we celebrate their descendants who continue to nurture and enrich the soul of this Nation.

From championing the anti-slavery movement to helping establish the freedom of the press, from introducing the concept of kindergarten to advocating for universal education, and from inspiring the music we love to influencing the food we eat and beer we drink—German-Americans have strengthened our Nation’s character and sustained our progress and prosperity. Today, they are leaders in every industry and every community, spearheading innovation and making essential contributions to our Nation’s success.136 STAT. 6540

On German-American Day, let us also reaffirm the United States’ vital alliance with Germany and our enduring bonds to its people. As the closest of friends, the most reliable of partners, and strong NATO Allies, our countries work together around the world to advance our shared commitment to democratic principles, human rights, and the rules-based international order. Together, we will continue to stand against authoritarianism and advance freedom and opportunity for all people.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2022, as German-American Day. I urge all Americans to celebrate the rich and varied history of German-Americans and remember the many contributions they have made to our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10467 October 6, 2022Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022
Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to (1) all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, as currently codified at 21 U.S.C. 844 and as previously codified elsewhere in the United States Code, or in violation of D.C. Code 48–904.01(d)(1), on or before the date of this proclamation, regardless of whether they have been charged with or prosecuted for this offense on or before the date of this proclamation; and (2) all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who have been convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, as currently codified at 21 U.S.C. 844 and as previously codified elsewhere in the United States Code, or in violation of D.C. Code 48–904.01(d)(1); which pardon shall restore to them full political, civil, and other rights.

My intent by this proclamation is to pardon only the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of Federal law or in violation of D.C. Code 48–904.01(d)(1), and not any other offenses related to marijuana or other controlled substances. No language herein shall be construed to pardon any person for any other offense, including possession of other controlled substances, whether committed prior, subsequent, or contemporaneous to the pardoned offense of simple possession of marijuana. This pardon does not apply to individuals who were 136 STAT. 6541 non-citizens not lawfully present in the United States at the time of their offense.

Pursuant to this proclamation, the Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, shall administer and effectuate the issuance of certificates of pardon to eligible applicants who have been charged or convicted for the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, as currently codified at 21 U.S.C. 844 and as previously codified elsewhere in the United States Code, or in violation of D.C. Code 48–904.01(d)(1). The Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, is directed to develop and announce application procedures for certificates of pardon and to begin accepting applications in accordance with such procedures as soon as reasonably practicable. The Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, shall review all properly submitted applications and shall issue certificates of pardon to eligible applicants in due course.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10468 October 6, 2022National Manufacturing Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10468 of October 6, 2022
National Manufacturing Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Manufacturing is the backbone of America, powering our economy and building our middle class. Over the past year and a half, we have been making “Buy American”; a reality, not just a slogan, and bringing jobs and companies home. This year’s National Manufacturing Day comes in the midst of an American manufacturing boom, as we celebrate the strength and resilience of the American worker and recommit to the investments and innovation that will ensure the future is Made in America.

Throughout the pandemic, even as factories closed and supply chains stalled, American workers showed incredible ingenuity and resolve to keep our country moving forward. Today, we are experiencing the strongest manufacturing rebound at this point in a presidency in 3 decades, adding 668,000 manufacturing jobs since my Administration began. Employers have announced $200 billion in new manufacturing investments here since 2021, and manufacturing construction has more than doubled as companies are betting on America again. But to really guarantee our economic strength and national security, we have to do more by investing in infrastructure, innovation, and our own supply chains to bring prices down and good-paying union jobs home.

That is why last fall, I signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s roads, bridges, railways, and ports, which will boost demand for American iron, steel, and construction materials. It is why we are helping to train the workforce of the future—supporting STEM education and tech hubs across the country, 136 STAT. 6542 pushing companies to partner with community colleges and technical schools, and bolstering Registered Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs funded by the American Rescue Plan. It is why we are using the Government’s purchasing power to grow the market for American-made goods. One of the first things I did as President was tighten Federal “Buy American”; provisions, raising the amount of required domestic content from 55 percent to 75 percent. When the Federal Government spends taxpayer dollars, it should spend them on American-made products.

Meanwhile, we are investing in tomorrow’s biggest industries—clean energy; advanced biotechnology; quantum computing; and semiconductors, the computer chips that power everything from smartphones to dishwashers and cars. In August, I signed the CHIPS and Science Act, securing significant funding for domestic manufacturing and research and development. America invented the semiconductor; this law brings it back home—and it is already drawing tens of billions of dollars in private-sector investment and will create tens of thousands of jobs. I also recently signed the game-changing Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates a record $369 billion to fight climate change, boosting demand for energy-efficient appliances, homes, and cars and creating millions of good-paying clean-energy and clean-manufacturing jobs.

America is the only Nation in the world that can be defined in a single word: possibilities. American manufacturing makes those possibilities real. Today, on National Manufacturing Day, thousands of manufacturers across the country are opening their doors to give a new generation of students, teachers, and builders a glimpse of the opportunities that a career in modern manufacturing offers. We stand with them and commit to winning not just the jobs of today but the jobs and industries of tomorrow. The United States is in a position to outcompete the world once again.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 7, 2022, as National Manufacturing Day. I encourage all Americans to look for ways to get involved in your community and join me in participating in National Manufacturing Day, and, most importantly, buy American.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10469 October 7, 2022Fire Prevention Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10469 of October 7, 2022
Fire Prevention Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed October 9th the first Fire Prevention Day, calling on the public to learn more about the risks of deadly fires and commemorating the thousands who had lost their lives to these tragedies. More than a century later, our Nation observes Fire Prevention Week by renewing our commitment to fire safety and preparedness and taking steps to prevent fires in our homes, schools, workplaces, and the great outdoors. We also honor the bravery and heroism of our firefighters, who gear up time and again and rush into harm’s way to protect our communities.

In the past year, our Nation has suffered some of its deadliest fires in recent history. Americans have lost their homes and their businesses. Thousands have tragically lost their lives. Wildfires are becoming more frequent and ferocious, destroying neighborhoods and natural resources and displacing families and communities. Super-charged by the climate crisis—which has exacerbated drought conditions and increased temperatures—these devastating wildfires have wiped out millions of acres of forest and so many homes.

Whenever the First Lady and I visit with families in the aftermath of a fire, we witness their incredible courage and resolve—even though, in many cases, they have just lost everything. We see people step up for one another, neighbors take each other in, and local businesses donate essential goods to those in need. With each visit, we are also reminded of the character of our Nation’s firefighters, who put their lives on the line with remarkable selflessness and extraordinary bravery that inspire everyone.

For our firefighters and our communities, we have a responsibility to act now and act fast to mitigate the risk of wildfires. My Administration is investing billions from our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in forest management, including the management of hazardous fuels in high-risk areas and funding the Community Wildfire Defense Grants, which are intended to help at-risk local communities and Tribes plan and reduce the risk against wildfire, and we are safeguarding mature and old-growth forests on Federal lands, a key component of decreasing fire risk. Through our Inflation Reduction Act, we are taking unprecedented steps to protect forest health, prevent fires, and confront the climate crisis—ushering in a new era of clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by a billion metric tons.

We are standing by our brave firefighters by substantially increasing wages for Federal wildland firefighters, and have implemented new programs to support their mental and physical health, and established a wildland firefighter job series that will help improve recruitment, retention, and opportunities for professional growth. We invested $350 billion from our American Rescue Plan to help States and cities keep first responders like firefighters on the job during the COVID–19 pandemic. To help States pay for the cost of fighting wildfires and help communities increase resilience, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has also approved dozens of Fire Management Assist136 STAT. 6544 ance Grants and is providing over one billion dollars through its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.

To build on these actions, my Administration is educating the public on fire safety. This week’s theme—“Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape”;—emphasizes how we must all prepare fire escape plans, test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms every month and replace them every 10 years, implement appropriate building codes, and when possible, install residential fire sprinklers. For those who live in areas susceptible to wildfire, regularly clearing brush and other vegetation around your homes is another important way to stay safe.

With every home, school, and business destroyed in a fire, precious memories are lost, livelihoods are jeopardized, and dreams are crushed. This National Fire Prevention Week, let us reflect on the importance of remaining vigilant and learning more about fire safety. Let us acknowledge the remarkable service of our Nation’s firefighters and honor the memory of those who have lost their lives protecting others. And let us all work to make these heroes’ jobs more manageable, keep our neighbors safer, and reduce the risk of fires across our country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 9 through October 15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week. On Sunday, October 9, 2022, in accordance with Public Law 107–51, the flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff at all Federal office buildings in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. I call on all Americans to participate in this observance with appropriate programs and activities and by renewing their efforts to prevent fires and their tragic consequences.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10470 October 7, 2022National School Lunch Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10470 of October 7, 2022
National School Lunch Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National School Lunch Week, we recommit to supporting the National School Lunch Program that provides tens of millions of children a year access to nutrition, dignity, and a fairer shot at brighter futures, and we celebrate its role supporting American farmers and food producers, building a stronger America for future generations.

School meals remain a vital lifeline, supplying well-balanced, free or low-cost meals to kids across the country since the program began in 1946. Studies show these are often the most nutritious—and sometimes the only—meals in a student’s day. They improve student health, mak136 STAT. 6545 ing it easier for students to learn, and erode inequity while also advancing our fight against childhood obesity.

My Administration is committed to ending hunger in the United States by 2030, making healthy school meals available to even more kids, and supporting schools that pioneer new ways to improve nutritional quality, whether for breakfast, lunch, or summer and afterschool meals. To that end, this September, I convened the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years, bringing together anti-hunger, nutrition, and public health advocates; food companies; health care providers; local, State, and Tribal governments; and Federal agencies. We released a national strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases while easing disparities across underserved communities—starting by expanding free school meals to 9 million more kids by 2032. Providing healthy food is central to children’s ability to learn and thrive, and no child’s future should be determined by the zip code they were born in or by the food their families can afford.

This strategy builds on my Administration’s work to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to those in need through our American Rescue Plan. It builds on our $60 million investment in Farm-to-School initiatives that benefit American farmers, connecting them to local schools which become reliable markets. We also made historic strides in slashing child poverty to its lowest rate on record by expanding the Child Tax Credit and through other actions.

Parents across our country want the same things for their kids: healthy food, clean water, good schools, and opportunities to dream big and access all the possibilities America offers. This week and always, my Administration pledges to do everything in its power to end child hunger and to put the promise of America in every child’s reach. We thank the farmers, farm workers, and ranchers, as well as the educators and school nutrition professionals, who have gone above and beyond to keep our kids fed during the COVID–19 pandemic and who work so hard every day to make them strong for the future.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 9 through October 15, 2022, as National School Lunch Week. I call upon all Americans to recognize and commemorate all those who operate the National School Lunch Program with activities that raise awareness of the steadfast efforts in supporting the health and well-being of our Nation’s children.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10471 October 7, 2022Leif Erikson Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10471 of October 7, 2022
Leif Erikson Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Over 1,000 years ago, Leif Erikson, son of Iceland and grandson of Norway, embarked on a historic journey across the Atlantic, landing on the shores of North America. Widely believed to be the first Europeans to set foot on this continent, he and his crew embodied traits that would come to define a uniquely American spirit—restless and bold, brave and optimistic, and in search of a better future. This same spirit would guide generations of Danes, Finns, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes to immigrate and build new lives in the United States. It would lead countless families to plant roots in the Great Lakes States, the northern Great Plains, and enclaves across the Nation. It remains ingrained in the hearts of roughly 11 million Americans who trace their ancestry to Nordic countries today.

On Leif Erikson Day, we celebrate Nordic-Americans and all the ways they strengthen the fabric of our Nation. They are leaders in business and philanthropy, educators and scholars, artists and inventors, doctors and nurses, first responders, service members, and so much more. In every field and throughout every community, their contributions help bring us closer to making the promise of America real for every American.

On this day, we also reaffirm our strong partnerships with Nordic nations and their people. Our mutual commitments to greater peace, security, and stability serve as the bedrock of our democracies and the friendships between our countries. From supporting Ukraine as it defends its freedom against Russia’s invasion to advancing human rights, tackling the climate crisis to addressing food insecurity, and strengthening global health to promoting development, we will always work together to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. I am proud that the United States Senate took swift action to ratify Sweden and Finland’s accession protocols to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. These great democracies and highly capable partners will further fortify the most powerful defensive alliance in the history of the world and bolster our efforts to defend democracy and freedom everywhere.

To honor Leif Erikson and to celebrate Nordic-American heritage, the Congress, by joint resolution (Public Law 88–566) approved on September 2, 1964, has authorized the President of the United States to proclaim October 9th of each year as “Leif Erikson Day.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2022, as Leif Erikson Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the contributions of Nordic Americans to our Nation with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of 136 STAT. 6547 the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10472 October 7, 2022Columbus Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10472 of October 7, 2022
Columbus Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on behalf of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, but his roots trace back to Genoa, Italy. The story of his journey remains a source of pride for many Italian Americans whose families also crossed the Atlantic. His voyage inspired many others to follow and ultimately contributed to the founding of America, which has been a beacon for immigrants across the world.

Many of these immigrants were Italian, and for generations, Italian immigrants have harnessed the courage to leave so much behind, driven by their faith in the American dream—to build a new life of hope and possibility in the United States. Today, Italian Americans are leaders in all fields, including government, health, business, innovation, and culture.

Things have not always been easy; prejudice and violence often stalled the promise of equal opportunity. In fact, Columbus Day was created by President Harrison in 1892 in response to the anti-Italian motivated lynching of 11 Italian Americans in New Orleans in 1891. During World War II, Italian Americans were even targeted as enemy aliens. But the hard work, dedication to community, and leadership of Italian Americans in every industry make our country stronger, more prosperous, and more vibrant. The Italian American community is also a cornerstone of our Nation’s close and enduring relationship with Italy—a vital NATO Ally and European Union partner. Today, the partnership between Italy and the United States is at the heart of our efforts to tackle the most pressing global challenges of our time, including supporting Ukraine as it defends its freedom and democracy.

In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage 530 years ago, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C. 107), as amended, has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as “Columbus Day.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 10, 2022, as Columbus Day. I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of 136 STAT. 6548 the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10473 October 7, 2022Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10473 of October 7, 2022
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the sovereignty, resilience, and immense contributions that Native Americans have made to the world; and we recommit to upholding our solemn trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations, strengthening our Nation-to-Nation ties.

For centuries, Indigenous Peoples were forcibly removed from ancestral lands, displaced, assimilated, and banned from worshiping or performing many sacred ceremonies. Yet today, they remain some of our greatest environmental stewards. They maintain strong religious beliefs that still feed the soul of our Nation. And they have chosen to serve in the United States Armed Forces at a higher rate than any other group. Native peoples challenge us to confront our past and do better, and their contributions to scholarship, law, the arts, public service, and more continue to guide us forward.

I learned long ago that Tribal Nations do better when they make their own decisions. That is why my Administration has made respect for Tribal sovereignty and meaningful consultation with Tribal Nations the cornerstone of our engagement and why I was proud to restore the White House Council on Native American Affairs. To elevate Indigenous voices across our Government, I appointed Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary, along with more than 50 other Native Americans now in significant roles across the executive branch.

My Administration is also directly delivering for Native communities—creating jobs, providing critical services, and restoring and preserving sacred Tribal lands. We have made the biggest investment in Indian Country in history, securing billions for pandemic recovery, infrastructural improvements, and climate change resilience, and we are working together with Tribal Nations to end the scourge of violence against Indigenous women and girls.

These efforts are a matter of dignity, justice, and good faith. But we have more to do to help lift Tribal communities from the shadow of our broken promises, to protect their right to vote, and to help them access other opportunities that their ancestors were long denied. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate indigenous history and our new beginning together, honoring Native Americans for shaping the contours of this country since time immemorial.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 10, 2022, as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that 136 STAT. 6549 the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and the Indigenous peoples who contribute to shaping this Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10474 October 11, 2022General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10474 of October 11, 2022
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On September 11, 1777, Casimir Pulaski rode into battle with the Continental Army, led a skillful counterattack to slow the British advance, and helped save George Washington’s life. Known as the “Father of the American Cavalry,”; he would rise to the rank of Brigadier General, continue fighting for American independence in battles across the colonies, and eventually make the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of revolutionary ideas: freedom, equality, and democracy. Today, we commemorate General Pulaski’s heroism and service, honor generations of immigrants who followed in his path, and celebrate our Nation’s rich Polish-American heritage.

Every day, the contributions of 9 million Polish-Americans help make this country a beacon of hope and opportunity. As small business owners and elected representatives of the people, as educators and doctors, as champions of civil rights and patriots serving in uniform at home and abroad, Polish-Americans make communities across our Nation more prosperous, vibrant, and humane.

As we continue to champion liberty and justice around the world, America draws great strength from the support of vital international allies like Poland. While Russia continues its unprovoked war in Ukraine, Poland and the United States stand shoulder-to-shoulder in defense of democracy and our collective security. As we pay tribute to General Pulaski and his legacy, may we always remember that the darkness of autocracy is no match for the flame of liberty that lights the souls of free people everywhere.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2022, as General Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all Americans to commemorate this occasion with appropriate programs and activities paying tribute to General Casimir Pulaski and honoring all those who defend the freedom of our great Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and 136 STAT. 6550 of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10475 October 11, 2022International Day of the Girl, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10475 of October 11, 2022
International Day of the Girl, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ten years ago, on the first International Day of the Girl, the United States joined nations around the world to recognize the challenges that girls face and commit to expanding opportunity and equality for them in every part of the globe. Today, on this 10th anniversary, we know that when girls are empowered to dream big and reach their full potential, the possibilities for our world are limitless. From combating the climate crisis and standing up for human rights to fighting for equitable access to education, health care, and opportunity, girls are strengthening democracies, powering economies, and enriching communities everywhere.

Despite their dynamic potential, we must also recognize on this day that girls continue to face significant challenges in the United States and around the world. Hunger, homelessness, and lack of access to adequate health care and educational opportunities threaten their health and wellbeing and create barriers to their full and equal participation in society.

Both at home and abroad, gender-based violence compromises their safety—from child sexual abuse and exploitation to female genital cutting and child marriage. The direct and indirect impacts of gender-based violence and the effect they have on girls’ potential and opportunity reinforce our commitment to building a world where all people can live free from violence or intimidation.

That is why my Administration has prioritized unlocking doors of opportunity and delivering the full measure of equity and dignity due to all girls. At home, we are championing equitable access to education, equal pay, and access to jobs and job training so that when girls grow up, they can choose their own path and lead the workforce of the future. We are taking action to expand girls’ access to health care, which is critical to supporting their success. I am committed to addressing gender-based violence wherever it occurs—online, in school, at work, or at home—which is why I am proud to have reauthorized and strengthened the Violence Against Women Act. And by supporting LGBTQI+ rights across this Nation, I affirm that everyone deserves respect, protection, and belonging.

My Administration’s commitment to empowering girls extends beyond our borders. The United States is supporting equitable access to health care by providing lifesaving HIV treatment to over 19 million people worldwide. We reached over two million adolescent girls and young women just last year. We have committed to improving access to education and learning for 15 million girls and young women by 2025. And we are committed to ending the scourge of gender-based violence 136 STAT. 6551 globally—particularly in conflict zones, in humanitarian and refugee contexts, and in the aftermath of natural disasters where women and girls face distinct vulnerabilities.

My Administration is also investing in education and programs to advance economic security for women and girls globally, including by pledging $50 million to the World Bank’s Global Childcare Incentive Fund and calling on the Congress to provide $200 million for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund to support women’s economic participation. I will continue to speak out for women and girls around the globe, including in Iran, where brave young women are demonstrating to secure their basic rights, and I have called on the Congress to double funding for programs that promote gender equality worldwide.

When girls break barriers, they blaze trails for the generations that follow. Investing in their health, safety, education, and economic security moves us closer to building more just, equitable societies and flourishing democracies. It helps us develop leaders across sectors and enables us to create a strong workforce that is ready to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead. Together, we can prepare the next dreamers and doers to shape a new and better future for us all.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2022, as International Day of the Girl. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with programs, ceremonies, and activities that advance equality and opportunity for girls everywhere.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10476 October 12, 2022Establishment of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10476 of October 12, 2022
Establishment of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area lies along the continental divide in north-central Colorado and is treasured for its historical and spiritual significance, stunning geological features, and unique wildlife and plants. The rugged landscape serves as a living testament to a pivotal moment in America’s military history, as these peaks and valleys forged the elite soldiers of the famed 10th Mountain Division—the Army’s first and only mountain infantry division—which helped free Europe from the grip of Nazi control in World War II. The area is also foundational to preserving and interpreting the story of 10th Mountain Division veterans who, after their return from World War II, applied the skills they learned in the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area to 136 STAT. 6552 establish America’s skiing and outdoor recreation industry. Today, the largely undeveloped peaks, slopes, and valleys of the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area provide veterans, their families, and other visitors with a place to learn the history of the 10th Mountain Division; to honor their sacrifices and contributions to our Nation; and to experience firsthand the formidable environs that taught American soldiers to endure extreme mountain terrain, deep snow, and punishing cold. This endurance proved pivotal to the success of the United States and its allies in World War II when, in February 1945, the 10th Mountain Division successfully scaled a 1,500-foot cliff face to capture a German position in the Apennine Mountains, helping the Allies to break through the German defensive line in Italy and push further into Europe.

The Army began construction of Camp Hale in April of 1942 in the Pando Valley after the Department of Agriculture authorized the War Department to use 179,000 acres of National Forest lands to train soldiers to climb and ski in preparation for operations in harsh, cold, high-altitude areas. The valley floor—which sits at 9,200 feet in elevation—was broad enough to hold a large encampment, and the Eagle River, which passes through the valley, provided a year-round water supply. Near the encampment were training grounds fit for the Army’s purpose, including the rugged Tenmile Range’s rock faces, deep snow, and frigid temperatures. The site also took advantage of existing infrastructure, such as the nearby rail system and highway, which remain important arteries through the Rocky Mountains.

Visitors can see traces of the life of the thousands of young servicemen and approximately 200 servicewomen who were stationed at Camp Hale along the valley floor, surrounded on all sides by forested hills and mountains stretching up to more than 14,000 feet. At its height, Camp Hale sprawled across nearly 1,500 acres. Its 1,000 buildings included 245 barracks (which could house more than 15,000 soldiers), mess halls, warehouses, training facilities, firing ranges, administrative buildings, stables, corrals, a veterinary center, theaters, chapels, a field house, and a hospital. The camp also featured parade grounds, recreation areas, gunnery ranges, a combat range, ski hills, a stockade, a motor pool, railyards, and an extensive road and bridge network. Several contiguous areas on the side slopes of the valley also served as training areas for skiing and rock climbing, storage areas for ammunition, and target training sites.

Between April and November of 1942, hundreds of construction workers—many living in harsh conditions in tents, trailers, and even in cars and trucks—rushed to build Camp Hale. Racial discrimination against Hispanic and Black construction workers at the camp caught national attention and led to an investigation by the War Production Board, prompting the United States Army to issue an order against racial discrimination in war construction projects in the region. This history—and the history of segregation within the Army itself during World War II—is a critical component of the experience of visiting and understanding Camp Hale.

Camp Hale opened for operation on November 16, 1942. Following the conclusion of the war, the Army used the camp only sporadically until its permanent closure in 1965. At that time, many facilities were removed or buried; however, much of the camp remains visible today, and the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 136 STAT. 6553 1992. The layout of the camp can be discerned from its grid-like road system, formed by 3 major north-south roads and 21 east-west crossing streets, many of which are identifiable or still in use. Concrete foundations for the warehouse area, the Corps Area Service Command compound, the division headquarters, and the barracks extend across the valley floor. In the center of the site lie remnants of the field house, including buttresses and the floor slab. Evidence of six ammo bunkers in the magazine area, which provided ammunition storage for the camp, occupy a small saddle on the northeast side of the valley. On a hill just to the south of the magazine area remain the footers of the four water tanks that supplied the camp. At the eastern edge of the camp, the rifle range remains largely intact, and the range’s target butts—a long series of rooms built of reinforced concrete—can still be seen. The area around the camp also includes remnants of the training that occurred there: the original pitons used to train technical climbing are embedded in several northeastern cliffs, and the remains of a tow and lift can be seen along two ski hills at the south end of the valley.

While Camp Hale was in operation, training exercises occurred among the peaks and slopes around Camp Hale and in the Tenmile Range. Today, the peaks that remain undeveloped around Camp Hale—which include Pearl Peak, Sheep Mountain, and Taylor Hill—and in the Tenmile Range—which include Peaks 1, 3, 4, and 5; the western slopes of Peaks 6 through 10; Tenmile Peak; and several other named peaks (such as the 14,625-foot Quandary Peak) that extend to the south—are largely unchanged since the 1940s. The entire landscape of the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area, therefore, serves as a kind of living museum, allowing visitors to imagine and understand what life was like for the young servicemen in the 10th Mountain Division.

Camp Hale and its surroundings, including the undeveloped areas of the Tenmile Range, were used to train the 10th Mountain Division, the 99th Infantry Battalion, and other units in mountain and winter warfare. This iconic location inspired military innovation. While training there, the 99th Infantry Battalion—a unique, Norwegian-speaking military unit that consisted primarily of Norwegian nationals and Americans of direct Norwegian descent—developed a mount for heavy machinery using two skis. Following World War II, Camp Hale’s unique attributes supported highly classified national security efforts. In the late 1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency trained various special mission teams at Camp Hale, including nearly 170 Tibetans for operations in China against the communist government.

The area is also foundational to the history of the United States ski and outdoor recreation industry and thus has had a profound impact on American culture. Veterans of the 10th Mountain Division founded or managed more than 60 ski resorts upon their return from deployment, some in the same mountains where they had trained. The remnants of the Mount Royal/Peak One Ski Jumps, including a scaffold that supported the judges’ platform, can also be found in the area. Other veterans from Camp Hale would go on to become trailblazers in conservation and outdoor education and recreation: David Brower served as the first executive director of the Sierra Club; Paul Petzoldt founded the National Outdoor Leadership School; and Fritz Benedict founded the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association, which manages a network of 30 mountain huts—including three in the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area—that enable backcountry skiers, mountain bikers, and 136 STAT. 6554 hikers to access and experience the historic and scientific objects found there. Journeying to the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide allows visitors to experience the mountains and valleys that inspired these veterans to make important contributions to conservation and recreation and to learn about and reflect on the mark they left on America when they returned from service during war.

The Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area is also rich in ancient human history. The area bears the marks of centuries of habitation by Indigenous peoples who have called the region home since time immemorial and who referred to this area of the Rocky Mountains as Káava’avichi—meaning “mountains laying down.”; Forced from much of their homelands when precious minerals were discovered, their history serves as a stark reminder that the United States’ commitment to its highest ideals of democracy, liberty, and equality has too often been imperfect, particularly for Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples. For thousands of years, the Ute people traveled to the Pando Valley when winter snows melted as part of an annual migration circuit to hunt game and collect medicinal plants. The area also served as an important transportation corridor for those traveling to sacred hot springs in Glenwood Springs, and the traditional Ute trail lies under the road that runs along the Eagle River today. Evidence of these ancient occupants is found at hundreds of sites, including lithic scatters, a high-elevation prehistoric camp, and stone circles where projectile points and prehistoric tools have been found. Burial sites of historic connection to the Ute Tribes—and of importance to them today—can also be found in the area with funerary objects and the remains of ancestral peoples who lived in the area thousands of years ago. One such site holds the 8,000-year-old remains of an ancient Ute—believed by some to have been a person of great stature in the Ute community. Some of the objects of cultural importance to the Ute Tribes are sensitive, rare, or vulnerable to vandalism and theft; therefore, revealing their specific names and locations could pose a danger to the objects.

As a result of the 1873 Brunot Agreement and an 1880 Congressional declaration, the Ute Tribes forcibly relinquished the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range areas (and much of the rest of their homelands), and retained only small portions of their ancestral homelands on reservations in southwestern Colorado and eastern Utah. More than a century later, however, the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area remains culturally important to the Ute people, who consider the area an important place to honor their ancestors. They continue to return to the region to forage for medicinal and ceremonial plants, hunt, and fish.

The area is replete with evidence of the mining activity that sparked the exclusion of the Ute people and drove development in the region in the late 19th century. Perched on the side of Mount Royal at an elevation of 9,600 feet and named after the Pennsylvania hometown of one of its investors, the Masontown mining site once included a mill, numerous mine shafts, and a boarding house and homes that accommodated several hundred workers, until an avalanche destroyed the mill in 1912. Today, visitors along the Masontown Trail in the north end of the Tenmile Range area can observe remnants of the mill site, including bricks from the foundations of cabin ruins, miscellaneous containers, and pieces of metal equipment.

Other sites of historical interest exist in the area. To support the burgeoning mining industry in the region, railroad lines running through 136 STAT. 6555 Tenmile Canyon on the northern end of the Tenmile Range were constructed by the 1880s to connect small mountain settlements with Denver. Evidence remains of these historic rail lines and rail beds, as well as rock structures that were built to support railroad construction. The purpose of these unique rock structures, known as stone huts, remains a mystery, but they may have been used by Canadian woodcutters who worked on the construction of railroads.

An exhaustive survey and study of the entire area has not been completed; archaeologists and military and other historians anticipate that many other such culturally and historically important sites remain to be discovered throughout the area, thereby enriching our understanding of the area’s significance.

In addition to the numerous objects in the region that document the history of America and ancient peoples, Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range form a geologically and ecologically linked landscape—rugged and stunning in appearance—that contains numerous features of scientific interest, including tarns, waterfalls, and alpine tundra. The continental divide—a defining high-altitude geologic feature of the Western Hemisphere that separates the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans—stretches along the southern border of both the Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range landscapes. Visitors can travel along the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, which passes through the area, to explore the changing geology and ecology along the spine of the continent.

The area’s geology and irregular topography formed during the Pleistocene glacial period when retreating glaciers deposited a large terminal moraine north of the current day Camp Hale, damming the Eagle River and forming an adjacent lake basin. When the lake ultimately overflowed, the Eagle River cut a new channel forming the deep, narrow canyon the river occupies today while leaving the lake intact. Over time, the lake drained, and the former lake floor became the broad, flat Pando Valley.

To the east, the Pando Valley abruptly gives way to the soaring peaks of the Tenmile Range, which stretches to the continental divide. The range boasts 10 peaks over 13,000 feet in elevation, including Quandary Peak, which, at 14,265 feet, is one of Colorado’s iconic and most-visited “Fourteeners.”; The slopes of these peaks are home to several high-alpine lakes, including the Pacific Tarn to the southeast of Pacific Peak, which, at 13,420 feet, is the highest named lake in the United States. Waterfalls descend the slopes—including Continental Falls, Mohawk Basin Falls, and McCullough Gulch Falls—and are components of a hydrologic system that defines the mountain west. Rock, too, descends from the range. Studied for decades, the Spruce Creek rock glacier, which is fed by a rockfall from Pacific Peak’s northeast cirque, has advanced our understanding of the flow mechanics and morphology of rock glaciers.

The area’s high peaks and alpine valleys contain rare and fragile native alpine tundra ecosystems that include species uniquely adapted to high altitudes. Two of the four known populations of the Weber’s drab—a diminutive plant with yellow flowers standing only a few inches tall—can be found in the Tenmile Range. Fewer than 300 known individual plants of this species exist across 4 distinct populations distributed over 7 square miles. The diminutive plant is most 136 STAT. 6556 often found in the splash zones of rocky crevices along streams near the timberline. Ephemeral pools caused by snowmelt among boulders and high-altitude alpine lakes in the area also host the rare and aptly named ice grass. Tiny in stature—standing less than an inch tall—ice grass can be found only in cold, high-altitude regions. The grass appears in only isolated, disjunct areas in Colorado, with the next nearest known population located hundreds of miles away in northwest Wyoming.

Among the Engelman spruce, subalpine fir, lodgepole pine, and quaking aspen stands that dominate the area, visitors might glimpse Canada lynx—a federally listed threatened species—or the boreal toad—Colorado’s only alpine species of toad and a Forest Service sensitive species that inhabits subalpine forest wetlands at elevations between 8,500 feet and 11,500 feet. The area is an important habitat connectivity corridor for lynx and related species. Spruce and McCullough Creeks hold populations of green lineage Colorado River cutthroat trout—also a Forest Service sensitive species—that are core conservation populations under the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Conservation Strategy. The area also provides a habitat for mountain goats, moose, bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, bald eagles, white-tailed ptarmigans, hoary bats, olive-sided flycatchers, martens, pygmy shrews, boreal owls, northern goshawks, and several species of waterfowl.

In light of threats posed by vandalism, unmanaged recreation, and climate change, protecting the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide will preserve its historic and prehistoric legacy and maintain its diverse array of natural and scientific resources, ensuring that the historic and scientific values of the area remain for the benefit of all Americans. Reserving this area would also honor the valor and sacrifice of the 10th Mountain Division, secure ongoing opportunities for Tribal communities to continue spiritual and subsistence practices, and enable the region’s modern communities and the Nation to continue to benefit from the area’s world class outdoor recreation opportunities.

WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (the “Antiquities Act”;), authorizes the President, in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and to reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected; and

WHEREAS, I find that each of the objects identified above is an object of historic or scientific interest in need of protection under 54 U.S.C. 320301; and

WHEREAS, I find that the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide is an important part of the history of the United States military and of the outdoor recreation industry; and

WHEREAS, I find that the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide is sacred to sovereign Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples of the United States; and136 STAT. 6557

WHEREAS, I find that the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide contains rare and fragile ecosystems and geological features that are of scientific interest; and

WHEREAS, I find that the unique and historical nature of the lands that make up the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide and the collection of objects of historic and scientific interest therein make the landscape of the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area itself an object of historic and scientific interest; and

WHEREAS, I find that there are threats to the objects identified in this proclamation; and

WHEREAS, I find that, in the absence of a reservation under the Antiquities Act, the objects identified in this proclamation are not adequately protected by otherwise applicable law or administrative designations because neither provide Federal agencies with the specific mandate to ensure proper care and management of the objects, nor do they withdraw the lands from the operation of the public land, mining, and mineral leasing laws; and

WHEREAS, I find that a national monument reservation is necessary to protect the objects of historic and scientific interest in the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide for current and future generations; and

WHEREAS, I find that the boundaries of the monument reserved by this proclamation represent the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects of scientific or historic interest to be protected as required by the Antiquities Act; and

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to ensure the preservation and protection of the objects of scientific and historic interest in the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the Federal Government to be the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument (monument) and, for the purpose of protecting those objects, reserve as part thereof all lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the boundaries described on the accompanying maps, which are attached hereto and form a part of this proclamation. These reserved Federal lands and interests in lands encompass approximately 53,804 acres. As a result of the distribution of the objects across the landscape of the Camp Hale and Tenmile Range area of the continental divide, and additionally and independently, because the landscape itself is an object in need of protection, the boundaries described on the accompanying maps are confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest identified above.

All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the monument are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws or laws applicable to the Forest Service, including withdrawal from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and 136 STAT. 6558 from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.

If the Federal Government subsequently acquires any lands or interests in lands not currently owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the boundaries described on the accompanying maps, such lands and interests in lands shall be reserved as a part of the monument, and objects identified above that are situated upon those lands and interests in lands shall be part of the monument, upon acquisition of ownership or control by the Federal Government.

The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), through the Forest Service, shall manage the monument pursuant to applicable legal authorities and in accordance with the terms, conditions, and management direction provided by this proclamation. The Secretary shall prepare, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, a management plan for the monument, which shall include provisions for continuing outdoor recreational opportunities consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above, and shall promulgate such regulations for its management as deemed appropriate. The Secretary shall provide for maximum public involvement in the development of the management plan, including consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations, State and local governments, and other interested stakeholders. The final decision over any management plans and any management rules and regulations rests with the Secretary. Management plans or rules and regulations developed by the Secretary of the Interior governing uses within national parks or national monuments administered by the Secretary of the Interior shall not apply within the monument.

For purposes of protecting and restoring the objects identified above, the Secretary shall prepare a travel management plan to ensure appropriate access for the management and use of the area, which shall provide for motorized and non-motorized mechanized vehicle uses, including mountain biking, consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above. Unless inconsistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above, non-motorized mechanized vehicle uses, including mountain biking, shall continue to be permitted on the roads and trails designated for such uses on the date of this proclamation.

Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to enlarge or diminish the rights or jurisdiction of any Tribal Nation. The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law and in consultation with Tribal Nations, ensure the protection of sacred sites and traditional cultural properties and sites in the monument and provide access to Tribal members for traditional cultural, spiritual, and customary uses, consistent with the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996) and Executive Order 13007 of May 24, 1996 (Indian Sacred Sites), including collection of medicines, berries and other vegetation, forest products, and firewood for personal noncommercial use in a manner consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified herein.

In recognition of the importance of these lands and objects to Tribal Nations, and to ensure that management decisions affecting the monument reflect Tribal expertise and Indigenous Knowledge, the Secretary shall meaningfully engage with Tribal Nations with cultural ties to the 136 STAT. 6559 area, including the Ute Tribes, in the development of the management plan and to inform subsequent management of the monument. The Secretary shall pursue opportunities for co-stewardship through management planning and implementation, including entering into cooperative agreements with Tribal entities that have cultural ties to the monument, and shall explore opportunities to provide support to Tribal Nations to participate in the planning and management of the monument.

The establishment of this monument is subject to valid existing rights, including valid existing water rights. Consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above, nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to preclude the renewal or assignment of, or interfere with the operation, maintenance, replacement, modification, or upgrade of existing water infrastructure, including flood control, pipeline, or other water management infrastructure; State highway corridors or rights-of-way; or existing utility and telecommunications rights-of-way or facilities within or adjacent to the boundaries of existing authorizations within the monument. Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to affect the operation or use of the existing railroad corridor as a railroad right-of-way pursuant to valid existing rights or for recreational purposes consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above. Existing water resource, flood control, utility, pipeline, or telecommunications facilities located within the monument may be expanded, and new facilities may be constructed within the monument, to the extent consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above and subject to the Secretary’s special uses authorities and other applicable law.

Nothing in this proclamation shall affect the responsibilities and authorities of the Department of Defense under applicable environmental laws for the remediation of hazardous substances or munitions or explosives of concern within the monument boundaries, nor affect any Department of Defense activities on lands not included within the monument. To further the protective purposes of the monument, the Secretary shall explore entering into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense that would address collaboration between the Departments, pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, to support the remediation of hazardous substances or munitions or explosives of concern while ensuring the protection of the monument objects identified above, as well as implementing any needed controls for explosives safety. The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall cooperate and coordinate regarding access to carry out necessary response actions under applicable environmental laws.

Nothing in this proclamation shall affect the Forest Service’s ability to authorize access to and remediation of contaminated lands within the monument, including for remediation of mine, mill, or tailing sites, or for the restoration of natural resources.

Nothing in this proclamation shall preclude low-level overflights of military aircraft, flight testing or evaluation, the designation of new units of special use airspace, or the use or establishment of military flight training routes or transportation over the lands reserved by this proclamation.136 STAT. 6560

Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to enlarge or diminish the jurisdiction of the State of Colorado with respect to fish and wildlife management.

Laws, regulations, and policies followed by the Forest Service in issuing and administering grazing permits on all lands under its jurisdiction shall continue to apply with regard to the lands in the monument.

The Secretary may carry out vegetative management treatments within the monument consistent with the proper care and management of the objects identified above, except that commercial timber harvest may only be used when the Secretary determines it appropriate to address ecological restoration or the risk of wildfire, insect infestation, or disease that would endanger the objects identified in this proclamation or imperil public safety.

Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to alter the authority or responsibility of any party with respect to emergency response activities within the monument, including wildland fire response, or to preclude avalanche control efforts within or adjacent to the monument, including efforts to mitigate avalanche risks to neighboring communities, roads and infrastructure, or recreation facilities or destinations.

Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the national monument shall be the dominant reservation.

Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, injure, destroy, or remove any feature of the monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.

If any provision of this proclamation, including its application to a particular parcel of land, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and its application to other parcels of land shall not be affected thereby.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

 

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 10477 October 14, 2022Blind Americans Equality Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10477 of October 14, 2022
Blind Americans Equality Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Blind Americans Equality Day, we celebrate the essential contributions of blind and low-vision Americans, whose talents and strength shape every industry and every community.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first Presidential Proclamation honoring the independent spirit of blind Americans and calling on us all to help build a more accessible Nation. Twenty-six 136 STAT. 6564 years later, in 1990, we came together as Democrats and Republicans to pass the most sweeping civil rights legislation in a generation—the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—improving the lives of the now more than 60 million Americans living with a disability, including more than 7 million with vision loss. I was enormously proud to cosponsor that bill as a United States Senator, and as President, I am making sure that we deliver on its full promise to end discrimination, increase independence, and expand opportunity for everyone.

The ADA has been transformational, but it did not end our work. As long as disabled Americans—including those who are blind and low-vision—face barriers to equality, opportunity, and freedom, we have more to do. That is why, on my first day in office, I was proud to sign an Executive Order establishing a government-wide commitment to equity for all. I am proud to have appointed the first-ever White House Disability Policy Director and to work every day to make sure that the dignity and rights of disabled and blind Americans are championed in every policy that we pursue.

During the pandemic, my American Rescue Plan has helped States better cover low-income adults living with disabilities on Medicaid and given schools funding to reopen safely, helping to better serve students with vision loss and other disabilities. My Administration launched the Disability Information and Access Line to help blind and other disabled people schedule COVID–19 tests and vaccinations, and we have expanded the availability of accessible at-home tests for blind and low-vision Americans. Meanwhile, my Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is expanding access to transit for blind and other disabled Americans by updating old train stations and airports. The Labor Department is defending the rights of workers with disabilities to receive a fair wage. My Administration is creating jobs by funding State and local governments, employers, and nonprofits that hire more people with disabilities, including vision loss. Additionally, the Department of Education is funding projects to teach more STEM teachers braille, in turn expanding access to STEM education for blind and low-vision students. I have also signed Executive Orders to start to remove barriers that keep too many people with disabilities from voting.

Across the board, we have been making great progress, but I know there is much more to do to guarantee every American the same fair shot to contribute, thrive, and succeed. I will keep fighting to get more disabled and blind Americans support and care in their own communities, as well as the workplace accommodations they deserve. I am proud to join so many fierce advocates in this cause, and I call today on all Americans to help us build on the ADA’s promise—moving our Nation closer to realizing its full potential as a place that is truly for everyone.

By joint resolution approved on October 6, 1964 (Public Law 88–628, as amended), the Congress authorized October 15 of each year as “White Cane Safety Day,”; which is recognized today as “Blind Americans Equality Day,”; to honor the contributions of blind and low-vision Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2022, as Blind Americans Equality Day. I call upon all government 136 STAT. 6565 officials, educators, volunteers and all the people of the United States to mark this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10478 October 14, 2022National Character Counts Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10478 of October 14, 2022
National Character Counts Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Character Counts Week, we reflect on the highest standards of character—integrity, courage, empathy, decency, and respect—that lift each other up, bring our communities together, and make our Nation stronger.

Through simple acts of kindness and inspiring demonstrations of selflessness, we see the best of America’s character every day. We see it in teachers who take extra time after school to practice reading with the students who are falling behind, in our scientists and essential workers who create and deliver life-saving products to people in need, and in our first responders who rush towards danger to save others no matter the cost as we have seen this month with Hurricane Ian. We see how character counts in our service members who give their all to protect the freedoms we hold so dear. Time and again, Americans prove that we are a great Nation because we are a good people.

Since coming into office, I have championed policies that reflect the values our Nation stands for at its best. In my State of the Union Address, I put forth a Unity Agenda to rally our Nation to beat the opioid epidemic, take on the mental health crisis, support our brave veterans and their families, and end cancer as we know it. I reaffirmed our Nation’s commitment to standing against hate, racism, and bigotry by hosting a first-of-its kind “United We Stand”; Summit at the White House and announcing new measures to counter hate-fueled violence. In September, my Administration released a national strategy to end hunger as we know it by 2030, a moral duty we all share. In everything we do, including rebuilding our economy and leaving no one behind, fighting climate change and protecting the health of our public and our planet, and reducing costs of every day issues talked about around the kitchen table—like prescription drugs, health care, and energy bills—we see how character counts in how we choose to see one another as fellow Americans and treat one another with the dignity and respect we all deserve.

Now as much as ever, as Americans confront new threats to our personal rights, the pursuit of justice, and the rule of law that try the very soul of this Nation, we must all strive even harder to remember that character counts. I believe in the character of the people of this Nation, and I have never been more optimistic about our future than I am today.136 STAT. 6566

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 16 through October 22, 2022, as National Character Counts Week. Now and throughout the year, I encourage all Americans to engage in efforts that honor and express the best attributes of our character, extend the hand of fellowship to their neighbors, and unite in service to their communities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10479 October 14, 2022National Forest Products Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10479 of October 14, 2022
National Forest Products Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Forest Products Week, we give thanks for the beauty of our forests and the bounty they provide: from the lumber in our homes and the paper we print to the medicines we take, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. We recommit this week to sustainable stewardship and management of our forests—not only preserving our forests’ splendor for recreation or sacred Tribal ceremonies but also for safeguarding key economic resources, supporting millions of jobs, and helping to ease the climate crisis.

The United States is the world’s largest producer of forest products, and every day, American foresters, loggers, mill workers, carpenters, scientists, restoration specialists, outdoor recreation workers, and others rely on forests for their livelihoods. But across America and the world, forests are under threat. Wildfires are growing more frequent and ferocious, super-charged by the climate crisis and decades of poor forest management. Globally, illegal deforestation devastates habitats and impedes forests’ essential role in preserving biodiversity, filtering water, and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, which slows our fight against climate change.

My Administration is committed to conserving, restoring, and revitalizing forests at home and abroad to preserve our environment and protect an important pillar of our economy. We have taken the most aggressive climate action in American history, including new investments in forest health and resilience, and fire prevention. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act put Americans to work combating wildfires, safeguarding mature and old-growth forests on Federal lands while also planting over a billion new trees. We are also committed to working with global partners to fight deforestation and are cracking down on the trafficking of illegally logged wood. I have signed an Executive Order to protect forests here at home as well, partnering with Tribal nations, local governments, and non-profits to boost conservation and create jobs. The order expressly rec136 STAT. 6567 ognizes the importance of Indigenous knowledge, practices, and Tribal treaty rights in forest management. I have used my authority under the Antiquities Act to restore protections to some of our most treasured national monuments, including places that have been sacred to Native peoples since time immemorial.

Meanwhile, innovations in sustainable wood manufacturing are creating good-paying union jobs on construction sites across the country. To further those gains, my Administration has awarded Forest Service Wood Innovations and Community Wood grants across the country. These market-based actions, along with other Federal and locally led efforts to conserve and restore forests nationwide, will bring us closer to reaching our “America the Beautiful”; goal of voluntarily conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030 while also supporting hard working American families.

To recognize the importance of the many products generated by our Nation’s forests, the Congress, by Public Law 86–753 (36 U.S.C. 123), as amended, has designated the week beginning on the third Sunday in October of each year as “National Forest Products Week”; and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. In honor of this year’s National Forest Products Week, my Administration will continue working across public, Tribal, and private lands to conserve America’s forests and protect the vital resources they provide. Together, we can strengthen our economy and pass on a healthier planet to our children and our grandchildren.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 16 through October 22, 2022, as National Forest Products Week. I call upon the people of the United States to join me in this observance and in recognizing all Americans who are responsible for the stewardship of our Nation’s beautiful, forested landscapes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10480 October 17, 202250th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10480 of October 17, 2022
50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Fifty years ago, the Congress passed the Clean Water Act of 1972, revolutionizing America’s responsibility to protect and restore the vital waterways that sustain our communities, our economy, and our ecosystems.

Before this landmark legislation, America’s waters were in crisis, often flooded and even on fire with toxic pollution and cancer-causing contaminants. Industrial waste and sewage threatened our drinking water, 136 STAT. 6568 and wetlands disappeared at an alarming rate. The Clean Water Act met these challenges head-on, setting and enforcing national water quality standards, restricting pollution, and investing in wastewater treatment and better wetlands management.

Five decades later, our Nation’s waters are dramatically cleaner. Once dead rivers and lakes are now flourishing with wildlife. People have returned to boat, fish, and swim. Sacred waters that Tribal Nations have relied on for generations are clean again. This is a testament to the tireless partnerships that the Environmental Protection Agency has forged with State, local, and Tribal governments. It is a powerful tribute not only to the activists who first sounded the alarm, built a movement, and fought to pass this powerful law but also to the Americans everywhere who have since done so much to help enforce it, safeguarding our waterways and taking on polluters in court.

Today, we still face serious threats to clean water—from climate change-driven droughts and rising sea levels to long-standing environmental injustices that have left too many communities without safe drinking water. That is why my Administration restored Federal protections to hundreds of thousands of streams, wetlands, and waterways and is working across the Federal Government to combat pollution from deadly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Our historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes our Nation’s biggest-ever investment in water, clearing legacy pollution, helping replace lead pipes across the country, and building more resilient infrastructure so that every child in America can turn on the faucet at home or school for safe drinking water. The Inflation Reduction Act takes America’s most aggressive climate action ever, helping to protect the world’s waterways long into the future.

As we celebrate the anniversary of this law, my Administration is more committed than ever to continuing its legacy, providing access to safe water, and restoring a healthier planet. The Clean Water Act is a powerful reminder of Americans’ ability to make change for the better when we work together.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 18, 2022, as the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act. I call upon all Americans to observe this milestone, recognize the significant contribution the Clean Water Act has made to restoring our Nation’s waters, consider the crucial role clean water plays in each of our lives, and recommit to protecting our shared water resources.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10481 October 21, 2022United Nations Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10481 of October 21, 2022
United Nations Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On United Nations Day, we celebrate this institution and its enduring commitment to advancing peace, protecting human rights, and promoting comity between nations and among the broader international community. Since its founding, the United Nations has shown that countries with different histories yet shared purpose can join together to bend the arc of history toward a freer and more just world.

In the past year, United Nations member states have faced daunting challenges: growing food insecurity; the persistent challenge of COVID–19 alongside additional infectious disease outbreaks; inflation; and record heat, floods, and droughts—all of which have threatened lives and livelihoods. In addition, the consequences of Russia’s brazen war and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory in violation of international law have reverberated across the globe—not only exacerbating food and refugee crises but also imperiling the very foundation of a stable international rules-based order, for which the United Nations Charter is the cornerstone.

In the face of great upheaval, the United Nations has a critical role to play—defending the Charter, championing human rights, advancing sustainable development, and holding accountable those who violate international law. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, an overwhelming majority of United Nation member states sent a resounding message unequivocally condemning the war and Russia’s policies of fear and coercion. Today, the United Nations and countries around the world are providing life-saving aid to the Ukrainian people, supporting refugees, responding to health emergencies, and affirming Ukraine’s right to sovereignty and territorial integrity—core principles of the United Nations Charter. Likewise, the United Nations is playing an essential part in our common effort to address the global challenges of the twenty-first century, including tackling the climate crisis, strengthening global health security and pandemic preparedness and response, advancing human rights and gender equality, and feeding the world.

The United States is determined to continue strengthening its relationships with United Nations member states as we advance an era of relentless diplomacy across the world. We will help developing countries reach their climate goals and make a just transition to clean energy, including by mobilizing funding. We will lead the way in bolstering the global health security architecture by partnering with countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats; strengthening and reforming the World Health Organization; and marshalling resources to support the historic new Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response at the World Bank.

As the largest financial contributor to the United Nations, the United States is investing in this institution to advance the cause of freedom, equality, opportunity, and dignity everywhere. At the same time, we are committed to strengthening the United Nations internally. Efforts such as structural reforms to make the United Nations more inclusive, 136 STAT. 6570 effective, and responsive to the needs of all member states, such as by increasing the number of both permanent and non-permanent representatives on the Security Council. This includes permanent seats for those nations we have long supported and permanent seats for countries in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.

For almost 80 years, the United Nations has brought member states together to build a better world. Just as the need for this institution was plain in the aftermath of World War II and the atrocities of the Holocaust, its power to stand for liberty over authoritarianism, sovereignty over imperialism, and peace over war remains as vital today. The United Nations reminds us that, as President Truman said, when countries can state their differences, face them, and find common ground, we can author a new era of peace, progress, and hope for all people everywhere.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2022, as United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the United States and its Territories, and the officials of all other areas under the flag of the United States, to observe United Nations Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10482 October 27, 2022National First Responders Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10482 of October 27, 2022
National First Responders Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National First Responders Day, we honor the bravery of our Nation’s heroes who put their lives on the line for their fellow Americans each and every day—from law enforcement officers who keep our streets safe and firefighters who rush into burning buildings, to relief workers who care for our families after natural disasters and EMTs, paramedics, and other public health workers who provide life-saving emergency care at a moment’s notice. When tragedies strike, these women and men are always there to help us, and we thank them for their extraordinary service to our country.

I have witnessed up close the courage, character, and valor of first responders across the Nation. In Florida, Puerto Rico, and Kentucky, search and rescue teams swooped in to save lives in the aftermath of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona and historic flooding. In Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, and California, firefighters battled raging wildfires, even when some of their own homes had been destroyed. In Buffalo, New York, a retired police officer lost his life protecting his community from a mass shooter. Living a life of service and sacrifice is not just what first responders do—it is who they are.136 STAT. 6571

We ask more of our first responders today than ever before. Being a police officer not only means keeping our communities safe but also acting as a counselor and a social worker. Being a firefighter means not only combatting fires in homes and businesses but also suiting up to fight raging wildfires made more frequent and ferocious by the climate crisis. Throughout the pandemic, medical teams and community health workers have been on the frontlines, working around the clock to save lives. Yet, even when first responders are stretched thin, their courage and commitment to service never wavers.

That is why my Administration’s American Rescue Plan committed over $10 billion in funds for public safety and violence prevention, including billions of dollars to recruit and retain first responders, avoid public safety layoffs, and purchase emergency vehicles and other equipment to keep our communities safe. We increased Federal funding for State and local law enforcement by almost 30 percent last year. With my Safer America Plan, I am asking the Congress for additional funding to provide our law enforcement officers with more mental health and wellness resources and to recruit and hire 100,000 more police officers who are trained in safe, effective, and accountable community policing. When it comes to strengthening public safety, the answer is not to defund the police: It is to provide them with the tools, training, and support they need to fight crime and build trust with the communities they are sworn to protect.

The same goes for fighting fires, which is why I, in partnership with the Congress, substantially increased wages for Federal wildland firefighters, implemented new programs to support their mental and physical health, and created a wildland firefighter job series to improve recruitment, retention, and professional opportunities. The American Rescue Plan and the 2023 Budget include combined increases of $320 million for Federal firefighting grants, helping to fund 1,200 more local firefighters, hundreds more emergency response vehicles, and thousands of protective gear sets. In addition, I signed into law the Protecting America’s First Responders Act, reducing red tape for firefighters and other first responders with disabilities to qualify for critical benefits and extending benefits to surviving families of firefighters who lost their lives in training. Because cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters, my Administration created a special unit at the Department of Labor to help process cancer claims, and I am calling on the Congress to pass the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act to ensure cancer patients and their families get the compensation they deserve.

Today and every day, America’s first responders remain on alert and on call, always there for us when we need them. As we celebrate these patriots who have answered the call of duty, we honor the memory of the heroes we have lost. They are woven into the fabric of our national character—embodying the extraordinary selflessness, rare commitment to others, and remarkable bravery that has inspired us for generations. Our first responders remind us that we are a great country because we are made up of good people. Let us renew our commitment as a Nation to standing by them and their families just as they stand by us, shaping a stronger, safer, and more resilient America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 136 STAT. 6572 28, 2022, as National First Responders Day. I call upon all the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to honor our brave first responders and to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10483 October 31, 2022Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10483 of October 31, 2022
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

This month, we recommit to improving the resilience of our Nation’s critical infrastructure so it can withstand all hazards—natural and manmade. By building better roads, bridges, and ports; fortifying our information technology and cybersecurity across sectors, including election systems; safeguarding our food and water sources; moving to clean energy; and strengthening all other critical infrastructure sectors, we will lay the foundation for long-term security and prosperity.

When our critical infrastructure shows signs of wear, everyday Americans pay the price. When powerful storms and forest fires—made more frequent and ferocious by climate change—shut down energy grids, families can lose power for weeks. When unsecure networks are hacked, critical services can go offline, and businesses can suffer huge losses. When bridges collapse and first responders must travel further to reach disaster sites, Americans can die. Crumbling infrastructure around the world affects us at home as well: Extreme weather, cyberattacks, and other disasters have ripple effects, threatening global stability and disrupting supply chains everywhere.

That is why my Administration is reinforcing America’s critical infrastructure and supporting our international partners as they do the same. Last year, I signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make a once-in-a-generation investment in resilience and build a better America—modernizing our roads, bridges, and ports; delivering clean water and high-speed internet to our communities; and helping to eliminate the use of lead pipes in this country, all while creating a new generation of good-paying jobs. This year, I signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, securing historic funding for research and development and to build a resilient supply chain for semiconductors here in America. At the same time, we are shielding our entire country against—and actively countering—malicious cyber activity, and establishing clear international rules of the road as they relate to cyberspace. Our Federal agencies are working more closely with the private sector—which owns and operates most of America’s critical infrastructure—to defend against cyberattacks. I have reinvigorated the National Infrastructure Advisory Council to advise on how to reduce physical and cyber risks 136 STAT. 6573 and improve the security and resilience of our Nation’s critical infrastructure sectors.

At the same time, we are committed to protecting our election systems. The right to vote and to have that vote counted is the foundation of our democracy and our Nation’s stability, and I am determined to protect our election workers and defend our free and fair elections from cyberattacks, threats of violence, and disinformation campaigns.

Securing our critical infrastructure also means tackling the climate crisis—an existential threat to our health care, food systems, water sources, and energy grid. That is why I was proud to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment ever to combat climate change while strengthening our energy sector, and to invoke the Defense Production Act to accelerate the manufacturing of critical clean energy technologies here at home. By ushering in a clean energy future, enhancing wildfire preparedness, and creating thousands of jobs, our actions will minimize the risk of natural disasters and save lives.

Our efforts to bolster critical infrastructure extend beyond our own borders as well. Through programs like the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, the Digital Invest Program from the United States Agency for International Development, and the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience, the United States is helping pay for game-changing infrastructure projects in developing countries, strengthening the global economy and international supply chains. We are also working with allies and partners to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure around the world, including trusted telecommunications providers, supply chains, and energy networks, and to defend and respond to threats from state and nonstate actors.

The choices we make today to strengthen our critical infrastructure are going to affect our country and our world for several generations to come. This year, as we observe the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act and the Federal Government’s landmark actions to protect and restore our waterways—let us rededicate ourselves to building a stronger, more resilient Nation. With bold action, smart investments, and a will to win the competition for the future, anything is possible.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the importance of protecting our Nation’s infrastructure and to observe this month with appropriate measures to enhance our national security and resilience.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10484 October 31, 2022National Adoption Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10484 of October 31, 2022
National Adoption Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Adoption Month, let us celebrate families that create safe and supportive homes and families that are made whole through adoption, and let us continue working to ensure that every child has a loving family to call their own.

I am committed to helping families pay for the costs of adopting a child, which is why I have called for the adoption tax credit to be made fully refundable. This would enable devoted adoptive families to worry less about the costs of welcoming children into their homes and focus more on laying the supportive foundation for full and happy lives. I have also proposed extending the adoption tax credit to legal guardianships—including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives—which would make it easier for loving family members to care for children who need their support. This measure could also help reduce racial inequities in our country’s child welfare system, which too often render some children of color more likely to be removed from their homes and cut off from their families and communities.

At the same time, my Administration is fighting discrimination in the adoption process. As part of my Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, we are partnering with State child welfare agencies to remove barriers and combat biases that can make it harder for LGBTQI+ families to adopt. The Department of Health and Human Services will provide training and technical assistance to State child welfare agencies in order to better support LGBTQI+ youth, whose needs are often unmet in the foster care system, and take steps to ensure all youth are placed in supportive environments. Additionally, we are committed to ensuring that older adolescents transitioning from the foster care system have access to housing and education and can pay their bills and prepare for adulthood, which is why I have proposed increasing funding for the John H. Chafee Successful Transition to Adulthood program by 70 percent.

This National Adoption Month, we recognize all the adoptive and kinship families across America who change children’s lives for the better. We give thanks for the foster families who love, care for, and provide for our Nation’s foster youth as well as the dedicated professionals who are invested in these children’s futures. We send our encouragement to everyone still waiting for the chance to adopt and grow their family. We rededicate ourselves to ensuring that all children have the unconditional love of a permanent home.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Adoption Month. I encourage all Americans to honor this month by helping the children and youth in your communities find homes where they can thrive. Through our collective action, we can connect children and youth with their forever families and give them a brighter future.136 STAT. 6575

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10485 October 31, 2022National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10485 of October 31, 2022
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, we honor and support the millions of brave Americans who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, along with the selfless family members and caregivers who stand by their sides throughout the long course of this heartbreaking disease.

Alzheimer’s is common and especially cruel, robbing people of their memories, thoughts, and identity over many years. Across the Nation, this epidemic is growing: In the next 30 years, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s is expected to reach nearly 14 million, straining families and our health care system. Fortunately, we are on the cusp of life-saving advances that can forever change the course of the disease.

This year, my Administration launched the transformational Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H) at the National Institutes of Health, which is investing a billion dollars in cutting-edge research to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s and other deadly diseases. Modeled on the Pentagon program that brought us game-changing technologies like the internet and GPS, ARPA–H will support bold ideas that neither traditional research nor the private sector is willing to pursue, driving new biomedical breakthroughs. At the same time, the Department of Health and Human Services is investing in research and technology that can keep Alzheimer’s patients living longer in their own homes; training caregivers to support them; and educating Americans about early warning signs of Alzheimer’s, dementia risks, and brain health generally. Meanwhile, I signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which will protect Alzheimer’s patients from high bills at the pharmacy by capping what they pay at $2,000 per year. Throughout our work, my Administration is committed to keeping older Black and Brown Americans, who are more than twice as likely to be affected by dementias, at the center of our push to understand these diseases.

Curing Alzheimer’s is not a partisan issue. The disease does not discriminate between red and blue. Beating it is something we can do together, in honor of the loved ones we have lost or those who are slipping away, and in support of the remarkable caregivers, doctors, researchers, and advocates who are fighting on their behalf today. Our Nation is on the cusp of tremendous scientific progress, and I pledge the best of our energies to support caregivers, improve Alzheimer’s treatments, and work towards a cure that will free future generations from the specter of this disease.136 STAT. 6576

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. I call on the people of the United States of America to recognize their fellow citizens living with Alzheimer’s, along with their families and caregivers. I also encourage all Americans to visit Alzheimers.gov for resources and information on living with or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10486 October 31, 2022National Diabetes Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10486 of October 31, 2022
National Diabetes Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

This month, we acknowledge more than 37 million Americans living with diabetes who inspire us to develop better treatment options, make life-saving medicines more affordable, and finally find a cure for this disease.

Over 10 percent of Americans have Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes, and tens of millions more remain at risk of developing this chronic condition. While the scientific community has made strides over the past several decades to help patients manage symptoms, too many loved ones must still contend with the daily challenge of managing blood sugar levels, the dangers of long-term health complications, and the frustration of being diagnosed with a disease that has yet to be cured. Despite it costing only $10 to manufacture a vial of insulin, drug companies can charge more than 30 times that, leaving families struggling to pay for life-saving medicine. The inability to afford vital treatment not only deprives people of a healthy existence but also of their dignity. This is especially true for people of color, who have higher rates of diabetes.

Health care should be a right, not a privilege. That is the America we are building. In August, after decades of big pharmaceutical companies blocking meaningful change, I signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, which caps the cost of a month’s supply of insulin at $35 per prescription for over 3 million seniors on Medicare. I am committed to lowering the cost of insulin for everyone, including hundreds of thousands of children with Type 1 diabetes. In March, I secured $1 billion in bipartisan funding from the Congress to create the Advanced Research Project Agencies for Health (ARPA–H) to drive medical breakthroughs in prevention, detection, and treatment of diabetes and other diseases. Modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that made pivotal discoveries leading to the invention of the internet, GPS, and so much more, ARPA–H will help our Nation 136 STAT. 6577 pursue bold, audacious, and life-saving advances that improve the health and well-being of every American.

In September, my Administration also convened the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years and set a goal to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases, like diabetes, by 2030 while also continuing to reduce the health disparities that persist in underserved communities. My Administration released the White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which focuses on improving food access and affordability, integrating nutrition and health, empowering consumers to make and have access to healthy choices, supporting physical activity for all, and enhancing nutrition and food insecurity research. In this strategy, we commit to better preventing and managing diabetes, expanding access to nutrition counseling, and working with the Congress to make the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program permanent and cost-effective.

I have also taken steps to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which connects people with vital screening and services for diabetes and related health issues. I am making the newest and most effective COVID–19 vaccines accessible to all Americans, which will save lives—particularly for people living with diabetes who are often more vulnerable to the worst effects of COVID–19. Throughout this work, my Administration is also determined to provide equal access to health care to those who are disproportionately affected by diabetes and often are least likely to receive the support they need, including Black, Brown, and Native Americans.

During National Diabetes Month, my Administration continues the fight to lower the cost of lifesaving insulin for families so that no parent is forced to ration vital medication and no child needs to skip dosages because basic treatment is unaffordable. We offer gratitude to the dedicated medical professionals, researchers, advocates, and caregivers who support loved ones living with diabetes and bring us closer to ending this disease once and for all. We stand by every American diagnosed with diabetes, honor their strength and resolve, and commit to helping them live full and healthy lives.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the month of November 2022 as National Diabetes Month. I call upon all Americans, school systems, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, health care providers, research institutions, and other interested groups to join in activities that raise diabetes awareness and help prevent, treat, and manage this disease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10487 October 31, 2022National Entrepreneurship Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10487 of October 31, 2022
National Entrepreneurship Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Entrepreneurship Month, we celebrate the doers, dreamers, and job creators whose vision and grit fuel our economy and capture the essence of America.

Starting and owning a business has always been a key path to the American Dream—a way to build wealth, serve your neighbors, and leave a mark in a community and on the world. Requiring risk-taking and daring, entrepreneurs faced additional challenges during the pandemic and the economic crisis that it created. Two years ago, hundreds of thousands of small businesses closed, while others struggled to find workers and stock their shelves. But as we have recovered, Americans have responded with entrepreneurial spirit, seizing the opportunity to build new businesses and launch new careers.

Our Administration is working across the board to help them all succeed. Today, American entrepreneurship is booming. A record 5.4 million new businesses were started in 2021, over 20 percent more than any year on record. New entrepreneurship rates have increased the most among minorities, particularly in Hispanic and Black communities.

The American Rescue Plan distributed $450 billion in emergency relief to more than 6 million businesses at the height of the pandemic. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund kept restaurants open. Our expanded State Small Business Credit Initiative is helping entrepreneurs tap $10 billion in investment and loans, and we are making the Minority Business Development Agency permanent to boost minority entrepreneurs’ access to capital and markets.

Meanwhile, our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is rebuilding America’s roads, bridges, railways, and ports so businesses can get goods to consumers quickly and affordably. It is bringing high-speed broadband to small towns and rural areas so Americans anywhere can run a business online. Our CHIPS and Science Act is making historic investments in semiconductor companies that produce the tiny computer chips that power everything from smartphones to cars—benefitting thousands of smaller businesses along the supply chain. Our Inflation Reduction Act is slashing health insurance and energy costs for entrepreneurs, increasing research-and-development tax credits, and incentivizing manufacturers to use American suppliers, creating more good-paying jobs. We are also investing in small business support and STEM education to give entrepreneurs access to the skills and workforce needed to thrive. We are making sure that when the Federal Government spends taxpayer money to buy the things it needs, it buys them from American companies—including from small disadvantaged businesses, to whom we have already awarded a record amount of contracting dollars.

I have long said that America can be defined in one word: possibilities. Entrepreneurs’ willingness to take risks, work hard, and never quit make those possibilities come alive. They turn vision into reality and ideas into products, profits, and national prosperity. This month, we 136 STAT. 6579 celebrate their contributions as a point of national pride and recommit to giving them the space and support to make sure America wins the 21st century.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Entrepreneurship Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities and to celebrate November 15, 2022, as National Entrepreneurs’ Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10488 October 31, 2022National Family Caregivers Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10488 of October 31, 2022
National Family Caregivers Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans providing crucial care and medical assistance to parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones, ensuring their health and dignity.

Today, far too many Americans find themselves sandwiched between the enormous tasks of supporting aging parents, raising young children, and earning a living. Others bear the responsibility of caring for loved ones with a disability or looking after wounded, ill, or injured service members and veterans who have sacrificed so much for us all. The truth is, at some point in our lives, each of us will likely need to be a family caregiver—but the burden falls especially hard on those who cannot afford support. Women, people of color, and immigrants shoulder a disproportionate share of the obligation, sometimes forced to leave good jobs to instead provide care. Their work is a profound service to their families and to our Nation, but they are still too often unseen, undervalued, and unpaid.

No one should have to choose between a paycheck and looking after a loved one. My Administration is committed to easing that squeeze on working families and getting caregivers the resources and respect they deserve. The Department of Health and Human Services’ National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers outlines nearly 350 actions the Federal Government can take to support family caregivers’ health, well-being, and financial security. Our American Rescue Plan provided $145 million to help the National Family Caregiver Support Program deliver counseling, training, and short-term relief to family and other informal care providers. We have expanded the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers so more veteran caregivers have the financial and mental health support they deserve, and we helped launch the “Hidden Helpers”; 136 STAT. 6580 initiative to serve the 2.3 million children now living with a disabled veteran. Meanwhile, we have pushed the Congress to lower child and elder care costs across the country and provide paid family and medical leave. We have more to do to win that fight, and I will not give up.

Family caregivers are the backbone of our Nation’s long-term care system, doing essential work with devotion, often at great emotional and financial cost. We owe them. It is time to bring their service out of the shadows and celebrate and support them in living their own happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all Americans to reach out to those who provide care for our Nation’s family members, friends, and neighbors in need, to honor and thank them.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10489 October 31, 2022National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10489 of October 31, 2022
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we are inspired by the courage and fight of the millions of patients, survivors, caregivers, doctors, researchers, and advocates battling this terrible disease—the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. For the loved ones we have lost and all those we can save, we recommit to investing in cutting-edge screening, prevention, and treatments, making them more affordable and effective, and uniting this country in our movement to end cancer as we know it.

Over the past three decades, lung cancer case and death rates have decreased dramatically nationwide—an encouraging trend we owe largely to lower smoking rates and improved immunotherapies that use the body’s own immune system to attack cancer. But lung cancer is still an overwhelmingly tough diagnosis. Rural communities have seen stubbornly high mortality rates, driven in part by increased tobacco use, and Black men are disproportionately likely to develop and die from lung cancer. For the nearly quarter-million Americans facing this diagnosis each year, the paralyzing fear of what is to come, the onslaught of new information, and the cost of new treatment can make the journey daunting.

When I was elected, I was determined to supercharge our Nation’s work to cure cancer. The First Lady and I set a goal of cutting the cancer death rate by half in the next 25 years—boosting funding for break136 STAT. 6581 throughs, turning more cancers from death sentences into chronic diseases, and better supporting both patients and caregivers. To achieve that, we reignited the Cancer Moonshot that I began under President Obama in 2016, convening our Nation’s first-ever Cancer Cabinet. I also launched the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA–H). I had called for its creation as a candidate for President; and after I was elected, I brought Democrats, Republicans, and Independents in the Congress together to invest $1 billion in its launch. Modeled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon program that has led to world-changing technologies like the internet and GPS, ARPA–H will have a singular purpose—to find breakthrough ways to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure cancer and other diseases, and free us all to live healthier lives. We could soon see vaccines that prevent cancer. Easy blood tests that could detect it early. A simple shot, instead of grueling chemo. The possibilities are astounding. I also signed an Executive Order to help ensure biotechnology invented in America is made in America, so we will always have access to these life-saving medications.

Meanwhile, my Administration is working to make current lifesaving care more affordable. I signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which caps prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare at $2,000 per year, including for expensive cancer drugs. We are protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, which requires insurance companies to cover recommended cancer screenings and primary care visits, and prohibits them from denying coverage to cancer survivors or others with preexisting conditions. In August, I signed the PACT Act to ensure millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service get the health care and benefits that they and their families have earned. We are also fighting to reduce people’s exposure to carcinogens in the first place. Because smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, the Food and Drug Administration recently proposed a rule to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars that are popular among first-time smokers, particularly children. The Environmental Protection Agency is working to ban the ongoing use of cancer-causing asbestos to protect American workers and families. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is helping cancer coalitions across the country boost access to screening and helping people quit smoking.

This month, I call on the private sector to continue its search for new treatments and a cure for lung cancer, to lower drug prices, to share more data to improve patient outcomes, and to promote smoking cessation. But there are also things that each of us can do to fight lung cancer in our own lives. For many, that starts with quitting smoking. You can reach a free expert to help you quit right away at BeTobaccoFree.gov, or by calling 877–44U–QUIT. Doctors across my Administration recommend that anyone over 50 who has smoked a pack or more a day for many years and currently smokes or has quit within the last 15 years should get an annual lung cancer screening. Beating cancer is not a red issue or a blue issue—it is something that affects us all and that we can all do together, drawing on the best talents, resources, and grit that this country has to offer. I am unwilling to postpone a cure.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con136 STAT. 6582 stitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States to speak with their doctors and health care providers to learn more about lung cancer. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and other interested groups to increase awareness about what Americans can do to prevent, detect, and treat lung cancer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10490 October 31, 2022National Native American Heritage Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10490 of October 31, 2022
National Native American Heritage Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate Indigenous peoples past and present and rededicate ourselves to honoring Tribal sovereignty, promoting Tribal self-determination, and upholding the United States’ solemn trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations.

America has not always delivered on its promise of equal dignity and respect for Native Americans. For centuries, broken treaties, dispossession of ancestral lands, and policies of assimilation and termination sought to decimate Native populations and their ways of life. But despite this painful history, Indigenous peoples, their governments, and their communities have persevered and flourished. As teachers and scholars, scientists and doctors, writers and artists, business leaders and elected officials, heroes in uniform, and so much more, they have made immeasurable contributions to our country’s progress.

We must do more to ensure that Native Americans have every opportunity to succeed and that their expertise informs our Federal policy-making. That is why my Administration is engaging in meaningful consultation with Tribal leaders, particularly when it comes to treaty rights, reserved rights, management and stewardship of Federal lands, consideration of Indigenous Knowledge, and other policies that affect Native peoples. That is also why I appointed Secretary Deb Haaland to be the first-ever Native American Cabinet Secretary, and why more than 50 Native Americans now serve in significant roles across the executive branch.

Meanwhile, we are creating new jobs in Native American communities and bolstering infrastructure in Tribal areas. My Administration’s American Rescue plan made the largest-ever investment in Indian Country to help Tribal Nations combat the COVID–19 pandemic and to support Tribal economic recovery. My Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law secured more than $13 billion exclusively for Native communities to deliver high-speed internet to Tribal lands, build safer roads and bridges, modernize sanitation systems, and provide 136 STAT. 6583 clean drinking water—all while putting people to work. Through the Inflation Reduction Act, we are lowering the price of health care coverage and capping drug costs for Indigenous families. We are empowering Tribes to fight drought, improve fisheries, and transition to clean energy as part of the most significant climate investment this Nation has ever made. Those investments include climate adaptation planning and community-led relocation efforts, funding a Tribal Electrification Program to provide power to unelectrified homes, making Environmental Justice Block Grants available to help alleviate legacy pollution, bolstering conservation programs across the country, and restoring protections for treasured lands that Indigenous peoples have tirelessly stewarded, such as Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

We are also helping Native communities heal from intergenerational trauma caused by past policies. Last year, the Department of the Interior launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to shed light on the harmful history of forced cultural assimilation at these academic institutions. We are investing in Tribal language revitalization, protecting Tribal voting rights, and working with Tribal partners to tackle the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous people.

As we look ahead, my Administration will continue to write a new and better chapter in the story of our Nation-to-Nation relationships. We will defend Tribal sovereignty, self-government, self-determination, and the homelands of Tribal Nations. We will support Tribal economies, recognizing that Tribal governments provide a vast array of physical infrastructure, social services, and good-paying jobs that benefit their citizens and surrounding communities. We will keep fighting for better health care, child care, education, and housing in Tribal communities. We will always honor the profound impact Native Americans continue to have in shaping our Nation and bringing us closer to the more perfect Union we know we can and must be.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Native American Heritage Month. I urge all Americans, as well as their elected representatives at the Federal, State, and local levels, to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities, and to celebrate November 25, 2022, as Native American Heritage Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10491 October 31, 2022National Veterans and Military Families Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10491 of October 31, 2022
National Veterans and Military Families Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

This month, our Nation honors the strength and sacrifices of the families, caregivers, and survivors of our veterans and our current service members. They may not wear uniforms, but their service is essential to our national security and the character of our Nation. We owe them a debt of gratitude that we can never fully repay.

Constant tours, deployments, and rotations are difficult for our military families. Jill and I have personally experienced the anxious pride that parents feel seeing their child in uniform. We have marveled at the devotion of military families and their resilience to uproot their lives every few years and move to new communities. We honor the stalwart courage and resolve of veteran families caring for their loved ones when their service in uniform concludes. We grieve alongside families of the fallen who have lost a piece of their soul. That is why I take so seriously the sacred obligation to prepare and equip our service members when we send them into harm’s way and to care for them and their families when they return home.

Since coming to office, I have signed into law important expansions of services and benefits to support our veterans and their families, improved VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances through the PACT Act, and made historic reforms to the military justice system that will enhance safety and protections for service members and their families impacted by sexual assault and domestic violence. The First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative is helping military spouses find jobs, connecting military children with better education, and helping to ensure that military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors have what they need to thrive. My Administration has also released a comprehensive public health strategy to reduce military and veteran suicides, which will guide our efforts to stand with families and protect the lives of our Nation’s heroes.

To be a veteran or a service member is to have endured and survived challenges most Americans will never know. To be the family of one of those proud patriots is to sacrifice more for our country than most Americans will ever give. During National Veterans and Military Families Month, we pay homage to the unrelenting bravery and dedication of all who wear the uniform and to the unwavering love and support of all who serve alongside them. Families who put their lives on hold so our military can hold the line represent the best of America, and we will always remember what they do for our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Veterans and Military Families Month. I call upon the people of the United States to honor veterans and military families with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and 136 STAT. 6585 of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10492 November 7, 2022Veterans Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10492 of November 7, 2022
Veterans Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Today, we honor generations of patriots who have earned the title of “American veteran”;—a badge of courage that unites the finest group of former service members the world has ever known. With their selfless sacrifice, our Armed Forces have forged and defended the very idea of America—a promise of freedom and equality, democracy and justice, possibility and hope. We owe them an incredible debt that can never be fully repaid.

Veterans Day is personal to the Biden family. We have felt the pride that comes with seeing your child wear the uniform of the United States and the pain of long deployments far from home. We know what it is like to pray every day for the safe return of someone you love. And we have stood in awe of our veterans who carry the lasting wounds of war. We pledge to continue the work to return our prisoners of war and those still missing in action and commit to remember the sacrifice of the families of those who have served. As both a father and Commander in Chief, I firmly believe that our one truly sacred obligation as a Nation is to properly prepare and equip the brave women and men we send into harm’s way and to care for them and their loved ones when they return home.

That is why I was so proud to sign the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act—the most significant expansion of benefits and services for our veterans in more than 30 years. As the name suggests, the PACT Act fulfills a promise to our veteran community. By funding new facilities, enabling better research, and expanding care and compensation for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service—as well as helping their survivors access life insurance, home loan assistance, tuition benefits, and monthly stipends—we are giving back to those who have given so much for all of us. This law bolsters other bills I have signed this year to improve health care for veterans—from providing mammograms and screenings for service members exposed to toxins to compensating veterans who developed cancer and other medical conditions from our World War II nuclear program. And to ensure we continue to meet our sacred obligation to our veteran families, caregivers, and survivors, the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative is helping military spouses find jobs, supporting children of service members in classrooms, and extending physical, mental, and emotional services to families.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other Federal agencies are also working around the clock to end veteran suicide and veteran homelessness. As part of a comprehensive public health strategy that 136 STAT. 6586 we released last year, the VA is funding community-led suicide prevention programs that meet veterans where they are, increasing public awareness about the importance of firearm storage in preventing suicides, and requesting billions more from the Congress to improve mental health care services for patients across the country. At the same time, with funding from my American Rescue Plan, the VA is on track to permanently house 38,000 homeless veterans this year alone.

Fulfilling our Nation’s promise to our veterans and military families also means ensuring that everyone who serves—no matter their gender identity, sexual orientation, race, or religious background—feels safe and valued in the ranks. Since coming into office, I have made historic reforms to the military justice system that enhance safety and protections for service members and veterans who have experienced sexual assault or harassment. Secretary McDonough issued a zero-tolerance policy and announced that harassment and sexual assault, including sexual harassment and gender-based harassment, will not be tolerated within the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is also a priority for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who has made preventing sexual assault and restoring the trust in the military justice processes a constant focus. Additionally, we reversed the discriminatory ban on transgender service and directed a review of all policies and practices to ensure greater inclusivity of LGBTQ+ veterans.

In every generation, America’s veterans have been willing to give all for that which we hold sacred—freedom, justice, and democracy. They have served selflessly, sacrificed greatly, and shouldered the burden of freedom quietly, asking no glory for themselves. Today, let us honor them by living up to their example—putting service before self, caring for our neighbors, and working passionately to build a more perfect Union worthy of all those who protect our lives and liberty.

In respect and recognition of the contributions our veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the world, the Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November 11 of each year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor our Nation’s veterans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2022, as Veterans Day. I encourage all Americans to recognize the valor, courage, and sacrifice of these patriots through appropriate ceremonies and private prayers, and by observing two minutes of silence for our Nation’s veterans. I also call upon Federal, State, and local officials to display the flag of the United States of America and to participate in patriotic activities in their communities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10493 November 8, 2022World Freedom Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10493 of November 8, 2022
World Freedom Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On World Freedom Day, we remember the fall of the Berlin Wall and recall the hope felt around the world when freedom triumphed over tyranny. For decades, the Soviet Union ruled Central and Eastern Europe with an iron fist behind an Iron Curtain. But on that cold November night in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and East and West Berliners came together to send a clear message: the darkness that drives autocracy can never extinguish the flame of liberty that lights the souls of free people everywhere. Today, we reflect upon the power of people yearning for democracy and once again rededicate ourselves to the same cause.

Over the last 30 years, the forces of autocracy have been revived across the globe—exhibiting their contempt for the rule of law, for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and for truth itself. Russia’s unjust war against Ukraine, and its attempts to forcibly claim territory through brutal violence and sham referenda, is the latest battle in a long struggle between liberty and repression—between a rules-based order and one governed by brute force. We are reminded once again that democracy is never guaranteed. We have to defend it, protect it, and stand up for it always.

The United States will be unabashed in promoting our vision of a free, open, secure, and prosperous world in the face of autocratic attempts to forge a darker path. The future will be won by countries where members of religious and ethnic minorities can live without harassment, where people can love freely without being targeted with violence, where privacy is respected and personal liberties are inalienable, and where citizens can vote freely and have that vote counted. We will continue investing in developing countries to help them drive down poverty, shore up critical infrastructure, and unleash the full potential of their populations. We will continue marshaling security, humanitarian, and economic support to Ukraine, strengthening its hand militarily and diplomatically as it defends against Russian aggression. At home, I am determined to ensure that democracy continues delivering for our people—making lives better in meaningful, concrete ways.

To all the people around the world striving toward a better future—a future rooted in democracy and fundamental freedoms, hope and light, decency and dignity—the United States stands with you. From the Ukrainian soldiers fighting for their nation’s very existence, to the brave women of Iran organizing to secure their human rights and fundamental freedoms, the people of Burma demanding democracy in the face of brutal violence, and the Cuban citizens standing up against oppression—the courage and commitment that helped bring down the Berlin Wall remains alive and powerful around the world today. History shows us that it is from the darkest moments that the greatest progress follows. That is true thanks to brave people who are bending the arc of history toward a freer and more just world.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 9, 2022, as World 136 STAT. 6588 Freedom Day. I call upon the people of the United States of America to recall the hope symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall and reaffirm our dedication to freedom and democracy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10494 November 10, 2022American Education Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10494 of November 10, 2022
American Education Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During American Education Week, we celebrate the power of public education and thank the educators and staff who do so much to make our public schools the cornerstone of our democracy, prosperity, and strength.

America is founded on the beliefs that all people are created equal and that with talent and hard work anyone can get ahead. Our public schools make that possible. For over a century since America made 12 years of education universal, public schools have given us the best-prepared workforce on the planet, the most innovative industries, the most creative ideas, and the strongest economy. A quality education has been a ticket to the middle class, and our public schools have been the centers of our communities—places to listen and learn from each other, united around our shared American ideals.

In the wake of the pandemic, though, it is clearer than ever that our schools and kids need more support. Students have lost months of learning, and the latest Nation’s Report Card showed serious declines in math and reading, even as heroic educators have sacrificed so much to help students catch up. There are bright spots across the country, but the truth is that even before COVID–19, the United States had already dropped behind other nations in early education and overall attainment. The pandemic just made things worse.

That is why my Administration fought so hard to pass the American Rescue Plan, which provided a historic $130 billion to help schools across the country reopen safely, tackle learning loss, boost teacher pay, increase mental health services, and expand afterschool and summer programs. Since I took office, schools have hired 328,000 new educators and staff and increased the number of social workers, counselors, and school nurses on hand to support students. Meanwhile, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing historic amounts in our Nation’s roads, bridges, and communities. It will replace America’s lead pipes so children can turn on the faucet at home or school and drink clean water. It will deliver affordable, high-speed internet to every family so no child has to sit in a fast-food parking lot to get Wi-Fi for their homework. It will upgrade schools’ ventilation systems, saving energy. It will phase in thousands of electric school buses, protecting our kids from today’s diesel bus fumes. At the same time, we are working to 136 STAT. 6589 keep our kids nourished and safe, making it easier to concentrate in class. My Administration released a national strategy to combat hunger in America, which outlines a pathway to free, healthy school meals for all children, millions of whom are food insecure. Last summer, we passed the Nation’s first major gun safety bill in nearly 30 years, funding mental health supports in schools, anti-violence programs, and red-flag laws and expanding background checks to help make sure every American school is safe.

As we boost support for K–12 education, we also acknowledge that 12 years of school is no longer enough to compete in the 21st century—so my Administration is taking historic steps to expand access to education beyond high school, too. We are working with unions, employers, and community groups to expand quality apprenticeship programs. We have increased the maximum Pell Grant, helping millions of low-income students cover more of their college costs. We have invested billions of dollars in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, such as Hispanic-Serving Institutions. As working families continue to recover from the strains associated with the COVID–19 pandemic, we are easing the burden of student debt by forgiving up to $20,000 in eligible Federal student loans for anyone who earns less than $125,000 a year and forgiving the entire loan balance for public school teachers and other public servants who have made payments for at least 10 years. Borrowers can apply for one-time debt relief in a matter of minutes at studentaid.gov. Borrowers who work in public service can apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness at studentaid.gov/pslf.

At the same time, we have much more to do to provide free, high-quality preschool for every three- and four-year-old, to boost resources for high-poverty Title I schools, and to make affordable childcare available to all working families. Our children are the kite strings that hold our national ambitions aloft, and our public education system gives them the tools they need to take flight. This week, we honor all the educators, counselors, nurses, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and other school staff who make such a difference in our children’s lives; and we recommit to getting them the support needed to guarantee that every child in America can reach their potential.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 13 through November 19, 2022, as American Education Week. I invite all Americans to celebrate with appropriate activities, events, and programs, and with gratitude for all those who have made education their calling, and who help learners of all ages and backgrounds reach their full potential.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10495 November 10, 2022National Apprenticeship Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10495 of November 10, 2022
National Apprenticeship Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Apprenticeship Week, we celebrate the workers of America—the best in the world—and lift up the importance of apprenticeship programs run by unions, employers, and other organizations. These programs train workers to hone a skill and craft that is going to rebuild America for the 21st century.

For many workers, especially those without college degrees, apprenticeships create a critical pathway to good-paying jobs. Registered apprentices earn while they learn. These programs, particularly through local unions, ensure that our Nation is producing the best-trained, best-prepared, and best-skilled workers for industries now and of the future—from health care and information technology to clean energy. Supporting Registered Apprenticeships is a key part of my economic vision to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out: an economy that works for everyone.

That is why hundreds of millions of dollars from my American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are dedicated to helping States, employers, labor organizations, and workforce intermediaries design, develop, and expand Registered Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs. That means jobs for electrical workers, pipefitters, carpenters, and more. I began an Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative, which assembled a national network of businesses and labor organizations and secured from them a collective commitment to hire over 10,000 new apprentices in the next year alone. Our Administration’s 90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge and 120-day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint bolstered this progress, garnering hundreds of private sector commitments for new apprenticeship programs in these critical sectors. With these efforts, our Nation hit record-setting employment in the trucking industry earlier this year. Additionally, nearly 150 public and private sector employers, unions, and community-based organizations have made training and apprenticeship commitments in the broadband, construction, and electrification sectors to promote equitable workforce development as part of my Talent Pipeline Challenge.

At the same time, we have cut red tape so companies can also more easily establish Registered Apprenticeship programs in just a matter of days. To ensure the American worker can ably compete in the global marketplace, I revoked an Executive Order that promoted less rigorous apprenticeships. I am also making sure that, as our economy grows and apprenticeship opportunities become more widely available, every community in America experiences these benefits. That means creating clean energy apprenticeships and jobs in frontline and fence-line communities that have suffered from the legacy of pollution. It also means continuing our support for initiatives like the Department of Labor’s Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations grant program, which has trained women to enter the skilled trades and other occupations where they have been historically underrepresented. Diversifying pre-apprenticeship programs also plays a valuable role in ex136 STAT. 6591 panding the pool of workers ready to take on a Registered Apprenticeship.

I have always believed that the middle class built America and that unions built the middle class. Registered Apprenticeships are a testament to the power of unions to deliver good-paying jobs that offer dignity and respect. They also reflect American workers’ dedication and commitment to excellence. During National Apprenticeship Week, let us celebrate the apprentices of America, give our thanks to the mentors who train them, and remind ourselves of our ongoing responsibility to invest in the best workforce on the planet.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 13 through November 19, 2022, as National Apprenticeship Week. I urge the Congress, State and local governments, educational institutions, industry and labor leaders, apprentices, and all Americans to support Registered Apprenticeship programs in the United States of America and to raise awareness of their importance in building a diverse and robust workforce to strengthen our national economy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10496 November 14, 2022America Recycles Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10496 of November 14, 2022
America Recycles Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On America Recycles Day, we promote the benefits of recycling for our health, environment, and economy and we reenergize the efforts all of us can take to meet the obligations we have as a Nation to future generations. By manufacturing and packaging more recyclable products, producing less waste, and reusing precious resources, we can cut greenhouse gas emissions, create new good-paying jobs, and do our part to help address the climate crisis.

While we know its benefits, recycling is at a crossroads today in many parts of this country. Too many Americans are uncertain about what materials can or should be recycled. Municipalities have trouble finding markets for their recycled waste. Also, as we extract and process more natural resources when we could otherwise reuse materials, we emit dangerous greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. People of color and low-income Americans, who are more likely to live near landfills and other waste processing plants, often suffer disproportionately from the damaging effects of pollution, which impact their health, their livelihoods, and the quality of their lives.

In response, my Administration has released a National Recycling Strategy to guide our efforts to educate Americans about recycling best-136 STAT. 6592 practices. This strategy discusses ways to improve collection methods of recyclable products, how to more effectively identify markets for these materials, and how to fund the next generation of recycling technologies. It encourages investments in technologies that recycle important resources. It also strengthens the steps my Administration has taken to address climate change and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050, including by signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law—a historic investment in clean energy manufacturing and climate action.

For the health of our planet, we must build an economy that prioritizes reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. The Federal Government can—and should—lead by example, but each of us has a role to play. Today, I call on all Americans to take action in their own lives: Dispose of waste in the proper bins whenever possible, reuse containers, compost food, and use products made with recycled materials. I also call on all manufacturers and corporations to do their part to improve the reusability and recyclability of the products they sell and to reduce the amount of non-recyclable packaging they use. Together, as we activate our collective will and actualize our shared responsibility, we can create a cleaner and greener country that secures our future for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 15, 2022, as America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the United States of America to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities, and I encourage all Americans to continue their reducing, reusing, and recycling efforts throughout the year.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10497 November 16, 2022National Rural Health Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10497 of November 16, 2022
National Rural Health Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Rural Health Day, we recommit to delivering quality, affordable health care to every zip code in America by making insurance and prescription drugs more affordable, expanding mental health and substance use disorder services, and by keeping rural facilities open and staffed with dedicated doctors, nurses, and other health professionals.

We have made progress, but challenges remain. For too long, rural hospitals and clinics have been closing, resulting in trauma patients in rural areas often needing to travel twice as far for care and experiencing a higher rate of fatality compared to Americans living in urban areas. These closures are also damaging to rural economies, where hos136 STAT. 6593 pitals are often the biggest employers in town. Hunger and diet-related diseases are also more common in rural areas, deepening health inequities. And the COVID–19 pandemic further strained an already strapped system.

My Administration is fighting to change this. The American Rescue Plan directed $8.5 billion to help rural providers cover soaring costs associated with COVID–19—keeping rural hospitals and clinics open and contributing to nearly 700,000 previously uninsured rural Americans gaining health care coverage. To continue this progress, we established a new Rural Emergency Hospital designation with additional Medicare reimbursement to help improve access to emergency and outpatient care. We have provided $1.5 billion in scholarships and student loan assistance for rural clinicians and nurses, including over 20,000 National Health Service Corps members working in underserved areas. In addition, we launched an innovative program to train rural providers through the Department of Veterans Affairs to better serve the nearly five million veterans who live in rural areas. We are also helping to build and renovate rural facilities while boosting access to telehealth—a lifeline in remote areas—with historic investments in rural broadband and expansion of services that can be delivered via telehealth to providers serving Medicare beneficiaries. Meanwhile, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act and capping drug costs for seniors on Medicare at $2,000 a year and insulin at $35 per prescription per month.

At the same time, we are expanding mental health and substance use disorder services, supporting community health centers, training specialists, and sponsoring initiatives that reduce the stigma often associated with those conditions. Addressing the mental health crisis and beating the drug overdose epidemic, which cuts short so many lives in rural America, are urgent priorities for the Nation and key pillars of my Administration’s Unity Agenda.

Finally, we are also improving rural health by making sure no child in America goes to bed hungry and no family has to second-guess the safety of the water they drink. In September, I convened the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years, and released a national strategy to combat hunger and improve nutrition for every American. As part of the strategy, we are carving a pathway for all children to get free and healthy school meals and expanding efforts to increase access to local foods. This will benefit rural families as well as local farmers. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are working with State, local, and Tribal partners to replace lead pipes, get rid of lead paint, and deliver clean water to every home nationwide.

We all benefit from the work rural Americans do to feed and fuel the Nation. Rural families deserve to pursue their dreams without worrying that the nearest hospital is too far or that their children and jobs will move away because health care is just too hard to find at home. Health care is a right, not a privilege, and I will never quit fighting for rural Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 17, 2022, as National Rural Health Day. I call upon the people of 136 STAT. 6594 the United States to reaffirm our dedication to the health and well-being of rural America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10498 November 18, 2022National Family Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10498 of November 18, 2022
National Family Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Family Week, we celebrate the power of family, whose love and dreams for the future have made this Nation strong for generations.

For me and the First Lady, family is everything. That is why, from day one, my Administration’s top priority has been to build an economy that works for working families. Our American Rescue Plan provided families with thousands of dollars each in stimulus checks and tax credits, slashing child poverty by nearly half and cutting food insecurity by a quarter. It helped to reopen schools, easing the burden on overstretched parents, and it gave every American access to free COVID–19 vaccines so families separated by the pandemic could finally be together. Last summer, I signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to rebuild roads, bridges, ports, and public transit—reviving communities and creating good-paying jobs to raise a family on. This law is replacing lead pipes in homes and schools so every child in America has clean drinking water. It is expanding broadband internet so no child has to sit in a fast-food parking lot to get Wi-Fi for their homework. It is building resilient infrastructure in flood- and fire-prone areas, protecting family homes from the threat of climate change.

I also signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act, capping annual prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare at $2,000. We are lowering the cost of hearing aids and making them available over the counter, saving millions of Americans with hearing loss up to $3,000 per pair. We are working to ban “junk fees”;—those unfair, hidden charges that companies stick you with, like surprise overdraft charges or extreme credit-card late fees that take real money from the pockets of American families. We have also taken historic action to ease the burden of crippling student debt as working families continue to recover from the strains associated with the COVID–19 pandemic. This summer, we passed the first major gun safety bill in nearly 30 years, taking on the epidemic of gun violence that has ripped too many families apart. And we are working across the Government to finally get military and veteran families the benefits and support they deserve.

The past few years have been tough, but there are so many bright spots to give us hope and optimism. Economic growth and real incomes are up. Inflation and gas prices are down. We have created a record number of jobs with historically low unemployment. We have seen a record 136 STAT. 6595 number of new businesses, and manufacturing is booming. American families’ net worth is greater now than before the pandemic. Fewer families are behind on mortgages or credit card bills and more have health insurance. We have much more to do—providing affordable childcare, paid family leave, and home care for seniors, for instance—but American families are already seeing the benefits of an economy built from the bottom up and middle out.

My dad had an expression: Family is the beginning, middle, and end. May the power of family continue to be a blessing and a great strength of our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 20 through November 26, 2022, as National Family Week. I invite States, communities, and individuals to join together in observing this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities to honor our Nation’s families.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10499 November 18, 2022National Child’s Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10499 of November 18, 2022
National Child’s Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every child deserves to be safe and loved—anchored by a supportive family, a welcoming community, and a Nation devoted to their education, health, safety, and well-being. On National Child’s Day, we renew our commitment to making America the best place in the world to grow up.

America’s youngest generation is set to become the best-educated, most accomplished, and most tolerant in our history. Across the country, children are studying hard, modeling kindness and compassion, and making their voices heard on today’s biggest issues—from climate change to human rights, health care to gun violence, and racial justice to immigration. America’s youth make me more optimistic than ever about this Nation’s future, and I know that, by investing in their success today, we can shape a more prosperous, secure, and just world tomorrow.

That is why I signed the American Rescue Plan at the start of my Presidency, providing $130 billion to public K–12 schools to help them pay teacher salaries, fund renovations, and launch new afterschool and summer tutoring programs. During my first year in office, preschools, elementary schools, and high schools hired a record 279,000 new educators, and almost every single school that closed at the height of the pandemic is now up and running. To continue this progress and en136 STAT. 6596 sure that no child’s future is limited by the neighborhood where they are raised, I am calling on the Congress to more than double funding for historically neglected Title I schools, which serve children from low-income families.

At the same time, our American Rescue Plan expanded health insurance to over a million children and cut child poverty by nearly 50 percent. I have taken on the youth mental health crisis by making it easier for children across America to receive support through their pediatricians’ offices and helping schools hire more counselors and social workers. I secured funding through our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead pipes across the Nation and ensure that no parent has to second-guess the quality of the water coming out of a school’s drinking fountains.

As part of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health that I convened this fall—the first in 50 years—we released a national strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases, starting by expanding free school meals to 9 million more kids by 2032. And during Pride Month this year, I signed an Executive Order to provide support to LGBTQI+ children and families, who deserve the same dignity and respect as all Americans. This order addresses discriminatory legislative attacks on LGBTQI+ people and youth, safeguards access to health care, prevents harmful so-called “conversion therapy,”; and addresses the LGBTQI+ youth mental health crisis. I will also ensure that the United States continues to defend and fully implement the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, a law I was proud to support that protects Native children and families in the welfare system and involves Tribes in child welfare cases.

Additionally, to improve children’s safety at home, in classrooms, and in child care settings, my Administration rolled out COVID–19 vaccines for kids 6 months and older. I also took action on gun violence, signing a historic law to keep firearms out of the hands of people who are a danger to themselves and to others—the first major bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years. I will continue pushing the Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and support universal background checks, because no student in this country should fear for their life and no parent should worry about whether their child will come home safe from school.

America became a world leader because we invested in the well-being of our children and their families. We pioneered new medicines, improved nutrition, expanded educational opportunity for all children, and drastically reduced infant mortality. Today, we have another chance to shape a future our Nation can be proud of. By ensuring every child in America has a safe and supportive upbringing, we can give our kids the chance to be healthier, happier, and more successful than ever before. For the good of the country and the world, this work cannot wait.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 20, 2022, as National Child’s Day. I call upon all government officials, educators, volunteers, and all the people of the United States of America to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.136 STAT. 6597

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10500 November 23, 2022Thanksgiving Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10500 of November 23, 2022
Thanksgiving Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

This Thanksgiving, as homes across America fill with laughter, favorite family foods, and the joy of friends and relatives reuniting, we give thanks for everything that is good in our lives and reflect on the many blessings of our Nation.

This American spirit of gratitude dates back to our earliest days, when the Pilgrims celebrated a successful first harvest, thanks to the generosity and support of the Wampanoag people. It inspired George Washington to give his troops a day of prayer and thanks amid fierce fighting for American independence. It also moved Abraham Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday, honoring America’s bounty and asking God to bring us together to care for one another and heal our Nation.

Today, Jill and I share that same gratitude for America’s promise and for the millions of heroes across our country whose selflessness and care for their communities represent the best of who we are.

We are grateful for our family and friends and for all of our fellow Americans, even those whom we may never meet but rely upon nonetheless. We are thankful for the scientists, researchers, doctors, and nurses who have kept us safe through a pandemic, and for the frontline workers who have kept essential services going by growing and providing food for our tables. We are grateful to faith leaders for their counsel, comfort, and support. We thank our brave service members and veterans who sacrifice so much for our freedom, and the first responders who put so much on the line to keep us all safe.

As Scripture says: “let us rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.”; This is a special time in the greatest country on Earth, so let us be grateful. America is a great Nation because we are a good people. This holiday, we celebrate all that brings us together, grounded in history and our shared hopes for the future.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 24, 2022, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage the people of the United States of America to join together and give thanks for the friends, neighbors, family members, and strangers who have supported each other over the past year in a reflection of goodwill and unity.136 STAT. 6598

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10501 November 30, 2022National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10501 of November 30, 2022
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, we recommit to stopping avoidable traffic deaths and keeping America’s roadways safe by driving sober, raising awareness, helping each other get home, and supporting fellow Americans who are struggling with substance use.

Over 10,000 American lives are lost to drunk and drug-impaired driving each year, accounting for nearly a third of all traffic deaths. In 2019, some 11 percent of Americans drove under the influence, including a staggering 19.6 percent of people aged 21–25—and that number has only grown since the COVID–19 pandemic began. Far too many families are left getting that gut-wrenching phone call after an accident—their worlds changed forever. Far too many passengers and pedestrians see their lives destroyed by someone else’s bad decision, and far too many law enforcement officers put themselves at risk to keep impaired drivers off our roads. We owe it to them all to do everything we can to prevent future tragedies. That starts by working to reduce substance use disorders, raising awareness of the dangers of impaired driving; and investing in technologies that can help prevent crashes, injuries, and deaths.

At the same time, we are promoting life-saving tools that can keep people from driving under the influence. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for example, provides funds for States to develop new technologies that can detect and prevent drunk and drug-impaired driving. It also requires all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with crash-averting features, like automatic emergency braking and collision warnings. The Department of Transportation is also partnering with State and local agencies and non-profits to educate the public through its Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and If You Feel Different, You Drive Different media campaigns. We can all raise awareness within our own communities.

Starting with the American Rescue Plan, my Administration has secured billions of dollars to expand access to substance use services. We distributed $1.5 billion to fight the opioid epidemic this fall. We have asked the Congress for $24 billion more to fund prevention, treatment, and recovery programs across the country, especially in underserved communities. We are also asking the Congress for $18 billion to reduce the supply of illicit substances entering our country to help keep communities safe. And we are working to help end the stigma around addiction so more people feel free to seek the help they need.136 STAT. 6599

During this holiday season especially, let us remember all those we have lost to impaired driving and take simple steps to save lives. I encourage every American to plan ahead how you will get home after drinking and to be sure that if you have used any substance you never get behind the wheel. Ride-share apps make it easier than ever to stay safe. And whenever you see loved ones or colleagues putting themselves or others at risk, step up to offer a hand. Lives depend on it.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 2022 as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to make responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent impaired driving.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10502 November 30, 2022World AIDS Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10502 of November 30, 2022
World AIDS Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On World AIDS Day, we recommit to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States and around the world and rededicate ourselves to fighting the discrimination that too often keeps people with HIV from getting the services they need and living the full lives they deserve.

It was long hard to imagine, but today, we are within striking distance of eliminating HIV transmission worldwide. Thanks to the incredible dedication of scientists, activists, health care workers, caregivers, and so many others, we have made enormous progress preventing, detecting, and treating HIV; reducing case counts and AIDS-related deaths; and freeing millions of people to enjoy long, healthy lives. Still, not everyone has equal access to that care. And for the more than 38 million people around the world now living with HIV—especially members of the LGBTQI+ community, communities of color, women, and girls—a diagnosis is still life-altering. We can do better.

When I became President, we reestablished the White House Office of National AIDS Policy and released a roadmap to accelerate efforts to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. Federal agencies have committed to nearly 400 related actions, working with stakeholders across the country to make the latest advances in HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment available to everyone. I have asked the Congress for $850 million to increase the use of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), expand treatment, and fight the stigma that stops many people from getting care. We are working to remove barriers to employment, with our Armed Forces, for example, ending blanket restrictions on HIV-positive service members being deployed or commissioned. And we are calling on States to repeal or reform so-called HIV crim136 STAT. 6600 inalization laws, which wrongly punish people for exposing others to HIV. These outdated laws have no basis in science, and they serve to discourage testing and further marginalize HIV-positive people.

Our important work to end HIV extends far beyond our borders too, with continued support for the game-changing, bipartisan President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Since 2003, PEPFAR has helped at least 12 high disease-burdened countries bring HIV under control and has saved over 25 million lives. Its efforts to make HIV prevention and treatment services more accessible have achieved a 65 percent reduction in new HIV cases in males 15 to 24 years old and a 50 percent reduction in new HIV cases among females the same age since 2010. And its flagship Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) public-private partnership has reached millions of adolescent girls and young women, reducing new HIV infections in areas where the program operates. My Administration has also pledged up to $6 billion to the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria—an initiative that has saved an estimated 50 million lives to date. I am asking other international donors to match that commitment so we can together deliver on the promise of health and well-being for millions around the world.

We still have a hard road ahead, especially in addressing racial and gender gaps in our health systems, which have long driven inequitable HIV outcomes at home and abroad. But as we today honor the 700,000 Americans and 40 million lives lost worldwide to AIDS-related illnesses over the years, we have new hope in our hearts. We finally have the scientific understanding, treatments, and tools to build an AIDS-free future where everyone—no matter who they are, where they come from, or whom they love—can get the care and respect they deserve.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 1, 2022, as World AIDS Day. I urge the Governors of the United States and its Commonwealths and Territories, the appropriate officials of all units of government, and the American people to join the HIV community in activities to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS and to provide support, dignity, and compassion to people with HIV.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10503 December 2, 2022International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10503 of December 2, 2022
International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we recognize and celebrate the equal rights and dignity of disabled people everywhere and reaffirm our commitment to building a world where people with disabilities are afforded the opportunities, independence, and respect they deserve.

This work has been a priority throughout my career. I was proud to co-sponsor the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, a definitive endorsement of disability rights and bulwark against discrimination. It was also a powerful example of America’s global leadership: in the years since the ADA became law, 180 nations have passed similar laws, delivering justice to millions worldwide.

But we have more work to do. Here in the United States, people with disabilities are three times less likely to be employed, and those who are employed often earn less than their peers for doing the same work. Public spaces, including transit systems and voting locations, are still often inaccessible. And across the globe, disabled people routinely face violence, harassment, exploitation, abuse, and other barriers to their full participation in society.

From the beginning, my Administration has made righting those wrongs a priority. I signed an Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce to advance employment opportunities for communities facing barriers, including Americans with disabilities. Our American Rescue Plan is providing $25 billion to States to make it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to receive care in their own homes, and my Administration delivered vaccines, masks, tests, and therapeutics directly to people in their communities to protect Americans with disabilities and other preexisting health conditions from COVID–19. I also directed my Administration to accelerate progress toward understanding, diagnosing, and treating “long COVID,”; a condition that has affected many Americans across the country.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is our Nation’s largest-ever investment in accessible transit, and it is also supporting the expansion of high-speed Internet across the country so people can work, study, and stay connected regardless of their ability to leave home. The bipartisan Honoring our PACT Act—the most significant expansion of services for veterans in more than 30 years—helps veterans harmed by toxic exposure access the health care and disability benefits they have earned. The Inflation Reduction Act is capping the cost of lifesaving prescription drugs for seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare and putting more money into Americans’ pockets. And my Administration has made hearing aids available to Americans over the counter, lowering average costs by as much as $3,000 per pair.

Meanwhile, the Department of Labor is protecting the rights of workers with disabilities and fighting to end unjust sub-minimum wages. To strengthen these efforts, I signed an Executive Order requiring Federal 136 STAT. 6602 contractors to pay a minimum wage of $15 per hour, including for employees with disabilities. And the Social Security Administration and Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services are helping State and local governments, employers, and nonprofits access Federal funds to hire more Americans with disabilities.

We are also lifting up the dignity and rights of disabled people around the world. I reestablished the role of Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at the Department of State to prioritize this issue in our foreign policy. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is also advancing disability inclusion as part of its democracy, climate, humanitarian, and peacebuilding activities. For example, USAID is helping communities expand access to wheelchairs, eyeglasses, and hearing aids, which enable people to live productive, independent lives. As co-chair of the Global Action on Disability Network and a participant in the Global Disability Summit, the United States continues to stand for the equal human rights of people with disabilities worldwide.

In honor of the inherent dignity and worth of disabled people around the world and in recognition of the immeasurable contributions people with disabilities have made throughout history and still make today, we must continue to build a more inclusive, equitable, and just world. Let us increase access to health care, expand educational and job opportunities that offer dignity and respect, and break down stigmas that make it difficult for people to see each other’s shared humanity. And let us remember that disability is a source of identity and power for over a billion people and that this movement is not only about disability rights but disability pride as well.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2022, as International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I call on all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10504 December 6, 2022National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10504 of December 6, 2022
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the memories of the 2,403 service members and civilians whose lives were cut short on that tragic December morning. We reflect on the resilience of America’s Armed Forces, who withstood the attack and built the most capable fighting force the world has ever known. In the wake of tragedy, these brave women and men—the Greatest Generation—answered the 136 STAT. 6603 call to defend freedom, justice, and democracy across the Pacific, throughout Europe, and around the globe. Today, we carry forward their spirit of unity and their enduring resolve to protect the United States against those who seek to do us harm.

This commemoration is also a solemn reminder that our country is capable of achieving great triumphs coming out of dark moments. From the death and destruction at Pearl Harbor came victory over the forces of fascism. Fierce battles with the Axis powers gave way to diplomatic partnerships with strong allies. And from the darkness of World War II came the light of liberty and the establishment of a rules-based international order. Today and every day, we remember that the great and defining truth about our Nation and our people is that there is nothing beyond our capacity—we do not break, we never give in, and we never back down.

The Congress, by Public Law 103–308, as amended, has designated December 7 of each year as “National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.”; Today, let us commemorate the patriots who were wounded and who perished on December 7, 1941, and continue to fulfill our sacred obligation to care for our service members and veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2022, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I encourage all Americans to reflect on the courage shown by our brave service members that day and remember their sacrifices. I ask us all to give sincere thanks and appreciation to the survivors of that unthinkable day. I urge all Federal agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff on December 7, 2022, in honor of those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10505 December 9, 2022Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10505 of December 9, 2022
Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Human Rights Day and during Human Rights Week, we remember and reaffirm the sacred idea that every person is created equal, endowed with inherent dignity and inalienable rights.

This idea was at the core of America’s founding. More than 170 years later, following World War II and the Holocaust, this idea brought the world together to enshrine a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And today, this idea beats in the hearts of millions who march, fight, and sacrifice for the innate liberties we deserve as humans. Around the world—from China to Burma, Afghanistan to Iran, Ethiopia to Ukraine, 136 STAT. 6604 and beyond—courageous people are standing up to abuses of power, staying strong amid threats to their lives, and speaking out against violations of their fundamental freedoms.

The United States stands fully with these brave women and men fighting for their basic human rights in the face of oppression and injustice—and we always will. That is why we moved to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2021 and reassert our moral leadership on the global stage. It is why my Administration is amplifying the voices of religious, racial, and ethnic minorities; women and girls; LGBTQI+ communities; persons with disabilities; and pro-democracy activists and defenders, who are too often targeted by violence or denied equal protection under the law. It is also why we are equipping the brave people of Ukraine to fight for their freedom against Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war. We cannot return to a world where might makes right, bigger nations bully their neighbors, and would-be strongmen oppress people with impunity.

Last year, I hosted the first-ever Summit for Democracy and gathered international partners to commit to protecting human rights, bolstering democracy, and countering corruption. I also launched the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal, strengthening our pledge to support free and fair elections, a free and independent media, democratic reformers, and those fighting corruption. I look forward to hosting a second Summit for Democracy in 2023.

Finally, The United States is leading by the power of our example —demonstrating that our commitment to human rights begins here at home. Since taking office, I have ended the Muslim ban, overturned the prohibition on transgender people serving openly in the military, advanced racial equity throughout the Federal Government, strengthened accountable community policing and addressed many of the long-standing inequities in our criminal justice system, expanded accessibility and opportunity for Americans with disabilities, and established a White House Gender Policy Council. I also signed the first major bipartisan gun safety law in nearly 30 years, because every child and adult has the right to be safe at school, at home, and in their community. A positive future will be forged by countries that unleash the full potential of their people and protect their human rights. Today, and every day, I am committed to doing just that.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 10, 2022, as Human Rights Day and the week beginning December 10, 2022, as Human Rights Week. I call upon the people of the United States to mark these observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10506 December 14, 2022Day of Remembrance: 10 Years After the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10506 of December 14, 2022
Day of Remembrance: 10 Years After the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ten years ago, a lone gunman killed 20 first-graders and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Today, those first-graders should be sitting in eleventh-grade classrooms, planning for their high school graduation and all the possibilities ahead. Those educators should be preparing lessons for new groups of students and enjoying full lives surrounded by their loved ones. Instead, their desks are forever empty, their families are left with holes in their hearts, and our Nation is missing a piece of its soul.

As we remember and grieve those victims and their families, we acknowledge the pain that the community of Newtown continues to endure. That horrific day changed the lives of every survivor, many of whom still carry physical and emotional wounds. It forced parents across America to wonder whether the goodbye hug they gave their child before school would be the last they ever have, like it was for the Newtown families. And it has driven all of us to reexamine our core values and whether this can be a country that protects the most innocent.

I believe it can. This summer, I signed into law the first major bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, which helps to keep firearms away from people who are a danger to themselves and others. And I have taken more executive action to reduce gun violence than any other President by this point in their Administration. We are cracking down on so-called ghost guns, rogue gun dealers, and gun traffickers; helping States implement laws for extreme risk protection orders; and boosting investments in community interventions to stop violence. I am also fighting to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The memories of the Newtown victims—and all victims of gun violence—demand nothing less.

I am optimistic because I have seen the courage and resolve of the Sandy Hook families. They have suffered unimaginable loss but have turned their pain into purpose. For some, that has meant advocating for gun safety laws to protect other families from experiencing the same grief. For others, it has meant starting foundations or programs that honor those they lost. Working alongside other families of gun violence victims across America, they have helped shape a new movement for safety, grounded in love for our children, unwavering resilience in the face of grief, and a deeply held dream for a better future.

Today and always, we honor the bright lives lost 10 years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School: Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Rachel D’Avino, Olivia Engel, Josephine Gay, Dylan Hockley, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, Madeleine Hsu, Catherine Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, Ana Márquez-Greene, James Mattioli, Grace McDonnell, Anne Marie Murphy, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner, Caroline Previdi, Jessica Rekos, Avielle Richman, Lauren Rousseau, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto, Benjamin Wheeler, Allison Wyatt.136 STAT. 6606

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 14, 2022, a Day of Remembrance: 10 Years After the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. Let us recognize the courage of survivors and families of victims, who continue working to rebuild their lives, and let us commit to eradicating gun violence and helping rebuild communities that have suffered so much.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10507 December 14, 2022Bill of Rights Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10507 of December 14, 2022
Bill of Rights Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

With three simple words—“We the People”;—the United States Constitution set in motion the most extraordinary experiment in self-governance that the world has ever known. The Bill of Rights made this possible, ensuring ratification by every State then in our new Nation. On Bill of Rights Day, we celebrate the fundamental American freedoms enshrined in those first 10 Amendments to our Constitution and recommit to making the full promise of America real for all Americans.

The Bill of Rights embodies a core American strength: the capacity for compromise and self-improvement. By codifying fundamental freedoms, it won over States skeptical of a Federal Government at the time of our founding and proved our Constitution to be a living document, capable of evolving to perfect our Union. The basic rights it guarantees—to religion, speech, press, privacy, and more—have come to define our Nation. And in the over two centuries since their enumeration, 17 other Amendments have been ratified—ending slavery, ensuring equal protection under the law, giving women the right to vote, banning poll taxes, and more—opening the door of opportunity a little wider with each generation.

But freedom is not free—it requires constant vigilance. And nothing about our democracy is guaranteed. Every generation has had to defend our Constitution, including ours today. The right to choose—grounded in the 14th Amendment, enshrined in a half-century of precedent, and relied on for generations—is now under assault. A wave of anti-LGBTQI+ bills is attacking Americans’ freedom to be themselves. In recent years, at least 20 States have passed laws that make it harder to vote. And we have seen new threats to the rule of law that disregard the will of the people.

At the same time, we have also seen tens of millions of Americans stand up to protect our rights and stand against any of these attempts to take our country backwards. I am determined to be a partner in that work. My Administration has taken immediate action to protect reproductive health care, access to contraception, the privacy of sensitive 136 STAT. 6607 health information, and more; and we will keep fighting to pass a Federal law restoring every woman’s right to choose. I was also proud to sign the Respect for Marriage Act this month and will keep working to advance equality for LGBTQI+ communities, fighting to pass the Equality Act, and building on Executive Orders tackling discrimination in health care, foster care, housing, schools, and more. And because voting is democracy’s threshold liberty—a sacred right on which all our other freedoms rely—I am pushing for new investments to secure voting sites and equipment and to recruit and train election workers. I issued an Executive Order directing Federal agencies to expand access to voter registration. I appointed top civil rights advocates to the Department of Justice, which has separately doubled its own voting rights staff. And I will keep pushing to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement and Freedom to Vote Acts, as well as the Electoral Count Reform Act, to make voting easier and our democracy more secure.

The Bill of Rights consecrates twin American ideals of equality and democracy. They are the rock on which our Nation is built and the reasons why America has long been a beacon to the world. Our democracy will be preserved not just in courts of law but also in people’s habits of heart. It lives in our national character, courage, and optimism and in the fundamental empathy that underlies our system of government—a willingness to see each other not as enemies but as fellow citizens with equal rights. Today, we recommit to defending and extending that promise to everyone.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 15, 2022, as Bill of Rights Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10508 December 16, 2022Wright Brothers Day, 2022 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10508 of December 16, 2022
Wright Brothers Day, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Wright Brothers Day, we celebrate the ingenuity and perseverance of Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose aircraft expanded the limits of human discovery and lifted this Nation to new heights.

From their home in Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Brothers were captivated—“afflicted,”; in Wilbur’s words—by the belief that humans could fly. They researched and experimented, redesigned and repaired, and braved dangerous early trials. When their Wright Flyer finally took to the skies over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, 136 STAT. 6608 they launched the future of aviation and helped define the American spirit: bold, daring, innovative, and always asking what is next.

That same spirit has delivered ground-breaking discoveries in American air and space technology for almost 120 years. America has broken the sound barrier, put a man on the moon, collaborated to create the International Space Station, and achieved powered flight on Mars. Just last year, we launched the most powerful deep-space telescope ever sent into space and gained a new window into the history of our universe.

We are also carrying on the Wright Brothers’ legacy by always striving for better safety and comfort in air travel. Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing $25 billion to renovate airport terminals; upgrade air traffic control facilities; and improve runways, taxiways, and other vital infrastructure that make flying easier and more secure. We have pushed airlines to rebook travelers’ tickets for free when flights are significantly delayed or canceled, and to disclose fees, like for checked baggage, clearly and up front. And we are exploring new technologies that can decrease carbon emissions coming from airplanes.

As inheritors of game-changing innovations and torch-bearers of the spirit of American ingenuity, we have so much to be proud of and so much to look forward to. We can lead the world in the technologies of tomorrow, change the course of human health and disease, tackle the climate crisis, and continue shaping a fairer, more equitable planet. With shared purpose, unyielding faith in our future, and a drive to make the impossible possible, there is nothing beyond our capacity. I have never been more optimistic about our Nation’s future—especially in our skies and in space.

The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 17, 1963, as amended (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143), has designated December 17 of each year as “Wright Brothers Day”; and has authorized and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2022, as Wright Brothers Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10509 December 23, 2022To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10509 of December 23, 2022
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

1. In Proclamation 7853 of December 10, 2004, the President designated Burkina Faso as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “Trade Act”;), as added by section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (the “AGOA”;) (title I of Public Law 106–200, 114 Stat. 251, 257–58 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1))).

2. Section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)) provides that the President shall terminate the designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A if the President determines that the country is not making continual progress in meeting the requirements described in section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act.

3. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act, I have determined that Burkina Faso does not meet the requirements described in section 506A(a)(1) of that Act. Accordingly, I have decided to terminate the designation of Burkina Faso as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act, effective January 1, 2023.

4. On April 22, 1985, the United States and Israel entered into the Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Israel (USIFTA), which the Congress approved in section 3 of the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (the “USIFTA Implementation Act”;) (Public Law 99–47, 99 Stat. 82 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note)). Section 4(b) of the USIFTA Implementation Act provides that, whenever the President determines that it is necessary to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, the President may proclaim such withdrawal, suspension, modification, or continuance of any duty, or such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as the President determines to be required or appropriate to carry out the USIFTA. In order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to agricultural trade with Israel, on July 27, 2004, the United States entered into an agreement with Israel concerning certain aspects of trade in agricultural products during the period January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2008 (United States-Israel Agreement Concerning Certain Aspects of Trade in Agricultural Products (the “2004 Agreement”;)).

5. In Proclamation 7826 of October 4, 2004, the President determined, pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Implementation Act and consistent with the 2004 Agreement, that, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, it was necessary to provide duty-free access into the United States through December 31, 2008, for specified quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel. Each year 136 STAT. 6610 from 2008 through 2021, the United States and Israel entered into agreements to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement was in force for 1-year periods to allow additional time for the two governments to conclude an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement. To carry out the extension agreements, the President in Proclamations 8334 of December 31, 2008; 8467 of December 23, 2009; 8618 of December 21, 2010; 8770 of December 29, 2011; 8921 of December 20, 2012; 9072 of December 23, 2013; 9223 of December 23, 2014; 9383 of December 21, 2015; 9555 of December 15, 2016; 9687 of December 22, 2017; 9834 of December 21, 2018; 9974 of December 26, 2019; 10128 of December 22, 2020; and 10326 of December 23, 2021, modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to provide duty-free access into the United States for specified quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel, each time for an additional 1-year period. On December 8, 2022, the United States entered into an agreement with Israel to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement is in force through December 31, 2023, and to allow for further negotiations on an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement. Pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Implementation Act, I have determined that it is necessary, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access into the United States through the close of December 31, 2023, for specified quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel, as provided in Annex I of this proclamation.

6. Proclamation 7971 of December 22, 2005, implemented the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (USMFTA) with respect to the United States and, pursuant to section 201 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the “USMFTA Act”;) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note), made the staged reductions in rates of duty that the President determined to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 4.1, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.13, 4.3.14, and 4.3.15, and the schedule of duty reductions with respect to Morocco set forth in Annex IV of the USMFTA.

7. Section 1205(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the “1988 Act”;) (19 U.S.C. 3005(a)) directs the United States International Trade Commission (the “Commission”;) to keep the HTS under continuous review and periodically to recommend to the President such modifications to the HTS as the Commission considers necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes set forth in that subsection. Pursuant to sections 1205(c) and (d) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3005(c) and (d)), in 2016 and 2021 the Commission recommended modifications to the HTS to conform the HTS to amendments made to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and the Protocol thereto (the “Convention”;).

8. Section 1206(a) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)) authorizes the President to proclaim modifications to the HTS based on the recommendations of the Commission under section 1205 of the 1988 Act if the President determines that the modifications are in conformity with United States obligations under the Convention and do not run counter to the national economic interest of the United States.

9. Proclamation 9549 of December 1, 2016, and Proclamation 10326 of December 23, 2021, modified the HTS pursuant to section 1206 of the 1988 Act to conform the HTS to the amendments to the Convention. 136 STAT. 6611 However, the HTS modifications authorized in Proclamation 9549 and Proclamation 10326 included certain technical errors.

10. I have determined that additional modifications to the HTS are necessary or appropriate to carry out the staged reductions in rates of duty previously proclaimed in Proclamation 7971, including certain technical or conforming changes within the tariff schedule.

11. Section 604 of the Trade Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions taken thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including but not limited to section 111(a) of the AGOA, sections 506A(a)(1) and 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act, section 4(b) of the USIFTA Implementation Act, and section 604 of the Trade Act, as amended, do proclaim that:

(1) The designation of Burkina Faso as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act is terminated, effective January 1, 2023.

(2) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning January 1, 2023, Burkina Faso shall no longer be designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country, general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by deleting “Burkina Faso”; from the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Note 7(a) to subchapter II and note 1 to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 of the HTS are each modified by deleting “Burkina Faso,”; from the list of beneficiary countries. Further, note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified by deleting “Burkina Faso;”; from the list of lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.

(3) The modifications to the HTS set forth in paragraphs (1) through (2) of this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2023.

(4) In order to implement tariff commitments under the 2004 Agreement through December 31, 2023, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex I of this proclamation.

(5) The modifications and technical rectifications to the HTS made by Annex I of this proclamation shall enter into effect on the applicable dates set forth in Annex I of this proclamation.

(6) In order to make the modifications and technical rectifications to the HTS described in clauses 6 through 11 of this proclamation, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex II of this proclamation. These modifications and technical rectifications shall enter into effect on the applicable dates set forth in Annex II of this proclamation.

(7) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-136 STAT. 6612 two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

 

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 10510 December 30, 2022National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2023 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10510 of December 30, 2022
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2023 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Around the world, human trafficking has stripped nearly 25 million people of their safety, dignity, and liberty—disproportionately affecting historically underserved and marginalized communities. During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we reaffirm our commitment to ending this inhumane and immoral practice in all its forms. And as we bring perpetrators to justice, we renew our pledge to help survivors recover and rebuild their lives.

That is why, last year, my Administration released a National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, which helps to prevent trafficking, prosecute perpetrators, and protect survivors. Consistent with this strategy, agencies across the Federal Government are working to combat human trafficking, conduct research to better address its root causes, and strengthen survivors’ access to services, including affordable housing and trauma-informed care. Through the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, we have expanded the recognition of Tribal courts’ jurisdiction over non-Native sex traffickers on Tribal lands. And we have created a new unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs that can help investigate human trafficking as an underlying cause of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Human trafficking is a challenge that transcends borders, so the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development have partnered with allies across the globe to detect human trafficking, connect victims with supportive services, and strengthen accountability. In 2021, I signed into law the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to prevent goods made with forced labor in the 136 STAT. 6615 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China from being imported to the United States. Throughout all of this work, we are listening to and highlighting the voices of survivors—particularly members of racial and ethnic minorities, women and girls, the LGBTQI+ community, migrants, and other disproportionately affected groups—and we will continue to ensure that survivors are treated with dignity and respect.

We all have an important role to play in preventing human tracking and protecting victims. This month, I encourage Americans to learn more about the signs of human trafficking and share the National Human Trafficking Hotline (1–888–373–7888)—an important resource to report a tip or ask for help. Together, we can combat human trafficking and its cruel consequences—creating a safer, freer, and more just world for everyone.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2023 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. I call upon businesses, civil society organizations, communities of faith, families, and all Americans to recognize the vital role we play in combating human trafficking and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities aimed at preventing all forms of human trafficking.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10511 December 30, 2022National Mentoring Month, 2023 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10511 of December 30, 2022
National Mentoring Month, 2023 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every January, our Nation celebrates the dedicated mentors whose wisdom, guidance, and positive examples set our children on a sound path and help prepare them to succeed.

The events of the past few years have taken their toll on many of our Nation’s young people. The isolation of the COVID–19 pandemic has hampered the social and academic progress of many students. A rising number of adolescents are experiencing mental health challenges, including from bullying and social media harms. That is why, as part of my Unity Agenda I announced in my State of the Union address, my Administration is pairing children with mentors who can help them navigate these complexities, open up doors of opportunity, and give them the additional support they may need to excel in school and in their communities.

Our American Rescue Plan provided $122 billion to help schools reopen safely and invest in tutoring, afterschool activities, summer learn136 STAT. 6616 ing, and enrichment programs, helping students regain ground that was lost in the last two years. The bill delivered a billion dollars to AmeriCorps to expand national service projects to include the recruitment of new mentors, tutors, and student success coaches. Through the Department of Labor, we are connecting young people who have previously dropped out of high school to pre-apprenticeship opportunities that help them prepare for jobs in high-demand industries. And this summer, I was proud to launch the National Partnership for Student Success, a collaboration between the Department of Education, AmeriCorps, and the Johns Hopkins Everyone Graduates Center to add 250,000 tutors and mentors around the country over the next 3 years.

During National Mentoring Month, I encourage Americans to visit americorps.gov/serve and partnershipstudentsuccess.org to learn about these opportunities and consider becoming a mentor or a tutor. I also call on local schonol districts to put the funding offered by my American Rescue Plan toward hiring more mentors and tutors for their students, particularly in subjects like the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. I encourage our Nation’s colleges and universities to partner with K–12 schools and community-based organizations to provide new mentorship opportunities, and I urge employers and unions to continue offering pre-apprenticeships and Registered Apprenticeships, which train new workers to participate in the 21st century’s biggest industries. As families and friends, teachers and counselors, coaches and co-workers, faith and community leaders, good citizens and neighbors, we can each play a role in helping the next generation of Americans achieve their dreams.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2023 as National Mentoring Month. I call upon Americans across the country to observe this month with mentoring, appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. 10512 December 30, 2022National Stalking Awareness Month, 2023 GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 10512 of December 30, 2022
National Stalking Awareness Month, 2023 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

During National Stalking Awareness Month, we shine a light on the insidious crime of stalking, recommit to protecting survivors, and reaffirm that every American deserves to live free from fear, intimidation, and threats to their physical safety and emotional well-being.

Studies show that more than 3 million people aged 16 or older are victims of stalking on an annual basis in the United States. Being stalked, whether in-person or online, means having to worry about your safety 136 STAT. 6617 at work, at school, in public, and even at home. It can mean having to uproot your life, leave your job, and suffer physical and psychological harms. One of the driving forces of my career has been fighting back against abuses of power. That is why I was proud to write and champion the groundbreaking Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as a United States Senator, landmark legislation that first passed in 1994. In the nearly three decades since, I have worked with Members of the Congress from both parties to renew and strengthen VAWA three times in 2000, 2005, and 2013. And I was proud to sign its reauthorization this year. The 2022 reauthorization law increases resources and support for law enforcement to investigate and prosecute stalkers and offenders of gender-based violence. It extends legal protections for survivors as well as access to transitional housing when they flee unsafe homes. It expands recognition of Tribal courts’ jurisdiction over non-Native perpetrators to include stalking, sexual assault, child abuse, and sex trafficking. Additionally, VAWA calls on the Attorney General to develop a national strategy to address the rising rate of cybercrimes, including cyberstalking.

As President, I also created the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse, which is co-chaired by the Gender Policy Council and the National Security Council to expand on these efforts and coordinate a Federal approach to preventing and addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence. The taskforce is producing recommendations for State governments, technology platforms, schools, and other public and private entities to combat cyberstalking and other online abuses. At the same time, it is working closely with survivors, advocates, and parents to promote the safety of communities most impacted by online abuse, including women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals.

Cracking down on stalking and helping victims heal must be a government-wide effort. Since I took office, the Department of Justice has provided nearly $970 million in grants to help victim service providers, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and community-based organizations prevent and address domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. And the Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided 70,000 emergency housing vouchers to assist individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness, including victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. In June, I also signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law—the first major bipartisan gun safety legislation in more than 30 years—which requires young people ages 18 to 21 to undergo enhanced background checks, narrows the “boyfriend loophole”; to keep guns out of the hands of dating partners convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, funds crisis intervention, including red flag laws, and services to address the trauma experienced by survivors of gun violence.

It is essential that we bring these offenses out of the shadows, making it unmistakably clear that violence, displays of unwanted attention that cause someone to fear for their safety or suffer substantial emotional distress, and other abuses of power will not stand. This month, let us strengthen stalking prevention efforts, amplify the voices of survivors, and hold stalkers accountable. We can—and must—advance a safer and more just America for all.136 STAT. 6618

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2023 as National Stalking Awareness Month. I call on all Americans to speak out against stalking and to support the efforts of advocates, courts, service providers, and law enforcement to help those who are targeted and send the message to perpetrators that these crimes will not go unpunished.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.
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Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20232395 John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 20211117 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act2219 Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 20225404 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2022258 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 20234668 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 20224437 Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act6265 Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act6268 Kayden’s Law951 Keep Kids Fed Act of 20221309 Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act951 Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act2393 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 20224441 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022502 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 20234913 Low Power Protection Act6193 Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 20221334 Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act1244 MAPS Act of 20212271 Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 20221780 Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 20226156 Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 20225529 Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 20225529 Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act2300 Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act2231 Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 20222147 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act2257 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 20225967 Methamphetamine Response Act of 202143 Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization Act of 20212271 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20232970, 3174 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022528 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 20234938 Military to Mariners Act of 20224139 Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 20225847 Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act1175 MST Claims Coordination Act4387 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 20211209 NASA Enhanced-Use Leasing Extension Act of 20221112 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 20221730 National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 20226278 National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 20211193 National Heritage Area Act6158 National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 20211718 Native American Language Resource Center Act of 20226143 Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act5451 Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022812 NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022919 No TikTok on Government Devices Act5258 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 20221272 Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act4184 One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 20212203 Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 20223371 Palomares or Thule Veterans Act of 20221780 Patents for Humanity Act of 20222343 Patient Advocate Tracker Act2107 Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 20222334 PAVA Program Inclusion Act2178 PAW Act2249 Performance Enhancement Reform Act3250 Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 20223255 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 20225996 PFAS Act2348 Planning for Animal Wellness Act2249 PLUM Act of 20223255 Postal Service Reform Act of 20221127 POWER 2.0 Act2359 PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 20221365 PRECIP Act2313 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act6084 Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act5706 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 20222140 Presidential Transition Improvement Act5241 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 20221783 PREVENT Pandemics Act5706 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act4439 Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act2361 PRICE Act of 202120 Prison Camera Reform Act of 20214430 Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 20212359 Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 202120 PROTECT Our Children Act of 20222394 Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 20226147 Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act2348 Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act818 Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act2178 Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act2313 Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 20222394 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act6093 PRRADA3 Public Safety Officer Support Act of 20222098 Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 20213 PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act6093 Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act2389 Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act912 RANSOMWARE Act5564 RECA Extension Act of 20221258 Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act4374 Reese’s Law2094 Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act4419 Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act5564 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act1399 RESPECT Act4419 Respect for Child Survivors Act6270 Respect for Marriage Act2305 Restoring Brand USA Act1111 Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 20225634 Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act2352 Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 20222197 Safe Connections Act of 20222280 Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 20211208 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 20212372 Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 20224421 Sami’s Law6114 Samya Rose Stumo National Air Grant Fellowship Program Act of 20225250 SANE Act940 Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 20211171 SBA Cyber Awareness Act2387 SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 20222180 Science Appropriations Act, 2022134 Science Appropriations Act, 20234544 SECURE 2.0 Act of 20225275 Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 20223879 Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 20223222 Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 20222303 Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2022811 Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 20221759 Sgt. Wolf Kyle Weninger Veterans Education Fairness Act of 20226131 Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act1173 SIMARRA Act914 “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 202136 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 20224424 Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act2204 Solid Start Act of 20222232 South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 20211266 Speak Out Act2290 SPEED Recovery Act2204 STANDUP Act of 202144 State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 20211295 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act6097 State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 20226282 Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act914 Stop Senior Scams Act809 Strategic EV Management Act of 20223676 Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 20211251 Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 20221062 Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 20224384 STRONG Veterans Act of 20225497 Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 202144 Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act6 Supply Chain Security Training Act of 20211269 Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 20225497 Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act940 Supporting Families of the Fallen Act2243 Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act47 Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 20221288 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 20221757 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act1159 SVAC Act of 20224384 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act3292 Taiwan Fellowship Act3324 TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act2091 TEAM Act of 20221766 Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 20223689 Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 20221766 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 20226211 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 20221063 Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act3622 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022684 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 20235093 Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act2091 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 20221184 Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act3482 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022776 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20232127 United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2022816 United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act1232 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 20222177 United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 20223335 United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act of 20225232 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 20222133 United States Parole Commission Further Additional Extension Act of 20224168 United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 20222309 United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act3333 Unleashing American Innovators Act of 20225518 USPS Fairness Act1138 VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act of 20225462 VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 20211303 VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act821 VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 20224404 Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act of 20221780 Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 20226121 Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 20221777 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 20222207 Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act4375 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 20221256 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022840 Visit America Act5566 War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act4182 Water Resources Development Act of 20223691 William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act1183 Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act8 SUBJECT INDEX Armed Forces Members Killed in Attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport, DC, commemorative work, modification 2800 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2022 1063 Afridi, Shakil 5060 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act 809 Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2022 811 Stop Senior Scams Act 809 Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 1225 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 1567 Agriculture and conservation, miscellaneous provisions 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 52 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4462 Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act 2209 Cotton merchandisers, pandemic assistance provisions 5994 Food donations provisions, modifications 6295 Formula Act 1345 Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 2252 Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 1309 Nutrition benefits, miscellaneous provisions 5985 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 5996 See Transportation Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, designation 6163 Dauphin Island, property transfer and conveyance 4059 Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, extension 6171 Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act 5271 Anchorage, land conveyance 4172 Chilkoot National Historic Trail, designation 5599 Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022 6283 Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center, designation 6288 Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022 4171 Don Young Federal Office Building, designation 6288 Don Young Recognition Act 6286 Juneau, property conveyance 4159 Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area, extension 6171 Mount Young, designation 6288 Sitka, land conveyance 4171 Tanana, land conveyance 4171 See also Immigration Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 6292 Alkonis, Ridge 4622 Big Cat Public Safety Act 2336 National Service Animals Monument Corporation, commemorative work, DC, authorization 5618 Planning for Animal Wellness Act (PAW Act) 2249 Agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug, and related agencies 52, 4462 Authorizations America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership, IA 6172 Armed Forces Retirement Home 2876 Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, NC 6172 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 3060 Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 3857 Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 3998 Essex National Heritage Area, MA 6172 Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act 2205 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 963 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 3493 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2395 Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, PA 6172 Maritime Administration 3062 Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, NY 6172 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2970 Motorcities National Heritage Area, MI 6172 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 1730 National Institute of Standards and Technology 1472 National Nuclear Security Administration 3050 National Science Foundation 1507 Naval petroleum reserves 3061 Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, OH 6172 Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, PA 6172 South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, SC 6167 The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, CT and MA 6172 United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2022 816 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 2177 Wheeling National Heritage Area, WV 6172 CHIPS Act of 2022 1372 Commerce Department 101, 4510 Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies 101, 4510 Consolidated 49, 4459 Continuing 15, 33, 2114, 2115, 2308, 4167 Defense Department 154, 4566 District of Columbia 262, 4672 Education Department 474, 4887 Energy and water development and related agencies 211, 4622 Energy Department research, development, and demonstration activities 1727 Executive office 250, 4661 Financial services and general government 239, 4650 Health and Human Services Department 441, 4854 Health and Human Services, extensions 2134, 2310 Homeland Security Department 312, 4725 Housing and Urban Development Department 725, 5139 Inflation reduction, miscellaneous provisions 1818 Interior, environment, and related agencies 348, 4760 Judiciary 258, 4668 Justice Department 113, 4521 Labor Department 421, 4834 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies 421, 4834 Legislative branch 502, 4913 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 528, 4938 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 1399 Science 134, 4544 Semiconductors, energy, research, and science, miscellaneous provisions 1366 State, foreign operations, and related programs 564, 4974 Supplemental 776, 1211, 1338, 1757, 2114, 2127, 5189, 5201 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 1757 Transportation Department 684, 5093 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 684, 5093 Treasury Department 239, 4650 Veterans Affairs, extensions 2136 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 26 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act 4174 Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022 6186 Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building, designation 4189 Hualapai Reservation, addition of public lands 6251 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 6225 Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act 4184 Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, boundary adjustment 5602 University of Arizona Experiment Station, land conveyance 5591 White Mountain Apache Tribe, water rights modifications 6182 Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, extension 6168 Ronald A. Robinson Post Office, designation 4368 See also Defense and National Security Arlington National Cemetery, VA, disinterment of remains 2613 Armed Forces Members Killed in Attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport, DC, commemorative work, modification 2800 Armed Forces Retirement Home, appropriations authorization 2876 Army Reserve Facility, Belleville, IL, land conveyance 3823 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 2114 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 154 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 4566 Fallon Range Training Complex, NV, land withdrawal and reservation 3016 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2395 Joint Base Charleston, SC, land conveyance 3003 Marine Reserve Training Center and Offutt Air Force Base, NE, land exchange 3006 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 528 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4938 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2970 Military to Mariners Act of 2022 4139 Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, NV, land withdrawal and reservation, termination 3033 Naval Air Station Oceana, VA, Dam Neck Annex, land conveyance 3005 Sharpe Army Depot, CA, land conveyance, deadline extensions 3003, 4143 Starksville, MS, land conveyance 3007 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 776 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 2127 United States Indo-Pacific Command, joint force headquarters, establishment 2802 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act 1313 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 1338 Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 3385 Munitions export, Hong Kong police force prohibition, extension and modification 3380 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 3292 See Science and Technology Assad, Bashar al- 2839, 2840, 5048 Anti-money laundering whistleblower awards, improvement 5536 Cyber Peculiar Awards, establishment 2900 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards, establishment 2692 Medals Congressional Gold Medals 8, 11, 36, 1232, 2368, 4426, 5549, 6140 Medals of Honor 2610 Azov Battalion 209, 4620 See Agriculture Bakhtiar, Shapour 5532 Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act 1298 See also Money and Finance Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act 825 Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2022 823 Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 3421 PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 1365 Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022 2197 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 1159 Bender, Christopher 5610 bin Laden, Osama 5092 Accelerated Approval Coordinating Council, establishment 5824 Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group, establishment 2227 Advisory Board to the Secretary of Transportation and working groups, establishment 3085 Advisory Committee for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, establishment 1578 Advisory committee on engineering biology research and development, establishment 1605 Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans, extension 2138 Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, extension 2139 Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, establishment 3205 Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, report modification 3205 Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, modifications 5709 Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, sunset elimination 6215 Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency Task Force, establishment 5255 Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act 5271 Alaska Salmon Research Task Force and work group, establishment 5272, 5273 Alaska Tribal Public Safety Advisory Committee, establishment 909 American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act 1188 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, modifications 4096 ARPA–H Interagency Advisory Committee, establishment 5780 Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute, establishment 3867 Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, extension and modification 5604 Central Intelligence Agency Historical Advisory Panel, reporting requirement 3527 Chief Acquisition Officers Council and working group, modifications and establishment 22 China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, establishment 3314 Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, extension 2279 Coast Guard health care system review committee, establishment 4113 Coast Guard special selection review boards, establishment 4043 Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act 3924 Commission on the Future of the Navy, establishment 2807 Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act 1259 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund, expenses account, extensions 2133, 2309, 4168 Congressional Oversight Commission, termination 5551 Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communication System, membership modification 2959 Countering Economic Coercion Task Force, establishment 3310 Critical Minerals Interagency Subcommittee, modifications 1564 Cyber Incident Reporting Council, establishment 1054 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, appropriations authorization 3060 Department of Homeland Security economic security council, establishment 3636 DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022 3625 Emerging Infectious Diseases High Performance Computing Research Consortium, establishment 1462 Fallon Range Training Complex Intergovernmental Executive Committee, membership expansion 3032 Federal Acquisition Security Council, requirements 3482, 3491 Federal Communications Commission, auction authority, extensions 2133, 2309, 4167, 5232 Federal Interagency Work Group on Teen Dating Violence, establishment 939 Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee, establishment 3456 FedRAMP Board, establishment 3452 Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response, Governing Board, establishment 3355 Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, Board of Directors, establishment 1689 Fusion reactor system design national teams, establishment 1442 Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics, establishment 2478 Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, establishment 5976 Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2022 3234 Intelligence community working group for monitoring the economic and technological capabilities of China, establishment 3536 Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure, establishment 4414 Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment, termination 3012 Interagency task force on nuclear activity and global regional terrorism of Iran, establishment 3386 Interagency Working Group for the repatriation of Native American and Native Hawaiian cultural items, establishment 2383 Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, modifications 4099 Interagency working group on key technology focus areas, establishment 1682 Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping, redesignation and modification 3975 Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization, establishment 3969 Interagency Working Group on Safe and Inclusive STEM Environments (IWG-SISE), establishment 1629 Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence, establishment 928 Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee, modifications 5648 Isotope Research & Development and Production Advisory Committee, establishment 1453 Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, extension and modifications 6290 Joint Intelligence Community Council, review requirement 3510 Joint Ransomware Task Force, establishment 1056 Joint Safety Council, Coast Guard membership, modification 2544 Joint working group to determine joint requirements for future operational energy needs of the Department of Defense, establishment 2509 Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board, modifications 5582 Managed aquifer recharge working group, establishment 3701 Manufacturing USA council for coordination of institutes, establishment 1505 Medical Advisory Board of the Central Intelligence Agency, establishment 992 Medical Devices Advisory Committee, modification 5831 Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, modifications 3065 Military Environmental Exposure Sub-Council (MEESC), establishment 1768 National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters, modifications 5756 National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, extension 4897 National coastal mapping study, senior leader panel, establishment 3703 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency advisory board, establishment 3532 National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council, establishment 3968 National Reconnaissance Office advisory board, modifications 3532 National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, modifications 5761 National STEM Teacher Corps Advisory Board, establishment 1514 Native Working Group, establishment 2384 Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee, establishment 3731 Nuclear Weapons Council, improvements 2935 Nutrition Leadership Council, establishment 2254 Ocean Acidification Advisory Board, establishment 1674 Ocean and coastal mapping advisory panel, termination 3976 Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, modifications 3973 Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Technology and Infrastructure Task Force, termination 3972 Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee, statutory authorization 3967 Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee, statutory authorization 3967 Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, interdepartmental working group, establishment 5717 Office of Science and Technology Policy, interagency committee, establishment 1602 Planning for Animal Wellness Working Group, establishment 2249 Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer, modifications 4089 Postal Regulatory Commission, oversight modifications 1151 Preliminary Damage Assessment Subcommittee, establishment 3405 Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, modifications 3471 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, improvements 3586 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, establishment 3850 Puget Sound Federal Task Force, termination 3854 Puget Sound Partnership State Advisory Committee, establishment 3854 Radio Free Asia Board of Directors, modifications 3914 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors, modifications 3914 Readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers, working group, establishment 3215 Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group, establishment 809 Security Review Committees, redesignation and modifications 3884 Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site Activation Task Force, establishment 2941 Sexual Assault Advisory Council, establishment 3086 Small Business Integration Working Group, establishment 2741 State assistive technology advisory councils, establishment 3268 Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors, establishment 2869 Strategic Materials Protection Board, termination 2869 Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee, modifications 2668 Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, establishment 5644 Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education, establishment 936 The Middle East Broadcasting Network Board of Directors, modifications 3914 The Open Technology Fund Board of Directors, modifications 3914 Toxic Exposure Research Working Group, establishment 1785 Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee, establishment 3707 Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force, termination 3592 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 2177 United States Coral Reef Task Force and working groups, statutory authorization 3951, 3954 United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act of 2022 5232 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2022 2133 United States Parole Commission Further Additional Extension Act of 2022 4168 United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022 2309 United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, statutory authorization 5569 Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction, termination 2668 Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education, extension 2139 Western Water Cooperative Committee, establishment 3738 Working group to counter foreign commercial threats, establishment 3547 Bond, Jesse Lee 5610 Bruyere, Kathleen Mae 40 Inflation reduction, miscellaneous provisions 1818 Taxes, miscellaneous provisions 1818 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA Act of 2022) 3361 See also Small Business CHIPS Act of 2022 1372 Manufacturing.gov hub, establishment 5551 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 5967 Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 5847 Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 6147 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 1399 SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 2180 Semiconductors, energy, research, and science, miscellaneous provisions 1366 Small business merger and acquisition brokers, registration simplification 5538 Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act 6112 Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building, designation 1306 Brennan Reef, designation 3475 Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, designation 2217 Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, designation 5627 Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, designation 5627 Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, designation 5626 Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, designation 5624 Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act 1347 Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, designation 5626 Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, designation 40 John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, designation 4190 Judge James Perez Post Office, designation 5625 Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act 6268 Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building, designation 2216 Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, designation 1313 Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building, address change 5626 Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office, designation 4193 Norma Comnick Post Office Building, designation 2317 PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, designation 4176 PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, designation 4377 Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, designation 2322 Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, boundary adjustment 5603 Sharpe Army Depot, land conveyance, deadline extensions 3003, 4143 Susan A. Davis Post Office, designation 4403 Sy Kaplan VA Clinic, designation 2328 Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building, designation 1301 Carnahan, Jennifer K. 506 Arlington National Cemetery, VA, disinterment of remains 2613 Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act 1109 Fort Bliss National Cemetery, TX, land jurisdiction transfer 6279 National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 6278 Chabi, Habib 5530 Chabrol, Andrew 2613 Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 1225 Billy’s Law (Help Find the Missing Act) 4454 Bree’s Law 938 Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act 2209 Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act) 6262 Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act 1347 Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022 2108 Formula Act 1345 Homeland Security for Children Act 1229 Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 5953 Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act (Kayden’s Law) 951 Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 1309 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 6084 Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022 (PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022) 2394 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act) 6093 Reese’s Law 2094 Respect for Child Survivors Act 6270 Respect for Marriage Act 2305 Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 1208 Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act (SIMARRA Act) 914 SBA Cyber Awareness Act 2387 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 3292 Uyghur forced labor, importation of goods, prohibition 2638, 2723 Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 6140 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act 1353 Fairness for 9/11 Families Act 6106 Walker River Paiute Tribe, NV, claims resolution 3024 Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 3998 See Money and Finance Amache National Historic Site Act 1122 Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building, designation 30 Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, extension 6170 South Park National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 1225 American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act 1188 Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act 2209 Cotton merchandisers, pandemic assistance provisions 5994 Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2022 101 Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023 4510 Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 6292 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act 809 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 5967 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 1272 Online marketplace sellers, disclosure requirements 5555 Reese’s Law 2094 Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act (RANSOMWARE Act) 5564 Restoring Brand USA Act 1111 Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 1208 Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2022 811 Shark fins, prohibition on possession and sale 3475 Stop Senior Scams Act 809 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 1159 Uyghur forced labor, importation of goods, prohibition 2638, 2723 Visit America Act 5566 See Banks and Banking; Commerce and Trade; Money and Finance Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act 2347 FedRAMP Authorization Act 3449 Low Power Protection Act 6193 Manufacturing.gov hub, establishment 5551 Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 6158 No TikTok on Government Devices Act 5258 Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act (RANSOMWARE Act) 5564 Safe Connections Act of 2022 2280 Capitol buildings and grounds National Peace Officers Memorial Service and National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, authorization 6308 Rotunda Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony, authorization 6311 Harry Mason Reid, Jr., memorial service, catafalque transfer, and lying in state, authorizations 6307 Harry S. Truman statue, presentation ceremony, authorization 6310 Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, lying in honor, authorization 6310 Soap box derby races, authorization 6309 Enrolled bills, corrections, etc. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) 6307 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) 6312 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) 6310 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 (H.R. 4373) 6312 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 (H.R. 1437) 6311 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) 6311 Joint session 6307 Publications, printing “Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1989,” House print 6312 Capitol, U.S., placement of statues honoring Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1166 David R. Obey Room, Rayburn House Office Building, DC, designation 511 Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 5233 Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 5233 Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence Information Sharing Act 3665 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 502 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023 4913 New Mexico constitutional amendment, congressional consent 5622 Old Supreme Court Chamber busts, removal and replacement 4452 Housatonic Wild and Scenic River, designation 5596 The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, extension and appropriations authorization 6166, 6172 Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, extension 6169 Agriculture and conservation, miscellaneous provisions 2015 Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act 5271 Big Cat Public Safety Act 2336 Brennan Reef, CA, designation 3475 Cain Mountain Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Coral reef conservation, miscellaneous provisions 3931, 3954, 3955 Desatoya Mountains Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act 5259 Fallon Range Training Complex, NV, land withdrawal and reservation 3016 Federal lands, payments to States, extension 48 Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act 5261 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022 4363 Housatonic Wild and Scenic River, CT, designation 5596 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, KY and TN, administrative modifications 5581 Miscellaneous provisions 5971 Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act 1175 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021 1209 National Wildlife Refuge System volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education, reauthorization 5228 North Atlantic Right Whales, miscellaneous conservation provisions 6089 Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3034 Numu Newe Special Management Area, NV, establishment 3033 Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3037 Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act 4374 Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022 4421 Shark fins, prohibition on possession and sale 3475 South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021 1266 Terminal lakes assistance, extension 6294 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT, boundary modifications with surrounding designated Wilderness Areas 5589 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 3691 York Wild and Scenic River, ME, designation 5594 Clothing storage units, safety standard provisions 5552 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act 809 FTC Collaboration Act of 2021 2201 Online marketplace sellers, disclosure requirements 5555 Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act 818 Reese’s Law 2094 Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 1208 Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2022 811 Stop Senior Scams Act 809 Swimming pools, safety provisions 5562 See Government Contracts See Drugs and Drug Abuse Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act (ARTS Act) 2222 See also Business and Industry Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, establishment 1689 National Energy Technology Laboratory-Associated Foundation, establishment 1699 Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 5847 Capitol, U.S., placement of statues honoring Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1166 Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act 1205 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 3458 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2022 258 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2023 4668 Old Supreme Court Chamber busts, removal and replacement 4452 Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021 (POWER 2.0 Act) 2359 Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 1288 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 1757 Cotton merchandisers, pandemic assistance provisions 5994 COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022 1363 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act 6097 Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act 6 See Law Enforcement and Crime See Science and Technology Da-Jiang Innovations 2708 Darby, William O. 1233 See also Armed Forces Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 1211 Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 5189 Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, establishment 2799 Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 1038 Cyber Peculiar Awards, establishment 2900 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards, establishment 2692 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, appropriations authorization 3060 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 154 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 4566 Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022 3882 Foreign Malign Influence Center, redesignation 3504 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 963 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 3493 Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence Information Sharing Act 3665 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), counterterrorism assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2395 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 528 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4938 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2970 National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, designation 973 National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021 1193 National Cybersecurity Protection System authorization, extension 5226 National Nuclear Security Administration, appropriations authorization 3050 Naval petroleum reserves, appropriations authorization 3061 Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act 2389 Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022 3879 Supply Chain Security Training Act of 2021 1269 Syria vetted groups, assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, modification and extension 2841 United States Indo-Pacific Command, joint force headquarters, establishment 2802 Lewes, land conveyance 3823 21st Century Assistive Technology Act 3260 Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act 2350 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 5201 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act 2168 Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act (SPEED Recovery Act) 2204 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act 6097 Commemorative Works Armed Forces Members Killed in Attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport, modification 2800 Fallen Journalists Memorial, location approval 5620 Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour, authorization 5620 Gold Star Mothers Commemorative Work, authorization extension 5618 Jean Monnet, authorization 5619 National Service Animals Monument Corporation, authorization 5618 Thomas Paine Memorial Association, authorization 5621 Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation, authorization 5617 David R. Obey Room, Rayburn House Office Building, designation 511 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2022 262 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2023 4672 District of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office, designation 5626 Ukrainian Independence Park, designation 5621 William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act 1183 Doherty, Glen 2368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 52 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4462 Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022 2160 FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022 2139 Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (FENTANYL Results Act) 3340 Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 5807 Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 2155 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act 2257 Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021 43 National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, designations 5815 Prescription drugs, miscellaneous provisions 1833 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 2140 Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act 2352 Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act 47 United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2022 816 EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. 4621 See Business and Industry United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 3335 See also Fellowships and Scholarships Centers of scientific and technical education, establishment 1517 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022 474 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2023 4887 FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act 819 Federal Clearinghouse of School Safety Evidence-based Practices, establishment 1334 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 2219 Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022 1334 National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021 1718 Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022 6143 Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center, MO, designation 981 Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021 (STANDUP Act of 2021) 44 Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act 6 Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 5233 Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 5233 Presidential Transition Improvement Act 5241 Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act (PAVA Program Inclusion Act) 2178 See also Safety Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 2363 Disaster Resiliency Planning Act 2277 FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022 (FIRE Act) 2354 Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (FLOODS Act) 4406 Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 3684 Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act 6119 National Flood Insurance Program, reauthorization 5551 Planning for Animal Wellness Act (PAW Act) 2249 Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) 5706 Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022 3689 Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act 2245 Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education, designations 3089 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022 421 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2023 4834 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 6084 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act) 6093 Railroad operators and railroad employees, labor dispute resolution 2267 Bioenergy research centers, establishment 1430 Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act (BRIGHT Act) 2224 Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 1154 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 211 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4622 Energy Department research, development, and demonstration activities, appropriations authorization 1727 Energy science, research, and development, miscellaneous provisions 1408 Energy security, miscellaneous provisions 1906 Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, establishment 1689 National Energy Technology Laboratory-Associated Foundation, establishment 1699 Nuclear Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, appropriations authorization 3060 National Nuclear Security Administration, appropriations authorization 3050 National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021 1718 Semiconductors, energy, research, and science, miscellaneous provisions 1366 Sun River Hydroelectric Project, MT, authorization 5573 Center for Excellence in Environmental Security, establishment 2501 Center for Greenhouse Gas Measurements, Standards, and Information, establishment 1476 Coastal and Ocean Acidification Research and Innovation Act of 2021 1672 Coral reef conservation, miscellaneous provisions 3931, 3954, 3955 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 348 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4760 Great Lakes Authority, establishment 5228 National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program, establishment 3956 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 5996 Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act 2361 Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act (PFAS Act) 2348 South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021 1266 Walker River Paiute Tribe, NV, claims resolution 3024 Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act 2209 Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 1154 Formula Act 1345 Munitions export, Hong Kong police force prohibition, extension and modification 3380 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 1272 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 1159 Uyghur forced labor, importation of goods, prohibition 2638, 2723 See Children, Youth, and Families See Agriculture Farrokhzad, Fereydoun 5532 Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building, PA, designation 4389 Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, FL, designation 2276 Army Specialist Joseph “Joey” W. Dimock II Post Office Building, IL, designation 5626 Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building, CA, designation 1306 Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office, GU, designation 2215 Atlantic Reef Research Coordination Institute, designation 3945 Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, NY, designation 1307 Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, TX, designation 4170 Bioenergy research centers, establishment 1430 Biological and environmental research user facilities, establishment 1427 Bob Krueger Post Office, TX, designation 4397 Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act (BRIGHT Act) 2224 Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building, SC, designation 4365 Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building, KS, designation 29 Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building, WI, designation 5624 Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, CA, designation 2217 Carbon Materials Research Centers, establishment 1417 Carbon storage research and geologic computational science centers, establishment 1419 Center for Countering Human Trafficking, statutory authorization 4433 Center for Excellence in Environmental Security, establishment 2501 Center for Greenhouse Gas Measurements, Standards, and Information, establishment 1476 Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education, designations 3089 Centers of Public Health Preparedness and Response, establishment 5752 Centers of scientific and technical education, establishment 1517 Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, CA, designation 5627 Charles E. Fraser Post Office Building, SC, designation 5623 Charles P. Nord Post Office, MN, designation 4370 Charles W. Lindberg Post Office, MN, designation 4396 Chemical Security Analysis Center, establishment 3624 Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, CA, designation 5627 Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, establishment 2799 Col. Gail S. Halvorsen “Candy Bomber” Veterans Center, UT, designation 1241 Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, TX, designation 2241 Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022 6283 Computational materials and chemical sciences centers, establishment 1413 Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office, MI, designation 2270 Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office, IL, designation 5624 Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, CA, designation 5626 Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building, MI, designation 1287 Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office, PA, designation 5625 Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Post Office, WI, designation 5624 Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, CA, designation 5624 Coya Knutson Post Office, MN, designation 5623 CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office, NY, designation 2214 D. Edwina Stephens Post Office, FL, designation 1302 Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, HI, designation 1231 David R. Obey Room, Rayburn House Office Building, DC, designation 511 Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022 3882 District of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office, DC, designation 5626 Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021 1178 Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center, AK, designation 6288 Don Young Federal Office Building, AK, designation 6288 Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building, AZ, designation 4189 Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building, MI, designation 4391 Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022 6179 Earth and environmental systems sciences user facilities, establishment 1427 Electron Ion Collider facility, establishment 1449 Embassies, U.S., establishment in Solomons Islands, Kiribati, and Tonga 3890 Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, CA, designation 5626 First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building, PA, designation 4191 Foreign Malign Influence Center, redesignation 3504 Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building, TX, designation 2269 Harold Billow Post Office Building, PA, designation 5625 Harriet Tubman Post Office Building, SC, designation 5623 High-Performance Computing for Fusion Innovation Center, establishment 1443 Historic Preservation Training Center, MD, land acquisition authorization 5612 Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office, OH, designation 4178 Immigrant investment regional centers, establishment 1076 Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building, NY, designation 2213 J.I. Washington Post Office Building, SC, designation 4188 Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, IN, designation 2112 James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office, MN, designation 4371 James D. Todd United States Courthouse, TN, designation 2331 Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CA, designation 40 Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office, IL, designation 1263 Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building, VA, designation 5626 John Armor Bingham Post Office, OH, designation 4177 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office, OH, designation 31 John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, CA, designation 4190 John R. Lewis Post Office Building, GA, designation 2196 Jon Glawe Post Office, MN, designation 4195 Joseph R. Lentol Post Office, NY, designation 32 Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building, FL, designation 1313 Judge James Perez Post Office, CA, designation 5625 Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic, SC, designation 4194 Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building, CA, designation 2216 Lawrence M. “Larry” Walsh Sr. Post Office, IL, designation 2318 Lease agreements, bargain-price options, modifications 2371 Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building, TX, designation 4192 Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, establishment 1447 Louisa Swain Federal Office Building, WY, designation 1187 Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, TN, designation 2324 Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, CA, designation 1313 Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic, MI, designation 2326 Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building, CA, address change 5626 Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office, CA, designation 4193 Martin Olav Sabo Post Office, MN, designation 4395 Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic, NC, designation 2320 Material Plasma Exposure Experiment facility, establishment 1444 Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act 2300 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) technical assistance center, establishment 5948 Medicaid and School Based Services Technical Assistance Center, establishment 1318 Microelectronics Science Research Centers, establishment 1715 Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building, WI, designation 5625 National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, designations 5815 National Computer Forensics Institute, reauthorization 3641 National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, designation 973 Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022 6143 Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic, MI, designation 25 Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office, MN, designation 4186 Norma Comnick Post Office Building, CA, designation 2317 Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building, CO, designation 30 Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building, MN, designation 4398 Pacific Reef Research Coordination Institute, designation 3945 Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence, statutory authorization 5734 Patsy Cline Post Office, VA, designation 1308 Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022 2334 Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office, NE, designation 1264 PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, CA, designation 4176 PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, CA, designation 4377 Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building, SC, designation 2211 Proton Improvement Plan II Fermilab accelerator complex upgrade, establishment 1447 Radioisotope Processing Facility, establishment 1455 Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, CA, designation 2322 Robert J. Dole Memorial Post Office Building, KS, designation 5623 Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building, MS, designation 2319 Robert Smalls Post Office, SC, designation 5623 Romuald “Bud” Brzezinski Post Office, WI, designation 5625 Ronald A. Robinson Post Office, AR, designation 4368 Ronald E. Rosser Post Office, OH, designation 4183 Ron Wright Post Office, Building, TX, designation 2330 Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building, MI, designation 2321 Roy E. Dickens Post Office, MI, designation 4390 Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, IL, designation 4378 Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022 3879 Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022 2303 Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center, MO, designation 981 Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building, Ok, designation 5624 Sergeant Gerald T. “Jerry” Donnellan Post Office, NY, designation 4372 Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman Post Office Building, IL, designation 5624 Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office, SC, designation 2212 Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office, RI, designation 19 Stable Isotope Production and Research Center, establishment 1455 Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 1288 Susan A. Davis Post Office, CA, designation 4403 Sy Kaplan VA Clinic, CA, designation 2328 Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse, PA, designation 1186 Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building, OK, designation 1265 Thelma Harper Post Office Building, TN, designation 4187 Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building, CA, designation 1301 U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office, FL, designation 4392 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Community outreach offices, establishment 5519 Southwest Regional Office, establishment 5519 U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office, NM, designation 5627 United States Center for Maritime Innovation, establishment 3099 United States Indo-Pacific Command, joint force headquarters, establishment 2802 University Consortium for Cybersecurity, Support Center, establishment 2881 Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 5518 Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building, TX, designation 6267 Veterans Affairs, property names transfer, intra-Department authorization 1254 Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, IL, designation 4373 W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office, MN, designation 4369 William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act 1183 Compacts of Free Association, renegotiation provisions 3383 Hydrologic research fellowship program, establishment 4415 National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program, establishment 3956 Samya Rose Stumo National Air Grant Fellowship Program Act of 2022 5250 See Drugs and Drug Abuse See Banks and Banking; Money and Finance Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act 2345 Federally assisted housing, smoke alarm requirement 5542 FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022 (FIRE Act) 2354 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act 2168 Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act 2361 Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act (PFAS Act) 2348 Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act 5271 American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act 1188 Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act 5259 Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act 5261 Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, designation 2276 D. Edwina Stephens Post Office, designation 1302 Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, extension 6169 Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building, designation 1313 South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021 1266 U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office, designation 4392 See Agriculture Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 1211 Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 5189 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA Act of 2022) 3361 Center for Countering Human Trafficking, statutory authorization 4433 Central Intelligence Agency Chaplain Corps, establishment 976 Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act 3924 Compacts of Free Association, renegotiation provisions 3383 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 2114 Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 4433 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 564 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 4974 Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 3857 Diplomatic presence, establishment in Vanuatu 3890 Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022 3882 Embassies, U.S., establishment in Solomons Islands, Kiribati, and Tonga 3890 Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 1154 Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (FENTANYL Results Act) 3340 Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022 3344 Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 2252 Gold sale, supply, or transfer, to or from Russia, sanctions authorization 3380 Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act 834 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 963 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 3493 Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act 4426 Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 3385 Iran, support for prisoners 3384 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), counterterrorism assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2022 1059 Libya, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Congressional Gold Medal awards 2368 Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2022 (Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2022) 5529 National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, designation 973 Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022 3371 Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 6147 Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act (RANSOMWARE Act) 5564 Restoring Brand USA Act 1111 Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022 2197 Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022 3879 Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2022 1062 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 1159 Syria vetted groups, assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 3292 Taiwan Fellowship Act 3324 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2022 1063 Ukraine, debt payment relief provisions 3410 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 1184 Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act 3482 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, modification and extension 2841 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 776 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 2127 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 2177 United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 3335 United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act 3333 Uyghur forced labor, importation of goods, prohibition 2638, 2723 War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act 4182 World Health Organization, Taiwan observer status 1202 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT, boundary modifications with surrounding designated Wilderness Areas 5589 Fox, Fred 11 Jean Monnet, commemorative work, DC, authorization 5619 See Law Enforcement and Crime See Energy Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour 5620 Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, extension 6169 Augusta Canal National Heritage Corridor, extension 6166 Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, extension 6169 John R. Lewis Post Office Building, designation 2196 Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act 2300 Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022 2303 Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act (AI Training Act) 2238 Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act (BRIGHT Act) 2224 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards, establishment 2692 End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 2248 Lease agreements, bargain-price options, modifications 2371 NASA Enhanced-Use Leasing Extension Act of 2022 1112 Obsolete Department of Homeland Security contracting requirements, repeal 2360 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act 4439 Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021 (PRICE Act of 2021) 20 Supply Chain Security Training Act of 2021 1269 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 1184 Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act (AI Training Act) 2238 Central Intelligence Agency Chaplain Corps, establishment 976 Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2022 (CONTRACT Act of 2022) 5523 Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act 1205 Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention and Income Security Enhancement Act (VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act) 821 Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 1289 First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act (First Responder Fair RETIRE Act) 2293 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 1127 USPS Fairness Act 1138 Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health (ARPA–H), statutory authorization 5770 All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, modifications 3586 Arctic security cutter program office, establishment 4019 Behavior Health Crisis Coordinating Office, establishment 5635 Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, statutory authorization and modifications 3898 Bureau of Prisons office for determining placement of prisoners, establishment 913 Central Intelligence Agency office of wellness and workforce support, establishment 3528 Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act 3924 Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, establishment 1689 Gender-based Violence Prevention Office, establishment 883 Government Publishing Office Director, term establishment 2251 Great Lakes Authority, establishment 5228 Independent Program Analysis and Evaluation Office, establishment 1756 Initiative Coordination Office, establishment 1604 Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2022 3234 Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, program executive and subordinate offices, establishment 2886 Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization Act of 2021 (MAPS Act of 2021) 2271 Moon to Mars Program Office, establishment 1732 National Energy Technology Laboratory-Associated Foundation, establishment 1699 National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, establishment 1576 Naval Air Station Fallon, Tribal liaison office, establishment 3033 Office for the prevention of fraud targeting seniors, establishment 811 Office of Critical Foods, establishment 5832 Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, establishment 5715 Office of Protective Intelligence, expansion 3467 Office of Sanctions Coordination, extension 3859 Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, support authority, extension 2837 Office of STEM Engagement, establishment 1753 Office of the Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy, establishment 1551 Office of the Director of National Intelligence, modifications 3524 Office on Violence Against Women, establishment 910 Performance Enhancement Reform Act 3250 Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2022 (PLUM Act of 2022) 3255 Planetary Defense Coordination Office, statutory authorization 1744 Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office, WA, establishment 3849 Research Security and Integrity Information Sharing Analysis Organization (RSI-ISAO), establishment 1551 San Francisco Bay Program Office, CA, establishment 3845 Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 3222 Strategic Cybersecurity Program, office of primary responsibility, modification 2880 Vet Center workforce, expansion 5500 Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development, statutory authorization 5436 Abby Honold Act 858 American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act 1188 Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act 2231 Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 812 Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act (PAVA Program Inclusion Act) 2178 Grant, Ulysses S. 2611 Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office, designation 2215 Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act 834 Hakakian, Roya 5531 Halbruner, David R. 2610 Hall, Edward 5610 Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, designation 1231 Hawkins, Daniel 5610 Hayes, John 5610 Haynes, Robert 5610 See also Environmental Protection; Safety Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 1802 Chemical Security Analysis Center, establishment 3624 Conceding Our Veterans’ Exposure Now and Necessitating Training Act of 2022 (COVENANT Act of 2022) 1761 Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2022 1782 Fairly Assessing Service-related Toxic Exposure Residuals Presumptions Act of 2022 (FASTER Presumption Act of 2022) 1792 Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2022 1780 Palomares or Thule Veterans Act of 2022 1780 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 5996 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2022 1783 Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act (PFAS Act) 2348 Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Honoring our PACT Act of 2022) 1759 Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2022 (TEAM Act of 2022) 1766 Veteran Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022 1777 Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act of 2022 1780 Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022 2160 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act 1313 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 1338 Bree’s Law 938 Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act 2340 Centers of Public Health Preparedness and Response, establishment 5752 Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act) 6262 Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act 2347 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022 421 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2023 4854 Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022 6179 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act 1118 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022 2332 FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022 2139 Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 5807 Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 2155 Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022 3344 Health and Human Services, extensions 2134, 2310 Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022 5627 Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 5953 John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021 1117 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022 4437 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 4441 Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act 2231 Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022 2147 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act 2257 Medicare and Medicaid Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) technical assistance center, establishment 5948 Medicaid and School Based Services Technical Assistance Center, establishment 1318 Miscellaneous provisions 5895 National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, designations 5815 Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence, statutory authorization 5734 Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) 5706 Prescription drugs, miscellaneous provisions 1833 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 2140 Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 2098 RECA Extension Act of 2022 1258 Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 5634 State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 6282 Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act (SIMARRA Act) 914 Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021 (STANDUP Act of 2021) 44 Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act (SANE Act) 940 Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act 47 Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act (TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act) 2091 United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act 3333 World Health Organization, Taiwan observer status 1202 Henley, Wash 5610 Fallon Range Training Complex, NV, land withdrawal and reservation 3016 Historic Preservation Training Center, MD, land acquisition authorization 5612 Memorials and Museums Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act 1259 El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, TX, designation 5619 Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust National Memorial, OH, designation 5616 National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations, VA, designation 3614 National Battlefields Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, MO, boundary modification 5604 National Historical Parks Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act 1196 Cane River Creole National Historical Park, LA, boundary modification 5604 Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, TX, boundary modification 5607 Pullman National Historical Park, IL, designation 5606 Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, CA, boundary adjustment 5603 Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, MO, boundary modification 5605 National Historic Sites Amache National Historic Site Act 1122 Blackwell School National Historic Site Act 2235 New Philadelphia National Historic Site, IL, designation 5601 National Monuments Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, AZ, boundary adjustment 5602 National Park System Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, VI, installation of plaque commemorating slave rebellion 5608 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 2372 Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021 1171 Special Management Areas Numu Newe Special Management Area, NV, establishment 3033 Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act 5549 Chemical Security Analysis Center, establishment 3624 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 312 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 4725 DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022 3625 Homeland Security for Children Act 1229 Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act 1173 Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act 3622 Munitions export, Hong Kong police force prohibition, extension and modification 3380 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 725 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023 5139 Federally assisted housing, smoke alarm requirement 5542 Huawei Technologies Company 525, 4936 Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act 834 Iran, support for prisoners 3384 Uyghur forced labor, importation of goods, prohibition 2638, 2723 Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 6199 Center for Countering Human Trafficking, statutory authorization 4433 Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 4433 Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, special assessment, extensions 2109, 2133, 2309, 4168, 5523 Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022 2108 End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 2248 Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 4382 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 6211 Hussein, Saddam 5092 Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Army Reserve Facility, Belleville, land conveyance 3823 Army Specialist Joseph “Joey” W. Dimock II Post Office Building, designation 5626 Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area, designation 6164 Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office, designation 5624 Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, extension 6165 Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office, designation 1263 Lawrence M. “Larry” Walsh Sr. Post Office, designation 2318 New Philadelphia National Historic Site, designation 5601 Pullman National Historical Park, designation 5606 Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, designation 4378 Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman Post Office Building, designation 5624 Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, designation 4373 See also Aliens and Nationality Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act 2245 EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 1070 Immigrant investment regional centers, establishment 1076 Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, designation 2112 See Native Americans See Science and Technology National Flood Insurance Program, reauthorization 5551 Federal lands, payments to States, extension 48 State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 1295 See Foreign Relations America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, redesignation 6173 Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act 4426 Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 3385 Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2022 (Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2022) 5529 Support for prisoners 3384 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), counterterrorism assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2022 1059 Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2022 1062 Jackson, Oliver Toussaint 5609 Javanmardi, Ali 5531 See Employment and Labor Johnson, Katherine 1113 Fallen Journalists Memorial, commemorative work, DC, location approval 5620 Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act 1196 Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building, designation 29 Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, extension 6169 Robert J. Dole Memorial Post Office Building, designation 5623 Lake Barkley, land conveyance 3823 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, administrative modifications 5581 Embassy, U.S., establishment 3890 See also Public Lands; Real Property Anchorage, AK, land conveyance 4172 Army Reserve Facility, Belleville, IL, land conveyance 3823 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act 4174 Churchill County, NV, land conveyances and exchanges 3044, 3045 Corpus Christi, TX, land conveyance 3826 Dauphin Island, AL, property transfer and conveyance 4059 Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022 4171 Fort Bliss National Cemetery, TX, land jurisdiction transfer 6279 Gilt Edge Mine, SD, land conveyance 5585 Joint Base Charleston, SC, land conveyance 3003 Juneau, AK, property conveyance 4159 Lake Barkley, KY, land conveyance 3823 Lander County, NV, land conveyances 3047 Lewes, DE, land conveyance 3823 Marine Reserve Training Center and Offutt Air Force Base, NE, land exchange 3006 Mount Desert Island, ME, land conveyance 5606 Naval Air Station Oceana, VA, Dam Neck Annex, land conveyance 3005 New Mexico, parcels of land, transfer extension 3470 Norfolk, VA, property conveyance 3472 Rogers County, OK, land conveyance 3826 Sardis Lake, MS, land conveyance 3824 Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021 1171 Sharpe Army Depot, CA, land conveyance, deadline extensions 3003, 4143 Sitka, AK, land conveyance 4171 Starksville, MS, land conveyance 3007 Tanana, AK, land conveyance 4171 University of Arizona Experiment Station, AZ, land conveyance 5591 Wind River administrative site, WA, property conveyance 5592 Abby Honold Act 858 Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 6199 Anti-money laundering whistleblower awards, improvement 5536 Better Cybercrime Metrics Act 1180 Big Cat Public Safety Act 2336 Billy’s Law (Help Find the Missing Act) 4454 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act 1313 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 1338 Bree’s Law 938 Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 2279 Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2022 923 COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022 1363 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 3458 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022 113 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023 4521 Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, special assessment, extensions 2109, 2133, 2309, 4168, 5523 Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022 2108 Emmett Till Antilynching Act 1125 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 26 Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022 939 Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (FENTANYL Results Act) 3340 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act 809 FTC Collaboration Act of 2021 2201 Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2021 1358 Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 4382 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022 4437 Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act 6265 Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act (Kayden’s Law) 951 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 4441 National Computer Forensics Institute, reauthorization 3641 NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022 919 PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 1365 Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021 (POWER 2.0 Act) 2359 Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 6147 Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022 (PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022) 2394 Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 2098 Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act 912 Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act (RANSOMWARE Act) 5564 Respect for Child Survivors Act 6270 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 2372 Sami’s Law 6114 Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2022 811 Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act 1173 Speak Out Act 2290 Stop Senior Scams Act 809 Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act (SANE Act) 940 Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 1288 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 1757 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 6211 Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act 3622 Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act (TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act) 2091 United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act of 2022 5232 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2022 2133 United States Parole Commission Further Additional Extension Act of 2022 4168 United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022 2309 VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022 4404 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 840 War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act 4182 Lebanese Armed Forces 5046 Lebanese Internal Security Forces 5046 Terrorist attack in Benghazi, Congressional Gold Medal awards 2368 Lord’s Resistance Army 5050 Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, extension 6168 Cane River Creole National Historical Park, boundary modification 5604 Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act 4374 Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021 1171 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021 1209 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 1127 “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 36 USPS Fairness Act 1138 Downeast Maine National Heritage Area, designation 6164 Mount Desert Island, land conveyance 5606 York Wild and Scenic River, designation 5594 See Business and Industry Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act 2347 Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization Act of 2021 (MAPS Act of 2021) 2271 Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education, designations 3089 Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 3998 Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 6292 Maritime Administration, appropriations authorization 3062 Military to Mariners Act of 2022 4139 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 1272 United States Center for Maritime Innovation, establishment 3099 Respect for Marriage Act 2305 Marshall, Thurgood 4452 Baltimore National Heritage Area, extension and boundary modification 6170 Historic Preservation Training Center, land acquisition authorization 5612 Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, designation 6165 Mason, Bernard 12 Essex National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, extension 6171 John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, extension 6166 The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, extension and appropriations authorization 6166, 6172 Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, extension 6169 McDowell, Calvin 5610 McEachin, Colette Wallace 2308 McGee, Fred 2610 See Awards, Decorations, Medals, Etc. See Health and Health Care See Historic Preservation; National Parks, Memorials, Monuments, Etc. Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office, designation 2270 Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building, designation 1287 Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building, designation 4391 Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic, designation 2326 Motorcities National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic, designation 25 Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building, designation 2321 Roy E. Dickens Post Office, designation 4390 Milosovic, Slobodan 5092 Charles P. Nord Post Office, designation 4370 Charles W. Lindberg Post Office, designation 4396 Coya Knutson Post Office, designation 5623 James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office, designation 4371 Jon Glawe Post Office, designation 4195 Martin Olav Sabo Post Office, designation 4395 Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office, designation 4186 Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building, designation 4398 Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022 2334 W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office, designation 4369 Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 2279 Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act 1259 Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour, commemorative work, DC, authorization 5620 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act 1353 John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021 1117 “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 36 Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act 8 Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, extension 6171 Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area, extension 6171 Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building, designation 2319 Sardis Lake, land conveyance 3824 Starksville, land conveyance 3007 Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, extension 6169 Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center, designation 981 Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, boundary modification 5605 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, boundary modification 5604 Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh 153, 209, 344, 4563, 4620, 4757 Moïse, Jovenel 839 See also Banks and Banking Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act 825 Anti-money laundering whistleblower awards, improvement 5536 Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act 1298 Coins Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act 1349 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act 1353 COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022 1363 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2022 239 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023 4650 Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 3421 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 239 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 4650 Gold sale, supply, or transfer, to or from Russia, sanctions authorization 3380 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 2219 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 5967 Online marketplace sellers, disclosure requirements 5555 Performance Enhancement Reform Act 3250 PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 1365 Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 6147 Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021 (PRRADA) 3 Registered index-linked annuities, new form requirement 5528 Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022 2197 SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 5275 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act 6097 Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act 6 Ukraine, debt payment relief provisions 3410 Sun River Hydroelectric Project, authorization 5573 Moore, Katherine Goble 1113 Moss, Thomas 5610 Mount Young, AK, designation 6288 Mucci, Henry A. 1235 See Historic Preservation; National Parks, Memorials, Monuments, Etc. Capitol, U.S., placement of statues honoring Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1166 National Battlefields Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, MO, boundary modification 5604 National Cemeteries Arlington National Cemetery, VA, disinterment of remains 2613 Fort Bliss National Cemetery, TX, land jurisdiction transfer 6279 National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 6278 National Conservation Areas Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3034 Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3037 National Forest System Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT, boundary modifications with surrounding designated Wilderness Areas 5589 National Heritage Areas Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, IL, extension 6170 Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, AL, designation 6163 America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership, IA, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, GA, extension 6169 Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, LA, extension 6168 Augusta Canal National Heritage Corridor, GA, extension 6166 Baltimore National Heritage Area, MD, extension and boundary modification 6170 Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, NC, extension and appropriations authorization 6168, 6172 Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area, IL, designation 6164 Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area, CO, extension 6170 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, NY and VT, extension 6169 Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area, NJ, extension 6170 Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, PA, extension 6166 Downeast Maine National Heritage Area, ME, designation 6164 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, NY, extension 6168 Essex National Heritage Area, MA, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, KS and MO, extension 6169 Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, MA and NH, extension 6171 Great Basin National Heritage Area, NV and UT, redesignation 6173 Great Basin National Heritage Route, NV and UT, extension 6169 Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act 6116 Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, FL, GA, NC, and SC, extension 6169 Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, IL, extension 6165 John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, MA and RI, extension 6166 Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, MD, PA, VA, and WV, extension 6170 Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area, AK, extension 6171 Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, PA, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, NY, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, MS, extension 6171 Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area, MS, extension 6171 Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, UT, extension 6169 Motorcities National Heritage Area, MI, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, AL, extension 6171 National Aviation Heritage Area, OH, extension 6168 National Coal Heritage Area, WV, extension 6166 National Heritage Area Act 6158 Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, NY, extension 6170 Northern Neck National Heritage Area, VA, designation 6164 Northern Plains National Heritage Area, ND, extension 6170 Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, NM, extension 6168 Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, OH, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Oil Region National Heritage Area, PA, extension 6168 Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, PA, extension and appropriations authorization 6166, 6172 Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, CO, extension 6170 Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, PA, extension 6168 Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, IA, redesignation 6173 South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, SC, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Southern Campaign of The Revolution National Heritage Corridor, NC and SC, designation 6165 Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, MD, designation 6165 South Park National Heritage Area, CO, extension 6170 St. Croix National Heritage Area, VI, designation 6165 Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, TN, extension 6166 The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, CT and MA, extension and appropriations authorization 6166, 6172 Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, CT and MA, extension 6169 Wheeling National Heritage Area, WV, extension and appropriations authorization 6168, 6172 Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, AZ, extension 6168 National Historical Parks Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act 1196 Cane River Creole National Historical Park, LA, boundary modification 5604 Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, TX, boundary modification 5607 Pullman National Historical Park, IL, designation 5606 Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, CA, boundary adjustment 5603 Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, MO, boundary modification 5605 National Historic Sites Amache National Historic Site Act 1122 Blackwell School National Historic Site Act 2235 New Philadelphia National Historic Site, IL, designation 5601 National Memorials El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, TX, designation 5619 Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust National Memorial, OH, designation 5616 National Monuments Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, AZ, boundary adjustment 5602 National Museums Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act 1259 National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations, VA, designation 3614 National Park System Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, VI, installation of plaque commemorating slave rebellion 5608 National Trails System Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act 6196 Chilkoot National Historic Trail, AK, designation 5599 National Wilderness Preservation System Cain Mountain Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Desatoya Mountains Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT, boundary modifications with surrounding designated Wilderness Areas 5589 National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education, reauthorization 5228 Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act 4374 Special Management Areas Numu Newe Special Management Area, NV, establishment 3033 Wild and Scenic River System Housatonic Wild and Scenic River, CT, designation 5596 York Wild and Scenic River, ME, designation 5594 National Service Animals Monument Corporation 5618 Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act 6112 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act 4174 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, OK, land transfer and land trust 3827 Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022 6186 Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, WA, leasing authority 6198 Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022 4171 Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022 6153 Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, NV, land trust 3027 Hualapai Reservation, AZ, addition of public lands 6251 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 6225 Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act 6268 Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act 2393 Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022 6143 Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act 5451 Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3034 Numu Newe cultural center, NV, financial assistance 3027 Numu Newe Special Management Area, NV, establishment 3033 Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act 4184 Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3037 Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act 818 Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act (PAVA Program Inclusion Act) 2178 Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act (RESPECT Act) 4419 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 2372 Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act 1173 Walker River Paiute Tribe, NV, claims resolution 3024 White Mountain Apache Tribe, AZ, water rights modifications 6182 Marine Reserve Training Center and Offutt Air Force Base, land exchange 3006 Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office, designation 1264 Cain Mountain Wilderness, designation 3040 Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project, continuation 3032 Churchill County, land conveyances and exchanges 3044, 3045 Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness, designation 3040 Desatoya Mountains Wilderness, designation 3040 Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, land trust 3027 Fallon Range Training Complex, land withdrawal and reservation 3016 Great Basin National Heritage Area, redesignation 6173 Great Basin National Heritage Route, extension 6169 Lander County, land conveyances 3047 Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, land withdrawal and reservation, termination 3033 Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area, establishment 3034 Numu Newe cultural center, financial assistance 3027 Numu Newe Special Management Area, establishment 3033 Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area, establishment 3037 Walker River Paiute Tribe, claims resolution 3024 Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, extension 6171 Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, extension 6168 Parcels of land, transfer extension 3470 State constitutional amendment, congressional consent 5622 U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office, designation 5627 Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, designation 1307 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, extension 6169 CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office, designation 2214 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, extension 6168 Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building, designation 2213 Joseph R. Lentol Post Office, designation 32 Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Sergeant Gerald T. “Jerry” Donnellan Post Office, designation 4372 Nissi, Ahmad Mola 5531 Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6168, 6172 Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 1802 Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act 6116 Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, extension 6169 Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic, designation 2320 Southern Campaign of The Revolution National Heritage Corridor, designation 6165 Northern Plains National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act (PAVA Program Inclusion Act) 2178 Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022 3371 See Energy See Agriculture; Health and Health Care Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office, designation 4178 John Armor Bingham Post Office, designation 4177 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office, designation 31 Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust National Memorial, designation 5616 National Aviation Heritage Area, extension 6168 Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Ronald E. Rosser Post Office, designation 4183 See Energy; Petroleum and Petroleum Products Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, land transfer and land trust 3827 Rogers County, land conveyance 3826 Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building, designation 5624 Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building, designation 1265 See Drugs and Drug Abuse O’Ree, Paris 8 Oveissi, Gholam Ali 5532 Compacts of Free Association, renegotiation provisions 3383 See COVID–19 Patents for Humanity Act of 2022 2343 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Community outreach offices, establishment 5519 Southwest Regional Office, establishment 5519 Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 5518 Capitol, U.S., placement of statues honoring Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1166 Commemorative Works Armed Forces Members Killed in Attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport, DC, modification 2800 Fallen Journalists Memorial, DC, location approval 5620 Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour, DC, authorization 5620 Gold Star Mothers Commemorative Work, DC, authorization extension 5618 Jean Monnet, DC, authorization 5619 National Service Animals Monument Corporation, DC, authorization 5618 Thomas Paine Memorial Association, DC, authorization 5621 Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation, DC, authorization 5617 Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022 6175 General of the Armies of the United States, posthumous appointment 2611 Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act 11 “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 36 Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building, designation 4389 Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office, designation 5625 Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, extension 6166 First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building, designation 4191 Harold Billow Post Office Building, designation 5625 John P. Murtha Locks and Dam, designation 3828 Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, extension 6170 Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Oil Region National Heritage Area, extension 6168 Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6166, 6172 Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, extension 6168 Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse, designation 1186 Persons, Ell 5610 See also Energy Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 1154 Naval petroleum reserves, appropriations authorization 3061 21st Century President Act 4181 Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 5233 Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 5233 Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2022 250 Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2023 4661 Presidential Transition Improvement Act 5241 Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 3222 Iran, support for prisoners 3384 Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 6158 Prison Camera Reform Act of 2021 4430 Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act 912 Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act (SIMARRA Act) 914 United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act of 2022 5232 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2022 2133 United States Parole Commission Further Additional Extension Act of 2022 4168 United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022 2309 Attacks and Tragedies Highland Park, IL, victims 6476 Uvalde, TX, victims 6429 Deaths Abe Shinzo 6477 Madeleine Korbel Albright 6344 Queen Elizabeth II 6502 National Emergencies Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules From Southeast Asia 6461 Declaration of National Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports 6386 National Monuments Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, establishment 6551 Pardons Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana 6540 Special Observances 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act 6567 50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program 6469 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War 6346 Adoption Month 6574 Agriculture Day 6343 Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month 6575 American Education Week 6588 American Hearth Month 6317 American Red Cross Month 6332 Americans With Disabilities Act, anniversary 6482 America Recycles Day 6591 Apprenticeship Week 6590 Armed Forces Day 6426 Arts and Humanities Month 6525 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 6395 Atomic Veterans Day 6479 Bill of Rights Day 6606 Black History Month 6319 Black Maternal Health Week 6377 Black Music Appreciation Month 6452 Blind Americans Equality Day 6563 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 6526 Building Safety Month 6397 Cancer Control Month 6365 Captive Nations Week 6477 Caribbean-American Heritage Month 6456 César Chávez Day 6348 Character Counts Week 6565 Child Abuse Prevention Month 6367 Child Health Day 6537 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 6490 Child’s Day 6595 Clean Energy Awareness Month 6528 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 6334 Columbus Day 6547 Community Policing Week 6536 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week 6512 Consumer Protection Week 6339 Crime Victims’ Rights Week 6391 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 6572 Cybersecurity Awareness Month 6524 Day of Prayer 6413 Day of Remembrance: 10 Years After the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting 6605 Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II 6330 Days of Prayer and Remembrance 6502 Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust 6389 Defense Transportation Day and Transportation Week 6420 Diabetes Month 6576 Disability Employment Awareness Month 6530 Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month 6531 Donate Life Month 6369 Earth Day 6387 Eating Disorders Awareness Week 6328 Education and Sharing Day, USA 6382 Emergency Medical Services Week 6419 Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week 6486 Entrepreneurship Month 6578 Equal Pay Day 6340 Family Caregivers Month 6579 Family Week 6594 Farm Safety and Health Week 6516 Father’s Day 6466 Fire Prevention Week 6543 First Responders Day 6570 Flag Day and Flag Week 6463 Forest Products Week 6566 Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day 6381 Foster Care Month 6398 General Pulaski Memorial Day 6549 German-American Day 6539 Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day 6523 Grandparents Day 6507 Great Outdoors Month 6453 Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy 6345 Health Center Week 6484 Hispanic Heritage Month 6510 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week 6505 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week 6517 Homeownership Month 6457 Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week 6603 Human Trafficking Prevention Month 6614 Hunting and Fishing Day 6520 Hurricane Preparedness Week 6403 Immigrant Heritage Month 6458 Impaired Driving Prevention Month 6598 Indigenous People’s Day 6548 International Day of Persons With Disabilities 6601 International Day of the Girl 6550 Irish-American Heritage Month 6333 Jewish American Heritage Month 6410 Juneteenth Day of Observance 6467 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day 6483 Labor Day 6500 Law Day, U.S.A. 6394 Leif Erikson Day 6546 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month 6454 Loyalty Day 6409 Lung Cancer Awareness Month 6580 Made in America Week 6480 Manufacturing Day 6541 Maritime Day 6428 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday 6316 Mental Health Awareness Month 6399 Mentoring Month 6615 Military Spouse Appreciation Day 6414 Minority Enterprise Development Week 6514 Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day 6412 Month of the Military Child 6364 Mother’s Day 6417 Native American Heritage Month 6582 Ocean Month 6460 Older Americans Month 6402 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 6491 Pan American Day and Pan American Week 6379 Park Week 6383 Patriot Day and Day of Service and Remembrance 6508 Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week 6422 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 6602 Physical Fitness and Sports Month 6401 Poison Prevention Week 6342 POW/MIA Recognition Day 6511 Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day 6435 Preparedness Month 6492 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 6494 Public Health Week 6374 Public Lands Day 6521 Public Service Recognition Week 6408 Read Across America Day 6338 Recovery Month 6495 Religious Freedom Day 6315 Remembering the 1,000,000 Americans Lost to COVID–19 6418 Rural Health Day 6592 Safe Boating Day 6425 School Lunch Week 6544 Second Chance Month 6372 Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month 6370 Sickle Cell Awareness Month 6497 Small Business Week 6405 Stalking Awareness Month 6616 Teacher Appreciation Day and Teacher Appreciation Week 6407 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month 6321 Thanksgiving Day 6597 Transgender Day of Visibility 6349 United Nations Day 6569 Veterans and Military Families Month 6584 Veterans Day 6585 Volunteer Week 6384 Voter Registration Day 6519 Wilderness Month 6498 Women’s Equality Day 6487 Women’s Health Week 6415 Women’s History Month 6336 Workers Memorial Day 6392 World AIDS Day 6599 World Autism Awareness Day 6376 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 6465 World Freedom Day 6587 World Suicide Prevention Day 6504 World Trade Week 6423 Wright Brothers Day 6607 Youth Justice Action Month 6533 Youth Substance Use Prevention Month 6534 Tariffs Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States 6437 Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States 6351, 6430, 6443 African Growth and Opportunity Act, sub-Saharan African country designations and modifications 6609 Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation 6470 To Continue Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) 6322 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act 3677 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 3458 Federal real property cadastre, development and maintenance provisions 5576 Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act 1175 Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2022 (PLUM Act of 2022) 3255 See also Land Conveyances Cain Mountain Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 348 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4760 Desatoya Mountains Wilderness, NV, designation 3040 Fallon Range Training Complex, NV, land withdrawal and reservation 3016 Federal real property cadastre, development and maintenance provisions 5576 Hualapai Reservation, AZ, addition of public lands 6251 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, KY and TN, administrative modifications 5581 Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act 1175 Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, NV, land withdrawal and reservation, termination 3033 Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3034 Numu Newe Special Management Area, NV, establishment 3033 Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area, NV, establishment 3037 Arecibo Observatory, congressional recognition 1569 Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021 (PRRADA) 3 See Transportation See also Land Conveyances Army Reserve Facility, Belleville, IL, land conveyance 3823 Corpus Christi, TX, land conveyance 3826 Dauphin Island, AL, property transfer and conveyance 4059 Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act 1347 Disaster Resiliency Planning Act 2277 Federal real property cadastre, development and maintenance provisions 5576 Juneau, AK, property conveyance 4159 Lake Barkley, KY, land conveyance 3823 Lewes, DE, land conveyance 3823 Rogers County, OK, land conveyance 3826 Sardis Lake, MS, land conveyance 3824 Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act 6196 Chilkoot National Historic Trail, AK, designation 5599 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, KY and TN, administrative modifications 5581 Central Intelligence Agency Chaplain Corps, establishment 976 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 2177 Compacts of Free Association, renegotiation provisions 3383 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 1567 Atlantic Reef Research Coordination Institute, designation 3945 Bioenergy research centers, establishment 1430 Biological and environmental research user facilities, establishment 1427 Carbon Materials Research Centers, establishment 1417 Carbon storage research and geologic computational science centers, establishment 1419 Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act 2340 Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act) 6262 CHIPS Act of 2022 1372 Computational materials and chemical sciences centers, establishment 1413 Earth and environmental systems sciences user facilities, establishment 1427 Electron Ion Collider facility, establishment 1449 Energy Department research, development, and demonstration activities, appropriations authorization 1727 Energy science, research, and development, miscellaneous provisions 1408 High-Performance Computing for Fusion Innovation Center, establishment 1443 John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021 1117 Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, establishment 1447 Material Plasma Exposure Experiment facility, establishment 1444 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act 2257 Microelectronics Science Research Centers, establishment 1715 National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021 1718 Pacific Reef Research Coordination Institute, designation 3945 Proton Improvement Plan II Fermilab accelerator complex upgrade, establishment 1447 Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act (PRECIP Act) 2313 Radioisotope Processing Facility, establishment 1455 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 1399 Semiconductors, energy, research, and science, miscellaneous provisions 1366 SIBR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 2180 Stable Isotope Production and Research Center, establishment 1455 United States Center for Maritime Innovation, establishment 3099 Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2022 (CONTRACT Act of 2022) 5523 First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act (First Responder Fair RETIRE Act) 2293 SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 5275 John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historic Corridor, extension 6166 Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office, designation 19 Housatonic Wild and Scenic River, CT, designation 5596 York Wild and Scenic River, ME, designation 5594 Rudder, James E. 1234 Rushdie, Salman 5531 Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 1154 Gold sale, supply, or transfer, to or from Russia, sanctions authorization 3380 Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022 2197 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 1159 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 1184 Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act 3482 See also Hazardous Materials Big Cat Public Safety Act 2336 Clothing storage units, safety standard provisions 5552 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, appropriations authorization 3060 Federally assisted housing, smoke alarm requirement 5542 Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 812 Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 1208 Swimming pools, safety provisions 5562 Salahuddin, Dawud 5532 Samadi, Reza Kolahi 5531 21st Century Assistive Technology Act 3260 Advancing American AI Act 3668 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 1567 Arecibo Observatory, PR, congressional recognition 1569 Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act (AI Training Act) 2238 Better Cybercrime Metrics Act 1180 Bioenergy research centers, establishment 1430 Biological and environmental research user facilities, establishment 1427 Carbon Materials Research Centers, establishment 1417 Carbon storage research and geologic computational science centers, establishment 1419 Center for Excellence in Environmental Security, establishment 2501 Center for Greenhouse Gas Measurements, Standards, and Information, establishment 1476 Centers of scientific and technical education, establishment 1517 Chemical Security Analysis Center, establishment 3624 CHIPS Act of 2022 1372 Computational materials and chemical sciences centers, establishment 1413 Computer-related projects, Federal permitting program, authorization 2103 Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 1038 Cyber Peculiar Awards, establishment 2900 Electron Ion Collider facility, establishment 1449 Energy Department research, development, and demonstration activities, appropriations authorization 1727 Energy science, research, and development, miscellaneous provisions 1408 Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 1289 FedRAMP Authorization Act 3449 Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 3421 Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, establishment 1689 High-Performance Computing for Fusion Innovation Center, establishment 1443 Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence Information Sharing Act 3665 Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, establishment 1447 Material Plasma Exposure Experiment facility, establishment 1444 Microelectronics Science Research Centers, establishment 1715 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 1730 National Computer Forensics Institute, reauthorization 3641 National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021 1193 National Cybersecurity Protection System authorization, extension 5226 National Energy Technology Laboratory-Associated Foundation, establishment 1699 National Institute of Standards and Technology, appropriations authorization 1472 National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021 1718 National Science Foundation, appropriations authorization 1507 Proton Improvement Plan II Fermilab accelerator complex upgrade, establishment 1447 Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act (PRECIP Act) 2313 Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022 (PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022) 2394 Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act 2389 Radioisotope Processing Facility, establishment 1455 Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act (RANSOMWARE Act) 5564 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 1399 SBA Cyber Awareness Act 2387 Science Appropriations Act, 2022 134 Science Appropriations Act, 2023 4544 Semiconductors, energy, research, and science, miscellaneous provisions 1366 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022 4424 Stable Isotope Production and Research Center, establishment 1455 State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 1295 Strategic EV Management Act of 2022 3676 Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (SVAC Act of 2022) 4384 University Consortium for Cybersecurity, Support Center, establishment 2881 See Commerce and Trade Shafiq, Shahriar 5532 Sharmahd, Jamshid 5530 See Maritime Affairs; Transportation Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act 1298 Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act 2350 One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021 2203 PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 1365 SBA Cyber Awareness Act 2387 SIBR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 2180 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022 4424 Small business merger and acquisition brokers, registration simplification 5538 Smith, Sean 2368 Embassy, U.S., establishment 3890 Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building, designation 4365 Charles E. Fraser Post Office Building, designation 5623 Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, extension 6169 Harriet Tubman Post Office Building, designation 5623 J.I. Washington Post Office Building, designation 4188 Joint Base Charleston, land conveyance 3003 Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic, designation 4194 Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building, designation 2211 Robert Smalls Post Office, designation 5623 South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, extension and appropriations authorization 6167, 6172 Southern Campaign of The Revolution National Heritage Corridor, designation 6165 Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office, designation 2212 Gilt Edge Mine, land conveyance 5585 Arecibo Observatory, PR, congressional recognition 1569 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 1730 Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022 6175 United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2022 816 Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act 8 See Intergovernmental Relations Stevens, J. Christopher 2368 Stewart, Will 5610 Swihart, Dean 2114 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), counterterrorism assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Syria vetted groups, assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Tabatabaei, Ali Akbar 5532 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 3292 Taiwan Fellowship Act 3324 United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act 3333 World Health Organization, observer status 1202 Taney, Roger Brooke 4452 Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act 2209 Formula Act 1345 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 1159 Agriculture and conservation, miscellaneous provisions 2015 Energy security, miscellaneous provisions 1906 Miscellaneous provisions 1818 SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 5275 See Science and Technology James D. Todd United States Courthouse, designation 2331 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, administrative modifications 5581 Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, designation 2324 Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, extension 6166 Thelma Harper Post Office Building, designation 4187 Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022 3882 Fairness for 9/11 Families Act 6106 Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 3385 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), counterterrorism assistance authority, extension and modification 2838 Libya, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Congressional Gold Medal awards 2368 Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022 3879 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2022 1063 Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, designation 4170 Blackwell School National Historic Site Act 2235 Bob Krueger Post Office, designation 4397 Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, designation 2241 Corpus Christi, land conveyance 3826 Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021 1178 El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, designation 5619 Fort Bliss National Cemetery, land jurisdiction transfer 6279 Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building, designation 2269 Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building, designation 4192 Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, boundary modification 5607 Ron Wright Post Office Building, designation 2330 Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building, designation 6267 Thomas Paine Memorial Association 5621 Embassy, U.S., establishment 3890 Aircraft and Aviation Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act 2227 Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2022 (CONTRACT Act of 2022) 5523 Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 2199 Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act 2361 Samya Rose Stumo National Air Grant Fellowship Program Act of 2022 5250 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2022 684 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2023 5093 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 1272 Railroads and Railways Railroad operators and railroad employees, labor dispute resolution 2267 Strategic EV Management Act of 2022 3676 William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act 1183 Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 1211 Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 5189 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 2114 Debt payment relief provisions 3410 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 1184 Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act 3482 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, modification and extension 2841 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 776 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 2127 Ukrainian Independence Park, DC, designation 5621 Title 5 Federal Advisory Committees, restatement provisions 4197 Financial disclosure requirements of Federal personnel, restatement provisions 4266 Inspectors General, restatement provisions 4206 Office of Government Ethics, restatement provisions 4296 Outside earned income and employment limitations, restatement provisions 4302 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 52 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4462 Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act 2350 Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act 2352 State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 6282 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 684 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 5093 Col. Gail S. Halvorsen “Candy Bomber” Veterans Center, designation 1241 Great Basin National Heritage Area, redesignation 6173 Great Basin National Heritage Route, extension 6169 Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, extension 6169 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, boundary modifications with surrounding designated Wilderness Areas 5589 See China Diplomatic presence, establishment 3890 Vardanjani, Masoud Molavi 5531 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, extension 6169 See Maritime Affairs Arlington National Cemetery, VA, disinterment of remains 2613 Armed Forces Retirement Home, appropriations authorization 2876 Buddy Check Week, designation 5505 Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act 1109 Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 1802 Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act of 2021 (CREW Act) 2110 Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022 (COVS Act) 5523 Conceding Our Veterans’ Exposure Now and Necessitating Training Act of 2022 (COVENANT Act of 2022) 1761 Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention and Income Security Enhancement Act (VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act) 821 Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments Act (Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas SERVICE Act) 1238 Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022 2104 Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2022 1782 Fairly Assessing Service-related Toxic Exposure Residuals Presumptions Act of 2022 (FASTER Presumption Act of 2022) 1792 Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022 4399 Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act 2205 General of the Armies of the United States, posthumous appointment 2611 Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act 11 GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2022 5456 Gold Star Mothers Commemorative Work, DC, authorization extension 5618 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act 1349 Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022 4393 Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022 5404 Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act 1244 Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2022 1780 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 528 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4938 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 2970 Military to Mariners Act of 2022 4139 MST Claims Coordination Act 4387 National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 6278 Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act 5451 Palomares or Thule Veterans Act of 2022 1780 Patient Advocate Tracker Act 2107 Podiatric doctors, role clarification 34 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2022 1783 Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Honoring out PACT Act of 2022) 1759 Sgt. Wolf Kyle Weninger Veterans Education Fairness Act of 2022 6131 “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 36 Solid Start Act of 2022 2232 Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021 1251 Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (SVAC Act of 2022) 4384 Supporting Families of the Fallen Act 2243 Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022 (STRONG Veterans Act of 2022) 5497 Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2022 (TEAM Act of 2022) 1766 United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act 1232 VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act of 2022 5462 VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 1303 Vet Center workforce, expansion 5500 Veterans Affairs, extensions 2136 Veterans Affairs, property names transfer, intra-Department authorization 1254 Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act of 2022 1780 Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022 6121 Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022 1777 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022 2207 Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act 4375 Veterans military sexual trauma claims, examination review requirement 4366 Veterans military sexual trauma claims, hearings improvement provisions 4379 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 1256 Veteran survivors of military sexual trauma, claims and peer support specialists, miscellaneous provisions 4179 Arlington National Cemetery, disinterment of remains 2613 Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act 6116 Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building, designation 5626 Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, extension 6170 National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations, designation 3614 Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, land conveyance 3005 Norfolk, property conveyance 3472 Northern Neck National Heritage Area, designation 6164 Patsy Cline Post Office, designation 1308 St. Croix National Heritage Area, designation 6165 Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, installation of plaque commemorating slave rebellion 5608 Walker, Lee 5610 Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, leasing authority 6198 Wind River administrative site, property conveyance 5592 Brennan Reef, CA, designation 3475 Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project, NV, continuation 3032 Coastal and Ocean Acidification Research and Innovation Act of 2021 1672 Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022 6186 Coral reef conservation, miscellaneous provisions 3931, 3954, 3955 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 211 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 4622 Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (FLOODS Act) 4406 Great Lakes Authority, establishment 5228 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 6225 John P. Murtha Locks and Dam, PA, designation 3828 National Flood Insurance Program, reauthorization 5551 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 1272 South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021 1266 Sun River Hydroelectric Project, MT, authorization 5573 Terminal lakes assistance, extension 6294 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 3691 White Mountain Apache Tribe, AZ, water rights modifications 6182 Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, extension 6170 National Coal Heritage Area, extension 6166 Wheeling National Heritage Area, extension and appropriations authorization 6168, 6172 White, Graham 5610 Whitfield, Bud 5610 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022 4363 North Atlantic Right Whales, miscellaneous conservation provisions 6089 Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022 4421 Shark fins, prohibition on possession and sale 3475 Williams, Elbert 5610 Williams, Warner 5610 Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building, designation 5624 Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Post Office, designation 5624 Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building, designation 5625 Romuald “Bud” Brzezinski Post Office, designation 5625 Abby Honold Act 858 Capitol, U.S., placement of statues honoring Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1166 Choose Respect Act 931 Choose Respect Day, establishment 931 Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments Act (Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas SERVICE Act) 1238 Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022 939 Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act 1244 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 6084 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act) 6093 Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act 912 Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act (SIMARRA Act) 914 VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022 4404 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 840 Woods, Tyrone 2368 Wuhan Institute of Virology 209, 4620 Louisa Swain Federal Office Building, designation 1187 Zam, Ruhollah 5531 ZTE Corporation 525, 4936